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COVER Crews from TB Traffic put one of St. Albert’s new wayfinding signs into place along southbound St. Albert Trail, near McKenney Avenue, on Tuesday morning. More than 70 such new signs will go up in the city by the end of October to help tourists and residents find attractions that are a little off the beaten path. See story, page 7.

Public district rolls out bus app

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

School bus running late? There’s an app for that. Last week, just in time for the start of the new school year, St. Albert Public Schools rolled out its new free bus status app for iPhones, which notifies parents and students if their buses are running late in the morning or at the end of the day. “We’re just trying to notify parents in as many ways as possible, so that there’s no lack of communication,” said Kris Salerno, manager of transportation services with St. Albert Public Schools. “It’s better to be communicating more rather than less.” The app was developed in conjunction with Box Clever, a web development company

based out of Edmonton that has developed similar apps for school divisions throughout northern Alberta. It complements the district’s Synrevoice system, which provides bus updates via automated emails and phone calls. “With the automated phone system, we can only use one phone number as an emergency number, so if a bus is late, that’s the phone number that gets called. But if the parents are out waiting at the bus stop with the child, if they have their phone on them, it’s another way they can get notified,” Salerno said. “Even for students — a lot of junior high and high school students have cellphones.” When a bus driver reports back to district office that

he or she is running late, Salerno can go into a computer program, select the route and mark it as delayed. “Before I’ve even clicked ‘Save,’ it’s already sent a push notification,” Salerno said. Parents can add favourite routes in the app so they get notifications on those routes. Buses are currently equipped with GPS systems, and Salerno hopes they’ll be able to start using information from those units to update the app starting next year. The iPhone app was released on Thursday, Sept. 4, so Salerno didn’t have any figures on downloads yet, but said parents were all for the idea.

“When we told parents ... they were thrilled about it.” Kris Salerno St. Albert Public Schools “When we told parents over the summer, they were thrilled about it,” he said. While the app is only available for iPhones right now, Salerno said an Android version is in the works. Parents can also check bus statuses on the district’s website or at spschools.busstatus.ca, but push notifications aren’t available there.

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Homeowners in St. Albert will likely have to dig a little deeper into their wallets to cover their property tax bills in 2015. At a meeting of the City of St. Albert’s Standing Committee on Finance Monday evening, city councillors got their first look at the 2015 municipal operating budget, which calls for a 3.42 per cent increase in property taxes for the year. “All in all, I think it’s a fairly healthy position for the City to be in,” said city manager Patrick Draper, who made the presentation to the committee. The Standing Committee on Finance consists of all seven city councillors and is chaired by Coun. Wes Brodhead. On the revenue side of the ledger, the City has been working hard over the past two years to find new sources of revenue, but Draper said those opportunities have pretty much dried up. “As we go into 2015, we’ve probably maxed

out much of our ability to raise prices on some of the various fees and permits that we charge, and we’re actually having some pressure in areas where we’re seeing a slight revenue decline,” he said. Meanwhile, on the expense side, the City was able to find about $788,000 in reductions, but staff are forecasting an increase in costs of about $3.4 million. A good chunk of that figure is due to non-union staff compensation, but Draper also said the City is anticipating “significant increases” in the prices of electricity and diesel fuel. The budget will also include 32 new business cases worth $1.7 million that will be up for debate. These business cases are meant to deal with growth in the city and would be funded through revenue that is forecasted to be collected as a result of new assessment growth. The 2015 municipal budget will be officially released on Oct. 27. Deliberations should take place through November, with final approval of the budget scheduled for early December.

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New directional signs point the way GLENN GLE GL ENN CO COOK OK St. Albert Leader

Officials with the City of St. Albert are hoping more business and tourism will find itts way to the city thanks to a number of new directional signs. The first of the new wayfinding signs was installed a long southbound St. Albert Trail on Tuesday morning, near McKenney Avenue. The signs feature a blue-and-green colour fe scheme along with the City’s leaf logo, and point people in the d irection of major attractions, l i ke the Enjoy Centre and L acombe Park Lake, and the tto ourist information centre at the south end of the city. “I’m really pleased with it. I really like the look of it,” said Mayor Nolan Crouse. A total of 75 signs will be in nstalled throughout the city by the end of October. The total cost of the project is about $500,000. Wayfinding has been a focal point for the City ever since Destination Development International was brought on board in 2008 to help develop what would become St. Albert’s Botanical Arts City brand. The fact that the signs reinforce that brand is a big bonus for Crouse. “(The signs also have) some very fundamental words, like L acombe Lake and Enjoy Centre. Those things mean something to Th p op pe ople le,” tthe he may mayyor ssai aid d.

