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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

There are those spe-

cial people who

just have a way

with today’s youth – they

can really connect with

them, and even help to

strongly infl uence them in

a range of positive ways.

Matt Gould, 58, is one of

those people. He’s been at

the helm of Red Deer’s Tree

House Youth Theatre as ar-

tistic director for 10 years,

and has decided that at the

end of this spring’s produc-

tion, it’s time to move on.

Tree House Youth The-

atre was created in 1988.

The aim of the program is

to build theatrical inter-

est and foster skills in the

young people of Central

Alberta. Gould, an accom-

plished and multi-talented

artist in his own right,

came onboard in 2005.

“I understand that they

have a great affection for

me, and it’s reciprocal,”

he explains of his faithful

band of actors and crew

members. “I totally love

the kids, and I know that I

deal with them really well.”

There’s no question of that

– several return season af-

ter season to sign up. Much

of that is no doubt due to

Gould’s obvious ability to

connect with them and gen-

tly – but fi rmly - challenge

them in terms of their act-

ing abilities.

But he also knows it’s the

troupe as a whole that also

wields such a impact on

these young lives.

“They’re also interact-

ing with a set of other kids,

and this set of other kids be-

comes a family to them and

becomes connected to them.”

Over the years, Tree

House has produced many

compelling shows, running

the gamut from renditions

of classics such as Sleep-

ing Beauty, The Wind and

the Willows and Fiddler on

the Roof to others equally

engaging that have been

penned by Gould himself.

Whatever he has selected

for a given performance,

there is always much that

is unique about it – Gould

has a way of injecting a

raw originality into pretty

much anything he puts his

hand to. “I get in there and

do my work with my quirky

sense, I carry whatever en-

ergy I can to the room – my

expertise, my ignorance

and my love for putting on

shows and telling stories,”

he adds with a smile.

Teresa Neuman, commu-

nity and program facilita-

tor of performing arts for

the City, fi rst met Gould

about 10 years ago when

her daughter became in-

volved with Tree House.

She also served on the

board for a time as well.

“What was really no-

ticeable right from the be-

ginning was that all of a

sudden, there was a real

elevation in the quality of

the work that Tree House

was doing,” she recalls of

Gould’s arrival. “It has al-

ways been an excellent pro-

gram, but the expectation

that Matt brought for those

kids to rise to was some-

thing I hadn’t seen in my

time there up to that point.

“What was also special is

that Matt has such a diverse

set of skills – he’s a visual art-

ist, he’s a designer, he knows

about textiles and costum-

ing, he’s an actor and he’s a

musician. So he brought ev-

erything to the table in one

package, which I think is go-

ing to be a challenge to even

begin to replace in that kind

of a mentor.”

Neuman said she also

has noticed Gould’s ap-

proach to productions has

been different in that it is

often quite minimalistic

in terms of costuming and

set. “What had to come

through in order to make

the production work were

the performances, and the

allowance of the audiences

to use their own imagina-

tions to get there,” she said.

“I think that’s what we be-

gan to see – not only were

the actors challenged to

rise to the expectation, but

the community was chal-

lenged to become more en-

gaged in the productions

because they had to bring

their own imagination to it.

I found that really exciting

right from the beginning.

“I also loved that he real-

ly involved the actors, and

this became more promi-

nent through the years in

writing scripts themselves,

and bringing their own ex-

periences to those scripts.

So they did quite a bit of

original material – his own

writing, but my impres-

sion is also that the young

actors had a role in adding

to material with their own

personalities and experi-

ences as well.

“I’m always amazed and

come away thinking, how

did he get those kids to do

that? Whether it’s the edgy

material that they are tak-

ing risks with or something

like Sweeney Todd which

is incredibly diffi cult mu-

sic for anyone of any age

to hang onto. They perse-

vered and they pulled it off.

Youth love to be challenged

and they will rise to that.

I think that’s why they re-

spect him so much.”

As for Gould’s own jour-

ney into the artistic world,

it stretched back to his ear-

liest days.

“I’ve been singing, per-

forming, teaching and learn-

ing, exhibiting and writing

for essentially 50 years.”

Originally from Edmon-

ton, he recalls consistently

feeling that desire to create.

Much of that started with

musical performance, then

his gift for acting surfaced

in later years.

After high school, Gould

studied radio and televi-

sion at Toronto’s Ryerson

University. But there was a

problem. “I’ve been a tech-

nophobe all my life,” he

laughs. So then he headed

to Sheraton in Oakville to

study animation. It wasn’t

the right fi t either.

Next up, he took a closer

look at painting, which

proved very successful

with exhibitions and even

illustrations utilized in

publications. He moved

home in 1985, continuing

with music and visual arts.

He later relocated to Van-

couver to study fi lmmak-

ing. He returned to Alber-

ta, met his partner Keith

McPhedran in 2001 and

they settled in Red Deer in

2003. The City proved a wel-

coming, close-knit environ-

ment for him to fl ourish. “A

friend of Keith’s cut out an

ad about Tree House Youth

Theatre needing a director

for Beauty and the Beast.”

And a brand new creative

chapter was launched. “My

coming here and connect-

ing was really signifi cant

for me.”

Looking ahead, Gould’s

last show will be a kind of

retrospective – Let the Play

Continue will be his last ma-

jor main stage spring pro-

duction with Tree House.

It’s a fi tting selection.

“It’s a series of scenes

and musical numbers from

all the shows; there will be

scenes from Last Known

Position, Red Deer River Sto-

ries, Mulan, Fiddler on the

Roof, Beauty and the Beast,”

he said, acknowledging how

the preparation has brought

about many memories for

him and the youth. “I think

it’s really fun.”

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LOOKING AHEAD – After one decade, Matt Gould is stepping down from his leadership role with Red Deer’s Tree House Youth Theatre. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

Building a legacy with Tree House Youth TheatreArtistic director Matt Gould is moving on after 10 superb years


BY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express

The jury began delibera-

tions Tuesday afternoon in

the case of Brian Malley.

As of press time Tuesday

afternoon, a verdict had

not been reached.

Malley, 57, was charged

with fi rst-degree murder,

causing an explosion of an

explosive substance likely

to cause serious bodily

harm, death or serious

damage to property and

sending or delivering to a

person an explosive device

in relation to the death of

Victoria Shachtay in 2011.

The charges stem after

an explosion occurred in-

side Shachtay’s Innisfail

residence in November

2011. The incident occurred

after a package disguised

as a Christmas gift was de-

livered to the home which

RCMP confi rmed was the

source of the explosion.

Malley was arrested in

Red Deer on May 25th, 2012.

Shachtay, 23, was dis-

abled and in a wheelchair

from a car collision that

happened in 2004. She was

also a single mother to a

then seven-year-old girl.

RCMP have confi rmed

Malley had known

Shachtay for a number of

years and acted as her fi -

nancial adviser.

Shachtay received a set-

tlement of $575,000 after

her accident. A $200,000

loan was also taken out

on behalf of Shachtay. All

of that money was gone

within four years. Malley

also supported her from his

own personal account in

the amount of $44,000.

During the six-week long

trial, 50 witnesses testifi ed

and 100 exhibits were en-

tered. On Tuesday morn-

ing, Justice Kirk Sisson

read the jury their charge.

“Mr. Malley enters these

proceedings and is pre-

sumed innocent until prov-

en guilty. It is the crown

who bears the burden of

proof and guilt must be

proved beyond a reason-

able doubt,” he said.

Before deliberations, one

juror of the 13 selected was

dismissed. Thirteen were

initially chosen and sat

through proceedings, how-

ever, only 12 jurors can de-

liberate. At the beginning

of the trial, Sisson said his

reasons for having 13 ju-

rors was to ensure the trial

moved forward.

In his closing remarks

to the jury, defense lawyer

Bob Aloneissi said a thou-

sand suspicions do not

amount to proof.

“The investigation was

skewed against Brian Mal-

ley. They don’t have the

right person, the investiga-

tors shut out all other evi-

dence,” he said. “It’s okay

to leave with some suspi-

cions, but it’s not okay to

leave with an unclear con-

science. The puzzle is defec-

tive. We have a huge gap – a

gap the size of the Grand

Canyon. There is no in-

criminating evidence – that

is the big picture. Don’t lose

sight of that.

“Convicting Brian Mal-

ley of any of the three

charges would be wrong – a

travesty of justice. There is

every confi dence beyond a

reasonable doubt that we

have proven Brian Mal-

ley not guilty of all three

charges.”

He added Crown Pros-

ecutor Anders Quist al-

leged that Malley wanted

to “cut his losses” but there

are easier ways than to

purchase bomb parts and

kill Shachtay. “He could

just stop paying. No fuss,

no muss,” he said, adding

Malley made upwards of

$600,000 a year and could

make the decision to con-

tinue paying or not. “He

was under no obligation to

keep giving her money.”

In his closing remarks,

Quist said there is no rea-

sonable doubt that Malley

put together a pipe bomb

in the months leading up

the explosion that killed

Shachtay.

“It was clear Victoria

Shachtay was a diffi cult cli-

ent for Brian Malley. She

didn’t have a job and she

lived off of subsidy. Mr.

Malley wanted their rela-

tionship to end. He thought

she was lazy and annoy-

ing. He wanted to get her

investment back to book

value and then terminate

their relationship – but

it never got back to book

value – it got down to zero.

In July 2011, Mr. Malley be-

gan building a pipe bomb,”

he told the jury. “When

all the evidence is consid-

ered, there is no reason-

able doubt that Mr. Malley

killed Victoria Shachtay. I

urge you to fi nd him guilty

as charged.”

He added Malley’s DNA

evidence found on the pack-

age delivered to Shachtay’s

home is key.

“There is no evidence

Mr. Malley ever went inside

Victoria Shachtay’s resi-

dence. Mr. Malley’s DNA

was found on a piece of

tape, paper and cardboard

(that was on the package

delivered to Shachtay’s

residence). I suggest to you

that Mr. Malley’s DNA was

on the bomb package be-

cause Mr. Malley put the

package there.”

Meanwhile, the defense

opened their case last week

and court heard from Mal-

ley’s mother-in-law Fran-

ces Poelzer. Malley was

ordered to live with her as

part of his bail after his re-

lease in 2012.

Poelzer said when she

heard of the charges she

was, “Shocked that he was

charged. I found it diffi cult

to comprehend.”

Poelzer said while Mal-

ley stayed at her residence

after he was released on

bail, she was aware her

home as well as her phones

were bugged by the police.

She also testifi ed she was

visited by two RCMP mem-

bers while staying at her

home in Texas who were in-

terested in questioning her.

When asked by Quist

about refusing to speak to

the police, she said she did

not want to talk to them.

“They got pushy. I did get

a little cranky and I didn’t

want them to come in. I

didn’t listen to what my

family said or what anyone

said. I didn’t want any part

of it.”

Poelzer said she met

Shachtay on three occa-

sions – during a Run for

the Cure event, at the In-

nisfail gas station where

Shachtay worked at and at

Shachtay’s home in which

Poelzer accompanied Mal-

ley’s wife Christine.

Poelzer said she and

Christine walked to

Shachtay’s home from

the Malley residence and

stayed for about 15 to 20

minutes. “There was a con-

versation and then we left.

I don’t remember what was

being talked about.”

Poelzer described the

fourplex as having stairs

up to the front door.

“I am going to suggest

to you that that never hap-

pened,” said Quist. “Some-

one told you to say that.”

Poelzer denied the alle-

gations.

“You say that there were

stairs leading up to the

fourplex?” Quist asked.

Poelzer replied, “Yes.”

“Those are all of my

questions,” Quist said.

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A mother is left reeling

after the sentencing hear-

ing for the man responsible

for her son’s death was

rescheduled in Red Deer

court last week.

The sentencing hearing

for Tyler James Wilson, 19,

of Brooks, was scheduled

to take place on Feb. 18th

but the matter was post-

poned. The hearing will

now be held March. 3rd in

Red Deer Provincial Court.

