Red Deer Advocate, September 11, 2012

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Balanced budget first, courthouse later: justice minister

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer might have to get in line for a new court house, if Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis’s comments are any indication.

While helping open Corrections Week in the city on Monday, Denis said he’s aware of the local push for a larger new courthouse to replace the cramped existing one at Ross Street and 48th Jonathan Denis Avenue.

But Denis said other Alberta communities also have their demands — such as for a new remand centre for Calgary and a new courthouse for Sherwood Park.

The minister said he could not rank which capital need is greatest at this time.

But the first priority for his department is balancing the budget. “It’s important that we get the budget on track.

Red Deer’s courthouse is on a capital list, but it may be a number of years before we get to it,” said Denis, who couldn’t pinpoint how long. He only stated it would not happen this year.

Red Deer’s Mayor Morris Flewwelling said he intends to start a conversation about the local courthouse with the minister. City council is proposing the parking lot behind the for-

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The southern Alberta Corrections tactical team demonstrates crowd control methods at the Red Deer Remand Centre Monday. mer downtown RCMP station as a good location for a larger new building, but the mayor said the land couldn’t be reserved for years.

“We might be able to hold onto it for a year and half or so, but we’d need to know very soon” that project would go ahead, said Flewwelling.

He and the minister were among the dignitaries who spoke at an offi-

cial opening ceremony for Corrections Week in front of the Red Deer Remand Centre.

Denis, who at one point, lost his speech notes to strong winds, said it’s important to recognize the vital work of behind-the-scenes corrections staff because they don’t get the same attention as front-line police.

Jail and remand centre guards also

put themselves at risk every day to maintain public safety, said Denis. But the perception that’s often perpetuated by movies and the media is that corrections staffers are either too harsh or too lenient, he added. “Too many people don’t know the good work that’s done.”

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Petition calls on city to end bike lane project COUNCILLOR STEPHAN ALSO WANTS MISTAKE CORRECTED

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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The Kraay family’s seven-acre maze was recognized as the world’s largest QR code by Guinness.

A QR code for the record books

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Mixing technology with agriculture has resulted in a really big world record for the family behind the Lacombe Corn Maze.

The Kraay family’s seven-acre maze was recognized as the world’s largest QR code by Guinness. “We’re pretty excited,” said the business’s co-owner Rachel Kraay, who’s glad all the efforts paid off.

To attain the Guinness World Record designation, the Kraays had to prove the 310,000 square-foot maze that was designed to resemble a QR (quick response) code actually worked

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to channel smartphone users to the corn maze’s website.

But nothing happened the first time someone helicoptered over the maze and pointed a phone at it.

The Kraays then realized they had to Rototill the soil along the maze’s paths to make it darker. Nature also co-operated by providing “a dusting of rain” to further heightened the contrast between the cut paths and rows of corn, said Rachel.

The second helicopter trip was successful — but the family was still unsure their efforts would be officially recognized.

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A Red Deer city councillor says the $800,000 commuter bike lane pilot project was a mistake that needs to be corrected.

Coun. Chris Stephan said anytime vehicle lanes are taken away on some of the busiest roads it is going to be a problem.

Stephan said he foresaw the problems in the designs for the extension of the bike pilot that Ryan Handley included 40th Avenue, 55th Street and 39th Street.

“I think we need to listen to what the concerns are and we need to correct it fast,” said Stephan.

“I hope that we do learn from our mistakes. I look at this as a mistake in terms of process and also implementation. I think we need to respond to the public and make the necessary corrections.”

The city has received close to 2,000 responses to its online survey that went up on its website about a month ago. Stephan said city council has received more responses on the pilot

project than any other issue in this term. He said city council needs to be educated from the public on this issue.

“The petitions and surveys that are going around is part of educating council on what they want us to have us as priorities and how they want their money spent,” Stephan said.

“To see that community activism going around is a great thing. Ultimately in the long run it will lead to better decision making on behalf of council so I think the community input we are getting is a great thing.”

Mayor Morris Flewwelling agreed the response to the pilot has been the most vocal to anything in recent years and seeing the bike lanes on streets has caught people’s attention.

Flewwelling said people tend to resist change but eventually adapt to it.

He said this is the first time there has been a major change in the city since the ease of communication has allowed residents to voice their opinions through e-mail and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

“If you were to talk to people in any other centre where bike lanes were initiated, you would go through the same initial, shock, awe and resistance,” said Flewwelling.

Flewwelling said there was a hiccup in the designs at 39th Street and 40th Avenue and city crews fixed the issue over the September long weekend.

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CORRECTIONS: Dog finds bag of ‘drugs’ There are some 2,340 staff working in the corrections field in Alberta.

About 3,100 inmates are in Alberta’s correctional centres and just over 210 young offenders are in provincial custody.

Drug-sniffing corrections dogs and the Southern Alberta Regional Tactical Team made appearances at the opening reception.

At one point, a dog discovered a pre-planted bag of drugs under the minister’s chair — prompting laughs from the crowd.

The black-suited, helmeted tactical team set off a smoke bomb and discharged a weapon.

The 69 employees of the Red Deer Remand Centre were described by new director Wayne Johnson as “my new correctional family.”

The Calgarian said he’s grateful for their support as he learns the ropes in a new city.

Public open houses will be held at the Remand Centre today (Tues) and Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

PETITION: Mayor says those involved are sensitive to making changes “They shifted the lanes a little bit to create a left-turning lane and that made all the difference in the world,” said Flewwelling. “I think that shows the people who are involved with the bike lanes directly (city council and administration) are sensitive to tweaking and making small changes as they seem to be dictated.”

On Friday, city resident Ryan Handley, 40, started an online petition calling for city council to remove existing bike lanes and to halt all future lanes before continuing with the $800,000 pilot.

As of Monday afternoon, there were more than 850 signatures on the petition. Once the list gathers 2,000 signatures, Handley will take the petition to city council.

“Our city isn’t designed for bike lanes,” Handley said. “I want them to revisit it right away instead of waiting.”

Handley said the city should reverse the changes on 55th Street, in front of Eastview Middle School and on 39th Street, areas where there is increased congestion and long waits at intersections.

Instead, he said, the city should focus its attention on putting in bike lanes in the new subdivisions instead of retrofitting public streets.

“We have six or seven, eight months of winter and for them to spend that much money in doing these bike lanes wasn’t realistic or it wasn’t smart use of our tax money,” said Handley.

“Bike lanes in our environment isn’t necessarily the right way to go. We have a good sidewalk system, path system but to spend that much money in doing what they are doing is not right.”

Springbrook resident Tara Chaput, 32, is concerned with the traffic and potential for accidents around Eastview Middle School, where her son started Grade 6 this year.

Chaput, a mother of five, parks her vehicle at Annie L. Gaetz School where two of her children attend school and walks her son to the middle school.

Chaput said she supports the bike lanes but feels they may not have been put on the right roads.

“Rather than complain about it, accept it and figure out ways to avoid those areas that are congested,” said Chaput.

“For us we have an alternate route and we can get around all the congestion by being patient and letting things work itself out.”

In 2011, city council approved $800,000 to come out of municipal reserves towards the two-year pilot project. To fill out a city survey visit www. reddeer.ca/bikelanes or to sign the petition visit www.petitionhosting.com. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

“We knew we had the evidence that we had the biggest one,” said Rachel

BRIEFS Charges laid in death of man

STRUCTURE LOCATED NEAR PROPOSED CONDOMINIUM PROJECT IS IN POOR REPAIR, DEEMED UNSALVAGEABLE

Charges have now been laid in relation to a fatal injury at the Pigeon Lake Reserve late in August.

Members of the Hobbema and Wetaskiwin RCMP were called to investigate a fight between two men near the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach at about 11 p.m. on Aug. 30, says Staff Sgt. Shawn Lemay in an official statement issued by the Alberta RCMP on Monday.

Officers found 17-year-old Perry Johnson suffering from life threatening injuries. Emergency crews transported the boy to hospital, where he died of his wounds on the following day.

A charge of second degree murder has now been laid against Chris Norbert, 22, a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation.

Norbert was held in custody pending his first court appearance, set for Wetaskiwin provincial court today.

Sylvan Lake Rotary Club’s offer to take on the lighthouse replacement project was given a show of support from town council on Monday.

Council was surprised to learn a couple of weeks ago that a lighthouse that had served as a local landmark since 1988 was to be torn down.

The structure located on private land near a proposed condominium project is in poor repair and was deemed unsalvageable.

It is expected to be demolished sometime this winter.

On hearing of the lighthouse’s impending fate, council was determined to replace it, either with another lighthouse or some other feature that the public favoured.

Mayor Susan Samson said that the town didn’t see the lighthouse replacement as solely a municipal project and

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come through from Edmonton and Calgary this year,” said Rachel, who believes visits are up — although a warmer than average August and early September probably helped too.

In the past, the Kraay family has commemorated rock stars and athletes with their maze patterns, and last year, they created a design to honour the 25th anniversary of the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Tour.

The trouble will be coming up with a topper for next year.

“After 13 years, it might be hard to come up with something new,” admitted Rachel.

The family is inviting the public to suggest ideas.

Their website is www.kraayfamilyfarm.com. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Sylvan council supports Rotary lighthouse offer

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“but Guinness had all these rules about how the evidence is submitted and documented.”

In the end, the Kraays did have the right number of “witnesses, and witnesses witnessing witnesses,” because the family received a package from Guinness containing an official recordholder certificate.

Rachel, who operates the maze with her husband and his parents, said setting the world record is a thrill — and has raised the Lacombe Corn Maze’s profile.

The family has been interviewed by national media including the Canadian Press, CBC and CTV. And a story about their recordsetting maze has even run in a British newspaper.

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Rail failure caused derailment An October 2011 train derailment was caused by a “sudden catastrophic failure” of one of the rails, says a Transportation Safety Board of Canada report.

The rail likely failed because of an existing undetected defect in the rail, says the report released on Monday.

The southbound Canadian National Railway train was travelling from Mirror to Calgary when it derailed about 9:35 a.m., 10 km south of Alix in an isolated rural area.

Thirteen cars on the 165-car train jumped the track.

About 900 litres of phosphoric acid were released and about 140 metres of track destroyed.

The safety board says testing had been carried out on the rails, but that work doesn’t always detect defects “leading to the risk of rail failures and derailments.”

The rails in the area of the derailment had been inspected only a day before the crash but no flaws were found, says the report.

Since the Oct. 21 incident, the federal government has made rail flaw testing more stringent.

CN is also working with its rail fatigue detection suppliers to improve testing protocols and procedures.

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Wayne Johnson, left, director of the Red Deer Remand Centre, listens as provincial justice minister Jonathan Denis speaks Monday.

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LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT she was pleased that the Rotary Club came forward recently.

Several councillors also expressed their support for the club’s offer.

Coun. Ken MacVicar said having a group like Rotary back the project will make it easier for other service groups to help with the project with co-operation from the town.

Council voted to make Samson and Coun. Sean McIntyre the town’s representatives on a lighthouse committee.

The town will also take on the job of sending out letters to other groups inviting their participation in the project.

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Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012

Input sought for Sylvan multiplex

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Sylvan Lake Town Council will take plans for a proposed multiplex facility back to the public for feedback.

The town has been looking at building a new sports and community facility for some time.

A feasibility study commissioned a year ago and completed earlier this year suggested building a two-arena facility with gymnasium, indoor running track, sports courts, activity areas, meeting spaces and a concession that

would cost about $21 million.

It would be located on the site of the existing arena at 48th Street and 48th Avenue.

On Monday, council reviewed some proposed concept designs, which included a seniors centre and child activity centre as part of the project.

Council also discussed whether a new four-sheet curling rink should be included as part of the facility. It was decided not to make the curling rink part of the facility.

However. council pledged to work with the curling club on replacing the existing rink.

Coun. Laverne Asselstine said including a seniors centre was a good idea, especially considering that the number of seniors in Canada are expected to grow in coming years.

Ron Lebsack, the town’s director of leisure and protective services, said the existing seniors centre is too small and they want a new home to be located in the downtown core of the community.

Coun. Sean McIntyre said given the scale of the project it is important that the public get another chance to look at what is proposed before the project is taken any further.

It is expected an open house will be held in the next month or so to present the latest concept drawings.

It is also important that the town approach local community and sports groups to enlist their financial support, said Coun. Ken MacVicar.

Without help from local organizations the multi-million project will not go ahead.

Once public input has been received, a task force will be created to work on detailed designs and develop a budget for the project. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Small oilfield fire draws interest from national security investigators

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CROSSFIELD — An organization that investigates national security threats doesn’t believe a fire at a southern Alberta energy site was pre-meditated, but is looking into it anyway.

The RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team is trying to determine exactly what happened Saturday night at the site southwest of Crossfield, about 50 kilometres north of Calgary.

Mounties say the small fire happened at an oilfield pipe riser and was contained to some plug openings connected to the valves of the pipes.

“At this point, nothing shows that this is a co-ordinated or a planned thing. At this point we perceive it to be just a mischief by some individual,” RCMP Staff Sgt. Denis Rivais, a spokesman for the national security team, said Monday.

Rivais said the pipe riser is where sour gas gets fed into a hub and shipped to the rest of the province.

Rivais said one of the unit’s mandates is to review threats to critical infrastructure, so its investigators were originally called about the damage to the pipe riser.

“Since we began the investigation, rather than hand it off to someone else, we’re continuing on with the lead.”

No one was hurt and the flow of natural gas to the site was closed by Direct Energy workers. Gas already in the pipes was allowed to burn off.

The integrated team is made up of specially trained members of the RCMP and other law enforcement and national security partners at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. It investigates all national security criminal threats.

There are about 400,000 kilometres of provincially regulated energy pipelines criss-crossing the province. That doesn’t include federally regulated or smaller distribution pipelines.

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A large grass fire that started on the Blood Reserve heads towards a farm yard west of Lethbridge, Monday.

Wind-whipped grass fire forces evacuation of southern Alberta town

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LETHBRIDGE — High winds were fuelling a massive grass fire in southern Alberta on Monday, prompting precautionary evacuations in at least three communities.

However, conditions were improving by late evening with officials saying water bombers had managed to knock back the flames, and cooler temperatures were also helping.

Residents of Coalhurst and Milk River — with populations of 2,200 and 800 respectively — were ordered out of their homes, along with rural residents in the region.

A mobile home park in the much larger city of Lethbridge was also cleared and the city declared a state of emergency.

Evacuees from Coalhurst and Lethbridge were being directed to congregate at three points — a gymnasium in Lethbridge, the Enmax building in Lethbridge and the community centre in Picture Butte.

The people of Milk River were told to go to the nearby town of Raymond. Barbara EdgecombeGreen, spokeswoman for the town

of Coalhurst, said police went door-to-door telling people to get out immediately.

The town supplied a bus for people who had no transportation.

“For the moment the town is not affected, but we are in direct line of the fire, so to make sure everyone is safe, we are evacuating the town,” Edgecombe-Green said Monday afternoon.

Residents who made it to the evacuation centre in Picture Butte said it was a nerve-wracking trip on a normally quiet highway now jammed with cars.

Once they got there, they were told it would be several hours before they would know if they could return home or would have to stay out for the night.

Dora Entz left town with her two sons and two daughters; her husband had been on his way home from Lethbridge and simply diverted to meet them in Picture Butte.

Entz said her son learned of the evacuation when he went to get gas. “The police got out and said to him ... Coalhurst is now evacuated.”

She said she heard the police issuing evacuation orders on a loudspeaker as they drove down

the street in front of her house.

“I never expected that we would be evacuated,” she said.

“It was such a long wait until we got out of Coalhurst. Everybody was just rushing to get out. People wanted to come back and the police wouldn’t let them, so they had to turn around. It was a hustle.”

The blaze began earlier in the day on the Blood reserve and closed Highway 3, a major roadway in the region.

“We have lots of smoke, we cannot see flames, but there is lots of smoke,” Edgecombe-Green said.

She estimated the fire to be about a kilometre away from the town.

Flames were being whipped by winds gusting up to more than 100 kilometres an hour and filled the skies of Lethbridge with thick black smoke. Environment Canada issued wind warnings for most of southern Alberta.

Edgecombe-Green said all of the fire resources in the surrounding communities, including the fire department on the Blood Reserve, were working together to fight the blaze.

Much of the same area was hit by a grass fire that forced over 100 people from their homes near Lethbridge last November.

Case against suspect in peace officer’s death put over CALGARY — The suspect in the death of a retired Mountie working as an Alberta peace officer made a fifth court appearance Monday and once again had his matter put over.

Trevor Kloschinsky, 46, was charged a month ago in the first-degree murder of Rod Lazenby.

Lazenby, a retired RCMP officer who was responsible for enforcing bylaws in the Municipal District of Foothills, died Aug. 10 after going to Kloschinsky’s property near Priddis, southwest of Calgary, to investigate a dog complaint.

Company hired to conduct pipeline review THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Alberta’s energy industry regulator says it has hired a company to review the province’s pipeline network.

The Energy Resources Conservation Board says Group 10 Engineering of Calgary has been chosen.

Earlier this summer, the government called for an independent audit

to focus on pipeline safety, spill management and the security of pipelines that cross water.

The review was announced following three pipeline-related oil spills in the province.

The board says the review should be completed by the end of November and Energy Minister Ken Hughes should have a report year’s end.

Greenpeace Canada spokesman Mike Hudema (hoo-DEE’-mah) says

it’s disappointing that none of the groups that asked for the review in the first place was consulted before Group 10 was hired.

“In launching this review, Minister Hughes acknowledged that it was only happening because of public pressure,” Hudema said Monday in a news release.

“Refusing to listen to the public’s legitimate concerns on pipeline safety won’t make them

or the over 600 pipeline incidents Alberta suffers from every year go away.”

Members of the Alberta Surface Rights Group, which was among the groups pushing for the pipeline review, suggested last month that they were being shut out of the process.

CALGARY — Trees were snapped like matchsticks when a strong wind spawned by a brief but violent storm struck Calgary.

The wind whipped into the city around 5 p.m. Sunday, reaching speeds of up to 98 kilometres an hour.

The gusts brought down trees in several neighbourhoods, making it tough for drivers to get around.

Some construction scaffolding downtown was also toppled, but there are no reports of injuries.

Environment Canada says more potentially wild weather could be on the way.

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Canada holds its own at Paralympics An editorial from the Toronto Star, published Sept. 7: There’s been controversy on the track about unfair advantages and chatter on social media about the “hottest” athletes. More importantly, of course, there’s been nine days of inspiring feats of athletic excellence and determination. But what international sporting event would be complete without a few sideshows, too?

That it’s all happening at the Paralympics demonstrates that these Summer Games really have come of age in London. There was a time when the stories were all about the disabilities the athletes faced. Now, that barely rates a mention as the coverage generally centers on the rivalries among the elite athletes and their world-record setting performances or surprise upsets.

OTHERVIEW Nearing the end of the Games, Canada wasn’t at the top of the medal standings but with 22 medals so far our athletes are more than holding their own at the most competitive Paralympic Summer Games ever. Canada’s 145 athletes have gained international respect and recognition for their competitive spirit, athletic excellence and, in the case of David Eng at least, a muchnoticed chiseled upper body.

Canada’s wheelchair basketball co-captain, showing typical Canadian modesty, said he was surprised to find himself on a list of “hottest Paralympic athletes” in London. “It’s good for confidence I guess,” Eng said.

What’s an even bigger confidence booster, no doubt, is that he and his

teammates advanced to the finals on Thursday, without having lost a single game in the Paralympic tournament.

They play Australia for gold on Saturday.

The men’s basketball team, good as they are, have plenty of competition for standout Canadian performances to date. Swimmer Benoit Huot won Canada’s first gold medal of these Games in the 200-metre individual medley. For good measure, he broke his world record, too, and nabbed a silver in freestyle and a bronze in backstroke.

That brings his career total to an astounding 19 Paralympic medals. Not to be outdone, Summer Mortimer won two gold medals — along with two new world records — in 50-metre freestyle and 100-metre backstroke, a silver in individual medley and bronze in freestyle. That’s four medals for this Para-

lympic first-timer.

Michelle Stilwell very nearly achieved the famed double-double by winning back-to-back Paralympic 100-metre and 200-metre sprints. She won gold in the 200-metre and Wednesday night she came just a fraction of a second short and won a silver in the 100-metre. For others, who finished just off the podium in fourth or fifth place, London has brought heartbreak.

But that’s part of elite sport, too.

The disability categories can be confusing and many of these sports are rarely, if ever, seen on TV outside the Summer Games. But, at the root of it all, Paralympic competition comes down to the simplest of athletic drives: to be the very best in the world.

We still have time to tune in, cheer on our athletes and be inspired in the process.

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Fluoridation safe, effective As chief medical officer of health for Alberta, it is my responsibility to monitor the health of Albertans, and make recommendations on measures to protect and promote the health of the public, and prevent disease and injury.

I understand that there is a discussion in the community about removing fluoride from the water supply for Red Deer, Blackfalds, Lacombe and Ponoka despite strong evidence that fluoride is safe and effective in maintaining dental health.

Fluoride protects tooth enamel against the acids that cause tooth decay and many studies have shown that fluoridated drinking water reduces the rate of tooth decay in children, as well as in adults and seniors.

Red Deer has been fluoridating drinking water for more than 60 years.

It is estimated that for every $1 spent on water fluoridation, $38 in dental treatment costs are prevented.

Water fluoridation provides the most cost-effective way to safely provide fluoride to all members of a community without consideration of wealth or social standing. The only known risk from fluoridation of drinking water is very mild or mild dental fluorosis, a white or brown discoloration of the teeth. For most Albertans, fluorosis is mild or absent.

The Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), the World Health Organization, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada monitor all scientific evidence and continue to support fluoridation as a safe and effective way to prevent dental disease.

