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e g a t S e r t n e C y t i C r o f l a e d n o i l l i m 6 . 1 $ s e k a m RDC BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer College is buying City Centre Stage for $1.6 million. The college’s board of governors voted unanimously at a special meeting on Tuesday to close the deal in about two weeks. The college plans to expand its Donald School of Business and move some Motion Picture Arts programs to the building, which was renovated last year by Central Alberta Theatre (CAT) and boasts 300-seat and 107-seat theatres. “It’s a big decision (and) it’s great for students,” said board chair Shelley Ralston. Negotiations to buy the building at 4922 49th St.

downtown from the Mah family of Red Deer began last summer when CAT made it clear it couldn’t ff d to t continue ti l i th space. The Th amateur t afford leasing the theatre group has about $800,000 in debts, largely due to cost overruns from the former movie theatre’s renovations. The $1,628,000 purchase allows the college to “recommit to our presence downtown,” said Ralston, as well as a new way to supplement government operating subsidies. “Absolutely it will be a source of revenue . . . that will help us pay for it, too,” she said, adding the college routinely rents its Arts Centre Main Stage and studios to community groups. She said the board began seriously discussing the purchase at its May retreat and again at three subsequent meetings. “We looked at it when it was going to be up for grabs. We said, ‘Let’s investigate it anyway.’ ” College president Joel Ward said about $20,000 in renovations to add wireless Internet and fire sprin-

klers to the small theatre will start in January. The college is outgrowing its Donald School o of B i i the th Millennium Mill i C t and d City Cit Business space in Centre Centre Stage’s two theatres are the right size for lectures and presentations. Launching international business co-operative programs will make space tighter. Showing Motion Picture Arts student films in a small film festival is planned, as are screenings of films that don’t often make it to Red Deer. “There’ll be more activity downtown, not less.” Ward stressed such events and renting the theatres to the community aren’t financially driven. “We want to provide a service to students and the general public, not make money.” The first formal event in the building will be a spring presentation by Jim Harris, a Canadian author, environmentalist and former national Green Party leader, who will talk about his book Blindsided! and how business can’t afford to be caught unaware. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

Family takes health region Two RDC teams ranked best in Canada to court after son’s surgery BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A former Red Deer family has taken David Thompson Health Region to court, alleging their son suffered brain damage as a result of dental surgery at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre in 2004. Shawn Gallant, who has cerebral palsy, was 18 at the time of the surgery to remove his wisdom teeth. The statement of claim filed by his parents, Sharon and Paul Gallant, alleges that the brain damage caused severe alteration and deterioration of Gallant’s pre-existing condition to the point where he requires 24-hour care. It has rendered him incapable of any rational communication and prone to unpredictable aggressive outbursts and physical attacks on his parents and other caregivers, the claim says. Dr. G.R. Nye, a dental surgeon, and Dr. Alayne Farries, an anesthesiologist, were also named as defendants in the case. In their statement of defence, the doctors denied any negligence. The family is seeking care costs and medical expenses on behalf of their son, as well as $325,000 for pain and suffering and loss of amenities of life. The civil trial began last year and resumed on Tuesday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before Justice Monica Bast.

Sharon Gallant testified that before the surgery, her son was very social with no communication problems and could operate his motorized wheelchair. He enjoyed watching news and sports on television and had season tickets to the Red Deer Rebels. But after the surgery, he rarely spoke, was unco-operative and didn’t want to participate in activities. Some days, he would not chew or swallow his food. “Everything was a struggle,” said his mother. “He didn’t sleep. He was restless. He drove (his wheelchair) in circles.” The family has to be careful that he is not overstimulated and he continues to have lengthy episodes when his body becomes rigid, vibrates and he sweats through his clothes. At one point, Gallant was moved into Bethany Care Centre because it became difficult to care for him. Gallant and his mother now live in Prince Edward Island to be close to family. His father, who works in the oil industry in Alberta, visits P.E.I. frequently. His mother said it’s hard to remember the good times she had with her son before the surgery. “Before we had a great quality of life. Now we don’t.” said his mother. “Now he’s just there.” The three-week trial continues today. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

The RDC athletic program is in rare air. For the first time in history the RDC Kings are ranked No. 1 in Canada in both men’s basketball and volleyball at the same time. The volleyball program is familiar with the lofty ranking, after winning a record eight-straight national titles from 2000 to 2007 and a record 10 overall. However, it’s the first time the basketball Kings have enjoyed the top ranking. The rankings come out each Tuesday. “It definitely means a lot, but we have a lot of the season remaining and a lot can happen,” said basketball Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger. “I believe this validates all the hard work of the athletic department from (director of athletics) Keith Hansen on down in terms of putting the best product on the court.” Pottinger knows his players, are “enjoying it and appreciate the recognition” but also understand there’s “so much work ahead.” “All we have to do is look at Lakeland, who were No. 1 all last season, then lost in our playoffs. Even this year the two teams (from Ontario) ahead of us early on have both lost in the last 10 days. The main thing is to stay focused.” The Kings, who are 6-0, will have their hands full this week as they face the SAIT Trojans on Thursday in Calgary and Saturday at RDC. Hansen, who coached the volleyball Kings during their 10 championships in a 12-year stretch, likes what he sees from both programs.

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A new study has rung in British Columbians’ pot purchases at about half a billion dollars each year, leading its pro-legalization researchers to argue current laws mean the province is missing an opportunity to harvest tax revenues. A6

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Towle, Samson Anti-smoking strategy patch up ‘could have done more’ relationship BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Wildrose MLA Kerry Towle and Sylvan Lake Mayor Susan Samson have made nice. On Friday, town council, administration and the MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake met for about two hours to patch up their rocky relationship over lunch. Samson said the meeting was positive step forward and a great opportunity to sit down without interruptions to clarify miscommunications and misunderstandings. The meditated meeting came after a number of clashes between the rookie MLA and second-term mayor over Sylvan Lake issues, particularly the highly controversial Hwy 11 and Hwy 781 intersection. Most recently, Towle was accused of trying to start a rally at a meet and greet with Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk. Towle hinted at a public forum earlier in the summer that Samson was not listening to residents in Sylvan Lake about the intersection. Samson said the intersection issue is not the only issue in Sylvan Lake that needs to be dealt with on a provincial basis. The mayor said she understands that the MLA has committed to residents in the constituency, which is greater than the Town of Sylvan Lake, that she would secure other options at that intersection. “We both came to a positive agreement,” said Towle. “Also realizing that we may have different styles of doing things, we all have to work together for the residents of Sylvan Lake.” Towle said she understands the position of the town but she has always taken the position to follow the mandate given to her by her constituents. “I will continue to do that,” said Towle. “They realized that as well and we came to agreement that I will do that and they will take their position. I think that’s fair ... I am very positive we are both on the same page what that is for the most part and I don’t see any reasons why we can’t be working together over the next three and a half years.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

‘WE FEEL THAT A STRATEGY IS JUST KIND OF LIKE TRYING TO FIGHT A WRESTLING MATCH WITH ONE ARM TIED BEHIND YOUR BACK IF YOU DON’T HAVE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS TAXES.’

For the Canadian Cancer Society, Monday’s announced antismoking strategy could have done more. Although Sarah Hawkins, public policy analyst with the Red Deer chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society, said they are happy to see what the strategy proposes, but it could have gone further. “We were hoping to see tobacco taxes be a little more prominent,” said Hawkins. “We feel that a strategy is just kind of like trying to fight a wrestling match with one arm tied behind your back if you don’t have something as important as taxes.” Hawkins said that the presence of more tax on tobacco products can be a huge factor in keep youth from making a purchase. Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne introduced the three-year strategy aimed at reducing tobacco use. Increasing tobacco taxes is included in the long-term part of the strategy, but a hike is mentioned as something the government will consider over the next 10 years. Other long-term considerations include point-of-sale health warning signage, further restrictions on smoking in public areas and expanding the availability of tobacco cessation products. The health minister said on Monday that the provincial government plans to introduce legislation in the spring session that will restrict the sale of flavoured tobacco and expand school-based stop-smoking programs. “We’re happy to see it finally come through,” said Hawkins.

— SARAH HAWKINS, PUBLIC POLICY ANALYST WITH THE RED DEER

CHAPTER OF THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY “There are a lot of great measures in the strategy, we’re hoping to see them implement a lot of the policy in the spring session.” Bruce Buruma, Red Deer Public School District communications director and chair of the David Thompson health advisory council, said the strategy is taking a good look at the role that marketing plays in attracting young people to smoking. Quoting Dr. Martin Lavoie, Alberta chief medical officer of health, Buruma said people don’t start smoking as adults. “Many of the marketing techniques and many of the ways of retailing and marketing tobacco is aimed at young people,” said Buruma. “I think we’ve seen a lot of change in the behaviour of students. Tobacco is not the issue it was years ago, but it is still significant.” Although the strategy takes a 10-year look at tobacco reduction, over the next three years the government hopes to focus on a few priorities including restricting the sale of flavoured tobacco, prohibiting tobacco sales to minors, protecting children from second-hand smoke in vehicles, social marketing around the harmful impact of tobacco use, more tobacco cessation training for health professionals, and expanded workplace, school-based and community tobacco-cessation programs. “All of the measures are really

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important, especially access,” said Hawkins. “The way they are regulating sales to minors is really critical because right now we’re the only province that relies on federal regulations for sales to minors. That’s really insufficient.” Proposed legislative changes to support the strategy will be referred to the Legislative Policy Committee on Families and Communities, an all-party committee of the Alberta legislature, for consideration. The hope for Hawkins is that once implementation and enforcement of the new measures starts at the provincial level, there will be better protection for youth. “We could have, if they chose to pass regulations on flavouring, some of the most innovative smoking bans in all the world really, which is really important when you look at how much flavouring is targeting youth,” said Hawkins. The government has committed $500,000 per year for three years for the social marketing campaign under the addiction and mental health strategy. Smoking rates in Alberta have fallen from 25 per cent in 2001 to 19 per cent in 2010. The target for the strategy is to have smoking rates fall to 12 per cent by 2022. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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RDC: ‘Speaks volumes’ “I’m impressed and couldn’t be prouder of both of them,” he said. “Looking at it these are two of the premier sports and both being No. 1 at the same time is something special. It speaks volumes about the quality of our athletic program and the job we’ve done with developing our athletes and the job they’ve done. “It means a lot in terms of recruiting and coaching and both Aaron (volleyball’s Aaron Schulha) and Clayton have done a wonderful job in terms of doing it right. They do it ethically and in a professional way. They don’t cut corners and they hold the kids to a high position when it comes to being a student athlete, just not an athlete.” Both coaches lost a good portion of their roster from last year. Pottinger has only four players returning from the team that finished fourth at the nationals, while Schulha, who has an 8-0 record this year, has a complete new starting six from last year’s squad that was fifth in Canada. Hansen feels teams on the women’s side could be at the top in the country. The volleyball Queens have the potential to be there and if there were rankings for women’s hockey they would be right there. “They’re on top of the Alberta standings and while we don’t know about teams from other provinces, they’re certainly a quality program,” he said.

Travel Alberta vicepresident, industry relations, Richard Wong speaks with Liz Taylor, executive director of the Tourism Red Deer Office at the Red Deer Lodge on Tuesday. Wong visited Red Deer to promote Travel Alberta’s latest promotional video. Released a month ago, the video has already attracted nearly 24,000 views and marks the latest segment in Travel Alberta’s Remember to breathe campaign. See story on Page B1. Photo by JEFF STOKOE/ Advocate staff

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Alberta to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; illegal political donations â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE BILL GOES A LONG WAY TOWARDS ENSURING THAT ALBERTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ELECTORAL SYSTEM REMAINS BOTH ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIVE.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Legislation tabled in the Alberta legislature would give the chief electoral officer power to publicly divulge the names of those who give and those who get illegal political donations. The Election Accountability Amendment Act would also allow the elections officer to divulge specifics of an offence and detail the penalty imposed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bill goes a long way towards ensuring that Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electoral system remains both accountable and responsive,â&#x20AC;? Justice Minister Jonathan Denis said Tuesday. It addresses a core disagreement between current officer, Brian Fjeldheim, and Premier Alison Redfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government over the interpretation of the disclosure law as it now stands. The Tories said Fjeldheim already had the power to name names, but he said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Denis said that has now been fixed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This (bill) reflects the true intent of the (original) legislation,â&#x20AC;? he said. The act is intended to clear up other concerns over public disclosure. The Tories have been dogged in the past year by cases of improper donations to their party from government-funded municipalities, schools, colleges and universities. The criticisms struck close to home for the premier Monday when it was revealed her sister, Lynn Redford, was reimbursed more than $3,000 by taxpayers to attend and hold PC party events while she worked for the Calgary Health Region. Overall, Fjeldheim has opened up more than 81 files in the last year. Three weeks ago, he began investigating allegations that billionaire Daryl Katz contributed $430,000 to the Tory campaign in the spring election â&#x20AC;&#x201D; well over the $30,000 individual maximum. PC Party officials have not commented on the specifics of the Katz donations, but say there is evidence no one contributed more than the maximum. Fjeldheim must release his findings to Katz and to the Tories. Redford has said she will make the findings publicly available. The new law would also allow Fjeldheim the onetime opportunity to publicly report on findings dating back three years. NDP Leader Brian Mason and Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go far enough, especially given that Lynn Redfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PC donations began in 2005 and ended in 2008.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we were looking for in this legislation was a clear intent to allow the chief electoral officer to go back and investigate all the incidents of illegal donations,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This looks to me like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re limiting it to cover up.â&#x20AC;? Mason said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was designed to protect the Progressive Conservative Partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position, and to protect the premier and others who have not, in our view, allowed the truth to come out with respect to illegal donations.â&#x20AC;? Other noteworthy aspects of the legislation include: â&#x2014;? Fines for breaches would increase from a maximum $1,000 to a maximum $10,000. â&#x2014;? The act would not apply just to general elections, but also to party leadership contests. â&#x2014;? The maximum individual contribution remains at $30,000. â&#x2014;? There is no overall limit to party fundraising and spending. â&#x2014;? Anyone donating less than $250 to a party would not have his or her name made public; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down from $375. â&#x2014;? Donor information would be made public quarterly on the Elections Alberta website rather than once a year, as is the case now. Alberta Liberal critic Laurie Blakeman said the $30,000 limit for unions and corporations is still too high. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s same old, same old,â&#x20AC;? said Blakeman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see a government that is going to allow legislation that allows people to buy an election or to buy legislation that suits them.â&#x20AC;? The act also incorporates previously announced changes to municipal voting rules. Post-secondary students who have left home to study would be able to vote at home or in the district where their school is located. As outlined previously by Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths, local politicians are to serve for four years rather than three, starting with elections in 2013. The proposed law would require voters to produce identification for municipal contests. It also mandates that if an incumbent candidate decides not to run again, any surplus campaign funds in his

Innisfail car dealer accused of defrauding people of about $1 million RCMP in Innisfail have accused a local car dealer of defrauding four people of roughly $1 million. After an investigation that took place over the last year and a half,

charges have been laid against Allister Loughlin, who operated G.H. Auto and Innisfail Park & Self Storage. Innisfail RCMP Cpl. A.J. Mand confirmed on Tuesday that four counts

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come forward with any information that may assist their investigation. Loughlin is to make his first appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Nov. 30.

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Alberta’s moral deficit in political funding When a ruling party has been in power longer than the majority of its citizens have been alive, the line gets blurred between the proper roles of government, its partisan supporters, its party machinery and the bureaucracy that manages its services. N o b o d y came out of the recent Alberta Progressive Conservative convention to make headlines saying the province needs GREG to bring politiNEIMAN cal fundraising laws into line with public expectations of fairness and openness. And why should they? These laws are mandated by government, not party policy. But in Alberta, it’s fair to ask: what’s the difference? The Wildrose Opposition is making hay over recent revelations from CBC news that Premier Allison Redford’s sister Lynn (who happens to be vicepresident of special projects for Al-

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berta Health Services) inappropriately expensed up to $3,500 in donations to the PC party. Good for them for doing so, but the behaviour of Alberta’s political culture speaks to an awful lot more than $3,500 in cash, plus a few hours of political organizing on the company’s (taxpayers’) time. That occurred back in 2008, when political fundraising in Alberta was all but going down in ethical flames. All sorts of government-funded agencies were using tax grant money to “give back” to the party that had ruled the province for most people’s living memory. Colleges, universities, hospitals, school boards, municipalities — even ATB Financial — have since been found to have “erroneously” expensed partisan donations made by their officials. Recent headlines of questionable donations by the family and businesses of Edmonton billionaire Daryl Katz are likewise only part of the picture. The issue is Alberta’s democratic deficit. People here have freedom to run for office and vote as they choose. But the rules governing how parties are financed, the way party leaders are chosen, and how elections are fought are skewed heavily toward those with

power to grant favours and those with money to secure them. Alberta is the only province in Canada with no spending limits on elections. Alberta allows the secondhighest tax credit limit for political donations of all the provinces. There is no prohibition on corporate or union funding of political parties — and as we have seen, the donation limits seem more like guidelines than rules. Only in Alberta is the position of chief electoral officer (the top policeman on watch against corrupt electoral practices) appointed by a partisan agent of the party in power. Lorne Gibson held that position once. He fought for tighter limits on party fundraising and more transparency in how the money is spent. He was fired in 2009 by then-premier Ed Stelmach. That was the low point. That was not too long after the premier sought to recoup his leadership campaign costs by selling face time in conjunction with a fundraising dinner. These dinners and breakfasts — the lifeblood of all parties — were attended by people on payrolls either fully or partly filled by tax dollars, and nobody will ever know how many expensive meals ended up with receipts given, which were expensed back at the government-funded office.

MONEY TALKS FAR TOO LOUDLY IN A PROVINCE WHERE THE RULES ABOUT PARTY FUNDING ARE AS LOOSE AS THE ETHICS REGARDING SUCH FUNDING It was unethical — and far too often unquestioned. And now we hear the premier’s sister — with her six-figure government salary — felt entitled to political activism, with us paying the expenses. It must be pointed out that Lynn Redford was a senior executive at the Calgary Health Region at the time her expense claims were routinely approved. When the regions were dissolved and melted into the current AHS, its new CEO Stephen Duckett put a sharp line on what government employees could do politically while on the clock. He’s history now, too, spending his severance elsewhere. Wildrose is not calling for a total revamp of the laws surrounding election fundraising — just a public investigation into alleged Tory wrongdoing. We must remember they actually outpolled the Tories in that regard, raising $2.4 million in the last election, against $1.8 million for the Progressive Conservatives. That campaign was supposed to be a Wildrose upset. Maybe that speaks to our political culture as well. In Alberta, who can tell? Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca. Email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

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Stephan should listen to other views I was certainly disappointed by Chris Stephan’s recent letter (Socialist Dumb and Dumber, Nov. 17 Advocate) in which he criticizes John Stewart and Greg Neiman for what he calls their “socialist agenda.” I would have thought that Stephan, as a city councillor, would be sensitive to the fact that there are many points of view in the community and that all of them deserve at least a respectful hearing. Instead, he tells Stewart and Neiman that they should simply get out, leave the province, a province which is every bit as much theirs as it is his. Stephan should be particularly sensitive to other views because he is a lawyer (he heads a firm called Stephan Law Group, which immodestly refers to itself as “Central Alberta’s Premier Law Firm”), and lawyering is a profession that requires practitioners to be alert to a variety of points of view. As a city councillor and a lawyer, it might serve Stephan well to post on his office wall Voltaire’s historic statement: “I disagree strongly with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” But perhaps history is not Mr. Stephan’s long suit. After all, he refers to Ralph Klein as “one of our province’s best political leaders, who did what needed to be done to get Alberta’s fiscal house in order.” What Klein really did, in fact, was to download provincial debt onto the municipalities and leave the province with an infrastructure deficit that will take many years to overcome. He also blew up the Calgary General Hospital, sold the recently renovated Holy Cross Hospital at a fire-sale price, thoroughly disrupted the health-care workforce by laying off thousands of nurses, and much more. Similarly, Stephan refers to Stockwell Day as “one of Alberta’s most popular political leaders.” He may have been popular here in this province, but he chose to enter the federal House of Commons as a member from British Columbia. After he became the leader of the Alliance Party, he found his way into the House of Commons by getting an Alliance colleague to resign his seat in Parliament (Okanagan-Coquihalla) so that Stockwell could get elected in that very safe seat in the ensuing byelection. Many of us remember Stockwell as a laughing stock, roller-blading across the foyer of the legislature in Edmonton, or appearing for a lakeside media event in Penticton riding on a Sea-Doo — to the delight of political cartoonists across the country. Or telling a group of reporters in Niagara about a brain drain problem, with bright young people being drained away from Canada to the U.S., just as the Niagara River takes Canadian water south into the States — all the while standing in front of the falls, with water clearly running from south to north. Or again, assuring a college class in Red Deer that dinosaurs and humans walked the earth together a relatively few thousand years ago. As for the socialist agenda, I think it’s likely that Stephan is using the word “socialist” in its American and Tea Party sense, i.e. an epithet somewhere between ‘wicked” and “disgusting,” intended to be so damning that people will disregard anything that the “socialists” have to say, no matter how sensible it might be. In the rest of the world “socialist” is not a dirty word. It’s a word used to describe a number of policies and values that are held by millions of quite respectable people, even in modern, civilized countries. Scandinavian countries come to mind. If there are particular positions or values that Stephan wants to address, he should identify them and let the discussion begin.

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He shouldn’t just banish the opposition. Wouldn’t that be dumb, dumber and dumbest? Don Hepburn Red Deer

Anglin flips flops too much Re: Farmers can save $1 billion?, letter to the editor, Red Deer Advocate, Nov. 17 Since becoming the minister of Energy, I have had the opportunity to meet and debate with the MLA for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre. During that time, I have observed two things. One — he has strong convictions and presents himself in a friendly and charming fashion; two — he is surprisingly inconsistent. This combination is extremely problematic and his inconsistency undermines his true passion for the issues. In his letter that ran on the weekend, the MLA went on at length to say the Eastern Alberta Transmission Line was not needed and that HVDC technology was too costly and inappropriate. I find this very interesting. When the MLA was the chair of the Lavesta Area Group (a local landowner group), he spoke in support of using HVDC technology. His own group stated that HVDC technology was more economical over the long term and had less impact on the land. Lavesta went on to advocate that HVDC technology is much better because it has less line loss. That is correct. In fact, HVDC technology has some 80 per cent less line loss. Less line loss means Albertans pay less over time. Perhaps the strongest evidence of the MLA’s flipping and flopping is from a davealberta.ca blog post from 2009. These are the words of Mr. Anglin, “Also, the only reason HVDC is being proposed is because of my efforts. HVDC was originally rejected outright when I first got involved and it took three years to get AESO to approve the use of the technology. I take full credit for advancing the HVDC argument in regards to this issue.” One can also search Youtube and find presenta-

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tions from Mr. Anglin were he uses similar language. This really comes down to credibility. The MLA is passionate about electricity but his story changes so much that he fixes his facts to fit his story. Another great example of this is when he talks about the cost of these new critical transmission lines. He uses the figure of $16.6 billion in his article. That number is completely inaccurate and misleading. The current estimated cost for the four critical transmission projects is $5.2 billion. He is rounding up a mere $11 billion. As someone who grew up on a ranch in Southern Alberta, I can fully appreciate the need to respect landowners, and we need to find the right balance between protecting property rights and making sure the lights stay on in the province. To find that balance, we need to have thoughtful, constructive conversations that are supported with facts. Ken Hughes Minister of Energy Edmonton

Are county bureaucrats in charge? Concerning the recent “Open Letter to Mayor Wood and the Red Deer County Council” from Serge Stelmack, Little Swan Agriculture subdivision, and the Advocate article by Paul Cowley with comments from Red Deer County manager Curtis Herzberg: When did Red Deer County bureaucrats achieve the power to decide things like “there’s plenty of land here that can handle ‘Agriculture subdivisions’ ”? Councillors are accountable to voters and taxpayers. Red Deer County bureaucrats “may” be drunk with unearned power. If you are a landowner and have had any satisfying or unsatisfying contact with Red Deer County bureaucrats, i.e. planning staff, I encourage you to contact Jim Wood, Mayor (mayor@ rdcounty.ca). Grant Craig Red Deer County

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Re: Socialist Dumb and Dumber, letter to the editor, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 The headline “Socialist Dumb and Dumber should just leave Alberta” caught my interest so I read the letter penned by city Coun. Chris Stephan. I can’t believe that he actually wrote that letter and showed the poor judgment to allow the Advocate to publish it. As an elected official, I believe he shows extremely poor judgment in actually calling the managing editor John Stewart Dumb and columnist Greg Neiman Dumber. Besides being respected individuals in their chosen field, they are also Red Deer residents, taxpayers and voters. It makes me wonder if that is what he thinks of all of his constituents who do not share his political views. I’m also wondering if he, in his lofty position, actually thinks that Red Deer city councillors get to say who should or should not be living in this province based on whether they agree or disagree with him. Get over yourself … there are other opinions and ideas out there and when they are expressed, and they differ with yours, you can’t invite them all to leave. Coun. Stephan, as a politician, should know that not everyone embraces his philosophy, and just because they are not on the extreme far right of the political spectrum, as he is, does not automatically make them a socialist. He should also know and understand that others have thoughts and opinions that they are free to express, which Stewart and Neiman have done. Since these appeared in the Advocate and differ from Coun, Stephan’s, Mr. Stewart has given him the opportunity, in the pages of the Advocate, to express those beliefs. Instead of doing that, he has clearly taken the opportunity to be condescending by calling them names and inviting them to leave the province, which I might add, they have both lived and contributed to for longer than he has been alive. I believe he missed a golden opportunity to enlighten the readers. If this is the kind of person and politician Chris Stephan is, he has no need knocking on my door looking for my vote during his next election campaign. Intolerance is not something that I will vote for. By labeling them socialists, it is my guess that Coun. Stephan is a supporter of the far right-leaning Wildrose Party and believes that anyone who doesn’t share his political stance must be a socialist. After years of electing Conservative governments in this province, I’m pretty sure Albertans know what a socialist is and still aren’t buying what Chris Stephan is selling. Personally, I didn’t view Greg Neiman’s statement about Ralph Klein deserving his day of honour as a backhand slap. I believe he was saying what most Albertan’s think “that it is about time Ralph Klein received this honour.” I also might question, given some of the other individuals who have received the Order of Canada, “Why did Ralph Klein’s Order of Canada take so long?” I know that Coun. Stephan wants to believe Greg Neiman had other motives but I believe it is as simple as that. After 37 years on the advertising side of the newspaper business, this is the first letter to the editor that I have ever written. No, it is not because I have always agreed with what has been written by the various writers, columnists and editors. On the contrary, over this period there were numerous times when my opinion differed from those published in the various newspapers I was associated with. However, it was part of my job to defend these views on behalf of the paper. When my opinion differed from that of the editorial department or the publisher, and I was facing irate clients, or politicians, I didn’t hesitate to let them know that “although we may not agree with what is being said or written, we do have to agree that they have a right to say it.” Furthermore, I suggested should they feel strongly enough they should respond, with their view and ideas, by way of a letter to the editor. Coun. Stephan has embraced the letter to the editor part of this philosophy but in the future should frame his responses with intelligent arguments and alternative ideas instead of simply implying the writers have hidden agendas and are wrong, followed by his resorting to name-calling. This is not something that I would expect from any elected official. Gord Derouin Red Deer

