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Thursday, March 15, 2012

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Prospect Magazine selected as official program for Donovan Bailey Invitational! FORMER BANK ACCOUNT REP, CANDACE TAHA, FINDS NEW PASSION IN FITNESS INDUSTRY Candace Taha was recently appointed Boot Camp Specialist for Core Fitness at Athletes Nation. The former softball nut and highschool basketball and badminton player says she loves to convince people that stepping outside their comfort zone is the only way you’re going to challenge yourself and maximize your potential. Although Candace started her career in the banking industry as an account representative, she felt it just wasn’t her calling. Since that time, two babies later, Candace has been teaching bootcamps and spin classes in the fitness industry for 2 1/2 years and loves working with people and putting them through a challenging workout that pushes clients past their plateau’s, but more importantly - gets results. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s at 9:00 am she teaches a Mom’s Boot Camp at Core Fitness that is designed specifically to target problem areas for new moms. A mother of two herself, Candace says that new moms typically want to get their tummy, thighs and butt back into shape and work out some of the kinks in the hips and back as a result of child birth and carrying that extra little person around for nine months. As a certified AFLCA instructor, Candace is a strong believer in functional fitness focusing on a healthy heart and a healthy you! In addition to the Mom’s Bootcamps, Candace teaches a Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6 am BootCamp at Core Fitness. Once construction on the new GX Studio at Core Fitness is completed in about a week, Candace will be offering spin classes for regular Core Fitness Members as well as those simply looking to register in a Spin Class when their schedule allows. “Spin offers a low-impact workout that is easy on the joints but great for your cardio health.” For more info on ALL CoreFitness programs go to www.ancorefitness.com or call Candace, Aaron or Georgia at (780) 458-3700 or scan the QR the right.

Peter Ogilvie, Executive Director of Athletics Alberta and Chair of the Edmonton International Athletics Festival has confirmed that Prospect Magazine will once again serve as the official program at this year's Donovan Bailey Invitational. “We were extremely pleased with the stories, profiles and interviews that appeared in Prospect Magazine's Summer 2011 Olympic preview edition and our official program for last year's event that it made perfect sense for the Donovan Bailey Invitational to partner with such a professional publication once again this year. Prospect Magazine has provided recognition for athletes from across Alberta from a variety of sports for over four years and we are proud to be associated with this first class magazine once again.” In recognition & tribute to Canada's 100m Olympic Champion, the Donovan Bailey Invitational will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2012 and will be the showcase track & field competition in Canada, occurring a few weeks prior to the London 2012 Summer Olympics. This event will feature Canada's best track & field athletes in an arena where they will be competing against the best competition from around the world. For more information please visit www.athleticsalberta.com Last summer, Prospect Magazine's Summer 2011 Edition dedicated its entire focus to Alberta's upand-coming Olympic hopefuls in the sport of athletics and was distributed to the fans in attendance at last year's meet, formerly known as the Edmonton International Track Classic. One particular athlete of note that was featured was St. Albert's own Niki Oudenaarden, heptathlon athlete and student at Paul Kane High School. St. Albert Sports City is proud to showcase Alberta's future prospects in sport and athletic competition by publishing Prospect Magazine quarterly and making it available for free at a number of distribution locations across the province. Prospect Magazine also features current and informative educational articles written by highly respected authorities on nutrition, sports injuries and prevention, sports therapy, sports psychology, coaching and much more. Visit www.prospectmagazine.ca to learn more about Alberta's only publication dedicated entirely to athletes at the amateur level and find a distribution location near you. Scan this QR code using your Smartphone for a behind the scenes video of last year's front cover photo shoot featuring Niki and other local athletes.

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Edmonton Eskimos president and CEO Len Rhodes may have grown up a Montreal Alouettes fan, but he’s quickly warming up to the Capital Region, and particularly St. Albert. See story, page 5.

FUN WITH NUMBERS

City surplus pegged at $549K GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

With a surplus of more than half a million dollars, the City of St. Albert is going to save for a rainy day. The City’s Standing Committee on Finance — made up of all seven councillors and chaired by Coun. Cathy Heron — received a report Monday afternoon on the final yearend position, which indicated a surplus of $549,000, a variance of 0.45 per cent on the 2011 budget of $122 million. The committee is recommending to city council that $500,000 of the surplus be put in the City’s Stabilization Reserve, bringing its balance back up to $2 million. As for the other $49,000, acting director of finance Ed Kaemingh said that will be put aside just in case. “We typically leave a small portion as unrestricted,” Kaemingh explained. “Throughout the audit, there may be some minor adjustments that come through and we can use it for those.” A number of factors contributed to the surplus, including positive variances in:

recovered costs; insurance claims expenses; community services and affordable housing grant revenue; lessons, admission and recreations fees; and the RCMP contract. These were partially offset, though, by greater snow removal costs along with lessthan-expected revenue in photo radar, licenses and permits, and municipal enforcement fines. Council policy dictates that any surplus be put in reserves, used for one-time expenditures, or used to repay outstanding debt. It can also be used to reduce the tax rate if it comes from an ongoing source. Council got more good news on the financial front on Monday, as City staff presented a report on 2010 corporate financial indicators. The report took financial data and statistics provided by the Alberta government for several cities comparable in size to St. Albert to see how well the city is stacking up. Kaemingh called St. Albert’s performance “impressive,” and noted that the city did very well in the areas of operating spending efficiency and debt position. Comparator cities included Red Deer, Airdrie, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Grande