Unfortunately, anti-fluoridation lobby groups ignore most of this evidence and “cherry pick” the occasional study that supports their position, even when validity of the study is questioned.

In Alberta, we have public health measures in place to safely prevent disease and provide health benefits that are accessible and affordable. We do this with iodized salt to combat thyroid diseases, vitamin D supplemen-

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tation of milk to prevent rickets, and folic acid added to bread to prevent birth defects.

We do the same with fluoridation of community water supplies and you do it for less than one dollar per person per year in Red Deer.

I strongly urge the citizens of Red Deer to continue this tradition of water fluoridation and continue to protect the health of your community.

James Talbot, MD, PhD, FRCPC Chief medical officer of health

Fluoridation remarkable The health of Canadians has improved significantly over the last 100 years and most of this improvement is attributable to advances in public health.

There are various public health achievements that led to this remarkable feat. The fluoridation of drinking water has been recognized as one of these remarkable achievements by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States and by the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA).

There are many opinions and positions about community water fluoridation. As an organization dedicated to dental public health in Canada, the Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry (CAPHD) promotes the use of scientific evidence.

Below is list of web-resources in support of water fluoridation from national and international experts who have carefully weighed the evidence: ● National/International Support for Water Fluoridation: http://www. caphd.ca/programs-and-resources/resources-for-professionals - flourides ● Health Canada’s Findings and Recommendations of the Fluoride Expert Panel (January 2007): http:// www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/watereau/2008-fluoride-fluorure/index-eng. php We recognize the benefits of community water fluoridation and, based on this current evidence, recommend it as a safe, effective and economical public health measure. It generates the most difference in communities with high rates of tooth decay. In ad-

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Panthers amazing ladies I recently had the pleasure of meeting the Red Deer Panthers women’s fastpitch team. They participated in the Western Canadian fastpitch championship in my hometown of Abbotsford, B.C. My daughter Shawna was lucky enough to be picked to be a bat girl for the Panthers.

All she was given was the name of the team, so on Thursday, Aug. 16, she nervously went down to the field.

We approached the Alberta team and asked if they were the Red Deer team.

The coach pointed towards the girls in front of him and said yes. They immediately asked her name and included her in their warm-up and gave her one of their T-shirts. They stated they would have a shirt for her later on.

Friday was Shawna’s birthday and when she got to the park they all said happy birthday to her, gave her a Tshirt, an autographed picture and a headband, which she has worn everyday since she got it.

After the game the ladies called her over and sang happy birthday, then presented her with cupcakes.

Coach Aaron later said if they knew they were going to have a bat girl they would have been better prepared. I’m not exactly sure what else they could have given her.

These ladies were amazing, not only to my daughter but to watch. They had some questionable calls against them but they conducted themselves with amazing sportsmanship and their abilities were definitely on par with the other teams that were there.

Unfortunately, they did not make it out of the round robin but they were, if you ask me, the best and the most

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classy team there. Most of the bat girls were envious of Shawna because she got “the best team.”

They taught my daughter something more important than good ball. They showed her how to respond positively towards adversity and how to walk off the field with your head held high, knowing they did their best on that day.

All of the ladies had an impact on Shawna. They treated her as a peer, not a 13-year-old kid. They have our utmost respect and I am proud to say I got to meet them and watch them play.

Shawna, now has fastpitch heros who are not Americans (Jenny Finch)!

She looks up to Ray, Jenn and Teri — and the rest of the Panthers — but those are the positions she plays.

I just wanted to let Red Deer know what great citizens you have in your midst. Thank you all for being a part of my daughter’s life.

You are an amazing group of ladies and Red Deer, be proud of these ladies. They represented well, we tip our hats to you. Again thank you!

Leigh-Ann and Shawna Redekop Abbotsford, B.C.

What is a bicycle?

The Highway Traffic Act states all vehicles must be registered. But first we have to have valid insurance, then have to have a valid operator’s licence. Vehicles must have all lights in working order, and use signal lights to change lanes or to turn at intersections.

None of the forgoing seems to apply to bikes. If sufficient bikes use these trails, that cost taxpayers thousands of dollars when the city is cutting back a lot of services, where are they going to park? The only bike rack I have seen is east of the south entrance at Bower mall, and it is right on the sidewalk so pedestrians must walk around it.

Safety does not seem to be a factor when we look at the chaotic situation on 55th Street and 42nd A. Ave.

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Fire razes homes in Okanagan MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE EVACUATED AS FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE PERSISTENT AND VORACIOUS FOREST FIRE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PEACHLAND, B.C. — Four houses have been destroyed and more than 1,500 people were evacuated in B.C.’s Okanagan as firefighters battle a persistent and voracious forest fire.

Three of the four homes consumed by the fire were occupied. Several other outbuildings were damaged in the blaze that was first reported Sunday afternoon but within hours, threatened the town of Peachland, population 5,200.

Hundreds more people remain on evacuation alert in the community 380 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.

Roughly two-thirds of residents who were earlier evacuated were allowed to return to their homes on Monday.

Elsie Lemke, director of emergency operations for the District of Peachland, said officials were in the process of notifying owners about the damage.

No one has been injured.

“Our hearts go out to the property owners who have suffered loss because of this fire,” she said.

A cloud of white smoke hung over Peachland on Monday, drifting above the forested mountainsides to the west of town.

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People watch as a helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Peachland, B.C., on Monday. Rain and calmer winds overnight brought a small amount of relief to fire crews. lier in the morning, but eventually clouded over. Residents were hopeful for the forecast that predicted rain. On the downside, the wind was picking up with the same strong gusts that swept the blaze down the mountainside and towards the lakeside community.

A steady stream of helicopters flew over Okanagan Lake, filling up with water to drop on the blaze, which by Monday was about two square kilometres in size — unchanged from overnight — and only 50 per cent contained, said Lemke.

Ron Polak noted the increasing winds with worry,

wondering if he and his wife would soon be among those forced out of their homes.

“From my house, through the trees, you can see a lot of smoke,” said the 50-year-old carpenter.

“It was a pretty late night for us.”

Polak said he first heard

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Steve Tourloukis is asking Ontario’s Superior Court to force the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board for a heads-up when topics such as marriage, family and sexuality will be discussed in his kids’ classes.

It’s discriminatory to deny him the religious accommodation when it is provided to people of

other faiths, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, Tourloukis said Monday at a news conference.

He dismissed the idea of educating his children — a son in Grade 4 and a daughter in Grade 1 — in the separate school system.

“Why should I send my children to another school?” he said.

“I pay my taxes...I don’t see why somebody else’s discrimination should cause me, should influence where I send my children. Not in a free country.

“Not in Canada.”

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Leslie isn’t expected to be quite as ferocious as Igor, but will almost certainly make landfall early Tuesday near the Burin Peninsula in southeast Newfoundland, said the Canadian Hurricane Centre.

Forecasters say Leslie will touch down as a hurricane or a strong tropical storm, depending on its wind speed.

Patricia Devine of Clarenville in southeastern Newfoundland was keeping a wary eye on the weather after Igor caused more than $25,000 in flood damage to her home on Sept. 21, 2010.

“All over this town trees were down, an awful lot of people got flooded basements. Oh, it was awful,” she recalled Monday.

Igor also caused one death when a man on nearby Random Island was swept away by flood waters.

“I’ll never forget it,” Devine said.

“In fact, I’m very nervous. I’m saying a lot of prayers.”

She was among many residents who spent the day buying food, water and gasoline supplies, checking sump pumps, preparing generators and making sure they had flashlights, batteries and emergency contact numbers at hand.

Forecaster Bob Robichaud of the Canadian Hurricane Centre said the biggest concern is Leslie’s sheer size.

The storm’s circulation is 800 kilometres in diameter and its effects are expected to be widespread.

“We could see gusts up to 80 kilometres an hour even in the Cape Breton area,” Robichaud said from Halifax.

“To the east of the track, which would be over the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, we could see gusts over 100 kilometres an hour.

of God and to love people who are different from them, but said this isn’t about his religious beliefs.

“This is about a parent’s right to know what is being taught in schools,” Tourloukis said.

“My children are my own. I own them.

“They don’t belong to the school board.”

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board would not comment on Tourloukis’ case.

But John Malloy, the director of education, said religious accommodations are provided when they don’t harm anyone else.

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about the fire from a friend who was watching it from across the street.

“He actually phoned and said he was having some fun watching the fire, and then he got a little nervous and a bunch of us went there and got his stuff out of there and got him out,” he said.

“Next thing I knew, we were trying to get back into town to get other people out.”

Polak noted everyone in the Okanagan is respectful of the awesome power of forest fires.

The arid region is home to award-winning wineries, but the same dry conditions that make vineyards a success can pose a forest fire hazard during dry summers.

Nine years ago, a late August forest fire around Kelowna, 25 kilometres up the road from Peachland, forced 27,000 people from their homes and eventually destroyed 239 homes.

“Everybody’s pretty conscious (about the fire risk). It’s the reality,” Polak said.

“2003 was a pretty big fire, but that was on the other side of the lake. This is more in your backyard.”

Peachland Fire Chief Grant Topham said crews worked furiously through Sunday afternoon and throughout the night and managed to save many, many other homes from the wind-driven blaze.

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Immigration ‘cheats’ Court in Quebec rebukes facing investigation Tories on gun registry

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government reprised a familiar gettough message for immigration cheats Monday, promising to revoke the status of more than 3,100 people it says abused the system in order to claim Canadian citizenship.

Several thousand more are being investigated to determine if they obtained or are maintaining their permanent residence fraudulently, said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who was forced to admit only a handful of people have been dealt with so far.

There are 3,139 Canadian citizens currently under investigation for residence fraud, but so far, only 19 of them have had their citizenship revoked.

That’s because the process — part of a long-term crackdown — takes several years, Kenney said.

Letters have been sent to 530 people informing them of the government’s intention to revoke their citizenship, he add-

ed.

“Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” the minister told a news conference.

“We will continue to take strong measures to combat the industry of crooked immigration agents here and abroad who seek to devalue Canadian citizenship by creating fake proof of residency and committing other forms of fraud.”

Citizenship and Immigration Canada says a total of nearly 11,000 people have been potentially implicated in lying to apply for citizenship or maintain permanent-residence status.

So far, Kenney said, federal agencies have removed or denied admittance to more than 600 former permanent residents linked to the fraud investigations.

They have denied about 500 citizenship applications where the applicants did not meet residence requirements; nearly 1,800 applicants linked to cheating have simply abandoned their citizenship applications, he added.

OTTAWA ORDERED TO TURN OVER QUEBEC DATA, BROADER LEGAL BATTLE LOOMS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — A court judgment has personally singled out Prime Minister Stephen Harper and accused his government of violating the legal fundamentals of Canadian federalism in how it has gone about destroying the long-gun registry.

The Quebec court said the Harper government has no right to destroy the registry data in that province against the will of its provincial government, and Monday’s 42-page verdict cited the prime minister’s own words as evidence of improper behaviour.

In a victory for the Quebec government, which is trying to keep its portion of the registry alive, the verdict gave the federal government 30 days to hand over the registry data for that province. The

decision only applies to Quebec data.

However, it’s likely just one more round in a broader legal battle. The issue is expected to wind up before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Within moments of Monday’s verdict, the federal government all but announced plans to appeal.

The ruling came after the province obtained a series of temporary injunctions safeguarding the Quebec data, which has resulted in long guns continuing to be registered here unlike everywhere else in the country.

Justice Marc-Andre Blanchard of the Quebec Superior Court ruled Monday that the federal government didn’t create the registry alone, and can’t destroy the registry alone.

He wrote that the registry was created in the 1990s by a partnership that included

multiple agreements over how the information would be gathered and accumulated.

“There is a complex web between the federal, provincial and municipal authorities that wove the firearms registry which means that it could not have existed without the close and constant co-operation of everyone,” Blanchard wrote in his conclusion.

“The implementation of the firearms registry — although under the federal power to legislate criminal law — creates a partnership with Quebec, particularly with regard to the data contained in the registry.”

The bill to end the federal registry received royal assent on April 5, fulfilling a long-standing promise by the Harper government to decriminalize non-registration of long guns.

Severing of diplomatic ties with Iran heralded IRANIAN-CANADIAN DEMONSTRATORS OFFER BOUQUET TO HARPER GOVERNMENT

OTTAWA — For years, a group of Iranian Canadians held protests around Ottawa and elsewhere, stubbornly demanding the closure of the Iranian embassy and the severing of diplomatic ties.

They held another demonstration on Monday — this one a demonstration of affection, featuring a bouquet for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and an impromptu sort of conga line on the lawn in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

About three dozen members of different human rights and resistance groups were celebrating the government’s decision last week to eject Iranian diplomats and shutter the Canadian embassy in Tehran.

Iranian Canadians referred to it as a “nest” of terrorism. Their protests against the Iranian embassy reached a high point in 2003, after the death of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi in an Iranian prison.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told a news conference Monday that the decision to close the embassy and evacuate Canadian personnel had been in the works for a while, and that Canadian immigration offices in Iran had been shut down earlier.

“We closed our immigration bureau in Tehran a few months ago — frankly, I can say now, in anticipation of this decision with respect to the embassy,” Kenney said.

He repeated Baird’s point that since attacks on the British embassy in Iran last year, Canada’s ability to protect its embassy staff had grown ever more compromised.

“We could not with confidence keep that embassy open, given the need for security for our people.”

Those in Monday’s protest crowd rejected the criticism — levelled by some over the past week — that Canada is putting the lives of citizens arrested in Iran in more danger in the absence of any consular presence.

“We haven’t been able to achieve anything, even the smallest thing, to bring the body of (Kazemi) back to Canada,” said Shahram Golestaneh, with the Iranian Democratic Association.

“What else are we supposed to achieve with this regime? I believe this is a step in the right direction, maybe nine years late, but better than never...

“The very least that it does is send a signal to the oppressed Iranian people.”

Mah Etemadi said Iranian operatives connected to the embassy called her, asking if she wasn’t

interested in returning home to Iran.

Then the calls started to her family back home.

“When you’d refused, they go further, they harass your family inside Iran. Mostly it’s by phone calls, but if it goes further it’s capture and torture,” said

Etemadi, a supporter of the National Council of Resistance.

Now the groups are focused on a new pitch to the federal government, and that’s to remove the People’s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI) from its list of recognized terrorist organizations.

The PMOI had a tumultuous history, being one of the major actors in the overthrow of the Shah of Iran in 1979. But eventually it became an enemy of the Islamic clerics that took control of the country, and many members fled into neighbouring Iraq to base its

attacks on the regime.

The group was closely allied to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, and eventually earned the label of terrorist organization.

But in recent years it has claimed to have renounced violence, and is portrayed itself as a re-

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approximately 15 businesses taking part in a backstage gift lounge prior to the awards.

Each had been invited by organizer Wow!Creations Media of Los Angeles to share their products with the performers.

Baubles, Bags & Bows owner Jodee Prouse said the opportunity to take part in the highly publicized event was a great chance to gain exposure.

“Media is very important, and that gets your name out there; it gets your brand out there.”

A celebrity might even tweet a thank you for a gift, she added.

Prouse and her husband Jim tended the Baubles, Bags & Bows booth, meeting Canadian Country Music Awards attendees on both Saturday and Sunday. They had to be well-prepared.

OTTAWA — Canada’s struggling economy will likely get an indirect nudge, albeit a tiny one, from stimulus measures being adopted and contemplated in major world economies, economists say.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve looking like it’s preparing to follow its European counterpart’s lead by introducing so-called QE-3 on Thursday, and China likely to join in later this fall, stimulus is still the name of the game three years into the stuttering recovery.

That’s startling, especially since massive amounts of fiscal stimulus that have sapped many a nation’s reserves and years of super-low borrowing rates are barely producing two per cent growth in Canada and U.S. “It’s a reflection of the times. It tells us the enormous challenge the global economy is still facing,” said TD Bank chief economist Craig Alexander.

“The thing I find remarkable is that financial markets keep expecting central banks to ride to the rescue and save them. But the reality is that central banks really can’t — they can provide support but they can’t deal with the root problems.”

Still, when governments are cutting back on spending in an effort to rebalance their books, and companies are still largely sitting on what Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney calls “dead money” because of the very real fears of another slump, somebody has to do something to prime the pump.

Though details are scarce, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke has signalled he will do his part later this week through a third round of quantitative easing by buying up risk to free up more money.

He may move directly to revive America’s bottomdragging housing market with a scheme to buy up mortgage-backed securities, or other forms of asset purchases. He will also almost certainly push back his advisory on when interest rates are to start rising to sometime in 2015.

Global markets, which reacted well to the European Central Bank’s pledge to buy up sovereign bonds last week, are clearly counting on the Fed doing its part this week.

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Companies place highly in Venture Several Central Alberta companies have found themselves in lofty company. Alberta Venture magazine’s list of Alberta’s 200 largest corporations, based on 2011 revenues, has Parkland Fuel Corp. of Red Deer in the number 28 spot, with $2.9 billion. Lacombebased Agriculture Financial Services Corp. is ranked 67th, with $903 million, while Red Deer’s High Arctic Energy Services Inc. came in at 159, with 2011 revenues of $119 million. The final two companies on the list are IROC Energy Services Corp. of Red Deer, with 2011 revenues of $64.4 million; and Red Deer County’s Gamehost Inc., which had revenues of $63.7 million.

Keyera to build $110-million de-ethanizer CALGARY — Keyera Corp. (TSX:KEY) plans a $110-million upgrade at its gas processing plant in Fort Saskatchewan, allowing it to process ethane-rich natural gas liquids. The company said Monday the project will allow it to produce 30,000 barrels per day of ethane for petrochemical producers in Alberta and a propane-rich stream of natural gas liquids for delivery to Keyera’s fractionation facilities. Keyera also said it has signed a long-term agreement with a large producer in the deep basin of west central Alberta for ethane-rich natural gas liquids.

Baubles, Bags & Bows owner Jodee Prouse presents one her bauble bags to Dean Brody prior to Sunday’s Canadian Country Music Awards.

Celebrity country music stars boost Bauble business

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR If getting your product into the hands of celebrities is a good marketing technique, Baubles, Bags & Bows had a stellar weekend.

The Sylvan Lake business handed out 120 of its bauble bags to musicians and their partners at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Saskatoon on the weekend.

Male Artist of Year Dean Brody and Female Artist of the Year Carolyn Dawn Johnson were among those who left clutching one of Baubles, Bags & Bows’ colourful products.

Others included country music heavyweights like Corb Lund, Johnny Reid, George Canyon, Michelle Wright and Terri Clark.

Baubles, Bags & Bows was one of

Value of permits drops sharply in Red Deer

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The City of Red Deer issued building permits for projects valued at a combined $11.1 million last month, down sharply from the $26.8 million worth of work approved during the same period last year.

But $16.5 million of the August 2011 tally related to work on the Central Alberta Cancer Centre at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

And cumulative permit values for the first eight months of this year are still well ahead of the total to the same point last year.

The figure for July 2012 was $14.6 million and in June it was $21.9 million.

Residential construction accounted for $7 million of last month’s permit values, up from $6.4 million in August 2012.

Permits related to industrial work added $2.6 million, up from $1.6 million; commercial projects generated $1.4 million, down from $2.2 million; and work on public sector buildings made up $139,000, as compared with $16.6 million last August.

The permits issued for industrial work last month included one to Scott Builders Inc. for $2 million worth of renovations and additions to the Kal Tire premises at 8050 49th Ave.

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A Scott Builders crew works on the expansion of the north Kal Tire store Monday.

Getting results from training, education

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My last column focused on the benefits of incorporating a training/education culture in business, creating the “super-fuel” that will drive business in the next decade.

This topic prompted several interesting conversations, both with business owners and employees.

Although most were of the opinion that training is important, many expressed frustration about how their experiences failed to produce

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the desired results.

I’m from the boomer generation.

Just think of the changes I’ve witnessed over the years, everything from evolving business theories, to major technical advances.

I can recall many personal situations when I shared the similar frustrations.

There are always expectations that training and development will influence behaviour which, in turn,

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TRAINING: Old habits return Even though participants often give positive feedback, research shows it’s rare that training translates back to the job. It’s not long before old habits return.

So why does training fail?

Company culture — expectations, accountability and reward systems — can shape behaviours.

It’s rare that training actually influences broad behavioural change. Personal values and core beliefs trump a shift in attitude.

I have witnessed working environments that prod their team to go the extra mile while doing little to support a learning culture in the company. I have even encountered managers that have requested that I “fix people” but have little commitment to engage at the same level.

When owners, managers and supervisors are first in line to develop new skills, the rest of the team will follow.

Statistics indicate that training and development are considerations in employee recruitment and retention, and huge factors for managing change and expansion in organizations. Businesses that build a training program around annual strategic objectives are on the right track.

Begin by prioritizing your areas of need. Identify where upgraded skills would bring a higher return.

Look for the key leverage positions.

If your company is sales or service driven, customer services or sales training may be beneficial.

If your company is manufacturing-driven, look at the roles that directly affect productivity, quality and process improvement.

Focus on quality training that creates tangible results in your business. Training must be relevant and applicable so that students/participants put training into practice. A plan that doesn’t include a process that integrates accountability measures will not succeed.

Determine what you want to achieve before considering design, cost or vendor. Clearly define what results you want to see and what behaviours you believe will produce these changes.

Evaluate and invest in proposals that include specific objectives and measurable outcomes. Don’t be “sold” on a program instead of analyzing a course of action designed to meet your specific needs.

Think return on investment (ROI) first, rather than budget. Selecting something because it is the least expensive will usually result in wasted time, money and a low return.

It makes financial sense to fully integrate one team upgrade rather than to expose them to training that wont’ be implemented.

Whether working with an in-house trainer or outside vendor, always include a follow-up plan in any training contract. Setting expectations ahead of time is critical.

