Appendicies

APPENDIX 1.0: NET WEIGHT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED VS. NET WEIGHT OF TOTAL WASTE COLLECTED (CURBSIDE COLLECTION)

The City land-filled 111, 905 metric tonnes of waste in 2006. This can be broken down in 26, 946 tonnes of Residential waste, 16, 946 tonnes of Construction and Demolition waste and 68, 213 tonnes of Commercial waste. The City’s total diversion for 2006 was 8, 274 tonnes of the 111, 905 metric tonnes collected or 7.4 %. Of the diverted goods, 3, 400 tonnes was Residential recycling, 3, 727 tonnes was Yard waste, 822 tonnes was scrap metal (including white goods), 175 tonnes of Electronic waste, 52 tonnes of Household Hazardous waste, 80 tonnes of tires, 32 tonnes of batteries, 16 tonnes of mulch and 7 tonnes of propane tanks.

*All these values are approximations as the City does not specifically track tonnages based on this categorization.

*The City is not involved in commercial recycling (e.g. the rental of cardboard bins to businesses). This information does not provide the whole picture for diversion for Red Deer¹³⁸.

APPENDIX 2.0: EXPECTED LIBRARY VISITS

In Canada, a community averaging 75, 000 residents can expect 386, 644 in-person visits and 121, 568 Internet visits to their library, per year. Red Deer’s 2004 population was 75 923. A community the size of Red Deer would expect 391 402 visits and 123 064 internet visits¹³⁹.

APPENDIX 3.0: WORK UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (TRENDS IN RATES¹⁴⁰)

Labour force characteristics
	Population	Labour force	Employment	Unemployment	Participation rate	Unemployment rate	Employment rate
ER 4850 Red Deer	Thousands				%
Feb-07	139.6	102.3	99.2	3	73.3	2.9	71.1
Feb-06	133.2	97.3	93.4	3.9	73	4	70.1

Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 282-0054 and Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE.

Last modified: 2007-03-09.

APPENDIX 3.1: EMPLOYMENT RATE (FULL TIME/PART TIME) BY AGE AND INDUSTRY¹⁴¹

Full time and part time employment rates by age and industry
Geo: 4850 - Red Deer	Type: Monthly - January 2007
	Both sexes
	Labour force			Employment			Full-time			Part-time			Unemployment			Unemployment rate
	15 +	15 - 24	25 +	15 +	15 - 24	25 +	15 +	15 - 24	25 +	15 +	15 - 24	25 +	15 +	15 - 24	25 +	15 +	15 - 24	25 +
All Industries	100.6	22.2	78.4	97	20.6	76.4	76.6	14.4	62.2	20.4	6.2	14.3	3.6	1.7	2	3.6	7.7	2.6
Goods-Producing Sector	31.5	6.5	25	30	5.6	24.4	27.6	5	22.7	2.4	0	1.7	1.5	0	0	4.8	0	0
Agriculture	8.4	0	7.9	8.4	0	7.9	6.7	0	6.4	1.7	0	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas	7.5	2.3	5.1	7.5	2.3	5.1	7.2	2.1	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Utilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Construction	8	1.8	6.2	7.1	1.5	5.6	6.9	1.5	5.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manufacturing	7.4	1.8	5.6	6.9	0	5.6	6.7	0	5.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Services-Producing Sector	69.2	15.7	53.4	67	14.9	52	49	9.4	39.5	18	5.5	12.5	2.2	0	0	3.2	0	0
Trade	15.6	5.1	10.5	15.2	5	10.3	12.2	4.3	7.9	3.1	0	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Transportation and Warehousing	4.6	0	4.2	4.1	0	3.7	3.9	0	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	5.9	0	5.8	5.9	0	5.8	5.2	0	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	5	0	4.6	5	0	4.6	3.4	0	3	1.6	0	1.6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business, Building and Other Support Services	3.8	0	2.7	3.8	0	2.7	2.7	0	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Services	6.8	0	5.7	6.8	0	5.7	4.3	0	4	2.5	0	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	10.3	0	9.2	9.9	0	8.8	6.7	0	6.4	3.2	0	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information, culture and recreation	4	2.2	1.8	3.5	2	1.5	1.7	0	0	1.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accommodation and food services	5.5	2.7	2.9	5.1	2.2	2.9	2.8	0	2.1	2.3	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other services	3.7	0	2.5	3.7	0	2.5	2.8	0	1.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public administration	3.8	0	3.6	3.8	0	3.6	3.4	0	3.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Statistics Canada

