St. Albert Leader - Jan. 3, 2013

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St. Albert Public Schools

kindergarten INFORMATION EVENINGS, OPEN HOUSES and SCHOOL TOURS HALF AND FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN*

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HALF AND FULL-DAY ENGLISH, FRENCH IMMERSION AND LOGOS KINDERGARTEN*

When you register your children with St. Albert Protestant Schools, you’ll start them on a path of adventure, learning and creativity that will last a lifetime. Opportunities in academics, sports, fine and performing arts, community service projects, extracurricular activities and more await your children at our schools. Choose from our English, French Immersion, Logos Christian Education or Cogito programming for your children – each program prepares students for Grade 1 and provides the foundation for success. We also offer different scheduling options to accommodate your family’s lifestyle – choose from our regular half-day Kindergarten programs, our full-day every-day programs, or our full-day, alternating day programs.

Please join us for our open houses and school tours, or call your neighbourhood school to arrange a visit any time.

HALF AND FULL-DAY ENGLISH AND FRENCH IMMERSION KINDERGARTEN*

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HALF AND FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN*

Elmer S. Gish School 75 Akins Drive 780-459-7766

Kindergarten Information Evening/Open House/ Cogito and Global Programs: Feb. 13, 6:00–8:00 p.m. School Tours: Call school for an appointment.

Keenooshayo School 40 Woodlands Road 780-459-3114

Open House: Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. School Tours: Call school for an appointment.

Leo Nickerson Elementary School/École Elémentaire Leo Nickerson 10 Sycamore Avenue 780-459-4426 English, French Immersion and Logos Christian programs available. Kindergarten Information Evening/Open House: Feb. 11, 6:30–8:00 p.m. School Tours: Call school for an appointment.

Muriel Martin Elementary School/École Elémentaire Muriel Martin 110 Deer Ridge Drive 780-458-0205 English and French Immersion programs available. Kindergarten Information Evening: Feb. 6, 7:00 p.m. School Tours: Call school for an appointment.

Robert Rundle School 50A Grosvenor Boulevard 780-459-4475

Kindergarten Parent Meeting: Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m. School Tours: Call school for an appointment.

Ronald Harvey School 15 Langley Avenue 780-459-5541

Kindergarten Parent Information Evening: Feb. 12, 7:00 p.m. School Tours: Call school for an appointment.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie School 61 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue 780-459-4467

Kindergarten Information Session: Feb. 6, 6:30–8:00 p.m. (Library) School Tours: Call school for an appointment.

Wild Rose School 58 Grenfell Avenue 780-460-3737

Kindergarten Information Evening/Open House: Feb. 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m. School Tours: Call school for an appointment. Please note: As Alberta Education funds only the regular program, families must pay extra for the full-day every-day option.

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District Administration Office, 60 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue

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What were the hot topics in the St. Albert Leader in 2012? As part of our 2012 Year in Review, we generated a word cloud using the text in our review stories. Excluding common words like “the� and “a,� the cloud shows that “St. Albert� was far and away the most-used word, followed closely by ones like “time,� “city,� “home,� “more� and “year.� A more detailed look back at 2012 begins on page 3.

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January was highlighted by the race for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the provincial riding of St. Albert. Although six people had stated their intentions to run for the nomination — formerly held by Ken Allred — only three filed their nomination papers on time: Jacquie Hansen, Stephen Khan and Jeff Wedman. One hopeful, Sleight Anstruther, missed filing his papers by mere minutes. The other two, Kent La Rose and Mark Cassidy, reconsidered their initial commitments. The three candidates who filed on time squared off in a forum at the St. Albert Inn and Suites later in the month that focused on hard work, local values and giving St. Albert a strong voice at the provincial table.

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A local father pulled his daughter out of W.D. Cuts Junior High School in January when a teacher accused of showing a raunchy YouTube video on sexual discrimination to Grade 7 students returned to the classroom. Officials with St. Albert Protestant Schools said the teacher was reprimanded after the incident, but that wasn’t enough for Steve Claussen, who yanked his 11-yearold daughter out of the teacher’s class and promised to move her to another school. “I don’t like removing my daughter and disrupting her education. But she doesn’t feel comfortable walking down the hall and seeing him,� Claussen told Sun Media News Services. Claussen also met with a lawyer to pursue legal action and filed a complaint with the Alberta Teachers’ Association.

