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29That’s how many meatballs

Takeru Kobayashi has consumed in just one minute, earning him the Guinness World Record. Other records Kobayashi holds include:

• Most hot dogs eaten in three minutes: 6

• Most hamburgers eaten in three minutes: 10

• Most Twinkies snack cakes eaten in one minute: 14

• Fastest time to eat 100 grams of pasta: 45 seconds

• Fastest time to eat a 12-inch pizza: 69.36 seconds

Musical theatre students at Bellerose Composite High School have no shortage of heart, courage or brains as they get ready to put their own spin on the classic tale of The Wizard of Oz at the Arden Theatre next week. Dorothy: Shaney Borden (Grade 11); Tin Man: Jordan Poirier (Grade 12); Cowardly Lion: Rachel Matichuk (Grade 10); Scarecrow: Rachel Bokenfohr (Grade 12.) See story on page 14.

Khan ‘just fine’ after losing postGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

A day after being dropped from the provincial cabinet, St. Albert MLA Stephen Khan said he’s “just fine.”

After having a day to digest the situation, the former minister of enterprise and advanced education said Tuesday that he’s still upbeat about his job, and excited to have time freed up to spend in St. Albert with his constituents and his family.

“I got up and had breakfast with my kids and got them off to school [Tuesday morning],” he said. “I’m excited about their future, I’m excited about the future of St. Albert and I’m excited about the future of our province.”

“I’m very proud to have served as the minister of enterprise and advanced education at a time when we were building a new ministry, bringing enterprise from finance over what was formerly advanced education and technology,” he added. “We really did, in a very short period of time, build a new ministry. I’m grateful to everybody from the department of enterprise and advanced education for their passion and their commitment to embracing positive change.”

Khan found out about the demotion Monday morning, and said his initial reaction was surprise, but he accepts Premier Alison Redford’s rationale of leading by example through tough economic times.

“I’d be lying to you if I said I wasn’t shocked and disappointed,” he said. “But I understand that, as a province and as a cabinet and the premier, we’re showing leadership through some challenging times moving forward. It’s very much a gesture to show the government is serious about how we move forward.”

“Recognizing the impact of falling resource revenues on our bottom line, my government will lead by example with a smaller, more focused cabinet,” Redford said in a press release issued Monday. “These changes will allow us to continue to

build Alberta by putting a priority on economic diversification and growth.”

Khan was appointed to the cabinet shortly after being elected to his first term as MLA for St. Albert in the April 2012 provincial election.

Deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk takes over the enterprise and advanced education portfolio.

Stefan Baranski, director of communications with Premier Redford’s office, said that the

decision to demote Khan had nothing to do with his performance since being appointed to cabinet last May.

“Minister Khan has been a strong voice in cabinet, and the premier certainly spoke to him today and conveyed her appreciation for all his work, his efforts and his advice,” Baranski said. “Certainly [Khan] has indicated — and [Redford]

has indicated as well — that she expects he will continue to play a very major role in the government as a member of caucus, and his voice is critical.”

Calgary-Currie MLA Christine Cusanelli was also dropped from her post as minister of tourism, parks and recreation Monday, and was replaced by Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Dr. Richard Starke.

Whether or not Redford will make more cabinet moves in the near future, though, Baranski would not say.

“This was an important signal to send — a difficult one, but an important one nonetheless,” he said. “I can’t comment on what may or may not happen in the future.”

As for Khan, despite no longer being in cabinet, he still sees himself playing an active role and being a voice for St. Albert in Redford’s Progressive Conservative caucus.

“Having the cabinet experience and having a voice around the cabinet table has certainly given me an opportunity to build relationships with my caucus colleagues, but certainly with my cabinet colleagues,” he said. “I’ve heard from so many of my colleagues an outpouring of support, and I trust, as I move forward, that I will continue to have a voice at the table for St. Albert.”

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Photo: Megan grittani-Livingston, special olympics team CanadaSt. Albert native Larry Green celebrates after winning a bronze medal in alpine skiing at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Monday. Green won two bronze medals total, in the intermediate giant slalom and the intermediate super G. Green and the rest of Team Canada arrived home on Wednesday afternoon. Look for more coverage at stalbertleader.com.

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GLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

For the third year in a row, guys in St. Albert will have the chance to enjoy some grub along with their gladiolas while raising money for women’s health initiatives in the Capital Region.

Hole’s Greenhouses and Gardens in the Enjoy Centre is hosting their third annual Beers, Burgers and Bouquets event on Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the facility’s Moonflower Room. For $149, men will have the chance to enjoy two beers and a burger before creating a custom bouquet of flowers, to be delivered to their Valentine the next day.

“We’re getting in a groove with it, and the guys seem to be responding well,” said Enjoy Centre co-owner Jim Hole. “They thoroughly enjoy the event, and it’s for a good cause.”

Over the years, Hole added, he has seen some real talent in the room.

“One thing I didn’t expect is how seriously the guys take it,” he said. “They don’t want to mess up. They have no particular knowledge of how to put together a bouquet, but they want to make sure they put something together that’s really nice for their wives. Our florists are up there, and when they get

their flowers on the table, [the guys] are really concerned that it looks good.

“There are some guys we could be hiring for the future — who knows?”

Since its inception, the Beers, Burgers and Bouquets event has enjoyed support from both the Edmonto Eskimos and the Edmonton Oilers Alumni, and this year will be no different, with newly appointed Eskimos GM Ed Hervey, members of the Edmonton Rush and Oiler alumnus Chris Joseph showing off their floral design skills.

Joseph has been part of the event all three years, and said his floral arrangement skills are “getting better every year.”

