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Council takes stand Lead in developer dispute INDEX the

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COVER

Kelsey McQueen (left) and Danielle Reed are the team behind Fit and Fierce, a new year-long workshop for girls in Grades 5 to 7 that focuses on fitness, nutrition and mental health. See story, page 10.

FUN WITH NUMBERS

$688,900

That’s how much more revenue the City of St. Albert expects to bring in through user fees and fines in 2013, according to a presentation by City staff at Monday’s regular city council meeting. That amounts to a three per cent increase over 2012, and should be achieved through a combination of increased usage of facilities and increased rates. The largest increases are expected through St. Albert Transit and through Servus Credit Union Place.

Boulevard to Sir Winston Churchill Avenue. Other potential solutions that were openly St. Albert Leader mused about Monday included leasing the St. Albert city council has drawn a line in land from the developer or expropriating it, the sand in a dispute with a land developer but staff said neither was really feasible. over plans for a park and school site in the Director of planning and development Kingswood subdivision. Curtis Cundy said that leasing the land might Councillors voted unanimously at their temporarily solve the problem and give area regular meeting to “request the Subdivision residents a park, but it could present a huge Authority consider not approving any further risk for the City. subdivisions in Kingswood “At some point, in any until the park and school lease, there’s a termination site are provided, to ensure clause,” he said. “If they such essential elements of were to terminate the lease, a complete neighbourhood you’ve made an investment can be made available for in an area that’s not Kingswood residents.” recoverable.” Cathy Heron The City of St. Albert Meanwhile, City councillor and developer Canterra expropriating the land have been locking horns for could cost the City between months over the site on Kingswood Boulevard, $4 million and $7 million, as they would have in the middle of the neighbourhood. Canterra to compensate the developer at market value, refuses to hand over title to the site until it has and still might not solve the problem. guarantees a high school won’t be built there. “It would end up being a purchase only, and “It’s so ridiculously frustrating, and if I part of the problem with the expropriation could swear, I would. I’m at my wit’s end on process is that it does not consider the area this one,” said Coun. Cathy Heron. structure plan and it does not take into “Canterra’s position taints all good consideration the future land use as being developers in Alberta,” added Mayor Nolan reserve,” Cundy said. Crouse. “It is an absolute shame that a Crouse also asked about the possibility of developer says they want students in one area not issuing new building permits in the area educated in another area of our community. until the matter is resolved, but Cundy thought It’s an absolute shame that a developer takes a “to essentially pull the plug at the very end” position [that] high school students are terrible could put the City on shaky legal ground. human beings and have got to be shipped A second recommendation to fund a parks somewhere else to be educated.” master plan in Kingswood for $75,000 in the Another bone of contention between the 2013 civic budget died when no councillor developer and the City exists over a would put it on the table. roadway planned to connect Kingswood

GLENN COOK

“I’m at my wit’s end on this one.”

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Cops blame booze for serious crash GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

St. Albert RCMP are blaming alcohol and speed for a serious crash in the Grandin subdivision Saturday evening. Around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to a single-vehicle accident on Gillian Crescent. Once they arrived, they found that a 2010 Dodge Ram pickup truck had left the road and struck a tree and a pole, suffering extensive damage. There were two people in the truck at the time of the crash, both hailing from Vimy, about 50 kilometres north of St. Albert: a 41-year-old male driver and a 42-year-old male passenger. Firefighters had to cut open the truck to get both of them out. Both passengers were sent to Edmonton hospitals. The driver was not seriously injured, but the passenger remains in hospital with serious injuries. Neither passenger was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash. Police also suspect that alcohol and speed were factors. St. Albert RCMP media liaison Cpl. Laurel Kading said that, although young people are getting the message police about trying to get out about impaired driving, other people are not. “Unfortunately, I think there may be a segment of the population that is just not accepting of that message no matter what,” she said. “When people consume alcohol, one of the first things it affects is the judgment centre in your brain, so that’s one of the reasons that [Mothers Against Drunk Driving] and police recommend you have a plan before you go out. Before you have that first drink, you know who’s going to be the designated driver or you know how you’re getting home.” Criminal charges are pending against the driver of the truck as the investigation continues.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012

COUNCIL TOWN HALL MEETING

YOUR COUNCIL NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 24, 3:00 p.m. Council Chambers St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street

Agenda items:

The complete agenda package is posted to www.stalbert.ca

Agenda items:

• Mayor’s Task Force – St. Albert Trail Improvement Plan Preliminary Report • Animal Bylaw Review • City of St. Albert and St. Albert Rams Lacrosse/St. Albert Ringette Lease Agreement Renewal • Amendment to Alarm Systems Bylaw 25/2002 (False Alarms) • Public Hearing – 5:00 P.M.: Bylaws to amend the Municipal Development Plan and the Intermunicipal Development Plan to designate lands as industrial/ employment lands You can address Council on these or any other issues. Public appointments are heard at the beginning and end of each Council meeting. Call 780-459-1500 to register. Council meetings are televised on SHAW TV Channel 10 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., webcast live and archived: stalbert.ca

COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD

Tuesday, September 25, 6:30 p.m. East Boardroom, Third Floor St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Thursday, September 27, 6:00 p.m. East Boardroom, Third Floor St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street

Wednesday, October 3, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Meeting Room 1, Fountain Park Pool 4 Cunningham Road Agenda: • Opening Remarks • Open mic/agenda • Social Master Plan • St. Albert Trail Improvement Committee • Employment Lands/Economic Development • Attracting young families to St. Albert • Affordable Housing • AUMA • Other The Town Hall will be chaired by Deputy Mayor Cathy Heron. For information, contact 780-459-1500.

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SOCIAL MASTER PLAN

GRANTS ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES GRANT

Do you have an idea, large or small, for a citizen-action project that would benefit the environment in our community, but you are without the funds to make it happen? The Environmental Advisory Committee and the City of St. Albert is now accepting applications for the 2012 allocation of the Environmental Initiatives Grant. This grant is for St. Albert schools, non-profit organizations and community groups. Application Deadline: October 9, 2012 at 5 p.m. For more information on eligible projects and applicants, visit www.stalbert.ca/ environmental-initiatives-grant-program or email environment@st-albert.net for a complete application package.

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HAVE YOUR SAY! AHF AGREEMENT SURVEY

You have an opportunity to provide input into shaping the City’s stewardship agreement with the Arts and Heritage Foundation (AHF), which is up for renewal. AHF manages and operates the Musée Héritage Museum, heritage sites and Art Gallery, as well as associated programming. The agreement ensures the proper stewardship of historic and cultural artefacts, historical resources, archives and some visual arts owned by the City. The existing agreement is on the City’s website at www.sta-culture.com/stewardship_ agreement_review.php. How to participate: • Complete the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ AHFAgreement. • Send comments by email to stalbert@st-albert.net. The survey is open until September 23, 2012.

You have told the City of St. Albert that these social issues are important to you: • housing • access to health care • drug abuse • bullying among youth • creating safe neighbourhoods Let’s continue the conversation on how we can address these issues and further strengthen our community. Join us for the next round of community conversations. Register early by email at cparenteau@ st-albert.net or call 780-459-1756. Seating is limited. Sept. 26, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Servus Place (Morinville Rm) Sept. 29, 12 – 4 p.m. Servus Place (Morinville Rm) For information and ways to get involved, visit www.stalbert.ca/social-master-plan.

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mark your CalenDar Fall Compost Giveaway event

The City of St. Albert is holding the Fall Compost Giveaway Event:

Good neighbours are the building blocks of a great neighbourhood! The City invites you to celebrate your good neighbour by nominating and thanking them for creating a connected, safe and caring community.

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Fire prevention week open House

For details and nomination forms visit stalbert.ca/goodneighbour or call 780-459-1756

SKATE PARK REFURBISHMENT AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT CloseD septemBer 12, 2012 – novemBer 2012

Fire Prevention Week is October 7 to 13. This year’s theme: Have two ways out!© Bring your family and learn about fire safety at the Fire Prevention Week Open House:

Construction is underway at the City of St. Albert Skate Park to replace aging infrastructure as well as to add enhancements which will increase safety and enjoyment for users. The skate park, located at Sturgeon Road east of Boudreau Road beside Woodlands Park, is closed during construction.

adult 1 is for those who need help learning to float, glide or kick. This level will help you get started on developing water confidence and swimming skills. Fitness drills and activities suitable to your swimming level will increase strength, endurance, and confidence to perform the skills unassisted.

october 7 | 1 to 4 p.m. Fire Hall no. 3 – 100 Giroux road

Construction will include concrete repairs, as well as adding numerous enhancements such as new rails, flat bars, roll over corners, and transitions to hubba ledges.

