Thursday, Mar. 19, 2015 • Vol. 4, Issue 23
WHEELZ are turning and downtown keeps growing - page 4
150 Years
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Meet Rus Matichuk PC Nominee for Spruce Grove – St. Albert page 12
with the new Yoga Festival at the Enjoy Centre - page 3
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COVER Katie Jolicoeur – from Be Free Yoga is a presenter at this Weekends Shine Yoga Festival taking place at the Enjoy Centre. See story to the right.
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Shining a light on a new St. Albert Festival MARCIE GRAY St. Albert Leader
Hello spring, hello sun. Tomorrow is the first day of spring, and a new festival in St. Albert is welcoming the changing season by urging you to stretch your mind along with your body. Shine Lifestyle and Yoga Festival runs this weekend at the Enjoy Centre, offering plenty of yoga sessions, from gentle to moderate to intense, not to mention classes mixing yoga with spinning or highintensity interval training. But it’s about mental, spiritual and environmental health as well as physical health, organizers say, as they bring in speakers to discuss everything from self-empowerment to stress management to improving family relationships. Other talks include creating ethical businesses, protecting the planet and enriching the life of your pet. Organizer Caroline Stewart is a yoga instructor and former owner of Wellness Within, a yoga studio and spa at the Enjoy Centre. She was
involved in putting on another event, and giving a place where people the Edmonton Yoga Festival, last fall. can come and experience their community.â€? “I loved the festival but I really “And community was our central wanted to move away from just tenant,â€? adds Stewart. “How do yoga,â€? Stewart says. “It’s a great we connect community, not just catch-phrase but there’s so much grabbing people from far away who more. Sometimes the philosophy are really well known in the yoga and the self-development gets community missed.â€? So or in self-help Stewart, along or personal with her â€œâ€Ścommunity development?â€? business partner, Stewart says Tyler Dianocky, was our central they’re aiming started planning tenant. How to provide a Shine. place “where you Sitting on do we connect can actually see stools at a tall community...â€? and physically table at the touch and talk to Enjoy Centre’s somebody who’s cafĂŠ earlier this week, the local.â€? Speakers, Caroline Stewart sun beaming instructors and Shine organizer in through the vendors are high glass walls coming from in and ceiling, the St. Albert partners and around St. Albert. took turns talking, picking up where The fest kicks off on Friday, and one opening event can only the other left off. be described as intense: 108 sun Dianocky says his favourite part salutations to welcome spring. A is “having people who are really sun salutation is a sequence of yoga passionate about what they’re doing
moves. It may sound light and airy—what can be more pleasant than greeting the sun?!—but don’t be fooled: it involves standing, reaching high, bending low, lunging and lowering yourself into a plank. Now hold that plank. Then do it again, 108 times. Stewart says it’s a traditional way for yogi to recognize the changing seasons, but it’s also a real challenge. It may not be the only challenge this weekend. It’s a new festival, and the organizers aren’t afraid to ask for patience. They’ve even posted a warning on their website that everything might not go off perfectly. Dianocky laughs, saying they want to be genuine. “That’s normal for anything, everything. Nothing always goes as planned.� Any problems can count as lessons learned for the next time; they’re already planning a followup festival for November, with ambitions for later expansion to other communities. For tickets this weekend, go to www.shinefestival.com.
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Sawyer(L), Seth (R) with their father Sean Danchuck owner of Wheelz Skoots and Appareal. Inset - interior t-shirt wall of the store.
