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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.
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
Shine! fundraiser supports educational opportunitiesGabriella Wumnaya meets with local Tools for Schools counterparts
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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.”
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
City council sends resolution on temporary foreign workers
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Red Deer Express 5
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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.
As a result of last week’s Feed the Need Cam-
paign in Red Deer, Stantec staff collected more than
7,000lbs of food and raised $7,500 in donations for
the food bank.
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Central Alberta man raises awareness about strokes “I REALIZED I CAN
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.
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
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Red Deer Express 7
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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8 Red Deer Express Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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.
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-
lowed. In Penhold the suspect ran off the road and was blocked in by the son.
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
EMS and the Innisfail Fire department. Witnesses reported to police that a small
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.
Fire investigators have determined that the fi re was accidental in nature, and started in the attached garage. Due to the extent of the damage, however, the cause is inconclu-sive. Neither electrical nor smoking-related causes can be ruled out.
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UNITED WAY SCOTCH CLASSIC A week after United Way announced the
start of the campaign with $250,000 already raised, the United Way Scotch Classic pre-sented by MNP announced ticket sales are now available for the Nov. 20th event.
Attendees can expect to be treated to 20 different types of Scotch and guest speaker, David Michiels, Scotch expert from Willow Park Wines and Spirits in Calgary will be on hand to share his wisdom again this year.
The event is also used as an opportu-nity to remind attendees about becoming a United Way leadership donor and supporting the 2014 Campaign through the Leadership Matching Challenge.
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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.
The 67 St./30 Ave. Expansion Project is phased over two years, with the fi rst phase underway. This project involves the extension
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-
pal Features Naming Committee, the Munici-pal Planning Commission, the Public Art Jury Committee, the Red Deer & District Family & Community Support Services Board, the Red Deer Appeal & Review Board, the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, the Red Deer Regional Airport Authority and River Bend Golf & Recreation Society
Applications on the committees are avail-able from Legislative Services, second fl oor City Hall, or at www.reddeer.ca/councilcom-mittees. Anyone interested in applying is in-vited to submit an application form by Sept. 29th to Legislative Services by fax to 403-346-6195 or email to [email protected].
RADICAL REELS IS COMING TO CITYThe Kerry Wood Nature Centre presents
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This high-adrenalin, action sports fi lm festival highlights the world’s most exciting mountain biking, snowboarding and skiing, climbing, paddling, long-boarding, slack lin-ing, and B.A.S.E. jumping athletes.
Applications of wearable cameras, HD fi lm and video, helicopter and ride-along footage and soundtracks bring the audience into the world of the extreme athletes on screen.
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Tickets are $20+GST each and are avail-able at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, at Pur-suit Adventure and Travel.
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EVENTSHave you had a spiritual experi-
ence? Discover how past lives, dreams and Soul Travel can help you understand these experi-ences. Free discussion Oct. 1, 7-8 p.m. at Red Deer Library, 4818 – 49th St. Free Spiritual Experiences Guidebook for all guests. For more informa-tion call 403-314-5353 or visit www.spiritualexperience.org. Presented by ECKAN-KAR CANADA in Alberta.
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.
The Centre for Spiritual Living is running a meeting on Sept. 24th at 7 p.m. Men’s Group, The Gen-tle Art of Self Care meets with Greg Dickson Sept. 26 and 27 – CASINO. To volunteer, contact
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
Scottish. For more information, call 403-343-0975 or 403-347-0907 or visit www.reddeerscot-tishcountrydancers.weebly.com.
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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Shalom at 403-342-0339. Event proceeds to help Central Alberta families with counsel-ling for emotional and relational concerns. Portion of ticket sales to Alzheimer Society.
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.
culture.alberta.ca/events.
Abundance of events for Alberta Culture Days
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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.
The property is located within the Energy Business Park, south of the City of Red Deer on the east side of Hwy 2. The permitted and discretionary uses and othermatters presently applicable to “BSI” and “C-2” districts are contained in the Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6
A PUBLIC HEARING prior to further consideration ofthe proposed bylaw WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY,OCTOBER 7, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, County Offi ce, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta (west of Hwy 2 on 32 Street / C&E Trail Overpass).
The hearing will be conducted under the chairmanshipof the County Mayor for the purpose of hearingcomments on the proposed bylaw.
The hearing will be informal with persons wishing to speak being recognized through the Chair. Presenters will be requested to state their name and address for the record.
If you prefer to submit comments on the bylaw inwriting, the information you provide may be made public,subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
The public may inspect:- a copy of the amending bylaw- a copy of the Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6by visiting our website at www.rdcounty.ca orat the County offi ce located at 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, during regular offi ce hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MONDAY through FRIDAY.
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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express
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
26 Red Deer Express Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Red Deer Express 27
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For more information
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
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-
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,
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.
For more information
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
more information contact
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
more information contact
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.
Volunteering opportunities in Central Alberta
28 Red Deer Express Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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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.
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
30 Red Deer Express Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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ENTERTAINMENT
BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express
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.