“I love it. Burgers and beers are enough for any guy, but when you throw in a bouquet for the wife, everybody’s happy. Everybody wins,” he said.

Hole said having the Eskimos and Oilers on board is a big boost to the event and the cause.

“The challenge has been getting men more aware of women’s health issues. We’re all in this game together, and sometimes you forget it’s not separate,” he said. “Everybody’s got a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter who has faced health issues or could face health issues. It’s a team approach.”

In its first year, the event was held on a Sunday, but last year — like this year — it will be on a weekday, to ensure the flowers are fresh when they are delivered the next day. However, this year, the start time has been pushed back an hour to 5 p.m.

“It was a challenge; people said they felt rushed,” Hole said. “So we pushed it back so the guys [don’t feel like] they have to jump in their cars and get to the event.”

The money raised through the event will go to the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, located on the campus of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton.

Since the hospital opened in April 2010, Hole said that having their late mother’s name on it has been a great experience for the family.

“I just received an email the other day from someone who was in the hospital there, and they said they found it inspirational, that they were uplifted mentally and spiritually by just walking in the facility,” he said. “It’s engaging with all the lighting and art in there, and seeing Mom’s photos and quotes in there helped this particular family get through some tough times.”

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Leader file photoGuys can get their grub on while earning brownie points during the third annual Beers, Burgers and Bouquets event at the Enjoy Centre on Wednesday.

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StAT sets long-term route Space options on tableGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

With the adoption of their long-term plan this week, St. Albert Transit is hoping they’ve mapped out their route for the next 15 years.

A final version of the department’s long-term plan was unanimously passed by St. Albert city council on Monday afternoon, following a 60-day period to collect input from councillors, riders and the general public.

“In September, when you brought forward the document, it was a draft, and there’s been a lot of improvement, a lot of change to it,” Mayor Nolan Crouse told StAT staff at Monday’s meeting.

“But I believe you have a lot of work ahead of you in public transit,” he added. “Not just what’s in here, but the Capital Region Board stuff has tremendous influence on what you’re going to be doing as well.”

There were some bones of contention among council, though, the biggest of which is the

level of cost recovery the service could achieve.

Right now, StAT aims for 40 to 60 per cent cost recovery, but that would change in the new long-term plan to 35 to 40 per cent.

“One of the recommendations we’re making in the report is to amend [the target] to be a little more reflective of mid-sized systems of our nature,” said StAT director of planning and customer service Will Steblyk, noting that StAT currently recovers roughly 37 per cent of its costs.

Some councillors, however, felt the bar should be raised higher.

“For me, sitting back, looking at that, I’m looking for a more absolute target,” Coun. Malcolm Parker said. “In my mind, I recognize we’re at 37 per cent now, but if 40 per cent was the number that was stated, then in terms of our performance measurement, then we’ve got something we can really tie to.”

But StAT director Bob McDonald said attempts to up the cost recovery figures may backfire.

“If we start getting too low, then we’re failing on the cost-recovery

side. But if it’s too high, we may be failing on the service side,” he said. “We have a narrow range, and I think it’s a target we can achieve.”

The plan also deals with handibus service in St. Albert, where transit officials said the major priority remains replacing the three handibuses they have, and then starting to implement regional service into Edmonton

The main priority for regular transit service is the south park-and-ride facility, followed closely by a restructuring of local routes.

Other suggestions collected through the public input process included high occupancy lanes on St. Albert Trail, transit support for the future employment lands, statutory holiday service, an increased peace officer presence on buses and at stations, free wireless Internet on buses and text message reservations for Dial-A-Bus service.

The plan also sets out more specific performance benchmarks and targets for the department and the requirement to report back to council every quarter.


St. Albert city council is ready to hear all the options for alleviating the space crunch at St. Albert Place — including moving nearly all City of St. Albert staff out.

On Monday afternoon, council approved the terms of reference for a new civic office space committee. But, despite efforts by some councillors to remove it, the option to have a “consolidated approach where all administrative services/personnel are located in one owned or leased facility, with no services/personnel remaining in St. Albert Place” is still on the table for the committee to consider.

Coun. Cathy Heron wanted to make sure that the City was not removed from city hall.

“I’m not comfortable with it going 100 per cent community … This is city hall. It was built for the City,” Heron said. “I

know there are reasons the [visual arts] guilds and the library and the museum are here, and that’s important. But first and foremost it should be office space for the City.”

But others wanted to leave the option on the table, especially since staff clarified that the mayor’s office and council chambers were not intended to move from St. Albert Place.

“It isn’t going to be the absence of the seat of municipal council here, and I’d like this to be included in the options,” Coun. Len Bracko said.

The civic office space committee will be made up of five members of the public, preferably with expertise in commercial office space and lease rates, who will look at the City’s needs over the next five to 20 years.

The committee will deliver its final report back to city council in November 2014.

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Young chefs fired up for culinary challengeGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

Teams from three St. Albert high schools are getting fired up to square off in the kitchen.

Paul Kane High School, Bellerose Composite High School and St. Albert Catholic High School will join nine other teams from across the Capital Region on Saturday at NAIT’s Hokanson Centre for the Culinary Arts when they take part in the sixth annual High School Culinary Challenge, put on by the Edmonton chapter of the Canadian Culinary Federation.

With some of the best chefs in Edmonton acting as judges, some of the participants might feel like they’re in the pressure cooker, but others are cool as cucumbers.

“There’s definitely some pressure on us, but not a whole lot,” said SACHS Grade 11 student Austin Haining, who also works the line at Earls part-time. “We know we can do this. It’s just keeping strong on the inside.”

