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Even though their latest CD is a collection of acoustic songs called YardStyle, Big Sugar lead singer and guitarist Gordie Johnson and his bandmates are ready to rock out on Friday, May 23, when they bring their sweet fusion of reggae, blues and old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll to the big top at the Rainmaker Rodeo and Exhibition. See story, page 18.

That’s how many years Queen Victoria ruled England (from 1837 to 1901), the longest reign in the country’s history so far. Her birthday is still celebrated in Canada — although it’s not a statutory holiday in Nova Scotia — on May 24 or the first Monday immediately before that date.

The City of St. Albert has snagged a new company to take over its photo traffic enforcement services.

Starting July 2, the City will partner with Global Traffic Group Ltd. for a five-year contract, switching from Xerox Business Services Canada, which has been providing photo enforcement services in St. Albert since 2001.

Aaron Giesbrecht, manager of policing services for the City, said the decision was made following a tender for bids and a comprehensive evaluation process

of each company that put their name in.

“We based that off price and their ability to work with the City, the qualifications of the company,” Giesbrecht said. “When we looked at all those factors, Global was the one that came out on top.”

The contract includes the operation of three photo radar vehicles that operate at various locations throughout the city, as well as fixed red light and speed-on-green cameras at three intersections along St. Albert Trail: at Boudreau Road/Giroux Road; at Hebert Road/Gervaid Road; and at Bellerose Drive/McKenney Avenue.

“It is paramount that St. Albert

continues to be one of the safest communities in Canada,” Mayor Nolan Crouse said in a press release. “Photo enforcement is an integral part of our traffic safety program and has been proven to change driver behaviour. It is vital that we as a City do everything we can to ensure our residents’ safety.”

“We are excited that we are the company of choice for St. Albert,” added Global Traffic Group CEO David Steer in the same release. “Like the other communities we serve, we are looking forward to working with the City and the RCMP doing our part in keeping St. Albert’s roadways safe.”

While the contract maintains the

number of hours of enforcement as previously, Giesbrecht said it allows for the addition of more cameras and new technologies over its five-year term.

“It’s not as if this contract is written in stone. We can look at other things as well, and that’s something we may be doing in the future,” he said.

Currently, the photo radar vehicles used in the city are property of Xerox Business Services Canada, and the operators are subcontractors. When the new contract comes into effect, new vehicles owned by Global Traffic Group will be used and operators will be employees of that company.

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A young lady from Lloydminster is on a journey to ban flavoured tobacco products, and a high school in St. Albert was her first stop.

Jianna Marin, 18, a student at Lloydminster Composite High School, is on a mission to get the Alberta government to enact Bill 206, which would ban the sale of all flavoured tobacco products in Alberta, from chewing tobacco to menthol cigarettes.

“Partial protection is not enough. Protect all Alberta youth from flavoured tobacco products and don’t leave anyone behind,” she told a group of students at Bellerose Composite High School on Friday afternoon.

Bill 206 was introduced by Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Richard Starke after a youth group started by Marin caught his attention, and it was approved last fall in the Alberta Legislature. The only remaining step is final proclamation by cabinet.

Marin said she felt the need to take up this fight after she and her mother found a dozen flavoured tobacco tins in one team’s locker room after a midget hockey game.

“I noticed, in my community, that there was a high use of flavoured tobacco,” she said. “And my family has been affected by cancer — my family has a long line of cancer. None of it is from tobacco use, but it just kills me to see other people putting themselves at a greater risk of something my family has been cursed with.”

Big tobacco is fighting back, though, with more than 20 lobbyists registered with the government fighting the bill,

specifically looking for an exemption for menthol cigarettes.

“Of the 26,000 youth who are using flavoured tobacco in Alberta, half of them are using menthol cigarettes. In sharp contrast, less than five per cent

of adults that are smoking are using menthols,” Marin said. “Any legitimate effort to reduce flavoured tobacco use must include a ban on menthol cigarettes. A menthol exemption will leave behind 13,000 youth smokers and will condemn thousands more to addiction, disease and premature death.”

According to the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta, research has shown that menthol cigarettes make it easier for kids to start smoking

because menthol soothes the throat, opens airways and increases the absorption of nicotine into the blood.