Wilson pleaded guilty

to one count of dangerous

driving causing death after

a collision on Nov. 2nd, 2013

took place which killed

Jonathon David Wood, 33,

of Red Deer.

At 3:30 a.m. that day, the

Red Deer City RCMP and

Red Deer Emergency Ser-

vices were dispatched to

a motor vehicle collision

at the intersection of 30th

Ave. and 32nd St.

The investigation re-

vealed an Alberta Gold

Taxi was stopped at the

intersection facing north-

bound when a truck trav-

eling north rear-ended the

taxi. At the time the taxi

was under hire and had a

sole occupant in the rear

passenger seat. The colli-

sion caused extensive dam-

age on impact to the taxi-

cab and the truck rolled

onto its side blocking the

intersection.

Wood died in the crash

while the taxicab driver

was taken to hospital to be

treated for his injuries.

As part of the postpone-

ment on Feb. 18th, Wilson

surrendered himself into

custody and his bail was

revoked. He will remain in

custody until his sentenc-

ing hearing.

Lori Church, Wood’s

mother, said she never ex-

pected the hearing would

be postponed. “It may add

stress to me, and some-

times we look at it selfi shly

like that, but the one here

who is ultimately lost is

Jon. We don’t lose sight of

that – the court does and

the process does – but we

don’t.”

Church said the last two

years have been extremely

hard on her and her family.

“It’s diffi cult to explain

sometimes because we lost

someone who left us with

a very powerful legacy

– someone who when he

died had on the top of his

facebook page, ‘Keep your

head up, keep your heart

strong’,” she said. “One

thing we have gone through

as a family is that this is a

trauma and we are suffer-

ing post traumatic stress –

we have lost memory and it

is very diffi cult.

“Imagine families who

have to navigate this and

also experience the post

traumatic stress – we are

not the only ones who are

experiencing this. To try

to know what to do or to

try and to fi nd the right av-

enue, it’s very challenging

when you are in the throws

of this trauma. At the same

time that trauma almost

serves to belittle you in the

eyes of everyone around

you. It’s kind of two-fold.

People think you are dam-

aged and you are over-

wrought and you are not

thinking clearly. It’s true,

we are not thinking clearly

and we are overwrought,

but at the same time we’re

very acutely aware of the

injustices and the things

that are going on in the

courtroom and in the court

justice system that are sim-

ply wrong.”

She added to combat

drinking and driving and

to help get the message

through that it is not some-

thing that is ok, she said so-

ciety must get to the root of

the problem. “There is no

accountability and there

is a sense of entitlement

in our community. It is so

prevalent – it’s like I am

entitled to drive and I am

entitled to do whatever I

please.”

Meanwhile, Church

remembered her son as

someone who touched the

lives of many. “He was a

genuinely authentic, car-

ing person. Jon connected

with a lot of people – old

and young. He was playful

and fun. He was extremely

inquisitive and smart,” she

said. “From an early age he

always pushed his limits.”

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STRONG MESSAGE – Placed outside of the Red Deer Courthouse on Feb. 18th was a tribute to Jonathon David Wood, 33, of Red Deer. Wood died after a crash in November 2013. Tyler James Wilson, 19, of Brooks has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. A sentencing hearing for Wilson was scheduled to take place Feb. 18th, but was postponed until March 3rd. Erin Fawcett/Red Deer Express

Mother speaks out after son killed in 2013 car crashTyler Wilson sentencing has been postponed to next week in Red Deer court


OPINION

A few days after the Su-

preme Court of Canada

overturned the prohibition

against doctor-assisted sui-

cide, I received a note from

a wonderful colleague of

mine saying that her clos-

est friend’s 53 year old son

had just died of spinal can-

cer.

Two weeks before his

death he had visited his

general practitioner, expe-

riencing “terrible pain.”

Despite his anguish, his

physician refused to give

him morphine, claim-

ing that because he was

a smoker, he was, “More

likely to become addicted.”

While this seems unfath-

omable, even grotesque,

ignorance and lack of skill

in attending to the needs of

dying patients are still trag-

ically common in Canada.

Despite the impressive

strides that palliative care

has taken – in areas such as

pain and symptom manage-

ment, and sensitivities to

the psychosocial, existen-

tial and spiritual challeng-

es facing dying patients

and their families – at their

time of licensure physi-

cians have been taught less

about pain management

than those graduating from

veterinary medicine.

Doctors are also not

generally well trained to

engage in end-of-life con-

versations, meaning that

goals of care often remain

unclear; and patients may

not receive the care they

want, nor the opportunity

to live out their fi nal days

in the place they would

want to die.

In light of the Supreme

Court’s decision, these is-

sues have never been more

important, nor the need

to resolve them ever more

pressing. The Court has

given Parliament a year to

sort out how it will move

forward and rewrite the

criminal code. Within these

deliberations, it should be

noted that the authority to

provide a hastened death

will be conferred on physi-

cians, many of whom lack

core competencies to care

for patients nearing death.

To be clear, dying badly

in Canada will rarely be

the fallout of not having

access to a lethal overdose

or injection, and almost in-

variably, the result of inad-

equate or substandard end-

of-life care.

With the clock ticking,

the time for physicians

to learn how to look after

their patients until the very

end, is now.

The Supreme Court felt

that patients needed to be

provided more choices. By

adding doctor-assisted sui-

cide into the mix, what op-

tions will dying patients in

Canada actually have?

For 70 to 80% of Canadi-

ans, palliative care is not

available and hence, not a

real choice. A dear friend

of mine recently died of

brain cancer.

She spent her fi nal

months in hospice, where

she received exquisite end-

of-life care.

She died comfortably,

and in as much peace as

can be found by someone

having to leave this world

far too soon.

In the future, how might

this kind of scenario play

itself out in the many Ca-

nadian settings that do not

have adequate palliative

care? There, the choices

will come down to settling

for sub-optimal care; dis-

locating from friends and

family to seek out better

care elsewhere; or, if one

is so inclined, considering

medically hastened death.

We are about to become

a country that extends pa-

tients the right to a has-

tened death, but offers no

legislative guarantees or

assurances that they will

be well looked after until

they die.

As Canada deliberates

its response to the Court’s

decision, federal and pro-

vincial governments will

need to make substantive

investments in hospice and

palliative care in order to

offer patients and families

choices that are equitable,

compassionate and real.

While autonomy has

driven the ‘right to die’

agenda, fear has been its

engine. Now policy mak-

ers will need to grapple

with how to draw a circle

around autonomy, which

means determining for

whom and under what con-

ditions medically hastened

death will be permitted.

Establishing those

boundaries has implica-

tions for who will feel more

or less afraid, who will feel

more or less valued and

who will anticipate death

with more or less sense of

calm.

Of this we can be sure:

the width of that circle and

the stability of its diameter

will profoundly infl uence

the culture of caring for

dying Canadians, and those

amongst us who are most

vulnerable, for generations

to come.

Harvey Max Chochinov is an expert advisor with Evi-denceNetwork.ca and a Dis-tinguished Professor of Psy-chiatry at the University of Manitoba. His column is distrib-uted through Troy Media.

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Nobody likes to think about being checked

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March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month

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The statistics certainly demand attention.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of

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One in 13 men is expected to develop

colorectal cancer during his lifetime and one

in 29 will die of it. One in 16 women is expect-

ed to develop it during her lifetime and one

in 31 will die of it.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society,

there is no single cause of colorectal can-

cer, but some factors appear to increase the

risk of developing it. These include being 50

or older, having polyps, a family history of

colorectal cancer - especially if the relative

developed colorectal cancer before the age of

45.

Other risk factors include a history of in-

fl ammatory bowel disease, a diet high in red

meat, processed meat, alcohol consumption,

smoking, physical inactivity and obesity.

But there is some good news amidst the

grim statistics – surprisingly, colon cancer is

one of the most preventable forms of cancer.

If caught early, over 90% of these cases could

and should result in a full recovery.

This statistic really emphasizes the im-

portance of being screened. There is hope if

it’s caught early, and that cannot be stressed

enough.

That means undergoing screening, which

of course means having a frank, open dis-

cussion with one’s doctor about what steps

to take in that direction. Screening options

depends on different factors, including age

of the patient and how at risk they happen

to be.

Whether you are average risk or consid-

ered high-risk, the place to start is to be open

about talking about it. Too many people sim-

ply avoid the topic altogether, and tragically

it’s sometimes too late when they are forced

to face facts.

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City council gave their

approval this week to

amend the East Hill Major

Area Structure Plan to re-

locate Fire Station #3.

“This change is need-

ed in order to serve the

needs of our growing City

and ensure we are meet-

ing provincially legislated

standards that require us

to respond to a call within

10 minutes, 90 per cent of

the time,” said Emily Dam-

berger, senior planner.

“Multiple locations were

considered for the new fa-

cility as part of an in depth

review process. The 30th

Ave. and Lees Street loca-

tion was deemed the best

option.”

The station, currently

located on 32nd St., would

continue to be used as a dis-

patch centre and adminis-

trative offi ces. City offi cials

said 50 different locations

were looked at throughout

the City and the approved

location was the best fi t.

Under provincial legis-

lation, the City is required

to meet the High Intensity

Residential Fire (HIRF)

standards, which states

that residential fi res must

be responded to within 10

minutes, 90% of the time.

Currently at the 30th

Ave. and Lees Street loca-

tion, there is a dry storm

water management pond

and a baseball diamond.

The storm water pond will

be reconfi gured to ensure it

will manage stormwater as

intended, and the ball dia-

mond will be relocated to

an alternate location that is

still to be determined.

“We are working to fi nd a

site that works best for the

ball diamond. Where it is

currently, it is not the best

location as it has fl ooded in

the past so there has been

some maintenance that has

had to be done there.” .

During the process of

pinpointing the best loca-

tion for the station, con-

sultants took into consid-

eration several factors

including the cost of land,

the impact on the com-

munity and existing infra-

structure and the location

that would serve the major-

ity of the population.

Factors such as on-street

parking, siren noise and

traffi c congestion were

raised during public con-

sultation.

During the public hear-

ing Monday night, two

residents from Bower ex-

pressed their concerns

about the relocation, say-

ing the move will see the

fi re station be located fur-

ther away from the subdivi-

sion.

“I am opposed to this

move,” said Brenda Gulka.

“As a taxpayer for 30 years,

I am shocked at the lack of

common sense. Leave my

fi re station alone. I hope

you sleep at night when the

next home in Bower burns

to the ground.”

Mayor Tara Veer said she

was in favour of the reloca-

tion.

“We have a responsibility

for the health and safety of

all of our citizens. Because

the City has grown so rap-

idly, of the many, many,

many options considered, I

speak in favour of this mo-

tion.”

The motion passed with

a vote of 8-1. Councillor

Buck Buchanan was op-

posed to relocation.

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Facing the year with a

severe cash shortfall, staff

at the Red Deer Food Bank

are hoping that spreading

the word about the inner

workings of the organiza-

tion will help to spur dona-

tions.

YouTube postings, with

the help of videographer

Roger Bakes, are starting

to be posted on a regular

basis, said Fred Scaife, ex-

ecutive director.

“Typically, coming out

of the Christmas season

we get so much in dona-

tions during those last six

to eight weeks of the year,

that quite often at the be-

ginning of the New Year we

are sitting with our budget

in hand – and that’s not a

bad place to be. But the last

couple of years, we haven’t

had that,” he said.

“Last year, we did not

go into the New Year with

our budget in hand – we

had a shortfall of close to

$200,000,” he said. “And

this year, it’s even worse

than that.

“Our forecasted budget

for 2015 is $550,000. Cur-

rently, we have a grand to-

tal of just south of $200,000.

“It’s a serious cash

crunch, and it doesn’t in-

clude some projects that

we’ve been trying to launch

for a couple of years,” he

said.

