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Momentum continues for 2019 Canada Winter Games BY ERIN FAWCETT Express staff
Planning for the 2019 Canada Winter Games continues. On Monday, officials gave an update to City council on where things are at in preparation for the event, which is set to take place in Red Deer in February 2019. Council heard that funding party financial contributions are on track for both capital and operating funds. About 25% of local sponsorship targets have been achieved with about $5.2 million left to be raised. As well, 24% of federal funds and 95% of provincial funding has been received as well. A federal funding announcement is expected to take place in April or May. There are also currently 18 people hired for the Games, with more hiring to take place in the coming months. “We’ve added quite a few peo-
ple here in the last month or so,” said Scott Robinson, 2019 Games chief executive officer. “We’re at the completion of our manager level - we have our directors and the managers. Our staff plan is on track and on budget in terms of the resources we have planned. It’s quite a process, as you can imagine, to get on board so many people in such a short amount of time, with a small organization.” There are also about 100 volunteers actively involved in the Games, with that number expected to ramp up to about 300 by the fall. Upcoming events include the mascot design roll-out which will take place this spring and a 500 days out celebration will take place on Oct. 3rd. Earlier this month, officials with the 2019 Canada Winter Games unveiled their brand, web site and announced new sponsors during a press conference at the Welikoklad Centre.
GOOD SAVE - From left, Riley Lamb of the Red Deer Rebels made a stop after Davis Koch of the Edmonton Oil Kings batted the puck out of the air during a game at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Sunday. The Rebels dropped their last two games of the regular season to the Oil Kings over the weekend. See story on page 20. Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express The 2019 Games brand kickoff featured a ‘brand story’ video, a launch of the canadagames.ca/2019 web site and revealed the tag line of ‘The is our Moment’. Ultimately, when the Canada Winter Games takes place in
Red Deer in February 2019 the City will see about 3,600 athletes compete, along with 1,800 coaches over the twoweek event. Robinson said in total there will be about 25,000 to 30,000 people who attend the Games
in some capacity. The opportunity to host these Games comes to the province every 20 years – the last time Alberta had the opportunity was in 1995 when Grande Prairie was selected. In 1975, the honours went to
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Speaker discusses importance of community in fighting emotional pain Dr. Gabor Maté was RDC’s latest guest in this year’s ‘Perspectives’ series By Mark Weber Express staff
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t is never too late to reach out for help, support and the healing effects of belonging to a community when one has experienced trauma of any kind. That was part of the powerful and insightful message of Dr. Gabor Maté, an expert in addiction, health and wellness and best-selling author, during an afternoon talk to students at Red Deer College on Monday. Maté, who also spoke Monday evening, was this year’s speaker for RDC’s lecture series Perspectives: Canada in the World. His afternoon talk, entitled Connection: The Best Prevention for Suicide, touched on how connection with others can be the missing piece to healing for those struggling with suicidal thoughts. Maté was a family physician for two decades and for seven years he served as medical coordinator of the palliative care unit at Vancouver Hospital. For 12 years, he also worked in Vancouver’s downtown eastside with patients challenged by hard core addiction, mental illness, HIV and related conditions. “The thought itself that life is just not worth it occurs to many of us,” he explained, adding that we need to get rid of the idea that those who contemplate or commit suicide are somehow different from the rest of us. “They are different in the sense of the degree of despair that drives their action,” he said. “They feel their suffering is unbearable. And two other conditions must be there - they must feel hopeless about it. That there is not going to be any improvement. Life is not offering any prospects of being able to transcend this or being able to work through this desperate place. And number three, they must feel helpless,” he said. “Helpless in that they don’t perceive that they have an internal capacity to somehow arise from that state. And they also feel helpless in that there is no help out there in the world. There is nobody out there who they could possibly turn to who would be able to understand or who would be able to offer any kind of support or make any difference.” Maté asked how a person gets to that state. He talked about bullying, and that it’s estimated some 85% of those bullied never tell another person about their experience. The other 15% may get some vague advice on managing it which isn’t helpful at all. The feeling of having to keep these things to oneself is one of the critical means of how many people try to manage the painful moments of life. According to Maté, we learn that very early on. Babies, for example, have no problem letting their parents know when something is wrong. But in early years, many people learn that to express anything of a negative nature just isn’t acceptable. From there, they go through life doing almost anything to push down painful or sad or suicidal thoughts for example.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE - Dr. Gabor Maté, an expert in addiction, health and wellness and a best selling author, gave a lecture to students on The Best Prevention for Suicide at the Red Deer College Arts Centre as part of the College’s Perspectives: Canada in the World lecture series. Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express They’ve also somehow learned that to honestly tell how they are really feeling isn’t acceptable. How else to explain why many go through life resisting the impulse to open up - which is one of the keys to turning things around the the better, he said. “There’s a gap between the external image that they’ve created so successfully and their internal reality.” Maté asked the audience who has presented a face to the world that has hidden inner sadness or pain or anxiety or uncertainty. Many hands went up. “Look how common it is. How afraid we are to show ourselves to one another,” he pointed out. “How did we get there? It’s so common in our culture, and yet it’s so unnatural,” referring again to how an infant behaves when they feel a need. “Where did we learn to cover up so that what they see and what we are experiencing are different things.” There are a number of reasons, he said, including a parent’s inability to handle their child’s sadness or unhappiness at a given time. It has
nothing to do with how much a parent may love their child. But maybe, because of their own past, they can’t handle negativity or painful emotions coming from their kids. The message becomes, essentially, they don’t want to deal with it or can’t deal with it. This in turn lands the child in a dilemma. Where do they turn for help? What do they do with their pain? Maté also pointed out that suicidal, depressive or anxious thoughts aren’t just about the individual. We really affect each other, he said. And tendencies towards these kinds of thoughts can come through generations, too. Generations that have experienced pain, trauma and sadness and this affects subsequent generations. Even a mother’s trauma in a pregnancy can impact the child, he said. “As human beings, our physiologies, including the physiologies of our brains, are very much affected by other people.” Ultimately, there is hope, he said. As adults, we can make choices to get better
and to improve our lives. “Talk to someone. Don’t let the shame stop you,” he said, adding that people have a tremendous capacity for resilience, to ‘rewire’ their brains and change their thinking. Depression and anxiety disconnect us from others and from life, he said. Healing comes from re-connecting with life and living in the moment, and letting others ‘in’. “Once we can share and get it out of ourselves, we are no longer alone with it,” he said. “You’re never as alone as you think you are,” he said. “In the present, there is always possibility. “You can reach out, you can meditate, you can talk to a counsellor, speak to your physician. You can reach out to a friend. That’s ‘you’ in the present.” Maté is the author of four best-selling books published in 20 languages on five continents, including When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress and the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction. mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
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Red Deer men arrested after complex investigation A complex investigation started after Ponoka RCMP received a complaint on March 16th at 7:22 a.m. that there was a two vehicle collision near Crestomere where one truck was attempting to pull another truck out of the ditch. A series of events followed and
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On March 15th Red Deer RCMP received a report of a stolen Ford F-350 and an investigation was launched. The following day, the first call Ponoka RCMP received on March 16th at 7:22 a.m., was in relation to the above referenced collision. At 7:51 a.m., Ponoka RCMP received a complaint that a Dodge truck was stolen from the County Office, and a Chevrolet truck was stolen near an adjacent property.
Prior to RCMP arrival, the Dodge truck, towing a trailer with two quads, was freed from the ditch and departed, with what was identified as the Ford F-350 stolen from Red Deer. A Chevrolet truck was abandoned at the collision scene. After a short time the Dodge truck again became stuck in a ditch and when RCMP members arrived, the occupants fled in the stolen Ford F-350 and left the Dodge truck.
