Red Deer Advocate, July 17, 2014

BY PAUL COWLEYADVOCATE STAFF

Supposedly fresh out of rehab, Hog Ford was a crowd pleaser.

Not to be too cruel, but the fleet-footed porker did bear a passing resemblance to Toron-to’s colourful mayor Rob Ford as was pointed out good na-

turedly by Celebrity Racing Pigs master of ceremonies

Boss Hog, a.k.a Ken La-salle.

Hog Ford and Hogzil-la were just a couple of

the celebrity pigs to trot smartly out of the starting gates in the four-way races that drew laughter from

the crowds on a sweltering Wednesday afternoon at

Westerner Park Fair and Exposition.Lasalle says the pigs raised on his Os-

hawa, Ont., farm love to race.“They know what they’re doing. When

(the crowd) see them going it’s like watch-ing Jeff Gordon in a car race,” he says, re-ferring to the NASCAR racing star.

“As the summer gets on, they really get ’er done.”

It wasn’t all about the pigs though.

Goats and ducks also got a chance to show off their competitive chops.

Lacey Bullee, 10, was a big fan of the goats “be-cause they’re cute.

“I liked all of the races,” said the Red Deer young-ster.

Other youngsters too shyly gave the show their votes of confidence, one marvelling that she got to feed one of the goats milk.

Lasalle has been crisscrossing Canada with his wife, Jen, a.k.a. Mother Hen Jen, and their menag-erie of animals for 40 years as part of a travelling petting zoo. They added the pig racing about a dozen years ago.

After Red Deer, it’s off to the Big Valley Jambo-ree, then Saskatoon and North Battleford before heading back to Ontario for more pig racing shows.

Lasalle, whose brother is also here with a petting zoo, clearly loves his life on the road with his oinking retinue.

His half-hour show is filled with pig-related jokes that drew groans and laughs in equal amounts. The crowd was encouraged to get in on the fun by back-ing one of the pigs based on its coloured collar.

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Extreme blaze empties B.C. town

More than 1,000 residents of Hudson Hope were ordered to flee from a blaze too extreme for firefighters to battle.

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WEATHER Sun and cloud. High 23. Low 12.

Air quality wanesBY MURRAY CRAWFORD

ADVOCATE STAFF

A thick, fog-like, smoky haze moved into Red Deer with force on Wednesday, worsening air quality and reducing visibility.

Environment Canada issued a special air qual-ity statement late Wednesday afternoon for the Red Deer, Ponoka, Innisfail and Stettler areas, saying people should be on the lookout for adverse weather conditions and take necessary safety precautions.

The smoke, from wildfires in B.C. and the North-west Territories, has had an impact on the air qual-ity in Central Alberta for more than a week, but Wednesday was particularly bad with the Air Quality Health Index reaching moderate to high levels.

Visibility in Red Deer was reduced to 10 km as the smoke thickened in the area.

The index ranges from one to 10, with one being the lowest risk and above 10 very high risk.

On Wednesday, it reached seven in Red Deer and most other parts of Alberta.

Only the Grande Prairie, Clairmont, Fort Chipew-yan and Beaverlodge areas of Alberta have a higher

air quality forecast for today.The index for today was forecast to reach a maxi-

mum of four in Red Deer.Dr. Digby Horne, Alberta Health Service Central

Zone medical officer of health, said it is important for people with or without conditions that could be affected by the smoke to monitor their symptoms and take necessary precautions, such as staying indoors and not performing strenuous activities.

“Everyone should monitor their symptoms and adjust their activities if they’re noticing symptoms,” said Horne. “Whatever they can do to minimize prob-lems with the air, such as avoid running vehicles un-necessarily or avoid unnecessary burning. It all adds up.”

SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN B.C., NORTHWEST TERRITORIES BLAMED ‘EVERYONE SHOULD MONITOR THEIR

SYMPTOMS AND ADJUST THEIR ACTIVITIES IF THEY’RE NOTICING

SYMPTOMS.’

— DR. DIGBY HORNEALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES

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The Celebrity Racing Pigs were a big hit at the Westerner Fair and Exposition on Wednesday that featured appearances by Hog Ford and Hogzilla. LEFT: Boss Hog, a.k.a. Ken Lasalle

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BY MYLES FISHADVOCATE STAFF

Just in case you forgot about the fight to keep Michener Centre going, there were a few dozen Mi-chener marchers parading the streets of Red Deer on Wednesday.

About 25 family members of residents, Alberta Union of Provincial Employees officials, and Mi-chener staffers donned the blue shirts and carried the ‘Keep Michener Open’ signs that have become familiar in Red Deer over the last year as they par-ticipated in the Westerner Days parade.

It was far from the largest crowd those fighting for Michener have mustered in the last year, but Bill Lough, president of the Society of Parents and Friends of Michener Centre, said the fight remains in the group and recent pledges from government and opposition politicians have inspired optimism.

A large group of legal guardians, Lough said, will continue to resist efforts to transition their loved ones in anticipation of a new premier being chosen in September and a judicial review of the closure set for late November. Each of the three candidates in the Progressive Conservative leadership race have committed to meeting with the families and review-ing the closure decision.

Last month, the province responded to backlash around its decision to cut nursing care from Michen-er by reinstating the service. Other cuts to pharmacy services, a second-hand store operated by residents, and recreation programs have angered Michener families.

According to Alberta Human Services, 31 indi-viduals have been moved out of Michener since last September. There has been no change to that num-ber in the last month, though a spokesperson said more moves will occur soon.

Most of those ex-residents have been moved into group homes across the province. Some new homes have opened in the Red Deer area in 2014, and Hu-man Services says construction is underway for 15 more accessible homes in the region.

The ministry also reports that, by the end of June, 162 Michener staff had requested a voluntary sever-

ance package, with 71 completed. The average sever-ance package runs around $36,000, and staff can also apply for $2,000 in funding to support training oppor-tunities after leaving.

Over 80 residents remain in the centre’s older in-stitutional buildings that are to be shuttered.

The AUPE also is using the occasion of Westerner

Days to show off its Alberta Way campaign, which it

says is about getting Albertans to ask questions that

the organization will then pose to provincial politi-

cians. One of the union’s main issues is the Michener

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RACING: Trained pigsto drive a car for movie

His travelling season begins in May and runs until the snow flies.

In the off season he’s busy at his family farm train-ing animals for the movies through Ken Jen Animal Stars.

“I’ve done so many pig movies. In Ontario, I’m one of the animal fixers for movies,” he says. He recently worked on a movie coming out this Christmas, in which he had to train pigs to drive a car.

He also trained a yak for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, starring Brendan Fraser, among many other jobs.

Animals have been in his blood since he was young.

He grew up on his parents’ The Little Buckaroo Ranch, in Oshawa.

He was a saddle bronc rider in the 1960s, and made more than a few trips out West.

Beginning in the 1970s, he and his wife travelled

with their KenJen Petting Zoo and then came the pig racing. The couple’s daughter inherited the family’s love of animals and is now working with the pen-guins at the Calgary Zoo.

Celebrity Pig Races run at the Midway at 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. daily.

Thursday at the Westerner:Diamond Rio takes the ATB Financial Main Stage.

Doors Open at 7:30pm and the show begins at 8:30pm

AIR: Large amounts of smoke entering province

Conditions that would be exacerbated by the low air quality include respiratory conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular conditions, including angina, previous heart attack and congestive heart failure.

“They should follow the direction of their physi-cians as to what to do if their symptoms worsen,” said Horne. “They can go outside, but monitor symp-toms and if you develop anything, then stop doing that. Do less vigorous activity.”

Symptoms could include wheezing, sore throat,

minor irritation or sneezing.Horne said people should first take any pre-

scribed medication and if that doesn’t control symp-toms, then they should seek medical attention.

Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Kulak pointed to satellite images, available at http://weath-er.gc.ca, that show large amounts of smoke coming from the B.C.-Alberta border south of Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek, B.C.

The main culprit of the smoke is Red Deer Creek wildfire, which started in B.C. about 60 km southeast of Tumbler Ridge and now has crossed into Alberta south of Grande Prairie. The Red Deer Creek wild-fire is an estimated 82,500 acres and has not been contained.

Closer to home, the Spreading Creek wildfire west of Nordegg is about 17,000 acres large and is cur-rently being held by firefighters.

Kulak said the wind has shifted, bringing in the smoke from the wildfires in B.C. Last week, the smoke was being brought in from the Northwest Ter-ritories because the wind was moving south.

“The winds changed direction and instead of get-ting Northwest Territories smoke, we’re getting B.C. smoke,” said Kulak. “Can’t win.”

For more information on air quality in Alberta, visit http://airquality.alberta.ca or call 1-844-247-7333.

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Michener supporters march in parade

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The Friends of Michener march in the annual Westerner Days Parade Wednesday morning to help raise awareness and boost support to keep Michener Centre open.

Volunteers distribute pizza, cookies to the needyBY CRYSTAL RHYNO

ADVOCATE STAFF

Free hugs, anyone?A Red Deer businesswoman wants others to give,

starting with arms wide open.For the last five years, Michelle Walker, owner of

Inhale Oxygen Bar, has hit the streets and shelters running with donations of what she calls “pick me up baskets” filled with some essential products.

This year, she took to Facebook to solicit dona-tions in order to feed the needy in the city.

Earlier this week, Walker and volunteers from

Synthetic Productions distributed 36 donated pizzas, drinks and cookies — provided by various businesses and organizations — to the homeless in shelters and on the streets.

Walker said people cried in their arms.“We offer free hugs,” she said. “I thought people

would be apprehensive about it and it was the total opposite. Even the guys were hugging the guys. It was so neat to see. We hear people cry, people laugh.”

Walker takes donations on her business’s Face-book page and the Red Deer Food Bank helps, too.

They are calling the program the Inhale Oxygen Bar/Synthetic Productions Feed The Need program. It will run once a month in the city. One month they could donate sandwiches while another hey could

donate baskets.Next September, she would like to get the local

schools involved.“We’re Canadians,” said Walker. “This is what

we are meant to do. I just don’t get people will turn a blind eye on it and don’t help. They are willing to help people in Africa but it’s in your backyard where you need to help. Help your community, support lo-cal.”

To help out, contact Walker at Inhale Oxygen Bar on Facebook.

Red Deer’s point in time count on Oct. 16, 2012, re-vealed a total of 279 people were homeless. The city’s next homeless count will be conducted in October.

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CALGARY — A mem-ber of the Calgary fam-ily devastated by the disappearance of a five-year-old boy and his grandparents was in court Wednesday to see the man police believe is responsible for their murders.

“It’s tough,” Alvin Liknes’s son Allen said outside court after Doug-las Garland made a brief appearance before a judge and a packed pub-lic gallery. “That’s all I can say.”

Garland faces two counts of first-degree murder and one charge of second-degree murder in the deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their five-year-old grand-son Nathan O’Brien.

Garland, 54, wore a blue jail jumpsuit and appeared via closed-circuit TV. The case was adjourned to Aug. 14 to allow time for evidence to be disclosed to the de-fence.

Allen Liknes told re-porters that the family has taken strength from the outpouring of emo-tion and support from the public.

“It helps,” he said. “It’s incredibly sad, but it helps.”

The interview ended, however, when he was asked how his common-law wife Patti — who is Garland’s sister — was doing.

“Not good, thanks guys,” he said walking away.

Nathan’s father, Rod O’Brien, had been at each of Garland’s previ-ous court appearances when Garland was only a person of interest in the case and being held on unrelated charges. But he wasn’t there Wednes-day.

The bodies of the missing three have not been found, but Calgary’s police chief says inves-tigators have evidence they are dead.

Crown prosecutor Shane Parker said that makes the case more difficult, but not impos-sible.

“It’s obviously a little more challenging be-cause bodies provide a whole lot of evidence for a jury.

“They provide a whole lot of evidence from a fo-rensic standpoint for the police,” Parker said.

“Without that we’re missing a few bullets, but I’ve been the advis-er for the Crown on this file since the beginning. I’m familiar with the evidence and confident we can make out the el-ements of the offence beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Parker also noted the police investigation may unearth more evidence while the case makes its way through the courts.

“We still have time. We’re still hopeful that police are going to con-tinue on with their searches.

“The investigators are certainly working tire-lessly to try and continue the investigation ... not only in finding bodies but other sources of evi-dence as well.”

Garland’s lawyer, Kim Ross, said he hasn’t had a long conversation with his client and he still hasn’t seen any of the evidence.

He said proceeding with a murder trial with-out bodies is “not uncom-mon” in Canada. And the fact that the case has gar-nered intense national attention won’t have any bearing on the case, he said.

“It’s a case like any other case. We’ll see the disclosure and then see how we deal with it,” he said.

Ross said Garland “seemed to be doing fine” at the Calgary Re-mand Centre.

The trio vanished from the Liknes home on June 29.

The couple had held an estate sale at their home that weekend and their grandson stayed for a sleepover, but when his mother came to get him the next morning, no one was home.

The case has capti-vated people across the country.

Thousands of people wrote messages on a

blog for the family and police received more than 900 tips from the public, including sight-ings reported from coast to coast.

Dozens of people have volunteered to search

the area around the acre-age where Garland lived with his parents.

Court documents show Garland has a criminal record and mental is-sues.

In 2000, he was sen-

tenced to 39 months for making amphetamines at his parents’ farm. Be-fore he went to prison, he jumped bail and lived for several years in Van-couver using the identity of a dead person.

The Parole Board of Canada gave him ac-celerated release after six months, noting in its decision that Garland’s prior criminal record consisted of various property offences over

the course of 20 years.His mental health

played a role in the crimes, the board said, but a psychologist deter-mined that Garland had “little violence potential to others.”

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C E N T R A L A L B E R T A ’ SD A I L Y N E W S P A P E R

BY GWYN MORGANSPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

On June 26, the Supreme Court of Canada awarded title to a piece of B.C.’s interior roughly the size of Prince Edward Island to the 3,000 member T’silhqot’in First Nation.

Initial reaction from government and business commentators character-ized the decision as merely a clarifi-cation of previous lower court judg-ments. That was before it became clear that the land claim entitlement criteria set out in the court’s 37 page decision, written by Chief Justice Bev-erley McLachlin, exceeded the worst case scenario of both governments and industry.

Under previous lower court judg-ments, the “basis of occupation” to be used in establishing aboriginal title was limited to the immediate envi-rons around settlements. The Supreme Court has vastly expanded the basis of occupation: “Aboriginal title ... extends to tracts of land that were regularly used for hunting, fishing or otherwise exploiting resources and over which the group exercised effective control at the time of assertion of European sovereignty” (the mid-1800s).

The court justifies this breathtak-ingly extreme interpretation by stating “... what is required is a culturally sen-sitive approach to sufficiency of occu-

pation based on the dual perspectives of the aboriginal group in question ... and the common law notion of posses-sion as a basis for title.”

With these words, the court has, in effect, established a separate le-gal structure for aboriginals and non-aboriginals that has implications far beyond land entitlements.

Having established the broadest possible criteria for transforming land claims into formal title, the court goes on to define its nature and limitations: “Aboriginal title means that govern-ments and others seeking to use the land must obtain the consent of the aboriginal title holders.”

The lone exception is when, after consulting and attempting to accom-modate, proceeding without consent is backed by “a compelling and sub-stantial objective.” In addressing the question of what might qualify as such an objective, the court refers to the 1991 Delgamuukw decision: “the de-velopment of forestry, mining and hy-droelectric power; the general eco-nomic development of the interior of British Columbia, protection of the environment or endangered species, the building of infrastructure, and the settlement of foreign (non-aboriginal?) populations in support of those aims. ...” Since natural gas and oil pipelines are transportation infrastructure, this section may prove crucial to both the LNG projects and the Northern Gate-

way project.Here in British Columbia, where

much of the province is subject to claims by hundreds of aboriginal groups, consternation over the deci-sion’s impact on vital resource devel-opment projects was captured by Black Press columnist Tom Fletcher, whose column was headlined, Is this the end of B.C. as we know it?

In his July 6 Saskatoon Star Phoe-nix column, aboriginal writer Doug Cuthand urges governments to negoti-ate resource agreements with First Na-tions “while they still can.” But even highly-motivated government efforts to do so are likely to stop many First Nations from filing for court-ordered aboriginal titles. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court judgment actually en-courages such precipitous legal ac-tions: “Prior to establishment of ab-original title by court declaration or agreement, the Crown is required to consult in good faith. ... The level of consultation and accommodation re-quired varies with the strength of the aboriginal group’s claim to the land. .. .” This begs the question as to how the “strength” of such claims can be deter-mined outside of the courts.

As if all of this uncertainty isn’t enough to deter investment in B.C.’s re-source dependent economy, the court decision also states, “If the Crown be-gins a project without consent prior to aboriginal title being established, it

may be required to cancel the project upon establishment of the title. ...”

The word “consent” appears many times in the judgment, but nowhere does it set out what constitutes con-sent. Is consent of the chief or band council sufficient? Or, since the judg-ment refers to “collective rights,” is the consent of other band members required? And given the prospect of extracting enrichments from indus-try in return for consent, how many aboriginals living off-reserve will re-turn to become part of that collective? Where there is divided opinion among band members, the answers to these questions will require lengthy court cases, thereby delaying or killing proj-ects offering opportunities for First Nation groups to lift themselves out of poverty.

When Canada’s Constitution was brought home from Britain in 1982, the sentence, “Existing treaty and ab-original rights are hereby recognized and affirmed” was added. Three de-cades and myriad court cases later, interpretation of those 10 words has become a recipe for interminable in-vestment-killing litigation. A windfall for lawyers but economic poison for our country.

Gwyn Morgan is a Victoria-based re-tired Canadian business leader who has been a director of five global corporations. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).

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Economic poison for Canada

City taxes put to good useWe never get annoyed when we have to pay our

property taxes because we have seen over the years what they are being spent on.

I am sure the city receives a lot of complaints, so for once we thought we should write to give them a huge pat on the back.

Recently, the city re-graded our back lane and one of the workers showed me that my easement had spread too wide and under the new bylaws my gar-bage container, which has sat there for the past 11 years, was now illegal.

The crew helped me move a lot of small grey stone I had put down to prevent weeds and then helped me to dismantle my “illegal” garbage container, includ-ing the paving stones that were beneath it.

They told me they would have the remnants re-moved for me and that they would handle the rest of what was needing to be done.

The next day when we looked out into our back al-ley, what a difference: everywhere was neat and tidy, old grass cuttings, tree branches and bits of garbage were all gone.

The surface was level and now covered with clean yellow gravel that had been rollered flat.

So hats off to our city council to move forward on this huge, expensive project that will take quite a few years to complete.

Special thanks to the crew who worked on our lane, they could not have been more helpful or ac-commodating and they did a great job!

We now challenge all our neighbours to keep our “new” back lane looking the way it does today.

Of course, the same challenge goes out to all to all our fellow Red Deer residents for the years to come.

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In praise of an honest politicianFriends, as I began to draft this article it became

apparent that I needed a clear, semantical distinc-tion between the words “career” and “vocation.”

My iPhone dictionary defines “career” as: “An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a persons life and with opportunities for progress.” It is based on the Latin word “carrus” or “wheeled ve-hicle” and suggests a personal conveyance.

It defines “vocation” as: “A strong feeling of suit-ability for a particular career or occupation.” It is based on the Latin word “vocare” or “to call” and suggests being identified for a life of particular duty.

Very important to see the difference here! The connotation of the word “career” seems to be pri-marily self serving while the connotation of the word “vocation” suggests serving others.

Have you noticed that in the varied arenas of life, some people excel due to a persistent and commit-ted drive (or calling) with average skill or ability while others with tremendous ability or natural tal-ent, have been known to languish for apparent lack of commitment or inspiration. In the political realm, it seems obvious that the public would benefit more from the efforts of a vocational rather than a career politician.

Nigel Farage, the very popular UKIP leader in Great Britain, points out that their current Parlia-ment is full of people who have made politics more of an academically-driven career than a public ser-vice-driven vocation. When their career goes bad, their politics goes bad too.

Remember when Parliament was full of large characters on both sides of the house? Pearson, Die-fenbaker, Martin, the list goes on and on of people of great accomplishment. People who demonstrated a high level of commitment and function in their respective vocations even before engaging in the (at that time) well-respected world of politics.

Right here in Central Alberta we have an example of at least one vocational politician.

Blaine Calkins is one of the roster of MPs who operates with a philosophical commitment to his constituents and out of respect for the people who elected him, does not promise impossibilities. He has a working man’s credo and he does not expect to be carried along on the backs of his constituents. He speaks of his opponents with generosity and grace and does not engage in the currently popular ad hominem discourse.

He readily states that as long as his family enjoys the benefits of his efforts, he will continue to serve the public but makes it clearly understood that “fam-ily is most important.”

I have come to know him personally and can con-fidently say that he is one of the elected public servants of the old, blue-collar tradition who values academic accomplishment but insists the technical and practical credentials of our population be recog-nized as well.

In little more than a year, we will be called upon to cast our votes in a general election. I believe the stakes are higher than they have ever been. I am alarmed at the insidious promotion of foreign values under the guise of multiculturalism and the strident voices of special-interest groups who take advantage of our nation’s accommodating attitude and weak defence of our traditional values and culture. What a shame to have to use the word “defence” in this con-text and in this time in our history.

The best defence they say is offence and I have lived long enough to appreciate the veracity of that axiom. Let’s therefore use the time available to con-sider the best people and the best plan for our coun-try. Let’s not elect any more media-conscious, career legislators who are more influenced by emotional rhetoric than by our old Western qualities of reason, compassion, guts and good old common sense.

Don AhlquistGull Lake

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SPRUCE GROVE — Mounties in two Edmonton-area communities are asking parents to keep a close eye on their children after a several acts of vandal-ism since school ended for the summer.

RCMP in Spruce Grove and Stony Plain have is-sued an open letter, saying officers have responded to more than 30 incidents in the past two weeks.

The crimes include deliberately set fires, dam-aged playgrounds, spray-painting and tipped mail-boxes. Police say a handful of youths are responsible and that some arrests have been made.

Their letter says the vandalism ties up resources that could be needed in emergencies.

They’re asking parents to better supervise youth and hold them accountable for their actions.

Service Alberta Minister Doug Griffiths breaks leg wakeboarding in B.C.

EDMONTON — An Alberta cabinet minister is on the mend after breaking his leg wakeboarding in British Columbia.

Doug Griffiths, the minister of Service Alberta, sent out a tweet saying he has double spiral frac-tures of his left femur.

Doctors have put a rod in Griffiths’ leg from the hip to the knee to allow the leg to heal properly.

He will be off the leg for three months, but says he will soon be starting physiotherapy.

The 41-year-old represents the riding of Battle River-Wainwright.

Better help for post- cancer surgery patients demanded

EDMONTON — An Alberta breast cancer survivor says if women are going to have to wait years for re-constructive surgery, the province needs to do a bet-ter job helping them along the way.

Lucia says after being treated for the cancer three years ago, she has had to go it alone tracking down health officials to find out timelines and options for follow-up care.

She says it’s hard enough dealing with the physi-cal and emotional trauma of cancer, never mind having to run what she calls — quote — “the hamster wheel of the health-care system.”

Iorio made the statements at a news conference this morning with the opposition New Democrats.

NDP health critic Dave Eggen says it takes up to two years to see a plastic surgeon in Alberta and an-other year after that for surgery.

He says most other jurisdictions don’t break down the wait times, but says the wait is shorter in B.C. and longer in Saskatchewan.


EDMONTON — An Edmonton moth-er has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for starving and abusing her two-year-old twin daughters before one of them died in hospital.

The woman, who can’t be named to protect the identity of her surviving twin, also pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated assault and failing to pro-vide the necessities of life. She had originally been charged with second-degree murder. The 36-year-old is to appear in court next week to set a date for a sentencing hearing.

The woman’s husband, and the fa-ther of the twins, pleaded guilty ear-lier this year to manslaughter and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Court heard he didn’t physically injure the girls, but did nothing as they suffered.

The mother admits in a court docu-ment that she didn’t provide the twins with adequate food and assaulted them both over a prolonged period of time. The assaults led to serious head injuries.

“She subjected both twins to sig-nificant inflicted head trauma and yet failed to seek medical attention, know-ing the significant force she used to cause their injuries,” says the docu-ment.

Missing from both court cases has been an explanation for the crime. Court heard the twins had an older brother who was well fed and healthy.

The couple immigrated to Canada from Algeria in 2008 and their three children were all born in Edmonton. The man worked as a machinist and the woman, who earlier studied com-munications in university, stayed home with the kids.

First Nation pulls out of hearings into pipeline


CALGARY — An aboriginal group that lives in northern Alberta’s oil-sands region has withdrawn from a regulatory hearing into the proposed Grand Rapids crude pipeline, but the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation vowed to explore other ways to fight the $3-billion project.

The ACFN announced late Tuesday it would no longer be participating in the Alberta Energy Regulator’s pro-cess, which it criticized as too rushed and skewed in favour of the oil indus-try.

Landowners along the proposed route raised similar concerns when hearings kicked off last month.

The group had been scheduled to appear before the panel on Wednesday to lay out its concerns about the pipe-line, which would ship up to 900,000 barrels per day from near FortMcMur-ray to the Edmonton area.

“The AER put us in an impossible position. I am dumbfounded by this process,” chief Allan Adam said in a statement.

The Grand Rapids hearing is the first by the AER since it replaced the Energy Resources Conservation Board last year and took over duties from the province’s Environment Department.

Adam said the new process is “fun-damentally flawed.”

“It is supposed to be the test of the new regulatory regime for oil and gas and pipelines in Alberta. Yet it has seriously undermined our efforts to address any concerns about First Na-tions impacts.”

In his remarks to the panel, Adam

made reference to a Supreme Court of Canada ruling two weeks ago that rec-ognized a B.C. First Nation’s title over a tract of land.

“The rights of aboriginal people must be taken seriously,” he said. “Crown and industry can lo longer as-sume that First Nations must simply do whatever government and industry want.”

The AER and pipeline builder TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) both said they were “disappointed” in the ACFN’s decision to pull out of the hearings.

AER spokesman Darin Barter said the main point of contention was that the ACFN wanted an 18-month adjournment to examine changes TransCanada had made to its envi-ronmental protection plan, which he said went above and beyond what was required.

“The bottom line is, an 18-month adjournment on a pretty minor change to one document was just not feasible,” said Barter.

“We run a very fair process. All of the parties that have been par-ticipants in the hearing have been provided the same information at the same time.”

Barter said the AER has been flex-ible in accommodating schedules.

“So we’re disappointed, but the hearing process has to continue.”

TransCanada spokesman Davis Sheremata said the ACFN has had ac-cess to a “fundamentally complete” version of the plan since last Septem-ber.

TransCanada started discussions with the ACFN in late 2012, but little progress has been made, Sheremata said.

ALBERTABRIEFS


Conservative Party brass are hold-ing a hard line on their promise of open nominations before the 2015 elec-tion, proposing disqualifications in one high-profile riding and placing a senior official on leave in another.

On Wednesday, rank-and-file mem-bers in Alberta were informed that a member of the party’s governing coun-cil would be stepping away from her post while her husband runs for nomi-nation.

Marilyn Elliott will be on a leave of absence while party organizer Gord Elliott makes his bid to carry the party banner in the riding of Calgary Rocky Ridge for the next election. Elliott will be going up against former Canadian Alliance MP Eric Lowther.

“The Conservative Party of Canada

is committed to fair and open nomi-nations in all 338 electoral districts across the country,” wrote national council secretary Michael Lauer in an email obtained by The Canadian Press.

“To ensure there are no perceived or actual conflicts of interest with nominations, national councillors with immediate family members seeking the party’s nomination are required to take a leave of absence until the con-clusion of the nomination contest.”

The announcement comes months after the party had to grapple with an-other issue of alleged favouritism in-volving former executive director Dim-itri Soudas and his fiancee, MP Eve Adams. Adams is in a pitched battle for the nomination in the Toronto-area riding of Oakville North-Burlington.

That case continues to make waves inside the party. A senior source said

that party officials are recommending that both Adams and her nomination rival Natalia Lishchyna, an Oakville chiropractor, be disqualified from run-ning. Adams’ team had been accused of paying for the memberships of sup-porters, alleged donations that are il-

legal under the Elections Act. Adams in turn has accused Lishchyna of im-properly using data research firms to phone members at home.

The party’s National Candidate Se-lection Committee has the final say in such matters. The committee has no

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Sirens sounded in the northeast-ern British Columbia town of Hudson’s Hope, as its 1,150 residents were or-dered to flee from what officials called a blaze too extreme for firefighters to battle on the ground.

The Mount McAllister wildfire was caused by a lightning strike on Sunday, has mushroomed to 20,000 hectares, or 200 square kilometres, and continues to grow.

