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BY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express

As Morris Flewwelling enters his fi -

nal weeks as the City’s mayor, he

refl ects on his career as a politician

and how Red Deer has experienced much

change since he was fi rst elected to council

39 years ago.

Flewwelling, 72, served his fi rst term on

council from 1974 – 1978 and then ran again

in 1995 when he was re-elected. He has

since served as a councillor, being elected

as the City’s mayor in 2004.

Since the last election in 2010, Flew-

welling has said he will not run again for

another term.

Looking back on his career on council,

he said there are many things that he is

proud of but two stand out in his mind.

“One of the things I’m most revved about

is developing a relationship with the Coun-

ty. It was really fundamental for setting the

framework for the last nine years on coun-

cil. It was absolutely critical in moving for-

ward the Central Alberta agenda,” he said.

“The other thing that was huge in my time

was moving the civic yards and freeing up

Riverlands. That is my only regret leav-

ing council at this time is that I won’t be

around as Riverlands unfolds.

“For me, those are the two biggies that

stand out in terms of signifi cance, but

there are hundreds of things that we could

talk about as well.”

He added another initiative he is proud

of is the City’s plan to end homelessness.

“That was a real burning issue when I

became mayor. With help from so many

people and the leadership of the communi-

ty we have led the way in ending homeless-

ness and providing affordable housing.”

Flewwelling said the people he has worked

with have also made a difference during his

time as a councillor and as mayor.

“One of my best memories are the peo-

ple I work with – both from the public and

the people I work with within the City. We

have a powerhouse of people here in our

City administration and in our workforce.”

With being elected into such a promi-

nent role, Flewwelling said he has had to

develop a thick skin over the years.

“People will take a run at you on an is-

sue or an idea and when I read what they

have to say, I think to myself do they hon-

estly think I come to work in the morning

and think how can I mess up the paving job

out here? Do I love the potholes? Do I not

want them fi xed?” he said. “They tend to

write or speak in a way that suggests that

he just doesn’t care or he just doesn’t get

it. Do they know the constraints? No. Do

they know the budget limitations? No. Do

they know for example in the last 10 years

we have put 1,000 per cent more into crown

paving and pothole fi lling?

“One of the things that you learn quickly

is you learn to consider the source. When

I get a complaint about something from

someone who provides me with a mea-

sured refl ection, I take that very seriously.

When I’m just simply attacked – let me tell

you, I get a very thick skin.”

Over his time on council, Flewwelling

has seen a number of changes over the

years.

“With our budgeting and our fi nance sys-

tem and all you need to do is just hit a key (on

the computer) and you have everything you

want now. Not only is the budget up to date

and instantaneous every day, the account-

ing is up to date and instantaneous. And the

public have access to it online,” he said. “The

communication goes without saying. In my

fi rst election as mayor, email was just com-

ing on and I used to check my email once a

week – once a week! Now we check the email

constantly – it buzzes all the time.

“The next election we had email as a tool

and the last election we had facebook and

now people are dropping the facebook and

are using Twitter.”

He added the growth of the City is also a

major change he has seen while on council.

“The growth of the City in terms of size

is enormous. We are now living in areas

that were cropped and grained when I

was fi rst elected as mayor and when I was

elected onto council, those areas were not

even imagined. When I came back onto

council in 1995, I asked the city manager at

the time when he thought we would jump

Hwy. 2 and he said not for 100 years.”

Flewwelling was fi rst elected to council

in 1974 and served one term before step-

ping down to help raise his family. When

his two boys were grown up, he ran again

in 1995. During his time on council, he said

he never thought he would become the

City’s mayor.

“I guess I have been called the reluctant

mayor. I taught in the public schools and I

never wanted to be the principle – I always

wanted to work with the kids. When I was

at the museum I wanted to work with the

artifacts and the programs, the teaching

stuff. I became director and did it and did it

well, but the fun part for me was working

with the artifacts and programs and the

public stuff,” he said. “When I look at being

mayor – I loved being on council because

you’ve got your hands on some levers and

you can help steer the ship. I didn’t imag-

ine myself as mayor. Well it turned out I

got drafted.

“When I was elected I said I would do

one term and one term only, but I can tell

you that by the third day I realized that I

loved it. Something that I did from a sense

of duty and responsibility went to some-

thing that I absolutely love. It’s the most

fun I’ve had in my working career and it’s

the hardest that I’ve worked.”

Check out next week’s story where Flew-

welling and his wife Hazel look ahead at life

after politics.

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MILESTONE: Mayor Morris Flewwelling will not be running in this year’s municipal election. These days, he’s refl ecting on what has been a fascinating experience in local politics. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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This week, Red Deer will be a part of

an event that organizers say is unlike any

event Alberta has ever seen.

The Tour of Alberta marks Canada’s

fi rst major international professional cy-

cling race, and the province’s fi rst taste of

the growing global sport of cycling.

“The City is buzzing as we get ready for

this exciting event to hit our streets,” said

Mayor Morris Flewwelling. “Never before

has a peloton of bikes sped through our

downtown. The race and festival will be

like nothing you have ever seen in our City

before.”

Red Deer will be a part of Stage Two

of the event on Sept. 5. The cyclists will

be starting in Devon and fi nishing in Red

Deer. Riders will enter Red Deer on Hwy.

11 to 30 Ave. then turn south on 30 Ave. to

Ross St.

Heading west on Ross St. they will enter

the downtown loop at the corner of Ross

St. and 40th Ave.

Riders will complete the loop three

times. Racers are often traveling upwards

of 75km on the sprints or fl ats into the fi n-

ish line. The fi nish line will be in down-

town Red Deer (50 St. between 47 and 48

Ave.)

“Red Deer’s fi nish line festival will be an

event you don’t won’t want to miss,” said

Liz Taylor, executive director, Red Deer

Tourism. “It will be a great downtown par-

ty featuring food, culture, entertainment

and fi tness for the whole family.”

The race will temporarily close select

roads in and around Red Deer’s downtown

area. The fi nish line and festival area is

Ross St. from 47 Ave. to 49 Ave.

Country band Emerson Drive will be

headlining the Stage 2 fi nish.

“Emerson Drive is a great addition to the

festival,” said George Berry, local organi-

zation chair. “The race itself will be a sight

to see and add entertainment of this cali-

ber and Red Deer will certainly have a phe-

nomenal day for residents to take part in.”

This area will be closed starting at noon

Sept. 4 until midnight Sept. 5.

The intersections at 47 Ave. and 48 Ave.

will, however, remain open during this

time. Several other downtown roads will

also be closed during the race.

A full list of road closures and maps can

be found on the City’s web site.

Red Deerians are encouraged to ride

their bikes into downtown and secure bicy-

cle parking which will be available for the

event. A bike corral will also be located in

the green space of Central Middle School,

at 48 Ave. and 51 St.

Bike parking is free and volunteers will

secure the area from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on

Sept. 5th.

The Tour of Alberta is scheduled for

Sept. 3 – 8 throughout the province.

This world-class event is estimated to

travel more than 800 kms of urban and

rural Alberta roads and will include more

than 50 communities. The event also fea-

tures more than 15 of the world’s top

teams, including teams that competed in

the Tour de France earlier this summer.

Also, a ‘once in a lifetime experience’ will

be given away as part of the Stage 2 – Devon

to Red Deer fi nish. One individual will have

the chance to win the experience to ride in

a team car within the peloton of the race.

The peloton can be traveling upwards of

50 km/hr along the route and up to 75 km/

hr when they sprint to an exciting fi nish in

Red Deer. The winner will be escorted to

Devon the morning of Sept. 5 where they

will be assigned a car.

This car will travel with the race for the

route to Red Deer. Individuals will see and

experience race details from a front and

centre vantage point like no other commu-

nity member.

“This is an experience like no other,”

said George Berry, chairperson of the lo-

cal organizing committee in Red Deer. “Be-

ing within the race is not like seeing it on

the sidelines. It will be something someone

will never forget.

“This is particularly exciting as it in the

fi rst year this event is being held,” said

Berry. “The winner can say they were part

of the very fi rst Tour of Alberta in a way

no one else can.”

For more information, visit www.red-

deer.ca/tourofalberta or www.facebook.

com/tourofalbertareddeer.

- Weber

City preps as ‘Tour of Alberta’ spins into town

OFF AND RUNNING: Local City council candidates have started putting up signs through-out Red Deer for next month’s municipal election. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express


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The public is invited to dig in for the

planting of the new Parkside Community

Food Forest. The planting event will take

place on Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the

Parkside Gardens area, located at 5320 - 67

St.

“This will be Red Deer’s fi rst commu-

nity food forest, and it will have everything

from apple, plum and pear trees to Saska-

toon and honeyberries,” said Ken Lehman,

parks planning and ecological specialist

with the City of Red Deer. “We’re very

excited to undertake this project with the

community’s help

and, in the coming

years, the forest will

help the commu-

nity by increasing

equitable access to

healthy food.”

The food forest

and the planting event are possible thanks

to a partnership between Tree Canada, the

City of Red Deer and ReThink Red Deer,

with support from Blue Grass Sod Farms

and Parkland Nurseries and Garden Cen-

tre.

Tree Canada provided a $3,000 grant for

trees, which was matched with $3,000 from

the City.

ReThink Red Deer is also involved with

the planning of the forest and the plant-

ing event, as the area is an ideal fi t with

its philosophy of creating an edible urban

landscape.

“We’re always looking at ways to create

self-sustaining urban agricultural spac-

es,” said Rene Michalak of ReThink Red

Deer. “This community food forest will be

a great way to do this, and it will meet a

growing need that people have to connect

with their food and where it comes from.”

The new area will be located next to Park-

side Garden plots, which are prepared and

managed by the City of Red Deer. Members

of the public register and pay fees to use

these plots each growing season.

“This is a great opportunity to expand

the overall garden site,” said Lehman.

“The garden plots will continue to provide

locations for people to grow their personal

produce, and the food

forest will create an

area where anyone

can pick fruit and

berries.”

A pollinator gar-

den will also be de-

veloped at the site,

since pollinators are crucial to many food

sources, including fruit trees. The garden

will draw these benefi cial insects to the

site and increase public awareness about

the role they play.

On Sept. 7, people interested in helping

plant can go to Parkside Garden plots, lo-

cated behind Save-On-Foods on 67 St.

Planting will proceed rain or shine

and participants are encouraged to bring

gloves and wear sturdy footwear. Organiz-

ers will provide snacks including locally

grown food such as berries, vegetables and

other garden fi nger foods.

For more information, contact 403-342-

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- Weber

City plans ‘food forest’

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What a fantastic way to kick off

September as the highly-anticipated

Tour of Alberta arrives in the City

Thursday.

The Tour of Alberta is a six-stage

race, which began in Edmonton on

Tuesday, and wraps up in Calgary

on Sept. 8, with stage routes travel-

ing throughout rural Alberta, vil-

lages, towns and small cities, most

of which rarely, if ever, have had the

benefi t of seeing, let alone hosting,

major international sporting events

in their communities.

It’s also a fantastic chance for lo-

cal residents to get an exciting close-

up look at such an event, and there

has been plenty of anticipation

building for months about the Tour

of Alberta which is also described as

a professional bicycle race promoted

under Union Cycliste Internationale

(UCI) rules.

The approximate total distance of

the route is 850km as well. The event

is also expected to draw many elite

cycling teams, including interna-

tional pro teams – some of the same

teams that competed in the Tour de

France — and up to eight Pro Con-

tinental, Continental, and National

teams from around the world.

According to the event’s web site,

the Tour of Alberta “Enters the

realms of the professional cycling

circuit with a star-studded fi eld, as

2011 Tour de France winner Cadel

Evans of BMC Racing team and the

world’s No. 2-ranked rider Peter Sa-

gan of Cannondale Pro Cycling and

Canadian superstar and 2012 Tour

of Italy champion Ryder Hesjedal

of Team Garmin-Sharp headline the

list of 120 cyclists competing for the

overall title.”

Red Deer will be a part of Stage

Two of the event Sept. 5 as the cy-

clists start in Devon and fi nish in

Red Deer.

Riders will enter Red Deer on

Hwy. 11 to 30 Ave. then turn south

on 30th Ave. to Ross St.

Heading west on Ross St. they will

enter the downtown loop at the cor-

ner of Ross St. and 40th Ave. Riders

will complete the loop three times.

Racers are often traveling upwards

of 75km on the sprints or fl ats into

the fi nish line. The fi nish line will

be in downtown Red Deer (50 St. be-

tween 47 and 48 Ave.)

This is the time when Red Deeri-

ans can join in another aspect of the

massive event through a fi nish line

festival complete with food, culture

and entertainment.

The fi nish line and festival area

is Ross St. from 47 Ave. to 49 Ave.

Red Deerians are encouraged to

ride their bikes into downtown and

secure bicycle parking will be avail-

able for the event. The festival will

be held from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

We encourage those who can to

drop by and enjoy an exciting mile-

stone community event.

