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Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

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Q Nickname? A JT Q Favorite pets or animals? A My dog ‘Blu’-german shepherd. Q Vacation this year... you’re heading to? A Out to the lake. My family and I tend to go to the

cabin every weekend and try for every holiday.

Q The weekend in St. Albert, what are you doing? A Going to the lake with the whole family. Q Favourite place to eat in St. Albert? A River City Grill.

GETTING TO KNOW JOHN THOMPSON

Q Favorite thing about St. Albert? A The lifestyle here. It’s quiet, but progressive. I

believe our mayor has done a great job balancing family needs with good business development.

Q Great moment you had at work? A Daily seeing our younger brokers ﬂourish. Q What’s the one problem customers come to you most often with? A Lack of communication with their existing bank.

Q What’s the best piece of business advice you’ve

Q You would describe your sense of style as ... ? A Cosmo meets western. Q What’s your goal for your business over the next

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A Continued controlled growth.

Q Any advice you can give St. Albert residents, regarding their Mortgage options & solutions? A As we are metro Edmonton’s largest broker organization, we have access to some exclusive products. It never hurts to check out your options.

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A Do not chase money - build relationships.

Q You’re driving in your car, what music is playing? Q What’s the best way you’ve found to keep a balance between work and family A Miles Davis/Annie Lennox/Jimmy Hendrix. Q Best thing about your job? A My most favorite part is when I can get ﬁrst time

home buyers into their very ﬁrst home. I enjoy helping every one of my clientelle to complete their mortgage needs and make it an easy and enjoyable experience for them. It is very gratifying to see their faces and hear their excitement. I also love dealing with the public and my co-workers.

Q Favorite movie? A 6 Degrees of Separation. Q Favorite hobbies? A Again ‘lake’ related... ﬁshing, boating, quading,

spending time with my grand children (nothing puts me in a better mood than to play with my grand children and to hear them laugh).

Q What sets you apart in your business? A Service, service and more service.

life? A Still trying to ﬁnd it. But I do believe in keeping the two seperate.

Q If we’re heading on a coffee run, you’re having ... ? A Tim’s large double double. Q How messy is your desk/workspace? A I try to keep a tidy desk. Cluttered desk =

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News . . . . . . . . . 3 Opinion . . . . . . . . 8 Entertainment . . . . . 16 Back to School . . . . 23 Health . . . . . . . 32 Lifestyle . . . . . . . 34 Business . . . . . . 38 stalbertjobs.com . . . .39

St. Albert Staples employee Thomas Taylor holds up a few of the supplies collected at the store Saturday as part of the 18th annual Tools for School campaign, conducted by the United Way. The supplies will be put into backpacks and given out to students in kindergarten through Grade 12 who have limited access to necessary school supplies.

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Vanna, a five-year-old English bulldog owned by Nadine Topilko of St. Albert, was one of about a dozen hopefuls vying Monday for roles in the upcoming St. Albert Children’s Theatre production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, which opens at the Arden Theatre this November. See story, page 16.

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249,260 That’s how many mid-size SUVs General Motors will have to recall to fix a potential fire hazard, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States. The recall will affect Chevrolet Trailblazers and GMC Envoys from the 2006 and 2007 model years, as well as certain Buick Rainiers, Saab 9-7Xs and Isuzu Ascenders from the same years.

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Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas officially opens a 740-kilometre stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway, making Saskatchewan the first province to complete their portion of the highway.

Council back after summer break

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

After a four-week summer break, St. Albert city council eased themselves back into things this week, tackling a fairly light agenda at their regular meeting on Monday afternoon. The agenda included a pair of public hearings — although no members of the public spoke at either one — as well as a couple of other matters, like provincial transit funding and the upcoming 2013 civic budget process. LOT SIZES Perhaps the most significant matter addressed on Monday, at least in the eyes of many councillors, was a motion made by Mayor Nolan Crouse to have City of St. Albert staff get the ball rolling on any legislative changes needed to allow for smaller singlefamily lot sizes in the community “to reflect the current market and provide more alternatives for all demographics.” Crouse said he has heard from developers and the Capital Region Board about the need for such a move, and it should be an easy fix. “This is not expensive; this is done with internal staff ... and the adjustments have long-term benefits for the region, for us being more age-friendly without being a major departure from how the community has been built,” the mayor said. Other councillors were very supportive. “This really shows the region that we’re committed to this issue of attracting youth, which has a lot to

11.5 metres to 13 metres. “[This] would increase densities and allow for apartment and townhouse developments, which are needed in St. Albert to meet the needs of younger families, MDP FIGURES The first of the public hearings on the working class and maybe some seniors,” said Coun. Len the agenda dealt with amendments Bracko. “I think it’s an important to the City’s Municipal improvement.” Development Plan to bring A second amendment that population projections therein in would have rezoned a 0.84-hectare line with those put forward by the portion of land Capital Region further south Board. from R3A to R3 The MDP was withdrawn, was originally as City staff projecting indicated that St. Albert’s the builder who population to was looking reach 105,000 Nolan Crouse St. Albert mayor to buy that by the year property and 2029, but CRB build on it has projections peg since decided not to proceed with the city’s population by that time at their sale offer. 90,808. A few other housekeeping GREEN TRIP amendments were also included Also on the agenda Monday in this motion, including updated was an update to the City’s list maps, neighbourhood names, park of priorities under the Alberta names and road patterns. government’s GreenTRIP program. GreenTRIP is a provincial capital ERIN RIDGE NORTH funding initiative to support Meanwhile, the other public public transit projects across hearing dealt with amendments the province. The first round of to the City’s land use bylaw, as developers Landrex were seeking to funding totalling $2 billion was change zoning designations in Erin administered in 2010, including $800 million in the Capital Region, Ridge North. and St. Albert Transit director Bob Councillors voted unanimously McDonald indicated Monday that to approve the rezoning of a the application period for a second 2.3-hectare portion of land from round of funding was “imminent.” one medium-density residential The revised list of priorities still designation (R3) to another (R3A). This would allow the maximum site lists the park-and-ride facility at the southern end of St. Albert density to increase from 35 to 94 units per hectare and the maximum as number one, at a cost of $30 million. building height to increase from do with affordability,” Coun. Cathy Heron said. A report is expected back before council in about six months.

“The adjustments have long-term benefits.”

“It is still in process; we do not have to resubmit,” McDonald said. “That is pending at this point, and we are making progress on that with the province and with the City of Edmonton.” Moving up the list to number two is a regional Smart Card system partnership, followed by growth bus purchases, priority corridor timing along St. Albert trail, garage expansion, a north transit centre/ park-and-ride, and possible light rail transit construction. BUDGET CALENDAR Councillors also approved Monday a number of changes to the way civic budget deliberations will happen as they get set to dive into that process again this fall. The actual meetings where council will deliberate the budget will be streamlined, chief financial officer Anita Ho said, focusing mainly on hearing presentations from outside agencies or other stakeholders, rather than going through the budget line by line. This should reduce the number of meetings from six to five, and the number of hours these meetings run from 30 to 16. Secondly, while councillors will still host public meetings to gather feedback on the budget, they also plan to hold meetings with specific community stakeholder groups, like the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce or the Community Information and Volunteer Centre, to gather very specific feedback. Finally, council will aim to take better advantage of technology and have budget materials delivered in a digital format rather than on paper as in years past.

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

YOUR COUNCIL NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Monday, August 27, 3:00 p.m. Council Chambers St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street

Agenda items:

The complete agenda package is posted to www.stalbert.ca • Library Non-Resident Membership Fee Review • Water Conservation and Efficiency Plan • 5:00 p.m. ○ Arts and Heritage Foundation Stewardship Agreement Options

HAVE YOUR SAY!

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HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN PUBLIC INPUT

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The City of St. Albert is developing a Heritage Management Plan to guide the conservation of historic resources. Your home may be a heritage property.

Slight route changes begin September 2, 2012.

How would you manage heritage assets? Visit www.stalbert.ca/HMP to learn more and to share your ideas in a short survey.

Service affects: • • •

Hard copies of the survey are available from Cultural Services and the Musée Héritage Museum, St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street or by calling 780-459-1600.

COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

Tuesday, August 28, 6:30 p.m. East Boardroom, Third Floor St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street

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• Quarter 2 Corporate Quarterly Report You can address Council on these or any other issues. Public appointments are heard at the beginning and end of each Council meeting. Call 780-459-1500 to register. Council meetings are televised on SHAW TV Channel 10 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., webcast live and archived: stalbert.ca

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SOCIAL MASTER PLAN

You have told the City of St. Albert that these social issues are important to you: • housing • access to health care • drug abuse • bullying among youth • creating safe neighbourhoods Let’s continue the conversation on how we can address these issues and further strengthen our community. Join us for the next round of community conversations. Register early by email at cparenteau@ st-albert.net or call 780-459-1756. Seating is limited. Sept. 5, 2 – 4 p.m. East Boardroom, City Hall Sept. 6, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Lacombe Clubhouse Sept. 11, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Grandin Clubhouse Sept. 17, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. East Boardroom, City Hall Sept.18, 1 – 3 p.m. Servus Place (Morinville Rm) Sept. 26, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Servus Place (Morinville Rm) Sept. 29, 12 – 4 p.m. Servus Place (Morinville Rm)

For information and ways to get involved, visit www.stalbert.ca/social-master-plan.

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Labour Day Long Weekend Swim Times Saturday, September 1:

Lane Swim – 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pre-School Plunge – 7 to 9 a.m. Family Swim – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 6 to 7 p.m. Public Swim – 1 to 5 p.m., 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, September 2:

Lane Swim – 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Pre-School Plunge – 7 to 9 a.m., Noon to 1 p.m. Family Swim – 1 to 4 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m. Public Swim – 9 a.m. to noon, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Monday, September 3:

Lane Swim – 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Family Swim – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Public Swim – 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TAKE NOTE FALL BLOCK PARTY FUN!

Fall is a fantastic time to organize a Block Party and reconnect with your neighbours after summer vacation...and you can still get FREE burgers and buns! For more information, call the Neighbourhood Development Team at 780-459-1756 or visit www.stalbert.ca/block-party-information

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BYLAW 19/2012 and BYLAW 20/2012 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 – 5 P.M COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ST. ALBERT PLACE A Public Hearing has been scheduled for Bylaw 19/2012 and Bylaw 20/2012. • Bylaw 19/2012, being Amendment 91 to Land Use Bylaw 9/2005, is a bylaw to amend the text of the Land Use Bylaw, by adding a new Downtown (DD) Land Use District. • Bylaw 20/2012, being Amendment 92 to Land Use Bylaw 9/2005, is a bylaw to redistrict lands legally described as:

Lots 78-82 incl.; Block 4; Plan 002-2499

Dog Swim

On the last day of swimming, at 5 p.m. the pool will be closed to people and opened for their pets. Bring your dogs to cool off for a great cause! Monday, September 3 5 to 9 p.m. Grosvenor Park Outdoor Pool 1 Grenfell Avenue, St. Albert Admission is by donation and will support the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS). Donations can be monetary and go towards one of SCARS Gift’s from the Heart, or can be a new or gently used pet toy, blanket or towel. For a complete list of possible donations, visit the SCARS website at: www.scarscare.org and go to the How You Can Help>Wishlist. For more information, contact Robynne at 780-458-2002.

