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INPUT NEEDED: Council tables 10-year capital plan to allow for public input at open house – PG 2
CLASSY: Vancouver singer Andrea Superstein brings unique style to a Red Deer stage tonight – PG 11
RICH HISTORY: Howard T. Fredeen pens City’s latest history book which looks back 30 years – PG 3
CELEBRATION - Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law and Deputy Reeve Brenda Knight happily cut the ribbon at the grand opening last week of a new bridge spanning the Blindman River built by the County along RR 1-2, just south of Bentley. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
November 25-29, 2015
2 LACOMBE EXPRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
City council tables 10-Year Capital PlanDuring the most recent meet-
ing members of City council dis-cussed the changes made to the third draft of the 10-Year Capital Plan.
Updates and changes to the plan were presented by Corporate Services Director Michael Minchin.
“Probably the biggest revision is the SAGR Treatment System that’s been extended in 2017. That has the most immediate affect for reducing the capital in 2016, with the average over the 10 years being unchanged. A num-ber of items in Transportation Engineering Structures were ei-ther deleted or revised, based on capital budget discussions for 2016,” Minchin said.
He added there were also updates to the Police Vehicle Replacement Program. He said
the replacements are ex-pensive and will require additional discussion clos-er to 2017. The disposal
of street lights was also revised and included in the document in that proceeds from disposal will be integrated into the 10-Year Capital Plan.
“The last item revised is the Highway 12 plan. We’ve now incorporated formal borrowing into the utilities side of that project only - there is no long-term borrowing on the street or tax supported side. There is going to be temporary borrow-ing to cover the MSI (Municipal Sustainability Initiative), which will hopefully take two years to cover. We’ve avoided some long-term or short-term pain there,” Minchin said.
Council acknowledged the up-dated funding for the MSI, which is based on the provincial Five-Year Capital Plan.
“Our overall MSI funding will increase by $1.8 or $1.9 million that we do not yet have allocat-ed - this leaves potential to bring back a major project towards the end of the 10-year plan,” Minchin explained.
During deliberation, Councillor Reuben Konnik brought up is-sues with deferring two public submission projects - pedestrian lights at 58th St. and 56th Ave., and drainage at 58th St. These projects were deferred outside of the 10 year horizon, but will re-main available for review when funding is available and the is-sues fi t better with City planning and infrastructure changes.
Councillor Wayne Armishaw explained the pedestrian lights would better fi t with a set of traffi c lights, which could poten-tially be incorporated at another time.
Chief Administrative Offi cer Norma McQuarrie said the proj-
ects would be reviewed as prior-ities change.
“As we progress through the next 10 years, those capital pri-orities may very well change. However, it is prudent to show the programs in the plan that are being funded. It is the trend that more and more grant pro-grams are moving in the direc-tion of requiring capital plan-ning of this nature in order for us to remain eligible for those funds,” McQuarrie said.
“This evening, we are seek-ing approval for this document. There is a total of $64,762,186 in capital assets identifi ed. We will bring the annual operating and annual capital budgets back to council on November 23rd with revisions for review, and mov-ing forward after on December 14th for approval of those doc-uments.”
Prior to making a motion to accept the 10-Year Capital
Plan, several more issues were brought up by members of council. These issues included re-evaluating trail maintenance funding that had been removed from 2016 and pushed back to 2017. As well, there was discus-sion surrounding the amount of money being put aside for green space initiatives.
Additionally, some deletions had been made to the document that would result in savings for the City. The total number of funds saved from these deletions was noted as a discrepancy, and Mayor Steve Christie suggested these numbers be reviewed prior to accepting the document.
After much deliberation, the document was tabled for fur-ther review following the 2015 Lacombe City Council Open House event that will take place later this year.
BY KALISHA MENDONSALACOMBE EXPRESS
COUNCIL BRIEFS by Kalisha Mendonsa
COUNCIL HEARS FROM BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS
Crystal Zens, Darcy Stingel and Joey Ingram of Big Brothers, Big Sisters (BBBS) Lacombe met with council on Nov. 9th to discuss changes to the location of the organization.
The City of Lacombe recently acquired own-ership of the Provincial Building (5104 50th Ave.), and the building will undergo, “Signifi -cant surface and underground construction” in the summer of 2017, according to the City of Lacombe web site. BBBS has been given notice of the changes and is currently seeking out op-tions for a new location.
Stingel acknowledged the organization had utilized the building rent free for many years and they were lucky to have been able to op-erate under this model. He said this model al-lowed BBBS to grow their programs and reach more children in the area.
Zens, Stingel and Ingram approached coun-cil on behalf of the BBBS Building Committee and are currently seeking suggestions and in-put for their new location. Members of council pledged to assist the organization in this en-deavour as they can. Members of the public are also encouraged to lend information if they are aware of a new space that may be used to house the organization.
WATER STABILIZATION REPORT EXAMINED
In March 2014 council adopted the Rose-mont Estate and Bowett Ridge Development Outline plan, which involved development area located directly adjacent to and divided by Eliz-abeth Lake and Lake Anne (known as the Lakes for the purpose of the document).
The Lakes levels are known to be rising and Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) has ad-vised administration that these water levels be monitored in order to bring forward the Rose-mont Estate and Bowett Ridge Development Outline Plan. On June 18th, 2014, council di-rected administration to engage Stantec to investigate methods of lowering and stabiliz-ing the water levels of the Lakes. Stantec was granted a temporary diversion license from the AEP Department to pump the Lakes in short term. This pumping occured from April 29th to Sept. 19th, 2015. Stantec collected data from the project and presented options to council.
During the most recent council meeting, Matthew Goudy, operations and planning ser-
vices director, explained why he was recom-mending council continue observation before adopting a stabilization project.
“Once we had Stantec look at doing concep-tual design for what could be done to stabilize the lakes at more historic levels, we saw there is signifi cant and uncertain costs associated with those processes,” Goudy said.
“Estimated costs for the project would be be-tween $500,000 and $700,000, plus engineer-ing approvals which are around the $100,000 range. Before going ahead with something like that, we’d like to determine that the activity isn’t simply due to groundwater cycles.”
After deliberating and explaining the reason-ing behind this suggestion, council agreed to continue to pump the Lakes from 2016-2018 while collecting further data in collaboration with Stantec. Councillor Reuben Konnik made a motion that directed administration to con-tinue to pump and monitor Elizabeth Lake and Lake Anne for the next three years, share Stantec’s technical memorandum with the de-veloper and landowners, and accept Stantec’s memorandum as information.
Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during
regular business hours.