“It’s pretty high calibre. Our dicing, we need to have that almost perfect, plus sanitization — we’ve got a list of stuff we’re marked on, how it tastes, how it looks, everything. We’ve got a time limit, so we’ve got to manage our time pretty well,” added Paul Kane Grade 12 student Kyle Handfield.

Of the three St. Albert schools, Paul Kane is the most accomplished, with alumnus Peter Keith recently winning gold in cooking at WorldSkills Americas 2012 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

But PK teacher Randy Kozak, who oversees many of the school’s trades programs, said he tries not to let that reputation get in the way of a good experience for the kids.

“It doesn’t matter what category, I’ve kind of got a sense of where the bar is,” he said. “I know where the kids are going, so when we get there, I can say, ‘We’re right there; we’ve just got to go a little bit more.’ Or I can be honest and say, ‘Do a good job, do your best. We’re here, go enjoy yourself, have a good time.’”

Meanwhile, the culinary program at SACHS is fairly new, with teacher Christine Samson starting it up about four years ago.

She said competitions like the High School Culinary Challenge are a great opportunity for kids to get a glimpse into the world of professional cooking.

“They get the opportunity to work in

the kitchens at NAIT. The competition takes place right at NAIT, and they do a great job of hosting it. They have their chefs really quite involved with the kids; they don’t help them, but they’re there for support or to oversee things. The judging panel is made of the greater Edmonton area, from a lot of established hotels and venues and restaurants,” Samson said. “So, the kids, it’s a very professional experience

for them; they see the culinary world through getting involved in this competition. It’s amazing to see.”

Even newer is the culinary program at Bellerose, and teacher Jason Dabbagh said that competitions are a great way for students to put

their learning into practice, no matter the discipline.

“Competition brings out a lot of emotion in our students, and it’s a great opportunity for them to hone their skills and to have a good time while doing it. We compete in all sorts of other faculties — whether it’s athletics or [academics] — and I think people can really thrive when they’re faced with competition,” he said.

Dabbagh added the the culinary arts team is part of the bigger Bellerose Business Venture team, which puts on community dinners for about 100 people every month and simulates a restaurant environment, with other students working in aspects like marketing or accounting.

“I just want these kids to be great home cooks. I don’t think we’re all going to go on Top Chef or Hell’s Kitchen. I don’t think a lot of these kids are interested in getting into the restaurant industry. What I’m trying to develop here is just

kids that know how to make good meals at home, entertain and use food as a means of building community,” he said.

With the High School Culinary Challenge coming up fast, all three teams are working away in their respective kitchens, putting the final touches on their recipes.

“We’ve figured out what we’re going to do; now it’s just a matter of getting it perfect,” Handfield said.

“It’s exciting. I can’t believe it’s just around the corner now,” Samson added.

The winners of the High School Culinary Challenge will be announced at an awards luncheon on March 14 at the Shaw Conference Centre.

“We know we can do this. It’s just keeping strong.”

Austin HainingSACHS culinary student

“I just want these kids to be great home cooks.”

Jason DabbaghBellerose teacher

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderSACHS culinary arts team members (L-R) Austin Haining, Carmel Arguelles and Luca Capelli plate up an entrée during a practice session at the school on Tuesday, Jan. 29.


The census demographics of St. Albert show that our senior population

is growing — 12 per cent of the population were over 65 in 2010 and almost 14 per cent in 2012. This is no surprise.

Meanwhile, according to the 2012 numbers, about 22 per cent of the population is under 19, but there is a sharp drop between 20- to 30-year-olds.

Various reasons exist for this drop. Affordability is an important one, but also post-secondary education, employment opportunities and lifestyle are key decision factors for the young in choosing a place to live. The trend has implications for everything from school funding to demand in services for the elderly. The demographic shift also highlights the need for job growth and economic

development, both of which are necessary if young families are to be lured to St. Albert.

Richard Florida’s The Rise of the Creative Class argued that members of the creative class are the economic drivers of the new economy, move based on “what’s there” (diverse and natural environment), “who’s there” (interesting, diverse people) and “what’s going on”(street life, arts, culture, and music). He turns the previous idea of people moving to take jobs on its head by suggesting that employers move to where the creative people want to live.

The next generation of

youth are mobile, have a high level of entrepreneurship and are technically savvy. A well-paying job alone won’t attract the next generation. A community must have a lifestyle to offer, including parks, trails and life after 5 p.m.

Economic development is a key priority for the City of St. Albert. We are focusing many resources to that goal. But economic development is not simply about attracting industry and investment into our community; it has to be a holistic approach that also includes housing options and an attractive lifestyle once the work day is over.

Currently St. Albert has a great deal to offer families with young children. Plenty of recreational and sporting venues and activities. We have fortunate to host the

International Children’s Festival each year. The current council has been focusing its attention towards youth between 12 and 18 years old, like: a youth festival in the current budget; significant dollars towards the BAM initiative; and improvements to the skateboard park. There is also the proposed Mountain Bike Skills Park — although a location has yet to be chosen, council is firmly behind this grass roots initiative and committed to funding.

I believe we need to continue this focus on youth attraction to St. Albert. Technology will be a key driver in the future. I also believe the answers lie with this demographic. Engage them, ask them what they would like to see and then involve them in implementing the solutions.

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Public booting slights Khan

It certainly was a surprise back in May when Stephen Khan was appointed to the provincial cabinet as minister of

enterprise and advanced education. But it was an even bigger surprise this week when Khan was dropped from the cabinet.

