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5 REAL ESTATE UPDATE

6 GUIDES CANADA: NITANISAK DISTRICT

7 RESIDENT PERSPECTIVES: CHANGING ONE’S TUNE

8 REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF ALBERTA: ASK CHARLES

11 YOUR CITY OF CALGARY: FEBRUARY EVENTS WITH THE CITY OF CALGARY

12 WINES WITH DICK MCDOUGALL

15 SAFE & SOUND: FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH

17 TAKE ON WELLNESS: PILATES CAN BENEFIT EVERY KIND OF BODY

18 MP PAT KELLY’S REPORT

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Average Asking Average Sold Price Price The amethyst used to be considered December 2019 $429,000 $415,000 a valued gemstone, on par with November 2019 $499,900 $498,000 diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and October 2019 $475,898 $468,500 sapphires. These were known as the September 2019 $500,000 $485,000 cardinal gems. But after extensive August 2019 $559,900 $546,000 amethyst deposits were discovered July 2019 $575,000 $570,000 in Brazil in the early 19th century, June 2019 $525,325 $507,500 the gemstone lost most of its value. May 2019 $549,800 $562,000 April 2019 $599,000 $580,000 March 2019 $542,450 $515,000 February 2019 $494,000 $480,000 January 2019 $478,000 $460,000 Last 12 Months Sage Hill MLS Real Estate Sale Price Stats

Average Asking Average Sold Price Price December 2019 $454,900 $447,000 November 2019 $539,900 $520,000 October 2019 $519,950 $503,350 September 2019 $469,900 $460,000 August 2019 $504,750 $490,000 July 2019 $539,900 $530,000 June 2019 $519,950 $525,000 May 2019 $538,800 $515,000 April 2019 $475,000 $475,000 March 2019 $497,350 $487,400 February 2019 $539,000 $520,000 January 2019 $496,450 $483,250

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NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I FEBRUARY 2020 5 NITANISAK DISTRICT 229 Brownies The 229th Brownie Unit started off the year with a Learn to Tent sleepover. During this fun-filled evening, the Brownies made camp hat crafts, an edible campfire, ventured through a Nite Teck obstacle course, sang campfire songs and learned how to roll a bedroll and set up a tent. The Brownies have also been engaging in activities to work towards the Experiment and Cre- ate Program Area badges. They participated in a variety YOUR NOLAN HILL / SAGE HILL of experiments including making elephant toothpaste and their own lemonade. They also explored coding languages and creating videos using Green Screening and Stop Motion Animation. Leading up to the holiday ELECTED OFFICIALS season, the Brownies created cards and collected dona- tions to help spread cheer at a local senior’s residence. MP Pat Kelly Calgary Rocky Ridge In the coming months, we are looking forward to sleep- 202, 400 Crowfoot Crescent NW ing over at the Tyrell Museum, a family skating party at Calgary, Alberta T3G 5H6 Bowness Park, carrying out random acts of kindness Phone: 403-282-7980 within our communities, exploring mindfulness activi- Fax: 403-282-3587 ties and ending off our year with our Spring camp. Email: [email protected] 233rd Rangers The 233rd Rangers started off this year with a tent camp with the 110th Guides in Cochrane. The camp was cut short by the heavy snowfall we had in September, but Councillor Joe Magliocca we had some fun getting to know each other. Next, we Ward 2 Office volunteered for Calgary Area’s Nite Trek and we worked P.O. Box 2100, Station M hard and were up until 4 am running a station for this Calgary, AB, CanadaT2P 2M5 Pathfinder event. We have been working hard on a Traf- Phone: 403-268-2430 fic Safety presentation on pedestrian safety and will Fax: 403-268-3823 be visiting all the units in our District to give the pres- Email: [email protected] entation. We have made gingerbread house with the Web: www.calgary.ca/ward2 seniors at the Revera Edgemont, challenged an escape room with the 90th Pathfinders and learned about the Women of Valour. At the end of January, we are camp- ing in Cochrane again, but indoors this time, for some Honourable Jason Luan (UCP) well-deserved down time after our high school exams. MLA for Calgary-Foothills We still have adventures to plan for 2020 but the great- [email protected] est adventure will be our travels to England and Scot- land next year. All of us are participants in International Travel with Girl Guides to camps and a World Centre. Rangers is for girls in Grade 10 to 12, where we develop our leadership skills and volunteer beyond our unit. 6 FEBRUARY 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities RESIDENT PERSPECTIVES