There’s a new vibe in (down)town
BARRY BAILEY St. Albert Leader
There is a new vibe in downtown St. Albert. It’s subtle, but it’s there and growing. On a sunny Saturday morning, young families are out and about with their strollers; couples are checking out new restaurants and shops or visiting old favourites; and even the teenagers are on hand, headed for the scooter store. When the Farmers’ Market, Art Walk, Snowflake Festival or Rock’n August is on, downtown explodes with activities and visitors. Back in the 1980s, council of the day enabled a Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan bylaw… yes, DARP. It’s undergone various iterations and variations since then and continues to be revised today with plans for street alignments, new buildings, condos and a different “angle” on street parking. The basic premise is that a vibrant and growing downtown is a good thing for business and citizens alike. A litany of studies will tell you that a dynamic downtown core is critical and even transformative for a healthy city. It’s complicated. Or is it? What seems to be driving the change in downtown are the imaginative and committed entrepreneurs opening their businesses on and around Perron Street, supported by Economic Development, the Chamber of Commerce and, perhaps most importantly, the idea of “shopping local.” “The Chamber of Commerce would do
“It’s phenomenal, young and growing. anything to help the downtown grow and There’s no better place to bring a new prosper,” states Chamber President and business like ours built around a young CEO Lynda Moffat. “We’ve committed demographic.” a lot of time and resources towards the The recent opening of several new promotion of downtown; we have the professional services and retail businesses perfect opportunity here. We’re not downtown would support Danchuck’s giving up. The Perron District is just too assertion of growth in the area. Eateries important to our city.” such as the Vinyl Rock Café and Blue Wheelz Skoots & Apparel at 15 Perron Rare Steak & Street opened Bar; esthetic just three weeks services Refined ago. Owners Massage Sean and Silvia Therapy, Shear Danchuck, Static and along with Tracy Marie trusted advisors/ Beauty Inc.; sons Seth and boutique and Sawyer, clothing store, recognized Posh & Bonny, a business all contribute opportunity in to the eclectic the burgeoning mix of relatively recreational new faces in and competitive Sean Danchuck, the downtown world of Owner of Wheelz Skoots & Apparel business scooters. district. With a Without a grand opening truly dedicated planned for Saturday, March 21, Danchuck scooter shop in the Edmonton Capital hopes to take advantage of the city’s Region, St. Albert-raised Danchuck found pop-up patio program, designed to assist Perron Street, not Edmonton, to be the Perron District merchants, and hold a easy answer to the question “Where do I small Scooter Jam demo to go with the free open shop?” hot dogs and pop. “The Perron District is growing and “We all have to be on the same page looking for fresh blood and ideas, and I in order for downtown to become a love the buzz down here,” says Danchuck.
“There’s no better place to bring a new business like ours built around a young demographic”
destination,” says Joan Barber, manager of business retention and expansion for the city, “and to attract a critical mass of people. We can help, the Chamber can help, but a grass-roots effort led by the businesses themselves is the key to further success.” Shopping local is obviously a key element, especially in a community the size of St. Albert. Nowadays one can find almost anything on their shopping list right in town. Ideally a dynamic downtown shopping experience will attract shoppers and visitors from outside our city as well. St. Albert resident Jennifer McCurdy took on the challenge of “Shop St. Albert First” for an entire year in 2013 and discovered that it didn’t take long to master. “I got to know various shop keepers and they got to know me,” says McCurdy. “The level of service, especially at the clothing stores, became amazing. Sometimes I had to get a bit creative to stay local, but it became easier and a real habit as time went on. I still always look local first and it feels good supporting my hometown merchants!” Perhaps Wheelz co-owner Sean Danchuck sums it up best when he talks about downtown becoming a walking, shopping, outdoor boutique mall. He and many of the downtown businesses are keen to breathe fresh ideas and life into the area, creating a “Whyte Ave buzz”, St. Albertstyle. Good vibrations indeed.
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Party on the hill: 150th celebrations gear up
MARCIE GRAY St. Albert Leader
A big white tent, elegant hors d’oeuvres and classy cocktails. Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools are planning to finish their 150th-anniversary celebrations in style with a gala on Mission Hill in June. They’re putting the word out that half of the 300 tickets are already sold. One retired educator doesn’t need an event reminder. Gladys Laflamme, 96, has a memory almost as long as her deep roots in faith-based education. She was quick to dig into her savings to buy a table for 8 for $1,200. “I guess I was the first one to buy a table, because the minute I read that, I thought, ‘Oh, I’ll do it for my dad, T.D. Cunningham.’� Cunningham was one of the people who helped build Catholic education in the St.
