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Man who stopped impaired school bus driver honoured for bravery

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

Red Deer resident Kurt Stenberg recently received the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s Award for Bravery for his actions on June 7th when he prevented a potential tragic accident involving a school bus with 18 children on board.

As first reported by the Red Deer Express, Stenberg managed to pull his truck in front of the school bus that had previously struck a tree and street sign. Stenberg then convinced the driver of the bus to open the doors. He then proceeded to personally turn the bus off, put on the brakes and put it in park. He then managed the scene until emergency services arrived.

▾ “IT IS NICE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FOR IT AND HOPEFULLY PEOPLE SEE THAT. IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT EVER HAPPENS TO THEM, HOPEFULLY THEY ACT ON IT. HOPEFULLY I CAN SET AN EXAMPLE.”

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The driver of the bus, Shelly Kolodychuk of Red Deer, was recently sentenced to 45 days in prison, 12 months of probation and received a 12 month driving prohibition for operating a motor vehicle over 80mg.

Stenberg said he was happy to accept the award, despite the difficult circumstances involved.

“Initially, I didn’t think it would be that big of a deal,” he said.

“I was happy and honoured that somebody out there had nominated me for it.”

Stenberg said the best part of receiving the award was hearing the story of the other recipients.

“My story was like a lot of other stories there, not over anything real positive. It was always over somebody being injured or needing help. I guess that is the way that is.”

Stenberg said he doesn’t feel very heroic in that situation and said that may be because of his work as a firefighter/EMT in Red Deer.

“I definitely don’t feel like that,” he said. “If I was in a non-emergency related job, maybe it would feel a little heroic, but for me it felt normal. I knew a lot of the people on the scene. I couldn’t accuse her or think negatively of her at the time, I just had to try to get her some help.”

ALBERTA HERO - Kurt Stenberg and his family were recently in Edmonton where he accepted the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s Award for Bravery from Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell. photo submitted Stenberg hopes his actions can encourage others to respond similarly.

“It is nice to be acknowledged for it and hopefully people see that. If something like that ever happens to them, hopefully they act on it. Hopefully I can set an example,” he said.

Stenberg said the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell was eager to speak with him and his family.

“It was a really nice experience. Once I was there, it was well put on and they took really good care of us. They really made you feel special,” he said.

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City considers one of the smallest capital budgets

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

the major metro areas of Calgary and Edmonton, and being the host of the 2019 Canada Winter Games, it is imperative to focus on sustainability planning for growth and infrastructure and The City of Red Deer’s recommended 2018 Capital Budget was building the City’s future through council’s vision, officials said. released last week, and it’s one of the smallest capital budgets “Our focus is, and always will be providing quality services administration has submitted in a decade, officials said. and facilities for Red Deerians. This capital budget will allow us The recommended budget is $81.05 million, with the City to focus on items previously approved, and maintain the great focusing on the sustainability of infrastructure. amenities, community and infrastructure we have in place. As “This is down from approximately $28 million over and above our economic conditions improve, we will revisit projects and that, so last year’s recommendation anticipation of 2018 was plan to build for growth,” said Curtis. $110 million. As we adjust to the economic The City’s largest capital projects for 2018 reality that’s the recommended budget,” said are water utility infrastructure, wastewaMayor Tara Veer. ter treatment plant rehabilitation, replace▾ City council will also consider the 2019 ment and upgrades, pavement rehabilitation “OUR FOCUS IS, AND ALWAYS (crown paving) and roadway reconstructo 2027 Capital Plan valued at $1.33 billion WILL BE PROVIDING QUALITY tion. Other projects that were previously when they take a look at both on Nov. 29th approved or are being recommended in and possibly Nov. 30th.

SERVICES AND FACILITIES the 2018 Capital Budget include the 2019 Veer said when looking back at trending FOR RED DEERIANS.” from the last recession the City navigated Canada Winter Games projects, Heritage through, usually the municipality has about a Ranch enhancements, Bower Ponds Pavilion Craig Curtis two year lag factor between what’s occurring enhancements and Alto Reste Cemetery site in the economy. development. ▴ “From what I’ve seen of the early numOn Nov. 29th, council will consider the bers this certainly holds true to that, that recommended projects in the 2018 Capital we’re now experiencing that two year lag factor. Even though Budget, multi-year projects with start dates in 2018. Council will we’re starting to see some recovery in the community, the local also consider the 2019 to 2027 Capital Plan, giving administration the ability to plan future projects while providing the flexibility to government is by necessity two years behind that.”

City Manager Craig Curtis said in recognizing the reduced adjust projects based on community needs and funding sources. levels of growth in Red Deer, and with a continued reduced rate “We are always balancing the City’s need for enabling growth, predicted for the next several years, administration decided to building community amenities and maintaining infrastructure,” bring forward the smaller budget. said Dean Krejci, chief financial officer. “This budget and plan “We recognized the challenges, took a proactive approach, and maintain the longer term sustainability of our funding sources with developed a budget to reflect that,” he said. the current economic environment and growth rate of our City.”

Curtis said it’s key that people understand the difference between In 2016 and 2017, Red Deer saw a slowing in overall growth, and the economy’s continued uncertainty plays into the plan- the budget and the plan. ning for infrastructure. The projects being proposed will work “The plan numbers are really just placeholders in the future, to ensure foundational infrastructure is sustained, previously but we work out the funding source so we see what’s possible for approved projects are accounted for and reserves are maintained council to aspire to develop over the coming nine years,” he said. in a positive balance.

He added they have a lot of projects that have been pre-approved, With Red Deer being the next largest urban municipality to which they will see developed and open in 2018.

BUDGET TALK - City Mayor Tara Veer discussed the 2018 Capital Budget. Council will debate the budget starting Nov. 29th.

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“This particular capital plan for 2018 is fundamentally primarily rehabilitation and maintenance projects of the core services and utilities with some fairly minor amenity development,” said Curtis.

As part of the 2018 capital budget process, citizens have the opportunity to review the budget and provide feedback to council before they consider it. Feedback can be provided by email to legislativeservices@reddeer.ca or in writing at City Hall, Collicutt Centre, Recreation Centre, Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch, Timberlands Branch and G.H. Dawe Branch. Copies of the budget are also available at those locations for citizens to review. The deadline to submit feedback is 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 24th.

Budget details can also be found online at www.reddeer.ca/ budget.

Capital budget review begins at 9 a.m. on Nov. 29th and may continue on Nov. 30th in Council Chambers.

It has been announced the legendary Sons of the Pioneers will be appearing in concert Wednesday, November 22nd at 7:30pm, at the Red Deer Memorial Centre. The Sons of the Pioneers are synonymous with the ultimate in Cowboy music.

For decades the premier western singing group has musically painted unforgettable images and stories of horses, cattle, cowboys, “night herds”, tall timber, cool water, canyons and prairies.

Their original songs like “Tumbling Tumbleweeds”, “Cool Water” and “Ghost Riders in the Sky” are classics forever entwined into the lore and mystique of the American West. Both “Tumbleweeds” and “Cool Water” have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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First started by Roy Rogers, the gifted Canadian songwriter Bob Nolan, and Tim Spencer; the group garnered national and international fans through appearance in almost 100 western films during the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s. Numerous albums were recorded under contracts with Decca, Columbia, RCA and others. The group provided songs for several John Ford westerns including the soundtrack for “The Searchers” starring John Wayne. When television came along they regularly appeared on the Roy Rogers Show and had guest appearances on such programs as the Barbara Mandrell Show. Walt Disney called upon the Pioneers to supply the soundtrack for the film “Pecos Bill”. They were the first cowboy musical group to perform at Carnegie Hall and the first to headline in Las Vegas casinos.

The current group’s configuration is part of a continuous and uninterrupted 80 year existence in which they have accumulated more coveted honors and awards than anyone in Western music. The group has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Western Music Association Hall of Fame and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame among

others. The Smithsonian Institute named them as “National Treasures”.

The Pioneers are known around the world for their unique three and four part harmonies. According to their “trail boss”, Tommy Nallie who joined the group in the 1980’s, “We are honored to be returning to Canada.

We had Western Canadian tours in 2012, 2015, and 2016. We were parade marshals for the Calgary Stampede in the 1990’s.” Nallie said , “Every concert is pure Cowboy music packed with our timeless hits, solid western swing and a good measure of comedy and banter. Each of the five members share the vocals and instrumentals.” Part of the hallmark sound comes from acoustic fiddles, mandolin, upright bass, and lead and rhythm guitars.

When not performing their regular theater concert season in Branson, Missouri, the Pioneers have recently been invited to perform on RFD-TV, PBS program, on Nashville’s Grand Ol Opry and at various theaters and festivals across the country.

Local promoter of the group, Margaret Morrissette of Fort Qu’Appelle, said, “The Pioneers are legends in the field of Western music. Everyone I talk to is so very excited they are coming to British Columbia for a six concert tour. We’re gonna have lots of fun!”

Tickets are available at the BLACK KNIGHT TICKET CENTRE 2929 50th Avenue, Red Deer OR charge by phone 403-755-6626 / 1-800-661-8793 OR online at www.bkticketcentre.ca.

Tickets remaining will be sold the night of the show atshow the Memorial at the Memorial Centre. There Centre. is limited seating Thereso is we limited encourage seatingeveryone so we encourage to get their everyone to tickets get their early.” tickets early.

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HOLIDAY SPIRIT - Red Deer Lights the Night is for the whole family to enjoy on Nov. 18th in the City’s downtown. The event will kick off the holiday season in Red Deer. photo submitted

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ed Deerians will have a chance to kick start their holiday spirit by taking part in the annual Red Deer Lights the Night event this weekend.

Presented by Stantec and hosted by the City of Red Deer, Downtown Red Deer and Red Deer Public Library, the event is free for the whole family to enjoy the evening of Nov. 18th.

The event takes place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will have a twinkling lights display, games and crafts for the kids and of course a visit from Santa.

There will also be food and drinks available.

“We’re working in partnership with the Downtown Business Association and they will have one of these huge tents sponsored by The Krossing, and they’re going to be providing food and alcoholic beverages, so it will be a licensed venue,” said Georgia Major, culture

community development coordi- also have an opportunity to write nator for the City of Red Deer. a letter to Santa.

The Association will also be proMajor said Stantec will be providviding a Winter Market on Ross ing free popcorn and hot chocolate Street, so people can also shop for throughout the event. handmade items At 5:15 p.m. and unique gift everybody will ▾ ideas. Cash is come together recommended for the light“WE HAVE A LOT OF for purchases. ing of City Hall FAMILY-FOCUSED Park, which will “With the City ACTIVITIES. SOME OF end we are manbe done by the THEM EVEN INCLUDE ning the stage winner of a conwhich will have SNOWSHOEING, CANDY test from one of various compothe elementary CANE ICE FISHING, SO nents on that,” schools. Mayor MOST OF IT IS WITH A said Major.

