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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

Playwright/author Andrew

Kooman is excited to see

one of his latest plays, The

Towering Cross, making its debut

in Red Deer shortly before Easter.

Under the direction of Annette

Bradley and Laura Geelen, The

Towering Cross will be presented

March 26th-28th at the Memorial

Centre. The production also fea-

tures music by Kimberly Messer.

Curtain is 7 p.m. with a 2:30 p.m.

show slated for March 28th as

well.

The play will also serve as a

fundraising event for the Central

Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre’s

special housing project.

The plot focuses on Anna who

returns to the church she grew

up for its annual Easter produc-

tion after a 10-year absence.

“She comes to the Easter

production, and in a way, she’s

embarrassed too because she’s

expecting this campy musical,”

explained Kooman. “Ultimately,

she wanted to be touched by

the story but wasn’t.” When

she meets Joshua after the per-

formance, her view of the cross

as a tired, old symbol is chal-

lenged not only by his invitation

to imagine it differently, but her

need for it to be something more.

“So really what Anna does is

she takes the music and kind of

re-imagines it and has this inter-

esting experience. She not only

wants the power of the story to be

real, but she needs it to be real.”

And the plot unfolds from there.

“To me, the Easter story is the

greatest story ever told but I fi nd

some become so familiar with

these great stories ,” he said, add-

ing he wanted to write a contem-

porary piece that shines a fresh,

new light on the telling of the

story as well.

Kooman is originally from Red

Deer, but now divides his time be-

tween here and London, Ontario

where he lives with his wife, Pe-

tra. The couple married last sum-

mer.

He had written a series of

monologues for a fundraising

gala on behalf of the Central Al-

berta Pregnancy Care Centre last

year, and they proved so success-

ful the organization approached

him about penning a play for an

Easter production/fundraiser

this year.

“It was another chance to col-

laborate with them, and I really

respect their outlook because

they are doing something really

unique and creative by bringing

people together in the communi-

ty to have an event while leverag-

ing it as a fundraiser to support

their cause,” he said. Kooman

took a collection of musical piec-

es and created an original drama

that essentially is woven together

with the music.

“The music is from a number

of different artists, but Kimber-

ly Messer compiled it,” he said.

“The choir will also be kind of a

character within the show – so

there are really moving, dynamic

pieces and the choir is involved –

they are almost like the set. And

there are also the six actors who

take on the roles and tell the sto-

ry, too.

“What’s amazing is now there

are 60 voices in the choir, there

are six actors and there are more

than 23 churches coming togeth-

er as the choir. So it’s an incred-

ible community story – I think it’s

pretty exciting to see all these dif-

ferent people coming together to

put on the show.

“I would say for anyone who

says they’ve heard the Easter sto-

ry before – and feel ‘been there,

done that’ – I think there is some-

thing really fresh and unique

about (this production). For au-

diences, I think it’s going be a re-

ally great experience, especially

for people who really like music.

I know for a lot of people at Eas-

ter, they want to connect with

the meaning of the season – and

this will be a great way to connect

with that story in a fresh way.”

Anne Waddell, executive direc-

tor of the Pregnancy Care Centre,

said Kooman’s prolifi c creativity

is part of why the Centre pursued

a collaboration.

“He did a lot of research on

the monologues (last year) in

understanding our clients from

the male perspective, the female

perspective and also from the

post-abortive perspective,” she

explained. “He gets it, and he

does it in a very compassionate

and graceful way. He’s a very cre-

ative person, so when I thought

of doing a musical I thought of

him and Annette Bradley – I’ve

known Annette for more than 20

years and she’s done a lot of work

in the community also.”

A play about Christ’s resurrec-

tion, and the meanings surround-

ing that which includes redemp-

tion and forgiveness, seemed like

ideal material to build a fundrais-

ing production on, she said, add-

ing the funds raised will go to

support the Centre’s Single Preg-

nant Women Housing Project.

“It’s really become a community

production.”

As to the project, the goal is

to establish a, “Transformative

housing program to remove bar-

riers for women to carry to term

by creating a safe and healthy en-

vironment; equipping them with

life and parenting skills.”

For 26 years, the Central Al-

berta Pregnancy Care Centre has

offered support and education

to individuals and families im-

pacted by unplanned pregnancy.

According to their web site, they

provide education, counselling

and practical assistance.

Programs and services include

prenatal education, parenting

programs, adoption support,

male mentorship and programs

to learn about healthy relation-

ships.

Phase one of the Single Preg-

nant Women Housing Project in-

cludes second fl oor renovations

of an existing building which will

convert a 2,000 sq. ft. offi ce space

into a home-like space consist-

ing of four bedrooms, a common

kitchen area with a dining/teach-

ing area and a small living/offi ce

space for one staff. A grand open-

ing is planned for this fall.

Meanwhile, Kooman has

brought many projects to the

public over the past years, includ-

ing his hugely successful play She

Has A Name which landed tre-

mendous acclaim and was exten-

sively toured in 2012. Currently,

the play is in pre-production for

a feature fi lm. The play, which is

about the battle against human

traffi cking, provides poignant in-

sight into the issue in South East

Asia.

Meanwhile, he’s also gearing

up for the debut of another play

entitled We Are The Body, which

opens May 5th in Red Deer with

additional shows in Calgary and

Saskatoon.

We Are The Body follows the

stories of three prisoners of con-

science who are in solitary con-

fi nement. They have no contact

with the outside world, and don’t

know if they will get out alive.

“It asks some big questions

about faith and survival,” he

said. “To me it was so fascinating

to imagine people who stand up

for what they believe even if they

suffer. And how they still choose

to believe. I think it will appeal to

a lot of people, and I also think

it’s very relevant to today.”

As for opening his plays in Red

Deer, Kooman said it’s a natural

choice.

“I’m so proud to be from here

and I’ve been so blessed by audi-

ences here who honestly engage

with my material.”

There is no charge for tickets

for The Towering Cross, but they

still must be picked up to ensure

seating is available for each per-

formance. They are available at

53rd Street Music, Scotts Parable

Christian Store, by visiting www.

pregnancycare.ca or calling the

Central Alberta Pregnancy Care

Centre at 403-343-1611.

A free-will offering will be col-

lected.

[email protected]

COLLABORATION – Members of the choir for The Towering Cross rehearse at Liberty Christian Assembly. The show runs March 26th-28th at the Memorial Centre. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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The three candidates for the

top post with the Wildrose Party

were in Red Deer Monday for a

debate as an expected spring pro-

vincial election nears.

Drew Barnes, Linda Osinchuk

and Brian Jean are vying for

the leadership of the party, and

each detailed their arguments

for what sets them apart during

the forum, which took place at

the Black Knight Inn in front of

a packed house. “We have to be

ready for whatever the PCs will

bring about – the election,” said

Jean, a lawyer and former MP for

Fort McMurray-Athabasca. He

was fi rst elected in 2004 and spent

a decade in federal politics.

“This time in our history – this

crossroads – is the most impor-

tant crossroads we will ever face

as a party. The Wildrose party

can go one of two directions – we

can move forward or stay behind.

“We can allow the actions of 11

power-hungry and self-serving

individuals to defi ne us. We can

descend into the kind of in fi ght-

ing and acrimony fi nger pointing

that has claimed so many Alberta

political movements of the past.

“Or we can make something

from the crisis we’ve been thrown

into,” he said. “This is an oppor-

tunity for all of us to affi rm what

Wildrose is. To actually reconnect

with Albertans, and to reconnect

with Alberta like never before.

And to give Albertans what they

so desperately, desperately want

– an honest, accountable govern-

ment that can take this PC gov-

ernment down.”

Osinchuk, the former mayor

of Strathcona County, also spent

15 years in health care as a regis-

tered nurse.

“Wouldn’t it be amazing for

our great province of Alberta, a

place where people – our greatest

resource – are respected and not

blamed,” she said, referencing

Premier Jim Prentice’s recent

comments about Albertans shar-

ing the blame for the province’s

fi nancial woes.

“I joined the party almost two

years ago. Like many of you, I was

a PC member for many years. And

like many of you, I became tired

of the government who has an ar-

rogant attitude, a sense of entitle-

ment, and a mis-use of our hard-

earned tax dollars,” she said.

Barnes is the MLA for Cypress-

Medicine Hat. Prior to being

elected in 2012, he spent years in

real estate and property manage-

ment.

“(Wildrose members) say they

are tired of expensive, wasteful

government – they want more ef-

fi cient government. That means

no tax increases and no new

taxes. They want less bureau-

cracy. They want health care

that works. Not health care that

doubles in cost every 10 years and

wait times and access to GPs that

are absolutely ridiculous.

“They tell me they want prop-

erty rights restored, they want af-

fordable utilities, and most of all

they tell me they want a govern-

ment they can trust.”

Barnes said the fi rst duty of a

leader is to keep the party united.

“Not only did Danielle Smith fail

to counteract the PC message,

she even came to believe it. Rath-

er than seek unity, she went out

of her way to drive wedges within

our base.”

Barnes said the party must

turn the page once and for all. “It

starts by remembering why we

joined the Wildrose. We joined

for less government, fi nancial

responsibility, family values – we

want to strengthen democracy by

giving individual voters power.

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sible and we want healthcare that

works. It starts by remembering

the Wildrose is an inclusive par-

ty, and by electing a leader that

doesn’t label people as fi scal con-

servatives, libertarians, or social

conservatives.

“In my Wildrose, no one sits on

the bench,” he said. “Let’s con-

tinue to put principle ahead of

politics.”

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CARBON CREATIONS – Jaxon and Jacob Braun, Grade 7 Glendale Sciences and Technology School students, competed in the Science Olympics this past Saturday. They created model molecular compositions at West Park Middle School. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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Ryan Laird, a two-time Canadian Coun-

try Music nominated recording artist, is

set to visit two area schools on Thursday.

Laird is bringing his ‘BiggerThanThat!’

presentation – a bullying prevention and

youth empowerment event - to Poplar

Ridge School and Glendale Sciences and

Technology School for two hour-long as-

semblies.

“I use my own personal story of how I

went through bullying in school and how

I had to work through it and persevere

through it and pursue my dreams to be in

country music,” he said. “I hope to moti-

vate the students through my story to do

the same in their lives. I always tell the

kids that if they have a dream or an am-

bition in life, that they have the right to

go after that and they shouldn’t let a bully

or anybody tell them that they aren’t good

enough or that they don’t deserve to do

that.

“BiggerThanThat! is just a motivational,

positive message-driven movement.”

Laird added he was able to overcome

bullying in his school years by learning the

power of communication.

“Just being willing to talk about it made

a difference. I was pretty shy as a kid and

kept in my shell. Because of this there was

no repair happening there. When I started

talking about it things got better.”

In addition to his personal story, Laird

shares his music during the presentation

and also invites students to share their sto-

ries, or share a dream that they may have

as well.

“It’s really rewarding (to know I am

making a difference). They say the youth

today are the future of tomorrow. Just

having been through that and having those

feelings of being bullied – it’s just not nec-

essary, we don’t need to be putting people

down, we need to be picking people up.”

For more information about Laird’s pre-

sentation, visit www.biggerthanthat.org.

[email protected]

OUTDOOR FUN – Shar Mulligan leads a group of dog walkers at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre recently. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

Country singer in City for anti-bully campaign


OPINION

In trying to write this

column, I had to do a lot of

research. A lot. I carefully

dissected each of the fi ve

major sections of Bill C-51,

as well as looked into how

each section would affect

and change consequential

Acts already established.

My overall opinion of it

is that we do not need this

legislation, and that it is

giving more power to an

already partially unchal-

lenged and ignorant gov-

ernment.

I’m no expert, but I’m

not uninformed. I have

picked apart this proposal

and found overall there is

too much unaccounted and

unregulated power being

doled out.

I won’t get into too much

detail about the Bill itself

simply because I don’t have

the space to dissect it in

print the way that I have at

my desk. Looking at the of-

fi cial summary, some fl ags

are raised.