“It takes away the energy

to launch these capital proj-

ects, and we have to focus

basically on keeping the

doors open which is what

we are doing right now.”

Part of the problem is

that there aren’t any major

fundraising drives – cash-

wise – until the fall. There

are food gathering initia-

tives, but few specifi c times

where cash is the focus.

“Those keep the food in the

house – we are good with

food.”

Scaife said the food bank

has gone through some

tough times over the 18

years he has worked there,

but this about the worst it’s

ever been, he said.

“Our average operating

expense per month runs

at about $35,000 – we’re not

looking at a lot of months

there,” he added, referring

to the current bank bal-

ance.

There have also been

some cuts to staff – Scaife

said a couple of jobs were

cut and one person went to

part time.

Meanwhile, Scaife is fo-

cusing on further educat-

ing the public about the

food bank in general.

“One of the things we

hope to accomplish with

this video series – which is

going to be a weekly thing

– is we are going to give

people a deeper insight into

what we do here,” he said.

“I think there’s a dis-

connect from a misunder-

standing of what we do.”

Scaife said the series will

explore day-to-day opera-

tions, staff, volunteers and

the roles and contributions

of some donors as well.

Examples would in-

clude businesses who have

stepped forward to help in

key ways.

“We need to get these

kinds of messages out

there to demonstrate to the

business community what

we are doing here,” he said.

“I’ve always believed that

everybody wants to give –

everybody wants to help.

They just need to know

who and why.

“I know this community

supports us. It’s not from

a lack of support that we

don’t have money right

now; it’s from a lack of un-

derstanding the need.”

For more information

about the Red Deer and

District Food Bank call 403-

346-1505.

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For historians across

Canada, February has been

designated as Black His-

tory month. It is an oppor-

tunity to write about and

discuss the rich history of

a part of our community

that was long overlooked in

many history books.

In our region, the Cen-

tral Alberta Historical So-

ciety dedicated nearly its

entire newsletter to Black

History month.

The newsletter included

several stories about the

history of the black com-

munity in Central Alberta

and across Canada. More-

over, on Feb. 15th, Allan

Godard, manager of the

Breton and District Muse-

um, gave a talk on the early

black community of Key-

stone in the Breton area.

Keystone was one of a

number of black settle-

ments established in Alber-

ta between 1908 and 1911.

The other signifi cant

ones established were Am-

ber Valley, Campsie and

Wildwood.

Most of the early settlers

in these communities came

from Oklahoma. Oklahoma

had achieved statehood in

1907 and, subsequently, in-

stituted an extensive legal

system of discrimination.

While the black settlers

from Oklahoma were fl ee-

ing harsh discrimination,

segregation, and frequent

outbreaks of violence, the

reception in Alberta was

generally hostile.

In 1911, the Edmonton

Board of Trade spear-

headed a major effort to

have the Canadian federal

government ban further

immigration of blacks to

Canada.

The organizers of the Al-

berta-wide petition argued

that black settlers would

be, “Ill-suited to the cold

climate of Canada.”

That argument clearly

ignored the fact that many

Afro-Americans from the

northern States experi-

enced just as harsh winters

as Canadians.

Fortunately, when the

Edmonton Board of Trade’s

petition was referred to its

Red Deer counterpart, two

local members vigorously

opposed supporting the

measure. They were Ray-

mond Gaetz, fi rst mayor of

the Town of Red Deer and

Francis Galbraith, fi rst

mayor of the City of Red

Deer. Both men were vehe-

mently against such obvi-

ous racism.

Moreover, some highly

respected blacks had al-

ready settled in Central

Alberta. Among them were

Edward (George) Thomp-

son and his family, who set-

tled in the Magic/Earlville

district, southeast of Po-

noka in 1905.

Edward Thompson was

born in Missouri, the son

of Virginia slaves. He mar-

ried his wife Hattie in 1888.

Their daughter Latechange

was born in Nebraska in

May 1894. Two years after

the Thompsons arrived in

the Magic school district,

tragedy struck. The winter

of 1906-1907 was one of the

worst on record. Deep snow

forced Edward to take a de-

tour from his usual route to

the Earlville store and post

offi ce.

Despite the detour, the

trip through the heavy

snow was exhausting.

Edward collapsed on the

return journey. He was

found frozen to death

along the trail, less than a

kilometre away from his

home and safety. After Ed-

ward’s death, Hattie and

Latechange moved to Po-

noka, where Hattie took

in boarders, did laundry

and cleaned other people’s

houses. The Thompsons

eventually moved to Ed-

monton in the mid-to-late

1920s. Hattie passed away

on Aug. 28th, 1936.

Another early Central

Alberta black pioneer, who

came to Alberta just after

the turn of the last century,

was Fred Douglas Hall.

He was born in Warren

County, Iowa, on April 28,

1865. He came to Alberta in

1903 and was soon working

on ranches and farms in

the Innisfail area. He be-

came a naturalized Canadi-

an in 1907. In 1911, his older

brother Benjamin moved

to Alberta to join him. Just

after the First World War,

Fred and Benjamin moved

to Red Deer, where they

got jobs working as horse

trainers at the Red Deer

Exhibition grounds.

Fred moved out to the

Centreville district, where

he acquired a farm in 1934.

As he got older, Fred moved

to Innisfail for a while, but

then moved to Fillmore,

Saskatchewan in 1956, to

live with his sister-in-law

and her family. Fred passed

away in 1959 at the age of

92. After Benjamin left

Central Alberta, he moved

to the Seattle, Washington

area.

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Both Red Deer Public and Red Deer

Catholic School divisions will begin to

review boundaries as both are set to

get new schools in the coming years.

The Catholic School division will

discuss school boundaries in antici-

pation of the St. Francis of Assisi

Middle School addition and the con-

struction of Blackfalds Kindergarten

to Grade 9 school and St. Joseph’s

High School, while the Red Deer Pub-

lic School division will discuss school

boundaries in anticipation of the new

elementary school approved in Ingle-

wood which is slated to open in the

fall of 2017.

“We are wanting public input at the

front end of things to hear the priori-

ties of what our community and our

parents are,” said Piet Langstraat,

superintendent of Red Deer Public

Schools.

“From there we will build some pos-

sible elementary school boundaries

scenarios. We’ll be putting that back

out online for people to comment on

those. We will bring a recommenda-

tion on the board hopefully before the

end of June.

“I think the important thing is that

we have no preconceived notions

about anything – this is true consul-

tation. We very much want to hear

what people value about where their

kids go to school and as much as pos-

sible we want to be able to work in

their priorities.”

He added the school boundary

change will not take place for a couple

of years, but offi cials want to get an

early start on the project.

“The boundaries will take effect in

September 2017 with the opening of

our new Inglewood school.”

He said on March 3rd school of-

fi cials will meet and speak directly

with people in the Vanier East com-

munity.

They were recently affected when

the Red Deer Public School district

undertook a school boundary review

before Barrie Wilson Elementary

School opened last fall.

“Students were moved from Mattie

McCullough to Barrie Wilson. Now

we have this school that will be clos-

er to them, so I want to talk to them

about that,” he said.

“Logically it would make sense for

them to go to the new school that will

be closer to them, but it means anoth-

er move. It’s never a straightforward

process. It comes with its complica-

tions.”

Paul Mason, superintendent of the

Red Deer Catholic School division

said they are looking forward to hear-

ing from the community.

“We feel it’s important to engage

our community in those conversa-

tions because it enhances the consul-

tation process and increases commu-

nity participation in our schools,” he

said.

Mason said the hope is by mid-

spring that recommendations will be

presented to the Catholic board.

“The recommendations will stem

from the public feedback but also

from our guiding principles.”

Upcoming open houses for the Red

Deer Public School District include

Feb. 26th at Central Services District

Offi ce from 1 to 3 p.m.; March 3rd at

Hunting Hills High School from 7 to

9 p.m. (with a Vanier Woods focus);

March 10th at Mountview Elementa-

ry School from 7 to 9 p.m. (City-wide

school council) and March 18th at GH

Dawe School from 7 to 9 p.m. (with a

northwest Red Deer focus).

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BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

Former Red Deer City

Councilor Jeff Dawson an-

nounced recently he will be

seeking the nomination for

the PC Association of Al-

berta for Red Deer North in

the upcoming run for MLA.

“With recent changes in

the economy, Red Deerians

and Albertans are facing

challenging times,” ex-

plained Dawson. “My vi-

sion for this constituency

is to ensure that we are not

forgotten at the provincial

table, and to ensure that

all caucus members un-

derstand the pressing con-

cerns of this area. Mary

Anne Jablonski left big

shoes to fi ll.”

With the support of Red

Deer North, Dawson said

he hopes to stretch those

shoes just a bit further and

provide the exceptional

representation this con-

stituency deserves. Daw-

son spent 12 years and four

terms on Red Deer’s City

council, which he believes

has prepared him well for

the role of MLA.

“Council is very diverse

and although it is non-

partisan politics there are

certainly people on council

with conservative, liberal,

and NDP mindsets so it

gave me a chance to learn

to work beside and effec-

tively with many different

mindsets,” said Dawson,

adding his time spent on

the steering committee

which designed and built

the Collicutt Centre has al-

lowed him to see his work

be put to good use already.

“As a member of the Col-

licutt Centre now, when I

go there it always amazes

me how well and to amount

that it is used – it is used so

much more than those of

us on the committee ever

dreamed it would be and in

such vibrant community-

enriching ways.”

Dawson’s time on coun-

cil also allowed him to be a

part of major renovations

to other recreation facili-

ties, and several police and

emergency services sta-

tions, to which he said gave

him a better grasp of the

broader picture in munici-

pal governance and local

issues.

He explained his love of

politics came at the age of

16.

“I knew from a young

age that I wanted to get

involved in politics but I

just didn’t know where or

when,” said Dawson. “I

started having this fi erce

desire to be involved in it so

I began doing my research

and all of the politicians I

researched were in their

40s so I thought that if I was

going to do it I would have

to wait until I was 40.

“But by my early 20s I

fi gured I had waited long

enough so I decided to run

for City council and ended

up serving 12 years.”

While Dawson never had

extensive plans originally

to run for MLA or the PC

nomination, after the re-

tirement of former Red

Deer North MLA Jablon-

ski, he said his phone was

ringing with calls from

those asking when he

would be making his an-

nouncement to run and

people asking if he planned

to run in general.

“After talking with close

friends, family, and a few

people I really trust it just

seemed as though the tim-

ing was right.

“I was starting to get

that burning feeling in my

stomach, the kind you get

when something feels right

so I said to myself, ‘Let’s do

it’.”

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BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

The Alberta Party hosted

its annual general meeting

in Red Deer this past week-

end at the Radisson Hotel

where around 150 members

joined to discuss the par-

ty’s policies.

Leader Greg Clark, who

founded an oil and gas tech

company before becoming

party leader in 2013, stated

in an interview following

the weekend’s event that

he felt the energy and opti-

mism at the event were very

inspiring.

Provincial political par-

ties are busy preparing for

a potential snap election

and Clark believes his par-

ty is well set in preparing

their candidates, stating he

believes the unnecessary

cost of an early election

shows Premier Prentice,

“Doesn’t want a fair fi ght.

“He wants to take ad-

vantage of the opposi-

tion’s current weak state

after having hollowed out

the Wildrose by taking on

most of their MLAs, and

especially with two parties

having interim leaders go-

ing into this election,” said

Clark. “That being said,

the Alberta Party is ready

and we want to go for qual-

ity over quantity when it

comes to candidates.

“This means we may not

run 87 candidates but the

ones we do run will have

very strong connections

with the people they want

to represent, as our goal

is to give Albertans a real

choice.”

Over the past fi ve years

the party has worked to

gain an understanding of

Albertans’ wants and needs

through a project deemed

‘The Big Listen’, he said.

