Red Deer Advocate, September 13, 2012

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Yoga in the park

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Trish Campbell, president of the Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD), right, leads a group through a noon-hour yoga session in City Hall Park Wednesday.

The Yoga in the Park session is one of a few special events the YARD is holding in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the yoga studio in Red Deer. for information on other events call 403-350-5830 or go to info at reddeeryoga.ca.

Clubroot found in Stettler fields ADVOCATE STAFF Add County of Stettler to the list of Central Alberta municipalities hit by clubroot.

The disease that affects canola crops was detected in three fields through a monitoring program.

The municipal is already working closely with the landowners affected to prevent the infestation from spreading.

It is not surprising that clubroot, which is spread easily, would turn up eventually, said Quinton Beau-

mont, County of Stettler director of agricultural services.

“With the tight rotations of crop it is only a matter of time,” Beaumont said. “It’s all around us.”

Clubroot had previously been found in nearby Red Deer, Lacombe, Ponoka, Flagstaff and Camrose counties. In all, clubroot was found in 20 of the province’s 69 counties and municipal districts last year.

Quinton said the county has been checking one field per township as part of its survey program but is planning to boost that considerably now that the disease has been found.

Workshops will be held this winter to advise farm-

Historic Galbraith home up for sale

Stallion killed after horses released

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BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by CRYSTAL RHYNO/Advocate staff

Pat and Gord Deans have owned Galbraith Manor since they bought it from Claretta Galbraith in 2005. lives, and selling the house fits into the plans.

The Edwardian-style home on 45th Avenue features three bedrooms, two full baths, nine foot ceilings, original French doors and glass door knobs, oak hardwood throughout and a maple stairwell and a double detached garage.

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BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A little piece of Red Deer history has been put on the market.

The former home of Red Deer’s first mayor and the founder of the Red Deer Advocate has been listed for sale.

Known today as Galbraith Manor Bed and Breakfast, the 2 ½-storey heritage home in the Waskasoo neighbourhood was built in 1906 by Francis Wright Galbraith.

Pat and Gord Deans have owned the home since 2005 after purchasing the home from Claretta Galbraith, who along with husband Frances Philip inherited the home in 1934. The Deans renovated the home before opening it as a bed and breakfast two years later.

“We tried to maintain the character and heritage of the home,” said Pat Deans, 57. “We felt very fortunate to have owned the home.”

Gord Deans, 59, said they couldn’t believe their luck when the home went up for sale because it had been in the Galbraith family for 95 years. Now they are ready to move on to the next chapter of their

ers about the best ways to reduce the chances of getting the soil-borne disease, which causes the roots of canola plants to mutate and swell, eventually killing the plant.

It is recommended farmers carefully managed crop rotations, turn to clubroot-resistant varieties and carefully clean equipment of vegetation and soil to prevent the disease from spreading.

Steam cleaning or even using a two per cent bleach solution when possible are also good preventive measures, said Beaumont.

A highly-valued stallion was killed and another severely injured in what Olds College officials call a “senseless act of animal cruelty.”

At some time late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, one or more people went into the horse stables on the college campus and released several stallions together in a common area.

Predictably, a vicious fight ensued resulting in the death of one of the horses, said Tanya McDonald, dean of the animal science program.

McDonald said on Wednesday that the RCMP have been called to investigate. She and other college officials are releasing few details, including the identities of the injured animals, because they do not want to interfere with the investigation, being conducted

by Olds RCMP and the RCMP Alberta livestock investigation unit.

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Gas prices soar, greed alleged

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — One industry analyst has a simple explanation for the higher gas prices that jolted motorists Wednesday in major Canadian centres: “greed.”

The shock at the gas pumps was particularly acute in Montreal, where prices soared by as much as 13 cents a litre. The price of regular in the Montreal area was set at just under $1.53 a litre, an increase of almost 20 cents since the start of summer.

Gasoline prices across southern and eastern Ontario also rose by about 3.4 cents, according to the website tomorrowsgaspricestoday.com. That put the price of regular in the greater Toronto area at just under $1.37 a litre, and $1.34 in the Ottawa area. In the greater Vancouver area, prices ranged from $1.36 in Burnaby to $1.42 in Richmond, with smaller fluctuation in recent days.

Roger McKnight of En-Pro International says he’s checked over a number of the usual factors — like supply and demand, refinery problems and inventories in the United States — all of which dictate prices in Canada.

“There’s no reason for (gas prices) to be going up,” he said in an interview.

“None whatsoever.”

McKnight, an independent industry analyst whose company is based in Oshawa, Ont., says prices should actually have gone down because the Canadian dollar has increased in value.

“When the Canadian dollar goes up in value, your prices should actually be dropping, but they actually went up,” he said.

“So I’m going to have to use the word, ’greed,’ insofar as the oil companies are concerned.

He said that when it comes to refining capacity, Canada suffers from a lack of competition because it has only 14 refineries. The U.S., with just over nine times the population size, has more than 10 times the number of refineries — 144 of them — according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The petroleum analyst has a suggestion for people with gas guzzlers who grumble about prices: switch

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CLUBROOT: Take steps to reduce the damage While there are no guarantees that a canola field won’t be affected, taking the steps recommended

by Alberta Agriculture has already done much to reduce damage from the disease in other affected municipalities, he said.

“It is a small infestation right now so if we get on top of it and work with the farmers we can beat this before it gets out of hand,” he said.

In Red Deer County, the first infected field was found last year and two more — one in the east and one in the west — have been found this year with three other samples still being tested at the lab, said Art Preachuk, the county’s agricultural manager.

The county is planning to survey all fields seeded back to back with canola, as well as five to 10 fields per township. About 250 to 300 of the county’s 1,100 canola fields will be surveyed.

“When you think that a lot of farmers are farming 2,000, 3,000, 5,000 acres we’re probably hitting most (canola) farmers by doing a cross-section like this.”

Preachuk was not surprised to hear another county had found the disease.

“It’s on the move, and we’re such a mobile society in every aspect.”

Besides farmers moving hay and equipment from field to field, oil and gas vehicles are in and out of fields. Nature also plays a role, with wind, birds and animals capable of spreading the spores.

Preachuk said the county is planning workshops, and in the next few days a mailout is going out to

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A motorist fills up at the low price of $1.51.4 per litre after gas prices hit record highs of $1.53 in Montreal on Wednesday. to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

“I think it’s probably in the range of 25 to 30 per cent more efficient,” he said.

McKnight points to the U.S. where he says gasoline demand has been down for three years in a row because of the tendency toward smaller cars.

He also said Montreal motorists pay more when compared to Toronto drivers because of the taxes that are slapped on after the gas is shipped to market.

“The wholesale, or what we call the rack price, in Toronto and Montreal are almost exactly the same at about 90.2 cents,” McKnight noted.

Added taxes have also put an extra squeeze on the wallets of motorists in Vancouver. For Vancouverites, the price at the pump includes an environmental tax, a carbon tax and a mass transit tax.

That’s prompted motorists to travel to the nearby U.S. border town of Point Roberts, Wash., where

gas can be as cheap as $1 per litre. To accommodate their Canadian clientele, local gas stations have even switched to providing measurements in litres instead of the usual U.S. gallon.

“What’s happening in Montreal and Vancouver is they’re having an Olympic race to see who has the most ridiculous tax structures in the country,” McKnight said. “I think Montreal is going to win.”

Another analyst who provides services to the industry offers a more generous interpretation for the price hikes. Jason Parent is with Kent Marketing of London, Ont., which offers data and consulting services to the petroleum sector.

He says there are good reasons for the increase in gas prices — and “sometimes you have dig and scratch to find them.”

Parent says wholesale prices have been coming up over the last week and significantly so in the last few days, with several factors coming into play.

county farmers with recommendations on how best to scout for clubroot and other crop diseases.

In Ponoka County, clubroot has been found in two fields so far this season, said Shayne Steffen, manager of agriculture services.

While the number of affected fields is low, the disease is on the move. Prior to this year, all clubroot in Ponoka County was found on the east side of Hwy 2, but the latest infestations were found on the west side. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Reaction to the incident has produced a storm of outrage on social media, including comments from former students who learned about it on various Facebook pages.

The horses play an integral role in the equine science program, which offers two-year diplomas in a range of disciplines, including equine reproduction, said McDonald.

The equine sciences program is separate from the exercise rider and jockey training program and uses a different group of horses, she said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Olds RCMP at 403-556-3324. To remain anonymous, submit information online to www.tipsubmit.com or call Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477.

SENSELESS: First time this has happened Veterinarian Marion Anderson, long-time program co-ordinator for the college’s equine science program, said incidents such as the one that took place on Saturday are very rare and that Olds College is deeply saddened by the loss.

“Olds Colleges Equine programs have been in existence for over 40 years and this is the first time this type of thing has ever happened,” Anderson said in a prepared statement issued on Wednesday afternoon.

“We take the security of our animals under care very seriously. This was a very special stallion within the college community and has been with us for nearly ten years. To lose him in such a senseless manner was a true tragedy.”

A Crime Stoppers reenactment is being created in hope that it will encourage people who have information to report what they know to police, said McDonald.

Olds College is open to the public, so students and members of the public would have some access to the areas where horses are housed, she said. She did not have any idea who would commit such an act or

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MANOR: One of a few pre-1910 homes left Local historian Michael Dawe said this is one of a handful of remaining pre-1910 landmark homes remaining in Red Deer. Dawe said the home used to be very utilitarian and very square until Philip and Claretta Galbraith built a library, a vestibule with several receiving areas and altered the layout of the home.

“There’s not many of these left,” said Dawe.

“This was only the second family ever to own it.

It’s a lovely house and the Deans have done a lot of renovations. It is one of the classic landmark homes of Red Deer and one of the most beautiful and wellmaintained of Red Deer’s old homes. Personally I think it is a real prize in the community.”

The house is listed for sale at $799,000. It is located at 5810-45 Ave. Call 403-340-3334 for a viewing. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Man lucky to flee hungry cougar MAN’S PANTS SHREDDED BY MARAUDING ANIMAL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Fearing for his life, a 38-year-old Vancouver Island man says he ran from the fangs and claws of a ravenous cougar and scaled a hefty piece of construction equipment in a desperate bid to escape.

With his pants shredded by the cougar’s jaws and a shoe lost along the way thanks to a swipe from the animal’s claws, John Frank Jr. said he climbed a locked-up excavator’s boom and called for help on his radio.

The community of Ahousat, B.C., located north of Tofino, B.C., on the island’s west coast, responded to Tuesday’s attack, with some residents arriving on scene in their trucks, scaring the cougar away.

“I was attacked. There’s no two ways about it,” Frank told The Canadian Press in an in-

terview on Wednesday.

“The cougar wanted to eat me as a meal. I’m not going to lie to you. I’m lucky to be alive today. God was on my side that day.”

The incident, the latest cougar attack to hit the province, took place at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday in an area where Frank had been working.

Frank said he had left his VHF radio — an important means of communication in the community — on the excavator at his job site, so he returned to pick it up.

After parking his vehicle, he walked to the excavator, picked up the radio and turned back, walking a few metres.

That’s when Frank said he saw the cougar sitting on a 4.5-metre-tall embankment.

Frank said he ran back to the excavator and jumped on its track, but couldn’t get

inside because the door was locked.

So he jumped on the machine’s other track, and that’s when the animal caught him mid-air, tearing his pants with its teeth.

Knocked off balance by the animal, Frank said he landed on his right hip on the right track, which left him with a bruise.

“I grabbed the railing for the excavator, pulled myself up onto the excavator, and as I was just pulling my leg over to get onto the excavator, it took a swipe and got my shoe.”

That’s when the animal hissed at him and displayed its massive teeth, said Frank.

Still trying to get away, Frank said he tried to climb the excavator’s boom, but dropped his radio on the top of its cab.

Frank said he jumped back down, picked up his radio, scrambled back up on to the

boom and called for help.

Minutes later, local residents began to show up, and the cougar leapt up the same embankment it had jumped down from earlier before escaping into the rainforest.

From the start to finish, the attack only lasted three to five minutes, Frank said.

“John junior was just shaking,” said his father, John Frank Sr., chief councillor of the First Nation, who arrived on scene after the attack.

“He said, ’this was the scariest feeling of my life. I thought for sure I was going to be eaten alive.’ That’s how scared he was.”

Frank Sr. said that after the attack, the community held an emergency meeting.

So many people were scared that the local school was closed Wednesday, he added.

“They just felt we can’t take any chances,” he said.

Insp. Ben York, a spokesman for the province’s Conservation Officer Service, said a conservation officer arrived in Ahousat at about 10 p.m. Tuesday and was joined by four officers and a volunteer houndsman Wednesday morning.

Despite their efforts, the team was unable to pick up a scent trail and called off the search for the cougar by 1 p.m, he said.

Frank Sr. said he believes the cougar is now far to the west of the community.

To show their thanks, he said the community held a special ceremony after the attack to thank God for sparing his son’s life.

“I’m grateful. I’m really grateful. I’m happy everything turned out the way it turned out after,” he said.

“It could have been a lot worse.”

Calls for ban on bear hunting ignored B.C. FIRST NATIONS DECLARE OWN MORATORIUM

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS KLEMTU, B.C. — A coalition of 10 First Nations on B.C.’s north and central coast says years of urging the government to ban trophy bear hunting in its territory hasn’t worked so now it has declared its own moratorium.

But the provincial government showed no indication Wednesday that it was willing to go along with a ban that contributes millions to the B.C. economy.

First Nations coalition spokesman William Housty admitted that enforcing the ban won’t be easy without the province making trophy hunting illegal.

“That’s an issue that we’re facing — how we’re going to be able to deal with that without the province supporting us,” said Housty of the Heiltsuk First Nation.

He said the First Nations don’t have the authority to impose a ban, and that hunters and poachers who leave bear carcasses lying around have ignored signs urging them to stop the practice.

“That’s really a problem. We can’t walk up to these hunters and say, ‘You can’t hunt here.’ We can’t write a ticket.”

Housty said trophy hunting threatens the First Nations’ lucrative ecotourism opportunities, but the province has ignored such concerns.

“Because we have not ceded any of this land to anybody, we feel that we have a voice and should

‘BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT CEDED ANY OF THIS LAND TO ANYBODY, WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE A VOICE AND SHOULD HAVE A VOICE IN HOW THESE LANDS ARE MANAGED AND THIS INCLUDES THE BEAR HUNT.’ — FIRST NATIONS COALITION SPOKESMAN WILLIAM HOUSTY

have a voice in how these lands are managed and this includes the bear hunt.”

But Steve Thomson, minister of forests, lands and natural resource operations, said he was disappointed by the announcement, saying the government has always been open to talks with First Nations.

“We also know that as the hunt gets under way at this time of the year, this is when many of the concerns about the hunt come forward,” he said.

“Disappointed but not totally surprised in a sense.”

Thomson said hunting industry contributes about $350 million to the province annually and is an important part of the economy and the B.C.’s heritage.

More than 58 per cent of the traditional territory of the coastal First Nations is closed to grizzly bear hunting he added, noting the government has also put in place eco-system based management.

“We believe that the current hunt is sustainable

and is managed based on sound science.”

When asked if the provincial government sees a difference between trophy hunting and hunting for food purposes, Thomson said, “that’s part of what we need to engage First Nations on.”

Guides are making money selling hunting tags, and pressure from them may be one reason why successive governments have failed to take the First Nations’ concerns seriously, Housty said.

Housty said coastal First Nations are working on marine- and land-use plans to manage resources in their territory and are also considering the salmon run and how it affects birds, bears and the evolving ecosystem.

“It goes against our cultural beliefs and values of management of our territories and bears in particular, and because we have an increasing presence on our land with research projects, with our people reconnecting to the land, it doesn’t make sense to have hunters in the same area.”

Liepert gets new job lobbying government

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Catholic school strike continues in Edmonton after vote taken

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Only days after hundreds of Catholic Schools support staff took to the picket lines, the school board’s latest contract offer has been rejected by union workers.

The Labour Relations Board and the Edmonton Catholic School Board said 760 of the 916 eligible support workers cast votes.

Of those, 546 voted against the board’s latest contract offer, with 211 voting for it. Three of the votes were spoiled.

Board chairwoman Debbie Engel says they are extremely disappointed.

She says they hope to meet shortly with the union’s negotiating committee to resume negotiations.

She says schools will remain open throughout the strike.

Support workers include teacher’s aides, secretaries and librarians.

Their contract expired in August 2011 and they walked off the job Monday morning.

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EDMONTON — Opposition critics are crying foul after learning that former finance minister Ron Liepert has a new job working for a firm that lobbies the government.

Liepert will be working for the Canadian Strategy Group, a firm whose objective is to -- quote -- “provide value to clients through insight into government.”

Wildrose member Shayne Saskiw says it’s a blatant conflict of interest that demonstrates you have to be a Conservative insider to get access to the government.

Liepert maintains he will adhere to the Conflict of Interest Act. The act specifically sets out what a former minister can and can’t do when it comes to dealing with the government.

The province’s ethics commissioner says the act specifies that for a one-year period, Liepert cannot communicate directly with anyone who holds public office.

However, he can provide background information and advise the firm.

Liepert isn’t the first ex-minister to have his new job questioned.

Last month, former agriculture minister Evan Berger took a job with his old ministry.

The ethics commissioner had to waive the coolingoff period in that case.

Saskiw says the rules in Alberta should be the same as they are federally, where the cooling-off period is five years.

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Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

Time to tackle First Nations education Sunchild School students have been talking about wanting a high school football team since the school opened 16 years ago.

But fielding 12 players was impossible for the school, located on the Sunchild First Nation in the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northwest Central Alberta.

That will change when the Sunchild Bison kick off their first season in the Alberta 6 A Side Football League at Frank Maddock High School in Drayton Valley at 4 p.m. today.

The Bison will compete in the Hunter South Division with Edson, Jasper, Hinton and Drayton Valley. The team’s first home game against the Hinton Wolfpack is on Thursday, Oct. 4.

About 18 to 24 students in Grade 8 to 12, including one girl, will make history when they don the Bison jersey this season.

As Canada’s first and only First Nation high school football team, the Bison are a great opportunity for First Nation students to get involved in sport

OURVIEW CAMERON KENNEDY and build community spirit at the Sunchild First Nation, a community with about 1,280 band members.

The benefits of competing in high school sports include better health habits, better marks, a better chance to complete college or university and better earning potential as adults. However, studies are quick to point out that those benefits are dependent on a competitor’s individual circumstances.

When it comes to funding for First Nations education, there is a lot of room for improvement of the Sunchild students’ circumstances.

Late last year, the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples called for a complete overhaul of Canada’s problematic First Nations education system.

Census data from 2006 suggests more than 40 per cent of aboriginal Canadians aged 15 and older did not

earn a high-school diploma, double the rate of their non-aboriginal peers.

The federal government responded earlier this year by announcing that it would launch consultations soon to craft a First Nations Education Act by 2014.

The act’s goal would be to address teacher certification, school accreditation and curriculum, among other issues, on reserve schools.

The joint panel that recommended the creation of the act also urged the federal government close the funding gap between provincial and reserve schools.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo has estimated that First Nations need at least $500 million annually to bring the schools in their communities up to provincial standards.

The federal government earmarked $275 million over three years for aboriginal education in its March budget.

That’s a gap of $1.225 billion for those of you keeping score.

Closing that gap and bringing First Nations schools up to provincial schools should be one of the federal government’s top priorities because aboriginal Canadians are the fastest growing segment of our population.

That fact, coupled with Canada’s looming labour shortage, means aboriginal Canadians are on the verge of becoming key drivers of Canada’s economy. Without a substantial investment, neither their skills nor their education will be up to the task of boosting the nation’s productivity.

Sunchild School is lining up for the snap and has its eye fixed firmly on its goal of providing better education and extra-curricular activities for its students.

Here is hoping the federal government will step up and throw a few blocks against the obstacles along the way to help the school’s students reach the end zone and achieve their full potential.

Cameron Kennedy is an Advocate editor.

Dry numbers paint grim picture of Alberta’s budget woes

BY MARK MILKE ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES CALGARY — As many students enrolled in algebra class are likely discovering, numbers can be rather dry.

But a proper understanding of them is indispensable to modern life. Without hard, reliable numbers regularly checked, much personal, business, and government planning would be akin to gambling: throw the dice, risk the cash and hope for the best.

I digress on the importance of numbers because as arid as they are, it’s always curious when governments go to great efforts to avoid discussing them.

The latest example occurred right before the Labour Day weekend. The Alberta government released its first quarter update on the province’s 2012/13 finances on the Thursday, before everyone’s mind went on vacation for the last time this summer.

That was one indication that Alberta’s government hoped any coverage and commentary would be dead once most people were off summer vacation and before they were again paying attention.

Another was how the province omitted much useful information, including a more substantial breakdown of its revenues. It also didn’t provide an update on how low the Sustainabil-

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ity Fund (the province’s “savings account,” used to close the gap between expenses and revenues) is forecast to sink this year.

Those and other omissions were a stark departure from 19 years of consistent reporting that started under the reforms of then-Finance Minister Jim Dinning in 1993. Such reforms were brought in to move away from the political games played with public finance reporting, rife in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Anyway, the bad news is that Alberta’s deficit this year is likely to be between $2.3 billion and $3 billion. That’s a tad higher than the optimistic $886 million deficit that the government, in full pre-election mode, forecast back in February of this year.

The revised forecast arrives despite the government’s own admission that Alberta is doing quite well by almost any economic indicator.

But how can Alberta run a possible $3-billion deficit in such magnificent circumstances?

In its update, the province pointed out the obvious: resource prices are volatile, as are the revenues derived from same.

But every Albertan knows that. The problem is that the provincial government is still spending as if these were the boom years of 2005 or 2006.

Back then, during the months that

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correspond with the 2005/06 fiscal year, natural gas prices ranged from a low of $6.22 to a high of $15.39 (using the Henry Hub price as the historical data is available). A barrel of oil (West Texas) ranged from $46.99 to $69.91.

More recently, the year-to-date average for natural gas is $2.51 with oil at $96.26. So natural gas is significantly lower and oil higher when compared to the boom years.

But over the last decade, Alberta’s revenues have been much more dependent on gas than on oil. So when gas is down, so too are provincial revenues.

For example, in 2001, gas royalties accounted for 68 per cent of resource revenues. That figure was 58 per cent in 2006 but just 11 per cent last year.

That helps explain why total resource revenue bounced from $10.6 billion in 2001, to $14.4 billion in 2006 and back down to $11.6 billion last year.

When revenues are at an all-time high, any departure from such lofty heights will make it difficult to balance the provincial books. But that’s why no person or province should, in the extraordinary years, max out their spending as if their highest-income year will last forever.

Which leads to another observation derived from dry numbers: Back in fiscal year 2006, the province spent $9,538 per person on programs (adjusted for inflation to 2012). This year, per person

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This tells us that, clearly, the province dramatically increased program spending despite the decrease in resource revenues.

Yet if, since 2006, the province had tied growth in operating spending to inflation and population growth, it would spend almost $4.2 billion less this year. There wouldn’t be talk of a possible $3-billion deficit this year; there would instead be predictions of a $1.2 billion surplus. To repeat, a $1.2 billion surplus, simply by restraining the growth in spending since 2006 to account for inflation and population growth.

Sure, to restrain such growth would have required the province to negotiate less generous public sector contracts, including moderating public sector wage increases and signing fewer sweetheart deals on pension costs.

But there are two sides to a ledger and revenues were never going to stay at an all-time peak. Alberta’s politicians may wish to revisit their spending patterns over the last half-decade, built as they were on boom-time assumptions.

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Baird calls for swift justice in Libya CALLS DEADLY LIBYAN CONSULAR ATTACK ‘SENSELESS’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada is reviewing the security situation at its embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli in the wake of the “senseless” killing of American diplomats in the eastern city of Benghazi, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Thursday.

“As you would expect, we’ll re-evaluate the environment as we regularly do for our personnel in Tripoli,” Baird said Wednesday from India, where he was on an official visit.

Baird offered Canada’s strong condemnation and deep regret at the death of U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens, 52, and three of his staff at the

U.S. INVESTIGATING A7 hands of “extremists” who appeared to be part of a violent protest outside a U.S. diplomatic post in eastern Libya.

“It’s an attack on diplomacy,” he said, adding that Foreign Affairs continually updates the security environment for Canadian personnel.

“We call upon Libyan authorities to take all necessary measures to protect diplomatic premises in accordance with Libya’s international obligations.

We also urge Libyan officials to ensure the extremists responsible are brought to swift justice.”

Richard Colvin, the Canadian diplomat whose testimony about the torture

of Canada’s Afghan detainees caused a political firestorm in 2009, was an old friend of Stevens.

They met when both were on missions to Jerusalem a decade ago, and reconnected more recently while they were both working in Washington, D.C. “He was an excellent representative of the State Department, a knowledgeable and dedicated colleague but also a wonderful human being, low-key, laid-back, charming, thoughtful, bright and funny,” Colvin wrote from Ottawa in a personal letter of sympathy to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

“Chris personified the professionalism of the U.S. foreign service. He was a beautiful American. I was delighted

to see him assume such a prominent role in Libya, and profoundly sad to learn of his death.”

Stevens and three colleagues — including Sean Smith, who formerly served in the U.S. consulate in Montreal — were killed when a group of embassy employees went to the consulate to try to evacuate staff.

“We grieve particularly for the death of information management officer Sean Smith,” David Jacobson, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, said.

The attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi and its embassy in Cairo came days after Canada closed its embassy in Tehran, citing concern for the safety of its diplomats.

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British theoretical physicist Prof. Stephen Hawking is photographed outside the new addition at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo which was named after him, Stephen Hawking Centre in Waterloo, Ontario on Wednesday.

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Canadian’s DNA link to Richard III studied RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER CURRENTLY ANALYZING BONES DISCOVERED DURING RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG between vertebrae of the upper back.

Richard’s apparent physical deformity has loomed large in his pop culture legacy, eclipsed only by his reputation as a devious murderer.

In his eponymous play written more than a century after the king’s death, William Shakespeare described the monarch as a deformed monster as warped in conscience as he was in appearance.

The play depicts Richard as a schemer who killed his nephews in order to secure the throne, an account that historians question.

The official royal website says the young princes “disappeared” while under Richard’s protection, and the king’s modern-day descendant has his doubts.

“History is written by the victors, so when the Tudors defeated him in battle, I think they started spreading slanderous rumours about Richard III and how awful he was,” Ibsen said.

Nonetheless, Richard’s two-year reign was marked by turmoil. He assumed the throne only after the former king’s sons were declared illegitimate, and rivals staged two major rebellions during his time on the throne.

Richard, the last English king to die in battle, was buried “without any pomp or solemn funeral” by the Franciscan monks of Grey Friars.

There is a record that King Henry VII, the victor at Bosworth Field, commissioned a memorial for Richard’s grave — in the choir, or eastern portion of the Grey Friars church — about 1495.

Although the records pointed to a grave in Leicester, 160 kilometres north of London, the church was suppressed in 1538 after King Henry VIII abolished the monasteries and its location was long forgotten.

Christopher Wren, the architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, visited the area in 1612 and saw a stone pillar erected in a garden on the site which was inscribed “Here lies the body of Richard III.” There were tales, still repeated on the British royal site, that Richard’s bones were dug up and scattered during the Reformation.

University of Leicester researchers identified a possible location of the grave through map regression analysis, starting with a current map and analyzing previous versions to discover what had changed.

They used ground penetrating radar to find the best places to start digging.

The team began excavating in a parking lot last month. Within a week they located thick walls and the remains of tiled floors.

Ibsen said the entire family is keen to hear the results of the DNA comparisons, adding he hopes the remains prove to be those of the controversial king.

If they are, he said his entire family of royal watchers and amateur historians would welcome a chance to be on hand if the monarch is finally given an official funeral.

“I hope that if it does turn out to be Richard we’ll be invited to the funeral,” he said. “Maybe we’ll meet the Queen and the royal family. It would be fun.”

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TORONTO — The answer to one of history’s great puzzles may be lying in a British university lab, but it’s evidence from a Canadian family that will ultimately close the case.

Researchers at the University of Leicester are currently analyzing bones discovered during a recent archaeological dig to determine if they are the remains of King Richard III, a 15th-century ruler whose historical legacy has been dwarfed by his pop culture depiction as a hunch-backed tyrant.

Archaeologists had long sought the monarch’s grave, which had been the subject of speculation for centuries.

The recent discovery of a skeleton showing signs of Richard’s famed spinal curvature and bearing signs of fatal battle wounds, however, isn’t enough to solve the mystery.

A Canadian family who can name the king as one of their direct ancestors is providing the DNA evidence that will conclusively prove whether the remains belong to the late monarch.

Jeff Ibsen said his family contains a direct genetic link to the king whose defeat marked the end of the War of the Roses.

Ibsen’s mother was a direct descendant of Anne of York, Richard’s eldest sister.

When British historians established the ancestral connection nearly a decade ago, Ibsen said the family was warned that they may be pressed into service if the king’s burying place was ever discovered.

“Mitochondrial DNA is passed through the female line, and all the sons and daughters of the mother inherit her mitochondrial DNA. So that meant that if the remains of Richard were ever found, they could use our DNA to confirm that it really was him,” Ibsen said in a telephone interview.

One of Ibsen’s siblings provided a DNA sample after researchers discovered the remains, he said. The bones were found beneath the site of the Grey Friars church in Leicester, central England, where contemporary accounts say Richard was buried following his death in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

Ibsen said results are not expected for at least 12 weeks, but university officials are already optimistic about their discovery.

“We are not saying today that we have found King Richard III,” Richard Taylor, the university’s director of corporate affairs, told a news conference. “(But) this skeleton certainly has characteristics that warrant extensive, further detailed examination.”

Taylor said the skeleton displayed spinal abnormalities consistent with contemporary accounts of Richard’s appearance.

“We believe that the individual would have had severe scoliosis, which is a form of spinal curvature. This would have made his right shoulder appear visibly higher than his left shoulder,” Taylor said.

