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10 Quarterly ConnectionsAlberta Arts Days

15 Writers Beyond BordersThe Artistry of Wordsmiths

17 Alberta’s Top Music ArtistProfiling Alberta’s rising young singer/songwriting talent

31 Money MattersHow the TFSA can help you reach your financial goalsBY RANDY PERRAM

40 Road to SuccessThe works of Artists from around the globe

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New Year’s eve has an aura of excitement as we promise ourselves to be better and bolder, to try new things or reinvent the old. It is a superstition that to serve pork for the New Year will bring prosperity, as its stubborn stance and its fat content signifies wealth, in comparison to the chicken that scratches in a backward motion and the lobster that moves slowly along the bottom . So in our craving for decadence let’s recreate a favourite and be surprised by these subtle yet modern flavours. After all Grandma didn’t put jala-peño in her mashed potatoes. Cheers to all of our resolutions.

VANILLA ESSENCE PORK ROAST Ingredients:• 1 cup brown sugar• 1litre of cold water• 3 crushed bay leaves• 3tbsp. of thyme• 4 vanilla stems or 2 tsp.extract• 20 smashed pepper corns• Pork roast (tenderloin; crown rib; rib

roast)How to prepare:• Mix all your ingredients into a large

bowl, minus the pork• Wisk briskly until sugar has dissolved

• Place pork in very large zip lock bag• Pour the mixture into the baggie, over the

sink so to avoid spillage• Press out the air, seal and rest your bag

in the bowl • Refrigerate for as little as two hours or

overnight• Preheat oven to 400F, place on shallow

roasting dish or rack• 15 minutes later turn oven down

to 325F and bake until internal temperature reaches 160F

JALAPENO MASHED YUKON BAKEIngredients:• 4 to 6 Yukon gold potatoes• 2 jalapeño peppers• 1 cup of milk• 2 tbsp. of butter• ! cup of sour creamHow to prepare:• Steam or boil potatoes till tender• Add milk to large bowl so it reaches

room temperature• Add potatoes, butter, sour cream and

mash• With a hand blender whip mixture until

creamy• Satay minced jalapeño in pan with seeds

removed

• Fold these into the mixture• Optional creativity; place the potato

in oiled tea cup or small bowl and tap it out for a moulding

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min; till tender• It’s almost best to steam them the night

before• Preheat oiled skillet to med just before

serving• Place in sliced beets, balsamic and

mint and cook for 10 min

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this meal• A Spanish sparkling wine in cham-

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Alberta Arts Days is a provincial initiative to showcase Alberta artists of all types, and to encourage Albertans to discover, experi-ence and celebrate the arts. As Alberta Arts Days continues to develop, it will continue to promote the importance of arts and culture as part of a prosperous, healthy and vibrant Alberta.

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No corporate speeches but instead just a house party at its best. Mingle with friends while checking out the local artwork of our many talented Edmonton artists. We hope you will join us while we celebrate the arts in all its forms.

STAY CONNECTEDWe look forward to seeing you at the next Quarterly Connections event: friends of friends getting together with one goal in mind – a great time! Please e-mail [email protected] if you’d like to be added to our guest list. Join Pardee Art Trends on Facebook, and join the group Alternative Trends Quarterly Connections Mixers to ensure you are invited to future parties hosted by Alternative Trends.

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In recent years we have partnered up with organizations such as TU Gallery, Sacred Diva Healing Centre, The Edmonton Valley Zoo Society, The City of Edmonton, The Italian Centre Shop, The Artist Guild of Edmonton and most recently the University of Alberta to co-host events.

The events have always been very different as we’ve never chosen the same venue twice but the commonality is the people. In the past five years our attendance has grown from hundreds to thousands. Thank you for your continued support and for always attending a celebration of arts, culture and entertainment.

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Writing allows me to tap into my ances-tors’ past, to write about the present or the past, and also to imagine what is yet to come. Writing makes it possible for me to explain who I am and to discover others through their words and their worlds whereby the im-portance of using the correct word, paying attention to nuance, imagery, sound, and of taking place, time and space into account.

Writers Beyond Borders is a welcoming setting for Canadians of diverse backgrounds

to share their experiences via the spoken and written word. Some phrasing is melodious, some is more guttural, and some is harsh like the land it comes from, while some is airy like the sky above, no matter the harshness of the land. Some texts bring tears to our eyes, oth-ers make us giggle like school children, and others make us taste the spicing that flavours daily meals, while others cause us to reflect, imagine other realities, and to imagine our-selves in different contexts, on different con-tinents, leading different lives.

If ever we are to live in peace, learning about others through their writing is of pri-mordial importance, for how can we build bridges between peoples if we do not know where the other is from, what matters to him or her, what has shaped our neighbour, what has nourished his heart and soul as well as his or her body?

Writing goes beyond daily life, but it origi-nates in the daily life of all of us.

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Writing is more than creative expressionWriting is more than creative expression. It communicates one’s feelings, thoughts, and transfers knowledge. The difference between humans and other animals is that we can communicate well through speech. Above all, it can go beyond borders to other coun-tries, and even to the future generations.

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resent the highest level of literately excellence. They are translated into many languages and inspire people not only of their own coun-tries; they cross borders to other countries and future generations.

The famous British detective stories of Sherlock Holmes should be well read by police forces all over the world. He is a fictional char-acter, but the stories teach the magical use of good logic in order to solve criminal cases.

Another example is the “Art of War”, a book written by ancient Chinese war strategist Sun Tzu. It is not just good logic about fighting war, but has also been adopted by the western world in business field. Smart strategy like concentrating all soldiers at one point dur-ing an attack is analogous to concentrating all capital on one good project rather than doing a few less profitable projects at the same time. Another superior strategy of fighting a war is to run away. It does not mean to flee or to give up, rather it means that it is more profitable to solve problems by negotiation than by fighting.

Because of writing, all these wisdoms can be preserved in all countries of the human civilization.

Due to modern technologies in transportation, the world is much smaller and closer knit than ever before. Doctors Across Borders is the first cross-border exchange of knowledge through medical co-operation. My brother-in-law is a US medical doctor who volunteers his time in operating on the poor children in rural China to correct birth defects like cleft-lip. In so doing he learns the technique of using acupuncture in operations.

The world has also seen many teachers across borders lately. Many North American teachers are teaching English in the oriental countries and many Chinese teachers are teaching the Chinese lan-guage in African countries, for instance. It is important to the world that more people can speak the language of other countries so they can communicate, do business, exchange ideas, co-operate and live together in harmony.

In modern China, they choose the way of peaceful development. In disputes with other countries about their borders, they instead join efforts to do business such as drilling off-shore for oil. With these good examples, many countries are encouraging doctors, teachers and writers to work beyond their borders.

Writers Beyond Borders (WBB) has the same idea where writers from all different cultures share their knowledge . In Canada, in old Residential Schools, they wanted to wipe out the native culture and taught Native children “the Canadian way”. Their methods are under strong criticism. Now they change to better tactics. They encourage more people from The First Nation to write so that others can under-stand their culture and their difficulties. It is also incumbent upon us to let indigenous people to know that we do not intend to wipe out their culture but to respect and to learn what they have to offer.

WBB also serves another important function which is to provide an ample supply of translators who can translate influential writings from one language to another. Another important job is to train writers that are good in one language to be fluent to write in another language. With immerse support and help, they produce good results because these writers have the intensive passion, good habit and keen hobby to write. They write not for the sake of writing, but because they have so much in their hearts and minds to share with others.

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Jeff MorrisWho is Jeff Morris?Jeff Morris is your friendly neighbourhood singer-songwriter. He enjoys a cold pint of Guinness, family, friends, Oilers hockey, and writing music. He’s the guy next door, if the guy next door had CDs for sale. How would you best describe your style of music? I usually describe it as Acoustic Pop-Folk, although I like to think there’s more to it than that. I don’t play with a pick so there’s a percussive element to my guitar style that is not common for folk musicians. Who or what inspired you? Starting out, I was definitely influenced by guys like Jack Johnson and John Mayer, but recently I have become more and more inspired by the music of people like Andy Shauf or Aidan Knight. Any singer-songwriter who creates engaging music using his or her own unique sound inspires me.

Do you have a mentor?I am still relatively new to the music scene, so the position of mentor is still open. How long have you been performing?I started learning how to play the guitar in 2001 but it took a while before I had the confidence to play in front of an audience. My first few performances were in front of my friends at about 5am over some pizza and a few empty beer bottles, but nothing in public until last year. In fact, it was January 11, 2009 at an open mic on Whyte Ave.

How did you get into music?I was surrounded by a lot of music growing up. My family is Irish so anytime we hosted a party it was not unusual for there to be five or six guitars, fiddles, mandolins or accordions in the room. I took piano and drum lessons growing up, but I didn’t pick up a guitar until I was 18. My brother and father both play the guitar though, so I think it was only a matter of time before I caught up. What do you want others to know about you?I think there are a lot of misconceptions out there as to why musicians do what they do. I write, record and play music because I love it. I love the process: taking an idea for a song, trying to turn that into something worth listening to, and then performing it in front of family and friends. It’s creating something from nothing. That’s what is most rewarding for me.

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What were some of the challenges you faced?Gaining exposure seems to be the toughest part for me. As an independent musician, it’s difficult to get people to notice you. It’s like I’m running an all-Pakistani restaurant in New York City (did I mention I love watching Seinfeld?). It’s true though; music is similar to politics in that sense. No matter how hard you try, you can’t make people care about it.



Where have you performed? What is your favourite type of performance?I play somewhat regularly at venues like Axis Café or On the Rocks. I also played at SOSFest, the Heart of the City Festival and the 2010 Open Sky Music Festival at Hawrelak Park. I love playing at outdoor music festivals. You meet tons of cool people and everyone always seems to be in a great mood. What are your other interests?Well first of all, I love watching Seinfeld. I am also currently splitting Edmonton Oilers season seats with five friends. If I’m not watching Seinfeld or the Oil, I’m probably going to a show at one of the many live music venues in the city. Any advice you would like to share with performers that are just starting out?Well I am just starting out, so I can’t offer a lot of wisdom. However, I adopted a rule to never turn down a gig and it seems to have served me well so far. I think it is a mistake to turn down absolutely any level of exposure, and the truth is some of the shows that I was most worried about turned out to be the most rewarding. AleeCity/Province: Edmonton, AlbertaGenre: New Country/Pop/Rock

Seventeen-year-old singer-songwriter Alee is an ‘all or nothing kinda girl’, as she sings i n h e r s o n g “Dream Come True”. With a great love of all genres of music, Alexandra,

is able to transcend her musicality across several of them successfully. However with a passion for ‘modern country’, her sound is a rich unique blend that comes to her naturally.

Alee’s ultimate goal as a singer-songwriter

is simply to communicate. “The biggest aspect of it is just being able to give a song to people that they may relate to in their own lives.”

She is a young artist on the rise with over 100 performance dates in the past two years, such as: Canadian Finals Rodeo, WPCA Dodge Chuck Wagon Championships, Paramount Canada’s Wonderland, Canadian College Rodeo, Tootsies (Nashville TN), CBC, CTV, Kids Help Phone, Kids Kottage, World FM, CASA for Kids, Miss Rodeo Canada, and high profile events, including fourth year at Big Valley Jamboree, opening act for Six West at Carlton Trail Jamboree, performing on the Winspear stage with celebrity David Foster’s band, Nashville showcases and 5-time award winner at NACMAI (North American Country Music Association International) awards in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. www.gottabealee.com

Carrie DayCity/Province: Edmonton, AlbertaGenre: Folk/Pop

If you combine classical components with acoustic ro o t s , wel l -crafted lyrics with melodies

that soar; you describe the sounds of Carrie Day.