Albert region, serving as a trustee for 40 years, overseeing one-room school houses, the construction of new schools and the amalgamation of districts. His connection to Catholic schooling reached back to when he was six and his mother died, Laflamme says. The Grey Nuns, who had introduced formal classes to St. Albert when they opened their convent on Mission Hill in 1864, took Cunningham in, raising and educating him. Later he married and became a farmer near Morinville. As a child, Laflamme remembers she and her family didn’t have much, but her parents were quick to put what they did have into education. “When I was in grade 7, I told my dad I wanted to be a teacher. He said, ‘Gladys, you want to be a teacher, you will be a teacher.’ It was in the early ’30s, and it was hard
times. He paid my tuition with vegetables and meat. We didn’t have any money. We had a farm; we had our own beef and he raised wheat, oats and barley. And of course my mother had a big garden. He paid them with that.� As a teacher and later a principal in High Prairie, Laflamme made sure her six children knew the value of an education. Four of them followed in the family footsteps, filling roles as teacher, trustee, bus driver and maintenance supervisor for Catholic school boards in St. Albert and beyond. Laflamme and her surviving children and 90-year-old sister will gather around her table at the gala to raise a glass to the man who started this legacy. “I hope they have champagne,� she says with a laugh. School trustee Dave Caron says 150 years
of Catholic education is a landmark event that deserves a proper party. The big tent will be hoisted near the historic building affectionately known as the little white school, completed in 1948. “It’s at the base of Seven Hills, a place that Father Lacombe would have looked out over, just as education was being established in the region,� Caron says. Along with the fashionable setting and fancy food, there’ll be a silent and live auction, with items such as a VIP trip to the Vatican in Rome and the lease of a new Volvo. Proceeds go toward enhancing educational and spiritual opportunities for students. Danny Hooper, well-known local entertainer, auctioneer and musician, will emcee the June 13 event. Go to www.gsacrd.ab.ca or call 780-4597711 to buy tickets.
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Gladys Laamme, 96 (above), was the ďŹ rst to purchase a table for the upcoming gala in June. Little White School (L) then and now.
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Organizer Louis Kloster reels off the details, from the heavenly to the very human. It’s a field trip for the record books. “To serve Communion to that many Six thousand students will flock to people means we need to borrow a lot of Mission Hill in June for a special Mass ciboria, the bowls that hold the consecrated to give thanks for 150 years of Catholic hosts, we need 40 of those (ciboria), and education in the St. Albert region. we need enough Eucharistic ministers to Students of all ages will be roaming the bring Communion on the hill. You have to hill, from knee-highs to high-schoolers, order all these hosts beforehand—they’re from all 16 schools belonging to Greater St. made by some convent in Calgary,” he Albert Catholic Schools. says, adding they’re changing things The Mass is the culmination of a year of up by having ministers walk out to the events, during which schools have taken congregation. The hosts—the bread turns holding a total of 150 activities. Some representing the body of Christ—will have been light-hearted; for example, École suffice. Serving, and not spilling, the blood Father Jan held an old-fashioned duck race of Christ—wine or perhaps grape juice— on Mission Hill. Students at several schools while walking uphill on uneven ground played “one-room schoolhouse”, dressing will be tricky. in “olden days” clothes (dresses and aprons Down-to-earth matters include for girls, rolled-up pants and suspenders buses, temporary toilets, and a first-aid for boys) and learning recess games their station. Timing the morning mass so great-grandparents likely played (marbles, students in nearby schools can walk to hopscotch and cat’s cradle). the hill, yet finishing in time to match Other projects have the kindergartners’ seen students helping schedule. out in the community, Kloster says it helps listening to seniors’ that the school district stories and creating time has done this once capsules. Schools have before, by holding a held “no technology” somewhat smaller Mass days, as well as techon Mission Hill in 2011. only days. All the events “The Mass for us as have aimed to explore Catholics, we call it the faith-based education source and summit of yesterday, today and our Christian life. So tomorrow. April and May even though it seems to Louis Kloster, Greater will see Neil M. Ross, be taking a lot of energy St. Albert Catholic Schools Morinville Community and it’ll cost a fair High School, Richard S. bit of money to make Fowler and St. Gabriel celebrating. it happen, it really is a highlight for our There’s no doubt the events take a lot of district to be celebrating as one,” he says. imagination and work, but when it comes The Archbishop of Edmonton, Richard to logistics, the June 11 Mass will be the Smith, will preside. biggest, hands down. It calls for a huge The only thing out of their control now outdoor, temporary amphitheatre. At the is the weather, Kloster says, but a rain-out bottom of the hill, a stage with a massive was a concern four years ago. “We ended awning. Seats for invited guests, including up having a glorious day and, if anything, the public. (Everyone is welcome.). On the students were getting burned in the sun,” hillside, the students, plus 650 staff. Giant he chuckles wryly, “so we are definitely speakers so everyone can hear. praying for a favourable day.”
