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Reﬂections on a career serving Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling discusses signiﬁcant changes in City BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express

s Morris Flewwelling enters his final weeks as the City’s mayor, he reflects on his career as a politician and how Red Deer has experienced much change since he was first elected to council 39 years ago. Flewwelling, 72, served his first term on council from 1974 – 1978 and then ran again in 1995 when he was re-elected. He has since served as a councillor, being elected as the City’s mayor in 2004. Since the last election in 2010, Flewwelling has said he will not run again for another term. Looking back on his career on council, he said there are many things that he is proud of but two stand out in his mind. “One of the things I’m most revved about is developing a relationship with the County. It was really fundamental for setting the framework for the last nine years on council. It was absolutely critical in moving forward the Central Alberta agenda,” he said. “The other thing that was huge in my time was moving the civic yards and freeing up Riverlands. That is my only regret leaving council at this time is that I won’t be around as Riverlands unfolds. “For me, those are the two biggies that stand out in terms of significance, but there are hundreds of things that we could talk about as well.” He added another initiative he is proud of is the City’s plan to end homelessness. “That was a real burning issue when I became mayor. With help from so many people and the leadership of the community we have led the way in ending homelessness and providing affordable housing.” Flewwelling said the people he has worked with have also made a difference during his time as a councillor and as mayor. “One of my best memories are the people I work with – both from the public and the people I work with within the City. We have a powerhouse of people here in our City administration and in our workforce.” With being elected into such a prominent role, Flewwelling said he has had to develop a thick skin over the years. “People will take a run at you on an issue or an idea and when I read what they have to say, I think to myself do they honestly think I come to work in the morning and think how can I mess up the paving job out here? Do I love the potholes? Do I not want them fixed?” he said. “They tend to write or speak in a way that suggests that he just doesn’t care or he just doesn’t get it. Do they know the constraints? No. Do

they know the budget limitations? No. Do they know for example in the last 10 years we have put 1,000 per cent more into crown paving and pothole filling? “One of the things that you learn quickly is you learn to consider the source. When I get a complaint about something from someone who provides me with a measured reflection, I take that very seriously. When I’m just simply attacked – let me tell you, I get a very thick skin.” Over his time on council, Flewwelling has seen a number of changes over the years. “With our budgeting and our finance system and all you need to do is just hit a key (on the computer) and you have everything you want now. Not only is the budget up to date and instantaneous every day, the accounting is up to date and instantaneous. And the public have access to it online,” he said. “The communication goes without saying. In my first election as mayor, email was just coming on and I used to check my email once a week – once a week! Now we check the email constantly – it buzzes all the time. “The next election we had email as a tool and the last election we had facebook and now people are dropping the facebook and are using Twitter.” He added the growth of the City is also a major change he has seen while on council. “The growth of the City in terms of size is enormous. We are now living in areas that were cropped and grained when I was first elected as mayor and when I was elected onto council, those areas were not even imagined. When I came back onto council in 1995, I asked the city manager at the time when he thought we would jump Hwy. 2 and he said not for 100 years.” Flewwelling was first elected to council in 1974 and served one term before stepping down to help raise his family. When his two boys were grown up, he ran again in 1995. During his time on council, he said he never thought he would become the City’s mayor. “I guess I have been called the reluctant mayor. I taught in the public schools and I never wanted to be the principle – I always wanted to work with the kids. When I was at the museum I wanted to work with the artifacts and the programs, the teaching stuff. I became director and did it and did it well, but the fun part for me was working with the artifacts and programs and the public stuff,” he said. “When I look at being mayor – I loved being on council because you’ve got your hands on some levers and you can help steer the ship. I didn’t imagine myself as mayor. Well it turned out I got drafted.

MILESTONE: Mayor Morris Flewwelling will not be running in this year’s municipal election. These days, he’s reﬂecting on what has been a fascinating experience in local politics.

“When I was elected I said I would do one term and one term only, but I can tell you that by the third day I realized that I loved it. Something that I did from a sense of duty and responsibility went to something that I absolutely love. It’s the most

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City preps as ‘Tour of Alberta’ spins into town This week, Red Deer will be a part of an event that organizers say is unlike any event Alberta has ever seen. The Tour of Alberta marks Canada’s first major international professional cycling race, and the province’s first taste of the growing global sport of cycling. “The City is buzzing as we get ready for this exciting event to hit our streets,” said Mayor Morris Flewwelling. “Never before has a peloton of bikes sped through our downtown. The race and festival will be like nothing you have ever seen in our City before.” Red Deer will be a part of Stage Two of the event on Sept. 5. The cyclists will be starting in Devon and finishing in Red Deer. Riders will enter Red Deer on Hwy. 11 to 30 Ave. then turn south on 30 Ave. to Ross St. Heading west on Ross St. they will enter the downtown loop at the corner of Ross St. and 40th Ave. Riders will complete the loop three times. Racers are often traveling upwards

of 75km on the sprints or flats into the finish line. The finish line will be in downtown Red Deer (50 St. between 47 and 48 Ave.) “Red Deer’s finish line festival will be an event you don’t won’t want to miss,” said Liz Taylor, executive director, Red Deer Tourism. “It will be a great downtown party featuring food, culture, entertainment and fitness for the whole family.” The race will temporarily close select roads in and around Red Deer’s downtown area. The finish line and festival area is Ross St. from 47 Ave. to 49 Ave. Country band Emerson Drive will be headlining the Stage 2 finish. “Emerson Drive is a great addition to the festival,” said George Berry, local organization chair. “The race itself will be a sight to see and add entertainment of this caliber and Red Deer will certainly have a phenomenal day for residents to take part in.” This area will be closed starting at noon Sept. 4 until midnight Sept. 5. The intersections at 47 Ave. and 48 Ave.

will, however, remain open during this time. Several other downtown roads will also be closed during the race. A full list of road closures and maps can be found on the City’s web site. Red Deerians are encouraged to ride their bikes into downtown and secure bicycle parking which will be available for the event. A bike corral will also be located in the green space of Central Middle School, at 48 Ave. and 51 St. Bike parking is free and volunteers will secure the area from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 5th. The Tour of Alberta is scheduled for Sept. 3 – 8 throughout the province. This world-class event is estimated to travel more than 800 kms of urban and rural Alberta roads and will include more than 50 communities. The event also features more than 15 of the world’s top teams, including teams that competed in the Tour de France earlier this summer. Also, a ‘once in a lifetime experience’ will be given away as part of the Stage 2 – Devon to Red Deer ﬁnish. One individual will have the chance to win the experience to ride in

a team car within the peloton of the race. The peloton can be traveling upwards of 50 km/hr along the route and up to 75 km/ hr when they sprint to an exciting finish in Red Deer. The winner will be escorted to Devon the morning of Sept. 5 where they will be assigned a car. This car will travel with the race for the route to Red Deer. Individuals will see and experience race details from a front and centre vantage point like no other community member. “This is an experience like no other,” said George Berry, chairperson of the local organizing committee in Red Deer. “Being within the race is not like seeing it on the sidelines. It will be something someone will never forget. “This is particularly exciting as it in the first year this event is being held,” said Berry. “The winner can say they were part of the very first Tour of Alberta in a way no one else can.” For more information, visit www.reddeer.ca/tourofalberta or www.facebook. com/tourofalbertareddeer. - Weber

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The public is invited to dig in for the Deer. “This community food forest will be planting of the new Parkside Community a great way to do this, and it will meet a Food Forest. The planting event will take growing need that people have to connect place on Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the with their food and where it comes from.” Parkside Gardens area, located at 5320 - 67 The new area will be located next to ParkSt. side Garden plots, which are prepared and “This will be Red Deer’s first commu- managed by the City of Red Deer. Members nity food forest, and it will have everything of the public register and pay fees to use from apple, plum and pear trees to Saska- these plots each growing season. toon and honeyberries,” said Ken Lehman, “This is a great opportunity to expand parks planning and ecological specialist the overall garden site,” said Lehman. with the City of Red Deer. “We’re very “The garden plots will continue to provide excited to undertake this project with the locations for people to grow their personal community’s help produce, and the food and, in the coming will create an ‘WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS forest years, the forest will area where anyone TO CREATE SELF-SUSTAINING help the commucan pick fruit and nity by increasing berries.” URBAN AGRICULTURAL SPACES.’ equitable access to A pollinator garRENE MICHALAK healthy food.” den will also be deThe food forest veloped at the site, and the planting event are possible thanks since pollinators are crucial to many food to a partnership between Tree Canada, the sources, including fruit trees. The garden City of Red Deer and ReThink Red Deer, will draw these beneficial insects to the with support from Blue Grass Sod Farms site and increase public awareness about and Parkland Nurseries and Garden Cen- the role they play. tre. On Sept. 7, people interested in helping Tree Canada provided a $3,000 grant for plant can go to Parkside Garden plots, lotrees, which was matched with $3,000 from cated behind Save-On-Foods on 67 St. the City. Planting will proceed rain or shine ReThink Red Deer is also involved with and participants are encouraged to bring the planning of the forest and the plant- gloves and wear sturdy footwear. Organizing event, as the area is an ideal fit with ers will provide snacks including locally its philosophy of creating an edible urban grown food such as berries, vegetables and landscape. other garden finger foods. “We’re always looking at ways to create For more information, contact 403-342self-sustaining urban agricultural spac- 8234. - Weber es,” said Rene Michalak of ReThink Red

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OPINION Tour of Alberta What a fantastic way to kick off September as the highly-anticipated Tour of Alberta arrives in the City Thursday. The Tour of Alberta is a six-stage race, which began in Edmonton on Tuesday, and wraps up in Calgary on Sept. 8, with stage routes traveling throughout rural Alberta, villages, towns and small cities, most of which rarely, if ever, have had the beneﬁt of seeing, let alone hosting, major international sporting events in their communities. It’s also a fantastic chance for local residents to get an exciting closeup look at such an event, and there has been plenty of anticipation building for months about the Tour of Alberta which is also described as a professional bicycle race promoted under Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) rules. The approximate total distance of the route is 850km as well. The event is also expected to draw many elite cycling teams, including international pro teams – some of the same teams that competed in the Tour de France — and up to eight Pro Continental, Continental, and National teams from around the world. According to the event’s web site, the Tour of Alberta “Enters the realms of the professional cycling circuit with a star-studded ﬁeld, as 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans of BMC Racing team and the

world’s No. 2-ranked rider Peter Sagan of Cannondale Pro Cycling and Canadian superstar and 2012 Tour of Italy champion Ryder Hesjedal of Team Garmin-Sharp headline the list of 120 cyclists competing for the overall title.” Red Deer will be a part of Stage Two of the event Sept. 5 as the cyclists start in Devon and finish in Red Deer. Riders will enter Red Deer on Hwy. 11 to 30 Ave. then turn south on 30th Ave. to Ross St. Heading west on Ross St. they will enter the downtown loop at the corner of Ross St. and 40th Ave. Riders will complete the loop three times. Racers are often traveling upwards of 75km on the sprints or flats into the finish line. The finish line will be in downtown Red Deer (50 St. between 47 and 48 Ave.) This is the time when Red Deerians can join in another aspect of the massive event through a finish line festival complete with food, culture and entertainment. The finish line and festival area is Ross St. from 47 Ave. to 49 Ave. Red Deerians are encouraged to ride their bikes into downtown and secure bicycle parking will be available for the event. The festival will be held from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. We encourage those who can to drop by and enjoy an exciting milestone community event.