Prairie. Comparing equalized tax rates among the cities, St. Albert’s residential rates were slightly higher than the group median, but nonresidential rates were below the median and decreasing over time. St. Albert’s total equalized assessment of about $150,000 per capita has decreased since the last comparison was done, but remains the highest in the group, while the non-residential tax component remains the lowest at 11 per cent. Looking at debt, St. Albert is using only 35 per cent of its debt limit, and just 25 per cent of its debt servicing limit. The city’s debt load and debt per capita are lower than the rest of the comparison group. At $1,161 per person, net municipal property taxes in St. Albert are slightly above the group median, and the report noted that the City relies heavily on property taxes for revenue, as they made up 41 per cent of total revenues in 2010. Meanwhile, the City’s total expenditures of $2,209 are lower than the group median, and the number of employees per capita is the lowest in the group.

BCHS rides with pride at 9th annual Bike-A-Thon GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

$69 billion

That’s the estimated worth of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, who once again topped Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires, which was released last week. His fortune eclipses those of Americans Bill Gates ($61 billion) and Warren Buffett ($44 billion).

THIS DAY IN HISTORY MARCH 15, 1603

Explorer Samuel de Champlain (c. 1570-1635) departs from Honfleur, France, with Gravé du Pont and Pierre de Monts on the ship Bonne Renommé for his first major voyage to Canada. He would later establish a settlement at what is known today as Quebec City, and would become known as “The Father of New France.”

Like the slogan on the backs of their T-shirts read, side by side, they rode with pride at Bellerose Composite High School this week. The school’s ninth annual BikeA-Thon saw students and teachers put the pedal to the metal starting at noon Wednesday and finally wrapping up 48 hours later, raising $165,000 for cancer-related charities along the way. “I don’t smell sweat; I smell an effort by a lot of people to make something happen over the last two days,” principal George Mentz said as he pedalled along with the more than 800 students who packed the school’s cafeteria with their exercise bikes and colourful costumes to go along with their team themes. Though she is in Grade 12, student Michelle Meunier was participating in her first BikeA-Thon this year after finally managing to get a team together. “I have quite literally probably been awake for almost all 48 hours, and it’s very interesting in that way,” she said when asked to describe the experience. “It’s amazing that today’s youth are getting together to fight

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Students and teachers on stationary bikes fill the cafeteria of Bellerose Composite High School Friday morning as the annual Bike-A-Thon wraps up. something that has become so prevalent in our society,” Meunier added. “When we were asked how many people had been touched by cancer, whether it was friends or family, almost every single hand in this school went up.” Meunier’s hand was among those went up, as she has had two grandparents diagnosed with different forms of cancer. “It’s one more reason to keep

going when you really don’t want to,” she said. St. Albert Protestant Schools board chair Joan Trettler said she is always impressed with the enthusiasm on display during the event. “The amount of money they raise and the kind of spirit they have really does change the face of cancer, and that really is their goal,” she said.

More than $100,000 of the total raised will go to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, while the other $65,000 goes to the Kids With Cancer Society. “You guys are learning an amazing lesson today. You are learning that there are people out there who need your support, and if we band together like this, you can do it,” said Val Figliuzzi, executive director of the Kids With Cancer Society. “I work with a lot of schools, and I can honestly say I’ve never seen this much team spirit, camaraderie and dedication in the 20 years I’ve been involved.” Meanwhile, University of Alberta cancer researcher Dr. Gino Fallone also came out to express his thanks during Friday’s closing ceremonies, as much of the funding for his research comes from the Alberta Cancer Foundation. “I wish my Tier I soccer team was as enthusiastic as you guys are,” Fallone said. At the closing ceremonies, participants also heard from one of their own: Jillian Pineau, a Grade 12 student at Bellerose who, at the age of 13, was diagnosed with leukemia. “I kicked cancer’s butt,” Pineau said to a boisterous round of applause.

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The complete agenda and agenda package are posted to www.stalbert.ca Council Meeting Highlights March 19: • Council Policy C-P&E-05 Telecommunication Tower and Facility Siting – Update • Council Priorities Update • Final Year End Position and Reserve Transfers • Affordable Housing Funding • Environmental Advisory Committee – 2012 Priorities • Offsite Levies Guiding Principles • Bylaw 6/2012 – Off-site Levy Rate Extension • Business License Program • Bylaw 9/2012 – Bylaw to Amend the Business License Bylaw • Bylaw 10/2012 – Bylaw to Amend the Tobacco Retail Licensing Bylaw You can address Council on these or any other issues. Public appointments are heard at the beginning and end of each Council meeting. Call 780-459-1500 to register. Council meetings are televised on SHAW TV Channel 10 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., webcast live and archived: stalbert.ca

