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TUESDAY, NOV. 13, 2012

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Premier Alison Redford’s plan to take on debt puts Alberta on the same slippery slope of budget-busting jiggery-pokery that sent Greece over the fiscal cliff, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith said Monday.

“We get $10 billion worth of resource revenue (a year), they (government officials) are blowing through our (multibillion-dollar) savings, and in addition to that they’re taking on debt?” said Smith.

“The level of incompetence on the fiscal side is stunning.

“They’re marching down the same path that so many jurisdictions around the world have marched down that has gotten them to the brink of insolvency.”

Smith was responding to weekend comments from Redford and Finance Minister Doug Horner on the state of the Alberta budget.

Redford promised during the February budget and in the April election campaign to balance the province’s books by 2013-14.

But at the weekend Progressive Conservative party convention in Calgary, Redford and Horner said the budget will be balanced as promised — but only on the day-to-day operations side.

Horner said they will be looking to take on debt or enter into private-sector agreements to pay for big-ticket capital projects such as roads, schools, and hospitals that can’t wait in a growing province.

They labelled it sound financial management akin to taking out a mortgage on a house, then budgeting to make the payments.

“If everything we do right now is funded fully with cash in the bank, then we are never going to build anything more in this province,” Redford told reporters.

Smith said Redford does not have the mandate to take Alberta back into debt, and should take the issue to a referendum.

“If (the Tories) told Albertans ’We’re going to buy things today and put the mortgage on our kids and our grandkids, I can assure you they would not have won the election,” she said.

Smith said the decision also repudiates the work of former Tory premier Ralph Klein, who along with then treasurer Jim Dinning cut spending and parlayed Alberta’s oil wealth into wiping out the $23-billion net debt.

“It’s like Ralph Klein and Jim Dinning never existed for the PCs,” said Smith. “Everyone was so proud of what Ralph Klein did for us going through the sacrifices of the 1990s to make us a debt-free province.”

Horner told reporters on the weekend that Klein’s $23-billion paydown was on the operating side, and he said Redford’s government will honour that principle going forward.

“The debt that we repaid and celebrated was an operating debt that had been accumulated,” said Horner. “It’s like paying for your groceries with your Visa (card). We are not going to do that.”

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Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

With a day off school and work, Tyler Zimmerman and his father, Aaron, enjoy a bright sunny winter day on the sledding hill in Clearview on Monday. Many of the sledding hills around the city were busy with children enjoying the early winter snow getting their first sledding runs in of the season. For the rest of the week, the skies are forecast to be clear, with daytime highs of at or slightly above freezing.

WORLD DIABETES DAY

Diabetic raising awareness about retinopathy

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF Diabetes and its resulting blindness were simply challenges to overcome for Kim Skibsted.

A diabetic since age three, the 55-year-old lost her sight at 25 to diabetic retinopathy, swelling and leakage from retinal blood vessels caused by elevated blood glucose levels. Blind after seven surgeries over six months, she drew inspiration from a blind Canadian National Institute for the Blind specialist who helped her cope.

“I was young and feisty when I lost my sight. You have to figure things out and if you don’t know, ask someone who does. It’s problem solving.”

A CNIB vision loss coping program taught her to deal with daily living and she later spent eight years getting two university degrees, which led to her becoming a speech language pathologist, a position she’s held in Red Deer for 21 years.

“It’s wonderful for me. I’m working with small children and it’s fun and very rewarding.”

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CNIB volunteer Linda McKay, left, helps Kim Skibsted test her blood sugar levels in Skibsted’s Red Deer apartment Monday.

Vandals, thieves prompt Rocky couple to restrict access to holiday display

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF

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The world of Alfred von Hollen’s Christmas light display in 2011.

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Christmas lights will shine a little less brightly at one Rocky Mountain House display this year.

Duane Iceton won’t allow public access to the display he and wife, Sheryl, have done for about six years in the McNutt subdivision.

“I’m not going to have people walk through this year,” he said, “I have 50,000 lights up already, but it will only be drive through.”

Vandals and thieves changed the couple’s sharing attitude last year. Iceton said some visitors damaged displays while others monopolized the inner tubes used to ride the

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slide. A few even stole the inner tubes.

“I’m a huge Christmas guy, but I was ready to shut it down Boxing Day,” Iceton lamented.

“That’s the unfortunate thing: most people are really good, but there’s a few who aren’t. I don’t get it.”

Alfred von Hollen, who opens his and wife Cheryl’s yard for their 21st annual Christmas light display on Dec. 1, knows Iceton’s discouragement.

“I understand his reluctance. We went through that about five years ago. I’ve had display pieces stolen, things broken, people with cigarettes burn inflatables,” he said.

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MADD LAUNCHES BRAVERY AWARD FOR CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN MAN Every day, four Canadians on average are killed by an impaired driver.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched its annual Christmas campaign in Red Deer on Monday to help change those devastating numbers. C1

A southern Alberta man who saved the lives of four young people by deliberately driving his Hummer into the path of another vehicle has been given an award for bravery. A3

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HOLIDAY: Minority cause trouble “That’s the way the world is. We don’t let .01 per cent ruin it for the rest.”

Visitors walking the Von Hollen’s backyard trails will see large trees gone, removed to make way for more summer sunlight. Taking their places are new displays courtesy of friends in Arizona and an Onoway company that closed its warehouse.

About 110,000 LED lights illuminate front and back their two-storey wood home at 5725 57th St. Close.

The light display is open to the public from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. until Dec. 28.

Food bank donations are appreciated. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

DEBT: Some believe govt. can spin its way out Smith said history suggests the line keeping one side of the ledger in the black and another in the red eventually becomes a grey zone.

“British Columbia went down this path of trying to separate out what’s operating debt versus capital debt and some silly things can begin to happen,” she said.

“You begin booking things like computers in as capital debt when we all know computers don’t have much of a shelf life.

“What happens in the end is you have a province like British Columbia where they have over $40 billion in government debt.”

Derek Fildebrandt of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation said the Tories have proven they can pay as they go with $38 billion in infrastructure spending in the past six years.

Fildebrandt agreed the government is now on a slippery slope, but said they believe they can spin their way out.

“They’re counting on this being a complicated issue that Albertan’s can’t understand — capital expenses versus operational expenses,” said Fildebrandt.

“But they’re just changing the definition of a balanced budget to try and do it. I think most people are going to be able to see through that and see that it’s a deceitful way of trying to keep an election promise.”

In the spring budget Redford projected an $886-million deficit in the 2012-13 budget year on revenues of

$40.3 billion and expenses of $41.1 billion.

The deficit projection ballooned to as much as $3 billion in the first-quarter update. The second-quarter update is to be delivered by Horner at the end of the month.

There are other expenses.

An all-party committee was told last week that the province also has a $10-billion pension liability and a $4-billion infrastructure maintenance deficit.

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AWARENESS: People losing their sight need emotional support Her degrees came with a lot of help from many volunteers and she and Linda McKay, her current CNIB volunteer, are dear friends after pairing together 12 years ago.

“She’s amazing for me. Imagine running your life with your eyes closed and everything it takes. She helps with that.”

McKay comes to Skibsted’s downtown apartment once weekly to help with odd jobs, although Internet efforts take the most time.

“A lot of Internet stuff isn’t very user friendly for the blind, (but) she’s very independent and does a lot for herself,” says McKay modestly.

Skibsted uses the web for her own volunteerism, collecting donations for Alberta Sports and Recreation for the Blind events like a Calgary fundraising run this weekend. She sits on the boards of Cosmos Community Disability Services Foundation and the local CNIB, as well as running Visionaries, a vision-loss support group.

The newly blind or those losing their sight need emotional support most, she says.

“You’re so full of fear. When you relax, your other senses help you a lot.

I try to be solution-focused.”

The basics of testing and correcting blood sugar levels is easier thanks to technology, but early detection of the disease and its complications remains vital.

“Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of blindness for Canadians under 50,” she says, adding more than 40,000 Albertans have some form of it.

Getting opthalmological eye tests can help diabetics ensure they don’t succumb to blindness as well.

“With Wednesday being World Diabetes Day, we need to think about what we can do about keeping those numbers down.” rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

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Nathan Elander is lowered to the ground as rescuers, from the left, Brad Hamblin, Bryson Wood and Facunda Garcia work from the ground during a chair lift evacuation drill at Canyon Ski Resort on Monday. Canyon is scheduled to open for the season this weekend with lifts running on its beginner slopes and terrain park area. Recent snow and cool temperatures have made it possible for the ski area to get up and running this weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and starting next week Wednesday Thursday and Friday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. New for this year skiers and snowboarders will be joined on the hill by tubers on a new tubing hill and beginners will have a new platter lift to pull them up the hill which was purchased from Cypress Ski Resort where it was used during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Montreal warned years ago about ‘closed’ construction market

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The City of Montreal has released an old report that suggests the municipality knew eight years ago that it was significantly overpaying for construction projects, perhaps by more than 30 per cent.

In response to allegations that municipal officials were hiding old documents, the city released Monday a halfdozen reports that examined construction costs.

The earliest of those documents dated back to 2004 and it stated that Montreal was “a closed market” when it came to construction, with publicworks contracts going to the same handful of companies over and over again.

“It is always the same companies that share the work, which is likely to explain the high cost,” the 32-page study said.

“In Montreal, the market is not considered to be very open and, in some cases, may even be quite closed.”

While a half-dozen companies got most of the work in Montreal, the study said that other Quebec municipalities had up to twice that many firms vying for public contracts.

The study said the city could cut down on costs by opening up the market.

It said closed markets typically come with an inflated price tag of 30 to 40 per cent and it concluded that Montreal could save 20 to 30 per with a more competitive bidding process.

But nowhere in the study was there

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any indication that municipal employees might have been corrupted or involved in collusion.

Such revelations are now emerging, years later, at the province’s Charbonneau commission which is exposing cozy ties between the Italian Mafia, construction companies, and corrupt municipal officials.

The city’s highest-ranking bureaucrat told reporters at a technical briefing Monday that former mayor Gerald Tremblay, who resigned last week, only found out about the 2004 document last month.

The current city manager, Guy Hebert, told reporters the document had been given to a former city manager, Robert Abdallah, and former executive committee chair Frank Zampino.

Zampino now faces criminal corrup-

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Two years later, another report indicated that the risk of corruption was high and that the city had “no mechanism to prevent collusion, fraud, pricefixing.”

That 2006 report and a followup to it in 2009 offered a lengthy list of suggestions for dealing with the problem.

Hebert said those recommendations are in effect today.

Another report from 2010, released Monday, said that a review of four sewer contracts in the late 2000s in different Quebec municipalities revealed that it cost Montreal up to 85 per cent more to do similar work.

Some of those higher costs were attributed to Montreal’s older streets, heavy traffic and choice of materials.

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Prairies will remain cold, should get clearer skies ALWAYS EXTREMES IN WEATHER, EDMONTON BASED FORECASTER SAYS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Unusually warm weather stuck around in parts of Ontario and Quebec on Monday, threatening to smash temperature records in some regions for the second day in a row.

And Environment Canada says the Prairies will remain cold, but should get some clearer skies after blizzard-like conditions rolled across the region during the weekend before breaking Sunday night.

Ontario got a mix of warm and winter-like on Monday, with residents in the province’s south ditching sweaters for lighter attire as temperatures in many municipalities reached the high teens, while Ottawa peaked at 20 Celsius.

Some parts of western Quebec also got a dose of higher-than-usual temperatures, with Montreal hitting 18 C — a likely record.

Those living in Ontario’s north were advised to keep their snow shovels close at hand, as a special weather statement warned of up to 15 centimetres of snow on the heels of Sunday flurries.

Environment Canada says 10 municipalities in Ontario unofficially set heat records on Sunday, while a handful of places in the southern region, including Ottawa

and Hamilton, appeared on the cusp of breaking records on Monday.

Environment Canada says the record-setting Remembrance Day warmth was triggered by the winter storm in northern Ontario which pulled warm air up from the Gulf of Mexico.

It forecasts that a chill will come in southern Ontario on Tuesday, as temperatures dip down to around freezing.

Light snow and sub-freezing temperatures greeted Prairie residents Monday after weekend snowstorms dumped more than 20 centimetres of snow in Manitoba, leading closure of a 150 kilometre stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg until midday on Sunday.

The storm system also delivered heavy snowfalls in southern Saskatchewan and much of Alberta, where the flakes were followed by -25 C wind chill.

The weather fluctuations shouldn’t come as too much of a shock, said Beverly Archibald, director of True North Weather Consulting Inc., a specialized forecasting firm based in Edmonton.

“Canadians have to realize that there are always extremes in weather. We are very rarely right at normal,” said the former Environment Canada meteorologist.

“We’ve seen that in Eastern Canada because of the frankenstorm (Sandy) and events of the last weekend compounding our idea that the weather has been quite unusual.”

But Archibald said it’s likely that when climatologists look back and parse the factors behind the recent weather patterns, they’ll narrow things down to one main culprit — El Nino, a warming of surface ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific.

By taking the big-picture view the recent shifts will appear relatively normal, she added.

“I think we’ll look back and say this was quite a typical El Nino winter.”

Archibald said there could be more of the same in store if El Nino sticks around throughout the remainder of fall and winter.

“It’s probably going to be a continuation of the snowy pattern for Western Canada and for Eastern Canada these swings in weather — very cold, very warm, very cold, very warm — which would be typical of these variable weather patterns,” she said.

“Depending on what side of the camp you’re on in climate change, this is playing right into the climate change scenario where we’d see an increase in extreme weather events,” she said.

Man who drove into speeding car helped saved kids

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A southern Alberta man who saved the lives of four young people by deliberately driving his Hummer into the path of another vehicle has been given an award for bravery.

Darrell Krushelnicki of Taber was among 26 people who received recognition Monday from the Royal Canadian Humane Association.

Back in August, Krushelnicki was leaving a parking lot when he noticed a driver talking on his cellphone and speeding toward a crosswalk where three teenagers and a toddler were crossing.

Krushelnicki pulled out in front of the car and collided with it in a successful effort to prevent the car from hitting the children.

Two of the teens attended Monday’s ceremony and hugged Krushelnicki as they were reunited outside the event.

Edmonton police chief Rod Knecht said Krushelnicki drew upon his “inner strength of character” to save the children.

“It’s amazing what he did,” Janice Marett, one of the teens who was saved, said Monday. “You don’t come across that every day.”

Her friend, Kyle McInnes, said Krushelnicki definitely deserved the award “for him to go out and put his life at risk ... for four kids that he doesn’t know.”

The father of two was humble about his recognition.

“Anybody in that situation, when you kind of realize what could happen, would do that,” he said. “I don’t really want to be in that situation, but I would do it again.”

The 23-year-old man was charged with dangerous driving in the incident.

Alberta approves plan to protect Bragg Creek from extreme wildfires

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There’s a reason we call economics the dismal science.

We can’t say it’s an austere study, because “austerity” has a different meaning these days (aristocrats used to be austere; now it’s the unemployed).

So dismal it will have to be, and progressively more dismal as the globe marches toward America’s fiscal cliff.

Or not.

While Canadians were watching CFL playoff games GREG on Sunday, EuNEIMAN rope was saving itself from destruction — or at least giving it a significant delay.

As midnight tolled through European time zones (and Edmonton Eskimos fans ended another disappointing season), new agreements were announced in Frankfurt that many believe will save the European union, save its currency, and be a lesson for American leaders hoping to find a parachute at their cliff’s edge.

The Greek parliament also passed a budget that will raise taxes and cut spending, reducing its deficit by 13.5 billion euros.

Greece’s “austerity” budget means the country can avoid default on 4.1 billion in debt that matures next week.

Europe’s central bank now has the power to buy pretty well unlimited amounts of bonds issued by its troubled economies, vastly reducing its costs of borrowing.

Europe’s Sunday agreements open what appears to be a year-long window of opportunity to work on its financial problems and avoid a costly breakup.

In other words, Europe will do what U.S. President Barack Obama wants to do, if Congress will just come along.

Europe is raising taxes and cutting spending — exactly what U.S. financial institutions want it to.

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bonds for the third straight month, a 16 per cent rise since September. For all I know, some of that money comes from my RSP. But in America, raising taxes and cutting spending are considered bad medicine — that’s the fiscal cliff everyone’s talking about. They reduce the ability of rich people to spend freely, withhold government services from the poor and middle class, while driving up unemployment and driving investment down.

But in dismal economics, what medicine is ever good?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bullies get off too easily Have you ever been bullied? Have you ever been bullied by that same person again and again and wonder why that person comes back to do whatever he did again and again?

I think this is because when you confide in someone about what is happening, the punishment is something as simple as an ISS (InSchool Suspension).

This punishment obviously doesn’t make this person think about what they have done, this obviously doesn’t make this person not want to do it again, so they come back to do it again and again.

I am here to tell you that harsher punishments need to be enforced in all schools.

When my mother and father went to school back in the “stone ages,” punishment for bullying, inappropriate behaviour, or just causing trouble was solved in harsher ways than I see at present day in my school.

When someone was not only dumb enough, but rude enough, to bully a child in any way, and this was caught or presented to the teacher, the bully would be strapped or, in some cases, a meeting would be called with their parents to talk about what they had done.

The child would then go home and think about what they had done, they feel the punishment they have caused and wish for it to not happen again They realized for this to happen they mustn’t continue what they are doing.

My father once got strapped at school 10 times on each hand; that night he then had to go out and drive the tractor. Now you can imagine what that might have felt like. You can also imagine that this made him think about what he did, so he didn’t do it again.

When I walk down the halls of my own school, I can pick out the kids who are the bullies and who are the victims.

Every day there is a child in my school who has either gone home because of bullies, or sits in the office crying.

This is obviously not right.

When the victims of bullying go into the office crying, they are simply calmed down and given a bullying sheet.

They can, if they want, write down who is bullying them and how, but most are too scared that the kid will find out and beat them up. This is a common factor of why bullies are not being punished; there is no way for them to be caught.

If the bully is caught, like I said earlier, they might sit in a detention room for a little while or maybe even get an ISS. Wow, that is harsh.

Then when they are let go, they have not been punished harshly enough for them to have a reason to think about what they did.

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Unemployment in Greece is 25 per cent, and Europe has a whole new social class: the NEET. A NEET is a person aged 15 to 29 who is Not in Education, Employment or Training. There are 14 million of them in Europe now. This is expected to get worse before it gets better.

But that’s the point. As of this week, Europe expects to get better. America doesn’t.

Obama wants America to take its medicine. There will have to be tax hikes, sacred spending cows (the military?) will have to be bled.

The only thing on their mind is, “Hmm, I wonder where the brat who ratted me out is now?”

They can’t think about what they did because they need a harsher punishment than an ISS. There are kids in my school who will have a spasm attack and cause a school lockdown and be seen in school the next day with a punishment.

Another example would be when someone completely ignored the teacher and is on websites they’re not supposed to be on and is constantly seen making fun of kids there, then they are suspended for five days and sit at home, and I think we all agree they’re having a pretty good time.

If you think back to the beginning of my letter, I told you about the punishments and their results when my parents went to school, I also told you about punishments and their results that I see happening in my school.

You can obviously see the more effective choice here, but we can’t go as far as bringing back the strap. So I suggest we meet in the middle of harsh and not harsh enough. I have a few suggestions.

If there was someone who bullied someone, instead of giving them a detention I would make them wear a T-shirt that says “I’m a bully” and make them wear it all day long in the hallways to make kids see what their friend truly is.

Another could be taking away their complementary courses and replacing them with long boring classes, bullying seminars or just something that doesn’t appeal to them.

Get parents on board. If a child is going to be sitting at home for five days for a suspension, why would parents let their child play video games and make their suspension fun? The parents should be enforcing the suspension by making these kids have no TV, no video games, and basically no fun. This would make the bullies think about what they’ve done and hopefully open up their head when they’re going to bully someone or maybe themselves get punished.

When I was on Facebook one day, someone made a status that said, and I quote, “Loving my suspension!” That kid had been home for three days playing video games and watching TV, obviously proud of what they’ve done. If we tried, we could brainstorm so many effective punishments that are between the strap and a detention.

Now today I have talked to you about punishments and their results in my parents’ time, I have talked to you about punishments and their results in present day; we have decided that my parents’ time’s punishments were more effective but we cannot go as far to bring back the strap, so I then talked about ways that we can meet in the middle.

I hope that this letter will make us think and possibly be the beginning of a change to the way our school system deals with problems that truly need to be addressed.

Lane Larsen Student Rocky Mountain House

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Why should an economy that has run short by a trillion dollars a year for 11 straight years not take the same medicine needed in Greece, Spain, Italy, Ireland and Britain?

The mixture needs to reflect the patient’s needs, but the basic ingredients are the same.

The science is dismal, but it seems that worse-before-better still means that someday, you will arrive at better.

Greg Neiman is a former Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca, or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

Tories fail to live up to promises The Progressive Conservatives won on April 23 of this year, giving them the mandate to govern Alberta for another four years.

Since the election, I have observed several mishaps by this government, be they financial blunders or decisions made that don’t serve Albertans.

I have heard flip-flop statements by the premier and wonder if all Albertans who put the PCs into power are pleased with how they marked their ballot.

One issue being discussed in the legislature by a committee deciding the pay and perks of our MLAs is causing me great consternation.

The numbers are being shuffled around and the result is that they are giving themselves a 15 per cent raise.

