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This is a first in a five-part series on the homeless in Red Deer. On Tuesday, we look at the success of the Buffalo Hotel housing project.
BY CRYSTAL RHYNO
ADVOCATE STAFF
Front-line workers know more than anyone what homeless looks like in Red Deer.
They are the ones who serve hot lunches, hand out harm reduction supplies and prepare shelter beds every day.
But one day, they want to be out of a job.While they applauded when the City of Red Deer officially launched its ef-
forts to tackle homelessness, they understand that the social issue is complex and cannot be eradicated overnight.
Ashley Fleming, Central Alberta AlDS Network Society’s NightReach program manager, said the city’s plan to end homelessness is a start but is not a complete picture. She says it does not address the “trauma” that so many street people have experienced and that has played a part in where they are today.
Fleming says she hears a common thread of severe trauma and abuse, much of which is sexual abuse, in the stories coming from her clients.
Fleming oversees and participates in the two-person NightReach crew that patrols the city’s streets every night handing out harm
reduction supplies to the street community.Fleming said the plan has some early interven-
tion aspects in it but does not call attention to childhood exploitation. Fleming said there is not
enough emphasis on the prevention of child sex-ual abuse or in providing support for victims.
“A lot of people are not really aware how rampant it is and how much the street com-munity has been affected by it,” she said.
Fleming heard at a recent social work conference in Red Deer that it takes seven
years of intense one-on-one therapy to ad-dress one significant childhood trauma in
someone’s life.She said the key is partnering with organi-
zations that work specifically with children or work specifically with people who have been
victims of abuse and sexual abuse.“Right now, we’re focusing so much on the
homeless issue of homelessness,” she said. “And we’re not focused as much on the trauma related
to it. We understand the addictions portion and we understand the mental health portion. I don’t think
we’re addressing that as much as we need to.”
Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff
Ashley Fleming of the Central Alberta AIDS Network Society Nightreach program readies her backpack with supplies for a night on Red Deer’s streets.
Please see HOMELESS on Page A3
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BY JESSICA JONES
ADVOCATE STAFF
Anglers face catch-and-re-lease restrictions two months after an oil spill fouled the Red Deer River and Dickson Dam, the province announced on Friday.
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource De-velopment will assess fish populations and aquatic eco-system health through vari-ous sampling and monitoring programs on the main stem of the Red Deer River, upstream of Dickson Dam, including Gleniffer Lake and Dickson Trout Pond, to Banff National Park boundary and all flowing tributary waters.
The zero harvest restric-tion, which takes effect on Tuesday, will be in place for the remainder of the 2012 to 2013 angling season to allow officials to productively study the fish.
The announcement of the restriction two months after 3,000 barrels (475,000 litres) of light sour crude oil was released into the Red Deer River from a rupture Plains Midstream Canada pipeline about one km north of Sundre is questionable, local fishing outfitters say.
For 16 years, Dave Jensen has operated Flyfish Alber-ta, a local company that hosts guided flyfishing trips on the Red Deer River.
He said the catch-and-re-lease restriction two months after the spill indicates that there are few things happen-ing when it comes to environ-mental protection.
He adds that the Fisheries Management Branch is reac-tionary to the things that hap-pen.
“The fact that the govern-ment takes so long to make a decision on ‘Hey, maybe we should make this a catch-and-release’ tells you about the larger picture,” Jensen said.
“It has taken two months for something so obvious to happen and it is just reflective on how these things work,” he said.
“Is this something that could have happened immedi-ately but didn’t? Yes.”
But the study, which will analyze fish tissue for con-taminants, changes to fish bi-ology, ecology or physiology is merely “proactive and precau-tionary,” Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource De-velopment spokesperson Jes-sica Potter said.
“The program itself is go-ing into effect right now. The first priority is to clean up the problem. We tested the water itself and now it is a matter on determining if there are long-term impacts to the fish.”
Potter said fishers shouldn’t be concerned if they consumed the fish prior to the catch-and-release restriction issued on
Friday.It is unknown what action
the government would take if the fish were found to be im-pacted by the spill.
“I don’t want to speculate on the what if,” Potter said.
“I think it is important for us to get the study underway and once those results are in, we will determine the next step.”
The Red Deer River and its tributaries are home to vari-ous species of fish, including bull trout, brown trout and Rocky Mountain white fish. Walleye and pike can be found in Gleniffer Lake.
Garry Pierce has been run-
ning his business Tailwater Drifters, a fishing guide com-pany on the Red Deer River, for 16 years.
“I have been on this river since I was a young boy, it’s my whole life,” he said.
He said it’s going to take the government a full season to compile proper data.
“Spawning grounds for the fish require clean, oxygenat-ed water, which I am sure we have lost.
“The fish will go through their annual spawning natu-rally but with the contamina-tion in the gravel, who knows if those eggs will ever hatch?” he said.
Pierce is not only con-cerned about impacts to rec-reation and his business, but also about conservation and the well-being of the habitat.
“Nothing will ever be the same after a disaster like this, it just doesn’t make sense,” he said.
The catch-and-release re-strictions do not apply to the Burnstick Lake or the stocked trout lakes and ponds, such as Beaver Lake, Birch Lake, Dormer Lake, Eagle Lake and Yellowhead Lake.
More information can be found at www.mywildalberta.ca.
Photo submitted
Fishing guide Garry Pierce of Tailwater Drifters holds a brown trout caught on the Lower Red Deer River, below the Dickson Dam. He’s concerned about damage to spawning grounds caused by the oil pipeline leak in June.
Provincerestrictsfishing
MONTHS AFTER SPILL FOULED RED DEER RIVER AND DICKSON DAM
Recent rainfall raises spectre of West Nile virusBY JESSICA JONES
ADVOCATE STAFF
Recent rain in Central Alberta may not have dampened summer festivities but it does make for ideal mosquito breeding grounds.
More than just an itchy bother, mos-quitoes can also carry strains of West Nile virus.
Although there are no reports of West Nile in the province, Alberta Health Services has issued informa-tion on how people should protect themselves after cases were detected in neighbouring provinces.
Alberta Health Services Central Zone Medical Officer Dr. Digby Horne said on Friday that there is a risk for cases in Alberta.
“I know that Canadian Blood Servic-es recently identified cases in Ontario
and Manitoba and I haven’t heard of any cases in Alberta at this time but theoretically the potential is there,” he said.
Culex tarsalis, the principal mos-quito carrying the infection, typically has population peaks in the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August.
Horne said that no mosquito test-ing is done in Alberta, however, bird deaths may be investigated for West
Nile and other illnesses.First detected in Alberta 10 years
ago, West Nile virus is believed to have originated in Africa. It made its way to North America by infected birds nest-ing on the East Coast. Over the last de-cade, the disease has gradually spread across the continent.
After being bitten by an infected mosquito, a person can become infect-ed with West Nile Non-Neurological Syndrome. Symptoms include, fever,
chills, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, rashes on the skin, swollen glands and headache.
In more serious cases, symptoms in-clude tremors, drowsiness, confusion, difficulty swallowing, high fever and death.
This is why Alberta Health Services continues to remind the public about taking precautionary measures such as wearing mosquito repellent contain-ing DEET and wearing long-sleeved, light-coloured shirts and pants. People should also consider staying indoors at dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are most active.
In 2011, 102 cases of West Nile virus were confirmed in Canada.
For more information, visit www.fightthebite.info or call Health Link Alberta at 1-866-408-5465.
AFTER BEING BITTEN BY AN INFECTED MOSQUITO, A PERSON CAN BECOME INFECTED WITH WEST NILE NON-
NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE, FEVER, CHILLS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, TIREDNESS, RASHES
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON — Premier Alison Redford says she is outraged that a senior Alberta Health Servic-es official racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses for everything from fancy meals to car repairs.
Chief financial officer Allaudin Merali stepped down this week after documents showed he filed expenses totalling $346,000 when he worked for the Capital Health Region.
That total included $1,750 for repairs to his Mercedes.
Redford says she thinks the numbers are “terribly high.”
She says if Alberta Health Ser-vices had not dealt with Merali, she says her government would have.
Redford says if AHS board member Sheila Weatherill had
not resigned in the wake of Mera-li’s departure, the province would have removed her from the board.
Weatherill had signed off on many of Merali’s expense claims when she was chief executive offi-cer of the Captial Health Region.
Health Minister Fred Horne has noted that Merali’s expenses fell within allowable guidelines at the time.
However, when the health re-gions were dissolved and Alber-ta Health Services created, the board of directors re-vamped ex-isting policies, and requested new ones pertaining to travel, hospital-ity and conflict of interest.
“These were business decisions that were made in the Capital Health Region system some five years ago, well before I was even elected,” Redford said Friday.
“I am bringing change to these organizations. We know that in Al-
berta Health Services now that there are strict controls in place with respect to these sort of ex-penses.
“We’ve asked the auditor gen-eral to take a look at this further to make sure they are as strict as they possibly can be.”
Horne has said he didn’t know about Merali’s previous troubles over similar spending when he was a health consultant in Ontario three years ago.
In Ontario, documents revealed Merali was among a number of health consultants charging thou-sands of dollars to taxpayers for meals and perks — in his case $76,000 a month.
Opposition politicians and health lobby groups have said Horne should have known about Merali’s background, given that he had been hired as AHS’s chief financial officer.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON — Al-berta NDP Leader Brian Mason says a seven-year-old boy who drowned at a city-owned pool this week was in government care.
Mason is calling on the Child and Youth Advocate to conduct an investigation into the death.
Mason says there have been 15 deaths of chil-dren in government care in the last four years.
He says there needs to be “an investigation that produces a report that the public can see, not one that’s hidden by the Conservatives.”
The boy was spotted lying face down in the pool. Lifeguards pulled him out and tried to re-suscitate him but failed.
City officials say they are launching an inves-tigation.
Spokesman Rob Smyth says it appears that the proper number of life-guards were in place and that other steps to ensure the safety of pool users were followed.
HOMELESS: Setting up people to fail
“Partially because I think we are unsure of how to deal with it on such a large scale.
“Trauma is something we need to look at indi-vidually. All of these programs are trying to look at groups of people. It’s a little bit of a disconnect.”
Fleming added that the foster care system, correc-tional systems and cuts to Native Friendship Centre youth programming are hugely influential.
“I cannot stress enough that discharging people from foster care and jail, which are extremely con-trolled environments where everything is provided, onto the streets with minimal supports or life skills training is simply setting them up to fail,” said Flem-ing.
Rose Hatfield, the 49th Street Youth Shelter pro-gram director agreed that more early intervention programs are needed. She said the majority of youth who come into the shelter usually come from homes where there has been conflict for a while before things fell apart.
“If we could get some supports in place to help with families,” she said. “Education, resources. Of
course, we need appropriate funding that would possibly get them into a longer-term placement. But ideally, the goal of the shelter is to assist youth and families with youth remaining in their homes.”
The shelter opened with four beds in 1992, and expanded to eight beds in 1999. Hatfield said it is not realistic to say there will never be a homeless person in Red Deer. She said it is more realistic to provide more resources to people who are homeless or on the edge of being homeless.
“I think we’re certainly going to achieve that,” she said. “You need housing, some funding, resources such as actual people who will go out and connect with these people and help them find their way to the resources.”
Meanwhile, the city’s 43 shelter beds at People’s Place and Safe Harbour’s mat program continue to be filled night after night. And when the Winter Inn is operational during the cold months, it is also bursting at the seams.
Stacey Carmichael, Safe Harbour’s director of programs, said the number of homeless in the city has been fairly consistent but they do no have the data to back it up entirely.
While many agencies do their own count of clients who access their services, the numbers do not take into account the people who “couch surf,” staying at friends’ places, or those who do not access the city’s support services.
“I think we’ve reduced a little bit, perhaps,” said Carmichael. “People are still coming.”Carmichael said resources including funding to
agencies and access to housing are the keys to turn-ing the plan into a reality. She said the first focus is get those people housed who have been homeless for many years.
“We’re certainly getting a handle on that,” said Carmichael. “At Safe Harbour, we’re housing some of those people and we have for several years. We’re getting to a point where we can start looking at some less chronic homeless people.”
Carmichael said the municipality is doing a lot behind the scenes to tackle a complex issue that can-not be fixed overnight. One of the biggest challenges for the case managers who work with the homeless is finding homes in the community.
“There’s a fairly low vacancy rate in Red Deer so it’s difficult for anybody to find housing, let alone anyone who might come in with some barriers,” said Carmichael.
“We need to keep working together and we will overcome this issue.”
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OTTAWA — The federal gov-ernment says an environmental assessment and report on the controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project across British Columbia and Alberta must be completed by the end of next year.
In a letter to the joint review panel examining the $6-billion proposal, Environment Minister Peter Kent and National Energy Board chairman Gaetan Caron set a deadline of Dec. 31, 2013 for the report.
The new deadline, announced Friday, is required to comply with the Canadian Environmental As-sessment Act and the Harper gov-ernment’s omnibus budget legisla-tion passed earlier this year.
The legislation included nu-merous bills that the Conserva-tives wanted to pass after winning
their first majority in the May 2011 federal election, including mea-sures they say will speed regula-tory reviews and cut overlapping efforts.
The joint review panel has been holding public hearings on the project that would deliver crude from Alberta’s oilsands to tankers in Kitimat, B.C., for ship-ment to Asia.
Aboriginal groups, environ-mentalists and others have voiced concern over what a spill from the pipeline, or from a tanker on the West Coast, could do to the envi-ronment.
Enbridge president Al Monaco defended the company’s safety re-cord. Monaco said the company (TSX:ENB) invested about $400 million last year alone in the safe-ty of its vast pipeline network and has doubled the number of staff dedicated to leak detection and pipeline control systems over the
last two years.“This is not new, but rather part
of an ongoing effort to be the best in the business,” Monaco said.
Calgary-based Enbridge has faced scrutiny and criticism in recent days following a spill last week from its Line 14 pipeline running through Grand Marsh, Wisc., dumped roughly 1,200 bar-rels oil into a field that is part of the pipeline right-of-way.
The company was also rapped by the U.S. National Transporta-tion Safety Board in its report into a 2010 spill into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan.
The U.S. report prompted the National Energy Board in Canada to announce it will increase safety audits on the company’s Canadian operations in the coming months.
Last month, the B.C. govern-ment said it could only support the pipeline project if it met five criteria.
2013 deadline set for Northern Gateway pipeline report
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An injured male sea otter believed to be more than 10 years old rests at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre in Vancouver on Friday. The otter is suffering from flipper trauma and was rescued on the shores of the Quinault Indian Nation in northwest Washington state and brought to the rescue centre for long-term treatment.
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OTTAWA — Hav-ing some First Nations heritage won’t let Justin Bieber fill up his car for free, but it will get the Canadian pop star some help tracing his family tree.
The Congress of Ab-original Peoples is offer-ing to help the 18-year-old singing sensation find out more about his native ancestry, while giving him the benefit of the doubt over his com-ments to Rolling Stone magazine.
A story in the maga-zine’s August edition quotes Bieber as say-ing he thinks his native heritage entitles him to a free pass at the pump.
“I’m actually part In-dian,” Bieber told Roll-ing Stone.
“I think Inuit or some-thing? I’m enough per cent that in Canada I can get free gas.”
But the Congress, which represents off-reserve status and non-status Metis and First N a t i o n s C a n a d i a n s throughout Canada, says it’s simply not true that aboriginal people get to fill up for free.
“These kinds of re-marks are another ex-ample of what Aborigi-nal Peoples in Canada struggle with every day,” National Chief Betty Ann Lavallee said in a state-ment.
“It promotes the mis-conception that we are somehow getting a free ride.
“This simply is not the case and we are con-cerned that many people may believe what he said.”
The singer’s comment sparked an online back-lash, but the Congress is urging people to go easy on Bieber.
“Given that Mr. Bie-ber is still a young man, and unaware of the facts here, I personally don’t think he should be beat up over this comment,” said Vice Chief Dwight Dorey.
“We don’t think he was trying to be ma-licious, or making a joke of aboriginal is-sues.”
The Congress has of-fered to help the young star from Stratford, Ont., trace his roots.
“It’s important for someone to know where they come from, which helps give them a better understanding of where they are going,” Lavallee said.
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BEIRUT — Syria reached out to its pow-erful ally Russia on Fri-day, as senior officials pleaded with Moscow for financial loans and supplies of oil products — an indication that in-ternational sanctions are squeezing President Bashar Assad’s regime.
The signs of despera-tion came as resilient rebels fought regime forces in the Syrian capi-tal only two weeks after the government crushed a revolt there. The re-newed battles in Damas-cus show that Assad’s victories could be fleet-ing as armed opposition groups regroup and re-surge.
“The fighting in Da-mascus today proves that this revolution cannot be extinguished,” said activist Abu Qais al-Sha-mi. “The rebels may be forced to retreat because of the regime’s use of heavy weaponry but they will always come back.”
Syria is thought to be burning quickly through the $17 billion in foreign reserves that the govern-ment was believed to have at the start of As-sad’s crackdown on a popular uprising that erupted in March 2011. The conflict has turned into a civil war, and rights activists estimate more than 19,000 people.
Deputy Prime Minis-ter Qadri Jamil, who has led a delegation of sev-eral Cabinet ministers to Moscow over the past few days, told report-ers Friday that they re-quested a Russian loan
to replenish Syria’s hard currency reserves, which have been depleted by a U.S. and European Union embargo on Syr-ian exports.
He said Damascus al-so wants to get diesel oil and other oil products from Russia in exchange for crude supplies.
“We are experiencing shortages of diesel oil and gas for heating pur-poses,” Syrian Oil Min-ister Said Maza Hanidi said in Moscow. “This unfair blockade has hurt all layers of the popula-tion.”
The Syrian regime has blamed sanctions for shortages that have left Syrians across the coun-try standing in long lines to pay inflated prices for cooking gas, fuel, sugar and other staples.
Syrian officials re-fused to mention spe-cific figures but said that deals with Moscow could be finalized within weeks.
There was no imme-diate comment from the Russian government.
While the Syrian dele-gation was holding talks in Moscow, a squadron of Russian warships was approaching Syria’s port of Tartus, the only naval base Russia has outside the former Soviet Union.
Russian news agen-cies reported that two of the three amphibious assault ships will call at Tartus while the third will cast anchor just out-side the port.
They said that each of the three ships is car-rying about 120 marines
backed by armoured ve-hicles. It wasn’t immedi-ately clear whether some of the marines will stay to protect Tartus. Some Russian media said the marines were supposed to ensure a safe evacua-tion of Russian person-nel and navy equipment from the base if neces-sary.
Russia has protected Syria from U.N. sanc-tions and continued to supply it with weapons throughout the conflict. The Kremlin, backed by fellow veto-wielding U.N. Security Council mem-ber China, has blocked any plans that would call on Assad to step down.
On Friday, the U.N. General Assembly over-whelmingly denounced Syria’s crackdown in a symbolic effort meant to push the deadlocked Security Council and the world at large into action on stopping the civil war.
Before the vote, Sec-retary-General Ban Ki-Moon accused the Syrian regime of possible war crimes and drew com-parisons between the failure to act in Syria with the international community’s failure to protect people from past genocide in Srebrenica and Rwanda.
“The conflict in Syria is a test of everything this organization stands for,” Ban said.
“I do not want today’s United Nations to fail that test.”
Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari called the resolution’s main sponsors, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain, “des-potic oligarchies.”
“The draft resolu-
tion will have no impact whatsoever. It is a piece of theatre,” he told re-porters after the vote. And Iran’s No. 2 ambas-sador, Eshagh Alehabib, called the resolution “one-sided.”
Assad’s regime stands accused of a number of massacres in which hun-dreds of civilians, includ-ing women and children, were killed. The Syrian government blames gun-men driven by a foreign agenda for the killings, but the U.N. and other witnesses have con-firmed that at least some were carried out by pro-regime vigilante groups, known as shabiha.
But the recent emer-gence of videos show-ing summary executions committed by rebel forces — albeit on a far smaller scale than the regime’s alleged atroci-ties — is making it more difficult for the Syrian opposition to claim the moral high ground.
With the civil war be-coming increasingly vi-cious, chances for a dip-lomatic solution were fading after the resigna-tion Thursday of Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria. Annan cited divisions within the Security Council preventing a united approach to stop the fighting.
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Syria pleads with Russia for aid as fighting resumes
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TEHRAN, Iran — The chief commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Friday that the big-gest threat to his country is a “soft war” launched by enemies to force the Islamic Republic to give up its nuclear program.
In comments posted on the Guard’s website, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari said Iran is in a “sensitive and fateful period” in its history. He did not define the term “soft war,” but it likely implies non-military measures like economic sanctions, espionage and at-tacks on computer networks.
Tehran says the West has begun a “heavy battle” with Iran by tightening sanctions over its disputed nuclear program, but has vowed that sanctions and diplomatic pressure will not force it to recalculate its plans or halt the nuclear program.
The West accuses Iran of seeking a nuclear weap-on, a charge Tehran denies.
Also on Friday, Israeli daily Haaretz reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Israeli defence officials of trying to shirk their responsibil-ity in preparing for a possible attack on Iran, the Jewish state’s arch enemy.
Anonymous officials present at the closed meeting were quoted as saying that Netanyahu accused them of worrying about a possible government inquiry into their role in a possible strike over the nuclear program.
According to the report, Netanyahu told Israeli officials he would prefer the U.S., not Israel, strike Iran, but saw it as highly unlikely the U.S. would do so in the current climate. The Prime Minister also expects a missile strike on Israel from Iran in either case, the report said, implying he prefers an Israeli strike.
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Kissing protests gay marriage oppositionTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — Gay rights activists were kiss-ing at Chick-fil-A stores across the U.S. on Fri-day, just days after the company set a sales re-cord when customers flocked to the restau-rants to show support for the fast-food chain presi-dent’s opposition to gay marriage.
Meanwhile, police were investigating graf-fiti at a Chick-fil-A res-taurant in Southern Cali-fornia. The graffiti on the side of a restaurant in Torrance said “Tastes like hate” and had a pic-ture of a cow. No one has been arrested.
The flap began last month when Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy told a religious publication that the company backed “the biblical definition of a family” and later said:
“I think we are in-viting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, ‘We know better than you as to what con-stitutes a marriage’.”
The statement infuri-ated gay marriage sup-porters, who planned the so-called kiss-in protests. To counter that demon-stration, former Arkan-sas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister and Fox News talk show host, declared Wednesday a Chick-fil-A appreciation day.
Julie Romano, an or-ganizer at the Decatur, Georgia, store, just out-side Atlanta, and oppos-es Cathy’s stance, said she thinks the company president “is operating with cafeteria-style reli-gion and a lot of people, extremist like him are, they pick and choose what it is they want to believe.”
“As my sign said, Je-sus said nothing about homosexuality. And Christianity is about lov-ing people.”
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Cabinet, Alberta Health in crisis againThe saga of Allaudin Merali is a
dark watershed moment for Alberta’s Conservative government.
It exposes not just incom-petence but a government that is running scared.
For two months until Wednesday, Merali was the chief financial officer for Al-berta Health.
This was his second tour of duty as a senior health manager in Alberta.
Merali left this week after CBC’s brilliant investigative reporter Charles Rusnell compiled a damning dossier detailing his lavish personal spending on the taxpayers’ dime.
The government learned that Rus-nell’s report was scheduled for TV broadcast on Wednesday evening and quickly cobbled together a deal to usher Merali out the door.
Deals done in haste to protect a government’s political standing almost invariably extract a high toll from tax-payers.
Thanks to Rusnell’s reporting, we know about personal expense claims
submitted by Merali and paid by Albertans when he was the chief fi-nancial officer of the defunct Capital Health.
He ate out frequently and lavishly at taxpayers’ expense.
One year, he charged $346,208 for personal expenses, which included fancy meals two or three times a week.
One dinner in 2005 cost taxpayers $1,600.
Another day, he charged $406 for lunch and $180 for taxis.
Merali also charged the government $2,000 to install a phone in his car and $1,750 for vehicle repairs.
At the time, he was earning more than $400,000 a year.
When Capital Health folded under government restructuring in August 2008, Merali moved to east.
He worked as a consultant for the Ontario government, earning $2,700 a day.
That fat-cat stipend didn’t stop him from claiming additional money for trivial items like muffins or soft drinks.
The Alberta government must have, or should have known about his fond-ness for spending hard-earned tax dollars for personal pleasure, but they still invited him back.
Until they realized that his habits were about to become public knowl-edge, that is.
Then he had to be cut loose in a hurry.
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We can be certain it will be expen-sive; he was earning far more than Pre-mier Alison Redford.
Merali abruptly left on Wednesday afternoon, hours before CBC News broadcast the story detailing his lavish spending habits.
That agreement was sewn up hastily to get ahead of the news.
Chris Mazurkewich, the acting top executive with Alberta Health, ac-knowledged that political optics ruled the day.
“We were concerned that it would detract from his ability to act as CFO (chief financial officer) and we’ve taken difficult but necessary steps to ensure public confidence.”
Mazurkewich and his political masters are delusional if they think anything surrounding Merali’s tenure inspires the slightest flicker of public confidence.
The timing of this debacle could scarcely have been worse for Redford.
She was supposed to be the savvy, sophisticated leader who would make Albertans forget about the stumbling, bumbling tenure Ed Stelmach.
The Merali fiasco looks like more of the same.
His embarrassing ouster also came one day after Redford’s government
revealed that across-the-board service cuts are looming unless petroleum prices return to the $100 a barrel range levels that were projected in the spring budget.
The floundering global economy is driving down demand for oil. There does not seem any conceivable way that the government will reach its tar-gets.
Every dollar that the global oil price falls below the government’s budget estimate diminishes provincial revenues by $233 million annually.
In June, oil prices dropped to $80 a barrel, 20 per cent below the govern-ment’s spring projection.
They recovered somewhat, but have fallen again this week, trading below $88 a barrel.
That means spending and service cuts are in the offing, as Finance Min-ister Doug Horner hinted this week.
Alberta Health is by far the govern-ment’s biggest spender, allocated $10.2 billion in this year’s budget.
That’s more than $1 million an hour, every day of the year.
Those sums make Merali’s spending habits pale into insignificance.
But if we can’t get the people at the top of the government pyramid to re-spect the value of a dollar, how can we hope for prudent, principled leader-ship?
Joe McLaughlin is the retired former managing editor of the Red Deer Advo-cate.
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At last somebody in an official position has said something. United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an independent investigation into claims that Burmese security forces are system-atically targeting the Rohingya, a Muslim minority community living in the Arakan region.
Even the Burmese govern-ment says at least 78 Rohing-ya were murdered; their own community leaders say 650 have been killed.
Nobody disputes the fact that about 100,000 Rohingyas (out of a population of 800,000) are now internal refugees in Burma, while others have fled across the border into Bangla-desh.
As you would expect, the Buddhist monks of Burma have stood up to be counted.
Unfortunately, this time they are standing on the wrong side.
This is perplexing. When the Pope lectures the
world about morality, few non-Catholics pay atten-tion.
When Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran instructs the world about good and evil, most people who aren’t Shia Muslims just shrug.
But Buddhist leaders are given more respect, be-cause most people think that Buddhism really is a religion of tolerance and peace.
When the Dalai Lama speaks out about injustice, people listen.
Most of them don’t share his beliefs, and they probably won’t act on his words, but they listen with respect.
But he hasn’t said anything at all about what is happening to the Rohingyas — and neither has any other Buddhist leader of note.
To be fair, the Dalai Lama is Tibetan, not Bur-mese, but he is not usually so reserved in his judge-ments.
As for Burma’s own Buddhist monks, they have been heroes in that nation’s long struggle against tyr-anny — so it’s disorienting to see them behaving like oppressors themselves.
Buddhist monks are standing outside the refugee camps in Arakan, turning away people who are try-ing to bring food and other aid to the Rohingya.
Two important Buddhist organizations in the re-gion, the Young Monks’ Association of Sittwe and the Mrauk U Monks’ Association, have urged locals to have no dealings with them.
One pamphlet distributed by the monks says the Rohingya are “cruel by nature”.
And Aung Sang Suu Kyi, the woman who spent two decades under house arrest for defying the generals — the woman who may one day be Burma’s first dem-ocratically elected prime minister — has declined to offer any support or comfort to the Rohingyas either.
Recently a foreign journalist asked her whether
she regarded Rohingyas as citizens of Burma. “I do not know,” she prevaricated. “We have to be very clear about what the laws of citizenship are and who are entitled to them.”
If she were honest, she would have replied: “Of course the Rohingya are citizens, but I dare not say so. The military are finally giving up power, and I want to win the 2015 election. I won’t win any votes by defending the rights of Burmese Muslims.”
Nelson Mandela, with whom she is often com-pared, would never have said anything like that, but it’s a failure of courage on her part that has nothing to do with her religion.
Religious belief and moral behaviour don’t auto-matically go together, and nationalism often trumps both of them. So let’s stop being astonished that Bud-dhists behave badly and just consider what’s really happening in Burma.
The ancestors of the Rohingya settled in the Ara-kan region between the 14th and 18th centuries, long before the main wave of Indian immigrants arrived in Burma after it was conquered by the British em-pire during the 19th century.
By the 1930s the new Indian arrivals were a ma-jority in most big Burmese cities, and dominated the commercial sector of the economy. Burmese resent-ment, naturally, was intense.
The Japanese invasion of Burma during the Sec-ond World War drove out most of those Indian im-migrants, but the Burmese fear and hatred of “for-eigners” in their midst remained, and it then turned against the Rohingya.
They were targeted mainly because they were perceived as “foreigners”, but the fact that they were Muslims in an overwhelmingly Buddhist country
made them seem even more alien. The Rohingya of Arakan were poor farmers, just
like their Buddhist neighbours, and their right to Burmese citizenship was unquestioned until the Burmese military seized power in 1962.
However, the army attacked the Rohingya and drove some 200,000 of them across the border into Bangladesh in 1978, in a campaign marked by wide-spread killings, mass rape and the destruction of mosques.
The military dictator of the day, Ne Win, revoked the citizenship of all Rohingyas in 1982, and other new laws forbade them to travel without official permission, banned them from owning land, and re-quired newly married couples to sign a commitment to have no more than two children.
Another military campaign drove a further quar-ter-million Rohingyas into Bangladesh in 1990-91. And now this.
On Sunday former general Thein Sein, the tran-sitional president of Burma, replied to UN human rights chief Navi Pillay: “We will take responsibili-ties for our ethnic people but it is impossible to ac-cept the illegally entered Rohingyas who are not our ethnicity.” Some other country must take them all, he said.
But the Rohingya did not “enter illegally”, and there are a dozen “ethnicities” in Burma. What drives this policy is fear, greed and ignorance — ex-ploited, as usual, by politicians pandering to nation-alist passions and religious prejudice. Being Bud-dhist, it turns out, doesn’t stop you from falling for all that. Surprise.
Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent jour-nalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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NOBODY SUPPORTING THE ROHINGYA, A MUSLIM
MINORITY COMMUNITY
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Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, left, walks to sign on a registration book as she arrives to attend a regular session of the parliament at Myanmar’s Lower House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, this week. She has declined to offer any support to the Rohingyas.
The Olympic rings are hanging from Tower Bridge, London’s most iconic landmark, like a prom-ise of eternal change for the city. A week into the games and country-wide optimism had settled over us like the blanket clouds typical of a British sky — except now we really do want it to rain down big, gold medals.
Wednesday this week marked Britain’s first gold medal — and, shortly after, our second. The first was an unexpected success by wom-en’s pair Helen Glover and Heather Stanning in rowing, crossing the finish line nearly a boat’s length ahead of the silver medalists.
Our second gold went to Bradley Wiggins for the men’s timed trial in road cycling. By far Britain’s biggest Olympic hopeful, he fulfilled every expectation when he secured his fourth Olympic gold on Wednesday.
Move to Thursday and we secured a further three gold medals between the men’s team sprint in Lon-don’s Velodrome, the men’s canoe slalom and dou-ble trap shooting.
Cautious of bragging, I feel compelled to point out that the majority of the U.K.’s strongest events are seated sports. Devoted hours in the pub have no doubt helped us fine-tune our upper body strength — especially the traditional English gents who can do hundreds of reps with a pint glass in a single eve-ning.
Joking aside, Britain’s gold medal tally as I write this is six and we boast a total of 16, which has seen us to sixth place on the leaderboard. The home ad-vantage is clearly playing out well with some of the country’s greatest Olympic results in history.
However, Britain’s favourite sweethearts have yet to make a mark. Swimming champion Rebecca Ad-lington did secure bronze in the 400-metre freestyle swim, but a nation hungry for gold hardly registered her in the next day’s headlines.
The stunning and frequently photographed Vic-toria Pendleton has come off even worse, with a
disqualification for an illegal crossing during the women’s cycling team sprint.
But with athletics running over this weekend, Britain’s cherished heptathlete Jessica Ennis might put a pretty face on the front pages still.
Whichever way the scales tip, anticipating the suc-cesses and disappointments makes me eager to cash in my tickets for the beach volleyball this Saturday. If there is one sport guaranteed to make the front page of most newspapers every day, it is women’s volleyball.
Closeups on bikini bottoms and too-well orches-trated stretching shots are the go-to holding images for tabloid papers like The Sun, for whom sales are no doubt record breaking. It seems everyone’s Top Gun fantasies are coming to life.
In fact, despite warnings to steer clear of the city and fears about the G45 security fiasco, the Brits are thoroughly consumed by the events. The enthusiasm about the games is contagious, and the workplace is far more interesting with the regular nail-biting breaks.
So far, it’s all going off without a glitch and the cynics have little to criticize. Even the transport system is keeping its head above water. London’s population was estimated to increase by a million, but I’ve actually been making it to work earlier than usual since it all kicked off.
That could be set to change as the most antici-
pated event takes place this weekend. Sunday will feature the men’s 100-metre final, but I’m hopeful the tubes will bolt into action as efficiently as Usain.
I’m also keeping a keen eye on the Canadians, who are yet to take the podium for gold. I hear Mary Spencer packs a lot of promise for women’s boxing, so Canada’s odds might turn around when that series takes off this weekend.
Canada maintains a respected population around the globe for its benevolent peace-making status, but I’d like nothing more than to see my home nation come to life and show the world we’ve got a little red blood in us, too.
Meanwhile, as my city hosts the Olympic rings, I’m also thrilled to announce that I’m sporting new met-al myself. During a brief holiday to New York last week, my boyfriend (I’m still adjusting to the word fiancé) shocked and delighted me by getting down on one knee.
