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HEALTHY LIVING: Backyard Friends program aims to promote healthy eating and living – PG 3

DETERMINATION: Province’s best rowers compete in Blackfalds championships – PG 11

ENGAGING: Vancouver-based artist Kieran Mercer hits a Red Deer stage later this month – PG 9

TEAM SPIRIT - Players from the Lacombe Minor Hockey Association take a shot on net during a street hockey game at True Spirit of Hockey Day hosted by the Yu Turn Centre on Tuesday afternoon. The event was a celebration held in partnership with Tundra Process Solutions Ltd. and Hockey Alberta, in anticipation of the 2016 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships. The Atom A hockey provincials run from Thursday to Sunday in Lacombe. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

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PUBLIC NOTICE Amendment of the West Area Structure Plan.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Lacombe Council has given first reading to Bylaw 280 for the amendment of the West Area Structure Plan.

Where do I get more information? A copy of the Bylaw may be viewed at www.lacombe.ca or at the City of Lacombe City Hall at 5432 – 56th Avenue during office hours.

When is the Public Hearing? If you would like to make comments on the proposed road closure, Council of the City of Lacombe will be holding a Public Hearing in Council Chambers located at 5432 – 56th Avenue, on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 5:30 pm.

How do I get involved? Any person or group wishing to express their views on the proposed bylaw amendment will be given the opportunity to make a presentation.

All written letters or petitions regarding this amendment are to:

(a) be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer no later than 4:30 pm on Wednesday, March 23, 2016

(b) contain the names and addresses of all persons making the presentation, and

(c) state the name and address of all persons authorized to represent a group of persons or the public at large.

DATE of First Publication: March 17, 2016 DATE of Second Publication: March 24, 2016

For Information contact: Lyla Peter, Manager of Planning and DevelopmentPhone: 403-782-1238E-mail: [email protected]

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City looks at new urban hens bylawBY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

City of Lacombe coun-cillors are giving citizens something to cluck about.

The City is proposing an urban hen bylaw, which through a proposed pilot program, would allow resi-dents to keep hens in their backyard within City limits.

Councillors approved fi rst reading of the bylaw on March 14th.

“This bylaw will look very similar because it’s based on the City of Red Deer’s successful bylaw that has now been in place for over

a year,” said Director of Corporate Services Michael Minchin. “A number of other communities have also adopted this as kind of the guiding practice in Alberta in regards to urban hens.”

In this bylaw, 10 residents will be permitted, through an annual licensing process, to own a maximum of four hens that are at least 16 weeks of age. The hens must be regis-tered with the province and meet other federal legislation requirements. Hens are to be contained in a chicken coop and an enclosed outdoor area, in a total size of 10 metres squared.

“There are regulations re-garding size and location of the actual hens on the prop-erties,” explained Minchin.

Other regulations are laid out regarding the upkeep and cleanliness of the coop area and the disposal of waste. After fi rst reading, the City plans to gather public feedback over the following few weeks about the bylaw, before bringing it back to council.

Councillor Peter Bouwsema questioned if the total size of the hen area (10 metres squared) was too large and if the licence fee was too costly.

“I actually have to admit that when I saw $50 (license fee), I thought that it was outrageous,” he said.

Minchin responded and said the proposed annual licence fee was in line with

other fees the City charges.“If a dog licence is $23, it

just seems a little excessive,” added Bouwsema.

Councillor Reuben Konnik stated he has heard a lot of interest toward an urban hen pilot project in the City.

“I think there is some work to do here but I am more in-terested in hearing what the public has to say,” he said.

The issue of permitting urban hens in the City of Lacombe is not a new topic. The issue fi rst arose from a Coffee With Council session in the spring of 2015. At a meet-ing last September, council directed administration to prepare a plan for an urban hen pilot project, including the crafting of a bylaw.

Councillor Wayne Armishaw said he was re-luctant to vote in favour of the urban hen bylaw.

“I really feel what is pre-sented to us this evening falls short of the direction of the motion,” he said. “We have a very generic bylaw here.”

Armishaw noted that in his opinion, the bylaw did not include any supporting regulations and did not ad-dress issues such as the ap-plication process, the land use bylaw, best practices, bio security and advising neigh-bours. He suggested the bylaw be tabled until more information was provided.

Bouwsema questioned why chickens must be reg-ulated to a further extent than dogs in the City.

“Back in the day, there was a reason why livestock - cows, pigs, chickens, oxen etc. - were not allowed in mu-nicipalities,” said Councillor Grant Harder. “That’s why I believe chickens need to be

regulated to a larger degree than household pets.”

Councillor Bill McQuesten stated he understands why there would be concern with a pilot project like this.

“I think the fi rst step is to do a fi rst reading, get some input and then take action,” he said.

Minchin stated the bylaw is an attempt to fi nd a bal-ance between, “Recognizing the nuisances that hens can create - but at the same time, providing opportuni-ty for those who might be interested.”

And with that, and with two in opposition, council approved fi rst reading of the urban hen bylaw.

After public consultation, the bylaw will return to council for a second and third reading.

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City to install new pedestrian crossing sign along Woodland Drive

BY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

Pedestrian safety continues to be a concern along Woodland Drive, especially at the Maple Bay intersection near Cranna Lake.

The City of Lacombe will be adding pedestrian crossing markings and lighting to the intersection over the coming weeks.

Councillors approved the installation of a new style of a pedestrian warning system to the intersection at their regular council meeting on Monday evening.

Overhead pedestrian activated lights have been used in the City before, but this new type of warning system, called a rectangular rapid fl ashing beacon (RRFB) will be a new type of infrastructure. An RRFB is a pole mounted LED that fl ashes in a strobing pattern when activated by a pedestrian. Two of these units will be installed at the intersection.

Director of Operations and Planning Matthew Goudy stated the City of Calgary piloted the use of RRFBs be-ginning in 2012.

“They completed a fairly extensive study over 2014,” he said. “The idea is that it is at eye level, instead of overhead. The fi ndings are essentially that it has better yield properties than the overhead infrastructure and it is certainly much less costly.”

Council had previously approved to install a pedestrian light at the intersection at a council meeting last June. The City had originally budgeted $118,500 in the 2016 Capital Budget towards the project.

Goudy stated the RRFB would cost approximately 60% of the original estimated cost, an estimated $70,000. The system will run off City power with the option to add solar power at a later date.

Councillor Reuben Konnik said it was terrifi c that the City could save some money while implementing new technology.

“I think it’s a great idea,” he added.“I’ve encountered these and quite intuitively I knew

what they meant,” said Councillor Wayne Armishaw after a question about whether drivers would recognize the warning system.

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Local group provides hearty meals for everyoneCommunity supper promotes healthy eating and food security

BY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

With a mission to ensure individu-als have access to healthy food, Backyard Friends, a local volun-

teer group, continues to serve up a hot and ready meal each month in Lacombe.

It all began a decade ago.“Our fi rst meal was in September 2006

and our vision statement is healthy food for everyone,” said Donnie Tafts, Lacombe and District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Family Service Coordinator.

Lacombe FCSS is one of the partnering or-ganizations involved in Backyard Friends including Lacombe Neighbourhood Place, the Lacombe Food Bank, Growing Food Security Alberta, Central Alberta Co-op, ME Global, local churches and other com-munity members.

“At the beginning we imagined an inclu-sive gathering of the community to share healthy food together and we have pretty much stuck to that all of these years,” said Tafts.

The group hosts a community supper once a month, on the third Wednesday, at the Lacombe Memorial Centre (LMC). Everyone is invited to the supper, with the mission to not only build community but promote food security.

“You don’t have to buy a ticket or RSVP,” explained Tafts. “You just show up.”

The meal is open to people of all walks of life and people can attend for a number of reasons.

“Whether it’s to meet friends, there are all sorts of people - older ladies, se-nior people - there’s families, couples, singles, doubles and in between,” said Tafts. “Everyone wants to enjoy good food together. It really is the food that brings people together.”

