Property Owner Group Tells Landlords To Stop Notices of Massive Rent Increases - Huddle - Huddle Today

HALIFAX – The executive director of Nova Scotia’s property owners association is calling on landlords to stop sending out notices of massive rent increases to tenants.

Ever since Tim Houston’s PC party was elected, some tenants have reported getting notices that their rent will increase by hundreds of dollars (sometimes more). The increases, however, are contingent on if/when Nova Scotia’s temporary rent control measures are lifted.

Premier-elect Tim Houston has stated multiple times he doesn’t believe rent control works.

Kevin Russell, the executive director of the Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia, wrote an open letter addressed to landlords on August 25, saying such notices must stop. Russell, however, didn’t write the letter because he believes in rent control. He is worried such massive rent increases may persuade Tim Houston’s new government of keeping rent control in place.

“Rent control will continue to dog the industry as long as a small percentage of Nova Scotia’s 6,000 landlords keep serving tenants with egregious rent increase renewals with caveats. If left unchecked, there is a high probability the new government will extend the 2 percent Rent Cap,” wrote Russell.

“…aggrieved tenants have directly emailed IPOANS copies of their February 2022 renewal notices. Some of these renewals include rent increases of up to 130 percent, with a caveat that if the 2 percent Rent Cap remains in place, the proposed rent increase won’t go through.”

Russell told Huddle he wanted to write the letter because the vast majority of landlords in Nova Scotia are reasonable with rent increases. He felt recent reports of huge increase notices have painted all landlords in the province with the same brush.

“The letter was written to let people in the industry know that we don’t condone what is going on in the marketplace,” said Russell.

“We are not in favour of unfair rental increases, and it’s not reflective of how the entire industry operates.

“A part of long-term tenancies is having reasonable rent increases. So, it was important to get that message out.”

Russell believes part of the problem lies with new landlords who don’t understand the province’s residential tenancies laws. He said many of the older landlords are retiring and selling off their properties.

According to Russell, the hot real estate market has caused many to sell their rental properties. Some landlords were also motivated to sell because they didn’t want to operate under the current rent control regulations.

This has led to a big increase in new and inexperienced landlords in Nova Scotia who need to learn the right way to do business

“There’s been a surge in new landlords entering the market and they don’t have an understanding of the residential tenancies act. They’re not aware of the rules and regulations that are in place,” said Russell.

IPOANS doesn’t believe rent control works. This year, it commissioned Gardner Pinfold to do an independent examination into Nova Scotia’s housing crunch. The consultants came back with a report saying the rental stock needs to increase, and rent control often deters new construction.

Russell says IPOANS will not support rent control on a permanent or temporary basis, because the Nova Scotia markets need more stock asap, and any form of rent control will slow down development. He also notes that the two percent rent cap doesn’t match the increased cost of building maintenance, which reached 4.5 percent in 2020.

“Rent control, whether temporary or permanent will demotivate investment in the industry, at a time when we need it,” says Russell.

“(When vacancy rates go up) the market would take care of those who are increasing rent because the market won’t allow it.”

Huddle will have a report on the Gardner Pinfold report on housing affordability in the coming days.

But even the Gardner Pinfold report states rent control works for the lucky tenants able to get it, and those tenants often stay in their rent-controlled units long term. Although the report does question if rent control measures always benefit the socioeconomic group it targets.

And there’s no doubt that rent control would help those renters who are facing potentially massive rent increases if and when the governing PC’s lift the two percent cap.

So, what should be done with the rogue landlords who still plan on doubling someone’s rent if there are no controls in place?

“This is a complex issue that needs solutions,” says Russell. “The increase in rental stock is a priority, and it must be done quickly, and there must be programs in place to be able to build new purpose-built rental stock and affordable rental stock.”

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Mom falls from vehicle trying to stop son - Sault Star

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Maverick Dablow’s mother fell from the hood of a vehicle her son was in when she tried to stop his friend from leaving an east-end convenience store last August.

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She hurt her leg in the incident at Circle K on Dacey Road.

The confrontation was part of a three-hour spree by Dablow that including spitting at a police officer and threatening to throw a Molotov cocktail at the east-end apartment he shared with his partner.