Like the Olympic emblem, the ring is just a sym-bol (albeit a beautiful one) of perseverance and vic-tory — both as an individual and a team. The real proof is in the living, and all the positivity surround-ing me over the last few weeks makes me increas-ingly optimistic about the future.
Brit Kennedy grew up in Red Deer and graduated from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School. She attended university in Scotland and is now living and working in London, England.
RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 A7
BRITKENNEDY
IN LONDON
Capitalism going wrong, really wrongThere is clearly something wrong with our capital-
ist system. The scale of unethical and illegal behav-iour by corporate executives appears to be growing while rich executive compensation means business leaders are leaping ahead of the rest of society in economic gains.
Much of the focus is on the behaviour of bankers in the big financial centres of Lon-don and New York. Scrutiny of the financial world is cer-tainly needed.
But the bankers are not alone in abusing public trust; other industries, from credit cards to pharmaceuticals, are also being exposed for unethi-cal or illegal behaviour.
In the U.S., Visa and Mas-terCard have agreed to pay more than US$6 billion to scores of retailers, as well as providing temporary fee relief worth another US$1.2 billion, for uncompetitive behaviour. In Canada, the Competition Tribunal last month completed a hear-ing on charges of anti-competitive behaviour by Visa and MasterCard, with a finding expected in the near future.
The Competition Bureau charged that credit card fees paid by merchants in Canada are “among the highest in the world” and that conditions imposed by the two companies are uncompetitive.
Pharmaceutical companies are also facing huge fines for unethical and illegal behaviour, especially in the U.S. Johnson & Johnson could be facing crimi-nal fines of up to US$2.2 billion for illegal marketing.
GlaxoSmithKline was fined US$3 billion earlier this month for illegal marketing, Abbott Laboratories was fined US$1.5 billion for illegal activities in May, and Merck was fined $1 billion last November for similar illegal actions.
In Canada, we have had other actions, though on a smaller scale. Suncor Energy and other oil compa-nies pleaded guilty to price fixing in several Ontario communities.
Bell Canada was fined $10 million, the maximum allowed under the Competition Act, for misleading advertising. Whirlpool Canada was forced to provide rebates to customers for a misleading mail-in rebate promotion, Panasonic Corp. was fined $1.5 million for price-fixing and Solvay Chemicals was also fined $2.5 million for price-fixing.
But the biggest recent scandal has emerged in London, where Barclays, the big British bank, has been fined US$460 million for fraudulently fixing the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), which is the benchmark for loans made all over the world. Inves-tigations could lead to 12 big banks publicly linked to the Libor scandal to face fines as high as US$22 billion, according to Morgan Stanley.
Money-laundering is another ethical and legal failure. Last year Wachovia, now part of Wells Fargo, was fined $160 million for helping Mexican drug car-tels launder money.
Earlier this year ING was fined US$619 million for helping Iranian and Cuban companies move bil-lions of dollars through the U.S. financial system, contrary to U.S. sanctions. And now HSBC has been found to have helped Mexican drug cartels launder significant sums.
Now, a preliminary report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions for the G-20 has found that the Price Reporting Agencies for
benchmark oil prices, which are widely used as ref-erences for transactions in various oil markets, could be “susceptible to manipulation or distortion.”
One indication that capitalism is in trouble is the establishment of the Henry Jackson Initiative, a trans-Atlantic group of business leaders, whose goal is to restore integrity to the capitalist system.
The forum, which is co-chaired by Dominic Bar-ton, the Canadian-born global managing director of McKinsey & Co., and Lynn Forrester de Rothschild, chief executive of the investment firm E.L. Roth-schild., includes two other Canadians — Robert Greenhill, managing director of the World Economic Forum, and Jim Leech, president of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund.
The group’s starting point is that while capitalism is the best system to advance human progress, the system has spawned unethical practices and growing inequality and is in urgent need of repair.
In a recent report — Towards a More Inclusive Cap-italism — the group argued that “improving the eth-ics of the business world is fundamental to solving capitalism’s current problems.” The group stressed that the 2008 banking crisis, which triggered an even bigger global economic crisis was “mostly unethical rather than illegal.”
Ultimately, of course, ethics are at the heart of behaviour. But if capitalism is to regain public trust better regulation is needed, the incentive systems that reward executives need revision so they pursue the long-term interests of their companies rather than short-termism for immediate rewards, and capi-talism has to show that it can lead to a more equi-table society by creating greater opportunity and fairness rather than increasing inequality.
Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached @[email protected].
I like peas. Scratch that. I REALLY like peas. That’s how I ended up stand-
ing in front of the house I grew up in, and that’s how I ended up finding something that I had entirely forgotten that I knew about, and that had meant so much to me so long ago.
It’s funny how it’s often the little things in life that get to you. That make you slow down for a minute, so that you aren’t tripping all over yourself, and just stop and stand there like a dummy.
Except that at that moment even though you look like a dolt, you are, for a little while realizing that all is right with the universe and that for once you are comfortable in your own skin.
I can hear you going: “All that because of peas? Like, garden-type peas?” Well, yes, sort of. Not those new-fangled snap peas where you eat the whole thing, the old fashioned ones with those little green pearls of yummy-ness inside big green pods. I hadn’t been to the Farmer’s Market yet this year, and last Saturday when I suddenly realized that I was miss-ing out on pea season I headed on down to what I still call the “old fairgrounds”.
As I may have mentioned several dozen times before, I had a happy childhood growing up in the downtown area called Parkvale, right beside the old fairgrounds where the old Arena still stands.
Then, I could see the entire fairgrounds and the mighty grandstand bleachers and the oval racing track perfectly from the second floor windows of the big white house, and I spent long hours at those win-dows.
All that is gone now, the fairground part I mean, but the house is still there, and that’s where I parked last Saturday to go to the Farmer’s Market.
I parked at that house like I’d done a thousand times a thousand years before on my Honda 50 Sport
motorbike that I spent half my life on in those days, and then again in my Mom and Dad’s 1958 Ford four-door when I learned to drive a car.
I hadn’t been that near the old house in a long time, even though we regularly take Scamp the De-ranged Shih Tzu for a drag (he getting kinda old) at his favorite place, Barrett Park. So it was a strange time-warp moment getting out of the car.
In fact, I almost strolled straight up the curved sidewalk and into the front door. Out of sheer habit, still lingering from — what — almost five decades ago?
I looked the house over carefully — much had changed. New owners over the years have built on to it, nearly doubling its size, and the golf course lawn that I grew up playing on was now chopped up into various chunks of overgrown landscaping.
My meticulous Mom would not have been pleased.And then I walked down that familiar street to-
ward the fairgrounds. Past Mrs. Gurley’s place next door, where I used to pick a couple of the sweet yel-low flowers on her caragana hedge along the side-walk and munch on them on the way by.
That caragana is now 20 feet (160 meters) high, no flowers in sight. Then on past the house where Glenn used to live with his dog Blackie — the one we saved from the dog catcher.
There’s the little brown house where the werewolf dog lived — the one that attacked me while I rode home at night on my bicycle after my first horror movie at the Paramount Theatre.
And around the corner — the old fairground, al-though now the big white wooden entrance gate is long gone, a gate we seldom went through on account of we would sneak in for free under the fence over by the barns. (But don’t tell anybody).
And then I’m back in 2012 in the middle of the throngs at the market, and I find the best peas in the place and I say hi to lots of friends, toss toonies into the buskers’ music cases, marvel at the myriad of booths, and somehow resist loading up on deep-fried goodies. And when I’ve strolled the entire labyrinth I head for the car.
Another journey back into Parkvale, this time with a big bag of beautiful fresh peas, and when I get
to the car in front of my big old house I can’t resist stopping and breaking open the mesh bag and dig-ging out a handful of plump pods.
So I’m standing in front of the house eating peas and just looking around. So far no one has called 911 or cracked open the door an inch (15 centimeters) to ask me what on earth I’m doing standing in front of their house eating peas.
I’m alternating between my favorite two de-pod-ding techniques: splitting open the bottom of the pod and using your thumb to shovel out the peas into your mouth, and pulling apart the two sides of the peas so that you have opposing rows of peas on each pod half, and then nibbling one pea at a time from each row.
And I’m remembering that my pea history began in Mom’s perfect garden, filling my grubby face until I couldn’t take another pea, so to speak.
But when I turn from the front door and head across the little sidewalk on the boulevard to the car, munching on peas from the present and the past, I come to the curb. And when I bend down to pickup a dropped pod, there it is.
Carved in the old cement at the foot of the side-walk. Three handmade letters: “H” “A” “Y”.
It was definitely my writing, and I suddenly re-member scratching it with a stick in the wet cement one happy summer day somewhere in the late 60s. Who would have guessed that it would still be there?
It’s probably just a fanciful trick of memory, but I’m certain that when I carved our family name in our sidewalk, I had a pocket full of pods, and that I was chomping away, like I was now, on a mouthful of perfect peas.
I’m not sure why, but I dug out my I-Phone and took a picture. Just three crooked, careful letters in the cement, lasting a lifetime. A little hello from the long-ago me to the right-now me.
And then I stuffed my pockets full of peas and I drove away.
Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.
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HAY’S DAZE
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Peas in pods and letters in cement
Ring aroundthe Olympicexpectations
Istanbul art at galleryThe diverse culture and extraor-
dinary history of exotic Istanbul has influenced an art exhibit opening Aug. 20 in Red Deer.
Pulse of Istanbul, works by Calgary artist Asta Dale, will be showing until Oct. 14 in the Kiwanis Gallery of the Red Deer Public Library.
The show of colourful abstracted acrylic paintings were sparked by Dale’s visit to the diverse city that stands on the boundary of two conti-nents. Istanbul has been called both the “Jewel of Europe” and the “Gate-way to the Orient.”
The opening reception to this art exhibit, which is presented by the Red Deer Arts Council, is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on First Friday, Sept. 7. Refresh-ments will be served.
Sheriffs on the roadsAlberta highway sheriffs will bol-
ster their presence on Central Alberta highways as drivers hit the road for this August long weekend.
Patrick Mears, spokesman for the Alberta Sheriffs department, said that extra officers will be out in full force checking for various driving violations.
“We’re trying to get people to not speed and not aggressively drive and be as safe as possible, so families get home safe at the end of the day,” said Mears on Friday.
The RCMP and Alberta traffic sher-iffs work together in Integrated Traffic Units. One of the driving offences be-ing targeted is impaired driving.
“August is impaired driving month on the traffic safety calendar,” said Mears.
The province’s tougher impaired driving law kicked in on July 1. More serious consequences will be handed down to drivers with blood alcohol over .08. This includes immediate li-cence suspension, which is sustained until criminal charge is resolved.
Starting on Sept. 1, drivers with blood alcohol .05 to .08 will see an im-mediate three-day licence suspension and three-day vehicle seizure for their first offence.
During the July long weekend, law enforcement officers across Alberta is-sued 4,518 tickets for offences ranging from dangerous driving to speeding.
Volunteer website launchedVolunteer Red Deer is hoping its
new website will make it easier for non-profit organizations, corporations and volunteers looking for informa-tion.
Its new website, www.volunteerred-deer.ca, was launched this week.
Danielle Black Fortin, manager of Volunteer Red Deer, said they decided to do some rebranding and restructur-ing of its website.
Volunteer Red Deer had always been a branch of the Community and Information Referral Society (CiRS).
“We’re just bringing it to the fore-front and operating now as Volunteer Red Deer,” said Black Fortin.
The new website will provide Vol-unteer Red Deer with an enhanced listing of volunteer opportunities, job postings, directory of local nonprofit organizations and information about volunteerism in the community.
The website is broken into three segments — the voluntary sector, vol-unteers and community, and corpora-tions.
The voluntary sector gives informa-tion on tools and resources for non-profit organizations. It also allows these groups to post opportunities for volunteers, as well as workshops and sessions.
The second section addresses infor-mation on volunteer opportunities for individuals. It will be searchable by “type” and “organization.”
The third section gives information on connecting corporations with non-profits that need volunteers. Employee volunteering is also about businesses supporting their staff in becoming in-volved in the community.
Anyone seeking more information or wishing to provide input can contact Volunteer Red Deer at 403-346-4636.
Drug accused jailedOne of 16 people recently charged
in a massive criminal investigation into organized crime and drugs in Red Deer was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison.
Zachary James Ovid, 19, of Winni-peg, pleaded guilty to three counts of crack cocaine trafficking, one count of heroin trafficking, and one count of drug possession for the purpose of traf-ficking.
Federal Crown prosecutor Dave In-glis told the Red Deer provincial court that police caught Ovid, a self-pro-fessed member of the Mad Cow street gang, through a dial-a-dope operation.
He sold drugs, worth $100 to $200, to undercover officers on three occasions in June. One of the drug exchanges took place near the city’s skateboard park and tennis courts at about 6:30 p.m., while a children’s tournament was underway nearby.
When Ovid was arrested on July 13 police, he had 14.5 grams of drugs.
Inglis and defence lawyer Kevin Schollie recommended a three-year jail sentence in a joint submission in large part due to Ovid’s early guilty pleas.
Schollie said the drugs involved were not large amounts.
“This was certainly street-level transactions. Relatively low-end traf-ficking,” Schollie said.
Judge David Plosz sentenced Ovid to three-year concurrent sentences and a lifetime weapons prohibition.
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CALGARY — For the second time this week, a young man has been killed in a collision on a busy Calgary-area highway.
The latest death happened Thurs-day evening when a pickup truck crossed the centre line and collided with a semi on Highway 8 west of the city.
Police say the 19-year-old driver of the pickup was thrown from the truck before he was struck by a third vehicle.
Speed and alcohol are not consid-ered factors, but RCMP aren’t sure if he was wearing his seatbelt.
An 18-year-old Calgary man died Tuesday on Highway 8 when his car collided with a semi.
There has been talk for nearly 30 years of twinning the highway, but the provincial government has said it may be several years before work begins.
Man charged in standoff sent for assessment
TROCHU — A man in central Alber-ta who is accused of threatening to kill former co-workers after being fired from his job must undergo a psychiat-ric assessment.
Chad Alain Frere, 38, of Trochu was arrested in June at the end of a five-hour standoff at his home where police allege he was armed with a knife and
refused to come out.His mother, Mary-Claire Frere, 59,
was also charged after she allegedly barged through a police barrier to try to help her son.
Both will return to court in Drumheller on Aug. 17 — the mother is set to enter a plea while a bail hearing is scheduled for her son.
People join in anti-hate rally after attack on man
EDMONTON — A couple hundred Edmontonians have marched in an an-ti-hate rally to support a man who says he was taunted with gay slurs before he was attacked and robbed.
Chevi Rabbitt, 26, says he was walk-ing down a street in south Edmonton when a truck with three men pulled up beside him.
One jumped out and put him in a headlock and threw him to the ground before his cellphone was stolen and his attackers drove away.
Rabbitt says witnesses and neigh-bours who he hadn’t known before came to his assistance. Many of those attending Thursday night’s rally at the site of the attack wore purple, the colour of anti-bullying.
They then marched to the Alberta legislature to hear speakers including deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk.
“I wasn’t really going to do anything about it because I was really just em-barrassed at first,” said Rabbit.
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The attack is being investigated by the Edmonton police hate crimes unit.
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Days and nights in Canada’s North
Photos by GERRY FEEHAN
Picking sage at midnight while Dawson sleeps across the Yukon River far below, a local resident gathers herbs for a local tea.
This is the second of a three-part series on Canada’s far north. The third instalment will be published on Aug. 18.
Upon our return from six weeks ex-ploring Canada’s north, many friends enquired, “So what was your favourite place?”
And each time, gazing distantly while recalling the amazing scenery, people and places we encountered, I answered: “Haven’t a clue.”
So let’s start with Dawson City, Yukon.
I love Dawson. Unlike cruise-ship destinations on the nearby Alaska coast, Dawson is genuinely quaint. Colourful clap-board buildings line the streets, inter-spersed with heritage houses leaning drunk-enly on a permafrost foundation.
Diamond Tooth Gertie’s is Dawson’s historic casino and dance hall. This landmark saloon was established over a century ago and, while Gertie herself is getting a little long in the tooth, the can-can girls are still high-kicking a vaudeville act each evening at 8:30, 10:30 and midnight. Happy hour at Gertie’s is from midnight to 1 a.m.
The manager at our RV park — located a short walk from Gertie’s — winked when she said “the later the show, the more skin.” Naturally I suggested to Florence — in the interests of journalism — that we take in the evening’s final performance.
Our June arrival coincided with the midnight sun’s long Yukon summer ap-pearance. It may seem inane to remark that it doesn’t get dark here in summer, but until you’ve experienced this phenomenon, it is hard to appreciate. Darkness never descends; not to-night nor the next nor the night after that. Daylight is a 24/7 thing for six weeks.
There is no respite from the light. One’s natural daily rhythm quickly shuts down, confused. Soon you are eating dinner at 11:45 p.m., hanging out on the dusky streets ’til all hours and sleeping past noon; 4 a.m. is just an overcast day, juxtaposed with the usual night sounds of street-laughter and squealing car tires. Birds sing non-stop.
In this altered circadian state I found myself busking for cash outside the venerable Westminster Hotel (ever-present ukulele in hand) at 3 a.m. with a couple of young Quebecois. And we didn’t do badly — after two hours, I’d donated only 30 bucks.
Summer here is difficult to digest, but a season of endless darkness would be interminable, unimagi-nable.
Only after a full winter hunkered down in the snow and ice of Yukon can one proclaim himself a genuine “sourdough.”
A somewhat easier feat is attaining “sour toe” certification, awarded to all those who slurp up a $5 shot of Yukon Jack whiskey containing a pickled hu-
man toe. (I am now a proud member of the Sour Toe club. Fortunately I was nearly as pickled as the toe when the deed was consummated.)
Although the Klondike gold rush ended more than a century ago, Dawson retains its frontier spirit. The streets are full of entrepreneurs and oddballs. Young drifters seek adventure, mingling with cagey old-timers. Secretive men and women still comb nearby creeks, moiling for gold. Astute shopkeepers mine tourist’s pockets. Individuals all, Dawson folk march to the beat of no one’s drum but their own.
On our last night in town, just shy of midnight, we drove to an overlook offering a panoramic view of Dawson far below. We chatted with a lovely young aboriginal woman picking wild herbs from the steep cliff-face.
“I make tea with spruce tips, labrador, cranberry bush leaves … and sage,” she said matter-of-factly, reaching for a sprig over the precarious edge. “The caribou pass through here in October. They love
sage. Come look.”The caribou may not be afraid of heights but I
wasn’t going near that precipice. Nearby, her friend watched, quietly slurping beer — the same preco-cious gal who had inducted me into the Sour Toe hall of fame the night before. Dawson is not a big place.
Properly schooled in the art of brewing tea from local ingredients, we departed for a late game of golf.
Since we arrived at the Top of the World golf course after midnight, I thought it fitting to ask the proprietress for the twilight rate. She looked at me blankly, shielding her gaze from the sun’s glare.
Round-the-clock adventurein the land of the midnight sun
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Buskers sing for their supper — or would that be breakfast? — on the boardwalk in Dawson City.Insert above: A world-famous un-appetizer, a human toe, is the main ingredient in a Sour Toe cocktail.Insert right: It’s not you, it’s the permafrost that has buildings canted on their foundations.
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NORTH: Seeking birdies, birders seeking
Unwilling to invoke the wrath of the three-putt gods, I elected not to quibble over green fees, paid the full fare of $24, and off we teed into the grassy tundra.
On the sixth hole, a colourful sunset and sunrise coincided, shared only by our twosome — and com-peting packs of wolves baying at the spectacle.
Seeking even more vitamin D, we elected to head further into perpetual sunlight, north up the Demp-ster Hwy toward Inuvik and the Arctic Ocean. Our tour up this narrow gravel road began with a stop at Tombstone Territorial Park, where we chanced upon a weekend gathering of birders.
Have you ever met a birder? At the risk of mixing metaphors I must say these odd ducks are strange cats. They make Trekkies look undedicated. Anyone who would get up early, tromping through muskeg in search of the lesser scaup, needs to have his or her head examined.
It is uncomfortable watching a birder identify the elusive ruddy duck. Their throes of ecstasy are disconcerting. And should a birder confirm the pres-ence of an olive-sided flycatcher by its loud and clear “quick-three-beers” call — well, just get out of the way.
But their obsession with things winged is surpris-ingly contagious. We attended an evening lecture at the Tombstone amphitheatre, where a bright young woman spoke on “Why Birds Sing.” It’s about sex and war. Male birds make song to at-tract mates and to fend off territorial rivals; no need for physical confrontation. Have the bird brains out-evolved man? Could we send our best tenors to resolve border disputes? Think what we’d save on anti-personnel weaponry.
After two days with our feathered friends, we elected to fly the coop and continue our slow, muddy journey up the Dempster. Our goal
was the Arctic Circle but the owner of Eagle Plains Motel (the only accommodation and gas stop for hun-dreds of kilometres in either direction) told us that we should carry on a little further, into the North-west Territories to see real tundra landscape. So we did. But the day was miserable, the visibility poor and the shoulderless road hazardous.
Our plan to bicycle across the Arctic Circle was obliterated. Our bikes, hanging off the back of the van, looked like they’d been dipped in chocolate. We retraced our path in search of the nearest wand wash — $23 in loonies later, the RV began to reap-pear from its dark, molten lacquer.
Every person I’ve met who’s been to Yukon (don’t say the Yukon, that’s a dead giveaway you are a new-comer, a Cheechako, from the “outside”) returns home gushing about the Klondike story, an epic pe-riod in Canadian history. I too am now a convert.
We had been forewarned about unrelenting in-
sects but our decision to visit Yukon in June was well advised, enabling us to avoid the hordes — mos-quito and human.
There are different ways to experience our great north. You can read Pierre Berton novels — which, while informative, are also useful as a sleep-aid — or you can go explore an abandoned Yukon River dredge yourself.
And bring a pan — there’s still plenty of gold in them thar hills.
Gerry Feehan is a re-tired lawyer, avid traveller and photographer. He lives in Red Deer. For more of Gerry’s travel adventures, please visit www.gnfee-han.blogspot.com.
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You’ve got to keep your eye on the ball or you’ll be lost in the view, when you play golf in a place where sunrise and sunset are at the same moment.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
MCADAM, N.B. — It’s been said that the unmistakable sound of a steam locomotive’s whistle can still be heard in this sleepy New Brunswick village, though it’s been decades since one of Canadian Pacific Railway’s passenger trains thundered down its tracks.
The golden age of train travel may be long gone, but a significant piece of Canada’s railway legacy remains open for visitors here at the historic station in McAdam, a blink-and-you-miss-it hamlet near the Maine border.
Once a vital hub for passengers rid-ing the rails, the chateau-style railway station and its attached five-star hotel are now being lovingly and painstak-ingly restored to their former glory.
In its heyday, some 16 trains — each one carrying as many as 300 passen-gers — came to a screeching halt at the grand station every day, sending plumes of coal dust into the air.
Soldiers, celebrities and politicians alike would stream through the doors of the imposing stone building with its pitched red roof destined for places like New York, Boston and Halifax.
At nighttime, the tracks were silent. But during the day, the station was a flurry of activity: men, women and children disembarking, others waiting for their connecting trains, and the occasional train-hopper caught by the railway’s police.
“It was known to be a train always at the station,” says Frank Carroll, treasurer of the McAdam Historical Restoration Commission, which has been working to revitalize the century-old station, now a provincial and fed-eral historic site and designated heri-tage railway station.
“It was always bustling. There were
so many people around the train sta-tion, coming and going.”
The railway ordered construction of the station, standing two ½ storeys tall, at the turn of the 20th century. Renovations some 10 years later saw the addition of two wings for dining facilities and extra baggage storage. A man-made lake adjacent to the station was used for a water supply.
Like its other landmark railway stations, Canadian Pacific wanted the McAdam station constructed in the chateau style of architecture with a pointed spire and gabled dormers.
Today, visitors can tour the sta-tion, which also includes: a dingy, single-cell jail; a small mail room; refurbished waiting areas; a 50s-style cafeteria with a large, M-shaped coun-ter; and a restored dining room that
once hosted Marilyn Monroe. As the story goes, the Hollywood bombshell was bound for Miramichi, N.B., for a fishing trip with a few men when she stopped in McAdam.
Carroll, who is also the village’s longtime mayor, says he recalls peer-ing through the windows of the sta-tion’s dining room as a young boy in the 1940s.
“That was always exciting to me be-cause you saw all these — what I would interpret as — rich and famous people eating very elegant meals in this room that I was never privy to go into.”
In the old ticket room, a Canadian Pacific conductor’s hat hangs from a coat rack — ideal for photo ops. A telegraph machine sits atop a beat-up wooden desk.
In another refurbished room with
dark wood floors and wall panelling is a photograph of William Van Horne, the former Canadian Pacific baron whose sprawling summer estate on Ministers Island, N.B., remains a tour-ist attraction nearly 97 years after his death.
On the left-hand side of the room is a door marked “hotel,” which opens up to a staircase leading to the former 20-room inn. Numbered skeleton keys still hang near the staircase.
Upstairs, light filters in through the open doors on either side of a long, narrow hallway, illuminating the crackled green paint on the walls where the biggest restoration work has yet to be done.
Most rooms are empty, having long been abandoned by their guests. In one room, a small bed has been made up with linens featuring a Canadian Pacific Railway logo.
“These rooms were used for short periods of time by people that were connecting by trains and wanted to have their privacy, and have a chance to look good when they got on the next train,” says Carroll.
“Those who travelled in those days wanted to travel well.”
If you go ...● McAdam Railway Station, 146
Saunders Rd., McAdam, N.B. Tours are offered daily from mid-June through October starting at 10 a.m., for $5. On the Web: www.mcadamstation.ca
● Ministers Island (Van Horne estate), Bar Road, St. Andrew’s, N.B. Tours for adults are $15. There are dis-counted rates for students, seniors and families, and tours are free for chil-dren under the age of eight. Visitors are advised to check ahead for tour schedules. On the Web: www.minister-sisland.net
Town restoring its glory days in the Age of Rail
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The chateau-style exterior of the historic railway station in McAdam, N.B., once part of Canadian Pacific Railway’s main line into Atlantic Canada.
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I have watched storm chasers on the weather channel and heard of eclipse chasers from my astronomy-loving friends, but I never expected to be ei-ther.
My introduction to solar eclipses was an accidental one. When I stopped at the Visitor Center in Torrey, Utah, I noticed a poster for the Bryce Canyon Annual Astronomy Festival. It claimed people could see a rare “Ring of Fire” during an annular solar eclipse on May 20.
Since I was in the neighborhood it seemed a great chance to catch one of nature’s wonders, but the human side of watching an eclipse was something for which I was unprepared.
Looking at the sun without proper protection can lead to blindness so anyone watching a solar eclipse needs a special pair of protective glasses. Unfortunately, the 5,000 people who read the poster before me had cleaned out the supply of eclipse glasses in the local area.
Word from the Capital Reef Na-tional Monument staff was that glasses were sold out in every store as far away as Salt Lake City.
“Try Bryce Canyon National Park Visitor Center,” one helpful lady sug-gested, “it is ‘eclipse central’ and they are supposed to have glasses.”
My husband and I sped off along Scenic Byway 12 to Bryce Canyon. Our first hint that eclipse fever was sweep-ing Utah was the flashing police lights at the roadblock into Bryce Canyon National Park.
“Inspiration Point and Bryce Point are closed to traffic. We recommend you park here and take the shuttle bus into the park,” a Park Ranger said.
We pulled into the rapidly filling parking lot and joined the other walk-ing advertisements for outdoor gear in a shuttle bus line-up. “I heard the glasses are available at the Visitor Center,” the lady behind me told her companion, indicating we were on the right trail.
A short ride later, we arrived at the Visitor Center. I waited in line at the information desk to ask a fellow who did not know where the glasses were, where the glasses were.
“They will be handed out at 2 p.m.,” he offered, “ but I do not know where. There is a box of them around, but I am not sure who will be handing them out.”
With an hour to go, there were doz-ens of people milling about waiting for their chance to snag some glasses. People shared gossip and rumors on where the glasses might appear; some befriended the astronomers to get the inside track.
The Rangers looked nervous; per-haps they worried the supply would not meet demand.
My husband and I took up surveil-lance spots on opposite sides of the Visitor Centre to increase our odds of getting glasses. Shortly before 2:00 I spotted a Park Ranger carrying a box. She had a burly companion and was avoiding eye contact with everyone in her path.
I skirted around some slow-moving seniors and fell in behind a deter-mined mother with a stroller who was creating a wake as she pursued the ranger with the box.
The ranger stopped at a table and held up a pair of the coveted glasses in her hand. I could almost smell the glue holding their special lenses in place.
“We are going to start handing out the glasses exactly at 2:00,” she yelled, “If there is any pushing, shoving or fighting over the glasses, you will not get a pair!”
The anticipation of the crowd was palpable. I had not seen that level of excitement since I offered my horse extra oats during the last spring snow-storm.
Fortunately, the crowd was better behaved than my horse and in min-utes, I had a pair of the coveted eclipse glasses. I briefly considered selling them on E-Bay for a profit, but decided the better payoff would be watching a phenomenon seldom seen in North America!
There will not be another annular eclipse visible in Canada until 2021, but if you would like to see an eclipse, there are several tour companies to help make your dreams a reality.
Most years there is a total solar eclipse somewhere in the world, but it is often over the ocean. Some cruise companies now offer eclipse viewing at sea.
Carol Patterson has been speaking and writing about nature tourism and emerg-ing destinations for two decades. When she isn’t travelling for work, she is travel-ling for fun. More of Carol’s adventures can be found at www.naturetravelgal.com
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An annular eclipse results in a ring of fire as the moon moves in front of the sun. Below: Solar glasses are not high fashion, but essential for watching the eclipse.
Tasty scallops lure tourists to Gulf Coast region knownas Florida’s ‘Forgotten Coast’
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PORT ST. JOE, Fla. — It is scal-lop season along this tranquil stretch of Florida known as “The Forgotten Coast.”
From July to late September, the tasty shell-food delicacy lures tourists to this lesser-known part of Florida that lacks the amusement parks, night clubs and world-famous beaches found in other parts of the state.
This region, which stretches east from the Panhandle’s Panama City along the Gulf coast line as it curves south along the state’s Big Bend, is known for its shallow and wide bays that give shelter to scallops, oysters and other fragile sea life.
“Scallops need clean water — they don’t do well if there are any pollution issues,” said Stan Kirkland, regional spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
“What you notice in this part of the state is that there aren’t the condo-miniums and other developments that might cause water-quality issues.”
The scallops can be found nestled in turtle grass in about 2 to 4 feet of water, which makes it easy to wade into the water and collect them.
But longtime scalloper Ronald Pick-ett prefers to take his boat out into deeper water, about 10-12 feet, and find scallops while snorkeling.
The best way to eat them is raw and fresh from the bay, he said.
“It is really sweet, it’s unbeliev-able,” Pickett said as he gulped down a mouthful of scallop on a recent after-noon.
“If you’ve never eaten one of these, you’ve never eaten a really sweet scal-lop. These scallops have so much fla-vour to them, it is unbelievable.”
Florida banned commercial scallop harvesting in the region in the 1990s to prevent their demise.
The three-month season is for recre-ational scallop harvesters only and the state limits each person to two gallons of whole scallops per day.
A state fishing license is required,
with costs varying based on residency and the length of license.
The season, which runs from July 1 to Sept. 24, is a summertime tourism boon for sleepy Gulf County, said Jen-nifer Jenkins, executive director of the Gulf County Tourist Development Counsel.
“We talk to people all the time and they just love this. Really and truly, it is like Easter egg hunting in the wa-ter,” she said.
Local chef and restaurateur Patti Blaylock said most people who eat at her Sunset Costal Grill like their scal-lops sauteed or fried. Blaylock’s favou-rite scallop dish is a ceviche.
The restaurant cannot offer local scallop dishes because of the commer-cial harvesting ban, but Blaylock often prepares scallops for people who bring them in by the bucketful.
“Sometimes they don’t know how to fix them or what to do with them, so we will prepare something for them and serve it here,” she said.
Scallops season provide a big boost to the economy of the town and the re-gion, she said.
“This is one of the only scalloping bays along the Panhandle. It is close to Atlanta and all of south George and south Alabama, even people from Nashville make plans to come some-time between July and September,” she said.
“They plan a week and they will rent pontoon boats or go out on an or-ganized scalloping trip and they will buy dive flags and snorkel gear. It just keeps rolling. The scallops here are re-ally vital.”
If You Go...GETTING THERE: St. Joesph Bay
is about an hour drive east of Panama City on Highway 98 along the state’s scenic Gulf Coast. The Northwest Flor-ida Beaches International Airport in Panama City is served by Delta and Southwest Airlines. Tallahassee Re-gional Airport is about a two-hour drive north of Port St. Joe and is ser-viced by American, Delta, United and U.S. Airways.
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STANDING O FOR SCHILLING
After criticizing Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine earlier in the day, Curt Schilling was given a standing ovation from Boston fans when he was inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame.Schilling was the last of the inductees introduced at Fenway Park on Friday night, and applause began as soon as his picture appeared on the video board in centre.Earlier in the day, Schilling went on WEEI radio and predicted Valentine’s reign as Red Sox manager will end like Mount Vesuvius. Schilling also said “I would have swung” if Valentine had been his manager and made a sarcastic remark similar to one about Red Sox infielder Will Middlebrooks that was attributed to Valentine. Schilling was 53-29 for Boston from 2004-07 and won World Series titles in his first and last seasons with the Red Sox. “Bobby is just unique — he’s different. And he runs and beats to a different drummer,” Schilling said on WEEI. “I just didn’t think the matchup of players and this club and him was going to fit, it was going to work, and I don’t think he ever got a chance from a lot of the guys.”
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Tampa 2 Baltimore 0
Detroit 10 Cleveland 2
Texas 5 Kansas C 3
Minnesota 6 Boston 5
White Sox 8 Angels 6
Dodgers 6 Cubs 1
San Diego 3 NY Mets 1
San Fran 16 Colorado 4
St. Louis 9 Milwau 3
Atlanta 4 Houston 1
Cinci 3 Pitts 0
Arizona 4 Phila 2
Washing 7-2 Miami 4-5
FRIDAY SCORES
Today
● Golf: Central Alberta Men’s Amateur at Red Deer Golf and Country Club.● Peewee AAA baseball: Provincial championship at Great Chief Park — Red Deer Dairy Queens Braves vs. St. Albert at 3 p.m.
Sunday
● Golf: Central Alberta Men’s Amateur at Red Deer Golf and Country Club.● Peewee AAA baseball: Provincial championship at Great Chief Park — Red Deer Dairy Queens Braves vs. Edmonton at noon.