The plan should include ways to build in accountability and strategies to monitor progress.

In summary, although training is often a critical piece, it is never the only piece. View training as a continual process, one where assessment, training and application are basic functions.

Assess workforce skills to determine if/where a skills gap exists.

Customize training and development so that the right job skills are addressed.

Always work with trainers to deliver follow-up and on-site support to affect change.

A program that integrates all these components will make your investment in training pay off.

ActionCoach is written by John MacKenzie of ActionCoach, which helps small- to medium-sized businesses and other organizations. He can be contacted at johnmackenzie@actioncoach.com or by phone at 403-3400880.

PREPARED: Have to know everyone “When everyone’s coming through, you have to know who they are and what they do,” said Prouse.

“Otherwise, it becomes an awkward moment.”

She was already familiar with the process, having participated in a Canadian Country Music Awards gift lounge two years earlier with products from Happy Hippo Bath Co. — her other company.

“We met a lot of people for the second time.”

Baubles, Bags & Bows only recently came into being, inspired by Prouse’s belief that women need a compact, yet stylish bag in which to carry their cosmetics and jewelry. She and Trina Bellavance, Happy Hippo Bath Co.’s production manager, experimented with prototypes and eventually settled on a design.

They arranged for the bags to be manufactured overseas, to keep costs down. The first products arrived last week and are now being shipped to some 200 retailers across Canada — including Hallmark Cards at Red Deer’s Southpointe Common.

Baubles, Bags & Bows also has larger travel bags, personalized charms with which to decorate its bags, and aprons.

Despite the fact many of the people who visited their display at the Saskatoon gift lounge were male, feedback was very positive, said Prouse. “Almost all of them were married or had a fiancée.”

Prouse next plans to take her bauble bags to Beverly Hills, Calif., where she’ll participate in a gift lounge in the penthouse of the Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel prior to the Sept. 23 Emmy Awards.

Happy Hippo Bath Co. has sent gifts to the Emmys before, but Prouse is taking things up a notch for 2012. “This is the first year we’re actually going to the event, so honestly we don’t know what to expect.”

But she’s confident Baubles, Bags & Bows’ glamorous bags will be a hit.

“It is Hollywood, after all.”

Meanwhile, Happy Hippo Bath Co. continues to supply bath products to retailers across Canada, plus about 50 in the United States.

It also operates a half-dozen mall kiosks during the Christmas season and produces a private label product for London Drugs.

All of Happy Hippo’s products are manufactured at the company’s Sylvan Lake warehouse, which it shares with Baubles, Bags & Bows.

Additional information about Baubles, Bags & Bows’ products, which can be ordered online, can be found at www.baublesbagsandbows.com. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

PERMITS: $153 million in 2012 The city approved $153.5 million worth of work from January to August, including $84.8 million in the residential category, $48 million for commercial projects, $12.7 million related to industrial work and $8 million in the public category.

Last year during the same period, the total value of permits issued was $115.1 million, with $51.3 million of this for residential work, $40.6 million for commercial projects, $6.5 million in the industrial category and $16.8 million related to public projects.

Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

Workers pour concrete for the new Gary Moe Hyundai dealership building being constructed at 7620 and 7632 Gaetz Ave. Monday. That’s just south of the business’s existing premises at 7652 Gaetz Ave. The new 18,900-square-foot structure will give Gary Moe Hyundai eight service bays, double what it now has, plus a much bigger showroom. Gary Moe Hyundai is part of the Gay Moe Auto Group, which also includes Gary Moe Mazda, Gary Moe Volkswagen and Gary Moe Used Car Superstore.

Resources minister accuses NDP leader of dividing country OVER RECKLESS STATEMENTS ABOUT ALBERTA’S OILSANDS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CHARLOTTETOWN — NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is pitting one part of the country against the other by making reckless statements about Alberta’s oilsands, federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Monday during a meeting of federal and provincial energy ministers.

“There are naysayers like Thomas Mulcair’s NDP who believe you shouldn’t develop our resources to their potential,” Oliver told a news conference in Charlottetown.

“Thomas Mulcair says that to help one sector of the economy, you must hurt another sector and kill jobs.”

The minister was referring to comments Mulcair made earlier

this year which suggested the booming Alberta oilsands have artificially boosted the value of the dollar, hurting the manufacturing sector in Ontario and elsewhere.

“He and the NDP wish to pit one part of the country against another,” Oliver said in a statement after day one of a two-day meeting.

“What Thomas Mulcair proposes is reckless and would harm our economy, strand our resources and squander our legacy.”

Mulcair has said it would be “senseless” to stop development of the oilsands and he’s accused the Conservative government of misrepresenting his views.

Peter Julian, the NDP’s natural resources critic, said the Conservative government is resorting to extreme tactics because its mem-

bers have become alarmed by the party’s recent slide in the opinion polls.

“It was a pretty over-the-top statement,” said Julian, who was attending the meeting in Charlottetown.

“It reflects a kind of desperate reaction on behalf of the Harper government.”

Julian said the polls suggest Canadians are losing confidence in Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

However, he said the Tories are responding by ramping up the rhetoric rather than taking a more reasonable approach to politics.

“Those kind of extreme statements don’t help bolster the credibility of the Harper government,” he said.

Talisman Energy taps industry veteran to replace departing CEO

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Talisman Energy Ltd. (TSX:TLM) says it’s installing industry veteran Hal Kvisle as its new CEO because the Calgary-based oil and gas company needs a different leadership approach as it shifts strategic direction.

Kvisle, a familiar face in the industry after leading TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) for many years, is coming out of retirement to take the reins of a company that has been dogged by operational issues and repeatedly missed production targets. Kvisle was born in Innisfail.

The company announced Monday that John Manzoni, who joined Talisman in 2007, had agreed to leave the post, effective immediately.

Talisman has been undergoing a transition over the past several months, directing capital away from dry natural gas in the face of low prices, selling noncore assets and working to improve project execution.

“The board and management team have been reviewing the strategic direction of the company, and given the transition, took the decision that it was the right time for a new leader to drive the next phase of growth,” said Talisman spokeswoman Pheobe Buckland.

“In a company’s evolution, different leaders are needed at different times.”

Shortly after Manzoni became CEO, he signalled a shift toward a more focused company.

He highlighted three key strategic areas: North American shale natural gas, offshore production in the North Sea and development in Southeast Asia.

“John made a significant contribution to the company. He’d been in the role of CEO for five years and during that time he was really focused on providing long-term production potential for the company,” said Buckland.

John Stephenson, portfolio manager at First Asset Investment Management in Toronto, said Manzoni was a “disappointment” to investors and the stock has been “a dog” for a long time.

“It sort of devolved into kind of a grab bag like it was before and I think he really had trouble impressing people that he had a coherent strategy. We hoped that he would, but we don’t think that really came out,” he said.

“I think he showed some promise a year or so into his mandate, or two years into his mandate, but then it really fell off the wagon.”

Another mid-sized Canadian oil and gas company, Nexen Inc. (TSX:NXY), has been the subject of similar criticism to Talisman — a lack of focus and operational issues.

Nexen has been tentatively sold for $15.1 billion to China National Offshore Oil Corp. — subject to various approvals, including from the federal government.

Stephenson said he sees Talisman as another potential takeover candidate.

Talisman stock rose three per cent Monday to $14.29 in mid-day trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

“I think it’s running a bit today on the news and I think you might see it run a little more. But it’s hard to see how this thing’s got much more than $16.50 in it — unless somebody comes in with an incredible offer like a CNOOC for Nexen,” said Stephenson.

Bell will take on Netflix, Apple and Google with its own TV and movie service

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Bell will launch a “made-in-Canada” competitor to Netflix and other big U.S. online TV and entertainment providers, CEO George Cope said Monday as part of his pitch for the company’s $3.4-billion acquisition of Astral Media.

The service would be available on demand on any device, and showcase Canadian and international movies from Astral’s pay TV services, such as HBO Canada and The Movie Network, as well as news, sports and entertainment content from Bell Media. “(It’s) a made-in-Canada service — available in English and French everywhere we have rights — to all Canadians through the cable, satellite or IPTV provider

of their choice,” Cope told a CRTC hearing into the acquisition.

More than 10 per cent of Canadians now subscribe to Netflix, which accounts for more than 11 million hours of TV viewing per week, Cope said.

“The Canadian system needs companies with the scale to compete against foreign content companies like Netflix, Apple, Google and Amazon,” he said.

“With scale, Canadian companies can make the investments in Canadian content and technology required to go head-to-head with these well-financed global competitors.” He noted that Netflix doesn’t pay taxes in Canada and doesn’t contribute to Canadian programming.

Cope didn’t say when the service will launch, how much it will

cost, or provide more details on what consumers will get to watch.

He said it will be available to all Canadians through cable, satellite or Internet protocol (IPTV) television provider of their choice.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission hearing, which started Monday, will examine how much of the English-language TV market the telecom giant will corner if the Astral deal were to go through.

Commissioner Tom Pentefountas asked Cope if he was “pulling rabbits” out of his hat with the announcement.

Cope said BCE hadn’t intended to announce a product launch, but felt compelled to focus on the benefits of the Astral transaction due to the negative publicity campaign against it.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 B3

COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Monday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 98.22 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 74.88 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.26 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.54 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.25 Cdn. National Railway . . 90.35 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 82.64 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 4.05 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 66.68 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.13 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.22 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 30.30 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 38.27 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.62 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.21 General Motors Co. . . . . 22.98 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 16.84 Research in Motion. . . . . . 6.99 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 35.89 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.66 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 62.32 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.13 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.28 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 71.30 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.70 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.75 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.11 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.60

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.64 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.24 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.51 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.26 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 38.53 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.80 First Quantum Minerals . 21.89 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 41.21 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.09 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 48.18 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.22 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.97 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 29.23 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.67 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 26.40 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 46.65 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.37 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 44.17 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.63 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.50 Canyon Services Group. 11.15 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.95 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.650 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 22.06 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.40 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 89.48 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 34.27 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . 1.750

Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.55 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 47.08 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.48 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.91 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.74 Penn West Energy . . . . . 14.66 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.83 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.20 Pure Energy . . . . . . . . . . 10.97 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.54 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 14.09 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.38 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.85 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 45.43

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Monday with buyers inclined to do little as they eye whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will come up with another jolt of stimulus later this week that could revive a flagging economy.

The S&P/TSX composite index fell 52.58 points to 12,215.43 as investors nibbled on profits from last week’s 2.66 per cent gain, while the TSX Venture Exchange was off six points to 1,270.71.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.07 of a cent to a one-year high of 102.3 cents US as copper prices added to Friday’s sharp run up on stimulus hopes.

The loonie was also supported by the hawkish stance of the Bank of Canada. The central bank left its key rate unchanged at one per cent last week and repeated language indicating rates will likely rise at some point in the future.

U.S. markets were also lower after jobs data last week missed modest expectations, raising expectations the Fed will announce on Thursday another round of bond buying, known as quantitative easing, to help lower interest rates and thus boost loan growth.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 52.35 points to 13,254.29 while the Nasdaq composite index fell 32.4 points to 3,104.02.

The S&P 500 index slipped 8.84 points to 1,429.08.

Losses picked up after the late afternoon announcement that Americans cut back on their credit card use in July for the second straight month, suggesting many remain cautious in the face of high unemployment and slow growth.

The Federal Reserve says total borrowing dipped US$3.3 billion in July from June to a seasonally adjusted $2.705 trillion.

Traders were also cautious as data released Monday showed that China’s economic slump is worsening.

Imports declined 2.6 per cent from a year earlier, below analysts’ expectations of growth in low single digits. That came on top of August’s decline in factory output to a threeyear low and other signs growth is still decelerating despite repeated stimulus efforts.

A slowing Chinese economy is particularly bad news for commodity prices and stocks on the resourceintensive Toronto stock market.

Analysts expect Chinese growth fell to a three-year low of 7.6 per cent in the latest quarter.

In a speech to the Asia Pacific

Economic Co-operation meeting in Vladivostok, Russia, Chinese President Hu Jintao gave no growth forecast or details of possible new stimulus but promised to continue a “proactive fiscal policy,” or government spending to pump up the economy.

Gold stocks led TSX decliners as bullion pulled back $8.70 to US$1,731.80 an ounce. Iamgold Inc. (TSX:IMG) faded 32 cents to C$13.46 while Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) gave back 85 cents to $41.21.

The base metals segment lost early gains to slip 0.46 per cent even as hopes for further stimulus measures from central banks pushed copper prices to a 17-week high. The December contract in New York was ahead five cents to US$3.69 a pound, adding to a 13-cent jump on Friday.

Sherritt International (TSX:S) rose 24 cents to C$4.68 while Thompson Creek Metals Co. (TSX:TCM) fell 16 cents to $3.07.

The energy sector was 0.1 per cent lower with oil prices higher for a fourth session. The October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was up 12 cents to US$96.54 a barrel. Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) dropped 27 cents to C$33.95.

Talisman Energy Inc., (TSX:TLM) shares ran up 22 cents to $14.09 as the company said that John Manzoni has agreed to step down as president and chief executive. He’s being replaced by Hal Kvisle, a former CEO of TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) who is already a Talisman director.

The telecom sector was the best advancer, up 0.49 per cent with Telus Corp. (TSX:T) ahead 56 cents to $62.32.

BCE (TSX:BCE) was up 12 cents to $44.26 as it said it will launch a made-in-Canada competitor to Netflix, available in English and French. CEO George Cope made the announcement at a CRTC hearing in Montreal into Bell’s $3.4-billion acquisition of Astral Media.

BCE also said Monday it will divest 10 radio stations in five markets as part of the deal to acquire Astal.

A major TSX loser was Ottawabased nuclear medicine company Nordion Inc. (TSX:NDN) which lost a arbitration ruling to Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Nordion shares plunged $3.82 or 36.52 per cent to $6.64 after falling as low as $5.38 as the company also said it would suspend its quarterly dividend and stop buying back shares on its stock buyback plan.

ket trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,215.43 down 52.58 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,270.71 down six points TSX 60 — 699.79 down 2.67 points Dow — 13,254.29 down 52.35 points S&P 500 — 1,429.08 down 8.84 points Nasdaq — 3,104.02 down 32.40 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 102.30 cents US, up 0.07 of a cent Pound — C$1.5628, down 0.30 of a cent Euro — C$1.2469, down 0.56 of a cent Euro — US$1.2756, down 0.48 of a cent Oil futures: US$96.54 per barrel, up $0.12 (October contract) Gold Futures: US$1,731 per oz., down $8.70 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $34.405 per oz., up $0.051 $1,106.12 per kg., up $1.64

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Monday world financial mar-

STORY FROM PG B1

ECONOMY: Lonnie rises Equity markets and commodities have firmed and the Canadian dollar continues to advance as risk declines. The loonie hit a fresh one-year high water mark Monday, climbing one-fifth of a cent in inter-day trading to 102.43 cents US. The impact on Canada will be small but positive, says Royal Bank chief economist Craig Wright, who Monday predicted the economy would enjoy a better second half than first.

Growth in Canada came in at a disappointing 1.8 per cent both in the first and second quarters, but RBC is calling for the third and fourth to produce rates of 2.4 and 2.6 respectively. That would push

growth to slightly over two per cent for the year, solid if not stellar.

“With the ECB actions last week ... we should see the odds of the worst case scenario declining,” Wright said.

The Fed action, if it comes, will also produce some positive sentiment even if the argument for its effectiveness remains sketchy, said economists.

Scotiabank’s Derek Holt echoed the doubts in his note to clients: “I’m more comfortable with what I think the Fed will do than what it should do and how at this juncture,” he said, listing the probability of a QE-3 announcement this week at 60 per cent.

The benefit to Canada is that anything that helps the U.S. economy helps Canada, given that it’s our largest trading partner.

As the data shows, Canada’s snail-paced re-

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 58.00 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 52.88 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.33 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.93 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 27.69 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 21.93 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 38.73 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 58.32 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 11.58 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 73.28 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.01 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 56.44 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 23.08 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.24

TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,270.71, down six points. The volume was 165.42 million shares at 4:20 p.m. ET. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov.’12 $5.90 lower $634.70; Jan ’13 $5.80 lower $638.70; March ’13 $5.90 lower $639.60; May ’13 $5.20 lower $628.70; July ’13 $4.60 lower $621.10; Nov. ’13 $7.90 lower $563.20; Jan. ’14 $8.10 lower $563.90; March ’14 $8.10 lower $560.00; May ’14 $8.10 lower $560.00; July ’14 $8.10 lower $560.00; Nov. ’14 $8.10 lower $560.00.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’12 $3.00 lower $257.00; Dec. ’12 $3.00 lower $262.00; March ’13 $3.00 lower $265.00; May ’13 $3.00 lower $266.50; July ’13 $3.00 lower $266.50; Oct. ’13 $3.00 lower $266.50; Dec ’13 $3.00 lower $266.50; March ’14 $3.00 lower $266.50; May ’14 $3.00 lower $266.50; July ’14 $3.00 lower $266.50; Oct. ’14 $3.00 lower $266.50.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 165,880 tonnes of canola; 200 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 166,080.

covery is chiefly attributed to the weakness of its exporting sector, particularly shipments to the U.S. QE-3 may not boost the U.S. economy significantly, economists say, but it’s better than the alternative — the Fed doing nothing and disappointing already-jittery markets. Like the ECB, the Fed is tasked with preventing the bottom from falling out.

“I think the ECB bought the political system time last week,” explained Alexander.

“Even though I do not think it will boost growth or job creation meaningfully, the Fed could also provide some short-term boost, even if in a relatively limited way.”

The real-world impacts could be to raise business and consumer confidence, boosting investments and household spending.

The Canadian Auto Workers union says it’s facing “unprecedented” demands from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford that would create a twotiered workforce, eliminate cost-of-living adjustments and make dramatic changes to their pension plans.

The union said the automakers are seeking the elimination of a full pension for employees with 30 years service, a shift to a defined contribution pension plan for current workers, as well as cuts to prescription drug benefits.

The CAW also said the companies are refusing to commit to any new investments at its operations in Canada. If no agreement is reached in the next week, union members could go on strike early next week.

Each company has also insisted that any reward or bonus will be paid for by additional cuts to other areas of the agreement, the union said.

“The union recognizes the fragility of the industry and the need to stabilize fixed costs, while finding

a solution that rewards members’s work,” the CAW bargaining committees said Monday in an update to members.

“Unfortunately, our efforts have not been met with equal willingness by the companies to negotiate fair terms.”

The automakers offered few details on the progress of negotiations Monday.

Ford Canada spokeswoman Lauren More said the company remains “open to discussing any proposal that will improve labour cost competitiveness.”

“We continue to work collaboratively with the CAW to find solutions that meet our mutual interest, which is to position our Canadian operations for future success,” she said.

Faye Roberts of General Motors Canada said the company “continues to have open and constructive dialogue with our CAW partners.”

“We are optimistic that we can continue to work together to overcome challenges, find creative solutions and improve our competitive position,” she added.

A Chrysler spokeswoman declined comment.

Agri-Trade founder preparing to hand over reins to successor

BY ADVOCATE STAFF After organizing every Agri-Trade since founding the annual agricultural equipment exposition in 1984, Patrick Kennedy is passing the torch to a successor.

But it’ll be more than a year before that torch has left Kennedy’s grasp.

The Red Deer Chamber of Commerce and the Westerner Exposition Association announced on Monday that Dianne Smirl is the new event manager for Agri-Trade.

But Kennedy will remain on the scene to assist her with this year’s Nov. 7 to 10 event, as well as the 2013 show.

A news release issued by the Chamber and the Westerner Exposition Association, which are jointly responsible for Agri-Trade, said Smirl has more than 20 years experience in orga-

nizing trade shows and other events.

A certified manager of exhibits through the Trade Show Exhibitor’s Association, she has diplomas in business administration, event marketing and public relations, and is preparing to write the exam to become a certified special event professional.

Smirl previously worked for such companies as Canadian Tire, The Portables, Deloitte and Shimano, as well as on industry shows like the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show and the Computer Dealers’ Exhibition, and on outdoor, and home and garden shows throughout Canada.

“The ability to attract an event professional of Dianne’s caliber guarantees a smooth transition for everyone involved in Agri-Trade, whether exhibitor, sponsor or attendee,” said Tim Creedon, the Chamber’s executive director.

Fed stimulus hopes help push dollar to best level in a year THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian dollar closed Monday at a oneyear high against the U.S. currency, partly because Canada is increasingly viewed as one of the few safe havens in a world beset by debt and stagnation.

But the currency has also benefited from the growing conviction that the U.S. Federal Reserve will embark on more stimulus measures, higher metal prices and indications the Bank of Canada is more likely to

raise interest rates than cut them.

The commodity-sensitive loonie was off the best levels of the day but still closed up 0.07 of a cent to 102.3 cents US, its highest level since Sept.

1, 2011, after moving as high as 102.51 cents US. “More and more global investors are seeing Canada as one of the shrinking number of real, or true safe haven countries out there and they’re buying our debt instruments and that’s supporting our currency,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO

Capital Markets.

Of course, the higher dollar is not unvarnished good news.

It’s great for holidaymakers who want to buy cheaper U.S. dollars and also take advantage of the higher duty-free exemptions that kicked in June 1.

It’s not so great for exporters and retailers.

“There’s no doubt a strong Canadian dollar poses challenges to Canadian retailers, especially given the growing trend of Canadians to shop abroad,” said Guatieri.