Enjoy giveaways, displays, inflatable castles and slides, draws, free hot dogs, refreshments and ice cream. Put your child’s name into the draw to become Fire Chief for a Day!

Anticipated completion is November 2012 (weather dependent).

adult 2 and 3 are for those who are able to swim front and back crawl at least half way across the pool. Explore interval training and more stroke drills to help you master your newly developed swimming skills. Breaststroke skills, deep water orientation and entries are introduced.

For more information, visit www.stalbert. ca/fire-prevention

To register or more further information, call Fountain Park Pool

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CITY-WIDE CLEAN UP Roll Up YoUR SleeveS! septemBer 22 & 23

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Choose an area near your home or office. See website for a list of clean-up times and locations. Neighbourhood captains needed! To register or for more information, visit StalbeRt.ca/SpRUce-Up-St-albeRt or call 780-459-1600

For more information and to see conceptual designs, visit: www.stalbert.ca/skate or call recreation services at 780-459-1600.

TEMPORARY TRUCK CROSSING RAY GIBBON DRIVE – RIEL PARK REDEVELOPMENT PHASES 3 & 4 JULY 23 – NOVEMBER 30, 2012 Drivers and trail users should be aware of the following disruptions on Ray Gibbon Drive associated with the Riel Park Redevelopment • Heavy truck traffic on Ray Gibbon Drive between LeClair Way and Giroux Road. Trucks will be making approximately 190 round trips per day. a temporary signalled crossing will be built on Ray Gibbon Drive south of the Sturgeon River bridge to allow the hauling of clay and topsoil for redevelopment. Temporary signals at the crossing will keep traffic flowing; however, expect delays. Starting September 3, trucks may be restricted from using the temporary crossing during peak traffic times (7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m.) to minimize delays on Ray Gibbon Drive. • temporary trail closure of a portion of the Red Willow Trail between Levasseur Road and the Sturgeon River bridge will be closed until fall 2013 due to the

truck crossing and site redevelopment. Access to Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park and the BLESS platform remains open via Rodeo Drive. Motorists and trail users are advised to watch for signs. Motorists please maintain the posted speed limit. Thank you for your patience during the 2012 construction season. For more information: contact the City of st. albert engineering, Capital projects, 780-459-1654 or visit www.stalbert.ca/ riel-recreation-park-redevelopment.

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Local Mounties get their medals GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

St. Albert RCMP Const. Janice Schoepp shows off her Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal outside the detachment.

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They may be thousands of miles from Buckingham Palace, but two members of the St. Albert RCMP detachment recently got into the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. On Wednesday, Sept. 12, community policing officer Const. Janice Schoepp and Auxiliary Const. Terry Cipwnyk received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at a ceremony at the Fantasyland Hotel in West Edmonton Mall, along with numerous other RCMP members from across the province. “It’s a great honour because other people recognized the work I do,” Schoepp said. “I was nominated by other people, and that’s pretty special, I think.” Schoepp started out as a teacher before switching to police work. But she still loves working with kids. “A lot of police work isn’t as positive or uplifting, but to get a chance to spend time in the schools or spend time in the community, I get to see a lot of the positives that are going on,” she said. Meanwhile, Cipwnyk also felt the medal was a great honour, and was validation for all the hours he had put in. “It was unexpected, but it also means

all the volunteer hours, working late and being away from my family when my children were small, was all worth it,” he said, noting that his family fully supports his involvement in the auxiliary program. Schoepp and Cipwnyk may have been the only current detachment members to receive the medal at last week’s ceremony, but they are in good company. Detachment commander Insp. Kevin Murray will receive a medal at a ceremony later this year in British Columbia, where he recently transferred from, and other former St. Albert detachment members receiving medals included Superintendent Warren Dosko, Insp. Dan Konowalchuk, Cpl. Mike Moulds and Cpl. Ted Soltys. “I think that was part of the fun, seeing people again,” said Schoepp, whose brother is also in the RCMP and also received a medal the same day. “A lot of these people are people I really respect, and I know they do good work.” And the number of recipients with ties to St. Albert reflects very well on the work being done in the city, she added. “I think it’s not just here, but everywhere,” Schoepp said. “This award is not about just what you do in your regular workday, but also about the work people do in their communities that isn’t always recognized.”

Another former St. Albert detachment member to receive the medal was Const. Vincent Roy, who was killed last December at the age of 37 when he was hit by a cube van while conducting a traffic stop 85 kilometres east of Montreal. Meanwhile, Cipwnyk has been volunteering with the RCMP auxiliary program since the early 1990s while working as an electrician with Epcor. “I’ve actually got the best of both worlds,” he said. “I can do my current job during the week, and then go out and do my volunteer work on weekends.” Though not a full-fledged member of the force, Cipwnyk said he still gets to experience the same sense of duty and service as the full-timers. “It’s just knowing that volunteering in a situation has turned out to be a positive ending,” he said. “And someone recognizing your efforts — whether you’re an auxiliary member or a volunteer member, the public recognizes you as an important part of the police force.” The Diamond Jubilee Medal was created to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1952 and recognizes significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. Sixtythousand of them will be handed out across the country over the course of 2012.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012

Dreams Take Flight for Sidekicks kids them.” The kids only found out about the trip about a week and a half A trio of kids from St. Albert before takeoff at an event at were in for a whirlwind trip this Sutton Place Hotel in downtown week. Edmonton, and Koziol said that The children, between the there were some understandably ages of seven and 11, are part excited reactions, which some of the Sidekicks Mentoring parents caught on video. Program run by the St. Albert “There was utter disbelief, then Community Information and a lot of them teared up because Volunteer Centre, and got to their parents were crying,” she spend Wednesday at Disneyland said. “Every time I watch the darn in southern California, rubbing video, I get tears. They were so shoulders with the likes of shocked.” Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, This is the first time children in courtesy of the Edmonton chapter the Sidekicks program have been of Dreams Take Flight. chosen to participate in a Dreams “We don’t Take Flight trip. have to wait at The Sidekicks any of the rides; Mentoring we get to go Program has right through,” been around said Sidekicks for 25 years co-ordinator at the CIVC, Sherri Koziol Sherri Koziol. matching kids Sidekicks co-ordinator “I’ve got to between six and get my running 16 years of age shoes out so that this old girl can with community volunteers who keep up with these kids,” she can act as positive influences and added with a laugh. role models. Koziol and the rest of the St. “We offer activities for the Albert crew took off at 3 a.m. families so they can connect with Wednesday and touched back each other, and the mentor can down in Edmonton at 1 a.m. come with the child,” Koziol said. Thursday. Koziol also has the “We are also really in tune with task of taking as many pictures the community resources. Tim of the kids as she can so Hortons sent six kids to they can be turned their camp this year.” into photobook Koziol added keepsakes of that the program the trip. is doing well, Dreams but there is Take always a Flight is a need for national volunteer charity help. that gives “There’s “the trip always a need of a lifetime to for mentors,” she physically, mentally said. “But not just or socially challenged mentors — just people children,” according to their helping us out with activities. website. The charity is sponsored And even the fundraising — we by Air Canada, and there are eight do bingos, and we’re going to be chapters in major cities across the doing a coat check coming up. country. So if people don’t want to make “They had to have never been to a weekly commitment, there are Disneyland, and not even having activities they can do once in a the chance in the near future while.” to go,” Koziol said. “Actually, For more information on the three kids we selected to go the Sidekicks program, log on haven’t even been on a plane trip to stalbertcivc.com/sidekicksbefore. This is all brand new to mentoring.

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

“Every time I watch the darn video, I get tears.”

Remote-controlled chaos Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Local State Farm agent Michelle Broadbent and team member Vikki Higgins have a laugh trying to navigate remote-controlled cars through an obstacle course while wearing Drunk Busters goggles during the Celebrate My Drive event Saturday morning in the parking lot of St. Albert Centre.

