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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

Zero base budget Lead under microscope the

INDEX

News . . . . . . . . . 3 Council Notes . . . . . 5 Opinion . . . . . . . . 8 Entertainment . . . . . 13 Fun & Games . . . . . . 16 Business . . . . . . 18 stalbertjobs.com . . . . 19

COVER

All the stars will be out in Hollywood Sunday evening for the 85th Academy Awards. Steven Spielberg’s presidential biopic Lincoln leads the pack this year with 12 nominations. St. Albertans weigh in with their picks for some of the major categories on page 13.

BY THE NUMBERS

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

The way the City of St. Albert puts its budget together every year is up for discussion after a motion at the regular meeting of city council Monday afternoon. Councillors unanimously approved a motion put forward by Coun. Cam MacKay to “discuss implementing a zero base budget policy, similar to other municipalities, at Standing Committee on Finance.” Zero base budgeting is a practice that requires budgets to be built from the ground up every year, with past spending patterns not accounted for. Every part of an organization’s budget must be justified and approved under this model. Before the vote was taken, some councillors were worried about such a discussion opening a wider discussion about the City’s budgeting principles. “The discussion ... would yield some of that, depending on how

far the council of the day was interested in proceeding with different principles,” city manager Patrick Draper said. MacKay clarified that he did not intend his motion to cause undue extra work for City staff. “I don’t see this as directing administration to look at every budgeting option under the sun,” he said. A backgrounder provided to council by City staff prior to Monday’s meeting said that the use of a pure version of zero base budgeting appears to be “very rare” in public sector practice, but the City of Airdrie does use a “zero line item model” in which departments are given budget request forms with zeroes filled in for each line item and use detailed inputs. “The wholesale implementation of [zero base budgeting] would likely become an administrative burden and counterproductive to the efficiencies/savings that administration and council would desire,” the report read.

Sweet treat Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

April Silvester scoops up some maple syrup off the snow for her son Travis, 7, at a traditional cabane à sucre station at the Family Day celebrations in Lions Park Monday afternoon.

Massacure closes in on $1.5mil GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

0.028 That’s the speed, in miles per hour, that Heinz ketchup flows out of its iconic glass bottle. If a batch is found to be too thick and flowing slower than this speed, then it is rejected for sale. H.J. Heinz Co. was recently bought by Warren Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital for $23.2 billion in cash. Every year, Heinz sells 650 million bottles of ketchup in more than 140 countries, with sales adding up to more than $1.5 billion.

The final totals aren’t in just yet, but organizers of this year’s Hair Massacure are confident they’ll reach their goal of $1.5 million. Executive director Tammy MacDonald said Tuesday that, when the event — which took place Friday at the Ice Palace in West Edmonton Mall — was over, they already had $1 million in the bank for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Alberta, the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation and Ronald McDonald House, but that didn’t include donations from Save On Foods and Rona, nor did it include sales of Kali Bears or totals from other events taking place across Alberta in the next month. “Last year, $400,000 rolled in after [the event],” MacDonald said, “so we’ve got money that’s going to be rolling in after. ... I know we’ll certainly hit $1.3 million, and I’m confident we’ll hit $1.5 million that we’re hoping for.” Hair Massacure events are also taking place in Calgary on March 1, in Grande Prairie on March 8 and in Fort McMurray on March 15. “It’ll be interesting to see what comes out of that; it’s the first year for all of them,” MacDonald said. She added that she hopes those go as

smoothly as the Edmonton one did. “Every year, we get a little more organized,” MacDonald said. Red Deer also held a Hair Massacure event on Feb. 8. As always, students from several local schools stepped up to the plate, including 160 participants from St. Albert’s Leo Nickerson Elementary School. “We get a lot of kids who come back and I’ve watched them grow up for five or six years,” MacDonald said. “It’s not uncommon; these kids are coming back every single year and I’m seeing the same faces, the same schools participating. That tells me people are enjoying the event, which is great to know.” One of those from Nickerson was Grade 4 student Avery Woodworth, who had her waist-length hair cut back to shoulder length to donate to the cause. “It feels really good,” said Avery, who raised $702.05 in her first year participating. Her mom Ericka was very proud, and said she had three other daughters eager to participate as well. “They’re growing [their hair] out for next year,” she said. Meanwhile, the Hair Massacure continued to get support from Edmonton pro sports teams, with six Edmonton Oilers — including rookies Nail Yakupov and Justin Schultz — who had their locks shorn for the cause.

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Leo Nickerson Grade 4 student Avery Woodworth gets the finishing touches put on her new ’do at the Hair Massacure Friday at West Edmonton Mall. “[Defenceman Jeff] Petry came back; he has shaved with us before. He’s kind of the leader of that pack,” MacDonald said. Although this year’s event has just wrapped up, MacDonald is already looking ahead to next year. “I’m still twitching,” she said Tuesday. “Every year, you’re excited to see what comes the following year. You leave the event feeling pretty good about what you see and how people are feeling after.”

