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The Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF) Society is feeling all warm and fuzzy after recently receiving a donation of a quilt from a local Brownie troop with the condition that it would go to a special young girl from a family dealing with domestic violence. See story, page 3.

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Guides spread warmth with gift GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Christmas will be a little warmer for one family in need thanks to a donation to local nonprofit organization. Recently, the Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF) Society received a donation of a handmade quilt from a local Brownie troop that was made to honour the 100th anniversary of the Girl Guides of Canada-Alberta Council, with the caveat that it be given to a special little girl from a family dealing with domestic violence. “I think we’ll know the right little girl ... I’m sure when we hear the stories, or if she’s in the office, or if her mom comes in and tells us about her, I’m pretty sure we’ll know who she is,” said SAIF executive director Doreen Slessor. The quilt — which was on display during the society’s open house on Tuesday, Nov. 19 — features squares hand-sewn or decorated by members of the Brownie troop. Some of those squares depicts animals and hearts, while others have heartfelt handwritten messages. “I’m just so amazed at how perceptive children are, that they think beyond their little world and they thought there must be a little girl dealing with something that’s scary, and that a quilt or blanket would comfort them,” Slessor said. “To be perceptive enough to know a little girl might be leaving behind special things because of domestic violence or lost special things because she had to leave, or is scared because of what is going on in her home and this might give her comfort, that other little girls are thinking of

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Staff from the Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF) Society hold up a quilt that was donated recently by a local Brownie troop on the condition that it goes to a special young girl from a family dealing with domestic violence. “Twice a year, they bring a her (is pretty special).” bundle of quilts in for us ... and Although both of Slessor’s we never have a problem (giving daughters are members of this them away),” Slessor said. particular Brownie troop, having Quilts and blankets can be an the quilt donated to SAIF was still important and meaningful tool a surprise, even after the troop for comforting leader asked people of all her for a list ages as they of groups in go through St. Albert they counselling could donate at SAIF, and it to. they can also “When they Doreen Slessor bring comfort took it back to Stop Abuse in Families Society to people who the group, they have had to chose us,” she leave similar possessions behind said with a laugh. to escape dangerous situations. This isn’t the only quilt “Sometimes, if a family can’t available at SAIF, though. The society receives regular donations afford a Christmas present, and of quilts from Hugs and Stitches, a it’s a week until Christmas and we can’t get a Kinettes hamper group of volunteer quilters in or we can’t find another way to St. Albert.

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Kinettes ready to kick off 2013 campaign that are in need, which is really good,” she said. While the event at St. Albert Centre kicks things off, the bulk of the donations each Christmas time is here — which means it’s year come from the Fill-A-Bus event, where also time for the St. Albert Kinettes’ Christmas StAT buses are parked at grocery stores and Hamper Campaign. department stores throughout the city to Now in its 47th year, the annual toy and collect donations from shoppers. food drive for those less fortunate is ramping “It’s half the food that comes in. It’s one of up once again, with the big kickoff slated our biggest (events),” Bedry said. for Saturday at St. Albert This year, there’s a big Centre and the Fill-A-Bus addition to the event, as event put on by St. Albert one of the buses will be Transit drivers happening stationed outside the new at locations throughout the Costco location on the city on Saturday, Dec. 7. north end of the city. Kim Bedry, co-ordinator “It’s really good, because Kim Bedry of the hamper campaign of the bulk,” Bedry said, Campaign co-ordinator for 2013, said that it’s an “and getting awareness out exciting time of the year for there. Costco’s on board the group, and preparations have been going this year, and hopefully we can have them for well so far. the following years.” “We’re still in the process of getting a few But, no matter where they come from, the more of our red boxes out into the community; donations are greatly appreciated, and Bedry is I think I have four more to get out there today,” confident St. Albertans will come through for she said on Monday. the campaign once again. Last year, the Kinettes handed out more “It’s amazing the support throughout the than 280 hampers, and Bedry said they are community, especially this time of year,” she preparing for the same year again this year. said. “St. Albert really comes together.” “I feel pretty good about (those numbers), The Kinettes Christmas Hamper Campaign because the awareness is getting out there kickoff goes on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. more, so we’re tending to hit those families at St. Albert Centre.

