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Two new faces at City Hall BY ERIN FAWCETT efawcett@reddeerexpress.com
There are two new faces on Red Deer City council. October 20 - 22 Michael Dawe and Vesna Higham se• Westerner Park cured seats with Dawe receiving the highest number of votes at 12,229. He said he is overwhelmed and appreciative to have seen such strong support from the community. “I’m deeply humbled and I just feel a tremendous gratitude for the support I got from the community, but also to all my volunteers who helped me and how hard they really worked to make tonight possible,” he said. He said he realizes that Monday is just the first small step as the hard work is just beginning on council, grappling with the issues, listening to what people want for the community and working with Red Deerians as a whole to make the City a better place. “There are problems, but we need to look for solutions and do what’s best for the whole community.” Going forward, he said he’d like to find new innovative ways of tackling the problems such as crime, but also tackle them in such a way that includes what the community thinks. “I think sometimes we get carried away and we say, ‘Well, we need to do this and we don’t really care what the public thinks.’ We have to care what the public thinks because that’s why we’re here. We’re here as representatives,” he said. “The voters of Red Deer expressed such support for me, but also incredible gratitude NEWCOMERS - Councillors Michael Dawe and Vesna Higham are the new faces on Red Deer City council. Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express to the group of people who really made it possible because I had a really wonderful and devotion to our community. I learned a lot from each of you, set of volunteers who just worked their hearts out and I think crime and the opioid addiction in our community. “The two are connected and need to be addressed with a multi- and know that you will continue contributing in many ways to the they helped do it.” Meanwhile, Higham said she feels honoured to be re-elected, pronged approach and we have to hit the ground running on that strength and success of our community,” she said. “I would also issue. The people have clearly spoken on that one. like to acknowledge the tremendous, longstanding contributions first having served one term on City council from 2001-2004. “I think we need to think about bringing in a municipal police of councillor Lynne Mulder who served his community with such “It feels absolutely terrific. I am totally humbled and so grateful to the residents of this City for the trust they have placed in me force. We need to immediately enhance the resources and ability devotion and heart.” Dawe and Higham join Mayor Tara Veer, Councillor Tanya for our police to respond to the crime in our community.” by this wonderful mandate.” Handley, Councillor Dianne Wyntjes, Councillor Lawrence Higham said she is ready to get to work. She added she is looking forward to getting to work in her “Thank you to all the candidates who ran in this election - for Lee, Councillor Buck Buchanan, Councillor Ken Johnston and new role. “There’s no question the top order of business is to address the courage to put yourselves out there, and for all your hard work Councillor Frank Wong.
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ANNUAL TRADITION - John Johnston of Youth HQ stands with a creepy family, which will be awaiting people lined up for the Zed Haunted House, running Oct. 18th to 31st. Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com
Last year, more than $100,000 was raised for the Boys and Girls Club. “This is the primary fundraising event for the ed Deer’s Most Fatal Attraction will be Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer and 100 per opening its doors Oct. 18th to stir up cent of the funds raised go to support all our a scare during this year’s Halloween community-based programs, not only in Red season. Deer but our nine satellite clubs in small comPut on by Youth HQ, this year marks the 27th munities around Red Deer.” annual edition with 100% of the proceeds going He said all of their programs are at no cost to support the Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer. and go towards the children attending, and they “The theme this year is Lost Souls,” said John rely upon this fundraiser to keep making the Johnston, fund development manager with Youth programs possible for those children. HQ. The haunted house runs from Oct. 18th to The theme is a salute to those movie charac- Oct. 31st from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. each evening ters who like to terrorize at Parkland Mall (the children at Halloween, northeast mall entrance See our video at he added. beside Goodlife Fitness). It took an army of The event also offers volunteers to make the afternoon matinees, .com haunted house hapwhich are geared toward pen. They’ve been busy children under 10 years since Oct. 2nd spending of age on weekends from countless hours setting up the attraction and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. engaged in character role training sessions. “The evening show is not recommended for More than 40 business friends helped make the children under 10 years of age,” said Johnston, event possible, along with numerous returning adding the matinees won’t have a lot of the big sponsors. scares or gory areas activated. Johnston said the community feedback over On Oct. 20th, there will be a Freaky Friday the years has been fantastic. event, where people will have the opportunity to “It’s become an event everybody looks forward meet some of the houses’ premiere 2017 headline to every year. We’re averaging over 7,000 people feature characters from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free a year who come through the event,” he said. photo opportunities will be available.
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There will also be a Date Night option available on Oct. 21st for those wanting to experience a personal tour with their special someone. That will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and no other groups will be on the tour with you as you experience scares up close and personal. Wicked Wednesday will take place Oct. 25th for those to have a chance to meet the cast up close and personal from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Midnight Madness will take place on Oct. 27th for those individuals who want some more intense scares than the regular evening show. Once the evening show closes at 10 p.m., the doors will re-open at midnight for two hours. “That’s strictly for 18 and over only, and it’s quite intense that night,” said Johnston. Friday Fright Night will take place Oct. 27th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., which will allow the public to watch youth dancers from Dancers Edge Studio in Blackfalds performing their annual March of the Zombies outside the main entrance. Saturday Spooktacular will take place Oct. 28th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. where members of the public can come dressed in costumes for a chance to win some great prizes. Parkland Mall Fright Night will take place on the final day, Oct. 31st for children to enjoy a child friendly matinee from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at a reduced admission. For more information on the event visit http:// youthhq.ca/events/item/2016/zed-hauntedhouse/.
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Red Deer City council sees some change For more election coverage, including results from surrounding communities, visit www.redeerexpress.com
ANTICIPATION - Councillor Buck Buchanan watches the big screen as the results come in on Monday. Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express
EXCITEMENT - Councillors Tanya Handley and Ken Johnston chat as they await election results at the Golden Circle on Monday. Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express
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our relationship with the province in terms of some of the advocacy issues so that means for me responding to the cannabis legislation, it’s about the courthouse progress as well as the hospital.” She said one of the key issues for her is the treatment centre that the City needs so desperately. Handley said it’s an honour seeing she has some support in the community. “We absolutely need to address crime and safety in our community. That’s what we’ve heard loud and clear from people in this campaign. I want to lend my voice to hospital advocacy for health care expansion in Central Alberta and always for me I look at trying to keep taxes low.” Newcomer Dawe said it is an honour to be elected to Red Deer City council. “I’m deeply humbled and I just feel a tremendous gratitude to the support I got from the community, but also to all my volunteers who helped me and how hard they really worked to make tonight
The unofficial election results are in. Mayor Tara Veer was re-elected with 16,581, votes with Sean Burke with 2,172 votes. Elected to Red Deer City council is Michael Dawe with 12,229 votes, Tanya Handley with 9,658 votes, Dianne Wyntjes with 9,173 votes, Lawrence Lee with 8,784 votes, Buck Buchanan with 7,430 votes, Ken Johnston with 7,364 votes, Frank Wong with 6,284 votes and Vesna Higham with 6,283 votes. Incumbent Lynne Mulder was not re-elected. More than 2,600 Red Deerians took advantage of the advance vote and 20,247 citizens voted on Monday representing a 30% voter turnout. Lee said he will be able to get some sleep tonight. “I think being second term now I think I’m
going to pursue really getting some of the work that I wanted to in the first term completed and worked on.” He said that includes the community building aspect, community safety and moving the economic development of the City forward. “I think this election of all the ones I’ve been in so far will show the most engagement of the community, the most turnout and I’m really proud of that being a Red Deerian myself. I think we can continue to keep making the city better day by day.” Wyntjes said it’s always an exciting time when sitting around watching the votes coming in. “It’s always a privilege and an honour to be selected as one of the councillors of all the 29 candidates that were running this election.” She said when listening to the community as a council as a whole you have to think of the key issues which she said were crime and safety “For me a lot of it when I look at the lists of
possible,” he said. Higham agreed. “It feels absolutely terrific. I am totally humbled and so grateful to the residents of this City for the trust they have placed in me by this wonderful mandate.” Meanwhile, as for Red Deer Public School Trustee, elected are Bev Manning with 5,609 votes, Bill Stuebing with 5,008 votes, Dianne Macaulay with 4,724 votes, Nicole Buchanan with 4,596 votes, Bill Christie with 4,435 votes, Laurette Woodward with 4,137 votes and Cathy Peacocke with 4,124 votes. Long-time Trustees Jim Watters and Dick Lemke were not re-elected. For Red Deer Catholic School Trustee, elected are Adriana LaGrange with 3,716 votes, Anne Marie Watson with 3,597 votes, Murray Hollman with 3,230 votes, Kim Pasula with 2,852 votes and Cynthia Leyson wth 2,364 votes.