Tara Veer will HOLIDAY FOCUS.” Beginning at 4 be there to announce them. p.m. is the range of activities with“When people Georgia Major in City Hall Park. arrive at 4 p.m. ▴ “We have a the lights will lot of family-fonot be on in City cused activities. Some of them even Hall Park. This is the introduction include snowshoeing, candy cane of the holiday season and how the ice fishing, so most of it is with a park always looks so beautiful,” said Major. holiday focus.”

An art project will take place At 6:15 p.m. they will have within the library and kids will the lighting of Red Deer’s big

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Christmas holiday tree on the corner of Ross Street and 48th Ave. Following that will be a low-level fireworks display (weather permitting).

Major said the event originated years ago as the biggest Christmas tree event. She said at one point the City tried to do a Santa Claus Parade, but instead various ideas morphed into today’s current event.

“Instead of doing the parade the idea was to have more interactive and family activities occurring in the park and the partnership with the Downtown Business Association,” she said.

She added the event sees large numbers each time, with the fireworks display bound to see even more.

“I believe it can range, but it’s at least 5,000 to 7,500 people.”

The event is also a kick off for the Festival of Trees event, which occurs the following week.

The event will offer free parking at Sorenson Station.

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Accused murderer Joshua Frank’s confession ruled inadmissible

BY ERIN FAWCETT efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

Portions of the videotaped confession of accused triple murderer Joshua Frank has been ruled inadmissible by the courts.

Jason Klaus has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson in relation to the deaths of his father Gordon Klaus, 61, his mother Sandra Klaus, 62 and his sister Monica Klaus, 40.

Frank has also been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in relation to the deaths as well as one count of arson and one count of injuring or endangering an animal in relation to the shooting death of the family dog.

The remains of Gordon and Monica were found in what was left of a burnt-out house in Castor on Dec. 8th, 2013.

The body of Sandra has never been found and during a press conference in Calgary in 2014, RCMP Insp. Tony Hamori said police believe her remains were consumed by the fire.

For the first two weeks, the trial was in a voir dire, also known as a trial within a trial, which is held to determine the admissi-

bility of evidence.

On Friday, Justice Eric Macklin ruled that the videotaped confession of Frank was inadmissible because of Frank’s repeated request to use the bathroom. Macklin said investigators waited too long to grant Frank’s request. During that video, court saw Frank recount how he shot Gordon, Sandra and Monica in their beds on Dec. 8th, 2013.

The interview in question took place at the Red Deer RCMP detachment on Aug. 16th, 2014, the day after both Frank and Klaus’ arrest.

In Macklin’s decision, he said a third interview began that day at 6:11 p.m. After more than two hours, Frank, left in the interview room alone, could be heard saying, “Oh I gotta pee.” One hour and eight minutes later Frank asked investigators, “Would it be too much to ask for a pee break?” Frank was asked if he could, “Hang on for a sec.” Frank responded, “Yeah I can hang for a bit, it’s getting kinda bad again…just cause I haven’t hardly eaten anything in the last couple days. Everything I drink seems to go right through me.”

After another 19 minutes, Frank requests to use the bathroom

again. Frank is not taken, and the interview continues for another 23 minutes. Frank asks again to use the bathroom and the interview continues for another 10 minutes. Frank can be seen holding his stomach saying, “I really gotta pee.” After another 23 minutes of questioning, Frank tells investigators he needs to go to the bathroom. Four minutes later he says, “Can I please go to the bathroom? I really gotta pee.” After another four minutes, Frank is taken to the bathroom.

In his ruling, Macklin said this may have led Frank to believe that he had no option but to cooperate further in the interview if he wanted a washroom break.

“He may have chosen to speak and offered statements in response to sometimes leading questions simply to allow him to get to the washroom as soon as possible,” said Macklin. “Reasonable access to a washroom, like provision of food is a fundamental physical necessity that must be accommodated and arranged by police for interviewees.”

Macklin accepted voir dire evidence regarding Klaus to be admitted to the trial.

The trial continues in Red Deer this week.

Red Deer Royals see over 1,000 letters of support for funding

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

The Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band has seen major support from the community of Central Alberta, but wants some support from the prime minister for the remaining funds of their new home, the Kinsmen Fieldhouse.

In an announcement today at The Black Knight Inn on Friday, the band has received over 1,000 letters of support, and presented them to Red Deer-Lacombe MP Blaine Calkins to present to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Ray McBeth, fundraising chair for the Red Deer Royals Alumni Association, approached Calkins on behalf of the Royals about looking for

avenues for them to receive some infrastructure funding, aside from the funding they’ve been doing on their own.

“There just didn’t seem to be any doors that would open that they would be able to have a relatively assured success, so Ray started throwing out some ideas to me and asked for my support, and who’s not going to support the Red Deer Royals,” said Calkins.

He added the Royals is well known internationally and well respected in the community.

“Not to mention the music is fantastic and they’re great ambassadors for Red Deer and all of Central Alberta, and people come from far and wide to be part of it,” he said.

The group needs around $600,000 more for

their new permanent rehearsal facility.

And Calkins said the problem they’re facing now is that the project is already constructed and completed.

“It’s always harder to get the money afterwards, so this will be an appeal. My job as the MP is to make the appeal to the Government of Canada on behalf of the Royals, and that’s what I’ll be doing through those letters.”

Glen Pangle, president of the Red Deer Royals Alumni Association said they are about two thirds of the way through the fundraising for the project and only have about one third left.

“It would certainly get us closer to the finish line,” said Pangle.

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Schools for the construction of the Kinsmen Fieldhouse, the Royals’ financial commitment is $2.7 million, representing 50% of the cost of the Fieldhouse.

Prangle said although the Fieldhouse is complete, their deadline is December to raise the money, and they will continue fundraising until they reach that deadline.

“The seeds of this project almost 20 years ago became much more of a focus for the last 15 years or so and so it is really rewarding to have the building up and completed. The Red Deer Royals love it and we just need to finish the fundraising.”

He said getting over 1,000 letters of support shows what kind of support there is from the community.

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QEII Hwy./Gaetz Avenue overpass on schedule and on budget

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

The QEII Hwy./Gaetz Avenue construction project is proceeding as schedule and on budget.

Currently, the project is going through a detour phase to allow for the demolition of the old bridge, which currently sits in the way of the new bridge.

“The project is on schedule and this flip is just to accommodate the demolition of the old bridge, to make way for the construction of the new bridge,” Wayne Wood, communications advisor with Alberta Transportation said.

“Everything has been going as planned and the weather hasn’t been a factor either.”

Wood said Alberta Transportation is relieved with how smoothly the project is progressing.

“It is a big project and we are very happy things are going the way they are. We are still scheduled for completion fall of next year,” he said.

So far, the project has caused minimal delays for Alberta motorists, which has led to very positive feedback, he added.

“The detours have been minor in nature for any kind of delays and we haven’t had

very many complaints from the motoring public,” Wood said.

“I think everyone understands that it is a construction project for the good of motorists.

Things are moving ahead as planned.”

The fact the project also remains on budget is something Alberta Transportation hopes to maintain until completion.

“We like to hear when things are on or under budget,” he said.

“We are anticipating everything will be fully operational by the fall of next year, so a little less from a year from now.”

Wood also noted the project will be completed well before

MADD to host candlelight vigil

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

The Red Deer & District Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will be holding its 25th annual Candlelight Vigil of Hope and Remembrance, giving people an opportunity to remember those they lost to drunk drivers.

The Vigil will take place Nov. 18th at St. Luke’s Anglican Church and is open to all to attend.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a start time of 7 p.m.

Marilyn Rinas, president of the Red Deer Chapter, said they have individuals come out who have been affected by drunk drivers and even some who haven’t.

“We’re trying to educate the public and have awareness out there,” she said.

She added that a lot of people have a perception that MADD is specifically mothers who are standing up for people that are against drunk drivers, when in fact that’s not the case.

“It’s wives, it’s mothers, it’s grandmothers, children, it affects everybody. It’s a senseless act and it’s not just one individual, it can be anybody.”

Rinas said the community has responded well to the event, with around 150 in attendance last year.

At the vigil, names will called of those who have been affected to go up and light a candle in memory.

“There’s some special candles each year and there’s always unfortunately new ones that are added. It’s really amazing, until you’re a part of the organization, how many people are actually affected by drunk drivers.”

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all designed to improve that corridor between Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary.”

OVERPASS CONSTRUCTION - The QEII Hwy./Gaetz Avenue overpass construction project is on schedule and on budget for a fall 2018 completion.

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Kicking off the holiday season in Red Deer Mary Kemmis PUBLISHER mary.kemmis@reddeerexpress.com

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There might not be a more colourful and delightful sign of the arrival of the Christmas season locally than ‘Festival Week’ here in the City.

This includes the hugely popular 24th annual Festival of Trees event which runs at Westerner Park Nov. 22nd-26th.

From day one, the Festival of Trees has been an extremely important fundraising event for medical equipment and technology. Last year, $950,000 was raised to enhance client care and services in the Medical Specialty Clinics at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

For 23 years the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre has received nearly $14 million

from the Festival of Trees, and their mission is to continue this great event through the ever-changing economy.

This year, the Festival announced it will be directing fundraising efforts to support the purchase of new technology and equipment in two laboratory departments – hematology and microbiology, which are responsible for procuring and analyzing lab samples to assist physicians in the diagnosis of disease.

Meanwhile, events included in this year’s Festival of Trees are The Festival Business Lunch on Nov. 23rd, the Taste of Red Deer on Nov. 23rd, the Festival of Wines on Nov. 24th, Festival

Fashion Brunch and Mistletoe Magic, both on Nov. 25th, and Breakfast with Santa on Nov. 26th.

Of course the focal point of the entire festival is the tree room. Wandering around the wonderful examples of Christmas creativity is an inspiration in itself and there is something magical about the room’s feel. There are also auction items both silent and in raffle form that attendees can participate in. Families can also send the kids into Santa’s Secret Shoppe so they can choose gifts for their loved ones with a special helper. Candy Cane Lane is also a popular stop for the littles. It’s a place they can take

Reflecting on a fulfilling journalism career As I look back on my career of 14 years with the Red Deer Express, one word comes to mind and that is ‘gratitude’.

Fresh out of journalism school, I was able to land a job at a paper in my hometown, which is pretty amazing when you’re in this particular industry. Oftentimes journalists start their careers in remote locations far away from home, so along the way I’ve been reminded of how lucky I was to start off in Red Deer, where I was born and raised.