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New Esks prez thrilled to call St. Albert home GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Even though he grew up cheering for the Montreal Alouettes, Len Rhodes is fast becoming a fan of the Edmonton Eskimos and the entire Capital Region. Rhodes, 47, who took over as president and CEO of the Canadian Football League’s Eskimos, grew up and spent most of his life in Montreal, but is now calling St. Albert home, and he couldn’t be happier. “I’ve always really held the Eskimos in high respect, being a CFL fan — even though growing up in Montreal and honestly pulling for the Alouettes growing up,” he said. “But I always had the utmost respect, because the Eskimos were always seen as a cut above in the league.” While a condominium in downtown Edmonton was his first choice, an old friend turned him on to St. Albert, and he fell in love. “The more I came here and started looking at homes and developments, I just found my natural flow was coming here,” Rhodes said. “I felt comfortable coming up [St. Albert] Trail, and it already feels like home.” But, while plenty of Eskimos players, coaches and executives have called St. Albert home over

the years, Rhodes said that didn’t influence his decision at all. “Talking to everyone at the stadium, there’s someone that lives in every area of Edmonton. And it’s funny how everyone becomes an ambassador for where they live. ... I had all these mini-ambassadors representing the regions, and it got me to at least be knowledgeable and more aware of what my options were,” he said. “But when I visited my first open house [in St. Albert], I started focusing all my attention here.”

“I felt comfortable ... it already feels like home.” Len Rhodes Eskimos president & CEO There are plenty of passionate Eskimos fans in St. Albert as well, and Rhodes said he is ready, willing and able to take the suggestions and criticisms of armchair general managers. “I always want to be in businesses, in jobs, where I deal with people, because I feel people are what makes the difference,” he said. “But this is unique in the sense that it’s such a public property. It’s the people’s team, and I’m proud of the fact that

I’m a custodian of the people’s team. But ... everyone has an opinion on something, and I think that’s absolutely fabulous.” One issue Rhodes has heard a lot about is the trade of former Esks quarterback Ricky Ray to the Toronto Argonauts — which he signed off on within his first two weeks on the job. Between a new president, a new quarterback and plenty of free agent signings, the Eskimos are starting anew in many ways this year. But Rhodes said that fresh start is something he is relishing. “It’s actually a fun challenge,” he said. “The goal is to really elevate our standards. A lot of people talk about the great years of the Eskimos in the late ’70s and ’80s, five [Grey Cups] in a row, which is fabulous. But we should uphold the standard that we expect to win the Grey Cup every year. Over the years, we were almost content with having a home playoff date. Now, there’s no satisfaction in that — win it all.” Prior to joining the Eskimos, Rhodes worked with Reebok-CCM from 1999 to 2011, including a stint as senior vice-president and general manager of Reebok-CCM Hockey from 2009 to 2011, which took him all over the world, “wherever hockey is played.” He also served as a brand director for Molson Coors from 1988 to 1999. He graduated

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Raised in Montreal, Len Rhodes ventured west to take over as president and CEO of the Eskimos, and says St. Albert already feels like home. from Concordia University in Montreal with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. The experience he gained in the consumer goods sector lines up nicely with his new duties running a pro sports team, he said. “The consumer is king. Whatever business I’m in, I’ve simplified it down to: Let’s do whatever is right for the fans,” Rhodes said. “We’re community-owned, so I want to make sure we’re accessible to the fans.” Plus, having former president and CEO Rick LeLacheur there to guide him until his contract is up later this year is a huge bonus. “It’s a very rare opportunity to have someone that’s still in place,” Rhodes said. “And it was Rick’s

decision to step down, so there’s absolutely no animosity. He’s been so helpful, so supportive.” Looking into the future, Rhodes hopes to build the club up on three pillars: the on-field product, the gameday experience and keeping in touch with fans. “Fans come to our stadium basically 10 times a year, but we need to reach out to them, to be in contact with them, 365 days a year,” he said, adding that he’d also like to see the team further support amateur football in northern Alberta. But coming up first is this year’s home opener, which sees Ray and the Argos visit Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday, June 30. “That’ll start the season with a bang,” Rhodes said.

Liberals’ Austin ready to fight for Spruce Grove-St. Albert GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Given his military background, it’s no surprise that Chris Austin is ready to stand up and fight for the constituents of Spruce Grove-St. Albert. Austin, a corporal with the military police at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, has thrown his hat in the ring to run for the Alberta Liberal Party in the riding during the upcoming provincial election. He said that, having grown up in the area, he sees a big difference between services available now compared to his younger days, and he wants to help bridge that gap. “A lot of the services that were in the community before the Getty era, before the Klein and Stelmach eras, have moved

out of towns like Spruce Grove and St. Albert, and people have to travel into the city,” Austin said. “I’d like to see some of those services come back.” Austin would also like to see programs for at-risk youth and seniors either established or restored. “I think we need somebody to stand up against the federal government, which is ready to take away money from Old Age Security for pensioners right across Canada,” he said. “I’m also willing to fight for more money for health care. We need more money for health care in Alberta, because we’re getting shortchanged.” Austin was invited to run under the Alberta Liberal banner by leader Dr. Raj Sherman, whom he has a lot of faith in to head the party. “I think he’s a great guy, and I think

he’s going to bring a lot of changes to the party that are essential for real change,” he said. “He’s really passionate about the health care system, and I think that’s a good thing. A lot of things need to change about the way the health care system is structured.” Austin joins Wildrose Party candidate Travis Hughes, NDP candidate Rev. J.J. Trudeau and Progressive Conservative incumbent Doug Horner on the ballot in the riding. Going up against Horner — who currently serves as deputy premier and has held a number of cabinet positions in his time in office — isn’t intimidating in the slightest for Austin. “I respect him; he’s trying to do his best under the umbrella of the Progressive Conservative party,” he said. “But with

