Wider Horizons - Winter 2014

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his issue of Wider Horizons has been so much fun to bring together.

The main feature – “This land is our land” – all started with a conversation about how Lethbridge College alumni are doing great work across the country. From a Communication Arts grad blazing trails in the west to an Environmental Sciences grad leading an international investigation in the east, our alumni are doing awesome work.

Then we began questioning if this influence could truly be shown on a national level – if we could find a grad in every province and territory with an interesting story to tell. There were some tricky moments, but we did. And so in this issue, you’ll get a glimpse into the lives of alumni of all ages, whether they are working in their fields or have moved on to new careers. They are a wonderful group of people – and we know there are even more great alumni stories out there to tell. If you’d like to share your story or the story of a classmate with us, just email WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca.

You’ll also get to read about a first in our provincial athletic conference history – having two sets of three siblings playing for the same team during the same season. This double-triple includes the Pasquotti brothers, who helped lead the Kodiaks to one of their most successful men’s soccer seasons ever, and the Lowry sisters, who are providing some of the strength and leadership on this year’s women’s basketball team. We’re proud of our teams and delighted to feature these siblings who are anything but rivals.

At the end of this issue, you might notice an expanded “Noted online” section, with Instagram photos showcasing the fun and adventures of today’s college students, as well as some of our favourite tweets from the last few months. If you want to add your comments to any college conversation, just send your replies or mentions to @LethCollege on Instagram or Twitter.

And finally, we sent out a survey to a sampling of alumni we have on our email list after the Fall 2013 issue was mailed. The results were very interesting – you told us you like reading history stories and alumni features best of all, and that you can’t get enough of the “Where are they now” updates. We’re working hard on the first two, but to expand that latter section, we need to hear from you. Please email us your news, whether it’s a new baby, new job, new house or new adventure – your classmates can’t wait to hear from you.

As always, thanks for reading Wider Horizons .

Happy New Year, too! I think it’s off to a great start.

Cheers –

Lisa Kozleski Managing Editor

In this issue, you’ll get a glimpse into the lives of alumni of all ages, whether they are working in their fields or have moved on to new careers.”

— Lisa Kozleski

What’s inside Vol. 7, No. 2, Winter 2014

This land is our land

Wherever you go in Canada – from Port de Grave on the Atlantic to Vancouver Island on the Pacific – you can find Lethbridge College alumni doing influential and interesting work. Read all about a few of our remarkable grads living and working in communities across the country in this special section. It is just a small sampling of a much larger group; with more than 25,000 alumni scattered around the world, the influence of Lethbridge College alumni can be found in every province and territory, in small hamlets and large cities, in small start-up companies and large corporations.

Wider Horizons is Lethbridge College’s community magazine, celebrating the successes and accomplishments of its students, employees and alumni by promoting them throughout the community and around the world.

This publication aims to educate its readers, engage stakeholders and recognize donors through compelling stories and images that relate to, and resonate with, its readers.

Wider Horizons is published by the Lethbridge College Advancement Office.

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.

Wider Horizons c/o The Advancement Office 3000 College Drive South Lethbridge, AB T1K 1L6 WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca

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36 Getting ready to break ground Province shows support for new trades building project.

38 Collaboration and cooperation Local Lafarge branch supports trades, innovation space with $50,000 gift.

In every issue President in action.........................2 Campus in season.........................4 From our kitchens.......................30 Office intrigue.............................32

39 Partnership in action Lealta Building Supplies donates $50,000 to support trades building, student awards.

Q&A...........................................34 It’s a family affair........................43 Where are they now?..................44 News and notes..........................46 Noted online...............................52

publisher: Dr. Paula Burns executive editor: Carmen Toth managing editor: Lisa Kozleski designer: Dana Woodward photographers: Rod Leland, Rob Olson, Jonathan Ruzek, Gregory Thiessen magazine staff: Leeanne Conrad, Alison Fehr, Elisabeth Morgan, Heather Nish, Diana Prakash, Shawn Salberg, Kasha Thurston, Gwen Wirth contributor: Megan Shapka In addition to free distribution to our regional community, Wider Horizons is also mailed to all Lethbridge College alumni. Alumni are encouraged to stay connected to the college by emailing alumni@lethbridgecollege.ca or by updating their contact information at the Alumni Relations website: lethbridgecollege.ca/alumni.

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President in action Glenn Miller (Advertising/Public Relations 2009), a service officer for the Royal Canadian Legion, presented a poppy to Lethbridge College President and CEO Dr. Paula Burns before the start of the legion’s annual poppy campaign this past fall. Lethbridge College staff members and students gathered to watch the short ceremony, where Miller discussed the importance of talking to veterans and asking them to share their stories, which allows younger generations to learn from their experiences.

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Photo by Gregory Thiessen

“This is an important part of our heritage,” said Dr. Burns after the ceremony. “The Canadians who gave their lives for our freedom created the world we live in today, and it is important to take time to remember them.” Every year, from the last Friday in October to Remembrance Day, the Legion conducts the Poppy Campaign, which annually raises more than $14 million for the support of veterans and their families.

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Campus in season Lethbridge College is situated on traditional Blackfoot territory and has had a long and vibrant history of encouraging and supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit students on campus. Each October, the college showcases and celebrates the pride, history and knowledge that are at the heart of Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities at FNMI Days.

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Photo by Rod Leland

The three-day celebration kicks off with the raising of the college tipi, pictured here during the last night of the celebration last fall. Other events during the celebration include a traditional fashion show, drumming and dance performances, traditional games, MĂŠtis jigging, a hand drum contest, other musical performances, and arts, crafts and community exhibits.

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Two trios of athletic siblings find camaraderie competing as Kodiaks

Siblings Without Rivalry What looked at first glance like printer’s errors on the men’s soccer and women’s basketball team roster lists this year were, in fact, a little bit of Alberta sporting history in the making.

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hat lineup of Pasquotti, Pasquotti and Pasquotti and Lowry, Lowry and Lowry marked the first time in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference that two trios of siblings played for the same sporting team at the same college during the same season.

It is unusual to have even two siblings playing for the college team during the same season, says Anthony Wong, Operations Manager for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, and only once has a trio of siblings played on the same team together. But that changed this year at Lethbridge College, when Dario, Nico and Matteo Pasquotti

Photos by Rob Olson

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took to the pitch for the men’s soccer team and Elizabeth, Katheryne and Emma Lowry hit the hard-court for the women’s basketball team.

“When we found out that both teams would have three siblings, I thought this is ACAC history in the making,” says Avery Harrison, the college’s athletic director and women’s basketball coach, who has been active in the provincial conference for 29 years. “We’re really working to make the Kodiaks a central part of the college community, and I think all of the Kodiaks this year have really become like a family.”

From left to right: Emma Lowry, Elizabeth Lowry and Katheryne Lowry

The Lowry sisters say they grew up in a physically active household in Lundbreck, Alta., with 12 children and a dad who played football in high school and a mom who swam and played field hockey. The sisters say they didn’t start playing organized sports until junior high and enjoyed basketball – and playing sports with each other – from the start.

“We are all pretty supportive,” says Elizabeth, the oldest of the trio at 26 who plays point for the Kodiaks. “It’s something all of us do for each other. Our brothers will come and watch us, we’ll go to our younger siblings’ games and our parents are our biggest fans.”

“I’m pretty sure that they’ll be at all of our games,” adds Emma, 19, a guard.

All three agree it was a memorable moment when they took the court for the first time together last fall.

“I hadn’t played in two years,” says Elizabeth. “But I still had a year of eligibility left, and when Kat and Emma made

the team, I knew I had to try out. This is the only year it could happen.”

The sisters say they definitely feel they have an advantage seeing a sibling down the lane, set up and waiting for a pass. And it doesn’t hurt to have a sympathetic hug from each other when the game doesn’t go the way they hoped.

“You just can be really supportive and be there for each other,” says Katheryne, 23, a guard.

“There’s not too much sibling rivalry between the three of us,” adds Elizabeth.

Their coach agrees, and says the sisters all seem to be fully savouring the one year they will have this chance to play together. “Each sister in her own right is a great basketball player and a great person,” says Harrison. “I’ve never seen Liz smile as much as she has this year. There are times, even in the middle of tough practices, when I see all three of them just look at each other and light up.”

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The Pasquotti brothers also seemed to thrive having their brothers as teammates this past season. The three, who started playing soccer as preschoolers, have been playing together for as long as they can remember. They grew up in Lethbridge, the sons of parents Dino and Theresa, both of whom were successful athletes in high school and, for Dino, university.

The family owns 5P’s Construction and the brothers say their parents come to every game, home or away.

All three brothers were star basketball players at Catholic Central High School, which didn’t have a soccer team. Dario, the eldest at 22 and a forward, also suited up for the Kodiaks basketball team the last two seasons and led the conference in assists per game both years. But the chance to play on the same team with his brothers this year was so appealing that he decided to devote his time to “the beautiful game” of soccer this year.

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All three are very intense and very competitive.

They all play with tons of heart and passion. ” — Joe Mauro Men’s soccer coach Joe Mauro had coached Matteo, 19, a centre midfielder, and Nico, 18, an outside midfielder, when they were 13 and 14, and he coached Dario on the college soccer team last year as well. He says Dario was a big part of getting his two brothers to come to the college.

“When word got out that I had signed all three of them to come and play at the college, I heard some people saying ‘Oh, your hands are going to be full!’” Mauro recalls. “All three are very intense and very competitive. They all play with tons of heart and passion. They are very strong-willed and will do whatever they need to do to be successful – which is great. ” Mauro says the Pasquotti brothers did seem to anticipate the moves their brothers would make and would get on one another’s case if one of them wasn’t stepping up – just like siblings do. He also says they became instant leaders on the team. “They were a total joy to coach,” he says, “and I’m thankful I was a part of this year, with them and the rest of the team.”

The team played one of its strongest seasons ever, finishing just one game shy of qualifying for the national tournament – the best in the team’s history. The Pasquotti brothers were a big part of that success. Of the total of 27 team goals scored by the Kodiaks in the regular season, 10 were scored by Nico and four by Dario. Matteo, who represented Canada on the Under-17 team in 2010 and 2011 and was on the residency team for the Vancouver Whitecaps, a professional team, has

We’re really working to make the Kodiaks a central part of the college community, and I think all of the Kodiaks this year have really become like a family.”

— Avery Harrison

battled knee injuries the last two seasons and had to scale back his usual intensity this season as he awaited surgery.

“But that didn’t stop him from making a huge difference on our team this year,” says Mauro. “Having Matteo on the field with his incredible skills and knowledge of the game and so much experience at such a young age was just incredible.

He was like the quarterback on the team. Everything went through him. He knew where to pass the ball, when to attack and to defend…he played a huge role.”

Dario says both of his brothers are talented in different ways. “Nico can change the game in the blink of an eye with his footwork, speed and ability to put the ball in the back of the net,” the eldest brother explains. “Matteo is able to control the game through the middle with his toughness and decision making.”

The brothers have previously played on the same team as one other brother, but never both. The first time they walked out together “was pretty cool,” says Dario. “You kind of always know what their tendencies are, where they are likely to be. We all have the same mindset – we expect to win. Win or go home.”

Sibling stories around the conference Coaches and staff at the ACAC could only track down one other example of three siblings playing on the same team in ACAC history. That happened in 2009-10, when the three Price brothers, Matthew, Marshall and Clayton, played on the men’s basketball team at King’s University College.

Having two trios of siblings playing the same sport the same year at the same college was, until this year, unheard of. But checking in around the conference, Anthony Wong, Operations Manager for the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, found a few examples that came close. In 2011-12 at Lakeland College, two coaches of the women’s volleyball team, brothers Taylor and Austin Dyer, coached their sister, Brin. And in 200102, three siblings played volleyball for King’s University College but on two different teams. Hans Doef played for the men’s team, while his twin sister Elly and another sister, Cody, played for the women’s team.

From left to right: Matteo Pasquotti, Dario Pasquotti and Nico Pasquotti

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Canada

Wherever you go in Canada you can find Lethbridge College alumni doing influential and interesting work.

This land is our land:

College alumni transforming

the Canadian labour landscape Wherever you go in Canada – from Port de Grave on the Atlantic to Vancouver Island on the Pacific – you can find Lethbridge College alumni doing influential and interesting work.

Some of them have built on a dream that started during their college years – taking a final semester design project and turning it into reality, in one case. Others have found great success in their fields, but then intrepidly left it behind to return to school and embrace new challenges.

