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The Red Deer and District SPCA is in

desperate need of fi nancial support

from the community this holiday

season.

Tara Hellewell, executive director at

the SPCA, said the organization needs to

raise $100,000 in the month of December to

break even.

“Our fi scal budget year runs until the

end of September and we had a $75,000 def-

icit this year. It is always a struggle to try

and bring in enough revenue to support all

of the programs we offer. Especially since

moving into the new building – it’s a very

expensive facility to maintain,” she said.

“We operate on close to $1 million annu-

ally and this year we’ve increased that by

$200,000.”

Since moving into the new facility in

2010, Hellewell said operational costs have

increased by 60%, but so has the number of

adoptions annually as well.

She added the SPCA is making a greater

impact in the community as their adop-

tions were up 30% this past year.

This year well over 550 animals have

been adopted from the SPCA so far, this is

compared to 200 adoptions annually before

the organization moved to the new facility.

“We do have adoption fees that are linked

to those adoptions but by no means do they

cover anywhere close to what it costs to

run the adoption program,” she said.

Although the increase in adoptions is

good news, Hellewell said the SPCA has

also seen a 30% increase in animals com-

ing into the facility as well. “So our costs

increase signifi cantly. It’s always a revolv-

ing door.

“We’re not depending on these adoption

fees and user fees from some of our pro-

grams to cover our costs – it is not cover-

ing our costs. We still need the support of

the community through donations to help

operate, to keep the doors open and to keep

the power on,” she said.

Due to the increase in animals being

adopted out and coming into the shelter,

Hellewell added staff hours needed to be

increased to meet the demand.

“We haven’t had a fundraiser for our or-

ganization for over three years. I have been

managing that for the last two and as an

executive director it’s already a very big

job and there just isn’t enough time,” she

said. “It’s always the thing that gets left,

but it’s the most important part.”

To help with this, the SPCA has recently

hired a new fund development coordinator.

“We will be reaching out even further

into the community in 2014, but I also feel

that the programs and community support

that we are offering is such that we can

look to the community to help us – we are

more than just about animals.”

Another reason the SPCA is feeling add-

ed pressure is because of the over popula-

tion of cats.

“It is putting a signifi cant strain on our

resources and we are not able to keep up

with the number of cats that need safe

shelter and we are having to turn people

away – we have no choice,” said Hellewell.

“At any point in time we have 130 cats in

the shelter.”

Adding to the fi nancial strain is the fact

that the SPCA has to repay a $1 million

loan from the City of Red Deer. The money

was used to help build the organization’s

new facility.

“We need to work on paying that off. We

do still have some liabilities out there that

cost every year.”

Meanwhile, Hellewell said she is hoping

the Central Alberta community will open

their wallets this holiday season and do-

nate to the SPCA.

“We hope that the community will be

generous this Christmas because Decem-

ber is the biggest month in terms of dona-

tions,” she said.

“Last year we raised over $80,000 in the

month of December.

“While a lot of people want to bring us

gifts and items and things for the shelter,

fi nancial donations are by far the best gift

for us right now. It is always appreciated,

but monetary donations are needed.”

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Red Deer City council

voted in favour of acceler-

ating snow removal in light

of the snowstorm earlier

this week.

“I support moving quick-

ly. I don’t think we can con-

tinue with the residential

areas as they are now,” said

Craig Curtis, City manager.

The City has also enacted

its Emergency Operations

Committee to help deal

with the heavy snowfall.

Residential streets will be

prioritized.

Plowing began Tuesday

morning in a number of

neighbourhoods and con-

tinued into Wednesday.

Residents are being noti-

fi ed of plowing in their area

via the City’s automatic di-

aling system - it will show

up as a 1-888 number on

citizen’s phones.

Residents with unlisted

numbers are asked to keep

an eye out for crews or to

continue to watch for up-

dates.

Red Deerians are also

asked to be prepared to

remove vehicles from resi-

dential roadways where

possible as residential

plowing and sanding will

happen quickly.

Crews will be performing

surface snow plowing and

windrows will be placed

on both sides of the street.

Windrows will not exceed

16 inches in height.

Greg Sikora, manager of

public works for the City,

said the decision to accel-

erate the snow removal in

residential areas comes

with some disadvantages.

“There will be windrows

on residential streets and

we know that is a frustra-

tion for residents.”

As well, the roads will

not be plowed to pavement

level, but enough so that

they are drivable and there

will be no signage put on

the roads to notify citizens

the City will be plowing in

their areas.

“Any vehicles not relo-

cated as we are plowing

will be plowed in.

“We just ask for any

help citizens can give us

in terms of making sure

their vehicles are moved

off the roads or even jockey

them out of the way as the

plows come through,” said

Sikora.

The cost to plow the

residential areas in fi ve to

seven days in the City is es-

timated to cost $100,000.

Mayor Tara Veer said

the emergency residential

plow is about the safety of

citizens.

“I think ultimately what

council is faced with right

now is a choice between

safety and a choice between

inconvenience,” she said.

“Given the fact that we are

in an extreme weather cir-

cumstance I don’t think we

have many options in front

of us.

“We have emergency

vehicles that need to get

through, residents that

need to get to and from

home and busses that have

to get through.”

During Monday’s City

council meeting, council-

lors expressed concern

over the current Snow and

Ice Policy.

Councillor Lynne Mul-

der said it is time for coun-

cil to take a look at possibly

increasing the budget for

snow removal.

“There are some resi-

dents that have said to me

they would be in favour of

their taxes going up if it

meant that we had more

snow removal,” she said. “I

think we need to look at our

options and maybe there is

no better time than the op-

erating budget.”

Councillor Lawrence Lee

agreed.

“I would suggest the rea-

son we are here is because

we probably could have

done things a little bit dif-

ferently and we should take

this as a learning opportu-

nity of how we have done

things in the past,” he said.

In addition, Council-

lors Tanya Handley and

Ken Johnston put forward

a joint Notice of Motion

that a report regarding the

City’s Snow and Ice Policy

be brought back in con-

junction with the upcom-

ing operating budget in

January.

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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

Red Deer’s year of cen-

tennial celebrations is

nearing an end, but there

is another major way com-

ing up to mark the commu-

nity’s 100th anniversary of

gaining City status.

A Fire & Ice Community

Ice Sculpture Display runs

at City Hall Park on Dec. 13

from 6 to 8:30 p.m. It prom-

ises to be a terrifi c fi nale to

wrap up a year’s worth of

special celebrations, orga-

nizers say.

“It’s a combination of

celebratory-type elements

– nothing is ordinary,” ex-

plains Sheila Bannerman,

chair of the Centennial

Steering Committee. “What

we are hoping people will

take home at the end of the

two hours is a feeling of

exhilaration. That they’ve

had a really great evening,

and it has represented a re-

ally great year.”

As part of the evening’s

events, folks are invited to

create their own ice sculp-

tures and bring them down

to the park for display.

“They don’t have to be

fancy – anything that they

feel creatively inclined to

do,” she said. “We decided

it would be really fun to add

a participatory element to

it.

“It’s hard to be partici-

patory when it’s minus 15

out, so we thought if people

could make them at home

and bring them, it would be

much easier.”

Another highlight is a

pyrotechnic display set for

8 p.m. as well.

The ‘Greatest Year Ever’

exhibit will also be run-

ning in the Snell Auditori-

um of the Red Deer Public

Library. The exhibit will

showcase the various ways

Red Deerians marked the

centennial.

“This is a place for our

partner groups that have

had centennial events, and

for us, to have a display to

show what we’ve all done

throughout the year.”

Another plan is to pro-

vide paper lanterns cou-

pled with glow sticks which

will be distributed random-

ly. “At 7:30 p.m., the hope

is that we can marshal

people to opposite corners

of the park and do a parade

through the ice sculptures

and light barrels which will

be there as well. We want

that to be the lead in to the

pyrotechnic grand fi nale.

“There will also be face-

painting for kids and a choir

that will be performing six

different times through the

evening.” There will also

be centennial cake, chili

and hot chocolate.

Meanwhile, it’s been a

year packed with a range

of activities and events that

have helped residents cele-

brate Red Deer landing city

status 100 years ago.

To that end, the Centen-

nial Steering Committee

was established in the fall

of 2010.

The goal was to oversee

the development of proj-

ects and events that would

establish a sense of pride

in Red Deer through com-

memorating the past, cel-

ebrating the present and

that would also be instru-

mental in creating a vision

for the future. “Overall,

we as a committee have a

good feeling about the year.

We’ve done a huge variety

of different things – some

have been put on for people,

some of them have invited

people to participate.

“Some of them have been

legacy projects that we will

be leaving behind for the

enjoyment of Red Deerians

in the future. And many

were partner projects. So

in many, many ways we

have celebrated the centen-

nial and I feel really happy

about it.”

Celebrations capped

off by fi reworks last New

Year’s Eve at Bower Ponds

marked the start of centen-

nial celebrations.

And as mentioned, over

the year there have been a

plethora of events to mark

the occasion from the Cen-

tennial Cake Competition

at Parkland Mall last Feb-

ruary to Tree House Youth

Theatre’s presentation

of Red Deer River Stories,

which hit the stage in May.

The Homecoming Fes-

tival, held in late June, in-

cluded several events and

was to wrap up with a state-

of-the-art River of Light

show launched from Fort

Normandeau. Unfortunate-

ly, that had to be cancelled

due to extensive fl ooding,

but an alternative utilizing

the barrels was planned for

Fort Normandeau for the

public to enjoy.

“I have met hundreds

of Red Deerians, and I’ve

chatted with a lot of people

because I have often ended

up serving cake at events.

People sometimes start to

talk then, so the things I’ve

learned about Red Deeri-

ans have increased my ap-

preciation of this City and

the people who live here.

“I got involved with this

project, because I love Red

Deer and I really felt it was

worth celebrating. I feel

that way even more now.”

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‘Fire & Ice’ cap off centennial celebrations


City council’s move to ramp up

plowing on City streets – mainly in

residential areas – landed great re-

views and appreciation by residents.

It was a good, fast move from our

local politicians and it was nice to

see the issue promptly dealt with.

All hands were on deck starting

Tuesday as numerous neighbour-

hoods were plowed and work is ex-

pected to continue throughout the

week.

People expect action from council

to help them in their day-to-day lives

– for example making sure residents

can safely get out of neighbour-

hoods and travel on City streets is a

necessity.

It’s nice when the City puts out

warnings for residents to stay home

and avoid travel on the roads, as was

done Monday during the raging bliz-

zard, but that simply isn’t realistic

for most people. Red Deerians need

to get to work, kids need to get to

school and life just doesn’t stop in

the wake of a storm as we all know

living in Central Alberta.

Of course the plowing will not

be perfect, but it will ensure City

streets are accessible. Windrows

will be left on both sides of the

streets taking away from parking,

but we think this is worth the incon-

venience – there is nothing worse

than having to gun it through your

neighbourhood, pray that no one is

coming the other way as you drive to

your parking spot and on the chance

you have to stop, getting stuck and

hoping someone comes along to help

out.

Not to mention what damage can

be done to your car in the process.

The cost for the residential plow is

estimated at $100,000 and we think it

is money well spent.

In the past, council has been

harshly criticized for being too reac-

tive with snow removal and while we

agree the policy needs work, Mayor

Tara Veer and the rest of council are

to be commended.

We also are encouraged by Coun-

cillors Tanya Handley and Ken

Johnston’s Notice of Motion to dis-

cuss possible amendments to the

City’s Snow and Ice Policy during

the operating budget talks in Janu-

ary. This has been a long time com-

ing and we hope substantial changes

will be made. As the City grows and

becomes busier, snow removal be-

comes that more vital of an issue

and it’s something that wears on

Red Deerians winter after winter.

Now we ask Mother Nature to

please give us a break.

Kudos to the City

The government sector

in Alberta is unhappy and

they want Premier Alison

Redford and her colleagues

to know it.

Universities are adver-

tising against provincial

reductions in their funding

while government unions

are up in arms over pro-

posed pension reforms that

would place them more on

par with the private sector.

It is not clear why the

government sector believes

it must be immune from

change.

First, the case for pen-

sion reform is not diffi cult

to make. Canadians live

much longer now than they

once did and that neces-

sitates a reform of govern-

ment pensions promised

when everyone lived short-

er lives.

Such demographic

changes are why there has

been a two-decade trend

in the private sector away

from defi ned benefi t plans –

which guarantee a certain

level of retirement income

but can bankrupt compa-

nies – toward defi ned con-

tribution plans and other

forms of retirement provi-

sion.

Such reforms can still be

substantial, but are more

securely based on contri-

butions plus the return on

investment.

In the public sector, how-

ever, defi ned benefi t plans

live on. In 2011 in Alberta,

278,252 employees or 79%

of the public sector had de-

fi ned benefi t plans; in the

private sector, only 148,572

employees, or just above

nine per cent of that sector,

possessed a defi ned benefi t

plan.