It’ss aals It lso o a bi bigg bo bonu nuss fo forr attracting businesses to the city,, said economic development executive director Guy Boston. “We all know in St. Albert that we don’t want to have upgraders in our city. We’re not geared for that in our land use bylaw and our municipal development plan, and citizens have said to us they like the character of St. Albert,” he said. “So this is reinforcing that. We have a lot of investors that come to town, and when we take them around to show them St. Albert, they’re going to see that we’re very loud and proud about our brand.” Boston added that 60,000 cars go up and down St. Albert Trail every day, and the signs will help p those motorists find businesses and attractions that are a little off the beaten path. “We’ll probably never know what it’s done until people follow one of the routes one day and decide to move to St. Albert, move their business to St. Albert, because they’ve finally had a chance to look at it,” he said. DDI’s wayfinding expert paid a visit to St. Albert in October 2012, and a wayfinding master plan was completed in 2013. Signs marking address numbers along St. Albert Trail were installed in late March 2014. The next steps in the wayfinding master plan include pedestrian signs along sidewalkss and trails, as well as parking sign si g s in the gn t he dow downt ntow own n co core re.

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Crews from TB Traffic install the first of the City’s new wayfinding signs along southbound St. Albert Trail, near McKenney Avenue, on Tuesday morning.

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n February 2011, Christchurch, New Zealand, was struck by an earthquake that caused much damage across the city. While devastating, it also presented community leaders with a rare challenge and opportunity. That was: How would you improve your city blueprint if given the chance to build it again from the ground up? Essentially they were given a mulligan, albeit at a large price. To meet this challenge, more than 106,000 ideas were gathered from across the community to create their distinct active urban city. Using the community input as the guiding force, city officials agreed on a blueprint that replaced skyscrapers with low-rise buildings, and developed a corridor of parkland throughout the city.

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HUGHES City councillor My City Their revised city blueprint recognizes that green space and open sky are considered valuable assets for people living in urban environments, including major centres. Contrast this to when the City of St. Albert decided five years ago that we needed yet another Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan, or DARP. A Toronto urban consulting firm was hired to create our vision and the City orchestrated some roundtable discussions. It is my opinion that, when you hire consultants who specialize in creating hammers, you shouldn’t be surprised when all

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your problems are diagnosed as nails and the solution presented is a bag of hammers. I believe that the resulting recommendation, which was passed as a bylaw in 2010 and is in the process of being realized, reflects the consultant’s vision often found in large cities, but not necessarily that of the majority of residents. The City’s approved plan for the downtown area is to build skyscrapers and parkades, and to realign roads, paving over the teddy bear forest found behind St. Albert Place. This will move us to more closely align our character to that of large cities such as Edmonton, Toronto or Montreal. However, I believe that this plan fails to recognize that our residents choose to live in St. Albert because it is different from a large city. If our residents had

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an overwhelming urge to live in a high-density downtown environment with skyscrapers, they could easily move to Edmonton and have a shorter commute. St. Albert’s distinct character of green spaces, trees, low-rise buildings, lower densities, family-focused communities and quaint charms must continue to be embraced by city leaders. Changing our blueprint so that we can mimic larger cities only makes our city more generic and fails to recognize our current and unique value. We choose to live here for good reasons, all of which must be preserved and protected. It is only after the green space is paved over and our character dramatically changed that we will realize the true value of what we lost under the name of urbanization. Owned and operated by

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Lions Park. The toilets are there, the park is there, and the path is still open around the back way. Everything’s The location might be changing, but going to be straight on the path; we the spirit behind won’t have to close the Terry Fox Run any streets down.” is staying the same However, she’s here in St. Albert. confident that The 2014 edition of she’ll at least equal the Terry Fox Run — the number of which raises money runners from last for cancer research year, if not exceed — takes place on it, mainly because Sunday, Sept. 14, of the connection starting at noon at Canadians continue Lions Park, which is to have with Terry a change from the Fox. usual starting spot “He was Canadian in front of St. Albert born and raised, Place. through and But organizer through, straight Cassandra Meunier from the start,” said it was a Meunier said. “It’s necessary change Canadian all the Cassandra Meunier that she hopes will be way. I’ve lived in Terry Fox Run organizer received well. three different “My intention was provinces, and Terry to keep everything the same as it has Fox is the same in every one. It’s like a been in the past, but the route had to brand of Canada.” be diverted because of the construction There’s also a fantastic prize of a happening in Millennium Park,” she one-night stay in the Delta Lodge at said. “So I decided to switch it over to Kananaskis, worth $300, that will be St. Albert Leader

“I’ve lived in three different provinces, and Terry Fox is the same in every one. It’s like a brand of Canada.”