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The race to replace Ken Allred as the Progressive Conservative party nominee in the provincial riding of St. Albert was won by Stephen Khan in February. Khan, a local businessman, defeated Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools trustee Jacquie Hansen and former Canadian Forces helicopter pilot Jeff Wedman to win the PC nomination. Just under 1,000 votes were cast in the election, which took place at the St. Albert Inn and Suites. “We were thrilled, but there’s also a deep sense of honour to be able to represent the constituency,� Khan said. “We’re excited; we know what’s ahead, and we’re really looking forward to the election.�

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The City of St. Albert was gearing up for a year of aggressive action on economic development, infrastructure, long-term planning and several other areas, Mayor Nolan Crouse told a packed house at the Enjoy Centre in February. Almost 300 people came out to the Moonflower Room at the Enjoy Centre to hear the mayor deliver his annual state of the city address, during which he touched on four main topics: economic development, the

environmental, social welfare and safety. On the last of those topics, Crouse said enforcement may seem overzealous in St. Albert, but it is paying off. “I know people take a lot of shots at me over photo radar, but I want to reinforce that this why we are asking people to slow down,� he said, noting that St. Albert had gone all of 2010 and 2011 without a traffic fatality. He also touted the imminent opening of 300 hectares of undeveloped non-residential land, but noted there was a lot of work to do before development could go ahead. “We need to create an environment where we have willing landowners who are willing to create and increase the number of serviced lots,� he said.

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Nolan Crouse already held the top job in St. Albert, but was chosen for an even bigger role in February. Crouse was elected chair of the Capital Region Board on Feb. 16, beating out two other area mayors for a one-year term that started April 1. “I felt that I had the energy, the time and the interest in doing it,� he said. “It’s extremely complicated, and I looked at it as extremely challenging; it’s going to be one of the more difficult assignments you can have. But I think most of us want something that’s challenging, and this is about as challenging as you can get. “I’m pretty level-headed; I’m not worried about it and I’m not excited about it. There’s a

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The St. Albert RCMP detachment got a new top cop in March. It was announced in March that Insp. Kevin Murray was appointed commander JG<:@8C FCPDG@:J of the St. Albert detachment, and he started Despite worries over a lack of snow just in April. weeks before the opening ceremonies, the Murray is a 23-year veteran of the RCMP, 2012 Special Olympics National Winter Games went off without a hitch in St. Albert and came to St. Albert from Port Alberni, B.C. He has served as a detachment in February and March. commander in the past, and said it More than 600 athletes was a role he wanted to fill again. descended upon Servus Credit “I really enjoyed that role, to lead Union Place and the St. Albert in that position,” he said. Curling Club — along with Former detachment commander Marmot Basin in Jasper for Insp. Warren Dosko, who was alpine skiing and the Strathcona stationed in St. Albert for five years, Wilderness Centre near Sherwood was promoted to a superintendent Park for cross-country skiing — position in Red Deer in November to compete for national honours GXki`Zb 2011. Staff Sgt. Terry Kohlhauser and perhaps even the chance to ;iXg\i had been heading up the represent Canada in the 2013 :`kp dXeX^\i detachment in the interim. Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. E<N :@KP D8E8><I Organizers said it was surprising how Meanwhile, the City of St. Albert’s quickly the event flew by after years of search for a new city manager came to an planning. end in March when Patrick Draper was “It is a bit of a shock. … It was a threeintroduced. year period, and when it’s over, we’ll have Draper said he started looking west for a lot of great memories,” said organizing committee co-chair Dan Roy. “I’ve met a lot opportunities after seeing some “warning signs on the horizon” in the Ontario of great people, learned a lot. But I’m ready economy, and was thrilled to land in to get back to work and catch up on a few St. Albert. phone calls.”

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A night that had been set up to be dramatic and historic instead turned out to be somewhat anticlimactic as the Progressive Conservatives easily won both St. Albert ridings en route to a majority government in the April 23 provincial election. In the riding of St. Albert — where many expected the Tories to be in for a close fight to hang onto the seat — PC candidate Stephen Khan easily outpaced his competition, gathering nearly 10,500 votes, or 53.8 per cent, while his closest competitor, Wildrose candidate James Burrows, only mustered 4,130, or 21.2 per cent. When the checkmark appeared next to his photo just before 9 p.m. and he was declared the winner of the riding, Khan said the first thoughts through his mind were of the community that had just elected him.

“I was really happy for St. Albert. It’s an affirmation for St. Albert, the vision people have for our city and for our province,” said Khan, who replaced outgoing PC MLA Ken Allred. “And I was so incredibly happy for my team and the people who worked so hard to make this happen. It’s a remarkable victory for them, and it’s their victory every bit as much as it is mine.” Meanwhile, in the Spruce GroveSt. Albert riding, deputy premier Doug Horner cruised to his fourth term in office, gathering more than 55 per cent of the vote. Television news networks declared him the winner of the riding a mere 45 minutes after the polls closed at 8 p.m. “I’m very humbled at the support that I got,” Horner said. “When you look at some of the polls, and you figure those polls are correct, then we might be in a bit of trouble. But we came through at around 58 per cent of the vote, and 60 seats in terms of the provincial side of it, and that’s pretty rewarding. I feel good about that.”