The community supper is put on by a group of dedicated volunteers who pre-pare the food, serve and then clean up. It takes up to 35 volunteers and around 60 or 70 volunteer hours to make each sup-per a success. Each meal is handcrafted by a chef with locally sourced ingredients, and also includes a vegetarian option.

“We feed up to 130 people every month, so that’s quite a lot of food,” said Tafts.

The community supper is not only a place to eat, but also a place to fi nd out what’s happening in the community.

“So not only is fellowship happening, but if there is some interesting things happening in the community, sometimes people can fi nd out about that here,” said Tafts. “Whether they are FCSS programs, such as our income tax program at this time of year, or if people want to fi nd out more about the Good Food Box program,

Backyard Friends is a good way to kind of fi nd out about those other programs that might benefi t them.”

In connection with Backyard Friends is FCSS’s food security program suite, which includes the Good Food Box program (which offers individuals a bin of fresh veggies and fruit twice a month), a communi-ty garden and a collec-tive kitchen that works on building skills in cooking and preserv-ing healthy food.

“Right now we are working on some cook-ing sessions to help people learn to cook with whole, fresh in-gredients,” explained Tafts. “We discovered from the Good Food Box program, that sometimes there are vegetables in there that people are not exactly sure what to do with. Maybe there is a zucchini or a squash in there, and they think how do I cook that? We do have a cooking program called All About Cooking (ABC) that tries to increase individuals skills in learning

how to deal with fresh food.”FCSS also manages a community gar-

den along 58th St. in Lacombe.“We’ve expanded the garden this year,

so that there will be even more plots for people to work in,” said Tafts. “If people are interested in gardening and having a

little plot of land, they can contact FCSS to rent a plot.”

The FCSS garden is the only community garden in the City and does assist with pro-moting food security - using locally grown produce and develop-ing much needed grow-ing skills.

“It’s about helping people make some

choices to make it a little easier to meet their food needs,” said Tafts of the FCSS food security programs.

According to Alberta Food Matters and Growing Food Security in Alberta, the term food security is the, “Condition where all people at all times can acquire safe, nutritionally adequate and person-

ally acceptable foods in a manner that maintains human dignity.”

The organization views ‘food security’ as everyone’s business, which includes planting, growing, harvesting, transport-ing, shopping, preparing, eating and pre-serving the environment.

To Tafts, being food secure means indi-viduals have a reliable source of healthy food at all times.

“That’s what it means to be food se-cure - when you have a freezer or a fridge that has something put away for another day, that you have fresh food in the fridge, that you have all different food groups,” she said. “We are aware that some people are food insecure. They have diffi culty meeting their food needs. Food is key to health and if we don’t have our health, we are not reach-ing our full potential. We will experi-ence a lower health status, so that’s why we care about food security.”

The next Backyard Friends community supper will be held on April 20th, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the LMC. For more informa-tion about the initiative, contact FCSS at 403-782-6637.

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“FOOD IS KEY TO HEALTH AND IF WE DON’T

HAVE OUR HEALTH, WE ARE NOT REACHING OUR

FULL POTENTIAL.”

DONNIE TAFTS

GOOD FOOD, GOOD MOVE - Under the Lacombe FCSS food security program umbrella, Backyard Friends promotes healthy eating and using locally grown produce. In connection with Backyard Friends is the Good Food Box program, where a bin of quality, locally sourced vegetables and fruits are available for purchase. The program received a donation from Lacombe Yoga last year. FCSS Executive Director Susan MacDonald (left), and FCSS Family Service Coordinator Donnie Tafts (right) received the donation from Lacombe Yoga Co-owner Tiffany Rose (middle). Express fi le photo


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Spring is fi nally here - well let’s hope it is!

The East Lacombe Beef 4H Club had a busy winter. On Dec. 31st we held our heifer weigh-in day at Zuidof Feeders. All went well.

On Feb. 5th, our Club com-peted in a Club level public speaking competition, which was held at the Clive Baptist Church. It was a great night had by all and we had some fantas-tic speeches and presentations.

On Jan. 22nd and 23rd our Club held its annual District Curling Bonspiel in Clive. Various clubs participated in this very fun event and we all went home with a prize.

Without sponsorship this event would not be possi-ble so our Club would like to thank the following spon-sors for their generous do-nations - Clive Lions Club, World Financial Group, Future

AG, Jones Creek Livestock Consulting, Bank of Montreal, Nova Chemicals Corporation, Zuidhof Feeders, Gavin and Cathy Sharp, Stone Willow Vet, Pioneer, Louis Dreyfus, Valley Spray Ltd., Biggelaar Builders, Chessor Farms, CMT Ventures, Shady Nook Simmentals, Circle G Simmentals, Lacombe Ford, Parkland Fertilizer Ltd. and Deere Mart Equipment.

The Club voted at our last meeting in February to orga-nize a trip to the Edmonton Waterpark. On March 4th, 10 of us, along with three parents, boarded a bus and headed to the West Edmonton Mall Waterpark. We all had a fantastic time.

The next few months are going to fl y by I’m sure, as we prepare for our Achievement Day in May.

- submitted by Dylan Fuller, East Lacombe Beef 4H Club reporter

Central Alberta Foodgrains project launches 2016 projectBY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

A locally based charity is enter-ing into its 21st year of helping meet the growing international need for food security.

Each year, through commu-nity involvement, the Central Alberta Foodgrains Charity Growing Project produces a crop on donated or rented land, and then after harvest, the proceeds are donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

The funds raised through the project are used to help fi ght world hunger and are matched at a four to one ratio by the fed-eral government.

Emergency food for people who are hungry as the result of war, drought and international trade policies are assisted, along with providing tools and training

for small-scale farmers.Currently, important donations

of food are being sent by the Canadian-based organization to Syrian refugee camps and the countries of Ethiopia and Kenya.

Central Alberta Foodgrains Charity Growing Project Committee Member Doug Maas said the initiative is truly a com-munity-based project.

A fi eld located west of Lacombe has been selected for the 2016 installment of the project.

“We are very pleased to return to the west side of Highway 2,” he said. “We have 120 acres and this year we are going to grow canola.”

Farmers, agri-businesses and community members all con-tribute to the project.

The local growing project is one of over 200 in Canada for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Around 30 growing projects are based within Alberta.

“It’s really a labour of love,” explained Maas. “We help peo-ple all around the world and the project involves urban and rural in-dividuals and busi-nesses. It brings ev-eryone together for a worthwhile cause.”

In conjunction with its internation-al reaches, the grow-ing project is a 100% local operation, starting with the plot of land used to grow the crop. Some years the land is do-nated. Other years the land is rented.

Once the land is secured, input suppliers are approached to pro-vide seed to start.

In the spring, local farmers donate their time to prepare the soil and then seed.

Afterwards, local agri-busi-nesses are approached to pro-vide fertilizer and other sup-plies. In the fall, volunteers then swath and combine the crop.

The crop, which varies from canola, barley, spring wheat or winter wheat, is then sold locally at an elevator in Central Alberta.

Last year, the project raised $61,000 and with the matching gov-ernment dollars, this amounted to $305,000.

In 2015, 10,900 bush-els of CPS wheat was harvested from a 130-acre fi eld a few min-utes east of Lacombe on Oct. 10th. Over 150 people attended the community barbecue and then watched the nine combines, three grain trucks, antique grain cart, a

baler and many helping hands bring in the harvest.

Maas said the community can get involved again this year through the sponsor-an-acre program, or by making a charita-ble donation.

“The donations and sponsor-ship go towards crop insurance and crop inputs,” he said.

Additional committee mem-

bers are being sought to help with the worthwhile cause. Some committee members have been involved for the entire length of the project, an astounding 21 years, organizers say.

The committee sees the canola crop this year having two bene-fi ts to the project.

