February 11, 2014 Super Booster

2014 Valentine’s Super Booster

24 pages

Photo by Ron Pilger

February 11, 2014

Gifts for him or gifts for her,

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If Cupid strikes on Valentine’s Day and you and the one you love get engaged, this edition will be of extra value to you. This issue contains all of the information you need to make your wedding plans easier and your day magical. Enjoy!

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Tips for a romantic Valentines

By Dan Jensen

From its earliest origins, Valentine’s Day has been linked to love. Every February, the Romans celebrated a feast called Lupercalia with a ritual matching young, single men and women. Names were placed in a box and a drawing was held. The couples randomly matched together were partners for a year – after that it was up to them.

The Valentine’s Day gift you choose for your loved one says a lot about your relationship, so give something that has real meaning to you both.

“Gifts that come from the heart don’t have to be expensive,” says a local relationship expert.

Since the traditional gifts of flowers or chocolates don’t last, express your love in unique, memorable ways: • Put together a book of your favorite photographs, love letters, keepsakes and other cherished mementos from special occasions. Several Camrose businesses carry supplies for scrapbooks that can be family treasures for many years to come.

• The gift of togetherness is precious considering today’s busy lifestyles.

Arrange a romantic, last minute, surprise getaway to one of the area’s many bed and breakfasts, or take lessons together to share in each other’s interests. The Chuck MacLean Arts Centre offers many programs throughout the year on everything from dance and painting to photography. Spend the day with one another at a spa. Arrange for a night out watching a play, or attend a movie at Duggan Cinemas or the Bailey Theatre. If you can wait an extra day, take in the Feb. 14 to 16 Nordlys Film Festival, featuring a full weekend of award-winning films, local music and headliner entertainment.

• If you plan to propose on Valentine’s Day, hide the engagement ring in a box of candy or at the bottom of a glass filled with champagne. Buy a pair of special champagne flutes and make a toast with your favorite bubbly. Then pop the big question.

• Jewelry is always a special gift for women.

One idea from James Cardiff, owner of Richardson’s Jewellery, is to buy her a heart-shaped locket and put a picture of yourself inside.

“You can personalize the locket with your loved one’s initials so she’ll have something to wear that’s hers alone,” says Cardiff.

• Give silk or glass flowers that will last forever. If your beloved has a green thumb, give a flowering plant that you can plant in your garden and enjoy year after year.

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Documentary shows slice of life of auctioneer

By Laurel Nadon The Camrose Booster A day-in-the-life of a Vegreville auctioneer has become a documentary made by two former local residents, and will air at the upcoming Nordlys Film and Arts Festival.

The Auctioneer is a collaboration between Hans Olson and friend Clark Banack.

Olson describes the 58-minute documentary as a “bit off the beaten path,” with no music or commentary.

“We decided we wanted to make a documentary giving a slice of life and inviting the audience to be in the auctioneer’s life for an hour,” Olson said.

The Auctioneer was filmed over 14 days in the summer of 2011, with editing taking several years. It first premiered at Hot Docs in Toronto, and was then invited to the Edmonton Film Festival, where it showed last September. It will screen at the Nordlys Film and Arts Festival at the Bailey Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m.

Produced by the National Film Board, the documentary follows Dale Menzak, an auctioneer who specializes in the sale of family farms.

From his portable auctioneer’s booth, Menzak helps to liquidate farm equipment, then dons a somber necktie and trades his horse for a hearse to return to his job as embalmer and funeral home director.

“It’s about people in that process of letting go,” Olson said. “I think people appreciated the window into his life.”

Menzak was on hand after the screening in Edmonton for a question and answer period with the audience, with people lined up for a chance to speak with him. He said

The Auctioneer, which follows a Vegreville man who works as both an auctioneer and funeral home director, is a collaboration between former local residents Hans Olson and Clark Banack. The documentary was shown at the Edmonton Film Festival last September and will screen at the Nordlys Film and Arts Festival at the Bailey Theatre on Feb. 15.

he was shocked when people asked for autographs.

“It was different watching yourself on TV,” Menzak laughed. “I think it opened the city people’s eyes. To start farming now is just about an impossibility, with the price of land and machinery.”