And that’s the real prob-

lem. Taxpayers, most of

whom do not have a defi ned

benefi t plan, end up pay-

ing for pension promises

to government employees’

unions. The bill for such

promises is now a $10.8 bil-

lion liability according to

Alberta Finance.

As for the higher educa-

tion sector, it has been ad-

vertising since last spring’s

provincial budget about

reductions to its funding,

rather than take the oppor-

tunity to consider which

programs and departments

are past their expiry date

and should be cut.

I agree that nurses have

tough jobs and that univer-

sities are a necessary part

of a civilized society. But

that doesn’t mean the pub-

lic sector should forever be

immune to reform. Most

taxpayers, who work in

the private sector, are con-

stantly adjusting to new

realities. It is only in gov-

ernment that adjustments

are often made last-minute,

leading to severe disrup-

tion for those involved, and

long after the private sector

has already come to grips

with change.

For example, data from

Statistics Canada shows

that private sector employ-

ment in Alberta dropped

by 57,000 between 2008 and

2009 in response to the re-

cession – the oil and gas

sector alone lost 19,000 jobs

according to a University

of Alberta report – while

employment in the total

government sector (feder-

al, provincial and munici-

pal) increased by 21,000.

On a case by case basis,

again according to Statis-

tics Canada, between June

2008 and June 2009 Alberta

provincial government

employment rose by 1,549

people, health and social

services employment by

2,921, higher education by

650 and local school board

employment by 2,112. The

only public sector entity

which saw a decline in em-

ployment was provincial

crown corporations, where

310 jobs were lost.

The numbers are useful

to consider because, in the

context of later provincial

decisions to restrain the

growth of government (i.e.,

in 2013) and to pare back

spending in some areas, the

province is merely playing

catch-up to what happened

in the private sector four

years ago during the reces-

sion.

Governments do reform

spending eventually, but

usually only after multiple

defi cit budgets. However,

because they can access

taxpayer pockets or borrow

almost without limit (or in

Alberta’s case run down

the Sustainability Fund),

governments are often slow

to enact necessary reforms.

It is only once govern-

ments awaken to the notion

that their spending habits

need restructuring that

they realize they are deal-

ing with the realities faced

by the private sector and

corrected years before.

Mark Milke is a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Letters to the editor

County reader asks others to speak out against proposalThe Kerry Meadows subdivision causes concern for area residents

A previous County news ar-

ticle on this subject may have

been a little misleading. On Nov.

19 a small victory was accom-

plished by local farmers and ad-

jacent landowners in regard to

an amendment to a Local Area

Structure plan on a proposed 107

acre development ~ 3 km north-

west of the Village of Delburne.

This Kerry Meadows subdivision

would turn an important wetland

area into a 28 lot CR1 residential

development. The amendment

that was defeated would have in-

creased the number of lots to 33.

Several concerned citizens

spoke at the public hearing. All

were objecting to the develop-

ment of this area. Local area

farmers raised concerns about

how this development would im-

pact their ability to do business.

Issues around the ability to spray

crops adjacent to a residential

development, and the ability to

move machinery in an area with

increased traffi c were raised. Ad-

jacent landowners do not want to

lose this important natural wet-

land, as it is an important part of

a larger wetland in the surround-

ing area. The proposed access

road cuts through and around

sloughs. There are no setbacks

from the high water mark of the

sloughs. Issues were raised about

the suitability of this area for

residential development as many

lots are in low-lying areas. The

sloughs have no outlet and with

increased post development run

off there is a real possibility of

fl ooded lots and access road.

The Local Area Structure Plan

in place (28 lot) and the proposed

amendment to this ASP do not

meet the requirements of the re-

cently updated County Municipal

Development Plan (2012). It op-

poses the stated goal of the Envi-

ronmental Stewardship Section

5 which states “To protect the

natural environmental resources

including lakes, rivers, streams,

wetlands, riparian areas, forests,

native range, groundwater, and

healthy, productive soils in the

County”. Local and provincial

governments spend taxpayers

money to restore wetlands, and

riparian areas around wetlands.

Developing a wetland area is

counterproductive to these pro-

grams. The plans also includes

separate sewage disposal on

each lot. This does not comply

with Section 4 of the MDP which

states, “Residential developments

will be serviced by connections to

existing municipal water and san-

itary sewer services. Approval of

multi-lot residential development

unable to connect to existing or

planned services shall be at the

discretion of the County, but will

generally not be supported”. This

is an extremely important issue

as sewage fi elds would be located

in low-lying areas.

Initial development of this

area started in 2010/2011. Top-

soil was removed and the initial

development of the access road

was started. A stop work order

was issued to the developer after

sloughs were being fi lled up with

trees and topsoil. It did not take

long for the developer to forget

about his previous public hear-

ing promise “Dedication of the

wetlands in the subdivision will

provide more protection than

currently exists”. A subsequent

investigation by Alberta Environ-

ment revealed that development

had started without approval and

that Water Act violations had oc-

curred. The developer was forced

to remediate the damage to the

wetlands.

Before approval is given to re-

start development, the developer

is required to apply for Subdivi-

sion. Engineering studies will

need to be completed, as the pre-

vious ones have expired. I and

other area residents do not want

to see this important natural

wetland area turn into a resi-

dential housing development. If

you agree, let your concerns be

known.

Lorne KeepingRed Deer County

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School fundraiser a big successOn a recent evening, Tools for Schools Af-

rica Foundation hosted our second Shine!

fundraising event where we sold donated jew-

ellery, handbags and scarves. Funds raised

exceeded $36,000 and we know that we could

not have achieved this without your generos-

ity and support.

Tools for Schools Africa Foundation is a

Red Deer-based NGO who provides scholar-

ships to girls in West Africa so they can attend

junior high, senior high and post-secondary

institutions. The overall funding raised at

Shine! will support the 80-plus girls on schol-

arship, 11 of whom are receiving post-sec-

ondary education in electrical engineering,

pharmacy, business management, medicine,

landscape design, education and nursing.

We know each of these girls personally and

support them throughout the year with men-

tors who are professional educators.

In fact, we have just returned from another

annual trip to Ghana where we confi rmed

fi rst-hand that the money from our fundrais-

ers continues to be accounted for and used

well.

Events such as this cannot happen without

substantial volunteer hours invested, and the

support of individuals, groups and local busi-

nesses. A special thanks to Terry Balgobin

and his staff at Artistry in Gold who accepted

merchandise on our behalf and helped us val-

ue donated jewellery items; to Phil Neufeld of

True-Line Homes who provided and served

wine to our guests; to Marsha Smalley of Col-

lins Barrow and the Ellis Group from Edmon-

ton who paid the fl ights for one of our men-

tors, Francisca, to join us and to all those who

donated items.

A special thanks goes to the volunteers who

spent countless hours cleaning and preparing

the items for sale and working at the event.

We extend our most sincere thank you to

the Central Alberta community for your sup-

port of Tools for Schools Africa Foundation

and for helping us make such an important

difference in the world. We have already start-

ed work on next year’s event and are striving

to make it even better. If you are cleaning

drawers and/or closets please keep Tools for

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tions of jewellery, handbags, scarves, belts

and gloves.

Lyn Goertzen – chairRed Deer

More on the impact of Rob FordToronto has experienced political

turmoil that one would only expect to

see in a movie.

Rob Ford, once the darling of Con-

servatives across the nation, has creat-

ed a spectacle that may have mortally

wounded the Conservative brand. A

brand that was barely recovering after

expelling three Conservative Sena-

tors, they were also darlings of Con-

servatives across the nation.

There is an option to end this po-

litical embarrassment, and that would

see the provincial government take

over. In Alberta the provincial govern-

ment took over Lac La Biche council to

end all the acrimony. This is an unwel-

come option, but it is still an option.

A year or so ago Conservative lead-

ers provincially and federally were

fawning all over Ford clamoring for

photo-ops with him and his endorse-

ments.

Holding him up as a Conservative

star, they were hoping for ‘Ford Na-

tion’ votes. Ford has ambitions to

be the prime minister, and if Prime

Minister Stephen Harper had found

it necessary to retire last year, those

‘Ford Nation’ votes and the accolades

from Harper and his family friend,

Flaherty, he might have become the

leader of the Conservative Party of

Canada and ultimately the prime min-

ister.

A long shot, but the Toronto turmoil

wasn’t on the radar a year ago.

Our current Conservative prime

minister has been consolidating all

the power to his offi ce; he is seen as a

control freak, a micromanager and an

abuser of power. If he is successful in

being able to unilaterally abolish the

senate, for example, what mechanism

would be in place if he was to pull a

‘Rob Ford’ in Parliament.

What would prevent an Ottawa tur-

moil? There would be no provincial

government waiting on the sidelines.

Ford exposed the ugly side of Conser-

vative partisan politics and I wonder

if this just an anomaly or just the be-

ginning? Our prime minister will be

retiring soon, will the Conservatives

elect another Conservative star to lead

their party and take over as prime

minister? When will this movie end?

Not soon enough.

Garfi eld MarksRed Deer


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POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR SUSPECT

RCMP continue to search for the suspect involved in a robbery.

On Nov. 28 at 1:17 a.m. a male suspect entered the Glendale Express 24 located at 103 Greenham Dr.

The suspect went directly to the cash register area, pushed the clerk in the stom-ach and told her not to move or look at him, or he would stab her.

The suspect took approxi-mately $200 from the cash register, and a number of cigarette packs before fl ee-ing the store. No weapon was produced. No one was hurt in this incident.

The male suspect is de-scribed as being 5’8” tall with green eyes, thick eye-brows and a wide nose. He had had a mark on his left

side of his face and had wrapped a white, long sleeve shirt around his face. He was wearing a black jacket and spoke with an east coast ac-cent.

Investigators ask that anyone with information re-garding this crime contact Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report is online at www.tipsubmit.com. If the information leads to an ar-rest, tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

HIGH-RISK VIOLENT OFFENDER ARRESTED

Dean Zimmerman, who was at large on Canada-wide warrants, has turned himself into Red Deer police.

Zimmerman was bound by a ‘Section 810.2 CC Recog-nizance’ upon completion of

his sentence, having served 34 months for six counts of breach of recognizance to keep peace and failing to comply with an order and fraud under $5,000.

Canada-wide warrants were issued for Zimmerman by RCMP Red Deer Detach-ment for breaching his Sec-tion 810.2 CC Recognizance.

Zimmerman has been convicted of multiple violent offences including sexual as-sault in 1998, assault causing bodily in 2001 and sexual as-sault with a weapon and forc-ible confi nement in 2006.

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Police believed that there is a risk of signifi cant harm to the health and safety of the public, and in particular, adult females who may be-come involved in a relation-ship with him.

NO ONE INJURED AFTER GAS LEAK

On Nov. 26 just before 2 p.m., a gas riser was hit by a bobcat beside a building in Penhold. The property is located on the 1200 block of Hwy. 2A.

Fire crews from Penhold and crews from ATCO Gas re-sponded to the scene.

“Crews from ATCO Gas isolated the leak and fi re crews found levels of ex-plosive gas in the adjacent building,” said Fire Chief Jim Pendergast, adding that

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Crews ventilated the building for about 30 min-utes using positive pressure techniques until the explo-sive readings were zero and the oxygen level was normal.

Two streets in Penhold were barricaded and traffi c was rerouted as a precau-tion. ATCO Gas determined that the bobcat operator should have done a visual check prior to beginning op-erations and there should have been posts in place to protect the riser.


BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

Red Deer’s fi rst of two fi ve-year

plans to end homelessness has

fi nished this year.

Gary McCaskill, writer of

the next fi ve-year plan and co-

ordinator for EveryOne’s Home

– Red Deer’s 10-Year Plan to End

Homelessness by 2018, said that

he hopes the next plan will focus

more on the lack of housing op-

tions and better data acquisition

and management.

“We’re really in that crafting

stage right now for the next fi ve-

year plan,” said McCaskill, who

has been the coordinator for Ev-

eryOne’s Home since July.

“What I’m fi nding in looking

back at the last fi ve-year plan is

that there has been a lot of ac-

complishment over the fi rst fi ve

years but it has been in the sense

of trying to fi gure out where we

stand as a community with home-

lessness, what services were

available in the community and

how we can bring them together

in a united front.”

Executed from 2008-2013, the

plan was to set the foundation

for ending homelessness by 2018

through four goals.

These include having hous-

ing options to meet the chang-

ing needs of our community

members; increased awareness,

healthy relationships, and good

communication; ensuring indi-

viduals and families have access

to services whose focus is on

maintaining housing or fi nding

permanent housing and fi nally

making sure that Red Deer has

effective and reliable data sys-

tems for knowledge development

on homelessness to support evi-

dence-based decision-making.

McCaskill believes that while

the community has successfully

worked to build healthy relation-

ships with the homeless through

services such as the Safe Harbour

Society, as well ensuring that in-

dividuals and families have ac-

cess to support services, lack of

effective and reliable data and

lack of housing options have been

an issue with the fi rst plan.