raffled off at the run. This is Meunier’s first time organizing a Terry Fox Run, having just moved to St. Albert within the past year. But there haven’t been too many surprises so far. “There are a few things I maybe would have been a little more proactive with, like volunteers. But I’ve had a few people come through in the past week, so that helps,” she said. The run means a lot to her as well, having just lost her mother to brain cancer just over a year ago. “There’s not really anything that could have been done for her,” Meunier said. “To know, in helping the Terry Fox Foundation, that 84 cents of every dollar is put back into cancer research, that’s huge.” Cancer survivors can also go on the Terry Fox Foundation website and order a free red Terry’s Team T-shirt to stand out on the day of the run. The Terry Fox Run takes place on Sunday, Sept. 14, at Lions Park. Registration begins at 11 a.m., and the five-kilometre run starts at noon. Participants are also welcome to bike or walk the course. For more information, visit www. terryfox.org.

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Runners young and old get off the line at last year’s Terry Fox Run in St. Albert.

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Kinsmen ready for thrills and spills at first Bull-A-Rama

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

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There’s a good chance of bulls and blood, tears and mud at the Kinsmen rodeo grounds in Riel Park on Saturday evening during the first-ever Bull-A-Rama event.

The St. Albert Kinsmen are feeling bullish about a new event taking place this weekend. The local service club is hosting their first-ever Bull-A-Rama bull riding event on Saturday at their rodeo grounds in Riel Park, with the gates opening at 5 p.m. and the first bulls coming out of the chutes at 6:30 p.m. Although, with the snow that fell earlier this week, club president Dave Bergsma conceded that things may be a little muddier than they first envisioned. “I woke up and looked outside and said, ‘Aw man!’” he said with a laugh on Monday morning. “But it’s supposed to be nice weather on Saturday.” Bull-A-Rama will feature 30 bull riders in the first go-round, with the top six getting another ride and a chance to take home cash prizes. The evening will also feature a beer gardens and live music from the Oil City Sound Machine. The competitors will be semiprofessional riders from the Lakeland Rodeo Association and the Wildrose Rodeo Association. These circuits make a stop at the Kinsmen’s Rainmaker Rodeo and Exhibition every year, so Bergsma said the level of competition will be very similar. “This is the weekend between the Lakeland finals and the Wildrose finals,

so for some of the guys, this is their last chance to get on the back of a bull. For some, it’s practice for the following weekend,” he said, adding that the stock contractor for Bull-A-Rama is the same one they bring in for the Rainmaker. The idea of a bull riding event came from members of the Kinsmen club, and Bergsma said the timing was great as “one last kick at the can to have a good time in the summer.” “One of the members, it’s been his dream ever since we got the new (rodeo) arena, the new grounds,” he said. “We have this beautiful facility; why don’t we use it more than once a year?” The money raised through Bull-A-Rama will be put toward the good work the Kinsmen do in the community, including giving out bursaries at local high schools and supporting charities like the Stop Abuse in Families (SAIF) Society and the St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village. “We’ve helped build playgrounds at Vital Grandin (Elementary School) and around the community,” Bergsma said. “We donate our money and our time to other charities that are looking for help as well.” Nationally, the Kinsmen support Cystic Fibrosis Canada and STARS Air Ambulance. Tickets are $10 each and are available in advance from Tix on the Square (780-4201757; www.tixonthesquare.ca) or at the gate.

Arts, health, military come together at hospital foundation gala GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

The Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation is hoping to “drum up” a lot of support during a gala event later this month. The foundation is hosting its fifth annual Celebrating Life and Culture Gala on Friday, Sept. 26, at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. This year, though, they’re not only celebrating what they do; they’re also tipping their caps to the Canadian military with their “Paint the Town Red” theme, in particular the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, whose famous drumline will be at the gala as the unit celebrates its 100th birthday this year. “It’s really fantastic,” said Katrina Black, executive director of the Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation, of having the drumline as part of the event. The emphasis on saluting the military was

introduced last year, moving the event to a foundation built the Sturgeon Hospital Friday and encouraging attendees to wear House in Morinville, a house that many shades of red. local builders donated time and effort to “They have now become a part of build, and the net proceeds from the sale of the event. … We’re bringing all sorts of which were donated to the foundation. demographics together,” “We wanted to keep Black said. “Health, those relationships arts and the military — alive, and we thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be wonderful everyone that supports to do an event so we the community.” The gala also features could continue to see our partners all the time?’” local artists, whose works Black said. are on display and up for “(Morinville and sale, with a minimum Sturgeon County) are in of 20 per cent of the our catchment area, so proceeds being donated their residents use our to the foundation. It will Katrina Black hospital,” she added. also feature a champagne Executive director The money raised reception with hors through the gala — the d’oeuvres served throughout the evening, plus a wine tasting. foundation hopes to hit $12,000 through The gala started up in 2010 after the this event — will go toward the foundation’s