RCMP members later located the Ford F-350 and took three male suspects into custody without any incident. The Ford F-350 was found to be full of stolen property. The recovered trailer and quad were stolen. As well, the stolen Chevrolet truck abandoned at the initial collision was loaded with stolen property. The majority of the stolen property and vehicles have been returned to their owners. Some
items, including credit cards, are pending return. A shotgun which was stolen from a shop in Sylvan Lake was located hidden, and retrieved by the RCMP. William Wilkie, 46, of Innisfail and William Gladue, 51, of Red Deer have been charged. A warrant is being sought for the third individual involved. There are 88 charges between the three of them. - Fawcett
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City council voted in favour of increasing the cap for chicken licenses in Red Deer. Third reading was given to the Chicken Bylaw on Monday afternoon. The increase to the cap on the number of licenses under the Chicken Bylaw is from one per 1,500 to one per 1,000. There are 32 residents on the waiting list to raise chickens in the City with 65 residents currently holding a license for chickens. “In terms of feedback from the community, we’ve had very minimal complaints regarding this,” said Mayor Tara Veer. “This translates into approximately 20 licenses, so it’s not a substantial number. It’s a recognition of the demand that’s there.” The bylaw was originally adopted in 2014 with the initial number of licenses that could be issued set at 65 licenses, and a cap to limit the number of licenses issued to one per 1,500 persons. At the time, the intent was to introduce the concept of urban chickens but to restrict the number of households to prevent potential issues from arising. Council notes show that demand for licenses has exceeded the supply, and continues to increase annually and the Inspections & Licensing Department has received a number of inquiries on why there is a restriction on the number of licenses. Council notes also point out there are a number of benefits to both
the individual licensee, as well as the community which include locally produced food; greater control over food sources and companionship. Benefits to the community as a whole include increased opportunities for local food production as per the Environmental Master Plan, reduction of municipal solid waste through consumption of table scraps and other organic waste by hens and pest control. Currently, dogs and chickens are the only animals that have mandatory licensing requirements under their respective bylaws. This amendment will ensure the Chicken Bylaw is consistent with that of the Dog Bylaw. Throughout the aforementioned pilot project, site visits were conducted with 30 of the 35 registrants, which included a tour of the coop areas. During the pilot project, a total of 1,850 letters were sent out to those living within 100m of homes with urban chickens. Of those, 478 were returned. Of those, 287 were in support of the bylaw regulations, 170 were not and 21 were undecided. “I wanted to make a comment as a I opposed this the first time around,” said Councillor Tanya Handley. “I only got positive feedback (about the increase in licenses) and that is why I changed my vote. I think it’s a good move and it can always be revisited if we see a real spike in complaints or instances or anything like that.” - with files from Mark Weber efawcett@reddeerexpress.com
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Sutter family to be inducted into Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame BY ZACHARY CORMIER Express staff
place, there’s no question you’re tremendously honoured,” said Brent, who is now the owner, head coach and general manager of the Red Deer The most famous hockey family in Central Rebels organization. Alberta is being recognized for their contribu“We’re all pretty humble guys and we were tions to the sport in the province. really fortunate that the game of hockey has been With a combined total of 4,994 regular season really good to us.” NHL games, eight Stanley Cups According to Brent, for the (six playing, two coaching) and a ▾ Sutter family hockey, baseball and lifetime of getting seven hockey football were the primary sports. “WE’RE ALL PRETTY players to and from practices and The brothers played hockey in HUMBLE GUYS AND games between them, the Sutter the winter, baseball in the spring WE WERE REALLY family of Viking, Alberta needs and football in the fall. no introduction. FORTUNATE THAT But no matter what time of year Gary, Brent, Brian, Darryl, it was, hockey was always a part THE GAME OF Duane, Rich and Ron Sutter and of the brothers’ lives growing up. HOCKEY HAS BEEN their parents, Grace and Louis, are “You’d play ball hockey during REALLY GOOD TO set to be inducted into the Alberta the summer or we’d play up in Hockey Hall of Fame (AHHOF) US.” the hay loft during the summer. during a special ceremony in During the winter you’re at the Brent Sutter Canmore this summer, Hockey rink in your town skating or Alberta announced last week. playing or we’re on the sloughs ▴ Of the seven siblings, Brent, at the farm or playing road hockBrian, Darryl, Duane, Rich and Ron all got their ey. Hockey was kind of something we did year start playing minor hockey in Viking before join- round,” Brent recalled, adding that Louis and ing the Red Deer Rustlers of the Alberta Junior Grace were always extremely supportive of their Hockey League and later the Lethbridge Broncos children’s athletic pursuits. of the WHL. They all went on to have long and “The reality of it is that for six boys to make it successful careers in the National Hockey League in one family in the National Hockey League — and they all continue to be involved in the game and Gary probably could have if he would have in various forms to this day. stayed the course but he chose to go in a different Gary, who is rumoured to be the best hockey direction — mom and dad obviously had a big player of the bunch, decided not to pursue a part in us all being successful.” professional hockey career, instead choosing to Beyond their accomplishments inside the rinks, stay and work on the family farm. the family has also had a tremendous impact on “It’s a huge honour. To be quite honest you the minor hockey community in Central Alberta don’t even think about it. You never talk about through the Sutter Fund, which provides financial it, you don’t think about it you just go about your support for youth athletic associations and other day or your life and when we got told a couple groups, and through their continued involvement of weeks ago that this is what’s going to take in the community as a whole.
HONOUR - The Sutter family will be inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame this summer. photo courtesy of Hockey Alberta “The Sutter Fund, when we put it together a long time ago, was to just not help sports teams and stuff like that but to help out for different reasons in the community and give to different societies and give to different reasons. “With the Sutter Fund it’s more than just the name on it, it’s the people that are involved that put so much work and time into it.”
According to the Sutter Fund web site, the charity has donated over $2 million to various community organizations since it was formed in 1996. The Sutter family will be officially inducted into the AHHOF on July 23rd at the Coast Hotel in Canmore. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com
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Distracted driving is rapidly becoming one of the most dangerous driving behaviours. Research indicates that between 20% and 30% of all collisions are due to distracted driving and distracted drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a collision than attentive ones. That number is way too high. And why are people not getting the message? Distracted driving laws were introduced in Alberta in 2011 with stiffer penalties being introduced in January 2016. As well, various awareness campaigns have taken place since the law’s inception. No one can claim that they don’t realize that being distracted while driving is dangerous. But still, time and again, drivers can be seen on their cell phones, eating or drinking and more. “Just because someone has used a cellphone while driving and never had a problem before doesn’t mean the risks aren’t there. Distracted driving has a devastating effect on families. We are asking everyone to do their part and put the phone away while driving to ensure road safety,” said Insp. Steve Daley, acting OIC Traffic Services with the Alberta RCMP, K Division. By far the most common form of distracted driving that we see is texting and driving, or someone talking on their cell phone while driving. Other forms of distracted driving include using electronic devices like laptop computers, video games, cameras, video entertainment displays and programming portable audio players (e.g. MP3 players), entering information on GPS units, reading printed materials in the vehicle, writing, printing or sketching and personal grooming. Statistics show the number of distracted driving convictions has continued to rise, with a dramatic increase of convictions in 2012-2013. Numbers show in 2011-2012 there were 8,345 convictions (from September 2011 and March 2012). In 2012-2013, there were 25,958 convictions with 25,913 convictions in 2013-2014. In 2015-2016, Alberta saw another 27,281 distracted driving convictions. The number again jumped in 2014-2015 with 27,417 distracted driving convictions and in 2015 - 2016 the province saw another 27,281 convictions. The penalty for distracted driving in Alberta is $287 and three demerit points. That penalty does not seem steep enough, because the message continues to fall on deaf ears for some. Numbers continue to rise or hold steady and more needs to be done to get that important message through. Are you a distracted driver? How about putting your cell phone, electronics, books, or whatever it may be in the back seat of your vehicle or even in the trunk if necessary. If it’s completely out of reach, the temptation is not there. Or how about pulling over if you need to phone or text someone right away. There is no doubt that Albertans need to take this more seriously, before more lives are potentially lost.
Over the past few weeks, both Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have travelled to the United States to drum up interest in the energy industry and promote investment in the Canada. Why do Canadian politicians go to the U.S. for investment capital? Conventional wisdom says Wall Street (and, to a lesser degree, Bay Street) controls all the investment capital in North America. The premier and prime minister are simply following standard protocol - if you want money, go where the money is. What’s wrong with this picture? For starters, it’s humiliating. Notley stands cap in hand in a room full of titans of the oil industry. She sings Alberta’s praises for frontier investment. She points out some facts to show that money invested in Alberta is relatively safe and will provide investors with substantial returns. In fact, there’s plenty of money in Alberta that could and should be used to develop the province. Alberta’s public sector institutions and Albertans’ savings accounts and RRSPs/TFSAs hold massive amounts of money for investment. Consider that between AIMCo. (Alberta Investment Management Corp.), ATRF (Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund), the City of Edmonton Legacy Fund and Albertans’ TFSA and RRSP accounts alone, there’s about a quarter of a trillion dollars. Yet almost all of these savings circulate through Toronto and/or New York to be invested around the world. Virtually none of this money is invested in or directed to the Alberta economy. On the federal side, the numbers are even greater. In funds like the Canada Pension Plan, the federal government pension plans, and Canadian TSFA and RRSP savings, over $1.5 trillion of investment capital languishes in low-return investment accounts. Why are Canadian politicians going to the United States to raise investment capital when Canadians have plenty of savings? And why should Americans invest in Canada if Canadians won’t invest in their own country?