StAT seeks input on long-term plan GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

A new plan for public transit in St. Albert generated more questions than answers Monday afternoon, but that’s OK — city councillors and other stakeholders will have plenty of chances to ask away. St. Albert Transit director Bob McDonald and director of planning and customer service Will Steblyk were before council at their regular meeting Monday to give them the first look at the department’s new longterm plan. “This long-term plan is a policy document that provides a road map for transit as we see it over the next 15 years,” McDonald said. While councillors had lots of questions about the plan, they’ll have plenty of time to ask them, as StAT will be collecting feedback from all interested stakeholders over the next 60 days. That includes transit riders and community groups as well as councillors. “Transit is something that is very personal, very near and dear to the residents of this community, so we want to make sure we get this plan right,” city manager

Patrick Draper said. There are two parts to the plan, one dealing with conventional transit, including a possible LRT line to St. Albert’s doorstep, and one dealing with handibus service. A review of St. Albert’s handibus service was completed earlier this year, and the long-term plan would lay out the details on implementing recommendations from that review. Under conventional transit, McDonald said that two of the biggest areas for improvement are schedule adherence and cost recovery, but the long-term plan could be “a way to guide where we go in the future on those items.” Other elements of the plan include fares, environment sustainability, administration and staffing requirements and new capital projects that could include park-and-ride stations at both the north and south ends of the city, as well as either an expansion of the existing garage facility or construction of a new one. The final draft of the plan, incorporating the public feedback, should be back before council by Feb. 6, 2013. The plan is available online at www.ridestat.ca.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012

OPINION

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Council picks right battle

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

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t’s often said, no matter what lot you may hold in life, that you have to pick your battles. This seems to be especially true, however, in the arena of municipal politics. Speak up against every little item that comes along, and eventually your objections simply fade into background noise. Don’t speak up by Glenn Cook at all, though, and run the risk of projecting an image of indifference and ineffectiveness — the last thing you want come election time. However, every so often, along comes an issue that city councillors can — nay, must — stand up against together and present a united front. And that is exactly what St. Albert councillors have done when it comes to a park and school site in the Kingswood subdivision. The developer in the area, Canterra, wants assurances that a high school will not be built on the site, and until it has those assurances, it won’t hand over the title for the land to the City of St. Albert, as they are required to do under their agreement with the City. Though some may not go as far as Mayor Nolan Crouse, who all but challenged Canterra to sue the City over whatever measures they may take to finally get the title to the land, councillors should be commended for the united front they demonstrated at Monday’s city council meeting in attempting to deal with this matter. While the language in the motion they passed may not have been as strong as they would have liked, it was clear that no one on council was happy with the situation. Council cannot become beholden to the demands of developers, especially when they are as ridiculous and unfounded as Canterra’s. Their distrust of high school students is unsettling, especially when St. Albert has worked so hard in recent years to get young people involved in the community. Caving to Canterra’s request would also set a dangerous precedent for future developments. Council can’t afford to have other developers holding out on amenities until they get their way. It’s simply not the right way to do business. It may seem like they don’t at times, but in this case, council certainly picked the right battle. Now it’s a matter of standing by their principles and seeing it through to the end, no matter how much the developer may fight back.

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@StAlbertCIVC #StAlbert CIVC thanks United Way for your support of our organization & community! #UniteStrong #volunteer

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Many big issues crowding mayor’s plate

ince returning from summer break, it has been busy at St. Albert Place, with many big issues coming before city council. • Crime trends have declined recently in St. Albert — good news in a community known for our sense of safety. But I appeal to everyone to continue to report activities and, most importantly, continue the efforts of neighbourhood groups. There are currently 16 community groups in St. Albert working on various initiatives. There have been about 75 block parties this summer, which help with people knowing and trusting others. Police on bikes, as well as the community’s initiative on building the 40 Developmental Assets in youth, assist in safety. Youth engagement in community-building activities

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CROUSE St. Albert Mayor My City is a contributor to declining criminal activity. • It is unfortunate that Canterra, the developer of the Kingswood/Pineview area, will not transfer parkland title to the City of St. Albert unless they have has assurance that a high school will never be built in Kingswood. The City is ready to install the park amenities; it is up to the developer to provide the land as per the agreement. It is an unfortunate position taken by the developer: “Educate youth elsewhere, they’ll cause trouble here.” • The departed St. Albert Steel owes the City $129,000,

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a bill that is now overdue. The Alberta Junior Hockey League has assured me that this is being looked into. If the bill is still unpaid by Nov. 1, we will review our options with vigor. • Yes, leaves will be picked up this fall and composted. • Council looks forward to hearing from the community on the current social issues facing our community and emerging trends as input gathered on the City’s social master plan. Youth engagement, senior population trends and the need to increase the number of young families are all factors. We appreciate any time you can give through focus groups and surveys. Fall is a wonderful time, with Alberta Arts Days and StArts Fest coming up, road construction winding down, and kids back in school. Dance

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lessons, music lessons and fall/ winter sports are in full swing. Combines are harvesting and we are eating freshly picked vegetables. There are about 200 community-building organizations in St. Albert, and most get very active each fall. I am often asked about how I handle the criticism and demands that come my way. I figure that feedback, comments, input and criticism goes with the territory of the mayor’s chair. There should be high expectations and ongoing two-way feedback, as democracy demands this. You can send me a Facebook message, call my office at 780-459-1500, send me Twitter messages at @stalbertmayor, write a letter or email me at mayor@st-albert.net. You will also see me face-to-face at community-building activities. Owned and operated by

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CITY-WIDE CLEAN UP ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES!

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Akinsdale Clubhouse Fowler Track parking lot Deer Ridge Park – near Muriel Martin School Erin Ridge Park Flagstone Ice Rink Grandin Clubhouse Havenwood Pond by the playground Kingswood Park – by the playground Lacombe Clubhouse Parking lot at top of Mission Hill Gazebo off Hogan/Giroux Oakmont Park – by the playground Pineview Park Vital Grandin School Playground Willoughby Clubhouse

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Workshops bring bodies, minds together

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Two St. Albert ladies are working to bring bodies and minds together in health for young local girls through a new workshop. Former teacher Danielle Reed and personal trainer Kelsey McQueen have teamed up to offer the Fit and Fierce program for girls in Grades 5 to 7, which focuses not only on physical fitness, but also mental health and nutrition. Reed said that, after working in education and as a life coach for 17 years, she has seen first-hand why such a program is needed. “I thought, ‘Oh man, if I had some of this knowledge back when I was younger, what a difference it could make,’” Reed said. “And then, with Kelsey’s fitness piece and how she motivates people, we just said, ‘We have got to put body and mind wellness together to create something for girls so they’re more empowered and can go through life with less struggles.’” McQueen is a certified personal trainer, the owner of Alberta Fitness and a competitor in the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation. “Learning about their values and what they stand for is so important,” she said. “And we want them to develop a healthy relationship with food, for one thing — how to eat properly, how to fuel your body for whatever they may be doing.” “It all fits together,” Reed added. “If I’m going to build the fitness and the nutrition piece, I also need to be really sure about who I am, what I want, what my purpose is, what I value most, and carry that forward.” While the concept is unique, so is the format — Fit and Fierce participants start out with a full day workshop, followed by one evening per month throughout the rest of the school year. It’s a structure that helps increase accountability, Reed said. “We want these kids to have that accountability, and not a one-shot deal. We all know what it’s like — we go to one class, then try to carry it on yourself. It lasts a few weeks, and then the honeymoon period drops off, and you’re back to your old habits,” she said. “For us, even in our own lives, the programs that worked for me were the ones that spanned over time. So we wanted something where these girls knew, every three or four weeks, they’re back with us, and if their fires are dimming, we’re going to be there to spark them back up.” So far, it seems the idea has a lot of appeal, because the first session has already sold out, and they’ve had to open up a second. “The demand is high because it’s a unique program, and it is really going

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Kelsey McQueen (left) and Danielle Reed have teamed up to offer Fit and Fierce workshops to girls in Grades 5 to 7 in St. Albert, starting later this month. The first workshop has already sold out, and the second — which is slated to begin in early October — is filling up fast. to support them throughout the year,” McQueen said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun. We’re going to make it interesting and not something they’re going to dread going to.” There is a maximum of 20 spots in each workshop. But while the workshops are taking place in St. Albert, it’s a concept that Reed and McQueen feel is universal. “It’s basic understanding, basic teaching of all three aspects — fitness, nutrition and mind wellness,” McQueen said. “It can be applied to anybody, any age group, any gender. It is the basic knowledge to help you succeed in these areas.” McQueen and Reed teamed up after their children attended the same school and Reed came out to a few of McQueen’s bootcamps. “With our passion, both of us, for the children, we saw a need and we jumped on it,” McQueen said. With the first workshops filling up, Reed and McQueen have their sights set on bigger things, including taking their message to major youth conferences and other venues. “Our hopes really are that it just works in where see it fitting for them,” Reed said. Registration for the Fit and Fierce workshop is $325, although Reed said they are willing to work out payment plans to make sure everyone has a chance to participate. For more information or to register, contact Reed at 780-991-0191 or email coachonthego@albertacom.com.