CITY-WIDE CLEAN UP

Roll up your sleeves and be part of the first City-Wide Clean Up, part of the Spruce Up St. Albert initiative. September 22 and 23 Choose an area near your home or office See website for a list of clean-up locations and times. Neighbourhood Captains Needed! Sign up today! To register or for more information, visit www.stalbert.ca/spruce-up-st-albert or call 780-459-1600.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Plan 012-0542 Plan 012-2546 Plan 032-4015, 042-1876, 042-4195 Lot 77; Block 4; 032-5961 Lot 56,57; Block 3; 042-2500 Plan 082-5516 Plan 102-4050 Lots 57,60; Plan 243KS Lots 18A,19 &19A; Block 5; 3654KS Lot 61; Block 5; Plan 782-2207 Lot 29A; Block 5; Plan 792-0200 Lot 1; Block 5; Plan 792-1723

Lot 63; Block 5; Plan 802-0382

Lot 65; Block 5; Plan 822-2311 Lot 65; Block 4; Plan 832-0658 Lot 66; Block 5; Plan 912-3681 Plan 922-1626 Lot 67; Block 4; Plan 932-0551 Lots 68, 69 & 70; Block 4; Plan 952-3186 Lot 76; Block 4; Plan 952-5385 Lot 77; Block 4; Plan 992-2518 Lots 17,18,23,24,25, 31-44 incl.,56; Block 5; Plan G Lot 73; Block 4; Plan G Lot A;Plan 772-0845

and known municipally as the Perron Street and Gateway on the Trail character areas, from Mixed Commercial (MC) and Downtown Residential (DR) Land Use Districts to Downtown (DD) Land Use District, as shown on the sketch below. These amendments are the first step in the implementation process of the Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan (DARP) and are required to bring the Land Use Bylaw into compliance with DARP. Details of the proposals may be obtained by phoning the Planning Department at 780-459-1642. Copies of the proposed Bylaws may be examined between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays at the Legislative Services Department (3rd Floor) in St. Albert Place, St. Albert. A copy of this notice has been provided to the property owners within a 100 m radius of all lands as described above. Speaking to City Council If you wish to speak to City Council, please phone Legislative Services (780-459-1500) before 12:00 noon on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. You may also be heard by City Council by responding when the Chair of the Hearings calls upon any person present to speak in favour of or opposition to the proposed bylaws. Written Submissions If you prefer to write to City Council, send your written comments to the Legislative Officer, City of St. Albert, 5 St. Anne Street, St. Albert, Alberta, T8N 3Z9, or e-mail hearings@st-albert.net before 12:00 noon, Tuesday, August 28, 2012. All written submissions received before the deadline will be available for public viewing at the Public Hearings and at the Legislative Services Office. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act If you submit comments on these bylaws, either orally or in writing, the information you provide may be recorded in the minutes of the Public Hearings, or otherwise made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. DATES OF PUBLICATION: August 16 and 23 – St. Albert Leader August 18 and 25 – St. Albert Gazette

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Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Drugs, arson, scams keep local RCMP busy GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Drug busts, arson, scammers — St. Albert RCMP members have been a busy bunch lately. The first incident police had to deal with and are warning the public about involves a “quick change artist” who struck at the Totem Building Supplies store north of Wal-Mart on Sunday, Aug. 5. This con man came to the register with a young woman, possibly his daughter, and bought a roll of tape from the cashier. While she had the till open, the man asked her to make change for a pile of $50 bills that he placed on the counter. As the cashier started counting out $20 bills as change, the man slipped some of the $50 bills back into his pocket. When the cashier handed over the $20 bills, he slipped a few of those into his pocket while counting them. He then changed his mind, handed the $20 bills back without the cashier recounting them, and got his $50 bills back, making off with more than he started with.

The same suspect, accompanied by the same young girl, pulled the same move two days later at the Superstore Liquor Store at the south end of the city. RCMP say the suspect distracted the clerks by talking constantly, telling jokes and flirting with them. The young girl also chats with the clerks and asks lots of questions. Police are warning retailers to be on the lookout for this type of scammer. The suspect in these cases is described as having darker skin, a medium build, and short, curly black hair. The young girl with him also had a darker complexion and had her hair in pigtails. Anyone with any information on this case is asked to call the St. Albert RCMP detachment at 780-458-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). TRASH CANS LIT Meanwhile, in the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 16, local RCMP were trying to deal with a trio of firebugs making their way through downtown St. Albert. Police were called out around 4:15 a.m. after a park bench and a garbage can were set on fire in Lions Park, and

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another garbage can was set ablaze near St. Albert Place. The three suspects — one of whom was riding a small bicycle while the other two were on foot — were carrying a can of gasoline with them, which they used to start the fires. The bench in Lions Park was completely destroyed. The value of the burned items is not known. Police have no description of the suspects, but two of them may have been singed by one of the fires they started.

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Cops seek bike thieves

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Budding horticulturists Photo: glenn cook, St. Albert leader

Zachary Huising (left), 7, and sister Madeline hold up their winning entries in the St. Albert and District Garden Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual flower show, held over the weekend at St. Albert Place. Madeline took both first and second place in the arrangement in a toy category, while Zachary won third place.

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St. Albert RCMP are looking to chase down thieves who made off with two motorcycles from a local dealership earlier this month. On Friday, Aug. 10, between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m., two men entered Riverside Honda on St. Albert Trail. After walking through the store, they approached two bikes that were sitting outside the front door of the building. They then proceeded to push the bikes to a truck waiting in the parking lot, loaded them into the bed and drove off. The stolen bikes are a blue-andwhite 2011 Yamaha Y285 and a black-and-orange 2008 KTM4. The Yamaha was recovered when a third man tried to pawn it in Wetaskiwin. The KTM4 has not been recovered. A customer noticed the thievesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activity and reported it to store staff. No licence plate was noted, but the truck is described as a late 1990s grey or silver two-door Dodge Ram 1500 extended cab that was dusty or dirty.

Security cameras did capture the suspects as they walked through the store. Anyone with any information on this case is asked to call the St. Albert RCMP detachment at 780-458-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

OPINION

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Current setup most sensible

Here’s what people are saying about #StAlbert on Twitter:

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ight now, it must feel a lot like Christmas at the Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert. All that remains to be seen is whether they unwrap a new bike or get a lump of coal in their stocking. Just as little kids anticipate Christmas by Glenn Cook morning for weeks before Santa Claus actually arrives, the folks at the AHF have been anticipating Monday for some time. That’s when St. Albert city council will make a decision on what the future of the AHF will be as the stewardship agreement between the two sides is set to expire at the end of the year. Their options range from keeping things status quo, with the AHF operating at arm’s-length from the City of St. Albert, to folding the group into the City’s corporate structure. But before council makes that choice, it’s important to clarify that this is not a decision about the people on either side. There have been some personality clashes as the whole situation has unfolded, but those are not what council should be basing their decision on. It’s also not a decision about money. If it was, council would have dealt with it last fall during budget deliberations when the AHF came asking for $1.36 million. And if the AHF is absorbed into the City’s cultural services department, as some are advocating, that money will still be spent. In fact, having the AHF operating at arm’s length should result in more accountability to citizens, as arts and heritage spending won’t get lumped in with other City expenses. When it all boils down, this decision is about the organizational structure of the AHF, and fundamentally, that structure is sound. There is some duplication of services between the City and the AHF, and that does need to be addressed; so too should the communication breakdowns documented by both sides. But, for the most part, it ain’t broke, so there’s no need to fix it. For a community that has such pride in its arts and heritage, an independent, community-run body makes the most sense and gives citizens the best value for their tax dollars.

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Having fun, giving back at the same time

he Spirit of St. Albert (SOSA) is a registered not-for-profit Society whose mission is: “To foster community engagement and pride by embracing the vitality of the people of St. Albert through events and celebration.” We are a small but passionate and dedicated group of volunteer St. Albert residents who share this vision. SOSA began as a legacy group to carry on similar key events from St. Albert’s 150th anniversary celebrations based on the feedback from the community. We want to engage the community and give them an opportunity to get together and have fun. The St. Albert Food Bank has been identified by the directors as our primary charity, and over 700 pounds

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JOHNSON Spirit of St. Albert My City of food and $140 in cash was raised at our Baby Food Drive at the beginning of June. The Children’s Food Bank Carnival at our River Valley Picnic in Lions Park and surrounding areas on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. will hopefully top that, as we are asking for donations to play the carnival games! For your donation of cash or food, you will receive a stamp card that will give you the opportunity to play six of the carnival games and win prizes. When the stamp card is full, people can fill out the back to win fabulous prizes that were

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St. Albert teenager Vanessa Peynenburg is looking for what she calls ‘real models’ for a photo shoot for her Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful campaign.

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photographed, including victims of physical or sexual abuse, victims of alcoholism and addiction, victims of A young St. Albert woman wants to put bullying, people with physical disabilities, faces to the names of different disorders cancer survivors, visible minorities and and hardships that people go through in single parents. their lives. Hearing people come forward with Former Miss Teen St. Albert-World their stories only adds fuel to the fire of Vanessa Peynenburg is organizing a photo Peynenburg’s inspiration. shoot, scheduled for the end of August, that “I thrive off hearing these other people’s will showcase what she calls “real models” stories; that’s why I do what I do,” she said. — individuals who have overcome some of “Just to know how many people there are the toughest things imaginable for her Be that are going through similar things and Your Own Kind of Beautiful campaign. have to go through these challenges on a “I’m working on the outline for [the daily basis, it’s definitely inspiring for me.” campaign’s website], and I wanted some The models will all be photographed pictures to go with the theme,” she said. first wearing black, holding an eight-by-10 “It will show how frame containing a individuals around the handwritten note about Edmonton area have their struggle. Then overcome adversity and they’ll be photographed how they’ve found beauty wearing white and from those situations.” holding the same frame, Peynenburg speaks this time with words from first-hand depicting their vision of Vanessa Peynenburg knowledge, though; she what beauty is. Campaign organizer herself battled anorexia The photos will earlier in her teen years, eventually be posted on and plans on stepping in front of the lens as the BYOKOB campaign website at www. part of the shoot. beyou-tiful.org. “I want them to be as open about as it “I want to share the stories on the site. It’s possible, because I think that’s how they not going to be just the photos; it’s going to can have the biggest impact on people. be them as people. That’s why they’re ‘real That’s how I’ve treated the situation models’ — they’re real people and they have personally with my issues from the past,” real stories,” she said. “I want some of them she said. “They’ve just been following what at least to be able to share that.” I’ve been doing and they’re really into the Peynenburg also said she’d like to record idea. the models’ stories on tape during the shoot “For a lot of them, it might be a little and eventually assemble them with other therapeutic, because they haven’t faced clips into a documentary film further down those issues before personally, and they’re the road. at the point where they can say, ‘This is If you’d like to participate in this what I’ve been through, but this is how I photo shoot, email Peynenburg at got out of it.’” vanessaunderstagelights@hotmail.com. Also modeling will be University of Peynenburg is also working on another Alberta student Chevi Rabbit, the victim of photo shoot with no restrictions on the an alleged hate crime on campus in July. models’ height, weight, size or ethnicity Peynenburg is hoping to find a few that will take place in October. The models more people 18 or older willing to be for that shoot have already been chosen. WED. WE D. GAZ OCT 12, 19, 26/ 6/11 11 – 3x 3x18 182 18 2 {p {pro roce ro cess ce ss}} ss

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The future of social programs in the City of St. Albert is up for debate, and you’re invited to get in on the conversation. The City is currently working to create a Social Master Plan to help set the direction for social planning policies in the community and respond to emerging social issues, and a series of roundtable discussions planned for September will help construct that framework. Coun. Cathy Heron is spearheading the initiative — which she noted was one of her campaign promises in 2010 — and said such a plan will influence almost every decision city council makes. “I think that, when the City administration and council are making decisions on anything, we quite often consider how much money it costs or what infrastructure we would need or things like that, but we rarely consider the social impact of some of our decisions,” she said. “I could argue that almost every one of our decisions — whether it’s financial or growth, anything — will impact us socially one way or the other.” One example of this, Heron explained, was illustrated the other day when she walked around St. Albert with a legally blind person. This person told Heron that, while the City has done a good job

installing curb ramps for wheelchairs at crosswalks, they pose a problem for the blind, as they are unable to tell when they’ve gone off the sidewalk and onto the road. “That’s the value of the public input,” she said. “We’re making sure we consider everybody.” The Social Master Plan has been in the works since late 2011. The first phase of public input was conducted in April and May, and collected viewpoints from more than 500 residents and 100 service providers in the city through online and mailed surveys, one-on-one interviews and roundtable discussions. From that input, the City identified the top five social priorities as: • Housing, including having a range of affordable options; • Access to health care; • Drug abuse; • Bullying among youth; and • Safe neighbourhoods. Other areas identified included a lack of support services for those with mental health problems and for aging residents, and youth and seniors as the most underserved target groups. Seventy per cent of service providers questioned felt that necessary programs and services are either difficult to access or non-existent in St. Albert. Now in the second phase in public input,

the City wants to find out about residents’ vision for the community going forward, what outcomes they want to see achieved, and what specific strategies are needed to achieve them. “The second phase will be maybe where some of the surprises are when we delve a little deeper,” Heron said. “When somebody says, ‘Yes, discrimation [prevention] is important,’ we need to have a face-to-face conversation and say, ‘Discrimination against what?’” The roundtable meetings will be held: • Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Grandin Clubhouse (5 Grenfell Ave.); • Monday, Sept. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., East Boardroom, St. Albert Place; • Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1-3 p.m., Morinville Room, Servus Credit Union Place; • Wednesday, Sept. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Morinville Room, Servus Credit Union Place; and • Saturday, Sept. 29, noon-4 p.m., Morinville Room, Servus Credit Union Place. Seating capacity is limited at some of these venues, though, so those interested in participating are asked to register with Cara Parentau of the City’s Family and Community Support Services department at 780-459-1756 or cparenteau@st-albert.net. Heron hopes the Social Master Plan will be ready for council review and approval by the end of the year.

