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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

Staff of the Red Deer Public Library

is encouraging the community to

join in the celebration as the library

marks its 100th anniversary this year.

Events and activities have been planned

throughout the year, but this month marks

a very special event on April 23.

Highlights include a presentation by

historian Michael Dawe, a reading by Red

Deer sports poet Frank Pavlick, a mayoral

proclamation and special guest storytime,

cake, balloons and free library cards for

Red Deer residents, a children’s iPad mini

draw, plus displays and events in all de-

partments including music and treats in

the mezz.

Activities kick off at 10 a.m. in the down-

town branch and at 1 p.m. at the Dawe

branch.

Holding these key celebrations on April

23 is also signifi cant as it was on April 23,

1914 that Bylaw no. 363 brought Red Deer

Public Library into being, said Christina

Wilson, the library’s chief executive offi -

cer.

“It was merely one year after the City

itself was formed, so that is signifi cant

because the community felt it was a really

important thing to have in their commu-

nity as they grew forward,” she said. “Ob-

viously, (they) believed in providing really

good services for their people and one of

those services was a library.

“So many people have had a hand in

building this library – the names are all

around us - the Snell Auditorium, the

Dawe Library. We also have a Wall of Fame

which shows all the people that participat-

ed in connecting what was a fi re hall and

turning it into a children’s library.

“Many of the initiatives that happened

back in 1914 are continuing to this day. So

our centennial celebration is very much

something that we want to engage the com-

munity in.”

Another highlight this month takes

place April 5 with a performance by Duke

Thompson, a former resident of Red Deer.

Folks are invited to ‘Keyboard Conversa-

tions with Duke Thompson’ which begins

at 7:30 p.m.

It’s a free concert and it takes place in

the Snell Auditorium. There will also be

a silent auction, cash bar and tours of the

library.

Meanwhile, centennial celebrations

kicked off Jan. 25 with a Family Literacy

Day launch of ‘Reading Rainbows’ - a

child-themed library card.

Throughout the year there will be dis-

plays, contests and ways for people to tap

into the library’s rich resources. For exam-

ple, the Dawe branch has gotten a jump on

the theme of ‘100’ things with its ‘100 Best

Picture Books’ display that is continuing

until the end of the year.

At the downtown library, two new pro-

grams beginning in January continue the

theme of ‘100 years of Discovery’ as well.

‘100 Things to Do with Books’ is a free craft

program taking place on the third Sunday

of the month.

And ‘100 Years of Animation’ is a free

fi lm series taking place on the second Sun-

day of every month as well.

As mentioned, the Library board’s gift to

Red Deer residents throughout April is the

gift of library membership, which is good

for a year.

The Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery

has also provided space on the Commu-

nity Wall in the Remarkable Red Deer ex-

hibit, entitled ‘Red Deer Public Library:

100 Years of Discovery.’ It opens April 11

with a Strawberry Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. in

the Discovery Studio.

The summer months will provide ‘Eu-

reka’ moments, the theme of the Summer

Reading Game. The Library also has hired

a digital literacy coordinator, tasked with

helping people become more tech-savvy.

September’s big events will be the open-

ing of the Timberlands Branch and the

launching of a picture book, authored by

children’s staff member Laurel Grimes,

with illustrations by Lorelei Vuori. It’s the

story of the building of the downtown li-

brary’s children’s area.

October is Library Month and will fea-

ture a grand opening of the new branch.

Also, the popular First Thursdays music

program celebrates fi ve years in Novem-

ber with a special performance on Nov. 6

at noon.

“It’s been truly a partnership between

the Library and the incredibly vibrant

music community here,” said Wilson. “It’s

been so well-supported. We can bring in

very high-quality musicians to perform

here. And we have the most perfect ven-

ue for it – the Snell Auditorium. So it’s a

showcase for both the musicians and the

library.”

Wilson also pointed out that besides of

course celebrating the past, part of the

focus through the year will be on looking

forward.

“I’d say the cornerstone of that is the

opening up the fi rst library branch here

in 10 years. On Sept. 2, the Timberlands

Branch will be open. As mentioned, the

grand opening will be in October,” she

said. “And what a month to pick – Library

Month,” added Wilson with a smile. “The

timing couldn’t be better.”

Ultimately, there is plenty to celebrate.

And much to look forward to.

“This library has always been doing

innovative things. And that’s one of the

things we want to celebrate.”

For more information, visit www.rdpl.

org and the library’s facebook page for up-

dates.

[email protected]

MILESTONE - Christina Wilson, chief executive offi cer of Red Deer Public Library, is encouraging local residents to enjoy a host of events and activities being held to mark the library’s 100th anniversary. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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City council learned of

campaign contributions

and expenses from last

year’s municipal election

during this week’s regular

meeting.

The report is provided

for council’s information –

it also requires mandatory

reporting from the mayor

and council candidates and

voluntary reporting from

school trustee candidates.

City Clerk Frieda Mc-

Dougall said that the docu-

ments are public informa-

tion and will ultimately be

posted on the City’s web

site as well.

Among the biggest cam-

paign spenders were may-

oral candidate Cindy Jef-

feries, whose campaign

expenses in total were

$31,610.98. Her total cam-

paign contributions were

$31,672.97. According to the

report, she actually ended

up with a surplus of $61.98.

Mayor Tara Veer’s total

campaign expenses were

$21,613.33. Her total dona-

tions were $19,225 with self-

contributions of $2,388.66.

Mayor candidate Wil-

liam Horn’s total campaign

expenses were $9,985.78.

Chad Mason spent $2,079.45

while Dennis Trepanier’s

total campaign expenses

were $4,070.04.

In terms of the council

candidate expenses, Coun-

cillor Dianne Wyntjes

spent the most with to-

tal campaign expenses

at $24,318.81. Her total

campaign donations were

$10,280, donations in-kind

were $5,154 and self contri-

butions were $8,884.81.

The second highest coun-

cil campaign expenditure

was made by Lawrence Lee

whose total campaign ex-

penses were $10,943.63. His

total donations were $8,050

with self-contributions of

$2,893.63.

On the low end, candi-

date Tim Lasiuta’s total

campaign expenses were

listed at 45 cents while Troy

Wavrecan didn’t spend any-

thing. Bettylyn Baker, Da-

vid Helm and Bob Bevins

were listed as ‘self-funded’

on the report.

In last year’s election,

fi ve candidates ran for the

offi ce of mayor while 30

ran for a seat on council.

The report was received as

information.

[email protected]

City council campaign costs disclosed

Between March 20th-

30th, Kerry Wood Nature

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each to fi ll a mural as part

of Parkland Mall’s 2014

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For every tile sold, Park-

land Mall matched each

dollar to a maximum of

$5,000.

Kerry Wood Nature

Centre volunteers sold 506

tiles in total to maximize

the additional funds avail-

able. The mural will be

displayed at Kerry Wood

Nature Centre.

The playground will

also be located at Kerry

Wood Nature Centre and

will use the natural forma-

tions and scenery of the

area to provide a fun and

safe environment for chil-

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Future students of a new K-5 Catholic el-

ementary school opening in the Clearview

subdivision of Red Deer this September

will have the opportunity to experience in-

ter-generational learning thanks to a part-

nership with a nearby senior’s supported

living centre.

Denise Kofi n, principal of Father Henri

Voisin Elementary School, is thrilled not

only to get her school running fully func-

tional, but also to have the chance to inte-

grate students with members of the com-

munity to help them learn.

Located only blocks from one another,

Father Henri Voisin Elementary School

and Villa Maria decided a partnership

would be highly benefi cial to both the

students as well as the residents of the se-

niors’ facility.