Lyle and Marie McCann. RCMP said in a press release Len Bracko found out in April issued on April 23 that Vader, 40, he would have to wait before was charged over the weekend at adding the next item to his political the Edmonton Remand Centre, resumé. where he is serving time on The former Liberal MLA and unrelated convictions. current St. Albert city councillor Lyle and Marie’s son, saw his independent bid Bret, told media that to become one of three having charges finally laid Senate nominees in was not a surprise, but a Alberta fall short on April relief. 23, garnering only 140,658 “For a couple of years votes, or five per cent of now, we’ve known that those cast across Alberta. Travis Vader was a Bracko said running as suspect. It’s been quite an an independent didn’t do ordeal, and it’s more of a him any favours. Jk\g_\e relief to finally have the “A pattern was set, and it B_Xe charges out there and we followed right through the Jk% 8cY\ik DC8 can turn the page on it,” election. And that was that Bret said. the parties had the support; people However, he added, there are voted according to party lines,” he still a lot of questions that remain said. unanswered. “We still don’t know what :?8I><J C8@; happened to my parents or where Twenty months after being my parents are,” Bret said. named a suspect, Travis Vader was “It’s always there. It’s a constant formally charged in April with two gnawing … It’s always in the back counts of first-degree murder in the of our minds,” he added. case of missing St. Albert couple

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It was first time lucky for Chloe Fulton. Fulton, a 13-year-old student at Vincent J. Maloney Junior High School, claimed the title of Miss Teen St. Albert-World at the Alberta regional finals of the Miss Teen Canada-World competition in Calgary in mid-March. What’s more impressive, though, is that this was the first time she had ever entered a beauty pageant. “I was pretty happy when they said there was no experience necessary,” laughed Fulton, who also went to the Miss Teen CanadaWorld pageant in July in Toronto. Aside from the trip to Toronto and the chance to earn the national title, Fulton said being Miss Teen St. Albert-World means much more to her. “It means I’m a role model for everyone in St. Albert. They can look up to me, and if they need help with anything, they can talk to me,” she said. “I’m really honoured to represent my city, and I hope to get more involved in the community.”

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The Alberta Junior Hockey League approved the relocation of the St. Albert Steel to Whitecourt for the 2012-2013 season in May. The league’s board of governors met in Red Deer and unanimously approved the relocation request that was submitted by Steel owner/general manager/head coach Greg Parks. AJHL president Craig T. Cripps said the league’s relocation committee looked at a number of factors in coming to a decision. “Part of the due diligence was to look at the marketing of the club for the last five years, some of the things they had tried and maybe were unsuccessful at, based not only on the community but the timing of events, those kinds of things,� he said. “They took a look at the financial forecast of the club moving forward, the past history of the club in that area, and also the type of relationship they have with the City [of St. Albert] as far as a partnership there.� Mayor Nolan Crouse — who presented St. Albert’s case to the relocation committee on April 6 — said in a written statement provided to media and to fellow city councillors that he was “truly saddened� by the decision. “I am disappointed, and yet we were powerless, unless of course Council would have coughed up $125,000 per year as per their request,� Crouse wrote, referring to a request made of city council by the club in January 2011 for a grant of $125,000 a year for 10 years. Leader file photo

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A few hours every Saturday turned into so much more for Wendy Stiver in May.

The Rick Hansen Relay celebrated Stiver signed up in 1988 to help St. the 25th anniversary of Hansen’s Man Albert Special Olympics with bowling in Motion world tour by recreating the practices. But, in the 24 years since, her Canadian leg of the around-the-world involvement with the organization has trek he made by wheelchair. A total taken off, culminating in being named of 7,000 participants in the relay were the city’s Volunteer Citizen of the Year chosen based on their efforts to make a for 2011 at the St. Albert Community difference in their communities. Each Information and Volunteer Centre’s participants carried the relay medal, annual awards brunch at the St. Albert which is made of sterling silver and is Alliance Church. laser engraved with the texture of the “I signed up in 1988 for a couple of palm of an actual cycling glove Hansen hours on a Saturday afternoon, and wore during his tour. then it just took on a life of its own,â€? Stiver said. “When you spend time with DC8j D8B< :LK [Special Olympics athletes], you want One was expected and one was not, but to spend more time with them, because both St. Albert MLAs were among those they have such an enthusiasm for appointed to Premier Alison everything they attempt.â€? Redford’s new cabinet in May. Stiver chaired the St. Albert Redford and the rest of Special Olympics board of her ministers were sworn directors for more than 20 in at Government House in years, and has co-ordinated downtown Edmonton in May, and supervised all sports the and St. Albert MLA Stephen organization offers for athletes Khan was one of the surprise with developmental disabilities. selections, taking over as She also works bingos and Minister of Enterprise and casinos to help raise money, and ;fl^ Advanced Education despite hosts monthly dances for the ?fie\i having been just elected to his athletes. =`eXeZ\ D`e`jk\i first term in office. GIFM@E> ?<I D<;8C “I was surprisedâ€? to get the call from Amanda Magyar got the best birthday the premier, Khan said. “It’s an absolute present she could think of in May. honour. I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.â€? The young St. Albert resident was Meanwhile, Spruce Grove-St. Albert chosen out of thousands from across MLA Doug Horner hung on to the post Canada to be the final medal bearer in the Rick Hansen Relay when it came to a of treasury board president that he held close in May — a week after her birthday prior to the April 23 election, as well as taking on the position of Minister of — in Vancouver, handing the medal off Finance. to Hansen himself before he completed “We’ve talked a lot about where we the final leg. want to go with the finance department “I don’t think the excitement is — results-based budgeting and things going to kick in until I’m actually at around the fiscal framework — and I’ve the airport, about to fly to Vancouver,â€? been an integral part of it, so I guess it Magyar said. “It doesn’t feel like it’s wasn’t a total surprise,â€? he said. “There going to be real until I’m actually on the were lots of rumours, but one should, I flight to Vancouver, on my way there. guess, take a lesson from the last election That’s when I know I’m going to start to and not listen to rumours.â€? be Ăźber-excited.â€?

