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BY THE NUMBERS
118That’s how many cardinals
will convene in the near future to elect a new pope after Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he would step down at the end of February. There are actually 210 cardinals, but 92 of them who are over 80 years of age are ineligible to vote. A two-thirds majority is required to elect a pope — unless there is no conclusive vote after 30 ballots, after which an absolute majority suffices.
The St. Albert Chamber of Commerce’s Jennifer McCurdy has challenged herself to shop local for an entire year, and is blogging about the experience. See story, page 22.
Pothole patrol out earlyGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
The City of St. Albert’s pothole patrol is getting an early start to the season this year.
With spells of temperatures above the freezing mark during the day then dipping below zero at night, moisture in roadway cracks has been turning them into full-blown potholes throughout the city well before the usual pothole season hits in the spring.
The situation didn’t really catch the City’s public works department offguard, said operations manager Bruce Thompson, but it has kept them extremely busy.
“We’ve done it at just about every warm spell,” he said. “We’ve had a hotbox out a couple of times this year already. And with the weather patterns being so different and erratic, it’s just a reality we’re faced with from time to time. We can’t just ignore them when they pop up on the main roadways.”
Potholes repairs are also deflecting resources away from other winter activities like snow removal, he added.
“Right now, we’ve got some good weather going, so we can catch up,” Thompson said.
“It’s just a matter of getting our forces out to do that,” added roadway team lead Derek Benson. “We’re still hauling stockpiles of snow from the last residential clearing.”
Many of the main roads around St. Albert are patched up at night, when there’s less traffic. It’s those main roads that have been hit the hardest by potholes.
“Anywhere there’s a cold seam or a lot of turning behaviours on the pavement and in intersections, you get more openings, and then the water gets in there and expands,” Thompson said.
While the weather has been warmer than usual for this time of year, it’s still colder out than it would be in the spring, which means public works crews have been working with different materials to patch potholes.
“We’re using what’s called a ready-mix type of pavement patch; it’s a cold mix,” Benson said. “There’s one that’s made with synthentics, as opposed to oil. We’ve tried that one, and it’s pretty successful; it disperses the water as well.”
They’re also trying out a new petroleum-based bonding agent this year, switching up from the usual water-based bonding agent.
The department is finding plenty of potholes on their own, with their drivers taking notes all over the city. But they are also relying on the public to help report the potentially dangerous divots.
Residents can report potholes by calling the public works department at 780-459-1557 or online at www.stalbert.ca/pothole.
Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderCity of St. Albert public works roadway team lead Derek Benson fixes a pothole on Campbell Road.
Photo: GRANT CREE, Special to the LeaderMembers of the St. Albert Troublemakers (in black) and the St. Albert Blitz (in white) battle during the U10 final of the second annual Stadnyk Frozen Ring outdoor ringette tournament Sunday afternoon at Flagstone Rink. The tournament was comprised of 24 teams from across Alberta. More than 300 athletes played a total of 48 games over the three days. The Troublemakers took the U10 title with a 5-3 win. Mayor Nolan Crouse also proclaimed Saturday “Jim Dawson Day” in St. Albert, honouring the longtime ringette volunteer and Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee.
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Firefighters raise $45KGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
The weather was chilly, but the donations heated up for members of St. Albert Fire Services last week.
Seven local firefighters camped out atop Fire Station No. 2 on Boudreau Road from Tuesday, Feb. 5, to Friday, Feb. 8, all in an effort to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
Group spokesperson Greg Harvey said that, so far, they’ve raised $45,000 for their cause, far exceeding their goal of $20,000 and even surpassing their total of $38,000 from last year.
“We were quite surprised to beat last year’s number by a little bit,” Harvey said. “Everybody’s quite happy. The weather co-operated with us, so it worked out very good.”
The firefighters also conducted their annual boot drive at the Safeway in Inglewood Towne Centre on Saturday, Feb. 2, and served dinner at Eastside Mario’s on Thursday, Jan. 24, with all the tips collected going to the cause. They also have an online auction that is running until the end of February at www.stalbertfirefighters.com.
Harvey said that St. Albert continues to be generous with their donations, with some people dropping money in the boot multiple times as they drive by the station.
“We never doubt what the city can do for us when we come out looking for help for muscular dystrophy,” he said. “They’ve never failed to support us. We’re looking to get bigger and better for next year.”
The firefighters had a few special guests throughout their time camping, including the hosts of the Terry, Bill and Steve Show on K-97, who broadcast from the fire station each morning while Steve Zimmerman camped out on the roof for the
full four days.“He liked it quite a bit. By the
end, he was getting good sleeps and enjoyed it quite a lot,” Harvey said. “He would definitely like to come back, and we certainly hope they can come back next year.”
Meanwhile, deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk and his family stopped by on the afternoon of
Thursday, Feb. 7.“He had a nice chat with the guys,” Harvey said.
“He spent a night last year on Edmonton’s roof too, so he knows the ropes quite well.”
The weather wasn’t as cold as it could have been — daytime temperatures hovered near the freezing mark all four days — and it certainly wasn’t as cold as the first time the firefighters camped out in 2011, when wind chills approached –40 C.
“It was actually quite comfortable,” Harvey said. “This was the first year where the guys who got off the roof didn’t want to go home.”
“We’re looking to get bigger and better next year.”
Greg HarveySt. Albert firefighter
Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderMembers of St. Albert Fire Services collect a donation from a motorist who pulled over in front of Fire Station No. 2 on Thursday, Feb. 7.
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City projecting surplus near $700K
Online vote still on Heron’s radar
GLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
The City of St. Albert has a little extra jingle in its jeans, city council found out Monday afternoon.
City staff told councillors at their Standing Committee on Finance meeting that, as of Monday, the City turned a profit of $698,466 during 2012, a 0.54 per cent variance on the total approved budget of $129 million.
Manager of financial operations and reporting Ed Kaemingh told council that there were expense variances in the City’s favour in contracted and general services,
but those were partially offset by reserve transfers, including funds carried forward for capital projects that were not completed in 2012. Meanwhile, variances went against the City in transfers to individuals and organizations.
One area of the report that council was particularly pleased with was Servus Credit Union Place, which ran a deficit of $327,503 on a budget of nearly $9 million.
“We’re a long way away from the early days, from the bad days,” Mayor Nolan Crouse said.