Villa Maria, which opened to residents

in January, is part of the Catholic health

care Covenant Care program.

The Catholic seniors facility and the

Catholic kindergarten will be among the

many who have begun to realize the poten-

tial for intergenerational learning.

Intergenerational Learning describes

the way that people of all ages can learn

together and from each other.

Although students from countries

across the world have been visiting se-

niors for hundreds of years, the idea of

partnerships between seniors’ facilities

and schools became increasingly popular

in European countries in early 2007 as a

method to close the burgeoning gap be-

tween generations.

The web site for Europe’s leading group

on intergenerational learning, the Euro-

pean Map of Intergenerational Learning

states, “This separation can lead to unreal-

istic, negative stereotypes between genera-

tions and a decrease in positive exchanges

between them. Yet these separated genera-

tions have resources of value to each other

and share areas of concern.”

Offi cials say that intergenerational

learning is an effective way to address a

number of issues such as building active

communities, promoting citizenship, re-

generating neighbourhoods and address-

ing inequality.

“We are looking at some fairly exciting

programs within the partnership,” said

Kofi n. “We are also hoping to see our stu-

dents doing things like planting seeds and

having them grow in the gardens at Villa

Maria.”

Kofi n continued with saying other po-

tential projects could see students inter-

viewing seniors on Red Deer and Alberta’s

history for a yearly Grade four social stud-

ies project, as well as having the seniors

play math games with the students.

“There are so many things that we can

do to benefi t both the children and the se-

niors,” said Kofi n.

“Things as simple as pairing students

and seniors together to make crafts and

decorations for the various seasons.”

Above all, Kofi n says she hopes students

may fi nd positive role models in the se-

niors.

“I think intergenerational learning gives

the students some very good role models

and give them someone to look up to,” she

said.

“Just the whole idea of respect and re-

specting your elders will be addressed.”

As Father Henri will be a Catholic

school, Kofi n explained it’s about instruct-

ing students on, “The teachings and the

gospels of Jesus and actually living that in

their everyday lives and doing things the

way Jesus would have done them in their

own lives and in their communities.”

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Red Deerians will begin to see shades

of yellow this month as April marks

Daffodil Month for the Canadian Cancer

Society.

Not only are the brightly coloured

blooms a welcome sign that spring is

just around the corner in Central Al-

berta – hopefully – they are also used to

bring important awareness to a disease

that touches nearly everyone of us at

some time in our lives in some way or

another.

Since the 1950s, bright yellow daf-

fodils have arrived in communities

across Canada to mark the beginning

of Daffodil Month. To this day, the daf-

fodil continues to symbolize strength

and courage in the fi ght against cancer.

And funds raised during the month go

to help fi nding a cure for cancer.

According to the Canadian Cancer So-

ciety’s web site, Daffodil Month, which is

held every April, is a national fundrais-

ing campaign for the Canadian Cancer

Society. During the month, volunteers

are involved in numerous activities to

raise funds for the fi ght against cancer.

In conjunction with the month, the

Society also asks Canadians to refl ect

upon the thousands of people who are

living with cancer and to remember

loved ones who have been lost to cancer.

During Daffodil Month, Central Alber-

tans are also encouraged to do some-

thing special for those living with can-

cer or to contribute in some way to the

fi ght against this disease.

Depending on the location, activities

include selling fresh daffodils; asking

people to make a donation and wearing

a daffodil pin throughout the month to

show support for people living with can-

cer. There will also be volunteers out

canvassing neighbourhoods for dona-

tions door to door.

Funds raised throughout the month

help the Canadian Cancer Society pre-

vent cancer, fund research for cancer,

empower, inform and support Canadi-

ans living with cancer and advocate for

public policies to improve the health of

Canadians.

In Red Deer, locals can fi nd daffodils

and pins for sale at the malls and in

the grocery stores, banks, among other

places. Pins are also available for citi-

zens to wear on their lapels to help ac-

knowledge the cause.

So this month, fi nd a booth in the City

where you can grab a bunch of beauti-

ful yellow blooms and donate to a good

cause.

And every time you happen to take

a glance at your beautiful spring daf-

fodils, remember those who are living

with cancer, those who have fought and

beat cancer as well as those who have

lost the battle.

April is Daffodil Month

Euthanasia is a heavily

debated topic in bioethics,

and rightfully so.

The fi rst issue with eu-

thanasia is that it is cloud-

ed in stigma.

More and more, the con-

cept of assisted suicide is

being discussed and recog-

nized globally.

Three states in the U.S

have passed ‘Death with

Dignity’ acts: Oregon,

Washington and Montana.

The Netherlands, Belgium,

Switzerland, Australia and

New Zealand are all juris-

dictions that have legalized

assisted suicide or eutha-

nasia.

So why not Canada?

Canada is built on a gov-

ernment that is conserva-

tive in nature and was de-

rived from religious value

systems. Those infl uences

are still heavy in our soci-

ety even though we boast

open-mindedness, accep-

tance, kindness and justice.

When my great aunt Ma-

ria passed away this year,

we were able to accept it a

little more because in our

hearts, we all knew she had

been seeking death and an

end to her pain for years.

She lived to be 93, was

almost deaf and blind and

had diffi culties eating and

speaking. Her memory was

incredibly bad, and she had

trouble recognizing most of

us by the time she passed.

Thankfully, we were lucky

and so was she because she

died in her sleep.

If this had been a legal

and viable discussion, I

think it would have been

debated. Not because we

are cruel, or unlawful or

wished her to be gone, but

because we loved her very

much and all wanted to

take away her pain.

At the same time, I am

well aware of the Roman

Catholic values that are

part of my family and am

aware that many religions

deem suicide as immoral

and wrong.

In response to that, I’d

say that it is immoral and

wrong to witness a family

member or close friend cry

out in pain day after day

and to not give them the

power back in choosing to

die.

People in dire circum-

stances can accept both

faith and logic to overcome

personal fears and desires

to fulfi l the wish of a dy-

ing person. The trauma

of witnessing a person in

constant pain can result

in guilt and grief. For an

elderly person who is in

such pain that they con-

sider turning to a violent

alternative to end their life,

there could be a less trau-

matizing and respectful

way to go.

Euthanasia offers a per-

son the chance to regain

control of their life and of

their suffering through the

decision to be assisted by a

medical professional.

I do recognize the diffi -

culty that requests to end

a person’s life could place

on a family member or a

doctor. However, medi-

cal professionals would be

the ideal people to handle

this situation because they

have the access and knowl-

edge to perform this task

respectfully, carefully and

without pain.

Euthanasia will continue

to be a topic of controversy

because of our country’s

conservative values and

current government. As

long as the concept is hid-

den in hushed tones and

behind closed doors, people

do not have a way to make

an informed and respon-

sible decision.

Elderly people and those

with degenerative and

painful diseases deserve

the right to end their lives

on their own terms, with

the respect and care of a

qualifi ed doctor.

With the provincial gov-

ernment of Quebec looking

into legalizing euthanasia

procedures, it seems right

to discuss the issue with

breadth and depth so that

people can make informed

decisions if these motions

pass into other provinces.

The laws would have to

include specifi c guidelines

that protect patients from

being coerced in any way,

or not receiving an ethi-

cally sound and legal pro-

cedure.

For doctors who have

moral objections, they

don’t have to participate.

However, they might gain

comfort in knowing that

they were able to offer re-

lief to a person in chronic

pain. The experience could

offer family and friends

closure because they will

know that when their loved

ones are ready to die, at

their request they can do

so peacefully and without

pain.