Tara Veer re-elected as Red Deer’s mayor Contender Sean Burke said he learned a lot along the campaign trail BY ERIN FAWCETT efawcett@reddeerexpress.com
Mayor Tara Veer will serve a second term. She was re-elected with more than 88% of the vote
on Monday night. Veer received 16,581 votes while her challenger Sean Burke saw 2,172 votes. “It is an incredible honour. This isn’t just an election, I feel like I’ve been given a very strong
mandate from Red Deerians. I’m so honoured to serve this amazing community that we call our home. People of Red Deer have been so good to me over many, many years. My life’s purpose is to give back to the people of Red Deer,” she said. Veer added over the next number of days she will meet with the new City council to establish a strategic direction. “We will go through what we heard from Red Deerians over the course of the election campaign and prioritize those and develop our strategic direction and come up with work plan,” she said. “I campaigned on community safety, a stronger economy, to protect our natural environment and to build community life and advocate for
▾ “I’M SO HONOURED TO SERVE THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY THAT WE CALL OUR HOME. PEOPLE OF RED DEER HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME OVER MANY, MANY YEARS. MY LIFE’S PURPOSE IS TO GIVE BACK TO THE PEOPLE OF RED DEER.” SECOND TERM - Mayor Tara Veer will serve a second term after Monday night’s vote. Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express
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.com our community needs. “Over the last term we certainly we able to prove that we can accomplish a lot in four years and I am confident the best is yet to come for Red Deerians.” Sean Burke said he was not disappointed with the result. “I think I did well as a resident of 20 years who just stood up to the front line and said, ‘hey we’ve got problems,’” he said. “There was a lot of passion for what I was standing up for in our community. We’re the black eye of the City if you turn onto any facebook page - Riverside Meadows is like Harlem, like the bad area. “I really wanted to stand up for my inner city community.” Burke added he learned a lot along the campaign trail. “I learned that Canadian politics is very friendly. It’s been a great experience. I really enjoyed it,” he said. “The really good thing is that everything I stood for echoes in this election.”
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Medical detox beds coming to Red Deer soon BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com
Medical detox beds are coming to Red Deer’s Safe Harbour Society. The agency will be turning their already-existing beds into medical detox beds. The transition of beds was initially announced in March 2016, but the agency is hoping to see the change by the end of the year. “For sure there’s a need. I think it’s obvious to everyone about the increased injection (of drugs),” said Kath Hoffman, executive director of Safe Harbour Society. She said it seems to be younger people that they’re seeing who are injecting more. “For us at Safe Harbour, our stats show us that they’re injecting meth more than they are opioids, which is interesting. We have a lot of crystal meth use that the staff are reporting,” she said. Hoffman said their detox is usually full regardless. “The difference this money that Alberta Health Services (AHS) is giving us is that we can have nurses and doctors onsite on Safe Harbour.” She wanted to clarify that this won’t be something separate than their current services. “This is medical detox in
our current facility. We’re not expanding beds. We’re turning the beds we have into medically supported beds.” This means they will have an RN on shift 24/7 and a doctor dropping by once a day. Hoffman said dollar figures can’t be announced just yet, but that their will be announcement coming from AHS at some point.
▾ “IT PAYS OFF TO THE COMMUNITY IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF WAYS. PEOPLE AREN’T THINKING ABOUT THAT.”
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going to be able to case manage the people in this program, which means they’re going to be able to have the time to sit with those guys in detox and really make sure that whatever next steps those people want are going to be hopefully in place for them.” She said the ripple effect of this is big, reducing the stress in the community not just for that user, but for the family and the broader community. “Then you take it a step further and you would have gone to emergency where they would have taken care of your initial
Currently, Safe Harbour is in the process of getting ready for the change. “Very soon we’ll be operating, and the nurses have been interviewed. I think we’re just in the process of hiring the casual staff. There’s training for them, there’s training for our staff, so this collaboration’s going to be really neat. “Now we’ve got nurses right there, so for our staff for the first time in 10 years, they’re
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COMMUNITY NEED - Safe Harbour Society will transition more beds for medical detox purposes. Express file photo
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symptoms and then have to discharge you because they need that bed,” she said, adding that doctors can now know they are discharging patients to a place that has medical supports instead of going back to the street. Hoffman said having the medical detox beds frees up that bed in the hospital, so somebody else can use it quicker. “It pays off to the community in a whole bunch of ways. People aren’t thinking about that.” Safe Harbour will be re-opening its winter warming centre Nov. 1st.
like it, he could come and play a game with me. He said he would try it, even though he was very apprehensive. He ended up loving reading to her so much and proudly telling his mom about it. Tom’s story was special because it really impacted me as his tutor. I not only felt like my assistance made a difference, but that he was positively impacted not only with his reading abilities, but also socially. I saw such a confidence boost, and I know his family did as well. I really enjoyed working with Tom, and I believe his story is a wonderful example of what the Reading Pals program can do for kids, in only six sessions! -Submitted by Lucinda Sheardown, Reading Pals Program Coordinator, RDPL; readingpals@rdpl.org for more information about this free program supported by RDPL, the Red Deer Firefighters’ Children Charities and private donations.
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It’s that time of year again when communities are encouraged to consider the many benefits that small businesses contribute to their daily lives. Small Business Week runs Oct. 15th-21st, and this year’s theme, put forward by the Business Development Bank of Canada, is ‘Future proof your business - adapting to technology and demographic trends.’ Small Business Week is a timely occasion to recognize the hard work and dedication of those who run small businesses in the City. Oftentimes owners of small businesses work around the clock to ensure success and sustainability. They offer employment in our community and many of them give back to Red Deer and surrounding areas as well. There is no doubt they are a huge asset and our community wouldn’t be the same without their contributions. Many small businesses in our community are locally-owned and we often hear the importance of shopping local for many reasons. This upcoming week can serve as a good reminder of that as well. And as Albertans have seen much economic hard-
ship in recent years, it is all the more reason to recognize the contributions of small businesses across the community. Small businesses are not immune to the downturn in the economy, in fact, they may feel the repercussions more than any. As for Small Business Week, the BDC officially launched the idea across Canada in 1981. The initiative was quickly adopted by Canada’s business community. For nearly four decades, the Business Development Bank of Canada has organized BDC Small Business Week in recognition of the contributions and achievements of Canada’s entrepreneurs. Events held during the week bring entrepreneurs together at conferences, luncheons and trade fairs across the country where they have the opportunity to learn, network and enjoy themselves in the company of their peers. According to the BDC, small and medium-sized businesses are the cornerstone of the Canadian economy. They account for 99.7% of all Canadian companies and employ more than 90% of private sector workers.
Another vital part of small businesses is the freedom and opportunity they give people to flex their creative muscles and explore a variety of ventures. Entrepreneurial spirit thrives in the setting of a small business, where folks can invest in their business plans to bring their own dreams to fruition. In an increasingly competitive business environment, innovation is often the key to staying afloat and relevant. Clearly, a healthy and strong encouragement of entrepreneurship fuels the drive to stimulate those ‘innovative senses.’ Ultimately entrepreneurship, as the BDC points out, is built on the foundations of finding the right people to work with, the latest technology to utilize and the most cutting edge business skills to, “Beat the competition both here and abroad.” Small Business Week is all about those things – and also for taking the time to praise those dedicated men and women who pour so much time and energy into making their small ventures work. Their efforts enrich the community more than they will perhaps ever know.
