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Superstore workers begin strike BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Employees at the Red Deer Superstore joined 8,500 workers across the province and picketed outside of their stores. The United Food and Commercial
Workers Union, who represent Superstore employees gave strike notice to their employer, Loblaw, on Sept. 26. David Smith, picket captain, was registering members for the picket early Sunday morning in the Red Deer Superstore parking lot. “Nobody wants a strike, the members didn’t want it to come to this and I don’t think the company really want-
ed this either,” said Smith. “But they stonewalled at bargaining for almost a year and waited until the last minute to try to put together a deal.” He said the mood has been good among workers at the picket. Central to the issue for the employees are hours, and some workers are afraid their hours may be cut significantly under a new deal.
“Sadly, it’s where we’ve expected to be based on the company,” said Christine McMeckan, UFCW Local 401 communication representative. “Superstore is still not meeting the needs of its workers and addressing the critical hours issue and so we had no choice but to go on strike.”
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Code goes out of this world SOFTWARE DEVELOPER’S WORK GOES ALOFT IN CANADIAN SATELLITE BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Photos by THE CANADIAN PRESS and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Six years ago, a now-Red Deer resident and software was hard at work, writing computer code for the recently-launched Canadian satellite Cassiope. Arthur Crozier, who now works for Alberta Health Services in Red Deer, was one of seven software developers who worked on the satellite that was launched into space on Sept. 29. For two and a half years he worked with a team at Magellan Aerospace in Winnipeg. The satellite was being developed alongside the rocket that would send it into space, but the work on the satellite wrapped up before the rocket was done, leaving six years to wait for Cassiope to enter orbit.
The satellite CASSIOPE is shown in an artist’s rendering. The Aurora Borealis, those beams of light that dance across the northern sky may look pretty, but a Canadian satellite is about to study a nasty side lurking behind that beauty. The small hybrid satellite, with a multi-purpose mission, blasted off on Sunday, right, from Vandenberg in California on board a Falcon 9 rocket developed by SpaceX, a commercial space company. “It was fabulous to work with space engineers at Magellan as well as working with the Canadian Space Agency engineers and scientists,” said Crozier. “It was very rewarding because you were dealing with people who have a common goal and they really have a passion about what they do.”
He said they make sure every part of the development of the satellite is documented and tested repeatedly. Cassiope’s main goal is to focus on the interaction between the ionosphere and the sun.
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CIBC RUN FOR THE CURE
Cancer survivor talks the talk, walks the walk BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Last year, just three weeks removed from her last round of chemotherapy, cancer survivor Kim Rideout couldn’t make it very far in the Run for the Cure. But now, a year later, she was resolved to complete the five kilometres that other participants did. Rideout spoke before the 13th annual CIBC Run for the Cure in Red Deer. About 1,300 people and at least 85 teams took to the fields at Lindsay Thurber High School to participate in the run Sunday. “I swore last year that I would be back here this year and I’d walk the whole five kilometres,” said Rideout. “We’re going to do it together.” Joined by family and friends Rideout said they were her support network and helped her get through treatment. “No one wants to hear the words breast cancer,” said Rideout. “But when you do, you’re forced to dig deep and find a strength you
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didn’t know you had before it happened. “I will be eternally grateful for the love, support and courage I received on a daily and sometimes hourly basis. “I am blessed to be surrounded by the most amazing support network any woman could ever want or need.” Last year, the Run for the Cure raised about $289,000 in Red Deer. “We’re alive because of those fundraising dollars,” said Rideout. Run co-directors Lois Moreau and Nelda Robertson said they first heard Rideout speak at the survivor tea and wanted to bring her to the Run for the Cure to be the survivor to speak. “She contacted us (to speak) through the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation,” said Moreau. “She was more than happy to speak. I think she has a really great story, she’s looking to help others.” In 2012, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation raised about $30 million from across the country for breast cancer research, education and awareness. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
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Kim Rideout, centre, wears a pink cancer survivor shirt as she warms up at the Run for the Cure Sunday. Last year she tried to participate, but was only three weeks removed from her last chemotherapy session.
Malaysia proposes $36-b investment Canada has been given a $36-billion vote of confidence from Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company. Story on PAGE A8
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