Party members across

the province heard from

as many Albertans as they

could and formed the par-

ty’s policies based on what

they heard.

“The Alberta Party was

founded on the principles

of ‘The Big Listen’ and the

people we have heard from

have shown people really

want Alberta to be on a

more stable footing,” said

Clark. “Essentially they

want to see less reliance on

unreliable resource reve-

nues to fund core programs

and we’ve heard that over

and over again.”

Clark added that infra-

structure was also a core

concern stating that people

wish to see a change in the

lack of infrastructure ac-

crued over the last 15 years.

“We need to ensure we

are building the long-term

care facilities, health fa-

cilities, and schools that we

are going to need for future

generations and those are

the things Albertans really

want,” said Clark. “We’ve

also heard people saying

over and over again that

they want to see a plan from

our provincial government

and that’s something they

really haven’t seen from

our current government.”

The party took what it

learned during the project

and implemented it into

‘The Big Vision’ in which

they posed a number of

policies based on what they

heard including policies

which would see Alberta

shift towards a more pro-

gressive tax and also diver-

sify the economy.

“By moving to a more

progressive income tax it

would be more fair to lower

and middle-class earners

while generating signifi -

cantly higher revenues that

could be used to stabilize

our roller coaster econo-

my,” he said.

“We could use that rev-

enue to make sure we were

able to build the care fa-

cilities and schools we need

and that way when the

price of oil did rise again

we would be able to put

those resource revenues

into the Heritage Fund for

when we would really need

them again so both current

and future generations

could benefi t from our re-

source wealth.”

Clark added he believes

Alberta needs to look past

oil and gas as the only driv-

ing force behind the econ-

omy, adding he would like

to see a higher emphasis

placed on agriculture.

“We are one of the half

a dozen countries in the

world which is a signifi cant

producer of agriculture

for export and if we can

fi nd ways of supporting Al-

berta’s agri-food business,

then that is a great way of

diversifying our economy,”

said Clark.

“It’s something the world

will always need and it’s

something that Albertans

are great at.”

Clark added another vi-

able option for Alberta

would be to encourage en-

vironmental stewardship

within the energy sector.

“By having a lesser im-

pact on our environment

from our energy produc-

tion and proving this is our

focus then the world will

want to do business with

Alberta more so than it al-

ready does, and that’s our

best option to get access to

markets because the world

will recognize Alberta is an

environmental leader and

that by working with us and

buying our oil and gas, they

are really being part of the

solution and not the prob-

lem to some of the issues

our world is facing like cli-

mate change,” he said.

“Now is the time to be

bold and for our govern-

ment to choose to lead and

transform Alberta’s econo-

my to get off of the oil and

gas roller coaster once and

for all.”

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EVENTSPerogie Supper runs Feb. 26th

from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall - 3932 - 46th St. Tickets are available at the door. No advance ticket sales. Adults - $11; children 10 years and under - $6. 403-347-2335.

Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present ‘Take a Second Look at Your Plate: Photographs by Anne Marie Resta’, which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery through to April 26th. Our First Friday Red Deer is March 6th from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments served.

Dr. Laura Davis, Red Deer College faculty member, will give the inaugural lecture on Margaret Atwood’s recently published book, Stone Mattress Nine Tales, on March 3, 6:50 - 7 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium. Dr. Davis teaches and researches in the areas of Canadian litera-ture, contemporary women’s literature, and writing studies. She has a forthcoming book on Laurence and is working on a book about the correspon-dence between Laurence and her publisher, Jack McClelland. Tickets for the lecture are $10 and will be available at the door. Tickets will also be sold in advance at the Red Deer Downtown, Timberland and Dawe branch checkout counters.

CAPS, the Central Alberta Photographic Society, meets Feb. 25th, 6:45 – 9 p.m. at the Golden Circle. Club Member Jim McKinley will present on time lapse photography, which allows you to take multiple images and combine them into a video such as stars rotating through the night sky. More at www.centralalberta-photographicsociety.com.

Tickets are now available (via the music room at HHHS) for the upcoming annual high school swing dance (and dinner) to be held on Feb. 27th at Festival Hall. Dinner and dance with three live jazz bands - al-ways a highlight of the year! For additional information, contact Mr. Greg Wheeler at

[email protected] or 403-342-6655 ext. 1313.

Town & Country Dance Lessons 1) 7 p.m. A Step Above Basics. 2) 8 p.m. Basics Social Dance (Foxtrot, Polka, Two-Step, Waltz) Tuesday evenings to March 10th. BowerKin Community Centre - 85 Boyce St. Pre-register at 403-728-3333 or 403-391-3016 or email email [email protected].

Travel Memories runs March 4th from 2-3:30 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library, downtown branch, Snell Auditorium. Our speaker travelled to Bolivia! From the largest salt fl ats on the planet to lively market towns, lofty snowy peaks, rainforests, sand dunes

and bustling cities, Bolivia is a country of remarkable variety. If you plan to bring a group, or for more, contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

Enjoy the fun and food of Atlantic Canada with the Alzheimer So-ciety of Alberta and Northwest Territories’ second annual East Coast Kitchen Party fundraiser on March 6th. Pidherney Centre doors open at 7 p.m. and the lively Celtic band the Nova Sco-tiables begin playing at 8 p.m. This event is a must for everyone who likes to have a good time and enjoys good food, irrespec-tive of where they are from! Tickets are limited and are on sale for $100 each with $50 tax receipt; a table of eight is $725. Tickets are available by contact-ing Janice at the Alzheimer Society at 403-342-0448.

The general meeting of the Alberta Dahlia & Gladiolus Society is planned for March 1st at 1 p.m.

at the Eastview Estates Com-munity Centre, 120 Ellenwood Dr. This meeting will include a presentation on fertilizing dahlias and glads. For further information, contact Larry Quintilio at 403-346-8401 or email [email protected].

The Red Deer Public Library presents First Thursdays in the Snell featuring soprano Joyce Emms and pianist Vernon Murg-atroyd March 5th from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Join these two Red Deer art-ists for a program of well-loved songs, sonatinas and show tunes from the 19th to 21st centuries! No admission charge. Donations accepted at the door. Coffee and tea provided by Cafe Noir.

World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service on March 6th at 2 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 4718 Ross St. Service written by the World Day of Prayer Com-mittee of the Bahamas Coffee, cookies and fellowship after the service Everyone welcome. For further information con-tact Arlene. 403-347-6190.

Celebrate International Women’s Day hosted by GrammaLink- Af-rica - March 8th at 2 p.m. at Snell Gallery Red Deer Public Library. A fi lm ‘Seeking Justice at the Frontlines of the AIDS Crisis’ by the Stephen Lewis Foundation will be shown. Free admission - donations welcomed. Ethnic re-freshments served - door prizes - silent auction of handmade quilt. For further information contact Shirley 403-347-5958.

REconneXion: Red Deer is part of a seminar tour for church leaders. REconneXion, a one-day seminar, is a Billy Graham Evangelistic

Association of Canada initiative to help church leaders connect with their communities and grow their churches. The goal is to provide resources, foster the sharing of ideas and strengthen leaders. The speakers are David Macfarlane, director of national initiatives for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. David has spent over two decades on the front lines of ministry, lead-ing churches that have ‘turned around’ and grown in regular weekend attendance through strategic outreach. On March 11th, the REconneXion tour comes to Living Stones Church. Phone 403-347-7311. Web site: www.livingstones.ab.ca/. The seminar begins at 9 a.m., goes until 1 p.m. and includes lunch

and handout materials. There is no cost, but we encour-age a $40 donation by each participant or more informa-tion and to register, visit www.BillyGraham.ca/REconneXion.

Red Deer Public Schools is pleased to be offering the following programs at Lindsay Thurber High School. Please contact the Community Programs offi ce at 403-342-1059 for more details or to register. English grammar for new Canadians - explore Eng-lish grammar and discover how it can improve your day-to-day communication. Topics include parts of speech and basic sen-tence construction. Runs March 2nd to May 4th from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $79 + GST at Lindsay Thurb-er High School. English Writing for New Canadians - discover how grammar can improve your day-to-day communication. Runs March 4th to April 29th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $79 + GST Lindsay Thurber High School.

There is also a mediation work-shop - learn what mediation offers you in dealing with and resolving disputes both within the formal legal system and on a personal level. Runs March 4th from 7 – 9 p.m. $10 + GST Lindsay Thurber High School. A Homebuyer/Seller Workshop - save time and money and feel confi dent and informed when it comes to buying or selling your home. This workshop is geared for those over 50 years of age. Runs March 4th from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $10 + GST Lindsay Thurber High School.

Daytime Documentaries runs March 11th from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Public Li-brary, downtown branch, Snell Auditorium. This month we’ll be showing an inspir-ing documentary about eight competitors in the World Over-80 Table Tennis Cham-pionships in Inner Mongolia.

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

The Central Alberta Quilters Guild’s annual show runs April 3rd from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and April 4th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park. Admission is $8 or $2 for those six and under. For more, call Briony Goddard at 403-782-6700 or visit www.centralalbertaqui-lters.org. There will also be an antique sewing machine display, and this year’s featured quilters include Toni Wilton and Diane Chadwick. Guest guild Chinook Country Quilters from Okotoks will also be there.

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NOTICE is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on TUESDAY, March 3, 2015, the Council of Red Deer County will consider the following bylaws.

BYLAW NO. 2015/8 to amend Part 6, Contravention and Enforcement, of the Land Use Bylaw No. 2006/6 to include additional options for enforcement, such as the ability to issue specified penalties for offences, in instances when contraventions to the Bylaw occur.

BYLAW NO. 2015/9 to amend the Land Use Bylaw by adding a definition (Section 9) and regulations (Section 94) for Freestanding Monument Signs.

A PUBLIC HEARING prior to further consideration of the proposed bylaws WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, County Office, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta (west of Hwy 2 on 32 Street / C&E Trail Overpass).

The hearing will be conducted under the chairmanship of the County Mayor for the purpose of hearing comments on the proposed bylaws.

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

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Thinking of trying a new restaurant in

town?

Haven’t been to your favourite eatery

for a while? Consider saving the trip for

March 12th and participate in Dine Out for

Learning.

Dine Out for Learning is a fundraising

event that takes place on March 12th with

participation at more than 20 Red Deer res-

taurants.

Ten per cent of the bill, excluding alco-

holic beverages and taxes, is donated to the

Learning Disabilities Association (LDA) of

Red Deer to fund their programs.

“Dine Out for Learning began last year,

and we’d like to make this our main fund-

raiser.

“We got the idea from some groups in

Arizona and Whistler that have used this

kind of tool to successfully raise funds,”

said LDA president Janet de LaForest.

“This year we have about 29 restaurants

signed up, which is an increase of about

fi ve from last year. We are continuing with

the same 10 per cent donation model as we

used last year, but we have changed the

day of the week from Tuesday to Thursday

this year.”

New this year is an ‘Eat to Compete’ por-

tion that encourages local businesses to

order lunch for staff from participating

restaurants.

de LaForest said although the response

was great last year, the LDA thought that

they may be able to reach a few more peo-

ple by adding a lunchtime portion rather

than only an evening.

“We really want to highlight the lunch-

hour ‘Eat to Compete’ portion to invite

businesses to get involved,” she said about

the initiative.

“We want people to check the list be-

cause maybe their favourite restaurant is

there, or one they’ve wanted to try and it

can help us out if they go on March 12th,”

she said.

She said the day is a great day to have a

stay-in lunch at the offi ce with co-workers,

go out for a date night or enjoy a family

dinner.

Participating restaurants include ABC

Country Restaurant, Coras, Burger Boy,

One Eleven Grill, Fratters Speakeasy,

State and Main, Red Star Chinese Restau-

rant and Tandoor ‘n’ Flame.

A full list of participating restaurants is

available at ldreddeer.ca.