To me, taken in context

with the entirety of the

laws and explanations, I

understand that we have a

responsibility to preserve a

person’s dignity and to end

their suffering if we can do

so.

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The Red Deer Public Library presents First Thursdays in The Snell. The April 3rd concert will feature violinist Heidi Baum-bach and pianist Cheryl Cooney performing works by Dvorak, Korngold and Beethoven. It runs April 3 from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Coffee and tea provided by Café Noir. The Snell Audito-rium, Red Deer Public Library. No admission charge. Dona-tions accepted at the door.

Check out the new exhibit in The Hub – Jennifer Holmes presents ‘A Mixture of Everything’ - mixed mediums on display. Opening reception 5-7 p.m. on April 4. Also, the First Friday Concert Series runs April 4 with ‘Soulful Noize’ live in concert 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $15/pp or $30/family. Cash only at the door.

Sheraton Celebrity Dance-off Gala in support of Big Broth-ers, Big Sisters runs April 4 but tickets are on sale. For tickets, call 403-348-8503 or drop by the You th and Volunteer Centre at 4633 – 49th St.

Shalom Counselling is offering a number of upcoming work-shops including Reaching to the Margins – a community-building workshop on April 4 from 8:30 – 4 p.m. at West Park Nazarene Church (3920 57 Ave.) Cost is $30 per person. Include those isolated by mental health chal-lenges, set healthy boundaries and prevent compassion fatigue.

The Power to Parent workshop will take place Saturdays from April 26 – May 3. Cost is $85 per person or $165 per couple. Discover why children of all ages need to be in right relationship to the adults responsible for them. Another workshop is Bringing Baby Home on May 3 and 4 at the Red Deer Hospital. Cost is $180 per couple and babies over three months old are welcome. The fi nal workshop is Downsizing and Moving Forward – a course for baby boomers, seniors and those helping parents downsize. It will take place on May 24 from 9 – 1 p.m. and the cost is $50 per person. To register for any workshop call 403-342-0339.

Central Alberta Quilters’ Guild An-

nual Quilt Show is happening on April 4 and 5th at Parkland Pavil-ion Westerner Park. Show hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Featured quilters are Donna Deis and Elizabeth Hanson and guest artist Sherri Hisey of Bor-der Creek Station Pattern Co., Ontario. For more information, contact quilt show coordinator Briony Goddard at 403-782-6700, [email protected].

St. Vladimir Easter Bake Sale runs April 5th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 3932 - 46th St. Easter breads - paska and babka, cabbage rolls, pyrohy, butter lambs and baking.

Charlie Russell Speaks in Red Deer on April 5 at 1 p.m. ‘50 Years Living with the Great Bears in Canada and Russia and the Return of the Grizzlies to Southern Alberta.’ Russell will be sharing insights gleaned from 50 years of researching grizzly bears, black bears and Kermode

‘Spirit’ bears in the wilds of Alberta, British Columbia and the Russian far-east. His in-depth understanding of bears, which enabled him to safely live with hundreds of wild bears, is now helping ranchers in southern Alberta fi nd some comfort with the grizzlies that are moving onto their land. Amazingly, these bears are fi nding their way out onto the prairies where they have not been seen for 125 years. Following the presenta-tion there will be a question and answer session and Charlie Russell will be available for book signing in the lobby. Doors at noon, slide show at 1 p.m., ticket price $25 at Carnival Cinemas.

Canadian author Corinne Jeffery

will embark on a spring tour to celebrate the completion of her Understanding Ursula trilogy. She stops at Coles at Parkland Mall on April 6 from 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. The trilogy is a historical fi ction that tells the tale of the Werners, a contentious German-Lutheran family that immigrates to Canada in the early 1900s. The trilogy follows their lives, hard-ships, and triumphs until 1989. The Understanding Ursula trilogy weaves through generations of family drama, secrets, and con-troversy. The books are loosely based on Jeffery’s own family.

The Centre for Spiritual Living, on April 4 at 7 p.m., has Soul-to-Soul, Women Inspiring Women Meets with Vicki Wolfson. On April 6, check out guest speaker Rev. Doug Craig on ‘The Gar-den of Our Mind’. Bingo is on April 9 and there’s a pot luck lunch on April 13. For more, visit www.cslreddeer.org.

On behalf of the Business Leaders Network, we invite you to the 11th Annual Mayor’s Prayer Break-fast! An opportunity to support and honour our community, along with the Mayor Tara Veer as well as the Mayor of Red Deer County Jim Wood. It is with great excitement we announce our guest speaker, Mike Love. He is the founder and director of Extreme Dream Ministries and the internationally known Youth Conference called YC. Come out and hear an inspiring word from one of Canada’s greatest Christian leaders. This promi-nent event will be held on April 8th at the Parkland Pavilion, Westerner Park in Red Deer. Join us for a time of prayer, and a time of networking and positively

infl uencing our community. For tickets or more information, call 403-396-5206 or email mayorprayer@ gmail.com.

The Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm are selling pies again this year with funds raised going to support the Sunnybrook Farm Museum and their 2014 educational programs. Ready to bake pies are avail-able in apple, blueberry, cherry, raisin, peach, rhubarb/strawberry and rhubarb raspberry. Pies cost $12 each and are avail-able for purchase between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on April 8-9 at the Museum. Call 403-340-3511 for more information.

Daytime Documentaries runs April 9, 2 - 4:30 p.m. Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch, Waskasoo Meeting Room. This month’s documentary will be ‘Revenge of the Electric Car’. By 2006, as many as 5,000 electric cars were destroyed by the major car companies that built them.

Today, the electric car is back with a vengeance. A discussion facilitated by a staff member will follow the fi lm. Everyone is welcome. Coffee and tea will be served. For more informa-tion, contact Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

The Central Alberta Regional Sci-ence Fair will be held this year on April 11 and April 12 in the Bower Place Shopping Centre in Red Deer. Judging is on Friday evening and Saturday morning with the presentation of awards on Saturday at 4 p.m. The public is encouraged to come out and talk with the talented and creative future scientists. There is no admission fee and the students welcome the exposure.

The Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society is having an Easter Bonnet Tea at the Cronquist House on Saturday April 12 from 1 - 4pm. The cost is $10 person, cash only please. For more information call 403-346-0055.

Maryland-based Yoga master teacher Sid McNairy will be at Red Deer Hot Yoga for three workshops April 12-13 and will be back in September to do a teacher training program. The inverted postures of yoga are some of the most benefi cial yet intimidating of the asa-nas. You will be introduced to and practice postures such as headstand, forearm stand, hand-stand, and more. You will be guided through alignment, tech-nique, proper modifi cations, and feel how to develop the power in your core strength. Learn to use the wall, or a buddy, as a way to continue practicing inversions beyond this class. For more information, check out www.reddeerhotyoga.ca.

GrammaLink-Africa Fabulous Fabric sale runs April 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gaetz United Church 4758 Ross St. Unused fabric, notions, yarn, embel-lishments. Everything from the knitter, quilter, fi bre artist and home sewer. Cash only. All proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Phone Mary Ellen 403-340-1365.

Annual St. George’s Day Tea - April 27 at 2 p.m. Red Deer Legion. Tickets $5 avail-able at Legion reception.

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This year marks an im-

portant milestone in one of

the key public institutions

in our community. One

hundred years ago, in April

1914, the Red Deer Public

Library was formally es-

tablished.

The man most respon-

sible for the library’s cre-

ation was John Franklin

Boyce. He was born near

Cobourg, Ontario in 1867,

a few months after the offi -

cial creation of the Domin-

ion of Canada.