Dablow told Ontario Court Justice John Condon on Wednesday that he doesn’t like hearing “about the things that I’ve done.” He was sentenced to probation for two years after pleading guilty to assaulting a peace officer and three counts assault.

Dablow returned to his apartment on Terry Fox Place in the evening of Aug. 24, 2020. He started to throw things during an argument with Dixie Craig. He left the unit.

Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was called to the Circle K about an hour later. Dablow’s mother, Karen Dablow, fell to the ground after laying on top of a vehicle with her son’s friend behind the wheel, assistant Crown attorney Marie-Eve Talbot told court. The automobile backed up and Karen Dablow fell. Darlow called her when she was in an ambulance and said, “You are all going to pay now.” Maverick had argued with his family about his addictions the night before.

Craig said she was also called. Darlow threatened to throw a Molotov cocktail at their unit.

Maverick returned to the Circle K at about 10:30 p.m. He was arguing with his brother and father and drinking from a vodka bottle, said Talbot. Police went to the business and arrested Darlow for threatening. A Taser was drawn by police during the arrest. Darlow tried to pull away from officers and spit on his sibling.

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He was taken to the police station, but soon brought to Sault Area Hospital due to his “escalating” behaviour and use of alcohol and drugs, Talbot said. When a doctor said Darlow was medically stable, he was returned to the police station. He intentionally struck his head on Plexiglas in the cruiser and said he’d tell his lawyer police were responsible for the injury. Darlow spit in the face of Const. James Bryson at the police station.

Talbot told Condon “the facts are quite serious” with aggravating factors including Darlow’s criminal record for impaired driving in 2017 and his domestic relationship with Craig. She credited Darlow for doing “a lot of work” with Canadian Mental Health Association, including completing a nine-month program with the agency.

“He was able to address the issues that have led him to commit the offences that are before you,” said Talbot during the online hearing. “The Crown is very pleased with the effort that he’s made to address rehabilitation.”

Conditions of Darlow’s probation include not harassing, interfering or molesting Craig or his mother, continue counselling centred on mental health and addictions, give a DNA sample and not to possess weapons for five years. He must tell his probation officer of any change of address within 48 hours. He cannot have any explosives unless they’re needed for his work. Condon said he was “very concerned” about Darlow’s Molotov cocktail threat. Darlow, 27, and Craig married six weeks ago.

Condon also credited Darlow for his efforts with CMHA.

“More support is needed in my opinion so that you don’t find yourself in this situation again,” he said. Condon was also concerned Craig and Karen Darlow not have to experience a similar situation.

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City issues stop-work order for waterfront salt storage project in Summerside - CBC.ca

The city of Summerside has put a temporary stop to the controversial plan to store thousands of tonnes of road salt on its waterfront.

The city issued a stop-work order to the Summerside Port Corporation Wednesday. Earlier this summer, the port struck a deal to store about 44,000 tonnes of salt in a makeshift storage depot after the provincial government said its supplier, Windsor Salt, couldn't guarantee regular shipments this winter.

Mayor Basil Stewart said that the city disagrees with claims the Port Corporation is exempt from having to apply for municipal permits given that the project is on federal land.

"According to our legal advice, it is contrary to the city bylaws and regulations to have a storage area like that there," he said. "Our lawyers and the port lawyers are trying to get it sorted out I guess. But the citizens are very concerned as well as people from the greater Summerside area."

Summerside Mayor Basil Stewart says city council has received many messages from residents concerned about the project. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)

Last month, members of the city council said they had been blindsided by the port and province on the project, adding that the facility would ruin the appearance of the harbour as well as present safety risks and raise some environmental concerns.

"All city council members, a number of them, have said that they've never gotten this many notifications from people over something," Stewart said. "We're waiting to see what happens and the legal process and whether the Department of the Environment will have to be on it."

In a written statement, Stewart said the city encouraged the Port Corporation to make the applications required for the approval "without further delay."

Two shiploads of salt were scheduled to arrive at the port later this month.

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Monstrous Truck Behaviour: B.C. pickup drives over police cruiser to avoid traffic stop - Driving

Police are seeking information on the offending green Dodge pickup truck and its owner

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Lifted Dodge Ram drives over police cruiser Photo by Central Saanich Police

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Police on Vancouver Island are seeking information about an incident of amateur monster truck driving that left a police cruiser damaged at a gas station in Saanich, B.C. 

