St. Albert Leader - May 30, 2013 by St. Albert Leader

Photo Illustration: glenn cook, St. Albert leader

MPSSCS4765126MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

St. Albert Public Schools

Kindergarten Registration When you register your children with St. Albert Public Schools, you’ll start them on a path of adventure, learning and creativity that will last a lifetime. Opportunities in academics, sports, fine and performing arts, community service projects, extracurricular activities and more await your children at our schools.

Half and full-day programs available

MORE CHOICE THAN EVER! Our district now offers your family more options for Kindergarten programming than ever before. Select from our English, French Immersion, Logos Christian Education or Cogito programs for your child – each prepares students for Grade 1 and provides the foundation for success. And our district now offers three scheduling options – choose the one that best suits your family’s lifestyle! � �� elementary grades. This option provides twice as many hours of instruction as the regular Kindergarten program. (Please note: as Alberta Education funds only the regular program, families must pay extra for ��

To find out more, please contact our principals: Elmer S. Gish

Leo Nickerson

Robert Rundle

Sir Alexander Mackenzie

780.459.7766

780.459.4426

780.459.4475

780.459.4467

Principal: Erin Steele 75 Akins Dr esgjh.spschools.org Half and full-day,every-day English and Cogito

Keenooshayo

Principal: Kevin Jones 10 Sycamore Ave

Principal: John Osgood 50A Grosvenor Blvd

lnem.spschools.org

rrem.spschools.org

Half and full-day, every-day English, French Immersion and Logos; alternating full-day French Immersion

Principal: Michael Erickson ��

Muriel Martin

keem.spschools.org

780.458.0205

780.459.3114

Principal: Les Kirchner ��

Half and full-day, every-day English

mmem.spschools.org

Principal: John Strembitsky 61 Sir Winston Churchill Ave www.samem.spschools.org

Half and full-day, every-day English

Half-day English

Ronald Harvey

Wild Rose

780.459.5541

780.460.3737

Principal: Janet Tripp 15 Langley Ave rhem.spschools.org Half and full-day, every-day English

Principal: Barb Scott 58 Grenfell Ave wrem.spschools.org Half and full-day, every-day English

Half and full-day, every-day English and French Immersion

District Administration Office, 60 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue

780.460.3712 � www.spschools.org

MPSSCS4765188MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Lead the

INDEX News . . . . . . . . . 3 Opinion . . . . . . . . 8 Council Notes . . . . . 11 Entertainment . . . . . 17 Fun & Games . . . . . 20 Business . . . . . . 22 stalbertjobs.com . . . 23

COVER

Robert Walsh (left) and Jason Kodie from the band Allez Ouest rock out on the Enmax Outdoor Stage in front of St. Albert Place during a preview of the International Children’s Festival on Monday afternoon. The festival officially kicked off Tuesday, with organizers expecting 55,000 visitors to the various sites before things wrap up on Saturday. See story, page 17.

BY THE NUMBERS

55,000 That’s how many visitors organizers of the International Children’s Festival expect to draw to St. Albert over the course of the festival, which runs through Saturday at various venues throughout downtown.

Bellerose Reaches 2nd in Canada

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

When it comes to second chances, the Reach For the Top team at Bellerose Composite High School certainly made the most of theirs. After finishing third in the Reach For the Top provincial championships on their home turf in April, the BCHS team thought they wouldn’t have a chance to go back to the national championships and improve on their eighthplace finish in 2012. But since two teams from Edmonton’s Old Scona Academic High School finished ahead of them, and only one team per school is allowed to go to nationals, Bellerose made the trip to Toronto for nationals over the weekend and came back with a second-place finish. “It was better than we ever dreamed we could have done. It was terrific,” said Grade 12 student William Mazurek, who was part of last year’s eighth-place squad. “Last year, we were sitting there at the final game, watching the teams and going, ‘These teams are incredible. They’re thousands of times better than we are.’ I don’t think any of us ever dreamed we’d be on par with those teams, let alone beat them.” Reach For the Top is a trivia game where schools are represented by teams of four, and the topics can run the gamut from sports to theatre to science, and the questions can take many formats. When the students found out they would in fact be able to go to Toronto for nationals, they were ecstatic. “We were absolutely overjoyed and happy to be going to nationals again — especially the Grade 12s, where this was our last crack at it,” said Grade 12 student Mitchell Sorensen. “But we did have the intention of going far in any tournament we entered from the beginning of the years.” The competition in Toronto was fierce, added Grade 12 student Evan Grohn, a big step up from what they saw at provincials. “In Ontario, they have a pretty sophisticated Reach For the Top league; in past years, it has been televised,” he said. “In [the rest of] Canada, there’s not as much support. But in Ontario, they

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

BCHS Reach for the Top team members (back row, L-R) Jakob Brinkhof, Liam McCoy, Cole Forster, Mitchell Sorensen, (front row, L-R) William Mazurek, Susan Muncner and Evan Grohn. get a lot of actual in-game experience before going to nationals.” Particularly gruelling was Bellerose’s semifinal match against the Pace Academy for Gifted Children from Richmond Hill, Ont., which lasted nearly 90 minutes, more than four times longer than the typical Reach For the Top matchup, thanks to all the challenges brought forward by both teams. “We managed to pull through. Mitchell got a sudden death tiebreaker, where the next kid to answer a question correctly would win it for the team,” said Grade 12 student Susan Muncner. Challenges can be made by either team if they feel the question was not answered correctly or that the answer in the question package is factually wrong. Unfortunately, the national final against the defending champions from University of Toronto Schools started just minutes after Bellerose’s emotional semi-final finished up, and they lost 540-190. “I’m still recovering [from the semi-final],” Muncner said. The difference between last year and this year, said Grade 12 student Cole Forster, was that the

team had much higher expectations going into the tournament. “As soon as we realized we had a chance, which I think happened after the quarterfinal game against the team from New Brunswick, we realized we could make a run at it,” he said. “Everything was going in our favour from that point on.” While most of Bellerose’s team are in Grade 12, two Grade 10 students — Liam McCoy and Jakob Brinkhof — also made the trip as alternates, managing to get in a little bit of game action during the tournament. “It makes me want to do it again,” Brinkhof said. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that blew my mind. It makes me want to work harder.” “There’s almost this atmosphere like, we’re just a public school from Alberta against all these private schools for gifted children where parents spend huge amounts of money to send them there,” McCoy added, also noting that many students have already talked to him about joining the team next year. “To show them that we can be better here, from Bellerose, is really heartening, really inspiring to succeed next year.”

ZERO REASONS TO WAIT. ONE MONTH TO ACT.

SEASON

2013

TO DRIVE

WITH

3,000

DELIVERY CREDIT

WEST SIDE ACURA TOLL FREE 1.855.678.8711 17456 – 102 AVENUE WESTSIDEACURA.COM

DOWN SECURITY

DEPOSIT

0.9

138

% 48 MONTH $ LEASE

BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT

*Lease oﬀer is available through Acura Financial Services Inc. on approved credit. 2013 ILX 5-speed automatic (Model DE1F3DJ) leased at 0.9% APR for 48 months. Bi-weekly payment is $138 (includes $1,945 freight & PDI), with $0 ($3,000 less $3,000 delivery credit to retailer) down payment. First monthly payment, $100 excise tax, and $20 new tire surcharge, $6.25 AMVIC fee and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $14,478.25. Option to purchase at lease end for $13,368 plus taxes. 80,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.15/km for excess kilometres. GST, license, insurance and registration are extra. Retailer may lease/sell AMVIC LICENSEE for less. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Vehicle shown for illustration purposes only. Oﬀers are only valid for Alberta residents at Alberta Acura retailers until May 31, 2013. See West Side Acura for full details. MPSSCS4765128MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