The Edmonton-based per forming songwriter is about to embark on an exciting new journey with the release of her third full length album, Immaculate Night. In 2009 Carrie was a recipient of the RAWLCO 10K20 grant which enabled her to record, mix and master Immaculate Night at Sound Extractor Studio with Stew Kirkwood.

The album contains all the elements that make a record both commercially appealing and artistically enchanting.It opens with the catchy, get-up-and-dance number called, Good Day, and takes the listener on a musical journey of stories that evoke smiles and toe taps, tears and

sways. Wrapping up the album is the final track, Divine Immaculate Night; a haunting composition that narrates the story of a homeless man in Mumbai.

As a pianist and guitarist, Carrie has spent a great deal of time perfecting her craft. Attention to dynamics and organic sounds has become her trademark. With a style of her own, Carrie’s sound may be described as a cross between Joni Mitchell and Cat Power. She is an emotionally charged artist with an exuberant stage presence, and a keen ability to capture listeners, make them chuckle, and warm their hearts.

She is a poet, a singer, a songwriter and a storyteller. As audience member and music writer, Fraser Wareham has said: “when you get the chance to hear Carrie sing live, you truly appreciate the power and depth of this voice. Carrie belongs in large concert halls.”

Kessler DouglasCity/Province: Edmonton, AlbertaGenre: Blues rock

Singer/songwriter Kessler Douglas, 12, has been playing guitar for over five years and performing his own songs with U22 for over two years. Armed with a guitar and microphone, he enjoys singing, playing, and talking with his audiences, engaging them with the stories behind his songs and the music that inspired them.

He writes about themes that seem well beyond his years and has stolen the hearts of audiences at cafes and halls alike, not missing a beat as they clap along to the catchy beats and contemplative blues riffs. Kessler began experimenting with songwriting when he was 10, which is fast becoming a strong habit. He is building a

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repertoire of songs he has performed on his own or with his band. He doesn’t really know what made him start writing lyrics and tunes, but thinks it has something to do with his love for music, ideas, and history. And it might have something to do with the many concerts and festivals he has attended since he was born, the musicians he’s talked to (ranging from Ron Rault to Ruthie Foster and the whole gang in the Big Rubber Band), and the countless hours of music his parents have subjected him to on CKUA and lots of other places.

Kessler’s songs are about many different ideas and often tell a story about someone’s life - past or present. His music incorporates a number of genres including folk, blues, rock, and punk. He plays acoustic and electric guitar and sings both his own music and covers of the likes of John Lee Hooker, the Beatles, and the Ramones with influences such as Johnny Cash, BB King, the Lost Dogs, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Marley.

Lauren AdamoskiCity/Province: Edmonton, AlbertaGenre: Pop/R&B/New Country

Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Lauren Adamoski is the 12 year old girl next door.

A talented performer with impressive vocal range, agility, and musicianship beyond her young years. Lauren plays piano, drums and guitar, effortlessly. Vocal harmonies are second nature to her. A natural born entertainer, Lauren has been commended for her engaging stage performance.

Her genre is a unique blend of pop and R&B with modern country undertones. Currently her music has felt the influence or as she puts it, “recent obsession”, with pop sensation Justin Bieber! Quoted as a “preteen prodigy” (Metro Magazine), as well as “a gifted songwriter and a young lady who has a good chance of becoming a professional artist/entertainer” (Hicks on 6) in October 2008, it is not surprising that she has already enjoyed many musical accomplishments with her original songs as the junior winner of Country Vocal Spotlight, Northern Star Talent Search and 5 awards at the 2009 North American Country Music Association International awards in Tennessee.

Lauren has also enjoyed and been honoured to be a part of numerous charity and gala events including her performance at the Winspear Theatre, backed by the famed David Foster band, performances at Big Valley Jamboree 2007-2010, Carlton Trail Jamboree 2010.

Also the 2010 songwriter finalist with the Calgary FolkFest. She did a very special performance of her original song in front of 17,000 rodeo fans for the Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place. Her acclaim in 2009 as a Top 16 finalist in YTV’s NEXT STAR, selected from 700 auditions in Edmonton and over 3,000 across Canada, provided her with an exciting and eye opening experience to the world of music and film as well with a spot in several episodes of the Next Star national television series in Toronto, Canada.

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Ashley SachaCity/Province: Edmonton, AlbertaGenre: Pop

I am a 19 year old singer/songwriter from Daysland, Alberta. I have studied Opera and

Classical singing since I was 12 years old and have only recently been involved with writing/recording my own music. I have enjoyed and learned a lot about music while recording my first EP, “Pretty Words.”

Marissa RaeCity/Province: Edmonton, AlbertaGenre: Country

Marissa entered the world at the tender age of zero on the sixth of May, 1987. The second child of entrepreneurial parents, she grew up in Westlock with two sisters and one brother. She started taking guitar lessons

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IAN TYSONThe many faces of a Canadian icon

A limp hobbling his trademark cow-boy saunter, Ian Tyson slowly makes his way to thehot seat. The 76 year old legendary songwriter behind Canadian staples like Four Strong Winds and Someday Soon has just finished his set at the 2010 Edmonton Folk Festival, and with a look both wry and weary, he addresses the assembled reporters.

By Kolya Witko

“Okay pilgrims. Let’s get ‘er done.”His Sunday afternoon performance went

well. He closed with the aforementioned Four Strong Winds to a long, heartfelt stand-ing ovation. I had never seen Tyson live be-fore, and forgetting I was supposed to be there in the capacity of a journalist, I found myself cheering louder than most.

I grew up on Ian Tyson. The background music in my memories is a Cowboyography vinyl in the living room, and the Old Corrals and Sagebrush cassette in the van. As a seven year old, my best friend was a little bay horse, and my favourite song was Adelita Rose, a lullaby Tyson wrote for his daughter and an ode to the magic and mysticism of horses.

I drifted away from Tyson’s music, as most teenagers would. Yet when my adolescent angst receded, when I began to recognize the nu-metal and punk bands for the cynical imposters that they were, I found myself longing once more for the old songs, for the real warmth and the understated pain. For feelings and stories, songs that didn’t need an accompanying million dollar music video and a spot on the latest super hero movie soundtrack to elaborate their meaning.

Tyson’s career has been as unique as it has been Canadian. Born to British im-migrants in Victoria in 1933,hegrew up in Duncan B.C., and spent his boyhood spell-bound by the tales of the cowboy imposter


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Will James, thegun fighting and the horses. It was the cowboy life he was interested in- back then, not music.

“When you’re a kid in BC in the fifties you can’t imagine performing with the people that I admired. People like Roy Acuff and Johnny Cash. We didn’t dream of being able to do that. It was too far off- it was in another galaxy. But it happened.”

For a time, Tyson pursued his cowboy dreams and chased the rodeos. He cut his teeth riding broncos on the B.C. rodeo cir-

cuit. He taught himself how to play guitar while recuperating from a broken ankle in-curred in a fall from a horse. Deciding that painting was his true calling, in his twenties he enrolled at the Vancouver School of Art. It was here that he began his music career, briefly playing in a Vancouver rock band called The Sensational Stripes.

“Elvis changed everything. And Buddy Holly and those guys. I played a date with them in Vancouver – you had to have a local union band. It blew me away. It was the loud-est music I’d ever heard in my life. It was great, but we didn’t know the whole world was gonna change.”

He graduatedfrom art school in 1958 and hitch hiked to Toronto where he accepted a job as a commercial artist.The painting ca-reer faded as his music blossomed but the desire to paint remains.

“Many years after art school, when I got my ranch, I painted and I’m going to go back to it,” he says,“I like Maynard Dixon, Charlie Russell, all the great cowboys. I’m going to paint mountain ram skulls, like Georgia O’Keefe. Which is strange because I’m not a fan of Georgia O’Keefe. She was a weird lady. But we’re all weird. I’m going to do the Ian Tyson version of Georgia O’Keefe. It’ll prob-ably never happen – I don’t have enough time left.”

Tyson broke into the fledgling folk music scene in Toronto in the late fifties, before any-

one had ever heard of Bob Dylan. In 1959, he met Sylvia Fricker, and soon the two began performing in Toronto coffee houses as Ian & Sylvia. Within a few years, they had shifted their base to Greenwich Village in New York, quickly rising to the top of the booming folk wave, in the class of Dylan, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger. They played Newport, and sold out Carnegie Hall (twice), winning over crowds with classics like Someday Soon.

One of the headliners at this year’s festival

is Bob’s son Jakob Dylan. Tyson took some time to share tales of his father in the sixties.

“I think Bob Dylan’s a genius. He’s been an influence on me. I mean, when we were all together in Greenwich Village, he was just a little shit from Minnesota. He was a pain in the ass. But he didn’t care. Looking back, he knew how to do it. He had it all figured out. He just went for it.”

By the mid sixties, Tyson and Fricker’s re-lationship had developed from professional to personal, and they married in 1964. But folk was stagnating and Tyson found himself becoming disillusioned with the increas-ingly fervent political element of the scene, and growing disinterested in the music itself. By the time the Beatles invaded in 1964, the writing was on the wall, and he slowly began to withdraw.

Crowded city life and the business as-pects of music brought about a longing for respite. He bought a farm, some horses and cattle outside Toronto, and started spending less time touring. Sylvia gave birth to a son, Clay, and the disintinigration of their careers before the new rock n’ roll onslaught, cou-pled with bringing a young child on tour, began to take a toll on the marriage.

I have lived in the city for eight years now, in apartments in the downtown core for the last four. I doubt I look much like a country boy anymore, and only rarely act like one.

It’s a life I have chosen and one that I enjoy mostly, but I can never stay too long. After a couple of weeks the city seems to itch, and I find myself longing for air and space. You can’t sit on a tailgate with a case of beer here, or really howl at the moon. It some-times seems you can’t do much of anything without a permit. And still the neighbours will complain

Popular folk music was dying. Dylan had famously gone electric and moved to

Nashville. The prolific, tragic Gram Parsons had introduced the Byrds and, more signifi-cantly, the Rolling Stones to western twang and country-rock was born. Tyson, stepping tentatively toward a return to his western roots, wanted in. Along with Sylvia and some established Nashville musicians, he formed The Great Speckled Bird. They produced two albums, still well regarded but commer-cial failures nonetheless. The Great Speckled Bird never did find its feet.

By 1969 he was hosting a television show for CTV. Originally billed “Nashville North,” it quickly became “The Ian Tyson Show,” and Tyson used it as a forum to promote country music and keep his struggling band going. His marriage effectively over, unhappy with his career, and increasingly bitter toward the industry, he would retreat to his farm, to his cattle, and even more so, his horses.

He abruptly quit the television show after three years, and with some difficulty due to an earlier marijuana conviction, moved to Nashville for one last kick at mainstream country. He didn’t stay long. The “Outlaw” country movement wasn’t so outlaw. He never could schmooze, didn’t fit in, and no-body was interested. He returned to Toronto, but only briefly.