APPENDIX 3.2: AVERAGE WAGES PER SECTOR¹⁴²

Red Deer Wage and Salary Rates
Industry	Hourly Wage	Average Annual Salary
Administrative Clerks	$19.02	$36,198
Automotive Service Technicians	$20.27	$41,782
Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks	$20.15	$39,857
Business Development Officers and Marketing Researchers and Consultants	$35.96	$69,650
Cabinetmakers	$15.74	$35,466
Call Centre Agents	$19.12	$39,622
Carpenters	$36.55	$76,140
Cashiers	$11.60	$20,275
Construction Trades Helpers & Labourers	$13.92	$31,808
Executive Assistants	$24.02	$45,008
Financial Auditors and Accountants	$22.42	$43,103
Food & Beverage Servers	$6.90	$9,992
Industrial Electricians	$24.10	$50,129
Insurance Agents & Brokers	$24.43	$47,636
Labourers in Metal Fabrication	$14.76	$32,371
Legal Secretaries	$19.23	$36,201
Oil and Gas Drilling, Servicing and Related Labourers	$14.61	$31,863
Plumbers	$22.00	$45,756
Receptionists & Switchboard Operators	$13.07	$22,668
Retail Salespersons & Sales Clerks	$12.79	$23,083
Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers	$20.35	$49,946
Truck Drivers	$18.37	$45,563
Welders and Related Machine Operators	$21.67	$48,932

APPENDIX 7.0: EMS RESPONSE TIMES

Response time is set by city council and requires that EMS and Fire response is done in 4 minutes or less 90% of the time. In addition, response time is measured from the time the unit leaves the station, until it reaches the incident; it is basically travel time.

For 2006 emergency services calls were responded to less than 4 minutes 92%, and fire calls were 85%. The reason the overall average is 91% is because there are more emergency services calls than fire calls. All calls are graded from Alpha to Echo for level of seriousness (Alpha being least, Echo being most). Alpha calls are not included in response time averages¹⁴³.

APPENDIX 8.0: NUMBERS OF MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS IN RED DEER

There were 189 available Mental Health Professionals in Red Deer or one Mental Health Practitioner for every 439 people in Red Deer.

There were 49 Mental Health Support Workers in Red Deer, including part time staff or one Mental Health Support Worker for every 1693 people¹⁴⁴.

APPENDIX 8.1: OBESITY RATES FOR THE DAVID THOMPSON HEALTH REGION (DTHR)

For 2005 the percentage of the population considered overweight (25.00 to 29.99 Body Mass Index) was 34.7% in Alberta compared to DTHR 37.5% in the David Thompson Health Region. Obesity rates (30.00 or higher) in Alberta were 15.8% compared to the David Thompson Health Region rate of 19.1%¹⁴⁵.

In 2004, the obesity rate in Canada for children between the ages of 2 to 17 years was 26%. Alberta was 4% points below the national average¹⁴⁶.

There is no statistic available for Red Deer at this time¹⁴⁷.

APPENDIX 8.2: SMOKING RATE

Based on 2005 statistics, there were 239, 239 people in the David Thompson Health Region and 2,686,120 people in the province of Alberta.

In the David Thompson Health Region, 25.3 % of people identified themselves as current smokers as compared to 22.7 % of Albertans.

In the David Thompson Health Region, 38.9 % of people identified themselves as former smokers as compared to 36.4 % of Albertans.

In the David Thompson Health Region, 35.2 % of people identified themselves as never having smoked as compared to 40.5 % of Albertans.

In the David Thompson Health Region, both male and female smoking rates were similar. There are 25.6 % male smokers and 25.1 % female smokers, 34.2 % of males that have never smoked and 36.1 % of females.

Overall, in Alberta males were the highest percentage of smokers at 25.5%, more females identified themselves as had never smoked at a rate 45.6%.

Alberta and Red Deer have high rates for Current smokers, and this is of concern. Alberta and Red Deer are doing well for rates of former smokers and never smoked. We need to educate our youth about smoking to lower the rates of Current smokers¹⁴⁸.

APPENDIX 8.3: EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) LENGTH OF STAY

In 2002/2003 the median length of stay was 2.25 hours¹⁴⁹.

APPENDIX 9.0: COST OF LIVING

The cost of living in the community of Red Deer takes into account the following needs as basic: housing, food, utilities, transportation, health care, childcare, post- secondary education, housekeeping (supplies needed to do housekeeping), household furnishings, clothing, leisure/recreation/culture, and savings, as established by the Public Interest Alberta survey respondents¹⁵⁰.

For a family of four to achieve the cost of living in Red Deer, in 2007, they must earn a monthly wage of net $4300¹⁵¹. In a family of four, where both parents are employed, and each earning $7.00/hour, they would both have to work 10.23 hours each per day, 30 days a month.

For a single person to achieve the cost of living in Red Deer, in 2007, they must earn a monthly wage of $2510 net. If the single individual earns $7/hr, they would have to work 11.95 hours, 30 days a month.

Red Deer average for cost of living is higher then other municipalities due to reduced amount of survey participant’s; therefore statistical validity is reduced¹⁵².

Minimum wage in Alberta is $7.00/hour as of March 2007¹⁵³.