S T RE

TH OCK E Y

ROAD RA

TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS

Photos: JESSE KUSHNERYK, St. Albert Leader

The ice may have melted, but passion for hockey was still on display on Saturday and Sunday at Servus Credit Union Place as the first-ever Road Rage Street Hockey Tournament took over the facility’s south parking lot. Over 250 kids competed in six age divisions over the two-day tournament.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Bike association gets in gear

other as part of the committee working to get a mountain bike skills park built in St. Albert. A new local group is looking to get their “When we got involved in the skills park, wheels in motion and show St. Albert bike we knew we’d have to form a club as well, enthusiasts all the opportunities the city has to take on stewardship of the park once it to offer. got built,” Wywal said, noting that there The newly formed St. Albert Bike are about 11 or 12 members signed up so Association (SABA) is hosting their first-ever far. “So this is the first step of that, to get group ride tonight (Thursday) for riders of the bike club up and running and get our all skill levels and ages, membership up.” starting at 7 p.m. from the Down the road, he plaza behind St. Albert hopes the association can Place. offer bike maintenance SABA president Jason clinics and skills Wywal said both the ride workshops to its members, and the association overall as well as weekly group Jason Wywal are not competitive and rides on Thursday nights. St. Albert Bike Association are very welcoming. Wywal added that he “We’re registered as a “grew up on his bike,” and recreational group. There’s no competition is always looking to spread the word about involved. It’s just purely, come on out and cycling. ride, and let’s have some fun,” he said. “I’m not much of a team sports guy; “I think a lot of people realize there are I’ve always been more of a solo sports guy. trails in St. Albert, but a lot of people don’t And the ability to get out and ride with realize how connected they are,” he added. my friends and not have any pressure to “You really can get from one end of the city compete is always what has appealed to me,” to the other by following almost completely he said. “Plus, just getting out and riding in our trail system — assuming the [trails nature, on paths between the trees, is just under] bridges aren’t flooded.” exhilarating, fun and relaxing.” SABA was formed earlier this year after For more information on SABA, check out many of the members got to know each their website at www.bikestalbert.ca.

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

“Come on out and ride, and let’s have some fun.”

Roomy ride Photo: glenn cook, St. Albert leader

Liam Heindel, 12, demonstrates just how much trunk space there is in a 1955 Chevy 210 during the St. Albert Cruisers’ Autorama car show Sunday at St. Albert Centre. Proceeds from the show-and-shine went to the Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF) Society.

St. Albert Public Library presents award-winning author

Photo credit: Alex Ferguson

WILL FERGUSON Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. Arden Theatre Tickets $10 available at the Library 780 780--459 459--1530 (includes light refreshments and drinks)

Enjoy an evening with the 2012 Giller Prize winner in conversation with journalist Paula Simons. Books available for purchase and signing at the event.

St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street, St. Albert www.sapl.ca MPSSCS4765194MPSE

MPSSCS4765131MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

202

Thursday, May 30, 2013

245

Thursday, May 30, 2013

OPINION

iStAlbert

Drunk driving message heard?

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

@ChandlerWd

his time every year, some in St. Albert are on edge — and for good reason. That’s because, despite all the fun and frivolity the Rainmaker Rodeo and Exhibition brings to town, it can also bring a lot of rowdy behaviour to our normally sleepy little suburb. Whether it’s rock by Glenn Cook or country, the Rainmaker concerts — while being a good time — can be a recipe for rambunctiousness when alcohol and loud music are mixed together. More dangerous, though, is the potential for drunk driving after the concerts let out. Despite the best efforts of the Kinsmen and St. Albert Transit, a good chunk of fairgoers do wind up driving down to the rodeo grounds, cramming the sides of streets in Riel Business Park with cars. However, for the past couple of years, the potential for drunk driving on Rainmaker weekend has not turned into a reality. This year, in fact, local RCMP characterized the behaviour of St. Albertans and visitors in this respect as “quite good,” with only “a couple” of 24-hour suspensions handed out during checkstops that were conducted on both Friday and Saturday evening. Of course, the weather may have played a part in that. With both days being rainy and cold, people may have taken advantage of the park-and-ride service that dropped them off right at the gates, or maybe they stayed home. But we can also hope that the message about impaired driving, which police have been trying to hammer home over the years, is at least getting through somewhat. Hopefully people are realizing the dangers of drinking and driving, and being proactive in their efforts to curb it. Think about if your car was taken away for 24 hours — it’s an extreme inconvenience for what is even the lightest penalty for impaired driving. The real test of that theory, though, is not on Rainmaker weekend, when the police presence is strong — it’s in the rest of the year. If impaired driving is less of a problem the other 51 weekends a year, perhaps we can let our guard down a bit. But if the trend doesn’t translate, then that’s all the more reason to remain on edge on our roads.

Looking forward to @IntlChildFest opening night event this evening in #stalbert A great week that #CNrail is proud to be a partner of!

@Twise_11 Can’t wait for the LRT to expand to St.Albert.

EDITORIAL

@hcgardiner Dear parents&teachers; kids learn theatre manners from you. Please no text, calls, or chatting in audience! #stalbert #ChildFest2013

@ShantzPhoto Molly and I had a coyote encounter on our walk this morning. I think it thought Molly looked tasty! Yikes. #stalbert

Compiled by Swift Media Group swiftmedia.ca • @SwiftMediaGroup

Still the most wonder-ful time of the year

he Most WONDERful Time of the Year: For my family, this week certainly holds true to that saying. Since arriving in this fine city almost 17 years ago, we have embraced the beauty and wonder that is the City of St. Albert. One of those wonders is the International Children’s Festival. Our memories over the years include heading down to the festival site with toddlers in tow, who were oblivious to everything but the face painting, sidewalk chalk, and the mini-donuts. As they became older, our time at the festival grew to include multiple, all-day excursions with friends. Our Rebel Mom’s Society, a group of mom’s from school who would band together to purchase group tickets early, would take our

Sandra

FENTON President, FNAICF My City kids out of school to spend the day playing at the festival. What great days these were, arriving at the site in the early morning and heading first to the face-painting booth. Meandering our way past the sidewalk chalk, we made promises to the kids that we would come back to play after the main stage show. Our first choice for ticketed shows was usually one of those “musical-instrumentsbanging, kids-dancing-inthe-aisles” types of events. The kids always had so much fun! Then it was off to stroll the Global Canadian Heritage

Publisher: Rob LeLacheur rob@stalbertleader.com

Editor: Glenn Cook

glenn@stalbertleader.com

Client Services: Michelle Barstad michelle@stalbertleader.com

Director of Advertising: Gilles Prefontaine gilles@stalbertleader.com

Trail, where we would stop at any number of the creative site activities that lined the path. Eventually, we would find our way to Lions Park for the popular spray tattoos, then over to the large inflatable fun house, where they could jump out all of that excitement! After our picnic in the park, and interaction with some of the roving artists, we’d be off to a second performance. Before we knew it, the funfilled day was over, we’d be collecting our souvenir balloons, then heading home with happy, smiling, exhausted children. Over the years, my family has had the opportunity to partake in all the wonders of the festival; eventually becoming volunteers ourselves and helping to make other people’s children happy,

Delivery concerns? Email us at delivery@stalbertleader.com All claims of errors in advertisements must be received in writing by the publisher within 5 days after the first publication. Liability for errors or failure to publish is limited to the amount paid for the space occupied. The opinions expressed within publication are not necessarily those of the St. Albert Leader or RJ Lolly Media. Material published may not be copied or reproduced without the express written consent of the publisher.

smiling and exhausted. We spent many years basking in the magic of the festival, and as my own children grew older, they were fortunate to become a part of it themselves by volunteering as face painters and as assistants in site activity tents. My husband used to line up with our kids to get their tattoos, balloons, and donuts, but now he gets to build the parade float and volunteer beside our son at site activities. Over the years, the shows have changed, the site activities have grown, and the entertainment on the outdoor stage has expanded, but the magic and wonder still remains. So do the face painting, the tattoos, and the mini-donuts! How can this be anything but the most WONDERful time of the year? Owned and operated by