Last year the funds collected went to the

LDA tutoring program which delivers per-

sonalized tutoring for adults and school-

aged children.

The program works in partnership with

Red Deer College, which provides educa-

tion students who facilitate the programs

designed by the LDA program director.

The Learning Disabilities Association

facilitates tutoring for individuals with

learning disabilities and ADHD.

As well they promote advocacy, outreach

and information in support of their clients.

More information is available at www.

ldreddeer.ca.

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Three former Red Deer

residents are looking for

votes to help them estab-

lish a non-profi t organiza-

tion that aspires to bring

clean socks to the streets of

Vancouver.

The East Side Sock Club

is a non-profi t in the mak-

ing conceived by Colin Cej.

He had been trying to think

of ways to bring his orga-

nization to operation when

he saw the ad for the Start

Something With Alesse

contest. At this time, Cej

brought in friends Tarah

Houge and Julia Kreutz to

help get the ball rolling.

The contest has catego-

ries for non-for-profi t and

for-profi t organizations.

People cast votes to keep

ideas in the running, and

the winning idea will re-

ceive $5,000 and a mentor to

help start the organization.

“Julia and myself run the

Gam Gallery in the down-

town east side, and Colin

works out of the studio as

well. Being in the down-

town eastside, you see a lot

of the problems that the

area is faced with. It’s kind

of a poorer postal code and

we wanted to do something

that would give back to the

community. This idea was

a way that we could com-

bine those things together

in a really simple format,

and that’s where the socks

come in,” said Hogue, com-

munications manager for

the East Side Sock Club.

“Socks are something

we all take for granted, but

that are sorely lacking for

some in this neighbour-

hood. In talking with some

of the organizations that

work with the residents of

the downtown east side, we

found that it was needed

and we thought we could do

something about it.”

The East Side Sock Club

would work with local Van-

couver artists to create

specially designed socks

to sell in the community.

With each pair of socks

sold, a pair of clean, new

socks would be donated to

organizations in the com-

munity that can distribute

the socks to people in need.

The three former Red

Deerians made it through

the fi rst round of voting for

the contest.

“I think that this is an

idea that supports a num-

ber of different communi-

ties in Vancouver. Even if

you’re not from Vancouver,

the three of us involved

are all from Red Deer and

we are supporting emerg-

ing artists but also a com-

munity that is at-risk in a

number of different ways.

It’s as simple as going on

facebook and showing us

your support by voting.”

Cej had been discussing

the idea of the East Side

Sock Club with friends for

a while before the Start

Something With Alesse

contest came into focus. He

said that he had spoken to

friends that had a hand in

organizations downtown

and that socks were in high

demand across multiple or-

ganizations.

“People go into warm-

ing centres and things, and

they show up and all the

want to do is get something

to eat and grab a fresh pair

of socks. Sometimes they

are walking outside in the

rain all day or for a couple

of days. That piece of infor-

mation led us to where we

are now,” Cej said.

He said the desire to

give out large quantities

of socks worked well with

the idea of doing a sock-for-

sock campaign as it would

help cover the costs of dis-

tribution. “I think probably

the most important part of

the campaign is that people

who are voting are obvious-

ly helping us, but in turn

they are voting to show that

they understand the issues

in the downtown east side

and this vote means that

they want to see some kind

of change in the future,”

Cej said.

People can vote daily for

the Start Something With

Alesse nominees. There are

two categories, non-profi t

and for-profi t, and people

can vote once in each cat-

egory per day.

If they were unsuccess-

ful in the competition as-

pect, the group would still

want to carry their idea for-

ward. The team is working

on developing community

contacts and partnerships

so that they may carry the

East Side Sock Club fur-

ther no matter what.

Votes are collected

through facebook by

searching the ‘Start Some-

thing for Alesse’ contest,

and then clicking on the

page’s contest tab and fol-

lowing links to the voting

section. Daily voting is rec-

ommended. The next elimi-

nation will be announced

on March 3rd.

[email protected]

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!Red Deer Community Safety Ad Hoc Commi ee

The City of Red Deer is looking for up to three more volunteers to become members of its newest commi ee – the Community Safety Ad Hoc Commi ee.

This will be a two year commitment and will develop the following forconsidera on by City Council:

A strategic plan for crime preven on and community safety A funding model and distribu on process for community safety projectsA governance structure for a community based crime preven on andcommunity safety model

The Commi ee will re ect a mul -disciplinary, diverse membership with a broad based perspec ve. We are looking for people who have a background in one or more of the following areas:

• Health• Governance and/or past experience on a not for pro t board• Financial – accoun ng / budge ng• General ci zen / neighbourhood associa on representa ve

Apply to become a member of this exci ng commi ee by Monday, March 9, 2015 at 9 a.m. Please include what area you are most interested in.

For more informa on or to apply, contact:

Legisla ve ServicesSecond oor, City Hall Phone: 403-342-8132Email: legisla [email protected]

Or visit us online:www.reddeer.ca/councilcommi ees

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SOROPTIMISTS SET TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Soroptimist International of Central Alber-ta is pleased to host their annual ‘Live Your Dream’ International Women’s Day luncheon on March 8th at the Black Knight Inn from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $45 each with the keynote speaker being Sean Liv, author of Ticket to Change.

Proceeds from the silent auction will sup-port the distribution of Domestic Violence Awareness bookmarks to women’s shelters, Women’s Outreach, schools, RCMP, Victim’s Services and more.

Soroptimist International is a women’s organization that goes to great lengths to promote concerns, challenges and achieve-ments of women everywhere. With the mul-tiple award programs of the organization, deserving women and girls in the community are recognized and honoured.

“We are very pleased this year to present Zainab Mohamoud with our ‘Ruby Award: Women helping Women’,” said Sherri Smith, of Soroptimist International. Zainab is being honoured for her passion for helping women and girls and her work with Breast Cancer or-ganizations, immigrant families in our com-munity, and raising funds to build a school in Somalia.

The club will also present the ‘Live your Dream Award’ to Anna Duda, a single mom of two girls, graduating this April with her Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta/RDC program.

The Violet Richardson Award (for young girl volunteers) will be presented to Kelsey Olsen from Lacombe, who volunteers for A

Better World Canada, her school’s Rotary Interact club and the Lacombe and District Recreation, Culture and Parks board.

Founded in 1988, Central Alberta Sorop-timists join with almost 95,000 Soropti-mists in about 120 countries and territories to contribute time and fi nancial support to community-based projects benefi ting women and girls. For more about the Luncheon, call Sherri Smith at 403-391-7912 (cell) /403-343-6099 ext. 7014 (work).

KINGS & QUEENS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST

Red Deer College is proud to announce that former NHL goalie Clint Malarchuk will join the athletes and community as a guest speaker at the 12th annual Kings & Queens Scholarship Breakfast on March 31st at the Prairie Pavilion at Westerner Park.

Malarchuk will share his heart-wrenching story of adversity, perseverance and persis-tence. The survivor of one of the most chill-ing injuries in sports history, he refl ects on his battle with mental illness and the courage he’s found to confront his challenges inside the crease and beyond.

Born in Grande Prairie and raised in Ed-monton, Malarchuk played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League. He went on to play in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, the Washington Capitals, and the Buffalo Sa-bres, and in the IHL for the Las Vegas Thun-der. He compiled a career record of 141 wins, 130 losses, 45 ties, 12 shutouts, and a .885 save percentage. After leaving the NHL, he served with several teams as head coach and goaltending coach, and retired from the Cal-gary Flames in 2014.

The Kings and Queens Scholarship Break-fast creates a way for student athletes to pursue their dreams of sports and education.

Since its inception, this event has raised more than $280,000 for athletic scholar-ships. The event will include a presentation from 4 to 5 p.m. on March 30th, followed by a VIP reception on main campus. The Schol-arship Breakfast will take place the following morning on March 31st at Westerner Park starting at 7:30 a.m.

Tickets can be reserved individually or as a table by visiting rdc.ab.ca/breakfast, or by calling 403-343-4016.

COMMUNITY SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE

The City of Red Deer is looking for up to three more volunteers to become members of its newest committee, the Community Safety Ad Hoc Committee.

During the two-year commitment with this committee, members will develop the follow-ing for consideration by council - a strategic plan for crime prevention and community safety; a funding model and distribution pro-cess for community safety projects and a governance structure for a community-based crime prevention and community safety model.

Multiple disciplines have been refl ected by current members selected for the commit-tee, but the City is looking for people with a background in one or more of the following areas: health, governance and/or past experi-ence on a not-for-profi t board; fi nancial – ac-counting/budgeting and a general citizen/neighbourhood association representative.

Applications will be accepted until March

9th at 9 a.m. Please include what area(s) you are most interested in when applying. For more information, contact Legislative Ser-vices by visiting them on the second fl oor of City Hall, by calling 403-342-8132 or emailing [email protected].

Interested applicants can also visit www.reddeer.ca/councilcommittees for more and to download an application form.

NATURE CENTRE EXHIBITSThe public is invited to attend an open

house preview of the new exhibits being de-veloped for Kerry Wood Nature Centre.

The event runs March 9th from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Kerry Wood Nature Centre, (6300 45 Ave.)

In 2012, public consultations were con-ducted to develop the new Waskasoo Park Interpretive Plan, which was endorsed by City council in 2012. Refreshed and updated exhibits for Kerry Wood Nature Centre are part of the plan.

Over recent months, a design team led by The Taylor Group and Aldrich Pears Associ-ates has been working with Waskasoo Envi-ronmental Education Society, the City of Red Deer and groups that use Kerry Wood Nature Centre to plan new exhibits.

The public is invited to attend the open house for a preview of how Red Deerians and visitors will be able to experience the won-ders of nature through new creative displays, tactile experiences, outdoor spaces and au-dio-visual materials at the Centre.

People are invited to provide feedback at the open house, or online starting March 9th at www.reddeer.ca/whats-happening/open-houses.

CITY BRIEFS by Mark Weber


POLICE BRIEFS by Erin Fawcett

TIMOTHY KNOWLES ARRESTED AND CHARGED

Shortly after 5 a.m. Feb. 23rd, Red Deer RCMP were called to a downtown apartment building regarding an assault. On arrival, police located and arrested Timothy Knowles, who was wanted on an Alberta-wide warrant. A 43-year-old Sylvan Lake woman was also arrested at this location for failing to comply with a probation order and the victim of the assault was treated at hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Knowles currently faces six counts of failing to comply with a probation order, identity fraud, assault with a weapon, ut-tering threats, possession of a prohibited weapon, two counts of possession of a prohibited fi rearm, two counts of disobey-ing an order of the court and aggravated assault.

RCMP OFFICERS ASSAULTEDOn Feb. 19th at 1:05 p.m. RCMP offi cers from Sylvan Lake

responded to a call for service from the Eckville Post Offi ce of a male that was causing a disturbance and refusing to leave the post offi ce.

Two offi cers arrived and based on the evidence gathered the male was placed under arrest for causing a disturbance. During the arrest the male resisted and was able to get be-hind one of the offi cers and began to choke the one offi cer and was able to punch the other one in the head area.

This male then continued to assault the offi cers and at-tempted to disarm both of the fi rearms. With the assistance of further offi cers, the male was arrested without further in-cident and taken into custody.

Leon Williams, 50, of Eckville, has been charged with ob-struction, resisting arrest, choking to overcome resistance, two counts of disarming a peace offi cer, two counts of as-saulting a peace offi cer, mischief under $5,000 and causing a disturbance.

POLICE INVESTIGATE STABBINGRCMP are looking for witnesses to a stabbing that occurred

in downtown Red Deer shortly after midnight on Feb. 19th. At 12:15 a.m. RCMP and Red Deer EMS responded to a 9-1-1 call after a man and woman discovered the victim at Gaetz Avenue and 51st St. and realized he had been stabbed in the stomach. RCMP believe the assault occurred near Gaetz Av-enue and 50th St. and the victim walked through the down-town briefl y before collapsing.