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Mama2B’s Facebook page also promises a surprise: “There may or may not be local celebrities taking part in the fashion show!” There will also be a silent auction taking place that evening. So far, Domshy said, the businesses she has approached about helping out have been very receptive. “We’re all really excited about

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course meal and wine tasting from the chefs at River House Grill, as well as a chance to check out some of the latest fashions from St. Albert fashion stores, including Bella Maas Boutique, Sublime Swim and Sunwear, One Tooth Activewear and Monjeloco Jeans. “I wanted to let everybody know the great shopping we have in St. Albert,” Domshy said.

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The owner of a local maternity boutique is hoping to give back to Stollery Children’s Hospital after it gave her family the best gift ever — a healthy baby boy. Erin Domshy, who runs Mama2B Maternity Boutique in the Gateway Village shopping centre, is hosting a fashion gala in support of the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the River House Grill in St. Albert. Domshy said that she holds the Stollery dear after the care her son Ty received there when he was born premature. “It’s a cause that’s close to my heart,” she said. Today, Ty is a happy, healthy three-year-old boy. “He’s awesome,” Domshy said with a laugh. The gala event will feature a five-

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it,” she said. But things are still a bit slow on the ticket sales side of things. “We still have to work on ticket sales,” she said, “but I think everyone is getting back from vacation and hopefully it’ll be picking up pretty soon.” Mama2B opened its doors on June 1, and Domshy said business has been going really well. “We’ve had such a great response, and everyone has been super supportive,” she said. Domshy adds that she’s “born and raised” in St. Albert, and is thrilled to be part of the local business community. “I’ve always wanted to have a business in this community,” she said. “I love this community and everything about it.” Tickets for the fashion gala are $100 each plus services fees and available through the Events page on Mama2B’s website at www. mama2bmaternity.com.

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Crime cash put toward good KEVIN MAIMANN Sun Media News Services

Call it a $1.6-million payback. The Alberta government is giving back the massive amount of cash it seized from criminals and gangs to communities and victims’ groups. Justice Minister Jonathan Denis announced Friday that 12 projects focused on supporting victims and preventing crime will share in the funding through the provinces’s Civil Forfeiture Fund. The fund takes money from organized crime by selling seized assets — including vehicles and drug houses — and directs the profits to organizations like the Elizabeth Fry Society, the Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton, and the Maskwacis Victim Services Society. “We’re hitting organized crime where it hurts the most — their pockets,” Denis said. “What’s most important to note here is that none of this money comes from taxpayer dollars. It goes towards community-based organizations that can prevent crime, but also can help people who have been victimized through no fault of their own.” The forfeiture fund has generated more than $4 million for crime prevention groups and victims of crime since its creation in 2008. Steve Stakum, a counsellor with Maskwacis Health Service, said the fund is helping himself and fellow support workers respond more quickly to traumatic situations in the once street gang-infested community of Hobbema. “A rapid response may increase the possibilities of success and reduce recidivism,” Stakum said. “The idea is to get to the situation before it scabs over.” For Elizabeth Darrell, a program co-ordinator with the Elizabeth Fry

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Justice Minister Jonathan Denis speaks to reporters on Friday as he announces projects that will benefit from the provincial government’s Civil Forfeiture Fund.

Somali Canadian Society of Edmonton, Society, the fund helps her foster hopes the fund will help uncover the positive lifestyles in local adolescent root causes of issues that have led to girls. The Elizabeth Fry Society runs disproportionate numbers of Somaliprograms that aim to help teen girls Canadian youth make healthy being killed and decisions and boost incarcerated in recent their self-esteem. years. “With continued Denis expects the support and funding, fund to grow in the we are able to reach future. out to more young “I am very bullish girls and to help Jonathan Denis Justice Minister on this whole them build a strong program, and in the foundation that not future I’m hoping we only helps them to can even take more of a financial bite survive adolescence, but go on to thrive out of organized crime and place it and succeed throughout their entire towards good and right organizations,” lives,” Darrell said. he said. Jibril Ibrahim, president of the

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The summer season at St. Albert’s Grosvenor Park Outdoor Pool will be going out not with a bang, but with a bark. In what organizers hope will be the first annual dog swim, the last four hours of the pool’s operation before it is cleaned and closed for the winter will be for the dogs. The event is a partnership between the Fountain Park Recreation Centre and Second Chance Animal Rescue Society, a group dedicated to promoting human care of all animals, and aims to raise both funds and supplies to help rescued animals. “What we are doing is just opening it up for anyone to bring their animal,” said Sharleen Edwards, aquatic services manager for Fountain Park Recreation Centre. “But instead of charging admission, their admission is a donation to SCARS.” The dog swim is something that the centre has been hoping to do for a while now, Edwards said, but it wasn’t until they were able to get a partner like SCARS that they were able to make that idea a reality. “We just thought it would be a really neat way to end our season and do something a little different,” Edwards said. “It’s a bit of a unique event, it’s not something that people often get to do, to bring their dog to a pool, so it was just a neat event to host.” If the event is a success, and the centre continues to receive support from SCARS, Edwards said that they she would love to see this become a yearly event. No humans will be allowed in the pool during the swim. The City of St. Albert has been working Alberta Health Services to ensure safety standards are upheld. Donations of money and goods for SCARS will also be collected at the event. The dog swim will be taking place on Sept. 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. Grosvenor Park Outdoor Pool is located at 1 Grenfell Ave.

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Three pest control experts from Wainwright, Vermilion River and Bonnyville will be assisting the One more rodent and the official Medicine Hat team to get rid of the vermin count found and killed rodents, said Jollymore. in Medicine Hat since a colony of “We will have their experience Norway rats was discovered will and knowledge to come in and look reach the century mark. at our plans,” he said. Five more rodents were found “They will also give extra hands Monday at the city’s dump, to set out traps and baits and to bringing the total to 99. look at our existing traps and to Ed Jollymore, the solid waste maintain them.” utility manager of the city about The team will also benefit from 300 kilometres southeast of dealing with the Medicine Hat rat Calgary, said 75 rats have been colony, he said. found within 30 metres of the “No two rat colonies are the city’s dump as same,” Jollymore of Monday said. morning. “They will Another 19 learn from this were found colony hopefully further away and lessons that they another five at will be able to Ed Jollymore other isolated apply back in Solid waste manager spots. their municipal The colony districts if they was discovered Aug. 9 and get infected.” Agriculture and Rural Development Rat sightings continue to pour in Minister Verlyn Olson announced from the public, but officials with the stomach-churning discovery the city and Cypress Hills County last week. are sorting through them to weed Jollymore said officials thought out information that isn’t useful. the number of dead rats was Meanwhile, the Norway rat beginning to taper off, but noted the found dead in Calgary last week latest find is actually encouraging. in the southeast community of “We see this as good news that we Auburn Bay appears to be an continue to find dead rats,” he said. isolated case. With the arrival of the Alberta Calgary’s Animal and Bylaw Rat Patrol Monday, officials were Services were put on high alert, poised to set up more traps and combing the area just in case more bait stations to continue the efforts rodents were still in the area. towards the eradication of the Greg Steinraths, acting bylaw vermin infestation. boss, said officers continue More than 300 bait stations and to monitor the situation and traps have been set up and vermin surveillance of the area will go on hunters are hoping to add 100 more. for the next couple of weeks.

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A longboarder slides around a corner during the fifth annual Highlevel Bridge Downhill Skateboarding Championships on Saturday in Edmonton. Eighty-two competitors from Canada, the United States, Australia and Brazil took part in the race.

Choice of a new generation — of thieves PAMELA ROTH Sun Media News Services

Cops say a group of thieves appear to be funding a cross-country trip by way of a very specific crime spree: breaking into a particular kind of Pepsi machine and stealing coins. For the past two months, thieves have been swiping the cash inside the Pepsi machines across Canada, with two hotels in Edmonton recently added to the list of hits. On the weekend of Aug. 10, the thieves targeted Pepsi machines at two undisclosed Edmonton hotels within the same chain — one downtown and one on the south

side — making off with upwards of $2,000 in coins. Const. David Crisp with the EPS southwest division can’t say if the thieves were guests at the hotels, or why exactly they have a thirst for the Pepsi machines. “Obviously they have mastered their art at being able to access this machine, so that’s why they are targeting this one type as they move across the country,” said Crisp, noting police do have possible suspects. “It’s not overly sophisticated. A lot of damage is being caused in the process.” The thieves began their soft drink

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Vigil to mark anniversary of Jack Layton’s passing JACKIE L. LARSON Sun Media News Services

Albertans will have a chance to remember Jack Layton on Friday. A vigil honouring Layton a year after his death will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Grant Notley Park on Aug. 24. Layton, the subject of an upcoming biopic, Smilin’ Jack, led his New Democratic Party to new heights in 2011 with the election of a recordbreaking 103 NDP MPs, which made the Montreal native the leader of the country’s largest Official Opposition in 31 years and the first formed by New Democrats. Rachel Notley, NDP MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona, is expected to speak at the event, along with NDP MP Linda Duncan and Lewis Cardinal. “I don’t know that people have really stopped mourning the loss of Jack,” said Notley. “This is an opportunity for people who feel the grief of his loss to come together and celebrate the successes of his life and the inspiration he’s provided to all Canadians.” Notley said in the wake of Layton’s Aug. 22, 2011, cancer death there’s a renewed commitment to keep the party moving forward, growing and committed to his values.

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Edmonton’s Kirsten Zuk may be the first artist to make a sculpture of John Lennon that contains a chunk of the rock icon’s molar. The sculpture is on display at the Fringe Festival.

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Former federal NDP leader Jack Layton, who passed away last year after battling cancer, will be remembered at a vigil Friday at Grant Notley Park.

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All you need is love — and a chunk of John Lennon’s tooth — to raise money for a children’s charity. That’s according to Alberta dentist Dr. Michael Zuk — who bought Lennon’s tooth for more than $32,000 at a Stockport, England, auction in November — and his artistically inclined sister, Kirsten Zuk. The doc’s sister used a very small piece of the molar when she made a clay sculpture of the rock icon. “I love John Lennon — I’ve been a huge fan all my life,” Kirsten Zuk said. The artist says the dentist came up with the idea to take a chip of the tooth and turn it into a piece of art after he bought it. “This is like a time capsule; it will

contain his DNA,” said the sister, who lives in Edmonton. The sculpture will be on display during the city’s Fringe Festival. She hopes the sculpture will raise awareness and donations for a children’s charity, called Smile Train. It helps children who live in poverty get free access to cleft surgery. The late Beatle’s molar, which Lennon had given to his housekeeper Dot Jarlett in the late 1960s, eventually came into the possession of Alan McGee, who cofounded Creation Records. McGee sold the tooth, along with other rock memorabilia, via Omega Auctions, BBC says. Dr. Zuk, who published a book titled Confessions of a Former Cosmetic Dentist last year, told the BBC, “Once I heard (the tooth) was up for sale I had to have it.”