National Grandparents Day set for Sept. 8 Like Mother’s and Father’s Day, National Grandparents Day is an opportunity to give grandparents an extra hug and tell them how much they are appreciated.

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some reasons to celebrate grandparents. Grandchildren love being ‘spoiled’ by their grandparents and it’s a grandparent’s privilege to do so. I remember my grandparents sneaking me an extra chocolate behind my parents back. I’m not saying that this is an ideal dynamic, but I think there’s a silent code between children and their grandparents which says that just because they may be willing to give more, that it’s only them that will occasionally be the exception to the rule. Grandparents often take on the role of second parents and some even become the primary caregivers. Many grandparents pick their grandchildren up from school while mom or dad are at work, come to their grandchildren’s

home in the morning to help get the kids ready for school or watch younger children on certain days of the week. Some grandparents are retired or semi retired and therefore have more time to devote to their grandchildren while their parents are working. Many grandparents, my parents included, take on the role of full-time caregivers when their adult children choose not or do not take on the responsibility of parenting their own. My nephew was only months old when my parents adopted him and so my mom and I were in the unique position of raising my daughter and her grandchild at the same time. A new TVO documentary, created by award winning ﬁlmmaker Karen Shopsowitz, (will air on Oct.

16th) explores the role of grandparents raising their grandchildren. In these situations, grandparents do not take on the traditional grandparenting role and should be celebrated for many reasons including the opportunity they have given their grandchildren to be raised in a secure, potentially healthier environment. Grandparents enrich their grandchildren’s lives with stories that create deeper roots. When grandchildren have the opportunity to create family trees alongside their grandparents or even audio or video record conversations of what life was like when they were born and growing up, grandchildren have a better appreciation of the history that runs through their veins. Children who are adopt-

ed can beneﬁt by knowing more about their grandparent’s experiences because this too allows them a deeper understanding of their adoptive parents. Sitting with grandparents and listening to their stories offers an interesting history lesson to be shared with future generations. Even though grandchildren may think that grandparent’s views are outdated, they can often beneﬁt from their wisdom founded on many years of living. In addition, grandchildren can be wonderful teachers to their grandparents – especially when it comes to things that are foreign to them, like programming their cell phones or using a computer. And by the way, consider using the computer as a means of communication (Skype, for example)

to stay in touch if physical distance divides grandchildren from their grandparents. I know that not everyone is fortunate to have grandparents still living or even to have grandparents who are physically or emotionally available. Consider then the beneﬁt of connecting children with older adults – friends of the family or seniors in a retirement home, for example. These adults can potentially take on a grandparenting role by offering extra attention and nurturing as well as lifetime of rich and valuable experiences to children. Sara Dimerman is a psychologist, author and a mom to two daughters. For more advice, connect with her at www. helpmesara.com or on Twitter @helpmesara.

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Terry Balgobin announces candidacy for City council BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Red Deer businessman Terry Balgobin has announced he will seek a spot on City council in next month’s municipal election. Balgobin is the proprietor of Artistry in Gold Design Studio in Red Deer, and has lived in the City for more than 30 years. “I’m interested in my community, I’m interested in making my world a better place,” he said. “I’ve always been involved in the community, and I look at council as an extension of that community service.” Balgobin has been active in a variety of business and service organizations, including as a board member of Parkland Community Living and Supports Society (CLASS), chairman of Habitat for Humanity, president of the Red Deer Leads Executive Association and a member of the Red Deer East Rotary Club. “After six years of service as the chair of Habitat

tiful place, and we need representation for everyone.” Balgobin said he is committed to enhancing Red Deer as a family-focused community. “Upon being elected to council, my priorities include creating a strong business environment that promotes solid family values which in turn enhances our community,” he said. “I pay property taxes on my home and business and understand the importance of

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for new businesses coming into the City,” he said. “We have the infrastructure within the City, but the bureaucracy seems so heavy. “I’m also very concerned about spending and our debt load,” he said. “The City’s method of making money is raising taxes. I’m very concerned that my children would someday have a difﬁcult time being able to afford to live in a city like this.” Other issues and areas

he’d like to tackle include recreational facilities, public transportation, regional cooperation and property taxes. Meanwhile, another community highlight for Balgobin is that he recently restored the landmark Greene Block — where Artistry in Gold and other businesses are located — to its former historic appearance. The project earned him a Heritage Preservation Award. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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New era for local Learning Disabilities Association BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express It’s a bright and exciting new chapter for the local ofﬁce of the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta. Just recently, Kim Darbyson took the reigns as executive director for the Red Deer chapter after the organization had gone for more than 18 months without one due to lack of funding. But the board worked non-stop to make sure programs continued and Darbyson is thrilled about a promising future for the organization which was originally launched in the late 1980s. They’ve also been able to secure United Way funding, and staff are looking forward to some awareness and fundraising events in the coming weeks as well. For one thing, the Association has been given the Telus corner at the Red Deer Rebels game on Oct. 18. October also happens to be Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. Another fundraiser come through Bikram

Yoga, which holds ‘Karma Yoga’ dates Sept. 19th and Oct. 10th. Portions of proceeds from yoga clients those evenings will support the Association. “My heart really is with the non-proﬁt community,” said Darbyson, who has also worked with the Central Alberta Science Network, Cosmos and the Central Alberta Diversity Association. “I’ve always been very passionate about the idea that people learn differently, and that they have different strengths. “You see children who you know are bright and that they have so much potential, but for whatever reason it’s not channeled or they aren’t making the connections they need to make. This Association is doing some really cool things that I haven’t seen before to engage children and to cater to their ways of learning.” Learning disabilities refer to a number of disorders which can affect how a person acquires, organizes, retains, understands or uses verbal or nonverbal information. It is estimated

that 80% of learning disabilities affect literacy. According to the Association, these are life-long conditions that affect up to one in 10 Canadians. This means about 30,000 individuals in Central Alberta and 10,000 in the Red Deer region need assistance. Learning disabilities also cross all ages, genders, socio-economic, cultural and linguistic groups. They can range in severity and may interfere with acquiring and use of listening, speaking and understanding; reading including word recognition and comprehension, written language and mathematics. Fortunately, with correct intervention, support, education and programs such as tutoring or social skills programs, persons with learning disabilities can achieve and excel. But misconceptions about learning disabilities are hard to erase. People sometimes confuse disabilities in general, such as various physical and intellectual disabilities with learning disabilities. And as Janet de Laforest, the

organization’s director/ president points out, there can be a bit of a stigma attached to having a learning disability as well. Sometimes people are reluctant to either enroll their children in a program or adults with learning disabilities don’t want to admit that there is a problem in their own ways of learning. “It very hard for some people to get past that.” de Laforest also said that battling with a learning disability can take a toll on a student’s sense of self-worth, as they can be struggling to keep up with 20-some others in the class on a particular subject. Sometimes behaviour problems develop as it’s easier to be seen having that issue than being seen as having a learning disability. As their web site points out, the LDAA is committed to viewing ‘learning disabilities’ in a positive light as ‘learning differently’ and ‘thinking differently.’ “We want to help persons who ‘learn differently’ to achieve their full potential. After all, persons who

KIM DARBYSON ‘think differently’ have intelligence that is average to above average to gifted. “These individuals also have the capacity to help our society by thinking differently. Persons who ‘learn differently’ are often innovating and seeing new solutions.” Looking ahead, the Association’s range of programs is in place for the fall. “What really has excited

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TRANSIT DURING TOUR OF ALBERTA Red Deer Transit will be making changes to some routes as the Tour of Alberta races through Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets. Because of temporary road closures, Routes 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 51 and school route 28 will be detoured and service will be limited on some streets. On Sept. 5, Route 5: outbound from Sorensen Station from 10:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. there will be no service on 47 Ave., 55 St., 40 Ave., Ross St., Cornett Dr. and Rollis St.

Regular service will resume from Sorensen Station at 4:15 p.m. For more detailed information on the route changes and detours, visit www.reddeer.ca/transit.