While the Red Deer and District

Community Foundation (RDDCF)

was initially in charge of writing

the plan, after it was released it

was left to the City and individual

working groups to implement

various parts of the plan.

Before the fi rst plan was re-

leased in 2008, the fi rst count of

the City’s homeless population

was in 2006. The next count was

not until 2012, in which the RD-

DCF found there were 279 people

residing on the streets, in shelters

and with friends temporarily.

Staff at the RDDCF hope to

continue to do a count every oth-

er year.

Kristine Bugayong, executive

director of the RDDCF, hopes

one day Red Deer will follow the

example of cities such as Cal-

gary and Edmonton who have

administered centralized home-

less authorities to implement and

measure the success of the cities’

plans to end homelessness.

“Everything takes traction and

it just takes time to solve a com-

plex issue, and that’s what we did

in the fi rst fi ve-year plan was lay

down that traction for the next

fi ve year plan,” said Bugayong.

“The City is the funder, they

distribute the money and here we

are on the other side of the fence

trying to further develop the com-

munity. We’ve come to the con-

clusion that this is not effi cient,

because at the best of times we

don’t have the money to imple-

ment the plan.

“This is where one holistic

centre would be favourable, be-

cause there would be a central-

ized location for the acquisition

of resources and fi nances and

the implementation of the plan,”

she said. “If we want the plan to

be successful we need to have the

money and the plan in one place.”

Roxana Nielsen Stewart, com-

munity development supervisor

for the City, believes the success

of the fi rst fi ve-year plan can be

seen in the 344 formerly homeless

people who were housed from

2009 to 2012 through Red Deer’s

Housing First initiative.

According to statistics from

the Red Deer Housing Authority,

there are 384 people on the wait

list for affordable housing and 305

affordable housing units in Red

Deer and area that are always

full. “The last units that we added

to our portfolio were in 2008 when

we purchased nine wheelchair

units at Douglas Place,” said Outi

Kite, housing administrator for

the Red Deer Housing Authority.

“Currently we are assisting 514

households a month who are ac-

cessing the rent subsidy program

and we encourage people to con-

sider this option.”

Stacey Carmichael, director of

housing and outreach services

for the Safe Harbour Society, ex-

plained that there are plenty of

services such as shelters available

for the homeless but nowhere for

them to go post shelter. “What we

have is a serious lack of housing

options,” said Carmichael.

“Once they get a job and are

ready to transition out of the shel-

ter, they are fi nding that there is

nowhere for them to go due to a

lack of affordable housing and

even a lack of market housing.”

While the success of the fi rst

fi ve-year plan is still relatively

unclear, McCaskill estimates to

have the second plan released

before March 2014 in which he

hopes to provide a bridge for bod-

ies of the community to come to-

gether on and a clearer picture of

the issues facing Red Deer’s fi ght

to end homelessness.

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Examining the City’s fi ght to end homelessness

HELPING THE HOMELESS - Samuel Tologanak stands outside Potter’s Hands soup kitchen. Tologanak is among Red Deer’s homeless who utilize facilitiesassisted through Red Deer’s fi ve-year plan to end homelessness. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

History of working to end homelessness in Red Deer1994 – Red Deer Housing Committee formed.

2000 – First community housing plan, ‘A Journey Home’ is

written.

2003 – Plan is updated to establish priority to women, youth

and the elderly.

2005 – Former Mayor Morris Flewwelling is approached by

the Housing Committee and commissioned to write a report on

Red Deer’s homelessness situation and the mayor’s task force

on ending homelessness is formed.

2006 – A survey was conducted, aiming to see how many peo-

ple were homeless.

2007 – Former Premier Ed Stelmach and Urban Affairs Min-

ister Yvonne Fritz announced that an Alberta wide 10-year plan

to end homelessness would be implemented.

2008 – The Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness

was created and given the task of developing Alberta’s 10-year

plan.

2008 – The Red Deer and District Community Foundation

releases EveryOne’s Home: Red Deer’s Five-Year Plan Towards

Ending Homelessness.

2009 – The Government of Alberta released ‘A Plan For Al-

berta: Ending Homelessness in 10 Years.’

2013 – Red Deer’s fi rst fi ve-year plan ends.


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Red Deer City council approved a land

use amendment that will allow for the ad-

dition of six beds for the Safe Harbour So-

ciety on Monday.

Last month, council heard that the fa-

cility, located at 5246 – 53 Ave., has shown

a need for more beds. The amendment

change will allow for a maximum 46 bed

combined non-medical detoxifi cation cen-

tre and overnight shelter.

Currently, there are 40 beds and the ad-

dition of six more would not require any

sort of facility expansion. The current lo-

cation for the detox centre and overnight

shelter was approved in 2005 and opened in

July of 2007.

“We’re very happy – it’s the most beds

we can physically fi t in this building,” said

Tricia Haggarty-Roberts, assistant execu-

tive director of Safe Harbour. “In terms of

enough, we believe so on a day to day ba-

sis. It gets us more in line with where we

should be in the community in terms of

having adequate shelter spaces.”

She added the need for shelter space

fl uctuates from night to night.

“It’s very random with this particular

group. One night we might have two turn-

aways and the next there might be 10. We

always use our diversion skills so folks

have a place to go. We are just taking those

that really have no other option.”

The additional six beds would be used

either for the detox program or the mat

program.

“We are very appreciative the commu-

nity and the support we have received.”

Central Alberta’s Safe Harbour Society

for Health and Housing was formed on

April 11, 2007.

The agency resulted from the amalga-

mation of three non-profi t agencies – the

Safe Harbour Society (detox and overnight

shelter for individuals who are high or

intoxicated,) the Red Deer Residential So-

ciety (transitional housing units), and the

Central Alberta Housing Society (home-

less shelter and transitional housing).

With temperatures plunging this week

Haggarty-Roberts said the additional

beds will certainly help with providing

more shelter. “Along with the increase

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most folks tucked in safe.”

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SHOVEL TIME - A large dump of snow on Monday has left Red Deerians scrambling to remove it. Chris Townsend was on top of his shoveling and made time to shovel his neighbour’s walkway.

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The annual Stuff A Bus fundraiser,

which took place this past weekend at

Parkland Mall, set a record in terms

of the number of donations received.

But the need still remains for the

Red Deer Food Bank which faces an

extreme cash crunch this month, said

Fred Scaife, executive director of The

Red Deer and District Food Bank.

He said cash donations overall for

2013 are down 50%.

“We are food rich and cash poor,”

he said.

“We are about $250,000 short of

what we normally are for the year.”

He added the food bank has enough

food to serve clients from recent fund-

raisers that have been held including

the annual Stuff a Bus.

Over this past weekend $47,000 in

cash was donated to the Red Deer

Food Bank and the Red Deer Christ-

mas Bureau.

Also, about 2,000 lbs of food was do-

nated during the event as well.

“The cash donations were up about

$15,000 over last year and every year

seems to get better.”

But because of the overall cash

shortage, Scaife said the food bank

was not able to carry on with projects

that were planned for this year and

they also had to downsize their staff

by two employees, adding that cur-

rently there are fi ve employees doing

the work of nine.

“We were planning on expanding

into our new space (adjacent to the

current food bank) but we’ve had to

set aside any capital plans,” he said.

“It makes us more focused on the

job at hand.”

He added he is hoping Central Al-

bertans will open their wallets over

the holiday season and help the orga-

nization out.

“The beginning of November to the

end of December is the biggest time

for us in terms of donations. We hope

people out there in the community

will help.”

The mission of the food bank is

to meet the immediate food require-

ments of the people in need in Red

Deer and surrounding area, while

working toward long-term solutions

to hunger and poverty.

The organization also acts a dis-

tribution centre for 18 food banks in

Central Alberta covering an area of

more than 20,000 sq. kms.

For more information, call the Red

Deer Food Bank at 403-346-1505.

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Food Bank in desperate need of cash donationsDonations from this past weekend’s annual Stuff a Bus set a record

CHRISTMAS COLLECTION - The Red Deer Christmas Bureau teamed up with the Red Deer Food Bank, KG Country 95.5, and Zed 98.9 to collect toys, food and money at their annual Stuff A Bus event this past weekend. Tracey Reed, with the Christmas Bureau, could be seen collecting and organizing the donations at Parkland Mall. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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While the United Way

Campaign has entered into

its third and fi nal month,

staff and volunteers would

like to remind people that

there is still work to be

done in achieving this

year’s $2.25 million goal.

As of Monday, the cam-

paign has raised $1,622,164

or 72% closer to their goal.

“We are tracking similar

to last year, which we’re

happy to see but it also

shows us that there is some

added work that needs to be

done in order for us to suc-

cessfully raise $2.25 million

for Central Alberta,” said

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Volunteers and staff are

still confi dent that there is

enough time in the cam-

paign to achieve the goal,

and are encouraging peo-

ple who have questions

about United Way and the

work that is being done in

the community to contact

the offi ce at 403-343-3900.

“At this point, we need

everyone to rally together

to make it happen. The

need is even greater this

year and we know it can

make a lasting impact in

the lives of over 100,000

people in Central Alberta,”

said Buck Buchanan, 2013

volunteer campaign co-

chair.

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social service agency pro-

grams that fi t within the

income investment area,

which focuses on moving

people from poverty to pos-

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Applications are already

being accepted by United

Way and funding decisions

will be made early in 2014.

The United Way’s focus

on the newly-opened fund-

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grams offering support for

individuals and families to

access affordable indepen-

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develop skills to obtain

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BRIGHT NIGHT - A display of fi reworks was shown this past weekend during Sylvan Lake’s annual Yuletide Festival. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express


oustaches, moustaches, and more moustaches arrived at two separate wrap-up

events this past Friday.

Chillabongs hosted the Stache Bash and Cork’d hosted the Black Stache Affair.

Both events were planned to raise awareness about prostate cancer as part of the interna-

tional month-long mustache marathon known as Movember.

Chillabong’s Stache Bash event organizer, Steve Snelgrove, said he couldn’t believe how much

the event has grown since his recreation hockey team the Red Deer Pylons began doing the event.

“Really we were just looking for an excuse to grow a moustache, and we noticed an event that

was happening in Australia and had started in Canada called the Stache Bash and our hockey

team has been doing it ever since,” he said.

“The Stache Bash has been growing by leaps and bounds since in started in Canada.”

Although it may have started obscurely, Snelgrove believes the nearly $7,000 they raised this

year speaks for itself.

“The fi rst year we did it we had to explain it to everyone, but I think in large part thanks to NHL

teams and major media outlets participating, the idea has become quite common,” said Snelgrove.

“Everything we raise goes to Prostate Cancer Canada, Men’s Mental Health, Testicular Cancer

Canada and a bit to Kid’s Help Phone.”

For some participants the Movember cause hits quite close to home.

“It’s a good cause to participate in,” said Stache Bache participant, Josh Brow.

“My father died from cancer, not prostate, and my mom had breast cancer, and both of their

parents had cancer, so I’m not sure what’s going to happen to me but to me this is the best cause

I can support.”

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian men and is the second largest cause of

male cancer deaths in Canada.

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A traveling interactive exhibit commem-

orating the Canadian Arctic Expedition of

1913-18 has arrived at the Red Deer Muse-

um + Art Gallery.

With 2013 marking the 100th year since

the expedition began and the Royal Cana-

dian Mint recently releasing their ‘Heart

of the Arctic’ quarter, the exhibit couldn’t

have came to Red Deer at a better time, or-

ganizers say.

Commissioned by the Canadian Mu-

seum of Civilization in collaboration with

the Canadian Museum of Nature, the ex-

hibit celebrates the triumphs and trag-

edies of the Canadian Arctic Expedition.

The exhibit also features a number of in-

teractive displays that tell the story of ex-

plorers, scientists and their crewmates as

they journeyed to Canada’s North.

“This exhibition was really important

because it helped establish Canadian sov-

ereignty in the north,” said Kim Verrier,

exhibitions coordinator for the Red Deer

Museum + Art Gallery. She explains the

exhibit creates a personal connection to

viewers by allowing them to select a per-

son to ‘follow’’ the expedition.

At the beginning of a tour you will have

the option to choose from multiple charac-

ters on interactive cards and follow their

journey. “You get to choose who you want

to be when you walk into the exhibit,” said

Verrier. “Then it allows you to follow that

person on their journey and fi nd out where

they came from, what their role was and

what happened to them during the expedi-

tion.”

The expedition, which left Victoria in

early 1913, traveled to the northern most

parts of Canada with hopes of shedding

light on the understanding of the Cana-

dian Arctic and its peoples.

The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s

web page describes the expedition as an

“Unforgettable saga of exploration, discov-

ery and human drama” and as one of the

“Last great journeys of discovery before

the age of modern communication.”

The adventure was known for the nam-

ing of many of today’s northern regions as

well as for the redrawing of maps of Cana-

da’s arctic areas.