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Are You Listening? deals with devastation of mental illness and suicide Last week in Red Deer, a screening was held of a very powerful and moving newly-released film - also shot locally - called Are You Listening? Described as a film that will provide tools to help people become better listeners in their personal lives – CACHE Productions and Reinholdt Productions hosted the release party to this Telusfunded film as well. As to the project, the narrative documentary follows Josie, a mental health advocate, as she models listening in her life. Played so well by local actor Nicole Leal, Josie directly explores the distressing issues of mental health and suicide - and the unfortunate and stubborn stigma that still clouds much of the discussion surrounding it. That’s just the thing - even in this socalled ‘enlightened’ day and age, many simply don’t want to discuss even depression - which affects millions. Organizers say they want this film to bolster confidence in viewers, that they can help those they know who are challenged with mental health issues by listening. It works beautifully - melding a narrative featuring Josie and her interactions with others affected by suicide
and depression and mental health issues with insightful challenging and inspiring real-life interviews with medical professionals, politicians, a priest and a local father Rick More who lost his daughter to suicide in 2015. The project was filmed last winter and features an Alberta cast and crew as well as Red Deer and area community members and leaders. The film was also inspired by the successful peer-driven Empathy Program that was in Central Alberta schools for a short while, as well as the personal story of the aforementioned More family, who after their daughter’s death went on to launch the Smiles Thru Lindsay Foundation. Rueben Tschetter of CACHE Productions, who served as producer, has pointed out that the character of Josie runs into different situations where she models how to listen to people. Tschetter said the issue of youth suicide and the aforementioned Empathy Program were elements that he wanted to use as foundations in one of his films. He eventually brought in Wanda
Reinholdt, who lives near Strathmore, to direct the film as well. She has done a fantastic job of seamlessly melding the narrative and the documentary elements into a singular, powerful message. “Once people are talking – that is awesome. But now we need to feel confident in listening. Once I figured that out, I thought it’s really not difficult to know what our narrative part of this story was,” she said. “I was seeing that listening needs to be the key, and that we needed to be super sensitive in how we put this together,” she added. “I believe I was the person who was meant to direct this piece because I had a similar experience – I had an understanding of it from my experience. They say, write what you know. That’s what I did. I wrote someone listening to people because that is what I have learned to do. It’s what I have learned to be for others and for myself.” So much credit must also to to Rick More, who so bravely shares his unimaginable experience of losing his
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daughter. A scene of him visiting his daughter’s grave is one of the most touching and affecting parts of the project. Ultimately, choosing to be open about our pain - and choosing to be open to hearing about other people’s pain can quite literally mean the difference between life or death. The film really drives this message home - time and again. One scene in particular does so through its sheer dramatic force, as Josie and a friend reach out to a severely depressed young woman, who reluctantly at first, does choose to open up and discuss what is on her heart. Josie opens up about her own struggles - and that’s the key right there, too. If we can all be brave and courageous enough to be vulnerable, at least some healing will begin to shine through. Kudos to the cast and crew behind Are You Listening? It’s an extraordinarily timely and sensitive film and I hope people will take the time to check it out. It could make a profound difference in your life or in someone else’s. Check it out on YouTube under ‘The Cache Project S2 - Are You Listening?’ Also, find out more by checking out ‘Are You Listening?’ on facebook.
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Red Deer students make their elections in trial vote BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com
The election results are in from Red Deer’s future voters. Last week, more than 450 Grade 6 students from across Red Deer cast their ballots in a student trial election. They also had the opportunity to learn about the election process, putting election workers through their paces. As part of their Grade 6 curriculum, students have been learning about local government and how everything works. The trial election allowed them to experience the election process first hand by casting their ballots for the official election candidates. The trial election results came in with Tara Veer in first place as mayoral candidate with 393 votes, while Sean Burke had 52. The top eight candidates selected by students in order include, Lawrence Lee, Michael Dawe, Tanya Handley, Frank Wong, Sandra Bergeron, Buck Buchanan, Dianne Wyntjes and Ted Johnson. For the role of Public School Trustee, Nicole Buchanan came in first place followed by Dick Lemke, Laurette Woodward,
Patrick O’Connor, Chris Woods, Cathy Peacocke and Jim Watters. The role of Catholic School Trustee included Marie Anne Watson in the lead followed by Murray Hollman, Adriana Lagrange, Kim Pasula and Carlene Smith. “The trial is really to put all of our election workers through their paces so that they understand what to expect on election day and are ready to deal with serving our voting community, but we’re also getting our students to participate in the democratic process,” said Frieda McDougall, returning officer with the City of Red Deer, during the event last week. McDougall said students had to research their candidates ahead of time, and were asked to come into the trial with some scenarios that the voting station workers would experience on voting day. “So for example some of our students will not have ID, some of our students might be coming from the wrong area, so any of those types of circumstances that we would normally run into. We’re just trying to put our workers through the paces and give them that experience before Monday,”
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she said. This is the second time where the City has done a trial election. “We actually have always partnered with our school boards in terms of having them come visit City Hall, interact with council and learn about local government.” McDougall said in targeting Grade 6 students, a lot of them will go home and talk to their parents about the voting process. “What they’re doing is they’re engaging their parents and we think that’s also going to help contribute to our voter turnout on Monday.” The schools participating in the student trial election included Glendale, Gateway Christian, G.H. Dawe, Central Middle, Normandeau, Camille J. Lerouge and St. Thomas Aquinas. The trial simulated a real election as much as possible, as students used the same equipment, ballots and vote tabulators that were used at voting stations on election day.
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Royal Bank invests $450,000 in Red Deer College ongoing journey to becoming a degree-granting polytechnical institute. The campaign also includes capital projects like the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre and the College’s new alternative energy lab. “Our future is all about the ability to offer degrees, to expand our student population and the ability to serve those learners who don’t have the opportunity today,” Ward said. Ward was grateful for RBC’s support for campus issues like mental health. FINANCIAL INVESTMENT - RBC and RDC recently “RBC has stepped up, as they announced a $450,000 investment into initiatives like mental do across the country, to suphealth, student ambassadors and career building. port mental health and mental Todd Colin Vaughan/Red Deer Express wellness issues in post-secondary,” Ward said. “We have been BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN working with them for a number of years and todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com this is another example of their commitment The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently to the communities in which they serve and to announced a $450,000 investment in Red Deer post-secondary education.” College (RDC) that will be directed towards Ward explained that the $450,000 investment many initiatives including mental health and over four years will go towards career developthe College’s Shaping Our Future Campaign. ment; supporting mental health and well being; “A $450,000 donation will make a significant the ability to hire more student ambassadors; the difference in our ability to support student issues, extension of campus services hours of operation; particularly mental health, mental wellness and and the ability to provide students access to a the student ambassador program,” RDC President 24/7 online health and wellness support network. Joel Ward said. “That ensures that our students RDC Business Administration Student and are orientated well and have the opportunity to Student Ambassador Charity Lehn has seen fit in and be successful.” the positive effects of the student ambassador According to Ward, the Shaping our Future program. campaign is about the future of RDC and its “I got involved because I have always been
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In Celebration of the release of two new Harry Potter books, The Hub On Ross at 4936 Ross St. will be presenting a FREE night of family friendly magical comedy and entertainment from 6-7 p.m. on Oct. 18th. We will be featuring comedians from Red Deer including Clint Work, Niek Theelan, Vidi Epson and Jason Steele as well as Calgary comedians Neil Melrose, Charles Payne and Darren Morris. The mic will also be open for audience members of all ages and abilities to come up and tell a clean joke, sing a song, do improv, or perform a magic trick. The Family Friendly Comedy nights occur every Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. Anyone who wishes to share clean jokes, sing a song or perform improv, is invited to the stage regardless of age or ability.
Red Deer Readers’ Theatre meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Timberlands Branch of the Red Deer Public Library (300 Timothy Drive). We are currently preparing for our forthcoming performances. Readers’ Theatre enables people who enjoy activity in Theatre to participate without the need to memorize scripts and without attending a long schedule of rehearsals. We use the method of “anticipated reading”, using our voices as the instrument for delivering an interesting performance. Our group is open to all members of the public, and we invite you to attend and join us in reading playscripts and selecting those suitable for our intended audiences. We’ll have a kettle on and all the fixin’s for you to make yourself a cuppa tea, coffee or hot chocolate. It is quite an informal group and our objective is to enjoy the activity and provide entertainment where we can. There is no charge for attendance. For further information, call Lionel at 587679-6222 or e-mail bensar@shaw.ca.