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n interesting discussion took place at the council meeting Monday night—one that no one saw coming. Back lanes, back alleys… however you reference them, they caused quite a debate. And it was all over information in a report received from the St. Albert Housing Society. In a time where affordable housing is especially important, one must ask what new development practices the community is willing to consider. It has been 50 years since a back lane has been built in St. Albert. In fact, only 6 km of back lanes were ever built here. A decision was made by a council some time ago to not allow these lanes in our engineering standards. This created a unique St. Albert, one we are all proud of. A city that has garnered us many accolades and awards for building and creating a vibrant, safe and livable community. Now we hear we need to change those standards. We need to create more affordable housing. To give developers options so they have a variety of housing types and styles. But at what cost? Allowing lanes would certainly be a welcome change to the many developers and builders. They could create more houses per acre, less costly houses, and more affordable neighbourhoods. And for some, much more profit. But at what cost? This in essence would result in a third road being build. A road that needs to be maintained. And the cost of this maintenance would be placed squarely on the City of St. Albert, who would then transfer it to the taxpayer. Maintaining back lanes is a North American challenge. Just look at our neighbours in Edmonton and the ongoing struggles they have with theirs. Never mind the cost of keeping the roadways clear in the long winter. Why would we consider back lanes when other communities are removing them? Councillor Brodhead challenged the developers at the meeting. Be creative and innovative in building affordable housing within our engineering design standards, he said. We agree with him. When many ideas are being re-engineered, why look at old practices to solve new challenges? Let’s step out of the box, find new solutions and maintain the history on which our community was built.
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unicipalities across the globe are grappling with how to provide safe and affordable housing for their citizens. International reports show that increased wealth is being generated primarily in cities, and, as a result, people are migrating by the millions for improved social and economic opportunity. We also see this trend in Canada, specifically with interprovincial and international migration to Alberta’s economic hubs. Population growth and aging baby boomers are now creating pressure on housing stock and, worldwide, many cannot afford market rates for their dwelling for a whole variety of reasons. One might presume the need for affordable housing exists more so in depressed and undereducated communities fraught
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with social issues and crime. In fact the opposite is most commonly the case. In affluent municipalities, access to education, highpaying industries, and high employment rates influence real estate markets, base income levels and fiscal policies. This creates an environment where only the wealthiest can afford to live and fully participate in all societal activities. In turn this systemic exclusion of those unable to engage leads to untapped potential, inadequate innovation, limited engagement and reduced productivity overall.
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Many of the wealthiest nations by GDP and per capita income have developed affordable housing models to address critical housing shortages and cultivate societal engagement. Singapore, one of the world’s most affluent countries, is deemed a leader in dealing with affordable housing successfully, as, culturally, public housing is not generally considered a sign of poverty or lower class. Over 80 per cent of Singaporeans live in publicly owned dwellings. Here in St. Albert, the City is also working on housing strategies and action plans, although this is a big community issue and not just the city’s. And with recognition of the need for more affordable housing options comes a question of who needs affordable housing first and foremost. Seniors? Workers
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RUS MATICHUK
X PC Nominee for the Spruce Grove – St. Albert Region Recently elected PC candidate for Spruce Grove – St. Albert PC Association spoke with the St. Albert Leader and shared his thoughts. Two votes had to take place in this riding and Rus was the successful candidate in both outcomes.
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On March 16, City of St. Albert crews responded to a water main break adjacent to the east side of City Hall, along St. Anne Street. As a result of the water main break, St. Albert Place was evacuated. All staff, library patrons and other visitors had been asked to leave as there was no water to the building. The water main break had caused a sink-hole along St. Anne Street requiring that street’s closure, approximately from Perron Street to St. Thomas Street. A performance scheduled for the Arden Theatre on March 17 had to be postponed until March 18 due to the disruptions. St. Albert Place reopened the morning of March 18 for regular operations.
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3rd Annual Spring Fling On March 21 the Cosmopolitan Club of St. Albert is hosting an evening of unparalleled entertainment and dancing featuring Dash Riprock , Mathew Potter and Lenny and the Cats. Tickets are just $20 for this Diabetes fundraiser, it taks place at the St. Albert Community Hall. Call 780-994-6050 for tickets and more information.