“I think you’ve gotta be ready to sell pieces of your soul,” he says,“If you’re a solo act, that can be a lonely, lonely gig. You’ve either gotta be super strong, or nuts. Most of them are nuts.”

“This is going to sound rather Steinbeck, but we’re the children of the Alberta sod. And it’s important that we do what we do.

I do what I do. I do my job the best I know how to.I know how to write songs...”


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Tyson was in his forties and seemingly washed up as an artist. He was tired of Toronto and resolved to transplant to either Texas or Alberta. Immigration difficulties ruled out Texas (a fact for which he was later grateful) so he sold his farm and headed to Calgary.

Besides the odd show in Alberta or Saskatchewan, he was out of the music busi-ness. He made a weak comeback attempt fronting a band called Northwest Rebellion that never amounted to much. He and Sylvia divorced.

In 1978 Neil Young recorded Four Strong Winds. Tyson put the massive royalties into a ranch, the T-Bar-Y, which he still owns and operates today.

He was playing several weeks a year at the Ranchman’s, a Calgary club, mixing country standards with a sprinkling of original mate-rial. Calgary was in the throes of the great seventies oil boom, and the big money led to hard drinking and brawling, Tyson doing his best to hold up his end.

It was at the Ranchman’s that Tyson met Twylla Biblow, a teenager less than half his age. Still, she was horse crazy like him, and the two fell in love, inspiring his song Nobody Thought It Would. She soon joined him at the T-Bar-Y.

By the early 1980s, Tyson was feeling the prickling need to write. He shifted away from the tenor of his folk singing days to a more natural baritone, developing the clear, ringing voice he would become known and praised for.

“If you write a couple of lines that are re-ally powerful, the music will attach itself to that. “

He recorded the Old Cor rals and Sagebrush album in his house with no expectations. He called it western music, cowboy music, eschewing the eastern hill-billy roots of modern country. The record escaped widespread notice but suddenly Tyson was again resurrecting his career.

Another record, simply titled Ian Tyson and once again recorded at home, followed. It was released by Columbia Records, who quickly dropped him due to the album’s per-ceived lack of success. But something had started. The cowboys, at least, were listen-ing, and Tyson felt he had finally found his true calling.

In 1986 Tyson released Cowboyography on his own label, with the financing provid-ed by friends. Stony Plain Records eventually picked up distribution, and it would be his biggest release and went platinum.

That same year, Tyson and Twylla wed, following the birth of their daughter, Adelita.Around this time Tyson became involved in the “cowboy poetry” community, the centre of which was the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. A traditional western revival or “Cowboy Renaissance,” with Tyson help-ing to lead it, was well underway.

He released two more albums, I Outgrew the Wagon and And Stood There Amazed, though was developing a small, creeping re-sentment toward the movement. He had set out to write songs for cowboys, and now vari-ous bagmen and posers were trying to horn in, tainting the authenticity.

When I go home now, I can’t help but notice with a touch of resentment all the new houses springing up along our old gravel roads. I tell myself that my own family are recent interlopers, invaders from rural Manitoba and urban Ontario. It only barely helps.

But for his next album, he was once again on a label, and recording in Nashville. Eighteen Inches of Rain was a critical and modest commercial success.

Through the 1990s and most of the first


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decade of the new millennium, Tyson con-tinued to produce. A greatest hits album All the Good ‘Uns and a live one Live At Longview complimented two records of new material – Lost Herd (1999), and Songs f rom the Gravel Road (2005). On both albums, Tyson maintained his cowboy themes, though he also introduced new in-fluences, such as jazz.

Lost Herd and Songs from the Gravel Road were a hit with critics, but failed to move many copies. The music world was changing again, and Tyson was finding him-self on the outside once more. He did score a minor hit with a 2005 duet with Alberta coun-try darling Corb Lund called The Rodeo’s Over. This partnership, and more important-ly the friendship, would prove vital.

Songs from the Gravel Road contained several songs of broken love. His marriage with Twylla was collapsing, though they wouldn’t officially divorce until 2008.

People could be forgiven for thinking Tyson finished. With the advent of file shar-ing, everyone was in trouble, though this probably wasn’t affecting his sales very much. Breaking into the mainstream was, and is still, a challenge.

“I get no radio play in Alberta. If I get some really good songs, I guess I’ll make it in the house. There’s got to be a way to get out there. The record companies don’t know how to do it. It’s nobody’s fault – we’re just waiting for the next thing. No one knows what the next thing is.”

In 2006, Tyson strained his voice at the Havelock Jamboree in Ontario. A virus a year later caused further damage, causing irreversible vocal scarring and all but de-stroying his famous sound. “The Man with the Golden Voice” was now confined to a relative whisper.

“It scared me big time. I tried to muscle it, which is the worst thing you can do, and

I tried to sing louder, and it just shut down completely. It just stopped.”

“I didn’t know what to do. I just said, ‘I gotta get a plan, I gotta figure something out.’ I was coming out of a divorce, I owed big money. I went back to the ranch and tried to figure out what the options were.”

A chat with his good friend Corb Lund reassured him. Lund told him that he liked the “new” voice and Tyson resolved to keep going.

The result was 2008’s From Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories. The wide, warm voice was gone, replaced by this hoarse whisper that could express the pain, loss, and yearning of his songs like never before. Critics raved at the poignancy of his new voice and it was his best selling album in years. The title track was the story of a wolf pack transplanted from Jasper to Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. It was solid, heartbreaking, vintage Tyson.


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I heard a coyote calling down in the river valley the other night and, my deadline looming, thought of Ian Tyson.

One of Tyson’s many interesting quirks – and frequent subject of his songs – is his fondness for two of the West’s wilier mis-fits- the coyote and the magpie. Mangy pests to most of his farming and ranching acolytes, he sings of them as misunderstood- romantic, brave, and lonely foragers in a harsh land.

“I do what I do. I do my job the best I know how to,” he says,“I’ve been an outsider my whole career. I’ll be an outsider until the day I die.”

“People tell me ‘Tyson, you’re always longing for the old days.’ And they’re right, that’s true – I live in the past. And it was way better.”

“My gift is that I was born in the early 1930s, and I was fortunate enough to be raised in a time when you could be a painter, you could be a singer. It was wonderful. Back then, if you didn’t like your job, you quit, and you went 14 miles down the road and you got another job, no problem. You could be a painter, you could be singer, you could be a guitar player.”

Judging from his matinee audience, he isn’t the only one with a soft spot for the old days.

The crowd is eclectic, like most Folk Fest shows. The interested, if uninitiated, bob their heads and clap their hands, while the diehards either sing along or sit silentl and reverently, missing no sad note, no haunt-ing verse. Tyson cuts the set short at about 45 minutes. The forgiving audience doesn’t seem to mind, cheering wildly, maybe half hoping for an encore or simply grateful for one more chance to see and hear the lonely old cowboy troubadour in person.

“That’s why I wanted to be here, and that’s why I wanted to be in Calgary. I can go back to my little cow towns in Wyoming. I love those people. You gotta bring them along, tell them a new story. But today is pretty spe-cial for me.”

I never rode much after that bay pony died. A few years ago, I was in Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming with my girlfriend, and on an impulse we rented a couple of horses and rode out into the mountains for the day. We

wandered the trails, eating lunch in a little valley and napping beneath Ponderosa pine to the sound of our horses chomping grass. For a few hours, I was a kid again, free of want or worry, the lost wonder for horses of so long ago recaptured. And sure enough, a few days later, down the high-way in Cody, the town named after Buffalo Bill, we found a dingy souvenir shop with copies of Old Corrals and Sagebrush and Cowboyography. Our old borrowed van only had a tape deck, but of course it being Wyoming and Ian Tyson, they stocked cassettes.

Tonight Four Strong Winds, which was voted by CBC listeners as the greatest Canadian song of the century, is slated to be sung by 20,000 people to close out the festi-val. An honour certainly, but Tyson feels his ownership of the song is now dubious.

“Four Strong Winds doesn’t belong to me anymore. It’s gone somewhere else, and that’s not to denigrate it but it belongs to the country now. Like the Beatles’ Can’t Buy Me Love or Johnny Cash with I Walk the Line. Those songs go somewhere else. They go out the door and they’re gone. You still get the cheques, though.“

Tyson has been covered by Cash, and Neil Young, Sarah McLachlan, Jann Arden, and Judy Collins, among many others.

“I love hearing other artists’ interpreta-tions of my songs. As long as they go some-where else with it.”

Being a singer-songwriter in his seventies, with an autobiogra-phy, The Long Road, released in October, nostalgia is a topic cropping up frequently .

“Why I wrote it? Money. I’m a ranch-er,” he laughs, “Once it got wr it ten it was a lot of fun. I can’t imagine any-one wanting to read it. If you’re crazy about horses it’s okay, and if you want to learn about Greenwich Village in the sixties it’s okay, but other than that I don’t know why anyone would want to read it.”

Yet even at age 76, he feels he can con-tribute.

“I’m not a nostalgia act, and I don’t want to be. If they’re billing me as a nostalgia act, I ain’t gonna be there,” he glares at us as though we doubt him,“I’m going to be writ-ing what I write until the end.”

“I know how to write songs. Corb Lund knows how to write songs. This is going to sound rather Steinbeck, but we’re the chil-dren of the Alberta sod. And it’s important that we do what we do.”

To me, Tyson represents not only a bridge to the romance of a vanishing, almost unat-tainable culture, but to my own past, and his lonesome, yearning voice a solid re-minder of the fact that the tie to the ground on which I stand and live now, no matter how much I try to ignore it, is far weaker than the knot to the land I really know, and really love.

My apartment is hot tonight, and the street bikes roaring up the hill on 105th are starting to seem like a constant buzz in my head. If you see me tomorrow, it will be in a pickup truck, flying down a gravel road, chased by a long trail of dust, with Ian Tyson’s Alberta’s Child on the stereo.

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WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY TFSA WHEN I DIE?The funds in your TFSA grow tax-free until the date of your death. On death, your TFSA is deemed to be disposed at its fair market value, although all income earned before your death remains tax-exempt, while income earned after your death is generally taxable to your beneficiaries (except in the case of a spouse or common-law partner in certain circumstances as discussed later). It is not possible for your executor to make a post-death contribution on your behalf to use up any unused TFSA contribution room.

The TFSA contract in most provinces permits you to designate either a “successor holder,” who can only be a spouse or common-law partner, or a “beneficiary,” who can be any person(s) including a minor child (although this may not be advisable). Further, many TFSA contracts may even allow you to designate both a successor holder and an alternate beneficiary or several beneficiaries, but the beneficiary designation would only take effect if the successor holder is deceased.

The advantage of naming someone directly on your TFSA con-tract is that your TFSA property will bypass your Will on death, there-by avoiding probate tax (if applicable in your province of residence) and simplifying estate administration for your executor(s).

