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54.20 km/hThat was the average speed

of American speed skater Shani Davis when he set the world record in the 1,500-metre race in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2009. Davis completed the 1,500-metre race — 3.75 laps of the standard 400-metre oval — in 1:41.04.

It’s not hockey season yet, but St. Albertans have a couple of reasons to lace up their skates this week. First, the City and the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association are hosting a trial of synthetic ice products at Servus Credit Union Place (story, page 11). Meanwhile, the Musée Heritage Museum in St. Albert Place is set to open a new exhibit on the history of skating in Canada (story, page 15).

SAMBA president wins NCABL award

GLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

A lifetime of dedication to baseball in St. Albert has earned Ed Ewasiuk some well-deserved recognition.

Ewasiuk, the president of the St. Albert Minor Baseball Association since 2008, was presented Saturday with the North Central Alberta Baseball League’s Ken Schultz Memorial Award, which is given to a “builder, promoter, administrator or umpire whose long-term contributions to baseball in North Central Alberta have significantly impacted the sport of baseball.”

“It’s quite an honour,” said Ewasiuk, who first got involved in SAMBA in 1993 as the manager of his son’s rookie house league team. “It’s really my first overall award, so I’m very impressed. It’s certainly very appreciated to be honoured in this regard for all the efforts we put in.”

The presentation was made prior to Game 2 of the NCABL’s championship series at Wally Footz Field in Edmonton.

NCABL commissioner Paul Riopel — also a St. Albert resident — said that Ewasiuk was a very deserving recipient.

“A contribution that extends over the period of time that Mr. Ewasiuk has served his community in a leadership role, at the

top of the heap, is by itself noteworthy, and that is over 20 years,” Riopel said. “He knows the organization of SAMBA from the grassroots up.”

One of Ewasiuk’s biggest moves with SAMBA has been inviting teams from surrounding communities like Morinville, Gibbons and Legal to participate in St. Albert house leagues, which has been a win-win situation for all involved.

“We just saw it as a perfect fit. We’re neighbours to each other, and we’re all about baseball and supporting baseball growth,” he said. “It just made sense to us.”

“That is a visionary position,” Riopel said, “and that is perhaps — although Ed would probably never

admit it — his greatest contribution to the growth of baseball.”

Ewasiuk has also been a big advocate for girls baseball, even serving as co-coach for the provincial bantam girls team at nationals, and helped bring major events like the World Cup of Baseball for Women and the National Over-35 Men’s Baseball Championships to St. Albert.

Two decades into his involvement with SAMBA, Ewasiuk isn’t slowing down, and said it’s the love of the sport that keeps him going.

“It’s just knowing that you could go out on any day and watch a ballgame, meet people you’ve known for years,” he said. “There are always friends out there.”

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderEd Ewasiuk (right) accepts the Ken Schultz Memorial Award from Ken’s son Tim on Saturday at Wally Footz Field.

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderVeterinarian Dr. Jessica Wilson from Mission Ridge Animal Hospital removes a drain from a porcupine that was brought into the clinic on Friday. The porcupine had been injured a couple of weeks earlier when it was attacked by a dog, and it was taken to the Edmonton Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, where Wilson is a volunteer.

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help picking up bags of food during their annual fall food drive, this year, the St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village needs some help dropping the bags off.

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to hand out the 20,000 bags door-to-door this year between Sept. 8 and 14, with pickup scheduled for Sept. 21.

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Full speed ahead for Erin Ridge schoolGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

It’s full speed ahead for a new francophone junior/senior high school in Erin Ridge.

After almost 30 speakers addressed St. Albert city council at their regular meeting Monday afternoon, councillors voted down a motion that could have re-opened the school site allocation process and possibly derailed both the francophone school and an elementary school for St. Albert Public Schools in Erin Ridge North.

“I suspect there won’t be an answer that will present that win-win situation given there is no alternative site,” said Coun. Wes Brodhead in opposing the motion.

