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Red Deer AdvocateTHURSDAY, OCT. 16, 2014
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Top court considers ‘right to die’
The so-called ‘right to die’ was back on Canada’s conscience Wednesday as the Supreme Court began hearings.
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Region getting 28 more spaces
BY SUSAN ZIELINSKIADVOCATE STAFF
Twenty-eight continuing care spaces for seniors will open up in Central Al-berta in six months as part of the prov-ince’s plan to move 700 seniors out of overcrowded hospitals.
Within Central Alberta, 12 spaces will be located in Drumheller, and four spaces each in Lacombe, Ponoka, Stettler and Wetaskiwin. No other de-tails were available from AHS.
Brenda Corney, Friends of Medicare Red Deer chapter chair, said it’s not continuing-care beds that are needed — it’s long-term care beds, which pro-vide a higher level of care.
“It’s not continuing-care patients who are in our hospital beds. The peo-ple in our hospital beds are people waiting for someone to die in a long-term care facility in order to get a bed,” Corney said on Wednesday.
The Central Alberta spaces are among the 464 continuing care spaces or beds that will be created by redi-recting existing resources.
On Tuesday, the provincial govern-ment also promised to spend $60 mil-lion on new continuing care or long-term care beds for the rest of the 700 seniors to free up acute care and emer-gency beds in hospitals.
“I live on my heels.”Robin Brand is talking about her
daughter Brooke Aubuchon.Six-year-old
Brooke has an extremely rare fatal disease that has no cure and no treat-ment. Batten disease has al-ready claimed her older broth-er, Alexander.
O f f i c i a l l y known as Late Infantile Jansky-Bielschowsky disease, those who have it will die, usually be-tween the ages of eight and 12.
There are fewer than 10 cases in
Canada. Worldwide, there are about 700 cases. It is an inherited nervous system disorder. As time passes, chil-dren affected become more and more mentally and physically disabled.
Brooke and Alexander were both born healthy. In the beginning, they met all their growth milestones — like walking — when they were supposed to, says Robin, 30.
“They both talked and said words, but they never did speak in sentenc-es.”
The family lives in Innisfail. Dad Darcy Aubuchon is the sole bread-winner and Robin is a full-time stay-at-home mom. They have four other children, a four-year-old daughter and three boys, ages 11, 13 and 15. (The 11-year-old does not live full time with the family as he is Darcy’s son from a previous marriage.)
‘All we have is hope’
Please see BROOKE on Page A2
SIX-YEAR-OLD INNISFAIL GIRL DIAGNOSED WITH INCURABLE FATAL ILLNESS
MARY-ANNBARR
BARRSIDEContributed photo
Brooke Aubuchon, 6, has Late Infantile Jansky-Bielschowsky disease, an extremely rare fatal disease that has no cure and no treatment. Those who have it will die, usually between the ages of eight and 12.
LONG-TERM CARE
Exhibit tackles men’s suicideBY SUSAN ZIELINSKI
ADVOCATE STAFF
The impact of men’s suicide upon family and friends has been translated into images as part of the University of British Columbia’s photo exhibition Man-Up Against Suicide that will be in Rimbey from today to Monday.
By coincidence, 11 out of the 61 par-ticipants who contributed photos to convey how they felt were from Rim-
bey.Genevieve Creighton, part of the ex-
hibition team, said photos were thera-peutic for some participants as it al-lowed them externalize their emotions or memories of those who died. Other photos represented ways to prevent suicide.
Creighton said one woman from Rimbey took a photo of a field with a couple of pickup trucks in the dis-tance.
“She said it represented why men’s
suicide is higher in rural areas. They go into the industry at a real young age and it kind of teaches them about being tough ... and that’s where they learn they can’t talk about things that are bothering them or talk about sad-ness, or if they are struggling around issues of sexual orientation. They have to be silent about that just because the industry is so masculine,” said Creigh-ton about the photo.
Please see SUICIDE on Page A5Please see CARE on Page A2
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CARE: Staffing inadequate“Red Deer is really short of long-term care beds,”
Corney said.But adequate staffing is important and hasn’t
been happening according to last week’s auditor general’s report into long-term care, she said.
“They can build whatever they want, they can announce whatever beds they want, but until the people in the beds now are receiving adequate care, with adequate staffing, then it’s not good enough.”
Facilities need more “boots on the ground,” she said.
BROOKE: Suffered asix-day seizure
Delayed speech, seizures and vision problems are the beginning signs of Batten disease.
When Alexander was diagnosed, he was almost five years old. He died at age eight, on Sept. 20, 2011. At that time, younger Brooke had not been diag-nosed with Batten disease. But then she began hav-ing seizures and in the rarest of things, and surely among the most difficult, her parents learned in 2012 that Brooke also had the fatal illness.
“It was really hard at first. A real shocker be-cause we weren’t expecting it to happen again,” says Robin.
“Brooke is so different than other Batten children ... (it’s) going real slow with Brooke ... her brother went real fast.”
Robin follows a support group and says a number of children have passed away in the past month.
“It’s really hard, especially when you follow the children’s stories for years.”
When Brooke was accepted for a gene therapy clinical trial in New York in 2013, the family hit a wall because, while the treatment cost was covered by U.S. clinic, the living costs of Brooke and her par-ents was not. They could not afford to go.
Pleas to the provincial government for living costs funding were to no avail. Kerry Towle, MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, got involved trying to obtain funding for the family.
In the end, community fundraising resulted in $30,000 being raised so they could go to New York, and stay at the Ronald McDonald House there. Brooke took the treatment very well, said her moth-er, but it’s uncertain if it was effective.
“I think it has (made a difference). To a certain point. Like at this stage her brother was already blind, bedridden, couldn’t talk anymore. He was ... tube fed. ... He was just not there anymore.
“Brooke, she’s still there. She still does eye con-tact with you. She still has words, a couple words ... she can still see and she’s going to school (kindergar-ten),” says Robin.
“I don’t regret going to New York if it’s going to help my child or someone else’s child.
“Can’t we just take the chances, because if we don’t take the chances, is there ever going to be a treatment?”
The cost of the trip was $17,000, and the remain-ing money, which is almost gone, has been used for Brooke’s care, for things like the many trips — some-time planned, sometimes unexpected — to doctors in Calgary. This summer Brooke had a six-day seizure and was hospitalized in Calgary.
They do receive some funding to help with the costs of a critically ill child but it doesn’t even cover the cost of gas to Calgary and back.
“Anything back is great,” says Robin.On Wednesday, Brooke and her mom went to the
Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary so Brooke could be fitted with ankle stabilizing braces.
The family has a hard time making ends meet. Recently, their van was damaged in a hit and run, and they were forced to get a new vehicle. They have used both the Innisfail food bank and the Christmas Bureau at times, says Robin.
Brooke is stable right now. Her seizures come and go “as they please” every week.
“My 13-year-old son, he’s really great because he’s gone through it with his brother. ... I can leave Ethan with Brooke for 15 minutes while I run to the grocery store and grab a few things. I don’t have to worry — if there’s a seizure or anything he knows what he’s got to do.”
Towle, who has spoken several times in the legis-lature about Brooke and others who run into costs associated with rare illnesses, is still angry that the health minister (Fred Horne at the time) refused to meet with Brooke’s parents and that they couldn’t get help provincial government with living expenses in New York.
“This family is not well off, it has limited means. I was asking government to have some compassion, show some heart and find a way to cover the day-to-day expenses of the family so that they could attempt to find at least one option that may possibly give (Brooke) more time or a chance at a life.
“For Brooke’s family, the cost that they were looking for was like 17,000 bucks. And it was the dif-ference between life and death, right? Like $17,000? Come on. We can do better than that.”
The process for such families to get any assis-tance is “convoluted and confusing,” Towle said on Wednesday.
“We’ve (Wildrose) always said that things like this can be looked at on a case-by-case basis. We have a very rich province. With the assistance with their living expenses while they’re at the clinic, we felt strongly there could be a case made for that being supported.”
It never happened.Robin says that there’s a possibility of an enzyme
treatment coming to Canada that might help Brooke.Darcy is looking at information about stem cells
right now. Robin admits she and her husband spend a lot of time looking on the Internet.
“All we have is hope.”For more information, go to the Facebook page:
Brooke’s Hope and Fight with Batten [email protected]
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Sylvan Lake reviewing mayor’s position
BY PAUL COWLEYADVOCATE STAFF
The question of whether Sylvan Lake is ready for a full-time mayor has been floated again.
Town staff were asked by council on Tuesday to review the mayor’s position, including its role, re-sponsibilities and job scope.
Coun. Dale Plante, who has previously supported expanding the mayor’s role, put the issue on the table again.
“I opened the can of worms again,” joked Plante on Wednesday.
The prospect of turning the mayor into a full-time position was considered before the last municipal elections. An independent remuneration citizen committee tackled the issue as part of its review of council pay in April 2013. The committee recom-mended boosting the mayor’s pay by 20 per cent and a councillor’s pay by 29 per cent but did not support creating full-time mayor.
In its report, the committee says it was “unani-mous that this is not a topic for a town of our size at this time.”
Plante believes the time has come to have some-one leading council who can devote all of their ener-gies to the job and promoting the town.
“I really feel like we need someone who is proac-tively, not just managing what we have, but what is coming.
“I see it is a visionary thing.”Even now, the workload justifies a full-time posi-
tion. Going forward, the mayor’s responsibilities will only grow with the town, which is one of Alberta’s fastest growing communities.
The staff report coming back to council will pro-vide an overview of the job. As far as the pay, Plante said that should remain in the hands of the citizen committee.
“We wouldn’t even touch the remuneration part of it. That wasn’t part of my proposal at all anyway.”
Council’s motion to staff was a compromise. An earlier motion to direct staff to do the work neces-sary to support a full-time mayor position was de-feated by council.
Mayor Sean McIntyre, who as a councillor had spoken in favour of a full-time mayor, excused him-self from the debate and did not vote on the motions.
A report is expected for its Oct. 27 [email protected]
Homicide victim identifiedThe Office of the Medical Examiner has identified
the body found in a residence on the Samson Cree Nation Reserve in Maskwacis on Sunday.
Tyrell Preston Soosay, 18, of the Samson Cree Na-tion, was positively identified as the victim.
Maskwacis RCMP received a report of a possible homicide at a Samson residence. Officers attended
before the Calgary RCMP major crimes unit was called and took charge of the investigation.
Walter Samuel Louis of the Samson Cree Nation faces charges of second-degree murder and indignity to a human body. He is the cousin of the victim.
Anyone with information about this or other investigations is asked to call Maskwacis RCMP de-tachment at 780-585-3767 or report information anon-ymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at www.tipsubmit.com.
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BY MURRAY CRAWFORDADVOCATE STAFF
The two police officers who read an accused drug dealer his charter rights returned to testify for the second time during a three-week trial.
Sgt. Geoffrey Greenwood and Const. Josh Matthies testified Wednesday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before Justice Charlene Anderson into the circumstances of the arrest of Ahmed Nur, 31, on July 12, 2011.
Nur is on trial accused of possession of a con-trolled substance for the purpose of trafficking fol-lowing his arrest. He is out on $15,000 bail.
Arising from testimony earlier in the trial, de-fence counsel Paul Moreau raised the issue of a breech of his client’s charter rights. Specifically Nur’s right to obtain and instruct counsel without delay.
Greenwood was the officer who arrested Nur after a covert pursuit up the QEII from Red Deer to Edmonton. When the vehicle Nur was traveling in had stopped at the entrance to a storage locker facil-ity several police officers, none in marked police ve-hicles, surrounded the vehicle and arrested Nur and the other occupants of the vehicle.
While Greenwood had his knee on Nur’s shoul-ders he arrested the accused and informed him of why he was being arrested and read him his charter rights. Matthies was then responsible for the formal charter reading to Nur telling the accused his rights,
which was documented and recorded.The formal charter reading took place at about 4
p.m. on July 12, 2011. It wasn’t until 1:52 a.m. on July 13, 2011 that Nur placed a phone call to duty counsel.
Matthies cited officer safety was the primary con-cern. They were worried Nur and the people he was arrested with could use the opportunity of a phone call to warn people prior to a police search of two residences in Red Deer and a storage locker in Edmonton. Police were in the process of obtain-ing a search warrant at the time. Both Matthies and Greenwood said delaying an accused’s right to a phone call before a search warrant is executed and the property searched is secure is common practice in drug investigations.
Moreau called it a suspension of his client’s right to obtain counsel, saying the reason was specula-tive and falls short of a valid reason for a violation of a charter right. He alluded to the fact that po-lice instead had an interest in the preservation of evidence. Moreau went so far as to call the practice a pattern of a systemic violation of rights.
Crown Prosecutor Patricia Giroux disagreed say-ing Matthies provided very reasonable grounds to delay Nur’s phone call in his testimony during the
trial. She said this conduct was routine where an of-ficer can articulate a concern for safety, which Mat-thies had done.
Moreover, Grioux said police made no effort to illicit evidence from Nur without allowing a phone call, calling police conduct done in good faith.
Moreau is seeking a stay of proceedings and fail-ing that the exclusion of evidence seized by police should Anderson rule in his favour.
This is the second voir dire in the trial, with the first one scrutinizing the grounds police had estab-lished to arrest Nur. Anderson will rule on both voir dires in the near future.
The trial resumes Thursday with testimony from a proceeds of crime expert.
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Police officers testify again at drug trial
Kidnapping trial slated for April
A Red Deer man accused of kidnapping two teens will go to trial next April.
Lyle Robert Vance, 21, was originally scheduled to stand trial on Oct. 14 on charges of kidnapping, ut-tering death threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
The trial was rescheduled to April 16, 2015.Red Deer RCMP laid the charges after Vance was
investigated following complaints made by two teens who were forced into a vehicle and driven around before they were released or made their escape.
Vance was arrested on Feb. 12 and has been in custody since that time.
City Centre Stage renamedWelikoklad Event Centre
Welikoklad Event Centre is the new name of the hub for student learning and events in downtown Red Deer.
Until Wednesday, the building at 4922 49th St. was known as the City Centre Stage.
The name recognizes the recent $1 million dona-tion to the college from locals Bill and Irma We-likoklad.
Bill Weliloklad said they wanted to leave a legacy for the college after touring the facility and knowing the good it does for students.
Since RDC purchased the building in 2012, it has invested more than $1 million in enhancements in-cluding the creation of an art gallery, upgrades to the theatre and cinema, mechanical, electrical and security and fire protection and other areas.
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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
For most Canadians, infrequent glimpses into the workings of their Parliament reveal what appear to be elected bobble heads and applauding armies cheerleading for their party leaders.
For the most part, that is sad-ly accurate, but independence does erupt in the House of Commons, inde-cision is some-times confessed and MPs can veer from party lines on prin-ciple, without being branded mavericks or sparking a me-d i a f e e d i n g frenzy.
Three such instances in recent weeks deserve attention.
Two dealt with Canada’s contribu-tion to an allied attempt to degrade the Islamic State in northern Iraq and another dealt with parliamentary ac-countability.
One of the war votes involved some soul-searching from Brent Rathgeber, an Edmonton MP who chose his own independence, resigning from Harp-er’s caucus in 2013.
One could argue his choice didn’t matter. It would not influence the final outcome because it had been deemed
a vote of confidence by the government and the majority would carry the day.
But on such a weighty measure, ev-ery vote is important and Rathgeber confessed he was torn.
“I have never been more conflicted regarding any imminent vote in my six years as a Parliamentarian,’’ he wrote on his blog on the eve of the vote.
“That ISIS is an evil group of mis-guided jihadists, who practise barba-rism such as summary executions, war rape, enslavement and broadcasting beheadings of journalists and humani-tarian workers, is beyond debate,’’ he wrote.
But another long, distant war with imprecisely defined goals and dubious outcomes?
“I have severe reservations,’’ Rath-geber wrote.
Rathgeber worried about the even-tual need for ground troops and the possibility of a protracted Afghanistan-style campaign. He agreed the costly air campaign in Libya was no success.
He argued that Canada and the world does not respond to all acts of barbarism, genocide and ethnic cleans-ing, pointing to Rwanda, Darfur and, more recently, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
He even argued the Conservatives had set up a wedge because the word-ing of their motion implied that those who were against it do not unequivo-cally support Canadian soldiers.
Finally, he argued a commitment to a theatre of war deserved some sup-
port from opposition benches.History will record he voted “Yes.”Liberal Irwin Cotler received much
attention last week by abstaining on the war vote, the only member of his caucus who did not vote against the government motion.
Cotler argued that, even though he had called for military intervention to aid displaced and brutalized civilians under the doctrine known as Respon-sibility to Protect, the government had not made a clear case for military in-tervention and Prime Minister Stephen Harper had signalled a willingness to carry out operations in Syria with the permission of Bashar Assad.
That turned Responsibility to Pro-tect “on its head,” Cotler argued.
“Assad (is) not a coalition partner,’’ he said.
History, however, will not officially record this abstention because Cotler was not in the House for the vote.
On the accountability front, three Conservatives voted in support of a defeated NDP motion that would have given Speaker Andrew Scheer more power to force government members to give relevant answers during the daily question period.
The trio included a longtime re-former and author of a private mem-ber’s bill on parliamentary reform, Mi-chael Chong, retiring Conservative MP Brian Storseth and a veteran MP and chair of the Commons finance commit-tee, James Rajotte of Edmonton.
Rajotte merely informed his party
whip’s office, voted his conscience and life went on.
“Any efforts to improve question period debate should be supported,’’ he told me.
Rajotte argues there is more inde-pendent thought in his caucus than the media portrays.
He has, in the past, abstained on another NDP motion, that one dealing with asbestos, and he argues an MP can vote differently from the party ma-jority five per cent of the time and still be a loyal member of a government, or the NDP or the Liberals.
“We should see that as a healthy thing, not something that is out of the ordinary.’’
Last spring, Rajotte wrote to Democratic Reform Minister Pierre Poilievre outlining five substantive changes his constituents wanted to the government’s controversial Fair Elec-tions Act.
The letter, when made public, was a major impetus for the amendments finally introduced by the minister.
Rajotte routinely writes ministers with concerns of his constituents. Sometimes the ministers listen, some-times they don’t.
Three, largely quiet, examples of MPs voting with their conscience and wrestling with decisions.
The world didn’t spin off its axis. It should happen more often.
Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at [email protected].
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On matters of conscience
Council problems remaina year after election
Thanksgiving weekend and a year since we voted in a new mayor and council. Let us look at the chang-es.
2013: City gives go ahead for more police officers.2014: City gives go ahead for even more new offi-
cers and support staff. Thanksgiving weekend and no new boots on the ground.
2013: City vacancy rate rises as businesses leave downtown and the city in general.
2014: Commercial vacancy rates rises again and more companies are leaving downtown and the city for the county.
Some downtown landlords are even raising rents, causing businesses to move or close their doors.
2013: City opens Ross Street patio.2014: City reopens Ross Street patio and spends
even more money on more furniture and landscap-ing. But then we can’t spend to many tax dollars sup-porting the few businesses on one side of one street on one block of Ross Street. Especially when some of those companies and properties are owned by a member of city council.
The patio now costs the tax payers $1,000 a day plus lost revenue from the covered parking meters.
2013: City didn’t fix but resurfaced streets down-town for Tour of Alberta.
2014: City again doesn’t fix but resurfaces more streets downtown for Tour of Alberta. After all, we can’t have out of town bike racers dodging potholes and navigating the rutted uneven streets the taxpay-ers of Red Deer drive on.
Current mayor and council gave money to a com-munity group whose director thinks crime preven-tion is graffiti cleanup. I still see a lot of graffi-ti around town and although the crime numbers change, the overall rate of crime still remains the same.
I haven’t been to a council meeting for a while, but when I was attending meetings it seemed like the city manager controlled the agenda and the vote out-come. Council only gets the information he and his team want them to have and in a way they want them to have it. Why are we paying two groups of people to do the same job?
I do think some on council are truly trying and haven’t joined the old boys club yet. I hope they can continue to stand up for the people of Red Deer and what’s good for the majority rather than the privi-leged few.
Jerry AndersonRed Deer
Red Deer downtown traffic a messRed Deer city council needs to revisit accessibil-
ity of its two main roads going in and out of down-town.
For example, Gaetz Avenue northbound now has parking meters and hunks of sidewalk and landscap-ing intruding fully into the far left lane. This causes bottlenecks and traffic jams now when there is no snow. Traffic in the far right lane is already blocked near the parkade, due to traffic turning northbound on Ross.
Thus essentially in a small area midtown, there are only two through traffic lanes.
Surely this will be a nightmare for flat-blade plow-ing in winter — only dragging the time it will take to
clear the main downtown roads.Debbie Newbery
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Wind energy has significant upsideKenneth Green’s thinking (Prentice’s green power
risk) on renewable energy costs is outdated. Envi-ronmentally and economically, there are too many upsides to renewables like wind energy for Alberta to ignore.
A report this week from the independent finan-cial advisory firm Lazard shows how wind energy costs are falling. Wind energy is now Alberta’s sec-ond cheapest way to generate new electricity. While natural gas is slightly more cost-effective today, wind energy doesn’t face the commodity and carbon price risks that will nudge natural gas costs higher in the future. Simply put, wind energy is already cost-competitive and provides Albertans with long-term stability in electricity prices and a hedge against price volatility.
And wind energy will provide long-term, sus-tained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. While replacement of coal-fired electricity genera-tion with natural gas will produce a short-term drop in emissions, Alberta’s growth will require burning more natural gas that leads to GHG emissions rising again within 15 years.
If Premier Jim Prentice is committed to achieving cost-effective, long-term GHG emission reductions in the electricity sector as part of addressing climate
change, wind energy will need to play a primary and growing role in Alberta’s electricity system.
Tim WeisAlberta Regional Director
Canadian Wind Energy AssociationEdmonton
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SUICIDE: Disclose your feelings
The photo is one of about 25 that will be on display in Rimbey at Beatty Heritage House, at 5002 51st St.
A description of the photo from the participant is superimposed over their photo.
The opening reception for Man-Up Against Suicide will be held today from 5 to 8 p.m. with snacks and refresh-ments. A panel of speakers will discuss how to reduce the pressures that keep men silent when it comes to depres-sion and suicide.
Man-Up Against Suicide will run un-til Monday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dr. John Ogrodniczuk, professor and director of the psychotherapy pro-gram at UBC’s Department of Psychia-try, said the exhibition is all about en-couraging people to talk about men’s suicide so men are more likely to open up about their problems and prevent suicides.
He recalled how a report on survi-vors who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco showed the importance of that discussion.
“Every single one said the moment they leapt, they regretted the act. They didn’t want to die. So that’s a big thing that people need to think about. When we start talking about it, when the media picks it up, it’s not like trying to push people over the edge — it’s like you’re trying to pull people back. In a way, it’s a bit of a lifeline,” said Ogrod-niczuk, who grew up in Rimbey.
According to statistics collected by Man-Up Against Suicide, the risk for suicide among men in rural areas increases by 40 per cent or more the further away they were from urban centres. For a community like Rimbey, the suicide mortality rate was 27.3 per 100,000 compared to 19.3 in urban ar-eas.
Suicide is the leading cause of death among men age 25 to 29 and 40 to 44.
Suicide triggers include feelings of sadness associated with loss or grief,
financial hardship, relationship is-sues, loss of a job or social status, wor-rying about death, lost purpose, work, retirement and depression.
For college-age men, triggers can be isolation from family and friends, financial strain, work and study pres-sures, poor career prospects, and stresses around body image and gen-der identity.
Men with depression or suicidal thoughts should disclose their feelings to their general practitioner, psycholo-gist, counsellor, and/or psychiatrist.
Families and friends are encour-aged to:
● Be active listeners for men dis-closing their feelings.
● Provide simple social support through outings and physical activity at least until they are stabilized by ac-cessing professional help.
● After building up rapport, suggest they access support services through their family doctor, counsellor, social worker, or other health care profes-sional.
● If possible offer to accompany them to the initial mental health ap-pointment and/or set up the appoint-ment on their behalf.
● Report the severity of the depres-sion, suicidal thoughts or self-harm be-haviours to his doctor or therapist.
● Provide hope by reassuring him that he can overcome depression by following his health care team’s rec-ommendations.
Man-Up Against Suicide, funded by Movember, first opened in Vancouver in June. For more information on the project, visit www.manupagainstsui-cide.ca.
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Contributed photo
The above photo is one of about 25 that will be on display in Rimbey at Beatty Heritage House, at 5002 51st St., as part of the ‘Man-up Against Suicide’ exhibit.
Calgary woman who killed, dismembered lover, wants
out of prison early
CALGARY — A Calgary woman
serving life in prison for second-de-gree murder has applied to get out of jail early.
Deborah Point was convicted 15 years ago for the gruesome killing of her roommate and lover Audrey Trudeau.
Trudeau, who was 44, disappeared in February 1999.
Five months later, the physiothera-pist’s body was found in a southwest Calgary garage, dismembered and placed in cardboard boxes.
Point, who is now 54, was sentenced
to life in prison with no chance of pa-role for 20 years.
Alain Hepner, Point’s defence law-yer, says she is entitled to a judicial review after the expiration of 15 years of her sentence.
“There’s a hearing to determine her rehabilitation. In the last 15 years, the hearing has to be before a jury sitting with a Queen’s Bench justice and the jury will make that recommendation,” adds Hepner.
The jury’s recommendations will be looked at by the Parole Board of
Canada, which has the final say.
Hepner suggests she has family and
community support for her ongoing
rehabilitation. He says she deserves
some leniency in light of her good con-
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Top court considers ‘right to die’BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The so-called “right to die” was back on Canada’s conscience Wednesday as the Supreme Court confronted the question of whether a ban on assisted suicide protects or violates the fundamental rights of Canadians.
Those arguing for a change in the law say public opinion has shifted dramatically in the more than 20 years since Sue Rodriguez became a household name by taking her fight for a medically assisted death to the top court.
In 1993, the nine-justice panel was split; Wednes-day’s submissions made it clear that the issue re-mains as divisive as ever for medical practitioners, religious groups, and even advocates for the rights of the disabled.
Two different groups representing Canadians with disabilities appeared before the court, arguing opposite sides of the case.
The justices were sensitive to the resulting ten-sion, as well as the notion that any one group — in-cluding the government — can claim to speak for what anyone wants or needs.
During submissions from one of the government lawyers, both Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and Justice Rosie Abella interrupted to take issue with the language being used to describe the people at the heart of the case.
To say all disabled people “need protection, a leg up, different treatment — to treat them all the same — seems to be rather a stereotypical thing,” McLach-lin said.
The justices are considering whether the ban violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in part because while able-bodied Canadians can take their own lives, someone physically incapable of doing so would need help — and the helper would face legal repercussions.
Some disabled people adapt better than others and simply wouldn’t seek to end their own lives, giv-en the right, acknowledged Joseph Arvay, the lead lawyer for the appellants and himself a paraplegic.
“I say — and with the greatest respect I say — it is wrong, indeed it is arrogant of those disabled people to impose their views of what suffering is acceptable and tolerable for others,” he said.
“Suffering is a very personal, subjective and con-textual concept.”
At one point, government lawyer Donnaree Ny-gard argued that even the most seriously disabled people have “options” for ending their lives.
“There are options for ending life open to every-one, even the most severely disabled — and that is not to say that they are easy or comfortable options,” Nygard said.
“The refusal of nutrition and hydration is neither easy or comfortable, but the so-called usual means of suicide are also not easy or comfortable.... What they want is not access to assistance for the usual means of suicide, what they want is — in their own words — a better choice.”
Justice Rosalie Abella interjected: “They want
access to the right that persons who are not disabled have to decide when to end their suffering,” she said.
“They want access to a medicalized suicide,” Ny-gard replied.
“Because they can’t do it the way somebody who is not disabled can,” Abella said.
The panel also raised the issue of who ought to have the right to an assisted death. Justice Michael Moldaver wondered about diseases which may not have a cure now, but could in the future. Justice Ro-salie Abella asked whether someone’s right ought to be limited by the illness itself.
“Assisted dying should only be allowed in the most serious cases and not just because somebody wants to; it’s because their condition is not going to get any better,” Arvay said.
Though the plaintiffs argue it would be up to Par-liament to determine the extent of a law allowing assisted death, they provided some conditions: the person would have to be a competent adult, acting voluntarily, and with an incurable medical condition that causes profound suffering.
It’s up to the courts to compel them to act, Arvay said.
In 1993, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 deci-sion that where assisted death is concerned, certain rights enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Free-doms are trumped by the principles of fundamental justice.
Since then, several private member’s bills on as-sisted suicide have come before Parliament but have failed to pass. Quebec adopted right-to-die legisla-tion earlier this year.
Despite that, little else has changed, the govern-ment argued. There is no new case law, no new legal perspectives, nor any new facts, said Robert Frater, the government’s lead lawyer.
“Our position is straightforward: Rodriguez is still good law,” he told the court.
“Given the concerns about abuse and the great difficulty in creating appropriate safeguards, the blanket prohibition on assisted suicide is not arbi-trary or unfair,” the court’s decision at the time said.
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Supporters rally outside the Supreme Court of Canada on the first day of hearings into whether Canadians have the right to seek help to end their own lives Wednesday in Ottawa.
Vancouver police say rash of overdoses linked to fentanyl
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancou-ver say a potent and potentially lethal drug called fentanyl, not heroin, is be-hind a rash of overdoses on the city’s Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver Coastal Health an-nounced Tuesday that 31 people over-dosed during the previous two days at Insite, the city’s safe-injection site.
Samples of the drugs responsible for the overdoses were sent to Health Canada and police say they tested positive for fentanyl.
Police are asking drug user to be extremely cautious and not consume drugs alone.
They say drug users should use Insite, which is staffed by medical per-sonnel who can help in the event of an overdose.
Insite is the city’s first legal safe injection site and has been credited by Vancouver’s chief medical health offi-cer Dr. Patricia Daly with saving lives and reducing the risk of infection from disease like HIV and hepatitis C.
Canada ready with quick-response expert team should Ebola arrive, says Ambrose
OTTAWA — Should Ebola arrive on Canadian soil, Health Minister Rona Ambrose says a team of public health experts and epidemiologists is stand-ing by to provide support, expertise, rapid diagnoses and emergency sup-plies.
Amid growing global anxiety about the spread of the virus, Ambrose met Wednesday with representatives of the national nurses’ union, which has
complained of inadequate personal protective gear, training and prepared-ness for nurses, who would be on the front lines.
She reassured the nurses that they have her full support and that the gov-ernment is committed to ensuring they have everything they need to feel safe.
And she said the Public Health Agency of Canada would respond to an Ebola case with epidemiologists and experts in infectious disease outbreak management, laboratory expertise to quickly confirm diagnosis, and any needed supplies, such as masks, gloves and face shields.
“It is imperative that all front-line health care workers have guidance and information to deal with Ebola,” Ambrose said in a statement.
“They are the first line of defence against infectious diseases and they must be fully included in all communi-cations.”
Probe expands to french fry plant after sewing needles found in potatoes: RCMPSUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Police in
Prince Edward Island say the metal objects found in six potatoes in Atlan-tic Canada in the last week were sew-ing needles and they have expanded their investigation to include a french fry production facility in the province.
RCMP Sgt. Leanne Butler said Wednesday that in addition to the tam-pered potatoes, sewing needles were detected in french fries on a produc-tion run at the Cavendish Farms plant in New Annan, P.E.I.
Butler said all of the affected po-tatoes came from Linkletter Farms, a company based in Summerside, P.E.I., that sells potatoes to the public and supplies Cavendish Farms.
“It appears the metal sewing nee-dles were intentionally placed in the potatoes prior to the potatoes being sent to the production facility,” Butler said.
The needles found at the french fry
facility were detected by safety pro-tocols and investigators believe that all of the affected fries were caught before they left the plant, the RCMP said. Butler would not say how many needles were found.
The six potatoes that contained sew-ing needles were found by consumers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. There are no reports of any injuries.
Magnotta murder trial hears how homicide detectives
tracked down victim’s headMONTREAL — A cryptic fax from
a Toronto lawyer helped homicide detectives find Jun Lin’s head a month after he was dismembered by Luka Rocco Magnotta, the accused’s first-degree murder trial heard Wednesday.
Montreal detective Antonio Parad-iso testified he was working on Canada Day 2012 when a fax addressed to him gave directions to a sprawling Mon-treal park.
The letter from Toronto attorney Raphael J. Feldstein — someone Par-adiso had never met — contained spe-cific directions.
“You may find what you are looking for by following these directions,” read the terse typewritten note, which was initialled by the lawyer.