The Bill is separated into

fi ve parts: enacting the Se-

curity of Canada Informa-

tion Sharing Act, enacting

the Secure Air Travel Act,

amending the Criminal

Code, the Canadian Security

Intelligence Service (CSIS)

Act and the Immigration

and Refugee Protection Act.

Part of the Bill is also

revising a number of other

Acts, including the Canada

Evidence Act, the Customs

Act and the Youth Criminal

Justice Act to name a few.

Essentially, with the in-

troduction of the two new

Acts, Bill C-51 (also known

as the Anti-Terrorism Bill

2015) radically changes the

existing policies on the way

our government collects,

uses and distributes infor-

mation anonymously col-

lected through the CSIS.

With the Security of

Canada Information Shar-

ing Act, it provides a lot

of power for government

agencies to dig into peo-

ple’s emails, phone calls,

associations, etc. all under

the suspicion of terrorism.

I use that word cautious-

ly because nearly every

time I hear someone use

it, it’s in an ill-informed,

scared perception. Theo-

retically, you have a higher

chance of dying on your

drive to work than by an act

of terrorism.

CSIS already has enough

power and authority to

send people to prison based

on emails, text messages,

private tax information

and history, fi nancial his-

tory, phone conversations.

So why do they need more?

Each year the SIRC pub-

lishes an annual review,

complete with a list of rec-

ommendations for CSIS

to follow. On the list from

2013/2014, the most recently

published, a common theme

through the recommenda-

tions are to keep more ac-

curate archives and that the

unit improve its informa-

tion management.

That is CSIS being told

that they need to better

manage and organize their

intake of sensitive informa-

tion. Also, CSIS was told by

SIRC to, “Strive to ensure

that reporting to the Minis-

ter of Public Safety be done

in a formal and systematic

manner.”

To me, those few instanc-

es alone show the possibil-

ity for abuse if CSIS gains

more power and the per-

mission to be even more

secretive.

If anyone is reading this

and thinking, “Well the

news said that terrorists

just said that they were go-

ing to attack West Edmon-

ton Mall. What about that?”

As a person who can’t

put faith in conspiracy

theories and who has to

double-check everything,

I still think the circula-

tion of that news and the

severity with which it was

presented was careless.

Maybe if the word terror-

ism wasn’t thrown around

so easily, people could take

it more seriously.

What it really comes

down to for me is that this

Bill has so many implica-

tions that might not be seen

until later. If the govern-

ment misses a tragic event

that might have been pre-

ventable, we know for sure

this will come up.

But in all reality and in

my opinion, these events

aren’t becoming more prev-

alent – they are becoming

more accessible to the pub-

lic through social media

and the instant exposure

that terrorist organizations

can receive.

The Bill just has too many

holes and does not show an

adequate framework for

responsibility and account-

ability. There is too much

secrecy and far too many

chances for the rights and

freedoms of people who are

not even remotely involved

in terrorist organizations to

be affected.

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A closer look at the complexities of Bill C-51

Just when you think you’ve heard it

all, someone comes along to offer up a

thought, sentiment, statement or opin-

ion that you can just hardly believe.

Premier Jim Prentice has found him-

self in such a spot. After recent com-

ments he made about how Albertans

should be shouldering at least some of

the blame for the province’s current

fi nancial woes, he has faced reams of

criticism and ridicule for the remarks

and there is even a hashtag - #Prentice-

BlamesAlbertans which folks have been

happily posting all kinds of things on.

It’s hard to imagine how he would

have thought the outcome would be

any different. People don’t generally

like to be blamed for things that they

didn’t specifi cally and directly have

much to do with, for one thing. To just

say in general terms that a populace is

to blame is simply too easy. And it’s just

downright careless and disrespectful.

With an expected spring election near-

ing, it’s all the more baffl ing why he

would say something like this ‘out loud’.

Maybe think it, Jim – but for heaven’s

sake, don’t ‘say it’.

Perhaps it’s a sense of being able to

get away with pretty much anything.

This is Alberta, let’s remember. The

PCs have been at the head of govern-

ment for decades, and when a govern-

ment has been in power that long, it’s

easy to see that a sense of invincibility

must seep in over the years. That, com-

bined with an opposition that, across

the remaining parties, has certainly

seen better days.

To start with, the Wildrose party just

had a leadership debate earlier this

week and it’s already almost the middle

of March. A provincial budget is due

March 26th, and in all likelihood, an

election will probably take place in late

April.

For a party to not even have a lead-

er with an election possibly just six to

eight weeks away must be intimidating,

to say the least.

But the Wildrose are putting their

best foot forward, pledging to restore

party unity after the Danielle Smith

fi asco and provide answers to voters

seeking strong alternatives to what the

Tories are promising to bring. The Al-

berta Liberals remain essentially in the

background – they don’t seem to have

much to say these days.

Back to Prentice – it would be fair to

say that up until recently, most Alber-

tans seemed to be happy with his per-

formance. He was doing basically all

the right things – which might not be

too hard following the footsteps of Ali-

son Redford. But still, things seemed to

be going in a good direction for him and

his party.

So it will be interesting to see where

these outlandish comments will take

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A Red Deer courtroom was packed as the

sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to

dangerous driving was handed down last

week.

Tyler Wilson, 19, of Brooks, pleaded

guilty to one count of dangerous driving

causing death. The charge stems from a

crash in 2013 that took the life of Jonathon

David Wood, 33.

Wilson was sentenced to 30 months in

jail and also received a fi ve-year driving

prohibition in Red Deer court last week.

An Agreed Statement of Facts showed

Wilson attended several bars in Red Deer

on the evening of Nov. 1st, 2013 and into

the early morning hours of Nov. 2nd, 2013.

Wilson left Billy Bob’s Nightclub at

about 2 a.m. and went to a friend’s house.

His friend went to sleep after which Wilson

left the residence. The Agreed Statement

of Facts states at about 3:30 a.m. Wilson

was operating a silver 2004 Dodge Ram

pick up, driving northbound on 30th Ave.

One witness noticed Wilson approaching

at a high rate of speed and swerving all

over the road – a collision analyst later de-

termined he was driving 107 km/hr.

Wilson then hit the taxi cab with such

force that it turned both vehicles counter

clockwise and they were both facing the

opposite direction with Wilson’s truck

resting on its side. Wood, who was sitting

in the rear of the cab, was thrown forward

into the dashboard.

During the sentencing hearing in Red

Deer last week, 11 victim impact state-

ments were entered into the court for con-

sideration – four of them were read aloud.

Kim Somerville-Keehn, a close friend of

Wood’s, said she thinks about Wood every-

day. “Jon is everywhere and not a day goes

by that I don’t cry. I think about Jon being

stolen from us and I am angry. What has

come from this grief and heartache? I am

constantly afraid to be in a vehicle because

of fear of something bad happening. I have

anxiety and I constantly worry.

“For the rest of our lives we will miss

Jon and love Jon. Someone is missing from

every family function and his name is

Jonathon David Wood. It’s not fair, it’s not

right and it’s so senseless.”

Eric Church, Wood’s brother, said he

thinks about his brother everyday.

“It is emotionally draining thinking how

this was all preventable. I can’t sleep and

the only sleep I get is when my body shuts

down. A major stress in my life is that we

will never get him back.

“Thirty-three years ago my brother was

my mom’s fi rst little guy, he will always be

– her pain will stay with her forever.”

Lori Church, Wood’s mother, said her

son’s death has left a void in her family’s

lives. “Jon Wood’s death is the single most

impactful thing in my life. Losing Jon has

made me step up my game – he was piv-

otal in the lives of many including mine.

My heart hurts physically, my brain hurts

physically and my body cries.”

Before a sentence was handed down,

Wilson’s criminal record was also read

in court and included youth charges for

break and enter, unlawful confi nement as

well as a charge for failing to comply with

a court order when he did not show up to

check in with the RCMP one time after

he was granted bail in 2013 following the

crash in which the charges stem from.

In a report written by Wilson’s proba-

tion offi cer, she said Wilson admitted to

drinking alcohol before driving on Nov.

2nd, 2013. He said he was tired that night

as well.

In the same report, Wilson’s mother also

expressed concern that her son was on a

bad path when this incident occurred.

Crown Prosecutor Ed Ring asked the

judge to consider a sentence of four and a

half years in prison with a driving prohibi-

tion of 10 years after Wilson’s release.

“Dangerous driving causing death is not

a less serious offense than impaired driv-

ing causing death. It is not an offense in

this country to drive with alcohol in your

system. One circumstance was the con-

sumption of alcohol before the offense –

and that was admitted by the accused.”

He added aggravating factors in the case

included the speed in which Wilson was

driving, the driving pattern pre-collision,

the collision itself and the death caused by

the collision, the cab driver’s injuries and

alcohol consumption.

Defense lawyer Lorne Goddard said

from day one Wilson intended to plead

guilty to the charge of dangerous driving.

“He has taken full responsibility.

“I have seen the video of him walking, I

have read the facts. It’s my opinion that my

client was not impaired at the time of the

offense. This is a case of dangerous driving

causing death and should be treated like

that.”

Goddard asked the judge to consider a

sentence of two to three years with a fi ve-

year driving prohibition.

Before a sentence was handed down,

Wilson addressed the packed courtroom.

“The lawyers can’t begin to say how

sorry I am. I live with this everyday and it

will never leave my conscience,” he said. “I

hope you can all leave with some closure. I

am truly sorry.”

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Krystal Kromm has

launched her campaign for

MLA in Red Deer North as

an Alberta Party candidate.

“I’m inspired by the vi-

sion of the Alberta Party

and instead of continuing

to be disenfranchised with

how we are represented in

the legislature, I’m choos-

ing to lead,” she said, dur-

ing a press conference in

Red Deer on Saturday.

Kromm, who has lived

in Red Deer for 12 years,

is the vice president of the

Downtown Business Asso-

ciation. She is also a citizen

representative on the Com-

munity Housing Advisory

Board and also volunteers

within the City and she is

a co-founder of The Char-

ity Dessert Gala which has

raised more than $10,000 in

the last three years for the

pediatric unit at the Red

Deer Hospital.

“I love Red Deer because

it is a great place to live

and it has great people.

It is a caring community.

Through my experience

as a volunteer, as a local

businesswoman and as a

member of various boards,

I have seen the compassion

that people in Red Deer

have for their community.

Again and again they give

their time, they give their

money, they give their tal-

ents because that is the

right thing to do. The Al-

berta Party is like that to

– they want to do the right

things for the right rea-

sons.”

She added Alberta is full

of opportunity and poten-

tial.

“We require strong vi-

sionary leadership so that

our province will continue

to prosper. I am dedicated

to fi nding solutions that

are important in my com-

munity and I pledge to

work for Albertans and

members of our communi-

ty to fi nd common ground,”

said Kromm. “My goal is

to bring together the best

ideas from around the table

and fi nd solutions that will

work for all Albertans.”

Kromm added her cam-

paign priorities include

education, health and se-

niors.

“An investment in our

teachers is an investment

in our children. We need

hospitals where you don’t

have to wait for hours in

the emergency room to get

access to quality health-

care.

“I am committed to im-

proving that access to good

quality healthcare for all

people,” she said. “We all

get old – we need to repre-

sent our grandparents the

same way that we repre-

sent our children. I’m dedi-

cated to fulfi lling the com-

mitment our province has

to our seniors.”

She added she will not

blame Albertans for the

province’s current eco-

nomic situation.

“I do not blame families,

I do not blame teachers or

nurses, I do not blame se-

niors and I do not blame

Red Deer North,” she said.

“We will not get out of

this situation by playing

a blame game. We need to

work together to fi nd com-

mon ground. The vision of

the Alberta Party will bring

new energy to our province

and I will bring new energy

to Red Deer North.”

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WOMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER

Meghan Claire Dion, 34, appeared in court on Tues-day morning to face charges related to the attempted murder and assault that took place on March 6th at Red Deer Hospital. She faces ad-ditional charges of posses-sion of stolen property re-lated to the day of her arrest.

The vehicle she was driv-ing when taken into custody on March 8th proved to have been stolen.