Monday
● Golf: Central Alberta Men’s Amateur at Red Deer Golf and Country Club.
Rough day not all badBY THE CANADIAN PRESS
LONDON — As Dylan Arm-strong’s fifth and final throw fell with a thud well short of the 21-metre mark, one of Cana-da’s biggest medal hopes at the London Games came to a disap-pointing end.
At least he was spared the heartbreak of missing the po-dium by an excruciatingly slim margin this time.
Armstrong finished fifth in men’s shot put on Friday, his best shot of 20.93 metres land-ing 30 centimetres behind the bronze-medal mark.
It was a deflating end to Arm-strong’s quest to put his near miss at the 2008 Beijing Games — where he missed the podium by less than a centimetre — be-hind him.
Still, Armstrong said he wasn’t as upset about missing out on a medal this time.
“Not as much because it was so close (in Beijing), to come a centimetre, that’s pretty tight,” the native of Kamloops, B.C., said.
“At least it wasn’t by a cen-timetre this time, if you want to look at it that way. But I’m go-ing to keep my head up and just go hard next year and see what happens there, and hopefully try to get a gold at the world championships.
“You’ve got to move ahead, this is a tough sport.”
It was a tough day for all of Canada’s medal hopefuls on Day 7 of these Games. Rowers Dave Calder and Scott Frand-sen, silver medallists in Beijing, finished last in the men’s cox-less pair final.
And Jason Burnett, who also won silver at the last Games, stumbled early in his routine and settled for eighth in the
men’s trampoline final. Canada was shut out of the
medals after winning hardware for three straight days.
Canada holds at seven med-als, two silver and five bronze, and is tied for 11th in the over-all standings with Romania.
It wasn’t all bad news, as
some Canadian athletes set themselves up for a run at a medal.
The women’s soccer team stunned host Great Britain 2-0 to move into the semifinals.
And the women’s basketball team upset Brazil 79-73 to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals.
And while Armstrong wasn’t able to give Canada an athlet-ics medal, Jessica Zelinka was third after four events in the heptathlon, surging into a med-al position after languishing in 19th after a poor high jump.
Phelps wins 17th Olympic gold of career
FEDERER, WILLIAMS ADVANCEBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — Michael Phelps padded his unprec-edented Olympic medal collection Friday, winning his third gold of the London Games and 17th of his career as thousands of screaming fans cheered him to his last individual victory.
It was an action-packed day that also saw Roger Federer and Serena Williams advance to the finals at Wimbledon, while 80,000 people crammed into the Olympic stadium to cheer on a British athlete on the opening morning of athletics.
Phelps won the 100-metre butterfly ahead of Chad le Clos of South Africa, who had edged him in the 200 fly earlier in the week.
“I’m just happy that the last one was a win,” said Phelps, who increased his career overall medal to-tal to 21. “That’s all I really wanted coming into the night.”
He has the chance to add one more on Saturday night, when he swims the final race of his career, the 4x100 medley relay.
As Phelps neared the end of his career, two teen-agers showed that the future of American swimming is in good hands.
Seventeen-year-old Missy Franklin set a world record in the 200 backstroke, for her third gold of the games. Later, 15-year-old Katie Ledecky nearly broke the world record to win gold in the 800 freestyle, de-nying Britain’s Rebecca Adlington a repeat before her home fans. Adlington settled for bronze.
In tennis, Federer outlasted Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17 in 4 hours, 26 minutes. His victory set up a repeat of last month’s Wimbledon final as No. 3 Andy Murray of Britain beat No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-5, 7-5.
A four-time Olympian, Federer clinched at least a silver medal. In 2008, Federer and Swiss teammate Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold in doubles.
Serena Williams also clinched her first Olympic singles medal, beating No. 1-seeded Victoria Aza-renka 6-1, 6-2.
On Saturday, Williams will face first-time Olym-pian Maria Sharapova, who beat Russian teammate Maria Kirilenko in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-3.
The games’ first athletics finals featured two champions successfully defending the titles they won four years ago.
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba added another 10,000-metre Olympic title and further established herself as the greatest female long-distance runner in history, while in the shot put, Poland’s Tomasz Majewski became the first repeat Olympic champion in 56 years, beating world champion David Storl.
Earlier, British heptathlete Jessica Ennis didn’t disappoint the capacity crowd who got up early to pack the Olympic stadium. Minutes into the morn-ing program, Ennis broke the British record for the 100-metre hurdles, clocking 12.54 seconds, the fast-est time ever recorded for the hurdles in the seven-discipline event.
Thousands of flag-waving fans gave Ennis a huge ovation when she was introduced for the last heat of the opening event. She improved on the 12.62 run by Eunice Barber of France in 2005.
In news off the competition field, Russian track cyclist Victoria Baranova was expelled from the games after failing a pre-Olympics doping test. A spokesman for the governing body of the sport told The Associated Press that Baranova tested positive for testosterone July 24 in Belarus.
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Britain’s Casey Stoney, centre, is stopped by Canada’s Melissa Tancredi, second from left, and Kelly Parker, during their quarterfinal women’s soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Coventry, England, Friday.
MOST MEDAL HOPEFULS OUT OF CONTENTION BUT WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM STUNS HOSTS
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Alex Hall (96) sacks Montreal Alouettes’ Anthony Calvillo (13) during the first half of their CFL game in Winnipeg Friday.
Alouettes beat Bombers to end two-game losing streak
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
Montreal 36 Winnipeg 26WINNIPEG — Sean Whyte booted
four field goals and Jamel Richardson caught a pair of touchdown passes as the Montreal Alouettes halted a two-game losing skid with a 36-26 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Fri-day night.
The win takes Montreal to 3-3, while Winnipeg fell to 1-5.
Whyte made field goals from 17, 32, 19 and 27 yards and added three punt singles. Richardson hauled in TD pass-es of 11 and 59 yards from Anthony Calvillo and Victor Anderson ran in a late two-yard TD.
Winnipeg’s points came off an 11-yard TD catch by receiver Cory Wat-son, a one-yard plunge by quarterback Alex Brink and a 13-yard reception by Clarence Denmark.
Brink was good on two-point con-verts for his and Denmark’s TDs, com-pleting passes to Chris Matthews and Cory Watson, respectively. Both TDs were late in the fourth quarter.
Justin Palardy connected on his lone field-goal attempt from 33 yards.
It was the second of four games be-tween the teams this season. Montreal won the first game 41-30.
The Alouettes opened the scoring
at 2:27 of the first quarter with Whyte’s 60-yard single.
Calvillo then methodically put to-gether his team’s first TD drive.
The 19-year veteran used running back Brandon Whitaker and receivers S.J. Green and Richardson to move 81 yards on six plays that ended with Richardson’s 11-yard TD catch at 6:37.
Calvillo’s experience showed again late in the first quarter.
After getting sacked by Bomber de-fensive end Alex Hall for a 14-yard loss, Calvillo was at his own 50-yard line facing second down and 24 yards to go when he tossed a 28-yard pass to Patrick Lavoie.
That was followed by a 23-yard run by Whitaker, but the Als were halted at Winnipeg’s 10-yard line and had to settle for Whyte’s 17-yard field goal eight seconds into the second quarter for an 11-0 lead.
Winnipeg finally got on the board at 5:12 of the second with Palardy’s 33-yarder.
The first half ended with Montreal up 15-3 after Whyte recorded another single and a 32-yard field goal.
Calvillo completed 11-of-16 passes in the first half for 162 yards and fin-ished 17-of-29 for 368 yards with no interceptions.
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CANADA: Rowers surprisedThe London, Ont., native ran the 200 metres in a
personal-best time of 23.32 seconds to complete her turnaround.
Determined to improve on his fourth-place finish in Beijing, Armstrong upped his game and became the top-ranked shot putter in the world last year. But an elbow injury earlier this year limited his training, and he seemed a half-step behind medallists.
“That affected it quite a bit, I’m not going to lie, taking almost a month off and then nursing it for another three weeks after,” Armstrong said. “Big thanks to my medical team, without those guys I wouldn’t even be throwing here.”
Poland’s Tomasz Majewski won gold at 21.89 metres, saving his best throw for last and passing Germany’s David Storl’s mark of 21.86 metres. Reese Hoffa of the United States was third in 21.23 metres.
On the water, Victoria’s Calder and Frandsen, from Kelowna, B.C., were Canada’s final chance to add to its rowing haul. But they finished their race in six minutes 30.49 seconds, nowhere near gold-medal winning New Zealand, which dominated in 6:16.65. France won the silver, while Britain took bronze.
The pair were surprised with the result, consider-ing they thought their pace was competitive.
“It’s tough to nail down,” said Frandsen. “It felt like we had a pretty solid piece (going). We got into a really lively rhythm at 39 strokes a minute, 40. It felt pretty efficient. It just wasn’t there.”
Canada ended up with two rowing silvers, com-pared to a gold, a silver and two bronze in Beijing.
In trampoline, Burnett was out of the running early. He made a mistake on the first of his 10 skills and had to settle for an eighth-place finish. A slight over-rotation affected his second move and Burnett was forced to land along the padded edge that pro-tects the springs.
He flailed in the air toward the middle of the trampoline and landed on his feet as a look of crush-ing disappointment washed over his face.
“I felt there was a lot I could have improved upon and I knew the mistakes I’d made and I was ready to correct them,” the native of Nobleton, Ont., said. “It’s just that I didn’t get there.”
Not all athletes were coming up short compared to Beijing. The women’s soccer and basketball teams entered uncharted Olympic territory.
Jonelle Filigno and Christine Sinclair scored in the first half to silence the pro-British crowd and put Canada through to the semifinals.
“I think we are in shock right now. To win the way we did, I’m just speechless,” Sinclair said.
Canada will play gold-medal favourite United States in Monday’s semifinal at Old Trafford, home to the legendary Manchester United team.
The soccer team played its most complete game of the tournament and downed host Great Britain 2-0. It was the first two goals the British conceded at the Games.
Jonelle Filigno and Christine Sinclair scored for Canada, which moves on the play the favoured United States in the semifinals on Monday at Old Trafford in Manchester.
“The Americans are obviously favourites for the tournament and are on fire right now,” Sinclair said.
“But we know them very well and we deserve to be there.”
The women’s basketball team earned its first win over Brazil in 12 years guarantee a berth in the quarter-finals. Kim Smith of Mission, B.C., and Ot-tawa’s Courtnay Pilypaitis each had 14 points to lead Canada.
“We have had support from our friends and fam-ily, but nobody really expected us to be going to the quarter-finals,” Hamilton’s Shona Thorburn said.
Canada finishes its preliminary round with a game against Australia on Sunday.
OLYMPICS: Brits betterAnd an Australian rower has been sent home
after damaging two shopfront windows outside London, but he won’t be charged by police over the alcohol-related incident. The Australian Olympic Committee said Friday that Josh Booth, a member of the eight team which finished last in Wednesday’s final, had apologized to two shop owners and would pay 1,400 pounds ($2,175) to repair windows broken in the incident.
On the second day of track cycling, Britain broke its own world record to win its second straight Olym-pic team pursuit gold medal. Edward Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh tore over the pine wood of the London Velodrome to fin-ish in 3 minutes, 51.659 seconds, lowering the mark of 3:52.499 they set during qualifying the previous day by nearly a second. The Australian team finished in 3:54.581 to claim the silver medal. New Zealand beat Russia to earn its second straight Olympic bronze.
Victoria Pendleton of Britain, broken-hearted on Thursday when disqualified from the women’s team sprint, made up for it by winning a gold medal in women’s keirin.
The rowing basin at Windsor west of London provided the bulk of early medals and New Zealand rowers were the stars, winning two of four races.
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray won the men’s pair and Mahe Drysdale took the men’s single sculls for the Kiwis, their third gold of the games overall — all of them in rowing.
“Four hundred and fifty grams of grit, attitude, determination and belief we could do it,” Murray said as he held his gold medal in his hand. Britain’s Katherine Grainger captured her first Olympic gold on her fourth attempt, winning the women’s double sculls with Anna Watkins. Germany beat favoured Croatia to win the men’s quadruple sculls.
In other finals, Chinese trampolinist Dong Dong captured the men’s Olympic title on Friday, posting a score of 62.990 to give him a gold medal to go with the bronze he won in Beijing four years ago.
Top-ranked Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei beat No. 2 Xu Chen and Ma Jin 21-11, 21-17 in the all-Chinese gold medal final of badminton mixed doubles.
In men’s singles, Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei powered through their semifinals on Friday to meet for the gold medal again. Lin ran over Lee Hyun-il of South Korea 21-12, 21-10, and No. 2-ranked Chong beat No. 3 Chen Long of China 21-13, 21-14.
At the Olympic range, Sergei Martynov of Belarus set a world record in the men’s 50-metre rifle prone as he won the gold medal he had been looking for at six games.
Leuris Pupo of Cuba won the first major cham-pionship of his career by earning gold in the 25-me-tre rapid fire pistol.
Pupo, whose only pre-vious victory came at a World Cup event in Bue-nos Aires in 1998, scored 34 shots in the final to beat silver medallist Vijay Kumar of India by four shots.
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Braves have tough startBY DANNY RODE
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The Red Deer Dairy Queen Braves knew they’d be in tough during the opening day of the provincial peewee AAA baseball championships at Great Chief Park Friday.
After all they were up against the top two teams in their regular season league in Sherwood Park and Spruce Grove.
“They were the top two teams and getting them both on the first day was a rough one,” said Braves head coach Dwayne Lalor. “We went into it looking to get one win and if we somehow could steal two we would have been looking good.”
But as it turned out the Braves finished at 0-2, losing 10-7 to Sher-wood Park and 24-14 to Spruce Grove.
“Now all we can do is look to-ward winning the next two and getting to 2-2 and then you never know what can happen,” said La-lor.
“They (Spruce Grove) used a lot of pitching against us, so who knows.”
Both Sherwood Park and Spruce Grove are 2-0 as Sherwood Park beat Edmonton 12-2 and Spruce Grove got past St. Albert 5-1.
The Braves face Edmonton to-day at 3 p.m. and St. Albert Sun-day at noon.
The top two teams advance to Sunday’s 3 p.m. final. If there’s a tie for second there will be a tie-breaker with the final going Mon-day at 10 a.m.
The Braves led Spruce Grove 10-6 before the visitors exploded for 12 runs in the fourth inning to take the lead.
“We couldn’t stop them. Hitting is contagious and once they got on a roll it didn’t matter who we put on the mound they were finding holes,” said Lalor.
“We did a pretty good job of-fensively, scoring 14 against a real good team, but we couldn’t stop enough. That’s hurt us all season.”
The Braves have pitching depth, but not an ace.
“Everyone can pitch, but we don’t have one dominant pitcher,” said Lalor.
“We have a lot of quality, but
sometimes that doesn’t get it done when you don’t have a No. 1 start-er.”
But the Braves have scored runs all season.
“We can hit the ball and today we showed some power,” Lalor added.
“We tend to be a singles and doubles, but the kids have made a lot of strides since the beginning of the season and that is the best power we’ve had.”
Austin Hammond lined s two-run home run against Sherwood Park to go with a pair of singles and drove in four runs. Canon Whitbred had a double and two RBIs.
Hammond crashed a three-run home run against Spruce Grove with Zach Olson collecting a solo home run, a single and a walk.
Cooper Jones added a single double, triple, a walk and two RBIs while Whitbred had two singles, a walk and two RBIs and Hunter Leslie two singles and two RBIs.
The Braves used five pitchers against Spruce Grove and three against Sherwood Park.
The Braves have only three re-turnees from last year — Ham-mond, Jared Lower and Olson — with Hayley Lalor, Connor McAl-lister, Austin Sorokan, Brady Steeves and Whitbred up from peewee AA. Zach Baker, Jones, Ben LeBlanc and Leslie played mosquito AA last year.
● Hayley Lalor, along with her sister Jamie, who plays mosquito AA, have been named to the pro-vincial peewee girls’ team and will compete in the Western Ca-nadians next weekend in Edmon-ton.
Meanwhile their older sister, Kelsey, who plays with the Red Deer AAA Braves bantam squad, was selected to the Alberta ban-tam girls’ team and will compete in the Canadians in Nova Scotia.
“There’s a lot of excitement around our house right now,” said Dwayne Lalor.
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Red Deer Dairy Queen Braves’ first baseman Austin Hammond reaches for the ball as Spruce Grove’s Dirk Eymundson tries to beat the throw to first during Peewee AAA Championship Baseball at Great Chief Park, Friday evening.
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Oakland Athletics’ Brandon Inge, left, slides after being forced, as Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar watches the throw to first during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, in Oakland, Calif. Derek Norris was safe at first. Toronto rallied with 3 runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game 4-4, sending the game to extra innings. Final result was not available at press time.
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Drafted Rebels on short list for U16 CupFour players selected by the Red Deer Rebels in this year’s
Western Hockey League bantam draft are among 34 athletes short-listed for further evaluation to represent Alberta in the 2012 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup Nov. 1-4 at Calgary.
Defenceman Austin Strand of Calgary and forwards Mason McCarty of Blackie, Grayson Pawlenchuk of Ardrossan and Brayden Burke of Edmonton were among 81 players who at-tended the Team Alberta U16 provincial development camp last month in Camrose and will now be scouted with their club teams until the final 20-player Team Alberta roster is named.
Strand was selected in the third round of the 2012 bantam draft, while McCarty and Pawlenchuk were both drafted in the fourth round and Burke was a seventh-round pick.
Rebels assistant coach Bryce Thoma will handle head coach-ing duties with Team Alberta and is impressed with the level of talent possessed by the final 34 prospects.
“We want to put together a highly competitive team and we think out of these 34 athletes, we will be able to do that,” said Thoma. “To go from 80 players down to 34 is no easy task, but it will be exciting to watch all these players perform with their club teams.”
The Challenge Cup features the top 15-year-olds from each of the four western provinces.
Codd finishes in tie for 35thBRIDGEWATER, N.S. — Sixteen-year-old Matt Codd of Red
Deer finished in a tie for 35th at the Canadian junior boy’s golf championship.
Codd shot a final round six-over par 77 Friday for a 297 total. He had earlier rounds of 71-74-75.
Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C. put together a final round six-under par 64 to win the title with a 283 total, two strokes ahead of Kevin Kwon of Pitt Meadows, B.C., who shot a 66 Friday.
Merchants hosting championshipsThe host Innisfail Merchants, who won silver at last year’s
championships, will face Team Alberta — a midget all-star team — in their opening game of the Western Canadian Junior Base-ball Championships Thursday at 7 p.m. in Innisfail.
The Weyburn Beavers and Moose Jaw Eagles will also clash at 7 p.m. at Great Chief Park.
The defending champion Carillon Sultans and Altona Bisons of Manitoba round out the six-team tournament.
Innisfail will host the majority of the games with Great Chief Park the secondary site.
The Merchants play all their games at home and face Altona at noon Friday and Carillon at 6:30 p.m.
The host squad takes on Moose Jaw at 9 a.m. and Weyburn at 6 p.m. on Aug. 11.
The top two teams advance to the final at 2 p.m., Aug. 12.
Carstar Braves go 0-2 at provincialsThe Red Deer Carstar Braves are 0-2 following the second
day of play at the provincial midget AAA baseball champion-ships at Okotoks on Friday.
The Braves dropped a 12-0 five-inning decision to the top-seeded Okotoks Dawgs Black, managing only one hit by Nik Fis-cher, who also had a walk.
Mitch Vanson started for the Braves and went four innings, allowing 12 runs — nine earned — on nine hits and two walks.
Joel Mazurkewich tossed a hitless fifth inning.The Braves, who lost 11-1 to the Edmonton Cardinals 1 on
Wednesday, had Thursday’s schedule rained out. They face Spruce Grove today.
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East Division W L Pct GBNew York 62 43 .590 —Tampa Bay 56 50 .528 6 1/2Baltimore 55 51 .519 7 1/2Boston 53 54 .495 10Toronto 51 54 .486 11
Central Division W L Pct GBChicago 58 47 .552 —Detroit 56 50 .528 2 1/2Cleveland 50 56 .472 8 1/2Minnesota 46 60 .434 12 1/2Kansas City 44 61 .419 14
West Division W L Pct GBTexas 62 43 .590 —Oakland 57 48 .543 5Los Angeles 57 50 .533 6Seattle 50 58 .463 13 1/2
Friday’s ResultsDetroit 10, Cleveland 2
N.Y. Yankees 6, Seattle 3Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0
Minnesota 6, Boston 5, 10 inningsChicago White Sox 8, L.A. Angels 6, 10 innings
Texas 5, Kansas City 3Toronto at Oakland N
Today’s GamesSeattle (F.Hernandez 9-5)
at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 10-7), 11:05 a.m.Toronto (R.Romero 8-8)
at Oakland (Griffin 3-0), 2:05 p.m.Texas (Feldman 5-6)
at Kansas City (W.Smith 2-3), 4:10 p.m.Cleveland (Jimenez 8-10)
at Detroit (Fister 5-7), 5:05 p.m.Baltimore (W.Chen 9-6)
at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 6-6), 5:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (E.Santana 5-10)
at Chicago White Sox (Floyd 8-9), 5:10 p.m.Minnesota (De Vries 2-2)
at Boston (Buchholz 9-3), 5:10 p.m.Sunday’s Games
Cleveland at Detroit, 11:05 a.m.Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.
Minnesota at Boston, 11:35 a.m.Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.
L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.Texas at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.
Toronto at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.Monday’s Games
Minnesota at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 5:05 p.m.
Seattle at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.Texas at Boston, 5:10 p.m.
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.L.A. Angels at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.
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Masterson, Accardo (5), C.Allen (7) and C.Santana; A.Sanchez, D.Downs (7), Villarreal (9) and Avila. W—A.Sanchez 1-1. L—Masterson 7-10. HRs—Detroit, Fielder (18).
Baltimore 000 000 000 — 0 8 0Tampa Bay 000 101 00x — 2 6 0
Tom.Hunter, O’Day (6), Patton (8) and Wieters; M.Moore, McGee (6), Farnsworth (7), Jo.Peralta (8), Rodney (9) and Lobaton. W—M.Moore 8-7. L—
Tom.Hunter 4-7. Sv—Rodney (32). HRs—Tampa Bay, B.Upton (10), De.Jennings (8).
Texas 100 100 300 — 5 7 0Kansas City 010 000 110 — 3 10 0
M.Harrison, Scheppers (7), Mi.Adams (8), Ogan-do (9) and Soto; Guthrie, Mijares (7), L.Coleman (7), Jeffress (9) and S.Perez. W—M.Harrison 13-6. L—Guthrie 0-3. Sv—Ogando (2). HRs—Texas, Moreland (11).
Minnesota 010 040 000 1 — 6 13 3Boston 014 000 000 0 — 5 14 0
(10 innings)Duensing, Fien (7), Al.Burnett (8), T.Robertson
(8), Gray (8), Burton (10) and Mauer; Doubront, Tazawa (6), Breslow (6), Melancon (7), A.Miller (8), Padilla (9) and Shoppach. W—Gray 6-1. L—Padilla 4-1. Sv—Burton (4). HRs—Boston, C.Crawford (3).
Los Ang 122 001 000 0 — 6 13 0Chicago 400 001 100 2 — 8 12 0
(10 innings)Greinke, Jepsen (8), Isringhausen (9),
Takahashi (10), D.Carpenter (10) and Iannetta, Bo.Wilson; Humber, N.Jones (6), Myers (8), Crain (9), Thornton (10) and Pierzynski. W—Thornton 4-6. L—Takahashi 0-3. HRs—Los Angeles, Trout (19), Pujols (23). Chicago, Pierzynski (19), Rios 2 (18).
NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division
W L Pct GBWashington 63 43 .594 —Atlanta 61 45 .575 2New York 52 55 .486 11 1/2Miami 49 58 .458 14 1/2Philadelphia 47 59 .443 16
Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati 65 41 .613 —Pittsburgh 60 45 .571 4 1/2St. Louis 57 49 .538 8Milwaukee 48 57 .457 16 1/2Chicago 43 61 .413 21Houston 35 72 .327 30 1/2
West Divisions W L Pct GBSan Francisco 57 49 .538 —Los Angeles 57 50 .533 1/2Arizona 55 51 .519 2San Diego 45 63 .417 13Colorado 38 66 .365 18
Friday’s ResultsWashington 7, Miami 4, 1st game
Arizona 4, Philadelphia 2Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 4, Houston 1Miami 5, Washington 2, 2nd game
St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 3San Francisco 16, Colorado 4
San Diego 3, N.Y. Mets 1L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Today’s GamesArizona (J.Saunders 5-7)
at Philadelphia (Halladay 4-6), 5:05 p.m.Miami (Buehrle 9-10)
at Washington (Zimmermann 8-6), 5:05 p.m.Houston (Harrell 8-7)
at Atlanta (Maholm 9-6), 5:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 10-5)
at Cincinnati (Leake 4-7), 5:10 p.m.Milwaukee (M.Rogers 0-0)
at St. Louis (Wainwright 8-10), 5:15 p.m.San Francisco (Bumgarner 11-6)
at Colorado (Francis 3-3), 6:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Hefner 1-4)
at San Diego (Volquez 7-7), 6:35 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Volstad 0-7)
at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-6), 7:10 p.m.
Sunday’s GamesPittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.
Arizona at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m.Houston at Atlanta, 11:35 a.m.
Miami at Washington, 11:35 a.m.San Francisco at Colorado, 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 2:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers, 2:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at St. Louis, 6:05 p.m.
Monday’s GamesArizona at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.Washington at Houston, 6:05 p.m.Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.
San Francisco at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 8:05 p.m.Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.
LINESCORES FRIDAYFirst Game
Miami 100 000 201 — 4 8 0Washington 301 300 00x — 7 10 0
Hand, Webb (4), Hatcher (7) and Hayes; Lan-nan, Mattheus (7), Storen (8), Mic.Gonzalez (8), Clippard (9) and Flores. W—Lannan 2-0. L—Hand 0-1. Sv—Clippard (22). HRs—Washington, LaRo-che (21).
Second GameMiami 000 003 011 — 5 11 2Washington 100 000 001 — 2 5 0
Jo.Johnson, Cishek (9) and J.Buck; G.Gonzalez, Stammen (9) and Leon. W—Jo.Johnson 7-7. L—G.Gonzalez 13-6. Sv—Cishek (6).
Arizona 010 200 001 — 4 6 0Philadelphia 000 110 000 — 2 7 1
I.Kennedy, Saito (7), D.Hernandez (8), Putz (9) and M.Montero; K.Kendrick, Horst (5), Rosenberg (6), Bastardo (8), Lindblom (9) and Schneider. W—I.Kennedy 10-8. L—K.Kendrick 4-9. Sv—Putz (20). HRs—Arizona, J.Upton (9), Kubel (23). Philadel-phia, Utley (6).
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 — 0 4 0Cincinnati 010 020 00x — 3 7 0
W.Rodriguez, Qualls (8) and Barajas, McKenry; Latos, Broxton (8), Chapman (9) and Hanigan. W—Latos 10-3. L—W.Rodriguez 7-10. Sv—Chapman (24). HRs—Cincinnati, Heisey (4), Latos (1).
Houston 000 001 000 — 1 4 0Atlanta 003 100 00x — 4 6 1
Galarraga, W.Wright (6), Storey (7), R.Cruz (8) and Corporan; T.Hudson, O’Flaherty (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W—T.Hudson 11-4. L—Galarraga 0-1. Sv—Kimbrel (31).
Milwaukee 030 000 000 — 3 12 4St. Louis 000 402 03x — 9 13 0
Wolf, Henderson (6), Loe (7), Axford (8), Mc-Clendon (8) and M.Maldonado; J.Kelly, Browning (6), Mujica (7), Boggs (8), Rzepczynski (9) and Y.Molina. W—J.Kelly 2-4. L—Wolf 3-8.
San Francisco 200 100 463 — 16 16 0Colorado 000 000 400 — 4 5 2Vogelsong, Kontos (7), Affeldt (8), S.Casilla (9) and Posey, H.Sanchez; J.Sanchez, Ottavino (4), Ekstrom (7), Mat.Reynolds (8), C.Torres (9) and W.Rosario. W—Vogelsong 9-5. L—J.Sanchez 0-3. HRs—San Francisco, Pill (4), Posey (15). Colorado, W.Rosario (18).
New York 000 100 000 — 1 9 1San Diego 000 001 20x — 3 4 0Dickey, Rauch (8) and Thole; Richard, Gregerson (8), Street (8) and Jo.Baker. W—Richard 8-11. L—Dickey 14-3. Sv—Street (18).
Chicago 000 010 000 — 1 4 0Los Angeles 001 022 10x — 6 10 0Samardzija, Maine (6), Al.Cabrera (6), Corpas (7), Beliveau (8) and Clevenger; Billingsley, League (8), Sh.Tolleson (9) and A.Ellis. W—Billingsley 7-9. L—Samardzija 7-9. HRs—Los Angeles, A.Ellis 2 (10).
2012 LONDON OLYMPICS
What Canada Did on Friday
ATHLETICSMen’s 1,500 — Nathan Brannen of Cambridge, Ont, clinched
a berth in the semifinals after placing 16th overall in qualifying (3:34.22).
Men’s 3,000 steeplechase — Alex Genest of Lac-Aux-Sa-bles, Que., failed to advance with a qualifying time of 8:22.62.
Men’s hammer throw — James Steacy, Lethbridge, Alta., did not qualify for the final after failing to record a distance.
Men’s shot put — Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., placed seventh in qualifying (20.49 metres) and finished fifth in the final (20.93) — missing the bronze medal by 0.3 metres; Justin Rodhe, also Kamloops, failed to register a mark in qualifying.
Women’s 400 — Jenna Martin, Bridgewater, N.S., placed third in her opening heat in 51.98 seconds to advance to the second round.
Women’s heptathlon — Jessica Zelinka, Calgary, is third overall following the opening four events with a score of 3,903 points; Brianne Theisen of Humboldt, Sask., is ranked 15th (3,763).
Women’s 100 — Kerri-Ann Mitchell of Pickering, Ont., placed sixth in her heat in 11.49 and did not advance to the next round of qualifying.
BASKETBALLWomen — Kim Smith of Mission, B.C., and Courtnay Pilypai-
tis, Ottawa, each contributed 14 points as Canada (2-2) secured a berth in the quarter-finals with a 79-73 win over Brazil.
BOXINGMen’s welterweight (69 kg) — Custio Clayton, Dartmouth,
N.S., earned a berth in the quarter-finals after defeating Cameron Hammond of Australia, 14-11.
CYCLINGWomen’s Keirin — Monique Sullivan, Calgary, did not
advance after placing fifth in her opening-round heat. Sullivan fin-ished third in her repechage heat and advanced the final qualifying round, where she finished sixth and did not advance.
Women’s team pursuit — Canada (Tara Whitten, Edmonton; Gillian Carleton, Victoria; and Jasmin Glaesser, Coquitlam, B.C.) were fourth in qualifying (3:19.816) and will face Britain in the first round.
DIVINGWomen’s three-metre springboard — Jennifer Abel, Laval,
Que., was fourth in the preliminary round with 344.15 points; Emi-lie Heymans, St-Lambert, Que., was sixth (337.20) — both qualify
for the medal round.ROWINGMen’s pairs — David Calder, Victoria, and Scott Frandsen,
Kelowna, B.C., were sixth in the final (6:30.49).SAILING49er — Gordon Cook, Toronto, and Hunter Lowden, West
Vancouver, B.C., placed seventh in one of the day’s races to be ranked 16th overall after 10 races with 108 points.
470 — Luke Ramsay and Mike Leigh, both Vancouver, moved up to 24th overall after eight runs (86 points).
Finn — Following the 10th race, Greg Douglas of Toronto stands 15th overall (137).
Keelboat/Star — Richard Clarke, Salt Spring Island, B.C., and Tyler Bjorn, Beaconsfield, Que., are 12th after 10 runs (93 points).
Men’s laser — David Wright, Toronto, is 21st after eight races (117).
Women’s laser radial — After eight events, Danielle Dube of Glen Haven, N.S., is 27th (168).
SHOOTINGMen’s 50-metre rifle (prone) — Cory Niefer, Saskatoon,
placed 38th in qualifying with 589 points, did not advance.SOCCERWomen — Jonelle Filigno of Mississauga, Ont., and Christine
Sinclair, Burnaby, B.C., scored as Canada won their quarter-final 2-0 over Britain. They will play the U.S. in Monday’s semifinal.
SWIMMINGMen’s 1,500 freestyle — Ryan Cochrane, Victoria, posted the
third-best time in qualifying (14:49.31) and will race in Saturday’s final.
Men’s 4x100 medley relay — Canada (Charles Francis, Cowansville, Que.; Scott Dickens, Burlington, Ont.; Joe Bartoch, London, Ont.; and Brent Hayden, Mission, B.C.) earned a berth in Saturday’s final after placing eighth overall in qualifying (3:34.46).
Women’s 50 freestyle — Victoria Poon, Montreal, was 14th in qualifying (25.15), but failed to advance beyond the semifinals where she placed 15th (25.17).
Women’s 200 backstroke — Sinead Russell, Burlington, Ont., finished eighth in the final (2:09.86).
Women’s 4x100 medley relay — Canada (Julia Wilkinson, Stratford, Ont.; Tera Van Beilen, Oakville, Ont.; Katerine Savard, Cap-Rouge, Que.; and Samantha Cheverton, Lachine, Que.) will not race in the final after placing 12th in qualifying (4:02.71).
TRAMPOLINEMen — Jason Burnett of Nobleton, Ont., earned a berth in the
final with the sixth-best score in qualifying (109.065), but a seri-ous error in the final round dropped him to eighth overall (6.715 points).