The motion, put forward by Coun. Malcolm Parker, would have directed city manager Patrick Draper to request a meeting with the school site allocation committee — which is made up of the city manager and the superintendents of St. Albert Public Schools, the Conseil Scolaire Centre-Nord and Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools — before the end of the week to hash out the concerns of Erin Ridge residents.

But many councillors felt such a meeting would be futile.

“It is very evident that a meeting with the school site allocation committee will change nothing. The decision will not be changed,”

said Coun. Cathy Heron.Still, some on council felt they needed

to open up a dialogue with the allocation committee on behalf of affected Erin Ridge residents.

“[The site allocation agreement] talks about accountability, collaboration, consultation, communication, flexibility, openness and strategic allocation,” said Coun. Cam MacKay, who, along with Parker, cast the only votes in favour. “I’m kind of surprised we have to have a motion just to have a meeting.”

Another motion by Parker would have asked for a meeting with the school site allocation committee to explore building the elementary school in Kingswood, but it was voted down unanimously.

“I did request a meeting [with the developer], and I did receive communication from them that, if it was talk about their development plans and schools, that they did not want to meet,” Draper said.

The City of St. Albert does not own the Kingswood school site, as the developer has refused to hand over the title until there are assurances a high school will not be built there.

Proponents of the school outnumbered

those who spoke against it by a ratio of about 2-to-1 on Monday.

Those speaking against reiterated concerns about traffic and parking congestion that were expressed at the council meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, as well as concerns that the three-acre site would not be big enough to accommodate future expansion of the school.

“The proposed school site would add yet another traffic load to an already overloaded system,” said resident Tom Tilley. “I have witnessed car accidents, bicycles being run over, near-misses for soccer players and seniors skirting cars in wheelchairs.

Someone needs to wake up before a really serious accident occurs.”

But some on the other side argued that the school could actually improve the traffic situation, with some 70 parking stalls planned for the school site.

“Speed limits will be reduced. Parking will be available to the public when accessing the green spaces and soccer fields, which will remain. And during the day, traffic will be negligible, as the majority of students are bused,” said Thomas Sutton, a member of the new school subcommittee at École Alexandre Taché.

Many of those who were in favour of the school spoke of the struggles students at Taché have had over the past six years working out of the basement of the old Youville Home on St. Vital Avenue.

“I love my school — not because of the building but because of my friends and the great staff,” said Brigitte Burrows, a Grade 10 student at Taché. “... I don’t particularly enjoy having to walk across the street, even in the winter, to go to options at St. Albert High or wasting our time on a bus going to another school for gym class.”

Others said that the students would be good neighbours, and they didn’t want to see a repeat of the tension created when École La Mission was placed in Heritage Lakes in 2004.

“Last year, I issued five suspensions, dealing with bullying to skipping. None were related to community issues. ... You couldn’t ask for better neighbours than École Alexandre Taché,” said principal Marcel Ouellette.

Joan Trettler, chair of the St. Albert Public Schools board of trustees, added that she was “deeply concerned” about the implications any delay in building the francophone school could have on her district’s elementary school.

“The [site allocation] agreement, and process outlined in that agreement, was followed ... We as a district approved that agreement, as did the City, and we expect it to be followed,” she said.

“A meeting with the ... committee will change nothing.”

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Another school year is upon us. It is amazing to say 2013-2014! If

nothing else, it reminds us of the challenges before us as we prepare for our new tomorrow.

Change has always been a part of our culture, but certainly never as integral a component as during this new technological age.

The start of a new school year brings with it much excitement. Nervous kindergarten students saying goodbye to their parents, Grade 1 to 11 students meeting their teachers and making new friends and, of course, Grade 12 students entering that very special and crucial year of school. I wish them all the best and hope that the year will be enjoyable and productive for them.

It is also a very special time for our talented and dedicated staff as they prepare for another school year, and for some their first as a teacher — indeed, an exciting time. I am extremely proud of our staff and it is an honour for me to work alongside of them.

Each and every one of our students is unique and special, thus the challenge of meeting their needs is indeed a challenging one. Our staff’s commitment to excellence and their focus on our students’ strengths and diversity have helped make our schools the success that they are.

