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BY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express
After a week on the job, the
City’s fi re chief continues
to settle into his new post.
Brian Makey recently relocat-
ed to Red Deer after spending 29
years in Fort McMurray to take
on the position.
Makey has been a fi refi ghter
since he was 18 years old.
“After I graduated high school,
I went right into fi refi ghting,” he
said, adding that his passion for
the industry came at an early age,
thanks to his father. “My father
was a fi refi ghter and he started
at a young age as well. He moved
onto the Alberta Fire Commis-
sioner’s Offi ce. He was director of
the Alberta Fire Training School
and he became the fi re commis-
sioner of Alberta.
“I grew up with it so it was a
natural progression. It was in my
blood. I have been chasing fi re
trucks since I was fi ve-years-old
and it’s really something I’ve al-
ways wanted to do.”
Makey spent the last 29 years
of his career in Fort McMurray.
“My career fi rst started in
Sherwood Park. I started there as
a fi refi ghter and I worked there
until 1986. Then I went to Fort
McMurray where I joined as a
fi refi ghter and worked my way
through the ranks as a lieutenant
and captain, deputy chief and fi re
chief there as well.”
Makey then moved on to a more
administrative role as the execu-
tive director of public safety.
“That included the fi re depart-
ment, the RCMP and bylaw under
that portfolio,” he said, adding he
then became the chief operating
offi cer of the municipality. “The
director levels of the departments
reported to me and that was the
last two years of my career. I did
that to expand my growing and
learning and it was a great oppor-
tunity.”
Makey has worked with the in-
tegrated system of fi re and EMS
like Red Deer has for many years
as Fort McMurray and Sherwood
Park both have similar models.
“All staff are trained both in
fi re and medical capabilities,
which is really important and of-
fers value to citizens. It provides
top-notch protection in public
safety,” he said. “It’s really with
the mid-sized cities that this sys-
tem fl ows and fl ourishes.
“This is the system I grew up
in, so this integrated system is
not new to me, which is a good
thing.”
Makey said he’s had some
great opportunities in his career
that he is grateful for.
“Very early in my career I had
the opportunity to be on the Al-
berta rescue team as part of the
Mexico City earthquake,” he
said. “I’ve had wonderful men-
tors over the years and I’ve been
on the union executive. I got to
meet other fi re departments in-
ternationally and that was great.
“But really, it’s having the op-
portunities to be able to progress
through the system and having
people that believed in me and
brought me through the sys-
tem with them and gave me the
chance to try out for something
and make a difference.”
As for relocating to Red Deer,
Makey said he is happy to be here.
“I always wanted to get back
into the fi re service, so when I
was asked if I would take on this
role outside of public protection
and safety, I knew I wanted to do
that,” he said. “Red Deer was al-
ways on my chart, along with a
couple of other fi re departments
in western Canada. I knew a lot
of the folks that work here, we
have family around here and I’m
from the Edmonton area. To me,
when this opportunity came up, it
was perfect, it was the right time
and everything went great and I
couldn’t be more pleased to be
here.”
Looking ahead, Makey said he
has come to the City at a good
time.
“Right now the fi re department
is launching into a master plan-
ning process and I’m just learn-
ing and getting my head around
that. Some great work has been
done already but I am coming at
the beginning stages of this and
I feel like I have a lot to contrib-
ute to it,” he said. “I think there
is great opportunity for our fi re
department and for the City of
Red Deer. There is growth here
and there is expansion and this is
a really vibrant community.
“My focus right now is to build
a relationship with the chief of-
fi cer team, the second focus is to
build that relationship with the
union and then build my relation-
ship with my peers. As we launch
forward then we’ll get a good grip
on where we want to go.”
TOP JOB – Red Deer Fire Chief Brian Makey stands in front of a fi re engine at the 32nd St. station. Makey began his new position as the City’s fi re chief last week. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express
New fi re chief looking forward to opportunity in CityBrian Makey brings decades of experience to new post in Red Deer
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Ninety-eight per cent of citi-
zens say Red Deer’s quality of life
is good to very good, and more
people than ever before said they
believe their quality of life has
improved, according to the 2014
Ipsos Reid Citizen Satisfaction
Survey.
“We are pleased to see that
once again, most residents are
happy with life in Red Deer,” said
City Manager Craig Curtis.
“The annual Ipsos survey helps
us gauge community satisfaction
with City services and value for
tax dollars. This is a valuable
tool to measure if municipal op-
erations are meeting the needs
of residents and to help direct
future operational and budgetary
decisions.”
Ninety-fi ve per cent of respon-
dents were satisfi ed with the
overall level of City services.
Eighty-four per cent felt they re-
ceived good value for their tax
dollars.
When asked about the change
in quality of life in the past three
years, 33% of respondents said
things had improved, attributing
growth and development, job op-
portunities and good amenities
and services as factors.
Forty-seven per cent of citizens
said their quality of life remained
the same in the past three years.
“This survey provides us with
some important information to
identify where we are meeting
expectations for our citizens and
where improvements need to be
made,” said Mayor Tara Veer.
“City Council endeavors to le-
verage our community’s positive
features while being responsive
to issues Red Deerians need us to
address.”
Transportation, crime, and
municipal government services
were identifi ed as the most im-
portant issues facing the commu-
nity and deserving of attention
from local leaders.
Meanwhile, this year, 30% of
respondents favoured maintain-
ing or reducing taxes by cutting
services while 60% favoured in-
creasing taxes to maintain or
expand services. In 2013, 30% of
respondents favoured maintain-
ing or reducing taxes by cutting
services while 54% favoured in-
creasing taxes to maintain or ex-
pand services.
Altogether, 65% also said they
felt the City is doing a very good
or somewhat good job of manag-
ing road infrastructure. This is
an increase of 11% per cent from
2013.
Fifty-nine per cent reported
that roads are in excellent or
good condition; an increase of
19% in 2013. Roads were identifi ed
by 84% per cent of respondents as
being the highest and immediate
priority for government attention
related to infrastructure. This is
consistent with results from the
past three years.
When asked about Red Deer’s
downtown, the most important
aspects Red Deerians wanted to
see were more green park spaces,
more shopping opportunities out-
side work hours, family activities
and more evening entertainment
and dining options.
Eighty-four per cent said they
were satisfi ed with how the City
of Red Deer was run. In terms of
specifi c infrastructure, respon-
dents also feel the City is doing a
very good or somewhat good job
of managing recreation facilities
(92%); water (92%) and wastewa-
ter (91%) treatment facilities and
the transit system (82%).
From Aug. 18th to 25th, the
Citizen Satisfaction Survey was
administered by Ipsos Reid.
It was conducted by telephone
to a randomly selected sample
of 302 residents aged 18 years or
older. This is the eighth consecu-
tive year the City of Red Deer has
participated in the survey.
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Poll shows residents pleased with quality of life
FALL REFRESH - City employees Carlee Mulder, Tanya Wierenga, Carrie Vivier, and Brock Smethurst dig up City Hall Park in preparation for the winter months. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express
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BY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express
The Red Deer Public
School District continues
to see growth each school
year.
This fall the district has
seen an increase in enroll-
ment of 3% with 10,842
students attending of the
district’s 22 schools. This
is an increase of 331 stu-
dents from the previous
years, about the size of one
elementary school. During
the 2013/14 school year the
district grew by 1.1%
This school year saw im-
plementation of the new el-
ementary boundaries to ac-
commodate students at the
newest school, École Bar-
rie Wilson School with over
400 students as well as the
opening of Escuela Pines
School for the district’s
Spanish Bilingual program
with 100 students from Kin-
dergarten to Grade 2. This
changes resulted in the
rightsizing of some of the
other overcrowded schools
in the district.
“We do a lot of work in
a lot of different areas to
help us try and predict en-
rolment and growth. It’s
usually pretty accurate
to what we were expect-
ing,” said Bev Manning,
chair of the Red Deer Pub-
lic School board. “It’s a
healthy growth. We opened
École Barrie Wilson School
which helped relieve some
of the pressures on the
south east side but that
school has been subsumed
into the system and we
are looking at having that
school full within a year or
two.”
The district is also seeing
increasing numbers from
Kindergarten to Grade
2. “It does seem that Red
Deer is a healthy, growing
community with a lot of
children,” said Manning.
“It’s exciting to have an
opportunity to have those
little Kindergarten and
pre-Kindergarten students
and we look forward to
serving them over the next
12 years.”
As for projecting for
growth, Manning said a lot
of planning goes into try-
ing to fi gure out numbers
each year. “It really is like
a puzzle – the picture of
accommodation – because
there are a lot of differ-
ent variables,” she said.
“But we know what our
past statistics are, we work
with the City, we work with
Statistics Canada and an-
other statistics company
as well. The other thing we
do is look at the long-term
picture. It’s about looking
at enrolments and trends
in neighbourhoods. It is a
very diffi cult thing to do.
Sometimes you can get it
bang on and other times
there are things that you
can’t predict.”
Although an increase is a
positive thing, it does come
with its challenges as well.
“It’s really about fi nding
spaces in the right places.
“It’s about keeping up
with the growth on the
south end of town. Now we
have a new school in Ingle-
wood and that will be open-
ing in 2017 if everything
goes correctly. But that
means we’ll be reconfi gur-
ing the boundaries. I think
it’s really important to
work with our community
on this.
“We know that it affects
children and families in
those areas. We want to be
sensitive with that and we
want to work with them.”
Public school district sees increase in enrolment
Residents in Red Deer may notice more foot traffi c in
their neighbourhood with the Point in Time (PIT) home-
less count being conducted Oct. 16th starting at 10 p.m.
More than 200 volunteer enumerators will be in the
community to obtain an accurate count of sheltered and
unsheltered homeless people in Red Deer.
This count provides the City with a snapshot of shel-
tered and unsheltered homeless people in the community,
an opportunity to educate a broad range of stakeholders
regarding homelessness and important data to help guide
programs and services in the efforts to end homelessness
by 2018.
“We are working alongside multiple community groups
and cross sector community stakeholders, including
health, RCMP and education,” said Janell Bunbury, pro-
gram coordinator, housing and social planning.
If residents have any questions or concerns regarding
the count, they are encouraged to call 403-342-8342.
For more information about the 2014 PIT count, visit
www.reddeer.ca/PITCount.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Red Deer Express 7
OPINIONMemorial Cup on the way
There was an interesting ar-
ticle in the Calgary Herald the
other day:
“Surging sales belie mythical
oil access story.”
In it, the reporter quoted Greg
Stringham, vice-president of oil
sands and markets at the Cana-
dian Association of Petroleum
Producers, the holy of holies.
“When you hear about market ac-
cess it’s not today’s market. We’re
hitting record numbers. . . . we’re
still moving every barrel of oil we
need to.”
It seems that, at present, Can-
ada pumps more than 3.9 million
barrels of oil a day.
Which raises an interesting
question: hasn’t Stringham made
a very strong argument to freeze
production at the present level?
Maybe the pipeline emperors
aren’t wearing any clothes. We
don’t have an access-to-market
problem after all, even if we may
have one in the indefi nite future.
(I’ll deal with the future at the
end of this column.)
The bottom line is that Alber-
tans needn’t accept the simplistic
‘gotta build more pipelines’ nar-
rative spun by the oil patch and
its government acolytes.
For the solution to this pos-
sible access-to-market issue is so
simple – freeze production – that
I’m almost embarrassed to point
it out.
Why do we treat as holy writ
the idea that oil sands’ produc-
tion must double or triple as if
this were inevitable? Don’t hu-
man beings have any control over
this?
Apparently not – at least not
when our new premier and his
same old gang have bought what
the oil patch is selling.
What about the public interest?
What would a freeze accomplish?
Let us count the ways:
1. We could avoid the increas-
ingly volatile dispute between
government and industry on the
one hand and native people and
environmentalists on the other.
Social peace might thereupon
break out and billions of dollars
could be saved by cancelling pro-
posed pipelines.
2. A freeze would also help
Alberta’s international image,
because greenhouse gas emis-
sions from the oil sands should
decrease, given the promise of
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation
Alliance (COSIA) and other re-
searchers to decrease per-barrel
energy intensity.
3. Such a decision would par-
tially address the heavy cumu-
lative environmental and social
impacts of the oil sands, as well
as buying time to reclaim the im-
mense tailings ponds from sur-
face mining operations.
In turn, the risk of a Mt. Pol-
ley-size breach of impoundment
dams would decrease.
4. It would also reduce the work
load of the Alberta Energy Regu-
lator, allowing it to devote more
resources to enforcing existing
environmental regulations and,
where necessary, creating better
ones.
5. There would be less infl ation
of wage and material costs as
construction mania eases.
6. Less controversy would exist
about labour shortages and tem-
porary foreign workers.
7. Given the present slump in
oil prices and the postponement
of various new expansion proj-
ects, it may seem strange to talk
about infl ation pressures, but
past experience has shown Alber-
tans the risks of the inevitable
boom and bust cycle when we
passively allow market pressures
to make decisions for us. In the
long run, we can expect the pres-
ent glut of oil to disappear and
the price to rise again.
But in the meantime, ramping
up to sell more into a weak mar-
ket certainly doesn’t help.
Admittedly, big investment
decisions have to take long-term
trends into account. But if that is
so, when the International Ener-
gy Agency says we’ll have to leave
two-thirds of our reserves in the
ground to avoid climatic catastro-
phe, planning greater production
fails this test. In 20 years, ‘strand-
ed carbon’ may make some of
our oil patch movers and shakers
look pretty short-sighted.
One fi nal thought. I agree with
those who point out the risk in
having only one customer - the
United States - for our oil, wheth-
er light or heavy. But we can deal
with this in two ways:
First, by using existing pipe to
transport the products east, then
transhipping them to Europe.
Second, by using existing pipe
to get the stuff to various Ameri-
can tidewater ports. If the prod-
ucts are not merged with Ameri-
can oil, re-export from the U. S. is
permissible.
Indeed, Enbridge is already
planning this move.
So. No new pipelines, Premier
Prentice. And may I respectfully
ask for greater sophistication
when your government develops
and debates public policy.
Phil Elder is Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Planning Law with the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.
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E L D E R
It has truly been a superb season for
landing prestigious and popular sporting
events for the City of Red Deer.