We, the taxpayers, will be on the hook for most of it.

The representative for Red Deer North is Mary Anne Jablonski.

She sits on this committee and she and the other Progressive Conservative MLAs have all voted in favour of the pay hikes.

All opposition members have voted against it. As I didn’t and do not support Ms. Jablonski, I am very upset with her choices.

I am a Wildrose supporter and must settle for her decisions with no choice.

Along with all those who did vote for her ,I am wondering what her supporters of Red Deer North feel about her actions on this committee?

Was this what they really voted for?

This government can’t balance the provincial budget; can’t fulfil campaign promises, and really doesn’t listen to the public.

But its members will vote for pay increases for themselves as entitlements.

Do they deserve them, I ask?

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Canada expected grilling on torture

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada fully expected the intense grilling it got from a United Nations committee earlier this year about its international obligations to shun torture and other cruel treatment, newly released briefing memos show.

Officials quietly advised Justice Minister Rob Nicholson the committee would “likely press Canada” on issues ranging from prison overcrowding and police use of force during demonstra-

tions to murdered aboriginal women and redress for people subjected to torture abroad.

The federal government was also prepared to defend its refusal to arrest former U.S. leaders George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for alleged war crimes perpetrated during the American pursuit of terrorism suspects.

In late May, a delegation presented Canada’s latest report on compliance with the UN Convention Against Torture.

Leading up to the appearance, officials provided the

minister with copies of numerous talking points “for the delegation to use as needed to respond to the committee’s questions in a manner that defends Canada’s interests,” says a memo to Nicholson released under the Access to Information Act. “Canada’s appearance may attract some media attention since organizations such as Amnesty International Canada will be present.”

The Foreign Affairs Department was co-ordinating preparation of “communications products” on behalf of Justice, Public Safety, and Citizenship

and Immigration, the memo noted.

The dozens of pages of internal memos reveal the extent to which Canada was prepared to defend its human rights record at the UN. Canadian advisers noted that civil society groups occasionally call for prosecution of foreign public officials — including Bush and Cheney, leaders of the fight against terrorism — for actions during their time in office.

Investigations involving allegations of war crimes are complex, lengthy and resource intensive, says a briefing note

on the former U.S. leaders.

“To ensure the most efficient use of resources, Canada prioritizes suspects who reside in Canada.”

The committee recommended the federal government compensate three Arab-Canadians — Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad El-Maati and Muayed Nureddin — who were tortured in Syria, in part due to lapses by Canadian agencies.

It also asked Canada to provide follow-up answers to key concerns and recommendations by June 1 next year.

Municipal officials ask Ottawa for stable cash TO FIX CRUMBLING CITIES THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Canada’s aging municipal infrastructure is crumbling and municipal officials are looking for a promise of long-term investment from the federal government to address the problem.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities will release a list of specific recommendations in Vancouver on Tuesday.

Traffic congestion alone is costing the country $10 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a group called the Municipal Infrastructure Forum, which includes the federation, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the City of Toronto.

“We need to invest in improving our infrastructure because infrastructure that was built in the 50s, 60s and 70s is now at the end of its useful life,” said Robert Tremblay, of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, which was also part of the forum.

The groups surveyed hundreds of municipalities across the country, and released the first-ever national report card on the state of municipal infrastructure earlier this month.

They found that one in four city wastewater treatment plants needs major upgrades to meet new federal regulations, and one in four roads is transporting far more goods and people than it was designed to handle.

At the same time, extreme weather events like flooding, ice storms and freezing rain appear to be on the rise, putting more pressure on

THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s largest private sector union will hold its founding convention on Labour Day weekend 2013 in Toronto.

The event merging the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paper Workers unions will open on Friday, Aug. 30. That will allow delegates to carry banners with the new union name during Labour Day events in their communities.

The founding convention will approve the union’s constitution, name and logo, and elect its first leaders.

National meetings of the new union’s Canadian council will take place in Vancouver in 2014 and Montreal in 2015.

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The new union would represent more than 300,000 workers across roughly 20 economic sectors.

Most of the membership would be concentrated in manufacturing, communications and transportation. But the new entity would also represent some public sector employees working in health, education and transit roles.

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“The climate has changed,” Tremblay said Monday.

“An event that used to happen every 100 years, where we knew there would be failure, now tends to happen every 20 years and maybe less depending on where you are.

“Events that used to happen every 50 years are now happening every five or six years.”

The insurance industry in Canada is now paying out more than $1 billion a year in sewer back-up claims alone, he said.

“It highlights the fact that we need to invest in the resiliency of our communities,” Tremblay said.

Federal funding commitments worth $2 billion a year under the Building Canada Plan are set to end in 2014 and the Conservative government is working on a new plan.

The cities are urging Ottawa to make local infrastructure a budget priority, even in these lean times.

It would cost $20 billion to upgrade and replace outdated water systems alone, said the forum report.

“It’s a big issue but it’s one that can be tackled one investment at a time,” Tremblay said.

Darwin Durnie, president of the Canadian Public Works Association, said the cost of replacing infrastructure is “astronomical,” but stable, long-term funding will allow repairs and maintenance that are more cost-effective than replacement.

Ideally, the federal government would be able to make a 20-year spending commitment, he said.

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Merit, collegiality trumps Liberal leadership contenders bilingualism for high court running out of elbow room NICHOLSON LETTER ON SUPREME COURT JUDGES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Bilingualism will never trump merit or the ability to get along with colleagues when it comes to appointing judges to the Supreme Court, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson argues in a recently released letter.

The three-page letter, dating from 2011 but only recently released under federal access to information laws, makes the case that bilingualism is ensured through legislation that requires three Quebec judges on the Supreme Court and 15 for the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.

The question of whether the nine judges on Canada’s highest court should be fluent in both official languages has been bitterly divisive.

The Harper government has defended its appointment of two unilingual English judges to the high court, saying that judicial competence should be the overriding factor.

Nicholson’s letter —the recipient’s identity is censored — expands on the reasoning of the government, which faces having to replace two more high court judges in the next two years.

The laws that guarantee Quebec judicial representation “ensure that the bi-juridical and bilingual traditions of our country are recognized and reflected in the composition of these federal courts,” he writes.

“However, the overriding consideration for all judicial appointments, including those to the Supreme Court of Canada, is merit, based on legal excellence and personal suitability.”

That collegiality is rated high

B.C. changes tsunami alerts

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal leadership race is getting crowded at the starting gate but a stiff entry fee may yet winnow the field.

The party is to officially fire the starting gun Wednesday.

That same day, former Toronto MP Martha Hall Findlay — who just finished paying off her debt from a 2006 bid for the party’s leadership — is scheduled to formally launch her second attempt at the top job.

She’s chosen to announce her candidacy in Calgary, politically toxic territory for the Liberals for more than four decades, in a bid to demonstrate a commitment to rebuilding the party into a national movement.

And this time she’s recruited the help of Stephen Carter, an old hand at masterminding come-from-behind victories. He managed Naheed Nenshi’s successful mayoral campaign in Calgary and Alberta Premier Alison Redford’s most recent provincial election campaign.

Retired Canadian Forces Lt.-Col. Karen McCrimmon, who ran unsuccessfully for the Liberals in an Ottawaarea riding in 2011, is expected to take the plunge later Wednesday.

Vancouver MP Joyce Murray is expected to follow suit next week, followed closely by Toronto lawyer George Takach.

Montreal MP Marc Garneau, Canada’s first astronaut, is widely expected to join the race shortly as well.

They will join Montreal MP Justin Trudeau, the prohibitive favourite who jumped into the race six weeks ago and is widely thought to have an insur-

mountable head start.

A clutch of lesser known contenders also took the plunge early, including Toronto lawyer and public policy consultant Deborah Coyne, mother of Trudeau’s half sister, Vancouver Crown prosecutor Alex Burton, Ottawa lawyer David Bertschi, Ontario government economist Jonathan Mousley and David Merner, former president of the party’s British Columbia wing.

Although the early birds have been criss-crossing the country, delivering speeches, meeting grassroots Liberals, launching websites and issuing email blasts, none can become an official contender until Wednesday and then only after paying an entry fee that turns out to be even steeper than previously thought.

The party has imposed a $75,000 fee for entering the contest — to be paid in three instalments, the first due upon registration as a candidate, the last due by mid-January.

However, since the party has also imposed a tithe of 10 per cent on every dollar raised by leadership contenders, each candidate essentially has to come up with $82,500 in order to cover the entry fee.

“Funding will pose a tough challenge for many candidates, myself included,” Mousley conceded in a frank email blast earlier this month, appealing for donations.

There is also a possibility that the party could yet impose a nominal fee on supporters before allowing them to vote for the next leader.

The supporter category was created earlier this year and was intended to give all comers — not just those willing to pay a membership fee — a voice in choosing the party’s next leader.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — The powerful earthquake that rocked British Columbia’s coast two weeks ago has shaken up the way the provincial government issues its tsunami alerts.

Following the Oct. 27 magnitude-7.7 earthquake that rocked Haida Gwaii and B.C.’s northern coast, the provincial government came under fire for taking too long to notify people about a possible tsunami.

Some municipal politicians and first responders, such as police and fire officials, complained they had to wait as long as an hour to receive the warning.

The B.C. Ministry of Justice announced Monday that under its new system it will forward alerts it receives from the U.S.-based West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre to all local authorities, first responders and the media.

After the emails are sent, the Crown agency will post information on Twitter and other social media sites.

Information will also be available on Emergency Management BC’s blog for people with smartphones, and the government is developing an interactive map of tsunami warning zones, so people can determine if they are at risk.

“Frankly, I’d rather they (British Columbians) were inundated with information than sat waiting for something to arrive,” said Shirley Bond, minister of justice and attorney general.

“So we’re going to look at as many ways as possible of getting that information out.”

In fact, within three minutes of receiving an alert about an earthquake off Alaska’s coast Monday, the provincial government’s socialmedia team was activated and was sharing the information online, said Bond. That quake was measured at about a magnitude 6.5 in the middle of the Gulf of Alaska and there was no threat of a tsunami.

Bond said the provincial government is adding the email-forwarding service, partly because the U.S. tsunami-warning centre is changing how it delivers its service and will no longer provide email alerts to the “broad list” of clients it currently serves.

Bond said the provincial government will continue to receive those alerts.

should come as no surprise.

Supreme Court justices work long hours in a largely confined and rarefied setting. The path to a Supreme Court ruling usually starts with a closed-door meeting of the justices to discuss an appeal they have just heard, to air their differences, and to come to a broad conclusion.

Out of that conferencing, the judges decide who will write the court’s decision, and if necessary, the dissenting minority opinion. Creating a high court that reflects Canadian diversity has, at times, been a thankless task.

The government recently came under fire for its most recent Supreme Court appointment: the fully bilingual Richard Wagner from Quebec.

That’s because Wagner’s appointment reduced the number of women on the Supreme Court to three, the lowest in years.

Nicholson’s letter touched on the gender balance as well, indicating that bilingualism is but one of several factors in creating a diverse court.

“The government is committed to ensuring that the Supreme Court is reflective of the society it serves, and places great importance on ensuring that issues of gender balance, diversity, bilingualism and regional representation are carefully considered,” it states.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was criticized for appointing unilingual Ontario anglophone Michael Moldaver to the Supreme Court in 2011, and for his appointment of unilingual anglophone Marshall Rothstein five years earlier.

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BY JENNY KAY PAULSON ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES BALTIMORE, Md. — With thinning brown hair and nearly invisible eyebrows, Margaret Fisher sits her frail frame down in the salon chair.

She received a diagnosis of Stage IV pancreatic cancer almost two years ago and has undergone 18 radiation treatments and six rounds of chemotherapy since. A hairstylist places a wig on Fisher’s head and draws eyebrows on her bare face. Fisher, 63, looks in the mirror and smiles.

Such smiles are common at the Image Recovery Center, a beauty salon inside the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, Md. In this small, out-ofthe-way room, cosmetologists specialize in assisting cancer patients who lose their hair, experience changes to their skin or have breasts surgically removed.

Self-image’s effect on health and recovery is a topic filled with anecdotal evidence but few data. Nonetheless, doctors and nurses are finding that paying attention to what might be seen as superficial concerns — hair and makeup — has a positive effect on patients, with beauty regimes being bright spots in what can be a dreary journey through radiation and other therapies. Because of these perceived benefits, programs focused on cosmetic solutions are spreading.

Andrew Thompson, who teaches clinical psychology at the University of Sheffield in England, does research on the ways people adjust to what he calls “appearance-altering conditions.” Exploring patients’ psychological reactions, he suggests, may lead to interventions that can ease their distress.

The Image Recovery Center takes a concrete approach to image problems, as does the Look Good . . . Feel Better program of the American Cancer Society. In 2002 the program released findings of a survey showing that “86 percent of women cancer patients said that looking good helps them feel better and gives them more confidence to cope with their disease.”

“I’ve heard patients say, ‘I absolutely feel ugly. I don’t want to look at myself. When I look in the mirror I don’t see the same person,’ “ said Marianne Kelly, who founded the first Image Recovery Center 19 years ago at Baltimore’s Union Memorial Hospital.

Salons throughout the world are offering more and more services tailored to those struggling with the effects of cancer.

Hospitals are forming partnerships with local salons to serve their patients. Wig salons are tailoring their services.

The Look Good . . . Feel Better program offers free monthly sessions in most Washington area hospitals. The group sessions offer cancer patients beauty techniques, videos and online tips. The nationwide program has volunteer hairstylists, cosmetologists, wigmakers, etc., who make periodic appearances.

File photos by ADVOCATE news services

Top: Marianne Kelly applies makeup to Debra Fruehling of Indian Head, Md., at the Image Recovery Center, a beauty salon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., on June 29. Many hospitals offer beauty services that boost patients selfesteem. Above: Kelly draws an eyebrow on Margaret Fisher’s face on Aug. 30.

Kelly is a licensed cosmetologist, but she came to the idea of her program in a personal way. No stranger to cancer — as a child she lost a sister to leukemia and then saw her own daughter develop the disease, from which she recovered — Kelly learned that she had a brain tumor soon after her daughter fell ill.

After 15 hours of brain surgery, she awoke to face 18 frustrating months of rehabilitation, relearning how to walk and feed herself. It was the changes in her looks, however, that troubled Kelly the most.

“I had always been very particular about my appearance,” Kelly said.

Suddenly, she felt forced to find ways to cover her baldness and deal with the acne on her face.

“What I discovered was there was more to healing than medicine,” Kelly said. “Feeling good about yourself played a very big role in my recovery.”

That’s how Kelly began to envision a one-stop shop to counter the disfiguring effects of medical treatments.

She began by volunteering at Union Memorial in 1994, pushing her cart of cosmetics from room to room, offering free makeovers and talking to patients

about the physical changes they were facing.

As time went on, her volunteering morphed into a business and she was providing a whole menu of patientclient services — facials, wig cleaning and styling, eyebrow tinting — at several Baltimore area hospitals. In 2001, she opened an Image Recovery Center, as her business came to be known, at Johns Hopkins.

Seventeen such centers are operating in hospitals across the United States now.

Three more are scheduled to open by the end of 2013. Kelly and her husband set up the facilities, designing the centers and hiring and training the staff.

The centers offer shaving of the balding head, facials and manicures at prices comparable to those of moderately priced salons. They also sell custom-made wigs, hats, scarves and breast compression garments.

Kelly says she often hears clients say, “I can have cancer, and look this good?”

“Helping the patients to resolve some of the appearance issues that they’re dealing with enhances the re-

covery, in that they feel positive. It helps their self-esteem,” Kelly said.

There is another reason to keep up appearances during chemotherapy: An altered appearance can identify someone as a “person with cancer,” according to Diana Harcourt and Hannah Frith in the July 2008 Journal of Health Psychology.

Debra Fruehling, the principal technical trainer at BAE Systems, was given a diagnosis of breast cancer in 2011. Since then, she has received dozens of chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Fruehling, of Indian Head, Md., did not want some colleagues to know of her condition because she didn’t want them to deal with her differently at work. Fruehling wanted a wig, but she refused to go to a normal wig shop because she didn’t want to show her bald head. She went instead to the Image Recovery Center at Johns Hopkins.

“You don’t know how it hurts to look in the mirror and see yourself bald,” Fruehling, 47, said. “It’s hard. And to know that all I got to do is grab this great-looking wig and put it on and I fixed that — it takes stress away. And stress is the enemy to getting better.”

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Hope is many things Think about The Thinker — creates a positive expectation of future “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

– Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist

MURRAY FUHRER

EXTREME ESTEEM friend.

When that too seemed unlikely, I hoped for peace for those of us left behind.

The renowned American psychologist Richard Lazarus described the dichotomy of hope as “fearing the worse yet yearning for the better.”

Hope allows us to open our eyes and see the possible within the apparently impossible.

Hope unleashed our creativity and presents us with the possibility of change: no matter how uncertain the moment, things could turn out better.

Hope introduces possibility and it is that belief in a better tomorrow that sustains us.

Are there times when it’s prudent to give up hope?

Yes, when directing our efforts elsewhere is necessary to reach a desired outcome.

Continuing to pursue a particular course of action when there is limited likelihood of success can blind us to other avenues that may lead to success.

And whether in relationships, business

or any worthy venture, blind hope can actually stand in the way of achieving our goals and objectives.

While there is some glory in the notion that we must doggedly persist and remain relentlessly hopeful, there is often greater chance of success when we recognize that hope must be relinquished at times in order to reach a place of acceptance and healing.

Acknowledging our hopelessness in one area can actually point us in a new and more viable direction where hope may be rekindled and success achieved.

“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for,” wrote American novelist, essayist and poet Barbara Kingsolver.

“And the most you can do is live inside that hope.

“Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”

I remember reading once that hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.

Sometimes, facing up to difficult truths enables hope to emerge and new possibilities for joy and happiness to appear.

Dreams and wishes are important but can frustrate and discourage us.

Hope is tangible and provides us with solace and serenity leaving little room for despair.

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As someone once observed, hope floats.

More to the point, hope allows us to rise above the moment and remain positive and optimistic in the presence of adversity and opposition.

Hope focuses our attention upon a brighter tomorrow and influences how we feel in the moment.

Similar to optimism, hope creates a positive expectation of good things to come.

Hope is a form of future-pacing, meaning it places us mentally in a future time and place where our goals can be realized and happiness is possible.

When we are filled with hope, we have little room for despair — we are lifted out of depression and our outlook improves.

Hope is more than positive thinking.

Most positive statesof-mind arise when we’re feeling safe and satisfied. Hope is the exception to the rule.

Hope comes into play when our circumstances appear dire — when life is not unfolding as we expected or desire — when uncertainty is the only foreseeable outcome.

Hope arises during those moments when overwhelming fear, hopelessness and despair might easily appear.

Hope is just as likely to arise when you’re starting a new job, beginning a relationship or making a major life shift as when we or a loved one is suffering from a serious illness or when faced with unemployment, heartbreak or death.

Hope can help us traverse life’s often difficult terrain.

Research suggests that people who remain hopeful have better problem-solving skills and the ability to mentally explore a variety of possible alternatives.

Hope focuses on positive results rather than negatives outcomes.

Some might even say that hope is the sustaining force in setting and pursuing goals.

Sometimes we cling to false hope where the potential for a desired outcome is all but impossible.

The question then is whether false hope is a form of self-delusion — a means by which to avoid facing reality.

Hope that is grounded in reality and supported by self-awareness does enable us to move through difficult situations with less fear.

I have observed that the hopeful person deals with adversity in a manner different from those without it.

Though the present moment may be painful, the belief in a positive outcome reduces stress and anxiety.

When we lose hope, our world becomes smaller and possibilities diminish.

Our self-talk becomes pessimistic, our outlook bleak and self-esteem plummets. If left to dwell in a state of hopelessness, we begin to wither and die.

Even when deep in the throes of depression and fear, hope provides a glimmer of light — the tiny but undeniable possibility of better days to come.

The fascinating thing about hope is that it can change as the situation changes. I remember spending time with a friend who was in palliative care.

For a time my hope was that he would make a full recovery.

As time passed, I began hoping for a partial recovering. When it became evident that recovery was not possible, my hope was for a peaceful, pain-free death for my

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That caused another bit to be The human brain actuplucked from my brain ally is presented with 600 stream. Whatever happed billion bits of information to unbleached paper prodper second from which it seucts? lects 400 billion items per You know...the brown minute as being note worstuff that was supposed to thy and from that it chooses be better for us and the enonly 2000 bits to highlight vironment. for our attention.

I suddenly remembered This could explain lost a period of buying brown keys, forgotten passwords paper towel, toilet paper and failure to remember apand coffee filters but that pointments. doesn’t seem to be an opIn fact, how we manage tion anymore; at least not SHANNON to remember anything at where I shop. Very puzMCKINNON all given the influx of inzling. formation on our brain cirAnd hey, while we’re at cuitry blows my mind...so it, what happened to the seto speak. lect-a-size paper towels?

The cool thing is every brain deThose only came out a couple years cides what is important depending ago and they were great. on the person it belongs to.

Instead of using a full sheet, extra My brain might alert me to a plant perforations allowed you to opt for half sale, while yours might pull your at- a sheet instead. tention to a sign advertising an aerobic I used way less paper towel when... class. oh, that would explain it.

Sometimes I am pleased with what Of course, the best thing we could do my brain chooses; great books, aware- for the environment is give up paper ness of nature and worthy causes etc. I towel altogether and use old t-shirts like to think I am a compassionate and and socks instead. deep thinker.