RJ Lolly Media Inc. 13 Mission Ave. St. Albert, Alta. T8N 1H6

Phone: 780-460-1035

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Making strides in Type 1 diabetes fight GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Walkers will be pounding the pavement this weekend to keep making strides in the fight against juvenile diabetes. The Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes kicks off Sunday afternoon at the St. Albert 50+ Club, with walkers setting out to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Cheryl Vickers, senior fundraising and development co-ordinator with the JDRF in Edmonton, said that St. Albert has been holding its own walk for nine years now, and it’s very important for St. Albert to have its own event rather than get lumped in with the rest of the Capital Region. “We’re a distinct community from Edmonton, and a lot of people from Edmonton come out to St. Albert because it’s smaller,” Vickers said. “Some people want to have a smaller, more personal walk as opposed to thousands of people.” She added that the turnout averages around 300 people each year. St. Albert is the only community outside Edmonton in the Capital Region to host its own walk. This year, organizers have set a goal of

$75,500. As of Tuesday, though, they had only raised 35 per cent of that goal, just over $26,000. But Vickers said she wasn’t worried that they wouldn’t hit the mark. “Going in on walk day, we usually have about half online, and the rest comes in that day as people turn in their money without having registered online,” she said. “A lot of people collect pledges without doing it online.” Since being founded in 1970, the JDRF has funded more than $1.7 billion in research into treatment, cure and prevention of Type 1 diabetes. In 2012, the foundation funded projects in 17 countries and more then 50 clinical studies. Recently, researchers have made strides in developing therapies to stop the body’s immune system from attacking insulinproducing cells in the pancreas, as well as therapies to restore those cells. Research is also being conducted into ways to control glucose levels in the blood and to control potentially devastating complications, as well as into developing vaccines to prevent the disease altogether. For more information, to register online or to donate to the event, visit www.jdrf.ca.

Horsing around Photo supplied

Students at Sir Alexander Mackenzie School got an early taste of the Rainmaker on Friday, May 24, at their annual Kindergarten Rodeo.

Work, Play, Everyday ....in color! Cartwheel

��

ANTIQUES / ESTATE AUCTION Monday June 3rd and Tuesday 4th 6:00PM, Doors open at 4:00PM Sale Days

Baby

Preview : Friday May 31, 4 � 7 PM ��-��

Jewelry

11802-145 St, Edmonton

Fashion

Antique and Modern Furniture incl. Large Custom Made Wall Unit * Desks * Wardrobes, Dining Suites, Occasional Tables, Teak Pieces , Trunks, Display Cabinets, Corner Chairs, Sideboards, Rocking Horses, Tea Wagons, Drop Front Secretaire, Fireplace Surround, Hallstand, Statuary Stands * HUGE Selection of Jewellery incl. Sherman, Gold w/Precious Stones and a Complete Kiosk Closeout * Hand Painted Porcelains * Figurines incl. Doulton, Lladro etc * Original Artworks and Décor Prints * New and Near New Area Rugs * Clocks * Coins * Antique Phones * Waterford "Lismore" crystal * Janome Coverpro 100 CPX Serger * Lamps incl Ceiling *

Seasonal Home Decor

As seen in O Magazine

Flutter

��

Dodger

��

and so much more!

www.WardsAuctions.com

Always Accepting Quality Consignments Firearms - Jewellery - Antiques�Artwork

Office 780-451-4549 MPSSCS4769691MPSE

Brad Ward, CPPA 780-940-8378

8665 McKenney Avenue

780.419.3582

HOURS: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat 10-5:30 Wed, Thu 10-8

MPSSCS4765138MPSE

New Lug designs now in stock

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

TO BUSINESS

St. Albert Catholic High School cosmetology students (L-R) Chelsy Dicristafaro, Sarah Allen and Alyssa Ricioppo with their winning hairstyles from the provincial Skills Canada competition.

SACHS students style top-3 finishes at Skills

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

NAIT’s JR Shaw School of Business supports leaders and entrepreneurs. We promise relevant knowledge, real skills and rewarding careers to our students in business programs. We deliver on that promise every day. As a leading polytechnic, NAIT offers hands-on, technology-based learning. We work with industry to solve real-world problems and build new ventures. We meet current and emerging needs with career-ready grads and applied business solutions. Essential to Alberta, our programs inspire the next generation of skilled professionals and innovators.

Connect with us @NAIT

MPSSCS4765191MPSE

nait.ca/business

A trio of cosmetology students at St. Albert Catholic High School are sitting pretty these days after earning top honours at the recent Provincial Skills Canada Competition. The competition was held May 15 and 16 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre, and Grade 11 SACHS students Alyssa Ricioppo and Sarah Allen took bronze in their categories, while fellow Grade 11 student Chelsy Dicristafaro won gold in senior hairstyling and punched her ticket to the National Skills Canada Competition, to be held in Vancouver from June 4 to 8. “I’m pretty excited. I’m a little nervous, but I think I’ll be fine,” Dicristafaro said. SACHS cosmetology teacher Assunta Runco said that, although the cosmetology program at the school is fairly new and small, results like these show that they are a force to be reckoned with. “I hope it gets out in the community and they realize it’s a great program,” Runco said. “We might be a small program, but I can guarantee that you learn a lot.” This is the second year in a row that SACHS has had a student go to nationals, as Lance Anderson took gold at provincials last year in graphic design. Ricioppo finished third in the job skills demonstration category, which entails presenting a skill from any discipline in the competition — from hairstyling to carpentry — and explain how to do it to a panel of judges. “I thought it would be a good experience to step out of my comfort zone and talk in front of people,” she said. Ricioppo added that she really didn’t have

any expectations on where she would place heading into the event. “I didn’t know how I would do — I really didn’t know,” she said. “There was some really good competition, and it was the first time we’d ever done that competition before.” Meanwhile, Allen also took third place in the intermediate bridal design hairstyling category, and she too was unsure what to expect heading in. “I saw all the other mannequins, and they were all really good,” she said. Allen added that she chose to specialize in bridal designs because of the creativity it affords her. “I like the style you get to do. It’s just more of what I like to do,” she said. Despite being in Grade 11, Dicristafaro decided to make the jump up to the senior hairstyling category, and it paid off. “I set a goal to be top three. I wanted to be top three; I thought, ‘I’ve been practicing so much, there’s no way I could be any worse than top three,’” she said. “And then I got gold, and it was so unreal. It was like, oh my God, how is this even happening right now?” As nationals get closer, Dicristafaro is training hard and putting in extra time after school and on weekends with coach John Horn to perfect the four styles she’ll have to tackle, and she is aiming high once again for Vancouver. “Hopefully I’ll be top three again, but I don’t know,” she said. Runco, though, said she’s extremely proud of all three of her students who placed and the six who went to the competition. “I tell each of them that I’m amazed and inspired by the work they’ve done,” she said. “They’ve not only amazed and inspired me, but they’ve done so for many people.”

Thursday, May 30, 2013

ISSUES

WHY IT MATTERS

Community Significant Event Stimulus Fund

This policy will provide a source of funds to help with the development of newly established community events or will support the development of a new and unique element to an already established community event.

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

Remediation Strategy for Old Public Works Site

Council voted to receive information strategies on how to deal with salt contaminated soils in the area in order to reduce risks on the nearby Sturgeon River and the land itself.

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

St. Albert Housing Society Loan Guarantee Bylaw

COUNCIL NOTES • MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013

This bylaw will release 12 homes that will be used to move women out of high-risk homes into a more stable and independent environment through the St. Albert Housing Society. Council voted Monday on an amended bylaw with a sunset clause added.

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

THE VOTE ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

NOTABLE QUOTES “So we’re giving city money to an event that’s going to then generate revenue, so then would not necessarily need the grant. How do we justify public dollars going into that?”