We as a district continue to support our staff as we continually work towards enhancing our instructional practices — adapting to our ever-changing student demographics. All one needs to do is spend some time watching a four- or five-year-old and it is obvious that he or she has had a very different experience than the four- or five-year-olds of even 10 years ago. Internet search engines have provided our students with access to immediate feedback and opportunities for communication.

However, it has also, in many cases, increased the diversity or gap in opportunities that our students have experienced. As staff, we are committed to working as a team to address these differences in our

students.Our district continues to

experience strong enrollments in our schools. Last year, we had a record number of kindergarten students enroll, and projections for this year are equally strong. With this strong enrollment come some accommodation issues. The recent new school announcement for our district (scheduled to open in September 2016) is indeed a relief.

Challenges will remain, however, as we wait for the new school. Thankfully, Alberta Education has also announced that our district will be receiving seven new modular classrooms, which will be of great benefit. Our district is very appreciative of the support from Alberta Education.

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Time to fix real problemMunicipal politicians have unenviable

jobs at the best of times. But when it came to making a decision this week

on a proposed francophone junior/senior high school in Erin Ridge, the jobs of St. Albert city councillors were that much harder.

On Monday, city council voted on a motion that would have called for a meeting between the city manager and the City of St. Albert’s school site allocation committee and possibly delay the construction of the francophone school, as well as an elementary school for St. Albert Public Schools.

Eventually, council voted down that motion, but really, that was the only decision they had. In fact, they were very much between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, vote down the motion and risk the wrath of Erin Ridge residents who are concerned about traffic and parking congestion in their neighbourhood. Approve it, though, and they might undo years of hard work by both the francophone and the public boards, and risk ticking off even more parents of students who could have gone to those schools.

But now, with the issue of whether a school will go there or not settled — albeit not to the satisfaction of some — now city council needs to address the underlying issue that Erin Ridge residents should be more upset about: parking at the Sturgeon Community Hospital.

The bulk of the parking and traffic congestion in the neighbourhood is being caused mainly by visitors to the hospital who don’t want to plug the meter and pay for parking.

By instituting parking restrictions or even outright bans along Erin Ridge Drive and Eldorado Drive, depending on the time of day, the current tense situation could be alleviated. It will take consistent enforcement, though, to make sure the problem doesn’t simply migrate deeper into residential streets and cul-de-sacs.

In the meantime, though, let’s hope that Erin Ridge residents are able to move forward with an open mind and not pre-judge the students of École Alexandre Taché, making them feel unwelcome before they even move in. Who knows — this school might just be the best thing to ever happen to the neighbourhood.

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Doughty visits atom teamGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

Some atom hockey players in St. Albert had the chance to dine with a defenceman this week.

Fresh off the Hockey Canada men’s orientation camp for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty made his way to St. Albert on Wednesday evening to have a team meal with the atom St. Albert Black Hawks at the McDonald’s at 369 St. Albert Tr. before heading over to Servus Credit Union Place for a game of ball hockey.

Black Hawks coach Nathan Giesbrecht said it’s an exciting opportunity for both him and the players.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them,” he said Tuesday. “They haven’t stopped talking about it for weeks now.”

Doughty is an ambassador for the AtoMc Hockey Program sponsored by McDonald’s, which sponsors house league atom teams across Canada by providing

jerseys, toques, coaching resources and restaurant coupons.

Each year, the program also gives participating teams a chance to win a year-end celebration like this one with Doughty.

“It was surreal. I wasn’t expecting much to begin with, but as we started to hear more and more details, it was quite

exciting,” Giesbrecht said.Rob Chiasson owns the four

St. Albert McDonald’s locations with his wife, Karen, and said it’s an honour to have a player like Doughty in their store.

“We’re very lucky, and I know we’re very excited about it,” Chiasson said.

He is also extremely proud that McDonald’s is so heavily involved in minor hockey.

“We’re long-time McDonald’s people, and part of our foundation is the belief we have to give back to our community,” Chiasson said.

Other AtoMc ambassadors include Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury and national women’s team forward Tessa Bonhomme.

