St. Albert Leader - April 10, 2014

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The team behind the hugely successful Jack’s Burger Shack in downtown St. Albert — (L-R) Tu Le, Nathan Pratap and Jen Pulham — is ready to go beyond burgers and open up a new pub called Feast and Lounge just a couple of doors down sometime next month. See story, page 30.

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After winning awards for her volunteer work at the local and provincial levels, Katie Fitzgerald stepped things up a notch this week. On Monday, the Grade 11 student from Paul Kane High School was at Rideau Hall in Ottawa to receive the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award from Gov. Gen. David Johnston, one of 46 recipients of the award from across Canada for 2014. “It was amazing,� Fitzgerald said. “For them to fly me out there is just so cool. My whole family got to go out; to spend it with my whole family was great. It was such an honour to get it.� Fitzgerald has been volunteering with a number of local organizations for several years now, including Special Olympics, the Second Chance Animal Rescue Society, the BAM (Building Assets and Memories)

youth group, the SOARING program at the St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre, Free the Children Canada and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. She won a Stars of Alberta award from the provincial government in December 2013, and a Leaders of Tomorrow award from the CIVC in May 2013. Recipients of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award are presented with a certificate and a pin. The award was started in 1995 by former governor general Romeo LeBlanc. Seeing what some of the other recipients of the Caring Canadian Award do in their community, Fitzgerald was humbled to be included in their company. “I was one of the youngest there, but there was a man there who survived the Holocaust,� she said. “So to be grouped in the same category as a man that teaches people now about racism on such a big level, it’s amazing.� It was a whirlwind trip to

Ottawa for Fitzgerald, though, as she was back in St. Albert the next day to sing at the St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at the St. Albert Alliance Church. The luncheon also featured a speech by Olympic gold medallist and St. Albert native Meaghan Mikkelson, who said that volunteers are a “crucial� part of the community of her success in international women’s hockey. “The support that I find the most pure and authentic and enduring is the support that comes from volunteers,� she said, noting that there were 25,000 volunteers helping the athletes during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Mikkelson also mentioned during her speech just how inspiring she thought Fitzgerald was, something that knocked Fitzgerald’s socks off. “I was almost in tears. I can’t even explain it, that’s so amazing,� Fitzgerald said. “I was going to tell

her that. I was like, ‘You stole my line!’ But she’s definitely an idol of mine, and for her to say that is so amazing.� Also on hand for Tuesday’s luncheon were Mayor Nolan Crouse and members of city council, along with Alberta Culture and Community Spirit Minister Heather Klimchuk. “There is not a person here today, not a person in the towns and cities across the province, whose life has not been touched by the work of a volunteer in some way,� Klimchuk said. “National Volunteer Week and events like this luncheon are an opportunity to get to know who these volunteers are, and an opportunity to say thank you.�

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A new festival blending gardening and food is set to take root in St. Albert this October. Preparations are underway for the city’s first-ever Dig In “horticulinary� festival, which will take place at the Enjoy Centre on Oct. 10 and 11 and will educate patrons on eating, growing and supporting local. Dawn Fedorvich is an economic development officer with the City of St. Albert, and she said she and the other organizers of the festival are excited to bring their work to fruition. “It’s going to be really cool; it’s all about growing and eating local,� she said. “And it’s going to be very interactive. It’s not just a passive meal on the Friday night — you’re going to interact with the chef and you’re going to make

part of your meal.� The festival is being coordinated with the help of the Alberta Culinary Tourism Alliance. Dig In’s website just went live last week, and organizers hope to announce more details about the festival later this month. The idea for the festival came from the City’s brand leadership team, which was looking for ways to incorporate the botanical arts brand into aspects of everyday life in St. Albert. “It really highlights the awesome opportunities we have in St. Albert around growing food,� Fedorvich said. So far, organizers are

envisioning the festival being composed of a gala dinner on the first evening with chef Blair Lebsack of Rge Rd in Edmonton, followed by a number of workshops, demonstrations and breakout sessions on the second day. “On Saturday, there’ll be some free sessions where people can come in and see demonstrations — how to do a thanksgiving floral arrangement or how to make beef jerky,� Fedorvich said. Among the topics that will be covered are: t /BOP GBSNJOH 4NBMM TDBMF gardening taken to the extreme, growing food in small patches only a few square feet where land