Whether they are reporting the news, investigating criminal cases or preparing a five-course meal in a four-star restaurant, these grads are contributing to their communities and are leaders in their professions, often drawing on the skills and experiences they learned first as students at the college.

In the following pages, you’ll get to read about a few of our remarkable grads living and working in communities across the country. It is just a small sampling of a much larger group; with more than 25,000 alumni scattered around the world, the influence of Lethbridge College alumni can be found in every province and territory, in small hamlets and large cities, in small start-up companies and large corporations.

If you know an alumnus doing interesting, unusual or influential work in any part of the world, just drop us note or send an email to WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca to share that story. We love hearing from you.

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Photo by Rob Olson

ENCHANT, ALBERTA

Richard Stamp

Enrolled in business, carpentry, computer and other courses in the 1980s

Richard Stamp is a first generation farmer, although farming ran – and still seems to run – in his family’s blood. His greatgrandparents homesteaded near Travers, Alta. at the turn of the century. But the droughts of the Dirty Thirties and the lack of irrigation meant his family couldn’t even grow a garden, so they moved off the farm.

Rick’s parents moved back to the area when he was 10. In 1978, he had an opportunity to buy land with a “Beginning Farmers” loan through AFSC, which is still available today to new farmers. He and his wife Marian established Stamp’s Select Seeds in 1980, in the heart of irrigation country at Enchant, Alta. Their farm business focuses entirely on “pedigreed seed” production consisting of a wide variety of cereals, beans, flax, and hybrid canola. The retail marketing, sales, seed treating and shipping of these crops are carried out year round.

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From the start, the Stamps made farming a family endeavour.

This fall the family will bring in the farm’s 35th harvest.

Working closely with their immediate and extended family and seeing them all engaged in the agricultural industry brings him and Marian great satisfaction, says Stamp, who also attended classes at the college in the 1980s during the winter, studying everything from computer programming to carpentry to market futures and business management.

As a strong supporter of education for those in his industry, “Education is the future of agriculture,” he says. Marian adds that the 2+2 program that the Lethbridge College offers is a vital link in a well-rounded education system. Both agree that “the more we can encourage the next generations to expand their ‘horizons’ with continuous learning the better.”

Alberta

It’s always enjoyable to plan with, work with, and show up every day with family.”

– Greg Stamp

The Stamp Family Agricultural Technology and Accounting All four of Rick and Marian Stamp’s children – Greg, Matthew, Nathan and Aimee – grew up working on the farm and went on to earn diplomas at Lethbridge College. Today, all four work in the agricultural industry – three of them with Stamp Seeds on the Enchant farm.

“I feel very fortunate and thankful to have the opportunity to be involved in the family seed business,” says Nathan Stamp (Agricultural Technology 2011), who met his wife Christine Meeks Stamp (Agricultural Technology 2012) at the college. “I find that everyone has a common invested interest in the farm. Everyone has had different experiences and education and brings his or her own skills and abilities to work together for the common good of the operation.”

The family sees an exciting future in agriculture – one that could involve family members for generations to come.

They agree that the work itself is extremely fulfilling. “The most satisfying aspect of agriculture and construction is seeing the rewards of all your hard work,” says Matthew Stamp (Accounting 2009). “When a plan comes together and a person can physically see” the results of his or her labour and effort, “that is when it is the most satisfying.”

Education is the future for agriculture.”

His eldest brother, Greg Stamp (Agricultural Technology 2004), agrees. “The benefits of working in a family business are that everyone is committed to its success and is working to make sure great seed products are produced and customers are satisfied,” he says. “It’s always enjoyable to plan with, work with, and show up every day with family.”

Aimee Stamp (Agricultural Technology 2012) is the only sibling currently working outside of the family business. She now works for 20/20 Seed Labs Inc. in Lethbridge as a germination seed analyst and says this past year she has been involved in on-the-job training and preparing to write her germination exam, which she did last fall.

– Richard Stamp

Wherever you go in Canada – from Port de Grave on the Atlantic to Vancouver Island on the Pacific – you can find Lethbridge College alumni doing influential and interesting work.

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Julie Nolin

Communication Arts - Journalism 1991

Julie Nolin is quick to acknowledge that her college

experience got off to a rocky start, but she worked deliberately during the second year of her Communication Arts – Print Journalism program to get herself back on track, becoming heavily involved in the Endeavour and student government.

Since her graduation in 1991, she has gone on to achieve great success professionally, illustrating her assertion that “it’s what you do with your education that makes a difference.”

Today, Nolin is based at CTV British Columbia and splits her time between Vancouver and Edmonton, where she started working as a reporter and anchor at CTV Edmonton in November. She has won many journalism awards over

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the years for her work as a reporter, producer and host. In addition, Nolin, who is the great-granddaughter of Métis politician Charles Nolin (a first cousin to Louis Riel), has been a documentary director, writer and producer for APTN’s award-winning program “The Sharing Circle.”

Living with her husband, two sons and a Westie close to downtown Vancouver, Nolin says there is much she loves about her work.

“Every day is a surprise, because you never know what you will be covering as a reporter in a major market like Vancouver,” she says. “I enjoy the people I work with – the photographers,

British Columbia

I had the opportunity to work on some really great game titles with some amazing people.”

– Andrew Lockhart BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Andrew Lockhart Multimedia 2001

Every day is a surprise, because you never know what you will be covering as a reporter in a major market like Vancouver.”

– Julie Nolin

editors, and producers – and being able to connect with people I meet while I’m out on assignment. I have also been extremely fortunate to see so many parts of every city I’ve worked in. There are great memories created everywhere I go.”

Nolin still has great memories of her time at the college, and says she still draws on some of the lessons learned as a student – including the writing rule, K.I.S.S! (Keep it simple, stupid!). “K.I.S.S. is especially important in broadcast writing,” she adds. “I think I owe [former Lethbridge College journalism instructor] D’Arcy Kavanagh a huge thank you for this.”

Andrew Lockhart, a 2001 Multimedia graduate, had what many in the gaming world would consider a dream job: he worked as a test lead at the Vancouverbased Relic, Inc., a studio specializing in 3D real-time strategy games including Company of Heroes.

“Testers – especially good ones – are always in demand,” says Lockhart, who went on to study at the Art Institute of Vancouver—Burnaby. He worked at a few smaller companies before being hired at Relic more than four years ago, where “I had the opportunity to work on some really great game titles with some amazing people. One of the best things about working in games is that you get a really broad set of people and skillsets under one roof. You can learn a lot.”

But he was also left wanting to learn more, to challenge himself with new projects, and to “work to live, not live to work.” So last August, after “doing a lot of soul searching and exploring other possible career paths,” Lockhart left Relic and went back to school, enrolling in the Computer Systems Technology program at British Columbia Institute of Technology. “I’m quite excited to see where this will take me,” he says.

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WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Jeremy Langemann Culinary Careers 1995

The February 2012 morning that Jeremy Langemann put

on his new executive chef’s jacket and went to work at the Fairmont Winnipeg didn’t feel much different from any of the thousands of days he’s gone to work in a kitchen – with one small exception. “I just knew I was responsible for everything now,” he says.

And “everything” isn’t an exaggeration. The 1995 graduate of the college’s Culinary Careers program generally starts his day at about 6:30 a.m., when he makes his rounds at the 340-room hotel and checks in on daily events. Throughout the day, he juggles operations meetings and time in the production kitchen with emails, orders and mentoring

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chefs. He takes time away to pick up his 3½-year-old daughter most afternoons at 4:30 p.m. and gets home for dinner at 6 p.m.

He doesn’t spend much time chopping or cooking these days, except in his home kitchen. But every plate that comes out to the restaurant or goes up with a room service tray– more than 250,000 meals a year – has been influenced by Langemann’s efforts to provide memorable meals for every single guest.

Langemann was born and raised in Coaldale and came to the college after his plans to pursue carpentry were put on hold

Manitoba

The food scene is vibrant and strong – and hopefully, I can add to some of the excitement.”

– Jeremy Langemann

It wasn’t until I went to Lethbridge College that I saw my path.”

– Dr. Karla Guyn LOCKPORT, MANITOBA

Karla Guyn Environmental Sciences 1986 Dr. Karla Guyn, the new National Director of Conservation for Ducks Unlimited Canada, has always known she wanted to be a biologist.

“But it wasn’t until I went to Lethbridge College that I saw my path on how to achieve that,” she says. “I went on to complete a B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D., but it was at Lethbridge College that I laid the foundation for my future success.”

Guyn started in her new position at the national organization last summer. “I am excited by this new challenge and to have the opportunity to be engaged with wetland conservation work across Canada,” she says. “Holding this position wasn’t even in my wildest dreams when I was a student at Lethbridge College.”

following a serious fall. He says he had time to think, research and experiment in his home kitchen – and he soon decided that cooking was his true calling.

He has worked at Fairmont hotels across North America – in Banff, Jasper, Washington, D.C., Boston and Toronto. Before moving to Winnipeg, he was the Executive Sous Chef at the Fairmont Palliser Calgary.

He said he and his family are thrilled with this latest opportunity. “There is so much happening in Winnipeg,” Langemann says. “The food scene is vibrant and strong – and hopefully, I can add to some of the excitement.”

Ducks Unlimited is primarily focused on addressing challenges facing wetlands and waterfowl habitat across Canada. Wetlands continue to be under substantial threat across Canada, Guyn explains, and Ducks Unlimited addresses the challenges encountered when wetlands are drained and degraded through agricultural activities, urban development, industrial activity or new transportation installations.

It’s rewarding work, she says. “The most satisfying aspect is the opportunity to be engaged with wetland conservation work that will have long lasting positive outcomes for waterfowl, wildlife and society in general,” she says. “It is the best feeling going and something that I am very passionate about.”

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SACKVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK

Craig A. Smith Conservation Enforcement 1999

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he 2½ years of thorough research, far-reaching interviews, relentless determination and resolute perseverance all paid off on Oct. 1 for 1999 Conservation Enforcement grad Craig A. Smith. That was the day a provincial court convicted Greg Logan of New Brunswick of illegally exporting 250 Narwhal ivory tusks to the U.S. Smith, the manager of operations in the Maritimes for the Wildlife Enforcement branch of Environment Canada, supervised the team of investigators of “Operation Longtooth,” which will go down in the record books as one of the largest protected species smuggling investigations in North American history. After his conviction, Logan was fined $385,000, forfeited his 2005 Chevy Avalanche, was prohibited from possessing any marine mammal part for 10 years, and was confined to an eight-month conditional sentence – the largest penalty in Canada for wild animal smuggling offenses.

And it was all in a day’s work for Smith, who has wanted to work with wildlife since he met a game warden when he was about 5-years-old on a hunting trip with his dad. The New

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Brunswick native credits his time at the college with opening doors to a challenging and satisfying career.

“I had worked for about five years as a New Brunswick conservation officer when I realized that to advance my career, I needed a degree,” says Smith. “I picked Lethbridge College for its Bachelor of Applied Science-Conservation Enforcement program and travelled more than 4,500 kilometres because it had the perfect program that would recognize the experience I had, and provide the real-world educational opportunities I needed to move ahead.”

Today, Smith is responsible for federal enforcement officers and legislation in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, including protecting migratory birds, species at risk and National Wildlife Areas and Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, as well as investigations involving the international and interprovincial trade in endangered species – such as the one that led to the Narwhal ivory tusk conviction last fall.

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI

PierreCharles Dillon

Renewable Resource Management 2008 Fish and Wildlife 2009 Pierre-Charles Dillon, who moved to Prince Edward Island after earning diplomas from Lethbridge College in Renewable Resource Management in 2008 and Fish and Wildlife in 2009, says there is a part of him that will always be an Islander. But that feeling comes not from a lifetime spent in Canada’s smallest province, he says, but rather from having lived in different communities in Europe and Canada and taking bits of every place with him wherever he goes.

Dillon was born in the United Kingdom, lived in France until he was 16, and moved to Manitoba before coming to the college. After graduation, he left to be near his parents in Charlottetown and worked in a variety of seasonal jobs. “I worked on many great and interesting projects on PEI,” says Dillon, “including time at the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project where I worked on doing forestry management plans.”

–Craig A. Smith

Maritimes

I picked Lethbridge College for its Bachelor of Applied Science – Conservation Enforcement and travelled more than 4,500 kilometres because it had the perfect program that would recognize the experience I had.”

