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BY KALISHA MENDONSARed Deer Express

Gabriella Wumnaya visited Red Deer

recently as she met with her Cana-

dian counterparts that work with

her and other Ghanaians to bring girls’

education to the northern region of Da-

mongo.

Wumnaya has witnessed fi rsthand the

difference that an education can make in

a woman’s life in Ghana, specifi cally in

the northern region where the Tools for

Schools Africa Foundation is based.

“The uneducated woman knows she has

to wake up very early – sometimes 2 a.m.

– to be able to walk to the farm and back.

They face all sorts of risks. At the end of

the month, there is no salary for her,” said

Wumnaya.

“Women are not given opportunity. Par-

ents prefer male children to girls because a

girl will eventually get married – the fam-

ily name will be lost, and the girl becomes

the property of a different family.”

Wumnaya goes on to explain the hard-

ships a woman with no education faces in

Ghana. She says that, “This is the society

we want to change,” referring to herself,

other women in her community and the

volunteers with Tools for Schools Africa

Foundation.

Tools For Schools Africa Foundation is

a network of volunteers that are dedicated

to girls’ education in Ghana. Within the

Foundation, there is a team of volunteers

and sponsors in Canada and direct con-

tacts like Wumnaya in the village of Da-

mongo. The money this Foundation raises

goes directly to tuition and boarding for

girls to receive their education.

Wumnaya’s role in the organization has

been crucial to the success of the program.

Pottage said that while visiting Ghana, she

saw the impressive way in which Wumna-

ya ran her school as a headmistress. Wum-

naya helped fi nd mentors in other villages

that could be depended on to work towards

educating girls.

“She worked in the only girls’ school in

a very large area so we knew of her com-

mitment to girls’ education. We knew she

was the person we needed to get onside and

help us,” said Pottage.

“(Wumnaya) was the link to the commu-

nity who basically set us up with the em-

powered and trustworthy people who were

really interested in girls’ education.”

Wumnaya lives in Damongo and has

grown close to many of the program’s

girls. She has seen some of them grow from

timid, reserved young girls to empowered,

independent women through their educa-

tion opportunities. When the scholarship

program began, Wumnaya was crucial in

helping Pottage designate the funding to

girls that displayed good academics, good

moral character, potential leadership

skills and who have no way to continue

education due to lack of fi nancing.

“It wasn’t just about saying this is a needy

girl because in this area, almost everybody

is a needy person,” Wumnaya said.

The impact of the girls’ education is

very strong for Wumnaya. Through her

time with the organization, she has grown

close to some of the students who have

benefi tted from the program, such as a girl

named Sophia.

“Sophia gives suggestions. She is all-

round. When I see her, I get really satisfi ed.

She doesn’t exert herself as a proud per-

son – she is humble, but she is very clear in

her mind what she wants,” Wumnaya said

of her past student.

“She shows leadership qualities which is

something that we tried to instil in the girls,

many of whom are coming up to that level.

We think that by doing that, these women

will be able to come back and have an im-

pact on the type of society that we have.”

There have been many other girls who,

like Sophia, began to come out of their

shells after Tools for Schools Africa Foun-

dation was able to secure their education.

Young women travel all across Ghana to

receive their education in Damongo and

receive a unique opportunity, as women’s

rights are extremely limited in Ghana.

Uneducated women become the proper-

ty of the male they marry, and sometimes

are one of many wives. The wives’ duties

include walking sometimes over 5km each

way to a farm to help their husbands, cut-

ting fi rewood, cooking meals and caring

for children. Often times they receive no

money, not even from their husbands, so

in what little spare time they have they are

crafting wares or baked goods for sale or

trade.

“These girls are ready to impact our so-

ciety. We have local chiefs and a traditional

council and that’s where I want to work. I

want to be able to let them see the need to

release all girls to go to school, with our

girls as examples why.”

The money and work provided by Tools

for Schools Africa Foundation makes a

large impact on the community they serve.

The Shine! fundraiser that will be held

tomorrow is the main source of funding for

girls’ tuition and boarding fees in Damon-

go. The purses, scarves, jewellery, art and

handmade wares from Africa that are sold

at the event secure the education funding

for girls in junior high and high school as

well as post-secondary education.

“We are very grateful to Tools for

Schools Africa because they have helped

tremendously. All these girls who are in

the tertiary school (universities) – when

we started and called them to meet, they

were shy and didn’t want to talk. Now, they

exert themselves and talk and we know

that gradually we will have girls who can

be leaders,” said Wumnaya.

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PARTNERSHIP – Current Tools for Schools Africa Foundation Chair Lyn Goertzen, left, with Gabriella Wumnaya from Damongo, Ghana and or-ganization founder Marilyn Pottage enjoyed some fresh air in Red Deer recently. Kalisha Mendonsa/Red Deer Express

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BY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express

Red Deer City council

has taken a stance on the

Temporary Foreign Work-

er program and has voted

in favour of sending an ‘ex-

traordinary resolution’ to

the Alberta Urban Munici-

palities Association.

The resolution, which

asks the Alberta govern-

ment and federal govern-

ment to work together to

develop short and long

term strategies for the pro-

gram, will be submitted

to the AUMA convention

which began on Monday

and is scheduled to wrap up

tomorrow in Calgary.

The council resolution

comes as a result of the

Canadian government is-

suing a moratorium this

past spring on the Food

Services Sector’s access

to the Temporary Foreign

Worker program after it

was revealed that there

were many instances of

employers abusing the

program. The moratorium

had an immediate impact

on businesses in Alberta

where the unemployment

rate is very low and the de-

mand for a skilled labour

force is high.

According to the council

agenda, in response to the

moratorium, the Alberta

mid-sized cities jointly

signed a letter on May

26th asking for the federal

government to reinstate

the Temporary Foreign

Worker program due to its

effect on the local economy

and to make changes to the

program to ensure workers

in the program are fairly

treated.

In June, the government

announced changes to the

entire Temporary Foreign

Worker program to im-

prove the accountability

of it and to better protect

workers. At the same time

the changes have decreased

the ability of businesses to

access the labour force they

need to continue to operate

or build their businesses.

Earlier this month, Em-

ployment and Social De-

velopment Minister Jason

Kenney responded during

Question Period that the

number of applications

to the Temporary Foreign

Worker program has de-

creased by 75%.

Councillor Dianne Wyn-

tjes said changes to the pro-

gram are not good for the

City or the province.

“With all do respect

to Minister Kenney, the

changes to the Temporary

Foreign Worker program

are not good for our City

or for our province’s eco-

nomic growth,” said Wyn-

tjes. “According to statis-

tics, roughly 80 per cent

of the jobs created across

Canada last year were here

in Alberta and Alberta has

the highest job vacancy

rate between businesses

– small and large – strug-

gling to fi nd workers. It is

estimated that Alberta will

be short some 96,000 work-

ers in the next decade and

the shortage for workers is

not a temporary, but a per-

manent problem.”

She added there have

been measures put in place

in the new Temporary For-

eign Worker program for

higher penalties for busi-

nesses who break the rules.

“At the same time, I be-

lieve there should be rec-

ognition for employers who

are acting in compliance

and they should not be pun-

ished with a one-size, fi ts

all approach for employ-

ees or for provinces,” said

Wyntjes.

Mayor Tara Veer said she

is proud of council for tak-

ing a stance on the issue.

“The resolution is a call

to resolve abuses in the

system without incurring a

labour shortage for the law

abiding. I think it’s impor-

tant that we support this

and convey that message

provincially.”

[email protected]

FALL FUN – Aria Kettyle Kozuback, 9, puts the fi nishing touches on her fall themed mobile during the Magnifi centSaturdays family art program held weekly at the Red DeerMuseum + Art Gallery. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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A local man will soon be

setting out on a 60km walk

with the goal of raising

funds and awareness about

the signs of stroke, and

about the ongoing research

of the Heart and Stroke

Foundation.

On Oct. 2nd, Daniel

Trudell will begin his trek

in Olds at the corner of

Hwy. 27 and Hwy. 2A near

the Petro Canada station.

On Oct. 4th, he will make

his way to Red Deer, with

his destination being Gaso-

line Alley Harley Davidson,

arriving at about 2 p.m.

On June 15th, 2013,

Trudell, 48, of Torrington

suffered a stroke which left

him with several physical

challenges including being

paralyzed in both his left

arm and leg.

He was sitting on the

couch at his girlfriend’s

house while she was in the

kitchen making sandwich-

es, and all of a sudden his

left side went numb.

“I knew right away what

it was.”

His girlfriend called 9-1-1

and the next thing he knew,

he was on the fl oor having

slid down as the stroke con-

tinued to wield its effects.

“It was strange because I

wasn’t really scared,” he

recalls.

And he held onto that at-

titude pretty much from the

get-go – he had no doubts

he would be walking out of

the hospital in his motor-

cycle riding gear in the not-

too-distant future.

“While I was there, I

worked really hard – I re-

ally did,” he said.

“Everyday that I went

into therapy, they’d say

‘Wow, something else has

come back’.

“I believe that I was de-

termined.”

And the determination

didn’t waver. “I’d put my

headphones on and listen

to Eye of the Tiger,” he re-

calls, chuckling.

He worked with thera-

pists and saw steady im-

provement. “In three weeks

I was walking,” he said. But

that process was the tough-

est.

“The walking was the

hardest – it was the last

thing to come back,” he

said, adding the recovery

process was also quite an

emotional experience. “I

was more emotionally an-

gry at myself – I had been

told I had high blood pres-

sure but I didn’t go get it

checked,” he said.

“I didn’t think anything

would happen to me.”

Meanwhile, doctors in

Calgary located a bleed in

his brain right behind his

eye which had ultimate-

ly affected his left side.

Trudell said that of course

timing is everything with a

stroke – the faster access to

treatment, the better.

How well a person recov-

ers depends on many fac-

tors including how much

the brain was damaged and

in what areas and what a

person’s general health

was like before the stroke.

Trudell said that today,

he is about 80% recovered.

He still has some issues

with his balance, for ex-

ample.

And last November, he

suffered a couple of sei-

zures, but thankfully hasn’t

had one since.

Overall, it’s been a life-

changing experience all the

way through.

“It’s the hardest thing

I’ve had to conquer,” he

said, adding he’s also a

more spiritual person now

as well. He said he’s also

learned to adopt a more

humble stance towards life.

Seeing how vulnerable

we really are, and how frag-

ile our health can be, cer-

tainly contributed to that.

“It made me realize what’s

important – people are.”

That has led to his desire

to raise awareness about

the signs of stroke, and the

research that the Heart and

Stroke Foundation is doing.

He also wants to encourage

people to be more vigilant

with their own health.

Even through his facebook

page to date, many have

thanked him for bolster-

ing awareness about tak-

ing more responsibility for

their well-being.

“I realized I can help, so

that’s why I’m doing the

walk. I wanted to do some-

thing that means some-

thing.”

Meanwhile, for The

Stroke Stroll, he is aiming

to walk about 60km and

raise $10,000 – which will be

a challenge as he is still re-

covering, he said. He hopes

to complete no less than

20km each day.

According to the Founda-

tion, a stroke is a sudden

loss of brain function. It is

caused by the interruption

of fl ow of blood to the brain

(ischemic stroke) or the

rupture of blood vessels

in the brain (hemorrhagic

stroke).

The interruption of

blood fl ow or the rupture of

vessels causes brain cells

(neurons) in the affected

area to die.

A stroke can impact any

number of areas including

one’s ability to move, see,

remember, speak, reason

and read and write.

Risk factors run the

gamut from high blood

pressure, high blood cho-

lesterol, being overweight,

diabetes, excessive alco-

hol consumption, physical

inactivity, smoking and

stress. Others include age,

gender and family history.

Meanwhile, another fun-

draiser – a benefi t concert

- is set for Sept. 26th at The

Vat to support the Heart

and Stroke Foundation as

well.

The other goal of The

Stroke Stroll is of course to

raise funds for the Founda-

tion.

Any support is wel-

comed. “Supporters wish-

ing to join me on my walk

are more than welcome.”

For more infor-

mation, check out

The Heart & ‘Stroke Stroll’

To Success 2014 on face-

book or call Karen Jack-

man, area manager of the

Heart and Stroke Founda-

tion at the Red Deer offi ce.

[email protected]

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HELP, SO THAT’S WHY I’M DOING THE WALK.

I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT MEANS

SOMETHING.”

DANIEL TRUDELL


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Central Alberta’s fi rst

nature-based playground

at the Kerry Wood Nature

Centre is set to open to the

public early next month.

Work on the playground

has commenced through-

out the summer and the

fi nal touches will be added

during a ‘community work-

er bee’ slated for Oct. 4th.

Members of the public are

encouraged to volunteer

their time that day to help

spread 183 cubic yards of

cedar mulch throughout

the playground.

Those wanting to vol-

unteer are asked to RSVP

to the Kerry Wood Nature

Centre. Participants are

also asked to bring rakes,

shovels and wheelbarrows

if they have them.

A community barbeque

will be held after the work-

er bee event.

“We have wanted to do

this for a long time,” said

Todd Nivens, program coor-

dinator for the Kerry Wood

Nature Centre. “We often

see the traditional play-

grounds that are made out

of metal and plastic with

bright colours and are per-

fectly landscaped. Those

are great at getting kids

active, but we wanted to ex-

pose kids to natural spaces

and reintroduce them to

playing in nature. Kids are

losing touch with that.”