“We’re bringing all sorts of demographics together.”

efforts to bring enhanced equipment and programs to the Sturgeon Community Hospital. Black said the hospital is still working on its wishlist for the coming year, but in the past, the foundation has supplied patient transport ventilators, cardiac monitors for the close observation unit in intensive care, and a transport unit for the neonatal care unit. Last year’s gala raised about $10,500. The foundation also holds its annual Friend Raiser Gala every February in St. Albert. Tickets for the Celebrating Life and Culture Gala are $35 each and are available at the Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation office in St. Albert, at Terrae Pines Golf and Country Club on Highway 2 north of St. Albert, and at Highstreet Interiors, Home Hardware, Pro-Level Looks Hair Salon and Green Bean Coffee House and Bistro in Morinville.

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Horner not surprised at Prentice win GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

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After a landslide victory on the first ballot on Saturday, Jim Prentice is the new leader of the PC party and Alberta’s premier-designate.

Doug Horner put his money on the winning horse; now he’s waiting to see what the payout is. As the Progressive Conservative party leadership race stretched out over the past four months, the Spruce GroveSt. Albert representative was one of numerous PC MLAs to throw their support behind Jim Prentice, who won the race in a landslide on the first ballot on Saturday. “I think it’s a good outcome. It means that we can move on,” Horner said on Monday. “We can start talking about the future. It means we can start talking about policy and government, and start talking to Albertans about their issues.” But, he added, he doesn’t yet know if he’ll hold on to his cabinet positions of finance minister and president of the treasury board. “I’ll be honest — I do not know what, if any, role I will be

“I know from talking to playing,” Horner said. folks that, when it worked, it Prentice won almost 77 per worked really well. It was quite cent of the more than 23,000 easy for folks who were able votes cast over the weekend, to get in with the appropriate while Ric McIver and Thomas information. But there are Lukaszuk lagged far behind, gaining about 12 per cent and 11 certainly some things that per cent of the votes respectively. could have been done better, in my mind, in terms of the Horner wasn’t too surprised, verification of voters though, that Prentice and that sort of stuff.” won so handily. Prentice met “All the MLAs with Premier were working hard Dave Hancock on for their candidate, Monday to talk about and most, if not all, transitioning into his of them were on Jim’s new role, and Horner team,” he said. “We is looking forward started that process to being part of that right out of the Doug transition process. gate. It was a pretty “I was one of the significant effort.” Horner first ones back in There were, MLA March or April that however, concerns sat down with Jim raised over the and asked if he would take a shot electronic voting system used at it. It was during the period in the election, with some party when a lot of people were asking members not getting valid PINs me. But I think we made the while others claimed to have right choice,” he said. received multiple PINs. Prentice is expected to make “Whenever you do something some cabinet appointments early new, there are going to be some next week. issues,” Horner said.

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Catholic board elects new chair GLENN COOK

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High ďŹ ves all around Members of the Killer B’s congratulate each other as they head off the ďŹ eld during their game Saturday afternoon at the Batting Against Breast Cancer tournament at Meadowview Diamonds. Thirty-three teams — the most ever — registered for the weekend-long tournament, raising more than $145,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

There’s a new captain at the helm of Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools. The district’s board of trustees held their annual organizational meeting on Monday, electing Morinville trustee Noreen Radford as board chair for the 2014-2015 academic year, with St. Albert representative Serena Shaw serving as vice-chair. “It’s a privilege to the elected as chair during an exciting time for our district as we celebrate 150 years of Catholic education, recognizing the pioneering spirit of the Grey Nuns and faith-based education in this province,â€? Radford said in a press release. “As a new chair, I’m blessed to be working with a dedicated group of trustees who are passionate about Catholic education and an outstanding staff in Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools who ensure that our students receive the best education possible.â€? The board of trustees, elected last October, also includes: Dave Caron (St. Albert); Joan Crockett (St. Albert); Rosaleen McEvoy (St. Albert); Cathy Proulx (Legal); and Brendan Kaup (Morinville). Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools is planning a year full of activities to mark the 150th anniversary of Catholic education in St. Albert, with an announcement of the slate of festivities set for Friday, Sept. 19.

