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Thursday, March 28, 2013

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COVER

Ballroom dancer Elise Seehagel, a St. Albert native, looks out over the Sturgeon River from the deck of her family’s home in the Oakmont subdivision on Tuesday morning. Seehagel is heading across the pond to continue her career in London. See story, P. 6.

BY THE NUMBERS

600,000 That’s how many copies of their latest album, Babel, that British group Mumford & Sons sold in the first week it was out last September. The group has announced that they will play Rexall Place in Edmonton on Wednesday, May 22. Fans can sign up for an invitation presale right now on the band’s website, while the remainder of the tickets go on sale April 5.

Fur to fly at animal bylaw hearing?

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

St. Albert city councillors are expecting some fur to fly next week when a new animal bylaw is presented. Council will receive a draft of the new bylaw on Monday, and hold a non-statutory public hearing on the matter that same night, with the main bone of contention expected to be whether or not to require dogs to be on leashes at all times, except in designated dog parks or an uninhabited open field. Considering that the issue has already touched a few nerves, Coun. Wes Brodhead said that he expects the debate on Monday will be lively, to say the least. “If I was a betting man, I would suspect the gallery will be full,” he said. Brodhead added that, of the emails he has received on the issue thus far, they seem to be split down the middle. “Those that want off-leash, to maintain the status quo, are the residents that are feeling that their position is under review and likely to be lost unless they stand up and make their views know, so I think they’re more motivated to send emails,” he said. “That being said, I’ve got just as many saying [to] change the bylaw, because this is what’s real and what needs to happen in our community.” Meanwhile, Mayor Nolan Crouse says he too has received many emails and phone calls on the issue, but his tally was a little different. “The expectation the majority of residents have is that we have an onleash bylaw, that we require dogs to be on leashes,” he said. “So I think we’re going to hear from both sides of that argument.”

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City of St. Albert manager of for dogs deemed dangerous or policing services Aaron Giesbrecht aggressive through a history of said that council set out a number bites; and of guiding • requiring principles for dog owners to the bylaw in carry a means of September, and picking up waste the draft bylaw at all times while coming forward out on walks. Monday will There has been Wes Brodhead reflect those concern in the City councillor principles. past that some of Aside from those principles dog leashes, those principles would be difficult for municipal include: enforcement officers to enforce, but • requiring dogs to be on-leash at Giesbrecht wasn’t too worried about all times, except in designated dog that. parks or an uninhabited open field; “This new animal bylaw is going • prohibiting animals normally to give the enforcement officers considered “livestock” in the city as the tool to do enforcement when defined by the City’s land use bylaw; necessary,” he said. “We do have • instituting a late payment fee for some human resource challenges, dog licenses; and depending on what the public’s • instituting additional fees expectations are around service

“I’ve got just as many saying [to] change the bylaw.”

delivery and going out there and proactively doing a bunch of enforcement will depend on the resources we have.” Crouse said he also expects to hear from some residents wanting to keep backyard chickens during Monday’s hearing. “That’s a land use bylaw matter, not an animal bylaw matter, but people may still want to connect the dots,” he said. Both Crouse and Brodhead are hoping the bylaw will be wrapped up on Monday and not have to be delayed further. “We’ve had this in front of us a couple of different times, and we’ve given pretty clear direction. I’m guessing we’ll probably get right through this,” Crouse said. A copy of the draft bylaw is available online at www.stalbert.ca/ new-animal-bylaw.

Ar-rest & relaxation Photo: glenn cook, St. Albert leader

Participants in the St. Albert RCMP detachment’s Youth Academy practice their arrest and handcuffing techniques on each other Saturday evening in the gym at Bellerose Composite High School. The camp runs all through March break, with a graduation ceremony today (Thursday), and is designed to give students in Grades 11 and 12 a taste of life for an RCMP recruit at the force’s depot in Regina while also earning high school credits.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

ESSMY mission trip restores homes, faith GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Students from a St. Albert high school weren’t just restoring homes during a recent trip to New Orleans — they were also restoring their own faith. For nine days in February, 32 students from École Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d’Youville were in Louisiana, helping to paint and rebuild homes in a local parish there, giving hope to local residents. But, above all that, the trip reinforced the Catholic faith in the students who went and instilled in the students a greater appreciation of what they have at home. “They all have shotgun houses there, so no hallways,” said Brooke Thomson, a Grade 11 student. “When I came back, I was like, ‘Wow, it’s nice to have hallways.’” Brooke Frizell, also in Grade 11, added that she was most touched by the people in Louisiana and their resiliency. “They were all in pretty bad situations, but they were happy and grateful for everything they had,” she said. “It definitely affected me to see that they can still be happy, even though they don’t have as much as I have.” ESSMY vice-principal Danielle Karaki said that the students also got to experience church services

in Louisiana, which were a little more lively than they may be used to in St. Albert. “The preacher is so passionate and really connects with all the parishioners, and that was really special for [the students] … I think they really felt connected and now they come back here and say, ‘How can we get involved? How can we bring some of that faith back home?’” Karaki added that, as proud as she was to see the changes in the kids, the trip had a profound impact on the adults who accompanied them. “It was an amazing experience. I think the adults got as much out of it as the kids did,” she said. “It’s really watching them grow throughout the week. They grow emotionally; they get closer to the team. But they also grow spiritually and they really develop as a person.” Many of the homes that students worked on were damaged by hurricane Katrina in 2005, although several other hurricanes have also battered the area since. Seeing how much work there is still left to do to clean up was an eye-opening experience for the kids. “Even just with the economic instability in the United States, they are shocked that they haven’t had more support,” Karaki said. “After seven years, you’d think