He said the skeleton was apparently of an adult male in good condition.

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The artwork from Dave Gunning’s new album “No More Pennies� is seen in this undated handout photo. A Nova Scotia folk musician says he’s being nickel-and-dimed by the Royal Canadian Mint over his tribute to the dying penny.

Folk musician says he’s ‘embarrassed’ for Canada over penny dispute with mint

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PICTOU, N.S. — A Nova Scotia folk musician whose pennyinspired album has raised the ire of the Royal Canadian Mint says the entire fuss has left him feeling sheepish.

Dave Gunning said Wednesday he was informed by the mint that his soon-to-be released album infringes copyright because its artwork includes images of the ubiquitous one-cent piece.

In recent days, Gunning — who describes himself as “a proud Canadian� — has told his story of being nickel-and-dimed by the mint to media outlets across Canada and the United States. “Part of me is a little bit embarrassed about it,� Gunning said from Pictou, N.S. “Not embarrassed for myself, necessarily, but embarrassed for Canada a little bit.�

The award-winning singer said his album, titled “No More Pennies,� is meant as an homage to the humble coin, which the mint plans to stop producing this fall though it remains legal tender.

He said the mint was “very kind� to waive licensing and administration fees for the first 2,000 albums produced, but his next batch of CDs will cost him $1,200 — or 60 cents a pop.

That’s no penny ante for an independent artist, he said. “They’re chasing down this folk singer for 60 cents a CD,� said Gunning, who has won at the East Coast Music Awards and the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

Gunning is urging fans to donate their spare pennies, which he said will be delivered to the mint. The soft-spoken singer said he plans to give $1,200 of his own money to a Halifax children’s hospital.

Mint spokeswoman Christine Aquino did not rule out waiving the fee altogether, but said the agency is trying to protect its intellectual rights. “Similar to an author who’s written a book or a musician who’s produced a song, we’re protecting our property,� she said. “We’re not preventing Dave from commemorating the penny through his album. The issue is

simply with the use of the image.�

The album, set for release next Tuesday, was recorded in Pictou and Halifax earlier this year. Its artwork includes a penny, representing the sun, disappearing behind the horizon. In another picture, the copper-plated coins are depicted as wheels on a steam locomotive.

Michael Wrycraft, the album’s designer, said he’s well aware of copyright rules, but didn’t think anyone would kick up a fuss over “grubby little pieces of copper that everyone has in their pockets.�

He said the biggest surprise has been the $1,200 fee, which amounts to about two-thirds the cost of manufacturing 2,000 CDs. “I think we all just blithely and naively waltzed in thinking it wouldn’t matter — it’s the penny,�

Wrycraft, who’s been working in the business for almost 20 years, said from Toronto. “We were trying to give a fond farewell to our Canadian penny.

We thought it would be romantic, we thought it would be sweet.�

WHITEHORSE — A move is afoot to get hay from the Prairies to drought-stricken parts of Ontario and Quebec.

The HayEast 2012 program consists of farm and livestock groups from Alberta and Saskatchewan working in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Mennonite Disaster Services and the Quebec Farmers’ Association.

The program was announced Wednesday afternoon during the Canadian Federation of Agriculture roundtable at the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers’ meeting in Whitehorse.

Mark Wales, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, says there is a pressing need and farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan are offering to help.

But he says the program also requires the support of the federal and provincial governments, the railways, corporate partners and other stakeholders.

Wales specifically called on the federal government to provide support in the form of public relations, logistics and the triggering of AgriRecovery funds.

He said the first step, however, in calculating the true scope of the problem and its solution is to establish a database of producers in need and the size of their herds.

Meanwhile, staff and executive from a number of farm organizations are already meeting with provincial agriculture ministry officials, corporate partners, trucking companies, railway officials and others to begin co-ordinating the various agencies and processes required to ensure HayEast 2012’s eventual success.

Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, one of the western farm and livestock groups working to co-ordinate the 2012 program, remembers what it was like for Saskatchewan producers to be on the receiving end of hay assistance. “In 2002, eastern farmers shipped us thousands of bales of hay to help save our herds from starvation,�

Hall said. “It’s 10 years later and the time has come for us to give back to the people who helped us when we needed it. “As we head into the final stretches of harvest across much of Saskatchewan and start turning our thoughts towards Thanksgiving, it’s time for all of us to take a moment to think of those less fortunate than ourselves.�

HayEast 2012 organizers will look for assistance from those involved in Hay West’s successful efforts. “In 2002, we assisted Hay West with distribution of hay throughout Alberta,� said Bruce Banks, CEO of the 4-H Foundation of Alberta. “We witnessed the generosity of our eastern neighbours in helping Alberta livestock producers and the difference it made, and we are eager to assist in any way to be able to give back to our eastern friends.�

Lynn Jacobson, president of Wild Rose Agricultural Producers in Alberta, is confident that western Prairie farmers will do what it takes to help livestock producers in eastern Canada. “The online forums are already filled with farmers and their urban cousins lining up to help with second cuts or stored hay — or even cash,� he said. “We have long memories here in Alberta and we’re proud to be able to help.�

Military to devote millions in bid to boost mental health care programs The Canadian Forces is increasing funding for treatment programs for mentally ill military personnel and veterans, a move the Opposition calls long overdue.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Wednesday his department will spend $11.4 million to hire additional psychiatrists, psychologists, mental-health nurses, social workers and addictions counsellors. At least 51 professional staff will be added to clinics at bases across the country.

MacKay said Canada’s decade-long involvement in the war in Afghanistan and other conflicts have resulted in thousands of military personnel returning to Canada with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses. “The positive change we sought for Afghanistan has brought difficult changes to the lives of many Canadian soldiers,� he told a news conference at Canadian Forces Base Halifax. “Serving members who served our nation who are now ill or injured as a result of their experience ... are a priority for me.�

About $1 million of the funds will be spent increasing the number of primary-care doctors at clinics where wait-times are excessive. Another $2.7 million will be used to retain nine contracted physicians in positions that were facing elimination, said a federal news release.

The minister said the funds are in addition to the $38.6 million spent annually on the mentalhealth needs of personnel. The announcement comes after a steady flow of opposition criticism over the state of mentalhealth services for serv-

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In May, Defence Department unions said federal budget cuts were reducing the number of researchers and experts on mental-health issues in the military.

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Terror link investigated U.S. CHECKS WHETHER ASSAULT ON THE U.S. CONSULATE IN LIBYA WAS A PLANNED TERRORIST STRIKE TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEPT. 11, 2001, ATTACKS

BY MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, roiled by the first killing of a U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years, is investigating whether the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a planned terrorist strike to mark the anniversary of the Sept.

11, 2001, attacks and not a spontaneous mob enraged over an anti-Islam YouTube video.

President Barack Obama declared in a Chris Stevens White House appearance that the U.S. would “work with the Libyan government to bring to justice” those who killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

Intelligence officers said the attack on the Benghazi consulate was “too coordinated or professional to be spontaneous,” according to a U.S. counterterrorism official.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident publicly.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said it was too early to judge whether the attack was planned.

“I know that this is being investigated, and we’re working with the Libyan government to investigate the incident.

I would not want to speculate on that at this time,” he said. Several Libyan security guards also were killed.

The FBI was sending evidence teams to Libya, said a law enforcement official.

Analysts are working on several different scenarios based on intelligence that could lead to a motive for the attack. Some concern the possibility of targeting high-ranking officials, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

But none of the intelligence has suggested terrorists would specifically target Stevens, said the official who also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation.

The attack in Libya, which came hours after a mob stormed the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and tore down the U.S. flag, was presumed to have been triggered by a movie, whose trailer has gone viral on YouTube, depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in disrespectful ways.

In an extraordinary move, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called anti-Islamic preacher Terry Jones and asked him to stop promoting the film. A spokeswoman said the church would not show the film Wednesday evening.

“Make no mistake. Justice will be done,” a sombre Obama pledged at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at his side.

He ordered increased security at U.S. diplomatic missions overseas, particularly in Libya, and said he condemned “in the strongest possible terms the outrageous and shocking” attack. Clinton said she was particularly

appalled that the attack took place in Benghazi, which the U.S. had helped liberate from dictator Moammar Gadhafi during the Arab Spring revolution in Libya last year.

Three Americans were wounded, U.S. officials said.

The aftermath of the two attacks also stirred the U.S. presidential campaign, where until Wednesday, foreign policy had taken a back seat to the struggling economy.

The Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, criticized the administration for statements issued before and after the Cairo attacks that expressed sympathy for those insulted by the video.

“I also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in Egypt instead of condemning their actions,” Romney told a morning news conference.

“It’s never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values.”

Obama said later than Romney “seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later.”

Obama and Clinton made a rare joint visit to the State Department, where grieving colleagues of Stevens and the other three Americans killed in Benghazi gathered in a courtyard.

The president also ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at government and military buildings and vessels around the world until sunset on Sept. 16. Flags had already been lowered in many places to commemorate the victims of the 9-11 attacks.

Clinton denounced those who might kill over an insulting movie.

“There is no justification for this,” Clinton said.

“None. Violence like this is no way to honour religion or faith and as long as there are those who would take innocent life in the name of God, the world will never know a true and lasting peace.”

Underscoring the administration’s frustration, Clinton wondered aloud about the attack in Benghazi, which Gadhafi had once threatened to destroy.

“This is not easy,” she said. “Today, many Americans are asking, indeed I asked myself, how could this happen?

How could this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city we helped save from destruction? This question reflects just how complicated and, at times, just how confounding, the world can be.”

“But we must be clear-eyed in our grief,” she said, saying the attack was carried out by a “small and savage group” not representative of the Libyan people.

She noted that Libyan security guards had tried to fight off the attackers, had carried Stevens’ body to the hospital and led other consulate employees to safety.

Stevens, a 52-year-old career diplomat, was killed after he became separated from other American officials during the consulate attack.

It’s unclear when he died: He was taken by Libyans to a hospital, and his remains were delivered hours later to U.S. officials at the Benghazi airport.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton follows President Barack Obama to the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, to deliver a statement on the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens. Below, Libyans walk on the grounds of the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Stevens.

Stevens is the first U.S. ambassador to be killed in an attack since 1979, when Ambassador Adolph Dubs was killed in Afghanistan.

Three other Americans were also killed and the State Department identified one of them as Sean Smith, an Air Force veteran who had worked as an information management officer for 10 years in posts such as Brussels, Baghdad and Pretoria. Smith was also well-known in the video game community.

The identities of the others were being withheld pending notification of relatives.

“The mission that drew Chris and Sean and their colleagues to Libya is both noble and necessary, and we and the people of Libya honour their memory by carrying it forward,” Clinton said.

U.S. officials said some 50 Marines were being sent to Libya to reinforce security at U.S. diplomatic facilities.

Stevens spoke Arabic and French and had already served two tours in Libya, including running the office in Benghazi during the revolt against Gadhafi.

He was confirmed as ambassador to Libya by the Senate earlier this year.

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“When smoke spread all around, I jumped out the window in panic,” said Mohammad Shahzad, who broke an arm and a leg when he hit the ground.

“I found myself in the hospital when I regained my senses.”

Others burned to death as they tried to wriggle through the barred windows.

“There were no safety measures taken in the building design,” said senior police official Amir Farooqi.

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A Pakistani rescue worker carries a dead body after recovering from a burnt garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday. a boiler exploded and the flames ignited chemicals that were stored in the factory, which manufactured jeans and other clothes for export. Between 300 and 400 workers were inside when the blaze erupted.

Many of the deaths were caused by suffocation as people trapped in the basement were unable to escape when it filled with smoke, said Karachi fire chief Ehtisham-ud-Din. Those on the upper floors of the five-story

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Police were searching for the factory’s managers and placed the owner on a list of people who are not allowed to leave the country, said Roshan Ali Sheikh, a top government official in Karachi.

“It is a criminal act to lock the emergency exit doors, and we are trying to know who did it, and why,” Sheikh said.

The fire started when

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KARACHI, Pakistan — Fires swept through two clothing factories in Pakistan, leaving 283 people dead — many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows — highlighting the atrocious working conditions in a country where workplaces often lack basic safety equipment and owners bribe officials to ignore the violations.

The twin blazes broke out Tuesday night at a garment factory in the southern port city of Karachi and a shoe manufacturer in the eastern city of Lahore. At least 258 people died in the fire in Karachi, where rescue workers were still searching Wednesday for bodies in the charred building.

Another 25 perished in Lahore.

The panicked workers in Karachi had only one way out since the factory’s owner had locked all the other exit doors in response to a recent theft, officials said. Many victims suffocated in the smoke-filled basement.

“The owner of the factory should also be burned to death the way our dear ones have died in a miserable condition,” said Nizam-ud-

gency exit. These people were trapped.”

Firefighters were still battling the blaze Wednesday.

The death toll spiked as they entered previously inaccessible parts of the factory and found scores more bodies.

The death toll stood at 258 by Wednesday evening, including a 10-yearold boy, said Sheikh.

Another 31 people were injured.

Rani Bibi said her two sons-in-law called Tuesday night to say they were trapped in the factory and asked her to tell their wives to take good care of the children.

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Kevin DellaPenta paints the Buffalo Sabres logo on the ice in preparation for the upcoming NHL hockey season, in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sept. 12, 2012. The NHL and NHLPA resumed discussions about a new collective bargaining agreement in New York on Wednesday, but time is running out. The league has vowed to lock the players out unless an agreement is reached by 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The business of hockey NHL MAY NOT BOUNCE BACK THE SAME WAY AS LAST TIME IF SEASON LOST, EXPERT SAYS

BY CRAIG WONG THE CANADIAN PRESS

NHL’s Gary Bettman and NHLPA’s Donald Fehr

TIMELINE JUNE 29

The NHL and NHLPA meet for the first time to negotiate a new CBA.

JULY 5

The NHLPA responds to the NHL’s financial presentation

JULY 13

The NHL makes its first proposal to the NHLPA during talks in Toronto.

JULY 18

Talks continue in New York about the NHL’s proposal.

JULY 24

Talks continue in Toronto with group discussions of secondary issues.

AUG. 7

Talks in New York tackle health, safety and legal issues.

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SEPT. 12

Talks resume in New York.

OTTAWA — Tim Murphy has already started letting staff go.

The manager of Vancouver’s Shark Club, located a slapshot away from the home of the Vancouver Canucks, says without NHL hockey the bar just isn’t busy enough.

On a game night the bar fills with 400 thirsty and hungry fans on their way to the game watching highlights on four huge screens, and Murphy has around 30 staff to keep them fed and watered.

But without the prospect of NHL games, Murphy says he has already let three people go and expects further cuts if the season doesn’t start on time.

“We do have some other concerts and events, but there’s no mistake that hockey is our business here,” Murphy said.

As the players and owners head toward what seems to be inevitable job action, the story is the same at sports bars and restaurants across Canada that depend on hockey fans to fill the stools while watching their favourite team do battle.

And while the league has survived strikes, lockouts and even the cancellation of an entire season, Norm O’Reilly, who has studied the finances of sports leagues, says the league owners and players can’t take their fans for granted.

O’Reilly, a sports marketing professor at the University of Ottawa, says another cancelled season could hurt not just bars and restaurants, but the league itself, even in cities like Toronto.

While the hard-core fans will always come back and fill the stands, that’s not the whole picture, he says.

And as baseball hat, T-shirt and jersey sales as well as sponsorship deals become a larger and larger piece of the revenue pie compared with ticket sales, it is the more casual fans that may never attend a game that can make the difference.

“They may notice a decrease in television rights, and they may notice less following on websites, and they may notice a decrease in merchandise sales and less support of sponsors products,” he said of teams if the season is killed.

“And as the NHL becomes more like the NFL and the bigger leagues who are less reliant on gate revenues and more reliant on media and marketing revenues, then those impacts become greater and greater.”

The current collective agreement that is set to expire was signed in July 2005.

That deal ended a dispute that saw the league become the first in North America to wipe out an entire season due to a work stoppage.

It was also signed at a time when annual revenues were around $2.1 billion, while today the owners and the players are fighting

over around $3.3 billion in annual revenues, an annual growth rate of more than six per cent.

Hockey has managed to continue to grow over the last seven years even as the world economy has struggled in recent years, hit hard by the global economic slowdown and recession in North America.

But O’Reilly noted that last time the new collective agreement was accompanied by rule changes in an effort to make the game faster and higher scoring and in turn more appealing to the casual fan.

And without that added boost, the league may not bounce back from a season-killing lockout the same way.

“Some of the growth that came after has to be attributed to that change in the game,” O’Reilly said.

“This time around, everything you read about is much more focused on solely the financial issues.”

Still, the NBA saved its season last year after a difficult round of contract talks with a deal that salvaged a 66-game season that began on Christmas Day and culminated in a championship.

That, O’Reilly said, was a far better outcome for the league than the 1994 Major League Baseball season that was aborted by a strike.

“It kind of left a sour taste in everyone’s mouth,” he said of baseball’s cancelled season.

Bruno Delorme, a sports marketing professor at Montreal’s McGill University, suggested the NHL could look to try to have a deal in order to save the league’s annual Winter Classic set for Jan. 1, 2013 between Detroit and Toronto at the University of Michigan’s Michigan Stadium.

“That may be an implicit or tacit deadline for the owners to get a deal done,” he said.

“That is a great way to showcase the league in the States. The TV viewership is the highest for that event.”

Even if the league and the players are able to find common ground, until then, bars and restaurants near hockey rinks will take the hit without the games to draw people in, but Delorme suggested ticketholders will continue to spend.

“Now because the Leafs aren’t playing or the Senators aren’t playing, the fans will take those restaurant dollars and spend it in his neighbourhood restaurant or his neighbourhood theatre,” he suggested.

“People need to escape from their daily routine.”

But for Murphy and his staff at the Shark Club, there is little comfort in the fact their customers are spending their dollars somewhere else.

“Sure we have the B.C. Lions, but they only have a handful of games compared with the NHL,” Murphy said.

“Whitecaps soccer has been good for us, but we can’t survive on that.”

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Vaccination exemptions raise risk Most kids enter elementary school with the shots they need to protect them from childhood disease.

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And those exemptions — for medical, religious or philosophical reasons — may put some kids’ collective immunity at risk.

Roughly vive percent of students entering kindergarten were exempt from at least one required vaccine last year, but individual states excused up to seven percent of the youngsters from shots, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last month.

All American states allow exemptions for medical reasons such as allergies or immune system problems.

All but two — Mississippi and West Virginia — allow them on religious or philosophical grounds, such as refusing intrusive medical care.

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Washington state last year imposed a new rule that parents have to meet with a health-care provider before being granted a philosophical exemption.

The proportion of kindergarteners with exemptions dropped from 6 percent to 4.5 percent from the year before A similar change has been proposed in California in a bill introduced by an assemblyman who is a pediatrician.

According to the CDC report, nine states had exemption rates of 4 percent or higher, led by Alaska at 7 percent, while 10 states had exemption rates of under 1 percent, led by Mississippi at 0.01 percent.

But nationwide, the CDC says, about 95 percent of kids starting elementary school last year had received at least a couple of doses of vaccines against most childhood diseases like measles, mumps, diphtheria and pertussis.

Of more than 4.1 million incoming kindergarteners nationwide, more than 89,000 were exempted from vaccinations.

See EXEMPTIONS, Page B3

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Where did the brown trout go?

Suddenly a dull washout of a fishing season is enlivened by a great mystery story: the revelation that, for a decade at least, anglers have been catching brown trout in the Crowsnest River upstream of Lundbreck Falls, and who dunnit?

There is an indifferent brown trout fishery in the Crow below the falls as a result of the introduction of many thousands of fry down there in 1967, ‘68 and ‘69.

The reasons for the introductions were never clear, but may have had something to do BOB with mitigating the SCAMMELL effects of the Three Rivers Dam which would not be built until 1992.

Whatever the reason, the introduction was totally in violation of long-standing policy in Alberta that we do not stock waters in which there is already a selfsustaining trout population.

In the early ‘70’s I recall trying to find and catch a lower Crow brown with my erstwhile brother in law, the late Morgan Johnson, on a trip to the spread of our friend the legendary and late outfitter and rancher, Bill Mihalsky, between the falls and where the river now runs into the dam reservoir.

We each caught one puny, pale brown of about 25 cm., but were amazed at the number we caught of native bull and cutthroat trout which were largely extirpated in the river by the introduction of the non-native rainbow trout, several large specimens of which we also caught that day.

Fast-forward 40 years, and reader and rancher friend, Todd Irwin of Patricia, suddenly asks: “Were there always brown trout above Lundbreck Falls in the Crowsnest River?

Have you or anyone you know ever caught any up there? My short answer was no; I have fished hundreds of times up there and caught thousands of trout, but never a brown.

Even the 2012 Alberta Fishing Guide, regarded by many as the last word on where to go fishing in Alberta and what you might catch when you get there, still preaches the accepted gospel about the Crow and brown trout: “the odd Brown below Lundbreck Falls.

But Irwin recently caught a brown trout in my favorite Crow stretch above the falls, and at dinner that evening talked to another angler who had taken a brown two days earlier in the Leitch Colleries section of the river.

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“Moose Wallow” at the Sentinal Industrial complex, near where the river flows out of Crowsnest Lake.

Todd inquired at the station, and they are betting on bucket biologists, because they get their water from wells and believe that an escape is theoretically possible, but highly unlikely, even in the torrential floods of 2000 and 2005.

Well maybe, but at least three times in the last 50 years that I know of, rainbow trout have escaped the Raven Rearing Station and down Beaver Creek into the brown trout waters of the South Raven River.

So, the question of the origin of the growing population of brown trout in the upper Crowsnest River remains open to debate, as does the vexed question of what effect the introduction of brown trout will have on the river’s trophy rainbow trout fishery.

“It’s anyone’s guess how they got there,” Vic Bergman says, “interesting, though.”

In the absence of any definitive answer, we might even fall back on that common and hoary old Alberta fish tale that this or that river got stocked with such and such a species way back when the hatchery truck broke down, always fortuitously within a bucket brigade of the bank of the lucky river or stream.

Relatively few exemptions — 11,000 to 13,000 a year — were for medical concerns.

CDC officials note that exemptions tend to cluster in certain communities, leaving those children more vulnerable to outbreaks.

A new, separate analysis of medical exemptions -- done by scientists at Emory University in Atlanta and published online Aug. 30 by The Journal of Infectious Diseases also shows major differences in standards for excusing kindergarteners from state to state. The analysis covers seven years, from 2004 through 2011.

States that had the easiest standards for granting medical exemptions approved nearly half-again as many exemptions as states with the toughest requirements.

Researchers rated the exemptions based on six administrative requirements: a written doctor’s statement of need; a separate medical exemption form; approval from the health department; certification that the exempting physician can practice in the state; annual approval and notarization of exemption forms.

Each requirement was given a one-point score, and states that had zero or one of the requirements were ranked “easy” — 30 fit that category.

Seventeen states were rated 2, or “medium.” Three states were rated 3 or above, and categorized as “difficult.”

Medical exemptions were granted permanently — throughout the child’s school years — in seven states and temporarily only in five, with the rest allowing some combination. Experts say medical exemptions should be periodically revisited because children and vaccines change over time.

Bob Scammell is an award-winning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.

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Lundbreck Falls: too steep, high and fast for a brown trout to jump.

Todd is always curious about the wild stuff, and started asking around.

Vic Bergman, fishing guide and proprietor of the Crowsnest Angler at Bellevue knows the river as well as anyone and talks with hundreds of Crow anglers every year.

Vic says anglers started catching brown trout above the falls 10 to 12 years ago and that he has taken browns above the falls ranging from 15 to 50 cm.

Bergman confirms there has never been any “official” stocking of browns above the falls and everyone agrees that there is no way a brown trout could “jump” the sheer eight to 10- metre drop of the falls. Could “bucket biologists” be catching browns below the falls and “portaging” them up and over?

That seems unlikely to me, because it would be hard to catch enough browns down there to make that much difference in little more than a decade.

Besides, Alberta’s outlaw bucket biologists tend to plant perch and walleye in stocked trout lakes and ponds because they are easier to catch and they love to eat them.

Why would they stock a notoriously hard to catch species in a river full of big, easier to catch rainbows?

There are no Crow tributaries known to have brown trout in them, but some people, and I am one, suspect the browns escaped from the Allison Creek Brood Trout Station and down Allison, which enters the Crow just below what I call the

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She likes to talk about her bees-ness The other day someone asked me if “Oh, I don’t know if I can make casI still kept bees and I was astonished es of wine. My bees — did I mention I they had to ask. When I got my first keep bees? — are having a very prohive everyone knew I was a beekeep- ductive year but I only have a couple er because bees were all I could talk hives and we go through a lot of honey. about. I managed to work it into every Honey made by my bees. The bees that conversation.

I keep. I have two hives.”

“Doesn’t the bride look Even when I could see I lovely?” was boring a person to tears “Gorgeous. Interesting I couldn’t seem to shut myisn’t it, that the term honself up, so I was shocked not eymoon comes from an anonly when the person asked cient practice of making me if I still had bees, but to enough mead to see the discover through a quick couple through a month – scan of this year’s columns, from moon to moon. Mead they contain not one menis a wine made out of hontion of them. ey, you know. If my bees I am still smitten with make enough honey this these fascinating insects, year I might try making a but I am also humbled.

SHANNON few bottles myself.”

Things haven’t always MCKINNON “That is interesting. So gone smoothly and usually I you’re saying the couple am to blame. was given enough wine to And by usually, I mean keep them sloshed through always. The first winter I their first month of marriage?” wrapped my hives in black tar paper.

“Not just any wine; mead. It’s a wine In February the sun hit the hives lurmade from honey. My bees are making ing the bees outside for a ‘cleansing a lot of honey this year.” flight’. Bees are meticulously clean “I wonder if the practice came and will wait for a warm winter day about because of shotgun weddings to exit the hive and empty their tiny or arranged marriages. You know, the bowels. idea of a few cases of wine helping to Unfortunately they can be lured out soften the reality of a lifetime commit- by the heat of the sun on the tar paper, ment to someone you might not want to only to discover it isn’t quite as warm be with.” as they thought. Too cold to make it

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back to the hive they end up freezing to death.

And that is exactly what happened to my first bees. The February snowscape was peppered with bee carcasses.

Even the skylights on our house had a few bee bodies scattered across them, much to my horror and dismay.

Last winter I surrounded each hive with square straw bales, including a couple on the roof.

Not only did this prevent them from taking a February death flight, it kept them far more insulated than the tar paper.

Come February I spent more than a few sleepless nights pondering my bees bowels and what it must be like to ‘hold it’ for five months.

But when spring came I removed the bales and the bees were not only alive, they were thriving.

However, I quickly found other ways to mess up.

Not prepared for the rapid expansion of a overwintered hive I had to deal with a couple swarms before I sorted things out.

I managed to catch one swarm, but the other was too high up and no matter what techniques I devised (and I devised quite a few) I could not get them down before they left for parts unknown.

The swarm I did catch was set up in a third hive but it never flourished.

About a month ago a frenzy of activity led me to the rookie mistake of thinking that it had finally taken off.

A few days later I popped the lid and was greeted by a scene of utter destruction. Wasps, bald faced hornets and bumble bees had invaded the hive and were making off with comb, brood and honey.

The wasps and hornets behaviour didn’t surprise me, but I was sorely disappointed in the bumble bees.

I love their fat, furry, antics in the flower garden; in my bee hive, not so much.

I am always saying how friendly and helpful gardeners are; but they may have met their match with beekeepers.

A desperate email sent out to some fellow beekeepers resulted in a generous sharing of information.

I was told to try ‘double queening’; using a queen excluder to keep the two queens separate, I stacked my weak hive on top of a strong one.

This allowed the workers to combine forces against incomers. It worked beautifully. One more lesson to put in my beekeeper’s toolbox...only a million more to go.

Shannon McKinnon is a humour columnist from Northern BC. You can catch up on past columns by visiting www. shannonmckinnon.com-

Be prepared for the Great Plant Rescue There are many well known groups Yards change as people’s abilities, that rescue animals such as cats, dogs interests, and leisure time change. and horses.

Gardening can be physically chalLess known or even unheard of lenging. When one looses strength or are people that rescue plants. Most mobility the garden must change to the of plant rescuers are avid person’s ability. If it doesn’t, gardeners often belonging weeds will take over the garto local garden clubs. den.

Plants are rescued from For some gardening is a yards where houses are to life long hobby, for others it be demolished, old homeisn’t. steads or yards that are When other activities changing owners. take up time that was once Rescued plants often used for gardening it is time end up in individual yards to change the garden into a or with non-profit organiproject that is easier to manzations that can’t justify age. the cost of purchasing the This can be accomplished plants. by removing beds and areas When rescuing from an that are labor intensive. abandoned yard do some Drastic changes in the LINDA research and talk to the yard occur when a property TOMLINSON landowner as they might is sold. have given the plants to Do the new owners have others. the ability or desire to keep Older yards are often a up the yard? treasure trove of heritage perennials, If not what does one do with the plants that made up the gardens in the plants. Are they left for the new owner, early 1900’s. moved with the past owner or distribOlder plant varieties are hardy uted? What do with the yard can be meaning they will thrive in the local written into the sales agreement. climate.

When the garden needs to be down-

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sized phone around and find gardeners that will come and remove the plants.

If possible, look at the garden before planning the rescue.

Digging up plants is hard work. Decide how many people are needed and how long it will take. Try to round up enough people so it only takes a couple of hours to do the digging.

Come prepared with shovels, garden forks, containers, clippers, labels or markers and trucks or vehicles that can get dirty.

Sharp sturdy shovels or garden forks make the job easier.

Plant roots often mimic the top growth. Tall plants will have deeper roots.

Be sure to over estimate the number of pots, boxes and bags needed for transporting the plants.

Plants can be moved bare root but they are less likely to dry out in containers that shield them from the sun.

Shears are needed to cut back top growth.

