Wider Horizons - Winter 2016

WINTER 2016 FROM PRAIRIES TO POLAR BEARS WITH THANKS TOASTING A TALENTED TEAM

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Editor’s message

My inbox was flooded with great

stories when I put out a call to my Lethbridge College colleagues to share their love of winter sports and activities with me for this, the “ice issue” of Wider Horizons.

With replies that were almost poetic, they told me about why they loved skiing, snowboarding, skating, camping, hiking and hanging out in the snow and cold during the winter months.

These stories are featured throughout our special “Nice Work” section of the magazine, where you can also read about alumni and staff members whose work or leisure time is somehow connected to the cold. This issue also introduces readers to a Conservation Enforcement alumnus who held one of the country’s most unusual jobs for six years, serving as the polar bear jail warden (of sorts) in the northern town of Churchill, Manitoba, which is situated in the middle of a migratory path for about 800 polar bears each year.You’ll also see ice showcased in other ways – from the photo of our president in action at a Hurricanes hockey game to a recipe for delicious gelato and much more.

This issue also shows the fun celebration the college community had at the opening of our new trades and technologies facility, as well as some stories of the donors who have supported the efforts to make plans for the first phase – which opened Sept. 30 – and the second phase – which will open in the fall of 2017 – a reality. But aside from these stories and the heat and smoke of Rob Parson’s driving demo on the day of the opening, this issue of Wider Horizons is all about ice, snow and cold.

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Wider Horizons is Lethbridge College’s community magazine, celebrating the successes and stories of its students, employees and alumni by promoting them throughout the community. This publication aims to educate its readers, engage stakeholders and recognize donors through compelling stories and images.

Working on these stories throughout the fall got me thinking about my own ways of getting through the long nights of winter – by heading out to walk, hike or ski whenever possible. Basking in the sun and savouring the blue skies seems to be just the fix for me, any time of year.

Skiing especially is wrapped up in memories of my dad, who taught me to ski when I was four. A few times each winter, we would head out to the slopes, singing John Denver songs on the chairlifts and nibbling on the Tootsie Rolls and Hershey Kisses he had stuffed in our pockets (treats that were usually not found in our house). The first time I skied with my husband’s family – all of whom are beautiful skiers – I was shocked to learn that not only did they not sing on the lifts, but they didn’t bring any snacks! I have made sure our kids carry forward the traditions of both families, John Denver songs and all.

We hope you enjoy this chilly issue of Wider Horizons, and as always, we encourage you to send your thoughts on this issue or ideas for future issues to WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca.

Cheers,

Lisa Kozleski Editor

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We thank you for picking up this copy and we hope you enjoy the read. If you would like to suggest a story or find out more about our magazine, contact us.

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WORK Lethbridge College staff and alumni embrace the cold in their work and in their play, whether they are making perfect ice in the hottest city in the NHL, carving a chilly sculpture or hitting the slopes on skis, snowshoes or a powerful off-road vehicle.

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Ride along with a polar bear beat cop: For six years, Conservation Enforcement alum kept Churchill, Man., free of a different kind of perp.

Pistons, power, passion‌and a party!: Burgers, a burnout and plenty of mindblowing motor vehicles mark the official opening of new automotives facility.

Publisher: Dr. Paula Burns Editor-in-chief: Carmen Toth Editor: Lisa Kozleski Design: Dana Woodward Lethbridge College staff contributors: Brent Bates, Leeanne Conrad, Jamin Heller, Elisabeth Morgan, Ron Ostepchuk, Shawn Salberg, Kasha Thurston, Gwen Wirth Contributors: Mark Campbell, Belinda Crowson, Adam Popescu, Megan Shapka, Zyna Taylor

Cover photo: Robert Postma – 500px.com/rspostma Photographers: Curtis Huisman, Kris Krug, Rod Leland, Tijana Martin, Kelly McLeod, Rob Olson, Robert Postma, Mike Robbins, Jonathan Ruzek, Gregory Thiessen Proofreaders: Ginger Arthur Ciesla, Brenda Brandley, Joanne Briggs, Jay Dobson, Mary Ann Sorge, Linda Sprinkle

52 Grads on our grounds: College grads put their hands-on learning to the test as skilled tradespeople constructing the new facility.

To share this issue with others or access even more content, visit us at widerhorizons.ca.

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President in action

Dr. Paula Burns, Lethbridge College’s President and CEO, prepares to drop the puck at the Oct. 6 Lethbridge Hurricanes game at the Enmax Centre. Many members of the college community came out to watch the Canes beat Red Deer 5-2 as well as to launch the college’s second Extreme Career Makeover competition (see p. 50).

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“I am a huge hockey fan so having my first opportunity to drop the puck for a Hurricanes game was so exciting!”

Dr. Burns said after the game. “I felt honoured to be included in the game in that way, and loved seeing the look of determination and pride in the eyes of the captains as they stepped forward to take the face-off.”

Photo by Rod Leland

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Campus in season

The entire campus sparkles with snow following a winter storm that left an icy coat of white on every tree, building and blade of grass last year. In the background is the Cousins Science Centre, which, with the Andrews Building, was one of the first facilities to be constructed on the college’s campus. The Cousins Building opened in 1967 as the college’s science building and underwent an extensive $10 million renovation in 2007.

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The building was named for Dr. William James Cousins, a respected history teacher who assisted in the campaign for public and government support for Lethbridge College during the early 1950s, and was appointed its first dean in 1957. Cousins served the college in administrative and academic posts for 20 years, and was a key figure in the formative years, both in student recruitment and in program development.

Photo by Gregory Thiessen

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The life of an ’83 Conser vation Enforcement alum

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ob Windsor says his two years at Lethbridge College were some of the best of his life. He remembers good friends, great times in the Cave and inspiring instructors who had real-world knowledge about the subjects they taught.

Take Rowland Maw, who taught the “Parks” course to Windsor. As Windsor was reviewing his notes, he saw a question about the three types of people who used parks. He figured the question was unimportant and wouldn’t be on the exam so he skipped right over it. But sure enough, that same question appeared on the test – and it was worth 15 per cent of the grade.

“I left it for the end but I had nothing,” he said, recalling details as vividly as if the test happened three days ago, not three decades.

“And finally, I wrote in there that the three types of people who used parks were ‘The good, the bad and the ugly.’”

He turned in the test, sure he would receive a terrible mark. But when they were posted, he saw his name near the top of the list… with a note to go see the instructor.

“Mr. Maw said he marked my exam on Friday and gave me a zero at first,” Windsor recalls. “Then he told me I ruined his weekend because he kept thinking about my answer. He told me that with all of his background in parks, I couldn’t have hit the nail on the head any better. He knew that world.”

Windsor says that the real-world stories his instructors shared with the class served him well throughout his career – much more than the Latin names for animals (although he can still recall most of those).

He’s thrilled his career took him to the north, where he got to see wolverines and arctic foxes, go moose hunting, and take advantage of some of the best ice fishing he’s ever done.

And of course, there were the polar bears. Canada’s only polar bear holding facility is located in Churchill, Man., and came into existence after unsuccessful efforts to relocate the bears who wandered into town. The facility allows conservation enforcement officers to hold the bears for about 30 days, which accomplishes three goals. First, it ensures that people are safe from that particular bear for those 30 days. It also removes bears from the setting and can prevent them from learning more bad habits (namely, getting into human food sources including garbage). And

finally, holding them that long gets them 30 days closer to the time when ice starts forming on the Hudson Bay, allowing them to move on to greener pastures – or as the case may be, icier waters.

Most years saw an average of 45 polar bears housed in the 28-cell facility, although Windsor had to “jail” 61 bears one year. Those numbers don’t come close to the record 175 bears that came through town in 2003. (The town closed down its dump in 2005 which has helped cut down on bear interactions.)

And the most polar bears Windsor ever had at any time was 28, including a female with two cubs in one cell (which left them with two empty cells… just in case). The weather was poor for more than a week and the bears couldn’t be flown out, Windsor recalls. When the weather finally broke, Windsor says he and his colleagues spent about three days straight flying bears out.

While he is happy to be further south with his family in a community they enjoy, he says he feels fortunate his career – which started in the classrooms at Lethbridge College – took him to Churchill for a six-year stint at a truly unique job.

“It was such a great experience,” he says. “I have no regrets.”

“It was such a great experience...I have no regrets.” { Bob Windsor }

Story by Lisa Kozleski Polar bear photos by Robert Postma; additional photos courtesy Bob Windsor.

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From 2009 until 2015, Bob Windsor kept the streets safe

in the arctic town of Churchill—or at least tried to. Even with less than a dozen blocks to protect, the Manitoba conservation officer and his small staff were heavily outnumbered. That’s because every November hundreds of culprits stalk the town and its 800 residents.

Perps are hungry, disoriented and sometimes very aggressive—and weigh half a ton. Welcome to the polar bear capital of the world. The animals gathering in Canada’s far north are waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze.

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The return of the sea ice enables the Ursus maritimus population to resume hunting their favorite meal: seals.

But until then, they’re landlocked and attracted to the sinful smells of civilization. And as the rapacious bears encroach, the salt-and-pepper-haired Windsor led the first line of defense of the polar bear alert program.

In November 2014, which would turn out to be Windsor’s last November in Churchill, writer Adam Popescu rode shotgun with Windsor to see what it’s like policing the arctic.

What’s a typical day in the life of a polar bear beat cop like?

Have you had to use that?

Bob Windsor: Usually starts off with a patrol to see if there’s any bears in town. The chance of a bear coming into town is pretty good; hard part is seeing it in weather like this.

BW: I’ve had to shoot two bears. I was hoping to go my whole time without having to, but there are moments when it’s necessary.

Tell me about your hardware. What do you carry to keep the bears away?

BW: I’ve got a scare pistol. Screamer cartridges go into the barrel, make a big screaming sound, and it’s a visible one, sparkling as it goes. We use that if a bear’s really close. Next would be my shotgun, our most commonly used tool. Cracker shells shoot about 75 yards, then explode. You don’t want to put the exploding part past the bear, because you may chase him back towards you.

You want to aim a little higher so it explodes above them.

With the shotgun, on my bandelier, [these] green cartridges are rubber bullets. If a bear’s close, and not responding to sound, that’s an option to get them moving. I like paintballs better than rubber bullets. Rubber bullets are $6 apiece. Their range: maybe 35 yards. After that, good luck hitting anything.

Paintballs are really cheap, range-wise a little better, and you can just let them rip. On the bottom of my bandelier are red cartridges. Those are rifle slugs for me to protect myself.

Tell me what it’s like shooting at a bear.

BW: [In November 2013], there was an attack in town. Two people were very seriously injured. I was first on scene, and I ended up shooting the bear. Our policy is if a person is killed or mauled, we permanently remove the bear. There was another attack last September where we didn’t find the bear that night, but we caught him in a trap the next morning. That bear is at the zoo now, permanently removed, but not killed.

Have you seen bears on the road we’re on right now?

BW: Within town, there isn’t a road or an area I haven’t seen a polar bear. There’s times we’ll chase a bear from town, it ends up on this road, and we drive behind it and push it out of town.

The majority of the bears we deal with, that’s what we do. If there’s one in or near town, just traveling down the coast, the town is basically in its way. And if it’s heading north, we’ll just

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“This is the most unique district in our province, that’s why I wanted to come here.” { Bob Windsor } help it continue in that direction. Our program is broken down into three zones. Zone One is the town, and that extends about a third of a mile east of town. Any bear within Zone One is removed immediately.

Tell me about the polar bear jail.

BW: The facility opened in 1981. Over 1,400 bears have been through since then. There are 28 cells; two are double-sized.

We reserve those for family groups; little bigger area, less stress.

Five cells have air-conditioning, so if we have to hold a bear in the warmer months that keeps them comfortable. As of today, we have 15 bears in the facility. Normally we have the 30-day

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rule. Zone One bears we hold on average 30 days. Exceptions would be perennial problem bears. We dart them before they get to town so they don’t have the chance to break into buildings or do the nasty things they like to do.

How many calls do you get on an average day?

BW: The most I’ve gotten is 22. One night last year between 5 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. we had 12 calls. In an average year we do about 300 occurrence reports. Once we got a call, and there were five bears we had to deal with before we went home.