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Budget kicks off GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

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Guest speaker Sylvia Wold, chief administrative officer of the Castor and District Housing Authority, speaks to the crowd at the St. Albert Housing Society’s fifth annual HOMEStyle Breakfast on Wednesday morning at the St. Albert Inn and Suites. The breakfast raised money to help pay down the mortgages on 27 societyowned suites at the Big Lake Pointe development on Nevada Place and support its HOMEConnection program.

City of St. Albert departments are keeping their budgets lean this year, officials said to city council this week. Councillors kicked off budget presentations on Tuesday evening, with infrastructure, public works and transit up first. Glenn Tompolski, general manager of infrastructure services — which oversees public works and transit — said that the department’s budget had decreased by almost $300,000 overall and was “very lean.” “Although no service reductions are anticipated, there will be challenges, as there is really no wiggle room to deal with some of the irregularities that might come up,” Tompolski said, citing weather and the price of oil as the two biggest wild cards. He added that, in terms of infrastructure, St. Albert is still a young community, and costs to maintain or even replace that infrastructure will grow in the

coming years. Councillors had a lot of questions for St. Albert Transit director Bob McDonald, mainly around a proposal for smaller, fully electric community buses to be purchased in 2015 and used in newer neighbourhoods like Erin Ridge North and Riverside, where transit service is just being introduced. McDonald said that the buses run solely on battery power, and can last eight to 10 hours before needing to recharge for five hours. The batteries should last 13 to 14 years each, seat about 24 people and reach a maximum speed of 70 km/h. The buses would cost about $450,000, compared to $725,000 for a conventional bus. Council also heard Tuesday from the finance and assessment and taxation departments, as well as a presentation on the utility operating model. Presentations continue tonight (Thursday) with fire services, cultural services, recreation and parks, and family and community support services.

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or all the numbers and business cases that were discussed on Tuesday night, something unexpected really stole the

show. Tuesday saw St. Albert city council jump head-first into the 2014 budget process, with officials from several City of St. Albert by Glenn Cook departments coming before them to make their cases for the plans they had laid out for the upcoming year, and giving a little glimpse into future years. It was one of these future projects that everyone was talking about at the meeting: A proposal by St. Albert Transit for 2015 to purchase smaller, fully electric community buses to bring local service to subdivisions that are just starting to be built out, like Erin Ridge North and Riverside. Naturally, councillors were excited about the idea and had a lot of questions to ask StAT director Bob McDonald, even though the idea is a year down the road. Some of the answers they got: These buses would cost less than a conventional diesel bus — $450,000 compared to $725,000 — they would seat about 24 people, and they would run solely off a battery for eight to 10 hours before they needed to recharge for about five hours. As well, they would likely cost less to maintain because, with no engine, they simply have fewer moving parts. The batteries would likely last 13 to 14 years before needing to be replaced. And they would likely pay for themselves over their lifespan thanks to savings in fuel costs. While the environmental benefits of the buses are obvious, the best part about them is that they will go a long way to helping StAT’s optics problem. Time and time over this fall’s municipal election campaign, candidates and voters brought up the perception that transit buses run empty through the streets during non-peak hours, wasting fuel and taxpayer money. With the smaller electric buses, they might look a little fuller, but more importantly, they’re not burning fuel with relatively few riders aboard, leaving more money in the City’s coffers. And that’ll be a real showstopper when it comes to future City budgets.

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Volunteer Lisa Hoff (right) and Lisa Wood from the Puerto Vallarta SPCA carry Sydney, who had been missing for seven months, after she was recovered last week near Entwistle, Alta. sightings, but most didn’t pan out. “Usually when we would go to them, they were different dogs. They were border collies or black labs,” said Hoff, who also volunteers with the Barrhead Animal Rescue Society. “They were black dogs, for certain, but they weren’t the right dog, and we could tell right away.” After she was caught and her identity was confirmed through photos and a video chat with Puerto Vallarta, Sydney was taken to

the St. Albert Animal Hospital on St. Anne Street for a bath, vaccinations, supplies, a deworming and a microchip. Then she was on a plane right back to Mexico, having been adopted by Robin McCaffry, another of the volunteers from St. Albert who spends her winters down south. “Robin says I can be her godmother,” Hoff laughed. “I’m hoping we’ll get to see each other, for sure.”