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SACT audition goes to the dogs

Australian shepherds. To help with casting, Flower brought in dog trainer and Soul2Soul Critter Care This was one audition that went to the owner Carol MacDonald, who said that, dogs — literally. although she doesn’t have experience The St. Albert Children’s Theatre put working with dogs in a live theatre out an open call Monday for dogs big setting, she is up for the challenge. and small to fill a pair of roles in their “I thought, ‘This is interesting. This upcoming production of Legally Blonde: could be really cool,’” she said. The Musical, with about a dozen canines When it came to the auditions, there coming in to strut their stuff at Progress were a few specific things MacDonald Hall in St. Albert Place. wanted to test. The musical, to be staged this “I sat down and thought about all the November at the Arden Theatre, is based things the dog would be going through on a novel by Amanda Brown and the and exposed to and what Janice would 2001 movie Legally need from the dog, Blonde, which starred and I came up with Reese Witherspoon my test based on that: as sorority girl Elle different sensitivities, Woods, who is ability to learn, looking to win back impulse control, basic her ex-boyfriend controls,” she said. Janice Flower by earning a law That said, both liked SACT director degree. In the story, what they saw from Elle has a chihuahua the candidates on named Bruiser, while another character, Monday. Paulette, has a bulldog named Rufus. “Pretty much all these dogs needed SACT director Janice Flower said that treats; they’d all be pretty mouldable. the canine roles are demanding, and she But a lot of them have impulse control had specific things she was looking for. issues,” MacDonald said. “We’ll go “We’re looking for a dog that either is through them all and pick the best ones trainable or has some training, because for Janice.” we need it to park on a mat and bark on “This is awesome,” Flower added. command, and be reasonably confident “What a great way to spend a morning.” we can get them to that point by Nov. 22, Nadine Topilko brought her two when we open,” she said. English bulldogs, five-year-old Vanna The dozen dogs who tried out for the and seven-month-old Bambi, to the roles Monday ranged from chihuahuas audition after they were scouted out at and bulldogs to pugs and miniature Lacombe Park Lake.

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

“This is just adding another layer of ‘what-if.’”

“I think Vanna [can handle it], for sure,” she said. “Bambi, if [MacDonald] works with her a little bit. But I think so.” Vanna has modelled for a calendar in the past, Topilko added, and she has always had an affinity for bulldogs. “I just really like that they’re really lovable and great with kids,” she said. “I just love the look of them; there was always something about bulldogs for me.” Flower said the only other SACT production that used live animals was Annie in 1995. “We were a little more naïve at that point, and thought we’d do it ourselves,” she said. “This time, we’re a little smarter and wiser.” Using animals in live theatre can be dangerous, Flower said, mainly because of their unpredictability. “Theatre is unpredictable at the best of times with humans alone, and that’s one of the joys of theatre, that anything can happen. ... This is just adding another layer of ‘what-if,’” she said. Plus, she added, there’s a big difference between the auditions and opening night. “We can sit here and clap with five people, but you put them on stage with 500 people and the lights, and it’s going to be a completely different scenario for them,” Flower said. SACT will also be partnering with the Edmonton Humane Society for the production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, collecting donations throughout the run of the show.

Pedal to the metal Photos: IAN KUCERAK, Sun Media News Services

Heavy metal legends Metallica made a stop at Rexall Place in Edmonton for two shows on Friday and Saturday as part of their latest world tour. Left: Bassist Robert Trujillo puts everything he has into his performance. Right: The view from the floor as lead singer James Hetfield works the sold-out crowd at Rexall Place into a frenzy.

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Trainer Carol MacDonald gets acquainted with Dexter during auditions for St. Albert Children’s Theatre’s upcoming production of Legally Blonde: The Musical.

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Fringe offers an abundance of opportunities

a variety of acts to perform, and even be a way of supplementing the income from their day job. For Kelly Finnegan, a carpenter and For many performers the Edmonton producer from Vancouver, the Fringe offers Fringe is a time to showcase their talent and him the opportunity to do just that. do what they love doing. “If you have a successful run, definitely, you But for some performers, it is also their best can make some money,” said Finnegan, who chance to do something else that is difficult in is producing two shows at this year’s Fringe. the performing arts — make money. “I’ve had shows make between $20,000 and “We come from the States, and there really $25,000 here, so you can definitely make some isn’t anything like this Fringe circuit in the good money if you’re held over.” States, where artists can And for others who perform their own work make a living performing, at a good level throughout the Fringe is an the summer, and be able opportunity to express to bring some money themselves in the best way back if it goes well,” said possible. Matt Chapman, who “We do it because we Ryan Stock is performing in The love to do it, but there Fringe performer Hunchbacks of Notre is the potential to make Dame. money,” said Ryan Stock, Chapman, along with the rest of his crew, who is performing in Sick? but is better the Under the Table Ensemble Theatre, are known as the Discovery Channel’s Guinea making their second appearance at the festival Pig. after enjoying it so much two years ago. “The Fringe is a different sort of thing. The theatre group earns enough during Normally we get hired by a theatre and they their performances to be able to perform for do all the promotion. Here at the Fringe, we two to three months a year, but the rest of the are out on the streets putting flyers in people’s time they stay close to their love of theatre, hands, putting stickers on walls, putting teaching and performing in schools and posters on walls. It’s a lot more work, a lot hospitals. more effort goes into it, but I’ve been doing The Fringe offers many opportunities for this 12 years now and I love it.”

AARON TAYLOR Sun Media News Services

“A lot more effort goes into it, but ... I love it.”

Photo: CODIE McLACHLAN, Sun Media News Services

Edmonton Fringe Festival performer Ryan Stock — better known as the Guinea Pig on the Discovery Channel — says that love of performing usually trumps any chance to make money.

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Expendables take out Bourne at box office SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – The aging tough guys of Expendables 2 strong-armed the box office competition with a chart-topping $28.8 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. Last week’s domestic winner, The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner, slipped to the No. 2 spot with $17 million. In third place, newcomer 3D stop-motion movie ParaNorman, earned $14 million. The Expendables sequel that unites Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone, Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger and other 1980s stars, brings together a group of spies for an easy mission that turns dangerous when they seek revenge for a murder. The film follows the surprise success in 2010 of the original Expendables, which opened with $34.8 million domestically and ultimately grossed $274 million worldwide. In addition to 66-year-old Stallone and 65-yearold Schwarzenegger, the film stars Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Chuck Norris, plus younger stars such as Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth. Lions Gate had predicted a debut in the low $30 million range, while other box office watchers saw a possible $40 million opening. David Spitz, executive vice president and general sales manager at Lions Gate, said a large proportion of the audience were aged over 25, which gave strength to its longer term prospects. ”It always bodes well for box office playability when you have an older audience,“ he said. Lions Gate paid about $30 million for rights to distribute the film in the United States, Canada and Britain. In a bid for family audiences, ParaNorman landed in a surprising third place with the story of a boy named Norman who speaks to ghosts and ghouls and works to save his town from an impending zombie apocalypse. The movie was produced by Laika studio, the team behind the critically acclaimed 2009 fantasy animation film Coraline. Adult comedy The Campaign took the fourth spot, earning $13.4 million with a U.S. domestic total now of $51.7 million. New drama Sparkle, about three young sisters pursuing fame as singers in 1960s Motown, earned $12 million and the weekend’s No. 5 spot. The movie stars American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and features the final movie appearance by the late Whitney Houston. Sony produced the movie for about $14 million. The Dark Knight Rises, the final movie in a Batman trilogy starring Christian Bale, took in $11.1 million at North American theaters over the weekend. The blockbuster has grossed over $409.9 million in the U.S. and Canada.

Photo: AMBER BRACKEN, Sun Media News Services

Nadine Veroba, who plays Cleopatra in Musicalmania’s production of My Cleopatra, attracted a lot of attention at the Fringe performers’ parade on Thursday, Aug. 16.

My Cleopatra reigns at Fringe GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

The central themes of strong women and historical figures have come together once again for Cindy Oxley. After staging productions based on the lives of Joan of Arc and Louis Riel in recent years, Oxley and her theatre company, Musicalmania, are back at this year’s Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival to debut her latest work, My Cleopatra, telling the story of the ancient Egyptian queen. In fact, the production is so new, Oxley knew she had her slot at this year’s Fringe before she even had a play to put on. “There was no plan B,” Oxley said with a laugh. “Do or do not; there is no try. And when you register for the Fringe, you do.” “I started putting it together May 3; it’s been a full-time job for about three and a half months,” she added. “Leading up, I will sketch down musical ideas that come to me, usually in the middle of the night. It’s like a huge puzzle that starts to come together.” The play is showing at Campus SaintJean, at the University of Alberta, and Oxley said the Fringe is a perfect spot to unveil a work like this. “We got a lot of attention at the Fringe [performers’] parade. I think the Fringe is a great place to premiere any work,” she said. Cleopatra is played by Nadine Veroba, a veteran of many of Oxley’s plays and someone Oxley describes as “my best friend and an absolutely amazing vocal talent.” “She played the stressed-out wives:

at night. In the middle of the night, I’ll she was Mrs. Louis Riel, she was Mrs. wake up and hear something. There’s Che Guevara. So I wanted to start been occasions where I’ve been too tired putting her more front and centre,” to get out of bed and actually wrote Oxley said. “So we did Saint Joan and something on my sheets, and couldn’t Me, and she did an amazing job at that. decipher it in the morning.” Then I think it was her who suggested It all comes together for an we hooch things up a bit, quoteunquote. … So we thought, who is more experience that is a lot different than hoochy and flashy and compelling [than other characters Veroba has played, including Joan of Arc in Musicalmania’s Cleopatra]?” production of Saint Joan and Me. For her part, Veroba said taking on “Cleopatra is obviously a lot more the role was daunting at first, but she sexual and using her looks to get has since dove in headfirst. her way with men, “I’ve really gotten whereas Joan of Arc into the character; was a lot more pure,” she’s a really unique Veroba said with a character to get laugh. into,” Veroba said. “In my personal “I’ve learned a lot life, I’m pretty from Cindy; Cindy Cindy Oxley shy and not very has researched so Musicalmania composer outgoing,” she added, much and read “so I find it a lot of different books and, fun to get to portray these amazing throughout the writing process, has women who have such an impact on been calling me up and telling me history on stage.” different things about my character.” The version of My Cleopatra showing Much of Oxley’s research for this at the Fringe runs about 70 minutes, but play came from the book Cleopatra: A Life, written by Stacy Schiff, but there is Oxley said she is looking to lengthen it and put it on again in the fall. She also still a lot of conflicting information out hopes to keep working with the folks at there about the Egyptian queen. Campus Saint-Jean. “We all have a vague idea of what “We love their theatre and their went on, but Stacy Schiff’s book really technician, and their staff is so filled in a lot of gaps,” Oxley said. “And accommodating and organized,” she then I would get my hands on pretty said. “If it works out for everybody, much anything I could find. … The we’d like to use it as a home base.” more I read, the more I found there are My Cleopatra plays at Campus Saintno two recounts that are exactly alike.” Jean (8406 91 St., Edmonton) tonight The other part of writing the play, (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m., Friday at 4:30 though, is the songwriting, which Oxley said came to her mainly in waves. p.m. and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are “I feel like I’m a receiver,” she said. “A available through the Fringe website at www.fringetheatre.ca. lot of it just comes to me, usually late

“There was no plan B. Do or do not; there is not try.”

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

30th Anniversary

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Family life gives Alanis plenty to work with Photo: VERONICA HENRI, Sun Media News Services

A new husband, a newborn son and a new book have all been keeping Alanis Morissette busy, as has her new album, Havoc and Bright Lights, due out on Tuesday.