He said that while his passion and main source of income is auctioneering, he can now see the similarities between his two roles.

“In a way they’re the same; it’s an ending to something, some part of life,” Menzak said.

Banack was able to bring his first-hand experiences to the film, as his family sold its farm near Kingman at an auction sale in 2001.

“I was the guy who had been through this before,” Banack said. “I think having that experience helped us shape the film in a more authentic way.”

Banack, who is now a political science professor at York University in Toronto, said the land had been in his family for two generations.

“We knew it was coming for a while. It wasn’t a ter-

ribly depressing or traumatic experience, but it was hard for everybody involved,” Banack said. “I think most of my family would rather be farming than doing what they’re doing, but this is where we’ve ended up.”

Olson, son of Verlyn and Mardell Olson, grew up near Armena and attended Hay Lakes School with Banack and later attended the University of Alberta Augustana Campus. His love for film began with the Pretty Hill Film Festival held in his parents’ basement. That festival

has now become the Nordlys Film and Arts Festival, a popular Camrose event.

Olson went on to study screenwriting at Langara College in Vancouver and completed a directing program at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. Now residing in Edmonton, Olson is the former president and current board member of the Nordlys Film and Arts Festival.

Olson’s first documentary, Where Credit is Due, was filmed in Guatemala and produced in 2008 with the support of Camrose non-profit group Sahakarini. He has also directed Bronwen’s Ark (2006) and Baby Boots (2008).

“For me, documentaries start with the seed of curiosity about something and to step into someone else’s world and share it with others,” Olson said.

Olson also directed and co-wrote the short drama, Champagne, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was broadcast on CBC and The Movie Network. He is currently working on Figurine, his first full length fiction film which should be completed by this summer.

Banack said that while The Auctioneer is his first documentary, he hopes to team up with Olson again.

“Collaborating with my friend was great fun, but it was also a chance to tell a rural story,” Banack said. “It was a pleasant surprise to learn how much energy is still out in rural areas.”

There will be a question and answer period following the screening at the Nordlys Film and Arts Festival, with Menzak auctioneering off items to benefit the Camrose and District Hospice Society.

Distinguished Alumni award to be presented to Cheryl Bartlett Compiled using information from Christopher Thrall

The Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta will present a 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award to Dr. Cheryl Bartlett at its Community Scholarship Banquet Feb. 26.

Dr. Cheryl Bartlett is Professor Emerita at Cape Breton University in Sydney, NS, after retiring from her position as Professor of Biology and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Integrative Science in December 2012.

Cheryl grew up in Duchess, AB – north of Brooks – in the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy.

After being convinced that Camrose Lutheran College could offer considerably richer educational and personal growth opportunities than could her village’s public school, she graduated from high school at CLC in 1973.

“My first memorable “wow” moment was listen-

ing to Chester Ronning talk about China during orientation activities, in my first year at CLC,” Cheryl recalls.

The College had a few international students at the time, and she has fond memories of coming to know them as good friends.

Cheryl worked in the cafeteria, served on the student council, and joined the varsity volleyball and canoe teams, both of which competed in the Alberta College Athletic Conference. Her favourite professors were the biology team – Dave Larson, Morley Riske and Don Pattie – as well as chemistry professor Peter Kneoss and outdoor education instructor Garry Gibson. She also held immense respect for varsity coach Di Lunde. She has fond memories of tobogganing in Jubilee Park and camping trips along Stoney Creek.

“I participated in two federally-funded “Opportunities for Youth” summer work/ research projects – which we proposed ourselves,” says

Cheryl. “The first saw six of us canoe and camp the entire length of the Battle River, mapping and analyzing the distribution of beaver dams on the river. The second saw four of us live in a lean-to along the Battle River while researching and writing a book on edible wild plants of the area. We also worked for the City of Camrose to develop a mosquito monitoring and abatement program.

For all these projects and adventures, professors Larson, Knoess, Riske, and Pattie provided much appreciated advice and guidance.”