First of all, the City landed the rights to
host the 2019 Canada Winter Games just
last month. And just last week, residents
learned that Red Deer will host another
huge event in 2016 – the MasterCard Me-
morial Cup tournament.
The Western Hockey League made the
announcement last week that the tourna-
ment will be held in Red Deer May 19-29,
2016 and will mark the 98th edition of
the Canadian Hockey League National
Championship.
Red Deer was up against Vancouver in
hopes to host the event, and the decision
was made by a majority vote of the WHL
board of governors Oct. 8th in Calgary.
This marks the fi rst time Red Deer has
hosted the MasterCard Memorial Cup
while the Rebels become the fi rst Alber-
ta-based Club to host the event since 1974.
The 2015 MasterCard Memorial Cup
will be hosted by the Quebec Major Ju-
nior Hockey League and the Quebec
Remparts next May in Quebec City.
The Memorial Cup, one of the most
prestigious and coveted trophies in North
American sport, has a rich tradition that
has shaped the way junior hockey is
played in North America.
The trophy was originally known as
the OHA Memorial Cup and was donat-
ed by the Ontario Hockey Association
in March, 1919, in remembrance of the
many soldiers who paid the supreme sac-
rifi ce for Canada in The First World War.
In 2010 the Memorial Cup was rededi-
cated to the memory of all fallen Cana-
dian Military Personnel.
Initially the Cup was awarded to the
national junior hockey champions of
Canada.
Later on it came to signify Junior ‘A’
hockey supremacy when in 1934, junior
hockey in Canada was divided into ‘A’
and ‘B’ classes. In 1971, when junior ‘A’
hockey was divided into major junior and
Tier 11 junior A, the Memorial Cup was
awarded to the higher category and was
given to the major junior hockey cham-
pions of Canada. The Memorial Cup be-
came an international trophy in 1983 as
the tournament was held outside Canada
for the fi rst time, when the Portland Me-
morial Coliseum was the host arena. The
hometown Winter Hawks took the title
that year to become the fi rst non-Canadi-
an based team to win the Memorial Cup.
Back at home, the Rebels were crowned
MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions in
2001.
With these recent announcements,
there is indeed much to look forward to
as Red Deerians. We have no doubt that
residents will get behind the local orga-
nizing efforts.
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The City offi cially opened
the partnership that is the
Ecole Barrie Wilson Elemen-
tary School and the newest
branch of Red Deer Public Li-
brary last week.
The opening of the joint ser-
vices was a signifi cant nod to
Red Deer’s recent growth and
development in the north east
end of the City, offi cial said.
The students and staff of
Ecole Barrie Wilson were
pleased to welcome Barrie Wil-
son, Mayor Tara Veer, mem-
bers of City council and su-
perintendent Piet Langstraat
among others to the offi cial
opening ceremony held on Oct.
8th. “I am overwhelmed. I feel
overwhelmed, awesome and
pleased to be moving forward
because there was a lot leading
up to this,” said Barrie Wilson,
an honoured Canadian educa-
tor who the school was named
after.
“I’ve been so swept up in the
school by Chris Good (prin-
cipal of Ecole Barrie Wilson)
and the staff. It has been an
amazing experience. It’s hard
to put it into words the feeling
I get with the accolades I’ve re-
ceived when there are so many
outstanding educators now
and in my past.”
Wilson was humbled by the
honour of having a school bear
his name, and his family and
friends traveled, some from
Ottawa, to be with him to cel-
ebrate the offi cial ceremony.
The day did not simply re-
volve around the new school,
which has been in operation
since Sept. 2nd. Veer said that
the event has been years in the
making as part of the celebra-
tion of the Red Deer Public Li-
brary’s 100th year of operation.
“This day is also signifi cant
because this marks the fi rst
of many to come community
amenities in the northeast.
Our community is growing
and thriving. We’re one of the
youngest communities in Can-
ada so it’s imperative that we
have new school infrastructure
to support the growing needs
of Red Deer families.
“It’s great to be able to par-
ticipate in a project of this
magnitude. Partnerships are
absolutely essential to see our
community dreams become a
reality.”
Red Deer Public Library Di-
rector Christina Wilson was
excited about the presentation
of what she describes as a,
“21st century library.
“Libraries aren’t just librar-
ies anymore – they are a part-
nership with the City as a com-
munity space. The 21st century
library is a place of people. We
still have stuff and some of
that stuff is material and some
is digital. However, it’s a place
where people can access infor-
mation either on a digital or
audio format, as well as com-
munity programs.”
October is Library Month
and in honour of that event,
the City will be releasing a
book to celebrate the 100 years
that libraries have served the
City. Calgary and Edmonton
each produced a book for the
same occasions and now Red
Deer has followed suit but with
a small twist.
“We switched it up a bit and
are doing a children’s picture
book that will tell the won-
derful story of that beautiful
building downtown. Our cen-
tennial has been about con-
necting people to the history
of our City – but now we turn a
corner,” Wilson stated.
Barrie Wilson Elementary School and library marks opening
Former City Mayor Mor-
ris Flewwelling will be re-
ceiving the province’s top
honour today in Edmonton.
Flewwelling is among
eight Albertans who will
be awarded the Alberta Or-
der of Excellence during
a ceremony hosted by the
Lieutenant Governor of Al-
berta.
According to a biography
posted on the provincial
web site, Flewwelling be-
gan his teaching career in
1964, teaching in Alix and
then in Red Deer.
“By 1978, he was ready to
turn the entire community
into a classroom by mak-
ing heritage preservation
his new career. In his new
role as the City’s director
of museums, (Flewwelling)
led the construction of
a superb new Red Deer
and District Museum that
would grow into an opera-
tion widely regarded as a
model museum for its size
in Canada.”
In 1999, he also founded
the Heritage Community
Foundation and led the or-
ganization’s development
of the Alberta Online En-
cyclopedia. In 1995, Flew-
welling retired from his
duties at the Red Deer Mu-
seum and returned to pub-
lic offi ce. He was elected to
Red Deer City council and
served for three consecu-
tive terms before becoming
mayor in 2004.
By the time he retired
in 2013, Flewwelling had
established yet another re-
markable legacy of service
and civic leadership.
He has also received ex-
tensive honours, includ-
ing the Alberta Lieutenant
Governor’s Medal for Heri-
tage Preservation (2007),
the Prix Roger Motut
(2006), the Alberta Centen-
nial Medal (2005), and the
Queen Elizabeth II Golden
Jubilee (2003) and Diamond
Jubilee (2012) Medals.
In 1997, he became a
Member of the Order of
Canada.
In 2014, he received an
honourary bachelor of arts
degree in interdisciplinary
studies, which was the fi rst
honourary degree ever
conferred by Red Deer Col-
lege.
- Weber
Flewwelling lands top provincial honour
MILESTONE - Barrie Wilson attended a ceremony at the new Red Deer school that bears his name as students, parents, teachers and members of the community gathered for the offi cial opening celebration recently. Kalisha Mendonsa/Red Deer Express
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Red Deerians will soon be able
to roll up their sleeves and get
some defensive help against com-
ing down with infl uenza over the
next several months.
Alberta Health Services has
released information regarding
locations of immunization clinics
over the coming weeks.
At the Golden Circle, a clinic
runs Nov. 4th from 9:30 a.m. to 4
p.m.
At the Red Deer Curling Cen-
tre, clinics runs Oct. 20th-21st
and Nov. 10th from 9:30 to 4 p.m.
There is also one scheduled for
Nov. 24th from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The First Christian Reformed
Church is also hosting several
clinics – Nov. 8th and Nov. 22nd
from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
The Red Deer iHotel has clinics
running Oct. 23rd, Nov. 5th, Nov.
12th-13th, Nov. 19th-20th from
12:30 to 7:30 p.m.
And fi nally, several clinics are
set to run at Westerner Park as
well – Oct. 25th from 9:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. and Oct. 28th-30th from 12:30
to 7 p.m. All clinics are run on a
drop-in basis.
According to AHS, infl uenza
(fl u) is a viral infection.
People often use the term ‘fl u’
to describe any kind of mild ill-
ness, such as a cold or a stomach
virus that has symptoms like the
fl u. But the real fl u is different.
Flu symptoms are usually worse
than a cold and last longer. The
fl u usually does not cause vomit-
ing or diarrhea in adults.
Most fl u outbreaks happen in
late fall and winter.
The fl u causes a fever, body
aches, a headache, a dry cough,
and a sore or dry throat. You will
probably feel tired and less hun-
gry than usual. The symptoms
usually are the worst for the fi rst
three or four days. But it can take
one to two weeks to get complete-
ly better. It usually takes one to
four days to get symptoms of the
fl u after you have been around
someone who has the virus.
Most people get better without
problems. But sometimes the fl u
can lead to a bacterial infection
such as an ear infection, a sinus
infection or bronchitis. In rare
cases, the fl u may cause a more
serious problem such as pneumo-
nia.
Offi cials say that it’s best to get
the vaccine as soon as it’s avail-
able. It comes as a shot or in a
spray that you breathe in through
your nose.
Canada’s National Advisory
Committee on Immunization
(NACI) recommends everyone six
months and older should get a fl u
vaccine. The vaccine is especially
important for people who are at
higher risk of problems from the
fl u, including adults age 65 and
older; adults and children who
have long-term health problems
or an impaired immune system;
children six to 59 months of age;
women who will be pregnant dur-
ing the fl u season; children who
are 24 months to 18 years old who
use long-term Aspirin treatment;
people who are obese with a body
mass index (BMI) of 40 or more;
people who live in nursing homes
or long-term care centres and
First Nations peoples.
The fl u vaccine is also impor-
tant for health care workers,
anyone who lives or works with
a person who is at higher risk of
problems from the fl u and people
who provide essential communi-
ty services.
There are also a number of tips
to help folks recover - get extra
rest and drink plenty of fl uids to
replace those lost from fever. If
fever is uncomfortable, sponge
your body with lukewarm water
to reduce fever. Do not use cold
water or ice. Lowering the fever
will not make your symptoms go
away faster, but it may make you
more comfortable.
Avoid smoking and breathing
second-hand smoke. This is good
advice anytime, but it is espe-
cially important when you have
a respiratory infection like a cold
or the fl u.
- Weber
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BY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express
The Red Deer Public
School District and Red
Deer Catholic School Dis-
trict will receive money
from the provincial gov-
ernment to modernize two
schools. Last week, the
province announced 55
new schools and 20 mod-
ernization projects across
Alberta. The Catholic divi-
sion will see the addition
of fi ve new classrooms to
St. Francis of Assisi and
the public division will see
the modernization of West
Park Middle School.
“We had this project on
our capital plan so it has
worked its way up over the
years to being a priority.
We were pleasantly sur-
prised with the announce-
ment,” said Bev Manning,
chair of the Red Deer
Public School board. “You
never know when the gov-
ernment is going to decide
to do these things. But it’s
really awesome and we are
very thankful for it.”
There is little detail of
how much funding will be
received and no timelines
have been given either.
“It has been a long time
since that school has been
touched so I would think
there would be a lot of me-
chanical work, although
that is hypothesis on my
part,” said Manning. “The
other issue that we do have
and we probably will look at
is if we can add a few more
classrooms on. If there is
anyway we can squeeze in
a few more spaces, we cer-
tainly will try and do that.
“That’s usually not in
the plan for modernization.
But sometimes you can be
creative and do things a
little bit outside of the box
and we’re always trying to
think that way.”
During Premier Jim
Prentice’s announcement,
he said addressing the
shortage of schools is a
key aspect of the govern-
ment’s mandate for educa-
tion. This fall, the province
committed $263.2 million in
funding, over two years, for
projects.
This includes funding for
12 new starter schools, doz-
ens of modular classrooms,
as well as funding for the
planning and design of 55
new and expanded schools
and for planning 20 mod-
ernized schools. It also in-
cludes an increase to infra-
structure and maintenance
funding to help boards ad-
dress their most pressing
maintenance needs.
The projects were select-
ed through an assessment
of factors including boards’
priorities, enrolment pro-
jections, utilization, condi-
tions and capacity for pro-
gram delivery.
The government will con-
tinue to work with boards
to explore partnerships and
ways of maximizing the use
of existing and new school
space, Prentice added.
Schools to receive modernization
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Red Deer Express 11
On Saturday, Oct. 4th,
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic
Church celebrated the 50th
anniversary of the creation
of the parish.
Hundreds of people at-
tended the special anniver-
sary mass.
The evening banquet was
a sold-out affair.
The origins of the par-
ish actually go back to the
late 1950s. Red Deer was
experiencing phenomenal
growth.
Between 1957 and 1958,
the population of the City
jumped by an astonishing
21%.
Red Deer rightly claimed
the distinction of being
the fastest growing city in
Canada.
The City struggled to
meet all of the challenges
created by having large
numbers of predominantly
young families move into
the community.
In 1958-1959, a new, much
larger, Sacred Heart Ro-
man Catholic Church was
constructed on 55 St.
However, with the local
Roman Catholic congrega-
tion growing so rapidly,
this new church was soon
not big enough.
Hence plans were ulti-
mately made to create a
new parish and then to
build a new church on Red
Deer’s east hill.
This proposed church
was to be part of a Catho-
lic complex, including new
schools to handle the bur-
geoning enrollment of the
Red Deer Separate (Catho-
lic) School District.
Maryview Elementary
School offi cially opened
on the east end of 39 St. on
Mother’s Day, May 11, 1958.
In 1962, St. Thomas Aqui-
nas Junior/Senior High
School opened a short dis-
tant to the east.
Father Thomas Kroetch
of Sacred Heart Church
was a strong supporter of
the proposal to create a
new eastside parish.
The work was boosted
in 1962 when two priests
of the Order of Mary Im-
maculate (Oblates), Fa-
thers Ronald Zimmer and
Anthony Schmidt, joined
the teaching staff at St.
Thomas Aquinas.
In October 1963, Father
Anthony Schmidt began to
offi ciate at regular Sunday
masses in the St. Thomas
Aquinas gymnasium.
In early 1964, meetings
began to be held for what
organizers initially called
St. Thomas Aquinas Par-
ish.
On Aug. 10th, 1964, Arch-
bishop J.H. MacDonald as-
signed the Oblates of St.
Mary’s Province to pastor
the new parish.