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Residents in the Grandin subdivision were breathing a little easier in June as it appeared a wolverine that was in the area had moved on. Rumours of the wolverine’s presence started floating around the neighbourhood in early May, and both local and provincial officials confirmed in June that it was indeed one of the notoriously vicious animals in the area. “There was a wolverine spotted in Grandin back at the beginning of May, so it’s been quite some time,� said City of St. Albert municipal enforcement officer Garnet Melnyk. “Obviously we’re not the subject matter experts, so Alberta Fish and Wildlife was contacted, so they went out to the resident that called and confirmed [it].� Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer Paul Prefontaine said that wolverines are more common further north, and they don’t often venture into urban areas. “They’re almost similar in elusiveness and keeping away from human activity as cougars are,� he said. “They’re rarely seen by humans unless you’re out in the tundra areas, in the north, along

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It’s business as usual at St. Albert Youth Community Centre in June — at least for the time being. The centre, located in Grandin Park Plaza, faced an uncertain future after St. Albert city council voted unanimously at their May 28 meeting to accept a recommendation from the City of St. Albert’s Family and Community Support Services department to take funding that would normally go to the youth centre in 2013 and disperse it to the youth asset development program. But executive director Brenda O’Neill said that the centre would soldier on while its board of directors pondered what to do next. “We have to make sure we can get together, all of us, and speak. [The board] needs to come to a decision as to what the next steps will be, and really, at this point, it’s too early to even speculate what that might be,� O’Neill said. “But, at this point, it’s business as usual as far as the kids are concerned, because that’s our biggest priority.� The centre announced late in the year that it would continue to operate in 2013, and were attempting to renegotiate their lease with the mall’s owners.

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Dubstep artist Skrillex and the rest of the Full Flex Express Tour didn’t make a scheduled stop in St. Albert after all. Promoters of the concert — which was supposed to take place on Friday, July 20, at the St. Albert Kinsmen rodeo grounds — issued a press release in June saying that the City of St. Albert had denied them the necessary permits to hold the concert in the city and they would be looking at venues elsewhere in Edmonton. City recreation director Monique St. Louis said it all boiled down to safety and security at the no-minors show. “As we looked at it, we realized we didn’t have the policing resources to effectively support an event like this,� she said. “They told us they’d need 37 RCMP — that is 75 per cent of our workforce. And with that short notice, we just couldn’t muster those kind of resources.� She added that, although the Rainmaker Rodeo and Exhibition holds comparable concerts every year as part of their festivities, the City has much more time to prepare for those.

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A pair of St. Albert Minor Hockey Association products were anything but singing the Blues in

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by the Colorado Avalanche. Benning went in the sixth round (175th overall) to the Boston Bruins. Bourke was in Pittsburgh for the draft, and was thrilled to have been drafted by the team he rooted for growing up. “I was always a fan of them growing up. They were my favourite team, them and the Oilers,� he said in a video posted to the Avalanche’s official website. “I was really excited to be picked by them and it’s a good feeling.�

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Almost 47 years to the day he was first elected mayor of St. Albert, the community learned that Richard Fowler had passed away in July. Fowler contracted pneumonia in fall 2011, and never fully recovered from that. He passed away around 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 8. Mayor Nolan Crouse was friends with Fowler and his wife Dawne, having just visited them with his wife Gwen on Saturday, June 30. Crouse said that Fowler set the bar high for mayors who came after him. “He had this approach, this wisdom, this confidence about him ‌ He always had a perspective on things that always seemed wise,â€? Crouse said. “I think that was a combination of his character, his ethics, his

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It’s just about unanimous — life is good in St. Albert. Ahead of a presentation at a July city council meeting, the City of St. Albert released the results of their 2012 Community Satisfaction Survey on their website, with 99 per cent of residents surveyed saying that the quality of life in the city is either good (37 per cent) or very good (62 per cent). For 2012, the City added a new question, asking respondents how they felt their quality of life has changed over the past three years. Seventy-one per cent of respondents said it has stayed the same, while 14 per cent said it had improved and 13 per cent said it had declined. Also new this year, residents were asked how satisfied they were with the way the City is being run. In general:

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Depending on whose numbers you believe, the population of St. Albert may be shrinking. Ahead of a city council meeting in July, the City of St. Albert released the results of the 2012 civic census, which pegged the city’s population at 60,994 — down from the 2011 federal census figure of 61,466. City officials noted in the report accompanying the civic census figures that they are reviewing the difference with the federal government, and it might be accounted for through differences in accounting and methodology. The city’s population according to the 2010 civic census was 60,138.

