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Dave Ranson (right), whose Prairies to Penguins motorcycle ride last year took him from St. Albert to the southernmost tip of South America and raised funds for spinal cord injury research, sits next to Denny Ross, one of the patients benefitting from Ranson’s fundraising efforts through the use of a ReWalk exoskeleton at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. See story, page 5.

BY THE NUMBERS

86,000 That’s how many people in Canada are living with spinal cord injuries, according to Spinal Cord Injury Canada. Of those, 51 per cent are caused by traumatic incidents like car crashes, while 49 per cent are the result of disease.

Photo: DAVID BLOOM, Sun Media News Services

St. Albert MLA Stephen Khan (third from right) joins fellow new cabinet ministers (L-R) Stephen Mandel, Ric McIver, Maureen Kubinec, Gordon Dirks and David Dorward as they are sworn in by Premier Jim Prentice (far left) on Monday at Government House in Edmonton.

Khan returns to Alberta cabinet

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

After being dumped from former premier Alison Redford’s cabinet last year, Stephen Khan has found his way back in. The MLA for St. Albert was appointed Minister of Service Alberta on Monday as new Premier Jim Prentice and the rest of his cabinet team was sworn in. “I’m tremendously excited. It’s an incredible opportunity,� Khan said. “I’m looking forward to representing St. Albert and being a voice for our community at the cabinet table.� Khan found out about the appointment last week during a meeting with Prentice, his transition team and the rest of the Progressive Conservative caucus. “It’s remarkably humbling to be asked to serve in cabinet,� Khan said. “We, as a caucus, have so many talented and dedicated MLAs who are extraordinary at their jobs. To be asked to serve in cabinet from

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amongst a group of incredible people some key aspects of the ministry I think will have significant impacts like that is incredibly humbling.� on the shape of the province.� He previously served as minister One of the hottest topics in of enterprise and advanced Alberta over the summer — the education from May 2012 to redesign of February 2013. the province’s Service licence plates Alberta oversees — falls under a number of Service Alberta’s government purview, and services, Khan is ready including to listen to consumer Albertans and protection, tackle the issue. landlord-tenant “Albertans disputes, motor care very vehicle licensing Stephen Khan passionately and vital Service Alberta Minister about licence statistics. plates — in But Khan said the history of Internet surveys the he would do his best to juggle all those aspects of the ministry, and he government has pushed to the public, there’s never been a bigger hopes to learn from Doug Griffiths, who was previously in charge of that response than the one we received portfolio. on the licence plates,� he said. “We’ll have some transition talks “Obviously I think that’s one of the about where the ministry is going, priorities, and we’ll sit down with and we’ll do our best to identify the folks in the department and

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determine where we are with that and how we move forward.â€? Meanwhile, Spruce GroveSt. Albert MLA Doug Horner was shuffled out of his position as finance minister and president of the treasury board. However, he remains in a non-cabinet position as a senior advisor to Prentice on internal trade and federal and provincial relations. Khan said he was glad to see his St. Albert counterpart still have an important role in the government, even if it is outside cabinet. “Doug is one of the foremost leaders in our caucus, and that hasn’t changed,â€? he said. “Doug is a respected voice, and he has served our community and our province in a remarkable fashion.â€? All in all, Khan thinks Prentice made good on his one chance to make a first impression. “Within a couple of weeks, everyone is going to know in no uncertain terms that there is a new leader at the helm and that this is a new government.â€?

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Biz owner makes push for longer hours downtown

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in the Perron District. “It’s kind of like a mall mentality — if you St. Albert Leader have many stores open consistent hours, A few extra hours have paid big dividends people will come. If it’s one or two, then less for one business owner in downtown will come; if it’s three or four, more will come. St. Albert. Now, he’s hoping to convince And if it’s 10, it becomes a destination.” others to join him in reaping the benefits. Zechel presented his numbers to a meeting Bob Zechel is one of of the St. Albert and the owners of Cloud Nine District Chamber of Pajamas on St. Thomas Commerce’s Perron Street Street. Since September Committee this morning 2013, he has kept the (Thursday). doors open an extra two He said it might be a hours on Wednesdays, tough sell, but he hopes Thursdays and Fridays, as his numbers will make the well as from 11 a.m. to 4 case for him. p.m. on Sunday. “We have struggled Over the past year, the a little bit to this point store has seen an extra 953 trying to convince people, customers walk through but I’m hoping that being the doors during those able to present some of extra 11 hours a week, our data, in terms of resulting in a significant customers and sales, to Bob Zechel increase in sales. these businesses, they can Cloud Nine Pajamas “We’re definitely see the benefit.” pleased,” Zechel said. The only cost associated “We’ve always had the perspective that we with the extended hours was an extra $600 a need to be open when customers want to month to staff the store, which was more than shop, so we’re extremely pleased.” covered by the extra sales. Now, he is hoping to convince other “Everything else is already bought and paid downtown businesses to do the same, for,” Zechel said. “Literally, the extra staff is believing that rising tide will float all the boats the only thing that costs us extra.”

“If you have many stores open consistent hours, people will come.”

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Bob Zechel stands outside Cloud Nine Pajamas on St. Thomas Street. Being open extra hours has worked for his business, and he hopes to convince other downtown business owners it can work for them too. to spend some time working on your business, Of course, Zechel understands that many not necessarily in your business,” he said. entrepreneurs can’t afford that level of staff, “We’ve really taken that to heart over the past and so extending their hours might spread them even thinner. But it may just be a matter year or so. We’ve actually hired more staff so we can actually spend time working on our of rearranging priorities. business, as opposed to in our business.” “Something we’re learning is that you need

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Journey pays off for Ranson, U of A GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Denny Ross demonstrates the ReWalk exoskeleton system for media in the basement of Corbett Hall on the University of Alberta campus on Tuesday morning. The purchase of the system was made possible through fundraising efforts like Dave Ranson’s Prairies to Penguins ride, which took him from St. Albert to the southernmost tip of South America.