Crouse also remarked that he continues to be surprised at how much revenue photo radar
cameras bring in.City policies state that there are
only three ways that any year-end surpluses can be used:
• Reserves for use in maintaining reserve levels set by council policy; or
• One-time expenditures; or• Repayment of outstanding
debt.The final surplus total will not
be known until a few weeks down the road, as some adjustments may need to be made as accounting cutoff dates pass.
A more detailed report on variances will be presented to the Standing Committee of Finance at their next meeting on March 11.
GLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
Despite the City of Edmonton balking at using Internet voting for their next municipal election this October, at least one St. Albert city councillor is hoping the idea will live on here.
Edmonton city council voted 11-2 on Wednesday, Feb. 6, not to move ahead with Internet voting after a pilot project that included a mock jelly bean election was held last year. Councillors there expressed concerns over system security and the possibility that people could vote multiple times, as one computer programmer told them he did.
But Coun. Cathy Heron is hoping that won’t put the final nail in the coffin for the issue in St. Albert.
“We haven’t talked about it as a council yet, and I think probably administration will recommend we don’t go forward with it. But I’m going to see if we can still make it happen,” Heron said.
“This was supposed to be a regional collaboration initiative; Strathcona [County] and St. Albert were supposed to be part of it, but Edmonton went ahead and did the jelly bean test on their own, and we were going to go with their results,” she added. “But, according to them, the results I heard, they decided it was secure and they could go ahead with it.”
Internet voting was proposed to be added as another method
of advanced voting for this year’s election if the pilot project was successful, meaning paper votes could still be cast the day of the election.
Heron said she believes Internet voting will lead to increased voter turnout, especially among young people.
She added that she was disappointed to hear the results of
the Edmonton vote.“Disappointed and a
little surprised,” she said. “I think they made a mistake.”
Meanwhile, Coun. Cam MacKay, who voted against St. Albert joining the pilot project when it came before council in April, said he wasn’t surprised at how Edmonton city council voted, as little has
changed to alleviate the concerns he had at that time.
“I certainly want to enfranchise voters as much as possible, but in this case, it’s a risky proposition,” said MacKay, who noted that he also spoke with the computer programmer who voted twice during the pilot project. “With conventional voting, if you’re going to commit a large-scale fraud, it takes hundreds or thousands of people, and the examples are very rare. ... With Internet voting, all it really takes is one rogue individual with some knowledge to go out and hack into the program.”
“We’ve got a process that works, it’s not broken. So why try and fix it?” he added.
CathyHeronCity councillor
Photo: JOHN TODD, Special to the LeaderStudents from École Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d’Youville, Neil M. Ross Catholic School and École Marie Poburan show their enthusiasm for St. Albert Fire Services’ annual fundraising campaign for Muscular Dystrophy Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The students’ bus goes past Fire Station No. 2 every day, and on this day, they donated more than $60 between their two trips by.
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Special Olympian happy to be back homeGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
As much fun and success as Larry Green had in South Korea, he sure was glad to set foot back on Canadian soil.
“Damn, it feels good to be home!” exclaimed the St. Albert native and double bronze medallist at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, which recently wrapped up in Pyeongchang, South Korea, as he entered the arrivals area of Edmonton International Airport on Wednesday, Feb. 6, to the cheers of family and friends.
Green won his bronze medals in alpine skiing, one in the intermediate giant slalom and one in the intermediate super G.
He said the experience of competing in the games was fantastic.
“The adrenaline rush is pretty high,” said Green, who dedicated the medals to his late father and his late great-grandmother. “I haven’t slept very well. But my family was there for me the whole way. And the experience was really awesome; I’d do that again in a heartbeat.”
Meanwhile, Green’s sister, Amanda Merriman, and his grandmother, Betty Kachman, were among those at the airport to greet him, and they couldn’t be prouder of him.
“We’re over the moon. … We would have
been proud of Larry win or lose, and bringing home the medals is the cherry on top,” Merriman said.
“I’m sure it was like this in Korea too, because the two that are over there were very loud,” Kachman added.
Green’s mother and aunt were in Pyeongchang with him, and are spending a couple of extra days in South Korea before returning home later this week.
Meanwhile, Merriman and Kachman watched from this side of the Pacific Ocean, receiving photos and email updates from Korea and posting them to a blog at larryssodream.blogspot.ca.
“It’s great to have him back,” Merriman said. “We’ve watched from blogs and emails; it wasn’t televised. But we’re really excited to have him home.”
Green was selected to Team Canada after a strong performance at the 2012 Special Olympics National Winter Games, which were partly hosted by St. Albert.
He said it was a big honour to represent Canada on the world stage.
“There’s no feeling like it,” he said.Overall, Canada won 44 gold, 44 silver and
21 bronze medals in Pyeongchang.The next Special Olympics World Games
will be the summer edition, to be held in Los Angeles in 2015. The next world winter games are in Graz and Schladming, Austria, in 2017.
Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderSt. Albert-born Larry Green shows off the two bronze medals he won in alpine skiing at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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As the organizer of the St. Albert Cash Mob, I am proudly the
“head twit” behind @cashmobstalbert, which has turned into a local phenomenon. A Cash Mob is spontaneous group that shops at a set time and place to support small independent local businesses.
People ask me what my day job at Leading Edge Physiotherapy has to do with this. Well, that answer is simple: Fun! I have been a part of this community since 1999 and have had the honour of treating and meeting so many amazing community members, many of whom own or work at awesome local businesses.
So once a month, I choose a business to mob and another business as our meeting point.
We assemble as a group and I reveal the business at 7 p.m., where the mobbers then go shop, committing only to spending $20 and having fun! We have mobbed Modern Eyes Gallery, Seriously Green, Cloud Nine Pajamas, Liquid Harvest and the Bookstore on Perron. We have averaged 83 mobbers and have averaged sales of $2,734 in one hour. For one of our businesses, this equalled an 1,100 per cent increase to a normal day’s sales and only five per cent of the mobbers had ever been in the business before. This is the power of the mob!
Here is my list of reasons to “Shop St. Albert First”:
• You will get better service than at a big box store. The people who serve you actually care if you return to their store. And they know their products.