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have provincial sales taxes! No wonder Alberta is short of revenue. It must also be noted that Alberta has the highest GDP per capita in Canada. According to a recent survey, Albertans plan to spend over $200 more per capita than other Canadians this Christmas. There appears to be no shortage of money for some Albertans. Alberta has 25 per cent of Canadians who earn $500,000 or more a year and they pay the lowest taxes. Alberta’s top one per cent have as much wealth as the poorest 53 per cent. Alberta also has the lowest corporate tax rates in Canada. Alberta’s flat tax unfairly increases the tax burden on lower and middle income Albertans. A progressive tax system and royalty reform could easily keep the province out of debt and provide adequate tax revenues for health care, education, social programs and infrastructure. If our government will not reform the current tax system, maybe it is time to reconsider a consumption tax. It will be fairer. Ray Kowalski Sylvan Lake

What, no public hanging? Re: Chris Stephan’s letter to the editor (Nov. 17): I would like to voice my vocal support of city Coun. Chris Stephan’s recent letter to the editor. We are lucky as citizens that our town councillor is busy uprooting socialist agendas in our local town rag. I always knew they carried red books and smoked Cuban cigars. I am also enthused that instead of public hanging, Mr. Stephan decided to allow an exile to the east. We are lucky to have such a compassionate person representing our rights. I am also very happy that he highlighted “Dumb and Dumber” as being the lynch pin of current fiscal responsibility; finally those socialist thugs will understand our terrible plight being a part of the rich, educated elite. Ian Vaughan Red Deer

Child care fee inequities frustrate mom I don’t know what else to do beside write the newspaper. I am a single mom, student and employee and my son attends St. Patrick’s Catholic School. I have sought morning and after-school care with the Red Deer Childcare Society for the last two years and am tired of paying more than my fair share in child care costs. The program he attends is a joint program between St. Pat’s and G.H. Dawe. St. Pat’s is a year-round school program and therefore has breaks every 12 weeks. Yet my monthly fees do not fluctuate. G.H. Dawe is a regular school program and has “normal” breaks. An example would be fall break for St. Pats (Oct. 4 to 16), for which I paid my regular monthly fees for October ($410) but because the society does not provide an option for full-day care during this time, I also paid an additional $45 per day for care elsewhere. G.H. Dawe parents pay the exact same fees per month, which seems to me as unfair. This is going to happen again in January because my son does not return to school until Jan. 16 (two extra weeks of child care from a different provider) and then again in April. I have to work just to pay my child-care fees! I would be a little more accepting of them not providing care on these days if I paid for half the month, but have simply been told that it is what it is. So what options am I left with? Seek alternate services for care in the morning (7 a.m.) and after school? Well I tried that last year for morning care and had very unreliable people in the morning making me miss classes. This

is not feasible! I think Red Deer Childcare Society should be accountable and provide better options for the St. Patrick’s parents who use their services! Brandy Newman Red Deer

Harsh traffic fines, light DUI penalties Alberta justice? I have never been a person not to accept responsibility for doing something wrong. I recently received a traffic violation for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. This is the first violation I have received in approximately 30 years. When I was pulled over, I was fully aware that I would be receiving a ticket that was going to put a dent in my wallet. However, I am absolutely amazed at the amount — $287. I say to the powers that be: “Good job.” That is one heck of a deterrent. We all may need a reminder from time to time and this will certainly remind me that “rolling stops” do not count. The real point I would like to make to our readers is our government has made a priority to deter traffic violations, yet they seem to lack the ability to making deterrents for more serious crimes. If you kill a family while driving drunk, you might serve two or three years in prison. The scales of justice seams to be off balance. Is it all about money? Handing out stiff fines cost little but acts as a cash cow. If you commit a more serious crime and are to receive jail time, you are now costing the government money. Is this why serious offenders get off so easy? Makes me wonder! Trevor Comfort Red Deer

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High B.C. pot revenue forecast IF GREEN WAS SPENT ON LEGAL GRASS THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — It’s a bounty that almost does grow on trees. A new study has rung in British Columbians’ pot purchases at about half a billion dollars each year, leading its pro-legalization researchers to argue current laws mean the province is missing an opportunity to harvest tax revenues. Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University have quantified the retail value of black market marijuana sold only to British Columbians for the first time, pegging its value at between $443 million and $564 million annually. “What’s important is to get a sense of how many people are using marijuana in B.C., and how much they’re using, and how much that’s worth,” said Dan Werb, the study’s lead author and co-founder of the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy. “That data drives policy.” The study comes as part of a growing campaign of health, legal and law experts to persuade politicians in B.C. to look at alternatives to the current system they argue fuels gang violence and does nothing to reduce drug use. The campaign has gained momentum after Washington State and Colorado voted earlier this month to legalize, sell and tax marijuana, and the study’s researchers are already watching lessons from the incoming implementation. Using data from Health Canada and the Centre for Addictions Research of B.C., the researchers found the population of marijuana users to be about 366,000 and the retail cost to be about $7.50 per gram. They used data about how often and how much is used in conjunction with those figures to determine the size of the illegal provincial market. The paper doesn’t specifically estimate tax revenues. “But what it does is lay the groundwork and points to a few ways policy-makers could start looking at tax revenues,” Werb said. He cited data from Washington State, which lays out the fiscal impact of the marijuana ballot initiative, and noted the population of weed users in B.C.’s neighbour to the south is estimated at 363,000 — a very similar number to B.C. Initiative 502 puts in place a 25 per cent tax on pot sales, and the government anticipates that starting two years from implementation, the state will bring in tax and licensing revenues nearing half a billion each year. The coalition contends that B.C., too, could rake in $2.5 billion over five years. In Washington, 55 per cent of taxes will go to health care, 25 per cent to drug abuse treatment and medication, one per cent for cannabis-related research and the remainder will be general revenue. “It would allow revenues that are currently being used towards the enforcement of cannabis laws be diverted perhaps towards the organized crime unit or other enforcement interventions that would target higherlevel traffickers,” Werb suggested of B.C.

No impact on beef exports from XL Foods scare: Ritz COMMONS PASSES LEGISLATION AIMED AT MAKING FOOD SYSTEM SAFER BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The fallout from a massive tainted-beef recall was still being felt Tuesday as the Harper government passed legislation aimed at making the food system safer. Canadian beef sales, both domestic and international, have not declined in the wake of the XL Foods scare, said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “Not at all,” Ritz said when asked whether sales had dropped off. The minister pointed out, however, that another case of illness tied to meat from a troubled XL plant in Brooks was uncovered only days ago. “There was another case linked back ... some days ago as public health does their due diligence,” said Ritz. “That’s the total that we’ve seen to this point is 18.” The Public Health Agency of Canada said Nov. 14 that a new case of E. coli linked to the XL plant was confirmed in Alberta. The agency said the person became ill in October and is still recovering. The United States and Taiwan imposed

restrictions on beef imports from the XL Foods plant immediately following the E. coli scare. American inspectors have conducted an assessment of the plant since, and Ritz said he was hoping to hear soon whether the U.S. would begin accepting exports again. Last month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency gave the plant permission to resume slaughtering cattle after being shut down for more than a month. It is not clear when the plant will be allowed to resume shipping beef to retailers in Canada or to export products to the United States. Ritz made his comments on Tuesday afternoon after trumpeting the expected passage of Bill S-11, the Safe Food for Canadians Act, in the House of Commons. The Bill passed a third reading in the Senate on Tuesday evening and only requires royal assent to become law. While it’s not a direct response to September’s XL Foods shutdown, the bill will, among other things, make it easier to track food shipped from processing plants so inspectors can more quickly deal with any problems, the minister said.

The inspection agency was criticized last month for the time it took to announce a recall so potentially tainted beef could be taken off store shelves. Once it becomes law, S-11 would “help find products faster in recall situations so they can be removed from the shelves quicker,” Ritz said in a statement. Introduced in the Senate last June, the bill is intended to provide better oversight of food by making inspections more consistent, giving food inspectors more power to demand information from producers and increasing penalties for companies that put consumer health and safety at risk. Maximum fines for health and safety-related offences would increase to $5 million — or higher at a court’s discretion in the case of more serious offences — up from the current maximum of $250,000. It would also give the inspection agency the authority to require food producers and processors to set up systems to better track their products. It’s not clear when regulations that accompany the legislation are to be completed.

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Canmore rabbits get new home THE CANADIAN PRESS CANMORE — An animal rescue group says it has found sanctuary for some feral rabbits being killed in an Alberta mountain town. Canmore recently started trapping and killing the creatures to curb their out-of-control population. Susan Vickery with the Earth Animal Rescue Society says a couple with a farm north of Calgary is willing to take in as many as 50 rabbits. And she’s hoping other people will soon come forward with offers of more space. The group helped avoid a controversial, mass extermination of the animals last year when it found refuge for 213. The town says it plans to continue with the pest control program but is willing to work with anyone who wants to take in some rabbits.

Most infamous utility pole has been removed THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — An unfortunately positioned utility pole, which gained national notoriety for its position smack in the middle of a rural Quebec highway, is gone. It survived there for two months. Fortunately, all the motorists who drove past it survived, too. No accidents were reported as a result of the bizarre phenomenon of infrastructure planning — or lack thereof. Players involved in the project blamed poor communication for the fact that the pole wasn’t removed in time from the path of a newly paved road. The pole ended up there as the result of miscommunication between transport and utility officials following a months-long roadwork project. As late as Monday, officials expressed regret that the pole would have to stay there for a few more days. On Tuesday morning, the lamented landmark was seen in newspapers across the country. By Tuesday afternoon, it had suddenly been removed. A Transport Quebec spokeswoman said late Tuesday that the pole was gone and workers were filling up the hole. The site was located on Highway 251 in a village near Sherbrooke, Que. It’s not clear what happened but Transport Quebec spokeswoman Caroline Larose says an internal investigation is ongoing.

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EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says he will consider a request from doctors to go back to the bargaining table — but there’s no extra money. “I’m encouraged to see that the (Alberta Medical Association) wants to resume discussions but I want to take some time to consider my response,” Horne told reporters Tuesday. “I want to emphasize that the additional funding that we provided, the $463-million, is in fact the most we have available.” AMA president Dr. Michael Giuffre told reporters earlier in the day in Calgary that he had written to Horne calling for a resumption of talks with a deadline by the end of the year. Giuffre called the five-year deal imposed last Friday on doctors a step back both in terms of pay and in policy. “This imposition has taken away the voice of physicians,” said Giuffre. “We do not have a say in health care right now and we in-

“I’d prefer the government does its job and gets off their lazy butts and gets back to the work of negotiating and come to a compromise so patients don’t get caught in the middle.” NDP Leader Brian Mason said Horne needs to find a better way to get the job done. “The arbitrary decision to impose a settlement was a big mistake.” The two sides have been bargaining since the last pay deal for doctors expired in March 2011. They have twice reached agreements in principle since then, only to see the deals fall apart. Horne imposed the deal on doctors last Friday, saying the latest round of bargaining had shown him they were at a stalemate. He said the new deal keeps Alberta doctors the best paid in Canada. Fees and related payments to doctors currently cost taxpayers about $3.5 billion a year — 22 per cent of the $16-billion health budget. The new contract includes a one-time, lump-sum payment of 2.5 per cent for each physician based on 2011-12 billings.

sist on having that say.” Giuffre wouldn’t say whether the doctors would resort to job action to back their demands, but said they were keeping “all options on the table.” The AMA, which speaks for more than 8,000 physicians, estimates that the deal is a $210-million pay cut to doctors, once program and fee changes are factored in. Horne said he’s willing to negotiate how programs and fees are funded, with an eye to shifting money around. He said there needs to be a better road map. “It has been 20 months that we’ve been trying to negotiate this agreement and we haven’t had a lot of success,” said Horne. “So I want to make sure if and when we do go back that we’ve got a plan to get there and to be successful.” Opposition Liberal Leader Raj Sherman, also an emergency room doctor, said he does not want to see job action. “For me, as an emergency room doctor, I have a duty to make sure the emergency is staffed and covered 24 hours a day,” said Sherman.

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Urgent need to act BERNANKE SAYS CONGRESS MUST GET BUDGET DEAL TO AVOID FISCAL CLIFF BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday urged Congress and the Obama administration to strike a budget deal to avert tax increases and spending cuts that could trigger a recession next year. Without a deal, the measures known as the “fiscal cliff” will take effect in January. Bernanke also said Congress must raise the federal debt limit to prevent the government from defaulting on Treasurys debt. Failure to do so would impose heavy costs on the economy, he said. Bernanke said Congress also needs to reduce the federal debt over the long run to ensure economic growth and stability. Uncertainty about all these issues is likely holding back spending and investment and troubling investors, the Fed chairman said in a speech to the Economic Club of New York. Resolving the fiscal crisis would prevent

a sudden and severe shock to the economy, help reduce unemployment and strengthen growth, he said. That could make the new year “a very good one for the American economy,” he said. “A stronger economy will, in turn, reduce the deficit and contribute to achieving long-term fiscal sustainability,” Bernanke told the group. When asked during a question and answer session after the speech whether the Fed could soften the impact of the fiscal cliff, Bernanke was firm in his warning. “In the worst-case scenario where the economy goes off the broad fiscal cliff ... I don’t think the Fed has the tools to offset that,” Bernanke said. Bernanke also said the severity of the Great Recession may have reduced the U.S. economy’s potential growth rate. He didn’t say by how much or how long slower-thannormal growth might persist. Over the long run, the U.S. economy has grown an average of about 2.5 per cent each year. Economists predict growth in the July-

September quarter will be revised up to an annual rate of around 3 per cent, above the government’s initial 2 per cent estimate. But they think the economy is slowing to an annual growth rate below 2 per cent in the October-December quarter — too slow to make much of a dent in unemployment. Bernanke said several factors have weighed on growth: Long-term unemployment has eroded many workers’ skills and led some who have lost jobs to stop looking for one. Companies have spent less on machinery, computers and other goods, reducing their production capacity. Stricter lending rules and uncertainty about the economy may have discouraged would-be entrepreneurs from starting more companies, the Fed chairman said. Even assuming the economy’s potential growth has declined, Bernanke said that unemployment, now at 7.9 per cent, is abnormally high.

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Wholesale sales fall Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell 1.4 per cent to $48.8 billion in September, the third decline in four months amid lower sales in every subsector. The agency says sales in the motor vehicle and parts subsector dropped four per cent in what was a third straight monthly decline. The second largest decline came in personal and household goods, where sales fell two per cent. Sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector decreased one per cent, the second decline in three months. Wholesale sales were off in nine provinces, with the decrease concentrated in Ontario and Quebec, which have been on a downward trend since mid-2012.

RIM gets small chance of success A prominent tech analyst is giving Research In Motion’s new operating system a small but improved chance of success in the competitive smartphone market when it launches in early 2013. Analyst Peter Misek of New York-based Jeffries & Company said Tuesday that he’s still giving the BlackBerry 10 operating system only a 20 per cent to 30 per cent probability of success. But that’s an improvement on his previous assessment of 10 per cent to 20 per cent chance of success — a change in opinion that he attributed to surprisingly strong support among some wireless carriers. “Preliminary results from our quarterly handset survey indicate developed market carriers have a much more positive view of BB10 than we expected,” Misek said in a research note. “With greater carrier shelf space and marketing support, we now believe BB10 has a 20 per cent to 30 per cent probability of success,” he said. — The Canadian Press

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gional and long-haul markets,” he said. Wong was in the city for a Travel Alberta open house that attracted more than 50 people from tourism-related organizations. It was one of 14 open houses being held throughout the province to describe Travel Alberta’s work and obtain feedback. Wong said Travel Alberta’s strategy is to attract youthfully spirited visitors from within the province and key markets outside — most notably California, the United Kingdom and Japan. In addition to the Remember to breathe videos, it’s sharing Alberta stories.

CALGARY — Liberal leadership contender Justin Trudeau is expressing support for Chinese investment in the Canadian oilpatch, but says he is still opposed to Enbridge Inc.’s proposal to ship oilsands crude to the West Coast for export to Asia. In an opinion piece published in Postmedia newspapers Tuesday, Trudeau said China National Offshore Oil Co.’s $15.1-billion takeover of Calgary-based oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. (TSX:NXY) is “good for Canada” because the investment will help create middleclass jobs and bolster its trading relationship with China. The presumptive front-runner in the Liberal race has been criticized by some as a celebrity candidate with no depth, yet it was his stance on the CNOOCNexen deal that provoked the first debate of any real substance in the leadership contest. At the campaign headquarters of Harvey Locke, the Liberal candidate in the Nov. 26 byelection in Calgary Centre, Trudeau said Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has “completely failed” in courting much-needed foreign investment.

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Blackfalds residents Carrielyn Scott and Kevin Harris are glad to see a hardware store back on Main Street in Blackfalds. The new MainStreet Hardware store in Blackfalds is operating at 4910 Broadway Ave., the former location of Blackfalds Ace Hardware. The store represents a new retail concept launched by Peavey Industries Ltd. Instead of having an agricultural focus like Peavey Industries Peavey Mart outlets, MainStreet Hardware is geared to the needs of smalltown residents. It carries basic hardware like hand tools and fasteners, as well as pet supplies, housewares, lawn and garden equipment, work clothing, paint and other products.

Videos promote ‘hidden gems’ TRAVEL ALBERTA’S LATEST PROMOTIONAL VIDEO REVEALED BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A dozen seconds into Travel Alberta’s latest promotional video, Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions’ steam train chugs into view. The Stettler-based attraction is followed by nearly three minutes of breath-taking scenery and tourist highlights from across the province. Released a month ago, the video has already attracted nearly 24,000 views and marks the latest segment in Travel Alberta’s Remember to breathe campaign. Last year, the government of Alberta’s tourism marketing agency launched a series of high-quality videos designed to appeal to

“youthfully spirited travellers.” It was rewarded with a Diamond Award at this year’s International Tourism Fair in Berlin, and about 1.5 million views. Richard Wong, vice-president, industry relations with Travel Alberta, said in Red Deer on Tuesday that Remember to breathe was created to evoke emotion. He refers to it as Brand 1.0. “What we are is an authentic experience with breath-taking landscapes.” The latest video, and shorter clips that have yet to be released, are Brand 2.0. “It’s about weaving some of those hidden gems that we have in the province that appeal to the youthfully spirited, both in the re-

Three rules that Mr. Money invests by At the best of times investors get over- cess is based upon. whelmed with the choices they have reThe Rule of 70 is a simple rule that algarding their retirement savings. lows you to understand the effects of inflaShould I invest in GICs, mution on buying power. The Rule tual funds, stocks or bonds? of 70 states that the number 70, These and many more options divided by the rate of inflation, leave many confused and more gives the number of years that it than a little bewildered. will take for the price of a basPerhaps there is a simpler ket of goods to double. For examapproach to making long-term ple, if inflation is three per cent, investment decisions? I would goods that cost $100 today will like to suggest your starting cost $200 in 23 years. point be a broader, more straSo from Mr. Money’s perspectegic focus. tive, if he wants to have the same Understanding the rules of standard of living far into the 70, 72 and 115 can help to fofuture, he needs to ensure that cus your investment decisions what he can buy today he has a PATRICK because they allow you to unreasonable chance of buying in O’MEARA derstand the effects of inflation the future. and time on long-term investThe Rule of 72, 72 divided by ments. In fact, they are rules an interest rate, helps to deterthat my friend Mr. Money’s sucmine the approximate number

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of years that it will take for an investment to double in value. For example, assuming an interest rate of five per cent, an investment of $100 will grow to $200 in just over 14 years. In contrast, the Rule of 115, 115 divided by an interest rate, helps to determine the approximate number of years that it will take for an investment to triple in value. An investment of $100, invested at five per cent, will grow to $300 in just under 23 years. Inflation is an enemy that is of great concern to Mr. Money, especially when investing for the long term. After all, at just two per cent inflation, the cost of a $100 basket of groceries would double to $200 in 35 years. In other words, Mr. Money would either have to pay $200 for that same basket of groceries or significantly reduce his lifestyle by purchasing $50 in groceries.

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ALTERNATIVES: Plans must take into account inflation These are not the best alternatives, especially if Mr. Money plans to retire early, and like many Canadians live a much longer lifespan. Every financial plan must take into account the long-term impact of inflation on retirement savings. Otherwise the retiree will suffer the financial and non-financial consequences. Earlier, I used a five per cent interest rate to demonstrate that $100 invested today would grow to $200 in 14 years, using the Rule of 72. However that five per cent interest rate is what finance professionals refer to as a nominal rate. In other words, it does not take into account inflation. Future retirees must focus on real interest rates — interest rates that are adjusted for inflation. So a five per cent interest rate, assuming three per cent inflation, is approximately two per cent, after inflation. Applying the real rate of interest to the Rule of 72 and 115 results in a longer time frame for your investments to double or triple. In real terms, $100 invested today would need 36 years to grow to $200 and almost 58 years to grow to $300. In either case, that is a substantial increase in the time required for your investments to grow in real (after inflation) terms. So when you begin your search for that perfect investment, make sure you take into account the rules of 70, 72, and 115, because if you ignore the effects of inflation you may end up having to make the harsh decision in retirement of having to buy less rather than more of the necessities. Remember, you are in control of your financial destiny. Easy Money is written by Patrick O’Meara, an instructor at Red Deer College’s Donald School of Business. He can be contacted at Patrick.O’Meara@rdc.ab.ca.

CLIFF: Drags should fade as economy heals He suggested, though, that the drags on economic growth should fade as the economy heals. By the end of December, just as the fiscal cliff nears, the federal government is expected to hit its borrowing limit. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said he will resort to the same manoeuvres he used during the last debt standoff in 2011 to prevent the government from defaulting on its debt. But these manoeuvres would buy only a few weeks’ time, until late February or early March, before the government would face the prospect of a first-ever debt default. After the last debt standoff in the summer of 2011, Standard & Poor’s downgraded the government’s credit rating on long-term securities one notch from the highest level of AAA to AA+. It was the first ever downgrade of U.S. government debt. After the presidential election, Fitch Ratings said Obama would need to quickly reach a budget

agreement with Congress over the fiscal cliff or risk losing Fitch’s AAA rating on U.S. debt. It’s unclear what, if anything, the Fed could do to cushion the economy from the fiscal cliff beyond the bond purchases it’s already making to try to lower long-term borrowing rates and stimulate spending. The minutes of the Fed’s last policy meeting suggest that it will likely unveil a bond buying program in December to try to drive down long-term rates. The new purchases would replace a bond-buying program that expires at year’s end. Most analysts said Bernanke’s comments suggest that is likely. A new bond buying program would come on top of a program the Fed launched in September to buy $40 billion a month in mortgage bonds to try to reduce long-term interest rates and make home buying more affordable. That program represented the Fed’s third round of major bond purchases to expand its holdings. Fed officials also announced at the September meeting that they planned to keep the Fed’s benchmark short-term interest rate near zero through mid-2015. This rate for overnight loans has been at a record low since December 2008.

ENERGY: Decisions appear based on polls He said the government’s decisions have had more to do with polls and electoral interests than what’s best for the Canadian economy. “Bottom line is just because you’re making a deal with the government of China doesn’t mean you have to act like the government of China,” he told reporters. Meanwhile, both Trudeau and Locke stressed the need for Canada to diversify its energy exports outside of the United States. The International Energy Agency has predicted the U.S. will become virtually energy independent by 2035. “That’s yet another indication that we do need to be serious about opening doors and connecting with other markets,” Trudeau said. One of the planned major routes to Asian markets, however, is Enbridge Inc.’s (TSX:ENB) proposed Northern Gateway pipeline — a project Trudeau opposes. If built, that line would ship 525,000 barrels of oilsands crude per day to the West Coast port of Kitimat, B.C., from which it would be sent to Asia via tanker. “The Northern Gateway pipeline, as proposed by Enbridge, is not the right solution,” he said. “It goes through too vulnerable a place environmentally, the necessary buy-in from the aboriginal peoples simply isn’t there and the way it’s been handled, I don’t think it’s going to be there.” But Trudeau said there are alternatives to get Canadian oil to coastal waters. For instance, Kinder Morgan is looking to expand its Trans Mountain line, which currently delivers crude to the B.C. Lower Mainland. “I know that corporations and oil companies are looking at different ways of doing it and I look forward to seeing more projects like that,” Trudeau said. “I’m sure someone’s going to

figure out how to do it, because it is too important for us. “It is just that particular pipeline that I have real concerns about.” Trudeau’s opining on the Nexen takeover is part of a systematic strategy aimed at disapproving all those who’ve dismissed the Montreal MP as an intellectual lightweight, said a senior Trudeau campaign source. It’s also designed to make it harder for his rival candidates — some of whom have been positioning themselves as the voice of business Liberals — to paint Trudeau as someone with no gravitas on crucial economic matters. “From the very beginning, he’s been pronouncing on issues of national importance and he’s going to continue to do so,” said the source. “I think it’s becoming increasingly apparent that (the criticism of Trudeau as a lightweight) is absurd. He’s a very thoughtful guy, he’s thought this through pretty carefully and he’s going to make his voice heard on issues that matter.” Trudeau’s support for the CNOOC takeover bid is just the latest in a string of policy positions he has taken since officially launching his campaign early last month. The day after the launch, Trudeau flew to Calgary to declare his support for development of Alberta’s oilsands and to disavow the hated National Energy Program instituted by his father, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau. The following day in British Columbia, he came out against Northern Gateway. Since then, he’s weighed in on the hot button issue of Quebec language laws, dismissing the need for tougher legislation. He’s also come out strongly in favour of the decriminalization of marijuana and spoken favourably, though not quite unequivocally, about outright legalization.