Clearly, we Canadians need to get our heads out of the sand. If there are investment opportunities in Canada and Alberta, surely the first people who should get the right to invest in them should be Canadians and Albertans. To do that, we need to rid ourselves of some outdated thinking. Canadians (and particularly politicians) have accepted an unsustainable status quo when it comes to finance. We seem to think people from afar should be in charge of our capital and that they’re more able to recognize a good investment strategy than we can. Surely after 150 years Canadians have enough firepower and experience to control our own destiny. But maybe Canadians need to be reminded of the social responsibility of money. Consider these words from Saker Nusseibeh, a member of the prestigious 300 Club and CEO of Hermes Investment Corporation of London - “I would like to suggest that the reason we ‘invest’ our savings goes beyond the simple quest for the accumulation of wealth. If we accept this assertion, then we arrive at two main reasons as to ‘why’ we invest. The first is the straightforward accumulation of wealth, by trying to plug into economic growth. But the second, and I would suggest equally important reason, has to do with the shaping of our social economy.” What’s missing today is the self-confidence of Canadians to take charge of their own destiny, and the infrastructure to direct Canadian’s savings to appropriate investments in Canada. We need to act now. We don’t need a Royal commission to review this and if we did, the commission would be loaded with established biases. Now is the time to shape our own future. Start demanding much more from your investments and your advisers. Let’s create a better and more prosperous future for Canada. Joe Batty, chief financial officer for Troy Media Digital Solutions Ltd., is an accountant with a specialty in new asset management. His column is distributed through Troy Media.
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Central Alberta Film Festival set to run next weekend BY MARK WEBER Express staff
Organizers of the first-ever Central Alberta Film Festival (CAFF) are thrilled with the community support they’ve been shown as the event draws closer. Held at Carnival Cinemas, CAFF starts March 31st with a kickoff party at 2:30 p.m. and films will be screened from 4 to 11 p.m. that day as well. On April 1st, screenings begin at 11 a.m. and run through to 6 p.m. where the final screening will be paired with the awards celebration. On the evening of April 1st, organizers will also be celebrating via the VIP Victory Celebration at three downtown establishments - The Coconut Room, To the Lost and Forgotten Alley. This will follow the awards celebration and marks a terrific networking opportunity as well, organizers say. Tickets are $5 for a block of shorts, $7 for a feature, $30 for the final screening and awards celebration, $80 for VIP all access pass and there is no cost to the festival kick-off party. Ranjit Mullakady, CAFF president, has always been passionate about movies. He left his hometown, Mumbai, almost two decades ago for Red Deer. Before leaving India, he had been a studio production manager in Bollywood for almost six years. As a founding member and the president of Central Alberta Film Festival, he indeed has an amazing opportunity to draw from his past experiences and give back to this community.
For the festival, organizers are also presenting a total of 38 films. The call for films first went out last fall and the response was outstanding, organizers say. A total of 45 submissions came in enough for a a very well-rounded and full two-day festival, said Christine Busch, festival manager. Showcasing talent from both here in Central Alberta to many different locations across the globe, they are pleased in this first year to see such support and the subsequent growth of this organization. “There are a whole bunch of people here in Central Alberta that are involved in the industry and have a passion for film - so it’s been really cool to meet each other. I also think that’s one of the purposes of this whole thing, is that we have a place to network, meet people who are like-minded and we get to promote film,� said Don Tjart, a board member and CAFF’s vice president. “Another thing that is cool about Ranjit’s vision is that it’s local, but he has a global perspective,� he added. “So he’s brought that to the committee’s work.�
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and provide regular updates on the work that is being done.” Kenney was also pleased about the meeting with Jean, adding the talk was both constructive and positive. “I am encouraged to see that we share a common view about the next steps in the unity process. Albertans expect us to park the egos, labels, and resentments that have accumulated over a decade of division, and put Alberta first. Today was an important step forward in that direction,” he said. Jean had earlier said that his party has, “It’s dancing shoes on when it comes to creating a single, principled, consolidated, conservative movement. “Our Wildrose team has actively been meeting with our grassroots to get feedback on the direction forward for our party and that work will continue.” Kenney served under several portfolios during his time in the federal Conservative party. He was Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Minister of Employment and Minister of National Defence. - Weber
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Local agency starts new chapter with new name BY ZACHARY CORMIER Express staff
One of Red Deer’s long-standing youth outreach organizations is getting a brand update. After 40 years of serving the community, the Red Deer Youth and Volunteer Centre (YVC) is becoming Youth HQ to better reflect the services the non-profit agency offers. “We felt it speaks more to what we do in the community and positions us in a manner where we can respond more effectively to needs in the community as we go into the future,” said YVC Fund Development Manager John Johnston. The new name, which was unveiled at an open house event at the Youth and Volunteer Centre on 49th Ave. on Friday afternoon, comes on the heels of a brand audit the agency undertook to gauge how to improve the services they offer. “We’re celebrating 40 years of being in Red Deer and area and we’ve gone through a bit of an audit of the agency over the past six months and we did an agency refresh,” Johnston said. The agency provides programs and services for youth in Red Deer through Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Red Deer, the Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer and District, the 49th Street Youth Shelter and Camp Alexo. According to a press release, the YVC provides opportunities for thousands of children and youth annually to develop confidence and skills for life. Johnston said that despite the new name, the organization will continue to provide the same services to the community that it always has, just under a new title. “The structure of the agency will remain the same. We’ve just got a refresh, a new name that speaks more clearly to the services and it positions us in a way to respond to other youth needs in the community in the
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Red Deer Catholic gears up to open St. Joseph’s BY ZACHARY CORMIER Express staff
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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on TUESDAY, March 28, 2017, the Council of Red Deer County will consider the following bylaws: Bylaw No. 2017/3 to amend Bylaw No. 15/99, the Burnt Lake Area Structure Plan (ASP). (The February 21, 2017, public hearing for this bylaw was adjourned and will reconvene at the March 28 meeting). Bylaw No. 2017/6 to amend Map 1 – Land Use Concept to change the land use concept on the remainder of NE 3-39-1-5 from Residential to Recreation (adjacent to Lakewood Golf Resort). BYLAW 2017/6 - SCHEDULE “A” SUBJECT SITE, NE 3-39-1-W5, LAND USE CONCEPT TO BE AMENDED
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media were able to get a special sneak peek of the new building, which was completed under budget and three months ahead of schedule, while also enjoying entertainment from some talented students from around the community during a Spotlight showcase fundraiser at the new school last Thursday night. “It’s been a long process. It’s been a really amazing process but to see it today with all the kids in it is truly what we’re here for. Just to see their excitement kind of brings excitement to us and it reminds us of why we’re doing what we’re doing,” said SJHS Principal Graeme Daniel of the event, which raised money for the Red Deer Catholic Education Foundation. The school, which is slated to open in September, is designed around what Daniel described as authentic learning, or learning that teaches kids how to live in the real world. “We really want to teach kids
how to function in the 21st century. How to manage that world, how to live in that world and how to prosper in that world,” Daniel said, adding that the education is delivered through a Catholic lens. “Everything we do here is built around our faith. From a faith perspective and from a collaboration perspective, that’s what makes this building unique and special.” The biggest special feature of the new high school, Daniel said, is the openness of the building. “We’ve moved away from traditional learning environments where we’re square, closed classrooms. We’ve created fluidity with open areas, garage doors that open into different instructional spaces,” he explained, noting the building won’t have any individual desks and will instead focus on a more collaborative approach to learning. Each of the building’s main instructional spaces consists of three classroom spaces and a
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laboration with the Red Deer Royals Show Marching Band which brought about the construction of the Kinsmen Field House - Home of the Red Deer Royals. The space is a structure big enough to accommodate the entire Red Deer Royals’ 90-plus member marching band that can also be used by the school as instructional space or to host athletics tournaments. “We’re really excited about the partnership with the Royals. It gives our community a different space that they haven’t had before, it gives our school access to a space that we haven’t had before in our division,” said Daniel of the huge gymnasium which houses three full-sized gymnasium’s-worth of space. The school is expecting just over 500 students in September, well below its 900 student capacity. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com
Don Campbell Elementary ahead of schedule BY ERIN FAWCETT Express staff
The Red Deer Public School District is gearing up to open their new elementary school in Inglewood this fall. Media and school officials had the chance to tour the Don Campbell Elementary School which is about three months ahead in the construction phase. About 350 students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 will attend the school this fall. The school has capacity for 500 students in total. The facility will serve students in the Inglewood/Ironstone neighbourhood as well as the Vanier/Vanier East neighbourhoods. The school has 19 classrooms and two outdoor learning spaces. In some classrooms, garage doors separate the spaces, but can be opened to encourage more of a collaborative learning common. There are also bright, open spaces and there will be bright colours
throughout the facility. A room in the school has been dedicated to be shared between the school and the community where groups and organizations have the ability to utilize it as well after school hours. The elementary school was named after Don Campbell, a long-time teacher and principal in Red Deer. Some members of his family were on hand for the tour on Wednesday. Jan Ludwig, Campbell’s eldest daughter said the space is ‘amazing’. “I’m excited about the beautiful, innovative learning spaces. I think they have really paid a lot of attention to some great innovative ideas in education. It’s lovely, it has bright, open spaces and a real feel of community,” said Ludwig, who is a teacher in Red Deer herself. She added she thinks her dad would be, “Over the moon” with how the school has turned out. “I think from that community aspect, he would be absolutely thrilled. I know he would be over the moon.”