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The driver of a green pickup allegedly rammed and drove over the hood of a police cruiser in order to escape the Co-op gas station on West Saanich Road where he had been boxed in following a traffic violation at around 3:50 PM on Tuesday, August 31.

An image circulated by the Central Saanich Police shows the truck angling away from the pumps, perhaps lining up a climb over the car’s front. 

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   Prohibited driver allegedly rams Vancouver police, gets tasered and pepper sprayed

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   Mercedes rams Toronto OPP cruiser at traffic stop, crashes nearby

The truck, an early Dodge Ram with a pretty distinctive lift, did not have front licence plates. And the fact that police are seeking information on it and its driver suggests that nobody got a good look at the plates on the rear, either. 

If you recognize the vehicle or have information about the incident, police encourage you to call Central Saanich Police at 250-652-4441, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Allergies to vaccine ingredients shouldn't stop patients from getting COVID-19 shots: experts - CBC.ca

Years ago people who were allergic to eating eggs were given blanket advice to avoid getting the flu shot, which is manufactured using an egg-based process.

Today, the influenza vaccine is widely regarded as safe even for patients with egg allergies but specialists still routinely get referrals from doctors who aren't sure if their clients should get the shot, said Dr. Mariam Hanna, a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Burlington, Ont.

Hanna uses this as an analogy for the referrals she is now getting from doctors with patients who have concerns about allergies to ingredients in the three COVID-19 vaccines being administered in Canada.

"Patients can have positive skin testing to PEG, known history of reaction, and in many cases can still tolerate the vaccine," she said.

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a component of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines and is listed as a possible allergen of the shots.

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says patients with a suspected but not proven allergy to PEG can get a COVID-19 vaccine but NACI says the vaccines "should not be routinely offered to individuals who are allergic to any component of the specific COVID-19 vaccine or its container."

Dr. Mariam Hanna is the Ontario Medical Association section chair for the specialty of allergy and clinical immunology. (CBC)

Yet Hanna said patients with a confirmed allergy to PEG are still able to get the vaccine while under supervision from an allergist, who may choose to administer it through multiple smaller doses or instead offer a non-mRNA vaccine.

"We shouldn't really have a blanket … exemption and there's nothing that we can offer you. No, at this day and age, the allergists are able to intervene, offer some options," she said.

In Manitoba, about 15-25 per cent of referrals to the allergy clinic at the Health Sciences Centre are for patients who haven't had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, said Dr. Lana Rosenfield, an allergist and clinical immunologist.

"We have been receiving a large amount of consultation for people who are concerned about, have had a reaction to the first dose of the vaccine or even now getting people who've had reactions to a second dose," she said.

But Rosenfield, like Hanna, said virtually every patient she sees is given the green light to get the shot.

"There are some very rare types of non-typical allergies that might be a reason to not get the vaccine. We maybe have seen one as a group, but overall, in terms of anaphylaxis, severe kind of immediate reaction to vaccine, kind of delayed rashes, delayed hives, all of those patients, we have the ability to give them the vaccine," she said.

714 reported adverse effects

The Manitoba government said as of Aug. 22, there have been 714 reports of adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines.

There appears to be an increased risk of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscles) occurring within seven days of a patient getting a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, among 12-29-year-old males and 20-29-year-old females, a spokesperson for Manitoba's vaccine task force said. As of Aug. 15, the province had received 14 reports of the illness.

The task force also said it has received three reports of patients getting a blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Some must wait months for shot

Concerns about getting an allergic reaction to a vaccine component are not the only medical reason that a patient may have for not getting the shot, whether approved by a specialist or not.

In Manitoba's clinical guidance to immunizers and health-care providers, there is a list of groups of patients who are unlikely to mount an acceptable immune response from the COVID-19 vaccine.

It includes some patients getting recent cancer treatment or stem cell transplants and people on eight different medications.

"There are patients that are on chronic immunosuppressants where their response to the vaccine may not be as good as we want," said Hanna.

Dr. Lana Rosenfield, an allergist and clinical immunologist, said one way to immunize patients with allergies to vaccine components is by dividing a single dose into five doses spread out over an hour and a half. (CBC)

"So we balance between do we decrease the medicine that they're chronically on for a period of time to improve their vaccine response? Or do we accept this is going to be a suboptimal response, but better than nothing, and still provide you with an amount of protection."