Tour of Alberta

Like Mother’s and Fa-

ther’s Day, National Grand-

parents Day is an opportu-

nity to give grandparents

an extra hug and tell them

how much they are appre-

ciated.

Unfortunately, my

grandparents are no longer

with me, but my memories

of them will live on for as

long and I do.

For those of you who are

fortunate enough to have

grandparents still living,

and especially for your

children who are more like-

ly than you even, here are

some reasons to celebrate

grandparents.

Grandchildren love be-

ing ‘spoiled’ by their grand-

parents and it’s a grand-

parent’s privilege to do so.

I remember my grandpar-

ents sneaking me an extra

chocolate behind my par-

ents back.

I’m not saying that this

is an ideal dynamic, but I

think there’s a silent code

between children and their

grandparents which says

that just because they may

be willing to give more, that

it’s only them that will oc-

casionally be the exception

to the rule.

Grandparents often take

on the role of second par-

ents and some even become

the primary caregivers.

Many grandparents pick

their grandchildren up

from school while mom

or dad are at work, come

to their grandchildren’s

home in the morning to

help get the kids ready for

school or watch younger

children on certain days

of the week. Some grand-

parents are retired or semi

retired and therefore have

more time to devote to their

grandchildren while their

parents are working.

Many grandparents, my

parents included, take on

the role of full-time care-

givers when their adult

children choose not or do

not take on the responsi-

bility of parenting their

own. My nephew was only

months old when my par-

ents adopted him and so

my mom and I were in the

unique position of rais-

ing my daughter and her

grandchild at the same

time.

A new TVO documen-

tary, created by award

winning fi lmmaker Karen

Shopsowitz, (will air on Oct.

16th) explores the role of

grandparents raising their

grandchildren. In these

situations, grandparents

do not take on the tradi-

tional grandparenting role

and should be celebrated

for many reasons including

the opportunity they have

given their grandchildren

to be raised in a secure, po-

tentially healthier environ-

ment.

Grandparents enrich

their grandchildren’s lives

with stories that create

deeper roots.

When grandchildren

have the opportunity to cre-

ate family trees alongside

their grandparents or even

audio or video record con-

versations of what life was

like when they were born

and growing up, grandchil-

dren have a better appre-

ciation of the history that

runs through their veins.

Children who are adopt-

ed can benefi t by knowing

more about their grandpar-

ent’s experiences because

this too allows them a deep-

er understanding of their

adoptive parents.

Sitting with grandpar-

ents and listening to their

stories offers an interesting

history lesson to be shared

with future generations.

Even though grandchil-

dren may think that grand-

parent’s views are outdat-

ed, they can often benefi t

from their wisdom founded

on many years of living.

In addition, grandchildren

can be wonderful teachers

to their grandparents – es-

pecially when it comes to

things that are foreign to

them, like programming

their cell phones or using a

computer.

And by the way, con-

sider using the computer

as a means of communica-

tion (Skype, for example)

to stay in touch if physical

distance divides grandchil-

dren from their grandpar-

ents.

I know that not everyone

is fortunate to have grand-

parents still living or even

to have grandparents who

are physically or emotion-

ally available.

Consider then the ben-

efi t of connecting children

with older adults – friends

of the family or seniors in

a retirement home, for ex-

ample.

These adults can poten-

tially take on a grandpar-

enting role by offering ex-

tra attention and nurturing

as well as lifetime of rich

and valuable experiences

to children.

Sara Dimerman is a psy-chologist, author and a mom to two daughters. For more ad-vice, connect with her at www.helpmesara.com or on Twitter @helpmesara.

OPINION

National Grandparents Day set for Sept. 8

Sara

DIMERMAN


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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

Red Deer businessman

Terry Balgobin has an-

nounced he will seek a

spot on City council in next

month’s municipal elec-

tion.

Balgobin is the propri-

etor of Artistry in Gold

Design Studio in Red Deer,

and has lived in the City for

more than 30 years.

“I’m interested in my

community, I’m interested

in making my world a bet-

ter place,” he said. “I’ve

always been involved in the

community, and I look at

council as an extension of

that community service.”

Balgobin has been active

in a variety of business and

service organizations, in-

cluding as a board member

of Parkland Community

Living and Supports Soci-

ety (CLASS), chairman of

Habitat for Humanity, pres-

ident of the Red Deer Leads

Executive Association and

a member of the Red Deer

East Rotary Club.

“After six years of ser-

vice as the chair of Habitat

for Humanity, I see City

council as an opportunity

to continue my service to

this community.”

Balgobin said he’s con-

cerned about overall public

representation on the cur-

rent council.

“I don’t see council as

having the interests of ev-

eryone at heart,” he added,

pointing out there are a lot

of personal agendas and

special interests that are

given attention instead.

“I see Red Deer as a beau-

tiful place, and we need rep-

resentation for everyone.”

Balgobin said he is com-

mitted to enhancing Red

Deer as a family-focused

community.

“Upon being elected to

council, my priorities in-

clude creating a strong

business environment that

promotes solid family val-

ues which in turn enhances

our community,” he said. “I

pay property taxes on my

home and business and un-

derstand the importance of

using municipal resources

responsibly and prudent-

ly.”

Specifi c issues Balgobin

would like to address

upon being elected include

spending priorities, River-

land developments, infra-

structure, crime and pub-

lic safety, traffi c and noise

regulation.

He also wants to make it

easier for new businesses

to set up shop in Red Deer.

“The red tape within

City Hall is just incredible

for new businesses coming

into the City,” he said. “We

have the infrastructure

within the City, but the bu-

reaucracy seems so heavy.

“I’m also very concerned

about spending and our

debt load,” he said. “The

City’s method of making

money is raising taxes. I’m

very concerned that my

children would someday

have a diffi cult time being

able to afford to live in a

city like this.”

Other issues and areas

he’d like to tackle include

recreational facilities, pub-

lic transportation, regional

cooperation and property

taxes. Meanwhile, another

community highlight for

Balgobin is that he recent-

ly restored the landmark

Greene Block — where

Artistry in Gold and other

businesses are located — to

its former historic appear-

ance. The project earned

him a Heritage Preserva-

tion Award.

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It’s a bright and exciting

new chapter for the local

offi ce of the Learning Dis-

abilities Association of Al-

berta.

Just recently, Kim Dar-

byson took the reigns as

executive director for the

Red Deer chapter after the

organization had gone for

more than 18 months with-

out one due to lack of fund-

ing. But the board worked

non-stop to make sure

programs continued and

Darbyson is thrilled about

a promising future for the

organization which was

originally launched in the

late 1980s.

They’ve also been able

to secure United Way fund-

ing, and staff are looking

forward to some awareness

and fundraising events in

the coming weeks as well.

For one thing, the Asso-

ciation has been given the

Telus corner at the Red

Deer Rebels game on Oct.

18. October also happens

to be Learning Disabilities

Awareness Month.

Another fundraiser

come through Bikram

Yoga, which holds ‘Karma

Yoga’ dates Sept. 19th and

Oct. 10th. Portions of pro-

ceeds from yoga clients

those evenings will support

the Association.

“My heart really is with

the non-profi t commu-

nity,” said Darbyson, who

has also worked with the

Central Alberta Science

Network, Cosmos and the

Central Alberta Diversity

Association. “I’ve always

been very passionate about

the idea that people learn

differently, and that they

have different strengths.

“You see children who

you know are bright and

that they have so much

potential, but for whatever

reason it’s not channeled

or they aren’t making the

connections they need to

make. This Association

is doing some really cool

things that I haven’t seen

before to engage children

and to cater to their ways

of learning.”

Learning disabilities re-

fer to a number of disor-

ders which can affect how a

person acquires, organizes,

retains, understands or

uses verbal or nonverbal

information. It is estimated

that 80% of learning dis-

abilities affect literacy.

According to the Asso-

ciation, these are life-long

conditions that affect up to

one in 10 Canadians. This

means about 30,000 in-

dividuals in Central Al-

berta and 10,000 in the Red

Deer region need assistance.

Learning disabilities also

cross all ages, genders, so-

cio-economic, cultural and

linguistic groups. They can

range in severity and may

interfere with acquiring

and use of listening, speak-

ing and understanding;

reading including word

recognition and compre-

hension, written language

and mathematics.

Fortunately, with correct

intervention, support, edu-

cation and programs such

as tutoring or social skills

programs, persons with

learning disabilities can

achieve and excel.

But misconceptions

about learning disabilities

are hard to erase. People

sometimes confuse dis-

abilities in general, such

as various physical and in-

tellectual disabilities with

learning disabilities. And

as Janet de Laforest, the

organization’s director/

president points out, there

can be a bit of a stigma at-

tached to having a learning

disability as well.

Sometimes people are

reluctant to either enroll

their children in a program

or adults with learning dis-

abilities don’t want to ad-

mit that there is a problem

in their own ways of learn-

ing. “It very hard for some

people to get past that.”

de Laforest also said

that battling with a learn-

ing disability can take a

toll on a student’s sense of

self-worth, as they can be

struggling to keep up with

20-some others in the class

on a particular subject.

Sometimes behaviour prob-

lems develop as it’s easier

to be seen having that issue

than being seen as having a

learning disability.

As their web site points

out, the LDAA is commit-

ted to viewing ‘learning

disabilities’ in a positive

light as ‘learning differ-

ently’ and ‘thinking differ-

ently.’

“We want to help persons

who ‘learn differently’ to

achieve their full poten-

tial. After all, persons who

‘think differently’ have in-

telligence that is average to

above average to gifted.

“These individuals also

have the capacity to help

our society by thinking

differently. Persons who

‘learn differently’ are often

innovating and seeing new

solutions.”

Looking ahead, the Asso-

ciation’s range of programs

is in place for the fall.

“What really has excited

me is the board’s commit-

ment and energy,” said

Darbyson.

“It really motivates me to

make sure we have funding

in the future, that the com-

munity knows we are here

and that we are reaching

the people (we need to).”

For more information,

call the offi ce at 403-340-

3885. Check out www.

LDreddeer.ca.

[email protected]

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RDC REFINES ITS PARKING SYSTEM

The most notable of the changes coming at Red Deer College is that public park-ing will be free after 5 p.m. on weekdays and will be free on weekends and holidays as well.

“These changes come about for a number of rea-sons,” says Doug Sharp, di-rector of facilities at RDC. “A major one being the impor-tance we put on listening to community feedback.

“A regular review of park-ing practices at RDC revealed that by moving toward a new system that streamlines ad-ministrative tasks, the Col-lege can be more cost-effec-tive, increase effi ciency and improve services.”

The changes will see students and the public as-signed their own lots during regular working hours. Staff and faculty will also have their own assigned lots des-ignated exclusively for day use.

“This is really a win-win for our students, faculty and staff who park on our main campus everyday and for our community who come here throughout the year for

camps, concerts and other events,” says Sharp. “These changes are our fi rst steps toward moving to an online parking system, which we hope to institute next year.”

The changes to parking began Sept. 1.

Fees for parking in public parking lots east and west will remain in place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Fees for parking near the entrances with meters will be daily 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For more about rates, visit www.rdc.ab.ca/parking.

TRANSIT DURING TOUR OF ALBERTA

Red Deer Transit will be making changes to some routes as the Tour of Alberta races through Red Deer’s streets.

Because of temporary road closures, Routes 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 51 and school route 28 will be detoured and ser-vice will be limited on some streets.

On Sept. 5, Route 5: out-bound from Sorensen Sta-tion from 10:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. there will be no service on 47 Ave., 55 St., 40 Ave., Ross St., Cornett Dr. and Rol-lis St.

Regular service will re-sume from Sorensen Station at 4:15 p.m.

For more detailed infor-mation on the route changes and detours, visit www.red-deer.ca/transit.

UNITED WAY KICK OFF LUNCHEON

The United Way of Central Alberta – Kick Off Luncheon is set for Sept. 12 at the Sher-aton Hotel, starting at noon.

Tickets are available for individuals or businesses at $50 per seat or $400 per table of eight. Anyone inter-ested in attending can pur-chase tickets at www.caunit-edway.ca or call the United Way of Central Alberta offi ce at 403-343-3900.

Organizers say to be sure to wear red attire to create a sea of support for this year’s campaign.

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MedicAlert Safely Home members select a MedicAlert ID to wear at all times.

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If someone had told Linda

(Haynes) Baggaley, owner of

Bud Haynes Auction of Red Deer,

when she was a young girl that

one day a beeping box would

broadcast her auctions through-

out the world, she likely would

have laughed at them and called

them crazy.

However, in the 21st century

‘online’ world we live in, the

world of auctioning has evolved

with the times.

“The auction business has

changed. Back then a tape re-

corder and a TV was a big deal;

there were no computers or cell

phones,” said Baggaley.

“You couldn’t have foreseen the

Internet back then, so it’s unbe-

lievable to see where the industry

has gone.”

Baggaley is embracing the

technological era, via a merger

with Ward Auctioneers Ltd. out

of Edmonton.