it would be a lot better, but it isn’t,” Thomson said. “It’s better than what it was, but there’s still a lot of work to do.” This is the fourth time students from Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools have made the trip to Louisiana, and the second time ESSMY students have made the trip. Over that time, Karaki said, the trip has always been successful, but has gradually changed from working on unoccupied homes to occupied homes. “The difference was the relationship that was built with the people that were being helped,” she said. Students also visited local schools in the area, and the kids there had some interesting notions about their visitors from the north. “They had all the stereotypes we think Americans have about us,” Frizell said with a laugh. “They asked us if we liked maple syrup.” Both Thomson and Frizell say the trip is something they’d love to experience again, and may even shape their future career plans. “I would love to do … anthropology, because you get paid to travel around the world and do mission trips and stuff like that,” Frizell said. “I would recommend it to anybody to go and help,” added Thomson.

Durham comes out swinging in council race

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

City council candidate Ted Durham speaks to a meeting of the St. Albert Taxpayers Association on Tuesday evening.

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Students from École Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d’Youville help restore the exterior of a house in New Orleans during a mission trip in February.

The first person to throw his hat in the ring for a spot on St. Albert city council this October came out swinging this week. Ted Durham — a 21-year resident of the city and a manager at United Farmers of Alberta — declared his candidacy on Friday and made his first public appearance at a St. Albert Taxpayers Association meeting at the St. Albert Community Hall on Tuesday, promising to bring more fiscal responsibility back to council. “What our city has proposed, what our council has proposed is unsustainable. And if it is sustainable, it’s going to drive many people out of town,” he said at the SATA meeting, pointing out expenditures like the Capital Partnership Fund, the Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan and the expansion of Servus Credit Union Place as ones that could be cut from the budget to keep debt and taxes manageable.

“I know how to make tough choices,” he later added. Durham added that, with utilities factored in, residents could be facing a property tax increase of seven to eight per cent all told in 2014, something he doesn’t want to see happen. “I’m a sensible person. I’m running because we need to turn the tide of council, and we need other people to step up that are sensible people that will turn the tide and be responsible with your money,” he told the nearly 40 in attendance Tuesday. “I want to run for office; I want to represent you. I’m not going to represent any businessman or outside interests; I represent you.” Durham has been a vocal critic of the current council, both at town hall meetings and in the media, for some time now, but he said he is confident that, if elected to the same council as some of the incumbents, he would be able to work alongside them. “It’s about the issues; it’s all about the issues,” he said. “Sometimes people lose track

of what they’re there for, so I’m hoping that, if I’m elected, I can bring another voice to council, a voice of reason.” While the municipal election is scheduled for October, more than six months from now, Durham said he wanted to make sure his name was out there. “I don’t want to be somebody that gets lost. I announced first because I wanted to be the person who announced first, and I want to talk about the issues,” he said. “I don’t want to be drowned out when everyone else gets in.” And even though his campaign is still in its infancy, he said, the response he has received thus far has been very positive. “People have read some of the things I’ve written in the paper, and they like what I’m saying,” he said. “I am who I am; I’m going to represent the people of St. Albert. ... We need to have a say again, and unfortunately the people on council right now aren’t listening to what the general public has to say.” For more on Durham and his platform, visit www.tedurhamforcitycouncil.com.

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DANCING TOWARD HER DREAM

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

They say dynamite comes in small packages, and Elise Seehagel is hoping her dance career will explode with a move overseas. The 24-year-old St. Albert native, who stands just fourfoot-10, is leaving Friday for London, England, where she is hoping that her dream of turning ballroom dancing into a career will become closer to reality as she teaches at an Arthur Murray Dance Studio there. “I’m really excited. It’ll be really fun to go. A lot of my friends have been able to go out and travel and everything, but it’ll be nice to be able to go and travel and see the world, and still get paid to do what I love to do,” Elise said Tuesday as she packed up and got ready to leave. Elise will stay in London for at least two years, and will be teaching full-time across the four Arthur Murray locations in the city. She also hopes to find a professional partner there and expand her horizons in the world

of dance. Meanwhile, Elise’s mom Valerie is proud beyond words of her daughter’s accomplishments. “We’ve been proud of her from the get-go, from the very beginning,” said the retired pilot and teacher. “She’s excelled in everything she’s done in this business, in dance.”

“It’ll be nice to ... still get paid to do what I love to do.” Elise Seehagel Ballroom dancer But, she admits, it won’t be the same not having Elise in their Oakmont home anymore. “It’ll be a different house. She’s almost 25, and she’s been with us almost every night, every day for those 25 years,” Valerie said. Elise began dancing at the age of five at The Art of Dance studio in St. Albert. She started in jazz dance, then added ballet to her repertoire.