• You will be introduced to new unique products, often locally made, that aren’t dependent on someone having achieved a massive licensing deal. Personally, I now use the eco-friendly laundry detergent from Seriously Green and it works better and is cheaper than the previous “eco” product I was using from my large grocery chain.
• You will often meet the owner and may then find out that your kids play on the same soccer team. You can influence what products
smaller shops do carry as they have a vested interest in pleasing you, having you refer people to their store and becoming repeat customers.
• You will save time and gas staying local.
• Studies have shown that for every $100 spent at a big box chain store, only $13 stays in your community. If you spend that same $100 at a local independent business, $48 stays in your community.
• And finally, my bum has never looked better than in Nora’s jeans from Monjeloco.
So when you see the next cash mob listing, come on out! I guarantee you will have fun. And in the meantime, stop to think about how you spend your money. The question isn’t, “Why shop St. Albert first?” The question is: Why wouldn’t you?
Why wouldn’t you shop St. Albert first?
Province must clean up act
Prior to this week, Merwan Saher’s name was one that was not likely known by many Albertans, and certainly
not by those who don’t follow provincial politics extremely closely. But on Tuesday, Saher definitely made himself known, much to the chagrin of some high-ranking government officials and bureaucrats.
Saher is Alberta’s auditor general, and on Tuesday, he issued a pair of scathing reports on mismanagement, poor performance and out-and-out fraud in government departments.
Take, for example, Saher’s findings in Alberta Health Services. Since the scandal of former AHS chief financial officer Allaudin Merali broke some months ago, AHS expenses have been under the microscope, but not even the biggest pessimist would likely have guessed that $100 million in expenses had been racked up in just 17 months, including NHL season tickets, realtor commissions and reimbursements for flying private airplanes. Saher was blunt in his assessment that the leash must be tightened on AHS, and rightfully so.
Perhaps more troubling was Saher’s report on the Office of the Public Trustee. This department is meant to protect the interests of some of Alberta’s most vulnerable citizens, but instead it has employees working with no oversight, cheques being cut without paperwork, and even a major fraud scheme that went undetected for more than a decade and siphoned more than $100,000 from the estate of a single man who died without a will. It’s hard to determine what’s more sickening: the fact that someone would do this, or the fact that it went on for as long as it did.
Saher’s findings are bad enough on their own, but when Premier Alison Redford took to television last month crying poor due to falling resource prices and the so-called “bitumen bubble,” they are especially egregious.
Some have gone so far as to openly muse about a provincial sales tax, as they did at this past weekend’s Alberta Economic Summit at Calgary’s Mount Royal University. But the government needs to get its own affairs in order and clamp down on infractions like Saher pointed out before it comes hat-in-hand looking for more tax money from Albertans.
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BCHS students get taste of businessRICK VOLMANSpecial to the Leader
The day is drawing close for a group of St. Albert students to once again put themselves out there before the critical judgement of the city’s gastronomic set, and like any group of budding restaurateurs, they’ve been plying what they’ve learned in order to put their best foot forward.
The group of 15 students in the Bellerose Business Venture are doubly challenged — not only are they to provide a tasty meal for an expected 100 or so people, but they also have to turn a profit in the process, because it’s their coin on the line.
“At the time I didn’t think much of it, or how big a deal this was going to be,” said Cassidy Wilson, the venture’s president, of her $75 investment. “It was more a case of I’ll pay my fee and have my fun cooking in the kitchen. But, after a while, you get to see that there’s a whole lot more to this than just cooking food.
“It’s a little different when you’ve got your skin in the game.”
Welcome to the education of the real world, a world where 60 per cent of restaurants fail within their first three years and over a quarter of them bite the crisp before their first anniversary. The students’ success during the full-year course will be judged by the same brutal yardstick as wielded in the real world, says Jason Dabbagh, the Bellerose Composite High School teacher overseeing the venture.
“It’s like any other course in school; you have assignments,” he said. “With the business venture, the assignment, of course, is how well run the business is run and whether we have a profit at the end of the year.
“The appeal for the students is they can match the passion they have for cooking with more of a business experience and it gives us a really unique program for the students to experience the world of food and business.”
For Wilson and her associate Shaydon Page, they see the venture as dovetailing with their career ambitions and complementary to their enrolment in the school’s culinary arts program. But the financial considerations of operating the venture have given the pair a wider appreciation of the complexities of running a restaurant.
“I looked at this as a chance to get some extra experience and become more polished as a cook and be better prepared to go out and get a job when I graduate after this year,” said Page. “This is also a little bit of a chance to see what it is like on the other side, how what happens in the kitchen affects people and they all would make an income.”
The nuts and bolts of putting together an event, like the upcoming Mexican night on Feb. 27, starts with the students picking a theme to build the menu around and then researching for tasty recipes that can be turned into affordable
meals, said Conner Minshull, the group’s public relations officer.
That’s tricky part number one, said Dabbagh, who has a background in the trade as a restaurant consultant. The challenge the kids face is keeping the cost of the ingredients of the meal to 30 per cent of the retail price, a common standard within the food service industry.
“You want to be careful what you’re choosing to put on the menu and we want to follow what’s done in the industry,” he said. “Some menu items, like pasta dishes, the cost is rather low while other items, like a steak dinner, don’t have a lot of margin, even though they might be among the most expensive items on the menu.”
“We try to use the best food possible,” Wilson added. “Sometimes that’s not possible because the cost of some ingredients would make the meal
too expensive, so we’ll use the second best. We have to make those judgements and spend our money based on what provides the best value in terms of price and quality of the meal.”
The students also are learning the art of getting orders to the table, as some foods don’t do well sitting on
the warming tray for even a short while. Seafood, for instance, tends to dry out quickly under those conditions and becomes far less tasty once the plate arrives at the table.
“That’s an important consideration when you’re serving 100 people in a single sitting,” Dabbagh said.
It’s not only Dabbagh’s experience that’s setting a path for the students. During the course of the year, the city merchants in the food service industry have been dropping in on the class as guest lecturers on various aspects of the industry.
“The business community has really embraced the program and I think it’s also opened their eyes as to how intertwined business is in any community,” he said.
For the upcoming Mexican night, the group has been experimenting with making a deep fried ice cream dessert developed from a menu item once carried by the now defunct Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurant. The confection consists of solid ice cream enveloped in a deep fried dough which has a tangy, spicy flavor.