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On March 13, two St. Albert non for profit societies received donations from the Edmonton and area REALTORS® Community Foundation. The Friends of St. Albert Housing Society and the Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF) were among 53 regional charities to share in $373,000 that was distributed at the Big Give. Pictured (L-R): Tash Taylor, Friends of St. Albert Housing Society Exec. Dir.; Jill Didow, Director of the REALTORS® Community Foundation and Doreen Slessor, Exec. Dir. of SAIF. Photo: Supplied
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This report returns the final Housing Diversity Action Plan after being originally introduced as the Housing Diversity Work Program on October 20, 2014. The Action Plan has been amended to ref lect the feedback from Council, internal departments, and external stakeholders. Council voted 4 -3 in favour of deleting any reference to lot designs with rear lanes.
In October 2014 Council passed a motion directing Administration to bring forward amendments that would see all outdoor rinks designated as off-leash areas when not otherwise in use for recreational activities when not otherwise in use for recreational activities. Administration has drafted an appropriate Bylaw that accomplishes that direction and is recommending that it passed.
CROUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . BRODHEAD . . . . . . . . . HERON. . . . . . . . . . . . . HUGHES . . . . . . . . . . . OSBORNE . . . . . . . . . . PREFONTAINE . . . . . . MacKay . . . . . . . . . . . .
“I challenge the development companies to be creative and innovative enough to build affordable housing within our engineering design standards.�
CROUSE . . . . . . . . . . . BRODHEAD . . . . . . . . HERON. . . . . . . . . . . . HUGHES . . . . . . . . . . OSBORNE . . . . . . . . . PREFONTAINE . . . . .
Show your support for the 5th Annual Muscular Dystrophy Rooftop Campaign! The online silent auction runs until March 27, 2015. All bids close at 4 p.m. All items on display during the auction at Fire Station 3, 100 Giroux Road. Information and bid items at stalbertďŹ reďŹ ghters.com
MacKay removed himself from the vote
“I brought forward this proposal as a response to the concerns that I have heard from residents regarding the changes brought forward in the new animal bylaw.�
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— Wes Brodhead Administration develop any necessary Guiding Principles, Terms of Reference, or Bylaws to establish a Social Planning and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for Council’s consideration by August 31, 2015.
Residents with dogs are now free to use these locations as off leash areas when applicable. The intent of this change is simply to open up another option for responsible pet owners.
“I commend you on the thoroughness of this report. I do ďŹ nd it unsettling that not all the feedback that was captured was not acted upon.â€?
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— Cathy Heron
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Faces and Places St. Patrick’s Day
The St. Albert Leader headed over to the Central Social Hall to see how they were celebrating St. Patricks Day on Tuesday, March 17. We found many a friendly face sharing the luck of the Irish. From pints of stout to bangers and mash, a good time was had by all.
Photos BARRY BAILEY, St. Albert Leader
Top left to bottom right: Desmond Lewis, Cody Andruik, Kelsey Biollo; Emily Pavelich and Jessica Bromley; Val and Angus MacDonald; Luke Bender, Justin Richards, Greg Fleming and Zac Dechaine; Coady and his Central Social Hall team; Patrons gather at Central Social Hall in St. Albert to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
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With spring just around the organizational kit for yourself. corner, it’s time to get cleaning! I keep mine in a small cleaning I’m feeling energetic, perhaps caddy and bring it with me because of the extra hour of as I move throughout a home daylight we are now getting or organizing an area. Label, label maybe it’s the warmer weather. and label some more so you Regardless I’m motivated to and others in the family can tackle a few projects around easily identify what is in each the house before it warms up container so you don’t have to enough outside that I become riff le through searching for distracted with the garden and what you need. yard work. Use a computer printing Plan your projects. I love to program, a label maker open up the cleaning supply (unless you have wonderful cupboard, bathroom vanity or handwriting which sometimes linen pantry – or any closet or I prefer to a printed label) and cabinet for that matter – and attractive labels and tags from find all my treasures and tools your craft store. clean and organized in a ways Try to use similar containers, that’s aesthetically pleasing. It bins and baskets in any one makes me smile to see visual eye area to keep the look uniform. candy like this. Think outside the bin as well. Even in the refrigerator I often use glass canisters to and the freezer, I love seeing store ribbons and buttons in the my food lovingly labelled laundry room, dish soaps and and stored in organized and scrub pads under the kitchen matching containers. With sink and under the bathroom your list in hand, tackle one vanity they can work well for job at a time so you won’t get first aid supplies, hair ties, etc. Photo Supplied overwhelmed. Spend the next couple of It’s the perfect time to think about cleaning - after the cold winter season and before it warms weeks tackling the hidden Create a system. This is up enough outside to become distracted with yard work. the secret that professional spaces in your home and you’ll organizers employ to not be inviting all your friends keeping sets of items together by condiments, fruits, fresh herbs, etc. only makeover an area but to to look in your drawers and securing them with white ribbon and I want my food to look as good as it ensure that clients can successfully cupboards. You’ll definitely want to label wherever necessary. tastes so I have a pretty basket on a and efficiently maintain the ‘look.’ show them off and, more importantly, In the refrigerator, I use baskets, shelf filled with fresh green apples or Fold towels and linens uniformly, so you and your family will love how wooden, metal or white plastic bins lemons. they always fit together and look well readily you’ll be able to find everything to sort and store like items such as Put together a labelling and presented. Store like items together, you need – that’s living fabulously!!