Marin encouraged the students at Bellerose to write to their local MLAs to speed up the enacting of Bill 206, and to encourage their families to do the same.

“The idea behind this is to show the government that youth support (Bill 206),” she said. “They’re the future generations, they’re our future government, and this is something they believe in.”

But success with this campaign means so much more to her than getting a piece of legislation enacted.

“Creating a healthier future — that’s the complete end goal,” Marin said. “We w’n’t have success until we help protect our youth.”

Marin is also mobilizing young people to join her campaign on Twitter, Facebook and Instragram, using the handle JoinJianna2014 on all three sites.

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Science fiction and fantasy names were all the rage with expectant Alberta parents last year.

In a record-breaking year, the province welcomed 25,789 newborn girls and 27,301 newborn boys in 2013.

Olivia edged out Emma for the top girl’s name while Liam remained the No. 1 choice for boys.

HBO TV show Game of Thrones, based on a fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, had a huge influence on parents who named their daughters Arya, Daenarys and Brienne, and their sons Tyrion, Theon and Robb.

Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and The Hunger Games also proved to be trendy as some children were named Hermione, Draco, Thorin, Arwen, Peeta, Primrose, and Rue.

There was a boy named Aslan for the lion in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, as well as

a baby named Inara from Joss Whedon’s celebrated TV show Firefly.

Service Alberta Minister Doug Griffiths said the excitement around the release of the annual provincial baby names list is “impressive,” noting the unique spelling of girl’s name Eunique.

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“I thought Siri was just an iPhone app but it’s become quite common,” he said.

Charlotte and Avery were two new additions to the top 10 most popular girl’s names, while William saw a resurgence in popularity for boys.

Otherwise, the top 10 lists for both genders remained roughly the same as 2012’s lists with Liam, Lucas, Ethan, Noah and Logan the top five boy’s names and Olivia, Emma, Emily, Sophia and Ava the top five girl’s names.

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have introduced many to the ideas of what it takes to start a new business or get a great idea off the ground.

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hose who put themselves in the line of fire to protect society are deserving of our respect, whether they have two

legs or four. As such, the recent introduction of Quanto’s Law is definitely to be applauded.

But that law only serves to demonstrate how toothless the rest of Canada’s animal abuse laws are.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Edmonton on Monday to announce amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada that would sentence anyone who kills a police dog in the line of duty to a minimum of six months in prison, to a maximum of five years behind bars. The law would also cover other service animals and Canadian Forces animals, be they dogs or horses.

The sentiment behind the law is admirable, considering that a significant amount of resources has been put into training these animals, and they are valued members of the teams they’re part of. As painful as it is to lose a pet, losing a partner is that much more emotional for these animals’ human handlers because of the bonds they have developed over their careers together.

But, when you compare this new law to what the Criminal Code sets out as punishment in other animal abuse cases that don’t involve service animals, it shows just how big a disparity there is. Yes, the Criminal Code does set out a maximum prison sentence of five years under the charge of “causing unnecessary suffering,” the same as Quanto’s Law, but there is no precedent in Canada for a jail term that long. Alternately, that same charge sets out a maximum fine of $10,000.

Meanwhile, a charge of “causing damage or injury” to an animal only carries maximum penalties of two years in prison or a $5,000 fine.

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Having run the Progressive Conservative leadership race once already, Doug Horner won’t be getting back in the starting blocks.

The Spruce Grove-St. Albert MLA and current finance minister confirmed on Thursday, May 8, that he will not enter the race to become the next Alberta PC leader, and instead will throw his support behind another candidate in the field.

“My wife and I have had long chats about this, but the commitment of family resources, of all those sorts of things, we believe that’s done by an as-yet-undeclared candidate that I believe has all the appropriate characteristics to bring the caucus together, the party together, and build for the future of the province,” Horner said.

Horner was mum on exactly which candidate that would be, but did say he or she will come from outside the current PC caucus, which he sees as a plus.

“I think the party is looking for someone to come from the outside that has experience electorally, who has experience in a caucus, who has experience in our Progressive Conservative party, and can bring that forward,” he said.