“It has the potential to provide more funds,” noted Maas. “Also, when we swath it in the fall, we can let it lay for a while which helps the seeds darken. It can rain on it unlike wheat or barley.”

As the crop can sit for some-times up to six weeks, volun-teers will not feel the pressure as much to harvest, as their crops must take priority.

Maas said the committee pre-fers to grow canola, and luck had it with the donated land this year, that the farmer indicated that as per the fi eld rotation, he wanted canola to be grown.

For more information or to participate in the growing proj-ect, contact Maas at 403-782-1860. Visit them on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cen-tralalbertafoodgrains/.

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“IT’S REALLY A LABOUR OF

LOVE. WE HELP PEOPLE ALL

AROUND THE WORLD.”

DOUG MAAS

BOUNTIFUL HARVEST - Nine combines, one antique grain cart, three semi trucks, one baler and several helping hands helped bring in last year’s Central Alberta Foodgrains Charity Growing Project harvest on Oct. 10th. Express fi le photo

4-H Club looks forward to spring


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The dangers of ending coal-fi red generation

Some things legislators vote on cost money, and only money. Other things demand a human cost, which can be a lot more diffi cult to evaluate. There is no hard and fast rule. Generally, it involves look-ing for ways to measure the pain, grief and suffering that a hasty or poorly con-ceived government policy can create.

One policy that’s imposing ever-increasing fi nancial and human costs world-wide is poorly planned, badly executed electrical policy - specifi cally, green energy and the quest to stamp out carbon dioxide. It’s a well-intended initiative that the Alberta government wants to get into in a big way. The problem is that no one knows the total costs involved.

Originally, Ontario’s so-called green objective was said to be a good idea. Yet today, the province has the highest priced indus-trial power rates in North America. Ontario’s Auditor General recently reported that consumers paid $37 billion above market price for electricity in a single eight year period. That’s not $37 billion for electricity. That’s $37 billion more than the electricity was actually worth. Between now and 2032, consumers will pay an additional $133 billion over and above the actual market price. If you add it up, the over payment is roughly equal to 25% of Canada’s national debt.

To accumulate the na-tional debt took two world

wars and almost 150 years. Ontario did this to them-selves with a single legis-lative policy.

According to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, one in 20 businesses will close due to electrical rates. The problem has become so acute that some of the big industrial power users are moving away. As far as they’re concerned, neither they nor anyone else can afford to overpay for elec-tricity to the tune of $170 billion.

The Ontario government’s own web site says that low-income households are spending 10% or more of their incomes on electricity, forcing the government to think through and establish subsidy programs, which place a further drag on jobs and the economy.

These aren’t just econom-ic costs. They’re human costs.

Clearly, cost-efficient renewable energy makes sense and should be pur-sued. But putting on blind-ers and marching off the green energy cliff is silly. (The height of Ontario’s silliness came in the con-version of a coal-fi red fa-cility to a biomass plant that only runs on imported Norwegian wood chips, gen-

erating energy at 25 times the average cost.)

Now it appears that Alberta has decided to follow Ontario’s lead. In its desire to put an early end to the use of coal (includ-ing clean coal technology), our government intends to prematurely shut down Alberta’s coal-fi red electrical generation plants.

No one actually knows the policy’s cost - fi nancial or human - nor do we know the effect it might have on the investment community and business sector. Based on the experience of Ontario and other jurisdictions, we do know that it’ll be expensive. The additional billions fl owing into higher priced government-mandat-ed electrical generation are billions that will be diverted from useful spending and productive investment.

For Alberta, this policy is going to affect individuals, businesses and entire com-munities (e.g. Forestburg, Hanna). Even so, the govern-ment hasn’t consulted with any of these people, nor with Albertans as a whole. Instead, it’s assuming that its philosophical commit-ment to quickly ending coal-fi red generation must take priority over dialogue, fi nancial considerations, and the stark human cost that the policy will extract.

Ron Orr is the MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka. He can be reached at his constituency offi ce at 101, 4892 - 46th St., Lacombe, AB, by telephone at 403-782-7725 or by email at [email protected].

RECOGNITION - Lion Anne McCluskey (right) received the Judge Brian Stevenson Fellowship Award from Lacombe Lion President Sharon Reiter. This recognition for com-munity involvement or great achievement is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed in Lionism. photo submitted

RECOGNITION - Lion Charlotte Victor (left) received the Jack & Denise Isaman CNIB Fellowship Award from Lacombe Lion President Sharon Reiter. photo submitted

Ron

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Come see what the library has to offerIn class last week I noticed

that three of the little boys were having a dispute over which cars each would get to race. I was helping at the craft table and although it looked like my back was turned to them I could ob-serve how the disagreement was progressing.

It went on for a few min-utes but then one of the boys reached his hand in the air to settle the argu-ment physically and I said: “I don’t think hitting is the way to solve your problem.”

A look of wonder came over his face and he said: “My mom says she has eyes in the back of her head but I thought your eyes were shut cause you’re old!” The argument was forgotten in the wonder of my abilities even in my advancing years.

We would like to thank Bo’s Bar and Grill of Red Deer for their generous donation of $500 to the library on behalf of Blindman Brewing and then of course we would like to thank Blindman Brewing for choosing the library as their charity to receive the donation.

Film club will be meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd at 7

p.m. in the Read and Relax section of the library. We will be discussing the fi lm Ida. The fi lm for the April 26th meeting is Mr. Turner directed by Mike Leigh. This fi lm explores the last 25 years of the great and eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner. For history and art fans alike please order this fi lm and come for the discussion.

On Wednesday, March 23rd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the History Room of the library, the drop-in colouring club for adults will be meet-ing. This is a free program with all materials supplied.

On Thursday, March 31st at 10 a.m. in the county room of the LMC the library will be hosting “Reading with Ronald McDonald”. Stories will be geared for ages four to seven but everyone is welcome. We

have enjoyed this free event before and it is excellent fun for all ages. This is a literacy event sponsored by Lacombe McDonalds.

On Tuesday, April 5th at 7 p.m. in the Read and Relax area of the library the MCMPL book club will be discussing the novel The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Everyone is welcome.

On Saturday, April 9th from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. we will be celebrating Earthday a little early with a ‘Worm Party.’ (There will be no actual worms at the party which saddens me but may make others more comfortable.) Come learn more about our little fi ve-hearted friends of the earth. There will be sto-ries, crafts and fun for ages eight and under. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited: please register by April 4th.

On Tuesday, April 12th at 7 p.m. in the North County Room of the LMC our Armchair Travel Lecture will be: Our Trip to Russia pre-sented by Carol Cornwell. Refreshments provided.

The Local Colour Lectures are fi nished until the fall.

Thanks to all who partic-ipated.

Our book this week is The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel.

This new novel offers the tender exploration of the signifi cance of great love and great loss that marks all Martel’s novels. This is

the author of The Life of Pi, one of my favourite novels.

Mary Poole is the children’s programmer at the Mary C. Moore Public Library in Lacombe.

Mary

P O O L E RCMP arrest Lacombe man for decade old murder

It was on the evening of Oct. 24th, 2006 that Bradley Webber was killed in his fi fth wheel trailer in Eckville.

After a grueling investigation which spans almost ten years, the RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit - South, with the assistance of the Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit, has charged two men with fi rst degree murder in relation to the death of Webber.

RCMP have arrested one man and a Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for another man accused in the homicide.

On March 10th, police arrested 44-year-old Shayne Earl Gulka of Lacombe. He has been charged with the fi rst degree murder of Webber as well as with the kidnapping of another individual. He appeared in Red Deer court on Monday and will return March 29th. He remains in custody.

Kevin Edward Brown, a 33-year-old man from Calgary, is wanted on one count of fi rst degree murder in relation to the death of Webber and one count kidnapping in-

volving another person. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for his arrest. Brown is described as a Caucasian male, 5’ 9 ’ tall and 179 lbs. He has blonde hair and brown eyes, moles on face and a scar on forehead. He also has a Chinese symbol tattoo on left side of the neck and a tribal design on right upper arm.