“With our recipes, we’re always experimenting with them to figure what we can do to make the food taste better; what spices do we need to use and how much,” said Wilson, noting the the menu planning and taste experiments are a marked departure from the more rigid aspects of the culinary arts program.
“With the culinary arts, it’s more a case of being creative in how you cook rather than in what you cook,” she explained.
Dabbagh added the students try the recipes among themselves and tinker with the ingredients to bring out what they consider to be the best taste experience for the diner and create the group’s own distinct flavor.
“They did that with a donut bread pudding that we served at our last event. When the kids tried the original recipe, they thought it was too sweet and they cut back on the amount of chocolate until they got it the way they liked it. That made it unique to us.”
Since getting the venture up and running, the group has relied on family and friends to establish a clientele and let word of mouth spread the news about their events, said Minshull. After two events and a little bit of media attention, the venture van hardly be considered a secret, he added.
“What we wanted to instill into the group is that by providing a good product and service the rest will just take care of itself,” said Dabbagh. “If we were providing a bad product, and it was only our immediate families that were coming out, well, there’s only so much love a mother can have.
“We want people to come out and enjoy the experience not because it’s the students who are doing this, but because the students are preparing an excellent meal at a reasonable price.”
Photo: RICK VOLMAN, Special to the LeaderBellerose Business Venture students Shaydon Page and Cassidy Wilson experiment with creating some new recipes for an upcoming event the school-based business has on their schedule.
“It’s ... different when you’ve got your
skin in the game.”Cassidy Wilson
Bellerose Business Venture
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Join Us ForKindergartenOpen Houses
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ALBERT LACOMBE SCHOOL50 Gainsborough Ave.Phone: (780) 459-4478
Open House: March 5 at 7 p.m.
BERTHA KENNEDY CATHOLICCOMMUNITY SCHOOL
175 Larose Dr. | Phone: (780) 458-6101Contact the school to arrange a tour
ÉCOLE FATHER JAN15 Mission Ave. | Phone: (780) 458-3300Contact the school to arrange a tour
ÉCOLE MARIE POBURAN100 Sir Winston Churchill Ave.
Phone: (780) 458-1112Open House: February 12 at 7 p.m.
Discovery Day: March 13
The following St. Albert elementary schools are hosting Kindergarten open houses.We hope you can attend. Families of all faiths and traditions are welcome.
J. J. NEARING CATHOLICELEMENTARY SCHOOL
196 Deer Ridge Dr.Phone: (780) 418-6330
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Amaranth spreading the love City to borrow internally GLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
Rather than looking outward, the City of St. Albert is looking inward to find the money to finish Ray Gibbon Drive.
A proposal to use internal financing to build Stage 3 of Ray Gibbon Drive was unanimously approved at the meeting of the City’s Standing Committee on Finance — which is made up of all seven city councillors and chaired by Coun. Cathy Heron — Monday afternoon, to be fully repaid once the Alberta government reimburses the City for their portion of the construction costs.
The move should save the City more than $1 million in interest and debt servicing costs.
Councillors praised the move as an “innovative” one that wouldn’t have happened even a couple of years ago under previous senior management.
“This was never even entertained in 2011,” Heron said. “The discussion was whether we should be going with long-term versus short-term, the [Alberta Capital Finance Authority] versus traditional banks.”
In August 2011, council had approved
borrowing $15.9 million externally, with the remainder to come from provincial grants.
Staff said the internal borrowing is possible due to the City’s strong cash position.
Since the savings will come from a capital project, they will go back into the City’s capital envelope for other projects.
But Mayor Nolan Crouse was eager to see that money used to lower the mill rate when it is set later this spring.
“If we’re spending less money — or, in this case, sending less money to the bank — then you have the option to increase your reserves or to return it to the taxpayers,” Crouse said. “It is savings to the taxpayer. … I just can’t see it.”
However, City chief financial officer Anita Ho said that, since these are one-time savings, if it were used to reduce property taxes, there would have to be a bigger increase the next year.
The total cost of the construction and land acquisition for all three stages of Ray Gibbons is $75,748,600. The City is responsible for $38,969,000 of those costs. The provincial government has already paid back $19,554,600 of their portion of the costs, leaving $17,225,000 owing.
Amaranth Whole Foods Market in the Enjoy Centre is looking to spread the love to the St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village this Valentine’s Day.
The store is launching a food drive to support the local food bank that will run until March 17, as well as a website where people can enter to win their choice of a prize valued at up to $5,000 through their own randon acts of kindness.
“Amaranth wanted to give Valentine’s Day and Heart Health Month a new spin by engaging our community and rewarding people for their kindness,” said Christine
Naidu, manager of the Amaranth location in the Enjoy Centre.
The online contest is being held at www.paytheloveforward.com, and offers visitors the chance to win one of four prizes:
• a trip to distribute vitamins to people in need;
• a trip to volunteer at an eco-reserve in Costa Rica;
• a yoga retreat for two; or• a $5,000 donation to a charity of the
winner’s choice.Amaranth also has two locations in Calgary.
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
ROSALYN SOLOMONSun Media News Services
Couples that hit the gym together,
stay together.A recent
survey by Zoosk.com found that hitting the gym means
more to
Canadians than just keeping up their New Year’s resolutions — it also means keeping (and piquing) their partner’s interest.
The survey showed that 59 per cent of coupled-up Canadians are motivated to hit the gym this year to impress their partner. It would seem Canadians are not letting themselves go when they’ve settled down with someone, instead they’re working up a healthy dose of sexual appetite.
“Canadians are working hard at the gym to keep their partner interested in them,” says Lida Elias, dating expert,
CEO and founder of Save My Date (Savemydate.ca). “Especially if you’re in a long-term relationship, you need to make your partner feel that you care and they’re important to you.”
Men want to focus on their abs, arms and chest, while women want to draw
attention to a sculpted stomach, found the survey.
“I call them beach muscles,” says Brent
Bishop, personal trainer, lifestyle coach and owner of Think Fitness Studios in
Toronto. “Most men
from my experience, they want to lose weight around their waist, and then get some arms and chest.”
Women are more specific, added Bishop, as they focus on things they want to work on or lose, he said.