“One of the interesting things about this

exhibit is that it shows how this expedition

was one of the fi rst to utilize the local Inuit

people to help show them how to survive

and guide them,” said Verrier.

“It’s also really quite interesting how

they meet and how they work together

with the Inuit and for the fi rst time some

of these Inuit are getting to meet people

from other cultures who they met not have

met before.”

The display includes about 100 artifacts

including original equipment used on the

expedition, biological samples collected

along the journey, as well as original video,

photos and audio taken by the travelers.

The expedition, which claimed the lives

of 17 people, was split into two parties with

the northern party being led by Manitoba-

born Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the south-

ern party by zoologist Dr. Rudolph Ander-

son.

Vilhjalmur and his team were responsi-

ble for the maps created of the north, while

Anderson and his team were along to un-

cover artifacts and specimens.

The exhibit will be on display until Feb.

17.

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NEW EXHIBIT - Kim Verrier, exhibitions coordinator for the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery,admires one of the interactive displays shown in the Canadian Arctic Expedition exhibit.

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EVENTSA new exhibit will soon be opening

up at The Hub. Lydia Chris-tensen - Life – Up Close. While enduring a serious life-altering illness Lydia came to view the world through different eyes. Pottery and photography be-came the tools that helped her see and feel how closely con-nected we are to ‘Life’. The view through the lens and the feel of earth’s raw clay is helping Lydia to fi nd a ‘Life worth Living’. She hopes all who see and feel her work will fi nd ‘Life’ has much to offer. The works will be on ex-hibit the month of December at The Hub on Ross. An artist re-ception Dec. 6 from 4 to 6 p.m.

On Dec. 9, there will be a book signing and reception for Red Deer: The Memorable City by Michael Dawe, in the Snell Auditorium of the Red Deer Public Library. It begins at 11 a.m. Purchase a copy of Red Deer: The Memorable City and have it signed by the author. Everyone is welcome.

Alberta’s Economy: Trends and Opportunities in 2014 pre-sented by: Todd Hirsch, chief economist, ATB Financial. The global economy continues its hesitant and uneven recovery in 2013. Where does Canada and Alberta fi t into this emerging global economic landscape? And what trends and opportuni-ties will present themselves in 2014? The meeting runs Dec. 4 at 11:45 a.m. in the Red Deer Curling Centre. Unregistered guests who wish to register at the door will be charged the above ‘walk in’ prices.

Choral Singers Unite Society is holding its annual Winter Voice concert on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at Living Stones Church. The con-cert will feature Soliloquy, ihana Youth Choir, Brioso Children’s Choir and It’s Time Acapella Vocal Ensemble. The program will feature seasonal and general selections in various styles and from various eras. Ihana participated in the invita-tion only Voices West youth choral festival in Vancouver and also received an invitation to participate in a DCINY (Distin-

guished Concerts in New York) concert in the spring of 2014 but the timing did not work for the group. Soliloquy, ihana and It’s Time regularly participate in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Music Festival in Banff Alberta where It’s Time has been featured as one of the Showcase Concerts for the past 2 years. Tickets are available for $15 from any choir member or by contacting Lisa Ward at 403-309-3032. Tickets will also be available at the door. Choral Singers Unite Society. www.csusreddeer.com

The Harris-Warke Gallery an-nounces its next exhibit, 900: Drawing with the Brain by Edmonton artist, Amber-Jane Grove. Amber-Jane is a graduate

of Red Deer College’s Visual Art Program and received her BFA from the University of Leth-bridge in 2009. This series of drawings, are part of a 900 day project which involve drawing with hands, feet, mouth, and so on. 900: Drawing with the Brain runs until Dec. 31. A reception will be held on Dec. 6 from 6 to 8 pm as part of Red Deer’s First Fridays. The Harris-Warke Gallery is situated on the second fl oor of Sunworks in downtown Red Deer at 4924 Ross St.

As the Red Deer Centennial Cel-ebrations draw to a close, the Centennial Family Committee of the Red Deer Branch of the Al-berta Genealogical Society would like to thank all the people sub-mitted information for inclusion in the Centennial Family Project. If you have not submitted your information, it’s not too late. The Red Deer Branch will accept your stories and photos until Dec. 6. Send submissions to The Red

Deer Genealogical Branch, PO Box 922, Red Deer. Postal code is T4N 5H3. They can also be emailed to [email protected].

Local favourites Blaine Lutwick and Laurie Maetche, ‘Fiddlingly Yours’ at the Century Theatre, Innisfail, runs Dec. 7th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 in advance or at the door. For more information, call Jim at 403-877-1783 or Larry at 403-227-6660. Presented by the Cen-tral Alberta Presenters Society.

The 51st annual Kiwanis Christ-mas Carol Festival runs Dec. 8 at Gaetz United Church starting at 2 p.m. There is no admission charge but dona-tions to the Red Deer Food Bank and the Red Deer Christmas

Bureau will be accepted.

The Red Deer Public Library pres-ents First Thursdays in the Snell. The Dec. 5 program will feature The ‘CEO’s’, a ‘VLQ’ (very large quartet!) made up of mem-bers of the Red Deer Wildrose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus performing a variety of works from standards to Christmas favourites. Dec. 5, 12:15 – 1 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium. No admission charge (donations accepted at the door). Coffee and tea provided by Café Noir.

The Knox Annual Christmas Tea and Bake Sale will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, 4718 Ross Street, Red Deer, on Dec. 7th between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Admission of $5 includes a light lunch. Preschoolers: Free.

Award-winning Tree House Youth Theatre presents Winter Wonder-land 2.0 – Christmas at the Lyric Theatre showing at the Scott

Block, 4818 50 Ave. Winter Won-derland 2.0 - Christmas at the Lyric Theatre will run Dec. 6-7 and 13-14 with doors opening at 7 p.m. for the evening shows and 2 p.m. on both Saturdays for our matinees. Tickets: $17.40 before October 31 and $22.50 after. Call 403-986-0631 to reserve.

Blue Christmas service runs Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church (12 Stanton St.) The service will help us remem-ber that God’s presence is for those who mourn and God’s word come to give light to our darkness. Together through prayer, scripture and music we will acknowledge our sadness and concern and know that we are not alone. For more infor-

mation, call 403-347-6073.

The Red Deer Vasa (Swedish) Lodge #733 invites you to Santa Lucia, a traditional celebration of light. It will be held on Dec. 8th at 2:30 p.m. at The Chalet at Westerner Park. There will be a candlelight procession led by Olivia Smith. A short program will be followed with coffee & special Swedish treats. Silver collection at the door. Phone 403-347-5303 or 403-347-1518 for information.

Deer Park Alliance Church would like to Invite You to their Ladies Christmas Event, ‘The Little Black Dress Affair.’ It will be a fun evening of visiting, games, a purse swap, door prizes, Christ-mas vendors and our feature is Michele from ‘Cheeky Contures Fashion Consulting’ with models and advice on dressing for our individual body types. There will be specialty coffees, appetiz-ers and desserts all included in our ticket price of $10. This

event happens on Dec. 6 from 7-10 p.m. Invite your friends and come out for this special Christmas Evening. Tickets are limited so be sure to get yours before Dec. 2 at Deer Park Alliance Church. 2960-39 St.

Visions Country Gospel presents a country gospel and Christmas concert and mission fund-raiser on Dec. 7 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each. For tickets, call the church at 403-346-3798 or Sharon at 403-347-1044. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

The Parkland Cross -Country Ski club is pleased to present Skiing Adventures in North America with Felix Camire, Certifi ed Mountain Guide at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Kerry Wood Nature Center. Everyone is welcome!

Service of Comfort – on Dec. 9th at 7 p.m. at Gaetz Memorial United Church. The Service of Comfort is intended to be a time we can gather together for a quiet service of worship and re-fl ection in the comforting pres-ence of God and of one another. It is a time to acknowledge that Christmas is not always a happy season when people are expe-riencing grief, sadness, illness or any other kind of discomfort. Please plan to come and invite a friend who might be hurting.

Farm Credit Canada is pleased to present Rick Hansen, Greg Johnson and Michelle Painchaud to its FCC Forum to inspire agriculture produc-ers and food processors. This complementary event gives producers an opportunity to learn and encourages idea generation. Those interested should register online at www.fcc.ca/forums or call 1-800-387-3232. It runs Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sheraton.

Brendan Rosenow, tenor and Jesse Plessis, piano, proudly pres-ent Brendan & Jesse’s Playlist. After fi ve years of collabora-tion, Brendan and Jesse team up once again to perform their fi rst ever Christmas concert together on Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. at Gaetz Memorial United Church. This classical look at some of the world’s most beloved Christmas Carols is sure to have

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The Red Deer River Watershed Al-liance (RDRWA) will be holding a Special Holiday Ambassador Breakfast Dec. 20 from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. at the Quality Inn North Hill, 7150 50 Ave. Cost: $15 per person. In celebra-tion of this holiday season there will be a presentation by Emily Rowe, Manager of the Confl uence Heritage Society in Rocky Mountain House. It is a non-profi t organization that has been partnering with Parks Canada at Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site for 30 years. Emily will speak about the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, which is a site along the North Saskatch-ewan River where 76 years of fur trade occurred. She will talk about what Christmas was like at that time and highlight the Confl uence Heritage Society’s mission. RSVP to: [email protected] or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on Dec. 18.

The Ladies Auxiliary is hold-ing a bake sale on Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. at Legion Br. #35. Molly Bannister Dr.

Wildrose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus presents a Christmas show Noel Noel on Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Davenport Church of Christ. Also performing are the Hearts of Harmony Sweet Adeline Chorus and the Lindsay Thurber High School chorus. Admission is $10 at the door (children under 12 get in for free). Proceeds to the Red Deer Community Clothing Bank. Donations for the Red Deer Food Bank will also be accepted. For more informa-tion, call Dave at 403-342-1318 or email [email protected]. Visit www.harmonizers.ca.

Shalom Counselling Centre wants to help parents maintain a close, supportive relationship through the inevitable changes when a baby enters the family. Bringing Baby Home (BBH), a relation-

ship workshop that gives parents a chance to learn the realities of life when a baby enters the pic-ture. In the BBH workshop, cou-ples learn as much about taking care of one another as they do about caring for the baby. BBH also stresses the importance of fathers. Pam Nyrose, who will be facilitating workshops at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, is a Gott-man Institute certifi ed instructor for the Bringing Baby Home. The fi rst workshop is in February but since enrolment is limited, interested couples are encour-aged to register soon. Workshop details can be found on Shalom Counselling Centre’s web site at www.shalomcounselling.com or by calling 403-342-0339.

Local residents looking to manage their cholesterol and blood pres-sure are invited to an upcoming information session to better understand their heart health. Heart Wise is a free, three-hour group session offered by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Nutrition and Food Services professionals will share their expertise and guide interactive discussions that can help individuals manage their heart health. Heart Wise will be held Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Bethany Collegeside, 99 College Circle. For more information, or to register, please call 1-877-314-6997. The session is open to anyone interested in developing a healthier lifestyle and recommended for local resi-dents diagnosed with high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol, or people diagnosed with risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes or family history.

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Yoga Studio! Registration is open for the Fall Session! Classes run to Dec. 20. Our revamped sched-ule includes many new classes geared to a variety of levels, ages and needs. Full details @ www.reddeeryoga.ca, [email protected] or 403-350-5830.

Red Deer Celiac Support Group is happy to announce that we will be resuming the monthly celiac information table at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Dec. 10 and starting Jan. 28 the fourth Tuesday of each month. We look forward to of-fer support on celiac disease, symptoms, related diseases,

gluten free diet, grains and food again. Reminder we are hold-ing our Christmas Gluten Free Pot Luck Dec. 7. For information contact: Fay at 403-347-3248 or Clarice at 403-341-4351.

Central Alberta Photographic Society meets fi rst and third Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Golden Circle, beginning Jan. 8, through April. Photog-raphers of all levels are wel-comed in a social atmosphere for the sharing of techniques, knowledge and experiences.

TOPS - Take Off Pound Sensibly. Start the fall season off by join-ing us and being in shape for Christmas. Meets year round on Thursday at 6315 - Horn St. (Elks Lodge) just off Taylor Dr. Weigh-in 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. Program at 7 p.m. Drop in for a free evening or call Jo-Anne at 403-347-3939.

There seems to be support groups for just about anything these

days, however when searching for a support group for widows and widowers fi ve years ago, there was nothing in place...so a few of us started one. Our group is about connecting with others who have lost their spouse thru death. We are not councilors, or a dating service, just people who want to connect socially and understand how to do life without our partner. Experienc-ing the death of a spouse is the number one most diffi cult thing to work through. Occasions such as Christmas or anniversaries can put fragile people over the edge. We meet twice a month. The fi rst Friday of every month we meet at the Black Knight Inn at the restaurant at 6 p.m. for a chance to eat and socially

engage. The third Friday of each month we meet at the First Christian Reformed church lo-cated at 16 McVicar St. at 7 p.m. for our regular scheduled meet-ings. If you are widowed or know of someone who is widowed and looking for place to connect, you can email us at : [email protected] or call 403-755-0977 or drop in on a Friday as mentioned above.