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“My teacher told me that I had to take ballet if I wanted to be any good at [jazz], but I really, really didn’t want to,” Elise recalled with a laugh. “So I started ballet dancing because I was told I had to, but I ended up loving it.” For the next 10 to 15 years, ballet and contemporary dance were Elise’s focus. But after a summer school in Calgary one year, she had a change of heart, and decided to try ballroom dancing at her mother’s suggestion. “I thought, ‘I guess it couldn’t hurt. It’ll look good on a resumé,’” she laughed. “It would be fun and extra training. I started as a student at Arthur Murray close to the end of 2007, and then I started begging the owner of the studio if he could hire me. About 10 months later, I got a position there and I haven’t looked back.” While Valerie insists that “you’d be surprised” how many men are taking ballroom dancing courses these days, finding a partner who can match Elise’s ambitions — and her stature — has proven challenging. “I’ve looked throughout Canada, and I haven’t been able to find someone that’s necessarily looking,” Elise said. “All of the shorter people who are really talented and take it really seriously are taken already.” Elise describes the move to London as “basically like a transfer” from the Arthur Murray location in Edmonton, but London was definitely at the top of her list for dance destinations. “I had inquired about the possibility of it; there were a few other options I had looked at before. I had always thought about it, but never seriously talked about it,” she said. “So, when those other options were not going as I expected them to go, my boss got in contact with [the London studios], and they said, ‘Yeah, we’re actually hiring right now.’” In fact, while London may not spring to mind as one of the ballroom dancing capitals of the world, Elise said it has a lot to

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Elise Seehagel gets a hug from her dog Beemer at her Oakmont home as she prepares to leave for London, England, on Friday to continue her career in ballroom dancing. Left: Seehagel and partner Daniel Seguin perform at the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts Gala Tuesday at the Arden Theatre. offer someone like her. “Ballroom dancing was created in the U.K., so it’s a really good place if you want to go and train,” she said. “You can kill a bunch of birds with one stone; you get amazing international training, you get the experience of being in a big European city, and you get the chance to travel. ... Everyone in the ballroom industry has all gone there at some point.” Aside from London, Elise’s dancing career also took her to DisneyWorld in 2005 and to the Professional American Rhythm Finals in Las Vegas in 2009. Elise recently had the chance to showcase her skills in front of a hometown crowd when she and Daniel Seguin performed a couple of numbers at the Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts Gala on Tuesday, March 19, at the Arden Theatre. She said that was a special performance, largely due to the

timing. “I haven’t danced in St. Albert for a really long time, so it was nice to be able to go,” she said. “It was funny how that happened before [leaving for London]; it was kind of a little sendoff. It was an honour; it was special to be able to go up and [dance].” While she hasn’t thought a lot about what her ultimate goal is in dancing, Elise said she is open to grabbing whatever opportunities come her way. “With the whole London thing happening and the different opportunities that I could have there, it has opened my mind to other opportunities and directions, within Arthur Murray and within the studio — not necessarily the dancing aspect,” she said. “But it would be really nice to get out and do some competing, travel and eventually still be within the Arthur Murray organization.”

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Servus Starbucks turns $37K profit City is selling name-brand products, and it validates that you can be profitable as long as you’re selling a While the Starbucks kiosk in Servus quality product.” Credit Union Place has brewed up a The report to council says that profit, it’s not quite the jolt the City of other municipalities have inquired St. Albert was expecting. about the business model, and St. Albert city council received a has received rave reviews from report on the outlet — which Starbucks’ district manager was installed in 2011 amid and corporate executive much controversy — last team. Administration also week, which showed that it implemented a number of turned a profit of $37,280 in cost-saving measures over 2012. the course of 2012, including That, however, is less than changing dairy suppliers, half of the $90,900 profit that reducing summer hours and the City projected in its 2012 overall staffing levels, and budget, which is somewhat reducing delivery frequency Nolan disappointing to Mayor Nolan Crouse during off-peak periods. St. Albert Mayor Crouse. It also indicates that “What was built into the revenues are trending higher budget and what was built into in 2013, with a 15.7 per cent the agreement, or what was increase in January and assumed in the agreement, February 2013 compared that council had was to the same months the that it would be more year before. profitable than it was, What the report and I’m disappointed doesn’t indicate, though, that profit number wasn’t is how other concession there,” the mayor said. providers at Servus Place However, the fact that have been affected, like Starbucks is turning a profit Booster Juice and Skybox Grill. while concessions at other City According to the report to council, facilities — like Akinsdale Arena and the Starbucks kiosk averaged 1,980 Fountain Park Recreation Centre — transactions per week in 2012 with lose money is a validation of the idea in an average value of $4.94 each. That Crouse’s eyes. accounted for 6.7 per cent of total “Concessions in public facilities, Servus Place revenues for the year. certainly in my experience, are not In the 2012 Servus Place Customer profitable ventures, so for this to be Satisfaction Survey, 54 per cent of a profitable venture, it has to have a respondents said they had made a name brand on it,” he said. “In this purchase in the Starbucks store and particular case, this concession, the gave it a 99 per cent satisfaction rating.