VIDEOS: Positive feedback Among these are Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, the Ponoka Stampede and the Medicine River Wildlife Centre. “These are little hidden gems; little things that people didn’t know.” Although Statistics Canada has yet to release tourism numbers for 2011, Wong believes it and 2012 were successful. “Anecdotally we know it’s on a positive trend,” he said, citing growth in hotel occupancy rates and the tourism levy that accommodation businesses pay to finance Travel Alberta’s work. Feedback from tourism operators has also been positive, he said. One challenge is funding, said Wong. The Canadian Tourism Commission, which works with organizations like Travel Alberta to promote travel in Canada, has had its federal funding cut. Its budget is expected to be about $58 million for 2013-14, down from $72 million in 2011 and approximately $100 million a few years earlier. “That’s what keeps us up at night,” said Wong, noting that other travel destinations continue to invest in their own promotion. “It’s about competition.” Rather than go head-to-head with that competition, Travel Alberta is working to identify its best market — youthfully spirited travellers, and appeal to their emotions through messages like the Remember to breathe videos. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Ontario will only allow ‘safe’ fracking NEEDS TO SEE SCIENTIFIC PROOF BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ontario would need to see scientific proof that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is safe before it allows energy companies to use the controversial practice to extract natural gas, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday. No private companies have approached the province to request permission to frack, which involves the use of chemically-treated water under extreme pressure in drill holes to fracture underground shale and release gas or oil. “If somebody was to approach us and say would you consider fracking in Ontario, I think the first thing we’d have to say is: ‘Hang on a second now. We’re going to have to take a look at the latest evidence associated with fracking, the risks. There have been some experts who’ve written about the risks associated with water,”’ said McGuinty. “I think we’d have to take a long hard look at the scientific evidence before we’d give a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down, but at this point in time, it’s purely academic.” The New Democrats shared McGuinty’s concerns about negative environmental impacts from fracking, especially on drinking water. “We’ve been watching what’s been happening across the country and across North America on the fracking issue, and one of the things we’re obviously concerned about is making sure that water tables are safe, making sure that the process doesn’t threaten other important environmental considerations,” said NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. However, the Progressive Conservatives said they were “very optimistic” about the jobs that could be created if fracking were approved in Ontario. “There’s 100 years of affordable energy that can come from it,” said PC energy critic Vic Fedeli. “We’re very encouraged by it and everything we’ve seen to this point, from all the engineers and experts, talks about the safety and the environmental safety of it.” Opponents of fracking said companies including Mooncor Oil and Gas and Dundee Energy are buying up land in southwestern Ontario, especially the Kettle Point area on Lake Huron, that could be used for fracking. “Mooncor has not announced any plans to frack in Ontario,” company spokesman Nick Tsimidis said in an email Tuesday. Dundee Energy did not immediately reply to requests for an interview. The Council of Canadians opposes fracking, and wants Ontario to follow Quebec’s lead and impose a moratorium on the practice. It warns fracking in Ontario could have serious long-term and cumulative impacts on the Great Lakes. Quebec has a moratorium on fracking and all oil and gas exploration activities under the Saint Lawrence River, but other provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, allow fracking. At least 175,000 wells have been fracked in Canada, the majority of them in Alberta. Nova Scotia had some fracking operations in 200708, but the NDP government has said it won’t approve any more hydraulic fracturing until a review of the process is completed in 2014. A report done for the New Brunswick government, released in October, said the province should proceed with shale gas exploration but with a phased-in approach that would limit it to one to three sites to allow for research and development. The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission said in September that a spate of small earthquakes in the province’s northeastern corner were caused by fracking in the Horn River Basin, a gas-rich shale formation that’s attracted some of the industry’s biggest players. The 38 quakes ranged between magnitudes of 2.2 and 3.8 on the Richter scale.

Flaherty sees progress toward national securities regulator OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said he is encouraged by recent progress toward creating a national securities regulator, the federal initiative left for dead after a setback last year at the Supreme Court. The federal minister met on the issue Tuesday with his Ontario counterpart, Dwight Duncan, who is seeking to revive the proposal by enlisting support from British Columbia and Alberta, two provinces that are key to the project’s success. “We’ve made some significant progress,” Flaherty said after what he described as a lengthy and constructive meeting. “I don’t want to be overly optimistic, but I think there’s some prospect that we’ll be able to get to a common position.” In a later interview, Duncan said he has talked to his counterparts in Alberta and British Columbia, provinces that had previously expressed hostility to the idea of a single regulator. Now, Duncan said, he has found they have a “willingness to explore ... in a fairly detailed way” areas of agreement. “I’ve been on this file now for about six or seven years, and I’m more optimistic today than I’ve been in a long time,” he said. However, Duncan cautioned that although there is a window of opportunity, it is “fairly narrow.”

With Quebec almost certainly out as a possible partner — particularly after the election of the Parti Quebecois — federal officials and Ontario consider enlisting the two big economic players in western Canada critical. Officials believe some of the smaller provinces would also opt in, although Manitoba is still officially offside. Last December, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that securities regulation — the policing of stock markets and company filings — was primarily under provincial jurisdiction, although Ottawa does have responsibility to guard against systemic risk where failure by one market participant in one province can impact the overall system. Ottawa has continued its lobbying of provinces since, and found more receptive ears in the West, particularly now that the high court has affirmed provincial jurisdiction over the dayto-day running and oversight of securities. Duncan said he believes a new regulatory framework can be established that would address the concerns of provinces. “There’s no reason why we can’t come up with a regulatory environment that recognizes the legitimate aspirations of Alberta and British Columbia, as well as provide our capital markets here in Ontario with a regulatory environment that protects investors and allows them to do business in a better fashion,” he said.

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COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Tuesday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 101.00 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 73.21 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.76 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.08 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.78 Cdn. National Railway . . 84.80 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . . 92.26 Cdn. Satellite . . . . . . . . . . 5.80 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 64.34 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.27 Cervus Equipment Corp 18.92 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 28.79 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 38.57 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 22.81 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.00 General Motors Co. . . . . 24.60 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.84 Research in Motion. . . . . . 9.70 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.84 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 37.60 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 63.77 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.83 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.39 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.31 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 66.45 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.24 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 33.38 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 10.83 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.89 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.60 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 46.48 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.00 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 18.94 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 34.25 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.89 First Quantum Minerals . 21.82 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 40.64 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.11 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 53.60 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.63 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 38.23 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 32.04

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 24.60 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.43 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 41.21 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.00 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 42.32 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 27.60 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.76 Canyon Services Group. 10.08 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.62 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.690 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 20.83 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 1.98 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 87.50 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 31.71 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.03 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.19 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.48 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.43 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.14 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.10 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.66 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.87 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.17 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.92 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.03 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.66 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 6.89 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 49.11

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed little changed Tuesday with traders disinclined to build on a strong gain as U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told markets not to count on the central bank to clean up the mess if politicians fail to head off a looming fiscal crisis. The S&P/TSX composite index added 5.88 points to 12,046.28 after jumping 163 points Monday while the TSX Venture Exchange declined 7.66 points to 1,242.3. The Canadian dollar shed 0.07 of a cent to 100.27 cents US. U.S. indexes were also held back in part by major earnings disappointments from tech giant Hewlett Packard and electronics chain Best Buy. The Dow Jones industrials slipped 7.45 points to 12,788.51 after surging 208 points a day earlier, the Nasdaq inched up 0.61 of a point to 2,916.68 and the S&P 500 index was up 0.93 of a point to 1,387.82. Markets had rallied strongly Monday amid relief that U.S. politicians appeared to be taking a more conciliatory stand ahead of negotiations to avert the imposition of deep spending cuts and steep tax hikes at the start of 2013. Going over the so-called fiscal cliff would deliver a severe shock to the economy and likely send it into recession. Shares in Hewlett-Packard Co. plunged 11.95 per cent to US$11.71. The tech giant is taking a US$8.8billion charge in its latest quarterly results as it said there were “serious accounting improprieties, disclosure failures and outright misrepresentations at Autonomy Corporation PLC,” which HP bought last year. HP’s net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter amounted to $6.85 billion, or $3.49 per share. That compares with net income of $239 million, or 12 cents per share, in the same period last year. Electronics chain Best Buy Co. reported another dismal quarter on Tuesday, recording a loss of $10 million or three cents per share in the third quarter, hurt by a continued sales slump and charges related to restructuring. That compares with net income of $156 million, or 42 cents per share in the prior-year period and its shares dropped 13 per cent to $11.96. Commodity prices slipped following big gains Monday. The gold sector off about 0.7 per cent with December bullion was down $10.80 to US$1,723.60 an ounce. Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) fell 37 cents to $9.17 while Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSX:AEM) faded 84 cents to $54.36. The consumer staples sector also pressured the TSX with convenience store chain Jean Coutu Group (TSX:PJC.A) fell 39 cents to $14.52. December copper closed down one cent at US$3.52 a pound following an eight-cent jump Monday. The base metals sector declined 0.28 per cent as Thompson Creek Metals (TSX:TCM) dropped 14 cents to C$2.68 while Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ) dropped 21 cents to $7.46. The energy sector was flat as word of a possible ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas leadership that controls Gaza helped push the January crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange down $2.53 to US$86.75 a barrel. Prices had run up sharply over the previous two sessions on worries that fighting could spread, jeopardizing oil shipments from the Mideast. Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) gave back 37 cents to C$32.62 and Imperial Oil (TSX:IM) shed 32 cents to $43.48. A late day rise in the financial sector limited losses, rising 0.8 per cent as Royal Bank (TSX:RY) was up 87 cents to $57.40 and Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) was ahead 45 cents to $26.69. Traders also looked to the eurozone after France lost its AAA credit rating. Moody’s Investors Service cited concerns over France’s prospects for

economic growth and its exposure to Europe’s financial crisis in announcing its downgrade. In other corporate developments, Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM) drifted 11 cents higher to $9.70. It had traded as high as $10.02 after Jeffries tech analyst Peter Misek upgraded the stock from underperform to hold. He said he was surprised by the strongly positive initial feedback on RIM’s new BB10 handset from carriers. The BB10 is expected to be launched Jan. 30. Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (TSX:XSR), the parent company of Sirius XM Canada Inc., said Tuesday it will pay a special cash dividend of 8.25 cents per class A subordinate voting share and 2.75 cents per class B voting share. The broadcaster will also pay begin paying a quarterly dividend of the same amount and its shares surged 18.37 per cent to $5.80.

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 58.50 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 53.76 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.21 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.69 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 27.53 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 23.20 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 39.72 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 62.71 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 12.15 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 75.45 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.42 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 57.40 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 26.69 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.16

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,046.28 up 5.88 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,242.30 down 7.66 points TSX 60 — 689.62 up 1.49 points Dow — 12,788.51 down 7.45 points S&P 500 — 1,387.82 up 0.93 point Nasdaq — 2,916.68 up 0.61 point Currencies at close: Cdn — 100.27 cents US, down 0.07 of a cent Pound — C$1.5883, up 0.32 of a cent Euro — C$1.2784, up 0.18 of a cent Euro — US$1.2819, up 0.09 of a cent Oil futures: US$86.75 per barrel, down $2.53 (Jan. ’13 contract) Gold futures: US$1,723.60 per oz., down $10.80 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $34.443 per oz., up 20.5 cents $1,107.34 per kg., up $6.59 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Tuesday at 1,242.30, down 7.66 points. The volume was at 4:20 p.m. ET is 139.65 million shares. ICE FUTURES CANADA Canola: Jan ’13 $0.40 lower $579.60; March ’13 $0.30 lower $577.10; May ’13 $0.60 lower $575.60; July ’13 $0.20 lower $572.70; Nov. ’13 $2.00 lower $525.00; Jan. ’14 $2.00 lower $527.70; March ’14 $2.00 lower $528.00; May ’14 $2.00 lower $528.00; July ’14 $2.00 lower $528.00; Nov. ’14 $2.00 lower $528.00; Jan ’15 $2.00 lower $528.00. Barley (Western): Dec. ’12 unchanged $250.00; March ’13 unchanged $253.00; May ’13 unchanged $254.00; July ’13 unchanged $254.50; Oct. ’13 unchanged $254.50; Dec ’13 unchanged $254.50; March ’14 unchanged $254.50; May ’14 unchanged $254.50; July ’14 unchanged $254.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $254.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $254.50. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 209,400 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 209,400.

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Target pledging cash to charities BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Target Canada is pledging to donate $1 million to local charities through its Facebook page this holiday season as it moves to establish itself as a good neighbour ahead of next year’s arrival on Canadian soil. The campaign, running Tuesday until Dec. 9, asks Facebook users to visit its page and click to donate $100 of Target’s money to one of six local charities it has selected after months of market research on the Canadian philanthropy scene. “It’s just one of the ways we will try and engage our future guests,” said Derek Jenkins, senior vicepresident of external relations at Target Canada. “Being a good neighbour doesn’t mean you just come in and do business.” The U.S. retail giant, set to open its first Canadian locations in the spring of 2013, plans to donate five per cent of its profits to

local communities and the campaign will help it determine some of Canadians’ favourite causes. “It just shows our commitment to making sure we’re involved in the community, but also the other benefit we get is we get to find out what’s really important to our Canadian guests,” Jenkins said. The information will help Target to draft its giving strategy for Canada, along with the research it has already been doing, which helped to determine the areas of concentration for the current campaign — exercise, nutrition, arts and education. Jenkins said the company is looking to tailor its corporate social responsibility program specifically to the Canadian market, and has learned that Canadians are more focused on well-being, than education, for instance. “It just seems education isn’t as much as a concern as accessibility to food, and nutrition and wellbeing” in Canada, he said. Participating partners in the program include ArtsSmarts, Art-

Starts, various YMCAs in Canada, Food Banks Canada, First Book Canada and Pathways to Education. Users can select not only the charity of their choice, but the province to which they want the money directed and can return to donate once every 24 hours. Target will continue the campaign until the $1 million is donated, or just before midnight on Dec. 9, whichever comes first. Gena Rotstein, a philanthropy adviser at Dexterity Consulting, said it’s becoming more common for multinational companies to launch corporate social responsibility initiatives prior to entering a new market to build goodwill. “Doing good in the community is good for business,” she said. Target is preparing to move into Canada, its first expansion outside the U.S., opening the first of between 125 and 135 stores in March and April at locations once owned by Canadian retailer Zellers.

Pace quickens for new U.S. home starts THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — U.S. builders started construction last month on the most homes and apartments since July 2008, more evidence that the housing recovery is gaining momentum. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that builders broke ground on homes in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 894,000. That’s a 3.6 per cent gain from September. Single-family home construction dipped 0.2 per cent to an annual rate of 594,000, down from a four-year high in the previous month. Apartment construction, which is more volatile from month to month, rose 10 per cent to an annual rate of 285,000. Applications for building permits, a sign of future construction, fell 2.7 per cent to 866,000, after jumping 12 per cent in September to a four-year

high. Still, permit applications to build singlefamily homes rose to their highest level since July 2008. “The overwhelming trend here is a housing market that has clearly shifted into recovery mode,” Robert Kavcic, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said in a note to clients. Housing starts are 87 per cent above the annual rate of 478,000 in April 2009, the recession low. That’s still short of the 1.5 million annual rate considered healthy. Superstorm Sandy had minimal impact on the October figures, the government said. It could delay some construc-

tion in November. Still, residential construction activity in region should get a boost soon after when builders begin replacing homes destroyed by the storm. The housing market has been making consistent gains this year, helping prop up an economy that’s being squeezed by a global slowdown and looming spending cuts and tax increases. Builder confidence rose to its highest level in six and a half years, according to a survey by the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo. Their index of builder sentiment rose to 46 this month, up from 41 in October. It was the

highest reading since May 2006, just before the housing bubble burst. Readings below 50 signal negative sentiment about the housing market. The index has been rising since October 2011, when it was 17. It has surged 27 points in the past 12 months, the sharpest annual increase on record. Sales of previously occupied homes rose 2.1 per cent to 4.79 million in October, the National Association of Realtors said. Sales are near their highest level in five years, excluding temporary spikes in 2009 and 2010 when a homebuyer tax credit boosted purchases.

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Tigers toothless against Rebels RED DEER GETS THIRD WIN IN A ROW ON GREAT PLAY FROM GOALTENDER BARTOSAK PLAXICO BURRESS

BACK TO THE BEGINNING Plaxico Burress is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. They signed the 35-year-old wide receiver on Tuesday to provide depth at a position decimated by injuries. Antonio Brown has missed the last two games with a sprained ankle and Jerricho Cotchery fractured his ribs late in Sunday night’s 13-10 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Burress spent his first five seasons in the NFL with the Steelers, who selected him with the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft. He played for the New York Jets last year, catching 45 passes for 612 yards and tying for the team lead with eight touchdown receptions. He missed the 2009 and 2010 seasons while serving a 20-month prison sentence.

Thursday

● College women’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Pro Stitch at Lacombe, 7 p.m. ● Men’s basketball: Triple Threat vs. Vikings, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Dream Team, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 4 Tigers 0 MEDICINE HAT — Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter described Tuesday’s Western Hockey League meeting with the Medicine Hat Tigers as “entertaining.” Clearly, the Rebels were having more fun than their hosts as they got a flawless 43-save outing from Patrik Bartosak and turned in a strong third period in a 4-0 victory before 4,006 fans at the Arena. “There was a lot of offensive opportunities for both sides tonight,” said Sutter, who would have preferred to limit the shots against to 30 or fewer but was grateful for the points. “There are nights when you maybe not play as well as you’d like and you find a way to win,” he continued. Bartosak, rightfully named the game’s first star, played a large role in the outcome, stopping 35 shots through 40 minutes and eight more in the final frame, the Rebels’ best. “He played well, really well. And we had some timely goals,” said Sutter, who is 3-0 as the club’s bench boss since replacing Jesse Wallin last week. “Obviously there’s still lots of work to be done but we’ll continue to keep our foot on the pedal.” The Rebels led 1-0 after the first period on a short-handed goal by Wyatt Johnson, doubled the margin on a second-period marker from Brady Gaudet and got third-period goals — 38 seconds apart — from Cory Millette and Conner Bleackley while directing 18 shots at Tigers goaltenders Cam Lanigan, who started, and Marek Langhamer, who came in with 12 minutes remaining. “Our third period was our

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Medicine Hat Tigers’ Curtis Valk collides with Red Deer Rebels’ Brandon Underwood during Tuesday’s WHL action at the Arena. The Rebels dished out more than just hits as they came away with the 4-0 road victory. best period,” said Sutter. “We talked after the second period about having to be mentally and physically engaged in the game, about getting involved. There were times tonight when we weren’t and we got hemmed in our own zone at times and did things we can’t do. “We had a real good start to

the game, but then we let up and they came at us and Patty stood tall. But that’s all stuff we can work on. It’s all part of the process.” The Rebels’ penalty killers were sharp as the Tigers enjoyed six power-play opportunities as opposed to two for the visitors. “We took too many penalties

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Friday

● College volleyball: NAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● WHL: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Red Deer Pro Stitch, 7:45 p.m., Arena. ● Chinook senior hockey: Sylvan Lake at Bentley, 8 p.m. ● AJHL: Brooks at Olds, 8 p.m.

Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos, right, shakes hands with new Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, left, after speaking to the media in Toronto on Tuesday.

Saturday

● Minor midget AAA hockey: Airdrie/ Cochrane at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer Ramada, 12:30 p.m., Kin City A.; Lethbridge at Red Deer Steel Kings, 5:30 p.m., Kin City A; Wheatland at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer White, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Major midget female hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● College basketball: SAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer TBS, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Medicine Hat Black at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m.; Medicine Hat White at Innisfail, 3:40 p.m.; Red Deer Parkland at Sylvan Lake, 6 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, 7 p.m. ● WHL: Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Medicine Hat at Three Hills, 8 p.m.; High River at Ponoka, 8 p.m. ● AJHL: Drayton Valley at Olds, 8 p.m.

tonight and that’s an area where we need to get better,” said Sutter. “I wasn’t happy with that lack of discipline so we’ll have to sharpen up in that regard, but two points is two points. When you can go on the road and win in a tough building, it’s huge.”

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FORMER MANAGER BACK FOR SECOND STINT TO LEAD NEW-LOOK BLUE JAYS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — In one of the most hectic 24-hour periods in team history, the Toronto Blue Jays saved the biggest surprise for last. Hot on the heels of having their mammoth 12-player trade with the Miami Mar-

lins approved by Major League Baseball and finalizing a contract with controversial free-agent outfielder Melky Cabrera, the Blue Jays unexpectedly named John Gibbons as their new manager Tuesday. Gibbons returns to the Toronto dugout after managing the Blue Jays from 2004 to 2008. “This came as a big surprise to me,” Gib-

bons said at a Rogers Centre press conference. “It’s really a thrill and an honour to be back. I never would have guessed that this could happen.” Gibbons, who had a 305-305 record in his first stint with the Blue Jays, says he has some unfinished business to take care of in a city starved for a winner. “We did a lot of good things while I was here, but nothing great,” he said. “I think something good is going to happen here.” Gibbons, 50, became manager of the Blue Jays in 2004 when then-general manager J.P. Ricciardi fired Carlos Tosca. He was eventually fired in June 2008 and replaced by former Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston, who had led the team to World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. “It has happened fast,” Gibbons said of being hired for a second stint. “I am thrilled to be back. It’s always good to see some old friendly faces.” And with the player moves the team made in the last week, he’s excited to get a second chance. “There are too many good baseball people who are running things and putting it together,” Gibbons said. “It’s going to happen, so why not be there when it does?” Those people are led by general manager Alex Anthopoulos, who stunned the baseball world last week when word leaked that the Blue Jays and Marlins had agreed to a trade that saw Toronto acquire all-star shortstop Jose Reyes and pitchers Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle.

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Aussie rules on the volleyball court SAM BRISBANE HAD TO LEAVE AUSTRALIA TO ADVANCE IN THE SPORT AND RDC HAS BEEN THE BENEFACTOR It’s not the first time the RDC to look overseas,” he explained. volleyball Kings had a setter “I looked at colleges in Canada from Australia. and Aaron got back to me about The Kings had a scholarship and DANNY Nick Bell on their from all I learned RODE roster two years ago, about the college it so when head coach seemed like a good Aaron Schulha confit in terms of educatacted Sam Brisbane tion as well as athabout coming to Canada this letics. It’s a good school with season he had a good idea of a good history and a good apthe calibre of athlete he was proach.” getting. After contacting Schulha, And he hasn’t been disap- Brisbane started looking more pointed. into the Kings. Brisbane, a native of Mel“I looked up everything I bourne, has taken over the start- could and what I saw online ing role on the Kings who are looked very good with the eight No. 1 in Canada, in the rankings national championships in a which came out Tuesday. row, and everything else.” The 19-year-old knew comSo far he’s enjoying his time ing out of high school he would at RDC and in Red Deer. have to leave his home country “I like the snow, but not the to play college ball. cold,” he said with a laugh. “But “There’s no real college I’m enjoying it here. The skill sports there, so to go on I had level across the board is very

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good. In Australia you’ll have a high level of athlete and it drops down. Here it’s overall higher.” Brisbane didn’t know Bell, but knew Sam Brisbane his brother, who plays professionally. Bell spent just one year at RDC while Brisbane will be back next year. “I want to finish my degree (commerce), which takes five years, so I plan on being here two and then move on,” he said. Brisbane didn’t have the Kings starting position handed to him as he battled thirdyear Hunting Hills grad Travis Czainski for the job. At six-footthree he does have height over

the six-foot Czainski. He’s also strong at the net when it comes to blocking the other team’s power hitters. “I hate it when guys hit the ball off my hands, I find it a challenge to block the hitters,” said Brisbane, who is also working on other aspects of his game. “I still need work on being more consistent,” he said. “That’s why I like playing teams that challenge us. I like it when I’m challenged defensively and I’m involved in the digs. When you’re good at that everything else flows from there.” The Kings sport an 8-0 record, although they’ve been challenged more than once. Twice they’ve lost their first two sets in a match before coming back to win.