Giesbrecht hopes his players come away from the experience with even more passion and drive for hockey.

“What I want is for them to learn to love the game and continue to want to play it for many years, whether you’re the best player in the country or not,” he said.

Photo: ANDREW MACLEOD, Special to the LeaderMulti-coloured balls cascade down Seven Hills on Saturday as part of the St. Albert Rotary Club’s second annual Big Ball Drop. The winner of the $5,000 first prize for having the ball that stopped closest to the Rotary logo on the hill was Teresa Mardon.

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Dave Ranson is on his way to seeing some penguins.

The St. Albertan rolled his motorcycle out of the parking lot at Riverside Motorsports on St. Albert Trail Saturday morning, logging the first few turns of the wheels in his six-month, 30,000-kilometre trek to the southernmost tip of South America, all to raise money for spinal cord injury research, dubbed Prairies to Penguins.

“I cannot describe the emotions that are churning inside. I feel like

a kid who’s going to Disneyland for the first time,” Dave said only about an hour away from hitting the road.

Meanwhile, Dave’s wife Wanitta was just as nervous and excited.

“[It’s] the other people on the road” that Wanitta was worried about. “He’s pretty safe, he’s a very cautious driver.”

Wanitta will be helping keep Dave’s blog updated throughout his journey, and will fly down to see him in Belize in October. Dave is also flying back to St. Albert for a few days around Christmas.

“He’ll probably have a real numb bum by then,” Wanitta

joked.The Prairies to Penguins ride

was inspired by Dave’s brother-in-law, Barry Gabelhouse, who suffered a spinal cord injury three years ago while mountain biking in British Columbia.

He said that having the ride dedicated to him was honouring and humbling.

“I’m proud of him. The guy’s following his dreams and in the moment,” Gabelhouse said. “He just turned 50 and his kids are on their own now, and he’s going to do something that I call mid-life retirement. Six months and 30,000 kilometres — that’s a big

undertaking.”The money raised through the

Prairies to Penguins ride will go toward the SCITCS’s efforts to purchase a bionic exoskeleton to help rehab people with lower body injuries.

On the first day, Dave led a group ride out to Onoway, with Wanitta behind the wheel of his truck. He then continued on, aiming to hit Golden, B.C., before making camp for the night.

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St. Albert might be gearing up for its own battle of the blades, if you will.

Starting Saturday at Servus Credit Union Place, two synthetic ice distributors from different parts of Canada will have their products set up on one of the indoor soccer pitches to allow people to test them out and give their feedback as the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association looks for innovative ways to solve the ice-time crunch in the city.

“We’re pretty excited, but I’ll be more excited when it’s all done,” said SAMHA president Dave Bell.

SAMHA has reached out to other ice sports groups like figure skating, ringette and sledge hockey to get their feedback as well.

The first company that SAMHA contacted was Eclipse Sports, based in Cambridge, Ont., and partially owned by former National

Hockey League players Todd Hlushko and Todd Harvey.

Adam Boyd, a salesman with Eclipse, said their synthetic ice, called EZ Glide, is manufactured in North Carolina, and said it has been installed in basements, garages and outdoor pads in the past, but a full-sized rink would be one of the biggest applications they’ve ever done.

“The product is not new, but applying to hockey training is fairly new,” he said.

Boyd said EZ Glide has several patents on its features, including an interlocking dovetail system connecting panels of synthetic ice together.

“It’s made to fit a little tighter,” he said. “We have different sizes for different applications ... The ice itself has a pebbled surface, which separates it from a few other companies.”

EZ Glide also comes in thicknesses of 3/8-inch and 1/2-inch, and with a 10-year warranty.

Meanwhile, another company soon jumped into the fray: SmartRink, out of Dartmouth, N.S.

SmartRink president Tim Oldfield said their product is made in Germany and the “centre-pressed” manufacturing method sets them apart.

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... the better the glide properties of the material are, and the more resistant it is to abrasion.”

Oldfield also touted his product’s connection system, which holds them “super tight” together so they don’t come apart vertically and cause tripping hazards.