Anyone claiming to be aff ected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances or Discretionary
Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing,
accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board,
Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432 - 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9
Permitted Use Take notice that the following development permits have been approved as PERMITTED USES in that they conform in every respect to the Land Use Bylaw:
permits have been approved as ry respect to the Land Use Bylaw:
Current to November 12, 2015
DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT November 12 61/253.31 5834 Highway 2A Class 2 Fascia Sign
November 12 61/253.35 48 15 MacKenzie Ranch Way Shed
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
Discretionary Use Take notice that the following DISCRETIONARY USE Permits have been approved:
DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT November 12 61/253.16 7008 Deer Street Rear Yard Variance for
Existing Enclosed Deck
CITY BUSINESS - Members of Lacombe City council gathered this week for their regular meeting to discuss items such as the 10-Year Capital Plan, bylaws, land proposals and to hear presentations by members of the public. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 LACOMBE EXPRESS 3
November 25-29, 2015
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Light Up The Night Guide in next week's edition.
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New Lacombe history book is offi cially launchedLacombe: County, City, Community looks back over the last 30 years
Much like a refl ection from the past, we learn to look
forward. Nothing echoes this sentiment more than a newly launched history book on Lacombe.
Titled Lacombe: County, City, Community and authored by Howard T. Fredeen, the book is a refl ection on the Lacombe region over the past 30 years.
Dignitaries, Lacombe and District Historical Society mem-bers, special guests, contributors and community members gath-ered at the Flatiron Museum and Interpretative Centre last week for the release of the book. The author was also in attendance to sign copies of the book on another evening of historical sig-nifi cance.
Fredeen shared a brief glimpse of the process behind the 408 page book with the attendees. He said he began meeting about the book with Sylvia Gillespie in late 2010.
“It actually took two years from that point, 2013 rather, when we got to the point where there was 800 pages of manuscript to be reviewed,” he said.
A publisher took a look at the manuscript they had prepared and said they had to put the text and photos in a entirely different format.
“It meant we started over from that point, so it has taken basi-cally two years from that point to this book,” said Fredeen.
Several other individuals also acted as contributors to the book, with some writing specifi c chapters or sections.
“The fi nal product as you see it is not the product of one in-dividual,” said Fredeen. “It’s not a product of the committee. It’s a product of the communi-ty because it is the community that has provided the material, whether verbal or by example or whatever, reputation, as much as anything has gone into the completion of this book and I want to thank everyone for that contribution to the overall pic-ture that has resulted.”
Fredeen said a special thanks to the editor of the book, Richard Pallister, who was also in atten-dance that evening, for assisting
with the technical aspects of the project.
“A special thanks to every-one who has contributed in a way of editing, reviewing and the fi nal proof reading, which is no simple matter,” he said. “That’s about the story of the book. Thank you to everyone for their contributions to it.”
City of Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie thanked everyone for coming out to commemorate the launch of such a special book.
“I know that this doesn’t hap-pen overnight,” he said of the ef-forts Fredeen and others put into the book. “This is a long time of gathering information and there are a lot of people here in this room that helped you (Fredeen) out.
“Historic signifi cance is very important to Lacombe. We have a young group of people pre-serving our artifacts, preserving
our buildings, working on desig-nation of some of our buildings and it is great to see. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did perusing through this book and seeing what made Lacombe what it is today in 2015.”
The book is a companion, or a follow up if you will, to Fredeen’s fi rst history book about the Lacombe community titled Lacombe: The First Century, published in 1983.
Alberta Historic Resources Foundation (AHRF) board mem-ber and Lacombe and District Historical Society President Jennifer Kirchner told the group that AHRF was pleased that the book had come to fruition.
“The AHRF is the branch of the provincial government that sup-ports heritage in this province,” she said. “Traditionally the grant funding that you will see from them is for buildings - buildings
such as the Blacksmith shop and Michener House get money to help with the upkeep. But they do have grants that are for the intangible history - the story, the narratives, the research that people do.”
Lacombe: County, City, Community was supplied a grant by the AHRF so that local history of the area could be preserved.
Kirchner added the Historical Society was also very pleased another history book on Lacombe has been released. The fi rst edition history book is a hot commodity within the City and is often used as a resource for research, fact checking, etc.
“I think this (Lacombe: County, City, Community) will be an in-credibly valuable resource. Hopefully, in 30 years, someone will be inspired to write the next section to Lacombe’s history for everyone and continue on with
Howard’s legacy, making sure that everyone is reminded of our current history, our past and can maintain that legacy into the future.”
Executive Director of the Lacombe and District Historical Society Marie Peron said the fi rst history book has had a huge infl uence on the commu-nity and that the new book will be an additional resource. “All of those stories, those initia-tives from the area residents are captured in these books and I think that’s a wonderful way to remember those who contributed to the legacy of our community.”
Lacombe: County, City, Community is available through the Lacombe and District Historical Society at the Michener House or the Flatiron Museum and Interpretative Centre.
BY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS
ONGOING HISTORY - Howard Fredeen, author of Lacombe: County, City, Community addresses the crowd at the book launch at the Flatiron Museum last week. The new book is the companion to Lacombe’s fi rst history book Lacombe: The First Century. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
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4 LACOMBE EXPRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
Christmas market beginsThe Lacombe Christmas Farmer’s
Market, an annual holiday tradition, be-gins on Friday.
Market Manager Kit Glimm said the market boasts a variety of booths, espe-cially those that feature holiday baking.
“We have a real nice variety,” she said. “There’s homemade items, woodworkers, bakers, honey producers, market gardens, artists and lots of baking of course.”
So far, 54 vendors have registered for the very fi rst Christmas market and up to 70 are expected for the last few markets in December.
“Most of our vendors are local,” said Glimm. “It’s really good to see them out.”
The Lacombe Farmer’s Market was started in 1979 and has now been operat-ing for over 35 years. “Some of the origi-nal vendors that helped start the market back then are still participating.”
Over the years, the location of the market has changed a few times. When Glimm began managing the market, it was located in the Lacombe Centre Mall. Then it moved up to Michener Park, fol-lowed by another move two years ago to the Lacombe Arena parking lot and curling rink. The Christmas market has traditionally been held at the Lacombe Memorial Centre (LMC).
On the heels of the launch of the
Christmas market, the Lacombe Farmer’s Market also had a successful summer season. “It was great that we could use the inside of the curling arena,” noted Glimm. “This year we were able to be in-doors until September 18th. Traditionally we go right to Thanksgiving.”