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Hantavirus case conﬁrmed in rural Alberta Following conﬁrmation of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in an individual from a rural community in Central Zone, Alberta Health Services is advising area residents, and all Albertans, to take simple precautions to protect themselves. “Because humans can be exposed to Hantavirus when the urine or feces of an

infected rodent – such as a mouse – become airborne, anyone who disturbs areas of mice or mice droppings can be at risk,” says Dr. Ifeoma Achebe, medical ofﬁcer of health – Central Zone. To safely clean mouse droppings, nests, or dead mice, open doors and windows for ventilation, and keep out of the area for

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Longtime local auctioneers relocate business BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express If someone had told Linda (Haynes) Baggaley, owner of Bud Haynes Auction of Red Deer, when she was a young girl that one day a beeping box would broadcast her auctions throughout the world, she likely would have laughed at them and called them crazy. However, in the 21st century ‘online’ world we live in, the world of auctioning has evolved with the times. “The auction business has changed. Back then a tape recorder and a TV was a big deal; there were no computers or cell phones,” said Baggaley. “You couldn’t have foreseen the Internet back then, so it’s unbelievable to see where the industry has gone.” Baggaley is embracing the technological era, via a merger with Ward Auctioneers Ltd. out of Edmonton. The merger between the two major players, second generation auctioneers and longtime family friends, will mean that the Haynes Auction Mart will be packing up a lifetime worth of memories in their double bay and relocating to the Ward’s facility

in Edmonton. “We thought about it for a couple of years and it is a lot of work to run a business and with our kids getting older we thought it was time to slow down a bit,” said Baggaley. “Coming together with Brad and the rest of the Wards will give us the manpower to be able to adjust to the market.” They will also have access to technology that allows their clients and bidders to watch the auctions live on a webcast where they will be able to bid online. “Everything – all of the items for auction – will be up on big TV screens for people to see better. Our online viewers will be able to see them as well as watch the auctioneers selling,” she said. “It’s kind of neat when people online can see the auctioneer because it makes them feel more involved in the auction, and it also makes them feel like they are actually there. We’ve had buyers bid and watch from their hospital beds as well as we have a buyer who is placed in Iraq so now he will be able to go online and view the auctions live.” While many of their clients drive from Calgary or Edmonton or even as far as Nova Scotia to come to their auctions, it is now their Red Deer clients’ turn to ‘re-

locate’ for their highly-esteemed auctions. Baggaley and the Bud Haynes Auction have received global recognition as one of the best antique and arms auctioneers in the world. “We have people come from all over – Nova Scotia, Vancouver, South Dakota and other states so the buyers in Edmonton are happy about the relocation and everyone else just gets to drive a bit further now,” said Baggely. “But we have moved the auctions to 10 a.m. to allow for more time for them to get there and we will continue to do our previews the night before just like we did here in Red Deer.” Specializing in antique and modern firearms, swords and related Items, they are the oldest established gun auction in Canada. And in a field that few others have managed to make a go of for anything more than five years, Baggaley and her father, Bud Haynes, established a business that was respected by many in the City. Baggaley is also well-known throughout the auctioneer community as being the youngest person elected President of the Auctioneers Association. She also holds the record for

ESTEEMED AUCTIONEER – Linda Baggaley, owner of Bud Haynes Auction Ltd. and a second generation auctioneer, stands in the Red Deer business that her father began in 1966, as she prepares to move her Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express auction to Edmonton. the highest price ever received for a single war medal, having sold a Victoria Cross for $95,000. She became the ﬁrst female auctioneer to sell one. “We have sold a lot of guns over the years and have seen a lot of amazing things. It’s a very specialized ﬁeld and we are really

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Red Deer’s long history of biking Tomorrow (Sept. 5) the Tour of Alberta International Pro Cycling Race will make its way to Red Deer from Devon, Alberta as part of the week-long competition. On Saturday, as part of Red Deer’s centennial celebrations, there will be a bike parade, starting at the Red Deer Farmers’ Market site at 2 p.m. and then proceeding to Barrett Park and the bike trail system. Red Deer has a long and interesting history of bicycling. The origins go back to the 1890s during the start of what is often referred to as the Golden Age of bicycling. The chain rear-wheeldrive models replaced the early styles of bicycles, which could be cumbersome and at times dangerous to ride. These new style of bikes were such an improvement that they were dubbed ‘safety bicycles’.

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At the time, the hamlet had a population of 150. People quickly became more adventuresome with their new form of transportation. In August, J.E. Graham made a trip by bicycle from Edmonton to Red Deer. The route was the old CalgaryEdmonton Trail, with lots of ruts, water-ﬁlled potholes and other obstacles and challenges. In the spring of 1899, Reg Burch and Tom Gaetz made a round trip to Edmonton on their bicycles to attend the Dominion Day (July 1) ‘Potlatch’ celebrations. At the same time, 15 Red River carts made their way up the Calgary-Edmonton Trail to the same celebrations. One of the most remarkable features of the new sport of bicycling was that it was not limited to men. Despite the usual attitudes of what was acceptable in Victorian times, women

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As time went on, longer races of one mile or more became common. As the century progressed, there was a shift in biking. It came to be considered primarily as a pastime for children, and not for adults. Fortunately, in the past few decades there has been a shift back again so that it is a popular activity for people of all ages.

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Summer weather check-up BY KIRSTEN PALARDY Red Deer Express This summer has just about passed us by and the weather has done so in a ﬂurry of storms, hot days and cool days. Bill McMurtry, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said this summer actually has been a good one, though many people say it’s been the worst. After the June ﬂooding in southern Alberta, many people have been on the rebound trying to get their homes re-established or even completely rebuilt. But here in Central Alberta, McMurtry said we’ve seen some strange, less extreme, weather. “When we look at this area as far as temperature and precipitation is considered, both June and July were almost bang on for normal temperatures and

precipitation,” said McMurtry. He said where Central Alberta has strayed from normal conditions is the month of August. “August was considerably warmer and more dry. Looking back we saw just about two degrees warmer for the month, which is a considerable departure from the normal.” Precipitation was also a lot less in the month of August, said McMurtry. Typically Central Alberta would see about 70mm of rain in August and yet this year has only yielded just over 10mm. “We’ve had quite a warm stretch and probably will have through to September.” McMurtry then mentioned storms and the classiﬁcations for severe weather. In order to be deemed severe weather, a

storm must produce nickelsized hail, winds of 90km or greater, rain over 50mm in an hour or a tornado that touches the ground. “From May to September the average is 82 severe events. But so far this year, to the end of July where we have statistics, we’ve had 116.” He said that while August wasn’t overly active it did add to that number, but those numbers weren’t available at press time. “When we look at each weather element we’re above normal in each one. What we are below normal on is the tornado count. We typically see between 10 to 12 and this year saw four in this region.” McMurtry said what’s interesting is when we look to last year which was very active. The year 2013, though its numbers seem high, doesn’t have near-

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

up of three choirs and one a cappella vocal ensemble including anyone from Grade 1 through age 100+! All choirs begin rehearsals in September but registration and auditions will be conducted through the summer. It’s Time Vocal Ensemble and the ihana youth choir meet at First CRC on Mondays and Tuesdays respectively. The Brioso children’s choir and Soliloquy adult choir meet at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Thursdays. Interested? Check us out online: www.csusreddeer.com or call Lisa for more information 403-318-9205. First Thursdays in the Snell presents Edmonton’s Obsessions Quartet. Joanna CiapkaSangster, Neda Yamach, violin,

Do you have an interest in singing for seniors? The Tony Connelly Singers celebrate their goal by pre-paring 10 programs each year ﬁlled with oldies, newer music, sing-a-long and instrumental highlights with a friendly, easygoing atmosphere. We practice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Tuesday morning, September to June at the Down-town House Seniors Centre and average four to ﬁve sing outs monthly. We wel-come anyone to take part. 403-346-7316. ‘Country Gospel in the Park’ Music Weekend is planned for Sept. 6-8 at Blackfalds All Star Park. This event is hosted by Blackfalds United Church. Scheduled performances start on Friday

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Real Men Sing Barbershop! The Wild Rose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus is a chorus for males of all ages who love to sing four-part a cappella harmony. We are a proud member of the Barbershop Harmony society providing entertainment at seniors’ lodges, hospitals and numerous community and private functions throughout the year. No experience is required, just a love to sing. Join us on Tuesday evening, rehearsals from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ (#68 Donlevy Ave.) For information, call David at 403-342-1318 or email crozsmit@telusplanet. net. Visit www.harmonizers.ca. The Choral Singers Unite Society is currently seeking new and enthusiastic singers for our upcoming 2013-2014 season. We are made

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Rhonda Henshaw, viola, Ronda Metszies, cello, joined by John Talyor, bass, will present a varied program of works including selections by Argentinian tango composer Astor Piazzolla Sept. 5, 12:15 – 1 p.m. in the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch. coffee and tea provided by Café Noir. No admission charge (free will donation at the door). Love to sing? Hearts of Harmony, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is an a cappella chorus for women of all ages who love to sing and harmonize. Rehearsals are Monday nights from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ (68 Donlevy Ave.) Join us any Monday night, you will be welcomed. Experience the joyful sound of four-part harmony with a group of wonderful women. For more information, call Nancy at 403-357-8240, or our director, Sheryl @403-7424218 or check out our web site at www.heartsofharmony.ca.

CAIWA team working very hard to raise funds for Breast Cancer Foundation. We decided to be very creative with our fundraising and have been selling hand painted picture frames and taking people pictures. For $10 you get your picture taken with a sash and Tierra in front of a pink back drop. Then you get to pick which frames you’d like to go with your pictures. We made a lot of pink ribbon and sold them out and donated to everyone who gave us donation. We are painted rocks and each rock is hand picked also hand painted with pick ribbon de-sign. We will be at framer market in Sept. 7 at 8 a.m. to noon. Collecting more donation. Parkinson Alberta Step ‘n Stride walk and barbecue runs Sept. 7 at the Golden Circle. Registration is at 9 a.m. with the walk at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 403-3464463 or email mher-ron@ parkinsonalberta.ca or visit www.parkinsonalberta.ca.