Bell said he’s excited to compare the two products side-by-side and see which one might be best for St. Albert.

“From what I’ve been reading, what I’ve been told in conversations with both suppliers, they are very different,” he said. “It’ll be interesting to see how that all comes together.”

Bell said that SAMHA doesn’t plan to use synthetic ice for any games — only practices,

where the additional drag could help players develop their skating and

passing skills.The synthetic ice trial

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SAMHA synthetic ice trial starts Saturday

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Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderDave Ranson rides out from Riverside Motorsports on Saturday.


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Kids who have fought a battle against cancer got to be a soldier for a day.

The Kids with Cancer Society paired with the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry at the Edmonton Garrison on Friday to let 15 kids check out the base.

Kids got to simulate a parachute landing, a ride in a tank, and fire a C7 service rifle, C9 Light Machine Gun, and the 84mm Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle.

Hunter Fabbro, 12, was nine when he was diagnosed with a renal cell adenoma tumor on his left kidney.

“We went over to the other building and they had a giant simulator on a wall and you had to try and shoot the guns there. That was fun,” he said.

The day was also a chance for him to see other kids and families in his situation.

“If you have cancer and you’re religious even a little bit, you’ve just got to stay with God because that’s what I did and he saved my life and I’m grateful for it,” he said.

Sgt. Matthew Yaschuk helped organize the day.

“To myself, they’re warriors. It’s a very important cause near and dear to every soldier’s heart because they’re kids,” he said.

He said the excitement on the kids’ faces was a pleasure and he called the day an amazing experience.

Tara Graham, director of development with the Kids with Cancer Society, said a live auction at the organization’s Beaded Gala paid for the experience. The two bidders were Shawn Beamish and Zan

Owsley.“When you’re

diagnosed with cancer, life isn’t normal anymore,” Graham said. “You have to explain to people why you’re tired all the time, why you’re missing school, why you’re missing your hair,

sometimes why you have an amputation. Days like today provide an opportunity for our kids to be normal, but it also provides them with an extraordinary experience that feeds them with wonderful memories that can help them through those tough times in the future.”

She said the Kids with Cancer Society focuses on the emotional, social and financial needs of families.

Each year, 3,200 kids and families get help from the Kids with Cancer Society.

“It’s ... very near and dear to every soldier’s heart.”Sgt. Matthew Yaschuk

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Photo: PERRY MAH, Sun Media News ServicesSarah Weidmann, 10, yells as she tries out the parachutes during the Kids with Cancer Society’s visit to the 3rd Battalion PPCLI on Friday at CFB Edmonton.

Photo: IAN KUCERAK, Sun Media News ServicesEvan Young performs at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival on Monday, Aug. 19.

DAVE LAZZARINOSun Media News Services

The curtain has come down on this year’s Fringe Festival but not before getting a thumbs up from organizers, performers and, most importantly, attendees.

According to those behind the scenes of the From Fringe With Love Spy Agency, 2013 has turned out to be a banner year for the annual performing arts festival.

“We’ve truly had a great festival,” said an excited executive director, Jill Roszell. “We just are announcing that we’ve broken our ticket record from last year which is fantastic. We’re over 117,000 tickets sold over the 11 days.”

Attendance records were also broken from past years and Roszell said a lot of credit has to be chalked up to experience.

“Year on year we just get better at doing it. This is our 32nd year at doing it,” she said, adding solid sponsor support was a big bonus to be able to

make some physical changes to the sites and good weather didn’t hurt.

Performers were just as happy with the outcome.

Ben Gorodetsky, Tim Carlson and Nima Gholamipour are members of Lorax Improv, a physical improve comedy trio out of Vancouver.

“We’re at Wunderbar, which is the best venue in Edmonton for improv. It’s like a tiny little punk bar that’s electric and alive and very intimate, very rock-and-roll feel,” said Gorodetsky, adding artist support has been consistent throughout the festival.

It takes its toll, especially the kind of show we have. You’ve got to make sure that we’re warmed up and ready to go each night and giving 110 per cent for every audience,” added Carlson.