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Not just an ordinary walk in the park City Councillor Tim Osborne came across a moose and her calf this past week while out walking his dog in the Grey Nuns White Spruce Park.” The park is home to a range of wildlife including woodpeckers, owls, porcupine, moose and deer. Photos courtesy of Tim Osborne
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THROWBACK THURSDAYS
Thursday is our day here at the St. Albert Leader and we want to have some Throwback Thursday fun with you. Enjoy the photos from our community’s past. You too can be part of it. Send us your photos by tagging them #TBTStAlbert or email below.
1985 St. Albert Catholic High School
1976 Greaser Day Paul Kane High School
1982 “Highschool Hosers” Paul Kane High School
1993 “Lean on Me” Bellerose High School
1990 “Legs for Days” Bellerose High School
St. Albert send us your Throwback Thursday photos! Photos provided to the St. Albert Leader directly from local high schools and community organizations.
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Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho was born on this day. He was named the 2004-05 FIFA World Player of the Year. Soccer legend Pele included him on the FIFA 100 list, a compilation of the world’s greatest players.
MAR. 22, 1984
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MAR. 24, 1973
TV ac tor, Jim Parsons, was born in Texas on this day. For his role as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory, he won two consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
MAR. 25, 1992
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Working Wise - Internet job scams Dear Working Wise: I saw an internet ad saying that I could make $1,000 a day on the Internet working from home. That sounds too good to be true. Is it? Signed Wary Dear Wary: I doubt that a company that can afford to pay its employees $1,000 a day to work from home has to do much advertising. The Internet is filled with work-from-home scams masquerading as real jobs. Top 10 Red Flags to watch for: • The job title, duties and compensation are vague. • They show little interest in your qualifications/skills. • The job offer is a spam e-mail or a web-banner advertisement. • They pressure you to buy training equipment/software for the “job”. • You are required to repackage items sent to you and ship them abroad. • The company is hard to identify, locate or contact via telephone and e-mail. • You are required to transfer or wire money out of your personal bank account. • Unprofessional: poor grammar, spelling, web design, webmail e-mail address. • They want your Social Insurance Number or banking/credit information right away. • Too good to be true: guaranteed big money, no risk, no experience, no effort needed.
You can also check suspicious job opportunities using the Scam Detector app, which describes more than 800 scams, including 64 employment scams. The Scam Detector (http://scamdetector.com) provides a weekly top-10 list of the latest scams in partnership with the Better Business Bureau of Central and Northern Alberta. The email processing scam hit number eight in January 2015. This scam promises that you will get paid $20 for every email that you process. All you have to do is pay a registration fee. Once you’ve registered and paid your fee, you will not receive any work and will not be able to contact the company. Other scams involve your bank account. The “employer” will quickly hire you and then ask you for your banking information so they can deposit your earnings. Instead, they will use the information to steal your identity or your money. “Employers” in another common scam, send you a cheque to deposit in your bank account and ask you to write a cheque to someone else for a little less. You get to keep the difference. The only problem is that the cheque they sent you is fake, yours is real, and you are now out hundreds of dollars. March is Fraud Prevention Month. For tips and information on Fraud Prevention Month, visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at www.phonebusters.com. If you really want a job where you can work from home, you might want to try applying to legitimate employers for traditional jobs that you can do from home and then discuss the idea of telecommuting. Technological advances and potential cost savings are making
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Fending off workplace fatigue METRO CREATIVE SERVICES – Fatigue can prove a formidable foe to anyone. Exercise enthusiasts and couch potatoes alike periodically can suffer from fatigue, which can affect performance at work and one’s relationships with friends and family. Fatigue can be temporary or chronic, and while quick fixes like an energy drink might work for a little while, such solutions may only mask fatigue for a brief period before it returns once the stimulant wears off. Many times fending off fatigue involves making some lifestyle changes that can boost your energy over the long haul and make fatigue a distant memory. • Eat breakfast no matter what. According to a study published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, a high-fiber, highcarbohydrate breakfast can increase alertness between breakfast and lunch, a period of time during which many professionals begin to feel fatigue settling in. Wholewheat toast or a bowl of high-fiber cereal can pack an energetic punch that lasts all the way to lunchtime. • Choose high-energy snacks. One of the problems many people have when dealing with fatigue is how they choose to combat their feelings of sluggishness. Eating a candy bar from the office snack machine might seem like the ideal energy booster, but a sugar boost does not last very long. Chances are your feelings of fatigue will return sooner rather than later.