— Cathy Heron

“Part of [the grant] is to provide seed money in order to generate that revenue and the idea with the economic assessment is that the rest of the community is receiving benefit from this event occurring.” — Anna Royer, Business Manager, Planning and Engineering

“The motion said ‘consideration should be given to reapply such policy development to the current Badger Lands dump site and the current Works site in Campbell Park.’ What I don’t hear you saying tonight is that the policy is strong enough for us to address those other two sites.”

— Nolan Crouse

“My problem is not to do with the support of the housing society. My problem is to do with the line of credit and ... using it for operating and us having a loan which is essentially sitting on the City’s books in perpetuity.” — Cathy Heron

“We have to think very, very deeply about what this means.”

— Nolan Crouse

WHAT’S NEXT

FEEDBACK

A committee will be established to provide feedback on fund allotment and will review existing and new tools required to support community events for 2014.

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT COUNCIL ISSUES!

Funding has been approved during the 2014-2015 budget process and $800,000 was allocated to deal with the two major Public Works hotspots in the 10-year Capital Plan. A special meeting of council will be held June 10 following the Standing Committee on Finance meeting. Further input from the St. Albert Affordable Housing Society is needed. Third reading of the St. Albert Housing Society Loan Guarantee will be considered then.

TWEET US AT @stalbertleader

“I am supportive of the low income housing society and believe that there should be affordable housing options in the city. However, this bylaw is completely unnecessary.”

— Sheena Hughes, resident

NEXT MEETING: June at 6, 32013 p.m. (East Boardroom) • AGENDA: Priorities andON Planning camera) NEXT MEETING: Tuesday,Thursday, May 21, 2013 p.m.at• 3AGENDA AVAILABLE AT WWW.STALBERT.CA BY 5 P.M. FRIDAY(in PRIOR TO MEETING

We offer complete Family and Cosmetic Dentistry Serving St. Albert and area for over 18 years. Newly renovated, modern facility. TV’s in the ceiling. We offer:

Wh Whitening

� ��

slim down for summer without hunger or cravings

We are now accepting new patients for both DR. ANDREW SCHMIDT & DR. SUZANNE DEGNER in our newly renovated clinic. We provide all aspects of general family dentistry.

With hCG Hormone Therapy! Boost your metabolism and lose weight safely and quickly under the guidance of our trained staff. Call today for your free consultation.

free gift with a [comfort zone] facial and eye treatment Expires May 31st, 2013 ($70 value).

Dr. Andrew Schmidt, Dr.Suzanne Degner

Call Now to Arrange Your Appointment

medical spa / aesthetics / bhrt

780.458.7040 #102, 506 St. Albert Rd., St. Albert Across from the Wendy’s/Tim Horton’s, behind 7-Eleven

MPSSCS4765132MPSE

sherwood park / suite 203 - 52 sioux road / 780 464 4506 spruce grove / suite 102 - 505 queen street / 780 962 3262 st. albert / suite 205 - carnegie drive / 587 290 2290

Lacombe Park Dental www.lacombeparkdental.com

mytruebalance.ca MPSSCS4765192MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Sunny Sunday salvages Rainmaker GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

A sunny Sunday was just what the doctor ordered for the Rainmaker Rodeo and Exhibition. After cold, wet weather put a major damper on the festivities Friday and Saturday, the sun broke through the clouds on Sunday and crowds flocked to the Kinsmen Rodeo Grounds on Riel Drive. “It was amazing [to see the sun]; it was wonderful,” said Pat Dower, Rainmaker chair and past president of the St. Albert Kinsmen. “Our stands were packed. People came out and enjoyed the events.” Sunday’s glorious weather helped make up for Friday, when rain and wind kept people away from the grounds, and Saturday, when the rain held off as the Rainmaker parade wound through through downtown St. Albert but started up again in the afternoon. The midway even had to be shut down temporarily Friday evening due to high winds. “Friday night was just devastating and brutal ... But Sunday was amazing. We were

packed from the moment we opened until we closed,” Dower said. Meanwhile, weather wasn’t as big of a factor for the Rainmaker Music Festival, which saw Finger Eleven and Doc Walker rock crowds under the big top on Friday and Saturday evenings, respectively.

“It was amazing [to see the sun]; it was wonderful.” Pat Dower Rainmaker chair “We’ve noticed that our guests are coming out more and more because they know they’re going to be under the tent, and there aren’t going to be any elements [to deal with],” Dower said. “Attendance was down a little bit, but not that much.” Potentially rowdy fairgoers didn’t cause too much trouble for St. Albert RCMP, said Cpl. Laurel Kading, community policing officer with the local detachment.

“Friday night was very quiet, obviously, due to the weather. Not quite as many people attending and really no major issues at all,” Kading said. “Saturday night was busier, but again, overall, it was a really good event. We had a police presence there, and there was a security presence as well. And the Kinsmen were running things quite well.” She added that RCMP also had their helicopter doing periodic sweeps of the area from the air, and set up checkstops on both Friday and Saturday nights to try and catch any impaired drivers leaving the rodeo grounds. “There were a couple of 24-hour suspensions given out, but overall, people were quite good,” Kading said. While the dust has barely settled on this year’s edition of the Rainmaker, Dower and the rest of the St. Albert Kinsmen are already looking ahead to next year. “We’re already getting contracts. We started the next morning,” he said. “Right now, we’re getting our equipment offsite and cleaning the grounds, but we’re already planning.” Photos: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Clockwise from top right: The sun shines on the midway at the Rainmaker Rodeo grounds on Sunday morning; Chris Thorsteinson from Doc Walker gets the crowd going Saturday night; Harley of the Dynamo Dogs makes his way through an obstacle Friday afternoon; Aiden Harding, 3, and grandma Madeleine listen for bagpipes prior to Saturday morning’s parade; performers with the West Coast Lumberjack Show strut their stuff Friday; Things go sideways for Riley Borris in Saturday’s bareback go-round; High Valley wakes up the crowd on Sunday morning.

More photos at stalbertleader.com

Photo: ANDREW MACLEOD, Special to the Leader

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Relay for Life hoping for bigger turnout GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Participants in St. Albert’s Relay for Life are once again getting set to pass the baton in an attempt to raise money for cancer research. The fourth edition of the Relay for Life in St. Albert starts up on the evening of Saturday, June 8, and runs through the night, with walkers circling the track at Fowler Athletic Park to commemorate those in their lives who battled cancer and won or to honour those who ultimately lost the fight. “Everybody is touched by cancer,” said Charlene Bouvier, cochair of the St. Albert event. “It’s an unfortunate disease. It’s not prejudiced at all. It can be anybody and everybody who is affected by it.” Over the past three years, the St. Albert Relay for Life has raised $171,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Bouvier said the event has typically seen a “decent” turnout. “For the size of St. Albert, we could sure use a lot more teams,” she said. “There’s still a lot of people that don’t know what the relay is; they don’t read the paper or the signs or the posters.” It’s also tough sometimes for events like the Relay for Life to stand out among all the different fundraising walks.. “St. Albert’s a great community for doing fundraisers. Some of the schools have done amazing stuff for various different things,” Bouvier said. “I relay because I can ... but also it’s for the Canadian Cancer Society, which deals with over 200 cancers. It’s for everything; it’s not [for a] specific [type of cancer].” But, she added, it’s important for St. Albert to have its own event and not be lumped in with relays being held in Edmonton. “The first time I relayed was in Edmonton five years ago, and it was an amazing experience, but — it’s not that you were just a number, but comparing the two, it’s more of an experience in a smaller community,” Bouvier said. “I see people on the street and can say, ‘You were at Relay last year!’” This year, Relay for Life organizers want to raise $75,000 and get 20 teams participating. So far, though, only 13 have signed up. Aside from the relay itself, organizers are hosting a pub night and silent auction on Saturday, June 1, at O’Maille’s Irish Pub. On Saturday, June 8, the opening ceremony starts at 7 p.m., and the luminary ceremony honouring those who lost their battles with cancer starts at 10 p.m. A live auction will start at 11 p.m. For more information on the Relay for Life in St. Albert or to sponsor participants online, visit www.relayforlife.ca.