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2013 Chamber Gala Mardi Gras Magic! Saturday, January 26, 2013—6:00 PM It’s an evening of masks and beads, fine dining and Dixieland jazz, and the official swearing-in, by Mayor Nolan Crouse, of the 2013 Chamber Chair, Lynn Carolei and 1st Vice Chair, Paul Quantz; our Queen and King for the evening. During cocktail hour, excite your senses as you stroll along Bourbon Street, sip on a New Orleans inspired cocktail, listen to the smooth, soulful sounds of jazz put on by the AC Dixie Band, and don’t miss the Firefly Aerialists as they glide through the air. Be entertained late into the night while you dance along with the 5 AM Band. Enjoy the live creation of art by Lewis Lavoie, and a lively auction of the artwork to benefit the St. Albert & District Chamber of Commerce Building Fund The Enjoy Centre - 101 Riel Drive, St. Albert Tickets: $140 plus GST Table of 8: $1020.00 plus GST To RSVP, or for more details, please contact the Chamber office phone: (780)458-2833 chamber@stalbertchamber.com

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s 2012 drew to a close and the calendar flipped over to 2013, it was kind of fun to look back in the year to put together the St. Albert Leader’s Year in Review edition, which we hope will become an annual tradition for us. There were plenty of stories that we Yp >c\ee :ffb had forgot had happened, where we said to ourselves as we read it, “Oh yeah! That story!” There were that seemed like they have been dragging on a lot longer than they actually have been. But, fun as it is to look back at 2012, it’s more fun to look ahead at 2013. It promises to be an interesting year, with a municipal election on the horizon, which always brings about a lot of passion and emotion. This year’s election may bring about more than usual, though, given the uproar in some circles lately over property tax increases and unpopular decisions made over the last three years like the City-run Starbucks in Servus Credit Union Place or the new solid waste system. Even though such projects may prove themselves to be successes over time, grudges tend to be held for a long time, and are likely to crop up again when voters head to the polls. Meanwhile, a source of optimism heading into the new year is the economic development St. Albert is poised to see in 2013. City of St. Albert officials are bullish on the prospects of new commercial and industrial development coming in the next year, some of which is evident already, with construction of a commercial centre underway along St. Albert Trail north of Riverside Honda, and developers raring to go on a Costco site on the north side of town, not to mention more than 500 new rental units being added in a short time. It would be prudent, however, for those hopes not to get too high, though. It was at least five years ago that the owners of Grandin Park Plaza promised the redevelopment of that site, and to date, no significant work has happened there. Still, when we look back in another 12 months, 2013 will likely be one of the most interesting years St. Albert has ever seen.

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s a New Year is upon us, it is appropriate to reflect on the year that was and contemplate the political year that lies ahead. Undoubtedly, the economy and fiscal matters will dominate the political headlines in 2013. However, I predict that in mid-January, when the National Hockey League cancels the entirety of the 2012-2013 hockey season, the local MP will lead an impressive social media and public relations campaign to have the Stanley Cup awarded to the best amateur ice hockey team in Canada. The outcome and success of this campaign will be a nailbiter and will go seven games, possibly overtime! On Feb. 7, the House of Commons will entertain second reading of Bill C-461: The CBC and Public Service

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Notwithstanding the danger that debt represents, domestic governments will continue to spend more than they raise. Canadians will question the affordability of stealth fighter jets and eventually learn that a reduction in the growth of spending is not the same thing as an actual cut. Albertans will be resigned to the fact that once again we are in debt and will not be fooled by the accounting shell game of operating vs. capital debt. Although there is only one pool of money, it won’t be until the province concedes an operating deficit that Albertans will believe what the government knew all along. There will be an election in B.C. this spring; the Northern Gateway Pipeline’s future will be front and center. However, the fate of the much needed access to Asian markets

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will depend more upon satisfying the demands of First Nations then of politicians or environmentalists. There will be a major federal cabinet shuffle in the summer; the Member of Parliament for Edmonton-St. Albert will not change seats (as he is already in the last row!). There will be municipal elections in the fall. Nolan Crouse will easily be re-elected. Throughout the campaign, all candidates will emphatically promote an 80-20 tax split and then do nothing to achieve it. All in all, St. Albert, Alberta and Canada will end 2013 much as they began it — in debt, with inefficient and bloated bureaucracies spending too much money; but still the best places in the world to live, work and raise a family! Happy New Year! Fne\[ Xe[ fg\iXk\[ Yp

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Officials with St. Albert Fire Services blamed a citronella candle for starting a massive fire in North Ridge that destroyed one house and damaged two others. Fire crews were called to 76 Normandeau Cres. at about 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, as the fire was spreading from the candle up the wall and the homeowner was unable to contain it on her own. “Right at the entranceway, they had a candle, one of those citrus candles going,” said St. Albert Fire Services chief Ray Richards. “Apparently, it was the ignition source. We’re just not sure yet how it went up.” The family — including a husband, wife and three-year-old child — all got out of the house safely. Richards estimated that, between the three houses, the damage estimate was somewhere between $750,000 and $1 million.