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Lougheed inspired allies, foes GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

The passing of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed has had a profound impact on both his political allies and foes in St. Albert. Lougheed — who served as the Progressive Conservative premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, overthrowing 36 years of Social Credit Party government in the province — passed away Thursday at the age of 84 in Calgary after a few months of deteriorating health. Former St. Albert city councillor Bob Russell was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party in 1971 when Lougheed swept to power, and said he had nothing but respect for the man who represented Calgary West in the Alberta Legislature. “I admired him,” Russell said. “I knew, from the second time I heard Lougheed speak, that he knew what Alberta wanted and he could relate to them and the issues. I was very impressed with him from day one.” Russell specifically recalled speaking at a hearing on the oilsands after the 1971 election when a PC MLA in the back of the room starting openly challenging what he had to say. “When I finished speaking … he got up and started to argue,” he said. “Lougheed immediately got to his feet and said, ‘Excuse me.’ And when the premier stands up,

everybody shuts up. “He said, ‘Mr. Russell is an invited guest, and I will defer to the speaker that he only answer questions.’ This MLA … his face was red; he was mad. He sat down. “But I never forgot that. The premier could have sat there and let me get hammered by these guys. But nobody else got up and took a shot at me after that.” Meanwhile, Richard Plain was mayor of St. Albert from 1974 to 1977, and said he admired the way Lougheed led the way through some thorny issues at the time, including the development of the oilsands and social services being transferred from municipalities to the provincial government. “The whole province was changed from what was basically an agrarian, rural-based [economy] to one that had a very strong urban context, along with agriculture and, of course, the burgeoning oil and gas industry at the time,” Plain said. “He had the ability to, I think, galvanize people from all political directions.” He added that Lougheed’s style still influences the provincial political landscape today. “People define, even to this day, in terms of the Progressive Conservative party, as being a Lougheed conservative as opposed to [Ralph] Klein or somewhere in between,” Plain said. “He turned out to be an icon, not only in Alberta, but a Canadian icon.” WED. WE D. GAZ OCT 12, 19, 26/ 6/11 11 – 3x 3x18 182 18 2 {p {pro roce ro cess ce ss}} ss

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Edible Front Yard, incorporating edible fruits or plants into the landscape design, including vegetables, grains, fruiting trees, berry bushes or even mushrooms; • Penny Reidford and Carol Watamaniuk for Best Overall Front Yard; • Antonio Foddis and Helen Rodgers for Best Art in a Front Yard. As well, two additional awards were handed out for community spirit and innovation. The Winfield, Clayton and Climenhaga families at 88, 90 and 92 Larose Dr. took home the Good Neighbour Award for gardening together and designing landscapes that flow from one yard to the next. Public works employees Paul Monilaws and Santos Roppo were also recognized for an innovative “up-cycling” display they created using materials from the City’s recycling yard. A total of 150 nominations were received for the program’s five categories since the call went out in April 2012. A volunteer panel with representatives from the St. Albert and District Garden Club, the St. Albert Botanic Park and the City judged the entries. There is also a Best Winter Front Yard category, for which an award will be handed out in early 2013. For more information on the program, log on to www.cultivatebusiness.ca.

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BeagleMania takes over

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Oodles of huggable hounds crowded downtown Edmonton Sunday afternoon during Beagle Mania — a pet-friendly charity fundraising event for the Beagle Paws Rescue Society. The sun was shining as both the beagles and their owners enjoyed games and activities in Oliver Park while raising awareness about the beagle breed and what animal lovers can do to help beagles looking for homes in the city. “It’s primarily a day for beagle owners and their dogs. I think it’s gone really well,” said May Sutherland, spokesperson for the Edmonton chapter of Beagle Paws, as a beagle nudged its gumdrop nose against Sutherland’s ankle. The Beagle Paws Rescue Society rescues neglected, abused and unwanted beagles across Canada, Sutherland explained. The Edmonton chapter currently has a dozen beagles in foster homes and need help paying for their food and veterinary care until they can be housed permanently. “Beagles are stubborn, strong-willed and independent. They’re hunting dogs,” Sutherland said. “They have a mind of their own and not everybody is prepared for that. They take these cute dogs home and don’t realize it’s a challenge.” With some work, beagle owners are rewarded with a pet that’s lovable and loyal, Sutherland said. Rochelle Harris and her daughter Elizabeth, 11,

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Elizabeth Harris, 11, and her foster beagle Pixie take part in Beagle Mania in Oliver Community Park Sunday.

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then get to see the actual impact and meet the person running it, I’m sure I’ve got kids who’ll want to go into leadership now.” What was supposed to be a week-long work While Tod was surprised that Lindhout trip turned into 460-day hostage ordeal for had such an optimistic outlook even after all journalist Amanda Lindhout. But, from that she had been through, he hoped that message has sprung a lifelong journey of forgiveness would rub off on some of his students. that brought her to St. Albert this week. “It’s a very strong message, and I believe all Lindhout spoke to students at W.D. Cuts our kids picked that up,” he said. “And I think Junior High School on Larose Drive Friday us adults could be the same way — forgiveness afternoon, sharing stories from her 15 months and moving forward.” as a hostage in Somalia and, more importantly, Lindhout, who grew up in Red Deer, was the lessons she learned in that time, especially working as a freelance journalist in Baghdad, about what her captors were going through Iraq, in 2008 when she decided to take a trip themselves and about being able to to Somalia to report on the status of forgive them. women rights in the African country. In fact, if there was one thing But she and her cameraman, Nigel Lindhout wanted the students to take Brennan, were soon captured in a away from her talk, it would be the scene that looked like it was “straight need to “create your own process of out of a Hollywood movie,” Lindhout forgiveness,” she said. said, and their kidnappers demanded Lindhout added that, over the a $2.5-million ransom. course of her ordeal, she began to In the first five months, Lindhout feel sorry for her kidnappers, most of Amanda said she and Brennan were treated whom were teenage boys who wanted Lindhout “decently,” allowed to stay together to learn about the world beyond for the first little while and then later Humanitarian Somalia, and she came to realize that finding covert ways to communicate. they could rationalize hurting her During that time, they planned and her cameraman because they had been an escape by using nail clippers to open up hurt themselves. a hole in a bricked-over bathroom window “I believe in the people of Somalia. I believe and crawling out through “a hole the size of a in their goodness,” she said. basketball” and running to a nearby mosque. Last year’s Grade 8 and 9 leadership class However, they were recaptured there, at W.D. Cuts raised the money for Lindhout’s despite the efforts of one local woman who charity, the Global Enrichment Foundation, to took a shine to Lindhout. have her speak at the school. “This woman didn’t know me, but she Principal Mike Tod said that Lindhout’s called me her sister,” Lindhout said, detailing talk had a profound impact, not only on the her fight to keep her out of the kidnapper’s students, but also on staff like himself. clutches. “I knew her story, but listening to her talk “She touched my life in a way I’ll never just brought so many things to mind,” he said. forget, and that inspires me every day,” she “When kids raise money for charities, and added.

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Amanda Lindhout poses with last year’s leadership students from W.D. Cuts Junior High School after speaking to students there Friday about her hostage ordeal in Somalia in 2008 and 2009. After the escape attempt, things got worse for Lindhout. She and Brennan were completely separated, and never saw one another for the remaining 10 months of their ordeal. Lindhout was chained to a floor in a pitch black room, subject to beatings and not permitted to make even a noise for weeks on end. “I had things taken away that you think can’t be taken away — the sky, laughter, light,” she said. “... I never knew if I would make it through the day.” But she did, and days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, until one day in November 2009 when Lindhout’s family finally cobbled together the ransom — since lowered to $1 million — and she was released. “I felt like I had been given a second chance at life,” she said. But the ordeal had taken its toll on her — she told the students at W.D. Cuts that she was

so malnourished that her hair and toenails were falling out, and she had lost seven teeth due to the beatings she was subjected to. Through the aftermath, though, Lindhout has stayed positive, applying the lessons learned to other challenges in her life and working to make lives better for young Somali children through the Global Enrichment Foundation. “I really want to share the sources of strength that I discovered within myself in order to survive. … I share with you only to show you that what I’m saying is true — that we really can survive really extreme challenges and even find all sorts of gifts and lessons wrapped up in some pretty tough stuff, if we’re open to seeing that,” she said. Lindhout has been back to Somalia five times since being released to continue her humanitarian work, and plans to go back again later this fall.

Iceland hike ‘challenging’ but fun, says local Army Cadet MATT DYKSTRA Sun Media News Services

Exploring the vast and challenging terrain of Iceland’s southwestern region, an Edmonton cadet experienced firsthand the county his family once called home. Sam Smith, a member of the St. Albert Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, undertook the International Expedition to Iceland with 17 other cadets from across Canada Aug. 24. Smith, 18, said he was drawn to the trip because he is part Icelandic. Smith’s grandmother grew up in the country’s capital city of Reykjavik, which he got to see for the first time on the last day of the trip. “Iceland is absolutely breathtaking — all the scenery,” said Smith. “You can drink the water straight from the streams, eat the berries right off the ground.