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enjoy warm beverages and home-baked goodies at our Winter Wonderland Tea & Bake Sale. And you can visit the bake sale to buy some to take home with you. It runs Nov. 4th from 9 a.m. to noon; admission is $5. The church is located at 4241 - 44th St.
Canadian Mental Health Association - thousands of people, world-wide, have successfully used what they learned at an 8-week Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP™) course to live happier and more satisfying lives while improving connections to their families, their friends, and their community. A weekend Family WRAP course will run for three days: Oct. 20th from 6 – 9 p.m. and Oct. 21st from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Oct. 22nd from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. There is a fee for this course; however, no learner will be turned away due to an inability to pay. Please call 403-342-2266 or email education@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca to register.
Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present, ‘Presentification of Paradise: Digital Photographs by Jean-René Leblanc’ running to Nov. 19th in the Kiwanis Gallery. This Calgary artist explores the conceptual use of digital infrared photography as a means of investigating new ways of looking at the world we live in. Shot on the Big Island of Hawaii, diptychs composed of images of abandoned vehicles are juxtaposed with pristine landscapes to attempt to address the paradoxes of beauty, capitalism and notions of paradise. Jean-René uses his work to explore the relationship between digital technology and culture as a means of exploring the concept of presentification (to make visible the invisible). First Friday Red Deer opening runs Nov. 3rd from 6 to 8 p.m. Jean-René will be in attendance. Refreshments will be served.
Canadian Mental Health Association Come to our free drop-in support group for parents and caregivers of children and young adults with a mental health concern, Caregiver Connections. Caregiver Connections runs every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. and every 2nd
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Red Deer Celiac Support Group - anyone living with celiac disease and nonceliac gluten intolerance, come and learn how to manage your diet, where to buy food and about eating out and other information. We meet the third Tuesday of the month at South Sobeys coffee lounge, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Drop in or stay and visit. Free coffee. For more, call Clarice at 403-341-4351 or Karen at 403-357-2233. Email reddeerceliacs@yahoo.ca.
Innisfail Circle Chase Round Dance Club - Beginner Jive (all dancers welcome). Waltz/Two step/Phase 2/2 plus. Must have basic phase 2). Club runs thru April. Contact Wendy at 403-505-4979.
Canadian Mental Health Association - want to know how to feel happier, more confident and worry less right now? Living Life to the Full offers you enjoyable and interactive courses that will help you understand your feelings, thoughts and behaviors, and what to do about them! The course will run on Thursday evenings starting Oct. 12th until Nov. 30th from 5:30 – 7 p.m. There is a fee for this course; however, no learner will be turned away due to an inability to pay. Please call 403-342-2266 or email education@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca to register.
Central Alberta Lyme Support - this support group is for people who have or suspect they have Lyme disease or any of the co-infections, and for their caregivers and families. Meetings take place the last Thursday of each month at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Chili for a Cause Luncheon hosted by GrammaLink - Africa runs Oct. 18th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Gaetz United Church 4758 Ross St. Homemade chilli, homemade buns , pumpkin cupcakes, coffee or tea. Takeout available. Chili served in a handmade pottery bowl which is yours to keep. Cost $18. Tickets at the door Visa and MasterCard accepted. All proceeds donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support African Grandmothers raising grandchildren orphaned by HIV/AIDS. For further information contact Diane at 403-346-2174.
Carswell’s 27th Annual Red Deer Antique - Vintage and Retro Show & Sale runs Oct. 21st and 22nd, Sat. 10-5; Sun. 10-4, in the Stockmen’s Pavilion, Westerner Park. It’s an enjoyable adventure in Antique hunting.
Benalto & Area Rural Crime Watch Society’s annual general meeting runs Oct. 26th at 7 p.m. at the Benalto Leisure Centre, Ag. Grounds. Elections will be held for all positions on the executive and directors of the Society. BARCWS Partners in attendance: Sylvan Lake RCMP, Lacombe County Protective Services, and Red Deer County Protective Services. BARCWS Membership: $25 for five years and RCMP clearance. For more, call Dave More at 403-746-3429.
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Caregiver Programming in October. Our free drop-in support group for parents and caregivers of children and young adults with a mental health concern, Caregiver Connections, runs in the morning twice a month and in the evening twice a month. We also have four free Family Enrichment evening workshops with different topics for parents and caregivers of children aged 3 to 17. To learn more, visit www.reddeer.cmha. ca and click on Services and then Family Support. Please call 403-342-2266 or email education@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca to register.
Central Alberta Historical Society Program runs Oct. 18th at 7 p.m. at Red Deer Museum 4525 47A Ave. Celebrating Women’s History Month with a presentation of the Edmonton Grads. Women’s basketball team played from 1915-1940 and won 95% of their games. Speakers: Shirley Reaman and Michael Dawe. For further information contact, Shelia 403-304-0742.
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The history behind some of Red Deer’s parks One of the significant attractions of Red Deer is its extensive parks and trails system. In various public surveys, those parks and trails are often cited as our community’s biggest asset. In early Red Deer, there was initially not much concern about town planning and the development of parks. The Town was a small collection of frame and brick buildings with large open spaces between them. However, as the Town began to rapidly grow and develop after the turn of the last century, more attention was given to town planning and the creation of parks. One of the first public areas subsequently created was the Civic Square (now City Hall Park) which was acquired by the Town in 1901. Another was the CPR Park, created east of the train station, which would allow travelers a spot to stretch their legs while they took a break from their long gritty trip on the steam trains. In 1907, Town council began discussions about acquiring the area where Waskasoo and Piper Creeks joined as a possible park. However, the cost of the land seemed high and there were more pressing priorities in the Town budget. In 1909, Halley Hamilton Gaetz, made a very generous proposal to the Town. He had been very active in public affairs, serving on Town council and as mayor in 1907 and 1908. Moreover, his parents, Rev. Leonard and Catherine Gaetz, had recently passed away.