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Ravens blow past Bengals FLACCO THROWS FOR 299 YARDS, RICE RUSHES FOR TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN OPENING WEEK VICTORY BRENT GRIMES

GRIMES’ SEASON ENDS EARLY FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have lost cornerback Brent Grimes to a seasonending Achilles tendon injury. Grimes went out in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s 40-24 win at Kansas City in the season opener. Coach Mike Smith announced the cornerback will need surgery, costing Atlanta one of its best defensive backs. Grimes was a Pro Bowler in the 2010 season and got the franchise tag this past off-season when he couldn’t agree on a new contract, receiving a salary of $10.2 million. The Falcons traded for Asante Samuel, looking to have a trio of top coverage cornerbacks in the passhappy NFC South.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ravens 44 Benglas 13 BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens’ new no-huddle offence gave the Cincinnati Bengals no chance to win.

Joe Flacco threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, Ed Reed took an interception 34 yards for a score, and the Ravens rolled to a 44-13 victory Monday night to extend their home winning streak to 11 games.

Flacco and the offence worked this summer on running plays without a huddle, and when it came time to put the new scheme into action, the results were almost flawless.

The Ravens amassed 430 yards, didn’t commit a turnover and punted only twice.

“That tempo really helped us out because those guys can really get to the passer and really create a lot of pressure,” Flacco said. “I think the fact that we were able to go up-tempo and kind of keep those guys on the field took its toll on them.”

After letting an early 14-point lead dwindle to 17-13, the Ravens pulled away by scoring 24 straight points in just over six minutes.

Ray Rice ran for 68 yards and two short scores, but instead of dominating the Baltimore attack in his usual fashion, the running back took a back seat to Flacco.

“Obviously, everything went pretty well for us tonight,” Flacco said.

Not so for the Bengals, who made the playoffs last year without beating a team that qualified for post-season play. In this one, Cincinnati once again came up short against a high-calibre opponent.

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Thursday

● High school football: Camrose Trojans at Hunting Hills Lightning, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park; Stettler Wildcats at Wetaskiwin Sabres, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

● High school football: Lindsay Thurber Raiders at Lacombe Rams, Ponoka Broncs at Rocky Mountain House Rebels, 4:30 p.m.; Sylvan Lake Lakers at Notre Dame Cougars, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● WHL exhibition: Edmonton Oil Kings at Red Deer Rebels, 7:30 p.m., Lacombe.

Saturday

● Bantam football: Olds at Rocky Mountain House, 10:30 a.m; Sylvan Lake at Lacombe, 1 p.m.; Notre Dame at Stettler, 1:30 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, 4 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Peewee football: Red Deer Steelers at Stettler, Lacombe at Olds, 11 a.m.; Red Deer Hornets at Sylvan Lake, 2:30 p.m. ● College soccer: SAIT at RDC Queens and Kings; women at noon, men at 2:20 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie Xtreme at Red Deer Rebels White, 3:15 p.m., Arena; Okotoks Oilers at Red Deer Rebels Black, 5:45 p.m., Arena. ● WHL exhibition: Medicine Hat Tigers at Red Deer Rebels, 7:30 p.m., Stettler.

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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice rushes past Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko for a touchdown during a Monday night NFL football game in Baltimore.

Queens have loads of experience RDC HOCKEY

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF The RDC Queens won’t be lacking experience when they start the Alberta Colleges Women’s Hockey League season.

The Queens have 13 veterans on hand, plus three others — forwards Leah Boucher and Laura Salomons and defenceman Carlee Ness — with loads of experience.

Ness played three years at Yale, but decided to return home and get into nursing.

“She’ll give us a lot of leadership and experience on the blueline, plus she’ll be here for two years and possible three as she is applying to get a year back when she had concussion problems at Yale and missed a season,” explained Queens head coach Trevor Keeper.

Boucher played four years with St. Francis Xavier University and is taking a year of business at RDC while Salomons, who is a former member of the Queens and the University of Alberta, is into nursing. She was an assistant coach with the Queens the past two years.

“Because of Laura’s time as an assistant coach she’s like a playing coach,” said Keeper. “She certainly leads by example.”

Salomons, Boucher and veteran centre, Rachael Hoppins,

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Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs major midget team — Ashley Graf, Jade Petrie, Emily Lougheed and Rikki Leonard.

“All four have impressed me with their work ethic and how

quickly they’ve stepped in,” said Keeper.

Graf led the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League in scoring last season with 20 goals and 29 assists for 49 points while Petrie was fourth with 23 goals and 21 assists. Lougheed, the third member of that line, had 16 goals and 18 helpers.

Leonard played defence last season and finished with two goals and eight assists.

The only other first-year forward is Jessica Anderson, who was with the team briefly during the 2011 training camp.

“She could have made the team last year, but she was travelling back and forth between here and Olds and it was too much,” explained Keeper. “This year she got into nursing and moved to Red Deer.”

Anderson played in the Alberta Women’s Junior A League with Cochrane last year.

The only other rookie on the roster is goaltender Caitlyn Janzen from Swift Current, who played in the Saskatchewan Midget AAA League.

Janzen will join veteran Camille Trautman in net while the defence will be a veteran crew with Ness teaming with Megan Jones while Nikki Connor and Natasha Steblin, who of the top rearguards in the league last season, will remain together with Morgan Brandl and Casey Nicholson teaming up.

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Britain’s Andy Murray returns a shot to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Monday in New York.

NEW YORK — His considerable lead, and a chance at history, slipping away, Andy Murray dug deep for stamina and mental strength, outlasting Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set U.S. Open final Monday.

It had been 76 years since a British man won a Grand Slam singles championship and, at least as far as Murray was concerned, it was well worth the wait.

Ending a nation’s long drought, and snapping his own four-final skid in majors, Murray finally pulled through with everything at stake on a Grand Slam stage, shrugging off defending champion Djokovic’s comeback bid to win 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.

“Novak is so, so strong. He fights until the end in every single match,” Murray said. “I don’t know how I managed to come through in the end.”

Yes, Murray already showed he could come up big by winning the gold medal in front of a home crowd at the London Olympics last month. But this was different. This was a Grand Slam tournament, the standard universally used to measure tennis greatness — and the 287th since Britain’s Fred Perry won the 1936 U.S. Championships, as

the event was known back then.

Murray vs. Djokovic was a test of will as much as skill, lasting 4 hours, 54 minutes, tying the record for longest U.S. Open final. The first-set tiebreaker’s 22 points set a tournament mark.

They repeatedly produced fantastic, tales-in-themselves points, lasting 10, 20, 30, even 55 — yes, 55! — strokes, counting the serve. The crowd gave a standing ovation to salute one majestic, 30-stroke point in the fourth set that ended with Murray’s forehand winner as Djokovic fell to the court, slamming on his left side.

By the end, Djokovic — who had won eight consecutive five-set matches, including in the semifinals (against Murray) and final (against Rafael Nadal) at the Australian Open in January — was the one looking fragile, trying to catch breathers and doing deep knee bends at the baseline to stretch his aching groin muscles. After getting broken to trail 5-2 in the fifth, Djokovic had his legs massaged by a trainer.

“I really tried my best,” Serbia’s Djokovic said.

No one had blown a two-set lead in the U.S. Open title match since 1949, and Murray was determined not to claim that distinction.

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NHLPA tries to block lockout in Alberta DEPUTY NHL COMMISSSIONER CALLS MEETING WITH LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD A ‘JOKE’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A lockout involving all 30 NHL teams became less of a certainty Monday even though the league and the players haven’t reopened collective bargaining talks.

A scheduled hearing this morning with the Alberta Labour Relations Board — where the NHL Players’ Association was to argue that locking out members of the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames would be unlawful — ended up being cancelled Monday night.

Deputy commissioner Bill Daly had been expected to travel to Edmonton for the hearing and told The Canadian Press in an email: “This is a joke.”

However, after the NHL withdrew its claim with the labour board, Daly said he felt the league still had the legal authority to impose a lockout in Alberta.

Donald Fehr, the NHLPA’s executive director, wouldn’t address that matter directly but did take issue with Daly’s characterization of the process.

“At this stage of the bargaining I wouldn’t be treating anything as a joke,” said Fehr. “The proceeding in Alberta is a proceeding that they instituted and then abandoned.”

Under Alberta law, a mediator must be appointed before an employer imposes a lockout. The NHLPA took issue with the NHL’s request to hold that vote on the grounds it failed to take proper steps during the process and showed no willingness to work with the mediator.

According to Fehr, the NHL then withdrew its request to impose a lockout.

All of this has been playing out while the league and players continue to have no bargaining sessions scheduled before the current CBA expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday. The league has said it will impose a lockout if that deadline passes without an agreement.

The union also plans to file an application to the Quebec Labour Board this week in an effort to keep Montreal Canadiens players from being locked out. In Quebec, the NHLPA isn’t recognized as a certified union, which it believes makes a lockout unlawful.

Even though the disputes in Alberta and Quebec would affect just three of 30 NHL teams, Habs defenceman Josh Gorges expressed hope that it would catch the attention of every owner.

“I think even though it’s only three teams that may be involved in this, it may put pressure on other teams to say ‘You know what, these guy are getting ready, they’re practising, they’re getting themselves ready to play — maybe we should have our players doing the same sort of thing,”’ Gorges said on a conference call. “It’s unfortunate that it’s not the same laws in every city but I think it gives us an opportunity to put pressure on the owners to try to get a deal done so that other teams can join us and we can start playing on time.”

The wheels have already been set in motion for the NHL to declare a work stoppage once the CBA expires this weekend. In fact, commissioner

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady went to work and left with a win and a nose job.

A day later, he’s still not sure if it’s broken. The New England Patriots quarterback’s face was bloodied after a sack in Sunday’s 34-13 victory over the Tennessee Titans.

“It doesn’t look pretty, but it probably looks a lot worse than it feels,” Brady said Monday during his regular weekly appearance on WEEI radio.

By Monday night, when Brady appeared at a charity celebrity bowling event, he had no bandages, but a red line across the bridge of his nose was visible. Coach Bill Belichick said he

didn’t know if Brady’s nose was broken when he was sacked by Kamerion Wimbley in the second quarter at Tennessee. Brady played the rest of the game with a bandage on his nose and wore one afterward.

Brady threw for 236 yards, completing 23 of 31 passes, and two touchdowns. Asked about the nose, he had this exchange with the Boston Globe on Sunday: Was it broken? “I don’t know.”

Has he ever had a broken nose?

“In my life? No.” Does it feel broken? “I have no idea what a broken nose feels like.”

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NFL: Outplayed “That certainly wasn’t what we expected to have out there today,” coach Marvin Lewis said. “We got outplayed and we got outcoached.”

Although the 44 points were only 11 fewer than the Ravens mustered in two games against Cincinnati last year, Lewis insisted Baltimore’s no-huddle attack wasn’t the difference.

“I wish I could say it was the nohuddle,” he said. “I think it’s an effective thing for them, and it’s something they’ll continue to do, but I don’t think it really bothered us.”

The loss sure did.

“They just outplayed us,” defensive tackle Domata Peko said. “They just beat us today, and we’ve got to get better.”

Flacco watched the final eight minutes of the blowout on the sideline after going 21 for 29 in Baltimore’s ninth consecutive victory in the AFC North.

The Ravens were the only team in the division to win an opener.

And while the offence certainly was impressive, Baltimore’s defence also excelled in its first game under coordinator Dean Pees. Playing without injured NFL Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs — who had 14 sacks last year — the Ravens dropped Andy Dalton four times.

Not only that, but Baltimore turned two turnovers into touchdowns over a two-minute span. After Reed’s touchdown return, 37-year-old linebacker Ray Lewis forced a fumble that was recovered by Lardarius Webb, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by Rice to make it 41-13 with 13:41 remaining.

Lewis and the Baltimore defence are used to carrying this team, but now the offence seems ready to do its part.

“Joe kind of got us into a rhythm and always kept their defence off balance,” Lewis said. “We’ve practiced against this offence all off-season, so to see it now, when everything’s real, I think you have to take your hats off to how hard we worked as a team.”

Reed’s jaunt with a pass tipped by Cincinnati receiver Brandon Tate put the diminutive safety in the NFL record book. Reed has 1,497 yards in interception returns, eclipsing the previous record of 1,483 yards by Rod Woodson. It was Reed’s seventh career score on a pickoff return.

Dalton went 22 for 37 for 221 yards, and BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 91 yards and a score in his Cincinnati debut.

RDC: Trimmed Keeper has trimmed his roster down to the final 21 and will use his remaining six preseason games to prepare for the opening of the season, Oct. 18 when they host Grant MacEwan University.

“We wanted to get down to 21 players to start to build team chemistry so we can get out of the gate quicker than we did last year,” said Keeper, who squad started slow last season before making a strong run late to make the playoffs.

The Queens visit the University of Alberta Pandas Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

and host the Mount Royal University Cougars, who are in the CIS this season, Sept, 20 at 6:45 p.m. at the Arena.

They also play the Warner Hockey Academy twice in Warner and in early October host SAIT and the Edge Hockey School of Calgary before opening the season.

Keeper has Erik Lodge, John Englehardt and Andy Nowicki back as assistant coaches and added Cody Reynolds to the staff. ● In other RDC news, keeper Stefan Dugas of the Kings and defender Amber Regnier of the Queens received the RDC male and female Boston Pizza athlete of the week awards.

Dugas was solids for the Kings in a 3-3 tie with Lakeland, including stopping a penalty kick in the first half.

Regnier scored twice as the Queens beat Lakeland 4-0.

On the menu this week, the soccer teams host SAIT Saturday and Olds Sunday. Women kick off at noon both days with the men to follow.

The golf team will compete at the Northern Regionals Saturday and Sunday at Redtail Landing Golf Course by Leduc.

RDC will also host the Fall Volleyball Classic for junior high and middle schools Friday and Saturday.

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OPEN: Arrived When Djokovic sent a forehand long on the final point, Murray crouched and covered his mouth with both hands, as though even he could not believe this moment had actually arrived. The 25-year-old Scot removed his sneakers, grimacing with each step as he gingerly stepped across the court.

Djokovic came around to offer congratulations and a warm embrace, while “Chariots of Fire” blared over the Arthur Ashe Stadium loudspeakers.

Murray was one of only two men in the professional era, which began in 1968, to have lost his first four Grand Slam finals — against Djokovic in the 2011 Australian Open, and against Roger Federer at the 2008 U.S. Open, 2010 Australian Open and 2012 Wimbledon.

The other guy who began 0-4? Ivan Lendl, who just so happens to be Murray’s coach nowadays. Murray’s forehand is one of the improvements he’s made under the tutelage of Lendl, who sat still for much of the match, eyeglasses perched atop his white baseball hat and crossed arms resting on his red sweater — in sum, betraying about as much emotion as he ever did during his playing days.

During the post-match ceremony, Murray joked about Lendl’s reaction: “I think that was almost a smile.”

The lack of a Grand Slam title for Murray, and for his country, has been the subject of much conversation and consternation in the United Kingdom, where the first of what would become tennis’ top titles was at awarded at Wimbledon in 1877.

Djokovic, in contrast, was bidding for his sixth major trophy, fifth in the past two seasons. He had won 27 Grand Slam hard-court matches in a row.

Gary Bettman won’t even have to make the case for a third lockout under his tenure when the board of governors gathers at a Times Square hotel on Thursday afternoon.

“The commissioner doesn’t need specific board authorization to institute or implement a lockout,” Daly said in a recent interview. “That has been granted already in connection with his authority to conduct collective bargaining.”

Essentially, the NHL is back where it started when the current CBA was signed in July 2005. That six-year deal — extended through a seventh because of an option held by the NHLPA— ended a lockout that saw the league become the first in North America to ever have an entire season wiped out by a work stoppage.

The union is planning its largest gathering since that deal was ratified with about 250 players expected to attend meetings Wednesday and Thursday. A number of stars, Sidney Crosby among them, are expected to take part in the show of strength.

“We want to brief the broadest possible group of players and it’s always better to do it in person,” said Fehr.

“Whenever you’re facing the possibility of a lockout what you need to do is make it as easy as possible for the maximum number of your constituents to hear it directly.

“We’re going to have a very large number of players it looks like and you know how fast information travels through locker-rooms, so it won’t be

a problem getting it out to everyone else.”

His phone has already been ringing off the hook. With very little progress to report during negotiations, a number of players have started looking around at other options.

Once a lockout is enacted, they’ll be free to sign with other pro teams — and the union is actively advising them on their rights.

“We have to,” said Fehr. “We basically have to say ’You have your contracts, you have the circumstances, this is what we think is likely to happen in negotiations. ... If you’re going to consider playing elsewhere, here’s the things we think you need to think about.”’

The sides remain a long way off in negotiations and have only sat down together six of the last 21 days. Formal discussions haven’t been held since Aug. 31.

However, there has been an ongoing dialogue.

“There were conversations back and forth between my brother (union No. 2 man Steve Fehr) and Bill all weekend,” said Donald Fehr. “They’re basically saying that unless we come to them and make a new big proposal then they do want to talk to us.”

There will be some immediate changes if a deal isn’t reached by Sunday. The NHL plans to adopt a policy similar to those instituted by the NBA and NFL during recent lockouts that forbids team employees from being in contact with players.

Joseph to start for Eskimos Saturday THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Kerry Joseph will start at quarterback this weekend for the Edmonton Eskimos against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the Esks’ running back-by-committee experiment is over, head coach Kavis Reed announced Monday.

“The way Kerry has been playing, we owe it to this franchise to continue with Kerry Joseph right now given that Steven (Jyles) is not completely healthy,” Reed told reporters after practice at Commonwealth Stadium.

Reed also suggested Joseph may stay in the starting spot even after Jyles is fully healed from a calf muscle injury.

“We’ve had a chat with Steven (to say) if Kerry continues on the way he is, we may look at that as the option for us,” he said.

Joseph, 38, took the reins at quarterback after Jyles was hurt Aug. 27 against the Toronto Argonauts.

He threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-30 loss to the Stamps on Labour Day, then nearly led the Green and Gold to a come-frombehind victory in the rematch Friday.

Joseph said he’s not focusing on whether he or Jyles is behind centre for the first snap of Saturday’s game in Hamilton.

“It’s not about me,” he said. “I just look at it as playing good football, doing stuff to give our team a chance to win.

“The last two games we came up short, so I feel I can do better.”

Jyles will be the backup.

He is having his calf examined again this week but said he is close to 100 per cent healthy.

“The soreness is gone, the pain is gone. We just have to run and push it and see how it is,” said Jyles.

“I’m good to go if I have to start.”

Reed also said that of the three running backs who dressed in Friday’s 20-18 loss — Jerome

Messam, Cory Boyd and Hugh Charles — one will be scratched for Hamilton.

“Friday night proved it’s difficult to work three backs,” said Reed.

“When the guys are not getting the reps that they need to justify being on the roster, it’s not something we’ll endeavour to do again.”

The trio combined for just 45 yards on 10 carries on Friday.

At times there was confusion on the sidelines over which back was to go in for which play. And when one did go in, there were occasional missed assignments.

Charles has been with the team all year and leads with 551 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

He agreed the committee approach isn’t working.

“To get everybody involved is a tough task,” Charles said.

“You’ve got to find that one guy to get into a rhythm and get the run game going.”

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Baseball New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto Boston

American League East Division W L Pct 79 61 .564 78 62 .557 77 63 .550 64 75 .460 63 78 .447

GB — 1 2 14 1/2 16 1/2

Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 76 64 .543 73 67 .521 63 77 .450 59 82 .418 59 82 .418

GB — 3 13 17 1/2 17 1/2

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

West Division W L Pct 83 57 .593 80 60 .571 77 64 .546 67 74 .475

GB — 3 6 1/2 16 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay (M.Moore 10-9) at Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 6-4), 5:05 p.m.

Seattle (Er.Ramirez 0-2) at Toronto (Morrow 8-5), 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 13-10) at Boston (Lester 9-11), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-15) at Texas (M.Harrison 15-9), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Fister 8-8) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 10-10), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (W.Smith 4-7) at Minnesota (Diamond 11-6), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Straily 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Williams 6-7), 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Seattle at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

12-11), 7:40 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 13-12) at San Diego (Volquez 9-10), 8:05 p.m.

Washington Atlanta Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 87 54 .617 81 61 .570 70 71 .496 65 76 .461 63 79 .444

GB — 6 1/2 17 22 24 1/2

Monday’s Major League Linescores

Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago Houston

Central Division W L Pct 85 57 .599 75 65 .536 72 68 .514 70 71 .496 55 86 .390 44 97 .312

GB — 9 12 14 1/2 29 1/2 40 1/2

Detroit 010 000 000 — 1 8 3 Chicago 000 004 02x — 6 7 0 Porcello, Alburquerque (6), Coke (8), Dotel (8) and G.Laird; Quintana, Omogrosso (8), Veal (8), A.Reed (9) and Pierzynski. W—Quintana 6-4. L—Porcello 9-12. HRs—Chicago, Rios (23), Pierzynski (26), Beckham (14).

San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona San Diego Colorado

West Division W L Pct 79 62 .560 74 67 .525 69 72 .489 66 75 .468 57 83 .407

GB — 5 10 13 21 1/2

Oakland Baltimore Tampa Bay Detroit Los Angeles

Wild Card Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE W L PctWCGB 79 60 .568 — 78 62 .557 — 77 63 .550 1 73 67 .521 5 77 63 .550 1

Cleveland 000 001 100 — 2 3 0 Minnesota 000 102 31x — 7 10 0 Masterson, Maine (7), Herrmann (8) and Marson; Deduno, T.Robertson (8), Waldrop (9) and Mauer.

W—Deduno 6-3. L—Masterson 11-13. HRs—Cleveland, Chisenhall (4). Minnesota, Doumit (16).

Oakland 100 011 000 — 3 6 3 Los Ang. 001 000 000 — 1 4 0 J.Parker, R.Cook (8), Balfour (9) and Kottaras; Haren, Maronde (7), Isringhausen (7), Hawkins (8), Walden (9) and Iannetta. W—J.Parker 10-8.

L—Haren 10-11. Sv—Balfour (17). HRs—Oakland, Moss (17), Pennington (5).