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Time with Cougars helped McTaggert grow VOLLEYBALL PLAYER READY TO TAKE NEXT STEP AFTER SUCCESSFUL HIGH SCHOOL CAREER

Coming out of Grade 9 Laura McTaggart felt she would likely have to move from Lacombe if she wanted her volleyball career to take the next step. “I was shooting for something bigger and I thought to be able to progress I had to move to a more elite school,” she explained. The Notre Dame Cougars were the benefactors of her decision. “I came to Notre Dame because of coach Chris Wandler, who had a lot of success, and a strong group of girls. I didn’t know where my road would take me, but I was looking forward to it.” It was certainly a benefit to the Cougars, who won three zone titles while she was with the team, and now have a winning streak of seven in a row. At six-foot-three McTaggart can dominate the game at the net, both offensively and defensively. Her abilities also haven’t gone unnoticed at other levels. She’s played with Team Alberta the last three seasons and with the junior national team last summer. While with the U15 Team Alberta squad she won the blocking award at the Western Canadian championships. “That gave me a lot of confidence coming into Notre Dame,” she said. “Then the next year I played club with the Queens and with Team Alberta.” It was the same scenario the following season and it was while with Team Alberta, at a national tournament in Winnipeg, that the Team Canada coaches saw her. “We had an awesome club team

‘I WAS SHOOTING FOR SOMETHING BIGGER AND I THOUGHT TO BE ABLE TO PROGRESS I HAD TO MOVE TO A MORE ELITE SCHOOL.’ — LAURA MCTAGGERT ABOUT HER DECISION TO PLAY AT NOTRE DAME DESPITE BEING FROM LACOMBE

last year, consistently in the top three in the province and I got a chance to play with Team Alberta again, which certainly helped my game,” she said. “Then being selected to the junior national team was an unreal experience.” She learned she made the national squad the night before the finals of the tournament, but couldn’t tell any of her teammates. “My mom was doing laundry during the final and I had three hours to get everything together, say bye to my family and teammates and join the national team at the dorms at the University of Manitoba.” From there they travelled to Des Moines, Iowa, for a tournament against the USA junior and youth teams, national squads from the Dominican Republic and Chile as well as several State teams. “That was an amazing experience. After the tournament we came back to Winnipeg and trained for a month,” said McTaggart, who was the starting right side. “It was a new position for me, but I had the height,” she explained. She returned to the Cougars this season full of confidence. “So much confidence,” she said. “I also knew how to be physically fit and I was able to bring back what I learned

Raptors can’t hold lead, 76ers rally for win THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 76ers 106 Raptors 98 PHILADELPHIA — Nick Young has some game to go with his style and swagger. Young scored 23 points off the bench, Jason Richardson had six of his 21 points late in the fourth quarter, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 106-98 on Tuesday night. Known for his cool nickname — Swaggy P — and his Afro hairdo, Young is earning recognition for his play on the court, too. He had four assists and three rebounds to go with his 7-for-13 shooting. “That’s all part of the Swaggy P movement,” Young said with a smile. “I felt good.” Coach Doug Collins texted Young on Monday to check up on him after he experienced some dizziness during Sunday night’s win. Collins even told Young he had a few plays designed just for him. “He texted back: ’Laugh out loud, Coach. I’ll be ready,”’ Collins said He sure was. Jrue Holiday had 19 points and 12 assists and Thad Young scored 18 to help the Sixers win their third straight game. DeMar DeRozan had 24 and Andrea Bargnani scored 22 for the Raptors, who are off to a 3-8 start. Jose Calderon, who had a season-high 18 assists in Toronto’s win over Orlando on Sunday night, got 12 more to go with 13 points. “We had control of the game and we’ve got to make basketball plays,” Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. “In our transition defence, we lose Thaddeus Young in transition and there’s no way. We’re jogging back in home run trot and in those situations you’ve got to execute on both ends of the floor, whether it’s defensively, knowing who you have in transition, communication, all those things add up in crunch time.” Down 87-80 early in the fourth, the Sixers came back to win their first game in which they trailed after three quarters. Nick Young’s 3-pointer got Philadelphia to 92-89 with 5:11 left. After Richardson and Dorell Wright missed 3s that would’ve tied it, Young nailed another 3 to make it 92-all. The teams traded

baskets before Richardson scored on a driving layup, got fouled and made the free throw for a 99-96 lead with 1:54 remaining. Richardson extended the lead to 102-96 with his fourth 3, and the Raptors didn’t get any closer in the final minute. “That was a win to remember,” Collins said. “It could’ve easily been an L. We finished the third quarter very poorly. We had a lot of fight in the fourth quarter. I was proud of them.” For a while, it seemed the Raptors were going to run away with it. After Holiday’s dunk put the Sixers up 6564 midway through the third quarter, Toronto scored 12 straight points. Bargnani started the run with a 16-footer and finished it off with a 3-pointer, giving the Raptors an 11-point lead that was the largest for either team. But the Sixers answered in the fourth. Collins went to a smaller lineup, moving Thad Young in the middle and it worked. “I know it’s fun for me,” Holiday said of playing with the faster, smaller guys. Collins plans to make lineup changes for Wednesday night’s game at Cleveland, but he wasn’t giving specifics. “Byron Scott is on Twitter,” Collins joked, referring to the Cavaliers coach. The Raptors built a 10-point lead early and led the entire first half until Philadelphia went on an 18-8 run late in the second quarter. Richardson hit a 3-pointer and scored on a fast-break layup off a steal to get the Sixers to 46-44. Holiday hit a 3-pointer to give Philadelphia its first lead, 51-48, with 30 seconds left in the half. Calderon answered with a 3 to tie it going into the locker rooms.

so we can be even more of an elite team.” The 18-year-old McTaggart is eligible to make the junior team again this year. “It’s a little different format. They’re holding the Canadian championships for the club teams in Edmonton this year and I understand the national coaches will pick the team from there. I really want to be on the team again. I do have the coachs’ contact numbers and I’ll contact them and let them know I want to make the team and get that experience again.” She may also try out for the senior national team. “That would be a great experience.” McTaggart will join the five-time defending CIS champion UBC Thunderbirds nextready to tackle new challenges fall. She isn’t sure what the coaching staff has planned for her, but it’s a perfect fit, especially in terms of education. “I’m taking global resource systems program, and there’s no better place in the country for it.” She was contacted by schools out of the States, but they didn’t fit her goals. “I didn’t feel they worked in terms of transferring my education to where I want to be. It didn’t click to life after volleyball and to what I want to do with my life.”

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REBELS: Combined to make 34 saves Lanigan and Langhamer, who stopped all 11 shots he faced, combined to make 34 saves. The Rebels host the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday and Saturday. ● Rebels rookie defenceman Haydn Fleury will suit up with Team West in the World Under 17 Hockey Challenge Dec. 29 to Jan. 4 in Victoriaville and Drummondville, Que. Fleury was named to the team — which consists of the premier 16-year-olds in Saskatchewan and Manitoba — on Tuesday. Bleackley will play with Team Pacific, featuring the top players in Alberta and British Columbia. ● Red Deer defenceman Kayle Doetzel, who has been out with a broken jaw since early October, is ranked 14th among Western Hockey League skaters by Central Scouting for the 2013 NHL entry draft. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

JAYS: Pull it together He followed that up by signing Cabrera to a twoyear deal worth US$16 million. “The front office has put together a legitimate, contending-type team,” said Gibbons, who ranks third all-time in victories with Toronto. “Now it’s the manager’s job and the coaching staff’s job to pull it together as a team and get the most out of these guys. That’s our No. 1 job.” Gibbons’ name hadn’t been mentioned as a possibility to replace John Farrell, who jumped ship to the Boston Red Sox last month, but Anthopoulos said he was confident he had hired the right man for the job. “I don’t know that there was anybody better in terms of managing a bullpen, connecting with the players, connecting with the front office, holding players accountable,” Anthopoulos said. “Really everything you want in a manager. From my standpoint, I don’t have any stronger belief that this is the right guy to lead this team.” Anthopoulos adds that he didn’t weigh any factors like the public perception of bringing back a manager who had already been in Toronto. “I’ve got more conviction in this transaction and this hiring than I’ve had in any,” Anthopoulos said. “I can sleep like a baby at night because I know it’s the right decision. It’s my decision. It’s what I wanted to do.” Gibbons’ best season with Toronto came in 2006, when the club went 87-75 to finish second in American League East — the same season he had a wellpublicized blowup with players Shea Hillenbrand and Ted Lilly. Gibbons said he regrets the physical altercation with Hillenbrand, but Anthopoulos defended him and said if you can’t play for Gibbons then you can’t play for too many guys. “I’ve always rooted for this organization. They gave me my first shot to be a big league coach and a big league manager,” Gibbons said. “I’ve been following the manager search when I wasn’t even involved in it.” Gibbons says he’s honoured that Blue Jays’ management put faith in him to lead a club that is clearly designed to win now. “They invested a lot in this ballclub, especially these last couple weeks with what they’ve put together, so it’s really important they get the right guy,” he said. “ And to go out on a limb and bring back an individual who was here just a few years ago is a big thing for them. It’s not easy to do. I know it wasn’t an easy decision for Alex. “But when it was all said and done I think I fit the characteristics he was looking for.”

McTaggart and her Notre Dame teammates have one more thing on their plate as they travel to Lethbridge for the provincial 4A girls championships, which open Thursday. The Cougars go in ranked fifth and are in a pool with Calgary Sir Winston Churchill, Jasper Place and Grande Prairie. Meanwhile, the Hunting hills Lightning are fourth-ranked on the boys’ side and are in the elite pool with Harry Ainlay, Chinook of Lethbridge and Sir Winston Churchill. • The Camrose Trojans are hosting the 3A girls championship and join the Lacombe Rams in the 12-team tournament. The Wetaskiwin Sabres represent the zone in the boys’ championships at Hilltop High School in Whitecourt. ● The Rimbey Spartans are hosting the 2A girls finals, which open Thursday. The Spartans go in as the host team and are in a pool with Strathcona Tweedsmuir, Vauxhall, Mayerthorpe, Bearspaw Christian of Calgary and Peace River. St. Dominic Catholic of Rocky Mountain House are ranked fifth and in a pool with Spirit River, Vegreville, Christ The King of Leduc, Three Hills and Magrath. The Spartans open play Thursday at 12:45 p.m. against Peace River while St. Dominic takes on Christ the King at 10:15 a.m. ● The 1A finals are at St. Jerome’s in Vermilion with Bawlf representing Central Alberta in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Anthopoulos has said in the past the Blue Jays are willing to give second chances. That now applies to Gibbons and the 28-year-old Cabrera, who was leading the National League in hitting with a .346 average for the San Francisco Giants when he was suspended Aug. 15 for a positive testosterone test. “Obviously, he made a terrible mistake,” Anthopoulos said. “We heard he’s a great teammate. I think he’s going to be tremendous addition to the lineup.” Anthopoulos had said after Toronto’s disappointing campaign in 2012 — one that saw the club go 7389 and finish fourth in the AL East — that he wanted to improve the team’s starting pitching. He did so in dramatic fashion, pulling off one of the biggest deals in franchise history that changes the look of the team and immediately puts the Blue Jays in the conversation for the division crown.

RDC: Still need work The last time was Saturday when they downed the University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings 3-2. Schulha planned on working in practice on being more consistent, something Brisbane knows they’ll need as they move along. “We still need work in a couple of areas and one is consistency,” he said. Where the Kings stand in that area will show this week as they face NAIT in a home-and-home series — Friday at RDC and Saturday in Edmonton. The women get underway at 6 p.m. with the men to follow. The Queens, 6-2, will have their hands full with the Ooks, who are seventh in Canada and sport an 8-0 record. ● The basketball squads, including the No. 1 ranked Kings, face SAIT Thursday in Calgary and Saturday at RDC. Once again the women tip off at 6 p.m. with the men to follow. The Kings have also been holding their second annual Christmas tree fund raiser. Anyone can get a tree by going to www.rdc.ab.ca/ christmastree. Pick up and delivery are available with free delivery on all trees prepaided by Dec. 1. They offer premium quality Balsam Firs with the sale going to Dec. 17. ● The hockey Queens return to action after two weeks off as they face Grant MacEwan Griffins Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Arena and Friday in Edmonton,. ● Two members of the cross-country team — Devin Woodland and Keiran McDonald — along with coach Jodi Sanguin and several high school runners, will compete in the Athletics Canada junior and senior championships Saturday in Vancouver. ● Volleyball dominated the Boston Pizza RDC athlete of the week voting. Tim Finnigan, who had 33 kills, an ace, 16 digs and two blocks in a weekend sweep of the Vikings, took the top male award. The women’s award went to Amber Adolf, who had 26 kills, an ace, 18 digs and three blocks in a two-match sweep of Augustana. ● The soccer Kings, who placed fourth in the ACAC, received the Breathing Room Yoga Studio and Café team of the week award. drode@reddeeradvocate. com

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Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Prince Albert 24 15 7 0 2 75 Brandon 24 10 11 2 1 75 Swift Current 26 9 12 3 2 71 Moose Jaw 23 8 9 3 3 62 Regina 24 10 12 1 1 67 Saskatoon 21 10 10 0 1 64

GA 70 94 74 75 77 75

Pt 32 23 23 22 22 21

GF 75 77 81 69 89 51

GA 68 57 76 78 88 65

Pt 33 32 28 28 23 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF Kamloops 25 19 5 0 1 100 Kelowna 22 12 8 1 1 81 Victoria 22 11 11 0 0 62 Prince George 22 7 11 1 3 60 Vancouver 22 7 15 0 0 68

GA 64 56 75 84 97

Pt 39 26 22 18 14

GP Calgary 23 Edmonton 23 Lethbridge 26 Red Deer 26 Medicine Hat 26 Kootenay 20

Central Division W LOTLSOL 15 5 1 2 14 5 2 2 13 11 1 1 13 11 1 1 11 14 1 0 7 12 1 0

3. Red Deer, Millette 6 (Elson, Maxwell) 7:41. 4. Red Deer, Bleackley 4, 8:19. Penalties — Gaudet RD (holding) 8:41, Valk MH (boarding major) 15:59, Pearce MH (slashing) 18:49. Shots on goal Red Deer 13 7 18 — 38 Medicine Hat 17 18 8 — 43 Goal — Red Deer: Bartosak (W, 11-7-1); Medicine Hat: Lanigan (L, 9-7-0) (23 of 27 saves), Langhamer (8:19 of the third period, 11-11). Power plays (goals-chances) — Red Deer: 0-3; Medicine Hat: 0-6. Attendance — 4,006, Medicine Hat, Alta.

Edmonton 2 Swift Current 1 Calgary 3 Lethbridge 2 Red Deer 4 Medicine Hat 0 Regina at Prince George, Late Saskatoon at Victoria, Late Wednesday’s games Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m. Regina at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Portland, 8 p.m. Kootenay at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled. Friday’s games Kootenay at Portland, 4 p.m. Prince Albert at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m. Moose Jaw at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Saskatoon at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Regina at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m. Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Tuesday Summaries

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 22 17 4 1 0 101 49 35 Tri-City 24 15 7 1 1 75 60 32 Spokane 22 15 7 0 0 85 63 30 Seattle 22 10 11 1 0 67 81 21 Everett 25 9 14 0 2 61 90 20 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. Tuesday’s results

Rebels 4 Tigers 0 First Period 1. Red Deer, Johnson 3 (Hamilton) 3:36 (sh). Penalties — Dumba RD (hooking) 2:05, Dumba RD (roughing) 10:09, Bartosak RD (interference, served by Bellerive) 17:12, Cox MH (slashing) 17:45. Second Period 2. Red Deer, Gaudet 3 (Elson, Dieno) 14:18. Penalties — Owre MH (kneeing) 6:02, Johnson RD (delay of game) 11:01, Hamilton RD (cross checking) 17:01. Third Period

Hitmen 3, Hurricanes 2 First Period 1. Calgary, Chase 3 (Rissling, Roach) 18:53 Penalties — Padakin Cal (checking from behind) 7:50, Ramsay Leth (interference) 7:53, Brassart Cal (hooking) 12:42, Roach Cal (delay of game) 15:23. Second Period 2. Lethbridge, Merkley 12, 1:24 3. Calgary, Roach 5 (Rask) 11:41 Penalties — Chase Cal (roughing) 3:29; Roach Cal (interference) 5:47, Brassart Cal (tripping) 12:59, Virtanen Cal (unsportsmanlike conduct), Blomqvist Leth (holding) 19:07. Third Period 4. Calgary, Samoridny 4 (Peterson) 1:47 5. Lethbridge, Pilon 3 (Maxwell, Erkamps) 6:11 (pp) Penalties — Roach Cal (cross-checking) 5:51, Ramsay Leth (tripping) 7:32, Harper Leth (slashing) 13:39, Macek Cal (tripping) 14:34. Shots on goal Calgary 6 4 10 — 20 Lethbridge 17 17 10 — 44 Goal — Calgary, Driedger (W,11-4-1); Lethbridge: Rimmer (L,13-10-1). Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 0-3; Lethbridge: 1-8. Attendance — 3,451 at Lethbridge, Alta.

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Broncos 2 Oil Kings 1 First Period 1. Edmonton, Legault (Wruck, Foster) 13:11 (pp). Penalties - Heatherington S.C (tripping) 4:07, Lowe Edm (interference) 8:23, Nedomlel S.C (roughing) 11:40, Scarlett S.C (roughing) 12:20, St. Croix Edm (interference) 14:01. Second Period 2. Edmonton, Legault 2 (Lazar, Samuelsson) 3:14 (pp). 3. Swift Current, Mackay 3 (Scarlett, Derko) 17:35. Penalties - Reum S.C (tripping)1:54, Bertolucci Edm (interference) 8:10, Gordon S.C (roughing), Lowe Edm (interference) 12:05, Reum S.C, Baddock Edm (roughing) 15:33. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties - Kulda Edm (tripping) 9:31, Lowe Edm (cross checking) 19:54. Shots on goal Swift Current 6 12 9 — 27 Edmonton 17 17 10 — 44 Goal - Swift Current: Laurikainen (L,9-11-4); Edmonton: Brossoit (W,10-2-4). Power plays (goals-chances) - Swift Current: 0-5; Edmonton: 2-4. Attendance - 5,926 at Edmonton, Alta. AJHL North Division GP W L OTL GF GA Spruce Grove 29 16 9 4 93 85 Grand Prairie 23 16 5 2 77 55 Whitecourt 26 13 6 7 105 95 Bonnyville 26 14 8 4 75 80 Drayton Valley 26 14 10 2 79 65 Sherwood Park 26 12 11 3 75 88 Fort McMurray 26 12 12 2 66 78 Lloydminster 27 6 16 5 66 108

Pt 36 34 33 32 30 27 26 17

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GP W L OTL GF GA Pt Brooks 22 21 1 0 109 45 42 Okotoks 26 15 9 2 72 68 32 Camrose 25 12 11 2 69 70 26 Olds 27 12 14 1 84 91 25 Cal. Canucks 27 12 14 1 76 87 25 Canmore 24 10 10 4 67 78 24 Cal. Mustangs 27 10 13 4 86 104 24 Drumheller 23 10 12 1 70 72 21 Note: Two points for a win, one for an overtime loss. Monday’s results No Games Scheduled. Tuesday’s game Brooks 5 at Calgary Mustangs 1 Wednesday’s games Calgary Canucks at Drumheller, 7:30 p.m. Whitecourt at Grande Prairie, 7:30 p.m. Spruce Grove at Lloydminster, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled. Friday’s games Camrose at Canmore, 7 p.m. Drumheller at Okotoks, 7 p.m. Bonnyville at Whitecourt, 7:30 p.m. Grande Prairie at Lloydminster, 7:30 p.m. Sherwood Park at Fort McMurray, 8 p.m. Brooks at Olds, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 Okotoks at Brooks, 7 p.m. Camrose at Canmore, 7 p.m. Calgary Mustangs at Drumheller, 7:30 p.m. Bonnyville at Whitecourt, 7:30 p.m. Grande Prairie at Lloydminster, 7:30 p.m. Drayton Valley at Olds, 8 p.m. Sherwood Park at Fort McMurray, 8 p.m.

Basketball 1982 — Edmonton 32 Toronto 16 (at Toronto) 1981 — Edmonton 26 Ottawa 23 (at Montreal) 1980 — Edmonton 48 Hamilton 10 (at Toronto) 1979 — Edmonton 17 Montreal 9 (at Montreal) 1978 — Edmonton 20 Montreal 13 (at Toronto) 1977 — Montreal 41 Edmonton 6 (at Montreal)

CFL PLAYOFFS Sunday’s results Division Finals East Division Toronto 27 Montreal 20 West Division Calgary 34 B.C. 29 Sunday’s game 100th Grey Cup At Toronto Calgary vs. Toronto, 4 p.m. Grey Cup Scores 2011 — B.C. 34. Winnipeg 23 (at Vancouver) 2010 — Montreal 21 Saskatchewan 18 (at Edmonton) 2009 — Montreal 28 Saskatchewan 27 (OT) (at Calgary) 2008 — Calgary 22 Montreal 14 (at Montreal) 2007 — Saskatchewan 23 Winnipeg 19 (at Toronto) 2006 — B.C. 25 Montreal 14 (at Winnipeg) 2005 — Edmonton 38 Montreal 35 (OT) (at Van.) 2004 — Toronto 27 B.C. 19 (at Ottawa) 2003 — Edmonton 34 Montreal 22 (at Regina) 2002 — Montreal 25 Edmonton 16 (at Edmonton) 2001 — Calgary 27 Winnipeg 19 (at Montreal) 2000 — B.C. 28 Montreal 26 (at Calgary) 1999 — Hamilton 32 Calgary 21 (at Vancouver) 1998 — Calgary 26 Hamilton 24 (at Winnipeg) 1997 — Toronto 47 Saskatchewan 23 (at Edm.) 1996 — Toronto 43 Edmonton 37 (at Hamilton) 1995 — Baltimore 37 Calgary 20 (at Regina) 1994 — B.C. 26 Baltimore 23 (at Vancouver) 1993 — Edmonton 33 Winnipeg 23 (at Calgary) 1992 — Calgary 24 Winnipeg 10 (at Toronto) 1991 — Toronto 36 Calgary 21 (at Winnipeg) 1990 — Winnipeg 50 Edmonton 11 (at Vancouver) 1989 — Saskatchewan 43 Hamilton 40 (at Toronto) 1988 — Winnipeg 22 B.C. 21 (at Ottawa) 1987 — Edmonton 38 Toronto 36 (at Vancouver) 1986 — Hamilton 39 Edmonton 15 (at Vancouver) 1985 — B.C. 37 Hamilton 24 (at Montreal) 1984 — Winnipeg 47 Hamilton 17 (at Edmonton) 1983 — Toronto 18 B.C. 17 (at Vancouver)

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 3 0 .700 358 N.Y. Jets 4 6 0 .400 202 Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 230 Miami 4 6 0 .400 187

PA 225 241 299 205

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 9 6 4 1

South L T 1 0 4 0 6 0 9 0

Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland

W 8 6 5 2

North L T 2 0 4 0 5 0 8 0

Pct .800 .600 .500 .200

PF 267 217 248 189

PA 206 190 237 234

Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

W 7 4 3 1

West L 3 6 7 9

Pct .700 .400 .300 .100

PF 301 232 208 152

PA 212 221 322 284

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .900 .600 .400 .100

PF 293 210 219 164

PA 180 260 311 289

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 6 4 0 .600 267 Dallas 5 5 0 .500 211 Washington 4 6 0 .400 257 Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162

PA 216 224 254 252

Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina

W 9 6 5 2

Green Bay Chicago Minnesota Detroit

San Francisco Seattle Arizona St. Louis

L 1 4 5 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .900 .600 .500 .200

PF 270 287 287 184

PA 193 230 273 243

W 7 7 6 4

North L T 3 0 3 0 4 0 6 0

Pct .700 .700 .600 .400

PF 263 249 238 236

PA 207 165 221 246

W 7 6 4 3

West L 2 4 6 6

Pct .750 .600 .400 .350

PF 245 198 163 174

PA 134 161 196 237

T 1 0 0 1

BASEBALL BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Traded INF Robert Andino to Seattle for OF Trayvon Robinson. Selected the contracts of INF Jonathan Schoop and LHP Mike Belfiore from Bowie (EL). Assigned RHP Oliver Drake outright to Norfolk (IL). BOSTON RED SOX — Named Arnie Beyeler first base coach. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected the contracts of OF Jared Mitchell, C Josh Phegley, RHP Andre Rienzo, LHP Santos Rodriguez and RHP Charles Shirek from Charlotte (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the contracts of OF Tim Fedroff and RHP Chen-Chang Lee from Columbus (IL) and RHP Trey Haley and LHP T.J. House from Akron (EL). Assigned INF Matt LaPorta and INF Brent Lillibridge outright to Columbus. Designated RHP Fabio Martinez for assignment. DETROIT TIGERS — Selected the contracts of RHP Melvin Mercedes, RHP Bruce Rondon and SS Dixon Machado from Toledo (IL). Released OF Ryan Raburn. Assigned RHP Tyler Stohr outright to Toledo. HOUSTON ASTROS — Selected the contracts of RHP Jose Cisnero, RHP Jarred Cosart, LHP Brett Olberholtzer and RHP Ross Seaton from Oklahoma City (PCL); OF Robbie Grossman and INF Jonathan Villar from Corpus Christi (TL); and RHP Chia-Jen Lo from Lancaster (Cal). Assigned INF Scott Moore outright to Oklahoma City. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Guthrie on a three-year contract and C Brett Hayes on a one-year contract. Selected the contracts of LHP Chris Dwyer, LHP Donnie Joseph, LHP John Lamb, LHP Justin Marks, LHP Mike Montgomery and RHP J.C. Gutierrez from Omaha (PCL). Designated RHP Vin Mazzaro, LHP Ryan Verdugo, C Adam Moore, C Brayan Pena, INF Clint Robinson and OF Derrick Robinson for assignment. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Selected the contracts of RHP Ryan Brasier, LHP Brandon Sisk and OF Travis Witherspoon from Salt Lake (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Selected the contracts of LHP Caleb Thielbar, RHP Kyle Gibson and RHP Tim Wood from Rochester (IL); OF Aaron Hicks (New Britain), C Josmil Pinto (New Britain) and RHP B.J. Hermsen from New Britain (EL); and INF Danny Santana and RHP Michael Tonkin from Fort Myers (FSL). Agreed to terms with RHP Samuel Deduno, RHP Shairon Martis, RHP Luis Perdomo, RHP Esmerling Vasquez, RHP P.J. Walters, OF Brian Dinkleman, OF Wilkin Ramirez, INF James Beresford, INF Deibinson Romero, C Eric Fryer, RHP Tom Boleska and INF Jason Christian on minor