But the lack of permanent jobs on the island and a desire to continue his education led Dillon to return to school in 2012. He is far from the pastoral landscape of PEI but still in a familiar place… across the coulees at the University of Lethbridge, where he is pursuing an environmental science degree.

I worked on many great and interesting projects on PEI.” DISCOVERY AT LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE – Pierre-Charles Dillon

If you’d like to share your own story of discovery at Lethbridge College, just email WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca or post your story on the college’s Facebook page.

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PORT DE GRAVE, NEWFOUNDLAND

Janalynn Petten Fashion Design and Marketing 2008

Janalynn Petten, who lives and works in the small fishing town in Newfoundland where she grew up, is pursuing a dream that started with a class assignment in the Fashion Design and Marketing program at Lethbridge College.

The assignment involved choosing a store and redesigning its entire concept, Petten recalls. “The idea was probably to choose a clothing store,” says the 2008 alumna. But having been introduced to a cupcake shop in Lethbridge earlier that year, she decided to redesign a bakery. “Fast-forward to a year ago,” she says. “That’s when my sister and I started selling cupcakes as a side business under the name ‘Best Kind Bakeshoppe’. We became so busy creating cupcakes that it’s now my full-time job. We’re currently at the point where we decide whether or not to open a small retail location.”

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Petten says she learned many valuable lessons during her year at the college, especially that “creativity CAN be a part of your career.” That was a welcome change for her, after having started university to pursue a teaching degree. “When I realized being a classroom teacher wasn’t for me, I decided it was a perfect opportunity to pursue something creative.”

Some of her best memories of her time at the college involved her assignments. “After four and a half years of 20-page essays and research papers,” she says, “it was a nice change to work on projects that involved colour.”

After graduation, she and her sister spent a year in Vancouver before moving back to Port de Grave. “Last time I checked,” she says, “the population was well under 1,000. It’s probably the most unexpected place to consider selling cupcakes. The

Imagine sitting down with your morning coffee – and cupcake – and whale-watching from your kitchen window.”

– Janalynn Petten

Northeastern Canada

scenery, however, is unreal. Imagine sitting down with your morning coffee – and cupcake – and whale-watching from your kitchen window. That’s home for me.”

I made a lot of friends there and I learned a lot about different cultures.”

– Rafael Hermosilla LAVAL, QUEBEC

Rafael Hermosilla

English as a Second Language 2003 After earning his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laval University, Rafael Hermosilla lost a job because of his poor English skills. Knowing that future professional success would require fluent English and French skills, he decided to enrol in Lethbridge College’s English as a Second Language program in 2003.

“To improve my English, I didn’t want to go to any school with a lot of Quebeckers,” says Hermosilla. He says he truly enjoyed his time at the college. “I made a lot of friends there and I learned a lot about different cultures,” he says. “It was interesting because I didn’t really have non-Quebecker friends in Quebec City, where I am from.” He also met his wife, Natsuki Kawashima, in the ESL program; she had come to study at Lethbridge College from Japan. The two have stayed in touch with her Lethbridge host family over the years.

Hermosilla now works as a supervisor/ planner at L3 Communications in Montreal, which repairs and maintains the C18 for the Canadian Army. “I like my job as I’m in charge of challenging mandates with strict budgets and timelines,” he says. “I definitely learn a lot of things that are very particular in the aeronautic industry. I like this constant learning process.”

DISCOVERY AT LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE If you’d like to share your own story of discovery at Lethbridge College, just email WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca or post your story on the college’s Facebook page.

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YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Norm Embleton Computer Information Systems 1992

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orm Embleton works in one of the most rapidly changing professions in the world – information technology. And yet more than 20 years after completing his Computer Information Systems diploma, this 1992 grad finds himself calling on a few of the lessons he learned as a student two decades ago, including “the theory behind almost every project plan.”

Embleton has plenty of opportunity to put these and many other lessons into practice in his role as Chief Information Officer for the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Department of Justice. He and his team “work hard to provide technical solutions to sometimes not so technical individuals,” Embleton explains. “We control the entire infrastructure from phone systems to cell doors in the prisons to the applications that provide information to Stats Canada. Every day presents challenges as well as new opportunities to learn.”

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The most satisfying part of his work is completing a project, he says. “Production always puts a smile on my face,” he adds.

“I enjoy the feeling of accomplishment and knowing that the design is solid, contingencies have been addressed and best efforts have been taken to provide a top-notch solution.”

A native of the Northwest Territories, Embleton’s only time outside of his home province were his years at the college.

While he says he enjoyed his Alberta experience (and still comes down for visits), Yellowknife is the only home for him.

“We have the best aurora borealis viewing in the world and the sun never sets in the summer,” he says. “We have lots of surrounding water so boating and fishing are popular pastimes.

When the five o’clock whistle blows, I can drive home, pick up the boat or RV and be at my favourite lake before 5:30 p.m.

There are not too many places in the world that can offer that.”

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Tracy Turk

Communication Arts 1995

Tracy Turk didn’t plan to stay in Yellowknife.

After finishing her Communication Arts diploma in 1995, she was hired over the phone by Northern News Services Ltd. and was ready to start work in the Northwest Territories two weeks later. “I looked on my trip to the Northwest Territories as an adventure,” she recalls, “and I was planning to move back to Alberta after about six months.”

We have the best aurora borealis viewing in the world and the sun never sets in the summer.”

That never happened. After meeting her husband, having a son, and moving on to work at the Yellowknife school district as executive assistant to the superintendent, Turk says there’s no place she’d rather be. “My friends have all tried to get me to consider moving back down to Alberta,” she says, “but they just don’t understand with the North you either love it or you hate it. I fell in love with the place!”

– Norm Embleton

Her job involves working side-by-side with the Board of Trustees, Superintendent of Education and Assistant Superintendent of Education for the largest school district in the Northwest Territories. She also is responsible for communications for the school district – work she describes as a passion that ties her back to her education at the college and that early, seemingly-short-term job in Yellowknife, nearly two decades ago.

Northwest Territories

I looked on my trip to the Northwest Territories as an adventure.”

– Tracy Turk

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Michelle A. Smith Criminal Justice 1986

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ince leaving Lethbridge College with a Criminal Justice diploma in 1986, Michelle A. Smith’s work with the RCMP has ranged from investigating murders and working as a bodyguard for Supreme Court justices to continuing her studies and working in witness protection. Today, she is a Staff Sergeant posted to the RCMP’s International Peace Operations Branch, working on policy, human resource issues, planning, information management and negotiating partnerships with other police agencies.

But wherever Smith’s work takes her – and it’s taken her to many interesting places around the country – she says she hasn’t forgotten the solid foundation that was laid during her days as a student at Lethbridge College. “Every day I utilize the skills and knowledge that I learned as a student,” she says from her home in Ottawa, where she lives with her husband of 20 years, who is also an RCMP officer, and four children ranging in age from 9 to 19. “Lethbridge College prepared me for a career in policing – I knew what to expect.”

Most recently, Smith says she found great satisfaction in her work “facilitating Canadian police officers to deploy to fragile

Every day I utilize the skills and knowledge that I learned as a student.”

– Michelle A. Smith

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states around the world.” She says she also found her posting in Source Witness Protection to be memorable.

“I was part of the team that developed the first Source Development Units in the RCMP, which included the selection process and training program,” she recalls.

“These revolutionary units investigate criminal organizations and focus on source recruitment. They have been highly successful in their mandate.”

While her training and education have served her well (she went on to earn a Bachelors and a Masters degrees with honours), Smith says her supportive husband and family have helped her achieve much of her success. “A work/life balance is possible, although not easy,” she says.

Smith says she loves living in Ottawa: “It’s beautiful with a lot of trees, activities, restaurants and culture and all of the historic buildings, Parliament buildings, the Supreme Court and the Governor General’s residence.” But she has dreams of retiring back in what she describes as the most beautiful province of all: Alberta.

TORONTO, ONTARIO

Ontario

Troy Reeb Communication Arts 1988

Troy Reeb got his start in broadcast journalism when he was just 16, working at CFOK (AM) in Westlock, Alta., and studying Communication Arts at Lethbridge College.

After graduating in 1988, he worked in radio and spent five years with The Canadian Press before joining Global Toronto in 1999.

He rose to become Ottawa correspondent and Washington bureau chief before being chosen in 2008 to lead Global News across the country. Today, he serves as Senior Vice President of Global News and Station Operations for Shaw Media.

Last October, Reeb was in New York to accept the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall News Excellence in Network Television on behalf of Global News. The category has been dominated by U.S. networks for decades, and no other Canadian network has won the award in its 42-year history.

“It was tremendous recognition of not only Global News, but the quality of Canadian journalism overall,” says Reeb, who was named the college’s Distinguished Alumnus in 2003 and is the founder of a unique internship opportunity at Global for college Communication Arts students. “I’m proud to be associated with a college that is helping to shape future journalists who will build on the same world-class tradition of excellence.”

I’m proud to be associated with a college that is helping to shape future journalists.”

– Troy Reeb

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REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN

Anna Marie Willey Communication Arts - Print Journalism 1976

Forty years ago this fall, Anna Marie Willey stepped on

a Greyhound bus and rode 500 miles to arrive at the place that she says ended up shaping her whole professional life: Lethbridge College.

Since her graduation from the Communication Arts – Journalism program in 1976, Willey has held more than a dozen full-time positions, including information officer at Parkland Community College, newspaper reporter at the Rosetown Eagle, vice-president of communications and public affairs at SaskPower, and chief of communications for the Government of Saskatchewan. Most recently, she had worked as director of communications, marketing and alumni relations at the University of Regina before deciding last fall to transition to “semi-retirement” and enjoy even more time with family and friends and working as president of her own Regina-based business, Total Communications Services Ltd. She says she has witnessed some significant changes during the course of her career. “Over the years, the changes in technology have been beyond imagination,” she says. “We

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used ‘Justowriter’ technology – that was even before photo typesetting – for the Endeavour. Now individuals can publish anything instantly from anywhere in the world using a cell phone.” But other aspects of the business – accuracy, meeting deadlines, developing good relationships with sources and colleagues – have stayed as important as they were when she was in the classroom with the inspirational Georgia Fooks.

Willey says her greatest joy during her college years was meeting Wade Willey, who was enrolled in Radio Arts. Last year, the couple celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary with family and friends. During the celebration, they fondly recall classmates Terry Willock and Roy Thurston who were members of their wedding party as well as classmates in Journalism and Radio Arts.

“Both Wade and I found employment in our chosen fields as a result of what we learned at Lethbridge College,” she says of choices made nearly four decades ago. “Unquestionably, that early life choice positively rooted my journey of working with words and continues to affect who I am today.”

SWIFT CURRENT, SASKATCHEWAN

– Anna Marie Willey

Saskatchewan

Unquestionably, that early life choice positively rooted my journey of working with words and continues to affect who I am today.”

Shantell Winter

Child and Youth Care 1995 For Shantell Winter, it’s all about the relationships. The 1995 graduate of the Child and Youth Care program acknowledges that there are some stresses that come with being a youth worker – “mostly that there are never enough hours in a day,” she explains. But those are far outweighed by the connections that last long after students move on.

“The relationships I make with students and their families are just awesome and last such a long time,” says Winter, who works in the Chinook School Division in Swift Current. “A young man recently added me as a friend on Facebook and wished me a happy birthday.

I had worked with him when he was 12, and he’s 29 now.”

Winter came to the college specifically for the Child and Youth Care program and returned to her home province to work.

She was, as far as she has been able to determine, the first youth worker in southwestern Saskatchewan, and she is thrilled that youth workers are now found in every school in her division. She says much of her work involves helping students with problem solving skills. “They just need an adult to help give them the tools,” she says.

“I spend a lot of time just trying to teach them how to work things out themselves.”

The relationships I make with students and their families are just awesome and last such a long time.”

– Shantell Winter

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WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Megan Freese Business Administration - Marketing 2004

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egan Freese has had the chance to put her business skills and experiences to good use in a variety of different settings, including a bank, the government and non-profit organizations, since receiving her Business Administration– Marketing diploma in 2004. But it’s in this last setting that the born and bred Yukoner has felt the most at home, simply because “being involved in non-profit organizations gives you an opportunity to give back to the community that you received so much from.”