What sets the farmer’s market apart from other types of markets is that ap-proved farmer’s markets within the province only allow for 20% commercial booths, which means a majority of the vendors in the market will have produce or handmade items.
“We try to keep it all hand-crafted,” said Glimm. “We really believe in the make it, bake it, grow it aspect. I think it’s import-ant to keep that as much as possible.”
Glimm said there are a few spaces open for those who want to participate in the Christmas market. “The fi rst few Fridays I have lots of space open for those yet,” she said. “The last ones are fi lling up quite quickly.”
The Lacombe Christmas Farmer’s Market is also participating in Light Up the Night, the City of Lacombe’s holi-day festival, with a special Moonlight Madness Market held on Nov. 26th from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the LMC.
The regular Christmas market runs every Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LMC. The fi nal Christmas Farmer’s Market will be held on Dec. 11th.
BY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing Bylaw 414, which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said City to borrow monies from the Alberta Municipal Finance Authority or another authorized financial institutions by way of debenture issue or bank loan, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purposes, namely, safety code upgrades construction project to the City of Lacombe’s Ice Arena and Aquaplex facilities.
The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $10,305,200. After deducting from this cost the amount of $5,466,060 to be received by way of funding from Lacombe County and Provincial Grants, the net amount of to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures or bank loan and on the terms and conditions outlined in Bylaw 414 is $4,839,140. This bylaw will also replace City of Lacombe Borrowing Bylaw 399.
The indebtedness, either debenture or bank loan, is repayable either in monthly, semi-annual or annual payments of combined principal and interest instalments not to exceed twenty (20) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest rate fixed by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution on the date of borrowing, and not to exceed eight (8) per cent.
NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the City of Lacombe that, unless a petition of the electors for a vote on Bylaw 414 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing bylaw.
All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern them-selves accordingly.
Dated at the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta this 10th day of November, 2015.
City of Lacombe
Per: Norma MacQuarrie
Chief Administrative Officer
Information for ElectorsPursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means:
A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local
Authorities Election Act.
Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act a person is eligible to
vote in an election held if the person:
a. is at least 18 years old,
b. is a Canadian citizen, and
c. has resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election day and is resident in the area on election day.
A poll may be demanded in the City of Lacombe by electors equal in number to at
least:
a. in the case of a municipality other than a summer village, by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population and
b. in the case of a summer village, by 10% of the electors of the summer village in accordance with the provisions of section 223 of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 251 of the Municipal Government Act.
The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer
within 15 days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each
page “an accurate and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”.
(Further requirements of the petition are provided in section 224 of the Municipal
Government Act.)
DATE of the last publication of this notice is the 19th, day of November, 2015.
For Information Contact:Michael Minchin, CMA, CLGM
Corporate Services Director
PHONE: 403.782.1253
E-MAIL: [email protected] www.lacombe.ca
PUBLIC NOTICEElectors of the City of Lacombe,Province of Alberta Section 251 of the Municipal Government
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Parties who are interested in either relocating the building, or salvage of a part, or the whole of the building, should
respond in writing to the Planning and Development Department of the City of Lacombe, 5432 – 56
Avenue, prior to November 26, 2015.
Please identify what items of the building interest you and how you would propose to undertake the
work and whether any compensation, and what value, would be offered.
An Application has been made to the City of Lacombe for demolition of
the existing church building located at 5140 – 53 Street.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 LACOMBE EXPRESS 5
Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade brings holiday cheer
The Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade is back for the second year.
The volunteer-driven or-ganization has the simple goal - pay it forward this season to a family through a basket of food for a holi-day dinner and beyond.
Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade Co-organizer Ashley Shaurette said the organization formed last year in order to provide a meal to fami-lies in need.
“We put everything from a turkey to a bag of buns, a box of oranges, fresh veg-etables and potatoes,” she said of the baskets. “This year we are also doing ham for those who can’t cook a turkey. We provide the basics - the roasting pan, a movie, cookies and treats for the kids, a big thing of iced tea. It basical-ly lasts them over a week.”
The baskets also include bouillon powder for those who want to make a soup as well as gravy.
“It’s usually too much for one meal because they are getting a whole bag of car-rots,” said Shaurette. “They are getting a big bag of pepper plus all the canned stuff, which might last then to after Christmas.”
The volunteer group uses large Tupperware bins to contain all the food. Last
year, due to all of the food crammed into the bins, the 15 pound turkeys had to be transported sepa-rately. The group delivered 15 baskets last year and are looking to expand their reach for this season.
The organization is based in Sylvan Lake, but delivers baskets to those in need all throughout the Central Alberta re-gion - from Red Deer to Blackfalds, Innisfail to Condor and Lacombe.
Shaurette said nomina-tions are accepted in two ways - families can nomi-nate themselves or others can nominate a family in need anonymously.
The baskets are then de-livered also anonymously by volunteers.
“I know they are prob-ably shocked and won-dering who did this? But that’s the whole point of it, if you are going to nominate someone who wouldn’t normally come forward, who doesn’t want to use the food bank,” said Shaurette.
Because the baskets in-clude so much fresh food and products, the baskets are delivered on Dec. 23rd, closer to Christmas.
Other hamper programs and the Christmas bu-reaus often have cut off dates, but the Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade does not.
“You never know what’s
going to happen over a month,” said Shaurette. “Maybe right before Christmas something hap-pened and now they are now fi ne, so we don’t put a cutoff date on it. We can just run to the store, get what they need and deliv-er it that day, for those last minute ones.”
Nominations for the program will be accepted right up until Dec. 23rd.
The group is also seeking volunteers to help deliver baskets in each region on delivery day. Sponsors for baskets ($50 per basket) are also encouraged as the group paid out of pocket for each basket last year.
“It’s really all about just giving during the holiday season,” said Shaurette.
To donate to the cause, volunteer or to nominate a deserving family, con-tact Shaurette at 587-377-1136 or send the group a message on their facebook page under Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade.
BY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS
Event details at www.lacombetourism.com
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OUTDOOR ART - The fence surrounding Popows Kinsmen Park along 54th Ave. is the new home to some outdoor art. Painted by Lacombe artist Charlie Donald, the large scenic pieces were donated to the City art collection. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
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6 LACOMBE EXPRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
OPINION
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“Basketball. I’m here three times a week. It’s my cardio workout.” Gary Doucette, Blackfalds
“The indoor play place because I can spend time with my daughter.” Shane Walker, Blackfalds
“The indoor play place. My son loves to come in here and run around.” Courtney McKinnon, Blackfalds
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November is Family Violence Prevention MonthThis month is marked as Family
Violence Prevention Month in the province.