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

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Ewanyk inks entry level deal

World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and was part of Team WHL at the 2012 CanadaRussia Super Series. After playing his minor hockey in Ewanyk joins goaltender Tyler Bunz as St. St. Albert and his junior hockey with the Albert natives who have signed entry level Edmonton Oil Kings, Travis Ewanyk is deals with the Oilers. Bunz — who played his hoping to take his career to the next level junior hockey with the Medicine Hat Tigers close to home. and bounced between the ECHL’s Stockton The Edmonton Oilers announced Friday Thunder and the AHL’s Oklahoma City morning that they have signed Ewanyk to a Barons this season — signed his contract last three-year entry level contract. Ewanyk was March. selected by the Oilers in the third round The Oil Kings currently have four (74th overall) of the 2011 National Hockey Oilers draft picks on their roster: League Draft. forwards Ewanyk and Mitch The six-foot-two, 192-pound left winger Moroz, along with defensemen who turns 20 on Friday, March Martin Gernat and David Musil. 29, served as an alternate Ewanyk and the rest of the No. captain with the Oil Kings 1-seeded Oil Kings opened this season, and racked their Western Hockey up eight goals and League playoff campaign 15 assists in 58 Friday against the games to go along Kootenay Ice, winning with 119 penalty 9-0 in Game 1 before minutes and a falling 2-1 in overtime plus-23 rating. in Game 2 Sunday. The He also played Oil Kings will be looking on Team Canada to defend their 2012 at the 2011 IIHF WHL championship and NYK Under-18 World earn a second straight trip to TRAVIS EWA Championships and the MasterCard Memorial on Team Pacific Cup, to be held this May in at the 2010 IIHF Saskatoon.

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

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OPINION

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Coffee shop needs to brew

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ooking at the figures from the City of St. Albert on the Starbucks kiosk at Servus Credit Union Place, it’s hard to decipher exactly what they mean. On one hand, it’s encouraging to see that the store itself is turning a profit, especially given that — as Mayor Nolan Crouse pointed by Glenn Cook out to the Leader this week — City-owned concessions at other recreational facilities lose a fair bit of money. Given the fact that the store averaged nearly 2,000 transactions per week and the City estimates that 10.4 per cent of all Servus Place visitors bought something there in 2012, the City clearly had the right idea and knew its market well when it decided to go ahead with the kiosk in 2011. On the other hand, however, the profit that the store did turn in 2012 — $37,280, to be exact — is much less than the $90,900 profit that the City had projected in that year’s budget. It appears the City was expecting a venti-sized windfall, but wound up with only a tall. Why this discrepancy exists is a bit baffling, too. Was the City just too optimistic in its projections? Were there unforeseen expenses that came up? Did the price of espresso shoot through the roof unexpectedly? Those questions aside, the Starbucks profit may be small beans, but at least it’s something. $37,280 is a small drop in the coffee pot when it comes to the overall cost of Servus Place and paying it off, but every last drop counts. Perhaps, though, it’s not entirely fair to deem the Starbucks experiment a success or a failure based solely on its first full year of operation. Like with any business, there were still some kinks to be worked out over that time. And the City is making those tweaks, like cutting back hours during the summer months and changing dairy suppliers. Just like a hot cup of coffee needs time to cool down, the Servus Place Starbucks needs a little more time before we can figure out exactly how well it is doing. If, after another year or two, things have stabilized and profits are approaching the expected level, then the City can start patting themselves on the back. If not, though, it may be time to find a way to get more whipped cream on this café mocha.

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How can we believe in Jesus’s resurrection?

omeone once said to Joseph of Arimathaea: “That was such a beautiful, costly, hand-hewn tomb. Why didn’t you give it to someone else to be buried in?” “Oh,” said Joseph, “He only needed it for the weekend.” We can know the resurrection of Jesus is real. We can believe in the resurrection of Jesus because people have told us about it. You may ask, “Is that reliable?” Well, it may not be very reliable, but most of what we know is simply because somebody told us about it. Consider that we believe man walked on the moon because people have told us about it. Five hundred followers of

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WALKER New Hope Community Church My City Jesus reported they saw the resurrected Jesus. Significantly, the New Testament accounts of the resurrection were being circulated within the lifetimes of men and women alive at the time of the resurrection who could have said it was a hoax — but no one did! Imagine how Mary Magdalene felt as she looked into the eyes of the resurrected Jesus: “She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, ‘Rabboni!’” which means “teacher” (John 20:16).

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Mary must have leapt into Christ’s arms for she knew she was looking into the eyes of Jesus her Lord! We can also believe in the resurrection of Jesus because it has stood the test of time. Not everything stands the test of time, but the resurrection is not one of them! A student at the University of Uruguay once asked Josh McDowell: “Professor McDowell, why can’t you refute Christianity?” “For a very simple reason,” he answered. “I am not able to explain away an event in history — the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” We can also believe in the resurrection of Jesus if we have experienced it. The best proof of the resurrection is not in what

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the witnesses said, but how they responded to what they saw. Before resurrection of Jesus, the disciples were a frightened, huddled group of 120. But after the resurrection of Jesus, they became a band of mighty witnesses thrust out into the world. A witness to me was John Fluevog, who I asked to explain to me the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection. John did so gladly in easy-to-understand terms. It was John’s witness that God’s Holy Spirit used to bring me to trust in Christ and of the certainty that Jesus was alive. I now can tell you that Christ is risen — He is risen indeed! Owned and operated by

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Public board ready to back teachers deal GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

The board of trustees for St. Albert Public Schools is throwing its support behind the new deal struck between the Alberta government and the Alberta Teachers’ Association. The deal, which was announced on Friday, March 15, freezes wages until 2015, when teachers will receive a two per cent increase along with a one-time lump sum payment, to be funded by the province. It also calls for a reviews of teachers’ workload. After taking some time to digest the details of the agreement, St. Albert Public Schools board chair Joan Trettler said that she and her fellow trustees are ready to back the deal. “We feel that there are issues with it, but I think that it would also help us move forward,” Trettler said. Support of the deal has not been unanimous across Alberta, though. Public school boards in both Edmonton and Calgary have both denounced the deal, while Edmonton Catholic Schools have come out in support.