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Bev Manning, chair of the Red Deer Public School Board, said the new school will help spread out students in Red Deer’s east side. “The growth in Red Deer has been on this side of town so we’re definitely feeling the pressure and have felt the pressure at Barrie Wilson (Elementary School) and Mattie McCullough (Elementary School) - those two schools have been working really hard to accommodate those students,” she said, adding the school board has been wanting the new facility for about 10 years. “We’ll siphon off a few of them (students) and take a little bit of a breather. It takes the government quite a while to approve new schools and I think this is going to keep us okay for a few years. “We are feeling a pinch at the middle school level now, so we’re needing to work at lobbying the government for a new middle school but I think this will help alleviate those pressures that we have been feeling.”
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wet lab are connected to a large, open learning commons area. The classrooms are separated from the main area using garage doors which can open and close. The school also doesn’t have any hallways in the traditional sense. While students walk the halls from class to class, the open areas in the halls will also be used as instructional space for various classes. For example, the school’s robotics area is located in an open space on the upper floor between the fabrications room and the advanced computer lab to facilitate fluidity between the three main components of the course. “When you come back in September to see the school, you’ll see instructional pieces in those areas like tables and desks and collaborative areas for students,” Daniel said. In addition to the unique openness of the school, St. Joseph’s is also part of a col-
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City officials call courthouse announcement a ‘big win’ BY ERIN FAWCETT Express staff
A new Red Deer courthouse was announced during the provincial budget last week, acknowledging the ever increasing population Red Deer’s courthouse serves and demands on the judicial system. The City is still working through the budget details to determine how it will impact citizens, businesses and the community as a whole. “The courthouse is good news for our community,” said Mayor Tara Veer. “Community safety is a priority for citizens in Red Deer, and a new courthouse helps ensure more local charges are upheld, which is an important part of the City’s enforcement and community safety efforts.” The province’s capital budget is $9.2 billion with an investment of $97 million, over four years, for the new courthouse. “The City will engage in further discussions with the province in the coming weeks about the courthouse details, including the municipal land we’ve been holding in anticipation of this announcement,” said Veer. Although details regarding the courthouse have not been released, Veer said presumably a year will be allocated for design and the new courthouse would be operational within three to four years. “The City has been holding a municipal land holding in abeyance awaiting provincial decision since we moved the downtown RCMP building. There have been operating costs to the City of Red Deer as a result of that land being sterilized,” she said. “We will be working with them in the coming weeks to discuss the future of that site and presumable the future demolition of that building.” The potential site for the courthouse is located south of City Hall and adjacent to the downtown parkade and has been vacant for about five years. It has cost the City between $40,000 and $80,000
a year in maintenance and upkeep to hold the building. One thing that was missing from the provincial budget was support for the Red Deer Regional Hospital. “Obviously the courthouse was a win for Red Deer, because that has been a decade of community advocacy in order for that to come to fruition this year. Our community has elevated our voice before the province, particularly in recent months, in terms of the need for enhanced infrastructure at the hospital,” said Veer. “It was certainly a mission from in the fact that the Red Deer Regional Hospital does not show even in the unfunded capital plan. “Our community has been raising this before the provincial government and now that we have secured the courthouse and have brought resolution in terms of what has been a decade of advocacy, I fully expect our community will elevate their voice and our voice even further with respect to the Red Deer Regional Hospital.” Meanwhile, the province kept their commitment with both capital and operating Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding streams remaining fairly consistent and Red Deer’s allocation being $23.7 million. The province also referenced a continued investment in small and medium size enterprises. “We welcome this continued investment in local and community entrepreneurship as it aligns with our overall vision for Red Deer and a continued focus on economic development in our City,” said Veer. There were no announcements specifically related to funding for social infrastructure, such as affordable housing and other social supports needed in Red Deer and Central Alberta; however, the budget for FCSS, which increased last year, has remained constant. In the coming weeks, the City will analyze the
impacts of the education requisition for Red Deer and what this means for citizen’s property tax bill. The education requisition will be combined with the approved municipal operating budget when City council considers the tax rate bylaw in April. Tax notices will then be mailed out in May. Veer added the carbon levy remains an issue for the City because of its impact on the operating budget, but the programs referenced yesterday could help bring some of this money
back to Red Deer. “We await further details on potential energy-efficiency programs before we can fully understand how businesses, citizens and municipalities can apply. The City remains committed to environmental sustainability and we continue to discuss our position on revenue neutrality with the Government of Alberta and our municipal colleagues across the province,” said Veer. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com
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The centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge On Sunday, April 9th, Canadians will be commemorating the centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. It was Canada’s greatest victory during the long and bloody First World War. The capture of the seemingly impregnable Vimy Ridge was such an amazing achievement by the Canadian military that, to many commentators and historians, the modern nation of Canada was born during that battle. However, while Vimy Ridge was a glorious victory, it also came with an incredible cost. There were 10,600 casualties in the battle, including 3,600 deaths. Locally, 12 young men from Red Deer and area lost their lives in the successful first day assault on the Ridge. Sixteen more were killed during the rest of the battle. Two young men from Red Deer who lost their lives in the epic assault on Easter Monday morning, 100 years ago, were Bert Usherwood and Dan Campbell. Bert Usherwood was born on March 6th, 1896 to James Albert and Mary Campbell Morrison Usherwood. James Usherwood had been a successful farmer in the Newmarket/Aurora area north of Toronto. However, in 1900, he and Mary decided to move to Red Deer to take advantage of the new prospects in western Canada. Although James suffered from inflam-
matory rheumatism, he generally did well. He was soon able to build a substantial two-storey house on McLeod (54) St. east of St. Luke’s Anglican Church. It was a great home for Bert and his six siblings. They were energetic and athletic. For example, Bert won ice skating competitions. His sister Helene eventually played hockey with the Edmonton Monarchs women’s hockey team. In February 1915, Bert decided to answer the call “to serve King and Country.” He enlisted in the local 12th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Although Canadians were generally not involved in the early stages of the infamous Battle of the Somme in July 1916, Bert wrote home that he was soon fighting on the front lines. He stated that he was covered up in mud from shell-fire several times, but otherwise was fine. However, his luck turned once the Canadians entered the thick of battle later in the fall. He was reported as being wounded in November 1916. Fortunately, he was able to recover from his wounds. Despite his injuries, he maintained a reputation as a brave soldier. He was noted as being able to make jokes even in the midst of combat. His skill and courage soon earned him a promotion to corporal. On the morning of April 9th, 1917,
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Bert Usherwood was killed in the assault on Vimy Ridge. Dan Campbell was born on Feb. 10th, 1893 near Hamilton, Ontario. In 1911, he moved to Red Deer to work with his sister’s brother-in-law, Walter Chadsey, in the booming real estate and insurance business of Michener, Carscallen and Chadsey. As Edward Michener’s career as an MLA and leader of the Conservative Party in the Alberta Legislature flourished, Campbell began working as Michener’s personal assistant and secretary. In January 1915, he enlisted in the 12th Canadian Mounted Rifles and went overseas. He transferred to the machine gun section of the 2nd Mounted Rifles. He was noted for keeping his cool when under fire. One comrade wrote that even in the heaviest fighting, Campbell kept operating his machine gun with a calmness, “As if he was writing a letter at Mr. Michener’s dictation.” His courage and skill in battle earned him a promotion to lance corporal. Campbell lost his life on the morning of April 9th during the assault on Vimy Ridge. Before he had left Red Deer, he had taken out a claim on a homestead in East Central Alberta. Because of the circumstances of his death, the federal Land Titles office agreed to transfer this land into the name of his sister Susan, whom he had named as his next of kin. Both Bert Usherwood and Dan Campbell are buried in Canadian military cemeteries near Vimy Ridge.