Dr. Tim Hilderman, a medical officer of health for Manitoba, said there are virtually no absolute contraindications that would prevent someone from getting a COVID-19 vaccine but there may be occasions where doctors will recommend a patient waits before getting immunized.

"The short answer is that it is a very small [number] which we would not be recommending vaccination. It's a handful. It's a really small number of people," he said.

Rosenfield is encouraging anyone who thinks they can't get the shot to get a referral to the allergy clinic at Health Sciences Centre.

"It's always an exciting time in the clinic when we're able to get everybody their 'I've been vaccinated' sticker at the end and everybody's been thankful that we've been able to give them the vaccine."

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Dogged by protestors, Trudeau makes campaign stop in Sudbury - Sudbury.com

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions and vaccinations (among other issues) have dogged Liberal leader Justin Trudeau across the country during this federal election, and his Aug. 31 stop in Sudbury was no different.

Trudeau spoke about federal funding for Francophone post-secondary education at an event held on the balcony at the University of Sudbury on the Laurentian University campus, while protesters chanted in the background.

Trudeau said he called an election because he believes that the people of Canada can’t wait any longer to have their say about the future.  

The Liberal leader, who did not take questions from reporters during the Sudbury event, announced a re-elected Liberal government would provide $80 million per year in funding for “les institutions postsecondaire en milieu linguistique minoritaire.” 

The announcement, which Trudeau made in French, will support post-secondary institutions that offer a minority-language education. 

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh also held a campaign event at the University of Sudbury on Saturday.

Laurentian University has been the centre of controversy this year after declaring insolvency in the winter and entering court-supervised restructuring.

As part of its restructuring, Laurentian severed ties with its federated universities this spring: the University of Sudbury, along with Thorneloe and Huntington universities. Laurentian also made massive cuts to its staff and programs in the spring.

For its part, the University of Sudbury is working with the Franco-Ontarian community to transform itself into a Francophone institution, but has yet to receive the necessary government approval.

Nickel Belt Liberal incumbent candidate Marc Serré, who was present at the event along with Sudbury candidate Viviane Lapointe, said that the future of education in Sudbury is one that is balanced. 

“I want a strong Anglophone Laurentian University,” said Serré. “And I want a Université de Sudbury, en français.” 

Serré said Trudeau’s campaign announcement would do just that. 

While Trudeau did speak about other issues at the event, such as climate change and the Liberal plan for $10-a-day child care, he also spoke clearly on the subject of vaccinations, and addressed the people chanting “Trudeau Must Go” just below him. 

A small group of around 20 protesters had bloomed to 30 or more by the time the Liberal leader began to speak. One spoke into a megaphone and the others shouted in unison. 

Their messaging was directed at Trudeau in some cases, and in others, the signs read “Media is Lying” and “Stand together for Freedom.” The protestors shouted “Medical Apartheid,” and when Sudbury.com approached to take photos, one protestor yelled that vaccine requirements are comparable to “the holocaust.” 

With the protesters’ voices echoing in the background, Trudeau made a direct statement. He pointed in the direction of the protestors — they could not be seen from the balcony, only heard — and said, “These people are putting us all at risk.”

He said that everyone is “entitled to their opinion,” unless they are putting others at risk. “Those folks out there shouting tonight, they’re wrong,” said Trudeau. “They are wrong about how we get through this pandemic.” 

And more than being wrong, Trudeau said, they are putting others at risk. “They are putting, at risk, their own kids, and they are putting, at risk, our kids.” 

Trudeau said that is why the federal government has put in place an offer to fund the vaccination certification they feel is necessary to “move forward.”  

Trudeau also had a message for Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole regarding the party’s perceived encouragement of those who are considered “anti-vaxxers.”

“You need to condemn them, and you need to correct them,” he said.