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

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

‘Friends Over 45’ is an organiza-tion for women who are new to the Red Deer area or who have experienced a lifestyle change, and would like to meet new friends. New members are welcome. For more informa-tion about the group, phone Shirley at 403-343-7678 or Shirley at 403-346-7160.

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

The Parkinson’s Society Education and Support Group runs the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Davenport Church of Christ. For more de-tails, please call 403-346-4463.

Independent Achievers, ‘Busi-ness Women Networking Together’ will be having their monthly luncheon meeting every second Thursday of the month from 11:30 am to 1 p.m. Email [email protected] to confi rm your attendance the Monday before each luncheon.

Addict in the Family Support Group is a confi dential, professionally-facilitated support group. Meet-ings run every second Thursday of the month at 4920 – 54 St. from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information about the group, please call 403-342-0895.

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Singer/actor Tom Jackson is taking to

the road again to help in the fi ght against

hunger.

The Huron Carole – presented on Dec. 5

at the Memorial Centre - returns with a na-

tional tour to help raise funds and aware-

ness for Canada’s hungry. Showtime is 7:30

p.m.

With 18 stops throughout the country

and an assortment of musical talent in-

cluding George Canyon, One More Girl,

Beverley Mahood and Shannon Gaye,

founder Tom Jackson’s call to end hunger

is ready to be heard once again in commu-

nities large and small, near and far.

Since 1987, the Canadian actor and mu-

sician has been working hard to bring

the message to end hunger by cultivat-

ing a network of like-minded artists from

around the country brought together with

the common interest of helping Canada’s

needy.

While under the name of The Huron

Carole and Singing for Supper, the concert

series has helped spread awareness of the

nation’s hunger problems and raise funds

to help food bank workers and volunteers

accomplish their mission of ending hun-

ger.

The Huron Carole is a project of the

Christmas & Winter Relief Association

whose mandate is to support organizations

doing hands-on work with the homeless

and hungry in Canada.

It was back in the late 1980s, Jackson

came up with the idea of bringing together

some musician friends in an effort to sup-

port food banks – especially around the

Christmas season.

The concept of raising funds via music

was born, and he knew he could count on

fellow musicians to get behind the idea.

The concert was named after Canada’s

fi rst Christmas carol, composed in 1641

by Father Jean de Brebeuf, a Jesuit Priest

known for his missionary work with the

people of Huronia.

Through ‘The Huron Carol’ song, Father

de Brebeuf interpreted the story of Christ-

mas in the Huron language. The carol was

kept alive in the Huron language for more

than 100 years before being translated to

French and English.

After many years of raising funds

through The Huron Carole, Jackson opted

to rebrand the project for a time as ‘Sing-

ing for Supper’, which focused on smaller

communities in more intimate settings.

But as a result of the heavy demands on

food banks across the country, Jackson

wanted to restart The Huron Carole and

again engage larger markets as well.

The goal is also to inspire that sense of

goodwill and sharing “Between New Year

and Christmas, not just between Christ-

mas and New Years,” he said.

For a younger generation of TV viewers,

Jackson is recognizable from his portrayal

of Billy Twofeathers in Shining Time Sta-

tion and his guest role in Star Trek The

Next Generation. Yet it’s his six years of

playing Chief Peter Kenidi in CBC’s North

of 60 that still draws comments, letters,

emails and hugs from fans.

For tickets, call 403-755-6626 or visit

www.blackknightinn.ca.

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The local chapter of Mothers Against

Drunk Driving (MADD) is hoping to attract

more volunteers as they continue to raise

awareness about the dangers of impaired

driving.

Currently, there just aren’t enough vol-

unteers onboard to help promote and plan

various events and activities throughout

the year, said Aleta Neville, president of the

local chapter of MADD, which was formed

in 1993.

Neville can sadly relate to the horren-

dous pain of being affected by the actions of

an impaired driver. She lost her son Brent

to an impaired driver in March of 2006. He

was 21.

“We do need new volunteers to be able to

help us carry on with all the duties,” she

said. “The most important thing people also

need to realize is that you don’t have to be a

victim to be a volunteer.

“We have a volunteer who is not a victim

(of impaired driving) who has been with us

for 20 years, and she’s been gracious with

her time in helping out with everything in

the chapter. We just need more people.

“It’s everyone’s responsibility. If every-

one would just come forward and do a little

bit, it would make a world of difference.”

Victims certainly bring much passion to

working with the chapter, but people who

have never experienced the tragedy of los-

ing someone to a drunk driver do as well,

plus lots of ideas to strengthen the organi-

zation.

There are a number of events that run

year-round that rely on volunteer planning

and execution, such as presentations, fund-

raising events and awareness activities as

well.

“We’ve only got four people on our execu-

tive,” she said. “And they’re doing all the

duties.” These run the gamut from various

presentations, bookings for schools, the

Charity Checkstop, the voluntary toll (in

the spring) and the annual candlelight vigil

to court monitoring and the Red Ribbon

campaign.

There are also the victim services sup-

ports that MADD offers.

Neville said the ideal situation would be

if they had someone to take care of Project

Red Ribbon, another to organize the candle-

light vigil in November, and someone to also

handle the Strides for Change fundraising

walk in June. Another volunteer could book

presentations for schools or organize the

voluntary toll in May.

The voluntary toll has been successful for

the chapter, raising more than $12,000 in its

fi rst year and $13,000 in its second year this

past spring.

“Two years ago, MADD Canada chose

Red Deer as a pilot project for it. We put it

together, and it was so successful we decid-

ed to make it an annual event.

“We always do it the day before Mother’s

Day.”

Meanwhile, Neville believes there should

be random breath testing in Canada to step

up the deterrence factor. “If you have noth-

ing to hide, then it should be worth your

time.

“Every place that it’s going on already,

there’s a huge, huge decrease in fatalities.

The thing is, there isn’t enough of a deter-

rent. (It would help) if they knew that the

police could pull them over at any time. We

also need stiffer sentencing.

“What’s a life worth? And look at the rip-

ple effect on families.”

As Neville points out, the pain of losing

someone doesn’t fade.

“I’ll always be involved with MADD at

some level. I do it because I don’t want to see

other families living the nightmare that we

do every day. It’s been almost eight years,

but it’s a scab on your heart that keeps

bleeding and bleeding,” she said. “It never

stops.”

For more information, call the local chap-

ter offi ce at 403-347-9922 or visit www.madd.

ca/reddeer. [email protected]

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The families of Koralea, age 17 from Stettler, Tyson, age 18 and Colton, age 19 both from Red Deer and so many others know all too well the pain, the despair, loneliness and frustration that is ‘life changing’ and ‘life altering’ with the loss of a child. The residual damage is ongoing for life. The whole dynamics of the family is forever changed. Koralea, Tyson and Colton were great kids with bright futures. They should have had a future. These tragedies are 100% preventable.

Help us stop impaired driving and support victims of this crime…… the ripple effect on so many lives is unimaginable. You don’t have to be a victim to become a volunteer for MADD. We are sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, grandparents and cousins, friends and neighbours, dads and moms. Let’s join together and put an end to drinking and driving. MADD Red Deer & District Chapter needs your support. You think that it can’t happen to you in Alberta? Folks, almost twice a week it does.

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POIGNANT REMINDER - Aleta Neville, president of the Red Deer chapter of MothersAgainst Drunk Driving (MADD) tied a ribbon onto a vehicle to kick off a previous Red Ribboncampaign. The campaign raises awareness about the dangers of drunk driving.

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With the holiday season underway, MADD Canada and

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada are asking Cana-

dians to show their commitment to sober driving by join-

ing Project Red Ribbon. For 26 years, MADD Canada’s red

ribbon has been a symbol of safe and sober driving, and a

tribute to those who have been killed or injured in impaired

driving crashes.

The annual awareness campaign runs until Jan. 6th.

“Impaired driving is not an accident, it is a decision some-

one makes,” said MADD Canada National President Ange-

liki Souranis. “With every red ribbon tied to a car, purse,

backpack or keychain, that is one more person who is stand-

ing up and making a commitment to never drive impaired.”

The national campaign was launched by MADD Canada

and the MADD Toronto Chapter at Toronto Police Head-

quarters with the cooperation and support of Toronto Po-

lice Services.

MADD Canada and Allstate Canada are encouraging

Canadians to do their part to stop impaired driving by not

driving impaired, not riding with an impaired driver and

calling 911 if you see a driver you suspect is impaired.

Each year, between 1,250 and 1,500 people are killed and

more than 63,000 injured in impairment-related crashes.

This year’s Project Red Ribbon launch features two

unique highlights. First was the premiere screening of

MADD Canada’s newest television public service an-

nouncement Full Circle. This simple yet powerful 30-second

PSA will remind people about how quickly, and how per-

manently, lives can change when someone makes the awful

decision to drive impaired.

Those who wish to support Project Red Ribbon fi nancial-

ly can donate through MADD Canada’s web site. A text do-

nation option is also available for cell phone users; simply

text ‘MADD’ to 45678 to donate $5. The one-time donation is

added to the user’s cell phone bill. - Weber

H A N D E LL A W F I R M

If your family member was an innocent victim in a fatal motor vehicle accident, we can help with a civil claim for compensation

Phone: 403-314-1199 • www.helpandhope.ca

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REC CENTRE CLOSING FOR MAINTENANCE

The Recreation Centre will close for annual mainte-nance from Dec. 9 to Jan. 2. During this time, the admin-istration offi ce will maintain regular hours of operation, and cashiers will be open for registrations and inquiries from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

The shutdown allows staff an opportunity to conduct a thorough inspection and maintenance on equipment and technical systems in the facility.

Scheduled drop-in activi-ties will resume on Jan. 2.

Users with Recreation Centre cards are reminded their card also allows them to access the Michener Cen-tre.

All other City recreation facilities will remain open during this time.

For more information call 403-309-8411 or visit www.reddeer.ca/rpc.

G.W. SMITH CLEANS UP WITH ANNUAL BATTERY DRIVE

G.W. Smith Elementary School has won Red Deer’s fi fth annual battery drive, collecting over 342 kilo-grams of dead batteries and keeping them out of the landfi ll.

Twenty schools across Red Deer participated in this year’s drive, collecting a to-tal of 2,530 kg of batteries in one month.

As the winning school, G.W. Smith will enjoy the prize of planetarium pro-gramming from Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

Red Deer students collect-ed 4,743 kg in 2012 and more than 1,900 kg in 2011.

Batteries should not be thrown in the garbage, as they contain compounds such as heavy metals that have the potential to dam-age landfi ll liners and leach into groundwater.

“Red Deer students im-

prove the health of the com-munity by keeping batteries out of the landfi ll and teach-ing their families to do the same,” said Bailey Doepker, environmental program spe-cialist with the City.

“They are helping resi-dents change household behaviours around waste disposal that go a long way to Red Deer’s environmental sustainability.”

Residents can keep bat-teries out of the landfi ll by dropping them off for free, year-round at the Waste Management facility’s household hazardous waste drop-off.

Information on the pro-gram can be found on at www.reddeer.ca/waste or by calling 403-342-8750.

BOWER PONDS AND OUTDOOR RINKS READY FOR SEASON

Outdoor neighbourhood ice rinks located next to com-munity activity centres have

opened. All outdoor rinks without activity centres will open this week.

Bower Ponds, Westlake, Anders on the Lake and the Outdoor Speed Skating Oval are projected to open Dec. 13.

Once Bower Ponds is open, the concession and skate rentals will be opening to the public on Dec. 14.

The City reminds users of Bower Ponds, the Speed Skating Oval, and the neigh-bourhood ‘snow bank rinks’ that hockey sticks and pucks are not permitted and a CSA helmet is recommended for all ice activities.

For more information visit www.reddeer.ca or call the Bower Ponds information line at 403-347-9777.

BOWER’S ‘CATCH THE SPIRIT’ CAMPAIGN

Bower Place Shopping Centre has announced their 2013 Catch the Spirit cam-paign.

The campaign runs

through the holidays and en-courages folks to get festive online.

“This festive time of year is all bout giving and good-will, and our nominate a Holi-day Hero program will profi le the good deeds of those that have caught the spirit.

“We’re excited to give a $500 shopping spree for the best Act of Kindness,” said Domenic Imbesi, regional director - marketing retail services.

The Catch the Spirit web site features everything from digital colouring pages and online storytime to let-ters to Santa, holiday e-cards, interactive gift guides and a Christmas cookbook and crafts section.

Catch the Spirit also in-cludes and ‘ask an expert’ forum.

On weekdays through to Dec. 13, Bower Place will also select fi nalists from in-mall entries at east court.

These qualifi ers will re-turn to the mall Dec. 15 to select one of 20 presents, containing a gift card valued from $100 to $5,000.