As for toilet paper it might interest Alas, liking an idea does not make you to know that a patent for rolled it so. toilet paper as we know it today wasn’t The other day I was putting away even taken out until 1883 and it would groceries when my brain suddenly pre- be several decades after that before it sented me with an image of colored became common place. toilet paper.

In our northern neck of what was I wasn’t even putting away toilet once dubbed the “Final Canadian paper nor was I near the bathroom. I Frontier” I am the first generawas bent down putting apples in the tion in my family to have grown up crisper when just like that...colored without a stack of catalogues in the toilet paper was one of the 2000 bits outhouse. my brain decided I would be interCatalogues. ested in.

Now there’s your original colorful If I was the deep thinker I pretend toilet paper. to be, I would have discarded the imI heard about a person who in a fit age immediately. of passion for the environment decidInstead I stood up and exclaimed ed if it was good enough for her ancesto the apples, “Whatever happened to tors it was good enough for her and colored toilet paper?” Apparently the turned to newspapers and catalogues brain knows me better than I know in the bathroom for purposes other myself. than reading.

Do you remember colored toilet paWhat she didn’t understand was our per? ancestors didn’t have indoor plumbing.

It used to come in shades of laven- Dropping pieces of newspaper into a der, blue, pink, green and yellow. Per- hole in the ground rarely clogs things sonally, I don’t ever recall synchroniz- up. ing toilet tissue with my own bathroom Flushing pieces of newspaper...well, decor. that’s a different animal altogether.

It wasn’t that I was against it; I just There are not many alternatives for never had enough Martha in me to be toilet paper. Even less now that colthat coordinated. ored toilet paper is gone from the A little research (yeah, I even spent shelves. time researching the disappearance of colored toilet paper) told me that Scott Shannon McKinnon is a humour colwas the last purveyor of pastel paper umnist from Northern BC. You can catch and discontinued the product line in up on past columns by visiting www.

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Boomer transport could change society

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Baby boomers started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. They practically invented the two-car family and escalated traffic congestion when women began commuting to work. Now, 8,000 of them are turning 65 every day, and those retirements could once again reshape the nation’s transportation.

How long those 74 million people born between 1946 and 1964 continue to work, whether they choose to live in their suburban houses after their children leave home or whether they flock to city neighbourhoods where they are less likely to need a car will have important ramifications for all Americans.

If boomers stop commuting in large numbers, will rush hours ease? As age erodes their driving skills, will there be a greater demand for more public transportation, new business models that cater to the home-bound or automated

cars that drive themselves?

It was the boomers who made “his” and “hers” cars the norm when they started building families and helped spread a housing explosion to the fringes of the nation’s suburbs. Traffic grew when boomer women started driving to work like their husbands and fathers. With dual-earner families came an outsourcing of the traditional style of life at home, leading to the emergence of daycare, the habit of eating out more often and the appearance of more and more cars and SUVs. This generation “has been the major driver of overall growth in travel in the United States and that has had a tremendous impact over the past 40 years in how we have approached transportation planning,” said Jana Lynott, coauthor of a new report by the AARP Public Policy Institute, an advocacy group for older Americans, on how boomers have affected travel in the U.S. The report is an analysis of national surveys by the Federal Highway Administration

of Americans’ travel patterns since 1977. The most recent survey, conducted in 2009, included over 300,000 people in 150,000 households.

As a result of changes over the last four decades, driven in part by baby boomers, the number of vehicles in the U.S. has nearly tripled, the report said, and total miles travelled has grown at more than twice the rate of population growth.

Since 1977, travel for household maintenance trips — a category that includes doctors’ appointments, grocery shopping, dry cleaning and the like — has grown fivefold. The average household ate out once a week in 1977. By 2009, the average household was eating out or getting meals to take home four times a week.

But what really caught transportation planners flatfooted was the soaring growth in traffic congestion in the 1980s after large numbers of women started commuting alone in their cars, said Nancy McGuckin, a travel behaviour analyst and co-author of the AARP report.

Highway engineers, who

hadn’t anticipated the consequences of the women’s movement and dual-earner families, had just finished building the interstate highway system only to find it insufficient to meet the demands of the new commuters, she said.

Now that boomers are beginning to move into a new phase of life, their travel patterns and needs are expected to change as well.

People tend to travel the most between the ages of 45 and 55, but taper off after that. “With this immense slug of the population sliding off their peak driving years, we would have to expect total travel might go down a bit,” said Alan Pisarski, author of the Transportation Research Board’s comprehensive Commuting in America reports on travel trends.

If millions of baby boomers start driving less, it would reduce gas tax revenues, which is used to help states maintain highways, subsidize public transit and fund other transportation repairs and improvements.

There are signs boomers

may already be slowing down.

The rate of growth in travel in the U.S. began slowing in 2006. Actual miles travelled dropped sharply during the 2008 recession and now appear to have levelled off.

But boomers could defy expectations again by remaining more mobile into their retirement years than past generations.

“It doesn’t matter whether they were in their 20s and 30s or approaching retirement, they are still travelling more than those who came before them or those who came after them,” Lynott said of boomers.

Automakers are banking on boomers being able to stretch out their driving years with the aid of safety technologies— like adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning systems and blind-spot monitoring — that are becoming more common in cars. The transportation needs of millions of boomers aging in the suburbs may build greater public acceptance of automated cars that drive themselves. Some states already permit road testing of these vehicles.

Allowances should teach kids about responsibility Question: We have three children, and we are looking for any advice you can give us on how we should do money allowances in our household.

Jim: Some parents believe in paying a weekly allowance, while others pay their kids for individual chores. Some parents don’t pay anything, opting instead to give their children money for purchases based on their overall attitude and helpfulness. There’s no one-size-fitsall approach.

Whatever system you adopt, it’s important to remember that one of your major goals is to prepare your children to live in the “real world” — the world of work, taxes, charitable giving and investments.

JIM In that world, nobody is DALY going to pay them for making their beds or taking out the trash.

Instead, they’ll be paid for things like managing a group of employees, tuning up somebody’s car or selling a pair of shoes to a demanding customer.

With that in mind, we would suggest that kids perform certain tasks around the house simply because they are part of the family.

This might include taking care of their own rooms,

FOCUS ON FAMILY

picking up their toys, helping prepare meals, washing their own clothes and, yes, even taking out the trash.

On the other hand, you might pay your kids for chores that demand more time and energy — contributions to the life of the household that go beyond the call of duty.

This might include mowing the lawn, washing the car or, in the case of a responsible teenager, babysitting younger siblings for an entire Saturday afternoon.

Whether it’s a regular responsibility or a chore that earns a “paycheck,” it’s important to communicate clearly what you’re looking for in terms of the timeframe and the level of quality you expect.

Question: What do you do when your spouse is unwilling to compromise or discuss issues that you don’t agree on in your marriage?

Jim: Compromise can be a challenge in any marriage! I’m going to let Dr. Greg Smalley, Focus on the Family’s executive director of Marriage and Family Formation, tackle this one.

Greg: The key is to dig down below the surface issue to what is actually driving both spouses’ feelings of hurt.

Instead of getting stuck arguing about a specific issue (money, sex, kids, work, etc.) or what each partner is doing wrong, use the opportunity to discuss what is really going on deep inside of you.

What drives hurt and frustration in marriage?

Buttons. Whenever someone says something that hurts you or makes you mad, it pushes your buttons.

Common buttons include feeling rejected, abandoned, helpless, inadequate, unloved, worthless or unimportant.

All of these buttons are ultimately rooted in fear.

When someone pushes your fear button, you tend to react with unhealthy words or actions calculated to motivate the other person to change and give you what you want.

For example, if you fear being a failure, you want to feel successful. If you fear being rejected, you desire to feel accepted. Most of us use unhealthy reactions to deal with our fear, and as a result, we sabotage our relationships.

The key to breaking this cycle is for you and your spouse to first identify your buttons, and then your reactions.

Remember, you can either talk about the surface issue, arguing about what the other person does that hurts or frustrates you, or you can talk about what is really driving your hurt and frustration — your buttons.

Don’t be afraid to ask an outside party for help with this process, if necessary. Focus on the Family can offer you a free counseling session by phone and also put you in touch with a qualified counselor in your area.

Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

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Rebels looking for consistency JEFF GORDON

GORDON FINED $100K Four-Time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon has been fined $100,000 and docked 25 points for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer at Phoenix International Raceway.

Gordon was also placed on probation through Dec. 31. But he avoided suspension for his actions in Sunday’s race, which triggered a fight in the garage area between his crew and Bowyer’s crew. Team owner Rick Hendrick was also docked 25 car owner points, and crew chief Alan Gustafson was placed on probation through the end of the year.

Bowyer crew chief Brian Pattie was fined $25,000 and placed on probation through the end of the year.

Today

● High school senior volleyball, 4A zones: Girls — Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, 6 p.m.; Boys — Notre Dame at Lindsay Thurber, 6 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Carstar vs. Wells Furniture, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Grandview Allstars, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● AJHL: Calgary Mustangs at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Stettler, 8:15 p.m.

Thursday

● High school senior volleyball, 4A zones: Girls — Notre Dame at winner of Lindsay Thurber/Hunting Hills, first game of best-ofthree, 6 p.m.; Boys — Winner of Notre Dame/Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills, first game of best-of-three, 6 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Vikings vs. Carpet Doctor, Sylvan Lake vs.

Triple A Batteries, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Friday

● High school senior volleyball, 4A zones: Girls — Winner of Lindsay Thurber/ Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, second game of best-of-three, 6 p.m.; Boys — Hunting Hills at winner of Notre Dame/ Lindsay Thurber, second game of best-of-three, 6 p.m.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Now 23 games into the Western Hockey League season, the Red Deer Rebels are still in search of that acceptable level of conformity.

The Rebels, 10-11-1-1, have strung three wins together just once this season and are coming off a so-so 2-3 road trip that ended on a bad note with Friday’s 8-1 loss to the Kelowna Rockets.

So, yet again, it’s back to the drawing board this week.

“It’s really about consistency, about finding that consistency, and it starts with our work ethic,” Rebels head coach Jesse Wallin said on Monday at the Arena, where the club practised as Westerner employees worked on preparing the Centrium — used for Agri-Trade last week — for Saturday’s game versus the visiting Swift Current Broncos.

“When you don’t compete you have no chance to win,” Wallin continued, “and in a couple of those (road-trip) games we have ourselves absolutely no chance. We just weren’t mentally engaged and therefore our feet weren’t moving and we just didn’t play the game the way we needed to play at all.”

Wallin was referring to the 5-1 loss at Port-

land and the Kelowna debacle.

“In the games we lost we were not intense. We got killed by Kelowna because we weren’t playing the body. It was a rough game for us,” added Rebels captain Turner Elson. “We have a long week off and hopefully we can get to where we need to be.

We’ll be practising hard to get our work ethic up. Obviously it’s not there yet.”

The Rebels opened their recent jaunt with a victory at Spokane, where the Chiefs had not lost this season previous to Red Deer’s visit. But that win was followed by back-to-back losses to Tri-City and Portland before the tourists earned a positive result at Everett.

And then came the trip-ending stop in Kelowna.

“We checked out a day early. We showed up in body but we weren’t there mentally,” said Wallin. “We just didn’t play well at all.

“Overall, we had a good start to the trip.

We played really well in Spokane, then our next two games weren’t very good. We were better in Everett and then we didn’t finish well at all.”

And so . . .

“We’re going to take advantage of this week,” said Wallin. “We’ve played a lot of hockey over the last month and haven’t had a lot of practice time, so this week will be an important week for us to work on some

Hall inductees can’t avoid lockout talk SUNDIN, SAKIC, OATES AND BURE JOIN HALL OF FAME UNDER CLOUD OF NHL LABOUR DISPUTE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — There is something missing from Joe Sakic’s new plaque at the Hockey Hall of Fame and it’s not because the printer made a mistake.

Among the list of his many achievements is no mention of his 21st NHL season, the one that was never played because of the 2004-05 lockout. With the sport back in another dark period brought on by another labour dispute, Sakic reflected on the year that never was on the day he took his place among hockey’s greats.

“I lost a year of hockey,” Sakic said Monday prior to the induction ceremony. “It would have been 21 years instead of 20. That’s what you lose.”

Fellow inductees Mats Sundin and Adam Oates were also in the NHL when the last lockout hit while Pavel Bure, the fourth member of the class, was already retired.

Sundin never managed to win a Stanley Cup during his career and can’t help but wonder what could have been had the 2004-05 been played. His Maple Leafs were on a run of six consecutive playoff appearances before that work stoppage.

“It was awful,” said Sundin.

“I think it’s devastating.”

While all four of the inductees seem to have thoroughly enjoyed their induction weekend, the current lockout made it a more subdued affair than usual. They were to have been honoured at Air Canada Centre prior to a scheduled Leafs-Devils game on Friday night — a missed opportunity in particular for Sundin, the longtime Toronto captain, and Oates, who grew up in the city.

Sundin is back living in his

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic, Adam Oates and Pavel Bure pose for a photograph at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. native Sweden now but the impact of another work stoppage hasn’t gone unnoticed even from a distance.

“I think it’s huge,” he said.

“The National Hockey League is kind of representing the game of hockey. It’s the biggest representative of the game of hockey in the world. When the NHL is not going, people lose focus on hockey.

“For everybody that is involved in the sport, it’s huge to get the guys back playing as

soon as possible.”

Added Sakic: “It hurts the players, it hurts the owners, it hurts the fans and it hurts the game.”

The two men at the centre of collective bargaining negotiations, commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, both attended Monday night’s ceremony. Bettman referred to “difficult times” after paying tribute to the inductees in a speech.

“All of us — fans, teams, play-

ers — look forward to the time the game returns,” said Bettman.

The lockout was also a hot topic of discussion on the red carpet as honoured members and others from the hockey world arrived for the ceremony.

Hall of Famer Mike Gartner, who was active in the NHLPA during his playing days and later worked for the union, expressed concern for the sport.

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details.”

Elson, meanwhile, is convinced that consistently better times for the team are just around the corner.

“Guys just have to get used to each other.

We have a lot of new faces,” he said. “We’ll get going real soon.”

On a positive note, the Rebels came out of the trip healthy with only defenceman Kayle Doetzel remaining out of the lineup.

Doetzel will have the wire removed from his jaw — broken during an Oct. 2 game at Prince Albert — on Wednesday.

“He can start skating at that point,” said Wallin. “Once he gets skating and eating then it’s just a matter of his conditioning and getting back into game shape. So hopefully he won’t be out much longer.” ● Rebels defenceman Mathew Dumba will serve as an assistant captain for Team WHL in the fifth and sixth games of the Subway Super Series with Team Russia on Wednesday and Thursday in Vancouver and Victoria.

Everett rearguard Ryan Murray and Swift Current forward Adam Lowry will be the Team WHL captains. The other assistants are defencemen Griffin Reinhart of the Edmonton Oil Kings and Morgan Rielly of the Moose Jaw Warriors. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham makes a 23-yard field goal to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 16-13 in overtime of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Monday.

Steelers 16 Chiefs 13 PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a victory. The health of their franchise quarterback is another matter entirely.

The Steelers edged the woeful Kansas City Chiefs 16-13 in overtime on Monday night but lost Ben Roethlisberger for most of the second half — and perhaps a lot longer — with a right shoulder injury.

Roethlisberger left early in the third quarter after getting slammed to the turf by Kansas City linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston. Coach Mike Tomlin said he was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

The Steelers (6-3) went on to their fourth consecutive victory. Shaun Suisham kicked a 23-yard field goal 51 seconds into the extra period, one play after Lawrence Timmons intercepted Kansas City’s Matt Cassel and returned it to the 5.

Jamaal Charles ran for 100 yards and a score for the Chiefs (1-8), who have lost six straight. The Chiefs rallied in spite of themselves in the final 2 minutes. Cassel led Kansas City 52 yards — converting a 4thand-15 in the process — to set up a 46-yard field goal by Ryan Succop as time expired.

Kansas City’s only other victory this season came in overtime, a stunning upset in New Orleans in September. Any chance at a repeat faded when Cassel’s pass on the second play of extra period landed in the hands of Timmons, who returned it 23 yards to set up Suisham’s second game-winning field goal of the season.

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Prince Albert 21 13 6 0 2 67 Swift Current 23 9 9 3 2 67 Moose Jaw 23 8 9 3 3 62 Brandon 21 9 9 2 1 67 Regina 22 9 12 1 0 61 Saskatoon 19 8 10 0 1 55 GP Edmonton 21 Calgary 21 Lethbridge 23 Medicine Hat 22 Red Deer 23 Kootenay 18

Central Division W LOTLSOL 13 5 1 2 13 5 1 2 13 8 1 1 11 10 1 0 10 11 1 1 5 12 1 0

GF 72 68 74 83 57 42

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Kamloops 23 17 5 0 1 89 Kelowna 20 12 6 1 1 77 Victoria 20 10 10 0 0 55 Prince George 20 7 10 1 2 56 Vancouver 19 6 13 0 0 57

GA 59 66 75 82 71 73

Pt 28 23 22 21 19 17

GA 52 64 65 73 76 62

Pt 29 29 28 23 22 11

GA 56 50 72 75 83

Pt 35 26 20 17 12

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 20 16 3 1 0 92 41 33 Spokane 21 14 7 0 0 82 62 28 Tri-City 22 13 7 1 1 69 56 28 Seattle 20 9 10 1 0 62 75 19 Everett 22 7 13 0 2 53 79 16 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Sunday’s results Portland 3 Kamloops 1 Swift Current 3 Brandon 2 Vancouver 4 Prince George 3 (SO) Monday’s results Kootenay 4 Calgary 0 Lethbridge 4 Moose Jaw 1 Tuesday-Thursday No Games Scheduled.

Friday’s games Portland at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Brandon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

Kelowna at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Regina at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Everett at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Summaries Hurricanes 4, Warriors 1 First Period 1. Lethbridge, Ramsay 5 (Hackman, Johnston) 11:42 Penalties — Leverton Leth (hooking) 12:10, Yakubowski Leth (slashing), Morse MJ (roughing) 17:31.

Second Period

2. Lethbridge, Johnston 6 (Laurencelle, Hackman) 3:28 3. Lethbridge, Merkley 10 (Leverton) 12:17 Penalties — Maxwell Leth (holding) 0:39, Maxwell Leth (roughing) 6:21, Topping Leth (fighting), Morse MJ (inter. on goaltender, fighting) 14:08, Erkamps Leth (roughing), Brown MJ (checking to the head major, game misconduct) 17:07.

Third Period 4. Lethbridge, Merkley 11 (Watson) 2:41 (pp) 5. Moose Jaw, Gore 2 (McFaull, Eberle) 7:15 Penalties — Point MJ (tripping) 1:51, Maxwell Leth (hooking) 5:10, Uhrich MJ (tripping) 13:02, Wong Leth (inter. on goaltender) 14:49.

Shots on goal Lethbridge 7 7 9 — 23 Moose Jaw 11 12 12 — 35 Goal — Lethbridge: Rimmer (W,13-8-1); Moose Jaw: Paulic (L,6-7-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Lethbridge: 1-4; Moose Jaw: 0-5.

Attendance — 3,724 at Moose Jaw, Sask.

Ice 4, Hitmen 0 First Period 1. Kootenay, Montgomery 9 (Leach, Shirley) 0:21 2. Kootenay, Montgomery 10 (Reinhart, Descheneau) 13:20 (pp) Penalties — Reinhart Ktn (tripping) 0:44, Humphries Cal (contact to head) 12:26.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Jones Cal (cross-checking) 2:18, Martin Ktn (tripping) 4:27, Wand Ktn, Helgesen Cal (fighting) 7:31, Simpson Ktn, Humphries Cal (fighting) 9:13, Leach Ktn (slashing) 9:46, Henry Cal (slashing) 11:03, Brassart Cal (hooking) 13:26, Dirk Ktn (holding) 14:25, Martin Ktn (hooking) 19:48.

Third Period 3. Kootenay, Montgomery 11 (McPhee, Reinhart) 6:46 (pp) 4. Kootenay, McPhee 2 (Descheneau) 17:32 (en) Penalties — Hurley Cal (slashing) 1:47, Clayton Cal (slashing) 5:42, Padakin Cal (hooking) 6:02, Faith Ktn (interference) 9:36, Clayton Cal (roughing) 12:11, Tanner Ktn, Kosterman Cal (roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct) 20:00.

Shots on goal Kootenay 7 11 13 — 31 Calgary 8 3 6 — 17 Goal — Kootenay: Skapski (W,5-7-0); Calgary: Shields (L,3-2-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Kootenay: 2-8; Calgary: 0-6.

Attendance — 6,614 at Calgary.

Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP Inglis 21 Ness 23 Dumba 21 Elson 16 Bellerive 21 Hamilton 23 Millette 23 Bleackley 23 Gaudet 20 McCoy 18 Fleury 23 Stockl 18 Johnson 7

G 11 6 5 6 4 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 1

A Pts 3 14 7 13 8 13 6 12 8 12 11 12 3 8 6 8 5 7 5 6 5 6 4 5 2 3

PIM 36 11 31 25 15 9 12 10 23 24 6 8 9

+/-8 -3 -7 3 -6 -4 -9 -7 5 2 -3 -1 3

Underwood Maxwell Thiel Fafard Pochuk Doetzel Pouliot Ferguson Boomgaarden Bittner Bartosak Miller

21 23 12 19 15 6 9 6 11 14 18 21

1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

39 6 10 30 0 2 2 2 24 25 2 9

-4 -9 -4 3 -2 -1 — -3 -6 -9 — -6

Goaltenders Bartosak Pouliot

MP GA SO GAA Svs Sv% 941 45 0 2.87 526 .921 451 28 0 3.73 228 .891

WHL LEADERS Through Nov. 11 SCORING G 17 15 15 15 10 14 12 12 15 14 11 9

Lipon, Kam Col.Smith, Kam Valk, MH Shinkaruk, MH Petan, Por Bozon, Kam St. Croix, Edm Rattie, Por Fioretti, MJ Feser, TC Bell, Kel Ranford, Kam

A 26 27 19 18 23 18 17 16 12 13 16 18

GOALTENDERS (Minimum 500 minutes played) MP GA Cheveldave, Kam 1014 37 Lanigan, Por-MH 731 27 Driedger, Cal 885 35 Comrie, TC 1217 49 Siemens, PA 1132 46

SO 1 1 1 2 1

P 43 42 34 33 33 32 29 28 27 27 27 27

Avg. 2.19 2.22 2.37 2.42 2.44

Sunday, Nov. 11 Division Semifinals East Division Toronto 42, Edmonton 26 West Division Calgary 36, Saskatchewan 30

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Sunday, Nov. 25 Grey Cup At Toronto East winner vs. West winner, 4 p.m.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 6 3 0 .667 299 Miami 4 5 0 .444 173 N.Y. Jets 3 6 0 .333 175 Buffalo 3 6 0 .333 211

PA 201 186 228 285

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 8 6 4 1

South L T 1 0 3 0 6 0 8 0

Pct .889 .667 .400 .111

Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 7 5 4

North L T 2 0 3 0 5 0

Pct PF PA .778 254 196 .625 191 164 .444 220 231

PF 250 186 219 127

PA 143 201 311 246

7

0 .222 169 211

W 6 4 3 1

West L 3 5 6 7

PF 271 209 191 133

PA 189 191 284 240

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 Dallas 4 5 0 .444 188 Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 156 Washington 3 6 0 .333 226

PA 216 204 221 248

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

Sunday, Nov. 18 Division Finals East Division Toronto at Montreal, 11 a.m.

West Division Calgary at B.C., 2:30 p.m.

2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .444 .333 .125

Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina

W 8 5 4 2

South L T 1 0 4 0 5 0 7 0

Pct .889 .556 .444 .222

PF 247 260 249 163

PA 174 209 256 216

Chicago Green Bay Minnesota Detroit

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Thursday, Nov. 15 Miami at Buffalo, 8:20 p.m.

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Vipers hold off late charge from Thrashers JUNIOR B The Red Deer Vipers scored three unanswered second-period goals en route to a 4-2 Heritage Junior B Hockey League win over the Three Hills Thrashers on Monday at the Arena.

Ryan Thompson, Kolton Gillett and Adam Ferguson staked the Vipers to a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes, but the visitors struck back with a pair of goals early in the third period. Lucas Ford notched a power-play goal at 1:58 and Jacob Hamel struck less than two minutes later, whipping a wrist shot through the pads of Red

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Deer netminder Brenden Mandrusiak.

Nick Glackin gave the home side some breathing room, closing out the scoring with 4:28 remaining with the Vipers on a power play. Glackin took two strides over the blueline and beat Thrashers goaltender Devon Dell with a wrist shot.

Mandrusiak made 31 saves as the Vipers improved to 6-0-3-2 and moved into a third-place tie with the 8-5-0-1 Thrashers in the Northern Division. Dell stopped 23 shots for Three Hills.

Red Deer was assessed nine of 16 minor penalties, with the clubs splitting four fighting majors.

Monday’s Games Milwaukee 105, Philadelphia 96 Utah 140, Toronto 133, 3OT Oklahoma City 92, Detroit 90 Boston 101, Chicago 95 Miami 113, Houston 110 Minnesota 90, Dallas 82 Phoenix 110, Denver 100 Atlanta at Portland, Late Tuesday’s Games Washington at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Indiana, 5 p.m.

New York at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Utah at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE—Suspended free agent RHP Rafael Martinez 50 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League TEXAS RANGERS—Agreed to terms with C Juan Apodaca, OF Jim Adduci, LHP Neal Cotts, OF Aaron Cunningham, and RHP Yonata Ortega on minor league contracts.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Named Randy Ready manager of Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS—Named P.J. Mainville trainer.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Pedro Avila, Gene Grimaldi, Patrick Guerrero, Pat Kelly, Jamey Storvick and Mike Tosar international scouts; Josh Bard player personnel special assistant; and Willie Fraser and Scott Groot professional scouts.

Reassigned player personnel special asssitant Bill Mueller to full-time professional scout.

NEW YORK METS—Named Jim Malone strength and conditioning co-ordinator.

Amerian Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Traded LHP Jon Gulbransen to Rockford for RHP Kyle Lindquist.

Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS—Released INF Daryle Ward, INF D’Angelo Jimenez, RHP Anthony Pluta and LHP Sergio Espinosa.

BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Named Mike D’Antoni coach.

FOOTBALL BUFFALO BILLS—Signed CB Delano Howell to the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Fired special teams co-ordinator Brian Murphy. Promoted assistant special teams coach Richard Rodgers to special teams co-ordinator.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed LB Ben Jacobs to the practice squad. Released OT Jeff Adams from the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Placed DE Kenyon Coleman on injured reserve.

DETROIT LIONS—Released CB Alphonso Smith.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed LB Vic So’oto.

Placed T Bryan Bulaga on injured reserve.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Activated NT Josh

Chapman from the non-football-injury list. Signed TE Kyle Miller from the practice squad. Placed DT Drake Nevis and CB Jerraud Powers on injured reserve.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed LB Greg Jones. Released WR Anthony Armstrong.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Placed DE Glenn Dorsey on injured reserve. Signed CB Neiko Thorpe from the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Released LB Jeff Tarpinian.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed CB Buddy Jackson to the practice squad.

HOCKEY AHL—Suspended Toronto LW Leo Komarov one game for his actions during Saturday’s game.

ECHL ECHL—Set the suspension of Utah F Mitch Wahl from indefinite to three games for his actions during Friday’s game.

Central Hockey League DENVER CUTTHROATS—Waived D Nick Laporte.

QUAD CITY MALLARDS—Signed G Jimmy Spratt and D Bobby Preece. Placed G Joe Palmer on team suspension.

LACROSSE COLORADO MAMMOTH—Signed D Dan Coates to a one-year contract.

MOTORSPORTS NASCAR—Fined Jeff Gordon $100,000 and docked him 25 points for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer during Sunday’s race. Docked team owner Rick Hendrick 25 car owner points and fined crew chief Brian Pattie $25,000 for the same incident.

Fined Brad Keselowski $25,000 for having an electronic device inside the car.

SOCCER SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC—Announced MF Mario Martinez has been called in by the Honduras National Team for the Nov. 14 friendly against Peru .

COLLEGE PITTSBURGH—Announced sophomore basketball G John Johnson will transfer to another school.

SHENANDOAH—Fired football coach Paul Barnes.

TEXAS—Placed women’s track and field coach Beverly Kearney on paid leave.

Bowling Heritage Lanes Weekly Results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Bernie Fournier 272. High Triple: Fournier 710.

Monday Mixed High Single: Lonnie Staples 281. High Triple: Staples 727.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: Paul Waisman 318. High Triple: John Vanderleek 743.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Ray Clark 354. High Triple: Clark 811.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Lance Clark 313. High Triple: Clark 743.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Bonnie Traweger 208. High Triple: Traweger 546.

Thursday Afternoon Special Olympics Mixed High Single: Jerrod Sleigh 236. High Double: Sleigh 411.

Thursday Mixed High Single: Mike Sabbe 279..High Triple: Darren

GIRLS HOCKEY The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs dropped a 4-1 decision to the Sherwood Park Fury in Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League play Sunday.

Ondik 719.

Monday Scratch League High Single: Terry Ell 316..High Quad: Jaymin Wudkevich 999.

Sunday Fun League High Single: Debra Kettle 272. High Triple: Kettle 615.

Youth Bowling of Canada (YBC) Bumpers Heather Hort 96.

Bowlasaurus Logan Miller 111.

Peewees High Single: Kedrixx Streit 202. High Double: Streit 308.

Bantams High Single: Emma Jean Ostrikoff 190. High Triple: Ostrikoff 521.

Juniors High Single: Cody Pratt 287. High Triple: Pratt 718.

Seniors High Single: Jaymin Wudkevich 298. High Triple: Wudkevich 758.

Reanna Arnold scored the lone Red Deer goal while Aly Andersen made 22 saves in goal.

The Chiefs return home Friday when they host the Highwood Raiders at 7 p.m. at Kin City Arena B.

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Eskimos looking to the future after ugly season EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos cleaned out their lockers Monday, bitterly disappointed over their loss in the East Division semifinal a day earlier.

Yet despite a tumultuous season that ended on an ugly note, there was still optimism that the franchise will be turned around.

“It was a season where a lot of things went on, up and down, a roller coaster, but one we can learn from,” said defensive back Joe Burnett. “We saw a lot of young guys play, grow and work and they will contribute next year and years to come.”

The Eskimos’ season ended Sunday much like the team’s entire year, in confusion, second-guessing and defeat. Their 42-26 loss to the Toronto Argonauts didn’t feel out of place after finishing 7-11 during the regular season.

“I’ve always judged myself, did you walk away a winner or did you walk away a loser, and we walked away as losers this year,” said linebacker J.C. Sherritt, the West nominee for most outstanding defensive player, who didn’t play against the Argos because of an ankle injury.

The team heads into the off-season facing more questions than answers.

The first question that has to be answered is who will be named general manager to replace Eric Tillman, who was fired a week before the playoff game. Names mentioned include head coach Kavis

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Reed and former player and current head scout Ed Hervey.

Reed wouldn’t commit one way or the other Monday, saying his focus right now “is decompressing from the season and making sure decisions that are made for this franchise are the right decisions.

“I’m not going to be one who advocates for a position. I’m focused on making sure the decision that is made is, first of all, right for my family, but most importantly right for this franchise.”

Key among the new GM’s early priorities will be trying to re-sign the 13 free agents, including nine defensive starters, and trying to figure who will be the team’s quarterback of the future. Tillman’s trade of Ricky Ray to Toronto proved to be a monstrous mistake that left the Eskimos without a competent starting pivot.

Kerry Joseph, at 39, said he plans to return next year but he can’t likely be counted on to be a fulltime starter. Steven Jyles, the man obtained in the Ray trade, hasn’t shown in six years with four teams the ability to be a starter. And Matt Nichols, the obvious choice to be the starting quarterback, broke his ankle in Toronto. On crutches, Nichols said he will see his doctor Tuesday to schedule surgery to insert a pin that will come out in February.

“It’s probably the best case scenario really, for what happened,” he said. “I plan on being ready for training camp.”

The second-guessing went on all season and continued Monday after three coaching decisions that had huge impact on the playoff loss.

Six Cheney students get double win at Red Deer tournament Lucas Proteau was first in the 10-11 year-old orange-green belt forms and second in sparring with Hayley Gordon first in intermediate team forms and second in the 13-14 year-old white-yellow belt sparring.

Brody Hornett won the 6-7 white-yellow belt sparring and placed third in forms with Max Proteau taking second in the 6-7 year-old white-yellow belt forms and third in sparring.

Madison Von Hollen was second in the 11-12 year-old bluebrown belt sparring and third in forms with Kaleigh Thomas taking second in the eight-and-under team forms and Jesmervin Ramos third in junior black belt forms. ● Nick Marchuk had four firsts and a second in the Medicine Hat Open Martial Arts Championship.

Marchuk won the junior black

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HALL: Main dangers “I think that one of the main dangers is that the fans and the game is taken for granted, that it’s going to come back to the same health that it was before,” said Gartner. “When you look at the last time that it happened, coming back to record attendance and record profits and taking a business that went from $2.5-billion to $3.3-billion in revenue, I think that tendency can be — and I don’t think it’s consciously — is to take all that for granted.

“I think that there’s a real danger in it. I sense that there’s more of a danger now than there was in the past.”

Igor Larionov, another Hall of Famer who now works as a player agent, called for “common sense.”

“I’m very positive it’s going to be resolved in a matter of weeks, maybe two or three weeks,” said Larionov. “You’ll see the game back in shape and the players playing.”

All four members of this year’s Hall of Fame class were affected by a labour disruption during their careers — Bure was playing for the Vancouver Canucks during the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season — and it’s reasonable to expect that trend will continue for some time after four work stoppages in the last 20 years.

Oates finds himself in a unique position because the lockout has delayed the start of his first season as a head coach with the Washington Capitals. He was hired for the position on the same June day he found out he was heading into the Hall, making “for a pretty emotional 15 minutes.”

The last season of his playing career came in 200304 with the Edmonton Oilers and he was on the fence about retiring afterwards. The decision ended up being made for him.

“I thought about (continuing to play) because I wasn’t happy with my year in Edmonton, so I didn’t really want to go out that way,” he said. “I was considering it, but (the lockout) made it easy.”

He doesn’t harbour any regrets about being quietly ushered out of the game. In fact, it fit the personality of somebody who avoided the limelight by making his name as an excellent passer rather than a scorer.

“That’s kind of the guy I am — a little bit understated,” said Oates. “Actually Joe (Sakic) said it this morning: We’re all understated guys, believe it or not.”

Bure’s career was ended prematurely because of knee injuries and he only ended up playing 702 NHL games, just slightly less than half as many as Sundin, Sakic and Oates. But he made the most of what time he had by scoring 437 goals.

He never dreamed he’d find a plaque with his name in the Hall and spoke with emotion in his voice during his induction speech.

“I think it’s the biggest achievement you can get in hockey,” said Bure. “The selection committee combines everything you’ve done for hockey worldwide, so for me it’s a huge honour. It feels great.”

For now, hockey at its highest level remains on hold.

Sakic works as an adviser to the Colorado Avalanche and is as anxious as anybody to see the NHL resume. Looking back, the pain of sitting out an entire season quickly went away when a new CBA was signed.

“I remember coming back that next training camp I was pretty excited to be back and playing the game,” said Sakic. “You realize how much you miss the game.”

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belt forms, sparring, weapons forms and weapons sparring and was second in musical forms.

Tori Marchuk won the 8-9 yearold white-yellow belt forms and sparring and was third in the white-green belt musical forms.

Jack Marchuk took first in the 10-11 year-old blue-brown belt sparring, was second in the forms and third in weapon sparring.

The 12-13 year-old blue-brown belt sparring title went to Raven Cheney, who was third in the forms.

Shaylea Richardson placed second in the 14-15 year-old bluebrown belt sparring.

The Winter Warfare Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championships will be held Saturday at the Sheraton Events Centre.

Curtis Hallman notched three goals for the Red Deer Frontier Chiefs in a 4-2 bantam A hockey win over Sylvan Lake during the weekend.

Easton Leedahl also tallied for the Chiefs. Winning goalie Nolan MacGregor made 40 saves.

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NFL: High cost The victory, however, came at a high cost.

Roethlisberger is in the midst of a career year but struggled through a so-so first half and was 9 of 18 for 84 yards and a touchdown when Hali came down on top of him while taking a sack on Pittsburgh’s first possession of the second half.

Byron Leftwich, playing for the first time in two years, was rusty in relief. He completed 7 of 14 passes for 73 yards though he did produce a scoring drive early in the third quarter that gave the Steelers a 13-10 lead.

It nearly held up on a night the Chiefs had one touchdown called back due to a penalty and another overturned on replay.

Cassel completed 11 of 26 passes for 154 yards for Kansas City. But the team ranked last in the NFL in turnover margin saved its biggest mistake for overtime.

Pittsburgh came in riding a three-game winning streak that erased the sour taste of a 2-3 start, and the Steelers insisted all week they wouldn’t look past the Chiefs toward a showdown against rival Baltimore next Sunday.

Funny, Pittsburgh certainly looked distracted at the start of a raw, soggy night at Heinz Field.

The Chiefs didn’t take long to erase one bit of misery in their lifeless, luckless season, taking their first lead since New Year’s Day during a spirited first half in which they avoided the kind of gaffes — turnovers, penalties, assignment breakdowns — that have plagued them all year.

With Charles gashing Pittsburgh’s defensive line and Cassel avoiding mistakes, Kansas City raced in front 10-0. Cassel hit Tony Moeaki for 38 yards on the Chiefs’ second drive, setting up a 12-yard touchdown run by Charles to give Kansas City its first lead since a 7-3 victory over Denver in the 2011 regular-season finale.

The lead grew to 10-0 after an Isaac Redman fumble deep in Pittsburgh territory led to a 22-yard field goal by Succop.

Like any brief flirtation with success for Kansas vs City, it didn’t last.

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Six members of the Cheney Karate Studio were double winners at the Memorial Martial Arts Tournament in Red Deer during the weekend.

Brianna Thomas won the 12-13 year-old white-yellow belt forms and the intermediate team forms.

Jason Ramons captured the sparring and forms titles in the 12-13 year-old blue-brown belt division while Jade Von Hollen took both titles in the 8-9 year-old white-yellow belt division.

Michael Marr (men’s white yellow belt), Charles Mowat (men’s green-brown belt) and Hector Jordan (junior black belt) won both sparring and forms.

Samuel Abijero won the advanced team forms title while Grace Lemus took the 8-9 year-old white-yellow belt sparring crown and was second in forms.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Pau Gasol got home from the game and read about it on Twitter, while Dwight Howard got a midnight message on his BlackBerry.

They shared most Los Angeles Lakers fans’ mix of surprise, trepidation and anticipation.

Just when everybody thought the Lakers were getting back together with Phil Jackson, they switched course in the middle of the night and went with Mike D’Antoni.

What a weekend in Hollywood — and the real drama isn’t over yet.

The Lakers reacted with ample excitement and a little bewilderment Monday to their front office’s surprising decision to hire D’Antoni as coach Mike Brown’s replacement over Jackson, the 11-time champion who discussed the job at his home Saturday and apparently wanted to return. D’Antoni didn’t even interview for the job in person, speaking to the Lakers over the phone.

“It has been crazy, but all this stuff will just make this team stronger,” said Howard, who has been in a Lakers uniform for about six weeks. “Everything that we’ve been through so far, it’s going to make us stronger, and we have to look at this as a positive situation.”

The Lakers’ third coach in four days won’t take over the team until later in the week. D’Antoni still hadn’t been cleared to travel Monday after undergoing knee replacement surgery earlier in the month, although the Lakers are optimistic the former Knicks and Suns coach will arrive in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

So interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff was still in charge Monday when the Lakers gathered for an informal workout ahead of Tuesday’s game against San Antonio. Just two weeks into the regular season, the Lakers (3-4) are about to start over with a new offence and another coaching staff — and a renewed certainty they’re expected to compete for a title this season.

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CHRISTMAS GIFT WORKSHOP With more than a month until Christmas, young people can get in the spirit of the holiday by making gifts and going on a nature walk. The Kids’ Christmas Present Workshop at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 45th Ave., from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

The afternoon, meant for kids aged seven to 12, consists of a nature walk, treats and your choice of gifts to make.

All materials for the gifts will be provided.

Pre-registration for the event is required and must be done by Wednesday. It costs $15 per child members and $17 per child non-members. To register, or for more information, call 403346-2010.

WATERSHED ALLIANCE BREAKFAST Hear stories about fur traders paddling the Red Deer River during the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Ambassador Breakfast on Friday.

Calgary canoeist and historian Peter Allen will talk about the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company traders who plied the Red Deer River’s water during fur trade era of 1779 to 1821. Awards will also be presented to the alliance’s ambassadors, volunteers who promote watershed management. The breakfast takes place from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at the Quality Inn North Hill. Cost is $15 per person.

Those interested in attending are asked to register on or before Wednesday by emailing ambassador@rdrwa. ca or calling 403-3407379.

Action bus service boosted NEW BUS WILL INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BUSES ON THE ROAD

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Demand is still beyond the capacity of Red Deer Transit Action Buses, but the gap is closing.

City transit manager Kevin Joll said more than 400 requests per month can’t be met for the specialized transit service for people with mobility issues who are unable to use regular transit buses.

However, a new bus that will be added to the fleet sometime this month will increase the maximum number of buses on the road during peak demand to 14.

“With the new bus coming in we should at least be able to cut (unmet requests) in half or a little bit more,” Joll said.

“Just like other transit systems in Canada, we do have unmet trips. There will always be unmet trips. But city council has made a decision for 2012 to add some service to try to improve those unmet trips.”

During the mid-year budget review, city council approved another bus for September 2013.

Joll said Action Buses, which can fit up to five wheelchairs or seven seated passengers, have seen a huge increase in demand.

“Over the last five years there’s been a 25 per cent increase in people requiring the service. It’s nothing we didn’t see coming back in 2004 when we did the transit and special transportation study.”

Joll said to meet the existing need, two additional buses would be needed immediately, keeping in mind Action Buses gain roughly 400 new customers per year so the service is always trying to hit “a moving target.”

Due to aging demographics, ridership is forecast to continue to increase, he said.