The 41-year-old victim was conscious and verbal while be-ing treated on scene, and was taken to hospital where he un-derwent surgery for what are believed to be non-life-threat-ening injuries.

Several roads in downtown Red Deer were closed between 12:15 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. while RCMP conducted their inves-

tigation. A number of residents of the area have been inter-viewed and RCMP continue to look for witnesses to the alter-cation that led to the stabbing.

Anyone with information that may assist the police in in-vestigating this assault is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

MEN ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE PROPERTY CRIMESAfter attempting to fl ee police on Feb. 21st during a failed

residential break and enter, two Red Deer men face charges related to a number of recent property crimes in the region.

At 7:30 a.m., Red Deer RCMP responded to a complaint of a break and enter in progress at a home on C&E Trail. The suspect vehicle left the area at a high rate of speed and re-fused to stop for police, who tracked the vehicle and laid tire defl ation devices.

The suspect vehicle drove over a tire defl ation device at a high rate of speed then struck a stand of trees in the area of RR 391 and C&E Trail. The passenger was arrested in the vehicle while the driver attempted to fl ee on foot and was ar-rested a short distance away by police on foot.

The vehicle was found to have been stolen out of Bentley on Feb. 18th as part of a residential break and enter. Red Deer RCMP found items in the vehicle from break and enters that had occurred earlier the same morning at Onside Restoration and Shaw Cable, as well as items linked to other business and residential break and enters.

As a result of the investigation, police also located a second stolen vehicle that had been taken from Norseman Oilfi eld Mechanical Services. Red Deer RCMP worked with Sylvan Lake and Blackfalds RCMP to lay charges on fi les in their policing areas. Christopher Logan Verstraete, 20, of Red Deer has been charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop/evading police, failing to stop at scene of accident, two counts of residential break and enter, two counts of commer-cial break and enter, two counts of mischief under $5,000, two counts of theft under $5,000, theft over $5,000 and two counts of breach of undertaking.

Grant Ryall, 26, of Red Deer has been charged with resi-dential break and enter, commercial break and enter, mischief under $5,000, theft under $5,000 and theft over $5,000.

ARMED ROBBER SOUGHTInnisfail RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in solv-

ing a robbery that occurred in the early hours of Feb. 17th at the Super 8 Motel along Hwy. 2A in Innisfail. A lone suspect entered the establishment and demanded cash from staff members. The suspect brandished what appeared to be a black handgun and fl ed with an undisclosed amount of mon-ey in a dark coloured caravan driven by a second unknown suspect. The suspect is described as about 30-years-old, 5’ 10” tall and about 160 lbs. He was wearing a red sweater, black balaclava and a gold coloured watch. Anyone with informa-tion is asked to contact the Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342.

TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES Events that began as a traffi c stop on Feb. 14th ended with

RCMP seizing more than $30,000 cash and laying a number

of drug charges against a Red Deer man.Shortly before 9 p.m., RCMP on patrol observed a vehicle

driving at excessive speeds on Gaetz Avenue at the 32nd St. intersection. When police conducted a traffi c stop, the black Mercedes Benz initially pulled over, then drove away at a high rate of speed. RCMP did not engage in a pursuit due to public safety concerns, but followed the vehicle at a distance as it continued to move north on Gaetz Avenue. The Mercedes was located a few blocks north where it had just been involved in a collision with another vehicle.

The driver of the suspect vehicle ran from the scene but was arrested nearby and found to be in possession of a large amount of money and some drugs. A subsequent search war-rant was executed at the Travelodge where the driver had a room. In all, police seized a machete, cocaine, drug para-phernalia, more than $30,000 cash, prescription pills and electronics from the hotel room, the vehicle and the suspect.

A male passenger in the Mercedes remained at the scene of the collision; he was taken into custody and later released without charges. The driver of the vehicle struck by the Mer-cedes is not believed to have been injured in the collision.

Mark James Van Meer, 31, of Red Deer has been charged with failing to stop/evading police, possession of stolen prop-erty over $5,000, failing to stop at scene of accident, two counts of possession of drugs and possession for the purpose of traffi cking.

RCMP SEARCH FOR DEBIT MACHINE THIEF RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify a man

who stole a wireless debit machine from Ricky’s Bar and Grill at 71st St. and 50th Ave. on Feb. 13th. The suspect entered the restaurant at 5:30 p.m., ordered food and paid for it with a prepaid credit card. On his way out the door at approximately 7:10 p.m., he took the wireless debit machine. The debit ma-chine was recovered by RCMP on Feb. 16th but police con-tinue to look for the thief.

The suspect is described as being in his mid to late 20s, between 5’9” – 6” tall with a medium build.

Anyone with information that may assist the police in iden-tifying this man is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

VEHICLE SMASH AND GRABS AT RIVER BEND Between 1 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 13th, Red Deer RCMP

responded to complaints of three vehicle break-ins in the parking lot at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area. While people were walking the trails or cross-country skiing, un-known persons smashed the windows of three separate ve-hicles, stealing purses and wallets containing cash and credit cards.

Two previous smash and grabs occurred in the same park-ing lot on Jan. 20th and Jan. 14th, with thieves making off with wallets or purses in both those cases, too.

Anyone with information that may assist the police with these investigations is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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ENTERTAINMENTBY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

Cornerstone Youth Theatre is gearing

up for a delightful trek into the characters

in the famous Dr. Seuss stores in their lat-

est production, Seussical.

Shows run Feb. 27th-28th and March 6th-

7th at New Life Fellowship Church.

Curtain is at 7 p.m. with 3 p.m. perfor-

mances also slated for Feb. 28th and March

7th.

Director Laura DeGraff said there will

be lots of familiar faces popping up along

the way as the story unfolds, and it will be

sure to please long-time fans of the books

plus those who are new to the material as

well.

“The whole story is a bit of a mishmash

of characters and intersecting story lines,”

she said. “We meet the Cat in the Hat fi rst,

who acts as the narrator throughout the

show. One of the main story lines comes

from Horton Hears a Who, so we meet Hor-

ton the elephant as well as the Whos.

“Horton is the only jungle animal who

can hear the tiny Whos living on a dust

speck so he must protect them as best he

can,” she said. “Meanwhile, the Whos have

their own set of problems to deal with.

Other characters you may recognize are

jungle birds Gertrude and Mayzie, Jojo the

Who, and even the Grinch! “Audiences will notice references to all

sorts of Seuss stories throughout the play

and a lot of his writing is spoken exactly

the way he wrote it.

“I’ve really enjoyed being able to work

on this show,” she said. “The music and

the script are so much fun and the entire

musical is just so big and cartoony and

colourful. It’s a great chance to dream big

on the stage. The performers and everyone

involved get to stretch themselves in a new

way.”

Seuss stories certainly haven’t lost their

appeal over the years, and there are a num-

ber of reasons for that. DeGraff said the

stories have several qualities that “hook”

people in.

“Firstly, his stories have so much fun

with words,” she said. “The rhyming,

bouncing rhythm keep readers moving

smoothly along, and they’re a pleasure to

read many times over.

“Also, they’re so creative. The char-

acters are completely outlandish and bi-

zarre. We’re shown worlds that we’ve nev-

er dreamt of before. Lastly, I don’t think

Seuss was afraid to deal with more mean-

ingful subjects.

“Along with the absurd fantasy comes a

depth of meaning that makes people stop

to think about their own lives. It’s never

preachy or pedantic; it’s simply an invita-

tion to refl ect on our own experiences.”

There is a cast of 58 and a crew of 14 for

this particular production – all of them be-

tween the ages of eight and 18.

“The numbers may seem intimidating to

some, but it’s honestly such a huge privi-

lege and pleasure to work with them all,”

she said. “Our students are so dedicated

and passionate. I personally love seeing

the growth in every one of them from our

very fi rst rehearsal all the way until clos-

ing night.”

Meanwhile, DeGraff said theatre is a

superb experience for young people, and

really helps to build up a number of skills.

“Theatre is great for our students be-

cause it gives them confi dence and skills

that they can bring into any future endeav-

our,” she said.

“Our students learn how to stick with

a task until the end, how to present them-

selves confi dently to others, and how to

work collaboratively with each other to-

wards a common goal. That’s a skill set

that goes way beyond the stage.”

It’s certainly provides DeGraff with lots

of fulfi llment. Watching her students grow

in their talents is also inspiring.

“I love the positive family environment

that is at Cornerstone,” she explained.

“The parents of our cast work hard to put

this production on as well, and they always

bring every element of the show to life.”

Directing presents a number of chal-

lenges, but in a positive way. For DeGraff,

the joy springs from seeing her vision

come to life onstage. “I get to add in the shapes and colours

and sounds of the production. I also love

being able to work as a teacher for the cast

and crew. I know I mentioned earlier about

life skills gained, but our students also

learn excellent theatre skills throughout

the run of the show and grow as perform-

ers and crewmembers.

“I’m inspired by many things. The stu-

dents are always fi rst and foremost. Being

a part of that positive experience for our

students really is its own reward. On a

more personal level theatre is a never-end-

ing challenge. Like any art form, you can

always be pushing yourself to think more

creatively and grow in your ability. Each

show I direct comes with its own set of

challenges and I always come out a stron-

ger director at the end of it.”

Tickets can be purchased online at www.

CornerstoneYouthTheatre.org or by call-

ing the box offi ce at 403-986-2981.

[email protected]

CLASSIC STORY - Cat in the Hat (Lexi Peters) sings with Bird Girl (Simran Mullakady) during a rehearsal for Cornerstone Youth Theatre’s production of Seussical, opening Feb. 27th at New Life Fellowship Church. photo submitted

Cornerstone Youth Theatre presents Seussical



Students at St. Francis

of Assisi Middle School are

prepping for their upcom-

ing staging of Disney’s Mu-

lan. Performances run Feb.

27th-28th at the Memorial

Centre, with doors opening

at 6:45 p.m. and curtain set

for 7:15 p.m.

According to a release,

Mulan is a story of a Chi-

nese maiden who learns

that her weakened and

lame father is to be called

up into the army in order

to fi ght the invading Huns.

“Knowing he would

never survive the rigours

of war, Mulan decides to

disguise herself and join in

his place.

“Her ancestors order

a tiny disgraced dragon,

Mushu, to join her in order

to force her to abandon her

plan. Mushu agrees, but

when he meets Mulan, he

learns that she cannot be

dissuaded and so decides

to help her in the perilous

times ahead.”

Instructor Robert Ford

is thrilled with his talented

troupe who have worked

so well together since last

September in bringing

the project together. It’s a

hugely popular show with

an enormous fan base,

which has made it that

much more fun to produce

as well.

And while overseeing a

massive production that

includes more than 80 stu-

dents is certainly a chal-

lenging task, Ford has en-

joyed every minute of it.

“The cast is about 77,

with another 36 backstage

on crew, make-up; I have

students running light and

sound, too. It’s student-

driven,” he said. “It’s very

much a team effort.”

Another teacher, Chan-

tal Boos, has really been a

help with extensive vocal

work as well, he said.

Meanwhile, with this

show as with many in the

past, there is plenty of sup-

port from the St. Francis

community as well.

“I highly value the idea

of community. We have

kids who have been in the

program for years – they

all come back, and every-

body knows who everybody

is and everyone works to-

gether.

“Grade nine students

also provide leadership

for the Grade six kids; the

Grade 10, 11 and 12 stu-

dents are working with the

students in Grade 9.

“That’s one of the things

I’m most proud of – it’s

very much a community;

almost family-like,” he

said. “I also love how will-

ing the kids are to step out

of their comfort zones…

and the perseverance they

have.”

The appeal of the story

itself has also been a high-

light. “It’s a story that says

it doesn’t matter who you

are, or what your back-

ground is – if you put your

mind to something, you can

accomplish pretty much

anything.”

Tickets are $7 per person

or $20 for a family of four.