The RCMP is asking for the assistance of the public in locating and apprehend-ing Brown, however, he should not be approached if seen. Instead, the public is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Brown, or information in relation to this homicide investiga-tion, is asked to call the RCMP Major Crimes Unit - South at 403-519-7306 or 403-519-7307.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or at www.tip-submit.com.

- Maetche


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Editor bids farewell to the Lacombe ExpressIt is time for me to say

goodbye.After over a year with the

Lacombe Express and sev-eral years working in the newspaper industry, I have decided that my future lies outside of journalism, for the time being, and soon I will be embarking on a new path.

After you read this, know that it has been a true honour to not only work, but live in this community. After working in Lacombe for the past year, I have learned and observed a few things about this com-munity, Lacombe County and the Town of Blackfalds.

1) It’s a most giving com-munity. Toted by ATB Chief Economist Todd Hirsch, and with the stats to back it up, Lacombe was the most giving community to charities in 2014, with most citizens giving an av-erage of $790 for the year.

According to Hirsch, do-nations in a smaller com-munity appear to be larger than cities like Red Deer or Calgary. The evidence points to the fact that this community is generous and truly supports caus-es, be they big or small. The amount of local fund-raisers held in this area is also astounding. People seem willing to give and get behind good local causes, whether it be for Lacombe Victim Services, the Lacombe Athletic Park Association, Lacombe and District Big Brothers and Sisters or a pub night to

raise funds for an individ-ual’s cancer treatments.

2) The amount of ser-vice groups in this area is mind-blowing. Even though there is a small-er population, the num-ber of service groups (like the Lacombe Lions Club, Lacombe Rotary or Optimist Club of Blackfalds to name just a few) is never ending. This is an amaz-ing thing. The amount of money these groups raise and then turn around and distribute directly into the community is expansive. If there is ever a need, these groups rise to the call, without question.

3) Citizens are willing to be involved. Citizens here are not shy. They are will-ing to speak their minds, often in the form of Letters to the Editor, and then put their time and effort be-hind projects that better the community. For ex-

ample, the formation of the Lacombe Community Watch Association. An in-dividual saw a need, took to action and now a group of dedicated volunteers are working to clean up the streets and create a safe and vibrant communi-ty. Soon Blackfalds will be forming their own neigh-bourhood watch group. Through citizen-driven ini-tiatives like this, Lacombe and Blackfalds will contin-ue to be places people want to live, work and grow in.

4) There’s a high par-ticipation in community events. Whether it was crowds lining the street during Light Up the Night (so closely packed to see the winter parade roll down the street on a Thursday night), the masses at-tending Winterfest at the Abbey Centre last month, the thousands gathered to see the CP Holiday Train

roll through the area, or everyone gathered to see the Bentley Generals play, this community comes out in droves to support events in the region. This says a lot about the people and area - that although the population may be smaller, people value com-munity and support the activities put on by our hardworking organizers and volunteers.

Lacombe and the sur-rounding area really does have so much to offer in so many areas. I feel I have only scratched the surface here with my time in the community.

To wrap this up, I would like to thank all of you who have connected with me, sent in story ideas, or were just a friendly face during my time here at the Lacombe Express. I wish you all the best. Thank you.

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Iconic Canadian women to be on banknotesThe image of an iconic Canadian

woman will appear on the next issue of our nation’s banknotes.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made this announcement last week on International Women’s Day.

“A Canadian woman will be fea-tured on the very fi rst of the next series of bills expected in 2018,” he said in a press conference. “The Bank of Canada is taking the fi rst step by launching public consulta-tions to select an iconic Canadian woman to be featured on this new bill.”

At this time, the government did not indicate which bill would showcase an iconic female.

During the press conference, Finance Minister Bill Morneau indicated it was, “High time to

change,” as for roughly 150 years, women have been underrepre-sented on our currency.

“One of the very fi rst things I had the honour of doing as the new fi nance minister was asking the governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz, and his colleagues at the bank whether it’s in fact possible to put a woman on the bank note,” said Morneau.

In order to make this possi-ble, from now until April 15th, Canadians can submit nomina-tions for the woman they think they should appear on the bill. Nominees can be any non-fi c-tional Canadian woman, who has been deceased for over 25 years, who has demonstrated outstand-ing leadership, achievement or

distinction in any fi eld, according to the press release.

Once all nominations have been received, an independent advisory council will review the submis-sions and present a short list to the fi nance minister for his con-sideration.

This news is long over due. While our current $20 bill does feature a female - Queen Elizabeth- she is not Canadian. The last series of $50 bills included images of fi ve notable Canadian women - ‘the Famous Five’ - but were then re-placed in 2011 by an image of an icebreaker.

Nominations have been rolling in already. Some of the more pop-ular suggestions of noteworthy Canadian women include Nellie

McClung (who led the charge for the women’s vote in the early 1900s), artist Emily Carr, Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery, Laura Secord (hero-ine of the War of 1812) and civil rights activist Viola Desmond.

The government should also consider re-instating the image of the Famous Five (fi ve Alberta women who petitioned the Supreme Court of Canada to con-sider women as legal persons so that women could be eligible to be appointed to the Senate).

Surely after such an old boys’ club, there are many other note-worthy Canadian women who we can place on a bill. Nominations can be submitted to the Bank of Canada’s web site until April 15th.

Sarah

MAETCHE

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We want your input.

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fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar

The FYI, Community Events Calen-

dar is a free-of-charge service for

not-for-profi t organizations and

upcoming community events

within the Lacombe and Black-

falds region. To submit your

information, please email news@

lacombeexpress.com, call 403-

782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344.

If you would like your event or

organization to be included,

please submit your information

to the editor by noon, the Mon-

day before the publication date.

The Lacombe and District Histor-

ical Society invites you to their

upcoming Annual General

Meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday

March 31st at the Flatiron Mu-

seum located at 5005 - 50 Ave.,

Lacombe. Join the historical

society and help preserve local

history. Volunteers have the

opportunity to help in many

ways such as the archives, at

the Blacksmith Shop and at fun

community events. The historical

society is also recruiting for new

board members in the positions

of director and secretary. If

you are interested in learning

more, please contact the society

director at 403-318-9375.

Lacombe Taxpayer Association

cordially invites you to an

organizational meeting at the

Lacombe Legion on Wednes-

day, April 6th at 7 p.m. For

more info, call 403-506-9390.

Lacombe Farmers Market Easter

Sale: Thursday, March 24th from

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lacombe

Memorial Centre. Lots of Easter

baking, eggs, honey, jams,

crafts, spring rolls, woodwork,

candles, perogies and much

more. For more information call

403-782-4772 or 403-877-1280.

Central Alberta Pride Society

presents the LGBTQ and Youth

Super Splash Extravaganza. For

13-19 year-old LGBTQ youth and

their allies at the Collicutt Centre

Waterpark on Saturday, March

19th from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30

p.m. Free food and beverages

to follow. Please RSVP by March

12 to [email protected].

Lacombe Lions Club meets the fi rst

Monday of the month down-

stairs at the Lacombe Legion.

Next Meeting Monday, April

4th at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7

p.m. - Guests welcome! For more

information on the Lions, please

contact Sharon at 403-782-5179.

Habitat volunteers needed for

Lacombe: Habitat for Human-

ity is building two low income

duplex homes in the Mckenzie

Ranch subdivision in Lacombe.

If you can help with the con-

struction for a day or more,

phone Habitat at 403-309-6080.

Tees Chili Cook-off and Family Fun

Bingo – The Tees Ag. Society is

hosting a chili cook-off followed

by an evening of family fun

bingo. Submit your favorite chili

to the community test, or come

and sample the chilies, select the

winner and then join us for bingo

games. All ages welcome. Many

prizes to be won! Saturday, April

2nd, at the Tees Community Hall.