This job has provided me with opportunities to be immersed in the community I never otherwise would have gotten. I’ve been able to be part of some incredible and historic announcements over the years and have met some pretty amazing people who have helped and continue to help shape Red Deer into the great community that it is - many of those people who I am now fortunate to call friends. I have been able to build some pretty incredible relationships with people from all walks of life over the years - something that has been afforded to me by my career.

Seeing the world through the lens of a journalist is definitely a unique perspective. From the council table to the courtroom, I have covered a wide range of stories throughout the community.

Some of the highlights have included covering municipal, provincial and federal elections; taking trips to Disneyland to be part of newly unveiled areas of the park; kissing a grizzly bear; being part of major community announcements that impact the future of all Red Deerians; being on the ground for the exciting bid for the 2019

Canada Winter Games; and even this past summer, taking a ride in the B-25 Mitchell, a bomber flown in the Second World War. These are memories I will cherish and that I will be forever grateful for.

Of course there are many other stories that have had a long-lasting impact on me as well - stories that have been heartwrenching and stories that have been inspiring - and sometimes a combination of both. I can’t count the number of times that I have been able to watch Red Deerians pull together and support one another in various circumstances. Our community is known for stepping up to the plate whether it be in a volunteer capacity or fundraising for a cause.

There is no shortage of compassion and selflessness in Red Deer.

As fun and as rewarding as this job has been, I have never taken for granted the responsibility that is placed on me to provide fair and accurate reporting to the community. Earning the community’s trust is not an easy task, but it’s one that I have taken great pride in and I thank Red Deerians for allowing me to do so.

This week marks my last at the Red Deer Express, but don’t worry, I’m not going far! I’m excited to start a new position with the Red Deer Public School District as a communications assistant. I am looking forward to a new challenge and to immersing myself in this integral part of our community.

It’s a new journey that will bring new opportunities and ultimately I look forward to continuing to be part of the city that I dearly love. Thank you, Red Deer.

Erin Fawcett

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part in festive activities including face painting and crafts. To see the smiles on the kids’ faces as they too taken in the magic of the season is priceless.

Ultimately, Festival of Trees provides not just a brilliant means of kicking off the season, but it’s also an ideal way of supporting a cause that could potentially help so many Central Albertans. We know it has continued to be tough for

Red Deer’s recreation needs The year 2021 will be pivotal in Red Deer.

The Collicutt Centre will be celebrating its 20th anniversary just as the shovels hit the dirt on a new multiplex aquatic centre.

The Collicutt opened its doors in 2001 for the first time. Red Deer’s population was a hefty 68,308 residents.

In 1991 Mayor McGhee and council decided it was prudent for Red Deer to have a fourth recreational complex. The population was 58,252 residents and a recreational centre for every 15,000 was the established goal.

In 2001 Red Deer’s fourth recreational centre opened to a population ratio of a recreational centre for every 17,077 residents.

Already behind the target.

As recently as last year the ratio of one indoor ice rink per 15,000 was established as determined for recreational complexes. With that in mind we should have built one in 2004 when the population was at 75,923. Giving us five recreation centres or one for every 15,000 residents as was deemed appropriate. Then again in 2010 when our population was 90,084 we should have built the sixth recreational complex.

If we followed this reasoning we should be planning on opening our seventh recreational complex because our population is 99,832 according to our last municipal census and if we were to grow at 1.2% annually we should hit 105,000 in 2021.

That did not and will not happen. The best we can hope for is a new aquatic centre to open in 2022.

The ideal goal is one for every 15,000 residents but if we build a fifth recreational complex with an indoor pool then we would have to settle for one for every 21,000 residents.

A fifth recreational complex north of Hwy. 11A would service the residents, expand tourism and kick start development north of Hwy. 11A. The current thinking is the city will tear down the downtown recreation centre and build the aquatic centre there. Leaving us with only four or one recreational complex for every 26,125 residents.

Instead of seven we would be left with four for another 20 years.

What do we do? Councillor Tanya Handley has declared that she cannot support building the aquatic centre downtown with poor parking but would support building it as Councillor Frank Wong has been advocating, north of Hwy. 11A near Hazlett Lake to kick start development. Newcomer Councillor Michael Dawe would consider moving the aquatic centre as would another.

That gives us four councillors, but with eight councillors and the mayor voting on the issue in a year, we need the commitment of five to ensure a new pool and not just a replacement.

I am asking all councillors and the mayor to commit to building a new aquatic centre north of Hwy. 11A. Why now? The city is a bureaucracy that tends to move slowly and in precise steps. It is always too early then it’s too late. We need commitment now so the city can make the necessary adjustments when necessary. Please commit.

Garfield Marks Red Deer

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many Central Albertans with the downturn in the economy in recent years, but organizers are still hoping that citizens will open their hearts and give what they can - every little bit helps.

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Celebrating 50 years at the Red Deer Public Library On Nov. 3rd, 1967, 50 years ago this month, Governor General Roland Michener officially opened the new Red Deer Public Library. The new Centennial Library building marked the first time that the local Public Library occupied a facility that had been purpose-built for it.

When the Public Library was first established in 1914, it was located in a portion of the Board of Trade offices on the second floor on the west end of the City Hall. The space was small. The collection of books was very modest.

However, the Board of Trade provided the space rent free. This was an important consideration to the Library Board which had a total budget of less than $1,000, including the salary paid to the first librarian.

While the Library was being established, the First World War broke out. Resources for the Library became even more limited.

After the war, a harsh economic depression set in. Nevertheless, the City’s grant to the Library was maintained. The Board of Trade continued to provide the Library space without charge.

Consequently, despite any shortcomings to the facilities, the Library stayed in the same spot for more than 35 years. Finally, in 1951, the Library moved to main floor of the RCMP building, north of City Hall.

The new space was welcome. However, one of the problems was that the single RCMP constables still lived on the second floor.

If one of them had a lengthy shower, water would start dripping from the ceiling onto the books and desks in the Library.

By the 1960s, it was obvious that more appropriate space was needed. In 1963-1964, when the new City Hall was built, the Library was given space on the second floor. Shortly thereafter, a decision was made to construct a new Library building as the City’s official Canada centennial project.

There were many challenges to the project, including the defeat of the debenture (loan) authorization in a special plebiscite.

However, City council and the Library Board did a lot of juggling to get the necessary funds in place without triggering a second plebiscite.

There was also a prolonged debate over where the new Library building should be located. Finally, Charlie and Mabel Snell intervened. The Snells offered a donation of $55,000 if the Library was built on the city staff parking lot next to City Hall and west of the Fire Hall. Several senior City staff were not very happy about losing their convenient parking stalls. However, the Snells’ offer put an end to any public objections.

Red Deer was justly very proud of the new Library building.

However, with the community continuing to grow strongly, within a few years, it was obvious that more space would soon be needed.

In 1979, a second floor was constructed onto the Centennial Library. A big boost to covering the costs of the addition was a very large donation from Norman and Iva Bower. Shortly thereafter, a second branch of the Library was created as part of the G.H.

Dawe Community Centre project in north Red Deer.

In the early 1990s, despite major spending cutbacks by all levels of government, the Library was able to acquire the adjacent Red Deer Fire Hall and convert it into a Children’s Library. This expansion to the Library officially opened in September 1995.

In 2002, the Public Library, together with the Parkland Regional Library, entered into a unique partnership agreement with Red Deer College to construct the new Library and Information Common on the College campus.

Between 2008 and 2010, the Dawe Library was included in a major reconstruction and renovation of the G.H. Dawe Community Centre. A wonderful new facility and expanded service was created.

As the Public Library celebrated its centennial year in 2014, a third branch was built as part of the new Ecole Barrie Wilson School in the Timberlands subdivision.

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Purple Light Nights returns to raise awareness of domestic violence

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

Purple Light Nights is back for the second year to help rid out family and domestic violence in Central Alberta.

The campaign, which is being held during Family Violence Prevention Month, encourages residents in Central Alberta to shine purple lights on their porches, trees and/or shrubs to, “Bring to light the dark shame of domestic abuse,” a press release stated.

Soroptimist International of Central Alberta and the Domestic and Relationship Violence Initiative Committee joined together last year to begin this campaign in Central Alberta.

“It is an awareness campaign to encourage people to shine a light for the month of November

to create awareness about famand then eventually all the way ▾ ily violence and to get people’s Canada,” Smith said.

“WE WANT EVERYONE across conversations started about how Smith added MLA for Red TO SHINE A LIGHT it doesn’t belong in our commuDeer North Kim Schreiner also ANYWHERE TO SHOW recently made a statement to the nity,” Soroptimist spokesperson Sherri Smith said.

THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE Alberta Legislature regarding This year, the campaign is FACT THAT DOMESTIC the campaign. in several communities across The purple lights can be found VIOLENCE AND FAMILY throughout the City at local Central Alberta including Red VIOLENCE DOESN’T Deer, Sylvan Lake, Penhold, sponsoring groups including Lacombe, Three Hills and the the Golden Circle, Women’s BELONG HERE.” 16 communities that make up Outreach and the Central the the Vision for Non-Violence Alberta Sexual Assault Support Sherri Smith Coalition.

Centre. ▴ “It is spreading across Smith said the original camCentral Alberta and one of our paign started with the Covington Soroptimist Clubs in Banff/Canmore have joined Domestic Violence Task Force in Washington. as well. Hopefully it will go all across Alberta The original founder of the group now run

purplelightnights.com, which helps interested communities in running campaigns of their own.

According to Smith, this initiative fit in perfectly with the mission of the Soroptimists.

“We do a lot of work with the issue of helping women and girls. One of those issues is domestic violence. This is a project that was easy for us to get together and do,” she said.

The group sells the lights at cost due to the campaign being focused on being about awareness.

“We want everyone to shine a light anywhere to show their support for the fact that domestic violence and family violence doesn’t belong here,” she said. “We are proud that Central Alberta was the first place in Alberta to do this. We are hoping to continue an hopefully the people who bought the lights last year will continue to us them and hopefully more people will buy them this year.”

Christmas Wish Breakfast helping those in need

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

Presented by Black Knight Inn, the second annual Christmas Wish Breakfast will take place Nov. 19th where in exchange for bringing in a new unwrapped toy, you can get a free breakfast.

“What we ask people to do is bring a new unwrapped toy, and we ask for no stuffed animals and the beneficiaries are the Red Deer Salvation Army and the Red Deer Christmas Bureau. They’re the ones who receive the new toys,” said Lynn Iviney, chair of the Christmas Wish Breakfast Committee.

She added people can also make cash donations, and will get a receipt from one of those agencies in return.