On Monday morning, Khan was unceremoniously dumped from his position by Premier Alison Redford under the auspices of “leading by example” as the Alberta government tries to deal with falling resource prices and a skyrocketing deficit.

But something smells fishy here. It feels like there is something else at play here, something the premier’s office is not admitting to. After all, cutting Khan doesn’t save a whole lot of money; compared to the overall deficit the provincial government is facing, it’s merely a drop in the bucket.

And dumping Christine Cusanelli as minister of tourism, park and recreation at the same time does Khan no favours in terms of optics. Critics were already calling for Cusanelli’s head after she had to pay back the government for expensing flights to London for her family this past summer. Khan had no such high-profile blemishes on his record, though, and painting him with the same brush as Cusanelli isn’t fair.

All told, it’s a very public kick in the shins both to Khan and to the riding of St. Albert, neither of which truly deserved it. The riding, which covers most of the city, has lost its voice at the cabinet table.

The only consolation is that Khan seems to be taking it all in stride, and even is looking forward to having more time to spend with his family. Perhaps it’s just that he was thrown into the fire too quickly and hadn’t had a proper chance to adjust to the hectic lifestyle of a cabinet minister.

Until that time, though, there’s every reason to believe that Khan will remain a strong voice for St. Albert in the Progressive Conservative caucus, and given a little more time to learn the ropes, he’ll be back in cabinet and more effective than ever.

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The big goals haven’t changed for St. Albert city council, but some of the details have.

On Monday afternoon, councillors unanimously voted to update their goals and priorities policy, with the major goals of economic development, community development, the environment and governance remaining intact.

Under economic development, the initiation of a Smart City of Excellence master plan was added, “providing a city-wide approach to the adoption of innovative technologies to improve the service delivery to our residents, attract business investors to the city, realize labour efficiencies and provide real-time data on the operation and condition of city infrastructure and services.”

Under community development, the major addition was the development of the Capital Partnership Fund, a $40-million capital fund designed to partner with community groups to build new facilities.

The updated enviromental goals include more details on actions needed to improve the health of the Sturgeon River, including river outfalls and remediation in Riel Park and the old Public Works yard.

Under governance, the goals and priorities policy spells a number of bylaws to review before the end of the current council’s term, including the animal bylaw, a water efficiency bylaw, a heritage management bylaw, the offsite levy bylaw and the bylaw governing the St. Albert Economic Development Advisory Committee.

TOWN HALLSMeanwhile, council approved a motion

brought forward by Coun. Len Bracko to eliminate the terms of reference governing the regular town hall meetings put on by council.

Bracko said that, in planning the next town hall coming up on Feb. 23, he felt hamstrung by the regulations setting out things like where and when the meetings would be held.

“I experienced frustration with our policy. It added extra work and time,” he said.

However, another motion from Bracko asking for other unnecessary council policies to be culled and an “escape clause” built into others to allow more flexibility and creativity was defeated as a review is already underway.

HOUSING SOCIETYThe St. Albert Housing Society will have to

wait a month before knowing if they’ll get the money they need to pay their rent this year.

A motion to grant the society an extra $12,000 was postponed Monday until March 4, as council felt they needed more time to understand the situation.

According to Coun. Malcolm Parker, council’s liaison to the society, their request

during budget deliberations was reduced by $12,000 on the understanding that they would move into space vacated by the City’s business and tourism development department at 70 St. Albert Tr. rent-free once that department moved into a new home in the old CIBC building on Sir Winston Churchill Avenue.

Since then, however, the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce — which already occupied half that building — has negotiated a deal with the City to lease the whole space. The Chamber has offered to sublet space to the housing society, but at market value.

“It would not be a cost savings, plus there would be a cost incurred for a move,” said Doris Vandersteen, executive director of the St. Albert Housing Society.

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Firefighters, Oilers alumni set to square off at Servus


No matter which way it goes, Chris Joseph is going to get with a winning team.

Joseph is both an alumnus of the Edmonton Oilers and a member of the Edmonton Fire Department — the two sides that will square off on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Northstar Hyundai Arena in Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert for the first-ever Fire On Ice Challenge to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and the Edmonton Inner City Children’s Program.

“I’ve already made plans to end up playing for both teams. I’ll see who’s winning at the end of the game and finish with them,” Joseph said with a laugh.

“I’ll likely start with one team and, about halfway through, just jump ship to the other team. It’ll be fun.”

Edmonton Fire Department member Paul McGonigal has been one of the main organizers of the event, and said he hopes the Oilers Alumni go easy on the firefighters.

“Once you play in the NHL, even if you’re retired, those guys don’t lose their skills,” McGonigal said. “They may be sucking wind a little bit, but it’s going to be interesting.”

The idea was sparked as a way to bring two passions for firefighters together: fundraising and hockey.

“We have a lot of our firefighters that have played hockey, in the NHL and on their days off, so we thought why not try and put a fundraiser together?” McGonigal said.

When the Oilers Alumni were approached about getting involved, they jumped on board right away.

“This is the type of thing that is right up our alley. We love playing for fun, and if we can raise money for a charity, that’s even better,” said Joseph, a defenceman who played a total of seven seasons with the Oilers between 1987 and 1994.

Other Oilers alumni who will play in the game include Fernando Pisani, Brian Benning, Norm Lacombe and Dave Lumley. Former Oilers head coach Ron Low

and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Al Hamilton will serve as coaches for the game.

The event is being hosted at Servus Place because of its capacity, but McGonigal hopes some locals fill the seats as well.

“We know that St. Albert is a great community out there, and the firefighters in St. Albert are very supportive of fundraising for muscular dystrophy as well,” he said.