She has also been charged with assault, attempted mur-der without fi rearm, three counts of possession of sto-len property under $5,000 and driving while unauthor-ized.

Dion will appear in court again on Thursday to face the charges in relation to in-cidents on Jan. 3rd and Feb. 25th, both of which involved breaching a no contact order and resulted in her being tak-en into custody after resist-ing police.

She has been charged with failing to comply with an order, four counts of mis-

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MAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING

A man charged with the assault and attempted ab-duction of a 13-year-old girl on Dec. 22nd behind the G.H. Dawe Centre is scheduled to make another appearance in court this week.

Alexander Beaulieu, 29, of Red Deer has been charged with attempted kidnapping, choking with intent, aggra-vated assault, robbery, ut-ter threats to cause death or bodily harm, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and theft under $5,000.

He is scheduled to return March 13th.

ACCUSED KIDNAPPER APPEARS IN COURT

A Red Deer man arrested

and charged after a young woman was allegedly kid-napped and sexually as-saulted in the early morning hours of Dec. 3rd will make another appearance in court this week.

Justin Chase Mueller, 28, has been charged with com-mitting a sexual assault with a weapon, committing rob-bery with a weapon, kidnap-ping, uttering threats and theft over $5,000.

The charges stem from an incident that took place on Dec. 3rd, when police said

at 12:20 a.m. a 20-year-old female was leaving her place of employment, a hotel, on Gasoline Alley.

Police said a male came to her drivers’ side door and brandished a knife.

The male forced her to get in the vehicle and they departed. The male drove to the Westerner and then to the CIBC on 22nd St. where he coerced her to withdraw money from her account at knifepoint.

The male then took the fe-male to a rural location near

Penhold where he sexually assaulted her. The male then drove the female back to Red Deer and dropped her off at a convenience store in the Inglewood area.

Police said the male left with the female’s vehicle.

The RCMP were contacted and an immediate investiga-tion was undertaken to iden-tify this perpetrator.

On Dec. 3rd at approxi-mately 8:20 a.m. the fe-male’s 2014 Hyundai Tucson was recovered on the west side of Gasoline Alley in a

construction site.On Dec. 5th at 9:30 p.m.,

the Edmonton Police Service arrested Mueller on the war-rant issued by the Blackfalds RCMP Detachment in con-nection to this incident.

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Graduation Recital - sure to please music lovers of all types - Rachel Peacock has been play-ing music for most of her life, and now she’s sharing that tal-ent with the Red Deer commu-nity. Originally from Rimbey, Ra-chel currently resides in Sylvan Lake. As Rachel wraps up her diploma in music from Red Deer College, she will be performing the fl ute in a recital at the Red Deer College Main Stage Audi-torium on March 15th at 2 p.m.

YARD Yoga Studio: Red Deer’s ONLY Not-for-Profi t Yoga Studio! Registration is NOW open for our SPRING Session. Classes run March 15th - May 29th. We offer a variety of classes and styles for all levels…including Hatha, Power, Yin, Kundalini, Yoga for BACKS, Nidra, Yoga Melt, Meditation, and Gentle/Modifi ed. YARD. Yoga for EveryBody! Call 403-550-9240. [email protected] www.reddeeryoga.ca.

Live Rock & Roll Music by the band Juke Box Rock. Dance on March 14th, at Valley Center Hall – 38062 Range Road 260 in Red Deer County. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Dance from 8:00 – 11:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Tickets $15 at the door includes lunch. Purchase non-alcoholic beverages on-site. Call Doug at 403-728-3333 or 403-391-3016.

All Things Sweet, Spring Tea & Bake Sale March 14th from 9 till noon. Suggested donation $4 St. Leon-ard’s Church Hall (4241- 44 St.)

The Red Deer Rootstech Fam-ily History Fair will be held on March 21st at LDS Church Bower building at 3002 - 47 Ave. Doors open at 9 a.m. with collecting information packages, presenta-tions begin at 9:30 a.m. and the day ends at 4 p.m. There are four time slots and three choices in each one - a live presentation or a choice of two videos from the RootsTech 2015 Conference held in mid-February in Salt Lake City. There will also be a session for beginners and a collabora-tive session to help knock down the brick walls that we all fi nd

in research. The Family History Centre will be available through-out the day. There is no charge for registration or the lunch provided - we had a great lunch last year. For more information go to rdroots.wordpress.com or https://rdroots.wordpress.com/ where there is a link for registration. Phone Betty 403-347-6351 for further information.

Downtown Sounds at Gaetz pres-ents Sharon Braun and Cheryl Cooney in recital. The program will feature a selection of Lieder and Art Songs along with pi-ano works of Albeniz, Chopin, Mozart, and Villa Lobos. Look for a special cameo perfor-mance by a well-known Red Deer musician! March 22nd at 3 p.m. at Gaetz Memorial United Church 4758 Ross St. General admission $15 at the door, children under 12 free.

The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra will continue its popular Choir

Kids program for a 17th year, with four performances scheduled for the evenings of March 16th and March 23th. Nineteen choirs from elementary schools in Red Deer and Central Alberta are sched-uled to perform at the concerts, which are at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on March 16th and March 23rd, at the New Life Fellowship Church. Each choir will perform two selections with the orchestra, which have all been orchestrated by our own Maestro Lapalme. The concerts will end with a mass choir piece, ‘Ye Shall Have a Song’. In the past six years, the RDSO has spent over $170,000 connecting with our community through our popular Education and Outreach programs! These programs provide opportuni-

ties to children and adults alike; for some, this is their only opportunity to experience live symphonic music. Concerts are open to the public and tickets are available at participating schools, or the RDSO offi ce at 403-340-2948. Adults are $10, children $5, or family tickets are available for $25 (fi ve members).

Seniors multi-church monthly luncheon is set for March 25th at Living Stones Church. It runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Spe-cial guest is Ron Rose who will speak on protection from fraud.

Parkinson Alberta Education and Support Groups - Parkinson Alberta offers groups for persons with Parkinson Disease, fam-ily members & caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills & Cas-tor. Information 403-346-4463 or visit www.parkinsonalberta.ca.

Anahad Yoga continues at the Cen-tre for Spiritual Living - Wednes-days at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. with Yogi Anoop. $10/session. On March 15th – guest speaker, Rev. Doug Craig. On March 17th at 6:30 p.m. a new eight-week course begins with Rev. Joanne. ‘Meditation is More Than You Think.’ Cost: $80 (plus $45 if you want credit regis-tered with CSL Home Offi ce.) For details, talk to Rev. Joanne. On March 25th there is bingo. To volunteer, contact Juliette, 403-358-0098, [email protected] or Susan, 403 887-1417, [email protected].

Central Alberta Historical Society Meeting runs March 18th at 7 p.m. at Red Deer Museum 4525

47A Ave. Red Deer. Topic: His-tory and Future Development of Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Speaker: Ian Warwick - execu-tive director. Everyone welcome. For further information, contact Leanne at 403-347-1826.

Tickets for the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off 2015 on March 20th are available. Tickets are $200, $300 and $400 and are avail-able from Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre at 4826 - 47 Street or by phoning 403-340-2606. For more information, visit celebritydanceoff.ca.

Springbrook Archery will be operat-ing on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Fridays 7 to 9 p.m. Memberships available.

Red Deer River Watershed Alli-ance’s Spring Forum and general meeting ‘724 Kilometers of Wa-ter Quality –And You.’ That is the theme of the event and it is open

to both the Alliance’s member-ship as well as to the general public at a cost of $20/person which includes lunch. It runs March 26th from 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Trochu Commu-nity Centre. Space is limited so the Watershed Alliance requests those interested in attending the spring forum register in advance. To register or for more information on this upcom-ing event visit www.rdrwa.ca. or e-mail [email protected] or call Kelly at 403-340-7379.

Living Faith Lutheran Church - wel-comes everyone to our Sunday Worship Service at 10 a.m. We offer Traditional and Contempo-rary Service with Holy Commu-nion. Services held at Bethany CollegeSide Red Deer College. For more information, contact Ralph at 403-347-9852.

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) will be hold-ing their monthly Ambassador Breakfast in Sylvan Lake March 13th from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. at the Best Western Chateau Inn, 5027 Lakeshore Dr. Cost is $15 per person. The RDRWA will be ‘on Tour’ in March in Sylvan Lake. There will be a brief talk by Graeme Strathdee, president of the Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society. Ron Sauve, RBC – Royal Bank Regional Vice President Alberta Cen-tral, will be speaking about the RBC Blue Water Project, who they support, and the process to apply for funding. Ron will also highlight RBC Blue Water Day. RSVP to: [email protected] or call Kelly at 403-340-7379 by noon on March 11th.

Red Deer & District Order of the Eastern Star Foundation Tea will be held at Lacombe Kozy Korner (5024 53 St., Lacombe) on March 28th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $8. A fantastic bake table, terrifi c used books table, and several lovely raffl e prizes will be of-fered as well. Come one, come all. Everyone is welcome.

The Elnora Ag Society is proud to present ‘Tomas Kubinec’ Certifi ed Lunatic and Master of the Impossible at the Elnora Community Hall on Sat., March 28th. Doors open at 6 p.m. Sup-per at 6:30 p.m. Show at 7:30 P.M. $27.50 per person. On sale now at the Elnora Village offi ce,

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Jewell’s Grocery, and Sunset Printing. He has appeared in over 30 countries with a career spanning three decades.

St. Vladimir Easter Bake Sale runs March 28th at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 3932 46 St. Red Deer. Easter breads-paskas and babka, cabbage rolls, pyrohy, butter lambs. baking

The Annual Dahlia Tuber and Gladiolus Corm Sale hosted by the Alberta Dahlia and Gladiolus Society (ADGS) will take place March 28th from 10 – 2 p.m. at Bower Place Shopping Centre. There will be many varieties of dahlia tubers and glad corms for sale to beautiful your gardens this summer. The ADGS is a non-profi t society promoting the culture and development of dahlias and gladiolus. For fur-ther information contact Larry Quintilio at [email protected] or 403-346-8401 or visit our website at www.alberta-dahliaandgladsociety.com.

Scottish Country Dancing has classes held weekly at Knox Presbyterian Church and go from September to May. A certi-fi ed teacher comes regularly from Edmonton to conduct the class. SCD is not Highland dancing but is more like square dancing. No partner needed, no need to be Scottish. For more information, call 403-343-0975 or 403-347-0907 or visit www.reddeerscottish-countrydancers.weebly.com.

Dance for the health of it. Working in a team, learn easy dance steps while enjoying a variety of music. Everyone is wel-come – families, couples, solos and teens. No dance experi-ence necessary. Twenty-four sessions for $120. Maximum 24 participants. Sessions run Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Contact Connie at 403-396-1523.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35 will be hosting the multi-award winning play, Jake’s Gift. The performance will take place on April 21st at the Royal Canadian Legion, Red Deer, AB. Doors will open at 6 p.m., Pipe Band will play at 6:45, with the play beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Front Desk of the Red Deer

Legion, by contacting any Pipe Band member or calling Arnie MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

Jake’s Gift is a moving and power-ful tribute to our Veterans. It is a one act one-woman play about a Canadian WW2 veteran’s re-luctant return to Juno Beach to fi nd the grave of the brother who never came home. Since 2007, this surprisingly funny drama has been receiving rave reviews and capturing the hearts of Ca-nadians right across the country. It is a play you will not want to miss! The performance runs 65 minutes with no intermission and is appropriate for Ages 10 to 110!

TAOIST TAI CHI: Call us for informa-tion and general inquiries to ex-perience a relaxing, holistic low impact exercise. We are located in the Port O Call Centre in the heart of Red Deer; 100, 4419 50 Avenue. Sessions are from Mon-Fri from 11 a.m. to noon; Tues/Thurs from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and evenings Mon-Wed 6 to 7 p.m. For class times and locations in Innisfail, Lacombe, Rimbey and Sylvan Lake, please call 403 346 6772. There is also a Health Recovery Class Satur-day at 11 a.m. to 1 p. m. This class is especially designed for people with chronic illness such as MS, arthritis or for those who are re-covering from stroke or surgery.