the history the party has, they’re getting to the point where there’s nothing much really changing about the party — they’re overspending and paying themselves more money. And we just need a real change.” In fact, Austin has run twice federally for the Liberals before in the EdmontonSpruce Grove riding, both times clashing with federal cabinet minister Rona Ambrose of the Conservative Party. “I think I can bring a lot of knowledge based on how people expect services from the community,” he said. “I’ve been to the doors, I’ve talked to people, I know what they expect.” The riding covers the portion of St. Albert west of St. Albert Trail and north of McKenney Avenue/Meadowview Drive, including the subdivisions of Lacombe Park and Deer Ridge.

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Art with heart

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Twelve students from J.J. Nearing Catholic Elementary School show off their works of art selected to be auctioned off online in April to help benefit the Starlight Children’s Foundation. The pieces centred around the theme of “hope and courage.” Back row: Ashley McQueen, Breann Koslowski, Drew (last name withheld), Blake Morris, Jace Lesanko, Aaron Borle. Front row: Nadine Liron, Julia Alfareta, Sophie Kurpjuweit, Shea Pawlyk, Aleena Taylor, Aleah O’Kell.

Dubious award nomination gets mixed councillor reviews GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

The City of St. Albert’s nomination for a dubious distinction has earned mixed reviews from councillors. Last week, the City’s decision to open a Starbucks Coffee kiosk in Servus Credit Union Place earned it a nomination from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in its 14th annual Teddy Waste Awards, recognizing the worst in wasted taxpayer dollars from the past year. While the City didn’t win a dubious award — the municipal award instead went to the City of Montreal for video of snow-removal machines operating on bare streets — at least one councillor said it reinforced his reasoning for opposing the idea in the first place. “I’m kind of surprised by the level of national attention this thing has received, but by the same token, I think what caught everyone by surprise is what I felt — that this isn’t the proper role for a municipality to partake in,” said Coun. Cam MacKay, who voted against the Starbucks deal when it came before city council last July. He added that the ordeal may make leasing space in Servus Place more difficult. “Now not only do [business owners] have to think if they can make a profit and deal with that, they also to consider what we’re going to do,” he said. “Are we going to get into the same line of business as them? That adds a lot more risk to anyone that would seek to do business with us.”

The Starbucks deal cost the City $280,000 for renovations and the corporate licence fee, which came out of reserves. Coun. Cathy Heron, who voted in favour of the kiosk, said she thought the nomination was “puzzling.” “Starbucks is not a very good example of wasting taxpayers’ money,” she said. “The whole issue with Starbucks, and it goes back to last summer, was a philosophical thing about whether municipalities should be in private business. The fact that we spent money — zero of it was actually charged to the taxpayer; it all came out of reserves, so reserves will be jiggled and priorities for the next 10 years at Servus Place reworked. It didn’t cost the taxpayers a penny; it’s putting money back in the taxpayers’ pocket.” The kiosk is projected to bring in $90,000 of revenue each year, helping to offset the facility’s deficit, which currently sits at about $700,000 a year. Heron added that her position has not changed in the months since. “I would have loved for someone to do it privately; that would have been the best solution for everybody. But it didn’t happen,” she said. “So St. Albert took advantage of that potential revenue, and we’re benefiting from it.” However, MacKay hasn’t budged, either. “[My position has] just been confirmed more and more by recent events,” he said. “The one thing I’m really hoping is that it does turn a dollar, which is very much in doubt with a Tim Hortons opening so close. I’m really hoping for the best on this.”

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Popik called to Hall GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

After almost 50 years of involvement with minor hockey as a coach, referee and executive, Wally Popik is finally getting the recognition he deserves. It was announced recently that Popik, who lives in St. Albert and spent much of his time volunteering with minor hockey in the city, would be inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame this June. It’s an honour that Popik holds in high regard. “I guess it’s a pretty big honour. I’ve gotten awards in the past, but the hall of fame is probably ... bigger than most,” he said. Popik found out about the induction before it was made public, and said it was a rather large surprise. “Anytime you get an award, it’s a fairly big surprise,” he said. “There’s a lot of people that I would probably put before me, because I’ve known lots of people over the past 40 or 50 years that have done stuff that doesn’t seem to get recognized.” While Popik has filled many roles in his time in hockey, he is probably best known for wearing the referee’s stripes. He served as the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association’s referee-in-chief for six years, and Hockey Alberta’s for a total of 11 years. He was also a supervisor for the 1995 World Junior Hockey Championships, held in Red Deer, and has overseen officiating at several national tournaments, including the Allan Cup, the Royal Bank Cup and female nationals. “Over the last 40-some years, I’ve been to lots and lots of them; sometimes you forget about some of them,” he said. “The ones I used most of the fun with was when I would referee and work locally.” Popik started out coaching hockey in Fort Macleod and umpiring baseball, but when there was a shortage of referees in the small Alberta town, he and a friend made the short drive to Lethbridge to take a course. “I figured, even if I’m coaching, if we don’t