PGA-WGCBridgestone Invitational
AKRON, Ohio — Scores Friday from the second round of the US$8.5-million-PGA-WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, at the 7,400-yard, par-70 Firestone Country Club (South Course):Jim Furyk 63-66 — 129Rafael Cabrera Bello 66-65 — 131Louis Oosthuizen 67-65 — 132Jason Dufner 67-66 — 133K.T. Kim 67-67 — 134
David Toms 68-67 — 135Luke Donald 66-69 — 135Lee Slattery 65-71 — 136John Senden 66-70 — 136Steve Stricker 68-68 — 136Keegan Bradley 67-69 — 136Simon Dyson 66-71 — 137Rory McIlroy 70-67 — 137Dustin Johnson 69-68 — 137Geoff Ogilvy 67-70 — 137Graeme McDowell 70-67 — 137Carl Pettersson 67-70 — 137
Sang-Moon Bae 72-66 — 138Bill Haas 67-71 — 138Scott Piercy 69-70 — 139Nick Watney 69-70 — 139Aaron Baddeley 73-66 — 139Retief Goosen 67-72 — 139Bubba Watson 66-73 — 139Justin Rose 70-69 — 139Sergio Garcia 67-72 — 139Bo Van Pelt 70-69 — 139
BASEBALLAmerican LeagueCLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled OF Ezequiel
Carrera from Columbus (IL). Designated OF Johnny Damon for assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS — Reinstated OF Andy Dirks from the 15-day DL. Designated OF Don Kelly for assignment.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Garrett Richards to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP David Carpenter from Salt Lake.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Selected the con-tract of RHP Dan Straily from Sacramento (PCL). Recalled C Derek Norris and OF Michael Taylor from Sacramento. Acquired RHP Pat Neshek from Baltimore for cash considerations and selected his contract from Sacramento. Optioned RHP Jim Miller and RHP Evan Scribner to Sacramento. Placed OF Seth Smith on the 15-day DL.
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Recalled 2B Will Rhymes from Durham (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Assigned LHP Frank Gailey to Dunedin (FSL).
National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS — Assigned RHP Andrew
Brackman outright to Bakersfield (Cal) and 3B Mike Costanzo outright to Louisville (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Placed RHP Francisco Cordero on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Mickey Storey from Oklahoma City (PCL).
MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned LHP Dan Jen-nings to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled RHP Chris Hatcher and LHP Brad Hand from New Orleans.
NEW YORK METS—Activated RHP Frank Fran-cisco from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Tim Byrdak on the 15-day DL, retroactive to August 2.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Traded RHP Joe Blanton to the L.A. Dodgers for a player to be named or cash considerations. Recalled RHP B.J. Rosenberg from Lehigh Valley (IL). Sent LHP Raul Valdes to Lehigh Valley for a rehabilitation assign-ment.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Placed 1B Lance Berkman on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Shane Robinson from Memphis (PCL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Selected RHP Cory
Burns from Tucson (PCL). Designated RHP Kip Wells for assignment.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled LHP John Lannan from Syracuse (IL). Traded C David Freitas to Oakland for C Kurt Suzuki and cash considerations. Designated C Carlos Maldonado for assignment.
Carolina LeagueCAROLINA MUDCATS — Announced the
promotions of RHP Danny Salazar and RHP Trey Haley to Akron (EL). Added RHP Jeff Johnson from Lake County (MWL).
American AssociationST. PAUL SAINTS — Released RHP Todd
Mathison.WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed LHP Chris
Cummins. Released INF Blake Bergeron.Can-Am LeagueNEWARK BEARS — Signed LHP Sergio Es-
pinosa; Released RHP Mike Petrowski.QUEBEC CAPITALS — Released OF Bobby
Wagner.Frontier LeagueEVANSVILLE OTTERS — Sent RHP Tyree
Hayes to Rockford to complete an earlier trade.GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Released RHP Max
Whieldon.RIVER CITY RASCALS — Traded RHP Bran-
don Cunniff to Southern Illinois for RHP Albert Ayala and a player to be named.
ROAD WARRIORS — Released 1B T.J. Mc-Manus and RHP Max Rusch.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed C Chris Anderson and RHP Reese McGraw. Released RHP Ross Davis and RHP David Whigham.
North American LeagueRIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITEWINGS —
Signed OF/DH Jose Canseco.SAN ANGELO COLTS — Signed INF Mark
Ramos.FOOTBALLDENVER BRONCOS — Waived WR D’Andre
Goodwin.KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed RB Patrick
DiMarco.NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Waived WR Chris
Givens. Signed CB Cord Parks.PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed CB Josh
Victorian to a one-year contract. Placed CB Terry Carter on the waived/injured list.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Announced the retire-ment of LB Keith Bulluck.
Canadian Football LeagueEDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released DL Ra-
shad Jeanty and FB Evan Harrington.HOCKEYLOS ANGELES KINGS—Signed F Tanner Pear-
son to a three-year, entry-level contract.American Hockey LeagueNORFOLK ADMIRALS — Named Mike Haviland
associate coach.ECHLREADING ROYALS — Traded the qualified
ECHL rights to D Mike Montgomery and future considerations to Greenville for the qualified ECHL rights to D Adam Comrie.
LACROSSETORONTO ROCK — Traded D Glen Bryan and
F Jamie Rooney to Buffalo for a 2012 second-round draft pick and a 2013 fourth-round pick.
SOCCERHOUSTON DYNAMO — Agreed to terms with
M Ricardo Clark.TORONTO FC — Signed D Darren O’Dea.COLLEGEAPPALACHIAN STATE — Named Michael Rog-
ers pitching coach.LANGSTON — Named David Johnson women’s
basketball coach.LEES-MCRAE — Named Mike Wilson assistant
track and field and cross country coach.TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO — Dismissed S Adefemi
Adekeye and CB Toyin Dada after their arrests on aggravated robbery charges.
TULSA—Announced F Kodi Maduka is leaving the men’s basketball team.
WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH — Named Liza Ru-etten women’s golf coach.
CFLWest Division
GP W L T PF PA PtSaskatchewan 5 3 2 0 155 113 6Edmonton 5 3 2 0 111 79 6B.C. 5 3 2 0 140 110 6Calgary 5 2 3 0 155 154 4
East Division GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 5 3 2 0 162 167 6Toronto 5 3 2 0 129 133 6Montreal 6 3 3 0 164 188 6Winnipeg 6 1 5 0 127 199 2
Saturday-SundayNo games scheduled.
Monday, Aug. 6
B.C. at Toronto, 5 p.m.
SUMMARY FRIDAYAlouettes 36 at Blue Bombers 26
First QuarterMtl — Single Whyte 60 2:27Mtl — TD Richardson 10 pass from Calvillo
(Whyte convert) 6:37Second Quarter
Mtl — FG Whyte 17 0:08Wpg — FG Palardy 33 5:12Mtl — Single Whyte 51 8:06Mtl — FG Whyte 32 13:12
Third QuarterMtl — FG Whyte 19 11:55Mtl — FG Whyte 27 14:00
Fourth QuarterWpg — TD Watson 11 pass from Brink (Palardy
convert) 1:36Mtl — Single Whyte 56 3:43Mtl — TD Richardson 59 pass from Calvillo
(Whyte convert) 7:45Wpg — TD Brink 1 run (Brink 5 pass to Mat-
thews for two-point convert) 12:19Mtl — TD V.Anderson 2 run (Whyte convert)
13:45Wpg — TD Denmark 13 pass from Brink (Brink 5
pass to Watson for two-point convert) 15:00 Montreal 8 7 6 15 — 36Winnipeg 0 3 0 23 — 26
Attendance — 29,533.
STORY FROM PG B4
BRINK: Third startWhitaker rushed 11 times for 86 yards and had 18 carries for
115 yards and six catches for 64 yards.Making his third straight start in place of injured Buck
Pierce (ankle), Brink was 25-of-39 for 311 yards and no picks.Montreal’s offence got stuck in the red zone again in the third
quarter, settling for a 19-yard Whyte field goal.The Alouettes then got a break, but couldn’t take advantage.Whyte’s kickoff was fumbled by Denmark and recovered
by Als receiver Brandon London at Winnipeg’s 35-yard line. But drops by Whitaker (in the end zone) and Richardson made Whyte boot a 27-yard field goal with a minute left in the third to go ahead 21-3. Watson gave Winnipeg its first TD on an 11-catch from Brink at 3:43 of the fourth quarter, a drive helped by a 14-yard catch by Terrence Edwards and a 35-yard catch-and-run by running back Chad Simpson.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AKRON, Ohio — Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods each carried momentum into the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational. That meant the best 36-hole score for Furyk in his PGA Tour career, and the worst start for Woods in nearly fourth months.
Furyk had another good day with the putter, mak-ing a few birdies early and saving par from the bun-ker four times on the back nine at Firestone for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain.
It helped that Furyk opened with a 63 on Thurs-day afternoon, allowing him to turn around Friday morning and try to resume his good play. That’s what he did, starting with a tricky birdie putt on the sec-ond hole and following his lone bogey with a 20-foot birdie on the ninth.
“Just probably a little easier to keep the momen-tum going that way than having an early time on Thursday, having a good round and having to sit on it until Friday afternoon,” he said.
“I thought it was key to get off to a nice start and see some putts go in. Made a good birdie putt at 2, and saw some birdies go in on the front nine, good putt at 9, and off to the races.”
He was at 11-under 129, two shots clear of Cabre-ra-Bello, who had a 65. Louis Oosthuizen used his putter from just off the ninth green to finish with a birdie and a 65, leaving him three shots behind going into the weekend of this World Golf Championship.
Jason Dufner had a 66 in the afternoon and was four shots behind. Woods, a seven-time winner at Fires-tone, can’t seem to get anything going.
He threw away three shots on the back nine Thursday, the last one a three-putt on the 18th hole for a 70. He started his second round by driving into a bunker and making a bogey on the 10th hole, and it never got much better. For the second straight day, he had to lay up with his third shot on the par-5 16th.
And the low point of his putting woes came on the seventh hole, when he stuffed his tee shot inside 5 feet and three-putted for bogey.
“I hit it good, made nothing,” Woods said.He said he finally figured out something was
wrong with his putting stroke on his 17th hole, and it had to do with the path of the club.
“I’m sure it helped on that little one-and-a-half footer on the last hole,” he said.
Woods had a 72 and was at 2-over 142, leaving him 13 shots behind on the course where he had never finished worse than fifth the first 11 times he played. It was his highest 36-hole score to par since his 3-over 145 start at the Masters.
RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 B7
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Please send Resumes to:
Fax: 403-358-7614 E-mail: miked@psifl uidpower.caPhone: 403-358-4212
FLUID POWER LTD. Due too a recent expansion of our Facilities at 7597 Edgar Industrial Drive, Red Deer, Alberta. We have immediate opening for Personnel in the following depts. These are Full Time opportunities. Some on the Job Training Provided
BENCH/FIELDMECHANICS
• Background in
Order Desk/Phone
Sales
• Inventory/Marketing
knowledge
• Industry
knowledge an
asset
• Back ground in
Mechanical Duties
• Heavy duty
automotive
and millwright
experience
• Clean Drivers
license
Distributor of:
ORDER DESK INSIDE SALES
GENERALLABOUR
Training Position/
Junior Mechanic
Duties will include:
• Fabrication
• Tear Down
• Plumbing
• Pick Up Driving
DuPont Pioneer is currently recruiting for a salesrepresentative for Red Deer and surrounding area.
Responsibilities: • Call directly on customers and prospects to promote, sell and provide superior service for line-up of top quality Pioneer® brand products. • Warehouse, invoice and deliver products. • Conduct on-farm yield trials.
Qualifications: • Excellent knowledge of local area with an
agricultural background. • Motivated and personable with desire to build relationships with customers. • An attitude of continual self-improvement. • Computer skills are an asset. • Candidate must live in area or be willing to
relocate.
Remuneration: • This is a fully commissioned sales position.
Excellent supplemental income opportunity for a local farm operator.
Submit your resume online at: www.pioneer.com/careers. Click on “Search for a Job”, then “Independent Sales Rep” and submit your resume. Refer to the Independent Sales Representative – Red Deer area posting.
Application Deadline:Aug. 14, 2012
®,SM, TMTrademarks and service marks licensed toPioneer Hi-Bred Limited. © 2012 PHL.
Based out of our Red Deer office, the QHSE Manager will be responsible for the Company’s domestic planning, development and coordination of the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Management program that aligns with the philosophy of the Company’s Corporate Safety Policy.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years industry experience. Certifi cation in leadership skills, team building and communication is a must. You will have a sound knowledge in all applicable regulations in the jurisdictions which the company operates, such as WCB, OH&S, Transport Canada and ERCB. Solid working knowledge of accident/incident investigations will compliment your post-secondary training in health, safety and the environment. Preference will be given to those who possess their COR Auditor certifi cation.
If you are pro-active, capable of managing various projects, results driven and looking for a structured career path, we want to hear from you!
HIGH ARCTIC ENERGY SERVICES INC.Fax: 403-340-1047
Email: [email protected]
QHSE MANAGER
Visit our website at: www.haes.ca
Here we grow again!
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Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment over 10
acres of land in Innisfail, Ab.
If you would like to join a team of professionals in your fi eld, we are currently seeking a
FORKLIFT/HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
The successful candidate will have a minimum 3 years experience moving large oilfi eld equipment while working in conjunction with a second Forklift operator.Previous experience with a 15,000 lb or 30,000 lb forklift is required.This is a full-time, permanent positions offering a premium wage and excellent benefi t package.Experience with oilfi eld related equipment is an asset.
Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, or Email to [email protected];
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Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients, within our 7 shops and 10 acres of
land in Innisfail Ab.
Continuous learning and growth is our goal forevery employee!
If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your fi eld, we are currently seeking-
JOURNEYMAN WELDERSDay and Night shifts available
Competitive starting wages These are full-time permanent shop positions with benefi ts packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.
Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796,
or Email to [email protected];
is seeking an experienced
Project Manager/Estimator to join our team
R esponsibilities for this role include management of project activities including estimating, procurement,
scheduling, cost control and construction management. In addition you will have strong client focus and relationship management skills, the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and timelines as well as a commitment to working in a team environment. The chosen incumbent will have a proven track record of successfully completed projects, superior written and verbal communication skills as well as strong computer skills. Shunda offers our employees an attractive compensation package that includes a competitive salary, group health benefi ts, company vehicle as well as a commitment to career development.
Please send your resume (pdf) via email to [email protected]. Only applicants chosen for an
interview will be contacted; no phone calls please.
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ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGISTMetro Studio of Building Design requires a Full-Time Technologist or Architect who possesses a practical balance of creativity and effi cient thoroughness. Your skill should also include usage of Autocad.
Preferences will be given to applicants with a diploma or degree from a Technical Institute, College or University and a minimum of 1 year related experience.
Metro is a Red Deer company involved in a variety of construction, projects including: Commercial, Retail, Industrial and Residential Facilities.
Please submit your resume by email to:
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BROKER
Qualifi cations• You should have proven experience and market
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Jim Furyk is all smiles after shooting a second round four under 66 at the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Friday, in Akron, Ohio. Furyk is 11 under for the tournament.
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Primary Care Psychologist
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interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Wolf Creek Primary Care Network is seeking an innovative, and energetic individual to be a leader in the development of integrated, community-based solutions to mental health services. This position will be based in the community of Lacombe.
As a registered Psychologist with community-based mental health experience, you will be work collaboratively with PCN family physicians to deliver service to patients based on professional practice standards. Experience with group therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy is required. Knowledge of community resources is an asset. Working within a team environment with colleagues across the health care continuum is required.
The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, be licensed with the Alberta College of Psychologists as a practicing member and have demonstrated expertise.
Interested applicants should submit their resumes by August 10, 2012, to [email protected] or via fax to 403.782.5431.
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Showcasing the generous and creative spirit
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Sometimes the only way to appreci-ate the hardships others suffer is to experience them for yourself.
On June 20, Central Alberta Refu-gee Effort and Catholic Social Services with various other partners teamed up to host an event dubbed Refugee Camp in the City.
The goal of the event was to raise awareness about the plight of the world’s millions of refugees and in-ternally displaced people (IDPs) up-rooted by war and conflict, to students
in schools and the general public. The camp was held on the Central
School grounds and featured an out-door reconstruction of an actual refu-gee camp, where volunteers worked alongside refugees and guide visitors through a 30-40-minute interactive tour explaining the crucial elements for survival in a refugee or IDP crisis.
Visitors were given opportunities for information and experiential ac-tivities and learned about some of the challenges a refugee or IDP faces in trying to access food, shelter, water and medical care.
A REFUGEE CAMP IN THE CITY
About the camp exhibitGuided by volunteers, from Central
Alberta Refugee Effort and Catholic Social Services visitors /students will be given the ID of a fictitious person who is a refugee, while registering for entry to the camp at the registration table. They will imagine that they are among the millions of people fleeing violence and persecution in, for ex-ample, Somalia, Colombia, the Dem-ocratic Republic of Congo, or Sudan. The exhibit was made up of stations (tables) to represent emergency refu-gee housing, food distribution, water distribution, health clinic, vaccination tent, education, and family reunifica-tion. The following questions were addressed:
● Will I be safe?● What will I eat?● How do I find water?● Can I get medical care?● Where will I live?
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CULTURAL DANCE DAY
Learn how to zumba at the second-annual Cultural Dance Day, sponsored by the Central Alberta Refugee Effort. Area residents can drop into The Hub at 4936 Ross St. in Red Deer on Wednesday to see some ethnic hip shaking. At 10:15 a.m., El Salvadorian dancing will be presented by Amparo, at 11 a.m., zumba dancing will be demonstrated by the ladies from ChairTease, and at 1:15 p.m., Tatyana will show Russian hoola hoop dancing. Audiences will be encouraged to participate. As well, you can lunch and learn from 11:30 to 1 p.m. as historian Michael Dawe speaks about some early immigrants.
GIVE US A CALLThe Advocate invites its readers to help cover news in Central Alberta. We would like to hear from you if you see something worthy of coverage. And we would appreciate hearing from you if you see something inaccurate in our pages. We strive for complete, accurate coverage of Central Alberta and are happy to correct any errors we may commit. Call 403-314-4333.
TEDDY BEAR PICNIC
Children are invited to bring their favorite teddy bear to celebrate at the annual Dickson Store Museum Teddy Bear Picnic. There will be games, crafts, and a picnic fit for a bear on Thursday. Due to a change in date, a few spots have now opened up. Dickson Store Museum is in Spruce View. For more information, call 403-728-3355.
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Ellis Bird Farm will be celebrating its 30th anniversary at an annual evening event on Aug. 10. The evening event will start at 6:30 p.m. and consists of musical entertainment by harpist Aleita Kowalchuk, and wine and desserts in the Ellis Bird Farm gardens. Several local artists have donated their time and talents to paint unique nest boxes. Robert Bateman has also signed a box that will be auctioned. Tickets for the event are $25 each and can be purchased at the Ellis Bird Farm Visitor Centre or by emailing [email protected]. For more information, call 403-885-4477 or visit www.ellisbirdfarm.ca.
A concert benefit is being organized for a Lacombe teen-ager who is receiving special-ized cancer treatment in Okla-homa.
Fundraising efforts to help Jesse Ganson and his family with expenses are underway, including a concert set for Sept. 9 at Canadian University College Chapel in Lacombe.
Jesse — a 17-year-old who enjoys gaming, camping and hanging out with friends — be-came ill in the spring. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in June.
According to a news release issued by his aunt Londa Bea-vington, Jess underwent eight hours of surgery in Edmonton so that the tumour could be removed.
The tumour was removed, but pathology reports later
showed it was cancerous and that this type of cancer can spread to the spinal cord and bone marrow.
Jesse was given an 80 per cent chance of survival with aggressive radiation and che-motherapy. The family was given options of regular radia-tion in Edmonton or proton treatments in the U.S.
Gerald and Shanna Ganson wanted to give their son the best possible chance of a full recovery with minimal brain damage, so they decided to go to Oklahoma for this special treatment.
Jesse’s treatments, along with chemotherapy, began in July and will continue for about a month. He will face many months of chemotherapy in Edmonton after that.
The cost of medical care
is largely covered by Alberta health care, but not all.
Family says that some items not covered include anti-nau-sea pills, travelling expenses and living away from home.
The community is rallying with various events, including a large garage sale and a work bee to replace the roof tiles on the Ganson home.
A trust fund has been set up at the Scotiabank in Lacombe. Cheques should be made out to Leo Ganson and Julie Ship-owick in Trust for Jesse Gan-son. The Sept. 9 concert will get underway at 6 p.m. with a silent auction and refresh-ments. A variety concert will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold in advance.
For more information, con-tact Londa Beavington at [email protected].
‘Comp’ holding reunionBY CRYSTAL RHYNO
ADVOCATE STAFF
Former students of Red Deer Composite High School will gather for a walk down memory lane that spans six decades this month.
About 200 people who attended the school between September 1947 to June 1961 from across Canada and the United States are expected to attend in the 65th re-union at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel and Convention Centre.
The Red Deer Composite High School is the former Lindsay Thurber Composite
High School and is known today as Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School.
Clarice Schulz, an organizer with the Red Deer Composite High Schools Alumni, said the As Time Goes By celebration is an opportunity to celebrate the high school’s history and to reunite former classmates.
“It’s part of our history,” said Schulz. “It’s part of renewing friendships and see-ing kids you went to school with and talking about the fun.”
Schulz attended the Red Deer Composite High School in 1949-1950, when she was 17 years old. She remembered staying in the dormitory with other students who came from across the province. She remembered studying between 6 and 8 p.m. and having
free time until 10 p.m. and a 10:15 curfew.“There were six people at a table,” she
recalled. “You had to take your cutlery back and forth to the dorm. There were six boys to a table and there were six girls. Never mixed . . . a lot different than today.”
There will entertainment, dancing, a guided bus tour of ghost statues and the high school, golf, church services and group photos.
The association hosts a reunion every five years in the city.
For more information, contact Schulz at 341-4351 or Jean Watson at 403-347-3180. The reunion takes place on Aug. 10, 11 and 12.
Work delayedby receivership
Work on hospital and water treatment projects remain on hold officials can work through insurers of a construc-tion company that went into receivership.
The City of Red Deer had hired KT Construction Servic-es Inc. to do about $1.1 million in office expansion and lab upgrades at the water treat-ment plant.
Gord Ludtke, city environ-mental planning engineer, said on Friday that they are working with the KT Construc-tion’s insurer to get the proj-ect going.
The insurer would look at getting another contractor to finish the work up.
“We are still hoping we can get things going later in Au-gust,” said Ludtke.
Alberta Health Services was renovating in both Innis-fail and Red Deer. Innisfail Health and Care Centre was
receiving upgrades for cata-ract surgery. Cost of the proj-ect was unavailable.
For $2.3 million, the Red Deer Regional Hospital Cen-tre will add a fourth endoscop-ic suite to accommodate the colorectal screening program, as well as renovations to the hospital’s outpatient depart-ment’s main nursing station and patient waiting areas.
Alberta Health Services doesn’t have a start-up con-struction date either.
The health-care projects are meant to create additional future capacity, so there is no immediate impact to patient care.
AHS spokesman Aric John-son said they are working through the process of getting these projects back on track.
Voyeurism caseto return to court
A 57-year-old Lacombe man charged with voyeurism will be back in court on Aug. 17.
A camera was allegedly used to spy on people dur-ing their private moments on July 3. John Lyle Harrison is charged with “surreptitiously observing by mechanical or electronic means” persons in a place where there should be
a reasonable expectation of privacy, according to Alberta Justice court files.
Library renovationsRed Deer kids might want
to stock up on their favourite picture books, music and DVDs from the Red Deer Public Library before the children’s section closes for a month-long renovation.
The downtown library’s Children’s Department will be shut down from Sept. 4 to Oct. 8 as some work is done to spruce it up. No children’s ma-terials will be available from the downtown branch during this closure.
But an extended loan pe-riod is being offered. In fact, users of the downtown branch are being asked not to return any children’s items that are checked out until the depart-ment reopens in early Octo-ber. Avid readers might want to bring a carrying box, as up to 99 items can be borrowed from the library, per card.
Meanwhile, family-oriented materials will still be avail-able at the G.H. Dawe branch of the public library.
Check www.rdpl.org and the LINK for program infor-mation.
Central Albertans can apply for standing to speak before a special commission into alleged health care queue jumping.
Commission appointees will hear from members of the public who want to make a case for speaking before the commission, and/or who need funds to be able to attend the yet-to-be-announced hearing dates in Edmonton and Calgary.
The actual inquiry is expected to last about two months and is not expected to start before December. The report has to be completed by April 30.
But preliminary hearings to de-termine standing or fund requests from individuals or groups are set for Oct. 15 and 16 in Edmonton and Oct. 18 and 19 in Calgary.
Anyone interested in making a presentation at these hearings must apply in writing by Aug. 31.
Requests should be mailed to Sheila-Marie Cook, CVO, Executive Director and Commission Secretary, Health Services Preferential Access Inquiry, P.O. Box 410, Calgary, AB, T2N 3P7.
The rules and procedures for standing and funding applications can be viewed on the commission’s website www.healthaccessinquiry.ca. For more information, call 403-270-2059.
Earlier this summer, the Alberta government approved a $10-million operating budget for the inquiry into alleged queue-jumping, which will be led by Justice John Vertes.
He will look into “allegations of improper preferential access” in the publicly funded health system, but is not investigating other reports of alleged doctor intimidation.
Calls for the inquiry began last year when Premier Alison Redford said such claims needed to be fur-ther investigated.
Public concern was sparked by former Alberta Health Servic-es board chief executive Stephen Duckett saying he ordered in 2009 an end to the practise of the board having “go-to-guys” to contact for adjustments to the waiting lists for health procedures.
DERBY MUSIC
Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff
Heidi Zinger, left, and Laurel Teierly model hats for sale as they serenade the women taking part in the Rotary Club of Red Deer Sunrise’s Derby Hat Tea Party at Parkland Nurseries this week. The event hosted 40 women who had the opportunity to buy hats for the club’s Parade of Derby Hats and Fascinators that will be part of its Triple Crown Evening Sept. 29 at the Sheraton. Proceeds from the event go to Aspire Special Needs, Magdalene House Society and the Boys and Girls Clubs.
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ST. LUKE’S"Old Church Blessing a New World"
Gaetz & 54th 403-346-3402www.saintlukereddeer.posterous.com
Celebrant Noel Wygiera10:00 a.m. Family Friendly
Worship with EucharistSunday School and
RefreshmentsThurs. Eucharist 2:00 p.m.
The Anglican Church
of CanadaSunday, August 5
ST. LEONARD’SON THE HILL“a Church For All Ages”
43 Avenue & 44 Street
403-346-6769www.stleonardsonthehill.org
Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion
10:00 a.m. Combined Summer Service/Baptism
Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday
9:15 Morning Prayer
Centre for Spiritual Living
11:00 a.m. Celebration ServiceRev. Judy Andersenwww.cslreddeer.org
#3 - 6315 Horn Street
Loving God . . . Loving People10:15 am Worship ServiceThe Four R's of the Renewed Heart,
Repentant Heart#1 Samuel 2:3
2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer
403.343.1511
www.deerparkchurch.ca
WORSHIPSUNDAY 10:30 AM
Holy Communion at All Services
Everyone Welcome
Saved by grace - called to serve
ELCIC
New Pastor:Rev. Marc Jerry
C C GOOD SHEPHERD 40 Holmes St.403-340-1022
LUTHERAN CHURCHESOF RED DEER
WELCOME YOUSunday, August 5
Growing in Faith Through Word and Sacrament
DIVINE SERVICE10:00 A.M.
Kings Kids Playschoolwww.mtcalvarylutheran.lcc.org
MOUNTCALVARY
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#18 Selkirk Blvd. Phone 403-346-3798Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk
Babyfold, Toddler Room, Sunday Club www.sunnybrookunited.org
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL
Corner of Ross Street and 48th Avenue — Phone 403-347-2244
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service & Church School"All For One"
www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca
SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH12 Stanton Street 403-347-6073
10:30 a.m. – Worship Service"Bread Of Life"
Babyfold, Toddler Room Sunday Club www.sunnybrookunited.org
3901-44 Street 403-347-7900www.bethanybaptist.ab.ca
Pastor Dennis BurrissPastor Peter Erratt
10:30 Worship Service
Reaching Inward, Outward and Upward for Christ
Sunday Services: 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Ministries: 7:00 p.m.
Phone: 403.347.7311 Web: www.livingstones.ab.ca
Address: 2020 - 40th Avenue, Red Deer(East of the Centrium,
corner of 19th Street & 40th Avenue)
Balmoral Bible
Chapel403-347-5450
Joffre Road (East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.)
10:30 am Worship Service
Speaker: Bob Northey"Security as a child of God"
#1 John 5 verses 13-21
Children's Summer Church2-1/2 - Grade 3
www.balmoralchapel.ca
FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH
43 Ave. & 39 St. • 403-346-4281Pastor Chris Wilson
Worship Pastor David Richardson
10:30 a.m.Worship ServiceVBS - August 13-17
5:30-8:30 p.m.e-mail: info@fi rstbaptistrd.ca
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THE PRESBYTERIANCHURCH IN CANADA
Established1898
West Park Presbyterian3628-57 Ave.
403-346-6036
SUNDAY WORSHIP 11:00 a.m.
KNOX4718 Ross St. • 403-346-4560
Minister The Rev. Wayne Reid "Oneness In Diversity"
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
"In The Grip Of The Holy"
Sunday, August 5
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Once again, shocked onlookers painted from familiar palettes as they described the latest young man to march into the public square with his guns blazing.
The alleged killer was a quiet loner who excelled at school.
He was a normal guy who loved movies and superhero tales, only he cheered for the villains.
When hanging out in bars, he was usually sitting alone.
Journalists also quoted people who knew the family and said that suspect James Holmes was once, as The Los Angeles Times noted, “heav-ily involved in their local Presbyterian church” in San Diego.
You see, even a kid from a normal church can evolve into some-one who dyes his hair red, allegedly buys 6,000 rounds of ammo, girds him-self in a full-body armor suit and, when surrendering to Aurora, Colo., police, identifies himself as the Joker, the in-carnation of postmodern evil.
“What does ‘Presbyterian’ mean in this context?
It’s like no one really stopped to ask if there was something about this particular label — the actual content of this word — that connect-ed in any way to this event,” said Aly Colon, a nationally known jour-nalism-ethics consultant.
“Does this kind of label give read-ers anything to stand on?
It’s like these words are hovering up in the sky, with no connection to the facts on the ground.”
Truth is, in Southern Cal-ifornia, “Presbyterian” can describe everything from evangelical megachurches to old-line Protestant con-gregations on the religious left.
So was the Holmes family active in the lib-eral Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or the conserva-tive Presbyterian Church in America?
How about the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Bible Presby-terian Synod, the Associ-ate Reformed Presbyteri-
an Church, the Reformed Presbyte-rian Church of North America or the American Presbyterian Church?
Then again, journalists were soon reporting that this family has been ac-tive — for nearly a decade — in some kind of Lutheran congregation.
The problem, explained Colon, is that journalists assigned to cover these media storms in the digital age are try-ing to report as much information as they can, as fast as they can, as easily as they can, while competing against legions of websites, Twitter feeds, 24-hour cable news and, often, smart-phone videos uploaded to YouTube by
eyewitnesses. Reporters are tempted to use as
many easy labels and stereotypes as possible, simply to save time and space.
Almost a decade ago, Colon wrote a Poynter.org essay titled “Prey-ing Presbyterians?” about a similar media blitz in which a gunman who killed an abortion-clinic doctor was constantly identified as a “former Presbyterian minister.”
As it turned out, Paul Hill had be-come so radical that he had already been ejected from a small Presbyte-rian flock that was very conservative, but also opposed to any use of violence during protests.
None of the mainstream news re-ports that he read, wrote Colon, ex-plained why it mattered that this man had once been some kind of Presbyte-rian.
It was just a religious label with no real content.
“As journalists, we choose words carefully and conscientiously.
“We select nouns and adjectives to advance the story.
“We connect dots. “We make points.“We clarify. “We explain,” wrote Colon. “So when I see the word ‘Presbyte-
rian,’ I expect an explanation some-where in the story that tells me why I need to know that.
“I would expect the same if other terms were used, such as ‘Catholic,’ ‘Episcopalian,’ ‘Christian,’ ‘Hindu,’
‘Jew,’ ‘Mormon,’ ... ‘Buddhist,’ ‘Muslim’
or ‘Pagan.’ “
What he wrote then remains true
today, as journalists try to find and
assemble the pieces of the bloody Au-
rora puzzle.
If religion is going to be included in
the coverage, stressed Colon, reporters
must work to “connect faith to facts.”
In other words, it will be crucial to
learn the details of Holmes’ real life,
in the here and now.
Journalists must learn how he spent
his time, spent his money and made
the decisions that appear to have end-
ed and altered so many lives.
If faith — or some other worldview
— is part of that equation, then so be
it.
“It’s our duty to drill down and to
find facts that add clarity,” said Co-
lon.
“Maybe this young man once had a
membership in a particular Presbyte-
rian church with a particular theology.
“So what?
“How is that faith connected to the
facts of what happened in Aurora?
“There must be a connection or
what’s the point?”
Terry Mattingly directs the Washing-
ton Journalism Center at the Council
for Christian Colleges and Universities.
Contact him at [email protected] or
through www.tmatt.net.
Connecting faith to Aurora facts
TERRYMATTINGLY
RELIGION
JOURNALISTS TRY TO FIND AND ASSEMBLE THE PIECES OF THE BLOODY AURORA PUZZLE
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop DistancePlatform: 3DSGenre: ActionPublisher: Square EnixESRB Rating: E, for EveryoneGrade: three stars (out of five)
A few things are clear from the outset: You need to really enjoy Disney characters; you need to have played a few of the previ-ous Kingdom Hearts games; and Dream Drop Distance is a wretched title that makes no sense. Now, this does not mean it’s a bad
game, but it does mean there are a few bars to hurdle to get the most out of this 3DS game.
You will be overwhelmed by Disney char-acters, from Mickey to Goofy (my longtime personal favorite) to more modern-day char-acters like those from the Tron movie reboot and others. I wish I could explain why you run into them, but the plot resembles some-thing close to narrative spaghetti, so it’s best you just play along and ignore the dialogue.
You control two characters named Sora and Riku, and their individual missions are
divided up in a jarring manner. You’ll be humming along, beating up baddies as Sora, when suddenly you “drop” (hence the con-fusing title) into Riku’s adventure. The ran-domness of it makes for interesting, though at times confusing, action as you must reas-sess where you are and what your mission is. But this allows for quick playing on the go, and bouncing from levels designed like the movies Fantasia, Pinocchio and Tron cer-tainly keeps you on your toes.
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CHRISCAMPBELL
GAME ON
BY LANA MICHELIN
ADVOCATE STAFF
Playing for hundreds of cheering young fans at Sylvan Lake’s Shake the Lake festival on Saturday, Aug. 11, will seem like déjà vu for the Half Chance Heroes.
Not only has the upbeat Red Deer band played at the skateboard/BMX/live music festival before, but the Half Chance Heroes have also recently wrapped a successful 88-show, five-month tour of schools from Ontario to B.C.
More than 1,100 enthusiastic students came out to hear the Central Alberta ska/punk/pop group play at just one Vancouver assembly, recalled singer and guitarist/keyboardist D.J. La Grange.