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“I’m not a female football player, I’m a football player,” said Lilia-Rae Mahan. “That is pretty much how I feel.” Mahan, a defensive back for the Eastglen Blue Devils currently in Grade 11, is as hard-nosed as they come. This being her first year playing, the former championship wrestler took to football like a bull to a china shop. “I’ve never coached a girl before in football, so I wasn’t sure if she was serious or not,” said Devils coach Kent Anderson about his first impression of Mahan. “But then she really took it to them. “During the winter we would have the team get together and wrestle, just to get some contact. She would pin big guys like no problem. She would put them down and they wouldn’t know what hit them.” The 15-year-old Mahan has grown up around guys and used to being around them. They respect her and she them. Her philosophy is to hold herself on

the field the way she does off. “I’m not really a trash talker, I shouldn’t need to trash talk to show you how good I am,” Mahan said. “You are going to feel me hit you, and you are going to go down. It is as simple as that.

“You are going to feel me hit you, and you are going to go down. It is as simple as that.” Lilia-Rae Mahan Eastglen Blue Deveil “I’m not one to be rude about it necessarily, I’m a big fan of sportsmanship. I try to treat other

people the way I would want them to treat me.” This year, the Devils are back playing 12-person football after two years playing in a six-person format and Mahan is using a pragmatic approach to the challenges that will arise this season, both on the field as well as in her future. After high school, she hopes to attend NAIT and get into the trades using with her football experience as a segue. “It is always good to win, everyone likes to win, but I enjoy being on the field,” she said. “I enjoy having that time to be me and take some people down. I like to do my job on the field, just like everyone else. “Being a part of a football team is probably not going to be that different from being on a team at a construction site. You’ll still get along with some people, and others, not so much.” Eastglen High School is located on Kingsway Avenue in Edmonton. The Blue Devils play in Division 3 of the Metro Edmonton High School Athletic Association.

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New baby resuscitation technique pays off

CLAIRE THEOBALD Sun Media News Services

A new technique is doubling the chance of survival for babies who need to be resuscitated at birth, having already help save the lives of nine babies locally. “It’s great for us and our little miracle,” said Brian Dewhurst, of his month-old daughter Brooklynn — weighing a mere two pounds — saved by the new resuscitation technique after she was born 16 weeks premature. The traditional resuscitation technique for babies born not breathing was based on practices for adults, where a team of caregivers would co-ordinate providing three chest compressions for every breath administered. Between rounds, health care providers would pause before moving on to more drastic measures, including injecting epinephrin — also known as adrenaline, used to kick-start the heart — while giving the baby air a high concentration of oxygen. The new method — developed by University of Alberta researchers Po-Yin Cheung and Georg Schmolzer — sees breathing and chest compressions applied at the same time, and the results have been impressive. “We feel great that we can impact the lives of newborn babies. That is what our passion

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University of Alberta researchers Dr. Georg Schmolzer (left) and Dr. Po-Yin Cheung demonstrate a new method of resuscitating newborn babies at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. is,” said Cheung. This new technique accelerates recovery time by a third — meaning less oxygen deprivation for the baby and fewer complications going forward — encouraging passive breathing by administering air while using the pressure of chest compressions to force air in and out of the lungs more naturally. In their clinical model — conducted before testing their theory on babies at the

Royal Alexandra Hospital in a randomized trial — showed the survival rate from this new technique was 90 per cent compared to just 35

per cent with the old style. “It’s great to know that something experimental we tried and that we believe in works and helps babies,” said Schmolzer. Not only providing promising results for patients, the new technique is also a boon for medical professionals who are finding it easier to provide chest compressions and breaths at once, rather than having to co-ordinate these motions manually, eliminating the risk of errors in the stressful emergency environment. Researchers hope early positive results will encourage medical professionals from around the globe to participate in a large scale study so that their technique could be implemented in hospitals worldwide, potentially saving the lives of around 150,000 babies every year. For the Dewhursts — Shauna Dewhurst originally gave birth to twins, one of whom did not survive — the hope is that the new technique will help more families bring their babies home. “Every day we come in, as soon as she hears our voice her eyes open and it’s wonderful,” said Shauna, grateful for every moment with her newborn. Researchers hope the new technique will become common practice within two years.

Speed, drugs may be factors in crash that sent 3 to hospital GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Speed and drugs may have been contributing factors in a crash that sent three women to hospital early Friday morning, according to St. Albert RCMP. At around 1 a.m., police were called to the intersection of Boudreau Road and Campbell Road after reports came in of a collision between a 1992 Mercury

Cougar and a semi truck with no trailer attached. It appears the Cougar, which was southbound on Boudreau Road, hit the rear passenger tire area of the semi truck as it was making a left turn from northbound Boudreau Road onto Campbell Road. The car suffered extensive damage and ricocheted into the northbound lanes of Boudreau Road. The 47-year-old male driver of the semi was not injured in

the crash, but all three female occupants of the Cougar were. A 20-year-old woman sitting the back seat got off easiest, suffering only minor injuries, while a 60-year-old woman in the front passenger seat was in serious but stable condition. Both were transported by ground ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. The 34-year-old driver of the Cougar had to be transported by