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City of Red Deer Transit driver Eldon Richardson helps Yvonne Johnson onto the Action Bus outside her home. of seniors using the bus, more riders are also dialysis patients with mobility problems who need regular rides back and forth to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Senior Yvonne Johnson said she had to give up playing bridge on Thursday night and Friday afternoon over a year ago because the Action Bus is too busy transporting dialysis patients.

As of October, 34 dialysis patients were using the Action Bus. Treatments are typically required three times a week. “(Dialysis patients) need to have their transportation. May-

be the (provincial) Department of Health should be helping,” said Johnson, who requires a wheelchair and has been using the Action Bus for 25 years.

She said there’s never been enough funding for Action Buses.

Arlene Hilman, 63, who has multiple sclerosis and also needs a wheelchair, agreed that the service is hugely important for dialysis patients.

But it’s also a service that should add fun and enjoyment to people’s lives, she said.

This year, the Action Bus refused to take Hilman, an avid gardener, to Parkland Nurser-

ies, located a few kilometres outside Red Deer, where she would regularly shop spring to summer.

“I have a raised garden bed in the backyard. I love gardening. When you’re in a wheelchair, it’s so important for you to do some of these things,” Hilman said.

She said she offered to pay the Action Bus more to reach the nursery on Hwy 11, but was told the trip was no longer an option.

“It’s health to me. It would be so worth it.”

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TEEN NOVELS Sylvan Lake teens are encouraged to write works of fiction for National Novel Writing Month. The Sylvan Lake Municipal Library is holding a fiction writing contest with a deadline of Nov. 30. Poems, short stories, fan fiction, fairy tales and novels are eligible. Entries can be submitted by email to corrie.brown@prl.ab.ca or dropped off to the library in an envelope or binder along with the author’s contact information. Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners judged by library staff. Unless otherwise requested, submissions will be destroyed upon the contest’s completion.

Winners will be contacted the second week of December.

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Aleta Neville president of the Red Deer and District chapter of MADD Canada watches as Sgt. Bob Bell of the Red Deer City RCMP ties a red ribbon on the antenna of a police truck as MADD Canada kicks off its annual red ribbon campaign in Red Deer on Monday.

MADD launches annual Christmas campaign

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

PROJECT RED RIBBON

Every day, four Canadians on average are killed by an impaired driver.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched its annual Christmas campaign in Red Deer on Monday to help change those devastating numbers.

Partners joined MADD representatives from the Red Deer area to talk about why the 20th anniversary of Project Red Ribbon in Red Deer is so important.

Aleta Neville, president and victim services volunteer from the Red Deer and District chapter, said that Project Red Ribbon is done in memory of all those who were killed or injured as a result of impaired driving crashes.

“We do so in the hope that our efforts today will save a life, that our holiday season will be free of impaired driving tragedies and senseless death and injuries,” said Neville.

“It’s not just happening over the holidays, this is something that happens 12 months a year.”

MADD Canada, which is celebrating its

25th anniversary, and Allstate Insurance announced Project Red Ribbon across Canada.

Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling declared this month as MADD Month, and he encouraged people to attend MADD’s annual Candlelight Vigil to be held on Saturday at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, at 4929 54th St. in Red Deer, at 7:30 p.m.

Neville, along with members of the traffic division at Red Deer city RCMP, Alberta Motor Association and MADD volunteers stood outside the Allstate Insurance office where several red ribbons were placed around the antenna of an RCMP pickup truck.

Jason Dillingham, business development agent for Allstate, said that Allstate has been involved for 25 years with MADD and its various initiatives.

“It’s a partnership we believe in because we recognize the importance of not only supporting an organization like MADD with funding, but with people, with time and with resources,” said Dillingham.

Central Albertans can show their commitment to sober driving this holiday season by tying a red ribbon to their vehicles, key chains, purses, briefcases and backpacks.

“When you put that ribbon on, it can save a life,” said Neville. “It’s a reminder.”

Neville said that the national campaign usually starts on Nov. 1, but the Red Deer and area chapter waits until after Remembrance Day in honour of those who have served or are serving in the Canadian Forces.

Red ribbon boxes will be displayed in businesses across Central Alberta. Those who wish to have a box can call the Red Deer office at 403-347-9922.

Rural communities are invited to help out as well.

“It’s about having a new attitude and not mixing drinking and driving because it is a deadly cocktail,” said Neville.

The campaign ends after the first full week of January.

MADD volunteers do help out at RCMP holiday checkstops but more are needed.

Anyone who wishes to help out can do so by calling the Red Deer office. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

C2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012

New IRA faction claims prison killing PART OF PRISON PROTEST

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BUS: Priority calls Joll said the system is run on a firstcome/first-serve basis, but medical trips can take priority.

Statistics show 45 per cent of people use the Action Bus for social outings, followed by 17 per cent for medical trips, 13 per cent for education, 10 per cent for dialysis, six per cent for physical therapy, five per cent for shopping and four per cent for work.

About a month ago, Johnson said the Action Bus dropped her off but was unavailable to pick her up from a medical appointment. She had to wait an hour for one of the specialized vans from a local taxi service sometimes used as backup by the Action Bus. Action Bus riders are encouraged to book a seat 15 days in advance because of the demand.

“Many times I have phoned to use the handicapped transportation and there is no transportation. It’s totally booked,” Johnson said.

Demand has also reduced flexibility to meet the needs of individuals, said Jean Stinson, president of Red Deer Action Group Society, which runs a subsidy transportation program for low-income residents that includes those who ride the Action Bus. For example, changing a pickup time on the same day as the trip is impossible, she said.

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Smoke rises after shells fired by the Syrian army explode in the Syrian village of Bariqa, Monday. The Israeli military says “Syrian mobile artillery” was hit after responding to stray mortar fire from its northern neighbor. The incident marked the second straight day that Israel has responded to fire from Syria that does not appear to be aimed at Israeli targets.

Israeli military hits Syrian artillery CONFRONTATION FUELS NEW FEARS THAT THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR COULD DRAG ISRAEL INTO THE VIOLENCE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the neighbours since the Syrian uprising began nearly two years ago.

The confrontation fueled new fears that the Syrian civil war could drag Israel into the violence, a scenario with grave consequences for the region. The fighting has already spilled into Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.

“We are closely monitoring what is happening and will respond appropriately. We will not allow our borders to be violated or our citizens to be fired upon,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday in a speech to foreign ambassadors.

While officials believe President Bashar Assad has no interest in picking a fight with Israel, they fear the embattled Syrian leader may try to draw Israel into the fighting in a bout of desperation.

Israeli officials believe it is only a matter of time before Syrian rebels topple the longtime leader.

The conflict has already spilled over into several of Syria’s other

“That can’t be done because everything is planned two weeks ahead of time,” Stinson said.

“I think that catering to the client is gone. A lot of people feel their needs are not being met.”

Red Deer Action Group ran the Action Bus for 30 years prior to the city taking over in 2007.

A 2004 Transit and Special Transportation Study recommended that special transportation be integrated into the city’s transit department.

Stinson said fewer people on Action Buses are without a wheelchair or walker so Red Deer Transit is doing a good job screening out people who could use city transit buses. But drawbacks remain, like limited service on holidays.

Stinson said providing better Action Bus service comes down to more funding.

Action Buses have a $1.6-million net budget for 2012, with a projected 80,000 trips for 2012, up from 77,000 in 2011.

On a typical weekday, about 274 trips are made from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., 90 trips on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 44 on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Weekend and holiday schedules are based on demand and the budget.

Joll said the system has been running very efficiently with new software adopted in 2008 to co-ordinate trips.

Clients pay $3 for a one-way Action Bus trip anywhere in the city. The net cost of a one-way trip is actually $24 while the net cost of riding traditional transit is $2.

neighbours — whether in direct violence or in the flood of refugees fleeing the bloodshed.

More than 36,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, according to estimates by anti-Assad activists.

On Monday, a Syrian fighter jet bombed a rebel-held area hugging the border with Turkey three times, killing 15 to 20 people, according to a Turkish official. Separately, eight wounded Syrians died in Turkey, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

Potential Israeli involvement in Syria could be far more explosive.

The bitter enemies both possess air forces, tanks and significant arsenals of missiles and other weapons.

Although the Israeli military is more modern and powerful, Syria has a collection of chemical weapons that could wreak havoc if deployed.

Fighting between the countries could also drag in Syria’s close ally, the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah, or Islamic militant groups in the Gaza Strip on Israel’s southern flank.

Israeli political scientist Dore Gold, an informal adviser to Ne-

“Anytime we can get customers using the conventional transit, it is the way to go. We try to move as many people as we can to conventional transit and the ones who can’t use that service, that’s when we take them to the next service,” Joll said.

All regular transit buses in the city kneel lower to the curb and have a ramp that can be deployed so someone in a wheelchair can board. There are two locations where wheelchairs can be positioned on a bus.

Work on upgrading transit stops for easier access continues and snow removal has improved, he said.

The province does not provide operating funding specifically for transit for the disabled, but GreenTRIP Transit Incentives Program from the province and federal funding are available to help with the cost of purchasing buses.

Over the years, the Alberta Urban

tanyahu, said neither Israel nor Syria has any interest in escalating the fighting.

“I see no indication of Assad wanting to draw Israel in. But if violence comes from the Syrian army, or even forces operating in Syria that are affiliated with alQaida, Israel has to do what is necessary to make sure there’s no spillover into Israeli territory,” he said. He described Israel’s reaction Monday as a “carefully calibrated response.”

“On the one hand, it shows Israel’s determination to protect its civilians, and at the same time, it indicates it doesn’t want to get drawn in,” he said.

Israel has warily watched the fighting in Syria for months, carefully trying to avoid any involvement. It has found itself in a difficult position as the fighting rages near the frontier with the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau it captured from Syria in 1967 and later annexed.

In Monday’s incident, the military said it reported “direct hits” on a mobile artillery launcher after another shell struck the Golan. It would not say whether the launcher belonged to the Syrian army, saying only it had targeted the “source of fire.”

Municipalities Association has put forward resolutions for more government funding for transportation for the disabled.

“For the seniors and the disabled, we need more help. It truly is a big expense,” said Red Deer city Coun.

Lynne Mulder.

Approving another bus at the midyear budget review was better than waiting until budget discussions in January. But with the growth of ridership, the city is still playing catch-up, she said.

“I just want to get caught up so that when we look at it every year we can know that what we’re doing is going to make a difference.”

Progress has been made on increasing the number of people per Action Buses trip, but that isn’t always possible.

People have a specific place to go at a specific time, Mulder said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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DUBLIN, Ireland — A new Irish Republican Army faction in Northern Ireland claimed responsibility Monday for its first killing and defended the bloodshed as a necessary act of vengeance.

The group, a merger of factions that brands itself as simply the IRA, said in a statement to the Irish News in Belfast its members shot to death David Black this month because he worked as a guard at Northern Ireland’s top-security Maghaberry prison.

About 40 members of IRA factions are imprisoned there. The inmates have protested for more than a year against a policy of strip-searching them in search of weapons, drugs and cellphones. They have previously threatened to kill off-duty guards.

Black, 52, was shot as he drove to work on Nov. 1.

He had worked as a guard for three decades and expected to retire soon.

He was the first prison officer killed in Northern Ireland since 1993, the year before the dominant anti-British paramilitary group, the Provisional IRA, began an open-ended truce that inspired Northern Ireland’s peace process. The Provisionals renounced violence and disarmed in 2005.

The group that claimed Black’s killing was formed in July by the merger of three anti-British splinter groups led by former Provisionals who still pursue violence in Northern Ireland.

The merger represented an effort by breakaway IRA members to mount a more coherent campaign, given that most of their bombings and shootings fail because of faulty equipment or British intelligence tipoffs.

In the latest such episode, British Army experts dismantled a bomb Monday that had been found in the middle of a road near an elementary school in north Belfast. Police said the bomb had been attached to the underside of the intended victim’s car but failed to detonate and instead fell off.

The new group’s statement said it had “a responsibility to protect and defend” its imprisoned members. It described the Black killing as a direct response to “the degradation” of prison strip-searching.

The three groups that now constitute the selfstyled IRA faction are the Real IRA, Republican Action Against Drugs and Oglaigh na hEireann, the Gaelic equivalent of “IRA.” The Real IRA was responsible for the deadliest bombing in Northern Ireland history: the 1998 car-bomb attack on the town of Omagh that killed 29, mostly women and children. The other factions are of more recent vintage, with the RAAD group focused on targeting criminal rivals in Northern Ireland’s second-largest city, Londonderry.

A fourth faction also still committed to violence, the Continuity IRA, has declined to merge.

Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party that delivered the Provisionals’ disbandment, said today’s IRA remnant had no coherent political strategy and should abandon violence too.

Gerry Kelly, a senior Sinn Fein politician and convicted Provisional IRA car bomber, said any fringe IRA factions “cannot deliver a united Ireland,” the traditional IRA goal of forcing Northern Ireland out of the United Kingdom and into the Republic of Ireland.

“These groups need to realize that they cannot derail the peace process and their actions will not resolve anything within the jail or in wider society.

They are killing for the sake of killing and should stop immediately,” he said.

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Flaherty to unveil update Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is issuing the fall economic update today, a mid-term report card many expect will show a modest deterioration in the government’s finances. The report will be released in Fredericton, where Flaherty is speaking to the local chamber of commerce. A senior government official said Canadians should not expect any big surprises in the update, such as new tax or spend measures. In terms of growth, Flaherty is using a new, lower economic consensus forecast for real gross domestic product growth and also inflation-excluded nominal GDP, which bears more directly on tax revenues.

The new nominal growth estimate is for a 3.4 per cent increase this year, down from the 4.6 per cent advance forecast in the budget, and for a 4.0 per cent gain in 2013, down from the previously expected 4.4. Subsequent years were adjusted moderately upwards.

Company moving to U.S., hopes to take workers WINNIPEG — Winnipeg is losing a company that makes and sells high tech surgical devices to hospitals around the world.

IMRIS Inc. is moving its multimillion-dollar magnetic resonance image-guided surgical device business to Minneapolis. The company says close to half of the 129 Winnipeg employees will be asked to make the move to the United States. IMRIS’s technology is based on work that was done at the National Research Council’s Institute for Biodiagnostics, which is in the process of shutting down.

IMRIS CEO David Graves says in Minneapolis the company can access a large pool of talented people, business partners and suppliers.

— The Canadian Press

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The International Energy Agency predicts the United States will be capable of meeting its own energy needs by 2035, but that doesn’t necessarily mean its top crude supplier — Canada — has reason to panic.

“The United States, which currently imports around 20 per cent of its total energy needs, becomes all but self-sufficient in net terms — a dramatic reversal of the trend seen in most other energy-importing countries,” the Paris-based group said in its World Energy Outlook, released Monday.

Technological advances have helped unlock vast oil supplies from shale rock formations such as the Bakken in North Dakota and Montana.

The increased output, along with stepped up fuel efficiency measures in the transportation sector, mean U.S. oil imports will wane to the extent that North America will become a net exporter around 2030.

The U.S. is expected to overtake Saudi

Arabia as the globe’s top oil producer before 2020 until about the middle of the next decade when the Saudis take back their top spot.

Canada supplied the United States with about 2.4 million barrels per day, or 29 per cent of its net oil imports, in 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The next-biggest supplier on that list was Saudi Arabia, with about 1.2 million barrels a day, or 14 per cent, followed by Venezuela, Nigeria and Mexico.

Lanny Pendill, an energy analyst at Edward Jones in St. Louis,, said he doubts U.S. thirst for Canadian oil will be quenched any time soon, no matter how optimistic the domestic production forecasts.

“There’s a big difference between the U.S. being oil independent and being energy independent,” he said.

“Energy is all-inclusive — think coal, nuclear, petroleum, wind, solar, hydro, you name it.

“The U.S. becoming oil independent, to me, is a long shot.”

The U.S. oilfields growing most rapidly

are mainly churning out light, sweet oil — not the heavy, tougher-to-refine stuff produced in Alberta’s oilsands.

The rub is that refinery complexes in the U.S. Midwest and U.S. Gulf Coast are geared to run heavy crude and are increasingly looking for Alberta supplies to supplant declining ones from Mexico and Venezuela.

“There’s a chance that the U.S. finds itself in a situation where based on the current refinery setup, that there’s a surplus of light sweet. There’s a chance for that, but you still need the heavy that the U.S. is not producing,” said Pendill.

A federal decision is expected shortly on TransCanada Corp.’s (TSX:TRP) controversial Keystone XL pipeline expansion, which would enable significantly more oilsands crude to flow south of the border.

There’s been a big push for Canada to look beyond the United States as an export customer to energy-hungry markets elsewhere in the world, particularly in Asia.

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Final bargains found at Zellers

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Leon’s, Brick look to cut costs THE CANADIAN PRESS

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Zellers’ shoppers snapped up products at rock-bottom prices during Monday’s final day for the store in Red Deer.

Hundreds of people hunted for what was left on the shelves of the store, which was largely bare after months of discount prices.

People were rifling through Halloween costumes, Christmas decorations, bath products, dinnerware and clothing in the store at Bower Place Shopping Centre.

Everything was at least 90 per cent off so that everything would be gone by some time Monday.

Shoppers left with huge smiles on their faces, knowing that they had saved a huge bundle.

Diana Clark of Red Deer walked away with glassware that was 90 per cent off.

She spent $15 and saved $125.

“I’m going to use them for baking,” said Clark.

“We’ve been coming in every week faithfully since they began marking things down.”

Clark said it will be sad to see Zellers go, but she’s hoping that Target will bring the same kind of thing that Zellers had and maybe even better quality.

The Canadian store icon is being replaced across Canada by American department store chain Target Corp.

Red Deer’s Carla McQuay and her two children left with bags full of toys and birthday party favours. They spent $10, saving just over $79.

“There’s not much left,” McQuay said just outside the store.

“There were slim pickings. I know there were people who were picking up big barbecue coolers that were selling for $50 and they were

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With most of the shelves picked clean, shoppers look for bargains at the Red Deer Zellers store at Bower Place Shopping Centre Monday.

Signs in the store were advertising everything at 90 per cent off, and on shelves and furnishings no reasonable offers would be declined. on for $4.99.”

The Red Deer woman said she supported Zellers, versus Walmart, because it was a Canadian store.

“But it will be good to get a refresh,” said McQuay.

Amanda Haythorn of Red Deer saved $483 for all the stuff she was bringing home, including shoes, knickknacks and clothing. Her bill was just over $52.

“The clothing was $5 for five items,” said Haythorn.

Haythorn is also looking forward to the new store coming in.

She’s never been to Target in the United States.

Management at the Red Deer store declined comment on what closing day was like for them and the rest of the staff.

Zellers is a subsidiary of Hudson’s Bay Co., which has a head office in Ontario. Each store is expected to be closed for six to nine months while renovations occur.

Red Deer will be among the first Canadian communities that Target opens up in. Next spring, Target will open in 48 locations across Canada, including Red Deer and 10 other locations in Alberta. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

A combined Leon’s and The Brick should be able to enhance their competitiveness in an increasingly gritty retail environment even though both banners will continue to fly separately, the companies and analysts said Monday.

The friendly purchase of Edmonton-based The Brick by Toronto-based Leon’s for $700 million has less to do with direct competition posed by giant American retailers such as Target or WalMart, they said, than with the need to keep a lid on costs.

“What’s most in the forefront of our minds is: The economy is difficult, generally it’s not growing, and if it is growing, it’s growing very slowly,” said Terry Leon, CEO of Leon’s who will head up the combined entity.

“So the best way to grow and to expand is to, if you can, make a purchase that makes sense.”

The Canadian retail landscape has been shifting in recent years as more American chains in search of growth opportunities make their way north, which has increased competition in retail segments, including furniture.

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Students hunt for stories at Agri-Trade

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF About 150 high school students became cub reporters, scouring Agri-Trade looking to find the best scoop at the annual agricultural show.

During the event, Grade 12 students from six Chinooks Edge Schools were invited by Red Deer County to go through the show at Westerner Park, conduct interviews and write a story.

Art Preachuk, Red Deer County agricultural services manager, said some of the topics suggested to students included how computer and technology impact modern farms, new trends in farm machinery, current environmental concerns facing farmers in Alberta, business challenges facing new farmers and how crop sciences impact Alberta farmers.

Students were also able to pitch their own stories, because of the variety of topics available at the event.

Students were also given a lesson in writing for news so they would know how to approach their first assignments.

“It was an idea I was able to work previously and I brought it to our ag services board and got a little bit of support for it there,” said Preachuk, adding Agri-Trade and Farm Credit Canada were both accommodating and supportive.

The county’s ag services board went to the six rural schools in the Chinooks Edge School District that have Grade 12 students and all agreed to participate.

This meant about 150 students on the verge of graduation would become county news reporters for the day.

“I think they had a good time,” said Preachuk.

“Now we’ll have to wait to see the articles that come out of that.”

Each school gets a $400 bursary for their best story, which is chosen by the school. The best stories then go into a fi-

nal contest and a best overall story is chosen and the author receives a $600 bursary.

Participating schools included H.J. Cody School, Delburne School, Spruce View School, Innisfail Junior-Senior High School, Bowden Grandview School and River Glenn School.

Students each wrote 500-word articles and if they wanted, they could include a picture.

“The whole thing about it is, we have a world-class event happening here and one of our mandates with the ag services board is promoting agriculture,” said Preachuk.