Horner finished third in the 2011 PC leadership race, behind Alison Redford and Gary Mar. He then served as finance minister for most of Redford’s tenure as premier, as well as a brief spell as deputy premier.

The nomination period for the leadership race officially opens today (Thursday). As of Tuesday afternoon, there was only one

candidate in the race: former transportation and infrastructure minister Ric McIver. Former municipal affairs and energy minister Ken Hughes dropped out earlier in the week.

While Horner expects a hard-fought race, he is keeping in perspective the fact that, after the dust settles, they’re all still members of the PC party.

“One of the candidates described it as a full-contact football game with you and your brothers in the backyard,” he said. “At the end of the day, you’re still relatives. Someone’s going to win, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go have a great banquet at the end of the football game.”

There was quite a bit of support for Horner to throw his hat back in the ring, he added, but he felt family was more important.

“I’m quite humbled by the amount of support that came forward — the amount of financial support that was committed, the team and the people,” he said. “Across the province, it was substantially more than we had in the last leadership race, before we even got started. I’m very humbled by that and appreciate the support. But the right decision for me is to stand down and support the candidate I think will do the job as we move forward.”

He added that there wasn’t necessarily anything from the 2011 leadership that turned him off from running a second time.

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The City of St. Albert is looking for someone new to balance its checkbook.

City manager Patrick Draper announced on Friday that chief financial officer and general manager of finance Anita Ho had submitted her resignation, effective that same day.

“I would like to acknowledge Anita’s contribution to the City, particularly in the areas of financial controls and accounting, and supporting Council and Administration through two budgets and two positive annual audits of the City’s financial position,” Draper said in a press release.

Ho joined the City as CFO in April 2012, and was responsible for overseeing the financial services department and the assessment and taxation department.

The City will begin the search for a new candidate for the position shortly.

All winter long, local gardeners have been planning and dreaming of what they’ll grow this season. And now, with the Victoria Day long weekend and the warm weather finally upon us, it’s time to put those plans into action.

But if you still haven’t quite figured out what to put in the ground just yet, Hole’s Greenhouses and Gardens owner Jim Hole has some suggestions.

Overall, Hole said gardeners this year are going much simpler, with vegetable gardens trumping flowers

“It’s an old thing that’s coming back,” he said.

Some are incorporating more raised containers into their garden setups to reduce the need to bend over, he said, as well as fabric containers.

“You can put soil in them and plants, and then fold it away in the winter and store it,” Hole explained. “It’s a lot less hassle.”

Of course, simplicity doesn’t mean there isn’t room for a little bit of whimsy. Lots of people are adding miniature “fairy gardens” to their landscape plans, complete with tiny drawbridges, carriages and other accessories.

Others are taking advantage of spaces in their gardens as small as just one square foot to grow what they can.

“You can grow a square foot of anything if people think they can do it — which they can,” Hole said.

With concerns rising over genetically modified (GM) foods and eating local, more and more people

are planting their own vegetables gardens this year, and Hole said one of more popular crops going in those gardens is sweet potatoes.

“The restaurants keep serving yam fries — which are actually sweet potato fries — so everybody wants sweet potatoes,” he said. “We had them for years and nobody wanted them. Now,all of a sudden, everybody wants them.”

Hole is also seeing a lot of heirloom tomato varieties heading out the door.

“People really want the old style, really great tasting tomatoes,” he said. “People hear about (genetically modified) plants, and they tend to get somewhat concerned about that, so they start to look for some of the old varieties that were around for a long time, and there are some great ones in the way of tomatoes.”

“There are no GM seeds in any garden centre anywhere,” he added, “but people think there are. They don’t exist — you can’t buy them, and we couldn’t sell them if they did exist. But people hear about GMOs, and they want the traditional stuff.”

While the crops may be simple, the ornaments and accessories

being added to gardens are stepping up in quality.“People are going with fancier trellising and

higher quality pots for plants. ... They’re looking for containers that look good, are lightweight and are a higher quality pot — not the cheap ones that crack and split,” Hole said.

For more garden ideas, visit Hole’s Greenhouses and Gardens at the Enjoy Centre (101 Riel Dr.) or check out www.holesonline.com.