Police at that time were still looking for Lin’s head after the rest of his body had been found in Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver.
Paradiso tried unsuccessfully to
reach Feldstein to get a more specific location. Eventually, the detective and his partner, with the help of a canine unit, found the head later that day in an overgrown area near a pond.
He described his role as a “sup-porting investigator” who conducted a number of tasks related to the case.
New Brunswick man says McDonald’s coffee came
with dead mouse and feces
NEW MARYLAND, N.B. — A New Brunswick man says he found a dead mouse at the bottom of his McDonald’s coffee and the fast-food chain says it is investigating his complaint.
Ron Morais of New Maryland says he ordered a medium black coffee Monday from a McDonald’s in nearby Fredericton on his way to work.
The 57-year-old says he didn’t notice anything unusual until he popped the lid off to enjoy the last few sips.
Morais says he saw a small mouse wedged in the bottom of the cup with what appeared to be rodent feces.
He says he has been speaking with McDonald’s and doesn’t want anything from the company besides an explana-tion.
A spokeswoman with McDonald’s says the company is investigating, but that a pest control company inspected the site and found no evidence of pest issues in the building.
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Greed, neglect behind mall collapse: inquiryBY THE CANADIAN PRESS
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. — Decades of incompetence, neglect, greed and dis-honesty by a succession of owners, en-gineers and municipal officials led to the deadly cave-in of a northern On-tario mall two years ago, a judicial in-quiry reported Wednesday.
In a scathing indictment of those who allowed the Algo Centre Mall to rust to the point of collapse, Commis-sioner Paul Belanger pulls few punch-es in holding those responsible to ac-count.
“Although it was rust that defeated the structure of the Algo mall, the real story behind the collapse is one of hu-man, not material, failures,” Belanger told scores of residents at a community centre.
“Some of these failings were minor, some were not: they ranged from apa-thy, neglect and indifference through mediocrity, ineptitude and incompe-
tence, to outright greed, obfuscation and duplicity.”
It was on a sunny Saturday after-noon in June 2012 that the rooftop parking deck, weakened by decades of rust-causing water and salt penetra-tion, finally crashed down.
Trapped in the rubble were Dolo-ris Perizzolo, 74, and Lucie Aylwin, 37. Nineteen others were injured.
While Perizzolo’s death was “merci-fully quick,” Aylwin might have lived for as long as 39 hours, Belanger con-cludes. He noted “tantalizing” signs she was alive for some time: respon-sive tapping, a muffled voice, indica-tions from search dogs.
“There exists a possibility she might have been rescued,” he writes in his 1,400-page report. “But we will never know for sure.”
What is clear is that the disaster began unfolding in the 1970s. The mall, Belanger concludes, was “doomed to early failure” while still in its plan-ning stages.
Putting parking on the roof was a
bad idea. A defective roof design — us-ing an untested combination of materi-als — made matters much worse.
“The system was a dismal failure from the moment it was installed,” the report states.
Ironically, the mall seldom lacked for professional oversight from archi-tects and engineers, with some 30 vis-its, inspections and reports over its 33-year life.
However, the scrutiny never trans-lated into a proper fix for the leaks that prompted some to dub the centre the “Algo Falls.” No one appeared to realize how severely the rust would compromise the integrity of the struc-tural steel.
Some of the engineers involved sim-ply forgot the “moral and ethical foun-dation” of their vocation and, Belanger concludes, were more concerned with pandering to clients than with protect-ing the public.
“Their inspections were so cursory and incomplete as to be essentially meaningless,” he says.
The commissioner was particularly critical of Robert (Bob) Wood, the en-gineer who signed off on the health of the mall just weeks before it collapsed. His work and conduct, Belanger says, were “markedly inferior.”
Wood, who faces criminal charges in connection with the collapse, admitted to falsifying his report to appease the mall’s owner.
“His review was similar to that of a mechanic inspecting a car with a cracked engine block who pronounces the vehicle sound because of its good paint job,” the report states.
According to the commission, the mall’s various owners hid the prob-lems, then tried to sell their way out of them when patchwork fixes didn’t work. Profit considerations trumped all other concerns, Belanger says.
The “crafty” and intransigent Bob Nazarian, who owned the mall when disaster struck, lied about repair work, and resorted to “subterfuge and false-hood to mislead authorities, tenants and the public,” the report concludes.
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Cougars 3, Lightning 0The word consolation came
up a little too much for the Notre Dame Cougars liking last year.
The senior boy’s volley-ball team were stuck behind arch rival Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School all season — first losing the zone final to the Raiders, then while LTCHS was celebrating provincial gold the Cougars brought back the consolation banner.
On Wednesday night they flexed some of their muscle in a 3-0 (25-19, 31-29, 25-14) win over the Hunting Hills Light-ning at Notre Dame.
Head coach AJ Mahoney is hoping they can switch spots with the Raiders this year.
“I think the guys that were on that team have taken that as a lesson to take advantage of our opportunities,” said Ma-honey, who will be joined on the bench this year by Dana Woroniuk. “We definitely have some opportunities to do some damage this year.”
The Cougars return six Grade 12 players from last sea-son, but only two of them start-ed — left side Michael Pearce and middle Devin Sheridan, both captains.
“They know my systems well and they know how I coach and they’ve stepped in pretty easily (as leaders),” said Mahoney, who is in his fifth year of coaching the Cougars.
The role of captain is one Pearce has embraced.
“I feel real comfortable with it, this is my third year on the team, so I’ve had the op-portunity to learn from some good role models and lead-
ers and so I just try and take the best things I’ve learned from them and try to apply it to this year,” said Pearce, 17. “But we’ve got a good group of guys, so it’s real easy for that to work.”
They have been joined by fellow senior and captain Jordy Quinn, 17, in the start-ing front on the right side. It is an expanded role for the third-year player, one he has accepted whole heartedly.
“It’s been differently espe-cially with the leadership role
and getting the troops behind you, and especially with play-ing a lot more, you’ve got to make sure you’re going out there consistently and playing your best,” said Quinn.
Two younger players who have stepped to the forefront is libero Kane LeBlanc and Parker Biletsky, who’s brother Daimyn Biletsky was the MVP of last year’s team and has now moved on to the Red Deer College Kings as a middle.
The Cougars started the season on fire, winning the
RDC Fall Classic, now beat-ing Hunting Hills twice while losing to LTCHS in a close five set match. They’ve also played the No. 1 ranked Strathcona Lords tight this past weekend, losing by just two points.
Right now they need to find some consistency.
“We’ve been a little more up and down than I like, but at the same time having only two players that played all the time last year and then hav-ing these new guys come in, I think we’re still trying to find
where we click and where we connect,” said Mahoney.
Lightning 3, Cougars 1The Notre Dame Cougars
senior girls volleyball team is on a quest of team identity.
Under the guidance of new head coach Rob “Skip” Meck-ling, the only thing that has been consistent is the incon-sistency.
This showed in their 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 21-25, 25-17) loss to the Hunting Hills Lightning, after looking to be in control in the fourth set with a 15-12 lead, the Lightning fought back and scored 13 of the next 15 points to close out the match.
“We ran into a couple of mistakes and that seems to be our big challenge right now ... when we run into some simple errors we don’t have a recov-ery switch or method,” said Meckling, who is joined on the bench this year by Jeremy Batchelor. “We struggle to find a way to minimize mistakes and points against us. Once it gets tight, this team is dealing with adversity where they’re unsure of where to go and who to go to and not panicking.”
The Cougars do have some talent at their disposal. They have a veteran core of six Grade 12 players, but their fu-ture is definitely bright with their Grade 11s and junior program.
Their captain is Grade 11 left side Kirsten Pinkney, 16, who came up with the team last year and also played with Team Alberta this summer.
“She’s very dynamic, she’s very athletic but she’s prob-ably trying to do a lot, feeling the pressure to do a bit more than she needs to,” said Meck-ling.
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Notre Dame Cougars Cailin te Stroete, 6, and Hayley Hollings block a shot against the Hunting Hills Lightning during high school senior girls volleyball action at Notre Dame on Wednesday.
Hiller backstops Flames to OT win over HawksBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Flames 2 Blackhawks 1 OTCHICAGO — For much of
the night, it looked as if Jonas Hiller was the only player on the ice for Calgary. The Chi-cago Blackhawks kept pres-suring the veteran goaltender, and he turned them away over and over again.
Playing on weary legs at the very end, Hiller stuck around long enough to get his first win for the Flames.
Hiller made 49 saves and Mikael Backlund scored at 4:35 of overtime, lifting Cal-gary to a 2-1 victory at Chicago on Wednesday.
“Tonight was probably not our best effort, but we found a way and worked hard and got better the longer the game went,” said Hiller, who began his career with Anaheim and signed a $9 million, two-year contract with Calgary in July.
Dennis Wideman also scored for the Flames, who were coming off a 3-2 shootout win at Nashville on Tuesday.
The Blackhawks controlled the action for much of the game, enjoying a whopping 50-18 advantage in shots on goal. But Hiller was outstand-ing and Backlund used a wrist shot to beat Corey Crawford on the goaltender’s glove side for his first goal of the season.
“I was happy that we didn’t have to go to the shootout,” Hiller said. “I had a little tired
legs there at the end.”Andrew Shaw scored in the
third period and Crawford had 16 saves in Chicago’s first loss in three games.
The overtime began with a nice stop by Crawford on Paul Byron’s breakaway opportu-nity just 40 seconds into the extra period. Brad Richards had a chance to win the game for the Blackhawks, but his tip off a nice pass from Duncan Keith went wide.
“They stole the game,” Chi-cago’s Marian Hossa said. “We had so many shots after the first period, and we just kept going. We played well, but we couldn’t put the puck in the net. Their goalie, he deserves all the credit.”
The Blackhawks played keepaway for much of the first two periods, but Hiller stepped up and the Flames jumped in front at 11:55 of the second. Joe Colborne won a faceoff with Jonathan Toews and sent the puck back to Wideman, who let loose with a long slap shot that went off the stick of Blackhawks rookie Trevor van Riemsdyk and into the net.
That was the only goal un-til the Blackhawks were suc-cessful on their seventh power play with 5:45 left in regula-tion. With Wideman in the penalty box for hooking, Shaw tipped Patrick Sharp’s long slap shot past Hiller for his second goal.
Chicago had a couple chanc-
es for the tiebreaking score in regulation, but was unable to connect. Hiller stopped Pat-rick Kane’s backhander in the final seconds.
“Our best shots, we prob-ably had six or seven A-plus chances that didn’t even get a shot on net,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said.
“We were looking for a better play, missed shot, blocked, too tight or missed the net. Those were the ones that didn’t even add up on the scoresheet as far as shots. But those were the quality chances we missed.”
The Blackhawks outshot the weary Flames 18-2 in the first, but Hiller’s solid play kept the game scoreless. He stopped an open Kane with about 4 ½ min-utes left in the opening period, and denied Jeremy Morin on consecutive shots in the sec-ond.
Daniel Carcillo also mis-played a prime opportunity 6 ½ minutes into the game af-ter Ben Smith’s drive and dish created an open side of the net for the winger. Sharp had a nice look in the second, and then slammed his stick against the glass after Hiller made the save.
“We played with fire,” Cal-gary coach Bob Hartley said. “Hills gave us an unbelievable game and our penalty killing I think was the story with Jonas’ performance.”
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Calgary Flames left wing Brandon Bollig (25) controls the puck against Chicago Blackhawks left wing Daniel Carcillo during an NHL game in Chicago, Wednesday.
Royals finish off sweep of Orioles, head to World SeriesBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Royals 2 Orioles 1KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
James Shields led thousands of fans in a celebratory chant. Lorenzo Cain pranced along the warning track, cradling his newborn son. Ned Yost finally allowed himself to smile.
After nearly three decades spent as one of the game’s biggest laughingstocks, the Kansas City Royals are once again baseball royalty. They are headed to their first World Series since 1985, finishing a four-game sweep in the AL Championship Series with a 2-1 victory Wednesday over the Baltimore Orioles.
In a perfect post-season, the Royals are intent to relish ev-ery moment.
“It’s hard to explain,” said Cain, whose clutch hits and dramatic catches earned him
the series MVP award. “We’re clicking at the right moment right now.”
There’s no doubt about that.
Now, the Royals will carry an 11-game playoff win streak into the World Series, one shy of the major league re-cord. That includes their first eight this season, something that had never been done in post-season history. Kansas City beat Oakland in a 12-in-ning wild-card thriller to start things off, then swept the Los Angeles Angels in the Divi-sional Series.
Kansas City will open its first World Series since 1985 on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants.
“It’s been an amazing run,” Royals outfielder Alex Gordon said.
“It’s nothing better than when you win. Today, same old story: good pitching, good de-
fence and scratch out a win.”Same old story for the Ori-
oles, too: Solid pitching, good defence — and just not enough offence. They managed seven hits over the last two games against Kansas City, resulting in the first sweep for the fran-chise in 21 post-season series.
“You saw how close the games were,” Orioles manag-er Buck Showalter said. “It’s more a testament to what they did. They were playing great defensively.”
After holding the Orioles to three hits in Game 3, Jason Vargas and the Royals bull-pen held them to four hits Wednesday night. Kelvin Her-rera and Wade Davis got the game to Greg Holland, who matched Dennis Eckersley’s record with his fourth save of the best-of-seven series.
Holland got J.J. Hardy to ground out to third base for the final out, and the Royals
spilled onto the infield in a wild celebration. Fireworks shot over the crown-shaped scoreboard in centre field, and a blue-clad sellout crowd that included Royals greats George Brett and Brett Saberhagen let out a roar while cars on nearby Interstate 70 honked their horns.
“That’s what you dream of as a kid,” Holland said. “Punch your ticket to the World Series, especially be-fore your home crowd. These fans have been waiting a long time. They deserve it.”
The Orioles, meanwhile, will limp into the off-season after a 96-win season in which they overcame injuries and suspensions to several key players along the way.
“I think it’s not what we didn’t do. It’s more what they did,” said the Orioles’ Ryan Flaherty, whose home run rep-resented their lone run. “We
played good baseball.”Making his first start in
nearly two weeks, Vargas shut down the vaunted Orioles line-up in Game 4. The only dam-age he allowed came in the third inning, when Flaherty went deep.
By that point, the Royals had already manufactured a pair of runs.
Alcides Escobar singled off Orioles starter Miguel Gonza-lez to open the game, and Nori Aoki was drilled on the right knee a couple pitches later. Yost then opted to bunt with Cain, one of his hottest hitters, to advance both of the run-ners.
It was a questionable deci-sion so early in the game. But like almost every unorthodox move that Yost has made, it worked out perfectly — for the first sacrifice of Cain’s career.
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OIL KINGS 3 ROYALS 2EDMONTON — Brett Pollock scored
two first-period goals to lead the Ed-monton Oil Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Victoria Royals in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday.
Edgars Kulda added a short-handed goal, capping the Oil Kings (5-3-0) of-fence at 3:30 of the second period.
Austin Carroll scored late in the second for the Royals (4-6-1) and Joe Hickets added a goal with two seconds remaining as Victoria fell just short of the comeback.
Edmonton’s Tristan Jarry made 20 saves. Evan Smith stopped 27 shots in the loss.
WARRIORS 5 RAIDERS 3MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Jack Rode-
wald and Brayden Point had a goal and an assist apiece to lead the War-riors over Prince Albert.
Noah Gregor, Tanner Eberle and Torrin White also scored for Moose Jaw (5-3-1), which outshot the Raiders 42-26.
Reid Gardiner scored one goal and assisted on another for Prince Albert (3-5-0), and Brendan Guhle and Josh Morrissey rounded out the Raiders of-
fence.BLADES 4 BRONCOS 3 (SO)SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Nikita
Soshnin, Alex Forsberg and Austin Adamson all scored in a shootout to lift Saskatoon over the Broncos.
Cory Millette scored two power-play goals in regulation for the Blades (2-6-0), while Sam McKechnie added an-other power-play goal to round out the attack.
Jake DeBrusk had a goal and two assists for Swift Current (6-5-1). Tanner LeSann also scored.
ROCKETS 6 BLAZERS 4KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Rourke Chart-
ier scored two goals and assisted on another to extend Kelowna’s winning streak with a victory over the Blazers.
Austin Glover struck twice for the Rockets (9-0-0), and Tyrell Gould-bourne had a goal and an assist, and Riley Stadel also scored.
Cole Ully replied twice for Kam-loops (6-4-1), while Collin Shirley chipped in with a goal and an assist.
CHIEFS 4 THUNDERBIRDS 1SPOKANE, Wash. — Liam Stewart
scored twice and added two assists as the Chiefs toppled the Thunderbirds.
Adam Helewka and Keanu Yama-moto had a goal and an assist apiece for Spokane (4-1-2), which outshot Se-attle 43-19.
Ryan Gropp had the lone goal for the Thunderbirds (4-4-1).
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Coyotes 7 Oilers 4GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mikkel Boedk-
er scored two of this three goals goal in the third period and added an assist, helping the Arizona Coyotes outlast the winless Edmonton Oilers 7-4 on Wednesday night.
Boedker scored in the first period and gave Arizona a two-goal lead mid-way through the third. He added an empty-net goal for his first career hat trick, giving him five goals in three games.
Connor Murphy, Kyle Chipchura, Rob Klinkhammer and Martin Erat also scored for the Coyotes, who had 13 players with at least one point.
Edmonton had another shaky de-fensive effort, dropping to 0-3-1 on the season. Taylor Hall had two goals, and Marc Arcobello and Mark Fayne each scored for the Oliers, who have al-lowed 23 goals in four games.
The Coyotes needed nearly all their goals after a second straight shaky per-formance by Mike Smith.
Arizona’s No. 1 goalie said he felt uncomfortable in the season opener and it showed, giving up every goal in a 6-2 home loss to Winnipeg.
The Coyotes started back-up Devon Dubnyk on Saturday and he played well, stopping 24 shots in a 3-2 over-time win against the defending Stan-ley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.
Smith spent his time off working on his comfort level in the crease, saying he felt better after a few days of work with goalie coach Sean Burke.
Smith was back between the pipes against Edmonton and gave up a goal on the third shot he faced. It was a tough chance, though; Hall scored on a one-timer from right outside the crease after the Coyotes had trouble clearing the zone and the puck ended up on Jordan Eberle’s stick.
Smith got a bit of a bad break on Ed-monton’s second goal when a dump-in by Leon Draisaitl took a strange carom off the backboards right out front to Fayne, who punched it in for his first of the season.
Arcobello scored on a 3-on-1 early in the third period and Hall cut Ari-zona’s lead to 6-4 late in the period against Smith, who stopped 23 shots.
But four goals wasn’t nearly enough the way Edmonton’s defence has been playing.
Boedker scored his first goal on a power play in the first period, sneak-ing behind the Oilers after Smith start-ed the play with his first assist of the season.
Chipchura put Arizona up 2-1 late in the period with a one-timer off a nice feed from Joe Vitale behind the goal.
In the second period, Murphy beat Ben Scrivens with a wrister from the top of the left circle, and Klinkhammer scored 1:07 later on a one-timer out front on a feed from behind by Erat.
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Giants 6 Cardinals 4SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey
and the Giants already know how to win in October — even without all this help from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Even without home runs, or even hits. Posey drove in three runs and San Francisco took advantage of some clunky defence by first baseman Matt Adams, beating the Cardinals 6-4 on Wednesday night to move within one victory of the World Series.
Chasing their third title in five years, the Giants lead the best-of-seven NL Championship Series 3-1 after poor throws cost the Cardinals yet again.
October ace Madison Bumgarner can pitch San Francisco to another pennant Thursday at home in Game 5. Struggling All-Star Adam Wainwright starts for St. Louis, now facing the same daunting deficit the Giants over-came to beat the Cardinals in the 2012 NLCS.
Kansas City awaits the winner after completing its ALCS sweep of Balti-more earlier in the day. The wild-card Royals will host Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night.
San Francisco climbed out of an early three-run hole, and back-to-back bad throws by Adams in the sixth in-ning helped the Giants rally — one night after a wild toss by St. Louis re-liever Randy Choate allowed the win-
ning run to score in the 10th inning.“I think any time you can put pres-
sure on the defence, you’ve got the op-portunity for good things to happen,” Posey said. “We’re able to come up with some big two-out RBIs to get back in the game.”
Minus injured catcher Yadier Mo-lina again, the Cardinals were cling-ing to a 4-3 lead when San Francisco put runners at second and third in the sixth. Playing in with one out, the lumbering Adams backhanded Gregor Blanco’s bouncer and stumbled as he tried to set himself to throw home.
Adams had trouble with the trans-fer, and his toss short-hopped catcher Tony Cruz as Juan Perez slid across with the tying run.
Joe Panik then hit a grounder right to Adams, who stepped on first base before firing wildly to second in trying for a double play. Brandon Crawford stopped about halfway between third and home, yet was able to score easily when Adams threw wide of the bag.
Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta came way off the base to catch the ball, but had no play at the plate.
“The play at home, there’s a fast runner at third and I was going in on the ball and threw on the run,” Adams said. “Just should’ve made the throw, though. The second one, I should’ve just touched first and checked home.”
Oilers still winless after loss to Coyotes
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Edmonton Oilers’ Nail Yakupov (10) flips the puck away from Arizona Coyotes’ Michael Stone (26) during the first period of an NHL game Wednesday, in Glendale, Ariz.
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Nashville will host the NHL all-star game for the first time in 2016, sources told The Canadian Press on Wednes-day.
A formal announcement is expected to be made at a news conference Fri-day at Bridgestone Arena. Commis-sioner Gary Bettman and local politi-cians will be in attendance.
Bettman said in April 2012 during a trip to Nashville that Music City will host an all-star game. But the commis-sioner said then he couldn’t give a date with the event needing “stars to line up.”
Nashville hosted the Women’s Final Four in April and is a finalist to host again between 2017 and 2020 at Bridge-stone Arena, home of the Predators since their inaugural season in 1998-99. The arena also is scheduled to host the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament nine of the next 10 years starting in March.
A three-time all-star, Predators cap-tain Shea Weber said the game is a lot of fun. Weber said it will be very excit-ing for Nashville and a nice reward for the Predators’ fans.
“They are the best fans in the league,” Weber said after practice Wednesday. “For it to come to a city
here where they are going to enjoy it, the festivities are great. The cities I have been to in the past have done a great job of putting in other things for families and people to do. There’s so much for people to do here, it’s a great venue and I think people are going to enjoy it.”
The Predators hosted the NHL’s en-try draft in 2003 and have been on a short list to host the mid-season show-case. But Nashville needed a bigger downtown convention centre to host all the festivities connected with the all-star game. The Music City Center opened in May 2013.
This is the latest event to be an-nounced by the National Hockey League as it plans out its showcase stops over the next few years. The Win-ter Classic will take place at Nationals Park in Washington on Jan. 1, and later that month Columbus’s Nationwide Arena will hold the 2015 all-star game.
June’s draft will be at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., and the 2016 event will be at First Niagara Center in Buf-falo, N.Y.
“We put on more events than ever before,” Bettman said recently while in Toronto. “We create more content, the players are so tremendously acces-sible. ... There’s just more and more and more because we’re bigger and bigger and bigger.”
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Mar-tin Kaymer is making a habit of beat-ing Bubba Watson in head-to-head sit-uations, even at an exhibition of major champions in Bermuda.
Kaymer won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf on Wednesday by surviving a wild day of lead changes. The U.S. Open champion won on the first playoff hole at Port Royal by making a 10-foot bird-ie and then watching Watson miss his birdie putt from 4 feet.
“I was surprised that he missed it,” Kaymer said after closing with an
even-par 71. “Obviously, you don’t want to win a golf tournament that way, but I’ll take it.”
British Open and PGA champion Rory McIlroy closed with a 75 and was eight shots behind. Jim Furyk, the al-ternate in this 36-hole event for the year’s four major champions, had a 73 and was another shot behind. Watson, the Masters championship, shot 69.
Kaymer chipped in for eagle on the 16th hole at Gleneagles to beat Watson in the Ryder Cup in another European victory. They also met in a playoff in the 2010 PGA Championship at Whis-tling Straits, which Kaymer won on the last hole when Watson hit into the water.
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Habs ready for home opener against rival BruinsBY THE CANADIAN PRESS
BROSSARD, Que. — Dale Weise re-calls the first time Vancouver faced Boston in the regular season after the Bruins’ seven-game victory over the Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup final.
Early in the first period, a brawl erupted as Alex Burrows got a stick up during a line change.
Weise was in the main event, trad-ing punches with Boston’s Nathan Hor-ton in a long battle away from the main melee.
“We had a line brawl seven minutes in,” Weise, now a member of the Mon-treal Canadiens, said Wednesday.
“So I think the fans, the media and everybody got what they wanted there.”
The gritty winger does not expect quite the same when the Bruins vis-it the Bell Centre for the Canadiens home opener on Thursday night, or that there will be any spillover of bit-terness from Montreal’s seven-game victory over their archrivals in the sec-ond round of playoffs last spring.
In the handshake line after Game 7, Boston’s Milan Lucic reportedly told Weise “I’m going to kill you next year,” and also had words for defenceman Alexei Emelin.
None of the Canadiens take Lucic literally. Weise expects a hard-fought game against a rival and divisional op-ponent, but not a war.
“I don’t see it being the case,” said
Weise. “The media kinda blows things up a bit and the games have a hard time living up to that, so we’re just fo-cusing on having a good game.
“Being our first home game, every-one’s excited, the crowd’s going to be jumping and everybody will be ready to go.”
Lucic took exception to Weise’s mock muscle flex in the finale, a mimic of the Bruins’ winger’s chest thumping and muscle flexing earlier in the se-ries.
The Bruins had a game Wednesday night in Detroit, so there was no word on their approach to the rematch with Montreal, although games between the teams are always tough and sometimes nasty.
“I expect a loud crowd, I expect us to come out and play well and I expect an intense game,” added Weise. “Any time Boston plays Montreal there’s a lot of animosity.
“I don’t think there’s going to be anything extra. It’s always there.”
On Lucic, Weise said: “That’s the way he plays every night. He plays hard. He’s intense. I don’t think any-thing’s different if he plays us or any other team.”
That will be seen when the puck drops as the Canadiens return home after starting the season 3-1-0 on the road. The trip included three come-back victories after weak first peri-ods followed by a 7-1 thrashing at the hands in Tampa on Monday night.
The Lightning took revenge for a
first round sweep at the hands of the Canadiens in the opening round in April.
The Bruins will no doubt be seeking vengeance as well, said winger Bren-dan Gallagher.
“We’ve been in that situation,” he said. “When you lose to a team in a playoff series; the disappointment, and how badly you want to beat them the next time we play them.
“Tampa was like that. They fully de-served to win that game. They were a much better hockey team, and Boston’s going to be the same. We have to match that intensity. We have to do what we did well in those playoff series.”
Gallagher, who brings a similar grit and intensity but in a much smaller package, trains with Lucic in the off-season in Vancouver. His father, Ian Gallagher, is strength and conditioning coach for the junior Vancouver Giants and has worked with Lucic for several years.
Brendan Gallagher calls his Boston rival a “good person” who happens to play hockey with fire and a strong dose of nastiness.
“Knowing Looch and the type of per-son and player he is, he’s going to play a good game,” said Gallagher. “He’s competitive and that’s what makes him Milan Lucic and such a tough player to play against.
“He’s going to be up for it, but our group will be the same way. It’s defi-nitely going to be a fun game to be part of. You’re going to have to manage your
emotions. It’s going to be a battle.”Coach Michel Therrien said he ex-
pects the usual intensity of a Boston-Montreal game, but he was more con-cerned about his special teams, which have gone 0-for-14 on the power play and a mediocre 14-for-18 on the pen-alty kill.
The special teams units worked an extra half hour before practice, some-thing Therrien said they weren’t able to do on the road.
“We’ve got to be better on special teams,” said Therrien. “We haven’t had much chance to work on the power play because of the schedule.
“On the road, we watched video and worked on Xs and Os, but you need to practice. The next two weeks will be good for us because we’re home for four games and we’ll have lots of time to practice.”
Left-winger Max Pacioretty said the team needs to bear down more on the power play and earn their chances.
“Last game we were terrible on the power play,” he said. “You have to have the same mindset as 5 on 5, in playing hard and winning your battles. Sometimes you get too comfortable on a power play and expect the guy next to you to make a play.”
It appears the Canadiens will have Emelin back after the defenceman missed two games with an upper body injury. And it looks like Nathan Beau-lieu will come out of the lineup, while six-foot-six Jarred Tinordi will play on the third pairing with Mike Weaver.
GRAND SLAM OF GOLFSource says NHL to award 2016 all-star game to Nashville
COUGARS: PotentialTheir other top player is middle Hayley Hollings
who plays club ball with Pinkney.The challenge for Meckling is to unlock the poten-
tial of the players surrounding them.“We’re just trying to find the right combination
and get the belief system going,” he said. “Once they get on a role and everything starts to work — we just need a string of rallies and points to happen in our favour and they’ll probably catch fire.”
Pinkney says the players are starting to catch on to their new coach’s systems but they still need some work.
“It’s starting to click and we’re just slowly getting into the swing of things,” she said. “It’s a different style, he’s very technical and knows what he’s talking about, so it’s nice to have that.”
Meckling insists the potential is there, he’s seen in it tournament play against top teams from Edmonton and Calgary, they just have a mental block when it comes to battling their two Red Deer rivals.
Last year the club finished second in the zone, but despite their current set of issues they plan on taking a run at the zone title and a spot at provincials.
“The expectation is to be in the (zone) final and have a good shot at winning it,” said Meckling. “The future of this school in volleyball is extremely strong ... we’re sitting on a bunch of talent that’s coming in, but that’s not what we’re about right now ... we’ve got to play for now.”
FLAMES: OpportunityBefore Wideman’s goal in the second, the Flames’
best scoring opportunity was Byron’s short-handed breakaway midway through the first. Byron beat Crawford, but he shot it off the inside of the right post.
Calgary had another good look five minutes into the second, but Crawford was there to stop Brian McGrattan.
NOTES: LW Brandon Bollig played 7 ½ minutes in his first game in Chicago since he was traded to Calgary in June. Bollig made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks in 2012 and spent three seasons with them. ... Blackhawks D Michal Rozsival (upper body) is back at practice and could return for Satur-day’s game against Nashville. ... Flames LW Lance Bouma is day to day with a facial injury. Calgary also scratched RW David Jones and D Deryk Engelland with lower-body injuries.
ROYALS: DefenceEric Hosmer followed with a chopping ground-
ball, and first baseman Steve Pearce went home with it. Escobar slid safely and the ball bounded away from catcher Caleb Joseph, allowing Aoki to follow his teammate home and giving the scrappy, small-ball Royals a 2-0 lead.
After that, it was up to their defence and bullpen.
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WHLEASTERN CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtBrandon 9 6 2 1 0 41 28 13Swift Current 12 6 5 0 1 35 33 13Moose Jaw 9 5 3 0 1 28 26 11Regina 8 4 3 1 0 28 27 9Prince Albert 8 3 5 0 0 22 27 6Saskatoon 8 2 6 0 0 19 39 4
CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtMedicine Hat 9 8 1 0 0 43 14 16Edmonton 8 5 3 0 0 24 20 10Calgary 8 4 3 0 1 31 24 9Red Deer 9 3 5 1 0 29 37 7Kootenay 8 2 6 0 0 19 34 4Lethbridge 8 1 6 0 1 16 36 3
WESTERN CONFERENCEB.C. DIVISION
GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtKelowna 9 9 0 0 0 53 24 18Kamloops 11 6 4 1 0 39 37 13Prince George 10 6 4 0 0 32 40 12Victoria 11 4 6 1 0 33 47 9Vancouver 8 4 4 0 0 30 24 8
U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtEverett 7 5 0 2 0 29 16 12Tri-City 10 6 4 0 0 30 23 12Spokane 7 4 1 2 0 18 17 10Seattle 9 4 4 0 1 21 24 9Portland 10 1 7 0 2 24 47 4
Tuesday’s resultsVictoria 6 Red Deer 5 (OT)Spokane 3 Seattle 2 (SO)
Wednesday’s resultsEdmonton 3 Victoria 2
Moose Jaw 5 Prince Albert 3Saskatoon 4 Swift Current 3 (SO)
Kelowna 6 Kamloops 4Spokane 4 Seattle 1
Friday’s gamesSwift Current at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.
Victoria at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.Portland at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Regina at Kootenay, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.Red Deer at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.
Kelowna at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.Everett at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.Prince George at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.
Saturday’s gamesPortland at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.
Victoria at Kootenay, 7 p.m.Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.Edmonton at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.Prince George at Vancouver, 8 p.m.