The merger between the two

major players, second genera-

tion auctioneers and longtime

family friends, will mean that

the Haynes Auction Mart will be

packing up a lifetime worth of

memories in their double bay and

relocating to the Ward’s facility

in Edmonton.

“We thought about it for a cou-

ple of years and it is a lot of work

to run a business and with our

kids getting older we thought it

was time to slow down a bit,” said

Baggaley. “Coming together with

Brad and the rest of the Wards

will give us the manpower to be

able to adjust to the market.”

They will also have access to

technology that allows their cli-

ents and bidders to watch the

auctions live on a webcast where

they will be able to bid online.

“Everything – all of the items

for auction – will be up on big TV

screens for people to see better.

Our online viewers will be able to

see them as well as watch the auc-

tioneers selling,” she said.

“It’s kind of neat when people

online can see the auctioneer

because it makes them feel more

involved in the auction, and it

also makes them feel like they are

actually there. We’ve had buyers

bid and watch from their hospital

beds as well as we have a buyer

who is placed in Iraq so now he

will be able to go online and view

the auctions live.”

While many of their clients

drive from Calgary or Edmonton

or even as far as Nova Scotia to

come to their auctions, it is now

their Red Deer clients’ turn to ‘re-

locate’ for their highly-esteemed

auctions.

Baggaley and the Bud Haynes

Auction have received global

recognition as one of the best an-

tique and arms auctioneers in the

world.

“We have people come from all

over – Nova Scotia, Vancouver,

South Dakota and other states

so the buyers in Edmonton are

happy about the relocation and

everyone else just gets to drive a

bit further now,” said Baggely.

“But we have moved the auc-

tions to 10 a.m. to allow for more

time for them to get there and we

will continue to do our previews

the night before just like we did

here in Red Deer.”

Specializing in antique and

modern fi rearms, swords and

related Items, they are the old-

est established gun auction in

Canada. And in a fi eld that few

others have managed to make a

go of for anything more than fi ve

years, Baggaley and her father,

Bud Haynes, established a busi-

ness that was respected by many

in the City.

Baggaley is also well-known

throughout the auctioneer com-

munity as being the youngest

person elected President of the

Auctioneers Association.

She also holds the record for

the highest price ever received for

a single war medal, having sold a

Victoria Cross for $95,000. She be-

came the fi rst female auctioneer

to sell one.

“We have sold a lot of guns over

the years and have seen a lot of

amazing things. It’s a very spe-

cialized fi eld and we are really

the only ones who have been do-

ing it in this part of the country.”

Baggaley will continue to do

appraisals from an offi ce in Red

Deer that she hopes to secure in

the near future, but all future

auctions will be held in their new

hall located in Edmonton.

[email protected]

ESTEEMED AUCTIONEER – Linda Baggaley, owner of Bud HaynesAuction Ltd. and a second generation auctioneer, stands in the Red Deer business that her father began in 1966, as she prepares to move herauction to Edmonton. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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tional Pro Cycling R ace

will make its way to Red

Deer from Devon, Alberta

as part of the week-long

competition.

On Saturday, as part of

Red Deer’s centennial cel-

ebrations, there will be a

bike parade, starting at the

Red Deer Farmers’ Market

site at 2 p.m. and then pro-

ceeding to Barrett Park and

the bike trail system.

Red Deer has a long and

interesting history of bicy-

cling.

The origins go back to

the 1890s during the start

of what is often referred to

as the Golden Age of bicy-

cling.

The chain rear-wheel-

drive models replaced the

early styles of bicycles,

which could be cumber-

some and at times danger-

ous to ride. These new style

of bikes were such an im-

provement that they were

dubbed ‘safety bicycles’.

Moreover, tire manu-

facturers, chiefl y Dunlop,

began to produce pneu-

matic bicycle tires. These

air tires made rides much

smoother and safer, par-

ticularly on the dirt and

gravel roads found in Cen-

tral Alberta.

Bicycling, as a wide-

spread recreational activ-

ity, fi rst made its appear-

ance in the community

in the spring of 1896. Al-

though winter lingered

with a heavy snowstorm

hitting on May 4, the Cal-

gary Tribune soon reported

that many people in Red

Deer had purchased and

were learning to ride their

bicycles.

At the time, the hamlet

had a population of 150.

People quickly became

more adventuresome with

their new form of transpor-

tation.

In August, J.E. Graham

made a trip by bicycle from

Edmonton to Red Deer. The

route was the old Calgary-

Edmonton Trail, with lots

of ruts, water-fi lled pot-

holes and other obstacles

and challenges.

In the spring of 1899, Reg

Burch and Tom Gaetz made

a round trip to Edmonton

on their bicycles to attend

the Dominion Day (July 1)

‘Potlatch’ celebrations.

At the same time, 15 Red

River carts made their way

up the Calgary-Edmonton

Trail to the same celebra-

tions.

One of the most remark-

able features of the new

sport of bicycling was that

it was not limited to men.

Despite the usual attitudes

of what was acceptable in

Victorian times, women

took up the pastime with

equal enthusiasm.

This was not an easy feat.

The long full skirts of

the era could make it dif-

fi cult to pedal. Neverthe-

less, bicycling gave women

a socially acceptable and

rather liberating activ-

ity, which they could en-

joy with friends as well as

their husbands, children or

young beaus.

In June 1900, Red Deer

celebrated the capture of

Pretoria during the Boer

War with a parade that

included a fi fe and drum

band and also a procession

of ‘ladies and gentlemen”

riding on their bicycles.

On the most popular

brands of bicycles for the

pioneer cyclists was the

Cleveland, made by the

H.A. Lozier Company of

Ohio.

Another popular bicycle,

particularly for women,

was the Hyslop, which was

Canadian-made. In the ear-

ly part of the last century,

the Canadian Cycle and

Motor Company (C.C.M.)

was formed and eventually

commanded 85% of the Ca-

nadian bicycle market.

Bicycles could cost as

much $40 to $50, a consider-

able sum during early cash-

strapped days. However,

good quality used bicycles

could usually be purchased

for $8 to $10 each, often at a

hardware or second hand

store.

As the biking pastime

grew, bicycle races became

an integral part of the an-

nual Dominion Day sports

events and Red Deer Fair

as well as the annual Angli-

can Church ‘Fetes’ which

were also held at the Fair-

grounds.

As time went on, longer

races of one mile or more

became common.

As the century pro-

gressed, there was a shift

in biking. It came to be con-

sidered primarily as a pas-

time for children, and not

for adults. Fortunately, in

the past few decades there

has been a shift back again

so that it is a popular activ-

ity for people of all ages.

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BY KIRSTEN PALARDYRed Deer Express

This summer has just

about passed us by and the

weather has done so in a

fl urry of storms, hot days

and cool days.

Bill McMurtry, a meteo-

rologist with Environment

Canada, said this summer

actually has been a good

one, though many people

say it’s been the worst.

After the June fl ood-

ing in southern Alberta,

many people have been on

the rebound trying to get

their homes re-established

or even completely rebuilt.

But here in Central Alber-

ta, McMurtry said we’ve

seen some strange, less ex-

treme, weather.

“When we look at this

area as far as temperature

and precipitation is consid-

ered, both June and July

were almost bang on for

normal temperatures and

precipitation,” said Mc-

Murtry.

He said where Central

Alberta has strayed from

normal conditions is the

month of August. “August

was considerably warmer

and more dry. Looking

back we saw just about two

degrees warmer for the

month, which is a consid-

erable departure from the

normal.”

Precipitation was also

a lot less in the month of

August, said McMurtry.

Typically Central Alberta

would see about 70mm of

rain in August and yet this

year has only yielded just

over 10mm.

“We’ve had quite a warm

stretch and probably will

have through to Septem-

ber.”

McMurtry then men-

tioned storms and the

classifi cations for severe

weather. In order to be

deemed severe weather, a

storm must produce nickel-

sized hail, winds of 90km or

greater, rain over 50mm in

an hour or a tornado that

touches the ground.

“From May to Septem-

ber the average is 82 severe

events. But so far this year,

to the end of July where we

have statistics, we’ve had

116.”

He said that while Au-

gust wasn’t overly active

it did add to that number,

but those numbers weren’t

available at press time.

“When we look at each

weather element we’re

above normal in each one.

What we are below normal

on is the tornado count. We

typically see between 10 to

12 and this year saw four in

this region.”

McMurtry said what’s

interesting is when we

look to last year which was

very active. The year 2013,

though its numbers seem

high, doesn’t have near-

ly the amount of severe

weather events 2012 did.

He said there is no real

pattern to how the num-

bers compare from year to

year and that some years

are signifi cantly lower

across the board, and oth-

ers hit right on average.

McMurtry added Environ-

ment Canada may be get-

ting more reports and some

may be due to the fact that

it is so much easier to send

in a quick photo or email.

“There defi nitely would

have been past situations

where we wouldn’t have

received reports but now

it’s just so easy with all the

technology, so that changes

the numbers too.”

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OLD FRIENDS – Brennan Landry, 7, greets Principal Bob Barthel of Grandview Elementary on Tuesday as he returns for his fi rst day of school. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

Summer weather check-up


EVENTSThe Central Alberta Council on Ag-

ing is holding a meeting Sept. 3 at the Golden Circle on wills and Power of Attorney. For more in-formation, call Shirley Thomas at 403-343-0767, Ron Rose at 403-346-8115 or Margaret Day at 403-343-0698. There will be a $3 charge at the door. Spe-cial speakers are lawyer Yoshio Sumiya and Glenna Thompson (offi ce of the public guardian.)

The Red Deer Central Lions Club and the Lacombe Lions Club are coming together and inviting all their present and former members and guests to their 75 anniversary and reunion luncheon on Sept. 14 at Red Deer’s Festival Hall. Guest speaker will be Judge Brian Stevenson of Calgary, the Li-ons past international presi-dent. The opening reception will feature displays covering the activities, projects and personnel over the 75 years of both clubs plus entertainment supplied by the Lacombe Lions Flat Iron Jazz Band. For more information, call 403-346-5265.

The Lending Cupboard Society of Alberta is seeking volunteers to commit to one, three-hour shift per week. Hours of opera-tion are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Duties vary by volunteer position (customer service, cleaning equipment, repair shop, warehouse, drivers). Drop in at 5406C, 43 St. or call Audrey at 403-356-1678 Ext. 22 or email [email protected].

The Harris-Warke Gallery announc-es its next exhibit, Alchemy, paintings by Calgary artist Liz Sullivan and St. Albert art-ist, Shirly Cordes Rogozinsky. Alchemy runs until Sept. 14. A reception will be held on Sept. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. as part of Red Deer’s First Fridays. The Harris-Warke Gallery is situated on the second fl oor of Sunworks in downtown Red Deer at 4924 Ross St. For more information contact Paul at 403-597-9788.

Join us Wednesday mornings from 9:30-11:30 a.m. for some Fun in

the Park, a chance to meet new friends and see new playgrounds throughout the City. Please visit www.fsca.ca for park locations.

The Centre for Spiritual Living has Seniors’ Tea & Talk Time every Monday, 2 to 4 p.m. (except on statutory holidays). Come for 15 minutes or come for two hours. Have a cup of tea or coffee; chat a bit, or maybe we can knit caps for babies or cancer patients? This group will develop its own agenda. Looking ahead, on Sept. 10 there will be a Science of Mind class starting for eight weeks. On Sept. 19, at 6:30 p.m. The Power of Decision begins. An eight-week course with Rev. Judy. Credit or non-credit; Cost - love offering. On Sept. 20, it’s

dinner and a movie (Courageous). For details on all our events, visit our web site www.cslreddeer.org.

Real Men Sing Barbershop! The Wild Rose Harmonizers Bar-bershop Chorus is a chorus for males of all ages who love to sing four-part a cappella har-mony. We are a proud member of the Barbershop Harmony society providing entertainment at seniors’ lodges, hospitals and numerous community and private functions throughout the year. No experience is required, just a love to sing. Join us on Tuesday evening, rehearsals from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Dav-enport Church of Christ (#68 Donlevy Ave.) For information, call David at 403-342-1318 or email [email protected]. Visit www.harmonizers.ca.

The Choral Singers Unite Society is currently seeking new and enthu-siastic singers for our upcoming 2013-2014 season. We are made

up of three choirs and one a cap-pella vocal ensemble including anyone from Grade 1 through age 100+! All choirs begin rehearsals in September but registration and auditions will be conducted through the summer. It’s Time Vocal Ensemble and the ihana youth choir meet at First CRC on Mondays and Tuesdays respec-tively. The Brioso children’s choir and Soliloquy adult choir meet at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Thursdays. Interested? Check us out online: www.csusred-deer.com or call Lisa for more information 403-318-9205.

First Thursdays in the Snell presents Edmonton’s Obses-sions Quartet. Joanna Ciapka-Sangster, Neda Yamach, violin,

Rhonda Henshaw, viola, Ronda Metszies, cello, joined by John Talyor, bass, will present a varied program of works including selections by Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzolla Sept. 5, 12:15 – 1 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch. coffee and tea provided by Café Noir. No admission charge (free will donation at the door).