(4), Zimmerman (21), Desmond (22). New York, Hairston (16).

Pitts. 000 300 000 000 00 — 3 9 0 Cinc. 000 100 200 000 01 — 4 8 0 (14 innings) W.Rodriguez, J.Hughes (7), Watson (9), Resop (10), Hanrahan (11), Leroux (12), VandenHurk (14) and Barajas, McKenry; Latos, Arredondo (7), Marshall (8), Broxton (8), A.Chapman (10), LeCure (10), Hoover (12), Simon (14) and D.Navarro, Hanigan, Mesoraco. W—Simon 3-2. L—VandenHurk 0-1.

HRs—Pittsburgh, A.McCutchen (26). Cincinnati, Heisey (7).

Wednesday’s Games Miami at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m.

St. Louis at San Diego, 4:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Houston, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

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Tuesday’s Games Miami (Eovaldi 4-11) at Philadelphia (Halladay 9-7), 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Correia 10-8) at Cincinnati (Leake 7-9), 5:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 18-4), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Germano 2-6) at Houston (Lyles 3-11), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (T.Hudson 14-5) at Milwaukee (Estrada 2-6), 6:10 p.m.

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Football 5. (NR) St. Paul (2-0) 6. (7) Peace River (1-1) 7.(8) Cold Lake (1-1) 8. (3) St. Albert (0-1) 9. (9) Rundle College, Cal (0-0) 10. (6) Cardston (0-2)

Alberta High School Football Rankings Tier I (Pop 1,250 plus) 1. (1) Spruce Grove (1-0) 2. (2) Notre Dame, Cal (0-0) 3. (4) Bev Facey, Sher Pk (2-0) 4. (8) Salisbury, Sher Pk (2-0) 5. (5) Henry Wise Wood, Ed (0-0) 6. (3) Harry Ainlay, Ed (1-1) 7. (7) St. Francis, Cal (0-0) 8. (9) Jasper Place, Ed (1-1) 9. (6) Raymond (1-1) 10. (10) Notre Dame, Red Deer (1-0)

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Dallas at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 2:05 p.m.

Astros owner says Clemens’ return still a possibility HOUSTON — Astros owner Jim Crane thinks Roger Clemens’ comeback could continue in Houston. That would be news to the 50-year-old righthander, who doesn’t sound too interested in the idea.

Crane said Monday there’s a possibility Clemens could pitch this season for the majors’ worst team. “We haven’t heard from Roger, so that’s still up in the air,� he said.

The last-place Astros started a weeklong homestand on Monday that includes three games against the Cubs and four against the Phillies. Their only remaining home games after this stretch are against the Pirates and the Cardinals — two teams in post-season contention. Crane said he would not pitch the seven-time Cy Young Award winner against a contender, which leaves this week as the only option.

But Clemens said Monday night the only way he would pitch this season was against a team in contention. “I can tell you right now and they would know too, that if I was going to

go do it, I am going to pitch against a contender, that’s who I want to knock out,� Clemens told Houston television station KRIV. “Why would I want to waste my time running around and getting in shape. I get over to Minute Maid (Park), I’ll crank it up and get it over 90 for a contender. We’ll knock them right out of the playoffs. That would be the fun. Pitching against somebody that’s not in contention wouldn’t be any fun for me.� “It’s not going to happen.�

A message was left seeking comment from Clemens’ agent, Randy Hendricks. Crane wouldn’t say whether the team will reach out and try to entice Clemens to return to the majors for the first time since pitching for the Yankees in 2007. “We’re just going to sit tight,� Crane said. “We’ll wait and see if he calls us, but we might call him, who knows?�

Clemens pitched 3 1-3 scoreless innings in his first start for Sugar Land of the independent Atlantic league, and didn’t allow a run in 4 2-3 innings in his second start Friday.

When asked about pitching for Houston this

season, Clemens said Friday he didn’t see it happening because of the time it took him to recover from his first start.

The Astros sent a scout to watch both of his outings. General manager Jeff Luhnow said he didn’t have any new information on the subject. “Right now we have a six-man rotation and we’ve lined up that rotation for the rest of the year, so I’m not expecting any changes,� he said. “The words that I’ve heard Roger say suggest that that’s not front and centre in his mind. At this point I’m not expecting it.�

Clemens earned $160 million and won 354 games in a 24-year career with the Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays and Astros. His 4,672 strikeouts are thirdmost and he was selected for 11 AllStar games. He had two great seasons with the Astros after he turned 40, going 18-4 with a 2.98 ERA in 2004 to win his record seventh Cy Young Award.

He was 13-8 with a career-low 1.87 ERA in 2005.

The Rocket’s fastball was clocked at as high as 88 mph, and he also threw curves and splitters in his starts for the

Nugent golden in provincial races BMX Tanika Nugent of the Red Deer BMX Club had a great weekend,.

Nugent, competing in the 20-inch class, struck gold in the Alberta BMX Provincial Series Grand Finals Saturday and the Alberta Bicycle Provincial Championships Sunday. She also was on the provincial 1 team in the provincial series. The series winners were determined by their best four finishes out of the eight races in the series, plus the Grand Finals.

Justin Mainville, Montana Beattie and Nicholas Cymbaluk were all gold medalists in the 20-inch class at the Grand Finals with Cody Pratt and James Sekora first in the cruiser division.

Mainville, Cymbaluk, Pratt and James Sekora were on the Provincial 1 team along with Ryder Graham and Taye Neish in the 20-inch division and Chris Nugent, Janice Sekora and Tim Pratt in the cruiser class.

Janice Sekora, Saige Beaumont and Todd Green picked up gold in the cruiser class in the Alberta Bicycle Provincials.

Other results were: Grand Finals Silver 20-inch: Ethan Glenn, Ryder Graham, Halle Graham, Lindsay Hall, Sarah Stahl, Williams Welikoklad, Evan Stahl, Taye Neish.

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Bronze 20-inch: Chris Nugent, Noah Boyko, Shayne Hall.

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Clemens’ re-emergence with the Skeeters is the first time he has been in the spotlight since he was acquitted of charges he lied to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.

Clemens was accused by former personal trainer Brian McNamee in the Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball of using steroids and HGH, allegations Clemens denied before Congress. The Justice Department began an investigation concerning whether Clemens had lied under oath, and in 2010 a grand jury indicted him on two counts of perjury, three counts of making false statements and one count of obstructing Congress.

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MERCER VISIT TO BE SHOWN SEPT. 18 Rick Mercer’s flyboarding adventure in Sylvan Lake, filmed in late August, will be included in CBC’s Mercer Report season début on Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. It’s the start of the 10th season for the Mercer Report. Mercer also stopped in Olds while he was in Alberta and went gliding with Royal Canadian Air Cadets. It has not yet been determined when the segment filmed in Olds will air.

MEMORIAL WALK Flags will be lowered to half-mast today (Sept. 11) as part of a Memorial Walk ceremony to remember firefighters and police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Red Deer Emergency Services and the RCMP will host the memorial ceremony at City Hall Park. Residents are invited to watch as a wreath remembrance is laid on the west steps of City Hall and observe a minute of silence.

People are invited to gather on the sidewalk near the northwest corner of City Hall.

The ceremony gets underway at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 10 a.m.

SUICIDE AWARENESS Suicide Information & Education Services wants to increase awareness about suicide. The nonprofit group runs education programs for all ages to connect those struggling with thoughts of suicide to resources and to teach the warning signs of suicide. The next weekly support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide starts Thursday. Call 403-342-4966 or visit www.suicidehelp.ca.

Toll-free crisis lines which also operate 24 hours include Kids Help Phone at 1-800-6686868 or Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-3032642.

GIVE US A CALL The 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.

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Janessa Montgomery and her son Roman, 14 months, enjoy a horse up close at Heritage Ranch Monday.

City inviting tenders for Heritage Ranch expansion PROPOSAL LOOKS AT ADDING PROGRAMS SUCH AS CAMPING, UPGRADING RANCH’S VISITOR CENTRE

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The visitor’s centre at Heritage Ranch is getting a face-lift.

The City of Red Deer is accepting tenders until Oct. 10 on a project to renovate and expand the centre.

Plans include: ● partial interior demolition. ● a new 70-square-metre addition to the kitchen. ● an 89-square-metre addition to the dining room. ● a new 111-square-metre addition to decking. ● a 34-square-metre office addition. ● accessible public washrooms. ● kitchen and main entrance reconfiguration.

In 2009, the city endorsed the Heritage

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BRIEFS Ride to celebrate bike ‘culture’ Join the Red Deer Association for Bicycle Commuting as they celebrate bicycle culture in a leisurely ride on the city’s new bike lanes on Saturday.

Starting at 10 a.m., a bicycle parade will leave from the St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School east parking lot (39 Street and Mitchell Avenue).

Arrive early for a demonstration on how to cycle on bike lanes at 9 a.m.

The parade will cycle entirely on bike lanes –– 39 Street west to 40th Avenue, north to 55th Street, south on 48th Avenue and will finish at the Red Deer’s public market.

Everyone is invited. Please wear helmets.

Red Deer Association for Bicycle Commuting lifetimes memberships for $5 will be available before and after the parade.

The Primary Care Network will provide snacks and refreshments at the market.

For more information, e-mail reddeerbicyclecommuting@gmail.com

Telus upgrading landlines Telus land-line service in Bentley will be interrupted for about two hours overnight on Wednesday for Telus to upgrade its network serving the community.

Phone numbers with the prefix 403-748 will be affected. Local calls, long distance and 911 calls will be unavailable.

Mobile services including 911 will be unaffected.

Ranch 2009 Concept Plan to guide future development on the 215-acre parcel immediately east of the Tourism Red Deer/ Alberta Sports Hall of Fame centre along Hwy 2.

As part of the Heritage Ranch visitor centre renovations, the meeting room would be expanded so up to 80 people could be there instead of 50.

The plan also looks at adding programs such as camping, upgrading the ranch’s visitor centre, using large gateway signs and other promotional features, improving vehicle and pedestrian access, and keeping the horseriding component.

In 2009, capital costs were estimated at $4.4 million, including $1.7 million for adding utilities to the visitor centre, the operator’s residence, and the Alberta Sports museum and Tourism Red Deer. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com The outage will occur sometime between 11 p.m. on Wednesday to 7 a.m. on Thursday.

Local emergency operations personnel have been notified to take the appropriate measures.

Customers with an alarm system connected to their phone line should contact their alarm service provider before the outage to advise them of the service interruption.

Work is being done overnight to minimize inconvenience to area residents.

Woman charged in death of boy faces trial A Rocky Mountain House-area woman charged in connection with the death of a six-year-old boy will stand trial in the fall of 2013.

A charge of failing to provide the necessities of life was laid against Amanda Ledieu, 35 after allegations that Seth Lucas drove a quad into an open sewer lagoon and drowned on Oct. 8, 2010.

Ledieu elected to be tried before a Court of Queen’s Bench judge and jury earlier this year, following a preliminary inquiry during which it was determined that the Crown has sufficient evidence to proceed to trial.

Ledieu’s trial is set for five days in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, opening on Sept. 9, 2013.

City takes over campground Online and telephone reservations will no longer be taken at the Lions Campground for the remainder of the season.

The City of Red Deer announced Monday that it has taken over operations of the campground after terminating its existing

A Sylvan Lake widow will be stepping up her efforts to convince the province to bring emergency care to her community.

Brent Boychuk, 49, collapsed on Saturday, Aug. 18 at about 4 p.m. outside a doctor’s office and later died of a heart attack.

His daughter drove him to two doctor’s clinics after he began experiencing heart problems. They discovered both were closed.

Annie Boychuk said her husband would have had a greater chance of survival if there was an emergency care unit in Sylvan Lake, whether it’s at a hospital or urgent care centre.

“This is something that should have been done years ago,” Boychuk said on Monday.

Sylvan Lake is fighting to gain an urgent care centre that’s open seven days a week with extended hours with laboratory and x-ray services and nonlife-threatening medical care.

“That’s not good enough for this town.

“Not only this town, but the surrounding area,” said Boychuk, who wants local care for “life and death situations.”

Boychuk wants to hear from other people who have concerns about the lack of emergency care in Sylvan Lake.

So far she has received about 30 letters of support.

She also wants people to write government officials — the mayor, health minister and local MLA — and she is preparing a petition she will distribute around town.

“They need to know how urgent this is. Keep sending me those letters.”

She also has collected about $3,300 to bring better health care services to Sylvan Lake.

Letters can be sent to Boychuk at 9 Palmer Close, Sylvan Lake, AB, T4S 1K3, or email babbb@telus.net. She can also be reached at 403-358-4647. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

contract under which the campground was operated.

Spots are still available on a first-come, first-serve basis until the campground closes on Oct. 1.

There was no explanation about why the city had terminated the contract with the operator.

All current reservations will be honoured and drop-in customers will be accommodated as space is available. Payment will be restricted to cash or credit card purchases.

The campground’s customer service booth is open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week with overnight security from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m.

For more information, call 403-342-8183 or visit www.reddeer.ca/campground

Appeal into Olds killing set An appeal will be heard early next year for a young man convicted late in 2011 of killing one person and injuring another outside a bar in Olds a year earlier.

A jury in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench found Jeffrey Leinen, who was 25 at the time, guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated assault after ramming his pickup through a crowd of people standing outside the Texas Mickey bar on the evening of Oct. 29.

Olds College student Nicholas Baier, 18 died of his injuries and another man, 19-year-old Dan Skocdopole, was also injured.

Leinen was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years. The presiding judge also recommend that he not be allowed to operate a motor vehicle for 15 years after his release.

Leinen’s lawyer is now appealing both the conviction and the sentence.

The appeal will be heard by a panel of judges on Feb. 5, 2013.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — Police in Victoria are investigating an advertisement posted on an buy-and-sell Internet website where a baby was offered for “free to a good home.”

The posting, which provided a picture of the infant, was brought to police attention on Monday.

Victoria Police Const. Michael Russell says officers are trying to track down the parent and confirm that no child is at risk.

Police didn’t provide other details of the posting and the ad was quickly removed from the Used Victoria website, where new and used goods are sold.

However, an anonymous person later replied to the parent who wanted to give away baby Alex — according to the original post — “because times are hard.”

The reply urged the parent to reach out for help or to drop the baby off in a safe location if they truly couldn’t look out for the child.

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Taking to the stage at the Memorial Centre in Red Deer, the Wild Rose Harmonizers perform their Barbershop acapella music Saturday afternoon during the Save Our Stage event in support of the Central Alberta Theatre. Several skits, comedians and bands also performed during the event which saw performances in the Nickel Room and the Memorial Centre Main Stage. Donations were excepted to help CAT meet its fundraising goals.

Heavy security at funeral for man killed at PQ party MAN KILLED IN AN INCIDENT THAT MADE INTERNATIONAL NEWS: SHOOTING AT PARTI QUEBECOIS’ ELECTION-NIGHT PARTY POLICE SAY MIGHT HAVE BEEN TARGETING MAROIS

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Quebec Premier-elect Pauline Marois , left, and former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry, center, are among the dignitaries atending the funeral services for Denis Blanchette Monday, in Montreal. Richard Bain is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Blanchette and wounding another man outside the Parti Quebecois election night rally.

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After that eulogy, a note to Blanchette was tearfully read from the altar.

It was from his step-grandson.

It called Blanchette an exceptional grandfather and said that, even if he

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Alan Cassels of the University of Victoria said most prescription drugs are manufactured overseas but that Health Canada has released only limited information about its inspections of foreign manufacturing plants after he made numerous inquiries.

Cassels said Health Canada has told him only that it conducted 35 inspections between 2006 and 2011, but won’t provide data on which countries were involved or the findings.

“Health Canada can’t tell us what they inspected, what they found, what remedies they made and we have no idea whether the few inspections they did had any effect. So my question is, and I’ve had this question for many years, why is everything so secret?”

He said that while the federal regulator may be influenced by the pharmaceutical industry’s desire to protect its proprietary information, he’s merely after data related to people’s safety.

“Essentially, whose team is Health Canada on?”

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Hundreds more paid their respects to Blanchette, including several dozen provincial, federal and municipal politicians who filled pews near the front of the church.

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MONTREAL — A humble lighting technician was honoured in a civic funeral attended by people with fame and power, as churchgoers mourned his death in a shooting with political overtones.

The funeral of Denis Blanchette offered striking contrasts Monday.

On one side of the Montreal church sat premier-designate Pauline Marois and a number of notable politicians.

On the other, weeping relatives and friends — some of them wearing casual work clothes, with one of the pallbearers wearing a backwards ballcap and sunglasses perched on top.

Blanchette, 48, was killed last week in an incident that made international news: a shooting at the Parti Quebecois’ election-night party that police say might have been targeting Marois.

Two people were struck by a single bullet. Blanchette, a $15-an-hour technician who had filled in for a colleague’s shift earlier in the day, was killed instantly.

In his eulogy a close friend suggested Blanchette’s courage might have prevented a bigger bloodbath.

Blanchette, a father of a young girl, was standing at the back of the nightclub when the gunman tried to enter the building.

Some witnesses have said Blanchette might have obstructed him.

“You left through the big door, buddy — true to yourself,” his friend, Denis Bourgault, told the packed StDonat church in the city’s east end.

dry was among them.

Police officers in dark suits took positions throughout the building and a couple stood against the church’s interior red-bricked wall, where they kept an eye on Marois. Police are investigating whether the suspect might have been trying to kill the premierdesignate.

Outside the church, the heavy security was even more apparent as officers surveyed a large mass of people that had gathered on the street behind police tape.

In a gesture that seemed designed to send a political message, Marois strayed away from the church onto the edge of the crowd to shake hands with onlookers and pose for photos. Some people chanted nationalist slogans and waved flags.

“Vive le Quebec libre!” one man shouted as the pro-independence leader greeted people. Police, meanwhile, seemed on edge as they kept careful watch over her.

Marois, for her part, has downplayed any political significance to last week’s shooting.

After Monday’s funeral, she called on Quebecers to take note of Blanchette’s sacrifice.

“I believe that we owe a lot to Denis Blanchette’s family because we know that he probably saved us from a tragedy bigger than it was,” Marois told reporters outside the church.

Neither Prime Minister Stephen Harper nor outgoing premier Jean Charest were in attendance, but were represented by cabinet ministers.

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BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF PINE LAKE — If you haven’t spent any time playing the Whispering Pines Golf and Country Club Resort lately you’re missing out on a glorious day on the links.

The par-72 layout, which is nestled in the rolling hills on the west side of Pine Lake, has something for everyone from challenging driving holes, to excellent greens and a picturesque view.

The course isn’t overly long — 6,146 yards from the tips — but don’t let that fool you. A number of the greens are up hill adding significant distance.

“It’s a short track, but you can get yourself in a lot of trouble,” said the club’s head pro, Jeff Willmer. “It doesn’t matter how big you hit the ball you still have to keep out of trouble.

You can shoot low, but you have to keep out of the weeds, the trees and the water.

“And several holes are up hill, plus some of the holes you’re a bit blind and you don’t know what’s there until you get there. As well since the bush has filled out several of the greens aren’t as visible.”

The 460-yard par-five 15th is one of the challenging holes. You’re driving blind from the back tees and it’s not until you pass the front tee box that you realize it’s fairly wide open and down hill. A good drive can put you in easy reach of the green in two, that is if you can carry the water in front.

The 234-yard par-4 18th hole is the club’s signature hole, and despite it’s short length a definite challenge with a island green, which is hidden from the back tee box.

“It’s definitely a par-four from the back, but could be a par-three from the middle and front tees,” said Willmer.

“But it’s a fun hole and anyone going for the green from the back is taking a chance.”

Outside of the challenge of the course, comes the view of the lake,

especially on the first two holes on the back. The 177-yard par-three 11th may well tell that story. You stand on the tee box looking down on the challenging green, surrounded by bunkers, while you can only appreciate the perfect view.

“You can look around at the lake and houses, it’s a pretty place to relax,” said Willmer.

An interesting aspect of the course is the 150-yard par-three fifth hole, which is the highest point on the course plus it has a rock in the middle of the tee box.

“It’s a sacred rock,” explained Willmer. “When we were doing some construction we were told we couldn’t touch that rock. I don’t know much about it, but it makes it kind of interesting.”

The Whispering Pines layout has changed significantly over the years, especially since the new owners took over in 1999. The new club house and resort centre was built in 2000. Acreages have been sold around a portion of the course and filled in with summer homes, cottages and motor homes.

“Overall it’s a gorgeous area and yet so many people who live in this area don’t know about it,” said Willmer, who has implemented a number of outstanding deals to play the course, from deals of the day to stay and play.

“We discounted our green fees which was a way to get new people out,” he said. “And once they came they enjoyed it so much they came back.”

The majority of the weekend players are those who live around the course, but it’s the weekday players that are needed and are showing up more and more.

“During the week we get a lot of outof-towners from Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary,” said Willmer, who gives greens keeper, Brad Frunchak, a lot of credit for the condition of the course.

“He’s been here five-or-six years and does a great job. This is my third year here and the course was in fantas-

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Carson Papke lines up a shot on the picturesque seventh hole at Whispering Pines Golf and Country Club Resort at Pine Lake. The 6,146 yard course is winning over golfers with their great views, relaxing atmosphere and fun layout. tic condition when I arrived. It was better last year and this year even better.

Every year we do a few improvements to make it that much better.”

They shut the course down at the end of September each year — this year it’s the 29th.

“We want to put it to bed in time to have everything ready for winter.

That’s a real advantage to make sure everything is ready for the spring.”

They don’t use tarps on the greens, but haven’t needed to.

“Brad knows what he’s doing,” added Willmer.

Next spring they’ll seed a new practice green and down the road will look to work on their tee boxes.