Cheryl went on to complete her Bachelor of Science (honours) in Zoology at the University of Alberta in 1977. She followed these with an MSc in 1980 and PhD in 1984 from the University of Guelph; both degrees involved research on the nematode parasites of wild animals. She did post-doctoral work at the Laboratoire des Vers at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle

in Paris, France, and also served for several years as assistant editor for the international Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

Cheryl started at Cape Breton University in 1989, teaching biology, parasitology, and infectious diseases.

She soon transitioned into integrative science, a transdisciplinary effort to bring indigenous and western scientific knowledge and ways of knowing together.

She worked closely with Mi’kmaq Elders to create a unique degree program, which serves to attract more Aboriginal students into post-secondary sciences.

Both the undergraduate program and Cheryl’s related research activities adopted two-eyed seeing as a guiding principle. Over the years, Cheryl and elders Murdena and Albert Marshall have given almost 200 formal presentations on integrative science and two-eyed seeing for local to international audiences.

Cheryl was awarded the Canada Research Chair in Integrative Science in 2002.

In recognition of her work, Cheryl was appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada in December 2011.

“At CLC, I discovered professors whose passion was biology – the area that I wished to pursue in university,” Cheryl says. “I found an excellent education from inspiring teachers. I met tremendous people and developed wonderful friendships. CLC was a safe, quality environment for my transition to a life independent of family home and beyond small town environment.”

Cheryl currently lives in Sydney, Nova Scotia with her husband, George, and their three dogs.

Cheryl will be at the Augustana Campus Feb. 25 and 26, where she will deliver class lectures, host coffee conversations, present a public talk and facilitate a faculty and staff workshop.

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Rick, who is a 30-year veteran of the police service, was named for his dedication to minor sports as a coach and mentor, his service as Chairman of the Board of the Camrose Mixed Slow Pitch Association and as a member of the city’s Minor Hockey Board.

His community service also includes volunteering at the Big Valley Jamboree and fund-raising for the DARE program, which educates our city’s youth in ways to make positive choices when faced with difficult situations.

Beyond the actual physical acts of volunteering, this member of our city’s police force also provides the personal touches that good mentors do and the kids he works with have numerous stories that provide evidence of the fact that he cares more about their personal development than just winning the games they play.This truly is the mark of a great volunteer and coach!

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H&R Block Camrose owner Janice Zimmerman was excited to receive the Franchisee of the Year award at the H&R Block national convention, which was held in Montreal Oct. 22. Making the presentation were, left to right, Peter Bruno, chief operations officer, H&R Block Canada, Rick Brown, president of H&R Block Canadian operations, and Bill Cobb, president and chief executive officer of H&R Block International.

By Dan Jensen

Janice Zimmerman was able to cross one more thing off her bucket list after receiving the F. Patrick Kelly Franchisee of the Year award at the H&R Block national convention in Montreal Oct. 22.

“The first year they announced the award in 2004 I set my sights on it because Pat was just an awesome guy,” explained Zimmerman. “He had many key attributes which help us recognize how vital ingenuity, dedication, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit are to our organization.”

Though she wasn’t told ahead of time that she had been chosen for the award, Zimmerman started to get suspicious when a H&R Block representative started to ask her questions about how long she had been with the company and how many tax returns she does each year.

“When they said in the introduction the franchisee has been in business since 1990 that is when I really started to tune in,” she said, “And when they announced I was the winner I was beside myself. I think I hugged everybody in my path and I came dangerously close to hugging the camera guy who had come from Kansas City.”

Zimmerman has grown the H&R Camrose from a franchise that completed around 2,000 returns in the year she purchased it in 1990 to one that did 6,952 returns at the end of the last fiscal year in 2013.

“When we purchased the business we had seven staff altogether, five of who did tax returns, a receptionist and a girl in the back who put everything together,” said Zimmerman. “Today generally we have 12, including Margaret Nordin and Sandy Masculuk, two dedicated ladies who have been with me from day one.

Without the efforts of the staff I wouldn’t be here today. They are so instrumental in everything that happens. As soon as I received the award I was texting everybody to let them know the news.”

Zimmerman has served for the last three years on an H&R Block advisory board that answers questions people may have about their taxes.