Praise has come from the audience as well.

Brian and Janice Thicke have been coming to the festival for years and were impressed with this year’s showing.

“There was a pretty good mix from really good family entertainment to the adult-type entertainment,” said Brian, who managed to take in seven or eight shows this year.

Despite being disappointed with the first show they saw, Janice said their overall impression was a good one.

“I think the quality over the years has definitely been coming up,” she said.

The Thickes said buying a program and doing their homework helped them get the most of their experience, along with simply listening to the word of mouth around the grounds.

As acts move on to their next gigs, like the upcoming Vancouver Fringe Festival, organizers of Edmonton’s fest are not jumping into next year quite yet.

Roszell said a post-mortem will be done to see where tweaks can be made but for now, little more than a very memorable date has been set for the curtain to rise again from Aug. 14 to 24, 2014.

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The Musée Heritage Museum is hoping their new exhibit will score with visitors.

On Sept. 3, the museum is opening the doors to Lace Up: Canada’s Passion for Skating, an exhibit that not only examines our love for hockey, but also for other ice sports like figure skating and speed skating.

Museum curator Joanne White said that the exhibit shows just how much skating is engrained into the Canadian identity, and that’s especially evident in St. Albert.

“We know how important all of that is here,” White said. “This town is passionate about its sports, and we’ve got some really great coaches and trainers who have produced some phenomenal athletes. So it’s really nice to be able to take a moment to show some of their accomplishments.”

To that end, the Musée Heritage is supplementing the exhibit — which is on loan from the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Que. — with a number of local artifacts, including photos, jerseys and newspaper clippings.

Those artifacts help tell the stories of

local skating sports icons like National Hockey League players Joe Benoit, Eddie Joyal, Troy Murray, Mark Messier and Jarome Iginla; national women’s hockey team member Meaghan Mikkelson; and Olympic speed skater Tamara Oudenaarden.

“We borrowed a lot of this, actually,” White said.

“What we’re adding from the museum is some historic pieces, some old shoulder pads, shin pads, helmets and trophies.”

Some of those pieces were borrowed from the collection of St. Albert Minor Hockey Association historian Larry Mitchell.

“We tried to find a variety of materials from different clubs,” White added, also saying she hopes the

exhibit peaks the interest of some folks who may normally come out to the museum.

The rest of the exhibit is mainly made up of panels telling the history of skating and ice sports in Canada

from 1875 through to present day.The exhibit was on display in downtown

Richmond, B.C., during the 2010 Winter Olympics hosted by Vancouver.

Lace Up: Canada’s Passion for Skating is on display at the Musée Heritage Museum in St. Albert Place until Nov. 3.

This well-worn St. Albert Saints jersey is one of the local artifacts

that will be on display at the Musée Heritage Museum as part of the Lace

Up exhibit starting Sept. 3.

Photo: andrew maCLeod, Special to the LeaderSt. Albert native Alex Zaichkowski (left), one of the Top 6 in the YTV series The Next Star, signs a photo for a fan at Sears in West Edmonton Mall on Saturday afternoon.

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Author event goes to the dogsGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader

Author Lindsey Carmichael’s event to promote her new book this weekend is quite literally going to the dogs.

Carmichael — who at one time worked at the Chapters store in St. Albert but is now based out of Nova Scotia — is heading back to the city on Sunday not only to sign copies of her new book Fox Talk: How Some Very Special Animals Helped Scientists Understand Communication, but also for a special experiment at Paradise Pet Centre demonstrating how humans and canines can communicate with each other.

Carmichael said it’s a topic she’s very passionate about, and she hopes to spark that passion in the younger generation.

“It’s kind of been a dream come true to share that excitement with kids,” she said. “I think they’re just going to love it.”

During the event at Paradise Pets, which runs from noon to 3 p.m., Carmichael will show kids how to communicate with their dogs using simple pointing gestures, just like the ones she observed foxes learning.