The materials used in

the playground are wood

and stone. Earlier this year,

the City cleared a num-

ber of trees along 67th St.

and 30th Ave. Some of the

larger trees which were

removed were used for the

natural playground site.

As well, the stone was used

from other projects the

City has undertaken.

“The great thing is that

this project didn’t cause

anything to be cut. We used

materials that were already

available to us,” said Niv-

ens.

All of the materials at

the playground are natural

with the exception of one

plastic slide.

“We wanted to include

that to invite families to

come and play on it – so

they would know that it is

ok.”

The land that the play-

ground is located on at the

Kerry Wood Nature Centre

was previously disturbed

when the septic tanks were

put in in the 1980s.

“The growth that is on

that particular area was

second growth, so no origi-

nal habitat was disturbed,

which is really great too.”

Nivens added the play-

ground will add much to

the community.

“We have had tremen-

dous community support

with this project,” he said.

“It will give the community

another free activity to do,

it is multi-seasonal and it’s

a way to easily reconnect

with nature. Kids can go

out and play, get dirty if

they want, and it’s a safe

dynamic place to do that.”

The playground is set to

open to the public on Oct.

6th.

For more information

about the playground, or to

RSVP for the ‘community

worker bee’ event, call the

Kerry Wood Nature Centre

at 403-346-2010.

[email protected]

PLAYFUL INSTALLATION – Jay Wood of Bienenstock Playgrounds puts the fi nishing touches on the spider crawler, a part of the Kerry Wood Nature Centre’s new playground, which will be open for public use early next month. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

City’s fi rst nature-based playground set to open


OPINIONA special event is slated for later this week that

will provide an opportunity to honour those who

work hard to preserve our local heritage.

The 2014 Heritage Recognition Awards run

Sept. 26th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the down-

town branch of the Red Deer Public Library. Ev-

eryone is welcome.

Preserving history is extremely important, but

sadly North American culture doesn’t seem to

buy into it much. Anyone who has traveled over-

seas can’t help but notice how buildings are often

very old but have been carefully preserved. The

penchant on this side of the world seems to be

‘just tear it down and make room for something

new’.

It’s just not a priority. So that’s why events like

the Heritage Recognition Awards are so impor-

tant to support.

This year, the new Lifetime Achievement Award

category was added to recognize individuals who

have demonstrated excellence in heritage edu-

cation and awareness in the community over an

extended time. Nominees this year include Irene

Verhaeghe, Michael Dawe and Rod Trentham.

There are also six nominees being honoured

in the fi ve remaining categories, organizers say.

Central Alberta Historical Society is nominated

for its work on the Historic Arches project, which

serves as a reminder of the history and impor-

tance of the railroad in Red Deer and Central Al-

berta.

Remembering the Children Society is honoured

for its outstanding efforts to preserve the memory

of the children who attended the Red Deer Indian

Industrial School between 1893 and 1919. Mary

Joan Cornett is nominated for her leadership in a

number of heritage projects, including her long-

time commitment to the preservation of our built

heritage with her work on the Red Deer Main

Street Committee.

Central Alberta Historical Society Press is

nominated for two awards for its work in publish-

ing a translation of Dr. Allen Ronaghan’s trans-

lation of Three-Persons and the Chokitapix; Jean

L’Heureux’s Blackfoot Geography of 1871 and for

the digitization and electronic publication of The

Homesteads That Nurtured a City by E.L. Meeres.

Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School

has made a special contribution with its Memo-

rial Wall Project which commemorates Red Deer

high school students who served and died over-

seas during the First and Second World Wars.

The City of Red Deer and Red Deer County

sponsor the Heritage Preservation Awards annu-

ally, through the work of the Heritage Preserva-

tion Committee.

Clearly, there are many organizations and indi-

viduals that deserve commendation for their work

in keeping local history alive. We have plenty of

historical chapters in this region that simply have

to be preserved. Even if that means going against

the grain in a modern society that doesn’t seem to

place a whole lot of stock in appreciating the past

and the remnants of it that remain with us.

Recognizing our heritage

Up to this point, it had only

been a hypothesis that celebrity

fi repower can drive consumer

health behaviour.

The most recent example was

motivated by Angelina Jolie and

concerns whether women wish to

embark on a genetic hunting ex-

pedition to see if they are at high

risk of developing a particular

disease, in this case breast cancer.

The actress underwent genetic

testing for mutations related to

genetic abnormalities (BRCA1 or

BRCA2 genes) which increases

a woman’s risk of developing

breast cancer. Coming from a

family with a history of breast

cancer, Jolie was considered to be

in the ‘higher risk’ category than

average and she was likely among

the small numbers of women who

would benefi t from such testing.

Later, after hearing she carried

the mutations, Jolie went ahead

with a double mastectomy -- a full

surgical removal of both breasts.

Not only did this generate a lot of

media attention, but it also drove

a lot of women to get tested.

Last week, researchers at To-

ronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital

presented a study at the Ameri-

can Society of Clinical Oncology

Breast Cancer Symposium look-

ing at the ‘Angelina Jolie effect.’

The researchers compared the

number of referrals for genetic

counseling made six months be-

fore and after Jolie’s story came

out, and those who were qualifi ed

for genetic testing for the BRCA

gene mutation. Their results

showed that the referrals almost

doubled and the number of those

who qualifi ed for genetic testing

more than doubled.

This is a good news story for

a few reasons. It confi rmed that

low-risk women were not bug-

ging their doctors unnecessarily.

What we expected from the

publicity around Jolie’s story

was that many women, fearful

of their breast cancer risk (yet

at low risk themselves), would be

fl ooding their doctors’ offi ces ask-

ing for the genetic test.

In fact, predicting this, the U.S.

Preventive Services Task Force

(USPSTF), an independent group

of scientists making recommen-

dations on medical screening, is-

sued a warning last year saying

that BRCA testing to fi nd gene

mutations associated with breast

cancer should not be sought by

women at low risk and unlikely

to benefi t.

Telling women not to seek rou-

tine genetic counseling or testing

is undoubtedly controversial.

Certainly women are driven to

ask about genetic testing given a

strong fear of breast cancer and

a strong belief that early testing

saves lives, but USPSTF feared

many of the new customers lin-

ing up for the test would be clas-

sifi ed as the ‘worried well’ who

would be unlikely to carry the

rare genetic mutation and, hence,

would receive no benefi t from be-

ing screened.

Obviously for those low-risk

women, the prophylactic removal

of one’s breasts is an extreme

measure that carries risks in it-

self.

There have been other times

when public health authorities

have taken note of health advice

coming from celebrities. The

term, ‘Katie Couric effect’ was

coined, referring to the public im-

pact of her having a colonoscopy

performed live on the Today Show.

Bringing high-powered atten-

tion to any kind of cancer screen-

ing is certainly one way to get

people off the couch and heading

to their doctors to do something

they would not otherwise do.

At the end of the day, people

seeking screening of any kind,

whether it is for breast, lung or

prostate cancers or signs of heart

disease, should have a frank

discussion with their doctors

of what their risk is likely to be

given their unique family and

disease history. If it is considered

‘high,’ then your chances of ben-

efi ting from screening are also

higher than if you are at low or

moderate risk to start with.

In the case of those who are

likely to carry the genetic anoma-

lies leading to increased breast

cancer risk, somewhere between

two and three in 1,000 women will

carry the same genetic anomalies

as Jolie – and if a high number

of those carrying the gene seeks

screening, that’s a good thing.

But at the same time we

shouldn’t be too dazzled by celebri-

ty magnetism and dive into screen-

ing for the sake of screening.

Screening of any kind carries

risks of false positives (being

told you have a disease when you

don’t) and false negatives (being

told you are disease-free when

you’re not).

The teaching mantra from Jo-

lie’s story should not be, “The

early bird gets the worm,” but

rather, get informed and “Look

before you leap.”

Alan Cassels is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca, a health policy researcher at the University of Victoria and the author of Seek-ing Sickness: Medical Screening and the Misguided Hunt for Disease. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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WORKING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE CITY

BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

What started with a

group of maverick scien-

tists in the late 1950s who

suggested the addition of

man-made greenhouse

gases into the atmosphere

could be causing the

Earth’s climate to warm,

has since developed into a

general scientifi c opinion

that the climate system is

undeniably warming.

It wasn’t until the mid-

2000s that the general pub-

lic learned the phrases

‘global warming’ and ‘cli-

mate change’.

Many denied the exis-

tence or human involve-

ment in climate change,

however according to na-

tional and international

science academies it is now

95% probable that humans

are contributing to climate

change through activities

such as burning fossil fuels

and deforestation, which

increase concentrations of

greenhouse gases in the at-

mosphere.

The City of Red Deer has

shown leadership in the re-

gion by addressing the issue

of both climate change and

overall air quality within

the 2011 release of their En-

vironmental Master Plan

and the 2014 release of the

Climate Change Adapta-

tion Plan.

The City recognized a

need to protect the assets

within City limits as well

as look at how general op-

erations would be affected

by climate change. The

Climate Change Adapta-

tion Plan aims to give a

shared understanding of

what climate change is and

the effects it will have. The

fi rst part of the plan was

released in March and fo-

cused largely on the corpo-

rate level, with a communi-

ty plan being released later

this year.

Nancy Hackett, environ-

mental initiatives supervi-

sor with the City explained

there were a number of

major factors implicated

within the plan.

“What we expect to see is

the risk and increased fre-

quency in severe weather,

so this might be excessive

winds, tornadoes, hail, win-

ter storms, severe rainfall –

and these weather events

will impact everything

from our storm drainage

system, to our parks and

buildings,” said Hackett.

“Another major risk

is that of fl ooding due to

excessive rainfall and we

have seen some fl ooding in

the last three years in Red

Deer, so we know fi rsthand

what some of the impacts

of climate change can be

and we just want to be pre-

pared for these events and

protect our infrastructure

while continuing to provide

services to residents in

case of these events.”

Another large portion

of the plan was identifying

large emitters of green-

house gases within the

City’s corporate operations

- one of which was found

to be the City’s landfi ll as

it releases methane when

waste decomposes. Cur-

rently the City is looking

into options to capture the

methane from the landfi ll

and use it as a source of

semi-renewable energy to

generate electricity.

However, methane isn’t

the only gas on the City’s

radar since the adoption of

the Environmental Master

Plan by council in 2011.

An annual report to the

community detailing re-

sults from the last year of

the plan’s implementation

released in 2012 showed

there was concern in the

areas of fi ne particulate

matter and that Red Deer

had exceeded Canada-wide

standards for the threshold

measure of fi ne particulate

matter (particles smaller

than 2.5 micrometres) in

the air, which are known to

pose a health and environ-

mental risk to residents.

Fine particulate matter

can be caused by motor

vehicles, power generation

and wood burning and is

measured in ug/m3 (micro-

grams per cubic metre).

The EMP’s baseline for

fi ne particulate matter in

2009 was 15.9 ug/m3 and it

stated a goal of not exceed-

ing 20 ug/m3 however in

2011 they measured levels

at 24.4 ug/m3 and by 2012

levels were at 31.4 ug/m3.

Monitoring of these lev-

els is done by the Parkland

Airshed Management Zone

(PAMZ), with Executive

Director Kevin Warren ex-

plaining, “Suspicions are

that these levels are pri-

marily due to motor vehi-

cles but home heating prac-

tices and certain industrial

processes could play a role

as well,” he said.

“More extensive moni-

toring needs to happen un-

til we are sure.”

Although Red Deer’s

levels were deemed higher

than the Canadian stan-

dard, in comparison to Red

Deer’s air quality, accord-

ing to global estimates from

Environmental Health Per-

spectives, annual levels

of particulate matter over

eastern China exceed 80

ug/m3.

Currently there is one

permanent air quality

monitoring station within

Red Deer located in the

Riverside Industrial Area,

which Warren fears could

be skewing data due to the

location of the station in

the river valley.

Warren said, “The activ-

ity around that station has

changed greatly since it

was put in back in 2000 and

the industrial park located

near the site has doubled

in size since the time of the

site’s creation.”

To address this issue,

PAMZ is currently in the

works of creating a second

permanent monitoring site

in the Lancaster areas of

Red Deer.

Warren believes this will

give a, “Better represen-

tative characterization of

Red Deer’s air quality be-

cause it is in a residential

area where most residents

will be affected by air qual-

ity.”

He thinks the second

station will give them a,

“Much better handle on the

air quality levels as at this

point the biggest concern

in Red Deer’s air quality

is the fi ne particulate mat-

ter.”

The particulate levels of

both Red Deer and Edmon-

ton caught the eye of the

provincial government and

an air quality management

plan has been put in place

for Edmonton through Al-

berta Environment and

Sustainable Resource De-

velopment, with Hackett

adding the City is looking

forward to working with

the province on their plan.

Warren emphasized

most people tend to take

air and the quality of it for

granted.

“Water quality is always

important of course, you

can go a few days without

water – but you can’t go

long without air.”

While you can clean your

water it is diffi cult to clean

the air and the most you

can do is, “Reduce activities

that lead to air pollution,

and there can be improve-

ments made at industrial

facilities that reduce pol-

lutants at their source,” he

said.

“Except for those few

days with high levels of in-

version, we generally enjoy

an air quality that is the

envy of most of the people

in the world,” said Warren.