Organizers hope to raise between $30,000 and $40,000 on the evening, between ticket sales, program sales, a 50/50 draw and some silent auction items.

Spectators can also bring their skates and take the ice with the Oilers alumni and the firefighters starting at about 5:30 p.m.

The Edmonton Fire Department and the Edmonton Oilers Alumni face off in the Fire On Ice Challenge at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Northstar Hyundai Arena in Servus Credit Union Place. Tickets are $20 each and are available through www.ticketweb.ca.

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Council sets new standards for private infrastructure


St. Albert city council is hoping to give private companies with infrastructure in the city a little nudge to keep it in tip-top shape.

Council approved a private infrastructure management policy on Monday afternoon, outlining standards that they expect companies to meet when it comes to items such as transformer boxes, bus benches, light poles, rail crossings, mailboxes and outdoor advertising.

“I like the way this particular policy is laid out. I think it gives guidance to not only council but administration as they go forward to develop their own policies related to it,” said Coun. Wes Brodhead. “But it also signals to those who own private infrastructure in our community

that we want them to maintain their infrastructure.”

The policy sets out when and how the city manager may notify or warn private companies if their property is in poor condition — especially if it is an imminent risk to residents or to public property — and how the city manager should communicate the standards of upkeep to companies and to the public. It also sets out that the City of St. Albert’s brand should be incorporated into improvements or upgrades of private infrastructure where possible, like the wraps recently added to FortisAlberta switching modules throughout the city.

Staff also indicated that the City is working on developing a smartphone application or an Internet-based service that residents can use to report damaged infrastructure.


A symposium taking place in St. Albert later this month is hoping to bring a whole new meaning to the term “urban environment.”

The Northern Alberta Business Incubator building in Campbell Business Park will play host to the symposium — entitled “Resource Efficient Cities: Technology Driving Change” — on Friday, Feb. 22, during which speakers from all over the world will try to answer the question of how cities will adapt as economies and governments attempt to lower their carbon footprints in the future.

Dr. Anshuman Khare, a professor of operations management and sustainable development at Athabasca University’s Centre for Innovative Management in St. Albert, is organizing the symposium, and while he said the transition to a low-carbon economy will be long one, it’s never too early to plan ahead.

“There are so many ideas out there, but if you think there’s any standard approach that has been accepted by everyone, that doesn’t exist,” he said.

Speakers during the symposium include:• Alan Organschi, principal and partner

at Gray Organschi Architecture, a firm that specializes in projects such as the re-use of damaged buildings;

• Gustavo Arciniegas, a researcher based in the Netherlands who studies the use of geographical information systems in sustainable planning; and

• David Checkel and Dan Handford, two mechanical engineers who will talk about environmental priorities in urban transportation planning.

“I’m quite excited about all of them,”

Khare said. “The first one, because he relates to energy efficiency; the second one is more about housing and what kind of materials to use. And the third one is right at our doorstep, from Alberta.”

The symposium will also feature an interactive session with all the participants, as well as remarks from St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse.

While other countries are already beginning to adapt, Khare said there are big hurdles here in North America, not the least of which is our cold climate. But he is encouraged by things like a group of former

Athabasca University students conducting renewable energy research in Yellowknife.

“They are looking at renewable energy and how renewable energy can be used in extremely cold climates. So there is hope,” Khare said. “There are a lot of people who are at least

starting to think about it. But what kind of model will actually work is a great question with no answers.”

Other big stumbling blocks right now are population density and, of course, the cost.

“A lot depends on the developers and how far they are willing to go with the technology. And that depends on individuals and how much they want to pay for,” he said. “The cost is always a factor.”

For this symposium, Khare is focusing on administrators and politicians, some of which are coming to attend from all over the Capital Region.

“This is my first attempt at doing something, and keeping it a small group of 30 to 35 people … I want to keep it on a small scale and make sure that it works,” he said.

The symposium is presented by the Alexander von Humboldt Cities and Climate Change Network.

“The cost is always a factor.”Dr. Anshuman KhareSymposium organizer

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A St. Albert businesswoman is hoping to open up the conversation on a sensitive topic — menopause — and offer relief at the same time.

Anita Dyrbye is the CEO of From The Earth Naturally, a business she runs out of her Oakmont home. She was at the Enjoy Centre on Saturday to drum up support for her company and a new product called Vivaca that naturally minimizes some of the most common symptoms of menopause, like hot flashes, mood swings and fatigue.

“I thought, ‘I’m having these hot flashes and I’m having all these issues,’ and a scientist said, ‘Why don’t you make a product for yourself?’” Dyrbye said. “When we tested products, we realized we have to make it ourselves, because we want natural health products to have a good name.”

Saturday’s event at the Enjoy Centre was what Dyrbye called a “crowd gathering,” designed to bring women together to fund the manufacturing of Vivaca.

Dyrbye has been in the herbal industry for more than 17 years, and spent the last six years researching and developing Vivaca — and is proud to say she has done so right here in Alberta.

“Usually companies hand it off to someone else to make it, and they put their label on it and call it theirs. But we didn’t do that,” she said. “We went the extra mile and we started making our own botanical extracts.”

Vivaca is a liquid that comes in a small tube that can be dissolved in 500 millilitres of water and consumed like a beverage. It comes in three flavours — lime, mint and lavender

— and contains a mixture of four herbal ingredients:

• black cohosh, which has been used for a long time to treat menopausal symptoms;

• red clover, which helps relieve the depression and anxiety symptoms associated with menopause;

• St. John’s wort, which has been used as a treatment for mood disorders; and

• rhodiola root, which contains salidroside, a substance that has been shown to increase mental capacity against fatigue and stress.