The awareness initiative began in 1986 in the northwestern town of Hinton where a group of concerned residents launched their own cam-paign on family violence education and prevention. From this fi rst ef-fort, the provincial government was inspired to support family violence prevention as an ongoing initiative and thus creating Family Violence Prevention Month.
Now, almost 30 years later, hun-
dreds of communities in Alberta and many individuals are involved in working towards preventing family violence through public education and providing services to those in need.
Here in our community we can also play a key role in preventing family violence.
Those impacted by family violence usually turn fi rst to those that they trust, like neighbours, friends, co-workers or family members. After that reach, others may look to a service agency or government
services like the police or victim services.
“In the majority of cases (of family violence deaths), there were several risk factors that family, friends or co-workers could have identifi ed,” said Dr. Peter Jaffe, a professor at the University of Western Ontario. “Had they understood the signifi cance of what they were seeing, they might have been able to inform the person who became the victim of the risk or they may have been able to intervene with the abusive (person). We want to change public attitudes so that
everybody, whether a friend, neigh-bour or a family doctor, will look at this issue differently and respond.”
As a community, we can come together and take action to address family violence.
“No single organization or sector is going to solve family violence,” said Minister of Human Services Irfan Sabir. “Everyone has a role in ending this complex social issue. Recognizing the warning signs, and knowing how to support family, friends, neighbours and co-workers is a solid start.”
Informing an involved citizenry in LacombeI am encouraged to live
in a community with an involved citizenry. As mayor, I’d like to speak to initiatives the City is en-gaged in, so citizens can have accurate information on the status of ongoing municipal projects.
Let’s address the issue of public safety. Construction on the much-needed Lacombe Police Station is advancing ahead of schedule, now that the identifi ed site issues have been resolved. The bor-rowing bylaw for the fa-cility is going before coun-cil for consideration in November and Lacombe Police Service members are looking forward to re-locating to the new station in order to serve the com-munity more effectively.
We all value the safe-ty and security of our community; however, it’s not feasible to hire enough offi cers to carry out traffi c enforcement in all locations throughout Lacombe known as high risk zones for speeding, The Automated Traffic Enforcement Program plays a positive role in en-
abling community safety by augmenting the efforts of both police offi cers and peace offi cers, and being responsive to public com-plaints regarding lack of traffi c enforcement.
According to the 2014 Automated Traffi c Enforcement Review re-port, the program resulted in a 26% drop in collisions from January to November from the same period in 2013. Council will review it again later this month, and the data collected will help us make an informed policy decision regarding the future of this initiative.
In keeping with the transport theme, BOLT Transit, a very success-ful partnership between Lacombe, Blackfalds and Red Deer, continues to pro-vide an important quality of life benefi t to a large
number people, including seniors and students, by connecting our communi-ties at an affordable price.
Council is pleased to see that the bus service is attracting a strong base of 1,200 to 1,600 riders a month and that a pilot program is currently un-derway that allows BOLT passholders to transfer onto Red Deer Transit’s Route 10 at no addition-al cost, which provides passholders with access to the Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer College and Bower Place Mall.
The 2015 Capital Works Program included a num-ber of road rehabilitation, underground utility and asphalt path improve-ments. The bulk of this work consisted of a round-about in the intersection of College Ave. and C&E Trail to alleviate conges-tion anticipated due to fu-ture growth. Funding for the roundabout was pro-vided by the Alberta gov-ernment through a special compensation agreement resulting from the closure of the 58th St. access to Hwy. 2.
There were some con-cerns raised at the fall Coffee with Council ses-sion that the signs at the new roundabout are too large and the light-ing is poor. The signage and lighting at the round-about was designed and installed in accordance with Transportation Association of Canada sig-nage and lighting guide-lines. No additional light-ing is planned at this time.
Recently, the City pur-chased the Provincial Building from Alberta Infrastructure for a sum of $1,020,174.50. Acquiring this strategically located property will allow coun-cil to manage future de-velopment on this site. Plans for the building and site will be reviewed next year, as there is signifi cant surface and underground construction planned for the summer of 2017 with-in the downtown core.
This new municipal asset can help us achieve some of the key princi-ples in our Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan (DARP), which include the establishment of 50th
Ave. as Lacombe’s sig-nature Main Street and locating and maintain-ing civic agencies within downtown. On Oct. 26th, representatives from the Cranna Community Cultural Centre Initiative (C4) presented coun-cil with the preliminary building design concept and projected costs for the Cranna Community Cultural Centre. Council approved their request for an extension to the abey-ance agreement for the land east of City Hall.
Council initiated the Citizen Submission Program in 2014 to reaf-fi rm its commitment to an open, transparent and cit-izen-centred approach by including public participa-tion in the budget process.
Finally, I would like to encourage everyone to join us from Nov. 25th to Nov. 29th at the Light Up the Night Festival. This event has grown into a four-day extravaganza that cap-tures the tradition, heri-tage and charm of a prairie Christmas festival.
Steve Christie is the mayor of Lacombe.
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A major bridge, spanning the Blindman River, has now been replaced by Lacombe County.
County staff, councillors and community members gathered at the bridge, located south of Bentley along RR 1-2, two miles north of the Aspelund Road, for a grand opening and ribbon cut-ting ceremony on Nov. 5th.
Bridge 00627, formerly known as the ‘Pink Bridge’ due to its co-lour, was completed in October, allowing traffi c to pass the crossing after being closed for over a year. Construction of the structure began in early July and was completed in three months.
Division 6 County Councillor Keith Stephenson said it was gratifying the bridge was re-placed in such a short time.
“We as a County are very fortunate,” he said. “We have dedicated staff, an exception-al engineering company and a qualifi ed contractor who accom-plished this project.
“I would also like to thank my fellow councillors for making this a local priority.”
The structure sits on the east side of Stephenson’s division and was a landmark in the re-gion since the ’60s.
“This used to be a major cross-
ing point in this vicinity some-where from Fort Edmonton to Rocky Mountain House in the early 1900s,” he said.
At this crossing of the Blindman River, a bridge was fi rst constructed in 1903. It was replaced by a four-span bridge in 1918 and then 1938. The ‘Pink Bridge’ structure, installed at the crossing in 1963, was brought from another location in the province.
The ‘Pink Bridge’ was struc-turally damaged in May 2014 by a piece of farm equipment and has not had traffi c going over it for the last year.