She was introduced to non-profits during the year she spent as a program coordinator for Skills Canada Yukon in 2006 after which she worked as program coordinator for Sports Yukon

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for five years. Working at Sport Yukon was the dream job for an athlete who had participated in the Arctic Winter Games and Canada Games for Team Yukon. Freese started looking for new challenges about a year ago and chose to move back to Skills Canada Yukon, this time as the Executive Director. Her work now includes meeting with all member organizations of Skills Canada and promoting trades and technology careers around the Yukon.

Designing programming that is engaging and effective for today’s youth is one of the most important and challenging aspects of the job. The satisfaction comes from “getting to see the success of our participants, whether it is seeing someone

Yukon

at a skills club try a trade for the first time,” or seeing the success of competitors at local, national and world competitions.

Freese grew up in Haines Junction, a small community in the Yukon, and got to know the college during summer high school basketball camps. She had a great experience at these camps as well as during her four years at Lethbridge College. She still stays in touch with her roommates and friends from residence. “We formed a close knit family,” Freese says, “and we have managed, despite the miles, to keep in touch.”

“I felt that my skills were well developed enough to pursue most anything.”

– Michelle McLarnon

WHITEHORSE, YUKON

Michelle McLarnon Engineering Design and Drafting Technology 2004

Michelle McLarnon was 34 and already had a university degree and carpentry training when she decided to go back to school. Being a mature student, she says now nine years after receiving her Engineering Design and Drafting Technology diploma, “has changed my life for the better in so many more ways than I could have imagined at the time.”

We formed a close knit family, and we have managed, despite the miles, to keep in touch.”

– Megan Freese

McLarnon works as a Facilities Planner with Highway and Public Works for the Yukon government and looks at the moment of going out into the job force with a diploma behind her as a turning point in her professional life. She says she was ready for all of the challenges and opportunities she faced. “The instructors at the college helped me to feel confident in my strengths and encouraged me through my two years of study,” she says.

“When I left, I felt that my skills were well developed enough to pursue most anything covered in the program.”

She says she liked architectural studies the most and pursued that avenue. “I am glad that I did because it allowed me to get my first foot in the door with the Yukon Government,” she adds, “and it has allowed me to progress in my field to a position that I really enjoy.”

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From our kitchens

Recipe by Chef Doug Overes

Little Ox-Eye Cookies It’s easy to lean on familiar favourite recipes, whether it’s a savoury meatloaf or a flakey chocolate chip cookie, and these always have a trusted place in any kitchen. But sometimes, the similar effort can achieve a new and inspiring result, as is the case with this recipe, Little Ox-Eye Cookies. Using just four ingredients for the cookie and whatever tasty filling you have on hand, you can create a treat that looks impressive and tastes great.

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Students at Lethbridge College’s Culinary Careers program learn this recipe as part of their pastry/baking curriculum each year. You can taste for yourself some of the other delicious creations of the students at the Garden Court Restaurant during the academic year. To book a table, call 403-382-6999.

And in the meantime, try out these sweet treats for yourself.

Ingredients Pastry flour............................................ 750 grams/6 level cups Unsalted butter, softened .......................600 grams/1⅓ pound Icing sugar ................................................ 300 grams/2⅓ cups Large egg yolks ................................75 grams/approximately 4 Nutella, jam, peanut butter, etc. ..............Enough to fill cookies Icing sugar..........................................................Enough to dust

Photo by Jonathan Ruzek

Method 2. Sift flour and icing sugar.

7. Place all cookies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake until cooked but remove before the cookies become browned, about five to seven minutes.

3. With your hands or the paddle attachment of a mixer, work all ingredients to a smooth paste.

8. Once removed from the oven, allow the cookies to cool until you are able to handle them.

4. Once formed into a firm but tacky ball, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill well for about an hour.

9. Take the solid bases and place a half teaspoon of your favorite filling onto them. This could be chocolate, Nutella, jam or preserves, peanut butter or any other delicious filling.

1. Preheat oven to 385Ëš F.

5.

Once chilled, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out on a lightly dusted counter to 3 mm (⅛�) thick. Cut as many circles as you can with a ring cutter/cookie cutter.

Remember the bigger the ring the fewer cookies you will have. Keep the circles close together to eliminate waste.

6. Take half of the circles as bases and cut a circle out of the other half with a smaller cutter to create rings.

10. Dust the rings with extra icing sugar. Place one of the dusted rings lightly on top of the filling-filled base.

Enjoy.

Makes approximately four dozen cookies.

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Office intrigue

Ultrasound scanner

Pressed plants for weed identification study

Seeds (including some provided by the Stamp family featured on page 12 of this issue)

Microscopes used for botany and insect identification lessons

Cow pelvis (used to teach about artificial insemination)

The botanically interesting Euphorbia leuconeura from Madagascar, which has a poisonous milky sap

Wasps and other insects

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The work that Cherie Yoshioka does each day takes place in the laboratories of the state-of-the-art Cousins Science Centre. As a laboratory technician, Cherie makes sure the Animal Science majors and Plant and Soil majors in the Agricultural Technology program have the seeds, plants, animals, soil or skeletons they need for that day’s lesson.

Cherie is one of the people who makes hands-on learning a hallmark of a Lethbridge College education, and her attention to detail and knowledge of the materials she handles ensures that it is a smooth operation every day.

cherie.yoshioka@lethbridgecollege.ca

Photo by Rob Olson

Wheat and barley growth

Insect trap

Irrigation equipment

Growth chambers for plant science experiments

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Q&A Q&A

RON & John JACOBSON One look at this 1966 Pontiac Parisienne convertible, one of the most recent and unusual gifts to Lethbridge College, and you’re hooked. From its made-only-in-Canada origins to the beloved woman who drove it around town, the car offers no shortage of stories. Ronald A. Jacobson, now a retired Provincial Court Judge with a long association with the college, and his son John, vicechair of the Lethbridge College Board of Governors, took a few minutes this fall to tell Wider Horizons about the Pontiac and their decision to donate it to the college.

Wider Horizons: This is a beautiful car – it seems to have all the sleek styling and best design aspects of the 1960’s. We understand from the appraisers that GM started hiring women in the 50’s to design the interior features, the textures, the trim, the shaping of seats, door handles, armrests and steering wheels. This car is close to the millionth Pontiac that rolled off the line in Canada.

How did it end up in your garage?

Ron Jacobson: As you know, we had a real tragedy in our family. My first wife,

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Sonja, and our two youngest children, Jill and Ronald, died in a terrible house fire in 1981. This was Sonja’s car. She had seen it at Enerson Motors and that was it. It became her car!

John Jacobson: She drove it every day of the year – during snowstorms when it was 30 below, with a bunch of boys in the back on the way to hockey, up to the cottage and down to Kalispell and Whitefish. She drove it everywhere.

WH: What are you hoping the college does with it?

RJ: It’s up to the Board of Governors and administration to decide. They could auction it off to support the new Trades building, or keep it on hand to use in parades. We are leaving it wide open for them to determine the best opportunity.

WH: Has it been in a lot of parades?

RJ: Yes it has! One of the memorable times involved Les Talbot, a former college president. He took the car in a Whoop Up Days parade one year. He reached Fifth Street when the engine overheated – they had to push the car to the side and the parade had to go around them.

Photos by Rod Leland

WH: Ron, you and your wife Mariette have been long-time supporters of the college. You were one of the founding members of the College’s first Foundation Board, and Jacobson Memorials gave the Kodiak bear that sits at the entrance of the gymnasium in memory and honour of Sonja and your two younger children. John, you and your wife Debi are also long-time college supporters, and you work for Galko Homes, which donated one of the first homes to be sold in the College Home initiative to support the new Trades building.

What made you two decide to make this particular gift to the college?

RJ: For a long time, we’ve stored the car in the winter with Del Allen of DA Electric – this convertible and Del were well suited for each other. I talked to Del about donating the car and we realized the college would have a real advantage in having it. He wholeheartedly supported having it come to the college.

My wife Mariette has always been supportive of this donation.

WH: The convertible is now happily at home in a bay in the college’s

automotive wing. Auto mechanic students are working on it, getting the chance to get their hands on a true classic… a chance they might not get again in their careers.

RJ: It’s not the first time I brought the car to the college. I brought it to the automotive department years ago for students to work on it too. It’s a real boat – it’s so heavy and has quite a different feel. It really is a beautiful car. It’s in good hands.

To see more photos of the car, visit widerhorizons.ca.

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Government invests $56 million in college’s new trades facility Ground to be broken this spring; classes expected in new building by 2017

This facility will play an important role in achieving the new vision that Lethbridge College adopted earlier this year.”

— Dr. Paula Burns

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After years of planning, promoting, fundraising and fine-tuning, Lethbridge College’s new Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project received a huge boost from the Alberta government in December, which means work on the much-needed building can begin this spring.

The announcement was made on Dec. 6 at Lethbridge City Hall, when then-Deputy Premier and Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education Thomas Lukaszuk announced $56 million in government support for the college project, which will include new learning spaces and equipment for an additional 880 students in eight trades and four technology programs. On the same day, the government also announced $200 million for the University of Lethbridge’s Destination Project.

For the college, this means that a bit of work remains raising the final funds for the facility, but plans are already in place to put a shovel in the ground this spring to start building.

“The new trades and technologies facility will have the ability to support 2,300 learners,” said Randy Jespersen (Business Administration 1973), chairman of the college’s board of governors. “The partnership between the Government of Alberta, the college and our many community partners ensures we can continue to provide access to learning opportunities and applied research, while preparing highly skilled graduates in southern Alberta for employment in trades and technology-related fields.”

The college expects to see its first intake of students in this new facility in the fall of 2017. For more information about the TTRIP project, go to http://learn.lc/TTRIP.

On the day of the announcement, Lethbridge College’s President and CEO Dr. Paula Burns addressed the crowd at City Hall with words of thanks and enthusiasm for what the building – and the education that will take place there – will mean for the city, region and province. She said: This really is a milestone day for post-secondary education in southern Alberta, and we’re so pleased to be here with our colleagues and friends from the University of Lethbridge. This city-wide support for these two essential projects illustrates the government of Alberta’s commitment to education, innovation and building a prosperous province filled with accomplished, well-trained, and well-educated citizens.

The new Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project, or TTRIP as we affectionately call it, will be a centre of excellence that fosters interdisciplinary innovation among students, instructors and industry partners. The education that will occur in this building will not only benefit our learners, but it will also be valued by their employers and the community as a whole. The students who learn here will go on to support the economic and social growth of our city, our region, and the province and country as well.

The building has been designed to enable further development of applied research and to prepare the highly skilled workers our province needs and with the flexibility to address emerging trends and changing needs that will face our region as time goes on. This facility will play an important role in achieving the new vision that Lethbridge College adopted earlier this year – when we made a commitment to leading and transforming education in Alberta. It will allow us to further nurture our collaborative partnerships with the community, with industry and with other secondary and post-secondary institutions. And it will provide even more opportunities for the college and our students as we embrace academic transformation.

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Lafarge Canada Inc. donates $50,000 to Lethbridge College The southern Alberta region of Lafarge Canada Inc. donated $50,000 to Lethbridge College in November to support the college’s Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project through the establishment of the Lafarge Group Meeting Room.

“This donation will provide support to the School of Engineering Technologies as well as students in the Interior Design program and our whole trades program,” says Dr. Sandy Vanderburgh, the college’s dean of the Centre for Applied Arts and Sciences. “All of these students will be working and learning under the same roof, providing an example of collaboration that they will experience again once they are established in their work.”

Globally, Lafarge is the largest producer of cement, second largest producer of aggregates and fourth largest producer of concrete with 1,570 production sites and 65,000 employees in 64 countries. Locally, Lafarge has been providing the southern

We wanted to show our support of the new trades and technology facility.”

— Mike Schmidtler Photo left to right: Sandy Vanderburgh - Dean of the Centre of Applied Arts and Sciences, Mike Schmidtler – Lafarge General Manager, Bill Smienk – Chair of the School of Engineering Technologies, Brian Aulenback – Lafarge Quality Control Manager

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Alberta region with quality products for over 50 years from its locations in Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Brooks and employs up to 75 people.

“Lethbridge College and Lafarge have been working together for many years,” says southern Alberta General Manager Mike Schmidtler. “We wanted to show our support of the new trades and technology facility and specifically the way it uses shared training spaces and common areas for engineering, trades and interior design students. These fields have so much in common – it’s great to see the college facilitating these synergies.”

Lafarge sees the donation as a way to let current students – and perhaps future employees – know that it values their education in a quickly-changing professional environment.