Plants loose roots when they are dug up which means they will not have enough roots to support the top growth.

Cutting it back will help the plant conserve energy. Make sure to leave enough plant to be able to identify the

plant later.

Label or name all plants. If the plant is unknown write down where it was found, sun or shade and the plant height.

This information will be useful when it is being replanted.

Look at how the grows before digging.

Plants that cover a massive area and appear to spread by underground roots might be best left behind. Plants that have roots similar to quack grass are great for large areas but will quickly choke out other plants and over run small beds.

Have a place ready to transplant the plants before the rescue begins. This way the plants can be moved from one area and transplanted to another without stressing the plants.

Plan plant rescues for early fall or spring giving plants time to put down roots before temperatures get too hot or cold.

Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives near Rocky Mountain House.

She can be reached at www.igardencanada.com or your_garden@hotmail.com

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Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

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TERRY FOX RUN

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

FRIDAY ● Penhold Fall Festival will be celebrated on Sept. 14 and 15. Friday evening events include battle of the bands, dance and more.

Saturday features pancake breakfast, parade (with new route), children’s fun fair, face painter, competitions, and more. ● Senior Citizen’s House Book Sale will be held on Sept. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone 403-346-4043. ● Greater Tuna — a real redneck comedy — is the season opening fundraiser play for Central Alberta Theatre. Show times for Sept. 13 to 16 are 7:30 p.m., Sundays 6 p.m. Check for food options and order tickets through the Black Knight Inn box office, 403-755-6626. For more information contact Judith at 403-309-3590 or email moodtrek@ telus.net. ● Lacombe Farmers Market will be held at Michener Park across from Lacombe Golf and Country Club on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the season. Features homemade baking, breads, fruit and vegetables when in season, crafts, jewelry, woodwork, birdhouses, local honey bedding plants and more.

Phone 403-782-4772. Starts May 18.

SATURDAY ● Senior Wellness Information Fair will be offered on Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre.

Learn more about housing options, Alberta Senior benefits and other support systems.

For more information call 403-343-6074. ● Salad Supper and Concert will be offered on Sept. 15 at Blackfalds Community Hall at 6 p.m. Join in for an evening of music and fellowship with Debbie Zepick. There is no charge; free will offering taken. For more information call Marcia at 403-885-9828. ● Whisker Rescue will be at the Petsmart store every third Saturday of each month with the Senior for Senior Program from noon to 4 p.m. A senior cat is given to a senior person free of charge, including food and litter, and payment of veterinary bills. The next date is Sept. 15. Call Diane at 403-347-1251. ● Annual Red Deer Association for Bicycle Commuting (RDABC) Bicycle Parade will take place on Sept. 15 with a 10 a.m. start from St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School east parking lot. The Primary Care Network will provide snacks and refreshments. All ages and abilities welcome. Arrive early. Mini-rides to demonstrate correct usage of bicycle lanes will start at 9 a.m. Route will follow the new bike lanes. Helmets required. See http://rdabc.wordpress.com or email to reddeerbicyclecommuting.com. ● Ponoka Moose Lodge Old Time Dance will be held on third Saturday, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Cost is $12, ($10 for Moose members.) Potluck lunch. Top name bands. See www.AlbertaDanceNews.com, or call Jean or Fred at 403-783-8587 for more information.

Next dance on Sept. 15 with music by Gerry Goertzen and Country Gems. ● Barefoot Peace Walk is a relaxing four km nature walk at Kerry Wood Nature Centre on Sept. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. and is a prequel to Earthdance Red Deer. Walk barefoot if you choose. Walk starts shortly after 1 p.m. Drop in. Phone 403-346-2010. ● MAGnificent Saturdays offer free art making with a professional artist from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery in downtown Red Deer. The Sept. 15 session is called Peculiar Portraits with artist Carlene La Rue. All materials supplied. Families welcome. Drop in. Phone 403-309-8405.

Free with admission. ● Girlz Club meets at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch on Sept. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a fall kickoff celebration featuring Judy Moody Day activities, crafts, and a movie Judy Moody and NOT Bummer Summer! For more information call 403-341-3822 or email cputnam@rdpl.org. ● Country Gospel Music’s Crystal Clear Ministries Annual Fundraising Banquet will be held on Sept. 15 at Balmoral Bible Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Enjoy a cowboy feast and gospel music with guest Norm Bonk, co-founder of Circle Square Ranch. A silent auction will be held. Tickets cost $25 each or a table for eight for $175. To reserve a spot phone 403-342-7357, or 403-347-5450. See www. crystalclearministries.com. ● Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is in need of volunteers and coordinators to pick up refuse in Waskasoo Creek and other local areas. Cleanup of Waskasoo Creek, Sylvan Lake, Three Mile Bend, Gull Lake, Cranna Lake, etc., may be cleaned from Sept. 15 to 23. Volunteers may register at shorelinecleanup.ca or call 1-800-427-2422. ● Nature Savvy Saturdays at Kerry Wood Nature Centre are offered from 1 to 4 p.m. each week. Enjoy a nature-themed craft or activity. All ages invited to drop in and for a seasonal nature-inspired craft or activity.

Phone 403-346-2010.

SUNDAY ● The Terry Fox Run will be held at Heritage Ranch on Sept. 16. Registration takes place from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.; run begins at noon. Run, walk, bike or rollerblade for cancer research. Door prizes, and hot dog barbecue to follow run. Pledge forms are available online at www.terryfox.org or contact Loretta at 403-346-4005 for more information. ● Annual Dickson Harvest Festival will be celebrated on Sept. 16, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

This family event features Danish and traditional food, continuous entertainment, kids’ coral, and vendors. Please bring a non-perishable food donation. For more information, or to book a vendor table, call 403-728-3355. ● Family Planetarium is of-

fered at Kerry Wood Nature Centre on Sept.

16. Join an interpreter for a tour of the autumn sky starting at 1 p.m. The cost is $3 per person, or $10 per family at the door. Phone 403-346-2010. ● Come and See Sunday at Gaetz Memorial United Church will be on Sept. 16 at 10:30 a.m. Join the worship service and take in the fellowship and fun, enjoy a coffee and browse the displays about activities and opportunities at the church. Phone 403-3472244.

MONDAY ● Blackfalds Farmers’ Market will run Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Multi-plex.

Contact Tristina at 403-302-7935 to reserve a table. www.BlackfaldsAgSociety.com. The last regular sale of the season will be Sept.

17. Holiday markets will be held on Oct. 1, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17. Registrations available. ● Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library offers Preschool Storytime for children ages three to five years on Mondays from 10 to 10:45 a.m., and Toddler Play and Learn on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 a.m. for parents and caregivers with their newborns to two year olds. Both are drop-in programs.

No registration is required. For details, phone 403-341-3822. ● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) is a non-profit weight loss support organization which holds regular weekly meetings in Red Deer and Blackfalds. Learn about nutrition, portion control, food planning, exercise and more. Visit a meeting free of charge. For locations and information call Gail at 403-3401859 or toll free at 1-800-932-8677 or see www.tops.org. Meetings are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the evenings, and on Tuesday mornings.

TUESDAY ● Senior Citizens Downtown House dance, Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. with live music by Parkland Old Thyme Music Makers. The cost is $6. Phone 403-346-4043.

Lunch provided by donations. ● Karma Klub for teen ladies aged 12 to 17 years with be held on Sept. 18 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Mezz at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Join this premiere Klub event entitled Novel Nails and learn to tell the world a story with just fingers and toes at the literary beauty event of the season. See www. rdpl.org, or phone 403-755-1146. ● Town and Country Dance Club will offer dance lessons starting Sept. 18. Learn to foxtrot, two-step, polka, waltz and more.

Classes run for six weeks on Tuesdays at the Bower-Kin community Centre for a cost of $40 per person. Basic Social Dance is at 7 p.m. and A Step Above Basic goes at 8:15 p.m. Call Doug or Doris at 403-728-3333 or Lorlie at 403-309-4494 or email townandcountrydance@shaw.ca. ● Celiac Support Group meets in the coffee lounge at the south location of Sobeys Inc. on the third Tuesday of every month starting at 7 p.m. The next meeting will be on Sept. 18. See www.celiac.ca, or contact Fay at 403-347-3248, or Clarice at 403-341-4351. ● Lacombe and District Garden Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Lacombe Memorial Centre, next on Sept. 18. Phone Pamela at 403-782-5061 or email pamela.d.neumann@gmail.com. ● Red Deer Chamber Singers meet Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church, and will perform on Nov. 29 and 30. Call Sadie at 403-347-5166. ● Central Alberta Cystic Fibrosis Chapter meets the third Tuesday of every month at Bethany Care CollegeSide on the second floor at 7 p.m. No meetings in July and Aug. Phone 403-347-5075. ● Seven Challenges Fundraiser/Information Session for Adolescent Addictions Recovery Program will be held on Sept.

18 from noon to 1:30 at Black Knight Inn. Tickets cost $35 each or $250 for a table of eight to join in this Western theme buffet in support of McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association. Speaking will be Mayor Morris Flewwelling, Christine Stewart and George MacLeod. Tickets requests to christine.stewart@mcman.ca or phone 403506-8961.

WEDNESDAY ● Central Alberta Historical Society Fundraising Dinner, will be held on Sept. 19 at Pioneer Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6. Cost is $20 or $25 for nonmembers for a buffalo stew, bannock and Saskatoon pie dinner. Tickets available from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Centennial Office, 4816 50 Ave. Guest speaker will be Gerhard Ens, Professor of History, U of A, speaking about the background of the Blackfoot Geography of 1871. AGM and program do not require a ticket. Call 403-340-2013. ● Fireside Readers Adult Evening Book Club will meet on Sept. 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch, Waskasoo Kiwanis Meeting Room.

For discussion will be A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Call 403-346-2100. ● Red Deer Legion Old Time Dance with Silver and Gold is on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $6, or $11.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Downtown Market will be held on Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. until Oct. 3 on Gaetz Ave. from the corner of Ross St. right to 48 St. Call 403-340-8696. ● Rona Grey Cup Tour 100 will stop at Canadian Pacific Railway Company Station on Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. There will be a Grey Cup car, museum car and team car open to the public until 4 p.m. See GreyCupTour.ca

File photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

Lori Hutchings writes a message in memory of her father, Ken Miller, who succumbed to cancer two years ago at the Terry Fox Run Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.

The 2012 Terry Fox Run will be held at Heritage Ranch this Sunday. ● Vidar Hreinsson, independent literary scholar from Iceland discussion on Stephan G. Stephansson will be held at Fensala Hall in Markerville on Sept. 19. Meet and greet at 7 p.m., presentation at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments to follow. Find out about Stephansson’s immigrant experience and how it is relevant today. ● Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic will hold a photo identification clinic on Sept. 19 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 301 5008 Ross St. The clinic offers free affidavits of identification that are notarized by a lawyer.

This ID does not replace government issued ID but is intended to help people access basic services while replacing their proper ID. To book an appointment, phone 430-314-9129.

THURSDAY ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, Sept. 20, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Gaetz Valley Minstrels Band. Admission is $7. Call 403-347-6165. ● Red Deer Area Hikers meet on Sept.

20 at the north side of the Red Deer Curling Club parking lot at 8:45 a.m. to depart at 9 a.m. for an eight km hike at Ponoka/ Battle River. Hike will be cancelled if raining or about to rain, or if the temperature is too high for healthy hiking. Bring a lunch.

Donation of $0.50 per hike or $5 per season, with fuel costs to be shared for out-of-town hikes based on car pooling and km travelled.

Phone Art at 403-347-5778, or Mavis at 403343-0091 or Sharon at 403-340-2497. ● Red Deer and District Garden Club meets on Sept. 20 at Kerry Wood Nature Centre at 7 p.m. Come hear speaker Kelly Storm from Olds College School of Environment speaking on Japanese Gardens. Yearly membership fees of $15 now due. Call Noreen at 403-346-7728, or 403-357-4071. ● Red Deer Rebels Season Tickets Raffle will be offered by the Optimist Club of Waskasoo. Two thousand tickets at $5 each will be sold for Rebels Adult Season Tickets, including a season parking pass. Raffle draw will take place on Sept. 20, 5 p.m. at Parkland Mall Food Court. Fundraiser will support for Youth Winter Inn program. For raffle tickets,

call Jordan at 403-596-5470. ● Art of Friendship, a program for those who feel lonely or isolated and who need to brush up on their friendship skills, will be offered by the Canadian Mental Health Association. This eight week course will run on Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Sept. 20 to Nov. 8 at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library. To register call 403342-2266 or visit www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca.

The fee for this course is $25 and it may be waived based on income. ● Perogy Supper will be offered at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church on Sept.

20, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Adults, $11 and $6 for children under 10. Tickets at the door. Phone 403-347-2335. ● Safe Harbour Society for Health and Housing annual general meeting is on Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. at Fort Normandeau.

RSVP to 403-347-0181 to attend. Visit www. safeharboursociety.org for more information. ● The Arthritis Society is accepting registrations for various programs: Arthritis 101 is on Sept. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Understanding Arthritis will be held on Oct. 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. All programs will be held at Red Deer Regional Hospital. Register in advance by calling 1-800-321-1433 or email info@ ab.arthritis.ca. ● Central Alberta Prostate Awareness and Support Group meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Gaetz Memorial United Church in the parlour. The next meeting is Sept. 20. Share experiences and information. Knowing about the prostate, symptoms of prostate cancer, and other prostate diseases can save your life. Men and spouses are welcome. Phone 403-350-5511. ● Innisfail Farmers Market is held at the Innisfail Arena from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday until Sept. 20. The market is all indoor with live entertainment, and a coffee area to sit and visit. Lots of fresh vegetables, baking, pottery, crafts, bedding plants, etc.

Contact Christine at 403-896-5451.

Philosopher’s Café meets on Sept. 20 at the Red Deer College Library at 7 p.m. for open, meaningful dialogue and sharing of ideas and perspectives. College philosophy instructor Guillermo Barron will lead discussion on the right to die. Admission is free, refreshments provided. See www.rdc.ab.ca/ library or phone 403-342-3152.

REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Central Alberta Singles dance will be held on Sept. 29 at Penhold Hall. Music by Sierra. Doors open at 8 p.m. Music starts at 8:30 p.m. Members and invited guests only; new members welcome. For information, call Elaine at 403-341-7653 or Bob at 403-3047440. ● The Town of Innisfail and the Innisfail Chamber of Commerce Gala Awards Evening will take place on Oct. 19 at the Royal Canadian Legion. Night will feature a dinner, awards ceremony, and dance with music by Blackboard Jungle. Nominations are needed for both the 2012 Community Service Awards and the 2012 Small Business Awards. Nominations for the Community Service Award are due into the Town Office by Sept. 1 and must be made by members of the Innisfail community. The criteria brochure and nomination forms can be downloaded at www.innisfail.ca.

Nominations for the Small Business Award must be submitted by Sept. 5, and forms can be downloaded at www.innisfaillive.ca. For more information call Heather at 403-2273376 or Jane at 403-227-1177. ● Homebound Readers’ Service, is a personalized service offered by the Red Deer Public Library to members who cannot visit the library due to age, illness or disability. For more information call Adult Services at 403.342-9110 or go to www.rdpl.org ● Affirm — a group that provides safe and confidential support to people of all sexual orientation and their families and friends, from people that have walked this road before as sexual minorities, parents, siblings and friends. They meet once a month in Lacombe.

For more information, call Ross at 403-7823671 or Marg at 403-782-1887. ● CIBC Run for the Cure will take place in Red Deer on Sept. 30 beginning at 8 a.m. with registration and opening ceremonies, 9:30 a.m. at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School. Help raise money for research and awareness of early diagnosis of breast cancer by gathering pledges and participating in the run. Interested participants, volunteers and sponsors are encouraged to visit http://

www.cbcf.org, or any CIBC branch to register and get involved. Phone 403-340-3959 or visit www.cbcfrun.org for more information. ● She Has a Name — a story of human trafficking — written by Andrew Kooman of Red Deer, will be shown at the Scott Block Theatre on Oct. 2 to 6, 7:30 and a 2 p.m. showing on Oct. 6. There will be a talk back panel on Oct. 6 following the matinee show.

Tickets available at www.shehasaname.net or call 1-800-836-3006. ● Living Well with a Mental Illness is an eight week course for people interested in learning more about mental illness and how people experiencing emotional distress can live productive lives will offered on Thursdays from Oct. 4 to Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at Red Deer Public Downtown Branch. To register for this free course or for more information call 403-342-2266. ● Red Deer Square Dance Club new dancer lessons are offered on Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Clearview Community Hall beginning on Sept. 24. The cost is $50 for 10 lessons. Casual dress. Contact Eileen at 403-342-1509, or Susan at 403-346-8955. ● Our Lady of Peace Fall Turkey Supper will be held at Innisfail Legion Hall on Sept. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. Adults costs $10 and children aged 11 years and under cost $5. ● Cover 2 Cover Adult Book Club will meet on Sept. 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library. September’s theme is travel literature. For a list of reading suggestions, visit www.rdpl.org/ cover2cover. New members always welcome.

Phone 403-341-3822. ● Tell Your Story through Scrapbooking will be offered on Sept. 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch. Arlene Rust from Something to Scrap About will help participants bring their stories to life. Bring photographs and a basic tool kit. Register in person at the Dawe Branch or by calling 403-341-3822. Child minding is available through the Dawe Centre at 403406-8600.

Listings open to cultural/non-profit groups. Fax: 341-6560; phone: 314-4325; e-mail: editorial@reddeeradvocate.com by noon Thursday for insertion following Thursday.

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Free Yoga

Adele Ohama instructs novices during a beginning power yoga class at the Yoga Alliance of Red Deer (YARD) studio Monday. To celebrate YARD’s 10th anniversary this year, free classes are being offered Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30-11:00 a.m., 1:303:00, 5:30-7:00 and 7:30-9:00 p.m. while Friday sees classes every 1.5 hours from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. An detailed class list is available online at the YARD website www.reddeeryoga.ca/ classes/open.

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My 67-year-old mother is ‘pure evil’ Dear Annie: My mom is 67 and pure evil. She manipulates her doctors, who don’t know the real truth.

I’ve tried to remain patient and respectful, to no avail.

My mom has pushed everyone away. She has no friends. Since my father died, she’s become severely depressed. I’ve supported her and stood by her after all the evil and hateful things she’s done, but I can’t keep doing it.

Her sister came from Europe after a 30-year absence, and Mom treated her so poorly that my aunt says she’ll never come back. Now my mom has a boyfriend she met online who is 12 years younger. She MITCHELL won’t allow him to speak to his fam& SUGAR ily members. She’s become physically and verbally abusive toward everyone.

I know she must be mentally ill, but the psychiatrist is only treating her for depression. Do I need to go to her doctor and explain? — Unhappy Daughter Dear Unhappy: We cannot imagine what would make your mother “pure evil,” but mental illness can cover a lot of difficult behavior. Some medications that treat depression also alleviate other symptoms, but this doesn’t appear to be the case with

ANNIE ANNIE

Mom. It’s OK for you to notify her psychiatrist’s office that Mom’s behavior is increasingly abusive, but the doctor cannot discuss the treatment with you unless Mom gives her permission. If you think that’s a possibility, please ask her if you can come along to her next appointment.

Dear Annie: I am a college student working as a nanny for a friend of my father’s. They pay much lower than I usually charge, but I don’t mind helping out.

However, this woman and her husband frequently arrive late. As I write this, they are two hours past the time they said they’d be home.

Annie, I don’t mind having to stay for an extra hour or so, but they wait until they are more than an hour late before they call to see whether it’s OK. I have missed several appointments at school because they are never on time, even if they promise to be home by a specific hour.

I hate confrontations, and I like this family, but I am frustrated by their lack of respect for my time. How do I handle this? — Frustrated Nanny in Florida Dear Nanny: This is your business, not a favor for a friend. Be nice, but be professional about it. Tell these people that you will have to charge more if they are late. Let them know in advance when you have appointments set up, and tell them if they are not back by then, you will have to call a substitute. Insist

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Some things are best left to surprise. We don’t need to know everything in order to live wonderful lives. What you most need Thursday, September 13 to know right now is that your instincts are right on. You are moving in the CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS right direction.

DAY: Ben Savage, 32; Fiona Apple, 35; VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s always Jean Smart, 61 best to have a moment of THOUGHT OF THE thought before you jump into DAY: The end of this action. Sometimes though, week brings a New Moon time is a luxury that life does in Virgo. It’s place in the not afford. You’re in a bit of cosmos suggests we might a downtime, but it wont last see new agreements or long. Get it together. The time strategies to help farmers to take action will come swiftaffected by this summer’s ly. droughts. It will be a great LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): day, enjoy!

The good news is everything HAPPY BIRTHDAY: is fine. However, the less than It’s a gorgeous year of cagood news is that you may not reer advancements and believe it. There is a freeNADIYA quick leaps up the ladder floating feeling that you can’t of success. You’re thinkSHAH put your finger on. It will pass ing about your goals difjust as quickly as you identify ferently now, changing its source. Then you’ll know your approach and your what to do. outcomes. It will be a SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It may great year, enjoy! take time to materialize, but if you conARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you tinue to work hard and operate on the feeling good, in your element, and oth- faith that your efforts will all lead to erwise high in spirits? If not, consider something good, they will. A quiet mowhy. A disappointment is slowly mov- ment asks you to keep your nose to the ing into the past. You have every rea- grindstone. Accolades will be a natural son in the world to feel that things are consequence. moving positively.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Even a surprise could leave you dumbstruck collapse of a difficult situation can with joy. Moments like these are meant feel disappointing. We lose the sense to be courted and savored. Take any of predictability it offered. You’re now messages as they come, because it may on the verge of a bright new under- require sifting through a pack before standing and a wonderful beginning. you get to the delight.

Bless the things you don’t need and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The give them permission to leave your worst part is over. Your life is moving life. positively forward. A part of you may GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A defini- not believe it. You may still be expecttive moment stands out from all other ing things to hit a wall. Let any negaevents of your day. It’s as if everything tive expectations go. You have a lot to else revolves around it. The meaning be happy about. you garner makes the greatest impact.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): AdverThe news you hear now is designed to sity is never an excuse to give up. It get you to tap into your personal pow- is designed to test our resolve. You er. Welcome it. may wonder where all the promise you CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’re glimpsed just a few weeks ago went. trying your best and no one can fault It’s not far. See your current challenge you for that. Even if news seems less as just a step to continuing in the right than thrilling, it is still good and rep- direction. resents a step forward. Appreciate it PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You alas such, instead of seeking to impose ways have the capacity to take effort some artificial cut-off date. on your own behalf and move your life

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that they provide the phone number for an available neighbor, or you cannot stay. You also could say, “I’m so sorry, but I’ll have to stop working for you because I am too often late for appointments.” And when they promise not to do it again, get the neighbor’s number anyway. Remember that no one can take advantage of you without your permission.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Not a Fan of the Big Gulp,” who was offended that guests brought their own drinks to a bridal shower.

Lately, I’ve also gotten into the habit of bringing my own drinks. I’m allergic to coffee, and many times, that is the only beverage served. Some hosts get offended if you ask in advance what drinks will be available, and I understand that they cannot cater to every individual. The people who brought their own drinks may have had a similar allergy. -- Orlando Dear Orlando: That doesn’t quite cut it. When you are invited to someone’s home, it is rude to bring your own beverages, especially when they are large soft drinks in plastic tubs. Those who are allergic to coffee, tea, lemonade or anything else can politely ask for a glass of water.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. 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.

in a positive direction. This is true for you now more than ever. If you want the change you must make it with conviction. Reconnect to your determination.

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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Bennefield hoping to fit in MANNY PACQUIAO

PACQUIAO TO FACE MARQUEZ Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring Dec. 8, almost surely in a fourth fight against Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez. Promoter Bob Arum said final negotiations were scheduled Wednesday with Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz for the fight, which would be the first for Pacquiao since he lost a hotly disputed decision to Timothy Bradley on June 9. Arum said he would not formally announce Marquez as the opponent until he had a signed deal, but said Marquez has already signed for the fight. A press conference is scheduled in Los Angeles on Tuesday to announce the fight, which will be held at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas.

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RED DEER REBELS

The revolving door was oiled and swinging freely at the Red Deer Rebels office on Wednesday.

As the Rebels were reassigning forwards Vukie Mpofu and Dexter Bricker, the Western Hockey League club was bringing in forwards Ryley Bennefield and Wyatt Johnson.

Bennefield, 18, was selected by the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the second round of the 2009 bantam draft and has also played briefly with the Portland Winter Hawks and this fall with the Calgary Hitmen, in a trio of exhibition contests. He is pointless in nine WHL regular-season games, but Rebels general manager Brent Sutter felt the Wetaskiwin native is at least worth a look.

“Our hockey people have told me he has some good skills, that he can shoot the puck. He just needs to learn the proper compete level, and if he does, he’ll be a good player,” said Sutter.

“For whatever reason, it didn’t work for him in Lethbridge, it didn’t work for him in Portland and it didn’t work for him in Calgary. But he’s only 18 years of age and he’s from this area and I thought I would take a look at him.”

Bennefield played mostly junior B hockey with his home-

town Wetaskiwin Icemen the last two seasons, collecting 16 goals and 29 points in 26 games as a 16-year-old in 2010-11 and 10 points (5-5) in 10 regular-season games last season.

But he’s never caught on in three WHL chances and is happy to get what may be his one last opportunity in Red Deer.

“Obviously I’m pretty excited,” said Bennefield, who practised with his prospective teammates on Wednesday at the Penhold Regional Multiplex.

“Being an 18-year-old and coming in this late, this is a great opportunity. I’m really appreciative of the team to give me this opportunity. This seems like a great place to be and I’m really excited.

“They said if I come in and work my butt off that there’s always opportunities out there for pushing other players.”

Bennefield is of the opinion that he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time while testing the waters with the previous WHL teams, including the Hitmen, with whom he scored two goals in three preseason games this fall.

“They were all great places to be, but different teams have different dynamics with returning players, with the amount of guys they have coming in and some of them being younger

guys,” said Bennefield, who will likely be in the Rebels lineup for the team’s final two preseason games on Friday at Lacombe versus the Edmonton Oil Kings and on Saturday at Stettler against the Medicine Hat Tigers. “I guess I just didn’t fit in the mix with the other teams and hopefully I can fit in here.”

“We’re trying to find ways to make us better and it doesn’t hurt to take a look and hopefully he can prove everybody wrong. That’s his motivation,” said Sutter.

“Players like that have skills and assets that others don’t have. If they figure it out they can turn out to be pretty good players.

“I’m hoping his experience that didn’t work out for him elsewhere he can use as motivation here to give himself a shot to win a spot on our team, but only he can determine that and we’ll be evaluating him this weekend.” ● Johnson, 17, was a star forward with the midget AAA Saskatoon Contacts last season, scoring 14 goals and recording 45 points in 42 games. He attended the Vancouver Giants camp this fall and is expected to join the Rebels today despite being sidelined indefinitely with a concussion . . . Mpofu, 16,

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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.

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was in tough to make the Rebels as a smallish, inexperienced defenceman-turned-forward.

He will rejoin the midget AAA Contacts for the 2012-13 season.

Bricker, meanwhile, will play in the SJHL this season with the Nipawin Hawks. The 17-yearold was projected as a physical, fourth-line grinder, but at fivefoot-10 and 178 pounds was too small for the role. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com

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Thursday

● High school boys volleyball: Lindsay Thurber at Lacombe, JVs at 6 p.m., seniors to follow. ● 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.

● 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.

After bouncing between three WHL clubs since being drafted in 2009, Ryley Bennefield is looking to stick with the Rebels after being brought in late in training camp.

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Seattle Mariners Trayvon Robinson dives back safely to first base as Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion waits for the throw during action in Toronto on Wednesday. The Mariners won another close game against the Blue Jays 3-2. For game story please see B8.

Proposals exchanged in NHL labour dispute LAST CHANCE OFFERS GIVEN IN HOPES OF AVOIDING LOCKOUT ON SATURDAY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK — The NHL’s collective bargaining talks resumed Wednesday with a sense of urgency and a flurry of activity, but one thing remained unchanged — the unmistakable gap between the sides.

With Saturday’s midnight deadline for a lockout looming, Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman each tabled proposals that highlighted the differing views still held by players and owners on core economic issues.

The NHL’s offer came with an added twist as commissioner Bettman indicated it would be taken off the table Saturday, citing the damage another lockout would inflict on the business.

Fehr, the executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, suggested the league had done its own damage.

“Think about it this way,” he said.

“You have a case where you talk about a lockout, you threaten a lockout, you tell your season ticket-holders and advertisers you’re going to have a lockout and then (once) you impose a lockout, then you want someone else to pay for it.”

The NHL’s latest proposal would see players receive more revenue than

NHL LOCKOUT WATCH the previous two it had tabled and also took an important step by using the current definition of hockey-related revenue.

It called for the players’ share to be reduced to 49 per cent next season and would see it drop back to 47 per cent by the end of the six-year deal.

Players currently receive 57 per cent of revenue.

The league’s original offer in July came in at 43 per cent and was followed by one last month at 46 per cent. “(This proposal) had meaningful movement in it and it was an attempt to engage the union finally in trying to make a deal,” said Bettman.

However, the union leader characterized the change in the NHL’s offers differently.

Fehr said the league had moved from asking for an “extraordinarily large” amount of money back to a “very big” amount.

The first formal session of bargaining between the sides since Aug. 31 kicked off with the NHLPA tabling changes to its previous offer.

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Losing their complete starting lineup from last season would have left a lot of coaches shaking their heads.

Not so with RDC Kings volleyball head coach Aaron Schulha.

“We graduated all our starters, so we’ll have a new group, but I feel we have the talent to be even better than last year,” said Schulha, whose squad finished fifth at the Canadian championships. ‘We’ve bene in theb top two for the past two years and I’m tired of that. I feel we have the talent to win it all.”

The Kings lost all seven of the regulars from last season, including libero Matt Saunders, but have six returnees with a solid recruiting class, which includes six-foot-four outside hitter Tim Finnigan, a Notre Dame grad, who played the last two years with the SAIT Trojans.