Then you go home and it’s a matter of minutes before the phone rings again. The town is tourism-based, so it’s great when there are bears around, as long as nobody gets hurt.

Have officers been hurt in the line of work?

BW: Not by a bear. The main priority is safety from bears; the next is the welfare of bears from people. Another is protection of human property, prevention of bears from becoming habituated to humans and human food sources.

Do tourists make your job harder?

How much longer do you see yourself doing this?

BW: Most are with guides looking out for their welfare. We do get some tourists without a clue how dangerous these animals are, or how to remain safe. There’s definitely a bigger chance of something going wrong when there’s more people around. The more people, the greater the chance of an attack.

Well, it was a three-year posting. This is year six. [Windsor left the position in 2015 and moved to Steinbach, Man., where he had worked earlier in his career]. The bear work I enjoy. This is the most unique district in our province, that’s why I wanted to come here. It’s like I tell my wife: I didn’t want to sit back in a rocking chair one day and say I wish I would have. And I don’t have to say that, because I’m here doing it.

What was the scariest moment you’ve ever had?

BW: The attack last year. The call I took I hope no one has to take again, including myself, and it was a lady screaming.

When I rolled up, the bear was on the street and I could see there was blood all over its mouth. Dealing with a bear, that part is easy, but knowing that somebody’s hurt sticks with you. Every time the bear phone rings now, it’s not, “Oh good, there’s a bear call.” Now there’s apprehension. You hope it’s not somebody screaming about an attack.

Story by Adam Popescu | Photos by Robert Postma and Bob Windsor.

This story first appeared in Outside magazine and is reprinted with permission.

To get a glimpse of the Churchill polar bears, go to explore.org to access a host of webcams and photos of the Manitoba bears.

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WORK Lethbridge College staff and alumni embrace the cold in their work and in their play, whether they are making perfect ice in the hottest city in the NHL, carving a chilly sculpture or hitting the slopes on skis, snowshoes or a powerful off-road vehicle.

Stories by Lisa Kozleski

Candace Lewko

Curriculum and Instructional Design Specialist, Educational Enhancement Team

“Being outdoors is freeing. I just soak in all the sunshine, no matter the season. I like the feel of the snow, the softness of it; it is like a big blanket of white. Being outdoors in the prairie winter makes your body feel different, too. It makes you feel alert and attentive. It is rejuvenating.

“A perfect day on the slopes is a powder snow day. The type of snow we get at Castle Mountain, where I ski the most, is called Cold Smoke. It is a light, fluffy, dry snow. It feels like you are skiing on a cloud! You definitely need to wear powder snow skis that day. The feeling is like floating on water, surfing on snow. My snowboard friends call this type of day dreamy. They always go screaming by me, shouting YAHOO! at the top of their lungs.

“I love the sunshine on the slopes during February.You can see everything: the green of the pines, the giant boulders jutting out of the mountain range, the dimensions of the slopes, the clear blue sky and, of course, the best part – ginormous moguls!”

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CARE Kristy Olsen

Culinary Careers diploma 2014; apprenticeship 2015 Sous Chef, Browns Socialhouse West

There are tools of every trade – and for Kristy Olsen

and her classmates in the third year of their Culinary apprenticeship program, the tool of the day was a chainsaw.

“Growing up in a small town, I had handled chainsaws many times,” says Olsen, who is now sous chef at Browns Socialhouse West in Lethbridge. “The ones we got to use for ice sculpting, however, were a lot smaller and so much fun to use. You could actually get a lot of detail work done with them. One of the great things in the Culinary program is the amazing tools you get to play with – everything from bandsaws and chainsaws to fine delicate tools for creating edible flowers and carving fruit. It’s always a nice change when you get to put your French knife down and work with something out of the ordinary.”

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Each spring for the last 20 years, Culinary students like Olsen have learned to turn ice into art as part of the Cold Kitchen/Pantry course in their program; the pieces are then used at special events around the city for the next year. In Olsen’s class, the carvings were used for the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award ceremony, which was held in Lethbridge last June, as well as at the college’s Wine Auction in November.

Program chair Chef Doug Overes (Professional Cooking 1987, Distinguished Alumni 1992) says the college works with Frozen Memories out of Calgary on the annual assignment.

The company, which is owned by Lee Ross, sends instructor Pascal Hinni to Lethbridge with carefully prepared blocks of ice to spend a day teaching the students how to shave, chip and chisel away the chilly material to turn a two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional delight.

“I was incredibly excited for this assignment,” Olsen recalls.

“What you can do with a simple cube is endless. To be able to

see an image and work backwards in creating it… it’s like a puzzle that slowly changes the more you work at it.”

“To be able to see an image and work backwards in creating it… it’s like a puzzle that slowly changes the more you work at it.” { Kristy Olsen } To learn more about the Culinary Careers program at Lethbridge College, call 403.320.3245 or email culinary@lethbridgecollege.ca.

Photos by Gregory Thiessen

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COOL J.J. Straker

Recreation Facility Operations 2005

J.J. Straker has one of the hardest jobs in the NHL.

While he doesn’t have to stand in front of 160 km/hr slapshots, worry about body checks or try to contain Crosby, McDavid or Stamkos, Straker does have to keep the ice perfect in a city that is not the most ideal setting for hockey.

Straker, who is the head ice technician for the Arizona Coyotes, is up to the challenge.

“The building can handle the heat,” explains the 2005 graduate from the college’s Recreational Facility Operations program. “There are four large AC units – one in every quadrant of the building, and they can keep the building cool even on days it gets up to 115F. I am sure they have a hefty electric bill, but the building can stay cool.”

The problem is the humidity – usually (but not always) the lack of it. In a perfect hockey world, the humidity would be in the 40 to 44 per cent range. On many game days in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, the humidity is in the single digits.

“So you have to keep adding moisture,” says Straker, who

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came to the college to play with the Prairie Baseball Academy and enroll in the Recreational Facility Management program.

“You just keep flooding it, much more than someone who was working somewhere with good humidity would have to.”

And then, on the few occasions it does rain, there is too much moisture in the air. “It’s rare we have that sweet spot,” says Straker. “And we don’t have any dehumidifiers, so we are somewhat at Mother Nature’s mercy.”

Much like the hockey players, Straker worked his way up in the ice-keeping world, starting out taking care of the ice in small-town rinks in Alberta and British Columbia.

“My big break was when I was asked to volunteer at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010,” Straker says. “I was on the ice crew there and must have done good work because me and another guy drove the Olympias (ice resurfacers) for the gold medal game. The ice had to be perfect.”

After that experience, Straker continued to move around to different rinks that needed great ice. While he was in Beaumont, Alta., he got a call about the job in Arizona. “The guys from the NHL knew of me because of the Olympics, and they asked if this was something I’d be interested in.”

“I was on the ice crew there and must have done good work because me and another guy drove the Olympias (ice resurfacers) for the gold medal game.” { J.J. Straker }

He was. And so the day after his honeymoon in the fall of 2013, Straker moved south to start work taking care of the ice in Arizona. His wife followed a few months after and their daughter was born a year later. The move has been a great one.

“The weather alone is awesome,” he says. “It has its challenges with being a non-traditional market. Hockey is nowhere near the top of the list of what people do here. We do have many diehards though, just nowhere near what I am used to anywhere at home.

But I love every second of my work.”

Photos by Mike Robbins (below) and Kris Krug (inset)

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Francis Rankin

Project Manager Facilities Management

Francis Rankin is one of at least six people in the Lethbridge College community who spends his nights and weekends wearing the black and white stripes of a hockey referee. He and students Wyatt Griffin (Criminal Justice), Megan French (Massage Therapy), Justin Cameron (Nursing), Cole Nicholas (Criminal Justice) and Dax Eaglebear (Business) use their own hockey skills to make sure the rules of Canada’s game are followed, and that (hopefully) much fun is had by players of all ages.

Rankin, who has reffed hockey all over North America for 42 years, estimated he has officiated at more than 5,000 games in his life. Put another way, the Nova Scotia-born man has spent more than 1.5 years of his life as a hockey referee. “To me it’s just my form of recreation – this is what I do,” he says. “It’s relaxing. You have to focus, It’s good exercise, but it’s not stressful.”

Rankin has been a referee for a grandparent, father and son in the same family and, even in Alberta, runs into people who remember Rankin being a referee more than 35 years earlier on the other side of the country.

“You do it for stories like that,” he says.

Photo by Kelly McLeod

David Kennedy

Accounting Instructor Business Administration

“I have played hockey all my life. Currently I play in two leagues. One is organized – the Lethbridge Oldtimers Sports Association where I played the last 25 years – and the other is rec hockey with a group of friends. I have played rec hockey with the same guys for 30 years. One of the things I like best about hockey is that it is where I met most of my friends – they are the same guys that I now golf with and go on sports trips with. Most of my social life all year round revolves around the guys I met from hockey. So yes, winter is a fun time. It often involves going out on a cold winter night, but sitting around the warmth of the dressing room telling stories over a few ‘pops’ makes it all worthwhile.”

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Matt Norton

Director, Information Technology Services

“Playing in the snow provides a unique experience that is quite different than the other seasons. It also changes the landscape dramatically. It’s like living in a whole new place; nothing like a fresh dusting of snow to clean things up – bright and white!”

Spending time outdoors in the winter “does the body good and it keeps me outdoors at a time when it’s easy to hibernate.Years ago when I lived in the Northwest Territories, there was a saying that people used that was translated from the Norwegians: ‘There is no such thing as cold weather, just inappropriate dress!’ People can have lots of fun in the cold if they are appropriately dressed.

“A perfect day on the slopes for me can be many different days for I love all forms of alpine skiing. There is the perfect powder day with 30+ cm of light snow, -10 temperature, the feeling of floating in fresh tracks, the quietness of nature (especially in the glades), and going anywhere you want…because you can!”

Karen Mikado

Nursing 1993 Practical Nursing Instructor

“I love winter activities because they are just as exhilarating as summer sports. There’s something to be said about overcoming the first few minutes of cold just as I start a run or step onto the slopes. As soon as my body warms up, I feel as though I’m alive and living well in the moment. I honestly don’t even notice if it’s winter or summer when I’m enjoying my run or ski session so much. The effort of layering and facing the cold is worth it every time. When I run in the winter I never overheat, so I can actually run farther when it’s cool. A perfect winter run includes a blue sky and a cool temperature (anywhere from zero to five below is nice). I like it when I can see my breath and the snow is packed on the ground.

When there is snow, it muffles sound and my steps are softer and more cushioned. Running on snow is very peaceful.”

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“It was a wonderful opportunity to take in some of the winter wonderland as well as provide coaching for club, provincial and community basketball programs.” { Dawn Keith }

FROZEN Dawn Keith Physical Education and Leadership Instructor

Lethbridge College Physical Education and Leadership

Instructor Dawn Keith has been asked to teach basketball to players all over the country. But most invitations don’t come with the promise of seeing the Northern Lights or going out for a quick dog sled ride.

Keith has experienced both in the last two years, as she has travelled to the Northwest Territories to promote and develop basketball skills among primarily Aboriginal youth and help coaches in the territory that extends from the 60th parallel to the North Pole.

In November 2013, Keith travelled to Great Bear Lake by plane – the only way in or out of the community at that time of year.

“It was an education for me,” says Keith, who has taught 16 years at the college and coached basketball players at all levels, including at the college as well as provincially and nationally. “I spent a lot of time with the youth, who were working with two fantastic teachers. The interesting part is that most of them had never seen a woman coach basketball before. The guys were pretty skeptical until I started playing, and the girls found it very rewarding to connect with a female coach, I think.”

In February 2015, Keith was asked to come to Yellowknife, the capital of the territory that sits almost 2,000 kilometres due north of Lethbridge, to run another basketball clinic and help coaches identify athletes for the Aboriginal Games and the Western Canadian Games. She worked with athletes between the ages of 11 and 17 and was impressed by the support of their families and communities.

“It was a wonderful opportunity to take in some of the winter wonderland as well as provide coaching for club, provincial and community basketball programs,” she says.