30th annual Lethbridge College Golf Tournament a sold-out success

The 30th annual Golf Tournament held in September was described by some players as the “best tournament ever.”

Highlights included the A&W Root Beer Floats hole and the President’s Shot – which had Dr. Paula Burns making the first shot on hole nine for a donation. If she made it past the 75-yard mark, the team was granted a huge advantage to finish the hole. Thanks to her great work, the college raised an additional $1,000.

One other hole became a good fundraiser – the Heckler’s Hole, featuring Silverback, Gothic Knight, Bulldog and Clam Man from Pure Power Wrestling, who gave the golfers a hard time on the tee box. They’d only be quiet if they received a donation. They proved to be very intimidating (and hilarious) and brought in more than $2,500. This year was the 30th anniversary of the college’s golf tournament, making it the longest running charity golf tournament in southern Alberta.

The college honoured 30 of the longest attending guests the night before the tournament, including the longest attending guest, Richard Davidson, who has attended 29 years. The college extends its thanks to those who helped make the 30th anniversary so memorable.

Lealta Building Supplies gives $50,000 to Lethbridge College Lealta Building Supplies of Lethbridge donated $50,000 to Lethbridge College in November. The gift will be used to establish the Lealta Building Supplies Orientation and Information Display in the south entrance of the college’s Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project and to create the Lealta Building Supplies 50th Anniversary Carpentry Apprenticeship Award, which will provide $1,000 each year to a carpentry apprentice with outstanding performance in year two of his or her apprenticeship.

“This gift will provide significant support to individual carpentry apprentices as well as our whole trades program,” says Dennis Sheppard, the college’s dean of the Centre for Applied Management. “The thriving partnership between the college and an industry leader like Lealta Building Supplies provides long-term benefits to students, to the college, to industry and to the greater community.”

Lealta Building Supplies was founded in 1960 by Eugene Modrzejewski. In its early years, the company’s main focus was on finishing materials such as plywood and hardwoods. In 1999 Lealta moved to a new location and expanded the kinds of materials it supplied. With this expansion, the company started to offer a wider array of products to its customers. In 2012, industry leader Dave Jackson became sole owner of Lealta Building Supplies, bringing with him his dedication to and knowledge of the home building industry.

“At Lealta Building Supplies, we feel a strong connection to our community,” says Jackson. “We believe in supporting locally owned businesses and organizations and work in conjunction with other local businesses, helping to make our city better today, tomorrow and into the future. ‘Building Together’ is our motto and represents the sense of value that we carry into the community.”

Guests raise glasses – and raise more than $200,000 at 23rd annual wine auction

The 23rd annual Clayton Allan Wine Auction was a sparkling success last November as more than 250 guests raised more than $200,000 to support the college’s Learning Commons project. The Learning Commons will renovate and expand Lethbridge College’s Buchanan Library into a 45,000-squarefoot, 24-hour learning centre that will offer conventional library services as well as new technology and digital resources.

The menu, prepared by students and instructors in the college’s Culinary Careers program, included Arctic char, Alberta duck and Atlantic lobster, as well as juniper-dusted venison, porcini risotto and quail eggs. Some of the highlights of the evening included generous bidders who would win one of the lots up for auction and then give it back to the college to be resold again.

Between these donors and those who donated money in a “cash auction” at the end of the night, the college raised more than $67,000. The rest of the money was raised through bids for rare wines, savoury Scotches, and experiences such as cooking classes at the college, large dinners for a group of friends, and even a trip to Prince Edward Island. Thanks go out to all who helped make the evening such a success.

This gift will provide significant support to individual carpentry apprentices as well as our whole trades program.”

— Dennis Sheppard Photo left to right: Cal Whitehead – Chair of the School of Construction Trades, Laurie Scheurkogel – Manager of Lealta Building Supplies, Dave Jackson – Owner of Lealta Building Supplies, Dennis Sheppard – Dean of the Centre for Applied Management

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Thank you

TO ALL 2012-13

Lethbridge College donors

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he following pages list the alumni, parents, employees, community members, business people and industry partners who have shown their commitment to Lethbridge College by donating to one or more of the college’s projects or programs. 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.

* indicates Lethbridge College alumnus 539370 Alberta Ltd. Aboriginal Council of Lethbridge Aboriginal Housing Society of Lethbridge Access to the Future Advance Glass and Aluminum Airtech Heating and Air Conditioning Ltd. Alan Thomson Alan W. Andron Albert Carlson Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Wheat Board Monies Trust Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Alberta Blue Cross Alberta Branch, Canadian Seed Growers Association Alberta Broom and Cleaning Supplies Ltd. Alberta Conservation Association Alberta Culture and Community Spirit Alberta Irrigation Projects Association Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association Alberta Milk Alberta Potato Industry Association Alberta Ready Mixed Concrete Association Alberta Society of Surveying and Mapping Technologies Alberta Summer Games Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association Southern Chapter Alberta Workplace Solutions Inc. Alberta/NWT Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Alexander Harding Alf Conradi Alice J. Cook Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge AltaLink Management Ltd. Amy Boyd Andrew Noel Ann Martin Anna J. and Cale Harris Anne* and Bill Gillin Anthony Knight Anthony Matlashewski Charitable Foundation Arrow Archaeology Arthur Atkinson

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Ashcroft Master Builder Ltd. Astro Insurance 1000 Inc. ATB Financial - Calgary Branch ATB Financial - Edmonton ATB Financial - Lethbridge ATCO Gas Avison Young Lethbridge Inc. Barb Dinan Barbara Book Barbara Hofman* Barbara Mantello Barry Book Barry Foster Barry Olson Bateman Bluekens Wealth Management Professionals Bayer CropScience Inc. BDO Dunwoody LLP Bearco Holdings Ltd. Becky Heyland Becky Pasowisty Bee Hive Childcare Center Beta Sigma Phi City Council Beth E. First Charger* Beth Samuel Betty L. Lamb Beverley Gerard BFC Management Ltd. Bill Anderson* Bill Dean Bill Gillin Bill and Elaine Halley Bill Tidwell Black Velvet Distilling Company Blair* and Natasha Lozza Blood Tribe Administration Blue Sage Boutique Ltd. Bluekens Chiropractic Health Center BMO Bank of Montreal - Lethbridge Bob Bennett* Booster Juice Botting and Associates Alberta Ltd. Boyd Nummi Braden Elliott Brenda Eaglesham Brent Cottle Bret R. Wolfer* Brett Ferguson

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.

Brett and Michelle Johnson Brian F. Voogd* Brian Getson Brian J. Moltzhan Brian and Courtney Lachance Brian McGladdery Brian and Lois McNaughton Brian and Colleen Sullivan Bridge City Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ltd. Brock Schroeder Brown Okamura and Associates Ltd. Bruce D. Lamb Bruce and Shanaley Galts Bruce Macdonald Bruce Martens Bruce Orpin Bryan Horrocks Bryn Watson Professional Corp C.E.M. Heavy Equipment Cafe Verde Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Calvin Scott Cameron Lavoie Cameron Schmaltz Insurance Services Inc. Campbell Associates (Lethbridge) Ltd. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Canadian Home Builders Association - Lethbridge Region Canadian Tire Lethbridge North Canadian Tire Lethbridge South Canadian Western Bank Cara Varzari Cardine L. Jones* Cardston Dairy Queen Carmen and Jim* Toth Carol L. Van Buuren Carolla Calf Robe Carolyn Ethier Cathy Clark Cathy Litchfield Cathy Takeda Celtic Exploration Ltd. Challenger Building Supplies Ltd. Charlotte Voogd Charlton and Hill Ltd. Cheryl Smith Child Care Directors Association of

South Western Alberta Chinook Waters Fly Fishing Club Christian and Deanna Nelson Christine King Christopher and Jen Babits CIBC Private Investment Counsel CIBC Wood Gundy Cindy Grieg City of Lethbridge Claresholm Rentals and Oilfield Services Clear Sky Radio Inc. Clint Dunford and Gwen Green Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Company Coco Pazzo Italian Cafe Colin and Laura Miller Colleen Sullivan College Ford Lincoln Sales Ltd. Collin R. Markle* Communications Group Lethbridge Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta Coreen Roth* Cornerstone Funeral Home and Crematorium County of Lethbridge #26 Courtney Lachance Cox Financial Group Ltd. CTLI/College and University Preparation Cummins Western Canada Cynthia Johnston D and D Machine Works Ltd. D. L. Mulroy Professional Corporation D.A. Building Systems Ltd. D.A. Electric Ltd. Dale and Kerri Bobinec Dale Krall Dale Norlin Dale Schneider Dan and Karen Westwood D’Arcy and Joan Foder Darin C. Orr Professional Corporation Darin M. Bodell Darrell* and Gail Ell Darryl Lemieux Darryl Pisio Daryl and Jamie Lockyer Dave Burton Dave Goughnour David Fletcher

The donations made from the individuals, families, business and organizations to Lethbridge College this past year will make a real difference – now and for years to come.

David Foster David Lyon Davidson and Williams LLP Davis GMC Buick Ltd. Dawna Coslovi Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd. Dean and Gail Leuzinger Debbie Scholten* Debby Wall Dee Martin deJourdan’s Photographics Ltd. Delia Cross Child* Denise C. Wall* Dennis and Sylvia Chinner Dennis Sheppard Diane Jmaeff Dianne* E. Marcellus-Kerr and David Kerr Diego Carpintero Dino Pasquotti Domenic Land Development Corp.

Don Allen Don and Cathy Clark Don Donison Don Kostek Donald Rensby Donna* and Rick Kalau Donna Olson Dorothy Hart Dorothy Jubelius Doug and Martha Grenier Doug and Rita McArthur Doug Myhre Douglas and Cheryl Stroh Douglas H. Ross* Douglas Schon Dr. Ian B. Hurdle Ducan Industries Inc. Ducks Unlimited Canada Dunlop Ford Sales Ltd. Dunlop Western Star Truck Centre Ltd. Earl Nilsson Ed Fetting Ed and Delaine Nedza Edmonton Community Foundation Element Volleyball Elias and Simlie Foscolos Elio* and Myrna Girardi Enercon Water Treatment Ltd. Entuitive Corporation Eric and Barbara Hillman Eric Vogel Farms Ltd. Ethan Gelleny Evcon Farm Equipment Ltd. Evergreen Driving Range Inc. Express Coffee and Tea Family Ties Social Club Faye Wankling Ferrari Westwood Babits Architects Finning Tractor First West Properties Ltd. Foster and Sons Jewellers Ltd. Frances Giesbrecht Frank Klassen

Frank and Donna Walton Frank Zappone Fred Romeril Galko Homes Ltd. Garfield Bland Garry McTighe Garth and Julia Bluekens Gary Newbert Gas King Oil Co. Ltd. Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd. Gaye Sleightholm Gayle E. Hiscocks Gayle* and Goldie Weeks Gentlemen Three Menswear George and Shannon Lomas George Newman Georgia Otway Gerald Truscott Geraldine* and Andrew Bronson Gilbert L. Blackwater* Ginger M. Arthur Ciesla Glenda Falrowski Glenn* and Janice Varzari Gold and Gold Productions Gordon Hungerford Gordon and Elizabeth Jong Green Acres Foundation Greg Senda Grenville Management and Printing Gwen Wirth and Max Dufour H and R Transport Ltd. H-5 Holdings Ltd. Haig Clinic Harold Elke Harry Gross Harway Graphics Ltd. Haven Agencies Hazel Tilleman Headwater Equipment Sales Ltd. Heather, Taylor and Zoë Nish HEB Inc. Group Benefits and Corporate Insurance Heitman and Associates Helen Myndio Hendrika Snip Henry Doeve Henry Stoffer Herbert and Lois Gerwing Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers Inc. Holly Thygesen Holy Spirit School Division No. 4 Hugh Richards Hungarian Canadian Old Timers Society of Lethbridge HyTech Production Ltd. IAAP Lethbridge Chapter Ian Hepher Ian and Jacinta Miller Instream Water Control Projects Ltd. Integrity Hyundai Intercontinental Truck Body Ltd. Iris Le Groupe Visuel (1990) Inc. J. H. Holloway Scholarship Foundation

