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‘Bubble’ costing us $6B PREMIER WARNS OF MASSIVE REVENUE SHORTFALL IN TELEVISED ADDRESS

BY DEAN BENNETT THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Alison Redford, in her first TV address, warned Thursday of tough fiscal times and multibillion-dollar revenue shortfalls due to the “bitumen bubble.”

She said the bubble — the difference between the benchmark price for oil in North America versus Alberta’s oilsands bitumen — has grown so wide it will take a $1-billion bite out of this year’s budget and $6 billion the next.

“As we prepare this year’s budget, it means we have to make some very difficult choices,” Redford said in the eight-minute TV spot aired around the province.

“In this year’s budget we’ll hold the line on spending and we’ll live within our means.”

The budget is to be delivered March 7.

Redford said there will be changes to programs and services, but wasn’t more specific.

“Some programs and services will change — especially those that are not sustainable over the long term,” she said.

Redford has said in the past she won’t balance the

budget by sacrificing core service delivery in health and education or by shortchanging municipalities.

In the speech, Redford reiterated her pledge not to hike taxes or introduce new levies.

“It is not good enough to take the easy way out and raise taxes,” she said in the video, which was shot last Friday at her Calgary home.

She also said that despite the financial austerity, the plan is still to invest some energy revenue in the Heritage Savings Fund in the next budget.

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Lucas Duffield, formerly of Red Deer, leads other national speed skating team members during outdoor training at the Golden Circle oval Thursday. The group is in town to train for an outdoor Canada Cup meet in Quebec. Please see related story on page B3.

Fiscal woes prompt province to push back schools, kindergarten Alberta Education’s postponement of future capital school projects because of a bleak fiscal outlook is raising both alarm and understanding among Central Alberta education leaders.

Education Minister Jeff Johnson and Brad Vonkeman, president of the Alberta School Councils’ Association, hosted a teleconference call with parents of school councils on Tuesday.

Due to projected lower revenues, Johnson said the Progressive Conservative government’s promise to build 50 new schools and renovate 70 more in the next four years is being pushed back. The Tories are

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still committed to this promise, but the projects may take a year or two longer, said Johnson.

Close to 70 projects are either just being completed, underway or being tendered out to the tune of close to $1 billion, so with the future project numbers, this is very ambitious, he added.

More details are expected to come after the provincial budget is delivered on March 7.

“We recognize there are significant pressures out there,” said Johnson.

Vonkeman, of Red Deer, said a lot of schools are full beyond capacity and with plans to build or modernize now stretched over six years, instead of four, he’s not sure how this will impact them.

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The health-care crisis at Symphony Senior Living Aspen Ridge in Red Deer is a clear example of why the province needs to stop funding private operators to supply publicly funded seniors care, say public health-care supporters.

On Tuesday, Symphony announced its cancelling its contract to provide 49 care beds for Alberta Health Services over the coming year.

The announcement came the same day the Alberta Union of Public Employees announced its 130 health-care workers and staff at the facility would go on strike on Friday and Symphony issued a lockout for Friday.

AUPE is arguing for industry standard wages for health-care staff. But Symphony says wage parity with an AHS nursing home or hospital is unreasonable since it’s an independent living and assisted living facility.

“They are doing what’s best for business. That’s why business shouldn’t be involved in long-term care,” said Brenda Corney, chairperson of Friends of Medicare, Red Deer Chapter, on Thursday.

“If we’re going to have privatized long-term care, the profit has to come out of either lower wages for their workers or decreased services for people. The profits have to come from somewhere.”

Meanwhile, Red Deer seniors and their families are the ones who suffer, she said.

“Where are we going to find beds for 49 more people? The system is already taxed. We’re going to become more and more backed up,” Corney said.

NDP leader Brian Mason said seniors care isn’t keeping up with demand because the Alison Redford Progressive Conservative government is not properly supporting seniors care and is using the wrong model to deliver it.

“There is a train bearing down on us all. Most of us are going to end up in some sort of long-term care.

It’s when people actually need a lot of nursing care, and the government seems oblivious,” Mason said. “(Symphony) is clear evidence that the government’s system of providing formula funding for private operators to provide long-term care just doesn’t work. Moving away from subsidizing the private model towards a fully public system for long-term care is in our view the right way to go.”

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Liberal leadership hopeful eager to regain trust of Canadians

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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Federal Liberal leadership candidate Martha Hall Findlay speaks to a group of people gathered at the Its All Greek To Me Restaurant in Red Deer on Thursday.

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SPEECH: Hollow public relations exercise Redford echoed the recent comments of Finance Minister Doug Horner that Alberta is getting hit by a double whammy in the oil markets.

The vast majority of Alberta’s oil comes from bitumen in the oilsands.

She said the price of that oil has always been slightly below the benchmark West Texas Intermediate price per barrel.

But she said oil production is growing south of the border and that, combined with the fact Alberta has virtually nowhere else to sell its oil, means the price spread has expanded to just over $50 a barrel.

“That gap has grown considerably and the trend is getting worse for the foreseeable future,” said Redford.

Opposition critics labelled the speech, which cost $55,000 for airtime and production costs, a hollow public relations exercise.

“There was absolutely nothing in this speech tonight that should give Albertans any confidence that this premier knows how to solve the problems she created,” said Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith.

“You simply cannot say we’re going to keep on spending but we’re going to live within our means, we won’t raise taxes (and) we’ll also have money left over for savings without having some detail about how you’re going to get there.”

Smith noted that even if energy revenues fall short $6 billion in the next budget year, the total projection is for $13 billion, which would still leave an estimated $7 billion from oil and gas.

“We still have the highest amount of total per capita revenues of any province. The problem is we’ve also got the highest per capita spending of any province,” said Smith.

Alberta is expected to spend a record $41 billion this fiscal year.

SCHOOLS: Priorities He said he’s aware that more schools could be used, particularly in southeast Red Deer and in some other communities.

“We’re fortunate that right now we do have schools being built in Central Alberta,” Vonkeman added.

Red Deer Public School District chairman Lawrence Lee said he recognizes the province’s tougher financial situation for construction projects.

“I think we have some really big concerns with the upcoming budget because we were really look-

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ing forward to predictable funding on a three-year cycle.”

Kurt Sacher, superintendent of Chinook’s Edge School Division, said the district’s biggest concern is whether its next top capital priority, a kindergarten to Grade 8 public school in Sylvan Lake, will be approved in the near future.

“It would be our No. 1 question to the minister,” said Sacher.

Brian Celli, superintendent of Wild Rose Public Schools, said the department has treated the division fairly with school construction and modernization, but there are always things that need to be done. David Thompson High School, a 50-plus-yearold school located between Condor and Leslieville, is one that needs upgrading, so delays for that would be a little disappointing, he added.

“We’re hoping that something would get done at David Thompson, even if they said in the next two years, that would have been good, too,” said Celli.

Adriana LaGrange, chair of Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools, declined comment until further review.

Questions were also raised about kindergarten funding — the province is currently paying 50 per cent of full-day kindergarten costs, or for half a day per student.

Johnson said he supports fully funding full-day kindergarten, but it needs to be part of an early childhood strategy being developed. That would stretch across several departments, including Health and Wellness. Schools have taken the initiative to launch full-day kindergarten, targeting it mainly at those children who need the extra help.

Johnson said Alberta won’t be able to push the initiative forward in the next budget year, but it’s hoped it will happen as soon as possible.

“We want to roll it out and we’re not sure how it’s going to look or how it’s going to cost,” he said.

Eleven per cent of Alberta kindergarten students are there for the full day, and it’s hoped the percentage would be more, said Vonkeman.

“Under the fiscal restraints, we can understand it to some degree, but we still want (the province) to follow through on that promise in the near future.”

Fully funding full-day kindergarten has been on the books for about 10 years, since an Alberta Commission on Learning report, so this latest government news is a little disappointing, said Celli.

Wild Rose Schools and Saint Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools announced on Thursday the continuation of full-day kindergarten programming in Drayton Valley. Parents pay $250 per month to help with costs.

“We don’t have the cash to fund them on our own,” said Celli. “We still offer the traditional half-time kindergarten at no cost.”

Lee said they’d like to see more spaces for the elementary school level, not just for kindergarten.

“It doesn’t surprise me,” said Lee about delays in full-day kindergarten. “A lot of jurisdictions would question whether or not to move to full-day kinder-

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CARE: Re-examining bed capacity Kerry Bales, AHS Central Zone Senior Vice-President, said Alberta Health Services will be re-examining its bed capacity to address the coming changes at Symphony.

“What we’re going to end up doing is going back to look at what options we have either in the short term or longer term building plans to re-establish that lost capacity,” Bales said.

But there are facilities opening elsewhere in Central Zone that will take the pressure off Red Deer, he said.

In February, expansion of a seniors facility in Lacombe will add 88 supportive living beds to the community.

In July, another new facility in Stettler will add 88 supportive living beds. AHS plans to decommission 39 of the 89 beds at the existing continuing care centre which will leave Stettler with a total of 49 new beds.

In May, a new facility will bring 30 supportive living beds to Bashaw. Twenty-five continuing care beds at Bashaw Health Care Centre will also move to the new facility.

“Just because those beds are coming on board and they’re outside Red Deer it’s not necessarily implying that we’re looking to necessarily move all folks out of town. What that does often is free up demand in Red Deer so that it actually creates opportunity locally.”

The 100-bed Covenant Health facility, where residents won’t have to move to get more care, is also expected to open in Red Deer by the end of the year.

These new facilities in Lacombe, Stettler, Bashaw and Red Deer are all privately operated and publicly funded.

Bales said there is no need to worry that what happened at Symphony would happen again, for example in Bashaw.

“I think circumstances are always unique amongst providers and I would characterize the circumstances in Red Deer as quite unique.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Chinook’s Edge has never advocated for full-day, everyday kindergarten because it doesn’t have the infrastructure. Every space is being used and in fact, more classroom space is needed, said Sacher.

There’s research out there too questioning whether it’s needed every day, he added.

“Some of our kindergarten students are, in the worst case scenario, on the bus for up to an hour one way,” Sacher said. “It makes for a very long day.” ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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Fresh off the first of five debates in the Liberal leadership race, Martha Hall Findlay made a campaign stop in Red Deer on Thursday.

She met with more than 20 people at It’s All Greek to Me on Gaetz Avenue before heading to Edmonton for more campaign events.

“I am no fan of the Harper government, and I am certainly no fan of a Mulcair-led NDP alternative,” said Hall Findlay. “I am a proud Liberal and we’ve done incredibly good things in this country over close to a couple of centuries.”

The 53-year-old former MP said the party will have to regain the trust and confidence of Canadians.

“My challenge is that, over the last six years the Liberal Party has, and this is tough for me to say as a Liberal, but we’ve really tried to be too many things to too many people. In that process, you end up not being very clear to a whole lot of people.”

She is the only candidate in the 2013 field who ran in 2006, when Stephane Dion became party leader.

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Firm linked to China ordered to pay $1.5 million in deaths of workers ST. ALBERT — A firm linked to a Chinese stateowned company was ordered Thursday to pay $1.5 million in penalties in the deaths of two foreign workers at an Alberta oilsands project.

SSEC Canada Ltd. pleaded guilty last September

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FINDLAY: The gloves will come off eventually Hall Findlay said one of the differences between this leadership race and her first candidacy in 2006 is now she is among the front-runners.

“That was the overwhelming response from media and pundits,” said Hall Findlay. “That is what we wanted to accomplish.”

Unlike in 2006, the Liberal Party of Canada is not as powerful a political entity. Moving to third party status has forced the party to face some harsh realities.

There are four more debates scheduled before the April 6 leadership showcase, and the end of voting on April 14, and Hall Findlay said it was likely, as the candidates get closer to the end, “the gloves will come off.”

Hall Findlay is an executive fellow with the school of public policy at the University of Calgary and released a paper calling for the elimination of supply management in the agricultural sector.

“Supply management is paid for by the most vulnerable in our society,” said Hall Findlay.

“It’s an ineffective regressive tax. The average family pays hundreds more dollars than they should for basic nutrition. The ones who are most hurt by that are the most vulnerable, they tend to be single-parent families.”

She also said supply management harms trade opportunities, pointing to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, where Canada was invited to the table, but would not be able to sign it until the elimination of supply management.

She also said that an opportunity for the Northern Gateway Pipeline to succeed was missed when aboriginal communities were not consulted, which led to them becoming adversaries of the proposed pipeline.

“It would be great to get this oil to other markets,” said Hall Findlay.

“How do we do that in the most environmentally sound and economic way and, of course, with regard to First Nations?”

Through her campaign, she is touting a national energy infrastructure strategy, which includes sending energy products to market both to the West Coast and to the East Coast, where New Brunswick has refining capacity and a deepwater port.

“I am a big supporter of the oilsands. Obviously we need to be a more environmentally sustainable, but I know there is a ton of work being done to do that.”

“Greenhouse gas emissions are part of environmental degrada-

Board chairman Lawrence Lee said the school district wanted to ensure that Grade 4 students would be able to continue into Grade 5 at the same school.

“If you do choose to do that, then you are choosing not to get the funding that would have come if the child were to move,” said Lee. “We don’t have the capacity to do both. We support keeping your child in that school (for longer) but we couldn’t support (the transportation).”

Even when Timberlands opens, the school district still needs another elementary school of 600 spaces, Lee added.

“I would love to think it’s still a possibility, but it’s in a low percentage of probability. The province is going to be facing tough decisions across the board.” ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

to three workplace safety charges in the deaths of the Chinese temporary foreign workers.

The men died in 2007 at Canadian Natural Resources’ Horizon project near Fort McMurray when an oil storage tank they were building collapsed.

Alberta Justice spokeswoman Michelle Davio said the penalty is the largest ever imposed by a judge in the province on workplace safety charges.

“The penalty is made up of a $200,000 fine and $1.3 million payment to the Alberta Law Foundation that will be used to support outreach and education programs for temporary foreign workers and for workers who are new to Alberta,” she said.

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tion,” said Hall Findlay. “Every part of pollution should have a price.”

Another Liberal leadership contender, Justin Trudeau, will be in Central Alberta this weekend, speaking at the Ponoka Kinsmen Recreation Centre from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Also running in the leadership race are David Bertschi, Martin Cauchon, Deborah Coyne, Marc Garneau, Karen McCrimmon, Joyce Murray and George Takach. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer Public Schools has accepted recommendations for changing school boundaries in 2014.

The board accepted suggestions from the Accommodations Committee for changing the boundaries since a new school is opening in Timberlands in the fall of 2014.

This school would become a dual track program.

The English program would serve families from the communities of Clearview Extension, Clearview Ridge, College Park, Garden Heights, Timberlands and Timberstone, as well as Vanier Woods and Vanier East.

Elementary students who are in the French Immersion program and who live east of 30th Avenue

would also attend the Timberlands school.

Students within the Gateway Christian School’s alternative program would also go onto River Glen School.

Students of the Spanish bilingual program at G.H. Dawe Community School would be designated to the Gateway Christian School in the Pines neighbourhood.

The changes would take place in September 2014 when the new school opens. The school would have an initial capacity of 500 students with the potential to expand to 600 students.

Students whose attendance boundaries are changing but in the last year of attending their current school will have the option to be grandfathered.

However, transportation services will not be provided.

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Friday, Jan. 25, 2013

Slow war on cigarettes The cigarette smoke signals are drifting up again. Will the provincial government, at last, be able to read — and react to — the signs?

Or will it be up to municipalities like Red Deer to set in motion comprehensive smoking bans in public outdoor areas?

The track record of the Progressive Conservative government, when it comes to anti-smoking legislation, is predictably sluggish.

Five years ago, a tail-dragging Alberta government implemented the Tobacco Reduction Act, which prohibits smoking in all public places and workplaces.

Alberta was the last province in the country to enact legislation on smoking in indoor public places and workplaces.

By the time the legislation took effect in July 2008, standard practice throughout the province had made the legislation all but pointless (even the fines, although punitive, hardly seem necessary now). Most municipalities, workplaces and commercial entities had long-standing smoking bans. Red Deer’s Smoke Free Bylaw was en-

OURVIEW JOHN STEWART trenched two years before the provincial law took effect.

The hard work was already done. In many areas, the provincial act simply echoed municipal standards, although it changed the way that restaurants and bars operated, even on patios.

In the end, smokers had three choices: smoke at home, smoke in your car or smoke outside — but not within five metres of the doorways of public buildings.

And now, led by municipalities, we’re winnowing that list of acceptable places to smoke.

Albertans who smoke in their vehicles with children present create a poisonous iron lung.

The Canadian Cancer Society says second-hand tobacco smoke renders children smaller, and leaves them with immature immune systems and leads to more respiratory issues, including asthma. Second-hand tobacco smoke is also linked to childhood cancers and sudden infant death syndrome.

Almost a year ago, a private member’s bill to ban smoking in vehicles with children present was unanimously passed in the Alberta legislature.

It still has not been implemented, despite support expressed by Premier Alison Redford.

The sponsor of the bill, Liberal Leader Raj Sherman, said he considered it largely instructive rather than punitive.

Some Alberta communities, like Leduc, Medicine Hat and Okotoks, already have bylaws prohibiting such smoking and others are considering it.

Those communities decided not to wait indefinitely for the province to do the right thing. Waiting is punitive, and not particularly instructive.

Now the next anti-smoking movement is underway, and it is likely again that the province will show little initiative until the issue is long past settled.

This week, Red Deer city council gave first reading to a revised smokefree bylaw that would prohibit outdoor smoking within 10 metres of playgrounds, sports fields, spray parks, skating rinks, toboggan hills and skate parks.

It is an initiative that should be part of provincial legislation.

It is an initiative that other municipalities, in Alberta and elsewhere, have undertaken or are discussing.

In Ottawa, for example, a year-old bylaw prohibits smoking on all municipal properties, including parks, playgrounds, beaches, sports fields, fruit and vegetable markets, and outdoor areas around city facilities.

Red Deer council’s proposal doesn’t go this far — although it should, as Coun. Paul Harris has suggested.

But it is certainly a step in the right direction.

Smoking is dangerous, addictive and costly. We need to discourage it at every turn, and do everything in our power to prevent another generation from getting hooked. That includes, as much as possible, taking it out of the public eye. We also need to ensure that all public places can be enjoyed by the vast majority of people.

And we can’t wait for the province to belatedly show leadership on the issue.

John Stewart is the Advocate’s managing editor.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Putting more guns in people’s hands will only make things worse I would like to respond to Terrance Rawlyck’s letter on Jan. 22.

Where do you get your ideas from?

My guess would be from the National Rifle Association, as your letter sounds like the propaganda spewed by this American group.

I would like to ask how does this help any one? Are you and this group going to be everywhere, at all times to be the protectors of society? How do you propose that the screening process lets only those qualified get this privilege? Should we open the stores to sell automatic weapons with large clips so your new job will be easier to enforce? How many people will this take to be an effective means to make our world safe? How long before the taxpayers are asked to cough some money to cover your expenses?

These are just a few questions I’ve come up with in the time it took me to read your letter. They are basic questions that barely scratch the surface of what your suggesting we allow you and your group to do.

To suggest that adding more guns to a situation will make it better is wrong on so many levels. If memory serves me correctly, didn’t the U.S. and Russia try this with nuclear weapons and where are we now? Do we need everyone to carry weapons or do you suggest that only a few special people get this privilege? Again, if memory serves we already have that service: it is called the police.

As for there being a parallel between people who are trained in CPR and carrying weapons for protection, I think you are stretching that a bit. With a CPR certificate, you are helping people survive a medical situation, not taking the law into your

hands.

Your story about the movie theatre, you pulled that from an actual event. Even if what you say did take place and one of your group stopped the gunman, are you going to be in every theatre all of the time? What about the rest of the population? Do we start to arm more and more of the people?

I think you can see where I’m going with this — the more people you allow to do this, the more chance there is of letting someone who is very dangerous get a permit. As for drug dealers and gang members having guns, do you really want our everyday lives to be like that? What you want will send us down a path most don’t want to go.

The problem is not guns; guns are a symptom of a far greater problem.

If you want a parallel, how about this? You have a cold, you take all kinds of medicine to combat sneezes, coughs, fevers but you have done nothing to cure the cold, just the symptoms. The gunman who walks into a theatre and opens fire doesn’t care who or what he shoots (probably doesn’t care if you are there) — its not about that. There is an underlying cause and this is where we need to focus our attention.

The more stops like this you try to put into place will just make a more violent person to deal with, someone who takes precautions to make sure they get what they want.

I already know what you’re thinking: we need bigger weapons to deal with that. As to that, please see above to the line about U.S. and Russia.

People need their lives to be “normal” and arming a small group won’t help at all, it will make the problem worse.

My final question on this is: who will police your group?

Miles Verreau Red Deer

Life with a daredevil toddler SON SEEMS DESTINED TO LEARN THE HARD WAY, AND HE’S DRAGGING US WITH HIM As a relatively new parent, I’ve come to accept that trying to protect a little boy from injury is like trying to protect that obnoxious drunk buddy who doesn’t know when to shut up.

No matter what you do, eventually somebody’s going to get a bump on the noggin.

Now nearly two years old, our son Grayson is committed to putting himself in constant peril.

Standing at the top of the staircase, he’ll spread his arms wide and with a fiendish smile, slowly teeter forward, trusting completely that Mom or Dad will arrive in time to LEO catch him.

PARÉ All large, wheeled toys are now mobile balance beams, which he carefully positions on hard surfaces or near sharp-cornered furniture to maximize his odds for cuts or head trauma.

He’s also taken to popping wheelies with his

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Lightning McQueen ride-on car and leaping from the coffee table to the couch.

I recently caught him putting one hand in the dog’s mouth and then using the other hand to try and manually close Yogi’s jaws (thankfully, our laidback old dachshund is a good sport about it all). This went on for a minute or so before Grayson turned to me with dramatic indignation and declared, “Yogi bite me! Ouchies!”

When he first started walking at one-year-old, Amanda and I used to shadow his every move to ensure he didn’t fall over or bump his precious coconut. Now, he walks into a room with nasty scratches or bruises that we can’t even account for.

“What did you do?” I ask.

But the answer is always the same.

“Grayson bonk,” he says, pointing to the most recent injury.

Women seem to worry about this stuff a lot more than men.

I hold the view that if he takes a few tumbles doing something silly, he’ll eventually learn to be more cautious.

Amanda seems to think every mishap causes him deep physical and emotional distress that will some

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day fester into a seething resentment toward his parents.

Just a few days ago, he insisted on trying to carry a big laundry basket up the stairs, despite my numerous warnings.

He made it about three steps before going over sideways. Daddy was too slow to react and he went tumbling back to the bottom. Staring up at me with an accusatory expression, he took a deep breath and screamed, “MOMMY HUG ME!” As if I didn’t feel guilty enough already, Amanda came running around the corner, picked him up, turned to me and asked, “What the hell were you doing?”

“Watching,” I said.

Through our own experiences and discussions with other parents, we’ve both learned to take a more relaxed approach with our toddler and his penchant for danger.

Besides, if Grayson grows up to be anything like his old man, we’ll need to save our strength for the teen years.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A rescue flight on its way to a group of Canadians missing in Antarctica has had to turn around because of bad weather that isn’t expected to improve until at least early Friday.

But those who know the pilot of the downed Twin Otter say that if anyone would know how to get through, it would be Bob Heath.

“He’s a bit of a living legend up (North),” said friend and fellow pilot Sebastien Seykora. “He’s a very experienced pilot.”

The airplane began transmitting signals from its emergency locator beacon early Wednesday. Aircraft tried twice to spot it in the mountainous area where it went down but failed due to heavy, low cloud.

Early indications on Thursday were that the cloud had lifted a bit, giving rescuers a window. Those hopes were dashed when the plane got in the air.

“They’ve gone out and flown over and they haven’t been able to see anything,” said Steve Rendle from New Zealand’s Rescue Co-ordination Centre. “They are heading back to a fuelling depot to wait out the weather.”

No information was available on the fate of the

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RCMP in Algeria to check Canadian link to terrorists who took hostages OTTAWA — The RCMP is on the ground in Algeria to help pin down whether Canadians were part of the group of terrorists linked to al-Qaida who mounted a deadly siege at an isolated Algerian energy plant, government sources say.

The contribution of the Mounties is part of an ongoing effort — so far unsuccessful — to either confirm or rebut claims that Canadians were among the band of militants who mounted last week’s attack on the remote natural gas complex.

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal made that claim on Algerian television earlier this week — a claim that so far, Canadian diplomats in Algeria and Foreign Affairs Department officials in Ottawa have been unable to corroborate.

three men aboard the ski-equipped Twin Otter, which is owned by Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air. Those who know Heath said he’ll know what to do.

“He’s been flying down there for at least a decade,” said Seykora. “If somebody had a question about how to do things, especially about going down there, he would be the guy they would ask.”

Heath, who lives in Inuvik, N.W.T., has logged thousands of hours teaching young flyers in regions from the Maritimes to northern Ontario and administers tests to other pilots, said Roger Townsend, who was a co-pilot with Heath out of Red Lake, Ont. Flying with Heath was always a learning experience, Townsend said.

“He used it as an opportunity to impart knowledge. He’s a true instructor with an extraordinary passion for teaching and training.”

The Twin Otter was well-equipped with survival equipment, including mountain tents and supplies which could last five days. The area is experiencing heavy snow and winds of up to 170 kilometres an hour.

The missing plane’s signal came from the north end of Antarctica’s Queen Alexandra range — about halfway between the South Pole and McMurdo Sta-

tion. The site is roughly four hours by helicopter from an American base at McMurdo Station. It’s a two-hour flight with a DC-3.

Authorities in Canada have been in contact with officials organizing the search in New Zealand. Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs said officials from the Canadian High Commission in Wellington are working closely with local authorities.

“Search and rescue operations are currently underway. Consular officials stand ready to provide consular services as required,” said spokeswoman Barbara Harvey.

Kenn Borek Air, which is experienced in Antarctic aviation, did not provide any details on the three crew members on board the missing twin-engine propeller aircraft.

A spokesman for the U.S. National Science Foundation — which operates an Antarctic research station helping in the search — said they were thought to be a pilot, a co-pilot and a flight engineer.

The plane was flying from the South Pole to an Italian base in Antarctica’s Terra Nova Bay. The region is in New Zealand’s area of responsibility and that country’s rescue crews have been working with U.S., Canadian and Italian authorities.

The top court issued a decision Thursday granting the Tsilhqot’in First Nation permission to appeal a ruling that rejected its claim to aboriginal title over 440,000 hectares of land near Williams Lake, B.C., in the province’s Interior.

The B.C. Appeal Court issued a ruling last year that gave the Tsilhqot’in sweeping rights to hunt, trap and trade in its traditional territory. But the Appeal Court agreed with the federal and provincial governments that the Tsilhqot’in must identify specific sites where its people once lived, rather than asserting a claim over a broad area.

The Tsilhqot’in, a collection of six aboriginal bands that together include about 3,000 people, argue the court’s decision failed to recognize the way its people had lived for centuries.

The court heard the Tsilhqot’in people were

“semi-nomadic,” with few permanent encampments, even though they saw the area as their own and protected it from outsiders.

Chief Joe Alphonse, tribal chairman of the Tsilhqot’in, says it would be like arguing a country’s borders only consist of areas where people physically live, while ignoring the areas in between.

“We own the broad territory,” Alphonse said in an interview Thursday.

“There’s no country that’s going to define itself like that anywhere in the world, so why should that apply to First Nations people?”

The case dates back to the early 1990s, when the Tsilhqot’in first began using the courts and a blockade to stop logging operations in the area, setting off a two-decade legal odyssey that has cost tens of millions of dollars.

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A chanting, drumming crowd greeted her at a downtown hotel after she left the hospital where she had been kept overnight for observation.

She thanked family, friends and supporters for their backing during the six chilly weeks she spent on Victoria Island, just upstream from Parliament Hill.

She suggested she’ll now step back from the political struggle and let other chiefs take over.

“There you go, chiefs, you take over and I’ll be part of the audience some times, so I’ll be watching you guys,” she said.

Spence also declared the need for unity among First Nations leaders.

“It’s time to really stay together no matter what hardship that we go through, and no matter what the government intends to do to us to divide us,” Spence said.

“Always remember that we’re here together and we’re here for our people, especially the youth.”

Top court to hear B.C. native land claims case VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a complex appeal involving a British Columbia First Nation’s claim to aboriginal title over a wide area it considers its traditional territory — a case observers say could have far-reaching effects on land claims in B.C. and across the country.

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First Nations will unite against the status quo: Atleo VANCOUVER — Chief Shawn Atleo returned to the helm of the Assembly of First Nations on Thursday adamant that aboriginal groups across the country are united against a common enemy: the status quo.

Acknowledging differing opinions within the assembly membership, Atleo, who was sidelined 10 days ago by doctorordered sick leave, said he never expected unanimity as the Idle No More protest movement gained momentum.

“We are a diverse people — 52 languages, 633 First Nations — and with this rich diversity comes a wide variety of ideas about how we move forward,” Atleo told reporters after being honoured at a meeting of the assembly’s B.C. chiefs.

“But make no mistake, on principles of substance, we are unified.

“We want to see the Crown come meaningfully to the table and address the outstanding treaty relationship.”

Atleo urged the federal government to take advantage of the opportunity created by the Idle No More movement, which has seen thousands of First Nations take to the streets.

Guard reprimanded for acting to stop teen suicide TORONTO — A correctional officer who scrambled to cut a ligature from the neck of a teenaged inmate as she turned dark purple was reprimanded for his efforts, an inquest into her death heard Thursday.

In fact, an emotional Blaine Phibbs testified, a prison manager warned him he could be formally disciplined or even charged criminally if he went into Ashley Smith’s cell again under similar circumstances.

“He told me there was no reason to go into the cell. As long as she was breathing, we were not to go into her cell,” Phibbs said.

Video of the incident played for the inquest showed Phibbs and other guards entering Smith’s segregation cell at the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont., about a month before she finally strangled herself.

Phibbs said he had difficulty cutting the ligature from her neck.

“We were having to remove so many ligatures from Ashley’s neck, the 911 (emergency) knives were dull,” he said.

The apparent lifesaving measures only brought rebuke.

Management insisted that what had taken place was “borderline excessive use of force.”

“I did not agree,” he told coroner’s counsel, Jocelyn Speyer.

“We thought she was in distress, that’s why we entered the cell.”

Winter access, services put on ice at national parks OTTAWA — Several of Canada’s national parks, long celebrated by the federal government as an “integral part of the Canadian identity,” have shut down winter services because of budget cuts.

The move, which followed a $29.2-million funding reduction, has forced some rural communities to do their own snow clearing with Parks Canada machines in order to continue participating in activities and attracting tourists.

Affected national parks include Point Pelee in southern Ontario, Riding Mountain in Manitoba, Prince Albert in Saskatchewan and Elk Island in Alberta.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A nine-year-old boy was sitting in his living room watching TV when he was fatally shot in the head with a bullet fired from outside his house, police said Thursday.

Kesean Williams, a Grade 4 student, was shot Wednesday night and died hours later of his injuries in hospital. No arrests have been made yet, but police believe the house in Brampton, Ont., northwest of Toronto, was targeted.

“It’s appalling,” said Peel Regional Police Acting Supt. George Koekkoek.

“It’s totally unfathomable to think that, as I say, a young child sitting in his home, in the comfort of his own home, that something as tragic as this could happen.”

Kesean, his 15-year-old brother and his mother moved in to that house last week.

His brother and mother are “obviously devastated,” said Koekkoek.