After his completion of

high school, Boyce enrolled

in the University of Toron-

to.

His initial studies were

in the natural sciences and

he earned a Bachelor of

Arts degree, with honours.

For two years, he studied

medicine, but decided to

switch careers and become

a teacher instead of a doc-

tor.

He also decided to ex-

plore the opportunities in

western Canada. He se-

cured a job as the assistant

principal at the Calgary

High School in 1897. He was

soon promoted to the posi-

tion of senior principal for

the entire Calgary Public

School District.

In 1903, he was appointed

by the Department of Edu-

cation to be the school in-

spector for Central Alberta.

The following year, he

made Red Deer his head-

quarters, since the town

was mid-point between the

other two school inspec-

tors’ offi ces in Calgary and

Edmonton.

Boyce quickly became

very active in the commu-

nity. He joined the local

Masonic Lodge and was ac-

tive with the local Indepen-

dent Order of Oddfellows

(I.O.O.F.).

He was active in sports,

particularly with curling

and golf. He loved to camp

in the mountains, and later

became a life member of

the Alpine Club of Canada.

In keeping with his early

interest in the natural sci-

ences, he joined the Red

Deer Branch of the Alberta

Natural History Society.

He helped to found the Red

Deer Horticultural Society

in 1911, and served as the

fi rst president.

One of Boyce’s strongest

interests was in establish-

ing a public library in Red

Deer. He was part of the ef-

fort in 1907, by the I.O.O.F.

and others, to start a public

library in the community.

Unfortunately, that initia-

tive faltered.

Between 1911 and 1913,

the Red Deer Horticul-

tural Society promoted the

implementation of formal

town planning. In 1913,

when Red Deer’s civic cen-

tre plan was fi nalized, a

proposal was included to

construct a public library

on either what is now City

Hall Park, or on the block

to the west, now occupied

by the Federal Building

(the old Post Offi ce).

Meanwhile, in November

1913, the provincial pub-

lic librarian wrote to Red

Deer’s City council asking

if the community “Pos-

sessed a library of any de-

scription.”

That helped bolster the

idea of establishing a pub-

lic library in Red Deer.

In early January 1914,

the executive of the Red

Deer Horticultural Soci-

ety appointed Boyce and

A.W.G. Allen to be a special

committee to investigate

what would be involved in

creating a library under

the provincial Libraries

Act, and to move forward

with the proposal.

Because the economy

was mired is a sharp reces-

sion, a decision was made

not to proceed with the idea

of construction of a library

building. Instead, the local

board of trade was asked

if they would be willing to

provide space in their of-

fi ces on the east end of City

Hall. The board reacted

positively to the sugges-

tion.

On Feb. 26, 1914, Boyce

and Allen appeared before

City council to solicit their

support. Their submission

was very well received by

the councillors. In particu-

lar, council liked the fact

that Boyce and Allen in-

dicated that they initially

would only be asking for

a small grant towards op-

erating expenses, with a

matching grant from the

provincial government and

donations from the public

then becoming possible.

With the encouraging re-

ception from City council,

Boyce then spearheaded

the drive to secure the sig-

natures of at least 10% of

the local ratepayers on a

petition to council, as re-

quired under the Libraries

Act.

The necessary number

of signatures was quickly

secured, and the formal

request was then made to

City council to pass a li-

brary bylaw.

To be continued.

John F. Boyce – instrumental in library formation


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New elementary school planned for InglewoodBY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express

A new public elementary

school is set to be built in

Inglewood.

The Red Deer Public

School Board voted in fa-

vour of approving the site

for the new school at 99 Ir-

ving Cl. during last week’s

meeting.

The elementary school

will be home to 500 stu-

dents and is projected to

open in September of 2016.

“It’s been over a decade

since Mattie McCullough

was built and in that time

the City has moved to the

north and to the east and

the projected growth area

continues to be in those ar-

eas,” said Piet Langstraat,

superintendent of Red

Deer Public Schools.

“This site has been as-

signed for a number of

years, it is just now that we

are going to build there. We

are certainly in need of ele-

mentary space and this will

help fi ll that need.”

The Alberta Govern-

ment recently announced

the district would receive a

new school to address stu-

dent accommodation chal-

lenges.

While originally, the dis-

trict anticipated the new

school would be located

in northeast Red Deer, the

proposed site will not be

available for construction

for the next several years.

In a review of other des-

ignated school sites the

Inglewood site was the best

alternative.

“The board did look at

another site north of Bar-

rie Wilson Elementary (the

district’s newest elemen-

tary school set to open

this fall) near the River

Bend Golf Course area,

but servicing to run that

site probably won’t happen

for another three to four

years,” said Langstraat.

“The board looked at the

other options available to

it and chose the Inglewood

site and in speaking with

the chair of the community

association there, residents

are excited to have a school

in their neighbourhood.”

With approval of the

location, work can begin

on planning for the new

school. Requests for pro-

posals for architectural

services will be received

which will then be followed

by tendering for construc-

tion.

Before the new school is

open, Langstraat said the

elementary school bound-

aries will need to be re-

worked once again.

“This summer I’m go-

ing to be working on some

draft boundary proposals

and there will certainly be

some opportunity for pub-

lic consultation in that as

well. It’s too early to say

which neighbourhoods the

new school will serve, but

there will be a process that

we will undertake.”

Langstraat said he un-

derstands the challenges of

changing the elementary

school boundaries again.

“The good news is there

is going to be a new school

to deal with the crowd-

ing issues we have in our

elementary schools and

hopefully this new school

will allow families to go to

school closer to home.

“Certainly there is an

upside and a downside to

changing the boundaries.

“But we are thrilled. Red

Deer is defi nitely a growing

City and it’s great to be able

to build schools to meet

that demand.”

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SCHOOLS TO MEET THAT DEMAND.”

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National Volunteer Week

is just around the corner

and offi cials are gearing up

to recognize the many vol-

unteers in Central Alberta.

National Volunteer Week

will take place April 6-12.

A local launch of the week

is set to take place in Red

Deer on Monday which

will be hosted by Volunteer

Central, formerly known as

Volunteer Red Deer.

Karen Oatway, com-

munity awareness and

engagement coordinator

for Volunteer Central said

next week is an opportu-

nity to recognize those who

dedicate their time for good

causes. The theme of Vol-

unteer Week is ‘Random

Acts of Recognition’.

“There are numerous

organizations in Red Deer

and Central Alberta that

use volunteers to make

sure their programs run

properly. It’s not only or-

ganizations but volunteers

are also used for a number

of events,” she said. “Lots

of times volunteers put in

hours that are equivalent

to full-time or part-time

hours. Sometimes they are

thanked and sometimes

they are not, so it’s nice to

be able to recognize them.

“It’s very much about

thanking these volunteers

that put in hours and hours

of work many times which

are behind the scenes.”

During Volunteer Week

in Red Deer, Volunteer

Central will highlight a

number of organizations

throughout the Central Al-

berta community.

“Volunteering allows

people to get out in the

community. Volunteers

are able to get active, meet

new people and learn about

their community,” said

Danielle Black Fortin, pro-

gram manager with Volun-

teer Central.

Oatway added there are

a number of ways to get

involved in volunteering

from sitting on a board to

being involved with com-

munity organizations.

“Individuals are able

to volunteer and another

thing we like to do is work

with businesses who en-

courage their employees to

volunteer or they can vol-

unteer as a team-building

exercise and also make a

difference in the commu-

nity,” she said.

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NICE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.”