Jack Look Jackie Gray Jacqueline Petrunik Jaime Rollingson James D. Hill James Evanson James Ferstl Jane Atkinson Janice Bruce Janice Fostakowsky Janine Veveliger Janzen Home Renovation Jason P. Vandenhoek* Jay E. Martin JB Farms Jean Hardman Jeanette Groch Jeanette Stenekes Jedwin Media Inc. Jen Babits Jennifer Bird Jennifer McTighe Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Jim and Dolores Skow Jim Urasaki Joan Foder Joan Wood Jodie Black Joe Kanyo John and Debi Jacobson John Christiansen John J Memorial Golf Fund John Milder* John Newman John and Heather Roest John and Jean Talerico John Talerico Financial Services Ltd. Johnson Wealth Management Group Jon Janz Jone Lindsay and Brian McGladdery Jong and Company Chartered Accountants Jordan P. Close* Josephine Hillman Jim* and Joyanne Mitchell JRW Club Basketball Judy Hammerstedt* Judy Reardon Karen Harker Karen and David O’Dwyer Karen Reid Katherine Fletcher Kathleen James Kathy Dalton Kathy* and Dan MacFarlane Kathy Sassa Keith and Ellie Dys Keith D. Pushor* Keith Dudley Keith* and Jean Robin Kelly Dyck Ken Benson* Ken Hoover Ken Hurlburt

Ken Sauter* Ken Vos Kenneth and Lorna Bateman Kenneth E. Riley Kenneth K. Taylor Kerri Bobinec Kerry Dalton Kerry First Charger Kevin and Patricia Keith Kim Balcom Kim Bodell Kim* and Diane Sullivan Kim Tinordi Kinnear Financial Limited Kirk Hofman* Knud Petersen KPMG KPMG Foundation Kris Versteeg Kyle Baines Kyle Halischuk LA Chefs Catering and Events Lafarge Canada Inc. Lana M. Walsh* Lana and Everett Vandesteeg Lance Roberts* Lanny B. Anderson* Lantic Inc. Laurel Corbiere Laurie, Kenna and Associates Financial Services Ltd. LC Office Administrative Assistant Club LC Professional Golf Management Program Lealta Building Supplies Leigh Sloan Leonard Cantin Leon’s Furniture Les Visser* Lethbridge and District Auto Dealers Association Lethbridge Caterers Ltd. Lethbridge College Lethbridge College Business Administration Program Lethbridge College Faculty Association Lethbridge College Fashion Design and Merchandising Program Lethbridge College FNMI Career Pathways Program Department Lethbridge College Leo Club Lethbridge College Massage Therapy Program Lethbridge College Office of Alumni Relations Lethbridge College Students’ Association Lethbridge Construction Association Lethbridge Crime Stoppers Lethbridge Iron Works Company Limited Lethbridge Lakeview Lions Club Lethbridge Lodge Hotel and Conference Centre Lethbridge Real Estate Board Co-Op Ltd. Lethbridge Toyota Lethbridge Volkswagen

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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

– Anne Frank

Liberty Boilers and Mechanical Services Inc. LillAnne Jackson Line M. Gagne* Lisa Florendine Lisa Kozleski and John Harding Loretta Jackson Lori Hainstock Lorne Dubinsky Louise Tidwell Lyal* and Dawn Sakamoto M. S. MacLean Livestock Ltd. M. Tkachenko Family Estate MacDonald and Company Margo D. Lamb Margaret Van Egmond Marguerite Stefaniuk Maria Krall Marilyn Hawryluk Mark Brown Mark DeBlois Mark W. Grieg Marko Hilgersom Marsh Canada Limited Martin Bros. Funeral Chapels Ltd. Martin* and Dana Thomsen Marvin and Chloe Galts Mary M. Sloan Matthew Lorgsen Matthew R. Jubelius* McDonald Nissan McFadden Honda McIntyre Ranching Co. Ltd. McNiven Newman LLP Medicine Hat College Meerkerk Stonework and Landscaping Ltd. Melanie Bennett Melcor Developments Ltd. Melissa Craig* Melissa Scullen Meloche Monnex Financial Services Inc. Merle Norman Mervin and Iris Hardy Metis Education Foundation Michael Grace Michelle Helstein Michelle Stegen* MicroAge Computer Centres Midwest Surveys Inc. Mika Nakashima Mike and Diane Bennett Milestone Mazda Ming and Joyce Lam Miriam J. Mahnic* MNP Morris M. Morrison Mulberry’s Design House Murray Busch Nancy J. Biggers* Natasha* and Jason Deering Natasha Lozza National Salvage Ltd. Neil and Gail Foster Neil and Lorraine Johnson Norris and Brenda Hironaka Northside Lethbridge Dodge

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Chrysler Jeep Ltd. Nutri-Source Inc. Odgers Berndtson Oliver and Terry* Twizell Omega Flooring Ltd Over the Hill Farms Owen Sloan Pahulje Enterprises Ltd. Pamela Wankling Patricia A. McMillan Professional Corporation Patricia Conradi Paul* and Kelly Elser Paula Burns Paulette Quigley PCL Construction Management Pella Windows and Doors Overhead Door Company Pembina Pipeline Corporation Perlich Bros. Auction Market Ltd. Perry Kurz Phyllis Day Chief Piikani Nation Chief and Council Pillar to Post Professional Home Inspections Pinetree Supply Ltd. Plum Pratt and Whitney Canada Inc. Praxair Distribution A Division of Praxair Canada Inc. Print Partners Priscilla Prosser Quintin Pike and Cara Varzari R. Aaron Low Professional Corporation Ralph and Rae Ann Thrall Ralph and Faith Zentner Ramona Stewart* Randall K. Stepple* Randall L.* and Cheryl Jespersen Randy and Louise Dunlop RBC Financial Group RBC Foundation Red Crow Community College Red Hat Co-operative Ltd. Regent Restaurant Renee Hurlburt Rhonda Lawrence Richard Gilhuly Richard Sieppert Ricky’s All Day Grill RKH Architecture Ltd. Robert Derrick Robert Heggie Trucking Ltd Robert Ivison Robert K. Hirano Robert and Lyanne Kinniburgh Robert Pike Robin Goates Rocky Mountain Horse Racing and Sports Club Roest Acoustics Ltd. Rogers Communications Inc. Romulus and Remus Italian Canadian Club Ron Bunton Ron Campbell Ron Corbiere Ronald* and Mariette Jacobson

Ronda L. Nielsen* Rose Niedermier Rose-Marie Nyberg Rotary Club of Lethbridge (Downtown) Royal Canadian Legion, Alta /NWT Command Ruby Getson Rural Alberta Development Fund Ruth Hart Budd Sabre Concrete Construction Inc. Sandee Mogdan Sandra and Marc Dufresne Sandra MacDonald Sarah C. Ringdahl Sarah Klassen Scotia Securities Scott Cameron Scott Grenier Scott Perry Servicemaster of Lethbridge Servus Credit Union Ltd. Servus Credit Union, Uplands Branch Shannon Lomas Sharie* and Collin Cousins Sharlene Farrell Sharon Dawson Sharon Ferrari Sharon L. Lawson* Shaw Communications Inc. Shawn B. Heggie Professional Corporation Shayne Gurney Sheila French Shirley C. Smith Silvan Gansner Silver Automotive Ltd. Simon and Sue Griffiths SLP Industries smartbetty.com SMP Engineering Sonja R. McDonald* Southern Alberta Newspapers Southland International Trucks Ltd. Southwest Steel St. Michael’s Alumnae Stacie Perry Stan and Polly Hollingsworth Staples Advantage Stella First Charger Stephen Mogdan Stephen Vandervalk Steven Dyck and Callie Craven Steven Florendine Steven* and Maxine Meszaros Strad Energy Services Stranville Group Streatside Eatery Stringam Denecky, Barristers and Solicitors Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd. Subaru of Lethbridge Sunita’s Dog Salon Surendra Mehta Susan J. Huffman Suzie Turcotte Smith* Sysco Food Services of Calgary T K Enterprises Inc. T. Schmidt

Taber Diesel Service Ltd. Tamara Pisio Tamara Van Cleave Tannis Day Tara Petersen TB3 Supply Inc. TD Bank Financial Group (Wellington) TECTERRA Inc. Ted* and Debbie* Scholten Terry Dreaddy Terry Reardon* The Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta The Engineering Technology Scholarship Foundation of Alberta Theresa L. Morrison Theresa M. Brown Tim Bartlett Tim and Bernice Crumley Tim Hamilton Timothy Thygesen Tiona Corcoran Tom and Deb Ackerman Tom McKenzie* Tom Samuel Tony Roma’s Torry Lewis Abells LLP, Lawyers Tracy L. Edwards and Les Ostrowski Trent Runge Troy Reeb* United Way Toronto University of Lethbridge Urgentis Digital Crisis Solutions Ursula Gansner Val and Flora Matteotti Val Matteotti Ranches Ltd Varsteel Ltd Victor Wall Volker Stevin Contracting Ltd. WA Environmental Services Ltd. Wanda Vandervelden Ward Bros. Construction Ltd. Warren Tettensor Amantea LLP Weeks Construction Ltd. Wesbridge Construction Ltd. Western Canada Welding Products Ltd. Western Financial Group (Lethbridge) Western Tractor Company Ltd. William Peters* William Petrunik Wine Cavern Ltd. Fine Wine, Spirits and Ale Woods Dispensary Young Parkyn McNab LLP Chartered Accountants Young’s Equipment Inc. Yvonne Barthel Zrim Masonry Ltd. * indicates Lethbridge College alumnus

It’s a family affair

THE MACNEIL/PEAT FAMILY

By Megan Shapka Some kids, it seems, are destined to attend Lethbridge College. Systems analyst Evan Peat says the college has been a part of his and his brother Matthew’s life from a young age. “As children visiting our mother at work, we always found the college to be a fascinating and exciting place.” Their mother, Bette-Anne MacNeil, was Manager of Health Service for ten years and is an alumna of the Nursing program. Both Evan and Matthew graduated from the Computer Information Technology program.

This family’s college connections don’t stop there. Their step-father, Jim MacNeil, worked as an instructor and in Student Services for over a decade, and Matthew’s wife, Chelsey, is an alumna of the Unit Clerk program. Bette-Anne says her education at the college provided for many opportunities as a nurse and she enjoyed being an employee of the college as well. “It was truly gratifying to return to the college and work with and help many students while they were working towards their own successes.”

Evan Peat (Computer Information Technology, 2004) Systems Analyst, Lethbridge College Matthew Peat (Computer Information Technology, 2008) IT Service Desk Technician, Lethbridge Regional Police Service Chelsey Peat (Unit Clerk, 2011) Clerk II, Alberta Health Services

Bette-Ann MacNeil (Nursing, 1975) Retired; former manager of Health Services at Lethbridge College (1987–1997).

Dr. Jim MacNeil Retired; former instructor at Lethbridge College (1968–1969); former coordinator of student support services at Lethbridge College (1969–1971); and former director of student services at Lethbridge College (1972–1979).

New baby? New job? New hometown? Tell your classmates all about it by emailing WHMagazine@lethbridgecollege.ca.

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.

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.

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Where are they now?

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

Current students

Mariah Leusink, Criminal Justice Mariah was one of 32 teens from across the Prairies to spend a week in Regina at a youth camp designed to entice young people to become Mounties. According to an article in the Lethbridge Herald, Mariah was thrilled to get an insider’s understanding of the RCMP before beginning her studies at the college. This is the third year the RCMP has hosted the camp.

Brady Porter, General Studies Brady is in the third year of playing with the Prairie Baseball Academy and played for Team Alberta in the Tournament 12 baseball tournament at the Rogers Centre in September. He was featured in a September issue of the Red Deer Advocate, which noted his .400 batting average with the PBA last season and the attention he is getting from postsecondary institutions in the U.S. Dallas Walker, Massage Therapy Dallas’ success last fall in the Commonwealth Lifesaving Championships in Canberra, Australia, was the subject of an October article in the Fort Macleod Gazette. Dallas won four medals and set personal bests in all six events at the international competition. She made her debut in the sport of lifesaving with Max Bell Mantas teammates at nationals in Quebec earlier last year, and plans to train for this year’s world championships, which will be held in France.

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compete at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que., last summer.

As a member of Team Saskatchewan, she competed in the 2,000-metre steeplechase and was featured in an article last year in the Battlefords NewsOptimist. She is on the college’s cross country team and was one of the team’s top finishers at several races last fall.

2013

Amara Johnson, Communication Arts – Broadcast Journalism Amara was named the on-air announcer and music director at CKDR in Dryden, Ont., in September. You can follow Amara on Twitter at @amara_lj.