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Volleyball's cross-country road trip includes Wednesday stop at Wisdom before heading to California - Tarleton State University Athletics

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The Teams: Tarleton Texans (1-1, 0-0 WAC) vs. Eastern Washington (1-1, 0-0 BSC); Pacific (0-3, 0-0 WCC); California (2-1, 0-0 PAC12); UC San Diego (0-3, 0-0 BWC)
Where: Stephenville, TX; Stockton, CA
Facility: Wisdom Gym; Alex G. Spanos Center
Time: 6:00 p.m. CT (Wed.); 12 p.m. CT (Fri.); 6 p.m. CT (Fri.); 1 p.m. CT (Sat.)
Streaming Platform: WAC Digital Network (Wed.); The WCC Network (vs. Pacific Only)
 
TEXAN VOLLEYBALL MATCH DAY
After opening the season on the east coast, Tarleton will head all way to the other side of the nation during its second week of action with a home match in-between. The Texans will make a Wednesday pit stop inside the friendly confines of Wisdom Gym for a newly added home match against Eastern Washington Wednesday at 6 p.m. before venturing out to Stockton, California to take part in the Pacific University Invitational.
 
First serve Wednesday is set for 6 p.m. in Wisdom Gym and will air on the WAC Digital Network. The Texans will then head to Stockton for two matches on Friday and one Saturday. Tarleton will play Pacific Friday at 12 p.m. CT and California Friday at 6 p.m. CT. The Texans will close out their week against UC San Diego Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
Live stats will be available for all four matches. The home match against Eastern Washington will be streamed to the WAC Digital Network due to scheduling conflicts with ESPN+ programming. The match against Pacific will be the only one of the weekend streamed for Tarleton and can be found on The WCC Network.
 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• This weekend marks the first meeting between Tarleton and any of its four opponents.
• Tarleton is 2-2 as a Division I program against teams from Washington and California.
• This is Tarleton's second season as a member of NCAA Division I and the Western Athletic Conference.

 
QUICK HITS

• Tarleton is coming off a .500 opening day in Miami that saw the Texans stand toe-to-toe in a tightly contested loss to the Hurricanes of Miami University and a four-set victory over tournament host Florida International. The loss to Miami in the opener was Tarleton's first season-opening loss since 2012.
• Tarleton welcomes a new face to the sideline with the addition of assistant coach Tatiana Booth. Booth is a familiar face around Wisdom Gym after a playing career with former D2 foe East Central (OK) and head coaching tenure with Tarleton's former LSC rival Cameron.
• Tarleton is 11-5 in home openers under head coach Mary Schindler.
• Lauren Kersey led the team with 17 double-digit kill performances last year with a season-high 18 kills on a .516 hit percentage against Texas Tech on March 11. Amber Strange was close behind with 16 double-digit kill performances with a season-high 22 kills against TCU on March 30.
• Four Texans recorded double-digit kills in the opening doubleheader. Lauren Kersey led the way with 26 kills while Elise Smith (12), Carmen Kinsey (11) and Lorin McNeil (10) were also among Tarleton's best.
• Kayla Brannon's 30-assist performance against Florida International was the 25th of her Tarleton career. The Texans are 18-7 when Brannon goes for 30 assists in a match.
• Lauren Kersey scored a team-high 16.0 points in Tarleton's win over Florida International. Since she began her career in 2018, Tarleton is 14-5 when Kersey scores 16.0 points or more in a match.

 
WAC UPDATES

• WAC-ESPN+ ENTERS THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP: Continuing a relationship that spans more than 31 years, the Western Athletic Conference and ESPN have announced a new multi-year, multi-platform media rights agreement that will see over 500 annual events on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.
• FOUR NEW MEMBERS, ONE ON THE WAY: Just a year after welcoming two schools to the league in Dixie State and Tarleton, the WAC has opened its arms once again by bringing in the 'Texas 4'group of Abilene Christian, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, and Lamar. Tarleton will also bring in Southern Utah next year to grow by seven members over a three-year span.
• LEAGUE DIVISIONS: With the addition of the four Texas schools, the WAC has gone into two divisions for the first time since 2004. The Texans are a part of the Southwest Division that includes all six of the league's Texas schools – Tarleton, ACU, SFA, Sam Houston, Lamar, and UTRGV.
• OWNING THE LONE STAR STATE: With the addition of the four Texas schools, the WAC now boasts the largest presence of any conference in the nation at the NCAA Division I level in the state of Texas.