APPENDIX 9.1: EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMANTS – RED DEER 2006¹⁵⁴

Employment Insurance Claimants - Red Deer 2006
Total Claimants 2006 – 1348
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
All Claim Types
Average Weeks (Paid)	18	17	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Average Benefits (Rate)	316	324	324	324	322	323	325	318	314	319	322	325
Number of Claimants	1,381	1,467	1,465	1,441	1,286	1,283	1,304	1,299	1,260	1,291	1,320	1,378
Sickness Benefits
Average Weeks (Paid)	9	10	9	10	11	10	9	10	9	10	10	10
Number of Claimants	147	147	152	153	127	121	137	132	129	125	150	158
Average Benefits (Rate)	286	294	296	290	281	279	299	298	299	300	294	298
Maternity/Parental
Average Weeks (Paid)	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	25
Average Benefits (Rate)	287	284	284	283	285	286	287	291	287	286	290	292
Number of Claimants	592	573	586	578	567	569	576	580	593	624	626	663

APPENDIX 10.0: RATIO OF MLS AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL PRICES AND MEDIAN CENSUS FAMILY MONEY INCOME /AVERAGE HOUSING PRICES AS A PROPORTION OF MEDIAN CENSUS FAMILY INCOME

With a ratio of average house prices to median money income for Census families of 2.0 in 2000, Red Deer was 62 % of the national average and 75 % of the provincial average.

The cost of adequate shelter should not exceed 30% of household income. Housing which costs less than this is considered affordable. However, consumers, housing providers and advocacy organizations tend to use a broader definition of affordability¹⁵⁵.

APPENDIX 11.0: IMMIGRATION TO ALBERTA

In 2006, Alberta received 20, 561 Immigrants. Of those, 13% immigrated as Refugees/Other, 32% immigrated due to Family and 54% immigrated due to Economic reasons. This compares to 2005 figures of 19, 403 total immigrants, 13% immigrated as Refugees/Other, 29% due to Family and 57% due to Economic reasons. In 2005, Alberta received 7.4% of all immigrants to Canada¹⁵⁶.

¹³⁸ J. Whitesell, City of Red Deer, Environmental Services Department, personal communication, February 2007. back

¹³⁹ City of Mississauga. 2007. 2004 Canadian Public Libraries Statistical Report. Retrieved August 28, 2007 from http://www.mississauga.ca/file/COM/04CULC_Stats.pdf. back

¹⁴⁰ Statistics Canada, 2006-2007. Labour force characteristics, unadjusted, by economic region (3 month moving average) Retrieved February 2007 from http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/lfss05f.htm?sdi=red%20deer. back

¹⁴¹ Alberta Wage and Salary Survey. 2005. Top 15 Occupations in Red Deer Economic Region by Vacancy Rate (Reliability Code A and B Only) Retrieved February 2007 from http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/LMI/LMI-SSA_occvacancy_economicreg.pdf. back

¹⁴² Alberta Human Resources and Employment. 2005. Alberta Wage and Salary Survey. Retrieved February 2007 from http://www.city.red-deer.ab.ca/Connecting+with+Your+City/Statistics+and+Demographics/Earnings+and+Expenditures/Red+Deer+Wage+and+Salary+Rates.htm. back

¹⁴³ J. McDonald, Red Deer City Fire Chief and Emergency Services Manager, February 2006. back

¹⁴⁴ Dawn Traverse, Accountability Reporting Coordinator, Knowledge Management, David Thompson Health Region, personal communication, February 2007. back

¹⁴⁵ Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Health Report 2005. Self Reported Adult Body Mass Index. Retrieved February 2007 from http://www.dthr.ab.ca/resources/documents/reports/HealthReport2005.pdf. back

¹⁴⁶ Statistics Canada. 2004. Measured Obesity Overweight Canadian Children and Adolescents. Retrieved July 11, 2007 from http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/82-620-MIE/2005001/pdf/cobesity.pdf. back

¹⁴⁷ D. Traverse, Accountability Reporting Coordinator, Knowledge Management, David Thompson Health Region, personal communication, July 13, 2007. back

¹⁴⁸ Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Health Report 2005. Retrieved February 2007 from http://www.dthr.ab.ca/resources/documents/reports/HealthReport2005.pdf. back

¹⁴⁹ D. Traverse, Accountability Reporting Coordinator, Knowledge Management, David Thompson Health Region, personal communication. Taken from DTHR Morbidity and Ambulatory Care Abstract Reporting. February 2007. back

¹⁵⁰ ED Public Interest Alberta. (n.d.) Retrieved on March 2007 from www.pialberta.org. back

¹⁵¹ K Werlin and A. Kinley, Research and Communication Assistant, Edmonton Social Planning Council, personal communication July 23, 2007. back

¹⁵² B. Moore-Kilgannon, ED Public Interest Alberta, personal communication, February 2007. back

¹⁵³ Alberta Employment, Immigration & Industry. (n.d.) Retrieved on March 2007 from http://www.hre.gov.ab.ca/documents/WRR/WRR-ES-FI_esfs27.pdf. back

¹⁵⁴ Service Canada, Claimant Data. (n.d.) Employment Insurance Claimants - Red Deer. 2006. back

¹⁵⁵ Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation. June 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2007, from http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/faq/faq_002.cfm#4. back

¹⁵⁶ Employment, Immigration and Industry. 2007. Annual Immigration to Alberta. Retrieved July 12, 2007 from http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/WIA/WIA-IM_alta_immigration_stats.pdf back