Jimmy Fieldberg, Business – Professional Golf Management Jimmy was hired as a golf instructor at The Academy at Paradise Canyon in September. The Academy at Paradise Canyon is year-round golf program aimed at developing players to their full potential. It focuses on all aspects of development, from fitness and technical development to tournament and college preparation.

2010

Blair Farthing, Communication Arts— Broadcast Journalism Blair is now working as a reporter at CTV Saskatoon. He was born and raised in Saskatoon and had been a member of CTV Prince Albert since December 2011. Prior to joining CTV Prince Albert as a video journalist, Blair was an ENG photographer for CTV Saskatoon. Blair is an avid sports fanatic and enjoys bringing viewers stories about local teams including the Prince Albert Raiders. He enjoys meeting new people and sharing stories that help them make

decisions in their everyday lives.

You can follow Blair on Twitter at @BFarthingCTV.

2008

Caitlin Power, Fashion Design and Marketing Caitlin’s designs again received rave reviews at this year’s fashion week in Toronto. Showing for the first time in the large runway space at World MasterCard Fashion Week in Toronto, Caitlin debuted a French Caribbeaninspired collection for Spring 2014.

She and her creations were featured in a number of magazines, newspapers, videos and online reports, including The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Fashion Magazine, Flare, the Canadian Press, Global and more. Visit her website caitlinpower.ca for more updates.

2007

Kirk M. Elliott, Environmental Assessment and Restoration Kirk started working at Trace Associates in 2007 as an Environmental Scientist.

He is the team leader and project manager for two large upstream oil and gas reclamation programs, consisting of approximately 200 sites. Darrell J.I. Haight, president of the company, says the company has hired many Lethbridge College grads, but Kirk has been with the company the longest. He also noted that Kirk has been nominated for and won a number of safety and other awards, including employee of the month, the annual president’s award, and safety and leadership awards.

“When we want to teach someone how to do something right, we have them go and talk to Kirk and find out how he takes care of things. He’s the benchmark in our company for getting back to clients and colleagues.”

Tyler Wall, Multimedia Tyler is a media innovative project leader with Lethbridge College’s Educational Enhancement Team in the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Innovation.

He has had five colouring books published; has presented at a number of conferences; painted several public murals; and won the Digital Media Association of Alberta award for best student self-promotion. He says his interests include spending time with his wife and children, concept arts, hiking, exploring, tinkering, creating, and video games.

Calin Yablonski, Communication Arts – Advertising/Public Relations Calin was named a Notable Young Entrepreneur of the day on the website notable.ca, which has more than 1.5 million monthly Canadian visitors and is the largest online publication for young professional adults in Canada. Calin was cited for starting his own business as an individual when he was 23 and then separating himself from the brand by starting Inbound Interactive in 2009. His business today is a digital marketing, search engine optimization and search engine marketing company that consults on pre-built websites, improves existing websites and improves rankings on Google.

2002

Chris Gallagher, Environmental Sciences Chris took over as the new district manager of the Taber Irrigation District last year. According to a September article in the Taber Times, Chris is looking forward to bringing a wide perspective on the types of infrastructure that’s available as well as a good

understanding of current design methods. He had worked at the St. Mary’s Irrigation District before starting work in Taber.

Sarah Scout, Communication Arts – Print Journalism Sarah is an active urban Aboriginal writer and Indigenous activist in Calgary. Her work has been published in the Lethbridge Herald, Say and Beatroute Magazine. For more than two years, she was the managing editor of New Tribe Magazine, Calgary’s non-profit urban Aboriginal youth monthly. She founded the Aboriginal Writers Circle in 2007. In her spare time, she creates and distributes her own independent zines, which document personal anecdotes, stories, life writing experiences and poetry in a mixed collage of black and white photography and experimental graphic design.

1998

Glen Metzler, Business Administration Glen is the president, managing director, founder and key developer for API Labs, a pharmaceutical and chemical company whose focus is bringing commercial poppy production to Canada. He was a featured speaker at the University of Regina last year, where he shared his professional experiences in a presentation titled “Farm to Pharmaceuticals: The story of growing poppies high in thebaine on the Canadian Prairies” as part of the Insight: University of Regina Business Distinguished Speaker Series. The event was hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration and the Office of the Vice-President, Research at the University of Regina.

1996

Tamara Dawson, Communication Arts – Ad/PR Tamara was promoted to vice-president– media director for M2, the integrated media division of MacLaren McCann in the company’s Calgary office. She joined the ad agency in 2002 and is considered a key senior member of the agency’s team as well as a valued contributor to its clients and the broader media industry.

1993

Ward Oatway, Criminal Justice Ward and his wife, Lori, were chosen as Citizens of the Year for the village of Clive, Alta., last summer. According to an article in the Lacombe Globe, the couple works as seed growers south of Clive. Ward is president of the Clive Minor Ball Association and coaches the under-14 girls’ softball team, where his daughter is a member. He is also a board member of the Alberta Seed Growers Association.

1990

Brian Peers, Renewable Resource Management Brian was named the director of municipal lands and leases for the Municipal District of Taber. According to an article in the Vauxhall Advance, his job includes taking care of 50,000 acres of municipal land by managing five different types of leases, access for oil and gas exploration, coordinating conservation efforts with lease holders and conservation organizations and reviewing leaseholder conditions to ensure land is being administered in accordance with municipal policy. Before starting the job, he had worked for Ducks Unlimited for 15 years, most recently managing the habitat inventory in southern Alberta from Red Deer south.

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News and notes

Comparative Justice Studies in the USA

By Megan Shapka With the goal of gaining a better understanding of the justice systems in Arizona and California, seven of Earl Nilsson’s fourth-year Justice Studies degree students spent a week last year touring prisons and probationary facilities, including the justice system of the Navajo reservation; Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Tent City Prison; the oldest operating state prison in Arizona; the Los Angeles County Probation Office; and a youth bush camp.

Student Brittany Menzies says initially she didn’t think they would learn anything too shocking as Canada and the United States have such similar cultures. But “when we got to actually take a look at how each of the prisons was run, the treatment of offenders, as well as the effective and ineffective procedures they have that differ from Canada’s, in general, it was very eye opening,” she says.

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and Michele Read. Many of them noted that seeing the differences firsthand was a key learning tool in completing their comparative justice course. “I gained more knowledge and more insight by actually being there and getting to experience and speak to people who work in corrections and in the justice system and learned so much more than I would just reading about it,” says Mayen.

Payne appreciated the in-depth look into how the corrections field works and the additional learning benefits of the live classroom. “This trip assisted me in realizing I am on the right career path,” she says.

Bird adds she has a new, positive outlook on Lethbridge College and the learning opportunities it provides. “It proves how they go the extra mile for their students to succeed and explore new ideas,” she says. “You get a whole new respect for the college and especially for the instructors who push it over the limits for their students.”

Jespersen re-designated as board of governors chair

On Sept. 19, Randy Jespersen (Business Administration 1973) was reappointed as a member of the Lethbridge College Board of Governors and re-designated as chair of the board until September 2016. Randy, who has served as chair of the board of governors since 2010, marks the 40th anniversary of his graduation from Lethbridge College this year. The college is delighted that he will continue to lead the board as the college works to achieve its vision of leading and transforming education in Alberta.

College welcomes new key leaders

Lethbridge College President and CEO Dr. Paula Burns finished filling some key leadership positions last November when the college welcomed Stuart Cullum and Michel Béchard to campus.

Cullum is the new vice president academic and chief operating officer. His role is to champion academic transformation, applied research, and teaching, while supporting the vision, mission, strategies and goals of Lethbridge College. Before coming to the college, Stuart had worked as Vice President, Agriculture for Northlands, Canada’s largest and oldest agriculture society. Prior to that, he spent nearly four years at NAIT as the Executive Director of novaNAIT, directing the Edmonton-based post-secondary institution’s work in applied research, entrepreneurship and company incubation activities. He and his wife also owned and operated a commercial turkey and cattle operation in Three Hills, Alta., for more than nine years. Cullum received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Bachelor of Education degree with distinction from the University of Lethbridge in 1995. He earned his Master of Business Administration specializing in technology transfer from the University of Alberta in 1999.

Béchard is the new executive director of public relations and communications. His role is to advance the public’s understanding of and advocacy for Lethbridge College, and he provides strategic direction and leadership in the areas of fundraising, communications, marketing, media and public relations, and government relations. Before coming to Lethbridge, Béchard had owned his own independent

marketing communications company in Sudbury, Ont., for four years, providing market research, branding, communications and project management expertise to clients. Before that, he worked for six years as the director of public affairs for Laurentian University and for more than 10 years in a number of different positions at post-secondary institutions and non-profit organizations in Ontario. Béchard earned a Print Journalism diploma from Canadore College in North Bay, Ont., and an MBA from Queen’s School of Business at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. The other members of Burns’ executive leadership team are Simon Griffiths, Coreen Roth (Business Administration 1985) and Gayle Weeks (Business Administration 1992).

Griffiths has been the college’s vice president corporate services and chief financial officer since May 2010. His role is to provide leadership to the financial, business and investment interests of the college. He is responsible for the broad management of all college financial affairs, budgeting, legal affairs, technology requirements and infrastructure, student services and the planning and development of all campus facilities, including the Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project. His role also covers collective bargaining for employee groups and the coordination of the acquisition of operating and capital funding for the institution.

Roth came to Lethbridge College as the director of human resource services in 2007, a position she held until she was appointed executive director, human resources, in July 2013. She is responsible for the leadership, direction and management of human resource functions, including employee recruitment and onboarding, organizational development, professional development, compensation and benefits administration, HR information systems, and labour relations, as well as occupational health and safety, and security.

Weeks started working at Lethbridge College as a financial analyst in 2005. She was promoted to Director of Institutional Planning and Reporting in 2006 and served in that role until July 2013, when she was appointed executive director, planning. She is the executive lead on the implementation of the strategic plan and will provide oversight for the process, among other duties.

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College named one of Canada’s 50 top research colleges

Lethbridge College ranks 39th on a list of Canada’s top research colleges, according to Research Infosource Inc., which released its inaugural ranking of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges in October. According to the study, the college attracted a total of $1,076,000 in research funding in 2012, an increase of nearly 43 per cent compared to the $754,000 attracted in 2011. Lethbridge College sees some 500 students exposed to applied research projects each year. The college’s Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (ACE) was cited as one of the primary centres attracting research funding, although work with bio-products such as algae and giardia, the college’s Citizen Research Lab and corporate partners have also brought in research dollars.

Congratulations to the Kode-iaks

College to host child and youth care conference in May

Lethbridge College will host this year’s Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta Conference from May 5 to 7.

The conference will be held on campus and participants will be staying in residence. The association is designed for professionals in the child and youth care field who are interested in expanding their professional development and serves professionals by providing support, education and opportunities to enhance their skills and abilities. The association supports quality care for the children, youth and families of Alberta. For more information, check out the association’s website at cycaa.com.

FNMI Days introduces Aboriginal Traditional Games

The “other” Kode-iaks were in Edmonton in October competing in the Association for Computing Machinery’s International Collegiate Programming Contest. This contest challenges teams of college and university undergraduates from around the world to solve problems and write programs to demonstrate those solutions. Lethbridge College sent its “Kode-iaks” team of Travis Cumming, Mike Paulson and Joel Sigurdson, and they placed 33rd overall in their group. They were the only two-year college team competing in a field of four-year university teams. The team has already started training for next year to build on this accomplishment.

This year’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit Days celebration included a new event – Aboriginal Traditional Games – made possible by a partnership with Lethbridge College’s Be Fit for Life program, FNMI Services and Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society, an Aboriginal child and family organization designed to provide support services to Aboriginal families in southern Alberta. One of the goals of bringing the games to campus was to link the development of physical literacy skills – running, jumping, kicking, etc. – with the discovery of Aboriginal traditional games. The games include materials from nature. Participants included many students and staff, including Dr. Paula Burns.

Two-day early childhood education conference on campus in March

NSO keynote speaker donates tie to support student awards

The Child Care Director’s Association of Southwest Alberta, in partnership with Alberta Human Services, will host a two-day conference for early childhood educators on March 7 and 8. The conference will feature keynote speaker Lisa Murphy, an early childhood specialist and the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc., who is known for her ability to link hands-on activities to educational standards, her outspoken advocacy, and her commitment to creating child-centered, play-based early childhood environments.

The conference is open to the public. Register online at: www.lethbridgecollege.ca/conted-courses/2263.