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A St. Albert family appealed for potential bone marrow donors to come forward and get tested in August — not only to find a match for their own daughter, but for others who are suffering as well. Earlier this summer, five-yearold Halle Popowich was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and without a bone marrow transplant, doctors have pegged her chances of survival at between five and 20 per cent. After four weeks without finding a match, dad Kurt and mom Deana appealed for people to get

tested, even if they don’t wind up being a match for Halle. “It’s not just about Halle,” Deana said. “We feel happy that we can use her story to help so many other people. We’ve met so many other parents and families at the Stollery [Children’s Hospital], and everyone has a story.” A match was found, though, and Halle had a bone marrow transplant in November in Calgary, which has boosted her chances of survival to nearly 60 per cent.

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The Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert was spared from the chopping block by city council in August. A largely pro-AHF gallery watched as councillors voted 6-1 to have the City of St. Albert renegotiate the existing stewardship agreement between the two sides — with necessary revisions — for a period of five years. “If a third-party can deliver the services of a municipality, we should allow that to happen. And until they have proven otherwise, they should be allowed to continue. And I have not seen any proof otherwise that the Arts and Heritage Foundation have not kept to the agreement they have in front of them,” Coun. Cathy Heron said. “That’s not saying revisions are not entirely necessary … but until we really sit down around a negotiating table and hammer that out, why are we talking about other options?” Negotiations between the two sides continue.

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When the most important goal in Canadian soccer history was

scored, Erin McLeod was trying not to get her hopes up too high. The St. Albert-born goalkeeper for the Canadian national women’s soccer team was patrolling the other end of the pitch at City of Coventry Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 9, when midfielder Diana Matheson slotted home the stoppage-time goal that ultimately gave Canada a 1-0 win over France and the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England. But, with the memory of a stoppage-time winner scored against Canada in their semifinal against the United States just three days earlier, McLeod was determined not to get ahead of herself. “I’m a typical goalkeeper; I was organizing my defenders for a counterattack when we scored,” said McLeod, who was selected player of the match in the bronzemedal game. “I remembered the U.S. game, when they put up the three minutes [of stoppage time] and with 30 seconds left, they scored. So when we scored, I made sure not to get too excited about anything and hold my own until the seconds ran out.” And when they did, Canada earned the bronze, an accomplishment that still hadn’t quite sunk in as of the following Sunday afternoon, just before the closing ceremonies. “There are moments where we kind of get teary-eyed, and there are moments when we reflect together as a team,” she said. “The coolest thing has been the village; it’s a land of Olympians. And they’re the most excited; many watched our game against the U.S. and were completely amazed, thought it was an awesome game.”

Sweeping changes are coming to St. Albert’s animal bylaw, but rules regulating cats won’t be among them. At a regular meeting in September, city council approved a number of guiding principles for City of St. Albert staff as they complete the first major overhaul of the animal bylaw in over 20 years. But, even though writing in rules requiring cat licenses and against roaming cats was debated at length, the idea was eventually voted down, mainly due to cost. Another of the more contentious issues that was discussed was adding a provision to the animal bylaw that would require dogs to be on a leash at all times, except when it is in an identified dog park or an uninhabited open field, like a farm. Council also narrowly approved an addition to the bylaw that would require owners to carry a means of picking up waste with them while walking their dogs. Council also voted to add provisions to the bylaw that would prohibit certain other animals from being kept on private property, including pigs, sheep, goats, pigeons and chickens, as well as a late payment fee for dog licences, and higher fees for dogs who are deemed dangerous due to a history of biting or other bad behaviour.

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Get ready, St. Albert businesses — there’s a mob of customers eager to spend money headed your way. After a number of successful runs in Edmonton, the “cash mob” concept headed north to St. Albert in September, with Heidi Fedoruk leading the charge. “There’s such amazing small businesses in our community, with business owners being so active beyond just their retail

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locations, supporting different charitable events and that sort of thing,” said Fedoruk, who co-owns Leading Edge Physiotherapy with husband Grant. “I know there’s a cash mob that’s been started in Edmonton, but I just thought, ‘We have to support St. Albert businesses.’ “Plus I love to shop.” A cash mob involves customers finding out a location and time via social media, and descending upon that business at the same time, each committed to spending $20 there.

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The deck was shuffled among several City of St. Albert departments in September. City manager Patrick Draper announced the organizational realignments, which affected five City departments effective Monday, Sept. 10. The planning and development department and the engineering department have been combined into the new planning and engineering division, which are headed up by general manager Curtis Cundy. Meanwhile, St. Albert Transit and the City’s public works department have been combined into the new infrastructure services division. That division is headed up by general manager Glenn Tompolski, formerly the director of public works. The City’s office of the environment has also been moved out of the planning and engineering division and will now report directly to the city manager.