“As most of you know, the bridge infrastructure across North America is quickly aging,” said Stephenson. “It’s a very costly and time consuming venture to replace bridges. The true cost of replacement of this bridge is $1,386,000. It was under estimated and on time.”
The RR 1-2 Bridge was one of fi ve bridge replacements slated by the County for 2015. For the 2016 fi ve year Bridge Replacement plan, council re-cently approved the replace-ment of six bridges.
“This is going to stand here I hope for the next 80 to 100 years,” said County Operations Manager Phil Lodermeier during the opening ceremony.
Lacombe County has a total of 151 bridges and bridge sized culverts under its jurisdiction, which are maintained and reg-ularly inspected through the Bridge Management Plan. In 2013 council adopted the Bridge Management Plan to deal with the old and aging structures.The objective of the plan is to improve and maintain the aging bridge infrastructure, as well as to ensure that funding is avail-able to maintain, repair or re-place the structures.
Through the program, bridge maintenance is prioritized and based on a list of criteria like public safety, the general condi-tion of the structure, traffi c vol-umes and types of traffi c, traffi c patterns and alternate routes available, maintenance con-cerns and costs of construction.
Consideration for maintenance for each structure is based fi rst and foremost on safety of the public and motorists. Structures can be placed on a fi ve year replacement schedule and may be considered for maintenance if a hazardous situation occurs that requires immediate reme-diation.
Also included in the 2015 Bridge Maintenance Program was the repair of two bridges along the Alix North Road.
Lacombe County re-opens bridge south of Bentley
RE-OPENED - Bridge 00627, located along RR 1-2, 3.5 miles south of Bentley, was re-opened by Lacombe County last week. Families in the area attended the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new structure that spans the Blindman River. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
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fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar
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for not-for-profi t organizations
and upcoming community
events within the Lacombe and
Blackfalds region. To submit
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Calling all musicians! A jazzy
new place to blow your horn
or strum your strings - A jam
session every second and fourth
Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
at the Lacombe Legion. $2 a
person. For more information,
call Rod at 403-782-1842.
Please join us at the Red Deer and
District Pro-Life Annual General
Meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19th,
to hear guest speaker Denise
Mountenay, founder and
president of ‘Canada Silent No
More’ and author of Forgiven
of Murder…a True Story. about
her abortions. 7 p.m. at Liberty
Christian Assembly, 6315 Horn
Street, east of Taylor Drive in
Red Deer. Free refreshments.
Questions? call 403-789-7787.
Education for Somalia Children
Committee Bake Sale: Tuesday,
Nov. 17th, at the Hub on Ross
(4936-50 St.) in Red Deer. Sorop-
timist International Ruby award
winner Zainab Mohamoud will
be providing an update on
education projects in Somalia.
Attendees are invited to stock
up on baked goods, cupcakes
and more. Doors open at 5:30
p.m. followed by a presen-
tation at 7 p.m. All proceeds
raised go towards building a
boarding house, the second
phase in providing educa-
tion to children in Somalia.
Borscht Supper: A special fund
raiser in support of wound-
ed soldiers and volunteers
in Ukraine. Thursday, Nov.
19th, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic
Parish Hall, 3932-46th St. in Red
Deer. Tickets available at the
door. No advance ticket sales.
Adults $13, children 10 years and
under $6. For more informa-
tion call Larry, 403-782-5828.
The Lacombe Christmas Farmers’
Markets will be held every
Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. starting Nov. 13th to Dec.
11th at the Lacombe Memorial
Centre. Also there is a special
Moonlight Madness sale on
Thursday Nov. 26th from 5 p.m.
to 10 p.m. It’s a great chance
to do your Christmas shopping
with a hug variety of baking,
homemade crafts, local honey,
perogies, woodwork, jams,
fall veggies, meats, clothing,
Philippine spring rolls, jewellery
and lots more. Call 403-782-
4772 for more information. Our
vendors are proud to make it,
bake it and grow it just for you.
Friends of the Library are pleased
to announce that we will be
hosting a semi-annual book and
craft sale on Nov. 26th from 4
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lacombe
Public Library. Donated books
and crafts would be much appre-
ciated. Come and bring friends.
On Nov. 21st at 7 p.m. at Lincoln
Hall there will be the Christmas
Bingo Family fun night out and
kids also are most welcome. Bar
will be open. Approximately ten
games - prizes given out after
each game is won. The last game
will be the black out for a tur-
key. Admission is by Donation. If
each family could bring an item
for snack time afterwards. Please
forward on to anybody else you
think might be interested - you
can also follow “Lincoln Hall
Society “ on facebook & Twitter
The Arrogant Worms in concert,
Saturday, Dec. 5th, 7 p.m. at
St. Andrew’s United Church,
5226 - 51 Ave. in Lacombe. The
Arrogant Worms are a Cana-
dian musical comedy trio that
parodies many musical genres.
They are well known for their
humorous on-stage banter in ad-
dition to their music. Tickets are
$35 and are available at Sunny
94 in Lacombe, United Church
offi ce, or call Tom at 403-341-
9348 or Donna at 403-782-2032.
This is a fundraiser sponsored
by the Friends of Guatemala.
Visions Country Gospel Christmas
Concert will be held at Black-
falds United Church on Friday,
Nov. 20th at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $15 for adults and 16 and
under are free. There will also
be a silent auction and snacks
provided. Phone 403-885-4861 or
403-885-4857 for more infor-
mation or advance tickets.
Lacombe Lions Community Band in-
vites you to our annual Christmas
concert on Nov. 30th at 7:30 p.m.
at Lacombe Memorial Centre.
Flat Iron Jazz Band will also be
performing. Admission by dona-
tion. Snacks and refreshments
available after the concert.
For more information, contact
Mark Kenney at 403-784-3055.
The Lacombe Legion is hosting
a tour for adults of Canadian
battlefi elds in Holland, Belgium
and France from March 25th
to April 3rd, 2016. Highlights
will include tours of Amster-
dam, Brussels, and Paris as
well as Vimy Ridge, The Juno
Beach Center, the Normandy
beaches, the home of Anne
Frank, Ypres, Passchendaele,
Flanders Field and much more.
A detailed itinerary including
cost is available at the Lacombe
Branch of the Legion or you can
request one to be e-mailed to
you at the e-mail that follows.
For more information phone
Corvin at 403 357-0377 or
email [email protected].
The Parkland Classical Singers,
a community choir based in
Lacombe, is looking for more
members. If you like to sing,
please join us. Rehearsals are
held on Thursdays from 6:30
p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wolf Creek
Community Church, beginning
Oct. 15th. Two performances:
Christmas 2015 and Spring
2016. For more information,
call Carolyn 403-782-7365.