Kamloops at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.Kelowna at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.
National Hockey LeagueEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 4 3 1 0 6 11 14Tampa Bay 4 2 1 1 5 13 8Ottawa 3 2 1 0 4 6 5Toronto 4 2 2 0 4 14 14Boston 5 2 3 0 4 7 11Detroit 3 1 1 1 3 6 7Buffalo 4 1 3 0 2 8 17Florida 3 0 2 1 1 3 9
Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GANew Jersey 3 3 0 0 6 13 6N.Y. Islanders 3 3 0 0 6 15 9Pittsburgh 2 2 0 0 4 11 6Columbus 3 2 1 0 4 10 7Washington 3 1 0 2 4 10 8N.Y. Rangers 4 1 3 0 2 11 19Philadelphia 4 0 2 2 2 11 16Carolina 3 0 2 1 1 9 13
WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GANashville 3 2 0 1 5 9 6Chicago 3 2 0 1 5 10 6Minnesota 2 2 0 0 4 8 0Dallas 3 1 1 1 3 7 9Colorado 4 1 2 1 3 4 12St. Louis 2 1 1 0 2 6 4Winnipeg 3 1 2 0 2 7 9
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 3 3 0 0 6 13 5Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 16 12Calgary 5 3 2 0 6 13 13
Los Angeles 4 2 1 1 5 12 9Vancouver 2 2 0 0 4 9 6Arizona 2 1 1 0 2 5 8Edmonton 3 0 2 1 1 7 16NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s GamesAnaheim 4, Philadelphia 3, SOSan Jose 6, Washington 5, SOBuffalo 4, Carolina 3, SOCalgary 3, Nashville 2, SON.Y. Islanders 6, N.Y. Rangers 3Dallas 4, Columbus 2Toronto 3, Colorado 2, OTNew Jersey 2, Tampa Bay 1Los Angeles 6, Edmonton 1
Wednesday’s GamesBoston 3, Detroit 2, SOCalgary 2, Chicago 1, OTEdmonton at Arizona, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s GamesSan Jose at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.Dallas at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.New Jersey at Washington, 5 p.m.Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.Boston at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.Colorado at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.St. Louis at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s GamesFlorida at Buffalo, 5 p.m.Calgary at Columbus, 5 p.m.Detroit at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.Nashville at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.Vancouver at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s summaries
Flames 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT)First Period
No Scoring.Penalties — Smid Cgy (delay of game) 3:42, Smid Cgy (tripping) 8:18, Bollig Cgy (hooking) 11:40.
Second Period1. Calgary, Wideman 1 (Colborne) 11:55.Penalties — Brodie Cgy (holding) 0:40, Kruger Chi (interference) 14:25, Russell Cgy (goaltender inter-ference) 19:01.
Third Period2. Chicago, Shaw 2 (Sharp, Toews) 14:15 (pp).Penalties — Setoguchi Cgy (stick holding) 7:24, Wideman Cgy (hooking) 14:04.
Overtime3. Calgary, Backlund 1 (Brodie, Russell) 4:35.Penalties — None.
Shots on goalCalgary 2 6 7 3 — 18Chicago 18 16 13 3 — 50Goal — Calgary: Hiller (W, 1-2-0); Chicago: Craw-ford (LO, 2-0-1).Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 0-1; Chicago: 1-7.
Bruins 3, Red Wings 2 (SO)First Period
1. Boston, Krejci 1 (Kelly) 5:12.2. Detroit, Tatar 1 (Jurco, Sheahan) 8:40.Penalties — Kronwall Det (interference) 9:44, Paille Bos (roughing) 17:06.
Second Period3. Boston, Smith 2 (Bergeron, Marchand) 13:31.Penalties — Soderberg Bos (roughing) 6:48, Lucic Bos (tripping) 17:14.
Third Period4. Detroit, Nyquist 3 (Kronwall, Helm) 2:56 (pp).Penalties — McQuaid Bos (interference) 1:29, Nyquist Det (holding) 5:00, Franzen Det (hooking) 7:45.
OvertimeNo Scoring.Penalties — Bergeron Bos (hooking) 4:19.
Shootout — Boston wins 2-0Boston : Krejci goal, Smith goal.Detroit : Nestrasil miss, Nyquist miss.
Shots on goalBoston 14 10 11 4 — 39Detroit 4 8 6 2 — 20Goal — Boston: Rask (W, 2-2-0); Detroit: Howard (LO, 1-1-1).Power plays (goal-chances) — Boston: 0-3; Detroit: 1-5.
Coyotes 7, Oilers 4First Period
1. Edmonton, Hall 2 (Eberle, Nikitin) 1:25.2. Arizona, Boedker 3 (Yandle, Smith) 8:22 (pp).3. Arizona, Chipchura 1 (Vitale, McMillan) 13:53.4. Edmonton, Fayne 1 (Draisaitl, Pouliot) 17:50.Penalties — Nikitin Edm (hooking) 7:56, Moss Ari (hooking) 8:40, Hendricks Edm (interference) 14:26.
Second Period5. Arizona, Murphy 1 (Doan, Boedker) 5:08.6. Arizona, Klinkhammer 1 (Erat, Hanzal) 6:15.Penalties — Vermette Ari (slashing) 2:28, Yakupov Edm (roughing) 6:29, Eberle Edm (hooking) 18:16.
Third Period7. Edmonton, Arcobello 2 (Hall) 3:39.8. Arizona, Boedker 4 (Vermette, Doan) 9:07.9. Arizona, Erat 1 (Hanzal, Schlemko) 12:59.10. Edmonton, Hall 3 (Eberle) 14:30.
11. Arizona, Boedker 5 (unassisted) 19:33 (en).Penalties — Petry Edm (cross-checking) 1:55, Moss Ari (goaltender interference) 1:55, Vitale Ari (fighting) 19:42, Acton Edm (fighting) 19:42.
Shots on goalEdmonton 12 6 9 — 27Arizona 12 8 9 — 29Goal — Edmonton: Scrivens (L, 0-2-0); Arizona: Smith (W, 1-1-0).Power plays (goal-chances) — Edmonton: 0-2; Arizona: 1-4.
NHL Scoring Leaders G A PtsRick Nash, NYR 6 1 7Wayne Simmonds, Pha 5 2 7Brock Nelson, NYI 4 3 7Victor Hedman, TB 3 4 7John Tavares, NYI 2 5 7Tanner Pearson, LA 4 2 6Corey Perry, Ana 4 2 6Tyler Bozak, Tor 3 3 6Sidney Crosby, Pgh 3 3 6Johnny Boychuk, NYI 2 4 6Ryan Getzlaf, Ana 2 4 6Michael Cammalleri, NJ 4 1 5Tomas Plekanec, Mtl 4 1 5Alex Ovechkin, Wash 4 1 5Jeff Carter, LA 3 2 5Ryan Kesler, Ana 2 3 5Tyler Toffoli, LA 2 3 5Phil Kessel, Tor 2 3 5Ryan Johansen, Clb 2 3 5Mark Giordano, Cgy 1 4 5Kyle Okposo, NYI 1 4 5Claude Giroux, Pha 1 4 5Tommy Wingels, SJ 3 1 4Jiri Tlusty, Car 3 1 4Steven Stamkos, TB 3 1 4Cam Atkinson, Clb 3 1 4Patric Hornqvist, Pgh 2 2 4Patrick Marleau, SJ 2 2 4Henrik Sedin, Vcr 2 2 4T.J. Brodie, Cgy 2 2 4Jiri Hudler, Cgy 2 2 4Zach Parise, Minn 2 2 4Lee Stempniak, NYR 2 2 4Eric Nystrom, Nash 2 2 4Paul Stastny, StL 1 3 4Jamie Benn, Dal 1 3 4Michael Ryder, NJ 1 3 4Andre Burakovsky, Wash 1 3 4Nick Foligno, Clb 1 3 4Mark Streit, Pha 1 3 4Jakub Voracek, Pha 1 3 4Chris Kreider, NYR 1 3 4Filip Forsberg, Nash 1 3 4Paul Gaustad, Nash 1 3 4Pascal Dupuis, Pgh 1 3 4Evgeni Malkin, Pgh 1 3 4
AJHLNorth Division
GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtSpruce Grove 14 9 3 2 0 54 31 20Fort McMurray 16 8 6 1 1 51 51 18Sherwood Park 16 8 7 0 1 47 42 17Bonnyville 13 7 4 1 1 34 29 16Lloydminster 14 8 6 0 0 42 35 16Drayton Valley 12 6 5 1 0 27 30 13Whitecourt 15 4 9 1 1 49 59 10Grand Prairie 15 5 10 0 0 37 57 10
South Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA PtCamrose 13 9 2 1 1 39 29 20Okotoks 16 9 5 1 1 44 44 20Olds 15 9 5 1 0 62 62 19Drumheller 13 7 3 2 1 41 38 17Brooks 13 8 5 0 0 51 36 16Canmore 13 7 6 0 0 49 45 14Calg. Canucks 15 6 7 0 2 38 52 14Calg. Mustangs 13 3 10 0 0 26 51 6
Tuesday’s resultsBonnyville 2 Whitecourt 1
Brooks 7 Calgary Mustangs 1
Wednesday’s resultsOkotoks 3 Calgary Canucks 2 (SO)
Sherwood Park 2 Bonnyville 1Lloydminster 4 Whitecourt 1
Friday’s gamesSpruce Grove at Brooks, 7 p.m.Grand Prairie at Okotoks, 7 p.m.Olds at Calgary Canucks, 7 p.m.
Canmore at Drumheller, 7:30 p.m.Whitecourt at Drayton Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Camrose at Fort McMurray, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s gamesGrand Prairie at Brooks, 7 p.m.
Canmore at Olds, 7 p.m.Spruce Grove at Okotoks, 7 p.m.
Lloydminster at Sherwood Park, 7 p.m.Camrose at Bonnyville, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary Mustangs at Fort McMurray, 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 19Grand Prairie at Drumheller, 2 p.m.
Calgary Mustangs at Sherwood Park, 2:15 p.m.
Today● High school JV volleyball: Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.● College women’s preseason hockey: Banff Academy at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena.● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Indy Graphics at Lacombe, 7:15 p.m.
Friday● Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Lacombe, 6 p.m.; Wheatland at Olds, 6 p.m.● College men’s hockey: NAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.● High school football: Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park; Lindsay Thurber at Lacombe, 7 p.m., MEGlobal Athletic Park.● WHL: Red Deer at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m. (The Drive).● Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer White, 7:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre.● Midget AAA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Three Hills, 8 p.m., Trochu.● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.● Bantam AA hockey: Cranbrook at Lacombe, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday● Peewee football: Red Deer Hornets at Lacombe; Drumheller at Red Deer Steelers, Great Chief Park; Strathmore at Rocky Mountain House; all games at 11 a.m.● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blue at Red Deer Aero Equipment, 11:30 a.m., Arena.● College soccer: Lakeland at RDC, women at 2 p.m., men to follow.● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Bisons
at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena.● Bantam AA hockey: Cranbrook at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Bow Valley at Sylvan Lake, 5:30 p.m., Eckville.● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer TBS at Sylvan Lake, 2:30 p.m., Innisfail Blue; Olds at Lacombe, 5:45 p.m.● Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Outlaws at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B.● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Olds at Lacombe, 6 p.m., Blackfalds; Calgary Canucks at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m.● WHL: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m. (The Drive).● AJHL: Canmore at Olds, 7 p.m.● Heritage Junior B hockey: Stettler at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Three Hills at Ponoka, 8 p.m.
Sunday● Peewee AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer TBS, 11:30 a.m., Kin City A; Bow Valley at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 2:45 p.m.● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer White, noon, Arena.● Major midget girls hockey: Spruce Grove at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre.● Major bantam girls hockey: St. Albert at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m., Kin City B.● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Sylvan Lake, 1:45 p.m., Caroline; Cranbrook at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2 p.m., Kin City A.● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, 2:30 p.m., Lacombe.● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Northstars at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena.● Heritage junior B hockey: Airdrie at Stettler, 3 p.m.; Coaldale at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.; Okotoks at Red Deer, 6 p.m., Arena.● Midget AA hockey: Olds at Sylvan Lake, 4:45 p.m., Innisfail Blue.
Major League Baseball Playoffsx-if necessary
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES(Best-of-7)American LeagueKansas City 4, Baltimore 0Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 inningsSaturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4Monday, Oct. 13: Baltimore at Kansas City, ppd., rainTuesday, Oct. 14: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1Wednesday, Oct. 15: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1
National LeagueSan Francisco 3, St. Louis 1Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 5, San Francisco 4Tuesday, Oct. 14: San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4, 10 inningsWednesday, Oct. 15: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4Thursday, Oct. 16: St. Louis (Wainwright 20-9) at
San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-10), 6:07 p.m.x-Saturday, Oct. 18: San Francisco at St. Louis, 6:07 p.m.x-Sunday, Oct. 19: San Francisco at St. Louis, 5:37 p.m.
WORLD SERIES(Best-of-7)Tuesday, Oct. 21: St. Louis-San Francisco winner at Kansas CityWednesday, Oct. 22: St. Louis-San Francisco win-ner at Kansas CityFriday, Oct. 24: Kansas City at St. Louis-San Fran-cisco winnerSaturday, Oct. 25: Kansas City at St. Louis-San Francisco winnerx-Sunday, Oct. 26: Kansas City at St. Louis-San Francisco winnerx-Tuesday, Oct. 28: St. Louis-San Francisco winner at Kansas Cityx-Wednesday, Oct. 29: St. Louis-San Francisco win-ner at Kansas City
National Basketball AssociationPreaseason
EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division
W L Pct GBBrooklyn 2 0 1.000 1/2Toronto 4 1 .800 —New York 2 2 .500 1 1/2Boston 2 3 .400 2Philadelphia 1 3 .250 2 1/2
Southeast Division W L Pct GBWashington 3 1 .750 —Atlanta 2 1 .667 1/2Orlando 2 1 .667 1/2Charlotte 2 2 .500 1Miami 0 4 .000 3
Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 3 0 1.000 —Detroit 3 1 .750 1/2Chicago 2 2 .500 1 1/2Indiana 1 3 .250 2 1/2Milwaukee 1 3 .250 2 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division
W L Pct GBHouston 3 1 .750 —New Orleans 2 2 .500 1Dallas 1 2 .333 1 1/2Memphis 1 3 .250 2San Antonio 0 0 .000 1
Northwest Division W L Pct GBUtah 3 0 1.000 —Oklahoma City 2 1 .667 1Minnesota 1 1 .500 1 1/2Portland 1 2 .333 2
Denver 1 3 .250 2 1/2
Pacific Division W L Pct GBGolden State 3 0 1.000 —Phoenix 1 1 .500 1 1/2L.A. Lakers 1 2 .333 2Sacramento 1 3 .250 2 1/2L.A. Clippers 0 3 .000 3
Tuesday’s GamesNew York 84, Philadelphia 77Cleveland 106, Milwaukee 100Atlanta 109, Miami 103New Orleans 117, Houston 98Oklahoma City 117, Memphis 107
Wednesday’s GamesBrooklyn 129, Sacramento 117, OTDetroit 104, Charlotte 84Cleveland 98, Indiana 93Toronto 92, Boston 89
Thursday’s GamesBoston at Philadelphia,5 p.m.Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m.Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 6 p.m.Denver vs. Golden State at Des Moines, IA, 6 p.m.San Antonio at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Utah vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim, CA, 8 p.m.
Friday’s GamesCharlotte at Washington, 5 p.m.Detroit at Orlando, 5 p.m.Dallas at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.Toronto vs. Oklahoma City at Wichita, KS, 6 p.m.Milwaukee vs. Minnesota at Cedar Rapids, IA, 6 p.m.Golden State vs. Miami at Kansas City, MO, 6:30 p.m.Utah at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.
MLSEastern Conference
GP W L T GF GA Ptx-D.C. 32 16 9 7 49 35 55x-New England 32 15 13 4 48 45 49x-Kansas City 32 14 11 7 47 37 49x-New York 32 12 9 11 52 47 47x-Columbus 32 12 10 10 47 40 46Toronto 32 11 14 7 43 52 40Houston 32 11 15 6 37 54 39Philadelphia 32 9 11 12 48 48 39Chicago 32 5 9 18 38 48 33Montreal 32 6 18 8 36 56 26
Western Conference GP W L T GF GA Ptx-Seattle 32 19 10 3 61 48 60x-Los Angeles 32 17 6 9 67 33 60x-Salt Lake 32 14 8 10 52 39 52x-Dallas 32 15 11 6 54 43 51Vancouver 32 11 8 13 41 40 46
Portland 32 11 9 12 59 52 45Colorado 32 8 16 8 43 60 32Chivas 32 8 18 6 28 59 30San Jose 32 6 15 11 35 49 29
Thursday’s gamesNew England at Houston, 6 p.m.
Friday’s gamesSalt Lake at Portland, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s gamesMontreal at Toronto, noonDallas at Colorado, 1 p.m.Chicago at D.C., 5 p.m.Kansas City at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.Vancouver at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 19Columbus at New York, 1 p.m.Seattle at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m..
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALLAmerican LeagueTEXAS RANGERS — Declined to exercise the
team option for 2015 on OF Alex Rios.TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Signed INF Jona-
than Diaz to a minor league contract.American AssociationLAREDO LEMURS — Exercised the 2015 op-
tion on RHP Mark Haynes.Frontier LeagueGATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Released OF Kale
Kiser. Exercised the 2015 contract options on RHPs Ja’Vaun West, Brett Zawacki, Tyler Thompson, Tucker Jensen, Daniel Cropper, Richard Barrett and Dejai Oliver, INFs Michael Wing, Ben Waldrip and Tommy Richards, OFs Madison Beaird, Richard Siegel and T.J. Bennett, LHP Kerry Kelley, and Cs Josh Adams, Garrett Vail and Landon Hernandez.
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Sold the contract of INF Tony Delmonico to the San Diego Padres.
BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationDALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Yuki To-
gashi.NBA Development LeagueAUSTIN SPURS — Announced the name will be
changed to the Austin Spurs.
FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueNFL — Suspended Tampa Bay FB Jorvorskie
Lane for two games without pay, for the violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR Kevin Cone to the practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived DE Lavar Ed-wards. Signed T Tony Hills from the Miami practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS — Activated LB Antwan Barnes from the physically-unable-to-perform list. Released S Josh Bush.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DB Steven Terrell to the practice squad. Sent DB Eric Pinkins to the practice squad.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OT Will Svitek. Signed TE Brett Brackett to the practice squad.
Canadian Football LeagueCFL — Fined Hamilton DB Craig Butler an
undisclosed amount for a dangerous and illegal hit during last Friday night’s game against the Toronto.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released RB Nic Grigsby.
HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned G John Gibson
to Norfolk (AHL). Placed F Patrick Maroon and D Bryan Allen on injured reserve. Recalled G Jason
LaBarbera and F Chris Wagner from Norfolk.CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled C Brody
Sutter from Charlotte (AHL). Placed F Patrick Dwyer on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 11.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Activated F Brian Gibbons from injured reserve and assigned him to Springfield (AHL).
LOS ANGELES KINGS — Agreed to terms with D Jake Muzzin on a five-year contract.
MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned F Mi-chael Bournival to Hamilton (AHL).
WINNIPEG JETS — Reassigned F Patrice Cormier to St. John’s (AHL).
American Hockey LeagueGRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Assigned F
Shane Berschbach to Toledo (ECHL).HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Released F Jared
Gomes.ECHLREADING ROYALS — Released F Kyle Bodie
and F Dmitry Antipin.SOCCERMajor League SoccerHOUSTON DYNAMO — Announced the resig-
nation of Dominic Kinnear, effective at the end of the 2014 regular season, to become coach of San Jose.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Fired coach Mark Watson. Named assistant coach Ian Russell interim coach.
CFLEast Division
GP W L T PF PA PtToronto 14 6 8 0 375 390 12Hamilton 14 6 8 0 314 323 12Montreal 14 6 8 0 285 322 12Ottawa 14 2 12 0 225 369 4
West Division GP W L T PF PA Ptx-Calgary 14 12 2 0 392 263 24x-Edmonton 15 10 5 0 414 294 20x-Sask. 15 9 6 0 329 360 18B.C. 15 8 7 0 333 272 16Winnipeg 15 6 9 0 333 407 12x - clinches playoff spot
Week 17Friday’s gamesOttawa at Hamilton, 5 p.m.Saturday’s gamesMontreal at Toronto, 2 p.m.Calgary at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.Sunday’s gamesEdmonton at Saskatchewan, 2 p.m.
Week 18Friday, October 24Montreal at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.Saskatchewan at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, October 25Hamilton at Toronto, 2 p.m.B.C. at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Canadian Football League Scoring Leaders TD C FG S PtWaters, Tor 0 35 35 9 149Medlock, Ham 0 27 37 6 144Whyte, Mtl 0 24 32 13 133McCallum, BC 0 30 32 3 129Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 28 31 6 127Paredes, Cgy 0 41 26 2 121Milo, Sask 0 28 25 4 107Shaw, Edm 0 21 23 7 97Maher, Ott 0 22 21 6 91O’Neill, Edm 0 19 12 6 61Grigsby, Wpg 9 0 0 0 54Tate, Cgy 8 0 0 0 48x-Allen, Sask 7 2 0 0 44Arceneaux, BC 7 0 0 0 42Ford, Sask 7 0 0 0 42Owens, Tor 7 0 0 0 42D.Carter, Mtl 6 0 0 0 36Bowman, Edm 6 0 0 0 36A.Harris, BC 6 0 0 0 36x-Reilly, Edm 5 2 0 0 32x-Cornish, Cgy 5 2 0 0 32Marsh, Mtl 5 0 0 0 30Fuller, Cgy 5 0 0 0 30
Steele, Tor 5 0 0 0 30Barnes, Tor 4 0 0 0 24Gable, Ham 4 0 0 0 24K.Lawrence, Edm 4 0 0 0 24LeFevour, Ham 4 0 0 0 24Marve, Wpg 4 0 0 0 24McDaniel, Cgy 4 0 0 0 24Miles, Ott 4 0 0 0 24Mitchell, Cgy 4 0 0 0 24Parker, Cgy 4 0 0 0 24Slaton, Tor 4 0 0 0 24Tasker, Ham 4 0 0 0 24Walker, Ott 4 0 0 0 24x-Dressler, Sask 3 6 0 0 24
National Football LeagueAMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PANew England 4 2 0 .667 160 129Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 118 126Miami 2 3 0 .400 120 124N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 96 158
South W L T Pct PF PAIndianapolis 4 2 0 .667 189 136Houston 3 3 0 .500 132 120Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 104 153Jacksonville 0 6 0 .000 81 185
North W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 3 1 1 .700 134 113Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 164 97Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 134 115Pittsburgh 3 3 0 .500 124 139
West W L T Pct PF PASan Diego 5 1 0 .833 164 91Denver 4 1 0 .800 147 104Kansas City 2 3 0 .400 119 101Oakland 0 5 0 .000 79 134
NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast
W L T Pct PF PAPhiladelphia 5 1 0 .833 183 132Dallas 5 1 0 .833 165 126N.Y. Giants 3 3 0 .500 133 138Washington 1 5 0 .167 132 166
South W L T Pct PF PACarolina 3 2 1 .583 141 157New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 132 141Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 164 170Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 120 204
North W L T Pct PF PADetroit 4 2 0 .667 116 82
Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 161 130Chicago 3 3 0 .500 143 144Minnesota 2 4 0 .333 104 143
West W L T Pct PF PAArizona 4 1 0 .800 116 106San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 141 123Seattle 3 2 0 .600 133 113St. Louis 1 4 0 .200 101 150
Thursday, Oct. 16N.Y. Jets at New England, 6:25 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19Seattle at St. Louis, 11 a.m.Miami at Chicago, 11 a.m.Carolina at Green Bay, 11 a.m.Atlanta at Baltimore, 11 a.m.Tennessee at Washington, 11 a.m.Cleveland at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.Minnesota at Buffalo, 11 a.m.New Orleans at Detroit, 11 a.m.Kansas City at San Diego, 2:05 p.m.Arizona at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 2:25 p.m.San Francisco at Denver, 6:30 p.m.Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay
Monday, Oct. 20Houston at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 23San Diego at Denver, 6:25 p.m.
NFL Odds(Odds supplied by BETONLINE.ag; favourites in parenthesis) Spread O/UThursdayNY Jets at NEW ENGLAND 10 45SundayCincinnati at INDIANAPOLIS 3 49SEATTLE at St. Louis 6.5 43.5Atlanta at BALTIMORE 7 49.5Miami at CHICAGO 3 49New Orleans at DETROIT 2.5 48.5CLEVELAND at Jacksonville 5.5 45Minnesota at BUFFALO 4.5 43Carolina at GREEN BAY 7 48.5Tennessee at WASHINGTON 4.5 46Kansas City at SAN DIEGO 4 44.5ARIZONA at Oakland 3.5 44Ny Giants at DALLAS 5.5 48San Francisco at DENVER 6.5 50MondayHouston at PITTSBURGH 3.5 44.5
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Andrew Jacobs and Dedra Janvier were named the Red Deer College Athletics male and female athletes of the week.
Jacobs led the men’s cross-country team to a third place fin-ish after finishing fourth in Grand Prix #5 in the Alberta Col-leges Athletic Conference men’s event. The Ponoka native is a second year business administrative student.
Janvier averaged 11 points per game and shot 50 per cent from the three-point line for the RDC Queens basketball team, including scoring 15 points, grabbing six rebounds and shooting 60 per cent from three-point range in a win over Augustana. The Cold Lake native is in her third year of the kinesiology program.
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ASH, England — Defending cham-pion Graeme McDowell and Victor Dubuisson began the World Match Play Championship with comfortable wins on Wednesday, three weeks after team-ing up as one of Europe’s top pairings in the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.
McDowell had a 3-and-2 victory over
Alexander Levy, who won the Portu-gal Masters on Sunday, and Dubuisson beat Pablo Larrazabal by the same score in the first of three group match-es at The London Club in southeast England.
“Historically in this event the last couple of years I have been getting off to slow starts and you don’t want to put yourself in the hole against good players,” said McDowell, who was 4 up
after 10 holes against Levy in the first match of the day. “So a good start for me was key. I got going with the putter and was able to build a winning lead.”
Henrik Stenson, at No. 5 the high-est-ranked player in the 16-man field, halved his match with George Coetzee of South Africa. Two other members of Europe’s Ryder Cup winning team, Ste-phen Gallacher and Jamie Donaldson, lost to Shane Lowry and Paul Casey, respectively.
Patrick Reed, the U.S. team’s top points scorer in Gleneagles, opened
with a 2-and-1 loss to Jonas Blixt.Reed won 3 ½ points in the Ryder
Cup in his first appearance in the com-petition.
Blixt went ahead with a birdie at No. 7 and was never behind after that.
“It was one of those days where both of us played pretty solid, but at the end of the day I didn’t really make any-thing,” said the Texas-born Reed.
Other players to start with wins were Joost Luiten and Thongchai Jaid-ee, who lost to McDowell in last year’s final.
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Shannon Szabados knows from her taste of the Southern Professional Hockey League to expect the unex-pected this season.
The goalie went down to Georgia at the end of September to get ready for a full season with the Columbus Cottonmouths. Training camp opened Wednesday. The 10-team SPHL is a minor pro men’s league based in the southeastern United States.
Szabados started in a pair of one-goal losses to conclude the 2013-14 regular season and played the third period of a Cottonmouths playoff loss in April.
“Getting a taste of what it would be like for the next seven or eight months that I’ll be here was definitely an ad-vantage,” Szabados said from Colum-bus.
“It will be nice to start here fresh at the beginning of the season and get in a few games and be on the ice every day.”
The Cottonmouths open at home Oct. 24 against the Knoxville Ice Bears.
Head coach and general manager Jerome Bechard told The Canadian Press he was leaning towards starting Szabados in the season-opener, even though returning veteran Andrew Loe-wen of Winnipeg has more pro experi-ence.
“I want to get that first win for her really bad,” Bechard said. “We play 56 games. In my mind, right off the bat, the plan is for her to get 20 games, if not more. I guess time will tell and we’ll see.”
Szabados said she hadn’t been told of Bechard’s plans for her, but she wouldn’t expect him to ease her into the season based on previous experi-ence. She accepted his invitation last March to join the Cottonmouths.
Szabados had just backstopped the Canadian women’s hockey team to Olympic gold Feb. 20 in Sochi, Rus-sia. Szabados also filled in March 5 at an Edmonton Oilers practice when the NHL team was temporarily short a goalie.
After assuring Szabados he would give her time to adjust to her new team, Bechard threw her into the final home game after just two practices.
Szabados stopped 27 shots March 15 in a 4-3 loss to Knoxville.
Szabados also had 32 saves in a 3-2 loss in Huntsville less than a week lat-er for a combined 3.55 goals-against average and .894 save percentage.
The 28-year-old from Edmonton played the last 23 minutes of Game 1 of the SPHL championship against Pen-sacola in relief of Loewen. Szabados allowed three goals in a 9-1 blowout. The Ice Flyers swept Columbus in the two-game series.
Bechard re-signed Szabados in July with the expectation she and Loewen will be the Cottonmouths goalies this season.
“I wouldn’t bring her in if she wasn’t legit and didn’t give us an opportunity to win,” Bechard said. “She is prob-ably one of the most technical goalies I’ve seen.
“If she’s susceptible, it would be on a rebound, back-door goal because she is a little smaller than Andrew and some of the other goalies. But she’s pretty acrobatic and goes side to side with the best of them. She’s really key on making that first save look simple and not giving up the rebounds.”
Szabados, five foot eight and 148 pounds, made 27 saves in Canada’s 3-2 thrilling overtime win over the U.S. to defend women’s hockey gold in Sochi. She posted a 28-save shutout over the Americans in the women’s Olympic hockey final in 2010.
But Szabados has spent the majority of her career in men’s leagues and it’s where she feels comfortable. Szabados played four years in the Alberta Junior Hockey League with Sherwood Park, Bonneyville and Fort Saskatchewan.
Szabados was named the AJHL’s top goaltender in 2006-07. She spent five years in Alberta men’s college hockey with Grant MacEwen and then NAIT.
She set an ACAC record for the low-est goals-against average (1.58) in 2012-13 when the Ooks won their first cham-pionship in 16 years. The SPHL will be her toughest challenge yet in the men’s game.
“It’s definitely the highest level I’ve played,” Szabados said. “Going from junior to the ACAC and then to here, it’s similar style except the guys are older, bigger, stronger and faster.”
“For me, reaction time and working that into my game has helped me over
the years. I started playing hockey with guys when I was five and have stuck with it. Now there’s a lot more female teams, but I really didn’t have that op-tion.”
The Cottonmouths cover her living and team expenses. She says the aver-age weekly salary in the SPHL is in the range of $350 to $450.
Szabados says her teammates on the Canadian women’s team haven’t given her grief about playing men’s hockey when she could be playing in, and pro-moting, the Canadian Women’s Hockey League at home.
“On the players’ side of it, they un-derstand,” she said.
“As a goalie, it’s a little easier to play against guys twice your size. A lot of them have said if they could do it, they would. Especially within Hockey Canada, they’ve been pretty support-ive.”
Bechard’s connection to women’s hockey is cousin Kelly Bechard, a forward from Sedley, Sask., who won Olympic gold with the Canadian wom-en in 2002.
He’s a Regina native who compiled
280 penalty minutes in a single season with the Moose Jaw Warriors back in 1987-88.
Goaltender Manon Rheaume ap-peared in the first of two NHL pre-season games 22 years ago with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bechard admits the novelty of a female goalie in the male game still fill seats.
“I’d be lying to you if I didn’t say ’hey, it’s a great story with her being here and competing against the guys,”’ he said. “I’m trying to grow hockey in a non-traditional sport in the south
“I’m not the most traditional guy to begin with, I think. I relish being dif-ferent and trying to do things a little differently than the norm. This is just a great thing.”
Loewen also grabbed the public-ity bull by the horns when Szabados played her first game last season. He’s YouTube famous for dancing the “Wob-ble” in full goalie gear at intermission alongside the Venom dance team and Boomer the cuddly rattlesnake.
“He’s a good guy and we got along right away,” Szabados said. “He’s helped me out a lot.”
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNING WOMEN’S HOCKEY GOALTENDER LOOKS FORWARD TO
FULL SEASON IN MEN’S PRO LEAGUE
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Goalkeeper Shannon Szabados skates off the ice at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 17, 2014. Szabados knows from her taste of the Southern Professional Hockey League to expect the unexpected this season.
