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Shelters packed during cold snap BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer overnight homeless shelters have been running at capacity during this week’s cold snap. As temperatures dipped below -20C with windchills making it feel colder than -35, people without shelter have found ways to keep warm during the day and at night. One man, who goes by the street name of Savage, was sitting in the warmth of the offices of Central Alberta AIDS Network Society at 48th Street and 50th Avenue on Wednesday. He said he sleeps outside “over there” in the bush. When asked how he handles this bitter chill, he chuckles and says, “We don’t cry.” Savage has a tent and blankets. He doesn’t think about accessing any of the several indoor shelters provided to people. “The warriors are too strong,” said Savage. Moyra, who didn’t provide a last name, used to have a place to stay but she was evicted a couple of days ago. The first night she stayed at the mats shelter and the next night at a friend’s place. “Basically, I hang around here until the mats program is open,” said Moyra, sitting at the CAANS office on a couch. “If the mats program is full, they send you to the Winter Inn and that’s quite far away to walk when it’s cold.” Safe Harbour Society runs the “Mats” overnight shelter for 20 adults who are under the influence of substances. Plus, it operates the 23-bed emergency shelter People’s Place. Winter Inn, at Loaves and Fishes, provides 30 beds to those in need from November to May. It’s seeing a particularly busy season. The inn is running at maximum capacity, along with Safe Harbour’s other shelter programs. In total, the society provides shelter, housing, addiction services and support to about 175 Central Albertans each day. Stacey Carmichael, director of housing and outreach for the society, said the programs have been full, but they have been able to accommodate people. “We haven’t had to turn people away in the -40C weather,” said Carmichael. “We are busy, but people are being looked after.” Overall though, this year has seen a drop in numbers from previous years. People who become homeless appear to be in that situation for a shorter period, Carmichael said. The Red Deer Youth and Volunteer Centre’s Youth Winter Inn is seeing fewer youths this winter. It accepts teens aged 14 to 17 at the shelter from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. at 4633 49 St. A couple of teens have stayed there since the weather turned cold. The shelter was open four years ago. Program manager Rose Hatfield said the trend is showing that attendance numbers are decreasing since youth seem to be finding houses or other places to stay. She’s not sure if they are all appropriate places for them. Hatfield said they’ve seen about 15 individuals come through the doors since the end of October. The shelter closes April 30. Warmer weather is forecast, starting Thursday with a high of -6C expected. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com
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RCMP collision reconstructionist Cpl. Donavan Gulak, left, and his understudy Const. Tyler Hagel of Rimbey detachment try to determine how a truck and CN Rail train collided west of Sylvan Lake Wednesday afternoon, leaving the truck’s driver dead.
Fatal truck-train collision BY ADVOCATE STAFF A 21-year-old Benalto man is dead following a collision between a pickup truck and a Canadian National train, seven km west of Sylvan Lake on Wednesday afternoon. Sylvan Lake RCMP say the driver of the pickup truck was heading east on Township Road 385 just east of Range Road 23 when the truck may
have slid into the southbound train around 2:20 p.m. The driver was alone in the vehicle. RCMP Cpl. Kevin Halwa of the Sylvan Lake detachment said at the scene the man was alive when Sylvan Lake Emergency Services arrived, “but he succumbed to his injuries.” STARS Air Ambulance was initially called but stood down after the man died.
The identity of the man has not been released. The truck came to rest upside down on the east side of the tracks. Township Road 385 was snow covered and slick at the time of the incident. RCMP collision reconstructionists were on the scene attempting to determine what happened. CN police were also on the scene.