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

Trail election signs could disappear GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

St. Albert Trail may be a lot less crowded come the next municipal election this October. Councillors voted 4-3 Monday to have City of St. Albert staff work on the necessary bylaw amendments to prohibit election signs smaller than four feet by four feet along St. Albert Trail after a motion was put forward by Coun. Roger Lemieux. Lemieux said he has heard many complaints from residents over signs during the elections, and cited safety and cost as the two main reasons for his motion. “It’s extremely dangerous to put up small signs — and replace them, because they get knocked down a lot, an average of three or four times per [election campaign],” he said. “It’s starting and stopping on a very busy thoroughfare that causes danger.” Lemieux added that some smaller signs are made of a nonbiodegradable plastic, and that

larger signs are more securely fastened to the ground, and are not as easy to vandalize. Meanwhile, another motion by Lemieux to have election signs be a minimum of four feet by four feet along other major roadways in the city was defeated 4-3. Some councillors felt this would make running for council too expensive for new or younger candidates. “The reality of the situation is that people do go to the polls and vote on name recognition,” Coun. Cathy Heron said. “Foremost in my mind is the democratic right to have the same ability to run for council for all our residents,” added Coun. Len Bracko. But supporters of the motion felt like all candidates still had the opportunity to put up signs and get their names out there. “It’s simply a sign dimensions motion,” Coun. Wes Brodhead said. “It doesn’t limit the number of signs; it doesn’t limit where they are to be placed.”

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Members of the Edmonton Oilers Alumni smile as they take on the Edmonton Fire Department during the Fire On Ice charity game Saturday at the Northstar Hyundai Arena at Servus Credit Union Place. The event raised $15,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and the Edmonton Inner City Children’s Program. The Edmonton Fire Department team won 9-6.

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COUNCIL NOTES

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Outdoor Fitness Circuit

Online Voting in Municipal Elections

Smart City Centre of Excellence Master Plan

St. Albert’s Official Conifer

WHY IT MATTERS

A recommendation was made by the Community Services Advisory Board to provide a grant of $20,000 to the St. Albert Host Lions Club for the development of an outdoor fitness circuit.

As a result of Edmonton voting against utilizing online voting, administration recommended that St. Albert discontinue plans to offer online voting for the 2013 municipal election.

The development of a Smart City Centre of Excellence Master Plan is intended to explore the use of technology to improve the efficiency of City operations and provide real time data on the operation of city services.

A recommendation was brought forth to replace the Scots Pine with the White Spruce as the official conifer for the City of St. Albert.

CROUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ✔ PARKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ✔ HERON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ✔ BRODHEAD . . . . . . . . . . . ✔ LEMIEUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ✘ BRACKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ✘ MacKAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ✔

CROUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HERON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRODHEAD . . . . . . . . . . . LEMIEUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRACKO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MacKAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“Is internet voting in fact a priority for our residents? I haven’t seen it as a priority.” - Malcolm Parker

“To say that I’m excited about this would be an understatement. I think this is critical for the City of St. Albert moving forward.” - Wes Brodhead

THE VOTE NOTABLE QUOTES WHAT’S NEXT FEEDBACK

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“It’s another good way to get our residents moving. It’s good for all ages from youth to seniors.” – Cathy Heron

“I think it is important that we make voting easier for residents.” – Len Bracko “Along with my colleagues on council, I think it’s a great project.” – Malcolm Parker

The Lions Club will need to secure the remaining $40,000 to go ahead with the project.

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“It will be really nice to be very well known as an innovative and technologically savvy City.” – Cathy Heron

“This comes down to the security of the process. Really, that’s the No. 1 objective you’re trying to instill with any election.” – Cam MacKay

Development of the Master Plan will begin, with completion expected in 2015.

Online voting will not be offered for the 2013 Municipal Election.

@MarcoLangzi

@CathyHeron

St Albert #SmartCity Master Plan: “@PabloSChillon: time for going beyond the limits of disciplines and share knowledge and processes” agreed

#stalbert will not pursue internet voting for the 2013 election. #disappointed

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“All I’m doing here is finishing off some work that came before us a good year or so ago and trying to bring this to a final conclusion for the flora for the City of St. Albert.” - Malcolm Parker

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The White Spruce now joins the American Elm (deciduous tree), Highbush Cranberry (shrub) and Petunia (flower) as official emblems for the City of St. Albert.

@hcgardiner reading through that document wondering if there isn’t something more relevant that we should be spending time & money on.

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

Developers eye high-end condos GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Residents of the Erin Ridge and Oakmont neighbourhoods had another chance last week to have their say on a residential development slated for an iconic piece of land in St. Albert. Representatives from Boudreau Developments and IBI Group hosted a public open house on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Enjoy Centre to share plans for rezoning a parcel of the old Hole’s Greenhouses site at the corner of Boudreau Road and Bellerose Drive and building a high-end condominium development, tentatively named Botanica. “We don’t want to build this as just another condominium development,” said Dan Demers, vice-president of Boudreau Developments. “There are some examples that have gone up in the city of St. Albert in the last little while, that just haven’t had that same vision and been able to incorporate what we’re looking to incorporate. “We want to make this development so it is a tribute, if you will, to the legacy of Lois Hole, and some way to give back to the community.” Much of the concern in the room centred around the amount of traffic the development would create, but Demers said

that was expected, and multiple entrances and traffic calming measures have been built into the design. “The fact that this is an infill site, as opposed to a new development, we can assume a certain amount of certainty when it comes to traffic flows,” he said. “But we’ve hired professionals to do the traffic impact analysis, and it’ll ultimately be up to the City [of St. Albert], based on their recommendations, what we can do there.” Right now, the project is still in the preliminary planning stages, but Demers said they are looking at about 250 units in two six-storey buildings. The final density, though, will depend on market demand. “The site is expensive, and there’s a lot of work to do, because it is old farmland with fill for soil, so that makes it difficult as it relates to the foundation and the piling we have to use, so there’s a premium involved in that, and the site servicing is another premium involved,” Demers said. “So for us to be able to make this work and make it something we can truly give back to the community with, we need to get a certain amount of density to be able to incorporate the vision.” The proponents’ application to the City is to rezone the site as R4, which allows for high density residential. Botanica will also feature three levels