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the Red Deer Arts Council will be held on March 27th from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium in the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library at 4818 49 Street, Red Deer, Alberta.

Immediately following the AGM, Red Deer Arts Council will host a ‘Where’s My Tribe?’ social from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with entertain-ment and a mix and mingle event to familiarize yourself with fellow members. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to attend. Memberships may be purchased at the door. General public are also invited to attend to see what we have been up to!

Red Deer Garden Club - tickets for May 20th Lyndon Penner, horti-cultural consultant from Calgary, will be doing a talk at Golden Circle 7-8 p.m. on The Edible Yard, are available. For the public, Red Deer Museum. Come and join us. First meeting free. Member-ship $15 a year. Great people,

new friends. Check out our web site at www.reddeergardenclub.ca or on facebook, www.facebook.com/reddeergardenclub.

Friends of the Red Deer Public Library sell used books, videos and CDs and use the proceeds to improve facilities and services at the Library. Everyone is invited to join us at our annual general meeting in the Snell Auditorium at the downtown branch of the Library on March 9th at 7 p.m. You may become a member of the ‘Friends’ and assist with our activities. We’re also looking for new Board members to help in planning our program. The Board meets seven or eight times per year. Join us and help to improve the Library. Please contact Lesley at 403-346-5721 for additional information.

Powered By Breathing. What would you do if you could breathe bet-ter? Join us to learn and share tips on how to live a better life

with a chronic lung disorder. The local Lung Support Group meets every Thursday afternoons 1:30-2:30 p.m. For information contact Barb at 403-343-0804 or Mac at 403-347-2191.

The Red Deer Culture Club is for people who want to get out and embrace all that Red Deer has to offer, whether your are new to the City or just looking to broaden your circle of friends. We do walking, movies, dinners out, cultural events, music, festivals, book club, crafts, and many other things. Check out our calendar of past and future events, then jump in, be active, and make new friends. Check us out at http://www.meetup.com/Red-Deer-Culture-Club/.

Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, 51 Alford Ave. This 12-step program of recovery is for individuals experiencing diffi culty with eating behaviours. No dues or fees. See www.oa.org, or phone Phyl at 403-347-4188.

The Red Deer Celiac Support Group – need help with a gluten-free diet? Do you have Celiac disease or gluten intolerance? We meet the third Tuesday of the month at South Sobeys Coffee Lounge (2011 22 St.) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Drop in or stay and visit. Free coffee. We share information and give support about issues pertaining to the gluten-free lifestyle, for example symptoms, diagnosis, shopping, gluten-free products, cross contamination, recipes. In 2015, the Celiac Support Group meets March 17th, April 21st, May 19th, June 16th, Sept. 15th, Oct. 20th and Nov. 17th. For more information,

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call Clarice at 403-341-4351 or Marlene at 403-346-6235. Email [email protected]. Check out www.celiac.ca.

TOPS – Take off Pounds Sensi-bly – we meet every Monday in the basement of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. Weigh-in occurs between 6 and 6:45 p.m., program starts from 7 to 8 p.m. Drop in for a free evening or call Sharon at 403-309-2395 (evenings).

Legion Ladies Auxiliary monthly meetings run the fi rst Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Alberta Room, Red Deer Legion.

Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking? We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encouragement and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list of meetings in Red Deer.

Royal Canadian Air Force Associa-tion - the aims and objectives of the Association are to preserve and perpetuate the traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Force and to advocate a profi cient and well equipped Air Force in Canada. 703 Wing in Red Deer provides a forum for serving and former participants in military and civil aviation to meet and enjoy the company of like-minded people. Wing mem-bers meet at noon every second Saturday of the month at the ABC Country Restaurant, 2085 50th Ave in Red Deer for a luncheon and business meeting. Guests are welcome. Contact: President Al Low at 403-341-3253 or [email protected].

Writers’ Ink, the Red Deer and District writers group for authors of all genres 18 years and older meets every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Small member-ship and drop-in fees apply. First three visits free. For more info contact Carol Ritten Smith at 403-350-7480 or by email at [email protected].

Gamblers Anonymous meetings are Wednesdays’ at 7 p.m. in the Red Deer Regional Hospital (3942-50 Ave.) south complex, lower level rooms 503 and 504. Gamblers Anonymous phone number is 403-986-0017.

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This year marks an an-

niversary in the history

of youth organizations in

western Canada. It was 100

years ago, in 1915, that the

concept of the Canadian

Girls In Training (C.G.I.T.)

program for young women

was fi rst proposed.

The proposal was devel-

oped and fi nanced by the

Y.W.C.A. The idea was to

have an extensive training

and activity program for

young teenage girls, simi-

lar to what had been de-

veloped by the Girl Guides

since 1910.

In contrast to the Guid-

ing movement, which was

secular, the focus of the

new organization was on

young teenagers in the

Anglican, Baptist, Pres-

byterian and Methodist

churches.

A National Advisory

Committee for Cooperation

in Girls’ Work was estab-

lished, with representa-

tives of the four churches

along with the Y.W.C.A.

Although Canada was

still in the middle of the

First World War, there was

a positive response to the

C.G.I.T. idea. When the War

ended in the fall of 1918, the

C.G.I.T. organization really

began to fl ourish.

Calgary was one of

the fi rst centres to form

C.G.I.T. groups in Alberta.

In the summer of 1919,

14 girls went to the fi rst

C.G.I.T. camp. This gather-

ing was held at the Naval

Cadet campground in what

is now Norglenwold on the

southwest corner of Sylvan

Lake. The next year, 22 at-

tended, with fi ve coming

from Medicine Hat.

By 1921, the number had

soared to more than 60,

with campers coming from

across southern Alberta.

In January 1922, Evelyn

Storey paid a visit to the

Gaetz Memorial Method-

ist Church in Red Deer to

make a pitch for the cre-

ation of a formal C.G.I.T.

group in Red Deer.

Since 1919, Mrs. Nita

Thorne, a church orga-

nizer, had included many

of the concepts of C.G.I.T.

in the church’s Sunday

School program.

Following Ms. Storey’s

visit, a C.G.I.T. group was

established with Nita

Thorne as the fi rst superin-

tendent.

Phyllis McGregor be-

came the fi rst C.G.I.T. pres-

ident.

She was a bright and ath-

letic young woman, full of

the promise that C.G.I.T.

hoped to attract and nur-

ture. Her older sister, Le-

one, had left for University

of Alberta where she be-

came the fi rst student at

the U of A to graduate in

medicine.

C.G.I.T. grew very quick-

ly. In mid-March 1922, the

fi rst Mother and Daughter

Banquet was held at Gaetz

Church, with virtually ev-

ery teenage girl in the con-

gregation in attendance.

Soon, there were C.G.I.T.

groups in almost every

town and village across

Central Alberta.

In November 1922, the

fi rst C.G.I.T. regional con-

ference was held in Red

Deer with more than 100

delegates from a 100 kilo-

metre radius of the City.

Those in attendance in-

cluded representatives of

all of the four churches

who were backing the orga-

nization.

C.G.I.T. continued to

grow and fl ourish across

the province.

In 1925, C.G.I.T. summer

camps moved from the Na-

val Cadet Camp to the new

and much larger, Camp Ka-

sota that had been created

farther to the west on the

shores of Sylvan Lake.

Because C.G.I.T. pro-

vided excellent affordable

programs for teenage girls,

the organization was not

hindered much by either

the Great Depression or

the outbreak of the Second

World War. C.G.I.T. enjoyed

an enormous boost in the

post-war years as the ‘ba-

by-boomers’ joined in very

large numbers.

By the 1960s, however,

C.G.I.T. began to level off,

and then to fl ag. Television

and other forms of enter-

tainments provided alter-

natives to traditional youth

programs.

While four groups ex-

isted in Red Deer in 1957, by

the end of the 1960s, there

was only one C.G.I.T. group

and it held its meetings at

Gaetz United Church.

Meanwhile, in 1962, the

Alberta Girls Work Board

was re-organized as the Al-

berta C.G.I.T. Association.

It then became a regis-

tered charitable society.

By 1976, the national asso-

ciation had ended its ties

to the Canadian Council of

Churches’ Department of

Christian Education and

became a totally indepen-

dent organization.

Today, there are not

many C.G.I.T. groups left in

Alberta, although there are

still annual summer camps

at Camp Wohelo at Pigeon

Lake.

On March 1st, Gaetz

United Church held a spe-

cial celebration for all

alumni to honour the many

accomplishments of the

various C.G.I.T. groups and

the individual members.

A look at Canadian Girls in Training (C.G.I.T.)

MILESTONE - The Red Deer High School graduation class of 1926. Virtually all the girls who were graduating that year proudly wore their C.G.I.T ‘middies’ for their class photo.

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With a ‘tough’ budget

slated to come down later

this month, the province

recently announced $400

million in Municipal Sus-

tainability Initiative (MSI)

funding to help municipali-

ties to meet infrastructure

requirements.

It is allocated based on a

municipality’s population,

education property tax req-

uisitions and kilometres of

local roads. MSI funding

is allocated annually and

paid to municipalities fol-

lowing legislative approval

of the budget.

Diana McQueen, min-

ister of municipal affairs,

said the funding should

help partners meet their

capital infrastructure com-

mitments and position

them well for the tough

budget cycles ahead.

“We are pleased with the

Province’s continued com-

mitment to MSI funding,”

said Mayor Tara Veer. “Mu-

nicipalities are responsible

for over 60 per cent of the

infrastructure in the coun-

try. Cities and communities

need the funding from MSI

to continue growing our

economy and serving our

citizens.”

In 2014, the City of Red

Deer received $24,100,000

through MSI funding.

Since the program was

fi rst introduced, the City

has used the funding to

move forward with a num-

ber of projects that contrib-

ute to the enhancement of

quality of life for residents.

Examples of projects in-

clude the River Bend Water

Intake System, pavement

rehabilitation and road-

way construction projects,

such as the Taylor Drive

Improvements Project and

the 67 Street and 30 Avenue

Expansion Project.

“Without MSI funding

these projects could not

have happened without

looking to our local tax

base for support,” said

Veer. “MSI funding has

been a long term, predict-

able source of funding that

has helped us manage the

challenges associated with

building a vibrant and

safe community, all while

responding to unique and

complex growth and infra-

structure needs.

“It enables us to look

beyond today at the ever-

changing needs of our com-

munity.”

McQueen said that the

ongoing slump in oil prices

and the upcoming budget,

due March 26th, have been

topics of much discussion

over the past months. She

said she’s been traveling

across the province to talk

with municipal leaders.

“We have been listening

to what our stakeholders

and partners have been

telling us. In my own dis-

cussions, what I’ve heard

has been pretty consistent

– municipalities have a

number of key infrastruc-

ture commitments that

require provincial invest-

ment through municipal

sustainability initiatives.”

Not moving ahead with

them now could mean high-

er costs down the road, she

said. “Cancelling planned

upcoming projects could

cause signifi cant employ-

ment concerns during this

upcoming employment sea-

son and beyond.”

MSI funding has sup-

ported more than 4,800

infrastructure projects to

date, including over $20.8

million in road construc-

tion and rehabilitation

projects in the City in 2014.

These include $6 million

for paving and widening sev-

eral roads in Red Deer Coun-

ty in 2014 and more than $6.4

million for upgrades and re-

habilitation of roads in La-

combe County in 2014.

The increase will fund

projects approved as part

of the City of Red Deer’s

2014/15 Capital Budget.

However, the future of MSI

funding is still unknown

until this year’s provincial

budget is announced.

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BY KALISHA MENDONSARed Deer Express

Auto-enthusiasts in the area are gear-

ing up for the ninth annual Red Deer Col-

lector Car Auction and Speed Show, pre-

sented by the Electric Garage.

The show is a three-day event that will

take place at the Westerner from March

13th-15th. Specifi c times are available on

theelectricgarage.com. Weekend passes

are $20, single day admission is $12 and

children 12 and under are admitted free.