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With the Victoria Day long weekend coming up, gardeners’ green thumbs are itching to get going. But don’t go too fast or you might injure yourself, says a local physiotherapist.

James Dean is the owner of St. Albert Physical Therapy and Sports Injury Clinic in Tudor Glen Market, which is part of the Active Physio Works group. He said that gardening and yardwork should be looked at like any other sport or activity, with stretching and warming up beforehand.

“If you’re going golfing, you’ll take five or 10 minutes and warm up at the driving range. With yardwork, maybe it’s just walking around your yard a couple of times — plan out what you’re going to do in your head, maybe drag the hoses out, just get the blood flowing,” he said. “And then you can do some simple stretches — bring your elbow under your chin and hold that for 15 seconds. Put your hand up on a tree and turn out your arm behind you to stretch out your biceps, and do that for 15 seconds.

Stretch out your back by bending backwards.”

He added that it’s also important to mix up what you’re doing every now and again by taking a small break from the garden work and stretching a bit.

“Sometimes when you’re gardening, you get into the zone, you’re doing your weeding. But it’s a good idea every 15 minutes to stop — especially if you’re stooped over — get up and do a few backward bends,” he said. “Staying in positions isn’t good for any of your joints. Movement overall is what we want to see.”

This time of year, Dean said he’s seeing more yardwork and gardening injuries in his clinic than usual, with the most common being back injuries.

“Especially with raking, and then you see some injuries with lifting — if people are doing minor landscaping, just lifting some of the rocks or some of the cement blocks,” he said.

But he also sees a lot of patients who have discomfort in their knees, given the amount of time gardeners often spend on their knees planting and weeding their flowerbeds.

“They can develop bursitis or knee pain due to past injuries or arthritis in their knees,” Dean said.

To help prevent those kinds of injuries, education can be the best weapon. Dean and his associates often give patients advice about a half-kneel position, keeping just one knee on the ground while planting the foot of the other leg.

“A couple of the local garden stores sell kneeling stools — it’s just a stepstool with a piece of foam on it,” Dean said. “They can have one knee on the foam-topped stepstool and one foot in the garden. That’s easier on the knee, and they can switch back and forth. And it’s easier on their back too, because they’re slightly flexed on one side.”

Dean also cautioned against reaching too far to prune or weed, and keeping tasks directly in front of you.

“The closer you can be to whatever you’re doing, the less stress it is on your body, the less stress it is on your back,” he said.

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As Albertans come out of hibernation and get ready to head outdoors this May long weekend, law enforcement officials will be cracking down on problem campers, drivers and off-roaders.

To keep the increase of visitors flocking to areas like the popular Waiparous and McLean Creek safe, RCMP, sheriffs and conservation officers are stepping up patrols to curb issues like impaired driving, illegal or noisy camping, misuse of off highway vehicle trails, and other problems.

Cochrane RCMP are increasing presence in Waiparous and McLean Creek and will be on the lookout for alcohol-related offences like impaired driving, and off-roaders without proper registration or not following trail rules, said Const. Curtis Peters.

“Mostly we just want to be a presence for a reminder to be safe while you are out there having run recreating,” he said.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Edmonton on Monday to announce the introduction of Quanto’s Law, new legislation for harming service animals.

Harper Monday morning visited the Vallevand Kennels, named for the founder of the Edmonton Police Service Canine Unit, but reporters were barred from asking questions. The law is named for slain Edmonton city police dog Quanto, who died from multiple stab wounds Oct. 7, 2013, after biting the left arm and hand of a suspect who was attempting to flee from police.

“Quanto’s violent death is a powerful and sad reminder of the dangers that law enforcement animals often face in assisting officers to protect Canadians and communities,” Harper said in a press release. “This legislation honours those faithful animals and emphasizes the special role that they play. Our government is committed to ensuring

that people who willfully harm these animals face the full force of the law.”

Quanto’s Law could cover harm to law enforcement, service and Canadian Armed Forces animals, including dogs and horses.

The amendments to the Criminal Code would mean a maximum five years imprisonment and a minimum of six months in prison where a law enforcement animal is killed while enforcing the law. Harper’s visit follows promises from the 2013 throne speech.

Canine unit Staff Sgt. Trevor Hermanutz said he’s happy with how quickly the legislation has come forward.