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The ATA was very supportive of the deal, though, and was strongly recommending that they go along with it. “This agreement provides valuable stability in education, for students and for teachers, over the next four years. We will be recommending this offer to teachers. It contains important elements to help provide teachers with more time to focus on improving student learning,” said ATA president Carol Henderson in a press release issued on April 15. One aspect of the deal that particularly appeals to St. Albert Public Schools is the labour peace it will give. “The fact it will give us labour stability for four years is what we really like,” Trettler said. “I think that some of the provisions don’t affect us. We support the idea of a comfort level, where [the government] would reassure in the areas that concern us, like the funding for the fourth year.” The workload review, she added, should be “interesting,” especially on the local level. “I’m not sure how it will work out, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to have a look at that. ... I don’t think it ever hurts to have a look at what you’re doing,” Trettler said.

St. Albert Public Schools will help your children make the most of their junior high years, opening the door to academic excellence and the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities within and outside of class. Your child will build a meaningful, well-rounded and memorable junior high experience at our schools. To find out more, please join us for our junior high open houses: Elmer S. Gish School

Lifestyle Expo springs into action

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

The St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce is ready to “spring” into action once again this year with its annual Lifestyle Expo and Sale. The expo is set to take place from April 5 to 7 at Servus Credit Union Place, with more than 180 exhibitors ready to give patrons information on the latest trends in many different areas. Lifestyle Expo chair Darel Baker said that it’s an exciting time of year for the Chamber, and he hopes people are antsy to welcome spring after some nasty weather lately. “I think this year might be better than most, just given the big dump of snow we had,” said Baker, who was the Chamber’s volunteer chair in 2012. “I think people are looking for that change of seasons.” In fact, he added, the Lifestyle Expo and Sale is

one of the biggest dates on the Chamber’s calendar each year. “The Farmers’ Market is probably the signature event, but this leads into it nicely with a botanical theme,” he said. There are several new features this year, including the Cinderella Carriage and Pedal Tractor Obstacle Course, a children’s show featuring Fergus the Frog on Sunday afternoon and artwork displays from the Visual Arts Studio Association of St. Albert. Also new this year is a lineup of Outdoor Lifestyle Experiences workshops, each of which are free with paid admission to the Expo. “That should catch different people’s attention, for sure,” Baker said. Workshops include: • A Hidden Gem — St. Albert Botanic Park: What Makes It Bloom? (Friday evening); • Five Long-Term Trends in 2013 featuring landscape designer Kevin Napora

(Saturday morning); • Earth Friendly Gardening Techniques (Saturday afternoon); • Tips and Tricks to Boondocking in Style (Sunday afternoon); and • How to Build a Deck (Sunday afternoon). As well, there are plenty of returning favourite features, like the St. Albert Idol singing competition, the baby crawl, the Future Shop Gaming Centre and a petting zoo. Also back is the Stamp Around contest, where adults can win one of two $1,000 gift certificates from Gemport and kids can win other prizes from local businesses. The Lifestyle Expo and Sale runs at Servus Place on Friday, April 5, from 2 to 9 p.m.; on Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and on Sunday, April 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 per day or $5 for a weekend pass. Seniors get in for half price on Friday, April 5.

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City snow crews plow ahead through storm GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Last week’s massive snowstorm, which saw 30 centimetres of snow fall on St. Albert, had many motorists panicking, but it also had City of St. Albert public works crew doing what they do best — plowing ahead as best they can. City public works director Dan Rites said that all the department’s crews were out “24-7” starting early on Thursday, March 21, trying to keep roads clear and safe during the snowfall. “Our crews fared pretty well; we stayed on top of arterial roads, and our collectors were pretty much in decent shape by Friday night,” he said. As the snow kept falling on Thursday, though, it was a struggle for crews to keep up, but Rites said they had a plan of attack. “We go back to what our priorities are, starting right from the arterials, where the most traffic is occurring, and trying to alleviate any congestion or mobility issues there,” he said. “And then [we went] on to collector roadways and bus routes, make sure we keep people moving as much as we can.” Major snow events like this not only take a toll on crews, but also on the public works department’s budget. Rites said clearing away this snowstorm could put them right up against their budget ceiling just a couple of

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months into the new fiscal year. “This is going to put a huge strain on the budget, and at the end of the day, we’re probably very, very close to what our budget is for the entire year,” he said. “It’s something that we’d have to slot in to council so they’re aware of the situation and what we’re faced with.” With clear skies and warm temperatures in the forecast, public works crews are shifting their focus to clearing out any residential problem areas that remain, as well as hauling the piles of snow that were created by the clearing efforts. “We still have hotspot crews; if anybody phones in any issues, we’ll go to it and deal with it,” he said. “The piles are probably the biggest thing on the agenda right now.” But he added that they’ll also keep a close eye on the city’s drainage system to head off any flooding that might occur due to the melting snow. “It all depends on what the temperatures do,” Rites said. “Crews have been diligently working to get the gutters opened up along major roadways and major overland drainage areas. We definitely encourage residents, if they see anything as they drive around or walk around in terms of catch basins being plugged up with ice or snow, by all means give us a call and let us know.” Residents can reach the public works department at 780-459-1557.