Before naming a minor child as your TFSA beneficiary, it is impor-tant to be aware that minors cannot receive an inheritance directly, which may require the involvement of the Children’s Court and/or the Public Guardian and Trustee in your province. If your spouse or common-law partner is named successor holder, they will simply step into your shoes as the new TFSA plan holder without affecting their unused TFSA contribution room. This involves a simple name change, and there will be no tax consequences to you or your spouse or common-law partner, with the exception of a potential 1% over-contribution penalty to your spouse or common-law partner if you have an excess amount in your TFSA at the time of your death and their own unused TFSA contribution room is insufficient to absorb it. If your goal is to avoid probate tax and you wish to name someone other than your spouse or common-law partner, such as your adult or minor child, you may designate them as your beneficiary in the TFSA contract. Income earned until your date of death is tax-exempt, while income earned after your death must be reported on a T4A as

“other income” and will be taxable to your beneficiary(ies) in the year it is received. If there is neither a successor holder nor a ben-eficiary named in your TFSA contract, or if you name your estate as your TFSA beneficiary, your TFSA property will be subject to probate tax (if applicable in your province of residence) and distributed as per the terms of your Will. If your spouse or common-law partner is your sole estate beneficiary or is named the beneficiary of your TFSA, then as the survivor of your TFSA, they will have the option of making a tax-exempt rollover of some or all of the fair market value of your TFSA, in addition to an “exempt period amount,” into their TFSA without affecting their unused contribution room. The exempt period amount consists of property that cannot exceed the income earned during the exempt period, which commences the day after your death and ends on December 31 of the year following the year of death.

It is important to note that this rollover must be completed within this exempt period, and your survivor must file Form RC240 — Designation of an Exempt Contribution Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) within 30 days of the rollover contribution date to designate this contribution as a survivor payment. Otherwise, the tax implica-tions will be no different than if you had designated a non-spouse or non-common-law partner, as

income earned in your TFSA after your death will be taxable to your spouse or common-law partner, while income earned before your death will remain tax-exempt. After the exempt period has passed, if still undistributed, your TFSA will become a taxable inter vivos trust requiring an annual T3 trust return. Any unpaid income earned after your death is taxable (at the highest personal tax rate) in the trust, unless it can be allocated to a beneficiary. Finally, you may also name a registered charity as your beneficiary, resulting in a char-itable donation tax credit on your final tax return for the fair market value of your TFSA on your date of death. The transfer of funds must generally occur within the 36-month period following your death.

HOW DOES A TFSA COMPARE TO AN RRSP?Here’s a summary of the main differences between these two ac-counts:

• If you contribute funds to an RRSP, they will be tax-deductible. Funds you contribute to a TFSA are not.

• There are maximum age restrictions on making contributions to an RRSP. If you are eligible, you can make contributions to a TFSA from age 18 onwards throughout your lifetime.

• The contribution room available in an RRSP is determined ac-cording to your eligible earned income. For a TFSA, everyone ac-crues a defined amount of annual contribution room from age 18 onwards, irrespective of earned income.

• If you make withdrawals from your RRSP, they will be included in your income for the year in which you made the withdrawal. You will not pay tax on funds you withdraw from a TFSA.

• If you withdraw funds from an RRSP, you cannot re-contribute them unless you generate more contribution room. This is not

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• Funds withdrawn from your RRSP will increase your taxable in-come for the year of withdrawal and may have an impact on any income-tested benefits or tax credits you may be receiving. In comparison, if you withdraw funds from a TFSA, you will not be taxed on them. This means that the withdrawal will not affect your eligibility for federal income-tested benefits and tax credits.

• You are not required to convert a TFSA to an income stream at a certain age, as is the case with an RRSP.

THERE ARE ALSO SIMILARITIES BETWEEN A TFSA AND AN RRSP:• Funds invested in your TFSA will grow tax-free inside the ac-

count.

• Generally, the types of investments that are allowed in a TFSA are

the same as those allowed in an RRSP.

• On your death, the funds in your TFSA can be transferred to your surviving spouse on a tax-deferred basis.

• You could pay a penalty tax of 1% per month on TFSA contribu-tions that exceed your contribution room.

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Art as a Bridge to Conserving Local Landscapes



The Edmonton and Area Land Trust (EALT) has just launched its Virtual Art Gallery, which aims to link those with interest in art, as well as in landscapes and conser-vation. The Edmonton and Area Land Trust (EALT) is a local conservancy, the only one to focus entirely on the Edmonton region. This non-profit’s goal is to conserve natural areas and rural landscapes for the benefit of local residents, and to educate them about the values of conservation.

EALT’S CULTURE-CONSERVATION CONNECTIONPam Wight, Executive Director of EALT, had only been in office for a few months when she realised that information alone doesn’t necessarily inspire or motivate people to work towards conservation. You need to en-gage their emotions as well. In addition, she realised that there are many different com-munities of interest in the region, and while people may have a driving passion (like art, or the environment) most people likely have more than one interest. She conceived of a Culture-Conservation Connection on EALT’s website, with a totally different way of com-municating values to different audiences. The idea was to develop a Virtual Art Gallery related to conservation. It is now available at: http://ealt.ca/culture-connection/

Jim Visser, a noted local artist and con-servationist, was the source of this inspira-tion. Pam recollects the beginnings of the idea: “In 2008, while Jim was showing me around the agricultural lands in north-east Edmonton, we stopped at his home and stu-dio. There, he had many paintings on dis-play, some of which included Edmonton’s River Valley and other natural areas. This planted the seed of the idea. That night, I asked Jim if he’d consider allowing digital versions of his work to be displayed on our website – essentially a digital art gallery – and I was thrilled when he not only said ‘yes’, but directed me to another local artist interested in conservation.

By many such artists’ referrals, invitations to their shows, and an invitation to Parkland County’s municipal art unveiling, Pam was directed to more and more regional artists in-terested in conservation. She also advertised the project in newsletters of the Edmonton Art Club and the Alberta Society of Artists, and promoted this initiative in EALT’s news-letter. Pam says, “soon, broad interest was generated, and I was invited to the 2009 Whyte Avenue Art Walk’s Artrepreneur work-shop sponsored by Alternative Trends, where invitations to participate in EALT’s Virtual Art Gallery were included in the information packages of all participating artists”.

THE CONCEPT BEHIND EALT’S VIRTUAL ART GALLERYAn intriguing aspect of EALT’s art gallery, is that it supports the notion of sustainability. Thus all the contributing artists are local or regional, which supports economic sustain-ability, and all their subjects are regional. This means that the images contributed are from Boreal or Parkland landscapes, scenes and species (i.e., not the Rocky Mountains, Arctic, or grasslands ecosystems).

Pam says, “The wonderful thing about art is that it creates emotions, feelings, or inspiration in the eyes of the beholder, so it has a different impact than facts and figures. I’d like culturally-interested viewers to un-derstand that if we don’t conserve the land, then the sources of inspiration for artists may very well disappear. And similarly, I’d like our conservation-minded viewers to become in-terested in art, perhaps by seeing a painting that makes them feel just how they do when out for an early morning walk”.

LOCAL ARTISTS WERE VERY SUPPORTIVEThe response to this project was very posi-tive. Artists thought the idea was great. They realised that there was no direct financial benefit to anyone, simply a tremendous way to provide appeal for conservation through

Who would have thought that art could form a bridge to conserva-tion? And who would have thought that digital technology could help? That’s what has happened recently, thanks to the contributions of local and regional artists to a local nature conservancy’s website.



exposure to their works, and of course, they kept the rights to their originals and images. Artists like Cindy Barratt already had an affin-ity for nature and the environment, as her ex-hibition: “A Conservation Portrait – Wagner Natural Area” shows. She wrote to say she was very supportive of the project, and the use of artwork to help promote conservation. Indeed all of the artists expressed such sen-timents, as well as such noted art critics as Gilbert Bouchard.

Pam was clear that artists should not only have credit for their works, but should have the opportunity to provide an Artist’s Statement. Samples of these statements show the real concern and love that is behind the work of many artists:

I want to share the beauty, power and vul-nerability of the natural world in which we are privileged to live. – Andrew Raszewski

Creating a visual and sensory body of work related to habitats, flora and fauna is an extension of my passion for nature and respect for creation. Areas that we can conserve from our expanding urban and industrial sprawl are irreplaceable and immeasurable. – Cindy Barratt

We can protect [the environment] more effectively if we envisage maintaining bountiful nature, than imagining what we may loose. – Debra Hovestad

The City of Edmonton has a rich treasure trove of landscape drawing sites... These nature sites are hidden gems, and having them so accessible in a big city, is wonder-ful for a visual artist. – Gordon Ramsey

Direct contact with the environment restores the soul and energizes me. By using this energy to paint, I’m trying to express and save some of this experience for the future when such locations will be even harder to find. – Helen Davies

Edmonton has one of the longest urban stretches of River Valley Parkland in an urban area in North America... I still enjoy exploring and painting some of these plac-es as a tangible reminder that one does not need to go far in order to enjoy some great parkland and scenery. – Randy Hayashi

After traveling extensively throughout the wilderness areas of Alberta, BC, and the Territories, I became alarmed by the disturbance and impact on wildlife and their habitat from residential, industrial and recreational activities, even in the remotest areas. I am convinced we need to protect habitat and corridors for flora and fauna, and believe that organizations such as the EALT are critical to the successful survival of wildlife and plant species. – Raymond Thériault

JURORS SELECTED THE FINAL WORKSIt was when one of the artists mentioned that they expected a jury to ensure a high quality of final images, that Pam realised this project might be much larger than she had at first envisaged. However, she knew the Virtual Art Gallery was not a traditional Exhibition of works. There was a need to ensure the quality of art, the appeal to viewers, the en-vironmental themes, and ensuring that sub-jects were of regional ecosystems – which is not the usual mandate of jurors! So a va-riety of disciplines were brought together in three jurors: John Maywood, Curator of the Stony Plain Multicultural Heritage Centre; Pardee Baydal, editor of Alternative Trends Magazine, and Marg Reine, a naturalist and educator on the Lee Nature Sanctuary Society Management Board.

These individuals brought the right com-bination of perspectives to their review of 250 submitted images, and selected about 130, ensuring that there was a representative mix of topics, from 22 artists. All the jurors were delighted to be involved with the project. Marg said: “Conservation Connections is an innovative approach to showing how people are involved with nature and natural areas. It shows the many perspectives and feelings that nature can invoke in people”. John, an artist and art curator, has the view that EALT’s initiative is even more important: “Art has always been used to connect different com-munities of interest. Art and culture are the

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cohesive force – they are a gel for society. So the endeavours of the Edmonton and Area Land Trust are exemplary in trying to con-nect various groups in society through this Culture-Conservation Connection.” Pardee said, “I encourage everyone to help conserve this beautiful land many artists choose to replicate through many mediums from paint-ings to sculptures. Together we can help fu-ture generations appreciate the true beauty some are taking for granted today.”

ORGANISING THE ART WORKEALT already had a Photo Gallery, with a range of amazing images of local wildlife and landscapes, all contributed by local photographers and naturalists. It has various themed sub-galleries such as: Rural land-scapes, Riparian habitats, Wildlife, Plant-life, Air photos, People appreciating or steward-ing natural areas, and even Nature’s patterns (which could be considered nature’s art!).

This was a good model for how to arrange the galleries for the Virtual Art Gallery. Thus there are similar sub-galleries, including a Nature’s Patterns gallery – where artists are essentially echoing nature’s art in their own unique way.

A related long term project relates to the City of Edmonton’s Capital City Cleanup sec-tion, who use mural art as a means to coun-ter graffiti on buildings. Pam suggested at a sustainability conference in 2009 that the city sponsor an environmentally-themed mural. This year, the decision was made to commission a mural featuring the North Saskatchewan River Valley, and Pam joined the Jasper Place Revitalisation Committee and others, in selecting the final image. This is a welcome first for the City, and EALT hopes to add this image to the Virtual Art Gallery very soon. However, it can be viewed in person near 168th Street on 100th Avenue.