is available; t &EJCMF MBOETDBQJOH Combining aspects of growing gardens for show and for food; and t (SPXOPNJDT 4BWJOH NPOFZ supporting the local economy and becoming self-sustainable through growing your own crops or buying them from local suppliers. There will also be sessions on craft beer making, which emphasizes flavour and technique in the brewing of small batches. “The beer fits into the local (aspect), as well as bringing people in,� Fedorvich said. i/BOP GBSNJOH NJHIU OPU appeal to you, but the craft beer will appeal to you,� she added with a laugh. The beer might also come in handy during some of the festival’s other activities, like

the hot pepper-eating contest that’s tentatively scheduled. Fedorvich said the folks at Hole’s are working to bring in some of the hottest peppers in the world for the festival, including the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, the hottest in the world, some 2,500 times hotter than a jalapeno. But before anyone chows down on those chilis, there’s quite a bit of other work to do between now and October. “We’re going to do some promotion with save-the-date postcards,� Fedorvich said, “and build a following through social media. But we’ve got to finalize our events and our chefs this month, which I think we’re on track to do.� For more information on the festival, visit www. diginstalbert.ca or follow @DigInFestival on Twitter.

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The Be Brave Ranch is moving closer and closer to completion, but they need a little help to push past the finish line. The ranch — a project spearheaded by Little Warriors, a national organization that helps adults prevent, recognize and respond appropriately to child sexual abuse — is located only about 20 minutes outside St. Albert, and will be the first of its kind in Canada, designed to comfort and treat the victims of child sexual abuse through therapy, the arts and outdoor

activities. But, in order to meet their goal of opening the ranch in June of this year, Little Warriors is calling on volunteers from all over the region — St. Albert included — to lend a hand. “Everything we’re doing is by donation; there’s no government money for a program like this,� said Cori White, project manager for the ranch, pointing out donations of toilets, shingles, paint and even vehicles toward the cause. The next community volunteer day at the ranch is April 26, when people can sign up to help with various tasks, like sanding

and varnishing log cabin walls, painting bedroom, raking grass and landscaping. While the organization has been looking mostly at people 16 or older during the renovation phase, the warmer weather and the progress made has opened up opportunities for some younger folks. “We’ll probably be able to say 12 and over at that point, because we’ll be out of the (demolition) mode, where things are flying around and we want to make sure the kids are safe,� White said. “And once we get into the outside stuff, we’ll probably take any age.� Aside from the general volunteer days,

though, there have been plenty of hands on deck at the ranch, including employees from Home Depot and from Jetco Mechanical, the latter of whom replaced 18 bathrooms throughout the facility last weekend. “Every time we go on Facebook and ask for something — we’re short of this or we’re short of that ‌ it’s awesome, it’s fantastic,â€? White said. If you’d like to help out on the next community volunteer day, email randi@ littlewarriors.ca. For more information on the project, visit bebraveranch. littlewarriors.ca.

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The next few months for Marianne Ryan, commanding officer of RCMP K Division, will be spent mulling over where to place 40 new frontline officers recently funded by the province. Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis announced Monday the government is investing about $227 million this year for RCMP, including $5.9 million for the additional officers. As part of the Provincial Police Service Agreement (PPSA), the RCMP serves rural communities that don’t have their own police service. Although it’s not known where exactly the new officers will be placed, what is known is that one of them will be stationed full-time at the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre in Calgary, and another at the Zebra Child Protection Centre in Edmonton. Currently there are no full-time RCMP officers embedded at either centre, despite a demanding workload. Bob Hassel, CEO of the Zebra Centre, said staff are “absolutely ecstatic� about the recent announcement. “It’s phenomenal. We’ll have our own

centre where we can just help children from all across the province — both rural and urban settings,� said Hassel, adding the centre currently has 10 full-time Edmonton police detectives. Last year, they assisted the RCMP with 59 of their files. “That’s fairly significant,� said Hassel. “Whoever they bring in here will be quite busy and have the support of the whole centre behind them.� Where the remaining 38 officers will go has yet to be determined. Every year, the province works closely with the RCMP to prioritize where the greatest needs are based on resources available and funding. “All of these officers will be going to areas that they are most needed,� said Ryan, noting the RCMP is actively recruiting. “This certainly helps significantly. Everyone could use more, but this is going to go a long way in serving our communities well and addressing that front line policing response.� The province has more than 1,500 RCMP officers stationed in communities served by the PPSA. The province also provides funding to the RCMP for specific areas, such as organized crime and First Nations in the city.