Southeast Division W L Pct 8 3 .727 5 4 .556 5 4 .556 3 7 .300 0 9 .000

GB — 2 2 4 1/2 7

Central Division W L Pct 6 3 .667 5 5 .500 5 7 .417 2 8 .200 2 9 .182

Week 11 Monday’s result San Francisco 32 Chicago 7

GB — 1 1/2 2 1/2 4 1/2 5

Week 12 Thursday, Nov. 22 Houston at Detroit, 10:30 a.m. Washington at Dallas, 2:15 p.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 6:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 Denver at Kansas City, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 11 a.m. Oakland at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Buffalo at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. Seattle at Miami, 11 a.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. San Francisco at New Orleans, 2:25 p.m. Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 6:20 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 8 2 .800 — San Antonio 8 3 .727 1/2 Dallas 6 6 .500 3 Houston 4 7 .364 4 1/2 New Orleans 3 6 .333 4 1/2

Oklahoma City Minnesota Utah

Northwest Division W L Pct 8 3 .727 5 4 .556 6 6 .500

league contracts. NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed RHP Mickey Storey off waivers from Houston. Selected the contracts of LHP Manny Banuelos and LHP Francisco Rondon from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL); OF Ramon Flores, RHP Brett Marshall and LHP Nik Turley from Trenton (EL); and RHP Jose Ramirez from Tampa (FSL). Announced RHP Dave Herndon refused outright assignment and elected free agency. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Selected the contracts of RHP Arnold Leon, INF Grant Green and OF Shane Peterson from Sacramento (PCL) and RHP Michael Ynoa from Vermont (NYP). Assigned RHP Andrew Carignan outright to Sacramento. Designated RHP Jim Miller and INF Brandon Hicks for assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Joel Peralta on a two-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named John Gibbons manager. Selected the contracts of SS Ryan Goins and C A.J. Jimenez from New Hampshire (EL). Designated 1B Mike McDade, INF Mike McCoy and RHP Cory Wade for assignment. National League CINCINNATI REDS — Selected the contracts of RHP Daniel Corcino, RHP Curtis Partch and RHP Josh Ravin from Pensacola (SL), RHP Carlos Contreras from Bakersfield (Cal) and LHP Ismael Guillon and OF Yorman Rodriguez from Dayton (MWL). COLORADO ROCKIES — Traded LHP Matt Reynolds to Arizona for INF Ryan Wheeler. MIAMI MARLINS — Selected the contracts of LHP Edgar Olmos, OF Kyle Jensen and C Kyle Skipworth from Jacksonville (SL), and OF Marcell Ozuna from Jupiter (FSL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Selected the contracts of RHP Hiram Burgos and OF Khris Davis from Nashville (PCL); INF Scooter Gennett and OF Josh Prince from Huntsville (TL) and RHP Nick Bucci from Brevard County (FSL). NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Rice and RHP Carlos Torres on minor league contracts. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Selected the contracts of RHP Jonathan Pettibone from Lehigh Valley (IL); RHP Ethan Martin and RHP Trevor May from Reading (EL); and OF Zach Collier from Clearwater (FSL). Named Dave Brundage manager and Ray Burris pitching coach of Lehigh Valley (IL); Dave Lundquist pitching coach of Reading (EL); Bob Milacki pitching coach of Clearwater (FSL); Aaron Fultz pitching coach of Lakewood (SAL); Lino Connell coach and Les Lancaster pitching coach of Williamsport (NYP); Ramon Henderson coach of the Gulf Coast Phillies; Andy Tracy minor league hitting co-ordinator; Carlos Arroyo minor league roving pitching coach; and Jorge Velandia special assis-

GB — 2 2 1/2

Portland Denver

L.A. Clippers Golden State L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

5 5

5 6

.500 .455

2 1/2 3

Pacific Division W L Pct 8 2 .800 6 5 .545 5 5 .500 4 7 .364 2 8 .200

GB — 2 1/2 3 4 1/2 6

Monday’s Games Charlotte 102, Milwaukee 98 Indiana 96, Washington 89 Atlanta 81, Orlando 72 Denver 97, Memphis 92 Golden State 105, Dallas 101, OT L.A. Clippers 92, San Antonio 87 Utah 102, Houston 91 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 106, Toronto 98 New York 102, New Orleans 80 Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, Late Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Toronto at Charlotte, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Indiana, 5 p.m. Detroit at Orlando, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 5:30 p.m. San Antonio at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 6 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 6 p.m. New York at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

CORRECTION

Monday, Nov. 26 Carolina at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

South

Lakeside

Miami Charlotte Atlanta Orlando Washington

Milwaukee Chicago Indiana Cleveland Detroit

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 8 1 .889 — Brooklyn 6 2 .750 1 1/2 Philadelphia 7 4 .636 2 Boston 6 5 .545 3 Toronto 3 8 .273 6

tant, player development. Fightin Phils Field Staff Announced for 2013 PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Selected the contracts of RHP Phil Irwin and C Tony Sanchez from Indianapolis (PCL) and RHP Victor Black, C Ramon Cabrera and RHP Hunter Strickland from Altoona (EL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Selected the contracts of RHP Michael Blazek, RH Keith Butler, RHP Eric Fornataro and LHP Kevin Siegrist from Springfield (TL). SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Pat Murphy manager, Bronswell Patrick pitching coach and Tom Tornincasa hitting coach of Tucson (PCL); Jacque Jones hitting coach and Daniel Turner trainer of San Antonio (TL); Brian Lawrence pitching coach of Lake Elsinore (Cal); Morgan Burkhart hitting coach and Ricky Huerta trainer of Fort Wayne (MWL); Jim Gabella manager, Dave Rajsich pitching coach, Ivan Cruz hitting coach and Mitch Mattoon trainer of Eugene (NWL); Michael Collins manager, Nelson Cruz pitching coach, Carlos Sosa hitting coach and Wade Yamasaki trainer of the Gulf Coast Padres; and Miguel Serrato trainer and Jonathan Borges assistant strength coach of the Dominican Summer League Padres. FOOTBALL NFL — Reduced the one-game suspension of Baltimore S Ed Reed to a $50,000 fine. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed G Harland Gunn. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed WR Jordan Shipley. Waived FB Will Ta’ufo’ou. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed CB Malcolm Williams to the practice squad. NEW YORK JETS — Waived WR Jason Hill and LB Marcus Dowtin. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed WR Plaxico Burress. TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed LB Mike Mohamed to the practice squad. Waived LB Rico Council. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed CB Jerome Murphy. Placed S Brandon Meriweather on injured reserve. HOCKEY EDMONTON OILERS — Promoted RW Toni Rajala and RW Cameron Abney from Stockton (ECHL) to Oklahoma City (AHL). American Hockey League TEXAS STARS — Assigned G Josh Robinson to Idaho (ECHL). Called up D Hubert Labrie from Idaho.

Due to incorrect information sent to the Advocate, a brief in Tuesday’s paper identified Cole Farwell as the Red Deer boxer who won gold at the Alberta Bronze Gloves at

Lac La Biche during the weekend. His last name is Farewell and he defeated Austin Boyes of Lethbridge in the 64 kg. junior C final.

Grizzlys lose Grundy to Oceanic of QMJHL JUNIOR A HOCKEY The Olds Grizzlys have a large hole to fill on their blueline. The departure of Lucas Grundy to the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is big loss for the team. Grundy was in his third season with the Grizzlys when he accepted an invitation to join the Oceanic. The six-foot-two, 197-pound Calgary native, 19, had eight goals, 37 points and 703 penalty minutes in 122 career games with the Grizzlys.

“Lucas has been a vital part of the Grizzlys organization for the past three years. The entire Grizzlys organization wishes nothing but the best for Lucas and his family in his pursuit of hockey,” Olds head coach Brett Hopfe said in a press release. The Grizzlys return to action this weekend with 8 p.m. home games Friday and Saturday versus the Brooks Bandits and Drayton Valley Thunder.

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Chelsea closer to elimination CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi battles for the ball with Spartak Moscow’s Juan Insaurralde during their Group G Champions League soccer match at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday.

PARIS — Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Shakhtar Donetsk and Valencia reached the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday, while Chelsea is on the verge of becoming the first titleholder to fail to make it out of the group stage. Already under pressure in the Premier League after a four-game winless run, Chelsea lost 3-0 at Juventus to drop to third in Group E behind Shakhtar and Juve and place manager Roberto di Matteo under increasing pressure. Fabio Quagliarella and Arturo Vidal — both on target for Juventus in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge — again scored against a Chelsea team without the dropped Fernando Torres and injured John Terry. Substitute Sebastian Giovinco capped the victory with a goal in the final minute. Shakhtar showed it is a force to be reckoned with after a crushing 5-2 win over FC Nordsjaelland, with Luiz Adriano scoring a hat trick and Willian grabbing two goals. Chelsea has to beat Nordsjaelland and hope for Shakhtar to defeat Juventus to go through at Juve’s expense. Barcelona advanced for the ninth straight season after defeating Spartak Moscow 3-0 in Group G with Lionel Messi scoring another two goals to close to within five of Gerd Mueller’s single-year record of 85. “Messi is a perfect player, maybe the best player in the world right now,” Spartak coach Unai Emery said. Daniel Alves put Barca ahead and Messi pounced twice before halftime to continue a remarkable season that includes 17 league goals and another five in the European Cup. He has 56 Champions League

goals in his career, tying Ruud Van Nisterooy for second place and trailing only Raul Gonzalez’s tally of 71. Two weeks after beating Barcelona at home in one of its best ever European performances, Celtic lost 2-1 at Benfica to remain level on seven points with its Portuguese opponent. At first glance, Celtic would seem to have the odds slightly in its favour when it hosts Spartak and Benfica travels to Barcelona on Dec. 5. But if both matches end in a draw then the Portuguese club will advance. Argentine defender Ezequiel Garay volleyed home in the 71st to give Benfica the win it needed to stay in the tournament following a 32nd-minute equalizer from Greek forward Giorgos Samaras. Dutch striker Ola John gave Benfica an early lead with his first goal for the club. Bayern, last year’s finalist, and Valencia both advanced from Group F after drawing 1-1 in Spain, extinguishing Belarusian side BATE Borisov’s slim chances of qualifying. Valencia went down to 10 men in the 33rd minute after right back Antonio Barragan was sent off but went ahead thanks to midfielder Sofiane Feghouli’s goal in the 77th. Thomas Mueller equalized five minutes later with a shot that grazed Feghouli. “We put in a huge effort and did the best we could because they are a great team, so we are really very happy,” said Feghouli. Lille salvaged some pride from a miserable campaign by winning 2-0 at BATE, its first win of the competition. But the French club failed to score enough goals to stand a chance of qualifying ahead of BATE for the Europa League. Already-qualified Manchester United lacked firepower in losing 1-0 at Galatasaray after fielding an under-strength team. United, which left key players at home after losing 1-0 at Norwich in the Premier League at the weekend, was unable to respond to Burak Yilmaz’s header at the start of the second half.

Laval and McMaster ready to face off again VANIER CUP BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Tristan Grenon felt helpless. The Laval backup quarterback watched from the sidelines in 2011 as the Rouge et Or’s suffered a devastating 41-38 double overtime Vanier Cup loss to the McMaster Marauders. Now in his fourth year after patiently waiting for his opportunity to be Laval’s starter, Grenon and the Rouge et Or are relishing their chance at redemption in Friday’s rematch. “For all of us it was a crushing loss, but not being able to help your teammates ... it was something I promised that would never happen again,” Grenon said Tuesday at Rogers Centre

as players and coaches from Laval and McMaster met the media ahead of the 48th Vanier Cup. “That fed me all winter long. We’ve earned our ticket and we’re finally here so I have a chance to help my team out.” In the 2011 final, McMaster led 23-0 at halftime before Laval stormed back to take a 24-23 lead in the fourth quarter, only to lose in the extra period. Grenon is part of a new-look Laval offence in 2012 that lost five starters, including quarterback Bruno Prud’homme, running back Sebastien Levesque and wide receiver Julian Feoli-Gudino. Despite all the changes, the Rouge et Or still managed to finish atop the Quebec standings and produced the fourth-best offence in the country with 38.7 points per game. “(Justin Ethier) is one of the brightest, most talented offensive co-ordi-

nators in the country and you’re seeing his influence as he diversifies and takes what the defence is giving him,” McMaster head coach Stefan Ptaszek said. “That means that some days it’s one student-athlete running up big totals, other games it’s somebody else. They are far more diverse than they have been in recent years.” Laval head coach Glen Constantin says his squad doesn’t care if it runs for 300 yards or passes for 300 yards, as long as they coming out on the winning end. “That’s a tribute to our offensive line. Sometimes our offensive line will have three rushes for 100 yards,” he said. “If you’ve got a good O-line you can pretty much dictate what you want to do. Now they’ll have the test of the year because (McMaster) has a great defensive front with a lot of multiple blitzes.”

The Rouge et Or thumped the Acadia Axemen 42-7 in the Uteck Bowl last weekend to advance to the Vanier Cup, while the Maraurders rolled past the Calgary Dinos 45-4 in the Mitchell Bowl. Constantin says the Rouge et Or knew that Grenon had the talent to lead the offence, but three seasons on the bench meant that he was untested under pressure. “I told him to come in and pinch hit when he was a backup finishing a game. There’s no expectations and it’s a win-win situation,” Constantin said. “Now as a starter, you’re in a program where you have a lot of expectations, how will you handle that? “He struggled a bit at first. He’s matured and improved through the process. Now he’s ready to go but there was a learning curve for him in dealing with that stuff.”

Stamps arrive for NHLPA expected to deliver new Grey Cup as Argos proposal during meetings today are feted at rally BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — As the Calgary Stampeders slogged through traffic to their hotel from Pearson Airport to begin the hectic business of Grey Cup week, the Toronto Argonauts were having a love-in with their fans at a downtown rally. About 2,000, many wearing the Argonauts’ Double Blue jersey, cheered and shouted ”Ricky, Ricky” for star quarterback Ricky Ray at Yonge-Dundas Square on Tuesday evening in support of a team that earned the rare chance to play a Grey Cup game at home. The Argonauts will face the Stampeders in the CFL championship game Sunday at Rogers Centre. “You’re always trying to make them proud,” said Ray, the veteran who was acquired from Edmonton last winter in a bid to get the Argonauts into the 100th Grey Cup on home turf. “True fans have stuck with us all year long and we’re getting some new fans too who are really catching onto the excitement we’ve been able to capture late in the season. “This is what we play for — these people and this city — and we’re just looking forward to playing for the championship.” The teams get down to business Wednesday with practices at the domed stadium. It is the first time since 2007 that the two away teams in the division finals pulled upsets to get to the title game, with Calgary knocking off the Lions in Vancouver and Toronto beating the Alouettes in Montreal on Sunday. But they are the two hottest teams in the CFL, with

Toronto on a four-game winning streak including the playoffs and Calgary having won its last five. “Part of that is getting Ricky Ray back,” receiver and kick return ace Chad Owens said of his quarterback, whose return from injury with three games left in the regular season lit a fire under the 9-9 Argos. “He’s been playing extremely well. But it’s going to be a tough game. It’s going to be last man standing. Calgary have a great football team.” Owens is riding a phenomenal season in which he led the league in receiving yards and set a CFL record for all-purpose years.

NEW YORK — The ball is back in the hands of the NHL Players’ Association. With collective bargaining talks set to resume at the NHL head office on Wednesday morning, the union is expected to table a new proposal. It comes on the heels of a 90-minute meeting on Monday evening where the league asked NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr to put together a comprehensive offer that includes how to split revenue and rules governing player contracts. “We’ve never heard a full proposal from them,” said deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “We’ve heard their proposal on economics, they’re still suggesting that they’re moving in our direction on economics. Until we know exactly where they stand on economics ... we think it’s all tied together.

annual revenue. “If their proposal continues to be a guaranteed player amount, sitting here on Nov. 19, that’s not a proposal that would ever be acceptable to us,” said Daly. “If that happens to be where we are, we will be a long way apart.” The league and union must also find agreement on contract rules. The NHL would like to see entry-level contracts reduced to two years, unrestricted free agency pushed back to age 28 or eight years of service and all deals limited to five years maximum. So far, the union has only shown a willingness to make system changes that would discourage teams from signing players to long-term, back-diving contracts. Now in its 10th week, the lockout has already cost the players three paycheques and the league millions in lost revenue. The sides considered taking a break from negotiations last week, but the NHLPA urged the league to continue meeting.

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“We’d like to hear it all together.” The meeting on Wednesday comes at the same time the league is expected to cancel more games. According to sources, the NHL has decided to wipe the first two weeks of December off the schedule, which will bring the total lost during the lockout to more than 400 games. In addition to revenue split and player contract rules, the sides need to work out how to pay for the damage caused by the lockout. In the NHLPA’s most recent offer, which was tabled Nov. 7, the union asked for the players’ share of revenues to jump in fixed increments of 1.75 per cent each season starting from the $1.883-billion they took in last year. That proposal didn’t include the mechanism that would be used to account for the reduced revenue generated during a shortened 2012-13 season. The NHL would prefer a proposal based on a percentage of

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Grey Cup has colourful history off the field BY DAN RALPH THE CANADIAN PRESS It has been lost, forgotten, stolen, held for ransom, caught up in a compromising position with exotic dancers and even come under attack by the Taliban. Such is the rich and colourful history of the Grey Cup. The iconic trophy wasn’t supposed to honour a football champion. It was originally to be awarded annually to Canada’s top senior hockey team, but Sir Montague Allan beat Earl Grey to the punch by issuing the Allan Cup. Grey later donated the trophy to recognize the Canadian rugby football winner. At the time, the Grey Cup was made at a reported cost of $48. Today, the hallowed trophy’s value awarded yearly to the CFL champion is estimated at $75,000. To those who compete for it, the Grey Cup isn’t about money. It’s a 100-year-old trophy that’s steeped in tradition and sewn tightly in Canada’s cultural fabric. The Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts will add to that rich history when they face off in the centennial version of the CFL’s title game on Sunday at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. Mark DeNobile, the executive director of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, says the Grey Cup has weathered its share of storms over the years based on the shape of the trophy when it returns home to Hamilton. ”Whatever the team does with it while they have it as Grey Cup champions, we really don’t want to know,“ he said with a chuckle. ”A few times, yes, it has come back in rough shape.” The Grey Cup has had adventures at home and abroad. On July 1, 2008 DeNobile, former CFL players Roger Aldag and Steve Mazurak, Ottawa comedian Mike MacDonald and the George Canyon band accompanied the trophy to the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. While there, the base came under attack by the Taliban. DeNobile was on stage with the Cup when missiles hit nearby, and that’s where it remained while DeNobile and others were taken to a nearby bunker. “That was an interesting time,” DeNobile said. “The Taliban launched three missiles into us and we were on the stage when it happened. “The air sirens went off just like you hear it, you have to grab the ground for 90 seconds, they blow a whistle and you run into a cement bunker. After all that, George Canyon went back on and played but the Cup stayed on stage throughout the attack. “Two years later, CFL commissioner Mark Cohon and Doug Allison (league’s Vice-President, Finance and Administration) took it back there and had their own incident where something

was bombed so the Grey Cup is 2-for-2 in Kandahar.” The Grey Cup has special significance to the DeNobile family. DeNobile’s father, Gino, appeared in seven CFL title games as an offensive lineman with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1956 to 1984, winning twice. Mark DeNobile also earned a Grey Cup ring working in Hamilton’s front office in 1999 when the Ticats beat Calgary 32-21 at B.C. Place. After helping the B.C. Lions win the Grey Cup last November, linebacker James Yurichuk took the trophy to new heights. When it was the Brampton, Ont., native’s turn to have the Cup for a day, he took it via helicopter to the top of a B.C. mountain and had a friend film him victoriously raising the trophy above his head as the sun set behind him. Sadly, the best footage was lost. What remained was uploaded as a short film on YouTube but it reportedly pales in comparison to the missing clips. Other players have chosen to share the trophy with the people. Members of the victorious ’92 Stampeders took it to a strip club, where the Cup was used to measure the dancers’ breast sizes. And while the Grey Cup has survived the two foreign attacks, it didn’t fare so well in 2006 after the Lions defeated the Montreal Alouettes. During the post-game jubliation, the trophy broke in two when offensive lineman Kelly Bates lifted it above his head. That didn’t deter Bates and his teammates, who continued celebrating with both pieces of the Grey Cup. Fortunately for Bates and the Lions, a welder in Winnipeg successfully reattached the cup to its base. It wasn’t the first time the Cup was broken. In 1987, it snapped when a celebrating Edmonton Eskimos player sat on it. Four years later, tape held the neck of the trophy intact when it returned home with the Argonauts. And in 1993, it was again broken when Edmonton’s Blake Dermott headbutted it. Last December, Wally Buono stepped down as B.C.’s head coach just over a week after winning the Grey Cup for a record-tying fifth time. But in 1998, the CFL’s all-time leader in wins as a coach nearly added another wacky chapter to the championship’s colourful history. Hours after Buono’s Stampeders earned a wild 26-24 victory over the Tiger-Cats, the victorious team nearly left Winnipeg without the trophy itself. The Stampeders returned to their hotel for a reception after the game. They then headed to the airport for their chartered flight home only to realize the trophy had been left at the hotel. As panic set in, salvation arrived in the form of the trophy, which some-

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Making one of its 100 stops across the country the Grey Cup 100 train pulled into the CP Rail Yards in Red Deer, Sept. 19. Hundreds of football fans waited in line to get a close up look at the cup and among them were Chuck Seely and his son Ian from Red Deer. one had placed on a bus headed to the airport. “There were so many people getting their picture taken with it (at the reception) so I left early to get the buses organized assuming someone else would take care of it,” Buono, who had signed for the Cup on the club’s behalf, said at the time. “All of a sudden we don’t know where it’s at. “Fortunately, when the third bus came, someone was smart enough to have put it on. It was a big relief.” The Cup is insured, but whoever signs for it is responsible for its safe keeping. If it’s lost or irreparably damaged, the signee is on the hook for its replacement value. The Stampeders’ faux-pas last year wasn’t the first time the Cup had been forgotten. In 1964, the B.C. Lions sent someone back to their hotel to retrieve it after arriving at the airport empty-handed. And in 1984, hours after a team celebration, former Bombers GM Paul Robson sheepishly returned to an empty Winnipeg Arena to find the trophy sitting on a table at centre ice. Former Toronto kicker Mike Vanderjagt lost the Cup in November

1997. Vanderjagt took it to a bar in his native Oakville, Ont., where it was stolen. Early the next morning, a college student who reportedly joked she’d give $100 to have the Cup in her apartment found it in her kitchen. Police were called and the trophy was returned to a relieved Vanderjagt. It was also stolen in 1969 from Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park and held for ransom. When the CFL balked, Toronto police found the Grey Cup in a storage locker at the Royal York Hotel. The University of Toronto won the first Grey Cup championship in 1909, but didn’t receive the trophy until the following March as Grey’s staff reportedly forgot to have it made. And once the school got the Cup it held on to it, figuring it didn’t have to return the trophy until another team beat U of T in the title game. That happened in 1914 when the Argonauts captured the title. Since then, the winning team has made the trophy available to next season’s champion. In 1947, the trophy was almost destroyed by fire while on display at the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club. The office was gutted, but a slightly tarnished Cup survived.

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SELLING SOCKS TO RAISE FUNDS United Way of Central Alberta fundraising campaign has reached $1.32 million. This marks 66 per cent of its goal of $1.99 million. On Saturday, United Way volunteers will be among the fans at the Centrium cheering on the Red Deer Rebels while selling socks to be thrown on the ice during the second intermission. Last year, more than 1,000 pairs of socks were donated to local agencies in Central Alberta. “This year we are hoping to increase the number because we know there is always an urgent need for clean, warm socks,” said John Knoch, 2012 volunteer campaign co-chair. Fans can also bring their own new socks to donate. Donations or sock purchases may also be made from the United Way office at 4811 48th St. in Red Deer starting today. For more details about United Way events, the fundraising campaign or its 30 agencies, go to www. caunitedway.ca.

MERRY MELODIES Waskasoo Park’s interpretive program is offering seniors a chance to listen to some merry melodies on a Monday. Seniors are invited to the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, at 6300 45th Ave. in Red Deer, on Monday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for some nature-inspired music, refreshments and activities. Admission is a suggested donation of $2 per person and the event is a dropin format. For more information, call 403346-2010.

PIE SALE The Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm host the annual fall pie sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 27 and 28 at the farm, at 4701 30th St. in Red Deer. Readyto-bake pies are $12 each and include apple, peach, blueberry, cherry, raisin and strawberry/ rhubarb. Butter and mincemeat tarts are also available for $6 a box. Proceeds go to the farm museum’s educational programs. More information is available by calling Ian Warwick at 403-3403511 or by emailing sbfs@shaw.ca.

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Punching for money WHITE-COLLAR BOXERS GO TOE-TO-TOE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CANCER, AMATEUR BOXING BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

‘IT’S REALLY INTERESTING, VERY ENTERTAINING AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WORKED WELL.’