At 5:30 p.m. – Chili cook-off en-

tries (please bring your chili in a

slow cooker), 6 p.m. - chili tasting

and supper, 6:30 p.m. - bingo

card sales begin, 7 p.m. - bingo

games begin. Cost is $5/person

for chili supper complete with

fi xin’s. Free supper for cook-off

entrants. Bingo cards are $1 each

and are good for the evening. If

you are planning on entering a

chili please let Carla Kenney (403-

784-3055) know so we can pre-

pare the cook-off table. For more

information you can contact

Carla or Tanya at 403-350-5370.

Lincoln Hall Easter Bingo and

Cakewalk: On March 24th, at

Lincoln Hall, at 7 p.m. will be the

Easter Bingo and Cakewalk. All

welcome. Kids love the cake-

walk - If you attend - please

bring a snack. Follow Lincoln

Hall on FB for info on events.

Bible study on the gospel of

Luke every Thursday at 7 p.m.

from March 10th to April 7th.

St. Andrew’s United Church,

5226-51 Ave. Call 403-782-

3148 for more information.

Jake’s Gift is Coming To Lacombe.

Don’t miss this play - it is priceless.

April 6th, 7 p.m. at Terrace Ridge

School. Call the school at 403-782-

0050 for tickets. Just $20 each.

Lacombe Ukulele Group: Every fi rst

and third Tuesday in Lacombe.

We’ll be meeting at Kavaccino’s

in the front room between 6:30

p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Join us for

the evening or drop in for a bit.

All ages and all levels of ability

are welcome! For more informa-

tion call 403-477-4630 or check

out our Facebook page www.

facebook.com/LacombeUkulele.

The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your

(Muslim) Neighbor as Yourself

- a Thursday evening discussion

group starting at 7 p.m. Using

print and video resources and

encounters with representatives

of both Christianity and Islam,

we will seek to dispel stereo-

types about Islam, explore the

diversity of Muslim belief and

practice and discuss how we can

build respectful relationships.

This program would be appro-

priate for Christians, Muslims

or those without faith com-

mitments. Held at St. Andrew’s

United Church. Please contact

Ross Smillie at 403-782-3148 to

indicate your interest and to get

background reading material.

Lacombe Hospice Steering Commit-

tee: Volunteers needed. Commit

to 24 – 48 months’ term. Contact

Florence at 403-782-5641 or

email: [email protected].

Friends of the Library History in

the Making/History series will

introduce guest speakers Dr.

Janni and Christa Prins to present

their experience living in South

Africa and leaving 10 years ago to

provide a safe and better future

for their children, on March 17th

7 p.m. at the LMC County Room.

They will discuss the “new” South

Africa, including education,

government and people of the

nation. Light lunch will follow.

Free admission. An educational

evening, come and bring a friend.

Al-Anon: Does drinking alcohol by

a relative or friend bother you?

Al-Anon may be able to help you.

Meetings are held every Wednes-

day at 8:30 p.m. in the lower fl oor

of the Lacombe Masonic Hall at

4722 - 49B Avenue, Lacombe. For

more information call 403-307-

3732, 780- 668-4395 or check the

web-site at www.al-anon.ab.org.

Calling all musicians! A jazzy new

place to blow your horn or strum

your strings - A jam session every

fourth Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9

p.m. at the Lacombe Legion.

$2 a person. For more informa-

tion, call Rod at 403-782-1842.

The Parkland Classical Singers,

a community choir based in

Lacombe, is looking for more

members. If you like to sing,

please join us. Rehearsals are

held on Thursdays from 6:30

p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wolf Creek

Community Church, beginning

Oct. 15th. Two performanc-

es: Christmas 2015 and Spring

2016. For more information,

call Carolyn 403-782-7365.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is

actively recruiting experienced

and inexperienced people from

the Central Alberta area, who

are interested in joining the pipe

band. Anyone with piping or

drumming experience, or if you

would like to learn piping or

drumming, are asked to please

contact us at 403-782-7183.

Practices are held at the Red Deer

Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.

Jake’s Gift: The Red Deer Legion

Pipe Band and the Royal Cana-

dian Legion Branch #35 will be

hosting the multi-award winning

play, Jake’s Gift. The performance

will take place on Tuesday, April

5th at the Royal Canadian Legion

in Red Deer. Doors will open

at 6 p.m., the pipe band will

play at 6:45 p.m., with the play

beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are

$20 & there will be a cash bar

available. Tickets are available at

the front desk of the Red Deer

Legion, by contacting any pipe

band member or calling Arnie

MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

St. Andrew’s United Church

youth choir for ages fi ve to 18.

Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.

contact Jessica at 403-352-5486

or [email protected].

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult

Choir for those 18 and older.

Practices on Wednesdays from

7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact Rober-

ta at 403-782-0443 for more

information. Cost is free.

Invitation to join CNIB Peer Sup-

port Group: The Peer Support

Group is a program dedicated

to helping CNIB clients adjust

to vision loss. Feelings of fear,

anxiety, intimidation and anger

are extremely common in adults

who are diagnosed with vision

loss. The goal of the group is to

help transform these feelings into

those of confi dence and inde-

pendence through education and

group discussions. The program

is facilitated by a volunteer who

has gone through the process of

adjusting to a life with vision loss.

The group offers seniors a way to

connect to others experiencing

similar challenges. Participants re-

ceive empowering, practical and

useful information about vision

loss and how CNIB services can

help, as well as suggestions from

other participants on how to

reduce the impact of vision loss

on their daily lives. There is no

cost to participate in the program

which will meet once per month.

The group meets at the Spruce

Terrace located at 5002 – 51 Ave.

Lacombe Walking Group

Wednesdays from 12-12:30

at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.

No Registration required.

Kozy Korner - Tuesday din-

ners - noon at the Senior’s

Centre. Hot meal includes

coffee and dessert.

Kozy Korner - Music Jam – Sun-

days from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Lunch goodies by donation.

Upcoming jams are Feb. 14th,

March 13th and April 10th.

Entertainers are free. For

information call 403-885-4493.

Kozy Korner - Activities such as

shuffl eboard, cards, carpet

bowling, fl oor curling and more.

Also, the Kozy Korner is avail-

able for venue rental. For more

information call 403-782-6216.

Quilting and crafts held at Black-

falds United Church on Mon-

days at 9:30 a.m. Help make

quilts or bring your own quilt/

craft to work on. Check out

our website at blackfaldsunit-

edchurch.com or call 403-885-

4780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo

on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the

upstairs hall. Coffee time runs

Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m.

($2 for coffee, tea and cookies).

On Fridays, there are four meat

draws and tickets are $2/set

of three tickets. Draw starts at

6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there

are four meat draws which

start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the

ace starts after meat draws.

Parkinson Alberta Education offers

supports groups for persons

with Parkinson disease, family

members and caregivers at

the following Central Alberta

locations: Red Deer, Lacombe,

Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and

Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-

berta.ca for more information.

New to Lacombe? Contact La-

combe Welcome Wagon for

free maps, information about

the City & area, as well as free

gifts from local businesses. New

baby in the family? Contact

Donna Korpess with the La-

combe Welcome Wagon at 403-

782-0475 for free information,

baby product samples as well as

free gifts from local businesses.

Youth Unlimited Drop-in Activi-

ties: Drop-in activities run every

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for

Grades 3 to 6. Evening drop-in

activities for Grades 5 and up

run Thursday and Friday nights

from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cost is $2

for drop-in, 10 passes are $10.

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ARTS & LEISUREKieran Mercer opens for Marianas Trench this monthBY MARK WEBERLACOMBE EXPRESS

Vancouver’s Kieran Mercer will be in Red Deer this month, opening for Marianas Trench at the Enmax Centrium on March 30th.