“Tim was looking at transferring to the University of Calgary, but it didn’t work out for him plus he wanted to switch from the right side to the left and felt this would be a good chance to do that,” explained Schulha. “As well his brother, Anthony, is here and he’s good friends with Trent (Schmidt) so it worked out that way.”

Schulha also has a pair of imports in camp in sixfoot-eight Chris Osborn from Arizona and six-footthree setter Sam Brisbane from Australia.

Osborn, who is 25, played NCAA basketball at the University of Irvine before switching to volleyball.

He played at the University of Manitoba in 2009 as a middle blocker before playing in Korea on the left side. He then switched to Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops before deciding to attend RDC where he can work on playing the right side.

“He has the size and jumping ability to be a dominant player in the ACAC,” said Schulha. “He’s relatively young in terms of volleyball, but he’s working hard and fits in nicely. Plus playing NCAA basketball he’s used to the crowds and a little pressure and won’t let that bother him.”

As for Brisbane, Schulha didn’t know much about him, but was looking for a setter after Jackson Maris decided to switch to the U of C after one year at RDC. “(Former King) Nick Bell (from Australia) put in a good word for us and Sam has looked good after being ill the first few days here.”

Brisbane will battle Travis Czainski, who is in his third year, for the starting position.

“Travis is a definite leader, a real competitor and has looked good,” said Schulha. “It should be an interesting battle between the two.”

Schmidt and Jordan Gardiner return in the middle with Patrick McIntyre at libero and Chris Jones and Braden O’Toole on the outside.

“Neither of our middles are overly big but Jordan started about half the season last year and Trent got a lot of playing time because of injuries,” said Schulha. “They both did the right things during the summer and should fill that role nicely.”

Six-foot-six Jonah Gilham, who is a Red Deer native before moving to Medicine Hat in Grade 10, will backup in the middle. Schulha believes Gilham will eventually switch to the outside, but “right now we have a lot of depth on the outside.”

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Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Toronto Boston

Chicago Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota

Central Division W L Pct 76 66 .535 75 67 .528 65 77 .458 59 84 .413 59 84 .413

GB — 1 11 17 1/2 17 1/2

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

West Division W L Pct 85 57 .599 81 60 .574 77 65 .542 69 74 .483

GB — 3 1/2 8 16 1/2

Oakland Baltimore New York Los Angeles Tampa Bay Detroit

Wild Card W L 81 60 80 62 80 62 77 65 77 65 75 67

Toronto Montreal Hamilton Winnipeg

CFL East Division GP W L T 10 6 4 0 10 6 4 0 10 3 7 0 10 2 8 0

PF 255 273 290 200

PA Pt 246 12 310 12 339 6 321 4

B.C. Calgary Saskatchewan Edmonton

West Division GP W L T 10 7 3 0 10 6 4 0 10 5 5 0 10 5 5 0

PF 270 268 267 239

PA 181 254 206 205

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American League East Division W L Pct 80 62 .563 80 62 .563 77 65 .542 64 77 .454 64 79 .448

GB — — 3 15 1/2 16 1/2

Pct WCGB .574 — .563 — .563 — .542 3 .542 3 .528 5

Today’s Games Tampa Bay (Hellickson 8-10) at Baltimore (W.Chen 12-9), 10:35 a.m.

Oakland (Bre.Anderson 4-0) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 16-4), 1:35 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-7) at Toronto (H.Alvarez 8-12), 5:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 14-12) at Boston (Doubront 10-8), 5:10 p.m.

Cleveland (McAllister 5-7) at Texas (D.Holland 106), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 13-8) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 16-6), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Mendoza 7-9) at Minnesota (Hendriks 0-7), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 8:05 p.m.

New York 000 300 200 — 5 11 1 Boston 000 100 201 — 4 10 3 D.Phelps, Rapada (6), Eppley (7), Logan (7), Chamberlain (7), D.Robertson (8), R.Soriano (8) and C.Stewart; A.Cook, R.Hill (6), Aceves (6), C.Carpenter (7), A.Miller (9), Padilla (9) and Saltalamacchia. W—D.Phelps 4-4. L—A.Cook 3-10.

Sv—R.Soriano (37). HRs—New York, Granderson 2 (37), Cano (30). Boston, Saltalamacchia (24).

Cleveland 000 110 000 — 2 7 0 Texas 301 100 00x — 5 11 0 J.Gomez, D.Huff (5), E.Rogers (7), C.Perez (8) and C.Santana; Dempster, Uehara (8), Nathan (9) and Soto. W—Dempster 6-1. L—J.Gomez 5-8. Sv—Nathan (33). HRs—Texas, Beltre (32), Hamilton (41).

Detroit 000 030 320 — 8 14 0 Chicago 000 100 041 — 6 9 0 Scherzer, B.Villarreal (7), Benoit (8), Valverde (9) and Avila; Floyd, H.Santiago (5), Omogrosso (7), Septimo (7), Axelrod (8), Veal (9), Myers (9) and Pierzynski. W—Scherzer 16-6. L—Floyd 9-10. Sv— Valverde (30). HRs—Detroit, Fielder (26). Chicago, Youkilis 2 (18).

Kan. City 000 150 040 — 10 14 0 Minnesota 102 020 000 — 5 8 3 Hochevar, Collins (6), K.Herrera (8), Bueno (9) and S.Perez; Walters, Swarzak (5), Duensing (7), Fien (8), T.Robertson (8), Waldrop (8), Perdomo (9) and Butera. W—Hochevar 8-13. L—Walters 2-4. HRs— Kansas City, S.Perez (10).

Washington Atlanta Philadelphia New York Miami

Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago Houston

San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona San Diego Colorado

Wednesday’s Major League Linescores Tampa Bay 101 000 000 — 2 9 1 Baltimore 200 000 001 — 3 10 0 Cobb, McGee (5), W.Davis (7), Jo.Peralta (8), Farnsworth (9) and J.Molina, Lobaton; Mig.Gonzalez, O’Day (7), Strop (8), Ji.Johnson (9) and Wieters.

W—Ji.Johnson 2-1. L—Farnsworth 1-5. HRs— Tampa Bay, B.Upton (22).

Seattle 010 200 000 — 3 9 0 Toronto 000 200 000 — 2 2 0 Millwood, Kelley (6), O.Perez (7), Kinney (7), Wilhelmsen (9) and Olivo; R.Romero, Delabar (5), Lyon (7), Oliver (8), Janssen (9) and Arencibia. W— Millwood 6-12. L—R.Romero 8-14. Sv—Wilhelmsen (26). HRs—Seattle, Olivo (10). Toronto, Encarnacion (39).

Atlanta St. Louis Los Angeles Pittsburgh Philadelphia Milwaukee Arizona

National League East Division W L Pct 89 54 .622 81 63 .563 72 71 .503 65 78 .455 63 81 .438 Central Division W L Pct 87 57 .604 75 68 .524 72 70 .507 72 71 .503 56 87 .392 45 98 .315 West Division W L Pct 81 62 .566 74 69 .517 71 72 .497 69 75 .479 57 85 .401

GB — 8 1/2 17 24 26 1/2 GB — 11 14 14 30 41

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

GB — 7 10 12 1/2 23 1/2

Wild Card NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct WCGB 81 63 .563 — 75 68 .524 — 74 69 .517 1 72 70 .507 2 1/2 72 71 .503 3 72 71 .503 3 71 72 .497 4

Today’s Games Philadelphia (Cloyd 1-1) at Houston (Harrell 10-9), 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 14-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 1-2),

Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Houston, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 8:05 p.m.

St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Miami 000 001 000 — 1 4 0 Phila.

000 001 20x — 3 4 2 Jo.Johnson, Webb (8) and J.Buck; Cl.Lee, Aumont (8), Papelbon (9) and Kratz. W—Cl.Lee 5-7. L—Jo. Johnson 8-12. Sv—Papelbon (34). HRs—Philadelphia, Rollins (19).

St. Louis 000 002 000 — 2 4 1 San Diego 010 011 00x — 3 5 1 Lohse, Rosenthal (7), Rzepczynski (8) and Y.Molina; Richard, Layne (8), Thayer (8), Gregerson (9) and Grandal. W—Richard 13-12. L—Lohse 14-3. Sv— Gregerson (7). HRs—St. Louis, M.Carpenter (5).

San Diego, Forsythe (5).

Washington000 100 010 — 2 7 1 New York 000 000 000 — 0 8 0 Lannan, C.Garcia (6), Stammen (7), Mattheus (8), S.Burnett (9), Storen (9) and K.Suzuki; Harvey, R.Carson (6), Parnell (7), Hampson (7), Rauch (8), F.Francisco (9) and Shoppach. W—Lannan 3-0.

L—Harvey 3-5. Sv—Storen (2). HRs—Washington, Zimmerman (22), Desmond (23).

Pittsburgh 000 100 000 — 1 7 1 Cincinnati 001 001 00x — 2 6 0 A.J.Burnett, J.Hughes (7), Watson (8), Grilli (8) and Barajas, McKenry; H.Bailey, LeCure (8), Hoover (9) and Hanigan. W—H.Bailey 11-9. L—A.J.Burnett 157. Sv—Hoover (1).

Chicago 100 010 111 — 5 11 0 Houston 000 000 010 — 1 6 2 T.Wood, Camp (8), Marmol (9) and W.Castillo; Abad, Fick (4), Del Rosario (6), Fe.Rodriguez (7), Storey (8), J.Valdez (8), R.Cruz (9) and C.Snyder.

W—T.Wood 6-11. L—Abad 0-4. HRs—Chicago, A.Soriano (29).

Atlanta 100 100 000 — 2 5 1 Milwaukee 000 080 00x — 8 12 0 Maholm, C.Martinez (5), Avilan (6), Venters (7), Durbin (8) and McCann; Gallardo, Veras (8), Loe (9) and Lucroy. W—Gallardo 15-8. L—Maholm 12-10. HRs—Atlanta, Heyward (26). Milwaukee, R.Weeks (19).

San Fran. 500 001 002 — 8 15 0 Colorado 101 001 000 — 3 8 0 Lincecum, Kontos (7), Mijares (7), S.Casilla (7), Affeldt (8), Mota (9), Ja.Lopez (9), Romo (9) and H.Sanchez; Francis, Ottavino (4), W.Harris (7), Outman (7), E.Escalona (8), Roenicke (9) and W.Rosario. W—Lincecum 9-14. L—Francis 5-5.

HRs—Colorado, W.Rosario (24).

Los Angeles200 000 000 — 2 4 0 Arizona 010 002 00x — 3 5 0 Harang, Choate (6), Sh.Tolleson (6), J.Wright (7), Belisario (8) and A.Ellis; Cahill, Ziegler (8), D.Hernandez (9) and M.Montero. W—Cahill 11-11.

L—Harang 9-9. Sv—D.Hernandez (4).

Edmonton council rejects Oilers bid for more taxpayer dollars DOWNTOWN ARENA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A new downtown arena for the Edmonton Oilers hit the ditch Wednesday as city councillors rejected a bid by the NHL team for more money from taxpayers.

Mayor Stephen Mandel would not say how much was asked for, or what is was for, but said the ball is now in the court of the team’s owner, pharmacy billionaire Daryl Katz.

Reporters asked Mandel if he was still optimistic the rink would proceed as planned.

“Optimistic might not be the best word,” Mandel said.

“Frustrated might be a better word. But I’m optimistic in the sense (we can) get back together and see how we can make this work.”

Construction on the $450-million arena is slated to begin early next year.

Mandel said the request from the Katz Group did not come with an ultimatum, although Katz has said the Oilers won’t play indefinitely at their current home of Rexall Place in Edmonton’s north end.

The Katz Group, responding to council’s decision through a prepared statement, said it has become clear during the design and engineering process that the $450-million cap won’t be enough to build the “iconic” structure that both the city and the Oilers want.

John Karvellas, executive vice-president of the Katz Group, didn’t say what the revised cost would be, but said the Oilers would pay their fair share for any costs over the $450 million.

Karvellas said they have already gone above and beyond expectations by spending $70 million to date.

“We have made these investments of time and money in good faith and without regret and continue to believe this project can and must succeed,” he said in the statement.

Mandel and the councillors rejected the Katz request Wednesday morning after debating it behind closed doors.

Their decision comes almost a year after the Katz Group and the city agreed in principle on a cost-shared deal for the rink, which included a maximum cost of $450 million.

Mandel said council voted to keep that original agreement in place.

“In my opinion (it’s) a very good deal for all parties to keep sustainable, strong, great NHL hockey here,” said Mandel.

Councillor Kim Krushell, a longtime supporter of the project, was asked if council was “blindsided” by the Katz Group request for extra funds.

“I would characterize it that I was surprised.

That’s about all I will say,” Krushell said.

The deal for the new rink has led to sharp and heated debate in the Alberta capital.

Proponents say public money for this private venture will lead to economic spinoff benefits, a revitalized downtown core, and a higher international profile.

Critics say no public money should go toward a private venture.

A third group says it can see a role for public money, but says the deal struck is too lopsided in favour of the Oilers.

Under the agreed terms, city taxpayers will put up $125 million to go with $100 million by the Katz Group. A ticket tax ($5-$6 a ticket) would pay for another $125 million.

Another $100 million is being sought from the province, although Premier Alison Redford’s government is adamant no tax dollars will go to private ventures.

Mandel said that they’re getting closer to solving that problem.

“We’ve been working with the province on various programs and we believe they’re getting close to coming up with a solution that would deal with the realities of every town and village and city ... coming up with funds for facilities like the arena project,” he said.

Council has already been told that the city’s ultimate contribution will far exceed $125 million.

Officials estimate that when borrowing and land purchase costs are factored in, the number becomes $305 million. Another $57 million will be spent for a light-rail transit extension to the rink, a pedestrian corridor and an aboveground walkway over the main avenue in front of the building.

A proposed community rink would add another $21 million. The city would also pay Katz $20 million over 10 years to advertise through his team. It’s not clear what form that advertising would take.

The base number itself is already rising.

In July, councillors were told revised estimates have boosted the original $450-million figure to $485 million, prompting designers to look at ways to cut back on some of the amenities, like some of the concession stands and the Oilers retail store.

The Oilers would pay their $100 million in instalments: $5.5 million in annual rent for 35 years, plus interest, for a total of $186 million.

The team would pay to operate the building and keep the profits for 11 months out of the year.

Katz would retain the naming rights for the building. Comparable estimates put that at $1 million a year.

The deal would bind the team to staying in Edmonton for the next 35 years.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PICKS Central Alberta High School Football League Advocate Picks Today Camrose Trojans at Hunting Hills Lightning, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park — Exhibition.

Friday Lindsay Thurber Raiders at Lacombe Rams, 4:30 p.m. — The Raiders looked OK during their exhibition win over Wetaskiwin and have a solid running back in

Todd Tulman and Grade 10 rookie QB Braydon Moorman has all the skills to play in the league right away. The Rams lost to Stettler in their exhibition start but have a solid program.

Hard to tell this early about either team, but pick: LTCHS. Ponoka Broncs at West Central Rebels, 4:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House — The Rebels are expected to have a solid team this season while Ponoka is a

first-year club and have a lot of growing to do. Pick: Rocky.

Stettler Wildcats at Wetaskiwin Sabres, 7:30 p.m. — The defending provincial champion Wildcats are ranked No. 1 in Tier III this season and have a strong group returning, including outstanding RB Bredan Nelson. The Sabres don’t have a lot of depth with only 28 players on hand for their exhibition loss to LTCHS. Pick: Stettler.

Sylvan Lake Lakers at Notre Dame Cougars, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief

Pt 14 12 10 10

Week 12 Friday, Sept. 14 Winnipeg at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15 Edmonton at Hamilton, 1 p.m.

Toronto at B.C., 5 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 16 Saskatchewan at Montreal, 11 a.m.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 48 New England 1 0 0 1.000 34 Miami 0 1 0 .000 10 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 28

PA 28 13 30 48

Houston Jacksonville Indianapolis Tennessee

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PA 10 26 41 34

Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 1 0 0 0

North L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

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PF 44 16 19 13

PA 13 17 31 44

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

W 1 1 0 0

West L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

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PF 31 22 14 24

PA 19 14 22 40

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 24 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 40 Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 17 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 17

PA 17 32 16 24

Tampa Bay Atlanta New Orleans Carolina

W 1 1 0 0

South L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

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PF 16 40 32 10

PA 10 24 40 16

Detroit Chicago Minnesota Green Bay

W 1 1 1 0

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PF 27 41 26 22

PA 23 21 23 30

Arizona San Francisco St. Louis Seattle

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PF 20 30 23 16

PA 16 22 27 20

Today Chicago at Green Bay, 6:20 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 16 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Arizona at New England, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Indianapolis, 11 p.m.

Baltimore at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Kansas City at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Houston at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Oakland at Miami, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

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

Tennessee at San Diego, 2:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 2:25 p.m.

Detroit at San Francisco, 6:20 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 17 Denver at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds supplied by Western Canada Lottery Corp.)

Spread O/U Today Chicago at GREEN BAY 5.5 50.5 Sunday Arizona at NEW ENGLAND 13.5 48.5 OAKLAND at Miami 2.5 37.5 MINNESOTA at Indianapolis 0.5 44.5 HOUSTON at Jacksonville 7.5 41.5 Cleveland at CINCINNATI 6.5 39.5 Kansas City at BUFFALO 3.5 44.5 Baltimore at PHILADELPHIA 1.5 46.5 NEW ORLEANS at Carolina 2.5 51.5 Tampa Bay at NY GIANTS 7.5 43.5 DALLAS at Seattle 3.5 41.5 WASHINGTON at St. Louis 3.5 45.5 Tennessee at SAN DIEGO 6.5 43.5 NY Jets at PITTSBURGH 6.5 41.5 Detroit at SAN FRANCISCO 6.5 46.5 Monday Denver at ATLANTA 2.5 51.5 NFL Injury Report NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice): CHICAGO BEARS at GREEN BAY PACKERS — BEARS: QUESTIONABLE: TE Kyle Adams (shoulder), CB Charles Tillman (shin). PROBABLE: LB Brian Urlacher (knee). PACKERS: OUT: LB Terrell Manning (concussion). DOUBTFUL: CB Davon House (shoulder), WR Greg Jennings (groin), RB

James Starks (toe). QUESTIONABLE: LB Jamari Lattimore (ankle), DE C.J. Wilson (groin).

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at NEW YORK GIANTS — BUCCANEERS: DNP: RB LeGarrette Blount (neck). LIMITED: G Carl Nicks (toe). FULL: WR Arrelious Benn (knee), CB E.J. Biggers (foot), CB Anthony Gaitor (hamstring). GIANTS: DNP: WR Hakeem Nicks (foot), DE Adewale Ojomo (hamstring). LIMITED: CB Prince Amukamara (ankle), DT Marvin Austin (back), C David Baas (hip), CB Michael Coe (hamstring), LB Keith Rivers (hamstring). FULL: T James Brewer (back), RB Da’Rel Scott (knee).

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at CAROLINA PANTHERS — SAINTS: DNP: WR Devery Henderson (concussion), DE Turk McBride (ankle), CB Johnny Patrick (thigh). LIMITED: LB Scott Shanle (knee).

FULL: CB Jabari Greer (groin). PANTHERS: DNP: LB Kenny Onatolu (not injury related). LIMITED: WR Steve Smith (knee). FULL: G Jeff Byers (knee), RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle).

ARIZONA CARDINALS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — CARDINALS: DNP: QB John Skelton (ankle). LIMITED: CB Jamell Fleming (shoulder), LB O’Brien Schofield (knee), S Adrian Wilson (ankle). FULL: G Adam Snyder (elbow), CB Greg Toler (hip), RB Beanie Wells (knee). PATRIOTS: DNP: G Dan Connolly (head). LIMITED: CB Alfonzo Dennard (hamstring), TE Daniel Fells (shin), G Nick McDonald (shoulder), S Sterling Moore (knee), RB Shane Vereen (foot), T Sebastian Vollmer (back).

FULL: S Patrick Chung (shoulder).

MINNESOTA VIKINGS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — VIKINGS: LIMITED: CB Chris Cook (biceps), TE Rhett Ellison (ankle), LB Marvin Mitchell (ankle), S Andrew Sendejo (ankle), C John Sullivan (ankle), WR Jarius Wright (ankle). FULL: RB Adrian Peterson (knee), CB Josh Robinson (hip). COLTS: DNP: LB Pat Angerer (foot), LB Dwight Freeney (ankle), G Joe Reitz (knee). LIMITED: T Winston Justice (head). FULL: WR Austin Collie (head), WR T.Y. Hilton (shoulder).

BALTIMORE RAVENS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — RAVENS: DNP: T Jah Reid (leg). EAGLES: DNP: WR Jeremy Maclin (hip). LIMITED: S Kurt Coleman (facial lacerations), WR Riley Cooper (collarbone), CB Curtis Marsh (hamstring). FULL: S Colt Anderson (knee), WR Jason Avant (wrist).

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at BUFFALO BILLS — CHIEFS: DNP: WR Devon Wylie (hamstring).

LIMITED: DE Allen Bailey (ankle), CB Jalil Brown (groin), CB Brandon Flowers (foot), S Kendrick Lewis (shoulder), DT Anthony Toribio (ankle).

BILLS: DNP: DT Marcell Dareus (not injury related), RB Fred Jackson (knee).

CLEVELAND BROWNS at CINCINNATI BENGALS — BROWNS: DNP: LB James-Michael Johnson (ribs, oblique), S Ray Ventrone (hand).

LIMITED: T Oniel Cousins (ankle), G John Greco (calf), T Joe Thomas (knee), TE Benjamin Watson (thigh). FULL: CB Sheldon Brown (kneck), TE Jordan Cameron (groin), LB Scott Fujita (knee), C Alex Mack (knee), RB Chris Ogbonnaya (ankle), RB Trent Richardson (knee). BENGALS: OUT: CB Dre Kirkpatrick (knee). DNP: CB Adam Jones (illness), TE Donald Lee (thigh). LIMITED: CB Jason Allen (thigh), DE Carlos Dunlap (knee), S George Iloka (ankle), RB Bernard Scott (hand).

HOUSTON TEXANS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — TEXANS: DNP: DE Antonio Smith (ankle). LIMITED: LB Bryan Braman (hamstring), LB Tim Dobbins (neck, nose), RB Arian Foster (illness), CB Johnathan Joseph (illness), LB Brooks Reed (hip). FULL: G Antoine Caldwell (ankle), NT Shaun Cody (back), LB Brian Cushing (ribs), DE J.J. Watt (elbow). JAGUARS: DNP: T Cameron Bradfield (ankle), T Eben Britton (ankle), RB Rashad Jennings (knee), DE Austen Lane (foot), DE George Selvie (knee), DT D’Anthony Smith (groin), LB Daryl Smith (groin). LIMITED: CB Derek Cox (hamstring).

FULL: CB Mike Harris (hamstring), G Uche Nwaneri (ankle).

DALLAS COWBOYS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — COWBOYS: DNP: C Phil Costa (back), S Matt Johnson (hamstring), NT Jay Ratliff (ankle).

LIMITED: S Gerald Sensabaugh (concussion), LB DeMarcus Ware (hamstring). FULL: WR Miles Austin (hamstring), WR Andre Holmes (knee), CB Mike Jenkins (shoulder), RB Felix Jones (ribs), S Danny McCray (neck), RB DeMarco Murray (wrist), LB Kyle Wilber (thumb), TE Jason Witten (abdomen). SEAHAWKS: No Data Reported WASHINGTON REDSKINS at ST. LOUIS RAMS — REDSKINS: DNP: WR Pierre Garcon (foot), S Brandon Meriweather (knee). FULL: NT Chris Baker (ankle). RAMS: DNP: DT Michael Brockers (ankle), DT Matthew Conrath (knee), T Rokevious Watkins (ankle). LIMITED: T Rodger Saffold (neck), DT Darell Scott (knee).

NEW YORK JETS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS — JETS: DNP: RB John Conner (knee), WR Jeremy Kerley (low back), T Dennis Landolt (knee), CB Darrelle Revis (concussion), LB Bryan Thomas (hamstring). LIMITED: WR Stephen Hill (calf), TE Dustin Keller (hamstring), LB Josh Mauga (rib), DT Sione Po’uha (low back), S Eric Smith (hip, knee), CB Isaiah Trufant (ankle). FULL: LB Nick Bellore (shoulder), CB Antonio Cromartie (shoulder), DE Mike DeVito (calf), S LaRon Landry (heel), G Brandon Moore (hip), WR Chaz Schilens (ankle).

STEELERS: DNP: RB Jonathan Dwyer (foot), LB James Harrison (knee), S Troy Polamalu (calf), LB Stevenson Sylvester (knee). LIMITED: DE Ziggy Hood (back). FULL: RB Rashard Mendenhall (knee).

TENNESSEE TITANS at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — TITANS: DNP: G Leroy Harris (knee), LB Colin McCarthy (ankle), T Mike Otto (knee, finger), RB Javon Ringer (elbow), WR Nate Washington (calf). LIMITED: WR Kenny Britt (knee), QB Jake Locker (left shoulder), DT Sen’Derrick Marks (knee).

CHARGERS: No Data Reported OAKLAND RAIDERS at MIAMI DOLPHINS — RAIDERS: DNP: CB Ron Bartell (shoulder), LB Jon Condo (concussion), WR Jacoby Ford (foot), RB Taiwan Jones (ribs), LB Rolando McClain (ankle).

LIMITED: WR Juron Criner (ankle), WR Denarius Moore (hamstring), C Alex Parsons (shoulder), DT Richard Seymour (knee). FULL: TE David Ausberry (shoulder), S Mike Mitchell (ribs), TE Brandon Myers (shoulder). DOLPHINS: DNP: DT Tony McDaniel (knee), RB Daniel Thomas (concussion). LIMITED: WR Anthony Armstrong (hamstring), LB Jonathan Freeny (thumb), DT Randy Starks (groin).

DETROIT LIONS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — LIONS: DNP: DE Cliff Avril (concussion), S Louis Delmas (knee), DE Lawrence Jackson (calf), WR Calvin Johnson (foot), LB Travis Lewis (quad). LIMITED: CB Chris Houston (ankle), DT Corey Williams (knee). 49ERS: No Data Reported DENVER BRONCOS at ATLANTA FALCONS: No Data Reported

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated RHP Scott Atchison from the 60-day DL. Transferred LHP Franklin Morales to the 60-day DL. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated RHP Gavin Floyd from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled OF Melky Mesa from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Extended its player development contract with Round Rock (PCL) through the 2018 season.

National League HOUSTON ASTROS — Reinstated SS Jed Lowrie from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK METS — Renewed their player development contract with Savannah (SAL) through the 2014 season.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Extended their player development contract with Eugene (NWL) through the 2014 season.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Assigned RHP Steve Edlefsen to Fresno (PCL). Reinstated RHP Clay Hensley from the 15-day DL. North American League SAN ANGELO COLTS — Acquired RHP Freddy Flores, RHP Wade Morrison and LHP Steve Merslich from Abilene for future considerations.

BASKETBALL BROOKLYN NETS—Signed

Park — One of the games of the year already. The defending league champion Lakers will have an outstanding offence, led

by R Tyler Ledwos, QB Chase Hoffman and RB Shon Zenert. The Cougars, who many predict to be the top team, will also have a strong offence with RB Myles Corsiatto and QB Kieran Pruden.

It will come down to which defence shows up.

So on a hunch take: Notre Dame.

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Signed G DeAndre Liggins and G Andy Rautins.

FOOTBALL NFL — Fined Dallas OT Tyron Smith $15,000 for a horse-collar tackle that prevented a touchdown on an interception return during the Sept. 5 game against the N.Y. Giants.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Greg McCoy to the practice squad. Released CB Larry Parker from the practice squad.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed CB Terrence Johnson. Signed WR James Rodgers and G Phillip Manley to the practice squad.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed RB Bobby Rainey to the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed CB LeQuan Lewis.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed DE Jamie Blatnick to the practice squad. Released G Wayne Tribue from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB Brandian Ross to the practice squad. Released RB Marc Tyler from the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Claimed T Troy Kropog off waivers from Tennessee.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Reinstated LB Tamba Hali from the practice squad. Released LB Cameron Sheffield. Released WR Junior Hemingway from the practice squad.

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B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The swagger seems to have gone and the numbers are getting ugly.

Toronto Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero just can’t get on track and the losses are really starting to pile up.

Romero lasted just four-plus innings Wednesday night as Toronto dropped a 3-2 decision to the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre. It was yet another inconsistent outing from the Blue Jays starter, who has dropped a team-record 13 straight decisions.

The left-hander said he feels fine physically but doesn’t have an answer for why he’s mired in his long slump.

“I don’t even know anymore,” Romero said. “It’s been tough but you just have to get ready for the next one.”

Miguel Olivo homered and Kyle Seager had three hits as Seattle (69-74) won its second straight game over Toronto (64-77). Kevin Millwood (6-12) and four relievers combined to allow only two Blue Jays hits on the night.

Edwin Encarnacion belted his 39th home run of the season for Toronto in the fourth inning. The Seattle bullpen took over in the sixth and held the Blue Jays without a hit the rest of the way.

Tom Wilhelmsen pitched the ninth for his 26th save.

Romero’s skid is the longest in the major leagues this season and the longest for a Blue Jay in a single year.

While he managed to get out of a few jams, the Mariners had little trouble putting runners on base. Romero’s location was off and Seattle made him pay with steady hitting and a few good breaks.

A look of disappointment was often etched on Romero’s face. The steely look of confidence that he displayed at the start of the season has been replaced by regular grimaces and deep sighs.

When manager John Farrell started to walk out of the dugout to pull his starter from the game, Romero casually kicked the resin bag by the mound.

His night was ending early yet again and the long run of futility would continue.

“You want to stay in but I understand the situation,” Romero said.