The City of St. Albert wants to show local doctors a little love this weekend. Mayor Nolan Crouse has proclaimed Saturday, March 30, as the first-ever Physicians’ Appreciation Day in St. Albert, a day designed to show gratitude for the role doctors play in the health and well-being of local residents. “Physicians are

committed to providing quality health care and play an essential role in the well-being of residents by delivering expert and compassionate care,” Crouse said in a press release. “Access to quality primary health care is fundamental to the overall health and well-being of a community as a whole and this day provides an opportunity for us to acknowledge the hard work of physicians and the challenges they face,

while fulfilling their role in providing the quality of life we enjoy.” The City is encouraging residents to thank their doctors on Saturday. Physicians’ Appreciation Day is part of National Doctors’ Day, which is commonly celebrated in health care organizations across North America and the world to recognize the contributions that doctors make to individual lives and communities.

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ENTERTAINMENT

World of wonder at Kids’ Fest

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

A world of wonder awaits for kids and kids at heart during this year’s International Children’s Festival. Festival organizers officially launched the 2013 edition on Thursday, March 21, at the Arden Theatre, unveiling a lineup of musicians and artists to keep children entertained and mesmerized throughout the five-day festival, which will run from May 28 to June 1. “Schools, groups, families and friends will travel to St. Albert to celebrate the wonder of childhood, and they’ll return home with brightly painted faces, wide smiles and possibly blue hair,” said Kelly Jerrott, cultural services director with the City of St. Albert. Main stage acts this year include Edmonton’s 3rd Street Beat dance company, performing a new hip-hop dance show created specifically for the festival; World of Rhythm: Drums United, which brings together percussionists from seven countries on the Arden stage; author and musician Eric Litwin, who will bring his Pete the Cat books to life; Australia’s

Windmill Theatre with their lovable character Grug; bands Infinitus, Splash ’n Boots and The Kerplunks; the play The Snail’s Shadow; Portland’s Imago Theatre with their animal adventure show Zoozoo; and the hometown favourite St. Albert Children’s Theatre with their performance of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. For St. Albert MLA Stephen Khan, the festival has special meaning this year, as it is the first where his daughter will be performing with the Children’s Theatre. “When I think about the Children’s Festival, I’m not sure what I enjoy the most: the acts are phenomenal, the food is great ... but I think the one thing we all appreciate the most is just the sheer enjoyment that you see on people’s faces as you wander around the festival,” Khan said. Meanwhile, returning for another year are Telus Toddler Town — with an expanded footprint — the Global Canadian Heritage Trail, the ATCO Aboriginal Activities, and many other site activities throughout St. Albert Place and Lions Park. The Enmax Outdoor Stage will feature free performances from acts like Will

Stroet and the Backyard Band, the Street Circus, Firefly Theatre and Allez Ouest just outside the main entrance of St. Albert Place. There will also be many roving site artists around the festival grounds spreading their own forms of merriment. Mayor Nolan Crouse said the festival not only brings tens of thousands of visitors to St. Albert, but also helps to reinforce the city’s botanical arts brand and is a catalyst for many of its youth initiatives, like the SOARing and BAM youth groups. “There has been an explosion of youth organizations and groups that are doing things in the community, but you have to have a signature event to do those things,” he said. “Eventually, when you have a signature event, other things start to happen.” New this year, though, the St. Albert Leader has teamed up with the Edmonton Sun and the Edmonton Examiner to become the official print media sponsors of the festival. Jerrott added that the festival is looking for about 800 volunteers to help things run smoothly this year. Main stage performance tickets are now on sale through Ticketmaster.

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Members of 3rd Street Beat give a taste of a new show created specifically for the International Children’s Festival on Thursday, March 21, at the Arden Theatre.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

HEALTH

Whole food guru returns to city GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

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Whole and raw food guru Preet Marwaha returns to the Enjoy Centre on April 6 and 7.

Preet Marwaha had so much fun the last time he was in St. Albert, he’s coming back — and he’s bringing his knives with him. Marwaha is one of the founders of OrganicLives in Vancouver and an expert on holistic nutrition, and after a very successful raw food seminar at the Enjoy Centre last November, he is heading back for a Weekend of Wellness on April 6 and 7. “It was amazing [last time]. We were really humbled by the amount of people,” Marwaha said. “Over 100 people turned up, which was phenomenal.” The Weekend of Wellness includes a seminar on Saturday, April 6, entitled “Feeding Ourselves and the Ones We Love” and a more in-depth, all-day whole food cooking workshop on Sunday, April 7. “The talk is geared toward … what is going on with our food system and the food industry. It’s on all fronts; it’s about awareness around everything

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from what is really organic and the truth about the organic industry to all the stuff they’re putting in our food and how it’s affecting our health,” he said. In particular, Marwaha said, as important as those things sound for adults, they’re even more important considerations for children in combating things like ADD and ADHD. Of course, this type of diet doesn’t sound ideal for picky young eaters, but Marwaha said kids are often willing and able to adapt. “It’s amazing how quickly they catch on,” he said, “and how quickly they want to make change. When they get to work with the food with their own hands, it changes their whole experience. They get to pick their own ingredients, they get to decide what they’re putting in and not putting in. It’s a different game for them.” Sunday’s workshop allows Marwaha to not just talk about food, but actually back it up by getting in the kitchen and showing people how to make the recipes and follow up on his words. “In all the years I’ve been doing this