“Here we’re getting students and agriculture together. We’re also making a connection, because we’re not just looking for farm students, it’s the urbanfarm connection.”

Another aspect of the project and getting students into AgriTrade related to the fact most of them will graduate this spring and at the show there were vendors from all aspects of the ag-

ricultural industry.

“Anything from engineering to accounting to you name it,” said Preachuk.

“It doesn’t necessarily mean you’re farming, but you’re supporting that farm industry.”

The students stories were submitted to the Red Deer County News and rdcounty.ca for publication.

The results of the students’ story-writing efforts will be posted once they have been finalized.

“It was very well received and I know we would have had more kids there if it wasn’t for prior scheduling,” said Preachuk.

“All the schools seemed like they wanted it to go again and we even had some contact from other schools, asking if they could come in. It looks like something that might be catching on.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com

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MARKETS MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Monday with buyers content to sit on the sidelines amid skepticism that an agreement can be reached to avoid the U.S. falling over the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year.

However, the market found some lift from corporate developments in the tech, resource and retail groups.

The S&P/TSX composite index was 5.34 points lower to 12,191.46 while the TSX Venture Exchange gained 4.54 points to 1,305.46.

Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) rose 2.9 per cent to $8.81 as it said it will officially launch the final version of its long-awaited new BlackBerry 10 operating system and smartphone hardware on Jan. 30. The company will also unveil the first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones. But it’s not known when the new devices will be available to consumers.

Leon’s Furniture Ltd. (TSX: LNF) is offering to buy The Brick Ltd. (TSX: BRK) in a deal the company values at $700 million. Leon’s will pay $5.40 per share in either cash or debentures.

Brick shares surged 52 per cent to $5.32 while Leon’s shares edged up 23 cents to $11.80.

And Osisko Mining Corp.

(TSX:OSK) is buying Queenston Mining Inc. (TSX:QMI) in an all-stock deal valued at $550 million. Queenston owns gold properties in the Kirkland Lake gold camp area as well as interests in Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario. Queenston shares jumped 74 cents or 14.8 per cent to $5.75 while Osisko Mining dipped 80 cents or 8.15 per cent to $9.02 on dilution concerns.

The Canadian dollar wasn’t trading in Canada on Monday as banks were closed in observance of Remembrance Day. The currency was up 0.17 of a cent to 100.04 cents US from Friday’s close on international markets in late-afternoon trading.

U.S. markets were also lacklustre as the Dow Jones industrials dipped 0.23 of a point to 12,815.16, the Nasdaq was off 0.62 of a point to 2,904.25 while the S&P 500 index was ahead 0.15 of a point at 1,380.

The fiscal cliff label refers to a string of tax increases and steep spending cuts aimed at reducing the U.S. deficit and are set to automatically kick in at the first of the year.

If they are allowed to take full effect, the cuts and tax increases will total at least half a trillion dollars and take a big chunk out of GDP in 2013.

Failure to come up with a compromise would likely tip the U.S. back into recession and drag down other economies with it.

Both Toronto and New York markets racked up sharp losses last week despite comments from the Obama administration and congressional leaders about a willingness to compromise, with the TSX down almost 1 1/2 per cent while the Dow industrials fell just over two per cent.

Commodity prices were mixed and the base metals sector was up

0.77 per cent while copper prices benefited from positive news from China, the world’s second-biggest economy and the biggest consumer of the metal, which is viewed as an economic bellwether.

The December contract in New York closed two cents higher at US$3.47 a pound and First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) gained 55 cents to C$22.75 while Inmet Mining (TSX:IMN) gained $2.19 to $57.50.

China’s industrial output rose 9.6 per cent in October, higher than the expected 9.4 per cent gain that economists expected and up from 9.2 per cent in September. And retail sales were up 14.5 per cent for the month from a year earlier.

The financial sector also lifted the TSX as Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) gained 35 cents to $26.49.

Industrial stocks were also positive as Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) improved by $1 to $91.10.

December crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange was down 50 cents to US$85.57 a barrel, and the energy sector was down 0.42 per cent. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) dropped 61 cents to $27.87.

The gold sector was off 1.3 per cent as December bullion ended the session unchanged at US$1,730.90 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) faded 84 cents to $43.44.

Traders also eyed Greece and its efforts top secure a new bailout loan ahead of a bond repayment on Friday that it cannot afford.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close of Monday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,191.46, down 5.34 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,305.46, up 4.54 points TSX 60 — 697.91, up 0.19 Dow — 12,815.16, down 0.23 S&P 500 — 1,380.00, up 0.15 Nasdaq — 2,904.25, down 0.62 Canadian dollar: The Canadian dollar did not trade in Canada as banks were closed in observance of Remembrance Day. The currency was up 17-100ths to 100.04 cents U-S on international markets in mid-afternoon trading.

Oil futures: US$85.57 per barrel, down 50 cents (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,730.90 per oz., unchanged (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: No quotes as banks were closed for a holiday.

TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,305.46, up 4.54 points. The volume was at 4:20 p.m. ET is 114.38 million shares.

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ENERGY: Global needs to rise by a third by 2035 The IEA report forecasts global energy needs will increase by a third by 2035, with 60 per cent of the additional demand coming from China, India and the Middle East.

That demand growth is something Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver has had in mind on recent trips to countries such as India, South Korea and Japan.

“Today’s report supports what our government has been saying all along: Creating new markets for our natural resources is critical for Canadian jobs, economic growth and long term prosperity across our country,” a spokesman for Oliver said in an emailed statement.

“We will continue to demonstrate leadership to support proposals that would transport Canadian oil west, south and east, while ensuring the environment is protected.”

There are currently two pipeline proposals in the works — Enbridge Inc.’s (TSX:ENB) Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion — to connect growing Canadian supplies to Asia via West Coast export terminals.

Supporters of West Coast oil pipelines call those projects nation-building undertakings of the same magnitude as the national railway that would bring substantial economic benefits to Canada.

But the idea of shipping crude by pipeline through British Columbia’s mountainous terrain and then by super tanker through coastal waters has not been sitting well with many, particularly in B.C. There are fears a spill could cause dire environmental harm and dozens of B.C. First Nations groups have said there are no circumstances under which they would allow an oil pipeline to cross their land.

As an alternative to the controversial West Coast projects, Enbridge and TransCanada are looking east. Both have plans in the works to send crude to Ontario and Quebec, with the possibility of eventually exporting crude through various points in the Atlantic basin.

Norm Lamarche, a portfolio manager at Front Street Capital, said the numbers in the IEA report

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OTTAWA — The outlook for the economy has brightened somewhat for Canada and two countries critical to Canadian exporters, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The Paris-based global economic organization said Monday that its composite leading indicator points to stabilizing growth in Canada, as well as in the United States and China — two economies that impact Canadian exports.

The OECD did not issue growth projections, but the new leading indicator reading for Canada shows a small rise of 0.02 percentage points in September, after going unchanged in August and dropping slightly in the previous three months.

For the U.S., Canada’s biggest export market by far, the index rose one-tenth of a point, while

China’s steep decline appears to have been arrested.

Canadian policy-makers have noted they were becoming more optimistic that the U.S. finally appears poised for a more sustained recovery and have been encouraged by the recent pickup in home prices and home construction south of the border.

The organization also said data from United Kingdom and Brazil point to a pickup in growth and that there were tentative signs of economic stabilization emerging in Italy.

Despite the bright spots, the overall finding of the OECD’s index, which is designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity, is that economies in many major industrialized countries remains soft.

“The (leading indicators) for Japan, Germany, France and the

Research In Motion to unveil new BlackBerry devices, operating system Jan. 30 THE CANADIAN PRESS Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) made another step towards the release of its new BlackBerry smartphones on Monday, announcing that it plans to unveil the devices and its new operating system on Jan. 30.

The launch date provides a little more certainty for those who were skeptical that another BlackBerry would ever see the light of day, but it still doesn’t confirm when customers will be able to buy the new touchscreen and keypad versions at stores.

“We’re not going to talk about availability yet,” said company spokeswoman Crystal Roberts in a telephone interview.

Instead, RIM is planning to use

the late January date as a platform to showcase the make-or-break device with simultaneous events in multiple countries, though its still uncertain exactly which countries will be the first to get a peek.

The hotly-anticipated launch could mimic the style that technology giant Apple Inc. has made famous in recent years, with its CEO showing off new devices on a stage surrounded by a rapturous crowd of eager users.

Given that the BlackBerry launch will be held in multiple countries at the same time, it’s unclear at this point in which city or cities RIM’s chief executive Thorsten Heins will appear.

Shares of RIM were higher Monday afternoon, up 23 cents at $8.79 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, but the gain was only

are largely good news.

“I think we’re part and parcel of this thing,” he said.

“This is a North American phenomenon, and Canada sits atop as much as America does on cheap energy as a result of these shale plays.”

But politicians do need to be paying attention to make sure Canadian resources can fetch the best price possible, Lamarche said .

“I think you have to have governments, at both the federal and the provincial levels, that understand our own predicament and the opportunities that come from all of this. You need an energy policy that is managed I think with the sense of urgency.”

RETAILERS: Diversification As well, many Canadian retailers from Loblaw (TSX:L) to Canadian Tire (TSX:CTC.A) have moved to compete by diversifying their offerings, including through furniture sales, to become more of a onestop shop experience for consumers.

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Leon’s Furniture Ltd. (TSX:LNF), the storied retailer with century-old roots in industrial Ontario, said it would pay a premium $5.40 per share for Brick (TSX:BRK) stock, which closed Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange at $3.50 per share.

The market seemed to roar its approval, at least as far as The Brick was concerned.

Brick shares shot up 52 per cent, or $1.82, to $5.32 in heavy volume trading Monday, while Leon’s shares added two per cent or 23 cents to $11.80.

The deal comes amid a tough economic climate for furniture retailers with a number of factors, including a softening housing market, taking a toll on sales. In addition, the influx of American retailers has put upward pressure on land, building and employee costs, making it imperative for others to look for ways to keep costs down.

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In a separate analysis Monday, the Bank of Montreal said it believes Canada’s economy grew by a slow one per cent in the third quarter, which ended in September.

That number is not a surprise.

The Bank of Canada has an identical expectation.

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Play Spanks the competition CANADIAN ‘SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY’ HEATING UP BOX OFFICES IN U.S.

BY VICTORIA AHEARN THE CANADIAN PRESS After heating up box offices — and body parts — in the U.S., a hit Canadian stage spoof of the bestselling erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey is attracting interest around the world as it gets set to debut on this side of the border.

Mills Entertainment and Just For Laughs will present SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto this Wednesday to Sunday after sold-out shows in Springfield, Mass., Hartford, Conn., and Las Vegas.

The comedy is also due to open in Chicago later this month.

“It feels like a rock concert,” Jim Millan, the Toronto-based director and co-writer, said of the electrifying vibe from the audience.

“Like, the women are screaming — 900 women, some of whom show up with husbands, but not very many.

Mostly it’s a women’s night out and they sort of scream from the time that the lights go down,” he continued in a recent phone interview from the Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, where the show’s audience members have included the latter half of Penn & Teller.

“We anticipated that the love they have for the book would translate into their enthusiasm for a night out but we couldn’t imagine it would be like this.”

The response to the unauthorized musical parody has been so strong, in fact, that shortly after its premiere in Springfield in early October, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) signed on to represent it in the U.S. Now, two different companies are considering touring SPANK! and two different producers in New York have expressed “strong interest” in an off-Broadway production, said Millan, founder of Crow’s Theatre in Toronto.

Producers in the U.K. and Australia have also inquired about buying the rights to the show or working with the creators to stage it, he added.

Alice Moran, Patrick Whalen and Anne Marie Scheffler star in the Toronto production, about a wannabe erotic fiction writer who sends her kids and husband away to Disneyland so she can write her racy manu-

script.

While the show is a parody of E. L. James’s hugely popular Fifty Shades of Grey, which features bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism, it’s completely original material.

“And we’ve had very expensive lawyers, old lawyers, poring over books” to make sure there were no legal issues, said Millan.

“The reason I say that is it just makes me laugh to think that we paid an old lawyer to read Fifty Shades of Grey, and it just makes me laugh more if I think they’re really old and they’re poring over the book, slowly turning the pages, not smiling, and then they read the play.”

The show includes musical numbers as well as improvised material, audience interaction and burlesque-style scenes.

“It feels a bit Second City, a bit Saturday Night Live, a bit Kids in the Hall — at times when the women are screaming, a bit Chippendales,”’ said Millan, who’s known for directing the Kids In The Hall comedy group.

But while there is some sexy stuff in the show, “there’s no attempt to be graphic, and in fact what’s been fun is watching women from, like, 21 to 60 or 71 come to the show,” noted Millan.

Ticket buyers are encouraged to arrive at the theatre early to get a signature SPANK! cocktail.

After the show is a meet and greet with the cast.

Millan said he’s seen many audience members wear silver-grey ties and shirts with the words “Laters, baby,” which are both references to the book.

“The husbands and (others) that get towed along certainly can understand it and they’re laughing, too, and I think it turns out well for them — after they go home,” he noted with a laugh.

The show’s Toronto-based writers, comics and improvisers also include Jon Blair, Ian MacIntyre and Colin Munch.

Millan embarked on the project in mid-August on the suggestion of his American producer-friend, Mike Mills.

At that point, Millan hadn’t read Fifty Shades of Grey so he brought it with him on his summer holiday with his family in Alberta’s Rockies.

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Actors Alice Moran and Patrick Whalen. the stars of “SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody.” The show is being presented by Mills Entertainment and Just For Laughs at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto “I think women would recognize what has become a very famous cover, and so sitting at a cafe or something (reading the book) while my kids played on teeter-totters with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, I think maybe women walking by thought, ‘He’s an interesting dad,”’ said Millan.

“But to me I thought it was hilarious and I, each step of the way, have loved and welcomed conversation about the book....

“Usually when I asked somebody, ‘You’ve read it?’ and almost every woman says, ‘Yes.’ The other answer I get is, ‘I’ve read the trilogy.”’

Sambora gets personal on new solo album POSTPONES TOUR DATES FOR VOCAL REST

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — On his new solo record Richie Sambora has a lot to say about his past.

But after two vigorous months of promoting it, the Bon Jovi guitarist has found himself on doctor-ordered vocal rest.

Last week, the 53-year old rocker cancelled a string of shows in the northeast due to laryngitis. Doctors suggested he clam up for a little while before resuming his tour, his website says.

This comes as no surprise.

While promoting his latest solo album, Aftermath of the Lowdown, last month he told the Associated Press that the experience is much different than promoting

an album from his band, Bon Jovi. And it all comes down to talking.

“I’m used to the first eight questions going to Jon, and now I have to be ready for all of them,” Sambora joked.

True to its title, Aftermath of Lowdown covers a lot of personal ground for the rocker, including his much-publicized divorce from Heather Locklear, his ongoing battle with alcohol and substance abuse, and the virtues of being a parent.

“It’s the kind of stuff that a lot of people go through, so I decided to write about it,” Sambora said.

Sambora said one of the

lowest moments in his life came when he was arrested in 2008 for DUI with his 10-year old daughter Ava in the car.

He calls that incident a turning point in his life Since kicking his dependency on alcohol and prescription painkillers, Sambora admits everything in his life has fallen into place. He now enjoys a good relationship with his ex-wife Locklear as they work together to raise their daughter.

“She’s a teenager now and needs two parents,” Sambora said. “So we do a lot of things as a family.”

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Cousin has become bigger jerk since becoming policeman Dear Annie: My cousin “Tyler,” who There are a few people who have had a host of problems as a teenager, never attended any of our reunions. became a policeman at age 23. He was I know my classmates didn’t have a jerk before he joined up, but now the same high school experience I did. he’s become a bigger jerk.

But for the life of me, the one excuse Tyler is always bragging I can’t get my head around that he can fix parking tickis, “I haven’t been a sucets or give you a ticket just cess.” Success means so for annoying him. many things and is differHe talks back to people ent for every person. constantly, always trying to It makes me sad to think have the last word. It’s awsomeone would stay away ful, and it makes family gathbecause of that. erings impossible.

Please tell those who His mother is a champion feel they cannot attend regrudge holder and is still anunions because they aren’t gry with Tyler for things he “successful”: did as a teen. His father is We miss you and want completely passive. Tyler’s to see you on this side of MITCHELL wife is OK, although I don’t heaven. & SUGAR know what she sees in him.

Time is short and very His toddler son is very agprecious, and we want to gressive. spend some of it with you.

I’ve asked Tyler politely — Sad 50th HS Reunion to behave more appropriately, but of Dear Reunion: You have made a course, he won’t listen. I’ve walked heartfelt plea for people to attend such out of family dinners and made it functions regardless of their personal clear why. I’ve even spoken to my fam- insecurities. ily about it, but they refuse to avoid It is not uncommon for attendees to occasions just because of Tyler, even judge themselves against others’ acthough after these gatherings my moth- complishments, but by the time a 50th er vents to me in the car. reunion rolls around, such fears are I can’t take this anymore, and I now meaningless. We know that some peoavoid Tyler at all costs. ple had such a terrible high school exI’m thinking of videotaping him and perience that they have no desire to reshowing his superiors. I would not trust live it in any form, and they shouldn’t this man to carry a gun, serve warrants be pressured. But for the rest of you, or make arrests. I’m afraid he’s going please go. to do something rash and someone will Dear Annie: Dan Peek from Grandget hurt, and I’ll have to testify against parents and Others on Watch, Inc. was him at his trial. right on target in advising “Older SisIf any police out there are reading ter” to contact authorities about her this, I’d like to know what they think. brother, the sex offender.

— No State We live in a tight community.

Dear No State: Earning a badge One woman was having sleepovers would not change Tyler from a jerk at her home while her father, a reginto a responsible adult, but it does istered child sex offender, was living increase the fear levels. with her.

However, if he is simply bragging She was unwilling to recognize the to his relatives and not actually doing risk, so we contacted all the parents of anything, there’s not much recourse the children. for you.

We could not endure knowing that Your parents get to handle Tyler she was supplying him with potential however they choose, so please stop victims. — Serious in the South About trying to dictate their actions. But if Protecting Kids you dislike your cousin so much that Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy you cannot bear to be in his presence, Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime ediwe agree that you should avoid these tors of the Ann Landers column. Please family gatherings whenever possible. email your questions to anniesmailbox@ Dear Annie: I’m one of several peo- comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, ple planning our upcoming high school c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, reunion for the class of 1962.

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SUN SIGNS be more present at home.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Utilize all available resources properly and don’t be afraid to advance in your abilities. Your mind is quite active and restless at this time; use it to cleanse yourself of wasteful conversations, non-functional means of communication. Your motto will be to really stand out and let yourself known.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Whatever you cannot survive without will require you to deal with its unclear facets now. Your financial situation will call for a reevaluation and clarification of your resources. Watch out your spending habits.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will want to unleash yourself from a burden in order to advance. An ending has to occur in order for a new beginning to take place.

You will also be exposed to your deepest desires, secrets and fears quite head on. It’s all for the better, dear Scorpio!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): The inner you will be asking for your special attention. You need to let go of something from your past; be it a person, a fear or a secret.

Forgive it and release it. As a consequence, you will be the one taking full advantage from it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): You will be making a complete change in your friendship area. New prospects present themselves to you. Luck is upon you and you are feeling hopeful and enthusiastic about your future.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is the time where you will move up the ladder in a grand way. Success is calling your name. You are shedding yourself of an older style just to bring in a fresh new beginning of a renewed, improved you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This eclipse might test your degree of independence. You will ask yourself what needs to be done and accomplished in order to prosper. As long as you let go of what is no longer of use to your advancement, you’re on the right track.

Astro Doyna — Internationally Syndicated Astrologer/Columnist.

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This particular Solar Eclipse is extremely influential as it is in the sign of Scorpio, which is closely travelling with Mercury, the messenger of news. Everyone will experience changes in order to welcome a new beginning.

We will experience this transit by shedding or cleansing what is not necessary.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If an eclipse falls on your birthday, it is most certain that the year that follows will not leave you without a few surprises, adventures and opportunities on its way. Changes relating to your exterior, relating to your body or your style and your mannerism will be most evident. They will mark the new you. A metamorphosis is in the works!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You will experience changes within your innermost emotions. The area of your life dealing with other people’s money, loans, joint resources, shared income will resurface now. You will reassess your shared belongings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are yearning to meet your soul mate. Emotionality, in general, distorts the way you want to present yourself outwards. Accept reality as is: truths enable us to shape our course in life in order to progress.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Health related issues might require you to follow some guidelines. A change in your lifestyle, your daily routine is likely to occur. At your job, something disregarded will surely come up, be watchful.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A new love interest can present itself at this time.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you believe that your home foundations are not what they are, work towards building a new structure. Let go of whatever is no longer beneficial to your emotional well-being.

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Designers go with light, low-key sophistication in Rio THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Anoraks need not apply: Rio de Janeirobased designers have unveiled fallwinter 2013 collections in step with the city’s perennially balmy tropical climate.

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SISSON Lois Elizabeth Sisson (née Leader) died November 9, 2012, aged 83. She survived her husbands Ted Sisson and Bob Shipley and will be deeply missed by her family including her sons Kirk (Valerie), Rand (Karen), Chris and Ross (Sharon); her daughter Cathy as well as her grandchildren, Karl, Ian, Evan, Ben, Jenn, Randi, Connor, Hailey, Eric, Zeanna, Desmond, Myah; and great-grandchildren Sean, Rhys, Erik, Kate. Lois was free and youthful in spirit until the end. She will be remembered for her candour and spontaneity, her quirky wit and quick intelligence, her sympathy for the underdog and the entire animal kingdom.