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Driving to Helland back can be coolANN ARBOR, MI. – If you’re driving to Hell, what kind of car would you want to be in?An SUV? A sports car? One that if you never come back, at least your missing person’s report would list you last seen: “in something fast, flashy and awesome?”When my driving partner and I stumbled upon Hell, Michigan, or at least the sign that directed us that way, we were in the all-new, 2015 Hyundai Sonata; a sedan that is now seven generations strong.We had air conditioning in case it got really hot and directions via the navigation system in case we wanted to go to Hell and back and lost our way. And comfortable seats in case the crossing of the River Styx was long and arduous. Furthermore, we had the power to get us out of there if we needed to leave in a hurry.Okay, enough about Hell and back to the car… for 2015, the Sonata gives you two engine options; both of which have been revised for the seventh generation.The first is a peppy 2.4L, 4-cylinder with 185 horsepower and 178 lb-ft of torque.Then there’s the spirited, optional, 2.0-litre twin-scroll turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 245 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. Both engine variants are linked with a 6-speed automatic transmission.There’s a lot going on with Hyundai’s mid-size sedan. It’s built with an all-new chassis, which equates to a more comfortable ride, better handling and an overall improvement in NVH
(Noise, Vibrations, Harshness.) To test that out, we took it to the streets of Ann Arbor in Michigan, as well as the backcountry roads that have sweeping corners and tight turns.The first thing I noticed was how much better the handling was, especially when you have it in Sport mode. The 2015 Sonata gives the driver a choice of three drive modes. These modes work together with the sedan’s engine, transmission, and Motor-Driven Power Steering (MDPS) to suit different driver preferences. In Sport, powertrain responsiveness and heavier steering weight are both increased. The steering weight definitely comes in handy on the twisty parts of the road. In Normal mode, steering isn’t as responsive but better suited for urban environments. And if you’re in a fuel saving mood, pop the car into Eco mode. This softens throttle response and recalibrates transmission response so you get the most out of your tank. Speaking of steering, Hyundai mentions, “The 2015 Sonata’s steering wheel features an irregular shape with increased rim thickness and ergonomic grip rests. These subtle changes ensure more of the steering wheel surface remains in contact with the driver’s hands. In turn, the vehicle offers enhanced steering system feel, especially at high speed.”I’d agree with this. My fingers were comfortably placed at 9 and 3 o’clock and felt pretty good there.But it’s not just the driving modes and steering wheel that make the Sonata as popular as it is.
The 2015 comes with all new styling inside and outside.Let’s start with the cabin, since the driver will spend more time looking at a centre stack than they will the front, hexagonal grille.Featuring even higher quality materials than before, it’s softer to the touch and the layout is optimized for the driver. On the outside, you’ll see a family resemblance to the Sonata’s big brother, the Genesis. The character line is more pronounced, yet the cumulative look is more sophisticated and mature.
It’s a tough segment to be in. When you have frontrunners like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Mazda6 and more, it can get pretty heated. But the Sonata remains cool and collected and has the goods to keep up with the best of them. The 2015 Hyundai Sonata has a starting MSRP of $23,999. The top of the line Sport 2.0T Ultimate has an MSRP of $34,799.Visit www.hyundaicanada.com for more [email protected]
Five of Ford’s oddest cars
Multi-national Ford Motor Company has charted a quite conservative path through the years. Unlike dedicated eccentrics SAAB, Citroën and even American Motors, Ford has produced few cars that could be characterized as weird, but here are five from Ford (and its Lincoln and Mercury divisions) that still have us scratching our heads:
1982-85 Ford Escort EXP: The EXP (along with its twin the Mercury Lynx LN-7) was simply bizarre. It was supposed to be a sporty two-seater version of the Escort compact, but the styling was incomprehensible. It was touted as a modern, affordable and efficient version of the concept that brought the car world the classic two-seater 1955-57 Thunderbird. But where the T-Bird was graceful and elegant, the EXP was just odd, and the squinty, hung-over look to the headlight treatment was particularly strange.
1963 Mercury Monterey Breezeway: The Monterey and its predecessor, the Turnpike Cruiser, were standard 1950s and 1960s full-size Ford Motor Company products, but it was the
backward-slanted rear roofline and a rear window that lowered for ventilation that added a truly strange look to the car, as well as providing ready ingress for exhaust fumes.
2002 Lincoln Blackwood: The Blackwood was a one-year-only Lincoln luxury pickup designed to compete with the Cadillac Escalade XLT. Unfortunately, it turned out to be the answer to a question that nobody was asking—a shortbed luxury pickup that was too nice to haul anything. Less than 3,500 were made in that single year.
1959-67 Ford Anglia 105E: Famous as the flying car from the “Harry Potter” series, this English Ford sported a distinctly American feature — the bizarre, backward-slanted rear window that Lincolns and Mercurys had sported in the U.S.
1996-08 Ford Ka: Another
odd duck Ford not seen in the U.S, the Ka was both an oddly named and strangely styled city car that measured just over 142” overall. Performance was largely theoretical as the Ka was powered by a derivative of the ancient four-cylinder that powered the Anglia. Handling was at least said to be entertaining.
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full am
ount of
lease f
inancin
g price
after M
anufac
turer R
ebate d
educted
. Add
itional
paym
ents re
quired
for PP
SA, reg
istratio
n, secu
rity dep
osit, NS
F fees (
where
applic
able),
excess
wear a
nd tea
r, and la
te fees
. Some
conditi
ons an
d milea
ge restr
ictions
of 40,
000km
for 24
month
s apply.
Excess
kilome
trage ch
arges o
f 16¢pe
r km for
F-Serie
s, plus
applica
ble tax
es. Exc
ess kilo
metrag
e charg
es subj
ect to c
hange,
see you
r local
dealer
for det
ails. Al
l prices
are ba
sed on
Manuf
acture
r’s Sugg
ested R
etail P
rice.**
Purcha
se a new
2014 F-
150 Sup
er Cab
XLT 4X
4 5.0L/
2014 F-
150 Sup
er Crew
4X4 5.
0L (300
A Pack
age) fo
r $29,9
99/$32
,085 af
ter Man
ufactu
rer Reb
ate of
$9,000
/$8,50
0 is ded
ucted.
Taxes p
ayable
on ful
l amoun
t of pu
rchase
price a
fter tot
al Manu
factur
er Reba
te dedu
cted. Of
fer incl
udes fr
eight an
d air ta
x of $1,
800/$1
,800 b
ut exclu
des op
tional f
eature
s, adm
inistrat
ion an
d regist
ration
fees (a
dminis
tration
fees m
ay vary
by dea
ler), fu
el fill c
harge a
nd all
applica
ble tax
es. Man
ufactu
rer Reb
ates ar
e not co
mbina
ble wit
h any f
leet con
sumer
incentiv
es.*Unt
il Nove
mber 2
0, 2014
, receiv
e as low
as 3.49
% annu
al perce
ntage r
ate (AP
R) purc
hase fi
nancing
on a 2
014 F-1
50 Supe
r Cab X
LT 4X4
5.0L fo
r a maxim
um of
72 mont
hs to q
ualifie
d retail
custom
ers, on
appro
ved cre
dit (OA
C) from
Ford Cr
edit. N
ot all b
uyers w
ill qual
ify for
the low
est inte
rest rat
e. Purc
hase fi
nancing
month
ly paym
ent is $
423 (th
e sum o
f twelve
(12) m
onthly
payme
nts div
ided b
y 26 per
iods gi
ves pay
ee a bi-
weekly
payme
nt of $1
95 with
a down
payme
nt of $2
,575 or
equival
ent tra
de-in.
Cost of
borrow
ing is $
3,011.1
4 or AP
R of 3.4
9% an
d total
to be re
paid is
$30,435
.14. Do
wn pay
ment m
ay be re
quired
based
on ap
proved
credit
from For
d Credi
t. Offer
includ
es Manu
factur
er Reba
te of $9
,000 a
nd frei
ght an
d air ta
x of $1,
800 bu
t exclud
es optio
nal fea
tures,
adminis
tration
and re
gistrati
on fee
s (adm
inistrat
ion fee
s may v
ary by
dealer)
, fuel f
ill char
ge and
all app
licable
taxes.
Taxes p
ayable
on ful
l amoun
t of pu
rchase
price a
fter Ma
nufact
urer
Rebate
deduct
ed.▲
Until N
ovemb
er 20, 2
014, re
ceive $5
00/ $75
0/ $1,00
0/ $1,75
0/ $2,0
00/ $2,
500/ $2
,750/ $3
,000/ $
3,500/ $
4,000/
$4,500
/ $4,750
/ $5,00
0/ $5,50
0/ $6,0
00/ $6,
500/ $7
,000/
$8,000
/ $8,50
0/ $9,0
00/$10
,000 in
Manuf
acture
r Rebat
es with
the pu
rchase
or lea
se of a
new 201
4 C-MA
X, Fusio
n, Esca
pe 2.0L
/ 2015 F
-150 Reg
ular Ca
b XL 4x
2 (Valu
e Leade
r)/ 201
5 Tauru
s (exclu
ding SE
), Expe
dition,
Transit
Connec
t, E-Se
ries/ 20
14 Focu
s S Man
ual, Ed
ge/ 201
4 Flex,
F-150 R
egular
Cab XL
4x2 (Va
lue Lea
der) an
d 2015 F
-350 to
F-550 C
hassis
Cabs/ 2
014 E-S
eries an
d 2015 F
iesta S/
2014 M
ustang
V6 Cou
pe/ 201
4 Trans
it Conn
ect/ 20
14 Fiest
a (exclu
ding S)
, Tauru
s SE, Ex
plorer
and 201
5 F-150
Regula
r Cab (e
xcludin
g XLT)
/ 2014 F
-350 to
F-550 C
hassis
Cab/ 20
15 F-150
SuperCa
b and
SuperC
rew/ 2
014 Fie
sta S/
2014 M
ustang
V6 Pre
mium/
2014 Ta
urus (e
xcludin
g SE)/
2014 M
ustang
GT (ex
cluding
GT500)
/ 2014
Expedi
tion/ 20
15 F-25
0 to F-4
50 (exc
luding
Chassis
Cabs) G
as eng
ine/ 20
14 F-150
Regula
r Cab (e
xcludin
g XL 4x2
), F-25
0 to F-4
50 (exc
luding
Chassis
Cabs) g
as engi
ne/ 201
4 F-150
SuperCr
ew 4x4
XLT 300
A and
2015 F-
250 to
F-450 (
exclud
ing Cha
ssis Cab
s) Diese
l engin
e/ 2014
F-150 S
uperCa
b and
SuperCr
ew (ex
cluding
F-150 S
uperCre
w 4x4 X
LT 300A
)/ 2014
F-250 t
o F-450
(exclud
ing Cha
ssis Cab
s) Diese
l Engin
e -- all
chassis
cab, str
ipped c
hassis,
cutawa
y body,
F-150 R
aptor, M
edium
Truck,
Musta
ng Bos
s 302 an
d Shelb
y GT500
exclud
ed. Off
ers are
not co
mbina
ble wit
h CPA, G
PC, CFIP
, Daily R
ental A
llowanc
e and A
/X/Z/D
/F-Pla
n prog
rams. D
elivery
allowa
nces ar
e not co
mbina
ble wit
h any f
leet con
sumer i
ncentiv
es.‡F-S
eries is
the bes
t-sellin
g picku
p truck
in Cana
da for 4
8 years
in a row
based o
n Canad
ian Veh
icle Ma
nufact
urers’ A
ssociat
ion sta
tistical
sales r
eports,
up to
Decem
ber 201
3. ©201
4 Sirius
Canada
Inc. “S
iriusXM
”, the Si
riusXM
logo, c
hannel
name
s and lo
gos are
tradem
arks of
SiriusX
M Radi
o Inc. a
nd are
used u
nder lic
ence.*
**Offer
onl
y valid
from Sep
tember
3, 2014
to Oct
ober 31
, 2014 (
the “Of
fer Per
iod”) t
o reside
nt Cana
dians w
ith an
eligible
Costco
memb
ership o
n or be
fore Au
gust 31
, 2014 w
ho pur
chase o
r lease
of a n
ew 201
4/2015
Ford (e
xcludin
g Fiesta
, Focus
, C-MAX,
GT500,
50th A
nniver
sary Ed
ition M
ustang
, Rapto
r, and M
edium
Truck)
vehicle
(each a
n “Eligi
ble Veh
icle”).
Limit o
ne (1) o
ffer per
each El
igible V
ehicle
purcha
se or le
ase, up
to a m
aximum
of two
(2) sep
arate E
ligible
Vehicle
sales p
er Cost
co Mem
bership
Numb
er. Offer
is tran
sferabl
e to per
sons do
miciled
with a
n eligib
le Cost
co mem
ber. Ap
plicabl
e taxes
calcula
ted bef
ore CAD
$1,000
offer i
s deduc
ted. ®:
Registe
red tra
demark
of Pric
e Costco
Intern
ational
, Inc. u
sed un
der lice
nse.©2
014 For
d Moto
r Comp
any of
Canada
, Limited
. All rig
hts res
erved.
Visit your Alberta Ford Store and Swap Your Ride today.
XLT WITH XTR PACKAGE SHOWN
Chad J.Non-Ford driver
2014 F-150 XLT SUPERCAB 4X4 5.0L
Offer includes $9,000 in manufacturer rebate and $1,800 freight and air tax.
Bi-weekly for 72 months with $2,575 down or equivalent trade. Offer includes $9,000 in
manufacturer rebate and $1,800 freight and air tax.
PURCHASE FINANCE FOR
OR OWN FOR ONLY
$195 @3.49%APR
*
Offer includes $9 000 in manufacturer reb
OROR O OWNOWN FOFOR OR OONLYNLY
$29,999**
Well Equipped with:
‡
SWAP
RIDE
IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS(2014 F-150 SuperCab XLT 4x4 5.0L amount shown)
UP TO
IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS
UP TO
9,000▲
$
YOU COULD BE LEASING YOUR FOURTH BRAND NEW F-150 IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO PAY
2014 F-150 XLT SUPERCREW 4X4 5.0L
LEASE FOR
†
Per month for 24 months with $2,575 down or equivalent trade. Offer includes $8,500 in
manufacturer rebate, $1,800 freight and air tax plus $1,200 Ford Credit Lease Cash
when leased through Ford Credit.
Offer includes $8,500 in manufacturer rebate and $1,800 freight and air tax.
OR OWN FOR ONLY
Offer includes $8 500 in manufacturer reb
OROR OWNWN FOFOR OR ONLYNLY
$32,**
Well Equipped with:
EQUAL TO $138 BI-WEEKLY.
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B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
ALL OUTCLEAROUT
SALES EVENT
Less
Fue
l. M
ore
Pow
er.
Gre
at V
alue
is
a co
mpa
riso
n be
twee
n th
e 20
14 a
nd t
he 2
013
Chry
sler
Can
ada
prod
uct
lineu
ps.
40 M
PG o
r gr
eate
r cl
aim
(7.
0 L/
100
km)
base
d on
201
4 En
erG
uide
hig
hway
fue
l co
nsum
ptio
n ra
ting
s. G
over
nmen
t of
Can
ada
test
met
hods
use
d. Y
our
actu
al f
uel
cons
umpt
ion
may
var
y ba
sed
on d
rivi
ng h
abit
s an
d ot
her
fact
ors.
Ask
you
r de
aler
for
the
Ene
rGui
de i
nfor
mat
ion.
¤20
14 D
odge
Jou
rney
2.4
L w
ith
4-sp
eed
auto
mat
ic –
Hw
y:
7.7
L/10
0 km
(37
MPG
) an
d Ci
ty:
11.2
L/1
00 k
m (
25 M
PG).
201
4 D
odge
Dar
t 1.
4 L
I-4
16V
Turb
o –
Hw
y: 4
.8 L
/100
km
(59
MPG
) an
d Ci
ty:
7.3
L/10
0 km
(39
MPG
). 2
014
Dod
ge G
rand
Car
avan
3.6
L V
VT
V6 6
-spe
ed a
utom
atic
– H
wy:
7.9
L/1
00 k
m (
36 M
PG)
and
City
: 12
.2 L
/100
km
(23
MPG
). W
ise
cust
omer
s re
ad t
he f
ine
prin
t: *
, ≥
, >
, †,
§ T
he A
ll O
ut C
lear
out
Sale
s Ev
ent
offe
rs a
re l
imite
d tim
e of
fers
whi
ch a
pply
to
reta
il de
liver
ies
of s
elec
ted
new
and
unu
sed
mod
els
purc
hase
d fr
om
part
icip
atin
g de
aler
s on
or
afte
r Se
ptem
ber
3, 2
014.
Off
ers
subj
ect
to c
hang
e an
d m
ay b
e ex
tend
ed w
ithou
t no
tice.
All
pric
ing
incl
udes
fre
ight
($1
,695
) an
d ex
clud
es l
icen
ce,
insu
ranc
e, r
egis
trat
ion,
any
dea
ler
adm
inis
trat
ion
fees
, ot
her
deal
er c
harg
es a
nd o
ther
app
licab
le f
ees
and
taxe
s. D
eale
r or
der/
trad
e m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary.
Dea
ler
may
sel
l fo
r le
ss.
*Con
sum
er C
ash
Dis
coun
ts a
re o
ffer
ed o
n se
lect
new
201
4 ve
hicl
es a
nd a
re d
educ
ted
from
the
neg
otia
ted
pric
e be
fore
tax
es.
3.99
% p
urch
ase
finan
cing
for
up t
o 96
mon
ths
avai
labl
e on
the
new
201
4 D
odge
Gra
nd C
arav
an C
anad
a Va
lue
Pack
age/
Dod
ge J
ourn
ey C
anad
a Va
lue
Pack
age
mod
els
thro
ugh
RBC
, Sc
otia
bank
and
TD
Aut
o Fi
nanc
e. E
xam
ples
: 20
14 D
odge
Gra
nd C
arav
an C
anad
a Va
lue
Pack
age/
Dod
ge J
ourn
ey C
anad
a Va
lue
Pack
age
with
a P
urch
ase
Pric
e of
$20
,998
/$19
,998
(in
clud
ing
appl
icab
le C
onsu
mer
Cas
h an
d Ul
timat
e B
onus
Cas
h D
isco
unts
) fin
ance
d at
3.9
9%
ove
r 96
mon
ths
with
$0
dow
n pa
ymen
t eq
uals
208
bi-
wee
kly
paym
ents
of
$118
/$11
2 w
ith a
cos
t of
bor
row
ing
of $
3,54
5/$
3,37
6 an
d a
tota
l ob
ligat
ion
of $
24,5
43/$
23,3
74.
>2.
79%
pur
chas
e fin
anci
ng f
or u
p to
96
mon
ths
avai
labl
e on
the
new
201
4 D
odge
Dar
t SE
(25
A)
mod
el t
hrou
gh R
BC,
Scot
iaba
nk a
nd T
D A
uto
Fina
nce.
Exa
mpl
e: 2
014
Dod
ge D
art
SE (
25A
) w
ith a
Pur
chas
e Pr
ice
of $
16,9
98 f
inan
ced
at 2
.79
% o
ver
96 m
onth
s w
ith $
0 do
wn
paym
ent,
equa
ls 2
08 b
i-w
eekl
y pa
ymen
ts o
f $
91 w
ith a
cos
t of
bor
row
ing
of $
1,97
7 an
d a
tota
l ob
ligat
ion
of $
18,9
75.
†0.0
% p
urch
ase
finan
cing
for
36 m
onth
s av
aila
ble
on t
he n
ew 2
014
Jeep
Com
pass
, Pa
trio
t, D
odge
Dar
t an
d G
rand
Car
avan
mod
els
thro
ugh
RBC
, Sc
otia
bank
and
TD
Aut
o Fi
nanc
e. E
xam
ples
: 20
14 D
odge
Dar
t SE
(25
A)/
Dod
ge G
rand
Car
avan
CVP
/Dod
ge J
ourn
ey C
VP w
ith a
Pur
chas
e Pr
ice
of $
16,9
98/$
20,9
98/$
19,9
98,
with
a $
0 do
wn
paym
ent,
finan
ced
at 0
.0%
for
36
mon
ths
equa
ls 7
8 bi
-wee
kly/
bi-w
eekl
y/bi
-wee
kly
paym
ents
of
$21
8/$
269
/$25
6;
cost
of
borr
owin
g of
$0
and
a to
tal
oblig
atio
n of
$16
,998
/$20
,998
/$19
,998
. §
Star
ting
from
pric
es f
or v
ehic
les
show
n in
clud
e C
onsu
mer
Cas
h D
isco
unts
and
do
not
incl
ude
upgr
ades
(e.
g. p
aint
). U
pgra
des
avai
labl
e fo
r ad
ditio
nal
cost
. **
Bas
ed o
n 20
14 W
ard’
s up
per
smal
l se
dan
cost
ing
unde
r $
25,0
00.
^B
ased
on
R.
L. P
olk
Can
ada,
Inc
. M
ay 2
008
to S
epte
mbe
r 20
13 C
anad
ian
Tota
l N
ew V
ehic
le R
egis
trat
ion
data
for
Cro
ssov
er S
egm
ents
as
defin
ed b
y C
hrys
ler
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ada
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TMTh
e Si
riusX
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reg
iste
red
trad
emar
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usXM
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ellit
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dio
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ep i
s a
regi
ster
ed t
rade
mar
k of
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roup
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LOCAL C1THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 2014
Carolyn Martindale, City Editor, 403-314-4326 Fax 403-341-6560 E-mail [email protected] WWW.REDDEERADVOCATE.COM
Police searching for robbery suspectPolice are seeking a robbery suspect after a
stocky man held up a Red Deer bank on Wednesday and made off with some cash.
No weapon was seen when the male demanded cash at the RBC Royal Bank at 6791 50th. Ave at about 11:20 a.m. He fled on foot with an undis-closed amount of money towards the nearby Dairy Queen.
No one was injured during the robbery.
Red Deer City RCMP searched the area and obtained a surveil-lance photo of the suspect. He is described as being a 1.83 metres tall (six feet), Caucasian, from 35 to 45 years old, with a stocky build. He was wearing a black toque, dark sunglasses, grey pants with a white strip down the leg and a black jacket.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report tips online at www.tipsubmit.com.
City looking to curb noise from homeheating and cooling systems
Noisy air conditioning units may soon be silenced in Red Deer.
City council directed administration to explore noise attenuation options prior to installation on residential heating and cooling systems on Tuesday.
City staff will also bring back recommendations to explore potential advocacy options.
Coun. Paul Harris brought the notice of motion to council after hearing concerns from residents about noisy units in their neighbourhoods.
Suspects being sought in assault on taxi driver, passenger
A taxi driver and passenger were assaulted early Saturday morning in Red Deer, police said Wednes-day.
Red Deer RCMP said two men leaving Lotus nightclub in the downtown decided to share a taxi with another man, who they did not know, as they were all going to the north end of Red Deer.
The two friends got into the back and the third man got into the front beside the driver. One of the men in the back seat became increasingly aggressive and belligerent.
When the taxi driver pulled over to order him out of the vehicle, he punched the front seat passenger in the back of his head. The
suspect then exited, walked around the vehicle and punched the female taxi driver in the jaw. He and his friend then ran from the scene.
The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. The taxi they had ordered was on its way to Mustang Acres mobile home park.
The suspect is described as Caucasian, approxi-mately 22 to 25 years old, about 1.7 metres (five feet seven inches to five feet eight inches) tall, slender build, blond hair and wearing a T-shirt and jeans.
Local men named to Alberta Order of Excellence
Two local men are among eight people named to the Alberta Order of Excellence on Wednesday.
Morris Flewwelling of Red Deer and Willie Lit-tlechild of Maskwacis were recognized for their spe-cial contributions to Albertans. The announcement was made in May, but the awards were presented on Wednesday.
The Alberta Order of Excellence is the highest honour the province bestows on its citizens. The awards go to Albertans who have made an outstand-ing contribution at the provincial, national or inter-national level. To date, 140 Albertans have been so honoured.
Flewwelling was mayor of Red Deer, among his many accomplishments. He has been a leader of Canadian heritage preservation, an educator and a tireless volunteer. He has received many awards, in-cluding an Order of Canada.
Littlechild has a long line of political, athletic and voluntary achievements. He is an advocate for hu-man rights/indigenous people, a world class athlete and a former member of Parliament.
Most recently he was co-chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that travelled across Canada seeking the stories of survivors of Indian residential schools. Littlechild is also a Member of the Order of Canada.
For more details about the local award winners, check their biographies and photographs at www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca and follow the links for members inducted in 2014.
Police looking for female suspect in armed robbery
Police are looking for a female suspect with an eye injury after a Red Deer fast-food outlet was held up with a long-barrelled firearm.
Early Monday at about 12:30 a.m., a masked female entered the Subway restaurant ay 7644 50th Ave. She pointed the fire-arm at the employee and de-manded cash. After being hand-ed an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled, turning left outside the restaurant’s front doors and running north across the street to the parking lot of the One Stop License Shop.
The Subway employee was not injured during the robbery.
RCMP officers later searched the area with police dogs for evidence.
Red Deer City RCMP are looking for a Caucasian woman who is from 1.6 metres to 1.62 metres (five-foot to five-foot-four inches) in height. She was wear-ing a dark pink hoodie with yellow writing on both arms and a yellow design on the back.
She was also wearing a black balaclava, black plants and white shoes. The female suspect is de-scribed as having an injury to, or possible blindness, in her left eye.
Anyone with information can call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575 or, to remain anonymous, can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Olds College hosting open housePeople who want to explore the educational op-
tions at Olds College can attend its open house on Friday.
The event runs Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Olds College, which is located on the eastern edge of Olds.
Olds College specializes in applied agricultural, horticultural, land and environmental management. and focuses on innovation in learning.
The college also has a satellite Fashion Institute campus in Calgary where a separate open house will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The insti-tution was established in 1913 as an agricultural col-lege but has grown to include such programs as golf course management, trades and fashion.
For more details, go to www.oldscollege.ca.
Pair of impaired drivers caught after check stop in Lacombe
Lacombe Police Services and RCMP netted two impaired drivers during a Sunday roadside check stop.
Three drivers had their vehicles seized, including the impaired drivers and one driver found to be sus-pended. Police also seized an undisclosed amount of controlled substance.
Thirty-one violation tickets and written warnings were also issued for various violations.
The Enhanced Alberta Check Stop Program is a joint operation between the Alberta government and Alberta police services, with funding from the prov-ince. The check stops are specifically dedicated to removing impaired drivers from Alberta roads.
Rain postpones Taylor Drive and Ross Street interchange opening
Mother Nature has out a damper on the opening of the Taylor Drive and Ross Street intersection.
The important interchange was expected to open today but the rain has prevented the lines on the pavement from drying.
It is expected to reopen as early as this weekend, depending on the weather.
The $20-million construction project transformed the busy intersection to three legs from a four-legged crossing. The intersection has operated at a limited capacity for months while roads were upgraded and sidewalks and crosswalks were added.
Progress is being made on reducing Red Deer’s carbon footprint but there’s still work to be done.
City council endorsed the Environmental Master Plan annual report on Tuesday.
Environmental Initiatives supervisor Nancy Hack-ett told council that the city is making headway in many areas but there was poor progress made on improving air quality, reducing the electricity use or natural energy use of city owned buildings (build-ing energy intensity) and changing the modular split (how people get to work).
Hackett said the city continues to meet
with the provincial government to discuss an air quality strategy for Central Alberta.It was the first year that the city measured the build-ing energy intensity. Hackett said the usage went up and they are currently investigating the reasons.
Information surrounding modular split is gar-nered from the federal census. There was not one conducted in 2013 so the split remained the same.
The annual report indicated that the city is making progress on 12 out of 18 measurements of progress covering water conservation, ecolo-gy, renewable energy, transportation and waste.
The annual report promotes what has been accomplished over the year and identi-fies any adjustments in actions or measures.After collecting the data since 2009, the city set a new target for fuel consumption.
It now seeks a reduction of 1.3 per cent per year or 1,156 litres per capita per year.
The baseline figure for 2009 was 1,257 litres per person per year.
A report to the community is expected to be re-leased in the coming weeks.
IN BRIEF
FUN WITH SCIENCE
A P.E.I.-based company will be building Sylvan Lake’s new fire hall.
APM Construction Services Inc., of Char-lottetown, was the only firm of six bidders to come in under the town’s $4.8-million budget.
The company’s $4.7-million bid beat out bids ranging from $5 million to $6.2 million. The 14,500-square-foot fire hall will be locat-ed just north of the town’s RCMP station on Beacon Hill on 50th Street, a few blocks south of town centre.
Companies were rated on a scale of 100 and fire hall architects Sahuri and Partners Architectures Inc. recommended APM’s bid.
Total cost of the fire hall project, including site work, is $6.2 million.
The project has been faced with rising budgets and delayed construction starts.
Faced with higher-than-expected costs, council voted earlier this year to reduce the size of the building from 19,000 square feet.
Construction could begin before the end of the year and will take about a year, depend-ing on the weather and other factors.
Work still needs to be done to reduce city’s carbon footprint
Sylvan Lake hires PEI-based
company to build new fire hall
Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Westpark Middle School student Madyson Harden shies away and covers her ears expecting a the balloon to explode as classmate Ahmed Said attempts to puncture the balloon without it bursting. The students learned it was possible to puncture the balloon without it exploding if the stick was first covered with coconut oil. On Wednesday afternoon 38 students from the Red Deer College Middle School Years education faculty joined students from Westpark Middle School, Mattie McCullough Elementary and Westpark Elementary schools for an afternoon of science learning during the fourth annual Science Exploration Conference.
Nurse infected by Ebola virus transferred to Atlanta
hospitalATLANTA — A Dallas nurse di-
agnosed with Ebola was being trans-ferred Wednesday to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, one of four U.S. hospitals with specialized isolation unites to care for Ebola patients.
An ambulance with a crew clad in hazardous-material suits arrived at the hospital Wednesday afternoon and left for Dallas Love Field. There, aerial video showed the crew leading a per-son in a yellow hazmat suit and booties onto a jet.
A statement issued by the Atlanta hospital Wednesday said Amber Joy Vinson was being transferred to Em-ory from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
However, a spokeswoman for the Dallas hospital declined to confirm that Vinson had been removed from the facility.
Vinson was one of the nurses who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, a Li-berian national who died at the Dallas hospital last week of the Ebola virus. Another nurse is in good condition re-ceiving treatment for Ebola.
Another Ebola patient being treated at Emory — an American doc-tor said Wednesday that he had been critically ill but is now recovering and expects to be discharged soon.
Kurds prove remarkably resilient in fight against militants in Syria town
MURSITPINAR, Turkey — Intensi-fied U.S.-led airstrikes and a deter-mined Kurdish military force on the ground appear to have had some suc-cess in halting advances by Islamic State fighters on a strategic Kurdish town near Syria’s border with Turkey — at least for now.
On Wednesday, the Kurdish mili-tiamen were fighting ferocious street battles with the Sunni extremists in Kobani and making advances on some fronts, hours after the U.S.-led coali-tion stepped up its aerial campaign.
In a surprising display of resilience, the Kurdish fighters have held out against the more experienced jihadists a month into the militants’ offensive on the frontier town, hanging on to their territory against all expectations.
“People underestimate the power of determination,” said Farhad Shami, a Kurdish activist in Kobani. “The Kurds have a cause and are prepared to die fighting for it.”
They also have the advantage of fighting on familiar ground.
“Islamic State fighters have far more superior weapons, but they lack knowledge of the terrain,” said Rami Abdurrahman, director of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Kurdish fighters, on the other hand, know “every street, building and cor-ner” of Kobani and have the powerful “will of resistance,” he said. Some of them are experienced fighters who have fought alongside rebels of the af-filiated PKK in Turkey as they battled for autonomy for Kurds during a three-
decade insurgency.The Islamic State group launched
its offensive on Kobani in mid-Septem-ber, capturing dozens of nearby Kurd-ish villages and a third of the town in lightning advances that sent massive waves of civilians fleeing across the border into Turkey.
Police action against Hong Kong protesters sparks
outrageHONG KONG — Riot police moving
against activists sparked outrage after officers were seen kicking a hand-cuffed protester and dragging dozens of others away Wednesday in the worst violence against the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong since they began more than two weeks ago.
Clashes that erupted before dawn Wednesday continued early Thursday, as police used pepper spray to push back crowds of protesters trying to oc-cupy a road outside the government’s headquarters.
Tensions were high but the scenes were not as chaotic as on Wednesday, when protesters were knocked to the ground by hundreds of police, some with batons, pepper spray and shields.