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Dickson Store Museum 22nd Annual Harvest Festival, Sept. 8, 12:30—4:30 p.m. Family event features Danish and traditional food, continuous entertainment, kiddies coral and vendors. Come join us in the lovely little hamlet of Dickson for a afternoon of fun. Please bring a non-perishable food bank donation. Everyone Wel-come. For more info or to book a table call 403-728- 3355. Looking for a stress-buster for clients, employees and friends? How about an evening of nonstop laughs, buffet dinner and drinks with great prizes? Three world-acclaimed - HBO and Comedy Central - stand-up comedians are set to take the stage at the Red Deer & District SPCA Raise the Woof event, Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Red Deer Curling Centre. It will be a howling good time! There will be a cash bar, buffet dinner and great prizes! Tickets available at the Black Knight Inn Ticket Centre. For more information, go to www.reddeerspca.com ‘We Care, We Ride for Life’ in support of the Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre on

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Week of September 4 - September 11, 2013 Sept. 14th from 8 - 9:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast at Bethany Baptist Church. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Motorcycle Ride Central Alberta scenic route (approx. 350 km). Lunch in Olds (Location TBD). Snack in Rocky Mountain House 5-7 p.m. and a BBQ at Crossroads Church in Red Deer. Extra BBQ tickets may be pur-chased for $10 each or $5 for children 11 & under. Prizes - one entry for every $200 raised! Prizes include a $500 basic motorcycle Course from Alberta Motorcycle Training, $500 gift certificate from Turple Bros. Ltd.; a $400 motorcycle power polish or towards a motorcycle paint job from Bentley’s Motosicle Pain Tin & Auto Ba Day. Cost is $35/ rider, $20/passenger, includes long sleeve shirt (if registered by Aug. 16th), breakfast, lunch and supper. Visit www. pregnancycare.ca/events/ or call Michelle at 403-343-1611. The Golden Circle is having a bus trip to Camrose Alberta on Sept. 16 and 17th. This overnight trip will include shopping, walking, Bailey Museum Tour the Railway Museum and more. Price is based on double occupancy. Cost is $100 for members or $125 for non-members. For more information call Diane at the Golden Circle at 403-3436074 ext. 108. Book early. Sort your clutter, ease your mind. Lynne Ring - Red Deer’s Organizing Guru will be speaking at Deer Park Alliance Church Women’s Event Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. Tickets $7. Includes Dessert & Coffee. Pick up your tickets at the church office 2960 - 39th St. A 1913 Evening in the Arlington Hotel runs Sept. 18 at Pioneer Lodge 4324 - 46A Ave. A Centennial Dinner and annual general meeting presented by the Central Alberta Historical Society. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., AGM at 7 p.m. Program to follow. Tickets $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at the Centennial Office (4816 - 50th Ave). Phone 403-340-2013. Office open Monday – Thursday 11:00 AM3:30 p.m. For further information contact Iris 403-340-2588. Speaker Series: Sept. 19 at 7 p.m.

at Sunnybrook United Church 12 Stanton St. Faith and Politics presented by Mayor Morris Flewwelling. Everyone welcome. For further information contact Linda at 403-347-6073. Operation Foodlift 2013 - flying and shopping all in one day and at one location. Sept. 22 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Red Deer Food Bank is teaming up with Skywings Aviation at Hangar 13 in Springbrook. For a $25/person cash donation or equivalent food donation you can go for a flight over Red Deer. While you are waiting for your flight you can shop at the Flying Flee Market on site. For those that are hungry the Red Deer Food Bank BBQ Crue will be on site serv-

Tax receipts issued for any donation or pledge over $ 20. All proceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support the African Grandmothers raising their orphaned grandchildren. For further information contact Faye at bev.hughes@shaw. ca or phone 403-343-1881.

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www.parklandgarden.ca ing their regular tasty treats. Need to get rid of your ‘stuff’? It’s a great chance to clear out your closets & cupboards. Rent a table at the Red Deer Food Bank Flying Flee Market Sept. 22, in Hangar #13 in Springbrook. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10/table in advance $20 on day of market. Limited availability. Call now 403-3425355 to reserve your table. Sixth Annual Scrabble Beneﬁt presented by GrammaLink-Africa and supported by the Golden Circle runs Sept. 20 at the Golden Circle 4620 47A Ave. Registration at 1 p.m. Games start at 1:30 p.m. Celebrate Red Deer’s centennial by playing an old fashioned game of Scrabble. Complementary tea, coffee, heritage goodies will be served. Look over the silent auction items. Register to play and request a pledge sheet by contacting Merla wmwgib@gmail. com or phone 403-342-5670.

support the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones. Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms rather than striv-ing to halt, delay, or reverse progression of the disease itself or provide a cure. Interested individuals must complete 10 hours of education and training prior to volunteering. A palliative care volunteer training course and information session will be held Oct. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m., and Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Room 3401 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (3942 50A Ave). Contact 403-343-4715 ext. 2 to register for training. YARD Yoga Studio: Come Play @ YARD - Red Deer’s ONLY notfor-proﬁt Yoga Studio! YARD has partnered with the Red Deer Food Bank to bring you Karma Week, Sept. 8 - 13. We are offering you the opportunity to try

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MEETINGS Central Alberta’s Safe Harbour Society For Health and Housing invites you to our annual general meeting Sept. 19th, at 4:30 p.m. at Fort Normandeau. Come out and enjoy a beautiful autumn evening, meet some old friends and join us for refreshments. Please RSVP if you will be attending this meeting by phoning our ofﬁce at 403-3470181 or emailing recep-tion@ safeharboursociety.org. There seems to be support groups for just about anything these

days, however when searching for a support group for widows and widowers five years ago, there was nothing in place... so a few of us started one. We are not councilors, or a dating service, just people who want to connect socially and understand how to do life without our partner. Experiencing the death of a spouse is the number one most difficult thing to work through. Occasions such as Christmas or anniversaries can put fragile people over the edge. Being a part of a support network helps one another through those rough patches. We meet twice a month. The first Friday of every month we meet at the Black Knight Inn at the restaurant at 6 p.m. for a chance to eat and socially engage. The third Friday of each month we meet at the First Christian Reformed church located at 16 McVicar St. (one block east off 40th ave ) at 7 p.m. for our regular meetings. If you are widowed or know of someone who is widowed and looking for place to connect, you can email us at : widowedsupportnetwork@gmail.com or call 403-755-0977 or drop in on a Friday as mentioned above. Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking? We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encouragement and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list of meetings in Red Deer and the surrounding area. The Red Deer Art Club meets Thursdays at l p.m. at the Golden Circle. Individuals are welcome to drop in and participate in mini art classes. Drop in fee $1 ap-plies. Phone Marianne at 403-986-2600 for informa-tion. Senior-friendly, low im-pact ‘dancercise’ runs at the Golden Circle Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ‘Sit and Be Fit’ runs Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. 343-6074. Addict in the Family Support Group is a confidential, professionally-facilitated support group. Meetings run every second Thursday at 4920 – 54 St. from 6 to 8 p.m. For details, call 403-342-0895.

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Open house for Red Deer Branch of Taoist Tai Chi BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express The Red Deer Branch of Taoist Tai Chi is celebrating their new digs with an open house Sept. 7. After nearly 30 years in various locations around the City, members and instructors with the nonproﬁt organization are excited to invite everyone to pop by their open house at the Port O Call Medi Dent Center on Sept. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m. for refreshments and a free introduction to a Taoist Tai Chi ™ session. Members say that each step in the training is intended to help the mind return to stillness, clarity and wisdom, and the body to a balanced, relaxed and healthy state. The Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism is a registered charity that teaches and promotes the Taoist Tai Chi ™ throughout 27 countries, said instructor Carol Weber, who has been doing Tai Chi for about 12 years. It’s also something virtually anyone can get involved with. “Children can do this, and we have people who are in their mid to late 80s,” she said. “It is quite amazing. What keeps people coming back is that you never really learn it all – you are always discovering new things about it. It keeps us mobile, it helps with arthritis.

My bone density has improved, which is amazing for people in our age bracket.” Being a non-proﬁt organization, instructors are volunteers who are required to update their skills and knowledge on a regular basis as well. Weber said participants start with a beginner program which is usually about four months long. From there, they move into continuing classes. Ultimately, there are 108 moves in Tai Chi which help bolster overall ﬁtness and well-being. “It’s called ‘meditation in motion’. “We also have all different levels. We have people who are in their 30s who are very capable of doing the moves to very different degrees than those of us in our 70s. But it all works together, and we help each other all the way through. “It’s like a family. We do try and take care of each other.” There are also lots of social activities planned throughout the year as well. The Red Deer Branch of Taoist Tai Chi provides beginner classes throughout the fall and winter. They also offer a health recovery class for those suffering from injuries or illness, every Saturday. Other health highlights proponents point to include stress

reduction, improving posture, breathing, cardiovascular fitness, balance and coordination and concentration. Sometimes, people can feel overwhelmed when they hear about 108 moves to learn, said Sara Rattray, also a member of the branch. She’s been doing Tai Chi with the group for seven years. “But the instructor always says you have a lifetime to perfect them. It’s also about finding balance.” She also loves the community aspect of the organization. As for their location, which they moved into this past June, members couldn’t be more pleased with the bright and spacious facility. “We’re finding it to be wonderful,” said Weber, adding that the central location is also ideal.” Meanwhile, their September beginner classes all start the week of Sept. 9th with daytime spots Monday and Friday from 11 a.m. to noon and Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. There are also evening classes Monday and Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. and Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. There are also classes held in Lacombe and Innisfail. For more information, visit www.taoist.org and follow the links to Red Deer. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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POLICE BRIEFS DOUBLE FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION On Aug. 29 at about 4:40 p.m. Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a double fatal motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 595 approximately eight miles east of Red Deer. Red Deer County Bylaw and Emergency Services, the RCMP Collision Analyst and the RCMP Innisfail Trafﬁc Services also attended the scene. According to a news release from police, as a result of investigation and witness statements it is believed that a 1999 Buick Century was westbound on Hwy. 595 and veered over into the eastbound lane missing one vehicle, that swerved out of the way, and then collided with a 2005 Volvo XC70. Police also say that members of the public came upon the collision and rendered ﬁrst aid. According to the release, the 49-year-old female driver of the Volvo and the 29-year-old driver of the Buick Century died on scene. A 22-year-old female passenger from the Buick Cen-

tury was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital and then was later ﬂown to the Royal Alexander Hospital in Edmonton with life-threatening injuries. RCMP Blackfalds are continuing the investigation. The names of the drivers and passenger are not being released at this time.

FEMALE CHARGED WITH FRAUD Blackfalds RCMP has laid Criminal Charges in connection with a fraud investigation in the County of Red Deer. In October of 2012, RCMP began to investigate an internal fraud reported to police whereby an employee of an oil ﬁeld company appeared to be altering ﬁnancial documents and taking money from the business. From 2006 to 2011, 36-year-old Shelley Davidson of Cochrane was employed in a book keeping capacity where her responsibilities included accounts receivable, payroll, and day end returns. It is alleged that during this time she defrauded the local business is excess of $1,000,000.