“The pitch count is getting up. It was my bad. Two innings where I had two outs and I walked the next guy. So I got in trouble myself and that (fifth) inning, I just got a little off track.”

Romero sat down on the dugout bench with a blank look on his face.

He eventually buried his face in his hands.

“It’s part of baseball, you know,” Olivo said. “Last year, early in the season he was untouchable. A lot of people go through that. I know he’s a good pitcher. He’s one of the toughest lefties you can face.”

Olivo opened the scoring in the second inning with a rainbow solo homer that just cleared the wall in left-centre field. The Mariners followed with a pair of singles before Romero got out of the jam with a strikeout and flyout.

Seattle padded its lead with a pair of runs in the fourth. Brandon Ryan drew a two-out walk and moved to third when Dustin Ackley sliced a pitch into left field that bounced into the seats for a ground-rule double.

Franklin Gutierrez drove in both runners with a single to right field.

Toronto outfielder Moises Sierra had a chance to throw out Ackley at home plate but his throw was offline.

Millwood retired the first 10 batters in order before finally giving up a walk to Colby Rasmus.

Encarnacion followed with his nodoubt blast into the second deck in left field. He moved just one homer away from Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, who entered play Wednesday night leading the major leagues with 40 home runs.

Romero (8-14) was pulled after putting two runners on to open the fifth inning.

“You want to give Ricky an opportunity to work through some things and yet we had seen in the previous innings multiple runners on base every inning,” Farrell said.

Double wins for three schools HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Lindsay Thurber, Ponoka and HJ Cody of Sylvan Lake were all double winners in Central Alberta High School Girls’ Volleyball League play Tuesday.

The LTCHS Raiders downed West Central of Rocky Mountain House

25-12, 27-25, 25-14 in senior action and 25-19, 2514, 25-19 in JV play.

The Ponoka Broncs stopped Stettler 25-15, 25-6, 25-19 on the senior side and 25-8, 25-11, 25-19 in JV action.

The HJ Cody Lakers defeated Hunting Hills

STORIES FROM B6

KINGS: 13 players on their roster Tim Finnigan and Jones and O’Toole will work on the left side with Anthony Finnigan and Mark Ritter of Westlock on the depth chart. Eric Steenwyk of Lindsay Thurber is also listed as an outside hitter.

Jones was expected to be a solid contender for a starting left side role last year, but a hand injury sidelined him for most of the first half.

The Kings have 13 players on their roster, but Schulha wouldn’t mind finding at least one more.

“If we don’t get a lot of injuries we should be fine, but we may have to find one more player at Christmas,” he said.

The Kings open play Sept. 28-30 in Cranbrook against the College of the Rockies, Thompson Rivers University and the U of C. Their Challenge Cup tournament runs Oct. 5-6.

They open league play, Oct. 26 at Grant MacEwan, who they host Oct. 27. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

NHL: Very little movement It kept the first three years intact — a system not linked to hockey revenues with fixed increases of two per cent, four per cent and six per cent over the first three years — before having the final two years determined by a return to the percentage of overall revenues.

The precise number would be determined by the league’s growth rate at that time, with the players’ share set at a lower rate if business is booming, according to Fehr.

Bettman said the union’s offer represented “very little movement, if any,” which prompted him to draft a new deal on the fly with Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and Calgary Flames owner Murray Edwards.

“Their proposal was really not much different, except around the edges, from the last proposal they made, which we had indicated was not acceptable,” said Bettman.

Perhaps the most telling thing about the status of negotiations is the fact the sides are still working off different models with only days remaining before the NHL’s fourth work stoppage in 20 years. To make matters worse, they’re currently only tackling the league’s economic model, leaving such potentially contentious issues as revenue sharing, contract length and

25-16, 23-25, 25-23,25-18 in the senior division and 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23 on the JV side.

Meanwhile, the Notre Dame Cougars stopped Innisfail 25-15, 25-10, 2523 in senior play with Kendra Sorensen taking the game’s MVP award.

discipline to be worked out later.

Both sides know exactly what’s at stake.

Fehr kicked off a meeting with about 300 players on Wednesday night while Bettman was scheduled to preside over a session with the league’s board of governors on Thursday afternoon. It’s expected the commissioner will formally be given the mandate for a lockout during that sitdown.

With all signs pointing to that outcome this weekend, Bettman is facing the third lockout during his tenure.

“I assure you, nobody wants to make a deal more than I do,” he said.

Away from the action in New York, the union continued to try to keep a small portion of its membership on the payroll. On Wednesday, the NHLPA announced it had filed an application with Quebec’s labour relations board, along with at least 16 players of the Montreal Canadiens, asking it to declare a lockout illegal in the province.

According to the NHLPA, the NHL cannot legally enforce a lockout in Quebec because the players’ union is not a group certified by the labour board. A hearing on the application is scheduled for Friday morning in Montreal.

“The players don’t want to see hockey interrupted,” said Fehr. “We believe that under Quebec law the lockout would not be appropriate and would not be legal. So we’re serving that position.

“We would like to think that’s consistent with the interests of the fans and eventually with the interests of the owners.”

When asked how this would help the other 29 markets, Fehr responded: “One day at a time and one place at a time.”

Bettman dismissed the filing in Quebec as a “tactic.”

“We don’t believe the provincial jurisdiction on the labour front is something that we’re subject to,” he said.

There are no formal meetings scheduled between the sides with time quickly ticking down on the current CBA, although both Fehr and Bettman expressed a willingness to return to the bargaining table.

At this point, it’s hard to envision an 11th-hour deal surfacing.

Fehr has repeatedly said that the players are willing to negotiate past Saturday without a work stoppage, but understands the consequences of not getting a deal done before then.

“There’s no work that’s supposed to be performed on Sunday or Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday or those days (before training camps open),” said Fehr. “We treat the deadline as real, they’ve said it’s real and I’m prepared to take Gary at his word about that. No reason not to.

“I would just remind everybody that a lockout is a choice — it doesn’t have to be made.”

Luongo ready to report if trade isn’t worked out THE CANADIAN PRESS SURREY, B.C. — Roberto Luongo was happy being a Vancouver Canuck — at least for one day.The veteran goaltender has been in limbo since the end of last season, when he lost the starting job in Vancouver to Cory Schneider and said he would waive his no-trade clause if the Canucks could work out a deal to send him to an approved destination.

But Luongo was at a Canucks charity golf tournament on Wednesday, and he said he would have no trouble playing alongside his friend Schneider again and will attend Vancouver’s training camp, if necessary.

“Two months ago, after what had happened, and Schneids had just signed, I didn’t really see myself being here for training camp,” Luongo said.

“But I realized once we got into August, that that was a possibility, and that I was OK with that.”

He showed he was OK by participating in the Canucks’ annual event, golfing with teammates and team staff at Northview Golf Course.

“The fact that I have a lot of good friends on the team, in the staff and the coaching staff and the organization, makes

it a lot easier for me to be here,” he said.

“That’s why I’m here today, and I didn’t really hesitate in deciding whether I should come or not.”

Under collective bargaining rules, Luongo must be traded before Saturday’s NHL lockout deadline or wait until the labour dispute is resolved.

Luongo was displaced

by Schneider as Vancouver’s starting goaltender in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs as they bowed 4-1 to the eventual champion Los Angeles Kings. The Canucks subsequently signed Schneider to a new three-year, US$12million contract.

Schneider was not present Wednesday, because he and Manny Malhotra were in New York as part of the NHL Players Association’s bargaining committee, trying to help work out a new labour agreement before the looming lockout.

Even without the current labour uncertainty, it would be difficult financially to keep both goaltenders.

The 33-year-old Montreal native has indicated the Florida Panthers are his preferred destination.

Luongo makes his offseason home in Florida and played for the Panthers before he was acquired in a trade by the

Canucks following the last lockout in 2004-05.

But the former Vezina Trophy winner, who still has 10 years left on his 12-year, $64-million contract, said the Canucks have not asked him to submit a list of preferred teams, and he will wait until general manager Mike Gillis has a deal for him to consider.

Until then, Luongo is willing to be patient given the unusual situation with the lockout pending.

“I’m going to leave that more up to (Gillis) to do his thing,” Luongo said.

“I don’t really want to be talking about any other teams right now. I’m here with Vancouver.

I think it’s a bit disrespectful towards (Gillis) and others to be talking about other places.”

In the meantime, Luongo said he is focusing on preparing himself for a season that may not come, regardless of where he is winds up playing.

“I’m just here to play, man,” Luongo said.

“That’s all I want to do.

I’m going to play and work hard like I always do -— and the cards will fall where they may.”

Gillis said he was not surprised that Luongo accepted an invitation to participate in the golf tournament because the goaltender has always taken a team-first approach.

Evanecz take lead at Alberta Open DEWINTON — Red Deer’s Mitch Evanecz fired a 2-under 69 on Wednesday and held a four-stroke lead heading into today’s final round of the Alberta Open at Carmoney Golf Club.

With a 36-hole total of 138, Evanecz was four shots up on second-place Scott Stiles of Calgary (71-71), with Adam Novakowski (73-69) and Darren Hupfer of Edmonton (72-70) sitting in third at 142.

Troy Butterfield of Stettler turned in a 71 and sat in a tie for 22nd with a

total of 9-over 151, while Matt Codd of Red Deer was tied for 38th with a 157 total that included rounds of 78-78.

The following Central Alberta golfers did not make the 36-hole cut: Ron Harder, Red Deer, 83-78—161; Shawn Schwartz, Stettler, 82-80—162; Brett Pasula, Red Deer, 79-87—166; Chad Cargill, Red Deer, 84-83—167; Robert Weseen, Olds, 83-87—170; Mathew MacDonald, Stettler, 90-84— 174; Scott Ellen, Lacombe, 90-87—177.

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Bill presses for pre-screening JABLONSKI IS PUSHING FOR PRIVATE MEMBER’S BILL THAT WOULD SEE CHILDREN PRE-SCREENED FOR IRLEN SYNDROME

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SUPREME COW HORSE REINING SHOW COMING More than 500 horses from as far away as Quebec and Texas will be in Red Deer for a week-long competition. The Canadian Supreme will be at Westerner Park starting Sept. 23. The Canadian Supreme is the largest working cow horse and reining event in the Pacific Northwest. More than $250,000 in cash and prizes will be up for grabs. Show manager Dave Robson said the event is a showcase for building superstar horses. “This is the ultimate show for young horses, testing their abilities with cattle, and their response to the rein,” Robson said. For more information about the event go to www. canadiansupreme. com or contact Betty Gardner at 403-3138673.

Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski is pushing for a private member’s bill that would see children pre-screened for irlen syndrome in the schools.

Jablonski said irlen syndrome or scotopic sensitivity syndrome is not wellknown in the community.

“It’s the inability for the brain to properly filter the colour spectrum,” said Jablonski, whose grandson has the condition.

“That’s why you will see some children wearing orange or pink or blue lenses. It is not just for fashion. It’s for necessity. Once they wear the right filtered lenses, they can read.”

Jablonkski said the bill is in its infancy but she thinks it needs to be implemented because there are children who may have irlen syndrome or scotopic sensitivity syndrome that are not achieving success in

school.

Some symptoms may include concentration problems and difficulty reading where the words may appear to jump off the page.

She hopes to bring the bill forward in the fall session of the Alberta Legislature.

Jablonski made her comments to the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday.

Jablonski also reviewed what the Alberta government is doing to make life better for all Albertans and she highlighted several local projects.

Jablonski mentioned the construction of two kindergarten to Grade 5 schools and a kindergarten to Grade 12 Francophone school in Red Deer. The work is expected to get underway sometime this fall.

“It’s unnerving to hear the number people in Alberta who have cancer,” said Jablonski.

“Three hundred people are diagnosed a week and 115 people die with cancer related causes a week. We have a cancer care

centre that is being built right now in Red Deer. It’s a godsend for people. Once it is up and running they won’t have to go to Edmonton or Calgary for treatment.”

The Central Alberta Cancer Centre will increase the size of the current chemotherapy program at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

It will triple the size of the current centre and for the first time offer radiation therapy to local cancer patients who now have to travel to out of town for treatment.

The centre is expected to open in the spring or summer of 2013.

Jablonski also mentioned Villa Marie, a 100-bed facility that will test the new concept in continuing care where residents don’t have to move if they need more care.

The two-storey Red Deer project currently under construction will be built in Clearview Ridge, west of 30th Avenue and south of 67th Street, directly south of a proposed commercial centre. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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SINGING PASTOR A singing pastor will fill the Living Stones Church with music at a seniors luncheon on Sept. 26. Ken Grambo is the featured entertainment at the Seniors Multi Church Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8 at the door.

HOSPICE HOLDING NEW FUNDRAISER, SUNFLOWER LADIES LUNCHEON Red Deer Hospice has launched a new fundraiser called the Sunflower Ladies Luncheon. The event is Sept. 27 from 11:30am to 1:30 pm at the Black Knight Inn. Tickets are $25 each or a table of 8 for $200 available online at www. reddeerhospice.com or by phoning 403-3094344 ext 108.

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Grade five Annie L. Gaetz student Emalee Partridge dips her net into the ponds at McKenzie Trails Recreation Area on Wednesday. Partridge along with 50 of her classmates spent the afternoon at the ponds in the park studying the wetlands as part of their science curriculum. Diane Olson and Todd Nivens from the Kerry Wood Nature Centre lead the students in the wetland study where they dipped their nets along the shoreline to learn about the diversity of plants and creatures that make the wetland their home. “This is probably our last pond study of the season” said Nivens who is th programs coordinator at the nature centre. “A couple of hard frosts ussually send the animals digging in or dying in a wetland” said Nivens. They either lay their eggs and die or dig in to the mud and ride out the wither he said.

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BRIEFS Focus groups planned on community centre A series of focus groups have been planned for the proposed northside regional community centre in Red Deer.

The sessions run on Sept. 18, 19 and 20th near Sport Chek inside Parkland Mall.

The centre is planned for a location in park space west of Glendale School.

The deadline for the centre’s online survey is Sept. 21 and can be found at www.reddeer. ca/duenorth.

Local business people, youth ages 12 to 17, not-for-profit groups, the faith community, community associations and residents living north of 67 Street and other citizen are invited to participate in the dis-

cussions.

There will be a maximum of 30 participants per session. To register for a focus group, contact Pauline at 403-309-8413. For more information visit www. reddeer.ca/duenorth.

Fields theft, fraud cases adjourned Three former Fields Store employees accused of theft and fraud have had their court cases adjourned to the end of this month.

The three women, who worked in the Red Deer store, were charged after an internal investigation into allegations of internal theft and fraud, including theft of merchandise and refunds issued on goods returned under false pretenses.

Bernadette Couturier, 42, Tara Munro, 31, and Marline House, 25, are co-accused on multiple charges following an internal investigation that was subsequently handed to the RCMP.

Lawyers for the three accused appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to seek an adjournment.

The three lawyers and their clients are to return to court on Friday, Sept. 28.

Fields was in the process of closing its stores across Canada during the period from December of last year through to May 3, when the charges were laid.

The Red Deer store was closed late in May.

No traffic changes at septic station A septic receiving station in Sylvan Lake blamed for causing traffic problems won’t be changed after all.

With summer camping season winding down, Sylvan Lake Town Council voted on Monday to reverse an earlier decision to change the configuration of the septic dump station in an industrial area at Erickson and Industrial Drives on the east side of Hwy 20.

The changes had been proposed to fix the problem of recreational vehicles backing up on to Hwy 20 as they wait their turn to use the septic station.

To fix the problem, the town had intended to reconfigure the site so RVs enter from the east and not the west.

But that would have led to another series of problems with vehicles blocking the neighbouring UFA store parking lot, council heard on Monday.

Coun. Laverne Asselstine said council should not bother with the reconfiguration and go ahead with the long-term solution of relocating the dump station to a better site.

“I’m saying let’s do it the right way, never mind the temporary stuff,” said Asselstine.

Council agreed and voted to drop the changes proposed for this year.

A second vote was passed to have options for a new septic station be included in the 2013 budget.

Tons of toxic waste collected during round-up

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer residents got rid of about seven tons of household hazardous waste during the annual roundup held last Friday and Saturday.

Janet Whitesell, the city’s waste management superintendent, said the roundup is an opportunity to remind people to help keep hazardous items out of the waste stream.

Hazardous waste can be dropped off throughout the year at the Waste Management Facility free of charge but staff are only available during the roundup to help people unload their hazardous waste.

Whitesell said sometimes loads can be interesting.

“Certainly we get loads every so often where you’re looking at the packaging and trying to guess what decade it’s actually from. People will store this stuff a long time in their garage or basements,” Whitesell said.

For the entire year of 2011, residents got rid of 97 tons of household hazardous waste. About 95 tons were collected in 2010, and 81 tons in 2009.

“I think we’re probably starting to level out. I think people are aware of the types of material we should be keeping out of the landfill.”

Hazardous wastes accepted at the city landfill include batteries, barbecue starters, aerosals, antifreeze, propane gas cylinders, solvents, hair colouring, drain clean-

ers, gasoline, paints, oven cleaners, weed killer and products with warning labels that say flammable, corrosive, reactive, explosive, toxic or poisonous.

The city does not accept motor oil, commercial or industrial hazardous waste or prescription drugs.

For more information or for a complete list of what hazardous waste is accepted visit www.reddeer.ca or call city’s Blue Line at 403-340-BLUE (2583) or the Waste Management Facility at 403-314-9120.

The facility is open from April 1 to Oct. 31, Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

From Nov. 1 to March 31, the facility is open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

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Japan’s PM hints at abandoning nukes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister hinted Wednesday that the government will announce a gradual abandonment of nuclear power when it issues a new energy policy this week.

News reports said the Cabinet has already agreed to the new policy.

Yoshihiko Noda said during a debate among party leadership candidates that he understands that most Japanese support a nuclear-free country. He also said he would take into account his ruling party’s recommendation last week that Japan’s dependency on nuclear energy be phased

out by the 2030s.

“There could be different views about how we can achieve that goal, and by factoring those into consideration our party last week proposed we should aim for a nuclearfree society. I must take this seriously,” Noda said during the debate.

He said the new policy, expected by end of the week, would be a major shift from Japan’s decades-long advocacy of nuclear power.

Japanese media reported Wednesday that Noda and key Cabinet ministers have agreed that the new energy policy will include an abandonment of nuclear power by the 2030s, mainly by retiring aging reac-

tors and not replacing them.

Based on the party proposal, the new policy would include a 40-year cap on reactor lifespans, no construction of new nuclear reactors, and strict safety checks before any reactors are restarted. It also says Japan should make greater use of renewable energy and undertake greater conservation efforts, such as using smart grids.

Japan has been discussing revisions to its energy policy in the wake of last year’s disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant set off by a massive earthquake and tsunami. Before the accident, resource-poor Japan relied on nuclear power for

one-third of its energy needs and planned to raise that to 50 per cent by 2030.

The crisis fueled doubts about nuclear safety and caused a loss of public trust in the government and nuclear industry.

The growing anti-nuclear sentiment, including regular mass protests, made it difficult for the government and plant operators to restart reactors idled for inspections, and by early May all 50 Japanese reactors had gone offline.

Noda allowed two to restart in July to avoid power shortages during the hot summer months. Noda at that time stressed that the startup was crucial for Japan’s economy

and energy needs.

Noda’s government has faced strong resistance to changes in the nuclear policy from business leaders and utility operators who are concerned about high energy costs. Towns hosting the 50 reactors — usually poor, remote fishing villages hungry for subsidies — also have complained of a loss of income and jobs.

Aomori prefecture in northern Japan, which has served as a nuclear waste processing hub, has threatened to return spent fuel to nuclear plants across the country. Noda said officials are continuing efforts to gain the prefecture’s understanding of the need to change the energy policy.

‘Berlin Man’ feels treatment cured HIV PATIENT AND GERMAN DOCTOR CONVINCED STEM CELL TRANSPLANT WAS CURE

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A motorcycle burns outside the International airport during clashes in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Wednesday.

Violence broke out at an opposition campaign event between supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles and supporters of President Hugo Chavez.

Violence breaks out at Venezuela opposition campaign event

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela — Violence broke out at an opposition campaign event Wednesday as supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez blocked a road and a campaign truck was burned. Both sides hurled rocks, and police said at least 14 people were injured.

A large crowd of Chavez supporters in red shirts blocked a main road near the airport in the coastal town of Puerto Cabello before a visit by opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. A truck used by Capriles’ campaign was set ablaze, and a motorcycle was also torched.

The area has traditionally leaned pro-Chavez, and opposition supporters were seen running for cover during the violence.

At least 14 people suffered cuts and other minor injuries, police in Carabobo state said.

After the violence, Capriles spoke at an outdoor rally in the town, blaming Chavez and small “radical groups.” He was on his way to the event when the clashes erupted.

“Those actions aren’t spontaneous. There’s someone responsible for those actions,” Capriles told

the crowd.

Addressing Chavez without mentioning the president’s name, Capriles said: “It’s you who wants that scenario. It’s you who wants to sow fear.”

“We know that he who turns to violence, it’s that he’s afraid of the other’s ideas,” Capriles added.

“We’re tired of violence.”

His supporters chanted, “We aren’t afraid!”

Chavez has recently said that his rival has a hidden agenda to impose right-wing measures “that would lead Venezuela to a civil war.” But Chavez has denied intending that as a threat or trying to promote violence in any way.

During the melee, some of the red-shirted government supporters went into the airport compound and carried away speakers and a generator.

A station wagon filled with Capriles’ campaign fliers also was trashed as people broke the windows, ripped out the headlights and began to pull out parts from under the hood. The campaign fliers were scattered on the ground.

Carabobo state Gov. Henrique Salas Feo, a Chavez opponent, condemned the violence on television.“The country needs peace,” he said.

National Guard troops arrived

at the airport afterward.

Tensions have sporadically erupted into violent clashes and scuffles between supporters of the two candidates ahead of the Oct. 7 presidential vote. Chavez is seeking another six-year term.

Jorge Rodriguez, Chavez’s campaign manager, condemned the violence and accused government opponents of being behind the violence. He specifically accused the Carabobo police, which are under Salas’ command, of attacking government supporters.

Rodriguez said government supporters “have a right to protest and demonstrate freely” against Capriles’ visit.

“The police arrived and savagely attacked the people,” Rodriguez said on television, adding that Chavez’s campaign has photos of Carabobo police officers in civilian clothing participating in the violence.

Kelvis Olleda, a 15-year-old Chavez supporter, also blamed the opposition.

“They started this. They were looking for us,” Olleda said, holding a stick as he joined the proChavez crowd.

Endris Quintero, a Capriles supporter, stood watching as people threw rocks. “It isn’t fair,” he said. “It’s an act of vandalism.”

ST. LOUIS — More than five years after a radical treatment, a San Francisco man and his German doctor are convinced that he remains the first person cured of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Timothy Ray Brown, who is known as “The Berlin Patient” because of where he was treated, and Dr. Gero Hutter made their first joint appearance in the U.S. on Wednesday when Hutter spoke at a symposium on gene therapy at Washington University in St. Louis. Scientists are studying whether gene therapy can be used to rid the body of HIV. Brown, 46, was diagnosed with HIV in 1995. In 2006, he also developed leukemia while living in Germany. Hutter performed a blood stem cell transplant using a donor with a rare gene mutation that provides natural resistance to HIV. Hutter said that resistance transferred to Brown.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Brown said he feels great, has not needed HIV medication since the 2007 surgery, and is now active in a foundation named for him that seeks a cure for HIV. Hutter said enough time has passed to say without hesitation that Brown is cured, citing the same fiveyear standard after which some cancer patients are said to be cured.

Brown, who now lives in San Francisco, grew up in Seattle and moved to Germany in 1993. After the HIV diagnosis he started on medication to prevent him from developing full-blown AIDS. He was attending a wedding in New York in 2006 when he became unusually tired. An avid cyclist, within weeks he could barely ride the bike and eventually was diagnosed with leukemia.

Brown underwent chemotherapy but needed a blood stem cell transplant and turned to Hutter, a blood specialist at Heidelberg University.

Hutter suggested they seek a donor with a certain cell feature that gives them natural resistance to HIV infection.

Only about 1 per cent of the northern European population has this feature. Hutter theorized that a transplant from such a donor could make the recipient resistant to HIV. Hutter said no one apparently had tried this, and his idea received mixed reaction from other doctors.

“Some were very excited, but many were skeptical,” he said.

But within weeks, Hutter said, tests showed promise that Brown was cured. His case was described in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2009.

“I don’t know if I really believed it was cured” until the journal publication, Brown said.

Earlier this year, doctors in California found traces of HIV in Brown’s tissue, leading to speculation that the disease had returned. But Hutter said the traces are remnants of the disease that can’t replicate or cause a recurrence of the disease.

The symposium in St. Louis was hosted by the university’s Biologic Therapeutics Center, which seeks to advance the use of gene therapy. Speakers said gene therapy has helped treat cancer, hemophilia and other diseases.

U.S. accusing China of being a bully to its maritime neighbours WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers Wednesday accused China of bullying its neighbours to press territorial claims in the South China Sea but also raised questions about America’s capacity to police the region.

Three congressional panels this week are scrutinizing what they consider to be the security threat posed by China and its human rights record.

With the U.S. presidential election two months away, Republican contender Mitt Romney has accused Barack Obama of being soft on China, particularly on trade issues, as he has tried to cultivate ties with the emerging superpower. But criticism dished out by members of the House Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday was directed squarely at Beijing.

The committee’s Republican chair, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, dubbed China a “schoolyard bul-

ly towards its maritime neighbours” that aspired to be the dominant power in Asia, controlling vital sea lanes that could be used to choke off commerce and oil shipments.

She said the U.S. would stand by its allies, the Philippines and Japan.

“Other global crises must not distract from our vital national interests in the South China Sea and the western Pacific,” she told a hearing addressing the issue.

Top Democrat Howard Berman said the Obama administration has repeatedly made clear to Beijing that the U.S. will not allow China to assert hegemony over the region. He said the U.S. must continue to press China to resolve its claims peacefully.

China and five of its neighbours, including the Philippines and Vietnam, have overlapping claims to several small, but potentially energyrich areas of the South China Sea, that have become an increasing focus of bickering and confrontation. In July, China

upped the ante when it created a city and military garrison on a remote island to strengthen its control over disputed islands.

The United States criticized that as undermining efforts to manage and resolve disputes through diplomacy. That angered China, which says it has no aggressive intent.

The U.S., which remains the world’s predominant military power, says it does not take a position on the competing territorial claims, but has a national security interest in the maintenance of peace and stability in the region. On Tuesday it urged “cooler heads to prevail” in a separate island dispute between Japan and China in the East China Sea. Republican Rep. Mike Kelly questioned the ability of an indebted U.S. to sustain its military presence across the world, and suggested China was now “the toughest guy in the neighbourhood” that would call the shots on

policy there.

“At some point we better wake up and smell the coffee,” Kelly said.

“We have a diminished influence because we really don’t have the ability at times to do what we say we are going to do.”

Democrat Rep. Brad Sherman said U.S. allies needed to bear more of the security burden, as during the Cold War against the Soviet Union.

“Those nations in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly those that have concerns with China’s expansionary claims ought to be devoting a reasonable portion of GDP to their own naval defence,” he said.

On Thursday, the House Intelligence Committee will question executives of two major Chinese technology companies as it probes allegations that the firms’ involvement in the U.S. market could pose a national security risk.

Also Wednesday, another House panel examined allegations of human organs of religious and political dissidents

being harvested by Chinese authorities.

Staunch China critic, Republican Rep. Chris Smith, alleged that kidneys, livers, lungs, hearts and corneas were taken from recently deceased prisoners and that China’s military doctors may also be harvesting organs from live prisoners. He conceded that much of the evidence is

circumstantial, but decried the harvesting as a “barbaric practice that must be stopped.”

In an annual human rights review this year, the U.S. State Department cited reports of organ harvesting in China, particularly from practitioners of the banned religious sect, Falun Gong, and the Uighur ethnic minority.

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Small roles prove smash success OCTAVIA SPENCER WELCOMES SMALL BUT KEY ROLES, LIKE ALCOHOLIC IN ’SMASHED’

BY CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer rose to the ranks of Hollywood’s elite with a small but key role as an outspoken maid in The Help.

And now she’s returning to the big screen with yet another small but key part, this time as a recovering alcoholic in the buzz-laden indie drama Smashed.

It’s the kind of supporting gig Spencer has become used to playing.

While promoting Smashed at the Toronto International Film Festival, she says winning an Oscar hasn’t really changed the type of secondary parts she’s being offered.

Not that she’s complaining.

The affable Spencer gushed over how much she loves the intimate addiction feature, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a schoolteacher whose drinking spirals out of control.

Spencer says “you have to create your own path and I’m up to the challenge.”

The Toronto International Film Festival runs until Sunday.

Spencer says Smashed was the first film she was offered after her career-changing turn in The Help.

She landed the part in July 2011, before The Help was released, and shot her part in October, before her awards season success.

Since then, she’s been marvelling at the incredible run she’s had, including Golden Globe and BAFTA trophies.

Still, Spencer admits the floodgates to juicy parts haven’t opened — although she now has access to “all the roles that are out there for my character type.”

“There’s a little crack in the dam and there’s little trickles carrying in and I’m thrilled about the trickles because before there were no trickles,” Spencer said during a round of interviews Wednesday, adding that the Academy Award has allowed her to meet Hollywood’s “best and brightest.”

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Actress Octavia Spencer poses for a photo as she promotes the movie Smashed during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Wednesday.

“It would be crazy to look at this situation and say, ‘There’s not enough roles out there.’ It’s like, OK, then that’s the challenge you have to meet.”

Spencer, 42, says she looks for parts that thrill her and move her, no matter the size. And if that means she may never land a leading lady role, she’s OK with it.

“I’m a woman who eventually will get married and

have kids — adopted at this point — but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character,” says Spencer.

“This has been a transformative year for me and my career. Lord, talk about Cinderella stories — I got to go home with the prince and the slipper, so there you go.”