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Quanto’s killer, Paul Joseph Vukmanich, 27, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, flight from police, possession of a dangerous weapon, impaired driving, resisting arrest and possession of stolen property. In addition to 26 months in prison, Vakmanich is banned from pet ownership for 25 years and driving for five years.

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Good hands in hockey are one thing, but a good ear? A group of players in Penhold, Alta., showed just that on Saturday.

The Alberta Sports and Recreation Association for the Blind (ASRAB) and Courage Canada Hockey for the Blind partnered to bring the Alberta Blind Hockey Festival to Penhold.

The event featured blind hockey players from Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer in a game held at the Penhold Regional Multiplex. The festival also offered attendees a seminar focusing on blind hockey rules, as well as sport and

club development.Courage Canada executive director

Matt Morrow, who was hosting the seminars with vice-president Gary Steeves, hoped to re-introduce blind hockey to Albertans.

“The sport of blind hockey has been around since the ’70s,” said Morrow. “It’s been played in various cities throughout the country, with the two oldest continual programs (in) Toronto and Montreal.”

There are several rule differences from NHL-style hockey, Morrow said. But from his perspective, this does not affect the quality of the game.

“One major difference is the puck,” Morrow said. “It is slow and it makes

noise. So that way it is accessible to everyone in the game.”

Morrow also explained another difference is that when a forward crosses centre, they must make at least one pass to allow the defencemen time to adjust to the play. And face-offs start on the ice so that the players react to the referee’s whistle, not the drop of the puck.

“Also goals can only be scored in the bottom three feet of the net,” Morrow added. “The puck doesn’t make a sound in the air and usually the goalies are the lowest visioned players on the ice. Typically have no vision at all.”

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Big Sugar won’t be bringing much of their YardStyle to St. Albert’s backyard, but they will be bringing a whole lot of rock ’n’ roll.

The Canadian reggae-rock legends are headed to the Kinsmen Rodeo Grounds on Friday, May 23, to rock the Rainmaker Music Festival as part of the annual Rainmaker Rodeo and Exhibition.

Big Sugar’s latest release, YardStyle, is a collection of acoustic songs, a mixture of songs from their back catalogue and originals. But lead singer and guitarist Gordie Johnson said they’ll likely leave the acoustic guitars at home and just bring their electric equipment to St. Albert.

“One assumes that, for a rodeo, they want a rock show,” Johnson said over the phone on Monday. “The YardStyle performances, the acoustic performances, fit more neatly into theatres and places like that, places that are more acoustic-friendly.”

Still, putting together a CD like YardStyle gave the band a chance to look back on a lot of the songs in their catalogue, some of which still get regular play on the radio, and Johnson still feels a lot of pride in those songs.

“It’s a living, breathing thing for us; we don’t look back to the past too much. We play those songs because we’re still feeling them, they’re still alive for us,” he said.

YardStyle was inspired by the songwriting process, Johnson said, as most of the band’s songs start out as acoustic jams before electric instruments enter into the mix.

“That’s just kind of us in our natural state,” he said. “If you catch us on a tour bus or backstage somewhere, or at a

rehearsal, that’s the way we work our stuff out all the time. ... It’s just a really easy, natural thing to do.”

Big Sugar released their first album in 1991, but their biggest success came in 1996 with Hemi-Vision and in 1998 with Heated.

The band decided to call it quits, playing their last show on Dec. 31, 2003, in Edmonton. But they eventually reunited in

2010, releasing a new CD, Revolution Per Minute, a year later and heading back out on the road.

Since getting back together, Johnson said things have been going great.

“The vibe was always good anyway. We didn’t stop playing and touring because the fun had worn off. It just felt like it had run its natural course at the time creatively. We were all thinking of doing different stuff, and I didn’t want to phone it in, you know?” he said.

“When we decided to get back together, it was only because we wanted to,” he added. “Not for any other reason. There’s no amount of money you could offer us to make us come and do it.”

Big Sugar also recently returned from a trip to the Netherlands to play a few shows. Johnson said they were well-liked in Europe prior to going on hiatus, and

now promoters are starting to discover that they’re back together.