KAREN OATWAY

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BY KALISHA MENDONSARed Deer Express

In wake of more discussion about eu-

thanasia laws in Canada, the Sunnybrook

United Church will hold a life planning

information session April 3 beginning at 7

p.m. entitled ‘Death With Dignity’.

“Some of the things we are going to

cover are distinctions between physician-

assisted suicide and euthanasia as well

as the distinction between withholding

interventions and euthanasia and oppor-

tunities for advanced care planning,” said

Linda Irvin, the minister at Sunnybrook

United Church.

Advanced care planning is an umbrella

term that includes personal directives,

powers of attorney, wills, goals of care des-

ignation and how to talk about all of these

issues with families.

Clinical Ethicist Dr. Victoria

Seavilleklein and Red Deer Dr. Michael

Thain will be leading the presentation.

Rev. Dr. Lee Sinclair will also participate

by offering a theological refl ection.

Irvin said she wanted to do this because

there are many people who are not pre-

pared for the end of life, and many who do

not even want to talk about it.

She said she decided to host the event

because of the conversations about people

wanting to have the right to die in the way

that they choose.

“The whole topic of death has so much

more to it than just preparing for a funeral

– it’s the things that you need to do prior to

the actual death.”

Examples of those responsibilities in-

clude the kind of care a person needs,

guardianship, extent of care preferred by

the dying person and who will be a fi nal ar-

bitrator of disputes.

Seavilleklein is a clinical ethicist in Al-

berta Health Services’ central zone and a

clinical lecturer. She will be providing in-

sight into the ethical debate that accompa-

nies euthanasia, assisted suicide and with-

holding interventions.

Irvin said she had given a lot of consid-

eration to holding the presentation, but re-

alized that there are more and more people

looking for assistance while discussing

death. “We’re just going to talk about what

death is about. In some places, we don’t

even use the word death: we use the word

passed, or passed on or that a person is

gone. This is an opportunity for informa-

tion. We want people to feel welcome and

relaxed about coming to have this conver-

sation.”

To take part in the event, registration is

required. For more, call 403-347-6073.

[email protected]

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A free microchip clinic

for cats is set to take place

in Red Deer this weekend.

The Red Deer and Dis-

trict SPCA, Alberta Ani-

mal Services and Whisker

Rescue are joining forces to

offer the fi rst annual clinic.

“We hope that more peo-

ple will take advantage of

the free clinic,” said Amy

Corpe, animal care manag-

er with the Red Deer SPCA.

“We didn’t want cost to be

a barrier so we sought the

support of sponsor Eidap

to provide the chips at no

cost. We expect to provide

ID to as many as 300 cats on

the day.”

Two locations in Red

Deer will host the micro-

chip clinic on Saturday in-

cluding the Red Deer and

District SPCA (4505 77 St.)

and Petland (100, 5250 22

St.). The clinics will run

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There is no limit to the

number of cats that can

be brought, but they have

to be owned by the person

bringing them in. Pre-reg-

istration is not required, the

clinic will happen on a fi rst

come, fi rst served basis.

Corpe said it is impor-

tant cats are brought in a

proper kennel when travel-

ing and entering the clinic.

Microchips are a form of

permanent identifi cation

for pets. They are about

the size of a grain of rice

and are embedded just un-

der the skin, between the

shoulder blades. When the

pet is scanned, the number

that has been registered to

them will show up.

These numbers are spe-

cifi c to each microchip

company, so the person

who scanned the pet will

know to contact Eidap.

Eidap can then search the

number in their database

and retrieve information so

the agency can reunite the

owner with their pet.

If an owner changes

their location at anytime

during the life of their pet,

that can also be updated on

the microchip fi le.

“We have personally

seen micro-chipping save

an animal’s life by being

able to return the pet to

their owner.”

Meanwhile, Corpe said

the plan is to make this an

annual event.

“We are defi nitely look-

ing at doing this annually

and in the future we are

hoping to include dogs as

well,” she said. “The rea-

son we are focusing on cats

this time is because The

Canadian Federation of

Humane Societies has been

doing recent studies on the

cat overpopulation crisis

all throughout Canada.

“We defi nitely experi-

ence that in Red Deer and

we wanted to focus on the

cats as a starting point.”

[email protected]

FREE CLINIC – Together, the Red Deer and District SPCA, Alberta Animal Services and Whisker Rescue, will work together to provide a free microchip clinic this weekend. The agencies are hoping to microchip up to 300 cats like Pepper, who is pictured here, during the event. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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Notice is hereby given that at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the Council of Red Deer County will consider the following bylaws.

Bylaw No. 2014/4 to authorize the closure and sale of a portion of undeveloped Road Plan 982 0764 in the NE 29-37-27-4 and West of Plan 012 5513, Lot 9A. Area: 0.039 hectares (0.097 acres) more or less.

The intent is to sell and consolidate this unused piece of undevelopable property with the adjacent property located at the corner of Lantern Street and Leva Avenue. In exchange, the County will be acquiring a piece of this adjacent property to be used as part of the County road right of way.

Bylaw No. 2014/5 to authorize the closure and sale of a portion of undeveloped Road within Plan 102-6087 locat-ed between Plan 102-6087, Block 3, Lot 9 and Plan 972 1942, Block 3, Lot 1. Area: 0.27 hectares (0.66 acres) more or less.

The intent is to sell and consolidate this portion of land with the adjacent property located in Gasoline Alley on the west side of Laura Avenue south of Lantern Street.

Bylaw No. 2014/6 to authorize the closure and lease of a portion of original Government Road Allowance, Range Road 40, located adjacent to the SW 31-34-3-5. Area: 1.62 hectares (4 acres) more or less.

The intent is to close and lease a portion of road that was privately constructed for the sole purpose of access to this property.

A PUBLIC HEARING prior to further consideration of the proposed bylaws WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014, 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 com-ments 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.

If you prefer to submit comments on these bylaws in writ-ing, the information you provide may be made public, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The public may inspect:

- a copy of the proposed bylaws

by visiting our website at www.rdcounty.ca or

at the County office located at 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta, during regular office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MONDAY through FRIDAY.

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Red Deerians made a splash

with global impact last Saturday

night, with approximately 350

people in total turning out for

Dim Swims at the G.H. Dawe Cen-

tre and Collicutt Centre for Earth

Hour.

The Dawe and Collicutt turned

off non-essential lights for the

City’s fi rst Dim Swim in the aims

of creating a fun atmosphere,

conserving energy, and raising

awareness of climate change.

The recreation centres joined

other City facilities in powering

down for Earth Hour, an annual

event recognized across the globe

on Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Red Deer’s electricity consump-

tion for Earth Hour 2014 was

down by 2.85% compared to the

same day last week.

This compares to power reduc-

tions of 2.5% in 2009, 4.6% in 2010,

1.3% in 2011, 4.2% in 2012 and 3.2%

in 2013.

Residential and commercial

customers joined in the global

movement, saving a total of 2,844

kilowatt hours of electricity this

year.

That’s the equivalent of turn-

ing off close to 218,770 13-Watt

compact fl uorescent light bulbs

for the hour.

“We hope that by powering

down and turning off the lights

for an hour, people consider mak-

ing more energy-effi cient choices

year-round,” said Keran Braich,

Environmental Program Spe-

cialist with The City. “A small

change like this raises awareness

about the link between energy re-

duction and climate change, and

hopefully leads to a global impact

on the environment.”

Organized by the WWF, Earth

Hour began as a lights-off event

in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and

has since grown to involve more

than 7,000 communities in an ef-

fort to protect the planet and en-

courage a more sustainable glob-

al community.