“A few tee boxes are getting older and some need to be leveled out,”

explained Willmer, who is originally from Saskatchewan and worked five years with head pro Jim Boomer at the Innisfail Golf and Country Club.

“That’s where I got my (CPGA) card,” he said. “But I’m a former member of the PGA as after working in Innisfail I got out of it for a while and owned my own business. When I took this job I didn’t rejoin. It’s not a CPGA facility.”

Willmer lives in Springbrook, which allows him to relax after a long day at the course.

“It’s not a long drive and it gives you a chance to relax when your get away from things,” he said.

For anyone interested in playing the course, you can call (403-886-5151) or go online at whisperingpines.ab.ca. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Sound mental game starts with a well-prepared pre-shot routine

Shin beats Creamer in Kingsmill playoff

If you had the opportunity to read last week’s a practice swing, alignment, visualization, relaxation article, you may have an idea of how important the and focus. Although different for every golfer, having mental side of the game is. As a matter of fact, Moe a pre-shot routine will assist you to hit a good shot Norman was quoted as saying that “89 per cent of every stroke you take. the game is played between the ears.” This is a great The first step is to take one or two practice swings. statement and tells us quite a story, but what does This can be done from beside the ball or behind this mean and how do we apply it? the ball. Taking a practice swing helps simulate the Most of us have had the opportunity to watch pro- swing you want and assists the muscle memory professional golfers on television. It cess for the mind and muscles. Once you have does not matter if you tune in to the done this you need to align yourself to your tarmen, women’s or senior’s golf, they get. all play the game extremely well.

To align yourself properly, stand approxiAs a matter of fact, we tend to use mately 10 feet behind the ball. Pick out your these swings as a template to teach target (where you want the ball to start) and all players on, as their swings are draw a straight line dissecting the ball and your extremely efficient. target. Pick out a point (intermediate target) apNow imagine yourself playing on proximately three feet in front of your ball that one of the professional golf tours as sits on your intended target line. This point now your favorite player. You are walkbecomes your target. The next step is to address ing down the fairway on the last the ball, placing your club directly behind the day of the tournament. You have ball aiming directly at the point. Now set up a one-stroke lead on the final hole your body to the club. You are now aligned corSCOTT and successfully hitting your next rectly.

BERGDAHL shot will assure you the tournaFrom here, you need to focus your eyes on a ment win. No problem. I mean, you point.

This point could either be the ball and INSTRUCTION have played great up to this point, or the piece of grass between the ball and the therefore why would this be any club. Imagine a spotlight coming from your eyes different? to the point that you are looking at. Once you look at Let’s think about it. You have to hit the ball 250 this spot you are ready to hit the ball. You must enyards carry over water. There is out of bounds right sure that you have no thoughts (especially negative and no room to miss it left. The green is tiny with thoughts) enter your mind. At this point you need to many bunkers surrounding it. About 30,000 fans be relaxed and confident prior to making your swing. have surrounded the fairway and green to watch you As a result of being relaxed and confident, you will hit this shot, not to mention the one billion viewers make the swing you envision and the ball will go watching you on international television. Oh, did I where you plan it to. forget that you were on a bit of a side hill lie?

This is a condensed version of a pre-shot routine, All you have to do is hit this one shot perfectly and but should give you some tools to work with to create you leave with your name on the tournament trophy your own routine. It is important that this process and a check for $1 million. Seems simple, eh? I don’t take approximately the same amount of time for evknow about you, but I would be shaking in my golf ery swing. shoes. As a result of all that going through our minds, Finally, when you are standing behind the ball this shot will most certainly be less than desirable. picking out your target, it is important that you see Although this situation is not realistic for most of your target, not the trouble. If all that you see in your us, it certainly is realistic for those that play on one mind is where you do not want the ball to go, then it of these tours. This is what they are faced with week will go there and as a result, a poor shot (negative in and week out. The question is — how do they deal thoughts). You need to be aware of the trouble but with this and how can we learn to deal with what we you can not focus on the trouble. A good pre-shot are faced with on the course? routine will assist in creating a positive image in First of all, you must realize that these players your mind’s eye, therefore assisting in hitting great have dreamt about playing professionally since they shots. were young. They work extremely hard on hitting the Thanks to all of you that take the time to pick up ball straight and far, the perfect putting stroke, get- the Advocate and read this article. Today is the final ting the ball up and down from everywhere so that article for the 2012 season. I look forward to conwhen they get onto the golf course they are “confi- necting with you all in 2013. The winter months are dent”. Confidence is the key component to keeping a great time to make the necessary changes to your your mind from wandering from the task at hand. swing and will assist in lowering your score and ultiThat task you are faced with is to hit the shot to a mately creating more enjoyment when on the course. specific target. This is all that we are attempting to If you are so inclined to make some swing changes do. over the winter months then be sure to contact your Most of us can not expect to play as well as the local CPGA professional for a consultation. Play males and females on tour. They spend their entire well, enjoy the rest of the golf season and hope you lives working on achieving this goal. Regardless of all winter well. what your skill level is, you most certainly can take Scott Bergdahl is the teaching pro at Lakewood Golf your driving-range game out onto the golf course and Resort near Sylvan Lake play better golf. But to do so you must ensure that your mind is on the task at hand. In other words you must have a pre-shot routine.

Prior to hitting any shot you need to be prepared.

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Jiyai Shin ended the longest playoff between two players in LPGA Tour history, making a two-putt par on the ninth hole of a playoff Monday to beat Paula Creamer and win the Kingsmill Championship.

Shin and Creamer played the 18th hole eight times Sunday in an attempt to break the tie before darkness forced a suspension of play. The next morning, they drew about 1,000 fans and needed just one more hole, the par-4 6th, and 20 minutes to settle it.

Creamer hit her 30-foot, double-break, downhill first putt about 5 feet past the hole. She then missed the left-to-right bending comebacker, the ball hitting the right edge and spinning out.

Shin’s first putt, also breaking left to right, stopped 3 feet from the cup.

“We were so hungry for the win,” Shin said.

“I can’t believe because I did a hand operation in June and then after that two months I didn’t play.

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So I feel like I take a little bit long time for the win, I’m really happy.”

Shin, a 24-year-old South Korean who was ranked No. 1 for 16 weeks in 2010, had not won in two years. She earned $195,000 for the victory.

Creamer, who hasn’t won since the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open, suspected a second hole was going to be necessary.

“I thought I hit a great putt, the first one,” she said. “It’s so much faster than the putting green. ...

I felt good over the next one.”

Afterward, both caught flights to England for the British Women’s Open.

The final hole marked a dramatic conclusion to the tour’s return to Kingsmill after a twoyear absence, and was not unlike the final hole of regulation, when Creamer missed a 5-foot putt for par that would have won the tournament, leaving them tied at 16 under. Creamer finished with a par 71 Sunday and Shin shot a 69.

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TORONTO — As an Irishman in the Danish film Love is All You Need — directed by Oscar winner Susanne Bier — you might think Pierce Brosnan felt like the odd man out.

Not so, according to the former James Bond, who in fact says he had the “time of (his) life” making the buzzed-about romance in Italy.

“I felt very at home,” the 59-year-old actor said during an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the critically acclaimed film has screened.

“I don’t like talking that much anyway, except for doing these (interviews) — I only have so much to say for myself at the best of times.

“So I could just sit at dinner (as) they’d yak away in Danish.

But most of the time, if not all of the time, they spoke English and brought me in. We became good friends.”

He certainly hit it off with golden-haired co-star Trine Dyrholm, his romantic interest in the film.

The former Remington Steele star portrays Philip, a widowed businessman who sponsors his son’s lavish wedding on a picturesque chunk of the Italian coast.

Dyrholm plays the mother of the bride, an ebullient woman who doesn’t let an ongoing battle with cancer or the dissolution of her marriage drain her positivity on her daughter’s wedding day.

Brosnan credits Bier with creating such a welcoming atmosphere on set. But Bier, who helmed 2010’s Academy Awardwinning In a Better World, says she didn’t need to do much to ensure Brosnan’s warm reception.

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Actor Pierce Brosnan promotes the movie “Love is All You Need” at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sunday. so generous and great,” Bier said in a separate interview Monday.

“But he was also like, surrounded by any number of beautiful blond actresses who didn’t want

anything but to be near him.

“So I think he had a pretty good time.”

He certainly did.

“It will be forever cherished,” Brosnan said with a smile.

We have a pinched nerve to thank for the latest book from Naomi Wolf, author of the bestselling The Beauty Myth, about the fashion industry’s oppression of women.

At 46, Wolf began to suffer from a spinal nerve compression that diminished her pleasure during sexual intercourse, draining it of its “poetic dimension.”

X-rays revealed that damaged vertebrae were exerting pressure on her pelvic nerve, which branches out from the base of the spine to the clitoris, vagina and cervix.

After going over anatomical illustrations, she has a “eureka” moment in which she realizes “that there is a profound brain-vagina connection” and that the female pelvic nerve is in some ways “the secret to everything related to femininity.”

This sends her on a two-year quest to investigate female arousal and orgasm in female lab rats, world literature and New Age therapies like “sacred spot massage.”

The result is Vagina: A New Biography, in which Wolf not very convincingly argues that vaginal orgasms of the “full melting” kind, powerful enough to flood the brain with pleasure-inducing chemicals, stimulating to the clitoris and cervix as well as the vagina and soul, are the key to liberation and happiness for women, men and all the planet.

There isn’t much here for readers interested in a thoughtful discussion of feminism at a time when the v-word is uttered unbleeped on network television.

Instead, Wolf offers up a stew of scientific-sounding statements about women’s neurochemistry and astonishing generalizations like “the vagina is a gateway to a woman’s happiness and to her creative life.”

Along the way, she offers advice to men on the best way to help their partners “reclaim the Goddess,” defined as “a mediator and protector of women’s highest, most joyful and most unbroken sense of self.” Some tips: “Bring home a rose. Make the restaurant reservation. Tidy the bedroom. Light the candle.”

In case you were wondering, Wolf recovers from her malaise. Surgery relieves the nerve compression, and in a matter of months, her orgasms are like “that transition in The Wizard of Oz in which Dorothy goes from black-and-white Kansas to colorful, magical Oz.”

Music festival to support Pussy Riot held in Russia ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A music festival to support jailed members of the Russian band Pussy Riot went forward despite official pressure to cancel it, organizers said Monday.

Olga Kurnosova said city officials had tried to force her to stop Sunday’s show in St. Petersburg — President Vladimir Putin’s hometown — and firefighters had threatened to close down the Glavklub hall, claiming safety violations ahead of the concert.

About 1,000 people attended the “Free Pussy Riot Fest” headlined by the Russian rock protest bands DDT and Televizor, whose songs have long riled Soviet authorities and Putin’s Kremlin.

Last month three members of Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in jail for a “punk prayer” against Putin in Russia’s largest cathedral in a trial that provoked an international outcry.

On Sunday, DDT frontman Yuri Shevchuk compared the spiraling Kremlin crackdown on political protests to Soviet-era repression of dissidents.

“In 1992, we participated in a festival against political repression,” he told the audience. “Twenty years have passed, but it seems almost nothing has changed.”

Several younger rock bands and rappers voiced their support for Pussy Riot from the stage Sunday, and some

spectators were wearing balaclavas — the feminist band’s trademark headwear.

Dozens of riot policemen surrounded the festival venue and detained four people afterward for alleged jaywalking, Russian media reported.

Proceeds from the show will be donated to Pussy Riot and other activists in jail under Putin, organizers said.

One such activist is Taisiya Osipova, who was sentenced to eight years in prison after supporters say police planted heroin in her home for refusing to testify against her husband, a senior opposition figure.

More than 100 Russian intellectuals, including rock musicians, writers and film stars, signed an open letter to the Kremlin in July saying the Pussy Riot trial would divide Russia. But other Russian celebrities, including pop stars often seen on Kremlin-controlled television networks, have condemned the band’s performance as disrespectful to Russia’s dominant Orthodox Church.

Pussy Riot grew from a controversial art-protest group based in St. Petersburg. Among the group’s most noted acts was the drawing of an enormous phallus on a drawbridge in St. Petersburg opposite the headquarters of the FSB, or Federal Security Service, the main KGB-successor agency.

Putin, a former KGB spy and FSB head, has compared Pussy Riot’s stunt to a “witches’ Sabbath.”

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Sorting out a sister battle Dear Annie: I live far away from my to be upset with you. family, but try to keep in touch.

One of the reasons she doesn’t tell The problem is my sister, “Diane,” you directly is because she’s still mullwho always misinterprets what I say. ing it over, and it’s much more effective if she waits and then tells your Last month, for example, we were brother her own version. talking about Dr. Oz when I commented that we’d have to wait 20 years to Then she punishes you by staying see whether some of those out of contact until you are suggestions work. groveling.

That night, Diane told She has her technique my brother that I said I down cold, and you fall for it wouldn’t care if she died. every time.

I tried to call, email If you think you can discuss and text to smooth things this with her rationally, then over, but she wouldn’t do so. answer.

Otherwise, keep conversaMy mom doesn’t want tions short and neutral. us to fight.

If she becomes upset, send I had no idea we were a sweet email saying you’re “fighting” until my brothsorry she’s so unhappy. Then MITCHELL er told me. leave it alone. & SUGAR A week later, Diane If your brother calls, say allowed me to apologize, the same thing. and things were fine, but Let her fight with herself. it has happened again.

You stay out of it.

I suggested that we limit our Dear Annie: I have been married to Thanksgiving guests to the immediate the love of my life for 30 years. family (24 people).

About 10 years ago, we moved to be Again, I got a call from my brother closer to friends and family. saying Diane thinks I hate her in-laws.

It seemed to coincide with early I tried to contact her to explain, but menopause for my wife, which brought she is ignoring me. with it zero desire for intimacy.

I am tired of being the bad guy. I My wife asked me whether I thought can’t help that she interprets my comit was OK to not have sex any longer, ments in the worst possible way. and being an acquiescent idiot, I said How can I end the cycle? — Not a “fine.”

Meanie Now I’m frustrated and wondering Dear Not: Diane sounds as if she is what the future holds. hypersensitive and looking for excuses I am in my mid-60s, and my wife is

ANNIE ANNIE

Tuesday, September 11 beauty around us right now.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON You risk tunnel vision now.

THIS DAY: Ludacris, 35; Mo- It’s great to be passionate by, 47; Kristy McNichol, 50 about a destination, but as THOUGHT OF THE DAY: we all know, the joy is in the The energy now is building journey. towards next week’s big asSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. pects. Immedi21): A lovely afately after Saturfirmation finally day’s New Moon comes through. comes Pluto DiYou’ve worked rect in conversahard and have tion with Uranus. been waiting The Fall Equinox long for this mowill encourage ment. It wasn’t balanced apso much about proaches. It will dreaming, but be a great day, more about enjoy! your continuH A P P Y ous efforts that BIRTHDAY: are reaping reNADIYA Friends have a wards. It affirms SHAH way of lighting that your acup your mind tions can have with new ideas. positive conseAttractions come quences. quickly, changSAGITTARIing you in the process. Those US (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There in established bonds make is so much that is so good. lovely changes, adding de- Stay focused on all that is light. It will be a great year, working. A small percentage enjoy! of what you are doing may ARIES (March 21-April need refining. You will figure 19): Even if you had a crystal that out by taking any feedball that told you exactly how back in the right perspective. this scenario was meant to CAPRICORN (Dec. 22turn out, you would have still made the same decisions.

You may not like all the outcomes now, but your choices were right for their time and have led to good things.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): We are accountable to many, and yet, to no one. Ultimately, it’s our own life and our own choices to make.

Someone has come to depend on you in ways that have felt uncomfortable for some time. Now, you state your truth. Feel lighter that it’s out in the open.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have a will you can direct to make amazing things happen. However, you also have a quieter drive, which finds the perfect situations to learn what’s needed.

Your current affair seems unlikely based on what you said you wanted. Look at it from a deeper perspective.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Another person holds a fascination for what you do.

It’s not disingenuous or cruel. It is curiosity mixed with friendship. Approach them with an open heart and share what matters to you. Let the connection be free of expectations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There is a long list of blessings on your plate, but you are inclined to focus on what isn’t the best. Both will always be on the menu. Appreciating all you have today is the surest way to create more things to be grateful for.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Your gratitude is long overdue. It may not be the only feeling dominant now, but it is the most important.

When it sweeps over you, put all the freestanding tension you have been feeling to the side.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s wonderful to have a goal, but when we are so focused on where we are going, we can forget to notice all the

SUN SIGNS

And she didn’t.

If that had happened to me, I would have replied, “Obviously, the bride has received far too many gifts. I’ll help out by taking mine back.”

I recently received a photo of a bridal couple holding “thank you” signs with their names printed on the back — no note whatsoever expressing appreciation for the gift. — What’s Become of Us? Dear What’s: Some misguided people think thank-you notes are antiquated.

They are not.

Showing appreciation never goes out of style.

Annie’s Snippet for Patriot Day (credit Thomas Bailey Aldrich): With the tears a Land hath shed/Their graves should ever be green.

Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

Jan. 19): When we are so present in the joy of a job well done, we find ourselves worrying less about outcomes.

There’s a fine balance today between being mindful about where you want to go, and yet, trusting where you are right now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When we approve of ourselves, our fear of being rejected diminishes rapidly.

The question is, are you truly comfortable with the choices you have made? Someone else may have an opinion about it. If you are truly living authentically, it matters little what they think.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): We strive to be patient and understanding. However, even the most compassionate of us can find the behavior of another simply annoying. You have to get along today. Don’t let the irritation of another get to you.

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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in her early 50s. Do I go the rest of my life without?

I don’t want to have sex for its own sake.

I need the other person to have some passion for me, or it’s not worth having. — Lost and Needy in Missouri Dear Lost: You need to revisit this issue.

No matter what you agreed to at the time, you have become increasingly resentful, and your wife deserves to know.

This affects your marriage in a critical way.

Unfortunately, your wife may not agree to more intimacy, and even if she does, you may not get the passion you desire.

Ask if she would be willing to talk to her doctor about it, and then please seek counseling, preferably together, and work on this.

Dear Annie: “Miffed Guest” said someone stood up at a wedding shower and announced that the bride didn’t need to send thank-you notes.

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In Memory of Ken Sutley March 28, 1943 September 11, 2011 I thought of you today, But that is nothing new.

I thought of you yesterday And will tomorrow too.

I think of you in silence And make no outward show.

For what it meant to lose you Only those that loved you know.

Remembering you is easy I do it every day It’s the heartache of losing you, That will never go away

RYPINA Sabrina Alicia 1984 - 2012 Sabrina Alicia Rypina of Red Deer, Alberta passed away suddenly at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on September 7, 2012 at the age of 27 years. Sabrina will be lovingly remembered by her father, Slavik Rypina as well as extended family. She was predeceased by her mother, Beata Rypina. A prayer service and visitation will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6 2 8 7 - 6 7 A S t r e e t ( Ta y l o r Drive), Red Deer, Alberta, on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to join the family at Parkland Funeral Home on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. and proceed to the Red Deer Cemetery, where a graveside service and interment will take place. Donations in memory of Sabrina may be made directly to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, 307-10335 172 St. N.W., Edmonton, AB T5S 9Z9.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Kimberlee Gordon, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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VIROVE Joseph Mr. Joseph Virove passed away suddenly in Red Water, Alberta on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the age of 65 years.

Further funeral announcement will follow.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

SCUTT Marianne Mable Marianne Mable Scutt passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the age of 69 years. Marianne was born in Assinaboia, SK on January 1, 1943. She married James Arnold Scutt June 6th, 1963, and she will be forever loved and remembered by her husband James, they had just celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary. She was predeceased by her parents, Nicholas and Charlotte Hayko. Her memory will also live in the hearts of her siblings and family: Clifford Hayko (Adelle wife)), Sandy and Cheryl (children) and family; Florence Munro (Lee and Sharon (children) and family); Laura Anderson (Dale, Arnold, Karen and Donald (children) and family); Nicky Hayko (Kalonie and Robert (children)), ; Eleanor Klapp (George (husband, deceased); Judy, Betty-Lou and Freddy (children)); Diane Davis (Roy (husband) and family); Connie Cripps (Trevor (husband) and family); Colleen and Irwin. Marianne and James have been blessed with many close friends in the years they have lived in Red Deer. Thank you to all the friends and neighbours with whom they have laughed with and enjoyed their company and also have shown their support to James at this time. Special thanks to Skoyeko family (Tom (Trudy), Ron (Sharon), Doug and Jimmy), you have been just like family to James and Marianne for many years. In celebration of Marianne’s life, there will be a memorial on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton Street, Red Deer, AB. All of Marianne’s family and friends are encouraged and welcomed to attend. The family requests donations in lieu of flowers in Marianne’s memory be forwarded to: Central Alberta Cancer Centre, Box 5030, R e d D e e r, A B T 4 N 6 R 2 .

These donations will be forwarded directly to the new local Red Deer Cancer Clinic.

TUCK Winnifred Amy (nee Tisdale) 1918 - 2012 Mrs. Winnifred Tuck passed away at Clearwater Centre, Rocky Mountain House on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the age of 94 years.

Winnifred Tisdale was born in Gnosall, England near Stafford on April 8, 1918.

She had three sisters, Olive Bowell, Vera Engebretson and Lucy Cornall Ryckman and five brothers, Reg Tisdale, Cedric (Boots) Tisdale, Ron Tisdale, Sid Tisdale and Harold Tisdale. In the spring of 1927, Winnifred’s parents (Horst and Amy Tisdale) left England through the soldier settlement board and moved to a farm in the Evergreen district of Alberta, Canada. In 1936, Winnifred married Gilbert Clement and had two sons, Brian (wife Bernie) and Ken (wife Val). Winnifred and Gilbert settled in Red Deer, where Winnifred’s heart truly was. In 1998, she married Allan Tuck and they resided in Red Deer. Allan passed away in 2006. Winnifred stayed in Red Deer for several years where she was active with her church. Winnifred is survived by her two sons, Brian and Ken; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one great, great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews. Winnifred enjoyed driving very much and made some quite lengthy trips to visit her family. Her church and her family meant everything to her. She ended her years in Rocky Mountain House close to her sons. A Funeral Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45th Street, Red Deer, Alberta, on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

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ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs.