“The four of them are very well-respected by two of the top doctors in the U.S. who are experts on menopause,” Dyrbye said.

Right now, Dyrbye has tested her product and scaled up the production, but needs some help getting over the finish line, which she hoped to get on Saturday by producing a video to drum up pre-orders and get the capital to manufacture Vivaca.

“We’re at a stage where we’ve got all our ducks lined up in a row; now I need help,” she said. “I need help from the general public. I need help from women stepping up to the plate … so that women can tell me their stories about menopause and what it means for them.”

But, in the future, Dyrbye has high hopes for Vivaca and her company.

“I want all women to be able to access this product,” she said. “We’re going to go web-direct first, and then we’re going to start going to retailers.”

From the Earth Naturally also operates MenoMission, an “educational social network community” for women going through menopause at www.menomission.com.

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Wakeup call for baby boomersCATHERINE GRIWKOWSKYSun Media News Services

They smoke. They drink. They don’t eat their veggies.

No, not teenagers — baby boomers.The Heart and Stroke foundation

released a report showing that 80 per cent of Canadian boomers think their doctor would consider them healthy, but actions speak louder than words.

If baby boomers want to let the good times roll, they need to change their lifestyle, said Donna Hastings, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation for Alberta, NWT and Nunavut.

While 80 per cent of the 800 Canadians boomers thought their doctors would consider them healthy, 85 per cent didn’t get enough fruits and vegetables, 40 per cent did not get enough physical activity, 21 per cent smoke, 30 per cent are often stressed and 11 per cent are heavy drinkers.

Hastings said there’s a difference

between life span and health span. While we’re living longer, without health, the golden years can be plagued by disease.

Kim Raine, a University of Alberta researcher, said baby boomers have great aspirations for retirement, but in reality many aren’t living the life that will allow a healthy life.

“I’m really just speculating on this, but I think a lot of people not unlike teenagers, we’re feeling healthy,” she said. “We feel like we are healthy and the majority of us have not had heart attacks or any events that have given us a wake up call.”

Raine said if people could recognize what they could do better, they could add to life expectancy, but also add life to years.

“By making healthy choices now, we can be much more likely to participate in those activities when we age,” she said.

No data was available for the health habits of other generations to compare habits.

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Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderThe cast of Bellerose Composite High School’s production of The Wizard of Oz — Tommy Pohynayko as the Wizard, Shaney Borden as Dorothy, Rachel Bokenfohr as Scarecrow, Rachel Matichuk as the Cowardly Lion, Jordan Poirier as Tin Man and Mychaela Risling as the Wicked Witch of the West.


The students and staff involved in Bellerose Composite High School’s musical theatre production of The Wizard of Oz, they’re not in Kansas anymore.

The production hits the stage at the Arden Theatre on Feb. 13, 14 and 15, and teacher Mark Samuel said that, while it’s exciting to see the fruits of all the work that the students have put in since September, it is a little nerve-wracking as the curtain gets set to rise.

“I feel like I’m planning a really big wedding, with a million details, a million questions, a million decisions, all coming to that one — or, in this case, three fateful days,” he said.

With The Wizard of Oz being such a popular and iconic work that just about everyone knows, it poses some challenges for the actors.

“It’s a big role taking on such an iconic character,” said Grade 11 student Shaney Borden, who plays Dorothy, “but it was really important to all of us to be real to the characters but still being able to make them our own.”

And so Borden — who remembers watching the movie with her dad when she was three or four years old and

said the first song she ever sang was “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” — is trying to put herself in Dorothy’s shoes to personalize the role.

“I’m trying to really put myself in her situation and how she would really feel, instead of just going from what I’ve seen in other shows,” she said.

Meanwhile, Grade 12 student Mychaela Risling plays the Wicked Witch of the West, which she said is a ton of fun.

“This is so much fun — probably the most fun I’ve had in high school,” she said.

Risling has been watching videos on YouTube of other Wicked Witches from various productions, and taking elements from each to craft her own performance.

“A lot of the witches are really growly,” she said, “and I’m making it a little higher, a little more cackly, a little more

noisy, I think.”Samuel and the rest of the crew is

working hard to put their own spin on the classic work too, part of which is the pop-up storybook set they’ve developed with the help of shop and mechanics teachers at Bellerose.

“They’ve been really instrumental in helping us design a book that will be able to open and close on stage, so the set is a storybook,” Samuel said. “As the pages turn, the scenes change and Dorothy goes through her adventure.”

Samuel has also been working with the actors to physicalize their characters.

“If the physicality of the character isn’t there, then they’ve lost three-quarters of their characters,” he said. “They could be tender or clever or whatever the character might require in terms of verbal things. But we spend a lot of time helping the kids physicalize these characters because of the unusual and magical and fantastical qualities they have.”

The play will also feature a live dog playing Toto in select scenes.

The Wizard of Oz hits the stage at the Arden Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 13, Thursday, Feb. 14, and Friday Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets are $15 each and are available through the Bellerose office (780-460-8490).

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really big wedding.”Mark Samuel

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Contrast the name of the game at AGSAGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

Whether it’s themes or mediums or the artists themselves, contrast is the name of the game at the Art Gallery of St. Albert for the next few weeks.

Two new exhibits will be running concurrently at the AGSA until March 16: Migrating Colony by Erin Schwab and Passeriforms II by James Trevelyan.

Schwab’s side of the exhibit consists of detailed charcoal drawings alongside raku pottery, two mediums that compliment each other.

