St. Albert Leader Jan 23, 2014

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St. Albert Public Schools Kindergarten Our Kindergarten open houses start January 30th! Check our ad in this issue for dates and times or check our website at www.spschools.org. District Administration Office, 60 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue

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Elmer S. Gish School 75 Akins Drive 780.459.7766 Kindergarten Information Evening/Open House/Cogito and Global Programs: February 13, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Keenooshayo School 40 Woodlands Road 780.459.3114 Open House: February 4, 6:30 p.m.

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When you register your children with St. Albert Public Schools, you’ll start them on a path of adventure, learning and creativity that will last a lifetime. Opportunities in academics, sports, fine and performing arts, community service projects, extracurricular activities and more await your children at our schools. Choose from our English, French Immersion, Logos Christian Education or Cogito programming for your children – each program prepares students for Grade 1 and provides the foundation for success. We also offer different scheduling options to accommodate your family’s lifestyle – choose from our regular half-day Kindergarten programs, our full-day every-day programs, or our full-day, alternating day programs.

Please join us for our open houses and school tours, or call your neighbourhood school to arrange a visit any time.

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Leo Nickerson Elementary School École Elémentaire Leo Nickerson 10 Sycamore Avenue 780.459.4426 English, French Immersion & Logos Christian programs available. Kindergarten Information Evening/Open House: February 5, 6:30–8:00 p.m.

Muriel Martin Elementary School École Elémentaire Muriel Martin 110 Deer Ridge Drive 780.458.0205 English and French Immersion programs available. Kindergarten Parent Information Evening: January 30, 6:30 p.m.

Robert Rundle School 50A Grosvenor Boulevard 780.459.4475 Kindergarten Parent Meeting: January 30, 6:30 p.m.

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Ronald Harvey School 15 Langley Avenue 780.459.5541 Kindergarten Parent Information Evening: February 12, 7:00 p.m.

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Sir Alexander Mackenzie School 61 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue 780.459.4467 Kindergarten Information Session: February 12, 6:30–8:00 p.m. (Library)

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Wild Rose School 58 Grenfell Avenue 780.460.3737 Kindergarten Information Evening/Open House: February 11, 6:30–7:30 p.m. Please note: As Alberta Education funds only the regular program, families must pay extra for the full-day every-day option. *pending sufficient registrations

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works department with a double whammy. While public works crews are still busy clearing residential streets around the city, the constant freeze-thaw cycle brought on by temperatures hovering around the freezing mark is resulting in potholes popping up on roads much earlier than usual, and crews have already laid down four tons of new asphalt this

year to patch them. “The majority of our crew have been working consecutive days. We’re actually having to force people to take (time) off and rotate crews, because they’ve been working steady, for sure,” said Tony Lake, operations manager for the public works department. Despite the increased workload, though, Lake said the number of potholes that have opened up isn’t much more than usual. “We’re not concerned about it being abnormal. There are no red flags out there,” Lake said. “We’re doing it within our current operations.” That also means the number of potholes reported by residents is also about on average. “It’s not anything that we wouldn’t consider par for the course or routine operations,” Lake said. Lake encouraged residents to call the City’s pothole hotline at 780-418-6066 or fill out the online form at stalbert.ca/ pothole for the fastest service.

/#''' That’s how many pounds of asphalt mix City of St. Albert public works crews have used so far this year to patch potholes that have sprung up on local roads as a result of the warm temperatures we’ve received so far in January and the freezethaw cycle of water on the roads. For more on this story, see page 3.

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You can’t spell W.D. Cuts without CTS — or at least you won’t be able to anymore soon. Alberta Finance Minister and Spruce Grove-St. Albert MLA Doug Horner was at W.D. Cuts Junior High School on Monday morning to announce a major modernization project for the school worth more than $10 million, the biggest point of which will be the addition of Career and Technology Studies (CTS) classrooms for subjects like industrial arts and home economics. “This is a wonderful opportunity to re-energize this building,� said W.D. Cuts principal Mike Tod. Horner said these types of CTS courses will benefit students as they transition into high school and beyond. “We know places like Bellerose and other high schools have these areas, so it’s a good way to get the kids used to this kind of option,� said the minister, whose riding includes the Lacombe Park subdivision where W.D. Cuts is located. “These are things that are extremely important for kids today as they move into the workforce.� “It’s always a question when moving

from Grade 6 to 7; the interest has always been there,� Tod added. “It just makes our options that much more dynamic.� St. Albert Public Schools also offers its hockey academy and recreational sports academy through W.D. Cuts. A total of 70 school modernizations are being announced across Alberta to go along with about 50 new schools. St. Albert Public Schools board of trustees chair Gerry Martins was “tremendously excited� with the announcement and the opportunities it would bring. “This is a great day for our school district, a great day for this particular school and a great day for all our students,� he said. Meanwhile, St. Albert MLA Stephen Khan was also at the announcement, having been one of the first students through the doors of W.D. Cuts when it first opened in 1978. “I literally saw the school being built, and I was fortunate to attend W.D. Cuts for Grades 7, 8 and 9, and it was just an incredible educational experience here,� he said. “Now to be part of this announcement really is a thrill.� Khan agreed with Horner about the importance of CTS classes in junior high

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Council voted Monday to approve urban design guidelines for downtown St. Albert, which is the final outcome of one of the operational projects outlined in the DARP Implementation Strategy.