“For women, it’s the stomach, but also hips and thighs. They are also pointing out things like the little fold that tucks into your bra strap.” But women really want turn heads, they should shift from the belly crunches to the booty workouts as men said they are four times more likely to notice a woman’s behind than her stomach.
“Let’s face it, that aesthetic goal is the big reason people exercise,” Bishop says.
Exercise can help in more ways than just turning your body into personal eye candy for your partner. It also helps to build your bond and simply makes you feel better — a healthy and hot partner is a happy partner.
Double sessions are popular at Bishop’s studio, as he says working out with someone else not only motivates you, but it also keeps you accountable.
“I find those double sessions are a lot more fun. ... It’s like couples therapy and there’s friendly competition. There’s a little bit of trash talking, but it motivates the other person to do more reps and one-up the other person.”
Working out to work it out
JOANNE RICHARDSun Media News Services
Stubble in the sink. Wet towels on the floor. Forgot to call — again! Sound familiar?
Quirks that irk. Pet peeves that have grown prickly and ever so annoying, sure to kill the romance.
“Anyone in a love relationship can probably list three to five irritating behaviours of his or her partner without skipping a beat,” says Christina Steinorth, relationship expert, psychotherapist and author of Cue Cards for Life: Thoughtful Tips for Better Relationships (Hunter House).
“Research shows that such minor but annoying behaviours become more irksome over time in love relationships … they have the potential to drive a wedge between two people if not discussed openly,” says Steinorth.
Quirks can sap the sizzle in and
out of the bedroom, says Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil, a New York-based couples therapist at Doctorbonnie.com. “They’re romance wreckers eroding closeness and intimacy.”
Pet peeves can include personality traits too, initial attractants that become irritants: His meticulous grooming is now viewed as vain. Intensely organized is now interpreted as being anal. Her gift of the gab is no gift at all.
“What you once loved, you end up hating,” says Eaker Weil. “It’s common.”
At the beginning of a relationship, our vision is clouded by lust and we typically turn a blind eye to bad habits, says Eaker Weil, author of Make Up, Don’t Break Up. “When the hormones die down, the warts appear as if out of nowhere.”
And left to fester, annoyance and resentment grow, and emotional divorce turns into real divorce, says Eaker Weil.
According to Laurie Puhn, a couples mediator, “When a marriage is in trouble, the people in it are nit-pickers ... When a marriage is happy, the people in it are overlookers.”
Inequalities and flaws get uglier and more irritating as partners feel disconnected and neglected over time, says Puhn. “You really wouldn’t care so much about the laundry on the floor if your mate went out of his way every day to make you feel special and important.”
Avoid the scorecard mentality which can destroy your marriage. “Have monthly conversations about whether you and your mate feel appreciated by the other. When you openly share, you can repair,” advises Puhn, author of Fight Less, Love More.
We all have quirks and foibles, agree the experts. Focus on what’s right in the relationship, not always on what’s wrong.
Pet peeves to look out for in relationships
Photo: Sun Media News ServicesNagging is one of the biggest pet peeves for couples, according to authors and experts.
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Archbishop shocked at Pope’s resignationCATHERINE GRIWKOWSKYSun Media News Services
The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is as shocked as anyone that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning.
Most Rev. Richard Smith, Edmonton’s Archbishop and the president of the Canadian Conference, says Benedict is a remarkable man.
“We are grateful to God for the leadership given to the church by this extraordinary man,” Smith said.
“The clarity and beauty of his teachings will be a legacy to enrich the church for generations.”
Smith told reporters he met the Pope in November and saw that the man was ailing.
“Clearly his love for the church and his shepherd’s heart have led him to take this step, which he believes in his conscience to be necessary for the good of the church” Smith said. “We offer our prayers for him and assure him of our love and gratitude.”
At the time, he saw Benedict’s “physical failing” but the Pope was alert and fraternal.
“He greeted us the way he always greeted us and greets anybody — with extraordinary hospitality
and warmth,” he said. “One of my abiding memories personally of the Pope will be in the way, when you speak to him no matter what’s going on
in his mind, it’s as if you’re the only person on the planet.”
Smith said the Pope was deeply hurt by the sex abuse scandals that rocked the church.
“He’s not a man to run away from problems,” Smith said. “He faced those head on, very forthright, very strongly in terms of what he might say written to those who have offended.”
Benedict, in speaking to the cardinals, said he had examined his conscience before God, and knowing the burden of office he
decided he need to step down.Smith said when the cardinals
gather, it’s a spiritual and theological event, aware that they are about to make one of the most important decisions of their lives.
“We look forward to what’s going to happen in the life of the church,” Smith said.
While Pope John Paul II travelled the world, Smith called
Benedict a scholarly Pope who left beautiful and clear teachings.
Smith said he wouldn’t enter into speculations about a replacement.
“He’s not a man to run away from
problems.”Most. Rev. Richard Smith
Edmonton Archbishop
Richard SmithArchbishop
Photo: Sun Media News ServicesPope Benedict XVI waves
to the crowd at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City
after being elected pope in 2005. Benedict XVI announced Monday he
would resign as pope on Feb. 28.
ST. A LBERT REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT
*The above area market averages represent the trailing 3-month averages, except where otherwise indicated, of single-family homes only as of the Friday prior to publication week. Data is provided by CRAIG PILGRIM of RE/MAX Real Estate (St. Albert), member of the Real Estate Association of Edmonton.Data does not include condos, townhomes or apartments, and does not differentiate between styles of homes. All efforts are made to ensure data is accurate for information purposes, but please consult a licensed real estate agent for additional market information.