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THE DRAFT PLANS ARE READY! DID WE CAPTURE YOUR VISION? Lacombe County is inviting you to attend the third round of interactive public meetings in your community during the month of April 2017, to let us know what you think of the County’s draft Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and draft Land Use Bylaw (LUB). The MDP will guide how the County will grow and develop over the next 10 years, and will influence the policies that further regulate development under the County’s LUB. In February/March 2016 we had the first round of meetings where we found out what you thought the important issues for future development were and how we could best plan for the future. In June 2016 we had the second round of meetings to discuss the policy options that could be implemented in the updated plans. The upcoming April open house is now your opportunity to review the draft Municipal Development Plan and draft Land Use Bylaw and tell us if we captured your vision for future development in Lacombe County! No RSVP is required for this event. Just come join us! Have a Question? Please contact us! Unable to attend a session? Join the conversation online.
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Yoga YARD: Yoga Alliance of Red Deer. Register for our Spring Session. Classes run to May 28th. All levels of practitioners welcome - beginner to advanced. Please register early. Full details at: www. reddeeryoga.ca . 403-550-9240. info@reddeeryoga.ca. Low or no income? There are benefits to filing your taxes. You could be eligible for Alberta and Canada Child Benefits, Carbon Tax benefits and disability tax credits. There is free year-round assistance to file your income taxes and it is available by appointment. Need help filing your taxes? If eligible, you can participate in the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program. Call the Golden Circle at 403-343-6074, Deacon’s Outreach at 403-346-5659 or the John Howard Society at 403-343-1770 for more information about the CAPRA (Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance) initiative. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction. No dues, fees or weigh-in. Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer and Lacombe For locations and dates, call Joanne at 403-314-1972. The next CMHA Art of Friendship course will take place weekly, on Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the afternoon, April 11th through May 30th The course will be taught at the CMHA Learning Annex, Suite 404, First Red Deer Place (ATB Building), 4911-51 St. Art of Friendship helps people who feel lonely or isolated learn and practice the skills that help people make and keep friends. ere is a $25 fee for the course. Bursaries may be available to people with limited incomes. We never refuse enrollment to people based on an ability to pay for the course. Attendance is limited to 8 to 12 participants. To register, please call our office at 403-3422266 and ask to speak to education program staff. It is very important that group members attend all eight sessions. Annual St. George’s Day Tea, April 23rd, 2 p.m. Red Deer Legion, ADVANCE Tickets only - $5.00 available at Legion reception.
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Week of March 22 - March 29, 2017 Volkssport Walkers of Central Alberta is a non-profit organization providing its members and other interested individuals with an opportunity to enjoy Volkssporting activities. Our club is host to scheduled events throughout the year, view our calendar at http:// www.walkalberta.ca/. Come join us on Saturday, April 15th for a walk in Red Deer, starting at the Pioneer’s Lodge 4324 46A Ave., registration at 2 p.m. This walk will precede a potluck supper at the historic Pioneer’s Lodge and our Annual General Meeting. Yearly
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some of the best scripts in the literature. Join us in Red Deer’s newest theatre group and participate in the pleasure of being ‘on stage’, where the fun starts from the first minute. We meet every second Thursday at the Timberlands Branch of the Red Deer Public Library (in the same building as the Barry Wilson School - 300 Timothy Drive). Open to all ages. For more information, call Lionel at 587-679-6222. FLK Taoist Tai Chi Beginner Classes started in February. It is
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memberships can be purchased or renewed. This event is open to everyone, join us for any part of the day. Come out and socialize, fun for the whole family! For further information contact either Connie 403 309-5589 or Sheila 587 877-7546 or email our club: vwcaclub@gmail.com. Walking for Fun, Fitness and Friendship! Canadian Mental Health Association is offering WRAP™ which a self-management and recovery system that helps people incorporate wellness tools and strategies into their lives. Thousands of people, world-wide, have successfully used what they learned at an 8-week WRAP™ course to live happier and more satisfying lives while improving connections to their families, their friends, and their community. The course will start on April 11th and run weekly on Tuesdays until May 30th from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The course costs $25. Bursaries may be available to offset this fee for people with limited incomes. The daytime course is open to people 18 and
Here are a list events that are happening at the Cronquist House in 2017 - on April 21st, there will be a spring tea from 2 – 4 p.m. and on May 2nd, the Cronquist Tea House opens and will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Fridays. On May 13th, check out the Mother’s Day Tea from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Call 403-346-0055 for reservations! Wanted: fabric donations, yarn and notions for GrammaLink-Africa Fabric Sale April 22nd at Gaetz United Church. Call Gloria 403-342-6482 or Jane 403-343-1073 not later than April 11th for pick up of donations or further information. Readers’ Theatre gives you the experience of performing in a theatrical production without the need to learn scripts, or to work with complex sets, costumes or make-up. It distills the pure experience of a stage performance, providing a relaxed atmosphere for both participants and audience. We work with
not too late to come and play Tai Chi with us. We have daytime and evening classes in Red Deer, and Innisfail, as well as evening classes in Sylvan Lake, Lacombe and Rimbey. Check out our web site at www.taoist.org to find a time and location that works for you. FLK Taoist Tai Chi is a non-profit volunteer organization whose goal is to make the Health Benefits of Tai Chi available to all. Come and try it out with no obligation. Wear comfortable clothing and bring flat soled indoor shoes. The Urban Aboriginal Voices Society is holding its annual general meeting March 24th from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Baymont Inn & Suites in the Red Deer Room. For more information and to RSVP, contact them at urbanaboriginalvoices@gmail.com. Join us to find out the latest from the UAVS, meet staff and Leadership Circle and Domain Group members, enjoy food and refreshments and celebrate the hard work accomplished this past year.
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Central Alberta Singles Club is sponsoring a dance. Randy Hillman returns on March 25th and Lost Highway plays on April 29th. Everyone is welcome. Call Elaine at 403-341-7653 or Mattie at 403-3071751. Randy Hilman and Hot Spur play on May 27th, and Triple Nickle performs June 24th. Runaway Train performs on July 29th. Golden Circle continues with Thursday night dances - admission is $7 per person and everyone is welcome. For more information, call 403-341-4672, 403-347-6165 or 403-342-2875. Silver & Gold plays March 23rd. Rounding out the month will be Purt’Near Country on March 30th. Black Velvet performs on April 6th, AllSorts - Easter Dance runs April 13th; RR4 plays April 20th and Silver & Gold plays April 27th. Red Deer College is pleased to announce that the 14th Annual Kings and Queens Scholarship Breakfast will feature Canadian National Women’s Soccer Coach, John Herdman. The event runs March 28th in the RDC Main Gym - doors open at 6:30 a.m. with the networking breakfast starting at 7 a.m. and the presentation at 8:30 a.m. As the head coach of the Canadian Women’s Soccer Team, Herdman took a group once called a ‘struggling squad’ to one that has captured the hearts and minds of Canadians. Under his leadership, the team won the bronze medals at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympic Games, and also took a gold medal at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Mexico – the first Pan Am gold in Canadian soccer history. In his riveting talks, Herdman – who was a nominee for both the 2012 and 2015 FIFA Coach of the Year – stresses the importance of developing a high performance culture, learning to overcome adversity with grace, and the role of leaders to inspire trust, confidence and success, whether it’s on the field, in the workplace or in the home. The Kings and Queens Scholarship Breakfast creates a way for student athletes to pursue their dreams of sports and education. Since its inception, this event has raised more than $280,000 for athletic scholarships. For public tickets and other details, visit rdc. ab.ca/breakfast.
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Officials react to lack of hospital funding in provincial budget BY MARK WEBER Express staff
Representatives with Diagnosis Critical - Your
Central Alberta Regional Hospital are deeply disappointed in last week’s provincial budget which showed no infrastructure funding for the
City’s hospital. Last month, reps with Diagnosis Critical held a ‘State of the Hospital Address’ where they told a packed house at the
State of the College Address Strengthening & Enriching Central Alberta Join the Red Deer College Board of Governors, President and CEO Joel Ward and special guest, Minister of Advanced Education Marlin Schmidt, as we introduce RDC’s new Board Chair and report on the College’s contributions to central Alberta. Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Program 5 to 6 pm Mainstage | RDC Arts Centre Reception to follow in Arts Centre Foyer Questions? Contact RDC’s President’s Office at 403.342.3233. Donations to RDC’s Students’ Association Food Bank graciously accepted.
Baymont Inn & Suites about the massive funding shortfalls that have affected how the Red Deer Hospital can deliver services. “As a group of physicians, we are extremely disappointed,” said Dr. Kym Jim, of the Diagnosis Critical group. The budget did include $400 million for an Edmonton hospital. “And as can be seen on our facebook page, there are a lot of citizens in Central Alberta that are also extremely disappointed,” he said. “Really, what’s happened here is that needs are being addressed in Edmonton and Calgary which is good for health care. But essentially, dollars per capita, have been grossly ‘mal-distributed’ for the past 20 years. And it’s going to be propagated in this budget. “Not a single penny for (hospital) infrastructure spending in Central Alberta,” he said, adding the need for many of the projects currently in line for funding didn’t exist even five years ago back when Red Deer was near the top of the list. “What has happened here? It is planning gone totally awry.