STARS Air Ambulance to the University of Alberta hospital in Edmonton, where she was also in serious but stable condition. The initial investigation by St. Albert RCMP suggests that excessive speed and “intoxicating substances” on the part of the passengers in the Cougar may be factors in the collision. As well, police say it appears the driver and front passenger were not wearing seatbelts, and the car was not

equipped with airbags. The RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team was called to the scene and are assisting the local detachment figure out exactly what happened. St. Albert RCMP are also hoping to talk to any eyewitnesses of this crash. Anyone with any information is asked to call the local detachment at 780-458-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).

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Pat Wagensveld may be gone, but a new exhibit of her work at the Art Gallery of St. Albert proves she is not forgotten. Abstraction into the Significant Line, a collection of the late St. Albert painter’s abstract landscape paintings, opened on Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Perron Street gallery, with more than 300 people coming out for the opening reception. Pat’s husband Harry said it was heartwarming to see so many people turn out to celebrate his wife’s artwork. “I expected a lot of people; I invited a lot of people. It was a bit overwhelming, but it was steady all night,” he said. This particular series of paintings on display at the AGSA, though, is a very fitting tribute to Pat and her work, Harry added. “I think it was amazing to see them the way the gallery presented them, all in one place,” he said. “It was emotional. I invited some close friends,a nd they couldn’t help crying when they came in.” AGSA curator of exhibitions Jenny Willson-McGrath agreed, calling it a “sensational exhibition.” “People (at the opening) were just

blown away by how talented Pat was,” she said. “Many people had seen Pat’s work at VASA (the Visual Arts Studio Association of St. Albert), maybe a couple of works, but had never seen such a cohesive body of work in one place. We had amazing comments all night; it’s just a shame she wasn’t here to hear them.”

“I think she’ll live on in those pieces that people have purchased and have in their homes.” Harry Wagensveld Artist’s husband The exhibit was being planned before Pat passed away in December 2013, but it was up to Harry to put the finishing

touches on it along with WillsonMcGrath, who visited her studio in the spring and summer of 2013 to see what she was working on. “We stayed as close as we could to the vision,” Willson-McGrath said. “We hadn’t selected each and every artwork for the exhibition, so Harry was instrumental in helping us access the artwork and see what there was.” “There’s a common theme there about the prairies and her roots in the prairies,” Harry added, “so it wasn’t hard to select those.” The paintings in the exhibit are inspired by trips to Emma Lake in Saskatchewan over the past decade or so, and represent something of a turning point in how Pat painted landscapes. “Before that, I think her abstracts were a bit more abstract,” Harry said. “I think this was significant for her.” Beyond this exhibit, though, Harry said he thinks Pat and her spirit will continue to live on for a long time through her paintings. “I think everyone who has one of her pieces values it,” he said. “I think she’ll live on in those pieces that people have purchased and have in their homes.” Abstraction into the Significant Line runs until Sept. 27.

Comedy fest unveils lineup TREVOR ROBB Sun Media News Services

Renowned comedians Maryellen Hooper, Rondell Sheridan, Alingon Mitra, Mitch Fatel and Canada’s “King of Comedy” Mike MacDonald will headline the 2014 ATB Financial Edmonton Comedy Festival. The four-day festival, now in it’s fourth year, will run Oct. 15-18, and festival organizer Andrew Grose is excited about this year’s lineup. “We kind of raised the bar a little — or to put it another way, we didn’t raise the bar but we got a bigger bar,” said Grose, who in previous years put an emphasis on attracting comedians who practise the art of “clean comedy”. A returning Rondell Sheridan certainly falls into that category, explains Grose, but acts such as Mitch Fatel, who got his start as an intern on The Howard Stern Show, were brought in to push the politically correct envelope. “I feel like I’m tweaking this thing until I get it right — and I’ll probably never get it right — but I wanted to bring in a couple of guys that would appeal to a different crowd that I normally wouldn’t appeal to, and Mitch Fatel definitely falls into that category,” said Grose. One of the sleeper-picks heading into the festival is Boston comic Alingon Mitra, who was recently voted as fan favourite on TV’s Last Comic Standing. Also appearing is St. Albert native Tyler Hawkins. But while the Edmonton Comedy Festival is known for attracting comics from all over, it’s also built a reputation for being a launching pad for local comics — particularly through the amateur Young Guns Competition, which will begin its preliminary rounds on Sept. 24. “That’s the roots of this thing,” said Grose. “If you’re going to take from the pot, you have to put something back in the pot — that’s how comedy works. All these comics that are headliners that have been on national television, they all started somewhere and some festival gave them their first break. I want to be developing new talent all the time as well ... to me, it’s their festival, not mine.” Two shows during the festival will be held at the Kinsmen Banquet Centre in St. Albert. For ticket information and to look at the entire lineup, visit atbcomedy.com.