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of underground parking, and its concrete and steel construction should help mitigate noise from nearby major roads and a fire station. “And things like triple-glazed windows and excellent insulation, that type of thing, will definitely be applied to the project,” he said. A commercial development is slated for another parcel of land on the old Hole’s site, which was met with quite a bit of opposition when its proponents held their own open house in May. Demers said his group is working very closely with the commercial developers to make sure the two are complementary. “We want there to be good continuity on the site,” he said. “They’ve committed to the same thing, working very closely with the Hole family, as are we. Theirs is probably going to be more of a walking village type of commercial development, rather than your typical big box, which fits really well with the layout we’re looking at.” The first reading of the rezoning bylaw is scheduled for the April 29 city council meeting, at which time it will be referred to the Capital Region Board. A public hearing on the rezoning is tentatively scheduled for July 24, and if all goes well — including a successful pre-sale campaign — Demers hopes to break ground this fall.

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R O I R E P SU RMANCE PERFO S E R T N CE

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Albert businesses involved to showcase other places in St. Albert and get mostly the moms knowing about what I offer.” A local businesswoman is looking for a As of Tuesday, Hopkins already had 44 couple of shining young faces, and is offering families registered, and she was shooting to up prizes to help in the search reach 60 by the time the event rolls around. Allison Hopkins is the community director There will be photographers on hand for Modern Mama in St. Albert, and she is from 5 to 8 p.m. to take photos of babies and hosting a contest on Wednesday, Feb. toddlers, and those will be available 27, at Ron Hodgson Chevrolet Buick for purchase from the photographers GMC to find the two faces for her within 10 days. Then two judges will business for the upcoming year. choose a winner in each category. Prizes will be handed out in two While the response has been good categories: Modern Baby (under 12 from families, the event has also months) and Social Tots (12 months been received well by the business to four years). community, with many local stores “The winner is going to be used as stepping up to provide activities and my image when I promote my Social Allison prizes. Tots program, which is a mom-and“St. Albert, as a community, we all Hopkins tots program,” Hopkins said, “and try to help each other, and most of Modern Mama then the baby winner will be used the prizes are from local mom-run when I promote my Modern Baby series. businesses,” Hopkins said. “We’re just looking for whoever the judges Modern Mama hosts social and educational feel is unique or cute — I mean, all the kids are events for moms and toddlers, including cute. It’s probably going to be a pretty tough playgroups and workshops on topics like sleep decision.” and car seat safety. Hopkins said the idea is her unofficial Hopkins also blogs about different family launch party after taking over the community activities going on in and around director position in St. Albert last November. St. Albert, as well as her experiences with her “Urban Infant magazine has a yearly cover own kids, Malcolm and Penelope. baby contest, so I kind of ran with that idea,” There is no cost to enter the contest, but she said. “I just wanted to create a family participants must register in advance. For friendly event that would interest moms, get more information or to register, visit www. families out and just get some other local St. modernmama.com/st-albert.

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

OPINION

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Budget needs more than fads

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

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hen you think about it, zero base budgeting is kind of like the Harlem Shake, the latest meme to grab a foothold in the wide, weird world of the internet: No one can really tell exactly what it is, but everyone seems to want to try it. That includes St. Albert city by Glenn Cook councillor Cam MacKay, whose motion at Monday afternoon’s regular council meeting to discuss zero base budgeting at an upcoming Standing Committee on Finance meeting was unanimously approved. Zero base budgeting, in case you didn’t know, is a model of budgeting where the organization starts at zero and has to build its budget from the ground up each year, with previous spending not taken into account and each item added to the budget scrutinized and justified. (The Harlem Shake, in case you didn’t know, is a dance featured in YouTube videos that start with one person dancing passively, then instantly cut to several people, often in ridiculous costumes, dancing to obnoxious electronic music.) In theory, zero base budgeting sounds like a great idea that would make any organization — and especially a municipal government — much more accountable and responsible. But, in practice — and especially in the first couple of years — zero base budgeting could wind up consuming more time and resources, eating into whatever savings might be found. That’s not to say, though, that the City of St. Albert’s current budgeting practices are perfect, nor that the discussion MacKay wants to have could not result in improvements. If there is a chance to increase transparency and make the City more accountable without sacrificing efficiency, then council should make every effort to do so. In fact, every year for at least this term, council has done a thorough post-mortem on the budget process and suggested several ways to do just that. But it wouldn’t be prudent to rush into zero base budgeting just because it’s the trendy thing to do. In fact, that’s the mindset that leads to things like thousands of YouTube videos of people shaking their shoulders awkwardly to dance music while in Power Rangers costumes.

Great conversation this morning with service providers about the Social Master Plan for #stalbert. Next open house is on Thursday night.

@KenzDoughty I’m not drunk driving, I’m playing dodge the potholes on St. Albert Trail.

EDITORIAL

@LizaSunley What a great Family Day! We had a terrific time at the #stalbert festival and just being together.