 
1,000-KILL CLUB
Amber Strange joined the Tarleton all-time 1,000-kill club last season. She is set to begin her "super senior" season with 1,083 total kills. She is one of 10 Texans in the history of the program to reach 1,000 career kills and will move her way up the ladder throughout the season. The complete top-10 list is as follows:
 

#	Player	Years	Kills
1.	Hailey Roberts	2014-17	2389
2.	Desiree Reed	2002-05	1545
3.	Sharon Lister	1996-99	1422
4.	Lacey Adkisson	2000-03	1355
5.	Missy Castro	2004-08	1276
6.	Belinda Hardee	1990-93	1261
7.	Kathy Buckler	1983-86	1194
8.	Stacie Murrah	2010-13	1117
9.	Marissa Galich	1995-98	1095
10.	Amber Strange	2017-21	1087

 
Lauren Kersey is on her way to becoming the 11th member of that exclusive club. Kersey enters the second week of the season with 961 kills and is 39 shy of reaching the elite mark.
 
1,000-KILL TEAMMATES
With 39 more kills, Lauren Kersey will join Amber Strange in the Tarleton 1,000-kill club. They would become the second set of teammates in program history to play together with over 1,000 kills. Previously, Marissa Galich and Sharon Lister at the end of the 1998 season were the only other 1,000-kill teammates to play together in program history.
 
2,000-ASSIST CLUB
Kayla Brannon enters her senior season among the top-5 all-time in the Tarleton assist leaders. Last season, she reached the 2,000-assist mark on a kill from Lauren Kersey for the 30th point (16-14) of set three against Dixie State on March 9. Brannon is the sixth player in the Tarleton top-10 list in assists to have played under head coach Mary Schindler, who is also No. 9 on the list. The complete top-10 list is as follows:
 

#	School	League	Wins
1.	Danielle Barker	2010-13	3324
2.	Jessie Hartman	2008-11	3266
3.	Jordyn Keamo	2016-17	2404
4.	Christina Ortiz	2005-06	2313
5.	Kayla Brannon	2018-21	2214
6.	Didi Ebert	1997-98	2131
7.	Chandler Gow	2014-17	2020

 
NOTABLES

• SUPER SENIOR SEASON: The spring semester did not count as a season of eligibility for student-athletes around the country. Amber Strange and Natalya Chatham have been given the opportunity to return for an additional season of competition.
• WHAT THEY'RE SAYING – PROGRAM ON THE RISE: On July 6 in the El Paso Herald-Post, UTEP head coach Ben Wallis said the following about the Tarleton Volleyball program: "Tarleton State is a program on the rise who had significant wins last season and has had a long run of successful seasons under its head coach Mary Schindler."
• THE MOST IN THE WAC: Tarleton led the conference in three statistical categories last spring. The Texans finished the season as the WAC leader in total kills (1,099), total assists (1,033) and total digs (1,512).
• ALL-WAC KERSEY: Since joining the Western Athletic Conference in 2020, Lauren Kersey has been a mainstay on the All-WAC teams. The senior from Norman, Oklahoma was an All-WAC First Team selection following the spring season and is a Preseason All-WAC selection this fall.
• HALI'A SHINES IN FIRST FULL-SEASON: Hali'a Swartman-Hogan came to Tarleton as a graduate transfer from the University of Oklahoma ahead of last season and did not disappoint in her first full season of competition. After overcoming adversity with an injury at OU, Hogan was a reserve for the Sooners before graduating with her undergrad degree. She came to Tarleton and played in 57 sets for the Texans last spring and was among the top four on the team in points (141.5) and kills (120). She enjoyed a career performance against former Big XII rival, TCU, with 19 kills on a .341 hit percentage on Feb. 25 in Stephenville.
• A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: In her 17 years at the helm of Texan Volleyball, Mary Schindler has had plenty of firsts – first win, conference win, D1 win, regional championship, etc. – but this weekend in Stockton will be a different kind of first. For the first time in her career, a former protégé will be on the opposite bench – Katie Hoekman. Hoekman was Schindler's top assistant for three seasons and helped Tarleton win the 2018 regional championship. Schindler has never coached a match against one of her former assistants.

 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will journey coast-to-coast for the second consecutive week when the Texans head to Stony Brook, New York to take part in the Stony Brook Invitational. Tarleton will play three matches against host Stony Brook, St. Thomas, and Yale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10-11.
 
 

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