While the days and nights were packed with practices, Keith did get the chance to experience some of the local culture, including a winter festival with extraordinary ice carvings, the opportunity to see the Northern Lights, and the thrilling experience of dashing along snowy trails of Great Slave Lake while driving a dog sled team.

But the most memorable part was working with the student athletes, whose determination to play and compete was inspiring.

“It was nice to be able to give something back,” she says.

To learn more about athletics at Lethbridge College, go to gokodiaks.ca. For information about the college’s Physical Education and Leadership program, call 403.394.7338 or email generalstudies@lethbridgecollege.ca.

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Betty Van Der Lee and Allen Clampitt Food Services Supervisor and Culinary Instructor

Betty Van Der Lee hated winter.

“The more it snowed, the more I hated it,” says Van Der Lee, the college’s food services supervisor.

“She would walk from the car into the house and that was it,” says her husband Allen Clampitt (Chef Training 1981), an instructor in the college’s Culinary Careers program.

But now Van Der Lee loves the coldest season. “Now,” she says with a laugh, “now I pray for snow.”

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(or all-terrain vehicle) while they were out in the woods.

Van Der Lee says she “bundled in 60 layers of clothes,” went out and was immediately hooked. “My brother-in-law knew that area like the back of his hand and took us all over,” adds Clampitt.

The couple has become dedicated winter campers and quadders since that day. Last winter, they spent 52 days camping in their horse-trailer-turned-winter-cabin in the Porcupine Hills of Alberta. They say they count the breathtaking beauty, the wildlife, the friends and the companionship among the many reasons to ride.

“The animals we have seen are way too many to mention,” she says. “Fox, deer, coyote, moose, elk… we even saw a wolf take down a deer from a distance,” Clampitt adds.

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Darryl Godwin

Business Administration – Accounting 2003 Business Planning Analyst Planning and Reporting

“For the past eight years, our family has taken at least one backcountry ski trip with two or three other families to the Rocky Mountains. Usually this involves staying in a small cabin for a couple nights, and the skiing and sights are amazing. We started because we wanted to get the kids out into the mountains without the lift ticket cost and ski hill hub-bub. Some yummy food, great company, a bit of red wine and no electronics makes it worth all of the effort – and layers. A perfect day for us on this trip would include mild weather, blue skies, fresh powder snow, a short nap in the afternoon, followed by a delicious lamb dinner at Skoki Lodge, and of course, no blisters from your ski boots!!”

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They both appreciate heading out in fresh snow, where there is not a sound in the world.

In the early years, Van Der Lee and Clampitt rode a standard quad, but after getting stuck and having to shovel out of the snow one too many times, they have added tracks to their quad which help them stay on top of the snow. After a day outdoors, they head back to their small cabin dubbed the Winter Sugar Shack to warm up in front of a wood-burning stove, drink hot coffee, or build an outdoor fire and take in the beauty around them.

“It’s just heaven for us,” says Van Der Lee. To book a table in the Garden Court Restaurant, which is run by Lethbridge College’s Culinary students, call 403-382-6999.

“Doing winter activities outdoors refreshes my mind, helps me to feel alive, and increases my appreciation for the beauty that is winter as a full-body experience. I typically don’t wear all too many layers, but the layers that I do wear count!

I love the feeling of the chill on my body. The effort it takes to accomplish a hike in snowshoes or cross country skis is completely worth the workout – the whole body experience of the elements that surround me, and the feeling of floating on land.

“A perfect day in the woods would be 80 per cent clear with a few puffed clouds. Crisp air and soft fluffy snow. No wind. It would start early with the sun rising as we start our trek. The sun would rise high and I would need to shed my heavy layers and enjoy the crisp feeling of the air against my face and the mild sweat from my brow would almost freeze on my forehead, just enough to keep me cool. The day would be filled with warmth from the sun and coolness from the snow!”

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Karen Harker

Associate Vice President Academic

“I love the connection with nature in all seasons, but winter brings a special connection. Sounds – the quiet of snow falling straight down, the sound of the crunch of snow underfoot, building snowmen and snow forts with kids and the hot chocolate afterwards, the beauty of everything white. . . (oh yeah, and then the wind comes).

“Skiing in powder snow is exhilarating.

And what a connection to nature through our senses. It’s the sound of the snow swooshing over my shoulders and getting in my face when it’s deep enough, the tingle of the cold, wet snow on my skin and how snug I feel with my hood pulled up and my goggles on – even on a windy day, the absolute beauty of the world around me, and the camaraderie as we stop briefly at the end of a run and say, ‘That was amazing and let’s do it again.’ Once a person learns to ski in powder snow, it is highly addictive!”

Sandra Dufresne Development Officer Advancement

“I prefer outdoor winter activities to summer ones, actually. The feel of the cold on my face (and in my lungs) is exhilarating!

“The scenery makes it all worthwhile. I love sunny blue skies and grey snowy days equally.

I skied as a child and a teen with my family but, like many, stopped when the ski tab became mine.

After my daughters started skiing and had their own gear, I quickly grew tired of spending the day in the chalet. After a 22-year hiatus, one day I rented skis and fell in love with it again. The next day I went and bought my gear and have been skiing with them, and a few friends, for the past four seasons. I’m especially grateful that I am able to ski with my girls and share this activity with them.”

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Frank Lehniger and Dieter

Heavy Equipment Technician Instructor and CARDA Avalanche Rescue Dog in Training

There’s nothing Dieter the dog likes better than playing hide and

seek – especially the seeking. When he visited a Boy Scout troop in Lethbridge in October, he found all three hidden children lickitysplit. His wagging tail communicates his delight in the game.

Dieter’s drive to find and his dogged dedication to the task at hand have been serving him well the last two years as he and his handler, Frank Lehniger, go through the rigorous Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association (CARDA) training program.

Dieter and Lehniger, who are based out of Castle Mountain, are well on their way to becoming a CARDA-validated team working and saving lives in western Canada.

Lehniger, who has taught in the college’s Heavy Equipment Technician program since 2007, has encountered a few more hurdles in the training program than the three-year-old Dieter.

Lehniger was originally a snowboarder who started working as a ski patroller in Saskatchewan in 1997. When he came to Alberta, he continued patrolling on a snowboard at Castle Mountain. It was there he met ski patroller Daryl Lewko, who was training his first avalanche dog Avi, and after Avi’s retirement, Dieter’s father, Huck.

“I found out early on that being a snowboarder was too cumbersome and restrictive when working in avalanche terrain

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and with a dog,” says Lehniger. “So after boarding for over 20 years I had to learn to ski. That has held us back a bit.

Handlers have to be a proficient back country skiers. We were at Revelstoke in 2014 for a week-long training and at the end they said to me: ‘The dog is not an issue – he’s probably one of the best around. You’re the issue. Your skiing is just not up to CARDA standard.’ They gave me until the end of the season to bring it up to their standard.”

Lehniger skied hard the rest of that season and in May went out again with a CARDA-assigned certified mountain guide and passed the test.

Since then, Lehniger and Dieter – who was named after Dieter Gerngross (Mr. Ski), a diehard Castle Mountain skier who was a staunch supporter of the hill until his passing in February of 2007 – have spent their weekends and winters training at Castle. Their work includes rides on the chair lifts (Dieter is a pro), practice being belayed by a rope and harness from the chair lift (in case of emergency or a malfunctioning lift) and lots and lots of “hide and seek.”

Throughout the year, they also attend special training sessions offered by CARDA with the guidance of the RCMP and Parks Canada Mountain Safety Specialists. Lehniger also mentioned that he was very fortunate to be able to train with CAN-TF2 (Canada Task Force 2), one of Canada’s premier urban search and rescue teams.

“It just seemed like the right thing to do.” { Frank Lehniger }

Lehniger’s work at the college restricts his skiing and training schedule a bit, although he has taken on May and June apprenticeship classes to allow him time off in January and February. It’s a big commitment – in terms of time as well as finances. Dieter and Lehniger are one of the few volunteer teams training in western Canada; most teams include handlers who are full-time ski patrollers or certified mountain guides in the winter, which makes it easier to train and practice.

But it’s worth the effort. “It just seemed like the right thing to do,” says Lehniger who, with his wife Ruby, has been volunteering for most of their adult lives. “I actually do it for very selfish reasons. I really get a lot of joy out of helping people and you will meet some of the nicest people volunteering. Throw a dog into the mix – and it doesn’t get any better than that.”

To follow Dieter and Frank Lehniger’s adventures online, become Facebook friends with Dieter Lehniger.

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Office intrigue

Electrical conduit houses wires running to the whole building, including highly efficient LED luminaires.

Four robotically-welded, high-efficiency stainless steel condensing boilers that heat water for the building. In normal temperatures, only one unit is needed.

In frigid temperatures, the second kicks in. Boilers three and four provide important back-up duties and will be used when the new building is connected.

Heating lines.

Electrical pumps that move water throughout the building.

The boilers heat the water that is pumped throughout the building, including to the pipes running beneath the concrete on the first floor. The boilers also heat water used for overhead heaters.

{ Office Intrigue } Mezzanine of new trades and technologies building The mechanical mezzanine of the new trades and technologies building is a place that most students, staff and visitors will never see, and yet is critical to the work happening below.

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where the exhaust from the cars, trucks and heavy equipment being worked on below is removed, and where fresh air is brought in. It’s also a space that Daryl Thompson, the college’s refrigeration specialist for the past 21 years, is getting to know as well as he knows the rest of the college. Thompson is very

One of four make-up air units (MUAs) on the mezzanine.

These gas-fired air-handling systems cool or heat air and exchange air based on what is needed. Much of their work is to bring in fresh air to replace the air that is removed from the exhaust coming from the vehicles in the automotives bays.

Keys that open mechanical rooms and all walk-in coolers and freezers on campus.

much a behind-the-scenes kind of guy, working on equipment that is also usually out of the way. When his equipment is working well (and with silver-level LEED status, it is also working with great efficiency), few people even notice. And that’s just the way Thompson likes it and thinks it should be.

Remote-controlled building management system that controls all aspects of HVAC and lighting automatically.

For more information about the new trades and technologies facility, go to lethbridgecollege.ca/ttrip. In addition to photos, details and designs of this multi-year project, you can find a great time-lapse video showing the construction of the first phase of the project, which opened on Sept. 30.

Story by Lisa Kozleski | Photo by Rod Leland

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From our kitchens

{ Recipe by Chef Heng Ng }

Gelati duo The history of gelato dates back to the 16th century, although

the origins can be traced back to ancient Rome and Egypt, where frozen desserts made of snow and ice brought down from the mountaintops and preserved below ground were welcome treats. But we can thank northern Italians for bringing together the perfect balance of milk, sugar and an intense, fresh flavour and sharing the deliciousness of this concoction with the world.

Gelato is different from ice cream in a number of ways. First, it is made with milk rather than cream, and its flavour is helped by the fact that it has less air whipped into it than ice cream, making it much denser. On these pages, you will find two recipes that are easy to make using home ice cream makers.

Both rely on fresh flavours to make them truly memorable.

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PISTACHIO AND COCONUT LIME

To sample the delicious creations from student chefs at Lethbridge College – creations like these gelati – book a table in the Garden Court Dining Room by calling 403-320-3230.

The Garden Court will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for “Lunch Express” on Jan. 19 to 21 and Jan. 26 to 28. Next, the students will offer evening dining from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 9 to 11, Feb. 23 to 25, March 1 to 3 and March 8 to 10. The annual Gala Dinner will be held on April 1, and the academic year will close with lunch buffets from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 5 to 7, April 12 to 14 and April 19 to 21.

Finally, to see a video of this recipe being prepared by Chef Heng Ng, go to widerhorizons.ca. Buon appetito!

Recipe by Chef Heng Ng | Photo by Jonathan Ruzek

Pistachio gelato

Coconut lime gelato

250 grams ..............................................raw pistachios, shelled and skinned 1 litre................................................................................................whole milk 220 grams............................................................................. granulated sugar

400 mL............................................................... Zico premium coconut water 200 mL..................................................................unsweetened coconut milk 100 grams............................................................................. granulated sugar 2 tbsp....................................................................freshly-squeezed lime juice 1 tsp.....................................................................................................lime zest

1. Grind the pistachios in a food processor until fine. Transfer to a bowl.

2. Combine the milk and sugar in a small pot and bring to just a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

3. Pour the milk and sugar mixture over the ground pistachios and stir.

Cover and refrigerate overnight.