Tails on the Trails returns

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

An animal rescue organization is hoping people will “paws” and think of their four-legged friends at an upcoming fundraiser. The Second Chance Animal Rescue Society (SCARS) is hosting their ninth annual Tails on the Trails fundraiser on Saturday, June 8, at Lions Park in St. Albert to raise money for their canine and feline rescue efforts in northern Alberta. Mike Cunnington, a SCARS volunteer who is on the planning committee for the Tails on the Trails event, said that, although the society is based in Athabasca, they have always had a lot of support in St. Albert. “We have a lot of foster homes in St. Albert. Two or three of our most active volunteers are there,” he said. “One of our adoption event leaders and our foster home supervisors — we have quite a crew of people that live in St. Albert and in Morinville, in that area.” Last year, the event raised about $15,000, but SCARS is hoping for a much better total this year. “I think the date was a little disappointing for us [last year]; it was in the second or third week in July, right on the heels of Capital Ex,” Cunnington said. “We think we had a little bit of a problem getting so far into the summer. ... We’re hopeful that’s the problem we faced last year and not just a lack of interest.” SCARS is a not-for-profit organization that takes in animals who are slated for euthanasia at municipal pounds, works to promote responsible pet ownership — including spaying

Leader file photo

There will be plenty of tails wagging and new friends to meet when SCARS puts on their annual Tails on the Trails fundraiser June 8 at Lions Park. and neutering — and works to reduce the number of homeless and abandoned animals in northern Alberta. “It was originally formed to be the humane society outlet for a number of the northern communities that don’t have humane societies like Edmonton has,” Cunnington said. “We get a lot of our animals from places like Wabasca, Calling Lake, Westlock and Lac La Biche.” They do more active rescue, though, and typically don’t take surrendered animals. “We’ll take in surrendered pets from some of the smaller communities up there, because there’s nowhere else for them to go,” Cunnington said. SCARS has an extensive listing of animals up for adoption on their website at www.scarscare. org, and Cunnington said there are also quite a few success stories up there as well. “There are a lot of sad ones, too, but a lot of success stories,” he said. Tails on the Trails kicks off on

Cloud Nine Pajamas Birthday Thursday, May 30 10am- 8pm 20% Off Entire Store

Saturday, June 8, in Lions Park with registration at 10 a.m. and the Pawsathon fundraising walk at 11 a.m. The event will also feature vendor displays, activities, food, a beer gardens, live music and a chance to meet dogs who are up for adoption.

AS Spring pring TTour our w with ith GARY FJELLGAARD GARY FJELLGAARD plus

The Great Plains also known as

Saskia and Darrel Sunday, June 2 at 7:30 PM Presented by: The St. Albert United Church

Tickets $20/Person Available at: 20 Green Grove Drive, St. Albert. �� between 9:00am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. For More Info call: 780-458-3400 Tickets also at the door MPSSCS4765193MPSE

Indoor and Outdoor Area Rugs

First 15 Purchases At Each Location Gets A Free Cloud Nine’s Favourite Things Grab Bag Worth Over $100!

P. 780-458-6333 F. 780-458-6335 CLOUDNINEPAJAMAS.COM

150, 15 Perron Street St. Albert, Alberta

www.trendyhome.caffffffffffffffffffffffff ffff ff ffff ff ffff ff ffff ff ff St. Albert: #6, 44 St. Thomas Street 780.569.5321 MPSSCS4765136MPSE

Edmonton: 12511-102 Avenue 780.455.6633 MPSSCS4765189MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

S T. A L B E R T R E A L E S T A T E M A R K E T R E P O R T GRANDIN

AKINSDALE

MISSION

Active Listings: 13

Sold Listings: 16

Active Listings: 19

Sold Listings: 34

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Active Listings: 6

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $309,649 / High $459,000

Low 282,000 / High $400,100 Avg. days on market: 31

Low $319,000 / High $899,000

Low $267,000 / High $435,000 Avg. days on market: 22

Low $288,800/ High $509,000

Low $310,000 / High $642,500 Avg. days on market: 38

$367,534

$359,671

$475,973

900 329,

$352,648

00 319,9

$$329,900

N O$PE

Did you knoow?? REAL ESTATE

Craig Pilgrim 780.458.8300 cpilgrim@cominghome.ca www.cominghome.ca

1,170 sq.ft. Split Level 4 Beds 3 Baths

Sold Listings: 9 Average sale price:

$485,197

Low $299,900 / High $1,399,000

REAL ESTATE

106-45 GERVAIS ROAD

Sold Listings: 31

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $311,900/ High $649,900

Low $352,750/ High $480,000 Avg. days on market: 37

NEW

$411,874

10 10 DAULTON DAULTONCRESCENT CRESCENT

Craig Pilgrim

945 sq.ft. Bilevel 2 beds 1 bath $324,900 945 Bilevel 22beds 11bath 945 sq.ft. sq.ft. Bilevel beds bath $324,900

780.458.8300 cpilgrim@cominghome.ca www.cominghome.ca

ERIN RIDGE

Average sale price:

Low $425,000 / High $749,900

Low $364,000 / High $715,000 Avg. days on market: 41

$515,644

Average list price:

Average sale price:

$552,156

Low $379,900 / High $519,000

Low $354,000/ High $496,000 Avg. days on market: 37

$403,566

Sold Listings: 14

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $464,900 / High $2,574,000

Low $458,000/ High $825,000 Avg. days on market: 47

$924,293

$569,560

LACOMBE PARK

$462,730

OAKMONT Active Listings: 30

Active Listings: 31 REAL ESTATE

Sold Listings: 26

Average list price:

Sold Listings: 18

KINGSWOOD

SOLD

Active Listings: 29

Active Listings: 11 $446,554

900 0

324,

780.458.8300 cpilgrim@cominghome.ca www.cominghome.ca

HERITAGE LAKES

Active Listings: 30

0 LISTING $$ 3 24,9

Craig Pilgrim

2 beds 2 baths 10871087 sq.ft.sq.ft. 2 beds 2 baths $219,900

DEER RIDGE

$408,653

LOO

$444,222

Low $340,000/ High $672,500 Avg. days on market: 33

A centre referee in soccer runs an average of 5-8 miles per game

NORTH RIDGE

00 213,0 IN F

Average list price:

780.458.8300 cpilgrim@cominghome.ca www.cominghome.ca

2 Bath 1065 1065 sq.ft. sq.ft. 2 Bed2 Bed 2 Bath $345,000 A $M

Active Listings: 12

Craig Pilgrim

210-5 GATE AVE

BRAESIDE

$356,900

CEP

CON

REAL ESTATE

19 AMHERST CRES

$361,916

Sold Listings: 11

Sold Listings: 15

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $349,000 / High $1,495,000

Low $365,000/ High $1,567,082 Avg. days on market: 53

$659,426

PINEVIEW Active Listings: 7

Sold Listings: 8

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $362,900 / High $619,900

Low $397,000 / High $510,000 Avg. days on market: 33

$504,471

$445,062

STURGEON HEIGHTS

Active Listings: 56

Sold Listings: 41

Active Listings: 41

Sold Listings: 40

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Active Listings: 5

Sold Listings: 5

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $399,900/ High $929,900

Low $400,000/ High $905,000 Avg. days on market: 35

Low $334,900 / High $1,149,000

Low $304,900 / High $830,000 Avg. days on market: 36

Low $329,500 / High $429,900

Low $283,500 / High $380,000 Avg. days on market: 34

$593,704

$525,644

0000 474,9

$$474,9

$599,872

$461,535

Did you know?? Douglas Cheney

REAL ESTATE

15 EVERITT DR

4 beds, 2 baths, 2110 sq.ft.