“I always feel compelled to do a three-dimensional medium when doing something two-dimensional,” said Schwab, who grew up in Morinville but now teaches art at Keyano College in Fort McMurray. “For some reason, the ceramics always make sense when I’m trying to work out problems with the drawings. The ceramics always answer questions that the drawings can’t.”

Aside from contrasting mediums, though, many of Schwab’s works

— especially her drawings — have contrasting themes, like the juxtaposition of a wild mushroom thriving on a decaying piece of wood.

“It may come out that way when people look at them, that there’s these elements of growth and decay and a cycle of both,” Schwab said. “But for me, the questions are different. I tend to look at it as more of a process-based thing, like what if these things were in context in the woods, and then light just sort of came through the back end of a tree and wiped out visually the front of the mushroom because of the way the light was coming through the woods? These are technical questions for me — how would I replicate that?”

Schwab’s charcoal drawings are incredibly detailed, but she said she doesn’t go into a project with a set outcome in mind.

“I often say that I don’t know what the right mark is, but I know what the wrong one is,” she said. “I’ll put a mark down, and I definitely know that’s not the right mark. That’s how I sort of proceed; I don’t even have in my head what it’s supposed to

look like. I just keep putting marks down, I know which ones are wrong, I know which ones are right, and I just keep building up a piece of work from there.”

Meanwhile, in Trevelyan’s work, the contrast comes in the abstract methods he has used to depict the reality of songbirds from his backyard.

“My teachers were all abstract expressionists,” he said. “I was originally trained as a realist, but what I’ve found is that the concepts of abstract and realism aren’t necessarily opposed to each other, and I can achieve what I call a greater sense of realism through abstraction. What I’m trying to do is say something about the bird … perhaps in a more abstract way, but it captures the feeling of the bird more.”

Trevelyan also mixes his mediums, but, unlike Schwab, it usually happens in the same piece. He uses wax to create shapes and collages on the canvas before applying paint.

“I’ll do some drawing with acrylic paint, some graphite and chalk drawing, and then some rice

paper and various other collaged elements,” he said.

This may be Passeriforms II, but the original Passeriforms series dates back about 10 years, Trevelyan said.

“I think stylistically it’s pretty consistent, because I’ve been working this way for a long time, and I’ve kind of settled into that approach. It’s become kind of

idiosyncratic as my style,” he said.“What I really want to try and

convey is a greater sense of reality, the greater sense of the bird — its character, its energy, its lifecycle,” he added.

Passeriforms II and Migrating Colony run at the Art Gallery of St. Albert (19 Perron St.) until March 16.

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderAGSA curator of exhbitions Jenny Willson-McGrath hangs some of Erin Schwab’s pottery in preparation for the opening of Migrating Colony.

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1D pops up at WEM

SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – The afterglow of Research In Motion Ltd’s BlackBerry 10 unveiling faded last week as a flurry of lukewarm reviews signaled the company’s struggle to regain momentum in the hyper-competitive smartphone market was just beginning.

Shares of BlackBerry, RIM’s new corporate name, fell almost 10 per cent early on Thursday, after a 12 per cent decline the previous day, as some tech analysts questioned whether the new BB10 devices the company launched on Wednesday were the sure-fire hit that BlackBerry needs to get back into the game.

While New York Times reviewer David Pogue gushed that BlackBerry’s new Z10 model is “lovely, fast and efficient, bristling with fresh, useful ideas,” other reviewers were more tentative in their appraisals.

“The problem with the Z10 is that it doesn’t necessarily do anything better than any of its competition,” said Joshua Topolsky of technology news website the Verge. “No one could argue that there’s a ’killer app’ here. Something that makes you want or need this phone because it can do what no other phone can do. That’s not the case.”

Such lukewarm reviews — combined with disappointment around a later-than-expected and still unspecified date for the U.S. sales debut — spooked investors and prompted analysts to cut their price targets and forecasts.

BlackBerry, which made a big push to win back the all-important U.S. market with a Super Bowl ad last weekend, said the new Z10 touch-screen device would not go on sale in the United States until sometime in mid-March, saying U.S. carriers need more time to test the model.

“The shine from the Super Bowl ad will be a fading memory by the time U.S. customers can buy in March,” said TD Securities analyst Scott Penner, who has a “hold” rating on the stock.

Samsung Electronics Co may also steal some of BlackBerry’s thunder as buzz around its Galaxy IV device heats up before the Z10 hits U.S. store shelves, Penner pointed out.

Making matters worse for BlackBerry, it has been not been very specific about how soon it will be before many of its most loyal fans across the globe can get their hands on the Q10 — its new qwerty keyboard model. The company has only said that it aims to release this version of the smartphone in April.

“While later-than-expected availability of the Z10 and Q10 devices shouldn’t impact the longer-term potential success of the BB10 platform, we believe it does mitigate one of the near-term catalysts for the stock,” said Paradigm Capital analyst Gabriel Leung, who trimmed his price target on the stock to $16 from $19.50.

RIM shares slide as Z10 gets tepid reviews

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Close to 500 screaming girls came from every direction at West Edmonton Mall Saturday morning.

Canada’s biggest mall became home to a temporary store entirely dedicated to one of the most biggest boy bands on the planet.

And the store at the mall is where the massive crowd of young and excited teenage fans of One Direction lined up outside the 1D World pop-up shop before it officially opened at 9 a.m.

“We love One Direction because they are awesome,” said Kaylee Emslie, a 13-year-old who woke up early to wait outside the store at 5:30 a.m. with her friend, Kaylah Steinhueir, 13.

“We are really big fans.”

Officials at West Edmonton Mall prepared for the long lineups on opening day. Organizers used partitions and a booth to organize the lines of excited teenage girls.