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Hastman enters race for local Conservative nomination

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

With a change of location and a few extra years of experience under his belt, Ryan Hastman is hoping to have better luck in 2015. In 2011, Hastman ran under the Conservative Party of Canada banner in the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona during that year’s federal election, losing to the NDP’s Linda Duncan. Now, he wants another crack at the House of Commons, announcing last week that he would run for the Tory nomination in the newly redrawn riding of St. AlbertEdmonton for 2015.

While he said the experience of running in 2011 was “amazing,” Hastman said the difference this time around is that he’s looking out for his young family. “My priorities are — just like every other young dad in the world — almost completely focused on my kids. All our personal energy, all our money, all our time goes there, and that’s completely normal.” he said. “I think that’s reflective of the community of St. AlbertEdmonton, where it’s tons of hockey dads and hockey moms and minivans and soccer practice.” Hastman decided to run because he wants to represent his community.

“The federal legislative process ... it’s big issues like the criminal code, the tax code. And these things are fundamental to how I’m going to raise my family,” he said. “I believe we need a voice in Ottawa that understands our values and can appreciate the struggles of suburban family life.” That voice is something that has been lacking, Hastman added, since current MP Brent Rathgeber decided to leave the Conservative caucus earlier this year. “The abilities of an independent MP to actually affect results is very limited,” Hastman said. “It’s unfortunate, but I think we deserve a representative who is in the government

caucus.” The Tory nomination will likely be put to a vote in early 2014, and Hastman already has one competitor in lawyer Michael Cooper. While Hastman expects Ryan more people to throw their Hastman hats in the ring, he also Tory hopeful thinks the race won’t get too heated. “It’s an internal family dispute. It’s degrees of policy instead of actual policy differences,” he said. “... At the end of it all, we’re friendly. We’re all on the same team.”

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders painted their town green over the weekend, and Glennis Kennedy was right in the middle of the action. Kennedy, who serves as the co-ordinator of volunteer centre services with the St. Albert Community Information and Volunteer Centre, was in Regina this past weekend volunteering with the 101st Grey Cup festivities and watching her favourite team, the Roughriders, beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45-23 in the Canadian Football League championship game on their home turf. “I’m originally from Saskatchewan, so I’ve always been a Riders fan, and I have family here,” she said. “So I was able to come out and do it, but visit with family at the same time.” Kennedy first got the idea to volunteer for the big game when it was last held in Edmonton in 2010, but waited too long and all the spots were claimed before she got her name in. “I kind of hemmed and hawed. I’m kind of a fair-weather gal, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to do something outside in November,” she said. But when the game went to Regina this year, she decided she didn’t want to be left out again, and got her name on the list nice and early last spring. Her shifts were mostly in the volunteer headquarters, where she helped co-ordinate others, but she did get to spend some time working in Riderville, a party venue that held up to 5,000 people a night. A lot of the visitors to Riderville were avid fans from outside Saskatchewan, and Kennedy thinks the team has done a lot of things right to build that bond with fans that stretches well outside the province.

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A draft study released by the City of St. Albert this week finds that a new school in Erin Ridge shouldn’t have a big impact on traffic in the area, but recommends a number of measures that could be put in place anyway. On Tuesday, the City released the preliminary version of a traffic impact analysis and parking study focused on the area around Eldorado Park, which is the site of a new francophone junior/ senior high school slated to open in 2016. The study, which was conducted by Bunt and Associates Engineering, found that the new school would likely only add about 160 two-way trips during the morning rush hour and 126 — plus 26 outbound trips — during the afternoon, which is within current standards for Erin Ridge Drive. It also found that intersections in the area should be able to function “at acceptable levels” with any realignment or new traffic controls. However, Bunt and Associates acknowledged the concerns of Erin Ridge residents and made a number of recommendations on possible mitigation strategies, including: • implementing two-hour parking on Erin Ridge Drive between Boudreau Road and Emery Court, as well as on Erin Ridge Road between St. Albert Trail and Erin Ridge Drive; • implementing two-hour parking along the south side of Eldorado Drive between Essex Close and Eastcott Drive once the school opens; • implementing a residential parking permit program in the area; • implementing a “hospital zone” with

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St. Albert’s Glennis Kennedy poses in her Grey Cup volunteer uniform.