The clashes have worsened an al-ready bitter standoff between authori-ties and activists who have taken over key roads and streets in the city to press for democratic reforms.
“Hong Kong police have gone in-sane today, carrying out their own punishment in private,” said pro-democracy lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan. “Hong Kong’s values and its rule of law really have been completely destroyed by police chiefs.”
Public anger over the aggressive tactics exploded after local TV showed officers taking a protester around a dark corner and kicking him repeat-edly on the ground. It’s unclear what provoked the attack. Local Now TV showed him splashing water on offi-cers beforehand.
Protester Ken Tsang said he was kicked while he was “detained and defenceless.” He added that he was assaulted again in the police station afterward.
Tsang, a member of a pro-democ-racy political party, lifted his shirt to show reporters injuries to his torso.
Police spokesman Steve Hui said seven officers who were involved have been temporarily reassigned, and that authorities will carry out an impartial investigation. Police arrested 45 dem-onstrators in the clashes.
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Trek turns deadlyBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An avalanche and a blizzard in Ne-pal’s mountainous north have killed at least 12 people, including four Canadi-ans, officials said.
The co-founder of Montreal-based travel agency Terra Ultima said Wednesday that three Quebecers are among those missing and feared dead.
Julien Passerini said six Quebecers in all were in the area, including those missing: two women in their 50s and one in her 30s.
One of the three is the hikers’ guide.“The group of five people, accom-
panied by an experienced guide, left Canada for Nepal on Oct. 3 for a three-week trip,” Terra Ultima said in a statement.
“Our thoughts are with the friends and families of those who are missing.”
Two Ottawa women — Jane Van Criekingen and Virginia Schwartz —were also believed to be missing.
“We have unconfirmed reports that both Virginia and Jane are OK,” Mark Schwartz, Virginia’s brother, told Ot-tawa radio station 1310News.
A statement from the Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal said the bodies of five people — four Cana-dians and one Indian trekker — were recovered from Phu area in Manang district.
A company called Panorama Hima-laya confirmed the deaths of three Ca-nadian clients in an avalanche while a company called Nepal Hidden Treks confirmed the death of a Canadian woman.
Panorama Himalaya also said it had rescued three other Canadian trek-kers, according to the Trekking Agen-
cies’ Association of Nepal.The death toll was likely to rise as
rescuers struggled through snow and rough terrain to help dozens who re-mained stranded, the officials said.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper took to Twitter to voice his sympathy.
“Laureen and I express our condo-lences to the families and friends of the four Canadians who lost their lives
in an avalanche in Nepal,” he wrote.Three villagers were killed Monday
in the same district, about 160 kilome-tres northwest of the capital, Kathman-du, and their bodies were recovered on Wednesday.
In the neighbouring Mustang dis-trict, four trekkers caught in a blizzard died Tuesday.
Rescuers recovered the bodies of
the two Poles, one Israeli and one Ne-pali trekker from the Thorong La pass area.
It was initially thought that group had been caught in an avalanche, but government official Yam Bahadur Chokyal said the four trekkers instead had been caught in the blizzard and died.
He said another 14 foreign trek-kers have been rescued so far, and two army helicopters were picking up injured trekkers and flying them to Jomsom town.
Chokyal said it was not possible to say how many trekkers were still on the route stranded by the deep snow but several of them have reached safe ground on Wednesday because of im-proved weather.
Five other climbers — two from Slo-vakia and three Nepalese guides — were hit by a separate avalanche on Mount Dhaulagiri and remained miss-ing.
The rain and snow in Nepal were caused by a cyclone that hit neighbour-ing India several days ago.
October is the most popular trek-king season in Nepal, with thousands of foreigners hiking around Nepal’s Himalayan mountains.
The Thorong La pass is also on the route that circles Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th highest peak.
An avalanche in April just above the base camp on Mount Everest killed 16 Nepalese guides, the deadliest sin-gle disaster on the mountain.
Climate experts say rising global temperatures have contributed to ava-lanches on the Himalayan mountains.
AVALANCHE, BLIZZARD KILL 12 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 4 CANADIANS
NEPAL
Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this photo provided by the Nepalese army, soldiers prepare to airlift an avalanche victim in Thorong La pass area, Nepal, Wednesday. An avalanche and blizzard in Nepal’s mountainous north have killed at least 12 people, including eight foreign trekkers, officials said Wednesday. Five other climbers were hit by a separate avalanche on Mount Dhaulagiri and remain missing.
INBRIEF
OUTDOORS C3THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 2014
Over the years, I’ve had the good fortune to see, photograph and help band Northern saw-whet owls. Each experience has been awe-inspiring.
These ti-ny owls are s o - n a m e d because the male’s high-pitched whis-tling call, is-sued at night during the early spring, sounds like the teeth of a saw being s h a r p e n e d with a whet stone. Al-though seen throughout t h e y e a r , banding research shows that many migrate south for the winter while others seem to wander randomly. The following images are from a few of my various encounters with these fascinating little owls.
Saw-whets are active only at night, and because their cryptic colouration works as an effective camouflage, they are easily over-looked as they sleep the day away tucked close to a tree trunk. If star-tled, they usually open their eyes for a few moments before falling back to sleep.
Saw-whets are secondary cav-ity nesters, taking up residence in old woodpecker holes or nestboxes placed in poplar or mixed-wood for-ests. The female does all incuba-tion while the male brings her dead mice and other food items. He also defends the nesting area.
Like all birds of prey, saw-whets commence incubation as soon as the first egg is laid. As a result, their broods can vary in age by several days. The incubation period is 21 to 28 days.
Jim Potter of Delburne checked one of his saw-whet owl boxes a few summers ago after several rainy days. He found this last remaining nestling caked in mud. He carefully cleaned it up as best he could and replaced the soggy nesting mate-rial with dry grass. When he next checked the box, the young bird had successfully fledged.
Young Saw-whets fledge at four-to-five weeks of age. Fledgling Saw-whets look very different from the adults, sporting caramel-brown chests and bright white eyebrows. By late fall they have molted into their adult plumage.
Ellis Bird Farm helped make sci-ence history this year by developing an RFID (Radio Frequency Iden-tification Device)-based tracking system for use on saw-whets. The yellow band on this female’s left leg has a small RFID chip attached to it. When the chip passes over a special antenna placed beneath the nestbox entrance hole, an ‘event’ is triggered and recorded on an SD card. Box activity can be accurately tracked using this innovative and non-invasive technology.
Myrna Pearman is the biologist/site services manager at Ellis Bird Farm. She can be reached at [email protected].
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Fairy gardens are miniature gar-dens developed with small plants and accessories. They can be located out-side or in. Outside, they are located in nocks and crannies; inside, in a large shallow container.
To make an inside fairy garden, start with a large shallow container that has drainage holes on the bot-tom. If there is fear of soil escaping from the holes, cover them with a mesh screen.
The soil should contain peat moss, vermiculite or perlite, and some soil or compost. The ideal soil will soak up some mois-ture while draining the excess away. If the soil holds too much moisture, the roots of plants tend to rot.
All plants in the container are go-ing to have the same growing environ-ment so choose plants accordingly. Do not mix plants that need full sun with ones that prefer filtered light. Like-wise, check to see if the plants like to be wet, moist or have dry periods. Optimum conditions for all plants will mean a great dish garden.
Many garden centres will have plants labelled for fairy gardens. Vari-eties will vary between establishments but don’t limit the garden to only these
plants as others will also work well.
Look for plants that are ei-ther small, slow growing or easily contained by pinching back new growth. Varieties of the genus pilea and pep-erpmia are used for smaller indoor gardens. Polka dot plant and babies tears are two more easy to find and easy to grow tropicals. The latter two will need to be pinched or cut back regularly.
Small succulents and cacti also work well as they come in many shapes, colours, tex-tures and grow slowly. It is best not to mix succulents and or cacti with tropical plants.
As with any garden, choose plants of a variety of shape, size and colour as it will add interest to the garden.
Knowing how many plants to place in a container can always be an issue. Too many will result in it looking over-grown. Too few will leave it bare. An eight-inch round container will hold two to three plants depending on how
much ornamentation is being added.Start building the fairy garden by
filling the container with moist soil. It is much easier to start with moist soil as opposed to trying to wet it once it is in the container.
Place the plants on top of the soil along with ornamentation to get an idea of how many will fit and the de-sign. If desired, contour the soil to form small hills and valleys.
Once satisfied, dig the holes for the plants. Take the plants, one at a time out of the pot and examine the roots. If the root ball is completely white, cut an X across the bottom of the roots to encourage it to spread outwards into surrounding soil.
Roots balls with less root showing can be placed immediately into the hole and covered with soil. Press the soil down around the plant to elimi-nate extra air pockets that can dry out the roots.
At this point, ornamentation can be added. Size of the container, imagination and pocket book is the limit. Twigs, rocks and sand, plain or
coloured, can be used to define paths and streams.
Gift shops, dollar stores, garden centres, florists and craft stores have a multitude of miniature items that will fit into the fairy garden. It’s best to pick one theme and choose items with that in mind.
The ornaments need not stay for-ever. They are quick to change, making it a great seasonal display.
Indoor fairy gardens are cared for the same as all house plants. Check the moisture level in a couple of spots before watering. Fertilize regularly when the plants are actively growing, less during their dormant season. If one plant becomes unsightly, remove it and replace it with another. If plants get too big, they can be removed and a new one added.
Fairy gardens are meant to be fun and they catch the eye of many chil-dren.
Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist who lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at [email protected].
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It has been written of our neigh-bours to the south, Montanans, that they will obey any law or policy with which they personally agree.
Albertans are different: they will quietly obey any policy or law with which they personally disagree, pro-vided you let them say so before you ignore them and cram it down their throats. That is why we elect bad gov-ernments, over and over; just so long as they do not increase taxes or otherwise affect our creature comforts.
On the last Saturday afternoon of September, hundreds of anglers, hunt-ers, and other outdoors people demonstrated on the lawn of the Montana state capitol in Helena and, despite heavy rain, stayed to hear speakers against proposals that federal lands in the state be turned over to the state and local control. The unanimous message of the demonstration: keep public lands in the hands of the public.
The concern is that the state cannot afford to own, properly manage and ad-minister the vast federal lands in Montana, and the state would sell them to developers, resulting in public access being cut off to much of the state’s best outdoors recreational areas.
Albertans should be able to tell Montanans all about the farce and tragedy of provincial ownership of for-merly federal lands. When we became a province on Sept. 1, 1905, millions of acres of formerly federal land were transferred to “His Majesty the King in the Right of Alberta” and thus, by defi-nition, became Alberta public land.
About half of the province remains Alberta public land to this day, but the acreage is diminishing rapidly as what Montanans worry about actually happens here: public lands are sold to governing party supporters, multi-millions of dollars annually are lost to negligence and mismanagement of the earnings of our public land and,
increasingly, energy developers are permitted to destroy far too much of the productive surface of public land to frack every last bit of the oil and gas out from under it.
At least three times in the fairly re-cent past, Albertans have flocked to public hearings concerning their pub-lic land. Three times the owners of that public land, Albertans, have told their pitiful Progressive Conservative governments the same things: public land should not be sold, it should be
better protected and managed with a view to maximizing its earnings, and public access to our public lands for lawful purposes should be improved and guaranteed to the owners, the people of Alberta.
Three times, Alberta’s PC governments have ignored and neglected the reports of those hearings and carried on abusing, neglecting and mis-managing our public land as though they, rather than the people of Alberta, owned it.
And, true to their nature, Albertans have three times shrugged off their govern-ment’s blatant disregard for their wishes concerning their public land.
The government did act on access, producing a policy regarding access to public land under agricultural disposi-tions so farcical and cumbersome that Albertans now have far less access for lawful purposes to public land graz-ing leases, for example, than any time during the four decades I have studied and written about this issue.
Maybe it is three strikes and out.In the past two years, there have
been signs that even Albertans are becoming increasingly angry at the grazing lease access atrocities: gates that have never been locked before, demands for “parking fees” to fish cer-tain lakes and get access to certain rivers and streams, even demands for fees for hunting access (illegal in Al-berta, even on private land).
Albertans increasingly are email-ing me pictures of unwelcoming signs and locked gates, often with subject
lines such as “My Shrink-ing West Country.” I am even hearing of a class action lawsuit to open the gates and remove the signs, but I am not holding my breath.
After 30 years of holding my breath on the issue of what I believe to the $130 million to $150 million a year lost to Albertans by permitting public land grazing leaseholders to receive the oil and gas surface disturbance payments on the leases, the CBC is working on a feature on the issue.
But, despite unusual offers of an-onymity, voice alteration, etc., the broadcaster is understandably having trouble finding people willing to tell the story of the thousands of dollars being received annually in surface dis-turbance by neighbours with public
land grazing leases. The threat and intimidation factor on this issue is a story in itself.
Over the years I have reliably been told of public land grazing leasehold-ers receiving more than $100,000 annu-ally in surface disturbance payments to land that we, not they, own. I have always been asked not to name my in-formant and I have always complied.
Surely, now, it is time for someone to tell me he is ready to stand up and be counted; a Montanan might, but then no jurisdiction I know of doles as sweet a deal to public land grazing leaseholders as Alberta does.
Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Albertans’ access to public lands
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THAT PUBLIC LANDS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD; INSTEAD SHOULD BE BETTER
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Top: A federal land demonstration takes place in Helena, Mont., at the end of September.Right: The gate on the trail through public land to Prairie Creek is now locked most of the time.
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Think Alberta’s labour shortage is severe now? Wait until July 2016.
That’s when the federal govern-ment’s cap on the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers that a business can employ will have been ratcheted down to 10 per cent of its workforce — a re-duction that, when combined with Alberta’s current labour shortfall of about 50,000 people, will leave a provincial deficit of 90,000 em-ployees.
Those are the numbers Ken Kobly tossed around on Wednes-day, when the president and CEO of the Alberta Chambers of Com-merce spoke at a luncheon meeting of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce.
“The casualties are coming,” said Kobly of the likely impact on businesses.
He cited the results of a recent survey spearhead-ed by the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, which found that 91 per cent of respondents felt they had exhausted every option to find Canadian workers. Fifty-eight per cent said it was likely that they would have to reduce their hours of operation, and 23 per
cent said closure of their operations was likely.Businesses are already being shuttered as a re-
sult of the labour shortage and the new restrictions placed on Canada’s temporary foreign worker pro-gram, said Kobly.
“Business owners are getting tired of working 14-, 16-hour shifts,” he said.
Part of the problem stems from the fact that while Alberta has an unemployment rate of 4.4 per cent — only about 0.5 percentage points above the level that economists consider full employment — the labour market is much different in other parts of the coun-try.
“This issue is a regional issue,” said Kobly. “No different than the regional issue that Quebec has, and Quebec has control over their immigration poli-cies.”
He accused federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney of overstating the number of temporary foreign workers in the country and understating the wage increases in Alberta’s food service industry.
“We don’t underpay in Alberta,” said Kobly. “The reality is we’re forced not to, simply because there’s a huge competitive labour market.”
Kobly also said it’s a myth that temporary foreign workers cost less than Canadians to employ. The price tag to recruit and bring in one foreign worker is between $11,000 and $14,000, he said.
“Given a choice, Alberta businesses would dearly love to hire Albertans first and Canadians, and only are going to guest workers as a very last measure.”
There are employers who have abused the system, acknowledged Kobly. But these could be addressed through increased enforcement rather than broad rule changes.
Other unwelcome changes to the temporary for-eign worker program include big increases in the application and renewal fees, and penalties of up to $100,000, he said.
For its part, the Alberta Chambers of Commerce has been lobbying for an Alberta solution to the problem.
“Unless the federal government realizes that this is a regional issue and sends the cavalry, we’re going to have some issues in this province; huge issues,” said Kobly.
And those issues will impact more than just the businesses that rely on foreign labour.
“For those of you who don’t use temporary foreign workers, this issue is going to affect you too, because when we hit 90,000 job vacancies I can tell you that it’s going to affect your business as well.”
Kobly was later asked if he thought the temporary foreign worker program should serve as a path to Ca-nadian citizenship.
“My personal opinion is if you’ve got a temporary foreign worker or guest worker who’s worked for two, three or even four years, and they’ve paid their taxes and stayed on the right side of the law and be-come part of their local community, they should be allowed to stay here.”
TFW cap impacts labour shortage: Kobly ALBERTA CHAMBERS CEO WARNS LABOUR SHORTFALL COULD REACH 90K IN 2016
Ken Kobly
BY HARLEY RICHARDS
ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
Red Deer is losing a longtime business to Gaso-line Alley.
Trail Appliances plans to relocate from 2823 Bremner Ave. to 557 Lantern St., which is northwest of Cam Clark Ford.
Sandee Wahl-Meyers, director of marketing for the Western Canadian home appliance retailer, said the new building will measure 43,000 square feet, including a 20,000-square-foot showroom. The ad-ditional space will enable the store to display more products and maintain a larger inventory.
Currently, she said, Trail Appliances has to rely on off-site storage for its Red Deer store. Putting everything under one roof will speed up the buying process for customers.
Features at the new store will include a live dem-onstration kitchen that could be used by guest chefs, a water-testing station that will help customers choose water purification systems and other prod-ucts, and in-store kitchens, said Wahl-Meyers.
“People actually have a chance to see what the ap-pliances will look like.
“We’re going to have an indoor customer pick-up centre, so that when people are picking up in the freezing cold winter they can actually back indoors,” she added.
Timelines for construction have yet to be con-firmed, but Wahl-Meyers said store officials are hop-ing the project will be finished by the end of 2015.
“We’re still finalizing the interior of the build-ing.”
She said the new location will be very visible and accessible, and offer customers plenty of parking.
The development permit issued by Red Deer County for the building was valued at $8.5 million, and the contractor is Scott Builders Inc.
Trail Appliances has been owned and operated by the Broderick family since 1974. The business currently consists of 15 stores, with six of these in Alberta and the remainder in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
“There are over 25 family members now involved in the business,” said Wahl-Meyers.
Trail Appliances relocating to
Gasoline Alley
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The federal government will have to weigh the potential risks of sliding oil prices before it starts doling out large tax cuts in advance of next year’s election, economists warn.
Finance Minister Joe Oliver has promised the government would live up to its tax-cutting pledges despite a sharp fall in oil prices — thanks to a pro-jected surplus in next year’s budget.
But some economists say Oliver will be forced to pay close attention to the drop, which could well af-fect the bottom line in a country as dependent on oil production as Canada.
“The federal government revenues are extremely sensitive to what oil prices are doing,” said Scott Clark, a former senior Finance Department bureau-crat and professor at Carleton University in Ottawa.
“If you listen to Mr. Oliver, he’s very optimistic — in fact, almost unbelievably optimistic — about the surplus going forward.
“He seems to be downplaying the impact of the oil prices, or that lower oil prices will continue.”
Oliver expressed his confidence once again this week after emerging from a meeting with private-sector economists, an annual consultation to discuss the country’s economic outlook before the release of the fall economic update.
The fiscal update is expected in the coming weeks.
While he acknowledged the low price of oil could stunt Canada’s economic growth, Oliver reiterated his vow to bring tax relief to Canadians and table a
balanced budget in the 2015 election year.Oil has hit a two-and-a-half year low, the result
of a drop that has already prompted the country’s policy-makers to examine the potential pitfalls of lower prices.
Oliver has credited Canada’s resource sector for financing Canada’s social programs, but what hap-pens when commodity prices continue to tumble — and don’t immediately recover?
Meanwhile, economies around the world, like Europe and China, continue to struggle amid other risks like the expanding Middle Eastern conflict and the Ebola crisis.
Amid all the global uncertainty, Clark instead rec-ommends an approach that would directly benefit the economy, rather than decreasing taxes.
“It’s unclear to me why this is really a great time to be doing (tax cuts) — putting aside the politics, obviously.”
Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently an-nounced last year’s deficit came in at $5.2 billion, much lower than the $16.6-billion shortfall projected in the budget.
The government has predicted a $6.5-billion sur-plus for 2015-16.
The Conservatives made tax-cutting pledges in the last election contingent on a balanced budget, including income splitting for couples with children under 18 and a doubling of the annual limits for tax-free savings accounts.
TD Economics recently projected the govern-ment’s 2011 election commitments would cost nearly $20 billion through the 2019-20 fiscal year, or about one-third of the projected total surplus over that period.
The bank’s Randall Bartlett said the promised tax-relief measures should still leave room in the surplus.
But he added that an extended period of low ener-gy prices could shrink federal tax revenue and have a negative effect on the labour market.
“So, no doubt it will give them pause when they’re making their decisions going forward,” Bartlett said about the Conservative promises.
“But whether or not that impact is going to be so significant that it will cause them to change their views on the policies they would like to introduce, I don’t know if that’s the case.”
In the short term, he said Canadian motorists will likely get to enjoy cheaper rates at the pumps, even though the economy performs better as a whole when energy prices are high.
Bartlett said the Canadian dollar, which has also fallen recently, could offset some of the losses by helping to encourage exports.
The Bank of Canada has announced plans to measure the impact of cheaper oil in its upcoming monetary policy report, scheduled for release next Wednesday.
Last week, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz called the effect of oil prices difficult to as-sess, particularly when trying to determine whether the drop is a permanent decline or a short-term blip.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Sales of existing homes cooled in September as they fell 1.4 per cent on a month-over-month basis, the first monthly decline since January, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Wednes-day.
The association said sales through its Multiple Listings Service were down in about 60 per cent of all local housing markets last month.
CREA president Beth Crosbie said affordably priced single family homes are in short supply in some of the hottest markets and that contributed to the monthly decline.
“That said, there are other markets with ample supply, but sellers there are holding firm on price,” Crosbie said in a statement.
“There is a lot of variation in housing market trends depending on the type of housing, neighbour-hood and price segment.”
Compared with a year ago, sales were up 10.6 per cent. However CREA said September 2013 had five Sundays, considered to be the slowest day for home sales.
The average price for a home sold last month was $408,795, up 5.9 per cent compared with a year ago.
Excluding the Greater Vancouver and Greater To-ronto markets, the average price was $325,406, up 4.5 per cent from September 2013.
The aggregate composite MLS Home Price Index was up 5.28 per cent compared with a year ago.
BMO Capital Markets senior economist Robert Kavcic noted that there were large regional differ-ences in house prices with Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary posting strong gains.
“Conditions get decidedly weaker anywhere east of Toronto, with no city reporting average prices up more than three per cent year-over-year, and fully half below year-ago levels,” Kavcic wrote in a report.
“The good news is that the wide disparities in Canada’s housing market largely reflect economic, demographic and supply/demand fundamentals at work, all but eliminating any fears of a widespread ’bubble.”’
The number of newly listed homes fell by 1.6 per cent in September compared with August.
CREA said the national sales-to-new listings ratio was 55.7 per cent in September compared with 55.6 per cent in August and within the 40 to 60 per cent range usually described as a balanced market.
The association noted that just over half of all lo-
cal markets posted a sales-to-new listings ratio in the balanced range.
There were 5.9 months of inventory nationally at the end of September 2014, up slightly from 5.8 months in August.
TD Bank senior economist Randall Bartlett said the lack of listings on the market continued to be a surprise.
“This suggests that home price growth may have more upside room over the next few months,” Bar-tlett said in a report.
“While the housing market continues to defy ex-pectations in 2014, we still remain of the view that housing activity will eventually cool from current levels. With home prices continuing to rise above incomes, affordability will become an obstacle to housing demand once interest rates do eventually begin to rise.”
Meanwhile, the Teranet—National Bank national composite house price index posted a monthly in-crease of 0.3 per cent for September.
September home sales downFIRST MONTHLY DECLINE SINCE JANUARY: CREA
File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
A real estate agent puts up a “sold” sign in front of a house in Toronto. The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales through its Multiple Listings Service in September fell 1.4 per cent on a month-over-month basis, the first monthly decline since January.
Ottawa must consider falling oil prices: economistsTAX CUTS
MARKETS CLOSETORONTO — North Ameri-
can stock markets plunged Wednesday as a disappointing read on American retail sales deepened pessimism about the state of the global economy.
Indexes closed well above the worst levels of the session but the S&P/TSX composite in-dex still tumbled 166.8 points to 13,869.88 as the TSX fell further into correction territory, losing 12 per cent since the record highs of last month and close to shed-ding all its gains for the year.
U.S. markets moved closer to a formal correction, defined as a plunge of at least 10 per cent from recent highs. The Dow Jones industrials fell 173.45 points to 16,141.74, the Nasdaq lost 11.85 points to 4,215.32 and the S&P 500 index declined 15.21 points to 1,862.49.
Worries about the economy deepened as U.S. retail sales for September came in weaker than expected, falling 0.3 per cent amid broad weakness against the 0.1 per cent decline that economists had expected.
“Overall, this is a setback for consumer spending and suggests downside risk for Q3 growth,” said BMO Capital Mar-kets senior economist Jennifer lee.
The Canadian dollar edged up 0.38 of a cent to 88.83 cents US as the greenback weakened following release of the retail data.
Traders were unmoved by data in the Federal Reserve’s latest economic survey show-ing that most regions across the U.S. saw modest or moderate economic growth in September.
Markets have headed steadi-ly downward since last month but the sell-off gained momen-tum last week as a string of dis-appointing German economic data raised concerns that Eu-rope’s biggest economy could be headed back into recession. Also, the International Monetary Fund again revised downward its global growth projections.
Growth concerns have par-ticularly hammered oil prices, which have fallen to 2 1/2 year lows after the International En-ergy Agency slashed its oil-demand growth forecast for this year by more than a fifth. On Wednesday, November crude in New York was six cents lower at US$81.78 a barrel.
The TSX energy sector has been the major weight on the Toronto market, plunging 19 per cent over the last month. It was down another 0.57 per cent Wednesday.
The sell-off on markets is also taking place amid a number of other concerns, including the end this month of the Federal Reserve’s latest round of quan-titative easing, the program of massive bond purchases that has kept long-term rates low and fuelled a rally on stock markets over the last few years.
The state of the European economy has also depressed the euro and pushed the U.S. dol-lar higher. The higher greenback has helped depress commodity prices and raised concerns that it could weigh on the earnings of American multinationals.
New York indexes have yet to close in correction territory. Still, the Dow has lost almost seven per cent since Sept. 19 while the S&P 500 has fallen just eight per cent. Both indexes had been at or close to record levels and a correction has been widely expected since there hadn’t been a retracement in three years.
And now that the retracement is gaining momentum, analysts caution that the sell-off likely has a way to go.
“Peak to trough, we can eas-ily correct anywhere from eight to 13 per cent without really altering the long-term picture,” said Sid Mokhtari, a market technician at CIBC World Markets.
“We’re getting closer to a good bottom. We should put things into perspective and not necessarily fear what is coming at us at this point.”
The financials group was al-so a major weight, down 2.5 per cent amid earnings disappoint-ments from Bank of America and U.S. lender Keycorp.
The TSX also felt added pressure from the base metals group, down another 3.5 per cent for a loss of more than 20 per cent over the last month as De-cember copper gave back eight cents to US$3.01 a pound.
Rail stocks continued to fall alongside miners, taking the in-
dustrial group down per cent.The gold sector was flat as
bullion prices erased early loss-es as the flight to safety pushed December bullion up $10.50 to US$1,244.8 an ounce.
MARKET HIGHLIGHTSHighlights at the close of
Wednesday at world financial market trading.
Stocks:S&P/TSX Composite In-
dex — 13,869.88, down 166.80 points
Dow — 16,141.74, down 173.45 points
S&P 500 — 1,862.49, down 15.21 points
Nasdaq — 4,215.32, down 11.85 points
Currencies at close:Cdn — 88.83 cents US, up
0.38 of a centPound — C$1.7985, up 0.03
of a centEuro — C$1.4419, up 1.12
centsEuro — US$1.2808, up 1.54
cents
Oil futures:US$81.78 per barrel, down
six cents(November contract)
Gold futures:US$1,244.80 per oz., up
$10.50(December contract)
Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman:
$20.642 oz., up 40.3 cents$663.64 kg., up $12.96
ICE FUTURES CANADAWINNIPEG — ICE Futures
Canada closing prices:Canola: Nov. ’14 $3.50 high-
er $409.60; Jan ’15 $3.00 higher $414.80; March ’15 $2.50 higher $421.50; May ’15 $2.00 higher $426.30; July ’15 $1.40 higher $428.90; Nov ’15 $0.80 lower $430.80; Jan. ’16 $0.80 lower $434.80; March ’16 $0.80 lower $434.80; May ’16 $0.80 lower $434.80; July ’16 $0.80 lower $434.80; Nov. ’16 $0.80 lower $434.80.
Barley (Western): Dec. ’14 $1.50 higher $119.00; March ’15 $1.50 higher $122.00; May ’15 $1.50 higher $122.00; July ’15 $1.50 higher $122.00; Oct. ’15 $1.50 higher $122.00; Dec. ’15 $1.50 higher $122.00; March ’16 $1.50 higher $122.00; May ’16 $1.50 higher $122.00; July ’16 $1.50 higher $122.00; Oct. ’16 $1.50 higher $122.00; Dec. ’16 $122.00 higher $122.00.
Wednesday’s estimated vol-ume of trade: 750,920 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (West-ern Barley) Total: 750,920.
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Diversified and IndustrialsAgrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 94.52ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.51BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.12BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.25Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.51Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.09Cdn. National Railway . . 70.49Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 210.49Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.69Capital Power Corp . . . . 26.04Cervus Equipment Corp 17.92Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 44.09Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 49.29Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 27.65Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.33General Motors Co. . . . . 29.69Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.75Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.57SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 46.89Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 67.93Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.70Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 10.72Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 50.91
ConsumerCanadian Tire . . . . . . . . 117.69Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.00Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 54.74
Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 18.17Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.44Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 86.73Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.20WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.23
MiningBarrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 15.24Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.97First Quantum Minerals . 18.04Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 26.59Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.20Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 3.30Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.06Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 36.28Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68Teck Resources . . . . . . . 17.92EnergyArc Resources . . . . . . . . 26.27Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 24.92Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 53.63Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.02Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 49.79Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 36.03Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 17.29Canyon Services Group. 10.44Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 26.19CWC Well Services . . . 0.7400Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 20.97Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.02
Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.22Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 50.64High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.11Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 50.03Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.35Penn West Energy . . . . . . 5.32Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.050Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.59Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.31Talisman Energy. . . . . . . . 7.23Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 10.05Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.10Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 59.20
FinancialsBank of Montreal . . . . . . 78.33Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 65.80CIBC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.93Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 36.46Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.71IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 42.49Intact Financial Corp. . . . 71.75Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.46National Bank . . . . . . . . . 49.87Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.81Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.26Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.63TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.24
COMPANIESOF LOCAL INTEREST
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — Pushback is building in Quebec over TransCanada Corp.’s $12-billion, cross-country project to convert a natural gas pipeline to oil, just weeks before the company files its formal proposal with the national energy regulator.
Quebec’s largest natural gas distrib-utor, Gaz Metro, plans to enlist the sup-port of the provincial government to oppose the project that it says will lead to supply shortages, higher prices and threaten Quebec’s economic growth.
“The project in its current version is problematic as it will impede the pos-sibility for natural gas users to have access to the necessary capacities once the conversion happens,” spokeswom-an Marie-Christine Demers said after Gas Metro made its case last week to the province’s energy regulator.
She said the company plans to push the government to intervene when the proposal goes before the National En-ergy Board for approval.
Specifically, Gaz Metro said the con-version of the 3,300-kilometre Energy East pipeline between Alberta and Quebec will reduce the supply of natu-ral gas for customers during peak win-ter months and for economic develop-ment.
Energy East would be one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Ca-nadian history, crossing six provinc-es and traversing 4,600 kilometres in total. Roughly two thirds of it would make use of underused natural gas pipe that’s already in the ground, with new pipe being built through Quebec and New Brunswick. The idea is to connect oilsands crude to eastern re-fineries and to export some of the oil by tanker.
TransCanada (TSX:TRP) said the project will remove the 20 per cent ex-cess natural gas capacity on the east-ern network that is destined for export to the U.S. northeast, and it has plans
to build more lines to meet any in-creased demand.
“We’re taking nothing away from the Canadian domestic demand,” said Karl Johannson, executive vice-president of natural gas pipelines.
The Calgary-based company plans to build a parallel Eastern Mainline pipeline that will stretch for a few hun-dred kilometres in southern Ontario, to carry natural gas to consumers in Quebec and Ontario.
“TransCanada has served the nat-ural gas market for over 60 years...If there is growth we will make sure the facilities are there for growth.”
But Gaz Metro said the pipeline sec-tion between North Bay, in northeast-ern Ontario, and Ottawa is now fully used by customers at peak winter peri-ods. It also sees reduced capacity driv-ing up costs for consumers, who would also be on the hook to absorb more than $1.5 billion in infrastructure costs to build the parallel pipeline.