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Spirit of the West frontman John Mann has gone public with his battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. The 51-year-old singersongwriter of the veteran Vancouver folk-pop-rock group known for such ’90s hits as “Home for a Rest,” “Political” and “If Venice Is Sinking,” acknowledged online at johnmann.com the diagnosis “will come as a shock to many of you.” However, Mann, who battled back from colorectal cancer previously, said, he’s had “fears and suspicions, but I was remaining hopeful that there was some other cause for the problems I was experiencing.” In their own statement, SOTW added: “Although we may never know what triggered

John’s condition, it seems safe to conclude that his battle with cancer in 2010 was a contributor.” Mann, who was born in Calgary but has been based in Vancouver for decades, described the news as “a difficult blow” but said he didn’t want to spend any more energy trying to hide his symptoms or be embarrassed. The very good news is that he’ll continue to write, record and do both SOTW and solo shows using an iPad to help with the lyrics. “We will forge ahead as we’ve been doing the last 30 sum odd years with humour and friendship, playing our hearts out,” Mann, who is also an actor, summed up in the statement. Added SOTW: “There is no way to know precisely how the future will unfold but we Spirits intend to make the most of it.”

SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – Hollywood actor Denzel Washington has launched a public campaign to install himself as the next James Bond. The Training Day star hopes to replace Daniel Craig and become the first black actor to play 007, and he has asked devotees to bombard producers with messages via Twitter.com. During a web chat on Reddit.com, Washington was asked about his Bond ambitions, and he urged fans to get the campaign underway. He explains, “The next James Bond? They better hurry up! Yes I would (love to do it)! Who’s doing James Bond now... Daniel Craig! Did they shoot another one? Everybody should tweet Denzel is James Bond! Send it to the studio! We start the Denzel is Bond campaign today! James Washington. Denzel Bond!” The actor’s remarks sparked a flurry of posts on Twitter with the hashtag #DenzelisJamesBond.

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Apple launches bigger iPhones, watch SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – Apple Inc unveiled a watch, two larger iPhones and a mobile payments service on Tuesday as chief executive officer Tim Cook seeks to revive the technology company’s reputation as a wellspring of innovation. The first new product to be developed and introduced under Cook’s reign is a timepiece tethered to the iPhone that will combine health and fitness tracking with communications. It will price at $349 and go on sale in early 2015. First impressions were mixed. Some expected Apple to blow away the current competition but others warned the fact that it requires a paired iPhone may limit its sales. Starting at $349 — $50 more than the cheapest version of the iPhone 6 with a contract — the lofty price tag may also keep some consumers on the sidelines. It could go up to more than $1,000 for higher-end editions, IDC analyst Danielle Levitas said. The Apple Watch can receive phone calls and messages, play music, serve as a digital wallet to pay for goods and monitor heart rates via special sensors. The watches will come in three collections, including a sport edition and an upscale line coated in 18-karat gold. “People are kind of scratching their heads on this watch, especially the fact that to successfully use the watch and to take advantage of its capabilities, you also have to have an iPhone,” said Daniel Morgan, vice president at Synovus Trust Company in Atlanta. “I don’t know if they’re in the right direction with this iWatch.” Still, rival watch and wearable device makers will keep a wary eye on Apple, which upended the music industry and drove once-dominant phone makers like Blackberry to the brink of extinction. Sony Corp, Samsung, LG Electronics Inc and Qualcomm Inc have already launched smartwatches, albeit without much success. “Not the knockout some were anticipating. A bit

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Above: Phil Schiller, senior vice-president at Apple, speaks about the iPhone 6 (centre) and the iPhone 6 Plus (right) during an Apple event at the Flint Center in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday. Below: the new Apple Watch. gimmicky also on the health end of the wearable bands market,” said Jon Cox, an analyst of Swiss watch companies at brokerage Kepler Cheuvreux in Zurich. “Not as cool as I feared. Nick Hayek is probably sleeping a little easier tonight,” Cox said, referring to the chief executive of Swatch Group. Shares of the company closed just a tad higher after having risen almost five per cent before executives trotted out the watch. The stock tends to rise in the runup to a major product launch, and come under selling pressure afterward as investors cash out. The watch is unlikely to increase Apple’s top-line. Estimates vary but IDC expects total global demand of 42 million smartwatches in 2015. Apple sells that many or more iPhones in a good quarter. But the pressure was on for the world’s largest tech company to wow on Tuesday, after a years-long drought of products beyond new iPhones and iPads. The prospect of a new gadget attracted a broader swathe of attendees than usual, with celebrities, fashion industry editors and even healthcare executives