Her laughter could be heard above a crowd and will echo in the memories of all who loved her. Lois was an original; the world is a duller place without her.

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by Robert N. Test which ends: Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow.

If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weaknesses and all my prejudice against my fellow man.

If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. † If you do all I have asked, I will live forever.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Dr. David Woodley and the people at Access Care Management who all went out of his way to ensure Lois stayed home for as long as possible. A celebration of her life will be held near her home in the Spring.

JACOBS George Frederick 1920-2012 After a full and happy life of 92 years, Fred Jacobs, devoted husband, father and WW II Navy Veteran, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Red Deer Regional Hospital. He will be greatly missed by Bonnie, beloved wife of 66 years, son Garry (Sandy) and family of Red Deer, his daughter Jackie (Jim) Anderson and family of Rimbey, and son Stan (Shirley) and family of Douglas Lake, B.C. He was greatly loved by his 8 devoted grandchildren (Jodyne, Garett, Leif, Robin, Jeff, Brendon, Megan, and Cameron), their spouses, his 7 great-grandchildren, many nephews and nieces - especially Karen (Doug) Ketch of Red Deer. A celebration of his life will be held at the Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 45 St., Red Deer, on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 10:00 am, followed by light refreshments and social at the Horizon Village Hall, 2821 Botterill Cr., Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, a donation to a charity of your choice may be made if desired.

Condolences for the late Fred Jacobs may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to Craig Kanngiesser EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer Phone (403) 347-2222

McLARTY Charles William “Charlie” M c L a r t y, p a s s e d a w a y peacefully in his sleep in Red Deer on November 9, 2012 after a long illness. He was born November 3, 1947 in Coronation, AB and raised on the family farm in Silver Heights, AB. As a young man he moved to Red Deer to work in the oil field where he met and married Jacqueline “Jackie”, a nurse from Saskatchewan, and together with their children, they moved all over Canada for more than two decades before returning to Red Deer.

An avid hunter, fisher, and rodeo fan, Charlie is survived

by Jackie and their two daughters Michelle and Marion. There will be no immediate service as a memorial will be held for in the spring. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society.

WALKER Leonard 1951 - 2012 Leonard Glen Walker, of Redwater, Alberta, formerly of Spruce View, AB. passed away suddenly November 4, 2012 at the age of 60 years.

He is survived by his wife Christine Walker of Edmonton, three daughters and four grandchildren: Linda and Rob, Dayton and Brooke Johnston of Milk River; Kathy and Shaun and Charlotte Jensen of Spruce View; Karlynn and Dennis and Rachael Novitsky of Bonanza, Alberta.

He also leaves his mother Dorothy Walker of Innisfail, three sisters and one brother; Rena and Brian Waite, Deb and Norm Allen, Jaye and Greg Hillman and Ken and L i n d a Wa l k e r a s w e l l a s many nieces and nephews.

Leonard was predeceased Funeral Directors by his eldest daughter Charlotte Walker in 1992, & Services infant grandson Dalton Novitsky in 1998 and his father Glen Walker in 2003. Funeral services will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, Craig (R.R. 32 & Pearson Road) on Thursday, Funeral Home, November 15, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Russ Howard Crematorium & officiating.

Reception Centre Messages of condolence to the family may be forwarded to 6150-67 Street

Announcements Daily Classifieds 309-3300

RED DEER FISH & GAME ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Nov. 19th 7 p.m.

Election of Officers, Increase in range fees for 2013 Bower Kin Community Centre, 85 Boyce Street

WINTER-LICIOIUS Craft Show Saturday November 17th 10am - 6pm Holiday Inn 67th St. Unique handmade Gifts

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

FIND YOUR LIFE MATE Country Introductions.

Personal Interview.

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#3, 4664 Riverside Dr., Red Deer

403.342.1444

www.simplycremations.com

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 Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

jobs CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

Caregivers/ Aides

710

LIVE in caregiver for 2 mo. old girl $1850/mo. less $250 room and board 403-341-0941

Clerical

720

SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST required at local trailer sales business. Quickbooks and microsoft office experience a must. 18 - 22 hr based on experience.

Please contact mike at 4cs trailers 403-782-4879 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

740

P/T Hygienist req’d immed., for busy dental office in Red Deer.

Hours will incl. alternate Saturdays. , Great remuneration & benefit pkg.

Email resume to: dofficemanager62@ gmail.com

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Pancakes & Sausage 10:30-11:15 a.m.

HAM SUPPER 5:00-6:15 p.m.

LAS VEGAS STYLE

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

Oilfield

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Barden Trucking is now hiring Swampers. Experience preferred. Must have all Safety Tickets. Email or fax your resume to: bardentrucking@telus.net 403 341 3968 Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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 Driller req’d for Mexico operations, Trinidad Drilling Ltd. Current passport, able to travel thru US, current BOP, 1st Aid, H2S tickets req’d. Spanish not req’d. Year round work in a favorable climate. Submit resume to cgood@ trinidaddrilling.com. No phone calls. * DEX Energy Services * req’s exp’d boiler hands.

Special oilfield boiler ticket a MUST. Competitive wage and benefit pkg. email resume to humanresources@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284

FREE BREAKFAST & FREE SUPPER WED., NOV. 14

LOCAL Oilfield Company seeking experienced Wireline Tool Salesman.

Vehicle mileage paid as well as commissions and benefits. Please forward resume to btopcanada @hotmail.com or fax 403-340-8581 Attn: Manager

KENO

Check Us Out Progressive Pots @ www.reddeerbingocentre.ca OUR SPONSORS FOR THE WEEK: Tues. Nov. 13 Aft: Sylvan Lake Seniors Association Eve: Red Deer Marlin Swim Club Wed. Nov. 14 Aft: Circle of Red Deer Seniors Society Eve: Red Deer Spiritual Enrichment Enrichment Centre Thurs. Nov. 15 Aft: Aspelund Sons of Norway Eve: Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fri. Nov. 16 Aft: Loyal Order of Moose & Women of the Moose Eve: Spruceview Parent Advisory Council Sat. Nov. 17 Aft: Red Deer Senior Citizen’s Downtown House Eve: Sylvan Lake Figure Skating Club Sun. Nov. 18 Aft: Sylvan Lake Swim Club & Red Deer BMX Assoc.

Eve: Red Deer College Alumni Association Mon. Nov. 19 Aft: Circle of Red Deer Seniors Society Eve: Sylvan Lake Figure Skating Club

LOCAL Testing company has equipment for longterm winter rental. Various sized P-Tanks Flare Stacks and Offices trailers.

All units are skid mounted Individual pricing available.

Call Sam@ 403 391-1693

Q-TEST INSPECTION LTD.

s now accepting applications for CGSB Level II’s and CEDOS Work to start immediately & run through to spring break. Sub-contractors also needed. Phone 403-887-5630 or email qtestltd@telus.net

RED DEER BINGO CENTRE 4946-53 Ave. 347-4504 (Just West of Superstore) Check Us Out @ www.reddeerbingocentre.ca

RANGEVIEW OILFIELD SALES LTD. looking for THRU TUBING HANDS with minimum 5 yrs. exp. Work for new very aggressive company.

Please send resume to: bill.snyder@rangeview.ca

Afternoon & Evening Bingo 7 Days a Week

TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300

BUILDERS

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PET ADOPTION

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

based, home every night!

Qualified applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Emai: hr@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

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SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND and DERRICK HAND. Locally

HEALTH & FITNESS

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

“In Your Time of Need....

We Keep it Simple”

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Dental

S. Christian F. 51 searching Swiss, vintage BANNER for friendship first, leading military watch with green to long term relationship strap. Lost Sat. Nov. 10 at with M. 48-55 yrs of age.

Superstore or the parking Varied interests. Tell me l o t . N o t a n e x p e n s i v e about yourself. Reply to Box watch, but has a lot of sen- 1023, c/o R. D. Advocate, timental value. Please call 2950 Bremner Ave., Nelson 403-872-7265 Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

Bingos

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 347-8650

www.air-ristocrat.com Gary 403-302-7167

– Honouring Memories – – Celebrating Lives –

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Companions

BALLOON RIDES

42379

Arrangements entrusted to HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, INNISFAIL Phone: 403.227.0006

Highland Green Value Drug Mart 6315 Horn St.

RED DEER BINGO Centre 4946-53 Ave. (West of Superstore). Precall 12:00 & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!!

FOUND 1987 LACOMBE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ring found in old truck, owner can claim by identifying, 403-527-4726, FOUND: Expensive Men’s Grey Cap at bus stop near Mac’s Store in Bower.

Claim by identifying.

403-342-4225

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ASSOCIATIONS

Red Deer

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FREE FLU SHOTS

LADIES GOLD CHAIN WITH 4 PENDANTS ON IT. Sentimental value.

REWARD OFFERED Lost on Tues. Oct. 6th between 4-7 p.m. near Servus Credit Union on 48th Street or at the NE Walmart Parking lot at Parkland Mall. If found please call 403-845-4015

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

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JAMES On the morning of November 10th, 2012, loving mother, Esther James passed away peacefully at the too young age of 62. Born, Esther Marilyn Edmundson in Drumheller on March 4, 1950. She is survived by her mother Lucy James; her son, Bryan James; and grandson, Dallas James. She is also survived by her six brothers, Bill (Sharon) Edmundson, Rick (Helena) Edmundson, Doug Edmundson, Rodney (Gina) James, Gordon (Arlene) James, Randy (Sandy) James; one sister, Judi Edmundson and one sister-in-law, Dorothy Edmundson; as well as numerous family and friends who she loved deeply. Esther was predeceased by her father Dallas Edmundson; and two brothers, Jim Edmundson and Guy Trevor James. A celebration of Esther’s life will be held at St. Mary’s Parish on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. with a luncheon to follow. The family welcomes people to wear something purple as a tribute to Esther.

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BATEMAN Norman Bateman of Innisfail p a s s e d a w a y o n F r i d a y, November 9, 2012 at the age of 88 years. A public memorial luncheon will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Heartland Funeral Services Chapel (4415 49th Street, Innisfail) from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm.

Arrangements entrusted to HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES, INNISFAIL Phone: 403.227.0006

HAYWOOD Lila 1921- 2012 Of Red Deer, passed away at Michener Extendicare on Sunday, November 4, 2012.

She is survived by her loving son Wayne and daughter-in-law Myra. Also two grandchildren, Barry (Deanna) of Edmonton and Kelli (Jamie) of Red Deer. Three great grandchildren, a very special great grandson Aspen ( Smiley) of Sylvan Lake. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Marie Haywood of Calgary and two very special friends Carole Keen and Brenda McEwan of Red Deer. Lila is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Lila was predeceased by her husband Stan, son Ron and granddaughter Cindy. A very special heartfelt thanks to Dr. Hulyk, whose “LITTLE BIRD” has flown home. Thank You to the staff at Valley Park Manor and 1700 Wing at Extendicare. A Memorial service will be held at the Red Deer Funeral Home & Crematorium on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. with Mayor Larry Bridger officiating.

Carly Brown Red Deer Funeral Home & Crematorium (67th Street) Ltd. 6150 67 Street Red Deer, AB 403-347-3319 in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Arthritic Society.

A tea will follow service at the home of Wayne and Myra.

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CLASSIFIEDS

REAL ESTATE

Snow Cat Operators Must have tickets and equipment experience.

403-348-1521 or 403-391-1695

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.

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TO PLACE AN AD

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK and TANK TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012

820

LOOKING for experienced waitress, p/t or f/t 403-342-5555

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Professionals

810

CENTRAL AB contractor requires safety officer to help implement & maintain safety programs. Reply to Box 1019, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., R. D., AB T4R 1M9

GROUP2 Architecture Interior Design Accounting Technician

Responsibilities include administration of payroll and benefits, analysis and reconciliation of GL accounts, monthly reporting, year end working papers and other reporting as req’d.

Qualifications: Minimum 3 years applicable experience, flexible, strong written and verbal communication skills, Post-secondary education in accounting or business as well as public practice experience an asset.

Fax: 403-346-6570 Email: hr@group2.ca

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 or email Kevin klilley@ mapleleafsafety.com

Two full time, permanent positions in Red Deer, AB From $29.75/hr to $33.00/hr

Apply in person after 3 pm.

Sales & Distributors

830

Vehicle maintenance service, replace, fix, adjust systems and components, steering, brakes, suspension, transmission, electronics, electrical, engines and accessories.

SALES PERSON req’d P/T and F/T . Drop resume off at 5211 50 Ave. No phone calls please.

Apply in person with resume and Hyundai certification in person to Lindsay

WOLVERINE GUNS and TACKLE

We are looking to hire 6 P/T staff and 2 F/T staff.

Gary Moe They must be able to work Hyundai at least one night (untill 8:30pm) a week and every 7652 Gaetz Ave other weekend. We are in Red Deer need of 2 P/T cashiers 403-350-3000 and 4 P/T personnel who are able to work throughout the store, stocking CELEBRATIONS sheves & most importantly HAPPEN EVERY DAY customer service. InterIN CLASSIFIEDS est and knowledge in the outdoors is a must and willingness to learn all aspects of our store is an asset. For the full time position’s we are looking for someone well versed in the firearms and reloading This person would be AFTERNOON SHIFT responsible for managing CNC Operators the gun department and DAYSHIFT responsible for filling, ordering and organizCNC Operators ing product throughout the DAYSHIFT gun department. We are QC Person also looking for a full time person to work on our Nexus Engineering is retail floor to service our Currently looking for customers with product C.N.C OPERATORS. knowledge of firearms and shooting accessories, DUTIES INCLUDE, binoculars, spotting scopes, • Set up of Mazak C.N.C knives , clothing and be lathe and running willing to learn the archery production runs, min. 3 department and firearms years experience. department Please note your Also currently hiring experience on your a dayshift resume and submit it at QC PERSON, the front customer service • Must be able to read desk or fax it to measuring devices 403-347-0283 also may and blueprints for email to inspection of machined wolverinegunsandtackle parts. @telus.net We offer competitive wages, benefits and a RRSP plan.

Trades Please forward resumes to resume@ CENTRAL ALBERTA nexusengineering.ca Dealership looking for a PARTS DELIVERY F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every PERSON night, $4000-$6000/mo. to join our team. Some Contractor must have truck heavy lifting rreq’d.

Send resume to Box 1022, or van. Tools, supplies & c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 ladders required. Training provided, no experience Bremner Ave., Red Deer, needed. Apply to: AB T4R 1M9 satjobs@shaw.ca

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Oilfield

(Hyundai Master Technicians Required)

FOR EXPERIENCED DOOR SECURITY PERSONNEL

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WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands for the Red Deer area.

Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350 fax (403) 358-3326 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

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Trades

We Are Hiring!!

Cabinet Installers (job #101)

Service Technicians (job #102)

Estimator/Drafter (job #103)

Customer Service/Sales Rep (job #104)

Trades

850

FURIX ENERGY INC. is hiring a

QC Manager Local applicants only!.

Please forward your resume to: kayla@furixenergy.com or fax to (403)348-8109.

FUTURE AG

in Red Deer is now accepting applications for an

Agricultural Technician / Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic with Ag experience.

Trades

850

FUTURE AG, a progressive Case IH Equipment Dealer in Stettler is now accepting applications for a Parts Manager or Lead Counter Parts person. Live the life style of Central Alberta and be home at night. Work for one of the few family owned dealerships where we care about our employees and customers.

Successful candidate will be a team player with strong social skills.

Counter and Management experience an asset.

Computer literacy and knowledge of DIS Parts program a definite asset but not mandatory.

greatjobs@westridgecabinets.com With reference to the job # you are applying to.

Local applicants only!

Please forward your resume to: kayla@furixenergy.com or fax to (403)348-8109.

Future Ag Inc. Attn: Human Resources Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax 403-342-0396 or email to karinw@futureag.ca

Future Ag Inc. Attn: Barry Box 489 Red Deer, AB T4N 5G1 Fax (403) 342-0396 Email: barryg@futureag.ca

GEMINI is Hiring for Ponoka Fabrication Shop

IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A

DRIVERS & SWAMPERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

ALL-CLEAN

Experienced, reliable, cleaner Jane 403-755-7292

Contractors

1100

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 OVERHEAD DOORS & operators installed 391-4144 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia Prefering non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 302-9210.

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Entertainment

DJ RICO Entertainment Co. Christmas Promotions on now! www.djrico.org Call Rico 4038967935

Escorts

1165

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049

1290

TIM LLOYD. WETT certified.

Inspections, installs, chimney sweeps & service 403-340-0513

Handyman Services

1200

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon-Fri 11am-6pm 348-5650 CHINESE MASSAGE new owner, free parking, 4606 48 Ave. Open 7 a.m.9 p.m. 7 days a wk.

Phone 403-986-1691 Gentle Touch Massage 4919 50 St. New rear entry, lots of parking 403-341-4445 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels 403-986-6686

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Services

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal.

No household appliances 403-396-8629

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients.

We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346 YARD maintenance, snow shovelling, 403-318-7625

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed.

403-307-4798

Seniors’ Services

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ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small reno’s or jobs, such as, new bathroom sink, toilets or trimming small trees. Call James 403- 341-0617 HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 Better For Cheaper with a Low Price Guarantee. helpinghandshomesupport.com

Snow Removal

1380

SECOND 2 NONE Res. Snow removal services Free est. 403-302-7778

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With your long-term interests in mind, we provide you with ample opportunities to achieve your career goals.

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking:

TANK/VESSEL INSULATORS

Experience with Rigid, Calcium Silicate, Mineral Wool, and Spray Foam Insulation a definite asset.

EXPERIENCED

Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed.

CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy.

References Req’d.

Exc. salary & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net RONCO OILFIELD HAULING, Sylvan Lake based rig movers/heavy haulers seeking Swampers, mechanics, picker operators, bed truck drivers and winch tractor drivers. Top wages and benefits, Phone 887-4873., email rigmovers2012@ gmail.com

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Help

These are full-time permanent shop positions with competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, or Email to hr@bilton.ca

Start your career!

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ADULT CARRIER NEEDED for delivery of morning paper 6:30 a.m.

6 days a wk For GLENDALE ALSO KENTWOOD & JOHNSTONE CROSSING Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in MOUNTVIEW 83 Advocate $435/mo. $5229/yr 1-1/2 hrs. per day ALSO

For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

SOUTH HILL 83 Advocate $435/mo. $5229/YR. 1 Hr. per day.

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area $45/mo.

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ALSO Dunham Close & Dandell Close area $130/mo.

ALSO Dawson St. Davison Dr. area $83.00/mo.

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

LANCASTER 1/2 of Lampard Crsc $65/mo.

ROSEDALE Robinson Cres./ Reinholt Ave. area $173/MO MICHENER West of 40th Ave. North of Ross St. area $245.00/mo.

Good for adult w/a small car .

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

ADULT & Youth Carrier Needed For Delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in GLENDALE Gilbert Crsc. & Glendale Blvd.

HIGHLAND GR. Hammond & Halman Crsc.

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in Deer Park Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area 59 papers $376/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life Within the towns of Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick at 403-314-4303

JOHNSTONE PARK Jacobs Close James, Johns St. & Jewell St. RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 59 & 60 St. ********** Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308 CARPET COLOUR CENTRE is currently seeking a warehouse person.

Responsibilities include: shipping/receiving, forklift operation, and inventory control. Please submit resume attn: Rick Wiebe #1100 5001-19 St. Red Deer, AB T4R 3R1 Phone 1-403-343-7711 or fax 403-342-0220 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

F/T CLEANER,

3am - 11am shift.

Need to be physically fit.

Must have reliable transportation.

Please send resume to cleaning@cashcasino.ca or fax 1-403-243-4812 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St. DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Good communication, skills both verbal and written. Must have effective time management skills and able to multi task in a fast paced environment.

Experience preferred, but will train suitable applicant.

Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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Pidherney’s is busy and requires people to fill the following positions as soon as possible for ice road and lease construction projects for the Fort McMurray and Fox Creek areas:

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients.

We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people.

With your long-term interests in mind, we provide you with ample opportunities to achieve your career goals.

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking:

HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC JOURNEYMAN

Extensive experience with the maintenance and repair of mobile equipment such as forklift, genie lift, overhead cranes etc. a definite asset.

This is a full-time permanent shop position with competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796, or Email to hr@bilton.ca

Earn Christmas $$$ Only $10 to join, Earn up to 50% commission No sales quota’s to meet JOIN TODAY. Call 403 986 0411

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CASH CASINO is hiring a

We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits and training opportunities. Pre-employment screening is mandatory.

Please fax resume to 403-346-6721 or e-mail to cliebrecht@lehighcement.com.

870

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

860

BASED OUT OF THE RED DEER LOCATION. Succesful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance of Ready Mix Concrete Plants, Trucks and Equipment for our Central Alberta Operations including Red Deer, Lacombe, Ponoka and Olds. Knowledge of hydraulics and welding is an asset.

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Skyline is looking for and exp’d sheet metal foreman.

Must have experience in fabrication and installing sheet metal flashings on commercial buildings.

Top pay and benefits.