There is also a facebook page called ‘Christmas Wish Breakfast’

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Volunteers Provide Assistance & Support In Most Difficult Time of Victims’ Lives Central Alberta Victim & Witness Support Society provides direct support, education, and referral for victims of crime and tragedy across the more than 2,000 square kilometers that make up the Blackfalds & District RCMP Detachment area.

Victims are often overwhelmed, confused and unsure of how to deal with the events which follow these events.

The organization assists each of them in bridging the gap from hurt to hope, and to empower them to regain control of their lives. This could include assisting a victim in obtaining regular court updates, giving them a court orientation, and providing court accompaniment.

They are informed of their rights regarding participation, protection and financial restitution, and their right to prepare a victim impact statement or attend parole hearings.

In 2016, over 16,000 volunteer hours went into supporting more

than 1,600 clients consisting of adults, seniors, youth and children.

“When you join Victim Services you generally go in thinking how you can help others, in some of the hardest times in a person’s life,” according to one of the Society’s volunteers.

“You are then given ample opportunity to expand your knowledge and… your personal mindset based on experiences and training. My volunteer experience has given me an absolutely incredible group of friends: a group who always supports their team members.”

“Being an advocate has been the best growing experience for myself. I can honestly say that it has given me a sense of pride and completion. You will absolutely be enriched for joining such an amazing group to give back to your community.”

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which has a list of toys as gift suggestions for those needing ideas.

Last year $20,000 was raised from the breakfast in toys, cash and gift cards. The Red Deer Firefighters Children’s Charity contributed $5,000 worth of toys.

“Our Red Deer Firefighters Charity are a huge supporter of the breakfast. They donate a lot of toys and so the firefighters are there helping us out,” said Iviney.

Also from last year’s breakfast, 1,700 families and 1,400 kids through both of the agencies were helped, along with other agencies and people providing as well.

“I know some people think the economy is improving but there’s a feel that there’s still a lot of people who are hurting.”

Santa Claus and his elf Fern, along with a few of Santa’s furry friends, will also be in attendance. Sparky the fire dog and Waskasoo, the 2019 Canada Winter Games mascot will also be there.

Iviney said the other big part of the day is the entertainment portion, which runs all morning.

The entertainment includes local piano teacher, Cheryl Valentine, Wild Rose Harmonizers, Hearts of Harmony, Soliloquy and singer-songwriter Amy Metcalfe.

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“At that point we’ll be asking the kids if they want to come up to the front and sing Christmas carols with them,” said Iviney.

Last year around 650 people came out to the event.

She said if there’s a line up, they will have a hot chocolate station outside.

The breakfast will take place from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Black Knight Inn Nov. 19th. Anyone is welcome to attend.

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Lorinda Stewart recounts being negotiator to daughter’s captures

BY ERIN FAWCETT efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

Amanda Lindhout’s mother, Lorinda Stewart, made a Red Deer stop recently as part of her book tour.

Her newly released book is titled One Day Closer: A Mother’s Quest to Bring Her Kidnapped Daughter Home. According to her bio on Simon & Schuster, Stewart, “She became the lead negotiator with Somali kidnappers when her daughter Amanda Lindhout, coauthor of the bestselling memoir A House in the Sky, was taken hostage in 2008.

After fifteen-and-a-half months of negotiations, Lorinda was reunited with her daughter.�

Lindhout’s book, A House in the Sky, which she co-authored with Sara Corbett of the New York Times, and been

on a number of best selling lists, has been translated into a dozen languages and has been released all across the world.

The book details accounts of torture, despair and ultimate survival in the 15-months she spent in captivity in Somalia after being kidnapped in 2008.

Stewart said the feedback since the release of her book has been positive. “People are surprised because no one really knew what I was doing and not very many people have actually heard my story.

For the most part the news that I was the negotiator, trained by Canada’s top RCMP negotiators, to be the negotiator with the kidnappers that were holding Amanda, is surprising,� she said. “People have a lot of kind and lovely words and they are inspired by the courage that

both Amanda and I had through this journey.�

She added it was always in the plan to write a book, but she had a break down following Lindhout’s return. “When Amanda came home nothing was the way that I pictured it. I had pictured parties and celebrating,� said Stewart. “I had planned a ‘pink party’ because that was Amanda’s favourite colour. After she came home I had a pretty big break down - all the stress took it’s toll. It was a surprise, but it really shouldn’t be. Everyone including myself expected me to be happy. Although I was happy and relieved, I was also dealing with a lot of horror - the experience that my daughter had in captivity. “She was very sick when she came back and I was very sick

as well. I have talked to various therapists during the years and experienced different healing methods, but the most healing part for me has been the practice of forgiveness.�

Stewart’s book is divided into three parts - the first being when Stewart was working with the Government of Canada, the second was when the government and Stewart split ways and when a private security company was hired and Stewart remained the main negotiator and the third part of the book was about the healing process after.

In addition, getting through those gruelling 15 months that Lindhout was held captive was not an easy task for Stewart. “My mantra, which is the title of my book, I said every day, today is one step closer to Amanda and Nigel (Brennan)

coming home,� she said. “My mantra was also Amanda’s mantra. We were across the world from each other, both of us spending every day thinking today is one day closer. It’s a pretty extraordinary connection

that we have as a mother and daughter. “I also talk a lot about the practice of gratitude - when you practice gratitude which can be difficult when you are in deep trauma - it kept me optimistic.�

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‘Tis time for Toys for Tickets People who get parking tickets between Nov. 1st and Dec. 1st can once again pay their ticket with a toy in the City of Red Deer’s Toys for Tickets program.

All donations go to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau to ensure children in need can wake up to a gift on Christmas morning. “This is a very popular program,� said Fred Dieno, parking coordinator. “We have collected more than 5,500 toys, games, gift cards and more since we started doing this in 2007.�

Last year, more than 300 toys were collected from 209 citizens.

Toy donations in lieu of parking tickets will be accepted Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the first floor of City Hall.

All gifts must be new and unwrapped in their original packaging.

The early ticket payment rate will remain in effect when the ticket is paid for with a toy; however, the value of the toy must equal or exceed the amount owed on the parking ticket. A receipt must be presented at the time of payment, and if the toy is valued lower than the price of the ticket, the difference must be paid.

Gifts for older children aged 10 to 16 are in especially high demand. Gifts such as craft sets, movie passes, books, electronics, sports equipment and gift cards are encouraged.

For more information about the Toys for Tickets program, please contact Parking Administration at 403-342-8185 or visit www. reddeer.ca/toysfortickets.

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Salvation Army looking for volunteers for Kettle Campaign

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

The Salvation Army is currently looking for volunteers to help with their annual Christmas Kettle Campaign.

“It is the major fundraiser for the Salvation Army here in Red Deer,” Salvation Army Corps Officer Major Larry Bridger said. “The funds we raise are essential because they provide the funding for community programs like The Food Bank.”

Volunteers allow the Salvation Army to help the community, which, according to a press release, has been hit hard by the economy. Bridger is hoping Red Deer comes out and support the initiative like they have in year’s past.

“The Kettle Campaign last year raised just

over $246,000,” he said. “This year we have set out our goal for $230,000. We certainly depends on those funds coming in.”

Bridger said they have several two-hour shifts to fill throughout the holiday season.

“If someone is able to give us two hours, we have 10 different locations throughout throughout the City where we will be starting on November 16. We want to fill in those time slots if we can,” he said.

Bridger said the Salvation is able to be very flexible with potential volunteers.

“Some people may want to do several shifts,” he said. “We have various locations and they just need to be in attendance at the location. We ask them just to greet people as they make donations and just be there to smile, accept donations and wish everyone a Merry Christmas.”

For those who donate, any dollar amount is accepted.

“Some people come along and put in few coins; some people may give a cheque for $100. We get various donations and whatever the case may be, we accept all donations and grateful for whatever people can give,” Bridger said.

You can also stop by the Salvation Army on 54th St. if you choose to make a donation in person.

“We are open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They can also mail a donation if they

wish as well,” he said.

Bridger wanted to thank the people of Red Deer for their generosity in year’s past.

“We have set new records in Red Deer in previous four years in particular,” he said. “The people have been very generous and we depend on that support. It enables us to provide those programs, especially for families who are struggling and need a little bit of help throughout the year.

“We could use anyone’s help and we appreciate everyone’s support of the Salvation Army.”

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JINGLE JINGLE - Volunteer Ron Mepham tended his Christmas Kettle for the Salvation Army at the North Wal-Mart in Red Deer last year.

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Giving Tuesday campaign kicks off Red Deerians encouraged to participate Nov. 28th via Central Alberta Gives

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

Non-profit organizations in Central Alberta come together each year to promote philanthropy, volunteerism and charitable causes on a day known in an international movement known as Giving Tuesday.

Last week at Family Services of Central Alberta, Mayor Tara Veer read a proclamation declaring the event in the community of Red Deer.

“It’s great on behalf of council and our community to see representatives from so many of our local charities and notfor-profits that we are encouraging our community to participate in support of for Giving Tuesday,” said Veer.

Giving Tuesday is being recognized officially in Red Deer on Nov. 28th by Central Alberta Gives.

Central Alberta Gives is a group of local-non-profits who come together to encourage all Canadians to join the move-

ment, give and volunteer for charities of their choice.

Pam Snowden of Volunteer Central said Giving Tuesday is an antidote to Black Friday and Cyber Monday and all the giving that happens at that time of year.

“It’s just a little reminder that when we are opening our wallets or when we’re spending time to think about all the causes and charities in the community that would benefit from giving,” she said.

New this year is a media challenge, where members of the media are encouraged to participate by having a friendly challenge posting unselfies, which are a play on the words unselfish and selfie, and are a unique tool to share on social media to bring awareness to Giving Tuesday.

Snowden said the event last year went very well, which saw many organizations taking part.

“We all come together once a year under this umbrella called

Central Alberta Gives. There’s many organizations that are involved that we all partner at this time of year to spread the message,” she said.

Charllotte Adkens-Weiler, director of development, marketing and communications for Central and Southern Alberta Ronald McDonald House said they’ve participated in the event for a couple of years in Red Deer, Calgary and Edmonton.

“It’s really good for us because Christmas is coming, so it’s a great time to get the shout out to let people know that we’re looking for toys for our children so they can wake up with a Santa sack in the morning on Christmas Day,” she said.

She added it’s also important for volunteers.

“We have something we call Home for Dinner. If you want to just come and give us a couple hours of your time, come and bake a home, nutritious meal for our families.”

They also get out on social media and put on their face-

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book page some of the families that have helped so people can see directly where they’re making the difference.

Shannon Humphrey, volunteer and communications coordinator at Habitat for Humanity discussed what they are doing this year.