Love to sing? Hearts of Harmony, a chapter of Sweet Adelines Inter-national, is an a cappella chorus for women of all ages who love to sing and harmonize. Rehears-als are Monday nights from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ (68 Donlevy Ave.) Join us any Monday night, you will be welcomed. Experience the joyful sound of four-part harmony with a group of wonder-ful women. For more information, call Nancy at 403-357-8240, or our director, Sheryl @403-742-4218 or check out our web site at www.heartsofharmony.ca.

Do you have an interest in singing for seniors? The Tony Con-nelly Singers celebrate their goal by pre-paring 10 programs each year fi lled with oldies, newer music, sing-a-long and instrumental highlights with a friendly, easygoing atmosphere. We practice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Tuesday morning, Septem-ber to June at the Down-town House Seniors Centre and average four to fi ve sing outs monthly. We wel-come anyone to take part. 403-346-7316.

‘Country Gospel in the Park’ Music Weekend is planned for Sept. 6-8 at Blackfalds All Star Park. This event is hosted by Black-falds United Church. Scheduled performances start on Friday

night at 5 p.m. and a church service goes on Sunday at 9 a.m. Performances are in a heated tent (bring your lawn chairs) and food is available on site. Performers include Visions Coun-try Gospel, Ben Kellert, Freedom Seekers, The Lamontagnes, The Tapleys, Re Newed, R&J, Three and Company, Potters Clay, New Song Band, CJ Berube, Gen-erations, Ron Fengstad, Gospel 792, Casual Country, Davina & Friends, Stewart Family Band, Gospel Trubadors, Victoria Street. $30 for a weekend pass. Day passes are also available. For more information contact John 885-4857, Moe 357-6678 or Jim 391-1397 or online at www. Blackfaldsunited-church.com or www.gospelinthepark.net.

Penhold and District Optimist Club Glo gold Tournament at Glennifer Lake Golf and Country Club. The event runs Sept. 7 with registration at 5 p.m. Contact Linda Crites

at 403-886-4645 or email [email protected].

CAIWA team working very hard to raise funds for Breast Cancer Foundation. We decided to be very creative with our fundrais-ing and have been selling hand painted picture frames and taking people pictures. For $10 you get your picture taken with a sash and Tierra in front of a pink back drop. Then you get to pick which frames you’d like to go with your pictures. We made a lot of pink ribbon and sold them out and donated to everyone who gave us dona-tion. We are painted rocks and each rock is hand picked also hand painted with pick ribbon de-sign. We will be at framer market in Sept. 7 at 8 a.m. to noon. Collecting more donation.

Parkinson Alberta Step ‘n Stride walk and barbecue runs Sept. 7 at the Golden Circle. Reg-istration is at 9 a.m. with the walk at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 403-346-4463 or email [email protected] or visit www.parkinsonalberta.ca.

Dickson Store Museum 22nd An-nual Harvest Festival, Sept. 8, 12:30—4:30 p.m. Family event features Danish and traditional food, continuous entertain-ment, kiddies coral and vendors. Come join us in the lovely little hamlet of Dickson for a afternoon of fun. Please bring a non-perishable food bank donation. Everyone Wel-come. For more info or to book a table call 403-728- 3355.

Looking for a stress-buster for clients, employees and friends? How about an evening of non-stop laughs, buffet dinner and drinks with great prizes? Three world-acclaimed - HBO and Comedy Central - stand-up comedians are set to take the stage at the Red Deer & District SPCA Raise the Woof event, Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Red Deer Curling Centre. It will be a howling good time! There will be a cash bar, buffet dinner and great prizes! Tickets available at the Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre. For more information, go to www.reddeerspca.com

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The Golden Circle is having a bus trip to Camrose Alberta on Sept. 16 and 17th. This overnight trip will include shopping, walking, Bailey Museum Tour the Railway Museum and more. Price is based on double occupancy. Cost is $100 for members or $125 for non-members. For more information call Diane at the Golden Circle at 403-343-6074 ext. 108. Book early.

Sort your clutter, ease your mind. Lynne Ring - Red Deer’s Organizing Guru will be speaking at Deer Park Alli-ance Church Women’s Event Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. Tickets $7. Includes Dessert & Coffee. Pick up your tickets at the church offi ce 2960 - 39th St.

A 1913 Evening in the Arlington Hotel runs Sept. 18 at Pioneer Lodge 4324 - 46A Ave. A Centennial Dinner and annual general meeting presented by the Central Alberta Historical Society. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., AGM at 7 p.m. Program to follow. Tickets $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at the Centennial Offi ce (4816 - 50th Ave). Phone 403-340-2013. Offi ce open Monday – Thursday 11:00 AM-3:30 p.m. For further informa-tion contact Iris 403-340-2588.

Speaker Series: Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.

at Sunnybrook United Church 12 Stanton St. Faith and Politics presented by Mayor Morris Flewwelling. Everyone welcome. For further information con-tact Linda at 403-347-6073.

Operation Foodlift 2013 - fl ying and shopping all in one day and at one location. Sept. 22 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Red Deer Food Bank is teaming up with Skywings Aviation at Hangar 13 in Spring-brook. For a $25/person cash donation or equivalent food donation you can go for a fl ight over Red Deer. While you are waiting for your fl ight you can shop at the Flying Flee Mar-ket on site. For those that are hungry the Red Deer Food Bank BBQ Crue will be on site serv-

ing their regular tasty treats.

Need to get rid of your ‘stuff’? It’s a great chance to clear out your closets & cupboards. Rent a table at the Red Deer Food Bank Flying Flee Market Sept. 22, in Hangar #13 in Springbrook. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10/table in advance $20 on day of market. Limited availability. Call now 403-342-5355 to reserve your table.

Sixth Annual Scrabble Benefi t presented by GrammaLink-Africa and supported by the Golden Circle runs Sept. 20 at the Golden Circle 4620 47A Ave. Registration at 1 p.m. Games start at 1:30 p.m. Celebrate Red Deer’s centennial by play-ing an old fashioned game of Scrabble. Complementary tea, coffee, heritage goodies will be served. Look over the silent auction items. Register to play and request a pledge sheet by contacting Merla [email protected] or phone 403-342-5670.

Tax receipts issued for any donation or pledge over $ 20. All pro-ceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support the African Grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren. For further information con-tact Faye at [email protected] or phone 403-343-1881.

AHS program offers palliative care volunteer training. Central Alberta residents interested in making a difference for patients and their families are encour-aged to consider a volunteer training opportunity in palliative care. Palliative care volunteers work within a diverse team of health care professionals who

support the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones. Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms rather than striv-ing to halt, delay, or reverse progression of the disease itself or provide a cure. Interested individuals must complete 10 hours of education and training prior to volunteering. A palliative care volunteer training course and information session will be held Oct. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m., and Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Room 3401 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (3942 50A Ave). Contact 403-343-4715 ext. 2 to register for training.

YARD Yoga Studio: Come Play @ YARD - Red Deer’s ONLY not-for-profi t Yoga Studio! YARD has partnered with the Red Deer Food Bank to bring you Karma Week, Sept. 8 - 13. We are offer-ing you the opportunity to try

out our NEW Fall Schedule for a donation to the Food Bank. Bring your family and friends to fi ll tummies and hearts all over our community. Do Good. Feel Good. Our revamped schedule includes many new classes geared to a variety of levels, ages and needs. Full details @ www.reddeeryoga.ca, [email protected] or 403-350-5830.

Red Deer Public Schools Commu-nity Programs is hosting several classes on everything from teen make-up and belly dancing to an employment workshop and self-help Jin Shin. Register online at communityprograms.rdpsd.ab.ca or call 403-342-1059.

Cosmos Rehabilitation Society,

which supports individuals living with a developmental disability, mental illness, brain injury, physical disability, and or sensory impairment, has lots of free workshops coming up including Personal Safety, Stress Management, Grief, Handling Change, Communication and Self-Esteem. 403-343-0715.

Central Alberta’s Safe Harbour Society For Health and Hous-ing invites you to our annual general meeting Sept. 19th, at 4:30 p.m. at Fort Normandeau. Come out and enjoy a beautiful autumn evening, meet some old friends and join us for refresh-ments. Please RSVP if you will be attending this meeting by phoning our offi ce at 403-347-0181 or emailing [email protected].

There seems to be support groups for just about anything these

days, however when searching for a support group for widows and widowers fi ve years ago, there was nothing in place...so a few of us started one. We are not councilors, or a dating service, just people who want to connect socially and understand how to do life without our part-ner. Experiencing the death of a spouse is the number one most diffi cult thing to work through. Occasions such as Christmas or anniversaries can put fragile people over the edge. Being a part of a support network helps one another through those rough patches. We meet twice a month. The fi rst Friday of every month we meet at the Black Knight Inn at the restaurant at 6 p.m. for a chance to eat and socially engage. The third Friday of each month we meet at the First Christian Reformed church located at 16 McVicar St. (one block east off 40th ave ) at 7 p.m. for our regular meetings. If you are widowed or know of someone who is widowed and looking for place to connect, you can email us at : [email protected] or call 403-755-0977 or drop in on a Friday as mentioned above.

Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking? We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encouragement and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list of meetings in Red Deer and the surrounding area.

The Red Deer Art Club meets Thursdays at l p.m. at the Gold-en Circle. Individuals are wel-come to drop in and participate in mini art classes. Drop in fee $1 ap-plies. Phone Marianne at 403-986-2600 for informa-tion.

Senior-friendly, low im-pact ‘dancercise’ runs at the Golden Circle Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ‘Sit and Be Fit’ runs Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 343-6074.

Addict in the Family Sup-port Group is a confi dential, professionally-facilitated support group. Meetings run every second Thursday at 4920 – 54 St. from 6 to 8 p.m. For details, call 403-342-0895.

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The Red Deer Branch of Taoist

Tai Chi is celebrating their new

digs with an open house Sept. 7.

After nearly 30 years in various

locations around the City, mem-

bers and instructors with the non-

profi t organization are excited to

invite everyone to pop by their

open house at the Port O Call Medi

Dent Center on Sept. 7 from 1 to 4

p.m. for refreshments and a free

introduction to a Taoist Tai Chi ™

session.

Members say that each step in

the training is intended to help the

mind return to stillness, clarity

and wisdom, and the body to a bal-

anced, relaxed and healthy state.

The Fung Loy Kok Institute of

Taoism is a registered charity that

teaches and promotes the Taoist

Tai Chi ™ throughout 27 coun-

tries, said instructor Carol Weber,

who has been doing Tai Chi for

about 12 years.

It’s also something virtually

anyone can get involved with.

“Children can do this, and we

have people who are in their mid

to late 80s,” she said. “It is quite

amazing. What keeps people com-

ing back is that you never really

learn it all – you are always discov-

ering new things about it. It keeps

us mobile, it helps with arthritis.

My bone density has improved,

which is amazing for people in our

age bracket.”

Being a non-profi t organiza-

tion, instructors are volunteers

who are required to update their

skills and knowledge on a regular

basis as well. Weber said partici-

pants start with a beginner pro-

gram which is usually about four

months long. From there, they

move into continuing classes. Ul-

timately, there are 108 moves in

Tai Chi which help bolster overall

fi tness and well-being.

“It’s called ‘meditation in mo-

tion’.

“We also have all different lev-

els. We have people who are in

their 30s who are very capable of

doing the moves to very different

degrees than those of us in our

70s. But it all works together, and

we help each other all the way

through.

“It’s like a family. We do try and

take care of each other.” There

are also lots of social activities

planned throughout the year as

well.

The Red Deer Branch of Taoist

Tai Chi provides beginner classes

throughout the fall and winter.

They also offer a health recovery

class for those suffering from in-

juries or illness, every Saturday.

Other health highlights pro-

ponents point to include stress

reduction, improving posture,

breathing, cardiovascular fi tness,

balance and coordination and

concentration.

Sometimes, people can feel over-

whelmed when they hear about

108 moves to learn, said Sara Rat-

tray, also a member of the branch.

She’s been doing Tai Chi with the

group for seven years. “But the

instructor always says you have a

lifetime to perfect them. It’s also

about fi nding balance.”

She also loves the community

aspect of the organization.

As for their location, which they

moved into this past June, mem-

bers couldn’t be more pleased

with the bright and spacious facil-

ity.

“We’re fi nding it to be wonder-

ful,” said Weber, adding that the

central location is also ideal.”

Meanwhile, their September

beginner classes all start the week

of Sept. 9th with daytime spots

Monday and Friday from 11 a.m.

to noon and Tuesday and Thurs-

day from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

There are also evening classes

Monday and Wednesday from 6 to

7 p.m. and Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.

There are also classes held in

Lacombe and Innisfail.

For more information, visit

www.taoist.org and follow the

links to Red Deer.