4. Strain the pistachio mixture with a fine strainer twice to remove as many of the ground nuts as possible.

5. Freeze in an ice cream freezer.

1. .Combine the coconut water, coconut milk and sugar in a pot and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

2. Refrigerate until chilled.

3. Add the lime juice and lime zest.

4. Freeze in an ice cream freezer.

Garnish with fresh berries and enjoy! Serves six.

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Q&A Q&A

{ with Craig Deimuth } School of Justice Studies Instructor Craig Deimuth (Criminal Justice – Policing 1988) knows that when the snow starts to fly, fender benders and more serious collisions are not far behind. In November, December and January 2014, there were more than 45,000 collisions in Alberta, including 4,524 where someone was injured and 72 where someone died. Deimuth, who spent 13 years with the traffic response unit of the Lethbridge Regional Police Service, used to write the collision analysis reports following collisions throughout the city, and the experience has left him with some words of wisdom. As Colin Skulmoski, an instructor in the college’s Heavy Equipment Technician program for seven years, prepared to change the tires of a car in one of the automotives bays in the new trades and technologies facility, Deimuth took a few moments to pass along some safe driving tips to the readers of Wider Horizons.

Wider Horizons: What are three of the most common driving mistakes people make when the weather turns bad?

Craig Deimuth: Not adjusting speed for road conditions – driving too fast – is the most common mistake. People also don’t leave enough room between their car and the car in front of them. And finally, people often don’t prepare for winter soon enough.

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headgear and gloves as well as a scraper with you. It’s also helpful to have a blanket, a candle in a metal container and matches, a bag of kitty litter to help you if you get stuck, booster cables and a mini snow shovel.

WH: What should you do if you start to slide on ice while driving?

CD: Don’t panic. Take your foot off the gas. If you are starting to skid, turn into the skid. Know how your ABS brakes work. People still think they need to pump the brakes, but they don’t if they have ABS brakes. It can be helpful to go to a parking lot and test out your brakes

and feel that grind as they lock on ice.

And make sure you are driving for the conditions.

WH: Has changing technology affected the way people should drive in the winter?

CD: People become overconfident with the technology in their vehicles. The higher quality of winter tires or all-weather tires can make some people feel over confident and so they continue to drive too fast for the conditions and still expect their car to stop as quickly as it usually does.

The technology is there to benefit a driver – but we still need to adjust our driving habits for the weather.

WH: What should drivers do when visibility is reduced?

WH: Do you need snow tires in southern Alberta?

CD: First of all, make sure your windows are clear of snow and frost. Let’s not make it worse by reducing your ability to see a hazard. You want to make sure everyone can see you – that your lights are on and that you are as visible as possible.

CD: I’d recommend that drivers have either a good set of all-season tires or all-weather snow tires. I do think snow tires are the best if that’s possible.

WH: Any tips for driving after a big dump of snow?

CD: If you have a heavy dump, you want to slow down. Also, try to avoid driving in the same tire tracks as the cars that went before you. You can sometimes get greater traction if you drive in fresh snow.

WH: What is a safe speed for driving on ice and snow?

CD: No speed is 100 per cent safe.

If you are in a 50 km/hr zone, you may want to go down to 20. Know the limits of your vehicle and do a roadway test to see how slippery the roads are.

WH: What should you do if you get stuck or Always slow down. And if there’s severe stranded in the snow? weather and you don’t have to drive – stay home.

CD: First, make sure you have emergency items with you. Make sure For more information about the Criminal Justice you have a full charge on your phone. program at Lethbridge College, call 403.329.7246 And if you are in a rural area, stay in or email infojustice@lethbridgecollege.ca. your vehicle. Don’t get out and hike in a lot of snow, especially if you are not Story by Lisa Kozleski | Photo by Rob Olson dressed for it.

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With thanks...

Lethbridge College is the fortunate recipient of many gifts throughout the year, from employees giving $10 a month to community and industr y partners giving a million dollars or more.

They all make a real difference in the lives of students – now and for years to come.

These gifts provide students with scholarships and

bursaries, support student learning and services, and allow the college to invest in the technology and facilities that help attract world-class faculty and offer programs demanded by industry and employers.

Lethbridge College appreciates the generous gifts of its donors who help make it possible for the college to achieve its mission of inspiring and facilitating learning and innovation to meet economic and social needs.

With the help of donors, the college is working to raise $25 million to support the projects that will contribute to the college’s vision of leading and transforming education in Alberta. To learn more about the lasting effects these gifts have on students and learning, go to lethbridgecollege.ca/possibilities. And to read about some of the generous major gifts given to the college in the last few months, simply keep reading.

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A complete list of the people, businesses and organizations that gave to Lethbridge College during the 2014-15 fiscal year can be found online at learn.lc/201415donors.

To learn more about giving to Lethbridge College, email development.office@lethbridgecollege.ca or call 403-320-3457.

Stories by Lisa Kozleski Photos by Rob Olson, Gregory Thiessen and Rod Leland

Westco Construction Ltd. donates $50,000 to create new trades and technologies classroom Westco Construction Ltd., a Lethbridge

company that will be celebrating its 25th year of providing complete construction solutions in southern Alberta in 2016, has shown its support of a Lethbridge College education by donating $50,000 to establish a classroom in the college’s new trades and technologies facility, the college announced in November.

Theo Van Ee and Derek O’Connor, founders of Westco, agree that construction is more than just about the trades. “There is a process we need to understand, and at Westco, we believe

the college is offering relevant training and opportunities for young people to be exposed to the trades,” says Van Ee. In addition, the founders add that Westco and associated companies employ students from the college’s trades and engineering technologies programs, including carpenters, heavy equipment technicians, drafting and design technologists, and civil engineering technologists. “We believe it is important to support both the southern Alberta construction industry and the education of our young people,” O’Connor says.

The Westco Classroom will be used by students studying new and emerging trends in trades and technologies programs and practices. The classroom, which will be located in the part of the new facility that will open in September 2017, will bring together students, faculty and industry partners to create a vibrant learning environment that explores emerging trends in sustainable design and technologies.

To read more about Westco’s generous gift to the college, go to learn.lc/westcogift.

Previous page, left: School of Construction Trades chair Cal Whitehead (right) presented Westco founders Theo Van Ee and Derek O’Connor with a plaque recognizing Westco’s $50,000 gift.

Previous page, right: Dr. Paula Burns (right) accepted the $50,000 gift from FortisAlberta officials Debbie Bowering, Mike Pashak and Stan Orlesky. Student Karla Red Crow (second from left) was one of the scholarship recipients who attended the announcement.

FortisAlberta donates $50,000 to support FNMI students at Lethbridge College Lethbridge College announced a

$50,000 gift to support student awards from FortisAlberta during the opening ceremonies of FNMI Days in October.

The gift will support FNMI students and provide four awards per year of $2,500 each.

“Part of Lethbridge College’s mandate is to create an inclusive environment for our FNMI and non-FNMI learners to enrich the educational experience of the entire student body,” says Lethbridge College President and CEO Paula Burns. “Thanks to the generosity of

FortisAlberta, we will be able to make that support available to even more FNMI students in the years ahead. We want education at Lethbridge College to be accessible to everyone with the determination to achieve, regardless of their ability to afford.”

As owner and operator of more than 60 per cent of Alberta’s total electric distribution network and more than 120,000 kilometres of power lines, FortisAlberta’s focus is the safe and reliable delivery of electricity to its 530,000 customers in 200 communities

across Alberta. FortisAlberta’s community investment strategy focuses on safety, education, the environment and wellness in the communities we serve. “Education is your future, you are our future,” says FortisAlberta Stakeholder Relations Manager Stan Orlesky. “FortisAlberta is proud to support you, the future leaders of your communities.”

To read more about FortisAlberta’s generous gift to the college, go to learn.lc/FortisAlberta.

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“Being invested in the prosperity and growth of the communities where we do business is an incredibly important element of our corporate culture... ” { Brian Baker }

Melcor Developments Ltd. Classroom established in new trades and technologies facility Melcor Developments Ltd., a company

that has shaped the look of the western Canadian landscape for more than 90 years, will leave its mark at Lethbridge College through the establishment of a classroom in the new trades and technologies facility. The creation of the new classroom, which will be made possible thanks to a gift of $100,000 from Melcor, was announced in August.

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graduates as we build innovative new communities in Lethbridge,” says Brian Baker, Melcor’s President and CEO. “Being invested in the prosperity and growth of the communities where we do business is an incredibly important element of our corporate culture and is part of what defines us as a company.

As we pursue excellence in our business, we also want the communities where we do business to be the best they can be. Innovation in education is an important component of building resilient communities.”

Melcor is a diversified real estate development and asset management company that takes real estate from raw land through to high-quality, finished product. Melcor has been a supporter of Lethbridge College students and initiatives since 2000, including through generously donating other gifts as well as participating in the Clayton Allan Wine Auction, the Lethbridge College Golf Tournament and many other events.

To read more about Melcor’s generous gift to the college, go to learn.lc/Melcor.

Previous page: Lethbridge College Vice President Academic and COO Stuart Cullum (right) presented Brian Baker, President and CEO for Melcor Developments Ltd., with a plaque recognizing the company’s $100,000 gift.

Above: The Crossings Ice Complex, a Ward Bros. project, is expected to open in 2016. Right: Ward Bros. owners Darren Boras (left), Colin Ward and Cecil Ward announced the company’s $200,000 gift.

Ward Bros. Construction Ltd. $200,000 gift establishes two classrooms in new facility One of the largest general contracting

and construction management companies based in southern Alberta, Ward Bros. Construction Ltd. announced a $200,000 gift to Lethbridge College in September.

The gift, which will be used to establish two classrooms in the college’s new trades and technologies facility, illustrates the ongoing support the college cultivates with its industry partners as well as the value placed on training the trades and technologies workforce of today and of the future.

“To commemorate our 40th year in business, we thought it was fitting to make this donation to benefit the students at Lethbridge College,” says Ward Bros. Construction Ltd. Chief Operating Officer Colin Ward (Civil Engineering Technology 1995, Distinguished Alumnus 2010). “These same students will make up our future skilled workforce to ensure that both Ward Bros. and the entire construction industry in southern Alberta continues to thrive. We are proud to partner with Lethbridge College to ensure the

continued success of our community.”

Ward Bros. has been a scholarship founder at the Lethbridge College since 2005, a Kodiaks donor, and a supporter of many annual college events including the Clayton Allan Wine Auction, the Lethbridge College Golf Tournament, and other special dinners and celebrations for the last 15 years.

To read more about Ward Bros.’ generous gift to the college, go to learn.lc/WardBros.

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College celebrates $100,000 gift from Viterra In October, Lethbridge College

celebrated a $100,000 gift from Viterra, a leader in Canada’s grain industry which has made a significant investment in post-secondary institutions across the country this year. The gift will support student awards, making education more accessible to all of those with the desire to achieve.

“We’re proud to be investing in the skills training of students through our contribution to Lethbridge College as a part of our overall commitment to

education,” says Viterra’s President and CEO for North America Kyle Jeworski.

“The agriculture programs here are focused on the needs of our industry and are instrumental in giving students the knowledge and experience to pursue meaningful careers.”

The $100,000 gift is a part of the college’s Possibilities are Endless campaign, an ambitious effort to raise $25 million to support key innovative and essential college initiatives, including student awards.

Viterra’s gift will be used to create scholarships and awards for students in a variety of programs, and $25,000 of the gift is specifically directed to awards for First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) students. The first round of awards from Viterra’s gift will go to students taking electrical apprenticeship and business administration – marketing programs.

To read more about Viterra’s generous gift to the college, go to learn.lc/Viterra.

“The agriculture programs here are focused on the needs of our industr y and are instrumental in giving students the knowledge and experience to pursue meaningful careers.” { Kyle Jeworski }

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Taylor Harvesting to establish the Taylor Family Heavy Equipment Bay A family-owned and operated farming

and custom harvesting business announced a $100,000 gift in October to establish the Taylor Family Heavy Equipment Bay at Lethbridge College.