“They were looking for three or four people who would commit to serving and I was one of those that

agreed,” she said. “Last year I personally answered about 200 or 300 questions over the internet. I like doing it because it keeps me up to date on all the tax information. Unless I am absolutely positive I always double check the answers that I give.”

H&R Block Camrose has conducted tax schools every fall for the last 25 years (with the exception of one year) to keep everyone abreast of the changes in the tax world. It has also hired a U.S. tax specialist to deal with the higher demand for U.S. returns, and made it a priority to keep up to date on changes in technology.

“When I bought the business we did all our tax returns with pencil and paper,” said Zimmerman.

“Today, everything is done on the computer. We are starting a new program for this tax season that will allow people to get their refund on a debit-type card. Rather than giving them a cheque for their return amount we will be giving them the card with the return already loaded onto it. There are many people who don’t have bank accounts so this will save waiting for cheques to appear. It will also be more convenient for those who choose the service.”

Zimmerman has been a solid supporter of community organizations, and believes it is important that everyone in her office to give back in some way.

“We donate around $1,500 to charitable organizations each year. We’re going to sponsor the Camrose Kodiaks game on Feb. 14, when they honour Joe Colborne, and will be giving out clappers and prizes to everyone who attends.”

Zimmerman’s dedication to helping her customers gives her an edge in the industry that hasn’t always been so welcoming.

She recalls being told by the principal of her business college that accounting wasn’t a girl field and that she should just be a secretary.

Zimmerman said she was honoured to be recognized as franchisee of the year.

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Real Estate FARMS • ACREAGES • RANCHES For Sale by Tender Two parcels of pasture land in Flagstaff County north of Daysland. This land is subject to a No Break / No Drain Conservation Easement Agreement with Ducks Unlimited Canada.

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We request that you place your offers with a 5% deposit to George Singer, Linview Realty Inc., not later than 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 20, 2014. The offers will be opened in the presence of Linview Realty representatives and the sellers. It is understood by all parties that the acceptance / rejection of any offer will be solely at the discretion of the sellers. For more detailed information, viewing of the property or any details regarding the bidding process, call George at 780-608-6555.

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On Jan. 21, members of the Killam/Forestburg RCMP Detachment, with the assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team and RCMP Special Tactical Operations, executed a search warrant at a rural property in Flagstaff County. A multitude of stolen property was recovered during the course of the two-day search. The value of the property is estimated to be in excess of $40,000, and included items such as ATVs, a utility trailer, generators, miscellaneous tools and a 1,000 gallon propane tank. The search warrant was the result of a lengthy investigation into the stolen property. A 39-year-old Flagstaff County man was charged with a number of criminal offences, including possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. He was scheduled to appear in Killam Provincial Court on Feb. 4.

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Couples face financial decisions

Mirrel and Clara Nelson were married in the First Baptist Church in Camrose on Jan. 30, 1944. The couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Jan. 30 with family and friends at Deer Meadows.

Once all the decision making with regards to their big day has been put to rest, couples taking the plunge often must make financial decisions before or shortly after walking down the aisle.

After deciding on everything from the guest list to music to menus, couples may not be in the mood to do any more planning once everything has been put in place for their wedding day. But financial planning is best done as soon as possible.

Perhaps the best place for you to start when discussing finances is your respective thoughts toward money. Discussing your resources and your financial goals is imperative to establishing a relationship where each of you becomes more responsible or more flexible with your finances.

It’s also a good thing to discuss if you’d like to combine bank accounts, or if you’d just like to continue on with your own personal accounts.

Joint accounts can give you both easy access to funds, while also increasing the likelihood that you’ll avoid fees, as your joint account will boast a higher balance and earn more interest on the combined savings.

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accounts, you’re also maintaining some level of independence as well.

For those couples who have already walked down the aisle, it is important to consider the tax ramifications of marriage. Filing jointly and itemizing your tax returns could be a great option for newlyweds, as two people are likely to have more deductions than just one person filing alone.

Keep track of any deductible expenses, including anything from charitable contributions.

Health insurance is also a decision most newlyweds have to make once they’ve officially tied the knot. Since most people are covered by employer-sponsored plans, combining policies can often be a less expensive way to go without sacrificing any health benefits. Typically, one policy that adds a spouse as a dependent is less expensive than two separate policies with no dependents.