This EALT project has been a long time in coming to fruition, as the work has had to be done in Pam’s volunteer time, since her core business is related to securing land: respond-ing to landowners, developing outreach materials, partnership activities, and public education. In addition, it was her intent to have reciprocal weblinks between EALT’s art gallery and other galleries. So each artist has their website listed online, and it is intended that each of these will link back to EALT’s website. This will create mutual benefits and awareness between different communities of interest, and shows that partnershipping can create tremendous benefits.

We think that this initiative is one of great creativity and value to Edmonton and re-gion. A quote from pop artist Andy Warhol revealed who he really was as an artist: “I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.”

We want to explore the world of art as it exists today and would love to profile your work.

Your stories, experiences and portfolios are a reflection of how

you came to be who you are today, and we would like to share these with

our readers.

Do you have what it takes to be highlighted in our Road to Success section? If you think so,

we would love to hear from you.

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Their experience and portfolios vary; however, artists have one thing in common. They take great pride in their work. Some are self-taught while others have learned from the best. Regardless of how they learned their craft, we feel their portfolios should be highlighted. In this section we will profile the works of artists from around the globe.Whether they put ink on paper, apply paints to a canvas, do interior or exterior design, dance on a stage or create tasty treats that look too good to eat, it is all art and we want to share their creativity with you.

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We want to explore the world of art as it exists today and would love to profile your work.

Your stories, experiences and portfolios are a reflection of how

you came to be who you are today, and we would like to share these with

our readers.

Do you have what it takes to be highlighted in our Road to Success section? If you think so,

we would love to hear from you.

Are you on the road to success or is it a road

less travelled?

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Eric GrohePAINTING

Bellevue, WA

Lewis LavoieMOSAIC PAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Deano CookPHOTOGRAPHY

Marietta, GA

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Denise LefebvrePAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Sydney LancasterBEESWAXEdmonton, AB

Rene GrossoPHOTOGRAPHYEdmonton, AB


Ron BurnsPAINTING

Scottsdale, AZ and Napa, CA

Theo HarasymiwPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Eileen HarderPAINTINGCoquitlam, BC

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Tom SaundersPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Linda CraddockPAINTINGCochrane, AB

Amarah GabrielPAINTING

Salt Spring Island, BC

Art is my way of expressing the beauty I find in the natural world.

Here, the challenge is: how can I put a fresh spin on something that’s already been painted a million times?


Don MarcoCRAYOLA CRAYONDuluth, MN

Gail AdamsPAINTING

Edmonton, AB

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Shera StreetPAINTINGGaliano Island, BC

Dana RomanPAINTING

Canmore, AB

Steven FriedmanPHOTOGRAPHYSalt Spring Island, BC

Edmund HaakonsonSCULPTUREEdmonton, AB

Art should stimulate our feelings, emotions, intellect and imagination.


James E. PayWATERCOLOURBedford, NS

Nancy HallFIBRE ARTIST/HOOKED RUGSSandy Hook, MB

Paddy LambABSTRACTEdmonton, AB

Richard J. Dechaney

PHOTOGRAPHYEdmonton, AB

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Catherine MarchandPAINTINGCarvel, AB


Gaia OrionPAINTING AND JEWELLERYSebright, ON

Heidi FergusonPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

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Robert BittnerPHOTOGRAPHYEdmonton, AB


Kathy MeaneyPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Robert DmytrukABSTRACTEdmonton, AB

Art not only enriches life, it gives us life. An often quoted-passage from Viktor Shklovsky’s Theory of Prose reminds us that when ‘‘held accountable for nothing, life fades into nothingness...’’

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Manola Borrajo-GinerGLASS MAKINGEdmonton, AB


Jim VisserPAINTING

Edmonton, AB

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Lorna KempENCAUSTIC WAX PAINTINGSpruce Grove, AB

Laurie MacFaydenPAINTINGEdmonton, AB


Francis TetraultFASHION PHOTOGRAPHYEdmonton, AB

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Kim BlairPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Keath LenglePAINTINGEdmonton, AB


Bonnie-Jean McAllisterPHOTOGRAPHYBeaumont, AB

Italy with Debbie Travis.

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Dale MacMillan and Wei WongPHOTOGRAPHYEdmonton, AB


Maria Pace WyntersPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Muhammed SalayiPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

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Elliot EngleyPAINTINGEdmonton, AB

Carey Nash PHOTOGRAPHYEdmonton, AB



IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, people become much more aware of how they spend their money. They look for the best deals they can find. Is the first thing you look for the lower price?

Unfortunately it is the lower price that is putting many local independent owners out of busi-ness. They simply cannot compete with giant stores’ bulk orders. They charge what they charge to survive. If you shop at a local store and spend an extra fifty cents, you help a neighbour stay in busi-ness.

Perhaps we need to look at the bigger picture – the one that involves customer service. Independent business owners usually know their clients by name and appreciate the business. In order to keep the small-town feel we all remember and enjoy so much – playing in the park without parents, yellow school

buses, farmers’ markets – we need to support our small-town merchants.

We encourage you to help maintain the diversity and distinctive flavor of your community. Local mer-chants build strong neighbourhoods by sustaining communities, linking neighbors, and by contributing more to local festivals and causes.

Many independent retailers carry hand-made, unique gift ideas. Consider purchasing an original piece of art while at an art show, supporting your local fashion designer, and attending local commu-nity events. Together we can help shape our city and together we can grow.

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Chip Chic’s – Mobile Window Repair(780) 231-3499Ericksen Nissan Ltd. 10982 – 101 Street, (780) 429-4611Man Ton Tires & Auto Service9905 – 107 Avenue, (780) 426-0540Park Mazda983 Fir Street, Sherwood Park, (780) 464-0668Petersen Pontiac10 Auto Mall, Sherwood Park, (780) 467-1111Rally Subaru9404 – 34 Avenue, (780) 702-0570Subaru City 17708 – 111Avenue, (780) 702-0568Tire Depot & Auto Infinity10620 – 98 Street, (780) 414-6665

BAKERYArtisan Bakery Café10732 Whyte Avenue, (780) 413-8045

Artistic Bakeshop Ltd6820 – 104 Street, (780) 434-8686Garden Bakery10019 – 106 Avenue, (780) 423-7828, Hong Kong Bakery10649 – 97 Street, (780) 429-3838Spinelli’s Bar Italia10878 – 95 Street, (780) 424-48695028 – 104A Street, (780) 989-4869

BANK/FINANCIALCanadian Western Bankwww.cwbank.com

Freedom 55780-289-2453


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Heritage Education Funds(780) 964-0395HSBC Bank Canada Yorkton Pacific Mall #118, 9700 – 105 Avenue, (780) 424-3591Integrity Financial Services(780) 640-8228Royal Bank of Canadawww.royalbank.com

BOOKS & GIFTSAsia Books and Gifts

10655 – 97 Street, (780) 426-3452Audrey’s Books Ltd10702 Jasper Avenue, (780) 423-3487Call the Kettle Black 12523 – 102 Avenue, (780) 448-2861444 Riverbend Square, (780) 434-1622Chun Fat Trading (Video) 10555 – 97 Street, (780) 498-1385Cozy Peaches 5706 – 111 Street, (780) 435-7711Daily Books and Gifts.Yorkton Pacific Mall, #127, 9700 – 105 Avenue, (780) 429-9006Earthly Goods Quilting 5848 – 111 Street, (780) 433-7179Ellerslie Gift & Garden 10330 Ellerslie Road, (780) 988-6622Greenwoods’ Bookshoppe7925 – 104 Street, (780) 439-2005Kamena Gallery & Frames Ltd5718 Calgary Trail South, (780) 944-9497Mandolin Books6419 – 112 Avenue, (780) 479-4050Notables Stationers12543 – 102 Avenue, (780) 488-4625When Pigs Fly10470 Whyte Avenue, (780) 433-9127

BREWINGAlley Kat Brewery

9929 – 60 Avenue, (780) 436-8922

CAMPSITESAllan Beach Resort

Stony Plain, (780) 963-6362Aspen Beach CampgroundBentley, (403) 748-4066Banff/Castle MountainBanff National Park, (403) 762-1550Banff/Johnson CanyonBanff National Park, (403) 762-1550Banff/Lake Louise CampgroundBanff National Park, (403) 762-1550Banff/Tunnel Mountain VillageBanff National Park, (403) 762-1550Bow Valley CampgroundCanmore, (403) 673-2163Devon Lions ParkDevon, (780) 987-4777Dinosaur CampgroundBrooks, (403) 378-3700Glowing Embers RV Park & Travel CentreAcheson, (780) 962-8100KOA Hinton/JasperHinton, (780) 865-5061Kokanee Springs RV ParkSeba Beach, (780) 797-3058Nature’s Hideaway CampgroundCalgary, (403) 938-8185Rainbow Valley Campground13204 – 45 Avenue, (780) 434-5531

Sandy Beach Campground103 Lakeshore Drive, Sandy Beach, (780) 967-2173Sherwood Forest Campground23242 Highway 14, Sherwood Park, (780) 467-3329Wabamum Lake Provincial ParkWabamum, (780) 892-2702Whispering Spruce Campground & RV ParkCalgary, (403) 226-0097

CAR RENTALEnterprise Rent-A-Car 10645 – 101 Street, (780) 429-0057/

(780) 429-4883

CATERINGThe Cocoa Room by Kerstin’s Chocolates 10139 – 112 Street, (780) 990-0011

Cooks Corner 9203 – 111th Avenue, (780) 479-8175D’Lish Meal Assembly Studio10418 – 124 Street, (780) 482-2242The Passionate Plate5012 – 104A Street, (780) 430-1122Union Bank Inn10053 Jasper Avenue, (780) 401-2209

CONVENIENCE STORESHo Yee Convenience Store 10757 – 97 Street, (780) 420-6332

Lucky Express Convenience and Dollar Store9627 – 107A Avenue, (780) 428-1765Mini Mart (Stadium)9361 – 107A Avenue, (780) 414-0243

COURIER SERVICEMailboxes Etc.