ALANIS IN HER OWN WORDS ... On giving herself 30-40 minutes to write a song: “The pressure cooker. I don’t like it. It’s exhausting and harrowing at times. But that’s how it’s written. It’s kind of my being on the hot seat. And it’s very conversational.”

On writing her first book: “I’ve had this pressure for it to be some magnum opus, seminal expression, so just get it over with, just get it out, volume one!”

JANE STEVENSON Sun Media News Services

The recent past and near future has been and will be a series of firsts for Ottawa-born Alanis Morissette. And given her history that’s saying a lot. The now 38-year-old singersongwriter — who became a music sensation when 1995’s Jagged Little Pill sold more than 30 million copies — got married to Boston rapper MC Souleye (Mario Treadway) in May 2010, gave birth to their son Ever in December 2010, and has penned her first book, due in 2013. Needless to say there was a lot of fodder for Morissette’s first album in four years, Havoc and Bright Lights, out Aug. 28. “I’ll look back at this when I’m 108 on my deathbed and I likely will say, ‘Well, that’s the record I wrote when my son was five months old,’” says Morissette in an eye-catching turquoise blazer and bright yellow high heels. “It’s really a testament to the deepening of intimacy and commitment in relationship. So son, husband, long-time commitment, I wasn’t necessarily known for that. Certainly, committed to music and art and expression in that sense, but I used to hide away in the songwriting process. Whereas now I’m taking that courage and bringing it into my actual friendships and relationships, which I think is warrior work frankly. It’s so hard... “Instead of writing all these angry songs, or frustrated songs, to actually (direct my anger) to someone I love, that’s terrifying.” Not to say she isn’t enjoying both motherhood — currently breastfeeding Ever “til he’s done,” she says — and marriage. “It’s awesome,” says Morissette, who plans to bring both hubby and son on the road this fall in North America after doing so in Europe already.

On fame: “It’s sexy and it’s seductive and you get to wear really awesome shoes — and that’s really fun because I’m a full girly-girl — but in and of itself it can be very hollow and doesn’t really provide the connection with spirit or with self that it promises.”

“I am best friends with coffee. I rarely have a minute to myself. But the three sort of fighting — in the best sense of that word — priorities: Marriage — huge for me — and being a mom and living this vocation and career. “And then I’m fourth,” she adds with a cackle. “It’s torture but it just feels really appropriate right now. It went from three hours of idle time to three minutes. The rejuvenation, batteryrecharging moments, are 11 minutes long.”

“I was dying to write this record when I was pregnant.” Alanis Morissette Singer-songwriter Morissette wrote Havoc and Bright Lights with British collaborator Guy Sigsworth, who worked with her on her last album, 2008’s Flavours of Entanglement, forcing them to write a song a day in a makeshift studio in her house. It’s a process she has used since Jagged Little Pill. “I was dying to write this record while I was pregnant actually,” she says. “But it was a naive notion because at 3 p.m. every day I would be down for the count on the couch. I couldn’t stand up. I was so exhausted.” And if postpartum depression made its way into her lyric-writing on the new disc, she’s not sure. “I think maybe the song ‘Receive,’ that was a big commentary on what it was to be (in) such constant service. “I think it’s a biological imperative for us women to serve. We are maternal by nature. It’s about us calibrating where we are appropriately maternal. “I used to care-take very

inappropriately. Now it’s very appropriate.” Another new song, “Celebrity,” deals with Morissette being in the eye of the storm at the height of Jagged Little Pill’s success. She feels like a survivor from that time. “I still have moments of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder),” she says. “I don’t know if I’ll ever really push through that one. It was pretty intense for me ... “All of a sudden, everybody’s eyeballs were turned toward me. And although I am a ham and I do love to perform, for the most part, I’m an introvert so it was a freakish experience. “No one had told me at the time that that fever pitch would wane — and it did. I’m alive. I’m not dead. “But ... there were moments when I really didn’t want to be here anymore. I just thought, ‘I was sold the same bill of goods that fame would offer high self-esteem and connection and friendship.’ And all it really did was amplify what was already there. “So if there was any self-doubt or any self-hatred, it sort of put steroids into that system. I just thought, ‘Wow, I don’t think this whole fame thing is going to work out so much for me.’ “ But it did and now Morissette — long known for her interest in selfdiscovery and self-help — is about to become a first-time author as well. She says the book will be about a lot of women’s issues and spiritual practice — using herself and life as a case study — but stops short of calling it a “self-help book.” “It will be helpful,” she says with a laugh. “I don’t know what category it will be in. It’ll probably be a confused book, in the same way that Jagged Little Pill was confusing for people. “They didn’t know how to categorize it. I think the book might be the same in that sense.”

On what she tells rising Canadian star Carly Rae Jepsen right now about fame: “I would offer more support to the young person in the hot heat of that kind of kitchen. I didn’t know that I could reach out for it ... My generation was about being independent, flying in the face of this dependency issue. And now, thankfully, there’s more interdependence, it’s fully appropriate and quite lovely actually to admit that you need someone.”

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Looks to put you at the head of the class HEATHER TOSKAN Sun Media News Services

Summer is soon over, but most would likely agree that heading back to school is all the more fun when studying in style. Back-to-school wardrobes for many tweens and children are increasingly influenced by both social and traditional media. “Although there are certainly younger fashionistas ... it’s around age eight or nine is when most girls express stronger opinions about their own style, and start increasingly looking to friends, social media and TV shows for how to express it,” says Linda Maslechko, president of Calgary-based Triple Flip, a national retail chain which specializes in clothing for girls and tweens. According to Maslechko, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift continue to be emulated along with Disney Stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya. “Bella Thorne and Zendaya aren’t just singing and acting, but making YouTube videos about their personal fashion style. Tweens are not only watching, but sharing fashion ideas and inspirations on Pinterest and Instagram, and following brands on Facebook to see the latest new fashions and sneak peek behind the scenes,” adds Maslechko. Photos: Sun Media News Services

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“Get that tween fashion-queen look with musthaves like skinny colourful denim jeans, jeggings and leggings, bright and neon tops,” says Sarah Smithers, a Toronto-based Winners fashion spokesperson. “Blazers and knit blazers in bold colours, stripes and prints make perfect lightweight outerwear options for those first few warm weeks in September.” Back-to-school staples for those in elementary and junior high schools include scaled down and age-appropriate variations of styles worn by teens and older siblings. There are preppyinspired looks as well as lots of casual fare such as denim, graphic tees and hoodies. Rocker-inspired and Spider-Man graphic prints are musts, especially for boys, who can also sport such bright colours as blue, green, mustard, rust and brown. “Graphic tees with lots of DJ and music references are a must. Elizabeth Olsen and Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man) are also influencing back-toschool style trends,” says Su-Hui Chu, a fashion and colour-trend co-ordination

manager for Walmart Canada. “There’s definitely a strong push on colour and mixtures of contrasting colours,” adds Chu. Key back-to-school hues include bright teal, green, mustard, red, rust, blue and berry tones with contrasting colours showing up in stripes, colour blocking and checks. Traditional colour favourites such as hot pink and purple remain especially popular for younger girls, who will also show their style in colourful heart, star and animal print motifs. Checks and plaids are among the favoured patterns for boys and many may find themselves influenced by the preppy look of performers such as Justin Bieber and others. “Young boys are becoming more style conscious with the influence of Brit bands like One Direction and The Wanted nipping at the heels of Justin Bieber. Whether or not they like his music, I think a lot of young boys would admit that The Biebs has a great sense of style,” says Smithers. Above: A brown and black boy’s shirt ($34.99, MEXX KIDS, mexx.ca) features patches and a pocket. Left: A blue checked backpack (Roots, $40) is a boy’s back to school staple.

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Photo: AARON TAYLOR, Sun Media News Services

Erin Ruddy, editor of What’s Up magazine, poses with some of this year’s “must-have” educational toys.

Times are a-changin’ for school supplies

even have interactive smartboards as a replacement for the classic blackboard. “I think there’s two camps going, when When it comes to getting ready to go it comes to back to school supplies,” Ruddy back to school, the more things stay the said. same, the more they change. “There’s the traditional camp, and there Students returning to school in is the technological camp, so kids today get September will have a list of supplies that caught in the middle.” will look familiar. Everything form duoThese changes are significant, and they tangs to pencil crayons are still must-haves do impact the way students learn, Ruddy when preparing for a year of education, said, but the learning process is still the but there is a new flood of high-tech same. educational toys that parents may also be “Devices are only used as part of the rushing to get. lesson, so the one on one relationship “Most toy companies are moving towards between teacher and student is still a large having apps,” said Erin Ruddy, editor of part of the process,” she said. What’s Up magazine. And while Ruddy says “It gets little kids aged that English teachers three to seven engaged may maintain that these and thinking about changes can lead to things like math.” language degradation, Some of these highif there is a way to tech toys include hot maintain traditional Erin Ruddy wheels and toy keyboards teaching approaches, Editor, What’s Up magazine that interact with iPads while offering newer, and a child-friendly more high-tech options, tablet designed to educate kids while being the affect on students could be extremely safe to play with. positive. “These things are an addition, but they “If there’s a way of maintaining both are not requirements,” Ruddy said. equally there is some benefit. It’s like “They’re fun, additional ways for parents anything, you don’t want to lose the art,” to involve learning at home.” she said. But not all of these advances are solely “There’s no way for us to know the used in the home. Elementary school future, but I think the fact that children children are now bringing USB storage can intuitively use these technologies says devices to class, and some classrooms something.”

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“Kids today get caught in the middle.”

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Getting schooled on green GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

With all the looseleaf and brown paper lunch bags parents have to buy, back-to-school can be as hard on the environment as it is on the wallet. But it doesn’t have to be, according to Cathy Carlson, owner of Seriously Green in downtown St. Albert. The store specializes in environmentally friendly products, and she said there are plenty of options for parents as the academic year approaches. SNACK PACKING Instead of packing lunches and snacks in disposable plastic sandwich bags, Carlson recommends reuseable, washable fabric bags. “You just use it over and over again, wash it out, so you don’t have to throw out a lunch bag each time,” she said, adding that 10 million Ziploc bags are thrown

away every day in the United States. Carlson has two brands of reusable bags in stock: Lunchskins out of the U.S.

and the Canadianmade Sling Sisters. The Lunchskins come in two different sizes — sandwich and snack — and in many different designs and colours. Also available are sweat-free ice packs from Kids Konserve, a company that makes most of its products out of recycled water bottles.

BOTTLE DEPOSIT Of course, kids will need something to wash down those snacks. That’s where a sturdy water bottle comes in. “If you go into a classroom, you’ll see one on almost everyone’s desk,” Carlson said. Carlson carries a wide range of bottles, most of which are stainless steel rather than plastic to alleviate concerns about chemicals like BPA. “Even though most plastic is BPA-free now, some people just don’t want it anymore,” she said. Some people are even moving toward glass bottles with cushioning plastic covers because they don’t like the taste stainless steel bottles give their water, but Carlson said those are more for grown-ups.