“We are really trying to

ensure that while we do

prosper and grow, we main-

tain the quality of life that

most Canadians have come

to enjoy.”

For more information on

air quality and real time

data of local air quality

visit www.pamz.org.

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Friends and families of

Michener residents have

received an announcement

that is sure to lift spirits af-

ter months of uncertainty

– the Michener Centre will

remain open.

Premier Jim Prentice

announced last week the

centre for developmentally

disabled citizens would re-

main open until those re-

maining at the centre live

out the rest of their lives.

For all of the former resi-

dents that have been transi-

tioned out of Michener and

into communities there is

an option to return to the

centre and live out the re-

mainder of their lives in

their previous home, he

said.

“This announcement

is about families and pro-

tecting the families in this

province. The residents I

met with today and back in

August live here with a life-

giving community orga-

nized around their special

needs,” said Prentice.

“I’m offering, as pre-

mier, to residents still liv-

ing here, to their guardians

and families, the choice of

remaining at the Michener

Centre if that is the best op-

tion for them.”

Prentice said that he,

“Thinks it is inhumane

to relocate severely dis-

abled Albertans from their

homes in the autumn of

their lives,” and that,

“The least we can do as a

society and a government”

is to ensure a level of care

that any person would ex-

pect for their own family.

Mayor Tara Veer was

present at the conference

and expressed her grati-

tude for this decision.

“This is a great day for

Red Deer.

“Our council adopted

a public position on this,

saying that in this public

infrastructure, it needs to

remain public and we need

to uphold the rights of the

residents who live here and

have lived here for many

years,” she said.

“We’re so pleased that

Premier Prentice and his

cabinet have made this de-

cision – it’s the right deci-

sion for the people of Red

Deer, and it’s ultimately the

right decision for the prov-

ince as well.”

Prentice addressed the

residents who have already

transitioned out and their

families by saying he was

eager to work with them

and transition them back

to Michener if that is the

right decision for them.

“These families were

given assurance successive

governments would ensure

their loved ones would be

here and would be well tak-

en care of as they live out

the rest of their days here.

“This will be afforded go-

ing forward.

“In terms of the people

who have left the facility,

we will do everything in

our power, if they choose

to come back, to accommo-

date them,” he said.

“The Michener Centre

staff provide a unique,

safe, caring environment

for those who are develop-

mentally disabled.

“In many cases, their

quality of life depends on

the comfort and the fa-

miliarity of this place for

people who have lived here

essentially for all of their

lives.”

The residents will be giv-

en accommodation in the

south portion of the facil-

ity and in designated group

homes on site.

Beginning immediately,

the closure of the facilities

will halt and all current

residents will be able to

stay at the Centre.

Prentice said those wish-

ing to leave the facility may

do so, and proper transition

techniques would be put in

place for them to ensure a

safe transition.

[email protected]

ANNOUNCEMENT – Premier Jim Prentice announced last week that the Michener Centre will remain open.

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This year marks the

100th anniversary of one

the fi nal chapters in the

history one of the grandest

dreams, and greatest disap-

pointments in Red Deer’s

history.

The dream was the con-

struction of a ‘transconti-

nental’ railway, centered

in Red Deer, and extending

from the Hudson Bay to the

B.C. coast.

When the last of the Al-

berta Central Railway was

constructed in the summer

of 1914, the line only con-

sisted of a branch from Red

Deer to Rocky Mountain

House and operated as a

minor subsidiary of the Ca-

nadian Pacifi c Railway.

The origins of the Al-

berta Central actually went

back to May 1901 when a

railway charter was grant-

ed by the federal govern-

ment to a group of Red

Deer and Ontario business-

people. Originally, the line

was to run from the Del-

burne area to Rocky Moun-

tain House.

However, over the years,

the A.C.R.’s charter was

amended to allow it to build

a line from the Fraser Val-

ley through the Yellowhead

Pass to Moose Jaw, with ex-

tensions to Saskatoon and

the Hudson Bay.

For a long time, very

little happened with the

A.C.R. other than the peri-

odic time extensions to its

charter by the federal gov-

ernment.

Eventually, people began

to tire of the lack of con-

crete action.

Demands were made

that the A.C.R. either start

immediate construction,

or else sell its charter to

a more bonafi de railroad

company.

Action fi nally came in

April 1909 when the Fed-

eral Government offered a

subsidy of $6,400 per mile

to a railway constructed be-

tween Red Deer and Rocky

Mountain House.

Soon crews of survey-

ors were laying out a rail

route. Some brushing and

grading commenced in the

spring of 1910.

The driving of the fi rst

spike in Red Deer by Prime

Minister Sir Wilfrid Lau-

rier in August 1910 was a

wonderful public relations

event. It seemed proof that

the construction of the

A.C.R. was fi nally fact and

not political fi ction. Howev-

er, a severe thunderstorm

cut short the A.C.R. cer-

emony. It seemed symbolic

of the problems which

were to follow.

In late 1910, the Canadian

Northern Western Railway

started construction of a

line from just north of Red

Deer westwards to Rocky

Mountain House and then

onto the Brazeau coalfi elds

at Nordegg.

This new competitor was

anxious to build as fast

as possible. Therefore, it

closely followed the route

which had already been

mapped out by the A.C.R.

Having not one but two

railroads being built, liter-

ally side by side, drove up

construction costs dramat-

ically.

However, with wages for

labourers rising by 50% and

with prices for things such

as oats soaring to three

times the Alberta average,

there was soon a wonder-

ful economic boom in Red

Deer and across west Cen-

tral Alberta.

Unfortunately, the A.C.R.

found it increasingly diffi -

cult to manage fi nancially.

The company did not

have enough capital to ful-

fi ll its grand plans.

With prices and wages

leaping, there was no way

that the A.C.R. could cover

its day-to-day bills.

Finally, in late 1911, an

agreement was made with

the C.P.R. to have that com-

pany take over the A.C.R.’s

charter and the construc-

tion of the line.

While some insisted that

the C.P.R. would eventually

follow through with the

grand plans to extend the

A.C.R. from Moose Jaw to

the B.C. coast, it gradually

became evident that the

C.P.R. had no such intent.

By late 1913 and early

1914, the construction of

the two rail lines began to

wind down.

The A.C.R. was com-

pleted to Rocky Mountain

House in the summer of

1914, and the C.N.W.R. fi n-

ished construction to Nor-

degg.

The economy of Red

Deer and area began to

noticeably slow. The great

boom was fi nally coming to

an end.

In 1983, the entire A.C.R.

branch line of the C.P.R.

was fi nally abandoned.

However, Red Deer County

purchased the rail bridge

across the Red Deer River

and a major portion of the

old right of way, from the

C.P.R. for a possible utili-

ties corridor/walking trail.

Thus, the legacy of the

A.C.R. may continue.

Michael

D A W E

Construction of the Alberta Central Railway (Mintlaw) bridge across the Red Deer River, 1911.Red Deer Archives P2631

A look back at the Alberta Central Railway


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MEN CHARGED WITH MURDER APPEAR IN COURTTwo men accused of murdering a Castor-area family made

their second appearance in Red Deer Provincial Court last week.

Jason Gordon Klaus, 38, has been charged with three counts of fi rst-degree murder and one count of arson in rela-tion to the deaths of his father Gordon Klaus, 61, his mother Sandra Klaus, 62 and his sister Monica Klaus, 40, last Decem-ber.

Joshua Gregory Frank, 29, has also been charged with three counts of fi rst-degree murder in relation to the deaths as well as one count of arson and one count of injuring or endangering an animal in relation to the shooting death of the family dog.

The remains of Gordon and Monica were found in what was left of a burnt-out house in Castor on Dec. 8th, 2013.

The body of Sandra has never been found and during a press conference in Calgary recently, RCMP Insp. Tony Hamo-ri, operations offi cer for the Calgary RCMP Major Crimes Unit, said police believe her remains were ultimately consumed by the fi re.

Hamori added Jason was arrested last month at Monica’s residence in Stettler while Frank was arrested at his brother’s residence in Castor.

He said the arrests were made after a, “Key piece of evi-dence” was found by an RCMP dive team from B.C. in Big Knife Provincial Park during a dive on July 26th and July 27th.

He said that evidence played a major role in laying the charges against the two suspects.

Klaus and Frank will return to court on Oct. 6th for election and plea.

PRELIM SET FOR YOUNG OFFENDERA preliminary hearing has been set for a young man

charged with murder, who was on the run for more than a year before being captured by police.

The accused, who cannot be named under the Youth Crimi-nal Justice Act because he was a minor at the time of the offense, is charged in relation to the death of Lloyd Sarson, 25, who was found in a vehicle in an alley on Jan. 1st, 2013.

He had been shot in what police believe to be a targeted attack.

This past March, more than a year after Sarson was mur-dered in Red Deer, a team of police agencies across Alberta and B.C. arrested the 18-year-old fugitive, wanted for the crime.

The accused was arrested in a Vancouver apartment. The arrest occurred without incident.

A preliminary hearing will take place from June 15-18th.

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CHARGES LAID AFTER STABBING

A man is facing charges after an alleged stabbing in the City.

At 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 22nd, RCMP re-sponded to a report of a stabbing that had taken place at a residence on Hermary Street in Highland Green. The victim received a cut to the arm and a second cut to the forehead, and a second person sustained a minor cut to her hand while trying to intervene. The sus-pect then left the residence on foot. The sus-pect and victims were known to each other.

RCMP immediately set up a perimeter and called Police Dog Services in to assist in lo-cating the suspect. A patrolling RCMP mem-ber located the suspect a short time later in Riverside Meadows. The suspect was taken into custody and the victims were taken to hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect remains in custody and RCMP will release further updates as the in-vestigation progresses.

MAN CHARGED AFTERCLIMBING TELUS TOWER

A man is facing charges after it was re-ported he was climbing the Telus tower in the Highland Green neighbourhood.

At 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 20th, RCMP received a report of a man climbing the Telus tower located on Hermary Street. RCMP responded to the call and confi rmed that a man was on the second-highest platform of the tower. The tower is surrounded by a high fence with razor wire and investigation determined that a small section of fencing had been cut.

City Fire and EMS personnel attended the scene to work with RCMP on a rescue plan,

with assistance from a Telus technician. Re-sponders required Telus to shut down the tower before the rescue attempt, which may have impacted Telus service during this time. A lightning storm delayed the rescue plans, but the man descended the tower of his own accord at 8:30 p.m. and was taken into cus-tody. The 26-year-old man from Red Deer is facing several Criminal Code charges. Red Deer RCMP will not be releasing any more details regarding this incident.

MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE

At 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 20th, a lone adult male was caught by homeowners on their isolated rural property attempting to steal gas. The residence/farm is located southeast of Red Deer in the Innisfail RCMP Detach-ment area. The male suspect was confront-ed and was located in a white Honda CR-V. The property owner attempted to apprehend the suspect who stated he was just trying to take gas and was high on methamphet-amine. When this confrontation occurred, the suspect fl ed accelerating away in the vehicle with the property owner being dragged from the driver’s side window for some distance and ultimately being run over.

During this confrontation other family members were coming to assist.

As the suspect fl ed the scene he was fol-lowed by the son of the property owner in another vehicle. This then led to a second scene on Hwy. 42 heading towards Penhold with the suspect vehicle ramming the son four times and causing considerable damage to both vehicles. The suspect then contin-ued to fl ee towards Penhold and the son fol-

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As the suspect attempted to fl ee on foot, the son apprehended and detained him call-ing for police to attend. It was then confi rmed the Honda CR-V was stolen and had a stolen licence plate on it as well.

Raven Joseph Beaverbones, 19, has been charged with 13 counts including assault with a weapon (motor vehicle), dangerous driving, trespassing at night, theft, possession of sto-len property, failing to remain at the scene of a collision, obstruction and multiple breaches of probation and recognizance.

The property owners have lived in the area for some time and are identifi ed as Norm Scott and his son Richard.

Norm was transported to the Red Deer Regional Hospital by his wife from the scene. He was treated and released later that afternoon. His injuries include fairly severe road rash with signifi cant scrapes to his chest, legs, shoulder and his chin. There was a laceration to his eye and the loss of a fi ngernail to his right hand. As well, there was treatment for a possible concussion with some memory loss.

ALCOHOL SUSPECTED INCOLLISION ON QEII HWY.

Alcohol is suspected to have played a role in a collision on the QEII Hwy. recently.

On Sept. 21st, shortly after 6 p.m., emer-gency crews were called to a two-vehicle injury collision which was affecting traffi c in both directions on the QEII Hwy. near the Old Pole Road, just north of Innisfail.

Police from Innisfail RCMP and the QEII Integrated Traffi c Unit responded along with

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green sedan had lost control while attempt-ing to make a lane change. When the vehicle lost control it struck another vehicle before crossing into the median and striking the cable barrier. The cable barrier system re-mained intact and prevented the vehicle from encroaching into oncoming traffi c.

EMS treated several occupants, including two children who were riding in the green se-dan for minor injuries.

The 28-year-old female driver from Cal-gary, was charged under the Traffi c Safety Act and was issued a 30 day licence suspen-sion for the presence of alcohol under the Alberta Zero Alcohol Tolerance Program (AZAT) for GDL/Novice Drivers.

HOUSE FIRE CAUSES $450,000 IN DAMAGES

Red Deer Emergency Services investiga-tors have assessed the damage to a home on Inglewood Drive destroyed by fi re yesterday at more than $350,000.

