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CAFF – A mother and daughter face reality of living with Type 1 Diabetes

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Lloyd Lewis

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Central Alberta Film Festival is coming up Feb. 23-25 and offers up some really interesting films, including SWEET YOYO.

One balmy afternoon in Toronto, single mom Hannah receives the news that no mother wants to hear: her perfect daughter Jozefin (Yoyo for short) has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Faced with a new and shocking reality, Hannah and Yoyo must navigate the difficulties of growing up with a serious condition.

Yoyo quickly learns the difficulty of having a childhood illness, from her new strict diet to administering daily blood sugar tests at school. While Yoyo bravely comes to terms with her new reality, Hannah struggles with the financial and emotional burden of having a child with Type 1 Diabetes.

Directed and co-written by director Mark Cira, SWEET YOYO is a semi-autobiographical short film that details with a mother and daughter facing the new reality of living with Type 1 Diabetes.

You can catch SWEET YOYO as it makes its World Premiere at the Central Alberta Film Festival as part of the Drama series.

Saturday, February 24
5:20 PM
Carnival Cinemas

Mark will be in attendance at the premiere.

Community

Central AB Child Advocacy Centre one step closer to reality

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Red Deer, Alberta, June 15, 2018: The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre is thrilled to announce that the next phase in planning for its new Centre of Excellence on Red Deer College’s main campus is now underway.

On Thursday, June 14, RDC’s Board of Governors approved a resolution to move forward to request Government of Alberta approval through an Order in Council to lease a portion of land on the RDC campus to the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre. This request builds on the memorandum of understanding that CACAC and RDC entered into earlier this year, and it represents the partners’ commitment to work together to explore options that will meet the needs of Central Albertans.

Mark Jones, Chief Executive Officer of the CACAC, together with the centre’s staff and service partners, couldn’t be more pleased with this announcement. “Supporters of the centre have worked tirelessly since the formation of the coalition group who were determined to help with the desperate need for child advocacy in Central Alberta. We are collectively changing the way Central Alberta responds to child abuse. We opened in our temporary facility November 2017, and the statistics have been staggering of how many cases have been processed. The need for our planned Centre of Excellence is proven, and we are going to be working hard to raise the funds to bring it to fruition. These children need us, the community needs us, and the future of our society depends on it.”

The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre is a not for profit organization, governed by a board of directors that works in an integrative partnership with the Central Region Child and Family Services, Alberta Health Services, Alberta Justice, Alberta Education, the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre, and the RCMP to better service children, youth and families impacted by sexual abuse and the most serious/complex cases of physical abuse and neglect.

The centre has professionals onsite dealing with the criminal, child protection, medical and psychological needs of child victims and their families. Onsite professionals include police officers, physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and crown prosecutors with the common goals of: improved timeliness in the coordinated assessment and investigation of child abuse cases; increased access to support and therapeutic resources for the child and their family; enhanced collaboration among partners; more efficient and effective use of resources; increased knowledge and awareness of child abuse in the community.

Working collaboratively, we achieve greater results than any partner could on their own. It blends investigation, treatment, prevention, education and research with expertise to provide an integrated practice approach: wrapping around children and always “working in the best interests of the child”.

Learn more about the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre by clicking this link.

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Meet some amazing local artists at the ‘Open Studio’ Tour June 23/24

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The Red Deer Arts Council is thrilled to announce its third Open Studio Tour, June 23 and 24, 2018!

This is a self guided tour of artist studio spaces and free to the public.

Nineteen visual artists in fourteen studios bring you this amazing experience. They will open the doors to their private art studios from 1 to 4:30 p.m., and welcome the public to see the process of creating fine art as each artist demonstrates their processes. From sculpted clay to sculpted metal, from paintings to silk, from jewellery to glass, the fascinating techniques and works of some of Red Deer and area’s most recognized artists will be on display for visitors.

You can download or print the tour brochure and a map to help find all the studios, and artist bios to read before arriving on scene. The artists will not only demonstrate the processes they use, but happily take questions about their media, style, technique or anything related to art. Artists love to answer questions about their art!

Each studio is also offering a door prize for visitors. The draw will take place at a reception at Troubled Monk Brewery at 5551 45 Street. You will have the opportunity to enjoy the Brewery’s tour and tasting to find out about their own brand of locally made, hand crafted products. Tour visitors are invited to RSVP to the Arts Council by June 19th by phone at 403-348-2787 or by email at reddeerartscouncil@gmail.com – to be eligible for this special reception.

Here’s a list of the participating artists:

Red Deer Artists

Teena Dickerson
Teena Dickerson Metal Artist Studio
DEMO: Teena will be demonstrating bronze casting.

Suzanne Le Beau
Spirit of Clay Ceramics Studio
DEMO: Suzanne will be demonstrating the process of pouring liquid clay (slip) into plaster molds , as well as the process of taking them out of the molds and altering them.

Shirley Rimer
Works In Clay
DEMO: Shirley will be demonstrating some of her clay work upon request, throughout the Open Studio tour.

Marlene Kallstrom-Barritt
Kallstrom Studio
DEMO: Marlene will be working on various paintings of the “Ascending” series. “

Candice Meyer
Candice Meyer Studio
DEMO: Candice will be demonstrating the process she goes through to make her jewellery.

Darcy Gusse Edinga
Silk Concepts
DEMO: Darcy will be demonstrating painting on silk.

Trenton Thomas Leach and Holly Elliott
Rogue Art and Design
DEMO: Trent will be demonstrating stained glass. Holly will be demonstrating photos applied to various mediums

Susan Barker and Issy Covey
The Kitchen Studio
DEMO: Issy will be hand building her clay ceramics. Susan will be painting. Susan will also show her wheelthrowing studio.

Betty Schnell
Betty’s Studio DEMO: Betty will be demonstrating painting a landscape.

Wendy Meeres
Art and Lampwork Beads Studio
DEMO: Wendy will be demonstrating glass bead-making.

Marianne Harris
Paintwerx Studios and “Away To Play”
DEMO: Marianne will be demonstrating miniature watercolours with special effects.

Jeri Lynn Ing
Gallery IS Studio
DEMO: Jeri Lynn will be demonstrating her process of applying layers of acrylic paint and collage on canvas to create large abstract flowers and landscapes. There will be a few different art pieces in different stages of development to better show the viewer her process.

Vivian Williamson
Calligraphic Art Works Studio
DEMO: Vivian will demonstrate the process she goes through to do decorated letters on watercolour paper as well as calligraphy on a watercolour background.

Out of Town Studios

Pat Matheson
The Farm Studio
DEMO: Pat will be demonstrating the Raku-fire process which involves removing his pieces from a red hot kiln – lots of fire, smoke and fun!

Bobbie Seright Palanuik
Veranda Gallery and Gardens Studio
DEMO: Bobbie will be demonstrating her work with pastels/oil.

Learn more about the Red Deer Arts Council by clicking here or going to Facebook.

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