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New Student Orientation in September featured keynote speaker Daryn Jones, who has been a writer and a weekly correspondent on Rick Mercer’s Monday Report since the program debuted on CBC Television in January 2004. He is also the star, writer and producer of Buzz, a long-running series on The Comedy Network, and the host of CBC TV’s Over the Rainbow. During his well-received presentation to new students in the Val Matteotti gym, he received many offers via Twitter for his tie, including “a $25 Subway card and 30 euros.” He decided to donate the tie to be auctioned off at the 30th annual Golf Tournament later that week to raise funds for student awards instead – and that small gesture raised $750.

College instructor’s business a hit on CBC’s Dragons’ Den

Lethbridge College’s Sheldon Anderson and his business partner made a successful pitch in November on CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Anderson (a 1987 grad of the college’s Automotives program, a trained mechanic and the chair of the college’s Crooks School of Transportation) and his partner were offered multiple deals and received a huge amount of praise for their innovative business, InspectaCAR, on the popular CBC show. Anderson opened the local business in Lethbridge in 2010, expanded to Calgary and now has the financial support to grow even more. The business takes the stress and worry out of purchasing a used vehicle or getting a common inspection by putting the consumer in the driver’s seat. You can watch their episode here: cbc.ca/dragonsden/pitches/inspectacar.

“The whole experience has been exciting and the knowledge we were able to gain from the Dragons has been incredible,” says Anderson. “We are planning on expanding quickly and we really appreciate the support we have had locally.

Southern Alberta has been a great place to start and grow a business.”

Be Fit for Life recognized for work promoting healthy living

Lethbridge College’s Be Fit for Life Centre was one of two Lethbridge organizations to be recognized in November

by Communities Choosewell for its work making the community more aware of active living and healthy eating options. The efforts of the City of Lethbridge’s Recreation and Culture department and the college’s Be Fit for Life Centre were acknowledged with two awards – Building Community Capacity and an Overall High Achiever Award.

Activities that have been promoted in Lethbridge include the Healthy Eating Challenge that took place in September, the Acts of Random Physical Activity Challenge in June, and an Iron Chef Challenge – Battle Squash, which took place last fall. The Overall High Achiever award also came with a grant that the Be Fit for Life Centre will use to help provide free activities to engage youth and their parents in active living. Suggestions for fun, low-cost healthy living activities can be found on both websites and through following Facebook and Twitter.

Extreme Career Makeover launchED at Lethbridge College

Lethbridge College launched a major new marketing campaign, the Extreme Career Makeover, in November that will offer two Canadians the chance to embrace a different future thanks to a free two-year education at the college. In exchange for tuition, books and residence fees, the two winners will spend the two years chronicling their experiences as a Lethbridge College student in videos, blogs and social media. Applications for the contest were accepted through Dec. 15. Right now, the judges are narrowing down the list and will announce the top 10 in the coming weeks.

Videos will be produced of the top 10 finalists, which will be available for viewing online for two weeks in March. Check out the college’s website (lethbridgecollege.ca) to vote for your favourite applicants. Online voting will determine the four semi-finalists, and from that smaller group, the college will select the two winners. The names of the winners will be announced in April 2014, and the winners will be expected to start their studies in September 2014. The contest has a total value of around $25,000 for each student.

President shareS new mission and vision WITH regional communities

Lethbridge College President and CEO Dr. Paula Burns and members of the executive leadership team held community roundtable gatherings in the Crowsnest Pass, Taber and Lethbridge last fall to engage in conversation with the college’s community partners.

For many in attendance, it was their first look at Lethbridge College’s new mission and vision statements, which were approved by the board of governors last June.

Working on regional stewardship is part of Lethbridge College’s process to best serve the communities of southern Alberta while building on its strengths and becoming a centre of excellence. Among those who attended were elected municipal and local school officials, alumni and industry partners.

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32nd annual LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE Career Conference a success

Lethbridge College hosted its 32nd annual Career Conference in October, bringing thousands of students, prospective students, Lethbridge College programs and services together with employers and post-secondary transfer institutions from across Canada. More than 115 exhibitors were on campus interacting with students and community members and perhaps enticing them to a career upon graduation. Many of the exhibitors have been long and loyal participants in the conference. Those that were honoured for five years of participation were: Ace Vegetation, Blood Tribe Police Service, HoneyBee Manufacturing Ltd. and Royal Bank of Canada.

Those that were recognized for 10 years of participation were: Parascak Family Chiropractic and Stantec Consulting Ltd. CBI Greystoke Home Health were honoured for 15 years of participation and Green Acres Foundation was honoured for 20 years participation. Alberta Parks and Lethbridge School District #51 were both recognized for 30 years of participation.

New student services staff to provide campus-wide student support Lethbridge College is pleased to welcome two new staff members who will work to enhance the student experience at Lethbridge College.

Shelley Carter-Rose, who is the new director of student services, started work at the college in late November. She brings significant post-secondary education experience to this new position, having previously served in the role of Dean at Algonquin College – Perth Campus and Associate Vice-President of Student Success at Nova Scotia Community College. Shelly is a strategic leader with a strong commitment to student success. Her responsibilities include Student Engagement and Retention, Recruitment, Ancillary Services, Athletics and the Wellness Centre.

Charlene Bruised Head-Mountain Horse, who is the new FNMI Student Advisor, started work at the college earlier in the fall. She is a member of the Blood tribe and a wellrespected member of the local FNMI community, and she will bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge to her new role from her previous work in the area of human services, including social work, children’s services and community development.

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Located in the FNMI Services and Student Lounge, she will be responsible for providing prospective, new and continuing FNMI students with referrals to student support services both on- and off-campus, as well as enhancing the student experience through cultural support, events and activities.

Two more builders named in The College Home partnership

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association Lethbridge Region (CHBA) and Lethbridge College announced the next two builders in year two of the College Home partnership in November. Avonlea Homes Master Builder and Stranville Living Ltd. will carry the project forward in 2014, following up on the successful work done last year by Galko Homes Master Builder and Ashcroft Homes Master Builder.

The College Home project is an innovative five-year partnership between the college and the CHBA. CHBA builder members partner with their suppliers and tradespeople to build two homes per year and have the proceeds from the sales of each go towards the Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project at Lethbridge College. Lethbridge College furthers its commitment to promoting accessible post-secondary education by donating a $2,500 award to the home buyer for each of the ten homes.

LCSA donates $15,000 to support new soccer, baseball fields

One of the most frequently asked questions around campus last fall was this: what, exactly, is going on in the field down by the soccer centre? The answer is: an exciting project. The college is relocating the existing soccer/baseball field on the south end of campus to six acres of fields on the north end of campus, across the street from the city’s soccer centre and existing soccer fields. Instead of a shared field, two separate regulation-sized fields – one for soccer and one for baseball – are planned. The existing field is slated to be part of the Trades and Technologies Renewal and Innovation Project, and college officials want to be prepared to move quickly once construction starts. Facilities staff members hope the first games can be played this fall. The Lethbridge College Students’ Association has pledged $5,000 a year over three years to support this project.

Community, college mourn passing of Del Allen Lethbridge College was saddened by the death of southern Alberta businessman and philanthropist Del Allen, who passed away on Oct. 9 at the age of 70. Lethbridge College President and CEO Dr. Paula Burns said Allen made the community a better place by building meaningful partnerships with so many people and organizations.

One of his grandest and most memorable undertakings was negotiating with CP Rail to light up Lethbridge’s High Level Bridge. In 2009, in honour of the bridge’s centennial, he achieved what many had only talked about before and arranged the illumination of the bridge he called one of the wonders of the world.

Known as an enthusiastic community volunteer, a successful entrepreneur, a proud sport and youth programming advocate, and a dedicated supporter of post-secondary education, Allen was perhaps best known in the Lethbridge College community for the generous gift made in 2000 by his company, D.A. Electric, which gave the name to the college’s oldest building – the D.A. Electric Barn.

Allen and D.A. Electric were regular supporters of many different college events and causes, including the annual wine auction, which he had attended since 1999, and the golf tournament, which he had supported since 1992.

In addition, Allen and his company have funded an annual student scholarship since 1998. He had served as a member of the Foundation Board from 1998 to 2003 and helped spearhead the TEC 2000 campaign. More recently, he became involved in the college’s Wind Turbine Technician program and had served as a program advisor.

His presence, experience and good humour will be missed by many in the Lethbridge community and at the college.

The company, which at that time included Del, his brother Don and his son Doug Allen, gave $200,000 to the college’s TEC2000 Capital Campaign. In appreciation for this generosity, the historic Lethbridge College Barn was renamed the D.A. Electric Barn. At the announcement of the gift and renaming, D.A. Electric had about 80 employees; the Allens said that most of them had either gone through the Electrician Apprenticeship program at the college or took other kind of training at the college.

Allen, who was born in Medicine Hat, started his own electrical business in Lethbridge in 1975. Over the years, he emerged as a forward thinking visionary who encouraged the economic and cultural vitality of the city.

Allen made the community a better place by building meaningful partnerships with so many people and organizations.

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Noted #online Here are a few highlights from Twitter and Instagram that we’ve seen

online these last few months. Stay connected to Lethbridge College all year long by following us.

derekhallgrimson Best class room ever! #beauvaislake #lethbridgecollege #Alberta #turkeys #gobble

hatekay10

hales0104

Kodi what? Kodiaks! Soccer team. (: So stoked to be able to play with some awesome girls! #LethbridgeCollege #college #soccer #excited #sports #cantgetenough #kodiaks

I can’t even handle how excited for life I am right now. #nursing #nursingschool #needles #injection #orange #meds #medication #lethbridgecollege #fun #excited

Chelsey Voeller @rainbow832

TroutUnlimitedCanada @TUCanada1

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Chris Smeaton @cdsmeaton (Superintendent for Holy Spirit Catholic School Division)

Your Boy D @DarioDirtyMoney

Now this is a community! Thanks to everyone for helping near @LethCollege for pushing and pulling my car out of the snow! #yql @lethtraffic

Excited to be attending Presidents Roundtable at #lethcollege Important to have #hs4 connection! Fits well with our off campus focus! #ABed

TUC biologist teaches @LethCollege student volunteers how to measure fish during today’s #FishRescue pic.twitter.com/Qow1GmSaBC

And to our fans... You guys are amazing. Best in the league.

By a mile. @LethCollege 21 Sep 2013

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Roxanne Dautremont @brdautremont

@PremierBradWall @LethCollege Proud @sskroughriders hoodies, t-shirts everywhere today! Lethbridge college is a small SK town for the day!

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Greg Weadick @GregWeadickMLA

Stop in to see the @galkohomes and Ashcroft Home built with @LethCollege @chbaleth. Saw them yesterday and they are stunning.#ableg 20 Sep 2013

Twitter: @LethCollege Facebook: /LethbridgeCollege YouTube: /LethbridgeCollege Instagram: @LethCollege

alycericard Got to see Daryn Jones speak at the college today! #LethbridgeCollege #hilarious #greatfirstday

hunterschae It’s not a big deal or anything, but I can fit into my locker #lethbridgecollege #collegelife

Taylor Bischoff @bischoff33

Daryn Jones @DarynJones

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Pete Gingras @PeteGingras

Alyssa Ranger @AlyssaRanger

6 Sep 2013

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TerriAnn Fitz-Gibson @tafitz

Lightning @TaylorHudema

Good job Kodiak’s, great game! #packthehill #lethbridgecollege #winninggrrrrr

Nothing warms the heart of an instructor like the career advancement of a graduate. Way to go @amara_lj . Rock it in Dryden. @LethCollege

Best week ever, so much fun at #LCNSO13 it’s going to be a great year @LethCollege 6 Sep 2013

haha I donated my tie to Lethbridge College for charity, and look! RT @LC_President: @LethCollege @darynjones. The tie raised $750!

The lady who runs health sciences offered to come get me so I’d make it :’) I seriously go to the best college ever #LethbridgeCollege

Got only the best goodies in my orientation package today. Thanks @LethCollege !! #brokestudentproblems #beingtakencareof 3 Sep 2013

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BR I D G I NG C U L T U R E S On March 27, all are welcome to discover a world of cultures at Lethbridge College.

Join us for a fun celebration with delicious food, entertainment and exhibits in Centre Core.

For more information, contact International Services: international@lethbridgecollege.ca or 403-320-3202 ext. 5532.

Tickets to the Food Fair may be purchased starting on Feb. 24.

They will be available at the Lethbridge College Students’ Association office in Centre Core (CE1350) and online at bridgingcultures.ca.