10654 Whyte Avenue, (780) 414-5800

DENTISTS/ DENTAL PROFESSIONALS

Boyle McCauley Denture Clinic (1984) 10815A – 95 Street, (780) 425-8471Capital Ceramics Ltd. #3, 10730 – 95 Street, (780) 424-3101Smile Zone 8742 – 109 Street. (780) 989-5733Southgate Dental10831 – 51 Avenue, (780) 434-9566

DINING – CAFECargo & James 10634 Whyte Avenue, (780) 433-8152

The Carrot Community Art Coffee House9351 – 118 Avenue, (780) 471-1580Eco Café Westerose, Alberta, (780) 586-2627MacEachern Tea House4719 – 50th Avenue, (780) 352-0606Mandolin Books6419 – 112 Avenue, (780) 479-4050Remedy8631 – 109 Street, (780) 433-3096Sugar Bowl Café & Bar10724 124 Street, (780) 451-1038Transcend Coffee9869 – 62 Avenue, (780) 430-9198

Vitaly Teaswww.vitalyteas.com , (780) 461-3176Wild Earth Foods8910 – 99 Street, (780) 439-4555Wild Tangerine10383 – 112 Street, (780) 429-3131

DINING – DELI AND SUBSWorld’s Finest Donair

12106 Jasper Avenue, (780) 454-7771Spinelli’s Bar Italia10878 – 95 Street, (780) 424-48695028 – 104A Street, (780) 989-4869

DINING – LOUNGEBank Ultra lounge10765 Jasper Avenue, (780) 420-9098

Hudson’s Tap House11248 – 104 Avenue, (780) 428-5196Lux10150 – 101 Street, (780) 424-0400The Pint10125 – 109 Street, (780) 497-7468Suede Lounge11806 Jasper Avenue, (780) 482-0707Vintage Lounge10124 – 124 Street, (780) 452-7333

DINING – RESTAURANTSAcajutla

11302 – 107 Avenue, (780) 426-1308Accent Restaurant and Lounge8223 – 104 Street, (780) 431-0179Aliya’s Authentic CuisineUnit 8 - 41, Broadway Blvd., Sherwood Park, (780) 467-4600All Happy Family Restaurant Ltd.10011 – 106 Avenue, (780) 421-8297Bistro Praha10168 – 100A Street, (780) 424-4218Blue Chair Cafe9624 – 76 Avenue, (780) 989-2861Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant10875 – 98 Street, (780) 428-5139The Blue Pear10643 – 123 Street, (780) 482-7178Blue Plate Diner10145 – 104 Street, (780) 429-0740Bua Thai10049 – 113 Street, (780) 482-2277C & S Seafood Restaurant10725 – 98 Street, (780) 429-8829Cafe De Ville10137 – 124 Street, (780) 488-9188Cafe des Artistes30, 8627 – 91 Street, (780) 465-4637Café Italia10803 – 95 Street, (780) 421-4918Cafe Mosaics10844 Whyte Avenue, (780) 433-9702Cafe Select405, 10018 – 106 Street, (780) 428-16298404 – 109 Street, (780) 438-1812Century Grill3975 Calgary Trail, (780) 431-0303Chianti Cafe10501 Whyte Avenue, (780) 439-9829Ching’s Asian Kitchen & Dim Bar 10154 – 100 Street, (780) 428-8268Circle Ring Chinese Restaurant 9642 – 107 Avenue, (780) 421-7510


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Co Co Di10160 – 100A Street, (780) 425-1717Cocoa’s Restaurant10222 – 102 Street, (780) 423-9650Continental Treat Restaurant & Martini Bar10560 Whyte Avenue, (780) 433-7432The Creperie10220 – 103 Street, (780) 420-6656Culina Highlands6509 – 112 Avenue, (780) 477-2422Culina Mill Creek9914 – 89 Avenue, (780) 437-5588Dadeo10548 Whyte Avenue, (780) 433-0930Delux Burger9682 – 142 Street, (780) 420-0101Devine579, 3rd Street SE, Medicine Hat, (403) 580-5510Dial and Dinewww.dialanddine.ca, (780) 944-9933The Dish12417 Stony Plain Road, (780) 488-6641Dynasty Century Palace Restaurant Yorkton Pacific Mall, #206, 9700 – 105 Avenue, (780) 433-2828/(780) 428-3388Eastbound Bistro10177 – 99 Street, (780) 428-2448Epoca Café10827 – 95 Street, (780) 428-1982Four Rooms137 Edmonton City Centre East, (780) 426-4767Fresh Start Bistro484 Riverbend Square, (780) 433-9623Gabbana11223 Jasper Avenue, (780) 488-0955Garden Bakery Restaurant10019 – 106 Avenue, (780) 421-1228GAYA11147 – 87 Avenue, (780) 439-4978Gini’s Restaurant10706 – 142 Street, (780) 451-1169Glens Grill at Montgomery Glen Golf & Country ClubWetaskiwin, (780) 352-8623Godining.caGolden Bird Restaurant10544 – 97 Street, (780) 420-1612Hardware Grill9698 Jasper Avenue, (780) 423-0969Haweli Restaurant10220 – 103 Street, (780) 421-810081Liberton Drive, St. Albert, (780) 459-4808High Level Diner10912 – 88 Avenue, (780) 433-0993Hoa-An Restaurant9653 – 107 Avenue, (780) 425-6021Homefire Bar & Grill18210 – 100 Avenue, (780) 489-8086Il Forno14981 Stony Plain Road, (780) 455-0443Jack’s Grill 5842 – 111 Street, (780) 434-1113Julio’s Barrio17021 – 100 Avenue, (780) 484-516510450 Whyte Avenue, (780) 431-0774Kids in the Hall BistroCity Hall, #1 Sir Winston Churchill Square, (780) 983-3166The King & I Restaurant8208 – 107 Street, (780) 433-2222

King’s Noodle & Hot Pot Inc.10939 – 101 Street, (780) 498-0988Kings Noodle House Pho Hoang Ltd.10613 – 97 Street, (780) 428-8983Koutouki Taverna10719 – 124 Street, (780) 452-5383La-Dolce-Vita Café & Bar10831 – 95 Street, (780) 421-0226La Ronde Revolving Restaurant10111 Bellamy Hill, (780) 428-6611La Tapa Restaurante10523 – 99 Avenue, (780) 424-8272La Table De Renoir10046 – 101A Avenue, (780) 429-3386Langano Skies9920 Whyte Avenue, (780) 432-3334Le Family Vietnamese Restaurant10548 – 97 Street, (780) 426-7774Leon’s Wonton & Noodle10634 – 97 Street, (780) 429-8865Leva11053 – 86 Avenue, (780) 479-5382Louisiana Purchase10320 – 111 Street, (780) 420-6779Longan Restaurant Ltd. 10582 – 100 Street, (780) 425-2406Los Comales Restaurant10824 – 97 Street, (780) 423-1213Madison’s Grill10053 Jasper Avenue, (780) 401-2222Maki Maki8109 – 101 Street, (780) 438-8298Manor Cafe10109 – 125 Street, (780) 482-7577Marco’s Famous10526 Whyte Avenue. (780) 421-8932Matahari10108B – 124 Street, (780) 452-8262Milan’s8223 – 104 Street, (780) 431-0179Milestones Grill & Bar1708 - 99 Street, (780) 469-9013Mill Creek Cafe9562 Whyte Avenue, (780) 439-5545Murrieta’s10612 Whyte Avenue, (780) 438-4100New Asian Village10149 Saskatchewan Drive, (780) 433-380410A Main Blvd, Sherwood Park, (780) 464-666217507 – 100 Avenue, (780) 488-6666320 Manning Crossing, (780) 473-77779308 – 34 Avenue, (780) 463-9997Noodle Noodle Restaurant10008 – 106 Avenue, (780) 422-6862Normand’s11639A Jasper Avenue, (780) 482-2600Oliveto Trattoria500 Riverbend Square, (780) 435-6411OPM Asian Bistro1820 – 99 Street, (780) 989-5898Oriental Veggies House Ltd. 10586 – 100 Street, (780) 424-0463Pacific Café 10876 – 97 Street, (780) 423-4779Packrat Louis Kitchen & Bar10335 – 83 Avenue, (780) 433-0123Padmanadi Inc. 10626 – 97 Street, (780) 428-8899Pad Thai10159 Whyte Avenue, (780) 437-4858Pagolac Restaurant Ltd.10566 – 97 Street, (780) 425-1540

Park Allen 7018 – 109 Street, (780)436-8080Pazzo Pazzo Italian Cuisine10016 – 103 Avenue, (780) 425-7711Pho Hoa Restaurant9727 – 106 Avenue, (780) 421-7082Pipestone Food Co. Ltd.4911 – 50 Street, Wetaskiwin, (780) 352-9596Pradera Cafe & Lounge10135 – 100 Street, (780) 493-8994The Quarry718 Main Street, Canmore, (403)678-6088Red Ox Inn9420 – 91 Street, (780) 465-5727Rendezvous Restaurant & Bar Ltd. 10810 – 95 Street, (780)756-8902River House Grill8 Mission Avenue, St. Albert, (780) 458-2232Riverside Bistro1 Thornton Court, (780) 423-9999The Rutherford House11153 Saskatchewan Drive, (780) 427-3995Saigon Garden Restaurant9711 – 107 Avenue, (780) 428-8833Santos Pizza & Steak10821 – 95 Street, (780) 421-1507Sapporo Sushi 10923 – 101 Street, (780) 758-8819Sicilian Pasta Kitchen11239 Jasper Avenue, (780) 488-3838805 Saddleback Road, (780) 435-3888Sofra Authentic Turkish Cuisine108, 10345 – 106 Street, (780) 423-3044Sorrentino Café-Bistro10844 – 95 Street, (780) 425-0960Spago Portugese Cuisine12433 – 97 Street, (780) 479-0328Spicy Garden RestaurantYorkton Pacific Mall, #168, 9700 – 105 Avenue, (780) 425-8888Spinelli Café & Bar Inc.10850 – 95 Street, (780) 424-8259Taipan Café10627 – 97 Street, (780) 428-3318Tea Bar Café Ltd. 10640 – 98 Street, (780) 424-0696Tea Cottage Ltd.10588 – 100 Street, (780) 425-6404Tesoro Cafe Bar11244 – 104 Avenue, (780) 42-LATTEThanh Thanh Oriental Noodle House 10718 – 101 Street, (780) 426-5068Trang Tung Sandwich9607 – 107A Avenue, (780) 969-9996Tropika6004 – 104 Street, (780) 439-6699Twisted Fork Diner & State Lounge11162 Whyte Avenue, (780) 761-3675Two Rooms Cafe101, 10324 Whyte Avenue, (780) 439-8386Upper Crust Cafe10909 – 86 Avenue, (780) 433-0810Van Loc Submarine 10648 – 98 Street, (780) 413-8887Viet Huong Noodle House 10117 – 107 Avenue, (780) 424-9910Viphalay Laos & Thai Restaurant10724 – 95 Street, (780) 423-3213Vi’s for Pies13408 Stony Plain Road, (780) 454-4300Von’s Steakhouse & Oyster Bar10309 – 81 Avenue, (780) 439-0041


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Wild Tangerine10383 – 112 Street, (780) 429-3131The Wine Cellar12421 – 102 Avenue, (780) 488-9463The Wokkery Restaurant10969 – 98 Street, (780) 424-6546Unheard of Restaurant9602 Whyte Avenue, (780) 432-0480Upper Crust Cafe10909 – 86 Avenue, (780) 433-0810Wok-King Restaurant10013 – 106 Avenue, (780) 423-3743Xtreme Asian Fusion Restaurant10508 – 101 Street, (780) 413-3338Yianni’s10444 Whyte Avenue, (780) 429-3131Zen Shabu Shabu Sushi & Grill 10518 – 101 Street, (780) 428-1235

EDUCATIONArtist Guild of Edmonton

[email protected] Wu Kung Fu Martial Arts10712 – 98 Street, (780) 421-7439Get Publishing Societywww.getpublishing.caGrant Macewan College Writing Workswww.macewan.ca/web/artssci/writingworks/Show International Knitting School10823 – 98 Street, (780) 990-1016/ (780) 708-6088University of Alberta School of BusinessAlberta Business Family Institute, (780) 492-0234University of Alberta Faculty of Extensionwww.extension.ualberta.caWriters Beyond Borderswww.writersbeyondborders.caWriter’s Guild of Albertawww.writersguild.ab.ca