“They’ve done an incredible job of marketing the team and the whole concept of community commitment, community involvement,” she said. “That community is spreading from border to border — beyond borders. We in Saskatchewan don’t have an NHL team or another team at that level, so they get right behind their football team. “But it truly is true — once a Riders fan, always a Riders fan.” After the final whistle, Riders fans partied all over Regina, and Kennedy said that it was a wonderful atmosphere to be part of. “The whole week was amazing. People were asking me about it, and I said I was so glad to to have a chance to experience this and be part of it. And it was the same after (the game),” she said. “It was more amazing because they had won ... Overall, the atmosphere was always very friendly. It didn’t matter what colour you wore or where you were from. Everyone was everyone else’s friend.”

a 40 km/h speed limit on Erin Ridge Drive between Boudreau Road and Erin Ridge Road; • implementing a school zone along Erin Ridge Drive and Eldorado Drive adjacent to the school once it opens; • installing intersection “bulb-outs” at the intersections of Erin Ridge Drive with Erin Ridge Road and Eldorado Drive to reduce vehicle speeds and pedestrian crossing distances; • installing centre line marking on a Erin Ridge Drive, Eldorado Drive and Erin Ridge Road; and • stepping up monitoring of parking along Erin Ridge Drive north of Emery Court, as well as along Eldorado Drive east of Eastcott Drive. Meanwhile, the City also wants more input from nearby residents before the final traffic impact study is prepared and presented to city council early next year. “It’s vital that we receive input from residents on the findings of the draft traffic impact analysis and parking study report,” city manager Patrick Draper said in a press release. “This draft report will inform future council decisions, so we need to ensure that the information presented resonates with residents. Does the draft report include all relevant information? Is the data presented clearly? Are we missing key information? The input we receive from residents will be provided to the consultants to facilitate the final report.” Residents can have their say by reviewing the draft report on the City’s website at www.stalbert.ca/newschools and emailing their comments to stalbert@st-albert.net by Dec. 15, or by attending a public meeting on Monday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at King of Kings Lutheran Church.

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$1B provincial surplus could still ‘go south’ government will kick in $3.1 billion. “That leaves the province on the hook for about $1 billion of the operational costs this While high oil and gas revenues have year,” Horner said. “So while second-quarter pumped Alberta’s operational surplus shows Alberta’s finances have improved, this up to $1.1 billion, the provincial is offset by the high cost of the flood government is bracing for recovery.” “significant” flood recovery bills and Horner said he’s pegged the initial the burgeoning bitumen bubble. requirement for flood recovery at Delivering the government’s $764 million, including $625 million second-quarter fiscal update at the for cash cards, First Nations support, legislature on Tuesday, Finance purchasing homes on the floodway Minister Doug Horner expects and the “Hands-up Plan” to help the government to post a yearsmall businesses. The remaining end number anywhere between a $139 million is for roads, bridges, Doug $250-million surplus or $250-million Horner erosion repair and restoration deficit “if things go south.” projects, he said. Finance Minister The estimated $6-billion cost “If (the flooding) had not of the spring flooding in Alberta has led to happened, we’d basically be looking at an approved $4.3 billion in flood recovery balancing the budget this year,” he said. spending, with an expectation the federal Horner said the oil differential is once again

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first quarter to $2.3 billion currently. “The prospect that we’re in a surplus now or would be in a surplus if not for the flood is utterly preposterous,” Fildebrandt said. While Horner forecast a $200-million increase in net assets because of building infrastructure such as highways and hospitals, Wildrose finance critic Rob Anderson said that accounting is problematic. “I don’t think we intend to sell our bridges, our roads, and our hospitals,” he said. “To talk about them like they’re an asset they can sell is just not accurate at all.”

View has gone off-road and into the mountains. Ray Schmidt, new media officer with Banff National Park, said it’s a great way to showcase the “jewels of our nation.” “It allows people to travel virtually to our parks and share that with their friends, and it also helps them in trip planning,” he said. “And if you have been here before and you are trying to remember the place then it’s a good way of reliving those moments. “You can virtually go up Tunnel Mountain Trail or you can walk along the Lake Louise shoreline trail with Street View.” Amy Krause, new media officer with Yoho National Park and Kootenay National Park, said it’s a great educational tool.