They had been living in the area for about five months, having moved there from

Police are canvassing the neighbourhood, interviewing hundreds of people, and already have some preliminary descriptions of people who were seen running from the area.

Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans urged those people to assist with the investigation in any way they can.

“We rely on our community to join in these efforts and provide any information possible that’s going to lead to identification of the person or persons responsible for this horrible crime,” she said.

The boy was a student at Sir Winston Churchill Public School. Members of the Peel District School Board’s critical incident response team have been sent to the school to provide support to students and staff.

A letter has also been sent home to parents with tips on how to help their children deal with the tragedy.

Police seized a cab at the site of the shooting and three people are being interviewed as witnesses, police said.

‘IT’S TOTALLY UNFATHOMABLE TO THINK THAT, AS I SAY, A YOUNG CHILD SITTING IN HIS HOME, IN THE COMFORT OF HIS OWN HOME, THAT SOMETHING AS TRAGIC AS THIS COULD HAPPEN.’ — GEORGE KOEKKOEK PEEL REGIONAL POLICE ACTING SUPT.

Hamilton. Police don’t know who the target may have been, but they are also looking at the previous tenants of that house, Koekkoek said.

“Our information to date and what we’ve learned thus far leads us to believe that it was the house that was targeted,” he said.

“That said, it’s early on in the investigation and we’re trying to confirm that, so we’re open to other things as well, but that’s what we believe.”

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Honduran government in chaos GOVERNMENT CAN’T PAY BILLS, NEGLECTS BASIC SERVICES AS THEY BALANCE ON BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Street surveillance cameras in one of the world’s most dangerous cities were turned off last week because Honduras’ government hasn’t paid millions of dollars it owes. The operator that runs them is now threatening to suspend police radio service as well.

Teachers have been demonstrating almost every day because they haven’t been paid in six months, while doctors complain about the shortage of essential medicines, gauze, needles and latex gloves.

This Central American country has been on the brink of bankruptcy for months, as lawmakers put off passing a budget necessary to pay for basic government services. Honduras is also grappling with $5 billion in foreign debt, a figure equivalent to last year’s entire government budget.

“There are definitely patients who haven’t been able to get better because of this problem,” said Dr. Lilian Discua, a pediatrician. “An epileptic who doesn’t take his medicine will have a crisis. This is happening.”

The financial problems add to a general sense that Honduras is a country in meltdown, as homicides soar, drug trafficking overruns cities and coasts and the nation’s highest court has been embattled in a constitutional fight with the Congress.

Many streets are riddled with potholes, and cities aren’t replacing stolen manhole covers. Soldiers aren’t receiving their regular salaries, while the education secretary says 96 per cent of schools close several days every week or month because of teacher strikes.

Some government offices must close because they don’t have ink to take fingerprints. The country’s national registration agency has been shuttered for 10 days because of unpaid salaries.

“In many ways, the state is no longer functioning,”

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Foreign adoptions decline in U.S. for eighth year in a row NEW YORK — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents fell by 7 per cent last year, to the lowest level since 1994, and is likely to plunge further this year due to the new ban by Russia on adoptions by Americans.

Figures released Thursday by the

said Robert Naiman, policy director of Just Foreign Policy, a Washington D.C.-based organization aimed at reforming U.S. foreign policy. “If they keep not paying their soldiers, those soldiers are probably going to stop being soldiers and maybe take some other action.”

Experts say a mix of government corruption, election-year politics and a struggling economy has fueled the crisis.

The local chapter of the international watchdog group Transparency International issued a study in December that alleged some lawmakers had spent money on plane tickets to a tennis tournament in Spain, Mother’s Day gifts and other personal expenses, the report found.

The study’s author, Ludin Ayala, said the country’s Congress is the most expensive in Central America, although Honduras is the poorest country the region.

“The Congress doesn’t have rules for making these expenses, which are at the discretion of the (legislative) president,” Ayala said. “I don’t know if it’s shameful, sad or disgusting that in the National Congress, there isn’t any transparency.”

Former presidential candidate and legislator Olban Valladares charged that much of the public money has indeed gone into campaigns ahead of November’s elections, in which the president, mayors and 128 congressional representatives will be elected.

“Sadly, we have a great number of candidates who are state officials and their tendency is to abuse state resources that they control to fund their campaigns,” Valladares said.

Congress President Juan Orlando Hernandez said that ousted former President Manuel Zelaya and his allies created much of the current mess.

“They are the ones who have left us today with an enormous debt ... leaving us a country that’s unsafe, indebted and isolated in the world,” Hernandez said

State Department for the 2012 fiscal year showed 8,668 adoptions from abroad, down from 9,320 in 2011 and down about 62 per cent from the alltime peak of 22,884 in 2004.

As usual, China accounted for the most children adopted in the U.S, with a total of 2,589. Ethiopia was second, at 1,568, followed by Russia with 748.

Gay marriage bill advances in Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation to allow gay couples to marry.

The House passed the legislation

in a news release.

Although Congress goes on recess Friday, lawmakers have only partially passed a budget to pay some of state employees and contractors. That leaves undecided the budgets of autonomous institutions such as utilities and the port authority.

Instead, lawmakers are discussing proposals already declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and don’t deal with the immediate financial problems. On Tuesday, for example, Congress approved a law that would allow any elected official to be impeached.

Hugo Noe Pino, an economist at Honduras’ Central American Institute for Fiscal Studies, noted that Congress approved the sale of an additional $750 million in bonds last November without resolving any of the core budget issues.

“In this political year, the state resources can be used for political campaigns,” Pino said. “If they haven’t discussed the budget, why are they approving the financing (through bonds) of a budget that doesn’t exist?”

Financial fraud isn’t limited to the government.

Tax evasion, for example, is widespread, with the government missing out on an estimated 43 per cent of revenue due, said Mario Lopez Steiner, Honduras’s tax director.

“The culture of tax evasion is incredible in Honduras,” he said.

The institutional paralysis has also spread to the justice system. The constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court has not met for a month and a half because President Porfirio Lobo accused the magistrates of being part of a conspiracy to overthrow him.

Congress, whose majority belongs to Lobo’s party, dismissed several judges without an impeachment trial. Meanwhile, the fired judges continue to enjoy the use of their offices and cars with drivers, even as other government employees go unpaid.

51-19 Thursday following an emotional debate that touched on religion, civil rights and the nature of marriage.

The bill now moves to the state Senate, where supporters and opponents say its fate is difficult to predict.

The vote was personal to Ken Fish, who showed up at the Statehouse early to get a seat in the viewing gallery. The 70-year-old says he and his partner of 25 years have long waited for Rhode Island to pass gay marriage

6 dead after mudslides hit Ecuador mining town QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorean officials say mudslides triggered by heavy

rains have killed at least six people and injured 18 in a southern gold mining community.

Azuay state Gov. Humberto Cordero says he does not yet have an estimate of how many people are missing from the disaster that struck before dawn Thursday after six hours of torrential downpours.

Cordero tells The Associated Press the mudslides have buried homes and blocked roads in the community of Pueblo Nuevo.

He says the community can only be reached by helicopter.

The AP reached a rescuer, Octavio Pena, who was approaching by road and unable to reach the town. Pena said it was still raining.

Red Deer seniors deserve better care We’re caregivers at Aspen Ridge seniors’ senior care facility. We went on strike so Red Deer seniors can get the care they deserve. For that, our employer locked us out.

But it’s operated by Aspen Ridge relies on your taxes. Bu Symphony Senior Living, a private, Onta Ontario-based company.

Symphony cuts corners on seniors’ car care. It demands that less than the caregivers accept wages that are one-third oneRed Deer market. Symphony told us the they refuse to operate without a 30 to 40 per cent profit. That’s not right. Care must come first.

The company robs seniors of the care they worked for all their lives. Alberta Health Services isn’t ddoing anything about it. So we are. And you can too.

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Rebels looking to rebound TEAM HOPING HARD WORK IN PRACTICE THIS WEEK RESULTS IN MORE CONSISTENCY JAMIE BENN

BENN BACK WITH STARS Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars agreed to a $26.25 million, five-year contract on Thursday night The All-Star centre gets $5.25 million each season, with the first year of the deal pro-rated because of the NHL lockout.

Dallas announced the move during its game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The 23-year-old Benn was a restricted free agent who set career highs with 26 goals, 37 assists and 63 points for the Stars last season. Benn played 19 games for the Hamburg Freezers in Germany during the lockout this season, compiling seven goals and 20 points before returning home to British Columbia in December.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The Red Deer Rebels were all about perspiration and concentration in practice this week while atoning for the error of their ways in their last two games.

“We concentrated on a lot of small things, just making sure we get all of the details right in our systems,” assistant captain Joel Hamilton said Thursday. “We kind of got back to the basics so we can continue to progress and get better as a team.”

Following a 4-1 home-ice win over the defending Western Hockey League champion Edmonton Oil Kings Jan. 17, the Rebels were brutal in losing 3-1 to the visiting Prince George Cougars Saturday and then fell 3-0 to the host Medicine Hat Tigers a day later.

“Both games were games we could have won and probably should have won,” said Hamilton. “It just kind of came down to small mistakes that cost us and that’s what we’ve been working on all week.”

Small errors might have been to blame in Medicine Hat; an overall lack of effort, focus and execution was the glaring problem against the Cougars.

“It wasn’t a great performance by us,” Hamilton understated.

And therein is the source of frustration with the Rebels. The team has often shown well against the higher-calibre teams, but has dropped several games to teams lower in the standings.

“We’re still working on that, the consistency part of our game. Hopefully the hard work all through practice this week will help to make sure the consistency is always there the rest of the season,” said Hamilton. “We know we’re a good team and that we can play like a really good team. It’s just a matter of doing it every night.”

The Rebels have no reason to play with a lack of confidence, not with goaltender Patrik Bartosak in top form since returning from the world junior hockey championship.

“It’s always nice to have a guy back there who you know will shut the door for you,”

said Hamilton. “Now it’s up to us to do our part at the other end of the ice.”

Rebels associate coach Jeff Truitt is hopeful that the detailed practice sessions all week will prove to be beneficial, starting with tonight’s meeting with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Saturday’s clash with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, both at the Centrium.

“The points that we’ve making the last three days here, both on the ice and on video . . . I hope the players have taken those to heart and we’ll see where it goes in the games,” said Truitt.

“But the practices have been intense while getting into the details of what we have to do in all of the zones. I’m sure that the guys are a little tired of it and want to get into game situations.”

The Rebels will host the Kootenay Ice next Thursday, then will play their next four games on the road. Included will be a three-game jaunt starting Feb. 6 and featuring stops in Prince George, Seattle and Kamloops. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Oilers OT win keeps Kings winless

Today

● Midget A hockey: Red Deer Minor Hockey Outdoor Winter Classic, games at 4, 5:30, 8 and 8:30 p.m., Bower rinks. ● College basketball: Calgary St. Mary’s at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● WHL: Brandon at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Centrium. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer IROC, 7:45 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Stettler, 8 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Sylvan Lake, 8 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Innisfail at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Sylvan Lake, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

● Midget A hockey: Red Deer Minor Hockey Outdoor Winter Classic, games at 8, 8:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m., 1:50, 3:15, 4:30, 5, 7:30 and 8 p.m.; skills competition at 2 p.m.; Bower rinks. ● Peewee AA hockey: Innisfail at Red Deer Parkland, 12:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Flames at Red Deer White, 2 p.m., Arena; Southeast at Red Deer Black, 4:45 p.m., Arena.

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Edmonton Oilers’ Sam Gagner scores the winning goal against Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick during overtime NHL action in Edmonton, on Thursday.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 2 Kings 1 EDMONTON _ Sam Gagner scored the winner 3:01 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers staged a dramatic rally to keep the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings winless with a wild 2-1 victory on Thursday.

Gagner snuck in from the point to score on the power play after the Kings were caught with too many men on the ice.

Nail Yakupov scored for the Oilers (2-1) with 4.7 seconds left in the third period. His exuberant celebration took him to centre ice where he dropped to his

knees and slid into Edmonton’s defensive zone.

Jeff Carter scored the lone goal for the Kings (0-2-1), who are off to their first winless start to the season after three games since the 1985-86 season.

There was a crazy finish to regulation time in this one.

Edmonton looked to have tied it with 1:05 left on a goal by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins but after video review the officials ruled that Gagner was in the crease and the goal was not counted.

Irate fans littered the ice with debris as they felt Rob Scuderi had pushed Gagner into Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick on the play.

However, the Oilers were able to draw even with just 4.7 seconds remaining to send it to extra time as Yakupov was able to bat down a rebound at the side of the net for his second of the season with Edmonton goalie Devan Dubnyk on the bench for the extra attacker.

The game started much slower than it ended. The Kings had a good opportunity early in the game with a two-man advantage for two minutes, but couldn’t capitalize despite twice hitting the post behind Dubnyk.

Los Angeles had nothing but power play chances in the first half of the opening frame, however they shot blanks and went

0-5 with the man advantage. After weathering the storm, the Oilers were awarded a two-man power play of their own, yet also couldn’t find the back of the net against Quick in the Kings net.

The shots favoured Edmonton 14-8 in the scoreless first.

The Oilers had a chance to get the game’s first goal six minutes into the second period on a two-on-one but Quick robbed Yakupov with a huge glove save.

Los Angeles finally broke the scoreless tie with six-and-a-half minutes remaining in the second period as a giveaway by Edmonton defender Nick Schultz allowed Carter to get loose on a breakaway and he made the most of it, beating Dubnyk high to the stick side for his first goal of the season.

Dubnyk earned the win with 30 saves, while Quick stopped 37 shots for the Kings.

Notes: It was the first of three meetings between the two teams this season. The clubs split their four-game series in 2011-12. The Kings brought an eight- game point streak in Edmonton into the contest, having gone 7-0-1 in that span since a regulation loss at Rexall Place on Feb. 28, 2008. The Oilers were without forward Ben Eager, out indefinitely with a concussion. Also out for Edmonton were Andy Sutton (knee), Theo Peckham (hip flexor), Ryan Jones (eye) and Nikolai Khabibulin (hip).

Kings defenceman Matt Greene (back) was placed on injured reserve this week and will likely miss the remainder of the season. Willie Mitchell (knee surgery) is also out, but practised this week. Former Oiler Dustin Penner was a healthy scratch for the Kings. Fellow forward Simon Gagne was also a healthy deletion for Los Angeles as the Kings tried to send a message after a slow start to the season.

Edmonton native Mark Fistric made his debut on defence for the Oilers after being picked up via trade from the Dallas Stars for a third-round pick.

DeRozan buzzer-beater gives Raptors win over Magic

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Raptors 97 Magic 95 ORLANDO, Fla. — Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey believes the next step for his team is to work on developing its identity, preferably one seeded in toughness.

He’s hoping a four-game season sweep of the Magic can serve as the first step in that mission.

After watching one of their best efforts of the season slip away the night before in an overtime loss at Miami, the Raptors fought off a late Orlando charge and got a fadeaway jumper from DeMar DeRozan at the buzzer to secure a 97-95 victory over the Magic on Thursday night.

DeRozan led Toronto with 22 points, followed by Amir Johnson’s 21 points and 10 rebounds. It was Johnson’s sixth doubledouble of the season.

The sweep was the Raptors’ first over Orlando since 2006-07.

“The coaches drew up a good play,” said DeRozan, who scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, missing just one of his eight shots in the final 12 minutes. “I just tried to get to my shot. Usually we run it going to my right, but that was the first time we ran it going to my left.

“I knew if I got a good shot off, I had a chance at it going in.”

Pumping his fist along with DeRozan after the shot went through, Casey said later that he got the response he was looking for from his team.

“I did, I really did,” Casey said. “Down the stretch everybody’s questioned our

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Orlando Magic guard E’Twaun Moore slaps the ball away from Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan as he drove to the basket during NBA action in Orlando, Fla., Thursday.

toughness and how tough we are. I’ve seen resolve and toughness the last couple of weeks. And for anybody who doesn’t feel like we’re in this to win it, they are totally wrong.”

It was a wild offensive night, featuring 12 lead changes, 12 players reaching double figures and several big baskets on both ends.

But for the Magic, it clearly was not the perfect way to begin the second half of their season.

They dropped their fourth game in a row

and have now lost 15 of their last 17 overall.

They’ve also lost eight straight games to teams with losing records.

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Arron Afflalo added 16 points and Glen Davis had 15.

“I just think the basketball gods are against us right now,” guard J.J. Redick said. “They’ve turned their backs on us. We need to get back in their good graces. Tonight was a first step, if a loss can be a step in the right direction, because we competed the whole game.”

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Swift Current Broncos LW and captain Adam Lowry had his WHL season-best 21-game point streak halted in last weekend’s 2-1 win over the Regina Pats. Lowry, who started the streak Nov. 27, sniped 21 of his leagueleading 31 goals and 16 of his 32 assists during the run and moved into fourth place in the WHL scoring race. Considering the victory over Regina was the Broncos’ sixth in succession, Lowry was OK with having the string snapped. “The six-game win streak is a little more important than the 21-game point streak,” Lowry told Greg Harder of the Regina LeaderPost. “I wanted to be a consistent performer for this team and I think I’ve done that, but any time we can get the win it’s huge for us.”

Marc McCoy feels a little bit like he was cut off in the middle of an introduction.

The 18-year-old centre, acquired on Dec. 12 from the Red Deer Rebels, had just finished saying hello to the Regina Pats when he was knocked out of the lineup on Dec. 29 with a knee injury which has forced him to miss the past nine games.

“The timing was kind of unfortunate,” said McCoy, who had three goals and one assist in six games before the injury. “I was just getting on a roll and getting used to everything. But that’s part of the sport. I just need to fight through it and get ready to play again.”

McCoy returned to practice on Monday and hopes to reintroduce himself to Pats fans this weekend.

Looking to snap a five-game losing streak, the team is slated to visit the Swift Current Broncos tonight, followed by a home game Saturday against the Kootenay Ice. “I’m itching to get back in,” said McCoy. “It has been a long time coming. I just want to play again.

I’m rarin’ to go.”

McCoy was hurt during his best game as a Pat, scoring twice in a 5-1 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The injury occurred late in the game when he was tripped up while driving to the net and went sliding hard into the boards.

During his absence, McCoy has tried to make the best of a bad situation and continue the process and getting acclimated to his new surroundings.

“Just being here and being around the guys for an extended period of time makes things a little easier,” he said.

“Watching practice and watching the games, you be-

WHO’S HOT Victoria Royals C Steven Hodges is riding a five-game goal-scoring streak heading into tonight’s meeting with the visiting Vancouver Giants. During his run dating back to Jan. 12, the 18-year-old product of Delta, B.C., has scored eight goals and added a single assist.

Hodges, who this season has 19 goals and 28 points in 33 games, was selected by the Florida Panthers in the third round of last year’s NHL entry draft.

WHO’S NOT Everett Silvertips LW Ryan Harrison was somewhat of an offensive force in 2011-12 with 20 goals and 52 points in 70 games. So far this season, the 20-year-old from Kelowna has contributed seven goals and 21 points in 34 games, a pace that would leave him with roughly 44 points at season’s end.

HE SAID IT “We all got together and said it’s time to get the ball moving here. We’ve got too many skilled guys and such a good team, we can’t be losing these games.” — Saskatoon Blades forward Michael Ferland, to the Brandon Sun, concerning a recent players meeting addressing the less-thanstellar play of the 2013 Memorial Cup tournament hosts.

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Former Red Deer Rebel Marc McCoy didn’t have much time to say hello to his new team, the Regina Pats, after a trade on Dec. 12.

In his sixth game with the Pats he suffered a knee injury that has forced him to sit out the last nine games. He is slated to be back in the lineup this weekend come a little more accustomed to the systems. That definitely helps.”

The Pats pursued McCoy in hopes that he would bring a missing element to the team,

adding size as well as a knack in the face-off circle. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder could also be a nice complement to the team’s latest addition, 6-foot-3, 205-pound right-winger Carson

Samoridny, who was acquired on Jan. 10 from the Calgary Hitmen. “(They bring) the things we need that make us a tougher team to play against,” noted head coach Pat Conacher. “With those two guys, once they get on the puck, they’re on the puck.

Not only will it help us in the D zone as far as creating a stall, being able to shrink the zone in our D-zone coverage, but also once we get on the forecheck to be able to control the boards.

That’s what you get from those big guys.”

Conacher doesn’t believe size is about intimidation as much as it simply makes the Pats a more different matchup for the opposition.

“They look at our team and know they’re in for a battle,” he said.

“That’s what it gives you.

We’re a bigger, stronger team in the way we play. They have a pretty good skillset to go along with their size so it makes us overall a harder team to play against.”

So does their new-found depth. With McCoy and forward Dryden Hunt (concussion) close to returning, the Pats are inching toward a healthy lineup for the first time this season.

“If you have extra players it brings a little extra competition back into the team which is always a good thing,” added McCoy. “Guys are battling for spots and battling for icetime. That definitely brings a little more intensity into the room. Everyone is excited that everyone is back. We just need to do our best to get points. We don’t want to be looking for points late in the season and be struggling to get into the playoffs. We need to put together a couple wins.” gharder@leaderpost.com

Wild being patient with Dumba The Red Deer Rebels were still awaiting tations though.” word Thursday on star defenceman Mathew Flahr insisted Dumba’s stay in MinnesoDumba and his hopefully impending return ta, no matter how long or whether he actufrom the Minnesota Wild. ally plays, will be good for his confidence.

The question is, why?

“You go from being cut from (Canada’s) Why did the Wild keep Dumba through world junior team — whether that was right their first three NHL regular-season games or wrong — and maybe second-guessing only to plant the 18-year-old in the press certain things to coming here and playing box? Dumba was the club’s with NHL players, all of a sudden spare defenceman, apparyou realize you’re not far away,” ently just an injury away from Flahr said. “This is a great experigetting into the Minnesota ence for him.” lineup, but could the Wild not have summoned a player from ★ ★ ★ their AHL farm team in Houston to fill the role of designatMark Holick arrived in Prince ed sitter?

George during the first intermisThen again, Dumba is a sion Wednesday and then watched signed player and thus is basihis new team — the host Cougars cally Wild property. Minneso— drop a 3-2 decision to the Prince ta management has the final Albert Raiders. say on his immediate future.

The club is hoping that Holick’s GREG “That’s their decision,” view of the Cougars will be more MEACHEM said Rebels associate coach favourable as the new head coach.

Jeff Truitt, who on Thursday Holick, who coached the Kootenay hadn’t received any word on Ice for three seasons and was the Dumba’s prospective return. bench boss of the Syracuse Crunch “You can’t speculate, you can’t think, you of the AHL the past two years, was hired can’t hope. Whatever they (Wild) decide is earlier Wednesday to replace Dean Clark, up to them.” who was relieved of his duties after three The Wild were so impressed with Dumba and a half years with the Cougars. during training camp that he was placed While Prince George is a long-suffering on the regular-season roster as insurance WHL franchise and fan interest in the city while the team waited for defencemen Jo- is at an all-time low, Holick insisted that nas Brodin and Marco Scandella to return he’s downright pleased to be back in the from injury. Brodin, in fact, is expected to league. make his NHL debut tonight in Detroit af“There are only 22 (head coaching) jobs ter starting the season in the AHL. in the league and they’re all pretty presThe likelihood, then, is that Dumba will tigious positions,” Holick, who made the eventually be returned to the Rebels. But drive north from his home in Penticton, when? told Sheri Lamb of the Prince George Citizen.

“If there comes a time where we don’t “If you get an opportunity to work in the feel we need him around or if we feel it’s league I think you should certainly look at not helping his development, then we’ll it, so I’m real happy to be here.” make that decision,” Wild head coach Mike Holick first talked with Cougars genYeo told Michael Russo of the Minnesota eral manager Dallas Thompson two weeks Star Tribune. ago in regards to taking over the coaching “With his ability to skate, to shoot, to reins. The two men then met face to face jump in the offense, to play physical, he’s last weekend in the Okanagan. got all the physical tools to be a dynamic “Talks got a little bit more serious and player,” added assistant GM Brent Flahr we managed to work something out,” said said. “We’ve got to be patient in our expec- Holick.

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The new coach realizes the challenge he faces. The Cougars sit ninth in the 10-team Western Conference.

“Coming in, it’s a little bit of a challenge but at the end of the day we just want to try and instill some good habits and try to be the hardest-working team on the ice,” he said. “If we can do that, the rest takes care of itself.”

Thompson is confident he’s found the right man.

“I was just very comfortable with him and the approach he wants to take with the players,” Thompson told Jason Peters of the Citizen. “I think he’s more of a players’ coach. Certainly there will be a little more of a different attitude in the dressing room.

I think he’ll communicate with the players a little bit different.”

Meanwhile, Clark told Lamb that the firing caught him off guard.

“Dallas just came down at 11:30 (Tuesday) morning and let me go,” said Clark.

“You’re never expecting that news but at the same time that’s part of the game. It’s a results-based business and when you look at my record there’s not a lot of results there. That’s just the way it goes.”

Clark had an 83-163-5-11 record during his time with the Cougars, who made the playoffs just once during his tenure — in 2011 when they were swept by the Kelowna Rockets in the first round.

“I was grateful for the opportunity to get back into the league,” said Clark, who previously enjoyed coaching success with the Brandon Wheat Kings and Calgary Hitmen and also coached the Kamloops Blazers. “I don’t think I would change anything that I’ve done. I’ve got a lot of pride with the work that I put in here. I worked very hard at this.”

Just notes: Former Rebels forward Willie Coetzee scored once and collected an assist while representing the Toledo Walleyes in Wednesday’s ECHL all-star game in Loveland, Colo. Sundre product Austin Fyten, representing the Idaho Steelheads, was held pointless in the 7-3 win over the Colorado Eagles. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Growing up in Red Deer and skating for the Central Lions Speed Skating Club, Lucas Duffield developed the base that ultimately earned him a berth with the Canadian National speed skating program.

“That’s where I built a lot of the foundation I have,” said Duffield, who was at the Golden Circle Oval Thursday morning for a training session with several national team skaters. He’ll be at the Oval again Saturday as the group trains for an outdoor Canada Cup meet in Quebec.

“I played a lot of sports in Red Deer, and like most athletes, I didn’t specialize in one.

I competed in a number of sports from short track and long track speed skating, to cycling and triathlon. It was good to be in a number of sports.”

Duffield still enjoys returning to the Oval.

“It’s a lot of fun. It’s been over three years since I’ve been here, but once again we had luck as we have nice weather.

We don’t get this much vitamin D in Calgary. It’s like a casino with no sun and no clocks.”

Duffield moved to Calgary in 2006 after graduating high school.

“Since then I’ve juggled being a full-time athlete and a part-time student,” said Duffield, who is working on an arts degree and eventually wants to get an education degree and teach high school.

Since moving to Calgary he’s competed at the national and international level and is just a step away from competing in the Olympics,.

“I’ve had a lot of opportunities and experiences I would never have had if I didn’t move to Calgary when I did,” he said.

One of those opportunities was a chance to train in Holland.

“I received an offer from a commercial team in Holland last year and went over in June,” he said. “It was a great experience, and gave me a different perspective on things and gave me a chance to do something different. But I’m glad to be back in Canada as it’s tough to take schooling and train when you’re in Europe. That’s another big factor for coming back.”

He also wants to put his full attention to training to prepare for a shot at the 2014 Olympics in Russia. But concentrating on the 500 and 1,000-metre events means the competition for the 24-year-old is the toughest in the world. In fact he doesn’t get a chance to travel and compete on the World Cup circuit for Canada.

“Ideally I’d be racing

World Cups, but it’s such a competitive crew, the top 10 sprinters in the country are separated by a few tenths of a second.

Right now I have to be content to be where I am and work toward reaching the next level.

“We have 10 guys who don’t compete in the World Cup who have the times to compete for other countries in the world,” he added.

Duffield has lowered his times over the last couple of years and believes he has the ability to compete at the Olympic level.

“I’ve definitely progressed as I was in the top 25 and now in the top 10, but I need to be in the top 4,” he said. “I did have an injury last year, which hurt my development a bit, so this is a building year for me. I’m building towards next year and the Olympic qualifying. I know I can have times to get there if I put everything together.”

The last two seasons Duffield has been a part of the 2014 talent squad, which was set up by Speed Skating Canada to develop skaters who are not racing in World Cups, but still have World Cup times.

Duffield is still young enough he can look to-

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Red Deer native Lucas Duffield, a member of the national speedskating team, was back in the city on Thursday, practicing with teammates at the Golden Circle Oval. ward the 2018 Olympics if he wants.

“Skaters hit their peak in their mid-20s, so I have time, but I’ll see how it goes the next year or so and then make a decision,” he said. “But I love being an amateur athlete, although it’s not the highest paid profession. Still I love the

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Duffield’s sister, Kelsey, is also still involved in the sport. She’s returning to competitive skating after some time off and is currently training in Germany at the Jeremy Wotherspoon academy.

Lions trade Simon to Roughriders THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — The longtime face of the B.C. Lions’ franchise is heading to Saskatchewan.

Geroy Simon, the CFL’s all-time receiving yards leader, was traded to the Roughriders on Thursday in exchange for receiver Justin Harper and a thirdround pick in the 2014 Canadian college draft.

“This has been the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make in my professional life,” Simon said. “This is a tough day. This is a very tough day. But in the end this is a decision we had to make.

Lions general manager Wally Buono said the decision to trade the popular slotback was mtutally agreed upon by Simon and the club.

“He has to fit in and he has to want to fit in,” Buono said when asked of the decision to trade Simon.

A two-time Grey Cup champ and six-time CFL all-star, Simon has recorded 15,787 yards over his 14-year career.

Hamstring problems forced him to miss five games last year, limiting him to 54 catches for 700 yards and two touchdowns. It marked the first time in 10 seasons Simon hadn’t cracked the 1,000-yard plateau.

The six-foot, 198-pound native of Johnstown, Pa., needs just 29 catches to break Ben Cahoon’s CFL record of 1,017 career receptions.

“In order for me to exhaust my talent as a football player I felt I had to move forward,” Simon said.

Once the Lions’ season ended, Simon said he was open to restructuring his contract but if the team didn’t want him back he’d look to continue playing elsewhere. Buono said Wednesday that he had given Simon and his camp permission to gauge interest in a potential trade.

“You have to separate the emotional side from the business side,” Simon said. “This is what is so tough, because emotionally I’m still a B.C. Lion.”

Speaking at an availability in Regina, Riders GM Brendan Taman said Simon’s talent and experience will help his team.

“Obviously, his on-field play speaks for itself,” said Taman. “But the other thing he’s going to bring is his leadership. His value to our team on and off the field is going to be immense. Geroy’s got some points to prove to a lot of people he still can play. So I think there’s a lot of bonuses to doing it.

“We know he’s 37. We’re aware of that, but Ray Lewis is 37 and he’s going to the Super Bowl.”

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Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Prince Albert 47 28 15 1 3 164 142 Swift Current 48 23 20 3 2 143 131 Saskatoon 47 23 21 0 3 158 156 Regina 48 18 26 2 2 124 172 Brandon 48 17 27 2 2 134 196 Moose Jaw 48 14 25 3 6 118 172

Pt 60 51 49 40 38 37

Central Division GP W LOTLSOL Edmonton 49 33 11 2 3 Calgary 47 31 12 1 3 Red Deer 50 25 20 3 2 Lethbridge 50 22 21 1 6 Medicine Hat 49 23 23 2 1 Kootenay 48 22 25 1 0

GF GA 179 106 167 124 138 150 160 163 168 165 127 155

Pt 71 66 55 51 49 45

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 47 34 10 2 1 205 118 Kamloops 50 31 14 2 3 176 136 Victoria 45 25 17 1 2 146 149 Prince George 47 14 27 2 4 116 171 Vancouver 48 12 36 0 0 131 208

Pt 71 67 53 34 24

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 47 37 7 1 2 212 110 77 Spokane 48 30 16 2 0 186 149 62 Tri-City 48 28 17 1 2 158 138 59 Everett 49 20 26 1 2 126 173 43 Seattle 48 18 27 2 1 142 193 39 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.