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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LIFESTYLE
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.
Scott McDermott is a per-sonal trainer and owner of Best Body Fitness in Sylvan Lake.
Examining the ‘upper limit’ problem
Scott
M c D E R M O T T
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Church ServicesChurch Services
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
porcupines make love - very care-
fully. This choice can have an impact
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-
sists at surgery, he or she will be able
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-
geal malignancy, the more you need
a surgeon who is doing a number of
these operations every year. As the
saying goes, ‘practice makes perfect.’
My second worry was the risk of
hospital infection. Studies show that
in North America what’s called ‘cen-
tral line infections’ are a primary
concern. Central line infections are
those that occur when patients are
receiving antibiotics, medication or
nutrition by intravenous needle. This
causes up to 30% of the 100,000 deaths
from infection every year.
Another cause of hospital infection
is the use of urinary catheters follow-
ing surgery. The longer a catheter re-
mains in place, the greater the risk of
infection. So always ask the surgeon
when and if the catheter can be re-
moved. If you’re taking antibiotics,
ask when they can be discontinued.
The longer you take them the greater
risk of complications.
Remain alert to keep needless er-
rors from happening. You can’t pre-
vent having a sponge or instrument
left in the abdomen. But you can pre-
vent the surgeon from performing
the wrong operation. It’s prudent, if
you’re scheduled for a hernia opera-
tion, to have the surgeon write his ini-
tials on the surgical site.
What’s more common are errors
of medication. It’s no wonder that
this happens with so many North
Americans taking so many prescrip-
tion drugs. Numerous traps set the
stage for this to happen. Nursing is a
tiring job and fatigue can play a role
in this service. It’s also a dangerous
time when the nursing shift changes.
A lack of communication has often
resulted in a patient receiving the
wrong drug or the wrong dose.
How can this error be decreased?
According to the health publica-
tion, Consumer Reports on Health,
when nurses were asked this question
87%, “It would help if patients would
bring their list of drugs with them.”
Remember, just because you are not
a doctor doesn’t mean you lack com-
mon sense. Dr. Peter Pronovost, direc-
tor of critical care at Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, provides sage
advice. He says, “Question, question,
question until things are explained to
you in a way you can understand.”
Following surgery, get moving as
soon a possible. Ships tied up too long
develop barnacles. Humans develop
clots in their legs that may result in
pulmonary embolism and death.
Of course, the best way to prevent
surgical complication in hospital is to
be sure the operation is needed. Every
year thousands of operations are per-
formed for questionable reasons.
See the web site at www.docgiff.com.
How to stay safe in the hospital
Marina
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GetCookingwith
Delicious salmon stuffed tomatoesThis is a great lunch,
snack or picnic lunch food.
2 cans of salmon
1 cup, diced cucumber
2 tbsp. chopped onion
Dash of pepper
Dash of salt
1 tbsp. of chopped pi-
miento
1 cup mayonnaise (I love
mayo, husband loves mira-
cle whip)
6 medium tomatoes,
chilled
Combine salmon and cu-
cumber, onion, seasoning,
pimiento and mayonnaise.
Chill. Scoop out the centres
of tomatoes to make cups.
Fill with salmon mixture.
Slice through each stuffed
tomato. You can serve this
over green leafy lettuce
and add other bits and bites
of new garden veggies to
garnish with. Serves four.
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BACK IN ACTION – High school football is in full swing, with the Lindsay Thurber Raiders taking on the Lacombe Rams recently with the Raiders taking home the win. It took two Rams to take down Raider David Dunbar in the second quarter of the game at Great Chief Park. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express
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.
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
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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-
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steering wheel .
For me, I will still watch
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For now.
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In a world of false advertising
and overpromised hype I am hap-
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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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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-
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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
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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-
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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.
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trigger symptoms such as
coughing, wheezing and
tightness in the chest.
Known as ‘allergens’ and
‘irritants,’ these particles
exist both outside and in-
side your home.
Here are a few tips to
help you prep your living
space this season from
Valerie Malone, brand
marketing manager of
Home Appliances at LG
Canada:
The fi rst step is to keep
your windows closed.
This will keep moisture
levels between 40 and
50% which will limit dust
mites and mold.
It is important to keep
on top of your vacuum-
ing and dusting as there
are many allergens that
are already trapped in-
side your home, from pet
dander to dust mites. To
remove these irritants,
LG suggests their line
of machines with Steam
Technology. Certifi ed by
the Asthma Society of
Canada, these washers
remove over 95% of com-
mon household allergens.
Wash your linens once
per week.
You spend a lot of time
in bed and your sheets are
a hot spot for allergens.
Washing your linens reg-
ularly helps reduce the
accumulation of dust.
- News Canada
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Red Deer Express 39
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
Custom Designs Inc. can help you achieve
the look you want. Sean said that custom-
ers are welcome to bring in their designs
and ideas of the look they are looking for
and Absolute Designs will work with them
to carry them out as best as possible.
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
within the industry.
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-
403-782-2046403-782-2046
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