The terrain to hike on is extremely difficult and challenging, but makes for great fun.” The group, led by three Canadian Cadet Instructor Cadre Officers, endured 10 days of hiking and three days of mountain biking, ascending more than 1,000 metres of altitude. Smith said the “challenging” 17-hour trip across the Skeioararjokull glacier — the third largest glacier on Earth — was his favourite trek of the journey before he returned home Sept. 6. “We’re some of the few that have proved we can do it. It’s something good to look back on and say you’ve done,” he said. Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps International Expeditions are held to test and reward the survival skills of senior cadets from across Canada. Candidates must prove their abilities prior to being considered to undertake an International Expedition.

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Cadet Sam Smith, 18, takes a minute to stop for a photo while hiking through the lava fields of Eldhraun, Iceland.

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NHL lockout could hit local businesses hard the Western Hockey League teams. “I think maybe we’ll see an increase in Oil Kings Sun Media News Services stuff especially after how well they did last year,” he Saturday’s confirmed National Hockey League said. lockout means Edmonton retailers specializing in “Interest is picking up as right now that looks like Oilers merchandise might spend this season with the only choice for hockey in Edmonton.” their pockets turned inside out. At the All Star Trading Cards, Gaming and Sports A collective bargaining agreement was not Collectibles store in Capilano Mall, manager Paul reached between the league and Smolik expects sales of Oilers the NHL Players’ Association merchandise to take a small hit before 10 p.m. Edmonton time during the lockout but worries Saturday, meaning local hockeyeven more that their other NHL related business owners will need team merchandise will simply to prepare for a year of slow sports collect dust on the racks. sales. “It’s very unfortunate because Chance Bird Chance Bird, sales director usually by now people should Pro Hockey Life at Pro Hockey Life’s south be getting excited for hockey Edmonton location, is already again,” said Smolik. “With no lamenting the possibility of several long months rookie cards this year, sales of those will drop without Canada’s national pastime. significantly.” “It means a lot of long and lonely nights,” the born It’s likely pre-season games will be cancelled and raised Oilers fan joked Saturday evening. starting next week, said Smolik, and if there’s no “This lockout hurts the fans, it hurts the game and players on the ice by November, NHL rookie trading it hurts the market more than anything.” cards for players like Nail Yakupov won’t see store Bird said the specialty hockey jersey and shelves. equipment store expects to see a downturn in sales “It’s not just stores like us either. Think about the of jersey and NHL licensed apparel throughout the hotels, airlines, sports bars and the whole support lockout. staff industry at Rexall,” said Smolik. “This lockout The company’s two Edmonton locations opened is going to effect everything in Edmonton.” in August 2009, said Bird, and they never saw how While Oilers and hockey merchandise are still the 2004-2005 season NHL lockout affected the selling daily, Smolik said he will likely place more market. He hopes the lockout will draw more eyes to focus on their Edmonton Eskimos merchandise.

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CFL commissioner Mark Cohon and Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel pose for a photo with the Grey Cup as the 100th Anniversary Grey Cup Tour train made a stop at the VIA Rail station in Edmonton Friday.

Back to drawing board for gala legacy grant GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Photo: MATT DYKSTRA, Sun Media News Services

Paul Smolik, manager of the All Star Trading Cards, Gaming and Sports Collectibles store in Capilano Mall, holds out an empty Edmonton Oilers piggy bank.

Young artists in St. Albert are set to benefit from a new grant program — but just how much they’ll benefit is the remaining issue. City of St. Albert staff presented city council at their regular meeting Monday afternoon with a draft policy for a grant program that would use the surplus from the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s Distinguished Artists Awards gala — which was held in St. Albert in April 2011 — to support young artists hailing from the city. “The purpose of this program is to facilitate the development of young, aspiring artists from the St. Albert community through funding assistance for training, education or development opportunities,” said cultural services director Kelly Jerrott. The only sticking point, however, was exactly how much artists could

receive through the program. Coun. Cathy Heron pointed out that there was no maximum grant amount written into the policy, something she felt there should be given her experience sitting on the Community Services Advisory Board. “You could give the entire grant to one person,” she said. “Before I’m ready to vote on this, a $500 maximum number should be in there, or something culture [staff] deems appropriate.” But Jerrott said staff didn’t write in a maximum initially because they wanted to keep the door open for larger groups who might need more money. The surplus from the gala was $19,617, and the interest earned — plus another $1,000 from the City — would be the total amount available to be given out each year. Council voted unanimously to refer the matter back to staff and write in a maximum amount, as well as tighten up some other language in the draft policy.

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Q A Q Nickname? A People at work call me “Spoon-man.” Apparently, most of the food I eat at work requires a spoon.

Q Favorite pets or animals? A Unfortunately, our family doesn’t have a pet. There’s no way

to convince my wife to look after a pet in addition to our 3 young children!

Q Vacation this year... you’re heading to? A At some point this winter, we’d like to visit my Dad in Palm

Springs.

Q This weekend in St. Albert, what are you doing? A We’re heading up to the family cabin for some good ﬁshing and

swimming if the weather cooperates.

Q Favourite place to eat in St. Albert? A I’d have to say McDonalds. You can’t beat the taste of a Big Mac,

and mom and dad can enjoy their dinner while the kids stay busy in the play area for at least an hour.

Q You’re driving in your car, what music is playing? A Probably one of my kids’ songs… “Vroom, Vroom, Riding in the Car”

Q Best thing about your job? A The people. I meet lots of people from all walks of life, every day.

It’s these people that I have the privilege of working with to get them back living, sleeping and playing pain-free.

Q Favorite movie? A A movie from my boyhood, Stand By Me. Q Favorite hobbies? A Spending time with my family, playing hockey

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Q What sets you apart in your business? A Most of the treatment that is performed at Summit Physiotherapy

is hands-on. There is a strong exercise component to our treatment as well, but much of our treatment in the clinic is focused on Myofascial release, which involves loosening and releasing the tissues manually. We also offer a wide variety of other treatment techniques ranging from traditional Physiotherapy to Acupuncture, IMS, Visceral Release and Cranio-sacral therapy which are very effective with individuals suffering from pain who have tried other therapies without success.

Q Favorite thing about St. Albert? A St. Albert has a great small town community feel and there are so many playgrounds, green spaces and trails for our kids to play and explore

Q Great moment you had at work? A No one speciﬁc moment stands out as there are so many rewarding memories, but in general the most gratifying part of my job is just being involved in getting a person back to living pain-free and seeing them return to their normal activities

Q What’s the one problem customers come to you most often with? A Probably low back pain, but neck and shoulder pain are also very common.

Q What’s the best piece of business advice you’ve ever received? A I don’t recall one speciﬁc piece of advice, but my dad was a

business owner for over 35 years. Since I was a boy I saw how hard he worked and I’d like to think a little bit of that rubbed off on me. I guess one thing he said was, “if you provide a high-quality product or service, people will take notice.” I’d like to think we’ve done that at Summit Physiotherapy as our team is made up of highlyexperienced Therapists who are skilled, knowledgeable and friendly.

Q What’s the best way you’ve found to keep a balance between work and family life?

I try to keep my weekends just for my family and when I have to go into work beyond my regular clinic hours during the work week, I try to do it when the kids are in bed.

Q If we’re heading on a coffee run, you’re having ... ? A I’m not a big coffee drinker. I’d go for a hot chocolate instead. Q How messy is your desk/workspace? A Let’s put it this way: my wife wouldn’t be impressed. Q What video game or phone app are you addicted to? A I’m not a techie, I just got my ﬁrst cell phone 3 months ago so I’m still learning what an app is.

Q What’s your goal for your business over the next 12 months? A We’ve been a steady ﬁxture in the community for over 30 years

and I want Summit Physiotherapy to continue to be that pillar in our community that people can rely on when they are in pain and their quality of life is suffering.

Q Any advice you can give St. Albert residents regarding your industry?

Stay healthy by ﬁnding a physical activity that you enjoy doing and do it with your friends or family… but if you’re just getting back at it, start slowly and gradually or you’ll ﬁnd that you may have to give us a visit!

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of your $500 Paul McCartney tix. A**holes,” tweeted one angry fan Friday, after several Nov. 29 tickets popped up on an array of websites after the sale. “About 1400 tix for Paul McCartney’s #yeg show are currently for sale at scalper rates on StubHub, but fans were shut out of legit presales,” wrote disappointed Edmonton writer Randy Williams, on his Twitter feed. Though many were frustrated, some left angry, a few fans kept their sense of humour through it all. “Can’t Buy Me Tickets #NewPaulMcCartneySongs,” tweeted Edmonton resident Courtney Theriault. “My Seat is Far Back in the USSR #NewPaulMcCartney Songs,” wrote the McCartney-bound Marty Chan. Meanwhile, one fan is so desperate to see Sir Paul play, he’s offering up an organ for trade — and we’re not talking about the musical instrument. A Kijiji advertisement posted Friday reads “Will trade kidney for Paul McCartney tickets.” “I am offering a great, healthy kidney for 2 tickets to the show on November 28th,” the ad goes on to say. The owner of the Kijiji ad does not identify himself, or documentation on whether it is, in fact, a healthy kidney.