For instance, those who are self-employed and paying for their own policy will most assuredly find it cheaper to join their spouse’s employersponsored plan.

While health insurance is a chief concern, newlyweds also need to consider whether or not life insurance is an avenue they want to travel down. Particularly for newlyweds who have recently purchased a house together, life insurance could

be a necessity to ensure that one spouse can still afford to make the mortgage payments should the other pass away. If you already have children, life insurance is a necessity. Also, if either spouse has any pre-existing policies, they should be updated as soon as possible after the wedding to list the spouse as a beneficiary.

Examining the things you own is also something couples need to consider, particularly if you already own a home. If you have expensive jewelry, for instance, increase your homeowner’s insurance to add extra protection. Also, with respect to auto insurance, oftentimes combining policies is the most cost-effective way to go. Typically, insurance companies lower premiums with each car added onto the policy. Many auto insurance companies also view married couples as safer drivers, which also leads to lower premiums.

Finally, the last and perhaps most difficult financial decision to make is whether or not to get a prenuptial agreement. For many couples, pre-nups are irrelevant. But for couples who already have substantial assets or children from a previous marriage, a prenup can be the best way to protect their children and money should they pass away prematurely or end up divorced.

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Sponsors of the 2014 Canadian Bull Congress at Camrose Regional Exhibition Jan. 24 and 25 were: (left to right, front) Marjorie Mann, Royal Bank of Vanada, Rod Suter, UFA, Mark Schneider, ATB Financial, Marilyn Taschuk, ATB Financial, Meagan Forberg, Lammle’s, Kim Boyco, CIBC, Michael Latimer, CIBC, (second row, left to right) Guy Labrecque, TD Bank, Rob Poirier, 790 CFCW, Dave Carkner, Patcher Energy, Jerry Vanderdussen, Nu Edge Construction, Jon Parker, Nu Edge Construction, Gordon Labodetta, FCC, Wilf Eastwood, Fountain Tire, Jason Baker, FCC, Shawn Wilson, Zoetius, (back row, left to right) Bill Sears and Agnes Hoveland, City of Camrose, John Chomniak, Chomniak Charolais, Don Gregorwich, Camrose County, Staci Klein, TD Bank, Doug Lyseng, Camrose County, Sharon Kiziak, BMO, Jeff Trumpour, BMO, John Bibo, AFSC, and Kevin Cummings, Wetaskiwin Co-op.

Results from the 2014 Canadian Bull Congress

By Dan Jensen A number of special awards were handed out at the Canadian Bull Congress Jan. 24 and 25.

The grand champion award for pen of three bulls was presented to Vikse Family Farm.

The reserve grand champion award for pen of three bulls was presented to Miller Angus Wilson.

The 4-H heifer project champion award was presented to Mackenzie Denschikoff.

The 4-H project reserve grand champion award was presented to Jacey Massey.

The purebred single heifer champion award was presented to Miller Wilson Angus.

Purebred Single Heifer Champion – Miller Wilson Angus.

The purebred single heifer reserve champion award was presented to the Lakeland College student managed farm.

The senior bull champion award was presented to SS Cattle Company Ltd. The senior bull reserve champion award was presented to MJT Cattle Company Ltd. The rancher’s choice champion award was presented to Vikse Family Farm.

The rancher’s choice reserve champion award was presented to Rancier Farms.

Bruce Wrubelesky was the bullnanza draw down winner, picking the Bull entered by New Trend Cattle Co. The Morand Maternity pen draw was won by Ayrey Farms.

Hairy Hill Cattle Co. won the RBC marketing award.

Shawn Wilson with Zoetus won first place in the celebrity cattle show.

Jackie Rae Greening from CFCW won second place in the celebrity cattle show.

The Alberta Angus Association won the people’s choice award in the steak challenge.

The Alberta Beef P roducers / Ca nad ia n Cattlemen’s Association won the sportsmanship award in the steak challenge.

The Alberta Angus Association won the best beef award in the steak challenge.