Citing a need to “ensure the pro-tection of human life,” the District of Hudson’s Hope issued an evacuation order Wednesday, telling residents to leave the area immediately and go to an emergency centre in Fort St. John, about 90 kilometres away.

Police and emergency officials went door-to-door to homes and businesses telling people to leave.

Local resident Scott Linley, the co-owner of Legacy Village Market, said the smell of smoke and quarter-inch chunks of ash have filled the sky for the past two days, and early Wednes-day afternoon firefighters told him to close down the store and leave town.

Linley said he can’t see the fire, even at night, because the sun doesn’t set until late in the northern commu-nity, but the ash and smoke are adding an interesting hue to the sky’s colour.

“Right now everything’s an amber colour because of the haze in the air,” he said.

“You know the sunlight? What do they call it, sequoia? When you take a picture with that smoky look? That’s what we’re looking at for colour.”

Linley said he heard the sound of sirens in the town, but he won’t leave until he has no other choice.

“I’m reluctant to leave the store for obvious reasons, and so I’m going to be sticking around until I have to go. I appreciate there’s an evacua-tion order but I’ve got to look after my property.”

Jillian Kelsh of the Wildfire Man-agement Branch said an incident management team, which is a group of specialized personnel who help co-ordinate the battle, is setting up in the nearby community of Chetwynd.

“We don’t actually have firefighters on the ground,” she said.

“The fire behaviour is actually too extreme to safely put firefighters on the ground and do any sort of direct suppression at this time.”

Kelsh said when fires become too dangerous to fight directly, personnel battle the flames indirectly. She said firefighters move ahead of the flames

and burn off trees, debris and other foliage to create fuel-free areas. When the advancing fire hits those areas, it loses its momentum, she said.

“It’s definitely one of the larger fires that we’ve got going on,” she said. “

And definitely with communities in the vicinity in an evacuation order, and an entire community, that it’s defi-nitely one of the worst fires in B.C. at this time.”

Premier Christy Clark tweeted Wednesday that B.C. has had the dri-est conditions since 1958 and that the province is spending $3.5 million a day to fight the fires.

“Half are human caused. Be care-ful.”

BC Hydro said it’s evacuating 200 staff and contractors from generat-ing stations in Hudson’s Hope, but the evacuation orders will not impact its ability to provide power.

Also on Wednesday, the B.C. Wild-fire Management Branch asked for more personnel from other provinces to help with the elevated fire risk.

Navi Saini of the Wildfire Manage-ment Branch said there are currently 123 fires burning in the province, most of them in the Coastal, Kamloops and Prince George fire regions.

1,150 RESIDENTS ORDERED OUT AS FIRE BECOMES TOO DANGEROUS FOR FIREFIGHTERS

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Mount McAllister wildfire burns in the northeastern region of B.C. on Tuesday. An evacuation order has been issued for the District of Hudson’s Hope in northeastern British Columbia as the Mount McAllister wildfire threatens the community.

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West Vancouver police say the un-invited guest appeared Tuesday af-ternoon when the family scurried to the balcony of their British Proper-ties home as the outgoing omnivore strolled through the door, left open for ventilation.

A similar incident was reported at around the same time, just blocks away, when a black bear wandered

through an open door and into a laun-dry room, helping itself to some pop-corn before quietly strolling back into the woods.

In both cases, the creatures were gone before officers arrived.

In a third incident, a large bear bashed down a garage door overnight to reach a garbage bin stored inside, but ran off, trailed by another bear, after being startled by the irritated homeowner.

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Vancouver’s Catholic schools get policy to accommodate transgender students


VANCOUVER — Catholic schools in Vancouver have adopted a policy that could allow transgender students to use the pronouns, uniforms and wash-rooms that match their gender identity after a hu-man rights complaint forced the local archdiocese to balance its religious teachings with the rights of transgender children.

The lawyer for the 11-year-old transgender girl behind the complaint says Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese appears to be the first Catholic school board in North American to implement such a policy.

Tracey Wilson’s doctors determined she had gen-der dysphoria, but the Catholic school she attended indicated it could not accommodate her request to be treated as a girl.

Wilson’s family moved Tracey and her siblings to the public school system and filed a human rights complaint, which has now been resolved with the school board’s new policy.

“This is, as far as we know, certainly a North American first and probably a world first,” said the Wilson family’s lawyer, barbara findlay, who spells her name without capital letters.

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Such plans could include using a student’s pre-ferred name, gender pronoun and uniform.

Doug Lauson, the superintendent for Catholic In-dependent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese, said students could be permitted to use the wash-room that matches their gender identity or be given access to a private washroom.

Instead of transgender, the school board prefers to use the term gender dysphoria, which is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as having a “marked difference between the individual’s expressed/experienced gender and the gender others would assign him or her.”

The policy stresses gender “expression” and notes Catholic teaching says people cannot change their sexual or gender identity.

The document says the school cannot support or accommodate a student who wants to transition from one gender to another.

Lauson said the policy strikes an appropriate bal-ance between meeting the needs of students and re-specting the school board’s religious teachings.

“We are people of the Catholic faith. Our schools will be as inclusive as we can while still retaining our Catholic identity.”

Tracey, who is preparing to enter Grade 6, has spent nearly two years in the public system, which she describes as “amazing.” She and her siblings have no plans to return to her former Catholic school.

Tracey said she hopes her story — and the policy she helped create — will help other transgender children.

“When I was going through the process of noticing my difference, I felt alone and not accepted and it was very hard,” she said in an interview.

“It was just a horrible process and I don’t want that to happen to anybody else.”

Calls renewed for public inquiry


HALIFAX — Calls for a public inquiry into miss-ing and murdered indigenous women were renewed Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Assembly of First Nations, with one native leader accusing the federal government of ignoring their plight.

Cheryl Maloney of the Nova Scotia Native Wom-en’s Association said she is not optimistic that the Conservatives will change tack and launch such an inquiry, but she added she wasn’t deterred from con-tinuing to push for such a review.

“I don’t hold out much hope for the Harper gov-ernment,” Maloney said. “We have a lot of commit-ment from Canadians and from parliamentarians, just not the right ones.”

Maloney said aboriginal leaders will be reaching out to the opposition ahead of next year’s election and are gathering a team of experts to look at pos-sible legal action against Ottawa.

“We’ve done pretty much everything we can do as a country and it seems apparent that this Canadian government is indifferent to the fact that our streets are not safe.”

She urged chiefs to continue pushing the govern-ment for answers on the more than 1,100 cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada.

The president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada went further, imploring people not to vote for the Conservatives in the October 2015 election.

“It doesn’t matter who you believe in, which colour, which political party — make sure there is no Harper government, because they don’t want a na-tional public inquiry,” said Michele Audette.

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WINNIPEG — Not many would have picked the Win-nipeg Blue Bombers and Ed-monton Eskimos to be leading the league early in this CFL season.

“I don’t think very many people did,” Bombers offen-sive lineman Glenn January said Wednesday, on the eve of the two 3-0 CFL West clubs’ first meeting of 2014.

“It’s just a testament to what both clubs have been able to accomplish in the off-season.

“I think we both decided that serious changes had to be made and we’ve seen that on the field.”

Edmonton trailed the West and Winnipeg the East as they finished out of the playoffs in 2013 and both sacked their coaches, dipping into the Ar-gos pool to pluck Chris Jones and Mike O’Shea to lead their recovery.

Edmonton defensive tackle Almondo Sewell, the CFL’s sack leader and defensive player of the week, said it all has to be kept in perspective

just three games into the sea-son. “We were both terrible last year and now we’re like top of the league but, like I say, it’s a long year, anything can happen,” said Sewell.

Besides the coaching changes, much of their success has been laid in the hands of their young quarterbacks — the Bombers’ Drew Willy and Mike Reilly in Edmonton.

“In the huddle, they’re the exact same,” said Winnipeg re-ceiver Nick Moore, who played with Reilly in B.C.

“Calling out the play call, making sure that guys are (paying) attention to details, paying attention to the little things. They’re both leaders, making sure everybody’s in the right place, doing the right things.”

They have also known each other for years, ever since they met at the 2009 NFL combine.

As Sewell says, the season is young, but in quarterback stats, Willy sits at No. 2 in the league with 871 passing yards and Reilly (738) is at No. 3, be-hind Toronto’s Ricky Ray (982) at No. 1.

Edmonton’s defence is also getting a lot of credit for their

three wins.“They do it in a variety of

ways,” said Willy. “They try to confuse you a

little bit, trying to bring differ-ent strong and weak pressures but we’ve been preparing for that all week, been looking at a lot of film, a lot of walk-throughs.”

Jones, Toronto’s former de-fensive co-ordinator, brought his unique style to the Eski-mos.

“The kids have bought into a simple scheme, the ability to line up and play fast and be physical,” he said.

Showdown of top teamsBLUE BOMBERS, ESKIMOS PIT THEIR 3-0 RECORDS AGAINST EACH OTHER

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly (13) makes the throw against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during second half action in Edmonton, on Friday July 4, 2014. Please see ESKIMOS on Page B2

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOYLAKE, England — Even when he’s not the favou-rite, Tiger Woods is still the show at the British Open.

Woods earned that atten-tion by piling up majors at a faster rate than anyone in his-tory, and the attention is just as great now because his re-cent past includes back sur-gery and his immediate future is more uncertain than ever. ESPN plans to show his entire round online Thursday.

Not to be overlooked at golf’s oldest championship, however, is a new generation of stars.

Rickie Fowler and Harris English will be playing ahead of him. Two groups behind will be Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama. They are among 25 players who share a bond that speaks to the state of golf. Woods has never won a major during their professional ca-reers.

Yes, they saw his domi-nance on TV. They just never experienced it.

They were not around for the decade when Woods won majors with regularity, some-times by a record score, some-times by a record margin. They missed the days that were so Tiger-centric a player couldn’t get through an interview with-out being asked something about Woods.

“Tiger ruined a lot of guys’ lives,” Charles Howell III, a longtime friend of Woods who lived through those times, said earlier in the year. “He caused

a lot of people some sleepless Sunday nights. But he also mo-tivated an entire generation behind him.”

Howell’s point was that while the next generation might have been in awe of Woods, being outside the arena allowed them to study him without getting scarred. They learned from the way he worked. They were more pre-pared than the generation be-fore them.

The talk at this British Open is that it is more open

than ever.But then, that’s been the

case since Woods won his last major six years ago. Since that 2008 U.S. Open, 19 play-ers have won majors, and no one has won more than two. In the 24 majors leading up to his last major, Woods won six, Phil Mickelson won three and no one else won more than one.

“Looking at the different amount of winners in the last five years at the major cham-pionships, we’re seeing so

many players win,” Henrik Stenson said Wednesday. It’s so competitive. At some point there might have been 20 guys battling out for it. And now it feels like anyone in the field can win if they have a great week. So it’s definitely tight-er.“

Stenson, No. 2 in the world and among the favourites this week, will be playing along-side Woods for the opening two days.

“He’s just one of the guys I need to beat if I want to do

well this week,” Stenson said. “But it’s a good start if you

know you can beat him.”Woods is playing his first

major of the year because of March 31 back surgery. Re-turning to Royal Liverpool was always the target — he won his third claret jug on these links in 2006 when it was brown and fast, not green and slower as it is this year.

Woods came back sooner than he expected, missing the cut at Congressional three weeks ago in what had the feeling of a 36-hole rehab as-signment.

He feels healthy. He feels strong. And he still commands a presence.

That much was clear when Woods played only two holes Wednesday as specta-tors scrambled for a view. He brings energy and excitement to a golf tournament. Does he bring intimidation?

The Open is his next oppor-tunity to see if he can regain the mystique that a younger generation has yet to expe-rience. Matt Kuchar, who played a practice round with Woods on Sunday, doesn’t think it will take much. He’s not sure Woods ever lost it.

“The kids today grew up idolizing him,” Kuchar said. “He gets back on form again, I don’t think that intimidation factor is gone at all. These are the kids that grew up watching him and wanting to be him.”

Woods is the show at Hoylake

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Tiger Woods looks up to watch his ball on the practice chipping green ahead of the British Open Golf championship at the Royal Liverpool golf club, Hoylake, England, Wednesday The British Open Golf championship starts today.


OTTAWA — Jeff Hunt feels like a nervous parent getting ready to host a wedding.

The man in charge of the expansion Ottawa Redblacks is anxiously awaiting the team’s home opener Friday at the refurbished Lansdowne Park.

“Friday is going to be pretty special,” said Hunt, the presi-dent of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

The game is sold out yet ticket requests keep coming in as fans want to celebrate the league’s return to Ottawa after a nine-year absence.

“I had a buddy ask me if I could get him six tickets,” said linebacker Jason Pottinger. “I was like ‘Are you crazy?”’

Hunt has had hundreds of requests this week alone and hates to say no, but at

the same time, he feels pretty good knowing Friday’s game is such a hot ticket. Even Ottawa mayor Jim Watson is getting hit up for tickets.

“I have a lot of new friends these days,” said Watson. “Un-fortunately I have to be the bearer of bad news, but I will be there with my niece.”

For local players Justin Phillips and Kevin Scott, Fri-day’s game holds a bit more significance. Scott says he has wonderful memories of watch-ing football at Lansdowne Park with his parents and ex-pects to be a little emptional on Friday.

“I’ll probably get here early and sit in the north side stands before anyone else and just enjoy the moment,” said Scott, a long snapper. “It’s been great to see everyone so ex-cited about not only this game, but football being back.

“You can definitely feel the

buzz around town. It’s a great atmosphere.”

Phillips, who grew up in a suburb of Ottawa, says he’s never been so popular.

“Everyone is asking me if there’s any extra tickets,” said Phillips. “It’s definitely the hottest ticket in town right now, which is great.”

Hunt and his partners were hopeful fans would be sup-portive and says it’s gratifying to see the reaction.

“At one time we lived in a negative state and now peo-ple are just so positive,” said Hunt. “We always felt this was the right thing, but seeing the level of excitement has ex-ceeded our expectations.”

Hunt and his partners ex-pect Friday to be an emotional day, not only for the owner-ship group, but also for fans and the numerous alumni who will be on hand for the game.

“People are going to be tak-

ing part in a historic day for the city. This is more than just about football, it’s almost re-defining the image of what was Lansdowne Park for so long,” he said. Jock Climie, an Otta-wa native and former member of the Ottawa Rough Riders, said he’s excited to witness the return of football in Ottawa.

As part of TSN’s CFL broad-cast crew, Climie said it was difficult to talk about the CFL without there being a team in the nation’s capital.

“As a kid I fell in love with football watching the Rough Riders,” said Climie. “It’s so great to see such positive feel-ing about the ownership group and the team. I don’t think people always realize the im-portance of local ownership.”

Ottawa has been without pro football since the CFL sus-pended the Renegades in 2006. That franchise was born in 2002, six years after the Rough

Riders folded.Watson will be starting the

party early with a city-spon-sored pep rally at city hall Thursday. Watson said there was a time when Lansdowne Park was a “political foot-ball” at city hall, but now feels “we’ve landed as close as pos-sible to a unanimous decision on use of the site.”

“The reaction has been very positive, not only to the stadium, but the whole con-cept,” said Watson. “The team has been doing so much right with involvement in the com-munity.”

Work at TD Place is ongo-ing and finishing touches will likely be taking place right up to the end.

“We’re going to put our best foot forward,” said Hunt. “This past year has been dominated by so many first’s and mile-stones and they all culminate Friday.”

Redblacks prepare for sold-out home opener

Please see WOODS on Page B2

BRITISH OPEN

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OYONNAX, France — Sitting on a roadside guard rail, wincing and rub-bing his lower back, Andrew Talan-sky looked ready to quit the Tour de France in the middle of Stage 11. The Tour’s Web site and French TV com-mentators said his race was over. So did some English-language Twitterati.

The “Pit Bull” proved them wrong.With a show of tooth-grinding grit

and determination to repay his Garmin Sharp teammates who had ridden hard to help him, the 25-year-old Miami na-tive got back up on his bike, wiped his eyes and pedaled on to the finish far behind the pack — and just in time.

Two days earlier, the pain and dam-age from two recent crashes had al-ready ended Talansky’s outsider hopes of victory. He began Wednesday’s 187.5-kilometre hilly ride from Besan-con to Oyonnax in eastern France in 26th place — nearly 15 minutes behind race leader Vincenzo Nibali. The Ital-ian retained the yellow jersey Wednes-day by finishing right behind France’s Tony Gallopin, who won Stage 11 in a bold late breakaway.

Talansky, nursing a sore back, had bad luck compound his misery early in the stage: He blew a tire and got left behind. Because he was no longer in contention to win the Tour in Paris on July 27, his teammates didn’t wait up.

Straining, he couldn’t make up the difference alone, but pressed on any-way.

When Talansky, clearly in agony, stopped on a roadside and sat down with about 60 kilometres left, Garmin-Sharp sporting director Robert Hunt-er — who as a rider became the first South African to win a Tour stage — and other two other staffers pulled up in a team car.

“He thought that maybe it was time to stop the Tour. He sat down ... thought about it, and decided to continue,” said Hunter. “If he wants to fight on and get to the finish, the only way we’re going to get there is by fighting. That’s his character and the way the team works as well.”

Hunter continued to pour on en-couragement from the car as Talansky resumed riding.

Under race rules, Talansky — who would’ve liked to be a journalist if not a cyclist — faced a deadline: Because it was a hilly, relatively long stage, he had to finish with a time no more than 14 per cent greater than that of Gal-lopin. It added up to roughly 37 min-utes, race officials said.

He finished 32:05 back, with a 20-second penalty for taking too long a pause.

Other riders might have calculated

that it would be wiser not to risk wors-ening an injury so early in a promising career. But Talansky was running on determination, and wanted to make it through the stage.

“I just wanted to make it to the fin-ish ... for my team and the work that they’ve put into this Tour for me,” he said at the team bus after straggling to the finish. “I didn’t just want to stop and go home that way after everything they’ve done for me.”

Talansky was the last of the 179 re-maining riders in a pack already de-pleted of its two biggest stars to crash-es.

Now, he’s 44th in the overall stand-ings — more than 47 minutes behind Nibali. Because he made it, he and the team were able to think over whether it’s really worth it for him to carry in a similar Stage 12 on Thursday.

“Now we can sit down tonight and make a proper decision and see where we can go with this,” said Hunter. Sim-ilar to Wednesday’s ride in length and layout, Stage 12 is a 185.5-kilometre

(115-mile) ride over four small- to mid-sized climbs from Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne.

The “Pit Bull” — so dubbed by sharp-tongued Garmin-Sharp team boss Jonathan Vaughters — had al-ready flared his fighting spirit after Stage 7, when he tumbled to the as-phalt after bumping into Australia’s Simon Gerrans while trying to get out of the way of a frenzied final sprint: Not the American’s forte. Talansky de-manded an apology, which he didn’t get publicly.

Talansky had come in fresh off an impressive win in last month’s Crite-rium du Dauphine stage race — a key Tour warm-up — notably defeating 2013 Tour champion Chris Froome and two-time Tour winner Alberto Conta-dor. They both crashed out of this Tour due to injury, meaning this Tour will have a first-time winner.

Astana leader Nibali took another step toward becoming it, finishing right in the pack trailing Gallopin. Overall, the Italian has a 2-minute, 23-second

lead over Australian Richie Porte in second. Alejandro Valverde of Spain was third, another 24 seconds back.

With such a margin and the strong form he has shown so far, Nibali is looking well-positioned for possible victory on the Champs-Elysees. But tough days lie ahead: in the Alps later this week, and the Pyrenees mountains in Week Three.

Gallopin, who wore the yellow jer-sey for a day before Nibali recaptured it, first tried to break away with about 13 ½ kilometres (8.4 miles) left, but got reeled in. Then, in a late flurry, with less than 3 kilometres to go, the Lotto-Belisol rider tried again. This time, it worked.

The Frenchman chiseled out a lead of several seconds and, desperately pedaling, held off a surging pack in the final several hundred meters to win by several bike lengths — just enough for him to have time to lift his arms in cel-ebration, panting.

“Incredible,” said Gallopin. “It’s re-ally a victory that feels good.”

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Winnipeg has it’s own defensive gu-ru in Gary Etcheverry, who has also introduced some new wrinkles this season to confuse offences.

One thing O’Shea is hoping for Thursday is fewer penalties, suggest-ing wins are going to be harder to come by if things don’t change. The Bombers had 15 for 148 yards last week in Mon-treal.

This is the first divisional game the Bombers have played as a Western team in almost a decade, thanks to Ot-tawa’s return to the league.

“It’s definitely going to be a differ-ent season playing in the West this year,” January said. “But whenever you play football at this level you want to go against the best as much as you can. So I think that the west is where Winnipeg belongs and we’re excited about it.”

The game will also see the return of receiver Romby Bryant to the starting lineup. Bryant began his CFL career with Winnipeg in 2008. Reilly says last year doesn’t matter for either team and neither do the last three games.

“Just as we forgot about 2013 we kind of forgot about the first three games as well,” he said.

“We’re concerned about this game and we’re not worried about anything past that, we’re not worried about any-thing before it. We just know that we’re coming here to play against a very good football team and we’ve got to execute

at a very high level if we want to come out with a win.”

WOODS: Can be Intimidating

Kuchar said it can be intimidating to play alongside, although Patrick Reed sure wasn’t flustered having Woods in the group ahead of him at Doral, and Spieth didn’t looked rattled when he shot 63 at Torrey Pines (the North Course) with Woods in his group.

Is there a difference between watch-ing dominance on TV and seeing it in person?

“You’re saying a different intimi-dation for the guys who are now just coming up and just watched it on TV as opposed to my generation that were actually losing by 10 to it?” Kuchar said with a laugh. “I’m not sure. If I was to go shoot baskets with Michael Jordan right now, I would be pretty in-timidated. So it’s probably similar. The guys that played against him and got scored 40 on probably have a similar feeling to me in the awe that surrounds a guy like that.”

It all unfolds on Thursday, where the only mystery greater than Woods in the English weather. The final day of practice featured sunshine and rain. Hoylake when it’s green is there to be attacked — it’s the only course on the Open rotation with four par 5s. The greens are not severe. The fairways are relatively flat, which makes them more fair. All eyes will be on Woods, and there’s nothing unusual about that.

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France’s Tony Gallopin manages to stay ahead of the sprinting pack, rear, as he crosses the finish line to win the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 187.5 kilometres with start in Besancon and finish in Oyonnax, France, Wednesday.

Gallopin wins 11th stage at Tour de France

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Neil Salmond of Niton Junction turned in the third-best time of 1:20.22 while operating the Uncle Ben’s RV rig from Red Deer, and Brian Mill-er of Drumheller — on the Red Deer Westerner Board of Directors rig — crossed the line in 1:20.35, good for fourth place.

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MONTREAL — A former Expos standout who is spearheading an at-tempt to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal believes comments by Bud Selig mean the city is firmly on the sport’s radar.

The MLB commissioner’s remark that Montreal would be an “excellent candidate” for a potential franchise was music to the ears of Warren Cro-martie. Selig said he was impressed by the fact 96,350 fans turned up in Mon-treal last March for a pair of exhibi-tion games between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets.

“It’s great that he said it and I think that with those two games we had in spring training, we really showed Ma-jor League Baseball,” Cromartie told The Canadian Press on Wednesday.

The Expos played in Montreal from 1969 to 2004, when they departed for Washington, D.C. The team suffered from dwindling attendance in its final years at Olympic Stadium and were owned by the league in its final sea-sons. Selig was commissioner in 2004.

“I think they would be an excellent candidate in the future,” he said be-fore Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game. “No question about it.”

He cautioned, however, that Mon-treal still has a lot of work to do.

Selig, who is expected to leave the post before the beginning of the 2015 season, said he bears no ill will toward Montreal.

“We tried to keep a team there,” he said. “It’s a long story now. But I thought that (the March games) was marvellous.”

Cromartie believes Selig’s com-ments will trickle down to his succes-sor.

“It was show and tell,” Cromartie said. “This was a true test for us to show how much Montreal wants their baseball back, so they (fans) really showed and hopefully it will pay off.”

Baseball’s return is by no means a certainty. A feasibility study was com-

missioned by Cromartie’s group — the Montreal Baseball Project — and the city’s board of trade was favourable to baseball’s return, but at a hefty price and with a new stadium.

The report said the project would cost just more than $1 billion —$500 million for the facility and $525 mil-lion for the franchise. The investment would need about $335 million in gov-ernment money from a province and a city that are both cash-strapped. Ernst & Young cited a strong demand for season tickets, revenue-sharing and increased TV rights as some of the rea-sons it reached its conclusion.

Cromartie said Olympic Stadium can’t serve as a permanent home for any future franchise.

“But a team has to be available and we’re not going to build a stadium until we get a team,” he said.

Until all the pieces are in place, Cromartie said fans must continue to demonstrate their passion for base-ball, with strong attendance whenever it does come to town. He dismissed using minor league baseball as a step-ping stone to a major league franchise.

“We’re not a minor league city, we’re a major league city — we had big league baseball here since 1969 and we had Jackie Robinson before that,” Cromartie said.

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said the city deserves to regain its status as a Major League Baseball town and re-joiced that it was being discussed.

Matthew Ross, president and found-er of Expos Nation, a grassroots group dedicated to promoting baseball in Montreal, was also heartened by Se-lig’s words.

“I think it’s always tremendous when Montreal is looked at in baseball circles in a positive light,” said Ross.

“A couple of years ago, he (Selig) said he couldn’t foresee Montreal getting it (a team) in the foreseeable future. But now, given these positive words, we’ll certainly take it.”


OAKLAND, Calif. — The small-bud-get Oakland Athletics are baseball’s best team at the break in a division featuring some of the sport’s highest-paid stars. The San Francisco Giants are right in the chase for the NL West title despite recent stumbles.

Bay Area baseball has delivered a stellar first half. It’s only mid-July and there is already talk of a special Octo-ber and, perhaps, the first Bay Bridge Series since 1989.

California could have four teams still playing into October. The two or-ganizations in Northern California have set the tone.

“It’d be hard to find two teams in the same city doing as well as we are,” said Giants right-hander Tim Hudson, who began his career with the A’s. “It’s really exciting for all of the fans from both sides of the bay. They’ve had the opportunity over the years to have some really fun teams to watch, World Series-caliber teams every year. New York can’t say that, L.A. can’t really say that. It’s been fun.”

Oakland, a major league-best 59-36 and the two-time defending AL West champion, produced a pair of six-game winning streaks behind its reliable starting pitching. And general man-ager Billy Beane pulled off a July 4 trade with the Cubs that brought Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to a deep rotation that lost Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin to season-ending elbow injuries that required surgery.

“We could probably go seven deep,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “Tom-my Milone’s in Triple-A right now and with the numbers he’s put up, it means we’re creating a lot of depth to with-stand whatever could potentially hap-pen coming up in the second half.”

Several offseasons ago, Beane com-mitted to building from the bottom of the minor league system on up to make sure his club had the depth to with-stand injuries, and that philosophy is working — even in a talented division that includes Robinson Cano in Seattle and power hitters Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols of the Angels.

Oakland had its most wins ever be-fore the All-Star break, and its six All-Stars were most for the A’s since 1975.

“They’ve done a great job of stack-ing this team and this organization with guys who can get the job done at this level,” Oakland right fielder Josh Reddick said. “With the last two and now a third year, we’re proving that we’re here to be a true competitor and we’re showing that with the best re-cord in baseball right now. It gives us confidence to know that he (Beane) is wanting to go for the whole thing just as much as we are.”

In each of the past two Octobers, the Tigers have eliminated Oakland in division series that went the five-game maximum.

The Giants, winners of the 2010 and ’12 World Series, missed the playoffs last year and hope they can get back on a roll like the team across the bay. At 52-43, they are one game behind the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodg-ers, and Tim Lincecum has won four straight starts for the first time since April 2010.

“No question, the Giants have really established something here for a long period of time,” Melvin said. “It’s diffi-cult to not only win a World Series, win two out of four, and be in the position they’re in right now. It could be really exciting for the Bay Area.”

The Giants are counting on some re-inforcements in the second half. Cen-ter fielder Angel Pagan and second baseman Marco Scutaro come back

from injuries to give San Francisco the roster it envisioned.

It led the NL West by 9 ½ games when it was 42-21 on June 8, but has struggled since then. The Giants were outscored 19-7 in losing three out of four in their recent interleague series with the A’s.

“Their boat’s just kind of been go-ing in a steady direction and we’re just trying to get ours on that path as well,” said Lincecum, who pitched his second no-hitter in 11 months against San Diego on June 25. “You get into those ruts and you try to look for how to get out of them and I think it’s just

doing what you did beforehand, not necessarily putting so much emphasis on getting out of it.”

Despite injuries, small crowds and even sewage problems in their home stadium, the A’s have found a way to win.