“The tour was great. The kids loved it, we sold lots of merch and CDs, and we had some big crowds.”
La Grange figures the best thing about joining the tour sponsored by the motivational non-profit Live Different, is getting wider exposure among teenage audiences.
But then, the Half Chance Heroes have been at-tracting attention for a while now.
The group won the talent contest for the Central Music Festival, getting to open the event two years ago.
It also performed at two previous Shake the Lake youth-oriented festivals, and debuted a 17-song al-bum, Good Intentions, Bad Inventions, last fall that garnered some CBC Radio play.
La Grange, 19, believes his young band was scout-ed for the Live Different tour because his group’s positive lyrics jived with messages about volunteer-ism and anti-bullying. Half Chance Heroes bassist Jordan Little was also able to share some of his own
stories of being picked on by other kids while in school.
“A lot of bands have negative lyrics, but we have positive, energetic lyrics that kids can feel good about,” said La Grange, who believes this naturally springs from the psyches of the three group mem-bers — including drummer Ryan Schultz — who met while attending Notre Dame High School.
The song Boy With a Toy is about “going after your dreams, (the sense that) the world is yours, that your life is in your hands so make it what you want it to be,” said La Grange.
Top of the World, carries a realistic message about long-distance relationships being difficult. La Grange learned this the hard way, being the latest musician to lose a girlfriend while on tour.
“I’m single now,” he admitted — but no less inter-ested in hitting the road. In fact, he hopes his group — which is already getting regular weekend gigs in Calgary, Edmonton, Sylvan Lake and Red Deer — is able to tour Canada someday.
Meanwhile, La Grange, Little and Schultz are working full-time day jobs outside the music indus-try to save money for the next CD, which is expected to be released sometime next year. Look for the first single in the fall, said the singer, who’s now satisfied that the three-way friendship among band members can be maintained, despite the pitfalls of travelling
together.“Every time we’ve had to solve some differences
between us, we’ve come out just way tighter.”He also believes his group’s sound is also getting
more expansive. Schultz is now incorporating DJ-ing into performances “so there’s more synthesizer and keyboards and the sound is just evolving a lot,” said La Grange, who looks forward to playing at next weekend’s outdoor festival.
It’s a chance to visit with other bands and get no-ticed, he added.
“Sometimes kids will be there to hear other band play, but then they see us and they say ‘I like you guys.’ . . . It’s an awesome experience.”
Half Chance Heroes are among 30 bands perform-ing over three days, from Aug. 10 to 12, at the Shake the Lake festival in Sylvan Lake, which also includes skateboarding and BMX-ing trials and demos. The group plays Saturday, Aug. 11, at 5:30 p.m. on the outdoor stage at 4803 48th St. The festival has no ad-mission charge. For more information, contact www.shakethelake.ca.
BY LANA MICHELIN
ADVOCATE STAFF
Playing in front of an outdoor crowd at the Central Music Festival on Fri-day, Aug. 17, could be one small step up the long ladder towards fame and fortune for Ruined Escape Plan.
The Red Deer band was formed at Notre Dame High School when three of its members were in Grade 12. Drum-mer Danial Devost was only in Grade 10 at the time, but he put in such a smokin’ performance with the school’s jazz band that the older students re-cruited him as a drummer for their group.
“They lured me with an iced cap,” recalled Devost, with a chuckle.
Fast-forward three years and Ru-ined Escape Plan has become known around Red Deer for playing at gigs including The Hub, the Elks Lodge, and Catholic school board-organized concerts at Red Deer’s Sacred Heart Church.
While group members have trav-elled as far as Bluffton to entertain at a Halloween party, the three 20-year-olds — singer Maria Pelletier, guitarist Kyle Hansen and bassist Reid LeClair — are still waiting for 17-year-old De-vost to turn “legal” so they can start lining up some bar dates.
More recently, Ruined Escape Plan won the Central Music Festival talent show, getting to open the three-day event that runs Aug. 17 to 19 on private property just north of Red Deer.
The idea of playing for a large home-town crowd has become all the more exciting for band members, since they intend to relocate to Calgary or Edmonton this summer.
“It’s not that we’re dissatisfied with Red Deer,” said LeClair — but there’s a need to test a larger marketplace.
“I want to be famous,” quipped Han-sen.
“I just don’t want to be broke,” in-terjected Devost.
Pelletier said she wants to continue as part of a hard-working rock band. “I’d be happy with being a house band somewhere.”
Hansen rolls his eyes, commenting on his bandmates’ lack of big-time am-bition.
Collectively the four young people produce an unexpectedly seasoned sound. And LeClair writes lyrics that attempt to plumb deep into the human psyche — which would figure, since
the bassist is a psychology major at Red Deer College.
Pelletier jokes that the group’s “magnum opus” is the seven-minute song Glass, which objectively examines a relationship through a lens.
According to Hansen, the song rec-ognizes that “sometimes you can look through the glass, but sometimes you have to break it.”
In other words, there’s a need to go after what you want, instead of always observing from the outside, said De-vost.
“It’s a metaphoric piece,” explained LeClair, who envisions Glass becoming part of a larger “storyline,” involving a series of songs. “It sets the framework for the rest of the concept piece.”
Ruined Escape Plan has written and recorded demos for other origi-nal songs, including the contemplative Somewhere to Hide, the haunting Evil
Quartet, and the hard-rocking From the Ashes.
Devost believes the group’s sound has become more complex over the years. “We had to figure out a song-writing method that worked, because it used to be that a few of us would like a song and one of us would hate it,” said Devost —“usually her,” referring to Pelletier.
LeClair believes Ruined Escape Plan has developed a “very accessible, good rhythm.”
The goal, he added, is to produce music that everyone can get something out of.
“They’re still thinking too small-scale. Give them time,” joked the ever-ambitious Hansen.
“If we can do it on a large scale, then even better,” LeClair added, with a smile.
The Central Music Festival runs at an outdoor site north of Red Deer on:● Friday, Aug. 17, from 6 p.m. to mid-night● Saturday, Aug. 18, from noon to mid-night● Sunday, Aug. 19, noon to 5:30 p.m.Tickets are $80 for a three-day festival pass ($60 for students 13 to 17, and se-niors over 65). Families of six can get in for $240. Camping is free.One-day passes are also available for $20 for Friday (6 p.m. to midnight), $60 for Saturday (noon to midnight), and $30 for Sunday (noon to 5:30 p.m.)For the full performance lineup, a site map, and more ticket information, go to www.centralmusicfest.com.
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No escape from successRUINED ESCAPE PLAN WILL OPEN CENTRAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN WHAT MEMBERS HOPE
IS THE BEGINNING OF A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff
Red Deer band Ruined Escape Plan from the left, Kyle Hansen, Maria Pelletier, Reid LeClair and Danial Devost.
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Half Chance Heroes will play at Sylvan Lake’s Shake the Lake festival on Saturday, Aug. 11.
GAME: Lacks depthThe game lacks depth, and the boss battles need
more drama (or at least more consistent quality). The game provides fun, but asks that you bring a lot of Disney knowledge to the experience. Those pos-sessing that knowledge and appreciation will feel this game’s warm embrace, while others may feel shunned and out of the loop.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing LegendsPlatforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3Genre: DrivingPublisher: AtariESRB Rating: E, for EveryoneGrade: 1.5 stars
Inevitably, a video game comes along and vexes you to the core.
You question the logic behind certain decisions and wonder if the people behind those decisions ever envisioned their best-laid plans backfiring in stupendous fashion.
What begins as a single-player campaign through the Ferrari automotive catalogue can turn into a disaster because of one mighty flaw: Every car and
track is locked upon the start, so the only way to see new cars, new tracks and new races is to complete the challenge in front of you.
Take a moment and let that sink in. At first glance it’s merely a linear path to comple-
tion. But with race challenges that are rather difficult,
you are forced to replay certain missions time and again until you complete them. You have no other choice aside from turning off the game and dreaming of what lies beyond that mission.
The visuals transport you to the eras of these cars. Single-cockpit rides from the early days of the company to the classic Ferrari that I remember from watching Magnum, P.I. are all available — if you can unlock them.
And this gets me to the buried lead: I quit the game. I decided it wasn’t worth it anymore. I stum-bled into the one challenge that I couldn’t win, and with no open-world format or alternative to skip it and replay it later, I was adrift. I replayed earlier missions repeatedly to access the next car or track, but I finally reached my limit. Perhaps other gamers and racing aficionados will succeed in every single challenge offered, but this singular focus puts a gov-ernor on a driving game that shouldn’t have one.
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BY ADVOCATE STAFF
The classic play On Golden Pond is among four dinner theatres productions and two comedies on the Central Alberta Theatre agenda for 2012-2013.
CAT opens its 42nd season with a Sept. 13-23 run of the clever comedy Greater Tuna at the Nickel Stu-dio in Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Two actors play 20 eccentric characters in this off-Broadway hit by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard about the fictional Tuna, Tex., “the third smallest town in the state.”
The “puzzling play” 2 Across premieres on Oct. 18-28. This comedy of crosswords and romance that’s set in an airport, is written by Jerry Mayer and will run at City Centre Stage in downtown Red Deer.
The first dinner theatre of the season is a yet-to-be-revealed Christmas-themed show, which will be presented from Nov. 16 to Dec. 15 at City Centre Stage. As with all dinner theatres, half the theatre seats will be reserved for people who want to see the show only.
The zany comedy 37 Postcards, by Michael McK-eever, will run from Jan. 11 to Feb. 12 as a dinner theatre presentation at City Centre Stage. The mes-sage of this comedy about a man who’s finally re-turning to his family after travelling abroad is: “You can go home again — you just don’t know what you’ll find.”
The classic play On Golden Pond, by Ernest Thompson, which was turned into a beloved movie starring Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn, is on from Feb. 15 to March 16 at City Centre Stage. The dinner theatre production is about a cantankerous man who’s in the twilight years of his marriage, and who finally finds peace in the turbulent relationship with his daughter.
CAT’s season closes with the “laugh-out-loud” comedy Gladys in Wonderland, about a stubborn 87-year-old woman who startles the Grim Reaper by refusing to die. This dinner theatre play by Rose-mary Frisino Toohey runs at City Centre Stage from March 29 to April 27.
For ticket information, including season subscrip-tions, call the Black Knight Ticket Centre at 403-755-6626.
Art award submissions soughtRooted in the arts is the theme for the 2013 Lieu-
tenant Governor or Alberta Distinguished Artist Awards.
And a juried art exhibit is being planned for Red Deer to help celebrate this city’s selection as host city for the awards presentation.
An official call for submissions from area art-ists will be made during Alberta Culture Days in September by the City of Red Deer and the Harris-Warke Gallery, which will host the exhibit from May 13 to June 22, 2013. But area artists are being given the heads up in order to help them better conceptu-alize and prepare their artworks.
Once the call for submissions is made, it will re-main open to February.
Artists living within Red Deer or Red Deer Coun-ty are encouraged to interpret the rooted theme in a literal or metaphoric way. The submitted artworks may also relate to Red Deer’s geographical location, the city’s centennial or other relevant interpreta-tions.
All visual arts mediums will be considered by a jury of professional artists, except for performance art and video works. The works will be chosen for the exhibit based on artistic excellence and themat-ic relevance.
For more information, contact the city’s visual arts facilitator Tanya Zuzak Collard at 403-309-4617 or email [email protected]. Dates and other details will be announced in September.
Red Deer man writes science fictionA Red Deer man has penned a newly released sci-
ence fiction novel.Jay Crouch has written The Gifted, which tells the
story of a group of gifted teens who realize they pos-sess special powers.
According to publisher AuthorHouse, Crouch tells an exciting story in which the protagonists are met with a challenge that forces them to use their new-found powers for good, even though the world has treated them unfairly because of them.
Amidst this trouble, they are visited by a powerful man who brings to their lives meaning, hope and a chance to overcome great evil.
A small excerpt from the book says:“Well, let’s just say I’ve been through a lot of
things that should have put me in the grave a long time ago. And everytime I get hacked, shot, thrown off a building, burnt alive, blown up . . . I just get bet-ter. You see these fangs I got.” Savage put his hand on Orbit’s shoulder and showed him his menacing teeth. “Well, a farmer took a baseball bat to my face and knocked them and every other tooth out of my face when he thought I was killing his calves. Right after that he put a shotgun to my face and pulled the trigger. I don’t know about you but most people don’t look like me after something like that, let alone be walking the earth. That’s why I hope this Michael doesn’t put my blood into the wrong hands.”
Not only is The Gifted similar to contemporary sci-ence fiction, it also deals with the common personal struggles young people face growing up in today’s world.
“My relationship with God inspired me to write this book,” said Crouch.
Crouch was born in Innisfail and later met his wife on a mission trip in South Africa. Together, they are the parents of four sons.
Details on where the book can be picked up were not released through the publisher. Crouch could not be reached for comment.
Roots/country band tours areaThe high-voltage band New Country Rehab is
touring to Olds and Red Deer.Touted as “Canada’s answer to Mumford and
Sons,” the roots/country group that made a splash at last year’s Calgary Folk Music Fest is performing at Tracks Pub in Olds on Wednesday.
New Country Rehab also plays on Thursday at The Hideout in Gasoline Alley, south of Red Deer.
For more information about the Olds concert, call 403-556-6180.
For more info. about the Red Deer show, call 403-348-5319.
New city theatre hosts ‘explosive’ bandGet ready for some hardcore grooves — the band
Exalt is performing at Red Deer’s new Slumland Theatre.
“Bringing forth fury and explosive rage,” the five-member band is touring across Canada to promote Exalt’s debut album, Breach False Minds.
The Kitchener, Ont., group performs on Wednes-day night at the 4732 Ross St. venue.
For tickets, call 403-307-3528 or contact the Sound-house on Alexander Way.
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Telus raises revenue forecast
The revenue picture at telecom giant Telus is shaping up better than expected due to its strong wireless division that’s powered by smartphones, the company said Friday after reporting a higher second-quarter profit.Telus (TSX:T) said it’s raising its revenue forecast by $50 million to between $10.75 billion and $11.05 billion for fiscal 2012.“If you look across our wireless business, there really isn’t one indicator that isn’t firing on all cylinders across the board,” said Joe Natale, chief commercial officer.“We continue to add customers — customers that want smartphones,” Natale said in an interview.The Vancouver company’s wireless business operates under the Telus and Koodo brands and had 112,000 net new postpaid subscribers in the quarter, up 22 per cent from the same quarter last year. These customers are generally on lucrative three-year contracts for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android smartphones and are a key measure of how a telecom company’s wireless division is performing.
Union joins opposition to
Rona takeover
MONTREAL — A major union has joined the outcry against the proposed takeover of Rona Inc. (TSX:RON) by Lowe’s, the No. 2 home-improvement chain in the United States. The Teamsters union says it’s worried about the survival of jobs if the American company succeeds in buying Canada’s largest home-improvement retailer.The president of Teamsters Local 1999, Serge Berube, says the union is against Lowe’s proposal because there are too many unknowns. He noted Rona’s management and directors have already rejected Lowe’s proposal and Quebec’s finance minister has spoken against a takeover.
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Dear Working Wise: What infor-mation can employers safely di-vulge about past employees if they get a call for a reference?
I’ve heard different things about liability that have made me shy away from giving anything more than the most basic information. — Afraid to Refer
Dear Afraid: There are two sepa-rate issues regarding employee ref-erences. One concerns the privacy of the employee and the other is fear of litigation.
In Alberta, the Personal Infor-mation Protection Act (PIPA) pro-tects privacy in the private sector, including the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
An organization may collect, use and disclose personal employee in-formation for reasonable purposes related to managing or recruiting personnel, including releasing ref-erence information to another em-ployer.
The key is to ensure that the in-formation is strictly limited to the
work relationship.In one case, a clinic employee
disclosed to a prospective em-ployer that the former employee “did a lot of complaining about her co-workers” and “because of her cancer she couldn’t handle the work.”
It was determined that the first comment did not breach PIPA because it is reasonable perfor-mance-related information.
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BY HARLEY RICHARDS
ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
A Red Deer success story is turning the page on its city prem-ises in favour of bigger and better space in Red Deer County.
Digitex Copiers & Fax Inc. is developing a 23,000-square-foot building on Leva Avenue in Gas-oline Alley, just north of Hamp-ton Inn & Suites by Hilton. The company, which currently oper-ates out of 13,000 square feet of leased space in Riverside Light Industrial Park, also has offices in Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie.
Hugh Porter, who is a partner in the business with Rob Barden and Andre Brosseau, said the new building will make it easier for Digitex to service the rapidly ex-panding Calgary and Edmonton markets.
In addition to its proximity to Hwy 2, the building will offer better access for trucks, more ef-ficient product processing, and increased storage space for parts and supplies, including items the company wasn’t previously able to carry.
“A lot of customers are looking to just drop by and pick up parts like toner cartridges and consum-able parts that we haven’t been able to warehouse and stock for space reasons,” said Porter.
He added that Digitex should be able to service its Red Deer clients as quickly as before.
“It’s going to impact us in a lot of good ways,” said Porter, who expects Digitex to relocate next spring.
“We’re looking at a March com-pletion.”
Founded in 1996, Digitex sells, rents and services office equip-ment, including Canon, Sharp and Lexmark products.
In addition to the four Alberta cities it’s now located in, the com-
pany is expanding into Saskatch-ewan.
But Porter insists that Red Deer will remain the centre of its operations, as evidenced by the current project.
“Our head office is here in Red Deer and always will be.”
He credited Digitex’s success to its commitment to customers,
including personalized service. Rather than being routed to a call centre, customers speak directly with local staff and receive quick attention, said Porter.
Meanwhile, he added, the com-pany is big enough to serve cus-tomers in multiple markets.
U.S. economy adds jobs163,000 JOBS IN JULY
BUT UNEMPLOYMENT RISES
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy generated jobs last month at the fastest pace since February, a sign it is resilient enough to pull out of a midyear slump and grow modestly as the rest of the world slows down.
The 163,000 jobs employers added in July ended three months of weak hiring.
But the surprising gains weren’t enough to drive down the unemployment rate, which ticked up to 8.3 per cent last month from 8.2 per cent in June — the 42nd straight month the jobless rate has exceed-ed 8 per cent.
The United States remains stuck with the weakest economic recovery since World War II.
The latest job numbers, released Fri-
day by the Labor Department, provided fodder both for President Barack Obama, who highlighted improved hiring in the private sector, and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who pointed toward higher unemployment.
“It’s not especially weak, but it’s not es-pecially strong,” said Scott Brown, chief economist at the investment firm Raymond James.
Investors focused on the positive. The Dow Jones industrials surged 217
points.Three more monthly jobs reports will
come out before Election Day, including the one on October employment on Friday, Nov. 2, four days before Americans vote.
No modern president has faced re-elec-tion when unemployment was so high. Pres-ident Jimmy Carter was bounced from of-fice in November 1980 when unemployment was 7.5 per cent.
In remarks at the White House, Obama said the private sector has added 4.5 mil-lion jobs in the past 29 months. But he ac-
knowledged there still are too many people out of work.
“We’ve got more work to do on their be-half,” he said.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Romney fo-cused on the increase in the unemployment rate, as did other Republicans. “Middle-class Americans deserve better, and I be-lieve America can do better,” Romney said in a statement.
The economy is still struggling more than three years after the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009.
The collapse of the housing market and the financial crisis that followed froze cred-it, destroyed trillions of dollars in house-hold wealth and brought home construction to a halt.
Consumer spending, which accounts for 70 per cent of economic output, remains weak as American families pay down debts and save more.
Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff
A welder connects pilings being driven for a new building for Digitex Copiers & Fax Inc. in Gasoline Alley West. The building, which is being built by Shunda Consulting and Construction Management Ltd., will help Red Deer-based Digitex service its offices in Calgary and Edmonton.
Travelairefounder dies
BY HARLEY RICHARDS
ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
A man who helped put Red Deer on the recre-ational vehicle map has died.
Bill McCartney passed away in the city late Thursday afternoon af-ter a lengthy illness. He was 87.
McCartney helped found Travelaire Cana-da, which produced thou-sands of RVs at its plant on Golden West Avenue between 1966 and 2010.
He also led a group that tried unsuccessful-ly in 1979 to redevelop the city’s downtown and build a shopping centre in south Red Deer.
Originally from Ed-monton, McCartney served on a Canadian minesweeper during the Second World War.
He was working as assistant used car man-ager at a General Motors dealership in Edmonton in 1962 when, while hon-eymooning with his new wife Mattie in California, he spotted several new travel trailers at a ser-vice station.
The couple arranged to bring a travel trailer home, and soon after Mc-Cartney and his friend Bert Sladden had set up their own small fac-t o r y i n E d m o n t o n . They obtained capital from shareholders and through a bank loan, and went into production.
“I was very proud at the time that we got it off the ground and we were paying our bills,” McCa-rtney told the Advocateduring an April 2010 in-terview.
His son Tom, who practised law in Red Deer for a number of years and now works in Calgary, said Fri-day that McCartney put his heart and soul into Travelaire.
“He worked seven days a week. He was home on Sunday nights.”
Mattie toiled along-side her husband, added Tom.
“Mom did the books and she cleaned the bathrooms.”
In 1966, Travelaire moved to bigger space in Red Deer.
Oil prices jump on U.S. jobs reportBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The price of oil posted its biggest gain in more than month, jumping nearly 5 per cent, after the government reported a sharp rise in jobs growth for July.
Benchmark U.S. crude on Friday rose $4.27 to end the day at US$91.40 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, which sets the price for oil imported into the U.S., climbed $3.04, or 2.9 per cent, to $108.94 per bar-rel in London.
Prices climbed after the government said U.S. em-ployers added 163,000 jobs in July.
Last month’s hiring was the best since February, though it wasn’t enough to drive down the unemploy-ment rate.
Prices for oil and gasoline tend to rise on signs of strength in the economy, which increases energy demand.
“There’s a lot of optimism following the jobs re-port,” said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil ana-lyst at Oil Price Information Service. Also, the num-ber of new jobs wasn’t enough to dissuade investors that the U.S. Federal Reserve could take more action to spur growth, he said.
After rising sharply the first three weeks of July, the price of oil steadied as investors waited to see if central banks in the U.S. and Europe would an-nounce new stimulus measures.
On Friday, crude rose 4.9 per cent, the biggest one-day increase since June 29, when it rose 9.4 per cent.
In other energy futures trading, heating oil added 8.4 cents to finish at $2.926 per gallon while whole-sale gasoline added 6.1 cents to finish at $2.931 per gallon.
Natural gas was dropped 4.3 cents to finish at $2.877 per 1,000 cubic feet. See TRAVELAIRE, Page C8
BILL MCCARTNEYDigitexexpanding premises
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TRAVELAIRE: Employed about 275 at peak of operations
It introduced new features and models, and enjoyed steady growth — employing about 275 at its peak and becoming a familiar name on highways across Canada and be-yond.
The company was sold to Neonex International in 1969, but McCartney and Sladden bought it back five years later.
They also opened a second plant in Ontario.
Travelaire was sold again in 1988, this time to Firan Corp. — which later became Glendale International Corp. Glendale filed for bankruptcy in Janu-ary 2010 and production in Red Deer ceased.
McCartney and Mattie continued to live in Red Deer after they sold out to Glendale.
But they spent their winters in Phoenix, Ariz., including last year.
In 1979, McCartney pitched a plan to develop a retail complex at the current site of Bower Place Shopping Cen-tre, and redevelop Red Deer’s downtown with Oxford Shopping Centres Ltd. and the Hudson’s Bay Co.
Despite being backed by more than 90 Red Deer businesses, the proposal lost out to an-other by Daon Shopping
Centres Ltd., which had commitments from Woodward’s and Eatons.
Tom said his father was active in a variety of other pursuits.
He served on a municipal eco-nomic development committee, helped with the Centrium project and was once president of the Ca-nadian Manufacturers’ Association (now the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters).
“He was a lifetime member of the Rotary Club,” added Tom, noting that his father was also active politi-cally, albeit behind the scenes.
“He was always working on the cam-paigns and fundraising.”
Reflecting on McCartney’s business acumen, Tom described him as a natu-ral leader with plenty of compassion and courage.
In addition to Mattie and Tom, Mc-Cartney is survived by two other sons — Kirk and Barry — as well as seven grandchildren and five great-grand-children.
His funeral is scheduled for Tues-day at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
INFORMATION: Guidelines
The second comment breached leg-islation, because it was personal em-ployee information.
The clinic actually had guidelines for giving references, but the employee who gave the reference failed to follow the guidelines.
Employees have successfully sued their former employers for providing bad references and some employers have even tried to sue past employers for providing glowing recommenda-tions for mediocre employees.
In response, some employers have instructed their staff to only provide basic information like, “Bob Smith worked for us from May 2001 until Au-gust 2007 as a marketing representa-tive.”
This is likely the safest answer, but it’s not likely to help Bob get that next job. Potential employers might wonder if Bob’s performance was not up to snuff.
So, in the spirit of trying not to get sued, I am providing the following tips for general information only — consult your lawyer for legal advice.
Tip 1 — Check if your organiza-tion has a job-reference policy. If so, follow the policy. If not, you might want to create one or suggest one that specifies what information should be provided, if you need verbal or written permission from the employee, and who is authorized to provide refer-ences.
Every employee should be aware of the policy and, ideally, every em-ployee who gives references should be trained to give appropriate and legal references with confidence.
Tip 2 — Talk to the employee and get their consent before you provide the reference.
Be honest with the employee about the kind of reference you will provide. They may decide not to use you if you plan to give a mixed reference.
Tip 3 — Be honest, ac-curate and specific when you give the reference and stick to work-related information only. Try to give specific examples to back up your statements.
Avoid characterizing the employee’s personal-ity or sharing your opin-ions on their personal life. Don’t speculate, share suspicions, or provide information “off the re-cord.”
Note who called, what they asked and what you said just in case anyone asks.
Tip 4 — Do not divulge
personal information that could be used to discriminate against a job ap-plicant, including race, religious be-liefs, colour, gender, physical disabil-ity, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status and sexual ori-entation. The Alberta Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on these grounds. For more information, visit the Alberta Human Rights Commission website at www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca.
All managers want to see their past hires succeed. They feel a sense of pride that they were able to help the employee in a small way in their ca-reer path. Providing a reference is one way to do that.
For more tips on giving references, check out the How to Give a Refer-ence tip sheet on the Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS) website at www.alis.alberta.ca.
For more information about PIPA, visit www.pipa.gov.ab.ca and check out information sheet No. 5 on Personal Employee Information.
Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a regional manager with Al-berta Human Services ([email protected]), for general information.
ECONOMY: Listless growth
From April through June this year, the economy expanded at a listless 1.5 per cent annual pace, a slowdown from the January-March pace of 2 per cent.
The job market got off to a strong start in 2012. Employers added an av-erage 226,000 a month from January through March.
But the hiring spree was caused partly by a surprisingly warm winter that allowed construction companies and other firms to hire earlier in the year than usual, effectively stealing jobs from the spring.
The payback showed up as weak hiring — an average 73,000 a month — from April through June.
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Diversified and IndustrialsAgrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 95.30ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 73.60BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.66Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.59Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.21Cdn. National Railway . . 89.00Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 82.51Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 3.75Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 69.25Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.41Cervus Equipment Corp 19.69Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 29.83Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 39.86Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.30Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.21General Motors Co. . . . . 20.04Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 14.83Research in Motion. . . . . . 6.98SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 38.20Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.22Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 63.17Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 15.11Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.75ConsumerBrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.03Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 66.53Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.60Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 32.97Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.10Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.89
Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.73Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 53.39Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.55WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 16.01MiningBarrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 32.83Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.68First Quantum Minerals . 18.98Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 36.09Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 8.39Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 41.50Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 7.75Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 42.90Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.49Teck Resources . . . . . . . 27.38EnergyArc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.52Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 25.00Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 46.98Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.39Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 46.01Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 27.95Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.98Canyon Services Group. 10.46Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 31.39CWC Well Services . . . . 0.660Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 21.69Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.17Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 87.55Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 33.76High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . 1.620
Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 25.92Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.60IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.25Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.65Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.44Penn West Energy . . . . . 13.71Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.86Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.05Pure Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 7.26Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 31.63Talisman Energy. . . . . . . 13.32Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.07Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.06Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 46.71FinancialsBank of Montreal . . . . . . 57.35Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 51.86CIBC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.24Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 26.14Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.06Great West Life. . . . . . . . 21.47IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.52Intact Financial Corp. . . . 62.33Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 10.77National Bank . . . . . . . . . 74.62Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.950Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 51.60Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 21.21TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.00
COMPANIESOF LOCAL INTEREST
MARKETS CLOSETORONTO — The Toronto stock
market closed higher on Friday for the first time this week as commodi-ties rallied on the back of a strong increase in U.S. jobs last month.
The S&P/TSX composite index ended the session up 156.09 points to 11,662.59 and the TSX Venture Exchange added 13.32 points to 1,186.95. The TSX is down 0.88 per cent since last Friday. It will be closed Monday for the Civic Holiday.
The Canadian dollar ended the session up 0.52 of a cent at 99.81 cents US after flirting with parity throughout the day.
The U.S. economy generated 163,000 jobs last month, better than the 100,000 gain that was projected. But the unemployment rate rose to 8.3 per cent, up 0.1 per cent.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average increased 217.29 points to 13,096.17 and the broader S&P was up 25.99 points to 1,390.99. The Nasdaq gained 58.13 points at 2,967.90.
Stock markets had been slump-ing all week after central banks in the U.S. and Europe opted not to take any new action to shore up the econ-omy, as many investors had hoped.
The TSX energy sector led gains, up 2.5 per cent, as the September crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $4.27 to US$91.40 a barrel.
The metals and mining index was also ahead, up 2.1 per cent, as Sep-tember copper increased 7.7 cents to US$3.37 a pound. August gold was up $18.60 to close the session at US$1,609.30 an ounce.
In corporate developments, Te-lus Corp. (TSX:T) reported second-quarter profits of $328 million, up 1.2 per cent from the same time last year, while earnings per share rose to $1.01 from 99 cents. Revenue at the company increased four per cent to $2.7 billion. Its stock lifted 78 cents to $63.17.
Fertilizer producer Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) says profits jumped 20 per cent in the second quarter as demand for its crop inputs business remained strong. The Calgary-based company reported net earnings of
US$860 million or $5.44 per share for the quarter ended June 30, com-pared to net earnings of $718 mil-lion or $4.54 per share a year earlier. Revenue increased 10 per cent to $6.8 billion. Shares were up 71 cents to $95.30.
Investment dealer GMP Capital Inc. (TSX:GMP) posted a second-quarter loss of $4.1 million as its revenue declined seven per cent to $67.7 million due to investor caution in the current economic environ-ment. Shares increased eight cents to $4.83.
P o w e r F i n a n c i a l C o r p . (TSX:PWF) reported Friday a drop in its second-quarter profits to $433 mil-lion or 61 cents per diluted share for the quarter, compared with a profit of $507 million, or 71 cents per diluted share, a year ago. Its shares were up 32 cents to $24.88.
The federal government has set a deadline of Dec. 31, 2013 for the environmental assessment and report on Enbridge’s (TSX:ENB) controver-sial Northern Gateway pipeline proj-ect. A statement from the company released Friday defended its safety record and said it has the largest and most complex liquids pipeline sys-tem in the world. Shares in Enbridge dropped four cents to $39.86.
European markets were higher on Friday, picking up some of the declines from the prior session, when the European Central Bank failed to deliver on its assurances it would do “whatever it takes” to help the region out of its debt crisis.
Financial market highlights on Friday: TSX rises 156.09 points to 11,662.59
MARKET HIGHLIGHTSTORONTO — Highlights at the
close of Friday’s world financial mar-ket trading.
Stocks:S&P/TSX Composite Index —
11,662.59 up 156.09 pointsTSX Venture Exchange —
1,186.95 up 13.32 pointsTSX 60 — 665.53 up 9.45 pointsDow — 13,096.17 up 217.29
pointsS&P 500 — 1,390.99 up 25.99
points
Nasdaq — 2,967.90 up 58.13 points
Currencies at close:Cdn — 99.81 US, down up 0.52
of a centPound — C$1.5643 up 0.18 of
a centEuro — C$1.2406, up 1.42 centsEuro — US$1.2382, up 2.06
centsOil futures:US$91.40 per barrel, up $4.27(September contract)Gold Futures:US$1,609.30 per oz., up $18.60(December contract)Canadian Fine Silver Handy and
Harman:C$28.954 oz., up $0.582C$930.87 kg., up $18.71
TSX Venture Exchange TORONTO — The TSX Ven-
ture Exchange closed on Friday at 1,186.95, up 13.32 points. The vol-ume was 129.31 million shares.
ICE FUTURES CANADAWINNIPEG — Closing prices:Canola: Nov.’12 $4.80 high-
er $618.00; Jan ’13 $6.10 higher $621.10; March ’13 $6.20 higher $621.90; May ’13 $9.60 higher $615.50; July ’13 $10.10 higher $605.40; Nov. ’13 $1.30 higher $546.60; Jan. ’14 $1.30 higher $541.40; March ’14 $1.30 higher $541.40; May ’14 $1.30 higher $541.40; July ’14 $1.30 higher $541.40; Nov. ’14 $1.30 higher $541.40.
Barley (Western): Oct. ’12 un-changed $265.00; Dec. ’12 un-changed $270.00; March ’13 unchanged $275.00; May ’13 un-changed $277.00; July ’13 unchanged $277.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $277.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $277.00; March ’14 unchanged $277.00; May ’14 unchanged $277.00; July ’14 unchanged $277.00; Oct. ’14 un-changed $277.00.
Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 116,780 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) To-tal: 116,780.
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Car boot sales. A British invention, right? Eh, no. Fans may be interested to discover
that they actually have their roots in Canada.
Research reveals that when Father Harry Clarke (a Catholic priest from Stockport) was holidaying during the 1970s in North A m e r i c a , h e happened upon a ‘trunk fair’ and, inspired, decided to hold his own version upon returning to England.
Devised as a fundraiser to help with re-ligious work, Clarke invited his parish to bring its cars — and as many un-wanted posses-sions as possible — to the grounds of the church.
And the rest, as they say, is history. His sale was a resounding success
and it subsequently spawned a million others.
Car boot sales are now a major pre-occupation for legions of Brits who get to play shop for the day while raising useful cash into the bargain.
That said, car boot sales — or trunk fairs — aren’t the only way in which to raise money from bric-a-brac.
With a compromised economy, many people now look beyond the tradition-al high street when it comes to style; enter the world of the garage sale, the junk shop, the charity shops, house clearances and flea markets.
In fact, so good are certain deals that a switched-on army of recessioni-stas is creating valuable extra income courtesy of ‘picking.’
Buy it up? Clean it up? Mark it up? Sell it on? You got it! Suddenly it’s big business and the
word picker is part of contemporary parlance.