Dave Ranson may have travelled more than 30,000 kilometres, but seeing someone else take just a few steps may be more meaningful. In August 2013, Ranson rolled out of St. Albert on his motorcycle on his journey to the southernmost tip of South America, all in a bid to raise money for the Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Centre (Northern Alberta) Society (SCITCS) so they could purchase a ReWalk bionic exoskeleton to help people with spinal cord injuries walk again. On Tuesday, he got to see the exoskeleton in action as the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine put on a demonstration for media at the U of A campus. “I’m just thrilled to see this come to a conclusion — actually, this is a beginning really,� Ranson said. “It’s good to see that, from all the work that we did, there was actually something accomplished.� Ranson reached his destination in February 2014, and raised more than $12,000. Denny Ross is one of two patients using the exoskeleton at the university. The 35-year-old was involved in a car crash that broke two vertebrae and left him paralyzed from the waist down. He has been using the ReWalk system for the past two months, and he is thrilled with the results. “Four years ago, we were looking at a stand-up wheelchair. And now here we are — I’m walking and loving it,� he said. “Aside from the health benefits,

“It’s good to see that, from all the work that we did, there was actually something accomplished.� Dave Ranson Prairies to Penguins rider “The biggest challenges are the turns, and anywhere where you’re going uphill,� he said. “... I definitely get a sweat going, that’s for sure.� At first, he could only take a few steps at a time, but he has worked his way up to a personal best of more than 2,000 steps in one day. But he joked that he could use a change in scenery. “I’ve pretty much memorized who’s all in the graduating classes, from ’64 all the way to 2014,� Ross said, pointing at the graduation

photos lining the hallway where does his rehab. U of A professor Jaynie Yang said that Ross has made incredible progress since he started using the ReWalk system. “But it hasn’t been easy,� she said. “There have been days when there’s just sweat pouring down. He would just walk and walk and walk, and sometimes it’s frustrating, but you just have to keep at it. He’s doing really well.� This is the first ReWalk exoskeleton to be put into use in Canada, and Yang said the university is watching closely to see who would benefit most from it and how it affects balance in users. “It’s almost like riding on a horse; you’re trying to balance your upper body, because that’s all they can feel, on this moving thing,� she said. “It really trains balance, so we’re studying what kind of pathways is it training.� Having people like Ranson out there raising money to make these technologies is huge for everyone involved. “We can’t do that kind of thing. We depend on them and on government to fund these kinds of projects,� Yang said. “I wish there was more fundraising going. The people doing the fundraising, they’re just amazing,� Ross added. Ranson isn’t necessarily finished, though. He doesn’t have any big rides planned anytime soon, but if he does, he’d like to turn it into another fundraiser. “If I ever do another ride like that, I think I’ll seriously consider fundraising,� he said. “It’d be nice to have another ReWalk at the university.�

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Terry talk Deputy Mayor Sheena Hughes (right) chats with Chrmaine Brooks as she takes part in the annual Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research on Sunday afternoon at Lions Park.

Leading minds from across Canada are in St. Albert to come up with ideas on how technology can help local governments and businesses work together better. Today (Thursday) at the Enjoy Centre, the City is hosting the first-ever Alberta SMART City Symposium, which brings together nearly 300 delegates from both the public and private sectors to talk about best practices and ways to collaborate on projects as we move into the future. “We’re thrilled. We’re pleased that the group that’s hosting this — which St. Albert is a member of — chose us as the site of the symposium,� said Travis Peter, manager of strategic and intergovernmental initiatives for the City, and a director of the Alberta Smart City Alliance, which is sponsoring the symposium. “It’s promising to be a wonderful day.� The City is a founding member of the Alberta Smart City Alliance along with IBM Canada, Cisco Canada, the University of Alberta

and NAIT. SMART City principles deal with the use of technology and data to help municipalities manage assets, support economic development, deliver services and enhance efficiency. The idea has gained momentum over the past couple of years. “The level of excitement around this strategy, in the city and the community and beyond, is just fantastic,� Peter said. “I think it’s really starting to resonate with people that cities need to be doing things a bit differently. They need to be enablers of innovation, and as we go forward, it promises to continue to grow.� And, he added, he is proud to see St. Albert leading the way. “St. Albert is approaching the SMART City (idea) that the community can be a centre of excellence for Canada,� Peter said. “To be leading that dialogue and partnering with great businesses like Cisco and IBM, or leaders like NAIT and the U of A, is a real pleasure.� Of course, St. Albert has been working hard for the past few years to build its Botanical Arts City

brand, but Peter said SMART City principles can work in harmony with that brand. “A SMART City, in itself, is not and will not be our brand. It’s more of an enabler of our brand in the community,� he said. The symposium at the Enjoy Centre will feature several panel discussions with speakers from as far away as Toronto. It will then move into presentations on best practices, with time built into the schedule for networking sessions and a lunch break. At the end of the day, delegates will have the chance to talk with each other about what they heard during the day. “(They can) drill down a little bit further into what tangible steps they can take to drive this forward in their communities or businesses,� Peter said. “They’re going to generate some great partnerships.� And he hopes that those who attend come away inspired to take action in their own communities. “It’s a timely and important topic,� he said, “and it must be broader than just St. Albert to really catalyze a change.�

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ou’ve got to spend money to make money, the old saying goes. But sometimes you’ve got to spend other things, like time, both to make money for yourself and to bring prosperity to an area. At this morning’s (Thursday) meeting of the St. Albert and District Chamber of by Glenn Cook Commerce’s Perron District Committee, attendees around the table heard a presentation from Bob Zechel, one of the owners of Cloud Nine Pajamas on St. Thomas Street. For the past year, Zechel has kept Cloud Nine’s doors open an extra 11 hours a week — two hours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, plus five hours on Sundays — and kept track of how many customers came through the door during that time, as well as how much extra money passed through the till. Zechel’s experiment was a rousing success, with almost 1,000 more customers coming in during those hours, and a significant increase in sales to go along with them. It seems like an easy case to make for other downtown business owners to follow suit. Why, after all, would they not want to cash in? They’re already paying rent on their space, and the extra electricity wouldn’t add much to their bill. In fact, the only operational cost Zechel incurred was for staff, but Cloud Nine made back six or seven times that amount. That’s a return that most investors playing the stock market could only dream of. But for many entrepreneurs, the only human resources they have are themselves. They already spend many, many hours at their business, whether ringing in purchases or balancing the books after the doors are closed, so the prospect of adding more hours onto a packed schedule is not one they’d relish. However, those hours must be looked at as an investment upon which great returns could be realized. It is an investment not only in one’s own business, but in the health of the entire downtown core. If one business is open, that’s great, but if many businesses are open, people are more likely to come down, stay longer and perhaps make impulse purchases. Another old saying goes: A rising tide lifts all boats. But the first step for downtown businesses is to get their boats in the water.