For more information on Earth

Hour or other City of Red Deer

environmental initiatives, visit

www.reddeer.ca/environment.

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BEWARE OF ONLINE REAL ESTATE SCAMS

Since March 25, Red Deerians have reported three real estate scams on Kijiji that show photos of houses in Red Deer that are supposedly for rent.

In all cases, the houses were not for rent; two are listed for sale and, in the third instance, a scammer attached an image of a Red Deer house to a fi ctitious Calgary address.

Scammers are copying

information from online list-ings of homes for sale and presenting them as rental opportunities.

“When contacted by po-tential tenants, rental scam-mers claim to be out of the country; they instruct vic-tims to send the damage de-posit and fi rst month’s rent through an untraceable wire transfer service such as Mon-eygram or Western Union, and say they will send the keys once they have received the money,” says Cpl. Sarah Knelsen of Red Deer RCMP.

“Some scammers also ask victims to fi ll out rental ap-plication forms with personal information that could then be used for identity theft and other fi nancial fraud.”

FIRE IN RESIDENCETwo people were injured

as a result of a fi re in a resi-dence on Sunday evening.

Red Deer Emergency Ser-vices responded to a struc-ture fi re at a residence in Riverside Meadows on 59 St. and 52 Ave. just after 7 p.m.

Crews arrived to heavy

smoke and fl ames from the second fl oor of the house, offi cials said.

There were four people in the home at the time of the fi re, two were uninjured and two occupants were trans-ported to Red Deer Regional Hospital with injuries. The family dog died as a result of the fi re.

The cause of the fi re is currently under investiga-tion, but fi re crews note the smoke alarms in the home were not working at the time of the fi re.

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RCMP continue to receive complaints of tax and immi-gration scams. Investigations have determined the scam-mers are targeting people of South Asian ethnicity. In-formation received from the complainants indicate the callers speak with accents that sound South Asian. The callers claim to represent Canada Revenue Agency and/or Citizenship and Im-migration Canada, and to ask for payment in gift cards or pre-paid credit cards.

CHARGES AFTER THEFTSA man is facing charges

after an alleged crime spree.Between March 23 and

March 25, the Blackfalds RCMP received six com-plaints of motor vehicles being stolen from Blackfalds and the rural area southeast of Lacombe. The initial vehi-cle was stolen late on March 23rd from within Blackfalds. The other vehicles, trucks,

cars and a quad were stolen from rural residences in the morning hours of March 25.

Jesse Bissonette, 29, formerly of Blackfalds, has been charged with eight counts of possession of sto-len property, one count of dangerous driving and one count of fl ight from police. The dangerous driving and fl ight from police charges stem from an incident on March 25 where Bissonette was allegedly operating the stolen Pontiac Grand Am on Hwy. 2 south of Red Deer and passed a RCMP vehicle at a high rate of speed. When the RCMP vehicle initiated its emergency lights the Grand Am fl ed and ended up on a dead end road south east of Red Deer. Police have said a second RCMP vehicle, that was assisting to get the vehicle stopped, was then struck as the Pontiac Grand Am swerved to avoid being apprehended.

POLICE SEEK HELP WITH HIT AND RUN

Police are turning to the public for information re-garding a hit and run that took place in north Red Deer.

At 3 p.m. on March 25, RCMP responded to a com-plaint of a hit and run on No-lan St. The victim of the hit and run was putting his chil-dren into his vehicle when an older minivan drove past and hit the door of the victim’s car. The van sped away with-out stopping, but the side mirror from the suspect ve-hicle was broken off and left behind. The victim and his children were not injured.

No license plate was ob-tained, but the damaged mirror was identifi ed as be-longing to a green 1995-1998 Ford Windstar van. Witnesses described the hit and run suspect as an Asian female with long, dark hair who ap-peared to be in her mid-40s.

Anyone with information can call 403-343-5575.

AFTERMATH – On Monday City of Red Deer Environ-mental Services Lead Water Distribution Operator Colin Stebner and his coworker and operator Mike Taylor chipped ice off of the hydrant and drainage area after a fi re at a residence on 59 St. and 52 Ave.

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ENTERTAINMENT

By KALISHA MENDONSARed Deer Express

Toronto band Ubiquitous Synergy Seek-

er (USS) is hyped and ready to rock the En-

max Centrium alongside Hedley and Clas-

sifi ed on April 6.

“It’s always a fabulous time (touring)

mainly because you get to explore new

things about Canadians and the provinces

and cities across the way,” said Jason ‘Hu-

man Kebab’ Parsons, turntablist in the

duo.

“I think Ontarians have a tendency to

be really consumed by the greater Toronto

area but if you actually get outside of it

and you go coast to coast, you get to know

fellow Canadians and see the landscapes

that they get used to everyday.”

Parsons met Ashley (Ash) Buchholz

nine years ago while they were each per-

forming in separate bands as opening acts.

The two hit it off immediately and began

recording in Parsons’ parent’s basement in

a small town outside of Toronto.

“We started performing and never

dreamt in our wildest dreams that we

would have been to nine countries many

years later and that we would have had

criss-crossed Canada probably a dozen

times or more,” said Parsons.

Parsons says that coming back to Alber-

ta is very inspiring for them because of the

vast and beautiful landscape. He explains

that the fi rst time he ever heard a song of

his and Ash’s creation outside of Toronto

was when he was leaving a 21-day shift

from Cold Lake, and was driving to the Ed-

monton airport.

“That was kind of like our fi rst reach

outside of Toronto and I just happened to

be there,” he said. “It was like two worlds

converging,”

When the duo hits the Centrium, Par-

sons says that they are ready to let Red

Deer “Witness the fi tness of a USS show.”

The Toronto musicians have been to Red

Deer once so far and Parsons says they are

very excited to come back and show Alber-

tans what they can really do.

Parsons also said that Red Deer con-

cert goers can expect USS to “hammer

through” the very singles that brought

them so much success on Calgary and

Edmonton radio stations which include

Hollow Point Sniper Hyperbole, Laces Out,

Damini, This Is The Best and Yin Yang.

What sets USS apart from other artists

is their use of turntables mixed with Bus-

chholtz’s singing.

When the two met, Bushholtz ap-

proached Parsons to mix their infl uences

of grunge, hip-hop, alternative rock and

50’s-60’s pop music.

“Ash sat behind the drums and played me

the two-step beat that he wanted, pressed

play on a cassette of Buddy Holly and then

he referenced this Bittersweet Symphony

drum and bass remix from the 90’s.”

“As soon as he started hitting me with

all of this stuff all I could say was wow. He

sang an acoustic song over these beats and

I was like, I totally get it,” said Parsons.

Ash and Parsons have worked hard to de-

velop an identity for their band. They have

grown from their attraction to minimal

beats and acoustic recordings to a more de-

veloped and ‘full’ sound production.

Parsons maintains that the duo work

hard to remember the “Original incarna-

tion of USS. When we fi rst started getting

bigger, we were a little bit intimidated,” he

recalls.

“We were always drawn to the allure

of how minimal and basic we could keep

it. However, in the world of music, every-

body’s doing their thing and you really

need to stand out and accentuate your fea-

tures.”

Parsons says he and Ash are excited to

come back to perform in the west because

of the support and popularity gained on

Alberta stations.

The Red Deer concert will take place on

April 6 in the Enmax Centrium. Tickets

are available online at the Ticketmaster

web site and on the USS music site.

[email protected]

Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS) lands in CityThe duo is excited to be back on the road in western Canada

HANGING OUT - Toronto band Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS) heads to the Centrium on April 6. photo submitted


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Join Mayor Veer and Red Deer City Councillors for Let’s Talk 2014.