And our outcomes are worse in several key areas.” Meanwhile, the issue of over-crowding and a critical lack of infrastructure funding at the Red Deer Regional Hospital is continuing to gain momentum across the community. A June rally is also in the works, officials say. “There are also countless documents to stress the need in Central Alberta yet none of it has been addressed.” Mayor Tara Veer said more support for the Red Deer Regional Hospital is needed. “The hospital not only serves Red Deerians, it serves our region and it’s often identified as upwards of 400,000 to 450,000 Albertans that they serve. I totally expect that this will not only be an advocacy effort for our community and Red Deer, but for our regional community as well,” said Veer. She added the City will likely take a regional approach in advocating for the hospital. “I full expect that given the fact the Red Deer Regional Hospital Foundation, AHS (Alberta Health Services) as well as the emergency room doctors have raised the Red
Deer Regional Hospital as a concern, that our community advocacy directly to the provincial government will elevate. From the City’s perspective we will likely work with our regional partners in identifying that as well as with community stakeholders in the coming years.” “I think it is important to note that Red Deer Regional just doesn’t serve Red Deer central, it is the hospital in which anyone traveling along the QEII (highway) if there are occurrences there, that is the hospital they are sent to.” She added the hospital is not currently included in any future provincial projects. In addition, at last month’s State of the Hospital Address, organizers said the lack of health care infrastructure spending that Central Alberta has received over the past many years has led to extremely serious consequences for health care in Central Alberta. For more information, find them on facebook at ‘Diagnosis Critical - Your Central Alberta Regional Hospital’. mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
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Author Kimmy Beach lands another literary triumph BY MARK WEBER Express staff
Acclaimed local author Kimmy Beach has done it again with her deeply imaginative, newly-released novel Nuala. A launch for the book, which will include a reading, is set for March 24th at The Coconut Room (located in Sunworks downtown) starting at 7 p.m. “I’ve never done anything like it - it’s unlike anything I have ever written,” she said during a recent chat to discuss the incredibly compelling tale. “It was a joyful (experience) to write because I knew that I had hit upon something new - not new to literature, but new for me.” The story of Nuala - an enormous and towering wooden puppet of sorts who struggles to find meaning and connect with the community she has been awakened to - unfolds in an even and increasingly enchanting way. It’s all wonder and glistening newness at first for Nuala and her many servants, including one of the book’s primary characters - ‘Teacher-Servant’. But those fresh, new and sparkling experiences are slowly overtaken by other, darker feelings. Teacher-Servant begins to have doubts about his role, and grows - in ways - to resent Nuala’s steady stream of needs and her at times frantic intrusions into his thought life. There are hints of weariness, simmering resentment and even jealousy as the plot unfolds. From the start, the book has the power to take a reader on a journey that is wonderfully image-laden. We can easily see Nuala’s world. Readers can picture what she looks like as she is taken for walks with her myriad of servants and supporters; as she learns about her new world. Readers are also taken into the raw and even stifling intensity of her emotions - Nuala feels everything from bursts of elation to frustration to despair and dreary disillusionment. So even though she isn’t ‘real’ - what she experiences and feels is very much real - and that’s what helps fuels the novel’s overall appeal and accessibility. Interestingly, we can relate to her and to Teacher-Servant as their relationship evolves, deepens and ultimately changes so drastically. With Beach, who has long had an interest in these exquisite giant puppets that are a huge hit around the world, you get the feeling that every single word has been meticulously chosen. Sentences flow naturally and beautifully, but there’s a distinct clarity there also - there is a sense of structure which is just intrinsic to her style. It’s always polished but crackles with authenticity. The subject matter helps bring these sentiments forward. “Puppets are such a great metaphor for ourselves,” explained Beach. There is such a poignancy to this book - there is pain, a growing sense of isolation, loneliness. It’s also a study in relationships - how fragile even the deepest connections can be.
NEW PROJECT - Local author Kimmy Beach is about to release her latest book Nuala during an event this Friday evening in The Coconut Room. photo submitted
And how sometimes we are helpless as we watch what we thought was an unbreakable bond begin to crack. It’s all presented in incredibly descriptive manner. Take this sentence, for example, from Teacher-Servant - “I drop the book to the floor. I cannot concentrate; her dreams are fists to my sternum in blasts of colour and noise. She dreams of her great feet, free of shoes, walking to the sea. She dreams of wading, and the waves created by her every step are large enough to drown five men my size.” Beach’s past titles, Nice Day for Murder: poems for James Cagney, Alarum Within: theatre poems, fake Paul and in Cars all resonate with similar attributes that reflect her strengths as a writer and
a communicator. And for Beach, the writing of this particular book has proven an exciting challenge - and, as mentioned, one that is admittedly unlike what she has tackled before. “With Bond, for example, I knew exactly what I was doing. I was in my realm - pop culture dissection,” she pointed out with a smile. “That’s what I do. So this time, all of a sudden I’m not doing that. This is different.” And so far, the response has been very encouraging. Beach has done a few readings and folks are finding what they are hearing to be enticing. They want to hear ‘the rest of the story’. “I look at my books and think, okay, they aren’t perfect. None of them are, and I would change
things about every single one of them. But I trust who I was at the time that I wrote at them. I look at them with affection. I’ve also seen what an amazing thing that I’ve been allowed to do,” she said with gratitude of her life as a writer. “That I get to do this. “So I look back and think yes, I’ve made progress on this journey. It’s just a matter of honing my craft. I’ve just stuck with it, and I’ve never stopped learning.” Copies of all of Beach’s books are available at Sunworks in downtown Red Deer, or through the University of Alberta Press. Check out www. uap.ualberta.ca. mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
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CAT continues season with Five Women Wearing the Same Dress BY MARK WEBER Express staff
ence does not meet) have found refuge in the room of Meredith, the sister of the bride. The women come to realize that despite their differences, they Next up for Central Alberta Theatre is Alan have more in common with each other than any Ball’s comedy Five Women Wearing The Same of them do with the bride. Dress, which runs March 24th through to April “It’s at a wedding reception in a well-to-do fami8th in the Nickel Studio (in the Memorial Centre). ly. It all happens in the younger sister of the bride’s In Ball’s hilarious comedy, bedroom,” said Scott, adding that which is being directed by Craig ▾ Meredith isn’t too pleased with Scott, five very different bridesthe celebratory goings-on as it is. “IT’S FUNNY - IF maids find themselves hiding to“She doesn’t like her family and YOU THROW FIVE gether in an upstairs bedroom, she’s rather rebellious. She has a hoping to escape the wedding re- PEOPLE INTO A ROOM Malcolm X poster on the wall,” ception of a bride that - they soon TOGETHER AND he said with a laugh. realize - none of them really like. “The cool thing about the play is INTO A SITUATION Rounding out the cast are that it’s about five bridesmaids who TOGETHER, THEY CAN Ashley Mercia (Mindy), realize that the only commonality LEARN TO RELATE TO they have amongst themselves is, Alexandra Taylor (Meredith); ONE ANOTHER.” Kirstin Merriman (Frances); why am I a bridesmaid for Tracy? Nicole Leal (Tricia); Tara Because we don’t know her, and Craig Scott Rorke (Georgeanne) and Paul we don’t really like her! That’s the Sutherland (Tripp). ▴ question that’s really being asked. The play is set at the home “As time goes on, they form a of the bride in Knoxville, Tennessee during the bond,” he said of the women’s interactions with newly-married couple’s ostentatious wedding one another as they take a break from the wedreception. ding festivities. The five bridesmaids (for Tracy, who the audi“The five of them form a bond even though
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SPRING SHOW - Central Alberta Theatre is gearing up to showcase Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, which opens March 24th at the Nickel Studio. David Dinan photo they are from different backgrounds and different circumstances and they’ve had different circumstances. It’s funny - if you throw five people into a room together and into a situation together, they can learn to relate to one another. “But they are all very distinct people.” Meanwhile, Scott has had a blast working with his talented cast from day one. Collaboration on the play - which melds comedy with some poignant moments, too - is always a fun and richly creative process. And seeing the actors come together as a group
was inspiring in and of itself as well. “I also told them the dresses you guys will be working with are ugly, because you complain about it throughout the entire play,” he added with a smile. “The room is also going to be peach because I wanted it to clash with their dresses.” CAT will be donating $1 towards the Central Alberta Women Emergency Shelter for every ticket sold for Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. For ticket information, check out www.blackknightinn.ca. mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
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Pregnancy Care Centre to benefit from upcoming production BY MARK WEBER Express staff
An annual community production will once again be providing financial support to construction projects at the Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre. This year’s event - entitled What We Didn’t Know - has been penned by acclaimed playwright one former Red Deer resident Andrew Kooman, whose own play She Has A Name was released as a successful film late last year. What We Didn’t Know, under the direction of Annette Bradley and Laura Geelen, runs April 6th to April 8th at the Memorial Centre. Curtain is 7 p.m. There is a matinee on April 8th at 2:30 p.m. as well. A synopsis reads, “What We Didn’t Know gives snapshots from the lives of four inspiring historical figures. The frame around each of these snapshots is another consequential decision made on that first Easter, a decision which not only still inspires and empowers, but makes sense of every act of Christian love, sacrifice, and faith made since.” Proceeds will support phase two of the Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre Maternity home, which is for pregnant and parenting teens and young women in Central Alberta, according to the web site. The goal of the home is to provide a safe and stable environment, life and parenting skills, and healthy relationships. The expected impact is transformation to a life of stability, independence, and improved health in all areas, it notes as well. The building and development of the home has been divided into two phases. Phase one, which is completed, includes four bedrooms with private bathrooms, a shared kitchen and common area, a laundry room, and 24 hour in-house support among other features and services. Duration of stay is for the clients’ pregnancy and until the child is six months old. Looking ahead, phase two will have seven, one-bedroom suites where clients can transition to from phase one. They will be able to live there until their child is two-years-old. “During this time, residents will have the opportunity to pursue individualized goals, with either an educational focus or an employment focus.” Residents will be given the oppor-