On Sept. 6th, 1964, the
name of the new parish
was offi cially changed to
the Immaculate Concep-
tion of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. St. Mary’s was for-
mally accepted as a shorter
name.
Work quickly began on
plans for the new church
building.
Mr. Jim Morrisroe do-
nated three acres of his
farm along 39 St. as the site
for the church.
Father Werner Merx,
the new pastor, and a large
group of dedicated volun-
teers began to work long
and hard on the construc-
tion of the building.
Douglas Cardinal, a
young local architect, took
on the job of designing
the structure, with the ac-
tive involvement of Father
Merx.
The offi cial sod turning
eventually took place on
June 26, 1966.
And by the late fall of
1968, the building was com-
plete.
On Dec. 8th, 1968, the
Feast of the Immaculate
Conception, the Church
was offi cially opened and
blessed by Archbishop An-
thony Jordon.
The result was a very
unique and innovative
structure.
While the building was
initially controversial, it
eventually became inter-
nationally renowned. How-
ever, the highly unusual
design made for a very
complex and expensive
project.
The cost of construction
was estimated at more than
one-third of a million dol-
lars.
Nevertheless, the parish
continued to grow.
St. Mary’s became not
only a major centre for
Church activities, but
also for many community
events such as concerts and
carol festivals. In 1979, the
Red Deer Chamber of Com-
merce issued a special com-
memorative coin with the
image of St. Mary’s Church
on it. In the mid-1990s, a
parish centre was built on
the east side of the church
to accommodate the ever-
growing congregation.
Today, St. Mary’s contin-
ues to be a vital, growing
and vibrant Christian com-
munity, with some 2,800
families as members.
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The children of Kids in Har-
mony Preschool were treated to a
live reading with author Deborah
Fanny Miller, presented by the
Central Alberta Poverty Reduction
Alliance (CAPRA).
The event was one of several
around the City presented by
CAPRA in honour of the Interna-
tional Day for the Eradication of
Poverty on Oct. 17th. Other events
include a book exchange in part-
nership with the Red Deer Public
Library (RDPL), literacy promo-
tion through author readings and
free library cards.
“Our preschool promotes litera-
cy for that age – a lot. It’s not only at
the school, but we like to promote it
at home, too. We like to get the par-
ents reading to their kids because
it helps develop their language
skills,” said Jordanne Morrison, a
teacher at Kids in Harmony.
The preschoolers headed up-
stairs from their classroom and
into the Victory Church where they
enjoyed a reading and presentation
from Miller, who read her book
Grappling with the Grumblies. The
kids grumbled, danced, laughed
and joined in the actions lead by
Miller for an enjoyable morning.
Morrison said that each of the
children was thoroughly enter-
tained and excited to receive their
new books. She said Miller was fan-
tastic with the children, and that
all of them enjoyed the interactive
reading experience.
After the story, the kids were in-
vited into the church foyer to take
part in a book exchange. RDPL had
a number of books for the chil-
dren to choose from, and each left
with two new books. Kids in Har-
mony will be starting a new book
exchange program within the pre-
school to promote recycling books
and even helping others by donat-
ing.
“We went up to the book ex-
change because it’s a new program
with the public libraries that we
learned about. We wanted to teach
children another way to get new
books. It’s not always convenient to
run out to Chapters and spend $40
on a book. This is another way that
they can get new books and help
out other families to get new books
as well,” said Morrison.
As part of the program, CAPRA
took to elementary schools and
high schools to promote similar
programs with varying themes ac-
cording to age.
All of the presentations were
designed to embrace the power of
literacy and allowed all attendees
the chance to receive a free library
card.
CAPRA invites students of all ages to embrace literacy
GOOD READS - Chloe Kubik, 3, enjoyed looking through her new book that she received as part of a book exchange that Kids in Harmony Preschool did in part with the Red Deer Public Library in promotion of Library Month. Kalisha Mendonsa/Red Deer Express
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DROP OFF YOUR YARD WASTE FOR FREE
Red Deer residents can once again drop off yard waste at the City’s Waste Manage-ment Facility through to Oct. 18th, free of charge.
“Each fall we offer a free yard waste week to accommodate the extra yard waste that comes from people cleaning up their yards and getting ready for winter,” said Janet Whi-tesell, waste management superintendent.
“This program helps us divert waste from the landfi ll, and we can then turn the mate-rial into useful compost.”
Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, tree branches and garden material. All plastic bags must be removed from the yard waste, and no garbage is permitted.
Free drop-off is available to Red Deer resi-dents only and no commercial haulers are accepted.
Residential yard waste collection will con-tinue until Nov. 14th. There’s no limit on the amount that can be placed out for collection provided it’s properly placed out, loose in a labelled can or in paper yard waste bags.
The Waste Management Facility is located at 1709 40 Ave. just off the Delburne Road. The facility will be open for yard waste drop-off Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
People interested in composting in their backyard, either on their own or by joining the City’s backyard composting program in the spring, are encouraged to save a few bags of leaves for their compost bins.
For more information about the City’s yard
waste or recycling programs visit www.red-deer.ca/waste or call 403-340-BLUE (2583).
INTERSECTION OPENSThe new intersection at Taylor Drive and
Ross Street will open to motorists and pedes-trians tomorrow.
On Oct. 16th, the new intersection and traffi c lights will be fully functioning and all lanes of the new Taylor Drive alignment will be open.
The Taylor Drive and Ross Street intersec-tion was converted from a four legged inter-section to a simpler three-legged (t-inter-section), not a roundabout. Additional lanes were constructed to support higher vehicle numbers and improve traffi c fl ows.
“The new t-intersection at Ross Street and Taylor Drive will enhance traffi c fl ow on Tay-lor Drive due to the synchronization of traf-fi c lights that will maximize the effi ciency of vehicle and pedestrian movements,” said Wayne Gustafson, project manager.
A major improvement as part of this project is pedestrian safety including bet-ter access to transit stops and connections to downtown, Riverlands, Railyards, and the Red Deer River.
An enhanced crosswalk was built at Taylor Drive and Ross Street, as well as new wid-ened sidewalks and a multi-use pathway.
“With the opening of the Taylor Drive and Ross Street intersection, pedestrians are now safely able to cross Taylor Drive, where there was no previous crosswalk,” said Gustafson.
Work for this year on the Taylor Drive Im-provements Project will continue until con-struction season ends due to winter weather.
There will be intermittent lane closures on Taylor Drive until construction fully wraps up.
Beginning in the spring of 2015, landscap-ing work will begin.
For more information about the multi-year Taylor Drive Improvements Project please visit www.reddeer.ca/constructionseason.
KICK IT TO THE CURBKick it to the Curb returns this fall and of-
fers Red Deerians an opportunity to rid their homes of unused items on Oct. 18-19th.
Running every spring and fall, Kick it to the Curb encourages residents to repurpose un-wanted goods, fi nd new homes for still-useful items, and divert materials from the landfi ll. Residents are asked to place their unwanted items at their curb, and mark them as ‘free’ so others can fi nd a new life for them.
“We like to give people the heads up to give them more time to clean out their ga-rages and basements the weekend before,” said Lauren Maris, environmental program specialist.
“Residents enjoy the thrill of the hunt when it comes to searching neighbourhoods for used goods, and they understand the val-ue of keeping useful items out of the waste stream and repurposing them.”
Items to be set out could include every-thing from books and DVDs to furniture and construction items.
For a list of prohibited items such as child car seats, visit www.reddeer.ca/kickit.
“This program has proven popular since we introduced it in 2010, and it’s grown every year since. We hope people fi nd value in the goods others leave out, and work together to
keep these items out of the waste stream,” said Maris.
Anyone who’d rather not put their unwant-ed items on the curb can take them to the Kerry Wood Nature Centre’s Trash to Trea-sure Swap Meet the same weekend.
For more information, please visit www.reddeer.ca/kickit.
REGISTRATIONS UP FOR SOCCERThe Red Deer City Soccer Association has
broken registration records for the upcoming 2014-2015 indoor season.
This season will see about 800 players, 80 coaches and 60 teams.
“The soccer community in Red Deer and area is growing and we are absolutely thrilled to see our registrations develop.
“Red Deer has become a culture for soc-cer and recognized by other jurisdictions in Alberta as a powerhouse.
“The ongoing success of the Red Deer Renegades competitive club amplifi es this,” said Paul Morigeau, presents of the Red Deer City Soccer Association.
As well, a brand new state-of-the-art arti-fi cial grass turf will be opening at the West-erner Agricentre for the upcoming indoor soccer season.
RDCSA will continue to use the Collicutt Centre boarded fi elds and will be operating two indoor fi elds to be used for soccer pro-grams that are also excellent for any recre-ational activity and sport.
RDCSA is also accepting registrations for an Over 35 Men’s league and new this year, an Over 30 Women’s league. Check out www.rdcsa.com.
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ACCUSED DRUNK DRIVER IN COURT
A man facing numerous charges after an incident on an area highway last month has made his second court appear-ance in Red Deer provincial court.
William Joel Cameron of Red Deer has been charged with impaired driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop and assist an injured person and possession of stolen property.
At 10 p.m. on Sept. 23rd, a Blackfalds RCMP offi cer on pa-trol observed a speeding vehicle driving in the northbound
lanes of the QEII Hwy. Upon witnessing the vehicle nearly sideswipe another northbound vehicle the offi cer activated his emergency lights in an attempt to pull the vehicle over. It did not stop and proceeded at high speeds into Lacombe.
There, the RCMP offi cer lost sight of the vehicle which went on to hit a pedestrian. Offi cers from the Lacombe Police Service attended to assist the 22-year-old woman who was airlifted to hospital in Edmonton with serious injuries.
The vehicle did not stop after it hit the woman. The RCMP offi cer continued his efforts to locate the vehicle and did so when it came to a stop on Lakeside Sargent Road in the rural
outskirts of Lacombe. The adult male driver of the vehicle and two male young persons were taken into and remain in RCMP custody.
The victim has been identifi ed as Leah Cobetto, 22, of La-combe.
Cameron, who remains in custody, will make a court ap-pearance on Oct. 21st. Court heard on Tuesday that he need-ed time to apply for legal aid.
MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD LURINGAPPEARS IN COURT
A man charged with luring a child over the Internet for sexual purposes is set to make his second court appearance in Red Deer today.
Last week, Red Deer RCMP charged a Calgary man after he approached a 14-year-old Red Deer girl online for sexual purposes.
On Oct. 5th, a caregiver reported concerns regarding the online communication between a Red Deer minor and the Calgary man and RCMP launched an immediate investigation. With the assistance of Calgary Police Service, William Joseph Cody Ryan (aka Cody Ryan), 28, was arrested in Calgary on Oct. 7th.
Ryan has been charged with luring a child over the Inter-net for sexual purposes.
He is expected to make a court appearance in Red Deer provincial court Wednesday morning.
COURT BRIEFS by Erin Fawcett
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Red Deer Express 17
PUBLIC NOTICESNotice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, the Council of Red Deer County will consider the following bylaws.
BYLAW NO. 2014/26 to amend THE LAWRENCE AREA STRUCTURE PLAN for NW 5 and NE 6, 36-24-4 by amending the boundary of the Plan area by removing 17.2 hectares (42.1 acres) from NE 6 that will then be included within the proposed Pine Lake SW Local Area Structure Plan area and amending the text of this Plan in relation to this removal of land from the Plan area.
BYLAW NO. 2014/27 to adopt THE PINE LAKE SW LOCAL AREA STRUCTURE PLAN for portions of NE, NW and SE 6-36-24-4.
This is a proposal to create a multi-lot resort residential development on 37.45 hectares (92.55 acres) contained within the proposed Pine Lake SW Local ASP lands which are located on the south end of Pine Lake adjacent to Rge Rd 245.
A PUBLIC HEARING prior to further consideration of the proposed bylaws WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, County Office, 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 chairmanship of the County Mayor for the purpose of hearing comments on the proposed bylaws.
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 bylaws in writing, 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 and the Lawrence ASP- a copy of the proposed Pine Lake SW LASPby visiting our website at www.rdcounty.ca orat the County office located at 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, during regular office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MONDAY through FRIDAY.
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In partnership with Coats for Kids, the
Central Alberta Crime Prevention Cen-
tre invites local residents to join them for
their fi rst annual Charity Check-Stop.
Organizers will be collecting gently-
used and warm outerwear (all sizes) for
the Coats for Kids Program, with all cash
donations going to the Central Alberta
Crime Prevention Centre.
The event runs at Bower Mall – in the
west Bay parking lot (just off Gaetz Av-
enue) on Oct. 18th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Coats for Kids is a program run through
the Red Deer Christmas Bureau – dedi-
cated to making a difference in the lives
of families and children in Red Deer and
Penhold.
The Red Deer Christmas Bureau is a
non-profi t organization that has been oper-
ating for 53 years and is passionate about
assisting children and families who are in
need over the holiday season. The Bureau’s
goal is also to provide families with a full
Christmas meal and for the parents to be
able to give their children gifts of toys.
Several events are planned each year to
both help the community in general and
assist staff at the Bureau with being able to
help as many people as possible at Christ-
mastime.
Meanwhile, Coats for Kids works in col-
laboration with local dry cleaners and the
Victory Church to collect gently used win-
ter clothing to be given to those in need for
the winter season.
Also, the Central Alberta Crime Preven-
tion Centre is a non-profi t community-
driven initiative that operates as a one stop
location focused on the reduction and pre-
vention of Crime in Central Alberta.
CACPC works to reduce and prevent
crime by educating communities and also
provides a location for programs including
Crime Stoppers, Citizens on Patrol, and
Neighbourhood Watch. Staff collaborate
with the community, all levels of govern-
ment, RCMP as well as other programs and
services to identify, address and resolve
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Police continue to search for an armed and dangerous suspect in Central Alberta.
On Oct 11th at 11:15 p.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP conduct-ed a traffi c stop on a Dodge Ram truck in Sylvan Lake. The driver lied to police about his name but his true identity was later confi rmed.
As police attempted an ar-rest on this male for numer-ous outstanding warrants, the suspect fl ed the scene in the truck missing an offi cer on foot and then ramming a police vehicle to escape. As a result, a pursuit was initiated which went through Sylvan Lake and then north on Hwy.
20 towards Bentley. Lance James Peters, 24,
of no fi xed address has been charged as a result of this in-cident. He has been charged with obstructing a peace of-fi cer, theft of a truck, resist-ing arrest, fl ight from police, failing to remain at an acci-dent and dangerous driving.