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Brent Rathgeber continued his fight for more transparency at the CBC with a private member’s bill tabled in October. The Edmonton-St. Albert Conservative MP garnered national media attention last year when he made several requests under the federal Access to Information Act to have the salaries of CBC personalities like George Stroumboulopoulos, Peter Mansbridge and Rick Mercer made public — requests that were flatly denied under section 68.1 of the act, which states that it does not apply to any CBC information “that relates to its journalistic, creative or programming activities, other than information that relates to its general administration.” Now, Rathgeber wants to amend that section, putting the onus on the CBC to prove to the federal information commissioner that releasing information would prejudice those journalistic, creative or programming activities in order for the exclusion to apply.

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Two homeowners on Bellevue Crescent had to clean up after a fire damaged both their homes in October. J<IMLJ <OG8EJ@FE6 St. Albert Fire Services members were Though its doors have only been open called to the blaze at around 2:20 p.m. on six years, officials at Servus Credit Union Wednesday, Oct. 24, where they found Place are looking at a major overhaul of the homes at 23 and 25 Bellevue Cres. on fire, facility to address space crunches as well as a woodpile in between. that have already cropped up. George James, who lives at 25 Facility manager Diane Enger Bellevue Cres., said he was in his presented St. Albert city council basement when the commotion with a long-term expansion plan started. at a meeting in October, then gave “I heard a bang, a boom. I came the Leader a walkthrough of the upstairs and the whole woodpile facility to explain the proposed was on fire,” he said. “It was going changes. onto the shed, and the shed was “Having the years of operation, going onto a tree, and from there it 9i\ek we’ve really understood how users leapt to the house, and then to [the IXk_^\Y\i are using the facility, what the other] house. :fej\imXk`m\ DG patterns are, and which areas are “It was all within three minutes. feeling the pressure to expand,” It was really quick.” Most of the damage occurred to the back Enger said. “These plans are in response to what we’ve seen over the past few half of James’s house. James was the only years, as well as input from our customer one in his home at the time, and he got satisfaction survey, as well as research of out safely. No one was home at 23 Bellevue other facilities.” Cres. at the time of the fire. The changes would begin right at the St. Albert Fire Services chief Ray front door of the facility, with the addition Richards said the next morning that a of about 4,000 square feet of space at the preliminary cause had been determined. front entrance. “It looks like it was the disposal of ashes

The expansion would also include about 1,200 square feet of new retail space, and provide some relief from windy conditions that sometimes exist in the current entryway.

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Students from across St. Albert came back to town in October with their fires for helping others reignited. Students from both Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools and St. Albert Public Schools made the trek on Oct. 24 to the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary for We Day, a conference designed to get young people thinking about social justice and ways they can make a difference in the world. Corissa Tymafichuk, a Grade 10 student at Paul Kane High School, attended a We Day event last year in Vancouver, and said it was an “amazing experience” that she couldn’t wait to do all over again. “My favourite thing about it last year was the whole stadium filled with people around my age who wanted to change the world,” she said. “It was really inspiring.” We Day in Calgary featured speakers like Larry King, Rick Hansen and Martin Sheen, and musical performances by Hedley, Shawn Desman and Lights.

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A St. Albert family was left with more questions than answers after the findings of a fatality inquiry into their daughter’s death were released to the public in November. Samantha Martin died on Dec. 3, 2006, at the age of 13, coping with a rare genetic disorder called Tetrasomy 18p all her life. But the inquiry could not definitively determine whether seizures caused by that disorder, the care Samantha received in a foster home, or another factor was the ultimate cause of her death. “I find that the manner of death was natural, and that the cause of death may well have been a seizure, but due to the absence of evidence, it is not possible to say that this was the probable cause of death,” wrote Judge Marilena Carminati in the fatality inquiry report.

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It was an emotional day in November for eight families who received the keys to their new Habitat for Humanity homes in St. Albert, but perhaps more emotional for

one of the people chosen to hand over keys. With families taking possession of the first eight units completed in the Aurora Place, Habitat for Humanity Edmonton celebrated its 200th home in the Capital Region. Presenting the keys to that 200th home was Sean Taylor, son of Suzanne Kristie, a previously anonymous donor who had donated $100,000 a year to the organization for many years before her passing in fall 2011. “Our mom treated her wealth as a gift, and what was really important to her was to give back. And she did this in a very incredible way,” said Taylor, who had to choke back tears a couple of times during his speech. “The honour of presenting the 200th key in her name is more than words can describe,” he added. “It is a very fitting tribute to her. We are so proud of our mom and all the work she did so privately to support many charities.” Other key presenters included Habitat for Humanity Edmonton founder Dr. Dave Hubert and Robert Rundle Elementary School student Cameron Cockrall, who was selected out of more than 8,000 participants in PJ Day in St. Albert schools on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Habitat for Humanity Edmonton

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A local family was recognized by the City of St. Albert for how much they have given back. To mark National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 16, the City announced that the Hutchinson family — Ralph, Janet, Tally, Casey and Dallas — were the winners of the annual St. Albert Philanthropy Award, which recognizes generosity in terms of direct financial support as well as community spirit. “It’s a great honour,” Tally said. “We’re extremely humbled by this.” Tally added that they don’t do charitable work for the recognition, so the award was a surprise. “Our parents have worked hard over the years, and it’s something they’ve instilled in us,” he said. “We’ve carried on those