have a referee, I could referee,” he said. “And my job didn’t allow me to stay at home and coach anymore,” he added, “because I went to work on the road, so I was able to stay involved in the game through officiating, because you could pick and choose your days more than you can as a coach.” While refereeing can be a thankless job at times, taking abuse from players, coaches and spectators alike, Popik said he was able to cope by having a particularly thick skin. “If you don’t take it personal and you say, ‘That comes with the territory,’ and you go there for the right reasons, not the wrong reasons, you’ll overcome that,” he said. “I have a very good bank of one-liners, and not too many people that know me gets involved in a conversation like that with me.” “If you go out there and do a good job and keep the kids safe — which is really what you’re there for in the first place — then you meet lots of really good people,” he added. “There are a hell of a lot more friendly people than abusive people in hockey.” Other members of the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012 include: • the 1994 University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s hockey team, who won the CIAU championship under current Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock; • the 1984-1985 NAIT Ooks men’s hockey team, who didn’t lose a single regular season or playoff game en route to the ACAC and CCAA championships; • Allan Ferchuk, head coach of three national championship-winning teams at Red Deer College in the late 1970s; • Ross Perkins, who found success coaching and managing several junior A and junior B teams in the province after playing one season with the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA; and • George H. Harvie, who served as president of the Edmonton and District Hockey Association and the Alberta Amateur Hockey Association in the 1960s. The inductees will be honoured at the Hockey Alberta Awards Gala on Saturday, June 9, in Red Deer.

Congratulations Patty Kinahan! Congratulations, Patty Kinahan, recipient of St. Albert Protestant Schools’ Certificate of Recognition. The award was presented on March 14th, 2012 for Patty’s outstanding dedication to our district. A great employee combines an incredible work ethic, a bright and curious mind, a strong drive for continuous improvement, and a true joie de vivre. All of these traits, and more, are embodied in Patty. As student monitoring secretary and assistant to the department heads at Paul Kane

High School, Patty has become an invaluable part of the PK team and is known for her never-say-no attitude. Always looking for improvements, Patty has devised a new system for student progress reports that provides families with a snapshot of their child’s progress well before report cards are issued. She has also taken over the development of many of Paul Kane’s print materials, including advertising, brochures and their Viewbook. As invaluable as she is to the school, Patty’s contributions extend beyond Paul Kane. During the summers, she works at District Office, helping out in Transportation Services. She is a dedicated CUPE member and has held a variety of positions on the executive over the years. She has also sat on district-wide committees, including Long Service and Healthy Interactions. Thank you Patty!

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Jones soars to top goalie award in Sask. Jr. A league GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

After an outstanding season snagging pucks out of the air, St. Albert’s Davis Jones has also snagged high honours in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Jones, a six-foot-two, 175-pound goaltender with the SJHL’s Nipawin Hawks, was recently named the top goaltender in the junior A league of our provincial neighbours to the east. “I put a lot of hard work into this season, into the offseason, and have been working hard in practice, so it’s nice to see that pay off,” he said. During the SJHL regular season, Jones, 19, appeared in 38 games, racking up 26 wins and two shutouts with a 2.42 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. The Hawks finished in third place in the Bauer Division with a 34-20-4-0 record, 15 points behind the division-leading Humboldt Broncos. That’s a big improvement over last year, though, when the Hawks finished last in the division with a record of 17-36-3-2. Jones credits the coaching staff and a strong offseason with getting things to click for him between the pipes this year. “I’ve started to become a lot more controlled so I’m in a better position to make that second and third save,” he said. “And also my rebound control, so I don’t have to make as many of those second and third saves because I’m putting the puck in a better position for myself.” Jones started his junior A career in his Davis home province with Jones Nipawin Hawks the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Fort McMurray Oil Barons, but was dealt to Nipawin during the summer. “It was a chance to become a starter and get a little more prominent role,” he said. He added that he was unsure at first about moving to the town with a population of just over 4,000, but he’s now glad he did. “I was a little bit skeptical at first; I didn’t know what to expect,” he said.

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Nipawin Hawks goalie Davis Jones, who hails from St. Albert, recently took home top goaltender honours in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

“But probably the best thing that could have happened was coming over here, getting a chance to play. The team has done really well.” One of the few downsides, though, is the seven-hour trip from his hometown, meaning his parents don’t get to see him play that often. That changed temporarily, though, as the Hawks took on the Battlefords North Stars in the first round of the Anavet Cup playoffs, and the trip to North Battleford only takes about half the time. The two teams battled to a seventh and deciding game, which was held Tuesday in North Battleford. The North Stars won 2-1 to take the series. “We’re expecting it to be a close, long series,” Jones said after Game 2. But, now that the playoffs are done, Jones has his sights set on bigger things, including a scholarship to play Division I college hockey in the United States. “Whether it’s next year or the year after, because I have one more year of junior, it’s not a big deal. But [I want] to get down there, whether it’s next year or the year after, and continue my education as well as my hockey,” he said, noting that he has already garnered interest from several schools.