Police allege that Peters has broken into numerous residences in the past two weeks in the Rocky Mountain House and Sylvan Lake area and has stolen numerous ve-hicles during his crime spree.
He is not afraid to use vio-lence to commit his crimes.
He has ties to Rocky, Syl-van Lake, Rimbey and Red Deer. Peters was last seen
at Bentley driving a stolen 2011 Blue Dodge Ram truck bearing Alberta license plate BCG-7215.
Anyone with informa-tion on the whereabouts of Peters is asked to contact either Sylvan Lake RCMP at 403-858-3333 or Rocky Mountain House RCMP at 403-845-2881 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
SUSPECTS ARRESTED AFTER THEFTS
On Oct. 10th at 5 p.m., Red Deer City RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS), Police Dog Service (PDS) and uniformed members re-sponded to a complaint of a suspicious Ford F350 at a north side metal yard. Police were able to determine that the truck had been reported stolen from Blackfalds. Upon police arrival three males involved were attempting
to sell copper wire that had been stolen from a welding truck earlier in the day.
All three were arrested without incident.
The stolen truck was re-covered along with approxi-mately 150 ft. of welding cable that had already been stripped at the location by the suspects. The welders cable is valued at approxi-mately $1,500.
Joel Bremner, 43, of no fi xed address is charged with possession of prop-erty obtained by crime over $5,000, traffi cking in prop-erty obtained by crime under $5,000, possession of meth-amphetamine and failing to comply with probation order.
James Smaaslet, 44, of no fi xed address, is charged with possession of prop-erty obtained by crime over $5,000 and traffi cking in property obtained by crime under $5,000.
James Sprague, 60, of no fi xed address is charged with possession of property ob-tained by crime over $5,000 and traffi cking in property obtained by crime under $5,000.
SUSPECTS SOUGHT IN PHARMACY BREAK-IN
RCMP continue to search for suspects after a break in to a pharmacy in Red Deer.
Shortly before 5 a.m. on
Oct. 5th Red Deer RCMP responded to a break-in at Millerdale Pharmacy, located at 5201 43 St. The thieves broke the glass window to gain entry, broke into the narcotics safe and stole an undisclosed amount of nar-cotics before leaving by the back door. Police Dog Servic-es also attended the scene but were not able to locate a track the dog could follow.
Millerdale Pharmacy has been broken into three times in 2014. RCMP are actively investigating, but it is not clear at this time if the inci-dents are related or not.
Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying this suspect is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anony-mous can call Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-8477.
LONGBOARDER INJURED AFTER HIT AND RUN
Red Deer RCMP are searching for the driver of a vehicle that hit a long-boarder on northbound Gaetz Avenue in the area of 39 St., just before the Tim Hortons. The hit and run oc-curred at 5 a.m. on Oct. 4th. The vehicle that struck the 21-year-old man did not stop at the scene. Witnesses came upon the victim lying on the sidewalk, called 911 and at-tempted to administer fi rst aid while waiting for the am-bulance.
The victim was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital and later airlifted to Calgary Foothills Hospital via STARS,
where he remains, being treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
RCMP ask anyone who may have information about this hit and run to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to re-main anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
CHANCE SHAW WANTEDThe RCMP is looking for
23-year-old Chance Aaron Shaw of Red Deer, who is wanted on 21 Alberta-wide warrants. Shaw is wanted for breaching numerous proba-tion orders that were im-posed on him by the courts as a result of previous con-victions, including numerous fraud-related charges.
Shaw is believed to be in the Red Deer area. RCMP do not believe he poses a dan-ger to the public, but citizens are advised not to approach him if he is seen. Instead, contact Red Deer RCMP im-mediately. As well, anyone with information regarding any transactions with Shaw that they believe to be dubi-ous or suspicious in nature is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.
Shaw is described as Me-tis, about 5’8” tall and 190 lbs. He has short, dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Red Deer General Inves-tigative Section (GIS) in ar-resting Daignault without incident on Oct. 7th at a Red Deer residence.
He has been charged with three counts of breach of probation.
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BY KALISHA MENDONSARed Deer Express
The 21st century student has a variety
of ways to learn and each year more young
people are opting to turn on screens than
to turn pages.
Online learning offers a fl exible, acces-
sible form of education that is a perfect fi t
for lifelong learners with families, students
battling illness or who are preoccupied
with athletic and performance careers.
“I think a lot of students, for various
reasons – they’re an athlete or performer,
struggling with some illness, taking care
of a relative at home, need to work – are not
aware of their options,” said Ryan Sawula,
principal of St. Gabriel Online School,
based in Red Deer.
“Kids still think that they have to drop
out of school or struggle through a tradi-
tional school because they don’t have other
options. I want people to know that this is
an option and they can take advantage of
this type of learning.”
Online education platforms are becom-
ing increasingly popular from Grades 1
through 12 and beyond. Workplaces are
implementing computer-based training.
High schools, junior highs and even
home-schooled students have access to
many of the same learning materials as
their peers in traditional schools.
“The other kinds of students we see are
those who just need a few more credits to
receive a diploma.
“Maybe they are adults with families or
are just out of high school. We like to work
with them because we can give them the
option to do a few courses at a time online,”
said Sawula.
As society’s reliance on technology be-
comes more and more prevalent, online
schooling seems less surreal.
There are more personalized comple-
tion programs for students to access the
resources they need, including help in
person from teachers or via email or tele-
phone.
He said that there
are several differ-
ent kinds of online
learning structures:
programs that are
entirely online-
based, blended with
traditional teaching
in schools, full or
part-time programs
and even paired with
home-school tech-
niques to deliver a
more well-rounded
education, he said.
Online schooling
isn’t just for kids.
Adults can access
upgrade courses,
ESL options, literacy improvement or skill
updating programs through local high
schools and colleges.
“With curricular redesign in Alberta,
the government is talking about new com-
petencies.
“For us, that’s our focus too. We’re try-
ing to add critical thinking and some of
those other Alberta competencies into our
curriculum redesign,” began Sawula.
“One of the other things we’re doing is
trying to make course questions where the
answer is not ‘Google-able’.
“We’re designing questions where stu-
dents might be able to fi nd some research
and weigh and refi ne an answer or opinion
and apply that knowledge.”
Sawula says that the secret to the success
of online learning is
about pacing. The
program allows stu-
dents to take more
time on subjects or
concepts when they
need to, or acceler-
ate without waiting
on others.
In schools where
class sizes often sit
between 20 and 30
students, online
learning removes a
level of competition
that some students
feel when seeking
assistance from
teachers.
Students of on-
line learning are assigned a teacher who
can be reached virtually anytime by phone
or email.
“I think today’s student is more engaged
in technology and more engaged in that
kind of learning.
“Today’s students are able to make valu-
able connections through online learning.
Some people think this type of education
is too easy or not rigorous enough. I think
students fi nd it easier because they are
able to sit down and truly focus on their
outcomes,” said Sawula.
For some students such as Parker
Thompson, 16, online learning is an essen-
tial part of life if they wish to pursue an
early start on a chosen career. Thompson
races cars and go-karts professionally and
has found major success in accessing on-
line learning.
“I wouldn’t be able to do what I do if I
didn’t have online school. I was missing be-
tween 70-80 days of regular school and it
would get frustrating.
“I’d miss whole units or assignments
and my grades were slipping,” Thompson
said.
He began using an online schooling for-
mat in ninth grade and is now able to grad-
uate a year earlier thanks to the fl exibility
of online learning and summer programs.
He says that once a person gets it in their
head that online learning can be done, it
becomes much easier.
“It’s all up to the student so it’s a lot of
responsibility. You’re sitting at home and
have an X-box or could go to Collicutt but
you have work to do.
“However, it’s very fl exible and works
for me. I can keep my grades up and even
excel.”
Online learning can be accessed through
most post-secondary institutions through-
out the province and through many Alber-
ta high schools.
“KIDS STILL THINK THAT THEY HAVE TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL
OR STRUGGLE THROUGH A TRADITIONAL SCHOOL BECAUSE
THEY DON’T HAVE OTHER OPTIONS. I WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW THAT THIS IS AN OPTION AND THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS TYPE OF LEARNING.”
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A new model for stroke care is
being studied in rural Alberta to
reduce inequities in health across
communities.
This model, presented at the
Canadian Stroke Congress,
shows how hospitals in rural ar-
eas can mimic the type of care
that’s often only available in larg-
er centres.
The model described in the
study starts with SUEC, which
stands for Stroke Unit Equivalent
Care.
“You train staff to have addi-
tional expertise in stroke, have
standardized orders and path-
ways, which are protocols that are
followed, and increase rehabilita-
tion staffi ng,” said Dr. Thomas
Jeerakathil, stroke neurologist
and co-chair for the Stroke Ac-
tion Plan project, which is funded
by the Cardiovascular Health
& Stroke Strategic Clinical Net-
work, Alberta Health Services.
In the smaller hospitals, stroke
patients should all consistently
be admitted to the same ward.
The idea is that over time staff
there will develop greater profi -
ciencies in responding to these
patients.
Another key element in the
Alberta model is early supported
discharge (ESD). Currently, only
14% to 19% of stroke patients
receive intensive rehabilitation
upon discharge.
Jeerakathil suggests that ESD
has the potential to expand inten-
sive home-based rehab to another
30% of stroke patients.
With ESD, stroke patients who
don’t need in-patient nursing,
and who aren’t medically frag-
ile, go home from hospital sooner
once plans are in place for care-
giver and other support.
That might include frequent
visits from a physiotherapist or
occupational therapist at home to
meet the patient’s rehabilitation
needs. ESD is used in Edmonton
and Calgary as well as in larger
centres in other provinces such
as Ontario, and is being expanded
to small urban areas as part of
the project.
The third service-delivery
method integrated into the model
is community rehabilitation (CR).
Sometimes, patients living with
the residual effects of a stroke
may fare well for a time then de-
cline. CR looks to catch people
like that, with follow up for medi-
cal attention and monitoring, and
perhaps a refresher course in re-
hab.
The SUEC model has been
implemented at 14 rural cen-
tres, with ESD and CR in fi ve of
those. “We’re seeing the results
in terms of decreasing length of
stay, the increasing number of
patients with access to rehab and
increased patient satisfaction,”
said Agnes Joyce, presenting au-
thor and manager of the Cardio-
vascular Health & Stroke Strate-
gic Clinical Network.
In geographically diverse Can-
ada, stroke care can seem like
tale of two cities – or more like a
city and a small town. The ideal
is stroke unit care, where a mul-
tidisciplinary staff of doctors,
nurses and therapists collaborate
on treatment and the road to re-
covery.
In Alberta, that type of care is
only offered to 52% of patients,
mainly in urban settings. The
proportion is lower in many oth-
er provinces. Frequently, hospi-
tals in smaller centres just don’t
have the same resources.
“There are challenges in these
smaller centres, mainly because
of a lack of sub-specialists, dedi-
cated beds or early exposure to
therapists,” said Jeerakathil.
“What we’re trying to do is repli-
cate the experience of stroke unit
care for rural and smaller urban
areas.”
The study received the Cana-
dian Stroke Congress Co-Chairs
Award for Impact.
“With strokes, as with other
disease states, it’s essential to
minimize the urban-rural dis-
crepancies we see sometimes
in access to care,” said Patrice
Lindsay, director of stroke best
practices and performance for
the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
“The Alberta project highlights
how it’s possible to raise the bar
at smaller sites and align their
care with best practices.”
In Alberta, Jeerakathil also
points to the benefi ts of telestroke
as an effective way to deliver care
to stroke patients anywhere.
Telestroke uses telecommuni-
cation technology to link refer-
ring and consulting healthcare
sites for real-time assessment
and management. That provides
stroke patients with extended
access to a variety of treatments
and services.
“Telestroke is underused,” said
Lindsay.
“In a country the size of Cana-
da, we have to be creative in fi nd-
ing ways to spread the best care to
smaller communities, resulting
in consistent services and ulti-
mately the best outcomes.”
The model developed in Alber-
ta could be transferred to other
provinces and have a dramatic
impact on stroke care and out-
comes across Canada.
Elwood Kirkpatrick, is a
“Grateful recipient of a great
project” and one of the fi rst pa-
tients at the ESD site launched in
Red Deer.
He said he wants everyone to
know about early support dis-
charge, which allowed him to re-
turn home sooner, where he then
received one-on-one rehabilita-
tion support. “It is quite a great
service for citizens like me and
others in this community.”
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Rural hospitals replicate experiences of big city stroke care‘WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO
DO IS REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE OF STROKE
UNIT CARE FOR RURAL AND SMALLER URBAN AREAS.’
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your kids active this fall, why not
sign them up for sports programs
at Red Deer College?
RDC’s Be Fit for Life Centre is
offering sports and developmental
programs on weekends this fall
and winter, coached by members
of RDC’s Kings and Queens’ sports
teams.
There is a little something for ev-
eryone – boys and girls, ages four to
16, offi cials say.
Sports are a great way for chil-
dren and teens of all ages to get
active, gain confi dence, build social
skills and learn the importance of
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HOOPS Basketball, back by pop-
ular demand, is a developmental
program for youth that focuses on
individual skills and team play.
The curriculum runs alongside
Canada Basketball. This eight-
week program includes warm-up
activities, skills assessments, a re-
port card, a wrap-up mini tourna-
ment and more.
Returning this year as HOOPS
Head Coach is Joel Carroll, RDC
Kings basketball alumni and cur-
rently assistant coach for the RDC
Kings’ basketball team. HOOPS
sessions start Oct. 18th and run un-
til Dec. 13th.
Active Start is a program for
children to get together and have
fun. Based on the principals of Ca-
nadian Sport 4 Life and Physical
Literacy, it is designed for children
to build confi dence by participat-
ing in sports and physical activity.
Active Start begins Oct. 18th and
runs until Dec. 13th.
Sport Kids will ignite a child’s
interest in becoming a player
through different sports and activi-
ties, while still keeping their eyes
squarely on the prize: having fun.
Sport Kids starts Oct. 18th and
runs until Dec. 13th.
3-on-3 Basketball is a competi-
tive program focusing on funda-
mental basketball skills, individual
fi tness, teamwork and fostering the
players’ passions for basketball.