Damages to neighbouring homes were as-sessed have been assessed at approximately $100,000. Two vehicles were destroyed, with damages assessed at $10,000.

Red Deer Emergency Services received the call to 127 Inglewood Dr. at about 4:30 p.m. Sept. 16th. Two people home at the time were safely evacuated.

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SECTION OF RANGE ROAD 272 CLOSES Next week, a section of RR 272 will close as

part of the 67 St./30 Ave. Expansion Project. On Sept. 24th, 1.5 km of RR 272 will close

north of 67 St. (Township Road 384). This section will remain closed until construction season ends due to winter conditions.

Contractors will be installing underground utilities which are needed to facilitate growth in northeast Red Deer. Red Deerians are re-minded to please obey road signs and to fol-low the detour routes onto RR 271 or RR 270.

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of approximately 2km of roadway on 30 Av-enue and approximately 1km of roadway on 67 St. Utilities will be extended along these roadways, which will be paved and upgraded to facilitate future developments. A round-about will be constructed north of the cur-rent 67 St. and 30 Ave. intersection. After phasing in the roundabout, the current inter-section will be removed.

CHARITIES BENEFIT FROM DONORVladimer Novak, affectionately known as

Laddie to his friends, has left a generous be-quest to three charities in the City.

The Red Deer and District SPCA, the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, and Sun-nybrook Farm Museum will each receive over $185,000 as a result of Novak’s philanthropic foresight.

The three charities are honoured to have been chosen to receive Novak’s bequest.

Novak’s Czech-born parents came to Can-ada to farm and Laddie was born in 1926 in Dodsland, Saskatchewan.

Like his parents he managed the family farm and made it his life’s work. Having no children, Novak made the decision to support causes near and dear to him. The charities planed to acknowledge his generous gifts on Sept. 18th at 3 p.m. at Sunnybrook Farm Mu-seum. Pies and coffee will be served – just like Laddie would have liked.

Immediate plans for the donations haven’t been fi nalized, but all three charities hope to turn the cash donation into a sustainable fund.

None of the three knew about Novak’s de-cision to support them.

TRANSMISSION LINE WORK WILL SEE TRAIL IMPACTS

AltaLink began work on its Red Deer Area Transmission Development project.

This phase of the project will result in trail closures and tree removal along AltaLink’s Right of Way from the vicinity of Taylor Drive Bridge, to north to the Wastewater Treat-ment Plant. AltaLink crews will be fl agging areas this week as part of the development, with clearing and construction activities to follow and lasting into spring of 2015.

The Red Deer components of the project include reconstructing an existing transmis-sion line between southwest and north Red Deer, from the Red Deer 63S Substation (lo-cated near the Red Deer County offi ces) to Red Deer South 194S Substation (near the Taylor Drive Bridge) and to Red Deer North 217S Substation (near the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant).

The rebuild is taking place along the exist-ing transmission line within AltaLink’s Right of Way. However, in the Riverlands area the transmission line will be rebuilt underground for roughly 700 metres.

COMMITTEE DEADLINE APPROACHINGThe City is still looking for volunteers to

serve on council committees. Members are needed for the following committees - Com-munity Housing Advisory Board, the Envi-ronmental Advisory Committee, the Greater Downtown Action Plan Steering Committee, the Heritage Preservation Committee, the Intermunicipal Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, the Library Board, the Mayor’s Recognition Awards Committee, the Munici-

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Celebrate Alberta Culture Days @ the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. – free admission all weekend. Create Clay Min-iatures: Twice the Fun Sept. 27th – Fix Your Own Feast. Sept. 28th – Create Comical Characters. Light Up Your Night at the MAG – Nuit Blanche Red Deer – 5 to 9 p.m. Experi-ence two inspiring ceramic exhibitions. Lucent: Works in Light and Shadow and Once + Future: Canadian Contemporary Ceramics Call 403-309-8405, or visit the website for details - www.reddeermuseum.com.

Fire Prevention Week is from Oct. 5-11th. This year’s theme ‘Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives. Test Yours Every Month!” Penhold Fire Department will be having an open house at the Penhold Fire Hall 1001 Minto St. on Oct. 11th from 1-4 p.m. to celebrate Fire Prevention Week. There will be hotdogs, interactive displays, activi-ties for kids aged fi ve to 15.

The Central Alberta Retired Teach-ers’ Association is having its Fourth Annual Art Show and Sale in conjunction with Alberta Culture Days on Sept. 27th. It will be at the Stantec Executive Place at 4900 - 50 St. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come for coffee and support the artistic talents of our retired teach-ers! For further information call Margaret at 403-347-5500.

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Beth Guderjan, 403 342-0673 or [email protected]. Upcom-ing on Oct. 1st at 7 p.m. is the Mind, Body and Soul Book Club. The book we’ll be discussing is Spontaneous Evolution by Bruce Lipton and Steve Bhaerman. Reserve the date – Oct. 17th – 7 p.m. Ordination celebration for Rev. Anne Ahokangas and Rev. Randy Armstrong. (Staff Minis-ters, Outreach with our Centre). Visit us at www.cslreddeer.org.

The Scott School Hall Community’s Chain Lakes Horseback Poker Rally is Sept. 28th starting at 10 a.m. until noon. All riders must register on arrival. The pancake breakfast runs 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. More information – call 403-783-6858 or 403-784-3511.

Sky Wings Aviation & Red Deer Food Bank - 20 years feeding the need. It happens Sept. 28th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sky Wings Aviation, Hangar #13 in Springbrook. For $25 cash or $25 equivalent food donation your will go for an exciting 20 minute fl ight over Red Deer. You might even be able to see your home from the plane! While wait-ing, you can shop at the Flying Flee Market and have a bite to eat at the concession provided by the Red Deer Food Bank BBQ Crew. What a great way to spend a spectacular fall Sunday and support your community! Rent a table for the fl ying Flee Mar-ket at Operation Food Lift. Call 403-342-5355. $10 per table. Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Travel Memories runs Oct. 1 from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Pub-lic Library, Downtown Branch, Waskasoo Meeting Room. Our speaker this month will share pictures and tales of his excit-

ing travels and adventures in Italy! Listen to our speaker and share your own travel adven-tures, while enjoying coffee or tea with us. For more informa-tion, contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

The Red Deer Public Library pres-ents First Thursdays in the Snell Oct. 2nd, 12:15 – 1 p.m. Recent Julliard graduate and award winning pianist Alexander Malikov will perform works by Scriabine, Chopin, and Malikov. No admission charge. Donations accepted at the door. Tea and coffe provided be Cafe Noir.

Once + Future: Canadian Contempo-rary Ceramics – show until Oct. 19th at the Red Deer Museum +

Art Gallery featuring postemerg-ing artists; Alwyn O’Brien, Ame-lie Proulx, Brendan Tang, Alex McLeod and Alysse Bowd. New voices and ideas merging the me-dium of ceramics and technology. Go to www.reddeermuseum.com/whatson for details. Reception: Oct. 3rd, 7 to 9 p.m. Also, check out ‘Lucent: Works in Light and Shadow’ through to Oct. 26th. An internationally known and respected artist, Trudy Golley’s ceramic forms capture, obstruct, transmit, and redirect light, exploiting light’s many qualities. Reception: Oct. 3rd, from 7 to 9 p.m. Visit www.reddeermu-seum.com/whatson for details.

The Canadian Ski Patrol - Red Deer Zone/Mountain Division is having recruitment of volunteer patrol-lers and information nights Oct. 7-8th at 7 p.m. at Firemaster 4728 – 78A St. Cl. In Red Deer. For information, call Richard Hornby at 403-304-9655.

Friends of the Red Deer Public Li-brary are holding their Fall Book sale in the downtown branch. Snell Auditorium from Oct. 16-18th; Thursday Oct. 16th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. is for Friends’ Members. Friday Oct. 17th and Saturday Oct. 18th 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. are for the general pub-lic. Six month memberships are available on Friday. Single mem-berships are $7.50 and family memberships are $10. Donations such as books, VHS’s, CD’s and DVD’s are gratefully accepted at the downtown branch. For further information please call Lesley Caddy at 403-346-5721.

Town & Country Dance Club Couples Old Time Social Dance Lessons - six consecutive

Tuesday evenings beginning Oct. 14th through to Nov. 18th at the Bower-Kin Community Center - 85 Boyce St. $70 a couple or $35 for singles. No need to have a partner but pre-registration is required in order to keep the male/female ratio equitable. Dry comfortable shoes required for comfort and to keep dance fl oor clean. Things start at 7 p.m. with Step Above – more advanced. At 8 p.m. it’s basic social dance for beginner to intermediate. Please call Doug and Doris at 403-728-3333 or 403-391-3016 to register as space is limited. Email contact is [email protected].

Scottish Country Dancing has classes held weekly at Knox Presbyterian Church and go from September to May. A certifi ed teacher comes regularly from Edmonton to conduct the class. SCD is not Highland dancing but is more like square dancing. No partner needed, no need to be

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A Cookie Walk runs Oct. 4th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Sun-nybrook United Church. 12 Stanton Street Red Deer. Buy a box for $6 and fi ll your box with your choice of cookies. Enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee. Come early for the best selec-tion. For further information contact Linda 403-347-6073.

Medicine River Wildlife Centre an-nounces their First Annual Hike and Bike fund raising event on Oct. 4th. Bring your pledges and spend a day hiking or mountain biking, at a level of your choice, in beautiful mountain scenery west of Nordegg. You’ll be pro-vided with good company, a gift bag, a wonderful home cooked breakfast, lunch and BBQ sup-per, guided hikes or mountain biking adventures, then relax by a fi re and enjoy the coun-try sounds of Tera Lee, make some smores and new friends. Space is limited so reserve now. Medicine River Wildlife Centre is also seeking volunteer guides and sponsors for this event. For full details visit www.mrwc.ca or call 403-728-3467.

Annual Turkey supper at Black-falds United Church will be held on Sept. 29th. Two sittings – 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. and advance tickets are required. Prices are $15 adults, $7 kids and under fi ve free. Please contact Holly at 391-2310 for more information or tickets. Also check out our web site at www.blackfaldsunitedchurch.com.

Central Alberta Singles Dances run Sept. 27nd, Oct. 18th, Nov. 29th, Dec. 13th and Dec. 27th. Dances run at the Innisfail Legion Hall. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with music start-ing at 8 p.m. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563 or Murray at 403-357-8022. Everyone is welcome.

Steve Bell in concert – Shalom Counselling Centre’s annual Fall FriendRaiser & 15th An-niversary Celebration – Memo-ries and Beyond, Oct. 24th at First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. Tickets $20 each available online at www.stevebell.com or phone

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Red Deer Art Club invites you to join our weekly sessions at the Golden Circle every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. Mix and mingle with the beginner to advanced artist as we share ideas, techniques, using water based mediums. This is an op-portunity to share and socialize in a friendly atmosphere. Like us on facebook, email [email protected] or call 403-342-4242. We also have monthly workshops, Oct. 25th is Rita Rake using tissue paper and water based paints. Contact us for more information.

The 36th annual general meet-ing of the Memorial Society of Red Deer and District runs at noon on Oct. 2nd. Lunch at the Golden Circle. Cost is $15 (RSVP by Sept. 29). Meeting starts at 1 p.m. with guest speaker Chris-tine Rapp – VP of the Alberta Funeral Services Regulatory Board. The meeting is open to the public. Non-members are welcome. To reserve for lunch call 403-340-3898; 403-340-9183 or email [email protected]. Silent auction - donated items appreciated. If you are interested in becom-ing a board member please con-tact Virginia at 403-340-9183.

The Red Deer Culture Club is for people who want to get out and embrace all that Red Deer has to offer, whether your are new to the City or just looking to broaden your circle of friends. We do walking, movies, dinners out, cultural events, music, festivals, book club, crafts, and many other things. Check out our calendar of past and future events, then jump in, be active, and make new friends. Check us out at http://www.meetup.com/Red-Deer-Culture-Club/.

CAPS, the Central Alberta Pho-tographic Society meets Oct. 8th, 6:45 – 9 p.m., Golden Circle,4620 47 Ave. Club Member Daniel Pelissier will present on using Focus Stacking in Photoshop. This allows you

to combine a number of images of the same subject with each image focused at slightly differ-ing depths into it with the net result that the composite image so created has much greater depth of fi eld than you could obtain with a single image. The technique is especially useful for closeup/macro photography such as imaging fl owers and insects. New members always welcome. More info www.centralalber-taphotographicsociety.com.

Experience a relaxing, holistic low impact exercise. Contact 403-346-6772 for more information or to register. Port-O-Call Centre: #100, 4419 - 50 Ave. Sessions run Monday/Friday from 11 a.m. to noon; Tuesday/Thursday

from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and evenings on Monday and Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. and Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For Class times and locations in Innisfail, Lacombe, Rimbey and Sylvan Lake : Please phone 403-346-6772. There is also a Health Recovery Class - this Tai Chi class is specially designed for people with chronic illness such as MS, arthritis or those who are recovering from stroke or sur-gery. Contact 403-346-6772 for more information or to register.

Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, 51 Alford Ave. This 12-step program of recovery is for individuals experiencing diffi culty with eating behaviours. No dues or fees. See www.oa.org, or phone Phyl at 403-347-4188.