Wednesday’s results Edmonton 4 Saskatoon 2 Kootenay 3 Medicine Hat 2 Prince Albert 3 Prince George 2 Kamloops 4 Everett 3 (OT) Spokane 5 Portland 4 (SO) Thursday’s game Seattle 0 at Kelowna 8 Friday’s games Kootenay at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Prince Albert at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Everett at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Portland at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Kelowna at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday’s games Kootenay at Regina, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Everett at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Prince Albert at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Brandon at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Lethbridge at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 5:05 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 3 2 1 0 4 12 9 New Jersey 2 2 0 0 4 5 1 Pittsburgh 3 2 1 0 4 11 9 N.Y. Rangers 4 1 3 0 2 9 14 Philadelphia 4 1 3 0 2 5 12

Ottawa Boston Buffalo Montreal Toronto

GP 3 3 3 3 4

Northeast Division W L OT Pts 3 0 0 6 2 0 1 5 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 4

GF GA 11 2 8 6 10 9 9 4 12 12

Tampa Bay

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts 3 2 1 0 4

GF GA 13 8

Winnipeg Carolina Florida Washington

3 3 4 3

1 1 1 0

1 2 3 3

1 0 0 0

3 2 2 0

6 8 7 6

8 12 12 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 4 4 0 0 8 17 10 St. Louis 4 3 1 0 6 15 6 Nashville 4 1 1 2 4 8 11 Columbus 4 1 2 1 3 7 15 Detroit 3 1 2 0 2 5 11 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Colorado 3 2 1 0 4 Edmonton 3 2 1 0 4 Minnesota 3 2 1 0 4 Vancouver 3 1 1 1 3 Calgary 3 0 2 1 1

GF GA 9 5 8 9 6 5 8 12 7 12

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 4 2 1 1 5 8 8 Anaheim 2 2 0 0 4 12 7 San Jose 2 2 0 0 4 10 4 Phoenix 3 1 2 0 2 12 11 Los Angeles 3 0 2 1 1 4 10 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s Games Vancouver 3, Calgary 2, SO Toronto 5, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3, OT Phoenix 5, Columbus 1

Friday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Washington at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Colorado at San Jose, 2 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday Summaries Oilers 2 Kings 1 (OT) First Period No scoring Penalties - Horcoff Edm (goaltender interference) 3:47, Smid Edm (cross-checking) 3:47, Smid Edm (delay of game) 7:09, Nolan LA (fighting) 9:54, Smid Edm (fighting) 9:54, Smid Edm (instigating) 9:54, Smid Edm (instigating with a visor) 9:54, Smid Edm (10-minute misconduct) 9:54, King LA (high-sticking double-minor) 14:07, Richards LA (tripping) 16:19.

Second Period 1. Los Angeles, Carter 1 (Clifford) 13:26 Penalties - Williams LA (holding) 2:14, LA bench (too many men- served by Fraser) 3:54, Edmonton bench (face-off violation delay of game- served by Hartikainen) 3:54, Voynov LA (interference) 6:33, Smyth Edm (tripping) 13:42, Fistric Edm (crosschecking) 14:33.

Third Period 2. Edmonton, Yakupov 2 (Hall, J. Schultz) 19:55 Penalties - Lewis LA (high-sticking) 1:36, Lewis LA (boarding) 7:06, Gagner Edm (slashing) 12:23, Carter LA (tripping) 17:10.

Overtime 3. Edmonton, Gagner 1 (Nugent-Hopkins, J. Schultz) 3:01 (pp) Penalty - LA Bench (too many men, served by Carter) 1:12.

Shots on goal

Basketball

NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 5 Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10 Sunday, Jan. 6 Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9 Seattle 24, Washington 14

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 26 14 .650 — Brooklyn 26 16 .619 1 Boston 20 22 .476 7 Philadelphia 17 25 .405 10 Toronto 16 27 .372 11 1/2

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OT San Francisco 45, Green Bay 31 Sunday, Jan. 13 Atlanta 30, Seattle 28 New England 41, Houston 28

Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu AFC vs. NFC, 5 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 4 p.m. (CBS) NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds by SportsBetting.ag) Super Bowl, Feb. 3 Spread O/U Baltimore vs. SAN FRANCISCO 3.5 47.5

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Craig Breslow on a two-year contracts. Named Pedro Martinez special assistant to the general manager.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed RHP Zach Stewart off waivers from Pittsburgh.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Traded OF Justin Upton and 3B Chris Johnson to Atlanta for INF Martin Prado, RHP Randy Delgado, RHP Zeke Spruill, SS Nick Ahmed and 1B Brandon Drury.

Designated INF Lars Anderson for assignment.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Brian Baker outside linebackers coach and Jon Embree tight ends coach.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Named DeWayne Walker defensive backs coach, Frank Scelfo quarterbacks coach and George Yarno offensive line coach.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DE Marcus Benard, RB James Develin, WR Jeremy Ebert, WR Andre Holmes, QB Mike Kafka, DL Tracy Robertson and LB Jeff Tarpinian to reserve/future contracts.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Fired defensive co-ordinator Steve Spagnuolo and secondary coach Ken Flajole.

NEW YORK JETS — Named Dennis Thurman defensive co-ordinator, David Lee quarterbacks coach and Tim McDonald defensive backs coach.

Signed WR Vidal Hazelton to a reserve/future contract.

Canadian Football League B.C. LIONS — Traded WR Geroy Simon to Sasketchewan for WR Justin Harper and 2014 thirdround draft pick.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed DT Eddie Steele.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Reassigned D Colby Cohen from Providence (AHL) to South Carolina (ECHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned D Patrick Cullity from Springfield (AHL) to Idaho (ECHL).

DALLAS STARS—Agreed to terms with C Jamie Benn on a five-year contract.

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned RW Andrej Nestrasil and RW Trevor Parkes from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Traded F Chad Kolarik to Pittsburgh for F Benn Ferriero. Recalled F Kris Newbury from Connecticut (AHL).

Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 25 16 .610 26 17 .605 22 18 .550 16 26 .381 11 32 .256

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

GB — 4 14 18 18

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

GB — — 2 1/2 9 1/2 15

Northwest Division W L Pct 33 10 .767 26 18 .591 23 19 .548 21 21 .500 17 22 .436

GB — 7 1/2 9 1/2 11 1/2 14

Pacific Division W L Pct 32 11 .744 26 15 .634 17 25 .405 16 27 .372 14 28 .333

GB — 5 14 1/2 16 17 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 104, Charlotte 92 Miami 123, Toronto 116, OT Chicago 85, Detroit 82 Denver 105, Houston 95 Memphis 106, L.A. Lakers 93 Brooklyn 91, Minnesota 83 San Antonio 106, New Orleans 102 Utah 92, Washington 88 Portland 100, Indiana 80 Phoenix 106, Sacramento 96 Golden State 104, Oklahoma City 99 Thursday’s Games Toronto 97, Orlando 95 New York 89, Boston 86 L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, Late Friday’s Games Minnesota at Washington, 5 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Chicago, 6 p.m.

1 5

31 39

Goal — Los Angeles: Quick (L, 0-2-1); Edmonton: Dubnyk (W, 2-1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Los Angeles: 0-8; Edmonton: 1-9.

Attendance — 16,839 at Edmonton Senators 3 at Panthers 1 First Period 1. Florida, Fleischmann 1 (Campbell, Kopecky) 8:24 (pp) 2. Ottawa, Phillips 1 (Methot, Smith) 11:25 (pp) Penalties — Gonchar Ott (interference) 8:16, Fleischmann Fla (hooking) 8:38, Upshall Fla (hooking) 9:37, Silfverberg Ott (high-sticking) 12:29, Alfredsson Ott (hooking) 15:18.

Second Period 3. Ottawa, Karlsson 2, 8:28 Penalty — Methot Ott (interference) 6:09.

Third Period 4. Ottawa, Spezza 1 (Michalek, Methot) 18:44 (en) Missed penalty shot — Latendresse, Ott, 10:49.

Penalties — Shore Fla (interference) 1:32, Karlsson Ott (closing hand on puck) 1:41.

Shots on goal Ottawa 16 9 12 — 37 Florida 7 13 6 — 26 Goal — Ottawa: Anderson (W,3-0-0); Florida: Theodore (L,1-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Ottawa: 1-3; Florida: 1-5.

Attendance — 15,634 (17,040).

No Scoring Penalties — Bickel NYR (instigator, fighting, minormajor-misconduct), Sestito Pha (interference, fighting, minor-major) 2:37, Girardi NYR (boarding) 4:11.

Second Period 1. Philadelphia, Simmonds 1 (Grossmann, Read) 11:53 2. Philadelphia, Voracek 1 (Couturier, Simmonds) 15:54 (pp) Penalties — Newbury NYR (roughing, fighting, minor-major), McGinn Pha (fighting, major) 14:44.

Third Period 3. N.Y. Rangers, Pyatt 3 (Gaborik) 1:39 (pp) Penalties — Coburn Pha (high-sticking) 0:22, Nash NYR (high-sticking) 7:25, McGinn Pha (highsticking, double minor) 9:24, Grossmann Pha (hooking) 9:39.

Shots on goal N.Y. Rangers 5 8 6 — 19 Philadelphia 11 17 5 — 33 Goal — N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (L,1-3-0); Philadelphia: Bryzgalov (W,1-3-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — N.Y. Rangers: 1-4; Philadelphia: 1-3.

Attendance — 19,596 (19,538).

Canadiens 4 at Capitals 1 First Period No Scoring Penalties — Perreault Wash (tripping) 0:33, White Mtl (holding) 16:15.

Second Period 1. Montreal, Plekanec 2 (Markov, Diaz) 3:47 (pp) 2. Montreal, Markov 3 (Pacioretty, Cole) 4:44 (pp) 3. Montreal, Gionta 2 (Bourque, Diaz) 8:39 4. Montreal, Gorges 1 (Bouillon, Pacioretty) 18:21 Penalties — Ovechkin Wash (interference) 1:51, Brouwer Wash (delay of game) 2:16, Hendricks Wash (goaltender interference) 4:32, White Mtl

(interference) 13:36.

Third Period 5. Washington, Crabb 1 (Chimera, Beagle) 17:37 Penalties — Prust Mtl (high-sticking) 3:38, Kundratek Wash (interference) 10:28, Prust Mtl (roughing, fighting, minor-major), Hendricks Wash (fighting, major) 14:37, Carlson Wash (high-sticking) 18:44.

Shots on goal Montreal 9 11 2 — 22 Washington 11 9 11 — 31 Goal — Montreal: Price (W,2-1-0); Washington: Neuvirth (L,0-1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Montreal: 2-6; Washington: 0-4.

Attendance — 18,506 (18,506).

Sabres 3 at Hurricanes 6 First Period No Scoring Penalties — Skinner Car (tripping) 1:07, Sulzer Buf (holding) 4:03, Bowman Car (boarding) 9:23, Myers Buf (holding) 14:13, E.Staal Car (interference) 16:14.

Second Period 1. Carolina, Skinner 2 (J.Staal, Dalpe) 1:02 2. Carolina, Faulk 1 (J.Staal) 4:06 (sh) 3. Buffalo, Hodgson 3 (Leopold, Vanek) 8:50 4. Buffalo, Pominville 2 (Ehrhoff, Sulzer) 10:39 5. Carolina, Skinner 3, 13:56 6. Carolina, E.Staal 1 (McBain, Pitkanen) 14:05 Penalties — Dwyer Car (interference) 3:07, Myers Buf (interference) 4:49, LaRose Car (slashing) 18:43.

Third Period 7. Buffalo, Pominville 3 (Vanek, Regehr) 6:06 8. Carolina, E.Staal 2 (Pitkanen) 9:26 9. Carolina, E.Staal 3 (Dalpe) 18:32 (en) Penalties — Sulzer Buf (roughing) 10:33, J.Staal Car (hooking) 12:44.

Shots on goal Buffalo 6 17 10 — 33 Carolina 7 21 10 — 38 Goal — Buffalo: Enroth (L,0-1-0); Carolina: Ward (W,1-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Buffalo: 0-6; Carolina: 0-4.

Attendance — 18,081 (18,680).

Blackhawks 3 at Stars 2 (OT) First Period 1. Dallas, Eriksson 2 (Roy, Goligoski) 19:59 (sh) Penalties — Robidas Dal (hooking) 3:26, Jagr Dal (hooking) 18:01.

Second Period 2. Dallas, Whitney 2 (Eakin) 10:41 3. Chicago, Sharp 2 (Kane, Leddy) 15:57 (pp) Missed penalty shot — Garbutt, Dal, 3:33.

Penalties — Garbutt Dal (roughing) 6:48, Larsen Dal (tripping) 14:09.

Third Period 4. Chicago, Toews 2 (Sharp, Keith) 14:07 (pp) Penalties — Garbutt Dal (tripping) 6:53, Hossa Chi (goaltender interference) 10:08, Nystrom Dal (boarding) 13:08, Hjalmarsson Chi (tripping) 18:42.

Overtime 5. Chicago, Hossa 5 (Kane, Sharp) 1:41 (pp) Penalty — Morrow Dal (interference) 0:22.

Shots on goal Chicago 12 18 10 1 — 41 Dallas 6 8 8 1 — 23 Goal — Chicago: Crawford (W,3-0-0); Dallas: Lehtonen (L,2-0-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Chicago: 3-7; Dallas: 0-2.

Attendance — 17,868 (18,532).

Islanders 7 Maple Leafs 3 First Period 1. Toronto, Gunnarsson 1 (Franson) 2:12 2. NY Islanders, Moulson 1 (unassisted) 8:39 3. Toronto, Kadri 3 (Liles, Frattin) 9:44 4. Toronto, Grabovski 2 (Frattin, Gunnarsson) 12:48 Penalties - Okposo NYI (hooking) 16:29; Grabner NYI (delay of game) 18:04.

Second Period 5. NY Islanders, Streit 1 (Boyes, Tavares) 11:44 (pp) 6. NY Islanders, Boyes 1 (Nielsen, Grabner) 13:10 Penalties - Grabovski Tor (faceoff violation; closing hand on puck) 10:30.

Third Period 7. NY Islanders, Grabner 2 (Boyes, Nielsen) 3:23 8. NY Islanders, Aucoin 1 (Ullstrom, McDonald) 4:35 9. NY Islanders, Moulson 2 (unassisted) 11:20 10. Toronto, Frattin 1 (Kadri, Gunnarsson) 17:47 11. NY Islanders, Grabner 3 (unassisted) 18:50 (sh-en) Penalties - Kadri Tor (roughing) 8:00; Carkner NYI (roughing) 11:20; Aucoin NYI (faceoff violation;

closing hand on puck) 18:18; MacDonald NYI (holding) 19:33.

Shots on goal New York 9 12 13 — 34 Toronto 16 9 18 — 43 Goal — NY Islanders: Nabokov (W, 2-1-0); Toronto: Scrivens (L, 1-2-0; 25-20), Reimer (4:35 of third period; 9-7).

Power plays (goals-chances) — NY Islanders 1-2; Toronto 0-5.

Attendance — 19,125 at Toronto, Ont. Blue Jackets 0 at Avalanche 4 First Period 1. Colorado, Parenteau 2 (Duchene, Hejda) 0:51 2. Colorado, Duchene 1 (Kobasew, Hejduk) 12:25 Penalties — Boll Clb (fighting, major), Bordeleau Col (fighting, major) 2:20, Wilson Col (holding) 12:41, Dubinsky Clb (cross-checking, unsportsmanlike conduct) 13:52, Hejda Col (goaltender interference) 14:07, Dubinsky Clb (fighting, major), McGinn Col (fighting, major) 19:19.

Second Period No Scoring Penalties — Dorsett Clb (roughing), Landeskog Col (roughing) 0:44, Dorsett Clb (roughing) 6:21, Colorado bench (too many men, served by Olver) 8:40, Foligno Clb (roughing), Dorsett Clb (roughing), McLeod Col (roughing, double minor) 11:19, Landeskog Col (hooking) 15:36, McGinn Col (holding) 18:34.

Third Period 3. Colorado, Mitchell 2 (Hejduk, Wilson) 4:38 4. Colorado, Duchene 2 (Parenteau) 18:42 Penalties — Tyutin Clb (hooking) 11:55, Wilson Col (holding) 13:52.

Shots on goal Columbus 11 12 10 — 33 Colorado 14 6 8 — 28 Goal — Columbus: Bobrovsky (L,1-1-1); Colorado: Varlamov (W,2-1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Columbus: 0-6; Colorado: 0-3.

Attendance — 14,325 (18,007).

AJHL North Division GP W L OTL Spruce Grove 45 28 11 6 Whitecourt 46 25 13 8 Bonnyville 48 25 15 8 Grand Prairie 46 27 17 2 Drayton Valley 48 24 19 5 Fort McMurray 47 24 19 4 Sherwood Park 46 21 19 6 Lloydminster 47 15 26 6

GF 144 185 138 145 143 129 137 125

GA 116 163 137 124 137 139 146 178

Pt 62 58 58 56 53 52 48 36

South Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pt Brooks 45 41 2 2 225 82 84 Camrose 46 27 16 3 135 116 57 Okotoks 44 25 15 4 130 116 54 Drumheller 47 23 20 4 138 133 50 Canmore 44 19 20 5 117 148 43 Olds 51 19 29 3 144 182 41 Cal. Mustangs 47 16 26 5 132 173 37 Cal. Canucks 48 14 30 3 114 191 31 Note: Two points for a win, one for an overtime loss.

Tuesday’s results Bonnyville 3 Grand Prairie 2 Brooks 6 Calgary Canucks 2 Camrose 3 Calgary Mustangs 0 Lloydminster 4 Sherwood Park 1 Wednesday’s results Canmore 5 Drumheller 1 Bonnyville 5 Grande Prairie 1 Thursday’s results Fort McMurray 7 Drayton Valley 3 Friday’s games Drumheller at Brooks, 7 p.m.

Spruce Grove at Sherwood Park, 7 p.m.

Camrose at Canmore, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Okotoks, 7 p.m.

Fort McMurray at Whitecourt, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games Canmore at Brooks, 7 p.m.

Lloydminster at Spruce Grove, 7 p.m.

Camrose at Okotoks, 7 p.m.

Bonnyville at Sherwood Park, 7:30 p.m.

Fort McMurray at Whitecourt, 7:30 p.m.

Grande Prairie at Drayton Valley, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Golf

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 34 11 .756 — Memphis 27 14 .659 5 Houston 22 22 .500 11 1/2 Dallas 18 24 .429 14 1/2 New Orleans 14 28 .333 18 1/2

Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland Minnesota

15 7 10 10

Rangers 1 at Flyers 2 First Period

Football

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 San Francisco 28, Atlanta 24 Baltimore 28, New England 13

8 14

Predators 0 at Blues 3 First Period 1. St. Louis, Oshie 3 (Berglund, Backes) 12:59 (pp) Penalties — Halischuk Nash (hooking) 4:22, Tarasenko StL (tripping) 7:44, Fisher Nash (hooking) 12:10.

Second Period 2. St. Louis, Berglund 2 (penalty shot) 9:26 Penalties — Clune Nash (fighting, major), Reaves StL (fighting, major) 6:11, C.Smith Nash (hooking) 16:20, Berglund StL (tripping) 19:23.

Third Period 3. St. Louis, Tarasenko 4 (Steen, Sobotka) 9:04 Penalties — Perron StL (holding) 2:22, Redden StL (interference) 13:45, Clune Nash (roughing) 17:42.

Shots on goal Nashville 3 4 6 — 13 St. Louis 9 11 4 — 24 Goal — Nashville: Rinne (L,0-1-2); St. Louis: Halak (W,2-0-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Nashville: 0-4; St. Louis: 1-4.

Attendance — 16,047 (19,150).

Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 7, Toronto 4 Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Montreal 4, Washington 1 Carolina 6, Buffalo 3 Ottawa 3, Florida 1 St. Louis 3, Nashville 0 Chicago 3, Dallas 2, OT Colorado 4, Columbus 0 Edmonton 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Phoenix at San Jose, Late

Southeast Division W L Pct 27 12 .692 24 18 .571 14 28 .333 10 32 .238 9 31 .225

Los Angeles Edmonton

Brooklyn at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games New York at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Charlotte, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Houston, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Utah, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8 p.m.

NBA Leaders THROUGH JAN. 23 Scoring G Durant, OKC 43 Bryant, LAL 42 Anthony, NYK 32 James, MIA 39 Harden, HOU 43 Irving, CLE 32 Westbrook, OKC 43 Curry, GOL 39 Aldridge, POR 40 Wade, MIA 35 Parker, SAN 43 Lee, GOL 40 Holiday, PHL 38 Pierce, BOS 41 Ellis, MIL 40 Jennings, MIL 40 Lillard, POR 42 Griffin, LAC 43 Mayo, DAL 42 Cousins, SAC 38

FG 413 432 320 399 332 278 339 283 332 270 338 327 287 261 283 269 274 315 269 255

FT 363 274 206 183 366 138 241 126 162 165 154 131 104 175 152 133 127 153 136 174

PTS 1274 1228 933 1032 1111 757 978 816 826 719 850 785 721 773 750 749 769 786 763 686

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PCT .674 .603 .596 .576 .560 .557 .553 .551 .550 .548

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G 39 39 41 39 44 41 40 40 38 41

OFF 136 169 134 175 139 154 152 113 135 100

DEF 333 283 319 254 345 294 283 319 269 306

TOT 469 452 453 429 484 448 435 432 404 406

G 36 39 42 38 43

AST 398 378 387 343 350

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Assists Rondo, BOS Paul, LAC Vasquez, NOR Holiday, PHL Westbrook, OKC

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Injured D Ryan Pulock is Brandon’s top scorer with 31 points (10g,21a). LW Nick Buonassisi (10-17-27), C Jayce Hawryluk (9-16-25), D Eric Roy (7-18-25) and C Tim McGauley (15-9-24) have cracked the 20-point barrier. Hawryluk and McGauley are rookies . . . Netminders Curtis Honey and Corbin Boes are 26th and 29th in the league with respective goals-against av-

AVG 11.1 9.7 9.2 9.0 8.1

PGA Farmers Insurance Open SAN DIEGO, California — Thursday’s results from the first round of the $6.1-million, 7,698-7,053 yard, par 72 Farmers Insurance Open at the Torrey Pines First Round Brandt Snedeker 33-32 — 65 K.J. Choi 33-32 — 65 Josh Teater 35-31 — 66 Adam Hadwin 34-32 — 66 Luke List 33-33 — 66 Ross Fisher 32-34 — 66 Billy Horschel 33-33 — 66 Charles Howell III 33-33 — 66 Mike Weir 33-33 — 66 Scott Stallings 33-33 — 66 Tag Ridings 35-32 — 67 Bo Van Pelt 33-34 — 67 Jimmy Walker 32-35 — 67 Jerry Kelly 35-32 — 67 Justin Hicks 31-36 — 67 Brendan Steele 32-35 — 67 John Mallinger 32-35 — 67 David Lynn 34-33 — 67 Peter Tomasulo 33-34 — 67 Steve Marino 34-34 — 68 Graham DeLaet 34-34 — 68 Ryo Ishikawa 33-35 — 68 Vijay Singh 34-34 — 68 Bryce Molder 32-36 — 68 D.H. Lee 35-33 — 68 Brian Stuard 35-33 — 68 Steve LeBrun 35-33 — 68 Harris English 32-36 — 68 Michael Letzig 34-34 — 68 Cameron Tringale 35-33 — 68 James Driscoll 34-34 — 68 Tiger Woods 32-36 — 68 Justin Leonard 33-35 — 68 Hank Kuehne 35-33 — 68 Luke Guthrie 34-34 — 68 John Senden 34-35 — 69 Nicholas Thompson 36-33 — 69 Will Claxton 36-33 — 69 Nicolas Colsaerts 34-35 — 69 John Huh 34-35 — 69 Lucas Glover 34-35 — 69 Dustin Johnson 33-36 — 69 Martin Flores 34-35 — 69 Matt Every 36-33 — 69 Eric Meierdierks 35-34 — 69 Tom Gillis 34-35 — 69 Colt Knost 33-36 — 69 Robert Karlsson 35-34 — 69 Nick Watney 36-33 — 69 Hunter Mahan 36-33 — 69 Bill Haas 34-35 — 69 J.J. Henry 35-34 — 69 Stuart Appleby 35-34 — 69 Casey Wittenberg 33-36 — 69 Jim Herman 33-36 — 69 Brad Fritsch 34-35 — 69 Ricky Barnes 35-35 — 70 Angel Cabrera 35-35 — 70 Jhonattan Vegas 36-34 — 70 Keegan Bradley 35-35 — 70 Y.E. Yang 35-35 — 70 Michael McCabe 35-35 — 70 Steven Fox 35-35 — 70 Scott Gardiner 34-36 — 70 John Rollins 37-33 — 70 Charley Hoffman 34-36 — 70 Sang-Moon Bae 37-33 — 70 Jonas Blixt 34-36 — 70 Stephen Ames 35-35 — 70 Kevin Chappell 36-34 — 70 Derek Ernst 35-35 — 70

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erages of 3.46 and 4.18 . . . Forward Rhett Gardner, part of Brandon’s return in the Jan. 10 deadline deal that sent Alessio Bertaggia to Spokane, has committed to the University of North Dakota.

Injuries: Brandon — RW Richard Nejezchleb (upper body, week-to-week), D Ryan Pulock (upper body, day-to-day), C John Quenneville (lower body, day-today), C Tyrel Seaman (upper body, weekto-week), D Rene Hunter (upper body, day-to-day). Red Deer — LW Jesse Miller (upper body, indefinite), LW Cory Millette (upper body, indefinite).

Special teams: Brandon — Power play 15.1 per cent, 21st overall; penalty kill 70.4 per cent, 22nd. Red Deer — Power play 16.2 per cent, 18th overall; penalty kill 85.1 per cent, third.

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Canadians among leaders at Torrey Pines WEIR, HADWIN AND DELAET JUST BEHIND FIRST ROUND LEADER BRANDT SNEDEKER

SAN DIEGO — One week after he began his year by missing the cut, Tiger Woods didn’t notice a big difference in his game.

It was everything else about the opening round at Torrey Pines that changed. Relatively calm conditions.

Rough that didn’t cover the top of his shoes. A course that has been good to him since he was a teenager. And despite his putter not co-operating at the end of his round, a 4-under 68 on his scorecard.

Woods was on the verge of joining defending champion Brandt Snedeker and K.J. Choi atop the leaderboard Thursday in the Farmers Insurance Open until missing three straight putts inside 12 feet late in his round.

Snedeker was bogey-free on the North Course for a 65. Choi birdied three of his last four holes on the tougher South Course for his 65.

Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., and Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., who both played the North Course, are among eight players who are a shot back at 66. Weir opened his round with an eagle-3, and appeared to be in great shape to make his first cut since 2011.

Woods, a seven-time champion at Torrey Pines, at least got off the South Course without further damage when he had to lay up on the par-5 18th hole, hit wedge over the green and into a bunker and made a 6-foot putt for par.

“Last week’s conditions were a lot more difficult and the fairways were narrow and the wind was howling,” Woods said. “I felt like I was doing a lot of good things right last week — unfortunately, only for a few days, but I doing a lot of good things right. And I came out here today and basically did the same thing.”

Woods three-putted for double bogey on the fourth hole, though he knew he had a pair of par 5s to make up ground. He did that, and more. He made a 12-footer for birdie, an eagle by holing a bunker shot on the par-5 sixth, and birdie putts on the eighth and ninth holes to get back into the game.

“I made a few mistakes out there, but I made some nice plays as well,” Woods said.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., had a 68 on the North Course.

Ottawa’s Brad Fritsch is another shot back with a 3-under 69 on the North Course, while Calgary’s Stephen Ames turned in a 70 on the North.

Phil Mickelson had quite the taxing day with a 72 on the North, which played about 1 ½ strokes easier than

the course that hosted the U.S. Open in 2008.

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., carded a 72 on the South.

Snedeker already is developing quite the love affair with this municipal course along the Pacific Bluffs. As a rookie, he was 10 under through 10 holes and had to settle for a 61 on the North Course. He finished third that year. Then, he rallied from seven shots behind in the final round, got into a playoff when Kyle Stanley made triple bogey on the 18th and won on the second playoff hole.

One year later, he was right back at it.

“It’s funny, you look at all the golf courses I should play well on, this should not be one of them,” Snedeker said. “This is a long, difficult golf course with lots of rough and hitting a lot of iron shots. My strength is driving and putting, so it doesn’t really add up well around year. But for some reason, it’s been good to me.”

It was even more of a mystery for Choi.

He is not a regular at Torrey Pines and decided not to come last year until he heard from his host family in San Diego that the South Korean community wanted to see him play. Choi put on quite a show. He finally got some height and spin into shots while warming up on the range, and he converted that into the best round on the South.

He ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine — he started on No. 10 — and no shot was more pleasing than a wedge into a light crosswind on the 15th hole that settled inches from the cup.

“Best shot ever on the South Course — ever,” he said, grinning.

Of the eight players at 66, only Josh Teater posted his on the South Course.

Of the PGA Tour events that use multiple courses, few of them are as different as the South and North at Torrey Pines, although the difference in scoring average has been greater in recent years.

Charles Howell III summed it up best after his 66 on the North.

“The real one is tomorrow,” Howell said.

Howell lost in a playoff last week in the Humana Challenge, and he started his season with a tie for third at the Sony Open. Whatever disappointment he felt in the California desert, he was able to shake off quickly. And he wasn’t alone.

Scott Stallings lost a five-shot lead in the Humana Challenge and bogeyed the par-5 closing hole to miss the playoff. He bounced back with a 66.

And there was Woods.

Karlsson scores winner as Senators top Panthers to open season 3-0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Senators 3 Panthers 1 SUNRISE, Fla. — Erik Karlsson’s nifty move was an impressive reminder of why he won the Norris Trophy last season as the NHL’s best defenceman.

Karlsson scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Ottawa Senators won their third straight game to start the season, beating the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night.

Karlsson gave Ottawa the lead 8:28 into the second period. He intercepted Shawn Matthias’ cross-ice pass in the neutral zone, skated in on the left side and wristed a right-handed shot past Jose Theodore high to the stick side.

“I haven’t seen too many people get from the blue line at a dead stop to the hash marks and shoot the puck in the net like that in a real long time,” Senators coach Paul MacLean said.

“I thought, that’s what makes you a Norris Trophy winner — the ability to sometimes make something out of nothing.”

The goal was Karlsson’s second of the season.

coach Michel Therrien since opening the season with a loss to Toronto.

The Capitals also have a new coach teaching a new system, and he is having a much harder time getting his players in gear after a compressed training camp in the lockout-shortened season. Adam Oates’ team has been outscored

ment is shaping up.

“I think he’s won here more times than I’ve won on tour, so I think he knows the place pretty well,” Snedeker said. “I think he’s very similar to me. He loves putting on these greens. ... We’ve got three more days to go.

There’s 155 guys I’m still worried about besides him, so we have a lot more guys to worry about.”

Woods played with Rickie Fowler, who had a 77 and was tied for last place.