‘Revolutionary’ plant promises to turn local garbage into diesel fuel COMPANY HOPES TO HAVE COMMERCIAL-SCALE PLANT OPERATING BY AUGUST BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A Red Deer company wants to turn local garbage into fuel — and it insists it’s got the technology to do so. Blue Horizon Bio-Diesel Inc. conducted a demonstration in a Blindman Industrial Park shop on Wednesday, feeding a mix of municipal waste, sawdust, used motor oil and a special “catalyst” into a scaled-down plant, which churned out a small quantity of diesel fuel a short time later. About 60 people watched the display, including Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling and officials from at least three other municipalities. Also in attendance were representatives of the provincial and federal governments, investors and officials from recycling companies, said Don Allan, president and CEO of Blue Horizon. “What you’re looking at is revolutionary,” he told his audience. “We believe garbage is the wave of the future for us. We believe it’s a multi-trillion dollar business.” Allan said later that Blue Horizon hopes to begin work on a commercialscale plant immediately. It would produce about 700 litres of diesel fuel an hour, as compared with the approximately 50 litres per hour that the dem-
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Blue Horizon Industries Inc. president and CEO Don Allan, left, talks with plant operator Peter Shushmaruk and executive vice-president Darcy Grahn, right, during an open house at the Blindman Industrial Area business on Wednesday. onstration plant generates. “If everything goes well, we’ll be in operation by late August,” he said, adding that there’s some uncertainty about the timelines required to obtain regulatory approvals. Allan said Blue Horizon would like to locate the plant at Red Deer’s waste
management facility, and ultimately connect it to five other similar-sized facilities. “Our goal is to have 35 million litres a year being produced right here in Red Deer.”
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Funding formula will make health-care crisis worse: group BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Friends of Medicare says the crisis in seniors care happening at Symphony Senior Living Aspen Ridge is only the beginning. Nearly 130 licensed practical nurses, health-care aides and other staff walked off the job on Monday after contract talks failed at the seniors care facility located at 3100 22nd St. in Red Deer. Symphony, a privately owned and operated seniors care facility, has 152 suites with 157 residents. Last week, Symphony announced it is cancelling its contract to provide 49 care beds for Alberta Health Services, saying wage demands from Alberta Union of Provincial Employees made it an unsustainable business model. Symphony is contracted to provide Alberta Health Services with 40 assisted-living beds for dementia patients, four assisted-living beds for non-dementia patients and five transition beds for people coming out of hospital. Last week, the province also announced a new equitable funding model based on the specific care needs for long-term residents across the province. It means some operators may have to adjust to more or less funding. “With this new funding formula, we’re definitely going to see a lot more of this type of profit-driven behaviour. This funding formula that this government is implementing is certainly going to leave a lot of people without the type of profit margins that they’re used to getting,” said Sandra Azocar, executive director of Friends of Medicare, who joined strikers on the picket line Wednesday afternoon. Add to that the economic downturn in the province, she said. Symphony Senior Living and the AUPE met last weekend but were unable to avoid the strike/lockout. AUPE rejected Symphony Senior Living’s demand for the right to terminate any employee without cause. Symphony argued it was a matter of having the ability to remove a worker for non-cause reasons such as lack of empathy, passion or dedication to seniors. Sam Denhaan, member of Friends of Medicare,
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Friends of Medicare members Sam Denhaan, Sandra Azocar, and Brenda Corney visited Symphony Senior Living Aspen Ridge on Wednesday to show their support for striking AUPE staff. Red Deer Chapter, said AHS bears some responsibility for what’s happening at Aspen Ridge. “They don’t want to be in the controversy, but they are in the controversy. If the deals were made without any kind of contractual obligation, that’s their fault. Quality control is part of the responsibility of Alberta Health Services,” Denhaan said on the picket line. “Indeed, it’s part of the health minister’s respon-
sibility.” Previously, AHS said it is an external party to negotiations and would not comment on the job action but were monitoring care at Aspen Ridge on a daily basis. Red Deer South MLA Cal Dallas and Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski were unavailable to comment on Wednesday. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
Ontario man disputes $5,400 bill for being rescued while ice fishing BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OSHAWA, Ont. — A southern Ontario man says he will fight the $5,400 bill he got after he was rescued when he went through the ice while fishing — both for his wallet and for the principle. It’s the first such bill issued in Scugog Township and Neil Robbescheuten, a 62-year-old retired teacher, plans to fight it at a council meeting March 4. Robbescheuten was ice fishing on Lake Scugog earlier this month when a dense fog rolled in and he became disoriented trying to find his way back to the shore. The Oshawa man said he went through the ice in a marshy area near some bullrushes, became stuck in the mud and lost his lantern underwater. “I honestly thought I was going to perish because I just couldn’t see anything and I was stuck so badly,”
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DIESEL: ‘Everybody has trash problems’ He acknowledged that his company has had only preliminary discussions with the city, but he’s optimistic talks will pick up now that the technology is on display. The demonstration plant was developed by a German company about six years ago, said Allan. It was at an Alcoa Inc. research site in Nevada when Blue Horizon purchased the equipment. Blue Horizon has also obtained the exclusive Canadian rights to the technology, and has the right of first refusal for other countries, he said. Allan listed Mexico, the United Kingdom, Cuba, Brazil and Argentina as among the countries Blue Horizon is talking to. “Everybody has trash problems,” he said.