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Gadgets to give you a head start on school THIEN HUYNH Sun Media News Services

It’s only August but there’s nothing wrong with being a keener when it comes to prepping for the start of the new school year. Here are some tools to help you get a head start on getting to the head of the class. Roaming the halls: linksys ea4500 smaRt Wi-Fi RouteR Price: $189.99 Where to buy: Best Buy, Staples, Future Shop and tech retailers Imagine freezing up on an online class quiz because your router was weak. It’s all the more reason to upgrade to a Linksys smart Wi-Fi router with Cisco Connect Cloud. If you like to do homework in study groups (i.e. cheating off your friends), the Linksys Wi-Fi router is powerful enough to accommodate all your devices plus the devices of all your buddies. You can also set priorities for Wi-Fi access. As such, you won’t have your Internet slowed down when studying just because your roommate is streaming Olympic highlights again. There are also specialized apps created to work with Linksys’ smart routers including the Gemini IP Camera Viewer, which is a great spy tool. Suspect your roommate is “borrowing” your Greek yogurt from the minifridge? This app enables remote monitoring at home and on the go via Wi-Fi and cellular networks to catch them

red-handed. A word of wisdom to students living at home — do not let your parents control the router’s security settings. I know of one tech-savvy mom that posted this note on her son’s bedroom door: “Do the dishes. Clean your room. Walk the dog. Or no Wi-Fi password for you today.” a class oF its oWn: hP enVy ultRabook 4 Price: $799.99 Where to buy: hpshopping.ca No more pencils, no more books, just teachers with envious looks when you walk into the classroom with the new HP ENVY Ultrabook 4 to take notes and present your homework. Bigger and more powerful than tablet devices, yet thinner and sleeker than most computing notebooks, the Ultrabook looks to make the days of students having to lug around heavy binders obsolete. HP’s Ultrabook line of computers is ultra thin (18-21 millimetres in thickness) and lightweight so they slip easily into backpacks without breaking backs (that’s what gym class is for). The Ultrabook 4 comes in a 14-inch screen with 6GB of memory (and can support up to 16GB) and a 500 GB internal drive. It also comes loaded with toocool-for-school apps such as Evernote (great for taking notes in class or plotting a campaign for student council president) and HP Games powered by WildTangent (a perfect diversion during boring lectures). Ultrabooks provide extended battery life of at least five

hours, with many models meeting the recommended level of eight-plus hours so students aren’t constantly tethered to a plug or forced to hunt down power outlets when serving time in detention for playing Plants vs. Zombies in calculus class. neVeR be late FoR school again: clocky — the alaRm clock on Wheels Price: $39 Where to buy: nandahome.com Like an annoying little sibling that yells around your room while you try to sleep in, the Clocky is an alarm clock outfitted with wheels that hides itself until you are forced to wake from your slumber and turn it off — quite possibly by violently throwing it against the wall. When I tried out Clocky for a 7 a.m. wake-up call, it gave me about a minute to wake up when the alarm sounded. However, I snoozed and the little robot

FoRget mom not: “mom misses you” suRViVal kits Price: $99 Where to buy: dormify.com Remind your college kids to take a break from studying (partying) and give you a call (asking for a money transfer) by placing mom-centric propaganda in their dorm room. The kit includes a Moshi Moshi POP phone — which looks like an old-school telephone receiver that connects to most cellphones and tablet devices — and a “Call Your Mother” pillow (which would be very awkward if you ever bring a date back to your room). This is an amusing kit, but the truth is, some homemade cookies also can go a long way in making your kid reminisce over your freshly cut apron strings.

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Societies team up to ‘Suit Up’ kids for new academic year AARON TAYLOR Sun Media News Services

It’s the time of year when store fronts become filled with school supplies, and clothing stores prepare for the back-toschool rush that will soon take over. And while it may be an exciting time for some, for others it is a time of year that can put a financial burden on the household, and emotional strain on children. That is why Geomeer and The Way In have teamed up to provide nearly 100 kids with the chance to do what they otherwise

wouldn’t have been able to: go back-toschool shopping with their “Suit Up” event. “The goal of Geomeer is all about community. We are trying to help communities band together to help each other,” said Geomeer spokeswoman Jenna Hirron. “We’re just coming together to help out these kids and give them something that they wouldn’t have been able to have, and it’s not a band-aid solution.” Geomeer aims to make the back-toschool season one to look forward to by donating $10,000 in Old Navy gift cards to

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the nearly 100 hundred students aged six to 14. For Old Navy’s part in the deal, the South Edmonton Common location will be opening its doors after-hours to the students and allowing them to spend their gift card while receiving an additional 10 per cent off all purchases. “They’re going to get really practical back to school clothing, and they will be able to pick whatever they want,” Hirron said. “Last year we had a girl and it was her first time that she had ever had a pair of new blue jeans.”

These outstanding citizens make Paul Kane High School their home during the school day

Home to Excellence!

ROTARY “SERVICE ABOVE SELF” AWARD

LEADERS OF TOMORROW AWARD

The Rotary “Service Above Self” Award is presented to the students who have taken part in an impressive list of school and community activities which have had a positive impact on their fellow students. This year, this award was presented to Chandler McMurdo, for volunteering with the Special Olympics and St. Albert Minor Hockey, and Molly Moore, for her volunteer work with her church, bible school, a local elementary school and the public library. Molly Moore

ETHEL E. CUTS MIG SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD This award is presented to the students who have demonstrated athletic and leadership qualities in several sports while maintaining good academic standing. This year’s winners are Whitney Follette, who excelled in badminton, basketball, track and field, and volleyball, and Tyler Wise, who excelled in basketball and volleyball.

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Tyler Wise and Whitney Follette

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Most Valuable Player: Trent Bennett Rookie of the Year: Graham Plomp Player who Contributed the Most with the Least Amount of Recognition: Max Maslovskyy Most Improved Player: Braden Pasilic Golden Crutch Award: Connor McIntyre Junior Boys Most Valuable Player: Jesse Shirton

Prescott Most Valuable Player: Samantha Wiggins Coaches Award: Mackenzie Doughty Player who Contributed the Most with the Least Amount of Recognition: Alexandra Bruce Rookie of the Year: Abby McEwan & Mairi McEwan Bleed Blue Spirit Award: Cassidy Stevenson

Most Valuable Player: James Rowse Rookie of the Year: Felix Schmidt Player who Contributed the Most with the Least Amount of Recognition: Kahir Rahemtulla Most Improved Player: Brent McGugan

Most Valuable Player: Marisa Schneider Rookie of the Year: Amber Lautischer Player who Contributed the Most with the Least Amount of Recognition: Emily Traynor Most Improved Player: Chantal Jouan

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Geomeer was founded by Sameer Dhar, a then-high school student who now attends the University of Alberta. In his Grade 12 year at Harry Ainley, Dhar was frustrated with the lack of support he received while trying to raise funds for the food bank, so he did something different. He reached out to the community and found specific families that needed help and the response was extremely positive. Within two weeks, they had collected more than $16,000 worth of food for families in need.

Ryan Armstrong Erin Belfour Aidan Campbell Eric Chaboyer Thomas Chalifoux Dawson Cruthers Emma Cunningham Ryan Dick Alexander Dieleman Jordan Greco Brooke Greening Kyle Handfield Andrew Hofmann Paige Hutchinson Timothy Jones Larissa Kirdeikis Amanda Klaczek Scott Klein Dawson Lafleur Josee Larson Jacob Laxdal Jake Lee Graeme Loerke Tyler Mah Jamie Malbeuf Avtar Mandaher Max Maslovskyy

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Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Fame one hell of a ride for Gordon-Levitt BRUCE KIRKLAND Sun Media News Services

In big block letters, the posters for Premium Rush boldly proclaim: RIDE LIKE HELL. That sounds exactly what is happening to the new movie’s star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Regardless of his reluctance to become a Hollywood superstar, GordonLevitt is on a personal hellride to fame and even bigger fortune. “The whole concept of celebrity pisses me off,” Gordon-Levitt once said. It’s too late, Joseph. But the 31-year-old Gordon-Levitt is an unlikely candidate for superstardom. He is known more for his dimpled boyish charm than being handsome or a heartthrob. By his own account, he has rarely scored roles as the object of desire: “I’ve played the smart kid, the funny one, the nice sweet one, even the angry one, but never the sexy one,” he said in 2005 during the release of Mysterious Skin. Meanwhile, as the grandson of a filmmaker (Michael Gordon) who was unjustly blacklisted by American fascists during the McCarthy era, and as the son of political activists who helped found the Progressive Jewish Alliance, Gordon-Levitt is outspoken on social issues. That is not always a ticket for the hellride. Unless you are as powerful as George Clooney or Sean Penn, Hollywood prefers stars who talk movies more than politics. Gordon-Levitt is also a child star with a bona fide adult career. Few make it through that transition and fewer still become superstars. When the child star can no longer rely on being cute or plucky, something else is required. When GordonLevitt was playing both Daniel and David Collins in the cult comedy TV show Dark Shadows, he was dreadful. Out of his league, he was surrounded by veterans who knew over-acting was appropriate for the revival series. Gordon-Levitt, with his shrill young voice, and doomed to look goofy in his shaggy bowl haircut and baggy 1991 sweaters, showed no discernible talent. Later, from 1996 to 2001, he starred in another silly (if fun) TV series, 3rd Rock from the Sun. Again, no reason to think that playing Tommy Solomon — an alien masquerading as a Jewish child — would propel him to later prominence. On the flip side, Gordon-Levitt also had no stand-out, break-out role to live up to when he hit his 20s. That was an advantage that child star such as Henry Thomas, the boy in E.T. — The Extra-Terrestrial, never had. Flash forward to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Like veteran Michael Caine, Gordon-Levitt is the author of

some of the most heart-wrenching human sequences in the film. His Gotham City policeman — the grown-up orphan John Blake — idolizes Batman and upbraids Bruce Wayne for mothballing the Caped Crusader. Oddly, when it came time for a Dark Knight Rises press conference, Gordon-Levitt fell near-silent, leaving the platform to Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Nolan. He looked shy in the spotlight. On screen, Gordon-Levitt’s minimalist acting is not just well-crafted, it is superbly orchestrated by a skilled technician. Gordon-Levitt can thank Nolan for pushing him into the big time by casting him in a major role in Inception, after James Franco dropped out. That led directly to other major roles and, of course, The Dark Knight Rises. It will be intriguing to see if Gordon-Levitt is part of any future Batman spin-off movies, especially if Nolan oversees Warner Bros.’ comic book franchises. Not coincidentally, Nolan can thank Gordon-Levitt for his maturation. When you troll through his young adult roles, you see a pattern of bold choices, none designed for personal stardom: Mysterious Skin, Brick, Shadowboxer, The Lookout, StopLoss, Miracle at St. Anna, Killshot, (500) Days of Summer, Uncertainty and Hersher. We can forgive him for appearing in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. It was not as stupid as it sounds. Gordon-Levitt went right back to boldness with 50/50, a role that had some thinking he should have been nominated for an Oscar. The point is that Gordon-Levitt has put the work in. He is not a “type” or a Hollywood heartthrob or fresh meat. He is a working actor who has spent a decade honing his talents. Now it is paying off. In an era when just being famous for being famous is enough to score a movie role, Gordon-Levitt is the exception — and sometimes exceptional. After Premium Rush, Gordon-Levitt costars as Bruce Willis’s younger self in Rian Johnson’s time-travelling, sci-fi thriller Looper. It is due in September. Appearing opposite his idol Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, he plays Abraham Lincoln’s son in Steven Spielberg’s heavyweight biopic, Lincoln. This guaranteed Oscar contender is due in November. In his own parallel universe, Gordon-Levitt is also in postproduction on his own directorial debut, Don Jon’s Addiction. This is a drama he wrote for himself, with Scarlett Johansson as his co-star. Expect it sometime in 2013. Action, drama, morality play, acting, writing, directing — it all equals bigtime stardom. More than 20 years after surviving Dark Shadows, Gordon-Levitt sees the light.

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Director Tony Scott, best known for films like Top Gun and Days of Thunder, died Sunday in Los Angeles as the result of an apparent suicide.