They are available at the

school offi ce or at the door.

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Drawing audiences into unfl inchingly

dramatic territory via their latest produc-

tion, Central Alberta Theatre continues its

run of Wrong Turn at Lungfi sh through

March 7th.

Penned by Garry Marshall and Lowell

Ganz, the show runs in the Nickle Studio

at CAT studios, adjacent to the Memorial

Centre. Curtain is 7:30 p.m.

I’ve always been supportive of CAT ex-

ploring more gritty, meatier material, and

they’ve certainly does so with this produc-

tion, which was directed by CAT veteran

Craig Scott.

The story follows a blind, elderly and bit-

ter college professor by the name of Peter

and a streetwise young woman who reads

to him in a New York City hospital.

The pairing of course presents a clash

of personalities but as the play unfolds,

the duo learn about each other and them-

selves. Robbin Edgar plays the part of Pe-

ter with Tara Rorke starring as Anita.

First off, the acting is for the most part

extremely strong. Edgar is excellent as the

crusty, mean old fellow who ever so subtly

lets a touch of vulnerability show through

as the story moves forward. It’s interesting

to see Edgar do this so convincingly – there

are those key moments when he lets his

guard down ever so slightly.

As Anita, Rorke is also very strong. Ani-

ta is ultimately a desperate, horrendously

insecure woman. She’s in an abusive, op-

pressive (to say the least) relationship.

Much of the reason for her putting up with

this comes to light as her story is told as

well.

In the meantime, Peter tries, in his own

way, to help her untangle herself from her

boyfriend’s terrifying grasp (Dominic is

played with lots of frightful threatening

and bluster by Travis Johnson).

Then there is the long-suffering nurse

(Anya Paulsen) who spars with Peter con-

tinually but really has a passion for what

she does – despite a constant weariness as

she scrambles to keep up with her work-

load.

Really, the heart of the play revolves

around Peter and Anita’s relationship.

And there are stark, disturbing moments –

Anita needs cash and will resort to nearly

anything to get it.

Her motives for delving into the friend-

ship also become increasingly question-

able, but ultimately her heart is in the

right place and it’s clear she cares for Pe-

ter. And he, again in his own way, cares for

her, too – despite the pain of his own past

which has rendered him such a cynical,

seemingly uncaring person.

Whenever a play ventures into territory

tapping into themes like these, it’s not go-

ing to leave a person uplifted. Obviously,

that’s not the point. The point is to chal-

lenge an audience to take a closer look at

themselves, at society and to dig deeper.

The disturbing thing about Right Turn

At Lungfi sh is that much of what we wit-

ness onstage rings true to life. Loneliness,

folks spending their fi nal days in sickness

avoided by friends and family; the horror

of men attacking women and making their

lives a living hell; the nightmare of hear-

ing how some children are raised – with

disapproval and scorn from their own par-

ents. It’s tragic – and the cycle to pass the

pain on, in a number of forms, continues.

To that end, the play shows the im-

pact of circumstances – those that might

have been avoided, and ones that simply

couldn’t be.

There is also much talk about deeper is-

sues – the purpose of life, death, sickness,

isolation, abuse, neglect and dealing with

the pain that life inevitably brings.

Through it all, Anita looks for a higher

purpose – emphasizing the spiritual side

of things. Peter initially dismisses much of

that kind of talk outright. And both have

important things to learn from the other.

For his part, Scott clearly has a talent

for directing. He’s a solid actor, too, but it’s

obvious he knows how to guide actors into

tapping into raw, dramatic strengths.

That said, there were a couple of prob-

lems. First, the second half is too dragged

out. The turbulent goings-on between Ani-

ta and Dominic go in circles with no reso-

lution in sight for just too long.

This of course is not the fault of Scott or

his actors – it’s a script issue. And a com-

mon issue I might add; many stories me-

ander on far too long, bogging down the

story’s momentum and leaving audiences

with too much to mull over.

Other than that, it boils down to an issue

of taste.

For those who expect light-hearted ro-

mantic comedy from CAT, this story won’t

appeal.

For those looking for grit and fi re, not

always told in a completely polished or so-

phisticated way, this side of CAT may be

what they are looking for.

For Scott and his team, it’s obvious plen-

ty has been poured into making the mate-

rial breathe with as much authenticity as

they could muster. That kind of commit-

ment should be commended.

Tickets are available at the Black Knight

Inn by calling 403-755-6626 or checking out

www.blackknightinn.ca.

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You don’t get it, and to be hon-

est, I forgot some of it.

There is a saying that goes, “We

teach what we need to learn.”

Back in 1998 I was fat, sick and

totally unhealthy at age 29. It was

terrible. I got fi t, I got healthy

and it totally changed my world

forever. In fact, I committed to

teaching what I had learned and

built a gym. I worked in some

other gyms for a while and then

built my own, and it has been 13

years now as of May that I have

been teaching other people all the

things I have learned and contin-

ue to learn.

There are people that are easily

fi t, easily lean, easily successful

in sports etc., but I am not one of

those people. I have to pay atten-

tion to working out consistently,

carefully watch what I eat and out

train everyone I race against just

to stay average. My genetics don’t

necessarily support how I wish to

be, so I have to follow the old ad-

age - hard work beats talent.

Daily I meet people who say

that they want to be fi t and

healthy, but the reality is, some

people don’t get it. In fact, most

people don’t get it. To be fair, I

forgot about it for a while too.

I got lazy, I was coasting along,

eating pretty well, working out

pretty well and I gained 20 lbs. I

still look pretty healthy, but that

doesn’t cut it for me.

So for the past month I gave

been totally dedicated to eating

well. For the past six weeks I have

trained nearly perfectly. The re-

sults are slower than I would like

at age 46, but I am practicing what

I preach - focusing on progress,

not perfection. I am getting ab-

solutely reacquainted with how

hard it is to stay on track. I am

thrilled with the improvement in

energy and sleep and I no longer

require a daily hit of coffee.

Life is not designed to sup-

port good health and nutrition

any more, even though it’s more

available than ever. Now more

than ever, things disguised as

food are everywhere and in fact

taste good. They seduce us into

a false sense of happiness, they

are cheaper and more convenient

that real healthy food.

Getting amazing fi tness results

mean focus and dedication in the

face of all the distractions that

exist. To get really fi t and healthy,

here is all you need to do:

Eat well. There are many vari-

ations and opinions and some

research on this, but all of them

require the same thing - plan-

ning, preparation and knowing

in advance what you are going

to eat each day. It means saying

‘no’ to a lot of things and we are

programmed to see that as some

sort of hardship, which is total

garbage. Being healthy and mak-

ing good choices instead of cav-

ing in to your buddies and eating

a bunch of crap food and drinks

just because it is Friday is not a

hardship. Yes, I believe in a cheat

meal once a week and having

some ‘fun food’, but for most peo-

ple, that leads to a day or a week-

end blowout.

Exercise. You need to move your

body, because that is what it is de-

signed for, from digestion, to lymph

node movements, to strength

and power. We are designed to

move. Sitting all day is deadly (that

is a fact, not an opinion).

Drink water. You don’t need to

drown in two or three litres a day,

but you do need to drink water so

that your cells can work.

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In 1979 Dr. David Chip-

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practicing medicine, I can’t

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It’s ironic because stud-

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Calcium has always en-

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Undertakers are also

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The Dash study (Dietary

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magnesium.

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Another study by Har-

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men. It discovered that

nurses who consumed 220

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Quidditch has quietly been

gaining popularity outside of the

‘wizarding world’ of Harry Potter

and is slowly spreading into west-

ern Canada.

Eastern Canada has been in on

the fun for over fi ve years, but the

game is still fairly new to Alberta,

where three major teams are now

established. These teams include

the Edmonton Aurors, the Cal-

gary Mudbloods and the Central

Alberta Centaurs.

Members from all three of

these teams, as well as several

other smaller teams, came to-

gether at the Abbey Master

Builder Centre in Blackfalds for

a round-robin style tournament

last weekend.

“We have three teams in Alber-

ta right now that are fairly well-

established. We have the Central

Alberta Centaurs, which is our

local club. We primarily do drop-

in on Tuesdays at the Collicutt

Centre. We have a kids’ club in

the spring and fall, and our adult

club runs all year round,” said

Central Alberta quidditch cap-

tain Jillian Staniec.

“I started playing at Harry Pot-

ter conventions, although you

don’t have to be a fan to play. I

am, but you don’t have to be. I

came back from a convention in

Florida and thought, why should

I only get to play in Florida? So I

bought some equipment and tried

to get things started.”

Staniec started a team with her

spouse and a friend of theirs and

she said that they have been pick-

ing up members ever since.

Along with several municipal

quidditch teams throughout the

province there is also a provincial

team called the Alberta Clippers.

“The Alberta Clippers is our

provincial travel team. We went

to Western Regional Champi-

onships in Moosejaw recently,

where we won the number one

spot for Western Canada. We’ll be

heading to Burnaby at the end of

March to play in nationals,” Sta-

niec said.

This national competition will

be the fi rst time in Canada where

teams across the country are

playing against each other, as op-

posed to mostly only teams from

the eastern provinces getting

together. It’s the fi rst year of a

national organization, Quidditch

Canada.

“As Quidditch Canada, we are

here to organize the sport and

help it grow and spread, especial-

ly across western Canada where

there aren’t that many teams

yet,” Staniec said.

Each team consists of at least

seven players, both male and fe-

male, who fulfi l different roles.

There is a seeker, who chases and

catches the snitch to score points

and end a game. The seeker grabs

a ‘snitch’ that is attached in a

near fl ag-football style to a per-

son’s running shorts.

There are three chasers who

are the goal scorers of the game.

They use a ball called a quaffl e

and try to get it through hoops

by either throwing or kicking the

ball. A keeper defends the hoops.

The team’s beaters, two per

team, use something called

bludgers to disrupt the game

play. When a person is hit with

a bludger, they must run to their

home side of the pitch and touch

the goal hoops.

The snitch of the game is a

person who runs around with a

tennis ball tucked into a sock-like

piece of fabric, which is tucked

into the rear waste band of a

player’s shorts. Seekers attempt

to grab the tennis ball to end the

game.

“What I love about quidditch

is that there is so much going

on. I thought I didn’t like sports

growing up, it turns out I was just

bored. There are three different

types of balls, fi ve balls on the

pitch at any given time, at least

14 people in a full game – there is

just so much going on,” Staniec

said. “The game has a variety of

positions for people with differ-

ent skills. There are seekers, who

can be really physical, fast types.

Chasers are all about accuracy

for throws and passes and speed

and endurance because they do

a lot of running back and forth

along the pitch. Beaters are actu-

ally a bit more of an intellectual

position in that it’s about when to

‘beat’, when not to, where to get

the ball from – it’s strategic. As a

beater, I enjoy trying to fi gure out

exactly what to do and when and

then communicating that to the

team.”

When the game is played out-

doors, full contact is allowed.

When the game is played indoors

on a hard surface, touch rules are

practiced. Staniec stressed the

fact that not every person who

plays quidditch is intensely ath-

letic or a fan of the Harry Potter

franchise. She said there are al-

ways people who don’t care about

the origin, only that it’s a fun

game to play.

“I think that the main mis-

conception about quidditch is

that you have to know about and

love anything and everything to

do with Harry Potter to like the

sport. With the people who are

here today, probably most of us

do enjoy Harry Potter and things

like that, but there are defi nitely

people here who aren’t into it.

They just came to try something

fun,” Staniec said.

“My main hope is to get more

people interested in quidditch in

Central Alberta. We have options

for different ages and levels. It is

a lot of fun, even if it can be con-

fusing to an audience member.”