“There is the collector car auction that

begins Friday evening and runs through

the weekend. Saturday is the main event

of the collector car auction, where we will

have about 100 vehicles to be auctioned off

from the block. There is everything from

early classic cars, to antiques, to exotic

cars, muscle cars – that runs right through

until Sunday,” said Todd Schwindt, presi-

dent/owner of EG Auctions in Red Deer.

“In conjunction with the car auction,

we have a black carpet speed lounge in the

Prairie Pavilion – that’s 50,000 square feet

of exhibitors who will show and sell their

products.”

Along with the auto auction and prod-

uct show, there will be a ‘Piece of the Past’

exhibit coming all the way from Las Ve-

gas, where attendees can purchase special

edition prints and memorabilia prints.

“We just have some fantastic stuff going

on. There are lots of cars to look at and

all different sorts of things to buy. We’ve

got exhibitors from throughout Alberta

there and it will hopefully be a really good

show,” he said. “We’ve got some new ce-

lebrities coming in this year. On Satur-

day, we have Rick and Kelly Dale from

the hit TV reality series of History Chan-

nel American Restoration. On Sunday, we

have the auctioneers from Storage Wars

(A&E show), Dan and Laura Dotson. They

will be there signing for fans and photos

and things like that in our sponsor booth –

the Wheelhouse Garage Exhibit.”

Each year a number of celebrities at-

tend the event. Joining the Dales and

the Dotsons will also be Speed Channel’s

Brett Wagner. Each will play an interac-

tive role at the shows, and fans will be able

to do meets and signings, said Schwindt.

The auction carries a huge variety of

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day between 12:30-1:30 p.m. We also have

our car announcer, Brett Gardner, who is

the Canadian Rodeo champion announcer

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CONSTRUCTION PUSHES PERMIT VALUES UP

Permit values for Febru-ary took a leap over the same period last year, due to a public permit valued at $27,843,834 issued to Gra-ham Construction & Engi-neering Inc. for the Alberta Health Services Parkade, lo-cated at 3942 50A Ave.

A commercial permit val-ued at $195,390 was issued to Phoenix General Contract-ing for a new toy store to be located at unit 90, 5250 - 22 St.

Total permits for the year are up over last year, with 200 permits issued so far in 2015 compared to 148 by this time in 2014, and values esti-mated at $61.7 million year-to-date in 2015 compared to $24.4 million in 2014.

CITY HOSTSRECOGNITIONAWARDS BANQUET

Late last month, more than 100 City employees were recognized at the 34 annual Employee Recogni-tion Awards Banquet.

The highlight of the eve-ning was the presentation of the Bob Stollings Memorial Award.

This award, established by City council in 1985 to honour Robert E. (Bob) Stollings, a loyal and dedi-cated employee of the City of Red Deer from 1960 to 1984, is presented annually to an employee who has dis-played outstanding civic per-formance in alignment with the City’s cornerstone values – respect, integrity, service and excellence.

This year’s recipient of

the Bob Stollings Memorial Award is Brian Stevens.

He began his career 34 years ago as a construction labourer and is in the role of Wastewater Collection Op-erator in the Environmental Services department. Ste-vens has also been very ac-tive in the Canadian Union of Provincial Employees (CUPE) Local 417 since 1983, and has served as president since 2010.

RED DEER EXPERIENCE AWARDS FINALISTS

Tourism Red Deer has an-nounced the fi nalists of the 2014 Red Deer Experience Awards, recognizing out-standing customer service and guest experiences in Red Deer’s hospitality and tour-ism industry.

Consumers and tourism organizations were encour-aged to put forward nomi-nations that recognize out-standing customer service that enhanced their experi-ence as a customer or guest in Red Deer. Nominations were accepted up until Dec. 31st. Three fi nalists from each category were selected and moved forward where a panel of judges has deter-mined a winner for each cat-egory.

Winners will be announced at the 2014 Red Deer Experi-ence Awards Celebration on April 21st at the Welikoklad Event Centre.

Tickets are available on-line for $20 + GST through www.VisitRedDeer.com/In-dustry.

The fi nalists are, for ac-commodations, Adrianne Vanderley – Sheraton Red Deer Hotel; Joel Owens – Sheraton Red Deer Hotel and

Rachel Adair – Best Western PLUS Red Deer Inn & Suites.

Under the events and at-tractions category, there are Laura Lind – Hot Pot Studio; Stephanie Ridge – Ignition Theatre and Victor Robi-cheau - Westerner Park.

The Dining and Food cat-egory includes Andrea Fox – babycakes cupcakery; Brad Campbell – Montana’s Cook-house and Breanne Lajeu-nesse – Boulevard Restau-rant & Lounge.

Accommodations fi nalists include EconoLodge, Hamp-ton Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn & Suites Red Deer South; Events & Attractions fi nalists include Heritage Ranch, Red Deer Cruise Night and West-erner Park.

Dining & Food fi nalists in-clude Fusion Café; Heritage Ranch/Westlake Grill and Traptow’s Cool Beans Coffee Company.

Big Bend Market and The Float Shack are the fi nalists in the Tourism Services cat-egory, and the Social Media Engagement Award fi nalists are Heritage Ranch/West-lake Grill, One Eleven Grill and Sheraton Hotel Red Deer.

NEW CEO FOR WESTERNER

The Board of Directors an-nounced today that Darrell Komick has been hired as the CEO & general manager of Westerner Park. He will as-sume his role on March 17th and will immediately start making connections with Westerner Park’s key stake-holders.

“On behalf of the Western-er Park Board of Directors, we would like to welcome Darrell Komick to our orga-nization,” said Kent Olson, president and board chair of the Westerner Exposition As-sociation.

Komick has extensive background in major show production and has most re-cently been involved in pro-motions and development for 208 local food produc-ers in Calgary, who generate $150 million in local product sales.

As CEO and general man-ager, Komick plans to engage the Central Alberta commu-nity and increase the world class events and entertain-ment at Westerner Park.

He will be offi cially intro-duced to the shareholders at Westerner Park’s upcoming annual general meeting on March 25th and will have a planned media introduction at a later date.

OUTDOOR RINKS CLOSE FOR SEASON

Due to the recent warm weather, all outdoor ice skat-ing surfaces are closed for the season effective imme-diately.

Crews are in the process of placing signs around ice surfaces such as Bower Ponds to notify users of the poor ice conditions and safe-ty risk.

Members of the public are asked to stay safe by obey-ing all signs and barricades and to keep off areas which are posted as unsafe.

CONSTRUCTION AT RIVER BEND

A contractor for the City of Red Deer will begin work last week to restore and sta-bilize riverbank at the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area.

This work is being done to

repair damages done during the 2013 spring fl ood on the Red Deer River.

River Bend Golf and Rec-reation patrons are asked to please stay clear of the work site.

The pedestrian bridge, which links River Bend Golf and Recreation Area to Three Mile Bend park, will also be closed to the public during this time.

Damages include a com-promised Red Deer River intake weir structure for the River Bend Golf and Recre-ation Area as well as 190 me-tres of river bank upstream to the River Bend Pedestrian Bridge.

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NOTICE is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on TUESDAY, March 24, 2015, the Council of Red Deer County will consider the following bylaw.

Bylaw No. 2015/2.04 to redesignate Pt NE 16-35-28-4 consisting of 4.05 hectares (10 acres) from AgriculturalDistrict “Ag” to Country Residential District “R-1” asindicated below:

The property is located approximately ½ mile east of the Town of Innisfail on Rge Rd 283 south of Hwy 590.

The permitted and discretionary uses and othermatters presently applicable to “Ag” and “R-1” districts are contained in the Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6.

A PUBLIC HEARING prior to further consideration of the proposed bylaw WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, County Offi ce, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta (west of Hwy 2 on 32 Street / C&E Trail Overpass).

The hearing will be conducted under the chairmanshipof the County Mayor for the purpose of hearingcomments on the proposed bylaw.

The hearing will be informal with persons wishing to speak being recognized through the Chair. Presenters will be requested to state their name and address for the record.

If you prefer to submit comments on the bylaw in writing,the information you provide may be made public,subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The public may inspect:- a copy of the amending bylaw- a copy of the Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6by visiting our website at www.rdcounty.ca orat the County offi ce located at 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, during regular offi ce hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MONDAY through FRIDAY.

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THEFT OF EQUIPMENTShortly after 8 a.m. on

March 5th, RCMP received a report of a break and enter that had occurred sometime during the night of March 4th or early in the morning of March 5th.

The break-in occurred at The Space located at 5305 50th Ave., with culprits kick-ing in the back door. From there, they entered the ad-jacent building through an adjoining door.

Stolen items include two Blackmagic digital fi lm cam-eras valued at about $2,500 and $3,000 each, a number of Canon lens of high value including a telephoto lens (a number of these lenses are valued at between $3,000 - $5,000 each), electronics, audio and camera equip-ment including an iPad, mi-crophone, tripods, lights, battery packs and chargers and more.

The total cost of items stolen is not available at this time. Anyone with informa-tion that may assist the po-lice with this investigation is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anony-mous can call Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tip-submit.com.

MAN ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULT AT SCHOOL

Shortly before 2 p.m. on March 5th, Red Deer RCMP were called to Central Middle School in response to a com-plaint of an intoxicated man who had entered the school and assaulted a teacher by punching her when she told him to leave.

The man made his way through the school, pushing another teacher, and entered the band room, where staff locked him in. The man dam-aged a window screen while exiting through the window. RCMP located him east of the school and the suspect was taken into custody with-out further incident. Neither teacher sustained any seri-ous injury.

Tristan Palmer Krahn, 27, of Red Deer has been charged with two counts of assault, two counts of dis-turbing the peace, break and enter and unlawful posses-sion of liquor.

ARRESTS MADE AFTER PARKING LOT ASSAULT

At 2 p.m. on March 5th, Red Deer RCMP responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding an as-sault that was taking place in the parking lot of the north Walmart.

Three males attacked a fourth man in the parking lot and struck him repeatedly with a tire iron. When the victim fell to the ground, the suspects continued to kick him.

The victim’s female com-panion was shoved when

she attempted to intervene. When witnesses approached the attackers, they fl ed the scene in a red Chrysler Se-bring, narrowly missing strik-ing one of the witnesses. The assault is believed to have been a result of a perceived traffi c altercation.

Witnesses supplied RCMP with a clear description of the vehicle, its license plate and direction of travel. While several RCMP offi cers re-sponded to the location of the assault, more police of-fi cers patrolled for the sus-pect vehicle.

It was quickly located on Orr Drive; a 23-year-old La-combe man, a 24-year-old Red Deer man and a 14-year-old Red Deer boy were taken into custody without inci-dent.

The victim was treated at hospital for lacerations to his face and arm and was later released.

SIGNIFICANT DRUG SEIZURE

A QEII Hwy. driving com-plaint led Innisfail RCMP to a signifi cant drug seizure on on March 4th. Innisfail De-tachment members entered into a drug investigation af-ter stopping a northbound BMW SUV after receiving a driving complaint just after midnight near Innisfail. A 30-year-old Calgary man was arrested and a search of the vehicle resulted in the sei-zure of over $2,000 in cash and multi-ounces of cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphet-amine, MDMDA and a quan-

tity of counter fi t oxycodone tablets believed to be made of fentanyl. Other drug traf-fi cking paraphernalia was also seized. The total value of drugs seized on a street value over $30,000.

One man was charged.

ARMED ROBBERY AT EASTVIEW HUSKY

Red Deer RCMP are inves-tigating an armed robbery last night at the Eastview Husky located at 3929 39th St., and are looking for pub-lic assistance to identify the two male suspects.

At 9:30 p.m. on March 4th, two men entered the gas sta-tion, one brandishing a hand-gun and the second carrying a backpack.

They demanded money and several cartons of ciga-rettes, which the second sus-pect placed in the backpack. Both men were wearing dark face coverings and dark clothing, and the backpack is greenish-grey in colour. Both suspects are described as Caucasian, young, and hav-ing skinny builds.

One is described as be-ing approximately 5’7” to 5’8” tall and the second is described as approximately 5’5” tall.