@brittbrew Kudos to the McDonald’s drive-thru lady for putting up with drunk Aron as he yelled into the speaker, “how much is love!!!!” #StAlbert

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Time to share ideas to improve St. Albert

ast summer, my family and I took a trip to Sherwood Park to attend one of their local events. But our lack of a GPS and unfamiliarity with the area left us lost. Assuming we’d find at least one person who could help us, we stopped at the customer service counter at the local Walmart. Thirty minutes and 20 associates later, we couldn’t find one person who actually lived in Sherwood Park or knew the area. How does this happen? It’s unlikely that Walmart only hired associates that lived outside the area. Voted the best places to raise a family in Canada, respectively, by MoneySense magazine, neither St. Albert (2011) nor Strathcona County (2012) ought to lack young people who would work close to home. Yet this seemed

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McLENNAN Community of St. Albert FB page My City to confirm the stereotype that Sherwood Park is a bedroom community. Is St. Albert any different? Bedroom communities are usually supported primarily by residential taxes. Suburban areas usually see growth due to the high cost of living in the heart of a major city. In Alberta, it’s almost the opposite, as the draw to suburbia is based on the expectation of a higher standard of living. This means we often neglect the development of a diverse range of housing options and the need for public transportation, create obstacles

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that would allow varying families to live here and prevent growth of a vibrant community because of socioeconomic misperceptions. The sad reality is that the decisions that usually propel communities forward are often what hold St. Albert back. Instead of embracing ideas to grow into a more progressive city, we contest things that would allow residents of all ages, family types and economic backgrounds to call St. Albert home. I can’t speak for Sherwood Park, but in St. Albert, we are finally recognizing some of the misguided rationale that holds us back, and it’s time we all got on board. We need to start sharing our ideas and focus on finding solutions instead of dwelling on the problems. Even if you don’t use public

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transit, I can guarantee that one of your neighbours does, which is why you can and should still be present at Saturday’s town hall on LRT. Even if you don’t own a dog and never intend to, share your ideas for how we can best develop a new dog park. It’s not just about dogs; it’s about creating a variety of green spaces for all. Let’s use our skills and share our ideas for building a bike skills park that will be fun for everyone. If the current proposed locations aren’t the right fit, then before rallying, go for a stroll — or better yet, a bike ride — and think of some ideas that might solve your concerns. Participate in discussions, ask questions, gain a better understanding, and share ideas that will move our city forward. Owned and operated by

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

Mayor looking at big picture GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

As St. Albert moves into 2013, Mayor Nolan Crouse says he’s focused on the big picture. Crouse delivered his annual State of the City Address to a crowd of almost 300 people at the Enjoy Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 13, as part of the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon meeting. Crouse said that there are numerous issues facing the city and the region these days, and it will take people with vision to navigate through them. “I think we will need to elect big picture thinkers and bring people to the table — both administratively and in the community — that are prepared to work on bigger pictures than just St. Albert stuff,” he said. Crouse touched on four different areas of concern during his speech: community safety; economic development; council priorities; and regional issues. On community safety, Crouse said that, while the City’s most

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recent community satisfaction survey showed the community’s perception of security and safety at an all-time low, significant strides have been made to that end in recent years, including an increased police presence in schools and on city trails. “All that extra attention has accomplished two things: It’s driven fear into the community in some ways, but it has also caused us to dig deeper into some of our community safety,” Crouse said. He added that the number of photo radar tickets issued in the city has “plummeted” by 50 per cent, and that there has been a 30 per cent reduction in Criminal Code activity in the last five years. When it comes to economic development, the mayor said that, even though St. Albert remains an attractive place to raise a family, the city is on the brink of attracting major business interests. “We have a new economic development division that’s been created and restructured, and we’re going to turn them loose,” Crouse said. “The key priority for them is to make sure we bring together the

landowners and the developers to make something happen in terms of faster growth.” As far as council policies, Crouse listed off a number of civic projects that are underway or will get started in 2013, such as an “aggressive” public works program, the construction of Riel Recreation Park and Ray Gibbon Drive, the refurbishment of pedestrian bridges, attracting more doctors to the community, and possibly moving forward on silencing train whistles in the city. “We need to continue to make sure the bread-and-butter stuff is taken care of on an ongoing basis,” he said. But those projects, of course, take money, and Crouse said he could foresee property tax increases consistent with the recent past as the City moves forward. “The last three or four years, we’ve tried to maintain a modest tax increase of about three per cent, and I don’t see that changing much, to be frank,” he said. Meanwhile, when it comes to the Capital Region, Crouse said it is united by its differences, and

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse delivers his State of the City Address to a crowd of nearly 300 at the Enjoy Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 13. all its municipalities must work together to address issues like transit, seniors, homelessness and economic development. Crouse also stressed the importance of mending fences with Sturgeon County for the long-term health of both municipalities, including plans for water and sewers.

“We have so much work to do on planning borders, all the borders in the region, and the one that is the biggest challenge for St. Albert is the border with Sturgeon County,” he said. “We have to figure out what that border plan is for the next 100 years, and we’re going to have to figure it out in the next couple of years.”

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

Coté camps out in city ahead of UFC bout GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Mixed martial arts fighter Patrick Coté is hoping a visit with an old friend in St. Albert will put him over the top in his next bout. The Montreal-based Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran was in St. Albert last week for a 10-day training camp at the Hayabusa Training Centre in Campbell Business Park as he prepared for his upcoming bout against “Vicious” Bobby Voelker on Saturday, March 16, at the Bell Centre in Montreal. “It was just to get out of my comfort zone,” said the man who is nicknamed “The Predator.”