He wanted to do something in their memory. He consequently offered a gift of six acres, extending along the river from his home on Douglas (55th) St. to the mouth of Waskasoo Creek. He also indicated that his brother-inlaw, George Wilbert Smith, would be willing to consider the offer of an additional piece of land, extending west to the Gaetz Avenue traffic bridge. Town council was enthusiastic about the donation. It would give the community a beautiful park that would include picnic areas, but would mainly be left in a natural state. A decision was quickly made to name the area Gaetz Park in honour of the donor. H.H. Gaetz’s gift acted as a catalyst for further park planning. Town council revived the idea of acquiring 40 acres on the south side of town, again as a picnic and recreational area, but also as a beautiful wooded spot which would be left largely in its natural state. An offer of $7,000 was made to the C&E Townsite Company to purchase the land. In the spring of 1910, the ratepayers voted in favour of the by-law authorizing the borrowing of the necessary funds. In January 1911, Town council voted to officially name the new parkland Waskasoo Park. A few years later, council adopted the name, The Garden City, as the official motto for the City. Over the following decades, the City of Red Deer acquired other parcels of land along the Red Deer River as well as Waskasoo
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and Piper Creeks. A large amount of this land was acquired during the real estate bust that followed the outbreak of the First World War. Many of the landowners defaulted on their taxes and the City subsequently assumed title to their properties. In the early 1980s, the City, with generous funding from the Provincial Government, began the development of an urban corridor park along the river and creeks. In 1982, this new park system was officially designated Waskasoo Park and name was no longer just used for the parcel on the south side
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Shalom Counselling to hold evening of celebration BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com
Central Alberta. We’re there to help people to bring hope and peace into their lives for their emotional and relational concerns.” Shalom Counselling Centre will be holding She said it’s a place that’s affordable and accesits annual Fall FriendRaiser event Oct. 21st to sible should people choose to come to Shalom hear stories and help others share their hearts or recommend Shalom to somebody they know of compassion for those facing emotional and who may be going through some challenges. relational challenges. “It’s also a benefit for those who might have a Bonnie Joyes, community relations coordinator heart to want to partner with us to learn a little at Shalom said they refer to the bit more about what we’re doing, event as an evening of celebration. to connect with us on one on one, ▾ “The intention behind that meet with us and to hear the “THAT’S WHY WE CALL to event has always been to gather impact from hearing a client,” IT A FRIENDRAISER, with our supporters and anyshe said, adding that people are body who wants to come and learning about the opportunities BECAUSE DURING learn about what we’re doing, THAT TIME WE’RE ABLE that are available. celebrate the past year, what’s She said the FriendRaiser could TO CONNECT WITH been happening and the impact be an open door to people to get that has been made on people’s PEOPLE AND VISIT AND involved with the work they’re GET TO KNOW SOME doing, which then has a direct lives through the support we’re getting from the community and PEOPLE A BIT BETTER.” impact on the people they serve. individuals,” said Joyes. Shalom has been serving the The event, to be held at the First community since 1999, making Bonnie Joyes Christian Reformed Church, will this almost their 20th year of ▴ see clients telling their stories, the event. entertainment featuring Joyful “The people who are coming Melody Trio and a free will offering. Representatives are enjoying coming, and up to a couple of years from Shalom will also be sharing some of the work ago we used to also have a silent auction tagged they’re doing in the community. Refreshments onto this event, but we changed that set-up and people like that better as they’re enjoying the time and fellowship will follow afterwards. “That’s why we call it a FriendRaiser, because of connecting,” she said, adding that people stay during that time we’re able to connect with peo- for up to an hour afterwards to visit and connect ple and visit and get to know some people a bit with others. The FriendRaiser will take place Oct. 21st. Doors better,” said Joyes. She said the event is open to the public and is open at 6:30 p.m. with the event commencing at 7 p.m. at First Christian Reformed Church. free, but they are accepting donations. For more information on Shalom, visit www. “The benefit for us as an agency is it’s building awareness about the work that we’re doing in shalomcounselling.com.
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Lacombe class supports Safe Harbour Society via sock drive BY MARK WEBER mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
A class at École Lacombe Junior High School is learning about the joys of giving. Suzanne Williamson, a Grade 9 Humanities teacher at the school, said her homeroom class came up with the idea of collecting donations of socks for the Safe Harbour Society in Red Deer earlier this fall. Their efforts turned out to be a tremendous success. ”I dropped off over 300 pairs of new socks and over 50 pairs of gently-used socks to Safe Harbour Society in Red Deer after school on Friday. They were thrilled, said Williamson. The 9C class opted to do a sock drive as the Safe Harbor Society had put out a call informing the public they desperately needed socks for the homeless. As Williamson explained, over the past two weeks, the students from her homeroom collected socks from the various homerooms at the school. “We want the kids to learn about different community service projects. Different classes will often do different things,” she said. “At the beginning of this year, I noticed that Safe Harbour had put out a call about a desperate need for socks. And I thought that would be a service project that we could do to start off the year.” She took it to her class and they were enthusiastic about the concept right off the bat,
although other service project ideas were discussed, too. “We did some brainstorming, and the kids really wanted to this one.” Right away, they started spreading the word that other students and staff could either donate socks or money, which would in turn be used to purchase new pairs of socks as well. “We gave containers to all of the different classes in the school, and for the last three weeks we’ve been promoting it through our announcements while also giving different statistics about homelessness as well and talking about the Safe Harbour Society.
▾ “IT WAS AWESOME - WE WERE JUST SO THRILLED. AND THE PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO WHEN I DROPPED THEM OFF - THEY WERE JUST FLOORED THAT WE HAD THOUGHT OF THEM.”
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“Friday was our last day, so the kids went around and collected all of the containers and we actually ended up with over 200 pairs of socks and over 50 pairs of gently used socks,” she said. “We also ended up with enough money being donated that after school, I went to
GENEROSITY - The Grade 9C class at École Lacombe Junior High School collected more than 300 pairs of new socks and more than 50 pairs of gently-used socks for the Safe Harbour Society in Red Deer recently. Suzanne Williamson photo Dollarama and ended up buying over 100 pairs of socks with the money, too.” She then drove into Red Deer and dropped them off, and she added the quality of the socks was excellent, including several pairs of good, warm, thermal socks - ideal for chilly Central Alberta temperatures. “When the kids saw the quality of the socks, we were all just blown away,” she said. “It was awesome - we were just so thrilled. And the people that I talked to when I dropped them off - they were just floored that we had thought of them.” Williamson said that sometimes, youth get a bad rap in society and she wants to show how helpful, compassionate and sensitive they can be to the needs of others. “People don’t always realize how many positive things they are actual-
ly doing and getting involved with.” Meanwhile, she said that the school’s students and staff consistently endeavor to give back to Central Alberta when and where they can. Projects can range from picking up trash to doing food drives close to Christmas. Ultimately, it’s also about help-
ing to develop empathy skills. “Not everybody has a nice home life, or is in a good situation. Sometimes, the smallest things can help out. Not only do we do the fundraising kinds of things for charities, but we also, as mentioned, have groups going out in different parts of the community to pick up garbage and
to do that kind of stuff. “Just helping to make things a little bit better,” she said. “My kids have consistently been awesome. ”Our staff is also currently collecting money for Red Deer’s Ronald McDonald House through ‘Casual Friday’ donations,” she said.
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Our Best To You Craft Sale coming up BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com
An annual craft show is set to take over Westerner Park later this month. Put on by Signatures Shows, Our Best To You Craft Sale is back for another year, and will help those get a head start on their holiday checklists. “We’re Canada’s largest craft show company. We put on 20 shows in 13 different cities across Canada. We’ve been around for 30 years, so we’ve built a pretty extensive and impressive list of artisans that we choose from over the years,” said Etienne Dale, communications manager for Signature Shows. He said all of their events are what they called ‘juried artisan marketplaces’. “The jurying process involves the artisan, artist or designer filling out an application and sending it in for consideration to be one of our exhibitors at our show, so we have the privilege of going through every application and hand picking the best of the best in a variety of different categories,” said Dale. This year marks over 20 years serving the Red d
Deer community. Our Best To You also debuted their spring show at Westerner Park, which Dale said was very successful. “We definitely see the support in Red Deer. Our aisles are packed from Friday morning until we close on Sunday evening.” People can expect to see a wide variety of items ranging from fashion to jewellery to home decor to fine art, pottery and more. “It’s really a pretty impressive range of talents and it’s the best in each category that we select for the show,” he said. He said part of their criteria are the products sold have to be handmade in Canada. “Nothing’s mass produced or multi-level marketing or anything like that,” he said. People can purchase their tickets at the door with cash only or online in advance. Dale said admission is good all weekend, so if people want to shop Friday night and come back the next day, they can get a re-admit pass and come as many times as they want. The craft sale runs Oct. 27th to the 29th at Westerner Park. For more information visit www.ourbesttoyou.com. w
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‘Time Machine Rock & Roll Revue’ is back for round two BY MARK WEBER mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com
Having been loads of fun last year, the second Time Machine Rock & Roll Revue slides into the Scott Block Oct. 19th, 20th, 21st and 26th and 27th. Last year ‘A Love Story’ was sold out, and this year it’s ‘Here, There & Everywhere’ - a musical time traveling trip around the world featuring classic rock and pop songs from the 60s, 70s, & 80s. Tickets are available at 53rd Street Music, Music Centre Canada and The Soundhouse Guitar and Record Shop, or online at lol@bullskitcomedy. com. Last year, local filmmaker/author Harley Hay planned Time Machine – Retro Rock & Roll Revue which featured a fabulous band of a dozen local musicians serving up classics from such artists as the Rolling Stones, Carole King, Jefferson Airplane, the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, America, Cream and Michael Jackson amongst others. Producer Hay and Music Director Morgan McKee put together the band with Dave Parfett, Jeremy Doody, Scott Wiber and Rob Goodwin with singers Ryan Marchant, Kayla Williams, Josh Baynes, Michelle Colby and Laren Steppler. “It was exciting that it was so successful last year,” explains Hay. “To tell you the truth, I had already started on a second one - as we were doing the first one, I had the second one half written. And as we are doing this one, I have the third one half written! “It just became a really fun thing for me, and a really great project. And believe it or not, it takes about a year to put one of these things together from the germ of the idea to collecting the musicians to locking in the script.” Ultimately though, Hay and his team really started in earnest to pull the production together this past April. “I wanted as many of the same people as last time - I loved working with them, they are the best. And also to give the audience that sense of continuity; a sense of connection that this is an ongoing thing.” Only one cast change had to be made out of the original 11. “There are the five original singers - all five of them which is key because they are the main cast,” he said. “All of them are back onboard again. “The only change we made in the six-piece band is Scott Wiber, the bass player, is also a professional real estate agent and he just couldn’t make the dates work. So we were lucky enough to get Melody Stang - she and Kayla Williams, one of the singers, have played in different groups together. “She’s originally a guitar player and singer, but I didn’t realize what a great bass player she is. So she came onboard and she’s really fun to work with. It’s worked out really well.” As hinted at, last year the feedback was tremendous.