“I think the biggest message we want to get across to the people who support us in the

community is there’s more than one way to give,” she said.

Often times, she said, people think about money, cheques or sponsorship when they think about giving.

“We realize there are tons of ways for people to give. We’re pushing the message that there’s other ways to get involved, so you can volunteer your time, you can give your expertise. We

have an opening on our board of directors, we have committees that people could join,” she said, adding the other part of it is building materials and donations needed to the Re-Store.

They take everything from drywall, mudding or paint within the re-store and furniture.

For more information on the event visit givingtuesday.ca.

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New program out to support those affected by family violence

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date, more than 80 referrals have been made to the DART team.

“We’re actually really quite excited about being Emergency department patients now have ac- able to be very creative and innovative in process to 24-hour family violence crisis interven- viding supports to victims of domestic violence tion through a partnership between Red Deer that other people don’t have, and sometimes I Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) and The think it comes from when people come together Outreach Centre. and pool their resources great things can hapThe new Domestic Abuse Response Team pen, and I think this is demonstrating that,” said (DART) provides immediate crisis support to Barb Barber, executive director of The Outreach people experiencing domestic violence. Operated Centre.

by The Outreach Centre, DART members discuss And the program is all about the ‘now factor’, so safety concerns, create 24-hour plans and pro- when a patient is in crisis they may need someone vide support and referrals to individuals being to know they’re listening to what their needs are as soon as possible. treated in the RDRHC emergency department “We don’t have someSee our video at following a domestic thing open at 2 a.m.” violence incident. said Biletsky.

“I think the biggest Running since April .com accomplishment that 1st, Biletsky said nurses are now feeling more we’re hoping to find is that we can link pacomfortable asking the domestic violence questients to the right service at the right time, so when a person is in crisis tion, which is if domestic violence is an issue for they’re offered that immediate response so they’re them or their family, because before they felt able to be heard and we offer them whatever sup- like they didn’t have a lot to support them with. port they need,” said Ronnie Biletsky, coordinator “Now, the nurses are going above and beyond of the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Response trying to advocate for the patient, telling them Team and domestic violence services at RDRHC. about their interaction with DART,” she said She added only the patient truly knows what adding their domestic violence statistics have increased over the last few months with having they need at that moment.

Following a three-month pilot, DART has re- DART, meaning more patients are being asked ceived two-year funding from the AHS Family the question.

Violence Prevention Treatment Program. To “Red Deer has consistently been going up but

HELPING OTHERS - Emergency department patients now have access to 24-hour family violence crisis intervention. Ronnie Biletsky talks about the new Domestic Abuse Response Team.

Carlie Connolly/Red Deer Express over the last few months. We’ve seen about a three per cent jump in the domestic violence question being asked,” said Biletsky.

Barber added everything happens out of the hospital in regards to the service they provide for those experiencing domestic violence.

“The call comes to the DART team, whoever’s on call at the time, from somebody from the emergency department,” said Barber.

Currently, they have one full-time coordinator and seven on-call staff, who attend the hospital when there’s a referral.

“If people are in a domestic violence situation and they’re just not sure what to do, they can just come to The Outreach Centre and we have other staff who will assist them and help them through that process and get them connected to

where they need to go,” she said.

The support received has been life-changing for patients such as Rebecca.

“DART did something amazing for me,” Rebecca said. “They helped me realize the current abuse I was facing did not define who I was and that I could escape my current abuse if I was willing to access continued supports.”

The Outreach Centre provides basic needs and emotional support for individuals as well as providing education and support in specific areas such as domestic violence, family law and the effects of crisis on families. Its model is to provide families a variety of formats in which to learn more effective coping skills and options for making positive choices in their lives and the lives of their families.

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Sweet Alibi heads to Red Deer for a house concert

BY MARK WEBER mark.weber@reddeerexpress.com

WCMA award-winners Sweet Alibi (Jess Rae Ayre, Amber Rose and Michelle Anderson) have captivated audiences since 2009 with their charming and personal performances.

On Nov. 17th, the Winnipeg-based trio will be coming to Red Deer to play a Jeans Off House Concert. For more, find ‘Jeans Off House Concerts’ on facebook.

During a recent chat, Rose explained the house concert format works really well for the group, as they love the ‘up close and personal’ aspect of these types of performances. Plus, this is essentially how they started out so it’s a kind of venue that they are very comfortable with.

“You get to mingle with people afterwards as well,” she said.

“There’s lot of feedback, and people will often share how a particular song affected them.”

Personal stories begin to surface - and that’s something that doesn’t happen so much when they perform in a bigger venue. Sometimes, they may even strike up something of a jam session in the informal setting after a show, too. “That’s my favourite thing - just being on the road - with all the sharing and the jamming.”

Not that they don’t enjoy the bigger venues, mind you.

To that end, they are going to see their latest disc, 2016’s Walking in the Dark, released in Germany this month.

This groundbreaking development will be followed by a tour across the pond early next year too.

“It’s really exciting - it’s huge for us,” she added.

With three releases, over 360 shows across Canada, 33-plus festival performances, numerous radio performances and interviews, Sweet Alibi is fast becoming a well-known roots/pop group.

Their new single Middle Ground from their third album - the aforementioned Walking In The Dark - was featured on CBC Radio 2’s top 20 for seven weeks in a row.

The album has recently been nominated for a WCMA for ‘Roots Recording of the Year.’

Sweet Alibis’ career began with their first release in 2011, self-titled and produced by Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) which sent them on their first tour across Canada. With local and college radio play, Sweet Alibi fans demanded a second album.

In 2013 Sweet Alibi teamed with producer Rusty Matyas (Imaginary Cities) together they created their second album We’ve Got To. Inspired by a very tumultuous year, We’ve Got To reflects the personal woes of the group and the title track I’ll Wait hit the heartstrings of many listeners. The song reveals the struggles of cancer and battling death, of which many can relate.

We’ve Got To garnered national accolades, awards and major radio airplay, reaching number five on CBC Radio 2’s chart.

SWEET SOUNDS - On Nov. 17th, Sweet Alibi will be coming to Red Deer to play a Jeans Off house concert.

As to Walking In The Dark, the album touches on the subjects of love, death and addiction.

It features the two lead vocals of Jess Rae Ayre and Amber Rose. The title track Showing You is a song about showing love through actions and being there for those when they need you the most.

Rose’s vocals are more traditional and pure.

The way she sings on Not A Fight is honey to the soul, and her vocals work well with Walking in the Dark’s more pop-oriented tracks such as Moving To The Country which is a songwriting marvel.

For Walking in the Dark, they teamed up with producer Murray Pulver, who used to tour with country band Doc Walker, after listening to several of the projects he had guided to fruition over the years.

As to the group’s beginning, Rose said she had been dating a drummer that Jessica was working with in a blues band.

She enjoyed Jessica’s singing, and they would sometimes get together and just jam.

As time went by, she and Ayre continued to sing more together and it wasn’t long before they realized they could very well be onto something. Ayre eventually brought her other friend Anderson into the mix.

Dodge offered to produce for them, so they made their first CD. The CD also helped open the doors to the group landing their first tour bookings nationwide.

As for Rose’s own musical leanings, it all started during childhood when her dad taught her to play the guitar.

She started playing tunes by folks ranging from

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the Gin Blossoms to Joni Mitchell to Carole King.

Anderson is classically-trained in guitar and also plays the banjo.

And of course, the three can sing like angels.

Meanwhile, they aren’t slowing down bit. Rose said after the current tour wraps, the three will be sitting down to hammer out plans and details for their next project. Individually, they’ve all been writing, but they have blocked off some time to really shape a vision for a new CD and write some more tunes as well, It’s tough to find time to stretch those creative muscles when you are on the road, so Rose is looking forward to seeing where the path takes them for their next project.

Again, for more information about their local show, find ‘Jeans Off House Concerts’ on facebook.

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Entertainment Current Swell set to take a Red Deer stage this month

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

Victoria B.C. group Current Swell will be hitting the road to Red Deer soon to play songs off their latest album When To Talk And When To Listen.

“We were really due to make an album and Scott Stanton and I had been writing for a fair amount of time and then we started looking at producers, someone to record and help us with the vision of how the album would sound,” said band member Dave Lang.

Lang added the band then started cold calling three of the best producers they could think of, all who were based in the United States.

“We ended up working with this guy named Jacquire King. I liked the stuff he did with Kings of Leon on their earlier records. He’s done stuff from pop to rock to everything,” said Lang.

King has worked with the likes of Norah Jones, Of Monsters and Men, James Bay and more.

King produced Current Swell’s album over four weeks in two vastly different places, Nashville and Vancouver.

“A big part of the album was Jacquire’s footprint on it,” he said.

Lang said there’s a couple of themes that go on throughout the album, touching on all facets of the human condition, including a mortal theme with songs about people that aren’t with them anymore.

“Scott has a song that he wrote (called Marsha), an inner dialogue that he has with his mom.

His mom passed away when he was a teenager.”

Lang too has a song that he wrote, which is the name of the title track When To Talk And When To Listen.

“My wife was pregnant at the same time her dad was diagnosed with cancer. He only lasted a month after they found it, and he didn’t make it till the baby was born and it brought on a lot of feelings about what he might have wanted to pass on.”

He added that those songs very much shape the record because of the lyrical content, but neither are sad songs, as the band likes to look at the brighter side of life.

Lang said the record has a bit of a surfy guitar theme going on, which, he said, is how they started. He said King added a little bit of a rock edge to it from his own rock background.

“It’s got a little California in it and then on the other part it’s got a little bit of the deep, dark, cold Victoria winter, and then this Nashville rock thing going on. It’s a cool record.”

Lang said he was a late bloomer when it came to getting involved in the music world, as he first got into it in high school.

He remembered inviting his dad downstairs where he and his buddies would hang out to play some songs.

Lang then took to his parents records, and put their record player in his room.

“I would sit up late at night and listen to The Beatles White Album over and over again and I pretty much wore out.”

When he met his current band member Scott, the two didn’t know each other played guitar or were into music.

Flash forward to a couple years later, they started putting some of their own chords together for fun, which Lang said was very rewarding.

“It took a while before we played in front of anyone but that was how it started for me.”

The band will be busy touring across Canada in the coming months, and will hit Red Deer’s Bo’s Nov. 21st.

“It’s been a cool career so far. I’d like to say that I’m lucky, but on the other hand we have all just been willing to keep pursuing this dream.”

NEW STUFF - Victoria-based band Current Swell will be hitting Bo’s stage Nov. 21st to play some of their latest songs off their new album When To Talk And When To Listen. photo submitted

Artists come together for Christmas craft sale

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

A group of around eight artists are working together to put on a unique arts and crafts Christmas sale titled Christmas Treasures Among the MAG’s Treasures to make holiday shopping a little bit easier.