“We’ve had contributions every-where,” assistant general manager Da-vid Forst said. “It’s certainly been not unlike any other year where we’ve had to tinker and turn over the roster as we go. ... The players are unfazed by any changes we make. They just go out and play for three hours a day, and they’ve played great.”

Great first half for Bay Area baseball ATHLETICS AND GIANTS CREATING HIGH HOPES FOR PLAYOFFS

FILE Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

San Francisco Giants’ Gregor Blanco, Brandon Hicks (14), Hunter Pence and Tyler Colvin celebrate a 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins in a baseball game in San Francisco. The small-budget Athletics are baseball’s best team at the break in a division featuring some of the highest-paid stars. The Giants are right in the chase for the NL West crown despite some recent stumbles. It’s only mid-July and there is already talk of a special October and, perhaps, a Bay Bridge Series with far more significance come fall.

Selig’s comments welcomed by those pushing for MLB’s return

MONTREALRangers agree to terms with free-agent

F Matthew LombardiNEW YORK — The New York Rang-

ers have agreed to terms with free agent forward Matthew Lombardi, a veteran NHL player who spent last season in Switzerland.

The 32-year-old Lombardi, who joined New York on Wednesday, had 20 goals and 30 assists in 46 games with Geneve-Servette in Switzerland.

He led the team in goals and as-sists, and tied for sixth in the league in goals.

In 536 NHL games over nine sea-sons with Calgary, Phoenix, Nashville, Toronto, and Anaheim, Lombardi has 101 goals, 161 assists and 293 penalty minutes.

He had four goals and four assists in 28 games with Phoenix and Anaheim during the 2012-13 season.

He has reached 40 points three times and has tallied at least 14 goals in five of seven seasons in which he has played 55 games.

Lombardi has recorded three goals and 13 assists in 40 NHL playoff games.

Oilers continue to change coaching staff, hire

Thompson as assistantEDMONTON — Rocky Thompson

has been named as an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers.

Thompson spent the past four sea-sons as an assistant coach with the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons.

The 36-year-old joins Dallas Eakins’ staff along with Craig Ramsay, who was hired earlier this off-season. Thomp-son and Ramsay replace Steve Smith and Kelly Buchberger.

Before working in the Oilers’ organi-zation with the Barons, Thompson was an assistant for the WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings.

Thompson, a third-round pick of Calgary in 1995, played 25 NHL games for the Flames and Florida Panthers.

Bowman confident in ability to manage Blackhawks’ cap

in wake of extensions for Toews, Kane

CHICAGO — Stan Bowman sounded like a proud father as he told stories about Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.

The general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks reminisced about Kane

staying with his family during his rook-ie season, and described the scene when Toews became the youngest cap-tain in team history.

There were lots of smiles and some laughter Wednesday as Bowman joined Toews and Kane at a news conference to celebrate the twin contract exten-sions for the high-scoring forwards that run through the 2022-23 season.

“You have become two of the sym-bols of the renaissance of the Chicago Blackhawks,” said John McDonough, the team president and CEO. “We’re very proud of that. And you’ve also be-come a very respected brand in Chica-go and throughout the National Hockey League and throughout sports.

“I don’t know if it’s Kane and Toews, I don’t know if it’s Toews and Kane, but I know it’s powerful, it’s impactful and it’s really respected.”

The Blackhawks have enjoyed a long run of success since they grabbed Toews with the No. 3 selection in the 2006 draft, and then selected Kane with the top overall pick the following year.

Each player made their debut in October 2007, and the Blackhawks’ 366 combined wins in the regular season and playoffs since the 2007-08 cam-paign ranks third in the NHL for that stretch, according to STATS.

The eight-year contracts, which were announced last week, are worth $84 million apiece for an average an-nual value of $10.5 million. Each play-er has one year left on their five-year extensions from December 2009.

“Most teams would die to have one of these players on their team, and we’ve got two of them here,” he said. “So we’re very fortunate.”

Maple Leafs only NHL team on Forbes list of most valuable sports franchisesThe Maple Leafs are the only NHL

team on Forbes’s list of the 50 most valuable franchises in sports, checking in at No. 26.

According to Forbes, the Leafs are worth US$1.15 billion and have been the most valuable NHL team since 2005 despite making just one playoff appearance in that time.

Spanish-based soccer club Real Ma-drid is No. 1 at $3.44 billion.

Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees are the top North American team on the list, fourth at $2.5 billion.

Despite being in the process of sell-ing for $2 billion, the NBA’s Los An-geles Clippers did not make the list, which finished with 50th-ranked AC Milan at $856 million.

Commissioner Adam Silver forced Donald Sterling to give up ownership of the team following racist remarks that surfaced this past spring.

In his annual state of the league address before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the Clippers sale repre-sented a unique situation.

NHLBRIEFS

Durant and UFC fighter Rousey win top

athlete honours at ESPY Awards

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant won two ESPY Awards, including male athlete of the year, and mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey earned female athlete honours, be-coming the first UFC fighter to claim a trophy in the big-gest category at the show hon-ouring the year’s best perfor-mances Wednesday night.

Durant also won best NBA player, ending LeBron James’ two-year reign in both catego-ries.

“Everybody helped me out along the way,” the Oklahoma City Thunder star said.

“My beautiful mom watch-ing at home who couldn’t be here. My favourite teammate, Russell Westbrook.”

Durant beat out fellow male athlete nominees Miguel Ca-brera of the Detroit Tigers, Peyton Manning of the Den-ver Broncos and boxer Floyd Mayweather during the show hosted by rapper Drake at the Nokia Theatre.

Rousey, the first female UFC champion, won over WN-BA star Maya Moore, Olympic champion skier Mikaela Shif-frin and Brenna Stewart of na-tional champion Connecticut.

The winners in most catego-ries were determined by fan voting.

Rousey didn’t attend, with presenter Chrissy Teigen saying the fighter had surgery a day ear-lier.

Manning didn’t go home empty-handed. He collected two trophies: best NFL player and record-breaking perfor-mance.

Manning won his fifth MVP award last season, when he set single-sea-son records by passing for 55 touchdowns and more than 5,500 yards.

The Super Bowl cham-pion Seattle Seahawks won best team.

Their All-Pro corner-back, Richard Sherman, won breakthrough ath-lete.

The best game was the Iron Bowl matchup between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Auburn, with

the Tigers winning 34-28 on the final play to spoil the Tide’s BCS hopes.

Led by goalie Tim Howard, the U.S. men’s soccer team won best moment for its run to the round of 16 in the World Cup.

Soccer star Cristiano Ron-aldo of Portugal won best in-ternational athlete.

Drake zinged Howard and Sherman in his opening mono-logue.

The rapper joked about banned Clippers owner Don-ald Sterling, saying, “We’re a few hundred yards from Sta-ples Center, which is as close as Donald Sterling is allowed to get.”

Clippers star Blake Grif-fin laughed until the camera caught him and he acted seri-ous, drawing laughs. Griffin and Drake teamed up for a funny pre-taped bit in which they pretended to be each oth-er while spewing insults, with rapper Chris Brown joining in. Brown, who has been in and out of jail, jokingly introduced himself as “America’s sweet-heart.”

James wasn’t on hand, but Drake noted the superstar’s recent decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers after winning two NBA titles in Mi-ami.

“You know what 40 million gets you in Miami? A really nice house,” Drake said.

“You know what 40 million gets you in Cleveland? Cleve-land, you get the whole thing.”

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Local SportsToday

● Pony chuckwagons: North American Championships, 6 p.m., Westerner track.● Senior men’s baseball: Nighthawks vs. Printing Place, Gary Moe Volkswagen vs. The Hideout, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.

Friday● Pony chuckwagons: North American Championships, 6 p.m., Westerner track.● Senior AAA men’s baseball: Red Deer Riggers tournament at Great Chief Park.● Parkland baseball: Acme at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1; Eckville at Lacombe, 7 p.m.

Saturday● Senior AAA men’s baseball: Red Deer Riggers tournament at Great Chief Park.

● Major women’s soccer: Edmonton Scottish at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Edgar Park.● Peewee AAA baseball: Edmonton South Jasper Place at Red Deer, doubleheader, noon and 3 p.m., Great Chief Park 2.● Pony chuckwagons: North American Championships, 6 p.m., Westerner track.● Alberta Football League: Fort McMurray Monarchs at Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., Lacombe MEGlobal Athletic Park.

Sunday● Senior AAA men’s baseball: Red Deer Riggers tournament at Great Chief Park.● Peewee AAA baseball: Edmonton South Jasper Place at Red Deer, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park 2.● Pony chuckwagons: North American Championships, 2 p.m., Westerner track.

BaseballMLB

American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBBaltimore 52 42 .553 —Toronto 49 47 .510 4New York 47 47 .500 5Tampa Bay 44 53 .454 9.5 Boston 43 52 .453 9.5

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 53 38 .582 —Kansas City 48 46 .511 6.5Cleveland 47 47 .500 7.5Chicago 45 51 .469 10.5Minnesota 44 50 .468 10.5

West Division W L Pct GBOakland 59 36 .621 —Los Angeles 57 37 .606 1.5Seattle 51 44 .537 8Houston 40 56 .417 19.5Texas 38 57 .400 21

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Friday’s GamesCincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Texas at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.Cleveland at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 5:10 p.m.Houston at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.Baltimore at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.Seattle at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBWashington 51 42 .548 —Atlanta 52 43 .547 —New York 45 50 .474 7Miami 44 50 .468 7.5Philadelphia 42 53 .442 10

Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 53 43 .552 —St. Louis 52 44 .542 1Cincinnati 51 44 .537 1.5 Pittsburgh 49 46 .516 3.5 Chicago 40 54 .426 12

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 54 43 .557 —San Francisco 52 43 .547 1San Diego 41 54 .432 12Colorado 40 55 .421 13Arizona 40 56 .417 13.5

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Friday’s GamesCincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.Milwaukee at Washington, 5:05 p.m.San Francisco at Miami, 5:10 p.m.Philadelphia at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis,6:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

American League LeadersTHROUGH JULY 15

BATTING G AB R H BABeltre, TEX 81 309 51 104 .337Altuve, HOU 93 388 49 130 .335Cano, SEA 91 353 49 118 .334Chisenhall, CLE 79 262 39 86 .328V. Martinez, DET 80 302 45 99 .328Brantley, CLE 90 351 63 113 .322Trout, LAA 90 345 65 107 .310Suzuki, MIN 79 278 26 86 .309Cabrera, DET 90 343 57 105 .306Rios, TEX 94 364 41 111 .305

HOME RUNSAbreu, CHW 29Cruz, BAL 28Encarnacion, TOR 26Trout, LAA 22

V. Martinez, DET 21Moss, OAK 21Donaldson, OAK 20Pujols, LAA 20Ortiz, BOS 20Carter, HOU 19Springer, HOU 19

RUNS BATTED INCabrera, DET 75Cruz, BAL 74Trout, LAA 73Abreu, CHW 73Encarnacion, TOR 70Moss, OAK 66Donaldson, OAK 65Ortiz, BOS 64Pujols, LAA 64Brantley, CLE 63Seager, SEA 63

HITSAltuve, HOU 130Cano, SEA 118Cabrera, TOR 117Jones, BAL 116Kinsler, DET 115Markakis, BAL 113Brantley, CLE 113Rios, TEX 111Trout, LAA 107Pedroia, BOS 106Kendrick, LAA 106

STOLEN BASESAltuve, HOU 41Ellsbury, NYY 24Davis, DET 24Escobar, K-C 22Andrus, TEX 20Martin, TEX 18Dyson, K-C 18Jones, SEA 17Reyes, TOR 17Rios, TEX 16Crisp, OAK 16Dozier, MIN 16Gentry, OAK 16

EARNED RUN AVERAGEHernandez, SEA 2.12Kazmir, OAK 2.38Tanaka, NYY 2.51Richards, LAA 2.55Buehrle, TOR 2.64Lester, BOS 2.65Gray, OAK 2.79Darvish, TEX 2.97Iwakuma, SEA 2.98Kluber, CLE 3.01

WON-LOSTTanaka, NYY 12-4Porcello, DET 12-5Hernandez, SEA 11-2Richards, LAA 11-2Kazmir, OAK 11-3Scherzer, DET 11-3Grey, OAK 10-3Hughes, MIN 10-5Weaver, LAA 10-6Buehrle, TOR 10-6Lackey, BOS 10-6

STRIKEOUTSPrice, T-B 164Hernandez, SEA 154Scherzer, DET 146Darvish, TEX 142Kluber, CLE 142Tanaka, NYY 135Lester, BOS 134Richards, LAA 127Odorizzi, T-B 116Shields, K-C 110

National League LeadersTHROUGH JULY 15

BATTING G AB R H BATulowitzki, COL 89 310 71 107 .345Adams, STL 81 301 31 99 .329McCutchen, PIT 93 355 57 115 .324McGehee, MIA 93 361 37 115 .319Lucroy, MIL 88 340 45 107 .315

Morneau, COL 89 333 38 104 .312Puig, LAD 90 343 53 106 .309Gennett, MIL 84 282 40 87 .309Goldschmidt, ARI 95 357 66 110 .308Blackmon, COL 93 350 53 107 .306

HOME RUNSTulowitzki, COL 21Stanton, MIA 21Rizzo, CHC 20Frazier, CIN 19Byrd, PHL 18McCutchen, PIT 17J. Upton, ATL 17Goldschmidt, ARI 16Gattis, ATL 16Desmond, WAS 16Mesoraco, CIN 16

RUNS BATTED INStanton, MIA 63McCutchen, PIT 61Goldschmidt, ARI 61Gonzalez, LAD 60Morneau, COL 60Desmond, WAS 57Howard, PHL 56J. Upton, ATL 55Werth, WAS 54Byrd, PHL 54

HITSMcGehee, MIA 115McCutchen, PIT 115Pence, S-F 113Murphy, NYM 113Goldschmidt, ARI 110Freeman, ATL 108Lucroy, MIL 107Blackmon, COL 107Tulowitzki, COL 107Gomez, MIL 106Puig, LAD 106

STOLEN BASESGordon, LAD 43Hamilton, CIN 38Revere, PHL 26E. Young, NYM 25Marte, PIT 21Rollins, PHL 19Blackmon, COL 18Gomez, MIL 17Segura, MIL 15Span, WAS 15B. Upton, ATL 15McCutchen, PIT 15

EARNED RUN AVERAGEWainwright, STL 1.83Cueto, CIN 2.13Beckett, LAD 2.26Alvarez, MIA 2.63Simon, CIN 2.70Teheran, ATL 2.71Greinke, LAD 2.73Samardzija, CHC 2.83Ross, S-D 2.85Hudson, S-F 2.87

WON-LOSTSimon, CIN 12-3Wainwright, STL 12-4Kershaw, LAD 11-2Greinke, LAD 11-5Ryu, LAD 10-5Cueto, CIN 10-6Lynn, STL 10-6De La Rosa, COL 10-6Peralta, MIL 10-6Bumgarner, S-F 10-7

STRIKEOUTSStrasburg, WAS 149Cueto, CIN 141Kennedy, S-D 133Bumgarner, S-F 128Greinke, LAD 127Kershaw, LAD 126Ross, S-D 126Miley, ARI 118Teheran, ATL 116Wainwright, STL 115

FootballCFL

East Division GP W L T PF PA PtToronto 3 1 2 0 84 94 2Montreal 3 1 2 0 65 72 2Ottawa 2 0 2 0 39 63 0Hamilton 2 0 2 0 34 59 0

West Division GP W L T PF PA PtWinnipeg 3 3 0 0 115 82 6Edmonton 3 3 0 0 82 55 6Calgary 2 2 0 0 63 23 4

B.C. 3 1 2 0 55 64 2Saskatchewan 3 1 2 0 59 84 2

Week 3Friday’s results

Winnipeg 34 Montreal 33Edmonton 27 Ottawa 11

Saturday’s resultsCalgary 34 Toronto 15

B.C. 26 Saskatchewan 13Week 4

Thursday, July 17Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 18Toronto at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Hamilton at Calgary, 8 p.m.Saturday, July 19

Montreal at B.C., 5 p.m.Week 5

Thursday, July 24Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Friday, July 25Winnipeg at B.C., 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 26Ottawa at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 8 p.m.

BASEBALLAmerican League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Edward Fabian on a minor league contract.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed RHP Raul Fernandez off waivers from Colorado and assigned him to Winston-Salem (Carolina).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated 3B Jimmy Paredes for assignment. Optioned RHP Louis Coleman to Omaha (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Released C John Buck.

TEXAS RANGERS — Traded RHP Jason Fra-sor to Kansas City for RHP Spencer Patton and assigned Patton to Round Rock (PCL).

National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Signed 1B

Frangel Feliciano.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Assigned 1B

Clint Robinson outright to Albuquerque (PCL).PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent 3B Reid Bri-

gnac to Clearwater (FSL) for a rehab assignment.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms wtih

RHP Silas Bohannan on a minor league contract.SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Assigned 2B

Brandon Hicks outright to Fresno (PCL).

American AssociationAMARILLO SOX — Signed OF Geraldo Val-

entin.GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released

INF Adam Humes.LAREDO LEMURS — Signed OF Byron Wiley.SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHP Kyle

A. Allen.WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed OF Sam

Kimmel.

Can-Am LeagueTROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released RHP

Tae Lee.ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed C Michael

Fischer.Frontier League

JOLIET SLAMMERS — Sold the contract of LHP Blair Walters to the Atlanta Braves.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released LHP Kris Singh.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — Released

RHP Travis McGee.

United LeagueFORT WORTH CATS — Traded RHP Luis Sanz

to Rockland (Can-Am) for two players to be named.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Agreed to terms with F Brandon Rush on a two-year contract.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Signed G An-thony Morrow to a three-year contract.

FOOTBALLNational Football League

BUFFALO BILLS — Placed CB Leodis McKelvin and LB Randell Johnson on the PUP list, OT Cordy Glenn and DT Alan Branch on the non-football ill-ness list and LB Kiko Alonso on the non-football injury list. Released TE Mike Caussin. Signed LB Stevenson Sylvester.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Released QB Kyle Orton.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB George Winn. Waived G D.J. Morrell.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Agreed to terms with WR Marqise Lee on a four-year contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Announced the retirement of DL Armond Armstead.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Named Ed Goines general counsel and vice-president, government affairs.

Canadian Football LeagueSASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS — Re-

leased RB Hugh Charles, LB Adrian Moten and DL Richard Sumlin.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

ARIZONA COYOTES — Named JP Major strength and conditioning coach and signed him to a multiyear contract.

BUFFALO SABRES — Re-signed D Chad Ruh-wedel to a two-year contract.

EDMONTON OILERS — Named Rocky Thomp-son assistant coach.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with F Matthew Lombardi.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Re-signed D Jason De-

mers to a two-year contract and Taylor Doherty to a one-year contract.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS —Signed C Peter Holland to a two-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed F Linden Vey to a one-year contract.

WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Carl Klingberg on a one-year, two-way contract.

American Hockey LeagueCHARLOTTE CHECKERS — Agreed to terms

with F Kyle Hagel on an AHL contract and F Alex Aleardi on a two-way, AHL/ECHL contract.

ECHLELMIRA JACKALS — Signed D J.D. Forrest and

D Steven Shamanski to one-year contracts.GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Agreed to terms

with F Casey Pierro-Zabotel.READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with F

Domenic Monardo.

MOTORSPORTSNASCAR — Docked Trucks series driver Erik

Jones 10 championships points, car owner Kyle Busch 10 owner points and fined crew chief Eric Phillips $6,000 for a failed post-race inspection last week in Iowa.

SOCCERMajor League Soccer

SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed M Xander Bailey.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed Ms Jorge Claros and Martin Steuble.

COLLEGELIMESTONE — Promoted women’s interim vol-

leyball coach Brandon Skweres to head coach.MARIST — Named C.J. Lee men’s assistant

basketball coach.MEMPHIS — Named Keelon Lawson men’s as-

sistant basketball coach.TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN — Announced the res-

ignation of men’s golf coach Josh Fosdick, to take the same position at Rogers State. Named Gabe Henry women’s assistant basketball coach.

WINTHROP — Named Sergey Belov men’s tennis coach.

Transactions

MEDICINE HAT — Jack Wood of Banff maintained his lead with a 2-under par 70 in the second round of the Sun Life Financial Alberta Men’s Amateur Golf Championship Wednesday at Desert Plume.

With a 36-hole total of 137, Wood led Jack Wesche of Cal-gary (71-67—138) by a single stroke heading into today’s third round of the 72-hole tournament, with Tyler Saun-ders of Edmonton (70-69—139) another shot back.

Frank Van Dornick of Cam-rose turned in a second-round 69 and coupled with Tuesday’s 73 was tied for fifth with a 141 total.

Michael McAdam of the Red

Deer Golf and Country Club (RDG&CC) had a 147 sum that included rounds of 74-73 and was tied for 21st with Ryan Swelin of Sundre (72-75) and Kyle Morrison of the RDG&CC, who slipped to a 78 after firing a first-round 69.

Other Central Alberta re-sults:

Jesse Teron, RDG&CC, 79-72—151, tied for 43rd; Kolby Vold, Wolf Creek, 77-75—152, tied for 47th; Jaxon Lynn, Sylvan Lake, 78-75—153, tied for 53rd; Cody Albert, Sylvan Lake, 76-77—153, tied for 53rd; Ron Harder, Innisfail, 81-77—158, missed cut; Tom Skinner, RDG&CC, 85-80—165, missed cut.

ALBERTA MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Major League SoccerEASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GASporting KC 9 5 5 32 27 17D.C. 9 5 4 31 26 19Toronto FC 7 5 4 25 24 21New England 7 8 2 23 23 24New York 5 6 8 23 31 30Philadelphia 5 8 7 22 32 34Columbus 4 7 8 20 21 25Chicago 3 4 10 19 25 27Houston 5 11 3 18 20 38Montreal 3 9 5 14 17 29

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GASeattle 12 4 2 38 35 24Real Salt Lake 7 4 7 28 27 24Colorado 7 5 6 27 27 22FC Dallas 7 7 5 26 30 29Vancouver 6 4 8 26 28 26Los Angeles 6 3 6 24 20 13

Chivas USA 6 7 5 23 20 27Portland 4 6 9 21 30 32San Jose 4 8 4 16 16 18

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s GamesPhiladelphia 3, New York 1

Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus 1Toronto FC 1, Vancouver 1, tie

New England at Los Angeles, LateFriday, July 18

Colorado at Portland, 9 p.m.Saturday, July 19

Los Angeles at Sporting Kansas City,4 p.m.San Jose at New York, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Houston, 7 p.m.New England at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m.Sunday, July 20

Chivas USA at D.C. United, 6 p.m.

Soccer

ESPY AWARDS

OUTDOORS B5THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014

On one of my random back-road rambles several summers ago, I happened upon a beautiful lit-tle coun-try road

southeast of Stettler.The road bisected a

series of small ponds, all of which were teem-ing with waterfowl and shorebirds.

Slowing down at one particularly large and interesting wetland, I was suddenly accosted by two very vocal, agi-tated American avo-cets.

They alternated be-tween squawking while circling the vehicle and then performing dra-matic “broken-wing” displays on the road.

I knew that this behaviour meant that there was a nest or young nearby, so I pulled over to the shoulder and grabbed my camera.

The tall roadside grass negated any chance of finding a nest, so I decided to take a few pictures of the adults before leaving them in peace.

Suddenly, out of the greenery emerged a tiny little ball of gravel-brown fluff.

Paying little heed to its screaming parents, the adorable little chick strutted across the

road on dainty blue stilettos.Within seconds, it had melted into the far

grass and was gone from view.American avocets are iconic shorebirds of

shallow wetlands.Statuesque and beautifully adorned with

buffy orange upper parts, they are always a delight to observe.

They are most often seen slowly patrolling the shallows, feeding on aquatic insects and small crustaceans by sweeping the tips of their long bills back and forth just under the water surface.

The adults work together to build a humble nest — a simple scrape in the ground lined with grass, pieces of straw, pebbles and even feathers. They take turns incubating their four, dark-brown eggs.

As I discovered that warm day in June sev-eral years ago, adult avocets vigorously de-fend their nest and young using alarm calls and distraction displays (faking injury, ex-haustion or illness) to divert a predator away from their territory.

They will even dive bomb ravens and other nest marauders.

The chicks, as is typical of all shorebirds, leave the nest shortly after hatching.

If you are interested in seeing avocets, I highly recommend taking a random back-road ramble!

Myrna Pearman is the biologist/site services manager at Ellis Bird Farm. She can be reached at [email protected].

MYRNAPEARMAN

OUTDOORS

The Americanavocet

THIS ICONIC SHOREBIRD OF SHALLOW WETLANDS

IS ALWAYS A DELIGHTTO OBSERVE

Ever since Thom-as Wolfe’s You Can’t Go Home Again was published posthu-mously in 1940, de-bate has flourished on the possible phil-osophical meanings of the title.

Enough! I say. You can too go home again, so long as memories and memory joggers of home remain.

This year I was physically unable to accompany Her-self on our annual visit with her sister Caroline on the family ranch west of Pincher Creek, so son John came to stay with me in Red Deer and we made a last nostalgic one-day visit to my home haunts in Brooks and vi-cinity.

I grew up in Brooks, and left in 1955 when I was 17 for Edmonton and the Universi-ty of Alberta and eventually Dalhousie Law School in Hal-ifax. Population of the town of Brooks in 1955 was around 1,750; now it is a city, soon to hit 15,000 per-sons.

M y o l d home, reno-vated beyond r e c o g n i t i o n by anyone but me, is still on one of its for-mer two lots on 3rd Street West, and the huge 70-year old basswood (linden) tree, parent of the one in my Red D e e r b a c k y a r d , s t i l l stands by the back door.

From there we traced my long Calgary Herald paper route, and I named names of owners of dozens of more than 100-year-old homes.

My red brick first elementa-ry school still stands in use. My mother and aunt both taught there before I was born.

As we take a picture, I can hear my Grade 1 teacher, Miss (Helen) O’Brian, shuffling and showing her deck of phonics flash cards and correctly as-suring us we’d all be reading by Christmas.

Then, scouring the first newer subdivision sections of town, I could not find the de la Vergne house, home of my friend John, whose parents

were both killed in a car crash when we were in Grade 8.

Had I found it, next door should have been the home of my main high school sweet-ie. Renovations? Demolitions?

South to Lake Newell, and for the first time in my life I failed to find its head gates where I wanted to see if the huge whitefish are still rising and if son John can’t

catch them on a fly, just like I have never been able to do. What we found instead was the inlet from the canal from the Bassano Dam on the Bow and a resort — really a city — of massive, grossly expensive mansions.

The pike spawning marshes do not seem to hold as much water as I recall, but are not enough short to explain the shocking Lake Newell pike collapse.

We detour on the way home through the gloriously green upland country around Pa-tricia. Spring counts for both pheasants and sharp tails were good, but we saw no birds in some likely locations; they were probably all loafing in the shade.

A major downside to miss-ing the Pincher Creek trip is not having lunch at the Chuck-wagon Café in Turner Valley, dinner at the Tin Roof Bistro in Blairmore, maybe even an-other lunch with old friend, Don Hayden, at the Green Bamboo Peking House in Pincher Creek.

In July it is important to enjoy the garden and to do simple things to make the garden better.

For those with a vege-table garden, make sure that the root vegetables have enough room to grow and expand. This can be done by removing the big vegetables and eating them or by thin-ning.

Pulling out excess car-rots, beets and turnips now will allow the others to grow and mature. Con-tinue thinning the crop through out the season by removing plants in all areas of the garden for the table.

Other crops will also need to be thinned if the plants do not have enough room to mature.

At this time of year, apple trees often drop immature fruit. These are the ones that did not get pollinated. Most apple trees carry excess fruit.

Removing some of the small fruit now will al-low the tree to put more energy into the remain-ing fruit.

The rule of thumb is to keep one fruit per six inches or hand width. Excess fruit will remove easily if they are gently bent towards the centre of the fruit cluster.

Now is the time to prune shrubs that flow-er early in the season: lilacs, double flowering plum and Nanking cher-ries.

As flowerbuds devel-op during the summer on early-flowering shrubs, pruning them in the fall or winter when they are dormant will remove next season’s flowers.

Start pruning by re-moving dead or diseased wood.

Then remove some of the old growth in the centre of the plant to al-low light to enter, which will trigger new growth.

Lastly, shape the plant.

Always make the cut

at another branch or at the ground level. Nev-er remove more than a quarter of the growth as it will stress the plant, causing it to put out ex-cess growth that will be

straggly.Deadhead the peren-

nials once the bloom is spent.

The plant will then put energy back into to the plant as opposed to making seed. Lack of seed means less weeding in the spring and there is a chance of a second flush of flowers.