RETRO - The five fabulous singers are back again for Time Machine 2, from left - Josh Baynes, Ryan Marchant, Laren Steppler, Michelle Colby and Kayla Williams. Dave Brunner photo “It was really rewarding - we had people saying it was the best entertainment money they had spent all year,” he said. “One person said they had just been in Vegas, and that they enjoyed the show as much as anything they had seen there. People were saying, ‘You made me cry! We touched a nerve with some of those songs from the 60s and the 70s.
▾ “I’M JUST HAVING A BLAST. THESE TIME MACHINE SHOWS ARE SOME OF THE BEST THINGS I’VE EVER DONE, AND AMONG THE MOST FUN I’VE EVER HAD. I’M LOVING IT.”
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“There were some poignant moments in the show, and there will be in this one, too. “Others said, ‘Thank you for taking us back to the good old days’. People also commented on the production values - the sound, the lighting and the incredible talent onstage. “It’s not full theatre, and it’s not a full concert - it’s a party with elements of theatre, elements of filmmaking and video, and some of the best and most classic rock and roll songs that were ever written I think. I think that’s why it works - it really captures the moments. and that’s what we are aiming for.” Hay has been involved with staging several popular events over the past several years that pay homage to the good old days of rock, such as 2015’s Rockin’ in the Old Days! – featuring the Gaetz Avenue Dance Band and Sam and A Case of the Blues – A Tribute to the Blues
Brothers back in 2009. As to the first show last year, Hay said that as that list took shape, he started to see a pattern emerge. Like last year, this year’s show promises to be a brilliant, colourful and flat-out fun showcase of favourite tunes mixed with a bit of theatre, a dance floor and some of the finest local talent around. Ultimately, Hay is just so good at this kind of thing – he’s got a real passion for not just Red Deer and its musical community, but for projects that overflow with a compelling sense of nostalgia overall as well. “It’s going to be pretty epic and a lot of fun,” he said with a laugh. “I’m just having a blast. These Time Machine shows are some of the best things I’ve ever done, and among the most fun I’ve ever had. I’m loving it.”
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Dirty Catfish Brass Band to bring New Orleans to The Vat BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com
Winnipeg’s Dirty Catfish Brass Band is looking to bring a little of that New Orleans soul to The Vat on Nov. 9th. “We are a brass band coming out of the New Orleans tradition,” Tenor Saxophone Player Kyle Wedlake said. “That is where we take our main inspiration. It is real feel-good party music and we guarantee you are going to come and feel good and want to dance. That is what the energy is about.” The brass band intends to to bring their own
take on traditional New Orleans funk and soul. “We write a lot of our own music and we focus a lot on traditional New Orleans music,” he said. Wedlake and the band intends to bring a lineup that includes covers and originals to Red Deer. “We will play some of the unreleased stuff at the show, as well as the covers from Big Shiny Brass. That EP is our homage to Big Shiny Tunes—so we chose six pop covers and reworked them,” he said. Wedlake said the band formed after their lead vocalist took a trip to New Orleans. “He felt that was missing in the Winnipeg scene,” he said. “He rallied us all together and we formed the band—it has been going strong ever since.
“We play a lot of club and festival shows; we play out on the street and we play all the Blue Bomber home games to create a tail-gate feel.” Wedlake said the band looks forward to bringing their high-energy performance to the crowd at The Vat. “We came to Red Deer last year and played at Bo’s,” he said. “We had a great time and it was a real nice stop for us. Everyone treated us really well. It is exciting to come back. It will be our first time at The Vat. It is always exciting to play new rooms. “It sounds like our hometown venue, where it is a real intimate setting with the crowd two feet
away from you. We will definitely have people up and get them moving in a small place like that.” Following their Alberta tour, Dirty Catfish Brass Band will focus on their next full-length album. “We will be going back to Private Ear in Winnipeg where we did our last recording,” Wedlake said. “We are still in the midst of working on the final arrangements and music. We will be making a trip back with the new album in hand.” He added, “We have been known to get in and power through so that we can capture the live energy of the music. It is set to come out around the middle of 2019.”
CAT opens new dinner theatre season with Buying the Moose
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Things certainly get off to a peculiar start in Central Alberta Theatre’s first dinner theatre of the season - Buying the Moose. But thankfully, there is an explanation for the bizarre goings-on. The production is currently onstage at the Black Knight Inn through to Nov. 4th. Penned by Michael G. Wilmot, the play is directed by Glorene Ellis with an exceptional cast featuring CAT veterans Cynthia Edwards, Deb O’Brien, Perry Mill and newcomer Ian
Hengeveld. As to the story, it’s a pleasant, well-paced show with, as director Ellis has put it, ‘relatable’ humour as it’s essentially about some of the notable and major differences between men and women - specifically how they perceive things and interpret things from two very different vantage points. After his wife Betty (Edwards) discovers him with a blow-up doll, Rob (Hengeveld) is out in the cold when she, for some reason assumes the worst. But that’s not all. Rob is also wearing a tube top at the time, plus he has the blow-up doll decked
out in one of his wife’s dresses. There’s a logical explanation for all of this, but we don’t learn about all of that until further down the road as the plot unfolds. Where many of the funny moments surface are in the conversations between Rob and his brother Greg (Mill) who dashes over to try and get to the bottom of why Betty is so upset and has stormed out on Rob. Then there is the snappy talk between Betty and Greg’s wife Cheryl (O’Brien). Ellis is correct when she observes that elements of both conversations contain things
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we can all - at least to some degree - relate to in figuring out how the opposite sex are looking at precisely the same issue or circumstance. And while the material, in that sense, may not all be strikingly original, Wilmot has put together a script that rolls along, as mentioned, in a light and pleasant manner. And much of the credit for the show’s overall effectiveness stems from the talents of the cast. Leading the way really is O’Brien, who has lit up the CAT stage numerous times over the years in roles that have demanded plenty of varying emotional expressions. Here, she is the smooth-talking buddy and warm, listening ear to Betty’s frantic ramblings - and O’Brien captures the easy-going, funny nature of Cheryl perfectly. Edwards also has been featured in many plays, and is probably at her best in a show like this that demands she be
kind of in a frazzled state all the way through. Ultimately, both women sparkle in their roles really because of who they are in the first place - fun, engaging and charismatic actors who never fail to bring a ‘special something’ to any role they latch onto. As for the guys, Mill is excellent as Greg - the brother who is trying to help as long as he doesn’t have to tread too deeply into areas that may make him uncomfortable. Greg’s a bit shallow, but he clearly means well. And he probably has some of the best lines in the play. Mill gets it all right, down to the snappy delivery and the occasional sarcastic tone. As mentioned, Hengeveld is the newcomer to CAT and he does a strong turn in the key role of Rob - who is at first just plain mysterious but gradually becomes more transparent as the story moves along. The thing is, we like Rob - in spite
of his foibles. He means well and simply wants to put Betty first. You will have to see the play to find out how his actions at the beginning of the play are connected to the final outcome. Buying the Moose isn’t, as already pointed out, the most original piece of theatre that’s ever been staged. It’s more a case of how the right folks onstage can make a moderately engaging story that much better. In an earlier interview, Ellis said she’s read plenty of scripts over the years in preparation for a number of shows, and this one just jumped out. “I read it and offered to do it right away if CAT wanted me to. I always say the cream rises to the top, and I found that this script has something a little bit different for me. And it carried all the way through.” For more information and for tickets, visit centralalbertatheatre.net or check out www. blackknightinn.ca.