Council voted Monday on a motion put forward by Coun. Sheena Hughes to review how much of utility project budgets are put toward public art projects, and to not spend any of that money in 2014 until the review is complete.

Mayor Nolan Crouse moved Monday to have City staff move ahead with the sale of City-owned land at 150 Carleton Dr. at market value and with timeframe conditions. The title to the land was not transferred to PJSJ Holdings after that developer did not meet conditions of the sale.

Coun. Tim Osborne moved Monday to have administration review the existing process for choosing school sites and make recommendations for revisions moving forward.

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McIntyre said with a laugh. “I can’t keep up with those guys.� As well, the organizing committee recently got word from St. Albert native Jarome Iginla that he would send an autographed Boston Bruins jersey to raffle off during the event.

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ourselves with that coincide with our events, and KdSport is a good one when you’re talking about pond hockey,� he said. While the Pond Hockey Championship has certainly grown in terms of the number of teams participating, it is also growing this year in terms of the number of sponsors and events happening off the ice. Hudson’s Taphouse is setting up a massive beer gardens this year, and Sarasota Realty is inviting initation- and novice-level St. Albert Minor Hockey Association teams to come down to get a free sleigh ride, hot chocolate and team photo. “Obviously we’re growing the hockey side of it, but we really want to grow the community side of it as all,� McIntyre said. It’s things like these that draw new players in and keep players coming back to the tournament every year. “Every single team who has played in it, more or less, is back every year,� McIntyre said. “Starting from eight teams and having no venue down there to what have now — 40 teams, the sleigh rides, the major sponsors ... it has grown leaps and bounds.�

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St. Albert, moving to the Enjoy Centre after several years of being held in various Edmonton hotels. Black said the response last year was overwhelming, with more than 400 people turning out. “It was hugely successful. It was our most successful event to date,� she said. “We raised $256,000. It was an amazing night.� But Black is aiming even higher this year, hoping to raise $280,000. The event will feature CFCW radio host Danny Hooper as master of ceremonies, along with a champagne reception, a threecourse gourmet dinner and live and silent auctions. The money raised by the foundation goes to purchase enhanced equipment above and beyond the basic budget at the Sturgeon Community Hospital.

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Local firefighters are again going to great heights to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. For the fourth year in a row, members of St. Albert Fire Services are taking part in the Muscular Dystrophy Rooftop Campout, which will see them climb atop Fire Hall No. 2 on Boudreau Road on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 5, not to come down until the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 8. As well as the campout, firefighters will be serving up dinner for patrons at Eastside Mario’s in St. Albert on Tuesday, Jan. 28, with all tips going to Muscular Dystrophy. Firefighters will also be at the Safeway in Inglewood Towne Centre on Feb. 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for their annual boot drive. An online silent auction will also be held from Feb. 1 to 18 at www.stalbertfirefighters.com. Last year, the campaign raised $47,000, well above the firefighters’ goal of $20,000. This year, they have set a goal of raising $20,000. Money raised goes to research, support services and the purchase of mobility equipment.

Despite a drop in service levels over the past few years, the City of St. Albert and Alberta Health Services will renew their agreement to have AHS provide emergency medical services in the city. City councillors voted during an in-camera portion of their meeting Monday to move ahead with the five-year contract. “The contract is not going to address all of our concerns regarding service levels,� Mayor Nolan Crouse said in a press release. “However, Alberta Health Services is committed to working with the City to provide the best possible services to our residents and we have agreed to move forward.�

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Some of the details of the contract have not yet been worked out between the two sides. The City expects to release more details of the agreement once it is finalized. “This is good news. A new longterm EMS contract will ensure residents continue to receive high-quality emergency medical care,� said Rick Trimp, AHS interim CEO for population health and province-wide services, in a statement. “I would like to thank the City of St. Albert for their diligence and patience while we worked toward a new contract. “Patient care is our top priority. We share that goal with the City of St. Albert and the St. Albert Fire Service. Together, we will continue to provide timely highquality EMS care to city residents, and those in neighbouring communities.�

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tournament, it does run quite smoothly.” While 2014 was Babiuk’s first year as the chair of Edmonton Minor Hockey Week, he has been involved with the tournament in various roles as far back as 1999, before he even had kids of his own. “It was just because of the love of the game,” said Babiuk, who also looked after sponsorships this year. “It took me back to childhood; that’s what gravitated me toward this tournament. One thing that’s been really special to see is how the tournament has evolved and grown, and to the tournament now from a parent’s perspective.” And it’s that love of the game that will likely keep him in the Minor Hockey Week fold for many years to come. “It’s like The Godfather — you try to leave, but it brings you back in,” he said with a laugh. “I certainly don’t have any intentions of stepping away, because you get a lot out of being involved in this tournament.”

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Good things come to Tupelo Honey fans who wait. The band, with several members who hail from St. Albert, were set to release their latest album, Brave New World, on Tuesday. But thanks to a major marketing deal they’ve struck with Cineplex theatres across Canada, fans will just have to hold their horses a tad longer. “You’ll see us before movies start ‌ for a month in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton,â€? said lead singer Dan Davidson, “so we really want to make sure we’re capitalizing on the big punch and making sure our numbers are really strong off the bat.â€? Plus, it’ll be pretty cool to see himself and his bandmates — guitarist Brad Simons and Tyler Dianocky, bassist Steve Vincent and drummer Greg Williamson

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