The largest components of the campaign are the shopping spree contest and the Holiday Hero nomina-tions.

The Holiday Hero portion of the campaign allows ap-plications to nominate a no-table person in their commu-nity. For more information and a link to the Catch the Spirit campaign, see www.bowerplace.com.

MICHENER CENTRE FILM RELEASED

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has launched a short online documentary, Evicting Our Most Vulnerable, about the government’s plan to close Michener Centre.

“We made this fi lm to showcase the valuable ser-vices Michener Centre pro-vides and the need for it to remain open for those who call Michener home,” said AUPE President Guy Smith.

“The fi lm shows how Mi-chener Centre is equipped to handle the needs of the disabled in a place they call home. There is no way some-one can see Michener as an institution after watching the fi lm.”

Evicting Our Most Vul-nerable is the fi rst fi lm in a series of three that explore the Alberta government’s shortfalls surrounding major policy decisions.

SERVUS HANDS OUT SCHOLARSHIPS

Several local students are among the 30 post-second-ary students who will receive a $1,000 scholarship through the Servus Young & Free Scholarship program.

The students were select-ed from 318 applicants from across the province.

The Servus Young & Free Scholarship program is unique in that it places less emphasis on academic achievement and more on the applicant’s vision for the future.

Taylor Marika Lakusta-Wong of Lacombe along with Jamie Lynn Calkins and Re-becca Morgan Burnand of Red Deer were among those landing scholarships.

In order to apply for the scholarship, students must be Alberta residents be-tween the ages of 17 and 25, be attending a post-second-ary institution in Alberta for the 2013–14 academic year and have a minimum grade point average of 70%.

To be considered for the scholarship, students were asked to submit a 90-second video or 300- to 500-word essay describing their most signifi cant life lesson and how it will shape their future and their world.

The applications were then judged by a Servus panel.


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When you make influenza immunization an annual event, you protect yourself, your family, and our community.

Influenza ImmunizationFALL INTO THE ROUTINE

Alberta’s annual influenza immunization program is ongoing.

Influenza immunization is available, free of charge, to all Albertans six months of age and older.

In your area, immunization continues to be offered at your local Public Health Office or Community Health Centre.

For more info, visit www.albertahealthservices.ca or call Health Link Alberta at 1.866.408.5465 (LINK).

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS

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

Permitted Use

PINE LAKE1. A. Brown – a 0.38-metre side yard setback relaxation for an existing uncovered

deck on Unit 31, Plan 002-1140, N ½ 12-36-25-4 (Whispering Pines).

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East of INNISFAIL1. E. & D. Vokes (Dread Driving) – Home Business Major (Trucking, Truck and Trailer

Repair and Maintenance) on Lot 1, Blk 1, Plan 102-5049, NE 24-35-27-4.

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

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fact there is a long history

of historical publications

on Red Deer and Central

Alberta.

The fi rst systematic

recording of Red Deer’s

rich history began in the

mid-1930s. Fifty years had

passed since settlement

started in Central Alberta.

The young pioneers were

becoming senior citizens

and felt the urge to start

writing down their stories

of starting a new life on the

western Canadian frontier.

There was another strong

impetus to the nostalgia.

The 1930s were hard times

and most people struggled

to make ends meet. Conse-

quently, remembering the

boom times of the settle-

ment era gave a break from

the current troubles.

In January 1934, the Red

Deer and Central Alberta

Old Timers Association

was formed. A Golden Ju-

bilee celebration was orga-

nized in July in conjunction

with the Red Deer Fair. The

term ‘Golden Jubilee’ was

used for the festivities since

50 years had passed since

Rev. Leonard and Caroline

Gaetz had established the

fi rst farm in what is now

downtown Red Deer.

The Red Deer Advocate

marked the occasion by

publishing a 48-page sou-

venir edition. This issue in-

cluded write-ups about the

growth and development of

Red Deer and area.

Francis W. Galbraith, the

publisher of the Red Deer

Advocate and fi rst mayor

of the City of Red Deer, had

started writing a series of

reminiscences as a retire-

ment project.

After he passed away in

March 1934, the newspaper

decided to reprint his col-

umns in a booklet entitled

Fifty Years of Newspaper

Work.

The fi rst full-fl edged his-

tory book on Red Deer was

The Park Country, which

was written by Annie L.

Gaetz in 1948 . She relied on

her extensive network of

family and friends for the

material as well as many of

her own personal remem-

brances. The Quota Club,

Red Deer’s fi rst all-woman

service club, sponsored the

publication.

Kerry Wood, Red Deer’s

noted naturalist and au-

thor, began writing a num-

ber of historical books in

the years following the

Second World War. Two of

those books, The Map Mak-

er and The Great Chief won

Governor General’s med-

als for juvenile literature.

Others, such as A Corner of

Canada, provided a gener-

ally humorous look at Red

Deer’s past.

In 1967, Wellington

Dawe’s master’s thesis on

the history of Red Deer was

reprinted as a book by the

local Kiwanis Club.

The Canadian centennial

also saw the start of a num-

ber of history books on the

local rural communities.

In 1977, Ted Meeres had a

series of historical newspa-

per columns he had written

published in the book The

Homesteads That Nurtured

a City.

In 1981, Georgean Parker

wrote Proud Beginnings:

A Pictorial History of Red

Deer. In 1988, Windsor Pub-

lications, published Red

Deer, An Illustrated His-

tory which was written by

Michael Dawe and George

Yackulic.

This book was re-edited

and republished in 1996.

In 2013, in order to help

celebrate the centennial of

the incorporation of the

City, the City of Red Deer

has published Red Deer:

The Memorable City.

Copies of this newest

book, which contains large

numbers of previously un-

published historical photo-

graphs, offi cially goes on

sale at 11 a.m. on Dec. 9th

at the Red Deer Public Li-

brary.

MILESTONE - Annie L. Gaetz at the offi cial launch of her book The Park Country at a meeting of her sponsors, the Red Deer Quota Club, 1948. photo courtesy of the Gaetz family

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SNELL AUDITORIUM / RED DEER PUBLIC LIBRARYDowntown Branch 4818 - 49 Street

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013

Book signing and reception to follow.

EVERYONEWELCOME!

Purchase a copy of Red Deer: The Memorable City for $35 + gst and

have it signed by the author. Books will be on sale at this

event and at the following locations starting December 9:

Recreation Centre, G.H. Dawe Community Centre, Collicutt Centre, City

Hall (1st oor , ourism Re Deer, Re Deer Public Library Downtown & Dawe locations,

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As Canadian Blood Ser-

vices launches its ‘Holiday

Miracle’ campaign (which

runs to Jan. 4), people like

10-year-old Grace Hart are

wondering in the rush for

presents, have people for-

gotten about miracles?

Grace’s battle with di-

amond-blackfan anemia

means that she needs blood

transfusions to survive. In

fact, she receives a blood

transfusion every 21 days.

This holiday season,

Canadian Blood Services

wants to assure patients

that miracles do exist, to

encourage people to donate

blood and to spark discus-

sion around the idea of

holiday miracles.

Based on the famous let-

ter Yes, Virginia, there is a

Santa Claus published in

the New York Sun news-

paper in 1897, Canadian

Blood Services has written

the following open letter

to Grace and all other pa-

tients in need of blood:

“Yes, Grace, there are

still holiday miracles. They

exist whenever you see the

anonymous generosity of

one stranger to another.

They exist when that gen-

erosity extends to saving a

stranger’s life.

“Don’t believe me? This

holiday season, have your

mom take you on a quick

visit to your local blood

donor clinic. Lined up in

chairs you will see people

happily and generously

donating. Do they know

the person they are help-

ing? They do not. So why

do they do it? Because they

believe.

“They believe that what

they are doing is right. That

what they are doing will di-

rectly help or even save the

life of a neighbour, a fam-

ily member, a friend - even

a stranger. There is your

holiday miracle, Grace. It

exists in the hearts of peo-

ple who, without monetary

reward, without having to

look into the eyes of those

in need, without knowing

the person they are help-

ing, feel the urge to help

anyway. It lives in those

people who take one hour

from their day at this very

special time of year to en-

sure that, in the most per-

sonal and direct way pos-

sible, a patient somewhere

will enjoy another holiday

too.”

Through to Jan. 4, Ca-

nadian Blood Services is

asking Canadians to give

patients a ‘holiday miracle’

in the form of blood dona-

tions. Over 75,000 blood do-

nations are needed for hos-

pital patients from coast to

coast during the campaign.

Call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-

888-236-6283) or visit www.

blood.ca to book an ap-

pointment to be someone’s

holiday miracle.

Folks are also encour-

aged to share their holiday

miracle stories on www.

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#giveamiracle.

-Weber

Canadian Blood Services launches holiday drive

BRILLIANT BAZAAR - The Red Deer Christmas Bureau hosted there 28th annual Christ-mas Bazaar this past weekend, where vendors like Linda Grier sold their holiday art, crafts, and edible goods. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express


For more volunteer opportunities, visit

Volunteer Red Deer at www.volunteerred-

deer.ca or call 403-346-3710.

NEW LISTINGS:

Magdalene House Society is seeking

volunteers who can donate half a day each

week to answer the phone at their new of-

fi ce and sell fair trade products. Contact

David Bouchard at 403-342-6191 or email

[email protected].

Lending Cupboard is looking for vol-

unteers to help with cleaning and repair-

ing of medical equipment and assisting cli-

ents. Contact Audrey at 403-356-1678 x 22 or

email [email protected]

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Prairies/NTW Region is recruiting Com-

mittee Planning Members for the 1st An-

nual Batting Against Breast Cancer™ slo-

pitch tournament. Contact Kara Wozniak,

email [email protected] or call 1-866-302-

2223.

Red Deer Public Library is recruiting

reading pals, these volunteers will work

with students twice a week for three weeks

after school.Contact Candice Putnam at

403-341-3822 or email [email protected].

Family Services of Central Alberta

is seeking volunteers to help out with Gifts

for Grandparents Program, areas where

we need help is sorting, fi lling bags, and

delivering the gift bags from Dec. 6 – Dec.

17. Contact Leanne at 403-309-5834 or email

[email protected].

Meals on Wheels is recruiting volun-

teer drivers to deliver meals to clients.

Contact Cheryl at 403-340-2511or email rd-

[email protected].

Bethany is looking for individuals who

are interested in helping out with Pastoral

services. There are a variety of roles avail-

able. Contact Ann at 403-357-3702 or Email

[email protected]

Learning Disabilities Association of

Alberta - Red Deer Chapter is looking for

volunteers for various shifts on Feb. 24-25

for their Casino. Contact Kimberly Dar-

byson, at 403-340-3885 or email execdir@

LDRedDeer.ca.

FEATURED LISTINGS:

City of Lacombe is currently seeking to

appoint a number of community-minded

citizens to serve on a variety of municipal

boards and commissions. Contact Ross

Pettibone at 403-782-1287 or email rpetti-

[email protected].

Central Alberta Women’s Emergen-

cy Shelter is looking for reliable Gift Wrap

Booth volunteers to help with wrapping

gifts, manning the cash box, and customer

service. Contact Tina Labelle at 403-318-

2321 or email [email protected].

Central Alberta Women’s Emergen-

cy Shelter is looking for reliable volun-

teers to assist with the planning and man-

agement of the Gift Wrap booth at Bower

Place Shopping Centre. Contact Tina La-

belle at 403-318-2321 or email tina.labelle@

cawes.com.

Canadian Youth Business Founda-

tion (CYBF) is looking for mentors to help

a young entrepreneur (18-39) get their

start-up business off the ground. Contact

Rob Price at 403-265-2923 or email rprice@

cybf.ca.

Central Alberta Crime Prevention

Centre is looking for a board co-chair.

Contact TerryLee at 403-318-5619 or email

[email protected].

The Salvation Army is seeking volun-

teers for Christmas Kettles. Contact Deb-

bie Lang at 403-346-2251.

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is

seeking volunteers to lead weekly pediat-

ric kindergarten tours. Tours run to April

2014. Time commitment is a mere 2.5 hours

once per week. Contact Darci Shave at 403-

343-4715 ext. 3 or email darci.shave@alber-

tahealthservices.ca.

Volunteering in Central Alberta

ATTENTION EXPRESS READERS & ADVERTISING CLIENTS

The Red Deer Express offi ce will be closedWednesday, December 25th, Thursday, December 26th

as well as Wednesday, January 1st.

READERS NOTE: Our December 25th edition will be delivered on Christmas Eve and our January 1st edition

will be delivered on Thursday, January 2nd.

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Please join us as we celebrate and remember the lives of those we loved and cherished in this special service.