February has Valentine’s Day, and Val- So how did we go from bird people to sirens were under Poseidon; purifica- entine’s Day means romance. So, I’m fish people? That’s a bit muddled. One tory/cathartic sirens served Hades. taking that a step further and going source said that in Isidore of Seville’s The surviving sources seem to associ- to be talking about creatures of se- Etymologies (c. 615A.D. – 630 A.D.), he ate them more with the latter, as Ovid duction: sirens. Sirens in our contem- wrote that in addition to feathered si- wrote that sirens were companions porary imaginations are more or less rens, there were also winged serpents of Persephone, Hades’ wife. There mermaids whose voices allure people in Arabia called sirens. It is possible are two versions of why this is: one is to their deaths. But it didn’t start that that a snake/woman hybrid emerged that Persephone’s mother, Demeter, way. Once upon a time, sirens were which was either changed to or con- gave the sirens wings to help them actually bird women. fused with half-fish. As sirens are as- search for her daughter, then kid- sociated with oceans and seafaring, it napped by Hades. The other version In the Odyssey, Odysseus encounters would make sense for a half-woman, is that Demeter cursed the sirens to the sirens on his journey home. To re- half-snake to be mistaken as half- be the winged, singing seductresses cap: Odysseus commands his crew to woman, half sea-serpent/fish. because they failed to stop the ab- tie him to the ship’s mast because he There were once depictions of male duction. Hyginus wrote that sirens is curious about the sirens’ song. He sirens too, but they seemed to have would only live as long as those who orders the crew to fill their ears with been phased out around the 5th cen- were trapped in their songs remained wax and not to loose him until they tury B.C., which I think is unfortunate. ensnared. If they escaped, the sirens had sailed beyond the sirens’ voices. I don’t see male sirens being any less would die. Beyond the sirens’ irresistible song, appealing than female sirens. I’m a On a tangentially related note, the not much else is described. Scholars sucker for a baritone as it is. Given word siren, used in reference to a po- have suggested that it is because the that sirens are not the same as mer- lice or ambulance siren, was first re- audience already knew what sirens maids, I’m also arguing that male corded in 1879. But how we got from were and did not need to be remind- sirens are not the same as mermen. “hypnotically beautiful singing” to ed. But surviving images and litera- And I think male sirens should be “obnoxious cacophony” is an article ture from the period depict sirens brought back. #Feminism (and I only for a different time. as bird-like creatures with women’s mean that half-jokingly). Here’s some free advice: if your Tin- faces. This later evolved into women Beyond seducing sailors, sirens had der date has a beautiful voice from with bird legs—sometimes with or function within the Greek cosmol- which you can’t seem to pull your- without wings on their backs—hold- ogy. Proclus, a contemporary of self away, plays a lyre, seems fishy or ing musical instruments. At some Plato, relayed that Plato had divided perhaps likes birds a little too much, point, all bird attributes disappeared, sirens into three categories: celestial, maybe don’t fight your friends when and they looked like human women, generative, and purificatory/cathar- they tie you to a ship’s mast until that set apart only by their bewitching tic. Celestial sirens were under the ‘relation-ship’ has sailed. Happy Val- voices. authority of Zeus, while generative entine’s Day.

NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I FEBRUARY 2020 7 REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF ALBERTA