Taylor Harvesting Ltd. has operated out of southern Alberta for 30 years.

“My son, Darren (Agricultural Technology 1998), and I are both alumni of the college and agree that Lethbridge College provides hands-on training, teaches business skills and instills a strong work ethic upon its students,” says Ray

Taylor (Vocational Agriculture 1968), founder of Taylor Harvesting Ltd. “The college provided us with the skill set we needed to succeed in our industry of choice and it’s our turn to give something back.”

The Taylor Family Heavy Equipment Bay resides in the recently-opened first phase of the trades and technologies facility. The building includes programs within the Crooks School of Transportation, including the Automotive Service Technician, Parts Technician, and Agricultural and Heavy Equipment Technician programs.

Ray and Darren Taylor aren’t the only ones in the family with connections to the college – in fact, there are now three generations of Taylors who will have studied at Lethbridge College. Ray’s grandson, Braden, started in the college’s Heavy Equipment Apprenticeship program last fall; he was among the first students to study in the new facility after it opened.

To read more about Taylor Harvesting’s generous gift, go to learn.lc/Taylor.

Previous page: Blair Roth, Director of Dried Beans and Special Crops for Viterra, announced the $100,000 gift to the college which will be used for student awards.

Above: Darren Taylor is a 1998 grad of the college’s Agricultural Technology program.

Left: Ray Taylor, founder of Taylor Harvesting Ltd. and a 1968 grad of the college, announced the company’s $100,000 gift to establish a heavy equipment bay in the college’s new facility.

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PISTONS, POWER, PASSION...

AND A PARTY! Burgers, a burnout and plenty of mind-blowing motor vehicles mark the official opening of Lethbridge College’s new automotives facility

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With hundreds of students, staff, faculty, industry partners, government officials, community members, donors and friends on hand to celebrate, Lethbridge College officially opened the first phase of its new, state-of-the-art trades and technologies facility on Sept. 30.

“This building leaves quite an impression when you see it for the first time,” says Lethbridge College President and CEO Dr. Paula Burns. “The most

remarkable features are the modern learning spaces our students, staff and partners now have access to. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to date and to the tireless efforts of our campaign cabinet as we work towards our goal of raising $25 million in our Possibilities are Endless campaign.”

The 41,317-square-foot building – Phase 1 of a three-year construction project – houses programs within

the Crooks School of Transportation, including the Automotive Service Technician, Parts Technician, and Agricultural and Heavy Equipment Technician programs. When the entire building project is complete in 2017, students in eight skilled trades and four technology programs will benefit from learning at what will be the largest trades and technologies training facility south of Calgary.

“This building leaves quite an impression when you see it for the first time.” { Dr. Paula Burns }

Above: The new building officially opened as Board Chair Randy Jespersen, President and CEO Dr. Paula Burns and Lethbridge MLA-East Maria Fitzpatrick rode out through the front garage door.

Insets, left: An aerial shot provides a new view of the new facility. Centre: Scores gathered to officially open the new building. Right: 2010 welding alum Rob Parsons demonstrated the power and precision of the adaptive drift car he built from the seat of his wheelchair.

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“The most remarkable features are the modern learning spaces our students, staff and partners now have access to.” { Dr. Paula Burns }

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With more than 15 miles of in-floor heating pipe, 6.4 miles of IT cable and a roofline that mimics Lethbridge’s gently rolling coulees, the first phase of the trades and technologies building is maintaining a strong silver LEED rating as construction continues into the next phase.

“This building will positively change the future of the trades and technologies sector in our beautiful city and surrounding area and create a legacy of

attainable higher education for years to come,” says Samantha Machacek, a student in the third-year of the automotive service technician program who spoke at the opening. “I look forward to returning here to continue my education and to learning in such an inspiring setting.”

The celebration continued well after the speeches ended. Instead of cutting a ribbon, the bright red 1966 Pontiac Parisienne that Ron and John Jacobson donated to the college emerged through

smoke and waving flags to officially mark the opening. Then students, staff, friends of the college and community members devoured burgers while listening to live music and marveling at the burnout and driving demo by 2010 welding alum Rob Parsons.

It was all that was promised in the invitation – plenty of pistons, power, passion and a truly memorable party.

Below: Honorary alum Brent Brooks, otherwise known as Brooksie from Country 95.5, was the emcee for the official opening of the new facility.

Insets, left: Automotives and heavy equipment technician program staff members were on hand to celebrate. Centre: Instructor Walter Michel works with student Gareth Strydom.

Right: Students get a true hands-on education in the heavy duty engine shop.

For more information about the new facility or its opening, go to lethbridgecollege.ca/ttrip.

Story by Lisa Kozleski | Photos by Rod Leland, Curtis Huisman and Gregory Thiessen

Fast facts • The building measures 41,317 square feet.

• There are more than 15 miles of in-floor heating pipe.

• There are 7,620 square feet of glazing.

• Approximately 1,068 square feet of tubing is used in the 85 solar tubes.

These tubes provide natural light to the workshops and reduce energy costs.

• There are 6.4 miles of IT cable (33,722 feet) throughout the building.

• There are six Big Ass® fans. (Yup. That’s the name of the company that makes these amazing fans, which are 18 feet in diameter and weigh 289 pounds each.)

• There are 13 hoists in the automotives lab.

• There are three Dynomometers, or “dynos” for short, which are devices used for measuring the power produced by an engine, motor or other rotating prime motor.

• There are three computer alignment machines.

• The building boasts the most up-to-date scan tools to do diagnostics.

By the numbers Between 1982 and 2015, Lethbridge College has admitted 9,329 apprentice students in the following programs: • Agricultural Equipment Technician • Cabinetmaker • Carpenter • Electrician • Heavy Equipment Technician • Parts Technician • Plumber • Sheet Metal • Welder In addition, 2,289 students have been enrolled into the college trades programs between 1982 and 2015. These include students in the following programs: • Agricultural and Heavy Equipment Technician • Automotive Systems • Metal Fabrication • Partsman Technician • Wind Turbine A total of 11,618 students have enrolled in trades and apprenticeship programs during the last 33 years. And thanks to this new building, thousands more will be able to get their hands-on training at Lethbridge College.

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Where are they now?

A TALENTED

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“A winning tradition was established back in 1966-67 and it thrives today.” { Todd Caughlin }

From left: Bryce Eaves (son of Myron Eaves), Gary Bowie, Ron Low, Gary Young, Wes Balderson, Brian Leavitt and Buddy Belle.

Forty-eight years later, the jerseys still felt right.

That’s what five of the remaining team

members from Lethbridge College’s golden 1966-67 basketball team experienced this fall when they donned their old numbers (when possible) and took to the court during the men’s basketball home opener to be recognized for their induction into the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame during the special 30th annual ceremony last May. Under the direction of then-coach Dr. Gary Bowie, that men’s team – alongside the successful women’s basketball team who competed as the Koalas – established the foundation for what has been more than a half century of outstanding basketball play at Lethbridge College.

“A winning tradition was established back in 1966-67 and it thrives today,” says Todd Caughlin, Manager of Athletics, Residence and Recreation Services. “What the 1966-67 Kodiaks and Koalas did created a foundation and opportunity for student athletes to pursue their educational and athletic dreams in southern Alberta. This team built a tradition!”

And so it was fitting that at the first halftime of this season, current Kodiaks players, coaches and fans honoured coach Gary Bowie; players Wes Balderson, Buddy Belle, Marvin Bolokoski, Blaine Burbank, Myron Eaves, Bob Herget, Bruce Hirsche, Brian Leavitt, Ron Low, Jerry Nyklew, Vern Sommerfeldt and Gary Young; team manager Grant Miller; and assistant manager and statistician Clayne Steed.

The 1966-67 team, including the son of Myron Eaves, who had passed away in August, handed their plaque over to the current team, saying they hoped it inspired future generations of athletes at Lethbridge College.

As the 1966-67 Kodiaks left the hardcourt, some of them paused and looked back, remembering what the poet Michael McFee called the “perfectly thoughtless motion of shot, rebound, dribble, shot.” They weren’t in any hurry to remove their jerseys.leth

THE LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE 1966-67 BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYERS Wes Balderson #14 Buddy Belle #20 Bob Herget #34 Bruce Hirsche #30 Bryan Leavitt #40 Ron Low #4 Gerry Nyklew #24 Vern Sommerfeldt #42 Gary Young #32 COACH: Dr. Gary Bowie TEAM MANAGER: Grant Miller ASSISTANT MANAGER AND STATISTICIAN: Clayne Steed IN MEMORIAM Marvin Bolokoski #12 Blaine Burbank #10 Myron Eaves #22

Story by Lisa Kozleski | Photos by Tijana Martin

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Where are they now?

ON THE MARK: with Darrell Ell

Business Administration

1997

Mark Campbell (Communication Arts 1975) shares the stories of fellow Lethbridge College alumni

Darrell Ell (Business Administration –

Golf Management 1997) wasn’t your typical new college student when he arrived

in Lethbridge, as he had just finished a

22-year military career when he came to the college. He enrolled in the Business

Administration - Golf Management program,

which was actually two courses: the Business

Administration program, a two-year diploma, and the Golf Management program, a one-year certificate program.

Darrell grew up in small-town Saskatchewan and spent a lot of time in a

curling rink. His dad was on the volunteer board of the curling club and had a

key to the rink. Over the years, he served as a volunteer in many curling clubs in Canada and Europe, including as icemaker and janitor. At the end of his 22-year service and after much contemplation, there were two new career choices he

thought would be interesting: golf pro and curling club manager. While he felt he had the skills to be the janitor he didn’t feel he was ready to be a Curling

Club Manager. But he was ready to learn the golf business. And so he enrolled at Lethbridge College.

Darrell completed the two-year program and was given the opportunity to

apprentice at Paradise Canyon. In 1997, he applied for and got the GM position at the Lethbridge Curling Club. Darrell gained a respected reputation in both

national and international curling circles and eventually scored what could be

described as a dream job with the World Curling Federation as Competitions and Development officer. It’s a position that takes him all over the world, yet allows him to work out of his Lethbridge home.

From writing successful grant applications to public speaking and creating

and presenting information to the 54 member World Curling countries, Darrell says that each and every one of the courses that were offered at Lethbridge

College provided him with something that he has been able to use in his career since graduation. In particular he’d like to thank Alan Andron, Jay Buis, Cheryl

Mehedan, Dean Spriddle, Thelma Coutts and the late Sheri Thomson for all their patience and guidance. Not bad for a kid who threw a lot of “rocks” at “houses.”

To read more interviews by Mark, visit his blog greetergrammer1.wordpress.com.

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2015

Armond Duck Chief Business Administration - Management Armond Duck Chief won Best Country CD for The One and was named Best Indigenous Songwriter at the 2015 Indigenous Music Awards in September in Winnipeg. He was also nominated for the Best Producer/ Engineer award for The One and the award for Indigenous Entertainer of the Year.

Armond was born and raised in the Siksika Nation in Blackfoot territory and continues to live out his dreams in country music, rodeo and life. The original material Armond writes mirrors his real-life experience in and out of the rodeo arena.

Kyle Jensen

Criminal Justice and Police Recruit Training Kyle, who was one of 19 cadets to graduate from the 2015 Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) and Canadian Pacific Police Service (CPPS) Cadet Training program that was offered by Lethbridge College earlier this year, received the award for the highest academic achievement. The training program is the first of its kind in Alberta and is the result of a collaborative partnership between MHPS, CPPS and Lethbridge College. The training program is unique as, although a traditional classroom environment plays an important role, much of the learning and assessment takes place in real-life settings throughout the community.

Celebrating the successes of our alumni in their careers and throughout their lives.

2013

Japhia Epp Emergency Medical Technician Japhia was featured in a September article in the Pincher Creek Echo highlighting her work with Pincher Creek Emergency Services. “Japhia is a valued member of our team and really brings a compassionate client care focus on every call she does,” said PCES deputy chief Margaret Cox in the article. “She’s energetic, enthusiastic and much appreciated by her co-workers. We’re really fortunate not to just have her working in our community, but that she decided to become a permanent part of it.” Japhia noted in the article that Pincher Creek Emergency Services is a unique service to work for because of the variety of calls and situations encountered as a result of being in a touristdense region with a thriving rural population.