780-818-0777

www.dougcheney.com

FOREST LAWN Active Listings: 9

Sold Listings: 8

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $329,900 / High $419,900

Low $312,500 / High $520,250 Avg. days on market: 20

$385,200

$398.711

Father Lacombe Chapel is the oldest building in Alberta dating back to 1861

ADVERTISE ON THE ST. ALBERT REAL ESTATE PAGE A great way to market your real estate listings in over 20,000 copies of the St. Albert Leader.

Call us today for details. 780-460-1035 or email: homes@stalbertleader.com

$370,820

$332,200

WOODLANDS Active Listings: 13 Average list price:

$452,592

Low $379,900 / High $569,900

Sold Listings: 6

Average sale price:

$451,916

Low $372,500 / High $580,000 Avg. days on market: 26

ONLY $35.00!

*The above area market averages represent the trailing 3-month averages, except where otherwise indicated, of single-family homes only as of the Friday prior to publication week. Data is provided by CRAIG PILGRIM of RE/MAX Real Estate (St. Albert), member of the Real Estate Association of Edmonton. Data does not include condos, townhomes or apartments, and does not differentiate between styles of homes. All efforts are made to ensure data is accurate for information purposes, but please consult a licensed real estate agent for additional market information.*Did you know source: City of St. Albert website, St. Albert 2012 Census MPSSCS4765195MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

ENTERTAINMENT

Kids Fest kicks off

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Music and laughter took over downtown St. Albert as the International Children’s Festival kicked off for the 32nd year on Tuesday. The festival, which runs until Saturday, features bands, plays and roving performers at venues stretching from St. Albert Place to the St. Albert Curling Club, offering up something for the young and the young at heart. “The excitement just build and builds throughout the year,” said City of St. Albert cultural services director Kelly Jerrott, “and this time of year, we’re just so glad to see people showing up on site. The kids come, the artists start to arrive, the tents go up and the magic begins.” Jerrott added that she was so excited about the acts at the festival that she couldn’t pick just one she was looking forward to. “There are some great ones from all over the world,” she said. Possibly the most worldly of those groups is World of Rhythm: Drums United, which will play two shows a day at the Arden Theatre throughout the festival. Lucas van Merwijk is a member of Drums United, and he said that, after touring for the past five weeks throughout South America and the United States, they’re glad

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Mousse Mbaye from World of Rhythm: Drums United performs during a preview of the International Children’s Festival on Monday afternoon.

to be here. “It’s great energy, a lot of kids. We do normal shows as well, but also for kids, because our show is for all ages,” he said. “It’s rhythm and drums from all over the world. ... Wherever we play, all kids, all people understand the language of rhythm.” Van Merwijk is originally from the Netherlands, but the members of Drums United hail from all over the world, including Senegal, Bangladesh, Germany, Spain and Venezuela. He put the group together as a one-off for a festival in Germany, but they’ve been together since. “The audience reaction was really fantastic, so from there, we started building,” he said. “Now we play all over the world.” Drums United plays shows for adults as well, but van Merwijk said he prefers playing for kids. “The energy they give is amazing, because they don’t have all these reservations that adults have. They don’t know how to behave in a theatre, which is fantastic. They make a lot of noise,” he said. Meanwhile, Daniel and Kimberly Craig of Winnipeg make up The Street Circus, and they say they love performing for kids too. “It’s so much fun,” said Kimberly, who is originally from Chicago. “We’ve worked really hard on captivating kids, because their attention spans can be quite short. So we have lots and lots of action; we have over 100 tricks in our show. We never stop; even when we’re talking, there’s stuff going on.” She added that the International Children’s Festival in St. Albert has a reputation that precedes it among children’s performers, and they are thrilled to finally be here. “We’ve applied to it for a couple of years, and we’re super excited,” said Kimberly, who with Daniel has performed at the Edmonton Fringe Festival for several years. “We’ve done the one in Winnipeg for a couple of years, and we’re super excited to be here this year.” The Street Circus will take to the Enmax Outdoor Stage just outside St. Albert Place throughout the festival. Jerrott said that the Children’s Festival is a special event for the City and one of its signature events. “We bring over 55,000 people into the city to visit St. Albert, and the community really embraces the festival,” she said. “That’s a benefit to the students and families who come here and learn so much. And there’s so much it does to create a really healthy community.” The festival runs until Saturday. You can find more information about it at www. childfest.com.

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Kimberly Craig from Winnipeg’s The Street Circus wows the crowd with her unconventional hula hoop skills during a preview of the International Children’s Festival on Monday afternoon.

IS THRILLED TO WELCOME BARRIE AND PATTI TO OUR TEAM!

Barrie and Patti bring a wealth of experience and promotional knowledge. With two more professionals on board, Sunshine Promotions is better able to serve you, our valued customer, in a timely fashion! Thank you for your loyalty and patience, over the past month, during our expansion of staff and the renovation of our showroom. Feel free to stop by and meet Barrie and Patti, while viewing the various promotional items on display in our showroom.

780.458.3588 www.sunshinepromotions.ca MPSSCS4765190MPSE

170 - 44 Riel Drive, St. Albert

Thursday, May 30, 2013 Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Art Gallery of St. Albert director of arts Frances Gagnon shows off a few of the works that will be up for sale Saturday at the Square One exhibition and fundraiser.

Art gallery returns back to Square One GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Pick up your FREE Festival brochure at any GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Call 780-459-1542 or PRESENTING S PONSOR

P LATINUM LEVEL

MEDIA SPONSORS

GOVERNMENT FUNDING

MPSSCS4765130MPSE

PARTNER LEVEL

GOLD LEVEL

After a successful first year, the Art Gallery of St. Albert is heading back to Square One this year. The gallery introduced the Square One Exhibition and Sale Fundraiser last year, and after raising $29,000, they’re looking to have that same kind of success this year. “[It was a success], and it was a great party,” said Frances Gagnon, director of arts at the AGSA. “It was interesting to expand it from one night to three weeks, basically a month of exhibitions.” This is the 23rd annual fundraiser for the gallery, which previously took the form of a gala and auction. The Square One concept fills the walls of the gallery with one-footby-one-foot paintings in a grid format. There are also other works on display that fit into one cubic foot of space. “That provides a challenge to people who work sculpturally or with pottery on a wheel,” Gagnon said of the addition of three-dimensional works. “If you think one-by-one, it’s not necessarily something that might hang on the wall. ... It just opens it up.” Each of the works will sell for $100, $150 or $200, based on the recommendation of the artist. The artist also has the option of pocketing half the proceeds, but gallery officials said that more artists this year are donating the full purchase price to the gallery. Some of the artists donating their works this year include well-known locals like Doris Charest, Father Douglas, Rick Rogers, Samantha Williams-Chapelsky and

even the St. Albert Leader’s own cartoonist, Fred Curatolo. But, even with all those established names, Gagnon is most excited to see some of the up-and-coming artists who are participating and what they will bring to the table. “For a young person to be able to show in that type of show, I think it’s incredible,” she said. “It gives them a real boost.” The gallery hopes to raise $30,000 through this year’s event, with the money raised through Square One goes toward programming at the gallery, which is now being concentrated in the basement of the AGSA and an outdoor area behind the gallery after giving up their satellite studio just up Perron Street. “It’s process-driven downstairs — lots of messy, messy art,” Gagnon said. “We’ve got a little library down there and lots of colourful projects that have already been made. ... And the children or teens or adults will have an opportunity to display upstairs in our vault.” Aside from the artwork, there will also be a raffle at the fundraiser, with prizes ranging from gift cards donated by local businesses to a weekend trip to the Banff Centre for the Arts. The Square One fundraiser will take place on Saturday, June 1, with doors opening at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, and advance tickets can be bought at the AGSA (19 Perron St.) or online at www.artgalleryofstalbert.ca. The artwork contributed to the Square One fundraiser will remain on display at the AGSA until June 22.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

T H A N K YOU! Thanks to all of our GREAT sponsors

GOLD STICK SPONSORS GO Auto Row 630 CHED Sports Radio 92.5 Fresh FM Coca-Cola Canadian Arena Products St. Albert Leader St. Albert Source for Sports SILVER STICK SPONSORS Shelemey Financial ATB Financial Skybox Grill

Watch www.roadragestreethockey.com for 2014 date! MPSSCS4765197MPSE

OCK E Y

MISSED IT?