Ask Charles I heard that if someone calls themselves a “con- tractor,” they don’t need to have a licence to pro- property manager, they must also provide a Certified vide property management services. Is that true? Criminal Record Check to RECA prior to receiving a li- cence, and there are ongoing education requirements. No, that’s not true. The truth is it doesn’t matter what a If a property owner is working with a licensed property person calls themselves. If they are providing property manager, they have the added protection of the Con- management services and they are not the owner of the sumer Compensation Fund. The Fund compensates property or an employee of the owner, they require a consumers who suffer a financial loss as a result of fraud, licence from the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA). breach of trust, or a failure to disburse or account for The Real Estate Act, which RECA administers, defines money held in trust by an industry member in connec- property management as: tion with a real estate trade, mortgage deal, or property 1. leasing, negotiating, approving or offering to lease, management services. negotiate or approve a lease or rental of real estate; If you work with an unlicensed property manager, and 2. collecting or offering or attempting to collect money the property manager disappears and takes rental pay- payable for the use of real estate; ments or damage deposits with them, your only re- 3. holding money received in connection with a lease or course is through the courts. rental of real estate; and 4. advertising, negotiating or any other act, directly or As a property owner, you’re not required to hire some- indirectly for the purpose of furthering the activities one to manage your rental or investment property, but described in items 1-3. if you do, take steps to protect yourself. Ensure that the company and individual you hire are licensed to pro- Licensed property managers can find suitable tenants, vide property management services in Alberta. You can deal with nuisance tenants, draft lease agreements, check if someone is licensed through RECA’s website at and regularly inspect and maintain property on behalf www.reca.ca. of a property owner. It is up to property managers and the property owners to negotiate the specific tasks the “Ask Charles” is a question and answer column by Charles property manager will provide, but ultimately, before Stevenson, Director of Professional Standards with the Real providing property management services, the property Estate Council of Alberta (RECA), www.reca.ca. RECA is the manager needs a licence. independent, non-government agency responsible for the regulation of Alberta’s real estate industry. We license, Property manager licensing provides vital protection govern, and set the standards of practice for all real estate, for property owners. Individuals must complete com- mortgage brokerage, and real estate appraisal professionals prehensive education before becoming licensed as a in Alberta. To submit a question, email [email protected].

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NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I FEBRUARY 2020 9 YOUR CITY OF CALGARY 10 Tips to Recycle Right in 2020

Create new recycling habits for the 6. Bag your bags. Make it easier new year – this is one resolution to bag your bags by setting up you’ll want to keep! a spot in your home to collect them together. Hang a bag off 1. Bookmark the What Goes Where a hook inside a cabinet or clip a search tool on your computer/ bag off the side of your indoor smartphone. Visit calgary.ca/ recycling bin. Fill the bag up with whatgoeswhere to find out what all your stretchy bags as you get to recycle, compost or dispose of. them. Once the bag is full, tied 2. Know what not to put in your closed and then put in your blue Blue Cart. Batteries, loose plastic bin. Restart again with a new bag bags, clothing, food and liquid, and fill up. garden hoses, electrical cords, Sty- 7. Prepare your recyclables the rofoam, needles and yard waste do right way not belong in the recycling. a) Bundle your stretchy bags and 3. Group your bins together. Make wrap together into a single it easy for anyone in your house bag and securely tie closed. to recycle – just as easy as it is to b) Bag your shredded paper. throw something away. Put your c) Put the rest of your recycling inside recycling bin next to your loose into your blue cart. garbage can. For extra credit, add Make sure your recyclables are extra recycling and composting not packed in too tightly or bins in your kitchens, bathrooms, they will not fall out of the cart 10. Reduce, reuse, and rethink. and laundry room. Most of your during pickup. When it comes to sustainability, home’s recyclables and composta- 8. Download the Garbage Day reducing, reusing, and rethinking bles come from these three rooms. App. Never miss a collection day helps make an even bigger impact 4. Empty, clean and dry. Before you by downloading the Garbage Day for the environment. Find ways to toss your empty containers, cans, app onto your phone. View your change your daily consumption of jars, bottles, and cartons, make schedule on-the-go and set no- materials with these easy tricks: sure you rinse out liquids, food tifications to remind you of your • Reduce by saying no to single-use residue and such – then put these blue, black and green cart collec- items like straws, plastic grocery containers in your blue bin. tion days. bags and disposable coffee cups. 5. Keep electronics and batteries 9. Beyond the blue bin. Some items • Reuse by never leaving your house out of the recycling cart. While can’t be recycled or disposed of in without your reusables like your wa- these should be recycled, batteries any of the bins. This includes scrap ter bottle, coffee cup, canvas shop- and electronics do not belong in metal, household chemicals and ping bag and cutlery set (e.g. fork, your curbside recycling bin. These paint, used motor oil and cloth- spoon, chopsticks, straw). items can start fires at recycling fa- ing and textiles. The City offers • Rethink by buying items in eas- cilities and in the garbage trucks. drop-off programs for many of ily recyclable packaging like paper Visit calgary.ca/whatgoeswhere these items. Visit calgary.ca/what- and cardboard or choosing better to know where to safely recycle or goeswhere to learn where to safely options like using Tupperware con- dispose of electronics and batter- recycle or dispose of these items. tainers instead of plastic wrap. ies.