The Red Deer Players Society meets weekly on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. (for

the time being) at the Red Deer Culture Services Centre (3827 – 39th St.) This new and emerging theatre group invites anyone to join us and read plays, performs scenes or skits, work on improv and share ideas and generally have a bit of fun. We will be auditioning for the murder mystery and for the Christmas Pantomime during the sum-mer holidays (so keep posted). For more information, email Carole at [email protected].

YARD Yoga Studio: Red Deer’s only not-for-profi t yoga studio. Registration is now open for our fall session. Classes run through to Dec. 21st. A variety of classes and styles for all levels. Call 403-350-5830 or

email, [email protected] more information. Also check out, www.reddeeryoga.ca.

The Red Deer Celiac Support Group will holding our meetings the third Tuesday of the month at Sobeys South, 5211–22 St. in Red Deer. We offer information and support on celiac symptoms, diagnosing, gluten free diet and products. 2014 meeting sched-ule Oct. 21st, Nov. 18th. The group also has an awareness table set up at the Red Deer hospital the fourth Tuesday of every month as well. For informa-tion call Fay 403-347-3248 or Clarice at 403-341-4351. There are also support groups in Rocky Mountain House and Stettler.

TOPS – Take off Pounds Sensibly – we meet every Monday in the basement of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. Weigh-in occurs between 6 and 6:45 p.m., program starts from 7 to 8 p.m. Drop in for a free evening or

call Kathleen at 587-272-2727.

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 meet twice a month. The fi rst Friday of every month we meet at the Black Knight Inn at the restau-rant 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. at 7 p.m. for our regular sched-uled meetings. If you are wid-owed or know of someone who is widowed and looking for place to connect, you can email us at wid-

[email protected] or call 403-755-0977 or drop in on a Friday as mentioned above.

Legion Ladies Auxiliary monthly meetings run the fi rst Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Alberta Room, Red Deer Legion.

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

Air Force Association of Canada. The aims and objectives of the Association are to preserve and perpetuate the traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Force and to advocate a profi cient and well-equipped Air Force in Canada. 703 Wing in Red Deer provides a forum for serving and former participants in military and civil aviation to meet and enjoy

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the company of like-minded people. 703 Wing members meet at noon every second Sat-urday of the month at the ABC Country Restaurant, 2085 50th Ave. in Red Deer for a luncheon and business meeting. Contact President Al Low at 403-341-3253 or [email protected].

Writers’ Ink, the Red Deer and District writers group for authors of all genres 18 years and older meets every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Small member-ship and drop-in fees apply. First three visits free. For more info contact Carol Ritten Smith at 403-350-7480 or by email at [email protected].

Gamblers Anonymous meetings are Wednesdays’ at 7 p.m. in the Red Deer Regional Hospital (3942-50 Ave.) south complex, lower level rooms 503 and 504. Gamblers Anonymous phone number is 403-986-0017.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction. No dues, fees or weigh-in. Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer, Lacombe and Rimbey. For locations and dates, call Joanne at 403-314-1972.

The Red Deer Pottery Club meets Tuesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Contour Studio at the Recreation Centre, down-stairs. New members always welcome. For more information call Sharon at 403-347-8061 or Karen at 403-347-0600.

‘Friends Over 45’ is a group for ladies. Members may be new to the Red Deer area or have made a recent lifestyle change, or just wish to meet new friends. Our meetings are held at various restaurants in the Red Deer area. New members are welcome. For information please call Pat at 403-341-9606 or Heidi at 403-346-1718.

The Red Deer Art Club meets Thursdays at l p.m. at the Golden Circle. Individuals are welcome to drop in and participate in mini art classes. Drop in fee $1 applies. Phone Marianne at 403-986-2600 for information about the group.

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During Alberta Culture Days citizens will have a wide

variety of activities to partake in as they celebrate and

learn about the many cultures that make up Alberta.

“Literally there are thousands of events that happen

across the province. There are concerts, dance demonstra-

tions, backstage tours of arts organizations, historic ex-

hibits, culinary workshops, fi lm screenings and so much

more,” said Alberta culture and tourism spokesperson

Keltie MacPherson.

“Culture in Alberta is broadly defi ned. It includes arts,

heritage, history, natural environment, sports and recre-

ation. We’ve been calling it a province-wide block party

that celebrates local artists, art organizations and the

unique languages and histories that make up our prov-

ince.”

Red Deer events will include performances by Bull/Calf

Skit Comedy troupes, short fi lms at the Red Deer College,

a sculpting event at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery

and coffee and tea from around the world with the Central

Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association.

“There is always a lot of energy and enthusiasm and

excitement during Culture Days. We have a ton of talent

across this province and it’s all on display. There are a

lot of events happening and most of it is free and family-

friendly,” said MacPherson.

Diana Anderson, Red Deer Arts Council coordinator

said that there are, “A million things to look forward too.”

“We do a few things that the public doesn’t get to be a

part of. We are very lucky to receive grants form both the

City and Alberta Culture so that we can put on theatrical

performances for middle school kids at the Red Deer Col-

lege Arts Centre,” Anderson said.

“We also place artists in the elementary and high

schools. That’s fun for us and the artists in the schools

happen all week. They do visual, literary, performance

and dance – the whole gamut. I don’t think too many peo-

ple know about those events.”

Alongside the Red Deer Arts Council, the Central Al-

berta Refugee Effort (CARE) will also be hosting a slew

of events.

That includes Henna artistry by artists from Pakistan

and India. Stories from local immigrant youth will be

shared from the book, Steps Along Our Journey. Multi-

cultural art, demonstrations, displays, instrumentalists,

singers, poets, and more will also take place at the CARE

offi ces. CARE will also share a variety of multicultural

foods to be enjoyed by the public.

The Red Deer Arts Council will present a pop-up gallery

event that features the works of members of the Council

who will showcase and sell their original works. Joining

them will be members of the Central Alberta’s Retired

Teacher Association to show and sell their work as well.

More events that will happen throughout the weekend

include an international pianist at the Red Deer College

Arts Centre, Colleen Athparia. Downtown Red Deer will

be covered with vibrant chalk art as local artists trans-

form various locations. Local musicians will be perform-

ing alongside the chalk artists to supplement the enter-

tainment. Nuit Blanche will also take over the Rotary

Recreation Park and Heritage Square after the sun goes

down on Saturday to present six local artists, eight musi-

cal performances, dance demonstrations, graffi ti art dem-

onstrations, food trucks and beer gardens.

For a complete list of events and details head to www.

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Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, the Council of Red Deer County will consider the following bylaw.

Bylaw No. 2014/2.05 - to redesignate Pt NW 28-37-27-4 (4.14 hectares / 10.2 acres) from Business ServiceIndustrial District “BSI” to General Commercial District “C-2” as indicated below.

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The hearing will be conducted under the chairmanshipof the County Mayor for the purpose of hearingcomments on the proposed bylaw.

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In an effort to share more of what they

have with the community at large in Cen-

tral Alberta, the Red Deer Museum + Art

Gallery has launched MAG Centre, an ar-

tifact lending library.

The library features a selection of more

than 500 museum study collection items,

staff say.

Teachers, schools and local community

groups will have access to objects and spe-

cialized kits related to a range of themes,

whether in the classroom or by visiting the

Museum.

“The extraordinary thing about a muse-

um is that you can learn directly from ob-

jects,” said Lorna Johnson, the Museum’s

executive director.

“So what we’ve been working on is hav-

ing a group of objects that are accessible

to teachers and community groups to bor-

row, take into classrooms and use for ob-

ject-based learning.

“It’s a new initiative that we are piloting,

and we will revise it based on the feedback

that we get.

“We really want people to see how much

they can learn from these objects, and how

exciting it is for young people especially to

see the real thing.”

Abbey Cruikshank, a history educator at

the Museum, said she went through school

curriculum to check out all of the topics

and themes that are covered and then went

from there.

“I looked through our collections, and

matched from them what would fi t with

the curriculum, so things would be direct-

ly related to what was going on with the

curriculum.”

MAG Central also fi ts in with Alberta

Education’s ongoing push to see more

project-based learning in the province’s

classrooms.

“That concept fi ts really well with this

because these are objects that can sit in

a classroom for a week or more at a time,

and teachers can use them as they see fi t,”

she added.

“Or it can be presented in a single

45-minute presentation – whatever works

best with a teacher’s schedule.”

The objects have all been carefully la-

beled as well.

There’s everything from all kinds of

household items to even some Central

American artifacts.

Cruikshank said that global/cultural

understanding is also a major focus of Al-

berta Education these days too.

“So having these artifacts in front of

students gives them that chance to look

at them, interact with them and experi-

ence them in a really positive way. And

it encourages them to learn more and go

further.

“It’s a lot more exciting to learn about

history when you have an object to hold

onto.”

The potential reach of the program is

huge – there are more than 15,000 students

within the boundaries of Red Deer not to

mention thousands in the surrounding ar-

eas as well.

“It’s just another way for us to be able to

invite the public to interact with the collec-

tion,” said Karin Richardson-MacKenzie,

the Museum’s coordinator of marketing

and development.

Cruikshank agreed.

“While we have selected a number of

things, there are a number of things that

I haven’t even dug through back there that

could still be put in,” she said.

“And as more material comes into the

Museum, there will be an ever-growing li-

brary of things.”

Meanwhile, there are number of day

camps set to run at the Red Deer Museum

+ Art Gallery for local students including

‘Myths and Legends’, ‘Pirates’, ‘Inventor’s

Workshop’ and ‘A Pioneer Christmas’.

Check out www.reddeermuseum.com

or call 403-309-8405 for various dates and

times.

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TRAVELI left Alberta in early May with

the remains of the latest snowfall

on the ground and a chill in the

air.

My destination was Cape Town

to start a voyage up the coast of

West Africa ending in Dover. I

love history so the opportunity

to see and learn about this conti-

nent was a dream come true.

I cannot even begin to mini-

mize my journey into 700 words

all summed up. Instead I will do

this story over two parts, this

month and next. I am writing to

tell about the various destina-

tions so it can open your mind to

what is beyond the typical cruise

destinations.

Perhaps one day you can travel

these wonders and also share

with your friends, what is now a

dream that came true for myself.

Cape Town is a beautiful city;

the climate mild, the scenery

stunning and the people friendly.

Table Mountain, with outstand-

ing views of the city beaches

and pounding Atlantic, can be

reached by cable car.

The Castle of Good Hope and

other fortresses with their mili-

tary and maritime museums,

torture chambers, and stone for-

tifi cations were established as

early as 1666. Robben Island is in-

famous as the isolated prison of

former South African President

Nelson Mandala.

A short ferry ride allows visi-

tors to visit the site where many

political dissenters were impris-

oned.

The coastal region of Namibia

is made up of extensive sand

dunes where diamonds were so

abundant in 1908, that the fi rst

miners lay on their bellies and

crawled to pick diamonds out of

the sand.

Shifts operated 24 hours per

day as diamonds glittered in the

moonlight. Kara Kulia Carpet

Center showcases the cleaning,

carding, spinning, dyeing and

eventual weaving of carpets from

the wool of Namibian sheep.

Sand dunes can be explored as

a photo stop, a climb to the top

of the towering swirls or a sand

buggy tour.

Benin, on the Slave Coast, was

important in the slave trade.

Dahomey warriors caught

many and killed few enemies.

Prisoners were sold, resulting in

two benefi ts – the kingdom rid it-

self of enemies and grew wealthy.

One tribe fl ed to the coast

and established the stilt village

of Ganvie as a refuge from at-

tack. It is reached by travelling

in pirogues from a wharf on the

lagoon. For over a century, more

than 10,000 slaves per year were

sent to the Americas.

Most victims from Ouidah, the

town where voodoo began and re-

mains strong, were sent to Brazil

and Haiti.

In the early 1900s, Germany

turned Togo into a model colony

with harbor facilities, rail lines,

a powerful wireless transmitter

and an agricultural program.

When World War I began, Germa-

ny promoted neutrality but was

unsuccessful.

France and Britain occupied

Togo and the Germans blew up

their transmitter and surren-

dered. Glidja is noted for its many

shrines and fetish markets sell-

ing traditional ingredients used

by sorcerers. The highlights of

tours to villages were the dance

performances – one in a voodoo

village involved symbols of evil

in the form of dancers whirling

in grass cones being countered by

drummers and other dancers.

Ghana means ‘gold’ and early

interest was on its acquisition.

The Ashanti ornamented their

communities with gold and their

armies conquered and enslaved

neighbouring tribes. The Gold

Coast attracted Portuguese,

Spanish, English, Italian, Flem-

ish, French, Dutch, Swedes,

Danes and Germans. Eventually

there were 76 forts and castles

along the coast. In the 19th cen-

tury European countries banned

the sale of slaves causing Ashanti

income to decline.

The Ashanti fought to maintain

the slave trade until about 1900.

The Arts and Crafts Market is

worth a visit for Kente cloth – co-

lourfully distinctive, durable and

made into many things including

ceremonial garments.

Senegal is the most westerly

point in continental Africa.

Goree Island, with its Slave

House and Fortress Museum, was

the center of the slave trade. The

Dutch founded the fortress and

established a large market for

agricultural and manufactured

products; however, slaves were

the lucrative part of their busi-

ness.

Today, Goree Island has colour-

ful buildings from the 18th centu-

ry, winding lanes, balconies, and

terraces – but no motor vehicles.