“With the Internet now, they see us playing in North America, and they say, ‘Hey, would you come back and play for us?’” Johnson said. “That’s kinda cool. We just got back from there; we’ve been there twice in the last two months and we’ve got some plans to go back in the near future.”

But it all almost ended abruptly in 2012 when Johnson lost the use of his left hand, meaning he might not be able to play guitar anymore. Thankfully, he underwent successful surgery on a ligament in his wrist in Calgary and regained use of the hand.

It’s not 100 per cent the same as before, he said, but he’s looking at it as a chance to continue learning.

“My playing’s a little different, but your playing changes over time anyway — or at least mine does. I like to always stay developing and learning new stuff, and allowing myself to be open to influence,” said Johnson, who has also been learning to play the steel guitar. “It keeps music an alive, in-the-moment thing.”

Tickets to Big Sugar’s concert under the big top at the Rainmaker Music Festival are $39.99 each plus fees and taxes, and are available through Ticketmaster or at the Crown and Tower Pub or The Beer Hunter.

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When it comes to balloon sculptures, Rupert Appleyard isn’t just full of hot air.

Appleyard — better known as his steampunk, time-travelling, balloon-twisting character Phileas Flash — will be taking the International Children’s Festival in downtown St. Albert by storm from May 27 to 31 with his elaborate and whimsical balloon creations.

Appleyard can make just about anything kids can imagine out of balloons on the spot while roving around the festival grounds, but he’ll also have a permanent spot set up in St. Albert Place where he’ll be working on one of his signature giant balloon sculptures.

Previous sculptures have been inspired by Game of Thrones and Despicable Me — images of which have gone viral on the Internet, thanks mainly to mentions on actor George Takei’s Facebook page — and Appleyard said he often figures out exactly how they’ll come together on the fly.

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Appleyard is originally from Ipswich, England, but came to Canada a couple of years ago when he married a woman from Newfoundland. This will be his first appearance at the International Children’s Festival.

His involvement with balloon sculpting goes way back — although, at first, it was his brother who was into the craft as a clown in a small touring circus in the United Kingdom while Appleyard worked as the ringmaster.

“I started going out with him and seeing him hand out balloons to people, and I thought, ‘That’s kind of cool.’ Especially flowers — when someone gets handed a flower, they smile, no matter if it’s a man or a woman,” he said.

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When out roaming the grounds, Appleyard said he can go through upwards of 200 balloons a day, and the walking and hot weather can really take a physical toll on him.

“I might only do a four-hour shift, but that four-hour shift is intense. And you become exhausted because you’ve got people in front of you the whole time,” he said. “I’m thinking about what balloons I’m making; if I’m roving around, I’ve got my time machine on my back and trying to be funny the whole time. It wears you out, and there’s no off moment.”

But he’s still very excited about his first Children’s Festival experience.

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You could say Tim Hicks is an overnight sensation 17 years in the making.

Riding the success of his debut CD, Throw Down, which was released in 2013, and the four hit singles it spawned, Hicks is rolling into St. Albert on Saturday, May 24, to headline the country portion of the annual Rainmaker Music Festival as part of the St. Albert Kinsmen’s Rainmaker Rodeo and Exhibition.

But if it sounds like success has come quickly for the 34-year-old singer who originally hails from Niagara Falls, Ont., that’s certainly not the case.

“I was playing six nights a week for 17 years,” he said. “I’ve been playing in bands since I was seven years old, literally. There’s footage of that someplace that I’m hoping nobody finds. ... I never had any other summer job; I just played and sang. That’s how I supported myself all through university. I’m proud that I’ve been a working musician for a real long time.”

Throw Down reached No. 16 on the Canadian country music charts, and all four singles Hicks has released have peaked between No. 8 and No. 14. A fifth single, “Here Comes the Thunder,” was just released to radio stations on Tuesday.

All that success still takes Hicks by surprise sometimes.

“This whole year has been unbelievable, and continues to be,” he said. “(His first single) ‘Get By’ came out in January of last year, and it feels like this whole thing has happened so fast. But by the same token, when I think about all the things that have happened, it feels like a lifetime ago. ... I feel just lucky in a lot of regards. I know 10 guys just like me that were out playing the circuit I played, and go out every night still and play.”