Ontario’s Union Gas and Enbridge Gas Distribution have also raised simi-lar concerns about the Energy East conversion.
Johannson said he understands that local natural gas distributors want to maintain surplus capacity, but that comes with costs both for natural gas customers and the unrealized econom-ic benefits of sending 1.1 million bar-rels of crude oil per day to refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick.
“By not repurposing this capacity, Canadians and Quebecers lose a lot,” he said in an interview.
A Deloitte study said the conversion will boost the Canadian GDP by $35 billion over 20 years, add $10 billion in taxes, support 10,000 jobs and help eastern refineries.
The developers of a $1.6-billion fer-tilizer plant in Becancour, Que., said its project — which is one year behind schedule because of its difficulty to lock up natural gas supplies — is at risk unless it can obtain a reliable sup-ply of natural gas.
TransCanada pipeline conversion faces building
pushback in Quebec
WHAT’S HAPPENING C7THURSDAY, OCT. 16, 2014
Friday● Zed99 Haunted House will be open
to the public Oct. 17 to 31 from 6 to 10 p.m. daily, at Parkland Mall in support of Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer. Midnight Madness will be offered on Oct. 24 from midnight to 2 a.m. for 18 years and up only. Evening shows not recommended for children under seven years of age. Weekend matinees from 1 to 4 p.m. are available for younger children and others. Ticket prices range from $10 to $15. See zedhauntedhouse.com or see Facebook. Advance reserved tickets are available only at ticktleap.com/zedhauntedhouse. Phone 403-342-6500.
● Red Deer Public Library branches have many drop in programs for preschool children and their parents and caregivers. See www.rdpl.org, or contact your local branch.
● Made with Hope campaign in support of Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation will be held at Red Deer Public Library until Oct. 24. Drop in and renew your library member-ship to donate to CBCF, shop at the Pink Boutique, or purchase a raffle ticket.
● Epilepsy Association offers used books and videos for sale at The Hub on Ross. All items are $2.00 a piece. For more information call 403-358-3358.
● Fright Night at the Site presents Hal-loween fun at Rocky Mountain National His-toric Site, Oct. 17, and 18. The gate for this PG13 event opens at 7 and trail walks begin at 7:30 p.m. An additional walk will be offered Oct. 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. For tickets — $15 in advance or $20 at the gate — phone 403-845-6680.
● Red Deer Legion Branch #35 year round events: Singles Bridge on Thursdays at 1 p.m. (all levels welcome, including begin-ners) and Texas Hold ‘Em on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.; meat draws on Fridays at 5 p.m., and Saturdays at 4 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.
● Rosie and the Riveters will perform at Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta Showcase, Oct. 17, 9:50 p.m. at Red Deer College Arts Centre. Free to the public. Event begins at 8:30 p.m.
● Annual Motion Picture Arts Alumni Film Festival takes place Oct. 17 and 18 at City Centre Stage, 7 p.m., and on Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. Wine and cheese will follow screening on Oct. 17. Presented by Red Deer College Motion Picture Arts graduates. Admission is $5 at the door.
Saturday● Knox Presbyterian Church Ladies
Fall Supper will be held Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults, and free for chil-dren ages 12 years and under. Buy tickets at 403-346-4560.
● Presentation on Celiac Disease will be offered on Oct. 18, 1 to 4 p.m. at Senior Citizens Downtown House. JoAnne Murray from Calgary Chapter of Canadian Celiac Association will discuss Celiac Disease, glu-ten-free diet, new legislation, label reading, and resources. Free. Helpful to who has this disease, or those interested in it. Electronic devices may be used for an electronic copy of the presentation material. Hosted by Red Deer Celiac Support Group. See www.ce-liac.ca, or contact Fay at 403-347-3248, or
Clarice at 403-341-4351 or email Red Deer Celiacs @yahoo.ca.
● Kids Knit (and grown-ups too!) at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch will be offered on Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec. 13 from 3 to 4 p.m. Children ages nine years and up, or children under nine years accompanied by an adult, are welcome to learn to knit, or work on their own project — beginner to expert. Phone 403-346-4688.
● Kick it to the Curb takes place Oct. 18 and 19 in Red Deer. Place unwanted still use-ful items on the curb, marked with the a “free” sign, and browse the neighbourhoods and pick up new treasures for yourself. Or, take your unwanted items to Kerry Wood Nature Centre Tash to Treasure Swap Meet on the same weekend. See www.reddeer.ca/kickit
● 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) for 2014. Exceptions will be when other spe-cial markets are scheduled. Contact Iris at 403-845-3629. A special market will be held on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors welcome.
● Sacred Heart Catholic Women’s League Tea and Bazaar will be held on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish hall. Admission is $5 including lunch. Highlights include crafts, baking, and tea. Phone 403-346-7682.
● Alix Library 100th Anniversary Cel-ebration will take place on Oct. 18 from noon to 2 p.m. with greetings from dignitaries and history of the library, and followed by free acoustic open microphone show at Alix Com-munity Hall from 2 to 4 p.m., and concert by Allen Christie and Hot Brands from 7 to 10 p.m. at the hall for a cost of $15. Concert tick-ets are available from Alix Drugs, Alix Home Hardware and the library.
● Charity Checkstop will be held at Bow-er Mall — west parking lot, just off Gaetz — on Oct. 18 in support of Coats for Kids, and Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre. Cash donations, and warm outerwear for all ages will be collected. Contact 403-986-9904, or [email protected].
● Lacombe Knights of Columbus pres-ent Oktober Fest 2014 with live music by The Emeralds, Oct. 18, at Lacombe Memorial Centre. Cocktails at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. followed by dance. Tickets cost $45 from Culinary Gift Shoppe, or contact Tim at 403-782-7974, or Ron at 403-782-5576. Proceeds support community projects.
● Golden Circle Senior Resource Cen-tre presents Maria Dunn and special guest Shannon Johnson in concert, and speaker Michael Dawe on Oct. 18. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 in advance or $20 at the door from the Golden Circle. Phone 403-343-6074.
● Central Alberta Singles dance will be held Oct. 18 at Royal Canadian Legion In-nisfail Hall. Music by 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.
● Heart and Stroke Foundation Glow Run 2014 goes Oct. 18 starting at 7 p.m. for choice of five or 10 km run. For registra-tion and information, phone 403-342-4435, heartandstroke.ab.ca, events.runningroom.com. Volunteers needed. Run starts at Gaetz Ave. and 19 St. at Southpointe Common with registration from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
USED BOOK SALE
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Friends of the Red Deer Public Library volunteer Colin McLeod sorts through some of the thousands of books and magazines available for purchase at the Red Deer Library. The Annual Used Book Sale in support of the library opens today for friends and members of the Library in the Snell Auditorium from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Friday and Saturday of this week the sale is open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Lesley Caddy at 403-346-5721.
● Book signing by Gordon E. Tolton will be featured at Coles Books on Oct. 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in celebration of Tol-ton’s book Healy’s West: The Life and Times of John J. Healy.
● Ponoka Moose Lodge Old-Time Dance will be held on third Saturday of each month, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Cost is $12, ($10 for Moose members.) Potluck lunch. Top name bands. See www.AlbertaDanceNews.com, or call Jean or Fred at 403-783-8587 for more information. Next dance — Oct. 18.
● Whisker Rescue will be at the Petsmart store every third Saturday of each month with the Senior for Senior Program from noon to 4 p.m. A senior cat is given to a senior person free of charge, and payment of veterinary bills; Whisker Rescue supplies food and litter if necessary. The next date is Oct. 18. For more information call Diane at 403-347-1251.
● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gal-lery in downtown Red Deer. The Oct. 18 session is called sculptural centrepieces. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Phone 403-309-8405. Free with admission.
● William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead by John Heimbuch will be presented by Red Deer College School of Creative Arts Students in Studio A at Red Deer College until Oct. 18. Tickets from bkticketcentre.ca, or 403-755-6626.
Sunday● Red Deer River Naturalists — Sunday
Bird Focus meets Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre to depart on excursions in central Alberta. Dates and destinations are: Oct. 19 — Maskepetoon; Oct. 26 — Kentwood Natural Area. Come prepared for a full afternoon of birding. Bring along lunch, snacks, coffee, and dress for the weather. Be prepared to carpool. To join in, confirm attendance with Judy at 403-342-4150.
● Lacombe Legion Breakfast is offered on the third Sunday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Breakfasts will be held on Oct. 19 and Dec. 14, with a special Remem-brance Day Community Breakfast on Nov. 11 at 8 a.m. Coffee Hour is held Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. except on holidays. Phone 403-782-6441.
● 100 Things to Do with Books is of-fered at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Upcycle used books into clever crafts at this free program from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium. On Oct. 19, make paper-back pumpkins. On Nov. 16, make Christmas decorations, and on Dec. 21, craft with paper mache. Register by phoning 403-346-2100.
● Seniors Church meets at 11 a.m. on Sundays at Bower Kin Place for hymns and gospel preaching. Phone 403-347-6706.
● Gospel concerts at Ponoka Drop-In Centre are held the third Sunday of each month at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. Next concert, Oct. 19, features Strings and Things. Contact Doreen at 403-783-3805.
Monday● Cover 2 Cover Book Club will meet on
Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library. The theme will be religious and spiritual books. Visit www.rdpl.org/programs/book-clubs/cover2cover. New members always welcome. Phone 403-341-3822.
● Golden Circle Senior Resource Cen-tre card games are played on the following days: Canasta Mondays at 1 p.m., $1; Crib-bage — Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., $2; Singles Bridge — Wednesdays at 1 p.m., $2; Partner Bridge — second and fourth Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m., $3; Mixed cards — first and third Friday of each month, $1; Military Whist — second and fourth Friday of each month, $2. For more information on cards please call Diane at 403-343-6074.
● German Canadian Club of Red Deer meets in the new German Club Hall, on High-way 280 towards Fort Normandeau. German school for adults is being offered along with German card games and lessons on Mon-days. Call 403-391-2735.
● Bargain Treasures Thrift Store wel-comes gently used items, except furniture, computers and monitors, infant car seats or cribs. Please bring items inside the back door at 5217 Gaetz Ave. during business hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Fri-day, and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store is run by volunteers and all proceeds stay in the community. Phone 403-347-9711.
● Habitat for Humanity ReStore wel-comes reusable building materials, furniture, appliances and much more an is open Mon-day to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sat-urdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4732 78A St. Phone 403-309-6080.
Tuesday● Momstown Alphabet Play for parents
with newborns to six years will be offered on Oct. 21, Nov. 18, and Dec. 16 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Red Deer Public Library Tim-berlands Branch.
● Story Fun at Red Deer College will be held on Oct. 21 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Preschoolers aged two to six years and their parents/caregivers are welcome to Red Deer College Library Information Common upstairs to enjoy stories and activities by Red Deer Public Library Children’s Services. Phone 403-346-4688 to find out details.
● Inner Peace Movement Canada will hold presentations at Walking Eagle Inn in Rocky Mountain House on Oct. 21, and at Super 8 Hotel in Red Deer on Oct. 28, at 1 and 7 p.m. The cost is $21 at the door. See www.innerpeacemovement.ca.
● Lacombe and District Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Lacombe Memorial Centre. Next meeting Oct. 21. Call Pamela at 403-782-5061.
● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) Innisfail meets every Tuesday in the base-ment of the Innisfail United Church. Weigh-in from 12:15 p.m., with meeting beginning at 1 p.m. Call Rose at 403-227-6903.
● Red Deer Celiac Support Group meets in the coffee lounge at the south loca-tion of Sobeys Inc. on the third Tuesday of every month starting at 7 p.m. Those sensi-tive and allergic to gluten are invited to come out and find out more about celiac disease, gluten free diets and products, support, fel-lowship, coffee and goodies. See www.ce-liac.ca, or contact Fay at 403-347-3248, or Clarice at 403-341-4351 or email Red Deer Celiacs @yahoo.ca.
● Lacombe Seventh Day Adventist Food Bank and Thrift Store welcomes gen-tly used items at 5025 53 St. in Lacombe. Hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Millie at 403-782-6777.
● Golden West Drop-In in Spruce View activities: Tuesday — line dancing, 10 a.m. to noon, and Bridge 1 to 4 p.m.; first and third Wednesdays — West Country Ink, and fourth Wednesday — cribbage, 2 p.m.; first Thurs-day — general meeting at 2 p.m.; Coffee every morning at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m. For more information, call Ruth at 403-728-3482.
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● Art in the AM is a new program offered in conjunction with Alzheimer Society at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery on Oct. 21, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Participants take in a gal-lery tour, an art activity, and enjoy coffee and snacks. Cost is $5 per pair. Phone 403-309-8405.
● Beatty Heritage House Rimbey is sponsoring Home Routes House concerts, with Last Ditch on the Left from Manitoba on Oct. 21, and David Celia from Ontario on Nov. 19. Concerts start at 7:30 p.m. and tickets cost $20 from Stationery, Stories and Sounds in Rimbey. Contact Teri at 403-843-6497.
● Innisfail United Church Harvest Tur-key Supper will be held on Oct. 21, 4 to 7 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Auditorium in Innisfail. Costs are $14 for ages 11 years and up, $6 for ages six to 10 years, and free for ages five years and under. Take out orders welcome. To place an order call 403-227-4159 between 9 a.m. and noon on Oct. 21.
Wednesday● Red Deer Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Year Awards tickets are now on sale for the Oct. 22 event at the Red Deer College Arts Centre. Tickets, $85 are available online at www.reddeerchamber.com or at the Chamber office. Early bird discount, $10 off, in effect until Sept. 12. For more infor-mation call Shelley at 403-347-4491.
● Lacombe Nursing home Auxiliary
Tea, Craft and Bake Sale goes Oct. 22 at Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre. Craft and bake sale at 2 p.m., tea at 2:30 p.m. Ad-mission is $4. Phone 403-782-2117.
● Play-a-Story for children ages seven and up is offered at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library on Oct. 22 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The theme will be Aesop’s Fables. Cre-ate characters from favourite stories and have fun bringing them to life.
● Zombiepalooza: Zombie Project Run-way event will take place on Oct. 22 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Youth ages 12 to 18 will be divided into teams to compete in dressing a team member as a zombie before walking the library runway and stand-ing before the judges. The zombie model will stop at the end of the runway and read their infection story to win a prize. After the show, decorate your own brain to take home for a midnight snack.
● Norwegian Laft Hus Society Museum fall and winter hours are Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check out the unique log house with the sod roof in Heritage Park, which houses a collection of objects on the history and culture of the Norwegian Cana-dians. or join in the weekly session of Nor-wegian Rosemailing, painting, Hardanger embroidery or other crafts. Lessons are avail-able. Phone 403-347-2055.
● Stettler Art Group — Church Mice — meet every Wednesday at Stettler United Church Christian Education Wing at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists are asked to bring their own art supplies and lunch. Coffee supplied. The cost is $2 per session. Sessions cease at the end of May and resume Sept. Contact Donna
Lea at 403-742-5690.● GrammaLink-Africa Chili for a Cause
Luncheon will be held on Oct. 22 at Gaetz Memorial United Church from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For $18, choose a hand made pot-tery bowl to keep, and fill with home made chili. Buns, pumpkin cupcakes, coffee and tea will also be served. All proceeds to Stephen Lewis Foundation in support of African grand-mothers raising their grandchildren orphaned due to HIV/AIDS. Contact Fay at 403-343-1881.
● Haynes Community Society has sev-eral events coming in Oct. The Harvest Sup-per will be held on Oct. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. Adults cost $10, children ages seven to 12 years cost $5, and free for children six years and under. The Halloween Dance will take place on Oct. 24 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets at the door cost $10. For each Jolyn at 403-391-3433, or Jackie at 403-309-8856.
● Living Stones Church seniors month-ly luncheon will be offered on Oct. 22 with guest singers Muir Cats, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The cost is $8 per person at the door. Phone 403-347-7311.
● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Silver and Gold is on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035.
● Deer Park Alliance Church Women’s Ministry will address the issue of human traf-ficking on Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Presentations from Magdalene House (Red Deer) and Servants Anonymous (Calgary) will be featured. Jew-elry will be available for purchase. Free will donations accepted. Refreshments to follow.
Thursday● That Tween Thing is offered at Red
Deer Public Library Downtown Branch on Oct. 23 from 4 to 5 p.m. Tweens ages nine to 12 years are invited to participate in games, crafts, food and prizes on the theme of Foren-sic Frenzy. Become a forensic scientist and learn finger printing and hand writing analysis. Note: this session may run longer.
● Canadian Cancer Society Jail ‘N’ Bail will go on Oct. 23 at Parkland Mall. The roundup begins to turn in prospective “jailbirds,” volunteers, and sponsors for a good cause and raise funds to fight cancer. See cancer.ca/ab/jailnbail, or call 403-347-3662.
● Golden Circle Senior Resource Cen-tre dance, Thursday, Oct. 23, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the mu-sic of The Allsorts Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-347-6165, 403-986-7170, or 403-346-3896.
● Piper Creek Lodge Fall Tea and Bake Sale, Oct. 23, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Cost for tea and fruitcake $4. Highlights include baking, 50/50 draw, door prizes. Phone 403-343-1066, ext. 3
● Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic will hold a photo identification clinic on Oct. 23 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 301 5008 Ross St. The clinic offers free affidavits of identification that are notarized by a lawyer. This ID does not replace government issued ID but is intended to help people access basic services while replacing their proper ID. To book an appointment, phone 430-314-9129, see www.communitylegalclinic.net, or email to [email protected].
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REGISTRATIONSLOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
● Around the World in 80 Musical Min-utes will be presented by Red Deer Col-lege Music Faculty on Oct. 25, and Classical Haunts will be presented by RDC Symphonic Winds on Oct. 30, each at 7:30 p.m. at Main-stage, Arts Centre. Tickets available at www.bkticketcenetre.ca, 403-755-6626.
● Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society International Christmas Tea will be cele-brated on Dec. 2, 1 to 4 p.m. for a cost of $10 per person at Cronquist House. Sittings will be held at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Purchase tickets at Cronquist House, or call 403-346-0055.
● Sylvan Lake Legion Halloween Dance will take place on Oct. 31 with entertainment by Lawrence Heck live as Elvis and Johnny Cash. Halloween party costumes encour-aged. Triple meat draw at 6:30 p.m. Enter-tainment at 7:30 p.m. Phone 403-887-2601, 403-887-3534.
● Benalto Elks Turkey Supper, Nov. 9 with 4:30 p.m. start at Benalto Hall.
● Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Mu-seum presents Rogers Hometown Hock-ey, Nov. 1 and 2 at Pidherney Curling Centre. Special guest Ron MacLean will be in at-tendance. See http://www.hometownhockey.com/events/red-deer-ab/. The Hall of Fame is also organizing a bus trip to Camrose on Dec.
5 for Canada Cup Curling. The cost is $100 per person including transportation, and tick-ets to afternoon and evening draw. See www.ashfm.com, or phone 403-341-8614.
● Awareness Musicale presents Ben Crane live in concert, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. at Festival Hall. Other entertainment by Lloyd Griffith, Ol’ Frisky, Ray Baird and Rod Soon-ias, Visions Country Gospel. Cost is $20 per person with tickets available from 1-877-895-4430, www.davidthompsonhealthtrust.com, or at 53rd Street Music. Presented by Cen-tral Alberta Prostate Awareness and Support Group. Contact Mac at 403-347-2191.
● Choosing Hope, a CD compilation by singer-songwriter Meg Bernard inspired by her journey with Parkinson Disease, is offered at $10 by the Parkinson Alberta website or at the Red Deer Office, 5406D 43 St.
● Live Music/Silent Film will be present-ed by Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery on Oct. 27 at Fratters Speakeasy. Doors open at 7 p.m. Come relive the 1920s silent film era. Classic comedies accompanied by live piano score by composer Robert Bruce. Get your vintage on: prizes for best costumes. Tickets cost $40 for museum members, and $50 for non-members. All proceeds to Red Deer and District Museum Society. See www.reddeer-
museum.com● A Day at the Museum Day Camps at
the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery will be offered for children ages six to 12 years. Dates will coincide with specific school divi-sion dates and include indoor and outdoor activities. Fees are $25 per child for museum members or $30 per child for non-museum members. Register now at 403-309-8405. See www.reddeermuseum.com
● Fall Beef Supper sponsored by Friend-ship Group will be held at Delburne Commu-nity Hall on Nov. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. Costs are $12 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12 years, and free for children under six years. Phone 403-749-2083.
● The Judy Schweitzer ALS Curl for a Cure Funspiel will take place Nov. 8 at Mi-chener Hill Curling Club. Register by Nov. 4. Participants and sponsors sought. See www.alsab.ca or phone 403-318-1469 or [email protected].
● United Way Soup Benefit Luncheon invites diners on Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Hub on Ross. All proceeds to United Way. Volunteers to make and donate soup, bake cookies, and set up and clean up are needed. Phone 403-340-4869.
● Visions Country Gospel Christmas
Concert will be held at Blackfalds United Church on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, and under 16 years are free. There will also be a silent auction and snacks pro-vided. See blackfaldsunitedchurch.com, or phone 403-885-4857, or 403-885-4780.
● Benalto and Area Rural Crime Watch Society Annual General Meeting will be held on Oct. 30, 7 p.m. at Benalto Leisure Centre, Agriculture Grounds. On the agen-da will be elections and year and business. Guest speakers will be Sr. Peace Officers Julian Veuger from Lacombe Protective Ser-vices and Bob Dixon, Red Deer County Pro-tective Services speaking on the life of county peace officer — the lighter side. Residents should reside within the area patrolled by Sylvan Lake RCMP. Contact Yvette at 403-746-3429.
● Red Deer Chamber Singers Renais-sance Feast will be held in the Chalet on the Westerner grounds, Nov. 27 and 28. Doors open at 6 p.m. Enjoy a five course Renais-sance era meal along with a variety of period and contemporary choral music. Queen Eliza-beth I will also be featured. Consider it an op-portunity for a Christmas party. For tickets call Diane at 403-347-6567.
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Obituaries
BROWNCaroline Dorene (Parks)Jan. 9, 1932 - Oct. 13, 2014Caroline Dorene Brown (Parks) passed away October 13, 2014 at Rimbey Long Term Care Center. Caroline was born on January 09, 1932 to Ted and Hattie Pimm. She is survived by husband Lloyd Brown of Rimbey, 5 children; Kathy and (Terry) Towle, Ted and (Bonnie) Parks, Carol and (Jack) Masse, Heather and (Jim) von Hollen, Charles Parks, and 3 step-children Edie Scarlet, Ed Brown, Myrna and (Pete) Goertzen; 13 grandchildren, 10 step-grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Caroline also leaves to mourn 1 sister Dorthy Dahms of Rimbey Alberta. She is predeceased by her husband Bud Parks and parents Ted and Hattie Pimm, 1 sister Donna Thompson and 1 brother Art Pimm. Caroline will be laid to rest in Blackfalds Cemetery October 17, 2014 in a private family ceremony. There will be a memorial service for Caroline in Rimbey October 17, 2014 @ 2:00 pm at the Rimbey United Church with the Reverend K. David Holmes offi ciating. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or Rimbey Long Term Care. Condolences may be made by visitingwww.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca
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KINGSLANDDave Dave Kingsland of Lacombe passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the age of 77 years. He leaves to mourn his brother, Robert (Dee), nephew, Peter (Ellie), and great-nephews; Sam and Oliver in England. He will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by Gwen Hopkins and many friends. A Memorial Tea will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, October 17, 2014 between 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Donations in Dave’s honour may be made directly to the Red Deer & District S.P.C.A., 4505 77 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, T4P 2J1. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visitingwww.eventidefuneralchapels.com
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Phone (403) 347-2222
Obituaries
de WITAlbertAug. 6, 1929 - Oct. 12, 2014Albert de Wit went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at the age of 85 years. He is survived by Alice, his loving wife of 63 years, as well as his four children; Marietta and Cec Garrioch (Kinosota, MB), Arlene and Bryan Hicks (Red Deer), Joan and Gorden Dykstra (Edmonton), and Dale and Michelle de Wit (Red Deer). He also leaves eight grandchildren; Jolene, Allison, Shannon (Seth), Todd (Rachel), Mark (Connie), Laura (TJ), Eric and Jana and his four precious great-grandchildren; Olivia, Ellie, Isaac and Beckett. Albert is also survived by four sisters in The Netherlands and he was a favorite uncle to numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one sister and three brothers. For those who wish to pay their fi nal respects to Albert, visitations will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Thursday, October 16th, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A Memorial Service will take place at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar Street, Red Deer, on Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations in Albert’s honour may be made directly to the World Renew, P.O. Box 5070, STN LCD 1, Burlington, ON, L7R 3Y8. 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
MOLLEREdward ChristianEd Moller of Lacombe, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the age of 66 years. Ed was born on August 05, 1948 in Rimbey, Alberta. Ed will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 47 years, Sally Moller; daughters, Dana (John) van Gyssel and Randean (Shawn) Playford; grandchildren, Morgan, Justin, Blair, Dayton, Keon and Erica. A Memorial Service will be held at the Bethel Christian Reformed Church, 5704 - 51 Avenue, Lacombe, AB on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 1:00 pm. Please join us for fellowship and tea after the memorial service. Memorial donations can be made to the charity of your choice. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at
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Obituaries
HANDKeith Mar. 12, 1923 to Oct. 3, 2014 Keith passed away peacefully surrounded by family at home near Lacombe following a lengthy illness with cancer. He was 91. He was born in Red Deer and grew up in Burnaby and New Westminster. At 17, he helped his family move back to Alberta in 1940 riding with his brother and furniture in the back of a truck. He returned to Burnaby that same year to work on Vancouver Island and later in a machine shop for the war years. In 1948 he married Elizabeth (Beth) Damant of Lacombe and together bought his parents farm east of Lacombe. They farmed until retiring in 1989. He loved growing up in Burnaby but always said that Alberta was the best place to live. He enjoyed farming, going for country drives, travelling, reading, meeting new people and old friends, square dancing and woodworking but nothing made his day more than a visit from all his family. He is survived by his loving wife Beth (they celebrated their 66 anniversary on August 4); his 5 children Patricia (Dean) Eger, Robert (Donna) Hand, Leslie (Pat Carson) Hand, Wayne (Mary Lynn Nicodemus) Hand and Cathy (Gordon) Hopkins; 11 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 2 step grand and 3 step great grand children. He was pre-deceased by his parents LeRoy and Irene; brothers Howard and Melville, and sister Shirley (Davidson). He is also survived by brother Douglas (Trudy) Hand; in-laws Tom Damant, George (Carol) Damant, Bill (Lynn) Damant, Joyce (Martin) Peck, Bill Davidson and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to give special thanks to all the caring staff of the Lacombe Home Care who diligently provided support and personal care; Dr. Geoff Thomas of Red Deer and Dr. Dennis Ethier of Lacombe. Memorial services will be held at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Hwy 2A, Lacombe at 2:00 pm Saturday, October 18, 2014. Donations can be made to charity of your choice or to the Canadian Cancer Society. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca
WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM in charge of arrangements.
Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388
“A Caring Family,Caring for Families”
Obituaries
RODRIGUERoger HenriJuly 23, 1936 - October 12, 2014On Sunday, October 12, 2014, Roger passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the age of 78 years. Roger was born the sixth of eight children in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan. He was very proud to have been raised in Willow Bunch and to be of French ancestry. Upon graduation from school, Roger became a dedicated and compassionate educator. He retired after 35 years to enjoy a full and happy retirement. He spent his time golfi ng with his good friends, playing cribbage, watching football and cheering for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders, regularly attending Red Deer Rebels games and helping neighbours. It was Roger’s greatest pleasures to have been a 23 year volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels where he made many good friends. In his younger years, Roger was a regular blood donor having donated over 100 times. Roger and his wife Carol enjoyed travelling together, experiencing different cultures and having adventures. Roger was kind and considerate to his family, friends and acquaintances. He will always be remembered by his loving and devoted wife Carol, his three sons, Maurice (Elaine), Gilles and Alain; his step-children, Teresa (James) Chase and their son Mitchell; and Jim Gordin. He is survived by his siblings, Agnes Fiset, Rachel Dionne, Albert (Thérèse) Rodrigue, Cecile (Del) Bain, and many nieces and nephews. A Prayer Service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508-48A Avenue, Red Deer on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. A Celebration of Roger’s Life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 2810 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer, on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, memorial tributes may be made directly to Meals on Wheels, 4725 43 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 6Z3.Condolences may be forwarded
to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.comArrangements entrusted to
EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL
4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.Phone (403) 347-2222
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Card Of ThanksMCDONALDThe McDonald family would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who offered condolences on the passing of our mother and grandmother Pauline McDonald. A very special thank-you to the West Park Lodge staff for the wonderful care you gave her while she resided there. To Dr. Lauralee Dukeshire, The Heart Function and Pacemaker Clinic staff for her ongoing care. Also to the Alix UCW for the great lunch following her service.
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The Classifi ed Department has a one year Maternity leave position available. This is a part time position averaging 3 days / 22.5 hours per week. Monday, Thursday & Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The person selected will also occasionally be required to work full time for staff holiday relief.
This is a Sales Position, responsible for the sale of classifi ed advertising in the Red Deer Advocate and associated community papers, both over the phone and at the front counter. You will provide assistance to customers’ inquiries; as well as close of day balancing procedures, sale of newspapers general customer service duties; as well as any additional tasks assigned.
This position requires computer skills, knowledge of Word and Excel programs and excellent command of the English language with above average spelling. The ability to multi-task, work well on a team and be self-motivated is essential. We are looking for someone to join our team in October 2014 for paid training until the maternity leave commencing early December (possibly earlier).
If interested, please send your resume by October 24, 2014 to:[email protected]
or drop off at the Front Counter
of the Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave.
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDEDFor Afternoon Delivery
3 Days/Week(Wed., Thurs. & Fri.)
GLENDALE
Grimson & Goodall Ave.Gehrke Cl. & 71 St.
69 & 70 St. Dr.
KENTWOOD
Kennings Cres. & Kirby St.
For more information or to apply callJoanne
at the Red Deer Advocate403-314-4308
INGLEWOOD&
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Adult Newspaper Carriers NeededFor Early Morning Delivery of the
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6 Days a week!Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am
For More Information, Please call Prodie
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ADULT Newspaper Carriers NeededFor Early Morning Delivery of the
RED DEER ADVOCATE
Monday through Saturday.Delivery to be done on/or before 6:30 am.
Reliable vehicle needed.
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KENTWOOD AREA
For More Information, please call
Joanne 403-314-4308
CARRIERS REQUIRED
To deliver theCENTRAL AB LIFE
1 day a week in:
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OldsSylvan Lake
Please call Debbie for details403-314-4307
Oilfield 800
$2500 BonusEvery 100 days
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
Oil & Gas Well Testing Supervisors, 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]
Only individuals selected for interviews will be
contacted
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 ACCEPTINGRESUMES FOR
Experienced Swampers
with tickets AND rig move and winch experience.
DISPATCHERKnowledge of Red Deer
and area is essential. Good verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Must have service,
rig move and permit knowledge. Busy fast paced environment .
For Red Deer area.Fax resume & abstract to
403-885-0473 email: [email protected] No phone calls please.
ZUBAR Production Services
is currently taking resumes for experienced
Production TestingPersonnel
Email resume to: rdzubaroffi [email protected] or fax to (403)346-9420.
Oilfield 800
Sales &Distributors 830
Truckers/Drivers 860
Oilfield 800
SPECTRUM WIRELINEis now hiring for
Driver/OperatorAssistant positions.
Looking for experienced class 3 drivers, with alloilfi eld tickets. Willing to train the right applicant.
Successful applicants must pass a pre-employment Medical and Drug test.
Competitive monthly salary plus job bonuses, schedule
rotation of 15-6.Please fax resume and
drivers abstract to 403-885-1876 or Email
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 LicenseH2S Alive
Standard First AidWHIMIS and/orCSTS or PST
Pre-Access A&D TestingGround Disturbance Level 11Please e-mail or fax your
resume to:[email protected]
Fax: (403) 294-9323www.tr3energy.com
Professionals 810REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST REQUIRED
Must have 2200 hrsor insurance qualifi ed.