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authorities had issued warnings urging people to stay away from bodies of water, Miller said. “The choice was clearly the fisherman’s to go out there,” he said. “My personal opinion from living here all my life is that I would not have gone on the lake.” Robbescheuten has been ice fishing there for 30 years and said he checked the ice that day and it was in line with Ministry of Natural Resources standards. He said he’s now concerned that his bill will cause other people to think twice before calling emergency services and will put people in danger. Miller said he didn’t think that would be the case. “Anybody that calls 911 for a heart attack or a car accident, they’re not going to second-guess themselves in calling it,” he said. Miller said he couldn’t comment on whether that would be the case in another ice fishing situation.
“They’re looking for a solution, and we have a solution.” The demonstration plant produces bunker diesel, said Allan, which is suitable for off-highway applications like powering mining equipment and as an additive to bitumen to allow it to flow in a pipeline. Modifications to Blue Horizon’s commercial plants — including the addition of a desulphurization unit and a hydrotreater — will improve the fuel considerably, he said. “We want to make the highest quality diesel in North America.” Allan added that Blue Horizon’s diesel could be marketed to fuel blenders to satisfy Alberta’s renewable fuels standard, which requires that diesel fuel sold in the province contain at least two per cent renewable fuel. “Right now they can’t get it, so they have to bring it in from the States.” Suitable inputs for the production process include plastics, paper, cardboard, sawdust and woodchips, tires and waste oil from vehicles or even wellsites. “In a perfect world, we want to use 75 per cent renewables and 25 per cent used oil,” said Allan,
pointing out that the ratio on Wednesday was 50-50. The mixture was mixed with the catalyst and heated to between 300 and 330C. “The intent is to take the molecules and break them down into a long strand,” said Allan. “Then we’re able to pull the hydrocarbons out of that molecule strand.” Byproducts of the process are carbon dioxide, water and a tarry material that could be used in the production of asphalt, said Allan. A catalytic converter incinerates most of the harmful emissions, he added. “It’s the greenest refinery ever built in the world.” Central Alberta has flirted with waste-to-energy technology in the past. Ottawa-based Plasco Energy Group wanted to build a local plant that would use plasma technology to convert garbage into a syngas, which would in turn be used to generate electricity. But after five years, the nine municipalities on the Central Waste Management Commission decided they could not guarantee enough garbage to supply the proposed 200-tonne-a-day facility, and the proposal was scrapped. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
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he said in an interview. “If I hadn’t had the bullrushes I think it would have been the end of it.” He was able to pull himself out onto a tree stump using the bullrushes while he called 911. Three firetrucks responded to rescue him and the firefighters pulled him about 150 metres to shore using a raft, he said. The fire captain told him to expect a bill, but when the invoice arrived and he opened it, Robbescheuten was in “utter shock,” he said. “They’ve given me 30 days to pay, but that’s not going to happen because $5,000 is not a small amount of money,” he said. Scugog Fire Chief Richard Miller said it was calculated at $500 per firetruck per hour plus the cost of the firefighters. The weather was warm and rainy the day Robbescheuten went through the ice and local conservation
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Frail senior or sexual predator? CALGARY PSYCHIATRIST PORTRAYED AS BOTH AT SENTENCING HEARING BY BILL GRAVELAND THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A psychiatrist convicted of sexually assaulting his court-appointed patients was depicted Wednesday as both a frail senior who would suffer in prison and a sexual predator who must be punished. Dr. Aubrey Levin’s three victims also had a chance to face their attacker. “Dr. Levin, I’m looking right at you. I want this day to be the beginning of the end,” said one of the victims in a statement to the court. “I hope you get what you deserve. I hope you suffer as much as I and everyone else has.” The judge sentence Levin on Thursday morning. Levin’s defence lawyer said his 74-year-old client would be at high risk in jail because he is frail and in ill health. Chris Archer told a sentencing hearing that Levin should serve a sentence of between 60 and 90 days on weekends. Levin was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting three patients who had been ordered to see him by the courts. Archer, who said the sexual assaults were only “minor” in nature, read a letter from Levin’s rabbi that said Levin is still respected and loved in the Jewish community. “His humble manner and complete lack of arrogance endeared him to everyone,” read the letter