“Japhia is a valued member of our team and really brings a compassionate client care focus on every call she does.” { Margaret Cox } Jena Murray Fashion Design and Marketing Jena Murray, creative director and founder of Veena, has been recognized by Startup Canada as a Prairies Regional Award Winner for the Startup Canada Award for Sustainable Development. She has also been named one of the Top 40 Under 40 by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. Veena is a social enterprise and sustainable growth wear brand that is based on using art to help girls find strength and build courage. Murray successfully funded her enterprise earlier this year thanks to an Indiegogo campaign, and was excited to be contacted about the award

regarding her work. Based out of Lethbridge, Murray launched her enterprise in partnership with Source My Garment. In addition to the Veena brand, Murray has also created Veena Warriors, a free program and open community that brings girls together using art and creativity-based activities to help them reflect, communicate and grow their self-esteem.

For more information on Veena and Veena Warriors, visit eyesofveena.com.

in Calgary. Katt believes that makeup isn’t just about altering somebody’s appearance, but that the heart of the makeup industry is making someone feel comfortable in their own skin and enhancing their natural features to show them how beautiful they look inside and out. Katt teaches school cosmetology programs at LCI and Victoria Park, drama classes at Wilson Middle School, and makeup classes at Drunken Sailor. She often volunteers her services, working with events such as the YWCA Ladies Night and Pride events. She also offers face painting at Spirit Halloween to raise money for the Alberta Children’s Hospital and zombie face painting at the annual Zombie Walk for donations to the Last Chance Cat Ranch.

Devon Wannop

2010

Natalie Asplund Multimedia Natalie is the creator of Redcoat West web comic and was featured in a July issue of the Macleod Gazette. Redcoat West is the story of Jemima Hurst and her adventures in what is now southern Alberta. It is set a few years after the NWMP’s march west to abolish the whiskey-trade and “maintain the right” in the untouched Canadian West. There she meets a troop of officers out to capture a whiskey operation run by a dangerous, bootlegging gang. Trapped in the past, with the Mountie’s clueless (and unbelieving) as to her origin, Jem is forced to follow along. The idea for Redcoat West came right before Natalie got her summer job as a rider for the NWMP Museum in Fort Macleod, the location of the Mounties’ first outpost after their march west. The comic can be viewed at redcoatwest.com.

Katt Panic

Fashion Design and Marketing Katt, a makeup artist in Lethbridge, was recognized as one of the Top 40 Under 40 by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. She operates Katt Panic Makeup Artistry at The Panic Room (505 7 St. S.), works part time at Colors Salon and works in the film industry

Business Administration – Accounting Devon is the new director of finance for the town of Taber. He was raised in Coaldale, attended Kate Andrews High School and then the college, where he played basketball for the Kodiaks. After graduation, he went on to earn a business degree at the University of Lethbridge and became a chartered accountant in 2014. He had previously worked at KPMG Chartered Accountants in Lethbridge.

In his new role, he is responsible for the town’s IT and finance departments and looks after the town’s cash flow. He is also the board treasurer for the Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge.

2009

Trevor Biemans Agriculture Technology The Biemans family, including Lethbridge College alumnus Trevor Biemans, was one of the 17 southern Alberta families recognized

by BMO Bank of Montreal and the Calgary Stampede as among the best representatives of the values of the family farmer to our society. Celebrating its 19th anniversary, the BMO Farm Family Awards were created to promote a renewed urban-rural relationship and focus on recognizing the contribution to the enhancement of quality of life as a family unit. Selected families, who best display the qualities of a Farm Family, are brought to the Stampede for the BMO Farm Family Awards.

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New baby? New job? New hometown? Tell your classmates all about it at lethbridgecollege.ca/alumni/update.

Be sure to include your name, your area of study, the year you completed your program and a little bit about what you have been doing since you left Lethbridge College.

2008

Bryce Frisky Culinary Careers Bryce sent in an update to his former Culinary instructors, letting them know he and his best friend had just purchased a restaurant in the west end of downtown Vancouver, near the water, called The Blind Sparrow, which opened on Nov. 19. The team behind The Blind Sparrow is Michael Gayman and Bryce, who have worked together at several restaurants. They weren’t initially looking to open up the west end, however the charms of the property, including its terrific side-street-facing patio, proved irresistible, as did the prospect of giving the area a bar and restaurant that could fill a void for locals.

Bryce’s menu has been designed to go well with beer, wine and cocktails, and features global flavour influences and a bit of spice.

The dishes are perfect for sharing and may include Korean chili-braised boar ribs, spicy prawn tacos, cedar plank roasted sablefish and sweet treats. The Blind Sparrow also serves a weekend brunch.

2002, 2007 Sharon Rempel

Early Childhood Education, Disability and Community Rehabilitation Sharon Rempel is the executive director of SAIPA (Southern Alberta Individualized Planning Association), a non-profit organization which operates throughout southern Alberta and supports up to 1,300 people per year. She was one of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s Top 40 Under 40 this year. She was recognized for her work with individuals with disabilities and for striving towards the elimination of discrimination and stigmas toward that community. In her three years with SAIPA, Sharon has doubled the size of her staff team and increased the organization’s budget by 35 per cent. Sharon is most proud of the unique services that SAIPA offers to people with developmental disabilities around selfdetermination and self-advocacy. Being active in the community is important to Sharon.

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She currently serves as a member of the Rotary Club of Lethbridge Urban Spirits and a director on the Lethbridge Family Centre board. She is also the chairperson of the Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary Parent Council.

1999

Jason VandenHoek

2000 Mike Darby

Criminal Justice Lethbridge Regional Police Constable Mike Darby and his dog, Ivo, won several awards at the Canadian Police Canine Association Trials in Medicine Hat in September. More than 30 K9 teams from across Canada competed in the event, which tests the handlers and their dogs in areas such as criminal apprehension, agility and searching. The Lethbridge team placed first overall in area search, second in criminal apprehension and third in agility.

Obed Maurice

Business Administration – Management Obed was named the first winner of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s Top 40 Under 40 program last fall. He is the owner of Maxim Management, an accounting firm that specializes in virtual cloud-based accounting.

He is a strong supporter of volunteerism and since 2009 has volunteered with City of Lethbridge Poverty Reduction Committee, City of Lethbridge Community and Social Development Committee and South Country Treatment Centre. Obed also volunteers in the tax clinic for Homeless Connect, donating time to complete free tax returns for the homeless community in Lethbridge.

Business Administration – Marketing and Management Jason, the executive director of the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation, was named one of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s Top 40 Under 40 this fall. He was recognized for his work in many development areas, including raising in excess of $18 million through major gift, event, investment and annual giving fundraising, as well as gaming activities and planned giving. Jason also volunteers extensively within the community.

1998

Michael Crowe Renewable Resource Management Michael has been appointed Lakeland College’s new vice president, academic, a position he had been filling on an interim basis since November 2014. As vice president, academic, Michael is responsible for the planning and management of the college’s academic programs. This includes developing, maintaining and supporting teaching excellence, and creating an environment that supports learning and personal growth for students and faculty.

“It feels great,” Crowe said of obtaining the position. “I am really excited about the position, and it’s a real honour for me to be in the position and I am excited to get started.”

Michael started his career at Lakeland College in 2003 as an instructor and taught in the School of Environmental Sciences until 2011.

He most recently held the position of dean of teaching and learning.

Maritza Stinson Child and Youth Care Maritza was one of six people recognized this fall with a Lethbridge Immigrant Services Achievement Award for Community Service. The awards recognize the achievement and success of immigrants in the community who go above and beyond.

Stinson immigrated to Canada from Guatemala 23 years ago and has worked at the Lethbridge YWCA for 11 years, the last five in the role of outreach counsellor. “I’m just super excited,” Stinson said in an article in the Lethbridge Herald after receiving the award. “When you have been in a country you’ve never been and it’s your new home, and when you help people, you never think about getting any awards. The only reward is the thank you, or when they tell you a story that their life has changed because they are no longer in an abusive relationship. Those are the biggest rewards we have.”

Darren Taylor

Agriculture Technology Darren and Kimberly Taylor and their family from Lethbridge were the BMO Farm Family winner representing Lethbridge County for this year’s Calgary Stampede.

The Taylors operate DRT Farms Ltd. on 2,500 rented acres divided up into 21 fields.

Over half of the Taylor farm is in winter wheat with the about 300 acres in canola and 400 in barley.

1996

Colin Catonio and Chris Stock

Criminal Justice

Lethbridge College alumni Colin Catonio (Law

Enforcement 1980) and Chris Stock (Criminal Justice 1998) received commendations from the Lethbridge Regional Police Chief Rob Davis in September for their efforts in helping to save two lives.

On Feb. 24, 2014, Deputy Chief Catonio and his family were on their way home from a holiday when they saw a man collapse in the Calgary Airport. Catonio and two other bystanders immediately rushed to help him. The man was unconscious, wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse. Working as a team, they initiated CPR and Catonio – who remembered walking past an AED machine on the wall – ran to retrieve it. Following the prompts from the AED, the trio used the device several times to shock the unconscious male back to life before emergency crews arrived to transport him to hospital. Catonio and the other bystanders were subsequently honoured with a St. John Ambulance Life Saving Award in Edmonton for their quick action, knowledge and use of first aid in helping to save a life.

On Aug. 16, 2015, Acting Sgt. Chris Stock was on duty and responded to what initially came in as a report of a woman being assaulted by three men in Kinsmen Park. But when he arrived that wasn’t at all the case. Sgt. Stock located a group of people, including an unconscious male who exhibited signs of a drug overdose.

The male was unconscious, wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse. Sgt. Stock immediately began CPR and was able to revive the victim but after putting him in the recovery position, he once again stopped breathing. Sgt. Stock repeated CPR until the man resumed breathing and regained consciousness. EMS arrived at that point and transported him to the hospital where he was treated for a fentanyl overdose. The responding paramedics later advised the Police Service that Sgt. Stock’s rapid assessment of the situation and immediate action ultimately saved the young man’s life. In October, he received a Community Heroes award at City Hall.

Pictured left to right, Chief Davis, Cst. Chris Stock, Deputy Chief Colin Catonio and Police Commission Chairman Sandy McKay.

Kimberly Lyall Business Administration A Picture Butte High School oral history video project that Kimberly coordinated received the 2015 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming. The students interviewed local seniors about their memories and life history regarding historic buildings at Coyote Flats Pioneer Village at the Prairie Tractor and Engine Museum near Picture Butte. The project received a gold medal from the Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, on Oct. 16 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

According to an article in the Sunny South News, the purpose of the video project was a desire to preserve the knowledge of older residents of Picture Butte and a chance for seniors to share their life stories and memories on video. “The project was inspired by a Picture Butte High School student who worked for us one summer,” Lyall noted in the article, adding the summer student wondered what would happen to all the stories shared with her by one of the volunteer tour guides — most importantly, when the tour guide wasn’t at Coyote Flats to tell them anymore.

The students produced more than 48 life history interviews.

1995

Stephen Ripley Communication Arts – Print Journalism In September, Stephen was appointed editor of the Regina Leader-Post. He returned to his home province after spending the past 17 years in Manitoba, including seven years as editorin-chief of the Winnipeg Sun and the past two years as director of content for MyToba.ca.

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We have received so many great updates from our alumni as well as more and more articles from newspaper and magazine clippings featuring Lethbridge College grads. In fact, we have more updates than we have space to print. Additional alumni updates are published online at learn.lc/winter2016watn. To submit your update, go to lethbridgecollege.ca/alumni/update or email WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca.

1992

Evelyn Navarrete Kellenberger Business Administration – Computerized Accounting Evelyn wrote into the alumni office with this update: “Lethbridge College has a very special place in my heart. I attended the college from 1990 to 1992 where I learned English in the ESL program and had some wonderful teachers.