In partnership with the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, Artist and Organizer Pat Matheson said the sale will offer a wide range of products.

“We’ve got everything from functional pottery to silver jewellery to hand blown glass. There’s a really good range of artist work here,” he said, adding there are top notch artists from Red Deer or Central Alberta.

He added the artists are a semi-informal group of friends and acquaintances who have done sales together in other places.

Matheson, who does Raku-fired ceramics will also have some of his work available.

He added it’s the first time it’s ever been held inside the permanent display of the Museum.

“We’ll be scattered throughout the Remarkable Red Deer area where there’s the train station, Club Cafe, the old theatre and things like that.”

Matheson said this year marks the first year of the sale, and the first he’s known of that’s ever

COMMUNITY - The MAG will be holding a Christmas sale with around eight artists on Nov. 18th. photo submitted been held in a situation like this.

“They don’t normally let you play around with their permanent displays anywhere in museums,” he said.

The Club Cafe, a make up of the old restaurant downtown, is even letting the artists set up to have coffee, hot cider and snacks inside the area.

The sale takes place Nov. 18th from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. Admission is free, but donations are accepted at the door.

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Entertainment Scott Woods and band bring Christmas concert to Red Deer

BY CARLIE CONNOLLY carlie.connolly@reddeerexpress.com

Scott Woods and his band will be bringing some Christmas cheer to Red Deer’s Sunnybrook United Church in the coming weeks. “We’ve actually been at Sunnybrook United Church every year in the spring since 2006, so this is the first time we’ve had a Christmas show since about 2003 or 2004,� said Scott Woods.

He added that he and the band always do a Christmas show in their home base of Ontario. “It’s always been an issue of I don’t know whether I can trust the weather. It’s a little bit of a gamble,� he said.

Weather and the long drive ahead hasn’t stopped the group this year, as they have booked 34 shows in 34 days in five different provinces.

Although the Old Time Christmas CD already came out a few years ago, the band wanted to hit the road, spreading some Christmas spirit.

“We actually did just do a new album, but it’s a gospel album.

It’s called Sunday Strings and it’s an instrumental album of country gospel songs,� said Woods, adding they will perform one cut from that CD. The two-hour show will feature the sweet harmonies of traditional Christmas music, traditional country, western swing, country gospel and more.

There will also be some wholesome family humour along with Woods’ famous trick fiddling with somersaults and walking on a barrel, all while playing his fiddle. “It’s a novelty thing and it’s fun to do,� he said.

Woods said when putting together a Christmas show, it can be tough as there’s only two or three dozen songs people are attached to that sentimentally takes them back to their childhood. “It’s a nostalgic trip down memory lane, and if you deviate too far from those tunes with some of the more contemporary, modern Christmas music,

they like it, but our show is all about nostalgia and sentimental feelings. It’s all about taking you back in time in memories.�

Woods’ journey into music began many generations before him. “On my mom’s side there’s five or six generations of old time fiddling, and my mom’s grandfather was quite a well known accomplished fiddler, and so my mom grew up studying classical piano and playing accompaniment for her grandfather so she learned how to chord to fiddle tunes from him,� said Woods.

In the meantime his dad formed a band when he was just 12-years-old and played old time dances, concerts and socials.

At one point his dad needed a new piano player for his orchestra, and found a young teenage girl whose grandfather was a fiddler, so she was hired to play the piano in his band.

Five years later they got married and had four kids, Woods being one of them. “So we all joined the family

band as we were old enough.

I’m the youngest of four and I think I was four-years-old when I started violin lessons and we all took violin and piano lessons, and we joined mom and dad and the rest of the family and started performing dances and concerts.�

In about the mid to late 80s they started a transition from the Woods Family to the Scott Woods Band, as Woods’ dad pushed him to front the band.

His dad stayed on as sound man and manager up until he died in 2003, and his mom stayed on with the band playing piano.

Although she just retired from touring a few years ago, she still goes out to play some shows.

Woods’ sister Kendra Woods Norris is now retired from teaching school, and has come full time with the band playing a range of instruments along with singing.

Forming the rest of the band is Steve Piticco, Peter Sisk, Bill Carruthers, and new this year, 13-year-old step dancer Leo Stock.

Sons of the Pioneers coming to Memorial Centre

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

The Sons of the Pioneers are bringing their world-renowned western music back to the Red Deer Memorial Centre.

The group, originally started by country icon Roy Rogers in 1934, features songs of the the old west that have been passed down through generations Rogers, Tim Spencer and Bob Nolan started this group in 1935.

Nolan was from Winnipeg, Canada and the other two guys were from the States. They all met up in California.

The Pioneers have now been performing for over 83 years, with the members obviously changing throughout the years. “Our music celebrates the lega-

cy of the American west and the American cowboy,� Sons of the Pioneers member Tommy Nallie said. “When I say the American west, I include Canada because Canada and the U.S. both have the pioneers that went out west and settled the western country.

They had that pioneer spirit.�

Nolan said the band has always featured either a three-man or four-man harmony, with really good instrumentalist musicians thrown in. “I think the people will have a great time,� he said. “We always have a lot of fun and the people really enjoy it. It is always good and refreshing because it is different than what we hear today. “All the people love it, because they were listening to these songs way back and they remember

them.�

Nolan was quick to point out that their music is not exactly country music. “It is more western. You have to hear it to understand. We do a lot of the same arrangements that we have done for a lot of years and it is the arrangements that people will remember from when they were kids,� he said.

He added maintaining the authentic original arrangements is important to the Sons of the Pioneers because it helps their audience remember the music they would listen to when they were young. “We have a lot to choose from,� he said. “Those guys wrote thousands of songs and they have been in hundreds of movies with Roy Rogers and all the

other old cowboy stars from the 40s and 50s. The people that come out are always happy to see us and we usually get a lot of compliments because the music hasn’t changed.�

Their music over the year has earned them spots in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Western Music Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame and their on star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

For more information about the band and its history, log on to sonsofthepioneers.org.

Tickets for the Nov. 22nd show can be purchased at the Black Knight Inn or by calling 403755-6626. “We are looking forward to coming up to Red Deer. We are excited,� Nolan added.

The band will head to Red Deer Nov. 22nd. Tickets can be purchased at Sunnybrook United Church Office by calling 403-347-6073.

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and everyone is welcome. For more information, call Diane at the Golden Circle at 403-343-6074. R.R.4. plays Nov. 2nd; Black Velvet plays Nov. 9th; The AllSorts play Nov. 16th; Purt’Near Country plays Nov. 23rd and R.R.4. plays Nov. 30th.

& Craft Sale will be held on Dec. 9th from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at 56 Carroll Crescent.

Christmas and white elephant items, baking & handmade cards. Lunch available!

a silent auction of local artists, a Canadiana photo booth and more! Silent auction will be installed for the week prior to the event and will begin accepting bids Monday, Nov. 6th.

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Take in the book signing of ‘Melissa’ at the Kraft and Bake Sale on Nov. 18th at the Golden Circle. For more information call 403-343-2719.

Yoga YARD: Yoga Alliance of Red Deer.

Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop with Tracey Delfs. Join us on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 1-4 p.m. Learn how to meditate or strengthen your meditation practice to live a more mindful life. All levels of meditation experience welcome! Full details at: www. reddeeryoga.ca . 403-550-9240. info@ reddeeryoga.ca YARD - Yoga for EVERY body.

The Red Deer Scottish Country Dancers will host a St. Andrew’s Night Dinner and Dance on Nov. 17th at the Pioneer Lodge, 47 Avenue and 44 Street, Red Deer. The event will feature a roast beef supper, piping, Scottish music and dancing. Doors open at 6:30, dinner at 7. Tickets are $20 or $10 for children 12 and under and are available from Lily at 403-343-0975 or Carolyn at 403-813-7505.

Everyone is welcome to join in the celebration.

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 587-679-6222 or e-mail bensar@shaw.ca.

The Golden Circle is having their Annual Christmas Craft and Bake Sale on Nov. 18th.

The sale runs from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Over 20 vendors with great items to choose from plus our Nearly New Boutique will be set up. The Golden Circle is located at 4620-47 A Avenue.

For more information please call 403-343-6074.

Sunnybrook Church Bazaar and Coffee Party Nov. 18th 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at 12 Stanton St. Baking, crafts coffee, tea and muffins as well as a white elephant table. For further information contact Linda 403-347-6073.

Norwegian Laft Hus Society annual Craft and Bake Sale Nov. 18th, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Nov. 19th, 12 to 4 p.m.; Heritage Square 4402 - 47 Avenue, Red Deer (behind Rec. Centre or south of Red Deer Museum).

Lots of lefse and debit machine available.

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.

Caregiver Connections. Caregiver Connections runs every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 6-8p.m. and every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 10a.m.

– 12p.m. at 4911 51 Street, Suite 404, Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4. To learn more, visit www. reddeer.cmha.ca and click on Services and then Family Support. Please call 403-3422266 or email education@reddeer.cmha. ab.ca to discuss or simply just show up.

Canadian Mental Health Association will be offering Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Attending this twoday course will train you to intervene with an individual who is suicidal. ASIST is an intensive, interactive, and practicedominated course designed to help caregivers recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world. ASIST is scheduled for November 16 & 17 from 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. in Red Deer. This workshop costs $250. Please call 403-342-2266 or email workshops@reddeer.cmha.ab.ca to register.

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 first and third Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. and every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at 4911 51 Street, Suite 404, Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4. To learn more, visit www.reddeer.cmha.ca and click on Services and then Family Support. Please call 403342-2266 or email education@reddeer.cmha. ab.ca to discuss or simply just show up.

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.

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.

Red Deer Celiac Support Group The Harris-Warke Gallery is hosting

The Red Deer Action Group Society is seeking volunteer board members who have a interest in transportation for individuals who are disadvantaged or disabled. If you are interested, please email rdag@telus.net for further details.

Golden Circle continues with Thursday night dances - admission is $7 per person

their annual fundraiser this year on Nov. 10th between 6 - 8 p.m. at the Harris-Warke Gallery located at Sunworks 4924 Ross Street. Proceeds from our fundraiser go towards paying artist fees to our exhibiting artists as well as printing costs and general maintenance and upkeep of the gallery. This years event is a DOUBLE DENIM Party! Admission is by donation and includes a homemade slice of pie and warm cider. Wear your best Canadian Tuxedo (jean from head to toe) and come on out to enjoy

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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.