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Rosalind Ag Society stages An Unnecessary Farce The Rosalind Ag Society presented four performances of An Unnecessary Farce at the Rosalind Hall Jan. 23 to 26. The first three performances were dinner theatres, while the one on Jan. 26 involved a little more fun and improvisation.

An Unnecessary Farce is an award-winning stage comedy by Paul Slade Smith that involves a cheap hotel room, two cops, three crooks, a whole lot of lies and a little bit of sex appeal. It also has a Scottish motif with kilts, bagpipes and other Scottish cultural conventions.

The Rosalind Agricultural Society has been putting on play performances for quite a while; they’ve been performing for 22 years. Since the original performance in 1992, they’ve been choosing, rehearsing and performing plays every other year. That performance, Arsenic and Old Lace, was a fundraiser put on at the time by the agricultural society in order for the entire Rosalind high school to go see one of history’s greatest and most famous plays, Phantom of the Opera. These performances have always been directed, and sometimes acted in, by the same person, Ken Valgardson.

He believes wholly in these performances, and his dedication and humorous way of talking prove that these have been, and will continue to be, shows to Keltie Eeles as Officer Dwyer and Trent Langille as Officer Eric Sheridan watch a video remember. from the sting room trying to prove the mayor is up to no good in An Unnecessary Farce.

World Snow Day celebrated at Miquelon Lake

By Dan Jensen

Children pull a wooden goose during the World Snow Day event at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park.

Rhett and Jacob Langille, Morgan Kushnerick and Emily Moore prepare for a snowshoe adventure during World Snow Day at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park.

Natalie Thain was able to enjoy the balmy winter weather on the skating rink during World Snow Day at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park.

Miquelon Lake Provincial Park gave families and particularly children a chance to explore and enjoy the outdoors Jan. 19 during the second annual World Snow Day. “We offered free activities like snowshoeing and broomball, the chance to knock the head off a snowman, and a goose race,” said Miquelon La ke P rovincial Park employee and Snow Day coordinator Morgan Cole.

“We also had a bonfire, s’mores, and hot beverages.”

World Snow Day is the second phase of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) ‘Bring Children to the Snow’ campaign, which seeks to motivate children aged from 4-14 by encouraging all stakeholders to celebrate all things snow around the world simultaneously. It seeks not only to give the children memories for a life time but also hopes to help revive the numbers in snow sports participation.

“World Snow Day is unlike those other days as it brings together many of the general benefits and combines them with the joy and wonder of the snow,” said FIS president Gian Franco Kasper. “It is a day where children come together with their families, encouraged to enjoy and explore the snow, whilst learning about the environment, the health benefits of snow activities and safety on and off the snow. World Snow Day delivers an experience for each and every participating child that they will cherish for a life time and would like to re-live each year.”

The motto of World Snow Day encompasses the three Es: explore, enjoy and experience.

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The Camrose Primary Care Network (PCN) is offering a one day Grief and Bereavement Workshop in Bashaw on Saturday, Feb. 22, which will explain the differences between bereavement, grief and mourning.

This workshop is for people who are coping with grief and loss, as well as for people interested in becoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;grief helpersâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; co-workers, family members or even physicians and health care professionals supporting people going through a loss. Participants will learn: The difference between bereavement, grief and mourning; stages of grief; common symptoms of grief; coping with grief; and how to access appropriate community resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one is exempt from the heartache of losing a loved one, so letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learn together how we can help each other,â&#x20AC;? said facilitator and registered nurse with a certificate in grief support, Colette Howery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking alongside another person in the grief journey is in itself a learning experience. There are no set rules or steps or instructions to fix those who mourn. Life changes with each loss experienced. Learn how to create a safe place for people to work through their new realityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; without judgment or shame.

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This free workshop, being held at the Majestic Theatre in Bashaw, will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes lunch. To receive more information or to register, contact the Camrose PCN at 780-608-4927 or visit www.camrosepcn.com. Space is limited and registrations will be taken until Feb. 19.

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Kyle Nickel is counting down the days until he leaves for the Netherlands as the newest Rotary Club of Camrose exchange student.

“I am definitely looking forward to it, but at the same time I am a little nervous,” said Nickel, a Grade 10 student at Camrose Composite High School. “It is going to be a daunting task trying to learn a completely different language and getting used to a second culture with all its different customs, likes and dislikes.”