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for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Country Album of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards.

But he said he’s not in it for the awards.“It’s a wonderful thing, and it’s really

nice to be recognized by the industry, but what really matters to me is, are people going to come to my show to see me sing?” Hicks said. “It’s a strange dichotomy; it’s an honour to be recognized, but I wasn’t going to jump off a bridge because I didn’t win a Juno.”

It might be a small Canadian country music scene that Hicks has broken his way into, but he feels its a tight-knit one where artists really support one another.

“I’m still kinda new, so I’m still getting my feelers out there, but it seems like it’s a pretty small community all in all,” he said.

“I think there’s some competitiveness there, but it doesn’t get in the way of everyone being friendly.”

That includes Michelle Wright, the Canadian County Music Hall of Fame inductee with whom he’ll be sharing the stage under the big top at the Rainmaker.

“I played with her in, I think it was 2006. I played a local festival where I’m from; she was the headliner and I got to open for her,” Hicks said. “She was as nice as pie then, and she still is. Every time I see her, she always makes a point of saying hello to myself and the guys.”

Before he gets to see Wright again in St. Albert, though, Hicks has a long day of travel ahead of him, as he’s scheduled to play a show in Sydney, N.S., the night before.

“Apparently our agent doesn’t own a map,” Hicks said with a laugh. “They do that kind of thing to us all the time, and we laugh about it. You’d think that, in this game, you’d be partying all night and sleeping all day, but it’s really not like that. We joke all the time that the reason we wanted a record deal was so that we didn’t have to work so hard, yet somehow everything happens at 5 a.m. as soon as you sign that deal.

“Nobody will be drinking the night before. We’ll all be up bright and early to get on a plane and get out to see you guys.”

Tickets for the country concert at the Rainmaker Music Festival are $49.99 plus fees and taxes and are available through Ticketmaster or at the Crown and Tower Pub or The Beer Hunter.

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WWE Live’s SummerSlam Heatwave Tour will make a stop in Edmonton during K-Days in July.

The announcement was made Monday as part of an unveiling of the line up for K-Days, which runs from July 18 to 27.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, “The Viper” Randy Orton and The Shield’s Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins will entertain at Rexall Place July 26.

Cathy Kiss, vice-president of corporate relations for Northlands, said Northlands was excited to unveil the lineup.

“Northlands is your entertainment destination,” she

said. “We have been for 135 years and we will continue that into the future.”

While this year’s parade marshall was originally scheduled to be announced on Monday, it was not due to an unspecified change in plans.

Other entertainers announced, however, include Alyssa Reid with Virginia to Vegas set to play on July 18, followed by Our Lady Peace on July 19.

Calgary band Loverboy will play on July 21, Marianas Trench on July 22, the Village People on July 23 and Gord Bamford on July 24.

Everclear, Soul Asylum and Eve 6 will all play on July 25.The Road Hammers will play July 26 and the following

day, USS will wrap up the Koodonation stage.Kiss added the Bachman Turner Overdrive will also be

joining the Koodonation stage.

“We try to find something for everyone and as we said it’s an eclectic excitement,” said Kiss. “We want that country blend, we want that throwback to the ’70s and ’80s. We want to have that flavour for everyone who comes to K-Days, whether your family or friends.”

Sharilee Fossum, acting president and CEO of Northlands, said the grounds are the “epicentre of entertainment” for the summer.

“We’re the perfect host for your summer party plans with live thoroughbred racing at Northlands Park Racetrack and Casino, K-Days, world-class concerts at Rexall Place and numerous events hosted at the Edmonton Expo centre,” she said.

Tickets for the WWE event start at $20 and will go on sale at 11 a.m. on May 31 through Ticketmaster, online or by calling 1-855-985-5000.

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Being oblivious to safety or employment standards in Alberta is now inexcusable, says Labour Minister �omas Lukaszuk, as the government launches a new $1-million educational campaign to help workplaces “work right.”

�e new Work Right campaign consists of multiple billboards, posters, television and print advertisements encouraging people to visit workright.alberta.ca and educate themselves on Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) rules and employment standards or risk paying �nes and penalties.