There were few punches pulled as eight white-collar boxers went toe to toe last week to raise funds for both cancer and amateur boxing. Although the total amount of money raised hasn’t been fully tabulated, event organizer Colin Acheson said it was a good event full of entertaining boxing. “All of these people trained together since August so they became quite good friends,” said Acheson, adding the white collar competitors were in the gym a lot together. “They have to put that in the back seat when they step into the ring to go at each other. The action was pretty fierce in all the bouts, there were very few punches pulled.” On Friday, four white collar bouts and five amateur bouts made up the card at the event. The four white collar fights featured eight individuals who wanted to try their hands at boxing. “I think the draw to this was the four white collar bouts,” said Acheson. “We recruit local business men and women, usually starting around the middle of August and put them in the gym for three months. We teach them the basics of Olym-

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pic-style boxing and get them fit and then match them up based on their age, size and experience.” Then the competitors are put in the ring in front of the dinner crowd. “It’s really interesting, very entertaining and it was very successful and worked well,” said Acheson. The main event of the card was one of the white collar bouts and it pitted P.J. Swales, Red Deer College athletics marketing director, against Red Deer firefighter Ken Boniface. Boniface emerged triumphant. In other white collar bouts, Jordy Johnston of Olds won a split decision over Red Deer’s Jason Gilbert, Nadine Phillips took the split decision over Allison Dechant and the referee stopped the bout between Jon Lewis and Dallas Lehr during the third round, with Lewis emerging victorious. “It was successful, we were sold out before the event actually,” said Acheson. “We were really impressed, especially with corporate Red Deer because they got on board in a big way.” Almost 400 tickets to the event were sold to watch the nine bouts of the sweet sci-

ence. With the success of the event in its fourth year, the Red Deer and District Boxing Club is patiently awaiting the fifth rumble in Red Deer. “We’re after people who want to come out, have a nice dinner and see some young kids, who do this for the love of the game, get into the ring and see who is best,” said Acheson. On the amateur boxing side of the card, Pavel Aristaksyan of Olds beat Red Deer’s Tyler Sundgaard in the first round by TKO; Gwynn Lewis, of Calgary’s Bowmont Boxing Club, won over Red Deer’s Mark Habana; Mike Rodenbush, of Red Deer, won a split decision over Edmonton’s Chris Hicks; Ben Alvarez, from Edmonton’s Panther Boxing Club, defeated Lanky Brendan Irwin, of the Red Deer Boxing Club and in the penultimate bout, Brian Samuel of the Red Deer Boxing Club took a unanimous decision over Dax Smordin, out of Edmonton’s Main Event Boxing Club. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

After over 1 million km, Toyota still going An old car has brought new fame to a Red Deer man. The nearly 1.2 million km on Tim Lasiuta’s 1982 Toyota Corolla has earned him a place in Toyota’s advertising. A oneminute animated video called To The Moon and Back recently became part of the car maker’s Canada Moving Story ad campaign. Lasiuta paid $150 for the 30-year-old car four years ago and has since added 40,000 km to its 1,160,000 total. “Both my daughters learned to drive in it,” he proudly recounts.

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Tim Lasiuta and his 1982 Corolla that sports nearly 1.2 million km have earned them a Toyota video ad spot. See video at reddeeradvocate.com. Still in good repair, he drives the two-door two-tone automatic daily, using it to deliver newspapers and make trips to Calgary and Edmonton. He’s grown

accustomed to people offering him parts. “I had one guy say he knew where I could get a front end if I needed one. Some things have

a life of their own.” The video can be seen online at reddeeradvocate. com or at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MQpQS1UdQog.

Closed nightclub could reopen: city BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF

TEQUILA NIGHTCLUB

A downtown nightclub forced to shut down last week due to public safety concerns can be resurrected, says a City of Red Deer official. Inspections and Licensing Department manager Howard Thompson said that although operators of the Tequila Nightclub lost their business licence, they could end up reopening following a City of Red Deer review. The Drinking Establishment Bylaw requires that applicants list all the directors and business owners of the company. Those operators could come back with a new application and just change the name of the nightclub. “If an application is received for that location, it would be reviewed in light of the intent of the Drinking Establishment Bylaw and all the safety and public welfare concerns,” said Thompson. It’s also likely that new operators could step in and apply for a licence for that location, he added. This would be reviewed in context of the Drinking Establishment Bylaw too, Thomp-

son said. Quan Diep of Calgary opened the Tequila Nightclub at 5004 48th St. in November 2010. The premises were previously the site of The Plaza nightclub, which Diep had going for a year, but its dress code and cover charge didn’t catch on with the Red Deer crowd. On Thursday, the city’s business licence for Tequila was revoked after Diep, represented by Red Deer lawyer Dana Carlson, lost his appeal to keep his business licence. The Red Deer Appeal and Review Board upheld a city administrative decision in September to take away Diep’s licence. He appealed and while this process was happening, the nightclub remained opened. The city made its decision because conditions had not been fully complied with in regards to security, video recorders, metal detectors and access to the nightclub. The letter also made reference to two alleged breaches of regulations related to public safety, including exceeding licensed capacity and allowing individuals under 18

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to be present. Thompson said the city hasn’t received any application regarding the Tequila location. This is the first instance where a business licence was revoked under the Drinking Establishment Bylaw. City council passed the bylaw in August 2004. The Advocate was unable to reach Diep’s lawyer on Tuesday. During a hearing with the review board, Diep said he was embarrassed that underage patrons were allowed and that staff responsible for checking ID at that time were fired. He also argued that revocation of the licence was made arbitrarily, with no means of measuring whether or not it was reasonable. Diep also said he has a 10-year history of operating drinking establishments and has never encountered issues to this extent. A dozen charges of allowing minors inside the Tequila Nightclub were adjourned in Red Deer provincial court last week. The case returns to court on Dec. 17, when pleas are expected to be entered. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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C2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012

County asked to protect farmland

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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Festival of Trees volunteer Carole Edmonds of Healthy Homes Plus helps prepare for the annual Festival of Trees. The festival kicks off Wednesday with the preview dinner and auction. Thursday features a seniors appreciation afternoon. On Friday the Taste of Red Deer and the Festival of Wines takes centre stage. On Saturday there is Mistletoe Magic and on Sunday it’s Breakfast with Santa. The Festival of Trees is open to the public daily Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See related video at reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Driver to appear A man accused of drunk driving in relation to the death of a Rocky Mountain House man will make his first court appearance in Whitecourt on Tuesday. Whitecourt RCMP have said that Clinton Lattery, 27, died when the welding truck in which he was riding struck the back end of a logging truck at about 8 p.m. on Nov. 14. They allege that Brooks resident Ryan Douglas Florence, 30, was driving the smaller vehicle. Florence was arrested and charged with three offences, including impaired driving causing death. A police statement issued shortly after his arrest stated that Florence was not injured in the collision.

AltaLink proposal updated A updated proposal for rebuilding the transmission line between Red Deer and Joffre will be opened for public view and comments on Tuesday. Officials from Calgary-based

AltaLink have set up an open house to offer insight into their plans and to get further input from the public. The proposal includes two options to be considered as AltaLink proceeds with the rebuild, which would start in February 2014 and wrap up at the end of that year, if approved. Individual consultations with people who live on or own property along the route are scheduled during the rest of this year. A plan is to be filed with the Alberta Utilities Commission early in 2013. The open house is scheduled for the Bower-Kin Community Centre, at 85 Boyce St. in Red Deer, from 4 to 8 p.m.

Suspect remanded A Bowden man facing numerous weapons and stolen vehicle charges remains in custody pending his next court appearance in Calgary. Tyler Wayne James Ratledge, 26, was arrested by police investigating the discovery of several ATVs, a snowmobile and a minivan on a farm in the Bowden area on Friday. Ratledge has been charged with five counts of possession of stolen property worth more than $5,000, one count of possession of stolen property under $5,000, one count of possessing a firearm

while prohibited and three counts of breaching a recognizance. Ratledge also faces a number of other charges laid previously and still before the courts, arising from investigations in Olds, Didsbury, Innisfail and Calgary. He is to return to Calgary provincial court on Dec. 3.

Bail hearing planned Bail is to be addressed on Tuesday for a Calgary man arrested in Red Deer by RCMP investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle. Police allege that Caleb Costello of Calgary and Kelsey Pitton of Kittimat, B.C., were found sleeping in a pickup truck that was reported stolen and that it was bearing a stolen licence plate. Costello, 25, and Pitton, 20, are jointly charged with 22 offences, including 19 counts of possession of stolen property, one count of theft of property worth more than $5,000, one count of theft under $5,000 and one count of breaching a recognizance. The recognizance includes an order that they not have contact with each other. Pitton was granted bail, but was still in custody on Tuesday morning awaiting the $250 cash needed for her release. Costello is still awaiting his bail hearing, set for Nov. 27. Both are to return to court on Dec. 18 to enter pleas on the charges against them.

Rural landowners urged Red Deer County on Tuesday to protect farmland and not allow acreages to be carved out of quarter sections. A public hearing on an updated Municipal Development Plan drew about 40 people to Red Deer County Centre and several speakers cautioned that creating more acreages through the plan’s first parcel out provisions will lead to more conflict between farmers and acreage owners over issues like crop spraying or manure fertilizing. Under the county’s existing plan, an undeveloped parcel between three to five acres can be subdivided out of a quarter section that has not been previously subdivided. Greg Conn, who farms west of Innisfail, said a “quiet majority” of rural residents do not support the creation of acreages on undeveloped pieces of farmland. “Once you open the floodgates on this, there will be no closing of them,” said Conn. He called on council to put agriculture on a “higher pedestal” when reviewing land-use applications. Another resident said speculators are buying quarter sections, subdividing them and then reselling them for a “tidy profit.” Mabel Hamilton, who runs a cow-calf operation near Innisfail, said she’s not against acreages but the county must develop criteria that first protects agricultural producers. Mayor Jim Wood said it is clear that council must sit down and further discuss how to address first parcels out. While some are opposed to allowing the acreage parcels, other rural landowners support them as a way to give younger generations a foothold in the farming business. Coun. Dave Hoar said he does not want to rule first parcels out entirely because of their usefulness in helping young farmers get a start. “On the other hand, I don’t want it to go in the direction of (first parcel out approval) being almost automatic.” Coun. George Gehrke suggested that those applying for first parcel out must have owned the land for five to 10 years as a guard against speculation. The issue will have a great impact on the county and must be considered carefully, said Coun. Richard Lorenz. Other rural municipalities have allowed their farmland to be cut up into small pieces and are now facing the repercussions, he warned. Council unanimously passed second reading on the understanding that it will review the first parcel out issue, among others. Amendments are expected to come back to council before the end of the year. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Hospice Society added to list of top performing charities The Red Deer Hospice Society is among an elite list of 45 national topperforming charities. The local hospice society is among six other charities in the hospice category that were selected by Charity Intelligence Canada as the 2012 top picks list of Canadian charities. Other categories included at-risk youth, education, food banks, social

services, homelessness, women’s charities, health and animal welfare. “This year’s top pick charities have proved that they are efficient and effective,” said Greg Thomson, director of research at Charity Intelligence. “They are not only able to run their operations cost-efficiently, but more importantly, they produce bottom-line results in enhancing the lives of their

clients. For donors who are looking for the most impact from their giving, these charities are ones to invest in.” On Nov. 20, Charity Intelligence Canada released its annual charity top picks report, which identified 45 outstanding Canadian charities from across the country. Charities are selected after going

Soldier wounded in Afghan training accident thought Taliban were attacking THE CANADIAN PRESS A soldier wounded during a fatal training accident in Afghanistan more than two years ago says he thought his platoon was under attack by the Taliban. Master Cpl. William Pylypow told a Calgary court martial he was in a direct line behind a Claymore C19 anti-personnel device when it went off on Feb. 12, 2010. “We always presume it’s Taliban, so I thought they got to us,” Pylypow said Tuesday. He was only a metre away from Cpl. Josh Baker, 24, who died when the Claymore, packed with 700 steel balls, raked the Canadian Forces platoon on a range four kilometres north of Kandahar city. Baker was struck four times and one of the steel balls penetrated his chest. Four other soldiers,

including Pylypow, were wounded. Maj. Darryl Watts, 44, who was in charge of the Kan Kala range the day of the accident, is charged with manslaughter, unlawfully causing bodily harm, breach of duty and negligent performance of duty. The prosecution alleges Watts allowed his men to practise with the C19 without any proper training and with “wanton, reckless disregard.” Pylypow said he first felt the force of the explosion. “I got hit with the concussion and then two (ball) bearings hit my right arm. I thought I had lost my arm so pretty much went into shock.” Master Bombardier Daniel Scott, who had helped set up one of the C19s the soldiers were practising with that day, was also hit. “I just thought a rock had hit me in the chest,” Scott said.

“It knocked the wind out of me. I tried to walk it off but I couldn’t get my breath.” When medics removed his body armour, they discovered his wound. He was later airlifted to hospital at Kandahar Airfield. Scott doesn’t remember getting a safety briefing but doesn’t doubt he had received one. Cpl. Wolfgang Brettner said the Claymore had been thoroughly checked by the range safety officer, Warrant Officer Paul Ravensdale, before the firing. He said it was facing in the right direction — toward the enemy — was securely placed and didn’t appear to be damaged. Brettner was the one responsible for pulling the trigger and testified everything seemed to be fine initially. “A couple of seconds after, my arm felt like it

was being electrocuted,” he said. “I didn’t clue in for a few seconds. My arm was bleeding and people behind me were dropping.” Brettner’s right forearm was pierced by a ball bearing that took out a piece of bone before coming out the other side.

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Four men arrested on terrorism charges in California LOS ANGELES — Three California men excited at the prospect of training in Afghanistan to become terrorists prepared, authorities say, by simulating combat with paintball rifles, wiping their Facebook profiles of any Islamic references and concocting cover stories. Just two days before they were going to board a plane bound for Istanbul — and then onto Afghanistan — FBI agents thwarted plans that officials said included killing Americans and bombing U.S. military bases overseas. The arrests last week in the U.S. and of the man said to be the ringleader, 34-year-old American Sohiel Omar Kabir, in Afghanistan was laid out in a

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — A diplomatic push to end Israel’s nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip gained momentum Tuesday, with Egypt’s president predicting that airstrikes would soon end, the U.S. secretary of state racing to the region and Israel’s prime minister saying his country would be a “willing partner” to a cease-fire with the Islamic militant group Hamas. As international diplomats worked to cement a deal, senior Hamas officials said some sticking points remained even as relentless airstrikes and rocket attacks between the two sides continued. The Israeli death toll rose to five with the deaths Tuesday of an Israeli soldier and a civilian contractor. More than 130 Palestinians have been killed. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held a late-night meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after rushing to the region from Cambodia, where she had accompanied President Barack Obama on a visit. “The goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians alike,” she said.. Netanyahu said Israel would welcome a diplomatic solution to the crisis but threatened further military activity, saying he was ready to take “whatever action” is necessary. Top Hamas officials in Cairo, where cease-fire talks were being held, said no deal had been reached as of late Tuesday. “Most likely the deal will be struck tomorrow. Israel has not responded to some demands which delayed the deal,” Hamas official Izzat Risheq said. Israeli officials said only that “intensive efforts” were under way to end the fighting. Israeli media quoted Defence Minister Ehud Barak as telling a closed meeting that Israel wanted a 24-hour test period of no rocket fire to see if Hamas could enforce a truce. In what appeared to be a last-minute burst of heavy fire, Israeli tanks and gunboats shelled targets late Tuesday, and an airstrike killed two brothers riding on a motorcycle. The men weren’t identified. Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, perhaps the most important interlocutor between Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory, and the Israelis, said the negotiations between the two sides would yield “positive results” during the coming hours. Israel demands an end to rocket fire from Gaza and a halt to weapons smuggling into Gaza through tunnels under the border with Egypt. It also wants international guarantees that Hamas will not rearm or use Egypt’s Sinai region, which abuts both Gaza and southern Israel, to attack Israelis.

to terrorists. The charges can carry a maximum 15-year prison sentence. Santana, 21, was born in Mexico, while Deleon, 23, was born in the Philippines. Both are lawful, permanent U.S. residents. Defence attorneys did not immediately return calls for comment. Federal investigators said Kabir met Deleon and Santana at a hookah bar and introduced them to the radical Islamist doctrine of the U.S.-born extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed last year in an American airstrike in Yemen. Kabir, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan, served in the Air Force from 2000 to 2001 at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, pulling aircraft or vehicle parts from a supply store. He was adminis-

tratively separated for unknown reasons and was given an honourable discharge, the military said. According to the court documents, Deleon said meeting Kabir was like encountering someone from the camps run by al-Awlaki or Osama bin Laden, who was killed in a U.S. raid last year on his compound in Pakistan. Kabir was “basically a mujahid walking the streets of LA,” Deleon said, using the term for holy warrior, according to court documents. “He was just waiting to get his papers. And I met him at the point of his life where he was about to go.” Authorities wouldn’t say how the investigation began, but they tracked Kabir’s travels last year and flagged violent extremist messages posted online by Santana.

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HOROSCOPE Wednesday, November 21 Sun, your ruler moves in Sagittarius. CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS Get more rest if you need to and do not DATE: Jena Malone, 28; Bjork, 47; accomplish more than you are capable Goldie Hawn, 67 of. THOUGHT OF THE VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): DAY: The Sun leaves beYou want a partnership and hind Scorpio and moves you want to relate to that into Sagittarius. This marks special someone. It is okay the beginning of a more to pour your feelings out, but outgoing and extroverted do not let them affect your period. judgement. The Virgo knows However, with today’s how to rationalize, yet, with Moon in Pisces, gestures of Mercury in a weak stance; sympathy and compassion it would still be wise to be towards the suffering or the cautious. needy can bring us much LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): spiritual gratification. Interaction with your colHAPPY BIRTHDAY: leagues will go smoothly ASTRO If today is your birthday, and with grace today. You DOYNA expect a colourful and anihave the capability to ease mated year ahead. You will any ongoing conflict of interwant to enjoy yourself and est that may arise today. As express your true individubusy as your schedule seems ality either through an artistic endeav- to be, you will feel quite proud of your our or through anything requiring cre- accomplishments. ative inclinations. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This day You will have an emotionally fulfill- proves to be filled with bliss and god ing year with a great number of new karma. Much joy can be derived from contacts. fun activities. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Before Your interaction with others seems you know it, your call for solitude will to be more convincing, assertive and soon be replaced by a need to break you surely know what you are talking free of a restrained world where you about. You are in tune and in control want to let those dreams out. of your emotions. You work well just with those spiriSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): tual, highly creative energies. Utilize Confusion and disharmony with your them to write, read or simply, get in- partner is overshadowed by a great spired. amount of emotional power that you TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Use to- hold right now. day’s positive vibes to connect and esIn the following hours, the Sun travtablish harmonious relationships with elling through your own sign will help your collective or a certain friend of elevate your morale and uplift your yours. You can imagine quite vividly consciousness. your aspirations being close to realCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your ization. Patience is still highly recom- interactions are prominent right now. mended before carrying out anything You have an inner itch to catch up right now. with some news. Communication might GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today you not be as clear, but you know very well are finally feeling more like in your how to stay put and focused. Your diliown element. gence and patience are remarkable. Communication might still suffer AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You among your colleagues these days are slowly starting to regain your radibut, don’t give up yet. You got a hope- ance and your light. Your love of freeful promise that your standing is still dom will soon illuminate wishes. You strong and that your career is at a good are feeling deliberated in a way and place right now. hopeful that your future looks more CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your cu- shiny and promising. riosity is heightened right now. You PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your are more eager than usually to dis- light was lit upon the higher learning cover your own purpose in life. You and you had the opportunity to disare thirsty for knowledge and you are cover new educational territory. Soon more communicative. Catch up with enough, your focus will turn towards your friends or play some fun game your career and how others perceive with your family. you, in general. There will be much LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Despite a con- talking going on. fusing air surrounding you these days, Astro Doyna — Internationally Syndiyour stamina will slowly pick up as the cated Astrologer/Columnist.

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Unrealistic for in-laws to expect widow to be alone Dear Annie: I was married to my husband for 31 years. Two years ago, he was killed in an accident. I loved him to the moon and back and miss him terribly. Eight months later, my daughter introduced me to a nice gentleman. He is a sweet man, and we have been seeing each other ever since. Unfortunately, my mother-in-law is upset and bitter because of it. She thinks I did not wait long enough after my husband’s death. What gets me is that one of her daughters just left her husband a couple of months ago, is not yet divorced and already has a boyfriend moving in with her. That doesn’t seem to bother my mother-inlaw. I love my in-laws, but they have to realize that my path in life is changing, and I have to do what is right for me. How do I get my mother-inlaw to understand? Do I just leave it alone and live my life?— Confused Daughter-in-Law Dear Confused: Parents grieve in their own way, and the loss of a child is different from that of a spouse. No amount of mourning would be “long enough” for your mother-in-law. But it is unrealistic and unfair for her to expect you to remain alone indefinitely. Try to bring your inlaws into your new life. Tell them how much you love them and how you will never stop loving their son, but you don’t think he would want you to be alone. Explain that you hope they will always be part of your life. Introduce them to your

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ANNIE ANNIE new man. Be gentle and compassionate, but don’t let them dictate your future. Dear Annie: While waiting in a line at a deli, a young girl ahead of me was dressed in today’s typical tight, skimpy shorts. She was leaning against the deli case, and I noticed she had a sizable tattoo just above her very clearly exposed rear cleavage. Naturally, I glanced at it briefly and read what it said. I did not gawk or ogle. It was simply normal curiosity. I was cautioned by a friend who warned me that doing so could be considered sexual harassment. My argument is that when someone essentially has a billboard on their butt, it’s an invitation for others to peruse it. To me, people who have multiple exposed tattoos should expect others to look them over. What’s your take on this? — A Guy in Virginia Dear Guy: In most instances, body art is intended to be noticed. Discreet glancing is fine. Ogling is not. Staring, making comments, whistling, smacking your lips

or touching the other person are definite nonos. You can look, but do so respectfully. Dear Annie: “New Sibling” discovered that he had a half-brother and wanted to know whether it was too late to form a relationship over his father’s objections. After my mother died, I found out at age 42 that I was a child from a first marriage. My stepdad adopted me and changed my name to his. I went on a search and found halfbrothers from my biological father’s other marriages. One half-brother thought it was terrible that I was searching, but another of my half-brothers, only five months younger, was thrilled to have a new sister. We have a wonderful relationship. So, it’s never too late. And I agree with your advice that this is not Dad’s decision. Yes, I’m angry that my birth information was hidden from me and that I never had the opportunity to meet my biological father. My new half-brother and I have often wondered whether any of the wives knew about the others. I have one more brother we haven’t found, and I’m guessing he was also adopted and had his name changed. — California Sister Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Bobby Bare shines again LATEST ALBUM DARKER THAN LIGHT IS MADE UP OF CLASSIC FOLK STANDARDS AND MODERN NUMBERS BY SONGWRITING GREATS BY WAYNE BLEDSOE ADVOCATE NEWS ERVICES Bobby Bare is one of country music’s legends. As an artist and a songwriter and a song publisher, he’s been a linchpin in classic country music since his song Detroit City became a country hit in 1963. Since that time, he’s championed songwriters, including Shel Silverstein, Billy Joe Shaver and Tom T. Hall, either publishing and/or recording their classic songs. “They’re the ones I always hung out with because they’re so aware of everything that’s going on around them. ‘You could take ‘em up to Wall Street and put them in a room and they’d still be the brightest lights there. They might not be the besteducated, but they’re extremely bright.” Bare’s new album, Darker Than Light (Plowboy Records), is his first in nearly a decade and is made up of classic folk standards and modern numbers by songwriting greats. “I’ve been wanting to do this for 25 years and couldn’t get anyone excited about it,” says Bare in a phone call from his Nashville home. “I love these old folk songs. They’re so honest, so raw and the melodies are so good. That’s the reason they’ve been around for hundreds of years.” Plowboy Records was interested. The label was founded by Shannon Pollard (grandson of Eddy Arnold), Cheetah Chrome (of the Dead Boys and Rocket From the Crypt) and author Don Cusic (who also teaches at Belmont University in Nashville). Not only were they interested, they were interested in recording it at the legendary RCA Studio B (now part of Belmont). “That’s where I cut all my hits,” says Bare. There were plenty of memories. “I saw Chet Atkins everywhere I turned. I knew where everybody sat back when Chet had his favorite band in there.” Along with the vintage murder ballad “Banks of the Ohio,” Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie covers is a new collaboration with Bare’s late buddy Silverstein.

BRIEFS CD release for Tap9 The Ponoka band Tap9 is throwing a CD release party this week in Blackfalds. Tap9 performs a wide variety of musical genres, from blues to country, jazz and rock. The band’s first single Alberta Home was released in 2010 and sold not just in Alberta, but across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. The six-member group’s latest self-titled release was recorded at Ma-Me-O Music Studios in Pigeon Lake. The CD will be launched on Saturday night at the Resolve Bar and Grill in Blackfalds. For more information, call 403-304-1412.

Mystery novelist to sign books Alberta mystery novelist Dave Hugelschaffer will be signing books at Red Deer’s Chapters store on Sunday. Hugelschaffer is the author of the Porter Cassel mystery series, which is set in Alberta. His third book, Whisky Creek, involves the oilsands. The Edmonton writer will be at Chapters from noon to 6 p.m.

Chamber Singers’ Renaissance Feast Some fine dining and glorious singing will be offered at the Red Deer Chamber Singers’ Renaissance Feast. Music and food connoisseurs will have two choices of shows at The Chalet at Westerner Park. ● A dessert concert will be held on Thursday, Nov. 29. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30. Tickets are $25 a person. ● The full feast will be held on Friday, Nov. 30. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the dinner served at 7. Tickets are $65 a person or $476 per table. The Renaissance Feast would be ideal for a small office Christmas party, with great food and music. For tickets, call 403-347-6567.

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Bobby Bare’s new album, Darker Than Light (Plowboy Records), is his first in nearly a decade and is made up of classic folk standards and modern numbers by songwriting greats. “The Devil and Billy Markham was a poem that Shel had in Playboy and I always liked it. I kept trying to get him to put music to it.” Silverstein never did, but Bare decided to do it himself without changing any of the four -letter words. “Of course that eliminated it being in Walmart immediately!” Bare isn’t as well known in his home country, but he recently

achieved renewed stardom in Norway when his song Things Change was a finalist in the Eurovision contest. “If I get tired of walking around here and nobody knowing who I am, I can go over there where I’m a rock star!” Bare chuckles. Email Wayne Bledsoe of The Knoxville News Sentinel in Tennessee at bledsoew@knoxville.com.

Fiddler on the Roof will appear in Ponoka Tevye, Golde and the rest of the beloved characters from Fiddler on the Roof will appear on stage in Ponoka this month. The Klaglahachie Fine Arts theatre group presents the musical by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein. It’s set in Tsarist Russia in 1905 and based on Tevye the Milkman and Other Tales by the writer Sholem Aleichem. The story centres on the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his family’s Jewish religious traditions as outside influences encroach. Set against the backdrop of Russian pogroms, or eviction of Jews from villages, each of Tevye’s strong-willed older daughters chooses

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Fiddler on the Roof is a heart-rending, joyous musical favourite that contains well-loved melodies including Sunrise, Sunset, Matchmaker, Matchmaker and Tradi-

tion. The Klaglahachie version involves a cast of 30 actors, plus technical crew, who have spent hundreds of hours to bring this show to life. Kevin Ferguson directs and Althea Lewis is the music director. The musical runs Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8 as a dinner theatre production at the Ponoka United Church. Tickets are $40 ($30 for youth age six to 11/$10 for children five and under). There are also matinees showings with no meals on Dec. 2 and 9. Tickets for the matinees are $20 ($10 youth). Children five and under are free. For more information, call 403-783-4087.