These days, almost everyone knows someone who’s a picker and a raft of TV shows has been invented to satisfy a burgeoning fascination for the sub-ject.
It’s fair to say that pickers are now a force to be reckoned with; indeed, some of the best relationships in the secondhand industry are those that connect pickers to shopkeepers.
Many retailers simply don’t have time to run their stores and scour the markets that increasingly populate Canada’s landscape.
As such, they depend on pickers to (literally) stock their shelves.
If you fancy trying your luck as a picker, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the stock in your local antique store.
Having a feel for desirability is key; there’s little point, after all, in carting an antique chandelier to your dealer if they expressly don’t deal with electri-cal items.
Similarly, don’t take Lladro pieces to a store that specializes in Mid-Cen-tury Modern credenzas or, chances are, they’ll laugh you out of the store.
Compatibility is king, so appraise this before shelling out on items you could potentially become stuck with.
Practice, of course, makes perfect and some buys will make more money than others.
The stock market isn’t the only mechanism that can go up as well as down; the same applies to the antique or secondhand market and you should be mindful of this as you find your feet.
Mason jars, for example, while still popular, now attract a far lower price than they did last year.
Only last Christmas we paid $30 for four grey jars at a trunk fair, items we could now find for around a third of that price.
As stylists started using them in magazine vignettes, pickers across the country went into overdrive, snap-ping them up to sell them on. And, of course, as the market became flooded, values began to dip.
Before attempting to become a pick-er, we recommend dipping your toe in the water by selling off some of your
own domestic excess. Take a look around your house, your
garage or your garden. How did you end up with so much
clutter? And which pieces do you no longer
require?We’re not going to bore you with
the laws of de-junking (we’ve already written numerous articles on that sub-ject and, frankly, if you don’t know by now how to pack a box, then we’re all screwed) but we will suggest you con-sider the 80/20 rule.
And here it is; you, like most others, probably use 20 per cent of your be-longings 80 per cent of the time.
Which means that (via a clever pro-cess of deduction) the remaining 80 per cent of your possessions see the light of day just 20 per cent of the time.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to do the math; your home is filled with cash-raising collateral.
Perhaps now would be a good time to release some of that potential via a garage sale or via a larger, organized field sale.
You’ll pay a few bucks for a pitch in the latter, but come on; just think of those profits.
And is it easy to conduct a sale? Well, actually, yes, it is. But it’s as easy to get it wrong as it is
to get it right. There are various ways in which to
optimize during the trading period and takings can be dramatically improved if you employ basic marketing prin-ciples such as merchandising and good customer service.
Here’s a simple guide to help you make the best of your session.
PositionIf organizing a garage or yard sale,
you’re in charge of how you set it up. If attending a car boot sale or trunk
fair (because others will be involved) we advise using a little ‘prime spot’ logic to establish where best to posi-tion yourself.
We recommend arriving early (field sales generally open a couple of hours before the public arrive) to claim the best spot.
You don’t necessarily need to be near the entrance or exit; pitching near a burger truck, for instance, may allow you to capitalize on people who are drawn in by the smell of cooking.
Give stuff the ‘boot’
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Justin Ryan with some ‘treasures’ for sale.
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CLEAN: Buyers respect clean, polished items
Clean up to clean upOver the years we’ve arranged many sales and,
although certain items were redundant in our lives, we recognized their usefulness for others and ac-corded buyers respect by cleaning and polishing everything.
It made perfect sense that something shiny would be perceived as having better value than something that appeared dusty and unloved.
Smarten upA little auspicious ‘set dressing’ via colourful ta-
blecloths and eye-catching signs will encourage folk to gravitate toward you, while a sense of order will inspire confidence.
If, for example, you’re selling furniture and other home-related pieces, ‘stage’ an area to look like a comfortable room.
Dress smaller pieces across shelves and adorn chairs with throws and cushions.
Real estate agents, to tempt homebuyers, have been playing this trick for years, so follow their lead to amplify business.
The price is rightSome garage, yard or field sellers avoid price la-
bels, but for us they make perfect sense. Rather than pluck a dollar value from the ether
when asked, work out, in advance, how much you’d like to achieve and then price the item accord-ingly.
Allow, of course, for a little negotiation; if you hope to achieve $8 for your wonky-eyed china doll, price her at $12 and prepare to descend as your po-tential buyer starts to negotiate.
And remember to smile; customers, from our ex-perience, are much more generous when you’re friendly.
Be careful, however, not to cross the line between helpful and overbearing; the key is to remain casual and flexible.
So, all going well, your sale will be a winner and you’ll have loads of spare cash to invest in lawn mowers, books, crockery and sofas, all of which (hopefully) can be sold to your friendly dealer for a tidy profit.
Remember this axiom: ‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison.’
As Danny DeVito’s Penguin growled in Batman Returns, ‘You flush it, I flaunt it!’
Which kind of sums up the relevance of recycling; if the environment is important to you, then a career as a picker will be right up your street.
Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are the hosts of HGTV’s Colin & Justin’s Home Heist and the authors of Colin & Justin’s Home Heist Style Guide, published by Penguin Group (Canada). Follow them on Twitter @colinjustin or on Facebook (ColinandJustin). Check out their new product ranges at candjhome.co.uk. Contact them through their website colinandjustin.tv.
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Dining, camp style
When you want to paddle that extra mile for a summer theme party, here’s a bit of inspiration for you.
This would be fun for kids of all ages, and espe-cially those who love the lake and have a canoe trip or two in their memory repertoire.
Home and garden design duo Anne and Rick Ver-non www.roomsnblooms.com dreamed up this camp-site setting for a fundraiser hosted by the Junior League of Toronto.
Titled Up the Creek with-out a Table, it is comprised of elements that are familiar and memorable.
The canoe is sitting on two tree stumps with a V notched out of them.
English sycamore boards rest on a plywood base set into the centre of the canoe. A miniature woodland gar-den hides the base.
If you don’t have a canoe on hand, the camp style can be produced with other dec-orative features that connect to the lake and tripping.
Check out garage and cot-tage sales for recycled camp-ing gear.
Wood plank mats, enamel-ware plates and cups, twiggy cutlery, fishing float napkin rings made with fishing net and lures, and wood and canvas camp stools all combine to set the mood.
Place cards were originally Christmas tree deco-rations, the hangers were removed and names paint-ed on.
You can make these with craft paper by cut-ting out two canoe shapes and sewing the sides together with a blanket stitch using fine twine or yarn.
Vintage oil lamps shed light on the festivities. Serve up some doughboys and s’mores along with the catch of the day, and you’ve got a sure hit. I guaran-tee there will be singing!
Question: I have seen rooms where you have sten-ciled large topical leaves and bamboo patterns onto walls.
I would like to do this in my bathroom, but am having difficulty finding the stencils. Do you make your own?
Thanks for all you great ideas.Answer: You can locate ready-made stencils for
your project through the internet by using search words ‘large tropical leaf stencils’.
They can be used many times and are an economi-cal decorating solution that is easy and the results make you feel like an artist.
For my television shows we often make our own stencils. Draw or scan the image you want and size it on a photocopier.
Tape the photocopy to a cutting board and then tape a piece of Mylar (stencil plastic) over the im-age.
Trace the shape onto the Mylar with a marker, or you can cut directly using a craft knife.
It’s a good idea to cut out two or three stencils. Also you can vary the sizes according to your per-
sonal design and positioning on the walls.
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HOUSETO HOME
DOOR: Privacy issue
If you are creating a repeat pattern, cut small holes as registration marks so that you can position your image ac-curately.
Dear Debbie: Our front door has a glass oval cut into it that is fairly large and is a privacy issue.
What are some sug-gestions for tastefully covering it?
Thanks.Answer: Covering the
glass with a curtain will hide this attractive door feature.
I suggest you treat the glass itself to make it opaque.
There are sprays and films available that you can apply yourself.
A more permanent option is to etch the glass.
There are DIY etch-ing kits at arts and crafts
stores. Block out a pattern on
the glass with a stencil or tape, and apply the etching cream as di-rected.
Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced
by Debbie Travis and Bar-bara Dingle. Please email your questions to [email protected]. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter.com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.
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A memorable summer supper setting has been pulled together with yard sale finds, a canoe and lots of imagination.
Question: Is it safe for me to blow insulation into the hollow brick wall cavities of my 1908 house?
The walls are completely hollow and unobstruct-ed from top to bottom.
The gap between layers of brick measures about 2 ½ -inches wide.
One home inspector ad-vised me not to insulate the walls because it could lead to deterioration of the brick. What should I do?
Answer: You’re wise to add more insulation.
That’s what I’d do. The large, unobstructed
wall cavity you’ve got offers a wonderful opportunity, but you need to be careful what kind of insulation you use.
Brick is porous, especially older brick, and any kind of fiber-based insulation will certainly get wet, moldy and ineffective in time.
A better option is spray foam. Ask for contractor references and follow them up with phone calls to home owners.
Insulating brick structures like yours is special-ized work, and not every foam contractor can suc-ceed.
Ideally you’d like to find a contractor who is dili-gent enough to provide before and after images of previous projects taken with an infrared camera.
This visually shows the heat loss from the building and the skill the contractor has in creating complete internal coverage. A layer of properly applied foam will make a huge difference in the energy efficiency of your place.
Floor Finish RepairQuestion: What’s the best way to fix a patch of
worn finish on my light-coloured hardwood floor? I accidentally rubbed through the finish while remov-ing a spot of tar with an abrasive pad.
Answer: Most wood floors are sealed with some kind of oil-based urethane, and this is easily re-paired with a product called Wipe-On Poly.
It’s a unique, thin viscosity urethane sealer made by Minwax and you’ll find it at most hardware stores.
Although it’s not specifically formulated for floors, it works well for small repairs like yours.
Ultimately you’ll need to apply four or five coats in the area of damage, but before you try, test some Wipe-On Poly in an inconspicuous place.
It should flow over the existing floor finish even-
ly, and it should resist peeling after it’s fully dry. Give the sample area at least a few weeks to prove
itself. If all looks good, apply a coat of stain to re-estab-
lish the original colour if needed, then apply one coat of Wipe-On Poly each evening before going to
sleep. Rub the area with fine steel wool after it has dried
for 24 hours before applying the next coat.
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uninsulated garage? The mold is growing between the drywall of the
ceiling and the vapour barrier, and it extends over the entire ceiling.
My plan is to strip everything, add insulation, va-pour barrier and new drywall. Will this work?
Answer: Stripping is a good place to start, but you’ll need to eliminate the source of moisture be-fore rebuilding.
It’s probably coming from wintertime condensa-tion. This is especially true if you attempt to heat the space with no insulation above the ceiling.
When warm, indoor air hits the cold, uninsulated vapour barrier, moisture will condense out, caus-ing the effect you describe. If you really don’t need insulation in the garage, consider leaving the ceiling frame bare and open.
If you do need insulation, apply 2-inch thick sheets of rigid, extruded polystyrene foam to the underside of the ceiling joists, before drywall goes up.
Seal all joints in the foam sheets with expanding polyurethane spray foam along edges as sheets are installed, then apply a well-sealed vapour barrier below the foam before new drywall.
You’ll want to make sure the attic space has plen-ty of ventilation, too. Building codes required a mini-mum vent area of 1/300 of total attic floor area, but I prefer to double that.
Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988. Send questions to www.stevemaxwell.ca/ask-steve
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Trend finds the ‘art’ in cartographyBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In a GPS world, physical maps are becoming quaint relics for travellers. But decor with a map theme is hot.
There’s art in cartography: Street grids, the curve of a shoreline and top-ographic details lend themselves to wall art, rugs and textiles. Besides be-ing great visuals, maps often chart our personal experiences, and that senti-mental punch adds to their appeal.
Tony and Katie Rodono of Atlanta started their City Prints map art store after their daughter was born. “We re-alized maps are great storytellers — of where we met, went to school, went on vacation,” says Rodono.
They sell readymade and custom maps of campuses, ballparks and hometowns. They’ll make one of your favourite holiday spot or hiking trail. Coming soon: maps from video games, movies and TV shows. (www.cityprints-mapart.com, $40 and up)
Brooklyn’s Haptic Lab sells hand-stitched, quilted city maps of Los An-geles, New York City, Paris and Wash-ington, D.C., as well as the Great Lakes. Designer Emily Fischer’s “soft maps” project started in 2002 as an academic experiment in tactile wayfinding after her mother was diagnosed with glau-coma. Her baby quilts are textured and colorful; the full-size versions are ivory with light brown stitchery.
The Great Lakes quilt is cotton, with the lakes done in poly-silk. All are finely detailed, and she’ll add custom
landmarks or features if you request. Coming this fall will be kits to make your own version. (www.hapticlab.com, $145 to $450)
Chicago-based Jenny Beorkrem makes neighbourhood maps, with ty-pography scrunched into the shape of each community; the result, rendered in eco-friendly soy inks on recycled paper, are punchy graphics that viv-idly depict how cities are divided up. (www.orkposters.com, $22 and up)
Rugs are a great medium for carto-graphic decor. At Hivespace.com you’ll find felted wool rugs of Moscow and Oslo; custom locations are available. (www.hivespace.com, price upon re-quest) Swedish designer Calle Henzel’s hand-tufted rugs depict the Champs El-ysees and Manhattan in muted shades like charcoal, soft pink and yellow. (www.2modern.com, $1,770-3,260)
Check out Woodcutmaps.com for maps made of exotic and everyday woods; you create your own by choos-ing your Google map location, then selecting the woods you want used. (www.woodcutmaps.com, pricing based on customization)
Kim Sly, an artist in Portland, Ore., made her first city print several years ago for a friend relocating to New York.
That led to a series, and the launch of her business. Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Diego and Portland are part of the collection she sells at www.etsy.com/shop/albiedesigns ($20-40). Sly’s whim-sical illustrations are composites of elements she likes about a place.
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ACROSS1 Not on4 Tater8 Its fruits are “keys”13 Bristle17 Zero18 Sit for a portrait19 Norwegian dramatist20 Scottish tribe21 Judicial body23 They hold sails24 Rave25 Not (one)26 Kick out28 Rings heavily30 Floating platforms32 Adhere33 ___ d’Ètat34 Evils (e.g. of society)35 High school kids36 Female dancer (Fr.)40 Sound like a dove41 N.S. bay with high tides42 Small songbird43 Filbert44 Dog houses46 Dollar coin48 Wealthy49 Vine-covered51 Tie52 Measure of milk53 Foot part56 Make a speech58 Permanent resident of Nfld.59 Animal hideouts60 It’s often beaten61 Red in Rouen63 Rim64 Walk nonchalantly
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DOWN1 Prov. with Killarney Park2 Evergreen3 Man. town named after Josiah Flintabbatey Flonatin (of fiction)4 Urges on5 Nickname of Grey Owl’s partner, Anahareo6 Vast, rich country7 Crossed out8 Imitates9 Surprised: taken ___10 Sibilant signal
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Arts &Crafts Shows 50
PAINTWERX STUDIO ART
SHOW & SALEby local artist/instructor
Marianne Harris.Open house at 95 Piper Drive.
Aug. 10th 5-9 p.m.Aug. 11th 12-9 p.m.Aug. 12, 5-9 p.m.
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ComingEvents 52ULTIMATE STAFF PARTY “early bird” tickets now on sale. Bring your staff, D e c . 1 4 o r D e c . 1 5 . Buffet, Stage show, 2 Live Bands. Book early and save. Early bird price until Aug 31, $56.00 per person. Order most of your tickets at the early bird price and add more seats to your group later as needed. Held at West-e rner Park Red Deer. More info call 1-888-856-9282
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lost in West Lake area. Light Brown with white sox.
Looks like a poodlewith short hair.****FOUND****
CAT MISSING, West Park tan & white. Answers to
Rueben. Please call 403-346-1580 if found.
I’m lost from Anders area., My name is KC
I’m wearing a red collar w/2 tags, white Maltese,
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Keys went missing while atToad and Turtlle
Wednesday, August. 1stbetween 7:30 and 11pm Ifyou took them by mistake or
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Urgently needed.Has house keys, vehiclefob, for Dodge Truck and
post office key.Also missing, one pair of
Maui Jim prescriptionsunglasses.
LOST F smal l pood le , white w/tatto i ear and chip in back, answers to “Ca-s e y ” , r e w a r d , c a l l 403-391-4272
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MISSING FROM KENTWOODSINCE MAY 7.
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Dog, tall, lean and lanky, rich brown in color, black collar, name is Zulu. Lost in the College Park area. If found please call Butch
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Personals 60ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS 347-8650
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F/T LIVE-IN caregiver req’d for boys age 5 & 7
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Doris Dersch’s Girls and Familieswould like to thank friends and family for the many
kind words of sympathy and encouragement.We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to
Rimbey Continuing Care Area II Staff, Rev Simmonds, Doug McCook, UCWL, those who expressed their
thoughtfulness through cards, flowers, charitable donations, attending Mom’s service, sharing their memoriesand who touched her life throughout the years.
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Dr. Erin Thompson†She is currently accepting patients who have moved
to the Red Deer area within the last two years,and do not currently have a family doctor.
†Dr. Thompson has joinedthe Piper Creek Low Risk Prenatal Clinicand is participating in the care of patients
requiring prenatal care & delivery.
MCCARTNEYBillApr. 7, 1925 - Aug. 2, 2012Bill McCartney was one of the founding fathers of the recreation vehicle industry in C a n a d a . I n 1 9 6 3 , w i t h $40,000 in his pocket and an idea for a better trailer, Bill opened a small factory in Edmonton called Travelaire. In 1966, after a few years of modest success, Travelaire opened a large manufacturing facility on a gravel road just outside of Red Deer. Under Bill’s stewardship over the next 30 years, Travelaire became one of Canada’s largest RV manufacturers and premier brands, known for both quality and work-manship. Bill touched literally thousands of lives in Red Dee r, bo th t h rough h i s c o m p a n y a n d i n t h e community. He was admired and respected as a man people wanted to follow, a rare trait in this modern era. Bill and his wife, Mattie, also worked hard on behalf of our Red Deer community. He served in the Navy in WWII, was a lifetime member of Rotary, worked on many civic committees and was active in Red Deer politics. He leaves b e h i n d h i s w i f e , t h r e e children, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He will be sorely missed. Bill was l ook ing f o rwa rd t o talking to God about his idea for a trailer factory in Heaven. A Memorial Mass for the late Bill McCartney will be held at S a c r e d H e a r t C a t h o l i c Church (5508-48A Avenue, Red Deer) Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. In l ieu of f lowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society 99 Arnot Ave Red Deer, A lber ta T4R 3S6. Condolences may be forwarded to the fami ly by v is i t ing www.eventidefuneralchapels.com
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MAKOHONIUK/MEREDITH Mary Ann (nee Pimm) Mary Ann Makohoniuk of Red Deer passed away at Michener Hill Extendicare on August 1, 2012 at the age of 98 years. She is lovingly remembered by her sons, Bill Meredith of Prince George, BC and Harry Meredith of Red Deer; daughters, Vera Lewis of Elnora, AB and Rosemary Johnson of Claresholm, AB; eleven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and nine great-great grandchildren. Mary is predeceased by her sons, Dale, Raymond and Gordon Meredith; infant daughter, Joyce Louise; brothers, Ted, Oliver, Virgel, Cecil and Archie Pimm; and by her sisters, Beatrice Lexau and Ethel Mellross. A Funeral Service wi l l be held on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Interment to follow at Bentley Cemetery, Bentley, Alberta. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mary’s honor may be made directly to the Diabetes Foundation, Suite 6, 5015 - 48 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 1S9 or to the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation, Suite 202, 5913 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 4C4. Condolences may be forwarded
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De LAUNAYLeon Henry Ward de Launay Passed away in the Perth hospital on Monday July 30th, 2012. Leon wi l l be sadly missed by his wife, Madeline (Ellis); his three sons and their spouses: David (Patricia), Randy (Roslyn) and Geoffrey ( K i m b e r l e y ) ; h i s e i g h t grandchildren: Elliott, Gregory, Jennifer, David, James, Kathleen, M ichae l and Kee l ia ; h is step-children and their families: Andrew Ellis (Geoffrey, Lauren, A.J. and Eldynn), Peter (Gerda) Ellis (Rein and Meghan) and Sandrea (B i l l ) Crowther (Allison and Rachel). Leon was predeceased by his first wife, Daisy (Pallo); he will be greatly missed by al l his family and friends. He spent 4 0 y e a r s o f h i s c a r e e r (1946-1986) with Bell Canada. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore St. W., Perth on Wednesday August 8th, 2012 from 10:00 to 10:30 A.M. The service will be held in the chapel at 11:00 A.M. followed by a reception in the Blair & Son Family Centre. In remembrance, contributions to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation, 33 Drummond Street W. Perth K7H 2K1 would be appreciated.Condolences can be sent to:
www.blairandson.comBLAIR & SON
FUNERAL HOME(613)267-3765
Obituaries
OICKLEWendy D. (Pedersen/Kinch)Feb. 22, 1956 - July 29, 2012Wendy was born to Pete and Lorna Pedersen in Pincher Creek, AB. She is remembered by everyone she touched as a vibrant and generous soul who found joy in doing things for others. All are welcome to share in a celebration of her life on August 4, 2012 3:00 p.m. at 1920 - 13 Avenue N.W., Calgary. For condolences and donations please visit: www.womboldfuneralhomes.com
Obituaries
JOHNSONElaine ConradEla ine Conrad Johnson passed away July 28, 2012 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital at the age of 90 years, after a brief illness. Much loved mother of Delores (Roy) McMurren, Barbara Hustins, Don (Shirley) Johnson and Marion (Albert) Washbrook. G r e a t l y m i s s e d b y 9 grandchildren and 15 3/4 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband, Elmer Johnson; sister, Ethel Eichhorn; and brothers Ken, Arnold and Clyde Conrad. Born in Taber, Alberta, attended Normal School in Calgary, Alberta and taught school in many locations in southern and central Alberta. She enjoyed reading, t ravel, paint ing, crossword puzzles and floor curling at the Cheemo Club at Blackfalds, Alberta. At Elaine’s request there will be no service or visitation.Condolences may be forwarded
to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com
Arrangements entrusted toCraig Kanngiesser
RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM
6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.Phone (403) 347-3319
Anniversaries
Celebrations
Card Of Thanks
In Memoriam
REMEMBERING JEROME CHMURA
Oct. 3, 1960 - Aug. 4, 2011
Dad, we don’t know where this year has gone.... or how we managed to get through, but time went on just like you said; our hearts still ache for you. We trust that God does have a plan that’s bigger than we know, and one day we will understand why He took you home.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding”
Proverbs 3:5
Miss you more than words could say.... wish Heaven had facebook.
~Love Tyler, Ryan, Shevon Chmura (and family)
Graduations
IAN ST. PIERRECongratulations on your
graduation fromQueens University
with a Bachelor of Sciencein Mathematics.
We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments!!!
Love Mom, Dad, Meg,Brandon, Kate, Kent, Erin
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Just had Just had a baby boy?a baby boy?
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E2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012
Clerical 720
Making a Difference
The Central Alberta AIDS Network Society is the local charity that offers support to individuals who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and provides prevention and education throughout Central Alberta.
CAANS is looking for aP/T ADMINISTRATIVE
COORDINATORThe application deadline is
Aug. 12, 2012 for more information,
www.caans.org
Clerical 720
Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds
Oilfield 800
Dental 740LOOKING FOR
RDA II to Join our Team
No evenings - no weekends! Please email resume to conceptdentalreddeer@
gmail.com or drop off resume to
Concept Dental (Suite101 5018 45 ST. Attn Kelli.
WANTED RDAII Mon. - Thurs. for General dental practice in Rimbey. Previ-ous exp. preferred. Please fax resume to 403-843-2607
Farm Work 755SINGLE PERSON FOR Farm work & livestock.
Farm exp. an asset.Room & board avail.
403-631-2373, 403-994-0581
LOOKING FORFULL & PART TIMECHICKEN CATCHERSwilling to work night/early
morning shifts.Immediate openings.
Full Benefits.Contact Mike 403-848-1478
Janitorial 7702 P/T CLEANERS req’d.
Commercial cleaning. 403-318-7625 or leave
msg. 403-600-4958
CASH CASINO is hiring a F/T CLEANER, 3am - 11am shift.
Need to be physically fit. Must have reliable
transportation. Please send resume to
[email protected] or fax 1-403-243-4812 or drop off at Cash Casino,
6350 - 67 St.
Legal 780SULLY CHAPMAN
BEATTIE LLPhas an immediate openingfor a well organized, fast
working, legal assistant withexperience in Residential
and Commercial RealEstate Conveyancing.Corporate Experience
would be an asset. Salaryand benefits are negotiableand will be commensuratewith experience. Please
email your resume [email protected]
Please Note: We will onlyreply to those candidates
meeting our criteria.
Medical 790RN, LPN & HCA’S
Required. All positions available. Visit
www.mvsh.ca or send resume to [email protected]
Clerical 720
Looking for a place to live?
Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
Medical 790BUSY MEDICAL PRACTICE
requires an energetic,personable
F/T CLINICAL ASSISTANTin Red Deer. Must be well organized, detail oriented
& able to multi-task.Computer skills an asset. Send resume to Box 998, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer,
AB T4R 1M9
Oilfield 800
A RED DEER BASED Pressure Testing Company req’s. Operators for testing
BOP’s throughout AB. Only those with Drilling rig
exp. need apply. Fax resume & driver’s abstract to: 403-341-6213 or email
[email protected] those selected for
interview will be contacted.
HAULIN’ ACID INC.Is currently seeking
exp. Class 1 Drivers.We offer competitive wages, benefits & on-site training.
Requirements:current oilfield certificates, oilfield driving exp., class 1 drivers license, clean driversabstract. Fax resume to
403-314-9724 or callDean 403-391-8004
Oilfield 800
Tired of Standing?Find something to sit on
in Classifieds
Oilfield 800
Field OperationsQualified individual willbe self-motivated and
experienced in tank farm rig ups. Responsibilities will include organization
and rig up of tank farm/manifold systems,delivery of office trailers and light towers. We are willing to train the right candidates with related
oilfield experience.
Only individuals with clean drivers abstract and 100% commitment to customer
service and safe work practices need apply.
Please forward resumes and abstracts
via the following: Fax: 403-309-5962
Email:[email protected]
NOW ACCEPTINGRESUMES FOR EXP.
WINCH TRACTOROPERATORS
BED TRUCK OPERATORSJOURNEYMAN PICKER
OPERATORS& MECHANICS
FOR RED DEER AREA.Fax resume &
abstract to 403-885-0473No phone calls please.
Buying or Selling your home?
Check out Homes for Salein Classifieds
Oilfield 800
Is looking to fill the following position
in our Hinton location:
DISPATCH
The successful candidate will have:
* Oilfield/Pipeline crew dispatch experience (an asset)* Ability to pay attention to Detail* Excellent Organizational and People Skills* Problem Solving Skills* Good Computer Skills with MS Office* Managerial Experience, will be an asset
Must pass an in-house Drug and Alcohol Test.
Please submit resumes to [email protected] or fax to
780 865 5829
QUOTE JOB # 61973 ON RESUME
Oilfield 800
Oilfield 800
Is looking to fill the following position
FLEET MANAGER The successful candidate will have:
* Good Computer Skills with MS Office* Managerial Experience* Mechanical Knowledge is an asset* Excellent Organizational and People Skills
Relocation to either our Hinton or Fox Creek
office will be mandatory
Must pass an in-house Drug and Alcohol Test.
Please submit resumes to [email protected] or fax to
780 865 5829
QUOTE JOB # 61974 ON RESUME
Classifieds...costs so littleSaves you so much!
Oilfield 800
SURE-TEST PRODUCTION SEPARATORS
is looking to hireGeneral helpers,
supervisors and assistants and Night operators.
Must have all tickets & driver’s licence required
Must be prepared towork out of town for long
periods of time.Fax 403.347.9629
No phone calls please.
ROAD TRAINOILFIELD
TRANSPORT LTDis looking for journeyman picker operator.Top wages and benefits. Safety tickets
required. Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128.
No phone calls.
RECEPTIONISTRed Deer, AB
The Receptionist is responsible for greeting visitors and directing them to appropriate person or department, answering and forwarding telephone calls, ordering supplies and performing additional clerical duties as required.
Qualifi cations:• Experience answering a multiline
phone system• Professional and courteous
demeanor• Customer service focus
PLEASE SUBMIT RESUMES TO:
CURTIS.AUSTRING@GLOVER-
ACE.COM
FAX: 403-346-4399
www.glover-ace.com
2555
44H
2-5
Quinn Pumps has an opening for a
PAYROLL SPECIALISTQuinn Pumps Canada Ltd. is seeking a Payroll Specialist. Reporting to the Corporate Controller you will be responsible for the payroll and benefi ts for 350 + employees across three provinces (Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan) as well as 150 employees in the US.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Process payment for salaried and hourly employees on a bi-weekly basis and complete payroll journal entries
- Create, maintain, secure, update, administer and ensure accuracy in performing data entry of new and terminated employees
- Reconcile deductions and remittances to CRA- Complete T4’s, ROE’s and year end reconciliation- Enrolling employee benefi ts and remitting RRSP/RPP contributions- Process bonus payments, and other discretionary/off cycle payments as needed.- Answer employee questions about payroll/benefi ts processes
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities- 3-5 years related payroll and benefi ts experience- CPM Designation through Canadian Payroll Association or working towards- Previous accounting experience preferred- Working knowledge of ADP payroll necessary- Understanding of Employment Standards in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan
and US payroll knowledge an asset- Excellent organizational and time management skills- Strong attention to detail- Deadline driven
Please forward your resume and salary expectations in confi dence to:Quinn Pumps Canada Ltd.
Attn: Human ResourcesEmail: [email protected]
Fax (403) 343-3210www.quinnpumps.com 25
5699
H3-
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Established and very busy Oilfield Trucking Company is now hiring for the following:
Heavy Duty Journeyman •
Technician
Journeyman Welder•
Wash Bay Attendant•
RED DEER • EDMONTON • GRANDE PRAIRIE
Call HR Dept: 780-467-9897 Fax: 780-463-3346
Required Immediately
2555
59H
2-16
Advance your career with Sanjel – Join Canada’s largest privately-owned global energy service company. Our employees are the driving force behind our company and we value their contribution. Develop your career in a dynamic environment where employees are empowered to be innovators, and safety is always our number one priority.
COORDINATOR, COILED TUBING SERVICES RED DEER, ABYou have expertise, a passion for excellence and improvement, and a commitment to safety – bring them to work as part of our team.
What’s in it for you?training and development opportunities with a focus on career advancement.
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2551
57H
2-18
requires
2552
69H
1-7
DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH
EQUIPMENT OPERATORS Oilfi eld Division
We require experienced operators for lease building, site remediation & reclamation to operate:
Excavators, dozers, graders, scrapers, hoes & loaders
Pidherney’s offers:Top wages paid based on experience• Flexible work schedule• Benefi t Package• Career Advancement Opportunities•
Pidherney’s is busy and requires the following:
H2S Alive, First Aid and Ground Disturbance certifi cation required.Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370
Or E-mail: [email protected]
Ironhorse Drilling Services Drayton Valley, ABPh: 780-542-5562 Fax: 780-542-5578
email: [email protected]
EXPERIENCED CEMENTING CREWS, SUPERVISORS, XPERIENCED CEMENTING CREWS, SUPERVISORS, OPERATORS & BULK TRANSPORT OPERATORS OPERATORS & BULK TRANSPORT OPERATORS
WITH CEMENT CYCLONE WITH CEMENT CYCLONE EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE
TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300
Bower232 BARRET DRIVE
Fri. 3rd 11-6, Sat. 4th 9-4Plus sized clothing,
Christmas decorations,numerous other items.
Eastview3957 35 AVE.
Tues. 31st - Sat. 4th, 10-5Household sale (inside).
Crafts, figurines, toonumerous to list. Windsurfer,
bdrm. furniture & more.
Fairview - Upper28 FERN ROAD
BACK ALLEY ONLYAug. 4 & 5, Sat. & Sun. 8-4
Car, tires, bbq, misc. household items
Johnstone ParkMULTI FAMILY
Children’s toys and cloth-ing, decorations, furniture, and more. 114 Jones Crsc.
Aug. 3 & 4, Fri. 4-8, Sat. 10-5
You can sell your guitar for a song...
or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
Classifieds...costs so littleSaves you so much!
MountviewMOVING SALE
4114 35 STREETAugust 2-4
Thurs, Fri & Sat 9-8Everything must go!
Normandeau83 NYMAN CRES
Thurs. Aug. 2, Fri. Aug. 3, Sat. Aug. 4, Sun. Aug. 5,
10-5. Shop Vac, Patio Set, Bicycle, Lots of Donations.
North Red Deer
GARAGE SALEHoliday Inn on 67 St.
July 29, 1-9,July 30 - Aug. 5, 9-5
Hotel furniture, tv’s, beds, etc.
Riverside Meadows5838 57 AVE.
Back YardSaturday 4th, 9-7
Home decor, some furn., and other cool stuff!
SunnybrookGARAGE/ ANTIQUE/COLLECTIBLE SALE.
33 SPENCER STFri. Aug. 3, 12-3,
Sat. Aug. 4, 12-2 p.m.
Victoria ParkMULTI FAMILY ON
ALEXANDER CRES.Aug. 3/ 4, Fri. 3-8, Sat. 9-3
Lots of furniture, house-hold items, toys, clothing.
West Park3 FAMILY YARD SALE
5406 39 ST.SAT. AUG. 4,SUN. AUG. 5
9 A.M.- 6 P.M.
HUGE SALE Aug. 2nd-5th9 WRIGHT AVE, Thurs. 2-8,
Fri. & Sat. 2-6, Sun 9-12Kitchen granite counter
tops & vanities, etc.
Sylvan Lake4517 45 STREET
SYLVAN LAKEAug. 4, Sat. 9 - 2
Tools, household & misc. items.
ClassifiedsYour place to SELLYour place to BUY
Farm Work 755
RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 E3
Oilfield 800
MANAGEMENTTrainee Required
Westcan Fabricating Ltd is a fast growing oil and gas
fabricating company based out of Ponoka AB.
The successful candidate will have:
*2 years Post-Secondary Education in either
Business/Oil & Gas Technology
*Good Computer Skills with MS Office;
*Detailed Orientated individual who can deal with multi-tasking and changing priorities and staff on a daily basis.
*Experience working in fabricating oil and gas
production equipment an asset.
Competitive wages with benefit packages available.