Hayabusa owner Luke Harris used to train with Coté in Montreal several years ago, and the two have remained friends over the years. He had wanted to come west for a couple of years, but couldn’t fit it in his schedule until recently. “These guys are pretty good,” Coté said. “There are a lot of pro fighters here. Just because they’re not in the UFC doesn’t mean they’re not good. These guys have a chance to fight in the UFC sometime; you just have to be in the right place at the right time.” Harris said that having a UFC vet like Coté come and train at Hayabusa is “huge for us.” “I think he sees what we’re doing with Nick Penner, Mitch Clarke, Ryan Jimmo

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for coming from behind to win. coming out of this gym. [This is a gym “He’s a gamer; he’s able to take a shot. where] you can get what you need to They call him ‘The King of the Comeback’; perform at that level,” he said. “And having he always finds a way to win at the end by him around to teach some of the other throwing a knee or something at the end,” fighters at the gym is a big boost as well. Coté said. “Coté is just an ambassador of the sport, This will be Voelker’s first UFC fight just a great guy overall. ... He’s a marquee after five straight in the guy in the organization. Strikeforce promotion It’s huge motivation, and and more than a year off he’s a great role model for due to injury. these guys,” Harris said. “On paper, I’m Coté has a professional favoured by a lot because MMA record of 18-8. of the opponents we’ve He fought current UFC Patrick Coté fought. I’ve fought more middleweight champion UFC welterweight high-calibre opponents Anderson Silva in in my career,” Coté said, October 2008, losing due to a knee injury in the third round. His first “but a fight is a fight — you never know.” Coté has fought twice before at UFC UFC bout in 2004 was against UFC Hall of events in Montreal, but he said the Famer Tito Ortiz, and he was a finalist in Season 4 of The Ultimate Fighter reality TV atmosphere never fails to impress. “I’ve fought in a lot of places for the UFC, show, but lost to Travis Lutter. but in Montreal, the crowd is just insane,” While Coté, 32, has fought his entire he said, noting that he is also getting more career at middleweight (185 pounds), the UFC 158 bout will be the first time he fights recognition from fans due to his work as a French-language analyst for the UFC and at welterweight (170 pounds). “It’s still new for me, but I feel awesome,” several sports media outlets. Meanwhile, Harris — himself an said Coté, who was weighing in around accomplished MMA fighter — had to 188 pounds while training in St. Albert. pull out of a scheduled bout against Jason “I have a professional nutritionist and Zentgraf with the Maximum Fighting a professional guy who’s taking care of Championship promotion on Friday at my health, checking everything in my the Shaw Conference Centre due to a body. I have good people around me; my concussion suffered in training, but said nutritionist also works with the Montreal he’s back to 100 per cent and ready to get Canadiens hockey team. So I have really back in the cage. good guys around me to make this “I’m going to be competing at jiu-jitsu happen.” Aside from making weight, though, Coté Pan Ams in [Los Angeles] next month, and then I’ll probably on the next MFC card has to worry about his opponent, Voelker, after that,” he said. who he said is a brawler with a reputation

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UFC veteran Patrick “The Predator” Coté (left) grapples with Hayabusa Training Centre owner Luke Harris during a training session on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

ENTERTAINMENT

FLICKS and PICKS

As the Academy Awards come up on Sunday evening, the St. Albert Leader asked a few prominent local officials and businesspeople who they think will take home an Oscar ... HEIDI FEDORUK

ROB LeLACHEUR

JIM HOLE

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Leader publisher

Enjoy Centre co-owner

• Picture: Argo • Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis • Actress: Jessica Chastain • Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Ang Lee

• Picture: Zero Dark Thirty • Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis • Actress: Naomi Watts • Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz • Supporting Actress: Amy Adams • Director: Steven Spielberg

• Picture: Lincoln • Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis • Actress: Emmanuelle Riva • Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Steven Spielberg

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• Picture: Silver Linings Playbook • Actor: Denzel Washington • Actress: Jennifer Lawrence • Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Steven Spielberg

• Picture: Argo • Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis • Actress: Jessica Chastain • Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Steven Spielberg

• Picture: Life of Pi • Actor: Joaquin Phoenix • Actress: Jessica Chastain • Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Ang Lee

MALCOLM PARKER

WES BRODHEAD

ROGER LEMIEUX

City councillor

• Picture: Lincoln • Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis • Actress: Jennifer Lawrence • Supporting Actor: Robert De Niro • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Steven Spielberg

• Picture: Les Miserables • Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis • Actress: Jessica Chastain • Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Steven Spielberg

• Picture: Argo • Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis • Actress: Jennifer Lawrence • Supporting Actor: Robert De Niro • Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway • Director: Steven Spielberg

DID YOU KNOW? • At 85 years old, Emmanuelle Riva is the oldest nominee ever for Best Actress. Previously, that record was held by Jessica Tandy, who was nominated — and won — for Driving Miss Daisy (1989). • Meanwhile, at only nine years old, Quvenzhané Wallis is the youngest person ever to be nominated for Best Actress. That record was previously held by Keisha CastleHughes, who was nominated in 2003 for her role in Whale Rider.