[email protected]

WARM- UP: Carol Weber, an instructor with the Red Deer Branch of Taoist Tai Chi, demonstrates some Tai Chi moves at the facility recently. An open house runs Sept. 7. Mark Weber/Red Deer Express

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DOUBLE FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION

On Aug. 29 at about 4:40 p.m. Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a double fa-tal motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 595 approximate-ly eight miles east of Red Deer.

Red Deer County Bylaw and Emergency Services, the RCMP Collision Analyst and the RCMP Innisfail Traffi c Services also attended the scene.

According to a news re-lease from police, as a result of investigation and witness statements it is believed that a 1999 Buick Century was westbound on Hwy. 595 and veered over into the east-bound lane missing one ve-hicle, that swerved out of the way, and then collided with a 2005 Volvo XC70.

Police also say that mem-bers of the public came upon the collision and rendered fi rst aid.

According to the release, the 49-year-old female driver of the Volvo and the 29-year-old driver of the Buick Century died on scene.

A 22-year-old female pas-senger from the Buick Cen-

tury was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital and then was later fl own to the Royal Alexander Hospital in Ed-monton with life-threatening injuries.

RCMP Blackfalds are con-tinuing the investigation.

The names of the drivers and passenger are not being released at this time.

FEMALE CHARGED WITH FRAUD

Blackfalds RCMP has laid Criminal Charges in connec-tion with a fraud investiga-tion in the County of Red Deer.

In October of 2012, RCMP began to investigate an in-ternal fraud reported to po-lice whereby an employee of an oil fi eld company ap-peared to be altering fi nan-cial documents and taking money from the business.

From 2006 to 2011, 36-year-old Shelley Davidson of Cochrane was employed in a book keeping capacity where her responsibilities in-cluded accounts receivable, payroll, and day end returns.

It is alleged that during this time she defrauded the local business is excess of $1,000,000.

Davidson has been charged with one count fraud over $5,000 and one count theft over $5,000.

RCMP SEARCH FOR TRAILER

The RCMP is turning to the public in search of a holi-day trailer that was reported stolen.

On Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP Detach-ment received a complaint for a theft of a 1991 Award 7-30 holiday trailer, Alberta licence plate ‘728911’ that was taken from an acreage near the Eckville area.

The trailer is described as being 7 ft. wide and 30 ft. long.

It’s white in colour with dark blue trim and the roof is shaped like a boat hull.

The value of the holiday trailer is over $10,000.

If anyone has any infor-mation that could lead to the recovery of the trailer or person(s) responsible for the theft, please contact the Syl-van Lake RCMP Detachment

MOTORCYCLIST DIES AFTER COLLISION

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with another

vehicle late last month.On Aug. 21 at 11:10 p.m.,

Innisfail RCMP were dis-patched to a collision that occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 781 and Hwy. 592.

Emergency medical per-sonnel along with police of-fi cers from both Sylvan Lake Detachment and Innisfail In-tegrated Traffi c Services also attended to assist.

The collision involved a 2006 Dodge caravan, and a motorcycle.

The 17-year-old female

driver and lone occupant of the minivan was transport-ed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The 40-year-old male who was driving the of the motor-cycle died on scene.

At the time of the collision the weather was clear and the traffi c was light.

The matter is still under investigation by the Innisfail RCMP, but early indication is that neither speed or alco-hol were factors in the colli-sion.

POLICE BRIEFS by Erin Fawcett


On the 3rd day of September, 2013, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications:

Permitted Use

PINE LAKE1. J. Raemer – 4.12-metre front yard setback relaxation for an existing dwelling on Lot

6, Blk B, Plan 1860TR, NW 5-36-24-4 (Lakeview).

2. C. & M. Manary – location of an accessory building (900 sq. ft. garage) within the front yard of Lot 24, Blk 1, Plan 932-2130, NE 14-36-25-4 (Rosewood).

Discretionary Use

PINE LAKE1. JJG Holdings Ltd. – Aggregate Removal (extension of an existing sand pit

operation) on NW 19-36-24-4.

SW OF SPRUCE VIEW2. Celera Equipment (McKain Pit) – Aggregate Removal (extension of an existing

gravel pit operation) on Pt NE 24-35-4-5.

SE OF INNISFAIL3. G. Miller – Home Business Major (business operation of cutting firewood for retail

sales) on Lot 1, Blk 1, Plan 952-0549, NW 9-35-27-4.

SE OF SYLVAN LAKE4. D. & S. Schwab – location of a moved-in building (single family dwelling) on Pt SW

36-37-1-5.

SPRINGBROOK5. V. & R. Sidhu – Warehousing and Storage limited to the storage of RVs (247 units)

Pt NW 7-37-27-4.

The Municipal Government Act provides that any person(s) may appeal a Discretionary Use approval within 14 days of the date of the decision being advertised by paying the required appeal fee and by filing an appeal in writing against the decision with the Red Deer County Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta. A Permitted Use approval may not be appealed unless the decision involves a relaxation, variance or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. For further information, contact Planning & Development Services at (403) 350-2170.

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BY KIRSTEN PALARDYRed Deer Express

Bullying is a problem in

every community, and Red

Deer is no different.

The school districts,

however, have changed the

way they look at bullying

and the way they try to deal

with the problem.

“In the good old days we

did programs about bul-

lies and would talk about

what a bully is and how to

identify a bully, but they

just didn’t work,” said Stu

Henry, deputy superinten-

dent with Red Deer Public

Schools.

Henry said there has

been a noticeable shift in

the last fi ve to six years to-

wards focusing on the op-

posite of bullying. The fo-

cus now is an emphasis on

positive behaviour.

“We want to create a

caring environment and

we have been teaching the

students how to collaborate

with others and disagree

appropriately,” said Henry.

He said there has been a

great response to the new

way of thinking. Added to

this way of thinking is an

emphasis on resiliency and

teaching the students to

overcome adversity.

“A student will say

they are being bullied but

they’re really not, it’s just

the way they hear things

being said or the tone in

which someone says some-

thing.” One thing Henry

made clear was that bully-

ing will never go away com-

pletely and that nothing

anyone does can prevent it

from ever happening.

“What’s important is

what we do when it is hap-

pening. The best thing we

can do as parents is just

communicate with our kids

and talk freely. Then our

children will tell us that

things are not going well at

school,” said Henry.

He made it clear that the

schools here in Red Deer

are fi lled with caring staff

members as well as coun-

cillors and education as-

sistants. “Somewhere in

the life of every child is a

trusted adult. When adults

are aware of the problem,

we can often put an end to

it very quickly.”

There isn’t just one thing

that students get bullied

over, it’s a little bit of ev-

erything. Henry also added

that it’s the way a student

reacts to a comment that

affects whether they con-

strue it as bullying or not.

Sadly, Henry said some

students never say any-

thing to anyone and are

bullied for an extended pe-

riod of time.

“These students need

to know that teachers are

more approachable than

ever and are so kid-friend-

ly. I can’t imagine why a

student or parent wouldn’t

take the step to talk to one

of them.”

When students are in el-

ementary or middle school,

Henry said the teachers try

to instruct them on ways to

deal with communicating

with others and how to talk

out a problem. “Depending

on the comfort of the child

we will either mediate the

problem or just coach them

in how to talk to the stu-

dent they deem a bully. A

lot of kids don’t want the

adult to mediate, they just

want to be taught how to

communicate better.”

Henry said that with the

older students, online bul-

lying has become a whole

new category of its own.

“That’s another reason

why open communication

from parent to child is so

important. You need to be

able to communicate and

monitor what your child

is up to online. The gloves

are off in the online world

and what happens at school

pales in comparison to

what’s online.”

On a positive note, Henry

pointed out that incidents

of physical aggression are

way down from the past

numbers. “If there’s one

message for all parents it’s

that as your kids get older

make sure you keep those

communication lines open

and communicate daily

about important things.”

Visit www.bullyfreeal-

berta.ca.

[email protected]

School district outlines strategy on bullying“WE WANT TO CREATE A CARING ENVIRONMENT

AND WE HAVE BEEN TEACHING THE STUDENTS HOW TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS AND DISAGREE

APPROPRIATELY.”

STU HENRY


Local Jurisdiction: Red Deer County, Province of Alberta

Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is the 23rd day of September, 2013, and that nominations for the election of candidates for the following offices will be received at the location of the local jurisdiction office set out below between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Nomination Day. A $100 cash or certified cheque deposit is to accompany the nomination.

Office(s) Number of Vacancies Ward or Electoral Division Number

Mayor 1 Red Deer County Councillor 1 Division 1 Councillor 1 Division 2 Councillor 1 Division 3 Councillor 1 Division 4 Councillor 1 Division 5 Councillor 1 Division 6

Location of the Local Jurisdiction Office:

Red Deer County38106 Range Road 275

Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9

FAXED NOMINATION PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTEDREGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES

DATED at Red Deer County, in the Province of Alberta, this 4th day of September, 2013.

Nancy Lougheed, Returning Officer (Phone 403-357-2366)

Red Deer County voters have the option to vote by Special Ballot (i.e. mail-in ballot) during the 2013 municipal election, subject to the following requirements as noted in the Local Authorities Election Act:

(77.1) An elector who is unable to vote at an advance vote or at the voting station on election day because of

(a) physical incapacity, (b) absence from the local jurisdiction, or (c) being a returning officer, deputy returning officer, constable, candidate, official agent or scrutineer who may be located on election day at a voting station other than that for the elector’s place of residence may apply to vote by special ballot.

In person or by written request to: Returning Officer Red Deer County Centre 38106 Rge Rd 275 Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L9

By Phone: (403) 357-2366

By Fax: (403) 350-2164

By E-mail: [email protected]

The closing of voting by Special Ballot (final receipt of the Special Ballots) is 8 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2013.

In addition to making a statement (Voting Register), voters will be required to produce authorized identification containing their name and current address. This includes an Operator’s (Driver’s) License or Alberta Identification Card. If an Operator’s (Driver’s) License or Alberta Identification Card is not available, other forms of Identification with name and address include:

-Bank / credit card statement -Personal cheque -Correspondence issued by a school, college or university -Government cheque or cheque stub -Income / property tax assessment notice -Insurance policy or coverage card -Letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee -Pension plan statement of benefits, contribution or participation -Prescription bottle insert -Residential lease or mortgage statement -Statement of government benefits -Utility bill -Vehicle ownership, registration or insurance certificate -Attestation of residence issued by the responsible authority of a First Nations band or reserve -Attestation of residence issued by the responsible authority of a Supportive Living Facility or Treatment Center -One of the following, issued by the responsible authority of a shelter or soup kitchen: attestation of residence, letter of stay, admission form or statement of benefits

PLEASE NOTE: the identification produced must have the voter’s name AND address – documentation in a spouse or family member’s name cannot be accepted.

NOTICE OF NOMINATION DAY

SPECIAL BALLOT

NEW FOR 2013: VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Local Authorities Election Act (Section 26)

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Canada’s favourite ‘handyman’

will be stocking up on fl annel

shirts and duct tape and hitting

the road this fall on his latest tour.

The trek dubbed ‘How To Do

Everything (From the Man who

Should Know)’ show, featuring

Red Green, makes a Red Deer

stop Sept. 30 at the Arts Centre,

with showtime set for 7 p.m.

Red Green (aka Steve Smith)

had an amazing run in Canada in

2011 and in the U.S. in 2012, play-

ing to sold-out houses and gar-

nering rave reviews.

During that run, he did a whop-

ping 139 shows. “After the 10th

or 11th show, I was pretty com-

fortable on stage,” he explains.

“I now have a sense of what the

audience is going to do, what they

are interested in and what they

are not interested in. At least I

hope I do.”

It was also a relatively new

venture for Smith as of course

he had been a comic staple on TV

for many years as the iconic Red

Green. He laughs recalling how

he didn’t expect the series, which

went off the air in 2006, to go be-

yond one season.

It lasted nine seasons, and it

was Smith – not the network -

who decided to wrap it up.

Smith originally created the

character for his 1979–1985 sketch

comedy series Smith & Smith.

The sketch was a parody of the

long-running Canadian outdoors

show The Red Fisher Show (1968–

1989), starring BH ‘Red’ Fisher in

which Red and his friends would

show silent fi lms of their fi shing

trips with commentary at ‘Scut-

tlebutt Lodge’.

The Red Green character also

appeared in Me & Max and The

Comedy Mill before becoming the

focus of his own series. Smith also

attributes the show’s longevity in

part to the fact the team wasn’t

looking for a season renewal.

They poured everything into

that fi rst year, and that kept

things strikingly fresh, origi-

nal and on the edge. “We were

just trying to be funny – we’d be

laughing while fi lming the show.

We were just having fun. We

weren’t looking for a career.”

The show was produced fi rst in

Hamilton then in London then by

Global.

It later landed a permanent

home at CBC for the 1997 season

onward.

For those unfamiliar with

show’s premise, Red Green was

the president of the Possum

Lodge, a men’s club in the On-

tario town of Possum Lake near

the also-fi ctional town of Port As-

bestos.

