St. Albert Leader March 27, 2014

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After years of inactivity, the owners of Grandin Park Plaza are ready to move ahead with revamped plans to give the site a much-needed facelift. Representatives of Vancouverbased property development company Amacon hosted an open house on Tuesday evening to share their new plans for the 4.2-hectare site, which retain the current office tower along with three new highrise residential towers, each over 20 storeys tall, and thousands of square feet of retail space. “We need to position this as a catalyst for broader downtown reinvestment, downtown prosperity, and downtown growth,” said Mark Reid, a partner with Urban Strategies Inc. of Toronto, an urban planning firm that is working with Amacon on the Grandin mall project. Planning permissions for the development passed by city council in 2008 allow for towers up to 19 storeys high; plans at that time called for five such towers on the site. The three towers under the new plan will be 27, 24 and 23 storeys high respectively, but Reid said the new layout has many advantages. “There is much better light penetration into the site,” he said. “And there’s a greater level of privacy between the towers. You’re not actually looking out of your balcony onto a person sitting on a balcony

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parking area, though, will be developed as a flexible use area, which could host markets, festivals and other special events on weekends. And even with all the buildings, about 18 per cent of the site will be green spaces like entry plazas and courtyards. Reactions to the plans at Tuesday’s open house were mixed, with the height of the towers being the primary bone of contention for opponents. “It was expressed in 2008 that we did not want it to look like Edmonton; 19 stories was even a push back then,” said local resident George Siemens. “Amacon said they were going to work within what St. Albert wanted, but obviously they’re coming back to try to push the envelope again.” But others were willing to accept the increased height to reap other benefits of the project. “We do need the retail, the tax base to rebalance our property taxes

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The City of St. Albert is taking a new angle on downtown parking this summer. Starting in May, the City will be reducing Perron Street from four lanes to two from St. Anne Street to Sir Winston Churchill Avenue, using the outside lanes to implement angle parking as part of a yearlong pilot project. “Rather than going ahead and making full-scale changes to (parking), we thought we should test it out and see how they work — how they work from our perspective, and how they work from your perspective,� City director of planning and development Carol Bergum told a meeting of the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce’s Perron District Committee on Thursday, March 20. The angle parking will only result in about 10 more parking spaces along Perron Street, as cars would not be allowed to park as close to intersections as they are now to allow for pedestrian visibility. The speed limit along that stretch of Perron Street will also be reduced to 40 km/h. Aside from the parking, though, the City hopes that the angle parking contributes to a more pedestrian-friendly atmosphere downtown.

“It’s going to change the face of that space,� Bergum said. Some business owners at the committee meeting were worried about the loss of lanes on Perron Street pushing more traffic onto St. Anne Street. Others were worried about the potential for collisions with cars backing out of angle parking spots into traffic, particularly from between large SUVs. City officials said, though, that they will be keeping close tabs on the situation throughout the year-long project, and encouraged business owners to come forward over that time with any concerns. Temporary partitions will be installed along Perron Street for the pilot project. Those will be replaced with more permanent structures if the project is successful, with the possibility of those playing into the City’s beautification and branding strategies. Spots along Perron Street will still be subject to a two-hour time limit. The City will begin advertising the parking changes next month, and they should be in effect by the end of May. Officials will monitor the situation and gather feedback from downtown business owners until May 2015 before deciding whether the change should become permanent.

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“If there’s one thing we’re going to see from the political process in the future, it’s a lot more personal attacks. It’s going to be a lot harder on families,” he said. While there were reports of party infighting prior to Redford’s resignation, Horner said it wasn’t as bad as it was made out to be. “But the media side of it, that’s what everybody hears. And that’s also what the leader hears. It’s tough on the family, and it’s tough on … all sorts of things,” he said. Still, in the wake of Redford’s resignation, Horner said it’s full speed ahead for the PC party under interim leader Dave Hancock. “(Hancock) is not

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running for the leadership, so he can actually manage the platform we have, and we can get to work on the governance of the province,” Horner said. “Frankly, we’re in the best place in the world right now … let’s move on with that, and let the party and the leadership race work out on its own.” For Horner, that means implementing the recently announced 2014 budget. But he’s “leaving the door open” when it comes to taking another run at the PC party leadership. “We’re gauging what the support is and whether or not I believe I can do what I think I need to do, which is bring the party back to its roots as Progressive Conservatives, because that’s what’s in my heart,” said Horner, who finished third in the 2011 PC leadership race behind Redford and Gary Mar. “If that’s the case, then we’ll make a decision in the goodness of time.”

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Need a little pick me up this month? Treat yourself to a fashion forward set of nails or fresh gel polish. Mary Curtain, owner of Gel Nail Bar and self-proclaimed nail guru let us in on the spring and summer trends in the gel world. The strongest spring color trends are blush pink or pink champagne and all shades of neutrals; mixing these colors with adventurous new shapes such as the almond, oval or long and pointy stiletto will give your manicure a current update.