Rotary District 5370 (of which the Rotary Club of Camrose is a part) purposely chooses non-English speaking countries with which to conduct student exchanges.

“One of our goals,” said Rotary Club of Camrose youth exchange program committee chair Donna Phillips, “is to have the students come back fluent in another language.”

Nickel was chosen for the year-long exchange after undergoing a rigorous written application and interview process. In a meeting with the District selection committee Jan. 11 he was asked to give a speech on one of five topics to illustrate how familiar he is with pressing issues affecting Alberta.

“I chose to give my speech on First Nations residential schools,” said Nickel. “I felt that is one of the things that a Rotary

“I talked to friends who have come over from the Netherlands a few years ago to visit with my family and they described it as a nice country with a great education system.”

exchange student might be questioned about.”

Nickel will be living with four or five host families.

“They might be Rotary members or they might not,” said Phillips. “Many of the students we send out stay with parents of students who have been chosen for a Rotary exchange but are not actually Rotarians themselves.”

The Rotary district typically sends out 20 to 25 students every year, while bringing in the same number.

“We have no idea at this point in time where the incoming students are going to be coming from,” said Phillips. “We should be finding out in the spring.”

The Netherlands was Nickel’s number one choice out of the 23 countries from which he was able to choose.

“I talked to my grandfather and found that a lot of his family had come from the Netherlands,” said Nickel. “I also talked to friends who have come over from the Netherlands a few years ago to visit with my family and they described it as a nice country with a great education system.

Nickel will be taking

Grade 11 courses while is away but expects that he will have to still take a good part of Grade 11 when he returns home in 2015.

“He might be able to transfer some high school credits but the curriculum they have doesn’t match what we have here,” said Phillips.

Nickel became interested in applying for the Rotary Youth exchange after Phillips came into his classroom and explained what it was all about.

“I talked about what she said to my parents after I came home and they encouraged me, telling it would be a great thing to do,” he said.

Nickel also talked with Dustin Gagnon, a Camrose student who was in Switzerland in 2012 and 2013.

“He told me it was one of the best experiences he had ever had and definitely felt that it was worth it,” he said.

Phillips explained that Gagnon’s experience went as smoothly as an exchange can go.

“There were no bumps in the road. Very often when exchange students stay with four or five families there is one they don’t like. It wasn’t

like that with Dustin. He had a really good year and, because of his trip, his mother is now a Rotarian.”

Rotary International has been conducting youth exchange programs since the late 1970s or early 1980s with the goal of furthering international goodwill and understanding and enabling participants to understand and appreciate the culture and accomplishments of people in other lands. By living and studying for one year in a different culture, students further their education and broaden their outlook, learn a different way of living, a new language and a great deal about themselves, and view the world from a different perspective.

“It is good for not only the student but the entire community,” said Phillips.

“There is a ripple effect that occurs in the community when a student from another country comes into the school, something with which families and teachers who are around that student are familiar.”

While he hasn’t made many plans yet as to the different sights he wants to see in the Netherlands in his free time, Nickel is

interested in exploring the country’s colourful and historical cities.

He isn’t sure yet whether he will be in a big city like Amsterdam or in a smaller rural community.

Nickel will be attending a meeting with the other exchange students from across the district in March where he will learn all he needs to know about living in another country as well as what Rotary will be expecting of him.

“He will be learning about how to stay safe in another country and how Rotary will be supporting him,” said Phillips.

Nickel will be expected to give presentations to the Rotary Club and other community groups when he returns home.

“We are going to ask Kyle to help us promote the exchange, talk it up at school and help the next generation of students get ready,” said Phillips. “We work in a cycle where the previous (exchange students help the new students).

Nickel said he is interested in a career in engineering, but might change his mind and go into something else like international development like former Rotary youth exchange student Connor Malone.

“The students come back with an international perspective on life,” said Phillips. “They get the travel bug and look at political issues in a different way after a year in another country.”