He and fellow lodge members

had their own TV show in which

they gave lessons and demonstra-

tions in repair work and outdoor

activities and advice for men.

As for Red Green’s enduring

popularity, Smith credits the

appeal of the character and his

setting to audiences. There’s

something comfortable, simple

and even rather innocent about

Red Green and his surroundings,

and folks want to check into that

place. Particularly in an increas-

ingly complex, fast-paced and

stressed-out society.

Born in Toronto, Smith recalls

being the funny one of the family.

“I’ve never been able to see

things the same way other people

see them,” he explains. “If I had

chosen another profession, that

would have been a huge liability.

“But because I’m doing what

I’m doing, it’s a huge asset to see

things differently. Audiences may

be familiar with the subject mat-

ter, but they’ve never looked at it

the way I present it.”

As the years passed, he became

increasingly interested in music

as well. He went on to play with

a few bands. During one concert,

his comic gift surfaced that much

more.

“One night during a show, our

guitarist broke his string. So I

just started talking and the audi-

ence was laughing hysterically.

I went on talking long beyond

when the string was replaced.”

He later realized humour was

his thing, and decided to whole-

heartedly pursue it.

Although he went on to study

engineering at the University

of Waterloo, in 1979 he began to

produce write and star in a com-

edy series along with his wife

Morag, called Smith & Smith. In

the mid-eighties, he also created

a sitcom called Me and Max, be-

fore returning to sketch comedy

with The Comedy Mill which ran

for four years.

Meanwhile for the coming tour,

Smith started creating dialogue

and sketches from scratch this

past January. Over the space of

about six months, after countless

rewrites and rehearsals in char-

acter, he came up with 90 minutes

of fresh, cracking material.

“Steve Smith writes it. And re-

writes and rewrites it. It gets to

the point where I’m pretty satis-

fi ed with it or I’m running out of

time. That is then ‘handed over’

to Red Green. I then set up in my

old garage kind of like a stage,

and I perform the whole thing

as Red Green. While I’m doing

it, I listen to it, too. Red Green

takes what Steve Smith wrote,

and turns it into something that

works for him.

“So it’s really a process.”

This fall will also see the re-

lease of Red Green’s Beginner’s

Guide To Women (For Men Who

Don’t Read Instructions), his

third book for Random House.

As for hitting the stage, Smith

says bring it on. “I never did

this as a young man. So most

guys like me, who go and do

this, they’re trying to recapture

something they might have done

better 35 years ago. But for me,

it feels fresh. I’m 67 years old do-

ing something that feels fresh

and new – that’s not easy to come

buy.”

For tickets, call 403-755-6626. [email protected]

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Steve Jobs was an amaz-

ing man. Obviously intel-

ligent and a visionary and

without him the home

computer, iPod, iPhone,

etc. would not be the facts

they are in our lives. Jobs

is a shallow and incomplete

biography of his life which

fails to make us understand

the how or why of his ac-

complishments.

Ashton Kutcher is okay

as the fi lm’s namesake,

although it is more of an

imitation than an artistic

interpretation. Apparently

the real man was not a very

likable person (Jobs died in

2011) and this comes across

in spades. The fi lm follows

his life from his barefoot

hippie days (too many

scenes of drug use) as a

college dropout to when

he and technical wiz friend

Woz (Josh Gad) design a

home computer and start

Apple Computers in his

parent’s garage. That part

of the movie is the best.

However much of the later

fi lm is taken up by the not

so interesting battles for

control of Apple and how

his ambitions fail former

friends and colleagues.

But it leaves out big

chunks of his life, includ-

ing his involvement with

creating Pixar. You don’t

get a real understanding of

the man or his motivations.

It’s hard not to compare

this fi lm with much better

The Social Network, about

the beginnings of facebook,

which features a better per-

formance by Jesse Eisen-

berg as Mark Zuckerberg.

There, at least, you get an

understanding of another

fl awed technology vision-

ary. Jobs does not do the

man justice.

Rating: three deer out of

fi ve

NEW ON VIDEO

Now You See Me had a

good run at the box offi ce

but the plot doesn’t hold

water.

Alf Cryderman is a Red Deer freelance writer and old movie buff.

A rather shallow bio

Canadian singer/song-

writer Justin Hines is on

his way to Red Deer to in-

troduce his new CD and

support a worthy commu-

nity cause.

His ‘Vehicle of Change

Tour’ makes a City stop on

Sept. 7 at McMan’s Park

Plaza Building (#103, 5214 –

47th Ave.) in support of the

McMan Substance Abuse

Services for Youth.

Showtime is 7 p.m.

Hines has seen many of

his dreams come true in-

cluding his fourth CD How

We Fly which was released

this past May.

A true philanthropist

since the beginning of his

career, he understands that

there are people in need

throughout the world and

he didn’t want to limit him-

self to just one cause.

To that end, Hines wants

to raise money to cover his

touring costs so he can visit

as communities in North

America as possible and

give 100% of funds raised at

the events to charities.

“Everyone needs help, so

we’re going to donate 100

per cent of proceeds back

to the local charity at each

stop. Hopefully, through

this tour, we can help oth-

ers reach their goals and

bring awareness to their

cause.”

In each town, the Vehicle

of Change tour aims to

hook Hines up with a differ-

ent charity or organization.

The type of event Hines

performs at is ultimately

up to the charity, based on

what they want the event to

achieve.

“This tour is something

I always dreamed of do-

ing, but never thought pos-

sible,” he says. “It’s a way

for me to give back and

to bring awareness to so

many amazing causes.”

Even though Hines grew

up singing in church at his

grandmother’s behest, his

realization that music was

what he wanted to do came

at a Toronto Raptors’ bas-

ketball game.

A then-14-year old Hines

won a competition to sing

the Canadian and U.S. Na-

tional anthems at the game

and his world opened up

before him.

Thrown in the deep end,

Hines, who has performed

professionally ever since,

realized he could not only

survive, but thrive.

But then again, Hines

has thrived all his life

against odds that would

daunt someone with a less

indomitable spirit.

Hines has Larsen Syn-

drome, a joint dislocation

condition that has him per-

manently using a wheel-

chair.

“The reality is I don’t re-

ally look at my situation as

that big a deal,” he says.

“We all have things that

challenge us, just some

people’s are a little more

visible in the forefront.

Mine is very apparent,

whereas others wear it on

the inside.”

Hines has performed

throughout Europe, China,

the Middle East, South Af-

rica and North America.

He performed at the Bei-

jing Olympics supported

by Sheila E, the Vancouver

Olympics and the Pan Am

Games in Mexico.

Although he admits his

condition has provided

challenges, he sees the

good it has brought him

and the inspiration he can

provide others.

“There have been so

many blessings. It’s afford-

ed me so many other op-

portunities. It’s a bit of an

attention grabber,” he says

about his chair.

“But my job is to keep

people interested and keep

their attention with my

music.”

Music has always been a

big part of Hines’ life.

Though Hines doesn’t

remember it, his mom tells

him he wrote his fi rst song

when he was seven.

In his teens, Hines decid-

ed to teach himself how to

play piano as a way to bet-

ter express himself, despite

the obstacles Larsen Syn-

drome provided.

“I’d done a lot of writ-

ing with other people. The

most frustrating thing was

I could hear the song in

my head, but I was relying

on other people to write

chords since I didn’t play

anything,” he says. “I de-

cided for just about a year

to focus on playing piano.

I had to fi gure out my own

method of how to make

it work. My fi ngers are

unique. Sometimes I use up

to seven fi ngers. For a lot

of songs I can get by with

three.”

Indeed, Hines’ home in

the music world is not cut

and dried. “Most people as-

sume there are challenges

to being a performer in

a wheelchair and indeed

there are some, but when

an audience sees you climb

on stage via a giant metal

ramp, you kind of have

their attention.”

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Readers respond to assisted death column

This year I want to eat more fish

other than salmon. This red snapper

recipe is delicious and I serve it on a

bed of rice.

4 fi llets of red snapper

1 green pepper, chopped

1 onion, chopped (1 cup)

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp. of salt and pepper

1/4 cup olive oil

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Season the fi sh with salt and pepper,

pour half of the oil on the bottom of a

13x 9 glass baking dish. Spread the on-

ions and pepper next and place the fi sh

on top. Pour the remaining oil over the

fi sh. Sprinkle with the Worcestershire

sauce. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12

minutes, then baste the fi sh with the pan

juices. Sprinkle the fi sh with Parmesean

cheese and broil for two minutes. Serve

immediately.

I recently applauded the

Province of Quebec which

is attempting to legalize as-

sisted death.

There is no better exam-

ple of what’s wrong with

the Charter of Freedoms

when it does not allow free-

dom from pain on the death

bed. I did not ask for re-

sponse, but received a ton.

From WP, “I enjoy your

column in the Kelowna

Courier and I couldn’t

agree more on assisted

suicide. I’m a volunteer at

a hospice. The problem is

that families will not let

go even though the patient

is ready for the big trip. I

have seen them rescind ‘do

not resuscitate’ and have to

remind them this decision

is not about them, but the

wishes of the patient.”

From Medicine Hat,

“Thank you, oh thank you.

As a veterinarian I watched

in horror the last days of

my dying mother. She was

for assisted death, but we

could do nothing because

of our country’s religious

rule of government. But

if it had been a dog, cat or

cow I would have to eutha-

nize because it is the law!”

A reader from the Vic-

toria Times Colonist says,

“My thanks for bringing

this issue forward, a coura-

geous act and a rare public

statement by a physician.

Probably you will be at-

tacked by enemies you

didn’t know you had.”

But not everyone sends

roses. From Toronto, “The

good doctor is skipping a

step. What we need is more

palliative care centers to

allow quality of life at the

end of life. He forgets that

pain can be managed.”

Another replied, “You

tend to ignore the abuses in

Holland, Belgian and else-

where. Please open your

mind and investigate be-

fore you write.”

From Ottawa, “I despair

at what you have written.

People must die like Christ

did on the cross.”

GS writes from Win-

nipeg, “What about those

who suffer from unbear-

able non-terminal illness?

We should be focusing on

the degree of suffering a

person is willing to live

with. I’ve been tormented

by depression and anxiety

for over 20 years. If we live

in a compassionate society

I should be allowed to end

my life by assisted suicide

rather than resorting to

do-it-yourself methods that

may end in more suffering

if botched.”

From Thunder Bay, “I

hope your article gener-

ates a ground swell of like-

minded opinion. At night

my 96-year-old mother

moans and cries to be re-

leased from this life. The

doctor is unable to relieve

her great discomfort. We

would not allow a loved

pet to suffer this way nor

should my mother have to

endure such a long parting

from this world.”

From LK in Niagara

Falls, “Several years ago

my 90-year-old Mother was

dying and in severe pain.

The doctors started a mor-

phine drip and asked if we

wanted to keep increasing

the dose. We agreed, and

Red snapper withzesty pepper and onion

Dr. Gifford

J O N E S

she fi nally died peacefully.

Keep up the good work.”

Some readers criticized

me for not recognizing the

Beatitudes taught by Christ

and the laws given to Moses

by God.

But for the most part

readers were pleased to see

Quebec was taking a stance

on this issue and hoped that

other provinces would do

so. The fi nal tally showed

that about 70% agreed with

assisted death, but the oth-

ers dead set against it.

Woody Allen once re-

marked, “I’m not afraid of

dying. I just don’t want to

be there when it happens.”

Unfortunately we have

to be there and, at the mo-

ment, accept what fate has

to offer.

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BY JIM CLAGGETTRed Deer Express

The game of golf is tough

enough to play without having

some nagging aches and pains to

deal with.

But for Red Deer’s Kyle Morri-

son, he’s had to overcome a very

serious injury in order to get

back to the high level of play he

set early in his golf life.

The 26-year-old hurt his right

knee about a year ago playing

hockey, tearing his ACL. Then

during the summer in 2012 he

blew out his meniscus while

skateboarding and had to call

Red Deer College golf coach Scott

Bergdahl to give him the bad

news.

This was just shortly before

provincials were to get underway

but he has put in the hard work

to get back to being able to play

once again and is ready to tee it

up for RDC.

“I had two surgeries last winter

and I’m about three months post

recovery and I’m almost about

100 per cent right now.”

Doctors had told him six to

eight months recovery but he has

obviously sped up that process.

He credits all the hard work in

the gym and his strong desire to

play competitive golf again.

Bergdahl says he’s impressed

with the approach Kyle has tak-

en to get back to being an active

member of the team and says it

shows complete dedication to his

craft and to his sport.

“This is a guy who eats, sleeps

and breathes golf,” he said. “My

hat goes off to Kyle, he’s an amaz-

ing young man and a great golfer.

Great for our program.”

Morrison is excited to be back

at RDC for a couple of reasons.

“I went to school (RDC) just

to play golf again and my good

buddy Darrin Windle is back and

if we play well we should have a

good shot,” he said. “ We’ve been

playing junior golf together since

we were about 10 years old at Riv-

er Bend.”