Annuals are less like-ly to need deadheading as many of the varieties grown by greenhouses today are incapable of setting seed.

Lack of seed means the plant will continue to bloom all summer.

Annuals that were started by seed will set seed and need to have their dead flowers re-moved.

Once the seed has de-veloped, the plant has completed its life cycle and will produce few if any flowers. Deadhead-ing is a necessity to keep seeded plants flowering.

Weeding is part of gar-dening.

Removing weeds be-fore they flower insures that there will be less weeds next season.

That being said, do not trample and destroy the garden to remove weeds.

Compost will kill seeds if it is hot enough for a long enough period of time but most often seeds are still viable af-ter going through the av-erage backyard compost.

Chickweed is a prob-lem for many gardeners.

It forms a mat along the ground and breaks when it is pulled.

Each piece that is pulled is capable of forming a new plant. It can be pulled and placed in a bucket and removed from the garden but this is time consuming. Hoe-ing, raking and removing the weed has proven suc-cessful.

Once the chickweed has been removed, the soil dries and no longer provides the ideal grow-ing conditions for the weed.

Cultivation also works if it is repeated regular-ly, keeping the soil black, otherwise the cultivator will break the plant into pieces and replant it.

There is always a bet-

ter kill when weeding is completed on a hot day.

Planters need to be watered and fertilized on a regular basis to keep the plants healthy.

Very little, if any, soil is in commercial soil mixes.

That means that the plants rely on the fertil-izer for all their nutri-ents. Always follow the instructions on the fertil-izer container.

It just takes a little bit of time now to keep the garden looking great the rest of the season.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist who lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at www.igardencanada.com or [email protected].


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Please see EATERY on Page B8

Photos by BOB SCAMMELL/freelance

Above: The ancient basswood tree remains at my old Brooks back door.Below left: First red brick school still stands in Brooks.Below right: Water from the Bassano Dam on the Bow River spills into Lake Newell.Bottom right: The Wasana in Brooks — a top Thai restaurant.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, July 17, 2014 B7

Welcome to the driver’s seat

Ideal big truckfor a big truck guyYou can feel your voice get deeper when you climb aboard this big guy.The 2014 Chevy Silverado HD I tested recently featured a 6.6-litre Duramax Turbo V8 diesel engine, mated to an Allison 6-speed automatic transmission, capable of putting out 397 horses and provides 765 lb ft of torque. It gets deeper. This guy can carry up to 1706 kg and tow up to 8119 kg. And the truck box has load-bearing upper hooks are rated to hold 113 kg each.InteriorThe interior is very well organized, comfortable leather 12-way front bucket seats that are heated and cooled. The rear seats are a 60/40 split. Heavy use of dark wood burl is very prominent and gives the truck a different level of sophistication. The navigation screen is positioned perfectly and is easy to program without distracting you from the road. Steering wheel controls help with all radio functions and incoming phone calls. The dash could have been better, lots of plastic and not that appealing. SafetyThere is a single stage driver and front passenger airbag. An OnStar protection service is available, and offers direct communications between emergency services and the vehicle.An electronic immobilizer is standard equipment and prevents the vehicle from being started without the key. Forward collision alert, lane departure warning and safety alert driver seat are all standard.RoadworthyThe steering is very direct and responsive and makes driving a large truck very easy. There is no fighting the steering wheel which can be a problem with other trucks in this category. The cab is very quiet and you can barely hear any

road or tire noise. The diesel engine is a little noisy but not a big concern. The EZ lift tailgate is a nice feature, especially opening with one hand, gone are the days when the tailgate just drops and almost takes out your hips.Towing CapabilityThis vehicle can tow up 8,119 kg and combined with the improved trailer sway control makes towing enjoyable. The stabilitrak control system can sense if your trailer is swaying and help control it by combining the power of the engine

and the braking system to keep the trailer under control. The rearview camera is a nice touch helping to align the trailer during hookup. Hill start assist is a good feature and helps prevent you from rolling back on a hill by maintaining brake pressure until the engine delivers enough torque to move the truck up the hill.Fuel economy15.8/10.2 L/100 km (city/highway)VerdictNot too long ago driving a heavy duty truck with

a diesel engine meant you were in for a bumpy ride, not to mention the noise and smell of diesel fuel. Not now. Fast forward to today and the ride is smooth, the noise is greatly reduced and you can hardly smell the fuel. These trucks still work hard as ever, but are also used as mobile offices, meeting rooms, and for family outings.

Price as tested $65,690

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UTVs are hot summer funThe explosion of utility terrain vehicles on the market the last five years has been incredible. Popularity has never been this high. The 2014 Polaris RZR XP 1000 is at the top of its class. Rarely do you see a UTV like this offered to the public. Often you would have to go to a Baja race to see these machines perform. 0-30 in 2.26 seconds and 0-50 in 5.33 seconds without any aftermarket add-ons. Wow.The XP delivers excitement at any speed. The on

demand AWD system makes cornering at high speeds incredibly easy. The long travel suspension makes the bumps feel like pebbles on a highway. All the instruments are conveniently located so you can access them quickly without losing site of the trail ahead of you. I noticed how much leg room the XP has leg. After having driven an earlier model that was always a concern. InteriorThe interior features a high performance tilt able

steering wheel that is easy to grip and performs very well at high speeds. LED interior lights and very comfortable seats that have being beefed up to hold you in position and feature a new dry seat technology the resists moisture. They also have sliders on them to adjust for legroom. The factory installed doors have an easy one handed security latch and offer an optional accessory lower door section which I recommend to purchase right away. This keeps a lot of debris of

your legs. Having driven many off-road vehicles in my career and in many challenging conditions, I found UTVs to be an extension to the off-road experience. You can go places that you would not normally attempt because of road conditions or overgrown vegetation that limits most vehicles without extensive body damage. The fact you can take a partner along with you in an open-air cockpit is a big plus and really adds another dimension to 4 wheeling. Although this model is a high-end machine there are plenty of other makes a models at reasonable prices that you can check out at your local ATV shop. Watch out for local ride-and-drive events then go out and experience one for yourself. You may just find out how much fun life can be!

EngineType: 4-stroke, DOHC, twin-cylinderDisplacement: 999ccLiquid cooledFuel system: Electronic fuel injections w/ dual 48mm throttle bodies, which respond very quickly. The engine runs on 87-octane fuel without the need for premium. Starting system is electricDrivetrainDrive system: On-Demand AWD/2WDTransmission: Automatic PVT w/ high/low range, and reversePrice as tested $22,699

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‘‘Not too long ago driving a heavy duty truck with a diesel engine meant you were in for a bumpy ride, not to mention the noise and smell of diesel fuel. Not now.’’Ian Harwood

‘‘Watch out for local ride-and-drive events . . . you may just find out how much fun life can be!’’Ian Harwood

“Our news media owes the pay-ing public considerably more of the whole [global warming] story, not facts cherry picked to support a politically driven agenda.”

— Bill Greenwood in a letter to the editor in the Advocate,

June 12, 2014 I once had a chat over a beer

with Bill Greenwood, so I know he’s a smart guy. And his wise advice against cher-ry picking bears that out.

However, there’s the old saying that if you talk the talk, then you also have to walk the walk.

Sometimes it’s just too easy to leave out an inconvenient data set that runs counter to the story we wish to tell.

F o r e x a m p l e , Greenwood men-tions that a lot of Britons died from cold weather related factors over the last two winters.

In fact, 31,000 of them died in the 2012-2013 winter.

Now that fits the story (i.e. that global warming, according to Greenwood, is a “hypothetical is-sue”).

What doesn’t fit the story is the European heat wave of 2003, where peer reviewed analysis estimates that 70,000 people died from the sweltering heat.

Another example of finding facts to fit the story is Greenwood’s mention of Hurricane Sandy.

He rightly notes that it was only a Category 2 storm when it hit the eastern seaboard of the U.S., and then he asks why it has been more than eight years since any stronger storms have hit the U.S.

But just a little more reading would have re-vealed that Sandy was no 98-pound weakling. In fact, it was the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded.

It was 1,800 km in di-ameter, equal to the dis-tance from Vancouver to Winnipeg.

In comparison, Hurri-cane Katrina was a pip-squeak, at only 400 km wide at landfall.

Can you imagine what would have happened if Sandy’s energy had been condensed into an area 20 times smaller?

And what about Ty-phoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines just last year?

It was the strongest hurricane/typhoon ever recorded, with 315 km/h sustained winds and gusts of up to 380 km/h. But Greenwood didn’t mention it.

Now let’s switch to North American tem-peratures, where Green-wood notes that the U.S. Weather Service has re-corded more cold tem-perature records than hot ones in the last few years for the lower 48 states.

The story might end there if a person wasn’t curious enough.

But as I noted back in April, there are some very inconvenient imag-es floating around, cour-tesy of The Weather Net-work (still easily googled with the term “marching into spring”).

These images are temperature anomaly maps of North America and the Arctic, show-ing how the melting of the latter is related to the freezing of the for-mer (for the underlying analysis, you have to google “blocking pat-tern” and “arctic”).

Warning: if you find such images inconve-nient, then you might want to treat them like a vampire treats garlic (by running away in the op-posite direction).

But wait a minute. Aren’t I cherry picking also?

The Weather Network maps are regional. San-dy, Katrina and Haiyan are all single events.

Likewise with the U.K. winter of 2012-2013 and the European sum-mer of 2003.

For a truly scientific analysis of global warming over the past century or two, you have to look at averages.

For example, we now have the average hurricane, which releases about 70 per cent more energy than it did 30 years ago (due to higher wind speeds and longer durations).

So it is more than curious that Greenwood, in his recent letter,

never once used the word “average.”

NASA, however, knows how to calcu-late averages, and they state that 2013 was the seventh warmest year on record, while 2010 and 2005 were the warmest years.

So unless you fig-ure that they faked the moon landing, and that Neil Armstrong was cheated out of an Academy Award for his acting ability, then averages have some-thing pretty important to tell us.

There’s also some-thing to be said for grinding out numbers

ourselves. Greenwood trashes the oft-

cited figure that 97 per cent of climate scientists agree with the consensus that we’re warming the planet. But then he doesn’t offer up any percentage of his own.

Maybe he should have gone to a couple of pages on Wikipedia. One is “List of scientists oppos-ing the mainstream scientific assessment of global warming” and the other is “List of climate scientists.”

From there, it’s a simple mat-ter of seeing what percentage of scientists on the first page are also on the second. I came up with 92 per cent.

It’s not 97 per cent, but nei-ther is it a number that will cause me to lose sleep over some vast global conspiracy in-tent on sucking money out of my wallet.

Evan Bedford is a local envi-ronmentalist. Direct comments, questions and suggestions to [email protected]. Visit the En-ergy and Ecology website at www.evanbedford.com.

EATERY: Many dining delights in Red Deer and Brooks

John and I kept batching bodies and souls together with what has become my favourite Vietnamese restaurant in Red Deer, the family-run Thap Ba on the east side of Gaetz Avenue south.

Their buns (vermicelli noodle bowls) and phos (noodle soups) are traditional and superb; the pho broth rich, clear and flavourful.

Both the pho and the bun should be served with fresh sprigs of basil, mint and cilantro, as they often are in Viet-nam, but seldom in Vietnamese restaurants in Canada.

Thap Ba joins the trend to Vietnamese restaurants also offering bahn mi, the famous Vietnamese submarine sand-wiches.

Our favourites are their special, featuring Vietnamese salami and Thap Ba’s sublime traditional Vietnamese grilled pork and the spicier chicken satay sub.

The subs would be even better if they included some do chua, the traditional Vietnamese carrot-daikon pickle.

We arrived in Brooks just in time for lunch at the Wasa-na Asian-Thai Restaurant in Sunnylea on the southwest side of the city.

It is small, clean and decorated with Thai wall hang-ings. Frankly, I was surprised to find the place still there. I ate a time or two at the Wasana just after it opened a few years ago and thought it was too good to last.

Inside, a good Thursday lunch crowd was hitting on a Chinese buffet.

Buffets turn Chinese food to glop in my opinion, so we tried the only two Thai buffet items — hot and sour soup and a chicken wing each — then ordered from the largely Thai menu.

The shrimp salad rolls were the best I have ever en-joyed, the sum tam, green papaya salad, was a revelation, the hottest item of our meal, yet strangely cooling on a very hot day, an excellent green curry chicken and the best coconut rice I have eaten anywhere.

Another “last” trip home makes sense, with some maps this time to find lost places, and for another great meal at the Wasana.

Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail [email protected] WWW.REDDEERADVOCATE.COM

The 2014 Westerner Days parade had thousands of Red Deerians lining downtown streets on Wednesday morning.

Roughly a third of the city took in the annu-al kickoff to the city’s largest summer festival, undeterred by hot, humid and smoky weather, and the ongoing construction road closures downtown.

Attendees were dazzled early on by the award-winning Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band, which placed second in the Ital-ian Marching Show Band Competition in Italy earlier this month.

Trailing not far behind, with much applause, was the bid committee for the 2019 Canada Winter Games. While CBC’s Ron MacLean and his wife Cari, honourary chairs for the bid to host the games, were not there in person, they were there in spirit in a picture on the top of the committee’s cruiser.

Local athletics clubs impressed the crowd

with stunts, tumbling and live taekwondo dem-onstrations.

Red Deer’s diversity was well represented with people from all over the world marching in the parade, as well as decorated floats for various churches.

Older generations were entertained with a look at some classic cars, while the sirens and horns of the city’s Emergency Services pleased the younger children and finished off the parade.

Many attendees then left the parade and immediately headed for Westerner Park for the opening of the Westerner Days at noon. The fair runs noon to midnight today, Friday and Saturday, and on the final day, Sunday, from noon to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults (seniors $6), ages 13-17 $10, ages six to 12 $6, and children ages five and under get in free. Parking is $7.

Clockwise from top: The colour guard of the Red Deer Royals Marching Band, which recently came in second place at the Italian Marching Show Band Competition, performs during the annual Westerner Days parade on Wednesday morning; a Samson Cree Nation dancer performs for the crowd; cultures from around the world were well represented; the Mirror Lake Express chugs along; an Air Canada plane flies past; a member of Central Alberta Pride marches.

Photos by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

Three area contestants for Miss Teenage CanadaThree young Central Alberta women

are off to Toronto this weekend to vie for a national crown.

Megan King, Leshem Rae and Anna Buchanan will be competing against 70 other girls from across the country for the Miss Teen-age Canada pag-eant.

King, 18, was crowned Miss Teenage Red Deer during the provin-cial competition in February.

Rae, also 18 and from Red Deer, took the title of Miss Teenage South Central.

Lacombe resident Buchanan, who is turning 18 on Friday, was also crowned Miss Teenage Central Alberta.

King said she picked the Miss Teen-age pageant because it shines the spot-light on inner beauty.

If she wins, she said she “definitely wants to get more involved with the community” and raise awareness about alcoholism.

The girls have been raising money for the charity Free the Children at various Central Alberta events and will be in Toronto on Saturday for a tour to various sites including Much Music and the CN Tower.

They have until July 25 to secure the most online votes to guarantee them a spot in the top 20.

Voting starts on Saturday. To vote, visit www.missteenagecanada.com.

Collision hospitalizes man One young man was taken to a

Calgary hospital via STARS air ambu-lance on Sunday afternoon after a sin-gle-vehicle rollover south of Lacombe.

Three people were travelling in a car on Range Road 272, a gravel road near Lacombe Lake, when the car ap-peared to lose control and went into the ditch and rolled just after noon, said Cpl. Barry Larocque with Black-falds RCMP.

The driver, 16, sustained minor in-juries.

One of the passengers, 23, had seri-ous injuries and the other, age 18, was in critical condition and was transport-ed to Foothills Hospital.

Larocque said they had not re-ceived an update on the young man’s condition on Wednesday.

Alcohol was not considered a factor in the crash.

New series to feature bad do-it-yourselfers

Those do-it-yourself projects on Pin-terest always look so easy.

For Red Deerians who have tried their hands time and time again at crafting their own headboards or building a deck from scratch, Proper Television is coming for you.

The company that produced Mas-terChef Canada and Canada’s Worst Driver is now in the thick of creating a new series about bad home renovating twosomes.

The show will feature a number of charismatic couples and teams facing off in a home renovation competition where industry experts step in with their advice. The winners will take home a “hefty” cash prize that has yet to be announced. Those interested in nominating themselves or someone they live with for the show can email badhandyman.ca.

The nominator must be willing to “embark on a journey of redemption in beautiful cottage country, alongside their disastrous DIYer. Whether it’s a husband, wife, partner, father, mother, son or daughter, what matters is that they’re both living and suffering in the same space,” stated the company.

Missing teen locatedA teen who went missing overnight

west of Rocky Mountain House has been found safe.

RCMP said he was located on Wednesday via helicopter near the Saunders Recreation Area, about 60 km west of Rocky.

The 15-year-old was on a group camping trip when he left his site. The group, from Maskwacis, was on a canoe trip and stopped to camp at the Saun-ders area.

Police were notified at about 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday that he had left the camping area and not returned.

Rocky RCMP said the youth went to his tent and when supervisors checked on him they discovered he had packed his things and left. A Calgary Police Service helicopter assisted the eve-ning search on Tuesday.

Search and Rescue, RCMP police dog services and an RCMP jet boat were involved in the search.

Harvard historical aviation group plans fundraiser

Harvard Historical Aviation Society is taking to the skies once again on Sat-urday in pursuit of fundraising.

This time, a hot air balloon is the ride of choice for the Bouncing Bomb Golf Ball Drop.

Golf balls can be purchased for $5 each. They will dropped from a hot air balloon and the closest to target wins $300, next closest $150 and third clos-est $50. The next drop is scheduled for

8:30 to 9 p.m. at the future site of the Aviation Museum near the ball dia-monds in Springbrook.

Tethered balloon rides by Air-ristocrat are also available for $20 per person.

Aviation-related merchandise will also be on hand for purchase.

Tickets for a third golf ball drop are on sale starting on Sunday and the drop date is Sept. 20. The first drop took place on June 11.

For information, go to www.pen-holdbase.ca

Trail run for OctoberCome run Bill Nielsen’s trails.A trail run in the name of the late

Bill Nielsen takes off in Lacombe on Oct. 4.

There are two-km, five-km and 10-km distances to choose from. There’s also a family fun run/walk of two km.

Runners will start and finish at the Lacombe Composite High School.

Entry is $25 for 10 km and $20 for other distances until Sept. 28, when the price increases by $5.Runners and volunteers can register online through www.runningroom.com.

Online registration closes on Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m.

Register in person on race day at the Lacombe Composite High School

Gym from 8 to 9 a.m.Nielsen ran 100 marathons, more

than 30 after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

He built and maintained trails in Lacombe and Fort McMurray.

Nielsen, 73, died of pancreatic can-cer in April.

Tractor-trailer, semi collideNo one was injured after a tractor

trailer collided with a semi on Hwy 11 just outside Sylvan Lake on Wednes-day morning.

The tractor trailer was headed west when it started to veer into the ditch near the Hwy 20 intersection around 8 a.m., said Const. Gordon Marshall with Sylvan Lake RCMP.

“It over-corrected and jackknifed the other truck, a Canadian Tire semi,” he said.

“So we had canoes, kayaks, genera-tors, barbecues everywhere.”

Two westbound lanes were blocked and one lane remained open as crews spent most of Wednesday cleaning up the mess.

By 3:15 p.m., only one lane remained closed as the spilled products were being transferred into another trailer, said Marshall.

He expected all lanes to be open later in the evening.

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Recycling ambassadors preach merit of oil disposal

BY HARLEY RICHARDSADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

As “recycling ambassa-dors,” Amber Becker and Yasmin Aidun’s responsibili-ties during Westerner Days include promoting the recy-cling of oil and other materi-als.

B u t t h e y also take turns donning the o v e r - s t u f f e d suit of Mr. Oil Drop — mascot for the Alberta Used Oil Man-agement Asso-ciation.

With temperatures pushing 30 C on Wednesday, the pros-pects of tramping about the as-phalt midway as Mr. Oil Drop were not inviting.

“We only go for a half hour — short sprints,” said Aidun.

The perspiration is worth-while if children are drawn to the rotund character, and their parents accept a pam-phlet about recycling or de-cide to visit Becker and Ai-dun’s booth in the salon area of the Prairie Pavilion.

There, they find a wealth of information about recycling oil, oil filters and oil contain-ers, as well as tires, electron-

ics and paints.“Oil is actually the single

most hazardous recyclable material that we deal with,” said Becker, an environmental earth science student at the University of Alberta who is spending her summer working for the Alberta Used Oil Man-agement Association.

In fact, one litre of used oil can contaminate a million litres of water — making it critical that such liquids be disposed of properly.

By taking it to collection sites like the south Red Deer Canadian Tire or the Sylvan Lake or Lacombe bottle de-pots, the oil can be processed into lubricating oil or burner fuel, said Becker.

“It does not go onto the roads or in landfills or back into the environment.”

Similarly, she said, it’s im-portant to ensure that used oil filters and oil containers are dealt with in a similar fashion.

A filter can contain a cup of oil and is about 85 per cent steel — material that can have a valuable second life.

Oil containers should not be mixed with other recy-clable plastics, but surren-dered to the same collection sites for use in products like

fence posts , parking curbs and patio fur-niture , said Becker.

A i d u n , who’s studying urban planning at the Univer-sity of Alberta, has a summer

job with the Alberta Recycling Management Authority.

She’s pitching the impor-tance of recycling tires, elec-tronics and paints.

Used tires can be processed into playground surfaces, roof-ing shingles, bricks, mulch and landfill liners, with that range of products expanding, said Aidun.

“The University of Al-berta is partnering with Alberta Recycling to see if recycled tire being in-corporated into roads is something that they want to move ahead with.”

Bank keeping rate low


OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the economy is still not strong enough to stand on its own and will likely need the boost from super-low interest rates for longer than he thought even three months ago.

The central banker said at a news conference following re-lease of the institution’s mone-tary policy report and interest rate announcement Wednes-day that the long-expected global recovery has been a “serial disappointment.”

And that is keeping Cana-da’s economy from maintain-ing a steady growth rate.

“Our serial disappointment with global economic perfor-mance for the past several years means that we remain pre-occupied with downside risks,” Poloz said.

“Right now, we do not have a sustainable growth picture in Canada,” he added, citing exports, and particularly non-energy exports, as the critical sector that has yet to recover and is keeping business from committing to new invest-ments.

The bank did as expected Wednesday and kept its trend-setting trendsetting interest rate at one per cent.

The rate has remained un-changed for almost four years.

But Poloz did not stand pat. The bank cut its April pro-

jections for global growth this year by four-tenths of a point to 2.9 per cent and for the U.S. — Canada’s most important foreign market — by more than a full point to 1.6 per cent.

The effect on Canada was less dramatic, but still signifi-cant. Economic growth projec-tions for 2014 and 2015 were trimmed by one-tenth of a point — to 2.2 and 2.4 per cent respectively.

As well, the bank set mid-2016 the target date for the economy to return to full ca-pacity, suggesting that what-ever time frame markets had for the next interest rate hike, it is likely now to occur three months later.

The Canadian dollar weak-ened only marginally on the news, but CIBC chief econo-mist Avery Shenfeld noted that the “dovish statement was well priced-in to markets ahead of this release.” It later recovered on improved pros-pects coming out of China.

Still, the effect of the bank’s statements Wednesday is to make it more likely that in-terest rates will remain un-changed into 2016, and to put downward pressure on the loonie.

‘Hooters with a Scottish twist’ is coming to Red Deer

BY HARLEY RICHARDSADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

A Celtic-themed sports pub that’s been described as “Hooters with a Scottish twist” is coming to Red Deer.

Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery is slated to open in the former premises of Cork’d Taphouse & Grill, in Bower Plaza at 2325 Gaetz Ave. Darren McArthur, who was the managing partner of Cork’d and will serve in the same role at the new pub, said a mid-September opening is planned.

Tilted Kilt’s corporate web-site says it draws from “the rousing tradition of Scottish, Irish and English pubs. Menu items range from traditional pub appetizers and salads to entrees like pizza and Irish

stew; beverage options include dozens of draught and bottled beers, as well as mixed drinks, shooters and wines.

The chain, which operate in Canada and the United States, is best known for its “Kilt Girls” with their short plaid skirts and matching bras. The first outlet opened in Las Ve-gas in 2003.

“Tilted Kilt is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world right now,” said McArthur, who has worked in the pub industry for about 25 years.

“This is just a good fit for Red Deer.”

It was tough to bid farewell to Cork’d, which McArthur

opened in early 2011. But he’s enthused about the opportuni-ties Tilted Kilt will bring.

“It’s just moving forward and on to more exciting things.” McArthur said he was impressed with what he saw at other Tilted Kilt locations, and is confident the brand will draw customers. It brings a better mix of food and a wid-er selection of draught beers than Cork’d was able to, he added.

Cork’d ceased operations on July 1, with extensive reno-vations now planned.

“It’s an absolute complete makeover,” said McArthur.

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Yasmin Aidun, right, and Amber Becker represent Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) and Used Oil Management Association (UOMA) in the Prairie Pavilion of the Westerner.

Value of forestryproducts rises

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

The value of lumber, pulp and paper, and panelboard products produced by Alber-ta companies during the first quarter of 2014 was up seven per cent over the same period in 2013.

The Alberta Forest Prod-ucts Association reported on Wednesday that its mem-bers combined to generate about $718 million worth of forestry-related goods for the three months ended March 31.

That marked a $47 million improvement over the first quarter of last year, and a $39-million or six per cent in-

crease over the fourth quarter of 2013.

“Positive growth has con-tinued for the forest industry,” said association president and CEO Paul Whittaker. “We have worked very hard to develop markets for our products, make facilities as efficient as possible, and manage Al-berta’s forests in a sustainable manner.”

During the first quarter, companies belonging to the association produced $302 mil-lion worth of lumber, up 3.4 per cent from the same period in 2013; $91.5 million worth of panelboard, down 8.7 per cent; and $325 million in pulp and paper, up 16.5 per cent.

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‘OIL IS ACTUALLY THE SINGLE MOST HAZARDOUS RECYCLABLE MATERIAL THAT WE DEAL WITH.’

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Minimum wage in 2013 same as 1975


The average minimum wage has remained unchanged in real terms for almost four decades, but economists say more recent increases are likely to continue in the com-ing years.

Statistics Canada said Wednesday the average mini-mum wage was $10.14 in 2013 and the 1975 wage, expressed in 2013 dollars, was $10.13.

Between 1975 and 2013, however, the minimum wage in 2013 dollars, varied, slip-ping to $7.53 in 1986 before ris-ing to $8.81 in 1996 — and up to 2003, the real minimum wage remained stable at around $8.50.

“If you’re looking at it in terms of have we made any progress, well, in real terms, no, there hasn’t been any growth in almost 40 years ad-justed for inflation,” said Doug Porter, chief economist with the Bank of Montreal.

“But the good news story is that it has come back mean-ingfully in recent years. That’s not necessarily good news to everyone — some employers could say that wage costs are making them a bit uncompeti-tive, although there I think the real issue is the currency, not wages.”

As a share of average wag-

es, Porter added, the mini-mum wage has been climb-ing fairly steadily since the low was reached back in the mid-80s.

“Based on what certain provinces are doing, I think it’s fair to assume that it will continue to climb in the years ahead, even adjusted for infla-tion,” he said.

Derek Burleton, deputy chief economist at TD Bank, said the trend stems in part from a catch-up effect after years of government inaction, adding that the current rates are helping young people and low-income individuals, given some of the big cost increases households are facing.

“Overall, when I look at the recent trend of minimum wag-es, I think that given the fact they’ve been held stable for so long, they’ve been increased over a gradual period of time, it doesn’t seem like it’s had any huge impact on employ-ment.”

After a period of significant decline in the minimum wage in real terms, Burleton add-ed, the rebound over the past five to 10 years has positioned companies well to absorb the increases.

“We haven’t seen any major negative impacts, and if any-thing some of the positive ef-fects may have won out,” he said

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ConsumerCanadian Tire . . . . . . . . 102.85Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.96Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.65Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 49.28

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.32Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.85Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 59.54Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.86WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.27

MiningBarrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.28Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.67First Quantum Minerals . 25.30Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 29.43Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.76Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.49Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.20Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.54Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52Teck Resources . . . . . . . 25.91EnergyArc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.66Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 32.94Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 74.39Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.81Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 61.08Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 48.14Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 23.44Canyon Services Group. 17.83Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.88CWC Well Services . . . . . 1.00Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 23.61Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.52

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . 103.77Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 71.86High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.22Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 34.03Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 57.29Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 7.18Penn West Energy . . . . . . 9.70Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.090Precision Drilling Corp . . 15.05Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 44.72Talisman Energy. . . . . . . 10.77Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 16.94Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 11.47Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 70.16

FinancialsBank of Montreal . . . . . . 81.03Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 73.22CIBC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.57Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 40.57Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.20Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.25IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 50.80Intact Financial Corp. . . . 73.12Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.11National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.97Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.17Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 79.70Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.01TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.52

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ing that the Chinese economy is on track for solid growth helped lift the Toronto stock market to a record-high close Wednesday.