— even for myself, when I was going through my journey — that was the big disconnect … you can go out and buy a recipe book, but it doesn’t teach you anything,” he said. “If we can get you hands-on, working with the tools, the equipment, the knives, the actual food … that changes the game for people in their homes.” A portion of the registration fees from the Saturday seminar will be donated to the St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village. Marwaha said that the charity fits in with the spirit of the talks. “Everything we do, myself and our organization, is all about the community. It’s about how we give back. It’s about service — how can we be of service to our neighbours, our communities and children?” he said. “Giving back is the way; that’s how we can best be of service.” Marwaha’s seminar on Saturday starts at 1 p.m.; registration is $20. The workshop runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; registration is $250 per person. To register for either, call 780-907-1041 with a major credit card.

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FUN & GAMES

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MArch 30, 1981

U.S. president Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a hotel in Washington, D.C., by John Hinckley, Jr. He later quipped to his wife Nancy, “Honey, I forgot to duck.”

MArch 31, 1931

Legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne dies in a plane crash in Kansas at the age of 43.

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Although its exact origins are unknown, it is in 1700 that English pranksters begin popularizing April Fools’ Day by playing tricks on each other.

APrIL 2, 2005

Pope John Paul II dies at his home in the Vatican. Born Karol Jozef Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland, in 1920, he was the first non-Italian to be pope since the 16th century.

APrIL 3, 1996

The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, is arrested by FBI agents at a small cabin near Lincoln, Mont.

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Pants recall may put a dent in Lululemon profits SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – Lululemon Athletica Inc said last week it expects earnings to drop in the current quarter, hurt by a recall of its trendy workout pants, and reported results for the quarter ended Feb. 3 that came in slightly ahead of forecasts. The Canadian yogawear retailer said on Monday it was pulling batches of stretchy pants made with its signature “Luon” fabric off store shelves because it had discovered they were too easy to see through, and that there would be product shortages as a result. That spurred a drop in Lululemon’s often volatile stock, but shares staged a small bounce on Thursday, March 21, as a conference call with analysts and investors and the company’s fourth-quarter results provided some reassurance. “I think it’s relief about the magnitude of the potential impact,” said Credit Suisse analyst Christian Buss on the stock move. “If we strip away this recall, the core business is still healthy, and we have a validation of that with these results.” Chief financial officer John Currie said the company would probably feel much of the recall’s impact in the second quarter, from May to July, when sales in established stores will show little change or grow by a percentage in the “very low single digits.” That’s

a sharp slowdown from a year earlier, when same-store sales rose 15 percent. “This has been a challenging time for all of us,” chief executive Christine Day said on the conference call, adding later that her team was “devastated” by what had happened. The episode, the second quality issue disclosed in less than a year, could also undermine Lulu’s reputation for superior quality. In July, the company said it was working on problems with dye bleeding from some bright garments. Day said Lulu is rethinking how it tests products: “The truth of the matter is the only way you can actually test for the issue is to put the pants on and bend over,” she said. Lululemon has a team on site with its suppliers, working to find the cause of the problem, she said, adding that it had recently “added strong leadership” in quality control. Day stopped short of blaming suppliers, and said problems could have arisen at any of four manufacturing stages, involving multiple vendors. She also said the mistake could have been Lululemon’s, in something related to a new pattern, for example. Credit Suisse’s Buss questioned Lulu’s communications strategy. He noted that the company has not

posted the recall on its Facebook page or on the front page of its web store, and said it does not seem to be reaching out to fan sites that track its product launches. “The big risk here is that they alienate their core customer, and I’m clearly not a crisis management expert, but this seems somewhat lacking,” he said. Lululemon said lost revenue, a writedown of the recalled goods and other costs would reduce earnings in the current quarter by 11 cents to 12 cents a share, and between 25 cents and 27 cents for the full year. Brian Sozzi, chief equities analyst at NBG Productions, said the forecasts may prove too optimistic. “It looks like they’re expecting a return to their glory days by the mid-year,” he said. “I can’t necessarily believe in that, because for the first time now they’ve opened the window for competitors.” Lululemon effectively created the market for premium women’s athletic wear with its form-fitting pants, colorful tank tops and pricey sweatshirts. But in recent years a cluster of competitors have rolled out more yoga wear. Shortages of the black pants, a core product for Lululemon, may send customers to brands like Under Armour, Nike Inc and Gap Inc’s Athleta banner, which typically offer lower prices.