The injury is to his right knee

which happens to be the one

which he pivots around as a right-

handed golfer. He now fi nds it

very tough to transfer 90% of his

weight onto the back foot during

his swing, especially when he has

a driver in his hands.

“I’m trying to equal it out but

it’s a slow process but it will work

out especially with Scott here to

help me over the next few weeks,”

he said.

The injury is very much a psy-

chological thing for some because

you can’t transfer weight properly.

The twisting is different and

you are subconsciously trying

to protect that injury, said Berg-

dahl.

“In a lot of cases maybe you

don’t turn enough or you start to

sway. You have to be really dedi-

cated and focused to the process

of the swing.”

He says some of his best golf

was played when he was in his

mid-teens, posting a few course

records and winning some ama-

teur events.

At the age of 21 Morrison re-

built his swing but he felt some-

thing was missing even though

he was still playing well enough

to be involved in high profi le

tournaments like the Canadian

Amateur.

“One day I decided to go back to

my old swing because I was sick

of hitting it bad and the last two

weeks I’ve been hitting it really

good and I’m actually very excit-

ed to be playing again this year,”

he said. “I feel like I’m back to

where I was when I was 16 or 17

which is kind of funny.”

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The word truculence was used plenty

by a former NHL GM when talking about

what he wanted from his team. He never

really got it.

Rebels Coach and General manager

Brent Sutter didn’t toss out that word

but instead went with grittier ones when

talking about his version of the Red Deer

Rebels this season. Something he defi -

nitely will get from his troops one way or

another.

“Certainly it was one of the elements

we lacked last spring and it showed in the

second round of the playoffs,” he said as

training camp opened for the Rebels.

The off season additions of Lukas Sut-

ter and Spencer Morse are expected to

add a little sand paper to the Rebels line-

up according to the coach.

“They add some size to our team and

hopefully we can be a little bigger team

and have that little bit more of an ele-

ment that we need to have that go with

their skill and talent.”

If you look strictly at the numbers you

can see just what each player will bring

to the Rebels’ table.

The 6’1”, 214 lbs Sutter posted 520

PIM’s in 220 games with Saskatoon and

Morse, at 6’4”, 200 lbs tallied 90 PIM’s last

season in Moose Jaw.

Sutter says in addition to the two veter-

an players he expects some of the young

guns in camp to make the roster or at the

very least push the veterans to be better.

But he stressed the Rebels need to be a

better team on the Enmax Centrium ice

surface and get off to a good start in 2013

as opposed to the dismal beginning the

team suffered through last year.

One of the biggest assets the Rebels

will put towards being better sits between

the pipes with goalie Patrik Bartosak.

The CHL Goalie of the year, who is

now 20-years-old, will be returning for

another season which made Sutter a

happy man.

“When the NHL team (Los Angeles

Kings) says they would love him to come

back here if I would take him, then by all

means,” he said.

“It has obviously been a good fi t for us

and Patty and to do it for another year is

outstanding.”

Sutter says it provides a stabile sce-

nario in the most important position and

it allows him to not have to put younger

goalies on the roster in a tough spot.

With camp well underway Sutter has

had a chance to give a quick assessment

to the product on the ice and he was im-

pressed with what the rookies brought to

the sessions as well as the veterans.

“There’s been a lot intensity, a lot of

emotion and I really like the pace and the

level of speed that’s been shown here.”

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Rebels expect solid seasonThe Alberta Football

League has been around

in its current confi gura-

tion for a little more than a

decade and through those

years the talent level has

continued to rise.

In the early 2000s former

Calgary Stampeder receiv-

er and return man Peewee

Smith was somewhat the

poster child for the league

as people who knew foot-

ball knew Peewee and came

to watch. There were other

players who didn’t have the

profi le of Smith but cer-

tainly could play the game

at a very high level just the

same.

In later years the AFL

saw players like current

CFL’ers J.R. LaRose, who

plays now for the B.C Lions

and Grant Shaw, a member

of the Edmonton Eskimos,

take the fi eld with teams

for a couple of years.

There have been others

over the years who were

former university stand-

outs and some who would

play in the AFL until their

junior football teams start-

ed up training camp.

The league has seen

growth and interest from

fans as well because these

good players were viewing

the AFL as so much more

than a beer league. Rest

assured, there are a few

adult beverages consumed

following a game but the

beer league moniker has

gone down the drain as the

league attracts more talent

into the fold.

For the fi rst time I can

recall the AFL will actu-

ally display a good chunk

of that talent this weekend

with the AFL All Star game

at ME Global Athletic Park

in Lacombe.

It will be a north versus

south clash and the Cen-

tral Alberta Buccaneers

are well represented on the

North squad with 13 selec-

tions after a 5-1 season.

Quarterback Byron Stea-

rns, running back Jamie

Blinkhorn, receivers Chad

Murray, Corey Pusey and

Matt Merkley, offensive

lineman Sean O’Donnell,

defensive linemen Ian

Keetch, Dave Henderson

and Kerry Lynch and de-

fensive backfi eld members

Kenton Poelzer, Mark Fay,

Greg Fowler and Tylor

Johnson are the locals

playing in the game.

Many of these players

are graduates of the high

school programs around

Central Alberta and have

continued to play the game

at this level.

The game starts at 7 p.m.

and if you are a football fan

I would suggest checking it

out.

The talent is there. All

they need are fans to enjoy

it.

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chase – ranging from con-

dos to townhouses to fully-

detached homes.

The key is to decide what

you can afford and which

amenities you prefer before

heading out shopping for a

new home.

Your best fi rst step is to

seek the advice of a mort-

gage professional and get

pre-approved for a mort-

gage.

That way, you already

know what your price

range is – and, therefore,

which type of home you’re

in the market for – before

you begin shopping.

Budgeting is also an im-

portant part of preparing

yourself for the purchase

of a home.

If you save for a down

payment and up-front

costs, such as closing costs

and emergency reserves,

much sooner, you’ll be sure

to save enough to cover the

many expenses facing a

new homeowner, including

moving, utility hook-ups,

tools, maintenance sup-

plies, window coverings

and the list goes on.

Once you have the mon-

ey available to make your

home purchase a reality,

you should weigh the fol-

lowing options to help de-

cide what type of home is

right for you:

Condo - a condo makes

a great fi rst home because

it typically costs less than

a townhouse or a detached

home, which translates

into a smaller down pay-

ment. But there are, how-

ever, monthly maintenance

fees you must take into

consideration when bud-

geting for a condo. Condos

are also ideal for those who

do not want to maintain a

lawn or worry about clear-

ing snow away from walk-

ways and driveways.

Townhouse - if the con-

do life is not your forte and

you’re not looking for a big

yard to maintain, a town-

house may be your best

home purchase option. A

townhouse costs less than

a fully-detached home and

results in cheaper property

taxes as well.

Many townhouses also

come with monthly mainte-

nance fees unless they are

freehold townhouses. In

situations where you pay a

monthly fee, however, you

won’t have to worry about

outdoor maintenance or

snow removal.

Detached home - if it’s

privacy you’re seeking as

well as a larger yard, a de-

tached home is your ideal

choice. Still, prices can

vary drastically based on

such variables as whether

you’re seeking a spot in the

city, a place in the suburbs

or a more rural location.

Other considerations

- the size of the home and

property (if you decide not

to opt for a condo) are also

important things to con-

sider before you head out

shopping. While everyone

has their dream home in

mind, this is not always a

practical purchase choice,

especially if this is your

fi rst home purchase.

When it comes to loca-

tion, think about in which

area or neighbourhood

you’d like to make your

purchase, and which home

features are absolutely es-

sential – including what

you can live without and

what aspects are entirely

out of the question.

Take a look at real estate

ads for the area (s) you’re

interested in to see what’s

on the market and the price

ranges.

Also drive around a few

neighbourhoods and see

what’s for sale and also

visit open houses and

new home builders’ show

homes.

This can help crystal-

lize what you want or don’t

want in a home and also

helps you to understand

the market.

By making your fi rst

purchase a modest and af-

fordable home, you will be

putting money towards a

mortgage that will build

equity in that home.

And once you’ve paid

down a signifi cant por-

tion of that fi rst home’s

mortgage, you will then

have more money to put to-

wards an upgrade into your

dream home.

Jean-Guy Turcotte is an Ac-credited Mortgage Professional with Dominion Lending Cen-tres-Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

Jean-Guy

T U R C O T T EJean-Guyyyyy

Prepping for the home-buying venture


GROW MARIJUANNA COMMERCIALLY.

Canadian CommercialProduction Licensing

Convention,October 26 & 27.Toronto Airport,Marriot Hotel;

www.greenlineacademy.comTickets 1-855-860-8611

or 250-870-1882

AN ALBERTA OILFIELD company is hiring dozer and excavator operators.

Lodging & meals provided. Drug testing required.Call 780-723-5051,

Edson, Alberta.

ENVIROEX OILFIELD Rentals & Sales Ltd. is

looking for a Class 1 Driver to join our team. Oilfi eld experience is required as well as valid safety tickets. We offer a great benefi t

package as well as a small company atmosphere.

Please fax your resume and a current driver’s

abstract 403-501-0387

FIELD CLERK NEEDED for out of town work site

(21/7 schedule).Mature, fl exible & positive

communicator, under-standing of importance

of safety culture.Reporting to on-site

foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from

work site provided.Potential to grow

with company; [email protected]

Fax 780-488-3002

NOW LOCATEDin Drayton Valley.

BREKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers, Super Heater

Operators with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefi ts. Please forward

resume to: Email: [email protected].

Phone 780-621-3953.Fax 780-621-3959.

WINCH TRACTOROPERATORS. Must have

experience operating a winch. Journeyman Heavy

Duty Mechanic alsorequired. To apply fax,

email or drop off resumeat the offi ce.

Phone 780-842-6444.Fax 780-842-6581. Email:

[email protected]: H&E Oilfi eld

Services Ltd.,2202 - 1 Ave.,

Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. For more employment

information see ourwebpage: www.heoil.com.

WRANGLERRENTALS LTD.

is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health benefi ts &

steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331

or email resume: [email protected]

FINANCIAL CONTROLLERrequired immediately.Full cycle accounting.

A/R, A/P, G/L, J/E, payroll, government remittances,

& other duties. Competitive salary & benefi t package.

Email resume:[email protected].

JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly

newspapers are looking for people like you.

Post your resume online. Free. Visit: www.awna.com/

resumes_add.php.

FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN is looking for 5 sales

reps, full-time positions. Selling shoes at our

Parkland Mall location, $12.10/hr. Email resume to: fl [email protected]

PASSIONATEABOUT TRAVEL?

Flight Centre in Grande Prairie is hiring. They’re opening new stores and require individuals with

experience in salesand overseas travel

experience. For information and to apply, please visit

www.applyfi rst.ca/jobF160799

SOAP STORIESis seeking 5 energetic

retail sales reps for Parkland Shopping Centre in Red Deer.

$12.10/hr. Email Resume to

[email protected]

TJ LOGGINGof Whitecourt, Alberta

is now taking resumes for 2013-2014 logging season.

Experienced buncher/skidder/limber/process

operators required.Please fax resume to

780-778-2428

FIRST CHOICE COLLISION

SEEKING JOURNEYMAN Technician for our car and

light truck division. Suc-cessful candidate must

have Canadian Red Seal and/or Alberta Completion of Apprenticeship Certifi -

cate. Starting fl at/rate wage of $29/hr. plus

monthly bonus is avail. Blue Cross benefi t pkg.

avail. after 3 mos. of suc-cessful empl. with our

company. Fax resume to: (403)343-2160. Email to: [email protected].

Drop off in person: #5-7493-49th Ave. Cresc.

RD.

INTERIORHEAVY EQUIPMENT

OPERATOR SCHOOL.No Simulators.

In-the-seat training.Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates.Job board! Funding options.

Sign up online!iheschool.com. 1-866-399-3853

WANTED: Progressive Napa AutoPro repair shop

seeking JourneymanTechnician. Will consider

3rd and 4th yearapprentices. Competitive

wage/incentives and benefi t plan. Submit

resumes by email, fax or mail. Richard Automotive, Box 1173, Three Hills, AB,

T0M 2A0.Fax 403-443-5392; [email protected].

BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS

Phone:403-304-4791

LocationMoose Hall 2 mi. South of

Ponoka on Hwy 2A***

Weekly SalesWednesdays @ 6 pm

***Antique Sales

1st Sun. of ea. month@ 1 pm

Check web for full listings & addresses

bigstrapperauctions.net

BUD HAYNES

ADVANCENOTICE

Bud Haynes & Ward’sFall

GUN AUCTION***

Sat., October 26th@ NEW time: 10 AM

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave., Red Deer

To Consign:Call JIM

Phone: 403-347-5855Evenings: 403-343-2929

*****Next Sale in Edmonton

@ Ward’s Auction House

Visit our Websitebudhaynesauctions.com

COLLECTORCAR AUCTION.