FARMSBelle Valley FarmsRR 2 Morinville, (780) 939-2125

CityFarm#101, 15334 – 123 Avenue, (780) 488-2500Country Road Greenhouses52043 RR 231, Sherwood Park, (780) 467-5784Four Whistle Farm RR 2 Millet, (780) 387-4475Green Eggs and HamRR 2 Leduc, (780) 986-8680Halwa FarmsBox 68 Thorsby, (780) 789-2355Irving Farm Fresh MeatsBox 58 Round Hill, (780) 672-2787Jakubec Farms Natural PorkBox 557 Viking, (780) 336-2503Lola Canola HoneyBox 654 Bon Accord, (780) 921-3657Ruzicka Sunrise FarmBox 579 Killam, (780) 385-2474Spring Creek RanchBox 400 Vegreville, (780) 436-0335Teamwork FarmsBox 91 Viking, (780) 336-2515Tollara FarmsBox 748 Viking, (780) 336-2270

FASHION – BEAUTYLush Handmade Cosmetics10624 Whyte Avenue, (780) 437-9427

Lux Beauty Boutique10120 – 124 Street, (780) 451-1423

FASHION – BRIDALBridal Debut 2B-153 Pembina Road, Sherwood Park,

(780) 467-40825916 – 104 Street, (780) 431-0539Bride International Inc. 10744 – 101 Street, (780) 424-7684Derk’s 8111 – 102 Street, (780) 433-6614Little Boat10612 – 97 Street, (780) 420-1213Ngoc Ding Bridal Formal Ltd.10632 – 98 Street, (780) 424-9800

FASHION/CLOTHINGC’est Sera 8239 – 104 Street, (780) 434-7435

Etzio10338 Whyte Avenue, (780) 433-2568Ginger Apparel10116 – 124 Street, (780) 488-3344Headcase Hats#301, 10368 Whyte Avenue, (780) 435-6601Kaj Clothing10125 – 124 Street, (780) 702-7122Maggie Walt Design11217 Jasper Avenue, (780) 482-1238Red Ribbon12505 – 102 Avenue, (780) 454-4336Sabrina Butterfly Designs#102, 6421 – 112 Avenue, (780) 482-6460She Matters12234 – 107 Avenue, (780) 488-4043Thread Hill10725 – 124 Street, (780) 482-1200What Women Want5708 – 111 Street, (780) 431-2110Who Cares Wear11222 Jasper Avenue, (780) 429-2273

FASHION – EYE WEARDr. Ho Optometrist10638 – 97 Street, (780) 425-3322

Eye Care Group 10724 Whyte Avenue, (780) 439-2020The Observatory Opticians10608 Whyte Avenue, (780) 438-3448Super Optical 12316 Jasper Avenue, (780) 482-6868Thompson Optics11303 – 104 Avenue, (780) 425-LENS (5367)Women With Vision 10515 – 109 Street, (780) 423-3937

FASHION – HAIRAvanti Salon and Spa12520 – 102 Avenue, (780) 482-2396

bobby pin Hair Studio10046 – 102 Street, (780) 761-3555Otto Hair SalonYorkton Pacific Mall, #210, 9700 – 105 Avenue, (780) 990-0330Regina Professional Skin Care & TradingAsia Square, 10647 – 99 Street, (780) 413-9809Ricci Hair10020 – 101A Avenue, (780) 428-0809

FASHION – SHOESKatwalk ShoesHawkstone Plaza,

18336 Lessard Road, (780) 481-1936Kunitz Shoes 837 Saddleback Road, (780) 438-4259Wener Shoes10322 Jasper Avenue, (780) 422-2718

FLORISTSYour flower shop listed [email protected]

GOLF COURSES (PUBLIC)Alberta Beach Golf Course4438 – 44 Avenue, Alberta Beach, (780) 924-4653Broadmoor Public Golf Course

2100 Oak Street, Sherwood Park, (780) 467-7373Coloniale Golf & Country Club10 Country Club Drive, Beaumont, (780) 929-4653Cougar Creek Golf Resort359, 9768 – 170 Street, (780) 892-4545Country-Side Golf Course51466 Rng Rd.232, Sherwood Park, (780) 467-4653Devon Golf and Country Club1130 River Valley, Devon, (780) 987-3569Eagle Rock Golf Course9531 – 42 Avenue, (780) 464-4653Goose Hummock Golf ResortP.O Box 1221, Gibbons, (780) 421-7222Ironhead Golf & Country ClubBox 69, Wabaamun, (780) 892-4653Jagare Ridge Golf Course 14931 Ellerslie Road, (780) 432-4030Leduc Golf & Country Club5725 Black Gold Drive, Leduc, (780) 986-2803Legacy Ridge Golf CourseHwy 21 and Hwy 625, Sherwood Park, (780) 464-7545Legends Golf & Country Club53541 Range Rd 232, Sherwood Park, (780) 449-4911Lewis Estates Golf Course260 Suder Greens Drive, (780) 489-4653The Links At Spruce GroveCentury Road and Yellowhead Trail, Spruce Grove, (780) 962-4653Millwoods Golf Course4540A – 50 Street, (780) 448-1601Northern Bear Golf Course51055 Range Rd. 222, Sherwood Park, (780) 922-2327RedTail Landing Golf ClubEdmonton International Airport, (780) 890-7888Terra Pines Golf & Country ClubRR 2 Stn, Main l, St. Albert, (780) 458-1122Victoria Golf Club 12130 River Valley Road, (780) 452-6624

GROCERIES/MART 99 Food Products10546 – 101 Street, (780) 420-6216

99 Supermarket Ltd. (Hoa Ping Trading) 10768 – 99 Street, (780) 428-9989, Blue Kettle Specialty FoodsUnit 70, 20 Circle Drive St. Albert, (780) 418-2878


W W W. A LT E R N AT I V E T R EN D S.CO M SP R I N G 2 010 55

IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY,people become much more aware of how they spend their money. They look for the best deals they can find. Is the first thing you look for the lower price?

Unfortunately it is the lower price that is putting many local independent owners out of business. They simply cannot compete with giant stores’ bulk orders. They charge what they charge to survive. If you shop at a local store and spend an extra fifty cents, you help a neighbour stay in business.

Perhaps we need to look at the bigger picture – the one that involves customer service. Independent business owners usually know their clients by name and appreciate the business. In order to keep the small-town feel we all remember

and enjoy so much – playing in the park without parents, yellow school buses, farmers’ markets – we need to support our small-town merchants.

We encourage you to help maintain the diver-sity and distinctive flavor of your community. Local merchants build strong neighbourhoods by sustaining communities, linking neighbors, and by contributing more to local festivals and causes.

Many independent retailers carry hand-made, unique gift ideas. Consider purchasing an origi-nal piece of art while at an art show, supporting your local fashion designer, and attending local community events. Together we can help shape our city and together we can grow.

AT’s consumer guide – a directory of our partners.

Every day could be a shop local day!

Ensure your location is included in our spring consumer guide!

Listings $150 and free with display [email protected] (2787)


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Italian Centre Shop Ltd.10878 – 95 Street, (780) 424-48695028 – 104A Street, (780) 989-4869Lucky 97 Market10725 – 97 Street, (780) 424-8011

HEALTH – ACUPUNCTURE/HERBALISTSAJM Acupuncture

#44, 143 Liberton Drive, St. Albert, (780) 459-2788Alberta Acupuncture Clinic10859 – 97 Street, (780) 424-9133Southeast Asia Herbs & Co.10666 – 97 Street, (780) 426-3254

HEALTH – CHIROPRACTOR/ MASSAGEAcademy of Reflexology

(780) 235-3720Alberta Massage Therapy Supplies www.amts.ca, 1-866-449-5165Association of Massage Therapists and Wholistic Practitionerswww.amtwp.orgBack Basics & Foot Care11610 – 75 Avenue, (780) 436-8059Dickinsfield Wholistic Therapy#1, Dickinsfield Mall, (780) 233-1116Edmonton Neck & Back Clinic4249 – 97 Street, (780) 989-6008Me Time with Valerie780-901-7582www.metimewithvalerie.comPause Massage11807 – 105 Avenue, (780) 732-2272

HEALTH – FITNESS/SPASAthletica Sport & Fitness

(780) 641-0888Divine Body Spa17026 – 95 Avenue, (780) 481-9SPA (9772)Dr. J. Y. Liao11516 Jasper Avenue, (780) 482-1548External Affairs 13303 – 127 Street, (780) 455-27548 Mission Avenue, St.Albert, (780) 459-5520Healing Connections10548 – 115 Street, (780) 488-9779Healing Water Spa10740 Whyte Avenue, (780) 988-7873Sandhar Homeopathic Clinic10704 Whyte Avenue, (780) 439-6907Sacred Diva Healing Centre for Women10830 – 124 Street, (780) 488-3482

INTERIORS – DESIGNUnfauxgettable Interiors5004 – 50 Street, (780) 929-6568

INTERIORS – FLOORINGSears Floor Covering Centres

2828 Calgary Trail South, (780) 452-616916307 – 111 Avenue, (780) 452-6169

INSURANCEDyberg Insurance10756 Whyte Avenue, (780) 432-7595

J. Folk & Associates(780) 701-5459MHK Insurance12316 – 107 Avenue, (780) 454-9363

INTERNET WEBPAGE DESIGNNext Generation Consulting Inc(780) 937 – ARTS (2787)

LAWYERSBurkinshaw Law#90-130 Broadway Blvd,

Sherwood Park, (780) 449-3391Deckert Allen Cymbaluk LLP301, 5201 – 51 Avenue, Wetaskiwin (780) 387-5422McLennan Ross 12220 Stony Plain Road, (780) 482-9200

LIMOUSINESBlue Sky Limos

Edmonton, (780) 432-0000Calgary, (403) 225-0000Red Deer, (403) 358-2200Prestige Limousine(780) 463-5000

LIQUOR STORE121 Jasper Liquor Store12110 Jasper Avenue, (780) 453-0003

Aristrocrat Liquor9220 – 34 Avenue, (780) 462-64138120 Whyte Avenue, (780) 463-8274#15, 9261 – 34 Avenue, (780) 437-948012068 Jasper Avenue, (780) 455-91154234 – 66 Street, (780) 448-5975Suite 109, 5001 – 30 Avenue, Beaumont, (780) 929-6800102, 3802 – 49 Avenue, Stony Plain, (780) 963-0100Bin 104 Fine Wine & Spirits5252 Calgary Trail South, (780) 436-8850Budget Beer & Spirits4106 – 49 Street, (780) 352-5774Devine Wines & Spirits10111 – 104 Street, (780) 421-9463Ensante WineryBox 110 Brosseau, (780) 657-2275Royal Imperial Liquor9647 – 107A Avenue, (780) 423-1988Sherbrooke Liquor Store11819 St. Albert Trail NW, (780) 455-4556

LOCKSMITHDial Locksmith Ltd./Safe World10771 – 101 Street, (780) 420-6664

MORTGAGE BROKERSTMG The Mortgage Group(780) 640-8908

PETSThe Bone & Biscuit140 – 11 Athabascan Avenue,

Sherwood Park, (780) 449-33403506 B Tudor Glen Market, St.Albert, (780) 470-33406282 – 199 Street NW, Hampton Market, (780) 756-1535Dogs Aquatherapy9738 – 182 Street, (780) 443-3113Fabulous Furballs#116, 2755 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park, (780) 416-8266Terwillegar Veterinary Clinic14735 – 40 Avenue, (780) 435-8387

PHOTOGRAPHY/ VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICESCandid Canine Pet Photography