Lukaszuk said there’s a “basic lack of information” at workplaces in the province because employers o�en have di�ering ideas of how to calculate overtime or vacation pay. �e new website makes the rules easy to understand, he said, and helps both employers and employees know what’s expected of them.

“No one from now on will have an excuse of not knowing what the right thing to do is because it’s in plain view,” said Lukaszuk, adding the government collects and redistributes over $4 million in wrongfully unpaid salary, vacation or holiday pay each year on behalf of workers whose employers o�en claim ignorance.

�e website teaches basic rules such as any time worked over eight hours in a day or 44 hours in a week is considered overtime and employers must give a termination notice or termination pay if a worker has been employed

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questions such as ‘2 Weeks?’ or ‘Do it anyway?’ to get people thinking about vacation pay and unsafe work. Calgary-based OHS o�cer Rob LeRouzic says he hopes the humourous TV spots will help people remember the safety procedures at their workplace before OHS o�cers like himself show up for an inspection.

“�is is going to get the information out to workers so they understand what the hazards are and employers understand their responsibilities,” he said. “It takes away the ‘I didn’t know’ excuse... If you don’t know, ask,

because now if I come in and write a ticket, we know you had the opportunity to educate yourself on what the legislation is.”

Tammy Milliken, an employment standards education program consultant, said employees get two weeks of vacation pay a�er each of the �rst four years of employment and three weeks a�er �ve consecutive years including the ��h year, a fact which o�en causes some confusion.

“We just want to make sure that people are getting what they’re entitled to,” she said.

Workers can report employment standards complaints anonymously, with investigators following up at random. Individuals with questions or concerns can call OHS at 1-866-415-8690 or Employment Standards at 1-877-427-3731.

A new �tness club wants to show St. Albertans the path to the GoodLife.

A�er months of anticipation, the new GoodLife Fitness location at 525 St. Albert Trail held its grand opening Tuesday evening, drawing out hundreds of people to take a look at its 24,000-square-foot, two-level facility and state-of-the-art equipment.

Also on hand, though, was GoodLife founder and CEO David “Patch” Patchell-Evans, who was meeting potential members and giving away copies of his books Living the Good Life and �e Real Sexy Smart and Strong.

“I love it. We’re bringing the best club in the country to the best town in the country,” said Patchell-Evans, who makes an e�ort to be present at every GoodLife grand opening, as long as they don’t interfere with any family commitments.

“It’s a total rush,” he added. “I mean, these are people I care about. I’m trying to help them. I give them a copy of my book,

and they tell me what works. I also go to my health clubs whenever I’m in town, talk to members and say ‘Are you happy?’ I want to make sure they’re staying the way I want

them to be. I own 100 per cent of the business; it’s a personal responsibility.”

�ere has been a lot of buzz about GoodLife opening in the community, as Patchell-Evans said it’s a good feeling to have that kind of reception.

“Word travels, and Edmonton is one of those wonderful cities where, if you do things right, people appreciate it,” he said.

Patchell-Evans added that he feels the club’s philosophy is what sets it apart from others.

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What is within their control is how they interact with the dining party.

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weather predictions (e.g. “It’s going to be great day tomorrow!”)

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Tim Hortons Inc., Canada’s biggest coffee and doughnut chain, posted first-quarter results that fell short of analysts’ expectations, with fewer customers visiting established stores and the company spending more on growth.

Oakville, Ont.-based Tim Hortons, which serves an estimated 7.5 out of every 10 cups of coffee sold in Canada, reported higher expenses related to new store openings and the launch of its credit card, aimed at cultivating customer loyalty.

“It was a lousy winter, everybody knows it. The fact that they had better same-store sales growth than I was expecting is

a big plus,” said Barry Schwartz, vice president and portfolio manager at Baskin Financial services, which owns some 150,000 Tim Hortons shares.

Schwartz said the profit miss was due to the company’s efforts to win and keep customers and that it was doing the “right thing” for growth.

CEO Marc Caira, who joined the company last summer, had previously outlined the fast-food operator’s strategy to fend off mounting pressure from heavyweights including McDonald’s Corp. and Starbucks Corp., and analysts have pegged 2014 as a transition year for Tim Hortons.

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