Calgary folk/country group Prairie Junction joins the Bull Skit improv and sketch comedy gang for some ho-ho hilarity this weekend. The “Canadiana” band is the musical guest for Friday and Saturday’s Bull Skit shows at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. It performs folk and old country music, including covers of tunes by Ryan Adams, Stompin’ Tom Connors, Alison Krauss, Patty Griffin, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen. This month, Bull Skit fans will get to see new sketches from local cut-ups Jenna Goldade, Jeremy Robinson and Jarrett Vizcko. Watch as Alice and Sarah explore the dating world on collegemingle.com, listen to the “true” story of Christmas, and explore the beauty of Paris through quirky new sketches designed to tickle your funny bone. As if that isn’t enough of a gas, Serge Belliveau will also bare his heart in song. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show is at 8 p.m. There’s a cash bar. Note that sketches contains coarse language and mature subject matter. Tickets are available in advance from Sunworks on Ross Street, or by calling 403-341-3455. Tickets are $23 ($18 students/seniors). To book the Bull Skit troupe for parties or staff development exercises, call Jenna at 403-872-6706.

Farm Studio Christmas Art Show, Sale Central Alberta ceramicist Pat Matheson and the rest of his artistic clan will be holding the 10th annual The Farm Studio Christmas Art Show and Sale this weekend. Raku ceramics, watercolour paintings and other gift suggestions will be available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday on the family’s homestead, just north of Sylvan Lake. The directions are: Go one mile east and one mile north from the intersection of Hwy 20 and Aspelund Road — and watch for signs. For more information, call 403-748-2557.

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McKNIGHT Steve McKnight passed away on November 16, 2012 at the farm he loved near Halkirk. He was born on April 5, 1953 in Castor, Alberta on an unusually snowy spring day to Bob and Shirley McKnight. He was a gifted athlete and coach in many sports but hockey was number one surpassed only by his love for his family. He married his soul mate and best friend Patti Harrison, of Stettler, AB on May 8, 1982. The apple of his eye arrived eleven months later when his daughter Kerbi was born. Matt, the apple of Patti’s eye came 14 months later. Steve received his elementary and junior high schooling in Halkirk and attended high s c h o o l i n S t e t t l e r. H e continued on to the University of Alberta where he obtained his teaching credentials and played hockey with the Golden Bears. Steve’s teaching career spanned 17 years in Gadsby but he was the ultimate sports guru in the Stettler, Halkirk, Gadsby, Botha and Castor areas. Everyone was drawn to Steve’s infectious laugh and beautiful grin. His compassion for all shone through in such a selfless manner and he was wealthy by virtue of his countless friends and family. Steve is survived by his wife Patti, daughter Kerbi McKnight of Lethbridge, son Matt and Jessica McKnight of Germany, and his mother Shirley McKnight. He is also missed by his sisters and brothers-in-law Bill and Dianna, Leslie and Don, Lyle and Lora Lea, Anne and Brian as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and many friends. A full circle - Steve came back to the farm he loved. Funeral services will be held on S a t u r d a y, N o v e m b e r 2 4 , 2012 at 2:00 PM at the Wm. E. Hay High School Gymnasium, Stettler, Alberta. Memorial donations to a Children’s Sports organization, yet to be determined, c/o Stettler Funeral Home, Box 1780, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements 403-742-3422

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BOUGIE Muriel Muriel Bougie, formerly of Whitecourt, AB, passed away quietly at Westpark Lodge, Red Deer on Friday, November 16, 2012. Born January 13, 1925 in Ponteix, SK, she is predeceased by her parents; Annetta and Oswald Chevalier of Morinville, AB; her late husband of 50 years, Roger Bougie of Whitecourt, AB and her granddaughter, Keri Duncan of Vernon, BC. Muriel lived with her five daughters and husband in Morinville, Fort Saskatchewan, and Whitecourt, AB. She lived in Red Deer for the past 10 years. She will be dearly missed by her daughters; Rita (James) Penman of Red Deer, Gayle (Steve) Gordon of Sidney, BC, Terry (Richard) Sleno of Red Deer, Paulette (Butch) Duncan or Vernon, BC and Janet (Peter) Stalenhoef of Sherwood Park, AB. She also leaves behind a brother, Richard Chevalier, sister, Margo Temblett, ten grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, six nieces and one nephew. Muriel was a giving, beautiful woman who loved her family deeply and lived an exemplary life of acceptance and love which she tempered with great wit which kept us all in line. We mourn her passing and celebrate her life with a Funeral at the St. Albert Catholic Church (7 St. Vital Street, St. Albert, T8N 1K1) on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. followed by an Interment at the St. Albert Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, where Muriel will be laid to rest next to her husband. In lieu of flowers, donations in Muriel’s name may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, #202, 5913 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4C4. Condolences for the late Muriel Bougie may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to Valeri Watson EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer Phone (403) 347-2222

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KAUGHMAN Eugene Fruit (Bud) Bud passed away at the Red Deer Regional on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the age of 80 years. Bud will be missed by his soulmate, Dawna Mislan; Bud’s children, Brenda, Brad (Peggy), Ron (Tracey) and Sheila (Steve); and by his nine grandchildren, Joshua, Jessica (Sahun) Tyler, Karissa, Travis, Adrianna, Chelsey, TannerJohn and Brittney. He is predeceased by his parents, Andrew andJudith; brothers, Robert and Loren; and sisters, Ethel McLaughlin Earl and Merle McIvor. Bud worked in his family trucking business moving houses and bridges in southern Alberta until he moved to Calgary to attend SAIT. In 1954, Bud joined the Calgary Fire Department, where he worked in diverse positions for the next 32 1/2 years; the last 11 years as Assistant Chief Training Officer. Bud has many fond memories of coaching hockey and girl’s fastball in Calgary. On his retirement from the Fire Department Bud moved to Red Deer to enjoy traveling, camping and farm living. Bud’s philosophy of life was to treat people kindly and considerately and to enjoy time with family and friends. A Celebration of Bud’s life will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red D e e r, A l b e r t a . I n l i e u o f flowers, memorial donations in Bud’s honor may be made directly to a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.

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light orange pale feet and Superstore). Precall 12:00 vehicle. 403-348-5456 or head and ears, blue eyes, & 6:00. Check TV Today!!!! 505-7846 red collar, blue tag w/old phone number “Smudge”. Classifieds...costs so little Classifieds...costs so little owner claim by identifying Saves you so much! Saves you so much! 403-396-4926

Companions

Mackenzie Jones

invites you to an evening of bubbles & baubles Featuring jewellery from Mackenzie Jones Wednesday Nov. 21 Champagne Reception at 5 p.m. Sale to Follow 6-9 La Casa Pergola 4909-48 St. Red Deer Start your career! See Help Wanted

S. Christian F. 51 searching for friendship first, leading to long term relationship with M. 48+ yrs of age. Varied interests. Tell me about yourself. Reply to Box 1023, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 SM 42 N/S, non drinker, kind, honest, never married, regular job, wants to start a family, seeks F, kind, decent, attractive, natural with own transportation if out of Red Deer. Reply with phone # to Box 1017 c/o Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Ave. T4R 1M9

Caregivers/ Aides

710

LPNs and CAREWORKERS NEEDED SERVERS & COOKS NEEDED

ASPEN RIDGE & INGLEWOOD

MATURE, reliable, P/T LIVE-OUT Nanny for Professional Family in Anders w/ 6 yr. old girl and 4 yr. old boy. Responsibilities: transporting children to school /activities; light housekeeping; preparation of some meals. A vehicle is a Must. Mon., Wed., & Fri. 8 - 5:30. Competitive wages & gas allowance monthly. Please email ref’s & resume to: ttaylor16@hotmail.com Call 403-348-6433 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Clerical

720

Legal Assistant Experience in Real Estate and Corporate Commercial McElhaney Law office (403 ) 346 -2026

Send resume to Attention: Linda Robinson gmar@symphonyseniorliving.com or drop off in person at: 3100 - 22nd Street SENIOR LIVING In concert with your life

710

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Funding may be Available Enroll now for January Start Academy of Learning 403-347-6676

THOMSON Marion Lucille July 26, 1920 - Nov. 20, 2012 Marion, the oldest daughter of Robert and Isobel Keast was born and raised in Valley Centre, just a few miles east of Red Deer Where she took her public schooling. She continued her education in Red Deer and upon graduation, she went on to become a Registered Nurse, taking her training at the Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary. She was a very devoted nurse for many years. In the early years of the Second World War, she travelled across Canada with her husband Gerald and nursed in many different places; Port Alberni, Prince George, Regina and Edmonton, etc. Upon Gerald’s return from the Army, they settled in Red Deer, where she continued h e r n u r s i n g c a r e e r. S h e leaves behind her two sisters; Margaret Anderson and Louise Procyshen (Whitehead); a sister-in-law, Marjorie Kent of Vancouver; numerous nieces and nephews and many close friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Gerald Thomson; parents; Robert and Isobel Keast; sister, Ivy Grove; nephew, Wayne Anderson and many aunts and uncles. Marion had a deep love for the Lord which was always a g r e a t c o m f o r t t o h e r. A Funeral Service for the late Marion Thomson will take place at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of choice. Condolences for the late Marion Thomson may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com

Clerical

Obituaries

MILNE William 1932 - 2012 William “Bill” Milne passed away at home on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the age of 80 years. Bill was born to parents Alex and Lily Milne on April 14, 1932 in Red Deer, Alberta. He met and married Jean Duncan on October 10, 1951. Of this marriage two children were born, a daughter and a son. Bill will be sadly missed by his daughter; Linda (Alan) Dahl and his son; Peter (Rose Korchines), three grandchildren; Vicki Joseph (Daryl Marek), Bill (Rebecca) Dahl, Bonnie (David) Thomson, ten great grandchildren, two sisters; Janet Sim and Marg Curie, six brothers in-law and one sister in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews. Bill was predeceased by his wife Jean. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 202, 5913-50 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4C4, or to the charity of one’s choice. Bill’s life will be remembered at Parkland Funeral Home, 6 2 8 7 - 6 7 A S t r e e t ( Ta y l o r Drive), Red Deer on Friday, November 23, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040

Arrangements entrusted to Rebekah Sealock EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45th Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222.

Personals

Obituaries

STANKIEVECH George James 1927-2012 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of George James Stankievech of Trochu, Alberta on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. George was born in Huxley and lived all of his life in the County of Kneehill. He will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by Verna, his wife of 40 years along with his children and grandchildren: Glen and Clare Stankievech (Jordan), Clint and Deb Stankievech (Chase), Debbie and Norm Silberstein, Andrew and Nicole Stankievech (Gavin), and Terrie and Darcey Steeves (Brady, Cassidy, Jacey). He is survived by his dear sister Victoria Lammle, brother Aaron (Margaret) Stankievech, and sister-in-law Lorena Stankievech as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and their families. George was predeceased by parents Andrew and Antonia (Zingle) Stankievech, first wife Gerda, daughter Jeannette, and siblings Percy, Stanley, John, Wa l t e r, L e o , a n d R u t h . George was an extraordinary and well respected man. His life-long passions were farming, ranching and his family. He was a true gentleman who shared his strength, compassion, wisdom a n d guidance with his family and friends. He was always willing to help anyone in need. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, N o v e m b e r 2 1 a t Tr o c h u Community Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Parkinson Society of Canada or St. Paul’s United Church. Arrangements entrusted to PRAIRIE WINDS FUNERAL HOME Trochu, Alberta. E-mail condolences to prairiewindsfuneralhome @gmail.com, 403-442-2200

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Classifieds 309-3300 Email: classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

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ALBERTA REGISTRY P/T CLERK NEEDED

P/T maternity leave position which may develop into a permanent F/T by summer. Experience in : MOVES, VISTAS, CORES, AND APPRES considered an asset. Attention to detail, fast learning and good attitude req’d. Wage will be based on accreditation level. Please apply in person to: Tamara at: Vital Registry Services, 5406 43 St. Red Deer. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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Dental

740

BOWER DENTAL CENTER

requires F/T RDA TO START IMMED. Candidates must be willing to work day or evening shifts & some Saturdays. Must be energetic and be able to work in a strong team setting . Top wages and benefits will be paid to the right applicant. New grads are welcome. Please drop off resumes Attention: Marina

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 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you! PERIOPARTNERS, Red Deer, AB requires an experienced, caring RDH for supportive periodontal therapy care and initial therapy for patients with moderate to advanced periodontal disease. We are periodontal specialists. This position is 4 days per week. Generous moving allowance paid when successful applicant establishes residency in Red Deer. Please phone Armelle (403) 314-5485, fax resume to (403) 314-5486 or email to reddeer@ periopartners.com Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

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

Medical

790

CLINIC MANAGER ASSISTANT/ BILLING CLERK

Required for Rocky Medical Clinic Rocky Mtn. House, AB See website for full posting www.rockymedical.com Email resumes to: rockymed@telusplanet.net

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012

800

REQUIREMENTS: •

Active practice permit from CLPNA • Long term care and teaching experience. JAN. 2, 2012 START. Fax resume to: 403 342-4244 Ph: 403 347-4233

Oilfield

800

A RED DEER BASED Pressure Testing Company req’s. Operators for testing BOP’s throughout AB. Only those with Drilling rig exp. need apply. Fax resume & driver’s abstract to: 403-341-6213 or email mikeoapt@gmail.com Only those selected for interview will be contacted. COMPANY DRIVER Required for busy Red Deer based Hot Shot Company. Oilfield exp. preferred but willing to train the right individual. Fax resume to 403-342-2152

Clerical

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

$2500 Bonus Every 100 days

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Oil & Gas Well Testing Supervisors, Night Foremen, Exp’d/inexp’d Junior Day/Night Operators. Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license. Pre-employment Drug screening Competitive Wages. Benefit Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted * 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 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

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Qualifications: • Complete understanding of accounting including: GL reconciliation, journal entries, data entry • Excellent telephone etiquette and ability to operate multi-line telephone system • Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce • Quick learner with the ability to multi-task • enjoy working with others in a team environment • Previous experience in the automotive industry preferred but not mandatory for the right candidate • Punctual, reliable and bondable

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision. Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com

Oilfield

800

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

TREELINE WELL SERVICES Landcore Technologies Inc. located in Ponoka is currently seeking energetic, motivated team players for the following positions:

Drillers and Driller Assistants with a Class 1 driver’s license. Apprentice or Journeyman Mechanics Pile Drive Operators Pile Drive Assistants Field Supervisor All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test. Safety tickets are an asset but we are willing to train the right candidate. We offer exceptional pay, excellent benefit package and a positive work environment. Please email resumes to info@landcore.ca or fax 403-783-2011. The right candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please no phone calls. LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

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

Has openings for

Boiler Hands.

Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, First Aid We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers Please fax resume to : 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND and DERRICK HAND. Locally 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

Please email your resume and cover letter to ssdc.7564@gmail.com or Fax to 403-346-5725.

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Thank you to all applicants, however only those qualified will be contacted for a formal interview.

800

Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Snow Cat Operators Must have tickets and equipment experience. 403-348-1521 or 403-391-1695

Welding and Manufacturing Ltd.

820

for the 2013 season. Salary and job structure are negotiable. The Olds GC is one of the fastest growing clubs in Central Alberta and offers a very competitive salary and flexible working conditions to the successful candidate. Call Wade Bearchell at 1- 800-310-9297 or email wade@airenet.com.

Experience with Calcium Silicate, Mineral Wool, and Utilidor panels in a tank or vessel manufacturing facility a deﬁnite asset.

or Email to hr@bilton.ca

Oilfield

800

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

is looking for

Assistant Manager, and 1st. Key starting wage 14/hr. plus monthly bonus, and health benefits. Also accepting for Full Time (40 hrs. a week) $12-$13 Part Time (20-30 hrs. a week) Apply in person or e-mail careers@metalsmiths.ca

WINCH TRUCK Driver Trades

Seeking driver for F/T position. Higher than average industry wages. Benefits after 3 mo., Pre-employment drug screening. Resume & abstract: dispatch@downtons.com Fax: 403-782-0913

Professionals

810

ASSISTANT REQUIRED FOR MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL To start January 2013. Must have Level 2 or 3 Early Childhood Certification. Please fax applications to 403-342-0599

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

850

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS

(Volkswagen Master Technician Required) Two full time, permanent positions in Red Deer, AB From $29.75/hr to $33.00/hr Vehicle maintenance, service, replace, ﬁx, adjust systems and components, steering, brakes, suspension, transmission, electronics, electrical, engines and accessories. Apply in person with resume and Volkswagen certiﬁcation to: Dave @

Gary Moe Volkswagen Hwy 2, West Side Gasoline Alley

403.342.2923 BLACKFALDS Motor Inn is looking for F/T permanent Food & Beverage Supervisor. $14.50 hourly. Must have at least 1 yr. exp. plus ProServe Certificate & VLT Responsible Certification. Apply in person between 9 am - 2 pm. Ask for Jenny. 403-885-4611 RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. ROOM ATTENDANTS. Exp. preferred. Also BREAKFAST ROOM ATTENDANTS, early morning shifts, flexibility req’d. Only serious inquiries apply. Rate $13.50/hr. Drop off resume at: 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer or fax 403-342-4433

ARROW PLUMBING SERVICES LTD. WANTED EXPERIENCED

3rd yr. - Journeyman Service Plumbers Better than competitive wages & benefits package. Ref’s req’d. Please fax resume to: 403-342-7894 Attn: Brad or call 403-343-6100 Start your career! See Help Wanted

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

850

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

860

SPARTEK SYSTEMS INC

In Sylvan Lake, AB is seeking quailified individuals for AFTERNOON SHIFT

CNC Operators DAYSHIFT

QC Person

*MECHANICAL ENGINEER * ELECTRICAL ENGINEER * JOURNEYMAN MACHINIST SOFTWARE ENGINEER ELEC. REPAIR TECH QC INSPECTOR, AND ASSEMBLER

Nexus Engineering is Currently looking for C.N.C OPERATORS.

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

McMullen’s Refrigeration & Heating is a well established business in Red Deer. We are a growing business looking for great people to add to our professional team. Customer service skills are required. These are the positions currently available and training will be provided, along with excellent wages and benefit packages: -Journeyman/Apprentice Refr. Technician -Refrigeration Sales and Service Manager -Plumber/Boiler Technician/Apprentice -Sheet Metal Estimator and Sales -Sheet Metal Journeyman/ Apprentice Please phone John @ 403-342-1155 or email john.hirney@ mcmullens.ca. MICRON INDUSTRIES is a licensed inspection facility specializing in cryogenic tank repairs and is currently seeking a HD Mechanic, min 2nd yr apprentice. Trailer experience preferred. Weekdays 7:00-4:30. No eves or wknd work. Exc. working conditions. Benefits after 3 months. Fax resume to 403-346-2072 or email patty.micron@telus.net Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Truckers/ Drivers

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

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 F/T. Class 1 drivers to haul NGL butane Super B’s, must be over 25 yrs., EMAIL: dreaddriving@gmail.com

880

Misc. Help

Gary Moe Volkswagen

860

BUSY CENTRAL AB company req’s exp’d. Class 1 drivers to pull decks. Assigned truck, exc. wages and benefits pkg. Paid extras. Family orientated. Resume and abstract fax to 403-784-2330 or call 1-877-787-2501 Mon,. - Fri,. 8 a m to 6 pm

Misc. Help

TIRED OF working for an idiot? Earn big money. Have free time. 1-250-764-4404

SERVICE ADVISOR Required Immediately Competitive plus renumeration Great Benefits We require a process driven person for this position. Please send resume to:

daveturnbull@ garymoe.com Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

880

ASPEN RIDGE HAS 2 BEDROOMS AVAILABLE

Craft Sale Nov. 23 1-4 p.m. LPNs and CAREWORKERS NEEDED SERVERS & COOKS NEEDED Send resume to Attention: Linda Robinson gmar@symphonyseniorliving.com or drop off in person at: 3100 - 22nd Street SENIOR LIVING In concert with your life

ASPEN RIDGE & INGLEWOOD

860 DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Pidherney’s is growing and requires experienced Class 1 drivers to work out of our NEW Blackfalds facility:

• • • •

403.309.3860

www.southsidereddeer.com

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Truckers/ Drivers

Successful candidate must be: • Customer service oriented. • Energetic and physically fit. • Able to work flexible hours and Saturdays We Oﬀer: • Possibility for advancement. • Ongoing professional training. • Competitive remuneration. • Excellent medical and dental benefits. Fax resume in conﬁdence to:

2804 Gaetz Ave., Red Deer

WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER OF CHOICE IN THE SECURITY INDUSTRY! Securitas Canada is looking for new team members with the drive for success, F/T employment, top deliver outstanding cuswages and benefits, bitomer service and the wkly pay, Own transportation req’d. Call 357-6985 ability to grow and develop. Police services are more after 6 p.m. or email interested in candidates dani_richert@yahoo .com who have previous security / law enforcement experience. First Choice Collision Securitas is the place to Seeking Journeyman or work at if you are inter2nd /3rd year apprentices. ested in working for the top Positions for body, prep employer in the security inand refinishing technicians dustry, developing yourself needed for our car and as a security specialist, light truck division. Top taking benefit from our wages, bonus programs training and education as and benefit package. Fax well as developing your resumes to own career plan. Would (403) 343-2160; e-mail you like to make the sochoice2@telusplanet.net ciety safer? Come join us or drop off in person @ #5, at Securitas. 7493, 49th Avenue No Experience required. Crescent, Red Deer. We will train you!! No uniform costs!! GEMINI is Hiring for Excellent Wages and Ponoka Fabrication Benefits!! Shop Working with teams of Professionals!! JOURNEYMAN Position located in Red MILLWRIGHT Deer/Blackfalds Mechanical experience (Please apply to the Experience in welding Edmonton Area) manufacturing **YOU MUST APPLY AT Plant maintenance WWW. Experience in maintenance SECURITASJOBS.CA of Overhead Cranes OR YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE Please send resumes to RECEIVED** Hmorrow@geminicorp.ca - Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness Securitas Canada celeGOODMEN brates diversity and we ROOFING LTD. welcome and encourage Requires applications from the four designated groups; namely SLOPED ROOFERS women, aboriginal people, LABOURERS visible minorities and per& FLAT ROOFERS sons with disabilities.

870

Exp’d Residential Framer Req’d. or 3rd. or 4th yr Apprentice.

AES INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. looking for an energetic/ enthusiastic individual for our receiving department. Fax resume to 403-342-0233

Journeyman Technician

Business Opportunities

ESTABLISHED well known company looking for permanent f/t hourly tapers and p/t piece work tapers. Please fax resume to 403-782-0610 email: ben@tpil.ca

Shipper / Receiver

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY

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Please Fax resume to 403-227-7796,

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These are full-time permanent shop positions with competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

TEAM Snubbing now hiring operators and helpers. Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com

Truckers/ Drivers

CLASSIFIEDS

272053K22

INDUSTRIAL INSULATORS

850

Trades

For complete job descriptions, please refer to our website at www.sparteksystems.com DUTIES INCLUDE, Applicants please forward • Set up of Mazak C.N.C resume to keri.lee@ l a t h e a n d r u n n i n g sparteksystems.com production runs, min. 3 or fax to 403-887-4050 LOCAL ACID Transport years experience. Please state which position company looking for exp’d’ you are applying for in your F/T Class 1 truck driver & Also currently hiring cover letter. pressure truck operator. a dayshift Top wages and exc. QC PERSON, benefit pkg. • Must be able to read Fax resume and driver’s measuring devices abstract to 403-346-3766 and blueprints for THE RUSTY PELICAN is inspection of machined now accepting resumes for WANTED Class 1 drivers parts. a well experienced with propane, butane, LPG F/T SERVER mix in Central AB. We offer competitive Apply within: 2079-50 Must have all tickets wages, benefits and Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax resume to TANKMASTER RENTALS a RRSP plan. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone 403-887-6110 or Call req’s FULL TIME calls WILL NOT be accepted. Please forward resumes to Dennis at 403-588-5836 resume@ APPRENTICE nexusengineering.ca MECHANIC Celebrate your life Sales & Send resume to Looking for a place with a Classified Distributors m.morton@tankmaster.ca to live? ANNOUNCEMENT or fax 403-340-8818 Take a tour through the THE RANCH HOUSE has part time positions avail. for Hostess’ and Bus Persons. Call David 403-358-4100 for interview/appointment or fax resume 403-358-4116

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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

850

Food & Beverage Manager

Trades

The Olds Golf Club is searching for a

METALSMITHS Bower Mall

Trades

designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilﬁeld equipment for international clients. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people

Restaurant/ Hotel

830

SERVICE RIG

This is a full time position with a competitive salary and benefi ts package within a fast paced automotive dealership.

Oilfield

800

Fluid Experts Ltd.

LPN WANTED: F/T Instructors for Health Care Aide Government of Alberta Provincial Curriculum delivery. Program runs 22 weeks twice per year.

Oilfield

272987K21,22

Oilfield

End Dump Drivers Truck and Wagon Drivers Super B Drivers Lowbed Drivers

Top wages paid based on experience Assigned units Scheduled days off Valid safety tickets an asset

Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

271994K21

790

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Medical

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 D3

880

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in DEER PARK Dempsey St. area $45/mo. ALSO Duston St. Donnelly Crsc., area Densmore Crs. Dale Close $270/mo. LANCASTER 1/2 of Lampard Crsc $65/mo. ALSO Lenon Close, Lacey Close, Landry Bend area $76/mo. ALSO Logan Close Lee St. & Lawrence Crsc. area $158/mo. MICHENER West of 40th Ave. North of Ross St. area $245.00/mo. Good for adult w/a small car .