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shoulders does this rest on? The community? Landlords who charge high lease rates? Or shopping in Edmonton? Or shopping online? The reality is that, as a local health care business owner and a shop local advocate, even I shop at big box stores now and then. I like a good deal. I also admit that I like the convenience of picking out something online and having it arrive at my doorstep. No need to ferry my two daughters in and out of their car seats, only to show up to the store and an empty shelf, and to leave empty-handed. So, how are these small, independent, local stores supposed to make it if even I shop big box and online sometimes? Customer service. Unique,

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Local drug unit busy with busts GLENN COOK

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It’s been a busy couple of months for the St. Albert RCMP detachment’s drug unit. Since late July, the local detachment has been involved in at least five separate drug busts in the city, resulting in nine arrests. The string of busts started on July 24, when two men were arrested and three ounces of cocaine were seized, along with $1,200 cash, at an apartment on McKenney Avenue in the culmination of an investigation that lasted several months. Austin White, 20, and Shane Bowzaylo, 19, both of St. Albert, were taken into custody on charges of trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime. Both made their first court appearances on Monday. Five days later, 28-year-old Devin Powder of St. Albert was also arrested on the same three charges in a separate investigation. He makes his first court appearance on Oct. 6. Then, on Aug. 21, three Edmonton residents and one St. Albertan were arrested when police executed a search warrant at the Horizon Motel at 440 St. Albert Trail and seized undisclosed amounts of marijuana and methamphetamines. Those taken into custody — two men and two women ranging in age from 22 to 34 years old — were living in the motel room, as were an eight-year-old girl, a three-yearold boy and a four-month-old girl. The children were not in the room at the time of

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New public board chair Dumont excited for school year GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

As St. Albert Public Schools heads into another academic year, the new chair of its board of trustees is excited to see what the next few months bring. Trustee Cheryl Dumont was elected as the district’s board chair at an organizational meeting held last week, with Glenys Edwards serving as vice-chair. Dumont said she was “thrilled� to be at the helm for the 2014-2015 school year, especially with the group that’s in office right now.

“We’ve done what we think is a really good job,� she said. “We’ve had a few trusteeand-superintendent retreats, looking at our priorities for the next few years, and we’ve gelled very nicely.� The public board of trustees also includes Gerry Martins, Kim Armstrong and Sheri Wright. As the school year progresses, Dumont said the biggest issue facing the board is one they’ve been facing for many years: new schools. Even with the announcement of Lois Hole Elementary School in Erin Ridge North,

which is scheduled to open in 2016, Dumont said the district is still under pressure to find space for all its students. “We’re still asking in our capital plan for another K-9 school in the northwest end (of St. Albert) and another high school,� she said. “We continue to be talking to our MLAs, to the City, working to make sure there’s land that’s available in St. Albert and that it’s large enough.� But also on the board’s plate are projects at existing schools, including the addition of portable classrooms at some schools and a major modernization project at W.D. Cuts

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NOTABLE QUOTES

City council voted to receive as information a draft version of the Social Development Policy, which gives direction around the key principles, themes, and outcomes of the city’s Social Master Plan.

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“The city has a role in social sustainability. The plan aligns with social policy from the province. It should be used as a tool to measure impact of work around social issues... It’s recommended that a corporate action plan be developed to support the Social Master Plan.”

Medical Marijuana Production Facilities

ISSUES BACKGROUND THE VOTE

Council gave third and final reading to amendments to the land use bylaw that would allow for licensed medical marijuana producers to set up production facilities in St. Albert under federal legislations and guidelines.

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“This is a new, legal, and important pharmaceutical industry being introduced to the city.” — Coun. Gilles Prefontaine

“If approved, within three months the city will have three Advanced Life Support capable fire trucks strategically placed around the city. The average response will be seven minutes and 30 seconds — 50 per cent quicker than other first responders with a higher level service and care.”

— Ray Richards, St. Albert Fire Services chief

— Scott Rodda, director, Famiiy and Community Support Services

“It’s an approach I have to say yes to with negative tax consequences... Everyone has to subsidize this business now with our tax dollars.” — Mayor Nolan Crouse

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St. Albert first responders will begin purchasing the equipment for Advanced Life Support and will fully change its service level over the next two to three months.

“This is easy to approve. Seven or eight minutes can mean life or death.”

The draft of the Social Development Policy will go to community partners and other stakeholders for input and the final Social Development Policy will be voted on by council on Jan. 15, 2014.

“The risk we run with any master plan is that they end up on a shelf collecting dust. I’m happy to see the Social Master Plan remains active and important in the community.”

Applications will now be accepted for the development of Medical Marijuana Production Facilities in the city of St. Albert under the current federal laws.