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Canadiens 4 Capitals 1 WASHINGTON — Andrei Markov’s resurgence continued with a goal and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens cruised to a 4-1 win Thursday night over the Washington Capitals, who are 0-3 for the first time in nearly two decades.

Finally healthy after twice tearing the ACL in his right knee, Markov was part of a second-period spree in which the Canadiens scored in all sorts of ways against a Capitals team that is out of sorts. In order, Montreal’s goals came 5-on3, 5-on-4 and 5-on-5 in a little over 6 minutes to take a 3-0 lead.

Tomas Plekanec, Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges scored for the Canadiens, and Carey Price made 30 saves.

Montreal, the worst team in the Eastern Conference a year ago, has won two straight under new

He started his season by missing the cut in Abu Dhabi when he was docked two shots at the end of his round for a rules violation on the fifth hole. He was on more comfortable territory at Torrey Pines, though he says he didn’t hit the ball much differently.

He missed birdie putts of 8, 15 and 12 feet on the back nine, along with two par putts from inside 8 feet.

Woods now goes to the North Course to figure out where he is before anyone can get a true sense of how this tourna-

“I tried to make a read and it worked,” Karlsson said. “It could have gone the other way, too.”

Chris Phillips also scored for Ottawa, and Craig Anderson made 25 saves.

Jason Spezza added an empty-net goal with 1:16 remaining.

“It was one of those games where the momentum swung a few times.

We were beating them on the shot clock but they were beating us on the boards,” Anderson said.

Tomas Fleischmann scored and Theodore stopped 34 of 36 shots for Florida. The defending Southeast Division champions fell to 1-3.

“I think we have to be in desperation mode right now,” defenceman Ed Jovanovski said. “We need a win and we need one badly.”

Ottawa has won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the teams and is enjoying a strong start to the abbreviated regular season.

“We know how crazy the schedule is and the way it can get,” Ottawa defenceman Marc Methot said.

“When we have an opportunity with those two days off coming into this game, there was no excuse with regards to winning it.”

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Tiger Woods sends a divot flying as he hits his approach to the 18th hole of the South Course during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in San Diego. Woods’ shot went long into a bunker but he saved his par.

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record in dropping only nine games in five matches en route to the semis, never appeared in doubt on Thursday, Azarenka added some drama in the second semifinal on Rod Laver Arena.

Azarenka needed six match points to finish off a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Stephens that included a medical timeout after the American broke her serve to pull within 5-3 in the second set. After leaving the court for medical attention, the Belarusian returned to break Stephens’ serve to end the match. “Well, I almost did the choke of the year,� Azarenka told an oncourt interviewer immediately after the match. “At 5-3, having so many chances I couldn’t close it out.�

Australian Open officials said the tournament doctor reported that Azarenka had left knee and rib injuries. “I just felt a little bit overwhelmed. I realized I’m one step away from the final and nerves got into me for sure,� Azarenka said.

The 23-year-old Belarusian’s on-court comments after the match led to speculation about

the timing of her medical timeout.

She didn’t help herself in a second television interview after the match that suggested the pressure of trying to close out the match was getting to her. “I couldn’t breathe. I had chest pains,� she said. “It was like I was getting a heart attack. After that it wasn’t my best, but it’s important to overcome this little bit of a struggle and win the match.�

In her official post-match news conference — more than an hour after she finished playing — Azarenka felt a need to explain her comments immediately after the match. “I think I just really misunderstood what (the on-court interviewer) asked me because the question was I had few difficulties and why I went off,� Azarenka said. “I completely thought of a different thing, why I couldn’t close out of match, you know, that I had few difficulties. “So I understand the whole situation right now, but it just really (is a) simple misunderstanding of a question. I guess it was my bad.�

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens.

Li Na wasn’t flustered at all in an easy victory over No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova.

The result is that Li will play for the Australian Open title against Azarenka, who ended Stephens’ unexpected run to the semifinals that included a quarterfinal upset of 15-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

Another player who had little trouble Thursday was defending champion Novak Djokovic, who looked like he was conducting a tennis clinic in overpowering No. 4 David Ferrer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in just 1 hour, 29 minutes. “I played perfectly,� he said in a post-match TV interview. “I played incredible tennis.�

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D-Backs send Upton to Braves for Prado PHOENIX — Justin Upton is joining older brother B.J. Upton in a new-look Braves outfield he expects to be called the best in baseball.

He said he’s not willing to endorse that label until it is proven in 2013.

Arizona traded Justin Upton to Atlanta in a seven-player deal Thursday that sent former All-Star infielder Martin Prado to the Diamondbacks.

The Upton brothers join right fielder Jason Heyward, who won a Gold Glove in 2012, in the outfield packed with power and speed.

“If we push ourselves to the next level, I feel with the extra push from each other there’s no question we can be the best outfield in baseball,” Justin Upton said in a telephone interview. “I’m not going to give us that label until we prove it.”

The Braves, who also get third baseman Chris Johnson, are giving up one of their top pitching prospects, Randall Delgado, and three minor leaguers in the deal.

The other minor leaguers headed to Arizona are right-hander Zeke Spruill, shortstop Nick Ahmed and first baseman Brandon Drury. Prado, projected to play third base for the Diamondbacks, can become a free agent after this season.

B.J. Upton, 28, signed a five-year, $75.25 million contract with Atlanta in November. Justin Upton, 25, said the brothers will be on the same team for the first time since he was a freshman in high school.

Upton said he already receives tips after his older brother sees him on TV. He said now there will be more chances for the two to help each other.

“I think from that standpoint it will be good, but I think more than anything being able to show up at the ballpark genuinely excited every day and have that energy,” he said. “The more energy you can bring from the start every day, it makes you a better player.”

Braves general manager Frank Wren said he expects the brothers will push each other.

“I do think it will drive them,” Wren said, adding he has looked to add a

The trade leaves Arizona with three veteran outfielders — Ross, Jason Kubel and Gerardo Parra — along with two youngsters the team feels are ready for the majors — Adam Eaton and A.J. Pollock. General manager Kevin Towers has praised Eaton’s potential as a centre fielder and leadoff hitter.

Johnson was acquired by the Diamondbacks on July 29 from Houston and batted .286 with seven doubles, seven home runs and 35 RBIs in 44 games with Arizona. Overall, he hit 15 homers with 76 RBIs. In Atlanta, he could platoon at third with Juan Francisco.

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Odegard, who is a senior defenceman with the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Nanooks, is one of two repeat nominees for the award.

Finalists will be announced in February with the award presented April 12 in Pittsburgh as part of the Men’s Division-I Frozen Four.

The 22-year-old Odegard was a co-founder of the “With All Your Heart” hospital campaign, which helped raise funds for the heart centre in the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. He worked on a number of fund-raising activities throughout the 2011-12 season raising close to $140,000, and has continued that work this sea2013 son.

He also volunteers, along with his teammates, at a number of events during the season.

The fourth-year blueliner has three goals and two assists in 21 games this season and three goals and 11 assists in 104 career games. He has also played a role in the Nanooks penalty killing unit, ranked ninth-best in NCAA Division I with an 88.9 efficiency (96-of108).

Eight men and three women are up for the award.

“I think now I’m in a position with Atlanta ... we can really feed off each other throughout that lineup to try to get everybody to that consistent production rate.”

Delgado, a 23-year-old right-hander, had been expected to challenge for a spot in the Braves rotation. His acquisition bolsters the young pitching depth in Arizona depleted by the trade of Trevor Bauer. Delgado was 4-9 with a 4.37 ERA in 18 appearances, 17 as a starter, for the Braves. Rated Atlanta’s No. 3 prospect by Baseball America the past two years, he was 4-3 with a 4.06 ERA with Triple-A Gwinnett last season.

player like Justin Upton for a long time.

“We’ve been looking for that young dynamic, right-handed, power-hitting outfielder that can hit in the middle of the lineup and makes that other team think a little bit,” Wren said.

The younger Upton, who has three years and $38.5 million left on his contract, had been the subject of trade speculation throughout the off-season and vetoed a trade to the Seattle Mariners.

Prado, who joins fellow Venezuelan Miguel Montero in Arizona, made the All-Star team in 2010 as a second baseman and played mostly in left field last season. Prado was projected to move to third base for the Braves this season to replace the retired Chipper Jones.

Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall said via Twitter that the team wants to sign Prado to a long-term deal.

“This is the type of player we want in our lineup,” he wrote.

The Braves didn’t re-sign centerfielder and leadoff hitter Michael Bourn. Prado, the No. 2 hitter behind Bourn, had been a candidate to hit leadoff. Shortstop Andrelton Simmons now is expected to assume that role.

Simmons hit .289 with a .335 on-base percentage in 49 games as a rookie last season.

Arizona had accumulated a glut of outfielders, signing Cody Ross as a free agent last month. Upton, an All-Star pick in 2009 and 2011, was the most marketable.

Upton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, has played five full major league seasons. Last season, he hit .280 with 17 home runs and 67 RBIs and a career-high 107 runs.

In 2011, while helping Arizona win the NL West, Upton hit .289 with career-best totals of 31 home runs and 88 RBIs and finished fourth in NL MVP voting. Overall, he’s a career .278 hitter with 108 home runs, 739 hits, 147 doubles and 80 stolen bases.

Upton said he hopes to become a more consistent player in Atlanta.

“I’ve had a couple good years where I put up good numbers and my goal all along has been to put those years up consistently,” he said.

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MASSACURE Dye some or all of your hair pink or have it shaved to support children’s cancer research on Feb. 8.

The fourth annual Hair Massacure event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Parkland Mall.

Proceeds will benefit pediatric oncology research programs through the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation, wish granting for children through Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta and children and family accommodations and support at Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta.

To donate, register and get more information, log on to hairmassacure.com and follow links or contact Jessica Moyes at rd@ hairmassacure.com.

ZUMBATHON FORMS Fitness, fun and fundraising are all part of the Zumbathon for MS on Feb. 2. The second annual event invites individuals and teams to participate to help raise money for the MS Society to fight multiple sclerosis.

Event organizer Christine Slaymaker of Dance Magic Studios said changes to this year’s event include a larger venue at Notre Dame High School gym, a video feed to better see instructors and online pledging of donations. Zumba routines combine dance and aerobic elements using squats, lunges and other moves in spirited exercise. To register and get more information on the event, call Red Deer Dance Magic studio at 403-309-7319 or go online to www. reddeerdancemagic. com.

Charity swim events Wards vote among Family Day fun won’t apply to school trustees ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ALBERTA

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF

Two outdoor charity swim events are among the host of activities Central Albertans can enjoy over the Family Day long weekend.

The Sylvan Lake WinterFest on Saturday, Feb. 16, features the Polar Bear Dip at 1 p.m. on the Sylvan Lake Provincial Park pier’s west side.

Dippers raising donations for charities of choice can register by calling 403-8871192 ext. 511.

Other activities, including sleigh rides, will occur on the lake from 1:30 to 4 p.m., with the day capped by fireworks at 7 p.m.

The Penhold WinterFest on Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lincoln Street Recreation Centre features a family skate, competitive three-person toboggan pull and bigfoot race, snow painting, sledding, homemade ice cream and mini-golf.

An eight-team recreational hockey tournament is open for registrations by emailing events@townofpenhold.ca.

The Blackfalds Penguin Dip on Monday, Feb. 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. has $200 cash prizes to be added to the charity pledges of the top individual and business-sponsored dippers and not-for-profit community group. Dippers must pre-register by calling 403885-6241.

Other activities at the Multi-Plex include a family skate from 1 to 3 p.m., Scouts-sponsored family bingo from 2 to 3 p.m. and field house youth tile fundraiser and ice sculpting from noon to 3 p.m. Fireworks at dusk at All-Star Park will end the day.

The Kerry Wood Nature Centre has, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 18, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and a concert by children’s entertainer Peter Puffin.

Admission is free to the City of Red Deer-sponsored event, but donations to the centre are appreciated.

The Collicutt Centre and G.H. Dawe Community Centre are open Family Day, but the Recreation Centre and Michener Aquatic Centre are closed. Bower Ponds

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Casting ballots for school trustees in an at-large election will not change if the City of Red Deer switches to a ward electoral system.

This week, Red Deer Public School District trustees expressed concern that the potential change would have an impact on its elections.

“Our schools do not fit in wards nice and neatly,” said trustee Bill Stuebing.

“About one-third of the students in any one of our schools are from outside the attendance area of the school. In effect, we have students from all over the city attending school all over the city.”

‘OUR SCHOOLS DO NOT FIT IN WARDS NICE AND NEATLY. WE WANT TO HAVE ALL TRUSTEES CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S BEST FOR ALL OUR KIDS, NOT JUST A SEGMENT OF THEM.’ — TRUSTEE BILL STUEBING Advocate file photo

Jodi Hinshaw, left, and Julie Saby give the crowd the thumbs up as they leap into Sylvan Lake during a past Polar Dip. Dippers will jump again Saturday, Feb. 16th to raise money for a variety of charities as part of the town’s Family WinterFest. is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Heritage Ranch is open from 1 to 4 p.m., with bookings needed for pony and sleigh rides by calling 403347-4977.

The Innisfail Kinsmen Club offers free hot dogs, hot chocolate and coffee at the outdoor rink behind the town’s arena starting at noon on Feb. 18.

Sleigh rides and a fire pit monitored by the volunteer fire department will also be available, as will a free family swim at the Innisfail Aquatic centre.

The Olds Aquatic Centre has free public swimming from 2 to 4 p.m. on Family Day courtesy of the town’s Co-op.

The Town of Ponoka’s event on Feb. 18 at the Ponoka Arena from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. has sleigh rides, pub-

lic skating, shinny hockey, a family photo booth, a fire pit monitored by the volunteer fire department and family learn to curl from 1 to 3 p.m.

Admission is a donation to the food bank.

A free family swim at the Aquaplex goes from 2 to 6 p.m.

The Stettler Snowfest and Family Day Carnival on Feb. 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Recreation Centre features a free family swim from 1 to 3 p.m., many on ice activities, floor hockey, bouncy houses, carpet bowling and raffles.

Admission to the event organized in part by the town’s Kinette Club is $10 per family or a food bank donation. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate. com

Stuebing said the board wants to avoid the situation where trustees become insular and the interests of the jurisdiction as a whole becomes secondary in a ward system.

“We want to have all trustees concerned about what’s best for all our kids, not just a segment of them,” he said.

Board chairman Lawrence Lee said the board believes in its that a entirety a ward system creates divisions in communities and not collaboration and partnerships.

According to the Education Act, school jurisdictions have the authority to determine whether the trustees are elected by an at-large or ward voting system.

The board affirmed its position by penning a letter to city council and discussing the matter at recent meeting.

On Feb. 4, city council will debate the possibility of a plebiscite in the upcoming Oct. 21 civic election on switching council to an electoral ward system from an atlarge system.

The debate is not a new one as council has discussed the issue at length over the years.

Last April, council rejected the move by a vote of 6-3.

Councillors Chris Stephan, Buck Buchanan and Frank Wong were opposed.

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A Red Deer man accused of drunk driving and causing a crash that killed a 13-year-old boy on Canada Day 2010 has dropped his lawyer only weeks before his trial was to begin.

Red Deer defence lawyer Will Willms told Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench Justice A.G. Park on Thursday there was a “lack of confidence” between he and his client, Rodney Ross Arens, 35, and asked to be removed as counsel. He offered to help bring a new lawyer up to speed on the case.

Arens asked the justice for 30 days to seek a more affordable lawyer.

Crown prosecutor Robin Joudrey expressed concern with Arens’ request, which comes only six weeks before an eight-week trial was to begin.

It is “highly unlikely” that a new lawyer could be ready to proceed by then, she said.

Park said he was reluctant to cancel the trial at this point and adjourned the case to the next arraignment date on Feb. 4.

He warned Arens, who is out on bail, that the trial might still go ahead

on the planned date.

Arens faces eight charges in connection with the collision at Taylor Drive and Kerry Wood Drive about 10:55 p.m. on July 1, 2010.

RCMP allege that Arens was drunk behind the wheel of a heavy-duty pickup that was heading north on Taylor Drive when it slammed into a small southbound car turning left on to Kerry Wood Drive.

The truck hit the passenger side of the car, killing Anouluck “Jeffrey” Chanminaraj. His 20-year-old sister, who was driving, and his 18-year-old brother were injured.

The siblings had been in the area to see the Canada Day fireworks at Bower Ponds.

Arens has been charged with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, three counts of refusing to provide a breath sample and one count of breach of release conditions.

as space heater bursts into flames A man suffered minor injuries when a space heater caught fire in a Red Deer County house just east of the city on Thursday morning.

Lou Novak, 65, who rents the home at 26746 Township Road 382, said he was watching TV about 9 a.m. when he heard a shout of “fire” from a bedroom being shared by his daughter and boyfriend, who were living with him temporarily.

Novak said he ran outside and got a bucket of snow and threw it on the flames that were already reaching from floor to ceiling.

The others got water from the kitchen and they managed to put out the fire in about 15 minutes. The boyfriend suffered minor burns to his feet when he stepped on some melted plastic.

Novak was told a dog had pulled a blanket onto the space heater.

Part of the room was scorched in the fire but it did not spread to any other parts of the house.

Red Deer County Fire Department was on scene on Thursday afternoon investigating.

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BRIEFS College study tours planned Mexico, China and Bali and Singapore are the scheduled destinations of three Red Deer College study tours.

Open to community members, these trips offer a chance to travel and learn about the cultures and lifestyles of people in these countries.

According to a college press release, the study tours over the past few years have grown and provide unique learning opportunities for those who want to participate.

From April 21 to May 3, there is a tour to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

The tour offers the chance to learn the culture and language of Mexico, while working with children, families and communities in the city known for its cultural and artistic centres.

The China expedition goes from May 7 to 29 and offers people the chance to study life in both ancient and modern China. The tour includes going to the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Beijing and Shanghai.

Bali and Singapore are the focus of a trip from July 5 to 18 that includes learning the art of cooking in the region, discovering ancient volcanoes and experiencing the cultures of the island nations.

Registration for the Mexico and China tours must be submitted by Jan. 31, while registration for Bali does not open until mid-February.

For more information and to register, visit www.rdc.ab.ca/studytours or call 403-357-3663.

Trafficking trial collapses A two-day trial for a man charged with cocaine trafficking fell apart on Thursday after he dismissed his lawyer.

Defence lawyer Norm Claire said in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Thursday that his client, Peter Ker Ruach, 36, called him last Friday to say he no longer had confidence in him and wanted a new lawyer.

Justice A.G. Park approved his application to be removed as lawyer.

Ruach is now looking for his fourth lawyer since his arrest in December 2011 in an RCMP narcotics sting that rounded up nine suspects.

Park asked Ruach what steps he had taken to find a new lawyer.

Ruach, who is in custody, said he had contacted Legal Aid Alberta but no new lawyer had been appointed yet.

Federal Crown prosecutor Dave Inglis said Ruach is facing two drug trafficking charges and potentially faces prison time if convicted.

Inglis said he left the decision on whether to go ahead with the trial on Thursday with the court.

Park said he was reluctant to force the accused to stand trial without a lawyer and adjourned the case to Feb. 4 to see where it stands.

“Hopefully, you will have a lawyer at that time sir,” he told Ruach.

Pennies for charities Pennies collecting dust in Central Alberta households can benefit many charities if dropped at Servus Credit Union branches.

Collection began this week at Red Deer’s six branches — Clearview, Deer Park, North Hill, Parkland Square, South Hill and Taylor Plaza — to help Loaves and Fishes, the non-profit ministry offering programs and services to the homeless and addicted.

Other Central Alberta Servus branches are also collecting coppers to help local charities.

The Blackfalds, Lacombe, Ponoka

Using a skid steer mounted brush a City of Red Deer employee blasts through drifted in snow on a sidewalk at Clearview Market Square on Thursday afternoon.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

and Rimbey locations are collecting for their communities’ food banks while Delburne will support the Delburne Centralized School breakfast program, and Elnora the Elnora and District Museum.

Pennies can be brought in until March 4.

The Royal Canadian Mint stopped producing pennies last May and will stop distributing them on Feb. 4.

San Francisco raffle prize Pansy Angevine will be off to San Francisco after her winning the Medicine River Wildlife Centre’s 2012 raffle and calendar draw.

Angevine has the chance to travel about 150 km offshore from Fisherman’s Wharf to experience diving in a secure cage and observing the local sea life, including a wide range of shark species.

A total of $11,000 was raised toward the wildlife hospital and education programs run by the Medicine River Wildlife Centre.

Public schools town hall meeting Red Deer Public School District’s annual town hall meeting is set for Thursday.

The meeting, to see what residents are thinking about when it comes to their children’s education, runs from 6:45-9:15 p.m. at Hunting Hills High School.

Board of trustees chairman Lawrence Lee said everyone is invited to attend the meeting that will include principals, trustees and other school leaders.

“I think the town hall really is an opportunity for us to narrow down the focus on what the priorities of the jurisdiction should be,” said Lee. It also gives residents the chance to participate in conversation about what the school district is doing or what it should be doing, he added.

Lee said one of the topics will centre on high school completion.

“School systems are in the business of graduating kids and we need to do that in an efficient manner,” said Lee.

Winterize your drive!

A safety reminder from Encana.

Weather conditions can be unpredictable, placing extra demands on you and your vehicle.

Before you hit the road:

ƒ equip your car with a winter emergency kit ƒ install winter tires for better traction in snow and slush ƒ take your car in for a maintenance check ƒ clear snow and ice from your vehicle ƒ keep your cell phone charged in the event of an emergency ƒ maintain a full tank of gas so you don’t run short

While driving:

ƒ look well ahead of you and be prepared for stops ƒ share the road: use signal lights, shoulder check and stay in your lane ƒ slow down ƒ stay off your phone and other hand-held devices ƒ be aware of distractions – especially those that are in your car like children or other passengers – and keep your eyes on the road

Ensure you are prepared for winter roads and adjust your driving speed to existing conditions. Drive Safe!

Sewer line work to continue City of Red Deer crews will continue to work on a sewer line in the Village Mall area until Feb. 1.

The work is needed after excess grease and oil from an area residence backed up the line.

Crews will work at the Gaetz Avenue service road near the mall, 60th Street and 51st Avenue and 51st Avenue between 58th and 60th Streets.

Motorists should slow down and obey all signs.

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COUNCIL: Plebiscite sought in to ward system

The same three councillors have recently brought forward the plebiscite motion because they want the community to be able to weigh in on the decision.

Stephan said residents did not have that opportunity when council decided in April.

If the vote is successful, a ward system would still be at least four years away.

In the end, a plebiscite is not binding and it would be up to the current council to make the decision. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Canadians cutting down debt FEWER FALLING BEHIND

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadians are paying off their debts faster, with the number of those more than three months behind on loan payments dropping to a record low, according to a report Thursday from Equifax Canada.

The latest National Credits Trends study by the credit monitoring firm found that the percentage of unpaid non-mortgage debt past-due more than 90 days was 1.19 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012, a slight decrease from 1.22 per cent in the third quarter.

Nadim Abdo, Equifax’s vice-president of consulting solutions, says these rates have been declining since the pre-recession lev-

el in 2007 when it was at 1.75 per cent.

“Part of it I would attribute to people looking after their credit and not taking on too much credit,” he said. “Credit has become very important for consumers in general. There is more awareness, I would say, then there was before.”

The study, which is released each quarter, also found that average credit card balances have dropped by 3.7 per cent compared with the July-September quarter — a sign that people may be trying to pay these off quicker than before.

Despite this, the study also saw an increase of 3.2 per cent on non-mortgage loans, including bank loans, lines of credit, car leases and credit cards in the OctoberDecember period, up from a 1.8 per cent increase in the previous quarter.

Equifax said that suggested that Cana-

dian non-mortgage debt totalled $497.4 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $489 billion in the third quarter.

The firm says it found that fewer consumers applied for new loans in the latest quarter, but rather made do with the loans they already had.

And it found an 11 per cent decline in new credit applications, compared with pre-recession levels. This shows that consumers are learning more control over their credit and debt levels, Abdo said.

“People are (being) financially responsible,” he said. “They have the facilities and they’re just using them, versus just going crazy and getting those 25 credit cards like we used to back in the heyday.”

Abdo also said he expected the drop in loan balances and loan defaults to continue if the economy remains stable.

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Canada missing billions in new infrastructure A new study suggests that on top of current spending as much as an additional $30 billion a year for 10 years would be needed to return infrastructure spending in Canada to historic levels. The study, from the left-leaning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, says underinvestment in infrastructure is a chronic problem in Canada. The centre says investment peaked at just over three per cent of gross domestic product in the late 1950s and then steadily declined until the mid-2000s. It notes the federal-provincial economic stimulus program temporarily reversed the trend, but says up to $300 billion over 10 years is needed on top of current spending to return funding to levels not seen since the 1950s.

The study also suggests the federal government has shifted responsibility for infrastructure investment to municipalities over the past several decades.

It says the federal government accounted for 34 per cent of capital investment in 1955, but that figure had declined to 13 per cent by 2003.

U.S. economic upswing forecast A measure of the U.S. economy designed to signal future activity increased in December from November, suggesting growth may strengthen in early 2013. The Conference Board said Thursday that its index of leading indicators rose 0.5 per cent in December, the best showing since September. In November, the index was unchanged.

The gauge is designed to anticipate economic conditions three to six months out. A decline in applications for unemployment benefits, gains on Wall Street and increases in applications for building permits drove the index higher in December.

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Farmers adapting to free market NO MORE WHEAT BOARD MONOPOLY OVER MARKETING OF WHEAT AND BARLEY

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

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Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist/associate owner Roger Loor meets with beauty expert staff Tammy Deschner and Skylar Millar at the new Shoppers Drug Mart in Clearview Market Square. The 14,000-square-foot store, which opened on Thursday, will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday. The store contains a Canada Post outlet and a grocery section, as well as a pharmacy and broad range of consumer products.

Fieldhouse gives Blackfalds record development year

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

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Blackfalds’ new $15.3-million fieldhouse helped propel the community to a record year on the development front in 2012.

The town confirmed on Thursday that it issued 391 development and building permits last year, with these related to construction work valued at nearly $72 million. Both figures were all-time highs for Blackfalds, which has a population of about 7,000.

“It was a fantastic year for growth in the community,” said Mayor Melodie Stol.

Particularly encouraging was the approval of 206 new houses in 2012, a figure that marked a 58 per cent increase over the 130 houses authorized the previous year.

“We had a good inventory of lots in Blackfalds with a variety of developers — which really helps because then there’s competition between the land developers themselves — and then a good selection of home builders as well,” said Stol.

She added that the town has developed a reputation as a desirable place for families, especially with amenities like the new fieldhouse, which is under construction and will have a pool and fitness centre.

Blackfalds’ proximity to Red Deer is also a plus, said Stol.

The value of construction projects approved by the town last year was more than double the 2011 total of $33.7 million.

Residential work accounted for $45.5 million, up from $26.1 million in this category the previous year.

Commercial projects contributed $7.1 million, up from $3.8 million; and industrial permits made up $3.8 million of the 2012 total, an increase from $3.4 million. The fieldhouse represented almost all of the $15.6 million in work approved for public facilities, an improvement from $150,000 in 2011.

There were no permits related to agricultural facilities last year, as compared with one valued at $150,000 in 2011.

Stol said continued development along Hwy 2A helped inflate the commercial tally.

The Blackfalds Veterinary Hospital building, Tim Hortons and Microtel Inns & Suites were among the projects approved there last year.

On the industrial front, Stol pointed to the recent approval of a bottle depot building as among the notable permits.

She said town officials are optimistic Blackfalds’ building boom will continue in 2013.

“The land developers and the home builders are set up for a good year again, I think.”

Such rapid growth can create challenges for a community, acknowledged Stol. But she’s optimistic these will be overcome.

“We hope that our plans are strong enough to carry us through.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Cenovus CEO: pipeline squeeze means Canadians subsidizing U.S. consumers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Each Canadian is subsidizing U.S. energy consumers to the tune of $1,200 annually through cheap Alberta crude, the CEO of oilsands company Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE) said Thursday.

“This is a major, major issue, not just for our industry but I think for all Canadians,” Brian Ferguson told a CIBC investor conference in Whistler, B.C. A report by CIBC last year said Canada’s oil industry was missing out on $18 billion a year because of the big discount its crude gets in relation to both U.S. and global benchmarks.

Ferguson figures the price gap, or differential, has since widened to $36 billion.

“Math on that is roughly $1,200 per Canadian in a subsidy to the United States, that’s because of a lack of takeaway capacity,” said Ferguson.

Alberta crude traditionally fetches a lower price than West Texas Intermediate, a key

U.S. light oil benchmark, because it is more difficult to process and is farther away from market.

But that discount has been painfully steep lately, at around $40 lower than WTI. Landlocked WTI itself has been garnering lower prices than global crudes that can reach the most lucrative markets by sea, which effectively means Alberta producers face a double whammy.

Those market dynamics have added a sense of urgency for industry and government alike to seek out new ways for Alberta crude to reach coastal waters.

Pipeline projects are in the works to link Alberta crude to the West Coast for export to Asia, a major refining complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast and markets along the eastern seaboard that currently import pricey overseas crude.

“I’m in favour of all pipelines going everywhere,” Ferguson said.

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Farmers appear to be adjusting to life without the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly powers over the marketing of wheat and barley, says an official with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s competitiveness and market analysis branch.

“Guys are adapting to the new system,” said Charlie Pearson, a provincial crops market analyst.

“There are some nuances that they’re learning about and there are some new skill sets that they maybe have to develop, but for the most part I think they’re doing very well in making the change.”

The Wheat Board’s control over the sale of wheat and barley ended on July 31, following the enactment of the federal government’s Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act. That legislation allows farmers to sell their grain on the open market or through the Canadian Wheat Board.

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Drilling surge forecast The Petroleum Services Association of Canada has bumped upward its prediction of the number of wells that will be drilled in Canada this year.

The trade association, whose 260 member companies operate in the service, supply and manufacturing sectors of the upstream petroleum industry, is now forecasting 11,475 wells this year. That’s up from the 11,470 wells that PSAC was anticipating as of November 2012.

Alberta is expected to produce 7,165 wells, which would be two per cent more than PSAC previously forecast.

Saskatchewan’s count is projected to reach 3,199 wells, unchanged from the earlier prediction; Manitoba is expected to drill 650, 100 fewer than anticipated before; and British Columbia is expected to come in at 435, down from the earlier forecast of 385.

“Due to continued natural gas development in northeastern British Columbia, we’ve adjusted our numbers to reflect that activity,” said Mark Salkeld, PSAC’s president & CEO. There is increased activity in northern Alberta, he added, with exploratory wells around oilsands in situ developments. But constraining production are infrastructure bottlenecks in Manitoba, including restricted pipeline capacity.

PSAC said its forecast is based on average natural gas prices of C$2.95 per mcf (AECO) and crude oil prices of US$90 a barrel (WTI), and a Canadian dollar trading on par.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 113.90 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 83.80 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.27 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.09 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.28 Cdn. National Railway . . 94.60 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 113.42 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 75.08 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.21 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.22 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 34.43 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 43.99 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.96 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.35 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.78 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.44 Research in Motion. . . . . 17.80 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.92 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 45.13 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 40.40 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.74 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 16.28 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.93 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 70.54 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.00 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.30 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 12.08 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.91

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.38 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.47 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.79 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.12

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed modestly higher Thursday as resource stocks found little support despite a further indication that China is digging itself out of a slump and Apple shares tumbled after a disappointing earnings report and outlook.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 29.57 points to 12,823.62, while the TSX Venture Exchange fell 12.07 points to 1,229.46.