• Give yourself a break. Burning the midnight oil might be necessary, but failing to take breaks throughout the day will likely exasperate any feelings of fatigue. That’s because taking periodic breaks throughout the workday has been proven to be very effective at combating fatigue. A study conducted at Louisiana State University compared a trio of different work schedules for workers who used a computer. Those who took brief, frequent breaks were better at fighting fatigue and more productive at work than those who did not. A short break of 5 to 10 minutes can be enough to provide an immediate energy boost and fend off feelings of fatigue. • Hit the road, Jack. Another way to effectively fight fatigue is to get walking. A decadesold study conducted by a researcher at California State University, Long Beach, found that walking briskly for 10 minutes provides people with more energy than eating a candy bar. Though the candy bar led to an initial energy boost, that boost died down within an hour, whereas the boost provided by a brisk walk increased energy levels for roughly two hours. Get up and walk around the office or take a brisk walk around the block or the parking lot of your office complex. You’ll come back to your desk refreshed and ready to resume your workday. Fatigue is no laughing matter for many men and women. But a few tried and tested fatiguefighting methods can increase your energy and productivity.
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older wisdom. For some, it’s about keeping busy and active. Retirement is an opportunity to try The narrative about careers and success your hands, full-time, at a passion project has changed. There’s a lot of pressure these that a “regular” job prevented. For others, a days to find your passion and pursue it. I’m comfortable financial situation can take some a young millennial, but I still feel anxious of the risk out of starting a new business. about finding my “true calling” With decades of business and working my butt off to knowledge under their belts, achieve my goals. I’ve lots of time, and likely no never been encouraged small children, retirees to find a good might be some of the job with a large best candidates for company and stay entrepreneurship. with them for Although perhaps 30-plus years. less tech-focused Instead, I see than younger online ads for startups, life coaches retirees can find encouraging major success me to quit my as speakers, job without a consultants backup plan in in their field order to “follow of expertise, or my dreams.” Yikes. even franchise (That’s not good owners. As advice.) independent industry So for those of us in leaders, many go on to Photo METRO CREATIVE SERVICES a bit of a panic, a quarterkeynote conferences, host life crisis, or a mid-life crisis, webinars, and publish their here are some comforting facts own books. Others do “a 180,” about success: Martha Stewart launched launching a woodworking business after a her successful magazine, Martha Stewart long career in finance, for example. Living, at age 49. Colonel Sanders was 62 With experience, time, passion and the years old when he first franchised Kentucky introduction of new personal pension plans, Fried Chicken. Vera Wang designed her first pursuing your dreams in retirement may not wedding dress at age 40, and Sir James Dyson be such a wild goose chase, after all. of the famous vacuum brand was successful after 5,127 prototypes, tested over 15 years. Brittany Kustra is the communications Many of NABI’s most successful tenants, and marketing coordinator for the Northern past and present, have been baby boomers who Alberta Business Incubator. Are you an began their own businesses after retirement. entrepreneur between ages 15 and 99? A Stats Can report showed that working Then you can find resources at NABI to get seniors were almost four times as likely to be your business off the ground and running self-employed as younger workers, so it’s no successfully. Visit www.nabi.ca or call surprise that our buildings are a healthy mix 780-460-1000. of young blood, mid-life second careers, and Special to the Leader
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