Starting wage $13/hr. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463 LEADING facility services company is seeking hard working, safety conscious cleaners for janitorial team.

F/T work. Fax resume to 403-314-7504 SERVICEMASTER JMS needs a light duty cleaner for 3 Healthcare Locations in Red Deer. Evening shifts, Monday to Friday 6 hours. Rate $12.00/hr. If you like cleaning and have a eye for detail send you resume by Fax 403-444-1515 or by email: hcjobs@smalberta.com

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FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Shop & Yard Laborers. $16/hr. to start Apply w/resume to: 4115 39139 HWY 2A (Blindman Industrial Park)

Qualified Supervisors, Night Operators & Field Assistants If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates (1st Aid & H2S are the min. qualifications) to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 lkeshen@1strateenergy.ca

Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

Barden Oilfield Hauling is accepting resumes for Journeyman Picker Operators, Winch Truck Operators, Texas Bed Operators and Swampers.

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Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

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We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment.

Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011.

The right candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Please no phone calls.

PROFLO Production Separators is currently looking for production testing assistants. Suitable candidates must have H2S, First Aid, PST/CST and a valid driver’s license.

Please forward resume to info@proflo.net or fax to 403-341-4588.

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Phone 403-314-4100 after 11 a.m.

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER developing and creating future products. Ideal candidate must have post secondary education, be a team player and like to think “ outside the box”.

Manufacturing experience an asset.

A great Monday to Friday work week. Free training provided, friendly crews!

Email resume: ngfadmin@nossack.com or fax resume to 403-227-1131 GREAT PEOPLE WORK AT NOSSACKS. RMT required for chiropractic & massage clinic. Please apply, in person, with resume to Optimum Performance Centre, located in the Collicutt Centre.

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CALKINS CONSULTING o/a Tim Hortons FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT $11/hr.

SUPERVISORS $13/hr.

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Minimu $12/hr. based on experience.

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F/T or P/T Housekeeping and servers with experience in serving seniors.

Must be flexible, work within a team environment, take initiative and work without supervision.

Must be available to work weekend. We offer a competitive salary.

Fax: 403-341-5613 Attention: ARAMARK e-mail: margery_becker@ aramark.ca Full-time experienced Chinese chef required.

Must have at least one year’s experience or equivalent education. Will be paid $13.10 per hour for qualified applicant. Please apply in person to Eric in the kitchen at Jackpot Casino located at 4705 50th Street. Do not come between 12-2pm and 5-7pm.

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AES INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. looking for an energetic/ enthusiastic individual for our receiving department.

Fax resume to 403-342-0233

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Competitive wages, benefits and scheduled days off. tickets and experience an asset.

Please forward applications by e-mail to accounting@ andystrucking.net or fax (403) 885-4931 Carpenters and carpenters helpers and labourers needed with concrete experience, to start immediately. Email resume to lorieengbrecht@gmail. com or to hengbrecht@ yahoo.com

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Call 403-782-4804 or fax resume to: 403-782-4814.

CLASS 1 drivers req’d to pull flat deck, exc. wages, safety bonuses, benefits.

We run the 4 western provinces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 for more info or fax resume and abstract to 403-784-2330

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PET ADOPTION

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

Reliable vehicle needed.

For more info

CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

Req’d immediately Will consider training a professional, experienced driver.

Ph.1-877-463-9664 or email resume to info@capilano trucktraining.com

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIER NEEDED Wanted for delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

CLASS 1 DRIVER Must have super B exp., all oilfield tickets, hauling NGL, clean abstract.

Fax 403-347-2940 Attn: Bill CLASS 1 DRIVER , end dump experience pref., but not necessary. Local work, home every night Fax resume 403-314-9990 or email blaineth@telus.net CLASS 3 WATER HAULER needed. Only those with Drilling Rig Water Hauling experience need apply.

Need H2S & First Aid tickets.TOP WAGES PAID Fax clean drivers abstract and resume between the hours of 9 am to 6 pm to: 403-746-3523 or call 403-304-7179 DRIVER with clean Class 1 or Class 2 motor coach experience preferred Fax resume to 347-4999 or email to: frontbus@platinum.ca

Mustang Acres Galbraith St. & Gray Dr. Normandeau

PARKSIDE MOBILE HOME PARK

Oriole Park West O’brien Crsc. & Oxley Close Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in DEER PARK Doran Crsc.

Doan Ave. area ALSO Dixon Crsc. area

MEGA CRANES is looking for a ticketed crane and boom truck operator. Must have Class 1. Good wages, benefits, 10% holiday pay, RRSP’s, and most evenings and weekends off. Fax resume to 885-4269 or email cathy@megacranes.com

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

ADULT SNOW plow drivers(2) req’d for winter season UPGRADING based out of Lacombe, Alberta Government exc. wages. Must have Funded Programs Class 3 w/air. Call Toll Student Funding Available!

Free 1-877-787-2501 Mon. - Fri. 9 am. - 5 pm. only or • GED Preparation fax resume to: 403-784-2330 Morning, Afternoon And WANTED Class 1 drivers Evening P/T Classes with propane, butane, LPG mix in Central AB. Academic Express Must have all tickets Adult Education & Training Fax resume to 403-887-6110 or Call 340-1930 Dennis at 403-588-5836 www.academicexpress.ca

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BULK PETROLEUM DRIVER WANTED FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA

PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER

required for fuel hauling FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE We offer competitive hourly rates, uniforms, full company benefits, clean modern fleet and on-thejob continuous training. Successful candidates must take a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Qualified individuals only.

Drop off resume and abstract in person or fax to:

403-346-2132 8009 Edgar Industrial Place www.kochfuel.ca

TANK TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED! STEADY, YEAR-ROUND WORK!

$1000.00 SIGNING BONUS. SAFETY BONUS. REFERRAL BONUS. GREAT WAGES AND BENEFITS. Northwest Tank Lines seeks quali¿ed truck drivers with at least three years’ experience in tank truck driving, heavy oil-¿eld hauling, or a related ¿eld.

The ideal candidate will have a history of safedriving, and seek a long-term and rewarding career.

Send your resume today! Email: careers@nwtl.ca Fax: (403) 250-7801 260359I7-20

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Business Opportunities

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www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

for our new

R E D D E E R N O RT H location on 67th Street

- 4 days on / 4 off schedule - Competitive industry wages - Benefit package - Modern fully equipped facility

www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

affordablewebsitesolution.ca

After 24 months

full-time permanent parts person to join our parts desk in our Rocky Mountain House location.

SHOPPING

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

GUARANTEED BUY BACK PROGRAM

FRONT COUNTER PARTS PERSON We are a construction/trucking company looking for an experienced

RENTALS

WEB DESIGN

I s o ff e r i n g a

requires

REAL ESTATE

COMPUTER REPAIR

FAMILY RESTAURANT

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

OWNER OPERATORS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

CLUBS & GROUPS

or Email to hr@bilton.ca

www.greathealth.org Cancer Diabetes DIET 350-9168

www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

www.ultralife.bulidingonabudjet.com MLM’ers attract new leads for FREE!

These are full-time permanent shop positions with benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796,

www.dontforgetyourvitamins.net The greatest vitamins in the world

www.fantahomes.com 403-343-1083 or 403-588-9788 www.masonmartinhomes.com Mason Martin Homes 403-342-4544 www.truelinehomes.com True Line Homes 403-341-5933 www.jaradcharles.com BUILDER M.L.S

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Day and Night shifts available Competitive starting wages

www.antlerhillelkranch.com Peak Performance VA 227-2449

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www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com Central AB Home Builders 403-346-5321 www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca Canadian Mental Health Assoc. www.realcamping.ca LOVE camping and outdoors? www.diabetes.ca Canadian Diabetes Assoc. www.mycommunityinformation.com /cawos/index.html www.reddeerchamber.com Chamber of Commerce 403-347-4491

Central AB based trucking company reqires

CLEARVIEW For early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m. Mon. through Fri., + 8 a.m. on Saturday.

860

CATTLE HAULERS

JOURNEYMAN WELDERS

HEALTH & FITNESS

* EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY * ZERO ROYALTIES FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS

Good computer skills an asset.

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ASSOCIATIONS

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Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

850

Continuous learning and growth is our goal for every employee!

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

Carpenters and carpenters helpers Laborers and Skid Steer Operator

Busy Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers. We offer 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 dtl@telus.net

designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients, within our 7 shops and 10 acres of land in Innisfail, AB

860

Truckers/ Drivers

CANEM SYSTEMS

ORMIT ENTERPRISES LTD LTD o/a A&W Village, REQUIRES 58 6320 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4N 4C6. 403-346-6100 * JM & Apprentice Needs F/T Food Service Commercial Electricians Supervisor. Shift work, * JM & Apprentice must be flexible. $13.50/hr.

Service Electricians Please apply in person or FOR LOCAL WORK email: ormit@telus.net Resumes to: POST-TIME LOUNGE Fax: 403-347-1866 is now accepting resumes Or Email: for Day and evening shift. dchristensen@canem.com Apply w/resume No Phone Calls 3731 50 TH AVE. No phone calls please.

CLASS 1 Driver Clearwater,AB SAM’S CAFE Competition #BU12-0106 NORTH BURNCO is currently Taking applications for f/t recruiting for a seasonal or p/t DISHWASHER. full time Class 1 Truck Apply in person AFTER Driver for the Clearwater, 2 p.m. 7101 Gaetz Ave. AB area. This fulltime posiRed Deer tion offers a competitive wage and an excellent benefit package. This posiSales & tion will require travel Distributors throughout Alberta with some overnight trips to deliver products to the 1511018 Alberta Ltd. O/A BURNCO Landscape Micabella Cosmetics & Oro Centers.

Gold Cosmetics req’s Qualifications: sales people F/T, P/T for The ideal candidate will women’s makeup & Oro have a Class 1 Driver’s Gold Cosmetics in Red License with air brake Deer Malls $15/hr. Shift. endorsement and a clean canadacarts@gmail.com driving abstract. PreferSALES MINDED ence will be given to Energetic career minded candidates with previous with lots of people skills, , Super B Truck and advance with a growing side/end dump trailer company. experience. You are Apply with resume to: energetic, highly motivated Brad, Gen Mgr. and possess strong bmakarenko@telus.net communication, 403-304-5241 interpersonal and leadership skills.

SOAP STORIES Knowledge of industry is is seeking an asset.

Please submit Retail Sales Supervisor your resume and driver’s for our Parkland Mall location, abstract on or before Red Deer. $17.40/hr.

September 14, 2012 to: Email resume: BURNCO Rock Products premierjobrd1@gmail.com Ltd Fax: (403) 440-3454 Attn: Human Resources STEEL MAGNOL INC E-mail: careers@burnco. o/a: All in One, Pinook com Hire Sales Clerks 2 locations at ELECTRICAL COMPANY Parkland Mall Looking for Apprentices Red Deer, AB for commercial construction Ability to sales. English. or industrial maintenance.

Perm, F/Time, Shifts, Please fax resume to Weekends 403-346-6334 or email: Wage-$14.60 per/h mooremaintenance E-mail: @shaw.ca fishergrp@gmail.com EXP’’D drywall tradesmen & laborers req’d, Phone 403-348-8640 Trades FARM SUPERVISOR Needed for A FULL TIME PAINTER Roneamar Farms Ltd. REQUIRED $16-$18/hourly. 40 hrs per Painting exp. necessary. wk. Send resume to Must have vehicle.

NEIL RONALD Must be task orientated, R R 3 Ponoka Ab T4J 1R3 self motivated & reliable.

Apply by email Phone 403-596-1829 Roneamar.Farms@ emailcanada,net.

ABEL CORPORATION or fax 403-784-2826 is looking for candidates for the following positions: REQ’D IMMEDIATELY Busy insulating company * Woodworking machine in Red Deer requires operators $17.00- $21.50 laborers. Must have valid hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. drivers license, H2S & * Furniture manufacturing PPE. Starting wage $17/hr. labourers $13.95 - $17.

Benefits after 3 months. hourly - 40 hrs. per wk.

Fax resume to: * Cabinetmakers $18.50403-227-6936 $22.50 hourly - $40.00 foamco@telus.net hrs. per wk.

ROCKY RIDGE BUILDERS INC. Send resumes to is currently seeking mature Box 5324 Lacombe, individuals for modular Alberta T4L 1X1; horse barn manufacturing. apply by email at Carpentry exp. an asset.

Abel.Corporation@ Must have drivers license canadaemail.net or and transportation. 10 by fax to (403) 782-2729 hrs/day, 5 days/week. 15 minutes south of Sylvan Lake. Fax resume to 403-728-3106 or call 403-373-3419

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

850

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ADAM & EVE UNISEX REQ’S F/T HAIR CUTTING PERSONNEL. Above average earnings.

Submit resume in person at Parkland Mall.

800

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com Please reference # CD-CP001

* GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU For more about this opportunity contact: Sergio Terrazas 800.661.7589 / 403.608.7329 / s.terrazas@humptys.com

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Hair Stylists

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Career Planning

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RED DEER WORKS WHEEL BARROW as new ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

CARRIERS NEEDED For Advocate routes

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

VANIER AREA

CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA. Good for an adult with a small car.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in GRANDVIEW MORRISROE WEST LAKE Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in EASTVIEW 82 Advocate $430/month $5165/year WEST LAKE 77 Advocate $404/month $4851/year MOUNTVIEW 71 Advocate $372/month $4473/year GRANDVIEW 69 Advocate $362/month $4347/year Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for Morning Newspaper delivery in the Town of Blackfalds 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

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick at 403-314-4303 IN SERVICE SHOP, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply in person with resume at: Reg Cox Feed M i x e r s . S o u t h o f U FA Burnt Lake Indust. Park, Phone 403-340-2221 or fax 403-341-5622 CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com

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880

Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

RAVEN TRUCK ACCESSORIES Has an opening for an INSTALLER POSITION, must be self-motivated, have strong leadership skills & be mechanically inclined.

Fax 403-343-8864 or apply in person with resume to 4961-78th Street, Red Deer

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA: Andrews Close Ardell Close/ Allan St. Asmundsen Ave/ Arb Close Aikman Close/ Allan St.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

BOWER AREA Boyce St. Bell St./Byer Close INGLEWOOD AREA: Issard Close SUNNYBROOK AREA: Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Springfield Ave. VANIER AREA: Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Valentines Crsc./ Vandorp St.

SUNTERRA MEATS in Trochu is looking for a Millwright Helper and an Apprentice Electrician that has a minimum of his second year of school completed. Successful candidates need to be reliable, dedicated, hard working mechanically minded individuals who excel in a team environment. Wages to commensurate with experience. Benefits after 4 months. For more information, contact David Guay at 403-442-4202 or e-mail to dave.guay@ sunterrameats.ca.

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stuff 1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1640

TABLESAW, 10” Craftsman. Like New. $350. 403-342-1936

THE TASTY BAKERY PACKAGING & Firewood COUNTER SALES

********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

P/T OPPORTUNITY No early mornings, No late nights No Sundays, 2 or 3 afternoons per week.

Apply in person at: Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive (directly behind Nutters)

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

TRANSX F/T WASH BAY ATTENDANT

Monday to Friday Good wages & benefits Must have valid drivers license. Please forward resumes to Ted by fax: 403-341-3691

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collectins!

Packages come ready for delivery!

WESCLEAN - Red Deer SHIPPER/ RECEIVER / inside sales req’d. .

Competitive wages, full benefitsi, forkilft exp. preferred. Dangerous goods exp. preferred.

Familiar with shipping/ receiving procedures.

Able to lift 30-60 lbs. , Basic computer skills an asset. . Must have a good persionality and easy to work with .

Drop resume off at # 7, 7973 49 AVE. or email to: mdoll@wesclean.com or fax to 403-347-8803

Employment Training

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

900

JOIN THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Today!

P/T POSITION IDEAL For SEMI RETIRED or RETIRED PERSON 1 - 3 days /wk. must have This project is funded by current criminal record the Government of check. Must be able to do Canada’s Skills Link considerable walking and Program. some lifting. Qualifications: cash handling/sales exp., organized and exc. math and computer skills, immediate start.

To arrange interview call 1-800-387-8223 ext. 644 Fax: 1-888-434-5122 Are you between the email: dlocke@hospnet.ca Ages of 16-30 years Something for Everyone • Unemployed Everyday in Classifieds • Not attending school • Facing employment Central Alberta’s Largest barriers that interfere Car Lot in Classifieds with achieving your potential and personal independence PARKLAND Regional • R e a d y, w i l l i n g a n d Library in Lacombe is committed to making looking for a driver to positive life changes deliver materials to Central • L o o k i n g t o i m p r o v e Alberta Libraries. Mon- Fri. your Life/employability shifts with a rotating skills schedule. Good driving • A Canadian citizen record. Send resume to • Have NOT received supplies@prl.ab.ca or fax Employment Insurance to 403-782-4650 Benefits in the last 3 years.

PART Time Dock Staff We have immediate If any of the above apply openings for part time please contact us dock staff working for more info at: afternoons. If you have The Red Deer Youth & warehouse experience and Volunteer Centre looking to work with a Email: alisone@yvc.ca major freight forwarder, or info@yvc.ca send your resume to (403) 342-6500 or gmctavish@tpsgroup.ca or (403) 342-7521 call 905-564-1803. Total Personnel Solutions.

This is a 6 month project providing youth / young adults with an opportunity to enhance personal growth, learn life skills and employability skills through classroom activity and work experience.

Eligible participants will receive minimum wage while attending this project and some childcare costs and transportation may also be available.

The Program Start Date September 17, 2012

Christmas Kettle Coordinator Required to organize our annual campaign

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Full-time temporary position with a start date of Oct 9 ending noon Dec 24, 2012 $ 13.00/hr Qualifications: • A person of faith with high standards of integrity, judgment and confidentiality, and an ability to model the values and standards of the Salvation Army.

• Experience in Fundraising and Public Relations are an asset.

• Previous supervisory experience • Vehicle, Class 5 Driver’s License and clean Driver’s Abstract required.

• Experience with Microsoft Office • Must be highly organized with excellent communication skills.

• Flexibility in schedule is required.

Employment Training

1800

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

FIREWOOD small amount $12 403-343-8387

To be held Downtown at #4806 -50th Ave (between Great Strides and Hot Pot Studio) Starting Sept. 10th †Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm

Please call 403-346-8827† for more information.

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Dogs

AUSTRALIAN Shepherd pups, mini. & toy blue merles, $250-$500. 1st shots, de-wormed. 780-372-2387 GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, 1 M. Ready to go, 1st. shots.

Vet checked. Born May 13. .....SOLD!!......

P. B. Pomeranian puppies, 2 M 2 F , sire and dame on sight, $500, 780-372-4367

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Sporting Goods

1680

Health & Beauty

1700

*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 open 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday!

Household Appliances

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042

Household Furnishings

1720

2 PC. oak china cabinet $125; glass top metal computer table $50; 4 tier glass/brass plant stand $10; 3 shelf brass corner shelf $5 403-347-8159

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Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

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AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Combines & Headers

2040

860 MASSEY COMBINE Call 403-502-1091

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Horses

HORSE TRAINING

3 bdrm, 1.5 baths. 5 appls.

Small PET welcome. Avail Oct. 1. $1495 + utils.

HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

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CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

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PARKVALE

1178 SQ.FT 3 bdrm. main C L O C K r a d i o , S o n y floor of house, w/dble. att. fm/am/3cd undercounter, heated garage, Lacombe, Nov. 1st, n/s, $1000/mo. + new $100 403-314-2026 % utils. 403-782-2007 5 BDRM. house w/lrg garage Misc. for in quiet cres in Sylvan Lake.

Sale $2000/mo. available after Sept 15th. 403-864-3326 26 8 tracks, 26 cassettes, 27 LP’s, country western, must take all $80; custom Manufactured made ice pick $50; tail Homes gate protector and cargo organizer for Ford Ranger Club cab both $40; meat tub 18” x 22” x 10 1/2” deep, like new $20 403-314-2026

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2 BEDROOM 1-1/2 bath Condo for rent. Avail immed. in Normandeau.

5 New Appl., recently reno’d. $1150/month w/all utilities incl.

Contact Josh for more info @ 403-396-3263 or Email @ joshsallows @gmail.com 3 BDRM,. townhouse, 2 baths, rent $1000, tenant pays utils. heat, & water, 5935 63 St. Unit 32 call 403-872-0880

33 COSGROVE CRES 2 bdrm, 1.5 baths. 5 appls.

2 bdrm townhouse. Oct. 1.

SMALL PET WELCOME. HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

Halman Heights

3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, no pets, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 avail. Sept. 15 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

INGLEWOOD CONDO Newer 2 bdrm 5 appls $1295 INCL. UTILITIES. Avail. Oct 1. No pets.

HEARTHSTONE 403-314-0099 Or 403-896-1193 www.hpman.ca

INNISFAIL

Avail Oct 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 2 appl, $800 + pwr, $750 SD, No pets, N/S, PM 549 ~ 204, 4935 56 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 Avail Oct 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 6 appl, 930 sq ft, $1100 incl util, $1050 SD, No pets, N/S, PM 354 ~ 37, 20 Jacobs Cl ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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A MUST SEE!

4110

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY by reserved auction, 3.1 acres, with 13, 000 sq ft building. Starting bid only $100,000.00 e-mail cordb@shaw.ca or call Cor at 780-918-6715.