Active Listings: 12 Sold Listings: 6Average list price:$359,914
Low $309,900 / High $429,900
AKINSDALE
Average sale price:$323,666
Low $277,500 / High $387,000Avg. days on market: 80
Active Listings: 9 Sold Listings: 13Average list price:$427,111
Low $369,000 / High $649,900
DEER RIDGE
Average sale price:$374,884
Low $288,000 / High $447,500Avg. days on market: 52
Active Listings: 18 Sold Listings: 10Average list price:$840,450
Low $479,900/ High $1,895,000
KINGSWOOD
Average sale price:$691,000
Low $542,500 / High $1,170,000Avg. days on market: 56
GRANDIN
Active Listings: 10Average list price:$413,910
Low $294,900 / High $799,900
Sold Listings: 9Average sale price:$338,127
Low $283,000 / High $419,900Avg. days on market: 41
Active Listings: 11 Sold Listings: 6Average list price:$425,000
Low $359,900 / High $522,500
HERITAGE LAKES
Average sale price:$416,416
Low $362,000 / High $520,000Avg. days on market: 45
LACOMBE PARK
Active Listings: 28Average list price:$618,076
Low $324,900 / High $1,190,000
Sold Listings: 12Average sale price:$460,750
Low $308,000 / High $832,000Avg. days on market: 53
Active Listings: 2 Sold Listings: 5Average list price:$455,950
Low $416,900 / High $495,000
WOODLANDS***150-Days back
Average sale price:$414,900
Low $330,000 / High $480,000Avg. days on market: 62
Active Listings: 43 Sold Listings: 15Average list price:$584,793
Low $415,000 / High $989,888
ERIN RIDGE
Average sale price:$516,706
Low $370,000 / High $849,900Avg. days on market: 51
Active Listings: 6 Sold Listings: 8Average list price:$558,950
Low $314,900 / High $1,399,000
BRAESIDE
Average sale price:$375,000
Low $260,000 / High $480,000Avg. days on market: 38
Active Listings: 2 Sold Listings: 5Average list price:$344,450
Low $319,000 / High $369,900
FOREST LAWN
Average sale price:$311,500
Low $280,000 / High $350,000Avg. days on market: 46
Active Listings: 17 Sold Listings: 9Average list price:$528,288
Low $394,900 / High $769,900
NORTH RIDGE
Average sale price:$467,166
Low $330,000 / High $585,000Avg. days on market: 50
OAKMONT
Active Listings: 16Average list price:$538,127
Low $379,900 / High $775,000
Sold Listings: 9Average sale price:$641,409
Low $414,900 / High $1,184,138Avg. days on market: 59
Active Listings: 5 Sold Listings: 5Average list price:$494,540
Low $419,900 / High $639,900
PINEVIEW***150-Days back
Average sale price:$396,300
Low $350,000 / High $436,000Avg. days on market: 81
Active Listings: 2Average list price:$341,950
Low $339,000 / High $344,900
Sold Listings: 5
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Average sale price:$297,400
Low $245,000 / High $389,000Avg. days on market: 42
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jepsen thankful for Bieber boostJANE STEVENSONSun Media News Services
Carly Rae Jepsen refuses to take the bait.Down the line from Tokyo, the 27-year-old “Call Me Maybe”
singer is asked if her two 2013 Grammy nominations were any less sweeter due to the biggest music awards’ snub of fellow Canuck hitmaker Justin Bieber, who has been instrumental in her rise to fame.
“Justin and me, and the whole team, we kind of call (ourselves) a family,” said Jepsen, a native of Mission, B.C. “And we’re always (supportive) of each other; it sort of doesn’t feel like one person’s success, it feels like a shared one. So, in a way, he will be there. I wouldn’t be able to say I could have done any of this without his introduction and without his support and backing so it’s a shared success for us that night. And I know he’ll be rooting for me just like I’m always rooting for him.”
It was the 18-year-old Biebs (who opted to host and perform on Saturday Night Live on Feb. 9 during Grammy week), who got the one-time 2007 Canadian Idol contestant signed to his manager Scooter Braun’s School Boy Records after the Stratford, Ont., singer heard “Call Me Maybe” — from her 2012 EP Curiosity — while performing his Christmas concert at Toronto’s Massey Hall in December 2011.
From there, he and then-girlfriend Selena Gomez put together a “Call Me Maybe” video with friends that went viral and spawned countless versions later on YouTube. A year later, Jepsen found herself opening for Bieber on his Believe tour in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Europe.
“Justin has been extremely involved,” said Jepsen. “It’s the biggest launching board for me to get my toes wet with being in the bigger stadiums and the bigger venues where you are not just looking at a few hundred or few thousand but really seeing a sea of faces and getting that time with them.”
Unbelievably, the biggest crowd Jepsen has opened for Bieber so far was 300,000 in Mexico City.
“I felt like Evita. I wanted to put my hands up and say (she breaks into song), ‘Don’t cry for me Argentina.’ But thought it would be weird.”
Jepsen said she would soon be headlining shows in Malaysia, Japan, the U.S. and Canada, which seems a far cry from her humble beginnings a very short time ago.
She said she was opening for ’90s boy band Hanson in Canada at the time when Braun came calling.
“I would get off of my tour and I would hang with the Hanson boys and be like, ‘So what do you guys think?’ And I would show them the points of the deal. But it all felt so surreal that I was afraid to let anybody else know. I didn’t tell a lot of my friends. I wasn’t really willing to discuss it with too many
people in my family because I just didn’t want to be that girl that cried wolf about it, I guess. And then Justin announced it on MTV and I started to see the song snowball and get some play time outside of Canada for the first time. It was still hard to celebrate it or process it because it was just too good to be true.”
For now, Jepsen was thrilled to not only have “Call Me Maybe” up for song of the year
and best pop solo performance at Sunday’s Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in L.A. but she was also slated to present.
“I’m so, so excited. It’s just an honour. I hope that I don’t put my foot in my mouth when I talk.”
She says she’s narrowed her outfit down to two designers, her date will be boyfriend and fellow musician Matthew Korma and she’s also got Grammy tickets for her mom and stepfather, dad and stepmother, her sister, brother and his girlfriend.
“So it’s going to be a whole whack of us,” said Jepsen. “It was tricky to do but somehow I got tickets for everybody. My mom’s all stressed out about what she’s going to wear but I’m sure she’s going to be gorgeous. As for my own dress, it’s a big important part of the Grammys. I can remember watching in year’s past, being really very judgemental over what everyone wore. It’s a whole new world to be kind of deciding what I’m going to wear.”
“Justin and me ... we kind of call
[ourselves] a family.”Carly Rae Jepsen
Singer
Photo: Sun Media News ServicesSinger Carly Rae Jepsen, 27, is incredibly grateful to fellow Canuck Justin Bieber for boosting her career.
K-os draws on many muses for new double CDJANE STEVENSONSun Media News Services
The force was definitely with Canadian singer-songwriter-rapper-producer k-os when he was making his new double album of hip-hop and rock, BLack on BLonde.