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The ongoing negotiations between the City of St. Albert and the Arts and Heritage Foundation over a new partnership agreement claimed their first casualty in December. The AHF board of trustees announced that executive director Paul Moulton would be resigning his post effective Dec. 31, and Moulton said in an interview the following day that the decision stemmed directly from the negotiations. “It’s been in my mind for some time that we were having fundamental challenges with the new agreement with the City,” he said. “What spurred the decision was the motion that they made after their in camera session Monday night. … That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.” St. Albert city council unanimously approved a motion at their Dec. 3 meeting stating their support for city manager Patrick Draper approving a draft agreement from Nov. 15 — based on management oversight, accountability, financial reporting, collaboration, transparency, open communications and no duplication of services — and giving Draper until Jan. 14, 2013, to get the AHF to sign off on it.

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A national honour left one local service organization almost speechless in December. On Friday, Dec. 14, the Lo-Se-Ca Foundation, based out of

Canadian national female under-18 St. Albert’s Campbell Business team for the IIHF World Women’s Park, was the recipient of one of Under-18 Championships, which the first-ever Prime Minister’s kicked off Saturday in Heinola and Volunteer Awards, with executive Vierumäki. director Marie Renaud The camp was great, travelling to Ottawa Karly said, but she was to receive the award thrilled to be heading personally from Prime back to Finland with a Minister Stephen Harper. chance to wear the maple It was an experience leaf on her jersey. that left Renaud at a loss “I’m so excited to for words. represent our country “I’m kind of speechless, and be playing with our actually,” she said. “The GXlc [national team],” she only sad thing is that we Dflckfe said. “It’s going to be an all couldn’t go, because I\j`^e\[ awesome experience.” this is in no way a oneThe tournament began on person deal. I mean, this was so Saturday, Dec. 29. many people working so hard for so many years that everyone’s a K8O ?@B< 8K *%). little bit giddy.” When the dust had settled and Lo-Se-Ca — which stands for the last vote was cast in the City “Love, Service, Care” — started of St. Albert’s 2013 municipal in 1992, providing residential budget deliberations, the proposed and day supports to adults with property tax increase had developmental disabilities in decreased nearly two percentage St. Albert and Edmonton. Today, they look after clients in more than points compared to when the process started nearly three 20 homes, as well as providing months earlier. programs in their office on At the end of the meeting on Carnegie Drive. Dec. 6, when the last of the budget Lo-Se-Ca won the Social motions were voted on, the City’s Innovator award for the Prairie “tax-o-meter” sat at 3.27 per cent, region. In addition to the awards, down from 5.14 per cent when the Renaud also had the chance to numbers were first presented to participate in a workshop with council in September. other winners to compare best But not everyone was happy with practices. the hike. When the budget came >F@E> =FI >FC; back for formal approval on Dec. You could say Karly Heffernan 17, Coun. Cam MacKay deviated is developing an a-Finn-ity for a from his council colleagues, certain Scandinavian country. casting votes against the utility Karly, who hails from St. Albert, capital, utility operating and was just in Finland this summer municipal operating portions of for an IIHF High Performance the budget. Training Camp in the city of “When I go back and look at the numbers since I’ve been on Vierumäki, and in December, she council, I just cannot reconcile headed back with the rest of the

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MarFarlane has more on his mind than just non sequiturs about bodily functions. On the big screen, plans continue for a Family Guy movie a la The Simpsons. Before that, though, he will direct and star in a western that one suspects will owe more to Blazing Saddles than Unforgiven.

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flashed photographers on a recent red carpet, Hathaway did just fine in 2012 with her knickers on. First, she nicely filled out her catsuit in The Dark Knight Rises — proving a worthy successor to Michelle Pfeiffer — and is all but assured an Academy Award nomination for her belt-it-out Les Miserables performance. PreOscar memo to Hathaway: underwear isn’t optional. +% :?8EE@E> K8KLD Speaking of knickers or a lack thereof, former male stripper Tatum turned up in no less than four films in 2012: Magic Mike (which he conceived and produced), Haywire (classing it up as part of an ensemble for Steven Soderbergh), The

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other shows.” And now I can say the same thing about Downton Abbey. Some people say that straight-forward good acting and good writing just doesn’t cut it any more, that you need to trick things up to grab an audience’s attention. The fact that this series has become something of a pop-culture sensation — in North America, of all places! — proves those people wrong. (% M<<G Nerds aren’t going to like this choice, I realize. There aren’t any zombies or superheroes or dudes with funny ears running around. But I appeal to a different kind of nerd. A political nerd. A comedy nerd. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won an Emmy for her portrayal of U.S. vice-president Selina Meyer in this series, and it was richly deserved. So clever, so sharp, insider-ish in a way that invites you in rather than keeping you out, this series had me in stitches for its entire run. If only real politics could be this much fun.

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