6TH Annual Red DeerFall Finale.

September 20 - 21,Westerner Park.

Last year sold 77%.Only 100 spaces available.

Consign today. 403-396-0304. Toll free

1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; www.egauctions.com.

TIMBER CREEKOUTDOORS LTD.

Rocky Mountain House, Alberta.

Sat., Sept. 14, 10 a.m. Selling over $100,000

of new rifl es & shotguns, ammunition, archery,

hunting, fi shing &camping inventory, offi ce &

store fi xtures.10% buyers fee. See www.montgomeryauctions.com.

1-800-371-6963.

METAL ROOFING& SIDING.

Very competitive prices! Largest colour selection in

Western Canada.Available at over 25 Alberta

Distribution Locations.40 Year Warranty.

Call 1-888-263-8254

NEED SOMEONEto salvage riding arena

roof collapse tin and wood. Provost, Alberta. 780-753-0810.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS

60% off!20x28, 30x40, 40x62,

45x90, 50x120,60x150, 80x100,

sell for balance owed!Call 1-800-457-2206;

www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

VACUUM BAGS, BELTS, SHAMPOO. Lorne

403-307-0250; tollfree 1-855-235-6763.

Visit me Saturdays at Red Deer Market.

WWW.SHOWHOMEFURNITURESALE.COM. Ship anywhere in Alberta.

Brand new high endfurniture 50% off retail.

Solid wood/brand name. Largest selection of

one-of-a-kind pieces inAlberta. 587-220-4048.

DIE-CAST CARS, trucks, motorcycles. Gold eagle gifts. #14-6350-67 Street, east end of Cash Casino building.

ComingEvents 52

Oilfield 800

Professionals 810

Restaurant/Hotel 820

Sales &Distributors 830

Trades 850

Truckers/Drivers 860

Auctions 1530

BuildingSupplies 1550

Farmers'Market 1650

HouseholdFurnishings1720

Misc. forSale 1760

GET FREEVENDING MACHINES100% lease fi nancing.

All cash income. 100% tax deductible. Become

fi nancially independent.All Canadian company. Full details. Call now

1-866-668-6629. Website: www.tcvend.com.

FRAMER’S HELPER needs work now! Will

take Labourer position. Experienced in both.

403-598-8733

REFLEXOLOGYPROGRAM,

fun and relaxed learning. Register now limited space.

Starting September21 & 22, 2013.

Certifi cate on completion. 403-340-1330.

MEIER-2 DAYCLASSIC CAR

& TRUCK AUCTION.Saturday & Sunday,September 21 & 22,11 a.m. both days.6016 - 72A Ave.,

Edmonton. Consign today,call 780-440-1860.

BUD HAYNES

Fall Round Up Auction

Tues., Sept. 10th@ 6:30 PM

***Preview:

3 PM Sale Day

Bay 4, 7429-49 Ave., Red Deer

***Antique & Collectables -CA 1800’s Wheel Chair, Cedar Chest, Furniture, Pictures, Cast Iron Toys, Glassware, Offi ce Furni-ture - Stacking Chairs, Filing Cabinets; Appli-ances, Folding Tables,

and more!

Phone: 403-347-5855Evenings: 403-343-2929

*****Next Sale inEdmonton @

Ward’s Auction House

Visit our Websitebudhaynesauctions.com

BusinessOpportunities 870

PositionsWanted 895

EmploymentTraining 900

Auctions 1530

RED DEER HEALING ROOMS Imagine a Walk-In Clinic where Jesus is the Doctor. It’s a reality! Healing Rooms operate very much like a Walk-In Clinic, except it’s Free and open to all! Open Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at: THE PRAYER HOUSE 4111-55A Avenue,

Red Deer. Open to anyone needing healing. No appointment necessary. Ph 403-350-8954

Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to

find the purrfect pet.

Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds

Oilfield 800

Sales &Distributors 830 Auctions 1530 Building

Supplies 1550

EVERY WATER WELLon earth should have the

patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator from

Big Iron Drilling!Why? Save thousands of

lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON

NORDIC KENNELS,Labrador Retrievers.

Canadian,Swedish bloodlines.Black, chocolate,

breeding since 1975.Hunting companions,

wonderful pets.Puppies available. Call

1-780-645-2206,in St. Paul or visit

www.nordickennels.ca.

Dogs 1840

HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

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

Buying damaged oroffgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup”Westcan Feed & Grain,

1-877-250-5252.

HOMES & FARMLAND, Fawcett, Alberta.

Ritchie Bros Unreserved Auction. 1 HQ, 1 country

residential acreage,4 parcels farmland.

Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652;

Greg Cripps - Remax 403-391-2648;

rbauction.com/realestate.

Grain, FeedHay 2190

Farms/Land 4070

GRANDVIEW MODULAR HOMES now open inRed Deer & Airdrie!

Showcasing high-end homes from Grandeur

Housing and Palm Harbor Homes. Inquire about

opening specials; www.grandviewmodular.com; 1-855-347-0417; 7925B

- 50 Ave., Red Deer.

HOMES, COTTAGES& More. RTMI

- Ready to Move in.Call 1-888-733-1411;

rtmihomes.com.Red Tag Sale on now!

ManufacturedHomes 4090

BANK SAID NO?Bank on us!

Equity Mortgages forpurchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,

unemployed ok.Dave Fitzpatrick:

www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437,

Belmor Mortgage

WRECKINGAUTO-TRUCKS.

Parts to fi t over 500 trucks. Lots of Dodge, GMC,

Ford, imports.We ship anywhere. Lots of Dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff.

(Lloydminster). Reply 780-875-0270.

North-East Recyclers truck up to 3 tons.

BusinessesFor Sale 4140

MortgagesBought/Sold4190

AutoWreckers 5190

ATTENTIONBUSINESS OWNERS!

Lacombe AlbertaChildren’s Clothing Store (0 - 8 years) inventory.

Will sell with 50% discount to another children’s clothing

store. 403-782-7156or cell 403-357-7465.

ZOO NEEDS YOUR outdated meats. Please phone for more informa-

tion. 403-227-3211

ELEMENTS is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling skin and body care in Parkland Mall. $12.10/hr, F/T position. Please email: [email protected]

MASSAGE CAREER. Train full-time or part-time

at our highly regarded, progressive school.

Small classes, individual attention, confi dent

graduates! 1-877-646-1018; www.

albertainstituteofmassage.com

FIFIELDWe would like to thank our daughters and the ladies

who assisted them in putting on a beautiful celebration party for our 50th Wedding Anniversary.Thanks to all the people who came to make the party perfect and for

cards, gifts, donations, fl owers, cakes, and food.Don and Carol Fifi eld

Tees, AB

40th LTCHS High School Reunion Saturday, Sept. 14th/13

Toad & Turtle Pub, 129-2004-50 Ave.,

Red Deer, AB. Upstairs Patio

6:30 pm - closing. Please RSVP to:

[email protected]

ALLTORQ SERVICES LTD.looking to hire one lead

hand and one technician. Oilfi eld and torque

experience an asset.Fax resume to: 780-778-6571

or email: [email protected].

FIELD TECHNICIAN.Rigstar Communicationsis looking for a full-time candidate to perform

installs related to our Oil & Gas division. Competitive salary, company vehicle

and excellent benefi ts package offered. A clean

drivers abstract isrequired. Training will be

provided. Send resume to: [email protected].

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To place an ad, call 403-346-3356

FREIGHTLANDCARRIERS,

a tri-axle air ride fl atdeck carrier is looking for

Owner/Operators to runAlberta only or 4 Western Provinces. Average gross

$18 - 20,000/month. 1-800-917-9021

KITCHEN HELPER(s) for Old Mexico Taco Buffet. Perm., full-time, shift work, $11.50/hr. for 40 hrs/wk. to start asap. Education & creden-tials: not required. Experience: 1yr. to less than 2yrs. Must speak, read & write English. Essential skills: oral communication, working with others, job task plan-ning & organizing. Duties: wash, peel & cut vegetables & fruit, clean & sanitize kitchen incl. work surfaces, cup-boards, storage areas, appliances & equipment. Receive, unpack & store supplies in refrigerators, freezers, cupboards & other storage areas. Re-move kitchen garbage & trash, handle & store cleaning products, sweep & mop fl oors. Able to handle up to 9kg (20 lbs.) weight. Must be bondable. Public trans-portation avail. Apply in person be-tween 11am and 8pm at: Unit 2, 5108-52 St., Red Deer or email resume to: [email protected]

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

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or 1-800-347-2540; www.accesslegalresearch.com.

NEED TO ADVERTISE? Province wide classifi eds.

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Call this newspaper NOW for details or call

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Boxes, Packers & Movers (403)986-1315

DATING SERVICE.Long-term/short-term

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TRUE PSYCHICS!For Answers call now 24/7 Toll Free 1-877-342-3036;

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LegalServices 1260

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DirectoryServiceTo advertise your service or business here, call 403.346.3356

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North America’s Premier Providerwww.trimac.com

Trimac Transportation is North America’s premier provider of services in highway transportation of bulk commodities. Our Red Deer, AB location requires...

Company DriversExcellent pay • shared benefits • safety equipment safety bonus • Dry Bulk experience preferred

Please send your resume to: Mark Davy, Fax: 888-746-2297 Phone: 866-487-4622 E-mail: [email protected]

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Small Business WeekOct 20-26, 2013

CALL YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE!TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE!

The Red Deer Express, in partnership with the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce, will publish a Small Business Week

special feature Wednesday, October 9, 2013

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NOW HIRINGLydell Group Inc. is currently hiring

EXPERIENCED FELLER, BUNCHER, DOZER, GRADER & EXCAVATOR OPERATORSAccommodation and benefits provided.

Will pick up & drop off at airport.

Email: [email protected]: 780-542-6739 Alberta

MAKE THIS ELECTION YOURS

City of Red Deer General Election

Monday, October 21, 2013

The City of Red Deer is now receiving applications for Election Workers to work on the day of the City of Red Deer General Election, Monday, October 21, 2013 and for Advance

votes held in conjunction with the election.

Applicants may apply in person at the

Election Of ce, Lower Level, City Hall,on

Wednesday, September 11, 2013; Thursday, September 12, 2013; and

Friday, September 13, 2013

between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 p.m., or online at www.reddeer.ca

Only successful applicants will be contacted.For more information contact The City of Red Deer Election

Of ce at (403) 342-8317.Frieda McDougall, Returning Of cer

Sungold Specialty Meats Ltd.Located in Innisfail Alberta is currently recruiting for

the following positions:

• Labourers •• Meat Butchers/Cutters •

We are looking for team players, willing and able to work in both slaughter and fabrication depts.

Previous experience in the food industry, meatprocessing an asset but not necessary. We provide on the job training.

Steady year round employment and job rotation.

Competitive wages starting @ $14.25/hr with the potential to earn $19.50/hr plus performance related bonus potential.

Full benefi ts program including registered pension plan.

For more information or to apply you can:Visit our website @ www.sungoldmeats.com

Fax: 403-227-1661 Attn: Ashley Ford HR CoordinatorIn person @ 4312-51 Street Innisfail, Alberta T4G-1A3

Email: [email protected]

HAVE YOU MET YOUR SALES REPRESENTATIVE?

If you would like information on how to effectively advertiseyour business or service, give one of our experienced

Sales Representatives a call.Kim Buffum 403.309.5469

[email protected] Vacca [email protected]

LET THEIR EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU.

Bernie Hynne [email protected]

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You’ve probably seen a Corolla many times. But we’re sure you’ve never seen one quite like this. Introducing the totally redesigned 2014 Corolla. A sleek, expressive exterior design is wrapped around a bold, spacious interior. ake a seat behind the wheel and you’ll nd impressive

attention to detail, starting with its premium soft touch materials. And with a great list of technologically advanced features like a 6.1” Touchscreen Display Audio System with Voice Recognition, a Backup Camera and an available Moonroof that gives you a great view day or night – you’ll have more reasons than ever to show it off. No matter how you look at it, it’s still the car you can rely on. Only now, you can rely on it to turn a few heads also.

Standard 2014

Corolla CE

features include:

• Power Door Locks

Driver’s Knee Airbag

• Colour-Keyed Door Handles

• Passenger Seat Cushion Airbag

• Power Windows with Driver Side

Auto Up / Down

• Steering Wheel Audio Controls

• LED Headlamps

• Bluetooth Capability

• USB Audio Input

• Cabin Air Filter: Pollen Type

• 6-Speed Manual Transmission

Available models :

Corolla CE 6 speed manual

Corolla CE Automatic

Corolla LE CVTi-S

Corolla S 6 speed manual

Corolla S CVTi-S

Corolla LE ECO

*Additional costs include Factory to Dealer Freight of $1520 including dealer preparation and mandatory Block Heater $191, 97.

Model shown is a Corolla S. Please see dealer for details.

*MSRP

Base Corolla CE$15,995

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