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The Orchid Society of Alberta is hoping its annual show and sale will blossom in a new location in St. Albert. For the first time in its 37-year history, the society’s annual Orchid Fair will be held this year at the Enjoy Centre in St. Albert, taking over the facility from April 4 to 6. Show chair and society past president Darrell Albert said he and the club are very excited to be in the new venue. “It’s going to be such an aesthetic quantum leap from the old gymnasium we had before,” said Albert, who lives about five miles southwest of Leduc. “When you’ve got a 15,000-square-foot room with a full glass ceiling, the colours of the flowers are going to be true, unlike when you’ve got those mercury vapour lights and nothing is quite right colourwise. And it’s just a way more open, pleasant, airy environment.” This will also be the first time the society has experimented with a new date for the show, and Albert expects the turnout to be just as strong as it has been

in the past, if not more so. “It does vary, primarily because of the weather conditions,” he said. “For a number of years, we had the show at the end of February, and a couple of times in recent history, the attendance was quite reduced because, one time, we had –35 C and then –27 C and three feet of snow the next time.” Despite the fact that spring is just starting to pop up, there should be plenty of orchids in bloom at the show. “Most of the orchids we cultivate here are tropical, so people either grow them in their house, in their window, or they have a setup with lights in their basement. Some of us have spent the money and have greenhouses,” Albert said. “The orchids don’t know it’s winter, other than the short days.” Aside from plants, there will also be art and photography displays, supplies vendors, and a wide range of workshops and lectures for gardeners of all levels. Year after year, orchids remain a very popular flower, and Albert thinks that can be chalked up to their “exotic beauty.” “There’s over

20,000 orchid species out here; there’s just endless variety,” he said. “And some of the flowers are simply amazing.” Some of the most popular varieties in Alberta are the phalaenopsis, which are available in big box stores. “The flowers last three or four months ... and they’re relatively easy to care for. You can plunk it into an east- or west(facing) window and, as long as you don’t overwater it, it’ll come back next year,” Albert said. Some varieties can be notoriously tough to grow, Albert added, but there are others that don’t require as much attention. “Some grow up in the mountains, in a cloud forest, so unless you can reproduce that environment, it’s not going to be a happy camper,” he said. “But there are lots of different species that will grow quite happily in your house and flourish.” For more information on the Orchid Fair or the Orchid Society of Alberta, visit www. orchidsalberta. com.

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Muppets Most Wanted finished in second place, nabbing $16.5 million from Friday through Sunday, according to estimates provided by Rentrak. Animated Mr. Peabody & Sherman, produced by Dreamworks Animation Inc, took the No. 3 slot with $11.7 million. Divergent is adapted from a popular series of young adult

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and a sound effects artist performing live as comic book images are projected behind them. Meanwhile, The Queen of Colors comes from France using painting projections to bring life to a dreary world, while the play The Snail and the Whale comes from Great Britain to tell the story of a small snail who goes on a big adventure. Israel’s contribution is a puppet play entitled A Touch of Light, which tells the story of Louis Braille.

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teachers in elementary school,� she said at a press event for Divergent. “But I really just wanted to be in my own imagination, and there’s a point where you can’t do that anymore. But you have an excuse if you it on a page. I wrote my first story at 11. It was sort of a Lord of the Rings rip-off. I think young writers naturally start off by imitating.� But the series of books that would define her still-young career occurred to her when she was attending Northwestern University and thinking back to her Illinois

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market analysis, which was presented to city council last December. Next up is an entertainment study, which will look at gaps in the current market and the feasibility and possible location of an entertainment district in St. Albert. “We’re trying to arm ourselves with as much information as possible, so that, when we go out there as an economic development office, we’re not just going out and shaking hands and exchanging business cards,� McRitchie said. “We’re bringing to these investors very real and very tangible tools they can use to make a smart, educated decision on whether or not they should invest in St. Albert.�

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The battle to be more productive is an uphill one for most of us. Between rapid fire incoming emails, our daily tasks, todo lists in multiple places, and work/life balance, it’s a wonder that we get anything done. It’s something we see small businesses struggling with all the time. One of the most frequent comments we hear from expanding businesses in the NABI buildings is that they lack the administrative support to keep up with their growth. Staying on top of priorities and deadlines is a challenge that the NABI staff face, as well. As a small team working to develop dozens of businesses in the community, we often face seemingly never-ending task lists and a lack of hours in the day. Sound familiar? One way we combat the problem is with a team check-in every Monday morning. We celebrate last week’s achievements and look ahead to this week’s major priorities. With a clear plan for the week ahead and team support in place, it’s easier to stay on track.

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Here are a few more productivity tips that we rounded up from staff, tenants, and around the web: t Finish your least favourite task first: Crossing off the most un-fun part of your day off your to-do list early in the day gives you flexibility to do more of what you like. t Take a break: Set a timer to ding after 25 minutes of work to allow yourself a five-minute break. You can find out more about this by looking up the Pomodoro Technique. t One in, one out: Before say “yes� to a new task and overload yourself with responsibilty, cross something else off your to-do list — or better yet, delegate it. t Create time: Set one hour into your calendar each day where you won’t check email or take meetings. Use that time to focus on tasks that would otherwise slip by the wayside in between client phone-calls and new requests. How do you stay productive? Visit the NABI blog to comment with your tips or share with us on Twitter, @nabibiz.

The successful candidate will be working collaboratively with the Elder Abuse Protocol Committee to implement the St Albert Elder Abuse Guidelines for Action. This position is the central reporting, referral, and service support contact for community agencies working with victims of Elder Abuse. The position will also teach and train community organization key contacts as Elder Abuse responders. This position will support the Elder Abuse Protocol Committee in activities that assist the community to recognize and report Elder Abuse.

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