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RCMP SEARCH FOR TRAILER The RCMP is turning to the public in search of a holiday trailer that was reported stolen. On Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP Detachment received a complaint for a theft of a 1991 Award 7-30 holiday trailer, Alberta licence plate ‘728911’ that was taken from an acreage near the Eckville area. The trailer is described as being 7 ft. wide and 30 ft. long. It’s white in colour with dark blue trim and the roof is shaped like a boat hull. The value of the holiday trailer is over $10,000. If anyone has any information that could lead to the recovery of the trailer or person(s) responsible for the theft, please contact the Sylvan Lake RCMP Detachment

vehicle late last month. On Aug. 21 at 11:10 p.m., Innisfail RCMP were dispatched to a collision that occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 781 and Hwy. 592. Emergency medical personnel along with police ofﬁcers from both Sylvan Lake Detachment and Innisfail Integrated Trafﬁc Services also attended to assist. The collision involved a 2006 Dodge caravan, and a motorcycle. The 17-year-old female

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School district outlines strategy on bullying BY KIRSTEN PALARDY Red Deer Express Bullying is a problem in every community, and Red Deer is no different. The school districts, however, have changed the way they look at bullying and the way they try to deal with the problem. “In the good old days we did programs about bullies and would talk about what a bully is and how to identify a bully, but they just didn’t work,” said Stu Henry, deputy superintendent with Red Deer Public Schools. Henry said there has been a noticeable shift in the last ﬁve to six years to-

wards focusing on the opposite of bullying. The focus now is an emphasis on positive behaviour. “We want to create a caring environment and we have been teaching the students how to collaborate with others and disagree appropriately,” said Henry. He said there has been a great response to the new way of thinking. Added to this way of thinking is an emphasis on resiliency and teaching the students to overcome adversity. “A student will say they are being bullied but they’re really not, it’s just the way they hear things being said or the tone in which someone says some-

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school,” said Henry. He made it clear that the schools here in Red Deer are ﬁlled with caring staff members as well as councillors and education assistants. “Somewhere in the life of every child is a trusted adult. When adults are aware of the problem, we can often put an end to it very quickly.” There isn’t just one thing that students get bullied over, it’s a little bit of everything. Henry also added that it’s the way a student reacts to a comment that affects whether they construe it as bullying or not.

Sadly, Henry said some students never say anything to anyone and are bullied for an extended period of time. “These students need to know that teachers are more approachable than ever and are so kid-friendly. I can’t imagine why a student or parent wouldn’t take the step to talk to one of them.” When students are in elementary or middle school, Henry said the teachers try to instruct them on ways to deal with communicating with others and how to talk out a problem. “Depending on the comfort of the child we will either mediate the problem or just coach them in how to talk to the student they deem a bully. A lot of kids don’t want the adult to mediate, they just want to be taught how to communicate better.”

Henry said that with the older students, online bullying has become a whole new category of its own. “That’s another reason why open communication from parent to child is so important. You need to be able to communicate and monitor what your child is up to online. The gloves are off in the online world and what happens at school pales in comparison to what’s online.” On a positive note, Henry pointed out that incidents of physical aggression are way down from the past numbers. “If there’s one message for all parents it’s that as your kids get older make sure you keep those communication lines open and communicate daily about important things.” Visit www.bullyfreealberta.ca. kpalardy@reddeerexpress.com

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Local Jurisdiction: Red Deer County, Province of Alberta Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is the 23rd day of September, 2013, and that nominations for the election of candidates for the following offices will be received at the location of the local jurisdiction office set out below between the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Nomination Day. A $100 cash or certified cheque deposit is to accompany the nomination. Office(s) Mayor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor

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SPECIAL BALLOT Red Deer County voters have the option to vote by Special Ballot (i.e. mail-in ballot) during the 2013 municipal election, subject to the following requirements as noted in the Local Authorities Election Act: (77.1) An elector who is unable to vote at an advance vote or at the voting station on election day because of (a) physical incapacity, (b) absence from the local jurisdiction, or (c) being a returning officer, deputy returning officer, constable, candidate, official agent or scrutineer who may be located on election day at a voting station other than that for the elector’s place of residence may apply to vote by special ballot.

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Red Green brings ‘handyman know-how’ to City TV legend gearing up for fall tour with all-new material BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Canada’s favourite ‘handyman’ will be stocking up on flannel shirts and duct tape and hitting the road this fall on his latest tour. The trek dubbed ‘How To Do Everything (From the Man who Should Know)’ show, featuring Red Green, makes a Red Deer stop Sept. 30 at the Arts Centre, with showtime set for 7 p.m. Red Green (aka Steve Smith) had an amazing run in Canada in 2011 and in the U.S. in 2012, playing to sold-out houses and garnering rave reviews. During that run, he did a whopping 139 shows. “After the 10th or 11th show, I was pretty comfortable on stage,” he explains. “I now have a sense of what the audience is going to do, what they are interested in and what they are not interested in. At least I hope I do.” It was also a relatively new venture for Smith as of course he had been a comic staple on TV for many years as the iconic Red Green. He laughs recalling how he didn’t expect the series, which went off the air in 2006, to go beyond one season. It lasted nine seasons, and it was Smith – not the network who decided to wrap it up. Smith originally created the character for his 1979–1985 sketch comedy series Smith & Smith. The sketch was a parody of the long-running Canadian outdoors show The Red Fisher Show (1968– 1989), starring BH ‘Red’ Fisher in which Red and his friends would show silent films of their fishing trips with commentary at ‘Scuttlebutt Lodge’. The Red Green character also appeared in Me & Max and The Comedy Mill before becoming the focus of his own series. Smith also attributes the show’s longevity in part to the fact the team wasn’t looking for a season renewal.

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They poured everything into that first year, and that kept things strikingly fresh, original and on the edge. “We were just trying to be funny – we’d be laughing while filming the show. We were just having fun. We weren’t looking for a career.” The show was produced first in Hamilton then in London then by Global. It later landed a permanent home at CBC for the 1997 season onward. For those unfamiliar with show’s premise, Red Green was the president of the Possum Lodge, a men’s club in the Ontario town of Possum Lake near the also-fictional town of Port Asbestos. He and fellow lodge members had their own TV show in which they gave lessons and demonstrations in repair work and outdoor activities and advice for men. As for Red Green’s enduring popularity, Smith credits the appeal of the character and his setting to audiences. There’s something comfortable, simple and even rather innocent about Red Green and his surroundings, and folks want to check into that place. Particularly in an increasingly complex, fast-paced and stressed-out society. Born in Toronto, Smith recalls being the funny one of the family. “I’ve never been able to see things the same way other people see them,” he explains. “If I had chosen another profession, that would have been a huge liability. “But because I’m doing what I’m doing, it’s a huge asset to see things differently. Audiences may be familiar with the subject matter, but they’ve never looked at it the way I present it.” As the years passed, he became increasingly interested in music as well. He went on to play with a few bands. During one concert, his comic gift surfaced that much more.

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HANDY GUY- Canada’s own Red Green includes Red Deer on his current tour which crosses the nation this fall. He photo submitted performs at the Arts Centre on Sept. 30. “One night during a show, our guitarist broke his string. So I just started talking and the audience was laughing hysterically. I went on talking long beyond when the string was replaced.” He later realized humour was his thing, and decided to wholeheartedly pursue it. Although he went on to study engineering at the University of Waterloo, in 1979 he began to produce write and star in a comedy series along with his wife Morag, called Smith & Smith. In the mid-eighties, he also created a sitcom called Me and Max, before returning to sketch comedy with The Comedy Mill which ran for four years.

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Meanwhile for the coming tour, Smith started creating dialogue and sketches from scratch this past January. Over the space of about six months, after countless rewrites and rehearsals in character, he came up with 90 minutes of fresh, cracking material. “Steve Smith writes it. And rewrites and rewrites it. It gets to the point where I’m pretty satisﬁed with it or I’m running out of time. That is then ‘handed over’ to Red Green. I then set up in my old garage kind of like a stage, and I perform the whole thing as Red Green. While I’m doing it, I listen to it, too. Red Green takes what Steve Smith wrote, and turns it into something that

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works for him. “So it’s really a process.” This fall will also see the release of Red Green’s Beginner’s Guide To Women (For Men Who Don’t Read Instructions), his third book for Random House. As for hitting the stage, Smith says bring it on. “I never did this as a young man. So most guys like me, who go and do this, they’re trying to recapture something they might have done better 35 years ago. But for me, it feels fresh. I’m 67 years old doing something that feels fresh and new – that’s not easy to come buy.” For tickets, call 403-755-6626. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Singer Justin Hines in town for beneﬁt Canadian singer/songwriter Justin Hines is on his way to Red Deer to introduce his new CD and support a worthy community cause. His ‘Vehicle of Change Tour’ makes a City stop on Sept. 7 at McMan’s Park Plaza Building (#103, 5214 – 47th Ave.) in support of the McMan Substance Abuse Services for Youth. Showtime is 7 p.m. Hines has seen many of his dreams come true including his fourth CD How We Fly which was released this past May. A true philanthropist since the beginning of his career, he understands that there are people in need throughout the world and he didn’t want to limit himself to just one cause. To that end, Hines wants to raise money to cover his touring costs so he can visit as communities in North America as possible and

give 100% of funds raised at the events to charities. “Everyone needs help, so we’re going to donate 100 per cent of proceeds back to the local charity at each stop. Hopefully, through this tour, we can help others reach their goals and bring awareness to their cause.” In each town, the Vehicle of Change tour aims to hook Hines up with a different charity or organization. The type of event Hines performs at is ultimately up to the charity, based on what they want the event to achieve. “This tour is something I always dreamed of doing, but never thought possible,” he says. “It’s a way for me to give back and to bring awareness to so many amazing causes.” Even though Hines grew up singing in church at his grandmother’s behest, his realization that music was

what he wanted to do came at a Toronto Raptors’ basketball game. A then-14-year old Hines won a competition to sing the Canadian and U.S. National anthems at the game and his world opened up before him. Thrown in the deep end, Hines, who has performed professionally ever since, realized he could not only survive, but thrive. But then again, Hines has thrived all his life against odds that would daunt someone with a less indomitable spirit. Hines has Larsen Syndrome, a joint dislocation condition that has him permanently using a wheelchair. “The reality is I don’t really look at my situation as that big a deal,” he says. “We all have things that challenge us, just some people’s are a little more visible in the forefront.