Smashed opens Nov. 2 in select cities.

Hoffman, Letterman among 7 to receive Kennedy Center Honors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Years after playing a Washington newspaper reporter, Dustin Hoffman is returning to the nation’s capital to share an honour with David Letterman — who appears surprised at how culturally important his Top 10 lists have been.

The actor and comedian are among seven people who will receive the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors, the performing arts centre announced Wednesday.

They join Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy, the surviving members of the rock band Led Zeppelin and ballerina Natalia Makarova.

The award is the nation’s highest honour for those who have influenced American culture through the arts.

It comes with a dinner with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and a reception hosted by President Barack Obama.

The honorees will be saluted by fellow artists Dec. 2 in a show to be broadcast Dec. 26 on CBS. Hoffman, now 75, said in an interview that he was last in Washington for Obama’s inauguration in 2009.

“It’s maybe the coldest I’ve been since I was in Calgary, Canada, when it was 70 below for a film,” Hoffman said.

“Since I froze my (behind) off watching him be inaugurated, the least he could do is to shake my hand under the circumstances.”

While being honoured for his long career as an actor, Hoffman said he’s most proud of his most recent work directing his first film.

The film called Quartet stars Maggie Smith and follows aging opera singers and musicians who are reunited at a retirement home.

Hoffman said he may have found a new calling as director.

“God willing, I’m happy to do this from here on out,” he said.

Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein called Hoffman “one of the most versatile and iconoclastic actors” of any generation. Hoffman has played lead roles ranging from All the President’s Men and Rain Man to Tootsie.

Guy, 76, was a “titan of the blues” who has influenced countless electric guitar players over the past 50 years, Rubenstein said. Eric Clapton has called him the best guitar players alive, “without a doubt.”

Guy, born into a family of sharecroppers with no electricity or running water in Louisiana, said he’s still pinching himself after hearing about the honour.

He recalled that as a child, a guitar player would visit his family at Christmas. When all the other kids went to play with their toys, Guy wanted to strum that guitar.

“I just felt like if I could learn to play guitar, like a sore thumb, I would stand out,” said Guy, who visited the White House earlier this year and persuaded Obama to sing a few lines of Sweet Home Chicago with Mick Jagger.

He pioneered the use of distortion and feedback with his electric guitar, a sound British musicians would embrace before mainstream American bands were ready to turn up the ampli-

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Actress Maggie Smith and director Dustin Hoffman talk to media on the red carpet at the Elgin Theatre for the film “Quartet” during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sunday. fiers. At the time, Guy said he didn’t know what he was doing. He just wanted to turn up the sound so somebody could hear him when he was playing with BB King, Muddy Waters and others.

“I’m hoping this will give the blues a lift,” Guy said of the honour. “That’s what got me started. I just wanted to be something different.”

Makarova’s artistry has “ignited the stages of the world’s greatest bal-

let companies,” Rubenstein said. The 72-year-old dancer left her native Russia in 1970 and made her debut with the American Ballet Theatre in a production of Giselle.

She also performed in Romeo and Juliet at the Kennedy Center in 1971, days after it opened.

Makarova was the first exiled artist to return to the Soviet Union before its fall, dancing with the Kirov Ballet in 1989.

Russia’s Medvedev calls for Pussy Riot rockers to be freed

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday called for three members of the punk band Pussy Riot to be freed, a sign that the women’s release could be imminent since their case comes up for appeal on Oct. 1.

The band members were arrested for performing a raucous prayer inside Moscow’s main cathedral asking Virgin Mary to save Russia from Vladimir Putin as he headed into the election that handed him a third term as president.

They had already spent more than five months in jail when they were convicted in August of “hooliganism driven by religious hatred” and sentenced to two years in prison.

By being the one to call for the women’s release, Medvedev, who has cultivated the image of a more liberal leader, could allow Putin to put the uncomfortable case behind him while not appearing weak.

The outward appearance of the women, who perform in bright-colored miniskirts and balaclavas, and the “hysteria” accompanying them made him sick, Medvedev said with disdain. But he said keeping them in prison any longer would be “unproductive.”

“In my view, a suspended sentence would be sufficient, taking into account the time they have already

spent in custody,” he said during a televised meeting with members of his United Russia party in the city of Penza.

The band members’ imprisonment has come to symbolize Putin’s intensifying crackdown on dissent after his return to the presidency.

Their cause has been taken up by celebrities and musicians, including Madonna and Paul McCartney, and protests have been held around the world.

Ahead of the court ruling, Putin said the women should not be judged too harshly, creating expectations that they could be sentenced to time served and freed in the courtroom. But this would have left the impression that Putin had bowed to pressure, something he has resisted throughout his 12 years in power.

Putin also was perhaps unwilling to risk disappointing his conservative supporters, who saw the punk performance as an attack on the Russian Orthodox Church.

The court verdict, however, drew strong criticism even from some Kremlin loyalists.

Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who remains close to Putin, said it had dealt “yet another blow to the court system and citizens’ trust in it.” The head of a presidential advisory council on human rights voiced hope that the prison sentence would be repealed or at least softened.

The night before Medvedev spoke, state television aired a program denouncing Pussy Riot, as if to reinforce the message that the Kremlin still considers them despicable.

The program included the claim that the feminist band was financed by Boris Berezovsky, a tycoon who has lived in Britain since 2001 after a falling out with Putin and often serves as a Kremlin boogeyman.

Berezovsky said Wednesday that he had nothing to do with the group, although he was “truly delighted by the actions and courage of the girls.”

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1940 Liverpool, England - Luxury liner S.S. City of Benares leaves port with British children being evacuated to Canada to escape World War II. The ship is torpedoed by a U-boat during the night about 600 miles out to sea. Only 13 of the over 90 children survive.

1882 Ottawa, Ontario - John R. Booth opens his own railway, the Canada-Atlantic, running from Coteau Junction into Ottawa. The Ottawa Valley timber baron uses the line to export lumber to the CPR main line.

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Rogers shoots down Netflix idea SAYS BELL’S NETFLIX IDEA ABSURD, TV PROVIDERS ALREADY COMPETING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — TV providers are already launching on-demand services to compete with Netflix, says Rogers Communications, which argued Wednesday against Bell’s testimony that buying Astral Media will help provide a Canadian alternative to foreign online companies.

“This notion that Bell plus Astral is the scale that we need to defeat Netflix in Canada is one that we find absurd,” Ken Engelhart, senior vice-president of regulatory at Rogers (TSX:RCI.B) told a CRTC hearing into Bell’s $3.4-billion deal to buy Montreal-based Astral.

Bell told the CRTC earlier this week it will launch a “made-in-Canada” competitor

to Netflix and other big U.S. online TV and entertainment providers, as part of its pitch to buy Astral.

But Engelhart said cable companies in Canada and around North America are already buying rights to libraries of television shows and movies in order to compete with Netflix — making Bell’s offer just one of many.

“So this is not a terribly startling development and it’s not some secret formula or secret sauce that Bell has that no one else has,” he added.

Engelhart said Netflix —which offers unlimited viewing of their library at a set monthly rate — took off because it provided content that no one else had, allowing viewers to “binge,” or watch numerous ep-

isodes of shows they missed.

But he said Rogers Anyplace TV is a type of Netflix competitor already, adding that cable and broadcast companies in the United States are now outbidding Netflix for content.

Through Rogers on-demand service, customers can watch recent episodes of television shows for free, but pay to watch a movie.

U.S. cable company Comcast has launched Streampix to compete with Netflix, and Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B) has a launched an on-demand movie club to compete.

Rogers said at least two other major Canadian TV providers are considering launching their own services, similar to Netflix.

“Bell will not be unique or

Pension funds grew in Q1 OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the market value of employer-sponsored, trusteed pension funds was $1.1 trillion at the end of the first quarter, up 4.1 per cent from the previous quarter.

The agency says that’s the largest gain since the fourth quarter of 2010. The report says pension fund investments in stocks rose nine per cent to $369.1 billion.

Investments in bonds edged down 0.3 per cent to $423.6 billion.

Pension fund revenues increased 26.7 per cent to $37 billion in the quarter, on significant gains from the sale of securities. Just over six million Canadians are members of employer pension plans.

exclusive in this marketplace,” said David Purdy, senior vicepresident of content at Rogers.

“They will be unique if they’ve used it for some justification for a transaction like this,” Purdy said.

Bell’s 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.

The CRTC is in its third day of hearings into whether telecom giant Bell (TSX:BCE) should be allowed to forge the deal that would make it even larger.

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UFA puts brand on Westerner

’For sale’ sign not up at Talisman CALGARY — There are a lot of items on Hal Kvisle’s to-do list now that he’s cut short his retirement to take the reins of Talisman Energy Ltd. — but putting the company up for sale isn’t one of them. “We are really focused on what has to be done to make Talisman a sustainable long-term, successful Canadian company,” he said in an interview with The Canadian Press from Talisman’s downtown Calgary headquarters.

“We don’t want it to be sold. We don’t want it to be relocated. We don’t want it to be broken up. We don’t want any of those things.”

Talisman announced on Monday that John Manzoni had “agreed to” step down following a five-year tenure and that Kvisle, the retired CEO of pipeline giant TransCanada Corp.

(TSX:TRP) who served on Talisman’s board, would take over.

For several months leading up to the announcement, Talisman had been shifting its strategy — slowing down development of natural gas in the face of low commodity prices and working to improve operational performance.

Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

WESTERNER PARK BUILDING BEING RENAMED THE UFA AGRICENTRE

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks on stage during the introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco, Wednesday.

Apple putting tall, skinny iPhone 5 in stores Sept. 21 AND 31 COUNTRIES BY MONTH’S END

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that’s taller, with a bigger display.

The iPhone 5 will go on sale in the U.S. and eight other countries next Friday, Sept. 21.

Even though it’s taller than the iPhone 4S, it’s lighter, thanks to a new screen technology that makes the whole phone thinner.

The bigger screen — 4 inches (10.16 centimetres) measured diagonally — creates room for another row of icons on the screen and lets widescreen movies fit better. The calendar will now show five days at a time instead of just three. Previous iPhone models carried 3.5-inch (8.89-centimetre) screens.

In another big change, the iPhone 5 will come with the capability to connect to the fastest new wireless data networks in the U.S. and overseas.

The new device also carries another distinction: It’s the first iPhone developed and unveiled since the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs.

The iPhone that Jobs had conceived ushered in what he billed as “the post-PC era” — a shift that is causing people to rely less on personal computers and more on mobile gadgets they can hold in their hand. Jobs died last October, the day after Apple introduced the iPhone 4S, which was the fifth version of Apple’s phone.

There was little surprise in Wednesday’s announcement.

Despite the pains the company takes to hide its plans, the rough launch date, the new screen and the capability to connect to socalled LTE networks had been reported for months by blogs and analysts.

“There was nothing unexpected in terms of the new features of the iPhone,” said Tavis McCourt, an analyst with Raymond James.

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Say good-bye to the Agricentre and hello to the UFA Agricentre.

Westerner Park announced on Wednesday that it’s struck a five-year sponsorship agreement with UFA Co-operative Ltd. that will result in the Westerner Park building being renamed the UFA Agricentre. The change takes effect immediately.

Blake Jackson, Westerner Park’s business development manager, said signage reflecting the new name is expected to go up within the next few months.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but he said it had been in the works for about five months.

Located on the south end of the Westerner grounds and consisting of about 78,000 square feet, the UFA Agricentre plays host to about 100 agricultural events a year.

Bob Nelson, UFA’s president and CEO, said the co-op’s sponsorship of the building aligns with its commitment to advancing youth programs and agricultural initiatives in rural Alberta.

Westerner Park CEO and general manager John Harms added that the Westerner’s rural roots align with those of UFA, and the two organizations share an interest in agriculture.

The UFA Agricentre is the second Westerner building to be renamed as the result of a sponsorship agreement. In 2001, the Centrium was renamed the Enmax Centrium after Enmax Energy agreed to provide an undisclosed amount of cash and electricity for the right to have its name attached to the facility.

UFA Co-op generates $2.1 billion in annual sales and has nearly 120,000 active members. Its holdings include 113 bulk fuel and cardlock petroleum outlets, 35 Farm and Ranch Supply stores, four fertilizer plants and 25 outdoor adventure stores. It also operates Bar W Petroleum and Electric Ltd., and Spruce-

Safety group opens Red Deer office MANUFACTURERS’ HEALTH AND SAFETY ASSOCIATION OPENS THE ASSOCIATION’S THIRD OFFICE

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Many people wouldn’t consider Red Deer a manufacturing hub. The Manufacturers’ Health and Safety Association thinks otherwise.

MHSA, whose mandate is to improve work site wellness and reduce occupational injuries and illness in the manufacturing industry, opened an office in the city last Tuesday. It’s only the association’s third office, with the others in Edmonton and Rocky View County.

“It’s time to be there,” said Lorne Kleppe, MHSA’s executive director.

“Over the last few years what we’ve seen is an increase in demand for our services in Red

Deer. So we’re answering the need by having a staff person there in Red Deer.”

A non-profit organization, MHSA provides health and safety training, on-site health and safety auditing and even has a safety adviser for hire, said Kleppe.

“If an employer needs assistance building their program, they can hire us to come in and be their consulting service at a very low rate.

“What we’ve become over the years is really a one-stop shop for anything and all to do with health and safety type issues.”

The association has been conducting courses in Red Deer on a regular basis, said Kleppe.

Meanwhile, local demand for its services is growing, he added.

“Red Deer’s always been

busy for us, but for the last 15 months we’ve seen a significant increase in business and employers asking for assistance.”

MHSA will share office space with the Central Alberta Rural Manufacturers Association (CARMA) at No. 9, 4646 Riverside Dr. It will be there represented by Tanya Peerce, a safety adviser who previously worked at MHSA’s Edmonton office.

Kleppe said Peerce should be able to build relationships with employers in Red Deer and throughout the region. He’s already noticed an increase in employers from outlying communities that are registering for courses through the new office.

“They all seem to be feeding into that Red Deer marketplace right now.”

MHSA presents courses to groups of employers, or will deliver them to a business on-site, said Kleppe.

Its focus is manufacturers — from steel fabricators to furniture producers — but it also supports employers in industries like construction, and oil and gas.

“We open the door for any employer to come in and receive health and safety training,” he said.

“Many of our programs are generic.”

Additional information about the Manufacturers’ Health and Safety Association can be found online at www.mhsa.ab.ca. hrichards@reddeeradvocate. com

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 101.00 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 75.95 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.96 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.70 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.67 Cdn. National Railway . . 90.80 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 83.52 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 3.90

Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 68.74 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.23 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.20 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 30.18 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 38.49 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.83 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.12 General Motors Co. . . . . 23.13 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.23

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Wednesday as investor attention refocused on the U.S. Federal Reserve and whether the central bank will decide to launch another round of economic stimulus to aid a struggling economy.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down from session highs but still ahead 12.17 points to 12,232.62.

Markets had earlier reacted enthusiastically after Germany’s high court rejected calls to block the European Union’s permanent rescue fund.

Opponents had challenged Germany’s ratification of the European Stability Mechanism, which is a new, permanent C500 billion bailout fund for the 17 countries that use the euro.

They had argued that it violated Germany’s constitution and sought an injunction preventing the country’s president from signing the legislation into law. Germany’s ratification of the ESM is vital, because the fund cannot work without the participation of the EU powerhouse.

The TSX Venture Exchange rose 8.05 points to 1,282.65.

The Canadian dollar was off 0.35 of a cent to 102.4 cents US. The currency ran up about 1.8 cents since last Wednesday as traders anticipate that last week’s disappointing U.S. jobs data for August have convinced the Federal Reserve that the economy needs another round of economic stimulus.

Such measures could include a third round of quantitative easing, which would see the Fed print more money to buy up bonds in order to keep interest rates low and encourage borrowing.

U.S. markets were lacklustre with buyers cautious ahead of an announcement by the Fed on Thursday at the conclusion of their two-day meeting on interest rates.

The Dow Jones industrials edged up 9.99 points to 13,333.35, the Nasdaq was up 9.78 points to 3,114.31 while the S&P 500 index gained three points to 1,436.56.

Markets could be in for a severe disappointment Thursday. Some analysts believe that the Fed will do nothing more than reassert that it’s willing to do more, especially as a number of its policymakers may be reluctant to do something dramatic in the middle of the U.S. presidential campaign.

The base metals sector led TSX gainers, up 0.74 per cent while a rally in copper prices stalled after three sessions with the December contract off about half a cent at US$3.6925 a pound. The metal, viewed as an economic barometer as it is used in so many applications, has run up 18 cents over the last three sessions.

First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) climbed 48 cents to $22.08 while Thompson Creek Metals (TSX:TCM) improved by 11 cents to $3.33.

The gold sector was up about 0.6 per cent as the December bullion contract shed $1.20 to US$1,733.70 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) was 89 cents higher at $42.01.

Industrials also provided lift as transport giant Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) gained 13 cents or 3.64 per cent to $3.70.

The telecom sector was also positive as the power struggle between the board of Telus Corp. (TSX:T) and New York hedge fund Mason Capital Management LLC appears headed for an appeal court. Mason says it will appeal a B.C. court decision that blocks it from holding a shareholders meeting for investors with Telus voting stock, a move that rivals the company’s own plans for a meeting of all voting and non-voting shareholders.

Telus and Mason are in a bitter public battle over a plan to eliminate the Canadian telecom company’s dual-class share structure. Mason opposes a Telus plan that would swap non-voting stock for common stock on a one-to-one basis, arguing that doesn’t recognize the greater market value of the voting shares.

Telus voting shares advanced 96 cents to $62.57 while its non-voting A

shares gained 99 cents to $62.04.

The energy sector was flat while the price of oil fell after the government said U.S. supplies of oil rose last week. The October crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 16 cents to US$97.01 a barrel.

In other corporate news, Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) had a net profit of $49.8 million in its second quarter, up 32 per cent from the comparable period last year. Dollarama’s revenue was up 13.8 per cent, rising to $441 million from $387.5 million for the corresponding period last year.

The profit amounted to 66 cents per diluted share, two cents higher than analyst forecasts but its shares fell 33 cents to $58.97.

Facebook shares surged $1.50 or 7.73 per cent to US$20.93 after CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a conference Tuesday that the social network site cares about making money as well as pursuing his mission to make the world a “more open and connected place.”

Facebook stock has lost nearly half its value since its IPO in May. More than $50 billion has been lopped off Facebook’s market value as the company’s shares have fallen from its IPO price of $38.

Apple Inc. shares were up $9.20 or 1.4 per cent to US$669.79 after the tech giant unveiled the iPhone 5.

It says it’s thinner and lighter than the previous model, even though it has a bigger screen.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Wednesday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,232.62 up 12.17 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,282.65 up 8.05 points TSX 60 — 700.39 up 0.59 point Dow — 13,333.35 up 9.99 points S&P 500 — 1,436.56 up 3 points Nasdaq — 3,114.31 up 9.78 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 102.40 cents US, down 0.35 of a cent Pound — C$1.5722, up 0.84 of a cent Euro — C$1.2588, up 0.76 of a cent Euro — US$1.2890, up 0.33 of a cent Oil futures: US$97.01 per barrel, down $0.16 (October contract) Gold Futures: US$1,730.60 per oz., down $1.20 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $33.642 per oz., down $0.451 $1,081.59 per kg., down $14.50 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Wednesday at 1,282.65, up 8.05 points. The volume was 172.37 million shares at 4:20 p.m. ET. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov.’12 $13.40 higher $641.70; Jan ’13 $13.40 higher $645.50; March ’13 $13.40 higher $646.10; May ’13 $13.30 higher $634.60; July ’13 $12.10 higher $626.10; Nov. ’13 $10.40 higher $565.00; Jan. ’14 $10.90 higher $567.50; March ’14 $10.90 higher $567.50; May ’14 $10.90 higher $563.60; July ’14 $10.90 higher $563.60; Nov. ’14 $10.90 higher $563.60.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’12 $7.00 lower $250.00; Dec. ’12 $7.00 lower $255.00; March ’13 $7.00 lower $258.00; May ’13 $7.00 lower $259.00; July ’13 $7.00 lower $259.50; Oct. ’13 $7.00 lower $259.50; Dec ’13 $7.00 lower $259.50; March ’14 $7.00 lower $259.50; May ’14 $7.00 lower $259.50; July ’14 $7.00 lower $259.50; Oct. ’14 $7.00 lower $259.50.

Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 279,980 tonnes of canola; 500 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 280,480.

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IPHONE: Surprise That’s a contrast to last year, when Apple watchers were first surprised by a delay in the launch, and then by the fact that the phone that was revealed was the iPhone 4S rather than a more radical update.

The 4S, nevertheless, has been a smash success. During the first nine months that the iPhone 4S was on the market, Apple’s revenue from iPhones has exceeded $63 billion, helping to establish Apple as the world’s most valuable company ever.

One thing that did surprise McCourt this year: Apple is launching the phone in so many countries so quickly. On Day One, the phone will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the U.K., besides the U.S. A week later, it will go on sale in 22 more countries, including Italy, Poland and Spain.

Another surprise about the iPhone 5 is that it’s 18 per cent thinner than its predecessor. The company was expected to use the space freed up by the new screen technology to expand the phone’s battery, not make the phone thinner.

Apple followed its usual script for the new iPhone’s coming-out party.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Jobs’ handpicked successor, kicked off the festivities before an audience of reporters, bloggers, applications developers and special guests with a summary of the company’s milestones. He then handed things over to his top lieutenants, a group led by marketing chief Philip Schiller and mobile software execu-

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CWC Well Services . . . . 0.650 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 22.26 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.55 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 89.55 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 35.73 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . 1.750 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 26.53 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 46.97 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.50 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.95 Penn West Energy . . . . . 15.14 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.84 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.47 Pure Energy . . . . . . . . . . 10.96 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.62 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 13.82 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.29 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.06

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Critics saying StatsCan method could be fuelling housing bubble

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is being urged to change the way it calculates housing costs in its inflation reports, with critics saying its current method could be fuelling a housing bubble.

In a report released Wednesday, the C.D. Howe Institute, one of Canada’s leading policy thinktanks, argues that house prices have risen far faster than has been captured by Statistics Canada in the past few years.

If a true measure of house price increases is used, inflation would have been close to a percentage point higher in most years since 2009, when home prices began taking off, likely causing the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates, the report argues.

The problem, says Philippe

Bergevin, a senior policy analyst with the institute, is that the statistical agency calculates changes in the costs associated with owning a home, not the actual changes in the prices of homes sold.

Owner-occupied housing costs incorporate mortgage payments, which have been mostly flat since 2009 due to the Bank of Canada’s low interest rate policy as home prices have been climbing, so the net effect is to miss the house price acceleration.

“I think some people might be surprised to learn that the housing component of the CPI (consumer price index) has actually been pulling down the inflation rate in the last few years,” he said.

“If you look at the housing component right now, it has stayed pretty much flat at the same time

Lumber rising amid surging U.S. housing market

as house prices have been going up.”

By some estimates, home prices in Canada have risen more than seven per cent in some years since the recession.

Bergevin is not asking Statistics Canada to drop its current method, which he said is useful in measuring cost of living.

But he said the agency should add a new index, as it does with core inflation, that paints a truer picture of house price fluctuations.

In a statement, the Bank of Canada said it had “full confidence” in Statistics Canada, including how it measures CPI. Australia and New Zealand currently uses the approach he is advocating, and European countries are also introducing new house price indexes, Bergevin said.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — North American lumber prices are set to surge in the next couple of years amid a tightened supply from Canada as the U.S. housing market continues to strengthen after years of weakness, a new CIBC report predicts.

Spot prices for Western softwood lumber made from spruce, pine and fir trees have steadily increased this year, rising 24 per cent since January to US$310 per thousand board feet in August.

That’s 40 per cent higher than two years ago, when the U.S. house-building industry was still suffering from years of over-heated construction activity and a collapse in the mortgage lending industry.

“We believe the underpinnings remain in place for a significantly improved U.S. housing market and a very strong North American lumber market in the 2014/2015 timeframe,” analyst Mark Kennedy wrote.

Higher prices are expected to be supported by significant curtailments in North American production capacity, reduced supply due to mountain pine beetle in British Columbia, increased sales to China and pent up demand in the U.S. The futures market is suggesting lumber prices will soften over the next two to three months before strengthening early next year as the fundamentals of the U.S. market improve despite some recent mixed signals.

U.S. home building slipped in July after a strong improvement in June, but new permits rose to their highest level in four years.

Housing starts in the United States decreased 1.1 per cent from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 746,000. However, new construction was up 21.5 per cent from a year ago and permits were 29.5 per cent higher.

The increases came as inventories of unsold new homes in the United States hit a 50-year low, home prices appear to have bottomed, and housing affordability is near a record high due to low interest rates.

tive Scott Forstall.

It has become such a familiar ritual that Cook, Schiller and Forstall all appeared to be wearing the same attire as they did at Apple’s last product event in June.

BELL: Parent has extensive holdings Bell’s parent BCE Inc. already owns the CTV television network and former Chum radio group as well as their extensive list of specialty television channels and Bell Canada, the country’s largest telecom company.

Rogers also said it’s opposed to the deal unless the CRTC forces Bell to get rid of Astral’s English specialty channels, such as The Movie Network, HBO Canada, and Family Channel.

It may be interested in Astral’s English-language TV channels, but “we would be perfectly fine with someone else buying those assets,” Engelhart told reporters after his remarks.

Rogers told the CRTC that it has had problems getting access to Bell’s TV content for its services, a “stark contract to our relationship with Astral over the last decade.”

Cogeco, Canada’s fourth-largest cable TV company, said the deal will make Bell too big with too much power, calling it a “mega transaction.”

“Quebec and Canadian consumers are not fooled.

“They understand very well that there will actually be less competition if this mega transaction were to be approved and how much it will cost them down the line,” said Louis Audet, chief executive of Cogeco Inc. (TSX:CCA).

Year of Co-operatives to be celebrated in Olds The International Year of Co-operatives will be celebrated in Olds this Saturday.

A number of regional co-ops are organizing a Community Day Fair at the Olds Cow Palace. Running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., it will feature a barbecue lunch, face painting, clowns, a bouncy station, a scavenger hunt and prizes. Musician Blake Reid will perform from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Foothills Natural Gas Co-op, Mountain View Credit Union, Crossroads Gas Co-op, Central Alberta Rural Electrification Association, Westview Co-op, UFA Co-op, Olds Seed Processing Co-op, Mountainview Propane Co-op and the Olds Agriculture Society are helping with the event.

The United Nations has declared 2012 the International Year of Co-operatives.

Mom and Baby Expo on Sept. 29 New and expectant parents can be entertained, informed and pampered on Sept. 29 at the Holiday Inn on 67th Street.

The hotel will be the site of Rock Your Bump Mom and Baby Expo, a trade show being organized

by Mommy Connections Red Deer. Scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the free event will feature more than 45 exhibitors, a fashion show and other attractions.

A similar show held in April attracted more than 900 new and expectant parents.

Mommy Connections is a social and educational network for new and expectant moms in Central Alberta. Claire Weisse is the Red Deer director.

Additional information about Mommy Connections and its Rock Your Bump Mom and Baby Expo can be found online at www.mommyconnections.ca/ red-deer.

D I L B E R T

From tractors to trailers and everything else, Kärcher has the ideal pressure washer to keep it clean!

ON SALE NOW!

See Showroom For Details.

• Pressure Washers • Air Compressors • Samson Lube Equip.

• Pumps of all kinds

uses 25% less fuel

• Agriculture • Industrial • Automotive • Residential

7018 Johnstone Dr. Red Deer 403-347-9770 www.pumpsandpressure.com

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COMPANIES

Research in Motion. . . . . . 7.26 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 35.49 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.84 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 62.57 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.27 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.20 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 71.06 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.60 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 34.82 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 11.38 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.91 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.74 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.36 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.07 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 17.44 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 38.75

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Mon - Fri Fax: 403-341-4772

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CLASSIFICATIONS 50-70

Class Registrations

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SOCIAL DANCE Lessons Tuesday, September 18.

Six weeks $40.00 ea.

403-309-4494 or 728 3333

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Clerical

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Firemaster Oilfield Services

FOUND: Silver or white gold ring on chain found in parking lot near The Rock; looks precious. Describe to claim. 403-356-1544

Inc. is searching for a mature detail-oriented and accurate person to fill the role of a Full-Time Administrative Clerk.

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Please apply if the following skills apply to you:

Funeral Directors & Services

EVENTIDE

Funeral Chapel, Crematorium & Reception Centre Trusted Since 1929 4820 - 45 Street

403.347.2222 www.eventidefuneralchapels.com

MURRAY Glen William April 9th, 1944 - Sept. 7, 2012 Glen William Murray, the much loved husband of Charlotte, father of Michelle and Barbara and their husbands Robert and Tom and grandfather of Max, Samantha, Hannah and Kai, lifted off from home on yet another journey, on the morning of September 7, 2012. Born in Eckville, Alberta, on April 9, 1944 to Andrew and Selma Murray, Glen grew up in Sylvan Lake. He was close to his siblings and their families: Gayle and Steinar, Danny, Phil and Carol, Sharon and Bob, Bonnie and Reg, Shauna and Dick, and his in-laws, Molly Stone and John and Mary Davidson and family and Uncle Jim. Glen treasured every moment of his role as an uncle to his numerous nieces and nephews, who were in turn inspired by him.

He is also survived by his best friend Dave Oatts.

Family and friends always knew Glen could be counted on to be generous, supportive and fun loving. He was the instigator and escalator of many exciting and memorable events. Prior to his life altering accidents in 1992, he was a master bricklayer and a creative custom home designer and contractor. His focus then turned to home, family and friends. He continued to welcome many, many people into his life, including his vast medical support team. Glen embodied the phrase “ceud mile failte”, a hundred thousand welcomes, both at home and on his many travels. The family would like to thank all those who loved and supported Glen. In his memory, donations can be made to the charity of your choice. Service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Eden Brook Memorial Gardens 24223 Township Road 242 Calgary, AB. Internment at a later date.