In Dakar, French colonial infl u-

ences can be seen in the Presiden-

tial Palace, town hall and railway

stations. Salt works, traditional

dancers and crafts are highlight-

ed at the Pink Lake of Retba.

This is just my journey which

ended, then off to Cape Verde!

The countries above are beyond

paragraphs.

This journey suffi ces an entire

day of speaking about it over cof-

fee in my offi ce while I sit and

dream about someone else taking

in what I just embraced and will

be embedded in my mind forever.

To learn more about the second

half of my journey, take a peek in

next month’s issue!

Kathy Smyth is a travel consultant with Expedia Cruiseshipcenters.

A journey never to be forgotten - part one

MAJESTIC - Lions bring to mind images of the vast expanses of the African wilderness, which offers endlessopportunities for exploration. photo submitted


Community celebrates annual Earth Dance

PRAYER FOR PEACETanya Derksen, Sandy Turner, and Cynthia Webber decorate prayer fl ags.

FAMILY FUN – Earth Dance 2014 saw nearly 100 people on the Ross Street Patio partici-pating in the global peace party, which included a free community yoga session. Marc Roy was among those who participated with his son Sullivan, 9, daughter Emmanuelle, 7, and her friend Emerie Hampton, 7.

HAPPY HOOLA – Arte Miss and Star Dust lead a

hoola hooping session during Earth Dance on the

Ross Street Patio.

Story and photos by Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

MOMENT OF UNISON – At 5 p.m. members of the community from varying ethnic backgrounds gathered together to say an international prayer for peace and the earth; the same prayer was read aloud in hundreds of cities across the world at the same time.

The spirit of peace and love could be felt

Saturday afternoon on Ross Street as mem-

bers of the community gathered to par-

ticipate in an international event known as

Earth Dance.

The annual event is organized by the Cen-

tral Alberta Refugee Effort and is the world’s

largest annual synchronized global music

and dance event for peace.

What began in 1997 as a small event has

since grown to be held in over 600 locations

in 60 countries.

The event came to Red Deer in 2005 and has

grown yearly to include different community

groups.

This year’s Earth Dance included live mu-

sic from local recording artist Randi Boul-

ton, while those in attendance participated in

peace art activities such as the creation of

prayer fl ags.

A community yoga session was lead by lo-

cal yogi Tara Simpson and then at exactly

5 p.m. a synchronized prayer for peace and

sustainability was spoken by attendees in

unison with thousands of people in commu-

nities around the world.

The prayer stated, “We are one global fami-

ly, all colours, all races, one world united. We

dance for peace and the healing of our planet

earth, peace for all nations, peace for our

communities and peace within ourselves. As

we join together across the world, let us con-

nect heart to heart. Through our diversity

we recognize unity. Through our compassion

we recognize peace. Our love is the power to

transform our world, let us send it out now.”

The event wrapped up with a community

dance with music by the Jazz Experimental.

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about volunteering in Cen-

tral Alberta, a wider selec-

tion of listings, or if you are

an organization or an event

needing volunteers, visit

Volunteer Central at www.

volunteercentral.ca, email

[email protected]

or call 403-346-3710.

Kerry Wood Nature

Centre & Waskasoo En-

vironment Educational

Society - we are needing

teens and adult volunteers

to help out with a work

bee on Oct. 4th! You could

be moving and spreading

mulch into our new na-

ture playground, helping

to park cars or helping bar-

beque. A group of volun-

teers would be welcome as

well. Contact Marg Harper,

email marg.harper@was-

kasoopark.ca, or call 403-

346-2010 ext 113.

The Alzheimer Soci-

ety is looking for people to

join our 2015 Kitchen Party

fundraiser committee and

help make our event bigger

and better. Can you help

us with entertainment,

decorating, sponsorship

or more? Contact Jan-

ice Fogarty at jfogarty@

alzheimer.ab.ca or 403-342-

0448.

Canadian Breast Can-

cer Foundation - we are

looking for volunteers to

take part in the biggest

single-day event in Canada

dedicated to creating a fu-

ture without breast cancer.

The Canadian Breast Can-

cer Foundation CIBC Run

for the Cure is a communi-

ty-led event that relies on

thousands of volunteers

each year. In fact, the event

was started by a group of

dedicated women with a

connection to breast cancer

in 1992 and has been driven

by a strong volunteer force

ever since. Contact Amber

at [email protected] or 403-

209-2233 .

Alberta Sports Hall

of Fame and Museum is

seeking a Halloween Fam-

ily Night Volunteer. Come

help out at our Family Hal-

loween Party on Oct. 29th.

Help with activities and

games, and even dress up

if you like from 6-8:30 p.m.

For more information con-

tact Debbie Brigley, email

at [email protected] or call

403-341-8614.

Canadian Cancer So-

ciety- On the morning of

Oct. 23rd in Red Deer. ‘Fel-

ons’ will be arrested and

taken to a fi ctitious ‘jail’

to appear before the judge

on fake charges. After a

playful trial, the jailbird is

found guilty and bail is set.

The jailbird is confi ned to

the ‘jail’ to raise as much

bail money as possible by

calling family, friends, co-

workers and businesses for

donations. Funds raised

through the Jail-N-Bail

event will make a differ-

ence in the lives of people

living with cancer by fund-

ing and building communi-

ty awareness for cancer re-

search, cancer prevention,

and the Society’s programs

and services. Contact True-

man Macdonald at volun-

[email protected] or 780-

437-8402.

City of Red Deer - vol-

unteers surveyors are

needed for the 2014 Point in

Time Homeless Count on

Oct. 16th. The Point in Time

count provides us with a

snapshot of sheltered and

unsheltered homeless peo-

ple in the community, an

opportunity to educate a

broad range of stakehold-

ers regarding homeless-

ness, and data to help guide

programs and services in

our efforts to end home-

lessness by 2018. Volun-

teers will conduct surveys

in many neighbourhood

throughout the City. To ap-

ply, go to the City web site

at apply directly to www.

reddeer.ca/PITCount.

Central Alberta Vic-

tim & Witness Support

Society wants you to join

the talented, skilled and

selfl ess individuals who of-

fer their gift of time. Their

dedication and contribu-

tion creates a positive im-

pact within our service to

strengthen our ability to

reach out into the commu-

nity. Contact Gloria Derk-

sen at admin@victimsup-

port.ca or 403-885-3355.

The Learning Disabili-

ties Association of Red

Deer - looking to make a

difference? Enjoy working

with children? The Learn-

ing Disabilities Associa-

tion of Red Deer is seeking

individuals for our Tutor-

ing Program (Reading and

Writing or Math). For more

information contact Han-

nah at programs@ldred-

deer.ca or 403-340-3885.

Red Deer Regional

Hospital Centre - inter-

ested in a healthcare/medi-

cal career? This is a great

way to ‘try it out’ and gain

valuable experience before

attending college/univer-

sity. Or it’s a great way to

meaningfully give back to

your community. Become a

Youth Volunteer. For more

information contact Darci

Shave at darci.shave@al-

bertahealthservices.ca or

call 403-343-4715 ext. 3.

CNIB invites you to

make a difference in the

life of someone who is

blind or partially sighted

by volunteering just a

couple hours a week. For

more information contact

Wody Bergquist at wody.

[email protected] or 403-

346-0037.

Family Services of

Central Alberta is look-

ing for volunteers for the

FAST program starting in

October at St Patrick Com-

munity School. For more

information contact Sandy

Twidale at stwidale@fsca.

ca or 403-309-8215.

Bethany Care Society

has adopted two cats and

needs volunteers to help

with their maintenance.

You can also take them

to visit and play with the

residents. Contact Ann Van

Hemmen at Ann.vanhem-

[email protected]

or call 403-357-3702.

Canadian Blood Servic-

es is looking for an in-clinic

volunteer for Wednesdays

from 3 - 7:30 p.m. Training

will be provided. Seniors

are also encouraged to ap-

ply. For more information

contact Heather Rumbolt,

[email protected].

403-755-4335.

Bargain Treasures

Thrift Store is a store op-

erated by volunteers for the

Canadian Mental Health

Association. Volunteers

are needed for a variety of

tasks which include; run-

ning the till, sorting dona-

tions, tidying the store,

organizing etc. Our store

hours are Monday through

Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and

Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.


contact Terri McIntosh

at tmcintosh@reddeer.

cmha.ab.ca or call 403-342-

2266/403-347-9711.

The Canadian Red

Cross Society is seeking

members for its Provin-

cial and Regional Advisory

Committees in Alberta. For


Andrea Peters at pac.ab@

redcross.ca.

Catholic Social Servic-

es is recruiting volunteers

to provide guidance and

support to newly housed

individuals who will be

taking part in the Wel-

come Home for Homeless

Program in Red Deer. Rev.

Linda Ervin. 403-347-6073.

A non-denominational

social service agency is

seeking persons/families

living in the City of Red

Deer, who are willing to

provide a safe home for an

adult individual with de-

velopmental disabilities, as

well as assist to further de-

velop the individual’s self-

help skills. The individual

will pay room & board. For


Elin H. Barlem at Elin.

barlem@catholicsocialser-

vices.ab.ca or call 403-347-

8844 ext. 2917.

Central Alberta

AIDS Network Society

(CAANS) is looking for

administrative volunteers

to work in their reception

area, answer queries, do

data entry, and to act as

the fi rst point of contact for

CAANS clients. For more

information contact Aisley

Miles at Engage@CAANS.

org or call 403-346-8858.

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ENTERTAINMENTBY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

Described as an electri-

fying musical powerhouse,

Edmonton-based Rend

plays the Vat on Sept. 30th.

Founded in 2010 by

lead singer/songwriter/

keyboardist Carol-Lynne

Quinn, these past few years

have been a whirlwind

journey and have allowed

Rend to see tremendous

success in the Canadian

music scene.

Rounding out the group

are Jeff Quinn (bass), Steve

Roe (electric guitar) and

Jordan Dempster (drums).

The current tour, which

includes shows in 13 cities,

joins the group with B.C.

band Isobel Trigger. At the

end of their tour, to treat

east coasters, Rend will be

performing a special show-

case at Indie Week Canada

in Toronto in mid-October.

“To tour in Western Can-

ada is extremely reward-

ing,” said Carol. “Canada is

our home and connecting

with people all over this

country is such an amazing

feeling.”

Rend opened Sonic Boom

in 2013, and have performed

alongside Mother Moth-

er, City and Colour, Dear

Rouge, Electric Six, Victo-

ria Duffi eld and Zerbin.

The band aims to create

music which inspires, ex-

cites, and sets them apart.

Front woman Carol’s soul-

ful vocals are coupled with

the band’s rhythmic loops,

gritty bass and electric gui-

tar in their new EP Winter

to Summer album – a com-

pilation of six songs.

Carol said the band made

the decision to release six

tunes instead of a full-

length disc as they felt an

urgency to share more with

listeners as soon as they

could.

These days, the industry

is becoming more singles-

driven in a sense as well,

so it made sense to get new

music out sooner than

later. She also recalls the

recording of the songs as

a rich, creative stint. “We

really knew the material so

well from touring it a lot.”

Tracks were wrapped up

within a month.

“We also didn’t want to

keep putting it off to do a

full length CD,” she said.

“It just seems that it’s kind

of the age of the single,

too.”

Going into recording

Winter to Summer, she

said the band wanted to

expand on their already es-

tablished foundation. Early

sounds included touches of

rock, funk, R&B.

“After touring, and hon-

ing our sound, we real-

ized where we are fi tting

more and more. Getting

into the EP we wanted to

represent what we are in-

creasingly sounding like,

which is more cohesive. We

have this alternative feel,

where we sort of get to play

around with what we do.”

The band is charting in

the top 100 of Canadian

Rock Radio, and has Cana-

dian wide radio play. Other

standouts include the title

track which glides along

with a polished, sophisti-

cated vibe, melding easily

into the haunting sensibili-

ties of Is It Just Me which

showcases Carol’s crystal-

clear, expressive voice to

new heights.

Lamp Post has an

lighter, luminous feel to

it – whereas their latest

single, the comparatively

intense Scars, has just been

released to radio. Plastic

Flowers again shows just

how connected and tight

this band really is – again,

Carol’s vocal performance

is tremendous.

The past four years for the

band has been a whirlwind -

in 2013, the band showcased

at Indie Week Canada, Cana-

dian Music Week and were

named Edmonton’s SONiC

102.9 Fan Choice and Band

of the Month.

Members joined forces

during their studies at

Edmonton’s Grant MacE-

wan University. After they

graduated, they found they

had tapped into something

unique. Gigs were request-

ed around town and it was

clear that Rend was carving

out a niche for themselves.

They recorded their fi rst

disc No Lines only a few

months after their fi rst gig

and immediately started

receiving radio play.

They had recorded a

project earlier, which Carol

said really opened their

eyes to what they could do

and the range of possibili-

ties that were there for the

exploring.

The band has been de-

scribed as having a ‘dash of

Metric, a scoop of Coldplay

and a layer of Paramore’ all

topped off with The Cran-

berries.

Carol’s own passion for

music surfaced early on.

She didn’t take music les-

sons during her growing

up years, but she had a de-

sire to write her own songs

while experimenting with

melodies on the piano. It

was also during time at

church and taking part in

school musicals that she

found her voice.