Mine is very apparent, whereas others wear it on the inside.” Hines has performed throughout Europe, China, the Middle East, South Africa and North America. He performed at the Beijing Olympics supported by Sheila E, the Vancouver Olympics and the Pan Am Games in Mexico. Although he admits his condition has provided challenges, he sees the good it has brought him and the inspiration he can provide others. “There have been so many blessings. It’s afforded me so many other opportunities. It’s a bit of an attention grabber,” he says about his chair. “But my job is to keep people interested and keep their attention with my music.” Music has always been a big part of Hines’ life. Though Hines doesn’t remember it, his mom tells him he wrote his ﬁrst song

when he was seven. In his teens, Hines decided to teach himself how to play piano as a way to better express himself, despite the obstacles Larsen Syndrome provided. “I’d done a lot of writing with other people. The most frustrating thing was I could hear the song in my head, but I was relying on other people to write chords since I didn’t play anything,” he says. “I decided for just about a year to focus on playing piano. I had to ﬁgure out my own

method of how to make it work. My ﬁngers are unique. Sometimes I use up to seven ﬁngers. For a lot of songs I can get by with three.” Indeed, Hines’ home in the music world is not cut and dried. “Most people assume there are challenges to being a performer in a wheelchair and indeed there are some, but when an audience sees you climb on stage via a giant metal ramp, you kind of have their attention.” - Weber

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complishments. Ashton Kutcher is okay as the film’s namesake, although it is more of an imitation than an artistic interpretation. Apparently the real man was not a very likable person (Jobs died in 2011) and this comes across in spades. The film follows his life from his barefoot hippie days (too many scenes of drug use) as a college dropout to when he and technical wiz friend Woz (Josh Gad) design a home computer and start Apple Computers in his parent’s garage. That part of the movie is the best. However much of the later film is taken up by the not so interesting battles for control of Apple and how his ambitions fail former friends and colleagues. But it leaves out big chunks of his life, includ-

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ing his involvement with creating Pixar. You don’t get a real understanding of the man or his motivations. It’s hard not to compare this film with much better The Social Network, about the beginnings of facebook, which features a better performance by Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg. There, at least, you get an understanding of another flawed technology visionary. Jobs does not do the man justice. Rating: three deer out of five

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Steps to recovery from your crazy weekend A list of helpful ways to get yourself back on a healthy track You know how it feels to wake up on Monday morning after a weekend of lessthan-healthy eating. Your body is puffy and bloated. Your joints are achy. Your clothes feel tight. Maybe you are feeling that way right now. I’ve outlined the five steps below to get you back on the fitness fast track. Step One: Get focused. Your crazy weekend happened. You ate things from your “never eat these” list, you drank more that you should have, but now it’s over. Draw a line in the sand. The bad eating stops now. If you’re serious about your fitness goals, then this weekend was the exception, and not the rule. Maybe it was your birthday, or your friends and family were gathered for a celebration, and the peer pressure to partake in unhealthy food was too much for you to

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WHEELER resist. Don’t beat yourself up for falling off the ﬁtness wagon this once. Simply get back up, dust yourself off and get re-focused. Leave the past, and your slip-ups, in the past. Step Two: Get hydrated. While bad eating can take on many forms, the end result is most often dehydration and water retention. The only way to restore balance is to get hydrated. Your ﬁrst priority in getting back on track is to drink plenty of water throughout your day. Start with a tall glass of water in the morning, and carry a water

bottle with you. Don’t add artificial sweeteners or stimulants to your water - these will work against your hydration efforts. To add flavor, slice fresh fruit, herbs or vegetables to place in your water, just like at the spa. Step three: Get picky. For the next few days I need you to be extra picky about what you eat. Stick with only whole, real foods like fruits, vegetables and some lean meat. Whole, real foods will quickly help to restore balance. Don’t eat packaged foods for the next few days. This means saying no to snack foods, processed meat slices, dairy, baked goods and alcohol. Step four: Get juicing. Making your own juice can be beneficial when recovering from a weekend of bad eating. The key is to use ingredients that will hydrate and nourish your body and to avoid ingredi-

ents that are high in sugar. These ingredients are fantastic for your recovery juice: fresh ginger, spinach, cucumber, kale, green apple, lemon, and celery. These ingredients should be used sparingly, due to high sugar content: carrots, oranges, red apples, melons or pineapple. Step Five: Get Moving. So you’ve put an end to the eating madness, you’ve hydrated, you’ve eaten only whole foods and you’ve enjoyed a recovery juice…it’s now time to sweat it out. Lace up your athletic shoes and put on your favorite gym clothes. When you start your workout, ease in slowly. Take the time to warm up and stretch your muscles before powering up to a solid 30-minute exercise routine. Now go get started. Jack Wheeler is a personal trainer and owner of 360 Fitness in Red Deer.

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Readers respond to assisted death column I recently applauded the Province of Quebec which is attempting to legalize assisted death. There is no better example of what’s wrong with the Charter of Freedoms when it does not allow freedom from pain on the death bed. I did not ask for response, but received a ton. From WP, “I enjoy your column in the Kelowna Courier and I couldn’t agree more on assisted suicide. I’m a volunteer at a hospice. The problem is that families will not let go even though the patient is ready for the big trip. I have seen them rescind ‘do not resuscitate’ and have to remind them this decision is not about them, but the wishes of the patient.” From Medicine Hat, “Thank you, oh thank you. As a veterinarian I watched in horror the last days of my dying mother. She was for assisted death, but we could do nothing because of our country’s religious rule of government. But if it had been a dog, cat or cow I would have to euthanize because it is the law!” A reader from the Vic-

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JONES toria Times Colonist says, “My thanks for bringing this issue forward, a courageous act and a rare public statement by a physician. Probably you will be attacked by enemies you didn’t know you had.” But not everyone sends roses. From Toronto, “The good doctor is skipping a step. What we need is more palliative care centers to allow quality of life at the end of life. He forgets that pain can be managed.” Another replied, “You tend to ignore the abuses in Holland, Belgian and elsewhere. Please open your mind and investigate before you write.” From Ottawa, “I despair at what you have written. People must die like Christ did on the cross.” GS writes from Win-

nipeg, “What about those who suffer from unbearable non-terminal illness? We should be focusing on the degree of suffering a person is willing to live with. I’ve been tormented by depression and anxiety for over 20 years. If we live in a compassionate society I should be allowed to end my life by assisted suicide rather than resorting to do-it-yourself methods that may end in more suffering if botched.” From Thunder Bay, “I hope your article generates a ground swell of likeminded opinion. At night my 96-year-old mother moans and cries to be released from this life. The doctor is unable to relieve her great discomfort. We would not allow a loved pet to suffer this way nor should my mother have to endure such a long parting from this world.” From LK in Niagara Falls, “Several years ago my 90-year-old Mother was dying and in severe pain. The doctors started a morphine drip and asked if we wanted to keep increasing the dose. We agreed, and

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she ﬁnally died peacefully. Keep up the good work.” Some readers criticized me for not recognizing the Beatitudes taught by Christ and the laws given to Moses by God. But for the most part readers were pleased to see

Quebec was taking a stance on this issue and hoped that other provinces would do so. The ﬁnal tally showed that about 70% agreed with assisted death, but the others dead set against it. Woody Allen once remarked, “I’m not afraid of

dying. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” Unfortunately we have to be there and, at the moment, accept what fate has to offer. See the web site at www.docgiff.com. For comments go to info@docgiff.com.

Red snapper with zesty pepper and onion This year I want to eat more fish other than salmon. This red snapper recipe is delicious and I serve it on a bed of rice. 4 ﬁllets of red snapper 1 green pepper, chopped 1 onion, chopped (1 cup) 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. of salt and pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese Season the ﬁsh with salt and pepper, pour half of the oil on the bottom of a 13x 9 glass baking dish. Spread the on-

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Golfer Kyle Morrison getting back to top form BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The game of golf is tough enough to play without having some nagging aches and pains to deal with. But for Red Deer’s Kyle Morrison, he’s had to overcome a very serious injury in order to get back to the high level of play he set early in his golf life. The 26-year-old hurt his right knee about a year ago playing hockey, tearing his ACL. Then during the summer in 2012 he blew out his meniscus while skateboarding and had to call Red Deer College golf coach Scott Bergdahl to give him the bad news.