Anyone with information that may assist the police with this investigation is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anony-mous can call Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tip-submit.com.

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ENTERTAINMENTBY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

Ignition Theatre and Prime

Stock Theatre are joining forces

to present the American classic

The Glass Menagerie by Tennes-

see Williams.

Performances run March 12th-

14th and 17th-21st at the Scott

Block Theatre, with curtain at

7:30 p.m. Tickets are $27 for adults

and $23 for students and seniors.

All tickets for the Tuesday eve-

ning show are $20.

Tickets are available at Sun-

works or online at www.ignition-

theatre.ca.

According to a release, Aman-

da Wingfi eld is a southern bell

past her prime, living with two

grown children in a small apart-

ment in St. Louis. She dreams of

a better life for her and her shy

and crippled daughter Laura, and

so she pushes her son Tom to fi nd

a ‘gentleman caller’ for the girl.

However, the arrival of the gen-

tleman caller sends shockwaves

through the family and causes

cracks to form in the delicate fan-

tasies that have kept them going.

The cast features Sebastian

Kroon as Tom Wingfi eld, Jose-

phine Christiensen as Amanda

Wingfi eld, Kirstie Gallant as Lau-

ra Wingfi eld and Evan Hall as the

gentleman caller.

“In my opinion, when you ask

a cast and creative team and es-

pecially an audience to revisit a

play with such history, it’s im-

portant that you fi nd new angles

with which to approach,” said

Matt Grue, artistic director with

Ignition Theatre.

“Academics would suggest the

play lives within the text, and

generally that’s true, but this

to me is an obvious exception to

the rule. Additionally, it’s very

autobiographical. So I’ve been

reading a lot of Williams biogra-

phies to see what else I can fi nd.

My process has been one of a de-

tective. Pulling for all this source

material and trying to introduce

new ideas to a familiar story

while remaining consistent and

true to Williams’ portrait of the

Wingfi eld family.”

As for casting, Grue said the

key is to fi nd not only great ac-

tors, but ones who are generous

and willing.

“The play demands actors that

are capable of and willing to go

several layers deep into uncom-

fortable territory,” he explained.

“It demands that they fi nd the

ways in which their charac-

ters live and breathe beneath the

text. And because we’re trying

something a little new, we need a

whole team committed to explo-

ration with the ability to pivot as

we make new discoveries.”

That’s not to say it’s been a

challenge-free process to craft a

fresh rendition of such a classic

piece. “It’s a challenge to make it

something more than a museum

piece. As I said above, to ask art-

ists and audiences to revisit this

play, it must evolve.

“I love this play - and each day

in rehearsal I try to inject that

love into our work. And I rely as

heavily on the cast and creative

team as they do me. This produc-

tion starts with my vision, but we

are working together to fully real-

ize and build upon it.”

As mentioned earlier, he

couldn’t be happier with his cast.

“Sebastian Kroon (Tom) is an

award-winning Vancouver based

actor. We went to RDC together

more than a decade ago. I actu-

ally fi rst studied the play during

my time there and, for whatever

reason, always heard and saw Se-

bastian as Tom when reading the

play.”

Christiensen (Amanda) moved

to Canada just one year ago from

Australia.

“She has worked in Austra-

lia, New Zealand and London to

name a few. Casting Amanda was

certainly a challenge. We went

through several casting rounds

trying to fi nd the right actress.

Finally, rather than continue

with traditional auditions (mono-

logues, reads), I decided to meet

with actresses and just talk about

the play. Jo asked a lot of the

same questions of the script that I

was asking and we really saw eye

to eye in terms of the best course

of action to take with Amanda.

“Kirstie Gallant (Laura) is a

Calgary-based actor who I had

seen at a general call several

years ago and had noted on her

resume that she would make an

interesting Laura,” said Grue.

“I invited her to callbacks to see

how she might play against the

actors I was seeing for the role

of the ‘Gentleman Caller’ and it

quickly became apparent to me

why I had written that note in the

fi rst place.

“And Evan, an Edmonton-

based actor, was traditionally

cast. He booked an audition. Came

in. Nailed it. And when partnered

with Kirstie, it was clear that we

had something beautiful and ex-

citing to build from.”

As for the play’s enduring ap-

peal, Grue said it boils down to

a few key reasons. “At its core,

this is a story about family. About

love. We project ourselves, our

own families, upon the Wingfi elds

and exorcise our own demons as

we go on this journey with them.

“But it’s also a play without an

easy ending. It’s a play we want to

go back to in an effort to discover

something new that will ease the

pain it has infl icted. We’re left

with so many questions that we

want to have answered. And there

is something about going through

all of this in a communal envi-

ronment that makes the experi-

ence so much more profound.”

After a hiatus, local theatre

fans have been thrilled to see

the return of Ignition. Grue said

the time away was critical to re-

charge.

“But something I can’t empha-

size enough is this - we do not do

this for ourselves. Theatre is for

and depends upon its audience,”

he said, adding it’s also critical

to land consistent support of the

community as Ignition moves for-

ward. Meanwhile, he’s excited to

re-acquaint folks with an amaz-

ing piece of theatre that has been

touching audiences for decades.

“I want to remind them how

heartbreakingly beautiful this

play is. I want to provoke all kinds

of emotion. I want to inspire

them with the tremendous power

of live theatre and The Glass Me-

nagerie is the shining example of

that idea.”

Rounding out the creative team

are Stephanie Ridge and Derek

Olinek (stage management),

Anna Pinder (assistant director),

Patrick Beagan (set and lighting

design), Bob Francis (technical

director), Rick Knievel (assistant

technical director), Dustin Clark

(sound design), Jesslyn Miller

(costume design) and Erin Odell

(hair design).

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Ignition and Prime Stock present The Glass Menagerie

CLASSIC - Ignition Theatre opens their latest production The Glass Menagerie March 12th at the Scott BlockTheatre. Pictured here are Sebastian Kroon as Tom Wingfi eld and Kirstie Gallant as Laura Wingfi eld during a recent rehearsal. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

22 Red Deer Express Wednesday, March 11, 2015ENTERTAINMENT


Sporting one of the most unique voices

to be heard today, singer Kristen Cudmore

shows a striking level of creativity on Won-

derkind – the latest CD from Language

Arts.

The band, which performs March 18th at

Fratters, is the brainchild of the Toronto-

based Cudmore, a classically-trained mu-

sician/composer in her own right.

Language Arts has been described as

a band that fashions a unique pop sound

that, “Is married between jazz schoolers

and classically-trained music nerds as

is seen in her choice bandmates - drum-

mer Neil MacIntosh, keyboardist Joel

Visentin and bassist Soren Nissen.”

Cudmore, 32, who is originally from

Nova Scotia, refl ects on her journey as a

musician, pointing out she comes from a

family of accountants and relatives in the

agriculture industry. “We have farming

roots and accounting roots,” she laughs.

“But my parents bought me a keyboard

when I was younger because I was pretty

hyper-active.”

Something clicked and a passion was

born early on. Learning the guitar was

soon to follow at just 12 years of age.

She later landed a scholarship to a choir

camp, which was peculiar as she didn’t

consider herself much of a singer at the

time.

“When I fi rst started the band, I thought

well if I can’t sing I might as well rap. I

loved underground rap music and I had

words that I wanted to say to the music.

But I slowly started to build my confi dence

and made the notes a little longer.” And

over time, her unique, rather ethereal vo-

cal stylings started to take shape.

“Also, the reason I wanted to start gui-

tar was because I was a Nirvana freak. My

cousins used to make us mixed tapes of

grunge music when we were little. They

were older than us, and cooler so we were

like, ‘They know what they’re doing’,” she

laughs.

But other genres proved appealing too.

Besides hip-hop, she also had a love for

fl amenco and classical guitar, which she

focused on in her post-secondary studies.

Studying various eras in music history,

with a growing appreciation for a number

of styles, was fueling her creativity. She

also played with lots of jazz musicians

early on too, which stretched her improvi-

sational skills as well.

For Cudmore, all aspects of a musician’s

life bring joy, but touring pretty much tops

the list. “I love it all, but touring is abso-

lutely the best. You get to meet people in

different cities and you can learn about

different cultures. It’s great. It’s the best

feeling ever.

“I channel everything I was feeling when

I wrote the song and almost relive those

moments and memories,” she explained.

“You just don’t want it to end.”

As for the name of the band, Cudmore

recalls wanting to incorporate a sense of

how important rap lyrics were to her at the

time. “When I named it, it was more about

how I wanted the language to be equal as

the art of the music.

“But it was also representative of some

of my favourite moments as a kid.” As part

of language arts class, the kids would get

to go to the hall next door and watch ma-

gicians and musicians. “It was kind of a

lightbulb moment for me; I thought, these

are my people – this is my thing,” she re-

calls. “I always associated language arts

with this really positive place in my life. So

I thought the name works. It matches the

sound, you know?”

On top of Cudmore’s vocals, the founda-

tion of Language Arts’ approach is her gui-

tar playing. Classically trained, from the

school of the immortal Andres Segovia in

both Canada and Germany, she has since

‘electrifi ed her skills’.

Meanwhile, regardless of the challeng-

es, she’s just as passionate about what

she’s doing as she ever was. She describes

music as one of the only things that really

satisfi es her in life. “It’s a need – it’s not a

choice. It’s not about the years or the time

or the money or the fame – it’s about fulfi ll-

ing this need.

“The minute it stops feeling right is the

minute I’ll have to stop doing it. But I don’t

think that’s going to happen.”

[email protected]

‘Language Arts’ eager to introduce sophomore CD on tour


Harpdog Brown is a one-of-a-

kind blues master – there could

hardly be a genre more suited to

the man. He performs at Fratters

on March 12th. Showtime is at 8

p.m. with tickets available at the

door.

Heading into 2015, Brown, who

calls Vancouver home, is already

refl ecting on a busy and reward-

ing season in his life – he won

Harmonica Player of the Year

from the Toronto Blues Society

and their Maple Blues Awards

earlier this year. He’s also got a

new line-up he’s traveling with

this spring.

“I guess it’s just a spin-off of

how great 2014 has been,” he says

during a recent chat.

As for the coming string of

shows, Brown couldn’t be more

excited about the mix.

“We are playing early elec-

tric Chicago blues, upright bass,

guitar and myself – no drums

required,” he explains. “I am

singing through a 1951 Masco

PA system, and let me tell you, it

sounds so cool. I’m really quite

excited about it.”

The choice to hit the road mi-

nus drums will, in this case, serve

to open up the sound that much

more, he added.

“It’s an early 1950s electric ap-

proach to blues – Chicago style.

Honestly, the drums kind of

evolved in as the blues clubs got

larger,” he explained.

Not that they weren’t included

at all during those early days. But

it wasn’t as common.

“This is really the authentic,

early Chicago-style blues. And

the beauty with the not having

drums is that you can hear every-

thing very clearly.

“Every instrument has a voice

and you don’t really notice the

voice of the instrument and the

dexterity and the dynamics of

the instrument when you’ve got

drums banging and clashing be-

hind you – no offense to the drum-

mers,” he adds with a laugh. “It

can swallow up a lot of sound.

“We’ve been gigging together,

but this is all really quite fresh

– this particular ‘slice of Brown’

if you will. This is also what I’m

really focusing on, and want to

record by the end of this year.”

Few have tackled the smoky

magic of the blues quite like

Brown.

Having been in the business

as a touring and recording art-

ist for more than 30 years, he has

shared the stage with such greats

as Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy, Pinetop

Perkins, The Powder Blues Band,

Jack de Keyzer and the late Dutch

Mason to name a few.

His latest disc, What It Is, was

released last year.

Packed with what fans have

grown to expect from Brown

over the past three decades, the

disc captures what the man is all

about – a fl at-out commitment to

creating some of the fi nest blues

music around.

The CD continues to garner at-

tention and new fans as well. “It

charted in at number 32 of the top

100 world blues albums of 2014 on

the roots and radio charts – based

on play lists around North Amer-

ica.