tunity to make real life changes while providing a safe and stable home for their child. The goal is for them to be able to then live independently, having finished their education and secured employment, added Executive Director Anne Waddell, adding the support of Eagle Builders has also been critical to the project. The company has donated $1 million to the overall project, she said. “We’re looking forward to moving over the summer, so by August 15th we will be moved moved in,” she said. “We will be relocating all of our offices and counselling rooms and everything else within the one building - the new location.” Waddell said that altogether, it’s a
$3.3 million project so the community’s support has been essential as well. “To date, we have raised or been promised $1.8 million,” she said, adding that amount includes Eagle Builders’ contribution as well. An anonymous donor has also come onboard, plus there is the ongoing capital campaign, too. Waddell is also grateful for the community’s support through the spring productions. “It’s great timing - right before Easter, so it becomes a family event,” she said. “It’s a great story and it’s a great opportunity for families to enjoy some local talents. We also have anywhere from between 60 to 100 volun-
teers around this event. “We are overwhelmed at how the community just steps up to contribute,” she said. “Not everyone can give money, but everyone can do something and it just impacts us in amazing ways,” she said, adding the organization has also been in Olds now for three years and from there, they are also in Sundre one day a week. “We also just opened a centre in Rocky Mountain House this past January as well. So our production creates awareness about the work we do, but also our vision is to be able to have a presence and offer our programs and services in every community in Central Alberta,” she explained.
“Central Alberta is just fantastic for their support.” Meanwhile, last year more than 1,700 people came to the three performances at CrossRoads Church and in 2015 more than 2,400 came to the four performances at the Memorial Centre. This year’s performance marks the third in what organizers have planned to be a five-year run of staging quality and very inspiring shows to help support a tremendous cause. Tickets to What We Didn’t Know are free, and donations, as mentioned, will be accepted towards the CAPCC Maternity Home. Check out www. pregnancycare.ca/events. mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
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Stockwell Day speaker at prayer breakfast BY MARK WEBER Express staff
It was a packed house at the Parkland Pavilion for the annual Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, held Tuesday morning. Guest speaker this year was Stockwell Day, who mentioned during his talk that his career in federal politics was launched at Westerner Park. But it stretches back further, when he was first elected as Red Deer North MLA in the mid-1980s. In 2000, Day decided to run for leader of the newly formed Canadian Alliance party. In December 2003, the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party merged to become the Conservative Party of Canada. He acknowledged the hard economic times that the region has been through of late. “I have a sense, knowing Central Alberta, that you are the folks who know what it is to go through the tough times, and you are the folks who know what it is to figure stuff out,” he said. “And you are the folks who are going to continue to carry
things forward. You’re bigger and stronger than any one politician, then any one party. Your faith in each other and your faith in God - Central Alberta is coming back. It never really went away, but it’s coming back.” According to Wikipedia, Day did not run for the leadership of the new party, but remained as foreign affairs critic. He was easily re-elected to Parliament in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 elections. In 2011, he announced that he would not be seeking re-election. Today, he runs a consulting business, serves on a number of corporate boards and is well-recognized as a speaker among other ventures. During his talk at the breakfast, Day also spoke about some of his political experiences and encouraged local politicians in their mandates of serving their individual constituencies. “The most important things I learned in political life were actually right here in Central Alberta - those are the lessons that you taught me and that I carried through and tried to be faithful to,” he said, adding that one such lesson was to keep connecting
with constituents throughout his mandate, not just in the months heading up to an election. “You have to keep going back to where you should be - it’s the people who have idea and are going through this stuff - that’s who you hear from.” He also spoke of Canada’s rich spiritual heritage, and how important community prayer meetings really are. “Val (Stockwell’s wife) and I have attended many civic prayer meetings,” he said, noting there have been Jewish and Muslim meetings as well as Christian prayer meetings. “They are wonderful, they are necessary, and they underline the important fact that people have spiritual beliefs that they hold dearly to. I’m thankful for that.” Along with Day’s talk, several community representatives prayed for various sectors of the local community including the education, health care and judicial systems, the business community, social issues, local churches and specifically for Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood and Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer. mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
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Generals, Eagles put on encore performance BY ZACHARY CORMIER Express staff
A week has passed, but it’s still the same story for the Lacombe Generals and the Stony Plain Eagles. After splitting the first two games of the best of seven Chinook Hockey League final last week, the back and forth trend of the 2017 Alberta Senior Men’s AAA provincial series continued for the Eagles and Generals, who continued to trade blows in games three and four of their best of seven championship series on Friday and Saturday.
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BACK AND FORTH - From left, Evan Oberg of the Lacombe Generals fired the puck past Vincent Marozzi of the Stony Plain Eagles during game two of the Alberta Senior Men’s AAA Provincial series at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex in Lacombe on Friday. The teams split their weekend set to remain tied at two games each. Zachary Cormier/Red Deer Express away to tie it up at two. And the team still wasn’t done. With 10 seconds left in the first, Ryan Kinasewich notched one to put the home team up by a goal heading into the first intermission. Unfortunately for the Generals, the lead didn’t last. After the Eagles scored the only goal of the second period to tie the game up they went on the offensive. A relatively quiet first half to the third and final frame, the Eagles blew it open, scoring twice within 20 seconds to take a two goal lead. They added another one two minutes later to take a three
goal lead into the back half of the third. “We still believed that we could come back, we just needed some time, needed to get the next one. I thought we had some determination. I thought our game elevated at that stage, there, but again it’s too little too late. You’ve got to execute when you need to. They did that tonight,” Austring said. Eric Galbraith helped start the Generals on the comeback trail, shovelling a power play marker into the Stony net with about seven minutes to go, but that was as far as they would come. A miss-handled puck by Generals’ goaltender Kraymer
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Saturday night. In what turned out to be a fairly chippy hockey game, the Generals put on their most dominant performance of the series so far, notching eight goals on 31 shots. Myles Bell led the way for the Generals with three goals and an assist as the defending champs roared back to tie the series up 2-2. Game five in the best of seven series between the Stony Plain Eagles and the Lacombe Generals is set to go this Friday at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex in Lacombe. Puck drop on that game is at 8 p.m. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com
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Rebels look to keep momentum heading into playoff series BY ZACHARY CORMIER Express staff
The stage has been set for a clash of Alberta rivals in the first round of the 2017 WHL playoffs. After mathematically clinching the third and final Central Division playoff spot with a huge 5-1 victory over the Calgary Hitmen at the ENMAX Centrium on Wednesday night, the Red Deer Rebels are shifting into playoff mode as they prepare to take on a familiar foe in the Lethbridge Hurricanes as the post-season kicks off next week. “They’re obviously a great team and they’ve got some high-powered guys of course. They play a very wide open style and they let their skill go to work and they’re a very explosive team. We’ve got to make sure that we’re doing what keeps us successful in making sure positionally that we’re solid, not giving up the big plays,” said Rebels’ Assistant
Coach Jeff Truitt of the Hurricanes, who will finish the season one spot ahead of the Rebels in the Central Division standings. It won’t be an easy series for the Rebels by any means. In six meetings with the Hurricanes this season, Red Deer holds a 1-4-1-0 record. “We’ve played them quite a bit this year and they’re kind of one of our rivals, so it’ll be a really good series I think. We need to gear up for it and come up with a good game plan. We just need to focus in and get ready to go,” said Rebels’ forward Austin Glover. Red Deer won’t exactly be heading into the post-season with a full head of steam though, after dropping their final two games of the regular season to the Edmonton Oil Kings this past weekend. Heading into the final two games, the Rebs were riding a four game win streak and were looking to keep that momentum going against an Oil Kings team which hasn’t been in the playoff picture since
early March. Edmonton, however, had different ideas as they proceeded to best the Rebels 4-1 at the Centrium on Saturday night. Rebels Head Coach and GM Brent Sutter wasn’t pulling any punches about his team’s performance on Saturday. “To be quite honest, we were brutal,” said Sutter. The Rebels bounced back well in the second game of the home and home set on Sunday, though. After getting off to a slow start, the Rebels scored four unanswered goals to jump out to a 4-2 lead, which they held until the dying minutes of the third period. But a too many men penalty in the final two minutes ended up costing the Rebels big time, as the Oil Kings notched two quick goals in the final minute and a half of the third to force the game into overtime, where they eventually scored the game winning goal to take a 5-4 victory.