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OPINION

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uring a week when a government watchdog group exposed a massive amount of wasted provincial tax dollars in the form of a committee that never met, but for which members still collected a stipend, and reopened old wounds here in St. Albert over the controversial by Glenn Cook Starbucks kiosk in Servus Credit Union Place, it only seems natural that this space would be filled with some sort of commentary on these issues. But that’s low-hanging fruit; that’s the easy way out. And besides, there is at least one other group of people in St. Albert who deserve to have their horn tooted a whole lot louder than they can do themselves. That group would be the dedicated students and teachers who put on and participated in the ninth annual Bike-AThon at Bellerose Composite High School. For 48 hours, jam-packed into the school’s cafeteria and often running on very little sleep, these students and teachers gave it their all to raise money for the Alberta Cancer Foundation and the Kids with Cancer Society. And raise money they did — to the tune of $165,000 total, more than double the goal they initially set out to meet. For anyone who has been affected by cancer, whether you were the unfortunate soul to get the diagnosis or it was a loved one, it is truly heartening and touching to see so many step up and take up the fight against this terrible disease. The fact that it was young people — the leaders of tomorrow, so to speak — who took the lead in organizing and raising money. For every story of government corruption or waste that makes the front page headlines, there always seems to be a story like the Bike-A-Thon buried somewhere deep in the newspaper. And not that the public doesn’t have a right to know about the bad news, but wouldn’t it be wonderful to see good news stories like what Bellerose undertook rise to the top of the news cycle every now and again? It would certainly make the world seem like a better, more caring place for us all.

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Referees in it for true love of the game

n 1994, when we were relocating to Edmonton, we were told, “You’ve got kids playing hockey, move to St. Albert.” Hockey notwithstanding, we fell in love with the city for many reasons, but hockey is still king. Despite the fact the boys are grown with our youngest seven years removed from minor hockey, I still find myself entrenched in the game. I am St. Albert’s volunteer referee-in-chief. I’m sure people think, “You must be insane ...?” The truth be known, I love it. You want to be inspired? Work with young people. We have over 1,800 youth playing hockey in St. Albert and 108 referees. Without those referees, there is no game.

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BECIGNEUL SAMHA Referee-in-Chief My City What does it take to become a referee? You must be 13 years old. There is a two-day classroom clinic with an on-ice instruction session, an investment of about $600 in equipment and uniforms, followed by extensive supervision, mentoring and shadowing by senior officials throughout the season. What are the rewards? A few dollars in game fees, plus you get to be yelled at by coaches, parents and fans. Despite the training, it is impossible for a referee at any age to get every call

right. Just as those novice and atom players are learning how to pass, shoot and skate, that 13-year-old referee is learning on-ice positioning, awareness, offsides and icings. The referee’s fundamental job is two-fold. In minor hockey, he or she makes sure everyone is playing by the rules — hence the 10 hours of classroom instruction — and he or she is also there to keep the players safe. Consider this: Parents only watch their child. Coaches only watch their team. The referee is the only person watching the entire game. Fans, parents, coaches and players need to appreciate that as a player develops their skills over time, so do the referees. A 13-year-old referee is definitely going

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ENTERTAINMENT

Korn, Billy Talent set to rock Boonstock CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY Sun Media News Services

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Boonstock started eight years ago as a bush party on an acre of land near Gibbons. Now, in 2012, hard rock performers like Korn and Billy Talent — and electronic acts like Kaskade, Afrojack, and Avicii — will “live loud” in Gibbons. Boonstock CEO Colin Kobza said the festival caters to every genre except country, which is covered by Big Valley Jamboree. “Sturgeon County, Gibbons, Alberta is home to Boonstock,” he said. “It’s a grassroots festival. A lot of the volunteer base comes locally. Gibbons is a huge supporting community. Sometimes the Mac’s (convenience) store gets a little bit overwhelmed, but for the most part Gibbons is home to Boonstock.” Other names on the lineup include A Day To Remember, Chuckie, Buckcherry, Knife Party, Volbeat, The Dirty Heads, Rehab, The Crystal Method, Puddle of Mudd, illScarlett, Age of Days, Gob, Tommy Trash, LA Riots, Savoy, Kill The

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Mercer kicks it with Shins again DARRYL STERDAN Sun Media News Services

James Mercer is getting his kicks in The Shins again. But only after getting some away from them. The founder, frontman and sole permanent member of the Portland pop-rockers credits his recent side project Broken Bells — a collaboration with prolific producer and musician Brian Burton, a.k.a. Danger Mouse — with helping renew his confidence and enthusiasm for his main musical gig. “I learned a lot from that experience,” the 41-year-old Mercer says from his Oregon home. “I gained confidence about what it is I do well. I am already very aware of things I don’t do well. And I concentrate on those sometimes. So working with Brian was something that I was nervous and intimidated about. But getting through that and having it work well was very rewarding.” It’s just one of several personal and professional changes in Mercer’s life that inform his forthcoming fourth Shins album Port of Morrow. Featuring a completely new lineup, the followup to 2007’s disappointing Wincing the Night Away both revisits and expands the charming, ‘60s-inspired songcraft of earlier albums like Oh, Inverted World and Chutes Too Narrow.