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That’s all for Sir Paul, folks. Paul McCartney’s second Edmonton show was announced and sold out in a matter of hours Friday, just moments after tickets for the first show were snapped up. The McCartney mayhem swelled to epic proportions in the city with the announcement of a second show — fans took to Twitter and Facebook around 10:40 a.m. Friday to celebrate as the news rolled out. By 11 a.m. it was official. Live Nation and Northlands tweeted a second Edmonton date — Nov. 29 — would be added to the former Beatle’s On The Run tour. The announcement sparked a panicked lunch break for many McCartney fans — especially for those who couldn’t seal the deal for the Nov. 28 show. Tickets went on sale at noon — and amid rampant complaints of ticket process issues — managed to sell out completely by 12:35 p.m. “I failed to get Macca tix because conveniently the Rogers Wireless Box Office wouldn’t take my Debit Visa,” said longtime fan Richard Guibault. “Was so close too!” To add insult to injury for Guilbault — and the many others who closed their

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Former Beatle Paul McCartney’s two shows at Rexall Place in November sold out in just minutes on Friday, leaving many fans frustrated as they later popped up on third-party websites. Tickemaster windows with disappointment — concert tickets went up almost immediately on third-party seller websites, some at quadruple the price. Still, he’s looking for tickets; he’s not ready to give up on seeing the Macca live just yet. “I may consider StubHub, however I am

not a fan of scalpers,” he said. “Trying to poke around on Twitter otherwise.” He wasn’t alone in voicing his dislike for scalping — the practice of buying tickets and reselling them for a profit — and others weren’t quite as diplomatic about it. “Dear scalpers: I hope it’s -40 and you are standing outside Rexall still trying to get rid

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Even though it’s heading into its 10th season on the CBC, comedian Rick Mercer says his show, Rick Mercer Report, still feels fresh.

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Rick Mercer Report and Two and a Half Men are heading into their milestone 10th seasons this fall. “Yes, but I’m going into the 10th season with the original cast,” Mercer said, proudly. “And no breakdown. At least no physical breakdown. My Twitter feed has not been that interesting.” The differences between Rick Mercer and Charlie Sheen notwithstanding, any TV show that hits the double-digit mark has entered rarefied air. “We’re heading into 10 years and I still call it my new show,” said Mercer, who began his new season Tuesday on CBC. “I have to stop that when I’m talking to people, saying ‘My new show.’ But I still feel that way, which is a

copied, since it relies so much on his good sign.” personality, and has held up so well ratingsMercer has been a staple on Canadian TV wise. Plus, even though it’s about all things since the early 1990s, through This Hour Has Canadian, it never feels as if it’s pandering to 22 Minutes, Made in Canada and now Rick Mercer Report. He admitted that even though Canadians. “I know that feeling, his current show — in I’ve watched shows which he basically travels sometimes and felt they the country in search were pandering to a of comedic gold — still Canadian audience,” said feels fresh, the thought of Mercer, who has a new leaving all the hard work book coming out, titled behind has crossed his Rick Mercer A Nation Worth Ranting mind. Comedian/TV host About. “But with my “I never think of show, we certainly don’t anything past one year, but that first year is really important, because pander. We’re just an unabashedly Canadian show. you’d like to have the network say, ‘Would “We’re not waving the flag in every single you care to do another?’” Mercer said. “But episode. It’s just that the mandate of the show, I’ve been boring my friends for the past five or the show we’ve developed, is to go out and years saying, ‘I think this is my last year.’ explore every week, and we just happen to “One year my mother said, ‘You’re live here in Canada. I’m just exploring the doing the show again? But you said you universe I live in, and that happens to be were thinking of stopping. If that was your Canada. instinct, what made you change your mind?’ “But it’s a big country. There’s a lot to And I said, ‘Well, there’s this reason and that explore. Luckily, I travel well. It would drive reason, but you know, mom, if I stopped some people completely mad.” doing the show, the number of travel points I As mad as ... uh, I don’t know ... Charlie collect would drop dramatically.’ “There was a pause, and mom said, ‘I think Sheen? Lasting 10 years is one thing. But for Rick that show could go forever.’” Mercer Report, lasting 10 years with the Mercer deserves a lot of credit for original cast truly is “winning.” developing a format that can’t really be

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Furtado’s spirit brings her back to singing JANE STEVENSON Sun Media News Services

After Portuguese-Canadian singer Nelly Furtado finished touring her first 2009 Spanish album, Mi Plan, she seriously thought about giving up English language pop music for good. But the 33-year-old Victoria, B.C.-raised, Toronto-based artist said she was just playing mind games with herself. Now Furtado’s The Spirit Indestructible, is due Tuesday, and she plans to tour it in early 2013, starting in Canada’s west coast. “I was just enjoying the behind-the-scenes part of what I do musically,” said Furtado, all dolled up in high heels, a black leather skirt and a denim jacket in a Toronto hotel room recently. “And I was thinking, ‘Yeah, maybe I should just do writing and production and do other things.’ And then I think it’s just a game I play with myself. Like, ‘I’m going to tell myself, I’m going

to quit, so that I’m going to have to go into the studio and create something so inspiring that I have to put it out.’ And that’s what happens every time.” The end result is a diversesounding album with a variety of producers (Rodney Jerkins, Bob Rock and John Shanks among them) that harkens back to her 2000 debut, Whoa, Nelly! with plenty of hip-hop, dance, pop, and world music influences including an appearance by the Kenyan Boys Choir. Furtado, who became a mom to daughter Nevis in 2004 and got married to her Miami-born Cuban sound engineer Demacio “Demo” Castellón in 2008 (Castellon worked on her last English language album, 2006’s Loose, in Miami) has visited Africa and Kenya the last couple of years at the invitation of Free The Children. She said those trips were part of the inspiration fuelling a lot of the nostalgic-driven music about her childhood in Victoria.

“It sounds like a cliche but just travelling to Kenya and Africa the last couple of years and getting to meet so many great people and really feeling this sense of joy and just kind of coming back to a place in myself that I had kind of forgotten about,” said Furtado. “And I think that’s why I’m writing so much about my youth and the essence of who I am because I kind of left that for awhile. ... I think that’s why this album feels purer to me. “On my first trip back from Kenya, I felt hope that I hadn’t felt in so long. Like I felt so hopeful about the future.” Still on her musical bucket list: A Brazilian pop album, a jazz album and another Spanish album. “I want to expand musically,” she said. “I don’t see myself making too many more pop albums like English pop albums; I think I might like to explore other genres. I think I’m just going to keep experimenting, really.”

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Valve sees the Big Picture Valve, the makers of the Half-Life, Team Fortress and Portal games, are equally well known for their online gaming platform, Steam. Having evolved into the de facto method of buying and playing PC games online, Steam is now looking to challenge game consoles with Big Picture, a TV-friendly interface that lets gamers hook their PCs up to an HDTV and navigate their game libraries using a wireless controller. It works amazingly well, and it’s a simple yet clever move that could make the normally desk-bound gaming PC a bigger player in the living room. Things may change, but the butt-groove in my couch is forever.

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collective “meh,” and it’s scarcely mentioned anymore. Ironically, more and more TV sets are now 3D-capable simply as a matter of course, and gaming does remain one form of entertainment where 3D sort of makes sense. (Especially with TVs such as the new LG models featuring Dual Play, which uses 3D tech to allow two players to have two different full-screen views of the action on the same TV.) Now that it’s not being rammed down our throats, maybe we’ll come around on the joys of three dimensions.

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Reality gets virtual (again) Virtual reality was a big buzzword in the ’90s, until people realized wearing giant, heavy helmets to view clunky graphics was actually a big buzzkill. Now, VR is suddenly hot again, with Kickstarter darling Oculus about to start producing their PC gaming virtual reality headset called Rift. While I’ve yet to go eyes-on with the thing, game developers are going gaga over it, heralding it as the next step towards full video game immersion. Don’t be surprised if some of the other big boys launch their own VR headsets, too — it looks like Sony might unveil one at the Tokyo Game Show later this month, although the device looks to be an updated version of their expensive, uncomfortable Personal 3D Viewer doohickey. We’ll wait and see.