This was just shortly before provincials were to get underway but he has put in the hard work to get back to being able to play once again and is ready to tee it up for RDC. “I had two surgeries last winter and I’m about three months post recovery and I’m almost about 100 per cent right now.” Doctors had told him six to eight months recovery but he has obviously sped up that process. He credits all the hard work in the gym and his strong desire to play competitive golf again. Bergdahl says he’s impressed with the approach Kyle has taken to get back to being an active member of the team and says it shows complete dedication to his

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weight onto the back foot during his swing, especially when he has a driver in his hands. “I’m trying to equal it out but it’s a slow process but it will work out especially with Scott here to help me over the next few weeks,” he said. The injury is very much a psychological thing for some because you can’t transfer weight properly. The twisting is different and you are subconsciously trying to protect that injury, said Bergdahl. “In a lot of cases maybe you don’t turn enough or you start to sway. You have to be really dedicated and focused to the process of the swing.” He says some of his best golf

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Rebels expect solid season Support AFL this weekend BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The word truculence was used plenty by a former NHL GM when talking about what he wanted from his team. He never really got it. Rebels Coach and General manager Brent Sutter didn’t toss out that word but instead went with grittier ones when talking about his version of the Red Deer Rebels this season. Something he deﬁnitely will get from his troops one way or another. “Certainly it was one of the elements we lacked last spring and it showed in the second round of the playoffs,” he said as training camp opened for the Rebels. The off season additions of Lukas Sutter and Spencer Morse are expected to add a little sand paper to the Rebels lineup according to the coach. “They add some size to our team and hopefully we can be a little bigger team and have that little bit more of an element that we need to have that go with their skill and talent.” If you look strictly at the numbers you can see just what each player will bring to the Rebels’ table. The 6’1”, 214 lbs Sutter posted 520 PIM’s in 220 games with Saskatoon and Morse, at 6’4”, 200 lbs tallied 90 PIM’s last season in Moose Jaw. Sutter says in addition to the two veter-

an players he expects some of the young guns in camp to make the roster or at the very least push the veterans to be better. But he stressed the Rebels need to be a better team on the Enmax Centrium ice surface and get off to a good start in 2013 as opposed to the dismal beginning the team suffered through last year. One of the biggest assets the Rebels will put towards being better sits between the pipes with goalie Patrik Bartosak. The CHL Goalie of the year, who is now 20-years-old, will be returning for another season which made Sutter a happy man. “When the NHL team (Los Angeles Kings) says they would love him to come back here if I would take him, then by all means,” he said. “It has obviously been a good ﬁt for us and Patty and to do it for another year is outstanding.” Sutter says it provides a stabile scenario in the most important position and it allows him to not have to put younger goalies on the roster in a tough spot. With camp well underway Sutter has had a chance to give a quick assessment to the product on the ice and he was impressed with what the rookies brought to the sessions as well as the veterans. “There’s been a lot intensity, a lot of emotion and I really like the pace and the level of speed that’s been shown here.” sport@reddeerexpress.com

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The Alberta Football League has been around in its current conﬁguration for a little more than a decade and through those years the talent level has continued to rise.

JIM

CLAGGETT In the early 2000s former Calgary Stampeder receiver and return man Peewee Smith was somewhat the poster child for the league as people who knew football knew Peewee and came to watch. There were other players who didn’t have the proﬁle of Smith but certainly could play the game at a very high level just the same. In later years the AFL saw players like current CFL’ers J.R. LaRose, who plays now for the B.C Lions and Grant Shaw, a member of the Edmonton Eskimos, take the ﬁeld with teams

for a couple of years. There have been others over the years who were former university standouts and some who would play in the AFL until their junior football teams started up training camp. The league has seen growth and interest from fans as well because these good players were viewing the AFL as so much more than a beer league. Rest assured, there are a few adult beverages consumed following a game but the beer league moniker has gone down the drain as the league attracts more talent into the fold. For the ﬁrst time I can recall the AFL will actually display a good chunk of that talent this weekend with the AFL All Star game at ME Global Athletic Park in Lacombe. It will be a north versus south clash and the Central Alberta Buccaneers are well represented on the North squad with 13 selections after a 5-1 season. Quarterback Byron Stearns, running back Jamie Blinkhorn, receivers Chad Murray, Corey Pusey and

Matt Merkley, offensive lineman Sean O’Donnell, defensive linemen Ian Keetch, Dave Henderson and Kerry Lynch and defensive backﬁeld members Kenton Poelzer, Mark Fay, Greg Fowler and Tylor Johnson are the locals playing in the game.

Many of these players are graduates of the high school programs around Central Alberta and have continued to play the game at this level. The game starts at 7 p.m. and if you are a football fan I would suggest checking it out. The talent is there. All they need are fans to enjoy it. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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HOMES & LIVING

HIGH BEAMS – The high ceilings of this Abbey Master Builder show home in Penhold give the home an open feeling especially in this off kitchen sitting room.

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Carpet still a top choice for ﬂoor covering If we were to take a survey in North America, more than 90% of households would check ‘yes’ beside the box that asks if they have carpet in their homes. Carpet has been, and continues to be the leader in ﬂoor covering choices for all age groups and all demographics. The reason for this is that it is versatile, colourful and ranges from extremely economic (we aren’t supposed to use the word cheap) to exclusive, high-end product. Our love affair with carpet has been with us for longer than I have been alive and it continues to be a top selection for our

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MECKLER homes. There are still customers who come in to our store who don’t want a stitch of carpet in their homes but they are rare. Even when a consumer has put hardwood or tile in their entire home, they will almost always add an area rug to the bedroom or living room.

We just can’t seem to omit that comfy feeling underfoot especially here in Canada where we have long dark winters. Broadloom or area carpet, it is a product that we love in our homes and we are all responsible for the amazing products which continue to be manufactured. This month we are featuring a new carpet called Innovia, it is manufactured using corn sugar which is spun into carpet ﬁbre. This product is the most luxurious thing you will ever sink your toes into and it comes with a mind blowing warranty. Apparently corn is tough and tender (and sweet). I in-

vite you to take advantage of introductory pricing on this product, some of the carpets are up to 50% off while we introduce the world to this amazing carpet. Innovations aside, we are delighted with the new bold colours and patterns being released in carpet and I patiently await the day when customers will embrace the beauty that can be brought into a room using these new fashions. I am currently trying to sway a builder into putting a soft grey toned cheetah print carpet into a massive walk-in closet. The entire master bedroom is hardwood and you just know

that the walk in closet will woo any female who enters; what I want to do is knock her right off her feet when she sees this smoking hot closet! The materials used to make carpet are vast and it is a treat to witness how they take petroleum, corn, plastic, silk and wool and create massive artistic canvases of carpet. The manufacturers then package them and dye them beautiful colours and present them to the consumer like a beautifully wrapped Christmas package. All we have to do is open it and experience the beauty and style in our homes.

When you consider that your ﬂoor is a huge contributor to your home design, doesn’t it stand to reason that we should give it as much style and colours as we give our walls? People are worried about putting in something that they won’t like in 10 years but when you consider that most people paint every 10 years, it might be worth a second look at that fabulous ﬂoral print carpet that you were drooling over the last time you visited your favourite home design store. Kim Meckler is an interior designer in Red Deer with Carpet Colour Centre.

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There is an endless supply of different types of homes available for purchase – ranging from condos to townhouses to fullydetached homes. The key is to decide what you can afford and which amenities you prefer before heading out shopping for a new home. Your best ﬁrst step is to seek the advice of a mortgage professional and get pre-approved for a mortgage. That way, you already know what your price range is – and, therefore, which type of home you’re in the market for – before you begin shopping. Budgeting is also an important part of preparing yourself for the purchase of a home. If you save for a down payment and up-front costs, such as closing costs and emergency reserves, much sooner, you’ll be sure to save enough to cover the many expenses facing a new homeowner, including moving, utility hook-ups, tools, maintenance supplies, window coverings and the list goes on. Once you have the mon-

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TURCOTTE ey available to make your home purchase a reality, you should weigh the following options to help decide what type of home is right for you: Condo - a condo makes a great ﬁrst home because it typically costs less than a townhouse or a detached home, which translates into a smaller down payment. But there are, however, monthly maintenance fees you must take into consideration when budgeting for a condo. Condos are also ideal for those who do not want to maintain a lawn or worry about clearing snow away from walkways and driveways. Townhouse - if the condo life is not your forte and you’re not looking for a big yard to maintain, a townhouse may be your best home purchase option. A townhouse costs less than

a fully-detached home and results in cheaper property taxes as well. Many townhouses also come with monthly maintenance fees unless they are freehold townhouses. In situations where you pay a monthly fee, however, you won’t have to worry about outdoor maintenance or snow removal. Detached home - if it’s privacy you’re seeking as well as a larger yard, a detached home is your ideal choice. Still, prices can vary drastically based on such variables as whether you’re seeking a spot in the city, a place in the suburbs or a more rural location. Other considerations - the size of the home and property (if you decide not to opt for a condo) are also important things to consider before you head out shopping. While everyone has their dream home in mind, this is not always a practical purchase choice, especially if this is your ﬁrst home purchase. When it comes to location, think about in which area or neighbourhood you’d like to make your purchase, and which home

features are absolutely essential – including what you can live without and what aspects are entirely out of the question. Take a look at real estate ads for the area (s) you’re interested in to see what’s on the market and the price ranges. Also drive around a few neighbourhoods and see what’s for sale and also visit open houses and new home builders’ show homes. This can help crystallize what you want or don’t want in a home and also helps you to understand the market. By making your first purchase a modest and affordable home, you will be putting money towards a mortgage that will build equity in that home. And once you’ve paid down a significant portion of that first home’s mortgage, you will then have more money to put towards an upgrade into your dream home. Jean-Guy Turcotte is an Accredited Mortgage Professional with Dominion Lending Centres-Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

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FIFIELD We would like to thank our daughters and the ladies who assisted them in putting on a beautiful celebration party for our 50th Wedding Anniversary.Thanks to all the people who came to make the party perfect and for cards, gifts, donations, flowers, cakes, and food. Don and Carol Fifield Tees, AB

Coming Events

RED DEER HEALING ROOMS Imagine a Walk-In Clinic where Jesus is the Doctor. It’s a reality! Healing Rooms operate very much like a Walk-In Clinic, except it’s Free and open to all! Open Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at: THE PRAYER HOUSE 4111-55A Avenue, Red Deer. Open to anyone needing healing. No appointment necessary. Ph 403-350-8954

Oilfield

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ALLTORQ SERVICES LTD. looking to hire one lead hand and one technician. Oilfield and torque experience an asset. Fax resume to: 780-778-6571 or email: vi@alltorq.ca. AN ALBERTA OILFIELD company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging & meals provided. Drug testing required. Call 780-723-5051, Edson, Alberta. ENVIROEX OILFIELD Rentals & Sales Ltd. is looking for a Class 1 Driver to join our team. Oilfield experience is required as well as valid safety tickets. We offer a great benefit package as well as a small company atmosphere. Please fax your resume and a current driver’s abstract 403-501-0387 FIELD CLERK NEEDED for out of town work site (21/7 schedule). Mature, flexible & positive communicator, understanding of importance of safety culture. Reporting to on-site foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; Jobs @CommandEquipment.com Fax 780-488-3002

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FINANCIAL CONTROLLER required immediately. Full cycle accounting. A/R, A/P, G/L, J/E, payroll, government remittances, & other duties. Competitive salary & benefit package. Email resume: bluesod@xplornet.com.