3-on-3 Basketball begins Oct.
19th and runs until Dec. 14th.
Mini Kings and Queens Volley-
ball is an eight-week volleyball
program that incorporates adapted
rules for youth 6-8 and 9-12 years.
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register, visit www.rdc.ab.ca, call
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I have been through personal trials that have been torturous and I have defi nitely fallen big time. The only reason I am alive today and devoting my life to my family and wife is because I saw her soul and her strength and it gave me hope for myself. She has made me, I am indebted to her for as long as I live, my life belongs to her and after almost 9 years of her making the Man, now that man gets to stand up for what he knows, and that is that no matter what trial may come, no matter how painful it may seem, no matter how long it may last, no matter how far I must go I will stand true to my only love in this world and that is Lindsay. Inside, her soul is pure light and more spectacular than I can put into words!
We have experienced so much in our last 10 years, the positive and the negative. We have reinvented ourselves and through the negative have come to truly appreciate the positive. I have a true purpose in life and one worth more than any possession, to be there for my wife in whatever way she needs me to be. I hear men say “I need my power back” and I laugh and say, real power comes from letting it go and allowing your wife to be free to fl y. It takes a real man to say he is on a bended knee and supportive of his wifes will. Anyone can fi ght for power, not just anyone can concede to it. In letting it go, I have learned to see with open eyes the grace that God has given me through my wife and kids and for that I am eternally grateful.
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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express
It’s wonderful to see the
polished, engaging and
poignant styles of Ignition
Theatre back on the local
theatre scene. And I can’t
think of a better means of
starting off a new season
then with their current
production – and world
premiere – of Oral Fixa-
tions, penned by Red Deer’s
own very talented team of
Blaine Newton and Leslie
Greentree.
Performances run
through to Oct. 18th at the
Scott Block with curtain at
7:30 p.m.
A powerful story of how
food – or the memories of
particular foods - touch
on virtually every human
experience and interac-
tion, Oral Fixations is a
mesmerizing collection of
vignettes that cover an ar-
ray of dramatic territory –
from frothy, light and comi-
cal to deeply melancholic,
sorrowful and nostalgic.
Finely directed by Matt
Grue, the production also
features a superb cast who
time and again show their
skills via those various
types of scenes.
As Newton has pointed
out, food is often a smoke-
screen for what is really
important.
“The idea of having a
play where food is really
the entry way into every-
thing else materialized,”
he explained of the play’s
conception.
“It’s not about food – it’s
about revenge, it’s about
remembrance, it’s about
sorrow.”
Well put. The play –
which features Paul Boult-
bee, Killeen Delorme, Ryan
Mattila, Erin Odell and Lisa
Spencer-Cook - explores
those notions in striking
detail with memorable and
often touching results.
The actors each take
on a number of roles – ev-
erything from a scheming
wife deliberately serving
her husband increasing
amounts of fattening and
unhealthy food to fi nish
him off (Delorme) to a
couple quibbling over what
kinds of edible delights
might spice up their sex life
(Mattila and Odell).
The most powerful mo-
ments are the most sad or
troubling – Odell is amaz-
ing as the defi ant teen on
the brink of high school
graduation who is also
slowly sinking into anorex-
ia.
She thinks she is on the
cusp of tremendous libera-
tion, but food – or the con-
centrated efforts to avoid it
– is tragically taking over.
Mattila is also tremendous
describing the impact of a
kindly neighbourhood lady
who provided the local kids
and himself with cookies
and a level of genuine care
and respect that he didn’t
get elsewhere.
The scene is a stark,
vivid reminder of how we
can unexpectedly leave a
profound mark on another
person’s life without even
knowing it – even through
the simple act of sharing a
gift.
Boultbee shows his ter-
rifi c range yet again.
We see him as a lonely,
cranky man longing for
days gone by and missing
his spouse so badly – mem-
ories of the foods they en-
joyed are woven into these
image-laden memories.
In a funny clip, another
character he portrays has
been utterly seduced by
the wonders of the Food
Network much to his belea-
guered wife’s chagrin.
I’ve rarely sat through
such a cleverly-written and
insightful piece of theatre.
Audience members were
constantly chuckling as we
could all relate to parts of
the story.
It’s thoroughly acces-
sible. We all connect food
with distinct memories, for
example.
And then there are the
sticky, awkward times of
course – a doting mother
(Delorme) edging her way
between her son and daugh-
ter-in-law (Mattila and
Spencer-Cook) by bringing
over her time-honoured
home cooking which she
knows her boy just loves;
two friends (Spencer-Cook
and Delorme) who are at
odds over one of the girl’s
new boyfriend who has
an unbelievable pickiness
when it comes to eating.
What do you serve someone
like this?
It’s tough to be hospita-
ble to someone who would
turn up their nose at pret-
ty much everything you
served.
Spencer-Cook is also ex-
cellent as the lonely wom-
an whose husband is away
working.
She turns to food as her
comfort more and more,
hoping for brighter days
but there is the sting of
hopelessness to her story.
Rounding out the cre-
ative team are Stephanie
Ridge and Marni Rath
(stage management), Pat-
rick Beagan (set/light-
ing design), Dustin Clark
(sound design) and Peggy
Church (movement and
choreography) – all gener-
ously enhancing every as-
pect of the production.
Grue of course has guid-
ed everything along with
his razor-sharp attention to
the smallest and most intri-
cate of details – he has such
a way with actors; everyone
is bringing their best to ev-
ery moment, and it’s clear
his inspiration and enthu-
siasm for the project has
fueled that commitment.
Of course, Newton and
Greentree – both exception-
al artists and writers – have
given us a real gift with this
play.
There is such a stirring
mix of emotion, and they
don’t shy away from explor-
ing virtually every bit of it,
from elation to sadness.
We really feel for the
characters who are missing
a loved one, as Boultbee’s
character, for example,
describes the death of his
mother and a clear mem-
ory of her that connects
with food.
And we laugh as the
troupe played a group of
children – chatting about
foods with a refreshing
honesty as only children
can.
It’s all touching, inspir-
ing and wonderful stuff
from start to fi nish.
Meanwhile, tickets are
$27 for adults and $23 for
students and seniors and
are available at Sunworks
or online at www.ignition-
theatre.ca.
Poignancy and delight with Ignition Theatre’s Oral Fixations
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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express
An veritable American rock
institution will be hitting the EN-
MAX Centrium stage Oct. 21st.
The Doobie Brothers have been
delivering ‘roots-based, harmo-
ny-laden, guitar-driven rock’ for
over four decades, selling more
than 48 million records along the
way and landing four Grammy
awards.
There sound has always been a
brilliant mix of genres, but their
latest project will have a distinc-
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the band fi lmed a CMT Cross-
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tinues to unfold with a new CD
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It’s also a move that points to
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Southbound reunited the band
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Hayes, Toby Keith, the Zac Brown
Band, Sara Evans, Love & Theft
among others. The CD also fea-
tures some of their biggest hits
from Listen to The Music and
Black Water to Jesus is Just Al-
right and What a Fool Believes.
“It was defi nitely something
new for us – we’d never done
anything like this before,” ex-
plains Tom Johnston, singer/
songwriter/guitarist, of the col-
laborations. “We’ve also never re-
recorded any of our songs before
for that matter.”
But it was a blast from the get-
go. Johnston said lining up folks
to join them on the project proved
easy. “I think one of the most
pleasant things about it was fi nd-
ing out how many of them were
fans of the band. We had no idea –
we had no way of knowing. Work-
ing with them was a pleasure.”
The guys are enjoying a bit of a
break, but had been touring non-
stop since the spring. Johnston
is excited about hitting the road
again, particularly with the new
project on the way. Besides that,
performing is at the heart of what
the Doobie Brothers are all about,
he said.
“It’s about the people that show
up to the shows,” he points out.
“Basically, we are all about play-
ing ‘live’. I think the good thing
about the band, and what helps
enable us to have so much fun
with this new project (in par-
ticular), is the fact that the band
comes from so many sectors mu-
sically.
“From the very beginning, it’s
always been about everything
from blues to R&B to rock and
roll to country to American roots
– it’s all been involved in every-
thing we have ever done from the
very beginning.”
Beginning with their multi-
million-selling sophomore album
Toulouse Street (1972), the Doo-
bies have three multi-platinum,
seven platinum and 14 gold re-
cords. Their number one singles
Black Water (1974) and What a
Fool Believes (1979), both gold,
lead a catalog of tunes that in-
clude Jesus Is Just All Right,
Rockin’ Down the Highway, Long
Train Runnin’, China Grove, Take
Me In Your Arms, You Belong
to Me, The Doctor and more. So
many of the cuts have stood the
test of time incredibly well and
are still staples on an array of
stations.
“A good song is a good song,
and if it strikes a chord with peo-
ple, even more so. To me, that’s
what makes a good song – it’s
something that lasts,” observes
Johnston. “People also associate
it with a time in their lives – good,
bad or whatever. It’s a good feel-
ing when you’ve written a song
that has lasted as long as some
of the songs we’ve written have
lasted. It’s not planned – I can tell
you that. It just happened.”
Formed in 1969 by Pat Sim-
mons, Johnston, drummer
John Hartman and bassist Dave
Shogren, the Doobies made their
mark with a run of hits on War-
ner Brothers Records. They at-
tained radio ubiquity in the late
1970s when the group’s lineup
was augmented by McDonald.
Simmons and Johnston contin-
ue to front the group. And multi-
instrumentalist John McFee’s
history with the Brothers dates
back to 1978.
Johnston was born in Visa-
lia, California and his favourite
music as he grew up included
Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Elvis,
James Brown and lots of rhythm
and blues on the radio. Although
he’d been playing the clarinet, he
pretty much ditched it when he
got his hands on a guitar at the
age of 12.
He eventually moved to San
Jose to fi nish college, where he
was majoring in graphic design,
and started playing in bands
around the city. “I didn’t really
have any plans to be a profession-
al musician,” he explains. “But
we played music all of the time. I
did it because I loved it. And the
place I was living ended up being
kind of the music centre of San
Jose and Santa Cruz.
“There were always musicians
there jamming – I’d come home
from classes and there would be
guys in the basement crashing
away. I played with most of the
musicians in San Jose at one time
or another.”
It was also in San Jose he met
the Skip Spence. Spence was the
original drummer of the Jef-
ferson Airplane and went on to
become a founding member of
the group which had a major in-
fl uence on the Doobie Brothers
– Moby Grape. It was Spence who
introduced Johnston to Hartman.
And it wasn’t long before the
right members came along and
audiences began taking notice
of this strikingly talented group.
And the hits started coming.
Johnston wrote Listen To The
Music and Rockin Down The
Highway, and with help from Je-
sus Is Just Alright the band was
on its way.
Meanwhile, there’s been no
better path in life for Johnston to
follow. “Getting involved with the
crowd – getting the energy out
from the band and then getting
it back. If you can get them up
dancing and singing along, then
we’ve done our job.”
Tickets are available at the
Centrium box offi ce or online at
www.ticketmaster.ca.
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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express
Fresh off the launch of
his latest CD The Lemon
Squeeze, Jeremy Fisher
has hit the road on a tour
which includes a City stop
Oct. 18th.
He performs at Fratters
Speakeasy.
Fans will relish tunes
from his latest project,
including the hit Uh-Oh
which features Serena Ry-
der.
Reaching Top 10 status
weeks after its release, Uh-
Oh proved Fisher’s tran-
sition into the pop music
scene.
“It’s a really fun show –
I’ve got a trio with me on
the road,” he explains dur-
ing a break. “It’s fun to play
all the new stuff with the
piano and keyboards and
also to reinvent the older
stuff and hearing all the
harmonies on them again.
It’s cool.”
After developing a fan
base through fi ve folk-in-
fl uenced releases, Fisher,
has indeed ventured in a
new direction with The
Lemon Squeeze.
The decision to make a
pop record was solidifi ed
after a discussion with
producers Gus Van Go and
Werner F.
“When we fi rst sat down,
we batted around the idea
of a pop record that would
stay true to my typical,
acoustic guitar-driven solo
show,” he explains. “But
when I started to write, the
songs just weren’t coming
on guitar.
“I reached out to Gus for
some encouragement, and
we started chatting about
albums that we were both
into.”
Enter Randy Newman’s
1972 album Sail Away.
“I told Gus that I had
always wanted to record
a piano-based album and
he persuaded me to follow
through on that.
“I started practicing
piano in a very deliberate
and disciplined manner. I
think the joy and novelty of
spending time on a differ-
ent instrument made space
for new music in my brain,
and I ran with it.”
The end result was ev-
erything from Newman-
inspired piano ballads with
strings to Queen-esque gui-
tar licks to Billy Joel-styled
pop.
“The way we listen to
music is changing and as
much as I tried to create a
cohesive body of work, The
Lemon Squeeze plays like
an album of singles. It was
liberating to make every
song on the record unique.”
Fisher has certainly had
an interesting journey
since he began recording
some 14 years ago.
In 2001, he promoted the
indie release of his debut
Back Porch Spirituals with
a bicycle tour that started
in Seattle and ended six
months later in Halifax.
“It was kind of a lifestyle
for me there for awhile,
I’d be biking all over the
country and sleeping in a
tent. So it was something
I’d been doing – the accu-
rate way to describe it is
that I incorporated music
into my bike touring rather
than vice versa.”
In 2004, Let It Shine’s sec-
ond single, High School, re-
ceived extensive radio and
television airplay.
He also supported Bedou-
in Soundclash and Xavier
Rudd on tour, and opened
for Alanis Morisette at the
Expo World Fair in Nagoya,
Japan.
In 2007, Goodbye Blue
Monday was released and
the single Cigarette became
another hit for Fisher.
Looking back further,
he recalls growing up in a
home where music was a
defi nite priority. His par-
ents weren’t musicians per
se, but his grandfathers
were – so there’s defi nitely
something in the genes.
His folks would urge him
to play a few tunes for com-
pany – much to his chagrin.
But as the years passed, his
gift for entertaining and for
crafting memorable tunes
fl ourished. It was obvious
what his path in life would
be.
“I guess it’s in the blood a
little bit – I just always loved
music, and I always loved
making music,” he says.
“No matter what it was
– the piano or my grand-
mother’s organ which had
all kinds of sounds on it.