(780) 235-1605Ealanta Photography(780) 619-3582Kiets Photo Studio 10649 – 99 Street, (780) 420-6085MacAlley StudiosHull Block, Suite 203, 9664 – 106 Avenue, (780) 420-6680/(780) 233-5446Presto! Digital ColourgradeHull Block, Suite 302, 9664 – 106 Avenue, (780) 421-9980Tin Can Paparazzi(780) 488-0097Tobeinpictures.com#2, 10026 – 102 Street, (780) 479-2831

PILATES/YOGAIntegration Pilates Studio10565 – 114 Street, (780) 421-9853

Shanti Yoga#2, 10026 – 102 Street, (780) 421-9444Sublime Body Pilates Studio#101, 4109 – 106 Street, (780) 239-5739Lotus Soul Gym Yoga10816 – 95 Street, (780) 428-5202

PLUMBINGNeuman Plumbing (1979)10640 – 95 Street, (780) 429-0295

PROFESSIONALS – CONSULTING SERVICESNext Generation Consulting Inc

(780) 937-ARTS (2787) Richard W. Chew (Accounting) Bsmt, 10944 – 97 Street, (780) 424-9488Smart Business Services Inc.Yorkton Pacific Mall, #115, 9700 – 105 Avenue, (780) 483-8888Sunny Driving School Ltd.BMA Centre, 212, 10708 – 97 Street, (780) 424-5508Taking Flight International Corp.Grand Manor, 9703 – 108 Avenue, (780) 473-6732/(780) 498-6722


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PSYCHOLOGISTDeb Deeter(780) 886-3496

Massiah Counselling Services#203, 10129 – 124 Street, (780) 415-5434

RADIOCKUA Radio Networkwww.ckua.com, 94.9 FM

REAL ESTATE/AGENTComfree www.comfree.com, (780) 444-3131

REAL ESTATE – DEVELOPMENT/ HOME INSPECTION

RDC Inspections(780) 458-0066Regal Ridgewww.regalridge.com, (250) 535-0227Yorkton Groupwww.yorktongroup.com, 1-866-409-8228

RETAILCarbon Environmental Boutique10184 – 104 Street, (780) 498-1900

Cosafina10508 – 109 Street, (780) 428-1415Go To Your Room17284 Stony Plain RoadVelocity Cycle7208 – 101 Avenue, (780) 466-8133

SCREENING FACILITIES,Alberta Cancer Board – Screen Test

311, 109 Street & Princess Elizabeth Avenue, (780) 474-4300Amiha Diagnostic Imaging45 St. Thomas Street, St. Albert, (780) 458-0104Breast Centre Radiology Mammography & Ultrasound7121 – 109 Street, (780) 434 9147Breast Centre Radiology Mammography & Ultrasound – Callingwood329, 6650 – 177 Street, (780) 434 9147Breast Imaging Centres – Medical Imaging ConsultantsToll Free 1-800-355-1755Breast Imaging Centres – Medical Imaging Consultants – Century Park201, 2377 – 111 Street NW, (780) 461-8520/(780) 461-8524Breast Imaging Centres – Medical Imaging Consultants – Hys Centre203, 11010 – 101 Street, (780) 450-1500Breast Imaging Centres – Medical Imaging Consultants – Summit Centre102, 200 Boudreau Road, St. Albert, (780) 450-1500Breast Imaging Centres – Medical Imaging Consultants – Tawa Centre Clinic2nd Flr and Lower Level, 3017 – 66 Street, (780) 450-1500CML HealthCare – Athabasca Place114, 80 Chippewa Road, Sherwood Park, (780) 467-2773CML HealthCare – MIRA Diagnostic Centre103, 11910 – 111 Avenue, (780) 452-9711CML HealthCare – Northtown Mall Diagnostic Imaging134, 9450 – 137 Avenue, (780) 478-7221

Insight Medical ImagingToll Free 1-866-771-9446Insight Medical Imaging – Castledowns15309 Castledowns Road, (780) 669-2222Insight Medical Imaging – Heritage2049 – 111 Street, (780) 669-2222Insight Medical Imaging – Hermitage12779 – 50 Street, (780) 669-2222Insight Medical Imaging – Meadowlark200 Meadowlark Health Centre, 87 Avenue & 156 Street, (780) 669-2222Insight Medical Imaging – Sherwood Park136 Athabascan Avenue, Sherwood Park, (780) 669-2222Insight Medical Imaging – Spruce Grove226B McLeod Avenue, Spruce Grove, (780) 669-2222Insight Medical Imaging – The Breast Centre Lendrum5814 – 111 Street, (780) 669-2222The X-Ray Clinic at Northgate Centre2018, 9499 – 137 Avenue, (780) 476-9729

SIGNAGEFast Signs11719 – 179 Street,

(780) 444-FAST (3278)Sign Source10540 – 124 Street, (780) 421-1451

SPECIALTIES124 Street & Area BRZwww.124st.ca

310-FIRE(780) 310-3473Alectra Theatre Arts Company10967 – 97 Street, (780) 462-2548Architectural Clearinghouse11507 – 120 Street, (780) 436-1222Brew for Less 10746 – 95 Street, (780) 426-6046/(780) 422-0488City of Edmonton www.edmonton.caCity of Wetaskiwin(780) 361-4417Credit Info Canadawww.creditinfocanada.ca, 1-877-386-1183Edmonton BMX Association6850 – 88 Street, (780) 485-2690Edmonton Chamber of Commerce600, 9990 Jasper Avenue, (780) 426-4620Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival www.edmontondragonboatfestival.comEdmonton Economic Development Corporationwww.edmontonstories.caEmployabilities1-866-945-4633EnviroPerfect Solutions#101, 15334 – 123 Avenue, (780) 447-9600EPCORwww.epcor.caGreen Clean Squad3519 – 109 Street, (780) 695-9851Keep Edmonton Originalwww.keepedmontonoriginal.comOff the Grid Renewable Energywww.getoffthegrid.ca, (780) 868-6952Old Strathconawww.oldstrathcona.caOld Strathcona Foundation

www.oldstrathconafoundation.ca, (780) 433-5866Multicultural Health Brokers Cooperative10867 – 97 Street, (780) 991-2799Paddy’s Cheese Shop12509 – 102 Avenue, (780) 413-0367Sherwood Meats#136, 2755 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park, (780) 467-3385Sherwood Park Rotary Club50 Spruce Avenue, Sherwood ParkSOCANwww.socanfoundation.ca(780) 439-9049Spinelli’s Wine Juice 10878 – 95 Street, (780) 424-4869Vanguard Collectionwww.vanguardcollection.com, (800) 487-1163Writers Beyond Borderswww.writersbeyondborders.ca

TAILORS/DRY CLEANINGEden Tailor 10913 – 97 Street, (780) 424-1640

Little Boat10612 – 97 Street, (780) 420-1213Lucky 97 Tailors 9643A – 107A Avenue, (780) 425-1397West Asia Tailoring10669 – 97 Street, (780) 428-1943

TOBACCONISTSBurlington Tobacconists10468 Whyte Avenue,

(780) 439-8519Hub Cigar & Newsstand8118 Gateway Blvd, (780) 439-0144

TRANSPORTATIONWestcanbulk Transport (403) 279-1683

www.westcanbulktransport.com

TRAVEL AGENCIESCitizen Travel Ltd. 10653 – 97 Street, (780) 429-3388

Going Places Travel Group Inc. 10720 – 95 Street, (780) 414-6489Jolly Time Travel Service Ltd. Yorkton Pacific Mall, #128, 9700 – 105 Avenue,(780) 428-8484Messt Alberta Ltd.10834 – 97 Street, (780) 424-1777Polonez Travel Agency Ltd.9915 – 108 Avenue, (780) 424-0521Skyline Connection Travel Ltd.10553A – 97 Street, (780) 429-8838

WEDDING COMMISSIONERSuffolk House66 52343 RR 211, (780) 922-4072


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WLive YOUR Life We start out in life with our eyes open to the world. We have no fears and think we are indestructible. Some people experience things that cause them to grow up too fast while others are babied and may never grow up. A child appreciates every new experience and seniors have so many experiences to share. But what happens to us in between those important stages of our lives?

Remember that hard work does pay off and that you should never chase money. Do what you love and the money will follow you. One should look forward to waking up each and every day knowing that he/she makes a difference. Spend time with your children – they grow up too fast. When they are older and have time to reflect on their childhood, what do you hope they remember?

My childhood memories are fond ones and too numerous to name. I thank my parents for never complaining about work in front of us, for teaching us the rewards of hard work and most importantly, the value of family.

It is with great pleasure, humility and a sense of accomplishment, we share with you our best issue yet. It has been an amazing but arduous journey and we hope that you have enjoyed the ride. Alternative Trends has been celebrating and highlighting ART Trends for FIVE whole years – the milestone we have worked towards ! We hope to continue to discuss and explore the latest trends we encounter in life, the art that

brings us inspiration and the questions we all have about the little (and big) things that make living interesting and exciting. We are a lifestyle magazine with a special interest in the arts.

Thank you to my amazing team for ensuring each issue is better than the last and thank you for subscribing.

Quarterly Connections took place on September 18, 2010 in the art gallery space that temporarily housed Edmonton’s Art Gallery of Alberta. If you have not been to the Faculty of Extension Building downtown you must visit this historical site.

The Faculty of Extension had its start in the basement of Assiniboia Hall in 1912. Known at that time as the Department of Extension, its mission was to reach out to Alberta’s predominantly rural/agricultural communities to find out what the University could do for them beyond the walls of its classrooms and laboratories.

The name of the renovated HBC building is Enterprise Square. The name was selected to reflect the various academic, commercial, private and cultural enterprises housed under the one roof. The word square was selected to correspond not only to the shape of the building, but also to the open area inside, which provides a key meeting and gathering space.

Thank you to the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Liberal Studies for celebrating Alberta Arts Days with Alternative Trends; together we hosted an amazing event. Thank you to all our guests for attending; we know you had many choices as celebrating the Arts is a provincial initiative and many plan events during this time. We had over 600 people walk through our doors in the four hours we were open. Visit page 10 as we share our photos with you.

In Money Matters, we know discussing your financial situation is like writing in your diary – personal. Have you opened your tax free savings account yet? What are you waiting for? We help you understand TFSAs on page 31.

In Road to Success we highlight artists and their stories. We want to find emerging artists – the unknowns that should be known.

On page 42 we share with you a sneak peek at the many artists we have profiled in past issues of Alternative Trends. We will continue to profile four artists in every future issue. So let us know if you are an artist we should have heard of.

2010 also brought us the introduction of a new regular feature – Alberta’s Top Music Artist. We have always profiled musicians in Rx for Music but they have been from all over the globe and we want the world to know about the many talented artists we have right here in Canada and more importantly, here in Alberta. Visit page 24 where we share a child’s dream come true – a chance to speak with Ian Tyson, legendary country singer.

Our consumer guide is a list of our partners. Thank you for your continued support! Please visit page 63 for a directory of local businesses you should visit.

Our advertisers would love to hear that you saw their ad in Alternative Trends, as this helps them track their marketing initiatives. When you call them, please let them know you saw their ad in Alternative Trends – a magazine that brings advertisers and readers together – one ad at a time.

Your business, our readers – connected.We are all artists today and the world is

our canvas. What does your world look like?I share Alternative Trends with you –

my canvas, my world!If money were no obstacle, how would

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