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Mr. Breakspear, who lives in Australia and is the founder of the global educational consultancy LearnLabs, spoke to about 75 school teachers and administrators from across Battle River School Division, as well as from both Edmonton school divisions and Elk Island Catholic Schools in an evening event at the Bailey Theatre on February 4.

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Succession planning is important for the next generation of family business owners

By Dan Jensen

Do you have a plan to keep your business running once you are no longer around?

If so, you are one of the few. “Only seven per cent of business owners have formal plans for transfership or for how that move is going to go forward,” said Alberta Business Family Institute executive director Shauna Feth during a presentation to Camrose Chamber of Commerce members on succession planning Jan. 8. “It (the business) is not always going to go to another family member; it is not always going to go to the next generation.”

The fact that there are so many business who do not have a succession plan is concerning when one considers our aging population.

“Seventy one per cent of business owners are exiting within the next 10 years,” said Feth. “It is a huge number. We know that baby boomers have re-signed everything they have done across the board. This is going to be another one. In Canada we are talking about a trillion dollar generation of assets. It is incomprehensible how much money is going to transfer. We have never seen anything like it before.”

The Alberta Business Family Institute guides businesses and families through 12 steps with their succession planning.

1. Determining the owner/manager commitment.

“We look at whether the business owner is ready to let go or ready to commit to looking at succession planning, as well as the timelines that are involved,” explained Feth.

“In a perfect situation we are given five to 10 years to start planning, but that is not always the case. We are often thrown into situations that are quite critical.”

2. Consulting with and advising other stakeholders.

“It is important to talk to other key family members that are in the business, key non family members that are employees of the business, all the stakeholders, senior managers and shareholders,” said Feth. “We need top get their input on the next steps while they are in transition.”

3. The establishment of governance structures.

“We take a look at things like family councils, advisory boards, bards of directors and shareholders,” said Feth. “This is where we start implementing structure around how this process takes place.

Things like advisory boards, leadership development plans all fall in here, and that is relevant to any business.”

4. The analysis and assessment of key documents for family, the business and ownership, including wills, power of attorneys, family trusts, pre nuptials, personal net worth statements.

“There is a lot of contentious stuff in here, even when you start talking about prenups,” said Feth.

“We were in a situation where, the morning of the wedding, the dad went to his son and asked his (to be) wife to sign a prenup.

That didn’t go over very well needless to say and the wedding didn’t happen.

The thing about all the governance we talk about is that once it is implemented and accepted as standard it is not a big deal.

I mean, if that girl had known when she started going out with the boy that there would have been a prenup involved it wouldn’t have been a big deal, but because of the way it was entered into it was a very big deal.”

5. Evaluation.

It is important, said Feth, that the family evaluate the current financial position of the business and what it is going to need to support itself.

“When you start five years out you can make succession decisions on the purchasing mechanics when the business transitions. There are a lot of different ways of doing that.”

6. Determining the vision of the business.

“This is critical so that things like your strategic plan, the individual roles, are all standardized,” said Feth. “You want everything in a state so that when the next generation takes over there is already a formalized process and a corporate structure that is in place and that nothing changes.”

7. Choosing a candidate to take over.

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“You really have to think about everything in your discussions with the beneficiaries,” said Feth. “It is really important, especially in the family business situation, to explain why you are doing things the way you are.

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“I can’t stress enough how important this is in life as well as in succession planning,” said Feth.

“It starts with the children. You need to educate them about the value of money, financial literacy, what it means to be a business owner, as well as the differences between ownership and management.

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“You need to make sure that those minimum expectations are being met for any role they are going to take on in the company moving forward.”

10. The restructure of ownership.

“This is a critical step as well because you have to know who is going to get the shares,” said Feth.

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11. The establishment of a contingency succession plan.

“We have been in situations where we have a great plan in place, where we have been working with the family for years, then something happens to the child,” said Feth. “What would you do in that case?

What is plan B for lack of a better term?”

12. A review of the plan for succession.

“You don’t want to write out the plan and stash it somewhere,” said Feth. “You need to bring it out as a family, as a business and as an ownership group and review and reevaluate it so that everything is current and relevant. Things change from year to year in a family.

There are spouses being brought in, children being born, people passing away.

You need to make sure you are keeping this as a living document.”

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