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AND THE NOMINEES ARE .... BEST PICTURE • Amour • Argo • Beasts of the Southern Wild • Django Unchained • Les Miserables • Life of Pi • Lincoln • Silver Linings Playbook • Zero Dark Thirty BEST ACTOR • Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) • Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) • Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) • Joaquin Phoenix (The Master) • Denzel Washington (Flight) BEST ACTRESS • Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) • Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) • Emmanuelle Riva (Amour) • Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) • Naomi Watts (The Impossible) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR • Alan Arkin (Argo) • Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook) • Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master) • Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) • Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS • Amy Adams (The Master) • Sally Field (Lincoln) • Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) • Helen Hunt (The Sessions) • Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) BEST DIRECTOR • Michael Haneke (Amour) • Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) • Ang Lee (Life of Pi) • Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) • David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

Theatre troupe a family affair Wife Begins at Forty was written by Arne Sultan, Earl Barret and Ray Cooney, and tells the tale of Linda and George Dinner theatre has become a family Harper, whose 17-year marriage has begun affair for Mark McGarrigle. to go stale — even if George doesn’t realize McGarrigle, one of the founding it at first. members of the St. Albert Theatre Troupe, “She’s become dissatisfied spiritually is joined by his daughter Adrienne in the and physically, and she decided to tell her cast of the theatre’s husband she wants latest production, Wife a divorce — but she “We’ve been Begins at Forty, which decided to hold off opened at the Kinsmen because it’s their having some Banquet Centre (47 Riel anniversary that day,” great laughs.” Dr.) last week and runs McGarrigle said. until March 2. “Then he decides to get Mark McGarrigle “My daughter plays a vasectomy for their St. Albert Theatre Troupe Leonard, because we anniversary.” didn’t have any teenage “We’ve been having boys show up [to auditions], so I forced her some great laughs. The audience is just into that,” he said. “But she’s doing a great loving it so far,” he added. job of it. … It’s awesome. I stand offstage This play doesn’t stray too far from the staring at her, proud as I can be, because lighter material that the troupe has done she’s doing a fantastic job.” in the past, although McGarrigle said they McGarrigle’s father, Aidan, was also may try something a little more serious supposed to be in the play, but had to drop this fall. out at the last minute. “I like Ray Cooney, and I like the way He has been replaced by Kelly Aisenstat, this play built,” he said. “George, he starts who McGarrigle said has done a great job off in a slow burn, and ends up in a pretty so far. frantic last scene. I like how the play “He’s got everything off by heart way builds, and there are some really good before a lot of us,” McGarrigle said with a characters for the actors to get their teeth laugh. into.”

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

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Former NHLer Rob Brown (left) and Edmonton Rush goalie Aaron Bold work on their bouquets during the Beers, Burgers and Bouquets event at the Enjoy Centre on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

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Aisenstat and Adrienne McGarrigle are not the only first-time cast members among the troupe in Wife Begins at Forty — Sandra McCallum and Beverly LuckettNafe are also cutting their teeth with the cast. “Sandra actually has never acted before, and she’s doing fantastic,” McGarrigle said. “Beverly acted a long time ago, and now that the kids are grown, she decided to get back into it again. She’s doing a fantastic job; she’s incredible.” However, the rest of the cast — including Trevor Lawless, Rita Jensen and director Kate Elliott — have been with the troupe for most or all of the troupe’s five shows so far, and McGarrigle said they’re getting very comfortable with one another. “We feel pretty good on stage, being able to build a relationship,” he said. “When you see two characters on stage that have a close relationship, we feel we’re able to translate that now that we all know each other.” Wife Begins at Forty hits the stage on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until March 2 at the Kinsmen Banquet Centre. Doors are at 6 p.m., dinner by Iron Kitchen Banquet and Catering is served at 6:45 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $47.50 each plus GST and are available online at stalberttheatre.com.

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

FUN & GAMES

KNOW?

by Margie E. Burke

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This week in history and celebrity birthdays

American civil rights crusader Malcolm X is assassinated by rival Black Muslims in New York City.

FEB. 23, 1954

Children at an elementary school in Pittsburgh are the first to receive a new polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk.

FEB. 24, 1982

DOWN 1 Ballpark beverage 2 Crowning point 3 Stylish 4 Innkeeper 5 Far from subtle 6 More than miffed 7 Nabisco cookie favorite 8 Tip off 9 Talk big 10 Powerball, for one 11 Aardvark snack 12 Get a look at 13 Slip up 21 Below par 22 ____ of Man 25 Not quite spherical 26 Act servile 27 Place to get a bite 28 In fine _____: fit 29 Break open 30 Position 31 God-fearing

32 Shakespearean "shortly" 35 All atwitter 39 Type of sweater 41 Lobbed explosive 42 "Atlas Shrugged" author 43 Ready to go, perhaps 44 Desire

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Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 400 million litres (800 million pints) of blood. (didyouknow.org)

Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 77th goal of the 1981-1982 NHL season, breaking the single-season record previously held by Phil Esposito.

FEB. 25, 1943

Former Beatle George Harrison is born in Liverpool, England. Harrison was No. 11 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All-Time, and passed away on Nov. 29, 2001, after battling cancer.

FEB. 26, 1993

A terrorist bomb explodes in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000.

FEB. 27, 1827

Students wearing costumes and masks take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras for the first time.

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DID YOU

There are five differences between these two photos. Can you spot them all?