His slickly produced, engaging debut EP Help Me Help You was released late last month.

It’s a glittery, polished showcase of Mercer’s remarkable talent, all careful-ly crafted under the meticulous guid-ance of producer Jon Levin (Philospher Kings) whose production credits include working with One Direction and Selena Gomez.

“I know that my manager was a big fan of the Philosopher Kings - I was pret-ty young when they were big, but I do remember them. I think they had that funky, pop, soul vibe to them that he thought would gel well with my sound because I have that side to me too.”

Produced in Los Angeles, Help Me Help You captures its listeners with its distinc-tive pop sound, delivering the sorrows of a broken heart yet the optimism of a heart not done fi ghting. Things kick off with the stylish, engaging Bang Bang (the CD’s fi rst single) which leads right into the simply structured but compelling Let Me Fall.

The acoustic sensibilities of the com-paratively mellower Nothing Better Than This showcases Mercer’s striking vocals to a new level, and Help Me Help You touches ever so slightly on a modern country vibe.

“So basically, my manager thought it would be a good idea for me to work with Jon, so I did two trips down to L.A. - a week at a time - and we did three songs each week,” he explained of the CD’s progression. “I came in with every demo, whether it was a couple of lyrics, or a cou-ple of chords - whatever was completed. I would throw them at Jon and he basically took it from there - whether he was inter-ested in something or not.”

Mercer added ultimately, it proved to be a very collaborative process. “We wanted to do the songs that we were both real-ly excited about,” he said. “Sometimes when you are writing with someone, or working with a producer, sometimes you don’t always trust their instincts. It’s not an ego thing, but it’s like you are almost

fi ghting for your idea to keep its origi-nality of where it was coming from,” he said. “But right off the bat, I trusted Jon. I totally trusted his instincts. Even at fi rst if I thought an idea was kind of weird, I would try it and it would usually work out in the end.

“He even took songs that I thought were throwaways and just turned them on their heads and created these great songs.”

Combine all that with the magic of work-ing in a studio located right on the famed Hollywood Boulevard, and really, how could

you go wrong? “That was pretty cool.”Taking this new release on the road, this

tour will mark Mercer’s fi rst cross-Canada arena tour - hitting 18 cities across the country over the course of a month. “I had my fi rst show with them last night,” he explained during a recent chat from a tour stop in Hamilton, Ontario. “At fi rst you’re kind of nervous with these big shows because you don’t know how people are going to react. But I just go out there and give them the best show pos-sible and promote my own stuff, and it went over really well. My social media is

blowing up,” he added with a laugh.Previously the front man of celebrated

Vancouver group Jackie Valentine and having shared the stage with the likes of Carly Rae Jepsen and Lights, Mercer decided to pursue the journey of estab-lishing a solo career.

The idea to hook up with Marianas Trench on this current tour came about through a mutual admiration that Josh Ramsay and Mercer have for each other’s music. “We are actually label mates, and Josh has always been a big supporter of my music and I’ve always loved his music as well. I know also that this time around, he wanted to give somebody a leg up. They threw my name out there and he really pushed for me, the band pushed for me and it’s been a great opportunity.”

For Mercer, who was raised in White Rock but now calls Vancouver home, a love for music was sparked early on.

“My parents would always be cranking music,” he recalls. “It was always kind of in my bones. So from an early age, I start-ed playing music. I had bands when I was in Grade 5,” he chuckles. “It was mainly my dad pushing all the music - it could be anything from Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, the Beatles - and lots of the greats from the 1950s and ‘60s.”

Mercer was essentially drawn to pop stylings, but there have always been other infl uences that bubble up here and there within a given song. “I’ve just been addicted to melody - it’s always been very important to me.”

And from the start, there really never was a ‘plan b’ in terms of a career path. His sights were set squarely on music.

“I feel like if you want to do this, you have to put 100 per cent into it,” he explained. “If you are creating a back up plan, you’re almost expecting to fail. You’re putting it out there that, ‘Hey, this might not work out’. Once you have that idea in your head, I feel like you’re going to stop at some point,” he said.

“There has been no other question about what I’ve wanted to do. It’s always been this - just jumping head fi rst into this business.”

Tickets are available at the Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre by calling 403-755-6626 or visiting www.bkticketcentre.ca.

[email protected]

SKY’S THE LIMIT - Vancouver-based singer Kieran Mercer will be hitting the stage with Marianas Trench for their current tour this month at the Centrium in Red Deer. The concert runs March 30th. photo submitted


Request for ProposalsThe Lacombe Police Service/City of Lacombe are seeking proposals via a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the following:

• Portable and Mobile radios compatible with the Alberta First Responders Radio Communication System (AFRRCS) • Computer Automated Dispatch (CAD)System

The RFP will define the content of the proposal. You are urged to structure

your responses accordingly with sufficient details to ensure it is complete,

appropriate and competitive.

All interested parties are invited to view and print the full RFP from the Alberta

Purchasing Connection website at www.purchasingconnection.ca or on the

City of Lacombe website at www.lacombe.ca/doing-business/rfps-tenders.

All updates and addendums will be issued through those sites only. Any

interested parties must submit sealed proposals and confirm receipt of their

proposals no later than 2:00 pm local time on Friday, March 25, 2016.

All proposals must be accompanied with a digital copy of submission in PDF.

Proposals shall be clearly marked Lacombe Police Service AFRRCS Radio RFP or Lacombe Police Service CAD RFP. Only proposals submitted within

the time frame and guidelines provided will be considered.

Please address to:Lacombe Police Service5211 50 AvenueLacombe, AB T4L 1E8Attention: T. Steven Murray, Chief of Police

The Lacombe and District Historical Society invites you to their upcoming Annual General Meeting

at 7 PM on Th ursday March 31, 2016 at the Flatiron Museum located at 5005 - 50 Avenue, Lacombe. Join the historical society and help preserve local history. Volunteers have the opportunity to help in many ways such as in the archives, at the Blacksmith Shop, and at fun community events! Th e Historical Society is also recruiting for new Board members in the positions of Director and Secretary. If you are interested in learning more, please contact the society director at (403) 318-9375.

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ARTS & LEISURE

Readers’ response to drinking mothers and brain-injured childrenI recently reported that in

the U.S. every year 40,000 children are born suffering with fetal alcoholic syn-drome disease (FASD).

In Canada, there are 300,000 living with this problem. I asked, “Why doesn’t this human tragedy get as much attention as drunk driving?”

And “Should some of the women involved be ster-ilized?”

I’ve received a ton of re-sponses.

SR writes, “I believe the Mothers against Drunk Driving lobby gets more attention because the media provides many dollars of free air time.”

R0 responds, “Dr. you are so-o-o-o-o right. Women who drink during pregnancy need to be sterilized. Full stop. Thank you and keep up the good work.”

NB wrote, “Your column should be made mandatory in every bar, liquor/beer store, transit vehicle, doc-tor’s offi ce and pharmacy. It should also be taught every year from Grade 6 up.”

From MG, “There are many hard-truths about FASD that some people seem unable to face, and I appreciate you have spoken up about this terrible and preventable

condition that is thrust upon the most vulnerable of our species. You have my support along with my girl-friend, a third year medical student”.

A school bus driver re-ported that a FASD child disrupted his entire bus. “I would tell him to sit down and he would kick and spit at me. I do not agree that these challenged children should be allowed to be in the mainstream as it takes away from the other children. Thank you for you honesty and the informa-tion you provide.”

An anonymous reader did not thank me. She remarked, “Drunk driving causes deaths. FASD does not. As a doctor you must have been educated ?????”

Another reader said, “Your article is intelligent, well-ar-gued, but has an extreme and unreasonable conclu-sion. Drunk drivers can be ordered to go to AA. Possibly

pregnant mothers could be forced to attend AA, give breath samples, and be sent to jail for the rest of the pregnancy for failing to comply.”