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Scott’s death a shocker death and asking that the media respect his family’s privacy. News of the death sent shockwaves Tony Scott died in a final act worthy of through the film industry. one of his own action-packed movies. “Tony was my dear friend and I The British filmmaker, reported to have will really miss him,” Cruise said in a had inoperable brain cancer, leapt from statement. “He was a creative visionary the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles whose mark on film is immeasurable. My Sunday afternoon. deepest sorrow and Horrified onlookers TONY SCOTT’S FIVE BEST thoughts are with his watched, and in family at this time.” TOP GUN (1986) some cases filmed, Kilmer, who also The movie that made Tom Cruise an A-list actor. Cruise, Val Kilmer and Kelly McGillis starred in this the entire incident. appeared in True action-adventure extravaganza about the Navy Scott, 68, was Romance, called Fighter Weapons School. Lots of F-14 fighter jet six years younger Scott “the kindest footage and shirts-off beefcake. than his filmmaker film director I ever DAYS OF THUNDER (1990) brother Ridley Scott. worked for.” All the action of Top Gun transferred to the NASCAR track. This race film saw Scott working Together, they had “No more Tony with Tom Cruise again, and with a sweet-faced the company Scott Scott movies. Tragic Australian actress named Nicole Kidman. Free Productions, day,” Ron Howard TRUE ROMANCE (1993) creating films, TV said in a Twitter Violent crime drama about a drug deal was also a shows (such as The message. blood-soaked romance; Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette starred. Good reviews, bad box office. Good Wife) and Samuel L. Jackson commercials. tweeted that he was MAN ON FIRE (2004) Denzel Washington stars as a retired CIA operative Although he never “taking a moment hired to protect a child (Dakota Fanning) from achieved the critical to reflect on Tony kidnapping. He and the child become close, making it respect afforded Scott’s life & work.” obvious he’ll fight to the death for if need be. Ridley — whose Filmmaker THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 films include Alien Richard Kelly, who A remake that upped the ante on terrorist drama, with John Travolta as the bad guy and Denzel and Blade Runner wrote the screenplay Washington as the good guy, duking it out over a No. — Tony hit big in for Scott’s 2005 film 6 train out of Pelham Bay Park that’s full of hostages. Hollywood with Domino, joined the Top Gun, a film that thousands of online starred Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Kelly tributes on Monday. McGillis. The action-packed movie about “Working with Tony Scott was like fighter pilots was the biggest box office hit a glorious road trip to Vegas on desert of 1986; the film prompted a huge uptick in back roads, a wild man behind the wheel, Air Force and Navy recruitment. grinning,” Kelly said. Scott hit big again with Cruise on Days Film critic Roger Ebert called him “an Of Thunder (1990), but it was Denzel inspired craftsman.” Washington who turned up most in Scott’s Scott was said to be working with Cruise movies, as Scott directed him in Crimson and producer Jerry Bruckheimer to develop Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, The Taking of some sort of sequel to Top Gun. Pelham 123 and Unstoppable (2010), the last As a producer, Scott was involved with film Scott directed. dozens of successful movies and worked Scott left behind a suicide note in his recently on Out Of The Furnace, a film with office and a list in his car of people to Christian Bale that’s set for release in 2013. contact, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Scott was a skilled rock climber and was Office said. known to be a bit of a thrill-seeker. A spokeswoman for Scott issued a terse He is survived by his third wife, Donna, statement on Sunday night confirming his with whom he had two children.

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From the wrestling mat to the yoga mat CARY CASTAGNA Sun Media News Services

Too many body slams and piledrivers eventually led Diamond Dallas Page from the wrestling mat to the yoga mat. But yoga initially held about as much appeal for him as taking a flying dropkick to the teeth. “For the first 42 years of my life, I was the guy who wouldn’t be caught dead doing yoga,” the 56-year-old retired pro wrestling legend tells Sun Media in a phone interview from Los Angeles. “I was the guy from the Jersey Shore, Springsteen country. We don’t do yoga there. And we made fun of anybody who did.” Page’s workout modus operandi was strictly weights and cardio. That changed circa 1998. The B-movie actor had hastily returned to the ring after six rigorous weeks of filming the action-comedy Ready to Rumble. And a powerbomb to the ground courtesy Kevin Nash left Page with ruptured L4 and L5 discs in his lower back. It was the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back,” says the three-time WCW heavyweight champ affectionately known to his fans as DDP. “Three doctors said my career was over,” he adds. “And I just signed a multimillion-dollar deal.” Page’s wife at the time, a former Playboy model named Kimberly, urged him to try yoga. “I said, ‘F--- that! I’m not doing yoga,’” he recalls. As far as Page was concerned, “yoga was for girls.” But his back pain persisted. And he was desperate for relief. “I couldn’t do anything else

besides the rehab,” he says. “And the rehab was helping but not helping enough to get me into the ring.” So the F-bomb-dropping tough guy got his hands on a VHS tape featuring power yoga guru Bryan Kest. And when no one was looking, he plunked the video into a VCR and secretly followed along. Page continued a clandestine yoga regimen. And within three months, he was back in the squared circle.

“I was the guy who wouldn’t be caught dead doing yoga.” DIamond Dallas Page Former pro wrestler “I was really blown away by how much it started to help my flexibility and core strength,” he says. But Page didn’t particularly care for the “spiritual mumbo jumbo” of yoga. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that,” he quips. “I appreciate people who dig that. I appreciate the yogis who do that. But it just wasn’t for me.” Page, described by at least one blogger as a “yoga badass,” soon created his own brand of yoga. Working with Georgia chiropractor and yoga guru Dr. Craig (The Yoga Doc) Aaron, Page blended his favourite yoga positions with rehab moves, oldschool calisthenics and dynamic resistance exercises. And Yoga for Regular Guys (YRG Fitness) was born.

Page and Aaron collaborated on a book titled Yoga For Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet!, which was published in the fall of 2005. The book has since been developed into a series of zeroimpact workout videos now under the moniker DDP Yoga. These days, the six-foot-four Page weighs in at a fit 225 pounds — about 30 pounds below his fighting weight. “I’m all about health,” he says. “I didn’t start wrestling until I was 35. My career didn’t take off until I was 40. So I was constantly looking for ways to hold back the hands of time — from deep-muscle massage therapy to chiropractic to organic juicing — anything that would help my body feel stronger so I could still wrestle into my 40s and not look like some of the guys you see today that shouldn’t really be out there because their bodies are so beat up and they can’t move.” Page, who retired from the WWE at age 46 in 2002, does his patented brand of yoga five to six days a week. Nearly two dozen current WWE stars, including Winnipeg native Chris Jericho, also swear by DDP Yoga. “More than anything, it’s about making a decision to own your life. So many people have been told you can’t do this or their body says you can’t do that anymore. So you don’t. Then every year, you get a little stiffer,” he says. “Flexibility is youth. “My focus is what can you do for a lifetime? How can you get stronger and more flexible as you get older?” Visit ddpyoga.com for more.

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Former WCW heavyweight champion Diamond Dallas Page has gotten out of the ring and into the yoga studio, working out five to six days a week.

Singing telegram video goes straight for the heartstrings

SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – There’s nothing like a jaunty barbershop quartet to break the news that you might be at risk for a heart condition that causes strokes. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common condition for people over 55 that causes the heart to beat too quickly and puts folks at an increased risk of stroke. Some 350,000 Canadians suffer from it, though many don’t know it. That could change with the help four singing men in bright red vests and bow

ties, who croon such lyrics as, “Well hello my dear, your son sent us here so we could break the iiiiice, ’cause there’s condition, atrial fibrillation, could appear at your age in liiiiife.” The lyrics on the YouTube videos, part of a campaign by pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim, are somewhat customizable. The video can be from a son or a daughter, and make reference to their parents living long to enjoy their sports, movies, art, books

or music. The quartet always ends off by encouraging the recipient to check out the website StrokeAndAF.ca to learn about the condition and talk to their doctors. An Environics connected to the campaign found that 60 per cent of Canadian adults who live with their parents avoid talking to them about health issues. Asked which illness would cause the most strain if their parents were diagnosed with it, 47 per cent said stroke, second only to cancer.

Yet, 54 per cent had never heard of AF, which makes a person three to five times more likely to have a stroke. “Strokes, including those related to AF, can be devastating for the individual and for their family and friends,” Ian Joiner of the Heart and Stroke Foundation said in a press release. “It’s important to get Canadians talking about AF. The more people know about AF and its link to stroke, the greater chance there is of people taking action and lowering their risk.”

Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Plenty of reasons to get running MARILYN LINTON Sun Media News Services

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Marc Meunier crosses the finish line at the RunWild Marathon in St. Albert last October. Experts say the reasons for running vary wildly from person to person.

Malcolm Anderson left New Zealand to study geography in Canada. Twentyfive years later, he has run round the globe and interviewed more than 120 runners who have completed more than 100 marathons each. Why run so hard? Why run at all? “Marathoning has become much more doable,” says Anderson, who lives near Kingston, Ont., and is a health services researcher when he’s not hitting the trails. His book The Messengers (check out runplaces.com) explores the shared passion of long-distance runners and conveys their inspirational messages to would-be runners. Having already run 46 marathons himself, the 51-year-old hopes to run at least 100 before he hangs up his running shoes. His father died from a heart attack when Anderson was a boy, and so he says he wants to stay healthy for his own kids. Marathoners run for a variety of reasons, he told me, everything from getting fit to losing weight to winning a bet. In his book, runners talk about their favourite runs (a rock ’n’ roll marathon or one at the North Pole) and

their obsessions (some run a marathon for every letter of the alphabet — from Atlanta to Zurich, say; and one guy has run 250 marathons dressed as Superman). But when asked why most people run, Anderson thinks it has to do with more than just achievement. “You come to appreciate your own health, but you also build up such a social network of friends around the world.” Distance is one thing, but what about time? “The more you run, the less time seems important,” he says. “For your first marathon, don’t try to focus on a fast time. Just get out and enjoy the day.” Whether it’s a marathon or a fall fun run, it’s less about time and more about personal achievement, says Edmonton’s John Stanton, who at 64 is still running while managing The Running Room, the company he founded decades ago and which has encouraged millions of Canadian to run through its many clinics. Having accomplished 60 marathons himself, he’s convinced there’s nothing like the empowerment that comes from crossing the finish line.

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Barefoot runners get their kicks JOANNE RICHARD Sun Media News Srrvices

Barefoot is where it’s at for runners Kate Kift, Vanessa Rodriguez and Bob Nicol. Nicol’s coldest barefoot run was –29 C for two kilometres. He has also completed two 50-kilometre ultramarathons and three marathons barefoot as well. From mud, gravel, snow, slush, water and pavement, there’s no terrain he hasn’t tried. “I enjoy the natural feeling of it, the sensation of running on different surfaces, and it may sound silly, but the closeness with nature is second to none,” says Nicol, a 41-year-old resident of Winnipeg and spokesperson for Canada’s barefootrunners.org. Occasionally he still encounters “the jaw drops and the ‘Holy crap, he’s got no shoes on.’” But it’s full speed ahead for Nicol, who turned to barefoot running four years ago after suffering severe knee problems, including seven surgeries. Since going au natural — and sometimes donning minimalist Vibram FiveFingers or his homemade mukluks — he’s good to go. Recognized in Vancouver as the “crazy lady that runs with no shoes,” shock and disbelief still greet seasoned barefooter Kate Kift wherever she runs, along with comments like “Wow, that’s bad-ass” and “You are crazy!” Kift, 39, even completed a halfmarathon shoeless. Expensive runners didn’t protect her from a serious heel stress fracture so she ditched them and took up running barefoot after recovery. “I found that my running form improved so much that when I run over the trails I am so light I feel like I am flying,” says Kift, adding that running barefoot is the best teacher for good

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Barefoot runner Vanessa Rodriguez says she loves being able to feel the trails.

running form. Are we born to run barefoot? “Barefoot” or natural running, is gaining ground. “The general running population has an increasing awareness that traditional running shoes have an adverse effect on their performance and risk of injury,” according to Ian Adamson, director of research and education for newtonrunning.com. The heavily structured and elevated heel of traditional runners interferes with a runner’s gait and prevents natural foot motion, says Adamson. He says Newton shoes, on the other hand, allow runners to maintain an efficient, natural gait while providing protection. Few natural runners completely lose their shoes — many opt for specialized footwear that mimics the experience of running barefoot.