The Canadian dollar closed below parity with the American currency for the first time since mid-November.

The loonie moved down 0.39 of a cent to 99.71 cents US on top of a loss of just shy of two-thirds of a cent Wednesday after the Bank of Canada cut its economic forecast. The central bank also kept its key rate at one per cent and indicated that it won’t move rates higher until 2014.

U.S. indexes were mainly higher amid economic data showing that the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to the lowest level in five years.

The U.S. Labour Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment benefit applications dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 330,000. The less volatile, four-week average fell to 351,750.

The Dow Jones industrials gained 46 points to 13,825.33 while the S&P 500 inched up 0.01 of a point to 1,494.82 after earlier moving above the 1,500 level for the first time since Dec., 2007.

The Nasdaq fell 23.29 points to 3,130.38 as Apple Inc. stock tumbled 12.35 per cent to US$450.50, down sharply from its 52-week high of just over $700. The company warned Wednesday after the close that the huge sales growth of the last five years is slowing drastically as iPhone sales are starting to plateau.

Apple’s net income in the fiscal first quarter was US$13.1 billion, or $13.81 per share, flat with a year ago.

That still beat expectations, as analysts polled by FactSet had forecast earnings of $13.48 per share. But it was the first time in years that Apple didn’t post a double-digit earnings increase.

“Apple got driven sharply higher last year on sentiment and now the sentiment has turned. It can be quite vicious when that happens,” said Norman Raschkowan, North American strategist for Mackenzie Financial Corp.

Apple rival Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) started the session down five per cent but RIM later ran ahead 2.89 per cent to $17.80 on word that Chinese computer maker Lenovo wants to grow its presence in the mobile device sector and would have a look at RIM. Research In Motion stock has run up sharply ahead of the unveiling of its new BlackBerry 10 product line Jan. 30, rising more than $4 since the beginning of January. The Waterloo, Ont.,-based company has been looking at its strategic options under pressure from some investors and analysts who advocate that the company split apart the hardware and services

sides of its business.

The tech sector was the leading TSX group with Celestica Inc. (TSX:CLS) ahead 11 cents to $8.33.

The telecom sector was ahead 0.83 per cent as Telus Corp. (TSX:T) shot up $1.09 to $65.74.

Financials were also positive as Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) climbed 12 cents to $14.79.

The TSX energy sector was higher amid good news from the world’s second-biggest economy as China’s manufacturing sector crept higher in January to the fastest pace in two years. A preliminary version of HSBC’s monthly purchasing managers’ index rose for the fifth month in a row to 51.9 in January from 51.5 in December. Readings above 50 on the 100-point scale indicate expansion.

The report is further evidence that China’s economy is undergoing a modest recovery from a downturn sparked by the 2008 world financial crisis.

The Chinese data helped push oil prices higher.

The March crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 72 cents to US$95.94 a barrel. The energy sector gained 0.66 per cent and Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) rose 49 cents to C$30.67.

The gold sector was the leading decliner, down about 2.6 per cent as bullion also fell back with the February contract on the Nymex down $16.80 to US$1,669.90 an ounce.

Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) faded 63 cents to C$33.46 and Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) declined 83 cents to $36.39.

Copper prices were a cent lower at US$3.68 a pound and the base metals sector lost early momentum to move down almost one per cent.

Thompson Creek Metrals (TSX:TCM) was down 17 cents at C$4.25.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. (TSX:MDI) shares plunged $1.83 or 15.25 per cent to $10.17 as it warned Wednesday after the close that revenue in its fourth quarter is expected to be lower than expected.

It said revenue will be hurt by delays at some of its senior customers who have been stalled in setting their 2013 exploration drilling plans.

In other earnings news, mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. fell 8.19 per cent to US$4.26 as it reported a fourth-quarter net profit of (euro)202 million but revenue in the period fell 20 per cent to (euro)8 billion from a year earlier. The Finnish company gave a poor outlook saying it expects operating margins in the first quarter 2013 to be “approximately negative two per cent, plus or minus four percentage points.” Nokia cited increased competition as it struggles against the dominance of market leaders Samsung and Apple Inc.’s iPhone.

In other corporate news, Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) said its preliminary estimates show fourth-quarter earnings were above previous guidance.

The Calgary-based fertilizer producer says it earned slightly more than $2 per diluted share, excluding certain items. The guidance had been for between $1.50 to $1.90 per share and

Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 33.46 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.58 First Quantum Minerals . 20.62 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 36.39 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.71 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 70.50 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 9.00 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 42.63 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.79 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 37.85 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.97 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 33.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.92 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 45.46 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.67 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.43 Canyon Services Group. 11.00 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.71 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.660 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.63 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.19 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.35

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 37.81 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.61 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 31.75 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.71 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.35 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.07 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.73 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.51 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.35 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.23 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.13 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.20 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.73 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.26 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.11 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 64.03 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.51 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.60 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 30.33 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 30.74 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 26.33 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 43.40 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 65.65 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.79 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 79.29 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.68 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 61.80 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 29.32 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.65 its shares gained $3.25 to C$113.90.

After markets closed, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) reported that its earnings for the latest quarter slipped four per cent, despite a lift from the latest version of Windows.

Microsoft earned US$6.4 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the final three months of the year, down from $6.6 billion, or 78 cents, a year earlier. Total revenue rose three per cent from last year to US$21.5 billion.

In initial after-hours trading, Microsoft stock was down 54 cents, or 1.95 per cent, at US$27.10.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Thursday : Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,823.62 up 29.57 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,229.46 down 12.07 points TSX 60 — 737.36 up 2.62 points Dow — 13,825.33 up 46 points S&P 500 — 1,494.82 up 0.01 point Nasdaq — 3,130.38 down 23.29 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 99.71 cents US, down 0.39 of a cent Pound — C$1.5832, up 0.02 of a cent Euro — C$1.3414, up 1.09 cents Euro — US$1.3375, up 0.57 of a cent Oil futures: US$95.95 per barrel, up 72 cents (March contract) Gold futures: $1,669.90 per oz., down $16.80 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $33.206 per oz., down 13.9 cents $1,067.57 per kg., down $4.47 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 1,229.46, down 12.07 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 186.74 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: March ’13 $3.30 higher $609.10; May ’13 $4.70 higher $599.10; July ’13 $5.30 higher $589.10; Nov. ’13 $3.30 higher $554.80; Jan. ’14 $1.00 higher $551.20; March ’14 $1.00 higher $550.70; May ’14 $1.00 higher $548.60; July ’14 $1.00 higher $550.70; Nov. ’14 $0.60 higher $548.00; Jan ’15 $0.60 higher $548.00; March $0.60 higher $548.00.

Barley (Western): March ’13 unchanged $241.50; May ’13 unchanged $242.50; July ’13 unchanged $243.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $243.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $243.00; March ’14 unchanged $243.00; May ’14 unchanged $243.00; July ’14 unchanged $243.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $243.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $243.00; March ’15 unchanged $243.00.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 451,420 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 451,420.

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But all of those projects, to varying degrees, face vehement opposition from landowners, environmentalists and others who fear an oil spill could cause dire ecological damage.

The bigger-picture issue of the oilsands’ climate impact, and the role pipelines play in enabling that resource’s development, has also figured heavily in the debate.

The controversies have led to regulatory delays and the spectre of opponents using lawsuits to stymie energy projects.

Cenovus has taken steps to ensure about 90 per cent of its crude volumes this year are shielded from the differential. The interests it has in refineries in Texas act as a cushion of sorts, since it can make up for the money lost in producing the oil with cost savings in processing it.

It also has hedging contracts in place to sell its crude at a set price, so it is protected by big swings in the market.

Cenovus is able to ship some 12,000 barrels of oil per day to the Vancouver area via Kinder Morgan’s existing Trans Mountain line, the size of which the Houstonbased company plans to nearly triple.

Cenovus is shipping more and more of its crude by rail, doubling

volumes from 5,000 barrels per day in 2012 to 10,000 barrels this year.

The differentials have had a big impact on Alberta’s all-important oil revenues, with Finance Minister Doug Horner warning earlier this week that his March 7 budget will not be a “fun” one.

In a speech to a Calgary business audience, Horner pegged the effect of the discount on the Canadian economy at $27 billion a year, or $75 million a day.

Alberta has the third largest proven crude reserves in the world, behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, he noted.

“What could possibly go wrong?” he asked.

MARKET: Change not difficult Pearson, who is helping conduct a series of Alberta Agriculture information sessions about operating in an open market, said the change has not been difficult for most farmers.

He explained that many were already selling crops that didn’t come under the Wheat Board’s control, such as feed barley, canola and peas.

“It’s just an extension of what farmers do already.”

Plus, added Pearson, even under the Wheat Board regime producers could choose among marketing alternatives, such as fixed price contracts and early payment options.

“So even in the old

world they were developing some of these skill sets.”

Pearson was in Lethbridge on Tuesday for the first of seven open market workshops.

The others are taking place over the next few weeks, including in Lacombe on Feb. 14 and in Viking on Feb. 13.

Topics of discussion include an outlook on markets and prices, identification of customers and competitors, and grain quality characteristics like protein levels that enhance value, said Pearson.

Farmers are also being encouraged to calculate the anticipated costs and revenues of different crops, and then make their seeding decisions based on projected profitability.

For example, said Pearson, a lower protein Canada Western red spring wheat that’s been popular in the Lacombe and Red Deer area might not prove as profitable as a Canada Prairie spring wheat.

He acknowledged that some farmers were probably better prepared and equipped than others to enter an open market for wheat and barley. But, he noted, current strong prices have helped ease the transition.

Anyone interested in attending one of the open market information sessions is asked to preregister at least three days in advance. They can do so by calling the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 1-800-387-6030.

Information about operating in an open wheat and barley market can also be found online at www.agriculture.alberta. ca/openmarkets. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Roots fashions to be sold at Target when chain launches here THE CANADIAN PRESS Clothing from Roots will be available at Target for a limited time when the retailer comes to Canada this spring.

Target — expected to open stores north of the border in March and April, including at Bower Place Shopping Centre in Red Deer — announced its list of partners and limited collections on Thursday.

Attendees at the event got an up-close glimpse of the vast range of products set to be stocked on shelves and racks when the retailer opens for business in Canada.

Colourful vignettes featuring home decor, cookware, food products, cosmetics, apparel and accessories were spread throughout the Evergreen Brick Works, which played host to the brand presentation.

Live models posed on a makeshift stage outfitted in black and white and pastels from Target’s Merona brand as well as looks from Mossimo, which creates a line for the retailer.

An eye-popping presentation featured skat-

ers gliding across the indoor ice surface while models strutting on a makeshift green runway rounded out the presentation.

John Morioka, senior vice-president of marketing for Target Canada, was joined by several high-profile brand partners, including famed American interior designer Nate Berkus, chef and Food Network personality Gi-

ada De Laurentiis and Roots co-founders Michael Budman and Don Green.

The Roots Outfitters collection, including fashions for women, men, boys, girls and toddlers, will be available from March to June.

Target is also touting a women’s apparel collection from stylist Kate Young, to be on offer from April 14 to the end of May.

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Compact bulbs need careful handing CFLs — no not the Canadian Football League, but compact fluorescent lights — are a cost effective and efficient form of lighting for our homes and businesses.

Consuming far less energy than the older varieties, CFLs provide 50 to 70 lumens per watt with very little heat.

Compare this to an incandescent bulb at 10-17 lm/W. A lumen is a measure of the visible light that is emitted from a light source with consideration given to the sensitivities of the human eye at visible wavelengths.

It is estimated that if all the incandescent light bulbs LORNE in the world were changed to OJA compact fluorescents, electrical consumption for lighting would be reduced by some 409 terawatt hours per year or about 2.5 per cent of the total.

In warmer climates, cooling costs are also reduced as CFLs produce little heat when operating.

Colder climates have to make up the heat loss with conventional heating equipment, true, but conventional means are far more efficient than incandescent bulbs.

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The biggest concern with this lighting is due to the mercury vapour contained in the bulb.

Mercury is the only known element that will produce the ultraviolet wavelength needed to make the phosphor coating “fluoresce� and yield visible light.

Mercury is a known health hazard that is particularly dangerous to young children and fetuses.

Mercury is naturally occurring. One of the largest contributors that release this element into our environment is the burning of coal for electricity. The quantity of mercury produced to run a CFL over its lifetime, using coal, is significantly more than what the bulb contains.

Notably the amount of mercury in a compact fluorescent would barely cover the tip of a ball point pen.

Evaluating the benefits, the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs far outweighs the hazards posed by their contents.

Additionally, if the CFL bulbs are recycled, environmental hazards are minimized.

However, it is important to note that broken bulbs require special handling and appropriate procedures specifically designed to reduce contamination.

If you do happen to break a compact fluorescent, precautions for cleanup include vacating pets, children and those not needed for cleanup, shutting down the furnace and/or air condition and airing out the room for 10 minutes.

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NEW YORK — A prominent genetics expert from Harvard Medical School wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He is not looking for a woman to bear a Neanderthal baby. Not even an adventurous one. “Definitely not,� said George Church.

Is he advocating for creating a Neanderthal? No. Does he plan to pursue such a project? “We have no projects, no plans, we have no papers, no grants,� to do that, he said in a telephone interview this week.

You wouldn’t know that from some press reports that shot around the Internet the past few days, which made Church sound like he was supporting the idea and even looking for an “adventurous� woman to bear the Neanderthal child.

Church says those reports are based on misunderstandings of an interview he gave the German

magazine Der Spiegel.

The publication had approached him to talk about his recent book, Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves.

Church said the idea of bringing back Neanderthals gets brief mention as a theoretical possibility, and the book refers to an “adventurous� woman merely to point out that the process would require a woman who no doubt would be adventurous. “It said you’re going to need someone like that if you’re going to do it,� he said. “It’s certainly very different from taking out a want ad.�

Neanderthals were stocky, muscular hunters who lived in Europe and western Asia.

They died out sometime after modern humans arrived in Europe, which occurred some 40,000 to 45,000 years ago.

Scientists have recovered DNA from Neanderthal fossils. Making a Neanderthal would start with

putting such DNA into human cells.

They would be used to make an embryo, which would be carried to term by a surrogate mother, Church said.

Such a process would face ethical questions involving respect for the mother and child, as well as safety issues, and it would also require societal approval, Church said.

Scientists have long talked about bringing back long-extinct animals, such as by recovering genes from the remains of mammoths and using elephants as surrogate mothers.

That has its own ethical issues, although not as troubling as a Neanderthal project, Church said.

Although he’s not saying that a Neanderthal project is necessarily a good idea, “I think it is up for discussion, and hopefully for several years we can have a calm discussion about it,� Church said. “It’s way better to think of these things in advance.�

NEW YORK — It can store the information from a million CDs in a space no bigger than your little finger and could keep it safe for centuries.

Is this some new electronic gadget? Nope. It’s DNA. The genetic material has long held all the information needed to make plants and animals, and now some scientists are saying it could help handle the growing storage needs of today’s information society.

Researchers reported Wednesday that they had stored all 154 Shakespeare sonnets, a photo, a scientific paper, and a 26-second sound clip from U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream� speech.

That all fit in a barely visible bit of DNA in a test tube.

The process involved converting the ones and zeroes of digital information into the four-letter alphabet of DNA code.

That code was used to create stands of synthetic DNA. Then machines “read� the DNA molecules and recovered the encoded information.

That reading process took two weeks, but technological advances are driving that time down, said Ewan Birney of the European Bioinformatics Institute in Hinxton, England. He’s an author of a report published online by the journal Nature.

DNA could be useful for keeping huge amounts of information that must be kept for a long time but not retrieved very often, the researchers said. Storing

said both papers show advantages of DNA for long-term storage.

But because of its technical limitations, “it’s not going to replace your hard drive,� he said.

Kosuri’s co-author, Harvard DNA expert George Church, said the technology could let a person store all of Wikipedia on a fingertip, and all the world’s information now stored on disk drives could fit in the palm of the hand.

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View the bid and download the form at Alberta Purchasing Connection, at purchasingconnection.ca.

Mail the package to: The City of Red Deer City Hall 4914 48 Avenue P.O Box 5008 Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 Attention: Purchasing Section For technical questions, contact: Deb Comfort at 403-309-8422 Deb.comfort@reddeer.ca For submission questions, contact: Shelly Flahr at 403-342-8272 Shelly.flahr@reddeer.ca

Municipal Planning Commission Decisions On January 16, 2013, the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decisions for development permit applications: Permitted Use Approvals: Inglewood Dan Dore – 2.93 metre relaxation to the minimum rear yard for a proposed covered deck located at 104 Ingle Close.

67 Street & 59 Avenue CTM Design Services – on behalf of Imperial Oil Limited, a renovation to an existing car wash and convenience store to accommodate a Tim Horton’s drive thru, located at 6020 67 Street.

You may appeal discretionary approvals and denials to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative & Governance Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on February 8, 2013. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative & Governance Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8132.

Development Officer Approvals On January 22, 2013, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications:

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have around in 50 years, like wedding photos or videos for future grandchildren, Goldman said in an email.

The researchers said they have no intention of putting storage DNA into a living thing, and that it couldn’t accidentally become part of the genetic machinery of a living thing because of its coding scheme.

Sriram Kosuri, a Harvard researcher who co-authored a similar report last September,

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Researchers show DNA’s potential for storing digital information the DNA would be relatively simple, they said: Just put it in a cold, dry and dark place and leave it alone.

The technology might work in the near term for large archives that have to be kept safe for centuries, like national historical records or huge library holdings, said study co-author Nick Goldman of the institute.

Maybe in a decade it could become feasible for consumers to store information they want to

Lorne Oja is an energy consultant, power engineer and a partner in a company that installs solar panels, wind turbines and energy control products in Central Alberta. He built his first off-grid home in 2003. His column appears every second Friday in the Advocate. Contact him at: lorne@solartechnical.ca.

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wet wipes, to clean up any powder and fine pieces of glass.

Use a piece of cardboard as a dustpan and place all the materials into a sealable container or plastic bag to contain them for removal to a disposal or recycling centre.

Avoid the use of a vacuum but if you have no choice, dispose of the bag and/or filters as well.

LED (light emitting diode) lighting provides even more environmental protection than CFLs. As time goes by, LEDs are becoming more economical.

They offer better light production, lower energy consumption, increased longevity and major reductions in heat produced. But at current costs, most people cannot justify the expenditure.

In the meantime, CFLs are a good means of reducing your energy costs.

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on February 8, 2013. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8399.

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Models wear creations by fashion designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli for Valentino as part of the Women’s Spring/Summer 2013 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris this week.

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PARIS — Delicacy, nature, architecture and timeless, effortless beauty.

Those words describe one of the most sumptuous displays of haute couture seen this springsummer 2013 season — courtesy of Valentino.

Designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, and their army of indefatigable Italian seamstresses, surpassed even themselves Wednesday perfecting the delicate Valentino silhouette by subtly softening it and exposing more of the neck.

“It’s about the garden, in our vision the garden is where natural and architectural elements live together,” Chiuri told The Associated Press after the show.

True, a garden gate was evoked in the first gown, in tulle, with soft swirls of red piping, one of the 48-strong collection’s most striking looks.

It appeared simple, but was achieved through the painstaking process of wrapping some 220 metres of silk around fibers of wool.

“We want to describe the beautiful craftsmanship of couture, but we didn’t want to feel the effort,” said Piccioli, neatly summing up the show.

Other garments conjured up images of the Madonna: one vermilion dress in heavy hibiscus wool even had the arms coming from beneath the cape — like in Renaissance depictions.

And there were beautiful plays in dimension — such as a dress in magnolia wool and crepe, hung with a curved square bottom.

It captured the voluminous, yet flat dimension of a painting.

At several points, 80-year-old house founder Valentino Garavani applauded from the front row.

“This year we wanted to surprise,” said Piccioli.

“Not only everyone else, but ourselves first.”

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Smoke like a man, die like a man STUDY SAYS WOMEN HAVE CAUGHT UP TO MEN WHEN IT COMES TO LUNG CANCER RISK

Smoke like a man, die like a man.

U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking more — that is, they are lighting up like men, new research shows.

Women also have caught up with men in their risk of dying from smoking-related illnesses. Lung cancer risk levelled off in the 1980s for men but is still rising for women.

“It’s a massive failure in prevention,” said one study leader, Dr. Michael Thun of the American Cancer Society. And it’s likely to repeat itself in places like China and Indonesia where smoking is growing, he said.

About 1.3 billion people worldwide smoke.

The research is in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. It is one of the most comprehensive looks ever at long-term trends in the effects of smoking and includes the first generation of U.S. women who started early in life and continued for decades, long enough for health effects to show up.

The U.S. has more than 35 million smokers — about 20 per cent of men and 18 per cent of women.

The percentage of people who smoke is far lower than it used to be; rates peaked around 1960 in men and two decades later in women.

Researchers wanted to know if smoking is still as deadly as it was in the 1980s, given that cigarettes have changed (less tar), many smokers have quit, and treatments for many smoking-related diseases have improved.

They also wanted to know more about smoking and women. The famous surgeon general’s report in 1964 said smoking could cause lung cancer in men, but evidence was lacking in women at the time since relatively few of them had smoked long enough.

One study, led by Dr. Prabhat Jha of the Center for Global Health Research in Toronto, looked at about 217,000 Americans in federal health surveys between 1997 and 2004.

A second study, led by Thun, tracked smokingrelated deaths through three periods — 1959-65, 1982-88 and 2000-10 — using seven large population health surveys covering more than 2.2 million people.

Among the findings: ● The risk of dying of lung cancer was more than 25 times higher for female smokers in recent years than for women who never smoked.

In the 1960s, it was only three times higher. One reason: After World War II, women started taking up the habit at a younger age and began smoking more. ● A person who never smoked was about twice as likely as a current smoker to live to age 80. For women, the chances of surviving that long were 70 per cent for those who never smoked and 38 per cent for smokers. In men, the numbers were 61 per cent and 26 per cent. ● Smokers in the U.S. are three times more likely to die between ages 25 and 79 than nonsmokers are. About 60 per cent of those deaths are attributable to smoking. ● Women are far less likely to quit smoking than men are. Among people 65 to 69, the ratio of former to current smokers is 4-to-1 for men and 2-to-1 for women. ● Smoking shaves more than 10 years off the average life span, but quitting at any age buys

time. Quitting by age 40 avoids nearly all the excess risk of death from smoking. Men and women who quit when they were 25 to 34 years old gained 10 years; stopping at ages 35 to 44 gained 9 years; at ages 45 to 54, six years; at ages 55 to 64, four years. ● The risk of dying from other lung diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis is rising in men and women, and the rise in men is a surprise because their lung cancer risk levelled off in 1980s.

Changes in cigarettes since the 1960s

are a “plausible explanation” for the rise in non-cancer lung deaths, researchers write. Most smokers switched to cigarettes that were lower in tar and nicotine as measured by tests with machines, “but smokers inhaled more deeply to get the nicotine they were used to,” Thun said.

Deeper inhalation is consistent with the kind of lung damage seen in the illnesses that are rising, he said.

Scientists have made scant progress against lung cancer compared with other forms of the disease, and it remains

the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.

More than 160,000 people die of it in the U.S. each year.

The federal government, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the cancer society and several universities paid for the new studies. Thun testified against tobacco companies in class-action lawsuits challenging the supposed benefits of cigarettes with reduced tar and nicotine, but he donated his payment to the cancer society.

Smoking needs more

attention as a health hazard, Dr. Steven A. Schroeder of the University of California, San Francisco, wrote in a commentary in the journal.

“More women die of lung cancer than of breast cancer. But there is no ’race for the cure’ for lung cancer, no brown ribbon” or high-profile advocacy groups for lung cancer, he wrote.

Kathy DeJoseph, 62, of suburban Atlanta, finally quit smoking after 40 years — to qualify for lung cancer surgery last year.

“I tried everything

that came along, I just never could do it,” even while having chemotherapy, she said.

It’s a powerful addiction, she said: “I still every day have to resist wanting to go buy a pack.”

Online: American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer. org National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer. gov/cancertopics/tobacco/smoking and http:// www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/lung Medical journal: http:// www.nejm.org

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Pond Hockey, a photograph by Sharon Krushel, is part of an exhibit currently on display at the Harris Warke Gallery at Sunworks.

For the love of the sport PEACE RIVER PHOTOGRAPHER SHARON KRUSHEL CAPTURES A QUINTESSENTIAL HOCKEY IMAGE

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

Having grown up with a steady stream of young hockey players boarding at her mother’s house in Red Deer, photographer Sharon Krushel attended nearly every Red Deer Rustlers home game in the early 1970s.

“I have such vivid memories of it all,” said Krushel.

She can still recall the scraping sound of skates against the ice, the thud of a puck bouncing off the boards, the cheering of fans in the stands.

“It’s all so Canadian,” added Krushel, who captured a quintessential hockey image, Pond Hockey, which is showing as part of the Art of the Peace travelling exhibit at the Harris-Warke Gallery in Sunworks on Ross Street.

In the photograph, two players grapple with their hockey sticks for the puck on an outdoor rink, as a beam of

sunlight spotlights ice particles hanging in the air between them. “The sun’s low angle and the lack of boards allowed me to get down and capture the ice crystals flying in the sunlight as players vied for the puck,” recalled Krushel, who attended college in Camrose after graduating from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School.

She ended up living with her husband in Peace River, where she took up photography about six years ago.

The pond hockey photo was taken during a major tournament held on 40 rinks on the frozen Lac Cardinal near Peace River in 2011. Krushel said she couldn’t resist attending because her childhood memories are so tied to hockey.

After her father left the family when she was 11, her mother began renting space to players on the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Rustlers as a way of making income without having to work

outside the home.

Krushel remembers the young Red Deer Rustlers — including Brian Ogilvie, who went on to play briefly for the Chicago Blackhawks — as positive influences. “Not only did I have a crush on every single player we had as a boarder,” she said, with a chuckle, but they also helped her develop a love of the sport.

Krushel, who has had photos displayed in Rosebud and Peace River, is planning to attend the Red Deer exhibit’s opening night reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on First Friday, Feb. 1, along with participating artist Patricia Peters.

Peters created the striking acrylic painting of a forest fire in the show — Primal Response is a tribute to people who lost their homes in the wildlife in Slave Lake. Peters said she strives to make viewers “feel and share” her visceral reaction to light and colour.

Among the other artworks in the

20-piece exhibit is a three-dimensional woman’s torso made of pleated paper torn from magazines. Artist Candace Gonsolley revealed that her Multi-Layered Girlfriend was inspired by the “trials and tribulations” she shares with friends, and is made of recycled “easily forgotten materials.”

The mono-type print Through the Window, by Mary Parslow, juxtaposes bird shadows and the texture of stained glass, while motherhood is celebrated through the nude graphite drawing, Blossoms, by Tannis Trydal.

She portrays the “peaceful beauty of a woman blossoming with child” against a backdrop of flourishing vegetation.

This is the final stop for the travelling exhibit that contains an interesting sampling of the range and diversity of visual arts from the Peace River region of B.C. and Alberta. It runs at the Harris-Warke Gallery to Feb. 9. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Atrocious script sinks crime thriller Broken City One star (out of four) Rated: 14A

BY ROB SALEM SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Hollywood is apparently beset by chronic illiteracy. How else to explain the participation of legitimate boxoffice draws like Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the atrociously written new crime thriller Broken City?

Did these people — or even these people’s people — not bother to read the script first? Or did they just show up on set, hit their marks, recite their lines phonetically, then go home and count the DVD profits from their last five films?

Fortunately, none of these thriving careers will likely suffer any long-term damage, nor will those of top-tier character actors Barry Pepper and Jeffrey Wright. Broken City is not going to have much impact. It will play a few weeks at the multiplex, ignored between 3D blockbusters, and quickly make its way to video and cable TV, and then on to obscurity.

Unless it is embraced by the sobad-it’s-good movie crowd, that is, who would probably get off on its compelling combination of hoary clichés, ludicrous dialogue, pointless plot points and cardboard characters laughably overacted.

Mind you, top-billed Wahlberg could never be accused of overacting, or even acting. He just . . . exists. We’ve never really noticed up until now because of his canny ability to choose particularly good films with lead roles ideally suited to his characteristic stoicism. Often he produces them for himself.

He did not do so here, at least not in any substantive sense.

He does take a producer’s credit, but as the 21st behind 20 others, without the customary “executive” attached. This thing has had a long and

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Mark Wahlberg stars in a scene from Broken City. This film digresses, a lot, with a plot that has little to do with anything. tangled development history, dating back to 2008.

Wahlberg plays a disgraced and drunken cop with a bad beard — it is barely glued on — who invokes public wrath over a sketchy shooting. Seven years later, he’s eking out a living as a private investigator, and clean and sober at the behest of his impossibly adorable actress spouse (Natalie Martinez).

That relationship and his sobriety simultaneously combust when he attends the premiere of her indie film debut and goes ballistic over a slightly too intense sex scene, roughs up the actor involved and staggers out into the streets, chugging booze by the bottle from a paper bag.

But I digress. As does the film. A lot.

This plot line has very little to do with anything.

The main story involves a corrupt New York mayor, played with moustache-twirling smarm by Crowe, who claims to admire Wahlberg’s pluck and hires him to dig up dirt on his philandering wife, a similarly smarmy ZetaJones.

It’s not that simple. If only it were.

But there is something even shadier and more complicated going on here, and it’ll take the better part of the next hour for Wahlberg to finally figure it out.

As for the aforementioned support players, Pepper goes way over the top as Crowe’s mayoral competitor, overcome with grief over the mysterious shooting of his campaign manager

and lover (Kyle Chandler). Wright is well under the top, almost down to the Wahlberg standard as a suspicious official.

Chalk all this up to off-camera inexperience.

Allen Hughes directs for the first time without his twin brother, Albert — they famously collaborated on Menace II Society and, later, on From Hell and Book of Eli — and flounders in the absence of his apparently better half.

The writer, Brian Tucker, has never written a screenplay before. And, all things considered, still hasn’t. And should never be allowed to attempt to do so again.

Rob Salem is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic. He can be reached at rsalem@thestar.ca.

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Crack in the Canvas Lake Abraham, Ab., a photograph by Holly Elliott of Red Deer, is one of several on exhibit at the Café Pichilingue in Red Deer. This exhibit, titled All Things Winter, is made up of photographs taken in winter light with first snowfalls and frost as an inspiration for the photographer to get outdoors and record images in a winter light.

EXHIBITS RED DEER GALLERIES at The Hub on Ross until January 31. Drader’s collection features prairie heritage and cowboy art.

To be included in this listing, please email event details to editorial@reddeeradvocate.com, fax to 403-341-6560, or phone 403-314-4325.

Live Dates ● Farside Bar and Grill presents Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra on Feb. 19. ● One Eleven Grill features Eric Allison Jazz Trio tonight and Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. ● The Vat presents The Balconies Toronto-based band on Feb. 5. Theatrical hard rockers Incura take the Vat stage on Feb. 7. On Feb. 21 take in legendary punk band D.O.A. as part of their farewell tour. ● The Centrium presents Billy Talent on March 19 with guests Ottawa indie-rockers Hollerado, Sum 41, and Indian Handicrafts. On April 17 punk/emo rock band from Vancouver — Marianas Trench — performs. Special guests are Down With Webster, and Anami Vice. Doors open at 6 p.m. and show gets going at 7 p.m. Ticket sales start today (Jan. 25) at 10 a.m. through Livenation.com or from Ticketmaster. Ticket prices are $29.50 and $45 (plus FMF and service charges).

Reserved seating for this all ages show.