from Rabbi Yisroel Miller. “The bad does not erase all the good. I know all the goodness within him still remains. A prison term would be a death sentence for him.” Archer said Levin’s greatest crime was breach of trust. But that broken trust is what aggravates the severity of the offences, said prosecutor Dallas Sopko, who called for six to eight years behind bars. Sopko pointed out that more than 20 assaults occurred. He argued there are no mitigating factors. “It’s the most serious that one can imagine as far as trust goes,” said Sopko. “The offender clearly acted without regard for the emotional and mental well-being of the victims. This was a serious sexual assault repeated over a number of years,” he added. “This case is more aggravating because of the elevated position of trust with a psychiatrist.” Levin initially faced charges involving nine different men, but was found guilty on three counts and acquitted on two others. The jury could not reach a verdict on four of the charges. The patients had been assigned to Levin between 1999 and 2010. The allegations against him came to light in 2010 after one of his patients came forward with secret videos he had recorded during court-ordered sessions with the psychiatrist. The videos, played in court last fall, show Levin
undoing the man’s belt and jeans and appearing to fondle him. The patient, identified only as R.B. in court, was on probation at the time the videos were taken and had been ordered to see Levin twice a month. The man said he had told authorities about previous assaults and no one believed him, so he bought a spy camera and brought it to his appointments. R.B., who is in custody, sat shackled in the prisoner’s box so he could watch the proceedings. He broke down when delivering his victim impact statement. “You took my life like I was nothing,” he said. “I was destroyed.” “I believe I’ve lost several years I can never get back...memories I can never get back.” The third victim was crying before he began addressing the court. “I find it hard to trust anyone anymore,” the young man said. “I cry myself to sleep at night.” “I wash myself constantly down there because I feel disgusting and dirty.” Justice Shelley asked Levin if he wanted to make a statement, but he declined. He served briefly as regional director for the Regional Psychiatric Centre in Saskatoon and was licensed in 1998 to practise psychiatry in Alberta. Levin was approached by reporters after he left court. He didn’t say a word and his only reaction was a nod when asked if he wanted to be left alone.
AMA accuses Redford of doctor-bashing BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The president of the Alberta Medical Association is responding to what he calls five days of doctor-bashing by Premier Alison Redford. Dr. Michael Giuffre said Wednesday that Redford is trying to make physicians scapegoats for Alberta’s financial problems by implying they are overpaid. He said the premier’s remarks that linked physician contract talks with the possibility of her government bringing back health-care premiums just don’t make sense, and won’t help the two sides reach an agreement. “How do we go out and continue to recruit doctors when the premier is out there saying those kind of things, how do we keep our doctors here?” Giuffre said Wednesday. “How do we do that when we have a premier out there devaluing physicians?Rather upsetting. Rather perplexing. Very irresponsible behaviour.” Redford made her remarks about health-care premiums on Monday. The fees cost families about $1,056 a year before they were eliminated four years ago. On Wednesday, the premier appeared to backtrack when she was asked if Alberta’s March 7 budget would contain tax hikes or a reintroduction of the health premiums. “We are not considering at all either health-care premiums or taxes in this budget,” she said during a trip to Toronto. The association and the province have been negotiating a new deal for doctors for almost two years. Frustrated by the lack of progress, the government imposed a deal on doctors last November, but later backed off, allowing talks to continue. Earlier this month Giuffre said the association hoped to sign a deal with the government by the middle of March. The Canadian Institute for Health Information reported last week that Alberta physicians made a gross yearly income of almost $350,000 in 2010-11, compared with a national average of $307,000. The association said overhead costs eat up as much as 60 per cent of that $350,000. Redford’s remarks about physicians were a continuation of a government campaign over the past few weeks designed to prepare Albertans for a tough budget. The premier went on TV last week to speak about falling oil prices that are expected to reduce government revenues by billions of dollars. Giuffre said the premier’s comments are not helpful and could amount to bad-faith bargaining.