The S&P/TSX composite index ran ahead 145.02 points to 15,226.34 after data showed that the annual pace of Chinese economic growth rose to 7.5 per cent in the three months ended June 30, up from the previous quarter’s 7.4 per cent.

The report was in line with the ruling Communist party’s 7.5 per cent target for the year and higher than expectations for a 7.4 per cent advance.

“We haven’t had really good news out of China for a while and this really reassured the market that China, at the very least, . . . (has) stopped its eco-nomic slide,” said Luciano Oren-go, portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management.

“You get this news, combined with news from the U.S. where companies have started releas-ing earnings and, for the most part, (they) have been better than expected,” he said. “That’s (also) given the markets reassur-ance because a lot of the mar-ket appreciation has been due to multiple expansion and to keep the market going you need to see earnings growth.”

The Canadian dollar rose 0.11 of a cent to 93.06 cents US as the Bank of Canada said it was keeping its key rate un-changed at one per cent.

The bank also said the economy is not doing as well as expected and trimmed growth projections for 2014 and 2015 by one-tenth of a point — to 2.2 and 2.4 per cent respectively.

U.S. markets were higher amid earnings reports from Bank of America and Yahoo along with word that Time Warner Inc. has rejected a US$80-billion buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.

The Dow Jones industrials also hit a fresh high, up 77.52 points to 17,138.2, the Nasdaq rose 9.58 points to 4,425.97 and

the S&P 500 index climbed 8.29 points to 1,981.57.

Bank of America fell 1.96 per cent, to $15.50, after reporting second-quarter earnings that were hit by higher litigation ex-penses. The bank earned 19 cents per share compared with 32 cents a year ago.

Yahoo earned $270 million or 26 cents per share in the March-June quarter. That’s down from $331 million or 30 cents per share a year ago. Adjusted earn-ings were 37 cents per share in the latest quarter, two cents short of estimates and its shares declined 5.11 per cent to $33.79.

There were also reassur-ing words on the health of the American economy. The Federal Reserve’s latest regional survey showed that all districts reported job growth, that price pressures are generally contained and that the U.S. economy is expanding at a moderate to modest pace.

The base metals sector gained 1.16 per cent even as September copper was off three cents at US$3.21 a pound.

The gold sector was up about 1.77 per cent as August bullion edged $2.70 higher to US$1,299.80 an ounce.

August crude oil gained $1.24 to US$101.20 a barrel as data showed a bigger than ex-pected drawdown in inventories last week and the energy sector rose 1.37 per cent.

The tech sector was the only decliner with BlackBerry (TSX:BB) down $1.42 or 11.7 per cent to C$10.72 after Apple and IBM said they were teaming up to develop enterprise apps and cloud services on mobile, while infringing on BlackBerry’s mobile device management ter-ritory.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTSTORONTO — Highlights at

the close of Wednesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks:S&P/TSX Composite Index

— 15,226.34, up 145.02 pointsTSX Venture Exchange —

1,009.29, up 2.72 points

TSX 60 — 876.26, up 8.55 points

Dow — 17,138.20, up 77.52 points

S&P 500 — 1,981.57, up 8.29 points

Nasdaq — 4,425.97, up 9.58 points

Currencies at close:Cdn — 93.06 cents US, up

0.11 of a centPound — C$1.8415, down

0.30 centsEuro — C$1.4536, down

0.59 of a centEuro — US$1.3527, down

0.40 of a cent

Oil futures:US$101.20 per barrel, up

$1.24(August contract)

Gold futures:US$1,299.80 per oz., up

$2.70(August contract)

Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman:

$23.207 oz., down 1.4 cents$746.11 kg., down 45 cents

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Barley (Western): Oct. ’14 $5.00 higher $137.50; Dec. ’14 $5.00 higher $139.50; March ’15 $5.00 higher $140.50; May ’15 $5.00 higher $140.50; July ’15 $5.00 higher $140.50; Oct. ’15 $5.00 higher $140.50; Dec. ’15 $5.00 higher $140.50; March ’16 $5.00 higher $140.50; May ’16 $5.00 higher $140.50; July ’16 $5.00 higher $140.50; Oct. ’16 unchanged $140.50.


TORONTO — BlackBerry shares dropped Wednesday after details emerged of a partnership between two of the world’s biggest technology com-panies — Apple and IBM — aimed at business customers. IBM Corp. will be creating more business-themed appli-cations for iPhones and iPads. IBM and Apple Inc. said late Tuesday that the apps are expected to be released this fall. The more than 100 IBM apps will cater to specific industries, like re-tail and health care. The partnership comes as BlackBerry is trying to reaf-firm its position catering to businesses and government agencies that require secure mobile communications. As more of BlackBerry’s competitors turn their attention to the highly lucrative, and generally loyal, enterprise market, the Canadian company could begin to feel extra pressure.

William Blair analyst Anil Doradla said he believes the Apple and IBM partnership will be a “long-term nega-tive” for BlackBerry.

“In the likely scenario of Apple/IBM

doing well in servicing the needs of en-terprise customers, we see little reason for enterprises to choose BlackBerry’s platform over Apple’s,” he wrote in a note.

Blackberry took an optimistic tone, however, saying in an email that it “on-ly underscores the ongoing need for secure end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions like those BlackBerry has de-livered for years.”

BlackBerry Ltd., formerly known as Research In Motion, was once Canada’s most valuable company, with a market value of $83 billion in June 2008. But the stock plummeted as BlackBerry was hammered by competition from the iPhone and Android-based phones.

BlackBerry has dedicated more re-sources to building its relationship with business customers under the leadership of chief executive John Chen, who joined the company last November. He was hired to reshape BlackBerry, cut costs and find a better footing in the competitive tech sector. Before he took the job, he helped turn software company Sybase into a profit-able operation focused on mobile busi-ness technology.

BlackBerry shares lower after Apple, IBM announce business app partnership

Wave of smarter data collection could

transform businessBY THE CANADIAN PRESS

A new wave of intelligent sensors, cameras and tracking devices is ex-pected to sweep across Canada over the next few years, quickly transform-ing how business is done — much as smartphones took communications to a new level of performance.

The forecast prepared by IDC Can-ada and funded by Telus Corp. (TSX:T) shows companies are prepared to dra-matically increase spending to collect and analyse data on complex issues like city traffic flows, pipeline safety and health care.

Tony Olvet, IDC Canada’s group vice-president for research, says Can-ada is just beginning a period of rapid industrial-scale innovation that will have far-reaching implications, not only for many industries but also for cities and hospitals.

“We’ve been able to communicate over phone lines for over a century but the capabilities that are in a smart-phone far surpass voice communica-tion .

“If you take that as a parallel into industrial or commercial ma-chinery, that’s what we’re looking at today.”

“The ability to analyse, predict and make changes in real-time to a process . . . those are the things we see as new and valuable to businesses.”

IDC estimates that $21 billion will be spent on such projects in 2018, up from $5.6 billion last year.

Olvet based his remarks on IDC’s interviews with representatives of about 209 Canadian organizations that

it considered a representative sam-ple of large and mid-sized companies. About two-thirds of the companies had at least 500 employees.

Regionally, the study included 90 Ontario companies, 69 from the West and 50 from Atlantic Canada and Que-bec.

About 13 per cent of the respon-dents to the IDC study were working on what’s been called the Internet of Things, or IoT, which refers to intel-ligent, controllable devices that are usually connected by wireless commu-nications.

An additional 30 per cent of the respondents were planning to adopt that type of technology within two years — often planning to make small, easy steps that provide a quick payoff.

“Some of them will be short projects and some could take a number of years to roll out but have a very long-term lifespan and have an economic impact that’s quite wide,” Olvet said.

For example, Humber River Hospi-tal in western Toronto is designing dig-ital technology into its building from the outset in order to improve energy usage and medical treatment.

“Many of the innovations that they’re building into that hospital are examples of the Internet of Things,” Olvet said.

Telus vice-president Jim Senko said the Vancouver-based company — one of the country’s biggest telecom service providers — sees IoT-related services and technology as “one of a number of emerging businesses that will provide new growth for us and it will be mean-ingful.”

RECYCLING: City’s waste management facility accepts materials

Electronic devices can be stripped to remove hazardous materials like mercury and battery parts, as well as precious metals and other valuable components. And used paint can be turned into new paint or fuel, and its containers reclaimed.

“To date, about six million litres of paint have been recycled, 85 million tires have been recycled and six mil-lion TVs and computers,” said Aidun of the Alberta figures.

Locally, the Red Deer Waste Man-agement Facility south of the city ac-cepts all three materials.

Other Central Alberta depots can be found on the Alberta Recycling Man-agement Authority website at alber-tarecycling.ca.

Depots for used oil, filters and containers can also be located on the Alberta Used Oil Management Asso-ciation website at usedoilrecyclingab.com.

Last year, more than 95 million litres of used oil, 8.4 million filters and 2.5 million kg of used plastic contain-ers were recycled in Alberta.

Becker and Aidun said public awareness about recycling appears high. The options for disposing of oil seems well-known, said Becker, al-though the same may not be true for other oil products.

“People did not know that the containers and the filters could be re-cycled as well.”

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Manufacturing sales rise 1.6 per cent in May


OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 1.6 per cent in May to $51.6 billion, the fourth in-crease in five months.

Economists had expected a gain of 1.0 per cent, according to Thomson Re-uters.

Sales rose in 11 of 21 industries, rep-resenting about 61 per cent of the man-ufacturing sector. The agency says the gain was largely due to higher sales in

the petroleum and coal product and motor vehicle industries.

Sales of petroleum and coal prod-ucts rose 7.2 per cent to $7.4 billion in May, while motor vehicle industry sales increased 9.3 per cent to $4.9 bil-lion.

Sales declined 2.0 per cent in the food industry, offsetting some of the overall gains in May.

Manufacturing sales rose in six provinces in May, with almost two-thirds of the gain concentrated in On-tario.

Heart-shaped leaves and a peppery punch make watercress a foodie favor-ite in salads, sandwiches and sautes. And recently, this leafy green won the World Cup of the fruit and vegetable world, running off with top ranking for its nutritional wallop.

In a new report from New Jersey’s William Patterson College, this un-derappreciated green and nine others nabbed the top 10 spots among 41 pow-erhouse fruits and vegetables.

That’s because of their ratio of nu-trients (particularly vitamins C and K, iron, fiber, niacin, folate, riboflavin, other B vitamins and other phytochem-icals) to calories; clearly, they all de-liver more bang for your bite.

With summertime gardens and farmers’ markets in full swing, there’s no better time to say, “Move over ice-berg, and hello wild and wonderful watercress,” plus (Nos. 2-10) Chinese cabbage, chard, beet greens, spinach, chicory, leaf lettuce, parsley, romaine lettuce and collard greens.

Adding them (and any other green you love, like arugula or kale) to your diet helps you achieve a younger Real-Age.

You’ll also lower your risk for dia-betes.

In one study, eating just 1.5 servings a day (the amount in a small salad) slashed risk for Type 2 diabetes by 14 per cent.

Seems the greens’ sugar-taming fi-ber, the fact that they’re low-calorie

but filling, a n d t h e magnesium and smidge of the good fat (alpha l i n o l e n i c acid) they contain may help with h e a l t h y blood-sugar processing.

Y o u ’ l l h a v e a h e a l t h i e r heart. Leafy g r e e n s contribute mightily to the power of a veggie-rich diet to lower heart attack and stroke risk by a whopping 30 per cent.

One reason? Greens like spinach deliver a big dose of lutein, a chemical that revs up your cell’s antioxidant de-fenses to cool inflammation and keep arteries clean and flexible.

You’ll boost your cancer protection. Lots of leafy greens are members of the cruciferous family, which contain a unique group of sulfur compounds proven to help reduce risk for cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus and stomach.

You’ll help protect your eyes. Like microscopic sunglasses, lutein and ze-axanthin — the phytochemicals found in kale, spinach and collard greens

— help pro-tect cells in your eyes f r o m t h e sun’s dam-aging ultra-violet rays.

This can lower your r i s k f o r age-related vision rob-bers l ike c a t a r a c t s and age-re-lated macu-lar degen-eration.

Y o u ’ l l boost brain power. Folate, a B vitamin found in leafy greens (and some other produce), is famous for helping moms-to-be deliver healthier babies and pre-vent brain defects.

Turns out folate keeps adult brains tuned-up, too.

Ready to dig in? Here are some easy ways to dish the green:

● Put salad on your daily to-do list. A big bowl of greens — we like mixing baby spinach, kale and spicy arugula with romaine and other lettuces — is a great way to get your daily quota.

It counts as several veggie servings (one of Dr. Mike’s secrets for getting nine a day!), is easy to toss together (wash right before use) and tastes great.

Add good fats to your bowl with ol-ive oil vinaigrette, plus a scattering of nuts, especially walnuts (they have the most omega-3s), seeds and some avocado.

Those fats boost absorption of nutri-ents. Make salad your choice for late-night noshing, too.

● Sneak powerhouse greens into un-expected places. Put arugula or spinach on your sandwich; try a bed of light-ly sauteed greens underneath grilled salmon, chicken or veggies; and add a couple of handfuls of baby spinach or kale to soups, stews, chili or other veg-gie side dishes.

● Try something new. Love iceberg lettuce? Give mixed greens a try. If you eat a lot of spinach, check out kale (we love tender baby kale). Into kale already? Try using assertively flavored mustard, collard or turnip greens in-stead.

● Drink up. Make an easy green drink by whirling apple slices, cucum-ber and kale or spinach (watercress is good too!) in your blender.

Or make it fancy by adding celery, carrots, fresh mint, and one quarter of a fresh orange, lemon, lime and pine-apple — a Dr. Oz favourite.

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If you’re like most people, when you enter the gym, one of the top goals that you strive to reach is getting that coveted set of six-pack abs. Or perhaps you think you’d just be happy if you could get a set of flat abs and not have to wor-ry about pesky love handles.

Whatever the case may be, if you want to move forward in your quest to getting flat abs, there are some important work-out and nutri-tion traits you must possess.

This goal isn’t easy to achieve but with the right approach, it’s definitely possible.

Here’s what to know:

Cycle your carbohydratesFirst, you’ll be hard pressed to get

really lean abs if you aren’t using some form of lower carb diet.

Unless you’ve been blessed with a lightning-fast metabolism, you just won’t burn up enough body fat to reach low levels taking in 200-plus grams of carbs per day.

That said, if you lower them too far, your workouts will suffer and that can hinder progress as well. So what are you to do?

For best results, cycle your carbs. Have them higher on workout days and lower on non-workout days. This will also help you maintain a faster meta-bolic rate as well, which can further prompt more total body fat loss.

Perform compound movements

Next, make sure that the vast major-ity of your training sessions are focus-

ing around compound exercises.Squats, deadlifts, lunge, bench

press, bent-over rows, shoulder press-es and so on are the key moves that you’ll want to be doing to ensure you burn sufficient calories both during and after the workout is finished.

Since getting flat abs is more about getting lean than it is actually develop-ing large core muscles, this is the focus of your workout.

That said, you’ll get double benefits in this regard because these moves also cause your abs to contract to stay balanced, therefore you’ll engage the core muscles as well.

Keep your workouts intenseIt’s also a must that you keep your

workouts as intense as possible. This is what will best help you main-

tain a higher metabolic rate in the 48 hours that follow the workout session, allowing you to burn fat faster all day long.

Keep them intense by making sure

you lift a heavy enough level of weight and by keeping your total rest period shorter as well.

Watch liquid calories

Finally, be sure that you are watch-ing how many liquid calories you are consuming.

Most people will not register liq-uid calories like they do solid ones, so these may sneak in, taking you away from your fat-burning goals.

Do your best to eat your calories, not drink them.

If you keep these quick tips in mind and make sure to incorporate them into your workout program, you can feel confident you’re on the road to success.

Cabel McElderry is a local personal trainer and nutrition coach. For more information on fitness and nutrition, visit the Fitness F/X website at www.fitnessfx.com.

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Health Canada is warning consum-ers and health-care providers about a potential risk of serious and life-threatening cardiovascular problems linked to testosterone replacement therapy for men.

Testosterone replacement products are used in men whose bodies don’t make enough of the hormone, caus-ing such effects as flagging libido, low energy, loss of muscle, mood swings and disturbed sleep. A recent Health Canada safety review found a growing body of evidence suggesting that the use of replacement testosterone may pose an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots in the lungs or legs, and heart rhythm irregularities.

The federal department says testos-

terone replacement products should not be used in men for non-specific symptoms if lab tests have not con-firmed a low testosterone level, nor should they be used in children under 18 nor in women.

Men should advise their doctor of any history of cardiovascular disease or symptoms that might indicate such disease before using testosterone re-placement therapy.

The agency also says health provid-ers should assess patients for cardio-vascular disease risks before prescrib-ing testosterone and closely monitor men who begin hormone replacement.

In Canada, 12 testosterone replace-ment products are approved for sale, including such brand-name products as Androderm, Delatestryl, Androgel and Testim, as well as various generic equivalents.

Testosterone therapy may pose cardiovascular risks

to men: Health Canada

Leafy greens: the new nutrition powerhouse

MIKE ROIZEN & MEHMET OZ

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Despite a long-held belief that there are too few psychiatrists to care for patients in need, an Ontario study sug-gests it’s the way the specialists prac-tise — not their number — that con-tributes to difficulties accessing men-tal health services.

The 2009 study, published Tuesday in the journal Open Medicine, iden-tified 1,379 full-time psychiatrists in Ontario, then examined where in the province they practised and the num-ber of patients they treated and how often.

Geographically, practices are divid-ed among 14 LHINs, or Local Health Integration Networks, across the province. Some regions, such as To-ronto Central and Champlain (which includes Ottawa), have a far higher concentration of psychiatrists than more sparsely populated areas, such as North Simcoe Muskoka and Erie St. Clair.

“One would assume that in regions with more psychiatrists, patients would have better access to care, as well as more timely care after being hospital-ized,” said lead author Dr. Paul Kurd-yak, an emergency-care psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

“Instead, we found that in such re-gions, the opposite was true. A sub-stantial number of these psychiatrists saw fewer outpatients, while their col-leagues in low-supply, non-urban ar-eas had more patients and more new patients.”

The study found a huge disparity in the per capita number of psychiatrists, on a region-by-region basis.

In Toronto Central, for example, there were 63 psychiatrists per 100,000 residents, compared to an average of seven per 100,000 in low-supply LHINs.

“People assume this is an urban-rural issue, but that’s not the case,” Kurdyak said in an inter-view Monday, noting that Mississauga, a sprawl-ing, highly populated city adjacent to Toronto, was among the areas with a low supply of the mental health physicians.

“What was more strik-ing was the way that the outpatient practice pat-terns changed as psychia-trist supply increased,” he said.

“What we found was that the number of pa-tients seen per year re-duced as the number of psychiatrists per capita increased, to the point where in Toronto, the av-erage outpatient volume was 181 and for the low-supply LHINs it was 431.”

In higher-supply re-gions, the doctors tend-ed to see fewer patients more frequently and of-ten for longer-duration appointments, while low-supply-area psychiatrists saw their patients much less frequently, the study found.

But even within Toron-to, there was a variety of practice patterns.

While the majority of psychiatrists had patient loads similar to their counterparts in low-sup-ply regions, 10 per cent of those practising full-time hours in Toronto saw few-er than 40 patients a year, while 40 per cent treated fewer than 100.

In Champlain, 28 per cent saw fewer than 100 patients annually, while that was the case for 24 per cent in the South-west LHIN (includes Lon-don, Goderich and Owen Sound). That compares to just 10 per cent of psychia-trists in non-urban regions who had a patient roster under 100.

These patients were seen more frequently and for longer visits, suggest-ing that they may have been receiving long-term psychotherapy, research-ers said.

“The fee schedule in Ontario does not have limits on frequency or du-ration of visits, and does not say anything about the complexity of patients to be seen, so it may play a role in what we observed,” said Kurdyak.

The study also suggests that income may affect access to psychiatrists, al-though equitable access for all is the linchpin of Canada’s universal health system.

“We saw that no matter which LHIN you looked at, there was a relation-ship between the neigh-bourhood income level and visit frequency,” said Kurdyak.

“So the more frequent-ly you were seen, the more likely you resided in a high-income neighbour-hood.

“And the most extreme was that the 44 per cent of patients who were seen more than 16 times per year were from the high-est income quintile.”

However, he noted, the data can’t say whether

patients from wealthier areas had a greater need to see a mental health professional than those from lower-income neighbourhoods.

Disturbingly, researchers found the likelihood of being seen following a psychiatric hospitalization — which Kurdyak calls a “real period of need” — is only slightly higher in the high-supply regions than low-supply areas.

“You want to see 100 per cent of the people,” Kurdyak said.

But among those who had been hos-pitalized for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, less than half were seen by a psychiatrist for followup care within 30 days of discharge.

In Toronto, for instance, 17 per cent of those with schizophrenia were back in hospital within a month of dis-charge. At six months, 40 per cent were rehospitalized.

Dr. Gary Chaimowitz, president of the Ontario Psychiatric Association, welcomed the study, saying it provides critical data that will aid the OPA’s and other organizations’ efforts to im-prove availability of care.

“We know access to psychiatric care is probably the biggest issue right across the country, and that is our chal-lenge,” Chaimowitz, a forensic psychia-trist at McMaster University, said from Hamilton.

“And clearly we don’t think minting more psychiatrists will resolve that is-sue.

“But we definitely believe there are not enough psychiatric services and there’s not enough funding for mental health care in this country.”

Chaimowitz said there are many models of care to boost access, some already in practice, including psychia-

trists working as members of primary-care teams.

Telepsychiatry — providing coun-selling and care through computer-based communications devices — can help patients in remote regions receive treatment, added Kurdyak.

There also could be incentives with-in the current fee-for-service model, which the study looked at, which could perhaps encourage underutilized psy-chiatrists to swell the number of pa-

tients they see.He said the study shows that train-

ing more psychiatrists is not the an-swer for resolving the lack of patient access.

“The larger picture is how can we deploy the relatively large number of psychiatrists in Ontario in such a way that the needs of all the people who need specialist psychiatric care can access it equitably?”


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Kissel leads CCMA AwardsBY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Now 24 years old, Brett Kissel has been going to the Ca-nadian Country Music Association Awards for exactly half his life.

At age 16, the Flat Lake, Alta., sing-er became the youngest-ever CCMA nominee. He lost that rising star award (notably, to future fixture Johnny Reid) but he didn’t really lose, since he wormed his way into a Saint John, N.B., after-party as an underage reveller and summoned the chutzpah to ask Carolyn Dawn Johnson — just crowned as that year’s top female artist — to dance the two-step with him while Prairie Oyster worked up a sweat onstage.

But on Wednesday, hours after learning he would be this year’s mar-quee CCMA nominee with a stunning array of eight nominations, he cast his mind even further back — to the very first CCMA show he attended in 2002, as a 12-year-old fledgling guitarist hop-ing that a career in twang twinkled in his future.

“I sat in the nosebleeds with my mom and I said — she reminds me of this — ‘One day, I’m going to be on that stage,”’ the boundlessly cheerful Kis-sel relayed in a telephone interview.

“It’s pretty crazy to think how far I’ve come in a dozen years.”

Indeed, Kissel fetched nominations in almost all the gala’s key categories, including single of the year, album of the year, male artist of the year and songwriter of the year.

Nova Scotia-based Dean Brody was next with six nominations, while Al-berta’s Gord Bamford — the cowboy who wrangled a dominant five trophies at last year’s bash — fetched five this time around.

Those artists have been granted the CCMA spotlight before, but for Kissel this is new. That explains his enthusi-asm in Wednesday’s wee hours, when he awoke at 4 a.m. local time to survey the nominations just as they were be-ing released — and promptly lost his composure when he scanned through the list and saw his name, again and again.

The only hitch? He was staying over at his cousin’s house in Red Deer in advance of a show Wednesday night with Tim Hicks (who managed to nab four CCMA nods himself). Excited as he was, Kissel — whose modest, deeply polite demeanour aligns with his farm-raised roots — was in that moment a less-than-ideal houseguest.

“I feel bad because I woke up the whole house,” he said. “I was yelling. I had to wake up my wife and tell her. I had to wake up my cousin and tell him. It was 4 a.m. and they have a six-month-old little baby. So I was being a very bad uncle and I really feel bad about it, but at the same time, it was a pretty big career moment.”

By contrast, Dallas Smith also earned some heady CCMA attention — claiming nominations in the three key categories of album, single and male artist of the year — but he wasn’t about to set his alarm to find out the news.

The 36-year-old is the father of a lit-

tle girl who’s about to turn six months old, and rest is a precious commodity.

“Sleep was more important than CC-MA nominations last night,” laughed Smith, who also has a nine-year-old son.

Still, he was tickled by the recogni-tion. The frontman for the post-grun-ge outfit Default, Smith transitioned into country with 2012’s Jumped Right In and now says he feels wholly em-braced by Canada’s close-knit country community.

His nominated contender in album of the year is the Tippin’ Point EP, which is just a hair over 20 minutes.

He’s planning on expanding the re-lease into a full-length by the end of the year — he figures November — and says he thinks one of the other nomi-nees in the category might be a more deserving winner, given that they’re fuller bodies of work.

It’s the free-wheeling single Tippin’ Point that represents his best shot at an award, he figures.

“The one that’s really important to me is the single of the year,” said Smith, a native of Langley, B.C. “(Best) male’s a tough one — I mean, that could go to anyone. It’s so subjective. But when you look at the single and you look at the numbers, that’s one you’d hope is based on more of a num-bers and fact basis.

“That song got played more than any other Canadian country single and it sold more. It went platinum. The only one to do that was Dean Brody’s Canadian Girls. So you know, that’s the one I’m really planting a flag into and if I don’t win I’ll definitely question the process.”

Kissel, meanwhile, points to the male artist of the year category as per-haps the most meaningful nomination he received.

The award adulation isn’t totally new to him, since he won breakthrough artist of the year at the Juno Awards in Winnipeg in the spring. Considering his major-label debut Started With a Song was issued less than 10 months ago, Kissel feels as though he’s in the midst of a pretty serendipitous streak.

“It’s like a hockey player — you come in and win the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year and maybe, just maybe, you challenge for the Stanley Cup, and maybe you just win it. That’s how I feel,” he said.

“What am I going to do in year two? I mean, I just hope I don’t have the sophomore jinx.”

He’s not really that worried, for what it’s worth. And he’s not waiting until the Sept. 7 gala in Edmonton to celebrate his CCMAs coronation.

“I just spent a bunch of money on champagne here in Red Deer earlier this morning. I’m going to take it back-stage and celebrate with Tim Hicks and my band,” said Kissel, noting that the individual members of his group claimed nominations in the CCMAs’ instrumental categories.

“We’re going to have a great cel-ebration today and hopefully it lasts well into the night. I don’t have a show tomorrow. I don’t plan on going to sleep anytime soon.”

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Juno award winning country music star Brett Kissel performs, Saturday, July 5, 2014, at the Toronto Argos Home Opener Half Time Show,.

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Thursday, July 17CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE:

David Hasselhoff, 61; Donald Sutherland, 71; Carey Hart, 38

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: There could be some intense moments today with friends today.

Now it should be a bad day, but there will be a tinge of impulsive be-haviour and emo-tions will be easily shared with others.

You’ll want to take the initiative and act impulsively towards clearly the air, but simply try to create a bit of harmony and bal-ance for yourself now.

Emotions will run high, so will friendliness.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today if your birth-day, this year will promise lots of activity at home and within your career.

You will be quite impulsive and action driv-en and this energy will have to be balanced and to achieve greater prosperity for you.

A wonderful year with many financial op-portunities and greater wisdom coming in with regards to finances as well!

Count your blessings now!ARIES (March 21-April 19): You will have

plenty of opportunity to have fun and enjoy yourself today.

Make sure if you have work to do that you do it today. There is some tension coming in for you within your career.

So simply be mindful to prioritize your work and leisure time accordingly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Differences of opinion will go over wonderfully today.

They will offer you and your family unit a chance to indulge in a new perspective on life.

Perhaps you are simply letting those within your home life know about your wishes.

Some tension, but mostly great!GEMINI (May 21-June 20): People will

talk big today. Trust your inner judgement on those mat-

ters, but do not put your money where the other person’s mouth is today.

It simply will not work out to your advan-tage.

Tension will be felt over financial issues, and also a difference of opinion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will be feeling blessed today.

There will be some tense interactions with others in your life, but these will lead to great-er opportunities for you.