To have your establishment’s live bands included in this space, fax a list to Club Dates by 8 a.m. on Wednesday to 403-341-6560 or email editorial@reddeeradvocate.com.

Serial-killer drama draws quite a TV following

BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES About 10.4 million people caught Fox’s Monday unveiling of its highly hyped serial-killer drama, The Following.

Fox notes that this is a bigger crowd than it scored with either of its Monday drama debuts last season: Alcatraz (10.1 million viewers) and Terra Nova (9.2 million).

That, you could argue, is damning with faint praise, given that Fox cancelled both of those shows at the end of their first season.

Besides, The Following did not do as well as Alcatraz among the 18-to-49-year-olds who are the currency of ad sales.

In that age bracket, The Following attracted 3.2 per cent of the available audience, and Alcatraz 3.3 per cent.

On the bright side, The Following did a whole lot better than its time-slot predecessor this season: Mob Doctor had been DOA, opening with an anemic 1.5 percent of the country’s 18-to-49-year-old audience and 5.1 million viewers overall.

The Following is this TV season’s most expensive prime-time series, costing advertisers about $200,000 for a 30-second spot, according to Ad Age. The Following stars Kevin Bacon as a former FBI agent who is dragged back to help wrangle a college lit professor turned serial killer who has been building a cult of copycat serial killers.

Besides being Fox’s highest-profile freshman drama this season, it’s also enjoying a lot of media attention, what with it being in the right/wrong place at the right/wrong time, becoming a talking point in the current debate about Hollywood’s role in recent real-life mass killings.

For all that, The Following wound up edging out Elementary — CBS’s Sherlock Holmes reimagining — as the season’s second-highest-rated drama debut among 18-to-49-year-old viewers (Elementary opened with a 3.1 rating).

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Congrats, NBC. And we feel compelled to note that in its launch, The Following did finish No. 2 in the golden age bracket — behind the CBS comedies 2 Broke Girls and Mike & Molly. That’s gotta hurt. The majority of The Following’s audience — about 5.8 million of them — was 50 and older, according to Nielsen.

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Frontman Ed Robertson has confirmed that the Toronto band is set to begin recording a new album this week, with the goal of releasing something by late spring. “(It’s) awesome,” he said with a laugh when asked this week for details on the new material.

He noted that the band had cooked up about 27 new songs.

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● Works by Marianne Harris (Vanderdkley) will be featured at Gallery on Main in Lacombe from Jan. 26 to Feb. 9.

There will be a reception on Jan. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. to open the show. Phone 403-782-3402. ● The Art of Peace travelling exhibit presents work by 20 works by 18 artists from Alberta’s Peace River Country and will be featured at Harris-Warke Gallery until Feb. 9. The show consists of media pieces, sculpture, and ceramics. A reception will be held on Feb. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. as part of First Fridays. Phone 403-597-9788. ● The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates Red Deer Centennial with the opening of the exhibit Red Deer Sport History. Take a look at over 100 years Sports History and discover the impact that sport had on Red Deer and its citizens. For more information contact Debbie at debbie@ashfm.ca or visit www.ashfm.ca or call 403-3418614. ● Borrowing Art: The Red Deer Public Library Art Lending Program — Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library present this art lending program in the Kiwanis Gallery of the Red Deer Public Library until Feb. 19. Borrow original, framed artwork in a variety of two-dimensional media by local artists with your library membership. For details contact Diana at the Red Deer Art Council, 403-348-2787, Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ● Portraiture by Alberta Society of Artists will be on display at Red Deer College Library The Panels until Jan. 21. ● Alberta Roots by Christina Drader will be on display

GLAAD is blasting National Geographic Channel for declining to add a disclaimer to a new reality series about the Boy Scouts of America — a group that does not permit openly gay members.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation threw its support Wednesday behind a petition — started by a 20-year-old gay Eagle Scout — to get NatGeo to slap a disclaimer onto the start of each Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? episode.

The show is being used to market Boy Scouts to young viewers and drive up membership, which makes NatGeo a “strategic business partner of the BSA,” GLAAD said.

NatGeo gave The TV Column the same statement that it gave GLAAD on the subject, saying that the cable net is an equal-opportunity employer and that it does “not discriminate in any capacity.”

As for the show, NatGeo said: “We certainly appreciate all points of view on the topic, but when people see our show, they will realize it has nothing to do with this debate [over the Boy Scouts’ LGBT policy], and is in fact a competition series between individual scouts and civilians.”

Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? — which is slated to debut in March — is being produced for NatGeo by Thomas Beers, the guy behind Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers.

One year ago, NatGeo Channel President Howard Owens told TV critics that the network had started production on the reality series, in which “weekend warriors, who believe they’re at the top of their game, will compete with the country’s best and brightest Boy Scouts of America” for merit badges in various challenges based on the Scouts’ century-old guidebook.

Beers said that the show would provide guys like himself, who had come within three badges of achieving Eagle Scout status, a second chance, adding: “Frankly, who doesn’t love the Boy Scouts?”

Well, GLAAD, for one. Its president, Herndon Graddick, said in a statement Wednesday that the fact “that National Geographic would brush aside countless gay teens’ suffering at the hands of the BSA, shrugging off injustice as just another ‘point of view,’ is irresponsible.”

Not coincidentally, GLAAD has jumped into this controversy on the eve of a BSA webinar that will teach organization leaders how to use the show to drive local recruitment and fundraising.

In its fall progress report, the Boy Scouts of America anticipated that the show would “generate between 3 [million] and 4 million viewers per episode.”

NatGeo wishes.

“It’s all too clear that this show is just a marketing ploy, crafted by the BSA to boost dwindling membership and distract Americans from the Scouts’ long history of discrimination,” GLAAD’s Graddick said.

“National Geographic Channel is the means to that end and must therefore make it clear where the network stands.”

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Sobering exhibit tells human tale of civil war

BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES WASHINGTON — How do you tell the story of a war that divided a nation, lasted four years and claimed between 600,000 and 700,000 lives? It’s hard to imagine any single exhibition fully grappling with the American Civil War, in all its complexity and contradiction. Still, many museums have been contributing to the conversation since 2011, as we move through the multiyear commemoration of the conflict’s 150th anniversary.

One of the most recent shows to tackle the subject includes the Library of Congress’ “The Civil War in America,” which opened late last year.

The show is a broad and evenhanded tour of what the exhibition calls the “valor, sacrifices, emotions and accomplishments” of those on both sides whose lives were affected by the fight. It’s a sober chronology of letters, photographs, books, artwork, maps and other ephemera, roughly bookended by drafts of Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural addresses. Midway through is Lincoln’s first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. The final version of the document abolishing slavery in rebellious states was signed 150 years ago this month. (If you want to see those original historic documents, you’ll have to hurry. Although the exhibition is up through spring, those three items will be replaced by facsimiles after Feb. 18.)

As you can imagine, there’s plenty of official reading material in the show. Scattered throughout the more than 200 artifacts, however, are objects and documents that tell a very human tale. Though not exactly eye candy, they bring the Civil War to life, at times poignantly.

These include General Ulysses S. Grant’s June 7, 1864, letter from the field of battle to his wife, along with a lock of his hair. A print is also on view, by artist James Fuller Queen, depicting the folk hero known as Johnny Clem. As a 12-year-old tagging along with Union troops, Clem was said to have shot a Confederate colonel in Chickamauga, Ga. The 1863 lithograph is a sentimental image, made slightly creepy by its evocation of more contemporary images of child soldiers in Africa and elsewhere.

Another notable item is the highly

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Clockwise from top: Alexander Gardner’s Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter depicts a Confederate soldier lying where he apparently had fallen at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Painted lead toy soldiers are among the artifacts in the Library of Congress exhibit The Civil War in America.

An 1863 lithograph depicts the folk hero known as Johnny Clem. As a 12-year-old tagging along with Union troops, Clem was said to have shot a Confederate colonel in Chickamauga, Ga. detailed, tablecloth-size map of the Shenandoah Valley, from Harpers Ferry to Lexington. Made by Confederate topographic engineer Maj. Jedediah Hotchkiss — who drew the contours of its twisting river from sketches made on horseback — the 1862 map is a vivid reminder that the way in which wars are waged hasn’t changed, although the technology that enables them has.

Whether via a 3-by-8-foot map or a

hand-held GPS device, military commanders have always needed to know the lay of the land.

Toward the end of the exhibition is a display that evokes, in oblique and subtle strokes, the costs of the war.

Along with a photograph of Pvt. John F. Chase, a Union soldier who lost his right arm at Gettysburg, are materials promoting a “left-handed penmanship contest” that Chase

and other amputees participated in.

Chase’s heartbreaking entry, featuring his misspelled account of his injuries, is in the show, along with a pamphlet advertising an exhibition of contest entries that opened in Washington on May 1, 1866.

I can only imagine what that earlier showcase of documents must have been like, but this one is surprisingly moving.

Obama mementos sought for history museum

BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES WASHINGTON — As hundreds of thousands of sets of eyes fixed on Jumbotrons, platforms and parade routes to catch the inaugural pageantry Monday, two other sets of eyes watched the people watching President Barack Obama.

Curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture scoured the crowd looking for those standout images and symbols they might want for their Obama collection, which now has about 300 artifacts. They looked for the often handmade shows of connection and support, and the myriad ways the 44th president permeates the culture.

History curator William Pretzer roamed the south side of the Mall near the Hirshhorn Museum and culture curator Elaine Nichols stayed on the north side, near the Newseum. They would spot someone with a crocheted Obama hat, or Obama earrings featuring a super-reduced photo of the president and ask if they could have the item outright, or hand out cards that urged them to get in touch with the museum if they wished to donate.

“We’re pretty much following the same kind of track that we followed in 2008,” Pretzer says. The museum wants to capture Obama’s “public persona, the appeal to the public via the campaign, and his celebration by the electorate.”

The National Museum of African American History and Culture, scheduled to open in 2015, will feature the Obama collection as part of a history gallery that spans 1968 to 2008. Curators began collecting artifacts after Obama’s 2008 Democratic nomination, and they aren’t sure how many items they’ll end up with.

There’s a 2009 blue bedsheet they got from a woman in New Haven, Conn., with a poem, author known only as “a 19-year-old single mother from McKeesport,” painted on it in white letters: “Rosa sat so Martin could walk, Martin walked so Obama could run, Obama is running so our children can fly!”

There’s the Tanzanian kanga cloth with congratulations to Obama written in Kiswahili that was acquired in 2010. And in 2011, a woman donated an overcoat made from recycled campaign door hangers, fliers and brochures.

Curator Michele Gates-Moresi says a lot of the collection has focused on new language and ideas sparked by Obama and “how that’s manifesting in the material culture.” She has been in touch with a man who paints Obama images to order on sneakers. The day after the 2008 election, Gates-Moresi cleaned out the contents of a Falls Church, Va., Obama campaign office.

Years from now, the museum be able to show “what that office looked like, who worked there, their schedules, the way they organized this grass-

roots campaign, posters, handbills,” Pretzer says.

Monday, Nichols collected some commercial artifacts, mostly buttons and posters from 2008, newly stamped 2012, but says she found the hand-crafted items most interesting. These were personal statements about support for the president, “and they were not willing to part with those items,” Nichols says. When a friend who was part of a busload from Charlotte, N.C., called her, Nichols urged her to ask people to donate their bus passes, or to take a picture in front of the bus and send it to the museum.

“She got really excited about that. She said, ‘For sure, you can have my ticket.’ “ The museum’s founding director, Lonnie Bunch, says he hasn’t secured any items for the collection but he knows what it’s like trying to get people to donate.

It’s important to remember “that museums don’t only look back, they have to look forward. You have to collect for 50 years from now so [curators] can tell the story of today.”

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LUANN Jan. 25 1996 — Leilani Muir of Red Deer is awarded $750,000 by an Alberta judge for being wrongly diagnosed as mentally disabled and sterilized by the province’s Eugenics Board in 1959.

1973 — Freighter Irish Stardust grounds north of Vancouver Island, spilling 378,000 litres of fuel oil. The spill spreads 320 km to

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1972 — The federal government of Canada issues injunction to prevent a woman having an abortion. The injunction was filed on behalf of her husband and the unborn child.

1965 — Archbishop Maurice Roy of Quebec is appointed a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

1953 — Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada is destroyed in a dockside fire in Liverpool, England. It was used as a troop ship during the Second World War.

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HOROSCOPE Friday, Jan. 25 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Alicia Keys, 33; Christine Lakin, 34; Jenifer Lewis, 56 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Our thinking may take on a more pessimistic predilection as we strive to care and nurture for our most fundamental needs. Don’t get trapped into a negative spiral of ASTRO reasoning as even constructive criticism won’t DOYNA work well today. Let disapproval looks and comments get by you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will want to take care of your lifestyle habits. You crave stability within your endeavours and you want to build a stronger image of your self, no matter how long it will take you to get there.

You are committed to broadening your perspective in life while following a clear direction which is nicely shaped for you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Even if feelings are not always reciprocated like today, for instance, don’t believe that everyone is your worst enemy. You may think that certain individuals that are in a powerful position may hold back negative views on you.

Remember, it’s just your misshapen perception.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Misunderstandings can occur today. Waters can be shaky and find you into an emotional turmoil.

You seek to enrich your knowledge even though you’re feeling this opposing predisposition which disunite allow you to expand.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t look for problems if they do not really exist. You are inclined towards making a mole out of a hole seeing life’s obligations as an impediment to your strong desire to fly freely. Have faith in your own abilities.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can handle your marital problems for another day. Avoid any disagreements before they become bigger than the real purpose. Agree to disagree and simply move on.

Children represent a strong backbone to your feelings right now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One of your parents seems to fill you up with too much criticism. It’s never easy for a Leo to accept critique from anyone, but today, do listen to advice that come your way and hold on for a bit till you make own final verdict.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may find that daily tasks or an assignment you’ve been working on for a while now will receive a comment you won’t welcome easily.

Talks are serious, negotiations seem tough. And, after all, this is still not a reason to give up on whatever you are doing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A little bit of home disturbance might prevail now. You are finding an imbalance between your need to carry out a professional task and be totally yourself at home. It’s hard for the typical Libra to digest such lack of harmony.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Using a bit of tact and diplomacy can go a long way today.

Weight your words carefully and avoid saying something which you may regret after. You may tend to think that you are not deserving of being happy, when in reality, you’re stronger than you think.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Work on restructuring your past by putting some well-thought, law-abiding actions into your life.

You seek an honest share of your joint finances and perhaps, more control over your assets. Employ a positive attitude as things might just work in your favour.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): You might be inclined to experience and feel a lower than usual self-esteem.

Don’t fall into this gloomy and cynical thinking as it is not representative of your true nature. Today is just another day, which may seem too opinionated to certain Capricorns.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Unresolved matters from your past might give you some headaches today.

You are not feeling nurtured or cared for as you had wished. It seems that hidden forces are working against you.

Tap into your creativity to solve any ongoing problems.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your need to let your individuality be expressed in sensitive ways may find you emotionally disturbed do to an influential friend of yours.

It seems that there’s a female presence which you do not approve of.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist.

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No support for eating kosher Dear Annie: I am in the process of Please talk to your rabbi. If you atconverting to Judaism. Among other tend services at a synagogue, see things, this involves eating only ko- whether they have a social group for sher food. Initially, it was difficult, those in your age bracket. You are but I know that doing this brings me more likely to make new friends and closer to understanding more of my find support there. new religion.

Dear Annie: Some My problem is that years ago, my wife and I most of my friends, inmet a lovely couple while cluding some Jewish on a trip in Germany. We friends, have an issue had such a good time towith my eating habits. gether that we made arThey say eating kosher is rangements for the four “outdated,” or they imof us to take other trips. ply that I think I’m betWe kept in contact with ter than they are. They cards, phone calls and actively discourage my emails. On the occasions efforts. This confuses me where we traveled to because I don’t scold my their city, we had lunch friends for eating cheesewith them. burgers or pork, and I We hadn’t heard from MITCHELL never insist on any spethem in a while, so I sent & SUGAR cial treatment. a card that came back Conversion is not an stamped “Deceased.” We easy process, and I’d like don’t read the obituaries the support of my friends, from their city, so we have but it’s hard to keep my head up no idea whether both of them died sometimes, especially during meals or one died and the other moved, or together. How do I approach this? what happened.

Do I need new friends? — QuestionThis couple had several children ing in California who may have known of our friendDear Questioning: Maybe. Your ship, although I never learned the friends think conversion will change children’s names. It surely would be who you are and the relationship nice if their survivors would browse they have with you. They feel mar- through the couple’s address book ginalized by your new religious in- and let the contacts know of their terest and are trying to undermine passing. — Miss Them in Minnesota your convictions. This is all about Dear Minnesota: This is a situathem and their needs. If you are tion that comes up whenever sometruly committed to conversion, you one dies. The survivors do not alshould not be so easily derailed. ways think of going through the de-

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ceased’s address book — written or electronic — and sending notes to those listed. But it would be a kindness to do so and something the deceased surely would have wanted.

You can look online for your friends’ obituaries and any other information that might indicate how to contact one of their children. We hope you find out what happened and have the opportunity to express your condolences.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Too Many Leftovers” about people who don’t RSVP to invitations. It encouraged me to share my experience.

Our two daughters were married in the same year. The first wedding brought the same issue of the lack of receiving RSVPs. When it came to the second wedding, I had our new son-in-law use his calligraphy skills to make a nice sign that read “For those who did not RSVP.” I placed the sign on the gift table next to a jar of peanut butter, a knife and some soda crackers.

I don’t know why my wife and the mother of the groom didn’t see the humor. I have shared this with several people, and the men always think it’s hilarious. — Father of the Brides 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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Suspense is high in new Crais novel Suspect THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Suspect

by Robert Crais Los Angeles police officer Scott James and his partner, Stephanie Anders, were searching for an all-night noodle house late one night when they ran straight into a gun battle.

Five masked men were raking a Bentley with automatic weapons, cutting the occupants to pieces. The officers jumped from their patrol car to intervene, but when the shooting was over, Stephanie lay dead in the street, and Scott was badly wounded.

On the other side of the world, Maggie, an 85-pound German shepherd trained to sniff out explosives, went on alert as an old man approached her Marine patrol. Before the dog and her handler could stop him, the man detonated a bomb he’d concealed beneath his clothing. As Maggie stood guard over her dying master, terrorists shot her.

Months later, Scott and Maggie, both hobbling from wounds and suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (yes, dogs get it, too), are united as a new team in the Los Angeles police department’s K-9 platoon.

Defying their orders, they set out together to solve Stephanie’s unsolved murder.

Crais, one of the masters of modern crime fiction, unwinds his plot slowly at first, devoting the first half of the book to developing the rela-

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tionship between the two damaged but determined partners. But in the second half, the suspense is high and the pace blistering, culminating in an action scene as hot as anything in a Lethal Weapon movie.

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ranged ahead to protect him, but now her heart soared when Scott entered the room. They were a pack. A pack of two, they were one.”

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BOOKS the book is the interaction between Scott and Maggie as they struggle to overcome PTSD; learn to trust, love and rely on one another; and discover that each offers the

other the best chance for a new start in life. Maggie is a strong character in her own right, with Crais even writing several chapters from her point of view. “She had

about doggie behaviour and psychology, pulls it off brilliantly.

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Tracy Chevalier’s Girl With a Pearl Earring, which brought Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer to life, has become a near-classic in contemporary historical fiction.

And her latest novel, The Last Runaway, takes on similarly fascinating and little-known subject matter — the Quakers’ role in the Underground Railroad during the mid1800s.

Heroine Honor Bright leaves England for America, settles in Ohio and becomes intimately involved in the movement — helping runaway slaves reach freedom.

Sounds great, right? But despite this compelling fictional backdrop, Chevalier’s storytelling just doesn’t do it justice.

Bright, despite her name, is anything but.

Her character is flat and dull and spends much of her time longing for home, harshly judging her new American friends and family and talking about how she really shouldn’t be complaining about it. This criticism seems all the more confusing when we learn that Chevalier intended her latest novel as her “love letter home.” (She’s made her home in England for nearly 30 years.) The rest of the characters are similarly unsympathetic and undeveloped.

And the quilting.

Clearly, the discussion of quilting — the patterns, the styles, the methods — is intended as a motif to carry the reader seamlessly through the story.

Instead, it feels obvious, annoying and overdone.

That said, it’s a quick read as Chevalier’s writing is solid and compelling. The Last Runaway remains a page turner as readers are anxiously waiting for something to happen. But when things do happen, the action seems trite and welltrodden.

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DEFENDING JACOB IS A MURDER STORY THAT HAS FAR FROM HAPPY ENDING Defending Jacob

By William Landay A Feb. Paperback $9.99) This is a murder story with a difference. The narrator, Andrew Barber, is the assistant district attorney of Middlesex County so he knows about the murder from its discovery.

The body of 14-year-old Ben PEGGY Rifkin, a stuFREEMAN dent, is found in Cold Spring Park, on a path that leads to the McCormick Middle School. He died of stab wounds, three evenly spaced punctures across his chest, although he did not die right away.

The route across the park that leads to the school is one travelled by many students. Jacob Barber is the son of Andrew Barber, and he had walked that very route on that day. So had many others.

Andrew Barber can decide to take the case or not. It could be handed to one of his assistants, but he feels that the murderer must be found quickly for his neighbourhood to feel safe again. So he goes to work.

Is he in a conflict of interest? The murdered boy and Jacob Barber attended the same school, but as far as Jacob’s father knows they were not friends, and he’s right. They are not.

Teenagers use technology to communicate, they Facebook and text constantly. The first thing confiscated from a suspect is his or her computer.

So Andrew Barber takes to the Internet.

Adults are innocent in some ways.

The communications Andrew discovers are shockingly unguarded and nasty. There are love notes to the dead boy, and there is bullying and name calling. One message says, “Jake, everyone knows you did it. You have a knife. I’ve seen it.” The message was signed by one of Jacob’s friends.

District attorney Barber searches his son’s room and finds a knife, “it is ten inches long, with a serrated cutting edge, and it came to a lethal gothic

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point.” He took the knife outside and threw it away in a dumpster.

The police round up people known to them, among them Leonard Patz, a known pedophile. He was in the park that morning, as were many others. He protests and claims to be innocent.

Time goes on and no new leads appear, and Andrew is relieved of his duties as DA. It is discovered that Andrew’s father is a lifer, in for murder, and with Jacob charged, the term “murder gene” is bandied about.

The Barbers, the Rifkins and all of their friends live a life of upper middle class affluence. The young people have all the clothes, sports, toys and technology available. When parents are obliged to examine whether they really know their children, and their children’s friends, the unthinkable becomes a nightmare.

Andrew is obliged to visit his father in jail. This is a man whose existence he has always denied. His father is nasty in every way.

Suddenly there is an unbelievable break and Jacob is cleared. A holiday is planned, but we are far from a happy ending. This is a tough, riveting story, one you will not soon forget.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

Caro, Boo among finalists for Book Critics Circle prizes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Robert Caro, Katherine Boo and the late Anthony Shadid are among the finalists for the National Book Critics Circle prize.

Boo already won the National Book Award for her nonfiction account of a Mumbai community, Beyond the Beautiful Forevers, while Caro was a finalist for his latest Lyndon Johnson book, The Passage of Power, and Shadid for his memoir House of Stone.

Zadie Smith’s NW and National Book Award contender Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk were fiction nominees.

Thirty authors in six competitive categories were announced this week, with stories set everywhere from Texas to London to North Korea. Some of last year’s critical favourites were bypassed, including Junot Diaz’s This Is How You Lose Her and David Nasaw’s The Patriarch.

Others in the running for fiction include French author Laurent Binet’s HHhH, Adam Johnson’s The Orphan Master’s Son and Lydia Millet’s Magnificence. Boo is a nominee for general nonfiction, along with Andrew Solomon’s bestselling Far from the Tree, Steve Coll’s Private Empire, Jim Holt’s Why Does the World Exist? and David Quammen’s Spillover.

In biography the finalists were Caro, Tom Reiss’ The Black Count, Lisa

Jenny Milchman’s debut asks: How well do we know our loved ones?

Cohen’s All We Know, Lisa Jarnot’s Robert Duncan, the Ambassador from Venus and Michael Gorra’s Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece. The autobiography nominees were Shadid, Reyna Grande’s The Distance Between Us, Maureen N. McLane’s My Poets, Leanne Shapton’s Swimming Studies and Ngugi Wa Thiong’O’s In the House of the Interpreter.

Paul Elie’s Reinventing Bach and Daniel Mendelsohn Waiting for the Barbarians were among the finalists in criticism.

The other nominees were Mary Ruefle’s Madness, Rack, and Honey, Marina Warner’s Stranger Magic and Kevin Young’s The Grey Album.

In poetry, the finalists were David Ferry’s Bewilderment, Lucia Perillo’s On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths, Allan Peterson’s Fragile Acts, D.A. Powell’s Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys and A.E. Stallings’ Olives.

No cash prizes will be given to competitive winners, to be announced Feb. 27.

But $1,000 will be divided between Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar, winners of a lifetime achievement prize for their “groundbreaking work in feminist criticism.” William Deresiewicz, who writes for The Nation and The New Republic, among others, will receive an honourary award for “excellence in reviewing.”

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A riveting story you won’t soon forget

BY JEFF AYERS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cover of Snow

by Jenny Milchman Jenny Milchman’s debut novel, Cover of Snow, intimately examines the life of a woman who is in grief and pain, doubt and shock, following the death of her husband.

Nora Hamilton woke up after a wonderful night of passion and reconciliation to find an empty bed.

She discovers her husband, Brendan, hanging from a rope. From all outward appearances, he was happy, and Nora doesn’t believe he took his own life. It makes no sense that he would kill himself, and he didn’t leave a note.

The friends and family she could depend on while he was alive are now distant.

All Nora wants are the answers to why Brendan died, and looking for them will take her on a journey that will have her questioning her sanity — and the man she married.

Brendan is somewhat of an enigma since the reader never gets to see him alive, but that’s the point.

The first-person account told from Nora’s point of view thrusts the narrative full force into horror, sadness and every other emotion Nora experiences as she must start over without Brendan.

It’s really not much of a surprise when the answers to Brendan’s death are revealed. But what makes Cover of Snow sing is Milchman’s ability to make readers care for Nora as she suffers and starts anew.

How well do we know our loved ones, and how will we cope when they’re gone?

These hard and uncomfortable questions propel Nora’s story as we examine those questions for ourselves.

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BAKER Joyce Elaine Joyce Baker passed away January 17, 2013 surrounded by her family. Joyce was born August 4, 1937 to Walter and Clara Svedberg. She grew up on a farm near Hendon, Saskatchewan. She married Walter Baker September 19, 1955, and relocated to Alberta to raise their family, finally settling in Bowden, Alberta.

Joyce was not one to sit still therefore was actively involved in the Bowden c o m m u n i t y. S h e w a s a founding member of the Bowden Thrift Shop, was a part of the Ag Society, Town Council, Order of Eastern Star and U.C.W, to name a few. As a mother to not only her own four children but also many others, Joyce designed and created many figure skating costumes, laced up skates, sat through recitals, and always had a full table every night at 6 o’clock. Known for her cooking, Joyce then operated a small catering company, where nobody in the family escaped from helping. There were very few people Joyce did not know and she reached out to everyone with her compassion and friendship. She was always sending a meal or baking to a family or senior, taking the time to visit with anyone who needed an ear. She was called upon often to “help”, and never turned down a request. At the end of the day, Joyce was happy to be home with her family, and as it grew she relished her time with her grandchildren. Family was important to Joyce and we were often all together for birthday’s and every holiday.

She loved her family, her church and her community, and it was evident in how she lived her life. Joyce re-located to Red Deer in 2006 with her husband. Joyce was predeceased by her son R a y m o n d B a k e r. S h e i s survived by her husband, Walter; her children, Dale (Joni) Baker, Elaine (Martin) Baker-Rowe, Karen (Tim) Baker; her grandchildren and her sister, Yvonne Dmetrichuk.

A Celebration of Joyce’s Full Life will be announced at a later date.

Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca

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COLBORNE Bud Farewell Celebration for Veteran oil patch Landman, Bud Colborne, who passed away in Calgary on Friday, December 21, 2012 from natural causes at the age of 85.

As previously announced, Bud requested a farewell party for all. The party will be held Friday, February 1, 2013 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at The Calgary Golf & Country Club and the family is anticipating your attendance.

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GALLOP Nellie On January 20, 2013 Mrs. Nellie Gallop passed away at the Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre at the age of 84 years.† Nellie was born in Truro, Nova Scotia on August 16, 1928.† She is survived by 4 children: Tony (Mauna) Hodge, Brenda (Casey) Van den Dorpel, Paulette (Bill) Rennie, and Kelly Newlove; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; brothers John (Helen) Bartlet and Eric Bartlet and sisters Emma Jarvis, Edna Hodgson and Mildred Bruneu. She was predeceased by her parents Aubrey and Mahala Bartlett;† brothers Elmer, Bud, Herbert, Graham and Cecil; and sister Marie. Nellie moved her family out west in 1967 and called Chilliwack, BC home until moving to Red Deer in† 1980. She worked at Bishop Value Drugs for 12 years and then moved to We s t P a r k I D A u n t i l s h e retired in 2005. Besides her work and family, Nellie was an avid gardener and enjoyed many years spending her weekends† camping and fishing and playing in the river with her beloved German Shepard Sheba. At her request a private family service will be held† at a later date in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The family would like to thank the staff at Ponoka General Hospital’s Long Term Care unit for their wonderful care provided to Nellie over the past 3 years.

If you so wish memorial donations will be great fully accepted by† Ponoka General Hospital’s Long Term Care Centre or the charity of your choice.

To express condolences to Nellie’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com † Arrangements Entrusted To PONOKA FUNERAL HOME ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~ 403.783.3122

MORRICE Ron 1958 - 2013 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Ron Morrice announces his peaceful passing at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the age of 54 years. Ron will always be lovingly remembered by his wife; Monika, daughters; Lisa (Steve) and Jen (Jade), as well as by the son he never had; Ryan. Ron will also be missed by his twin brother; Don and many extended family and great friends. In honor of Ron, his life will be celebrated at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287-67A Street (Taylor Drive) on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Those attending are asked to please come in casual attire - just as you are!

Family and friends are invited to pay their respects to Ron o n M o n d a y, J a n u a r y 2 8 , 2013 between the hours of 9:45 and 10:45 a.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

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POGADL Glenda Elaine Jan. 12, 1938 ~ Jan. 22, 2013 Glenda passed away peacefully in her home at the Bethany Care Center in Sylvan Lake, AB on Tuesday, January 22, with her three daughters at her side. Glenda was born on January 12, 1938 in Bentley, Alberta and raised on the family farm (Pierson) 1/2 mile e a s t o f B e n t l e y. G l e n d a attended and graduated from Reeves Business College in Red Deer, Alberta in 1957.

Glenda married Edward Pogadl on October 28, 1961, and together raised 3 daughters, Marlis, Marcine, and Monica while residing in Red Deer, Tees and Sylvan Lake. Ed and Glenda celebrated 50 years of marriage before Ed’s passing in 2012. Glenda always enjoyed working and spent her early years at the Red Deer Court House, Sylvan Lake News, and the UFA in Sylvan Lake. Glenda loved people and enjoyed any work that involved interaction with people. Glenda loved music and played in the Ray Ferguson Band for many years. She was also a choir member and pianist at the Sylvan Lake Presbyterian Church for decades. Glenda was very involved with all her daughter’s activities including Brownies, Girl Guides, and the Sylvan Lake Figure Skating Club. Glenda was predeceased by her parents Donald and Allie Pierson; step father Nick Morris, and her husband Edward Pogadl. She is survived by her three daughters Marlis (Brian) Hansen, Marcine (Thomas) Woyke, Monica (Scott) Sylvester; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sister Mavis (Calvin) Huhtala and brother Donald (Doreen) Pierson. Glenda’s life will be celebrated at the Sylvan Lake Alliance Church on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Glenda’s name to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada or the Bethany Care Society.

SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151

PEREZ Cristina Cristina Perez passed away at Michener Extendicare on January 20, 2013 at the age of 90 years. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. For those who wish to pay their respects, viewing will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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

Obituaries SMITH Albert Charles 1941 - 2013 It is with great sadness that the family of Mr. Albert Smith announce his passing on Monday January 21, 2013 at the age of 71 years. Albert was born on December 3, 1941 at Innisfail, Alberta. He was the third child born to Charles and Eda. After completing his education, Albert met his beloved wife Frances Cole.

Together they pursued Albert’s passion of farming and built their future on the homestead, Albert was so happy there. Albert was the epitome of farming. He loved to be outdoors working the land, fixing machinery and raising livestock. He farmed with his brother Jim until his retirement. Albert was a devoted family man and loved to joke around with whoever was in his presence. As he and Fran raised their children, he was greatly involved in their extra-curricular activities. He was a club leader in the Bow-Inn 4H club, and a minor hockey coach. He and Fran created many memories while taking their young family to the mountains on camping trips. Albert was passionate about sports. He played men’s slow pitch, “old timer” hockey and was an avid curler. He spent many hours watching sports, at any given time Albert could recite any sport statistics. He also enjoyed the outdoors including, hunting, fishing and camping with his family and friends. At retirement, Albert and Fran pursued their passion for camping and travelled for many years to places like Alaska, Yukon and the Maritimes. During these adventures many stops where made to see who could catch the largest lake trout. Albert was a father, grandfather, brother and friend who was honest, loved life and will be sadly missed. Albert is predeceased by his beloved wife, Frances Smith (2010) of 45 years; his father Charles Smith (1975) and mother Eda Smith (1965). Albert is survived by his daughter Tammy (J.R.); son Patrick (Lina) and their children Domenic, Pascal and Massimo; son Rick (Teri) and their children Camryn, Dean and Alex; special friend Pat Marshall; sister Kathy (Dan) Klingspoon; sister Frances Wallace; brother Bernie (Linda); brother Jim (Sharon); brother Raymond (Linda); sister Carol (Dennis) Conn and many special nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews. Albert passed away peacefully after his short and unexpected diagnoses of cancer surrounded by family and friends. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff at the Innisfail Health Care Centre for the outstanding care given to our father and grandfather while in their care. Funeral services will be held at the Innisfail United Church (4720 48TH Ave) on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations may be made directly to the Innisfail Palliative Care Unit (5023 42 St. Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1A9).

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., INNISFAIL entrusted with arrangements.

Phone: 403.227.0006 www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

NORTH Laura Bernice 1919 - 2013 Mrs. Laura B. North of Red Deer passed away peacefully at home on January 18, 2013, at the age of 93 years. Laura loved to laugh. She leaves a legacy of joyful compassion that has touched the lives o f s o m a n y. L a u r a w a s predeceased by her loving husband and companion of 45 years, Roy A. North and her sister, Dorothy Lowry of Barrie, Ontario. She will be lovingly remembered by her brother-in-law, Robert (Denise) North of Richmond, British Columbia; sister-in-law, Beverly (Con) Macht of Richmond, British Columbia; special nieces, Gwen (Harold) Johnston of Barrie, Ontario and Marie (Rob) Brown of Morningside, Alberta; special nephews, Brian (Cathy) McCloskey of Calgary, Alberta and Doug (Dorothy) Lowry of Minesing, Ontario. Laura’s memory will be further cherished by numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and devoted friends. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church (6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, AB). In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Laura’s name to a charity of your choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to Valeri Watson EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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TRINDER Charley “Chaz” Charley “Chaz” Trinder passed away on January 20, 2013 at the age of 54 years. He will be truly missed by his two s o n s , B r a d Tr i n d e r a n d Christian Starratt; as well as numerous other family and friends. A Memorial Service w i l l b e h e l d o n M o n d a y, January 28, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red D e e r. I n l i e u o f f l o w e r s , memorial donations in Chaz’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6.

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

Morley & Kathy Spelman On Saturday, January 26, 2013 we will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary at Gaetz United Church (where we were married) downstairs in the Pioneer Hall for an afternoon get together from 2-5 p.m.

No gifts please, your presence is our gift! I am asking you to bring a short piece poetry that has special meaning for you or make up a silly limerick when you get there to share with us.

Births

LATURNUS Ashley Mikituk and Chris Laturnus would like to welcome their son Jaxon Jay Laturnus born December 14, 2012 weighing 8 lbs. 14 ozs.

SHARKEY Sam and Brittany Sharkey are thrilled to announce the arrival of Henry Ezekiel on December 28, 2012, weighing 8 lbs, 10 oz.

Proud grandparents are Dan and Teresa Janzen, and Pat and Gerry Sharkey.

Card Of Thanks WEDDELL The family of Jean Mary Weddell would like to thank all those who in the last month and a half have been so thoughtful in remarks and deeds regarding Jean toward and during the end of her life’s remarkable “dash”.

The staff and her many friends (family) at Symphony at Aspen Ridge were very important to her and a great motivator and support throughout her seven and a half years in residence. In the last few weeks of Jean’s life, the staff at the Red Deer Regional Hospital (Emergency and Unit 22) cared for her professionally and kindly.

We are very appreciative.

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GENZ Gordon Oscar 1924 - 2013 Gordon was born in Wetaskiwin to Andrew and Emma Genz.

He passed away on January 4, 2013 at West View Lodge at Rocky. He was predeceased by his parents; his wife Val in 1983; four sisters and one brother. He is survived by one brother, Reginald, of Vancouver and one sister, Aileen George, of Red Deer; and one special friend, Rose Normington of Edmonton.

Memorial service will be held at Royal Canadian Legion, 2810 Bremner Ave. on January 26, 2013 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers you may make a donation to donors choice.

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TINY TOTS PLAYSCHOOL REGISTRATION NIGHT TUES. FEB. 5, 6:30 P.M. 4030 EMBURY CRES. Registration Fee $30.

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Various Artists

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F/T Live-In Caregiver for elderly male. $1834 salary less room & board.

Send resume to: brushells_888@yahoo.com

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RESPONSIBILITIES: - all related payroll duties presents - GST returns and WCB MEDISINAL reporting Friday, January 25th - monthly financial statements 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.

REQUIREMENTS: Come join the gang!

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BLUES JAM - strong working Sunday’s 5-9 p.m. knowledge of Simply Accounting FREE FLU SHOTS - strong computer skills Highland Green Value and very proficient with Drug Mart 6315 Horn St. spreadsheets GOOD MUSIC ALL NIGHT, - extremely organized with OPEN JAM & DJ MUSIC. attention to detail TUESDAYS & - able to work SATURDAYS @ independently with th minimum supervision EAST 40 PUB - able to follow directions LEARN basic makeup and meet deadlines skills for different looks.

Reply to Box 1029, c/o Feb. 2 & 3. Starts at noon.

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Central Alberta Theatre

The Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Wed. Jan. 30, 5-9 pm. in CAT Studio upstairs in Break A Leg Lounge (next to Memorial Centre) Men age 45-55 Women age 20-45 Contact Valerie 403-318-5595 Visit centralalbertatheatre.ca or CAT’S Facebook site

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LOST MY KEYS AT OXBOW DOG PARK sometime after 5:00 pm on Jan 23. Silver “Jazzercise” heart key fob.

Please call or text me 403-358-2399 or email me spyoe@yahoo.ca Thanks LOST: Taken from a homeless person in front of Berachahs a shopping cart full of personal belongings; black and blue hiking backpack, 2 sleeping bags, pillow, brand new steel toed boots. If found please call Samuel (403)346-8858 or (403)347-1844 and leave message.

LOST: White Samsung cell phone on Saturday 19th.

Please call 403-342-7208

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FOUND large box of kids books, toys, and personalized bay pink soother in ditch SE of Lacombe 403-782-6050 FOUND: Large acetylene bottle. Call to identify, with the aprox. location you lost the bottle. 403-343-0327 MONEY found on Barrett Drive. To claim, give date lost, approx. Location and amount.

Call 342-4225 after 5.

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Legal Assistant

Duhamel Manning Feehan Warrender Glass LLP Requires the services of a Senior/Intermediate Corp/Comm Legal assistant. Cores and PPR accreditation will be an advantage. Please email resume to ssimmons@ altalaw.ca or fax to the attention of Office Manager on 403.343.0891.

Medical

CRIMTECH SERVICES LTD. provides engineering, drafting and custom fabrication services for the petroleum industry.

Document Control responsibilities include client contact, preparing drawing pkgs for drafting and fabrication, creating drawing indexes and databases, project close out and distribution, archiving and maintaining drawing and document files.

Previous document control experience is required.† Please visit www.crimtech.com for more position details and forward resumes to cslhr@crimtech.com

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

WANTED Admin Assistant

for one year maternity leave coverage. Hours & salary negotiable.

REQUIREMENTS: Outgoing personality, excellent telephone skills, Office Administration Certificate or equivalent work experience, team player, proven computer organizational and data entry skills. Simply & Excel skills an asset. Please forward your resume to: welcan@telusplanet.net by 01/31/13.

Dental

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BUSY Dental Office requires Dental Hygienist for full time schedule.

Bus: 403-845-3200 Fax: 403-845-4440

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Nelmar Cleaning Services Ltd. is hiring workers for evening shifts. No experience is req’d. Will train. $14/hr. to start. Duties and responsibilities: Clean bathrooms, sweep, mop, wash and polish floor, pick up debris and empty garbage containers from parking lots. Call 403-598-3350 or email resume to: marthaxabs @yahoo.com

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Anticoagulation Clinician 0.8 FTE

The Rocky Mountain House Primary Care Network requires the services of a clinician to manage the Rocky PCN Anticoagulation Program.

Professional Requirements: Registered Nurse or Pharmacist Current registration with applicable professional college Clear Criminal record check For further information please visit our website at rockymedical.com/pcn. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to jsandstra@ rockymedical.com or in person to Rocky PCN at 5127-49th Street, Rocky Mountain House in the lower level. Closing Date: Open until suitable candidate found. Only candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.

OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT req’d for Ophthalmology office. No previous experience req’d. as full job training is provided.

Please fax resume to 403-342-2024 or drop off in person at #120, 5002-55 St. Red Deer. Only those considered will be contacted.

LEGAL ASSISTANT Johnston Ming Manning LLP has a full time Legal Assistant position available in our Real Estate Department.

Document Control Administrator

Computer Personnel

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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Caregivers/ Aides

IMMED. F/T Administrative Assistant, Req’d for busy Lacombe based Business.

This position supports the accounting dept. with general accounting duties, as well as general administrative duties.

Familiarity with ACCPAC, Simply Accounting, Word & Excel an asset. Fax resume to 403-342-7447

ACCEPTiNG application for stylist or chair rental. Apply in person to Cindy at Nu Art Salon & Spa located in the Co-op mall , Innisfail or call 403-302-8813

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This position requires someone who displays a team player outlook, effective communication skills, the ability to multi-task, and the ability to work in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will have prior experience working in a law firm as a Legal Assistant, and a minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in residential real estate.

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We offer an excellent working environment, a great benefit package, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Please respond in confidence with a cover letter and resume to:

JOHNSTON MING MANNING LLP

3rd Floor, 4943 50th St., Red Deer, AB.,T4N 1Y1 Fax: (403) 342-9173 Email: hr@jmmlawrd.ca We would like to thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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DEX Production Testing req’s exp. day night supervisors & assistants.

Competitive wage & benefit pkg. Email resume to: office@ dexproduction.com or fax 403-864-8284 GLOBAL Tubing is opening a service center in Red Deer.

We’re currently looking for shop floor personnel with or without experience.

Call 403.346.9231 for more information.

Fill out an application at: 7754 47th Avenue Close Red Deer, AB T4P 2J9

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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

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN BENEFITS

IT TECHNICIAN

We are one of the largest testing companies in North America.

We pay top wages, have an excellent benefits package, and an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) program.

Pidherney’s is a progressive company that offers competitive wages, benefits and a pension plan.

We require a full time IT Technician for our Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House operations.

Candidates must have H2S, First Aid training, and the ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening. A valid class five driver’s licence with a clean driver’s abstract is an asset.

MCSE/MCSA, CompTIA Network, Server, Security Certifications are preferred.

CompTIA A+ Certification and experience are the minimum requirements for all applicants.

Please e-mail resumes to:

hr@pidherneys.com or fax to 403-845-5370

Southern Alberta residents, submit resumes to: Email: jliesemer@ greywolfsystems.ca Fax: 1-866-211-0338

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Northern Alberta residents, submit resumes to: Email: mstoddard@ greywolfsystems.ca Fax: 780-539-0946

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Road Train Oilfield Transport Ltd

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking a DRILLER. Locally based, home every night!

Join Our Fast Growing Team!!

QUALIFIED DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISORS

(Must be able to Provide own work truck)

FIELD OPERATORS Valid 1st Aid, H2S, Drivers License required!!

Please contact Murray McGeachy or Jamie Rempel by Fax: (403) 340-0886 or email

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 Email: hr@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

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WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands for the Red Deer area.

Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350 fax (403) 358-3326

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Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d LEASE and FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

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We are a busy and progressive snubbing / live well service company with an awesome 15 day on and 6 day off shift rotation and we are rapidly expanding. We need Operator Assistants (entry level position) and experienced operators. We offer excellent wages, a great benefits package and an awesome working environment with many advancement opportunities. Class 1 or 3 driver’s license and all oilfield tickets are preferred, but we will train the right individuals for our entry level positions. THIS IS A LABOUR INTENSIVE POSITION Fax resumes to: 403-347-3075, attn- Judy.

Professionals

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Busy Veterinarian Clinic looking for F/T Animal Health Technologist to cover 1 year maternity leave. Candidate must work well within a team, friendly, outgoing, and client orientated. Must be available some evenings and weekends.

Please drop off resumes to #4, 420 Allan Street Red Deer or email to adesroches@ deerparkpet.ca

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a Your application will be very competitive salary kept strictly confidential. and benefits package along with a steady Something for Everyone work schedule.

Everyday in Classifieds Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: tmorris@ Innisfail Insurance bearspawpet.com Services Ltd. Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Proflo Production is accepting applications Mail to: Suite 5309, Separators is currently for LICENSED BROKER,.

333-96 Ave. NE seeking energetic, motivated Level 2 status preferred Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 PRODUCTION TESTERS and/or commercial experiwith valid tickets, drivers ence but will accept level 1 Looking for a place license, alarm clock & applicants with one year to live? a watch. Candidates must Take a tour through the experience. Full time have their own cell phone, position. The successful CLASSIFIEDS transportation and be able candidate must be a selfto pass a pre-employment motivated professional, Site Safety drug screen. possessing excellent No lazy testers need apply. communication and interServices Inc. Send resume to: C u r r e n t l y a c c e p t i n g personal skills. Applicants info@proflo.net resumes for the following must enjoy working in a or fax: 403-341-4588 very busy team oriented personnel.

References are a must. environment. Salary to HSE Advisors commensurate with experiSafety Supervisors WANTED ence. Please forward Shutdown Personnel EXPERIENCED All applicants must have resumes to: CLASS 3 Carol Peterson current safety tickets for VAC/steamer Truck driver position applied for.

Box 6039 AND Swamper. Lacombe Email resume and safety Innisfail, AB T4G 1S7 area, HOME EVERY Fax: 403- 227-3910 tickets to: NIGHT. Fax resume to cpeterson@ sitesafe@telusplanet.net 403-704-1442 innisfailinsurance.com or fax 403-887-8864

800 EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WANTED

GREYWOLF ENERGY SERVICES LTD. is now hiring experienced Well Testing Operators, Night Supervisors, and Day Supervisors.

Requires an

Oilfield

is looking for journeyman picker operator.Top wages/ benefits. Safety tickets req’d.

Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128 No phone calls.

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- Welders (B-Pressure, Journeymen, Apprentices) - Pipefitters - Shipper/Receiver/Purchaser Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-minded individuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for detail, a strong work ethic, and consider yourself reliable please send your resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a high quality, dependable, competitive supplier.

Welders/Fitters; piping spools Welder/Fitter; pressure vessel layout Sub Arc Operator Welder; structural skids Pipefitters; group/test satellites, separator packages Shipper/Receiver/Purchaser Helper; hydro testing, painting, finishing work Allied Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division management positions will become available as we continue to grow.

Please send resumes to: Fax: 403-228-4009 or Email:

HSE Professionals COORDINATOR

info@alliedfab.com

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JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

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Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

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If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

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f Team orientated f Clean Class 1 drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment

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Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP Matching Program

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

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How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

Duties required:

Flexible work schedule - possible evening and weekends required Travel throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, BC. Accident Investigation Reports Field and Facility Audits

This position reports direct to our Corporate HSE Manager!

Please visit our website at: www. cathedralenergyservices.com or apply by email to: HRCanada@Cathedral EnergyServices.com

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Nitrogen, Fracturing Supervisors: Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement & Acid, Fracturing Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety—focused

2-5 yrs experience as a HSE Practitioner Valid Driver’s License

Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

INSTREAM INTEGRITY INC. is a pipeline integrity company specialising in underground pipeline inspection is currently looking for an indivdual to join our team. Applicant must be at least 21 years of age with a clean driving record. Also must be willing to travel. Please submit resume with a drivers abstract to admin@ instreamintegrity.com.

JAGARE ENERGY PRODUCTION TESTING now hiring Day Supervisors, Night Operators, and Helpers. RSP’s and benefits pkg. incentives.

Email resumes to: jagare2@gmail.com or mikeg@jagareenergy.com

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Pidherney’s is a progressive company that offers competitive wages, benefits and a pension plan.

We require individuals for our New Blackfalds office who enjoy being busy and can adapt to a constantly changing environment. The following positions are available starting in February.

CIVIL EARTHWORKS SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR & ADVISOR

Duties include health & safety support and advisement, fielding of paperwork, safety statistics, maintenance of the company Safe Work Manual, field site audits, incident investigations and other duties as required. Previous health & safety experience in a civil construction industry preferred. Strong computer skills are a must. NCSO designation an asset.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Suitable candidates should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, strong computer and communication skills, must be proficient at multi-tasking. Human Resource education would be an asset, all applicants must have previous Human Resource experience.

PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of a complete in house payroll for approx. 100-150 employees.

The position requires that you have the Payroll Management Certification or equivalent or be working towards certification. Must have previous payroll experience combined with exceptional computer skills.

Please e-mail resumes to:

hr@pidherneys.com or fax to 403-845-5370

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LAND SURVEY ASSISTANT Beta Surveys Limited

As a member of a two p e r s o n c r e w, y o u w i l l assist the Party Chief in locating survey evidence, Money Mentors preparing Real Property Coordinator Reports, completing subd i v i s i o n s a n d b u i l d i n g When you work at Money Mentors, you’ll be part of a stake outs.

Must be physically fit and team that provides money management education, enjoy working outdoors.

Previous land surveying credit counselling, and a lot of hope to Albertans! experience an asset, but The Money Mentors not required.

Coordinator is responsible Please reply in confidence for credit counselling, to: administrating the Orderly Chris Beaumont, C.E.T. Payment of Debts Email: Chris.Beaumont Program, facilitating @betasurveys.ca seminars, developing Fax: 403-342-5334 partnerships with community stakeholders, and money coaching.

The ideal candidate for this half-time, Red Deer based position will have, experience in finances, and group facilitation, some post- secondary MAPLE Leaf Environmental education would be & Safety Ltd. is a preferable. Some weekproactive, dynamic and end and or evening hours progressive company. We will be required. are currently recruiting for If you are passionate about the position of EMT’s, this position please send EMR’s, and Plant shutresume and cover letter down personnel for stating salary expectation projects throughout to: jobopening@ Western Canada. Please moneymentors.ca fax or e-mail resume & www.moneymentors.ca qualifications to: Deadline: Feb 8, 2013 Keith Anderson Only successful applicants Fax: 403-637-2024 will be contacted. kanderson@ mapleleafsafety.com or Buying or Selling email kevin at your home? klilley@ Check out Homes for Sale mapleleafsafety.com in Classifieds OUR LandSolutions’ office in Bentley is accepting resumes for our Int. & Sr. Restaurant/ Land Administrator positions. Candidates will have Hotel 5 - 10 years’ experience, DINO’S TAKE OUT full time position, Must LOOKING FOR EXP’D have Surface Land educaP/T AND F/T DELIVERY tion. Please submit DRIVER. resumes online at Please apply in person www.landsolutions.ca w/resume to: WRITER/EDITOR 130, 3121 49 AVE. Source Media Group Red Deer requires exp’d. writer /editors to work on Red Deer FT FOOD COUNTER Living and Central Alberta ATTENDANT $11/hr.,avail.

Homes magazines.

Apply via email with cover nights and weekends. Call Little Caesars Red Deer at letter and resume to: 403-346-1600 or fax rejim.zang@ sume to 403-356-9465 sourcemediagroup.ca

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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ACCOUNTANT AVAILABLE NOW

Description: Our Group operates several properties in Alberta in the Hotel & Entertainment Industry as well as Commercial and Residential Building. The Head Office in Red Deer is currently looking for Commercial Construction Project Accountant to provide support to the Project Managers as well as being a resource to ownership.

Key Responsibilities: • Provide management and ownership with accurate financial reporting of cost versus budget for all projects • Assisting with project expenditure and budget processing • All aspects of Accounts Payable including the accuracy of coding vendor and sub-consultant invoices and expense reports, payments, holdback compliance, etc • Prepare and monitor project cash flow as required • Assist in preparation of information for progress draws • Review of Work in Progress and Accounts Payable schedules through review meetings with the Project Managers to ensure timely payments • Preparation of various monthly reports as required; • Reviewing client invoices to ensure they are in accordance with the contract terms • Provide accurate status updates to Project Managers • Assist Project Managers with project setup and closeout • Track and collect all contractor certificates of insurance and WCB clearance letters • Prepare monthly financial statements and necessary backup documentation • Prepare month end backup files as set out by company policies • Data Entry as required This is a full time position with a competitive salary and benefits package. Hours will be Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm, with a 1 hour lunch.

Please email your resume and cover letter to winns@willinns. com or Fax to 403-309-3505 281840A20

Is now accepting applications for the following full time positions:

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN SAFETY ADMINISTRATOR FIELD ADMINISTRATOR/COST CONTROLLER

Accounting technician responsibilities & qualifications: Duties include but not limited to: • Process and maintain A/R & A/P. • Skills in payroll/ROES • WCB requirements and reporting, and GST remittances.

• Working knowledge of MS Office & Simply Accounting (2013) program is essential • Able to work with minimal supervision.

• Must have an accounting designation.

• Min of 3+ years of payroll & accounting related experience.

Safety administrator responsibilities & qualifications: Duties include but not limited to: • Experience in the planning and implementation of safety policies & procedures in compliance with provincial rules, regulations and regulatory agencies.

• Manage and keep up to date company safety program and manual.

• Monitoring incidents to ensure accidents are properly investigated and corrective actions implemented.

• Oversee all of the administration for the health and safety department (documentation, C.O.R certifications, & training certificates).

• Working knowledge of MS Office, PICS, ISNET & Complyworks program is essential.

• Min of 3+ years of corporate safety related experience.

Field administrator responsibilities & qualifications: Duties include but not limited to: • Maintains sign in/out sheets, payroll sheets and cost control data entry.

• Works closely with head office to ensure proper and timely flow of information.

• Prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.

• Proficiency in EXCEL, S.A.P, CORTEX, & A.D.P. • H2S & CSTS tickets would be an asset.

• Must be willing to travel, work weekends and overtime in the field.

Preference will be given to candidates who are highly organized, able to multi task, discreet, complete tasks in a timely fashion & are team players.

Please email resumes and a minimum of 3 references to:

resumes@newcartcontracting.com Or fax resume to: 1-403-729-2396

Please specify which position you’re applying for. *No phone call inquiries please

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HIRING experienced Dozer and Excavator Operators and Labourers for local, commercial and oilfield construction. Competitive wages and benefits. Fax resume to 403-347-6296 LUCKY’S KITCHEN located in Jackpot Casino req’s a F/T or P/T exp. short order cook.

Please drop resumes off at 4950-47 Ave. after 2 pm. to j u n i o r P u r c h a s e r m u s t Eric. No phone calls please have basic knowledge of oilfield construction supplies. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109 or email kayla@furixenergy.com

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced P/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please A&W Village Mall, 58 6320 50 Ave. Red Deer, AB T4N 4C6. 403-346-6100 Needs F/T Food Service Supervisor. Shift work, must be flexible. $12-$13.50/hr.

Please apply in person or email: ormit@telus.net

The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

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1511018 Alberta Ltd. O/A Micabella Cosmetics req’s F/T Supervisor with 1-2 yrs. exp. for womens cosmetics and makeup in Red Deer Malls $17.50/hr. canadacarts@gmail.com LOCAL Oilfield Service Company is accepting resumes from established and reliable sales people.

Must be honest, pnctual, reliable, work well on own.

This position reports directly to the Presidentt.

Please mail resume to :: Box 12023 Sylvan Lake, Alberta, T4S 2K9.

All resumes will be kept in striict confidence.

SALES & SERVICE Hiring energetic sales person, hard worker in a busy retail setting. Candidate responsible for installing built-in vacuums, selling in store and repairs.

Carpentry an asset.

E-mail resume to ccvacuum@telus.net or by fax (403) 347-8393

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Junior QA/QC must have welding inspector level 1 and knowledge of B31.3 Piping is an asset. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109 or email kayla@furixenergy.com

Junior Safety Consultant must have valid safety tickets, principles of health and safety, and train the trainer is an asset. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109 or email kayla@furixenergy.com Millard Trucking Ltd. is looking for a 3rd year apprentice/journeyman heavy duty mechanic.We offer competitive wages and performance based bonuses. All interested persons are invited to apply by Fax: 403-638-4987 or email: jmillard@ enerchem.com CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

QUALITY Painters/Coaters must have 5 years’ experience in the field. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109. or email kayla@furixenergy.com Start your career!

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SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION requires

F/T Safety Officer

to help implement & maintain safety programs.

Fax resume to: 403-343-1248 or email admin@shunda.ca

Shipper / Receiver

AES INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. looking for an energetic/ enthusiastic individual for our receiving department.

Fax resume to 403-342-0233

PARTS MANAGER & PARTS ASSOCIATE

For local work.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913 STUCCO Plasterers, & Labourers. Needed Immed. Exp’d but will train.

Drivers License pref’d.

Call 403-588-5306 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Western Masonry Structures

F/T bircklayers and f/t bricklayer helpers Must have own transportation.

Please fax resume to 403-340-0762 or emai l resume to tom@westernmasonry.com

Automotive Technician Is your current employer starting to experience the typical seasonal slowdown? We’re not! We have more work than we can handle. Our client base is expanding daily.

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

If you take pride in fixing the vehicle right the first time and want to be part of a winning team, we want to talk to you.

DUTIES INCLUDE, Set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and running production runs, min. 3 years experience.

Also currently hiring dayshift & afternoon shift QC PERSON • Must be able to read measuring devices and blueprints for inspection of machined parts.

We offer competitive wages, benefits and a RRSP plan.

Please forward resumes to resume@ nexusengineering.ca

First Choice Collision Seeking Journeyman or 2nd /3rd year apprentices.

Positions for body, prep and refinishing technicians needed for our car and light truck division. Top wages, bonus programs and benefit package. Fax resumes to (403) 343-2160; e-mail choice2@telusplanet.net or drop off in person @ #5, 7493, 49th Avenue Crescent, Red Deer.

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VOORTMAN COOKIES has a distributorship available in Red Deer and surrounding area.

This is an established and protected territory.

Grocery/DSD experience is a plus.

Delivery vehicle and investment isrequired.

Please submit resume to mycareer@voortman.com

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

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Class 1 license req’d. Will train/exp. an asset. Wage $24.27 hrly, 44 hrs weekly.

Email resume debbie.lefeuvre@bg-rd.com

CLASS 1 driver with fluid hauling experience, local runs. 403-373-3285 or fax resume and copies of all valid tickets to 403-986-2819

DRIVER req’d. for city & rural deliveries, must be able to work alone and with others. Duties incl. driving, shipping/receiving and customer service.

Class 3 with air ticket and abstract is req’d. Drop resume off at Weldco #11, 7491 49th Ave. or fax to 403-346-1065. No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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 LOCAL ACID Transport company looking for exp’d’ F/T Class 1 truck driver & pressure truck operator.

Top wages and exc. benefit pkg.

Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766

On the Auto Mile, Wetaskiwin

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Pidherney’s is growing and requires

EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVERS to join our busy team.

Top wages based on experience.

Benefit package.

Assigned units - Scheduled days off.

Valid safety tickets an asset.

Fax resume to Human Resources at 403-845-5370 or email:

hr@pidherneys.com

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Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School SEEKING A RED SEAL HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC WORK LOCALLY! Home every night! Select weekends off! FT position avail. at Innisfail, AB Training Site. Own Tools required. Must know Hitachi Excavators 135 to 330, Volvo ART, CAT 140 Grader & M Series, RTBs, CAT D5-D6 Dozers. Exceptional communication skills. Competitive wages and benefits package avail. Email resumes a.s.a.p. to: kburton@iheschool.com or FAX to 1-877-347-6384.

www.iheschool.com

ALSO 4 days a week Flyers & Sun. Life in ORIOLE PARK Oak St. & Olympic Crsc

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

JOHNSTONE CROSSING Jennings & Joa Also Jack & Jenner Crsc

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in

Lancaster Area West half of Lampard Crsc. & Leung Close $85/mo.

Michener East of 40th North of Ross St. Michener Green Cresc. area. $268/mo.

Good for adult with small car.

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

LANCASTER AREA 77 PAPERS $412/MO.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more info

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

services

Please apply in confidence to:

Carl Woytovich Service Manager Email: cwoytovich@denhamford.com Fax: 780-352-0986 Toll Free: 1-800-232-7255

GLENDALE area.

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CLARK BUILDERS

Now Hiring CAREPENTERS & LABORERS for work in Red Deer Apply at: Email: careers@ clarkbuilders.com Fax: 1-888-403-3051 www.clarkbuilders.com DRYWALL helper req’d.

Exp. an asset. Must have own transportation.

403-341-7619

UFA/BAR W PETROLEUM & ELECTRIC Division of UFA Co-Operative Ltd.

3rd or 4th year apprentice may also be considered.

Truckers/ Drivers

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QC Person

DAYSHIFT & AFTERNOON SHIFT

Business Opportunities

DEER PARK * Dempsey St. area $61.00/mo. * Dempsey St. Dumas Crsc. & Duffy Close area Looking for a new pet? $94.00/mo.

Check out Classifieds to * Dunham Crsc find the purrfect pet.

Dandell Close area $141/mo.

Misc. * Donnelly Crsc.

Densmore & Help Denmark area ACADEMIC Express $170.00/mo.

Adult Education * Doran Crsc. and Training Dunn Close $68/mo.

• GED classes evening * Dixon Crsc. area $121/mo. and days * 2 blks of Duston St. & Dale Close • Women in the Trades $90/mo.

• Gov’t of Alberta Funding * Dowler St. may be avail.