Goods such as baby clothes and hockey gear could get cheaper because the federal government plans to permanently remove tariffs on those items in the hopes of reducing the price gap between Canada and the U.S. It was the lone bauble in a federal budget largely bereft of benefits for consumers. Ice skates, for example, have an 18 per cent tariff — or import tax — which, when reduced to zero, should theoretically mean the price of those skates will drop. The tariff relief is applied to 37 items worth $76 million annually. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty called the tariff elimination a “test case” for the government, which expects the savings to be passed from retailers to consumers. Asked why the tariff elimination wasn’t applied more widely, Flaherty told reporters the government would wait to see whether the measure is successful. “This is an important test. We’re going to take tariffs off and see what happens to prices in Canada,” Flaherty said. “And we’ll see if we actually see a reduction in prices, (whether) the tariff savings flow through to Canadian consumers.” Stephen Taylor, director of the National Citizens Coalition, said the tariff reduction is positive but lamented the lack of income tax relief. “Cutting income tax is always the goal but we haven’t seen that,” he said. “When Canadians have more take-home pay, they are better consumers and that drives economic growth.” Ian Lee, professor at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, said the move would help some Canadians, but the government could do more to address the price gap. “If the government is serious about the price gap, they’d get rid of duties and apply this (change) more broadly,” he said. Smokers who roll their own tobacco will pay more as taxes on loose and chewing tobacco will be brought in line with those on packaged cigarettes. The government expects this to increase federal tax revenues by $75 million in the 2013 fiscal year and $65 million in 2014.

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Oil workers get safety makeover VINCENT McDERMOTT Sun Media News Services

In the name of safety, oilsands workers are getting a fashion makeover. A design project, spearheaded by the University of Alberta and several interested industry stakeholders, has created a prototype work suit that protects workers against water as hot as 90 C and steam that can reach temperatures of 375 C. Prototypes manufactured by Edmonton-based Apparel Solutions were field tested by Devon Canada Corp. workers in Lac La Biche County. “We found the workers felt much more comfortable and safer working around steam when they wore this garment,” said Megan Strickfaden, a design researcher with the university’s Protective Clothing and Equipment Research Facility. Along with graduate students Indu Sunder and Sihong Yu, Strickfaden took hundreds of photographs of labourers working alongside scalding hot water and pressurized steam to learn their work habits. From there, the team examined the garments workers were currently wearing and found that the garments were designed to reduce injuries from flash fires and heat exposures. They also found that the garments were usually too tight or too loose. The solution? A prototype outfit that includes high-waisted pants and a jacket that Strickfaden says fits better than coveralls. The pants come with a wider leg to allow venting and improved temperature control. Extra fabric is sewn into the shoulders to allow easier weight distribution on the back. The material is a tri-laminate fabric — to remain ahead of competing companies working on similar projects, Strickfaden wouldn’t say what the exact materials were — that offers improved protection against steam and hot water, but allows improved air circulation. The ensemble is bright, neon-orange — a characteristic Strickfaden says the workers “hated” and will be changed — and offers a feature that closes the gaps at the wrists and feet so scalding water and steam cannot slide inside the suit. “Design is very important for the workers. The fabric obviously needs to offer protection from hazards and dangerous working conditions,” said Strickfaden. “But the way a garment is worn influences safety as well.” Workers wore the suits for two seven-day workweeks during 12-hour shifts over their traditional coveralls. They reported that moisture from the steam did not soak the garment the way it would penetrate conventional fire-resistant coveralls. Although the suits are intended to be taken on and off as needed, Strickfaden says the workers found the suits to be so comfortable, they were kept on all day. Workers will test the suit for summer conditions later this year.

Desks can speak volumes JOANNE RICHARD Sun Media News Services

What message is the messy pile of papers sending? Yesterday’s lunch pushed aside? Dying plants? No desk is mute! Like it or not, your desk is part of your personal brand so be sure the message you’re communicating is a positive one, chorus experts. A desk offers vital information about a person’s personality and motivation, says Janine Driver, body language expert at lyintamer.com. “It represents is a blueprint of someone’s mind!” According to Patti Wood, anything that people hear, see and smell affects their impression of you. You may want to rethink brown-bagging that sardine sandwich! First impressions form quickly and, “according to research, can take up to six months of constant interaction to change an incorrect first impression,” says Wood, body language expert and author of Snap: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language & Charisma. So don’t overdo it with personal effects but don’t under-do it either. The fewer nonverbal signals you send, the more people have to guess about your motivations and behaviour — and they’re likely to create negative impressions rather than positive, adds Wood, of pattiwood.net. Go for balance and good taste. Edit anything that screams party girl or wild guy, adds Wood.

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Brush up on desk speak: • Cluttered: Makes you appear disorganized and old too. Do like your younger colleagues, stay clean with computers and smart phone, says Wood. • Neat Freak: The message is clear: “You can rely on me!” says Driver. Likely dealing left-brained thinker — analytical, logical, detail-oriented and not a risk taker. • Scary Neat: Likes to be in control — “everything their way or the highway. These kinds of desk owners are perceived to be closed-minded, rigid and also introverted,” says Driver. Not good under pressure. • Family photos and mementos: Signals devotion to family and good values. Too many pictures? Possibly a workaholic who would like to spend time with family but cannot, adds Driver, author of You Can’t Lie to Me. • Barren: Low-key, introverted type who probably likes being alone or with a small group of people, says

Driver. • Business books: Projects growth and success, and being goal-oriented. They are open-minded about how to become successful and show a willingness to learn the “new best way,” says Driver. • Sticky notes: Creative types who are visual thinkers. Expect rightbrainers to have sticky notes all over the place to keep them on task and organized because their minds all over the place. Not forgetful, just super efficient. • Toys R Us: A few toys signal extroverted tendencies. Toys are great conversation starters. “They would want other workers to come to their area and ‘play’ and talk with them,” says Driver. • Plants: Healthy greenery communicates vitality and growth, says Driver. Withering plants signal lack the opposite. “You do not want a visual cue that represents withering and death with a company.”

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