— Coun. Sheena Hughes

— Coun. Tim Osborne

“I think this is a good and balanced approach. Not a carte blanche approach.” — Coun. Cam MacKay

NEXT MEETING: Sept. 22, 2014 at 3 p.m. • DETAILED AGENDA AVAILABLE AT WWW.STALBERT.CA BY 5 P.M. ON FRIDAY PRIOR TO MEETING

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St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse pledged his support Friday to helping solve the poverty puzzle in the Capital Region. Crouse joined officials from United Way and several local community agencies at St. Albert Place Friday, where he put his name alongside those of 13 other mayors in the region on an eight-foot banner to signal the City of St. Albert’s support for the United Way’s campaign to end poverty in the Edmonton area. “When you talk about poverty and low income, everyone is touched. It doesn’t matter if you’re the mayor or (anyone else), someone in your circle is influenced by that,â€? Crouse said. Crouse also touted the City’s Social Master Plan as a blueprint for helping people out of poverty and other problems they may face. Ruth Kelly, the United Way campaign chair for this year, was proud to have St. Albert on board with the campaign. “We know that a problem as complex as poverty cannot possibly be solved by one organization or order of government. It takes a truly collaborative effort with governments, the not-for-profit sector, corporate partners and community members all aligned together in an effort to lift the whole,â€? said Kelly, who also serves as CEO of Venture Publishing in Edmonton. The banner also visited Strathcona County, Leduc, Stony Plain and Fort Saskatchewan on Friday, and was set to collect more signatures on Saturday at the

Kaleido Arts Festival on 118 Avenue in Edmonton. The United Way’s annual campaign kickoff luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday. According to the United Way, 120,000 people in the Capital Region live below the poverty line, 37,000 of which are children. Those children have language and math literacy skills 30 per cent lower than their peers, and they are four times more likely to drop out of high school. “Those children are our future business leaders, government leaders and community leaders. And when they struggle, our entire community suffers,� Kelly said. But the United Way and municipal governments can’t do it all alone, which is where the community agencies come into the picture. “St. Albert is often known as being an affluent community, but we have all kinds of socioeconomic groups in our community, including families living in poverty,� said Heather McKinnon of the St. Albert Family Resource Centre, which receives funding from United Way to provide parenting, self-help and drop-in classes. “We are only a small part of the solution. The total solution to addressing poverty has to be a co-ordinated effort by all agencies, organizations like the United Way, business leaders and government,� she added. If you don’t happen to be in the same place as the banner over the next little while, you can also sign a statement to end poverty in the Capital Region online at www.myunitedway.ca.

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MARGARET MACPHERSON X Library’s writer-in-residence loves meeting aspiring authors of all ages and helping them on their way Margaret Macpherson is the Metro Edmonton Writer-in-Residence for 2014, and recently began her stint in St. Albert after spending time in Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park earlier this year. She is an accomplished author herself, with two novels and a collection of short stories published.

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“It’s like we’re all in the same community. We’re all attempting the same thing. It’s a hard go!”

Macpherson is available in her office on the second floor of the St. Albert Public Library Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. and every other Saturday from noon to 4:30 p.m. until the end of 2014.

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Esks lead charge against domestic violence

CLAIRE THEOBALD Sun Media News Services

The Edmonton Eskimos are helping lead a new offensive on violence against women as part of Leading Change: The Alberta CFL Project. “Domestic violence is not cool. Violence against women turns my stomach,” said Len Rhodes, president and CEO of the Edmonton Eskimos, delivering a clear message at the kickoff for the Leading Change initiative on Monday. Long snapper Ryan King, linebacker J.C. Sherritt and quarterbacks Matt Nichols and Mike Reilly have joined the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) and members of the Calgary Stampeders to use their status as role models among young men to stop gender-based violence before it starts. “Having men out there that young men and other boys look up to share that message, that resonates,” said Jan Reimer, executive director of the ACWS, who added that research backs up her claims. As part of the program, CFL players and university coaches underwent three days of intensive training, learning about the shockingly high rates of violence against women and hearing first-hand accounts from abused women and the front-line workers who help protect them.

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Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly speaks to Edmonton Huskies players during Leading Change: The Alberta CFL Project at the Edmonton Huskies Field House in Edmonton on Monday. Equipped with this knowledge, players will Huskies Football Club in exercises to explore some of the roots of gender-based violence, head to classrooms to share their message including gender stereotypes and the casual while empowering youth to take active steps use of derogatory language. to prevent violence before it happens. Creating a list of things men and women “We need to talk to men to change, not do on a daily basis to avoid sexual violence so much teaching women to avoid being was a huge eye opener to one young Huskies sexually assaulted,” said Nichols, adding player, Brandon Stewart, who watched as he feels the responsibility as a role model to the list of things women do grew while the make positive change happen. men’s side stayed blank, calling the situation The Eskimos led the local Edmonton

“crazy.” “We are the ones who need to make the change to really do something about violence against women,” said Stewart. The players hope to inspire more of these conversations, as the problem of genderbased violence has endured partly because it is a topic easier to ignore than address. “The easier thing is to pretend like it doesn’t exist,” Reilly said. “The reality is, it does exist, and some of the stats that we heard were staggering.” “The key thing is to be able to talk about it,” said King.”The more you can create a norm for them to be able to talk about it, that’s going to create change in people’s homes.” Last year alone, over 5,500 women and 5,000 children accessed emergency shelters. Worse still, another 27,000 were turned away because there was no room left to accommodate them. Reimer said that while change is possible, it does take time, which is why she is calling on governments and corporate sponsors to provide sustainable funding for the Leading Change initiative and take an active stance on violence against women. “This is how you’re going to end violence against women,” she said. “It can’t be just a one shot deal, it has to be sustained over a number of years to make that difference.”