Meanwhile, she can’t

wait to hit the road. “Per-

forming live, and seeing

people’s reactions to the

music is the best. You get to

see unbiased opinions and

what really connects with

people.”

Joining Rend for the Red

Deer show is alt-pop/rock

band Isobel Trigger, which

recently released their EP

Nocturnal. Their music

video for their third single

Champion has also been

posted on YouTube.

Darryl LeCraw, video di-

rector for the band’s fi rst

two music videos Dust and

Bones and Tiger Shark,

took many creative liber-

ties with the band’s latest

video and utilized CGI as

seen in the fi rst video Dust

and Bones.

LeCraw and the band

worked together from the

very beginning to settle on

the video frame by frame,

resulting in a product that

showcases the band’s alt-

rock side, pulling between

whimsical and powerful.

[email protected]

FOCUSED – Edmonton-based band Rend performs at The Vat on Sept. 30th. photo submitted

Popular Edmonton rockers include Red Deer on current tourRend brings their fi red-up performance style to The Vat next week


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Popular characters

Toopy and Binoo will be

hitting the Memorial Cen-

tre stage on Sept. 30th as

part of a fall tour across

western Canada.

‘Toopy and Binoo: Fun

and Games’ heads to Red

Deer for two shows that

day - 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. The

characters are based on the

pair from the animated se-

ries for preschoolers based

on the books created by

Dominique Jolin.

Toopy is a funny, friend-

ly, optimistic, impulsive

mouse whose zest for life

is matched only by his love

for his best friend, Binoo.

Binoo is a lovable cat who

is logical, sensible, and

thinks before he acts and

he is devoted to his best

friend Toopy.

As for the latest show,

‘Toopy and Binoo: Fun and

Games’, the production

integrates music, theatre,

dance, puppetry and inno-

vative multimedia technol-

ogy to create an off-the-

wall experience that will

delight the family. Toopy

and Binoo blend optimism,

imagination and spontane-

ity in their quest to fi nd the

best game ever.

The story unfolds when

a toy chest full of mis-

matched games and puzzles

ignites the pair’s imagina-

tion, explains writer/direc-

tor/award-winning chore-

ographer Patti Caplette,

who is also artistic director

of Koba Entertainment.

“It’s really amazingly

bright, colourful and beau-

tiful,” she said. “Every

show has its own story line,

and this is the fi rst time

we’ve taken a story line

of straight fun and games.

Toopy wants to be able to

play the best game with the

audience, so there’s kind

of a contest of which is the

best game ever.

“We go through of a se-

ries of about 10 different

games that the audience

gets to play with Toopy

and Binoo. I think it’s very

unique in itself, because

the audience is going to be

very busy in this show,” she

chuckles. “The audience

will be a lot more involved

with every number rather

than a select few numbers

– so I’m really looking for-

ward to that.”

The foundation of every

show is one of unabashed

imagination, she said.

“There are no boundaries to

the imagination or the fun.

And Toopy and Binoo are

the quintessential duo who

have taken things way be-

yond the word ‘imagination’.

They really break boundar-

ies – it’s a great program.”

Audiences will enjoy

watching as Toopy and

Binoo dance with Xs and

Os, wiggle with smiling

snakes and try to outsmart

a gang of dancing ladders.

Along with tea-partying

cats, Dusteroos and a fl ock

of fun-loving sheep, Toopy

and Binoo indeed embark

on their wackiest and most

interactive adventure yet.

Besides Caplette, the cre-

ative team includes Juno

Award-winner Norman

Foote, projection and sce-

nic designer Beth Kates

and costume design by

Maydwell Mascotts, Anne

Armit and Kevin McGuire.

Caplette fi rst discovered

her love of performing arts

at her mother’s dance stu-

dio in Vancouver where by

age fi ve she was showing

an early knack for chore-

ography and playwriting.

Between 1973 and 1992 she

performed in more than

400 cities in 19 countries in-

cluding United States, Can-

ada, Russia, Japan, Egypt

and Mexico and starred

in productions by interna-

tional choreographers.

And after three years

with Les Grands Ballets,

she joined the Royal Win-

nipeg Ballet where, over

15 years with the company,

she danced in many pro-

ductions including Peter

Wright’s Giselle, John Neu-

meier’s Nutcracker, Agnes

de Milne’s Fall River Leg-

end and Rudi Van Datzig’s

Romeo and Juliet.

After much success as a

dancer, she turned to cho-

reography and was soon

creating award-winning

work for dance companies,

the opera, the symphony

and even the circus.

Besides Toopy and Bi-

noo, Koba’s touring shows

feature characters from

children’s literature and

television including The

Backyardigans, Franklin

the Turtle, Max & Ruby,

Doodlebops and Caillou.

As for Toopy and Binoo,

the characters made their

television debut in 2005 and

climbed into the hearts of

children in hundreds of

countries, including Tree-

house TV (Canada), Tiji

(France), Rai Sat (Italy) and

Sun TV (India).

Meanwhile, for Caplette,

there isn’t much of a ‘rest

period’ between this show

and moving onto the next

one. Pretty much as soon as

Toopy and Binoo hit the road,

she will be starting to fashion

Koba’s next seasonal show

based on The Nutcracker.

“It’s a beautiful show, and

a great way to introduce

young people to the classic

music of Tchaikovsky.”

Meanwhile, Caplette re-

ally couldn’t be in a more

fi tting line of work.

“I work with amazing

casts and amazing co-cre-

ators,” she said. “My cast is

also a wonderful group of

performers – they are out

on the road, they are troop-

ers and they live to per-

form. I just love working

with that kind of energy.

“It also keeps me young –

I was born into theatre and

have been in theatre all my

life,” she said.

“It’s something I want to

bring to families to have as

part of their lives, too. And

hopefully propagate more

theatre-goers, patrons and

people who will continue

to keep the art of theatre

alive.”

For ticket information,

h t t p s : / / t i c ke t s . b l a c k -

knightinn.ca.

[email protected]

Toopy and Binoo’s latest tour includes Red Deer

PALS – Toopy and Binoo – from the popular children’s TV show, come to the City on Sept. 30th for two shows at the Memorial Centre. photo submitted

Bull Skit Comedy is back Sept. 26-27th

Bull Skit is back for their seventh season

of more improv and sketch comedy Sept.

26-27th at 8 p.m. at the Scott Block.

Tickets are available in advance online

at www.BullSkitComedy.com; tickets are

$23 each for adults and $18 for students and

seniors age 65-plus.

This month, Bull Skit is delighted to wel-

come the comedic stylings of The Dirrty

Show from Red Deer.

Bull Skit Comedy is also back - sit back

and let the troupe bring the laughs with

improv comedy. Doors open at 7 p.m. and

the show starts at 8 p.m. There is a cash

bar. Please note that Bull Skit contains ma-

ture language and adult themes.

Bull Skit Comedy is also presenting ‘Calf

Skit’ on Sept. 27th – a show for the entire

family. Showtime is 2 p.m. at the Scott Block.

Tickets are only available at the door –

they are $20 for a family and children re-

ceive free popcorn.

This show is a chance for the audience

to get involved and tell the story. Enjoy

the retelling of classic fairy tales – mem-

bers will take audiences back to a groovy

world this month with Chicken Little, Foxy

Loxley, Ducky Lucky and Henny Penny as

they share their dance with the world.

But Chicken Little isn’t dancing with the

others, he has his own dreams of becoming

a detective.

His big chance comes when he has to try

and fi gure out why the sky is falling. Will he

solve this big mystery before the music stops

forever or will he solve his way to success?

Doors open at 1:45 p.m. and the show

starts at 2 p.m. at the Scott Block Theatre

downtown.

For more information, visit www.bull-

skitcomedy.com.

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MUSICAL MUSING – The sounds of music could be heard near Ross Street this past Saturday afternoon as Jordan Reichenbacher played a colourful melody on the piano located on the Ross Street Patio downtown which is available for anyone to play on but will soon be put away for winter. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

I was at a conference last

week, and heard a sugges-

tion about a book to read

called The Big Leap by

G. Hendricks, and since I

have limited time to read, I

bought the audio book and

downloaded it to my phone

immediately.

I listened to it that night,

on the plane the next day

and the drive home from

the airport. It hit me hard

and I am excited to keep on

listening, keep on learning

and share with you.

Here’s what I wanted to

gift you from it thus far,

(and to me it is the biggest

and most powerful point).

It is called the ULP.

The Upper Limit Prob-

lem. I have written about

a similar theory for you

before, but the way this

was explained, and hearing

about how it pertains to fi t-

ness, health, success, mon-

ey and happiness - hit me

like a kick in the stomach!

Have you ever been real-

ly happy, and on the verge

of your greatest success,

and then suddenly fail and

revert back to where you

were before or worse?

Have you ever been train-

ing for a goal, like a race, or

a 12-week challenge and

just when you were doing

really well, (better than

ever) on the verge of great-

ness you fell off the wagon

and ate a bunch of crap or

got injured or sick or some-

thing similar?

I cannot even count how

many times it has hap-

pened to me.

Same thing with money

or success or even just hap-

piness.

The world is packed with

stories of lottery winners

that win huge amounts of

money, so

much they should never

have to worry about money

again but a year later or

three years later they are

totally broke living in a

trailer or in jail.

A happy couple, every-

thing perfect, never been

happier and then fi ghts and

arguments start over the

smallest things.

Why?

The Upper Limit kicks

in. Some folks call it a com-

fort zone, but the fact is,

when we experience more

happiness, success, money,

etc. than we consciously or

subconsciously think we

deserve we self sabotage.

Here’s the thing: it’s nor-

mal!

Forget about us normal

folks, famous people are

prime examples: Britney

Spears, Justin Bieber, Pee

Wee Herman, O.J. Simpson,

Mel Gibson, President Bill

Clinton, Mayor Rob Ford -

it goes on forever.

At the height of success

and fame - they totally blew

it and self sabotaged their

life doing something so ab-

solutely stupid, we couldn’t

believe it.

So you need to get really

good at teaching yourself

that success is okay.

When someone gives you

a compliment, say a genu-

ine ‘thank you’ and then

shut up.

Seriously, how many of

us blow off a compliment

and downgrade it - we need

to stop doing that.

Place a daily or weekly

reminder in your phone

that says, ‘Things can be

this good!’

Ask yourself this ques-

tion - how much wealth,

love and happiness am I re-

ally willing to have?

If your answer is tons

that’s great!

Then be on the lookout

for the good stuff and re-

mind yourself that it is

okay to be

awesome!

Watch out for crazy argu-

ments and things that oc-

cur right after something

great, and then breathe

and remind yourself that

you have 100% permission

to have a great life.

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I’ve only been admitted to hospi-

tal for surgery on two occasions. But

when it happened I had concerns. The

big one was, will I develop a compli-

cation during my hospital stay that I

didn’t have on arrival? So, what can

be done to prevent this from occur-

ring?

First, I choose my surgeon like

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on outcome. I realize the best of sur-

geons can encounter a problem that

is largely ‘an act of God’. But chances

are slim that an event will occur with

a fi rst class technical surgeon.

So the surgery is the least of my

worries. I know some may say, “Yes,

but you have the inside track and

know who to entrust your life to.”

You’re right. Being a surgeon helps,

but here’s a tip for you. If you’re lucky

to know a scrub nurse, one that as-

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to direct you to the right hands.

Some patients make a mistake by

letting emotions determine their hos-

pital choice. They want a particular

hospital so friends and family can

visit them daily after the operation.

Family is important, but not as vital

as traveling a few hours to a surgeon

better qualifi ed to do the operation.

An emotional decision increases

the risk of complications. Remember,

the more complicated the surgery,

such as brain aneurysm or esopha-

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a surgeon who is doing a number of

these operations every year. As the

saying goes, ‘practice makes perfect.’

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those that occur when patients are

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nutrition by intravenous needle. This

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The longer you take them the greater

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Remain alert to keep needless er-

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BY JIM CLAGGETTRed Deer Express

After a brief stint at the helm

of the Junior B Red Deer Vipers,

former player JD Morrical now

has full control of the ship and

his fi rst challenge he fi gures he’s

facing is his age.

“For me being fairly young,

breaking the barrier between

friends and being their coach,”

said the 25-year-old former Vi-

pers captain.

He says most of the 18- to

21-year-olds on the team have

played the game at a high level

at some point and so they know

what needs to be done.

“It’s just more or less helping

them out with little things we see

from the bench and from watch-

ing the other teams play.”

Helping him behind the bench

will be a couple of veteran hockey

players in the form of Cor Ode-

gaard and Brennen Francon who

both have gone through the hock-

ey wars and should be able to get

the respect of the current roster.

It was a tricky start for Morri-

cal’s coaching career last spring

as he had a half a practice with

the Vipers after the coaching staff

was let go just before the playoffs

started, lasting one round and

losing out to Three Hills.

It was enough of a taste for

Morrical to notice what may have

been missing on the ice with the

Vipers.

“We noticed they had some real

funky defensive zone systems the

guys weren’t liking and I guess

they tried to do it all year.”

So with all three coaches taking

over being very much defense-

oriented the Vipers will be tough-

er in their own end and make it

easier on the players instead of

complicating things, he said.

In his mind the forwards suit-

ing up this year have enough skill

and knowledge but there likely

won’t be much instruction in-

volved when it comes to offence

but there is work to be done when

the puck is in their own end, he

said.