GU writes, “Mothers who drink during pregnancy should be prosecuted as child abusers. Why is it that the medical establishment isn’t outraged about this issue and doesn’t speak up about it? It appears our health and judicial systems need a major overhaul. Thanks for the education.”

Some families reported in great detail the trouble and stress of caring for a FASD child.

D. B. says, “Great article but you will receive a lot of negative mail suggesting any intrusion into the lives of women. Our adopted daughter had FASD and we watched her grow into a beautiful woman. She has elongated fi ngers on one hand, no toes on one foot, her ears are not fully rotated and she has hip problems. She has no concept of money, no moral standards, no emotional stability, the list goes on and on.”

D.B. continues, “She was born on a plane taking her mother to Winnipeg and is a full-blooded Ojibway. In

researching this problem we have allowed the wild Indian stigma to become the easy way out.”

Some readers said I should spend some time on a First Nations reserve to see the extent of the problem. Actually I’ve recently been to one and will soon report on their other health problems, particularly Type 2 diabetes.

Another couple who ad-opted two children later discovered they both had FASD. They reported that, “The short version of our life is that it is moments of

pure hell. But we love them. We have 10 grandkids and we suspect six are affected with FASD.”

R.A. writes, “I’m a new sub-scriber to the Narragansett Times and thoroughly enjoy your column. I have never seen these shocking fi nan-cial stats of caring for these children. It’s an eye-opener and is truly a national eco-nomic and moral issue.”

The majority of readers were surprised at the extent of the problem. They were particularly appalled that women would be allowed to

continue to have additional FASD children considering the social chaos that results.

The FASD problem will continue to be swept under the rug. But I hope my column will alert everyone to the potential dangers of alcohol during pregnancy.

Remember, I am not your doctor so this column is not meant to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure disease and only for informational purposes. So always consult with your doctor.

For comments, email [email protected].

Dr. Gifford

JONES

MUSIC TO THE EARS - Lacombian and songstress Justine Vandergrift performed at the Elks Halls in Red Deer last Saturday night. Vandergrift was one of three opening acts for award-winning piano player David Vest. The event was a fundraiser for the Central Music Festival Society. photo courtesy of Kathleen Ennis


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SPORTSProvince’s best rowers gather at Blackfalds championships

BY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS

The best rowers from around the province of Alberta converged on Blackfalds last weekend as the Central Alberta Rowing Club (CARC) hosted the 2016 Alberta Indoor Rowing Championships at the Abbey Centre last Saturday.

More than 120 competitors from every age category participated in the event, which is the premier indoor rowing competition in Alberta.

“This is the main annual competition in Alberta that we host for all of the rowing clubs in Alberta,” said Andy Nokes, presi-dent of the CARC.

Indoor rowing is a sport that was con-ceived to keep competitive rowers active while outdoor bodies of water are frozen in many countries around the world.

“It’s virtually worldwide. It’s the use of rowing machines, they’re designed and manufactured in the U.S., they simulate the feel and the forces of rowing in a boat,” explained Nokes, adding the machines also mimic the movements an athlete would use when out on the water.

The machines are plugged into a computer that allows athletes to virtually ‘race’ each other using the stationary rowing machines and keeps track of the distance travelled and the speed at which a boat would be travelling.

“These indoor competitions, ours is fairly small. We had 13 race ergometers, we refer to them as Ergs. Some competitions can have 20 or 30 or more.”

Just six people from Central Alberta took part in the competition last Saturday, with one, CARC Vice President Emily Stapley, taking home a bronze medal in the Master Women category.

The majority of the athletes that took part on Saturday, especially in the Junior categories, he said, came from larger centres such as Calgary or Edmonton.

“I think everyone else gains much more than us in some ways,” Nokes said of the provincials, which the CARC has hosted annually since 2005.

The CARC is based on Lacombe Lake, a small body of water located about 10 min-utes north of Blackfalds, and Nokes said that is part of the reason the Club hosts the indoor event each year.

“We don’t have the facilities at the lake to run a regatta. All of the other clubs in Alberta, they run regattas during the sum-mer on their water and what we do as our annual event for the province is we run the

indoor rowing championships. Really it’s our participation towards the provincial rowing. I fi nd it’s great fun to organize.”

Another reason that the CARC’s athletes’ participation in the event is so low is due to the lack of junior, or high school-aged, rowers that the club has right now. Not a single junior rower from the CARC competed last Saturday.

“The thing about juniors is that, espe-cially Grade 12 juniors, is that as soon as they fi nish school they’re off all over the place, so we have to replace them from year to year.”

The Club has been taking steps to address that lack of junior participation, however, and has recently set up a partnership with Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (LTCHS) in Red Deer to aid in the recruitment of younger athletes.

The program will allow the CARC to work directly with the school’s sports perfor-mance class to introduce rowing as either

a way to supplement existing training or as a way to remain active and physically fi t over the summer months.

“Rowing is a late entry sport, so ideally the student needs to be 14, 15 so that, physically, they’ve got the right size and fl exibility and capacity. The challenge we have is taking existing, fi t teenagers and showing them how to row in a very short period of time,” Nokes explained, adding that training usually entails beginning work on the rowing machines before hitting the water around mid-May.

“We’ll get them into intense training on the water in terms of technique and then into some races before the end of June.”

According to Nokes, there are a number of reasons a young athlete might consider taking up rowing.

“I think there are a number of reasons. Some athletes, they switch to rowing be-cause they’ve reached a plateau in their own sport, or they haven’t quite made it to the

fi rst team but they’re of a very competitive mindset and, with the right build, rowing offers some great opportunity.”

Because rowing is a minority sport with fewer competitive athletes, new competitors may be able to move up the ranks much quicker than a sport like hockey.

“As we’ve found in Alberta, a number of athletes start rowing at the university level and then got through to the national team. There are less people rowing competitively in Canada than a lot of the other sports. I mean, certainly if you compare it with hockey,” Nokes said, adding that rowing is also a great way to stay physically fi t.

The CARC is currently recruiting rowers of all ages for the outdoor season, which is set to kick off in mid-May. Anyone interested in participating can get in contact with the CARC by visiting http://albertarowing.ca/get-in-volved/clubs/central-alberta-rowing-club/or by calling Andy Nokes at 403-782-0732.

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ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP - Adam Miller of the Calgary Rowing Club competed in the Junior A Men’s category of the Alberta Indoor Rowing Championships at the Abbey Centre this past Saturday. The championship featured competitors from all over the province. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express


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SPORTS

Atom A Provincials set to kick off in LacombeBY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS

The Barnett Arenas will be buzzing with young and talented hockey players this weekend as Lacombe hosts the 2016 ATB Alberta Atom A Provincial Championship hockey tournament.

More than 100 players ages 10 to 11 will descend upon the City to compete in the province’s premiere Atom hockey tournament, which begins on Thursday afternoon.

“We’re expecting some good games, and hopefully some tight games,” said Becky Ramsay, a member of the organiz-ing committee for the tournament.

The eight team tourney will feature squads from all over the province of Alberta including teams from as close as Olds and as far away as Kitscoty.

As the host City, Lacombe will be rep-resented by the Fifth Element Salon and Spa Lacombe Atom A Rockets.

“We’ve had ups and downs. We’ve had a lot of fun at tournaments, those have gone well,” Ramsay said, adding that while the team did not make the league fi nals for the North Central Zone Tier 1 league, the team played hard and im-proved over the course of the year.

“The boys played hard and defi nitely improved over the year, but it was a tough tier.”

The tournament festivities kicked off on Wednesday with the Tundra True Spirit of Hockey Day, a special event was aimed at creating excitement about the sport of hockey in schools.

The event took place at the YU Turn

Youth Centre on Wednesday evening and included street hockey games, hot dogs and hot chocolate.