Try not to act out too impulsively now, but if you do trust your inner judgement.

When in doubt ask someone for help!LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This is not the

day to try anything new. Step outside your comfort zone, but do so

in a calm way if possible. There will be tension felt with your health,

perhaps there is a lot of changes going on at work which are creating some issues with your health. Sort that area out now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Some inter-esting interactions will be had today.

Go out and enjoy the company of friends and lovers.

Make sure that is any issues come up to not act out impulsively as it will not be good for you on not only a financial level but also your personal worth will fall too.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Some tension today within your home environment will be a blessing in disguise.

Look at life with that perspective today and it will not lead you a wrong direction.

It will most likely create benefits for you and will allow more blessings and abundance into your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The more research you do today, and use that knowl-edge before you speak, the better able you will be to present yourself just as you want.

Blessings come into your life today when you act impulsively, but try not to overdo it at this stage.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Acting impulsively will get you everywhere today. Channel that tension into learn and research-ing something you’ve always wanted to.

It will provide greater blessings for you in the future. Direct yourself today towards what it is you truly have a passion for.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Spend time with those special individuals in your life. Allow them help you release any tension you might be feeling today.

As there will be some interactions that will leave you feeling slightly off and not one hun-dred percent.

Allow for other to spoil you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Those at

work and within your daily routine and going to tempt you to do something off the beaten

path of your personal direction. Allow for these interactions to come into

place and realize there is a blessing in dis-guise at work. Allow new individuals to enter your life now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Work is go-ing to be very promising today. Go out and socialize with others, express yourself to oth-

ers now and allow for possibilities for you in the future.

Abundance in that area is starting now, so count your blessings and say a prayer if needed, but expect the best now!

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Dear Annie: My beloved mother-in-law passed away two years ago. We had a church funeral and a celebration of her life.

My father-in-law had the body cremated.

He intends to have the ashes buried in the family plot in New York, 1,200 miles away, al-though he hasn’t done so yet.

O n m o r e than one oc-casion, he has informed my husband that he wants him to go to New York for another memorial ceremony. I have never heard of having two ceremonies so far apart, and my husband is not looking forward to it.

We said our goodbyes at her funer-al.

Planning another one feels like a dark hanging cloud.

My father-in-law recently met a lady and has decided he should have my mother-in-law’s ashes laid to rest with-

in the next few months. He expects us to travel to the sec-

ond ceremony. I feel that it is my father-in-law’s

responsibility to take care of this, and frankly, it should have been done a long time ago.

Am I wrong? Do we really have to drag out the

burial like this? — My Heart Is Break-ing

Dear Heart: Some families might find it touching to have another (small) memorial two years later, when you’ve all had the opportunity to recover from the initial sorrow and can celebrate your mother-in-law’s life with more joy.

But since you don’t feel that way, you do not need to go to so much trou-ble.

However, this is your husband’s mother, and he gets to make that deci-sion for himself.

Please do not try to influence him. If he would rather go with his father, we hope you will be supportive.

Dear Annie: As a part-time event consultant, I have seen many RSVP cards that are returned with additional guests included.

I think the problem is exacerbated by the RSVP cards that are used.

They say, “Number of persons at-tending,” followed by a blank line.

That implies that the guest can choose the number of people they will bring. Perhaps they don’t realize that the host is simply asking how many of the people listed on the invitation envelope will be attending. It’s usually one person or two.

I would advise not including this on RSVP cards in the future, as it seems good manners and the rules of etiquette (and even common sense) are fast becoming things of the past. — J.E., New Orleans, La.

Dear J.E.: We agree that these RSVP cards can be misleading.

They are actually a fairly recent innovation and belong more appro-priately with business invitations, not wedding invites.

Back in the Gilded Age, guests were expected to respond using their own personalized stationery, and pre-print-ed RSVP cards were later introduced as a convenience.

We like your suggestion that people not include cards that give the impres-sion that you can bring any number of guests you choose.

Please, folks, only the names on the envelope are invited.

Dear Annie: Your comment to

“Swimmers’ Parents” was good— it isn’t fair to hold one twin back so the other can catch up.

My twin son and daughter had simi-lar issues.

She read before he did. He ran fast-er. It upset them both not to be “as good” as the other.

It is important to tell the children that we all have different abilities, even if we are the same age. Also, we made sure our children had separate opportunities for achievement.

When our daughter showed aptitude for playing the piano and our son want-ed to play, too, we suggested another instrument he had shown interest in, and he was off and running.

Sometimes we had them play little duets, and we gave them both well-deserved praise.

A plus of their individual activities was that each made separate friends.

They are adults now and quite close, but they are very different people.—Two Close for Comfort

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-tors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

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SEIFRIEDLaurie RobertaMar. 2, 1955 - July 13, 2014Early Sunday morning, Laurie Seifried passed away in ICU at the Red Deer Regional Hospital with Clinton, her loving husband of 40 years, by her side. Laurie was born to Bob and Delores Merz in Red Deer and the family lived in Innisfail during her school years. After Laurie married Clinton in 1974, they resided in Red Deer, where they both worked and raised their son Shane. Laurie was known for her grit and hard work ethics. A very social person, she never let her medical problems limit her life. She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, and will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Laurie is survived by her husband Clinton, son Shane (Teri), cherished grandchildren, Jayde and Kayden; her mother Delores Merz of Innisfail, her brothers Tom (Dianne) Brown and Dorian (Juanita) Brown, and brother-in-law Leo (Faye) Carter; also Clinton’s brothers and sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews. At Laurie’s request there will not be a funeral. Memorial donations may be made to the Kidney Foundation.

WILLIAMSDavid GordonMr. David Gordon Williams passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Monday, July 14, 2014 at the age of 72 years. David was born on March 6, 1942. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. David will be sadly missed but lovingly remembered in the hearts of his family and close friends. He leaves to mourn his loss, his daughter Rhonda Fidler; sons, Glyn (Glenda) Williams and Stacy (Michelle) Williams; grandchildren, Shaylee, Kelcy, Chandler, Michelle, Kris, and Kyler; and one great-grandchild Parker. A Celebration of David’s Life will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 48A Avenue, Red Deer, on Friday, July 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, donations in David’s name may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society, Suite 101, 6751-52 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1X2. Condolences may be forwarded

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YOUNGHazel GertrudeSept 25, 1917 - July 13, 2014 It is with heartfelt sadness, the family of Hazel Gertrude Young announce her passing on July 13, 2014, at the age of 96 years. Hazel is lovingly remembered by her daughter Ellen Coe and her daughter in law Diana, her grandchildren; Shawne (Craig), Craig (Cindy), Gleann, Colleen (Dale), Tamara (Matt) and Marisa (Paul). Hazel also has 9 wonderful great-grandchildren. Hazel was predeceased by her husband Harris and her son Roger. A private family interment will take place at the Lacombe Fairview Cemetery on Friday, July 18, 2014 with a service to follow at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5226 - 51 Avenue, Lacombe, Alberta at 1:00 p.m. Donations in Hazel’s memory can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society - Red Deer Unit #101, 6751 - 52 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4K8, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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WIRTHAugust MartinIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of August Martin Wirth (known as Uncle Rick to many) on July 2, 2014 in New Westminster, BC. He will be greatly missed by his only brother Ted (Dianne), nieces Christine (Maria) Johnson (Dan Baisley), Rebecca Everitt (Justin) and Marianne Wirth (Dominic Manus) and nephews Richard Kelly (Laila) and Graham Wirth as well as great-nieces and nephews Dustin, Savannah, Henry, Jade, Thomas, Kyler and Victoria. Numerous cousins in western Canada as well as a few special friends. Predeceased by his parents Wally and Lillian Wirth. August was raised in Neudorf and Regina, Saskatchewan. His aptitude for art was noted very early and he studied at SAIT in Calgary. After art school, he moved to New Westminster and painting became his life passion. A very humble man, he often looked after several elderly folks, doing their weekly shopping, etc. for them. Not an easy feat since he didn’t drive! He answered the telephone with a hearty “Praise the Lord!” and as the cancer took it’s toll, he changed that to “Praying for a miracle”. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 2 pm at Broadway Pentacostal Lodge on the 5th fl oor, 1377 Lamey’s Mill Road, Vancouver.

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ANHOLTTheresa1957 - 2014Our hearts are deeply saddened as we announce the passing of Theresa Pearl Burke Anholt of Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the age of 57 years. Theresa leaves to mourn her passing, her loving husband, Garth, her children, Staci, Joel (Valerie), Layne and Taylor and her beloved granddaughters, Zoe and Ivy. She will also be sadly missed by her sister, Elizabeth of Kitchener, Ontario and her brother, Jim Burke of Amherst, Nova Scotia; as well as numerous other relatives and a host of dear friends. A Celebration of Theresa’s Life will be held at the Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 18 Selkirk Blvd., Red Deer, Alberta on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Theresa’s honor may be made directly to a Charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may besent or viewed at

www.parklandfuneralhome.comArrangements in care of

Gary W. Anderson,Funeral Director at

PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM

6287 - 67 A Street(Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

403.340.4040.

DE WITGerritPromoted To GloryGerrit passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 and has gone to his new life with his Lord and Savior at the age of 89 years. Gerrit will be sadly missed by his four children; Marie Hedlund (Ron), Jeannette Rogers (Bill), Denise Boender (William) and Perry de Wit (Darlene), his brother in Canada, Albert de Wit (Alice), four sisters in Holland, and grandchildren; Ashley, Brady, Karli, Kyle, Colin, Graeme, Cameron, Misti and Kris, and great-grandchildren; Rylan, Knox, Raya, Bailey and Briggs. Gerrit was predeceased by the love of his life, Maria in 2012. He will be fondly remembered for his large smile and for his love of people. He loved nature and saw beauty in everything alive. Gerrit and Maria travelled extensively and saw much of the world. The family would like to thank Symphony Inglewood and Homecare, especially Christina, for their care and kindness. A Funeral Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Monday, July 21, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by v i s i t i n g www.eventidefuneralchapels.com

Arrangements entrusted toEVENTIDE FUNERAL

CHAPEL4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

We are hosting a mixedwedding shower in honour of

Zach Lovely

& Jen Blossat Balmoral Community Hallon July 20th, 2014 2-4 p.m.

Obituaries

BRYANTAlbert “Ab” LeeJune 7, 1950 - July 14, 2014Ab passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his parents, Floyd and Betty; and an infant son at birth. Ab is survived by his wife, Celia; sons, Bill (Charity) and Dave (Barby); precious grandsons, Spencer-Lee, Tucker, Quinn and Evan; brothers, Herb and Jim (Linda); sisters, Deb (Tony), Anna (John) and Tammy (Margo); He will also be missed by his mother-in-law, Kay Huston; Celia’s sisters, Bev (Maurice), Brenda (Glen) and Carol (Jerry); as well as his many nieces and nephews. Ab was a proud man who always believed in doing the “right thing”. He loved to travel to other countries and had opportunities to see London, England and Germany, much of the United States, as well as many tropical locations. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer, Alberta.Memorial donations in Ab’s honour may be made directly to the Cerebral Palsy Association, 12001-44 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 4G9 or to the Autism Canada Foundation, PO Box 366, Bothwell, ON N0P 1C0

Condolences may beforwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements entrusted toRED DEER FUNERAL

HOME & CREMATORIUM6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.Red Deer Funeral Home

Obituaries

DAVIESLorrie Dean1961 - 2014It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lorrie Dean Davies on Friday, July 11, 2014 at the age of 53 years. Lorrie was born in Fort Nelson, British Columbia but was raised in Central Alberta. He enjoyed wood working, was a good storyteller and he also expressed himself through writing poetry. Lorrie worked for Shell Canada for many years and most recently worked for Nova Chemicals. He will be lovingly remembered by his son, Jesse Davies of Red Deer, daughters; Robin (Jeff) Rasmussen and grandson, Declan of Olds, Alberta, Ashley Davies (Ryan Walker) of Cochrane, Alberta and his step- daughter, Dana Fraas of Victoria, British Columbia. He will also be sadly missed by his father, Dennis Davies; brother, Colin Davies; sister, Debby (Brent) Peppler, as well as nieces and nephew, Paula, Tanner and Tory, all of Sundre, Alberta. Lorrie was predeceased by his mother, Evelyn and his wife, Jackie Fraas. A Celebration of Lorrie’s life will be held at the Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the ALS foundation in Jackie’s memory at http://www.als.ca/en/donate.Condolences may be sent or

viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen,Funeral Director at

PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM,

6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

403.340.4040.

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DUGASDaniel1965 - 2014Mr. Daniel ‘Dan’ R. Dugas of Penhold, Alberta, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at the age of 48 years. Dan was born on December 10, 1965 at Mattawa, Ontario to parents, Agno and Doreen Dugas. The family lived in North Bay, Ontario for most of his youth. Dan’s career began with Mac’s Convenience Stores in Ontario between 1984 and 2004 and then he worked for Rentcash Inc. during 2006 until 2008. At that time, Dan relocated to Alberta where he worked for Parkland Fuel Corporation as their Retail Regional Operations Manager, Western Alberta. Dan was a man of strong ethics; with a dedication and commitment to his work, as well as every other area of his life. He lived life with an intensity to excel; and a passion and zest for living. Dan was also the Head Coach of the Parkland Panthers Women’s Indoor Soccer Team. His enthusiasm and drive carried the team from last place to fi rst place, winning the Championship Title during the 2013 - 2014 winter season. The 2014 summer season looks like another 1st place has been clinched. Dan was a devoted and loving father to his three children. He taught his children well, with that same strength of character and value for life; encouraging them to be the best they could be at all they do.

“Dan’s legacy of Lovewill remain through the livesand hearts of his children, family and all those whose

lives he has touched.”

Dan leaves to mourn his loss, his loving children, Stefan of Penhold, Alberta, Amanda (Patrick Kavanagh) of Red Deer and Jessyca, also of Penhold. He will also be sadly missed by the mother of his children, Robin Dugas (Yarrow) of Stouffville, Ontario, as well as numerous other relatives and many dear colleagues and friends. Dan was predeceased by his mother, Doreen in 2013 and a brother, Michael in 1994. A Celebration of Dan’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, July 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Dan’s honor may be made directly to a Charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may besent or viewed at

www.parklandfuneralhome.comArrangements in care of

Gary W. Anderson,Funeral Director at

PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM

6287 - 67 A Street(Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

403.340.4040

Celebrations

Obituaries

REDMANMarleneJune 22, 1959 - July 10, 2014Our Hearts are deeply saddened as we announce the passing of Marlene Redman of Red Deer at the age of 55 years. She passed peacefully surrounded by her close family at the U of A Hospital. Marlene was born in Lacombe to Stanley and Eileen VanHereweghe. She is survived by the love of her life husband, Don Redman; daughters, Chelsey (Jesse) Vogt and Kayla (Nathan) Barter; grandchildren, Dre and Remy Vogt all of Red Deer; sisters, Linda (Jim) Guilbault, Joyce Hayes, and Darlene (John) Evans; brothers, Louis (Joyce) VanHereweghe, Harry (Shirley) Vanhereweghe and Clarke VanHereweghe; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Marlene was predeceased by her mother and father; brothers, Glen and Stanley; and sister, Elna.Marlene touched so many Hearts and fi lled them with joy, she cherished the most important things in life. She will forever be remembered by her family and friends by being a constant inspiration to all, with her positive attitude and loving personality. Funeral Services will be held Friday July 18th, 2014 at 1pm. at St Mary’s RC Church. 6 McMullian Ave Red Deer. If desired, Donations may be to the Cystic Fibrosis Society, 7814 - 83 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6C 2Y8 or Canadian Diabetes Society, #6, 5015 - 48 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1S9.

Messages of condolence may be left for the family at

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TITMUSS (Nee Wilson)Vera LillianA memorial service for Vera Lillian Titmuss will be held at the Lincoln Hall on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 2:00 pm. The Lincoln Hall is located on Lincoln Road which is Secondary Hwy. 792, West of Lacombe.

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Caregivers/Aides 710FRIENDLY, exp., female care-giver wanted for elderly F.. Duties will be personal care, housekeeping & cooking w/com-panionship. Looking for good company. F/T (44hrs/wk, 2 days off/wk.) & LIVE IN. $10.25/hr. & room & board is $336/mo. Please email resume: [email protected]

P/T F. caregiver wantedfor F quad. Must be reliable

and have own vehicle. 403-505-7846

Caregivers/Aides 710

Clerical 720BUSY offi ce req’s F/T Receptionist/AP Clerk.

Duties: All aspects of A/P & data entry & general

offi ce administration. If you are highly organized have exc. communication & time management skills & are

motivated, Reply to Box 1094, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner

Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

ENERGETIC, responsibleperson required for apermanent 3/4 time

(30-36 hrs) position as aReceptionist/ChiropracticAssistant in a busy clinic.Excellent communication

and computer skillsrequired. We are looking for a team player with a

positive attitude who shares our commitment to patient wellness. Please

drop off resume and references to:

Village Chiropractic Clinic

#18-6320 Gaetz Avenue

IMMED. F/T ADMINISTRATIVE

ASSISTANT, Req’d for busy Lacombe

based Business. This position supports theaccounting dept. with

general accounting duties, as well as general

administrative duties. Familiarity with ACCPAC, Word & Excel an asset.

Fax resume to 403-342-7447

NCS OILFIELD SERVICESis seeking an experienced

FT ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT

to provide support to our busy Operations base

in Red Deer AB.Applicant must be

dependable and outgoing.8 years related experience,Oil and Gas experience anasset. Please send resumeto: [email protected] We thank all candidates fortheir interest; however, only

those selected for aninterview will be contacted.

Medical 790LPN Position Coverage formaternity leave, full time

term (1 year) HealthServices Manager. PleaseReply to GM tsutherland@

theredwoods.ca ATTN:LPN Fax: 403-309-6338

Oilfield 800LOCAL Testing company

seeking experiencedWell Testers.

Positions availableimmediately.

Day/Night Supervisors &Assistants.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and First Aid.

Competitive wages andhealth benefi ts.

Email resumes and ticketsto: welltesting365@

gmail.com

ClassifiedsYour place to SELLYour place to BUY

Oilfield 800

$2500 BonusEvery 100 days

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

Oil & Gas Well Testing Night Foremen,

Experienced/Inexperienced

Junior Day/Night Operators

Must have H2S, First Aid,valid driver’s license. Pre-employment Drug

screening Competitive Wages.

Benefi t PackagePlease submit resume

with references to:[email protected]

or by fax to (403) 783-8004Only individuals selected

for interviews will be contacted

HS&E ManagerAn established and

respected oilfi eld service company in the Red Deer

area is looking for an HS&E Manager to oversee activities directly related to

the company’s various safety programs. Essential functions include enforcing compliance of operations personnel with administra-tive policies, procedures, safety rules, and govern-

mental regulations, maintain safety and

accident records, submit applicable annual reports,

conduct safety audits, manage company’s drug and alcohol program and

more.

Desired candidates will possess a university degree or technical

diploma with 3-5 years’ experience, be a member of a related Professional Society, have excellent

verbal and written communication skills with the ability to partner with

internal and external customers at all levels of the organization, and hold a class 5 driver’s license.

A background in environmental science or engineering is a plus. Must be able to travel up to 60%,

including overnight stays.

Interested candidates can send a resume and cover

letter to oilfi [email protected].

LOCAL SERVICE CO.in Red Deer REQ’S EXP.

VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR

Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfi eld tickets.

Fax resume w/driversabstract to 403-886-4475

NOW HIRING Well Testing Personnel

Experienced Supervisors& Operators

Must have valid applicable tickets. Email: lstouffer@

testalta.com

OIL & GAS OPERATORBearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler fi eld operations for an intermediateoil and gas operator. Applicantsmust have experience as a heavy duty mechanic or journeyman instrument mechanic and possess strong mechanical skills, be quick learners, motivatedand hard working and live or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commuteto workplace location. This position offers a challengingwork environment, attractivebenefi ts with competitive pay and signifi cant room for promotion. Please submit resumes

Attn: Human Resourcesemail:[email protected] 403-252-9719Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

SHALLOW WELL ENERPRISES LTD.

An Oil & Gas well Production Testing

Company, Alberta only REQUIRES

Night Operators & Operator Assistants.

Comparable industry wages & benefi t plan. Must have tickets &

driver’s license. Email resume Attn: Phil Prentice

[email protected]

TREELINEWELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL

licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive

wages & excellent benefi ts. Please include 2 work reference names and

numbers.Please fax resume to:

403-264-6725Or email to:

[email protected] phone calls please.www.treelinewell.com

Oilfield 800

Oilfield 800

TR3 Energy is at the forefront of reclamation

and remediation in the oil & gas industry

We are currentlyrecruiting for:

Heavy Equipment Operators

Requirements:Valid Driver’s License

H2S AliveStandard First Aid

WHIMIS and/orCSTS or PST

Pre-Access A&D TestingGround Disturbance Level 11

Please e-mail or fax your resume to:

[email protected] Fax: (403) 294-9323www.tr3energy.com

ZUBAR Production Services

is currently taking resumes for experienced

Production TestingPersonnel

Email resume to: rdzubaroffi [email protected] or fax to (403)346-9420.

Must have all valid tickets.

Professionals 810

BoundaryTechnical Group Inc.

Is now hiring for:

- Technologist (Party Chief) -

- Technician (Rodman) -

In the Red Deer and surrounding area

Boundary offers a competitive salary and

benefi ts package as well as an RRSP program. We are a Construction/Land

survey company based in Airdrie.

Please send resume to:FAX: (403) 948-4924 or

email [email protected]

Restaurant/Hotel 820

BOULEVARDRestaurant & Lounge

Gasoline Alley,37471 Hwy 2S,

Red Deer Countyis seeking

Cook ~ $14.00/hr.To prepare & cook all food up to standard, clean kitchen & maintain hygiene, follow

recipes, assist inreceiving & storing

Kitchen Helper ~ $11.00/hr.To clean kitchen following safety & hygiene standards.

Clean utensils, cutlery, crockery & glassware items,

fl oors, assist in prep.All positions are permanent

Full-time/Part-time,shift work & weekends.

Education: Above SecondaryWork Experience not

essential, training provided.Fax resume to 780-702-5051

HOLIDAY INNEXPRESSRED DEER

2803-50 Avenue,Red Deeris seeking

FRONT DESK CLERK~ $14.00/hr.

• Answer phone calls, take reservations.

• Check in/out guests.• Balance cash out &

attend to guest needsHOUSEKEEPING

ROOM ATTENDANT~14.00/hr.

• Clean & vacuum rooms, public areas, pool etc.

• Replenish amenities, linens & towels.

• Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards.

All positions are permanentFull-time/Part-time, shift

work & weekends.Education: Above Secondary

Work Experience notessential, training provided.Fax resume to 780-702-5051

HOLIDAY INNRed Deer South,

Gasoline Alley,37471 Hwy 2S,

Red Deer Countyis seeking

FRONT DESK CLERK~ $14.00/hr.

• Answer phone calls, take reservations.

• Check in/out guests.• Balance cash out &

attend to guest needs.HOUSEKEEPING

ROOM ATTENDANT~ $14.00/hr.

• Clean & Vacuum rooms, public areas, pool, etc.

• Replenish amenities, linens & towels.

• Adhere to Holiday Inn safety standards

All positions are permanentFull-time/Part-time, shift

work & weekends.Education: Above Secondary

Work Experience notessential, training provided.Fax resume to 780-702-5051

Restaurant/Hotel 820J-BAR-T ROAD House in

Spruce View currently req’s a part time cook and prep cook. Please apply

in person or Call 403-728-3777

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s

Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations:

5111 22 St.37444 HWY 2 S37543 HWY 2N700 3020 22 St.

Manager/Food Services Permanent F/T shift. $18/hr. 40 hrs/week, + benefi ts , 1

Vacancy, 2-3yrs. exp., criminal record check req’d,

Apply in person or faxresume to: 403-314-1303

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s

Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations:

5111 22 St.37444 HWY 2 S37543 HWY 2N700 3020 22 St.

FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift

weekend day and evening both full and part time.

15 Vacancies, $10.88/hr. +benefi ts. Start ASAP.

Job description www.timhortons.com

Education and experience not req’d.

Apply in person or faxresume to: 403-314-1303

RAMADA INN &SUITES

req`s PermanentROOM ATTENDANTS

Attendants. Exp. not nec. will train. Approx. 35 - 40 hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 - $14/hr. Duties incl’d but

not limited to: vacuuming, dusting, washing fl oors,

making beds, empty trash, disinfecting & cleaning

bathrooms. Performance based bonus program.

Must be fl uent with verbal l& written English, be

physically fi t. Applicants may apply in person at 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer

T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 or email:

[email protected]

SOUTHPOINTECOMMON and BOWER PLACE Mall Locations.

Positions forSUPERVISORS. Looking

for motivated and hard working individuals. Having your own transportation is

a plus. On the job training, but experience in fast food is an asset, and must be avail. to work all

store location hours.Starting wage $13.50/hour

with restaurant exp.Please specify which store

you are applying for.No open LMO’s to hire

foreign nationals at this time.Email resume to

[email protected] phone 403-391-0555

and ask for Lynn.

THE RUSTY PELICANis now accepting resumes

for experiencedF/T SERVERS

Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri.

Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

Professionals 810

Trades 850

Sales &Distributors 830

Frontier Plumbing &Heating Supply is currently

seeking a parts countersalesperson. Competitive

wage and benefi tspackage. Willing to train

the right person, but expe-rience in plumbing or a

plumbing wholesaler would be considered an asset. Must be able to provide good customer service.

Please submit your resume by email to

[email protected]

GRATIAE is seeking 5 Retails Sales reps

selling skin & body care products in Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer,

$12.10/hr + bonus & comm. F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d.

Email resumes: gratiaereddeersr@

gmail.com

PepsiCo is hiring RouteSales Representatives!

We’re looking for anenergetic, enterprising andindependent individual to

join Canada’s largest sales team. Must have a valid driver’s license. APPLY

ONLINE!www.pepsico.ca/careers

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 F/T - P/T Beauty Treat-

ment O/P, selling soap & bath products $14.55/hr. +

bonus & comm. Beauty cert. req’d. Location

Parkland Mall - 4747 67th St. Red Deer. email premierjobrdbto@

gmail.com

SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d. Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to

**POSITION FILLED**

WANTED: CASHIER. Above average wage & benefi ts. Flexible hours. Drop offresume to 5211 50 Ave.

Trades 850ATEK Developments is

currently looking forEXPERIENCED Steel Stud

Framers and DrywallInstallers for long term

commercial work.We offerhourly and sub-contract

work, competitive wages,as well as benefi ts.

To apply email [email protected] or phone 403-342-4885

BRICAR CONTRACTING now hiring Labourers, Dozer, Excavator, &

Exp. Rubber Tire Back Hoe Operators.

Send resumes byFax: 403-347-6296

or email: [email protected]

C & C COATINGS in Innisfail is seeking F/T

Sandblasters. Exp. an as-set. Competitive wages

and benefi ts. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165 or email

[email protected]

Celebrate your lifewith a Classified

ANNOUNCEMENT

Trades 850COMFORT COLLISION

& RESTORATIONAccepting resumes for Autobody Technician.If you have a genuine

interest in classic cars & take pride in your work please fax resume to

403-343-8442

CRYSTAL GLASS needs EXP. D GLASS WORKER. Drop off re-

sume at: 4706-51 Avenue or fax 346-5390 or email:

[email protected] TO A LARGE

INCREASE IN BUSINESS, PIKE WHEATON

CHEVROLETis currently seeking

SERVICE ADVISORS.We offer competitive

wages, a great workingenvironment, and a great

benefi t package.Please email resume to

Joey [email protected]/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo.

Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience

needed. Apply to: [email protected]

GOODMENROOFING LTD.

Requires

SLOPED ROOFERSLABOURERS

& FLAT ROOFERS

Valid Driver’s Licencepreferred. Fax or email

info@goodmenroofi ng.ca or (403)341-6722

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

IMMEDIATE OPENING ARMOR INC

is looking for licensed Diesel & Suspension

Mechanic for light duty automotive performance shop. Diesel & transmis-

sion exp. preferred.Top wages offered. Phone

403-346-9188 or [email protected]

Now Hiring:JOURNEYMAN

PIPEFITTERfor FACILITY PROJECT

The successful applicant will be a ticketed,

Red Seal Journeyman Pipefi tter/Steamfi tter

• Be able to complete ISO drawings

• Measure existing and new piping projects within an Oil and Gas Plant

• Organized• A Self-starter• Team player

This project runs fromAugust 18 to August 30 2014,

and will be by handonly-tools supplied LOA

and travel pay also supplied

Are you looking to grow your career in a drug and alcohol free environment,

surrounded by a great team?Then Profoxx Energy would

like to hear from you.We are a professional fast

growing company thatoffers competitive wages

and benefi ts in a funand safe environment.