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You might think September would be the most wonderful time of the year for parents as they watch their children climb back onto the school bus. But while the long, hot road trips of summer vacation time might be over, a whole new bundle of stressors is about to take their place. There’s plenty of advice aimed at mothers trying to manage the stress of managing a family. But many dads play just as active a role in shepherding kids from dance to drama class, and fathers don’t always realize when they need to take a break. “The same stress response systems for a charging lion are activated when we’re stuck in traffic,” says Dr. Rick Hanson, a neuropsychologist. “And these activations are not good for us in the long haul.” Hanson is author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom. He says that humans evolved to resolve stress quickly; once you escaped from a hungry animal, the pressure was off. That same fight-or-flight response can be activated by a toddler spilling cereal on your tie. But since there’s often no immediate resolution to modern problems, the system stays “on” and this can lead to chronic stress. Jon Crownover knows what it’s like to face the pressures of modern family life. “Being the typical guy, I’m a fixer. When the kids are upset and it’s something I can’t fix and make better, that’s what agitates me,”

Crownover says. The busy father of two boys says when he starts to feel stressed, he tries to take a moment and look at the big picture, something Hanson says is actually very effective. “Activating the soothing parasympathetic nervous system is the antidote to the fight-or-flight sympathetic nervous system. The two are connected like a see-saw,” Hanson says. “If you activate the parasympathetic system, that end goes up and you feel calmer and better.” Hanson says that since the parasympathetic system handles exhalation, breathing out a few times will have an immediate calming effect. Two other stress-busters include “giving yourself a moment of self-compassion,” meaning to wish yourself well, and taking time to take in the good. “The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positive ones,” Hanson says. “If we just stay with the positive experience for a few seconds, we can build it into our brain.” If taking a moment to stop and smell the roses sounds less than manly, consider this: even professional athletes are reaping the benefits of busting stress through similar means. Neil Underwood works for Tula Studios in Toronto. The trained yoga instructor says that along with the considerable physical benefits of yoga, men are seeking out the mental benefits as well. “At the beginning of any practice, there’s a meditative practice where we are calming the mind and the spirit,” Underwood says. “(Our studio) is located in downtown and we see a lot of professionals coming in after work to de-stress.” Underwood says yoga’s emphasis on proper breathing helps calm the body and a number of baseball and hockey players have used yoga to improve physical and mental conditioning. “There have been significant athletes in the last eight to 10 years who’ve prolonged their careers with yoga,” he says. “Guys are a lot more open to it now.” Crownover says laughter and a chill attitude have made his life pretty Zen. “When my son was little, I would tickle him so I could hear him laugh. As they got older, I’d crack a joke as much for my benefit as theirs,” he says. “I just don’t let a lot of little things bother me.”

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SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – Want to lose weight? Sleep it off. A growing body of evidence suggests that getting enough sleep is important for weight loss and should be added to the mix of diet and exercise, says an article published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “There is robust evidence supporting the role of reduced sleep as contributing to the current obesity epidemic,” write Dr. Jean-Phillippe Chaput, of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute in Ottawa and Dr. Angelo Tremblay of Laval University in Quebec City. They cite previous studies that show insufficient sleep may stimulate the craving for food and may interfere with the body’s appetite-control mechanisms. The researchers found further support in a study

involving overweight adults on a restricted caloric intake who were assigned to sleep either 5.5 or 8.5 hours a night for two weeks. The group that slept less lost about half as much body fat (55 per cent less) and felt more hungry. In their own observations of a group of overweight or obese adults on a 17-week program supervised by a dietician, they found that “both total sleep time and sleep quality at baseline predicted loss of fat mass.” Still, it’s not as simple as sleep more, lose more weight, the researchers said. “However, an accumulating body of evidence suggests that sleeping habits should not be overlooked when prescribing a weight-reduction program to a patient with obesity. Sleep should be included as part of the lifestyle package that traditionally has focused on diet and physical activity.”

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Expert joins calls for tan ban for minors that is totally preventable,” said Lim. “If you do not go to tanning beds, you will have a far lower risk of developing skin An American dermatology expert is cancer.” joining the call to ban the use of indoor Currently Saskatchewan, Manitoba, tanning beds by minors in Alberta, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova where the cancer-causing pastime is Scotia have banned indoor tanning both popular and to persons under entirely unregulated. 18, with British Dr. Henry Lim, Columbia, Ontario, an internationally and the Maritimes renowned skin cancer in various states of expert, addressed the approving similar dangers of indoor legislation. Dr. Henry Lim tanning to a room full “This is a reflection Dermatology expert of medical students of the science,” said at the University of Lim. “People need Alberta Monday evening. to recognize that any type of tanning Several studies conducted in the past response from the skin is damaging to five years have conclusively linked the the skin.” use of artificial ultraviolet (UV) tanning Tanning beds are most popular beds to an increased risk of developing among fair-skinned and caucasian deadly skin cancers like melanoma, said women between the ages of 16 and 25, Lim. said Lim. Melanoma, once regarded as “The data is becoming very, very a disease seen more often in the elderly, strong and from multiple sources,” Lim is now a common cancer diagnosed in explained, adding the World Health young girls between the ages of 15 and Organization officially designated 29. tanning beds as a cancer causing agent Alberta has one of the highest rates on par with cigarettes in 2009. of indoor tanning use in Canada, says “The sad part is that this is something Indoor Tanning is Out, a coalition of

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provincial health organizations against tanning beds in Alberta who hosted the information session. After several years of visiting Edmonton tanning salons to achieve a “healthy glow,” Erin Walsh learned a mole on her leg was melanoma, and the cancer had spread to her lymph-nodes. “I really want people to know, especially teenage girls, that a golden tan is not worth putting your life at risk,” Welsh said. “Being diagnosed with melanoma was incredibly frightening and treatment was awful.” After several months of chemotherapy, Welsh is cancer-free but says she still regrets her choice to ever use tanning beds. Dr. Lim recommends anyone looking for a tanning solution use the safer option of spray tan. Provincial legislation banning indoor tanning by persons under the age of 18 is Alberta’s “best start,” he said. Dr. Lim is chair of the department of dermatology at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He is also the 2012 president of the American Board of Dermatology and is an elected member of dermatology organizations in Austria, the Philippines and China.

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Erin Welsh poses for a photo in her apartment last December. Welsh says she developed skin cancer after using tanning beds for several years.

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Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $273,000 / High $1,397,000

Low $295,000 / High $395,000 Avg. days on market: 30

Low $224,900 / High $579,900

Low $229,000 / High $609,000 Avg. days on market: 43

Low $309,900 / High $1,189,000

Low $305,000 / High $685,000 Avg. days on market: 44

$518,240

$340,463

$352,815

$352,058

HERITAGE LAKES Pierre Hebert

Guy Hebert

780-459-7786 www.bermontrealty.com

$549,900, Bungalow 1461 sq.ft., 4 Beds, 3 Baths.

DEER RIDGE

OAKMONT

Sold Listings: 19

Active Listings: 27

Sold Listings: 11

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $354,900 / High $529,900

Low $353,500 / High $583,500 Avg. days on market: 43

Low $384,900 / High $1,750,000

Low $360,000 / High $760,000 Avg. days on market: 49

$417,052

$625,733

$500,727

KINGSWOOD

Active Listings: 20

Sold Listings: 33

Active Listings: 35

Sold Listings: 8

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $299,900 / High $669,000

Low $299,000 / High $471,000 Avg. days on market: 34

Low $319,900 / High $5,250,000

Low $255,000 / High $775,000 Avg. days on market: 51

$406,275

$443,643

Active Listings: 17 $446,655

7 BANTING PLACE

$547,525

$367,365

ERIN RIDGE

$1,026,971

$592,125

LACOMBE PARK

LORENE LECAVALIER 780.990.6266 direct 780.458.9399 lorene@sutton.com

16 OVERTON PLACE

$695,000 Walk-out Bungalow, 2123 sq.ft., 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths.

PINEVIEW 150 DAYS

Active Listings: 56

Sold Listings: 23

Active Listings: 29

Sold Listings: 32

Active Listings: 9

Sold Listings: 6

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $388,000 / High $989,888

Low $391,500 / High $893,000 Avg. days on market: 40

Low $284,900 / High $1,290,000

Low $310,000 / High $834,500 Avg. days on market: 52

Low $419,000 / High $584,900

Low $276,500 / High $462,000 Avg. days on market: 41

$590,975

$557,473

$574,066

$479,364

$457,615

$392,250

STURGEON REAL EST ESTATE

Pierre Hebert

ST. ALBERT

4 EMBER CO $459,900 2 storey, 1901sq.ft., 3 beds up, 3.5 baths.

Karissa Olson K

780.721.5496 direct 780.458.8300 www.kolsonrealestate.com

Guy Hebert

Sold Listings: 11

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $344,900 / High $374,900

Low $181,650 / High $370,000 Avg. days on market: 33

$357,300

50 LEONARD DRIVE $499,900, Open Concept, 5 Beds, 3 Baths, 1750 sq.ft.

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Active Listings: 4

$35.00!