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Kids in St. Albert took their best shots this fall — now they’re on display for the whole community to see. The Musée Heritage Museum opened their exhibition of photos from the Take Your Best Shot photo contest on Tuesday, with almost 30 photos from students in Grades 3 to 12 depicting the theme of “Playing Around St. Albert” up on the walls. “Some of them are a bit of a stretch (on the theme),” said museum curator Joanne White, “but some of the neat things are the way they stretched it, the way they look at things. ... It’s really creative.” In total, there were 29 entries in the contest, all of which are able to be put on display due to the fact that they’re not

competing for attention with another exhibit this year. “And then we can add all the extras,” White said, referring to some of the toys that will be on the exhibit floor and available for visitors to play with. Some of those toys include a Twister game, a bean bag toss, a hopscotch course and a crokinole board. There are also a few vintage board games up on the wall. The top three photos in each of the three age categories — Grade 3 to 6, Grade 7 to 9 and Grade 10 to 12 — will be awarded with a gift card from McBain Camera during a special reception being held Friday in conjunction with the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce’s annual Snowflake Festival in downtown St. Albert. White is expecting a good turnout for the exhibit as the students and their families come out to see their work on display. “They’re always very excited to see their work, and it’s great to be able to put it up,” she said. And she hopes the contest will continue as an annual event well into the future. “We’ve got it tentatively on our schedule for next year, as long as we keep getting them,” White said. “It’s a neat way to bring young people into the museum, get them interested and make them feel like they’re a part of what we do.” The contest started in 2011 as part of the St. Albert’s 150th anniversary celebrations. The photos from the contest will be on display at the museum until Jan. 12.

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Teacher draws on bullying experiences to write new book GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

A local teacher is using his experience of being bullied when he was younger to help kids today deal with the problem. Bruce Brown is a Grade 5 teacher at Neil M. Ross Catholic School in St. Albert, and the author of Roberto, Bobby and Bruce, a new ebook available for download on Amazon that tackles the issue of bullying from the perspectives of three young boys. “All three stories contained in the book are based on actual experiences — either my own or friends of mine that I hooked up with in junior high in Ottawa,” Brown said. “The experiences came from real-life experiences with bullies.” The book is aimed at kids in elementary and junior high, and Brown said his motivation for putting the stories onto virtual paper was to share some of the successes he and his friends had in these situations while growing up in the 1970s. “Although the experiences left my friends and I somewhat scarred and jaded, we managed — in a few instances, anyway — to deal with our bullies,” he said. “This

is what the book is about: Finding the resources and the courage to stand up to a bully and stop the bullying once and for all.” While the character of Bruce is based on Brown himself, Roberto is the son of Italian immigrants and loves to play the trumpet, while Bobby is from Lebanon and left with his parents and sister to escape the war there. Brown hopes that, through the stories in the book, kids will be better equipped to handle bullying situations in their own lives. “I’m certainly not supporting my recipe for dealing with bullies through my stories to be all-inclusive,” he said, “but, for anyone who’s ever been bullied, I would highly recommend reading the stories, even if it’s just to get one or two nuggets from it to maybe put in your toolbox. And the next time you’re confronted with a bully situation, you won’t think it’s the end of the world.” Brown shopped his idea around to a number of publishers before settling on Publish Green, which distributed the book exclusively as an ebook. “I’m a bit of an environmentalist, and

if I can save a tree or two, I would rather do that,” he said. “And the technology is out there that makes it very easy for people to gain access to the material.” With Roberto, Bobby and Bruce now available, Brown is looking ahead to another book on bullying — but with a little bit of a difference. “The format was to feature three males in the first book. My next attempt at writing will hopefully feature three interesting stories involving females, probably at around the same age level of upper elementary and junior high, just to give it some balance,” he said. Copies of the ebook are available for Kindle e-readers for $3.99 each at Amazon.ca.

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Legendary country singer Ian Tyson to play Arden now back and better than ever, according to promoters Sakamoto Entertainment. According to his official website, Tyson first got into music by picking up a guitar while recovering in hospital from a bad rodeo fall. He then made his way out to Toronto and met a young lady named Sylvia Fricker. They got married in 1964 and performed as Ian & Sylvia, becoming darlings of the early ’60s folk scene alongside the likes of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and the Kingston Trio. Tyson even hosted a national television show on CTV from 1971 to 1975. But the couple eventually divorced amicably in 1975, and Tyson moved back to Alberta,