“We would wait as long as we had to (to get to the store),” said Steinheir.

Previous 1D World pop up shops have attracted thousands of fans.

Fans of the band — dubbed Directioners — can submit homemade Valentine cards for the British boy band, which is on display on a wall in the Edmonton store.

Doors at the store, on Level 1 near the Ice Palace and Galaxyland, opens at 10 a.m. and will only be open until Feb. 18.

The group is currently rehearsing for their upcoming tour, which starts Feb. 23 in London.

There are four Canadian dates, but none are scheduled in Edmonton.

Photo: DAVID BLOOM, Sun Media News ServicesOne Direction fans buy merchandise at the One Direction pop-up store at West Edmonton Mall on Saturday. Event promoters estimated that 500 young fans lined up for the opening.


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Want to boost your health and live longer?

Then love the one you work with.Few friends in the workplace

significantly impacts our lifespan. One Tel Aviv University study found that workers lacking social support at work were 2.4 times more likely to die in the next two decades than those with workplace friends.

Peer relationships at work provide long-term health benefits and help our ability to deal with and recover from stressful scenarios.

But proceed with caution — follow the rules of workplace friendships and reap the benefits. Getting personal with colleagues needs boundaries, including just how much to share.

A team that plays together stays together, says Dr. Rick Kirschner, of theartofchange.com. “I’ve heard people say that they became best friends with people they worked with, as they learned through time just how much they had in common.”

He advises: Treat your relationships wisely and well and they get better through time, simpler and more fulfilling too.

“Still, it’s good to keep a few boundaries in place, particularly in the beginning. Until you have built up enough trust, it may be hard to tell when someone is ‘friending’ you in order to use you for their own gain,” says Kirschner. “But over time and through time, if the relationship is growing, the boundaries can fall away and be replaced by trust.”

Kirschner advises to take your time, get to know people before making big decisions

“The best relationships have some degree of quid pro quo. Give a little, get a little. Give a lot, get taken for granted,” he says, adding to be a great listener too. “People are drawn closer to great listeners.”

But beware: Temptation and convenience meet at the water cooler, says professional coach Deborah Mecklinger, of walkthetalkcoaching.com. “A drained and stressed workforce meets quick fix in a convenient environment that requires less effort. And to make oneself feel better leads to workplace relationships that can cross appropriate lines.”

She adds that friendships are not static. “They evolve and when people are comfortable they often become more

intimate. That can include physical and emotional. That can be confusing for those that have structural relationships that are determined by workplace roles and rules.

“The roles and rules become blurred, and boundaries as well, when the relationships take on different forms.”

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“When relationships move from the boardroom to bars, boundaries can become blurred and guards and self-management diminish.”

Right resumé key for overseas workLINDA WHITESun Media News Services

It’s no secret millennials have a unique attitude towards their careers. Not only does their use of technology set them apart, so does their attitude, with many more concerned about work/life balance than financial reward.

But that’s not all. According to PwC’s Millennials at Work, Reshaping the Workplace study, millennials (born between 1980 and 2000) have a strong appetite for working overseas — 71 per cent expect and want to do an overseas assignment during their career.

Not so long ago, it was common for multinational organizations to send senior executives to manage foreign subsidiaries but the Internet changed that, says Margaret Malewski, author of GenXpat: The Young Professional’s Guide to Making a Successful Life Abroad.

Today, more and more young people are filling those shoes. “That makes sense on a lot of levels,” she says. “You can communicate with them regularly by e-mail and video conferencing so the seniority and trustworthiness factors aren’t as critical.”

Also, young people are easier and less expensive to relocate than executives with families. “You can coach them for the first few years of their career in North America and then send them abroad to ensure the organization’s spirit is consistent,” says Malewski.

It’s also more common to find young people launch their careers internationally. “They go abroad when they’re students and as a result get recruited abroad and begin their career abroad,” she says. Some young people undertake their own international work search, which can include pursuing international postings through their school’s career services, reports Debbie Mundell, career information co-ordinator at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.

In order to be effective, a professional resumé must be written with the target reader in mind. If that target reader is on the other side of the world, it’s important to understand both professional and cultural expectations.

Many aspects of writing an international resumé or cover letter will be the same as writing one for a position in Canada, says Mundell. “Applicants still need to analyse the job posting or job description and match their skills, qualifications and experience to what the company is looking for in a potential employee.”

The format of an international resumé can be different from a Canadian resumé and can vary from one country to another, notes Malewski. The Montreal native attended INSEAD business school in France, which provided students with two resumé templates: one for France, the second for North America. “With the French one, you were expected to provide a photo, your date of birth, marital status and number of children,” she says. “Those are things we’d never include in a North American resumé.”

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At the inauguralmeeting, they askedme to be President.After thismeetingwe decided to do a fundraiser. I got informationfrom the office for Family Violence and some phone numbers where people couldget help. We had our first fundraiser and raised $50 through a bake sale at a mall.People then started phoning me wanting to get some support regarding FamilyViolence. We couldn’t help them directly as we didn’t have an office to seethem in. I could only send them to services in Edmonton. At our next fewmeetings we decided it was now time to open an office. I looked at space at#402 Grandin Towers; but we couldn’t afford it. So we rented space atMission Ridge shopping centre. I moved from President to the ExecutiveDirector position. An ad was put in the paper and people started asking how they could help. With communitysupport in place, and a small staff team, we started seeing clients.I am so thrilled that even through a few bumps after 25 years this organization is still doing well and doing sogood in the community. The current staff and Board have done an amazing job and I am so proud of you all.

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