Submit your resume to:[email protected]

Or by fax 780-622-5056

We thank all those whoapply, but only thosechosen for interview

will be contacted

Now Hiring:REGISTEREDPIPEFITTER

APPRENTICE

The successful applicant will be a registered apprentice

Pipefi tter Steamfi tterAND BE

• Organized• A self started• Team player• Able to take direction

This project runs fromAugust 18 to August 30 2014,

Are you looking to grow your career in a drug and alcohol free environment,

surrounded by a great team?Then Profoxx Energy would

like to hear from you.We are a professional fast

growing company thatoffers competitive wages

and benefi ts in a funand safe environment.

Submit your resume to:[email protected]

Or by fax 780-622-5056

We thank all those whoapply, but only thosechosen for interview

will be contacted

SHUNDACONSTRUCTION

Requires Full TimeCarpenters& Helpers

Competitive Wages& Benefi ts.

Fax resumes & ref’s to:403-343-1248 or email to:

[email protected]

SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round

work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580

Truckers/Drivers 860CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d

for moving equipment.Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St.

Cres. Red Deer.

DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local &

long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841

RED DEER BASED TRUCKING COMPANY

Looking for Class 1Tank Truck Drivers &

Pressure Truck Operators.Exc. benefi ts package &

top industry wages.Please fax resume to:

403-346-3766

Classifieds...costs so littleSaves you so much!

Truckers/Drivers 860

Fluid Experts Ltd.Of Red Deer is seeking

experiencedClass 1 Operators

to join our team of drivershauling clean fl uids for the

Oil & Gas Industry.Home most evenings, scheduled days off,

company benefi ts with exceptional pay structure that includes guarantied

salary + hourly when hauling. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers

abstract to:403-346-3112 or email to:roger@fl uidexperts.com

STETTLER TRANSIT MIX Drivers wanted for

mixer/pumping concrete. 403-742-2134 or

email:[email protected]

TITAN TRANSPORT LTD.We are a fl at bed company based out of Saskatoon, SK.with an offi ce in Calgary. We are currently looking for company drivers as

well as owner operators.You must have a min. of 2

yrs. exp. with fl at beds.Canada/U.S.

Call 1-800-667-7080or 306-374-1739Ask for Robert

Misc.Help 880ACADEMIC Express

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START

• Community Support Worker Program

• GED Preparation

Would you like to take the GED in your community?

• Red Deer• Rocky Mtn. House• Rimbey• Caroline• Castor• Sylvan Lake• Innisfail• Stettler• Ponoka

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930www.academicexpress.ca

DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer

and area is essential.Verbal and written

communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax

to 403-346-0295

FLUID Experts Ltd. Is seeking to hire

Shop Supervisorfor our Red Deer location. This position is a fulltime

and is a salary based position with company

benefi ts upon hire. 11-3 days off schedule. Duties include maintaining shop,

assist minor repairs of units and equipment, monitor inventories,

loading of fl uid trucks with various products for the Oil

& Gas industry. Will also be trained to blend various

products supplied to our clients. Ideal candidate

would be from the trucking industry with fl uid Hauling

experience with class 1 license. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers

abstract to:403-346-3112 or email to:roger@fl uidexperts.com

LABOURERS & FLAG PERSONSBusy road construction

company looking forLabourers AND fl ag per-sons. Work is throughout

Alberta. Must have a Class 5 license. Fax resume to

403-309-0489

LUBE TECHwanted for busy

dealership, possible chance for advancement. Fax resume to 341-5066

NORAL-TECH LtdManufacturer of 12 Volts

electrical control panels forspecialized trucks. We are

currently seeking 2 full time assemblers withautomotive related

electrical experience. Thesuccessful candidates

must be able to read and interpret electrical draw-

ings. Email resume normand@noraltech-com

PROMOTIONS MANAGERNEEDED. Must be personable & outgoing. Flexible hours. Drop off resume to 5211 50 Ave.

SIGN Making: FULL TIME

PERMANENT positioncreating signage. If you are

in a position where you work where pay and

seniority is a problem, we want to hear from you.

NO INSTALLS. We need a qualifi ed person that can

run the 60” Latex, 60” Graphtec and preferably

Onyx front end. Work independently in our sign division, this is for a quality

orientated person with experience. TOP PAY FOR THE INDUSTRY.

A Minuteman Press 4646 Riverside Drive

403-348-0302 [email protected]

EmploymentTraining 900

SAFETY TRAINING CENTREOILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.454424 Hours

Toll Free 1.888.533.4544H2S Alive (ENFORM)First Aid/CPRConfined SpaceWHMIS & TDGGround Disturbance(ENFORM) B.O.P.D&C (LEL)

#204, 7819 - 50 Ave.(across from Totem) 27

8950

A5

D&C

(across from Rona North)

Pidherney’sDRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATORWe are a progressive company that requires an organized individual who enjoys being busy for our Blackfalds offi ce.

Suitable candidate must have strong skills working with Microsoft Offi ce programs, effective communication skills and basic accounting knowledge.

Job Duties include but not limited to:• Receive and verify time tickets for completion and

accuracy• Coding batching and processing time tickets/payroll. • Preparation of month end reports, organize and

maintain a current accurate fi lling system.• Performance of various clerical and accounting

duties. Aiding with administration of employee benefi ts. General offi ce duties as required.

Preference will be given to those candidates with CPA payroll certifi cate.

Pidherney’s offers competitive wages and benefi ts.

Please forward resumes to:[email protected] or fax to 403-845-5370

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Catholic Social Services is seeking proprietors living in Red Deer.

Based on the needs of this particular individual a couple or single male would be ideal.

The successful candidate will provide emotional support and life skills training for an adult male diagnosed with Developmental disability.

The young man is a Red Deer College graduate, who works part time and volunteers in the community with staffing supports.

The young man is looking for a home with a basement suite, that he would occupy and pay rent.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate fl exibility in responding to the young man’s needs and work as part of a team.

Part of the hiring process demands proof of a current Criminal Record check prior to starting.

Applicants will receive an orientation to the Approved Home Program, as well as a training allowance

($1,110.00) for supports given to the individual.

Interested applicants please contact Catholic Social services at 403 347-8844. ext 2917

Interested applicants please contact:

Catholic Social Services403 347-8844 ext. 2917

Vellner Leisure Products requires a full time, non seasonal

RV LOT TECHNICIANDuties range from tractor driving, forklift operations, RV hauling, parts runs, technician helper ... the list is long!Great long term employment opportunity with a family owned business.Need a valid drivers license, a great work ethic, be physically fi t and possess a positive attitude. Exceptional pay for the right individual along with terrifi c benefi t program. Apply today!

[email protected]: 403-340-8135 426918G17,18

We are currently seeking a well-organized and reliable individual to join our Fleet department out of Red Deer Alberta.

Heavy Equipment MechanicCredentials: Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic Trade Certifi cation, 3rd period apprentice, 4th period apprentice, Heavy Duty Equipment Red Seal Endorsement, Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certifi cate an asset, must have a valid Class 1 or 3 Driver’s License.

JOB OVERVIEW - Diagnose/troubleshoot & complete repairs on all company

equipment which includes, diesel/gas powered automobiles, Heavy Trucks, Oilfi eld Well Servicing Equipment, Cranes, loaders, forklift and trailers.

- Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts.- Test repaired equipment for proper performance, clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work, verify and repair emission control systems.

- Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes.

- Use of computer to input information on the units and for the company maintenance program regarding work/purchase orders.

- Order material/parts that are required to complete the repairs- Be able to work under pressure in certain situations that

require a quick turnaround process.- Must be able to read, write, spell and verbally communicate

clearly in English.Benefi ts:

• Excellent hourly wage• Lucrative Quarterly Safety Bonus and Christmas Bonus• Excellent benefi t plan• Retirement planFax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to:

Fax: (403) 347-3406Email: [email protected]

or drop by #239 Clearview DriveClearview Industrial Park

Red Deer CountyMust be 18 years of age or older to apply, and able to pass a pre-employment test.

Eastview Estates

118 ELY CLOSEJuly 17th, 18th & 19th

Thurs. & Fri. 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.Sat. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Crafts, housewares & misc.

19 ELLIS ST.July 17, 18 & 19

Thurs. & Fri. 6-9, Sat. 8-12Collectible glassware,

antiques, corner tub & sink & taps, new-never used-still in box, shower stall, automotive parts, tires, tools, cream separator,

antique sewing machine & table, hockey cards,

dining room set, display cases, desks, shelving

units, Lots of Free Stuff

35 ELDER STREETThurs. 17th & Fri. 18th,

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lots of items,some Christmas stuff,

couch & chair, etc.

Kentwood Estates

KANE CL. July 17, noon - 7. July 18, 9-7. 3 families, very clean items, furniture,

household effects and tools.

You can sell your guitar for a song...

or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Normandeau

83 NYMAN CRESJune 17, 18, 19 & 20

Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun 9-6Lots of donations -

good prices

Rosedale

5 ROSE CRES. July 17-19.Thurs. & Fri. 2-8, Sat. 10-3HUGE garage sale! Table,

chairs, exercise equip., lights, tools, lots of household

Innisfail

5140 47 STREETJuly 18th 5 p.m.-8 p.m.,

July 19th & 20th 9 a.m.-6 p.m.COMPLETE HOUSEHOLD

LIQUIDATION

Penhold

13 HEARTLAND CRES.July 19 & 20

Sat. & Sun. 9 - 4Kids clothing & toys, tools, bbq., mini fridge, misc. etc.

Sylvan Lake

HUGE MULTI-FAMILY SALE44, 45 ST. CRES. July 17th-19thThurs. & Fri. 4-8, Sat. 9-5

Tools, 2 Queen beds, Oak table, treadmill, tools, camping, etc.

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, July 17, 2014 D3

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *Carriers are Needed to Deliver

Central Alberta Lifeafternoons & evenings one day per week

SPRINGBROOK

The papers arrive ready to deliver.NO COLLECTING!

Phone 403-314-4316 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

To order your own home or offi ce deliveryof the Red Deer Advocate NewspaperPhone our Circulation Department at

403-314-4300

* Adults * Youths * Seniors *Carriers are Needed to Deliver

Central Alberta Lifeafternoons & evenings one day per week

INNISFAIL

The papers arrive ready to deliver.NO COLLECTING!

Phone 403-314-4316 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

To order your own home or offi ce deliveryof the Red Deer Advocate NewspaperPhone our Circulation Department at

403-314-4300

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDEDFor delivery of

Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in

WOODLEA AREA

47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St.$175./mo

GRANDVIEW AREA

3900 - 4200 Blocks of 43A Ave.

EASTVIEW

Ellis St. Area$97./moALSO

South Half of Embury Cres.South half of 46 St. and 35 Ave. Close

$70./mo

For More Information

Call Jamie at 403-314-4306

ANDERSINGLEWOOD

AND VANIER AREAS

Adult Newspaper Carriers NeededFor Early Morning Delivery of the

RED DEER ADVOCATE

6 Days a week!Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am

For More Information, Please call Prodie

Phone 403-314-4301CARRIERS NEEDED

FOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS

3 days per week, no weekendsROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA

Allwright Close Archer Drive/Austin Dr.Anquetel/Atlee CloseAllsop Ave/Atlee St.

Allison Cres

MORRISROE AREA

Metcalf Ave

SUNNYBROOK AREA

Springfi eld Ave.Sunnyside Cres.

Savoy Cres./Sydney CloseSutton Close

Sherwood Cres. & Stirling Close

LANCASTER AREA

Lancaster Dr.also

Lister Cres. & Lockwood Ave.also

Landry & Lawson CloseLaw Close/Lewis Close

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

**********************TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION

DEPARTMENT 403-314-4300

INNISFAIL


RED DEER ADVOCATE

Six days per week.Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your homeand are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

PENHOLD SPRINGBROOK


RED DEER ADVOCATE

Six days per week.Delivery by 6:30 a.m.

Papers arrive at your homeand are ready to deliver.

Phone 403-314-4316

AdvocateOpportunities

ADULT CARRIERSNEEDED

For morning delivery of the

ADVOCATEDelivery by 6:30 a.m.

6 days/week in:

GLENDALE

KENTWOOD

JOHNSTONECROSSING

Call Joanne403-314-4308for more info

CARRIERS REQUIRED

To deliver theCENTRAL AB LIFE

1 day a week inEckvilleBowden

OldsSylvan Lake

Please call Debbie for details

403-314-4307


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stuff

BuildingSupplies 1550

SOLID core cedar clad 2’wide door w/frame $100 403-227-2976

Children'sItems 1580CHILD’S ANTIQUE WOOD

HIGH CHAIR - No Tray.$30. 403-506-9453.


Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Salein Classifieds

Clothing 1590VESTS, Harley Davidson with eagle on back. New!

X Large and 2X large. $100. ea. 403-314-0804

Equipment-Heavy 1630TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, offi ce, well site or

storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood 1660AFFORDABLE

Homestead FirewoodSpruce & Pine - Split

7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

CHOPPED POPLAR - free, you pick up. Very close to Red Deer. 403-392-8385.

FREE 2 acres to be logged out - Poplar. Very close to Red Deer. 403-392-8385

LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,

tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

GardenSupplies 1680

SEARS ELECTRICLAWN MOWER $50.

403-346-5745

HouseholdAppliances 1710

FRIDGE, Kenmore 21 cu ft. 8 yrs. old, black,

Like New. $200. o.b.o 403-343-2754

FRIDGE, McClary$100 obo. 403-314-0804

MAYTAG WASHINGMACHINE

good cond. $175.403-877-3323

PERMA WASHINGMACHINE (Sears).Good cond. $175

403-877-3323

HouseholdFurnishings1720CHILD’S ANTIQUE WOOD

HIGH CHAIR - No Tray.$30. 403-506-9453.

FUTON bed converts from sofa to bed

$75 403-347-3849

FUTON black tubular frame w/mattress and

matching cushions, makes into dbl. bed, valued over

$400, like new asking $200 403-314-2026

HouseholdFurnishings1720

MAPLE TABLE WITH4 CHAIRS & LEAF

$125. 403-506-9453.

SOFA bed, mid brown, brand new. $100 Firm!

403-343-3097

WANTEDAntiques, furniture and

estates. 342-2514

Misc. forSale 1760

BOOTS, cowboy & motorcycle, (Harley

Davidson) cowboy boots is size 6, $75; motorcycle

boot is 7.5. $125. 403-342-5056

BREVILLE Juice Fountain Elite juicer. Nearly new.†

$200. Call (403) 342-7908.

ELEC. wood splitter inclds. cord and half wood $150 403-877-9251

FERTILIZER spreader Scotts Accugreen 1000 ad-

justable broadcast spreading $25, pressure cooker 7 litre Lagostina stainless steel easy lock

closing, like new $80 403-314-2026

SEARS ELECTRICLAWN MOWER $50.

403-346-5745

Vintage HOHNERaccordion (circa 1940’s)

with carrying case. $140.† Call (403) 342-7908.

Piano &Organs 1790

PIANO, beautiful sound. Good student piano. $200.

780-583-3280

Pets &Supplies 181030 TABLETS for dogs and cats only to help maintain proper liver functions, exp. 2015, $50 403-227-2976

Cats 18303 KITTENS

TO GIVE AWAY.403-782-3031

BEAUTIFUL kittens, varie-ty of colors desperately needing loving homes. 403-782-3130

SportingGoods 186013 PC. golf set and bag $90 403-350-4222

HOME gym w/leg press $500 403-358-1420

HUGE INVENTORY OF FLY FISHING INVENTORYVices, materials, feather

capers, shaneels, threads, etc. Asking $35 obo.

403-347-4250

SET OF SIX IRONS:5 iron - pitching wedge.†

KZG heads, graphite shafts (senior/”A” fl ex),

right-handed, new grips.In excellent condition.†

$150.†Call (403) 342-7908.

TravelPackages 1900

TRAVEL ALBERTAAlberta offers SOMETHINGfor everyone.

Make your travel plans now.


AGRICULTURALCLASSIFICATIONS

2000-2290

FarmEquipment 2010JF 1350 sileage cutter, exc. cond. 403-588-0958

Horses 2140WANTED: all types of

horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, FeedHay 2190

LACOMBE COUNTRY FEED STORE,

Come see us at:4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab

ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED!

403-782-3333Dealer of Masterfeeds

CLASSIFICATIONSFOR RENT • 3000-3200WANTED • 3250-3390

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rentals

Houses/Duplexes 3020HALKIRK, cottage home,

$650. rent/dd. Call 780-583-3280

Condos/Townhouses30301 BR w/den in secure bldg.

Gas FP, 4 appl & W/D insuite. Ref req. Secure dep$900, rent $1000 mo. inclutil. For appt call, Eileen

403-304-5815 After 6:00 pm.

SOUTHWOOD PARK3110-47TH Avenue,

2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses,generously sized, 1 1/2

baths, fenced yards,full bsmts. 403-347-7473,

Sorry no pets.www.greatapartments.ca

4 Plexes/6 Plexes 3050

NORMANDEAU2 Bdrm. 4-plex. 1.5 bath, 4 appls. $1100. No pets, N/SQuiet adults. 403-350-1717

Suites 30601 BDRM. $765; N/S, no pets, no partiers 403-346-1458

2 BDRM. N/S, no parties, no pets. $850 rent/d.d.

403-346-1458

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water

incld., Oriole Park.Mike 403-350-1620

403-986-6889

GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, rent $875 403-596-6000

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

Suites 3060MORRISROE

MANOR1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444

Newly renovated bachelor,1 & 2 bedroom suites

available in central location. [email protected]

1(888) 679-8031

One bdrm, rear lower level, recently renovated, new carpet, lino, paint, bath-room, to over 40 mature, quiet living working, N/S, individual for August 1st. Laundry on site, heat and

water included for $750/month and $750 Sec. Parkvale 4616-44 St. Apt. 5.

Ph: 403-341-4627.

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building,N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

RoommatesWanted 3080FURNISHED, $650. rent

& s.d. incld’s shared laundry, kitchen, living rm.

403-304-5778

GALAHAD, $400. + utilities. 780-583-3280

RoomsFor Rent 3090ROOM in Westpark, n/s, no pets. Furnished. TV & utils incl. 403-304-6436

ROOM, kitchen access.403-343-0421

Motels/Hotels 3100

1983 HONDA Shadow, 750, bought for my wife,

but too big, have to sell for $1850. 403-588-6001

Offices 31102000 SQ.FT. OFFICE,

4836 51 Street.Parking is avail. $1800/mo.

403-343-9300

WarehouseSpace 3140

RIVERSIDE Industrial 5280 sq. ft. offi ce/show

room, mezzanine, sump, overhead door. 403-588-4081

SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft., over-head door,

$1000. Phil 403-350-0479

Houses/Duplexes 3260

WANTED to rent/buy house in easy commuting

distance to Red Deer. 403-542-3360 Jan


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homes

Realtors& Services 4010

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

Call GORD ING atRE/MAX real estate

central alberta [email protected]

HousesFor Sale 4020

2 BDRM, 2 BATH,Open fl oor plan, family rm.,

fenced. Room for RV.Attached 2 car garage

+ much more.Immed. poss. Turn key.

171 Inglewood Drive$358,900.

1-587-316-5794

4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, garage $1695 mo. 403-782-7156 or 357-7465

CUSTOM BUILTNEW HOMES

by Mason Martin HomesKyle, 403-588-2550

FREE Weekly list ofproperties for sale w/details,

prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355

Help-U-Sell of Red Deerwww.homesreddeer.com

MUST SELL1217 sq.ft. duplex.4 bdrm., $191,900.

403-588-2550

MUST SELLNew Home. 1335 sq.ft.

bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.403-588-2550

Condos/Townhouses4040

NEW CONDO1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

ManufacturedHomes 4090IN HALLKIRK, $15,000 is a mobile home, perfect for a couple, needs minimal

renovations. 780-583-3280

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

TOO MUCH STUFF?Let Classifiedshelp you sell it.

Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to

find the purrfect pet.

Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds

Cottages/ResortProperty 4130

BUCK LAKEIncredible price reduction!

2500 sq. ft. sprawling custom built, open beam, open

concept, 1 of a kind rancher. Prime lake retreat .55 acres separate guest house, 80’ dock, boat shed & work shop. Must see home.

$639,000. 780-388-3070

LAKE FRONT LOTSPINE LAKE - ALBERTA

Lots have been developed to house recreational

vehicles or park model. Starting at $79,900.

SEASONAL LOT RENTALS“Cheapest in the area”

$3000/seasonal 306-402-7776www.sandycovepinelake.com

BuildingsFor Sale 4150BUILDING 20’ X 12’ all windows/doors incld., of-fers 403-877-9251


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wheels

AutomotiveServices 5010 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. May pay cash

for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Antique &Classic Autos5020

2007 LINCOLN MKX, fully loaded, under 105,000

kms., $16,900. obo. 403-346-1392, 340-9068

Cars 5030PRISTINE

2007 Special Edition Maz-da Miata MX5 convertible,

British racing green, 97,000 kms, all pavement, great summer car, $15,000 fi rm 343-3208 506-3047

cell ask for Jim

2003 DODGE Neon loaded safetied 403-352-6995

Cars 5030

2012 CAMARO 2SS Coupe5500 km. Loaded. $41,900.

403-350-6434

2011 silver Elantra, low mileage, many extras

$16,900 ph: 403-342-7380

2000 Chrysler Neon, 2L, 4 dr.,5 spd. Clean. 403-318-3040

1992 CADI Eldorado Coupe. Clean car, loaded w/options,tires like new, runs sweet. 403-341-4260 or 598-4260

Trucks 50502003 GMC 2500

4x4 211,000 kms, 6L, set up for 5th wheel, new

tires/brakes, $8900 obo 403-340-3149

2001 SILVERADO 4x4, 8500 winch, snow tires, topper,

$6500 ***SOLD***

1995 MAZDA B3000 TRUCKwith topper, new battery.

403-343-2043 after 5 p.m.

VansBuses 5070CHEV Van Deluxe, bed & captain chairs. $2100. obo

780-583-3280

Campers 50908’ CAMPER - very good cond. $750. SOLD

Motorhomes 51002004 ITASCA Meridian 36’ Class A diesel pusher, 330 Cat, 6 spd. Allison, Freigh-tliner chassis, 2 slides, 98,000 miles, c/w 2005 Hyundai Sante Fe pull be-hind, 68,000 kms. $68,000 for both 780-913-6532

2002 FORD Dynamax (B Plus) 25’, 25,000 mi. A1 cond., E450, V10, loaded, rear 3

pc bath, power bed slide-out.$31,500. 587-876-2308

HolidayTrailers 51201983 23’ Triple E. Good cond. $3500 obo. 403-728-0004

UtilityTrailers 5140CHEVY Box trailer - heavy duty frame $500 obo. 403-877-9251

Tires, PartsAcces. 5180HITCH - fi ts Chevy. New.

$100. 403-314-0804

PARTS FOR 1992 CoriscaGood tire - mounted on rim,

battery - only 2 yrs old.2 air fi lters, oil fi lter,

block heater - still in package.EVERYTHING FOR

$25 obo. 403-347-4250

AutoWreckers 5190RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash

for vehicle. 403-396-7519

VehiclesWantedTo Buy 5200

Vehicle Recycling Will pick up your unwanted vehicles in Red Deer and

make a cash donation to a charity of your choice or pay you. Dispose of your vehicle the responsible

way with the only environ-mental approved facility in Red Deer. A1-Willy’s Parts

Place. 403-346-7278

Misc.Automotive 5240

$crap Vehicle Disposal $ervice 403-302-1848

IN THE COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH

OF ALBERTAJUDICIAL

DISTRICT OF RED DEER

NOTICE TO:LESLIE T. SCARROTTJEAN SANCHEZSylvan Lake, Alberta

TAKE NOTICE that a legal action in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, number 1410000723, in the Judi-cial District of Red Deer, has been commenced against you by CIBC Mortgages Inc. arising out of a foreclosure ac-tion against the property located at 7 Lambertson Place, Sylvan Lake, Al-berta.

Pursuant to the Order granted by Master S. L. Schulz on July 11, 2014, you have 20 days from the date of this notice within which to fi le a Statement of Defence, Notice of Address for Service or Demand for Notice. If you fail to fi le a Statement of Defence, Notice of Address for Service or Demand for Notice within the re-quired time, CIBC Mort-gages Inc. will be at lib-erty to note you in default without further Court Order.

To obtain a copy of the Statement of Claim and Notice to Defendant, please contact the offic-es of Emery Jamieson LLP, solicitors for CIBC Mortgages Inc., at 1700, 10235 - 101 Street, Ed-monton, Alberta, T5J 3G1, telephone num-ber (780) 426-5220, fi le number 1098-3320 SJW, immediately.

OpenHouseDirectoryTour These Fine Homes

Out OfRed Deer 4310

SERGE’S HOMES BLACKFALDS 38 Rolling Hills Bay 2 storey home. Open House July 18, 19,

20, 1-5. Bob 03-505-8050

CELEBRATIONSHAPPEN EVERY DAY

IN CLASSIFIEDS

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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Israel agrees to pause


GAZA, Gaza Strip — The Israeli mil-itary agreed to a UN-brokered five-hour “humanitarian” pause starting Thursday in its strikes on the Gaza Strip to allow Palestinians to restock food, water and other necessities, hours after an attack by an Israeli na-val vessel killed four Palestinian boys playing on the beach.

In response to a call by the UN, the military said in a statement Wednes-day that it would hold its fire for five hours starting at 10:00 a.m. but warned it will retaliate “firmly and decisive-ly” if Hamas or other militant groups launch attacks on Israel during that time. It also said residents of three Ga-za neighbourhoods asked Wednesday to evacuate their homes should be out by the time the pause expires.

UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told The Associated Press on Wednes-day that Robert Serry, the UN special co-ordinator for the Middle East peace process, made the appeal for a “unilat-eral humanitarian pause” after talks with Israel’s Coordination Office for Government Affairs in the (Palestin-ian) Territories.

The announcement came after a day of Israeli airstrikes and Palestinian militant rocket attacks as Hamas for-mally rejected a cease-fire proposal that had been accepted by Israel to end the nine-day-old conflict that of-ficials say has left at least 213 Palestin-ians and one Israeli dead.

The four boys, who were cousins and ages 9 to 11, were killed Wednesday while playing on a beach off a coastal road west of Gaza City, said Ashraf al-Kidra, a Palestinian health official. Seven others — adults and children — were wounded in the strike, which Pal-estinian human rights activist Khalil Abu Shamala said came from an Israe-li naval vessel operating offshore.

On the beach, a witness, who identi-fied himself only as Abu Ahmed, said the boys were scavenging for scrap metal when a first shell hit a ship-ping container used in the past by the Hamas security forces.

He said the boys fled. The second rocket “hit all of them,” he said.

Mobile phone video circulated on Facebook showed the small blood-ied bodies lying in the sand. One tiny corpse, lying face down, was twisted, with the legs at sharp angle to the tor-so.

The boys’ uncle, Abdel Kareem Bak-er, 41, raged at Israel after the attack.

“It’s a cold-blooded massacre,” he said. “It’s a shame who come they didn’t identify them as kids with all of the advanced technology they claim they’re using.”

The Israeli military said it was look-ing into the incident.

Hamas fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Wednesday and vowed to re-ject a cease-fire until its demands are met, including the easing of border clo-sures and the release of former Hamas prisoners released by Israel in a 2011 prisoner exchange and rearrested by Israel last month in the West Bank.

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said

Wednesday in press conference that Hamas feels “alone in the field” with little support from the Arab world.

He called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, of the rival Fatah faction in the West Bank, to support Hamas’ refusal of an Egyptian cease-fire deal.

The Gaza Interior Ministry’s website said Israel warplanes carried out doz-ens of airstrikes Wednesday, targeting 30 houses, including those of senior Hamas leaders Mahmoud Zahar, Ja-mila Shanti, Fathi Hamas and Ismail Ashkar.

The Israeli military did not immedi-ately comment on the strikes.

Zahar was a key figure in Hamas’ violent takeover of Gaza in 2007, while the other three were members of the Palestinian parliament elected in 2006. Many Hamas leaders have gone into hiding since the beginning of the Is-raeli offensive.

The Egyptian proposal had called for a halt in hostilities by Tuesday

night to be followed by talks on the terms of a longer-term cease-fire, in-cluding easing Gaza’s 7-year-old bor-der blockade by Israel and Egypt.

The militant group views a signifi-cant easing of the Israeli blockade as key to its survival, but does not believe Egypt’s current rulers — who deposed a Hamas-friendly government in Cairo last year — can be fair brokers.

As Cairo’s effort collapsed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Hamas will pay a high price for rejecting the truce offer.