Thursday, Dec. 5th

7:00 pm

Red Deer Funeral Home6150-67 St., Red Deer

Candlelight Service

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It’s time to have that difficult talk with your Mom and Dad.Are you ready?Being constantly concerned about your Parent’s safety and well-being can take its toll.Don’t you wish Mom and Dad could be part of a welcoming community where they are respected, surrounded by friends, caring staff and social activities?We know that when it’s time for your Parents to consider moving out of their home it can be a difficult decision - it’s not an easy topic to discuss. As Red Deer’s premier Independent and Assisted Living residence, Symphony Senior Living has a great reputation of taking care of Mom and Dads. Call us today and we’d be glad to listen and share information that will help. We can also arrange a personalized visit-it makes all the difference in the world.

Book a personalized tour: Aspen Ridge 403-341-5522Inglewood 403-346-1134We’ll even treat you to a complimentary lunch (we’re proud of our food!)

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we take the load off you.

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Church Church ServicesServices

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY4907 Gaetz Avenue, Red Deer • 346-0811

CHURCH CHURCH SERVICESSERVICES

Every Sundayat 11am

&2nd Wed. ofevery month

at 8pm

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Every Sundayat 8am

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SW Corner of 32 Street & Hwy 238105 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, AB Affiliated with the Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada

www.CrossRoadsChurch.ca(403) 347-6425

Service Times: Sunday at 9:00am, 11:00am & 6:30pm CrossRoads Kids (infant to grade 6)

Everyone Welcome!

Sunday Services 9am, 11am & 6pmWednesday Night Ministries 7:00pm

Passion for God, Compassion for People.

The Christmas season will be enriched further with

an elegant collection of pieces presented by the Red Deer

Symphony Orchestra during ‘Yuletide Delights’.

The concert runs Dec. 7 at the Red Deer College Arts

Centre, starting at 8 p.m.

Guest artists include the young musicians of Rosedale

Valley Strings under director Naomi Delafi eld.

Organizers say the concert will feature a brand new

composition by Maestro Claude Lapalme as well.

His orchestral arrangements have been enjoyed by

RDSO audiences numerous times over the years, and the

premiere of his new work, A Child’s Christmas in Wales,

in December of last year led to an overwhelming number

of requests for more.

His new work is six minutes long and was written with

the young musicians of Rosedale Valley Strings in mind.

Also featured on the program are seasonal gems such

as Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas, Bach’s

Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, and more favourites by Mo-

zart, Torelli and Bizet.

According to Wikipedia, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring is

the most common English title of the 10th and last move-

ment of the cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,

BWV 147 (Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life), composed

by Bach in 1716 and 1723.

With its instantly recognizable gentle elegance, and

written during his fi rst year in Leipzig, Germany, this

chorale movement remains one of Bach’s most enduring

works.

There will also be a portion dedicated to timeless Christ-

mas favourites as well.

Founded and led by the RDSO concertmaster, Naomi

Delafi eld, the Rosedale Valley Strings consists of young

string students from across Central Alberta.

The group is committed to making a difference with

each note they play, both in their local community and in

the lives of children around the world.

For 10 years they have been raising funds to aid orphans

and mothers in Afghanistan and Africa and have provided

funds for schools, medical needs and food.

These projects were also assisted by A Better World

Canada and the Red Deer Youth and Community Orches-

tra under the direction of RDSO Principal Second Violin-

ist Louise Stuppard.

The Rosedale Valley Strings also recently recorded their

fi rst CD, which will be available at the concert on Dec. 7.

As has become the tradition at RDSO Christmas con-

certs, patrons are also encouraged to bring a donation for

the Red Deer Food Bank – either cash or non-perishable

food items are appreciated.

Another highlight of the evening will be live entertain-

ment with the Mount Royal Flute Choir in the lobby at 7:20

p.m.

Looking ahead, the RDSO’s next concert ‘Voices of

Heaven’ runs Feb. 22 at Gaetz Memorial United Church.

‘Angles of Amadeus’ follows on April 26 and ‘A Stroll

through Red Square’ rounds out the season on May 16.

For tickets, call the Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre at

403-755-6626 or 1-800-661-8793 or go online at www.bktick-

etcentre.ca.

- Weber

Christmas classics and originals with the RDSO


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Eager to introduce fans to his

latest ‘live’ project, Vancouver

Island-based singer WiL knows

plenty about delving deep and

creating heartfelt, compelling

music.

He plays The Vat Dec. 5.

WiL released his fi rst live CD

Live at The Ironwood in early

October and then spent most of

that month touring in support of

the record. After taking a break,

he headed back out on the road

for another round of dates in

B.C. and Alberta.

He’ll also be featuring tunes

from his latest disc Heart of

Mind, plus earlier CDs including

In This Together, Both Hands

and By December.

Indeed, WiL is well-known

across Canada for his live per-

formances, so it’s surprising

he hasn’t released a live album

before. Then the opportunity

came for him to record one at

Calgary’s The Ironwood.

“The idea had always seemed

risky,” he says. “Capturing the

live sound is so elusive.

“And there are so many vari-

ables to begin with when you are

performing live – so many links

in that chain.

“It’s also one thing to go to a

live show and take it all in and

quite another to have those

songs come off well on a live

audio recording. I mean, it’s re-

ally just me and my drummer

(for the most part) plus how can

our sound and dynamic, that

cumulative vibe and experience

within the room. be captured on

disc?”

But he had a change of heart

knowing who would be at the

helm of the project.

“But recording engineer Josh

Gwilliam whom I’d worked with

on a prior studio album con-

vinced me to let him try. After

hearing the mixes I asked my

manager to take on the project

with him - after all, she has seen

thousands of my shows so if

anyone knew how it would need

to be presented and thus repre-

sent me, it was her.”

It’s been a busy season since

with plenty of songwriting in

his studio plus writing tunes for

fi lm and TV.

In 2011, his song Roam was

chosen to represent Travel Al-

berta’s award-winning ad cam-

paign ‘Remember to Breathe.’

Shortly afterward he was

commissioned by the Calgary

Stampede to compose their 100th

anniversary theme song Ride.

His love of music came early

on. On Friday nights he would

sit and listen while his folks

played and sung along to leg-

ends such as Johnny Cash, Chet

Atkins and Hank Williams.

By the time he was 13 he was

defi ning his playing style un-

knowingly blending his love of

‘old school country’ with new

infl uences.

He landed his fi rst paying gig

in 1992 and spent a number of

years honing his musicianship

while fi nding his true voice. WiL

landed his fi rst paying gig in

1995.

Those years he was living and

working in Calgary, mainly hit-

ting the local venues with cover

tunes while trying to fi nd his

own voice.

It was a fun, rather stress-free

way to make a living.

Of course, in a career where

you set yourself up to be criti-

cized, being original carries its

own set of challenges.

WiL says there are few careers

like music where you are either

seeking someone’s opinion on

your work, or they’re giving it to

you anyways.

But he’s far more settled in

his own heart as to what he does

these days.

“I kind of hung up the overly

analytical hat a long time ago,”

he explains. “After doing this

long enough, you eventually

resign yourself to the fact that

what you did, and what you cap-

tured, and what the show was

and how you feel today is exact-

ly what it is. It’s a cliché to say

‘living in the moment’, but it’s a

term for a reason.”

It takes a certain amount of

security. But being true to your-

self gives you a strength and re-

silience to handle it all – the nice

comments and the occasional

jab.

“There’s a whole gamut of

emotions when you are offering

up so much of yourself for judg-

ment.”

Wil’s debut disc, Both Hands

was released in 2002.

It sold well and landed him op-

portunities to tour with the likes

of Colin James, Matthew Good,

Joel Plaskett Emergency and

Xavier Rudd.

On his follow-up release By

December he collaborated with

some of Canada’s most respect-

ed musicians including 54-40’s

Neil Osborne and Broken Social

Scene’s Jason Collett among

others.

Meanwhile, one of Wil’s fa-

vourite settings is his Vancouver

Island home north of Victoria –

an ideal for unbridled creativity.

It’s the perfect place for those

times when he wants to be essen-

tially alone for a bit, exploring

his creative richness in relative

peace. Because when he hits the

road, it’s truly an ‘all systems

are go’ experience.

WiL happily embraces every-

thing that goes along with the

busyness of touring, meeting

folks, handling publicity and

sharing who he is.

“I’m a big fan of extremes – I

don’t live comfortably in the

middle.”

[email protected]

Poignant tunes from Vancouver Island singerWiL presents collection of tunes from new live CD at The Vat

COMPELLING TUNES - A master of crafting rich tunes blending everything from roots and folk to pop, Vancouver-based singer/songwriter WiL plays The Vat Dec. 5. photo submitted

28 Red Deer Express Wednesday, December 4, 2013ENTERTAINMENT


Central Alberta Theatre is presenting

a thoroughly original production to light

up the holiday season. Cinderella Dances

with the Stars opens Dec. 13 at the Memo-

rial Centre with performances through to

Dec. 21. Curtain for evening shows is at 7

p.m. with matinees set for Dec. 14-15 and

Dec. 21 at 1 p.m.

CAT marks the fi nal month of Red

Deer’s centennial year by staging its fi rst

ever English style panto production Cin-

derella Dances with the Stars, which orga-

nizers promise will create an uproar with

audiences.

Written and directed by Albert Azzara,

this three-act ‘larger-than-life farcical mu-

sical comedy will engage children of all

ages with its traditional blend of slapstick,

topical and corny jokes, pantomime horses

and dastardly villains, men playing ugly

women and lots of songs and dance.’

“There’s a big dance-off. Cinderella

dances with the stars in this version, and

the prince has to marry a suitable danc-

ing princess.” But a pair of villains try to

mess with the process. Needless to say, the

show is packed with all kinds of colourful,

vibrant characters, there are lots of dif-

ferent styles of music utilized throughout

and there is plenty of audience involve-

ment too. “The royal family is a family of

dancers,” he said. “And we have our fairy

godmother, Betty White, who works for

Canada Post and is 230 years old. We also

have a few guest stars appearing as well.

“Our Prime Minister, Stephen Harmoni-

ca, also appears.”

Ultimately, it’s been described as a mod-

ern day version of the classic love story

crammed with songs, dances and hilari-

ous references to Red Deer’s landmarks,

people, businesses and popular culture.

Another huge plus is Red Deer’s own Ol-

ivia Smith – who has been blessed with an

amazing voice - landed the title role.

The ‘panto’ is an Anglo-Italian Christ-

mas tradition, proved popular not only in

the UK but Australia, South Africa and

the U.S. where one New York production

once ran for 1,200 performances. Panto

has also not been performed previously

in Red Deer, but is well-loved elsewhere in

Canada.

Azzara, a retired teacher who penned

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“I’ve been a writer for many years, and

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Playing ‘blues from their

very core’, The Harpdog

Brown Band performs at

Fratters on Dec. 11.

Few have tackled the

smoky magic of the blues

quite like Harpdog Brown,

and he’s thrilled with a new

band confi guration that ex-

plores his beloved genre

like never before.

Having been in the busi-

ness as a touring and re-

cording artist for more

than 30 years, Brown has

shared the stage with such

greats as Matt ‘Guitar’

Murphy, Pinetop Perkins,

The Powder Blues Band,

Jack de Keyzer and the late

Dutch Mason to name a

few. Brown’s latest record-

ing Naturally was voted

the number one Canadian

Blues Album of the year by

the Blind Lemon Blues Top

20 of 2011.

With the new band,

which formed this past

spring, Brown has come

full circle in reconnecting

with early mentor John

Hunter who began to have

a powerful infl uence on

Brown when he was in his

early 20s.

“He sent me in the right

directions in learning this

language,” explains Brown.

These days, George Fenn

has brought his formida-

ble chops to Brown’s new

venture as well. Rounding

out the band is Jordan Ed-

monds, who Brown says

holds down the guitar like

an extraordinarily sea-

soned old pro.

“He’s really about the

juice and the roots of Chi-

cago mid-1950s blues. It’s

right up his alley and it’s

where his head is at.”

Meanwhile, years back,

Hunter had gone on to be-

come an accountant and

pretty much was out of the

music and touring scene

for a time.

But Brown called him

to fi ll in back around 2000,

and Hunter found himself

pulled back into music with

gusto. And it led to Hunter

and Brown doing a couple

of dates together this past

June.

“We did this show off

the cuff, and I was amazed.

Two weeks later I’m back

in Victoria doing a show

with these guys, and I said

you guys should really be

my band. That’s kind of

how it started.”

And it’s been a richly

creative journey since.

“I’ve had people who

have seen me with this

band – people that have

known me for 20-plus years

– come up to me and say

‘I’ve never seen you so on

your game and full of life

in all the years I’ve know

you’,” he adds. “I’d de-

lighted. How could a guy

who is almost 53 years be

so excited? I’m playing my

ass off. It was like that al-

mighty Stanley Cup team

that comes together.

“And it excites the hell

out of me to have John

back in the fold.”

Brown has always had an

easy rapport with audienc-

es, which all the more fuels

his ability to connect.

Originally from Edmon-

ton, he is indeed one of

Canada’s truly gifted blues

artists. He’s also a lifer in

the world of musical gyp-

sies, traveling near and far

to share his talents in story

and song.

As to his early days, he

started playing instru-

ments before he even really

knew what they were.