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Classifieds 309-3300

ELINA SANDERSON Open House 95th Birthday Celebration Sat. Sept. 15, The Pioneer Lodge (Parkvale) 4324-46 A Ave. 1-4, No gifts please.

Position based in Red Deer corporate office.

Provide remote support to staff in our chain of retail stores, and onsite support to our corporate office Support Windows XP Pro/7, network routers, switches, printers, scanners and various software products such as MS Office and Shortcuts, the POS software

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WE’RE GROWING! Laser Derm & Wellness Centre in Red Deer - a med-spa is looking to hire an Aesthetician.

Must have aesthetic diploma, all training will be provided. Please drop off your resume to Laser Derm Bay 500 80 Donlevy Avenue Red Deer, Alberta.

Hair Stylists

760

ADAM & EVE UNISEX REQ’S F/T HAIR CUTTING PERSONNEL. Above average earnings.

Submit resume in person at Parkland Mall.

Janitorial

770

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 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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52 NEW Deadline for RED DEER LIFE SUNDAY CLASSIFIED

Beginning Friday, September 7, 2012 The Deadline for Red Deer Life Sunday Classified Ads is

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY:

• Labourers • Pipefitters & Apprentices • Portable Welders & Apprentices Valid H2S, 1st Aid, WHMIS & TDG required.

Confined Space & other Safety tickets an asset.

Please send resumes by fax to: 403-729-3236 or e-mail to bunwel@telusplanet.net

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Bower 11 BARNER AVE Fri. 14th, 12-8, Sat. 15th 9-6 Many assorted items.

Something for everyone.

Rain or shine.

Deer Park 16 DUFFY CLOSE . Sept 13-15.

(Thurs. & Fri. 5-8pm.

Sat 9 am-2 pm).

Kids and family items for sale.

Devonshire 42 DAWE CLOSE Thurs. Sept. 13, 3-7, Fri. 3-7.

Household furniture, household items, etc.

Downtown Celebrations

Seeking Junior Level IT Support Tech Estheticians

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REITMEIER Nov. 3, 1932 - Sept. 11. 2012 George passed away peacefully at Mitchener Hill Extended Care. George had a huge passion for all sports which escalated into many years of involvement and coaching Special Olympics. George was also a member of the RCAF for 35 years. George leaves behind to mourn his passing, loving wife Anna, daughters Wendy and Nancy (Blake), son Michael. He also leaves behind four granddaughters. In lieu of flowers please donate to Special Olympics. Funeral Service will be held Friday, September 14 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Red Deer. Please join us for lunch following service.

Dental

WA N T E D R D A I I M o n . Thurs. for General dental practice in Rimbey. Previous exp. preferred. Please fax resume to 403-843-2607

“ Excellent data entry skills “ Proficient with MS Office programs “ Grade 12 or equivalent SPANISH LESSONS “ Detail oriented and Conversational right from accurate the start! Choose from Bingos “ Good organizational skills Beginner to Advanced and the ability to multi levels or Travelers courses for adults. SPANISH RED DEER BINGO Centre -task and prioritize work AFTER SHOOL for Teens 4946-53 Ave. (West of “ Able to meet deadlines and Children (5-8 yrs or Superstore). Precall 12:00 “ Capable of handling Candidate must have a interruptions while 9-11 yrs). Call us for more & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!! minimum one year of maintaining focus info (403) 307-0210 or at Start your career! education in a related “ Effective and excellent conversaspanish@ field, or a minimum of one See Help Wanted inter-personal communicyahoo.com year relevant experience -ation skills Must be able to multi-task, “ Comfortable answering Coming and prioritize workload and directing incoming Excellent customer Events phone calls on a multi service, communication & phone line system organizational skills “ Approachable and have EAST 40TH PUB required a positive demeanor THURSDAY NIGHT’S “ Team player and capable BBQ NIGHT 6-9 p.m.

Remuneration based on of doing various duties or while quantities last. experience and education.

CLASSIFICATIONS from day to day.

Steak/Ribs, Potato, Salad, Excellent benefits packBun & Choice of Drink 700-920 age, competitive wage, Firemaster is a growing for $10.50 perks. company that provides a comprehensive remuneraICE CREAM Apply in confidence to tion and benefits package.

ANNUAL end of season Clerical careers@chatters.ca The Company strongly half price sale, Sat. Sept. or fax resume to supports people develop15 starting at 3 p.m.

BUSY MEDICAL PRACTICE m e n t a n d e n c o u r a g e s 1-888-409-0483 The Little Icecream and requires an energetic, continual personal develSoda Shoppe, personable F/T opment.

4030 50 St. Red Deer Receptionist in Red Deer.

Must be well organized, NOW PLAYING Please send your resume Dental detail oriented & able to VLT’S AT

by September 12, 2012 to: multi-task.

EAST 40TH PUB PERIOPARTNERS Computer skills an asset.

Firemaster Oilfield Dr. Patrick Pierce Send resume to Services Inc. interviewing for RDA Level Box 1008, c/o R. D. Advo4728 78A Street Close II. 2-3 days/wk.

Lost cate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4P 2J2 Excellent remuneration.

Red Deer, E-mail: jobs@firemaster.ca Fax: (403) 346-0400 LOST - MEC Bike BUSY ELECTRICAL Firm Shopping Tote (pannier). looking for P/T receptionist.

POSITION FILLED!!

Buying or Selling Lost in Red Deer along 30 General office duties as your home? ave between New well as little office cleaning.

Check out Homes for Sale Clearview and Deer Park.

Must have computer RDA II- Dental Assistant in Classifieds It fell of my bike Sept experience in excel and required for position 2-3 4th. If you have found it Microsoft word. Benefits Looking for a place days a week with early please call Shawna at available. Please email to live? morning start. No evenings 403-986-7022 or email resumes to: Take a tour through the or weekends, ortho module shawnajg@shaw.ca trpoel@telus.net preferred. Please CLASSIFIEDS email resume to LOST Mazda car key and F/T Physiotherapy Classifieds drprice@ door opener, angel and Assistant Your place to SELL riverstonedentalclinic.ca Hawaii attachments.

Your place to BUY Needing young, energetic, 403-347-8171 motivated individual to join our team. Drop off resume You can sell your guitar LOST: Prescription for a song... at: Weber Physiotherapy glasses, red in colour. Lost Oilfield or put it in CLASSIFIEDS Clinic 5420 45 Street. outside Service Bank in and we’ll sell it for you!

Deer Park. 403-342-5469 (South of Carnival Cinema) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 347-8650

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CARSON Gordon Carson, 84, of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta passed away peacefully on September 11, 2012. Gordon is survived by his 11 children, Roland (Marilyn), Donald ( L i n d a ) , Te r r y, R u s s e l l , Bruce, Elaine, Marie, Cathy Bartzis (George), Richard (Marie), Lana, Lorne (Lisa); 7 stepchildren, Simone, MaryAnn, Michael, Ronald, Suzanne, Colette, Kathy; 20 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; his brother and 8 sisters, Leona Oliver (Gerry predeceased), Dorothy Martin (Vern predeceased), Pearl Chandler (Dean predeceased), Vera Trca (Eldon), Chris Webb (Hank), Meryl Campbell (Ernest), Eileen Duffin (Lawrence), Gerry (Sharon), Evie Jones (Dave); numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend Eileen Gooch. Gordon was born in Ethelton, Saskatchewan on February 8, 1928. He was the 7th child of 14, growing up in Meskanaw, Saskatchewan. His life-long pipelining/construction career began in the early 1950s, and he became highly regarded as a heavy duty mechanic, fabricator, welder, equipment operator, and boat-builder. Stops along the way in his career, among others, included Mannix, Banister, Majestic and Wiley, Waschuk, OJ, Quinn, Doran Stewart, Benedict, and Denim.

In the mid 1960s he started his own construction company, and in 1970 he built tugboats to clear floating timber off the Brazeau Dam. Gordon had many passions in his life including music, dancing, pets, horses, and sharing his wit and banter with friends.

He also loved to go for coffee at his favourite restaurant to tell stories and tease the waitresses. The family would like to thank all the friends that visited Dad while he was sick this past year. The family would also like to sincerely thank Dr. Witten and the staff a t t h e We s t v i e w L o d g e , Rocky General Hospital, and the Red Deer Regional hospital for all their support and wonderful care - the family will always be appreciative. A Funeral Service for the late Gordon will be held at the Church Of the Nazarene, Rocky Mountain House, AB on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. with interment in the Pine Grove Cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Gordon’s name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

ROCKY AND SYLVAN LAKE FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-845-2626

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Administrative Clerk

FOUND: aprx. 8+ pairs of coveralls in back alley in Oriole Park. To claim, please call 403-346-4373

Personals

Computer Personnel

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TO PLACE AN AD

CONDO/yard sale.

4522-47 A AVE. Thurs. Sept. 13, 14 & 15 9-3.

Lots of goodies.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Fairview - Upper THE FALLS @ 5202 FARRELL AVE MULTI-FAMILY Friday 14th, 2-7 & Saturday 15th, 9-2

EASY!

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Red Deer Advocate want ad. Phone 309-3300.

Glendale 39 GISH STREET Thurs. 13th & Fri. 14th, 3-8 Sat 15th, 9-6, & Sun 16th, 11-5 Household, kids stuff, misc.

Highland Green 29 HALLGREN AVE. MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE, Thurs. Sept. 13 Fri. Sept. 14 , 3 pm -8 pm Woman in menopause cleaning!!

Mountview 4244 34 STREET CLOSE Back Alley Fri. Sept. 14th, 2-8 & Sat. Sept. 15th, 9-5 Furniture & more.

Mustang Acres

Oriole Park

West Park

Thurs. Sept. 13, 2-6 Fri. 12-6 Power tools, misc.

904-6834 59 Ave. Mustang Acres. Rain permitting

Classiest garage sale ever, belly dance supplies, art work, decore items, new bakers scafforlding jewellery, 8x8 ‘ gazebo, no junk ,15 Orchard Green, Thurs. & Fri Sept. 13 & 14, 3-8 Sat. Sept. 15, 9-1.

5833 Westpark Cres - Alley Sept. 13th, 3-7; 14th 1-7; & 15th 9-4. MULTI-FAMILY DOWNSIZING, everything must go. Collectables, furniture, treadmill, power washer, grinder, toys, books, lots of misc.

Normandeau MALE garage sale. Fri Sept. 14 & 15 10-3, 97 Parkside Dr. Electrical, plumbing, ext. ladders, new gas water tank, tools, cleaning out shop, lots of stuff 403-391-6529

YARD sale 20 Ogden Ave. Tools, camping, and hunting supplies, sewing machine, household Thurs.

Sept. 13, Fri. Sept. 14- 3-7

Sunnybrook North Red Deer

Blackfalds 42 SUNRIDGE AVENUE BLACKFALDS. Friday, Sept. 14, 5:30-8:30 & Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:00 - 2:00

MULTI- FAMILY, 12 STANTON STREET, Sunnybrook United Church Penhold parking lot, Sat. 15th, 11a.m.- 2 p.m.

HUGE 4 FAMILY SALE Household items, tools, 20 & 24 Kenron Place, furniture, microwave, Penhold. Fri. 14th, 2-7, children’s large toys, books, Sat. 15th, 9-6, Sun 16th, 9-2 GIGANTIC pictures. Rain or shine.

Exercise equip., tools, CLEARANCE SALE leather hats, etc, etc.

Sept.14&15 starting@ 7:30 am Sept. 16 starting at 9 am West Park RED DEER CO-OP HOME & GARDEN CENTRE 38 WISHART STREET Sylvan Lake 4738 RIVERSIDE DRIVE Fri. 14th & Sat. 15th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

FRI. Sept. 14, 4-8, Lawnmowers, tools, Sat. 9-4.

YOU can sell it fast with a persport stuff, garden items, #2 Willow Springs Cres. son-to-person want ad in the Hunting and household Red Deer Advocate household, some furniture, kids stuff, etc. goods, etc..

Classifieds. Phone 309-3300

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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

Legal

780

Legal Assistant/ Conveyancer

Oilfield

800

COLTER PRODUCTION TESTING SERVICES INC Join Our Fast Growing Team and Secure Your Future with our Optimum Benefit Package & RRSP’s!!

Production Testing Personnel: Day & Night Supervisors & Field Operators

790

Your application will be kept strictly confidential

F/T / P/T Pharmacy Technician. Apply w/ resume to: Highland Green Value Drug Mart, Red Deer

800

Barden Oilfield Hauling is accepting resumes for Journeyman Picker Operators, Winch Truck Operators, and Texas Bed Operators. Successful applicants must have all oilfield tickets. Please email or fax resume & 5 year C.D.A. to steve.bardentrucking@ telus.net or 403 341 3968.

Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor

BOILER OPERATOR NEEDED FOR PROJECT IN FORT NELSON BC Must have all tickets, Fax resume 403-886-2223 OR EMAIL: careers@GTChandler.com Busy trucking company looking for experienced winch truck, bed truck and tractor picker operators.

Please fax resume (403) 343-1922 or drop off at 10, 7719 Edgar Industrial Dr. DEX Production Testing req’s exp. day night supervisors & assistants.

Competitive wage & benefit pkg. Email resume to: office@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284 JAGARE ENERGY PRODUCTION TESTING now hiring Day Supervisors, Night Operators, and Helpers.

Email resumes to: jagare2@gmail.com or mikeg@jagareenergy.com CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

EXPERIENCED PIPELINE LABORERS. Acme area.

Must have all safety tickets.

Competitive wages.

Fax or email: 403-749-3367 cccenca@telus.net

Oilfield

Has Opening for all positions!

Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

WE ARE NOW HIRING in Red Deer experienced: • • • •

Winch truck operators Bed truck operators Picker operators Swampers

Fax resume and abstracts to 403-314-2340 or email safety@ providencetrucking.ca Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Professionals Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

Oilfield

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TREELINE WELL SERVICES

Duhamel Manning Feehan Warrender Glass LLP Requires the services of a Real Estate Conveyancer • Qualified Day & Night with 5 years+ experience.

Supervisors Builders experience would - (Must be able to provide be an advantage. own work truck.)

Please email resume to • Field Operators ssimmons@altalaw.ca or - Valid First Aid, H2S, fax to the attention of driver’s license required!

Office Manager on 403.343.0891.

Please see your website @ www.colterenergy.ca or contact us at 1-877-926-5837 Medical

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Oilfield

Drillers and Driller Assistants with a Class 1 driver’s license.

All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate.

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.

STEAM TRUCK operator req’d. Must have experience and have clean driver’s abstract, all req’d tickets and reliable transportation. Fax resume 403-348-2918 or email gelliott@telusplanet.net TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

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“JOIN OUR TEAM�

Optical Lab Tech

Our office is looking for a career minded professional, a team player who enjoys a fast paced, exciting work atmosphere. Part time position. Willing to work flexible schedule including Wed. evenings and Saturdays till 2 pm. Will train right candidate. Please fax your resume to 403-342-0188 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

DOW CHEMICAL in Prentiss, Alberta is now hiring a

Project Engineer

Please review the detailed job posting and requirements, and apply on-line at www.careersatdow.com Job Number 1208415 Deadline to apply is: October 4, 2012

Maple Leaf Environmental & Safety Ltd. is a proactive, dynamic and progressive company. We are currently recruiting for the position of Seismic Safety Advisors, Shut down safety personnel and EMR, EMT Alberta College of Paramedics registered medical personnel for winter projects throughout Western Canada. Please fax or e-mail resume & qualifications to: Keith Anderson Fax: 403-637-2024 kanderson@ mapleleafsafety.com 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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Professionals

810

NOSSACK GOURMET FOODS LTD.

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.

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

850

Trades

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RED DEER

is currently hiring to work with newly built state-of-the-art Coil Units based in Red Deer. We offer higher hourly pay rates and scheduled days off.

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Is seeking FRONT DESK CLERK * Answer phone calls * Take reservations * Check in/out Guests Balance cash out & Attend to guest needs $14.00/hr.

850

REQ’D IMMEDIATELY Busy insulating company in Red Deer requires laborers. Must have valid drivers license, H2S & PPE. Starting wage $17/hr.

Benefits after 3 months.

Fax resume to: 403-227-6936 foamco@telus.net

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Trades

GENERAL CARPENTER

CATTLE HAULERS

Wanted for local Alberta position. Part Time and/or Full Time. Must have clean Class 1 and live close to Lacombe.

Cattle exp. required.

Call 403-782-4804 or fax resume to: 403-782-4814.

required by a Central Alberta Home Builder.

Must have the following abilities and experience: • Blueprint reading, stair calculating, framing, finish carpentry, etc. • Individual must have a clean drivers abstract and their own transportation to and from work. • This is a Full Time, year round position.

Only those persons with the before mentioned skills need apply.

Please reply and attach resume and references to

Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds looking for

FRAMING LABOURERS CONCRETE FINISHERS GENERAL LABOURERS

Oilfield

Central AB based trucking company reqires

OWNER OPERATORS

• Great benefit package.

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

• Wages based on experience. • Own transportation to work is required.

Please fax resume to

albertabuildersinc@gmail.com

403-885-5516 or email

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k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca Truckers/ Drivers

860

Advance your career with Sanjel – Join Canada’s largest privately-owned global energy service company. Our employees are the driving force behind our company and we value their contribution. Develop your career in a dynamic environment where employees are empowered to be innovators.

TANK TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED!

HEAVY DUTY MECHANICS & ELECTRONIC TECHS

STEADY, YEAR-ROUND WORK!

$1000.00 SIGNING BONUS. SAFETY BONUS. REFERRAL BONUS. GREAT WAGES AND BENEFITS.

RED DEER, AB You have expertise, a passion for excellence and improvement, and a commitment to safety – bring them to work as part of our team.

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Speak to a recruiter at 1.800.9SANJEL or e-mail careers@sanjel.com today.

The ideal candidate will have a history of safedriving, and seek a long-term and rewarding career.

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Woodworking machine operators $17.00- $21.50 CANEM SYSTEMS hourly - 40 hrs. per wk.

LTD * Furniture manufacturing REQUIRES labourers $13.95 - $17. hourly - 40 hrs. per wk. * Cabinetmakers $18.50- * JM & Apprentice Commercial Electricians $22.50 hourly - $40.00 * JM & Apprentice hrs. per wk.

HOUSEKEEPING ROOM Service Electricians ATTENDANT FOR LOCAL WORK Send resumes to * Clean and vacuum Box 5324 Lacombe, rooms, public areas, pool Resumes to: Alberta T4L 1X1; etc.

Fax: 403-347-1866 apply by email at Replenish amenities, Or Email: Required immediately Abel.Corporation@ linens & towels dchristensen@canem.com 2 Pipeline Pipefitters. canadaemail.net or * Adhere to Holiday Inn No Phone Calls by fax to (403) 782-2729 We also require, safety stardands for upcoming projects, DNR Pressure Welding $14.00/hr. requires B Pressure Weld- Pipeline Supervisors/ All positions are Shift work ers, CWB Welders and & weekends Foremen Restaurant/ Apprenticeship welders.

Fax Resume to: Must have 1st Aid, H2S, Excellent opportunity for Hotel 780-702-5051 Ground Disturbance apprenticeship. Excellent & a valid driver’s license.

Classifieds Andy’s Oilfield Hauling Ltd. benefit packages. Email BOULEVARD Successful candidates Your place to SELL resumes to ryan@dnrweldin Blackfalds requires: must be able to operate Restaurant & Your place to BUY ing.ca. a Hiab 077 series Lounge No Phone calls please.

Winch Truck, picker mounted on a Drug and alcohol program Gasoline Alley HOLIDAY INN 5500 Dodge truck.

Bed Truck Drivers in effect.

Red Deer County Viking Projects Ltd. Red Deer South, & Picker Operators offers competitive wages DNR Pressure Welding Food & Beverage Gasoline Alley and job bonuses. requires Journeyman Server Competitive wages, Is Seeking Please forward resume to: Heavy Duty Mechanic. $12.25/hr. benefits and scheduled FRONT DESK CLERK Fax 403-782-6856 Excellent benefit packTo provide Food & Bever- * Answer phone calls days off. tickets and Email: ages. Email resumes to age service, handle experience an asset. * Take reservations reception@vikingprojects.ca ryan@dnrwelding.ca. cashiering, arrange and Please forward * Check in/out Guests Website: No Phone calls please. setup the outlet. maintain * Balance cash out applications by e-mail to www.vikingprojects.ca Drug and alcohol program cleanliness and hygiene. accounting@ & Attend to guest needs 3412 53 Ave, Lacombe, in effect. andystrucking.net or fax $ 14.00/hr Cook AB, T4L 0B5 (403) 885-4931 HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ELECTRICAL COMPANY $14.00/HR. Like us on Facebook/ ATTENDANT Looking for Apprentices To prepare and cook all follow us on Twitter Classifieds...costs so little for commercial construction food up to standard, clean * Clean and vacuum rooms Saves you so much!

ROCKY RIDGE public areas pool etc. or industrial maintenance. kitchen and maintain hyBUILDERS INC. Please fax resume to giene follow recipes, assist * Replenish amenities, BAR W/UFA is currently seeking mature linens & towels 403-346-6334 or email: in receiving and storing Petroleum & individuals for modular * Adhere to Holiday Inn mooremaintenance Kitchen Helper Electric horse barn manufacturing. safety standards @shaw.ca $11/hr Carpentry exp. an asset. $ 14.00/hr To clean kitchen following EXP’’D drywall tradesmen Positions open for: Must have drivers license All positions are safety and hygiene & laborers req’d, and transportation. 10 Shift Work & weekends standards. Clean utensils, Phone 403-348-8640 hrs/day, 5 days/week. 15 Fax resume * Mechanical cutlery, crockery and minutes south of Sylvan EXP’D SIDER , must have 780 - 702-5051 Technician glassware items.

Lake. Fax resume to truck and tools. $85/sq.

Clean floors.

ORMIT ENTERPRISES LTD * Electrical 403-728-3106 or call we pay compensation Assist in prep. o/a A&W Village, Technician 403-373-3419 Call 403-347-2522 All positions are 58 6320 50 Ave. Red Deer, The successful candidates Shift Work & Weekends.

AB T4N 4C6. 403-346-6100 must have strong aptitude GOODMEN SHUNDA Fax resume 780-702-5051 Needs F/T Food Service for electronic, mechanical ROOFING LTD. CONSTRUCTION Supervisor.

Shift work, Requires and computer systems.

CALKINS CONSULTING Requires Full Time must be flexible. $13.50/hr. Strong problem solving o/a Tim Hortons Carpenters and Please apply in person or and trouble shooting ability SLOPED ROOFERS FOOD COUNTER carpenters helpers email: ormit@telus.net LABOURERS will directly affect success ATTENDANT $11/hr.

Laborers and Skid & FLAT ROOFERS within the position.

SUPERVISORS $13/hr.

POST-TIME LOUNGE Please fax resumes to Apply at 6620 Orr Drive.

Steer Operator is now accepting resumes Valid Driver’s Licence 403-347-9301 or email: Also hiring for Blackfalds for Day and evening shift.

Competitive Wages preferred.

Fax or email administration@ location.

Apply w/resume & Benefits. Fax resumes & info@goodmenroofing.ca barwpetroleum.com Fax: 403-782-9685 3731 50 TH AVE. ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or (403)341-6722 Call 403-341-3561 or No phone calls please. or email to: BWS NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! apply in person admin@shunda.ca FABRICATION INC. CORONATION MOTEL Is looking to fill the Sales & REQUIRE IMMEDIATELY positions of Distributors F/T HOUSEKEEPERS. $14.50/hr, 35 hrs/wk.

Journeyman SOAP STORIES Little experience required. is seeking or Apprentice Call 403-578-3700 Retail Sales Supervisor Pipe Fitter HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC for our Parkland Mall location, DAD’S PIZZA 1st or 2nd Yr. Apprentice.

SYLVAN AUTO CENTRE Red Deer. $17.40/hr.

PART/FULL TIME COOK Full time work, benefits Apprentice requires an 1st Year or Email resume: Apply at East 40th Pub. avail.

Apply with resume to other Apprentice Technician, Instrument/Tubing premierjobrd1@gmail.com 3811 40th Ave. RAVEN MECHANICAL Fax resume SERVICES. 403-887-5054 or email STEEL MAGNOL INC F/T or P/T Housekeeping B Pressure Welders #1, 7620 76 St. Close, ccottam@hotmail.ca o/a: All in One, Pinook and servers with experiwith Vessel Red Deer, AB. No phone calls please Hire Sales Clerks ence in serving seniors.

Fabrication 2 locations at Must be flexible, work PARTS INVENTORY Welders Wanted Parkland Mall within a team environExperience -2nd yr, 3rd yr CONTROL Red Deer, AB ment, take initiative and or Journeyman We are currently seeking Ability to sales. English. work without supervision.

The successful candidates - willing to work Perm, F/Time, Shifts, Must be available to work shall possess the following an energetic self motivated substantial overtime individual for parts and Weekends weekend. MUST be able to skills and abilities: Subcontractors inventory control. Oilfield Wage-$14.60 per/h pass criminal check. We • Experience in the welcome by hand or drilling exp. an asset.

E-mail: offer a competitive salary.

Oilfield and related Ozcan Northern is a rig Ozcan Northern is a rig fishergrp@gmail.com Fax: 403-341-5613 equipment manufacturer located in manufacturer in Blindman Attention: ARAMARK Something for Everyone • Works well with others Blindman Ind. Park. We Industrial Park. Please e-mail: margery_becker@ Everyday in Classifieds • Must be dependable, are currently experiencing email resume to aramark.ca reliable high demand in our michelle@ Looking for a place • Exercise good fabrication facility and are JJAM Management ozcannorthern.com or fax to live? organizational skills looking for energetic, self (1987) Ltd., 403-309-0179 Take a tour through the on the shop floor motivated. Please fax Requires to work at CLASSIFIEDS QUALIFIED resumes to 403-309-0179 5111 22 St. Those individuals with the or email to: trevor@ ELECTRICIANS 37444 HWY 2 S appropriate qualifications ozcannorthern.com 37543 HWY 2N NEEDED may respond in strictest 700 3020 22 St. Trades confidence to Parkland Mall careers@bwsfabrication.com True Power Electric Truckers/ STORE FRONT Requires or Fax 403-343-6006 A FULL TIME PAINTER Drivers F.T. SHIFT WORK, Residential exp. only REQUIRED $11.00/hr.

DNR Powerline Competitive wages Painting exp. necessary.

Busy Central Alberta Grain Please fax resume to: Construction requires & benefits.

Must have vehicle.

Trucking Company looking 403-314-1303 Labourers/apprentices for Fax resume to: Must be task orientated, for Class 1 Drivers. We various projects in Alberta.

403-314-5599 INDIAN FLAME & PIZZA self motivated & reliable. offer lots of home time, Excellent opportunity for requires immediately, Phone 403-596-1829 benefits and a bonus apprenticeship. Excellent Shipper / Receiver F/T COOK, 40 HRS. PER program. Grain and super benefit packages.

AES INDUSTRIAL Looking for a new pet?

WK, $13.75/hr.

B exp. an asset but not Fax resume to SUPPLIES LTD. Check out Classifieds to Phone 403-314-4100 necessary. If you have a 403-742-5759 or email looking for an energetic/ find the purrfect pet. after 11 a.m. clean commercial drivers dnrwelding1@xplornet.com enthusiastic individual for abstract and would like to Attention : Noel. No phone our receiving department. start making good money. calls please. Drug and Fax resume to fax or email resume and alcohol program in effect.

403-342-0233 Trades comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

261201I13-21

Email: IFMJYKPCT!JSPDDPSQ DPN Call: 403-358-5001 Fax Resume: 403-342-1635

850

ABEL CORPORATION is looking for candidates for the following positions:

850

Helix Coil Services, a division of IROC Energy Services

Trades

259377I1-30

Janitorial

Send your resume today! Email: careers@nwtl.ca Fax: (403) 250-7801 260359I7-20

EDMONTON – RED DEER – INNISFAIL – RMH

CLASS 1 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

Req’d immediately Will consider training a professional, experienced driver.

Ph.1-877-463-9664 or email resume to info@capilano trucktraining.com 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 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

CLASS 3 DRIVER/ EQUIPMENT OPERATOR req’d immed. Local work, need drivers abstract.

Fax resume to 403-986-8142 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

RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 D3

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 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 SNOW plow drivers(2) req’d for winter season based out of Lacombe, exc. wages. Must have Class 3 w/air. Call Toll Free 1-877-787-2501 Mon. - Fri. 9 am. - 5 pm. only or fax resume to: 403-784-2330

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Misc.

Help

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308 Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Alberta Government Funded Programs Student Funding Available!

www.academicexpress.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $11/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life

CARRIERS NEEDED For Advocate routes VANIER AREA 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. BOWER AREA Boyce St. Bell St./Byer Close INGLEWOOD AREA: Issard Close SUNNYBROOK AREA: Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Springfield Ave.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

860

VANIER AREA: Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Valentines Crsc./ Vandorp St.

BULK PETROLEUM DRIVER

WANTED FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA

PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER

261019I10-16

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:

Celebrating the birth of your child?

Share your happy news with family & friends with a special announcement in the Red Deer Advocate Classifieds “Announcement” section.

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

Must have a reliable vehicle .

Please contact Rick at 403-314-4303

W elcome H ome!

GRANDVIEW 69 Advocate $362/month $4347/year

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

Earn $500.mo. for 1--1/2 hrs. per day 6 days a week.

403-346-2132 8009 Edgar Industrial Place www.kochfuel.ca

WEST LAKE 77 Advocate $404/month $4851/year

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for Morning Newspaper delivery in the Town of Blackfalds

NORMANDEAU Parkside Mobile Home Park

340-1930

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

MUSTANG ACRES Galbraith St. & Gray Dr.

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in

MOUNTVIEW 71 Advocate $372/month $4473/year

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE WEST LAKE

KENTWOOD Kirkland Dr. & Kirkwood Crsc.