It was fascinating to me. I
knew pretty young that no
matter what I did, music
would always be a part of
my life.”
Indeed. He also describes
it as a wonderful means of
helping him cope with the
challenges that life inevita-
bly brings.
“It’s kind of a coping
mechanism for me in life.
I use it like a person might
use a drug to change my
brain chemistry. I can sit
at the piano or pick up a
guitar and just waste away
hours and hours – I can
still do that if I can fi nd the
time. It calms me and it’s so
enjoyable.”
BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express
Attendees of Red Deer College’s produc-
tion of William Shakespeare’s Land of the
Dead are in for quite an unexpected plot
twist during the course of the play, which
runs until Oct. 18th.
Performances take place in Studio A,
with curtain at 7:30 p.m.
Director Kelly Reay describes the pro-
duction as an, “Alternate reality tale of
survival, camaraderie and heroics.”
Written by John Heimbuch, the story is
set within the time period when the Globe
Theatre in London had only just opened,
and where Shakespeare and his troupe
of merry men and women interact with
Queen Elizabeth herself among many oth-
er colourful characters.
These characters journey through Lon-
don in 1599 as Shakespeare’s Henry V
opens at the Globe. But the joys of open-
ing night are soon crushed as a vile plague
ravages the streets of London and those
affl icted by the illness grow increasingly
blood hungry.
Performers in RDC’s production even
take on British accents to make the show
more believable, however some of the ac-
tors’ accents were slightly more convinc-
ing than others. By far the most notable as-
pects of the production was the extensively
well-designed set which in conjunction
with the hazy special effects perfectly set
the scene for the dramatic events taking
place. Actors were also lavishly adorned
in period costume, including a stunning
dress worn by Emily Cupples as she por-
trayed a surly Queen Elizabeth.
Shakespeare is played by Evan Macleod
who did an outstanding job of delivering
depth to the character while maintaining
his British accent to a tee.
Another notable performance came
from the comedic relief provided by Nate
Rehman in the role of Kemp – a former
actor in Shakespeare’s troupe who Shake-
speare fi red for not sticking to the scripts
in his plays.
Kemp is an excellent addition to the of-
ten somber and death-fi lled fi ctional tale of
Shakespeare’s life, as the character often
fi nds a way to lighten the solemn scenes
through his comedic ‘jig’ dances.
The script itself offers unique factual ac-
counts of moments in history, such as the
opening of the Globe Theatre, the death
of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet, as well as
insight into the characters involved in
Shakespeare’s life in that time period such
as Sir Francis Bacon – a wealthy lawyer of
the Queen’s court. The character of Bacon
was played by Rina Pelletier, whose perfor-
mance of a male character was both enter-
taining and convincing through effective
costume and make up. It is also interesting
to note the author of the play’s inclusion of
Bacon within the script as there are many
well-known yet unproven theories sur-
rounding the idea that Bacon was behind
many - if not all – of Shakespeare’s famous
plays. Heimbuch included in his rendition
of Shakespeare’s life the aspect of Bacon
coming to Shakespeare and saying he has
written a new play to bemuse the queen
and wishes for Shakespeare to take it on as
his own. However, the young Shakespeare
is unimpressed by the quality of Bacon’s
work and is only persuaded by the promise
of fi nancial reward.
Overall, this rendition of Shakespeare’s
Land of the Dead was an entertaining start
to the season, bolstered by humorous char-
acters and an interesting plot.
For tickets, visit www.blackknightinn.
ca.
RDC students impress in unique season opener
Jeremy Fisher brings tunes to Fratters this weekend
FRESH SOUNDS - Jeremy Fisher brings the latest to Red Deer from his new CD The Lemon Squeeze. He performs at Frat-ters Speakeasy on Oct. 18th. photo submitted
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Red Deer Express 29ENTERTAINMENT
BY KALISHA MENDONSARed Deer Express
There are few people who
are able to captivate an au-
dience year after year the
way Canadian broadcast-
ing legend Stuart McLean
has been able to.
McLean has earned
a reputation as one of
Canada’s most intriguing
storytellers through his
evolution of the CBC radio
program The Vinyl Café.
He will be sharing stories
from the program on Oct.
19th with Vancouver group
Joe Trio as guests.
Red Deer will be able to
experience McLean’s fl air
for storytelling fi rsthand at
the Memorial Centre dur-
ing either a 2:30 p.m. mati-
nee or an evening perfor-
mance at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available
through the Black Knight
Inn ticket centre.
“This tour is something
I’ve been waiting to do for
almost a decade. I’m going
to be working with a group
of young musicians from
Vancouver called Joe Trio.
Cam Wilson – the musical
director of Joe Trio – and
I composed a couple of
pieces for the CBC radio or-
chestra back when it exist-
ed, and we performed them
in Vancouver – A History
of Canada,” said McLean.
“We had composed sym-
phonic pieces – humorous
symphonic pieces – and
we’re going to be able to do
those. I’ve been wanting to
perform those for a very
long time, and to travel
with them.”
McLean has worked for
decades to build a reputa-
tion as a talented humour-
ist, a best-selling author, an
award-winning journalist
and beloved broadcaster.
He has received many hon-
ours including three Ste-
phen Leacock Memorial
Medals for Humour for Vi-
nyl Café books and a Cana-
dian Author’s Association
Jubilee Award for Vinyl
Café Diaries.
In 2011, he was made an
Offi cer of the Order of Can-
ada for his contributions
for Canadian culture as a
storyteller and broadcaster
as well as for his charitable
acts.
The Vinyl Café presents
fi ctional stories, essays and
music.
The show is often hu-
morous but also presents
listeners with serious de-
pictions about commu-
nity, culture and history.
McLean’s voice has become
synonymous with qual-
ity storytelling and he has
worked with many notable
broadcasters and journal-
ists along his way.
McLean humbly gave
kudos to the, “Many very
talented producers at
CBC over the years” who,
through their editing and
support, helped shape him
into the very capable and
intriguing writer that he is
today.
“There were certainly
people who I’ve modelled
myself after and who have
supported me, but this was
something that I wanted to
do and pursued by myself
and found by myself. I was
lucky to collide with the
writings of E.B White who
inspired me and continues
to inspire me,” McLean
said.
“I have had friendships
with other writers who
encouraged me, and their
friendships gave me per-
mission to continue. They
treated me seriously as a
writer, which allowed me
to take myself seriously as
a writer.”
W.O. Mitchell, another
great Canadian broadcast-
er and writer, as well as edi-
tors at CBC also infl uenced
McLean and helped him to
refi ne his craft. Since 1978,
McLean has worked with
CBC radio but it wasn’t
until the summer of 1994
that The Vinyl Café was
created. It was meant to be
a replacement show but by
1998 McLean had taken the
stories from The Vinyl Café
on tours spanning Canada
and dipping into the United
States.
He also worked as a
professor at the School of
Journalism at Ryerson Uni-
versity in Toronto, and was
awarded the ACTRA (Alli-
ance of Canadian Cinema,
Television and Radio Art-
ists) award for best radio
documentary for coverage
of the 1979 Jonestown mas-
sacre.
McLean’s passion for
sharing stories has shone
for more than two decades
and continues to do so. His
humble presentation of
himself only adds to the
charm of his wit and hu-
mour.
“I don’t know whether
I have a gift for speaking.
I never had a moment of
thinking that I’m gifted in
this and therefore should
be doing it – I just wanted to
do it and feel grateful that I
am able to,” he said.
“It’s fun performing in
front of a big audience be-
cause you get the feedback,
and the feedback is big.
“If the feedback is laugh-
ter, you can surf on that
laughter and it becomes
almost a physical thing.
However, I also enjoy the
intimacy of small groups.
They both come with cer-
tain delights.”
The performances in the
City will likely be full of
feedback as year after year
Red Deerians line up to
hear him speak.
“This tour is very special
to me because it’s coming
back to doing something
that I’ve wanted to do for a
while.
“We have a new CD out,
a new Vinyl Record com-
ing and just more stories to
write,” he said.
“I like what I’m do-
ing, and I like the people
around me who continue to
show me a lot of support.
It’s what I do – it’s my work,
but I enjoy doing it.”
Storytelling legend Stuart McLean to visit Red Deer this month
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present.
A lack of B12 is not a rare problem. Stud-
ies show that one person in fi ve over age 60
and two in fi ve over 80 years of age cannot
absorb Vitamin B12 from food. The report
from Tufts claims that more people are af-
fected by a B12 defi ciency than previously
suspected by doctors.
One reason is that last year North
American doctors prescribed 160 million
prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors
(PPIs), the most popular acid-depressing
drugs. PPIs such as Nexium, Prevacid and
Prilosec are very effective in decreasing
hydrochloric acid, relieving indigestion
and acid refl ux. But studies show that
those who take PPIs for more than two
years are 65% more likely to have a defi -
ciency of Vitamin B12.
In another study conducted at the Kaiser
Permanente Medical Center in California,
researchers were surprised to fi nd that
even patients younger than 30, who had
been on PPIs for at least two years, could
have a defi ciency of B12!
Other acid suppressant drugs called his-
tamine 2 receptor agonists (H2RAs) such
as Zantac, Peptid and Tagamet also sup-
press the production of hydrochloric acid.
But these medications are less likely to in-
terfere with B12 absorption.
Fortunately, these effective drugs make
life easier for those infl icted with recur-
rent acid refl ux disorders. But the gener-
al population can get too much of a good
thing. What has happened is that these
stronger PPIs are often the fi rst thing that
doctors prescribe for heartburn.
But patients suffering from run-of-the-
mill infrequent heartburn do not need
PPIs. This is like using an elephant gun to
shoot a mouse. Rather, doctors should sug-
gest over-the-counter remedies such as Ro-
laids, Maalox and Mylanta. If these antac-
ids fail, drugs such as Pepcid AC or Zantac
75 are available that have fewer side-effects
and are less expensive.
The only way to determine if a patient
Losing keys may be a stomach, not a brain problem
Dr. Gifford
J O N E S
is defi cient in B12 is by a blood test. If B12
is low, the synthetic form of vitamin B12
used in supplements is effective. This is
because this form of B12 does not require
stomach acids in order to be absorbed by
the body. This is also true for fortifi ed cere-
als that can provide all the B12 required for
a single day.
It’s tragic that tens of millions of PPIs
and H2RAs are being over-prescribed by
doctors in North America year after year
for non bona-fi de reasons. Tens of millions
of dollars are spent annually to program
unsuspecting consumers to believe a quick
pill will cure every human ill.
This study once again shows that pre-
scription drugs rarely give something for
nothing. And convincing medical consum-
ers of this fact is like trying to pull teeth out
of a bull. Or as Bernard Shaw remarked,
“The biggest problem with communica-
tion is the illusion it has taken place.” So I
am under no illusion that this column will
make much of a dent in the profi ts of big
pharma and Madison Avenue advertising.
But for those who are confused, forget-
ful, depressed, concerned they can’t fi nd
their keys and worried they may be devel-
oping Alzheimers’s Disease, the cure may
lie in the stomach, not in the head.
Those needing PPIs should listen to the
advice of the philosopher Nietzsche when
he wrote, “The belly is the reason why man
does not mistake himself for a God.”
See the web site www.docgiff.com. For com-ments [email protected].
SCENIC VIEW – Vanessa Semmers and Ruark Clayton admire a fall landscape from atop the hill in Rotary Park. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Red Deer Express 33
EVENTSThe Cronquist House Tea House
is now closed for the sea-son , but will reopen for the Christmas season! We will be hosting our annual Interna-tional Christmas Tea on Dec. 2nd, then the Tea House stay open till Dec. 19th, Tuesdays – Fridays 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Come and enjoy the Cronquist House in all its Christmas glory.
Living Faith Lutheran Church - welcomes everyone to our Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. We offer traditional and contemporary service with Holy Communion. Services held at Bethany Collegeside Red Deer College. 403-347-9852.
The Golden Circle is pleased to be hosting a concert on Oct. 18th with Maria Dunn and special guest Shannon John-son and guest speaker Michael Dawe. Tickets are $15 each in advance and can be pur-chased at the Golden Circle 4620-47 A Avenue. Tickets are $20 at the door. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the concert starting at 7 p.m.
Centre for Spiritual Development has, on Oct. 17th, at 7 p.m. an ordination celebration for Rev. Anne and Rev. Randy (they’re our ‘Staff Ministers – Outreach’, based in Waterloo, Ontario. On Oct. 18th, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. there is a workshop with Rev. Anne and Rev. Randy – community building circles. This workshop is aimed primarily at ministers, board members, and others in leadership roles in the Centre, and is limited to 20 per-sons. On Oct. 19th – a pot luck lunch after the service! Monday evening meditations -- our next meditation evening will be Oct. 20th at 7 p.m. On Oct. 26th – guest speaker, Rev. Doug Craig. On Oct. 29th – 7 p.m. Men’s Group, the Gentle Art of Self Care, meets with Greg Dickson
Grant Fuhr will be in Red Deer at Costco on Nov. 2nd from 12 to 2 p.m. to sign copies of his book - Grant Fuhr: The Story Of A Hockey Legend.
The Inner Peace Movement
is heading back to the City. Talks are being presented in Red Deer on Oct. 28th at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Super 8 Hotel, 4217 – 50 Ave. Talks are 90 minutes. Cost is $21 at the door. All are welcome.
There is a perogie supper at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Par-ish Hall on Oct. 16th from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Adults and teens pay $11; 10 years and under pay $6. Tick-ets at the door. 403-347-2335.
Friends of the Red Deer Public Li-brary are holding their Fall Book sale in the downtown branch Snell Auditorium from Oct. 16-18th; Oct. 16th from 5 to 9 p.m. is for Friends’ Members. Oct. 17th and Oct. 18th 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
are for the general public. Six month memberships are avail-able on Friday. Single mem-berships are $7.50 and family memberships are $10. Donations such as books, VHSs, CDs and DVD’s are accepted at the down-town branch. 403-346-5721.