Interested candidates please send resume to [email protected] fax to 403-775-4014
SWAMPERSfor busy oilfield trucking
company. Top wagesFax resume to:
403-346-6128, Attn: PierreNo phone calls please!
TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring exp’d snubbing
operators and helpers. Only those WITH experi-ence need apply. Email:
[email protected] fax 403-844-2148
Professionals 810
Celebrate your lifewith a Classified
ANNOUNCEMENT
Start your career!See Help Wanted
Oilfield 800
Oilfield 800
PRODUCTION TESTING
PERSONNEL REQ’D
BONUS INCENTIVE PROGRAM, BENEFITS!!
Join Our Fast GrowinTeam!!
QUALIFIED DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISORS
(Must be able to Provide own work truck)
FIELD OPERATORSValid 1st Aid, H2S, Drivers
License required!!
Please contact Murray McGeachy or
Kevin Beckerby
Fax: (403) 340-0886or email
website:www.
cathedralenergyservices.com
Your application will be kept strictly confidential.
WANTEDEXPERIENCED
CLASS 3 VAC/steamer Truck driver
Lacombe area, Fax resume to 403-782-0507
WATER & VAC DRIVER needed. All oilfield tickets req’d. Call 885-4373 or fax
resume 403-885-4374
Oilfield 800TKS
Lacombe, ABIndustries
Rig work - Vacuum / Water Truck Operators
Needed. Scheduled time off. F/T exp’d trainer
needed as well.Fax resume, & driver’s
abstract, to (403)786-9915
WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers,
Derrick and Floorhands for the Red Deer area.
Please contact Steve Tiffin at
[email protected] (403) 358-3350
Professionals 810360 FITNESS PERSONAL
TRAININGHiring F/T Certified
Personal Trainer. Start ASAP with full clientele. Best compensation city-wide. Email resume to [email protected]
HULCO CONTROL SPECIALISTS LTD
Leslieville AbWe’re growing!!Now accepting applications for
SAFETY ADMINISTRATORCOR certified preferred.
Strong administration skills an asset.
Training availablePlease fax resume to
403-729-2507Email to:
Professionals 810
Celebrate your lifewith a Classified
ANNOUNCEMENT
Professionals 810
Become Part of the World’s Most Respected
Humanitarian Organization.
Program Coordinator - Disaster
Management and Humanitarian
Issues
Plans, coordinates and organizes the delivery of Disaster Managemen t
services and programs and assists in establishing new
opportunities in the Red Deer and District area. Participates in regional
planning and development activities. Supports the development of youth
engagement strategies as they relate to humanitarian
issues.If this is your perfect job and life choice, view all
responsibilities and qualifications on our
website at: http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=43770&tid=001
OFFICE MANAGER/BOOKKEEPER
with 25 years experience from Nelson, British Columbia
seeking employment in Red Deer & area. Proficient in many Accounting Software
Programs and allAccounting Procedures.
Works well under pressureand in fast-paced
environment. Availablefor September, 2012.
Phone: 250-352-2024,Cell: 250-509-3667, email: [email protected]
Technical Support Agent- Software co has FT
position. To apply, pleasesee: www.visual-eyes.ca/en/about-us/opportunities
TOO MUCH STUFF?Let Classifiedshelp you sell it.
Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to
find the purrfect pet.
CELEBRATIONSHAPPEN EVERY DAY
IN CLASSIFIEDS
Professionals 810
CENTRAL Alberta Residence Society
RESIDENTIALSUPERVISOR
†QUALIFICATIONS:
* Disability & CommunityStudies or relatedpost-secondary diplomawith a minimum of twoyears experience providingcommunity supportservices for individualswith developmentaldisabilities* Prior supervisory experience* Strong background in avariety of interventionstrategies and disablingconditions * Strong communication,organizational, interpersonal,leadership and problemsolving skills, contributingto your effectivenessworking as part of amultidisciplinary team.
DUTIES:* Will work directly on site,providing direct servicesand be responsible forthe overall daily organization,operation and monitoringof support services provided.* Ensuring effective andconsistent supportsacross all team members
HOURS/COMPENSATION:
* 40 hours / week, shiftworkand weekends may berequired. * Salary range: $3,440.82 -$3,730.76 per month
Direct Resumes/Applications
to C.A.R.S. #101 - 5589 47 St.
Red Deer, AB T4N 1S1 Fax 346-8015
Email: [email protected]
LUFKIN PENTAGON OPTIMIZATION
Has 2 exciting positions available in our Red Deer office!!
Accounts Receivable Clerk
*Job tasks will include data entry, c l ient repor t ing, account collections, etc., M u s t b e e x c e e d i n g l y o rgan ized , have keen attention to detai l , and have excellent interpersonal skills. Ideal candidate will have experience with SAP or similar ERP Systems,as we l l as a wo rk i ng knowledge of the oilfield industry. Please specify the position title in your cover letter.
AP & Payroll Clerk * Job tasks will include data entry, processing & monitoring of payments and expenditures, etc., and complete payroll functions including distribution, government remittances and group heal th p lan administration.Must be proficient with bookkeeping, exceedingly organized, and have keen attention to detail. Ideal candidate will have experi-ence with SAP or similar ERP Systems, as well as a working knowledge of the oilf ield industry. Please specify the position title in your cover letter.
Send resume in confidence to [email protected] or fax to 403-314-9799.
We thank all applicants i n a d v a n c e ; h o w e v e r only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Restaurant/Hotel 820
BREAKFAST day & eve-ning cooks p/t and f/t
Sylvan Lake. 403-396-5031
CALKINS CONSULTINGo/a Tim Hortons
FOOD COUNTERATTENDANT
$11/hr. 6 positions, SUPERVISORS
$13/hr. 5 positions Apply at 6620 Orr Drive.
Fax: 403-782-9685 Call 403-341-3561 or
apply in person
F/T BAKERYPOSITION AVAIL.
Must be reliable and willing to work weekends.
$12/hour.Apply in person to the
Donut Mill, Gasoline Alley
Sales &Distributors 830
Central Alberta’s LargestCar Lot in Classifieds
Start your career!See Help Wanted
Restaurant/Hotel 820COME JOIN OUR TEAM
DBA MenchiesFrozen Yogurt Restaurant
- Red Deer ABFood & Beverage Servers- Full Time. 2 locations.DUTIES: Serve food &
beverages, general plate services, handle customer
complaints, clear and clean tables, present bills
and accept payment,describe menu items and
advise on menu selections, food counter prep,
replenish condiments.QUALIFICATIONS:
Customer service an asset.Job knowledge & commu-nication. Food sanitation,
WHIMIS & First Aidare an asset.
WAGES: $10-10.25/hrFax resume to Deon Beaupre
403-309-4418Mail resume to Box 28038,
Red Deer, AB T4P 1K4
Restaurant/Hotel 820
You can sell your guitar for a song...
or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
Professionals 810
Restaurant/Hotel 820
DBA, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt Restaurant
- Red Deer ABRESTAURANT
SUPERVISOR’S- F/T - 2 positions avail
DUTIES: Plan, organize, control and evaluateoperations of Frozen Yogurt Restaurant.
Recruit and supervise staff, staff scheduling, job training. Control and order inventory. Monitor revenue. Resolve customer complaints.
Ensure health & safety standards are followed.
QUALIFICATIONS:2 years customers service.
Knowledge ofsupervisory skills.
WAGES: $13.50/hrFax resume to Deon Beaupre
403-309-4418Mail resume to Box 28038,
Red Deer, AB T4P 1K4
ClassifiedsYour place to SELLYour place to BUY
Something for EveryoneEveryday in Classifieds
Restaurant/Hotel 820RAMADA INN & SUITES
req’s. F/T front desk agents. Flexibility req’d.
Shift work including. wknds and eves. IIncentive
and bonus programs. Starting rate at $12/per
hr. Exp. not essential Drop off resume to 6853
- 66 Street or fax 403-342-4433 or email:
X-STATICIS NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR exp’d P/T
Door PersonnelApply in person
after 3 pm.
Sales &Distributors 830PREMIER SPA BOUTIQUE
is seekingRetail Sales Supervisor
for our Parkland Mall location, Red Deer. $17.40/hr.
Email resume:[email protected]
Trades 85015 INDUSTRIAL
maintenance painters, F/T year round work
$17-$21/per hr. min. 3 yrs exp. with sandblasting and
spray painting. Duties: sandblasting, sanding,
painting, coating and hydo-blasting. Apply at Hall Industrial Contracting,
BURBANK INDUSTRIAL PARK, Site 9, Box 147, Blackfalds, AB or email:
wayne@hallindustrialcontracting.
com or fax 403-885-8886A FULL TIME PAINTER
REQUIREDPainting exp. necessary.
Must have vehicle.Must be task orientated, self motivated & reliable.
Phone 403-596-1829ABEL CORPORATION
is looking for candidates for the following positions:
* Woodworking machine operators $17.00- $21.50 hourly - 40 hrs. per wk.
* Furniture manufacturing labourers $13.95 - $17. hourly - 40 hrs. per wk.
* Cabinetmakers $18.50- $22.50 hourly - $40.00 hrs. per wk.
Send resumes to Box 5324 Lacombe,
Alberta T4L 1X1; apply by email at
by fax to (403) 782-2729
ACTIONRESTORATION LTD.A disaster restoration firm
serving southern ABis seeking
F/T EMERGENCYRESTORATION TECHS
for the Red Deer location.Valid drivers licence is
req’d. Pref. given tocandidates with
IICRC Certification.Fax resume to:
403-253-7367 or email:humanresources
@actionrestoration.ca
ACTIONRESTORATION LTD.A disaster restoration firm
serving southern ABis seeking
F/T CONSTRUCTIONPERSONNEL
& CARPENTERSfor the Red Deer location.Must have exp. in all areas of residential construction.
Valid drivers license is req’d. Pref. given to
candidates with previous restoration industry exp.
Fax resume to: 403-253-7367 or email:
APPLIANCE SERVICE
TECHNICIAN
Trail Appliances is one of the leading independent
appliance retailers in Western Canada,
supplying brand name appliances from North American and Europe. Trail offers excellent
training and a competitive compensation and
benefit plan.
Trail Appliances is currently looking for a
F/TAPPLIANCE SERVICE
TECHNICIAN
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
* Verifying and accurately diagnosing mechanical / electrical problems.
* Prepar ing accura te estimates and explana-tions on all repairs.
* Performing assigned, requ i red repa i rs to customer products.
* Work ing as a team m e m b e r i n a f a s t paced department.
You possess excellent communication and
interpersonal skills, with an aptitude for time
management.
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding
career as a Service Technician, please apply in person with your resume to
Chris Sturdy at 2823 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer. No phone calls
please. Security checks will be conducted on
successful candidates.
C & C COATINGSis seeking an
INDUSTRIAL PAINTER. Exp. with Endura an asset.
Competitive wages& benefits. Fax resume to:
403-227-1165.
MULTI-CULTURAL OUTREACH COORDINATOR
The Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre provides programs and services to assist seniors by providing daily living supports.
* You have a passion and understanding of the senior population.
* Experienced in assessment and referrals* Speak second language prevalent in our multi-cultural
community* Good knowledge of current community services and
opportunities for older adults.* Develop and maintain a good working relationship
with other agencies and the community through networking, presentations and cooperative projects.
* The ability to facilitate support groups* A background in Human Services with a minimum
two (2) year diploma in either Social Work, Nursing, Gerontology or Psychology and supplemented by related community experience.
* You must have a reliable car and a valid driver’s license
* 30 hours a week from 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm* EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Please submit resume, 3 references, salary expectations by August 7 to:
Executive DirectorFax (403) 343-7977
Email: [email protected]>>No Telephone Inquiries Please<<
Thank you for your interest, however only qualifi ed applicants will be contacted.
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OUTREACH COORDINATORThe Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre pro-vides programs and services to assist seniors by providing daily living supports.
• You have a passion and understanding of the senior population.
• Experienced in assessments and referrals• Good knowledge of current community
services and opportunities for older adults.• Develop and maintain a good working
relationship with other agencies and the community through networking, presentations and cooperative projects.
• The ability to work in a team environment. Effective interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to facilitate support groups• A background in Human Services with a
minimum two (2) year diploma in either Social Work, Nursing, Gerontology or Psychology and supplemented by related community experience.
• You must have a reliable car and a valid driver’s license
• 30 hours week, 11:30 am to 6:00 pm• EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Please submit resume, 3 references, salary expectations by August 7, 2012 to:
Executive DirectorFax (403) 343-7977
Email: [email protected]>>No Telephone Inquiries Please<<
Thank you for your interest, however only qualifi ed applicants will be contacted. 25
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Parkland Youth Homes is a non-profit, dynamic, learning organization that is passionate about providing quality service to youth and families in the Red Deer area. We are seeking qualified, motivated individuals to fill the following positions:
- YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELLORS (FULL TIME)
- YOUTH COUNSELLOR - RESIDENTIAL (.4 FTE WEEKEND/NIGHTS)
- YOUTH COUNSELLORS (RELIEF)- COMMUNITY YOUTH WORKER
(FULL TIME - TERM)- FOSTER PARENTS
Please visit our websitewww.parklandyouthhomes.ca
for more information. Applicants are sincerely thanked in advance for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Competition closes when positions are filled.
Resumes can be emailed to: [email protected]
Faxed to: 403-346-3225or forwarded to:
Human Resources
Parkland Youth Homes Society
4920 54 St., Red Deer, AB, T4N 2G8
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Canada’s Largest Full Service Family Restaurant Chain – Since 1960
Hiring Managers • Cooks • Dishwashers • Servers
Hosts • BartendersConvenience Store AttendantsThursday August 9th 8:00am until 8:00pm
Hampton Inn & SuitesOur completely redeveloped Smitty’s Restaurant, Lounge, Convenience Store, New Husky Gas Bar and Car Wash on
Gasoline Alley in Red Deer, A.B. will reopen in September. Don’t miss your opportunity to apply.
Previous experience is an asset.SMITTY’S CANADA LIMITED
#600 – 501, 18th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2S 0C7Fax: (403) 229-3899
Email: [email protected] www.smittys.ca
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Franchise Available for Location on Gasoline Alley in Red Deer, A.B.
Th is location includes the completely redeveloped Smitty’s Restaurant, Lounge, Convenience Store,
New Husky Gas Bar and Car Wash.
Further Smitty’s Franchise rights to the city of Red Deer are also negotiable.
For more information, contact Scott Amberson SMITTY’S CANADA LIMITED
#600 – 501, 18th Ave SW Calgary, AB T2S 0C7
(403) 229-3838Fax (403) 229-3899
Email: [email protected]
Canada’s Largest Full Service Family Restaurant Chain - Since 1960
JOIN A GREAT TEAM!!!
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QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, PLEASE FORWARD RESUMES TO JAMES O’DWYER.Palliser Chevrolet. 4604 42nd Ave., Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1P6Fax: 403-227-3195 Email: [email protected]
Palliser Chevrolet has earned a reputation for Reliability, Quality, and Customer Service.
To do this it means having the right people and product.Palliser Chevrolet requires a
SALES PERSON
A team player with a commitment • to exceptional customer service and satisfaction A positive work attitude with strong • work ethics
Exceptional communication skills • (including computer literacy) Vehicle sales experience is an • asset but we are willing to train a suitable applicant
WE OFFER:
YOU OFFER:
Long established, respected • dealership environment Superior earning potential•
Ongoing commitment to training• Benefi ts Plan•
Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview
CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920
wegotjobs
E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012
Trades 850Are you ready for the next
challenge? We arecurrently seeking talented
and innovative team-players who are passion-ate about construction for
the Red Deer, Central Alberta Cancer Centre project. Experienced
Construction Labourers and Carpenters (Appren-
tice to Journeyperson) wanted. Resumes may be submitted on our website,www.sodcl.com, or can besent by fax or postal mail to: Attention: Tracy BrownStuart Olson ContractingInc. 1560 Hastings Cres. SE Calgary, AB T2G 4E1
Fax: 403-720-8674
CALIBER PAINT& BODY INC.
We are looking for aDETAILER/CLEAN UP
PERSONWe offer a good working environment & benefits.Please apply with-in at6424 Golden West Ave.
or email resume to:[email protected]
CENTRAL ALBERTA DEALERSHIP
is now acceptingapplications for a full time
Parts Person.Must have good communi-cation and computer skills
and have the abilityto work independently.
Excellent company benefits. Please email resume along with wage expectations to:
[email protected] or fax to 403-347-3813
EXP’;D roofer with own truck and tools, F/T year round work. $13- $15/bun-dle. Phone 403-358-8580
EXP’D SIDER , must have truck and tools.
Call 403-347-2522
FLOORING ESTIMATORVery busy flooring
company is currently seeking a professional
& experienced estimator. Duties include flooring inspection, measuring,
reading blueprints & quoting. Requirements:
Minimum of 2 yrs. experience, driver license, friendly and professional attitude. Wages based on experience, benefits avail. 403-309-3000 or drop off
at 9-7619 50 Ave Red Deer, AB
FOUNDATION COMPANY currently seeking
experienced commercial foundation form workers.
Please fax resume to403-346-5867
Trades 850
Trades 850FLOORING INSTALLER
Req’d immediately, exp’d flooring installer (carpet, tile, lino, hard-
wood, etc.), for very busy Central Alberta flooring
company. Must be neat, clean, professional, friend-
ly and works well with others or alone.
Driver’s license req’d. Excellent wages, benefits & great working environ-ment. Please fax resume
to 403-309-3000 or drop off at 9-7619 50 Ave Red Deer
FRAMERS wanted for new construction in Red Deer. Please call 403-343-1010
Furix Energy Inc. is hiring F/T B-Pressure Welder
The successful candidate must have vessel lay out and piping experience. Must have valid AB B-
Pressure license. We will pay a starting
wage of $45.00/hour with full benefit packages.
If interested please call Mike 403-391-2689 or
email: [email protected]
GOODMENROOFING LTD.
Requires
SLOPED ROOFERSLABOURERS
& FLAT ROOFERS
Valid Driver’s Licencepreferred. Fax or email
[email protected] or (403)341-6722
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
GROWING after market diesel and suspension shop, for 3/4 ton / 1 ton
trucks, looking for 1st. or 2nd yr mechanics.
Phone 403-346-9188or emal
JOURNEYMAN H.D. mechanic based out of our red deer location.
Successful applicant will be required to pass
mandatory drug screening. Fax resume with current
driver abstract 403-346-6721
TOO MUCH STUFF?Let Classifiedshelp you sell it.
Trades 850
INSTALLATIONTECHNICIAN
AUDIO INNOVATIONSis Red Deer’s
leading Custom Home Theatre and Multi-Room
Audio Company,specializing in above average service and always del ivering more then our clients expect. Due to ou r con t i nued growth, we are looking for highly motivated career-oriented people to join our team. The successful candidate will have the fol lowing proven traits; committed to excellent service, willingness to learn, team player, and a mature positive attitude. This is a full time position offering competitive salary bonus, benefits program, and an excellent opportunity for advancement. As our Insta l la t ion Technic ian you will be pre-wiring and install ing in-ceil ing speakers for our custom audio/video systems. An understanding of the Home Building industry an asset, but not a prerequisite. If you are the right person to join our team, please forward your resume to:
Audio Innovations5125 - 76A Street Close
Red Deer, ABFax: 403-340-3218
email:[email protected]
JOIN OUR TEAM! Independent Paint & Body
is currently acceptingresumes for experienced autobody technicians and prepper. Apply with resume to 7453 - 50 ave Red Deer,
AB or email resume [email protected].
JOIN THE BLUE GRASS TEAM! BLUE GRASS SOD
FARMS LTD is seeking 2nd. or 3rd. yr. heavy
duty mechanic apprentice with experience in
agriculture equipment and trucks.
[email protected] or fax to 403-342-7488
LOOKING for hourly drywallers and general
laborers. Please fax resume to 403-782-0610
Trades 850
Central Alberta’s LargestCar Lot in Classifieds
Trades 850LACOMBE Golf & Country Club has an employment
opportunity for a mechanic.Full or part time, year
round or seasonal position. If you have experience
with small engine repair, especially diesel, we would
like to talk to you. Salary and benefits negotiable. Additional skills required: Maintain and repair golf
course equipment fleet and power carts; Maintain
equipment maintenance records; Sharpening and
set up of all reel and rotary cutting units.
Contact: CJ Dahl Ph: 403-782-6000 Fax: 403-782-
6009 E-mail: [email protected]
LOOKING FORA CAREER?
KAL TIREhas an opening for a
JOURNEYMANLIGHT DUTY MECHANICPreference will be given to
those w/alignment exp.Great pay, profit share
and full benefits.Bring your resume to:
5139 - 50 Street, Innisfail
LOOKING for apprentice or jouneyman mechanic. Pipe bending skills would be a great asset. Wages depend on exp. Going con-cern shop, Fax resume to:403-346-9909 or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. Phone 403-346-7911
NEXUS ENGINEERING, an oilfield based company,
is currently looking for a
Shipper/Receiver/
Material Handler
* Must be computer proficient* Multi task oriented and organized* General shipping/ receiving duties* Inventory control experience an asset
Company paid benefit plan and RRSP. Please send resumes to: resume@
nexusengineering.ca
Looking for a place to live?
Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
Trades 850PICKER truck operator & fireplace installer assistant n e e d e d i n R e d D e e r ASAP. Must know Red Deer & surrounding area & have valid driver’s license.Please fax resumes to 403-343-1899.
PIKE WHEATON CHEV-ROLET IS CURRENTLY accepting resumes for SERVICE ADVISIOR
POSITION.Must have good communi-cation skills and have the
ability to work indepen-dently or with a group..
Excellent company benefits. Please submit resume in person along with wage expectations to Joey.
REBEL METAL FABRICATORS
DRAFTSPERSONImmediate Opportunity.
This position is responsiblefor ABSA drawings and
shop layout drawings for truck mounted vacuum
systems using Autodesk Inventor. Production
Bonuses Comp. wages & benefits.
Long term employmentPlease email resume to
[email protected] fax to: 403-314-2249
REMEDIAL CEMENTING SUPERVISOR
PERFORMANCE ENERGY
SERVICES INC. is an aggressive new
Cementing and Nitrogen Pumping Company with current operations out of Red Deer and Whitecourt
area. We are currently looking for Supervisors
that like to work and think independently, with new equipment and a great working environment.
Please email all resumes to Dwayne Cooper at
“Being a respected company that people
want to work with”
Required Exp’d Fabricator For a Ponoka
Manufacturing Shop.
Knowledge of ASME code bolt up, basic instrumenta-tion and a commitment to excellence are prerequisites.
Competitive wages with benefit packages available.
Interested candidates please send resume to [email protected] fax to 403-775-4014
STRONG Insulation Inc. is looking for insulation
contractors for commercial jobs in Sask. & Alberta. Qualifications and rates
can be discussed further. Please call Mike @
403-597-1877
SEEKING exp. siding installer. Exp. with
vinyl & composite wood siding a must. Tools & transportation req’d.
Permanent F/T. Call Bob (403)872-1312
Trades 850
Trades 850
SECURITAS CANADA
Hiring ImmediateFT & CasualEMR /EMT
Security Positions
Securitas Canada is looking for qualified Security
Stafffor a Petro-Chemical plant outside of Red Deer.
REQUIREMENTSare for this position:Security/Emergency
Dispatcher:*EMR/EMT- ACP
registered*Valid license ( class 4)
*Provincial Security License*Bondable
*Good interpersonal skills*Good communication skills
*Computer knowledge, previous emergencyexperience, previoussecurity experience,
client interactionexperience an asset
WHY SECURITAS:*Extended Health and
Dental plan*Above average wages
*Fully Paid uniform*All training time paid
*Dedicated quality group.*Room to learn and grow.
How to apply:Fax: 403 314 8475
Email:[email protected]
Integrity - Vigilance -Helpfulness
SMITH ROOFING & SIDING
Looking for experienced siders. Call 403-782-4771
or 403-350-6571
STUCCO LABOURERSneeded Immed. Exp’d but will train. Drivers License
pref’d. Call 403-588-5306
TRUE POWER ELECTRICRequires
QUALIFIED3rd and 4th yr.
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS
Residential exp. onlyCompetitive wages
& benefits. Fax resume to: 403-314-5599
V C P PA I N T I N G r e q ’ s painters & workers with acrylic stucco exp. Call 403-340-9486 between 8 a m - 4 p m . o r f a x 403--342-4985 or email [email protected]
WELDERSWe are expanding and looking for Apprentice & Journeyman Welders to
work with us. We specialize in Repair and Mainte-
nance as well as custom fabrication of shacks &
components. We have a variety of jobs coming
through our door on a daily basis. The ideal candidate
would have some mechanical ability and a desire to learn. Please send your resume &
references by email to [email protected] or
fax your resume to 403-309-7134. No Phone
Calls Please
Truckers/Drivers 860
Central AB based trucking company reqires
OWNER OPERATORS in AB. Home the odd
night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.
403-586-4558
Trades 850
Truckers/Drivers 860DRIVERS WANTED
For recycling companyin Central Alberta.
Must be able to work independently and
enjoy sales. Class 3 license needed.
Call 403-635-4123 orFax 403-329-1585 or email [email protected]
Busy Central Alberta GrainTrucking Company looking
for Class 1 Drivers. Weoffer lots of home time,benefits and a bonus
program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and
comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or [email protected]
CLASS 1 DRIVING
INSTRUCTOR Req’d immediately
Will consider training a
professional, experienced driver.Ph.1-877-463-9664 or email resume to
CLASS 3 driver with air endorsement required for our red deer location. Suc-cessful applicant will be required to pass mandato-ry drug screening. Fax resume with current driver abstract to 403-346-6721.
EXPERIENCEDVacuum & Water Truck operators
req’d. to start immed. CLASS 1 or 3 WITH QAll oilfield safety tickets
req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with
drug and alcohol policy. References Req’d.
Exc. salary & benefits. Fax resume to:403-742-5376
DRIVERS & SWAMPERS 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
Truckers/Drivers 860
Truckers/Drivers 860
DRIVER/SALES
Canwest Propane, anaffiliate of Gibson Energy, is the industry leader in
providing propane supply, distribution, equipmentand related services to
customers acrossWestern Canada.
We are seeking to hirepermanent Driver/Salesfor the Red Deer area.
Qualifications Required:* Valid Class 3 license with air ticket* Valid delivery and safety courses; Emergency First Aid, WHMIS and TDG are required although training is available* Propane-related experience is an asset* Oilfield experience is an asset
Canwest Propaneoffers a competitive
compensation package
Interested candidatesare invited to apply
via our websitewww.gibsons.com/careers or by Fax at 403-346-0595
LOCAL ACID Transport company looking for expd’ F/T Class 1 truck driver.
Top wages and exc. benefit pkg.,
Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766
RED DEER BASEDOilfield Hauling Company
requires exp. PickerOperators with
Class 1 license and picker ticket. Top wages
paid to the right people.P/T position also avail. Please fax resume with
current abstract andoilfield related tickets to:403-309-7409. or email to
TOW TRUCK drivers req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp.
preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.
Red Deer.
BusinessOpportunities 870
LOOKING FORSILENT OR ACTIVE
INVESTOR FOR CAR WASH.Please reply with questions
& contact numbers toBox 801, c/o R. D. Advo-
cate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9
CELEBRATIONSHAPPEN EVERY DAY
IN CLASSIFIEDS
Tired of Standing?Find something to sit on
in Classifieds
Looking for a new pet?Check out Classifieds to
find the purrfect pet.
Precast Concrete Plant in
Blackfalds looking for
SKILLED LABOURERSfor framing and rebar
related jobs.
• Great benefi t package.• Wages based on experience.• Own transportation to work is
required.
Please fax resume to
403-885-5516or email
[email protected] 2557
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Badger Daylighting LP the industry leader in Hydro-vac excavating requires an:
INDUSTRIAL SPRAY PAINTER for the PAINT department
in the Red Deer manufacturing shop.
This is full time position and only experience Industrial Spray Painter need apply. Preference will be given to those who have previous industrial spray painting experience and to those who take pride in their work and generate high quality workmanship. Some weekend work required. Full company benefi ts are available as well as a wage that compliments experience. Please reply to this ad by fax or email, including references:
Fax: 403-343-0401No Phone Calls Please
www.badgerinc.com
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JOURNEYMAN WELDERS
Ironhorse Drilling ServicesDrayton Valley, ABPh: 780-542-5562Fax: 780-542-5578
email: [email protected]
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We are a 16 Time President’s Award Winning Dealership & we’re continuing to grow!
We require a:
JOURNEYMAN MECHANICbut will consider an:
APPRENTICE if the applicant is right.
We offer an excellent compensation package including benefi ts
• Pay is commensurate with experience• Ford experience an asset but not necessary• Premium wages for Diesel experienceRelocation assistance for the right candidate
Apply in person at: 4412-50 St., Innisfail, AB
or by Fax: 403-227-4544or [email protected]
or e-mail: [email protected]
DOES THIS DESCRIBE YOU?
WE OFFER:
is looking for for the following full time position:
PARTS PERSONhighly motivated and takes initiative• team player with a strong focus on • customer service
computer knowledge, training on in-house • system providedGM experience an asset but not necessary•
valid driver’s license & some heavy lifting required•
top wages plus • commissions
comprehensive • benefi t plan
great team • environment
PLEASE REPLY TO:Palliser Chevrolet, 4604 - 42 Avenue, Innisfail, AB T4G 1P6Attn: General ManagerFax: 403.227.3195 or email: [email protected]
NOW HIRING
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STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry
leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor thatprides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.
Due to continued growth we are currently seeking:
FULL TIME PERMANENT JOURNEYMAN
REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 4 Day/40 Hour Work Week
Petrochemical Facility in the Red Deer Area
The ideal candidate will require the following for this position:
• Specifi c experience in preventative maintenance and building checks
• Work experience on advanced controls; electric, pneumatic, DDS systems
• Compressor and heat pump change outs• Well organized with good time management skills• Strong interpersonal and communication skills• Computer literate
STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.
Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.
STUDON Electric & Controls Inc.
ATTN: Human Resources
Fax # 403-342-6505
Email [email protected]
“People Pride & Service”
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STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical
& Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.
We are currently hiring for the position of:
QUALITY SERVICES COORDINATOR
Reporting to the Quality Services Supervisor, the Coordinator will be responsible to provide subject matter expertise and support to the various business units within Studon. The position will require occasional and sometimes frequent travel.
The ideal candidate will have the following:
Minimum of two years of QA/QC experience in the Oil & Gas / • Electrical Construction IndustryJM Electrician with Interprovincial Certifi cation•
o Dual Ticketed (Electrical/ Instrumentation) benefi cialHave/ working towards Quality Management Certifi cate an asset• Strong Communication, Presentation, and Leadership Skills• Excellent computers skills with a working knowledge of the • Microsoft Offi ce Suite of ProductsAbility to read and understand blueprints• Vast knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code•
STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.
Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.
Please note: This job posting closes on
Monday, August 13, 2012
STUDON Electric & Controls Inc.
ATTN: Andrea Mercer
Fax # 403-342-6505
Email [email protected]
“People Pride & Service”
Currently looking for a
CLASS 1 DRIVER for NEW T800 Winch Tractor
Must have experience and knowledge of:
Heavy equipment for loading and unloading • over the beaver tailsLoad securement• Hours or service• Clean abstract• Good communication with fi eld personnel • Taking care of permits• Self management•
OFFERING:Competitive wages• Reliable equipment•
If you are interested in joining an aggressive safety oriented company and operating a 2012 T800 winch tractor give us a call.
Phone 403-782-2756Fax 403-782-6856
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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 E5Misc.Help 880
ADULT & YOUTHCARRIER NEEDED
Wanted for delivery of Flyers, Express &
Sunday Life in
GLENDALEGrimson St. & Goodall Ave.
RIVERSIDE MEADOWS
Kerrywood Mews53, 54, 55 & 56 Ave.
& 60 St. & 58 A St.
2 ROUTES Oriole Park WestOgilvie Close & Oldring Crsc. &
Oaklands Crsc. & Oakwood Close
Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308
ADULT or YOUTHCARRIERS NEEDED
For delivery of Flyers, Express and
Sunday Life in
LANCASTERLampard Crsc. area& Lord Close area.
MICHENERROUTE AVAIL.51 Street & 43 Ave. area
ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK
Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info
ADULT UPGRADING
Alberta Government Funded Programs
Student Funding Available!
* GED Preparation* Trades Entrance Exam Preparation* Women in the Trades
Academic ExpressAdult Education & Training
340-1930www.academicexpress.ca
ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED
for delivery of Flyers
Red Deer Express& Red Deer
Life Sunday in
WEST LAKE
WEST PARK
Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317
Blue Grass Sod Farms is looking for Yard personnel Seasonal full time. Must have a class 5 license.
Please send all resume’s attn. Nursery Dept. Fax 403-342-7488, Email
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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED
for Morning Newspaper
delivery in the Town of Stettler
Earn $500.mo. for 1--1/2 hrs. per day
6 days a week.
Must have a reliable vehicle
.Please contact
Rick at 403-314-4303
ADULT CARRIERS REQUIRED
forEarly morning
delivery of Red Deer Advocate
in Sylvan Lake
Please call Debbie for details
314-4307BALMORAL
GOLF COURSErequires a mature individualfor beverage cart operator. Must be available evenings
and weekends. Must be over 18. PROSERVE
certif. req’d. Wage and golf privileges. Drop off resume
at clubhouse or fax to 403-342-9503
Career Opportunity$18.36/hr. + bonuses. Red Deer distribution company beginning 2nd. successful year of growth in the Red
Deer area. We are current-ly seeking energetic
individuals looking to get ahead. Positons include: Water quality advisers,
customer service and gen-eral labor. P/T & F/T
positions avail. Rapid ad-vancement avail. Please
call Sat. Mon. & Tues. 10-6 403-356-0330
CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the
Central AB. Life twice weekly in
Blackfalds Lacombe PonokaStettler
Call Rick at 403-314-4303
CENTRAL ABLUBE SHOP
REQUIRES MANAGER/LEAD HAND. Exp. req’d. Submit resumes by fax: 403-507-8514 or email:[email protected]
F.T. WAREHOUSENeeds a Drivers licence, some heavy & light lifting,
friendly, personnel. Monday-Friday, with
some Saturdays, exc. wages & benefits. Fax to: 403-309-3000.
Drop off: #9 - 7619 50 Ave Red Deer, AB
F/T DISPATCHER, day shift, Mon. - Fri. Please send resume to fax #
403-346-0295
HONEST RELIABLE HARD WORKING PERSON
Needed to clean homesTues., Thurs. & Fri.