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NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I FEBRUARY 2020 11 Dick McDougall, WSET 3, Fine Vintage Certified is a high school calculus teacher and a self-employed sommelier in Calgary

When it comes to the world of whites, I have fallen for Italy. Most people think of Pinot Grigio when it comes to the Etruscan Peninsula but there is so much more. Unique white varietals exist from north to south. Here are three world- class whites that can be had for less than $30.

The Satta 2016 Costa di Giulia Bolgheri Bianco is a great place to start. This wine was once made from 100% Vermentino. Though the grape’s name is unappeal- ing, I assure you that it is perfect in a lighter-bodied, fresh style. It was blended with 30% Sauvignon Blanc which adds body and punch. It’s a wine that hits with apricot and peach on the front palate then almond and vanilla on the finish.

The Mastroberardino 2017 Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio is another great Italian white from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Translated as “the tears of Christ,” this wine has a lot to live up to and it certainly gives a sense of place and terroir with its presence on volcanic soil. Vine roots struggle to get down to the water which creates astonishing minerality and complexity. The varietal is 100% Coda di Volpe and it is as food friendly as a wine can be.

I am partial to a white from the Soave region as it was the wine I celebrated with when the Winnipeg Jets beat Nashville in game 7 of the NHL playoffs a Three few years back. The Sartori 2017 Marani Bianco Veronese is a white version of Amarone. Grapes are raisinated on straw mats after harvest and then pressed to make a more concentrated and full-bodied wine. The grape is Garganega Must-try and this wine gives an opulent combination of pear and peach flavours mired in honey. The hint of oak is in perfect balance and calmed me during a stressful Whites third period. These wines are all available locally and can be found by using the Liquor for 2020 Connect website at www.liquorconnect.com.

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Learn more about your Calgary Catholic School District Board of Trustees! Searching for a New Chief Superintendent Community Policing With the announcement last spring of the impending re- A message from the Federation of Calgary Communities tirement of our Chief Superintendent Gary Strother, the Community policing is, quite simply, police officers Board of Trustees of the Calgary Catholic School District and Calgarians working in partnership, to prevent (CCSD) began one of their most important roles – that crime, and to find long-lasting solutions to the prob- of hiring their one employee, the Chief Superintendent. lems that threaten public safety. As governors of the largest publicly funded separate school district in Alberta, selecting the individual who This innovative approach to policing focuses on fos- will be responsible for all outcomes of the jurisdiction tering positive relationships, engaging the commu- is no small task. There are several requirements of the nity, and maintaining an open dialogue between the Education Act that must be met. A Chief Superintendent police and members of the community. must hold an Alberta Teaching Certificate and a master’s degree and must be in possession of, or be eligible for, The reality is that police officers cannot be every- the Superintendent’s Leadership Quality Standard, which where all the time. It is very important for Calgarians is a mandated provincial designation. to let police know of about suspicious or criminal activities going on in their neighbourhoods. This Beyond this, there are specific attributes desired by any information allows for the allocation of appropriate jurisdiction relative to the qualifications of a Chief Super- resources to investigations and crime prevention intendent. For CCSD, the Board, after surveying students, strategies. staff, school councils, the Calgary Diocese, and others, determined that any Chief Superintendent who will lead The Calgary Police Service works with Calgarians to CCSD must be committed to the promotion of publicly learn about community priorities, the needs of crime funded Catholic education, must have system leader- victims, and how to best serve our city. ship experience, as well as competence in business and operational functions of a large organization. They must Calgarians are encouraged to maintain positive re- possess a strong sense of social justice, model the attri- lationships with their neighbours, local school offi- butes of a Shepherd Leader, be a collaborative and open- cials and community organizations in order to have minded visionary and a creative and innovative thinker. a better understanding of the dynamics in the com- As a Board, we must demonstrate to the Minister of Edu- munity. This will allow for everyone to note when cation, who ultimately approves appointments of Chief something is amiss, and to work together to keep Superintendents, that we have advertised nationally, that communities safe. our preferred candidate is qualified through holding the It is important to call 911 to report a crime in prog- above-mentioned certifications, and that any contract ress. Call (403) 266-1234 to report suspicious indi- offered is in keeping with the regulations outlined in the viduals/vehicles, and crimes in your neighbourhood. Education Act relating to compensation and benefits. The Board of Trustees of the Calgary Catholic School Dis- Some property crimes can be reported online at trict is confident as we navigate this process that we will www.calgarypolice.ca. The Calgary Police Service identify the individual most suited to this critically impor- also has a Crime Mapping feature online that will ed- tant role. To those who have contributed their perspec- ucate Calgarians about the types of crimes that have tives in this important endeavour, you have our deepest been reported in various communities. gratitude.

NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I FEBRUARY 2020 1 3 SAFE & SOUND

Home and Vacation Property Rental Fraud The place seems like a dream come true: the right Scams also frequently appear on vacation rental web- space, the right location, the right price. But is it really sites such as Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway.com. They for rent? Or will the renter or traveler arrive to find their follow the same pattern, preying on vacationers’ in- money gone with nowhere to stay? ability to check out a listing before paying money for it. Cases also have been noted of scammers luring a renter An in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bu- away from Airbnb to deal with the “landlord” directly or reau (BBB) finds that fraud is widespread in the online spoofing Airbnb’s site to impersonate the landlord and rental home and vacation rental market, with 43 percent the company’s payment portal. These companies like- of online shoppers encountering a fake listing and more than five million consumers losing money to such scams. wise have warned consumers about potential fraud and taken steps against fake listings. Most commonly, fraudsters simply copy the photo and description of a property, post it online with their own In addition to warning consumers of red flags that contact information and try to get a deposit and first may signal apartment or vacation rental scams, the month’s rent from the victim. The fraudster may com- report recommends: municate only by email or text message and may claim • Rental unit owners should watermark photos used for to be out of the country and unavailable to show the rental postings, which will make it more difficult for property. Once the victim sends money, the fraudster scammers to copy photos of other properties posted disappears. online. • Website platforms that list houses, apartments and In less common types of fraud, victims may be enticed vacation properties should make extra effort to screen to buy an online directory of homes supposedly for for bogus listings, and they should explore ways to al- rent, or they may be tricked into signing up for credit low consumers to easily report scam listings. monitoring that comes with recurring monthly charges. Many consumers look for rental listings on free classified What to do if you are the victim of a rental scam: listing sites like Craigslist and Kijiji, as well as Facebook • File a report with local police and the Canadian Anti- Marketplace as well as other paid sites such as Rent- Fraud Centre. faster.ca. Fake listings turn up frequently on these sites, • Go to BBB.org to view a business’ BBB Business Profile, despite the companies’ efforts to keep scam listings off including complaints and reviews, or to file a -com their sites and warn consumers about potential fraud. plaint or report a scam on Scam Tracker.

14 FEBRUARY 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities Identity Theft Through ‘Free Child February Is Heart Month Do you know the signs and symptoms of a heart attack Safety Kits’ and what to do if someone experiences these? Know- Scammers have thought up a new con involving “free ing, may make the difference between life and death. child safety kits.” According to recent BBB Scam Tracker Recognizing and responding immediately to the warn- reports, scammers are offering these free “kits” as a way ing signs of a potential heart attack may significantly to get their hands on sensitive information that can be improve survival and recovery. February is Heart Month: used to steal a child’s identity. take the time to be heart safe and learn how you can How the Scam Works reduce your risk. You are contacted over the phone, on social media or via Common signs of a heart attack email by someone offering to provide free child safety (Any, or all, of these signs and symptoms may occur) kits to all children in your community. They might explain • Chest discomfort described as simply a mild pressure that police and safety officials recommend all parents keep a kit that contains up-to-date pictures of their child, up to a ‘crushing’ pain; may also be ‘squeezing’ or a the child’s height, weight, birthdate, fingerprints, as well ‘heavy’ sensation; as a strand of their hair. And while that part of the story • Discomfort may move to the shoulders, arm, neck, or jaw; is true, the supposedly free child safety kits come with a • May include shortness of breath, sweating, or nausea hidden catch or two. / vomiting. Scammers may insist that to receive your kit, you need to • Signs may vary person to person and can differ be- tell them sensitive personal information about your child, tween men, women and the elderly. including their full name, address, birthdate and Social In- surance Number. Some parents have even reported that Heart attack Risk Factors the person who contacted them said that meeting the • Obesity* child in person at their home was a requirement. • Sedentary lifestyle* • Smoking* If you give up your child’s personal information, they • High cholesterol* may become a victim of identity theft. Children are more • Age / gender likely to have their identities stolen than adults. Scam- • Family history mers know that people rarely, if ever, check their child’s credit report, which means they can get away with us- Speak with your doctor about how to treat your modifi- ing a child’s name and information for years before being able (*) risk factors and learn to be heart safe. found out. In addition, children’s credit scores are a clean slate, making them an ideal target. What to do when seconds count • Call 9-1-1, immediately. Early treatment can greatly re- How to Avoid Scams Involving Your Children duce heart damage and be the difference between life • Never give your child’s personal information to a strang- and death; er. Be especially careful with your child’s Social Insur- • Treatment starts the moment EMS arrives. Paramedics ance Number. can provide oxygen, start an intravenous and perform • Be wary of unsolicited offers. Legitimate businesses and an electrocardiogram (ECG); organizations won’t contact you out of the blue without first getting your permission. Government institutions • Paramedics can also administer important will generally contact you by mail before making phone medication(s) in the early minutes of a heart attack to calls. lessen heart damage; • Take precautions to protect your child’s identity. Check • During transport, EMS will share information with the your child’s credit report annually for signs of fraud. hospital so that definitive treatment can begin imme- Make sure your child’s school, doctor’s office, etc. will diately upon arrival; keep your child’s personal information safe if you opt • Take a CPR / AED course. Training is widely available to give it to them. Keep an eye out for red flags, such from many reputable organizations. It’s easy and could as bills or invoices mailed to your home in your child’s make a significant difference in the outcome of some- name. one experiencing a heart attack.

NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I FEBRUARY 2020 1 5 TAKE ON WELLNESS

• Build confidence. Identify your friend’s abilities and strengths, build on them, and encourage your friend to do their best. • Give compliments. Compliments help us to remember the positives in our lives, especially when times get tough. • Give and accept support • Manage stress. Help your friend to learn what stresses them and how they can manage it in healthy ways before it overwhelms them. • Deal with moods. Support your Do you have a friend who just things that don’t seem to be a big friend to find safe and construc- doesn’t seem to be their usual deal to you or others. tive ways to talk about negative self? Something about them has • Their eating habits have feelings, such as anger or sadness. changed, and you’re wondering changed—they avoid hanging Sports, writing (keeping a journal), what’s going on? out at lunchtime or make excuses painting, dancing, making crafts, Loved ones can be the first to no- as to why they’re not eating. are all good ways to help deal with tice changes in a friend. It may be • They’re always tired or complain difficult emotions. a change in mood, certain behav- they aren’t sleeping well. • Encourage your friend to do iours, or in activities they used to • They’re missing more and more things they’re good at and to have enjoy. You may notice that your time from school or work. the courage to step outside their friend seems to be tired all the time • They’re drinking more alcohol or comfort zone and try something or is easily annoyed. Maybe they’ve using other drugs more. new. stopped hanging out and are • They’re sad much of the time and • Share humour. Have fun togeth- spending more time alone. Some- find it hard to see any positives in er. Take some time to laugh with times it’s hard to pinpoint what’s their life. your friend. different about them, but you just • They are spending more time • Be accepting of different types of have a sense that something’s alone—they don’t want to hang people and include others even if wrong. Maybe they’ve told you that out with friends or do any of their they are different than you. Focus they’re having struggles. usual activities. on what you like about who they are as people. Many people turn to their friends If you’ve noticed changes in a for help if they’re having a problem. friend that have been going on Helping others to acknowledge Knowing how to support some- for a while or seem to be getting their strengths and feel good about one is an important part of being a worse, it’s time to do something. themselves can also help you rec- friend. Speak up! Start by sharing with ognize your own strengths and your friend what you have noticed ways you can support your own Signs a friend may need some and why it concerns you. Have this mental wellness. support: conversation in a comfortable but • They don’t seem to enjoy activi- private place, where the two of you If you or if your friend needs more ties as much anymore. can talk without being interrupted. help, call Health Link at 811 or the • They seem distracted or are hav- Let them know that you care about Mental Health Help Line at 1-877- ing trouble staying focused. them and you’re worried about 303-2642, available 24 hours a day, • They are unusually worried about them. 7 days a week.