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degree in agriculture, but his ties to the U of A remain strong, as he has devoted thousands of volunteer hours to his alma mater. He has served as president of the Alumni Council and a member of both the U of A senate and its board of governors. He was also an honorary co-chair of the university’s centenary celebrations in 2008, during which he conceived the highly successful Green and Gold contest. “A proud alumnus, Jim seeks every opportunity to advocate on behalf of the university in its quest for continued excellence. With great passion and integrity, he continues to be a university leader and advocate in the tradition of the three generations of Hole family members before him,” reads a bio provided by the university. Other Community Connections Award recipients for 2014 include Dr. Cindy Blackstock, an associate professor in the U of A’s faculty of extension, for the Community Scholar Award; and the University of Alberta Mixed Chorus for the Community Leader Award.

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Public demand for increased involvement and transparency in municipal activities has led the City to re-evaluate its public engagement tactics. Council was presented with four different requests during Monday’s meeting based on a final draft of a proposal that was presented.

With the recent Erin Ridge school allocation, Coun. Cam MacKay put forward a motion for the City to look for legal counsel for a second opinion on the current agreement that delegates authority for allocating sites for schools.

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Into The Woods brings together a number of fairytale characters into one story, like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and his magic beans. But the main characters are a baker and his wife, who set out into the woods to break a witch’s curse that is preventing them from having children. Labelle said the story was first chosen for a musical theatre summer camp that never got off the ground. “It had been done a few times around the area, and I really love the show. I’m a big fan of Stephen Sondheim, and any chance I get to do Stephen Sondheim, I’ll do it,” he said. “He’s a challenge, and I think it’s a great repertoire for the kids in an educational

purpose, for them to learn further on in their craft what they need to do on stage and off stage.” But, he added, there’s a little something in the show for everybody. “It’s like SpongeBob Squarepants,” Labelle said. “The kids get it and laugh because it’s a cartoon, but there’s some adult humour in between the text.” Given that Visionary College has two locations — one in St. Albert and one in south Edmonton — the show has two casts, one from each location. :lik`j CXY\cc\ But Labelle said, ;`i\Zkfi despite some being stronger in certain areas, he is making it work. “I’m absolutely doing everything twice,” he said. “But both casts are

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to take full advantage of as summer rolls around. Over the past few months, the trio have had to hire more staff for Jack’s, and of course, a bigger, full-service space means even more hirings on the horizon. But Le said they’ll be particular in choosing new staff who keep up the fun, laid-back feel that people have come to know and love at Jack’s. “We’re all about the experience,” Le said. “We’re lucky enough that Jack’s is

small and we have the ability to control how everyone experiences our burgers and the experience here. So we’re going to be picky about the staff we have over there.” And between Pratap, Pulham and Le, they’re confident they can keep things going at both locations. “The three of us have worked together for a long time — not only in the Jack’s organization, but we worked together before that. And we’re always on the same page when it comes to decisionmaking and the quality of the product and dealing with guests,” Le said. “We’re almost like a three-headed monster. If Nate’s there or I’m there or Jen’s there, you’re going to get the same experience and the same product.” Jack’s Burger Shack opened up in St. Albert last August after about a year operating in Slave Lake. They were recently named No. 13 in The Tomato magazine’s Top 100 Best Things to Eat in Edmonton. In their time in St. Albert, though, Le said they’ve been blown away at how quickly the community has embraced them and their food. “Not in our wildest dreams did we think it would take off like this,” he said. “We’re really just a small family momand-pop shop. If you had told me a year ago when we were planning this location that it would take off, I wouldn’t believe you. The community of St. Albert has been unreal, and they’ve afforded us the luxury of being able to expand our horizons with this new venture.”

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is to land 200 new emails, focus on it all weekend. Don’t forget to celebrate on Monday if you reach your goal! 3. Know What You’ll Need: Before you know what you’ll need for the show, first you need to know what you’re selling — what you’re really selling. Those cupcakes might be going like hotcakes at the show, but what you really want is return customers. Put together a one-sheet with the info that your customers will need most, like pricing and how to order. Or better yet, attach a business card to each cupcake. 4. Style and Substance: Having tons of info about your business is great — but no one will ever get to read it if you’ve got a boring booth! Bright colours, product samples, and a professional set-up are just a start. Energetic staff are one of the best parts of a booth — if they’re knowledgeable, too.

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