The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is
actively recruiting experienced
and inexperienced people from
the Central Alberta area, who
are interested in joining the pipe
band. Anyone with piping or
drumming experience, or if you
would like to learn piping or
drumming, are asked to please
contact us at 403-782-7183.
Practices are held at the Red
Deer Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.
St. Andrew’s United Church
youth choir for ages fi ve to 18.
Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.
contact Jessica at 403-352-5486
St. Andrew’s United Church Adult
Choir for those 18 and old-
er. Practices on Wednesdays
from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact
Roberta at 403-782-0443 for
more information. Cost is free.
Invitation to join CNIB Peer Sup-
port Group: The Peer Support
Group is a program dedicated
to helping CNIB clients adjust
to vision loss. Feelings of fear,
anxiety, intimidation and anger
are extremely common in adults
who are diagnosed with vision
loss. The goal of the group is to
help transform these feelings
into those of confi dence and
independence through educa-
tion and group discussions. The
program is facilitated by a vol-
unteer who has gone through
the process of adjusting to a
life with vision loss. The group
offers seniors a way to connect
to others experiencing similar
challenges. Participants receive
empowering, practical and
useful information about vision
loss and how CNIB services can
help, as well as suggestions
from other participants on
how to reduce the impact of
vision loss on their daily lives.
There is no cost to participate
in the program which will meet
once per month. The group
meets at the Spruce Terrace
located at 5002 – 51 Ave.
Lacombe Walking Group
Wednesdays from 12-12:30
at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.
No Registration required.
Kozy Korner — Tuesday Dinners
every week at noon. The hot
meal includes dessert and
coffee at the Senior Centre.
Lacombe Dance Lessons – social
and choreographed ballroom
dancing. Traditional Two-step
or Cha Cha/Jive. For details
phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.
Quilting and crafts held at Black-
falds United Church on Mon-
days at 9:30 a.m. Help make
quilts or bring your own quilt/
craft to work on. Check out
our website at blackfaldsunit-
edchurch.com or call 403-885-
4780 for more information.
The Lacombe Legion has bingo
on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the
upstairs hall. Coffee time runs
Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m.
($2 for coffee, tea and cookies).
On Fridays, there are four meat
draws and tickets are $2/set
of three tickets. Draw starts at
6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there
are four meat draws which
start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the
ace starts after meat draws.
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ARTS & LEISUREThe sophomore album from Vancouver-
based indie artist Andrea Superstein has been described as a ‘quirky, arty, pop-jazz tour-de-force’. She performs on Nov. 12th at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer.
Her gorgeous voice and engaging style shine through that much more on her latest effort What Goes On which draws on her colourful background in musical the-atre, her training as a jazz vocalist (check out the sleek, sultry tones of disc opener I Want to Be Evil, and her love of 90s trip hops acts like Portishead and Morcheeba.
Other highlights on the disc include the moody elegance of Just One Time (featur-ing a chorus sung by the Juno-winning Good Lovelies) and the terrifi cally-crafted, old-time sensibilities of the shimmering classic After You’ve Gone.
Superstein – known to her contempo-raries as ‘Super’ – is infl uenced by the music scenes of both the east and west coasts.
Surprisingly, she didn’t grow up in a musical household.
“I grew up in a house where we listened to talk radio,” she explained during a re-cent chat from her home in Vancouver. “But I discovered my voice from very early on - like in elementary school.
“My fi rst band was probably in Grade 2 or Grade 3,” she laughs. “My friend and I wrote some little songs - we were called the Black Knights.”
She always enjoyed singing in school productions over the years, and choirs. Later on, she became increasingly in-volved in musical theatre. “I spent a lot of time doing that, and eventually did a theatre degree at McGill University.
“So I’ve always been interested in the arts, and I worked also as a singer/song-writer when I was in university. So it was just me and my guitar - I’d perform origi-nal tunes in bars and coffee houses, that kind of thing.”
She would leave music and the arts for a time, however, venturing to overseas humanitarian and international devel-opment projects such as teaching music at a school in Ghana, for example. “I was always drawn to this notion of wanting to contribute,” she explained. “I had done a lot of travelling, and that kind of opened my eyes to things.”
But after a while, she knew in her heart it was time to explore her creative side once again.
“After a couple of years away from cre-
ativity, I was really missing it.”So she moved to Vancouver to work on
a graduate degree in drama education. “From there, I started getting involved in the musical scene in Vancouver as well,” she said, adding that she also attended jazz camp for grown-ups and something was sparked inside.
“There was maybe 100 or so students there, and all of the great Vancouver jazz musicians were there teaching. So my fi rst introduction to the jazz scene was with all of these amazing talented people all in one confi ned space! I got to know a lot of them closely much faster than I would have by just being in the city. I also fell in love with the music and with the community,” she said.
She debuted at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2010 and re-leased a debut CD of jazz standards that same year.
“I had applied to the jazz festival think-ing there was no chance they would give me a gig, and they did,” she recalled.
“It really gave me the encouragement to keep working and moving forward. I feel like over the past fi ve years, that I’ve really explored music, jazz standards, and that I’ve really tried to fi nd a way to carve out my own voice in the sense of what my music sounds like, or what distinguishes it from other jazz vocalists. That’s been a really, really cool process.”
Now, with the release of What Goes On, Superstein’s arty, indie eclectic style is captured on record in all of its colour, joy and diversity.
“I really wanted something that sort of sat on the fence between a jazz record and an indie record,” she said. “I think that really speaks to who I am. I listen to so many different kinds of music and I’m infl uenced by so many different kinds of
music, so I felt that that direction was the most honest.
“I still wanted to keep it based it in a jazz philosophy, too.”
She also credits producer Les Cooper with taking things in a fresh direction as well.
“He brought the record so much further forward than I could ever have done on my own, and that’s why I really enjoyed working with him.
“So we got together with some other musicians in Toronto and we hashed out all of the arrangements,” she said.
“It was a really cool process, because I had always sort of done it on my own. But it was really nice to collaborate,” she added.
“And lucky for me, I was collaborating with some very amazing musicians who also happened to be wonderful people.”
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No more prime rib and mashed potatoes?Why is it that so many things are bad
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We know that too much sugar, salt and calories are a bad combination for longev-ity. Now, the health publication, Nutrition Action, says red meat increases the risk of several major diseases. Horrendous news for me as roast beef and mashed potatoes are my favourite meal.