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GEM SHOW Juliet Reynolds takes a close look at one of the many rocks at Rocktober Gem Show, which ran Oct. 11th to 15th at Westerner Park. Inset, Sydney Van Arragon and Kennedy Van Arragon check out some gems. Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express
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I’ve emerged from the hearing loss closet! Why is it that we accept the fact that everyone should see their dentist twice a year to detect dental decay? That we should get regular eye examinations and a checkup by our family doctor once a year? But ironically we rarely, if ever, hear that we should do the same for our ears! So why is this? And why am I not going to tell anyone that I can now finally hear? By interviewing a number of experts my research revealed an interesting fact. Even in 2017 large numbers of North Americans continue to hide in the hearing loss closet. And I’m embar-
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FCA Rodeo sees one of its best turnouts BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com
The Foothills Cowboys Association held its Cowboy Classic Finals Rodeo over the weekend and saw a record turnout. “In my opinion I would say that that’s probably one of the best turnouts we’ve had since we’ve been in Red Deer,” said Murray McGonigle, FCA rodeo president.
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He said that’s because of a few factors, one being the date change. The rodeo has traditionally been held on the Thanksgiving long weekend, but this year, the finals committee made the decision to move it off with hopes of bolstering their crowds. “I think it helped a lot and of course everything is weather dependent,” said McGonigle. He added for the fan base, a lot of it is also time sensitive FOR THE RIDE - Hayden Cole of Condor competes in the novice horse riding division Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express with farming, winter harvest at the FCA Rodeo. and other factors. “I think everything lined up, a lot of variables that lined up through the regular season rodeos. together to make it a very welcome site to see the stands full on “At the end of the year the top 10 qualifiers in each Saturday night,” he said. event are eligible to move onto the finals.” The event saw hundreds of Red Deerians fill the stands each FCA is just one of four affiliated associations in Alberta. day, and some of the best cowboys and cowgirls ride in the finals “We’ve got four affiliated associations in Alberta; the from across the province. Lakeland Rodeo Association, This year’s FCA champions included the Wildrose Rodeo See our video at Branden Dillman for bareback riding, Association, the Chinook Chad Gulick for calf roping, Colton Rodeo Association and the McKinney for novice horse riding, Foothills Cowboys Association. HANGIN’ ON - Tyler Craig of Crossfield competes in the FCA Rodeo Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express .com Brandon Tetz for boys’ steer riding, Basically they’re regional, and junior bull riding division. Walker Guthrie for steer wrestling, so we usually stay fairly close Blake Smith for junior bull riding, Sandra “Over the years we’ve seen a little bit more of that and we need within our regions,” said McGonigle. Carter for ladies’ barrel racing, Jenna He said they also have what they call to see a little bit more in my opinion,” he said. Urasaki for junior barrel racing, Kole Ashbacher for saddle bronc co-approved rodeos, which includes some of the rodeo commitThe FCA Rodeo has been held in Red Deer for over 30 years. riding, Jim Cooper and Beau Cooper for team roping and Armando tees wanting to have more contestants at their rodeos, so they’ll “I believe due to the great efforts of our finals committee and Davila for bull riding. invite an affiliated association to allow their members to compete the FCA Board of Directors, it’s also one of the reasons we have To qualify for the FCA Rodeo Finals, it’s based on money won against their members such a successful finals.”
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Lightning cruise past Rams to remain undefeated
FIRST SEED - Lightning QB Brandon Rees snuck in this TD through multiple Lacombe Ram defenders. Todd Colin Vaughan/Red Deer Express
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The Hunting Hills Lighting continued their dominance over the Red Deer high school football league, going 5-0 over after a blowout 48-21 win over the second seeded Lacombe Rams last week. The Lightning got off to a quick start in the first quarter with a perfectly executed quarterback sneak by Brandon Rees. They would follow this up with a recovered onside quick, which led to a rushing touchdown by Luk Lukalu. “Our mindset is when we are kicking the ball, we still have the ball,” Lightning Coach Kyle Sedgwick said. “Every once in awhile we want to go and steal a possession.” Hunting Hills would continue their first quarter dominance with a easily returned punt by Austin Schneider—bringing the score to 21-0.
“We ran the ball well. We tried to do that right from early on,” Sedgwick said. The Rams would show some life at the beginning of the first quarter when quarterback Johnny Ericson would sneak in for a touchdown, bringing the score to 21-7. After a one-point conversion, Hunting Hills would answer back with another Reese touchdown, bringing the half time score to 28-7 The second half started with Rees’ third score of the game after a huge passing play brought the play to within the 5-yard line. The score would balloon to 35-7 after the ensuing extra point. Lacombe’s offence would have the answer when backup quarterback Mitch Simmons connected with a wide open Zach Schwab, bringing the score to 13-35. The Lighting would push the lead to 42-13 and continue their scoring blitz when Rees connected with Josh Patterson for the touchdown. The Rams would continue to show life at the beginning of the fourth quarter, as Ericson would find Richard Jans in the end zone. Lacombe would add the two-point conversion, bringing the score to 42-21. “I give a lot of credit to Lacombe,” Sedgwick said. “They have great athletes and a great quarterback. They played very well today and didn’t quit.” Hunting Hills would add a rushing touchdown from Shaye McCutcheon, bringing the final score to 48-21. “I thought we played really fast,” Sedgwick said. ”It was probably our fastest most physical game. That was nice to see coming off the bye week. We focused on physicality and speed for the last couple weeks.” He added unfortunately they have a few guys banged up going into the last week of the season. The Lighting will play again next Thursday against Notre Dame, while Lacombe will take on Lindsay Thurber on Friday.
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The new St. Joseph’s High School in Red Deer held their first tournament in their new facilities last week. The volleyball tournament welcomed volleyball teams throughout Alberta, including the home Falcons, and the new facilities have allowed the school to offer more than a typical tournament due to the four fulllength courts available. “With this facility, we are able to host teams and give everyone good times to play at,” Falcons’ Athletic Director Rob Blais said. “Our tournament starts at 12 p.m. and finishes by 6 p.m. each night, which gives us to the opportunity to offer extras during our tournaments. “We are offering mass for all the schools whether they are Catholic or not. We are also doing a skills competition. We will do a speed spike competition, a libero leap and we are doing a donation for the Central Alberta Women’s Shelter. We will donating diapers for that cause.” Blais and his athletics staff have enjoyed the opportunity to build a new program. “We basically have started from scratch,” he said. “That has been new—re-learning the process of what goes on and making our tournaments and
teams as excellent as possible.” Part of building a new program is creating school spirit. “We are starting to create our culture,” Blais said. “We have had a lot of different talks with our students in our phys-ed classes and athletics. We are a smaller school starting off but regardless of the end result, we want our kids to compete. “We have had a lot of really excellent athletes that have chosen to come to our school. Some of them came through chance and some have come because they have heard about the programs we are going to run.” Students at St. Joseph’s have the opportunity to excel both athletically and academically, according to Blais. “It is huge. Our practices are all right after school from 4 to 6 p.m. All of our teams can practice right after school,” he said. “Most of our athletes are playing several sports, which is a huge time commitment. “We don’t want that taking away from their academics. The gyms afford us the chance to focus on athletics without having it be a detriment to academics.” He added, “I invite everyone to come and have a look at our facilities. In the future, we look forward to having a lot of bright stars and great kids that come to our school.”