Red Deer City Council, staff from over

30 City departments and agencies will be

on hand to talk to Red Deerians about

City projects, programs and services.

Come visit displays set up throughout

the mall and learn about everything

from kids recreation programs to how

to get a building permit.

We will also be set up outdoors (west

side of the mall) from 9:30 a.m. until

5 p.m. (weather permitting) where

you will be able to see equipment

and demonstrations by Red Deer

Emergency Services and the RCMP.

For more details visit reddeer.ca/letstalk

Saturday, April 12

9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. @ Parkland Mall

Outdoor displays close at 5 p.m. and are weather permitting

ENTERTAINMENT


Central Alberta Theatre launched per-

formances of their third production for the

season, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

last week at City Centre Stage with shows

running through April 12.

Curtain is at 7:30 p.m.

Written by Dale Wasserman and direct-

ed by Jeremy Robinson, One Flew Over the

Cuckoo’s Nest features a full cast of 14 tal-

ented members.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a

social commentary on the degradation

and humiliating circumstances that sur-

rounded mental institutions in the 1960s

and Wasserman’s colourful script was able

to demonstrate those issues.

The solid cast, under careful direction

from Robinson, captures the audience

through powerful body language and ex-

cellent casting to suit the characters. The

play was a well-performed insight into the

sensitive history of mental institutions.

Set in 1962, R.P McMurphy (Mike Mohr)

is brought into a psychiatric institution to

escape a work-farm jail sentence.

There he meets loveable and nervous

Billy Bibbit (Ian Sheppard), protective

Dale Harding (Keith Ainscough) and the

unstable but kind other patients in the

‘group’, Scanlon (Michael Sutherland) and

Cheswick (Jay Chahley).

When McMurphy fi rst arrives at the

institute, he is rebellious and edgy as he

seeks to exert his power and personality

over the other patients.

The audience sees him be ground down

by Nurse Ratched (Lisa Robinson) and her

malicious guards (Steve Suk and Daniel

Vasquez).

McMurphy’s erratic and strangely sen-

sitive character is brought to life by Mohr’s

energetic and dedicated performance.

As the story progresses, we are given in-

sight into a metaphor of a ‘combine’, nar-

rated by Chief Bromden (Jason Steele).

It represents the authorities of Nurse

Rached and the idea of the patients being

controlled by subtle manipulations put in

place by the institute and government.

The other characters are faced with their

fears of rebelling against their system. The

theme culminates in a memorable scene of

McMurphy attempting to lift an extraordi-

narily heavy object to throw at the window

– “At least I tried!”

The inspiration of McMurphy spreads

among the patients and soon they each

receive a moment to shine and exert their

development.

Sheppard was especially bright and dis-

played great acting talent while he capti-

vated the audience in his character’s piv-

otal and crucial scene.

The strong cast carries the play along to

a fulfi lling fi nale. There are laughs to be

had amongst the stirring and intriguing

look into 1960s psychiatric care.

Wasserman’s writing really drives home

with audiences and works well to convey

the messages of the story without drown-

ing the public in monologues. The evidence

of hard work from writer Wasserman and

director Robinson is apparent.

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This reviewer can only

describe Noah as a huge

disappointment.

Directed and co-written

by Darren Aronofsky (The

Wrestler, Black Swan) and

starring Russell Crowe as

the title character, I was

looking forward to a big-

ger than life, rousing bib-

lical epic.

Noah is one of the great

stories in the Bible, but

here it becomes a hokey,

effects-loaded variation on

adolescent fi lms.

While this reviewer does

not dispute the right of cre-

ative artists to change any

story as they see fi t, much

of this fi lm is just plain

silly.

The traditional story is

here, how Noah is told by

God to build a giant ark

and load it with all the liv-

ing creatures of the world

before he drowns mankind

in a fl ood.

But the dialogue creaks

and the apocalyptic envi-

ronmental storyline, with

Crowe planning to kill his

granddaughters so only

the birds and beasts will

populate the earth after the

fl ood, is a bit much.

A laughable addition to

this biblical tale are the

computer-generated fi gures,

giant animated stone men,

known as the Watchers, sup-

posedly fallen angels.

At one point, they seem

like creatures from a

Transformers movie, de-

molishing hordes of des-

perate people trying to get

aboard the ark.

Crowe almost carries

off his leading role and the

cast, including Jennifer

Connelly as his wife, An-

thony Hopkins and Emma

Watson, are okay.

And yes, some of the ef-

fects are indeed impressive,

as is the ark that Noah and

the Watchers ultimately

build, but this is not your

biblical Noah.

Rating: two deer out of

fi ve

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Noah meets the Transformers

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On April 3, Bower Mall Shopping Centre

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and Gladiolus Sale, presented by the Al-

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Members of the public are invited to the

mall for an event that entails sales, infor-

mation and demonstrations of growth and

care for dahlias and gladioli.

“It’s our major fundraiser for the year.

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fi ve years ago. “I’m going to give a little

demonstration on how to plant dahlias. Ei-

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people who buy tubers but don’t know how

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people from 19 all the way to 80, so it’s a

very diversifi ed group of people that grow

them.”

Funds will be collected and saved to

put towards the fl ower show presented by

the ADGS in August. “I would encourage

people to disregard the myth about dahlias

and glads that they are very hard to grow.”

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If you can toss it, pull it, carry it or lift it,

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The 5’4” tall, 134 lb movement enthusiast

recently picked up a second place overall

fi nish at the California Strongman compe-

tition where she competed against women

who were bigger than her.

“I love movement through mind, body

and soul,” claimed the holistic practitioner

and fi tness coach. “Movement is what is

life. It’s what encompasses everything.”

She spent more than half the year train-

ing for this competition which includes

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weight in each hand a set distance, lifting

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She said the effort it took to accomplish

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lined what she does with her own clients

which is realizing what you can do if you

put your mind to a task.

“I had no idea I had that in me until six

and a half months ago I started to see it a

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She admits she’s fallen in love with the

sport which has opened new doors for her

in both the physical and mental aspects of

her work. “I didn’t realize the strength I

had inside of me. I always thought you had

to be big to be strong or to be strong, to get

stronger you’ve got to be big,” she said. “I

didn’t realize it didn’t matter what the size

is. What mattered the most was connecting

the dots, mind, body and soul. And when

you get the right movement in your body,

the right movement in your mind and you

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Thola says the preparation for this event

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of honing her mental toughness.

“You know, investing a lot of energy

into my thoughts. Being aware of what I

was choosing to believe and if it was not

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She says the mental training for this

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is all based on what we believe. So where

we put our thoughts is what our body will

then perform and how it will respond.”

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this type of competition to Canada for

women and you can be sure this wasn’t her

last go at tossing or carrying something

which outweighs her.

“Oh heck no, this is just the beginning.”

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When it comes to sports

unions I have a tendency to

ignore the back and forth

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cause as a fan all we want is

for them is to start playing.

The NFL, NHL, NBA and

MLB have had labour is-

sues at one time or another

with billionaires battling

it out in the boardroom

against millionaires.

It was easy to not pick a

side. But this specter on the

CFL horizon has me doing

just that as the CFLPA and

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renegotiating a new collec-

tive bargaining agreement.

The rhetoric has been

fi red from both sides with

the league saying a new

$40 million deal with TSN

should not get the players

excited as there are bills

to pay for stadium builds,

very little will go to paying

the players any more.

The players are now say-

ing they won’t play unless

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ries - a salary which aver-

ages around $80K per year.