$308,368

WOODLANDS Active Listings: 7

Sold Listings: 7

Average list price:

Average sale price:

Low $249,900 / High $549,900

Low $244,000 / High $586,000 Avg. days on market: 35

$376,200

HOUSE FOR SALE

$391,200

REALTORS Advertise your Listings on the St. Albert Real Estate Page

*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.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012

LIFESTYLE

Bullies move out of schoolyards CHERYL BROWNE Sun Media News Services

Photo: Sun Media News Services

A screenshot from the R.I.P Morgan Freeman Facebook Page. The page explains the actor just died of an artery rupture and asks people to “Like” the page to show their sympathy. More than 800,000 were quick to show their sympathy — and gullibility.

Separating truth from fiction

DAHLIA KURTZ Sun Media News Services

Fake is the new real. We live in a world where natural flavours mean artificial flavours, where reality means fictitious, and where viral lies become infectious truths. So how do we even know what’s real anymore? The eve before Halloween, in 1938, Orson Welles presented his radio play adaptation of The War of the Worlds. Broadcast as if it were a news bulletin, widespread panic snowballed throughout North America, as listeners believed martians had taken over Earth. Pop culture hoaxes are nothing new, but with social media these deceptions can quickly grow into memes, revelations, and mainstream news stories (torontosun. com/2012/06/22/more-people-turning-tosocial-networks-for-news). As Washington Post columnist @geneweingarten (twitter.com/ geneweingarten) tweeted, “Q: What was the greatest hoax ever perpetrated? A: We don’t know, do we?” In 2010, Wellesley College researchers found that with the advent of real-time search results, content from Twitter, blogs and news sites were loaded to the first page of searches within minutes of their generation. They argued that this presented a new opportunity for information to spread quicker, increasing our exposure to “personal opinions,

fabricated content, unverified events, lies and misrepresentations.” We put so much trust in Google that it has become gospel. Simply seek a random living celebrity’s death and you just may find it — likely at the hand of serial killer Twitter. Recently, Bill Cosby died — for the fifth time — along with Morgan Freeman, Rihanna, Eddie Murphy and Bill Nye the Science Guy. Perhaps only once a celebrity stops trending on Twitter should we worry about his or her existence. As @sportsology (Twitter.com/ sportsology) tweeted, “There should be a social media rule that you can’t post #RIP unless you’ve looked up at least one real source to see if it’s true.” But it has gone far beyond dead-lebrities and elaborate hoaxes. It’s now insidious little lies that fuel our fodder. The other week false reports ran rampant that Samsung paid Apple a $1 billion fine in 30 truckloads of nickels. Over a year ago, a quote (thedamienzone.com/2011/10/05/bettywhite-facebook-hoax-about-balls-andvaginas) erroneously attributed to Betty White went viral, to be passed around to this day. A couple of months ago — for the second time in two years — Back to the Future fans were duped into believing it was the “future date” from the movie. McFlys! After the Royal Wedding, you couldn’t escape pictures from Cinderella online, showing almost exact likeness between the

cartoon characters and real-life royals. Too bad the pictures had been doctored. Perhaps only by learning to lie like these frauds, can we learn to find the truth. T. Mills Kelly, a professor at George Mason University in Virginia, instructs Lying About The Past, a course that encourages participants to create sophisticated — but innocuous — historical fables, then let them loose on the Internet. After two weeks, everyone comes clean about the fabrications. “Because they had to create plausible ‘false facts’ to support their hoaxes, my students became much closer readers of historical sources,” writes Kelly in his article “Teaching students to lie.” (http://theconversation.edu.au/teachingstudents-to-lie-historical-method-throughhoaxes-8653) And the professor taught them well. Though he cautioned the public of the impending stunts (edwired. org/2008/08/25/you-have-been-warned), one of his student’s stories made its way through Facebook and Twitter, only to land in USA Today — one of the largest papers in America. “Despite many stern warnings from teachers or parents, too often students uncritically accept what they find online, especially if it is served up in the first page of Google search results,” notes Kelly. “Of course, the same can be said of both scholars and society as a whole.” So be critical, be skeptical and learn to be a liar.

If you thought you’d left the schoolyard bully in the playground, take a look around your office. If the person to the left of you isn’t being bullied, pity the person on the right. As it stands now, more than one-third of Canadian workers admit to being bullied. “It’s still one of those things companies don’t want to acknowledge is there,” said Chris Hinkle, executive director of Firm Foundations. Hinkle offers in-house seminars and presentations to companies and organizations who have either called her directly — or one of their staff has — about a sour workplace atmosphere. But she notes harassment doesn’t just occur at the office — it can in be a school, a church or at the hockey rink. And she says it’s not always evident at the top of the food chain. “A company’s president or the principal Chris Hinkle can only do Firm Foundations so much. A lot of people condone it by their inaction,” she said. In other words, putting some of the responsibility onto the co-workers can break the cycle of abuse when their aggressive peer’s actions are highlighted. While most workers don’t wake up in the morning scheming how to make others’ lives miserable, apparently enough do. Raymond Lee’s report out of the University of Manitoba notes a study by three Ontario teachers’ unions found that 38 per cent of education workers said they had been the targets of verbal abuse, physical threats and other forms of intimidation. Another study of 180 workers in the prairie provinces reported about 40 per cent said they had experienced at least one out of 45 harassment criteria in the week preceding. Another 10 per cent said they could claim as many as five psychological assaults in the week prior. While the bruises are more to the ego than the flesh, the emotional wounds are as painful. Bullying can arrive in the form of a either a verbal comment meant to cause harm, or negative physical contact inducing fear. Bullies usually repeat similar patterns of behaviour intending to degrade, offend or humiliate someone in front of their peers.

“A lot of people condone it by their inaction.”

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012

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In the highly publicized “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match played in front of 30,000 at the Houston Astrodome, Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

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On average, golfers each walk 900 miles a year. They also, on average, consume some 22 gallons each of alcohol a year. Now that’s efficiency: 41 miles to the gallon! (didyouknow.org)

Comedian Bill Murray, who starred on Saturday Night Live and in movies like Caddyshack and Ghostbusters, is born.

SEpt. 22, 1862

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, setting a date for the freeing of 3 million slaves.

SEpt. 23, 1875

Billy the Kid is arrested for the first time for stealing laundry. He would escape and become one of the Old West’s most notorious outlaws.

SEpt. 24, 1988

Ben Johnson wins gold at the Summer Olympics in South Korea in 9.79 seconds. The medal would be stripped when Johnson tests positive for steroids.

SEpt. 25, 1968

Men In Black and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Will Smith is born in Philadelphia.

SEpt. 26, 1960

For the first time, a U.S. presidential debate is shown on television, with John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon squaring off.

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State Farm mascot Good Neigh-Bear entices drivers on St. Albert Trail with balloons during the Celebrate My Drive event Saturday.

ONE MILLION COPIES! We’re pretty sure that if Dr. Evil was part of the Leader team, he would be walking around all week with his pinky up to his lips shouting “One Meeeellion Copies!” Unfortunately he is not part of our team (that would be pretty fun) so we’ve been doing the best impersonation of that ourselves. This week we hit this cool milestone and we wanted to share that with you. Sincere thanks to our great community and all of our supporters. As we print our one millionth copy of the Leader this week, we are very excited for the times ahead (as well as dreams about Sharks with laser beams on their heads). Sincerely, The St. Albert Leader Team MPSSCS4373150MPSE

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STALBERTJOBS.COM Survey: Almost half live cheque to cheque SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – Almost half of Canadians live paycheque to paycheque, a new survey has found. But that number is down from last year. According to a Canadian Payroll Association poll, 47 per cent of Canadians live payday to payday in 2012, reporting they would struggle if their paycheque was delayed by even one week. That’s down from 57 per cent in 2011. That kind of financial juggling is most common in the Maritimes, where 54 per cent rely on their next paycheque to get by, followed by Manitoba at 53 per cent and Ontario at 52 per cent. It’s the least common in Quebec, at 33 per cent. Canadians are also better able to save money than they were last year. This year, 66 per cent of Canadians who are trying to save said they were able to put away some extra cash. Last year, only 40 per cent were able to save. The CPA, which advocates for payroll compliance, polled 3,500 Canadians nationwide between June 16 and Aug. 13, with a margin of error of 1.6 per cent.

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