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Stick to your favourite styles even when they aren’t trendy Thanksgiving has been consumed and put away and we are now racing toward the second funnest (my column, I’m allowed to make up words!) part of fall – Halloween. Has everyone had enough pumpkin spice yet? Are we done? Have we consumed every possible product with the pumpkin spice banner in our quest to satiate our souls with this warm and gooey flavour? Everything from coffee to cookies to CEREAL! My favourite, the mini wheat, has been defiled. It’s incredible to sit back and watch trends roll through like a tidal wave, wondering when they will subside and retreat, making way for a new fad to crash on shore. A few years ago, pumpkin was all the rage in decorating – Soft Pumpkin, Greenfield pumpkin, smooth spice pumpkin were words uttered often during my design consults. Call it burnt orange or rustic red or barn brown - it was all the same thing, roasted pumpkin, pumpkin cream….I feel a tad guilty for helping to indoctrinate this generation of Pumpkin Spicers with my enthusiasm for this colour palette. This colour was chosen by me for many people from tile to paint to upholstery, I even had this delicious colour
crafted into custom draperies in a recent home not ever realizing that whoever lives there now is enjoying the pumpkin spice velvet draperies; hopefully while sipping on a latte of the same name! A trend can become the folly of a generation and can run rampant with social media to fuel the fun and now Pumpkin Spice is a laughable, comical element of fall with all of us who love (or loved) it having to dive underground and order our frothy beverage in hushed tones to avoid ridicule. The humor behind having to deny our love for the sites and scents of fall is hilarious and always makes me chuckle when I remember how passionate I was about this hue. It was a warm and wonderful way to decorate and it still traces in home décor in smaller elements such as accessories and accents but bring on October and it is a full-fledged reason to drag out autumn in all its glory and not feel guilty or out-dated. My rule is, if you can still find that colour in local stores or in current upholstery then it is certainly fine to decorate with. We can be inundated with current magazines and décor information which will tell us to paint it all white or throw a sea breeze type colour on our walls
and we will often heed the call of the herd, even if we hate the outcome. I decree that is perfectly acceptable to embrace your pumpkin loving ways; bring out that favorite shade of lipstick and wrap yourself in that fuzzy orange sweater. Drive yourself to the nearest coffee
shop and shout from the door, “Pumpkin Spice latte with extra nutmeg please” and don’t be ashamed. If the current shades of pale blue and lavender leave you cold, keep that intense shade of Greenfield Pumpkin on your walls and don’t you dare apologize for loving the colour.
The pumpkin spice craze may have gone too far in some areas but it is still a rich, delicious colour and a soothing and spicy taste and that you are still allowed to enjoy. Kim Wyse is a Central Alberta freelance designer. Find her on facebook at ‘Ask a Realtor/Ask a Designer’.
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How in the world does refinancing work? One call I often receive from people is about refinancing their home in order to pull out funds for other purposes. Given how common this question is, we should probably stop and take a look at the ins and outs. Equity is the term we use to refer to how much your home is worth less how much you owe on the mortgage. The difference between the two is your equity. For example, your home is worth $450,000 and you owe $300,000 to the bank, you have an equity position of $150,000 in your home. The federal government came in a few years back and made some rule changes as to how refinances are
handled in Canada. Their aim was to ensure Canadians would avoid getting upside down in their mortgages by borrowing against their homes excessively. The main rule change they made in regards to this is that you can only borrow 80% of the property’s value on a refinance. In the case above, that person would only be able to access 80% or $360,000 less the outstanding mortgage balance of $300,000 for a grand total of $60,000 which could be used for almost anything you like. The costs to keep in mind for a refinance are: 1. Penalty to break the first mortgage - mortgages are a contract and there
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is a cost which will be paid by you to break it. Call your current mortgage provider to get an exact amount prior to deciding if you would like to refinance. There is no set rule on how these penalties are calculated and I have seen them vary from $3,000 to $13,000 between banks with all else being equal. 2. Appraisal - the bank must ensure the value of the home which requires a qualified appraiser to assess the genuine value of your home. The appraiser will visit your home to take pictures and assess its overall condition. Then they use their expertise to compare your home to similar ones which have been recently sold to determine the value. Cost will be $350-$500. 3. Higher rates - another change the government made was that refinances cannot be insured through mortgage
default insurance. That was a common practice for a number of years in Canada though the cost was born by the bank. This means your home with a larger equity stake is considered less secure by the banks and they charge a higher interest rate to reflect the increased risk. As of today a client buying with 5% down could be offered a rate of 3.04% while a refinance are typically coming in at 3.34%. 4. Legal fees - you will be taking an entirely new mortgage which means that it has to be legally registered on the title. Depending on your bank this will cost $500-$1,000. A few things to note: - Most banks will allow a maximum of $200,000 in extra funds from a refinance so check around if you need more. - If you are planning to refinance
to improve the home you can borrow against the ‘as improved’ value once you provide the appraiser all of the necessary quotes. This can free up additional funds to complete the renos. - If you are considering a Home Equity Line of Credit - the maximum amount of mortgage which can be placed in this product is 65% of the property’s value. - You will be required to go through the mortgage process again. Your employment will be verified. Your credit will be checked and all the rest of that good stuff you did in the first place. As always a call or meeting with a well-qualified mortgage professional is your best bet to ensure you get the best mortgage for your situation. Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.
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4 bed 2.5 bath townhome in Aspenridge near collicutt and schools. New carpet, paint. $1300 plus utility. References and proof of employment required. Text 403-304-9425 for more info or to view. ANDERS LAKE 3 bdrm., 2-1/2 bath, townhouse, fireplace, fenced back yard, deck, garage $1400/mo. Phone: 780993-2724/780-909-2724 QUIET Executive 2 bed adult only townhouse. City view. Close to shops. Attached garage, fireplace, 5 appl., snow & lawn care. $1450. Avail. Nov 1. 403318-2936
Below are five phone numbers that appear inside our clients’ ads in this week’s Express (includes Special Features & Supplements) Simply match the phone number to the business, fill out the contest form and drop it off at the Express office prior to draw deadline listed.
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SMALL HOUSE or mobile prefer. in country incl. Springbrook. I am mature, quiet, don’t smoke, drink or party. Excellent references. 403-729-2026
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Lots Available in Lacombe, Blackfalds, Springbrook Custom build your dream home on your lot or ours. For more info. call Office - 403-343-6360
Rentals Rooms for Rent Blackfalds room for rent, All incl. 403-358-1614
Shared Accommodation SENIOR female looking for roommate to share her home in Innisfail. Avail. November 1st. Preferably another senior female. Contact George 403-505-7960.
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FREE Removal of unwanted vehicles. 403-396-8629
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October 20-22, 2017
October 20-22, 2017 WESTERNER PARK, RED DEER Friday, October 20 - noon to 8:00pm Saturday, October 21 - 10:00am - 6:00pm Sunday, October 22 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
This year the CHBA - CA has partnered with the Designers’ Alliance - Central Alberta to offer attendees
FREE SESSIONS
focusing on home design.
2017 Speaker Theme:
“Design for Everyone” Admission: Students & Seniors - $4 Adults - $5 • Under 12 - Free w/adult
www.reddeerhomerenoshow.ca Sign up for the show newsletter to receive information, promotional offers and discounts to the show!
Go to www.reddeerhomerenoshow.ca for Speakers Schedule
Peppa Pig will be available for Meet & Greets
Door Prizes!
Over 80+ Exhibitors will be present!
Renovators • Suppliers • Décor Ideas • Educational Sessions • Plus so much more! Did you know that the Red Deer Home Show and Red Deer Home Renovation & Design Show is brought to you by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association – Central Alberta?
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association is a voluntary not-for-profit organization serving members in Central Alberta since 1956. We are the voice of Central Alberta’s Residential Construction Industry. The CHBA’s membership includes new home builders, renovators, developers, trades, manufacturers, supplies, lenders and other professionals – the companies and people who provide Central Albertan’s with quality housing. Members commit to act with integrity and professionalism in all aspects of their company’s operation. Need more info?
Call 403.346.5321 www.reddeerhomerenoshow.ca #200, 6700 76 Street, Red Deer
Thank you to our 2017 Show Sponsors: Door Prize Sponsor Media Sponsors
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