Adult Education & Training

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

Wanted for delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

Academic Express

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIER NEEDED

Morning, Afternoon And Evening P/T Classes

DEER PARK Doran Crsc.

Doan Ave. area ALSO Dixon Crsc. area

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

880

EASTVIEW 82 Advocate $430/month $5165/year

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Reliable vehicle needed.

For more info

GED Preparation

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA. Good for an adult with a small car.

CLEARVIEW For early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m. Mon. through Fri., + 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

CIRCULATION Service Runner (Part Time)

Do You: - Want extra income - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week)

880

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Help

CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com 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

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544 24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

920

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collectins!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com P/T multi skilled building maintenance personnel wanted for interior building repairs etc. Flooring & painting exp. an asset.

Fax to 403-782-0243 PART Time Dock Staff We have immediate openings for part time dock staff working afternoons. If you have warehouse experience and looking to work with a major freight forwarder, send your resume to gmctavish@tpsgroup.ca or call 905-564-1803. Total Personnel Solutions.

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

SPORTING GOODS store requires knowledgeable person for their gun room.

F/T or P/T iideal position for a retired person with firearm experience would be an asset. Drop by with resume to Bay 6, 7667 50th Ave, SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

FREE

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

POLICE SEIZURE Estate Auction

Sunday September 16 @ 11 am sharp VIEWING 9 AM LOCATION: RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY HALL Directions: From Penhold Fas Gas, West on 592 for 9 km to Range Road 10, North to the Hall or Burnt Lake Trail to Range Road 10, then South to Hall.

Watch for Ridgewood Hall signs PARTIAL LIST ONLY: 1986 Ford Mustang; Antiques, Collectables, Furniture, Gold Jewelry, Scales, Antique Recliner, Oak Showcase, Cross Cut Saws ,Sofa Sets, Fridge , Electric Range, Big Screen TV , Grandfather Clock, Lift Chair/Recliner ,Small Freezer, Dining Suites, Mountain Bikes , Electronics; Gun Cases; Compound & Cross Bows, Tools , Band Saw , Safe (with Combination) – Misc.

And a WHOLE LOT MORE For a complete list visit www.cherryhillauction.com Te r m s o f S a l e : C a s h , Cheque, C/C, Everything must be paid for & removed on sale day (NO EXCEPTIONS), 15% buyer’s premium.

Sale subject to Additions, Deletions, Errors and Omissions.

Cherry Hill Auction & Appraisals

1540

Bicycles

THE TASTY BAKERY 2 MTN. BIKES, ladies’ and men’s $20 each, PACKAGING & 403-728-2383 COUNTER SALES

1630

EquipmentHeavy

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1730

1860

Sporting Goods

C L O C K r a d i o , S o n y GOLF CLUB SET RIGHT fm/am/3cd undercounter, HANDED 1 & 3 WOODS, new $100 403-314-2026 J a z z a n d Ti c a t , Ly n x irons, 3-SW putter, bag, pull cart, balls, tees, $75 Misc. for call 403-346-0093

Sale

1760

26 8 tracks, 26 cassettes, Homestead Firewood 27 LP’s, country western, Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. must take all $80; custom 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 made ice pick $50; tail gate protector and cargo FIREWOOD. All Types.

P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 organizer for Ford Ranger Club cab both $40; meat birchfirewoodsales.com tub 18” x 22” x 10 1/2” deep, like new $20 403-314-2026 Garden

1680

MANUAL treadmill, ab rail, new in box, sit on (works arms/legs), ab rocker, all for $50 403-746-5123 PING PONG table, new, never used, still in original box, $150. Phone 403-340-1640 or 403-391-6619.

RH compound bow 80 LB. CONSTRUCTION wheel- complete, case, target, tree barrow as new, $40; 2 stand, $385. 403-986-5238 CEMENT lawn ornaments therma-pane windows, $45-$100 403-314-9125 $20 each, 28’ white deck r a i l i n g , $ 1 2 0 ; Travel COLORADO BLUE Packages 403-728-2383 SPRUCE 6’-15’ digging and planting. J/V Tree DISPLAY CASE (Lockable).

TRAVEL ALBERTA Farm. 403-350-6439.

Wood with glass top.† Alberta offers RED crab apples to give Measures 36” wide x 24” SOMETHING away call 403-346-3142 deep x 6” tall. Bottom lined for everyone. with red velvet. Great for Make your travel vendors who want to display plans now.

Health & small/valuable items. $35.† Beauty Call (403) 342-7908

Supplies

1900

1700 1710

NEW material, assorted lengths $1-$8; new zippers 75 cents; toaster $5; steam iron $5; 2 flower pots w/macrame hanger $20; 12 pc. set of dishwasher safe dishes $75 403-314-9125

WHITE porcelain bathroom pedestal sink, new in box, APPLS. reconditioned lrg. includes faucets $100; selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. white bathroom wall cabiwarr. Riverside Appliances net $20; white tubular over 403-342-1042 toilet shelf $10; 3 carpet cleaners $15/ea., Bissell upright carpet cleaner Household $40 403-746-5123

Furnishings

1720

BED ALL NEW,

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

302-0582 Free Delivery BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582.

D R E S S E R w / m i r r o r, 3 drawers $70; chest of drawers, 4 drawers $50; night table, 2 drawers $40; record cabinet 26” x 15” x 22”H $40 403-314-2026

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

WHITE wicker dressing table w/chair $100; ladies golf clubs and bag $30 403-347-6190

Dogs

1840

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Combines & Headers

2040

860 MASSEY COMBINE Call 403-502-1091

2140

Horses

HORSE TRAINING

AUSTRALIAN Shepherd pups, mini. & toy blue merles, $250-$500. 1st shots, de-wormed. 780-372-2387

specializing in Western performance Michelle Hansum @403 597-4624 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

GOLDEN RETRIEVER pups, 1 M. Ready to go, 1st. shots.

Vet checked. Born May 13. .....SOLD!!......

Grain, Feed Hay

P. B. Pomeranian puppies, 2 M 2 F , sire and dame on sight, $500, 780-372-4367

2ND. cut round hay bales 403-350-4924

2190

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300 ASSOCIATIONS

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

BALLOON RIDES www.air-ristocrat.com Gary 403-302-7167

HEALTH & FITNESS www.antlerhillelkranch.com Peak Performance VA 227-2449 www.liveyourlifebetter.com Lose weight naturally with Z-Trim www.dontforgetyourvitamins.net The greatest vitamins in the world www.matchingbonus123.usana.com the best...just got better!! www.greathealth.org Cancer Diabetes DIET 350-9168

JOB OPPORTUNITIES www.workopolis.com Red Deer Advocate - Job Search

PET ADOPTION

BUILDERS

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

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

www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES www.ultralife.bulidingonabudjet.com MLM’ers attract new leads for FREE!

CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

REAL ESTATE RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

SHOPPING www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

COMPUTER REPAIR

WEB DESIGN

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

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

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here Warehouse Shipper/ Receiver

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

1010

Home based bookkeeper with over 13 years of experience. I use both Simply and Quickbooks software. Rates:$25-35/ hour depending on services needed. Call Kim at 403-704-1174 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

1100

ANYTHING CONCRETE 403-872-2765 or 506-2150

880

Sidewalks, driveways, garages, patios, bsmts. RV pads. Dean 403-505-2542

Permanent Full time Maintenance Position: • Basic working knowledge of electricity, painting, carpentry and plumbing.

• Excellent team player needed with the ability to work independently.

• Emergency First Aid & Mandatory criminal record check required.

Please apply in writing to:

Eavestroughing

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Kitchen renovations Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648

Bill Wall, Maintenance Manager 301 4719 - 48 Avenue or by Fax to: 403-343-2332.

DALE’S Home Reno’s.

Free estimates for all your reno needs. 755-9622 cell 506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

1130

10% OFF FOR SENIORS 403-391-2169

Escorts

1165

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT Busty Babe w/My Own Car! BEAUTIFUL college girl ROXY 403-848-2300 BOYS play with toys, men play with us 403-550-0558

EDEN

587-877-7399 10am- 2am

Handyman Services

1200

F & J Renovations. We do it all. Good rates and references available so call John at 403-307-3001 jbringleson@shaw.ca TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Massage Therapy

1280

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. 403-348-5650

EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049

Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445

1169

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Fencing

Black Cat Concrete

BLACK PEARL CONCRETE Garage/RV pads, driveways, patios, bsmt. Dave 352-7285

309-3300 CLASSIFIEDS

Stereos TV's, VCRs

AFFORDABLE

Household Appliances

wegot

Auctions

1660

Firewood

*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 open 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday!

for all Albertans

Phone 403-342-2514 or 403-347-8988

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)

1640

Tools

TABLESAW, 10” Craftsman. Like New. $350. 403-342-1936

SAFETY

Career Planning

As part of our customer Competitive starting wages service team, you will be plus regular increases. dispatched in response to Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm service concerns to delivExcellent benefits ery newspapers and flyers package. Opportunities to customers or carriers. A to advance. Must be delivery vehicle is pro- dependable, hardworking vided. and seeking a long-term Hours of shifts are Monday career. Apply in person, through Friday 5 a.m. to or email to: 9 a.m. or longer, and/or hartleytj@eecol.com afternoon shifts Monday to 4747 - 61st Street Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m..

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PEACHLAND, B.C. — The last of the evacuees from a forest fire that tore through parts of Peachland, B.C., destroying four houses, were given the all-clear to return to their homes Wednesday, three days after they were forced to flee.

The number of evacuees had been steadily decreasing, from 1,550 on Sunday in the hours after the fire broke out to 258 by Wednesday morning.

Those remaining evacuees, who live in the worst-hit areas of Peachland along the northern edge of the community, were permitted to return as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, the Regional District of Central Okanagan said in an news release.

The fire started Sunday afternoon in a ditch near a park just outside Peachland and quickly spread in high winds.

The fire moved three kilometres in a little more than an hour, eventually covering two square kilometres. Three homes and an abandoned house were destroyed, and the RCMP facilitated efforts to shuttle horses away from ranches in the path of the fire.

There were no injuries, among either people or animals, officials have said.

The regional district said crews were still working to target hot spots in the fire, which was considered 85 per cent contained as of Wednesday morning.

While the evacuation orders have been rescinded, the 1,550 who were ordered to leave are now on an evacuation alert, meaning they should be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice.

The Central Okanagan Regional District warned residents to be cautious of hazardous conditions, such as brittle trees that can fall silently or what are known as “easy bake ovens” — underground burning root structures that can be extremely hot and unstable.

Air tankers fighting the fire dropped fire retardant to stop the fire’s spread, and some homes and properties were covered in the red substance. One Peachland woman said she was in her garage when her house and yard was splashed with fire retardant.

The regional district said homeowners whose properties were covered in fire retardant should call the local office of ICL Performance Products, which specializes in fire retardant.

Investigators have not yet said what may have caused the fire.

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MONTREAL — The FBI agent who famously infiltrated the New York mob under the fake name Donnie Brasco is set to testify as a witness at Quebec’s inquiry into construction industry corruption, according to a media report Wednesday.

Radio-Canada said Joseph Pistone, who helped convict about 200 gangsters, will be among the first witnesses when the inquiry returns from its summer break next week.

The French-language network of the CBC says Pistone will testify on Monday — which happens to be his 73rd birthday.

Pistone, whose exploits were chronicled in the film Donnie Brasco which starred Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, got inside the infamous Bonanno crime family for almost six years in the 1970s and built a case against them.

Donnie Brasco was the name he used while under cover.

The Bonannos have been alleged to have links to Montreal’s Rizzuto clan. In fact, Vito Rizzuto has spent the last few years in a U.S. prison in connection with 1981 murders that were included in the Donnie Brasco movie. Rizzuto is slated for release in several weeks.

Quebec’s Charbonneau commission is looking into organized crime involvement in the awarding of public contracts.

It was a key issue in the provincial election when Premier Jean Charest’s opponents hammered him for waiting more than two years to call a public inquiry after allegations of corruption surfaced.

Radio-Canada reported that after Pistone, two crime experts are slated to testify: Carlo Morselli, a researcher at the Universite de Montreal; and Valentina Tenti, an Italian who is completing postdoctoral work in Montreal on Italian organized crime.

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VANCOUVER — Opponents of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline are organizing what they’re calling the largest act of peaceful civil disobedience on the oil sands issue in Canada.

Greenpeace Canada says a mass sit-in planned for the front lawn of the B.C. legislature in Victoria on Oct. 22 is backed by more than 80 leaders from the business, First Nations, environmental, labour and academic communities across Canada.

The group says those supporters include environmentalist David Suzuki, former Canadian UN ambassador Stephen Lewis, Council of Canadians chair Maude Barlow, lawyer Clayton Ruby, author Naomi Klein and economist Mark Jaccard.

Barlow says the protest is aimed at showing that attempts to gut Canada’s environmental laws and put a price tag on the B.C. coast can’t been done without a public response.

Environmentalist Tzeporah (Zep-or-ah) Berman says the risk of oil spills from Alberta to B.C. is too great.

The sit-in is aimed building on similar protests last year, including one in Ottawa in September and another in Washington D.C. in August that opposed the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Romney and Obama trade barbs over Middle East ROMNEY TENDS TO ‘SHOOT FIRST, AIM LATER’ OBAMA RETORTS AFTER ROMNEY’S MIDDLE EAST CRITICISM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Republican challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama’s administration on Wednesday of showing weakness in the face of tumultuous events that left four U.S. diplomats dead in the Middle East and jolted the race for the White House. Obama retorted that his rival “seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later.”

The president responded to Romney near the end of a day when even some Republicans with experience in national security matters questioned Romney’s handling of the issue, calling it hasty. Top Republican leaders in Congress pointedly declined to endorse his criticism of the president.

It was a rare day in the U.S. campaign when foreign policy took centre stage instead of the economy and the unemployment rate of 8.1 per cent — long the No. 1 issue for voters.

Recent polls show Obama comfortably leading Romney when it comes to which candidate voters feel is more adept at handling matters of national security. The Republican challenger, a former Massachusetts governor with little international experience, has worked to whittle away at that deficit.

The events unfolded with less than eight weeks remaining in the race for the White House, a campaign that has been close for months. Polls show Obama holding a slim lead in some battleground states, which are crucial because the U.S. president is elected not by popular vote but in state-bystate contests.

Romney, who has a slight advantage in recent surveys when it comes to economic matters, went on the offensive on foreign policy amid the turmoil in the Middle East.

Chris Stevens, U.S. ambassador to Libya, and three other American diplomats were killed on Tuesday as protesters overran and burned the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. In a separate incident, the American Embassy in Cairo was breached by protesters, and the nation’s flag was ripped down, although no deaths were reported there.

U.S. officials are investigating whether the attack in Libya was a terrorist strike planned to mark the 11th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Initial reports were that both the Libya and Egypt events had been motivated by anger over an amateur film made in the United States that ridiculed Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.

Romney criticized an initial statement from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo as disgraceful and “akin to apology.”

He added, “It’s never too early for the United States government to condemn attacks on Americans and to defend our values.”

Romney’s account didn’t mesh completely with events in Cairo.

The embassy statement that he referred to as akin to apology was issued by the embassy in Cairo at midday on Tuesday at a time the staff was aware of still-peaceful demonstrations in the area nearby. It was four or five hours later when the mob breached the compound’s walls and tried to burn a U.S. flag.

The embassy statement, which came hours before the deaths in Libya, called for calm. It also condemned “the

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney makes comments on the killing of U.S. embassy officials in Benghazi, Libya, while speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday. continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions,” and noted that religious freedom is a cornerstone of American democracy.

Romney added that the White House later “distanced itself” from the statement, saying it hadn’t been cleared by senior officials in Washington. “That reflects the mixed signals they’re sending to the world.”

Appearing in Jacksonville, Florida, Romney quickly broadened his remarks to emphasize other disagreements he has with Obama on national security issues, citing “differences of opinion with regards to Israel and our policies there; with regards to Iran, with regards to Afghanistan, with regards to Syria.”

Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan, in an interview later in the day, also said the initial statement had come as the embassy was under attack. “I disagree with the original statements that the embassy put out — that the administration put out in Cairo sympathizing with the people who were storming the embassy. We should stand up for our values,” he said.

Obama initially chose not to respond to Romney. During an appearance outside the White House, he somberly mourned the deaths and announced

the deployment of additional Marines at diplomatic posts overseas in his capacity as commander in chief.

Obama-the-political-candidate later shed his reluctance with an unusually personal criticism of Romney during an interview with CBS television.

“It’s important for you to make sure that the statements that you make are backed up by the facts. And that you’ve thought through the ramifications before you make ’em,” Obama said. “It appears that Gov. Romney didn’t have his facts right.”

Some Republicans joined Democrats in questioning Romney’s decision to inject himself into the situation thousands of miles (kilometres) away with his critical statement Tuesday night.

Gordon Johndroe, a national security aide during George W. Bush’s presidency, said Romney’s reaction as a candidate was quicker than he would be able to make if he were president.

“Events happen quickly but the information at first is very vague and uncertain. You don’t know who has done the attack, how many people, who was attacked, were people just injured or killed. It takes a while for information to come through, and you have to be very careful and cautious when responding.”

Top Republican leaders in Congress did not come to Romney’s defence as

they — like the Republican challenger and the president — mourned the deaths of the fallen diplomats.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Obama “correctly tightened the security overseas.” Asked about Romney’s remarks, he declined to answer and walked toward his office in the Capitol.

House Speaker John Boehner issued a brief statement condemning the violence against the U.S., as did Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, but neither included any reference to the president.

Romney, on Wednesday, defended his decision to issue his first critical statement Tuesday night, at a time when it was not yet known that Stevens had been killed. Asked if he would have done so had he been aware of the deaths, he said, “I’m not going to take hypotheticals about what would have been known and so forth.”

Romney has received mixed reviews before for his handling of foreign policy matters. During a heavily publicized overseas trip early this summer, he was reproached by British officials when he appeared to question preparations for the Olympic Games in London.

He was also criticized for failing to mention the war in Afghanistan during his speech at the Republican national convention last month.

Somalia president survives double Child deaths drop to seven million in 2011 suicide bomber attack at hotel

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s new president survived an assassination attempt on his second day in office when two suicide bombers blew themselves up Wednesday while trying to gain access into a heavily guarded hotel that is his temporary residence, officials and witnesses said.

The attack highlights the challenge that insecurity caused by an Islamist insurgency poses to Somalia’s fledgling government, which is expected to help transform the east African country from being a failed state to one with functioning government.

The African Union Mission for Somalia said one of its soldiers was killed when the two suicide attackers attempted to penetrate the Jazeera Hotel where the President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Kenya’s foreign minister were giving a news conference. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast.

The two suicide bombers set off explosions after they were shot by soldiers guarding the Jazeera Hotel, while another was intercepted and shot dead as he attempted to scale the walls of the hotel’s compound, the African Union Mission for Somalia, known as Amisom, said in a statement.

Witnesses say at least one more person was killed, bringing the total death toll to a minimum of five, including the three attackers.

The president who was elected by Parliament on Monday, was undeterred by the explosions and continued to speak to the media, AMISOM said.

Al-Shabab, a radical Islamist militia that is affiliated with al-Qaida and waging an insurgency against the Somali government, quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. Al-Shabab had opposed Mohamud’s election, saying it had been manipulated by Western powers.

Somali parliamentarians were tasked with electing a president since no election could be held, given the state of security around the country.

African Union forces are helping the Somali government fight al-Shabab, which the U.S. has designated as terrorist group and which neighbouring African countries consider a threat.

Police Corp. Yusuf Ali said he was guarding the Somalia immigration department near the Jazeera Hotel when the two blasts occurred.

An Associated Press photographer inside

the hotel for the president’s news conference with Kenyan Foreign Minister Sam Ongeri confirmed the two officials were safe. The photographer said he saw at least five bodies near the gate of the hotel. Witness Mohammed Nuradin confirmed that death toll.

President Mohamud has taken up temporary residence at Jazeera Hotel in a highly protected zone near the airport before moving to the presidential palace. During Monday’s election, he defeated Sheik Shariff Sheikh Ahmed who was seeking re-election as president after having led a transitional government for three years. Somalia has had transitional administrations since 2004. Mohamud, 56, an academic and activist, is expected to form the county’s first functioning central government since 1991, when warlords overthrew a longtime dictator.

Since 2004, Somalia has been represented by a U.N.-approved leadership structure called the Transitional Federal Government that mostly controlled only small parts of Mogadishu. That government has accomplished little, but because African Union and Somali troops pushed al-Shabab militants out of the capital last year and most part of the country they occupied, positive momentum is building.

The international community has supported the election of a new president for Somalia, saying it’s a step toward moving the country out of its failed-state status but that much more remains to be done in a country bloodied by two decades of war.

Mohamud faces an uphill task unifying a fractious country in the face of the al-Qaida linked-Islamist insurgency and rebuilding a bombed-out infrastructure, food security and institutions.

Another challenge is fighting endemic corruption that plagued previous governments.

Many of al-Shabab’s troops are reported to have fled into northern Somalia over the last year following their pullout from Mogadishu in August 2010 in the face of an African Union onslaught. Fighters are also flocking to Kismayo, the last major city al-Shabab controls.

Al-Shabab militants, though evicted from Mogadishu, still penetrate the seaside capital to carry out suicide attacks. One such attack took place last month as Somali elders voted in a new internationally backed constitution that guarantees more rights for women and children. The bombers were stopped at the gates and no one except the two attackers was killed.

UN CHILDREN AGENCY REPORT

BY EDITH M. LEDERER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The number of children under the age of five who die annually fell to less than 7 million in 2011, but around 19,000 boys and girls around the world are still dying every day from largely preventable causes, the U.N. children’s agency said in a report released Wednesday night.

The report by the United Nations Children’s Fund said that four-fifths of under-five deaths last year occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

More than half the pneumonia and diarrhea deaths — which together account for almost 30 per cent of under-five deaths worldwide — occur in just four countries: Congo, India, Nigeria and Pakistan, it said.

“Given the prospect that these regions, especially subSaharan Africa, will account for the bulk of the world’s births in the next years, we must give new impetus to the global momentum to reduce under-five deaths,” UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said in the report.

He said youngsters from disadvantaged and marginalized families in poor and fragile nations are the most likely to die before their fifth birthday, but their lives can be saved with vaccines, adequate nutrition and basic medical and maternal care.

“The world has the technology and know-how to do so,” Lake said. “The challenge is to make these available to every child.”

UNICEF said the rate of decline in under-five deaths has

drastically accelerated in the last decade, from 1.8 per cent per year during the 1990s to 3.2 per cent per year between 2000 and 2011.

“There is much to celebrate,” Lake said.

“More children now survive their fifth birthday than ever before — the global number of under-five deaths has fallen from around 12 million in 1990 to an estimated 6.9 million in 2011.”

In 2010, there were 7.6 million under-5 deaths.

The report underscores that a country’s location and economic status need not be a barrier to reducing child deaths.

Low income countries such as Bangladesh, Liberia and Rwanda, middle income countries including Brazil, Mongolia and Turkey, and high income countries such as Oman and Portugal have all made dramatic gains, lowering their under-five mortality rates by more than two-thirds between 1990 and 2011, the report said.

But UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Geeta Rao Gupta stressed that there is “unfinished business” and it is not just about the number of child deaths.

“Behind every statistic is an unseen child, and a grieving mother and father,” she said. “A child’s death is all the more tragic when caused by a disease that can easily be prevented.

“That’s why we have this global movement to recommit to child survival and renew the promise to end child deaths.

This decline shows we can make this happen.”

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

Over 255 arrests during coup violence in Chile

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTIAGO, Chile — A long night of violence marking the anniversary of Chile’s 1973 coup ended with unsettling results Wednesday: one officer dead and 26 wounded, and 255 people arrested, including 83 children.

Five public buses were set on fire to make barricades in the streets of the capital and more than 400 others sustained broken windows and other damage, prompting the transportation

agency to cancel service for more than a million people.

There was widespread looting through the night, and at least 58,000 homes were left without power after hooded protesters threw metal chains onto power lines in at least 12 of Santiago’s 35 districts, the electricity company said.

The protests marked the Sept. 11, 1973, coup that began Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s long dictatorship.

Metropolitan Police Chief Luis Valdes said 27-year-old police officer

Cristian Martinez was shot to death trying to stop the looting of a supermarket.

President Sebastian Pinera said his government will do all it can to identify those responsible for the killing of Martinez, the father of a 3-week-old baby.

The officer died “defending our lives, our security, our tranquility,” Pinera said.

A 17-year-old who witnesses said fired a gun in the area was arrested, and a .38-calibre revolver was recov-

ered, but he denied responsibility. The fatal bullet entered through an opening in the officer’s protective vest.

Deputy Interior Minister Rodrigo Ubilla said the number of arrests had declined from previous years, but violence had intensified, with firearms being used more than ever. There was “a greater number of gunshots, of weapons, and we’re also concerned about seeing a greater number of young people in the streets,” Ubilla said.

Greece to toughen hate crime sentencing after attacks

BY DEREK GATOPOULOS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Freedom Party lawmaker Geert Wilders, second right, leaves the polling station with his bodyguards, after casting his vote for parliamentary elections in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday. Dutch voters could change their country’s course in tackling the debt crisis when they elect a new parliament in a test of whether European voters have the stomach to continue with stringent austerity measures.

Dutch anti-Islam, anti-Europe party slammed in elections

BY TOBY STERLING THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — While the winner of the Dutch national elections is not yet certain, the biggest loser appears certain to be Geert Wilders, the leader of the anti-Europe, anti-immigration Freedom Party.

Wilders, best known for his harsh anti-Islam rhetoric, gambled that the public sentiment in the Netherlands was sufficiently negative over the euro currency that he based his campaign on bashing the European Union.

According to exit polls, his party lost 11 seats in parliament, falling from 24 to 13.

“I would have rather stood here with good news, but the voter has spoken: we have lost badly,” he told supporters after exit poll results were released.

He said he would continue to “fight,” to “to protect the Netherlands against Europe, against mass immigration, against the (European) superstate.”

“We will never give up,” he said.

His party may also have been punished for an image of unreliability.

In April, Wilders withdrew his support from Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Cabinet, bringing down the government and precipitating the current elections. Wilders’ reason: He didn’t want to adhere to Europe’s 3 per cent budget deficit limit.

While Wednesday’s poor showing

effectively means Wilders will not participate in a new government, that may not hamper him from filling the main role he has occupied since the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim radical in 2004: as a gadfly for more mainstream parties, voicing sharp criticism of policies he sees as betraying Dutch national interests.

Many voters said they approved of Wilders’ skepticism over the euro, but his call to withdraw from the European Union entirely was simply too much.

Wilders loudly opposed bailouts for southern European countries, at one point printing up an oversize replica of an old drachma note and trying to deliver it to the Greek Embassy as a stunt.

Earlier Wednesday, voter Marlon Alberto — a Dutch man of African ancestry — said Wilders is “the closest thing there is to an honest politician,” and he planned to keep supporting him regardless of the election’s outcome.

“At least he’s not saying things behind my back,” he said outside a voting booth at Amsterdam city hall. “If he wants people like me to leave this country, he’ll say it to my face.”

Before the elections, author Chris Aalberts said Wilders will remain a force to be reckoned with.

He predicted that if Mark Rutte’s VVD party wins the elections “they will always have one eye on the polls, and Wilders will force them to take as hard a line against Brussels as they can.”

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ATHENS — Greece will toughen sentencing for hate crimes, following a surge in attacks against immigrants and violence involving members of a far-right political party, the country’s justice minister said Wednesday.

Antonis Roupakiotis said racially motivated crimes would carry a minimum three-year prison sentence, under judicial reforms due to be voted on in parliament later this year. Current guidelines generally do not have specific provisions for racial motives in sentencing, and prison sentences for assault are often suspended.

Migrant and human rights groups have reported an alarming rise in assaults against mostly South Asian immigrants since the start of the country’s crippling financial crisis.

“It seems like the Greek government is finally taking xenophobic violence seriously,” Judith Sunderland, a senior Western Europe researcher at Human Rights Watch, said. “But we need to see concrete action, not just announcements. We hope draft legislation will be examined in parliament soon.”

‘WE CONDEMN IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE WAY EVERY ACT OF VIOLENCE, AND ESPECIALLY ACTIONS

BY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF GOLDEN DAWN AGAINST IMMIGRANTS OR OTHER CITIZENS.’ — ANTONIS ROUPAKIOTIS GREECE’S JUSTICE MINISTER ON A POLITICAL PARTY TRYING TO CUTLIVATE A ‘NEO-NAZIIDEOLOGY IN GREECE

The U.S.-based group, in a report issued in July, said it had documented a rise in anti-immigrant attacks, including stabbings and serious beatings, in Athens over the past two years, leaving dozens of confirmed victims.

Earlier this week, Greece’s government launched an urgent inquiry into attacks by members of the extreme right Golden Dawn party against immigrant street vendors, whom they accused of operating illegally.

Four people were arrested Tuesday in Messolongi, a town in central Greece, for demanding document inspections from immigrant vendors, while a police officer was suspended for allegedly participating in a Golden Dawn-led attack on immigrants’ stalls in the same town over the weekend.

Golden Dawn won nearly 7 per cent of the vote in June general

elections, getting 18 seats in the 300-member parliament. Roupakiotis accused the party of trying to cultivate a “neo-Nazi ideology” in Greece.

“We condemn in the strongest possible way every act of violence, and especially actions by members and supporters of Golden Dawn against immigrants or other citizens,” he said. “We believe this is an insult to our long-standing notions of justice and the defence of human rights.

It is a threat to harmony in society and creates the conditions to develop fascist and neo-Nazi ideology.”

Golden Dawn on Wednesday said it had taken legal action against Greece’s public order minister and chief of police, seeking their prosecution for alleged breach of duty, after police were ordered to stop and search passersby outside the party’s Athens headquarters on Tuesday.

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