Restaurant/ Hotel

Oilfield

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FIELD TECHNICIAN. Rigstar Communications is looking for a full-time candidate to perform installs related to our Oil & Gas division. Competitive salary, company vehicle and excellent benefits package offered. A clean drivers abstract is required. Training will be provided. Send resume to: careers@rigstar.ca. NOW LOCATED in Drayton Valley. BREKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers, Super Heater Operators with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefits. Please forward resume to: Email: dv@brekkaas.com. Phone 780-621-3953. Fax 780-621-3959. WINCH TRACTOR OPERATORS. Must have experience operating a winch. Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic also required. To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the office. Phone 780-842-6444. Fax 780-842-6581. Email: rigmove@telus.net. Mail: H&E Oilfield Services Ltd., 2202 - 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. For more employment information see our webpage: www.heoil.com. WRANGLER RENTALS LTD. is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health benefits & steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331 or email resume: monika @wranglerrentals.com

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

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JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. Free. Visit: www.awna.com/ resumes_add.php.

40th LTCHS High School Reunion Saturday, Sept. 14th/13 Toad & Turtle Pub, 129-2004-50 Ave., Red Deer, AB. Upstairs Patio 6:30 pm - closing. Please RSVP to: pattidalsin@gmail.com

GROW MARIJUANNA COMMERCIALLY. Canadian Commercial Production Licensing Convention, October 26 & 27. Toronto Airport, Marriot Hotel; www.greenlineacademy.com Tickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882

Professionals

Fax: Email: Online: Mail:

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ELEMENTS is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling skin and body care in Parkland Mall. $12.10/hr, F/T position. Please email: elementsreddeer@ gmail.com FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN is looking for 5 sales reps, full-time positions. Selling shoes at our Parkland Mall location, $12.10/hr. Email resume to: flurriesrd@gmail.com PASSIONATE ABOUT TRAVEL? Flight Centre in Grande Prairie is hiring. They’re opening new stores and require individuals with experience in sales and overseas travel experience. For information and to apply, please visit www.applyfirst.ca/jobF160799

Sales & Distributors

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SOAP STORIES is seeking 5 energetic retail sales reps for Parkland Shopping Centre in Red Deer. $12.10/hr. Email Resume to premierjobrd@gmail.com

Trades

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TJ LOGGING of Whitecourt, Alberta is now taking resumes for 2013-2014 logging season. Experienced buncher/ skidder/limber/process operators required. Please fax resume to 780-778-2428

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COLLISION SEEKING JOURNEYMAN Technician for our car and light truck division. Successful candidate must have Canadian Red Seal and/or Alberta Completion of Apprenticeship Certificate. Starting flat/rate wage of $29/hr. plus monthly bonus is avail. Blue Cross benefit pkg. avail. after 3 mos. of successful empl. with our company. Fax resume to: (403)343-2160. Email to: choice2@telusplanet.net. Drop off in person: #5-7493-49th Ave. Cresc. RD. INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. No Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. Sign up online! iheschool.com. 1-866-399-3853 WANTED: Progressive Napa AutoPro repair shop seeking Journeyman Technician. Will consider 3rd and 4th year apprentices. Competitive wage/incentives and benefit plan. Submit resumes by email, fax or mail. Richard Automotive, Box 1173, Three Hills, AB, T0M 2A0. Fax 403-443-5392; brian@richauto.ca.

Truckers/ Drivers

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FREIGHTLAND CARRIERS, a tri-axle air ride flatdeck carrier is looking for Owner/Operators to run Alberta only or 4 Western Provinces. Average gross $18 - 20,000/month. 1-800-917-9021

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Business Opportunities

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Positions Wanted

FRAMER’S HELPER needs work now! Will take Labourer position. Experienced in both. 403-598-8733

Employment Training

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MASSAGE CAREER. Train full-time or part-time at our highly regarded, progressive school. Small classes, individual attention, confident graduates! 1-877-646-1018; www. albertainstituteofmassage.com REFLEXOLOGY PROGRAM, fun and relaxed learning. Register now limited space. Starting September 21 & 22, 2013. Certificate on completion. 403-340-1330.

Auctions

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MEIER-2 DAY CLASSIC CAR & TRUCK AUCTION. Saturday & Sunday, September 21 & 22, 11 a.m. both days. 6016 - 72A Ave., Edmonton. Consign today, call 780-440-1860.

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Tues., Sept. 10th @ 6:30 PM *** Preview: 3 PM Sale Day Bay 4, 7429-49 Ave., Red Deer *** Antique & Collectables CA 1800’s Wheel Chair, Cedar Chest, Furniture, Pictures, Cast Iron Toys, Glassware, Office Furniture - Stacking Chairs, Filing Cabinets; Appliances, Folding Tables, and more! Phone: 403-347-5855 Evenings: 403-343-2929 ***** Next Sale in Edmonton @ Ward’s Auction House Visit our Website budhaynesauctions.com

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Auctions

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BIG STRAPPER AUCTIONS Phone:403-304-4791 Location Moose Hall 2 mi. South of Ponoka on Hwy 2A *** Weekly Sales Wednesdays @ 6 pm *** Antique Sales 1st Sun. of ea. month @ 1 pm Check web for full listings & addresses bigstrapperauctions.net

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METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Very competitive prices! Largest colour selection in Western Canada. Available at over 25 Alberta Distribution Locations. 40 Year Warranty. Call 1-888-263-8254 STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www. crownsteelbuildings.ca

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Bud Haynes & Ward’s Fall GUN AUCTION *** Sat., October 26th @ NEW time: 10 AM Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave., Red Deer To Consign: Call JIM Phone: 403-347-5855 Evenings: 403-343-2929 ***** Next Sale in Edmonton @ Ward’s Auction House Visit our Website budhaynesauctions.com

Auctions

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COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. 6TH Annual Red Deer Fall Finale. September 20 - 21, Westerner Park. Last year sold 77%. Only 100 spaces available. Consign today. 403-396-0304. Toll free 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; www.egauctions.com. TIMBER CREEK OUTDOORS LTD. Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Sat., Sept. 14, 10 a.m. Selling over $100,000 of new rifles & shotguns, ammunition, archery, hunting, fishing & camping inventory, office & store fixtures. 10% buyers fee. See www. montgomeryauctions.com. 1-800-371-6963.

Building Supplies

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NEED SOMEONE to salvage riding arena roof collapse tin and wood. Provost, Alberta. 780-753-0810.

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VACUUM BAGS, BELTS, SHAMPOO. Lorne 403-307-0250; tollfree 1-855-235-6763. Visit me Saturdays at Red Deer Market.

Household Furnishings

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WWW.SHOWHOME FURNITURESALE.COM. Ship anywhere in Alberta. Brand new high end furniture 50% off retail. Solid wood/brand name. Largest selection of one-of-a-kind pieces in Alberta. 587-220-4048.

Misc. for Sale

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DIE-CAST CARS, trucks, motorcycles. Gold eagle gifts. #14-6350-67 Street, east end of Cash Casino building. EVERY WATER WELL on earth should have the patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator from Big Iron Drilling! Why? Save thousands of lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON ZOO NEEDS YOUR outdated meats. Please phone for more information. 403-227-3211 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Dogs

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NORDIC KENNELS, Labrador Retrievers. Canadian, Swedish bloodlines. Black, chocolate, breeding since 1975. Hunting companions, wonderful pets. Puppies available. Call 1-780-645-2206, in St. Paul or visit www.nordickennels.ca. Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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Grain, Feed Hay

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

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Farms/ Land

HOMES & FARMLAND, Fawcett, Alberta. Ritchie Bros Unreserved Auction. 1 HQ, 1 country residential acreage, 4 parcels farmland. Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652; Greg Cripps - Remax 403-391-2648; rbauction.com/realestate.

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Manufactured Homes

GRANDVIEW MODULAR HOMES now open in Red Deer & Airdrie! Showcasing high-end homes from Grandeur Housing and Palm Harbor Homes. Inquire about opening specials; www. grandviewmodular.com; 1-855-347-0417; 7925B - 50 Ave., Red Deer. HOMES, COTTAGES & More. RTMI - Ready to Move in. Call 1-888-733-1411; rtmihomes.com. Red Tag Sale on now!

Businesses For Sale

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ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS! Lacombe Alberta Children’s Clothing Store (0 - 8 years) inventory. Will sell with 50% discount to another children’s clothing store. 403-782-7156 or cell 403-357-7465.

Mortgages Bought/Sold

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BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage

Auto Wreckers

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WRECKING AUTO-TRUCKS. Parts to fit over 500 trucks. Lots of Dodge, GMC, Ford, imports. We ship anywhere. Lots of Dodge, diesel, 4x4 stuff. (Lloydminster). Reply 780-875-0270. North-East Recyclers truck up to 3 tons.

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

Election OfÀce, Lower Level, City Hall, on Wednesday, September 11, 2013; Thursday, September 12, 2013; and Friday, September 13, 2013

Previous experience in the food industry, meat processing an asset but not necessary. We provide on the job training. Steady year round employment and job rotation. Competitive wages starting @ $14.25/hr with the potential to earn $19.50/hr plus performance related bonus potential.

Sales experience required.

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

Full beneﬁts program including registered pension plan. For more information or to apply you can: Visit our website @ www.sungoldmeats.com Fax: 403-227-1661 Attn: Ashley Ford HR Coordinator In person @ 4312-51 Street Innisfail, Alberta T4G-1A3 Email: ashley.ford@sungoldmeats.com

NOW HIRING

Lydell Group Inc. is currently hiring

Only successful applicants will be contacted. For more information contact The City of Red Deer Election OfÀce at (403) 342-8317. Frieda McDougall, Returning OfÀcer

HAVE YOU MET YOUR

SALES REPRESENTATIVE?

If you would like information on how to effectively advertise your business or service, give one of our experienced Sales Representatives a call. Kim Buffum 403.309.5469 kbuffum@reddeerexpress.com

Michelle Vacca 403.309.5460 mvacca@reddeerexpress.com

Bernie Hynne 403.309.5466 bhynne@reddeerexpress.com

LET THEIR EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU.

32 Red Deer Express

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

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