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DAVE LAZZARINO Sun Media News Services

The Capital Region Board (CRB) is revisiting the way it pays its chairman — but only after questions of impropriety arose. The issue surrounded board chair and mayor of St. Albert, Nolan Crouse. According to Crouse, he initiated a move shortly after the recent election when he found the way he is paid a retainer fee to chair the CRB and per diem expenses may be construed as a conflict of interest. “After I was re-appointed following the fall election, we had a long list of policies and I looked at it and I said, ‘This is one I think we should be changing,’” Crouse said. But not everyone buys that explanation. St. Albert councillor Cam MacKay says the conflict wouldn’t have come up at all if he and his fellow councillor Sheena Hughes hadn’t said something. “It’s very convenient to state that now that you’ve been unveiled. But show me some

evidence of that,” said MacKay. Historically, the CRB used to hire two unelected people to chair the meetings and pay them a contractual fee. Crouse said when he was first appointed in 2012, he was handed the same contract and he signed it, not seeing anything wrong with it. The contract agreed to pay his retainer — $2,000 a month plus a per diem payment of $200 for each meeting he chaired — into an account held by Crouse Developments, a holding corporation owned by him and his wife. In the interim, MacKay says Crouse kept his pay a secret from St. Albert council, something he said is contrary to city policy. “If it’s anything to do with your position as councillor or mayor, you have to disclose it,” MacKay said. It wasn’t until later that Crouse questioned the optics of that setup. “When they elected me, they sent me the same contract. And I signed the contract,” he said. “To the board, they don’t really

care who they’re paying. They don’t care if they’re paying the City of St. Albert or Nolan Crouse. The board just offered that as the process and I accepted that as the process,” he added. “It was a poor choice of routing right from the beginning and we’ve cleaned that up.” In May, Crouse asked the CRB to stop paying into the corporation and pay him directly instead. MacKay says the fact that Crouse didn’t report the payments between 2012 and May of this year suggests he was hiding something. Crouse said the CRB financials are publicly reported, but MacKay pointed out it took a FOIP request to find details of Crouse’s retainer and per diems. Now that the situation is being fixed, MacKay says he is consulting lawyers to see what will happen next. But for now, he’s content to call it a victory for diplomacy. “For me, it’s a win-win,” he said. “I don’t think that would have occurred if the motion had not been brought forward.”

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Local Scots watching referendum closely

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Scottish ex-pats in Edmonton recall past referendums, and say the choice is now in the hands of voters as the decision on independence looms. Former Dundee, Scotland, resident Peter Dolan returned from a trip to Scotland with his family on Aug. 30 and has been keeping up with the news of the vote for independence, which is set for Thursday. He thinks the country will vote to stay. “The status quo for many people is not the best, but it’s better than being outside,� Dolan said. When he was 19, Dolan voted yes in the 1979 referendum. But those who didn’t vote were counted as a “no�. He moved to Canada 18 years ago, but had spent many holidays in the country visiting his grandmother. With a large number of voters undecided, Dolan called separation a romantic notion. “They’ve always felt they had a raw deal, especially when there’s a Conservative government in,� he said. Dolan said when Stephen Harper was overseas he said he was in favour of the union — a decision Dolan said is for the people who live there to make.

“If they do get independence, the English are going to be stuck with a Conservative government forever,� Dolan said, referencing Scotland’s tendency to vote in Labour governments. He added Scottish people are in favour of social justice. British Prime Minister David Cameron has asked voters to keep the union, warning grocery prices could soar, jobs could go south and the country’s security could suffer. There’s no word on how it might affect the price of Scotch whisky. Doug Townshend, owner of The Bothy Whisky Bar, said he voted yes when he lived in Scotland, but after more than 30 years in Canada, the country has changed. He voted in favour of home rule, but back then there were fewer English people in Scotland. English relatives would come up to visit. “It’s not a personal thing, it just comes down to the government,� he said. Now, English buy up Scottish property, which has created some resentment for Scottish people living there. Like Dolan, he expects “no� ballots to be cast on Thursday. “At the same time, I’m speaking from 6,000 miles away,� he said.

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Scotsman Doug Townshend toasts to a good outcome for the Scottish inependence vote in front of his bar, The Bothy, in Edmonton. The polls open for the referendum today (Thursday).

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It’s not often that a whole museum exhibit can centre around one man. But Brig.-Gen. Raymond Brutinel is certainly worthy of the honour. Earlier this month, the MusĂŠe Heritage Museum in St. Albert Place opened the doors to Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel and the Motor Machine Gun Brigades, which tells the story of a true renaissance man who briefly called St. Albert home. “He was tremendously fascinating,â€? said Vino Vipulanantharajah, archivist with the Raymond Brutinel in a portrait museum. “He came to Alberta in 1905, and taken just after he moved to he went on to do so many different things. We Alberta in 1905. tried to capture everything we could here.â€? Brutinel,â€? he said. The museum first became aware of But perhaps Brutinel’s most meaningful Brutinel and his story when researcher and contribution came when he enlisted in the historian Juliette Champagne got in touch Canadian Forces during the First World War, with curator Joanne White and helped her bring over a collection of artifacts and photos where he created the Motor Machine Gun from France, where he passed away in 1964 at Brigade, which became an instrumental part of Canada’s war efforts in Europe. the age of 92. “It played a vital role in many battles,â€? Brutinel moved to Edmonton in 1905, Vipulanantharajah said, pointing to one of and not long after bought River Lot 51 the brigade’s logs on display that mentions in St. Albert, covering good portions of the famous Battle of Passchendaele from 1917. what are now the Grandin and Sturgeon “... Their brigade had a big impact on many Heights subdivisions. In fact, the Brutinels’ battles in World War I.â€? homestead was roughly where Fountain Tire After the First World War, currently sits on St. Albert Trail. Vipulanantharajah said, “That’s why (the Brutinel returned home material) came here; if to find that his money you’re going to donate had been squandered by here, it has to have a his lawyer, leaving little St. Albert connection; of it left. it can add to our story,â€? But that didn’t curb his Vipulanantharajah entrepreneurial drive. said. “And he (Brutinel) “He was a selfcertainly had a big, big made millionaire, but part in that.â€? then it was all gone,â€? During his time in Vipulanantharajah said. Alberta, Brutinel served “He quickly moved back as the editor of Le to France after the war Courrier de l’Ouest, the ended, and after that, he province’s first French started over again. He language newspaper. started a bank, and then He was also a surveyor, started building his own helping mark out the Vino Vipulanantharajah chateaus.â€? route for the Grand MusĂŠe archivist An opening reception Trunk Railway, and was for Brigadier-General instrumental in building Raymond Brutinel and the Motor Machine the Interurban Railway that connected Gun Brigades will be held at the MusĂŠe Edmonton and St. Albert. Heritage Museum tonight (Thursday) at 8 The sheer range of Brutinel’s interests was p.m. The museum will host a special talk what surprised Vipulanantharajah the most. on Brutinel’s live with historians Juliette “The Interurban Railway is something Champagne and John Matthews on Saturday, that we’ve talked about a lot and used a lot Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. of images of, but I didn’t know that was