“That’s our main goal, to keep

the puck out of our net. A lot of

the games they won last year

were 9-8, 7-6, that sort of thing.

We all like winning games 2-1, 1-0.

Tough defense will be the key for

sure.”

The Vipers will start their

regular season Sept. 26th against

Okotoks and Morrical feels he

and his staff will have enough

time to install their system and

get a good look at how the players

are adapting to it during the exhi-

bition games.

“We’ve already got the team

down to a reasonable number so

we don’t have a lot of guys sitting

out during exhibition games.

“So with fi ve exhibition games

and the majority of players play-

ing in those games likely being on

the team, I think we’ll have plenty

of time to get everything ready

against Okotoks.”

One area he plans to focus on is

ridding the team of what he per-

ceived as some separation within

the Vipers’ dressing room.

“There was a group of guys

that were buddies and there was

another group of guys and they

weren’t a team. One of my biggest

goals for the start of the season is

to bring them all together and be

a 22-man team and not a bunch of

individuals.”

The natural rivalry with Black-

falds is one Morrical is very fa-

miliar with having battled the

Wranglers for years as a player.

“When I played we either beat

Blackfalds in game seven or they

would beat us in game seven in

the north fi nal,” he said. “Pretty

much every year it would be a

war and it was all of our buddies

playing against each other.

“Good friends off the ice but

hated playing against each oth-

er.”

He’s going to have a different

view this season from behind

the bench but it will likely be the

same feeling.

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Former Vipers captain is now at the helm

36 Red Deer Express Wednesday, September 24, 2014SPORTS

BY JIM CLAGGETTRed Deer Express

A search for a beginner’s hockey team

for women provided no leads for Becky

Jardine so the former RCMP offi cer decid-

ed she’d start her own in Red Deer.

She has since placed an ad on Kijiji, cre-

ated a facebook page (Red Deer Women’s

Hockey) and is promoting the idea through

word of mouth about like-minded ladies

getting together Monday nights at 10 p.m.

at the Dawe Arena.

“I’ve never played and there are a cou-

ple of girls who have never player either.

There’s also a girl who played ringette who

said she’d come play with us,” she said.

“There’s a couple of girls who play goalie

and they said they would come.”

While she has sparked some interest Jar-

dine said she only has about 10 players and

would like to more than double that num-

ber in order to help pay for the ice time.

“We were going to actually open it up to

men if they wanted to come help us out be-

cause we’re needing bodies so that we can

play a full 21 weeks.”

The 50-year-old said she has always been

active, playing on a volleyball team but a

lack of players has scuttled that activity

and so she was looking for another chal-

lenge.

“I’m bored of going to the gym. I did that

for years. I walk my dog pretty much ev-

eryday,” she said.

“I like walking and hiking but team

sports, something like hockey where

you’re out there not really thinking about

exercising but you’re out there having fun,

is a good way to get fi t.”

In order to play for the full 21 weeks she

does need at least 21 players signed up at

$155 for the season.

She is of the opinion this is an activity

which can fi ll the void for a lot of women

who might fi nd themselves in the same

boat as her.

“By the responses I was getting from

people around, they were looking for ice

time, they wanted to play. There’s a girl

from Ponoka who is going to come down

and play.”

She added there are a few girls who get

together and travel out to Rocky Mountain

House to play but she’d rather not travel

but instead keep the ice in Red Deer to sat-

isfy her desire to play some hockey.

The fi rst actual ice time comes Sept. 29th

at the Dawe Arena.

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Is the National Football

League broken? Does it

need to be fi xed? Can it be

fi xed?

All three questions are

legit in my mind but at the

same time all three contain

various levels of reaction

from the fans who buy the

jerseys, hats and tickets.

The sewer in which the

NFL currently resides in is

not jammed with residents

but instead sparsely popu-

lated with a few young men

who have made some colos-

sal errors in judgment.

Ray Rice, Adrian Peter-

son and Greg Hardy, et al,

will be held accountable in

two courts - legal and pub-

lic opinion.

It’s the latter which will

have the biggest impact

it seems as the fans don’t

want to be seen paying

homage to a perpetrator

of domestic violence and

rightfully so.

These acts and others

being uncovered might

even be enough to make a

person stop watching or

supporting the NFL and if

that’s what your reaction

is that’s your choice and

yours alone.

I read somewhere that a

fantasy league disbanded

due to all the terrible busi-

ness coming out of the NFL

and gave the entry fee to a

charity.

That’s fi ne.

Some might say over the

top but it’s what they want-

ed to do and that can’t be

wrong.

The degree of bad taste

left in your mouth is your

own and so the way you de-

cide to rinse is your call as

well.

One thing which doesn’t

get the coverage it deserves

is the number of good

things the league does do

and the fact these three

young men and their situa-

tions are far from the norm

in the NFL.

In fact, recent stats show

they aren’t even close to the

norm for people outside of

football in their age group.

There is no doubt the

domestic violence proto-

col in the NFL needs to be

scrapped and built fresh.

The commissioner might

have to be replaced as he

is certainly responsible for

the stench surrounding the

Rice case but we can’t look

at the more than 1,600 play-

ers employed by the league

and paint them with the

same brush. Can we?

So back to the three ques-

tions at the top.

You can decide for your-

self what the answers are

and choose the path you

want to follow in the weeks

to come as a result.

Whatever road you de-

cide to go down you alone

have the hands on the

steering wheel .

For me, I will still watch

the game.

For now.

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In a world of false advertising

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py to see that at least on mascara

commercials they are now dis-

claiming that ‘models are wear-

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We have known this for years

but have still wasted hundreds of

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suckers we are!

We have all been disappointed

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and I know we all have a secret,

shameful stash of lotions and po-

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did not deliver on promised per-

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Luckily for you there is a place

in the world where the imitation

is actually better than the real

thing. Where you can sometimes

spend more money for an imita-

tion than for the real thing. It’s

like going into the Louvre and

passing by the original Mona Lisa

only to pay millions for a postcard

in the gift shop!

In the world of fl ooring we

have hardwood; everyone loves

hardwood and all clients come in

starry-eyed with the look of love

on their faces when it comes to

talking about hardwood.

People have a true love affair

with hardwood and it’s only when

they start asking the lifestyle

questions about the product that

some of the light dies a little in

their eyes. I hate being the bearer

of bad news but all a client has to

do is look at our showroom fl oors

to get those sad answers.

Hardwood will scratch, it will

dent and it will react to humidity

in your home.

Dogs will race around and tear

little lines into the surface and

your kids will come in with rocks

in their shoes and carve their ini-

tials into the front entry of your

home.

The sun will alter the colour

and wherever you had an area

rug or furniture will show a glar-

ing example of how it can fade,

even when in not direct sunlight.

Furniture feet may cause dent-

ing and your heavyset uncle may

drag a few lines into the fl oor at

Thanksgiving when he pushes

back from this third helping.

The amazing news is that the

alternatives to hardwood (such as

laminate, luxury vinyl planking

and tile) come in so many shapes,

sizes and colours that it often

makes more sense to install an

alternative to hardwood.

Now, these products may not

be for every area of the home but

they can certainly tie into other

areas in your home that may have

hardwood.

If you have your pristine up-

stairs sitting area you can al-

ways co-ordinate the alternative

products for the rec areas or

kids rooms. These alternatives

to wood items are perfect for any

room, anywhere but they can also

be tied into existing hardwood,

giving the illusion that you have

hardwood throughout your home

yet giving you more peace of

mind about the kids bathing the

dog in the mudroom.

Don’t worry if you desire hard-

wood for your home, there are so

many options to give you a feeling

and look of wood in your home

without the babysitting and the

worry.

Buy the laminated poster at the

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sticky fi ngers and coffee stains

than that easily damaged, expen-

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So you have survived the trials of obtain-

ing mortgage fi nancing. Your mortgage

professional sends the all clear to your re-

altor and the conditions are removed. Or

maybe you did a refi nance of your current

home and are just waiting for funding day.

Congrats on making it past step number

one but you should be aware that you are

not done just yet. This week we will take

a look at what you can expect once your

mortgage gets to the lawyer from your

mortgage professional’s point of view.

So this is how it looks:

Your lender tells your mortgage profes-

sional that all conditions have been met.

A new department of the mortgage pro-

vider is then told to prepare the legal docu-

ments for the lawyer. This can take a day

or two depending on the lender.

The documents are sent over to the law-

yer. At this point it is commonly the para-

legal who prepares the paperwork which

you will sign when you meet with the law-

yer.

They give you a call and set a time to

meet.

You meet with the lawyer, ask your ques-

tions, sign the papers and provide any ad-

ditional documentation.

The lawyer and paralegal complete the

paperwork and send it back to the lender.

Most lenders require at least two days after

receiving the papers back before they fund.

On the pre-set day, the lawyer receives

an all clear from the lender and they then

go ahead and release the funds to the seller

if it’s a purchase or to the current lender if

it’s a refi nance.

So this all sounds pretty straight for-

ward right? If only it was that easy. Let’s

take a quick look at some of the things that

can go wrong.

Communication – even in this day and

age, sometimes a fax or email doesn’t go

through. That can mean a delay as we have

to go back through the channels to get the

paperwork resent. Other times, your cur-

rent mortgage provider is slow in provid-

ing a payout statement. More delays.

Proper ID – if your driver’s license is

expired and you don’t have a passport, the

lawyer is not able to meet one of the con-

ditions. They are required to verify your

identity as per the requirements but with-

out proper ID they cannot do so and yet an-

other delay could ensue.

Personalized cheque – lender’s require

your void cheque or PAD form from your

bank to be personalized.

Debt reductions – if debt payout is a

condition of your mortgage fi nancing you

should be sure to have account numbers or

statements of the accounts for your lawyer

so they are able to obtain a current balance

easily.

Delays can still happen – you may be sit-

ting in a moving truck waiting for the keys.

Your realtor needs the all clear from the

lawyer before they can give them to you.

However, if the person who purchased

the house or the person who purchased

yours has a delay in funding then you will

all have a delay in funding. Or if there is a

delay in the wire transfer. Or…you get the

idea. Your legal team is doing their very

best to ensure you get into your new home

on time but there can be things beyond

their control.

If you have opted to go with a legal ser-

vice to complete your refi nance then you

should be aware of all of the above. The

other part you need to be aware of is that

the nice person sent to meet with you to

sign the paperwork is not a legal profes-

sional.

They are there only to witness your sig-

natures and to verify your identity. They

are not able to answer any questions at all

so you will have to go back to your mort-

gage professional for those answers.

So there you have it, a mortgage profes-

sional’s view of the legal process. We have

a vast array of very well qualifi ed lawyers

here in Central Alberta so you are certain-

ly in good hands. Have a great week.

Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with Domin-ion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

The ins and outs of the mortgage legal process Pam

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Absolute Custom Designs Inc. open for businessNew shop covers all interior design needs

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Lacombe Express

There is a new business in Lacombe!

Absolute Custom Designs Inc., a brand

new interior design store in Lacombe, is

open for business and strives to be a full

service stop for all your interior design

needs.

“We’re kind of trying to be the design

centre for Lacombe,” said Sean Stroud,

who co-owns and manages the store with

his wife, Angie. “We want to bring the all-

inclusive package to our clientele.”

Whether working on a brand new home

or renovating an existing space, Absolute

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the look you want. Sean said that custom-

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and ideas of the look they are looking for

and Absolute Designs will work with them

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The Strouds have a wealth of experience

when it comes to interior design. While Ab-

solute Designs Inc. has only been operat-

ing for a few months, Angie and Sean have

about 30 years of experience between them

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Sean ran Lacombe’s local paint store

for several years and Angie has managed

blinds, drapery and interior design on a

number of projects throughout central Al-

berta. As such, both Strouds have a knowl-

edge base that is both deep and wide when

it comes to most aspects of interior design.

“People should come to us solely for the

experience that we have,” said Angie. “We

have a wide range of products and product

knowledge.”

Angie said that Absolute Custom De-

signs Inc. has experience that isn’t com-

monly seen at a lot of retailers. They know

the fi ner details on products as well, right

down to the depth of a sofa seat cushion.

“We know our product,” said Angie.

Sean and Angie focus on stocking high-

quality items that are still cost effective.

Sean said that while some stores might

carry many items of very high quality,

such items can be quite expensive and not

fi scally attainable for some.

On the other hand, other stores might

focus on items that are low-cost, but some-

times don’t have a very long lifespan. Sean

said that Absolute Custom Designs Inc.

tries to fi nd items that have a good balance

of both.

Angie added that they also try to provide

rare items that can’t be found just any-

where. Absolute Designs Inc. even has an

arrangement with a regional artist allow-

ing them to display and sell original art-

work in the store.

“You kind of see the same artwork day-

in day-out with a lot of places,” said Sean.

Absolute Custom Designs is also focused

on being local. Sean said they have their

own workshop and seamstress and work-

shop and work is done in-house whenever

possible.

Angie said that they will only stock

items purchased in Canada as well. Abso-

lute Designs Inc. gets its indoor furniture

from Calgary, its exterior furniture from

Edmonton and all its other products from

within the country.

“Everything is bought by Canadian dis-

tributors,” said Angie.

Absolute Custom Designs Inc. is located

at #3 4842 46 Street Lacombe. It is open

from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. from Tuesday to Sat-

urday. For more information, visit www.

absolutecustomdesign.com or email abso-

[email protected].

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