Come learn more about our plans to build upon our exterior gardens for resident use and enjoyment at Bethany. This outdoor oasis will include raised gardens, which will provide horticultural oppor-tunities for residents, something no other care facility in the Red Deer area is offering. The gardens will provide excellent stimuli for the senses; sight, taste, touch and smell. Residents suffering from depression feel their spirits lift and constructive activities help to channel nega-tive emotions leaving them with feelings of optimism, confi dence and self-worth. Fresh fruits and vegetables grown in the garden will also be used by our chef to
provide nutritional, organic menu options for residents at Bethany. As part of our fundraising efforts we are holding a Harvest Garden Party on the afternoon of Oct. 26th at CollegeSide Gardens. We will be serving samples of food made with fresh garden produce and prepared in Bethany’s own kitchen to highlight the benefi ts and enjoyment of having a gar-den on-site. Please RSVP by Oct. 20th to 403-357-3700 or [email protected].
Town & Country Dance Club Couples Old Time Social Dance Lessons - six consecutive Tuesday evenings 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 until 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 Scot-tish. For more information, call 403-343-0975 or 403-347-0907 or visit www.reddeerscottish-countrydancers.weebly.com.
Dance for the health of it. Work-ing in a team, learn easy dance steps while enjoying a variety of music. Everyone is welcome – families, couples, solos and teens. No dance experience necessary. Twenty-four sessions for $120. Maximum 24 partici-pants. Sessions run Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Contact Connie at 403-396-1523.
Do you love to sing? Join our adult choir, the Red Deer Chamber Singers, where you will enjoy an environment of positive learning and quality music. Practices are at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton St. at 7 p.m. We will be preparing for our annual Renais-sance Feast performances, to be held at the end of Novem-
ber. Contact Sadie at 403-347-5166 for more information.
Wondering what it would be like to volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross? The Red Cross is excited to host an information session for prospective volun-teers interested in responding to personal disasters like house fi res or fl oods, conducting com-munity outreach on emergency preparedness, and other related activities. It takes place Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Canadian Red Cross offi ce. #105, 5301-43 St.
Medieval Fair runs Oct. 31st from 5 to 9 p.m. Bouncers, swimming, gymnastics, pre school park, wall climbing, skating, costumed characters, music, lazertag, bun-gee run, skyball and more. Candy bags for the fi rst 1,000 kids. Cost is $5 per person or $20 for a family of fi ve. Purchase tickets in advance at the Collicutt Centre.
Past lives, dreams and Soul Travel!
Free spiritual experiences dis-cussion on Nov. 5th, 7-8 p.m. at Red Deer Library, 4818 – 49th St. Free Spiritual Experiences Guidebook for all guests. For more information call 403-314-5353 or visit www.spiritualexpe-rience.org. Presented by ECKA-NKAR CANADA in Alberta.
On Nov. 8th, the fi fth annual Judy Schweitzer ALS Curl for a Cure will be taking place at the Michener Hill Curling Club! Carrie Mello began the Funspeil in honour of her mother, Judy, who passed away from ALS last year. Judy was passionate about curling, leading Carrie, along with friends and family, to begin an annual fundraising event. Donations will be accepted at the Funspeil, as well as on the ALS Curl for a Cure fundraising website. Registration must be completed by Nov. 4th. You can sponsor the 2014 Judy Sch-weitzer ALS Curl for the Cure by visiting www.alsab.ca or by donating directly at the event.
Bingo schedule for the Learn-ing Disabilities Association of Alberta - volunteers need to be at the Red Deer Bingo Hall by 10:30 a.m. Evening bingos: volunteers need to be at Red Deer Bingo Hall by 4:30 p.m. The schedule is as follows –Nov. 12th (evenings). Bingo coordinators are Karen Gough at 403-340-3249 or by email [email protected] or Emily Hillis at 403-342-6602or by email [email protected].
The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) will be holding their monthly Ambas-sador Breakfast Oct. 17th from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. at the RDRWA Offi ce (4918 59 St.) Cost: $15 per person. Come out and join us for a pancake breakfast, congratulate the next round of Watershed Ambassadors, and take in a very informative presentation by Kathryn Hull and Kelsey Spicer of Cows & Fish and Tony Blake of the Red Deer River Naturalists about the Piper Creek and Waskasoo Subwatershed. RSVP to: [email protected] or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on Oct. 15th.
Stephen Palmer, a Folk- Sing-ing Road-Survivor Concert – Oct. 18th from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church 12 Stanton Street
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Stephen sings about life and simple pleasures and has been compared to Leonard Cohen and Hoyt Axton. Tickets are adults $12 in advance - $15 at the door. Children 12 and under free. Tickets available at the church offi ce. Phone 403-347-6073 or 403-347-6073.
Innisfail United Church harvest turkey supper runs Oct. 21st from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Innisfail Legion Auditorium. $14 for those 11 and up; $6 for those six to 10; and free for those fi ve years and under. Take out orders are welcome. Call 403-227-4159 on Oct. 21st between 9 a.m. and noon.
Lacombe Nursing Ladies Auxiliary will be holding their annual tea, craft and bake sale on Oct. 22nd at the Lacombe Hos-pital and Care Centre. Craft and bake sale at 2 p.m. Tea at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $4.
Multi-church seniors’ lun-cheon runs Oct. 22nd from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pay at the door - $8. The event runs in the fellowship hall of Living Stones Church.
GrammaLink-Africa Chili for a Cause Luncheon Oct. 22nd. 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Gaetz United Church 4758 Ross St. Homemade chili, buns, pumpkin cupcakes, coffee and tea. Chili is served in a hand-made pottery bowl which is yours to keep. Tickets at the door- cash only. All proceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support the Afri-can Grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren as their parents have died from HIV/AIDS. For further information contact Faye at 403-343-1881.
The Haynes Community Society is hosting a harvest supper Oct. 22nd from 5 to 7 p.m. 403-391-3433 or 403-309-8856 for more information. They are also hosting a community Halloween dance Oct. 24th at 8 p.m. Call above num-bers for more information.
Piper Creek Lodge annual fall tea and bake sale runs Oct. 23 from 1:30 to 3 p[.m. Cost for tea and fruitcake is $4. Baking, 50/50 draw and free door prizes. All proceeds going to the residents’ activities.
Rock & Roll Dance/Sock Hop runs Oct. 25th from 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Valley Center Com-munity Hall. Cost is $15 per person. For information, email [email protected] or contact 403-728-3333. Dance to live music – jukebox rock, a four-piece 50’s & 60’s rock band. Light refreshments for purchase. Late lunch included in admission. Poodle skirts, bob-by socks and Brylcream encour-aged. Hosted by Town & Country and Country Pride Dance.
This year, the 27th for the Canadian Cancer Society (Red Deer) an-nual Jail & Bail Fundraiser runs Oct. 23rd at Parkland Mall from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Celebrity judges will once again be con-
victing and setting bail amounts for felons friends, family and employees who have had ar-rested by offi cers or volunteers for anything from drinking too much coffee, snoring, wearing the wrong shirt or just for being themselves. Or any other reason you can think of. After their forgone conviction they have their mug shot taken and are put in our maximum security jail where they must by phone raise the dollar amount of the fi ne set by the celebrity judge. Check out www.cancer.ca for more details.
Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Common Threads: Fibre by In-Defi nite Arts Society, which runs in the Kiwanis Gal-lery to Oct. 19th. Fibre work form the basis of the work by the In-Defi nite Arts Society, artists with developmental dis-abilities who create, exhibit and sell their incredible artwork.
Central Alberta Singles Dances run 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 starting at 8 p.m. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563 or Murray at 403-357-8022. Everyone is welcome.
Sacred Heart CWL Annual Tea and bazaar Oct. 18th. Sacred Heart Church, 5508 48A Ave. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish hall. Admission $5 (includes lunch). Crafts, baking and tea for sale.
Steve Bell in concert – Shalom Counselling Centre’s annual Fall ‘FriendRaiser’ & 15th Anniver-sary Celebration – Memories and Beyond, Oct. 24th at First
Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar St. Tickets $20 each available online at www.stevebell.com or phone Shalom at 403-342-0339. Event proceeds to help Central Alberta families with counselling for emotional and relational concerns. Portion of ticket sales to Alzheimer Society.
Cards at the Golden Circle. Join us for Canasta on Mondays at 1 p.m. Drop in fee $1. Wednesday afternoons at 1 p.m. join us for Singles Bridge. Drop in fee of $2. Partner Bridge is played the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Drop in fee of $3. Euchre is played the fi rst and third Friday of the month at 1 p.m. Drop in fee of $2. Join us for scrabble Friday’s starting at 1 p.m. Drop in fee of $1. Thursday night dances continue at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. 403-346-3896, 403-347-6165 or 403-986-7170.
St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church
in Lacombe has their annual fall tea and bazaar Nov. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. Bake table/craft table with lots of cookies.
Travel Memories runs Nov. 5th from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch, Waskasoo Meeting Room. Our speaker this month will share pictures and tales of her travels through the cos-mopolitan cities of Barcelona and Paris. Come to the library and appreciate some beautiful photography. Listen to our pre-senter and share your own travel adventures, while enjoying coffee or tea with us. For more informa-tion, contact Donna Stewart
or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.
Daytime Documentaries – Nov. 12th from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch, Waskasoo Meeting Room. Our documentary this month is about Sixto Rodriguez, the greatest 70’s rock icon who never was. Bootleg recordings made it to South Africa after his career ended in the States. Years later, two fans track down their hero in Detroit, working construction. Join us for this award winning fi lm and enjoy cof-fee or tea with us as the winter season approaches. A discussion facilitated by a staff member will follow the fi lm. Everyone is welcome. For more informa-tion, contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.
A presentation on celiac disease runs Oct. 18th from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Downtown House (5414 – 43 St.) with JoAnne Murray from the Calgary chapter of the
Week of October 15 - October 22, 2014
MEETINGS
Canadian Celiac Association who will discuss Celiac disease, the gluten-free diet, the new legislation, label reading and resources. 403-347-3248.
Benalto & Area Rural Crime Watch Society AGM Oct. 30th at 7 p.m., Benalto Leisure Centre, Ag. Grounds. Elections and year end business. Guest speakers sr. Peace Offi cer Julian Veuger, Lacombe County Protective Services and Sr. Peace Of-fi cer Bob Dixon, Red Deer County Protective Services. Topic: ‘The Life of a County Peace Offi cer: the lighter side.’ Also in attendance BARCWS Liaison Cst. Marty Reed, Sylvan Lake RCMP. 403-746-3429.
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 gener-ally 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.
Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking? We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encouragement and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list of meetings in Red Deer and the surrounding area.
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The drought is over.
After four decades, The Mas-
tercard Memorial Cup tourna-
ment will make an appearance in
Alberta following the announce-
ment of the Red Deer Rebels be-
ing named the host team for the
2016 tournament.
“Congratulations to the com-
munity, congratulations to the
Red Deer Rebel organization and
to this great province that has
waited far too long for the op-
portunity to host this prestigious
event,” said Western Hockey
League Commissioner Ron Robi-
son during a press conference at
Westerner Park. “As everyone is
aware The Mastercard Memorial
Cup is the most diffi cult trophy in
hockey to win and I can’t think
of a more ideal location to host
this event in 2016 than right here
in Red Deer, in the heart of this
province.”
Robison made mention of how
hard the bid committee had to
work in order to get the board
to award Red Deer the tourna-
ment over the Vancouver Giants,
but there is some history to be
made when the tournament rolls
around.
The year will mark the 25th an-
niversary of the Rebels franchise
and it coincides with the 50th an-
niversary of the Western Hockey
League, he said.
“It’s going to be a tremendous
event, a great party and I know
everyone in the Canadian Hockey
League and throughout the West-
ern Hockey League can’t wait for
2016.”
It was a signifi cant moment as
well for Rebels Owner, Governor,
President, General Manager and
Head Coach Brent Sutter.
“Back in 1999 was the last time
I was in this room (the Lookout
Room) and we were holding a
press conference at the time an-
nouncing that I had bought the
Rebels,” he said. “It’s amazing.
I get to stand here 15 years later
and get to be a part of this and
part of this great community.”
Sutter told the crowd gathered
in the room, which included the
current members of the Rebels
hockey team, that this was a great
day, not only for the Rebels orga-
nization but for the City and for
the County.
He also directed some kudos to
Westerner Park, home to the EN-
MAX Centrium, which will be the
site of the 10-day tourney.
“We have a fantastic facility
here and that was a big part of
our bid too - the fact that we’ve
got an elite building. We have the
surroundings around here to do
a lot of the events right here on
these grounds.”
Ron LaRiviere, a co-chair with
Merrick Sutter on the organiz-
ing committee, said in the next
month or so the process will start
to get the pieces in place along
with the volunteers to host what
he boldly claims will be the best
Memorial Cup ever because of
the support he feels is out there
in the community to make it so.
“There’s more than just the
hockey tournament,” he said.
“There’s the awards banquet,
the golf tournament. There’s a
fan fest that involves different
aspects of involving the commu-
nity. Putting on displays that the
community participates in, get-
ting schools involved.
“All those are part of the event
that’s associated with the Memo-
rial Cup.”
LaRiviere has somewhat of a
template to work from as he was
at the 2011 tournament in Missis-
sauga and will be in attendance
when the puck drops at this year’s
tournament in Quebec City.
Sutter made a point of thank-
ing the WHL league governors
for giving Red Deer a chance to
shine. “This event will be the
event in the town in May of 2016
and the other thing that’s great
about it is that it leads up to 2019
for the Canadian Winter Games
coming too.”
When it rains it pours but that’s
how you end a drought.
Red Deer to host the 2016 Memorial Cup
FIGHTING BACK – Red Deer Rebels Cole Chorney and Nick Charif fend off a Medicine Hat player during last weekend’s showdown at the Centrium. The Tigers won the match 5-1. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express
36 Red Deer Express Wednesday, October 15, 2014
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Four!
That’s the number of Hunting Hills
High School students who made up the
boys’ golf team this year which headed
west of Calgary for the Alberta Schools
Athletics Association provincial golf
championships earlier this month.
When the fi nal putt had dropped Logan
Hill, Bryce Kopec, Grant Numrich and
Jordan Williamson were crowned the
3A/4A provincial champions.
“We are really proud of them,” said
fi rst-year coach Dylan Winnicky. “We
knew we had two really strong individu-
als who were gunning for fi rst place as
an individual and our other two players
really stepped up and made it possible to
win the team event.”
The two-day event was held at Redwood
Meadows and River Spirit golf courses in
wet, windy and cold conditions and the
Hunting Hills team handled the weather
the best with a one stroke lead after the
fi rst day and winning the tournament by
nine shots in the end.