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,

Recycle Your Bottles for a Cause! COSMOS Bottle Depot has entered into agreements with some local charities to help them raise program dollars by placing year-round blue collection bins in specific locations throughout the city. Shalom Counselling Centre has just placed a bin in the gas bar area at Sinnott’s Independent Grocers, Clearview Market Square. All proceeds from this bin will be used to provide affordable counselling for emotional and wellness concerns to those coming to Shalom. Thank you in advance for your support. To find out other charities and locations contact COSMOS at 403-343-0715.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY Hundreds of Red Deerians gathered at Veterans’ Park to honour the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

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Raising philanthropists to contribute to this great community A few months ago I started working at the Red Deer & District Community Foundation. Until that time, the word ‘philanthropy’ was not an everyday word in our home. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying philanthropic acts weren’t everyday behaviours in our home, but the word itself wasn’t regularly rolling off my tongue.

Shortly after I began working at the Foundation, my boss sent a program my way saying she wanted to begin implementing it as soon as we could get the wheels turning. The program was called Youth in Philanthropy - an easily adaptable program giving students the opportunity to seek out charitable needs within their community and then, as a committee, determine how to make the most impact with their monetary contribution.

I felt as though I had hit the workplace jackpot. Speaking candidly, this program is gold.

Thankfully, the principal at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, Gary Gylander, recognized the same value.

It wasn’t long before I was in the doors of the school and speaking to a group of fresh-faced grade nine students about a word I had hardly used for most of my life.

“Philanthropy is fun,” I heard myself say. I’m not kidding you, I could hear crickets. Not only did I open with an incredibly lame, I’mkinda-old-and-I-justmade-myself-soundthat-way sentence, but I also used the same word that I, as an adult, had almost no experience with. I found myself trudging forward through the mud of insecurity while I worked to convince these beautiful young minds they were going to enjoy philanthropy.

Because, my friends, philanthropy is fun.

Philanthropy can basically be defined as ‘love for humankind’. We show our love for humankind by giving of ourselves. I needed to explain to the

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students the purpose of philanthropy is to improve the wellbeing of humankind by preventing and solving social problems.

So I served it to them this way: “When we, as giving humans, see an individual who is hungry, how can we help that person?” I asked.

More crickets.

“Maybe we feed that person a fish,” I answered for them. “That is a charitable act. But if we fed that person and then proceeded to teach him/her how to fish - that is philanthropy.”

And it went from there. I told the students the Red Deer & District Community Foundation was giving them $500 to give as grants to local charities. They have to do research to discover what registered charities we have within our community and once they’re well versed, they can determine their area of focus and criteria for who they would like to support.

It was an easy sell. Without any real prompting, the kids dove into the necessary research to decide where to put the money. You know why? Because giving is fun.

You know what else is fun? Having insightful, curious conversations with

these students about the social programs they discovered. Listening to a group of tomorrow’s citizens telling each other about the wide range of philanthropy within our community wasn’t just fun – it was exciting.

“But wait!” I warned them. “You can’t just give money away. Part of ensuring our charities are taken care of is planning for money to always be there for them.”

I quickly went over the concept of an endowment fund and how part of the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program is to develop funds.

“It’s a matching program,” I explained. “The Foundation will match your donations dollar for dollar up to $500.”

One young scholar looks and me and says, “So if we raise $500, then $1000 goes into the endowment fund?”

“Exactly,” I respond.

“So what’s the interest then? What type of return will there be after one year?” he asks.

That was fun, too.

It was proof that our youth are exactly where we need to start when it comes to taking care of our society.

They are our future caregivers, policy makers and game-changers. Hearing them want to know more about the problems we face and then watching them choose how they will make impact in their own community is proof to me that we’re all going to survive this hard world.

Because we are raising philanthropists.

Nov. 15th is National Philanthropy Day. I encourage you to join us, the Red Deer & District Community Foundation, in teaching our community ‘how to fish’. Partake in an action that shows your love for humankind.

Visit a charity and ask questions. Buy a stranger a coffee or help a neighbour shovel the walk. Maybe you want to go big and nominate someone for Women of Excellence, or create an endowment fund in memory of a loved one. Whatever it is, I encourage you to make ‘philanthropy’ an everyday word and a forever action.

I promise you, the inside ‘feels’ of one giving act will quickly remind you that philanthropy actually is fun.

Erin Peden is the grants and administration coordinator for the Red Deer & District Community Foundation.

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Lifestyle Chamber and Volunteer Central hold philanthropy luncheon

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Two Red Deer organizations are looking to bring the non-profit and private sectors together for charitable causes in the community.

A co-venture between Volunteer Central and the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce is bringing a panel of speakers together for luncheon how the business community can fulfill philanthropic pursuits.

“Many businesses in the area are looking for was to be in involved in the charitable and non-profit sector and there are many ways they can be involved beyond simply writing cheques and making a donation,” Volunteer Central Executive Director Pam Snowdon said. “What we wanted to do at this luncheon was bring a panel together to talk about what those examples might look like.”

Snowdon used the examples of Stantec’s Day of Caring and Nova Chemicals donating furniture to non-profits as examples on how businesses can go beyond making financial donations.

The panel will consist of Hannah Cree, who is the co-founder of Common Good - a linen service which provides career training to people living poverty; Sean Miles, CEO of 100 Companies who Care; and Dr. Marc Jerry, a Corporate Social Responsibility instructor at the Donald School of Business.

“They will talk about what philanthropy can look like for businesses,” Snowdon said. “We will also have people from our local non-profit community at the luncheon. The can network and meet people from the business community. It is a nice opportunity to bring people from these two sectors together.”

Snowdon said the luncheon is open to everyone, with Chamber members receiving a discount rate for the luncheon.

“Anybody who is interested in hearing about philanthropy, social enterprise and corporate social responsibility could come to that presentation,” she said. “A lot of entrepreneurs are looking for ways they can give back and be involved with the community.

It is not just big businesses or corporations.”

Snowdon said philanthropy is important due to a global trend of people seeking employment that allows them to do good in

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“A lot of employees look at things like that because it makes their career experience more meaningful,” she said. “I think anybody that is interested may want to come and here about that.”

The luncheon also provides an opportunity for the private sector and non-profit sector to work together an find common interest.

“Volunteer Central is really excited about it because it is nice to be working alongside the private sector,” she said. “We work with

over 100 non-profits in the community connecting them with volunteers, so it is really nice to also work with the other sector and being able to find things we have in common.

“It makes for a really healthy and enriched community. There is such a great spirit of cooperation and mutual respect,” she said.

Those interested in the Nov. 21st event can go online to the the Chamber of Commerce’s web site to register. The cost for Chamber members is $30 per person and the cost for non-members is $40.

Some cautionary advice for travelling I’m sure many readers love to travel. I do too! After all, travel is associated with fun, education and happy times. No one intentionally leaves home to have a bad time. But travel can sometimes result in a ‘pukefest’, be outright dangerous and occasionally fatal. So how can the hazards be avoided?

Some people have a fear of flying, especially to a destination when newspaper headlines have described a catastrophic airplane accident. But according to the U.S. National Safety Council, there’s a greater chance of dying in a car crash on your way to the airport. For instance, the death rate from cars is 0.47 per 100 million passenger miles. For domestic flights, it’s 0.001 or 500 times safer. Every year 35,000 U.S citizens die in car accidents.

Worldwide, only 898 people die in plane crashes! You don’t need to be a mathematician to decide to fly if you have the choice.

It may surprise you, but according to The World Health Organization, driving in the U.S. is the most hazardous in the world. Countries such as Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, the U.K. have a two-thirds lower mortality rate than the U.S. And

according to the Centers for fected objects. But don’t give up Disease Control, 85% of all traf- cruising as there’s a 99% chance fic deaths worldwide occur in of not getting sick. You can inlow and middle income coun- crease the odds of keeping well, tries. So paying more for your however, by frequent washing of hands, using an alcohol-based holiday is safer.

Can you decrease the risk sanitizer. As for shore excursions in developing of being one of countries, it’s safer the 25,000 people who are killed Dr. Gifford to wait and eat while travelling when you return to abroad every year? the ship. On many Your life may be cruise ships there’s threatened by road a no-handshaking signs you cannot rule when meeting read, driving an officers, so abide by unfamiliar car, or the rule. learning to drive Most travelers on the other side stick close to terra of the road. I recall firma but the addriving in Buenos venturous tend to Aires where few drivers remain forget high altitudes can be deadin one lane and many totally ly. Never ignore a disease called ignore traffic signals. Make sure acute mountain sickness (AMS). the GPS is working before you It strikes some travelers in high drive away, keep pets in a car- altitude places. For instance, it rier, wear seat belts, try not to affects 25% of those who travel drive at night and don’t drink to the Colorado Rockies, and 50% of those who go to Peru or and drive.

In 2016 one newspaper climb in the Himalayas. Some headline read, ‘Pukefest on climbers fare better than others, one of the major cruise lines’. but there’s a general rule that Gastrointestinal problems while the higher you go and the faster cruising are usually due to nor- you climb the greater the risk. ovirus infection resulting from AMS occurs at high elevacontaminated food, water or in- tions of 8,000 ft. above sea level.

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At this height there’s less oxygen and hikers begin to complain of shortness of breath, light headedness, fatigue and nausea. These symptoms can occur regardless of age and sex.

Moreover, just because you’re in good physical condition is no protection against AMS. The worst scenario is pulmonary edema and occasional death.

To prevent AMS don’t try climbing a high altitude area if you suffer from a lung or heart problem. But even if you are in good health, increasing the amount of nitric oxide in the blood will decrease the risk of AMS. You can do this by starting to take one tablet of a natural remedy called Neo40, available at Health Food Stores starting two weeks prior to and during the trip.

Be sure to check with a travel clinic if you’re going to a developing country where there’s increased risk of insect borne diseases such as malaria.

Make sure you have extra medication with you and always pack this in your carry-on bag. And never take the risk of leaving home without travel insurance.

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Jordanna Cota caps off RDC cross-country running career

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

Red Deer College Cross-Country Runner Jordanna Cota finished fourth at the CCAA National Championships in Blainville, Quebec in the Womens 6 km division.

Cota, who was undefeated in the ACAC, was thrilled with her time, after shaving off two minutes from her personal best, finsihing at 22:10:50.

“In the ACAC we usually have quite a few hills, so I usually do quite well with that,” she said. “This one in Quebec was really flat and it was cold. In the running world, getting a personal best with your time is a honestly a huge thing. There is not much more I can ask for.”

Cota said she knew that nationals would be huge step up from the ACAC and she was preparing all season long.

“Honestly, that pushed me hard and I ended up beating a couple of girls that I never thought I could beat in my life. It was an overall good experience and it was very humbling to know there is always something you can keep working towards,” she said.

With the completion of nationals, Cota capped off her collegiate five-year eligibility thus ending her RDC running career. Cota, however, has no intentions of quitting running.