With a litany of footwear options available and research supporting natural running, “people are starting to really see the benefits of going back to running the way we ran as kids. We leaned forward and just ran,” says runner Newton Hoang, who loves his Newtons. According to Hoang, of Mountain Equipment Co-op in Vancouver, natural running is really all about using your body’s biomechanics in the most efficient manner. Ideally, “your foot will land more directly underneath your centre of mass, your knees and ankles bend to help absorb the shock, and your stride becomes quicker and lighter.” Natural runners tend to have a shorter stride and land on their midfoot. “I absolutely love the feeling of running trails barefoot. It’s very mentally engaging, fun, and freeing. It feels like you’re a child sprinting through the forest,” says minimalist trail runner Vanessa Rodriguez, of vanessaruns.com. The 30-year-old, who moved from Toronto to San Diego last year, has run up to 100 miles without injury, blisters or shoes, but she does don minimalist footwear depending on trail terrain. Abandon the heel strike, says Dr. Nick Campitelli, foot and ankle surgeon and a Vibram FiveFingers fan. The recreational runner transitioned from traditional cushy runners to minimalist Vibram footwear after chronic achilles tendon pain chased him for eight years. Campitelli, an Ohio podiatrist at drnickcampi.com, is a big believer in natural running as it reduces pain and injury. “Running with a heel strike produces far more force to our joints of our lower extremity than running barefoot or with minimalist shoes.”

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Active Listings: 12

Sold Listings: 24

Active Listings: 21

Sold Listings: 26

Active Listings: 1

Sold Listings: 8

Average list price:

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Average sale price:

Low $299,999 / High $459,900

Low $237,000 / High $444,000 Avg. days on market: 33

Low $275,000 / High $599,900

Low $262,000 / High $609,000 Avg. days on market: 40

Low $349,000 / High $349,000

Low $271,500 / High $410,000 Avg. days on market: 26

$393,191

$351,475

$380,100

BRAESIDE

$351,409

HERITAGE LAKES

$349,000

$335,437

NORTH RIDGE

Active Listings: 5

Sold Listings: 15

Active Listings: 21

Sold Listings: 18

Active Listings: 28

Sold Listings: 28

Average list price:

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Low $309,900 / High $579,900

Low $301,000 / High $453,000 Avg. days on market: 32

Low $359,500 / High $524,900

Low $353,500 / High $583,500 Avg. days on market: 42

Low $369,900 / High $1,189,000

Low $385,000 / High $685,000 Avg. days on market: 43

$413,840

$357,006

$435,208

$420,166

DEER RIDGE

$552,874

$464,443

OAKMONT

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Sold Listings: 39

Active Listings: 22

Sold Listings: 14

Average list price:

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Low $384,900 / High $1,750,000

Low $360,000 / High $790,000 Avg. days on market: 39

$392,110

Low $299,900 / High $525,000

$380,152

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Sold Listings: 26

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Sold Listings: 7

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Low $391,500 / High $893,000 Avg. days on market: 40

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Low $490,000 / High $770,000 Avg. days on market: 45

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Sold Listings: 36

Active Listings: 6

Sold Listings: 14

Average list price:

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Low $329,900 / High $1,290,000

Low $310,000 / High $834,500 Avg. days on market: 48

Low $317,500 / High $385,000

Low $250,000 / High $370,000 Avg. days on market: 28

$573,079

$446,609

$355,366

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Sold Listings: 10

Average list price:

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Low $339,900 / High $364,900

Low $279,500 / High $380,000 Avg. days on market: 13

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Low $410,000 / High $586,000 Avg. days on market: 58

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Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012

Appreciation easy antidote to ‘mother syndrome’ ROSEMARY COUNTER Sun Media News Servoces

We all know the old joke: the overworked wife’s got three rowdy kids and one big kid — her husband. Haha, right? Not so much, says J.M. Kearns, co-author of the new book How Can I Be Your Lover When I’m Too Busy Being Your Mother? “Mother syndrome is the situation where a woman finds herself being a mother to her man instead of the partner she wanted to be,” Kearns explains. His co-author, family therapist Sara Dimerman, after more than 20 years of listening to couples bicker about the small stuff, found their problem boiled down to this dynamic: mean mom versus bad child. “Both feel disrespected in different ways,” says Kearns. First, a case study: “Lana” and her hubby are going away for two nights. “I feel like I’ve packed for a month,” she says. “With a two- and a five-year-old you never know what you’re going to need.” But while Lana spends the morning running about like a chicken with its head cut off, her (un-packed) husband relaxes. “He ate a leisurely breakfast and is on the phone with a colleague. He can’t understand what I’m so stressed about,” she says.

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Activities like packing can be triggers for what author J.M. Kearns calls “mother syndrome”.

Her hubby, however, has a different strategy. He’s got a pile of clothes — an insufficient pile, thinks Lana — thrown over a chair. “It crosses my mind that he just doesn’t know how to do it,” she confesses.

“Finally, I give in and plan his next two days for him.” In this case, Lana is a manager, but Kearns cites four other “hats” that turn fun wives into resentful moms to their partners.

“Cleaning, cooking, appearance/ etiquette, and child rearing,” he says. “If you find yourself doing the heavy lifting, feeling resentful about it, feeling like your mate isn’t a full adult anymore but instead a shirker in need of supervision, then you’re in the grip of Mother Syndrome. It drains romance, respect, fun and sex out of a relationship.” Seems most of us agree wholeheartedly. A 2007 Pew survey found, when asking for factors that make a happy marriage, “sharing household chores” pulled ahead of both income and common interests. Just two factors were more important: fidelity and good sex. So how do you get back to the good old days? Researcher Amie Gordon suggests you start with some appreciation — that’s please and thank you, validation and caring — which her study found leads to healthier, happier and long-lasting relationships. And we’re not just talking to men here: appreciate his ability to pack his own clothes, for example, and Lana might save herself some morning stress. And for the men out there, something to think about: Sex therapist Ian Kerner calls the best foreplay for women “choreplay,” when a man does household duties without being asked. Equal partners, it seems, can’t keep their grown-up hands off each other.

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The Edmonton Sun n Friday, august 17, 2012

IN MINUTES Quick Look

News and events — visually

What’s the difference? Ice cream or frozen dessert? Gelato or frozen yogurt? A look at what makes ﬁve frozen dairy products different

Ice cream

difference Biggest

Custard base What makes it ice cream: Modern take on traditional base of milk, cream, sugar and egg yolks Milkfat: Over 10% (upwards of 16% in premium); usually fresh sweet cream Milk solids: 9-12%; usually skim milk Air: Upwards of 50% (comes from the churning process) Stored at -15ºC; served frozen Factory-made ice cream usually uses guar/locust bean gum instead of eggs

55%

of Canadians are confused about the ingredients in ice cream and frozen dessert

t r e s s e d n Froze

Gelato

Soft serve

urt g o y n e z o r F

difference Biggest

Little to no dairy

Less air

Storage temp.

Yogurt base

What makes it frozen dessert: What makes it gelato: Use of cheaper products such as: Dairy products with no butterfat; Alternative of Canadians believe there is fats made from animal a big difference between ice or vegetable cream and fats, or; frozen dessert Imported, edible oil products such as palm kernel or coconut Many products once labeled ice cream have now quietly changed to ‘frozen dessert’ as cost cutting measures don’t meet requirements

77%

Products with this symbol are made from Canadian dairy; frozen desserts use imported ingredients.

Base has more milk than cream Milkfat: 4-8%; usually fresh sweet cream Air: 20-35%; churned at a slower speed than ice cream, resulting in a denser product with more intense ﬂavours Stored and served at a higher temperature than ice cream, usually not quite frozen Typically ﬂavoured with fresh fruit purees, cocoa and/or nut pastes Originated in Italy and became popular in the 1920s and 30s

55%

of gelato is handmade in Italy

Sources: foodsci.uoguelph.ca; Wikipedia; about.com; dairygoodness.ca; buzzle.com; diffen.com; recipes.howstuffworks.com; thekitchn.com; Dairy Farmers of Canada

What makes it soft serve: Pre-mixed soft serve is stored at 3ºC and frozen quickly on way out of machine Milkfat: 3-6% Air: Varies from 0-60%; ideal is 33-45% Originated in the U.S. in the 1930s, although there is debate about who created it: In 1934, Tom Carvel got a ﬂat tire on his ice cream truck and began selling his melting ice cream to people. Two years later he opened his ﬁrst store In 1938, J.F. McCullough and hi son developed a soft serve formula and went on to start Dairy Queen The higher the air content, the creamier, smoother and lighter soft serve is.

What makes it frozen yogurt: Yogurt culture is used instead of cream Milkfat: 0.55-6% Milk solids: 8-14%; usually skim milk Animal gelatin or vegetable additives used as stabilizers Typically easier to digest, but not all varieties have active yogurt cultures It is a myth that frozen yogurt is better for you; many factorymade frozen yogurts are, for the most part, ice cream with added yogurt powder Originated in the U.S. in the 1970s by H.P. Hood; the product was called Frogurt Original frozen yogurt was too tart — it didn’t take off until the 80s when more sugar was added.

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Be respectful, direct with lazy co-workers CATHERINE AHERN Sun Media News Services

The people you work with can either be the highlight of your day or your worst nightmare. I sincerely hope that you are surrounded by delightful, conscientious coworkers whom you adore, but experience tells me that most people have at least one co-worker who drives them bonkers. The following is advice from The CoWorker From Hell: Successfully Manage Your Most Challenging Work Relationships about handling a particularly frustrating breed of co-worker: The lazy ones. Lazy co-workers kill your productivity. They get under your skin as you watch them goof off or laze around while you give it all you’ve got on the job. Follow this

advice to deal with that lazy co-worker who’s bringing you down: • Assess the damage to you: Does the person’s laziness directly affect your work? Do you have to pick up the person’s slack; correct his or her rushed, sloppy or incomplete work; or miss deadlines because of the laziness? Or do you just resent the person because he or she doesn’t work as hard as you do? If you and your work aren’t affected by the person’s laziness, you may need to just ignore it. • Talk to the co-worker if you are adversely affected: Meet in private so you don’t embarrass the person. Be respectful, but direct, and explain how the person’s behaviour affects you. Example: “Because

Boomers planning to keep working: survey SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – A new survey says 53 per cent of Canadians in their 50s plan to continue working in retirement to offset their low savings. Of the more than 800 baby boomers surveyed, 61 per cent said they haven’t saved as much as they expected to. “The retirement landscape is shifting as the baby boomers reach traditional retirement age with a smaller nest egg than they expected to have,” Christina Kramer, executive vice-president of retail distribution and channel strategy for CIBC, said in a release Monday. “Many Canadians are now planning to draw on multiple sources of income, including employment, to fund their retirement.” Under those circumstances, Kramer said it’s important to plan for the unexpected, such as an illness that may prevent a retiree from working as much as they would like. The survey found 45 per cent of boomers said they’ve saved less than $100,000 to sustain them in their golden years. When the figures are broken down by region, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have the highest percentage of boomers who plan to work in retirement (59 per cent), followed by Alberta (57 per cent), Ontario (55 per cent), the Atlantic provinces (54 per cent), British Columbia (49 per cent) and Quebec (47 per cent). Leger Marketing conducted the survey online July 5-8 on behalf of CIBC. The margin of error is 3.45 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Boomers aren’t the only ones who may have troubling retiring when they would like. Another Leger Marketing survey released earlier this month found many young Canadians may have unrealistic expectations about retirement. Almost half of the respondents aged 18-35 (41 per cent) said they plan to retire before they turn 60, compared to only eight per cent of boomers over 55. This despite the fact that just 10 per cent of the young adult respondents said they think a lot about how much money they’ll need to save or how long their retirement might last (less than five per cent).

you submitted that data to me late, I lost two days to complete the report. I was here until 10 last night to keep the project on track. That was the third time I had to make up for you missing your deadlines.” • Establish your expectations: Let the person know what is acceptable going forward. Example: “I won’t do that again. Going forward, I need you to meet the deadlines we agree upon in the planning meetings. If you can’t meet those deadlines, you need to bring that up in the meetings or talk to [the supervisor] about it.” • Explain what will happen if the person doesn’t meet those expectations: Example: “If you don’t start meeting your deadlines, I am going to have to complete the reports

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