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 SOUTH HILL 83 Advocate $435/mo. $5229/YR. 1 Hr. per day.

JOHNSTONE PARK Jacobs Close James, Johns St. & Jewell St. ORIOLE PK WEST Orr Dr. & Osler Cr ALSO Oberg, Orchid, Oscar Cr & Overand Place

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Ainsworth Crsc. Asmundsen Ave. Archibald Crsc. Arnold Close/ Amlee Close BOWER AREA Barrett Dr. Bettenson St. Best Crsc./ Berry Ave. NGLEWOOD

LANCASTER AREA 77 papers $412/mo.

********** Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

NO EXP. NECESSARY!! F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB. Life Within the towns of Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE

Call Rick at 403-314-4303

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Community Support Worker

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 BRAD’S PALLETS, looking for workers. 403-350-4671

Accepting registrations for 6 mo. Community Support Worker Program. Incld’s GED, Career Planning & Work Experience. Funding may be avail. which incl. tuition, living allowance, and books. 403-340-1930 Academic Express Adult Education & Training www.academicexpress.ca

880 DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

requires:

HEAVY DUTY TIRE TECHNICIAN We are looking for a full-time permanent tire technician for our Rocky Mountain House location. • Competitive industry wages • Fully equipped modern facility Fax resume to Human Resources: 272178K21

403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Langford Cres. Law Close/ Lewis Close SUNNYBROOK AREA

Please contact QUITCY

Sherwood Cres.

ALSO Clearview Ridge Timberlands area 59 papers $376/mo. Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

IS looking to fill the following positions in the: HINTON AND FOX CREEK LOCATION * Oilfield Construction Supervisors * Oilfield Construction Lead Hands * Stainless and Carbon Welders * B-Pressure Welders * Pipefitters * Experienced Pipeline Equipment Operators * Experienced oilfield labourers * Industrial Painters * 7-30 tonne Picker Truck Operator with Class 1 H2S Alive ( Enform), St. John (Red Cross) standard first aid) & in-house drug and alcohol tests are required. Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or Fax to 780-865-5829 Quote job #66962 on resume

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail.

LANCASTER AREA

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.

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Misc. Help

Ingram Close

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 59 & 60 St.

880

CARRIERS NEEDED

Viscount Dr./ Violet Place Victor Close Vold Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

CIRCULATION Service Runner (Part Time)

Do You: - Want extra income - Possess a clean, valid drivers license - Have a friendly attitude - Enjoy customer service - Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week)

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting! Packages come ready for delivery! Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold! Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk. No collecting!!

CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com 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

DOOR SECURITY

X-Static is now accepting applications for P/T Experienced Door Personnel Apply in person, after 3 pm LABOURER/OPERATIONS ASSISTANT - Tracking, Filing, Data Entry, Management Skills & experience, Proficient with Word, Excel. Excellent verbal & written communication skills Loading, unloading materials up to 100 lbs. Available day, evening, weekends and on call. Own Transportation. Email: custbulk@xplornet.com or Fax 403-340-2250

Misc. Help

MANTLE Clock, 1870 1920, black ebony wood w/hinged convex glass door over face, key to wind, $100. obo. Unique corner Bulova clock, solid dard wood, tiny shelf below the face, roman numerals, battery operated; Asking $50; 403-227-2976

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Auctions

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms. Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

1550

Building Supplies

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

SUBWAY All Red Deer Locations Hiring Immediately

920

MOVING - MUST SELL White storage unit with 5 shelves, on castors; $40; white clothes unit with upper shelf and clothes bar, $40’ 4 stacking chairs, metal frame with wooden seats and backs, $10 ea.; work bench, solid wood, very sturdy with lower shelf, $60. 403-314-2026

Misc. for Sale

1630

Heavy

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1650

Farmers' Market

BROWN EGGS AND LAMB now has free range pork : gourmet hams and sausage. Phone 403-782-4095

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AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD 347-7211 bluegrassnursery.com

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

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Health & Beauty

*NEW!* Asian Relaxation Massage Downtown RD 587-377-1298 Open Mon.Fri. daily 11am - 6 pm. GET HEALTHIER LOSE WEIGHT LIKE CRAZY And GAIN ENERGY mygreatshapetoday.com/ roseandwarren (403) 986-3974

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Household Appliances

1760

FIREPLACE, woodburning Drolet Eldorado, incld’s all pipes. Brand new, never used. $1100. obo. 403-274-6825 (Calgary) or cell 403-850-3831

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

MANUALS, hardcover books (8) for older vehicles from 1962 - 1973. All Horses Chev, GMC, Pontiac & Buick etc. $25. ea. obo. 403-783-2653, 783-0074 H O R S E S W A N T E D : OLDER wooden tv stand broke, un-broke, or unfor large tv $75 obo wanted. 403-783-0303 403-782-3031 Cats WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally WANTED in Lacombe weekly. Antiques, furniture and 2 P.B., F, Manx kittens, 6 403-651-5912 estates. 342-2514 wks., Calico, $50 each obo 403-340-3338

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5 FREE KITTENS,3 black, 2 grey,Blue Russian Tuxedo X, very cute, ready for good home/farm/acreage, good mousers, litter trained 403-886-4852 403-588-6505

DOMESTIC sewing machine w/cabinet, $25, 403-343-2241

BEAUTIFUL affectionate young F. cat, needs loving home. To give away 403-782-3130 SIAMESE ALSO BELANISE (3) KITTENS FOR SALE $60 each obo. 403-887-3649

Dogs

1840

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

Sporting Goods

1860

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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Houses/ Duplexes

AVAIL. Jan. 1, main flr, updated Westpark home, 4 bdrms, 1 1/2 baths, dbl. heated garage, bonus rm., w/ fireplace, fridge, stove, shared laundry. 1 yr. lease, no pets, n/s. $1550 rent /d.d ph. or text 403-391-2292

Main Flr. Hewson Ave.

3 bdrm. 2 bath, No pets. NOW $1475 incl UTIL. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 REDUCED! 4 BDRM. 2300 sq. ft.executive home in Clearview.

PET FRIENDLY

5 appls. fenced yard. $2000 + utils. Linda, 403-356-1170

SYLVAN, 2 units Dec. 15, EXERCISE Ball, Profes- 2 bdrm. + hide-a-bed, incl., sional, Thera-band. Red. cable, dishes, bedding, all utils. $1000 -$1500/mo, Asking $35. 403-227-2976 403- 880-0210 TREADMILL, Weslo WCTL UPPER Duplex. 3 bdrm, model #35090. $200. 2 bath. 5 appls. & central Exc. cond. SOLD Vac. Johnstone Crossing. 403-346-4314 CAPE COD glasses, Travel water goblet, wine glasses, desert dishes, new, all in Packages Condos/ boxes, $100/set, call Townhouses 403-343-1112 TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SINGER sewing machine, SOMETHING Kirsch Cl. 2 Bdrm. portable, Ingenuity 7436 for everyone. Townhouse. Sm. Pet. Deck, model. Asking $150. obo. Make your travel 5 appls. NOW $1295 + UTIL. SOLD plans now. Hearthstone 403-314-0099

1900

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TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300 ASSOCIATIONS

www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com Central AB Home Builders 403-346-5321 www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca Canadian Mental Health Assoc. www.realcamping.ca LOVE camping and outdoors? www.diabetes.ca Canadian Diabetes Assoc. www.mycommunityinformation.com /cawos/index.html www.reddeerchamber.com Chamber of Commerce 403-347-4491

BALLOON RIDES www.air-ristocrat.com Gary 403-302-7167

HEALTH & FITNESS www.antlerhillelkranch.com Peak Performance VA 227-2449 www.liveyourlifebetter.com Lose weight naturally with Z-Trim www.dontforgetyourvitamins.net The greatest vitamins in the world www.matchingbonus123.usana.com the best...just got better!! www.greathealth.org Cancer Diabetes DIET 350-9168

JOB OPPORTUNITIES www.workopolis.com Red Deer Advocate - Job Search

PET ADOPTION

BUILDERS

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

www.fantahomes.com 403-343-1083 or 403-588-9788 www.masonmartinhomes.com Mason Martin Homes 403-342-4544 www.truelinehomes.com True Line Homes 403-341-5933 www.jaradcharles.com BUILDER M.L.S

www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES www.ultralife.bulidingonabudjet.com MLM’ers attract new leads for FREE!

CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly

REAL ESTATE RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333

SHOPPING www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854

VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971

COMPUTER REPAIR

WEB DESIGN

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

wegotservices

RED DEER WORKS

CLASSIFICATIONS

Build A Resume That Works! APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classiﬁeds 403-309-3300

FREE

for all Albertans

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Accounting

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

880

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

ALL-CLEAN

Exp’d, reliable, reasonable rates. Jane 403-755-7292

Contractors

1100

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

COUNTERTOPS

is expanding its facility to double production.

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 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.

We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

- Concrete Finishers - Carpenters/Woodworkers 272825K19-L30

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included. Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www. eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

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1580

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. Food Counter Attendants warr. Riverside Appliances Are you looking for a career 403-342-1042 opportunity with excellent B.B.Q. Patio Chef benefits, a mature working complete with propane environment and opportunity tank and cover, like new, to advance? If so, Subway used once. $100. has a position for you! 403-314-2026 Please apply online @ mysubwaycareer.com or WASHER/ dryer set, $125, Drop resume off in person at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive 403-343-2241 Or email to careers@rdsubway.com or Call us at 403-342-0203

Career Planning

Household Furnishings

60% OFF brand new patio MOVING - MUST SELL door. Gentek patio door energy saving sealed unit O N E b o x o f C h r i s t m a s foot and key locks. $850 colored lights & 4 stringers, also 1 mini light set, All for Call 403-340-2777 $5; All metal 6 cu. ft. wheel barrow w/rubber tire, $50; Children's Craftsman 45 litre shop vac, w/all attachments. Items N e e d s n e w f i l t e r, $ 1 5 ; DELUXE NURSERY SET tailgate protector & cargo Jungle Animals in browns organizer (new) for Ford & greens. Includes fitted Ranger club cab, both for $20; 4 garage sale sign sheet, comforter, bed holders, wood w/metal ruffle, balance curtains, spikes for easy set up; $2. musical mobile (Braun’s ea.; 10 litre gas can, $6; Lullaby) & lamp. $150. special made Ice fishing 403-746-2456 pick, $35; large spider plant, needs repotting, $7; large rubber plant, $8; 1 pair men’s toe rubbers, Clothing size 8, 1 pair men’s zipper rubbers, size 8, both for $5 DRESS, blue suede leath- 5 large box of men’s and er, size 12 with matching ladies clothing, size med. purse. $45. Red suede to large, coats, jackets, leather jacket & skirt, size socks, etc. $5. per box. 1 2 ; $ 6 5 ; b l a c k l e a t h e r 403-314-2026 pants, size 12, $55; black suede leather dress, size BLANKET, dble. siize, 12, $45. 587-272-0937 100% acrylic, washable, sea mist green, $25.; LADIES’ Silverado mink Wedding veil, 4 layered, coat, exc. cond., Size 12, fine net, shoulder length, $195, 403-343-2241 $100. Wedding Head piece, lace petals, with tine pearls. $25. Equipment403-227-2976

Firewood

Please contact QUITCY

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. PHONE BOOKS Hours of shifts are Monday Earn extra money for through Friday 5 a.m. to Xmas by delivering the 9 a.m. or longer, and/or new Yellow Pages Phones afternoon shifts Monday to books into Red Deer, SylFriday 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.. van Lake, & Innisfail. Must Saturday and Sunday, 7 have own vehicle. This is a.m.-11 a.m. or longer door to door delivery. Can start immediately, no Submit resume, indicating selling involved, part time. “Service Runner Position”, Call 1-800-661-1910 along with your drivers abstract immediately to: SOURCE ADULT VIDEO careers@ requires mature P/T help reddeeradvocate.com 7 am-3 pm. weekends or mail to: Fax resume to: Human Resources 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 2950 Bremner Avenue 3301-Gaetz 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.

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Antiques & Art

1590

VANIER AREA

ROSEDALE AREA 72 papers $386/mo.

ADULT & Youth Carrier Needed For Delivery of Flyers, Express & Sunday Life in

Misc. Help

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

880

Misc. Help

19166TFD28

Misc. Help

Escorts

1165

*LEXUS* 403-392-0891 INDEPENDENT

Escorts

1165

BEAUTIFUL college girl ROXY 403-848-2300 EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages www.eroticasplaymates.net 403-598-3049 Sinfully Sweet Seductive Beauties. 403-550-0732 mydiamondgirls.org

Fireplaces

1175

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

Massage Therapy

1280

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

Misc. Services

1290

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

* 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

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial. Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

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

1372

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 Gentle Touch Massage Better For Cheaper with a 4919 50 St. New rear entry, YARD maintenance, snow Low Price Guarantee. lots of parking 403-341-4445 shovelling, 403-318-7625 helpinghandshomesupport.com

D4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012

FAST TRACK PHOTOS Call 403-309-3300 to get your vehicle pictured here

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2003 Hyundai Tiburon FWD 106,300 kms., $7888 7620-50 Av Sport & Import 403-348-8788

TWO 2005 HONDA quads, 4x4, 400/500. $4500 each, nice shape, 4000/4600 kms 403-348-9746

2007 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4 airbags with compressor, $19,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 Toyota Highlander Limited edit. Trailer hitch, running boards, $19,900 to call or text 403-340-9110

1967 CHEVY PICKUP 5000 km on complete restoration. $9500. 403-340-8407 or 403-877-2909

1999 POLARIS RANGER 6X6 one owner, low hours, 3500 warn winch, $7888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2004 BMW 330 convertible leather, ,$13,888 7620 - 50 Ave Sport & Import

2005 MINI COOPER FWD, 77,596 kms., $17,888 348- 8788 Sport & Import

2007 LINCOLN MARK LT 4x4, lthr., nav., $26,888 403- 348- 8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1984 CORVETTE new engine alum. heads, $11,888 7620- 50 Ave, Sport & import

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 CELICA GT FWD, lthr., sunroof, $12,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 CADILLAC CTS -V L- S2 engine, lteather., nav., 100551 kms., $22888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 PONTIAC G6 SE sedan. Lady driven, loaded. 103,000 km. $7300. 403-348-9746

2009 F250 HD 4x4 XLT Super crew, loaded, command start, great shape inside & out $10,900. 403-348-9746

1993 FORD Ranger, paint like new, 4x4, s/b, V6 auto., $3500. obo. 403-347-5500

2001 CADILLAC Deville Sunroof, heated seats, leather, DVD, 126,500 kms exc. cond. in/out. $6500. 403-342-0587

DO YOU HAVE

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 CHARGER 3.5L Exc. cond. 84,000 careful kms. Service & fuel economy records avail. Asking $10,750. 403-346-8299 or 403-506-9994

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1996 FORD TAURUS mint, loaded, 125,000 miles, senior lady driven $2000 obo, 403-887-4981

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 DODGE 1/2 ton quad cab 4x4. New tires. Great cond. $7000. 403-506-9632

2006 LAND ROVER HSE AWD, leather, nav., $28888 7620-50 Av Sport & Import 348-8788

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2010 DODGE Power Wagon 2500 SLT 4x4, winch $26,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

Stepside, runs exc., $2999. 403-348-9746

1997 FORD Ranger

2001 DODGE Ram 1500. Q/cab. loaded 403-596-6995

2004 ESCAPE LTD. leather, AWD, sunroof, $9888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 PONTIAC Montana All wheel drive SV6 7 pass. loaded, automatic side door DVD, just like new, only 147,000 km. $6850. 403-348-9746

2008 FORD F-350 LARIAT 4x4, turbo diesel, htd.nav., $35,888, 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1998 GMC Safari. 153,503 km. AWD, V6, tow pkg. Exc. cond. $4500. 403-343-9366

2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430 103,898 kms $17,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0T FWD, 4 cyl turbo $13,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 Ford F150 4X4 Supercrew XLT 143,600 km $17,900 obo. Tow pkg. backup camer Very Good Condition. 403-358-9646

2011 CAMARO RS/SS LS3, 2104 kms, $36,888 348-8788,

1998 HONDA CIVIC, $2200 obo passed inspecton 5 spd. good cond. 403-352-3894

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 ESCALADE AWD lthr. dvd $19,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 GMC Sierra 2500 4x4, 39000 kms $23888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

1998 MUSTANG GT

2003 FORD 150 Lariat, 4x4 tow pkg., new tires, $5900 1992 18FT. TRAVEL Trailer, dual wheels, both in exc. cond. $5000. Both for $9900. 403-843-6858

2005 HONDA ACCORD EXL sunroof, $12888, 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 FORD Escape 4x4 V6 3.0L engine w/ Remote Start & Winter Tires. Good cond. 143,500 kms $8500 o.b.o. Delburne 403-749-3919

2008 HONDA Odyssey, 107,000 kms., $18,900. 403-598-3591

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 63,000 kms immaculate. $17,900 Senior. Warranty. Private. 403-887-2790

Loaded, many after

market add-on’s $6,300 obo 403-783-5506

VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

Sport & Import

Sell your vehicle FAST with a Formula 1 Classiﬁed Vehicle Ad

SPECIALS 2002 Toyota Highlander LTD 4X4

2011 Volkswagen Passat CC VR6 AWD

Stk #V24120A. fully loaded, leather, moonroof, inspected

Stk #VP4278. Loaded, Navigation, Black on black

Stk #V13736A. every factory option available, mint, only 39,500 kms

SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY PRICE

Stk #V24224A. comfortline, fully loaded

SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY PRICE 2009 VOLVO C30 COUPE Stk # V34336A. T5 R-design, 2.4L, auto, fully loaded, sunroof, leather, mint

SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY PRICE

SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY PRICE 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4X4 Stk #V34334A. fully loaded, hard top & soft top

SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY PRICE

Gary Moe Volkswagen

2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT

2012 Chev Sonic LT

2009 Jetta Wagon

Stk #V24261A. 4 dr., hatchback, loaded, sunroof, auto, only 31,000 kms

Stk #V24225A. 2.5L, auto, comfort line, certiﬁed pre-owned, 87,000 kms

SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY PRICE

Gasoline Alley South (west side), Red Deer 403.342.2923

99422K22

2010 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG TURBO DIESEL 4X4

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 D5

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

KITSON CLOSE

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s Avail. Dec. 1 403-304-7576 / 347-7545

Kyte/Kelloway 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. 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. Dec 1 403-304-7576 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

3040

Rooms For Rent

3090

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

ACROSS from park, 3 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $975/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. Dec. 1, 403-304-5337

3060

Suites

1 & 2 BDRM. APTS. Clean, quiet bldg. Call 318-0901.

YOU Looking?

2 & 3 bdrm. suites. Heat/water/parking incl., Large suites with yards Some with washer/dryer Call 403-342-2899

ROOMS FOR RENT, close to uptown. Employed person. Rent $425/mo, s.d. $250, 403-350-4712

Stores/ Commercial

3120

1400 TO 2240 SQ. FT.† 4C, 6842 Gaetz Ave N Phone Gordon 403-350-7619

3130

Industrial

Burnt Lake Industrial #310, Burnt Park Way. 12,960 sq. ft. on 2 acres 30 ft. ceilings, 4 - 5 ton cranes. 600v power. Phone Gordon 403-350-7619

Warehouse Space

3190

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Elmo puppeteer resigns amid sex allegations by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned from “Sesame Street” on Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys, bringing an end to a 28-year career in which he turned the furry red monster into one of the most beloved — and lucrative — characters on TV and in toy stores. “Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work ’Sesame Street’ is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer,” the 52-year-old performer said in a statement. “I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately.” His departure came as a 24-year-old college student, Cecil Singleton, sued Clash for more than $5 million Tuesday, accusing the actor of engaging in sexual behaviour with him when he was 15. Singleton charged that Clash made a habit of trolling gay chat lines for underage boys and meeting them for sex. It was the second such allegation in just over a week. On Nov. 12, a man in his 20s said he had sex with Clash at age 16. A day later, though, the young man recanted, saying their relationship was adult and consensual. Clash was a young puppeteer at “Sesame Street” in the mid-1980s when he was assigned a little-used puppet now known as Elmo and turned him into a star, creating his high-pitched voice and child-like personality. Clash also served as the show’s senior Muppet co-ordinator and Muppet captain, winning 23 daytime Emmy awards and one prime-time Emmy. In a statement, Sesame Workshop said that “the controversy surrounding Kevin’s personal life has become a distraction that none of us want” and that Clash had concluded “he can no longer be effective in his job.” “This is a sad day for Sesame Street,” the company said. Clash did not address the new allegations. He said previously that he had

an adult and consensual relationship with the first accuser. The divorced father of a grown daughter, he acknowledged that he is gay. At a news conference Tuesday, Singleton said he and Clash met on a gay chat line when he was 15, and for a two-week period, they had sexual contact but not intercourse. He said he didn’t know what Clash did for a living until he was 19 and Googled his name. “I was shocked when I found out what he did for a living,” said Singleton, a student in criminal psychology who lives in New York but would not say where he goes to school. He said he didn’t consider speaking up until he heard about last week’s accusation. “I thought I was a unique circumstance,” Singleton said. “I did not know that it was something he had done habitually.” Singleton’s lawyer, Jeff Herman, said he had been contacted by two other potential victims and expects additional legal action. Sex with a person under 17 is a felony in New York if the perpetrator is 21 or older. Elmo has been a major moneymaker for Sesame Workshop. By one estimate, Elmo toys, such as the giggling Tickle Me Elmo doll, account for one-half to two-thirds of the $75 million in annual sales the Sesame Street toy line generates for Hasbro. Clash became something of a star himself. In 2006, he published an autobiography, “My Life as a Furry Red Monster,” and he was the subject of the 2011 documentary “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey.” Episodes with Clash performing as Elmo will presumably continue well into 2014. Taping of season No. 44 will wrap by mid-December and will begin airing next September, according to someone close to the show who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of its production. As for who might take over as Elmo, other “Sesame Street” puppeteers have been trained to serve as Clash’s stand-in, Sesame Workshop said.

McAfee blogs while being chased by police in Belize THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN PEDRO — Software company founder John McAfee says he’s hiding in plain sight, wearing a disguise as he watches police and reporters stake out his home — and blogging about it all. In the latest twist in the highly-publicized case, McAfee has started his own blog, in which he describes life on the lam after police in Belize called him a “person of interest” in the slaying of fellow American Gregory Viant Faull and asked him to turn himself in for questioning. In phones interviews with The Associated Press, McAfee has never said where he’s hiding. But in his blog this week, he claims to have disguised himself as a grungy street peddler and a foul-mouthed German tourist, and claims he approached an Associated Press reporter outside his staked-out home on the Caribbean island of Ambergris Caye, and almost sold the reporter a wood carving. It’s hard to separate fact from fiction in the whole account, but one thing is clear — seldom has there been more detailed coverage of someone on the lam since O.J. Simpson led police on a low-speed chase in 1994, and much of that detail is being provided by McAfee himself. The Internet-savvy former tech-company founder has talked about his case with reporters via email, on cellphone calls from undisclosed locations, and now in his blog, “Who is McAfee? The official blog of John McAfee,” whose creation he announced Saturday in an interview. “Anyone who would like to read the blog and check out the references, will understand my reluctance to turn myself in,” he said, referring to his distrust of the Belizean government and particularly its Gang Suppression Unit, a quasi-military police squad.

McAfee also described life on the run as “very fearful” and said it has “not been comfortable.” But in a blog post Monday, he described it in almost fanciful terms, describing how he donned a far-fetched disguise and watched as police searched his house and reporters gathered. “I darkened the skin of my face, neck and hands carefully with shoe polish and put on an LA Saints baseball cap with the brim facing backward and tufts of the front of my hair sticking out unkempt through the band,” according to the post. McAfee confirmed the authenticity of the blog in an email which he has been using to communicate. “I stuffed my cheeks with chewed bubble gum stuck to the outside of my upper and lower molars - making my face appear much fatter. I darkened and browned my front teeth,” he wrote. “I wore an old, ragged long sleeve shirt. I donned an old Guatemalan style serape and toted a bag containing a variety of Guatemalan woven goods. “I adjusted my posture so that I appeared a good six inches shorter than my actual height and slowly walked up and down the beach with a pronounced limp, pushing an old single speed bicycle and peddling my wares to tourists and reporters using a broken English with a heavy Spanish accent. On my second day, while peddling small wooden carvings, I nearly sold a dolphin carving to an Associated Press reporter standing at the edge of my dock. He was pulled away from my enticement by an urgent phone call.” None of the four AP reporters and cameramen who had reported from outside his home north of the town of San Pedro recalled having been approached by anyone matching that description. McAfee, 67, claims even police didn’t recog-

nize him. “I watched the police search my residence 7 times,” he wrote. “At one point I got too close and was angrily ordered to go away. ” He claimed that other disguises included posing as a foul-mouthed German tourist spewing profanities. “On subsequent days using different disguises, I did the same general thing, one day selling tamales and burritos that I had purchased wholesale from a real vendor, on another pretending to be a drunk German tourist with a partially bandaged face and wearing speedo swimming trunks and a distasteful, oversized Hawaiian shirt.” As with his other stories, it has been difficult to verify any of McAfee’s claims. One resident who lives near McAfee’s home, which is two doors down from Faull’s, also doesn’t remember seeing any of the three characters McAfee describes. Faull was shot to death in early November. McAfee acknowledges that Faull had complained about his dogs, which were poisoned shortly before Faull’s killing, but he says he didn’t kill him. “He did not like my dogs, but neither did any of my neighbours. I didn’t like them myself sometimes, they did bark at night and they were annoying,” McAfee said in the Saturday interview. “I did not kill the man and I had no reason to do so,” he said, suggesting he had an alibi — something corroborated by at least one young woman who said she spent the night at McAfee’s house the night Faull was murdered. “There were many people at the house with me.” McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus program, has led a life of eccentricity since he sold his stake in the antivirus software company in the early 1990s and moved to Belize about three years ago to lower his taxes.

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