16 FEBRUARY 2020 I Call 403-720-0762 for advertising opportunities Advance Care Planning Helps You Document Your Healthcare Wishes Advance care planning is a way to help you think about, talk about, and document your wishes for healthcare. It’s a process that can help you make healthcare decisions now and for the future. Pilates Can Benefit If there’s a time when you aren’t able to speak for yourself, it’s important that your loved ones and your healthcare team understand your wishes for health- Every Kind of Body care. Planning today makes sure that your wishes are by Carissa Vescio, Pilates Instructor known, no matter what the future holds. At any age and at any stage, beginning a Pilates practice Advance care planning may bring comfort and will positively support your wellness journey. Pilates is a peace of mind to you, your family, and to those who movement practice that was created 100 years ago by may have to make healthcare decisions on your be- Joseph Pilates. He developed a system of movements half. and apparatus to help people develop strength while • What are your values, wishes, and goals for your gaining flexibility and balance. healthcare? Think about what’s important to you. • Do you have beliefs that influence your healthcare How can Pilates help you? wishes? 1. Avoid Future Injuries and Reduce Existing Muscle • Are there conditions under which you do or do not Tightness and Pain want a certain treatment? Pilates improves your flexibility and a major benefit to • Where would you want to be cared for? becoming more flexible is that you reduce your chances • Have you had experiences with family or friends of injury. Every muscle is connected and when there is where healthcare decisions had to be made? tightness in the body it allows muscles to pull on joints, • Have you considered organ and tissue donation? causing pain. A Pilates practice will create space be- tween the joints reducing muscle tightness and pain. Consider getting and filling out a Green Sleeve.

2. Prevent Slips, Trips and Tumbles A Green Sleeve is a plastic pocket that holds your Pilates improves your balance. When you have better advance care planning forms. Think of it like a med- balance, you can catch yourself during a slip, prevent- ical passport. It holds important legal forms that go ing a fall. This is an important skill to hone during our with you through the healthcare system. In an emer- Calgary winters. gency, Alberta Health Services medical providers can look at your Green Sleeve and know your health- 3. Improve Bladder Control care wishes. Both childbirth and aging have an adverse effect on our The Green Sleeve belongs to you and should only ability to control our bladder. Pilates really works the have the most up-to-date forms inside. powerhouse which includes the pelvic floor. Strength- ening your powerhouse will improve your bladder con- You can get a Green Sleeve from any Alberta Health trollability. Services provider. You can ask your family doctor for one or a nurse might suggest that you get one. You 4. Improve Your Mood can also order up to four free online. Email conversa- Dedicating an hour just for you once a week will help [email protected] for information. you relieve stress and tension creating a happier you.

NOLAN HILL • SAGE HILL I FEBRUARY 2020 1 7 MP Calgary Rocky Ridge Pat Kelly 202, 400 Crowfoot Crescent NW Calgary, Alberta T3G 5H6 403-282-7980 403-282-3587 [email protected]

During the recent election campaign and “Mr. Speaker, since the government took office, foreign investment has fall- in many conversations that followed, I have en by 56%, $100 billion has left the energy sector and investments in plants promised that if re-elected I would be a strong and equipment are down. Real wages have barely risen, nearly half of Ca- representative and that I would use every par- nadians are within $200 of insolvency and a third of Canadians are broke liamentary tool available to raise the concerns at the end of each month. October had the highest number of personal bankruptcies in 10 years and per capita GDP is falling. The economy lost of constituents severely impacted by the pro- 71,000 jobs last month and we are falling behind our international peers. longed economic downturn in Alberta. The cost of living is increasing, and standards of living are stagnating. This is not middle-class prosperity. During the brief sitting that occurred in early De- cember, I delivered a speech in response to the “Because the government broke its promise to balance the budget within its Government’s throne speech, I tabled a number first term and created a structural deficit without delivering the infrastructure of questions for the government, presented a that it promised, it has squandered the fiscal capacity that it inherited dur- petition on behalf of constituents, and made the ing a time of economic growth. Canadians deserve better, and Canadians following “Member’s Statement” on concerns I can count on Conservatives to fight for those working hard to join the middle heard during the election campaign, the deterio- class and those desperately struggling to remain in it.” rating economic situation and the government’s I will continue using all available parliamentary tools to propose positive fiscal mismanagement: policy alternatives and oppose measures harmful to my constituents.

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