S T RE

It was a great weekend of Road Rage Street Hockey Fun!

ROAD RA

BRONZE STICK SPONSORS Servus Credit Union Capital Colour

Thursday, May 30, 2013

FUN & GAMES

DID YOU

KNOW?

20 24 28

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 23 25 27 28 29 30 32 33 34

At any time Palm tree type Distant Helena to Santa Fe direction Arched surface Woodwind instrument Quibble over nonsense Before, in poems Just off the vine Cheerful tone Run slowly, as an engine Bartlett, eg. Agreement Civil rights org. Hindu title of respect Melodious Tossed, like a ball It can be wild Mercury model Put into effect Journal A ventriloquist throws his

35 Water passage 37 Hawaii garland 39 Houston to Milwaukee direction 42 Metabolic disorder 45 Set the ____ 47 Eye part 50 Wipe out 52 Heated contest

54 55 56 57 59 61 62 63 65 66

Educate Office note Arabian prince Script snippet Wife of Jacob Flooring material It may be bright Salamander Health resort Barbie's beau

Answer to Last Week's Crossword D E P E N D

A P O G E E

C A P S

O G L E

D I S O W N

F O O T P A G A L A T E T H

O C T

A D I B E F O U I M E B B F E R R A P S U P S R A Y I N T E Y L

L U C E N T

S L E N D E R

O L D

E E L

S I D T E M L O O B S U I I S L R E E

S P O C O O R M E L O O N U N N G O E T E D

C R U N C H

O U T S H I N S E T O M W A S D A E L W A

O P D E E R I D O L

D E N Y

A V A T A R

D E C E N T

The new film After Earth marks the second time Will Smith and his son Jaden have played father-and-son on screen; the first was in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). (imdb.com)

FREE

Milestones This week in history and celebrity birthdays

Big Ben, the famous clock atop St. Stephen’s Tower in London, England, rings out for the first time over the Houses of Parliament.

JUNE 1, 1926

Norma Jean Baker — who would later become known to the world as movie star and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe — is born in Los Angeles.

JUNE 2, 1953

Queen Elizabeth II is formally crowned monarch of the United Kingdom in a lavish ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey.

JUNE 3, 1956

Rock ’n roll music is banned at public gatherings in Santa Cruz, Calif., with officials calling it “detrimental to both the health and morals of our youth and community.”

JUNE 4, 1989

Chinese troops storm through Tianamen Square in Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters.

JUNE 5, 1933

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt takes the country off the gold standard after the Great Depression frightens people into hoarding gold and makes the policy untenable.

MPSSCS4768831MPSE

Edited by Margie E. Burke

HOW TO SOLVE:       

           

Joan of Arc — the peasant girl who became the saviour of France — is burned at the stake after being found guilty of heresy.

Having a Garage Sale?

.COM



Difficulty : Medium

MAY 31, 1859

2 3 4 5

MAY 30, 1431

52 55

LIST IT FOR

MPSSCS4770411MPSE

by Margie E. Burke

Answer to Last Week's Sudoku



  

     

• Spot the Difference? •

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

DOWN 1 Candy-making implement

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

        

Photo: JESSE KUSHNERYK, St. Albert Leader

Members of the Sturgeon County Rusty Blades pose for a photo at the Road Rage Street Hockey Tournament on Sunday.

ANSWERS: 1. Road Rage logo removed from boards; 2. ‘A’ removed from jersey; 3. Glove removed from ground; 4. Goalie pad pattern changed to blue; 5. Logo removed from goalie’s jersey.

The Weekly Crossword

ACROSS 1 Flat-topped hill 5 Coverage 10 Toss, like a coin 14 Elliptical 15 Sword 16 Go on horseback 17 Building toy 18 Over-dramatize 19 She, to Pedro 20 Hang down 22 Ante follower 23 Fall flower 24 1980's TV dancing drama 26 Hankering 28 Sunday screaminducers, briefly 31 Warning word 33 506, to Nero 36 AMA's concern 38 Workers who don't strike 40 Simpleton 41 Old saying 43 Carpentry need 44 Sun's path 46 What some competitions are 48 Very small 49 Novice 51 Up till now 52 Wound covering 53 Bounce around 55 Free-for-all 58 North Pole worker 60 Wood inlay, eg. 64 Put out 65 Restaurant favorite 67 Assistant 68 Hotel pillow find 69 Tranquility 70 Ball of yarn 71 Sandwich cookie 72 Pale 73 Police, slangily

21 Answers online at stalbertleader.com

Compiled by Leader staff

THE BOO BIRDS

PRINCESS

IN THE STANDS

PROF. DONKEY’S DICTIONARY

WHAT IF?

LIST IT FOR

FREE MPSSCS4770412MPSE

Kids Krossword SUMMER FUN

HOYLE & GUS

Thursday, May 30, 2013

ACROSS

DOWN

3) Shades for your eyes 5) Batter up! 8) Refreshing fruit 9) Summer footwear 11) Tube steak 12) Run through this 13) Lunch in a basket 15) Get on this and ride 17) Floats, bands and candy

1) Icy sweet drink 2) Shade provider 4) Take a dip 6) Like pants, but shorter 7) Taking a trip 10) Protects against sunburns 14) Cool creamy treat 15) Sandy area by the water 16) Two weeks in the wilderness

��

Selling Your House?

��

�� Servicing any make or model of bicycle Free estimates Visit crankys.ca for our tune up packages

Helping you get the most out of your cycling experience

.COM

24 Perron Street

St. Albert

780.458.9181

� � �� MPSSCS4765140MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

BUSINESS

Oilsands need ‘helping push’: McKenna HEATHER WRIGHT Sun Media News Services

Photo: Sun Media News Services

Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna told a conference in Sarnia, Ont., Monday that the Alberta oilsands need a “helping push” from Ottawa.

“There are times when governments have to give industry a helping push.” That according to former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna, during a conference in Sarnia, Ont., aimed at making sure the rest of Canada gets a piece of the economic pie from the oil sands development. The Bitumen: Added Value conference drew about 150 industry leaders from SarniaLambton, Ontario and Alberta to talk about how the country can not only pull the thick bitumen from the ground and export it to the US but to refine it here, bringing more jobs to Canada. “Theoretically, we could lead the world in growth if we could just get this off the launch pad,” McKenna told the group. McKenna said the TD Bank Group, of which he is the deputy chair, estimates Canada is losing between $25 and $30 billion each year by failing to upgrade the bitumen in this country. Jim Stanford, the Canadian Auto Workers chief economist, said, “You don’t have to be a PhD in economics to see there is a potential problem there… Canada’s over-reliance on a staples

economy has been with us since Confederation.” Stanford said the resource needs careful development. “We need to actively manage the resource wealth to increase its benefits… we have to be cautious of how it is developed and abandon the Gold Rush effect,” he said, adding it drives up costs. Stanford said the federal government needs to take a key role in that by creating a national energy policy — a term most politicians shy away from since it still holds bad connotations from Pierre Trudeau’s National Energy Policy in the 1980s. But he believes that is changing. “I think the federal government realizes the limitations of a reliance on raw bitumen exports; they’re open to an alternative vision of added value in Canada.” McKenna said the federal government has to get behind the industry and offer financial help to make refinery projects feasible. Clem Bowman, founder of the Bowman Center for Technology Commercialization, agrees. He noted that Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in 2006 that Canada would be an Energy Superpower. But he says the federal government needs to inject cash into the industry just as governments in the

past supported visionary projects like the St. Lawrence Seaway and the national railway. “The risk is high for visionaries to take,” said Bowman, adding the politics of that risk is part of the reason the federal government has yet to provide support to build upgrading facilities. “Someone has to put up some upfront money at the start.” Stanford said the federal government could increase the wealth generated by the oil sands by insisting on Canadian content rules. “We have wasted the opportunity to use Canadian equipment,” he said. “We have obviously wasted the opportunity to add value to bitumen.” Stanford added federal and provincial governments need to work together to grow the wealth and hold the petroleum industry accountable on its costs, including its costs to the environment.” McKenna said simply moving the bitumen to the East Coast would be a good start. “Pipelines are perhaps the clearest value-add to build,” he said. “They provide lower priced commodities and allow for larger profits.” McKenna added pipelines “allow companies access to more competitive markets and that makes industry more valuable.”