K-os, whose real name is Kevin Brereton, wound up at the Laurel Canyon house of Canadian actor Hayden Christensen, who played a young Darth Vader in the Star Wars prequels.
“Oh, my God, I’m a Star Wars nerd,” said the Whitby, Ont.-born, Vancouver-based artist, 40.
“It just made sense where I was like four or five records (into my career). I’d already done a lot of stuff in Canada and being in a new environment, but also having a place of my own, especially that place, cause it’s very much a barren Miami Vice old ’80s mansion. It’s nothing glamourous. There’s a lot of space. But there’s that lonely feeling that you can channel. (Hayden’s) also a musician. He’s a great piano player. We’d jam together. He’s a renaissance dude. So he totally relates to
everything I do.”It turns out k-os met Christensen on a flight to
Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics, and moved to L.A. for five months in 2012 originally because of a girl, an actress, but they’ve since broken up.
“It’s all about her,” said k-os who will start a Canadian tour in April. “We don’t talk. But it is what it is. I think she came into my life to inspire me and it’s cool.”
Further Can-con came in the form of many guest vocalists and rappers, including ‘80s heartthrob Corey Hart, who sang the hook on “Like a Comet (We Rollin’),” and a difficult-to-obtain sample of Neil Young’s “Cowgirl in the Sand” used as a loop on “Play This Game.”
Other Canadian guests include frequent collaborator Sam Roberts, Metric’s Emily Haines, Death From Above 1979’s Sebastien Grainger, Bedouin Soundclash’s Jay Malinowski, rappers Saukrates and Shad, along with some American imports — The Roots’ Black Thought, and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes.
BLack On BLonde is a play on Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, and Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides.
“I’ve always been inspired by Dylan,” said k-os. “Simply because he was somebody that I related to as someone who was uncomfortable with the fame that he had from doing something that just felt super natural to him.”
K-os, whose last album was 2009’s Yes!, said he started out making a hip-hop record but then discovered he had enough material for a double album with a rock side, too.
“The cells split,” as he describes it. “It was really an Albert-Einstein-splitting-of-the-atom-Eureka moment, where I don’t have to cram all my musical identities into 15 songs, which is what I have been trying to do from the inception of my career. And I’m not saying that’s bad, ’cause it’s yielded some really weird test tube results like ‘Crabbuckit’ and ‘Sunday Morning,’ which are all great songs of genres of music smashed up. But as I mature, I really would say the double album is actually going to become my format.”
Photo: Sun Media News ServicesK-os says he was inspired by Bob Dylan in making his new album.
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Harper hockey book to hit shelves in Nov.SUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – Prime Minister Stephen Harper, an avid hockey fan, has juggled running the Canadian
government with 15-minute daily writing sessions to finish a book on the history of ice hockey.
His publisher said last week that the book, still untitled, about Canada’s most popular sport will appear in bookstores in November. It draws on archives, early hockey histories and old newspapers to paint a picture of hockey at the turn of the 20th century, publisher Simon & Schuster said.
Harper, who worked on the book in 15-minute bursts most evenings and is an avid hockey fan, said he had enjoyed conducting the research on hockey, which is Canada’s most popular sport.
“The early days of professional hockey featured outsized personalities who fought pitched battles to shape the game we know and love today,” he said in a statement from the publisher.
“Writing this book has taught me a lot about hockey and a great deal more about Canada. I hope all who read the book enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the experience of writing it.”
According to media reports, Harper is not using a ghost writer and has been studiously researching his subject. He is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research.
While Harper has tried not to show favoritism for any one team, he has admitted his first love is the Toronto Maple Leafs, which last won the Stanley Cup in 1967.
Harper’s royalties will go to the Military Families Fund, which provides emergency help for military families.
Photo: Sun Media News ServicesPrime Minister Stephen Harper holds a hockey stick from the 1907 Stanley Cup final during a research visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in December 2011.
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FEB. 14, 278 A.D.Valentine, a Roman priest, is
beheaded by Emperor Claudius II for marrying couples in secret, against the emperor’s orders.
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GLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
A local clothing store is hoping it will be just as Famous and Gorgeous in a new location just across the parking lot from its current one.
Famous Skateboards and Snowboards and Gorgeous Girls Clothing, which share space in a standalone building in a shopping centre at St. Albert Trail and McKenney Avenue, are packing up and getting set to move across the lot to the old St. Albert Pizza and Deor Hair Studio locations, making way for what is rumoured to be the first Rexall pharmacy in St. Albert.
Lee Severin, who co-owns the shop with husband Glenn Suggitt, said that, when approached by their landlords, Brentwood Developments, they decided the move would be a fresh start.
“Being in retail, you do always need to switch up the look of your store every couple of years. People want to see something new; you need to be up on the trends and what’s going on,” Severin said.
The new location will have less floor space, but Severin said it should all work out into a more efficient space.
“In [the current] space, we are all windows. We have no wall space to utilize, which a lot of businesses do,” she said.
“We’re just revamping it. It is smaller, but we are utilizing all the space, using all the wall space given to us. It’s a different feel, and we didn’t have that in this location.”
The Gorgeous Girls side of the business specializes in high-end women’s clothing.
“This used to be a bank, so it had two vaults in it that obviously you can’t remove without tearing down,” Severin added. “It was time to tighten things back up again and go for the boutique store again.”
Deor Hair Studio remains in the same complex, just a few doors down from their old location.
After starting out with two separate locations on Hebert Road, Famous and Gorgeous Girls have been occupying their current space for the last six years, so not moving too far was an important consideration.
“People get scared of coming into St. Albert — ‘Oh my God, it’s so far away,’” Severin said. “So to make another move, we definitely wanted to stay in the same area. We’ve become established and we’ve got people knowing where we are again.”
Construction crews are already working on renovating the new location, and Severin said they hope to open the doors there by the end of February.
Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderFamous Skateboards and Snowboards and Gorgeous Girls Clothing are moving from this locationto a new one across the parking lot but in the same shopping complex on McKenney Avenue.
Year of shopping localGLENN COOKSt. Albert Leader
A Christmas experiment has turned into a year of shopping locally for Jennifer McCurdy.
McCurdy is the member services director at the St. Albert Chamber of Commerce, and recently launched her “Shop St. Albert First” blog on the Chamber’s website — a blog that has proven popular enough so far that it crashed due to the traffic earlier this week.