As a youngster, his mom

would plunk him down

with a lap steel guitar and

he would come up with all

kinds of stuff. That curios-

ity and attraction to creat-

ing only grew stronger as

the years passed.

In his teens he landed his

fi rst gig as a guitarist with

a singer.

The guys would open for

comedians, and although

it wasn’t exactly where his

heart was it was during

times like this Brown be-

gan to see his ability to con-

nect with audiences.

Next up he joined a rock

band which further solidi-

fi ed his love for touring.

He eventually settled

into the genre that would

truly fi t – the blues. It’s

heartfelt nature, rife with

honesty and authenticity,

is what has been so compel-

ling to him over the years.

These days, besides ea-

gerly hitting the road, the

guys are putting the fi nish-

ing touches on a project for

release next year.

“We just fi nished a live

off the fl oor recording ses-

sion here in Vancouver,

and we have 14 potential

songs to go on the album.

It includes eight of nine

originals that we have col-

lectively written as well.”

He’s thrilled with the re-

sults thus far. “It’s so clean

and natural – we did it with

no overdubs, and we did

it collectively – old school

– where we miked up the

room and miked up our-

selves, and stood in a circle

in a big studio. Out of that

we have defi nitely 12 or 13

tracks for the new album.”

Ultimately, he’s found

a path in life that has per-

fectly suited him.

“All my life I’ve been

drawn away from the ‘reg-

ularities’ of life – I think I

was born with gypsy blood.

I don’t like boredom. I

like being busy and I like

change. So ultimately, I

stumbled into the place I

really belonged, which is

where I’m now.

“And when I stumbled

into blues music, that’s

the time I felt like I really

did belong,” he adds. “The

blues could never fail me,

and never would.”

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Scott McDermott was a competitor in the

Ultraman World Championships in Hawaii

this past weekend. This column was written

before he began the race.

On Nov. 29th I jumped in the ocean at

6:30 a.m. for the start of the Ultraman

World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

What has really struck me so far is the

humble nature of the athletes here. One

of the fi rst swims I went on with a bunch

of other athletes, I was welcomed into the

group and we all chatted like old friends.

I asked one lady named Amber if she

had done the race here before “Yes, a few

times.” That was it. We talked about where

she was from and stuff, nothing major. Am-

ber has won the ladies division for the past

three years and holds the course record.

She also won Ultraman Canada. In fact,

she has never been in an Ultraman that

she didn’t outright win and she never said

a word about it.

I have been training with record holders,

past winners etc. and they are just ordi-

nary people – nice people, friendly people,

and humble people.

So what makes an ordinary person ex-

traordinary then? As I have been training

for this race the past year and training for

races around the world over the past nine

years, I am clear that it is the little extras

that, simple as it may sound, turn ordinary

into extraordinary.

Every little training session that you did

when you didn’t feel like it.

Every good meal choice when other op-

tions existed.

When it comes to race day, it really is the

little extras that count.

My crew and I were here early to make

sure we knew where to go, what things to

watch out for and to get used the climate

and settle in.

Knowing in advance what each turn

looks like, which each rest area is best,

where to get ice during each day, what res-

taurants are open and good for the crew,

when I can hammer the bike and when I

need to conserve my energy – all the little

extras.

On the double marathon on day three,

we talked about my goals for walk breaks. I

have seen athletes stop for a one-minute

walk every mile. That is 52 minutes. My

plan is to walk for 30 seconds every 4 kms,

that’s only 10 minutes.

It’s the little extra’s right? Maybe the

heat will get me and my plan will change,

but we have ice, towels, shade hats, three

pairs of shoes to change out in the heat and

all the extras we can think of. We are look-

ing for extraordinary!

So many people struggle with weight

issues and constantly we talk about food

choices and how to reach their goal. I had a

client once that wasn’t changing weight as I

thought he should, so we went over his meal

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month later no change.

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and drink on a daily basis?” Finally we fi g-

ured it out.

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coffees a day. When I asked what he had in

them – we knew our problem – two large

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per drink, 540 calories a day. It’s the little

extras.

I have watched people easily shed 100

lbs, and others struggle at dropping 10 lbs.

What’s the difference?

The little extras. A walk after supper

every single night. Water to drink all day,

nothing else liquid. Clean food all day and

one day a week of eating whatever. Week

after week, month after month, from or-

dinary to extraordinary. It really is that

simple.

Getting here to Kona has been that sim-

ple too – just a year of little extras. Every

time I trained when I didn’t feel like it, or

the weather was poor, or I was tired, or

whatever.

All those little extras add up and tomor-

row, we shall see if I can in fact, be extraor-

dinary for a few days, just like all of these

other ordinary people.

Scott McDermott is a personal trainer and owner of Best Body Fitness in Sylvan Lake.

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humanitarian organizations. Years ago I

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tients. I won the battle with great diffi culty

but lost the war. Bureaucrats put asinine,

inhumane restrictions on its use. Their

decision was a disastrous error, and those

responsible should rot in hell for the un-

told suffering they have caused terminal

cancer patients.

As a medical journalist I quickly became

convinced that Pogo was right when he re-

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and the enemy is us.” How disastrous it

is that every 40 seconds a new case of dia-

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every 37 seconds someone dies of coronary

attack! But the Korean War had already

shown what was happening when autop-

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an average age of 22, had signifi cant coro-

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doing something terribly wrong.

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I’ve witnessed North Americans becom-

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that are admitted to an emergency room

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my knowledge no dead bodies result from

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The book explains why I believe there

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a journalist if I hadn’t married a smart

woman.

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It was interviewing Dr Linus Pauling

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humans lost this ability eons ago. And why

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Red Deer’s new City council

appears to be a little hesitant to

test the waters of a new aquatic

centre and so the discussion will

continue for another year after

council decided to not include the

centre in this year’s budget.

For supporters of the facil-

ity, this step backwards is not

something new in the more than

fi ve years this project has been

worked on. “We’ve been on the

budget twice and taken off twice

and so we’ve had our share of ups

and downs,” said Central Alberta

Aquatic Centre Committee Chair

John Cuthbertson.

There is a solid plan in place

following a $200,000 grant from

the City to bring something to

the table to work from and use

the current space where the Rec-

reation Centre pool is located, he

said. “We aren’t going to be wast-

ing this (Recreation Centre) by

tearing it down or anything else

of that nature. This will be part

and parcel of the centre itself and

we will extend south.”

Cuthbertson said the funding

for the centre would be gleaned

from the various levels of govern-

ment including the surrounding

counties whose residents would

also benefi t from this facility.

Also on the list of potential

fund sources would be the Alber-

ta Winter Games if the Red Deer

bid is accepted, he said.

“Then we’re going to be able to

say to the taxpayer, we have you in

mind, we’re not going to overbur-

den you. It’s certainly going to cost

something but rest assured it’s go-

ing to be as low as we can get it.”

There have been some esti-

mates of the cost ranging around

$90 million but committee mem-

bers have said that number in-

cludes some extras like the spray

park which has already been con-

structed near the Golden Circle.

The design does include 10,

50m lanes for swimming, a dive

tank and moveable bulk heads in

order to close off areas so groups

can hold different events.

“We have a very good start (re-

ferring to the design), it’s much

more than just a bunch of pic-

tures. I’m sure the architectural

fi rm would be ready to start the

actual drawings and that sort of

thing as soon as we want to.”

Cuthbertson said even with

Red Deer being the third largest

city in the province we are lack-

ing when it comes to servicing

our residents with aquatic space .

“The other night at our meet-

ing it was mentioned that there

are 732 people, I think children,

on the waiting list to get into

swim lessons. Now that has to say

something.”

The other side of the coin is the

argument from those opposed to

the centre who feel a major facil-

ity like this one would not be used

enough to make it worth the mon-

ey spent on it.

“That was so, I’m sure, for the

Centrium, certainly for Collicutt,”

he said, about the project which

he describes as a community ef-

fort to be the best we can and this

centre would accomplish that.

As an example he pointed to a

similar centre in Nanaimo B.C.

which was built after citizens vot-

ed on a plebiscite to go ahead with

the project.

“He said (a town offi cial) we

won it by one per cent and he said

look at it now. It was full and he

said it’s always full. People don’t

know what they would do with-

out it. I suspect that’s going to

happen here.”

Maybe, but not right away at

least.

[email protected]

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If you had any doubt as to the interest

in the game of football throughout Central

Alberta all you needed to do was be at the

Collicutt Centre this past Sunday morning

to see all is well with the state of the game.

The Prairie Fire Midget football team

held an identifi cation camp and more than

100 players from around the region turned

out to see what they are all about.

“We’re excited about the numbers be-

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ing for,” explained Fire Head Coach Chris

Hall. “Today we’re not looking too hard

though. We want to give the kids a good

experience and then our job really starts

in the New Year when player evaluations

start.”

The coaching staff gets to know the ath-

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who have a lot of potential and those are

the kids they want to see come out to these

events.

“But there’s always some diamonds in

the rough, some dark horses that catch

your eye and that’s the part that excites

me,” said Hall. “I love fi nding those kids,

especially from the small towns that

haven’t got a lot of attention and they come

out here and they show well.”

This is year number three for the camp

and Hall feels the game is doing well all the

way from Atom up to the senior men’s pro-

gram and this turnout is a good barometer

to measure the passion for football in Cen-

tral Alberta.

The next step in the process will be team

tryouts which begin in January and the

process is open so as many players from

Grades 9-11 are encouraged to give it a

shot, said Hall.

“You learn a lot as an athlete. You learn a

lot as a person going through a tryout pro-

cess, a competitive process and it’s great

for these kids to have that experience.”

As for the Prairie Fire team, Hall feels

the program is on solid footing as they en-

ter another season in the Calgary Midget

League which he thinks is the best test for

these players.

“That is the best minor football asso-

ciation in Alberta. So many of those kids

go on to play CIS, junior, and play on all

the provincial teams. It’s stiff competition

down there but it’s exactly what our kids

need to get better.”

[email protected]

League sees much interest in football

As we move through the

years we gather all types of

memories, meeting a wide

variety of people who fi ll

up portions of our lives.

I am fortunate enough

to meet more people than

the average person due to

the nature of my work but

sometimes a good person

slips through the cracks.

Such is the case of Gord

Bonin, a Saskatchewan-

born man who called Red

Deer home for a good

chunk of his exciting life.

He recently passed away

in Las Vegas at the age of 65

and while some might not

recall the name anyone as-

sociated with the world of

drag racing will know im-

mediately we are speaking

of ‘240’ Gordie Bonin.

He was a fi xture on the

NHRA circuit in the early

‘70’s and shocked the rac-

ing contingent by placing

second in the 1972 nation-

als with his Pacemaker

Vega funny car and kept

showing up to the big time

races, placing well, fi nally

winning the title in 1979

with his Bubble Up Trans

Am. The winning didn’t

stop there for Bonin as he

won the NHRA Division Six

Funny Car title every year

from 1975 to 1980.

The source of the nick-

name was the fact he con-

sistently pushed his car to

crack the 240 mph barrier

while so many others failed

to get the speedometer to

reach that number.

Also in 1979, Bonin be-

came the fourth member of

the NHRA Cragar 5 Second

club when he fl ew down the

quarter mile track in 5.97

seconds.

Another claim to fame

was a cameo in the movie

Fast Company which saw

Bonin drive his funny car

through a garage door, roll

up to a red light and then to

the joy of a couple of young

men, he launched it off the

line when the light turned

green.

Bonin was respected

within the ranks of the

NHRA and became the

group’s marketing director.

He is also a member of the

Canadian Motorsports Hall

of Fame. Now I will admit I

have never had the patience

to watch NASCAR or even

the Indy races but I did en-

joy the mere seconds it took

for a funny car or a top fuel

dragster to rip down the

track, two more quickly

line up, burn out and be

ready for the next duel.

Gordie Bonin was one of

the best at his game and we

can call him our own.

I only wish I had met him

but that is my loss.

[email protected]

Remembering Gordie Bonin

JIM

C L A G G E T TIM


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months, and December is no exception but

preparedness seems to take a backseat to

readiness and year-end holiday seasons.

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most companies around town are closed,

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To add to that, since it’s such an oddball

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business days, so getting anything done

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fi cult and stressful on any of your purchas-

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Banks and lawyers typically need 10

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process to be slowed down and give your-

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time after the holiday season to complete

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*Refers to current Toyota Canada 2013 Year End Countdown and combined dealer incentives on specifi c remaining 2013 models and may not be combined. See dealer for details. Other programs applicable to 2014 models available. #No charge winter tire offer relates strictly to in-stock inventory only. Offer may not be combined with other dealer incentives. Cash value in lieu of winter tire offer is available and will be equal to the dealer cost of same. Brand of tire is as determined by Red Deer Toyota and is subject to availability. Offer includes supply only and does not include mounting, balancing, Tire Pressure Monitoring sensors or rims.

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Red Deer Express, December 04, 2013