Full job description: www.skylinegroup.com Please email resume: employment@ skylinegroup.com or call Ryan: 403.230.6731

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services Fireplaces

METAL ROOFING FOREMAN

MICRON INDUSTRIES is a licensed inspection facility specializing in cryogenic tank repairs and Live the life style of Central We offer: is currently seeking a HD Alberta and be home Mechanic, min 2nd yr at night. Work for one • Competitive Wages apprentice. Trailer experiof the few family owned • A n n u a l W o r k b o o t ence preferred. Weekdays dealerships where we reimbursement 7:00-4:30. No eves or care about our employees • RRSP Plan wknd work. Exc. working and customers.

• Benefits Package conditions. Benefits after 3 • Sick Days months. Fax resume to WE OFFER: • Monthly Bonus 403-346-2072 or email • Competitive Wages patty.micron@telus.net • Annual work boot If you are looking for a reimbursement Central Alberta’s Largest rewarding career with a • RRSP Plan Car Lot in Classifieds successful and growing • Benefits Package organization, then forward • Sick Days your resume to: • Monthly Bonus If you are looking for a rewarding career with a successful and growing organization, then forward your resume to:

Business Opportunities AVON

PCL Builders Inc. is now accepting applications for Journeyman/ Apprentice Carpenters and Labourers for projects in Red Deer.

Candidates must have JOURNEYMAN proven experience and MILLWRIGHT FUTURE AG in Rimbey is reliable transportation.

Mechanical experience now accepting applications PCL offers competitive Experience in welding for an Agricultural wages ($35.50 Journeymanufacturing Technician / Heavy Duty man rate), paid benefits, Plant maintenance Mechanic with Ag Experience in maintenance up to 5% employer matchexperience. Live the life ing RRSP’s, and an annual of Overhead Cranes style of Central Alberta and boot allowance. Apply with be home at night. Work for resume in person at Please send resumes to one of the few family 1 0 0 1 5 - 5 6 Av e ( A c c e s s Hmorrow@geminicorp.ca owned dealerships where Road 6) Edmonton, AB; or we care about our emby fax 780-440-3865 (Attn: ployees and customers.

LOCAL Drywall company Nick Borody) or by email at seeking Steel Stud nbborody@pcl.com.

We offer: Framers and Drywallers. Valid Fall Protection End 403-588-4614, 588-4615 User an Aerial Work Plat• Competitive Wages • A n n u a l w o r k b o o t LOOKING for apprentice form training an asset.. reimbursement or journeyman mechanic.

• RRSP Plan Pipe bending skills would Truckers/ • Benefit Package be a great asset. Wages Drivers • Sick Days depend on exp. Going • Tuition reimbursement concern shop. Fax program for apprentices BUSY CENTRAL AB resume to:403-346-9909 • Monthly Bonus or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. company req’s exp’d. Class 1 drivers to pull decks.

Phone 403-346-7911 If you are looking for a Assigned truck, exc. wages rewarding career with a and benefits pkg. Paid MAINTENANCE Person successful and growing extras. Family orientated.

Required organization, then forward Resume and abstract fax Carpentry and flooring your resume to: to 403-784-2330 or call installation experience is 1-877-787-2501 required. Must be neat, Future Ag Inc. Mon,.

- Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm clean, professional, Attn: Paula friendly and works well Box 140 with others or alone. Driver Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 license is required. Drop Classifieds...costs so little Fax (403) 843-2790 off resume at Saves you so much!

Email paulam@futureag.ca 9 - 7619 50 Ave Red Deer, AB, Fax 403-309-3000 Local company looking for email: edna@catile1.com experienced residential and commercial service Seeking experienced technician with current AlStone Masons to start berta gas/plumbing ticket. immediately. Must have FURIX ENERGY INC. Benefit package after 3 valid drivers license and is hiring a months, wages based on own transportation.

Central AB based trucking experience. Email: 4 F/T Structural Contact 403-343-7174. company reqires info@serviceplumbing.ca Welders OWNER OPERATORS or fax to (403) 342-2025 Tired of Standing?

Local applicants only! in AB. Home the odd Please forward your Find something to sit on Something for Everyone night. Weekends off. Late resume to: in Classifieds Everyday in Classifieds model tractor pref. kayla@furixenergy.com or 403-586-4558 fax to (403)348-8109.

CLASS 1 DRIVER Trades Must have super B exp., all oilfield tickets, hauling NGL, & clean abstract.

Fax 403-347-2940 Attn: Bill FURIX ENERGY INC. TOO MUCH STUFF? is hiring a Let Classifieds F/T Painters Helper help you sell it.

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Trades

• • • • • • • • •

Superintendents Foreman Heavy Equipment Operators Lowboy Drivers Heavy Duty Mechanics Labourers Chainsaw Labourers Certified Safety Personnel Administrators

Living expenses are provided for both projects, top wages paid and scheduled days off.

H2S, First Aid and Ground Disturbance a definite asset. *Pre-employment drug test required.

Please e-mail resumes to hr@pidherneys.com or fax to: 403-845-5370.

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GREENHOUSE WORKER wanted at Meadowbrook Greenhouses, Penhold 14 F/T seasonal positions.

Training provided. Start Feb. 2013. $9.75/ hr, 44 hrs./ 5 days per week, 3 month period. Fax resume 403-886-2252

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Career Planning

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APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

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Arnold Close/ Amlee Close BOWER AREA Barrett Dr. Bettenson St. Best Crsc./ Berry Ave. NGLEWOOD Ingram Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Langford Cres.

Law Close/ Lewis Close SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres.

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Hiring Part Time

COUNTROOM

(counting money).

15-25 hrs per week. Must be available to start as early as 7 am and finish as late as 2 pm and be available any days of the week. Must be physically fit as this is a physically demanding position.

Send resume to vickib@cashcasino.ca, or fax 1-403-243-4812.

MANY POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

F.T / P.T. CASHIERS for all shifts Flexible hours.

Above average salary & benefits paid!!

Apply with resume to: Run’n On Empty 5101 - 76 Street, Red Deer MISTER TRANSMISSION Canada’s leader in transmission and driveline repairs now hiring professional transmission rebuilders, swing men and Re&Re technicians, various locations.

Excellent career opportunity.

Email: joe@ mistertransmission.com for details Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

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) As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to delivery newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers. A delivery vehicle is provided.

Hours of shifts are Monday through Friday 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. or longer, and/or afternoon shifts Monday to Friday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m..

Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-11 a.m. or longer Submit resume, indicating “Service Runner Position”, along with your drivers abstract immediately to: careers@ reddeeradvocate.com or mail to: Human Resources 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer, AB. T4N 5G3 or fax to: 403-341-4772 We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

Community Support Worker Program

Accepting registrations for 6 mo. Community Support Worker Program.

Funding may be avail.

GED training avail.

403-340-1930

Academic Express

Adult Education & Training www.academicexpress.ca General Labour needed for very busy stone & stucco company. Physically fit Heavy lifting, loading and unloading materials.

Mixing, pouring and spreading of materials.

Fax: 888-214-9225 email stoneworxmasonry@ gmail.com NEARLY NEW BOOKS looking for permanent P/T .

Leave resume at 4, 5106 47th Ave. Red Deer.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Employment Training

1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

1570

Cameras & Accessories

CANON Sure Shot, 35 mm auto focus, $20; Pentax Espio 928, 28-90 Zoom Panorama & remote, $30; Projection screen, $10.

403-343-6175

Event Tickets

EquipmentHeavy

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

Farmers' Market

1630 1650

BROWN EGGS AND LAMB now has free range pork : gourmet hams and sausage. Phone 403-782-4095

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

Firewood

FEMALE KITTEN TO GIVE AWAY. LITTER BOX TRAINED. 403-343-8727 after 6 p.m.

FREE 5 wk. old kittens, gray or black.

Call 403-343-0352 SIAMESE ALSO BELANISE (3) KITTENS FOR SALE $60 each obo.

403-887-3649

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Dogs

LABRA DOODLE PUPS F 1 $700; F1 B $900 2 YR health Guaranteed. awesome bloodlines, ready now until Christmas Hold with deposit.

Ph. 403-919-1370 306-792-2113 www.furfettishfarm.ca

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Sporting Goods

CCM SPORTS EQUIPMENT BAG, $10.

403-347-5316

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Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

1610

4 TICKETS to Colin James, great seats 403-343-8576

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

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AFFORDABLE

CIRCULATION Service Runner (Part Time)

CLASSIFICATIONS

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Cats

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

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Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Manufactured

7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Health & Beauty

Also for the afternoon & morning delivery in Town of Penhold!

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*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 Open Mon.Fri. daily 11am - 6 pm.

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Household Also afternoon delivery in Appliances Town of APPLS. reconditioned lrg.

Springbrook selection, $150 + up, 6 mo.

1 day per wk. warr. Riverside Appliances No collecting!!

403-342-1042 Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

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Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

3/4” BOXSPRING & MATTRESS TO GIVE AWAY. 403-347-5316

Sim’s Furniture Limited in Red Deer, Ab. is currently hiring Delivery Drivers/ warehouse Personnel, Employees who qualify are eligible for our extensive benefit package. Please forward resume to jamies @simsfurniture.com, or apply in person to the Sims/LaZBoy Distribution Centre at #184, 37428 Range Road 273, in the Clearview Industrial Park.

Thanks to all applicants.

BED ALL NEW,

THE Society of Filipino Workers in Alberta is looking for temporary workers who for some reason lost their jobs to help them find new employers and help them process their work permit free of charge.

There is an opening in Red Deer to work as a cook in a Restaurant & Pub this coming Jan. 2013. For more info: Please call: Shan at 1-780-933-6518 or email at: gmesa_18@live.ca TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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.

ELEGANT OAK HALL TABLE 53 x 17.5 with mirror 36 x 22 for $100. †Glass door insert, 22 x 66 mint.

403-342-1980

Main Flr. Hewson Ave.

3 bdrm. 2 bath, No pets.

NOW $1475 incl UTIL. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 MICHENER, 4 bdrm., single garage, . 2 baths, family room, 5 appls. yard, no pets, n/s, $1350, 318-0136

Townhouses

3030

3 BDRM. townhouse/ condo, 5 appls., 2 blocks from Collicutt Centre. $1200/mo. + utils, incl. condo fees. 403-346-4868

Kirsch Cl. 2 Bdrm.

Townhouse. Sm. Pet. Deck, 5 appls. NOW $1295 + UTIL. Hearthstone 403-314-0099

KYTE CRES. Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Nov. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545 Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Dec. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1220 along the river.

SD $1000. avail.

Nov. 1 & 15 403-304-7576 347-7545

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3060

Suites

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. Clean, quiet bldg.

Call 318-0901.

2 Bdrm. Apt. Lawford

Riverside Apts.

2 bdrm., balcony. 3 appl., No pets. Only $995 + Elect.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099

SUNNYBROOK

1 bdrm. apt. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets.

403-346-6686

Roommates Wanted

N/S, executive home, all utils incl + high spd. internet & digital cable. $600/mo + d.d. 403-357-0320 NEWER split level on a quiet street in Sylvan Lake.

Accommodations in exchange for housekeeping. Female only. Call 403-864-4435.

Rooms For Rent

Mobile Lot

$

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable Sharon (403) 550-8777 264155J1-K30

Renter’s Special FREE Cable

IMMAC. retirement home in quiet neighborhood, no stairs, walk-in shower, 5 appls. 2 bdrm., murphy bed, sprinkler system, a/c, sunroom, r.v. parking stall in back yard. $275,000.

403-346-7920 for appt. to view NEW HOMES! 403.342.4544 MasonMartinHomes.com

2 & 3 bedroom

modular/mobile homes in pet friendly park

Starting at

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BRITE-LITE for SAD used 2 mo. only $175; 403-348-5025

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DIEFENBACHIA plant $5; asparagus plant $5; large spider plant $18; Company’s Coming 6 bks $3 each, Chicken Soup for the soul 5 at 3 each, Flower frog $4.

Large square tupperware container $4; 4 cup electric coffee pot $4; hand turned juicer $8; Old wooden crib board 3 collar track, $5.

Old oval fruit bowl, $25.

Call 403-346-2231

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE? Daily, the Red Deer Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

Get your vehicle ad more mileage with one of Classifieds’ great packages. Rural and city - we’ve got you covered.

Call 1-877-223-3311 or local 403-309-3300

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BANJO, Harmony, $30.

403-343-6175

Pets & Supplies

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DOG house for medium size dog, $10, 403-346-5423

4050

7 ACRES, all utilities, road, $353,000. Near Red Deer, 403-227-5132

6’ NORTHERN FIR CHRISTMAS TREE & STAND. Very good cond. $35. 403-346-4926

Musical Instruments

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Sharon 403-550-8777 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Lots For Sale

www.classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

2007 FORD Escape 4x4 V6 3.0L engine with Remote Start & Winter Tires. Good cond.

143,500 kms $8500 o.b.o.

Delburne 403-749-3919

5050

Trucks

4160

FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe.

Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820

2008 Ford F150 4X4 Supercrew XLT 143,600 km $17,900 obo. tow pkg. , backup camera 358-9646

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

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2004 DODGE 1/2 ton quad cab 4x4. New tires. Great cond. $7000. 403-506-9632 2001 DODGE Ram 1500.

Q/cab. loaded 403-596-6995

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Vans Buses

2009 Dodge Caravan, exc. c o n d . , 11 2 , 0 0 0 k m , $11,900 obo 403-638-3499.

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ATV's

2001 CADILLAC Deville, sunroof, heated seats, leather, DVD, 126,500 kms exc. cond. in/out. $6500.

403-342-0587 1999 POLARIS RANGER 6X6 one owner, low hours, 3500 warn winch, $7888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Auto Wreckers

5190

1998 HONDA CIVIC, $2200 obo passed inspec- RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap t o n 5 s p d . g o o d c o n d . Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash 403-352-3894 for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS At

www.garymoe.com

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A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

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Manufactured Homes

1996 FORD Taurus, mint, loaded, 125,000 miles, senior lady driven $2000 obo, 403-887-4981

40’ FREE Standing Tower, never been erected. $200.

403-728-3375

PASTRY cooler, stainless steel, 4’l, 23”w, 31”h, 2 shelves, runs but not cooling $50 403-728-3485

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FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

WANTED

FRYING pans, set of 3, new, $10; mechanics creeper, $5; Portable T.V. 14” & VCR, Panasonic $5. complete wine making, from primary to filter, $75; 2 walnut coffee table, 55x25 & 28x23, $50.

403-343-6175

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LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon 403-550-8777

Houses For Sale

2008 TOYOTA Highlander, Limited edit. in exc. cond., 1 owner, no pets, n/s, V6, a.t., 4WD, nav. system, JBL sound system, back up camera, sunroiof, keyless entry, trailer hitch, running boards, $19,900 to view call or text 403-340-9110

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

4000-4190

20,000with Intro

5040

SUV's

3090

ROOM in new house in Blackfalds, private bath/shower, incld’s utils. $650. 403-588-4503 ROOMS FOR RENT, close to uptown. Employed person. Rent $425/mo, s.d. $250, 403-350-4712

ACETYLENE Welder, hoses, torch, gauges & cart. $200. 403-728-3375

900

3080

LOCATED 15 min. SW of Rimbey. Approx. 3/4 of an acre. Great investment property. Fish the Medicine River from your own land.

Priced to sell at $33,900.

There is a storage building on the property, newly shingled in 07 that has a large overhead door. Call Dave at 403.896.8017.

CLASSIFICATIONS

$

849

4050

FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Sharon 403-550-8777

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Acreages

Newly Reno’d Mobile

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

3040

homes

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

Only

Manufactured Homes

Balcony. No pets, 5 appl.

NOW $1295 incl UTIL. ROSS ST. 4 bdrm. house Hearthstone 403-314-0099 2 baths, 4 appls, yard, no LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. pets, n/s, $1300 318-0136 SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 SYLVAN, 2 units Dec. 1, 2 bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., LOWER level 1 bdrm suite, cable, dishes, bedding, all heat & water incl. for over utils. $1200 -$1500/mo, 40 tenant at 4616-44 St. 403-880-0210 N/S, no pets, no noise.

Rent $650, d.d. $625.

Ph: 403-341-4627 Condos/

Newly Renovated Mobile Home

MOVING white Frigidaire stove, can take away for free, 403-887-8510

Household Furnishings

AVAIL. Nov. 15 or Dec. 1, 2 storey duplex, all appls, $1295/mo. DD $1000, n/s, pets negotiable, Kentwood area **RENTED**

Kyte/Kelloway Cres.

AGRICULTURAL

Homestead Firewood Homes Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

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Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012

Creative culinary gifts for any foodie Anybody can giftwrap a matching apron and oven mitts. But if you really want to impress the foodie in your life, give the gift of kitchen tech.

To suss out which gizmos are worth giving, we went to the master himself, Nathan Myhrvold, the former Microsoft executive turned high priest of modernist cuisine. Myhrvold spent hundreds of thousands of dollars decking out his Bellevue, Wash., kitchen-lab, outfitting it with texture analyzers that determine meat’s doneness, a laser that precision cuts pasta shapes and microns-thin daikon slices, even a centrifuge that separates peas and other matter into their component parts.

Admittedly, most of that won’t land under the tree but we walked the lab with Myhrvold to get ideas for outfitting a kitchen on any budget.

UNDER $100 ● Digital thermometer ($10 to $60) Start with a really good digital thermometer. “The texture and taste of food changes with temperature,” Myhrvold says, so it’s important to measure accurately. Digital thermometers also are fast, giving accurate readings in just seconds. ● Digital scale ($15 to $40) A reliable scale is a must. “We

weigh rather than using teaspoons and cups,” Myhrvold says. “It’s more accurate.”

This is true if you’re measuring flour for bread or if you’re measuring xanthan gum to thicken a sauce. Myhrvold recommends a scale for ordinary weights up to a couple of kilos, and, if you’re serious about pursing modernist techniques, a second model that measures tiny quantities — hundredths of a gram — for gums and gelling agents. ● Lab sieves ($35 to $75) Similar to what you might see used by a kid on the beach, except lab sieves have very tiny openings — think less than 1/100th of an inch. In labs, they separate different sized particles. In the kitchen, Myhrvold uses them to create super-silky sauces, jams and stocks. ● Blow torch ($50 to $65) “We like the Home Depot ones,” Myhrvold says. “They’re simple, they’re reliable, and when you want to make something hot — really hot — there’s nothing like it.”

Use a blow torch to sear a steak or brown a chicken while still preserving the perfect doneness of the item. $100 to $200 ● Whipping siphon ($120 to $150) Normal people use this to make whipped cream. Myhrvold uses it to

Seasoned salts can provide a flavourful holiday season THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It seemed like a tall order. I wanted an edible gift that was fast and easy to make, inexpensive, wouldn’t spoil or need to be refrigerated, and that kids could be involved in.

With so many caveats, the field is pretty narrow.

I’m not a fan of baking mixes, such as muffins or pancakes. Too much measuring and printing of recipes so recipients know how to use them. Spice rubs are a good choice. Trail mix is another. But I’ve done those before and this year I wanted something different, something a little less expected.

The solution I came up with — seasoned salts. The concept is simple. Blend salt with various seasonings, then package them nicely.

The kids can even get in on decorating the jars.

There are just a few things to remember as you do this.

Most important is that seasoned salts — whether prepared or purchased — are intended as finishing salts. That means they should be used to season finished dishes, not during cooking.

Most of the nuanced flavour of a seasoned salt would be lost if used for cooking.

For gift purposes, I suggest planning for two kinds of salt — powdered salt, which is intended for use on popcorn, and flaked salt, which is for sprinkling over finished savory foods.

First, the powdered salt. The powdered part of this is key. Movie theatre popcorn tends to be perfectly salted because vendors use powdered salt; this adheres to the corn kernels far better than even fine grain salt does.

This is why your homemade popcorn usually is unevenly salted, and why you end up with a sea of salt on the bottom of the bowl.

Making powdered salt is simple. Use inexpensive kosher salt (usually about $1.50 for a 3-pound box), then run it through either a food processor or blender (you also can use a mortar and pestle for smaller batches) until it reaches the consistency of powdered sugar.

Seasonings can be mixed in by hand after the salt is ground, or simply added to the processor or blender at the same time.

When selecting seasonings for popcorn salt, don’t hesitate to get creative, even mixing sweet and savory flavours. But always aim to use seasonings with a similar texture as the powdered salt (in other words, finely ground seasonings such as cinnamon, paprika, garlic powder, etc.).

For flake salts intended to use on savory foods, you’ll need to start with pricier flaked sea salt. You usually can find bargains on this variety at places such as Trader Joe’s and similar retailers. With these salts, you simply mix them with the seasonings you want, then bottle them. Even easier than powdered salts.

You also have more choice when it comes to seasonings.

No need to worry about matching the texture of the salt, which in this case tends to be large and coarse. Finely ground seasonings or more robust dried herbs, or a blend of the two, all work well.

I’ve outlined a few suggestions for each variety, but this is a creative effort, so just explore your spice cabinet.

Be sure to label your salts and include hints on what to use them on.

serve scrambled eggs in foamy little dollops or to lighten sauces and soups.

It also can be used to vacuum marinate meat, a process that uses pressure to create more flavour. ● Pressure cooker ($50 to $200) Besides cooking things quickly, a

pressure cooker also cooks them better. “It’s the best possible way to make stock,” Myhrvold says, explaining that the high heat in the pressure cooker does a better job of extracting flavour than the traditional long, slow simmer method.

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