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Black Keys’ Carney stands his ground

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the 2013 ceremony about Bieber’s lack of nominations. Sun Media News Services Earlier this year, he even caught flak for When it comes to annoying concert dissing Michael Jackson’s posthumously behaviours, you won’t find The Black Keys’ released Xscape album. And, months later, drummer Patrick Carney among the legions he still doesn’t care that he rankled Bieber or of musicians who hate cellphones. the King of Pop’s legions of fans. In fact, he’s It’s quite the opposite, actually. still pretty cheesed about the whole fracas. While some of Carney’s musical “With regards to the Bieber thing, it was contemporaries rail against fans who want the most frightening day of our career and to shoot grainy handheld video of shows also one of the most exhilarating,” Carney instead of being in the moment, the Keys’ says. most outspoken member is fine with people “We knew a lot of people had no idea what who just want to kick back and film clips our music sounded like and then afterwards from the Akron, Ohio, duo’s upcoming tour we celebrated for a little bit and then I have a in support of this year’s Turn Blue. TMZ camera asking me about Justin Bieber. “It doesn’t bother me,” he tells Sun Media “The last thing I would ever expect to News Services down the line from Nashville. happen was a camera in my face, followed “What was it that happened recently? by a camera in my face asking me about Peter Frampton threw a cellphone? I mean, someone who I know nothing about. maybe he didn’t know what a cellphone “I was aware that he was having an issue was? Maybe he was confused on what it for not being nominated for a Grammy, but was? … What we are used to more than the the reality is that was our seventh record. cellphones is what happened to us during We’d been around for a long time, but I the four years we were playing clubs. It was think we felt we didn’t even deserve to be people with their arms crossed standing there. at the back looking like the ultimate “I put it all in context of the Clash and scenester record store clerk. That’s way more other bands that were never nominated or uncomfortable. won Grammys who deserved them probably “At least the people filming seem to be more than anybody else. enjoying it.” “Feeling entitled to anything is really his Although they are filling arenas now, issue. There are a lot of bands more talented Carney and vocalist-guitarist Dan Auerbach than ours who aren’t successful at all, for weren’t overnight sensations. various reasons. Following 2002’s The “Dan and I are super Big Come Up until 2010’s lucky. He has a career breakout disc Brothers, and millions of fans it was a slow climb from and he’s making lots of the clubs to theatres. money, so the idea of By the time 2011’s El wanting more than that Camino dropped, the is quite ridiculous, so I Keys were playing arenas don’t feel bad about what and amphitheatres. I said.” “It was weird, because And in terms of MJ, it’s it was super gradual,” not the fans that should Carney recalls. “In be mad with Carney’s Toronto, our first show Xscape comments — it’s was opening for SleaterMichael himself. Kinney at the Opera “Why do you think House, then we played Michael Jackson left Lee’s Palace. We were in those songs untouched 4,500-seat rooms and for 30 years in the vault? Patrick Carney we slowly moved up to Why are they coming The Black Keys 1,000-seat ones. out now? If someone “When Brothers came pillaged the songs Dan out, we did two nights at (Toronto’s) Kool and I chose not to release, if someone started Haus, so that was around 3,000. But when putting those out, I would hope that my we jumped from that to the arenas and family and Dan’s family would stop that. amphitheatres, it was strange. There’s a reason why those tracks weren’t “It was odd to be playing these big venues released.” that I never thought we’d be playing.” With Turn Blue — the band’s eighth Along with the bigger shows came studio record — Carney and Auerbach Grammy wins and Twitter wars with didn’t try to recreate El Camino’s straight-up Beliebers after an off-hand comment he rock sounds, recording 30-plus songs during made to TMZ (“Grammys are for like music, sessions. Instead they infused the 11 tracks not for money ... and he’s making a lot of with bits of bluesy psychedelia. money. He should be happy”) following “El Camino was a big departure from what

“It was odd to be playing these big venues that I never thought we’d be playing.”

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Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney has said some controversial things about the music industry in the past couple of years, but he’s not backing away from any of those comments. we had normally done,” he says. “Turn Blue is bringing it back to what most of the Black Keys’ records have sounded like, but with some of the melodic elements of El Camino added to that.” With the Keys set for a fall tour that will see them once again playing arenas throughout much of North America (including seven Canadian stops), Carney says the challenge becomes incorporating rare tunes from the band’s discography, the chart-topping tracks that made them famous and cuts off Turn Blue. “We’ve released something like 105 songs as the Black Keys,” he says. “We’ve been focusing mostly on the last four records, but we’ll touch on all our albums. Right now we’re picking out songs from our back catalogue that we want to play.” And in the midst of the four-month trek, which will then head overseas in 2015, Carney and Auerbach will try and find time to write new songs for their next LP. “At some point we have to find time to record, but we can normally work pretty quickly,” he chuckles. “This last record took a little longer. But Dan and I can look around, find a two-week block and make an album.” The Keys are one of the few bands that came of age during an era where MySpace and YouTube became normal paths to success, so of course he’s asked for tips on

how to make it all the time. But there’s no crystal ball, he says. “I know that the thing that happens is people can discover music really quickly now. “You can put a single out and within a month be selling out 300-seat rooms if people like the song. That’s something that wouldn’t really have happened prior to the Internet. “But I also think music has become a more disposable thing … I think it would be hard if we were starting a band now, but at the same time there are bands that are coming up now that have grown up with that whole online mentality. “Dan and I grew up reading fanzines and mail-ordering records when our first album came out … But there’s a way to get by it, we got by for a long time without selling records.” So after years in the back of a van, followed by a meteoric rise to the top and packed arenas, are the Akron pair happy? Have their rock ’n’ roll dreams come true? “When we first started selling out 300-seat rooms, at that point I thought that we’d made it,” Carney says. “I felt like my dreams had come true at that point. So this is all slightly surreal. That’s why when I say something about Justin Bieber, I can’t believe anyone would care, especially Justin Bieber.”