ACROSS 1 "Coffee Cantata" composer 5 Completely bungle 9 Ho-hum 14 Canyon call 15 Former Italian money 16 Unsocial sort 17 Cast off 18 State with conviction 19 Put into words 20 Office assistant 23 Laundry measure 24 Moe or Curly 28 Atomic process 31 White as a sheet 33 Bikini top 34 Vegas headliner, e.g. 36 Auction unit 37 Bygone ruler 38 Sticky stuff 39 Batman's hideaway 40 Gymnast's goal 41 Aquifer's yield 45 Varnish ingredient 46 ____ to riches 47 Not very often 48 Football team count 50 Manage without help 51 Hard to understand 57 End of the Greek alphabet 60 Bamboozles 61 Like Glinda of Oz 62 Bona fide 63 Fairy tale opener 64 Pro's foe 65 Place for a bracelet 66 Must have 67 Twiggy digs

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3) Soccer teams Réal and Atletico 5) Capital of Greece 6) Surrounds Vatican City 9) Dutch city with many canals 11) Home of the Eiffel Tower 13) ____ Conventions (Switzerland) 14) German city once divided 16) Irish capital 17) Chicken ____ (Ukraine)

1) Birthplace of Pope John Paul II 2) ____ Syndrome (Sweden) 4) Soccer teams United and City 7) ____ sprouts (Belgium) 8) 1992 Olympics host 10) Scottish city home to annual Tattoo 11) Czech capital 12) Buckingham Palace city 15) ____ sausages (Austria)

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013

BUSINESS

Famoso comes home to St. Albert

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Down 0.95 Justin Lussier, Jason Allard and 98.88 US Christian Bullock have come home. And they brought pizza with them. S&P/TSX The trio are the masterminds behind Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria, the wildly popular chain that has locations throughout Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario — including their latest, which just opened up Saturday in their Up 21.19 hometown of St. Albert. 12,810.21 Lussier said he would have liked to open up in St. Albert before now, but NASDAQ the puzzle pieces didn’t fall into place until just recently. “St. Albert was considered a risky community to do a restaurant in when we were growing up, so we would have opened here earlier, but we kind of had Up 27.10 that in our heads — restaurants come 3,213.59 and go in St. Albert,” he said. “But DOW then we started to realize that a lot of people from St. Albert were coming to our restaurants in Edmonton and they were really loving them. And Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader St. Albert got a little bit bigger as well. (L-R) Adam Carmichael, Jason Allard, Christian Bullock and Justin Lussier stand in front of the kitchen at the new Famoso So we thought the community was Neapolitan Pizza location in Inglewood Towne Centre. The location opened its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday. Up 16.97 ready for us to come in and get some 14,035.67 Today, there are 16 Famoso locations pizza back to Canada, and called up St. Albert location open, something support. It was perfect timing.” throughout Alberta, British Columbia his friends Allard and Bullock while they say is par for the course for them. The new St. Albert restaurant GOLD and Ontario, that much growth over still in Italy to pitch them the business “In terms of hands-on in the is located in the old Blockbuster such a short period of time isn’t too idea. restaurant, it’s a lot less so now that Video location in Inglewood Towne much of a surprise. “I was obviously interested when he we’ve been able to hire some great Centre, one of the older commercial “We had a lot of confidence in told us how good it was and how quick people,” Lussier said. “Adam has a lot developments in the city, but one of the product, but it’s really how you it was,” Allard said. “But at the same of experience in the industry, and we the most central. time, I had ever tried Neapolitan pizza; package it and bring it to market,” trust he’ll do as good or a better job “It’s the centre of action for Down 45.40 I had never really heard of it. I thought Bullock said. “I think we worked really than we would do. But we’ll definitely St. Albert,” Bullock said, adding that $1,605.70 US hard for a couple of years to figure out maybe I had tried all the pizzas out hands-on as far as the design of the the area is active in the daytime, and how to do that. ... If you keep those there. I thought he was a little crazy. restaurant, any they’re hoping to OIL things in line and don’t stray from it, “But when he got back, we toured changes on the build their lunch you can grow, definitely in Alberta.” around the city and couldn’t find menu — anything sales. “The Target With the St. Albert location open, anything like he had tried. We went that touches the opening across the Lussier, Allard and Bullock now have guest experience.” to Seattle, New York, L.A., to try street is a big deal for authentic Neapolitan, and once we did, their sights set on opening probably 13 The idea for the St. Albert and more restaurants by the end of 2013, we gave him credit.” first Famoso came Down 0.50 St. Albert Centre. Christian Bullock bringing their total to nearly 30. After a year of research, travel and when Lussier was $97.07 US And we have access Famoso co-owner “But right now, this is our focus,” training with the Associazione Verace travelling in Italy from north, south, Figures as of 3 p.m. Bullock said. “We’re going to work Pizza Napoletana, the trio opened in 2005 with his Tuesday, compared east and west.” to one week prior. their first location on Jasper Avenue in our butts off to do a great job in girlfriend — now his wife — after The restaurant currently has 75 For information purposes only. St. Albert.” Edmonton in 2007. graduating from university. seats, making it one of the largest and “When we were in the south most spacious in the chain, and able to of Italy, in Naples, we ordered accommodate bigger families. Call us today for all your St. Albert pizza, because they were “I think a little extra space and the Real Estate Needs famous for pizza; that’s where ability to add a few tables here and pizza originated. And once we there once we grow and earn the trust had it, we were amazed with of the community is a nice option,” it; we craved it all the next day. �Office Spaces said Adam Carmichael, general �Administrative Services We ending up eating it every manager of the St. Albert location. �Business Education day for the next couple of There are also plans to open a 50780-459-7786 �Coaching & Mentoring weeks,” he said. seat patio in the spring. www.bermontrealty.com By that point, Lussier was Lussier, Allard and Bullock have www.nabi.ca Pierre Hebert Guy Hebert ready to bring real Neapolitan been very involved in getting the 780.460.1000

“We’re going to work our butts off to do a great job.”