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One of Canada’s most celebrated country musicians is bringing his blend of songs and stories to the Arden Theatre. Singer, rancher and storyteller Ian Tyson is coming to St. Albert on Thursday, Feb. 6, with more than six decades of material under his belt, including legendary songs like “Four Strong Winds” and “Someday Soon.” Although Tyson turned 80 in September, he’s certainly not slowing down. Last year, he underwent corrective voice surgery and is

ranching cattle and raising horses in the southern part of the province while continuing to record both traditional and new cowboy songs. Tyson is a member of the Order of Canada and has won a number of Juno Awards and Canadian Country Music Awards over the years. “Four Strong Winds” was named the most influential Canadian pop music song by CBC Radio One listeners in 2006. Tickets for Tyson’s show are $46.75 each plus fees and service charges, and go on sale on Thursday, Nov. 28, through Ticketmaster or the Arden Theatre box office.

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HEALTH Photo: CODIE McLACHLAN, Sun Media News Services

Alta. gov’t announces new MS care strategy

Keynote speaker Dr. Dawn Stacey speaks Monday during the fourth annual Military and Veteran Health Research Forum.

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Military health in scope MATT DYKSTRA Sun Media News Services

Canadian academics are sharing research at an Edmonton forum into the health care of military personnel, veterans and their families. The Military and Veteran Health Research (MVHR) forum kicked off Monday inside the downtown Westin Hotel with over 400 health care researchers in attendance. It’s the first time in its four years that the forum has been held in western Canada. “The University of Alberta was one of the first to partner with us and they’ve got a great program in military and veteran health research and so they offered to cohost with us this year,” explained Dr. Alice Aiken, director of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR).

“It’s really important that we finally recognize that military families and our veterans are a unique segment of society that requires direct research in Canada.” There are 23 new research studies currently being conducted for CIMVHR at 19 different Canadian universities, Aiken said, with Queen’s University in Ontario leading the initiative. Over 125 researchers will host workshops and information sessions over the week on topics ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder treatments to traumatic brain injury studies to the transition from military service to civilian life. CIMVHR’s goal is to create a co-ordinated forum for knowledge translation, networking and collaboration on health research for military personnel, something that hasn’t always been done.

As Canada’s Surgeon General and Commander of Canadian Forces Health Services Group, Brig.-Gen. Jean-Robert Bernier said the forum is “critical” as it focuses explicitly on military personnel and their families. “It’s the greatest thing because forever there’s been a great desire in the civilian academic community to support the armed forces; over the years there’s been continuous input and offers to conduct research for us but it was always disjointed and sometimes difficult to manage,” he said. “It’s an unprecedented success to see all these universities who typically are in competition working together for a very noble cause.” Brig-Gen. Bernier said physical trauma and mental health are “big issues” that armed forces deal with and he’s anxious to see what research is being explored.

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The provincial government will implement an official strategy for multiple sclerosis patient care, the first of its kind in Canada. Announced Monday, Health Minister Fred Horne said the strategy “connects the dots” in the health care system so that Alberta’s almost 14,000 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients can access resources and find supports more easily. “This cuts through bureaucracy and program criteria to make it a quality of life strategy, as opposed to just a health care strategy,” explained Horne, adding the strategy improves co-operation between government, community and the health system on current MS supports. Alberta has one of the highest rates of MS in the world, with roughly 340 cases per 100,000 people compared to the national average of 240 cases per 100,000. MS is an unpredictable, inflammatory disease that damages the brain and spinal cord, resulting in a wide range of symptoms affecting a patient’s vision, hearing, memory, balance and

mobility. Its effects are lifelong and there is currently no cure. Horne said hard goals for the strategy include improving supports for MS patients in rural Alberta, coordinating MS disability supports across government ministries and partnering with industry to enhance MS research in Alberta. Judy Gordon, a board member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, said the strategy announcement marks a “very, very exciting day” for the society. “Multiple sclerosis is very prevalent in Alberta and what’s happening more and more is young people are being diagnosed with MS at an early age,” she said. In particular, Gordon said, the strategy will help MS patients living in rural Alberta “where it’s difficult for them to access services such as a neurologist.” The strategy will also help MS sufferers with job retention, which is difficult to the variable degrees of symptom severity, said Gordon. Alberta has three specialized MS clinics located in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary.

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FUN & GAMES

DID YOU KNOW?

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Comedian and host of The Daily Show Jon Stewart is born in New York City.