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Paris finds ‘Mr. Amazing’

MICHAEL WOOD Sun Media News Services

Who would believe Paris Hilton could find Mr. Amazing in Calgary? And for the mere price of $13,000, too. The socialite, actress and heiress to the Hilton fortune plunked down five figures for one of the world’s smallest Pomeranians — only two-and-a-half inches tall — from a Calgary dog seller.

Joanne Pauze of Betty’s Teacup Yorkies said Hilton contacted her a few weeks ago via Twitter, the day she signed up an account for her home-based business specializing in hard-to-find bloodlines. “She started following me and then we started talking through private messages, and then it went to e-mailing and phone calls and texting,” Pauze said Friday. Hilton was enamoured with the tiny stature and baby-doll face of the puppy currently named Mr.

Amazing — who she was finally to meet Friday afternoon, when a dog nanny arrived in New York to deliver it to Hilton’s hotel room. Pauze wouldn’t confirm the price she and Hilton agreed on, only to say that the dog is worth $13,000. Right now she’s just happy she could play match-maker. The puppy’s name — Mr. Amazing — likely won’t last long. Hilton has put a callout on her Twitter and Instagram accounts for ideas to rename him.

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Meet Canada’s newest Bachelor

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dating that intensely, you are much less focused on the meal.”

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Love Tim tender, love Tim true, never let Tim go. With The Bachelor Canada set to debut its second season tonight (Thursday) on City, I asked the Bachelor of the moment, Tim Warmels, a few probing questions: Q: You’re originally from Campbellville, Ont., so what’s the difference between a typical date in Campbellville and a typical date on The Bachelor Canada? Warmels: “In terms of setting, there’s actually not that much of a difference. There’s a beautiful sunset. You’re typically on a nice vista. You might be out in nature a little bit, or at least away from an enormous amount of people.” Q: What about the meal? Warmels: “It is much more meal-focused in Campbellville (laughing hard). There were some fantastic places that we got to go and meals that we got to eat (as part of the show). But when you’re

Q: So it’s not, “Another round of poutines over here,” got it. What about budget and entertainment? Warmels: “On the show there were some interesting forms of entertainment, but I can’t give too much away. There certainly might have been a difference in budget between the show and my teenage years.” Q: Do your buddies kid you about becoming The Bachelor Canada? Warmels: “My very close guy pals will ceaselessly and endlessly use this as fodder. That being said, they also understand my true motivations in it. So they know that when they poke fun at it, it’s really OK because they know I’m actually in it for the right reasons. It allows them to poke fun without having to feel badly about it.” Q: So it’s actually freeing for them, that’s dangerous. What

about your parents? Warmels: “They love me a lot, and I grew up very traditionally with them. My mom is an elementary school principal and she was a teacher for a long time before that, so they’re pretty traditional people. Naturally when something like this comes along, which is so vastly different from what they’re used to, they were a little apprehensive. But then when they saw me going through it, and they saw how happy I was, they really turned around.”

Q: Did you have any hopes and fears about how you might come across to TV viewers? Warmels: “It crossed my mind. And then – and this is a big reason why I felt so free to do this – you can’t worry about that stuff. You can’t care about that stuff. You can’t think about it. You really just have to be yourself and be OK with however it comes out and however people perceive you. At the end of the day, if you know that you’re happy with the decisions you made, that’s all that matters.”

Q: What do you know about making this type of TV show now that you didn’t know prior to the experience? Warmels: “I wasn’t actually privy to a lot of those things (technical decisions, editing, etc.). I went on the dates, I got to focus on what obviously was important to me and I sussed things out that way. The cameras melt away really quickly when you realize that you’re doing something so significant in your life.”

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Housing starts red hot in Edmonton TREVOR ROBB Sun Media News Services

The Alberta advantage is alive and well. According to the latest Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Economics Provincial Outlook forecasts, released last week, housing starts in the province have reached the highest level in almost seven years, with second quarter numbers estimating 42,500 homes to be built this year, and home resales hitting the second-highest second quarter results ever. “Alberta’s growth remains miles ahead of the pace in other provinces and we continue to expect the province will stand at the top of the provincial growth rankings both this year and next,” said Craig Wright, RBC senior vice-president and chief economist. Housing starts in the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were at 13,879 units in August compared to 13,213 in July, and housing starts increased 48 per cent year-over-year in August, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). “The trend in total housing starts moved higher in August due to an increased pace of multi-family units. Elevated migration and a low vacancy rate have prompted builders

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Damon Phillips, a framer with Log Driver Construction, works in the Griesbach neighbourhood in Edmonton last week. to increase production, particularly in the apartment segment,” said Christina Butchart, CMHC’s senior market analyst for Edmonton. Alberta’s overall growth is being attributed to the continually surging energy sector, where current projects worth close to $63 billion in the oilsands and other oil and gas pipeline projects are already underway. In total, crude oil production is up nearly 10 per cent. Another key component to Alberta’s

economic growth is the burgeoning number of people who are now calling the province home. In fact, migration to Alberta is happening at historically high levels, with a country-leading second quarter population growth of 3.3 per cent. RBC estimates Alberta’s GDP growth for 2014 will hover around the 3.9 per cent mark, surpassing last year’s estimated pace of 3.7 per cent. “We expect Alberta to sit atop the provincial growth rankings in 2015 yet

again; however, we do anticipate the other provinces will somewhat narrow the gap,” said Wright. But Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson worries that amidst this historical growth, some of the city’s most vulnerable people will be left behind. According to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), $1.7 billion in annual federal funding for Canada’s 600,000 social housing units is dissipating, putting one-third or 200,000 social housing units at risk. It’s a conversation Iveson brought up with federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair on Thursday at an NDP breakfast hosted at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in downtown Edmonton. “As long as the market’s out of balance we’re going to see people, particularly at the affordable end of the spectrum, getting squeezed,” said Iveson, who also spoke with Premier Jim Prentice about Edmonton’s one per cent vacancy rates in affordable housing. “I certainly talked to Mr. Prentice about the importance in investing in more housing units at the social end and strategies to support the construction of more market affordable housing as well, which is badly needed. “Those are the people who are at risk of becoming homeless. Those are the people who are being taken advantage of in this situation.