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Alberta Premier Alison Redford high fives Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak while meeting at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday. “How does one interpret this form of intervention?” he said. “Is this what patients in Alberta want? I don’t think so.” The doctors’ group is planning an event of its own in Edmonton this weekend to keep Alberta physicians and the issue of health care in the public eye. Giuffre said the meeting will be about primary care centres and will include physicians and patients from across Alberta. Most of the meeting will be open to the media. “We will seek the input of patients so that family physician care can become better and more comprehensive,” he said. A similar meeting is in the works for Calgary.
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Critical issues await PM With a midterm budget on the way, it is a no-brainer to expect Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to continue to do a lot of heavy lifting in the House of Commons over the next few months. But the spring budget is only one of the top-drawer files that will define the 2013 parliamentary season. Here are four others: A less confrontational relaCHANTAL tionship with the HÉBERT First Nations: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has yet to flesh out the process to which he committed in the face of mounting Idle No More protests. This is a front on which the opposition parties have so far been remarkably constructive. Last week, the Liberals and the New Democrats facilitated an overdue end to the deadlock between the fasting Chief Theresa
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Spence and the prime minister without pouring more gasoline on the First Nations’ anti-Conservative fire. Over the past seven years, Harper has used a bipartisan approach on a few tricky files, including a 2008 public apology to the First Nations, but also the Afghan mission. In the latter case, Liberal interim leader Bob Rae played a pivotal role in articulating a joint Liberal-Conservative followup to Canada’s military role in Kandahar. Rae has forgotten more about the First Nations file than most Indian affairs ministers ever knew. The First Nations leadership has little faith in minister John Duncan. There is not a cabinet shuffle expected until next summer. With a permanent Liberal leader to be chosen in April, Rae will soon have more time on his hands. If he is serious about getting results, the prime minister could do worse than to explore whether Rae could serve in a more formal role in the highstakes reconciliation process. Trade: Negotiations with the European Union have entered the makeor-break phase. Over the next few months, Harper has to sign off on a list
of potentially controversial trade-offs or decide to walk away. That’s a juggling act the prime minister will have to perform with an eye to the provinces. They are direct participants in the talks and the onus is on Ottawa to ensure that they are onside. This is an issue that could pit a strong pro-free-trade Quebec political consensus against the traditional instincts of some vocal NDP constituencies. If a deal is concluded, Thomas Mulcair’s stance will provide the most exact measure to date of how far the NDP leader is willing and/or able to recast his party’s economic message. Pipeline politics: The jury is still out as to how U.S. President Barack Obama’s fighting inauguration words on climate change will affect the fate of the Keystone pipeline. In British Columbia, an NDP victory in a spring provincial election could hammer a definitive nail in the coffin of the Northern Gateway project. In the circumstances, the alternative proposal of a pipeline to link the oilsands to the refineries of Central and Atlantic Canada has been gaining momentum. But Pauline Marois is a wild card.
Late last year, an initial meeting between the Quebec premier and Alberta’s Alison Redford ended on a positive note. But for Marois, selling her party and her cabinet on the idea could be a much taller order than rallying the opposition majority in the national assembly to its merits. More co-operative opposition arrangements: Some of the first questions asked at the recent Vancouver Liberal leadership debate dealt with the perils of a divided progressive opposition. Based on byelections held in Alberta and British Columbia in November, the NDP and the Liberals will have to compete with Elizabeth May’s Green party for the non-Conservative vote in 2015. In Quebec, an increase in votesplitting between the Liberals and the New Democrats could see a return in strength of the Bloc Québécois at the expense of both federalist parties. The Liberal and NDP establishments have tried to keep a lid on that conversation. But it is likely to resume with a vengeance once a new Liberal leader is in place by the mid-April leadership vote. Chantal Hébert is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer.