I enrolled in the Computerized Accounting program and took extra English classes at the University of Lethbridge. In 1995, I moved to the Canadian Rockies. I worked in Banff, then Jasper and Golden, B.C. for over 17 years, including running my own small lodge for nine years. During those 17 years I married a SwissCanadian, a great partner, and we had our two children (now teenagers!). In 2013, we moved to Switzerland where I am working and back to school (learning German).”

1980

Jim Riedlhuber Culinary Jim wrote into Wider Horizons with this update: “As a Lethbridge College alumni and Distinguished Alumni from 1980, my career has taken a turn over the last 10 years supported by receiving my Master of Arts in Leadership at Royal Roads University in 2013. However, some of my greatest life and academic learning was conceived at Lethbridge College.” Jim remembers instructors Vern Olsen and Jackson Lee having a huge impact on his learning. He joined St. Michael’s and Covenant Health in 2006 as director of hospitality and support services, a job he held until he moved on to a new position as site administrator this year. “The most satisfying parts of my work are that I still have the ability to make change; that I can connect and support people who are vulnerable and have loved ones in care; and empowering employees and collaborating with partners.” He says he still uses some of the foundation skills he learned at the college in his work today and would advise current students to believe in yourself and create the world you want. If you have the inclination and resources you can do anything you want.

Opportunities are endless.”

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Gerry Ehlert

Environmental Science – Resource Conservation

1974

Gerry received the International Mountain

Section of the Society for Range Management’s Excellence in Grazing Management 2015 award this year. Gerry, who lives in Medicine Hat, has had an extraordinary career in public service spanning over 40 years. He entered resource management through a diploma in Resource Conservation at what was then Lethbridge Community College in 1974 and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Range Science from Colorado State University in 1982. He worked with the Alberta Forest Range Program, Public Lands and the Houston Forest District before spending 12 years as Provincial Grazing Reserve Manager in NE Alberta. Eventually Gerry accepted a manager’s role in Edmonton with the Rangeland Management Branch. After a short-lived retirement in the Maritimes, Gerry and Terri Ehlert returned to Alberta, settling with family in Medicine Hat. In his newfound prairie home, Gerry embarked on his second career(s), divided between teaching at Medicine Hat College and as a Rangeland Agrologist with his old department. The energy and enthusiasm that he transfers to his students ensures that there will be a strong pool of energetic and passionate future range professionals.

Photo from left to right: Gerry Ehlert, Buck Cunningham, Alex Frank and Bill Anderson at the 35th Environmental Sciences reunion at Lethbridge College held in 2006.

ALUMNI IN THIS ISSUE 52 Sheldon Anderson (Automotives 1987) 52 Ross Caffyn (Business Administration 1997) 18 Allen Clampitt (Chef Training 1981) 26 Craig Deimuth (Criminal Justice – Policing 1988) 19 Darryl Godwin (Business Administration – Accounting 2003) 35 Randy Jespersen (Business Administration 1973) 52 J.J. Nelson (Automotives Service Technician 2009; Computer Network Technician 1994) 16 Karen Mikado (Nursing 1993) 12 Kristy Olsen (Culinary Careers 2014; Culinary Apprenticeship 2015) 13 Doug Overes (Professional Cooking 1987) 35 Rob Parsons (Welding 2010) 52 Clarence Slomp (Carpentry 1989) 14 J.J. Straker (Recreation Facility Operations 2005) 33 Darren Taylor (Agricultural Technology 1998) 33 Ray Taylor (Vocational Agriculture 1968) 31 Colin Ward (Civil Engineering Technology 1995, Distinguished Alumnus 2010) 8 Bob Windsor (Conservation Enforcement 1983)

Are you a multi-generational Lethbridge College family? If at least three members across one or more generations attended Lethbridge College, let us know by emailing WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca.

We’d love to profile you in It’s a family affair.

It’s a family affair:

THE DALTON FAMILY

Above: (left to right) Brandi, Kim, Leanne, Cathy and Larisa Dalton.

Cathy Dalton recently retired after working at Lethbridge College for nearly 10 years in

the department of Institutional Planning and Reporting. For the Daltons, Lethbridge College is more than Cathy’s former employer. Her two daughters, Leanne and Larisa, her step-son, Kim, and Kim’s wife Brandi are all Lethbridge College alumni. Larisa, the youngest of her siblings, says seeing her brother and sister enjoying their college experiences influenced her decision to attend. “It is sort of weird we all went there at one time or another,” she says.

“I am happy to say that I was able to continue my family’s love for the college and we all gained valuable knowledge from our time there.”

Cathy says she only recently realized how special it is that so many members of her family have connections to the college. “We credit Lethbridge College for providing them each with a strong start to their education and profession of choice,” she says.

Kim says he has always appreciated how the intimacy of the college environment allows students to get to know each other and the faculty, and he describes the college as his lifelong training centre. “The college has had significant positive influence on my family by allowing such a high level of education at our back door,” he says.

A common theme among the siblings is their appreciation for small class sizes and handson learning opportunities. Certainly, their experiences fostered a love for further education.

Kim and Leanne both completed Bachelor of Management degrees; Larisa is enrolled in a Bachelor of Technology program; and Brandi finished a Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree. Leanne has also passed the CA Uniform Evaluation and credits the college for helping pinpoint her desired career. “The learning environment was exactly what I needed to bridge the gap between high school and university,” she says. “The college was close to home and offered a wide variety of programs that were easily transferable to other institutions.”

Kim Dalton Business Administration – Accounting 2005 Emergency Medical Responder and Emergency Medical Technician certifications 2008 Director of community and protective services, Town of Redcliff

Leanne Dalton

Business Administration – Accounting 2011 Senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Larisa Dalton

Environmental Assessment and Restoration 2012 Intermediate project manager at NorthWind Land Resources (NWLR)

Brandi (Greenstein) Dalton Bachelor of Nursing 2004 Oncology Nurse Story by Megan Shapka

“I am happy to say that I was able to continue my family’s love for the college and we all gained valuable knowledge from our time there.” { Larisa Dalton }

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News and notes

News and notes

Instructor helps students to address intimate partner violence A Lethbridge College instructor has developed a project that has

students drawing on their knowledge to educate others about the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Dr. Ron Solinski, PhD, an instructor in the college’s Child and Youth Care program, has had students from his family violence class create 20-minute persuasive videos called “If you had 20 minutes to make a difference.” The videos, which were presented to the campus community in October, feature students talking about what they’ve learned and, in some cases, their personal encounters with violence; they also discuss how others might help prevent intimate partner violence in their own lives. In addition to the short films, the students prepared displays focusing on four main areas of discussion: healthy relationships, setting boundaries and healthy breakups; bystander intervention in potentially violent situations; data and statistics regarding IPV; and the impact of media on our understanding of healthy relationships and sexuality.

“I don’t want a boring lecture,

I don’t want academia…I want

persuasion. I want information

that’s going to make a difference in

peoples’ thinking.”

{ Dr. Ron Solinski }

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Solinski, who has over 38 years of experience working in the areas of child and youth care and social work practice, says he discovered that many of the students in his classes had direct experience with being assaulted in a partner relationship. Up to 80 per cent of visible minority students have experienced it. “I said, ‘If you had 20 minutes to talk to people at this institution, what would you like to tell them?’” says Solinski. “I don’t want a boring lecture, I don’t want academia…

I want persuasion. I want information that’s going to make a difference in peoples’ thinking.”

Initial support for the project came from the college, which provided Solinski with some release time from his regular duties to explore the logistics of the project and to attend conferences to get up to date with the most current knowledge on the subject of IPV. He was also able to organize production of the first set of student videos. Solinski is currently seeking additional funding to conduct research about the effectiveness of the video project. He would like to conduct research that would include a control group, as well as pre-testing and post-testing about student attitudes toward intimate partner violence. His immediate goal would be to deliver IPV prevention content to students across campus.

The project has been received enthusiastically by many community organizations, including the Lethbridge YWCA, which has provided a donation in kind. CEO Kristine Cassie says, “For any of us who have championed this cause and devoted our life’s work to ending violence, the project speaks to the core needs of early intervention, engagement and awareness – all critical pieces of work that assist in creating the change that is so desperately needed.”

To read more about this student project, go to learn.lc/ronipv.

Story by Zyna Taylor | Photo by Gregory Thiessen

CAMPUS NEWS

College welcomes students at NSO More than 1,200 new students at Lethbridge College got some inspiring advice at New Student Orientation (NSO) from someone who has been where they are – and then went all the way to the head of Global News. Troy Reeb, a 1988 Communication Arts graduate and Senior Vice President of News for all Shaw Media properties, including Global TV, was the keynote speaker at this year’s NSO. More than 2,000 new students and more than 4,700 students in total registered in credit and apprenticeship programs for the fall semester.

A new kind of homebuilding on campus Students in the newly formed Lethbridge College chapter of the Wildlife Society got some hands-on experience in homebuilding this fall – homes fit for bats, not human beings. The students constructed more than 30 bat houses by early November as part of the service component of the society. Eight will be used by MULTISAR, an organization which works to conserve habitat for species at risk, while many are available for future needs with the Alberta Community Bats program.

The students, including leaders Michael Kelly and Jacey Fellman, said that still others will be available for purchase by community members – and they are even hoping to place a few on campus. For more information about the society go to learn.lc/wildlifesociety.

Police cadets graduate from collaborative program

“Code-iaks” compete well in international competition

Nineteen cadets from the 2015 Medicine Hat Police Service (MHPS) and Canadian Pacific Police Service (CPPS) Cadet Training program graduated from the college’s 17week training program in August. Eleven MHPS cadets and eight CPPS recruits, all of whom met or exceeded provincial standards in the areas of police recruit training, also received academic accreditation through Lethbridge College for the knowledge and skills they have acquired through this competency-based educational program. The training program was the first of its kind in Alberta and was the result of a collaborative partnership between MHPS, CPPS and Lethbridge College.

Congratulations to the two computer programming teams, Code-iaks Green (Austin Burtt, Nic Enslen, Reed Hambrook) and Code-iaks Blue (Sylvain Boutros, Kleanthi Tupe, David Nam), who competed well at the ACM International Collegiate Programming Competition Regional Competition at the University of Alberta in November. There were 52 teams from universities and colleges in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Montana, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico.

Code-iaks Blue placed 49th and Code-iaks Green placed 28th. Special thanks to studentcoach Calvin Rempel for his dedicated work.

Accounting grads can pursue new industryrecognized credential Starting last fall, Lethbridge College Business Administration – Accounting graduates are able to pursue a new credential – CPA Canada’s Advanced Certificate in Accounting and Finance (ACAF). This means that graduates of the college’s two-year diploma program can move directly into the ACAF program following their graduation without needing to complete additional pre-requisite courses. The ACAF is a new, nationallyrecognized certificate and Lethbridge College is one of very few post-secondary institutions in Canada to offer a diploma program that includes all of the ACAF program pre-requisite courses.

Students shine in new agribusiness competition Congratulations to the Lethbridge College students and alumni who competed well in the inaugural Cor Van Raay AgriBusiness Case Competition held in November. The first-place team included Christian Blott (Business Administration – Marketing 2014) and Marcy Pengilly, a second-year Agriculture student. The second-place team included Daniel Wiley, a second-year Business Administration – Management student, and Laurie Stewart, a second-year Agriculture student. Other college participants included Business students Ammar Shahid, Cara Lee Wannop, Doran Johnson, Madison Hunter and Jolayne Kopervas; Agriculture Business Risk Management student Cody Adams; and Agriculture students Logan VanderPloeg, Derek Murray and Aurora Eggert.

September 30 : @malaiskra

Went on a field trip to a bird sanctuary :) This guy is a short eared owl and a fun fact about them is that they don’t screech like other owls they bark #owls #lethbridgecollege #amazingday { Malaiskra }

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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMMING

Lethbridge College and the University of

Lethbridge signed a new partnership agreement in agriculture in November, which will allow the two institutions to develop and deliver together academic agribusiness programming, and to formalize initiatives that bring together the mandates of other agencies and organizations in the region. This initiative was made possible

by Cor Van Raay, who made a donation of $5 million in June 2014 to support agriculture programs shared between both institutions. The Government of Alberta also formally announced its support of the partnership with the strategic investment of $5 million toward advancing learning and research opportunities in agriculture and agribusiness.