“I thought, this is so

straightforward and so simple, and wouldn’t it be great to get kids involved and engaged in the actual material in the book?” she said. “It’s so simple, and it’s something kids can do with their dogs. They can be scientists and see what it’s like to do those types of experiments, and hopefully have some fun with their pet at the same time.”

The idea for Fox Talk has been brewing in Carmichael’s mind for some time now, ever since she brought a paper on foxes to a class in her first year of graduate school.

“I remember reading it — this was in 2000 — and I remember being absolutely fascinated and thinking, ‘I want one of these foxes for my very own,’” she said. “The story just stayed with me, not only because of cute fuzzy animals are always a draw, but because the science was so fascinating.”

While Carmichael has several

other kids’ nature titles under her belt, she said Fox Talk is the first to be geared toward bookstores rather than schools and libraries, and that meant a few changes in how it all came together.

“When I write for schools and libraries, usually the topic is assigned to me; they tell me what to write about, then I do the research and the writing,” she said. “I enjoy that, but for this book, it was my idea from the start. It was something I was very passionate about and wanted to write about. It feels more like it’s mine, in a way.”

As well, Carmichael was more involved in the design process of Fox Talk, taking most of the photos that appear inside.

While it has been a busy year for Carmichael with Fox Talk and other books hitting shelves, she said she can’t foresee taking a break anytime soon.

“Too many ideas, not enough time to write about them,” she said with a laugh. “I have a book on wildlife forensics — forensics for animals — that I’m going to be working on as soon I get back from the tour, and that’ll probably be coming out next July. Then we’ll see what happens from there. I might have to take a break just for my own sanity.”

“It’s been ... a dream come true to share that excitement.”

Lindsey CarmichaelAuthor

Photo courtesy Lindsey CarmichaelSt. Albert native Lindsey Carmichael is promoting her new book with a little experiment with kids and dogs on Sunday at Paradise Pet Centre.

Photo: gLenn Cook, St. Albert LeaderDixie Orliss of Pygmalion School of Fine Arts in St. Albert works diligently to paint a piano in the foyer of St. Albert Place on Monday afternoon. The piano is part of the Keys for the City project, which is taking pianos decorated by local artists and placing them outdoors at various downtown St. Albert locations — St. Albert Place, Arcadia Café and Bar and La Crema Caffé — during the month of September for people to tickle the ivories. Each piano will be deployed with a rain cover and a bench, and will have a community steward to look after it.

Orliss’s piano will be housed at St. Albert Place, and is inspired by the works of legendary painter Vincent Van Gogh. Another Van Gogh-inspired piano by mixed media mosaic artist Helen Rogers will be placed at Arcadia, while the third piano will be transformed into a multi-dimensional artwork featuring St. Albert landmarks like the Little White School and the grain elevators by Daniel Evans and will be placed at La Crema Caffé.

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Photo: glenn cook, St. Albert leaderChef Tu Le puts a hamburger patty on the grill at Jack’s Burger Shack, which celebrated the grand opening of its Perron Street location on Saturday. The burger joint moved from Slave Lake, where it had quite the following, and offers up a wide selection of burgers, sides and milkshakes.

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Locating new schools and communities are just a few of the challenges new Canadians face when they immigrate here. For many, establishing a credit history so they can purchase a home, car or even secure a mobile phone plan and insurance is a top — albeit confusing — priority.

“A good credit rating is essential for everyone, including newcomers to Canada,” says Patricia White, executive director of Credit Counselling Canada. “A good rating helps with obtaining a lease for rental accommodation, mobile phone contracts, utilities and employment in some cases.”

But navigating a new financial terrain can be challenging. According to a recent poll from TD Canada Trust, most newcomers don’t know how to open a bank account (47 per cent), apply for a credit card (58 per cent) or mortgage (87 per cent) or send money to family overseas (72 per cent) in their first three months in Canada.

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With unemployment still high and long-term jobs hard to find, apps aim to help users earn money by listing small, quick jobs in their vicinity.

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Typical gigs include taking pictures of menus and product displays, surveying salespeople, or making sure that goods are in-stock and properly displayed. It could also involve setting up a display, or making sure a manager understands pricing.

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