Please inquire by phone 403-343-1086
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Professionals 810NOW HIRING
- LAB ANALYST 2 Joffre, AB. Duties: Analyze water & organic samples using ICP, GC, HPLC, & NMR; maintain proper
calibration & quality control records; prepare samples for analysis using extraction methods; troubleshoot &
understand analytical equipment. Required: post
secondary education in chemistry or related fi eld; organized, detail-oriented; good communication skills (verbal & written); must be able to work shifts. Apply to:
Petroleum.Careers@ maxxam.ca Reference
#A2-JOFFREwww.maxxam.ca
Restaurant/Hotel 820A & W GASOLINE ALLEYRequires to work at these
locations:121 Leva Avenue61 Gasoline Alley
Food Counter AttendantsPermanent F/T & P/T shifts, Weekends, day,
night & evenings. Starting wage $13/hr. Start date: ASAP, 40 hrs./wk + Blue
Cross Benefi ts. 3 Vacancies. Education &
exp. not req’d. Apply in person or at aw.ca or fax
to 403-346-6017
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
EAST SIDE MARIO’SHIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS
Full Time & Part Time.Apply after 2 p.m. ask for
the manager on duty.
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
THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for
F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE:
• 2-3 yrs. post secondary education.
• 2-3 yrs. on-the-job exp.• Provide references
The hourly rate will be $13.25 - $15. per hour
dependant on experience.Mail to: 2079 50 AVE.
Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4or Call 403-347-1414
or Fax to: 403-347-1161
Restaurant/Hotel 820
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
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.
16 Vacancies, $10.20/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
TAP HOUSE NORTH
(formerly Sam’s Cafe) is now taking applications for Full Time/Part time COOK,
Bring resume to7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer
between 2-4 pm.
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.
THE RUSTY PELICANis now accepting resumes
for an EXPERIENCEDBARTENDER. MUST HAVE REFERENCES.
Able to work evening shift. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri.
Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.
THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for
F/T DISHWASHER Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri.
Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.
The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time
COOKS AND DISHWASHERS.
Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.
Sales &Distributors 830
Due to the growth anddirection of our business
we are currently looking for a Field Customer Service Representative to serve
our client’s needs.The successful applicant will have a proven track record on acquiring new
accounts with cold call and networking techniques as
well as maintaining ourexisting clients ensuring our high quality service
expectations are being met.Responsibilities will include working with the General Manager, Calgary Sales
and our inside SalesCo-ordinators to ensure we provide a safe and effi cient end product for our clients.
Evergreen Energy Tank Rentals Ltd. is a privately
operated business that has been providing surface
rental equipment to the oil and gas industry since 2000.Our product line includes 400 BBL Storage Tanks,
Manifolds, Wellsites, Offi ce Trailers, Light Towers,
Generators and all required support equipment.
We offer competitive pay along with a family benefi t
plan. Remuneration willbe based on experience.
Please forward resumes [email protected]
or fax 403-309-5962.All resumes will be held in
strictest confi dence.
HIGH Paying Entry Level Positions
We are a growing water purifi cation company
proudly serving families across central AB. Aver-age starting base pay of
approx. $18/hr. with room for rapid advancement. In house training is provided
to qualifi ed applicants. Applicants should be motivated, reliable,
professional, and possess a thirst for knowledge. Call to schedule an interview
between 10 am and 7 pm. 403-356-0330
Trades 850ALPINE DRYWALL
Immed. openings fortradespersons. Commercial.No exp. req’d. Willing to train.Competative wages & benefi ts.
Phone 403-348-8640
DRYWALL HELPER REQ’D.Exp. an asset. Must have
own transportation. 403-341-7619
JOURNEYMAN apprentice welders and laborers for busy fabrication shop in Camrose/Stettler area.
Send resume to [email protected] or fax 780-877-2685 or drop
resume off at 42520 Range Rd. 200
LOOKING FOR: Exp.Framers & farm building.
403-318-6406
Trades 850EVRAZ
Red Deer Works is now accepting applications for Journeyman Millwrights,
Electricians, and Machinists.
Individuals must be safety conscious, physically fi t,
able to work overtime and shift work.
Wages start at $40.00 per hour and offer an
excellent benefi t and pension package.
Please send resume to [email protected]
or deliver in person to 27251 391 Township Road
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!
LOOKING FOR exp.installer for fi replace store. Carpentry knowledge an asset. Must have valid
driver’s licence. 403-343-7766 or Grant @
403-896-8199
NEEDED IMMED. FOR manufacturing
company in Blackfalds JOURNEYMAN
WELDERSCompetitive wages and
benefi ts package. Email resume to:[email protected]
Pro V Manufacturing LP needs
Journeymen,B Pressure welders& apprentice pipefi tters to work in their brand new,
best in class facilities in West Edmonton!
Long term employment, exciting opportunities for
career growth, great compensation, benefi ts and you’ll be at home
every night. Apply now at Pro-V-MFG.ca or call
780-962-0103 www.provmfg.ca
Rattray Reclamation Ltd is currently seeking an
experienced backhoe operator with a clean and
valid class 1 license preferably 3 years
experience to work in the Lacombe and surrounding areas. Duties will include lease construction, lease
cleanups and reclamation. Valid H2s, Ground Distur-
bance, and First aid tickets are a must.
Competitive wages and benefi ts available Please
email resume [email protected]. Or fax to (403)-934-5235 No phone calls please.
AdvocateOpportunities
Trades 850Service Plumbing &
Heating is looking for experienced residential and commercial service technician with current Alberta gas/plumbing
ticket. Benefi t package after 3 months, wages based on experience.
Email: [email protected] or fax to (403) 342-2025
Shipper/ReceiverA local company requires an energetic person for
shipper/receiver.Email resume to
SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION
requires aSafety Coordinatorto implement, manage &
enhance our existing safety program. Fax
resume and references to 403-343-1248 or
email [email protected].
SHUNDACONSTRUCTION
Requires Full TimeCarpenters
& ApprenticesCompetitive Wages
& Benefi ts.Fax resumes & ref’s to:
403-343-1248 or email to: [email protected]
SHUNDACONSTRUCTION
Requires Full TimeEquipment
Operator/Truck Driver
Q Endorsement preferred. Competitive Wages
& Benefi ts.Fax resumes & ref’s to:
403-343-1248 or email to: [email protected]
Skill Metal Fabricators in Bassano, Alberta are
looking for operators in the following departments -
CNC machine shop, sheet metal, powder coating,
welding and anodizing. We offer competitive wages
and benefi t package. These are full time
positions - available imme-diately. Please email your
resume to: [email protected] or fax to
403-641-3466.
SQUARE ONE CONSTRUCTION is
looking to hire an apprentice or self
motivated individual with exp. in framing and fi nish-ing carpentry. Must have valid drivers license and
own vehicle. Call Ted 403-357-8041
Tired of Standing?Find something to sit on
in Classifieds
TOO MUCH STUFF?Let Classifiedshelp you sell it.
Truckers/Drivers 860
2-GOOD OILFIELDSERVICES
is currently seeking CLASS 1 TANK TRUCK& PRESSURE TRUCK
OPERATORS.Base salary + bonuses.
Great benefi ts pkg after 3 mo.Please fax resume & drivers abstract to: 403-346-3766
ARE YOU THE ONERed Deer based hot shot company looking for exp’d
driver, 15/6 rotation, company benefi ts,performance bonus.
Fax resume ¤t abstract to 403-342-2152
CENTRAL AB based truck-ing company requiresOwner Operators
& Contract Drivers in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558
CLASS 1 DRIVERwith fl uid hauling experience, local runs. 403-373-3285 or fax resume and copies
of all valid tickets to 403-986-2819
CLASS 3 DRIVERSw/airbrake endorsement
needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume
with a min. of 2 referencesto: [email protected]
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
GARNET’SOILFIELD TRUCKING
is looking forCLASS 1 PICKER
OPERATORS,BED TRUCK DRIVERS &WINCH TRUCK DRIVERSto join our growing company.
Competitive wages and benefi ts. Must pass pre-employment substance screening. Fax or email
resumes, drivers abstract & safety tickets 403-346-8992
[email protected] phone calls.
AdvocateOpportunities
Celebrate your lifewith a Classified
ANNOUNCEMENT
Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to
find the purrfect pet.
Truckers/Drivers 860
GPW PURE WATERis looking for someone who believes in good
customer service & is a team player. Must be
physically able. Continuous lifting req’d & is able to
keep accurate paper work. Class 5 driver’s licence req’d.Mon.-Fri. Stat holidays & weekends off! P/T hours.
Drop your resumewith references &
driver’s abstract to:100, 87 Petrolia Drive.
Fax: 403-346-4166 or Email:[email protected]
Misc.Help 880Counter SalespersonA local company requires an enthusiastic person for
counter sales.Email resume to
DAIRY equipment supplier looking for
GENERAL LABORERSFor our parts & service dept.Competitive wages and benefi ts package. E-mail
resume:[email protected]
GAETZ SOUTHF/T P/T MEAT CUTTER.
Apply within5111 22nd St. Red Deer
GAETZ SOUTHF/T P/T Grocery Staff
Morning & evening hrs. avail. Apply within
5111 22nd St. Red Deer
GAETZ SOUTHFT/PT CASHIERS
Apply within5111 22nd St. Red Deer
GAETZ SOUTHP/T Bakery Evening Staff
Apply within5111 22nd St. Red Deer
RED-L DISTRIBUTORSis looking for anORDER DESK /
WAREHOUSE WORKERMust have valid driver’slicence. Fax Resume to:403-340-0690 or email:[email protected]
• Surveyor Assistants (Red Deer Area)
Just Graduated from High School or have Survey Experience?
This job could be for you! If you enjoy working in the out of doors, are enthusiastic about learning new skills and would like to work toward a career in the recognized profession of Land Surveying then please visit our website at:
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• Minimum 5 years Oilfi eld driving experience needed.
• Clean abstract required.
• Excellent starting wage
email [email protected] with resume & abstract
Accounting 1010INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp.
with oilfi eld service companies, other small
businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
Contractors 1100BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads
Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542
BRIDGER CONST. LTD.We do it all! 403-302-8550
DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301
DOORS, windows, siding, soffi t, fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @
403-302-9210.
JEHN’S PAINTING & GENERAL CONTRACTING
Painting, Plumbing & General Home Reno’s. Lowest quotes in Red Deer. 403-396-1371
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Eavestroughing1130GUTTERS CLEANED &
REPAIRED. 403-391-2169
ROBUST EAVESTROUGHCLEANING SERVICES
403-506-4822
VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.
Reasonable rates. 340-9368
HandymanServices 1200ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around
the house or renovateyour bathroom,
painting or fl ooring,or cutting small trees?
Call James 403-341-0617
MassageTherapy 1280
FANTASYMASSAGEInternational ladies
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MassageTherapy 1280
VII MASSAGE#7,7464 Gaetz Ave.Pampering at its
BEST!403-986-6686
Come in and see why we are the talk
of the town. www.viimassage.com
Misc.Services 12905* JUNK REMOVAL
Property clean up 340-8666
GARAGE DOOR SERVICE.Save 50%. 403-358-1614
ORGANIZING SERVICESHOME AND OFFICE.
JOANNE 403-358-2057
We do dump runs/odd jobs4035502502/4038855333
Painters/Decorators1310JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888
Celebrate your lifewith a Classified
ANNOUNCEMENT
Roofing 1370PRECISE ROOFING LTD.15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.
403-896-4869
Seniors’Services 1372
HELPING HANDSHome Supports for Seniors.Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home
or facility. Call 403-346-7777for information.
SnowRemoval 1380
SNOWPLOWING Comm/Res. Contracts
welcome. 403-358-1614
WindowCleaning 1420
ROBUST WINDOWCLEANING SERVICES
403-506-4822
YardCare 1430
FALL clean-up, Yard care, Junk/tree/snow removal, comm/res. 403-358-1614
To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifi eds 403-309-3300classifi [email protected]
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1000-1430
Mountview
4316 32 ST.Mountview Sunnybrook
Community ShelterOctober 18, 8 am - ?
LARGE GARAGE SALEWe are downsizing! Craft
materials, thickness planer, bench planer,
household items.
Innisfail35114 RR 282, Innisfail
Oct. 18th & 19th, 8 am-3 pmAntiques, shop items,sewing/craft supplies,
household. GIVEAWAYS!!
You can sell your guitar for a song...
or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300
RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 D3
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To deliver theCENTRAL AB LIFE
& LACOMBE EXPRESS1 day a week in:
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Please call Rick for details403-314-4303
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Bunn Cres. Baile Close Boyce Street Byer Close Barrett Drive Bell Street Baker Ave. Broughton Cres. Brookes Cres. Beatty Cres.
For more information or to apply,please call Ashley
at the Red Deer Advocate403-314-4316
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDEDFor delivery of
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CLEARVIEW AREA
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DEER PARK AREA
Dolan Close$49.24/mo.
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$80.48/mo.
GRANDVIEW AREA
3900 to 4200 Blocks of 41A Ave. and 1 Block of 39 St.
$55.68/mo.
ROSEDALE AREA
West end of Robinson Cres., Ryan Cl., Rich Cl., & Rabbis St.
$71.30/mo.
WOODLEA AREA
47A Ave, & part of 55, 56 & 57 St.
$134./mo.
For More Information Call Jamie at the Red Deer Advocate
403-314-4306
CARRIERS NEEDEDFOR FLYERS, FRIDAY FORWARD & EXPRESS
3 days per week, no weekendsROUTES IN:
ANDERS AREA
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Metcalf Ave
SUNNYBROOK AREA
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LANCASTER AREA
Lancaster Drive
Lamb Close
VANIER AREA
Vanier Drive
Vanson Close
Viscount Drive
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Misc.Help 880
HIRING Students and Non-Students in Red Deer
and surrounding areas. Flexible sched. with $17.25 guaranteed base pay, cust. sales/service, no experience
necessary, we will train, conditions apply. Visit
www.work4students.ca/rdaor call 403-755-6711 to
APPLY NOW!
NEEDED F/T Service PersonGeneral Carpenter/handy-man type for service and set up of manufactured
and modular home. Exp. in trim, roofi ng, siding, fl oor-
ing, paint etc., Competitive wages and health plan
avail. Apply to James at M & K Homes, 403-346-6116
SOURCE ADULT VIDEOrequires mature P/T help Sat. & Sun. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Fax resume to:403-346-9099 or drop off to:
3301-Gaetz Avenue
AdvocateOpportunities
Misc.Help 880
STERLING CLEANERS: Requires front counter
staff. Apply within4810 - 52nd St.,Red Deer
SWAMPERS F/Tneeded immediately for a
fast growing waste &recycling company.
Heavy lifting involved(driver’s helper) position.Reliability essential. Own transportation required.
Please email resumes to [email protected]
Start your career!See Help Wanted
Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds
Misc.Help 880
TOP WAGES, BENEFITS. EXP’D. DRIVERS
& SWAMPERS REQUIRED. MAPLE LEAF MOVINGCall 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.
We are looking for LANDSCAPE LABOURERS to work on residential and commercial properties in
Red Deer and surrounding area. Main duties to include:
- Laying sod, spreading top soil, plant fl owers, grass,
trees and shrubs. - Cut grass, rake, fertilize,
water, prune trees and shrubs. -In snow season, we
require snow removal. No formal education or experience necessary. Full time/Seasonal posi-tion. Weather dependant
Wage: $16.51 per hour/44 hours per week Email
resume to: [email protected]
Phone: 403-347-7211 Fax: 403-342-7488 Att: Erika
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)
CLASSIFICATIONS1500-1990
wegot
stuff
Antiques& Art 1520PAINTING of Alberta’s signing of Peace Treaty, Chief Crowfoots evening party with over 1000 in-dians. 17’x36”. $200. 403-347-7405
Clothing 1590VINTAGE MINK COAT
(Brown) Size 18. Absolutelyexcellent condition. $150.Call or text 403-391-3335
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. Firepits avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
FIREWOOD, birch, spruce & pine. North of Costco
403-346-7178, 392-7754
FREE fi rewood cut to length 403-341-4260
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
RIMBEY TREESLarge variety of trees for sale.
Planting available.Fall Specials!
Call Walter, 403-748-3611
HouseholdAppliances 1710MOFFAT stove 30”, beige fridge 30” x 65”h $50/ea.
403-782-7439
HouseholdFurnishings1720
HARD TO FIND2 MAN TABLE!
Small 2 person kitchentable. White top & metal legs, 2 matching chairs.
Asking $100.Call or text 403-391-3335
MICROWAVE, Kenmore, white, 900 watts. $25.
403-352-8811
REGAL burgundy sofa and love seat $160; kitchen
table w/4 chairs $40 403-782-7439
ROCKING CHAIR& RECLINER CHAIR,
dusty rose colour rabric,in very good cond.
1 for $65 or both for $100.403-348-6449
WANTEDAntiques, furniture and
estates. 342-2514
StereosTV's, VCRs 173012” COLOR TV w/remote,
2 yrs. old $25. 403-314-0804
Misc. forSale 176014 - TOTES with lids. Clean, size med to med. lrg. $6/ea.5 DRAWER clear plastic storage unite on casters, 13”W x16”D x 40”H, $20.BASEBOARD HEATER,
45” long, thermostatcontrol, $10.
GARMENT RACK, 36” high, chrome w/plastic
shoe rack on the bottom- on castors. $10.
MOVING - MUST SELL403-314-2026
COMPUTER desk, black, 48”w, 23”d, 30”h, like new. Bought at the Brick, was
$250 asking $95 403-352-8811
Misc. forSale 1760Canon K920 copier, good for small business, exc.
cond. $45; 3 clean, wool accent matching carpets, two 2’ x 7’, one hexagon
$45/all or will sell individually; LEE Enfi eld
.303 ammo magazine $35 403-352-8811
ELECTRIC FISH SMOKER$40. 403-346-3086
GARAGE Door opener, Lift Master, 1/2 hp motor, with remote included. $100. Like New! 403-348-6449
KODAK 35MM SLIDE PROJECTOR. $40.
403-346-3086
MASSAGE TABLE, Portable, Folding $95. 3 clean, wool accent
matching carpets, two 2’ x 7’, one hexagon $45/all or
will sell individually 403-352-8811
MEDICINE Man’s shields Cree, (3) 16”: x 14”W
All for $180. 403-347-7405
SAFETY BATHTUB HANDLE.
Asking $30.Call or text 403-391-3335
SCREEN door, aluminum 36” x 80”, $75. 403-506-6574
TIGER Necklace in case, $200. 403-347-7405
Cats 18302 BALINESE KITTENS
2 SNOWSHOE SIAMESE$50/ea. 403-887-3649
MALE KITTEN TO GIVE AWAY.
LITTER BOX TRAINED.403-343-8727 after 6 p.m.
TravelPackages 1900
TRAVEL ALBERTAAlberta offers SOMETHINGfor everyone.
Make your travel plans now.
WantedTo Buy 1930
WANTED: fi lm of “Good Morning Vietnam “
featuring Robin Williams.Connie 403-346-8121
AGRICULTURALCLASSIFICATIONS
2000-2290
Horses 2140WANTED: all types of
horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.
403-651-5912
CLASSIFICATIONSFOR RENT • 3000-3200WANTED • 3250-3390
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rentals
Houses/Duplexes 3020
MOUNTVIEW3 bdrm. house, main fl oor,
5 appls., fenced yard, large deck, rent $1550 incl.
all utils. $900 s.d. Avail. Now or Nov. 1. 403-304-5337
SYLVAN LAKE4 fully furnished rentals,
including dishes, bedding, utilities. Available
Nov. 1, 2014 - June 15, 2015Price range $1200 to $1500per month. 403-880-0210.
Condos/Townhouses3030
MORRISROE 2 storey townhouse, 3 bdrm., 1 1/2
bath, large kitchen, no pets, n/s, fenced yard,
$1300 rent + $1000 s.d. + util. Nov. 1, 403-342-6374
SEIBEL PROPERTYwww.seibelprperty.com
Ph: 403-304-7576or 403-347-7545
6 locations in Red Deer~ Halman Heights~ Riverfront Estates~ Westpark~ Kitson Close~ Kyte & Kelloway Cres.~ Holmes St.
S.D. $1000Rent $1245 to $14453 bdrm. townhouses,
1.5 bath, 4 & 5 appls., blinds, lrg. balconies, no dogs. N/S, no utils. incl. avail.
Oct. 15 & Nov. 1References required.
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
AVAIL. Nov. 1st, 2 bdrmin newer 4 plex in Innisfail,
New paint, clean, quite adult bldg. $900, rent/s.d. No pets. 403-506-8730
INNISFAIL, 1 yr. old 3 plex 1250 sq. ft., fi n. bsmt.,
3 bdrm. + den, att. garage, many upgraded features,
gas fi replace, granite island top, fenced yard,
backs on to green, located by Dodds Lake. $1750/mo. For immed. move in. Call Daryl @ 403-350-7937
Suites 3060 2 BDRM apt. for over 40 yr. old working tenants, no pets, no partiers, no drugs. Free laundry, heat, water,
private parking at 5910-55 Ave. in Riverside Meadows.
$1100 . Avail.Immed. 403-341-4627
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
MANORAvail. Nov. 1st. 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-596-2444
NEWLY RENOVATEDbachelor, 1, & 2 bedroomsuites available in central
location. Heat & waterincluded. Cat friendly.
[email protected](888) 679-8031
Motels/Hotels 3100
FULLY furnished restau-rant for lease in Lacombe,
4000 sq. ft, seating ca-pacity 100 people approx.
403-782-2424 or email lacombemotorinn@
hotmail.com
WarehouseSpace 3140SHOP/OFFICE, 1500 sq. ft.$1000 Phil 403-350-0479
CLASSIFICATIONS4000-4190
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homes
Realtors& Services 4010
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Call GORD ING atRE/MAX real estate
central alberta [email protected]
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HousesFor Sale 4020
CUSTOM BUILTNEW HOMES
Mason Martin HomesSenior New Home Planner
Kyle, 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 SELLNew Home. 1325 sq.ft.
bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.403-588-2550
Condos/Townhouses4040
NEW CONDO1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $194,900. 403-588-2550
CLASSIFICATIONS5000-5300
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wheels
Cars 5030
2001 VOLVO S60. Loaded, good cond. Reduced. $4000. 182,000 km. 403-343-2058
2001 Chev Malibu 4 dr. 134,000 kms. 1999 Pontiac Sunfi re 4 dr. auto, v. clean
403-352-6995
SUV's 50402010 Toyota Rav4 51,000kms. $16,000 obo. 358-1614
1998 DURANGO, 119,700 kms. Must see! Safetied.
$5800. obo. 403-357-8985
Trucks 5050
2003 DAKOTA, 3.9, auto., 128,000., 60% tires, $4400
o.b.o. 403-346-9816
Motorcycles 5080
2006 HONDA GOLDWING TRIKE
w/Lehman Monarch 2 trike kit. This unit is loaded with all options plus lots of extra
chrome. 49,500 kms. Bike was triked in 2011.
Asking $33,000Call (403)318-4653
Tires, PartsAcces. 5180CANOPY fi ts 1990-1999 GM.
$200. 403-318-7717
HITCH - fi ts Chevy. New.$100. 403-314-0804
NEAR new Hankook winter tires and wheels 215/60 R16 will fi t many 5 stud car wheels $900, about 1/2 re-tail 403-598-4260
WINTER TIRES & RIMSP225 65 R17 Michelin
Latitudes XICE. Used only 1 season. $800. Came offof a Rav 4. 403-350-9908
WINTER TIRES w/rims, fi ts BMWX3 2011 - 2014,
new $3800. Asking $1900. 3/4 tread left. 342-7660
AutoWreckers 5190RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.
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“Alberta will have a visionary long-term approach to climate change and we’ll never again go to Copenhagen in the circumstances that I did as federal envi-ronment minister in 2009.”
— Premier Jim Prentice If you read
between the lines, you can sense the em-b a r r a s s m e n t that Jim Pren-tice must ’ve had to endure under a prime minister who had — and has — done next to nothing to curb carbon emis-sions.
But he is now free to chart a differ-ent course and, to that end, he has promised to steer away from coal. He figures that coal — being the dirtiest fossil fuel — is the one to target if we want to get our rising CO2 output under control.
And once we start to lower our CO2 output, the thought is that maybe we could revive our poor reputation in much of the rest of the world. And then maybe the Europeans, Barack Obama and those pesky environmentalists might forget that emissions from the tarsands are larger than those of any other industrial sector, including coal (according to the Alberta government’s Report on 2011 Greenhouse Gas Emis-sions). And they might also forget that the bitumen booster club is forecast-ing a doubling of production in a mere 15 years or so. And they might forget to breathe in and out, and that 1 plus 1 equals 2.
Currently, coal provides about 40 per cent of our electricity generation. But the generating stations are getting older by the day, and so Prentice fig-ures that when we decommission them, we can replace them with something cleaner (eg. wind, solar and geother-mal, since Alberta has an abundance of all three).
As an example, the Wabamun Gen-erating Station, which provided about four per cent of Alberta’s electricity, was decommissioned in 2010 at the grand old age of 54 years.
However, most of the other existing coal stations are quite a bit younger. The five big ones (Battle River, Sun-dance, Keephills, Sheerness, and Genesee) are, on average, only about
30 years old. And they collectively pro-duce about a third of our electricity. Will Prentice start to go after them?
And how fast would coal be able to be replaced by renewables? Wind currently only provides about seven per cent of our electricity … on windy days.
So there are no easy answers for Prentice. However, there are three people who could give him valuable advice about how to deal with the di-lemma. The first is Christy Clark, the premier of B.C., who still presides over a revenue-neutral carbon tax (the tax is seen at the gas pump, while the rev-enues are used to reduce personal and corporate taxes). And obviously the voters are OK with it, since they re-elected her in 2013 — and increased her party’s seat count in the legislature while they were at it.
The second person who could give Prentice advice was also a premier (sadly, he is no longer around). Peter Lougheed warned Albertans to slow down on the bitumen frenzy.
And if Prentice really wants to show that he is serious about climate change — and if he wants to garner some sym-pathy from Obama for a certain pipe-line, this would be an excellent step forward.
Finally, Prentice would be wise to talk to Robert Roach, a senior analyst with ATB Financial. Though not near-ly as famous as Clark or Lougheed, he is every bit as wise. And he just hap-pened to write a column in these very pages a couple of weeks ago.
He stressed the need to form a citi-zens’ assembly (look it up on Wikipe-dia) when Albertans finally get seri-ous about what to do with resource revenues from the oil and gas industry. Right now, we are, as Roach put it, “spendaholics,” whereas we need to be more like the Norwegians. They started out with a similar endowment of fossil fuels but, unlike us, they knew how to save, and they now have almost a trillion dollars stashed away (which is about $180,000 for each Norwegian) (or more than 50 times as much as we have managed to stash away).
But I digress. We were talking about coal generation.
Therefore, just as a random sam-pling of Albertans (a citizens’ assem-bly) could make an informed recom-mendation subject to a provincial ref-erendum on the subject of oil and gas revenue, a random sampling of Alber-tans could also make recommenda-tions on what to do about all of the CO2 that we’re lofting into the air.
Prentice seems genuinely con-cerned about it, and I suspect that he’s almost as smart as Lougheed was. So
maybe he will consider setting up a citizens’ assembly on the matter. We can only hope.
Evan Bedford is a local environmen-
talist. Direct comments, questions and suggestions to [email protected]. Visit the Energy and Ecology website at www.evanbedford.com.
D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
The Red Deer Advocate is accepting applications for an experienced Display Advertising Consultant for our Central Alberta Life publication.Preference will be given to those with strong credentials in newspaper and new media advertising: however if you have a proven history in sales of any genre, we encourage you to apply.As a successful candidate, you will be an integral part of a dynamic sales team. You will be resourceful, effective and capable of partnering with new clients in the development and growth of their business.The successful candidate will be responsible for servicing existing accounts with an emphasis on developing and growing new accounts. This is a union position with usual company benefi ts.Forward resumes stating Display Advertising Consultant by Sunday, October 19/14 to:[email protected]
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PLEASE RECYCLE
Quebec needs Alberta’s
oil, gas expertise
Business and municipal leaders from
Quebec have come to Alberta to learn
about the oil and gas industry.
Story on PAGE B1
FORECAST ON A2
WEATHER
A mix of sun and cloud.
High 25, low 20.
Stantec golfers ace it, twice
Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
William and Andrea Groner pose at the Western Canada Lottery Corporation in
Edmonton, Tuesday. The Groners managed to keep their lottery windfall in the
immediate family for seven months. But the Edmonton couple’s exciting news is now
out — they are the mystery winners of the $50-million Lotto Max jackpot from Dec.
20. See story on page A2.
Traffic court
move
hits bumps
Surveillance catches flagrant idling in city
BY CRYSTAL RHYNO
ADVOCATE STAFF
In just about any communi-
ty, drive-through restaurants
are the biggest source of ve-
hicle idling.
Red Deer is no different.
Last July, 26 out of 30 ve-
hicles in the McDonald’s Res-
taurant (3020 22nd St.) drive-
through lineup kept their ve-
hicles running for a total of
182 minutes, over the course
of one hour.
But the worst offenders
aren’t necessarily just at drive-
throughs
A driver of an SUV in the
Sobeys South parking lot kept
his motor running for 26 min-
utes that same summer.
Another driver of an SUV
idled his vehicle for 27 min-
utes at St. Teresa of Avila
School while presumably wait-
ing for his children.
“For me it was a little bit
surprising to see the length
of time that people idle,” said
Nancy Hackett, the city’s Envi-
ronmental Initiatives supervi-
sor. “Some vehicles were idling
for 19 or 26 minutes. That is re-
ally a long time to leave your
vehicle running while you are
in a grocery store or in a pub-
lic building.”
Hackett referred to some of
the findings of the city’s first
informal idling monitoring
campaign conducted last sum-
mer. The city is now in the fifth
year of its idle-free awareness
campaign designed to encour-
age residents to turn off the
key. There are nine businesses
or institutions and 28 schools
in the coalition.
Signs are up at the sites en-
couraging motorists to turn the
key off.
Six locations around the
city were under surveillance
by a summer student paid
through a Volunteer Alberta
program.
The student was tasked
with recording several obser-
vations, including the num-
ber of vehicles idling, the
time spent idling and time
of day.
Hackett said this is part
of the community-based ap-
proach in which they want to
understand what is happening
in the community.
A sample of locations
were monitored — the Col-
licutt Centre, downtown Red
Deer, McDonald’s, Sobeys
(2110 50th Ave.), Normandeau
School and St. Teresa of Avila
School, at different times of
the day.
Please see IDLE on Page A2
IDLE-FREE FACTS A2
BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN
ADVOCATE STAFF
Efforts to free up courtroom
space in Red Deer are getting
a thumbs down from people
involved in traffic court.
Effective April 1, a variety
of non-criminal matters that
had been heard in the Red
Deer Courthouse were moved
to a meeting room in the Red
Deer Lodge Hotel, about four
blocks away.
The idea behind the move
was to create more space for
criminal and family court
in Red Deer’s 30-year-old
courthouse, which now cov-
ers a wider area and serves
a much larger population
than it did in 1982 when it
was built.
With prospects for a larger
building still in the discussion
stages, Alberta Justice has
made a number of moves to
increase efficiencies in Red
Deer, including moving traffic
court out altogether.
Red Deer Lodge Hotel man-
ager Kevin Ritchie said ear-
lier this week that the move
has been “fabulous” for his
facility, which has an ongoing
booking for traffic court on
Mondays and Tuesdays, when
there is less demand for meet-
ing rooms than later in the
week.
There’s plenty of parking,
it’s free, and access to the
room used for court is right in-
side the front entry so the doz-
ens of people coming to deal
with their tickets do not get in
the way of the hotel’s custom-
ers, said Ritchie.
Hosting traffic court has not
brought much extra business
into the hotel, but that’s not an
issue, said Ritchie.
But people at the sharp end
of the justice systems have
identified a number of “incon-
veniences” involved with the
move, including a reduction in
the level of security available
in the courthouse.
“We anticipated there
were going to be some diffi-
culties, and certainly, there
are,” said Crown prosecutor
Rob Gregory, a paralegal who
has been looking after traffic
court in Red Deer since last
year.The commissioner presid-
ing over traffic court deals
with offences under a variety
of provincial statutes and mu-
nicipal bylaws, including traf-
fic, wildlife, gaming and liquor
and occupational health and
safety infractions.
Sentences may include jail
time.That can be a problem,
because the hotel room is
covered by private security
guards who do not have the
authority to arrest or detain
people, said Gregory.
Sheriffs must be called to
the hotel whenever someone
is to be taken into custody and
Sheriffs must also be called
anytime there is someone in
the court who is known to be
violent or non-compliant, he
said.Lack of screening at the
front door is less of an issue,
said Gregory.
There is no screening in cir-
cuit court, either, but security
is provided by Alberta Sher-
iffs, he said.