“Part of it took place (on Wednesday) with our street hockey and Thursday we’ve invited a couple of the local schools to come watch our opening game,” said Tournament Chair Angela Nygaard, add-ing she is expecting a turnout of more than 200 students for the game, which will see Lacombe square off against Drayton Valley. Puck drop on that game is at 1:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

Nygaard said the experience of having a large crowd will be a different one for the Atom age players.

“I think they’ll be fairly nervous but what do they do, right?” she said.

“It’s pretty exciting, especially at school, with the Tundra event, the players got to hand out fl yers and talk to their classes about what they’re doing and what’s happening this weekend. Just trying to get them out and get excited about it,” Ramsay added.

In addition to the Atom A provincials that will be running on the front ice surface at the Barnett Arenas, Lacombe’s Initiation-level (ages fi ve and six) teams will also be playing on the back ice be-ginning on Saturday and Lacombe’s Atom B will be playing for their League Championship Banner on Sunday imme-diately before the Atom A Provincial fi nal game on Sunday afternoon.

The opening ceremonies take place on Friday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. and will be immediately followed by Game 3 of the Senior Men’s AAA Provincial Final series between the Bentley Generals and

the Stony Plain Eagles.“The idea, especially with the Tundra

event, is to try and expose children who don’t already play hockey to our sport. And then it’s a great place for the com-munity to showcase,” Nygaard said, add-ing community organizations and busi-nesses have supported the tournament through donations to the raffl e table and

silent auction, being game sponsors or advertising.

With the top Atom teams in the prov-ince squaring off, the weekend is bound to be full of some good hockey.

A full tournament schedule and results can be found on Hockey Alberta’s web site at http://atoma.haprovincials.ca/home/.

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DETERMINATION - Dustin Butler, left, of the Bentley Generals stopped a shot by Adam Chorneyko of the Stony Plain Eagles while Brett Thurston of the Generals tried to defend during game one of the Chinook Hockey League fi nal at the Barnett Arenas in Lacombe on Friday night. The Generals won game 1 by a score of 4-1 but dropped a 6-1 decision to the Eagles in Stony Plain the following night. The series is currently tied 1-1. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express


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and trust your instincts to

move ahead.

Taurus, maintaining a

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Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Grain, FeedHay 2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Spring-thrashed Canola. Buying:

oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged

or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan

Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

Condos/Townhouses3030NEWER townhome, 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, full bsmt., fenced yard, re-place. To view 403-396-1094 or 556-3123

Pasture 3180PASTURE & HAY LAND.

400 - 8000 acres year round water. Management available. Central Sask. Natural springs excellent water. Grazing available. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters. $150k

$2.6m. Doug Rue 306-716-2671;

[email protected].

MobileLot 3190

PADS $450/mo.Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm.,2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

Condos/Townhouses4040

NEED to Downsize? Brand New Valley Crossing

Condos in Blackfalds. Main oor is 1,119 SQ FT

2 Bdrm/2Bath. Imm. Poss. Start at $219,900. Call 403-396-1688.

Farms/Land 4070

5 PARCELS OF FARMLAND near Altario,

Alberta. Ritchie Bros.Auctioneers Unreserved

Auction, April 12 in Provost, Alberta. Fenced

land, natural spring water. Contact Jerry Hodge:

780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

ManufacturedHomes 4090

NO MATTER WHO you are, we have a home that ts your lifestyle at United Homes Canada. Over 40

years of experience in providing the best value in

quality modular and manufactured housing. Call 1-800-461-7632 or

visit www.unitedhomescanada.com

to discover how we can help you nd your new

home.

BuildingsFor Sale 4150

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation.

Call John at 403-998-7907; jcameron@

advancebuildings.com.

Financial#4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430

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RENTAL EQUIPMENT & SURPLUS ASSETS AUCTIONSaturday, March 26, 2016 @ 9am

at Montgomery Auction Sales Centre

MONTGOMERY AUCTION SERVICES LTD.www.montgomeryauctions.com

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Selling Over 1000 Lots of Rental Equipment from The Cat Rental Stores

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Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Salein Classifieds

Lots For Sale 4160

MacKENZIE Ranch, Lacombe, duplex lots, 4 left. Ideal rst time home

buyer or investment.Builder terms available.

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Lots For Sale 4160

SERGE’S HOMESLots Available in

Lacombe, Blackfalds, Springbrook

Custom build your dream home on your lot or ours.

For more info. callOf ce - 403-343-6360Bob - 403-505-8050

RUPERTSLAND INSTITUTE (RLI) Request

for Proposal Subject: Facilitation of a Job

Finder’s Clubs in one or more of RLI’s ten service delivery centres located

throughout Alberta. Closing Date: 5 pm on March 18, 2016. Full

details about this RFP may be found on the RLI website: http://www.ru-pertsland.org. Only one contract will be awarded and only successful bid-ders will be contacted.

MoneyTo Loan 4430

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Pasture/Land Wanted 2180

WANTED PASTURE TO RENT FOR YEARLINGS

Supervised or unsupervised

403-783-0711

3rd CUT ALFALFA HAYDairy quality

Test results available3x4x8 large square bales

sheddedCall Henry

1 403 654 8023


Central Alberta Co-op English Estates Centre – Lacombe English Estates Centre – Lacombe 403-782-6200403-782-6200

OpenOpen Daily until 9pm Daily until 9pm www.centralab.coopwww.centralab.coop

FRIDAY, March 18

to

THURSDAY, March 24

Three Day Sale - March 18-20Three Day Sale - March 18-20

Nabob Ground Nabob Ground CoffeeCoffee

Steelhead Steelhead Trout Trout FilletsFilletsTradition or Organic

915-930g - First 2

Value PackLimit First 2

each

$9.99

100g

$1.79

StrawberriesStrawberries

Co-op Gold Co-op Gold Skinless Skinless

Shankless HamsShankless Hams

Green Giant Green Giant VegetablesVegetables

Packaged Organic Packaged Organic MushroomsMushrooms

Co-op Gold Co-op Gold CheeseCheese

Bel Mini Bel Mini Babybel WheelsBabybel Wheels

Hot Cross Hot Cross BunsBuns

Co-op Gold Ice Co-op Gold Ice CreamCream

each

$2.99

$5.49/kg

$2.49

each

$1.99

2 for

$3.88

each

$7.99

each

$4.99

each

$3.49

each

$4.99

1lb. Package Produce of U.S.A

Bone-in Portions Random Cryovac

Wrapped

Selected VarietiesFrozen - 750g

Selected Varieties

200g Package Produce of

Western Canada

Cheddar or Mozzarella

800g - First 2

Selected Varieties 6 Portions per

Package120-129g

Package of 12

4Llb

CO-OP GOLDCO-OP GOLDGRADE AGRADE ATURKEYSTURKEYS

Selected Sizes, Frozenwith Pop-Up TImer

With $10 coupon works out to

88¢/lb

1.94/kg

This coupon may only be used with a minimum purchase of at least $100.00 (including turkey) before applicable

taxes at CO-OP or THE MARKETPLACE Food Stores (excludes tobacco, alcohol, prescriptions, gift cards, phone cards, lottery tickets, transit tickets, all third party operations

(post offi ce, gas bar, etc.). We will reduce the fi nal bill by $10.00 (maximum $10.00 reduction per transaction). Limit one coupon per family purchase. No cash value.

No copies. Coupon must be presented to the cashier at time of purchase. Valid from Friday, March 11 to Sunday,

March 27. Cannot be combined with any other coupons or promotional offers. Final consumer price per pound will vary

depending on actual turkey size purchased.

SAVE $10on any

with this coupon and a minimun purchase of $100.00*

*Includes price of turkey

Fresh or Frozen Whole Turkey

PLU 2758

100% Western Canadian

2016 FORD F150 XLT OR $35,000 CASH

FREE GAS FOR A YEAR

Plus a $25,000 Community Donation! FREE GROCERIES FOR A YEAR

VACATION GETAWAY

OVER

IN PRIZES & DISCOUNTS

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