So how risky is it to eat meat? Dr. Walter Willett at Harvard’s School of Public Health is a top nutritional guru. He says that 9% of deaths in the Harvard study could have been saved if people ate less red meat daily. In effect, the consumption of red meat was related to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and cancer. Willet says that the strongest evidence that red meat causes cancer is colon malignancy. And that the main culprits are processed red meats like bacon, sausage, hot dogs and lunch meats.
Moreover, eating meats during adoles-cence increases the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women. So far Willett doesn’t know why this happens. But he points to an interesting fact. When the atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima young breasts were more likely to develop cancer from the radia-tion while women over 40 years of age
had virtually no risk of this disease. But why is red meat so dangerous?
Willett’s answer is that processed meats contain preservatives such as nitrites and nitrosamines and we know these are carcinogenic in animals. In addition, red meat contains high levels of saturated fat.
So what is a meat lover to do? Willet says you should try to get protein from other sources such as poultry, fi sh, nuts, beans and low fat dairy products. And the healthiest dairy food is yogurt because of its effect on microbes in the intestine. I found Willett’s remarks on the environ-ment of particular interest. He points out that cattle emit large amounts of methane gas, and according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meth-ane’s impact on climate is 20 times great-er than carbon dioxide’s!
In addition, cattle produce fi ve times more greenhouse gas than chickens, pigs and hens. We also know that cat-tle require nutrition and it takes huge amounts of energy to produce fertilizer to grow corn, soy beans and other crops to feed them. There’s also another problem. Excess fertilizer can end up in lakes and rivers leading to low oxygen dead zones. Tons of manure can also pollute our wa-terways.
Finally, antibiotics used in animals are not good for any of us as they lead to re-sistant bacteria. But Willett also reminds us that risk comes in a number of differ-ent packages.
He also stresses that people who con-sume more white bread, rice, potatoes, sweets and cola drinks have the same risk of heart attack as those who eat red meat.
And that obesity is another huge risk factor. It appears this dietary message is getting through to North Americans.
Since 1975 Canadians are consuming half the amount of meat and double the amount of poultry.
In the U.S. the Federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has urged people to
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SPORTSLacombe Bantam Raiders win championshipThe Lacombe Bantam Raiders
are the 2015 Central Alberta Tier III football champions.
The Raiders pulled off a 48-44 victory by the seat of their pants over the Stettler Cougars at ME Global Athletic Park last Friday night.
“One of the things the boys kept saying was thank you for the conditioning. (Stettler’s play-ers) kept dropping like fl ies. They didn’t have the fi re down in the engine and we did. And we pre-vailed. We just kept coming,” said Raiders’ Head Coach Fred Knip after the game.
Lacombe’s offense had a slow start to the evening.
After winning the coin toss and choosing to receive the kick-off, the Raiders turned the ball over on a fumble on their open-ing drive. Their next drive didn’t end up much better. Lacombe was forced to punt the ball away after just two plays.
“We changed a few plays and went to a new set of formations to counter what we thought Stettler was going to bring to us, and the boys were, I think, ner-vous. The snap count was differ-ent to what they’re usually used to and it took us several rounds to get used to that,” Knip said.
The slow start ultimately gave Stettler the opportunity to draw fi rst blood in the game with a 23-yard rushing touchdown by star running back Noah McKay.
Apparently that was the wake up call that the Raiders’ of-fense needed. Five minutes after McKay’s touchdown, Lacombe’s offence found themselves inside the Red Zone for the fi rst time that game, and they didn’t dis-appoint. The Raiders snapped the ball to starting wide receiv-er Simon Gray, who took it the fi nal six yards to the house for Lacombe’s fi rst touchdown of the game to tie it at eight going into the second quarter.
Lacombe came out hard in the second.
Seven minutes into the quar-
ter, the offense ground their way down the fi eld, making use of their always reliable running game to pick up the smaller yardage, and relying on the pass-ing game only when they need-ed to get a fi rst down.
“Stettler has very fast corners and half-backs and their safety, they were all over our receivers,” Knip said about why the team kept the ball on the ground de-spite the team’s strong passing game.
In fact, the Cougars double teamed Gray, who has been a go-to target for Jans throughout the year and who the team tends to rely upon to make the big catch when they need it most.
Stettler’s defense held Lacombe to just a single passing touchdown on the day, and a short one at that.
“It was a cat and mouse game. It was like playing chess,” said Knip, adding the team tried to open up the back fi eld by using the run to draw the defense in.
And it worked throughout most of the game. Lacombe tal-lied a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter. Star quarterback Richard Jans put up the fi rst of his game-high four rushing touchdowns and connected with receiver Nathan Hughes for the second.
The fi rst two quarters were back and forth affairs, with nei-ther team being able to string more than one touchdown to-gether. The difference-mak-er came after Stettler’s second touchdown.
Cougars kicker Steele Nichols, who had been perfect on con-version kicks throughout the season, misjudged his angle of the two-point conversion and rang the ball off the upright post. Because kicked conversions are worth two points in Bantam football, Lacombe was able to hold on to an extra two-point lead.
The fi rst half ended with the score 24-14 in favour of the Raiders.
Stettler would open the scoring again in the second half thanks
to a quick-six by Carson Neitz, but again Nichols couldn’t quite pick up the extra two on the conversion, meaning the Raiders stayed in the lead by four head-ing into the fi nal quarter.
But it was Jans who would take centre stage in the third, scor-ing two big rushing TD’s for his club, including a 75-yarder and a 39-yarder.
“Richard is a phenomenal play-er and he’s going to go places. He’s the real meal deal and he brings the meal all the time,” said Knip.
The fourth was easily the most eventful quarter of the game. Nichols kicked things off for the Cougars when he scored his fi rst TD of the game to bring his team a little bit closer to the Raiders, who at that point held a seem-ingly insurmountable 40-20 lead. This time, Nichols made no mis-
take on the conversion kick and suddenly it was 40-28.
But Jans went to work again on the ensuing drive, picking up his fourth rushing TD of the game to put the cap on what everyone thought at this point was a sure victory.
And indeed it looked that way right up until the fi nal four min-utes of the game.
But anything can happen in Bantam football, and it did. It all started at 3:26. The Cougars had possession on their own 50-yard line. McKay, who had been solid all game, took a hand off and found a seam in the defense, running the ball 55-yards all the way to the end-zone. The kick after was good and suddenly the Raider’s lead was cut down to only a pair of touchdowns.
The Raiders took possession of the ensuing kick off inside their
own 20-yard line. With time winding down on the clock, they fumbled the ball and the Cougars recovered, eventually scoring an-other TD to cut Lacombe’s lead to just four points with eight seconds remaining on the clock.