Yahoo enters bidding for Internet video service Hulu

DOLLAR

Down 1.35

96.10 US S&P/TSX

Up 8.09

12,750.52 NASDAQ

Down 13.23

3,488.89 DOW

Up 21.81

15,409.39 GOLD

Up 5.20

$1,379.60 US

OIL billion to $2 billion. million users, potentially setting up a bidding said, confirming an earlier SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – Yahoo Inc Time Warner Cable’s bid was bidding competition. A second source Bloomberg report. The private equity has submitted a formal proposal to buy fashioned as an equity investment, close to the bidding said the offers firm teamed up with William Morris Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders another person said, as the cable submitted so far were non-binding and Endeavor, which it invested in a year for the video service owned by News operator hopes to set up a joint venture dependent on Hulu amending content ago, for the bid, according to the source. Corp and Walt Disney Co, two sources with other cable companies to operate licensing agreements the bidders found Hulu, which generated revenues of with knowledge of the bid told Sun Down. 0.62 Hulu. too restrictive. around $700 million last year, streams Media News Services on Friday. $95.06 US Yahoo did not respond to requests for Silver Lake, a minority owner of TV shows online in similar fashion to Yahoo just this week announced comment. Its shares closed up 1.2 per influential Hollywood talent agency Netflix Inc. It is being advised in the sale a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging Figures as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, compared cent at $26.33. William Morris Endeavor, has also by Guggenheim Partners, a separately service Tumblr. It now joins rival to one week prior. For information At least five bidders have emerged for submitted an indicative letter of interest, funded group from the digital media bidders for Hulu, including Time purposes only. the five-year-old video service with four the source familiar with the Hulu unit that placed the bid. Warner Cable Inc, DirecTV, former News Corp president Peter Chernin and Guggenheim Digital Media, Call us today for all your St. Albert sources have said. Real Estate Needs It is unclear how much the Internet company bid. Sources have said Chernin is BE YOUR OWN BOSS bidding $500 million, excluding an The best part of having your own additional sum to cover Hulu’s debt LORENE business is being able to throw and programming commitments. LECAVALIER 780-459-7786 away the alarm clock. But a source close to the bidding told www.realtyexecutivesmasters.ca 780-990-6266 Direct www.bermontrealty.com 780-460-8558 Let me show you how I did it: Reuters his offer was too low, that Pierre Hebert Guy Hebert www.BossFree123.com Expect More Hulu could be worth as much as $1

SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST

MPSSCS4765204MPSE

MPSSCS4765205MPSE

MPSSCS4765202MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

STALBERTJOBS.COM

Referrals a powerful tool in job search

PAMELA EYRING Sun Media News Services

Attention job seekers! One of the best ways to get your foot in the door for a job interview is to get a job referral, or two. And it doesn’t stop there: according to StartWire.com, one of the web’s top sites for job searching, “Referrals are the No. 1 source of hires in corporate America today. And recent research shows that ‘referral’ hires not only stay in their jobs longer but that they perform better over the long term.” If you’re new at asking for a referral, or if you’re unsure if you’re using the correct approach, here are a few tips to keep in mind. • Use your mouse. A good place to start looking is by going online and using LinkedIn. Search by company name, then click on the company you’re interested in. You’ll see a list of contacts in your network who may be able to help. • Try a soft touch. If your current employer knows you’re job hunting, ask and ask early but don’t come on like gangbusters. A gentle approach is often best and you don’t have to wait for your next in-person meeting. The important thing is to ask, so feel free to get started by sending an email or bringing it up during a phone call.

• Think outside the box. The best type of referral is an employee referral. However, clients, vendors, and other people connected with the company may be able to assist, as well. And don’t laugh, but it’s OK to ask friends and family to vouch for your integrity and work ethic, especially if they are well-known or work in your industry. • Ask in writing, or not. It’s better to ask in writing because it gives the potential referrer time to think over if and how they can refer you for a job. That said, it’s perfectly acceptable to call, send an email or use a social networking site like LinkedIn or Facebook to make the request. • Be diplomatic. Never ask someone, “Can you refer me?” Instead, ask “Do you feel you know my work well enough to refer me for a job at your company?” or “Do you feel you could give me a referral?” That way the person has an “out” if they’re uncomfortable giving you a referral and you can feel assured those who say “yes” will write a positive letter and give you a strong endorsement. • Be specific. Don’t be afraid to ask people to highlight specific skills. People are often unsure how much or how little information to include and are happy to emphasize the skills

The Enjoy Centre is looking for people with ﬂexible availability, including weekends and evenings, to ﬁll the following permanent positions:

• Be current. If you don’t know the person you’re asking very well or if they’re unfamiliar with your current work history, provide an updated copy of your resumé and any pertinent information about your skills and experiences (including volunteer and community work) so they have the most current information with which to work. • Acknowledge the effort. Be sure to thank everyone who has helped you and taken the time to write a referral. A hand-written note is always the best. This simple effort speaks volumes about how appreciative you are and will stand out in a sea of emails. Remember, the person providing your referral isn’t just doing you a favour, they’re putting their reputation on the line. Before you ask for a referral, make sure you’re qualified for the job. — Pamela Eyring is the president of The Protocol School of Washington (PSOW), which provides professional business etiquette and international protocol training. Founded in 1988, PSOW is the only school of its kind in the U.S. to become accredited. PSOW’s website is: www.psow.edu.

Photo: Sun Media News Services

Recent research shows that “referral” hires not only stay in their jobs longer but that they perform better over the long term.

NOW HIRING

� ��

Sales S ales P People eople Assistant A ssistant Sales Sales Manager Manager Apply to Tim Nadeau, General Manager via email: tim@westendnissan.com

Scan for job details, or visit enjoycentre.ca/employment

email resumes to janice@holesonline.com MPSSCS4765200MPSE

and experience most relevant to the position you’re pursuing.

St. Albert Victim Services is currently looking for volunteer advocates. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR SOMEONE IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION?

Our volunteer advocates provide victims of crime and tragedy within St. Albert with Crisis intervention, Information and referrals. Our volunteers receive extensive training and support in this role. Experience in the human services industry is an asset however GREAT volunteer advocates come from ALL walks of life. If you are interested in more information about volunteering with St. Albert Victim Services please call, or e-mail!

PHONE: 780-458-4353 EMAIL: stalbertvs@gmail.com

MPSSCS4765199MPSE

MPSSCS4765198MPSE

Thursday, May 30, 2013

We ’ v e g o t everything you need for a summer to r e m e m b e r. Pa t i o p l a n t e r s & d é c o r

�

Fr a g r a n t r o s e s

�

Tr e e s , s h r u b s & perennials

�

Container gardens

�

Fr e s h i d e a s & m o r e 101 Riel Drive, St. Albert

holesonline.com For directions, text enjoy to 77777 MPSSCS4768825MPSE

#335 - 140 St. Albert Trail, St. Albert, AB T8N 7C8 Village Landing Mall

780.460.0016

Mon-Wed MPSSCS4765139MPSE

www.sublimeswim.com

Mon-Wed 10-6 / Thur & Fri 10-9 / Sat 10-6 / Sun 12-5