rounding out the mostly tech-industry crowd. In a rare move, Apple had planned on livecasting its entire event online, with a simultaneous translation in Chinese. But the livestream went down about a halfhour in, prompting many users to take to Twitter to express their frustrations. Also on Tuesday, the company took the wraps off a larger, 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus. They will support more than 200 telecoms carriers worldwide, including all three in China — a key growth market for the company. And it introduced a new mobile payments service dubbed “Apple Pay.” Each phone will come equipped with its new payments service, which launches in the United States next month and allows users to pay for items in stores with their phones instead of physically presenting their credit or debit cards. Launch partners include Walt Disney Co, McDonald’s and Whole Foods. The move gives Apple access to a trove of data on how consumers shop in brick and mortar stores, where more than 90 per cent of U.S. retail sales are still conducted. Each new iPhone will come with a “secure element” chip and a near-field communications, or NFC, antenna.

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Strength in collaboration BRITTANY KUSTRA Special to the Leader

In case anyone wasn’t sure if summer was over, this week’s cold snap certainly confirmed that for us! Although we don’t love the snow, it’s refreshing to send out emails without receiving the dreaded out-of-office autoreply that populated our inboxes so frequently over the summer. The Northern Alberta Business Incubator has a small but dedicated staff. Between our two buildings, we house about 70 small businesses. Between maintenance responsibilities, moving businesses in and out, and co-ordinating presenters for our small business workshops, we are sometimes left running on minimal time and resources. Working with entrepreneurs, we know that many organizations, big and small, are often left dealing with the same issue. Now that most of us are back in the office with our noses to the grindstone, we have the opportunity to accomplish more through the simple act of collaboration. Sharing resources and collaborating with our friends and partner organizations is necessary in order to connect with local entrepreneurs. At a recent panel event featuring local food experts, one restaurateur emphasized the need for collaboration

in his industry. Whether it’s encouraging the incorporation of local food into menus or working together with government regulations to break down red tape, collaboration rarely seems to hurt. It might seem counterintuitive to collaborate with organizations within your industry. After all, aren’t you supposed to be competitors? But consider that each small business within your industry offers a unique strength, specialty, or niche. The NABI building located on Mission Avenue is home to several psychologists and counsellors, but each one caters to a specific client type — children, couples, or those with addictions. Creating channels of communication between them allows them to refer clients to one another — strengthening the profession within St. Albert, rather than knocking each other down. And if you approach another organization for collaboration — whether they’re an investor, a competitor, or someone in a completely different field altogether – the worst that can happen is the word, “No” before you move onto the next one! Brittany Kustra is the Communications and Marketing Manager for the Northern Alberta Business Incubator.

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DOUG RIDING Sun Media News Services

When you think of investing in the stock market, does the word “casino” come to mind? Many people equate putting money into the stock market with gambling and that is usually because they have had a bad experience with the markets or they know someone who has. There is a big difference, however, between investing and speculating and it is the latter that usually draws out one of the biggest causes of losing one’s savings — emotions. Once you let your emotions take control over your investment decisions, it’s usually just a matter of time before you see your accounts decline in value. Over and over again, we hear of that hot stock tip about a little-known company that “the smart money” is going into. It’s this excitement of making a quick buck that can convert an investor, who is in it for the long haul, into a speculator, who is about to find out just how risky averaging down on a stock can be — especially if there has been little or no effort to determine the fundamentals that support its current price or future value. And if this stock continues to decline in price, more money is often thrown at this losing battle with the expectation that it will once again climb to its former glory and take the speculator along with it. This is when the relationship is in full swing and one begins to feel “married” to the stock. Instead of making wise investment decisions, this emotional attachment provides a clouded rationale for continuing to hold on. There is no shame in taking a flyer on a stock and we have all heard some of the tremendous success stories that have made many people a great deal of money. But in order to prosper through investing

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in companies, an investor needs to take emotion out of the process. I have always maintained that you will never go wrong with a well-balanced portfolio. This should be the core of an investment portfolio with a balance between income and long-term capital growth through investments in a variety of Canadian, U.S. and international equity and fixed income securities. Once the core of the portfolio is established and maintained, then one might explore investment in specific tactical areas to take advantage of economic or cyclical shifts that occur from time to time with no more than 10 per cent of the overall portfolio going to any one specific security. This “core and explore” approach has served many long-term investors very well over time. Ultimately, however, those who typically enjoy the most consistent and predictable returns from the markets are those who have been able to keep their emotions out of their investment decisions.

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