▾ “THE ATHLETES PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS. EVERYONE IS SO SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER AND THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND GET THAT GOLD. IT IS A GREAT ENVIRONMENT TO BE AROUND.”

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ACCOMPLISHMENT - Jordanna Cota finished fourth at the CCAA National Women’s Cross-Country Championships in Blainville, Quebec.

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“I really want to get involved with the community and start giving back,” she said. “I would really like to teach in learn-to-run groups and hopefully I can get involved with running clubs in the community.

“I want to target younger girls and try to get them involved in the sport. I think it does so much outside of the athletic part of it. It plays so much into life, school, and work. I really want to give back.”

Cota also intends to continue to compete individually and looks to extend her distances beyond 6 kms.

“For myself, I would like to get into some of the longer distances like a 10 kilometres or maybe even a half-marathon. This next spring, I will run the fast 10 kilometres and see how that goes for me,” she said.

Even with big plans for the future, including a nursing career she has been preparing for at RDC, the ending of her time as a runner at RDC is difficult.

“It is bittersweet, but I have talked to my parents a lot about it and this is an ending,” she said. “You are used to doing something for five years and it is a little like what is going to happen next? I am excited for new beginnings and I want to start focusing more on my nursing career.

“Change is something that you can always count on and it will never not be there.”

She added that she took time to cherish every moment she could and thanks RDC Athletics for the opportunities afforded to her.

“The running program has given me a lot,” she said. “It is more than just running for a college and getting scholarships for school. It has made me grow as an individual. RDC is such an amazing school to go to. Everyone there is absolutely amazing and I think it has pushed me to be the best I could be.”

Cota said she hopes to continue to give back to the program, be it through coaching or simply supporting other athletes.

She added, “The athletes played an important part of the last five years. Everyone is so supportive of each other and that makes you want to go out and get that gold. It is a great environment to be around.”

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Sports Generals find a way to win in shootout after dominating shots

BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com

The Lacombe Generals were looking for a better finish on Saturday against the Innisfail Eagles, after dropping their game against the Stony Plain Eagles 4-3 the previous evening.

The Generals by recognizing Remembrance day by honouring Canadian veterans with a special ceremony. Lacombe resident and

Second World War veteran Nick Melnechuk dropped the puck for the two captains before the first period got underway.

The first frame was all Generals, as they came out flying against their Highway 2 rivals. Despite dominating the shot category 15-3, Lacombe would only manage to find the back of the net once when Brad Stebner knocked in the first goal of the game.

The game would head into the second period with the Generals up one, despite giving up two powerplays in the first.

The second period was a rough affair, with both teams receiving multiple penalties and misconducts. The resulting powerplays resulted in goals by both squads.

The Eagles would find the scoreboard first when they found back of the net for a powerplay goal on a broken play.

Lacombe would have the quick answer when Daulton Siwak drove the net hard on the powerplay to put the Generals up 2-1.

The teams would continue to rough up the game until a 5 minute cross-checking major would lead to an Eagles powerplay. Innisfail would score on the ensuing man advantage to tie the game at two a piece.

The teams would head into the final period with clear bad blood to clear up.

Robertson said that it is no secret these teams don’t like each other.

“We stick up for each other,” he said. “We are a team in every sense of the word. We have a lot of guys who may have introduced themselves to each

other last week. They bought in tonight.”

Lacombe would come out five minutes into the third period when Billy Marshall found the back of the net to put the Generals up 3-2.

The Eagles would once again have the answer almost immediately when Kyle Dorowicz would tie up the game.

Regular time would finish with the teams even-steven, despite the Generals dominating in shots and having three powerplays in the third period.

The teams would play five minutes of 4 on 4 and three minutes of 3 on 3 — both of which wouldn’t find an outcome.

The Generals would finally find a way to put away the game

in the shootout.

The Generals coach was pleased with his teams effort.

“I saw a lot of effort and character,” Robertson said. “We battled tonight and I feel like we battled for each other.”

Lacombe dominated the shot department 49-17 and moved to 4-0-0-1.

“Barny (Kraymer Barnstable.

Former General and current Eagles goaltender) is a good goalie,” Robertson said. “We knew he was going to play hard against us. That wouldn’t be a secret. Hopefully next time we get near 50 shots, we end up getting 6-7 goals.”

They play their next home game in two week when they host the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs.

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The 6-2-4 Midget ‘AAA’ Optimists Chiefs had some divine intervention when Tanner Scott scored the winning goal with 1.9 seconds over the 11-0-1 Calgary Buffaloes, leading to a 2-1 Red Deer victory.

The first period was a grind-it-out affair, with neither teams able to capitalize on their chances.

The best chance of the period came when Chiefs forward Noah Danielson found iron on a wide open net, with Buffalo goaltender and Medicine Hat Tigers prospect Garin Bjorklund was out of position.

The score would go into the first intermission locked 0-0, with the shots 8-9 in favour of Calgary.

It wouldn’t take long for the Buffaloes to find the net in the second when Jake Neighbors managed to put them up 1-0.

“There whole team is strong,” Quinn said. “They are one of the more talented teams. They have a lot of depth and speed.”

The Chiefs would battle out the period until Cade Mason finally found a way to tie the game at 1-1 with 7:45 remaining on the clock.

A strange moment occurred near the end of the period when Bjorklund had an equipment issue, which led to a quick substitution for Calgary.

Their backup would not receive any warm up time and would have to go into the game cold with over a minute left in a Chiefs powerplay. Red Deer, however, would be unable to capitalize on

the cold goaltender and Bjorklund was quickly inserted back into the game.

The game would head into the final frame tied at one a piece.

The third period would once again be a grind until about five minutes remaining when both teams opened the game up. With chances going both ways, the Chiefs would finally miraculously capitalize with 1.9 seconds remaining after Scott bounced the puck off the boards. The puck would hit the back of Bjorklund’s skate and trickle over the goal line—leading to the Chiefs final seconds victory.

“We got a bit of a lucky break,” Quinn said. “We talked about that earlier. Sometimes if you don’t have a play, just get it through and good things happen sometimes.”

Quinn was pleased with his team’s defensive effort.

“They have a really good offence but we have a really good defence,” he said. “We worked a lot over the last number of weeks on our defensive zone coverage. our forcheck was a lot better and I thought we limited their opportunities. Eventually I thought they got a little frustrated.”

The Chiefs improved to 7-2-4 in the win and would add the very first digit to the Buffaloes loss column. The win moved Red Deer into a tie for fourth place with the Calgary Royals in the ‘AAA’ AMHL Chrysler division.

“It was a really good game for us. We played really well and I was pretty excited when we scored at the end,” Quinn said.

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It’s time to get ready for Christmas Is it too soon to talk about Christmas? I waited until after Remembrance Day to write about the festive season and for some reason I feel like decorating early this year. Maybe it’s the fact that I now live in the country and that we go chop down a beautiful tree during sunset which fills the house with fragrance (and needles). Could it be that I now have a fireplace to hang stockings with care or that everything FEELS more Christmassy in the country?

I just don’t know, but I’m darn excited!

In the fall our small but mighty apple tree gave us over 100 lbs. of delicious apples which we made into a few desserts but mostly juiced the heck out of them. The bags of juice are now sitting in our freezer waiting to be turned into hot apple cider with cinnamon sticks and nutmeg. The though of this holiday beverage that was made from our own apples is nauseatingly festive and I can’t believe how emotional I feel about making hot apple cider.

Christmas will be a bit different this year as my one and only daughter will be travelling over Christmas; it is a happy and sad

experience as I have never in 23 years been without her on Christmas Day but I see the experience and mind expanding experience that travel can bring to a person. So, while we are keeping the homefires burning, she will be jetting off to an exotic land to learn and live another culture. Mom will have to be okay with her only ‘child’ travelling overseas and not being home to open her new jammies on Christmas Eve. Fall also brought my sweetie and I our first grandbaby which will completely change the holidays!

While he is too little to move around now it still brings a sweet spirit to the holidays and certainly changes how and what we shop for. I haven’t had to look for toys or clothes or anything of the sort for years and yet we are looking for a box to store toys in for future grandson to come and play with and we have already pushed our children (his and mine) into that adult gift category while we plan what we will buy the baby.

This will be the first Christmas without my grannie and without my sweetie’s dad as 2017 brought many changes to our family with old age and illness

so the extra chair will certainly be at the end of the table this year and the memories will be bitter sweet as we look around at the changing dynamic of our family. There is nothing like this holiday to drive a marker in the

ground and help you remember last year when dad was around or what grannies last Christmas was like – we will all be awash with memories, I’m sure.

The excitement and sentiment is building and I know

we are all getting ready for the holiday season. Please take time for you and for visits and for cups of hot cider and relax with people you love in amongst the hectic holiday planning. Revel in the joy of the young faces

and gaze long into the wisdom of the old ones for Christmas is the time to enjoy one another.

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What to do if you can not pay your mortgage - part two Last week we looked at those of us with mortgage default insurance in place with their mortgage. This week we will look at options for those without. As we said last week life can happen to any of us. Illness, disability, sick children and the list could truly go on indefinitely.

1. Don’t avoid the problem! That seems pretty straight forward except we need to remember that we are all only human and having to call and answer uncomfortably straight forward questions is actually hard. You are not the first and you will not be the last to deal with these issues.

2. Seek help – as soon as you know

there is an issue contact your mortgage professional for help through the process.

3. Get clear – you need to make a list of your assets and liabilities and make a budget.

4. Contact your creditors – This is so important. Keep an open communication with those to whom you owe money.

- Ask to skip a payment.

- Extend the amortization to lower the payments.

- Add missed payments to the principle.

- Switch to interest only payments for a bit.

- Ask if you can refinance to consolidate debts.

- Consider secondary financing.

- Avoid more debt to get the budget under control.

5. Make changes - it is time to face the current reality and lower your expenses. Consider selling any assets which are non-essential that carry a monthly obligation.

6. Take action to sell the property. It may be in your best interest to consider selling the property to pay out as much debts as you can and start fresh before your credit is damaged for the next six years. If you sell of your own accord, ahead of foreclosure, you will retain

more of the proceeds.

Choose your Realtor carefully. You want to sell quickly and for the bets dollar you can.

7. Consider other options – do you have a room you could rent out?

Could you work another job part time until you catch up? It may be time to consider if bankruptcy or an orderly payment of debts is in your best interest. I caution that each come with their own set of challenges which should be carefully weighed

So, there is clearly no magical and easy solution to this situation though I do wish I had one to offer. The best way to get through this chapter of your life is to face it straight on. Above all please remember that you are not the only one to go through this type of a challenge and there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

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