Detlor Close & PLUMBER WANTED Truckers/ 403-340-1930 Dillion Close www.academicexpress.ca 2ND/3RD/4TH/ $134/mo.

Drivers JOURNEYMAN * Dawson St. & Residential experience Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. 1 blk of Davison Dr. an asset.

BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 Please fax resume to: $82/mo.

ADULT Red Deer, AB 403-887-2208 Doran Crsc.

Req’s Truck Drivers for Carriers Needed 2013 season (April-Oct) in Doan Ave area SHUNDA For Red Deer. Duties include $72/mo.

CONSTRUCTION Early morning driving semi truck w/end ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK Requires Full Time delivery of the dump trailer or super b, Carpenters & Call Jamie and some paperwork.

Red Deer Advocate Day/night shift avail.

Carpenter helpers.

6 days/wk in 403-314-4306 info

We offer an excellent working environment, above average compensation and a comprehensive benefit program. Relocation assistance is available.

CNC Operators

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Electrical Journeyman Country Road RV Technician in Sundre is currently Needed! seeking a Parts Manager & a Parts Associate for their The successful candidate growing dealership. must have strong aptitude for electronic, mechanical SKILLS: and computer systems.

• Self-Motivated • Work well in a team Strong problem solving and trouble shooting ability environment required. The position • Computer skills (preference to IDS or PBS) entails in-house and on• Customer Service Skills s i t e e l e c t r o n i c a n d • Career Oriented with a mechanical repairs.

Positive Attitude To ensure a safe work e n v i r o n m e n t , U FA C o WE OFFER: operative Limited/Bar W • Excellent Wages has a Substance Abuse (above average) • Friendly, team oriented Policy in place.

The successful applicant environment will be required to pass • Training (negative result) a drug • Benefit Package and alcohol screening test as a condition of employIf this position sounds ment. like a good fit for you, please fax your resume to Please fax resumes to: 403-638-9007 403-347-9310 or email: attention Nick or Ella administration@ or e-mail barwpetroleum.com ella@countryroadrv.ca

Central Alberta’s #1 Ford Volume Dealer requires a Licensed Journeyman Technician.

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Trades 1 Quality Sandblaster must have 5 years’ experience in the field. Please fax your resume to 403-348-8109. or email kayla@furixenergy.com

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CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

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classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

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

Construction

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LOOKING FOR A FURNACE REPLACEMENT OR INFORMATION ON A MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM? We handle all aspects of your residential ventilation requirements.

Tropical Heating and Cooling 403-506-4418

Contractors

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

COUNTERTOPS

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BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Res/Comm.Reno’s, repair and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 Free quotes. WCB, insured.

TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Health Care

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FOOT CARE Handled With Care Licensed, mobile foot care.

Call 403-350-7595

Massage Therapy

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* NEW * Executive Touch.

Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon - Fri 9 am -6 pm & Sat. 10am - 3 pm 348-5650

LINDA’S CHINESE MASSAGE Grand Opening. Insurance receipts. Home service.

Daily 9 am-9 pm. #3 4820-47 Ave. 403-986-1550

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MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net HOT BLONDE 403-848-2300 LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car PERFECT 10’s. Have it done right the 1st. time mydiamondgirls.org 403-550-0470

Specials. New rear entry, lots of parking. 403-341-4445 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269

NEW HOURS Asian Relaxation Massage Open 6 days a week starting from 9 am. 587-377-1298

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels.

403-986-6686

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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

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346 JUNK REMOVAL, Yard/ Garden Serv. 588-2564

Moving & Storage

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BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Gentle Touch Massage Painters/ 4919 50 St. New staff. Daily

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 RICK’S 30 yrs., ref’s: taping texture 403-864-6540 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

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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

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ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as roof snow removal, bathroom fixtures, painting or flooring Call James 403- 341-0617 HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 Better For Cheaper with a Low Price Guarantee. helpinghandshomesupport.com

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Jan. 25, 2013

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day WESTLAKE 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. /day Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317 Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 Red Deer, AB Req’s. Landscape Labourers for 2013 season (April-Oct) in Red Deer. Duties include lay sod, plant flowers, grass, shrubs, trees. Will train but exp. an asset. Wage $16.00 hrly, 44 hrs weekly.

Email resume to debbie. lefeuvre@bg-rd.com Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 Red Deer, AB Req’s Farm labourers for 2013 season (April-Oct) in Red Deer. Duties include sod farming and tree nursery. Tree nursery will involve planting, pruning and digging trees. Will train/exp. an asset. Wage $9.75 hr, 60 hrs weekly.

Email resume to steve. richardson@bg-rd.com

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

ANDERS AREA Adams Close/ Adair Ave.

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Ellis Bird Farm is looking for a Tea House operator (May to September). For more information contact mpearman@ellisbirdfarm. ca. Guidelines at www. ellisbirdfarm.ca

Huntwood Custom Cabinets

is currently seeking the following positions, to start immediately:

Cabinet Installers

Min. 2 yrs experienced installer contractors for the Red Deer Location. Supply your own liability insurance, tools, and reliable vehicle.

Field Service Technician

At least 2 yrs. qualified experience including cabinet repair, finished carpentry and working with various finishes. Huntwood offers excellent compensation, great benefit program and signing and performance bonuses. Please drop resumes Attn: Debbie to Huntwood Showroom, Bay 4, 6782 50th Ave Red Deer, T4N 4E1. or email: dhenderson@ huntwood.com

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

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

Employment Training

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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 Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com Position: Caretaker Location: Central Middle School Start Date: To be determined Work Days: Monday-Friday 4:00 p.m. 12:00 a.m. A current criminal record check is required for all new employees. Be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications should be forwarded by 12:00 noon on February 5, 2013 to Red Deer Public School District No. 104, 4747 53 Street, Red Deer, Ab T4N 2E6 Fax: 403-3423780 Email: humanresources@rdpsd. ab.ca POSITION: Caretaker Location: Lindsay Thurber High School Start Date: To be determined Work Days: Monday-Friday from 3:30 p.m. -11:30 p.m. A current criminal record check is required for all new employees. Be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications should be forwarded by 12:00 noon on Tuesday February 5, 2013 to Red Deer Public School District No. 104, 4747-53 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2E6 Fax: 403-342-3780 Email: humanresources@rdpsd. ab.ca SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help for weekend grave shift.

Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Employment Training

900

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES

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Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Household Appliances

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Helix Coil Services, a division of IROC Energy Services is currently hiring to work with newly built state-of-the-art Coil Units based in Red Deer. We offer higher hourly pay rates and scheduled days off.

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Email: helixjobs@iroccorp.com Call: 403-358-5001 Fax Resume: 403-342-1635

880

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2140

Horses

HORSES WANTED: broke, un-broke, or unwanted. 403-783-0303 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Pasture/Land Wanted

282731A23-29

Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www.eaglebuilders.ca.

Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

Bright & Quiet 2 bdrms, 1 bath, balcony. Coin-op laundry. Parking, No pets. $995 & elect; SD $995; Available NOW. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Nicole 403-318-4225 www.hpman.ca

Clean & well kept 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, unfinished bsmt, 5 appls. Fenced yard, NO PETS, Available NOW! $1350 & UTIL., SD $1350.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Lucie 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

ONE bdrm. ADULT only apt. across from hospital, $750/mo.,avail. no pets avail. Feb. 1, RENTED!!

3040

SHARED accommodation N/S, kitchen, laundry, incd. utils. $400. rent, $400 s.d.

Furnished. Employed or Student. 403-314-9602

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Sharon 403-340-0225

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

ORIOLE PARK

2 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975 rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. avail.

Mar. 1. Call 403-304-5337

3060

Suites

Manufactured Homes

3040

Roommates Wanted

3080 3190

Mobile Lot

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon 403-340-0225

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

4020

Houses For Sale

5 BDRM. house 3 baths, dbl. att. garage, immed. possession 403-588-6363

Newly Renovated Mobile Home with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

A MUST SEE! $

20,000with Intro

Only $

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable Sharon (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

BLACKFALDS

279426C30

Renter’s Special FREE Cable 2 & 3 bedroom in pet friendly park

$

Starting at

950

/month

Mauricia (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

WANTED

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1840

P.B. PIT BULLS. 1st shots, vet checked. Ready to go Jan. 28. Call 403-845-0249

Sporting Goods 279425A2-31

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included.

APT IN ADULT ONLY BLDG ON 58 AVE

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Dogs

- Batch Plant Operator - Carpenters/Woodworkers - General Labourers

3060

Suites

3030 modular/mobile homes

5 MONTH OLD KITTEN & ADULT FEMALE. To Give Away 403-396-7368 KITTENS 2 yellow, to give away, healthy and litter trained, 587-377-1522

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

Townhouse on quiet Chalmers Close

3020

Cats

is expanding its facility to double production.

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

2 BDRM,. w/balcony, quiet clean professionally managed bldg. $825/rent /d.d., Feb. 1, call 403-358-8670 WANTED - PASTURE LAND TO 2 BDRM. furn. apt. Sylvan RENT OR LEASE. Lake. No pets, n/s.

Required for 2 Load Pastures $1200/mo. + $600. S.D. to 1000 Head Pastures. Area: 403-887-4610 Alberta & Saskatchewan.

LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. Term: May to September, SUITES. 25+, adults only 2013. Please contact Ed n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 403-546-2278 Ext 3.

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3030

2180

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 COMFORT Zone electric heater oak cabinet 15” x 17 1/2” x 15 1/2”h $200 403-314-2026 DRYER orig. price $500, asking $150 call 403-782-5818 KENMORE HD dual action top load washer; Kenmore HD dryer,white, good shape $125/pair CLASSIFICATIONS 403-347-2374 FOR RENT • 3000-3200 R E F R I G E R AT O R o r i g .

WANTED • 3250-3390 $500 , asking $100, 403-782-5818 UPRIGHT freezer 14 cu. ft. Houses/ white, 2 yrs. old, like new Duplexes $200 403-307-4223 WASHER/DRYER, Whirlpool.

An ideal home for HD super cap. 8 cycle washer, 3 temps, 3 load sz. families in Rosedale 3 bdrms, 2 bath, finished HD extra lrg cap, 4 cycle dryer, 3 temps. Aprox. 7 ys bsmt, 7 appl, Fenced Yard & Deck. No smoking. old. Very good cond. $325.

NO PETS. $1400 & UTIL, 403-309-2051 SD $1400. Avail. FEB 1st!

WASHING MACHINE orig. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 $600 , asking $150 Lucie 403-396-9554 403-782-5818 www.hpman.ca

10-12 HOUSE plants $10-$40, 403-342-4572 16”x3” BIRCH BARK BASKET COVERED WITH PORCUPINE QUILLS & FUR TRIM. $100.

403-347-7405 2 MEDICINE MAN SHIELDS Very detailed. Cree and Blackfoot. $75/ea.

403-347-7405 5 stacking chairs, metal frames, all for $25; tall wood clothes pole $20; roundtop wooden stool $15; box assorted flower pots $10; wine decanter w/6 glasses $20; oval bowl (mother of pearl) frosted leaf pattern $45; 4 pc. desert goblets (pedestal) diamond cut pattern $25; 4 wine and 4 cocktail glasses diamond cut all $15; Calgary Olympic glasses 8 beer, 8 old fashioned $25 403-314-2026 60 PEACOCK FEATHERS $1.50 each 7 Company’s Coming Cookbooks, $3 each.

5 Books - Chicken Soup for the Soul, $3 each.

4 Cup Electric Coffee Pot, $3.

Large Glass Bowl w/12 large artificial vegetables, $20; large spider plant $6 Call 403-346-2231 7 INDOOR fountains, all working order, $195 for all 587-272-0937 PICTURE frames, various sizes, some new, $20; 403--314-9603

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Homestead Firewood

Condos/ Townhouses

Manufactured Homes

Avail now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath house, 2 appl, large yard, $1,100 + util, $1,050 SD, N/S, small dog ok fee, PM BED ALL NEW, 562 ~ 5207 Wilson St ~ Queen Orthopedic, dble. S i m M g m t & R e a l t y CLASSIFICATIONS pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

1500-1990 www.simproperties.ca 302-0582 Free Delivery BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand Condos/ Auctions new, never used. 15 yr.

Townhouses warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545.

403-302-0582.

KITSON CLOSE ADVANCE NOTICE newer exec. 3 bdrm.

CHESTERFIELD, Chair BUD HAYNES bi-level townhouse 1447 and covers $59, FIREARMS AUCTION sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, 403-347-6994 Sat., March 2 @ 9 am Bay 4, 7429 49 Ave R.D. HOMESTYLE 2 stainless- blinds, lg. balcony, fenced Estate: George Huebner steel elec. buffet server, in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 of Saskatchewan. $20; 3 ceramic buffet servSD $1000. n/s Taking consignments e r, h e a t e d b y t e a l i g h t Avail. immed.

Ph: 403-347-5855 candles, c/w 20 pack teawww.budhaynesauctions.com light candles, $10; call 403-304-7576 / 347-7545 b e t t w e e n 1 0 - 5 p . m . Kyte/Kelloway Cres.

Bud Haynes & 403-309-4643 No evening Lovely 3 level exec.

Co. Auctioneers calls please.

3 bdrm. townhouse Certified Appraisers 1966 KIDNEY shaped bar set 3 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, Estates, Antiques, concrete patio, blinds, tier smokey glass/chrome Firearms. trimmed c/w 2 matching front/rear parking, no dogs, Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. b a r s t o o l s a l l f o r n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 347-5855 Avail. Immed. $150 403-314-2026 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 OFFICE DESK, Children's 5’4” wide x 3’ x 29” $200.

403-347-7405 Items

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

Customer Service Sales / Reception / Office duties / Shipping Receiving .Mon Fri 8:00-4:00. Must be able to lift/move boxes of clothing in addition to other duties. $14.00 - up... depending on abilities.

Please apply IN PERSON to Grand Central Stitchin’ Inc. @ #7 7439 49 Ave. Cr. Red Deer

1660

AFFORDABLE

Household Furnishings

CHILDRENS’ winter shoes, new, Columbia, s i z e 1 3 , $ 2 5 ; 403-314-9603

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1910

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Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc

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

Firewood

1580

SUNNYBROOK AREA

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

MAKITA 10” CHOP SAW with stand. $150.

587-877-3744

1530

INGLEWOOD AREA

1900

Travel Packages

1640

Tools

to meet your needs.

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

stuff

900

1590

1630

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

Baile Cl. /Boyce St. Beatty Crs./Barrett Dr. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St

VANIER AREA

Clothing

THE LENDING APROX 20 PAIRS OF TRAVEL ALBERTA CUPBOARD IS LOOKING LADIES SIZE 16 NAME Alberta offers FOR A VOLUNTEER BRAND JEANS & DRESS SOMETHING COORDINATOR PANTS. $5/ea. for everyone. ( paid position) 403-346-0093 Make your travel Computer skills required – LADIES” winter coat, size plans now.

Windows 7 Microsoft office M, chocolate brown suede, Management skills required w/hood, like new, $25, Wedding Diplomatic, be able to 403-314-9603 Supplies motivate volunteers, scheduling, organized EquipmentPeople skills – Friendly, DRESS BLOW-OUT open minded.

Up to 50% off Wedding & Heavy Hours are : Grad. Saturday, Jan. 26th.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday TRAILERS for sale or rent 87 Greig Drive, 12-4 p.m.

9:30 a.m – 3:30 pm Job site, office, well site or www.budgetbridalboutique E-mail resume to: reddeer.com storage. Skidded or paul.lendingcupboard@ wheeled. Call 347-7721. shaw.ca

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

BOWER AREA

Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

880

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AB TWISTER CHAIR. BRAND NEW, NEVER USED. $150 403-597-4940 / 887-7308 Vibration Technology Machine VT15. $600. 1 yr old.

403-597-4940 / 887-7308

7 ACRES $353,000.

20 minutes to Red Deer 403-227-5132

Cozy Bungalow in Oriole Park, Red Deer. 3 bdrm. up, 1 dwn.

Open concept, hardwood.

Dbl. det. garage, 2.5 bath.

Asking $303,000. 403-341-5415

The

Rent Spot

Your Rental Key to Houses, Condos, Suites & More

CALL CLASSIFIEDS 403-314-4397 TO ADVERTISE HERE

An ideal home for families in Rosedale

Townhouse on quiet Chalmers Close

3 bdrms, 2 bath, finished bsmt, 7 appl, Fenced Yard & Deck. No smoking.

NO PETS. $1400 & UTIL, SD $1400. Avail. FEB 1st!

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Lucie 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

Clean & well kept 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, unfinished bsmt, 5 appls. Fenced yard, NO PETS, Available NOW! $1350 & UTIL., SD $1350.

Apt. In Adult Only Bldg on 58 Ave

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Bright & Quiet 2 bdrms, 1 bath, balcony. Coin-op laundry.

Parking, No pets. $995 & elect; SD $995; Avail.NOW. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Nicole 403-318-4225 www.hpman.ca

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Lucie 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

309-3300

TO ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY HERE!

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 E5

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Cars

Vans Buses

5070

Congressional Democrats reintroduce assault weapon ban against long odds

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COZY BUNGALOW 2010 Mazda 3 GT leather

in Oriole Park, Red Deer.

3 bdrm. up, 1 dwn. Open concept, hardwood.

Dbl. det. garage, 2.5 bath.

Asking $303,000.

403-341-5415

2010 TOYOTA Sienna CE 7pass., rear air, $16888 348-8788 Sport & Import

roof 6 speed 33,988 km $16,888, 403-348 8788 Tired of Standing?

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DAVENPORT 2 storey 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, fireplace, finished bsmt, $224,900 403-391-0680

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REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

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Manufactured Homes

4090

MUST SELL

By Owner $7,000.

Sharon 403-340-0225

279139

SUV's

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519

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Condos/ Townhouses

5190

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New Executive

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Own it for $1345/mo. OAC 403-346-3100, 347-5566

Income Property

4100

BRAND NEW SECONDARY SUITE HOME. 403-588-2550

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2002 FORD EXPLORER. Public Notice 7 pass. Eddie Bauer edit. fully loaded, exc. shape, #6000 $6800 obo 403-340-2042 Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

Public Notices

4140

RESTAURANT FOR LEASE Gleniffer Lake Resort & Country Club

There is an opportunity for a qualified operator to Lease The Landing Restaurant at Gleniffer Lake Resort & Country Club for the upcoming 2013 Season.

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NOTICE OF ACTION TO: MATTHEW SCOTT ELKIN

1998 QX4 INFINITI,V6, 4x4, good motor & transmission. No rust, regular maintanance, good tires. $5950. 403-588-6230

ONCE OF 2038 - 20 Ave, Didsbury, AB, P.O. Box 1690 Didsbury, AB, P.O. Box 2041, Sundre, AB, and 950 Main Ave E. Sundre

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Trucks

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2010 GMC 3500 HD 4X4, sunroof, htd. lthr., long box, 118393 kms, $34888, 348-8788, Sport & Import

SYLVAN LAKE - Pie lot, Well priced. Good location.

403-896-3553 2010 FORD F-150 XLT 4X4, $20,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

FINANCIAL

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Money To Loan

4430

2009 F350 King Ranch diesel 4x4 Nav $33888 ...........SOLD!!..........

MORTGAGES AVAIL.on all types of real estate including raw land and acreages. Bruised credit and self employed welcome. Fast approvals Ron Lewis 403-819-2436

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

wegot

wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

6010

2007 FORD F-150 XTR, 4X4, 107115 kms, $18888 348-8788 Sport & Import 1992 DODGE crew cab V8, clean, great cond. 318-3040

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Plaintiffs PHORNSING CHANTHARYVONG, also known as PAUL CHANTHARYVONG, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF SASKATCHEWAN and the MINISTER OF HEALTH FOR THE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN issued a Statement of Claim numbered 1201-01030 in the Office of the Clerk of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, at the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta on January 24, 2012.

The Plaintiff’s solicitors are Ross/Warren of the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta.

You are named as the Defendant in the action. The Plaintiffs allege that you were driving a vehicle that struck a vehicle in which the indivudual Plaintiff was stopped, such collision occuring on February 20, 2010 at 17 Ave SW & 29 St SW, Calgary, causing loss and injury to the Plaintiffs and claim judgement. A copy of the Statement of Claim may be obtained from the Plaintiffs’ solicitors.

If you intend to appear in the action you should immediately file in the Office of the Clerk of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, in the said City of Calgary, a defence or Demand of Notice or instruct your lawyers to do so. If within 30 days of this publication you fail to file a defence or Demand of Notice the Plaintiff may proceed according to the practice of the Court to note you in default and you will not be entitled to notice of any further proceedings and the relief sought by the Plaintiff may be given in your absence.

DATED January 25, 2013 CLERK OF THE COURT 283074A25

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WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats unveiled legislation Thursday to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines like those used in the school massacre at Newtown, Connecticut, even as they acknowledged an uphill battle getting the measures through a divided Congress.

The group led by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein called on the public to get behind their effort, saying that is the only way they will prevail over opposition from the powerful National Rifle Association lobby and its congressional allies.

“This is really an uphill road. If anyone asked today, ’Can you win this?’ the answer is, ’We don’t know, it’s so uphill,”’ Feinstein said at a news conference backed by police chiefs, mayors and crime victims. “There is one great hope out there. And that is you, because you are stronger than the gun lobby. You are stronger than the gun manufacturers.

But only if you stand up.”

Feinstein’s legislation comes a week after President Barack Obama unveiled a package of gun control measures including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and it marks the start of tense congressional debate with no certain conclusion. Obama also intends to take other actions that do not require congressio-

nal approval.

In addition to NRA opposition, Feinstein and her supporters must contend with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, where leaders have shown scant interest in gun measures. Perhaps even more daunting, fellow Democrats from rural states where voters strongly support gun rights have deep concerns about her measure.

Even Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has expressed skepticism the assault weapons ban could get through Congress. Some advocacy groups are focusing their attention instead on expanding background checks, which is seen as more feasible politically.

Feinstein’s legislation is written comprehensively to cover rifles, pistols and handguns with one of any military-style features like detachable stock, pistol grips or grenade launchers. It also bans 157 specific firearms, while excluding 2,258 hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns. And it bans magazines that accept more than 10 rounds.

Feinstein aimed to improve upon the previous assault weapons ban she authored, which expired in 2004 when Congress failed to renew it under NRA pressure. Original passage of that bill in 1994 was blamed for costing Democrats control of the House and Senate after

they supported it. There’s also considerable debate about its effectiveness during the years it was in effect, in part because of loopholes that allowed gun manufacturers to work around it. Feinstein’s new version is more comprehensive in defining what kinds of weapons are banned.

The NRA responded that the new bill would infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms and that instead the focus should be on prosecuting criminals and improving the country’s mental health system.

“The American people know gun bans do not work, and we are confident Congress will reject Sen. Feinstein’s wrongheaded approach,” the NRA said in a statement.

Feinstein said those Democrats with concerns about the legislation needed to ask themselves what their silence would mean.

“Sandy Hook is more eloquent testimony than any of us could possibly give,” she said.

“If members of this body are so insensitive to what happened to those small bodies from that Bushmaster when it all becomes known, America is hopeless.”

Even some of Feinstein’s supporters believe the assault weapons ban is so unattainable politically that the focus should be on other measures that might even be more effective policy.

Syrian warplanes bomb rebels areas near Damascus as troops, rebels clash at airport

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Syrian warplanes bombed rebel areas near Damascus on Thursday as President Bashar Assad’s troops battled opposition fighters for control of the road linking the capital to the country’s largest airport.

Assad’s forces are trying drive out rebels who have established enclaves in the suburbs. While the government has lost control of large swaths of territory in the country’s north and east, including parts of the northern city of Aleppo, the capital remains tightly secured.

Conditions in the city have worsened however, with prices for basic goods rising and fuel in short supply. U.S. officials said Thursday they believe Assad’s sister and mother have left the country, suggesting that hardship has reached even the leadership’s families.

As the fighting continued, France’s foreign minister suggested that Assad’s fall was not imminent — a stark admission by a country that has been one of the most ardent supporters of the Syrian rebels.

Speaking in Paris, Laurent Fabius told reporters: “The solution that we hoped for — that is to say, Bashar’s fall, the rise of the opposition to power — there are no recent signs that are as positive as that.”

Meanwhile the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported bomb attacks and clashes in a number of Damascus suburbs, saying at least 13 people were killed. The group, which relies on a network of contacts inside Syria, said fighter jets bombed the southwestern suburbs of Daraya and Moadamiyeh, where rebels have been fighting regime forces for weeks.

Because of its strategic location near a military airport, Syrian troops have been pounding rebel positions in Daraya for weeks. Earlier this month, the government claimed its troops had regained control of much of the district.

Activists posted a video of the Daraya fighting online that showed artillery shells slamming into

concrete buildings, sending plumes of thick, grey smoke into the sky.

Daraya is flanked by the districts of Mazzeh, home to the military air base, and Kfar Sousseh, where the government headquarters, the General Security intelligence agency’s head office and the Interior Ministry are located.

The Observatory also reported heavy fighting near Damascus International Airport and said the regime was shelling the town of Aqraba along the airport road.

State-run news agency SANA said troops have been battling rebels in the oil-rich province of al-Hasaka in the country’s northeast, killing and wounding several “terrorists” — the term the government and state media use to refer to rebels.

Also in the north, SANA said terrorists shot and killed a math teacher, Nabih Jamil al-Saad, on Wednesday near his home in the town of Hmaida in Raqqa province. A day earlier, rebels killed Mamdouh Abudllah Bin Abd Dibeh, a cardiologist, in front of his clinic in Sheik Mheddin area of Damascus, SANA said.

It was not clear if either the teacher or the doctor had ties to the regime. Rebels have targeted government officials, civil workers and prominent personalities, such as actors, who are known Assad supporters.

In a separate report, SANA said many residents of the central town of Salamiya in Hama province took part in a funeral procession for those killed in a car bomb explosion late Monday. The Observatory said earlier that at least 42 people were killed in an attack targeting the headquarters of a pro-government militia. SANA did not say how many died.

In photographs published by the official news wire, dozens of men are seen standing in front of 11 caskets, wrapped into Syrian flags. Another photograph by SANA shows hundreds of men rallying at what the official news wire said was a funeral procession at Salamiya’s al-Huriyeh square.

Leaders press for climate change in Davos

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAVOS, Switzerland — Hurricanes, floods, droughts and a newly climate-conscious Barack Obama are helping boost efforts around the world to fight climate change.

Top political and financial leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos say recent natural disasters, along with Obama’s inauguration announcement this week that he’s making the battle against rising temperatures a pillar of his second term, could rev up the glacially slow climate pact negotiations and revive fundraising for global action to cool the planet.

“Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled,” International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde told participants at Davos.

The U.N.’s climate chief, Christiana Figueras, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that Obama’s emphasis on climate “definitely is a political boost.” She said Hurricane Sandy and drought in the Midwest last year helped push climate change back onto the U.S. political debate.

“We also need to see clearly much more engagement from the United States, we need to a confirmation from the new leadership in China that they remain on course and are willing to engage further. From the Europeans, we need to see that they also remain on course,” Figueras said.

“And then all of the emerg-

ing economies, in addition to China, need to begin to explore the opportunities that they have.”

The U.N. climate talks, now two decades in the making, have so far failed to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions that most scientists say are warming the Earth.

Participants at the Davos forum — which identifies extreme weather as one of the top three risks to the global economy — called for global action.

Until now, rich and poor countries have accused U.S. leaders of hampering the global fight against climate change, which scientists say is causing a rise in temperatures and sea levels, threatening island nations and other low-lying areas, and shifting weather patterns to produce more droughts, floods and devastating storms.

Figueras, the daughter of a former Costa Rican president, and Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla both said their country could serve as an example.

“Costa Rica is already producing 90 per cent of the energy we are consuming from renewable sources,” Chinchilla told AP. “We are encouraging the policies of many different companies — many are already adopting the right policies. For example, in the agricultural sector, we already have coffee which is certified carbon-neutral coffee.”

European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard called the battle against global warming the greatest

economic challenge of this century.

Several CEOs of major banks and businesses said there have been robust discussions at Davos on potential private financing for “green” technologies to produce cleaner sources of energy.

So far, nations have ponied up about $30 billion toward the $100 billion a year goal by 2020 set at Copenhagen’s U.N. climate talks in 2009.

A U.N. climate conference in Doha, Qatar, agreed in December to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that limits the greenhouse gas output of some rich countries, and agreed to adopt a new global climate pact by 2015.

But hopes for stronger U.S. leadership in the ongoing U.N. climate talks were dimmed when legislation to cap emissions stalled in Congress.

“We’re coming out of two years of climate silence,” said Fred Krupp, president of the U.S.-based Environmental Defence Fund. “The impacts of extreme weather are now affecting everybody in the wallet.”

Krupp said while no one is going to invest in unprofitable new technologies, a growing number of clean-energy investments are highly profitable.

Nations also agreed at the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen to set a goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). But because of inaction, Figueras said, the world is now on “somewhere between a 4 and 6 degree (Celsius) trajectory.”

E6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, Jan. 25, 2013

Every Week, our Ad Match Team checks our major competitor’s flyers and matches the price on hundreds of items throughout the store*.

We Match Prices! *Look for the symbol in store. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match select items in our major supermarket competitors’ flyers throughout the week. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and for fresh produce, meat and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us).

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36

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fresh stoplight peppers

product of USA or Canada, extra fancy grade

product of Mexio, no. 1 grade

700384 / 701562

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35

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u Spend $175 or more before applicable taxes at any Real Canadian Superstore location and receive a free PC® Club Pack® chicken strips or nuggets. Excludes purchase of tobacco, alcohol products, prescriptions, gift cards, phone cards, lottery tickets, all third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners, etc.) and any other products which are provincially regulated. The retail value of up to $15.98 will be deducted from the total amount of your purchase before sales taxes are applied. Limit one coupon per family and/or customer account. No cash value. No copies. Coupon must be presented to the cashier at time of purchase. Valid from Friday, January 25th until closing Thursday, January 31st, 2013. Cannot be combined with any other coupons or promotional offers. No substitutions, refunds or exchanges on free item.

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Redeem Superbucks towards purchases made in-store.**

**Redeem your earned Superbucks® value towards the purchase of Merchandise at participating stores (excluding tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets, gas and prescriptions). With each fuel purchase when you use your President’s Choice Financial® MasterCard® or President’s Choice Financial® debit card as payment, you will receive 7 cents per litre in Superbucks® value. When you use any other method of payment, you will receive 3.5 cents per litre in Superbucks® value. Superbucks® value expires 60 days after date of issue. Superbucks® value are not redeemable at third party businesses within participating stores, the gas bar, or on the purchase of tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets and prescriptions. Superbucks® value has no cash value and no cash will be returned for any unused portion. Identification may be required at the time of redemption. See Superbucks® receipt for more details. ® Trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. ©2013. † MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. President’s Choice Bank a licensee of the mark. President’s Choice Financial MasterCard is provided by President’s Choice Bank.

President’s Choice Financial personal banking products are provided by the direct banking division of CIBC.

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Prices are in effect until Sunday, January 27, 2013 or while stock lasts.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. NO RAINCHECKS OR SUBSTITUTIONS on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/TM The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this newspaper ad are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2013 Loblaws Inc. *Guaranteed Lowest Prices applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ print advertisements (i.e. flyer, newspaper). We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s print advertisement. Our major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us and are based on a number of factors which can change from time to time.

Identical items are defined as same brand, item type (in the case of produce, meat and bakery), size and attributes and carried at this store location. We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.). We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this promise at any time.

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