That set up one of the most tense onside kicks ever to be seen on the fi eld at ME Global.
“It was close but we weren’t trying to be perfect, we just wanted to win the game,” said Knip, adding the only thing going through his head at the time was how much time was left on the clock and how the Raiders were going to hold the Cougars off.
Luckily the Raiders managed to recover the onside kick, clinch-ing the championship and a trip to provincials. Final score: 48-44 in favour of the hosts.
BY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS
SWEET VICTORY - Richard Jans, right, of the Lacombe Raiders ran the ball down fi eld for a touchdown while Gavin McQuay, left, and Tanner Mimnagh of the Stettler Cougars tried to stop him during the Tier III Bantam Football fi nal at ME Global Athletic Park last week. The Raiders won the game by a score of 48-44.
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Sportsmanship becoming absent at all levels of sportCompetitive sports are
a lot different than they used to be.
It used to be that com-petitive athletes held a cer-tain amount of respect for one another at all times, even when facing off on the fi eld, rink or court.
The competition was fi erce on the playing sur-face, and trash talking was still a common thing, but there used to be a line that players would not cross in their trash talking. And at the end of the game, they’d leave it all on the fi eld.
These days, though, I have begun to notice a sharp decline in the level of sportsmanship that is shown during these com-petitions.
As a hockey referee, I tend to notice when a player goes out of his or her way to give the op-posing goaltender a tap on the pads to acknowl-edge a good save, or when the captains from one team skate across the ice to shake to an opposing coach’s hand during warm up. These gestures, while small, can set the tone for an entire game.
They can mean the dif-ference between a friendly
competition or an all-out grudge match.
But these gestures are becoming much less com-mon at every level of sport.
Instead, I hear more and more players insult-ing each other on the ice. Worse, comments that used to sound like mean-ingless banter designed to get into an opponent’s head have seemingly mor-phed into serious insults intended to hurt rather than hinder.
Just this past weekend, the NHL received a report of bullying on the ice.
According to Sportsnet.ca, during a regular sea-son matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night, Alexandre Burrows of the Canucks al-legedly made some insult-ing personal comments towards Jordan Tootoo of the Devils while the two
players were in the penal-ty bench.
Tootoo, the fi rst Inuit player to ever crack an NHL roster, has a histo-ry of substance abuse. He entered the NHL/NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioural Health Program in December of 2010. His brother Terence, who played in the minor leagues, committed sui-cide in 2002 after he was arrested for drunk driving.
While the details of the conversation between the two players are not yet known, Tootoo told Sportsnet that the remarks were, “Classless and unac-ceptable in this day and age.”
Burrows was not avail-able to comment on the al-legation, but conversations like this one simply should not be happening at any level of sport.
And the problems don’t end on the ice. With the dawn of social media, some professional play-ers have started calling each other out publicly on platforms like Twitter and facebook with comments and trash talk about what happened during a game, and these comments gen-
erally prompt a response from the target of the Tweet. While the com-ments are typically more verbal sparring than any-thing else, the potential exists for them to explode into all-out Twitter wars.
Now, I’m not saying that this kind of bullying is the norm at any level of sport, but it does exist and, un-fortunately, it is gaining momentum.
Even the post-game handshake in minor
hockey, a tradition that is meant to reinforce the idea of good sportsman-ship, has been affected.
I’ve seen players in minor hockey speed through the handshake without actu-ally shaking a single hand after a game because of a perceived slight commit-ted by the opposing team. I’ve seen coaches in nov-ice hockey deliberately avoid shaking the had of a 13-year-old referee be-cause they missed a call or
made a call that the coach didn’t agree with.
Rivalry in sport is a good thing. A good, healthy ri-valry can bring out the very best in both teams. But a careful balance must be struck to ensure that those good, healthy rivalries don’t escalate into full-blown animosity, and it’s up to the players, coaches, parents and of-fi cials to ensure that bal-ance is kept.
TOUGH LOSS - From left, Evan Standish and Peter Cookson of the Lacombe Rams made a tackle on Caleb Weber of the Lindsay Thurber Raiders during the Central Alberta High School Football league third-place game last week at Great Chief Park in Red Deer. The Rams lost a heart breaker 25-23 after the Raiders scored a fi eld goal with just 7.8 seconds left on the clock. photo submitted
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HOMES & LIVING
Finding fulfi llment in a new surroundingThere comes a time when we
are just ‘done’ with the place where we are living. Regardless of the style or amenities of the home, we have all been in that head space where we are on to the next thing and excited about the next place we will be inhabiting.
When I was 18 I moved out on my own for the fi rst time; I went from a large brick heritage home with regal white pillars and a romantic front porch to a one bedroom apartment in a ques-tionable neighbourhood with a view of a back alley.
I was moving away to college and the comforts of home no longer captured my interest. I had no idea what carrying gro-
ceries up three fl ights of stairs would mean in the dead of January or how much I would miss lounging in our backyard hot tub after a stressful day – none of these things mattered.
I moved in with a girl who was attending the same college, we had never met except for a few phone calls and we jumped into being roommates; excited for this new adventure.
I had my own room my entire life and again did not give one
ounce of care to the different living situation I was putting myself in. I was done with my childhood home and despite all the luxuries it offered, this new small apartment seemed like the best place I had ever lived. We bought thrift store furniture and painted Swedish furniture until we had blisters on our hands yet every mark was a badge or hon-our and pride.
It is the same if you are build-ing or buying a new home or even re-decorating your exist-ing home. When you sign on the dotted line for those new kitchen cabinets, suddenly your existing kitchen can barely be tolerated! The new home you have just purchased is always
on your mind and even if you are downsizing or moving out of town for a new job or school, you cannot wait to get into this new space and your heart will often close the doors on your present abode.
We love new things, places and experiences.
Our emotions tell us that new is better and that new is exciting and the unknown is just waiting for us to unwrap the provocative layers. Simply rearranging your bedroom furniture can create a fresh anticipation to using that space; I think it is an amazing phenomenon. Our emotions run with us as we make decisions to move, create or change our liv-ing space and it allows us to go
forward with needed confi dence to different (even if not better) experiences and challenges.
Even if you are not moving, buying or building you can still create that newness and excite-ment in your home by taking on a small project to enhance your home. A small improvement may be just the perk you need to give you a fresh perspective on your home – even a home where you may not love living. Pick one item and give it a fresh look, a coat of paint or an updated style and watch what your heart and emotions tell you about your new space.
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