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With their doors set to open this spring, the Target department store in St. Albert Centre has their sights set on some exceptional employees. The store kicked off a team member job fair on Tuesday, which will continue until Thursday, Feb. 28, at their temporary office at #11, 7 St. Anne St. Target spokesperson Tamar Nersesian said the company is looking to fill between 150 and 200 hourly store-level positions in the St. Albert store. “The opportunities include cashiers, sales floor associates, logistic and overnight associates, and asset protection,” she said. Employees of the Zellers store that used to occupy that location are guaranteed interviews for the first wave of hiring, she added. “We’re encouraging all candidates overall to visit our careers website at www.target.ca/careers,” Nersesian said. “It’s pretty much a one-stop resource for Canadians that are interested in learning about career opportunities with Target.” In February 2012, Target purchased 220 Zellers leases across Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Co. in a $1.8-billion deal. The St. Albert Centre store is one of four in the Edmonton area that will be rebranded, along with West Edmonton Mall, Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre and Mill Woods Town Centre. Nersesian said that, as the first stores get set to open their doors, excitement is building at Target’s Canadian head offices. “Things are good. They’re busy, they’re fun,” she said. “Overall, things are going really well, and we’re getting excited to open up our stores in the next few months.” The St. Albert job fair runs from 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. most days until Feb. 28, except for Feb. 21 (11 a.m. to 8 p.m.), Feb. 23 (6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), Feb. 24 (closed) and Feb. 27 (8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.). For more information and to fill out an online application prior to attending the fair, please visit target.ca/careers.

SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – We’ve all said it, or at least STAY INVOLVED OUTSIDE WORK we’ve heard it: the claim, made either happily or wearily, Even if you have a busy work life, keep socializing that we are never going to retire. outside of work and at least keep a hobby on the back “I’m going to work forever” can signify worry about burner, suggests Korb. That way if work doesn’t last forever, scant savings or it can point to true job love. Whatever the you’ll have another life to fall back on. reasons, a lot of people are saying it, and a growing number Even if you do keep working, it’s healthier to have a of workers mean it. Roughly 62 per cent of baby boomers broader circle of friends and interests. say they intend to delay retirement, up from 42 per cent two years ago, according to figures released last week by CONSIDER LONG-TERM CARE COVERAGE the Conference Board, an independent business research The unexpected illness or injury of a husband or wife organization. may also throw a working spouse off track. A good longThey are people like George Middleton, 61, a certified term care policy could cover daytime care and enable the financial planner in Vancouver, Wash., who loves his job working spouse to stay on the job. and says he expects to keep working as A conversation about long-term care long as possible. insurance should be started when a “I would much rather work on a couple enters their 50s. That’s because financial plan than pull weeds at home, policies are cheaper then, and the older so I sneak away to work on weekends you get, the more likely you are to have a sometimes,” Middleton says. medical condition that could hurt your Insisting that you’ll stay in the ability to get a policy. workforce forever doesn’t let you off Long-term care plans vary depending George Middleton the hook when it comes to retirement on when they are purchased and the Financial planner planning, however. Life, in the form of level of care provided. The premium for a health problems or an unexpected layoff, plan purchased at 60 that would pay out can get in the way. $6,000 a month (the cost of many assisted-care facilities) About 18.5 per cent of people over age 65 are still in for five years would be almost $4,000 per year, according the labor force, according to AARP. That’s higher than to Brian Gordon, president of MAGA, a long-term care the 1985 low of 10.8 per cent but still far lower than the insurance agency. growing number of boomers who insist they want to keep on working. HAVE A BACKUP PLAN That presents aging workers with dual planning Save for retirement, even if you want to keep working. challenges. The “work forever” types have to lay Make the most of tax-favored savings vehicles such as groundwork that will allow them to stay on the job, but 401(k) plans and Roth individual retirement accounts. You they also have to plan for the possibility that retirement can keep contributing to both as long as you are earning could happen anyway, says Barry Korb, a certified financial money, even if you’re 90 or 100. You can even take the planner with Lighthouse Financial Planning in Potomac, mandatory minimum distributions from your traditional Md. IRA, which kick in at age 70 1/2, while you’re still putting Here’s how to do both at once: money into your Roth. Worst-case scenario? You’ll end up with extra cash while TALK TO YOUR SPOUSE you’re still happily heading into the office every day. That You may want to work forever, but your spouse may just leaves more for fun vacations or driving to work in not agree. He may already have big plans for trips or even your retirement dream car. relocating. Perhaps he’s looked forward to retirement as a time for more couples activities and socializing. This may require compromise. You can factor in more vacation time or seek a more flexible schedule. You can devote extra earnings to special couples activities, or to Locally Owned & Operated underwrite a hobby for the stay-at-home spouse.

“I would much rather work ... than pull weeds at home.”

STAY HEALTHY Good health is key for those who wish to work as they age. Of those who retired earlier than they expected in 2011, 51 per cent did so because of a health problem or disability, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. If you must keep working for financial reasons, consider purchasing disability insurance that will at least pay until you are what the Social Security Administration calls “full retirement age” — typically, 66. It can cost three per cent of your salary, but if you are sidelined by an injury or illness, it may pay as much as two-thirds of your monthly income, according to Byron Udell, founder of AccuQuote.com, a life insurance quote provider.

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