“I thought in the first period we were a little hesitant but I thought our purpose was right and I thought our work ethic — there was at least try there. It was a lot better than it was last night. In the second I thought we started taking the game over and in the third I thought we were really good,” Sutter said after Sunday’s game, adding that the late collapse was just a result of a bad line change that ended a power play opportunity. “It’s disappointing in the sense that you’ve got to lock that in but we’ve got to learn from it. Now this season’s over. It’s a whole new season starting next weekend and we’ve got to get ready for it.” They kick off the post-season on March 25th and March 26th when they visit the Lethbridge Hurricanes for the first two games of the first round. Games three and four are set to go in Red Deer on March 29th and March 30th. zcormier@reddeerexpress.com
Bucs to host information night this week BY KALISHA MENDONSA Express staff
The Central Alberta Buccaneers football club is inviting the community to an information session this week, to spread awareness of the team and hopefully recruit some fresh faces. The Bucs will be meeting on March 24th, at 7 p.m. at Red Deer College. “We’re going to let potential
players know what our training and play schedules are like, what events we do in the community and a little bit of background on the team,” explained the team’s General Manager Markus Fay. “We want to let people know where we come from, where we’ve been, how the team was created and a little bit of our playing history. Then, we want to give them some information on what we do in the community, as well.”
The information session is open to men in the community who are wishing to play competitive football over the spring and summer months. “It is our hope that in spreading the word of this event, we will attract more talent and create intrigue within the community,” a press release stated. In addition to the information session, the annual ‘Bucs Pub Night’ will take place on March 31st at Bo’s Bar and Grill at 7 p.m.
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GOT HIM - Front to back, Jordan Fersch of the Grande Prairie Drillers is brought down by Ashton Jones, Markus Fay and Quinton Warawa of the Central Alberta Buccaneers during a game last season. Express file photo
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Let the colour into your home this spring Spring happens early in my heart and mind. I envision sweet smells of morning air, melting snow and green grass poking up to greet the sun. Yesterday, spring took a peek in my front yard and it was glorious; the cats were frisky and the pup was discovering bones and toys he had abandoned in the yard when the snow fell many months ago. I was unable to resist sitting on my deck and soaking up the late afternoon sun as I watched the landscape melt and change before my eyes. Snowballs were thrown (mostly at the cats) and the sound of water running off the roof was like the most magnificent symphony. It was a glimpse but it was enough to cheer my heart
and give hope that winter was breathing the last icy breaths onto our world. One small window is sometimes enough to propel us onward to the hope that lies before us and can give us the energy and optimism that is needed to push through a project. Whether it is that book you have yet to finish or a home renovation project to complete, it can seem easier and more enjoyable to be able to tackle it with the sun streaming in your windows or with an open door to the outside world as you improve your space or relax with a little well deserved ‘you’ time. It is time to bring the colour in! The scientific research on chromotherapy is irrefutable and can have a proven impact
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help to incorporate colours which energize and revitalize you such as reds. The room or space that you unwind in should be calming greens and blues which help lower blood pressure and promote healing. It may not be necessary to paint or renovate an entire room to incorporate healing and vibrancy. The addition of light, sound and colour accents will still stimulate the brain and have a
positive effect on your system. It sounds silly but the colour of your favorite coffee/tea mug can be a good indication of the colour which reaches you the most. Mine is orange and for some reason tea tastes better in that mug than in a boring old white one any day! Take heart, dear readers and take a long and satisfying smell of the air outside. It smells greener and soon we will be basking in more sunny days as we watch our cats play
on the lawn. Get an early jump and bring some daffodils or spring flowers into your space and place them on your nightstand so they are the last thing you see and the first aroma you encounter when you wake. Bring some soul satisfying colour into your life and be aware of the difference you experience when you embrace those healing or energizing feelings. Kim Wyse is a local freelance designer. Find her on facebook at ‘Ask a Realtor/Ask a Designer’.
The new real realities about mortgages So the news has been full of a bunch of information about mortgage over the last few months and it can be very overwhelming to say the least. We are going to take a look at the new reality of the mortgage landscape in Canada in an attempt to dispel some of the misconceptions. 1. You can still buy a home with 5% down. Many people seem to think this was changed but the truth of the matter is that yes, you can purchase a home with just 5% down. The down payment can come from a variety of sources. • Savings/stocks/shares • Sale of an asset • Tax refund • RSP • Gift from an immediate family member • Borrowed from a secondary source such as a credit card, loan or line of credit
If you are buying a second home which will be used by a family member you can proceed with 5% down. If you have purchased and sold before you can still proceed with 5% down. You will of course pay the mortgage insurer fees each time you do so but it is good to know this option is still open to you. 2. There is now a stress test interest rate in place. This is to make sure you will be able to afford your home when the rates start to climb. You must qualify for the mortgage at the posted rate which is currently 4.64%. The rate you will be offered is much lower than this but if you are trying to see how much home you qualify to purchase, this is the rate you need to use on the mortgage calculator. 3. The longest you can take a mortgage over, in 99% of the cases, is 25 years. Yes, in the past we
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was most often done at the expense of the lenders and was done to lower their overall risk on their mortgage portfolio. In the new lending landscape, there is now less risk for lenders on insured mortgages and they are offering these clients some very attractive rates. It is counter intuitive but those with a larger equity position are now higher risk. 7. You need to have a strong financial picture to qualify for a mortgage. The lenders are looking for two years on two types of credit at a minimum. These need to be paid on time and gone are the days where ‘I just forgot to pay’ as a valid response. Ensure your bills are paid on time and that your credit cards do not exceed 50% of their limit. There you have it, the new reality of mortgage in an attempt to dispel the myths and to let you know what is now possible. Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres - Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.
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1 PARCEL OF FARM AND - Sangudo, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 26 in Edmonton. 160.96 +/- title acres. 135 +/cultivated acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652. Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. 1 PARCEL OF PASTURE - Breton, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 26 in Edmonton. 161 +/- title acres. Suitable for recreation, ranching or building. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652. Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. 24 FULLY SERVICED LAKE PROPERTIES Buffalo Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, June 14 in Edmonton. Lots range from 0.2 +/- to 0.32 +/acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.
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3 PARCELS OF FARMLAND - Thorhild, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 26 in Edmonton. 466.99 +/- title acres. 421 +/- cultivated acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate.
LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar, birch. Price depends on location of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
ARMSTRONG HOTEL & SALOON - Armstrong, BC. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 26 in Edmonton. 16 guest rooms, saloon & restaurant. ProÀtable going concern business. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Realtor: Tom Moran (PREC) Re/Max Dawson Creek Realty; rbauction.com/ realestate.
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COMMERCIAL BUTCHER & Food Equipment Auction. Saturday, April 1, 2017, 10 a.m., MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds, Alberta. Selling hot dog cart, freezers, coolers, showcases, ranges, ovens, deep fryers, butcher equipment, mixers, SS sinks, tables, shelving, janitorial & smallwares. Online bidding; www.montgomeryauctions. com or 1-800-371-6963. LOG HOME & EQUESTRIAN FACILITY Lacombe, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 26, 2017 in Edmonton. 4879+/- sq. ft. log home with 65,850 +/- sq. ft. equestrian facility. 158+/ title acres - $6260+/- surface lease revenue. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652. Broker: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
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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. NEED A CROP Rotation Option? Grow Quinoa in 2017! Full production contract. Fixed pricing. Field support. Call 1-866-368-9304 for a Farm Services Representative or visit www.quinoa.com. Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY
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