Blood Tribe Agricultural Project wins award

College celebrates annual FNMI Days Lethbridge College, in partnership with RBC Foundation, hosted FNMI Days in October to celebrate the pride, history and knowledge at the heart of Canada’s First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) communities. This year’s FNMI Days celebration included a special evening event with Aboriginal writer Tomson Highway, who is considered one of Canada’s most important playwrights. His visit to campus was organized in collaboration with the School of Liberal Arts and instructor Christopher Grignard and included a performance by award-winning musician Armond Duck Chief (Business Administration – Management 2015). Highway also gave a writing workshop at the college.

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Congratulations go out to Lethbridge College and the Blood Tribe Agricultural Project, which jointly received the inaugural Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s Aboriginal Opportunities Award for their partnership on the Blood Tribe Agricultural Training Initiative (BTATI) education and training program. The partners had three goals when they developed and delivered the new BTATI program in 2015: to introduce agriculture to participants; to provide them with the necessary skills and theoretical knowledge to gain immediate employment in the industry; and to pique their interests to seek further post-secondary agricultural training. The program was an overwhelming success in its inaugural year, and the two organizations look forward to offering it again in 2016.

New partnership supports the Aboriginal community Lethbridge College is collaborating with Saamis Aboriginal Employment and Training Association (SAETA) and their partners to support a Power Line Technician program intake specifically for

the Aboriginal community. The program is unique, with essential skills training aimed at increasing the success of participants while in the program and their employability following completion of the program. This opportunity is made possible by funding from Rupertsland Institute Métis Centre of Excellence and Community Futures Treaty Seven. The program began in October and will conclude in March.

College partners with AFSC to support ag risk management program Lethbridge College is partnering with Agriculture Financial Service Corporation (AFSC) to support the college’s recently launched Agriculture Business Risk Management (AgBRM) program. As part of the partnership, AFSC will provide an industry review and subject matter support to strengthen the curriculum that was offered starting last fall. The partnership is an exciting addition to a program that has been praised for addressing a business risk management knowledge gap that industry leaders are seeing with existing and prospective clients.

College celebrates 15 years of Finnish exchange Lethbridge College and Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, six hours north of Helsinki, will celebrate 15 years of student exchanges in 2016. More than 50 Canadian and Finnish students have studied business at the partner institutions over the years, including two Lethbridge students who are heading there this January. Students live in residence and travel to nearby sights – which include Russia, Sweden, Estonia and beyond – for the Lethbridge students in Finland. The students return with global contacts and a more meaningful understanding of international business and marketing. This is just one of many international exchange opportunities offered to students at Lethbridge College.

KODIAKS NEWS

Men’s soccer player named best in Canada Congratulations go out to Nico Pasquotti, who was named the best men’s soccer player competing in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association this fall. Pasquotti, an Engineering Design and Drafting student in his second season, was earlier named the 2015-16 ACAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Year.

In 10 regular matches played, Pasquotti led the nation in scoring, putting the ball in the back of the net 19 times.

Men’s soccer wins silver at provincial championships The men’s Kodiaks soccer team played some incredible soccer at provincials and fell just short of the gold medal. The team took down NAIT 4-1 in the semi-final match of the ACAC Championships to earn a berth in the gold medal game.

The Kodiaks faced the Keyano Huskies, who were ranked first in the country, and played to the last whistle, losing to the Huskies 1-0. The team walked away with silver medals and many proud Kodiaks fans.

Team members who received all-conference honours, as selected by the ACAC men’s soccer coaches, include Peter Ntignee (forward), Nico Pasquotti (forward) and Taylor Jetten (defense).

Women’s soccer plays with heart at provincials The women’s Kodiaks soccer team represented the college well at the provincial championships in October where they faced the hosts, Grande Prairie Regional College in the first game. The team ended up losing 3-0 to the Wolves in the ACAC Championship quarter-final match, but played with dedication, commitment and hard work all season and were representing the college at the ACAC match for the second year in a row.

Team members who received all-conference honours, as selected by the ACAC women’s soccer coaches, were Cassandra Evans (forward), Shannon Clark (midfield) and Taylor Rypien (midfield).

Men’s and women’s cross country teams win gold, honours at provincials At the provincial cross country championships held on their home turf of Nicholas Sheran Park in October, the Lethbridge College Kodiaks represented their college and city spectacularly, winning team gold medals for the men’s and women’s teams as well as individual medals for three runners. In the women’s race, Emily Lucas claimed a bronze and was followed closely

by Rachel McKenzie, who finished fourth, and Dina Iatrou, who finished sixth. In the men’s race, Alex Harding brought home the individual gold while teammate Andrew Harding finished third, Boaz Korir finished fourth, and Moses Cherreret finished sixth.

In addition, Alex Harding was named the provincial male runner of the year, Andrew Harding was named the rookie male runner of the year, Emily Lucas was named the rookie female runner of the year, and coach Bertil Johansson was selected as the 201516 ACAC cross country coach of the year.

Cross country teams claim silver and bronze at nationals Lethbridge College Kodiaks cross country teams ended their impressive season on Nov. 14, emerging combined as the most dominant team in the country, and adding a couple more medals to their collection when both the men’s and women’s teams took part in the 2015 Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association Cross Country National Championships, hosted by St. Lawrence College (Brockville, Ont. Campus). The women’s team, led by Emily Lucas, claimed team bronze and the men’s team, led by Alex Harding, claimed team silver. The combination of both results earned the teams the Overall Team Supremacy trophy for the national championships. Harding was also named to the 2015 Men’s Cross Country Running All-Canadian team at a banquet following the competition.

October 31 : @CraigKamba

@LethCampusMedia @LethCollege Kodiaks Cross Country finished today with massive success for both men and women! { Craig Kamba }

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GRANTS, AWARDS AND DONATIONS

Federal funding to benefit aboriginal students On July 9, Lethbridge MP Jim Hillyer announced support to Lethbridge College for a program designed to prepare First Nation and Inuit youth with the skills and training needed to join the labour market. Hillyer made the announcement during a visit to Lethbridge College which, with its partners at Red Crow Community College and Northern Lakes College, will receive close to $380,000 for the Community Health Promotion Program that will allow First Nation and Inuit students to build the skills needed to access jobs within multiple sectors.

Annual college golf tournament a success

Wine auction raises nearly $300,000 for new facility Lethbridge College hosted its 25th Annual Clayton Allan Wine Auction in November and raised a record amount of more than $295,000, which will go towards the college’s new trades and technologies facility. Held at the Garden Court Restaurant, the room was transformed into a space fit for the many black ties in the room. This event has continued to grow over the course of its 25 years and the community has continually supported the event. The anniversary year provided a great opportunity to honour many of the community’s philanthropists including Flora Matteotti for her and her late husband, Val’s, long-standing involvement with the wine auction. Keith Dys was also honoured for his unparalleled involvement as he retired from his position as co-chair of the wine auction committee.

November 6 : @LethCollege

It’s almost time for dessert, and the 25th live auction of this event’s history. We’re excited for both! { Lethbridge College }

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The 32nd Annual Lethbridge College Golf Tournament in September was a huge success, and the feedback from the golfers was that our tournament was one of the best that they have ever attended. The event, which was cosponsored by the Calgary Flames and Avison Young, raised more than $45,000 in support of athletic and student awards.

College launches the second Extreme Career Makeover Lethbridge College launched the second edition of its Extreme Career Makeover contest in October. More than 360 people applied for this opportunity and a judging panel assessed the entries and then contacted those chosen as first-round qualifiers. The college will produce videos of the Top Six, which will be available for viewing online during a 12-day voting period at the end of February 2016. Online voting will determine the two contestants who move on to the next step and the judging panel will select the winner in March 2016. The winner will be awarded a package that includes tuition, books and residence fees for up to four semesters and the runner-up will receive tuition for up to four semesters. The contest has a potential total value of more than $30,000 for the winning student.

LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE LEGACIES

Cold as ice: a short history of ice in southern Alberta Ice is essential for many things.

Ice keeps food and drinks cold. We need ice for hockey, curling and other winter sports. And if your plan is to make some of the best ice sculptures around, you will need a great quantity of ice.

In the days before refrigerators, it took a great deal of work and planning to ensure ice was there when needed. Locally ice was harvested from the Oldman River, Henderson Lake, McLean Lake (informally known as Jail Lake) and basically, from whatever frozen lake or river where one could be guaranteed to find 14 inches of good, thick ice. The ice had to not only be thick but also clear, which meant it could not have frozen snow layered inside the ice.

Once perfect ice was located, the ice harvest started. Ice saws were used to cut the blocks. Each block of ice generally weighed between 40 and 50 pounds. Kate Andrews (the first chair of the college’s board of governors and the person for whom the Andrews building was named) left her children a description of early life in Lethbridge.

She wrote a description of how the ice was harvested: “When the blocks were broken free they were floated in a channel to the loading platform. There a team hoisted the blocks up a skidway to the platform, by tongs fastened to a chain and pulley. From the platform six or eight blocks were loaded into a wagon and hauled by team to the ice house up town, for storage….Every ice harvest was made exciting by a man slipping into the river, or the ice breaking and letting horses, wagon and teamster through.”

In the days before refrigerators, it took a great deal of work and planning to ensure ice was there when needed.

The ice was stored in ice houses, layered with sawdust and straw, until needed by consumers. The ice men would deliver blocks to customers and businesses. This continued until electricity and home refrigerators eventually brought an end to the ice harvests and the ice companies.

Despite our storied history of local ice, sometimes your refrigerator ice just isn’t large enough or grand enough for really big, important projects. Each spring, Culinary students at Lethbridge College receive delivery of huge blocks of ice from Calgary to practice their ice carving skills (see story and photos on page 12).

Ice and ice delivery, it is clear, is part of a long Lethbridge tradition.

Story by Belinda Crowson, Galt Museum and Archives Photo courtesy Galt Museum and Archives

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Grads on our grounds

“I love being in the middle of ever ything, from the planning and layout to the finished product.� { J.J. Nelson }

From left: Lethbridge College alumni J.J. Nelson, Clarence Slomp, Sheldon Anderson and Ross Caffyn review plans for the new trades and technologies facility.

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{ with J.J Nelson } J.J. Nelson is just where he wants to be on the job

site for the new trades and technologies facility at Lethbridge College – right in the middle of everything.

Nelson, who graduated from the Automotives Service Technician program in 2009 and from the Computer Network Technician program in 2004, is the general foreman for Stuart Olson and has been working on campus since July 2014. As second in command on the site, he reports directly to the site superintendent, and on any given day, he will work with all subtrade foremen, members of the college staff and the project consultant group. He is responsible for the daily coordination of all activities on site and ensures that all scheduling is followed through and that the trades are moving forward.

This fall, Nelson was joined by Ross Caffyn (Business Administration 1997), chair of the Crooks School of Transportation Sheldon Anderson (Automotives 1987), and building maintenance supervisor Clarence Slomp (Carpentry 1989) to review some plans. On other days, he is looking for conflicts before they arise, working on quality control issues and even taking photos of the work as it progresses.

“I love being in the middle of everything, from the planning and layout to the finished product,” Nelson says.

“I’m fortunate that I get to see everything come together, including seeing the students using what we build. It feels good knowing that our efforts will aid in the education of future tradespeople.”

Story by Lisa Kozleski | Photo by Rod Leland

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Lethbridge College Open House

LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE

OPEN HOUSE and come visit Kodiak country

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 Experience the hands-on environment that gives students the leading edge in industry.

Join us for a day of exploration and discovery. Take a tour of campus, get to know our instructors, apply on the spot, learn about our programs and student services, and so much more.

Register and attend Open House on Feb. 6 and your name will be entered in a draw for your chance to win a $1,500 tuition credit. Visit lethbridgecollege.ca/openhouse for details – and see you on the sixth!

Leading and transforming education in Alberta

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And don’t forget: Apply for scholarships and awards by May 1.

One application form puts your name in the running for all Lethbridge College awards that you are eligible for. A few minutes of your time can help fund your education.

Go to lethbridgecollege.ca/awards to apply.