“It’s still selling, I’m still get-

ting emails from DJs regarding

play lists and we are starting to

break into the European market,”

he said, adding that his music has

been attracting attention in Eng-

land, Germany and Holland.

“So there is a lot of opportu-

nity.” To that end, he’s consider-

ing a stretch of overseas dates in

2016.

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Evan is currently in the 2015 graduating

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‘I GUESS IT’S JUST ASPIN-OFF OF HOW GREAT

2014 HAS BEEN.’

HARPDOG BROWN


I have been getting back in shape again

now for two months.

Hold on! Wait a second, you might be

thinking aren’t you the gym owner, per-

sonal trainer, ultra distance triathlon guy?

Yup. I’m also nearly 46 years old, have a

three-year-old son, work 80-plus hours a

week (mostly at a desk) and live on fat and

sugar if I get a chance.

I took last year off from training serious-

ly, and that did contribute to my fat gain,

but if I am honest it has been gaining on

me for about fi ve years. Just a little each

year, but after fi ve years, it was a lot!

I was still fi t, still able to race, still able to

cover my shame in the right clothing, but

the fact remained; I was losing the battle

again.

At Christmas I tipped the scales at near-

ly 220 lbs. (My ideal weight is 185 lbs.) I

have about eight pairs of pants in my clos-

et, and a dozen or more shirts that I simply

cannot wear any more.

I knew I was unhappy about it, and I

talked about it a lot, did a few things here

and there, brought things in a little, then

let them out again.

Then work would get crazy, I would for-

get to bring food with me to the offi ce, and

before I knew it, it was another fast food

lunch out.

Even though I made statistically good

choices, they were bad choices. Stressed

every day by deadlines, events, managing

a business, working too much, sleeping too

little and starting to rely on coffee to get

me through the day and I was headed in

the wrong direction.

Christmas Day I woke up and knew I was

getting sick. I took some herbal remedies

and held it off for a day to put on a brave

face for my family, but by the afternoon of

Boxing Day, I knew I was really sick. Two

weeks with full blown Infl uenza.

I didn’t eat for 10 days and could hardly

move. As I started to slowly recover, I fi g-

ured this was the time to get serious about

eating well and dropping some weight on

purpose, since I had a head start by drop-

ping 14 lbs from being sick.

Some of that weight came back once I

started eating food again, but the decision

was made. A meal plan was created and an

accountability partner selected, with an

agreement in place and consequences for

failure.

Since the start of January to now, I am

down to 201 lbs.

Still a ways to go, but remember, prog-

ress, not perfection. I am dropping around

a pound every 10 days. Yes, I could drop

faster, but I am also training for an Iron-

man, and the Ultraman World Champi-

onships again, so I do not want to enact

drastic fat loss at the risk of muscle and

power. I am dropping weight the way I rec-

ommend my clients do, safely, effectively

and long-term.

I’m here to tell you that it’s hard to deal

with sensible fat loss. I see it my clients all

the time, we all want FAST results! I do too,

but I remember that in the late 90s when I

was really fat and sick, I followed this pro-

tocol of steady and smart, and the weight

stayed off for over 12 years. Then it took

fi ve to creep back on again.

Crash diets will see a fast weight loss,

but then a quick rebound and therein lies

the difference. I am in this for the long

haul, not the quick fi x.

Still, while 1 lb every seven to 10 days

doesn’t seem all that spectacular, by June I

will be at my ideal weight of 185 lbs and on

the way will have retrained my eating hab-

its, my cooking habits, my work habits, etc,

and that is more powerful than anything!

More than anything, our habits make us

fat. Change your habits, change your life.

Plus, while I am eating so well, I am

reaping the rewards through better work-

outs, more energy, increased muscle tone

and better sleep.

Instead of forcing my body to drop

weight, I am gently working with it to read-

just back to normal. As long as I continue

to focus on progress, and let go of perfec-

tion, I will reach my goal in no time at all,

and be right back where I look and feel

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M c D E R M O T T


A recent medical tip to

readers sparked a quick re-

action.

It reported a study that

those with higher blood

cholesterol lived longer!

This is contradictory to

everything we’ve been told

for years.

The Scandinavian Jour-

nal of Primary Health Care

reported research that will

shock millions of North

Americans who ingest,

faithfully, cholesterol-

lowering drugs (CLDs).

Scientists analyzed the

cholesterol level of 120,000

Danish adults residing in

Denmark.

They discovered men age

60 to 70 with high levels of

blood cholesterol showed

a 32% decreased risk of

death.

Women fared better

with a 41% reduced risk of

death.

To add more injury to the

cholesterol theory, these

researchers also discov-

ered that higher levels of

LDL cholesterol, the bad

cholesterol, was also as-

sociated with a decreased

risk of death.

Even more devastating

was the fact that low cho-

lesterol in young people

was linked to an increased

risk of dying!

But high triglycerides

increased the risk of death.

This isn’t the only report

that has contradicted the

widely held belief that we

should all strive for lower

and lower cholesterol levels.

For instance, Dr. Harlan

Krumholz at the Depart-

ment of Cardiovascular

Medicine at Yale Univer-

sity, reported in 1994 that

old people with low cho-

lesterol died twice as often

from heart attack as did old

people with high cholester-

ol levels.

Eleven studies of elderly

people came up with a simi-

lar result.

But researchers repeat-

edly tell me that reports

that disagree with the cur-

rent high cholesterol con-

demnation never get pub-

lished nor make headlines.

But there are more ways

to end your days on earth

than by coronary death.

For instance, Professor R.

Jacobs from the Division

of Epidemiology at the Uni-

versity of Minnesota ana-

lyzed 19 studies of 68,000

deaths. Jacobs and his

colleagues concluded that

high cholesterol protects

against dying of respira-

tory diseases and gastroin-

testinal problems.

In another study, Jacobs

and Dr. Carlos Iribarren

followed 100,000 healthy

individuals in the San

Francisco area for 15 years.

They found that those who

had low cholesterol at the

beginning of the study

were more often admitted

to hospital to be treated for

infectious disease.

In its July 1992 issue, Ar-

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reported a study of 351,000

men.

This showed that low

cholesterol levels were as-

sociated with increased

risk of hemorrhagic stroke,

liver disease, pancreatic

cancer, digestive disease,

cirrhosis of the liver and

alcoholism.

Of course, it’s logical for

readers to question how a

high blood cholesterol level

could be an asset for longer

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After all, family doctors,

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ol is the be-all-and-end-all

solution to prevention of

the nation’s number one

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Economists have a say-

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you want to fi nd the answer

to a perplexing problem.”

The plain fact is that

billions of dollars have

been fl owing every year to

brainwash doctors and the

public about the virtues of

CLDs, and this is not going

to stop anytime soon.

What should hit the

headlines is that high doses

of Vitamin C and lysine can

prevent or reverse harden-

ing of arteries (atheroscle-

rosis) preventing heart at-

tack.

The addition of lysine

makes arteries stronger so

there’s less chance of an

artery rupturing causing

stroke.

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side effects.

They totally ignore this

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incredible that the medical

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“Let’s take a critical look at

this research. After all, these

fi ndings might be right.”

But it won’t happen. Too

much money is involved

in the marketing of CLDs

and no money can be made

from Vitamin C and lysine

since these natural prod-

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most dangerous experi-

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mega millions of unsus-

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BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

The Red Deer College Kings hockey sea-

son came to an end last Saturday at the

Penhold Multiplex after losing the quar-

terfi nal bout to the Augustana Vikings.

However their female counterparts, the

Queens continue to push forward as they

vie for the gold medal against the NAIT

Ooks this coming weekend.

Kings Head Coach Trevor Keeper ex-

plained their loss was due largely to the

impeccable goaltending present in the Vi-

kings’ net. The loss left the Kings fi fth in

the league.

“We played well but we lost two games

straight to them - one away and one at

home,” said Keeper, who added his team

played six games in nine nights. “In the

two last games we had 86 shots on net and

their goaltender stopped 85 of them – so his

98.8 save percentage was pretty extraordi-

nary and he fi nished with the highest save

percentage in the league.

“It was a bit of grind but we wanted to

fi nish as high as we could and we ended up

picking up 11 out of 12 possible points in our

last game which put us up against Augus-

tana and they are a very well-rounded team

and we just came up short against them.”

With the RDC hockey program having

only been revived last season, both teams

have struggled to fi nd their footing amongst

the ACAC division against long standing

teams such as Augustana, SAIT and NAIT

who have had programs for decades.

“If you look at Augustana – 10 or 11 of

their players are third, fourth, or fi fth year

players and that experience makes a huge

difference,” said Keeper. “Last year it was

tough because we had 25 fi rst year players,

this year 10 new players.”

“So unlike Augustana and SAIT who

have multiple fi fth year players – our vet-

erans consist of 15 second year players.”

Fortunately for Queens Head Coach Bob

Rutz, his returning players had a champi-

onship in their sight from the beginning of

the season, which he believes is the reason

they will be playing for a potential gold

this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Red Deer

Arena.

The fi ve round play-off series has seen

the Queens face the NAIT Ooks leaving each

team with a win on their board after the

Queens took a 3-2 victory this past Saturday

on home ice after losing one on the road.

“I thought we played at a much higher

level in game two than we did in game

one,” said Rutz. “We played with more pas-

sion and competed much harder and gen-

erated more offensively.”

Rutz added the Queens’ powerplay was

the difference that night as they were

able to establish a net presence and make

things diffi cult for their goalie adding the

Queens need to continue to compete at a

level higher than NAIT and hopefully use

their speed and grit to steal a game on the

road this Thursday as they travel to Ooks’

territory.

Rutz added preparation for Thursday’s

game will include extensive video play-

back of the last two games to ensure their

time on the ice is as fi ne-tuned as possible.

“At the end of the day when you get to

the fi nals you have to be able to play with

the passion that will allow you to out-

compete your opponent,” said Rutz. “It’s a

combination of sending that same message

we’ve been sending all year and fi ne tuning

a few things on the ice.”

Despite a tough start to the season, the

Queens rallied to go from last place in the

league to second behind NAIT. Since Janu-

ary the Queens went 10-2-2 in the last few

of their season games.

“Things have really come together for us

which I accredit to the incredible athletes

we have on our bench. This year we’ve

just really bought into the whole notion of

what it takes to be successful.

“I don’t think that last year we were pre-

pared to do what it takes to win but this

year the girls who have returned have re-

ally dedicated themselves to being better

students and better athletes both on and

off the ice.”

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FORWARD DRIVE – Kings Centre Clay Petrie pushes the puck up the ice during a game last Saturday. The Kings were eliminated from the ACAC playoffs after losing to the Augustana Vikings. The Queens play for gold against the NAIT Ooks this weekend. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

A tough weekend has come

to pass for the Red Deer College

Kings basketball team as they

journeyed to the north to take on

the best of Alberta’s collegiate

teams at the ACAC champion-

ships.

The Kings, having landed them-

selves a cushy fi rst place title in

the southern division, travelled to

Fort McMurray’s Keyano College

in hopes of bringing home a third

provincial championship.

Unfortunately the team was up-

set in the fi rst round of the presti-

gious tournament after facing the

Huskies on their home court who

were ranked fourth in the north.

“It was a little disappointing to

lose that fi rst game,” said Kings

Coach Clay Pottinger. “They were

the host team – it was packed and

they kind of fed off the energy of

the crowd.

“But as a team we’ve been in

that position before and if we

were to play that game 10 times

we would beat Keyano nine out of

10 times, so I guess this was just

that one in 10 chance.”

This fi rst round loss for the

Kings wasn’t the only wild upset

of the ACAC championship as

similarly the NAIT Ooks, ranked

fi rst in the north were also upset

by their fourth place counter-

parts – the Olds Broncos.

“There was a common belief

that the south division was stron-

ger than the north division and in

the previous game that was vali-

dated when our number four seat

– Olds, knocked off NAIT who

was the top team in the entire

province,” said Pottinger. “So the

game against Keyano should’ve

been a shoe in – perhaps that was

the mentality some of our guys

had going into it and thought it

was going to be relatively easy.