Alongside the airstrikes, Israel also told tens of thousands of residents of the northern town of Beit Lahiya and the Zeitoun and Shijaiyah neighbour-hoods of Gaza City, all near the border with Israel, to evacuate their homes by 8 a.m. Wednesday. The warnings were delivered in automated phone calls, text messages and leaflets dropped from planes.

Confident Assad sworn in for a third seven-year termBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIRUT — In a lavish ceremony, a smiling and confident President Bashar Assad was sworn in for a third seven-year term on Wednesday, prais-ing his supporters for “defeating the dirty war” and denouncing insurgents who have “failed in trying to brain-wash you or break your will.”

As he declared victory, the Western-backed push to topple him or reach a political deal seem increasingly elu-sive. And while new conflicts in the region have grabbed attention, Syria’s 3-year-old civil war is grinding on with-out reprieve, with 170,000 dead and a third of the country displaced.

While combat continues along all major front line towns and cities across the country — opposition activists say more than 400 people have been killed in the past three days alone — much of the fighting has now shifted.

Rebels once focused on Assad’s forces are now simultaneously fight-ing increasingly belligerent jihadis seeking to expand a cross-border fief-dom they carved out with neighbour-ing Iraq.

The stunning takeover by militants of the Islamic State group of large ar-eas of northern and eastern Syria and parts of neighbouring Iraq has created

a new adversary for the West — one that threatens their national security far more than Assad ever did.

No longer the focus of attention, As-sad’s forces continue to steadily ad-vance against rebels in key areas, most recently in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and a much coveted prize for both sides of the conflict.

“This is a critical moment for the West to give promised aid to the mod-erate forces,” said Hussam Al-Marie, a spokesman for the Western-backed Free Syrian Army in northern Syria. “If not enough aid is given, we could see the annihilation of several battal-ions, who have said they’ll fight to the last bullet.”

Assad appeared keenly aware

Wednesday of the advantage he now holds over the weak and arms-strapped rebels as he took the oath of office.

Looking confident and self-assured and striking a victorious tone, he sug-gested that he was fighting terrorism on behalf of the entire world “which will sooner or later be subjected to similar terrorism.”

“Congratulations for your victory and congratulations for Syria and its people who have defied all kinds of terrorism,” he said, addressing the Syr-ian people.

The war in Syria and recent turmoil in Iraq and now Gaza, he said, were all connected. “These are all part of a se-ries (of conspiracies) planned by Israel and the West.”

Typhoon pounds northern Philippines


MANILA, Philippines — A typhoon blew out of the northern Philippines on Wednesday after causing at least 20 deaths, knocking out power in entire provinces, damaging two parked jetlin-ers and forcing nearly half a million people to flee from its lethal wind and rains, officials said.

The eye of Typhoon Rammasun made a late shift away from Manila, but its peak winds of 150 kilometres (93 miles) per hour and gusts up to 185 kph (115 mph) forced down trees and elec-tric posts and ripped off roofs across the capital of 12 million people that largely shut down ahead of the deluge.

Although Rammasun packed far less power than Typhoon Haiyan, haunting memories of last year’s horrific storm devastation prompted many villagers to rapidly move to safety at the prod-ding of authorities. Of the half a mil-lion people affected by Rammasun, more than 423,000 fled to emergency shelters, according to the National Di-saster Risk Reduction and Manage-ment Council.

In a shantytown at the edge of Ma-nila Bay, hundreds of people fled when strong winds started to tear tin roofs off their shanties. Manila Mayor Jo-seph Estrada said his city staged anti-disaster drills two weeks ago precisely to prevent massive deaths during a catastrophe and he was relieved that

only a few residents sustained injuries Wednesday.

While the low human toll has been attributed to the typhoon skipping Manila, Estrada believed the public’s higher awareness of anti-disaster ma-noeuvrs saved many lives. He acknowl-edged that the wind and rain weren’t as deadly as many have feared and it was a good time for everyone to hone their survival skills.

“It was like a drill,” Estrada told The Associated Press.

Officials reported at least 20 deaths elsewhere, mostly people pinned by falling trees and electrical posts. A fire volunteer died when he was hit by a block of concrete while hauling down a Philippine flag in suburban Pasig city, said Francis Tolentino, chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Develop-ment Authority.

Three fishermen were reported missing in Catanduanes, near Albay province, where Rammasun made landfall late Tuesday.

At Manila’s international airport, the left wing of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 was damaged after strong gusts pushed it against a bridge pas-sageway, manager Angel Honrado said. No one was injured.

One other parked jetliner report-edly sustained minor damages.

There were no immediate estimates of the damage in many communities that lost power and telephone connec-tions.


Residents at the slum community of Baseco evacuate to safer grounds at the onslaught of Typhoon Rammasun (locally known as Glenda), which battered Manila Wednesday in Manila, Philippines. Typhoon Rammasun left at least seven people dead and knocked out power in many areas but it spared the Philippine capital, Manila, and densely populated northern provinces from being directly battered Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted slightly away, officials said.

FIVE-HOUR BREAK IN STRIKES TO ALLOW

PALESTINIANS TO RESTOCK

FOOD, WATER


Palestinian mourners cry over the deaths of Ibrahim Ramadan Abu Daga, 10, and Amro Ramadan Abu Daga, 26, killed while riding in a vehicle that was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike, as their bodies were brought in the family house during their funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday,

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WHAT’S HAPPENING D6THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014

Friday● TD Summer Reading Club Special

Event: watch The Lego Movie at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library on July 18 at 1 p.m. Become a Master Builder and enjoy some popcorn.

● 2014 Westerner Days sampling of events: July 18 — Harlequin and Honey-moon Suite; July 19 — Sheepdogs. All of the above groups may be seen free with gate admission at the Centrium Stage. Other performers include Randi Boulton, Aussie Rules Duelling Pianos, KnowleDJ, Spandy Andy, acrobats, hypnotists, jugglers, musi-cians, Disco Dog Show, Hillbilly Celebrity Pig Race, pony chuckwagon races, livestock shows, Little Red Barn, trade show, midway and much more. See www.westernerdays.ca. Ride All Day Passes include gate admission and unlimited midway rides are available for $33 at Central Alberta Mac’s Stores.

● Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) sponsored by the Canadian Red Cross lends health equipment to the public. As well, volunteer opportunities are available for individuals providing customer service, assisting with data entry, organization and inventory control. Donations are also wel-come. Call Yvonne at 403-346-1241 or email [email protected], if you wish to volunteer, or to inquire about donations, or use equipment.

● Lacombe Farmer’s Market will be held every Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Michen-er Park. A wide variety of vegetables, fruit, baking, crafts, bedding plants, meats, jams, honey and much more will be offered. Call 403-782-4772 for more information.

● Ponoka Legion weekly suppers con-tinue at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays. Cost is $14 per person. Phone 403-783-4076.

Saturday● Royal Canadian Legion in Sylvan

Lake is holding a dance with the band Jeske on July 19 at 8 p.m. Neil Diamond tribute art-ist Jason Scott performs on July 26, 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $20, can be bought at the Sylvan Lake Legion. Weekly Friday night steak sup-pers and meat draws start at 6:30 p.m. Phone 403-887-2601.

● Newcomers Reading Club runs on Saturdays from July 19 to Aug. 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the downtown Red Deer Public Library Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room. Adults of all ages are welcome to join C. A. R. E.’s English as a Second Language reading club to improve comprehension, vocabulary and pronunciation. This is for Level 3 and 4 ESL. To register call 403-346-8818 or email [email protected]

Nature Savvy Saturdays at

Kerry Wood Nature Centre are offered from 1 to 4 p.m. each week. Enjoy a nature-themed craft or activity. All ages invited to drop in and for a seasonal nature-inspired craft or activity. Phone 403-346-2010.

● Town and Country Farmer’s Market will be held every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the lower level of Rocky Mountain House Museum (Visitors Centre Building). Exceptions will be when other special markets are scheduled. Contact Iris at 403-845-3629.

● Bentley Farmers’ Market goes from 1:30 to 4 p.m. every Saturday afternoon, May 17 to Labour Day weekend, indoors and out at Bentley Curling Rink, rain or shine. Get bedding plants, gardening whatnots, wood-crafts, jewelry, clothing, munchies, and much more. For information or to book at table, contact Krista at 403-748-4809.

● Royal Canadian Legion in Sylvan Lake is holding a dance with the band Jeske on July 19 at 8 p.m. Neil Diamond tribute art-ist Jason Scott performs on July 26, 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $20, can be bought at the Sylvan Lake Legion. Weekly Friday night steak sup-pers and meat draws start at 6:30 p.m. Phone 403-887-2601.

● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The July 19 session is called Old McDonald Had a Farm, P-a-i-n-t. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-309-8405. Free with admission.

Sunday● Norwegian Laft Hus invites children

along with a parent or grandparent to learn to rosemal paint on July 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. Cost is $10. To register email [email protected] or phone 403-347-2055.

● Charlie Donald Original Art Sale will be held on July 20, noon to 3 p.m. at the Lacombe Memorial Centre. Donald’s works have been donated by the family to the City of Lacombe Arts Endowment Committee to fund arts grants for students. Artwork ranges from $25 to$100 for original watercolors, acrylics, pen and ink drawings and soapstone carv-ings.

● Seniors Church meets at 11 a.m. on Sundays at Bower Kin Place for hymns and gospel preaching. Phone 403-347-6706.

● Discovery Sundays are offered at Kerry Wood Nature Centre from 1 to 4 p.m. to learn something new about the natural world around us. Drop in, or phone 403-346-2010 to find out more.

Monday● One-on-One Computer Instruction for

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Listings open to cultural/non-profit groups. Fax: 341-6560; phone: 314-4325; e-mail: [email protected] by noon Thursday for insertion following Thursday.

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Jason Chatwood of the Red Deer Riggers misses a ball during a game against the Parkland White Sox Tuesday evening at Great Chief Park. The Riggers’ five-team tournament runs Friday to Sunday at Great Chief Park. Red Deer will take on the St. Albert Tigers in Friday’s lone game, set for 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Riggers will face the Calgary Cardinals at 9:30 a.m. and will meet the Fort Saskatchewan A’s at 7:30 p.m. The rest of the tournament schedule: Saturday — Tigers vs. Edmonton Confederation Cubs, noon; Tigers vs. A’s, 2:30 p.m.; Cubs vs. Cardinals, 5 p.m. Sunday — A’s vs. Cardinals, 9 a.m.; Riggers vs. Cubs, 11:30 a.m.; Tigers vs. Cardinals, 2 p.m.; final at 4:30 p.m. (first vs. second).

Seniors is available through the Red Deer Public Library. Learn to use a laptop, eBook reader, or other devices. Contact Tatiana at 403-318-9312 to arrange an appointment.

● Art and Nature Day Camp will be of-fered at Ellis Bird Farm on July 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This program invites ages 10 to 14 to participate in hands-on activities and projects with birds and plants. Bring lunch and a water bottle. Cost is $25. Register by calling 403-885-4477.

● MAGsparks is an inclusive and acces-sible visual art program for everyone offered on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gal-lery. Professional artists are on hand to help with summer art school projects until July 30 Materials are supplied. There is a drop-in fee of $3. Children under 12 years must be accompanied by an adult. For information, contact Janet at 403-309-8405, [email protected].

● Golden Circle Senior Resource Cen-tre card games are played on the following days during the summer: Canasta — Mon-days at 1 p.m., Singles Bridge — Wednes-days year round at 1 p.m., $2; Partner Bridge — second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., $3; Euchre — first and third Fri-day of each month at 1 p.m., $2 and Scrabble on Fridays at 1 p.m., $1. For more information on cards please call Diane at 403-343-6074.

Tuesday● Makers and Shakers Teen Summer

Reading Club is offered at Red Deer Pub-lic Library at the downtown branch. Take in Techno Toy Makers on July 22 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room. Come and try out Makey Makey, Lego Mindstorm and Little Bits or bring your own device and play around with some cool apps.

● Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library offers Toddler Fun! at Dawe on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with their toddlers. Join in this active storytime, Crawly Creepers, on July 22. No registration is required. For details, phone 403-341-3822.

● Red Deer Legion Branch #35 offers karaoke at Molly B’s Pub on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m., and wing night on Thurs-days from 5 to 10 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.

● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) Innisfail meets every Tuesday in the base-ment of the Innisfail United Church. Weigh-in from 12:30 to 1 p.m., with meeting beginning at 1 p.m. Call Rose at 403-227-6903, or Elsie at 403-227-3508.

● Cronquist House Tea House at Bower Ponds hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Come and enjoy a great lunch or afternoon tea. Contact 403-346-00055, or email to [email protected].

● Overeaters Anonymous meets Tues-days at 7:30 p.m. at Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, 51 Alford Ave. This 12-step program of recovery is for individuals experiencing dif-ficulty with overeating. No dues or fees. See www.oa.org, or phone Phyl at 403-347-4188.

● RCMP Musical Ride, hosted by the Stettler Ag Society, will be held on July 22 , 7 p.m. at the Exhibition Grounds. Entertain-

ment also by the Keister Family Fiddlers. Tickets, rush seating, are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and free for chil-dren under six. Tickets available at Stettler Ag office, 403-742-6288 and at the gate.

Wednesday● Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Mu-

seum presents Girls on the Move Summer Camp, July 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for girls ages nine to 11 years. Girls will learn from stories from a special female guest speaker, take part in Canadian Red Cross workshops on prevention of bullying and harassment, leadership and more. Crafts and museum exploration activities will be held indoors, and there will be outdoor activities also. Cost is $40 per child, including lunch and snacks. Deadline is July 18. See www.ashfm.ca, or contact 403-341-8614, [email protected].

● Tea, luncheon, and tour will be host-ed by the ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Mu-seum on July 23 from noon to 3 p.m. Relax in the 1889 log house and enjoy a lunch, home-made pie and musical entertainment. Then take a seat on the guided tour wagon and learn about the history of the farm museum. Cost is $10. Large groups please call ahead. For more information call 403-340-3511.

● Downtown Business Association presents local talents Rebecca Raabis and Erin Buhr on Ross Street Patio from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on July 23. The Ross Street Patio fea-tures Thursday Night Jam Nights from 5:30 to 8 p.m., great for up and coming musicians or old pros to showcase their music. See [email protected], or contact Levi at 403-340-8692.

● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Black Velvet is on July 23 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.

Thursday● Parkinson Alberta garage sale will

take place on July 24 and 25 from 1 to 7 p.m. at 8 Muldrew Crescent. All proceeds are used towards supportive counselling and support groups. For more information call Trena at 403-346-4463 or email [email protected]

● Tees/Clive T.O.P.S. meets every Thursday at Christian Fellowship/Village Mis-sions Church in Clive. Weigh-in from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. with meeting to follow adjourning at 10:30 a.m. Contact Cathy at 403-747-2135.

● Innisfail Farmers Market is held at the Innisfail Twin Arena from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday until Sept. 18. The market is all indoor with live entertainment, and a coffee area to sit and visit. Lots of fresh vegetables when in season, baking, pottery, crafts, bed-ding plants, etc. Contact Christine at 403-896-5451.

● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on July 24 at the Golden Circle west side parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for an eight km hike at Bower Ponds-Maskepetoon Loop. Hike will be cancelled if weather unsuitable. Phone Mavis at 403-343-0091, or Sharon at 403-340-2497.


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● Teddy Bear Picnic will be held at the Dickson Store Museum on Aug. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Enjoy crafts, games, music, lemonade making and a picnic fit for a bear. Bring along your favorite stuffed friend and come on a bear hunt. Register now since space is limited. Contact 403-728-3355, dick-sonstoremuseum.com, or see www.dickson-storemuseum.com

● Central Alberta Singles dance will be held Aug. 16 at Royal Canadian Legion In-nisfail Hall. Music by Randy Hillman and Hot Spur. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563, or Murray at 403-357-8022.

● Summer Camp to foster skills re-quired in social situations will be sponsored by the Learning Disabilities Association. Camp for ages seven to nine goes from Aug. 11 to 15; for ages 10 to 12, camp goes Aug. 18 to 22. Skills are taught through games, role-play and hands-on activities. Registration deadlines are Aug. 7 and Aug. 14. For more information and registration call 403-340-3885 or email [email protected]

● Eckville 50’s and 60’s Dance Jambo-ree runs the weekend of Aug. 23 and 24 at the Eckville Community Centre. This event will feature a weekend-long dance, food and beer on site, free camping and more. Tickets $20. For more information or tickets call Jerry at 403-729-2290 or April at 403-348-1238.

● Whisker Rescue Society Annual Ga-rage Sale Fundraiser will be held at The Pro-fessional Building on July 25, 26, and 27. Fri-day hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donations will

be accepted July 3 to 18, Tuesdays to Sun-days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the back door located in the back alley. Clothes, televisions, computers, mattresses, or large appliances will not be accepted. To donate other large and heavy items such as furniture or bicy-cles, text or call Andrea at 587-877-0360. For more information, see www.whiskerrescue, or phone Diane at 403-347-1251.

● Condor Camp Out and Dance Jambo-ree will take place Aug. 15 to 17. Come play an instrument, sing, dance. Cost is $20 each. Pot luck suppers on Friday and Saturday. Beef and buns supplied on Saturday. Free camping. Contact Margie at 403-746-3153, or Lloyd at 403-887-5677.

● Torrington and District Historical So-ciety is looking for area stories and photos to publish in an area history book. Information on area families, organizations, schools, busi-nesses, schools, churches and more are wel-come to be submitted by Dec. 1 to [email protected] or General Delivery, Torrington, Alta., T0M 2G0. Those interested in helping with the project are also welcome. To pre-order a book, send a deposit of $35 per book. Contact Dorothy at 403-556-2497 or Dwayne at 403-631-3824 or Garnet at 403-672-0027.

● Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation invites anyone expecting bone and joint sur-gery to make contact with local volunteers for peer support. The Ortho Connect program helps ease the fear, stress, and anxiety that go along with bone surgery and help patients prepare. Call Laurlee at 1-800-461-3639, ext. 4.

● Heritage Lanes is offering free bowl-ing for kids in partnership with The Kids Bowl

Free Summer Bowling Program. Families that register at KidsBowlFree.com will receive coupons valid for two free bowling games each day sent to their email address every Sunday morning until Aug. 31. Contact Shel-by at 403-309-6387, [email protected].

● Red Deer Learning Circle is a program designed to teach life skills to adults with de-velopmental disabilities. For more information call Lexi or Dixie at 403-358-7816.

● Friends Over 45 is an organization for women who are new to Red Deer or who have experienced lifestyle changes and would like to meet new friends. New mem-bers are welcome. For further information phone Shirley at 403-343-7678, or Shirley at 403-346-7160.

● Red Deer Aboriginal Employment Services provides assistance to Aboriginal People including resumes, cover letters, re-search, and job postings. For more informa-tion call 403-358-7734 or drop in to #202, 4909 48 Street, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. or see www.rdaes.com

● Bird Photography Workshop will be held at Ellis Bird Farm on July 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Workshop will cover location, approach and composition. Cost is $85. To register call 403- 885-4477.

● Memorial Society of Red Deer and District offers information on funeral options. An annual membership costs $25 and can be transferred to other societies in North America at little or no cost. To purchase a member-ship, or find out more, phone 403-340-3898 go to www.memorialsocietyrd.ca, or email to [email protected].

● Beginner Photography Course will be taught on Aug. 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ellis

Bird Farm with instructor Adrian Thysse. This workshop will help you understand your Digi-tal Single Lens Reflex Camera (DSLR) and basic composition techniques and practice. Please bring camera if possible; some loaner equipment is available. Cost is $85. To regis-ter call 403-885-4477.

● Youth Plant Talk Theatre will be of-fered at Ellis Bird Farm on July 31, noon to 4 p.m. with instructor Abrah Arneson. Ages eight to 12 can spend a magical afternoon discovering the secret life of plants, making a mask and giving the plant world a voice to communicate with humans. Learn about the many ways plants help human beings and how human beings can help plants. Parents can participate as audience members for the final part of the afternoon when Plant Talk Theatre is performed. Cost is $25. Contact 403-885-4477 for more information.

● Parkinson Alberta will hold their Flexxaire Step ‘n Stride Walk on Sept. 6 at the Golden Circle. Registration, 9 a.m. with walk at 10:30. Free family picnic, prizes and silent auction to follow the walk. Register online at parkinsonalberta.ca; email [email protected] or call 403-346-4463 for more information .

● Macrophotography Workshop will be offered at Ellis Bird Farm on July 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Workshop is for those who al-ready own a DSLR and are familiar with man-ual exposure. Simple techniques to achieve great results and overcome difficulties of magnified photography will be explored. Bring camera, lens and if you have them a macro lens, tripod and external flash. Some loaner equipment will be available. To register call 403- 885-4477.


WASHINGTON — Both the U.S. and European Union imposed new eco-nomic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Barack Obama declar-ing that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting Ukraine’s reb-els “have consequences.”

Though the American and Europe-an sanctions were co-ordinated, they nonetheless exposed fissures in what the West has tried to project as a unit-ed front in its months-long effort to iso-late Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The penalties announced by the White House were broad in scope, tar-geting two major Russian energy firms, a pair of powerful financial institu-tions, eight arms firms and four indi-viduals. Leaders in Europe, which has a far deeper economic relationship with Russia than the U.S., were more restrained, ordering investment and development banks on the continent to suspend financing agreements with Moscow.

Even the U.S. penalties stopped short of the most stringent actions the West has threatened, which would en-tail fully cutting off key sectors of Rus-sia’s economy. But officials said those steps were still on the table if Russia fails to abide by the West’s demands to stop support for pro-Russian insur-gents who have destabilized swaths of

eastern Ukraine.“What we are expecting is that the

Russian leadership will see once again that its actions in Ukraine have con-sequences, including a weakening Russian economy and increasing dip-lomatic isolation,” Obama said as he announced the U.S. penalties from the White House. Publicly undismayed, Putin said the new sanctions run coun-ter to U.S. national interests because they put American companies that want to operate in Russia at a competi-tive disadvantage.

At a news conference in Brazil, Pu-tin said through a translator: “They are undermining the positions of their en-ergy companies.” He said, “They made one mistake, and now they insist on making another one.”

After meeting late into the night in Europe, the EU leaders did signal for the first time their willingness to go af-ter Russian companies “that are mate-rially or financially supporting actions undermining or threatening Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.” They ordered their foreign ministers to draw up a list of such people or entities by the end of the month. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, whose nation borders Russia, said the EU had to get tougher with Moscow “because if Putin’s ag-gressive policy isn’t stopped, he will go further.”

Until now, the U.S. and Europe have

limited their sanctions on Europe to travel bans and asset freezes aimed at individuals and entities, including some with close ties to Putin. But those measures have done little to change Putin’s calculus, with the Pentagon announcing Wednesday that Russian troops were again building up along the border with Ukraine. In Ukraine itself, pro-Russian rebels in the east have lost much ground but now seem to be hunkering down for what could be extended urban warfare.

Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of fomenting the insurgency by sending troops and weapons across its border with the former Soviet re-public, something Moscow denies. The insurgency was sparked by Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine earlier this year.

While Obama has put a premium on responding to the provocations in co-ordination with Europe, the White House has grown increasingly frustrat-ed with the continent’s reluctance to impose sanctions on Russian economic sectors. EU leaders fear such penalties could have negative impacts on their own economies given their close finan-cial relationships with Russia.

U.S. officials summoned European diplomats to the White House on Mon-day to discuss the matter. And the U.S. warned during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday that Obama was pre-pared to take unilateral action if the

EU did not take stronger measures.The targets of the U.S. sanctions in-

clude two major Russian energy firms: Novatek, the country’s largest indepen-dent natural gas producer, and Ros-neft, Russia’s largest petroleum com-pany and third largest gas producer. The penalties bar both from getting long-term loans from U.S. entities.

Also targeted were leading Russian financial institutions, the Russian de-velopment bank VEB and Gazprom-bank, banking arm of Russia’s state energy behemoth Gazprom. The sanc-tions restrict their ability to access U.S. capital markets.

Four individuals were included on Wednesday’s sanctions list: Putin ad-viser Igor Shchegolev, Russian State Duma Deputy Speaker Sergei Neverov, Ukrainian separatist leader Aleksandr Borodai and Sergey Beseda, an offi-cial with Russia’s Federal Security Service, the intelligence agency that replaced the KGB after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Steven Pifer, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, said the American sanctions will add uncertainty to a Russian economy that has already been showing signs of weakness.

“These are serious sanctions. They target major Russian energy compa-nies and financial institutions,” said Pifer, who currently works as an an-alyst at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

U.S., Europe escalating sanctions against Russia


KIEV, Ukraine — Insurgents bade tearful farewells Wednesday as they loaded their families onto Russia-bound buses and began hunkering down for what could be the next phase in Ukraine’s conflict: bloody urban warfare.

While the pro-Russian rebels in the east have lost much ground in re-cent weeks and were driven from their stronghold of Slovyansk, many have regrouped in Donetsk, an industrial city that had a population of 1 million before tens of thousands of civilians started fleeing for fear of a government siege. The rebels also hold the city of Luhansk, where they are said to be taking up positions in residential and industrial zones while lobbing artil-lery at government troops. Despite the government’s desire to minimize civil-ian casualties, Ukraine’s forces could find themselves dragged into grueling warfare inside the cities in their battle to hold the country together.

“To respond to this phase ... we evi-dently must change tactics,” said Val-eriy Chaly, deputy head of the presi-dential administration. He refrained from specifying how.

Insurgents in Donetsk appeared be bracing for a bitter fight as they shipped their relatives out of the city.

One fighter, who declined to give his name, told The Associated Press that not having his wife and young daugh-ter with him would free him to concen-trate on the battles ahead.

“It is easier for us this way. It is eas-ier to fight. Your soul is not ripped into two, because when they’re here, you think about war and about your fam-ily — if they are OK or not,” he said. “When you know that they are safe, it is easier to go to fight.”

Meanwhile, the U.S. and the 28-na-tion European Union separately an-nounced tougher new sanctions against

Russia, which is accused of fomenting the unrest by supplying the separatists with fighters and heavy weapons — an allegation Moscow denies. The U.S. slapped restrictions on Russian weap-ons manufacturers, energy companies and banks, while the EU moved to stop new European financing agreements with Moscow.

At the same time, the Pentagon warned that Russia is building up its forces along the Ukraine border again, with 12,000 troops massed there, re-flecting a steady increase in recent weeks. If Ukrainian forces take the fight into the heart of rebel-held cities, it will be a type of combat for which they are not believed to be adequately prepared.

“It’s a very complicated strategic task — not only when it comes to tac-tics, also in terms of equipment. When

rebels are putting missile launchers on school rooftops, what do you do?” said Orysia Lutsevych, a research fellow at Chatham House in London.

Matthew Clements, an analyst with security affairs consultancy HIS, said Ukraine may, instead of entering Do-netsk and Luhansk, surround the cit-ies, “cut the separatists off from sup-plies of fighters and equipment, and undertake gradual operations against the cities and suburbs in an effort to wear the separatists down.”

Disrupting supply lines is a par-ticular priority for Kyiv as the rebels have lately come into possession of advanced weapons, including tanks and multiple rocket launchers. A hail of rockets that Ukrainian officials said came from a Russian-made launcher killed at least 19 government service-men last week.

Insurgents hunker down in cities

UKRAINE


Volunteers take an oath of allegiance to Ukraine, before being sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of special battalion “Azov” in Kiev, Ukraine Wednesday.

Haitians travel to waterfall to venerate saint, make

requestsSAUT D’ EAU, Haiti — Followers of

Haiti’s most celebrated patron saint, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, gathered at the Saut d’Eau waterfall Tuesday to pay her tribute and make requests.

Worshippers performed Voodoo cleansing rituals in the water, strip-ping off their clothes and using leaves to wash away bad luck and their sins.

They also petitioned the saint to im-prove their lives.

Lionel Saint-Jean said that after los-ing his house in Haiti’s catastrophic 2010 quake, he asked the saint for a new one and he got one.

“So I came this year to thank her for that,” Jean said.

Thousands come to Saut d’Eau ev-ery year to honour the virgin, who is said to have appeared on a palm tree in 1847.

Voodoo, or Vodou as many practitio-ners prefer, evolved from West African beliefs and adopted elements of Ro-man Catholicism.

Man that hugged child to death charged with

involuntary manslaughterCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A U.S. man has

been charged with involuntary man-slaughter for hugging a 14-month-old child so tightly that the boy stopped breathing and died, authorities said Wednesday.

Robert Kemp, 27, was taken into cus-tody Tuesday and released on $10,000 bond the next day.

Kemp is described as a family friend in a news release from Orange-burg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell.

An arrest warrant said Kemp killed the child “by giving him a bear hug, squeezing the victim so tight that the victim stopped breathing as a result.” Jaylen Harris died from asphyxiation on June 27, 2013, Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle said. If convicted, Kemp faces up to five years in prison.

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