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UNIQUE FUN - Chris Radojewski of the Alberta Clippers Quidditch team races with the ‘quaffl e’ and seeks to pass while opponent James Newman of the Calgary Mudbloods looks ahead to cut off Radojewski. Kalisha Mendonsa/Red Deer Express



Red Deerians packed into

the Centrium last weekend

for the City’s fi rst Profes-

sional Bull Riding (PBR)

Canada Touring Pro event

held here.

Riders from across Cana-

da competed in long round

and short round events,

with young Garret Green

of Meeting Creek, AB.

taking the title of Rebel

Energy Services 2015 PBR

Champion for his score of

86.5 in both the long and

short round events.

“I was very happy with

my performance. I’ve been

off for about six months

so it felt good to come back

and ride,” said Green.

“The event was really

good. I had a bull during

long round that I knew

from last year.

“He went right into

my hand in the gate, so it

worked out and felt really

good.

“My short round bull, I

knew him too and know I’d

be getting on him because

they had it preset.

“I’ve seen him probably

10 times in the last year and

knew he was really good, so

I was happy with that.”

Green had to take a

leave of absence from rid-

ing after a fracture to his

scaphoid bone in his wrist.

He said that eventually he

couldn’t handle the pain

and had to stop completely

while he healed.

“I was recommended

some time off so I took the

rest of the year off and

bought a new bull rope.

Everything felt really good

on Saturday and my wrist

didn’t hurt or anything. I’m

pretty happy about that,

too,” Green said.

The event boasted $7,200

in prize money and three

buckles: one for long round

riding, one for short round,

and one for the average.

Green secured all of these

titles.

“Red Deer was awesome.

It was pretty loud there ac-

tually.

“I fi gured there must

have been a lot of college

kids there or something. It

was really good though be-

cause I go to Red Deer lots

and my family only lives

an hour away, so I’ve been

around lots and knew a few

people there. I had some

cousins there, too,” said

Green.

“Rebel Energy Services

did a really good job of

putting on the event. They

packed the house and sold

it out and I thought it was a

really good deal.”

This is the fi rst time that

an offi cial PBR event has

been held in the City. Local

group Adrenaline Bull Rid-

ing, led by Corey Cipperley,

set up the event here. He

said that it was a success

and he looks forward to

having the Touring Pro re-

turn.

“I called PBR and told

them I wanted to put a

show on in Red Deer, so I

lined everything up and

we built the event. It was

pretty cool.

“There was a whole pile

of work that had to go into

setting up the event, but to

see the people that support-

ed us and bought tickets

and showed up, and to see

the sponsors support us,

it was all awesome,” said

Cipperley, who acted as the

Red Deer PBR communica-

tions representative.

“We haven’t really heard

a bad review on it. The rid-

ers liked it, the bullfi ghters,

the stock contractors, the

fans – everybody seemed to

think it was a pretty good

deal.”

The Touring Pro will

head down to Lethbridge

later this month before

heading into Saskatchewan

for a few shows.

The tour will be back in

Alberta at the end of June

for shows in Calgary.

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designing pretty things and putting fabu-

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numbers. I am so thankful that there are

accountants in this world who are rock

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I know that I have many clients who

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people have asked if they can just move out

and have the project done for them.

The choices and decisions are over-

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This is often a good time to take a break or

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I’m sure that I get that look with my ac-

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The real desire to fl ee and put everything

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When you are planning a renovation or

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The best advice I can give clients who

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Sometimes it is helpful to take notes or

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If you are working on your kitchen design,

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your master bedroom or what kind of fur-

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Too many facts swirling around in your

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front of you more diffi cult.

The most common request I receive

is people who have completely forgot-

ten what their decorative items look like

shortly after they have been chosen. This

is very common and trust me, I am used to

hearing this request from clients – it is not

a big deal at all!

It is human nature to protect us from

moments of stress and even though you

think that you will remember all the co-

lours and lovely things you have chosen for

your home, you probably won’t and that is

perfectly okay.

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all have things that we do not excel at and

it is wonderful that we can rely on profes-

sionals to walk us through those processes

that we don’t enjoy. I look forward to walk-

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and maybe one of you out there can help

me understand tax law in return!

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

Taking your time when it comes to home design

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So if you are considering

building a home this year,

you may want to familiar-

ize yourself with the dif-

ferences between a draw

mortgage and a completion

mortgage.

You will discover very

quickly once you start dis-

cussing terms with our

area’s talented home build-

ers that you need to under-

stand what you are getting

yourself into.

Let’s start with the com-

pletion mortgage. In this

case the builder builds the

home and will not expect

any funds until you take

possession of the home or

upon completion.

The process looks like

this, you choose your

builder, lot and fl oor plan

and head to your friendly

neighborhood mortgage

professional to get a mort-

gage in place to meet your

condition of fi nancing. The

lenders will verify your in-

formation and sign off on

the application so that you

can start to build.

The upside of this type of

mortgage is that as long as

you stay within the lender’s

guidelines as far as afford-

ability you will be able to

add your upgrades to the

mortgage.

You will also not be re-

quired to pay a cent, except

for the required deposits of

course, until you take pos-

session of the home.

But wait! What you real-

ly need to know is that the

lender will require more in-

formation from you 30 days

prior to possession. They

are going to want to see an

updated pay stub as well as

a new credit bureau. If your

fi nancial picture has made

a change for the worse then

you may no longer qualify

for your purchase.

Given the often long

stretch of time between the

application and the pos-

session you will have to be

diligent in ensuring your

credit stays the same.

Any change you are con-

sidering making should be

discussed with your mort-

gage professional fi rst.

Switching to a new job or

buying a new car could very

well be very detrimental.

And now we take a look

at the draw mortgage. The

fi rst part of the process is

exactly the same of course.

You choose your lot and

home and get the mortgage

approved so that the build-

er can get to work.

This type of mortgage

is often preferred by home

builders.

They are able to draw

down the funds at predeter-

mined stages of the home.

The upside to the builder

with this product is that

they can manage the cash

fl ow for their business.

An inspector of the bank

goes out to the site once

the request for the money

is made to determine the

work is complete as expect-

ed after which the funds

are released to the lawyer

and then to the builder.

There are costs associated

with a draw mortgage.

Inspection fees – each in-

spection costs around $115

give or take and that cost is

often passed onto the pur-

chaser by the bank.

Interest payments – some

lenders will require you

to make interest only pay-

ments during the build. That

means you could be making

a payment on the new mort-

gage along the way as well as

continuing to pay your cur-

rent rent or mortgage.

You should also know

that you will be unable

to add the cost of any up-

grades to this mortgage.

After the fi rst advance the

loan is considered to be set

in stone so you will have to

come up with the cash or

another way of paying.

So there you have it in a

nutshell, the difference be-

tween a draw and a comple-

tion mortgage. Until the

next time, my friends. Have

a great week.

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

Pam

P I K K E R T

Differences between ‘draw’ and ‘completion’ mortgages

Tips for how not to remodel Accepting the keys to a new home is

a memorable and exciting time for new

homeowners. Plans, visions and ways to

make the home refl ect our own tastes and

needs are sure to be forefront. However,

there are common mistakes that can be

avoided through insight and awareness.

“The most common mistakes happen

when homeowners tackle repair or re-

modeling projects,” says Alan Stewart,

broker-manager with Royal LePage Sus-

sex in North Vancouver. “What we see

in home magazines and TV makeover

shows, provide ideas, but homeowners

need to fi nd out how the job is really

done.”

• Completing work without a building

permit. If you are considering structural

work, always check with the municipal

building offi ce to see if a building permit

is required. Skipping this step can affect

the resale value of your home and the

time it takes to sell it. Worse, you could be

asked to take down and remove the struc-

ture at your expense.

• Doing the work of skilled tradespeo-

ple. For all of us, there are tasks best left

to the professionals. Good tradespeople

can be hard to fi nd so rely on recom-

mendations from friends and associates.

Always come to an agreement on a set

price before work is begun. Make sure

tradespeople have the required qualifi -

cations.

• Not researching the proper technique

and materials. There is plenty of inspi-

ration out there, but there is also a right

way and a wrong way to approach every

project. How-to resources abound at your

local library or book store. It is also wise

to get a few quotes from professional

outfi ts to better understand the scope of

your project.

Much satisfaction can be achieved

when homeowners challenge themselves

to new levels of skill and aptitude. But

learning and understanding the best

practices will make do-it-yourself proj-

ects all the more rewarding.

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If you truly would like a

memorable experience in

the white desert for a mere

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experiences come from all

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individuality of one’s defi -

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ence’ should be.

Without going into detail

of limitations and require-

ments set out by The Ant-

arctic Treaty, three main

ideas surround the fact of a

lasting and positive experi-

ence on the south pole: type

of vessel, type of activities

and length of stay.

The type of ship can real-

ly make or break your trip.

All vessels that enter

the Antarctic zone must be

IAATO endorsed vessels.

If they are not, your

unique vacation ends swift-

ly before it even makes it to

the ice-free zone of Antarc-

tica.

Annually, all members

of the IAATO re-evaluate

their ships to meet the stan-

dards and venture on with

their amazing itinerary en-

ticing thousands of tourists

each year.

Vessels belong in two

major categories: large pas-

senger vessels (500 to 3,000

passengers) and Tour Ex-

pedition vessels (13 to 500).

Examples of the large ves-

sels are the ships like Hol-

land America and Princess

Cruiselines.

These ships are ‘cruise

by’ or sightseeing ships

only. They are not permit-

ted to enter certain areas of

the Antarctic.

The smaller tour expedi-

tion vessels are unique like

Quark Expeditions, Hur-

tigruten, or National Geo-

graphic. These ships are

permitted to make landings

and execute approved ac-

tivities with IAATO.

Whether you would like

to view the icebergs from

your balcony or camp di-

rectly in the desert, the op-

tions are endless.

Enrichment. You will not

receive an up-close and per-

sonal trip without throw-

ing an IAATO approved

activity into it.

The travel window of op-

portunity is limited to No-

vember to March, and land-

ings are only via zodiac or

helicopter and are limited

to +/-3 hours with an inten-

sity of less than 100 people.

It should be noted that all

IAATO landing activities

are required to have one

shipboard staff to every

10, and the staff members

must be one of the follow-

ing - ornithologist, marine

biologist, biologist, geolo-

gist, glaciologist, historian

or naturalist.

Approved activities (with

their tourist participation

numbers from 2013) in-

clude: mountain climbing

(1,842), camping (2,565),

kayaking (11,185), and scu-

ba diving (1,183).

For me, being an avid

camper, tenting in the open

air of Antarctica would

truly be an awesome tale

and worth the $550 per per-

son price tag!

What about unlimited

guided kayaking for $250

per person?

Any divers looking for a

unique dive to put in their

logbook? Look no further.

It’s understandable why

traveling to the deep south

of the globe has its own

unique niche.

Lastly, you’ll have to

choose your length.

Now this is a question in

which the answer too will

indeed vary from person to

person.

How long you stay will

determine how far south

you can get, or how many

islands in Drake’s Passage

you’d like to explore.

You can go for as long as

24 days, or as short as 10

days.

You can cross the Antarc-

tic Circle, or you can choose

to stay in the Bransfi eld

Strait meanwhile heading

north to include the Falk-

land Islands and the South

Georgia Island. Falkland

Islands have fi ve different

species of penguins, count-

less fauna, and rare sub-

Antarctica ecology.

Whereas South Georgia

is really quite different in

itself.

Picture tens of millions

of seals, penguins and

birds. How picturesque

would that be?

The choices are endless

on how your Antarctica ex-

perience will turn out and

it will be the most exhila-

rating adventure ever!

Antarctica is a truly

unique destination that

not many will venture to in

their lifetimes.

However, with research

and awareness of what type

of respect and eco-tourism

this continent demands,

those who need a change

in life and to do something

different will look towards

this beauty and see the val-

ue in it.

I look forward to welcom-

ing Antarctica into my life

in 2017!

When are you going?

Rachel Tripp is a travel con-sultant with Expedia Cruise-ShipCentres.

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