This is not the same sce-

nario as the above leagues

as these players are really

working for their money

with no lush retirement in

the near future as the mil-

lions roll in.

At the same time, the

owners aren’t exactly liv-

ing in the poorhouse but

I do recognize the fact it’s

their coin and their team so

they make the call.

The players should be

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[email protected]

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BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express

As far as fi rst seasons go,

the Red Deer College Kings

can look back and be satis-

fi ed with what was accom-

plished in 2103/2014.

“In some ways we over-

achieved from what was

realistic at the beginning,”

said Head Coach Trevor

Keeper. “It was tough

bringing in 25 new guys

and not knowing what they

were going to be all about.”

The Kings hit the ice for

the fi rst time following a

nine year absence from

the ACAC hockey scene

and posted a 20 win season

against veteran teams and

made it to the league semi

fi nal before bowing out.

Along with the on ice

success Keeper said the

team did well in the class-

room with not one player

failing out. “One of the

things I’m proud of is out

of the 25 guys recruited, 13

of them are on the academ-

ic honour roll which is a 3.0

out of a 4.0 GPA.”

The Kings faced a unique

challenge in that this group

of players were unknown

for the most part to each

other and so there were

some speed bumps during

the fi rst part of the season

as they tried to fi nd the

chemistry needed to be a

successful team. “There

were some times when they

had to come to the coach-

ing staff for advice where

on other teams when you

have second, third, fourth,

maybe even fi fth year guys,

the team can take care of

some of those chemistry

relationship things.”

Keeper essentially hand-

picked this group so he had

a template to work from in

his mind which included

speed and work ethic from

his players and he felt the

Kings were in the top three

teams in the league when it

came to those skills.

He has been busy doing

player meetings in prepa-

ration for next season and

he feels a large majority of

these players will be back

wearing the RDC colours.

“I’m being selective in

my recruiting and that

might mean someone who

is here might not be but I’m

being honest with the play-

ers right up front.”

Keeper says he feels eyes

were opened about the

quality of college hockey

so the Kings aim to keep

raising the bar and a cham-

pionship banner at some

point.

[email protected]

Kings hockey satisfi ed with fi rst season back

JIM

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terior design decision you will

make that will be visible to the

neighbourhood.

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same side of the home (and for

windows contained in the same

area of your home) it is impor-

tant to keep the orientation run-

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or horizontal blinds - not a combi-

nation of both.

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All you need to know about mortgagesSo you are thinking of

purchasing a home?

Good for you.

Home ownership is an

exciting time but the mort-

gage process can drive any

rational person crazy!

Fear not good friends, a

qualifi ed mortgage profes-

sional will make it as pain-

less as possible. But to help

you feel like less of a mort-

gage rookie, this week we

will cover some terms you

should know.

Pre-qualifi cation - this is

the fi rst step.

You will take the time

to fi nd out how much of a

mortgage you may qualify

for.

Your existing debts, in-

come and assets will all be

looked at to determine how

much of a mortgage you

could qualify for. Remem-

ber though this is no guar-

antee that you will get the

loan.

Pre-approval - at this

point you will provide

scads and scads of paper-

work to help fi rm up your

application.

I mean you are asking a

lender to lend you a heck

of a lot of money. It is only

reasonable for them to sat-

isfy themselves that you

will pay them back.

After a complete review

of your paperwork you can

feel confi dent writing up an

offer on a property.

Appraised value - even

though you and the seller

may have agreed upon a

price, the lender may still

require an appraisal by

an accredited professional

to verify the value of the

home.

If the appraised value

comes in low then you can

be happy knowing you have

not overpaid.

If it comes in high, well

then you got a great deal.

Either way, your interests

are protected.

Down payment - this is

the amount of money you

put down on the purchase.

The minimum amount

necessary is 5% of the pur-

chase price.

This can come in a vari-

ety of ways including sav-

ings - RRSP’s, chequing,

savings, mutual funds –

you get the idea.

You may also have re-

ceived a gift which must

come from an immediate

family member and a letter

has to be signed by both you

and your generous family

member to acknowledge no

repayment is expected.

Borrowed money - yep

that’s right. You can still

borrow the down payment

but not from the mortgage

lender. A line of credit, per-

sonal loan, or even your

credit cards.

The repayment amount

gets calculated as part of

your overall debts so that

you don’t get over extend-

ed.

Closing costs - there are

always additional costs.

That is why the lenders and

the mortgage insurers re-

quire you to prove that you

have an additional 1.5% of

the purchase price.

These could include the

legal fees, property tax

holdbacks, title insurance

and a few others.

Mortgage term - a fi ve-

year term is the most com-

mon but you are certainly

able to choose as little as

six months and as long as

10 years. You are agreeing

to stay with your mortgage

lender for this period of

time.

Near the end of your

term you can renegotiate

for a new term with your

current lender or switch,

often fee-free, to a new

lender.

A huge percentage of

people just sign the fi rst re-

newal offer but we strongly

recommend you shop a bit

before doing so. You could

save big.

Amortization period -

the actual number of years

it will take you to pay the

mortgage off. If you have

less than 20% to put down

then the maximum is 25

years.

If you have more the 20%

then we can still offer a 35

year amortization. Keep in

mind that the longer you

take to pay off the mort-

gage, the more interest you

will pay.

Fixed rate mortgage -

66% of people choose a

fi xed rate.

It offers the peace of

mind of knowing exactly

what your payments will

be for the entire term as

the rate is set for the entire

term.

You will be able to rene-

gotiate at renewal. I know

that in the land of polite

Canadians that negotiation

seems strange, but we are

talking about your money.

You should keep it.

Variable rate mortgage

- a variable rate mortgage

is one where the interest

rate will change depending

on the prime lending rate

which is set by the Bank of

Canada.

Your payment could fl uc-

tuate signifi cantly during

the term but the variable

rate usually can be con-

verted to a fi xed rate if you

get concerned over a poten-

tial increase.

Closed and open mort-

gages - an open mortgage

can be paid out in full at

any time without penalty

while a closed mortgage

will incur a penalty if paid

out.

Mortgage insurance -

until you have 20% to put

down on a new purchase

you will have to pay mort-

gage insurance.

Let’s be clear, this insur-

ance is primarily to protect

the bank in case you de-

fault.

The benefi t you get is

that you are able to pur-

chase before having a 20%

down.

The cost is based on

a set percentage as per

guidelines and the amount

is usually added to your

mortgage.

So my mortgage minions,

that is the end of Mortgage

101.

Today you have learned

or refreshed your knowl-

edge of mortgage matters

so you are now well armed

for the next time you fi ght

on the mortgage battlefi eld.

Pam Pikkert is a mortgage broker with DLC Regional Mort-gage Group in Red Deer.

Pam

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Resale Value 60% 42% 46% 48%Maximum Cargo Volume (L) 3,421 3,084 2,925 3,084Valvetrain DOHC OHV SOHC OHVTelescoping Steering Wheel Power None None NoneDriver Seat-Thigh Support Power None None NoneEntertainment System Blu-ray DVD DVD DVDInterior Cargo Volume (L) 535 478.6 512 479Max. Interior Cargo Volume (L) 3,421 3,083.7 2,925 3,084Front Legroom (mm) 1,079 1,049 1,044 1,049Third Hiproom (mm) 1,280.2 1,247.1 1,273 1,247Horsepower (hp) 381 @ 320 @ 310 @ 403 @ 5,600RPM 5,400RPM 5,100RPM 5,700RPMCabin Air Filter Yes No No No

Distance Pacing Cruise Control Yes No No No

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Third-Row Legroom (mm) 978 962.7 955 963

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