Additionally, Alberta Jus-
tice court services did not
make allowances for a private
interview room, so there is
always an issue of finding a
private place to interview wit-
nesses, said Gregory.
BY ADVOCATE STAFF
Two is better than one, although one is ex-
ceptional all on its own.
The first Stantec BFF (Best Friends For-
ever) Ladies Golf Tournament on Monday at
River Bend Golf Course featured two holes in
one.Golfers Paulette Hanson of Rocky Mountain
House and Kim Lee of Red Deer won $25,000
each to go towards a new vehicle at Ponoka
Dodge Chrysler, pending insurance verifica-
tion of their holes in one.
The aces occurred at the eighth and 16th
holes (par threes).
“It was crazy. Gord Bamford’s annual golf
classic has never even seen holes in one for the
big prizes,” said Tera Lee Flaman, one of the
main organizers behind the event.
“It’s very, very rare. Most golf tournaments
never see a hole in one. ... We were very excit-
ed. At one of our early meetings, Lyn Radford
said, ‘I’d sure love if someone won one of these
hole in ones,’ and we had two!”
Radford, a longtime well-known volunteer in
the community, was also one of the organizers.
Flaman added that hole in one winner Lee
hadn’t played golf in over eight years.
The tournament was held in support of wom-
en’s athletics through Red Deer College and
the Red Deer Games Foundation.
A number of well-known female athletes
from Central Alberta participated, including
Olympian Mellisa Hollingsworth.
The final fundraising total was not available
at press time on Tuesday but organizers are
calling it a success and already planning for
next year.
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throughout the city, including in front of the Collicutt Centre
and school zones. Despite this, some vehicles are still left idling.
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Lee Adamson may have been nipped out at the line in the dash for cash, but the blow was softened by wrapping up his second North American Pony Chuckwagon Champion-ship — 20 years after the first — at the Westerner Days on Sunday.
The Camrose driver’s over-all time of six minutes, 32.43 seconds was 3.06 seconds fast-er than Neil Salmond of Week-es, Sask. in the Uncle Ben’s RV outfit, who did win the final race and $4,500 cheque with a time of 1:16.91.
“It’s always special to win a big show like this,” said Ad-amson who was driving the A-1 Rentals rig. “The best of the best are here in Red Deer and you always want to show well in a show like this.”
Adamson held a lead of 3.36 seconds after four heats, an almost insurmountable lead as long as he ran a clean final race but the competitor in him did not want to play safe.
“You know when you’re in a heat like that, you want to win the show, but you throw it balls out, type thing. You want to make sure you’re right there with the boys and make it a good show,” he said.
Even bigger for Adamson, 46, was the chance to watch his son develop over the week.
Cole Adamson, 18, was driv-ing his grandfather’s — Ray Adamson — Pidherny’s wagon in Red Deer, the third event this year he’s had the chance to do so.
After a couple of tough penalties knocked him out of contention the first couple of days, he was one of the fast-est drivers over the last three heats.
The proud papa says he will be the new full-time driver of that wagon going forward.
“He’s come a long ways,” said Adamson of his son.
“It’s his first year wagon driving, but he’s going to be a good driver, there’s no ques-tion there. We figure if we can get him the good horses he’ll do the rest.”
Adamson was the sixth ranked driver in the All-pro Canadian Chuckwagon and Chariot Association stand-ings heading into this past week with strong showings in Grande Prairie, Saddle Lake and Ponoka. With his win at the North American Pony Chuckwagon Championships, he should jump up a few more places.
In third place was defend-ing champion and eight-time champ Keith Wood out of Saddle Lake in the Westock Frame & Wheel Alignment Ltd. rig in Red Deer at 6:36.22, while Sedgewick’s Curtis Hogg was fourth at 6:36.23 in the Kel-lough Enterprises Inc. wagon.
Rounding out the top 10 were Louis Johner of May-erthorpe (Paradise RV in Red Deer, 1:17.43 on Sunday, 6:31.13 total), Gary Thiel of Sherwood Park (Pumps & Pressure Inc. in Red Deer, 1.18.07 Sunday, 6.37.42 total), Kevin Desjarlais
of Elizabeth Métis Settlement (The Pipe Yard in Blackfalds, 1:17.79 Sunday, 6.37.58 total), Brian Miller of Drumhell-er (Westerner Park Board of Directors, 1.17.73 Sunday, 6:40.22 total), Eckville’s Mar-vin Hubl (Eldorado Pressure
Services in Rocky Mountain House, 1:18.11,6:42.68 total), and Chance Thomson of Al-der Flats (PureChem Services, 1:20.53 Sunday, 6:43.66 total).
Photo by JOSH ALDRICH/Advocate staffCamrose’s Lee Adamson is awarded the North American Pony Chuckwagons Championship trophy at Westerner Days on Sunday afternoon in Red Deer. It was his second North American title, winning previously in 1994.
A long time coming for AdamsonPhoto by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff
Barry Lanktree of Lacombe rounds the barrels during Heat 9 of the North American Pony Chuckwagon Championships July 17 at the Westerner’s race track.
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BENGHAZI, Libya — Egypt deep-ened its involvement in the fight against Islamist militias who have tak-en over key parts of Libya on Wednes-day, with officials saying Egyptian war-planes have bombed their positions in the eastern city of Benghazi.
The two officials, who have first-hand knowledge of the operation, said the use of the aircraft was part of an Egyptian-led campaign against the mi-litiamen that will eventually involve Libyan ground troops recently trained by Egyptian forces.
The operation, they said, was re-quested by the internationally recog-nized Libyan administration based in the eastern city of Tobruk. That elect-ed administration was thrown out of the capital, Tripoli, by rival militias al-lied with Islamic political factions.
“This is a battle for Egypt not Lib-ya,” one of the senior officials said. “Egypt was the first country in the re-gion to warn against terrorism and it is also the first to fight it.”
The officials, who spoke to The As-sociated Press on condition of anonym-ity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said the operation would last three to six months and in-volve the use of an Egyptian navy ves-sel as a command centre off the Med-iterranean coast near Tobruk. Ren-egade Libyan general Khalifa Hiftar, who has vowed to wipe out the Islamist militias, is not leading the operation, they added, with Cairo dealing directly with a newly appointed Libyan chief of staff who has visited Egypt several times in recent weeks.
In a televised statement on Tuesday, Hifter, who was an army chief under Gadhafi before joining his opponents decades ago, said that he will resign and transfer power to a young army leadership.
Tobruk-based Libyan Prime Min-ister Abdullah al-Thinni told Dubai-based Sky News Arabia that all troops involved in the battles in Benghazi are under the command of the new chief of staff and are instructed to restore state institutions and combat terrorism.
“After the appointment of the chief of staff for the Libyan army, all mili-tary operations are under the umbrel-la of the state and its military leader-ship,” he said.
Al-Thinni met Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during his last visit to Egypt on Oct. 9. During the visit, Egyptian Defence Minister Gen. Sedki Sobhi said that Egypt is ready to offer “all support” to the Libyan army, espe-cially in “combating terrorism.”
Libyan lawmaker Tareq al-Jorushi confirmed to the AP that Egyptian war-planes were taking part in the ongoing
operation in Benghazi, but said that they were being flown by Libyan pilots. He says the planes were “rented” by the Libyan administration from Egypt. Al-Jorushi is awaiting confirmation of his appointment on the Tobruk-based parliament’s national security com-mittee, which is responsible for such issues. He is also the son of the head of Libya’s air force, Gen. Saqr al-Jorushi. He said he learned that the planes are Egyptian from the new chief of staff.
In an official statement posted on Egypt’s state-run news agency how-ever, presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef denied that Egyptian planes were striking targets in Libya.
Libya has been mired in turmoil since Gadhafi’s ouster in 2011, with militias operating with impunity and the government unable to rein them in. In recent months, Islamist militias swept through Libya’s two main cites of Tripoli and Benghazi, defeating an-ti-Islamist forces, setting up their own government and reviving an old parlia-ment.
Egypt, which has publicly stated its support of the elected administration based in Tobruk, views the presence of hard-line extremists near its west-ern border as a direct national secu-rity threat. It had made no secret of its willingness to offer military support to the Tobruk-based government, saying it would train and arm its forces.
Egypt’s direct military involve-ment, however, reinforces the notion that Libya has become a proxy battle-ground for larger regional struggles, with Turkey and Qatar backing the Islamist militias while Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates support their opponents.
Earlier on Wednesday, a top Islamic militia commander based in Benghazi said Egypt sent its warplanes to hit his group’s positions.
“We have photographs of the Egyp-tian warplanes and Egyptian naval forces stationed in eastern cities,” he told the AP. He said the planes were taking off from an airport in Libya’s eastern city of Bayda.
“The Egyptians are bombing us day and night and only want to seed divi-sions among us here,” he said, speak-ing on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
It is unclear what Egypt’s involve-ment can accomplish.
The Libyan army and police have been in shambles since the collapse of Gadhafi’s regime, and attempts by successive governments to disarm and integrate former rebels into the army have failed. U.S. officials confirmed in the summer that Egypt and the UAE were involved in airstrikes against militia positions in and near Tripoli. Egypt denied involvement, while the UAE said nothing publicly.
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TIXTLA, Mexico — Mexican police expanded their search for 43 miss-ing college students Wednesday after investigators determined that 28 sets of human remains recovered from a mass grave were not those of any of the youths.
The government of Guerrero state, where the students went missing af-ter a confrontation with police Sept. 26, said it was sending horse-mounted patrols and trained dogs into the hills around Iguala, the city where the stu-dents were last seen.
Meanwhile, forensics examinations are focusing on a second set of clan-destine graves and a third site where another burial pit was found this week.
The digging that continued Wednes-day threatened to reveal even greater horrors in the gang-controlled coun-tryside.
Each search has turned up more hidden graves, raising the question of how many people have been secretly killed by the area’s drug gangs, apart from those kidnapped.
The wooded hillsides that ring Ig-uala could become a moral swamp for the government, much like the mass graves discovered in northern Mexico in 2010 that revealed a level of almost unheard-of brutality.
“These lamentable acts are a mo-ment that puts to the test the coun-try’s institutions,” President Enrique Pena Nieto said of the Iguala case in a speech.
From the beginning, there were
signs that the first mass grave site, found just a few days after the students disappeared, might have contained the bodies of earlier victims of the Guerre-ros Unidos drug gang.
The gang had ties to the wife of Ig-uala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca as well as to local police from Iguala and the nearby town of Cocula.
Police from the two towns allegedly turned some of the students over to the drug gang.
On Wednesday, while the families of the disappeared students and a variety of social organizations met separately at the college in Tixtla, four busloads of students drove to join members of a Guerrero teachers union who took con-trol of a highway toll facility between Chilpancingo and Acapulco.
Masked protesters politely asked each driver for a 50-peso contribution — slightly less than the usual toll.
Gildardo Ruiz Davila, organizing secretary for the union’s High Moun-tain region, said such protest actions would continue until the 43 students are returned alive.
Asked about the announcement that none of the first 28 bodies found were students, he said, “If the city govern-ment had links to the drug traffickers, more bodies might appear.”
Isabel Rosales, an activist who works with the families of kidnap vic-tims in Guerrero, said the 28 bodies might be those of victims whose fam-ilies were too afraid to even report their disappearances.
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A burning overturned car stands between protesting students and riot police after it was set on fire by protesting college students outside of the Guerrero state capital building in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Monday Hundreds of protesting teachers and students demanding answers about the 43 students who went missing on Sept. 26 during a confrontation with police, clashed with police at the local congress and outside the state government palace.
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1985 — National and Mercantile Banks merged into the National Bank of Canada.
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Howe plays in his first NHL game, and scores his first goal as a Detroit Red Wing, against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1911 — Winnipeg receives first electric power.
1857 — British Treasury approves weight of the new Canadian 20 cent piece — 71.73 grains of 0.925 fine silver.
1793 — France’s Queen Marie Antoi-nette is beheaded by guillotine during the French Revolution.
TODAY IN HISTORY
When it comes to diagnosing and treating breast cancer, enor-mous strides have been made in the past two decades. Earlier detection plus better therapies and gene-typing of cancers al-low much more directed and ef-fective therapies. As a result, breast cancer deaths have been slashed by 30 per cent.
But there’s still a lot of misin-formation out there about how to control your risk.
For example, there are claims bouncing around the In-ternet that wearing a bra can lead to breast cancer. Nope! A definitive new study of 1,044 women with breast cancer found no link between use of a bra and their cancer risk. The type of bra, when they started wearing a bra and how many hours a day they wore one didn’t matter either.
So if you’re one of the almost 300,000 North Ameri-can women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, here are the latest facts that actually might save your life.
Fact: Women over 40 do need mammograms
We’ve read headline-grabbing studies suggesting that mammograms aren’t worth it before age 50.
But we and groups like the American Cancer So-ciety and the National Comprehensive Cancer Net-work believe yearly screening should begin at age 40. (Younger if you’re at high risk.)
Some research shows this check can cut cancer deaths by 15 per cent in 40-something women.
Bottom line: Don’t opt out if you’re in your 40s (one in five women with breast cancer is younger than 50). And make sure to get regular mammograms in your 50s and beyond. Women of all ages also need regular clinical breast exams, performed by their health-care provider. Self-checks are smart, too. Up to 40 per cent of cancers are discovered by women themselves.
Fact: Cancer-preventing tamoxifen needs dark nights
If you have hormone-receptor-positive breast can-cer and take tamoxifen, a selective estrogen re-sponse modifier, you know that this drug can cut your relative risk for repeat breast cancer by as much as 50 per cent.
Now, a Tulane University lab study suggests that your sleep environment might impact this medica-tion’s effectiveness. Seems even dim light at night reduces your body’s melatonin levels, making breast cancer cells resistant to tamoxifen.
Bottom line: The researchers suggest taking ta-moxifen an hour or so before bedtime to take advan-tage of the natural increase in melatonin at night. Also, wear an eye mask or only have red-wavelength light in your bedroom and bathroom to block out
blue-wavelength light during sleep.
Fact: Know your riskWe salute Angelina Jolie for
going public with news that she carries the BRCA-1 gene muta-tion, which boosts breast-can-cer risk — by 87 per cent, in her case. She then chose to have both breasts removed to protect herself from her enormous ge-netic risk.
About 15 per cent of women who get breast cancer have a family history, and one in 300-
500 women in the general population carries one of the breast-cancer genes, BRCA-1 or BRCA-2 (rates are higher in some groups, such as Ashkenazi Jews).
Look at your family tree for warning signs: Did anyone have cancer before age 50, breast cancer in both breasts, ovarian cancer or male breast cancer? Knowing the answers can help you and your doctor
decide if you would benefit from genetic testing. Bottom line: Determine if you have a familial risk.
But remember, 85 per cent of breast cancers are not caused by an inherited gene. That’s why regular mammograms are so important!
Fact: You may not need a double mastectomy
In many situations, removing a healthy breast might not be necessary. A new Cancer Prevention Institute of California study found that for many women with early-stage breast cancer in one breast, removing both might not be the smart move.
Less-invasive treatments turn out to produce the same survival rates, and risk for cancer in the healthy breast is low.
Bottom line: If you have cancer in one breast and are thinking about a double mastectomy, talk with your doctor so you can weigh your risks and benefits.
The YOU Docs, Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show and Mike Roizen of Cleveland Clinic, are authors of YOU: Losing Weight. For more information, go to www.RealAge.com.
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What it takes to stay committed to your health
Real commitment doesn’t always have to be about sacri-fice — or does it?
When it comes to your health, where do we draw the line between having our cake and eating it, too, to avoid the self-defeating behaviour of not allowing ourselves cer-tain indulgences? And when should we hold true to a com-mitment to our health and our well-being and ensure our bodies are getting the best treatment possible — no sug-ar, no alcohol, no processed foods?
According to the turkey farmers of Canada, 3.1 million whole turkeys are purchased at Thanksgiving countrywide.
That tells me there is also a whole lot of pumpkin pie with whipped cream to go with it. And don’t for-get the fixings and the alcohol!
So should we convince ourselves to enjoy guilt free and allow these times of sacrifice to let loose, enjoy … not be too hard on ourselves? Or is that just an excuse to indulge in our inherent over-consuming nature that leads us ultimately to feeling bloated, fa-tigued and feeling the need to shed some weight?
Is there another way to stay committed to our health goals?
We could implement some healthier alternatives. A raw pumpkin cheesecake on a chocolate pecan crust with coconut whipped cream and an additional fall harvest salad including wild rice with black beans, olive oil, lemon juice, fresh herbs with some crushed walnuts and dried cranberries. Getting in some nature time with the family — something ac-tive.
But for some, who are we kidding? When we want to indulge we will indulge!
The choice is ultimately yours. Either way, post-Thanksgiving is always a good time to recommit — no matter what your track record of failures. And re-member you cannot make a real commitment unless you accept that it’s a choice that you keep making again and again and again. Here are some thoughts on what it takes to get stay committed.
● Ask yourself what results you are looking for. What is your desired outcome? Write it down.
● Now ask yourself what action steps it will take to get there. Reflect on your behaviours and which ones you deem appropriate and inappropriate to stay in line with your commitments. The bottom line is to stay accountable to your actions. Be flexible in the journey to achieve your results and ask yourself how deeply you desire the desired result. The deeper the desire, the more committed you will be.
● Finally, post it! Don’t post the desired outcome, just post the action steps. Look at your calendar and see where you are fitting it in.
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Thursday, Oct. 16 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE:
Angela Lansbury, 89; Suzanne Somers, 68; John Mayer, 37
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today you will be motivated to get your point across to others. Do not be-come aggressive and allow for great clarity to come about through open dialogue and kinship with them. There is an emphasis with needing to get something off your chest.
The issue is that Mercury is retrograde, so you will have to go over your thoughts before you share any news with others.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today if your birth-day, this year will prove to be the year where siblings or others know where you stand with them. You can become a little too aggressive this year. Also, you could become frustrated because you cannot express yourself as you desire. Allow for your actions to speak louder than words this year and this will create great-er harmony for as the year goes forward.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Others in your life will not take kindly to your actions today. Try not to lecture anyone, and stay as positive as you can. You will have tremen-dous energy at your disposal, use it wisely. If others don’t agree with you, then, simply take action on your own.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Today will mark a time when your actions will speak louder than words. However, it is not the day to encourage others to follow your lead, they simply won’t listen. Especially those found within your daily routine and at work, take heed that they will confuse you today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today you will be confused by romantic interests in your life. Their actions are in the right place, but their thoughts and words will come off as a bit strange. This energy can trickle into your personal expression as this might affect you more than you think.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Today you will try to defend your point of view with fam-
ily members or those within your household. There is a great ten-dency towards confusion now, so try to avoid all unnecessary argu-ments. Take positive actions to-wards improving your work and
daily life today!LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Today the busy-
ness will continue and now you will be a little tired. Try to avoid any Freudian slips with those you are sharing pleasurable times with. Keep your foot out of your mouth as best as you can, as there will be a tendency for you to confuse others at the wrong time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today try not to spend anything. You will place a lot of value on your personal worth and will be discussing financial circumstances from the past. Try to gain some clarity by not repeat-ing the same situation again, discuss all your needs now get it off your chest!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is the day to keep some thoughts to yourself. There could be an argument or two, with siblings or those within your local environment, as you try to express your thoughts, but it just won’t come out the way you hope. Let your actions guide you forward now.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Todayís is a good day to follow through with the plans you were working on yesterday. The energy today will be very positive for building your finances, and your efforts will pay off. Don’t shoot your-self in the foot by being too argumentative for
no reason. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today
promises to be very positive for you if you do not try to preach to your friends. Let your ac-tions be their light forward. They are going to be confused no matter what you say today, so tell a joke and laugh harder. Allow for greater clarity through your actions.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Today there will be a lot of action towards your ca-reer and building up that area of life from be-hind the scenes. Try to understand that there will need to be more action taken by you, be-cause there will be some misunderstandings for you on a professional level.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today
you will be a little uncertain of your aims. Do trust that your actions are leading you in the correct direction! You will have to place a little more faith in something higher than you today. Take each action in good faith and it will work out.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Significant relationships, either business or romantic, will confuse you ever so slightly today. Let your actions speak louder than words, and avoid any arguments at all costs. Focus on doing what speaks to your heart and trust in your path a little more now.
Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her col-umn appears daily in the Advocate.
Is six-pack abs topping your goal list these days? Do you feel like you’re pretty happy with your over-all body devel-opment except one key area: your ab region?
If so, you’re likely working hard to get the fat off and move one step closer to six-pack ab status.
But are you doing things properly? Some people make some grave mistakes as they go about striv-ing to reach this goal that will entirely take them away from results.
Here are four mistakes that you need to know about to ensure you aren’t committing these crimes.
You fail to plan your dietAs the saying goes, fail to plan is
planning to fail. When it comes to your diet, you absolutely need a plan in place. Those who are most organized when it comes to their food intake are those who see the most success.
It really is that simple.Do not neglect to plan or you will be
chasing this goal for what seems like forever.
You do abs first during your workout
Next, you also must make sure you are structuring your workout properly. While it may seem smart to start off with ab work since your abs are your top priority, don’t be misled.
If you are doing abs first during the workout, that’s going to mean they aren’t there to provide the support you
need during the rest of the session.Instead, do them last. You’ll already
have worked them to some degree do-ing your compound moves so it’ll take less work overall to fully exhaust them at this point as well.
You fall off the bandwagon on weekends
The next critical error not to make is falling off the wagon during the weekend. So many people make this mistake.
They’re on 100 per cent during the week but as soon as Friday night hits, it’s anybody’s guess how well they do on their diet and any workouts they have scheduled.
Striving to get abs is a very intense goal that will take total commitment. This means being on 24/7.
While it’s fine to have planned cheat meals, don’t let every weekend become cheat meal territory.
You’re relying on fat burning supplements
Finally, the last error to make sure you avoid is the fat-burner mistake. Some people pick up the latest and greatest fat burner, thinking this will help them get from point A to point B in a hurry.
Remember, these products only work if you also have a good diet and workout in place. Otherwise they’re pretty much for waste.
Don’t rely on them to get you results. Use them to help compliment your al-ready smart diet and workout program.
Are you making any of these errors? If so, it’s time to get some changes in place so they don’t keep you from real-izing 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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Dear Annie: My grown son is an alco-holic. It has not interfered with his job so far, but it seems to be getting worse.
His father drank himself to death, and I’m so worried he will go down the same path. He absolutely won’t discuss it.
Last Mother’s Day, he promised to give up drink-ing, but a month later, I saw him guzzle two beers at a family picnic, and I re-marked on it. He said he never wanted to speak to me again, and since then, he hasn’t.
I’m not getting any younger, and I miss my son. I will be attending Al-Anon meetings, but is there anything else I can do? — Suffering in Illinois
Dear Suffering: We’re so sorry your son has chosen not to deal with his alcoholism, but this is not something you can change for him. He must do it himself.
You have made a wise decision to attend Al-Anon meetings. This is a wonderful organization for people whose lives are affected by a loved one’s drinking.
The members there will give you coping strategies and a shoulder to cry on, as well as advice for dealing specifically with your son. We hope he contacts you soon.
Dear Annie: I usually agree with your advice, but I think you missed the mark with “Disappointed,” the frus-trated bridesmaid.
She said the bride ordered hid-eous dresses, and when the bridesmaids tried to get her to find another, she didn’t like any of them. When “Dis-appointed” found her own dress, the bride didn’t like it. She then offered to drop
out of the wedding party. When a woman agrees to be a
bridesmaid, she agrees to the bride’s choice of dress. If they are ugly, no one attending the wedding blames the bridesmaids.
Personally, I think “Disappoint-ed” sounds like a bridesmaidzilla. — Should Have Eloped
Dear Should Have: We appreci-ate your spin on the situation and a thoughtful bride will ask her brides-maids to help select the dress to begin with, preventing exactly this type of rancor.
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small stuff that makes all the differ-ence so stop trying to overachieve. Try a few 30-minute walks. An extra litre of water a day. One cup of oatmeal a day was found to have the equivalent effects on extending a woman’s life as running four hours per week, ac-cording to the Harvard Nurses Health Study. Commit to that oatmeal — or a chia pudding a day! Stock the freezer with some healthy soups.
Reflect on your own behaviour and choose to commit to something over the next 30 days you know will make a difference in your life. You might just be thankful that you did.
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Tickets on sale Friday for Chad Brownlee concert
Tickets go on sale Friday for a Chad Brownlee concert in Red Deer next spring.
The Juno-nominated country singer will bring his When the Lights Go Down Tour to Red Deer’s Cow-boys bar on March 24. His opening acts will be Ca-nadian Country Museum Association award-winners Jess Moskaluke and Bobby Wills.
Brownlee has released three albums, including his latest, The Fighters. The B.C. native is best known for being a former hockey defenseman, and for put-ting out the singles Crash, Fallin’ Over You, Just Be-cause and Where the Party At?
For more information, please call the venue at 403-341-6060.
All 10 seasons of Friends coming to Netflix Canada and U.S. Jan. 1
TORONTO — When the rain starts to pour, Friends will be there for you — on Netflix.
The streaming service announced Wednesday that all 10 seasons of the hit comedy will launch in Canada and the U.S. on Jan. 1.
This marks the first time the popular NBC series will be available on a video on demand platform.
Friends, which ran a total of 236 episodes between 1994 and 2004, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
Netflix’s announcement included a new video
of the Rembrandts performing the show’s theme song I’ll Be There for You, with a cameo from James Michael Tyler, who played Central Perk manager Gunther.
Jay Leno returning to series TV hosting CNBC car show about ‘all things
automotive’NEW YORK — Jay Leno is returning to nightly
television.The former Tonight Show host’s new prime-time
venture, tentatively titled, Jay Leno’s Garage, and based on his Emmy Award-winning Web series, will premiere on CNBC in 2015, the network announced Wednesday. The precise debut date and frequency of airing are yet to be determined, the network said.
The hour-long show will be a forum for Leno to share his passion for “all things automotive,” the network said, “including best investments, valua-tions and the inner workings of the car collector’s market.”
Leno commented, “This show will be about any-thing that rolls, explodes and makes noise. We hope to highlight the passion and the stories behind the men and women who made the automobile the greatest invention of the 20th century.”
“Jay will add tremen-dous star power and exceptional content to CNBC’s prime time at the perfect time,” said network President Mark Hoffman. “We’re really excited Jay will continue his storied career with the NBC family and with us at CNBC.”
The 64-year-old Leno,
well-known for his interest in cars and his vast car collection, hosted a one-hour special for CNBC in August. Jay Leno’s Garage: The Ultimate Car Week marked his first return to hosting since he vacated NBC’s The Tonight Show last February.
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LONDON — Australian literature-lovers cheered Wednesday after Richard Flanagan won the presti-gious Booker Prize with a visceral story of wartime brutality and its aftermath — a novel the head of the judging team said was as powerful as a kick in the stomach.
The country’s government may be less pleased. Flanagan in a post-awards interview that Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s environmental policies made him “ashamed to be Australian.”
Flanagan drew on his father’s experiences as a Second World War prisoner of the Japanese for The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which centres on the Burma Death Railway, built with forced labour at the cost of tens of thousands of lives.
Named after a classic work of Japanese literature, the book is dedicated to Flanagan’s father — re-ferred to by his prisoner number, 335 — who died at the age of 98 shortly after his son finished the manu-script.
Flanagan said that he and his five siblings grew up “children of the Death Railway. We carried in consequence many incommunicable things.”
“I realized at a certain point if I was to continue writing I would have to write this book,” said Flana-gan, whose credits include five previous novels and work on the screenplay to Baz Luhrman’s Australia.
Flanagan said he had written five failed versions of the novel over 12 years, and burned them all. He said the finished book was not his father’s story, “be-cause that would have been a failure. ... He trusted me to write a book that might be true.”
Philosopher A.C. Grayling, who chaired the panel of judges, praised the “profoundly intelligent hu-manity” and “excoriating” descriptions of suffering in Flanagan’s novel.
Greyling said it was “the sort of book that kicks you so hard in the stomach” that it is difficult to move on.
Flanagan, 53, was given his trophy and 50,000 pound ($80,000) winner’s check by Prince Charles’ wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, after a black-tie dinner in London’s medieval Guildhall. He greeted the royal with a protocol-busting hug. “Well, she seemed a sweet woman and she was very nice,” Flanagan said.
In a BBC interview, Flanagan was asked about Abbott’s recent comment that “coal is good for hu-manity.”
He said he felt the government was “committed to destroying” Australia’s unique environment.
“To be frank, I’m ashamed to be Australian when you bring this up,” Flanagan said.
Flanagan is the third Australian Booker winner, after Thomas Keneally and Peter Carey, and his vic-tory disappointed those who hoped to see an Ameri-can win in the first year U.S. authors are eligible.
This was the first year writers of all nationalities have been eligible for the Booker, previously open only to authors from Britain, Ireland and the Com-monwealth of dozens of former British colonies, in-cluding Australia.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Marc Emery is of-ten hailed as the Prince of Pot, a beloved champion of marijuana legalization and Canadian sover-eignty.
But in Citizen Marc, the famed activist is portrayed as an ambigu-ous figure, driven as much by a quest for celebrity and libertarian politics as he is by principle.
“There’s no question that Em-ery loves getting attention, yet there’s also the question that he’s politically effective as an activist,” said director Roger Evan Larry, who co-wrote the film with Sandra Tomc. “We leave it to the viewer to parse that out.”
The often comedic and sur-prising documentary is screening in select cities across Canada in October. Larry and Tomc will be joining audiences for some show-ings, including an event Thursday in Toronto.
Citizen Marc tells the story of Emery’s life up until his incar-ceration in a U.S. federal peniten-tiary in 2010 for selling cannabis seeds. He was released and re-turned to Vancouver earlier this year.
“He sacrificed incredibly. Love him or hate him, he’s put his ass on the line for the cause and he’s taken a hit. Five years in a U.S. penitentiary, it was no cakewalk,” said Larry.
Tomc and Larry — who also col-laborated on the 2007 drama Cross-ing and 1996’s Gemini-nominated Tested — initially took an interest in Emery because they wanted a complex subject they could follow
for years. The duo filmed him on a regular basis beginning in 2006.
It came as a surprise to the filmmakers that Emery, often as-sociated with left-wing politics, actually holds libertarian views that skew conservative. As a child growing up in London, Ont., he became enamoured with capital-ism and launched his own stamp-trading business that often saw him making more money than his father.
When he was a teenager, he opened a bookstore called City Lights Bookshop. He eventually discovered the writings of Ayn Rand and applied her philosophy to his life. He would later run for the Libertarian Party of Canada in the 1980 federal election.
“That was really interesting,” said Tomc. “When we realized the underlying structure of the polit-ical landscape that he was pro-moting, certainly for me, that was a place where I was like, ‘Whoa. This is a story to tell.”’
Emery initially devoted his en-ergies to several different causes. While in London, he waged a num-ber of battles against the govern-ment — defying Ontario’s Sunday shopping laws and selling banned records in his store.
It was only after a brief and ill-fated move to India that he re-located to Vancouver and found a new cause: marijuana legaliza-tion. As he says in the documen-tary, he was looking for “a revo-lution that pays for itself,” one where he could make money to be poured back into activism.
His Vancouver store and seed business turned out to be the per-fect fit. He devoted most of the
proceeds to legalization efforts, said Tomc.
“It’s a kind of paradoxical situ-ation where a person’s narcissism or ego is being fed by his generos-ity towards others,” she said with a laugh.
Emery also reveals in the film that he believes his future was foretold by a prophecy delivered by a woman who slipped outside his bookstore when he was 19. She told him that while she was in a coma in hospital, she saw three symbols that would define his life — a dollar sign, a brain and a leaf.
Citizen Marc strikes a delicate balance between portraying Em-ery as a celebrity-seeker but also questioning whether his perfor-mance has generated meaning-ful political change. Larry said he personally believes Emery’s arrest was political.
“Many people were selling seeds from Canada who never were hassled by the Americans, but none of them were taking all the profits and using it to take on the U.S. government,” he said.
While Emery was imprisoned, marijuana was legalized in Wash-ington and Colorado. Larry also credits Emery with changing the landscape in Canada, where mari-juana is not decriminalized but police attitudes toward pot-smok-ing have seemingly relaxed.
“We wanted to unlock the mys-tery of his effectiveness, of why he was an effective activist. We live in an age where the status quo seems both untenable yet un-changeable,” said Larry. “We felt an obligation to try to understand why he had been so successful.”
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‘Citizen Marc,’ a documentary about Canadian pot activist Marc Emery, is screening in select cities across Canada in October.