Q: Since Wincing, you’ve become a father, changed labels, done Broken Bells and rebuilt The Shins. What happened? A: Yeah, so many things have changed. it’s a whole different life — a better, more enriched one. On the musical side, I just wanted to do something different after Wincing. The thought of going straight back into the studio and doing more Shins stuff wasn’t superappealing. I wanted a new experience, a new project. I was thinking about starting a new band. And somehow Brian heard. And he happened to be in the same mode. So we put our heads together and came up with Broken Bells, which was a terrific way to shake me up and have new and different experiences. Q: What brought you back to The Shins? A: Well, I still write songs and still have that desire to be totally in control. Working with Brian was cool, a whole different thing. It’s a lot more enjoyable in some ways because it’s less stressful. You have a partner to help you bear the burdens of creativity and decision-making and all those aspects of a band. But in the end, I still want to be the artist who contrives everything. Q: Did Broken Bells change your approach to music and writing? A: Yes, in ways that I don’t know I can articulate. He really learned songwriting through sampling, so he has a different way of thinking about it.

Q: Is it that he’s more sound-driven and collage-based, while you’re a more traditionally linear songwriter? A: That’s a good way to say it. The things he’s paying attention to are different — things I forget to pay attention to. For instance, I just did a song with somebody, and one of my ideas was to do this really kooky key change. That’s something I would not have done had it not been for Brian. I want to throw wrenches in once in a while now because sometimes it really pays off. Q: There seems to be a classic Brit-rock influence on the disc — The Who, The Kinks, The Beatles. Where does that come from? A: Yeah, I definitely hear that too. Brian is a big fan of that stuff, so we both indulged in listening to a lot of that. But a lot of this material was written before I worked with him. Some of it comes from when we worked on Wincing. Some of these songs were sitting around and I just didn’t know quite what to do with them then. Q: Rather than put together a whole new lineup of The Shins, why not just make a solo album? What does The Shins mean at this point? A: I would say it doesn’t need to mean anything. I basically get to define and redefine whatever The Shins is every time I do something. I could do a dubstep record and it could be The Shins. I think The Shins is just

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Following a breakthrough performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene, actress Elizabeth Olsen hopes to keep her momentum going with the new thriller Silent House.

Olsen follows up stellar debut with new thriller Silent House

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Gadgets make spring cleaning a breeze THIEN HUYNH Sun Media News Services

The warmer March weather usually means it’s time for spring cleaning — or as we call it in my household: “Hide-and-Go Seek.” I hide while my wife seeks me out with a broom with my name on it. Fortunately, there’s an assortment of innovative cleaning products to give you a spring break from chores. iRobot Roomba 780 Vacuum and Scooba 230 Floor Cleaners Out of all the household chores I hate to do — vacuuming is the worst. With the iRobot Roomba 780 ($599.99, irobot.com), I can relax and watch Terminator: Rise of the Machines while the little robot goes about its business, targeting filth with its Dirt Detect technology. The Roomba will perform concentrated cleaning in the dirtiest areas by using optical and acoustic sensors to find debris. In contrast, I’d just sweep dirt under the

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HEALTH

A cup of joe a day keeps the doctor away? lower risk.” Say coffee and you automatically think of caffeine, which the Centre for Addiction Coffee and smoking may be the world’s and Mental Health (CAMH) calls “the biggest addictions, but don’t put them in most widely used psychoactive substance the same category health-wise. Unlike in the world. The average amount of smoking, a growing body of evidence caffeine consumed per person in Canada is shows coffee, once considered bad for you, estimated to be 210 to 238 mg per day.” has numerous health Caffeine, which benefits. occurs naturally in That’s good news coffee and in other for the 81 per cent of foods such as chocolate, A team from the Harvard Canadians who drink is a stimulant that School of Public Health, coffee occasionally speeds up your nervous Boston, studied 50,739 older and the 63 per cent system. It postpones women and found that who drink it daily. fatigue and elevates the those who consumed four And it’s great news mood, which is why or more cups of coffee per for the coffee market studies suggest that day had a 20% decrease in that, according to people who regularly risk for depression. Caffeine Packaged Facts, a U.S. consume coffee have stimulates the brain and marketing research less depression than enhances performance at firm, saw retail sales those who don’t. simple intellectual tasks and climb to $7.3 billion But it’s the in some sports. in 2011, up 17 per cent antioxidants in coffee, over 2010. not caffeine, which has Coffee got its bad people really enthused. rap from older studies Some experts suggest linking java to heart coffee might be an easy disease and some way to prevent some • 8 oz cup of coffee: 135 mg cancers, writes Robert cancers. Researchers • 250 ml can of energy J. Davis, editor-inat Brigham and drink: 80 mg chief of Everwell.com Women’s Hospital • 28-gram piece of dark and author of Coffee and Harvard Medical chocolate: 19 mg of caffeine is Good for You. “But School examined • 8 oz cup of tea: 43 mg that research failed to data from 112,000 account for smoking, women followed over which, as my grandmother could have told two decades and found that women who the scientists, was once coffee’s constant consumed more than three cups of coffee companion.” per day had a 20 per cent reduction in risk Coffee has come up clean in recent for basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin studies on heart disease. cancer. These studies, which have followed tens Results of a Swedish study, published in of thousands of people for years, have the journal Breast Cancer Research, found shown that coffee drinkers have no greater a decrease in estrogen-receptor negative risk of heart attacks or strokes: “Indeed,” breast cancers in women who drank five or writes Davis, “they appear to have a slightly more cups of coffee per day.