WASKASOO

Avail Oct 1, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, 2 appl, free laundry in bldg, family bldg, $850 + pwr, $800 SD, No pets, , N/S, PM 541 ~ 202, 5540 44 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

Cottage/ Seasonal

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2 BEDROOM CABIN AT PINE LAKE. $1200/mo. 403-346-7462

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CAR Washes: Sylvan Lake $890,000; Carstairs $497,000; Med. Hat $1.38 Mil, Macklin SK $975k.

Gas Station: Alix $975k.

Camp Site & Take Out $350,000, For pics visit: thecarwashgirl.com. Sheryl Leskiw, Discover RE , 403-701-2029, thecarwashgirl@ gmail.com

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Lots For Sale

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LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Lana 403-550-8777

FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe.

Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820 SYLVAN LAKE big lot, nice location, well priced.

403-896-3553

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CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Houses For Sale

Antique & Classic Autos

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COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION Red Deer 5th Annual Fall Finale Westerner Park Indoors Sept 21 & 22 Consign your vehicle today 403-396-0304.

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LAKE FRONT PROPERTY OPPOSITE HOSPITAL -†2300 sqft home on 10 acres Large 2 bdrm. apt., balcony $449,000. 10 min from Ponoka.

No pets. $775. 346-5885 Fishing, swimming & boating at your back door.

See welist.com #47984.† SUNNYBROOK MLS C3526876.

3 bdrm. apt. avail. Oct. 1 Call 403-519-6773† Email: water & heat incld, clean brettie@platinum.ca and quiet, great location,no pets, 403-346-6686

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Avail Oct 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, near shopping, $725 + pwr, $675 SD, No pets, N/S, PM 34~ 301 & 303, 5604 50 Ave ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty 403-340-0065 ext 412

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Wood with glass top.† Measures 36” wide x 24” deep x 6” tall. Bottom lined with red velvet. Great for vendors who want to display small/valuable items. $35.† Call (403) 342-7908

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By Owner $7,000.

Lana 403-550-8777

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Newly Reno’d Mobile For Sale

2 & 3 bedroom

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Air agency tasked with finding foul L.A. smell THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA ANA, Calif. — A strong rotten egg smell had Southern Californians plugging their noses and crying foul Monday as air quality investigators scrambled to determine if the sulfurous scent was coming from the Salton Sea. Investigators from the South Coast Air Quality Management District were in the field tracking the stench after being flooded with 200 complaints since midnight from across much of the district’s 10,000 square miles (26,000 square kilometres), said Sam Atwood, spokesman for the agency.

The odour could be coming from the Salton Sea, a 376-square-mile (974-square-kilometre) saltwater lake about 150 miles (240 kilometres) southeast of Los Angeles. Another source could be a wastewater treatment plant, Atwood said, but officials have not found any indication that’s the case.

“The odour was extremely intense,” said Janis Dawson of the Salton Sea Authority. “We actually thought that somebody had an accident, a broken sewage main, that’s how strong it was.”

The dying sea, a major resting stop for migrating birds on the Pacific Flyway, has been plagued by increasing salinity. It was created in 1905 when floodwaters broke through a Colorado River irrigation canal.

It’s expected to shrink significantly by 2018 and become saltier, severely impacting fish and bird habitats.

The sea had a fish die-off within the past week and that, combined with strong storms in the area late Sunday, could have churned up the water and unleashed bacteria from the sea floor that caused the stench, said Dawson.

Gusts reached 55 mph (89 kph) during the windstorm and accompanying downpour, she said.

The smell doesn’t pose any health hazards, but it generated an explosion of quips on social media, as residents from Riverside County to the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles complained and sought information.

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an who lives in San Fernando, tweeted: “The Valley is starting to smell like rotten eggs. In an unrelated note, Febreeze sales are through the roof in the San Fernando Valley.”

Chavez was leaving the grocery store when he was overwhelmed by the odour, he said in a phone interview.

“My first thought was that maybe one of the eggs I bought was rotted and I got back home and the smell was still there so then I started to think it was me so I changed my clothes,” he said.

“It was very pungent.”

The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a statement saying residents did not need to make emergency calls to report the stink and at least one elementary school cancelled recess.

Jack Crayon, an environmental scientist at California’s Department of Fish and Game, said he recognized the smell as the typical odour when winds churn up the sea’s waters and pull gases from the decomposition of fish or other organisms up to the surface.

He said the phenomenon typically occurs a few times a year in the area surrounding the lake, but it was unusual for the smell to spread so far.

Julie Hutchinson, battalion chief at California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Riverside, said heavy cloud cover that’s been lingering over the area has trapped the smell in the suburbs east of Los Angeles.

The smell was reported as far away as Palmdale and Lancaster, more than 150 miles (240 kilometres) north of the Salton Sea. “It’s just not able to evaporate up into the atmosphere,” Hutchinson said.

“The moisture and thick heavy air is keeping it in the lower ends of the valleys.”

The smell was starting to dissipate Monday as winds picked up speed, she said.

The Salton Sea is about one-third saltier than the ocean and sits 200 feet (60 metres) below sea level.

It relies on water that seeps down from nearby farms, and it has been plagued with fish die-offs that result from low oxygen levels in the water and receding shorelines.

OAK CREEK, Wis. — A white supremacist who killed a half-dozen people at a Sikh temple in the U.S. last month chased down the first police officer on the scene, pumping round after round into him as he lay wounded behind a parked car, video released Monday showed.

Police Chief John Edwards played the video from Lt. Brian Murphy’s squad car before telling reporters that Murphy was shot 15 times, not nine as authorities previously said. His armoured vest stopped three of the rounds, Edwards said.

Murphy was shot while tending to two victims of Wade Michael Page’s Aug. 5 rampage at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. Page, a 40-year-old Army veteran, opened fire with a 9 mm pistol shortly before Sunday services were to begin. He killed six worshippers and wounded four others, including Murphy, before killing himself.

Page’s motive in the shooting spree remains unclear. The FBI is investigating, but U.S. Attorney James Santelle said it could be weeks or months before the agency releases any conclusions.

The squad car video

shows a second officer arriving seconds after Page chased down Murphy. Officer Sam Lenda and Page exchange fire, and then Page, barely discernible in the distance, takes a round in the stomach and topples over. A final shot rings out as Page shoots himself in the head.

“Our police officers handled themselves in a professional and heroic manner,” Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi said at the news conference where the footage was released. “Their actions probably saved lives.”

Police released about one minute of footage from Murphy’s squad car and about three minutes from Lenda’s in response to an open records request from The Associated Press and others.

Murphy’s dashboardmounted camera shows him speeding to the temple and pulling into the sun-splashed parking lot. He stops in front of two victims, whose bodies were obscured before the video was released.

Murphy can be seen on the edge of the screen with his .45-calibre pistol drawn, speaking into his radio.

Edwards told reporters Murphy reported he couldn’t see the shooter, had discovered victims and needed an ambulance.

The video then shows Page, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, bursting out of the temple. Murphy spots him and raises his gun. Page runs out of the frame and Murphy rolls for cover behind a parked car, disappearing from view.

Page then jogs back into the frame and walks quickly toward Murphy, shooting out the back windshield of a nearby car before moving offscreen again.

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Murphy was hit in the cheek as he rolled for cover and the bullet entered his throat. He tried to raise his gun again, but Page shot him in the thumb, knocking the weapon away. Then Page closed in on Murphy, firing from about 10 feet away, Chisholm said. Murphy told investigators he remembered wondering when Page would run out of ammunition.

“There’s a deliberateness about him,” Chisholm said of Page.

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Murphy did not attend the news conference.

He was released from a hospital Aug. 22 and is recovering at home. Edwards said previously that Murphy can speak only in a whisper after being hit in the throat.

Sioux bid to buy sacred land accepted

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROSEBUD, S.D. — A Native American tribe said Monday it has reached a deal to buy land it considers sacred in South Dakota’s picturesque Black Hills, ending weeks of worry about possible development on the land.

The owners of nearly 2,000 acres (800 hectares) of pristine grassland prairie have accepted a $9 million bid by the Rosebud Sioux, tribe President Cyril Scott told The Associated Press.

The Rosebud Sioux already has paid $900,000 as an earnest deposit; the remaining $8.1 million is due in November.

The land’s owners, Leonard and Margaret Reynolds, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. The couple has declined to talk publicly about the matter since mid-August, when their plans to auction off the land went public and prompted outcry from the Great Sioux Nation. The land plays a key role in the creation story of the tribes, and members feared that new owners would develop the property, which the tribes call Pe’ Sla.

The public auction was cancelled just days before it was to take place.

The Reynolds invited private parties to bid on the property, including the Rosebud Sioux. The tribe’s bid was accepted in late August, Scott said.

“We have come together as a nation,” he told the AP. “Rosebud is ready to secure this land for our people.”

The tribe plans to conduct an environmental assessment to make sure the land doesn’t contain any hazardous surprises.

“We don’t want to find anything out there that would require major cleanup,” said Vernon Schmidt, executive director with the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Land Enterprise, which was established to piece together the tribe’s lands.

An online campaign to help the tribe buy the land raised nearly $390,000.

The campaign ended last weekend.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is looking to see if it can cover the remaining land cost itself, Schmidt said. If not, the cost could be spread among the roughly 20 tribes that make up the Great Sioux Nation.

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Ohio proving critical for Romney’s chances ECONOMY, OBAMA’S STANDING BOTH IMPROVE IN OHIO, PUTTING PRESSURE ON ROMNEY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANSFIELD, Ohio — The U.S. presidential race is all about the Midwestern state of Ohio — again.

The economy has improved and so has President Barack Obama’s standing, putting pressure on Republican Mitt Romney in this manufacturing state critical to his presidential hopes.

The U.S. president is not chosen by a nationwide popular vote but in state-by-state contests that award electors to the victor according to the state’s number of members of Congress, which in turn corresponds to the size of its population. That makes a handful of big states whose voters are neither reliably Republican nor Democratic crucial in close presidential races like this one.

None are more critical than Ohio, which offers 18 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the Nov. 6 election. It has played an important role in determining every recent White House race. Hardly a week goes by without the candidates appearing in Ohio.

No Republican has won the presidency without carrying the state. Romney has fewer state-by-state paths to the 270 electoral votes needed for victory than Obama does. If he loses here, the Republican candidate would need to win several other states to make up the difference.

Romney hopes to catch Obama in Ohio by slashing at his jobs record in working-class regions.

“America doesn’t have to have the long face it has had under this president,” the Republican shouted Monday to a cheering audience in hard-scrabble Mansfield, just weeks after Obama visited. “We can get America rolling again, growing again.”

Less than two months from Election Day, both parties say their internal campaign polling shows Obama with a narrow lead in Ohio.

Numbers tell the story of the high stakes and, perhaps, show why Obama has been able to maintain an edge — and why Romney remains within striking distance.

The candidates and supportive outside groups have spent a stunning $112 million on TV advertising in the state — one-sixth the total spent nationwide.

And Obama and groups that support him have been outspending Romney and Republican-leaning in-

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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are working feverishly for an increasingly smaller but crucial slice of the electorate — white, working-class voters. dependent groups here all summer, outpacing the Republican Party $2 million to $1 million last week alone. That’s despite Romney having tapped into his general election bank account last week to boost his ads here.

All year, the race here has been close. A Quinnipiac University poll in April after Romney locked up the Republican nomination showed a 1-point race among registered voters in the state. But two recent polls — Quinnipiac/CBS/New York Times in August and July — showed Obama up 6 percentage points among likely voters, and reaching 50 per cent, a key marker for an endangered incumbent.

Both Republicans and Democrats say internal surveys show it tighter now, with Obama leading by about 3 percentage points.

Still, Democrats are almost giddy that Obama has been able to show strength in this manufacturing state, which suffered during the recession but has

seen its unemployment rate fall from 7.7 per cent in January to 7.2 per cent in July.

While Obama stayed in Washington on Monday, the president’s team also reveled in the fact that he edged Romney in monthly fundraising — $114 million vs. $111 million — for the first time in three months, as well as in national opinion surveys that showed the Democrat’s standing improving a bit after his national nominating convention in North Carolina last week.

The good news for Obama was tempered by a teachers strike in Chicago, where a contract dispute in the nation’s third-largest school system inserted itself into presidential race.

The strike created a tense political standoff for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, a former Obama aide who had been about to take a larger role in the president’s campaign. The city — Obama’s hometown — became the latest flashpoint for a raging debate over public employee unions that have roiled politics in many states — including Ohio.

Romney, who planned to head to Chicago after his Ohio visit, said the teachers were turning their backs on thousands of students and Obama was siding with the striking teachers.

Obama’s top spokesman said the president has not taken sides but is urging both the teachers and the city to settle quickly.

In Ohio, Romney blistered the president over deep defence cuts scheduled as part of a deficitreduction proposal. Those possible cuts mean Mansfield would lose its 179th Air National Guard unit, which would cost hundreds of jobs. That’s on top of a GM plant that closed in nearby Ontario, Ohio, two years ago.

“It will be bad for employment if it goes forward.

It will also be bad for our national security,” Romney said, promising to block such cuts as president.

Here and elsewhere, Obama is working to spread a message of economic progress, despite a national unemployment rate stuck above 8 per cent.

In Toledo last week, the president argued that his decision to bail out the U.S. auto industry in neighbouring Michigan has fueled a manufacturing turnaround in the region. GM recently announced a $200 million expansion of its Lordstown, Ohio, plant, where the company’s bestselling Chevrolet Cruze is made.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Another prisoner has died at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the U.S. military said Monday, two days after the man was apparently found unconscious in his cell at the isolated, high-security prison.

Guards administered first aid to the prisoner before he was rushed to a base hospital, where he was declared dead “after extensive lifesaving measures had been performed,” the U.S. military’s Southern Command said in a brief statement.

The prisoner’s name and nationality were not released.

Experts have yet to determine what caused the early-afternoon death since there were no obvious signs, said Navy Capt. Robert Durand, a spokesman for the prison.

“We haven’t ruled in or out anything,” Durand said.

“There is no apparent cause, natural or self-inflicted.”

The prisoner was the ninth detainee to die at the facility since it was opened in January 2002 to hold men suspected of terrorism or links to alQaida and the Taliban.

The military has said two of the previous deaths were by natural causes and six were declared suicides.

Former prisoner Moazzam Begg, now director of the advocacy group Cageprisoners, said the death underscores the bleak outlook for the 167 men held at Guantanamo.

“Almost 11 years since the camp opened few people are concerned whether the men are imprisoned or free, whether they live or die,” said Begg, a British citizen who was released in 2005.

The latest death occurred in Camp 5, a section of the prison used mostly to hold prisoners who have broken detention centre rules.

This prisoner had recently splashed a guard with what military officials call a “cocktail,” typically a mixture of food and bodily fluids, which is why he was on

disciplinary status, Durand said.

He was on a hunger strike earlier this year but stopped it on June 1 and was at 95 per cent of his ideal body weight and 14 pounds heavier than when he came to Guantanamo, the spokesman said.

very long day,” she said.

Coley, 50, was having legal and financial problems in his business and was recently divorced.

Police sent a team about 10 p.m.

Sunday after getting an emergency call that Coley had tried to kill himself or needed medical attention, Diamond said. Officers called Coley’s name as they climbed the stairs to the second floor and were met by shots, Diamond said.

Officer Pat O’Rourke was one of four or five officers who responded to the call.

He was killed when shots were fired through a bedroom door and wall, police said.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A former auto executive suspected of gunning down a police officer who responded to a trouble call in an affluent Detroit suburb was found dead inside his house Monday evening, police said.

Police had been surrounding the home of Rickey Corley since Sunday night, when an officer was shot to death while responding to a report of a possible suicide attempt or medical emergency.

Police used construction equip-

ment to tear a hole in a secondfloor wall of the home Monday afternoon, then sent in a robot to look for the suspect, said West Bloomfield Township Supervisor Michele Economou Ureste. The robot found Corley’s body on a bed, surrounded by knives and other weapons, she said.

It was not immediately clear if Coley took his own life, said police Lt. Tim Diamond.

During the standoff, police and Coley exchanged hundreds of rounds of gunfire, Ureste said.

About 15 families had to be evacuated.

“It’s been a very long night, a

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Clashes between farmers and cattle herders kill 38 KENYA

BY TOM ODULA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya — Clashes between farmers and herders in southeastern Kenya escalated Monday with 38 people killed, including nine police officers, and a government official and the Kenya Red Cross suggested the military should be deployed to the area.

The tit-for-tat cycle of killings may be related to a redrawing of political boundaries and next year’s general elections, the UN Humanitarian coordinator for Kenya, Aeneas C. Chuma, said late last month. However, on the surface the violence seems driven by competition for water, pasture and other resources, he said.

Political tensions and tribal animosities have increased due to competition among potential candidates in the March election.

At least 100 people have died in the clashes, which started three weeks ago, according to an AP count.

In the latest bloodshed, armed farmers allegedly attacked a village of their semi-nomadic livestock-herding neighbours, the Red Cross said. Eight children were among those killed in the morning attack in which more than 300 people from the Pokomo tribe allegedly raided Kilelengwani village of the Orma tribe of herders, said Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Abbas Gullet.

The raiders torched 167 houses.

Hassan Musa, a Red Cross official who led the rescue of the more than 10 people hurt in the attack, said the chil-

dren suffered machete wounds to the head. “I am traumatized,” Musa said.

Abarufu Dhado, who survived the attack, said the people who died were burned to death, shot with guns or arrows, or hacked with machetes.

Dhado, a member of the Orma community, said the attackers were youths from the Pokomo tribe. “They arrived at our village at around 7:30 a.m. and started shooting in the air, causing panic,” he said.

Dhado said one group of attackers went after police officers guarding the village and burned their van, and the another group pursued villagers and killed them. He said he escaped by hiding in bushes.

Villager Omar Shure said he lost his wife who was burned to death.

“We were together with the police reservists when they struck, but they overpowered us as the officers shot at them, and we had no option but to flee to a nearby forest,” Shure said.

Gullet said the government should consider dispatching the military to the area to reinforce police patrols and to impose a curfew in the area to prevent further escalation of the deadly counterattacks.

Samuel Kilele, the regional administrator, said that should happen if the situation worsens.

On Friday, 12 members of the Pokomo tribe were killed by members of the Orma community in a revenge attack. The Pokomo had earlier killed 52 members of the Orma tribe in the Tana River Delta, a region that includes savannah, coastal forests, grasslands, beaches, dunes, lakes and mangrove swamps, with homes usually made of mud walls topped by thatched grass roofs.

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Doctor Anwar Osman Ali attends to villager Mohammed Salim who suffered a gunshot wound to the chest during clashes in the Tana river delta, as he is treated at the district hospital in Malindi, north of Mombasa in Kenya last Friday.

Fighting between a community of cattle herders and farmers over land and water has killed 100 people in three weeks.

Gullet said political competition for positions in the newly restructured seats in the legislature and administrative posts, which were created in a new constitution that Kenya adopted in 2010, could be fuelling the violence.

Violence occurred before voting in three out of four of Kenya’s elections

since 1992, according to the Red Cross.

In the December 2007 polls, clashes erupted only after voting amid a dispute over who won the presidential contest. More than 1,000 people died and 600,000 people were displaced from their homes in that wave of violence which lasted for two months.

French fashion tycoon’s threat to move stirs outrage over plan to tax rich

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Bernard Arnault — the richest man in Europe — has ignited an uproar in France over taxes, citizenship, patriotism and what policies the government needs to promote growth.

It’s a pretty impressive achievement for one little statement.

Arnault — the CEO of French fashion giant LVMH, owner of houses like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior — is the symbol of France’s treasured luxury fashion industry.

So when the face of “Made in France” confirmed Sunday that he had applied for dual citizenship in Belgium it struck deep chord in France’s national pride.

Despite his protests, many thought it was an attempt to dodge the new Socialist government’s planned 75 per cent tax on the country’s wealthiest.

One French paper’s front-page headline called him a “rich jerk” on Monday and French President Francois Hollande questioned Arnault’s patriotism.

But beyond the name-calling, the debacle high-

lighted a very French contradiction: A country that prides itself on producing exorbitantly-priced luxury fashion has tax policies that target the very people rich enough to buy French goods.

Arnault is the world’s fourth-richest man, whose personal fortune Forbes magazine estimates at $41 billion.

His application to Belgium comes as Hollande prepares to implement a 75 per cent tax on those that earn more than C1 million ($1.28 million) a year — although it was hinted the plan could be watered down.

“If I was in his shoes I might also think that I don’t have a choice and would leave,” said 34-year-old Jean-Baptiste Lete, a Paris resident walking in the city Monday.

It wouldn’t be the first time that Arnault dodged a Socialist named Francois. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1981 when President Francois Mitterrand swept to power — and returned when the country’s tax policies became more conservative.

As a Belgian, Arnault would pay a maximum of 50 per cent on his income. More appealingly, he could take advantage of the cherished tax-free status that

Belgians hold in Monaco — provided he renounced his French nationality. French nationals living in Monaco are taxed in France. Arnault vociferously denied that his decision had anything to do with tax evasion and said he will continue paying French taxes, but his comments convinced few.

“I can’t believe it,” businessman Bernard Tapie was quoted as saying in the Le Parisien paper. “When you’re the citizen of a country, you need to know how to enjoy the good part but also accept the downsides.

Symbolically, this is a catastrophe.”

The move was being called a public relations disaster that highlights the French economy’s lack of competitiveness. The French are still reeling over British Prime Minister David Cameron’s vow to “roll out the red carpet” for French firms if Hollande followed through on his plan to raise taxes for the wealthy.

Francois Fillon, France’s former Conservative prime minister, directly blamed the Socialist government’s tax policy.

“This will spread like wildfire. And all over the planet they’ll say that France is the country that doesn’t like success,” he said.

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