Westworld Alberta

NOVEMBER 2011 . VOLUME 37 . NUMBER 5 Westworld Alberta EDITOR KIRSTEN RODENHIZER ART DIRECTOR GAYLEEN WHITING MANAGING EDITOR CAROLE STEVENSON-ROY ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR TRACY HYATT CREATIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD THIBERT PRODUCTION MANAGER SUZY WILLIAMSON STUDIO MANAGER KRISTINA BORYS ALLISON GRIFFIOEN, KATE HOOD, CHRIS SHERWOOD ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION INA BOWERBANK SENIOR IMAGING TECHNICIAN DEBBIE LYNN CRAIG ASSISTANT STUDIO MANAGER MANDY LAU PRODUCTION SYSTEMS MANAGER KIM MCLANE ADVERTISING PRODUCTION ELECTRONIC IMAGING BERNHARD HOLZMANN, LAURA MICHAELS ADVERTISING GENERAL SALES MANAGER GILLIAN TRAINOR 604-299-7311 FAX 604-299-9188 BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA, ONTARIO, QUEBEC, MARITIMES & WEST COAST U.S.A ANNA LEE, MICHAEL ROCHFORT, GILLIAN TRAINOR . MIDWEST U.S.A. KOLLANDER COMPANIES 952-405-9640 SALES COORDINATORS LAURA NGUYEN, HEATHER VINCE PUBLISHED FOR CHAIRMAN, CEO PETER LEGGE, O.B.C., LL.D (HON) PRESIDENT KAREN FOSS VICE-PRESIDENT/PRODUCTION CORINNE SMITH VICE-PRESIDENT SAMANTHA LEGGE, MBA VICE-PRESIDENT/EDITORIAL KATHLEEN FREIMOND VICE-PRESIDENT/FINANCE FARNAZ RIAHI, CA VICE-PRESIDENT/SALES REBECCA LEGGE DIRECTOR/CIRCULATION SCOTT WHEATLEY DIRECTOR/MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MICHAEL OLDEWENING DIRECTOR/SALES OPERATIONS RHEA ATTAR DIRECTOR/DIGITAL MEDIA SHANNON EMMERSON (ON LEAVE) EDITORIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER MIKE ROBERTS DIGITAL MEDIA JOHN BUCHER, YAU BING CHONG, JOANNE DA SILVA, KRISTEN HILDERMAN, DARREN JARVIS, LISA MANFIELD, JAMES MARSHALL, CHRISTINA MCPHAIL, MICHAEL SMALL, CANDICE UI, DAVINIA YIP, ALONSO YSA SENIOR MARKETING & SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER TAMARA JOHNSTON MARKETING COORDINATOR TIM REYES MARKETING & MEDIA STRATEGIST CASEY CRAWFORD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MARK JEFFREY, CRAIG KITAGAWA APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST EILEEN GAJOWSKI ACCOUNTING RITA FRENCH, JOY GINETE-COCKLE, AMBROCIA JAMES, TERRI MASON, SONIA ROXBURGH, JOCELYN SNELLING CIRCULATION MANAGER TRACY MCRITCHIE CIRCULATION JALLINE CAPUANO, MILLIE COSKUN, GINGER JESSAMINE, KELLY KALIRAI, RUTH PISKO, ISABELLE RINGHAM, ANNY YU EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS HEIDI CHRISTIE, JACKIE LEE RECEPTION MARIA VLASENKO ADVERTISING IN WESTWORLD MAGAZINE DOES NOT INDICATE AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE ALBERTA MOTOR ASSOCIATION. ® CAA, CAA Plus, Away From Home, CAA Plus RV and Approved Auto Repair Services are trademarks owned by, and their use granted by, the Canadian Automobile Association. ® AAA, CampBook, Show Your Card & Save, TourBook and TripTik are trademarks owned by, and their use granted by, the American Automobile Association. The Alberta edition of Westworld magazine is published fi ve times a year by Canada Wide Media Limited, 4th Floor, 4180 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6A7. Phone 604- 299-7311; Fax 604-299-9188. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission. Subscription rates: Canada $19.95 per year, plus applicable taxes; outside Canada $26.95 per year, no tax. Rates quoted are for non-members only. Publication Mail Product Sales Agreement #40065475. The statements, opinions and points of view expressed in articles published in this magazine are those of the authors, and publication shall not be deemed to mean that they are necessarily those of the Alberta Motor Association, the publisher, editor or Canada Wide Media Limited. The publishers cannot be held responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. The trademark WESTWORLD is used under licence from Westworld Publications Ltd., the registered owner of such mark. E WESTWORLD is the registered trademark of Westworld Publications Ltd. S Paper – Post Consumer Recycled Content 10% 22 tons of wood saved 61,233 gallons of wastewater fl ow saved 6,555 lbs solid waste not generated 24,956 lbs greenhouse gases prevented 83 million BTUs energy not consumed Printed with vegetable-based ink 4 WESTWORLD >> NOVEMBER 2011 E C R • • E C P E L L A Y

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