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Feds ground Air Canada labour action push ahead with back-toSUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – work legislation this week The Canadian government means the airline will keep brought in legislation on flying regardless of what the Monday to block a strike or CIRB decides. lockout at Air Canada in its Raitt, who brought in latest move in a week to avert legislation twice last year to a work stoppage at Canada’s halt strikes at Air Canada and biggest airline. at Canada Post, said Canada’s The back-to-work bill economic recovery would be would take two to three days harmed by a work stoppage at to pass, Labour Minister Lisa the airline. Raitt told CTV television, She said the government a speedy passage after the had a duty to protect the government limited debate interests of on the Canadians, legislation. at least a That will million of ensure it whom will is in place travel on the before airline this Parliament Lisa Raitt week during breaks for Labour minister the March a week’s school vacation break, and to look out for next week. employees at businesses hit by Last week the government an Air Canada shutdown. prevented a simultaneous “We cannot afford this strike and lockout at Air Canada by asking the Canada work stoppage ... The risks are too great,” Raitt said in the Industrial Relations Board House of Commons. (CIRB) to rule whether the The minister also indicated industrial action would put that the government was public health and safety at concerned that a work risk. stoppage could push Both the strike and the Air Canada back into lockout would have started bankruptcy. The airline, on Monday, but were delayed which flies to more than 180 at least temporarily while the destinations, emerged from CIRB reviewed the issue. bankruptcy protection in Ottawa’s decision to also

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper put a positive spin on the latest job numbers, which showed a small but unexpected loss of jobs in February. Canada’s job market lost a net 2,800 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 per cent from a nine-month high of 7.6 per cent. Statistics Canada said a drop in the number of Canadians looking for work led to the slight decrease and that employment remained essentially unchanged since January. Analysts had expected a gain of 15,000 jobs. Speaking in Toronto on Friday, Harper opted to point to the 600,000 jobs created in Canada over the past two and a half years. “Our economy is growing,” he said. “More Canadians are working today than before the (2008) recession.” Except for a slight decrease in New Brunswick, there was little change in the provinces’ job numbers. Gains in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors were offset by losses in retail, wholesale trade and transportation. In New Brunswick, the unemployment rate

edged up 0.6 per cent to 10.1 per cent. “Just as the U.S. labour market finally appears to be turning the corner, Canada’s job market finds itself in a funk,” said Douglas Porter, deputy chief economist with BMO Capital Markets Economics. “While this report isn’t as ugly as the headline dip in employment, the main message is that the domestic economy is now clearly struggling to post meaningful growth.” Wages edged up 2.1 per cent in 2011, less than the rate of inflation. February’s StatsCan report is the latest in a five-month stretch of gloomy job reports. News about the U.S. job market, however, is more positive. The U.S. saw a gain of 227,000 jobs in February, though its unemployment rate remained unchanged at the current three-year low of 8.3 per cent because more unemployed workers began to look for work. “Nowhere is the turn in U.S. economic momentum more pronounced than in the job market,” said James Marple, senior economist with TD Economics. “Not only were the quantity of jobs good in February, but so too was the quality of jobs.”

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No need to tuck away the TV when decorating LISA BRANDT Sun Media News Services

A prevailing decorating philosophy has required a chic family home to appear as if a television doesn’t exist. The socalled idiot box gets hidden away in an armoire or worse, relegated to a man-land in the basement. Guests are meant to believe the home’s occupants would never be so gauche as to glom onto the latest hit show. The TV is only brought out from its hiding place when the prying eyes of strangers aren’t about. Hogwash! Admit it, you watch television. You even enjoy some of it and there’s at least one show that’s so ingrained in your routine that you PVR faithfully because if you miss it, it’s like forgetting to brush your teeth or walk the dog.

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even though it is obviously very “now.” It doesn’t collect as much dust or take up valuable real estate on the floor. And there’s little danger of it getting toppled over accidentally. If you don’t buy into the television-as-art theory, and you still think it’s an ugly addition to the room, you can alter an actual piece of art to slide over the TV when it’s not in use. It contradicts the TV as a part of life approach but it’s a compromise. Choose a print or painting that’s larger than the television and install wooden braces to its back so the artwork covers the offending electronic. Cover the wood with a soft fabric or felt to protect the television from scratches. Can’t decide whether to make a room’s focal point a fireplace or the television? You can choose both. Hang the TV above the fireplace or set it on the mantle. Place a few carefully chosen accessories nearby and there will be no question about which way the seating should face.

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Gone are the big, boxy televisions of yesterday that had to be tucked away when decorating, replaced by sleek new styles that can be shown off. Set the television into a large bookshelf or on open shelving. Arrange books and other items of interest on the other shelves surrounding the television and it will look as if it’s right at home. Take care that this layout stays tidy so it’s stylish and not cluttered. One family got very lucky when their big screen, floor model TV happened to fit perfectly into a closet opening. The family room

in their home was once a very large bedroom and by wriggling the television into the space, and hanging a wooden blind above it to disguise shelving for DVDs and other media, the TV looks built-in. To some peoples’ eyes the TV will always be an ugly part of decorating life. But if you use a little imagination you can find a way to make it the ugly work with your style and not against it.

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