Grade 11 student Jordan Williamson
managed to shoot the second best score
on day two, fi ring a 73 which Winnicky
said really helped the team win the pro-
vincial title.
The team did manage to get in a practice
round at each course and discuss a strat-
egy heading into the tournament which
Winnicky said certainly helped in the end.
“I think it helped our two younger play-
ers, just kind of sticking to a game plan
and not veering off of what clubs to hit on
some of the risky par fours and par fi ves.”
The coach also passed along some cred-
it to the team being able to use the facili-
ties out at Lakewood Golf Resort where
Red Deer College golf coach Scott Berg-
dahl helped the players, providing feed-
back on their swings.
It’s the fourth provincial golf title for
the school and Winnicky says the fallout
from the win may help in growing the
program down the road.
“I think it’s exciting, just for recruiting
for next year. Already having some girls
wanting to come out and put a girls team
in as well. I think it’s only good promo-
tion for Hunting Hills golf.”
He agrees these provincial champion-
ships are good for growing the sport right
across the province.
“It’s giving high school kids a chance
to compete in tournaments and a tourna-
ment like this it opens up doors for col-
lege,” he said. “It’s good for those boys to
get some tournament action in and build
a resume for college golf.”
Coach is proud ofHunting Hills golf team
The world of baseball
has said adios to another
star in the form of Derek
Jeter.
It was a farewell tour
sponsored by almost every
company in North America
and seemed to last longer
than his career with some
folks annoyed by it all.
Many were even asking
why the big send off for a
player who was not the best
ever at his position.
They are right in that #2
was not the best homerun
hitter at shortstop. He was
not the best base stealer to
play that position. He didn’t
have the strongest arm nor
was he the best defensive
shortstop to take the dia-
mond. Jeter never won an
American League MVP
award but he came close,
fi nishing third in 1998 be-
hind the winner Juan Gon-
zalez who was accused of
steroid use.
He then fi nished sixth
in the MVP voting the
next year behind Manny
Ramirez and Rafael Pal-
meiro, both who tested pos-
itive for steroids.
He was 10th when a real-
ly large Jason Giambi won
and 10th again next season
behind Giambi, Gonzalez,
Alex Rodriguez and Roger
Clemens. A real birds of a
feather group if ever there
was one. He may have been
behind Lance Armstrong
in voting if the biker was
playing MLB that year.
No, Jeter was never the
best at his occupation but
he was very much the most
consistent over a 20-year
career in baseball’s fi sh
bowl called New York .
I can’t recall a time
where Jeter was on the cov-
er of any trash paparazzi
fi lled magazine or featured
on TMZ. He was clean as an
operating room table.
In a world where sports
fi gures are held in high es-
teem before crashing down,
Jeter remained right up
there and stayed humble at
the same time. That’s one
heck of a juggling act.
Now he did have plenty
of talent and owns the
record for most hits as a
shortstop with 3,460 and
has fi ve World Series rings.
From 1996-2009 Jeter hit
.318, was on base more than
a third of the time and av-
eraged 152 games at a posi-
tion which next to being a
catcher is one which your
body takes a beating.
So he was a talented play-
er, consistent, a winner and
a classy guy. All reasons
for a send off which maybe
went too long and was a lit-
tle tacky at times but in the
end it was well deserved
for a player who is going to
be a shoe-in for the Hall of
Fame.
Consistency pays off for Derek Jeter
JIM
C L A G G E T T
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There is nothing like getting
your head fi lled with over the top
design ideas after a visit to Las
Vegas! I have just returned from
a weekend getaway with some
girlfriends and believe me Vegas
puts me in a very stylish head-
space. Everything is so pristine,
glitzy and completely oversized.
Orange is the colour of the hour
as many of the hotels are decked
out for fall; it is a visual treat
mixed together with the ultimate
glamour.
It made me stop and think about
how we can often cut corners
when it comes to our homes. Usu-
ally budget related, people will
compromise on items that I feel
they truly want because along the
way they have been seduced into
upgrading many elements. Once
all the numbers come crashing in
on them, they immediately pull
back from the decorative fi nishes
in their homes which is tragic in
my eyes. It’s a very good idea for
all involved in the project to bring
ideas and expectations together
before the garage gets custom
lighting and a Nascar themed fi n-
ish while the ensuite bathroom
is left with a bare light bulb and
cheap linoleum on the fl oor.
The best advice I can give cli-
ents is don’t cheap out on the
fl ooring and comfort fi nishes.
Not just because I sell fl ooring
but because fl ooring is the ele-
ment in your home that gets the
most abuse. Walls and fl oors get
the short end of the budget and
they are constantly being walked
on, rubbed down, washed, spilled
on and just generally abused.
Why wouldn’t you invest in a bet-
ter quality product for these ar-
eas?
Comfort fi nishes to me are so
important and they usually are in
the bathroom, kitchen and laun-
dry which are areas where I seem
to spend the most time. A decent
sized bath tub is a must but does
it have to be a jetted, air vented
colour chrome infi nity edge mon-
strosity? No, it just needs to be
deep enough and not too long
so I don’t fl oat away. I don’t care
about heated fl oors or walk in
showers the size of a locker room
as long as I have that tub. What is
your main comfort priority?
I am partial to beautiful win-
dow coverings and curtains. I
think that there is no fi ner fi nish
in a room than a beautifully coor-
dinated window fashions. In Ve-
gas, our hotel room had a button
next to the bed called ‘goodnight’
which tucked the whole room in
when pushed. Lights dimmed
slowly and curtains cascaded
across the room to block out the
brightness of the strip. Wow, talk
about being pampered. Even a
simple curtain (without the mo-
torized convenience) will add am-
biance and softening to any room
and are often a detail left on the
cutting room fl oor of budgeting.
My best advice is to plan ahead
for those small indulgences so
you aren’t forced to cut those
desired details out of your home
when the time comes to make
those crucial decisions. You will
be much happier with your fi n-
ished project if you have included
those features that are important
to you. You will be raising a glass
of wine to toast your luxurious
bathtub and to say ‘thank you
Kim for such wonderful advice’!
Kim Meckler is an interior designer in Red Deer with Carpet Colour Cen-tre.
COZY – This master bedroom of an Abbey Master Builders show home in Sylvan Lake features two tall windows that let large amounts of light into the room. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express
Kim
M E C K L E R
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Whether or not torefi nance your mortgage
With mortgage rates still
hovering at historic lows,
chances are you’ve consid-
ered breaking your current
mortgage and renewing
or refi nancing now before
rates begin to rise.
Perhaps you want to free
up cash for such things
as renovations, travel or
putting towards your chil-
dren’s education? Or may-
be you want to pay down
debt or pay your mortgage
off faster?
If you’ve thought about
breaking your mortgage
and taking advantage of
these historically low rates,
feel free to give me a call or
send me an email to discuss
your options.
In some cases, the penal-
ty can be quite substantial
if you aren’t very far into
your mortgage term, but
we can determine if break-
ing your mortgage now will
benefi t you long term.
People often assume
the penalty for breaking a
mortgage amounts to three
months’ interest payments
so, when they crunch the
numbers, it doesn’t seem
so bad.
In most cases, however,
the penalty is the greater
of three months’ interest
or the interest rate differ-
ential (IRD).
The IRD is the difference
between the interest rate
on your mortgage contract
and today’s rate which is
the rate at which the lender
can relend the money.
And with rates so low
these days, the IRD tends
to be greater than three
months’ interest.
Because this is a way for
banks to recuperate any
losses, for some people,
breaking and renegotiat-
ing at a lower rate without
careful planning can mean
they come out no further
ahead.
Keep in mind, however,
that penalties vary from
lender to lender and there
are different penalties for
different types of mort-
gages.
In addition, the size of
your down payment and
whether you opted for a
‘cash back’ mortgage can
infl uence penalties.
While breaking a mort-
gage and paying penalties
based on the IRD can result
in a break-even proposi-
tion in the short term, if
you look at the big picture,
you’ll see that the true sav-
ings are long term – as we
know that rates will be
higher in the years to come.
Your current goal is to se-
cure a long-term rate com-
mitment before it’s too late,
and here lies the signifi cant
future savings.
As always, if you have
questions about breaking
your mortgage to secure a
lower rate, or general mort-
gage questions, I’m here to
help!
Jean-Guy Turcotte is a mort-gage broker with Dominion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.
Jean-Guy
T U R C O T T E
Are you making the grade on energy effi ciency?
Do you see yourself as
an energy effi cient home-
owner? Probably not is the
conclusion of a report card
recently released by Direct
Energy.
Nearly all (84%) of home-
owners have a program-
mable thermostat earning
them an “A” grade, but
they fail when it comes to
setting the most energy ef-
fi cient temperature, know-
ing how often to change
furnace fi lters and schedul-
ing a fall furnace mainte-
nance.
“It’s not surprising to
see most homeowners
have installed program-
mable thermostats because
there’s been a lot of aware-
ness generated about their
benefi ts in the past few
years,” says Dave Walton,
the director of home ideas
for Direct Energy. “How-
ever, there’s much more
to heating your home ef-
fi ciently. Improving your
overall knowledge about
your home, making some
simple, inexpensive chang-
es and adopting energy ef-
fi cient practices can help
homeowners save money
in the long run.”
Homeowners received
a failing grade on their
intention to get their fur-
nace maintained this fall,
with only 38% planning to
schedule an inspection.
Direct Energy advises
that it should be done pro-
fessionally by a licensed
technician every year
before winter begins to
ensure the furnace is in
proper working order. This
routine will also help you
avoid costly repairs.
Just over half (58%) of
those surveyed say they
change the furnace fi lters at
least every three months, a
number Walton would like
to see increase. “Changing
or cleaning furnace fi lters
every three months is easy
to do and helps your fur-
nace run more effi ciently.”
Additional tips to im-
prove energy effi ciency
this winter include:
• Check for leaks around
windows and doors and
seal them up before the
cold weather sets in.
• Set ceiling fans to turn
clockwise to push warm air
down in to the room.
• Use a humidifi er to add
warm moisture to dry air,
which helps make you feel
more comfortable.
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Do you ever wonder if
there is a silent killer in
your home?
Carbon monoxide (CO) is
an odourless, tasteless, and
invisible gas that is a by-
product of incomplete fuel
combustion.
Exposure to carbon mon-
oxide could be deadly. It
is commonly detected in
poorly maintained or im-
properly installed natural
gas furnaces and fi replaces,
but it can also be produced
when burning natural gas,
propane, gasoline or wood.
During the fall and winter
when furnaces and fi re-
places are running, the risk
of CO poisoning increases.
“Given the average
household has four to six
fuel burning appliances,
most commonly the fur-
nace, water heater, fi re-
place and gas stove, CO
safety is an important topic
for everyone,” said Josh
Orzech, the director of
home services for Direct
Energy Alberta.
“Every year, thousands
of CO incidents take place
here, but there are simple
steps that can help prevent
it from happening to you or
your family.”
Orzech offers the follow-
ing preventative measures
to reduce the risk of carbon
monoxide poisoning:
• The best way to keep
your family safe is to en-
sure all fuel-burning de-
vices are properly installed
and serviced.
It’s imperative to have
a qualifi ed technician in-
spect and service your fur-
nace annually.
For example, Direct En-
ergy maintenance techni-
cians are trained to mea-
sure carbon monoxide
levels and to ensure the
safe operation of fuel-burn-
ing appliances.
• As a second line of
defense, install a CSA-ap-
proved carbon monoxide
alarm on each level of your
home or cottage. A com-
mon mistake that home-
owners make is placing
alarms too close to the fur-
nace. Instead install a unit
in the basement hallway,
just outside the furnace
room. CO travels upstairs
through the ductwork and
vents in your home so it’s
very important to also in-
stall a CO alarm on the
fl oors of the home where
there are the most vents
and, in close proximity to
the sleeping areas.
Don’t install CO alarms
near windows or vents,
bathrooms or too close to
heating or fuel-burning ap-
pliances or smoke alarms
(unless it’s a combination
alarm).
• Make sure to check and
test your existing alarms
each season by pushing the
test button on the unit. Put
a reminder in your calen-
dar every three months, so
you don’t forget.
• Check manufacturer’s
instructions to fi nd out
when your unit should be
replaced. It’s usually fi ve to
10 years for CO alarms.
• Replace batteries once
a year, including back-
up batteries for plug-in
alarms.
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Important carbon monoxide safety tips
The infl uences of grand
hotels and spa resorts have
given bathrooms the design
attention they have long
deserved. While inspira-
tion and practical ideas can
be found online or in books
and magazines, creating
that special sanctuary may
be a daunting process.
“The bathroom is one of
the smallest rooms in the
house, yet it is often serves
as the most hardworking,”
says Ralph Stephen, bro-
ker-owner of Royal LeP-
age Atlantic in Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick. “A
detailed plan before you
begin your bath project is
the best way to ensure top
resale value when it comes
time to sell your home.”
Stephen recommends
these fi ve bathroom plan-
ning rules:
1. Start on paper and
begin with one function in
mind. Whether you’re cre-
ating a new bathroom or
updating an existing one,
begin with a focus on the
main function, be it your
master bath, family bath,
guest bath, children’s bath
or powder room.
2. Keep reality in mind.
Remember, the budget
and the space you have to
work with are likely the
two things that shouldn’t
change. Give careful con-
sideration to budget and
space at the start of your
bathroom project, and
you’ll save money later.
3. Renovate to the ap-
propriate level. A well-
designed, updated bath is
a high-value room to both
the homeowner and home-
buyer. But it’s never a
good idea to over-renovate
your home for the market
or your neighborhood. Be
sure to link your intentions
to the larger real estate pic-
ture.
4. Pick your pro. De-
pending on the size and
complexity of your proj-
ect, bathroom remodels
usually require an expert.
The technical aspects of
plumbing alone make bath-
room projects out of scope
for most do-it-yourselfers.
Secure at least three es-
timates, preferably with
those who can show you
a portfolio of their prior
work, before you award the
job.
5. Consider your needs.
Who will be using the bath-
room and how? What are
the priorities for the room?
Will it be a room to ener-
gize family members at the
start of a busy day? Or, will
it be a place to rejuvenate
at the end of one?
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