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Say Goodbye to Dropped Calls!

NOv. 29, 1942

Coffee joins the list of items rationed in the United States due to demand from both civilians and the military, as well as the demands placed on shipping.

NOv. 30, 2004

After winning 74 straight games and more than $2.5 million — a record for U.S. game shows — Ken Jennings has his Jeopardy! winning streak snapped by Nancy Zerg.

DEC. 1, 1955

Rosa Parks is jailed in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, sparking a bus boycott in the city and fuelling the civil rights debate in the U.S.

DEC. 2, 2001

Energy-trading corporation Enron files for bankruptcy, igniting one of the largest corporate scandals in American history.

DEC. 3, 1967

The first human heart transplant is performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town, South Africa.

DEC. 4, 1969

Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Jay-Z — whose real name is Sean Carter — is born in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Props from Harry Potter: The Exhibit are seen at the Telus World of Science. The exhibit opened Saturday and runs until March.

ANSWERS: 1. Inlays on chest changed to blue; 2. Number 44 removed from card; 3. Heart on box changed to green; 4. Writing removed from map; 5. Glasses removed.

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AGLC eyeing new warehouse

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

A new liquor warehouse is on the way for Alberta, but the current in St. Albert should be staying put. The Edmonton Journal reported on Friday that the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission is looking at building a new $80-million, 500,000-square-foot warehouse somewhere in the Edmonton area in the next few years to take over from the current warehouse in St. Albert’s Campbell Business Park as the main distribution hub for liquor stores in the province. But the AGLC isn’t planning to dispose of the 200,000-squarefoot facility in St. Albert that was built in 1983, instead re-engineering it to support the

new warehouse, according to a document on the AGLC’s website, and store liquor products that don’t move as quickly. The new facility is needed because, since alcohol sales were privatized in 1993, the number of registered products offered by the AGLC has grown from 2,200 to more than 27,000, with nearly 18,000 of those available at any given time. Connect Logistics — the Ohio-based firm that operates the St. Albert warehouse — also leases an additional 550,000 square feet of storage area in three Edmonton warehouses. Neither distribution costs nor wholesale prices are expected to rise because of the new warehouse. Construction on the new warehouse will begin as soon as land is purchased, and should be completed within three years.

Business Briefs • Arcadia closing

Only about two years after opening its doors, one of downtown St. Albert’s busiest coffee shops and live music venues is shutting its doors. Arcadia Café and Bar owner Darren McGeown posted on Facebook last week that he would be closing the doors to the establishment following a dispute with his landlord over the lease rate of his space in the Bruin Centre at the corner of Perron Street and St. Anne Street. The last day that Arcadia’s doors will be open is Sunday, Dec. 15.

• Taco Del Mar grand opening

Meanwhile, another business is making a triumphant return. After its doors were closed for several months, Taco Del Mar in Village Landing Shopping Centre is celebrating its grand opening under new management all day Friday.

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Workers go after in-demand jobs LINDA WHITE Sun Media News Services

As Canada’s skills gap continues to widen, companies continue to struggle to find the high-end niche skills needed to fill jobs. But according to a recent survey, Canadians refuse to rest on their laurels and are pursuing retraining to fill in-demand jobs. That’s according to Hays Canada’s survey What People Want 2013. It collected data from more than 3,000 working and nonworking Canadians in 16 industries and 20 functional departments from administration to C-level executives and found a whopping 88 per cent plan on — or are at least thinking about — acquiring news skills to capitalize on skills shortages in other industries. The survey by the global recruiting firm found Canadians are well aware that many industries face a talent gap: 75 per cent believe there’s a moderate to extremely high skills shortage and 78 per cent are themselves experiencing moderate to extremely high workplace pressures because of it. Canadians are responding to our wellknown and growing talent shortage and skills mismatch by acquiring new skills, qualifications or experience to make themselves more marketable. “I don’t think we’re talking about a person who’s currently working as a manufacturing engineer and deciding to retrain and become an accountant. It’s more incremental than that,”

• Farlie Travel sold

One of the most venerable travel agencies in St. Albert is changing hands, as Farlie Travel — owned by John Farlinger — is joining Vision Travel, according to an email sent to clients earlier this month. The agencies have been working together to integrate their administrative processes for the past three months, and no staff will be lost in the changeover.

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