“There’s this movement of, yes, let’s shop locally and let’s see if we can support each other,” she said.
McCurdy said that her passion for shopping locally was sparked very early on growing up in a small British Columbia town near the United States border.
“My father was an executive with Mohawk Oil, and it would kill him whenever he saw cars lined up at the border on Saturday mornings, going over to fill up their cars with gas,” she said. “We, as young children growing up in the family, learned very quickly that you have to support your local economy, especially when it comes to the taxes that went into gas that would pay for our health care and education and that type of thing.”
That conviction has only been reinforced by working at the Chamber of Commerce, so McCurdy gave herself a little challenge.
“We always work so hard to support and promote local businesses, and I wanted to see if I could do it in my personal life,” she said. “I decided I was going to try and do all my Christmas shopping locally. It was a great experience. My family loved all their gifts, and I didn’t have to head into [Edmonton] in all the traffic and fight for parking spots.”
So far, McCurdy has managed to find most of what she has needed in St. Albert, but there have been a few challenges along the way.
“My daughter expecting our first grandchild, so I thought, ‘Great, I know there’s a maternity store over in [Gateway Village],’ but we went there and the store was closed,” she said. “Actually, my next blog [entry] is on that experience — how does a store open in July and close the third week in January?”
But she has also found ways to be creative and at least keep some of her money in the St. Albert economy.
“Our family, over Christmas, goes to movies, and the movie we voted on wasn’t playing in St. Albert. So it was like, ‘OK, how am I going to do this? I’m only three weeks into this blog,’” she said. “But then I remembered I could go to AMA in St. Albert and buy my theatre passes, including the popcorn, and head into [Edmonton] and see a movie. At least some of that money is going to stay in St. Albert.”
She has also talked with the owners of the Sears Hometown Store on Inglewood Drive about ordering in merchandise that they don’t normally carry.
McCurdy’s year of local shopping is up on Jan. 1, 2014, but she said she may continue on longer than that.
“It’s changed my way of looking at things. Even though I’ve always thought I shopped local, it’s really made me think, ‘OK, do I really need to head into Edmonton to buy that, or can I not make that purchase?’” she said.
McCurdy’s blog can be found at blog.stalbertchamber.com.
Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert LeaderJennifer McCurdy is challenging herself to shop locally for an entire year.
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Toning down the office flirtSUN MEDIA NEWS SERVICES – When an employee seems more interested in playing the field at work than closing deals, co-workers may feel ill-at-ease. How can managers tell the office flirt to tone it down?
When dealing with the office flirt, managers need to be both direct and discreet. But when is an appropriate time to intervene? As soon as colleagues are uncomfortable with the flirt’s behaviour or the way they dress, experts say.
How far is too far?Julie Bulmash, professor and
coordinator of the human resources program at George Brown College in Toronto, says an employee is deemed too flirtatious when their actions affect a team’s productivity and morale. Working with a flirt can make others feel uncomfortable because the behaviour is perceived as unprofessional and can cross their personal boundaries.
As Bill Johnston, adviser with the Canadian Management Centre says, if it is disruptive, “you could see it as a type of sexual harassment and it has crossed a line.” That’s when managers need to step in.
There’s no need to embarrass the office flirt about his or her behaviour. “All this stuff is confidential and needs to be done behind closed doors,” Bulmash says. She recommends that managers focus the discussion on the employee’s behaviour and how it affects others.
Organizational development consultant Caroline Samné agrees, adding that it’s important to provide real examples. “You have to concretely tell them what it is you want them to do or not do. For example, ‘Joe doesn’t like it when you sit so close and put your arm around him. He feels like his space is being infringed upon.’ Otherwise, you are leaving it open to interpretation.”
If the employee’s choice of clothing is the issue, haul out the company’s dress policy. If the flirt only partially conforms to the dress code, Bullmarsh suggests meeting face-to-face. “The manager needs to schedule a meeting with the employee to discuss the company policy, expectations, etc. “
And if the company doesn’t have a dress code? “Develop a policy and make staff aware of it
immediately,” Bulmash says. “Then everyone is treated equally and the guidelines are consistent, clear and everyone is treated equitably.”
Common sense often prevails in rights cases
ALAN SHANOFFSun Media News Services
Human rights laws can be tricky to navigate, but a dose of common sense is often a good starting point to staying on the right side of human rights issues.
Before terminating an employee for a performance- or conduct-related issue, a good manager should ask if there are any underlying human rights issues that could come back and bite the employer. Failing to do so can lead to a nasty human rights complaint as Thrifty Foods, a supermarket chain in B.C., found out when it received a human rights complaint from its former employee Sharon Mackenzie.
By all accounts Mackenzie, who worked in Thrifty’s floral department, was what is commonly called a high-maintenance employee. She exhibited “mood swings,” “irritability,” cried during meetings and was “curt and abrupt” towards colleagues and managers. Her employer considered her to be “gossipy, manipulative, disruptive and demotivating,” as well as insubordinate.
But Mackenzie had suffered from depression for many years. She was off work for two months in 2009 on a stress leave. According to her doctor she suffered from an “adjustment disorder” and “depressed mood.” But Thrifty Foods fired Mackenzie two months after her return from the stress leave. Apparently, she had discussed an operational issue with someone other than her manager. This conduct, sort of like a final straw, led to the decision to fire her.
The decision was made in haste without taking into account the reasons underlying Mackenzie’s behaviour. The fact she had been on a stress leave should have put her employer on notice of the reasonable possibility of a mental health disability. Even if her employer was unaware of the specific diagnosis, it ought to have known there might have been a medical condition underlying her workplace conduct. Her employer ought to have taken steps to find out why she behaved in such a manner.
The human rights tribunal levelled some criticism at Mackenzie for not alerting her employer to her need for accommodation, but the tribunal sided in her favour, concluding that the disability was a factor in the decision to terminate and there was a failure to accommodate the disability. That’s all it takes to find the employer offside under human rights laws and the tribunal ordered Thrifty Foods to pay Mackenzie’s loss of wages for six months along with $5,000 for injury to her dignity, feelings and self-respect.
As in most cases, a little dose of common sense would have prevented this acrimonious claim.
— Alan Shanoff was counsel to Sun Media for 16 years and is currently a freelance writer
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