Must be detail oriented.Exp. preferred. Call
403-341-3698 lve. msg.
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Interior DesignerVery busy Red Deer Flooring Company is
seeking Interior designer (male or female). Must
have an eye for design and professional attitude.
Commercial & Residential Estimating:
Floor & Wall Tile, Hardwood, Laminate and
Carpet. Wages are negotiable based on
experience & benefits avail. Fax 403-309-3000
Maintenance Person Req’d. F/T employment.
Carpentry or flooring instal-lation exp. is an asset
(carpet, tile, lino & hard-wood) but not necessary. Must be neat, clean, pro-fessional, friendly, works well with others or alone.
Drivers License req’d. Exc. wages, benefits &
great working environment. Please fax résumé to
403-309-3000 or drop off at 9-7619 50 Ave
Red Deer, ABMOBIL 1 Lube Express
Gasoline Alley req’s an Exp. Tech. Fax 403-314-9207
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED
forAfternoon delivery
in Bowden & Innisfail.
Please contact QUITCY
at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@
reddeeradvocate.com
Now Hiring Pickers / Packers
Receivers / ShippersFull Time Positions
Very clean atmosphere,
user friendly equipment & technology.
Benefits, competitive wages, perks.
Experience an asset.
Submit resume to:Email: careers@
chatters.caFax: 1-888-742-9036
PICKER truck operator & fireplace installer assistant n e e d e d i n R e d D e e r ASAP. Must know Red Deer & surrounding area & have valid driver’s license.Please fax resumes to 403-343-1899.
RAVEN TRUCKACCESSORIES
Has an opening for an INSTALLER POSITION, must be self-motivated,
have strong leadership skills & be mechanically inclined.Fax 343-8864 or apply in
person with resume to 4961-78th Street, Red Deer
REQUIRED IMMED.FULL TIME yard personnel for very busy equip. yard$20-25 to start depending
on experience.Fax resume
403- 227-5701 or [email protected]
TOP WAGES, BENEFITS, Exp’d. Drivers &
Swampers required. MAPLE LEAF MOVINGCall 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.
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SeekingPurchaser &
Purchaser Assistant†
Responsibilities include: managing input & tracking
of purchase orders,tracking shipments,
administering price lists, organizing promotional
information from vendors& stores, generating
monthly sales & purchase advice reports.
†Strong communication& computer skills, with
proficiency using Microsoft Office, attention to detail,
multi-task oriented & superior organizational, time
management & problem solving skills required.
†Remuneration based on
education and experience.Excellent benefits.
†APPLY NOW!
Email resume [email protected]
Fax resume to 1-888-409-0483
Online @ www.chatters.ca
SOURCE ADULT VIDEOrequires mature P/T helpfor days and grave shifts.
Fax resume to:403-346-9099 or drop off to:
3301-Gaetz Avenue
WINE STOREP/T help req’d. Retail &
stock duties. Job requires lifting. No evenings
10-20 hrs. weekly incl. 2 weekends/mo. fax resume to: 403-347-2330
or apply in person @ #1 4940 54 Ave. Red Deer
WINE STOREP/T stock person req’d. 2 - 3 afternoons weekly,
Wed. Thurs. & Fri. Fax resume to:
403-347-2330 or apply in person to: #1 4940 54 Ave
YARDMANCanwest Propane, an
affiliate of Gibson Energy, is the industry leader in
providing propane supply, distribution, equipment and
related services to customers across Western Canada.
We are seeking to hire a permanent Yardman for our Red Deer branch.
Qualifications required:* High School Diploma* PGAC 100-1-87 Certificate* WHMIS and TDG courses* Experience with handling cash and operating a till* Will train right candidate
Canwest Propane offers a competitive
compensation packageInterested candidates are invited to apply by via our website www.gibsons.com or by Fax at 403.346.0595
EmploymentTraining 900
offers a variety ofSAFETY COURSES
to meet your needs. Standard First Aid , Confined
Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we
offer on a regular basis.As well, we offer a selection of
online Training Courses.For more information check us out online at
www.firemaster.caor call us at 403 342 7500.
You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.
OILFIELD SERVICES INC.
EmploymentTraining 900
SAFETY TRAINING CENTREOILFIELD TICKETS
Industries #1 Choice!“Low Cost” Quality Training
403.341.454424 Hours
Toll Free 1.888.533.4544
H2S Alive (ENFORM) First Aid/CPR Confined Space WHMIS & TDG Ground Disturbance (ENFORM) B.O.P.#204, 7819 - 50 Ave.
(across from Totem) 2178
65
CareerPlanning 920RED DEER WORKS
Build A Resume That Works!
APPLY ONLINEwww.lokken.com/rdw.html
Call: 403-348-8561Email [email protected]
Career Programs areFREE
for all Albertans
CLASSIFICATIONS1500-1990
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Antiques& Art 1520CHROME KITCHEN SUITE
9 pieces. Early 1950’s.$198.50 obo.403-885-2502
Auctions 1530Bud Haynes &
Co. AuctioneersCertified Appraisers 1966
Estates, Antiques,Firearms.
Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave.347-5855
Bicycles 1540MEN’S BIKE, 18 spd. Exc. cond. $80. 403-341-5966
Equipment-Heavy 1630TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or
storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
EmploymentTraining 900
Farmers'Market 1650ALBERTA Spring lamb, cut and wrapped by the piece,
1/2 or whole carcass. Come see our 100 mile
radius store. Brown Eggs and Lamb 403-782-4095
BISON meat cut & wrapped, no medicine or
growth hormones 340-9111 or 342-0891 after 6
EAST HILL SASKATOONS3 kms. East of 30th Ave.
on Hwy. 11. Open Sat. - Sun. 9-5,Mon. - Fri. Noon-8 .
4L, $10 U-pick, $20 picked.403-342-6213 or 392-6025
RASPBERRIES ready, U-pick open
www.staniforthfarm.comPhone 403-746-3681
Firewood 1660AFFORDABLE
Homestead FirewoodSpruce, Pine, Birch
Spilt, Dry. Pickup or Del. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
FIREWOOD. All Types.P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275
birchfirewoodsales.comFREE FIREWOOD
Bring your chain saw.403-346-4307, 896-2194
GardenSupplies 1680BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS IN
POTS. $10-$15 per pot.587-272-0937
LANDSCAPING mulch, $ 1 0 . 0 0 y a r d . P h o n e 403-346-3800 weekdays or 403-343-6182 eves. & wknds.
Health &Beauty 1700*NEW!* Asian Relaxation
Massage Downtown! 587 -377 - 1298 open 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday!
HouseholdAppliances 1710APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances
403-342-1042FRIDGE, self clean stove,
both white. Exc. cond. $575. 403-341-5966
STOVES24” Frigidaire, new.
30” Kenmore.$100 each...... SOLD!!
HouseholdFurnishings1720CHROME KITCHEN SUITE
9 pieces. Early 1950’s.$198.50 obo.403-885-2502
HouseholdFurnishings1720
A GREAT DEAL! 3 pce. white & gold bdrm. suite, $200. will through in a stand up closet for free.
403-341-6164
CHINA CABINET $100.403-986-2849
DISHWASHER, under counter. Exc. cond. $200.
403-341-5966
DRESSER ANDCHESTER DRAWER:6 drawer dresser with
center double doors with2 shelves this comes
with no mirror.Chester drawer has top
double doors with 3 shelves and 2 bottom pull out drawers - these arefinished oak medium in color. $199 for the set.
Pick up onlyCall 403 358-3073 or
ENTERTAINMENT CEN-TRE w/folding doors for TV, 45” Wx61” H, w/small storage door and 2 draw-ers, $50 obo 403-342-2537
HARDWOOD Bench, $45; 4 drawer dresser, $25;
smaller loveseat, gold color, $60.; memory foam floor
lounger, adjustable angles, $45. All in very good cond.
403-347-5846
LARGE Wooden Rocker$70. 403-343-0764
TEMPERED regal glass for railing 35-7/8x60”, less t h a n 1 / 2 p r i c e $ 3 0 , 403-342-2537
TO GIVE AWAY - Mates bed with foam mattress
and head board. 403-343-0764
WANTEDAntiques, furniture and
estates. 342-2514
StereosTV's, VCRs 1730
T.V. SANYO 21” $25.403-343-0764
T.V. STAND, 3 tiered, glass. Will fit up to 40” t.v.
$200. Exc. cond. 403-341-5966
Misc. forSale 176020; LADDER $50; desk w/swivel chair $75; rocking g l i d e r a n d s t o o l $75 403-340-0675
8 fOOT wooden ladder. M in t cond i t i on . $40 . (403) 342-7908
FOR SALE:MOTO-SAT H.D.T.V. DISH (Shaw)for a Motorhome
complete w/a G.P.S. & a Nomad programmer,
used one yearit is just like new.
Asking price is $2,000.Call (403)347-6817,
MIRRORS 30x76, 45x45, $ 5 0 e a c h o b o c a l l 403-356-1770
MOVING SALE:SUIT CASES:
2 Piece Samsonite navy incolor, sizes 26”X19”
suit case, 23”X12” Over night bag. $50 for the set.
3 Piece Pierre Cardin black in color, sizes
26”X19”, 19”X12”, 15”X11” $65 for the set.
1 Over night bag green incolor $5
Computer Speakers:Set of small computer
speakers can also be usedwith TV $15. Pick up only.
Call 403 358-3073 or [email protected]
POOL TABLE COMBO WITH AIR HOCKEY.
c/w cues & balls.41.5” x 76” $150.
403-346-4462
OFFICE desk 6’ wide x 3’ deep, white natural wood f i n i s h , a s k i n g $ 2 0 0 , 403-347-7405
SAFE FOR SALE.Asking†$200.
Can deliver if needed.Call 403-597-2871
Misc. forSale 1760MOVING SALE: Tony Little
Gazelle $45; Whirlpool Gold Dehumidifier 25 pints
(like new) $60; 18” Oscillating Pedestal Fan - 3 Speed/3 Timed Settings
with remote $18; Dado Blades for Table Saw $30; Circle Cutter for Drill Press (13/4” - 8”) Ω” shank $18;
Junior Golf Starter Set (putter, wedge, wood)
$12.00. Box of Wooden Wheels, pegs, plugs for
crafter $15. No reasonable offer refused. 403-754-1695
OfficeSupplies 1800OFFICE chair, adjustable. $40. 403-347-5846
Pets &Supplies 181020 GALLON AQUARIUM with rot iron stand, light
hood, filter & gravel.$70. 403-343-6785
Cats 18303/4 RAG DOLL Siamese
kittens, shots, dewormed, ready to go. $150.
403-340-1328
FREE KITTENS !! Very friendly, different colors. 403-786-8691
FREE KITTENSTo Good Homes.
Cute as heck!403-358-3024
SIAMESE kitten for sale. Male. $100.
403-887-3649
Dogs 1840CKC reg’d shelties, 3 tri-males, 1` blue F, $800 obo all offers will be consid-ered. 403-844-9019
GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, 1 F, 2 M. Ready to go, 1st. shots. Vet checked. Born May 13.
403-773-2240 or 304-5104
ADORABLE family-raisedGoldendoodle Puppies
$800. 403-505-6447
P.B. JACK RUSSELL PUPS. Going Fast! 2 Male. $350.
403-896-9998 or 348-1810
PETITE Bichon Shih tzu poodle pups, unique color, $600, 403-505-6837
SportingGoods 1860
FISHING RODSAND CARRYING CASE: 1 Century fishing rod with
real and line $40.1 Johnson fishing rod with
real and line $30.1 Berkley fishing lightening
rod needs new real $30.1 fishing rod carrying case
$25. Pick up only. 403 358-3073 [email protected]
FISHING RODS:1 fly fishing rod with line,assortment of hooks and
carrying case $75.1 Century fishing rod with
real and line $40.1 Johnson fishing rod with
real and line $30.1 Berkley lightening fishingrod - needs new real $25.
1 fishing rod carryingcase $25 Pick up only.Call 403 358-3073 or
USED RIGHT HAND GOLF CLUBS, BAG &
CART. $100 obo.403-347-7922
WEIGHT Bench, foldable $20.; New camping
Lounge chair, in carry bag. $50. 403-347-5846
2556
19H
3-5
Duties include:- Service Writing- Warranty Administration- Service Scheduling- Maintaining Paper FlowAttributes:- Outgoing- Organized- Mechanically Inclined- Computer Proficient- Previous Experience A Must
Apply by:Email: [email protected]
Fax: (403) 346-1055or drop off resume, Attn: Bill/Service
SERVICEWRITER
2556
49H
4-10
UNCLEBEN’S
We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:- Concrete Batch Plant Operator- Concrete Finishers- Carpenters/Woodworkers- Steel Reinforcement Labourers- Overhead Crane Operators- General LabourersTop Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www.eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: [email protected].
is expanding its facility to double production.
2551
55H
3-31
2546
29H
3-14
Accounting 1010INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp.
with oilfield service companies, other small
businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
Cleaning 1070Complete Janitorialwww.performancemaint.ca
403-358-9256ECOSENSE CLEANINGNo harsh fumes, no toxic residue. Come home to a
clean, healthy home.Home/Cabins/Offices.
Garden maintenance, etc.403-887-5711
Contractors 1100Black Cat Concrete
Sidewalks, driveways, garages, patios, bsmts. RV pads. Dean 403-505-2542BLACK PEARL CONCRETE Garage/RV pads, driveways, patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285
BOBCAT and sodding services 403-588-4503
BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings,
36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980
CONCRETE! CONCRETE! CONCRETE!
Stamp finish, exposed fin-ish, basements, garages, patio pads, driveways &
sidewalks. etc. Anything concrete, call
Mark 403-597-0095GENERAL reno’s, restore & repair. 403-550-3888
Contractors 1100DALE’S Home Reno’s.
Free estimates for all your reno needs. 755-9622
cell 506-4301
LANCE’S CONCRETE
Sidewalks, driveways, shops, patios, garage padscommercial. Specialized in stamp concrete. 302-9126
RMD RENOVATIONSBsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.Call Roger 403-348-1060
SIDING, Soffit, FasciaPrefering non- combustible
fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @
302-9210.
Escorts 1165*LEXUS* 403-392-0891
INDEPENDENTBusty Babe w/My Own Car!
EDEN587-877-7399 10am- 2am
EROTICAS PLAYMATESGirls of all ages
www.eroticasplaymates.net403-598-3049
ROXY 26 Hot Blonde 403-848-2300
HandymanServices 1200
BUSY B’S HANDYMANSERVICES LTD.
We do fencing, decks, reno’slandscape and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857Free quotes. WCB, insured.
CONCRETE sidewalk, driveway, patios, decks, fences. 403-550-3888
HandymanServices 1200GREYSTONE Handyman
Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089
TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. Specializing in mo-bile home leveling and
winterizing 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999
MassageTherapy 1280* NEW * Executive Touch. Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St.
403-348-5650
Gentle Touch Massage4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445
MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME
4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161
VII MASSAGE Feeling blue, under the
weather? Come in and let us pamper you.
Pampering at its best.#7 7464 Gaetz Ave.www.viimassage.bizIn/Out Calls to Hotels
403-986-6686
Misc.Services 12905* JUNK REMOVAL
Property clean up 340-8666
FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal. No household appliances
403-396-8629
KLEEN SITE SERVICESResidential & CommercialPickups, Junk Removal,
Bin Rentals, Dump & CargoTrailers, BobCat Services
403-373-3242
Misc.Services 1290
IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up
scrap again! Farm machin-ery, vehicles and industrial.
Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346
Yard Work / Reno / Tree /Junk Removal 403-396-4777
Moving &Storage 1300
BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315
Painters/Decorators1310
LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and
Colour Consultations.403-342-7801.
Seniors’Services 1372
HELPING HANDSFor Seniors. Cleaning,
cooking, companionship, helping you/helping your family. Call 403-346-7777
Low Price Guarantee. www.helpinghandshomesupport.com
YardCare 1430LAWN/HEDGE Trimming Services. Call Paul, local Red Deer # 587-679-0917
Tree Pruning,Topping andRemoval by a Certified
Arborist,Hedges too! callRandy at 403-350-0216
To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifi eds 403-309-3300classifi [email protected]
wegotservicesCLASSIFICATIONS
1000-1430
E6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012
TravelPackages 1900
TRAVEL ALBERTAAlberta offers SOMETHINGfor everyone.
Make your travel plans now.
AGRICULTURALCLASSIFICATIONS
2000-2290
FarmEquipment 2010IHC 1460 AXIAL FLOW COMBINE, 900 MACHINE HRS. $35,000. 48’ Morris rod weeder, $1800, 36’ M o r r i s d e e p t i l l a g e , $$1500, 14’ airway aiera-tor $7000, Beale B7 brush rake, $3500; 8x60’ heavy skid $5000; SR5000 tag along car dolly $800; Mike 403-342-4923
Horses 2140WANTED: all types of
horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.
403-651-5912
WE BUY HORSES, broke, unbroke or
unwanted. 403-783-0303
Grain, FeedHay 2190
WILL do Custom Baling. JD round net or string wrap. 342-0891 or 340-9111 after 6
CLASSIFICATIONSFOR RENT • 3000-3200WANTED • 3250-3390
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rentals
Acreages/Farms 3010BEAUTIFUL 3 bdrm., 2 baths, full bsmt., only 4 yrs old, dble att. garage, view 10 acres, vacant, Just W of Hoadley. $1200/mo. Call Dennis 403-829-8291
Houses/Duplexes 3020Brand new high end lower 1/2 duplex. 3 bdrm, 2 bath,single front garage, granite, n/s, no pets, Blackfalds. Adults, $1400 + utils 403-600-2345
ManufacturedHomes 3040
Houses/Duplexes 3020CAMPBELL AVE. 3 bdrms,
1.5 baths, 5 appls, Den. †HEARTHSTONE†
403-314-0099†
MORRISROE DUPLEXAvail immed. This bright, spacious duplex offers 3
bdrms., 2 baths & 5 appls.Family & fenced yard,
perfect for a small family. Sorry, no pets.$1295 & util.
HEARTHSTONE403-314-0099
or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca
Condos/Townhouses3030
2 BDRM. 1-1/2 Baths, Blackfalds, fenced, $900.
Sept. 1. ***RENTED
2 BDRM. Condo, 1.5 bath, near Collicutt & SE shopping centre. 6 appls. $1075/mo $875 d.d. NO PETS, N/S,
Avail. Sept. 1st.**RENTED**
4 BDRM. R.D. 2.5 bath, 5 appls., garage. $1695. 403-782-7156 357-7465
GILMORE TOWNHOUSE3 bdrm., 1.5 bath, 5 appl.
HEARTHSTONE403-314-0099
HIGHLAND Green, 3 Bdrm, 1.5 bath, 1400 sq.ft. townhouse.Fenced yard, 2 balconies,backs onto green spacewith river valley view. 5appl. $1150 + util/dd.Sept 1, 403-542-4647
JENNINGS CRES.Newer 2 bdrm townhouse. 6 appls. Heat & water incl. $1250 + elec. Sorry, no pets.
Avail. Sept 1.HEARTHSTONE
403-314-0099or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca
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
Riverfront EstatesDeluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls,
blinds, large balcony,no pets, n/s, $1150
or $1175 along the river.SD $1000. avail. Aug. 15 &
Sept. 1 . 403-304-7576 347-7545
WESTPARK 11/2 blocks west of hospital!
3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s,rent $1150 SD $1000
avail. AUG. 15. & SEPT. 1403-304-7576 or 347-7545
ManufacturedHomes 3040Newly Reno’d MobileFREE Shaw Cable + more
$899/monthLana 403-550-8777
4 Plexes/6 Plexes 3050
INNISFAIL2 bdrm., 2 baths, brand new, rent $995. + d.d. +
utils, 403-343-1010
Suites 30601 & 2 BDRM. APTS.
Clean, quiet bldg.Call 318-0901.
1 BDRM apt. in quiet bldg, over 40 non smoker,
4616-44 St., good references.Rent $700, $675 D.D. Heat
and water incl. Available immed. Ph: 403-341-4627
1 BDRM. bsmt. suite, utils. incl., washer & dryer, $700
403-346-1292
1 BDRM. furn. bsmt. suite, single, working person, N/S, so pets. $850/mo. utils. incl. 403-341-6224
2 BDRM., 2 bath rural property, 10 mi. S. of R.D. $1200./mo. PLUS 1 bdrm, $750. mo. Both have utils.
incld’d. Avail. Aug. 1. Horses privileges avail.
403-396-9808
2 BDRM., Anders. legal bsmt. suite, separate ent., sep. laundry, central vac.
N/S, no pets, $900. + D.D. Incl. utils. & internet.
289-969-6410
BACHELOR SUITE.$725 + power.
Avail immed. 403-872-3400
BRIGHT APT.2 bdrm w/coin-op laundry in bldg. Close to Parkland Mall. Mature Adults only.
$850 + elect only. Avail NOW.HEARTHSTONE
403-314-0099or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca
BSMT. SUITEON OHIO CLOSE
2 bdrm & 4 appls. for quiet adult. $995 with
Utilities INCLUDED.Cat allowed. Avail Sept 1.
HEARTHSTONE403-314-0099
or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca
LARGE 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
MORRISROEMANOR
1 bdrm., Avail. immed. Adult bldg. N/S No pets
403-755-9852
1 Bdrm Adult Apt.n/s, no pets or parties,
www.ambassadorapts.ca
RoomsFor Rent 30901 BDRM. bsmt, own kitchen,
preferred employed. 403-342-7789
ROOM in new house in Blackfalds, private
bath/shower, incld’s utils. $650. 403-588-4503
ROOMS Highland Green fully furn., 6 appls, basic
cable and utils. incld., bdrms. keyed, $500/mo., +
SD, working only. Avail. immed. 403-342-4604
GarageSpace 3150
60’ x 32’ heated, 2 doors 12’ x 12’ $1700/mo. Sylvan Lake area 780-434-0045
MobileLot 3190
LACOMBE new park,animal friendly. Your mobile
or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.Excellent 1st time home
buyers. 403-588-8820
MOBILE HOME PAD, inRed Deer Close to Gaetz,
2 car park, Shaw cable incl.Lana 403-550-8777
CLASSIFICATIONS4000-4190
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homes
HousesFor Sale 4020
#84 LANCASTER Dr. clean well-kept home, 4
bdrms., 3 baths, many extras $384,900. 403-391-9294
HousesFor Sale 4020
FREE Weekly list ofproperties for sale w/details,
prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355Help-U-Sell of Red Deerwww.homesreddeer.com
LANCASTER BI-LEVEL 1236 sq. ft. walkout with attached insulated 24x24 garage, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, vaulted ceilings, maple cabinets with tile back
splash, 5 appliances incl, backyard landscaped, gas fireplace, in floor heating, Duradeck on upper deck,
central vac, laminate throughout! $444,900.
403-872-1806, 340-6744
Mason Martin Homes has8 Brand New Homesstarting at $179,900
Call for more info call 403-342-4544
Parkvale adult duplexPrime location, quiet close, next to walking trails/mar-ket, 1208 sq. ft. bungalow,
open design, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, single garage, lg. pie lot, immed. poss.$268,000, 403-342-8937 after 6 Open House Sun. Aug. 5th, 1-5,
4610-42 St. Cres
RISER HOMES 2 spec homes
Under $300,000.Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294
You can save thousands! Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee. Money back guarantee.
Gull Lake 2 bdrm, 1 bath. Golf, fishing, boating close by. $329,000.
403-999-2821
Beautiful family home with an amazing lake view. $368,900. 302-7873
Perfect family 2 storey, 4 bdrm., 2 bath in Westlake.
$444,900. 348-8690
Springbrook 2 storey, 3 bdrm., 3 bath, spa-like
ensuite. $344,900. 403-886-2694
Fully remodeled bungalow with central air. 4 bdrm.,
3 bath, $284,900. 403-598-2559
Springbrook 1/2 duplex, 4 bdrm., 1 bath, upgrades,
garage. $192,900.
Legal suite. Newer bilevel,2 bdrm suite, self contained.
$384,900. 403-346-4314
Exceptional finishing!3bdrm , 3 bath 1/2 duplex. 587-876-7967 $248,500
Newer Blackfalds starter!2 bdrm, 1 bath. Kitchen
with eating bar. Room for garage. S249,900.
4 bdrm, 3 bath with view of lrg green. Att. garage and
supersized detached. $424,900
HELP-U-SELLOF RED DEER403-342-7355
Condos/Townhouses4040ASPEN RIDGE - 2 storey,
dbl. att. garage, 2 bdrm., 3.5 bath, 5 appls. + more. Dev. bsmt., fenced, immed. poss.$279,000. 403-347-8203
RISER HOMES Designed for Living,
Built for Life3 bdrm., 2 bath townhouse
in Lacombe. Walk-out, front att. garage. 1 left. $240,000 incl. all fees.
Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294
SIERRAS OF TAYLORExceptional senior residents, for people 40+, that have no children going to school. For sale by owner. 1 bdrm. On main floor. $235,000.
Call 403-346-1063
Sierras on Taylor! Large 2 bdrm, 2 bath 40+. Heated
parking. $289,900Help-U-Sell RD 342-7355
Acreages 40502 CHOICE ACREAGES
located in paved executive subdivision, Each one ap-prox. 1 1/2 acres. Minutes N. or Lacombe on pave-ment. Close access to 5
golf courses. $110,000. ea. + G.S.T. 403-783-0303
ACREAGES FOR SALE E from Morningside turnoff to Rge. Rd 261. 5-1/2 -8 acres. utils. to property.
403-782-9963 or 350-0603
REDUCED!LAKE FRONT PROPERTY -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres $449,000. 10 min from Ponoka. Fishing, swimming & boating
at your back door.See welist.com #47984.†
MLS C3526876.Call 403-519-6773† Email:
You can save thousands! Helping sellers sell for a low set fee. No advance fee. Money back guarantee.
Beautiful views of the River Valley. Only 6 mins to R. D.
on pavement. $269,000-$279,000
3.09 acres of lush trees and 2 homes. DC zoning
offers many businesspossibilities. $549,900
Red Deer River at your back door with 150’ of
River Frontage. 3020 sq.ft. $849,900.
HELP-U-SELLOF RED DEER403-342-7355
Farms/Land 4070
160 ACRES of Paradise! Trout pond, creek, native
timber, nice home. $489,900.Help-U-Sell R.D. 342-7355
ManufacturedHomes 4090
Better than new in Benalto! 3 bdrm. 2 bath, High efficiency
furnace, AC $81,500. Help-U-Sell RD 342-7355
MUST SELLBy Owner $7,000.
Lana 403-550-8777
BusinessesFor Sale 4140RESTAURANT FOR SALE
For details go towww.businesssellcanada.
com/22722002.htm
Farms/LandWanted 4080
Lots For Sale 4160
FULLY SERVICEDres & duplex lots in Lacombe.
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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 E7
Saturday, Aug. 4CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Cole and Dylan
Sprouse, 20; Barack Obama, 51; Billy Bob Thornton, 57THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The
middle of next week holds an es-pecially harmonious conversa-tion between Uranus and the Sun. Fresh ideas and excitement about the future is building now. It will be a great day, enjoy!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You’ll easily understand the steps you need to take to move towards your goals in career, pas-sion, and love. You’ll work hard balancing what you do with what you want to do. It will be a great year, enjoy!
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Each person who lives long enough will have a year that stands out in the trajectory of his or her life. During this decade, you are guaranteed an extend-ed period, when everything changes fast. Even in the quiet moments, you’re moving towards bigger and better.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A person who enjoys what they do radiates with the energy of joy. On the other hand, no matter how envious others may be of a position, if the job is hated, it’s hard to hide. There are opportunities around you. Choose with your heart as much as your head.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Each person will have their fans and foes, but there are smart ways to decrease the im-pact of the energy you find less than positive. You get one of these options now, allowing you to surround yourself with the people you want and less of those you don’t.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Each person who crosses our path, even for a split moment, presents with them an opportunity to be changed, to be loved, to be touched by an-other. It is a casual moment that reaches into your heart and clarifies your vision.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There are endless technologies that allow us to connect with others, yet many are more alienated than ever. It’s face to face, physical contact you want now. To find it, you’ll have to consider taking on an ad-venture.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your sign has the understand-ing that given time, any area can be mastered. However, there is talent and interests. They make the process of getting good, smoother. You can take advantage of an opportunity, but do you really want it?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There are countless literary devices a writer can draw on when crafting skill. However, authors say the most rewarding moments happen when they forgot the techniques and settled into the story. You don’t need to over think a move. Trust you know what you need.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When asked for your opin-ion, it’s wise to consider who is asking and how to deliver it. Your honesty now is needed and is found refreshing to another. Share it in a kind way and it makes a world of differ-ence.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The truth has a way of coming out, especially for those who find it difficult to keep a secret. You sense a deeper pattern now, encouraging you to be forthright. Trust it, even when it’s hard.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Every campaign must consider outreach efforts. It lets other people know what you offer and how you can benefit them. There is an effective way to do this. Today, however, you see how not to do it. Let it be an example you can learn from.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You feel a strange push and pull within. One part wants to confront, express, and let known the depth of your feelings. The other is waiting for a sign. You might not get a direct answer, so sit with what you feel. There is wisdom to it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An intense few days is now giving way to a return to ease, where magic is easier to acknowledge. Most of the activity seemed to take place in your quietest moments, alone or while you slept. Now, you’re stepping forward and putting the insights into action.
★ ★ ★Sunday, Aug. 5
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Kajol, 37; Maureen McCormick, 56; Loni Anderson, 67
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: This week Venus will end her exceptionally long visit to the sign of Gemini. Most of us have had to consider how communication and devices are used to bring greater prosperity and love, and where they might get in the way. It will be a great day, enjoy!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You make important decisions in finances and love that help stabilize your future with an im-portant agreement that has longevity. You’re remarkably resourceful, especially in financial loans, grants, and benefits. It will be a great year, enjoy!
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can see the resolution in sight. A strong part of you wants closure, but familiarity keeps you hanging on. You don’t need to make a definitive choice now, nor should you. The climate is still changing.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Not every task can be fun. Even those with a most enchanted life will, on rare occasion, require a task that feels far from their aptitudes and abilities. You’re being asked to do something brand new to you. It’s just for now. Embrace it as you can.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There are immediate things that need to occur, but there are also inspired dreams that give life meaning. You begin to connect with an other-worldly energy, filling you with inspiration of a more enchanted future.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): There are those who im-press with a seemingly flawless ethic. However, others seem to get away with everything. Most people fall somewhere in the middle, as you’ll have to now. Hold your integrity, but be mindful when morality provides an excuse for fear.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Those moms, who wake up early, get their kids ready, and head to work are in a special class. Having to juggle many balls at once has rewards. Regardless of your place in life, your flexibility brings favour.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s not always clear why some people partner with another who seems unsuited to him or her. However, on some level, there’s a point of connection that allows the relationship to take root. Don’t judge a match you see now. Under the surface, there is understanding.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Someone adept at a task might seem to complete it with easy flare. What we don’t see are the countless times they fumbled on their way to expertise. You’re measuring your effort against a role model, but you’re not that person. Trust the path of your own development.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Out of all the people who say they’re going to write a book, only one in ten thousand do. Out of those ten thousand, only one gets published. You know what you’re going for is a long shot, but there are some chances too joyous not to begin.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your sign is one of exploration and world travel. Yet, today you feel drawn to stay closer to home. You can use the time to connect with a partner and consider a moment of needed clarity. Summon-
ing the courage is the biggest step. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A life of accomplishment
is certain to come to anyone willing to dedicate him or herself. However, we know that achievement in itself isn’t valued un-less we care about what we’re after. You’re making a needed refinement, moving you towards goals that matter.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your attention is on your finances right now, as you’re pouring your heart to help your capital grow. A creative project might require more work and less immediate rewards than you realize, but this time has
value nonetheless as you test what works. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re looking at the luxu-
ries you wish you had, and how some of the finer things in life are available to you. Ultimately, things aren’t going to make you happy, and you know it. Focus on the relationships that make life meaningful.
Nadiya Shah is a consulting astrologer, syndicated sun sign columnist and holds a master’s degree in the Cultural Study of Cosmology and Divination, from the University of Kent, U.K. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
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Other reasons men don’t crave intimacy with partnerDear Annie: I have had all I can take from your
female readers who complain about the lack of inti-macy from their husbands.
You tell them to have their husband’s testosterone checked and seek counselling. Allow me to give you a better answer.
It’s true that men, as they get older and live with their partners for years, might not be as excited about intimacy as in their younger days. That does not mean they are not interested in intimacy. It means they are not interested in their partner.
Here are my questions for those female readers: How big is your rear end? Do you have numerous health issues that make your partner think he is living in a nursing home? Are you out of shape and overweight because you sit, eat and watch TV all day? Do you snore, keeping your partner up most of the night?
I could go on, but I think you get the point. In my opinion, 80 per cent of females over the age of 30 are
overweight, and a good percentage are obese. Let’s face it. They are not sexy.
So, after 30-plus years of marriage, you look at your spouse, and what else can I say? I know men have issues, too, but we don’t all need to have our testosterone checked if we are not intimately excited by our mate. This does not mean we don’t still love them. — Bob (Location Secret for Obvious Reasons)
Dear Bob: Well, you are certainly frank. But the majority of our sex-deprived male readers have let us know that they would rather be intimate with their 50-plus wives than with anyone else. They want the affection that intimacy provides, regardless of body shape or age. But we are certain you will have provoked our readers, who will be eager to set you straight, so . . . let the games begin.
Dear Annie: I have a very close family. We are not perfect, but we try to be there for one another when it counts. My in-laws are a different story. They are very self-absorbed. In my family, when someone is seriously ill or hurt, we call and visit and try to help. But when I had surgery, and again when my husband was sick, my in-laws didn’t even phone. In the 20
years that I have known them, they have never done anything remotely thoughtful for us.
When we first married, I tried to be positive by saying they are simply different. I told myself that I owe them my respect because they are my husband’s family. I never complained about them. However, as the years passed, it’s become harder to tolerate their behaviour, and I can no longer hold in my feelings. My husband still thinks we should have his parents over for dinner and holidays, but it’s hard to be around them for an hour, much less an entire eve-ning. Am I being unfair to my husband? I’m trying to follow your advice and find something to like about my in-laws, and I simply cannot. Could you help me handle it better? — N.Y. Wife
Dear Wife: The only thing you need to like about your in-laws is that they raised your husband, whom you love. And it’s possible that their lack of consid-eration is less about not caring and more about not knowing how to behave appropriately. Please con-tinue to invite them for holidays and an occasional dinner out of respect for your husband, and work on finding a calm place in your head.
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