The Kings encountered an

early lag with a 15-point defi cit

against the Huskies and were

able to close it to a two point fol-

low but according to Pottinger

they ran out of time after having

dug themselves too deep of a hole.

Next up the Kings faced Con-

cordia College, who were ranked

second in the north.

“It was nice to get back in the

win category but it was a hard

game for us to get motivated for

after our loss against Keyano the

night before,” he said. “We had

high hopes of defending our pro-

vincial championship - going for

that three-peat, then hoping to

head off to the nationals.

“So in that 24 hour turnaround

it took a lot from a coaching per-

spective to get the guys up before

the game.”

The Kings crushed their Con-

cordian rivals, which left them

in a match up against the NAIT

Ooks which many had predicted

would have been the gold medal

game. “I think at that point both

teams were playing for pride and

for bragging rights,” said Pot-

tinger. “As we had been on a col-

lision course all year long and

were really anticipating a match

up at some point – we just didn’t

expect that match up to be for the

fi fth/sixth place.”

The Kings were able to take

down the Ooks in an 87-79 vic-

tory, which left them with a fi fth

place title. Lethbridge took home

the gold medal with Medicine Hat

taking silver, and Olds taking

bronze.

Pottinger added in an ironic

twist, these three teams all fi n-

ished behind the Kings in the

southern division in the same or-

der. He added he hopes the upset

will be a learning experience for

his team, as many of his fi rst and

second year players have never

known the bitter taste of defeat

like they faced at the hands of the

Huskies in the fi rst round.

“Hopefully it will galvanize the

returning players and help them

understand the full importance

of playing well down the stretch,”

said Pottinger. “It’s part of the

process with new players and it’s

a necessary one to make it back to

that national championship play-

ing level that we are capable of.”

The Kings weren’t the only

RDC basketball season to face a

tough loss in the 2014/2015 sea-

son as the RDC Queens struggled

throughout the season to fi nd

their identity as a team.

Unfortunately the Kings fe-

male counterparts did not make

it to their ACAC playoff cham-

pionships – but Coach Ken King

said to expect them to make an

appearance next year.

The end of the season marked

King’s fi rst with the Queens to

which he recaps by saying it was

a struggle to coach a team he had

not himself recruited and vice

versa for a team to undergo a

coaching change.

King stated his team is in the

rebuilding stages to which he is

greatly looking forward to.

“We focused largely this year

on ensuring our fi rst year players

got a lot of playing time in order

to get them up to the level we need

them to be at which is going to be

huge for us next year,” said King.

“We’ll be going into next year

with a lot of second year players

who averaged over 15 minutes of

playing time in their fi rst season

which is not something too many

people in the ACAC can say.”

King stated he hasn’t waited

until the season’s end to begin

recruiting and instead has been

working all season to get his

2015/2016 team set in stone.

One recruit King said he be-

lieves will be a welcomed asset

for the Queens is 18-year-old Eva

Bonde of Denmark who will be

joining the Queens in July fresh

off the Danish National Team

where she made appearances as

the starting point guard for the

team.

The two teams will start up

again in September both with

their eyes on both provincial and

national championships.

[email protected]

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I absolutely love to travel, I fi nd that

travel broadens my mind and fi les experi-

ences and memories into my heart that I

can refer back to on a blah day.

When I am sitting here willing the snow

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the azure waters of the Caribbean drink-

ing rum with my friends and co-workers.

It is easy to drift away in your mind and

recall lounging by a pool in Vegas as the

warm sun shines on your face even when

driving to work in a pounding blizzard.

These deposits in your memory are what

help us soldier on through cold, bleak days.

If you are fortunate to travel, take care

to bring elements of that experience home

with you.

Of course we can’t have the ocean in our

back yard but small elements of colour

and scent can be brought back from any

destination.

Observe components of your retreat

that make the experience extra special;

the colour of your hotel room or the feel

of the sheets and towels may be replicated

at home.

I am a bit of a ferret when it comes to lo-

tions and soaps that are left in hotel rooms,

not only are they the perfect travel size –

the scent immediately takes me back to

that specifi c location even if I use the lo-

tion months later.

It is a delightful sensory rush, like

opening up your fi rst mandarin orange at

Christmas.

Last year I helped a wonderful couple

with their bathroom renovations. They

had two bathrooms to fi nish and each of

them came with a separate and distinct

style for each room.

I generally discourage using such differ-

ent styles in the same house but this was

defi nitely a ‘his and hers’ bathroom dream.

One was ultra modern and the other was

country chic which she had experienced in

a cabin retreat in Canmore.

She was so inspired by the bathroom

in that lodge that she took pictures and

showed them to me asking me to replicate

the entire design. It was her way of keep-

ing the experience of that restful vacation

with her every single day.

The wood tone, tile and accessories gave

her that restful cabin feeling every time

she entered her bathroom – a mini vaca-

tion every single day!

You can bring any aspect of your favor-

ite vacation home with you, whether it is

the style of the resort you stayed at or the

sights, smells and atmosphere.

You can incorporate vacation elements

into your everyday life to help you dream

away the days until your next getaway.

We take great care and delight in deco-

rating our children’s rooms with whimsi-

cal themes and colours, why not bring that

creativity to our grown-up spaces?

What would be wrong with replicating

your dream vacation space in your home?

Why not string a hammock in your base-

ment and paint a corner of the ceiling blue

to encourage you to sway and remember

that amazing trip to Belize?

Go ahead, take the bathrobe or the slip-

pers from your resort and wrap yourself

up in the memories every morning while

you enjoy that cup of rich Columbian cof-

fee (that you brought back from Columbia!)

Bring your vacation memories home

with you in more creative ways than just

pictures and please…pay for the bathrobe

before you stuff it in your suitcase!

Kim Wyse is an interior designer with Carpet Colour Centre in Red Deer.

Tips to meld vacation memories into home design Kim

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This week I am going to present you with

the recipe for the perfect mortgage.

Add two parts interest rate – your pay-

ments are directly related to the interest

rate you accept.

- $300,000 at 2.69% (fi ve-year fi xed)

=$1,372.45 /month and $254,878.62 upon re-

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- $300,000 at 3.24% (fi ve-year fi xed) =

$1,456.94/month and $257,595.13 upon re-

newal.

A little leg work can save you $84.49 a

month which adds up to $5,069.40 over the

fi ve years and you will owe $2,716.51 less

on renewal. I have heard the average con-

sumer would rather get a root canal than

renegotiate their mortgage to which I re-

ply, really? If we as consumers are willing

to visit three stores to save $100 on a televi-

sion then it only stands to reason that we

would happily go through the mortgage

process to save $7,785.91.

We can set it up so that $84.49 a month

that you will save could go into a high in-

terest savings account and make the magic

of compound interest work for you.

Add two parts best mortgage terms. All

mortgages are not created equal. This is

nothing but the truth and once you sign

the contract you have bound yourself to

the terms as outlined.

But knowing what you should be looking

out for can be tricky so let’s take a look.

• Collateral mortgage – basically this

is where the lender will register the full

amount of your property value as com-

pared to just the amount of your mortgage

against the title.

The benefi t is that if you would like to

borrow more against your current home

down the road you can do so without need-

ing a lawyer to register the new amount.

The downside is that your bank is now

able to tie any other borrowing you do with

them to your mortgage meaning that when

you go to sell, your equity can be used to

pay out all debt obligations to them.

The other potential issue is that this

type of a mortgage is not easily transfer-

rable which may leave you in a position of

having to accept a renewal offer which is

higher than you may otherwise fi nd in the

market

The easiest solution is to keep your

mortgage with a different lender which

sidesteps the tied lending issue or decline

the offer to accept the collateral mortgage

in the fi rst place.

• Prepayment privileges – make sure

your prepayment benefi ts match your in-

tentions.

If you are not likely to prepay on your

mortgage then you may want to accept a

product which offers a lower interest rate

in exchange for a decreased pre-payment

privilege. If however you plan to be aggres-

sive with your mortgage re-payment then

make sure the terms are in your favour.

• Penalty – there is no set standard in

Canada as to how the penalties are calcu-

lated if you break your mortgage contract

early. The onus is on you to ask questions

about your lender’s calculation until you

understand.

The other thing to watch out for is that

certain lenders will offer ridiculously low

rates but will assess an additional fee on

top of the penalty if you break the contract

early.

• Portability – this is the ability to take

your mortgage with you from property to

property and avoid the penalty all together.

Will your lender lend everywhere? Do

they have property type restrictions?

For example if your dream is to own an

acreage and to keep your costs in line you

plan to start in a manufactured home you

really should make sure the lender you are

signing with likes this type of a property.

Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with Domin-ion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.

Pam

P I K K E R T

An easy recipe for the perfect mortgage


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For more information about

volunteering in Central Alberta,

a wider selection of listings, or

if you are an organization or an

event needing volunteers, visit

Volunteer Central at www.volun-

teercentral.ca, email info@volun-

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Central Alberta Sexual As-

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draiser. For more information

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0653, or email mkercher@casasc.

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Central Alberta AIDS Net-

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CNIB is looking for a volunteer

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of someone dealing with vision

loss. A Vision Mate is needed in

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more information, contact Wody

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email at [email protected].

The Canadian Breast Can-

cer Foundation is seeking vol-

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CIBC Run for the Cure, and their

popular Batting Against Breast

Cancer events. For more infor-

mation contact Amber Dujay,

1-844-302-2223 or email adujay@

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Aspire Special Needs Re-

sources: volunteers are required

for decorating and other duties as

needed at their incredibly popu-

lar Sheraton Celebrity Dance

off, March 20th. For more infor-

mation contact Tera Johnson,

403-340-2606 or email tjohnson@

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The Red Deer Action Group

Society has been serving the citi-

zens of Red Deer with their spe-

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1977. In order to keep our valu-

able programs running, we need

board members willing to com-

mit two hours a month. If you

think this would be a good oppor-

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Lorraine Irwin, 403-343-1198 or

email [email protected].

Shalom Counselling Centre

is hosting is their Spring Gala

April 25th, and they could use

your help to make this evening

spectacular. They have a host of

volunteer opportunities avail-

able, from dessert servers to si-

lent auction monitors. For more

information please contact Bon-

nie Joyes, 403-342-0339 or email

[email protected].

Red Deer Public Library

is seeking adult literacy tutors.

Help support literacy in your

community. Volunteer tutors

are matched one to one to assist

learners wanting to improve their

literacy skills - reading, writing,

math or helping a newcomer with

English language skills. For more

information contact Lois Pros-

tebby, 403-346-2533 or email lpros-

[email protected].

Learning Disabilities As-

sociation of Alberta - research

shows one in 10 Canadians has a

learning disability – 30,000 people

in Central Alberta. It is likely

someone in your life has one or

more learning disabilities. We

rely on volunteers for our fund-

raising and programs. If you are

interested in volunteering, please

contact Marg Dunlop, execdir@

ldreddeer.ca or call 403-340-3885.

Meals on Wheels is recruiting

volunteer drivers to deliver meals

to our clients. If you are available

from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on a

week day, we encourage you to

join our team of volunteer driv-

ers. This is an excellent volunteer

opportunity for retirees or moms

with small children. For more

information contact Cheryl Day,

403-340-2511 or email rdmealson-

[email protected].

Red Deer Public Library is

seeking volunteers for the Read-

ing Pals program. Just 10 hours

a month of your time can help

increase reading skills for an

elementary school child. Intern-

ships available for grade 12 and

post-secondary students. For

more information contact Lu-

cinda Sheardown, 403-309-3488 or

email [email protected].

Bethany Care Society - vol-

unteers to help out with our hy-

dration cart. This program is

designed for individuals with in-

tellectual disabilities to be able to

do this role fairly independently.

This role in run in the morning

and also in the afternoon each

week day.

For more information contact

Ann VanHemmen, 403-357-3702 or

email ann.vanhemmen@betha-

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END OF SEASON – Due to warm weather, the ice at Bower Ponds is closed for the year as of this past weekend. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

Volunteering opportunities in Central Alberta


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