WestJet to introduce $25 charge for first checked bag

DAMIEN WOOD Sun Media News Services

Checked baggage for WestJet economy travel just got more expensive, though while some frequent customers are happy to gripe about unfair fares, nobody’s saying they’re a flight risk. Taking effect on new bookings beginning Monday, for flights on or after Oct. 29, the first checked bag on economy flights within Canada and between Canada and the U.S. will cost $25. Other classes and other locations continue to include baggage in base fare. “I think it’s too much,” Pete Kennedy said shortly after he’d hauled his own baggage off the carousel after a flight in from Toronto. “I think you’re already knocking people for enough money and I don’t think it’s fair to ask for more. “But I guess you’ve got to make money somehow ... The budget airline

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Basing your pricing on value created, not quantities sold KURIAN THARAKAN Special to the Leader

American pharmacist John Pemberton invented a non-alcoholic version of his Pemberton’s French Wine Coca, in his Columbus, Ga., drugstore in 1886. He called it Coca-Cola. It was first sold as a patent medicine at drugstore soda fountains for five cents a glass. Initial claims for the concoction included being a cure for many diseases, including “morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache, and impotence.” By 1894, the company — now under new ownership — started selling beyond the soda fountain by bottling the popular beverage and selling it through various retail outlets. This was, of course, the start of Coke’s global expansion. At the soda fountain in 1886, Pemberton sold just nine glasses of Coke a day. In 2013, it was estimated that over 1.8 billion servings were drank daily. Coke has one of the most formidable consumer research capabilities in the world. It is deeply interested in how you perceive, find, view, reach, buy, hold and drink their products. With this knowledge, they can deliver exactly the kind of value the customer wants in any situation. Take the following Coca Cola offerings: a 355-ml can, a 355ml bottle, a 710-ml plastic bottle and a two-litre party size bottle. A recent excursion to a grocery store with my calculator told me that: • The 355-ml can sells for $1.48 per litre;

• The 355-ml glass bottle sells for $3.86 per litre; • The 710-ml plastic bottle sells for $1.17 per litre; • The two-litre party size bottle sells for $1.34 per litre. Here’s the takeaway: Coke’s pricing is not based on the quantity sold, but on the value created. Each one of the offerings creates a separate value for the customer based on their insituation usage. If I’m going on a road trip in my car, the can fits perfectly in my car cup holder. The huge two-litre won’t. If I need some mix for a party I’m throwing, the two-litre is perfect. I’d need almost six cans to make up for the convenience of one large bottle. The nostalgia relived by the 355ml glass bottle will cost you almost double the next nearest offering. But one of the priciest bottles here is the 710-ml plastic bottle. Although you can buy it at the grocery store for only $1.17 per litre, if you are at a sporting event or movie theatre, you will be asked to pay $5.50 per bottle — almost $7.75 per litre — to go along with your $9 tub of popcorn. In each of these situations, the value proposition is primarily created by the packaging and location availability, and not just by the quantity of beverage sold. Your customers have many situational needs for your product, and you can easily tailor your offer and pricing based on their motives in any specific moment. Kurian Tharakan is the Executive-in-Residence for the Northern Alberta Business Incubator.

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A daily work routine can wear down even the most optimistic person at some point. But sometimes, our grumblings about the grind can hint at something even bigger – that it’s time to leave. “Knowing when to leave work is kind of like knowing when to leave a relationship – you just kind of know,” says Alan Kearns, founder of CareerJoy, a company that provides career and leadership coaching. Here are some telltale signs you’ve passed your expiry date at work. 1. Sunday night test: As Sunday night rolls around, you start getting a sinking feeling, commonly known as the Sunday Night Blues. I can’t believe I have to go to work tomorrow, you think to yourself with dread. My weekend was way too short. Similarly, when Friday hits, all you can think of is TGIF! Vacations are too short and long weekends are never long enough: These feelings of dread or elation are key indicators that your job isn’t a good match for you anymore. 2. Clock — and web — watching: Your attention at work is waning. You work flow is fractured since you’re watching the minutes of the clock slowly tick by. The same can be said if you’re spending more time on Facebook, personal email or cute cat videos

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than the work you’re required to do. When you’re paying more attention to the time, or any other welcomed distraction, than to the work at hand, it’s time to start using that focus on creating a new path. 3. A shift in dynamics: Things at work are bothering you more than they used to. Your creativity for generating ideas isn’t up to speed and you’re not being brought into as many meetings. Co-workers are being promoted, and you’re being left out of consultations and decisions. No use in playing dumb — there’s a change happening. “You’re getting indicators from employers that it’s time to leave,” says Kearns. “There’s been a shift in dynamics at work, how your boss and peers are treating you. You’ve plateaued.” 4. Something better comes along: Even if you’re fulfilled in your current job, a better opportunity can come along. Kearns stresses that that’s OK. “Sometimes you don’t even know you’re ready to leave but an interesting opportunity will show you you’re ready,” he says. “Don’t let that limit the opportunity that will come your way.” However, if you’re unfulfilled in your current job, Kearns stresses not to jump into the first thing that comes along. “The biggest danger is a rebound job,” he says. “You could recreate what you just left. Pay attention to opportunity.”

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