Take train tracks out of our towns In the early 1960s, where the railway tracks once crossed the road near the old Harper’s Metals compound in north Red Deer, a taxi was broadsided by a passenger-carrying Dayliner train. The driver lived. His passengers, two young moms, one pregnant, and one holding a toddler, were killed instantly. A mangled baby shoe, a change purse, a soother and a baby bottle, scattered along the tracks for several metres, told the story of one of Red Deer’s most horrific train vs. vehicle fatalities. A few years later, a freight train derailed just west of that same crossing, some of the cars RICK coming perilously close to homes ZEMANEK along that stretch of track. Last Saturday’s Advocate story into the dangers that trains represent, as they wind their way through communities, dealt with children crossing the tracks as a short-cut to and from school, and motorists who blast across the marked crossings to beat oncoming trains. In many municipalities in this region, Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway trains present an ominous danger where they one represented prosperity and connectivity. Central Alberta communities must start seriously questioning if it is time to move rail lines out of their confines. The rail companies can install chain-link fences to keep people off the tracks, or install flashing lights and arms that come down to block the track at crossings, but that cannot completely remove potential danger. The possibility remains of a derailment in the centre of a community involving tankers carrying deadly chemicals. And there will always be those to take risks around train tracks. In Blackfalds, the situation is precarious: the track separates residential areas from a school, and it’s a long walk to the controlled railway crossing. Children are tempted to take the shortcut across the tracks. Mayor Melodie Stol said the rail safety issue was raised at a recent council meeting. “The big push for us is to make sure CPR is providing either education at the school level or information in our welcome packages for new residents.” But just talking about the problem is not enough. The City of Lacombe is in an equally precarious situation with a rail line slicing through its east side. Crossings on that line have claimed many lives — mostly people in vehicles. Some crossing restructuring has taken place, but it too may not be enough. And in Olds and Sylvan Lake, freight trains have been involved in fatal crashes at crossings. How those problems will be dealt with remains to be seen. The roots of most Prairie towns are tied to the railroads. A rail line running through a community was considered an asset for passenger service and for hauling grain from the elevators that stood proudly against the Prairie skylines. But things have changed. Passenger service is no longer and the grain elevators are gone. Our communities are growing at an explosive rate, and rail lines through the centre of towns are not just intrusive, they are dangerous. In Red Deer, moving the tracks out of city did two things: it reduced risk to citizens and it opened up land for development. The same potential, albeit with the same significant investment, holds true for communities throughout Central Alberta. The potential for loss of life is too grave. These communities should start examining how they can reroute rail lines. Rick Zemanek is a former Advocate editor.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR In the ’60s names of streets were introduced Those that kept the names Were Gaetz and Ross Just to name a few.
Red Deer at 100 In the Central of Alberta Out here in the Canadian West There’s a little city called Red Deer A place that we like best. In between two bigger cities From north to south you see A line was built by Grand Trunk Pacific Railway In 1913. People came from near and far And brought a massive growth Settlers flooded to this city And the population jumped.
All those years have come and gone And the memories we hold so dear A day is coming up for us To celebrate our Centennial Year.
Hard times entered in the ’30s Brought the depression for our city But we fared much better Than most in the rest of Alberta. Growth returned to our city Even with the outbreak of World War II The discovery of the oil boom Was claimed the fastest growing around 1952. 403-314-4337 Website: www.reddeeradvocate.com Advertising Main number: 403-314-4343 Fax: 403-342-4051 E-mail: advertising@reddeeradvocate.com Classified ads: 403-309-3300 Classified e-mail: classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Alberta Press Council member The Red Deer Advocate is a sponsoring member of the Alberta Press Council, an independent body that promotes and protects the established freedoms of the press and advocates freedom of information. The Alberta Press Council upholds
During these past 100 years Sporting facilities, parks and recreation too Reflects on how this city has grown Since 1913. Landmarks have come tumbling down Traditional Hotels like the Arlington Some even burnt down Like the Windsor and Waskasoo.
Then along came World War I A sudden end to the boom Hundreds that enlisted Never did return.
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In the early ’80s Athletes and builders were inducted To the newly named Alberta Sports and Hall of Fame.
We knew that progress had to come It did not take to long So let’s give our thanks And celebrate 100 years ago. Valerie Zimmermann Red Deer
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Spy faces sentencing hearing FIRST PERSON TO BE SENTENCED UNDER CANADA’S SECURITY OF INFORMATION ACT BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Intelligence and justice officials around the world will be watching Thursday as a navy officer convicted of selling military secrets to Russia becomes the first person to be sentenced under Canada’s Security of Information Act. Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle will appear in Nova Scotia provincial court for a two-day hearing after pleading guilty in October to breach of trust and passing information to a foreign entity that could harm Canada’s interests. The landmark case has captivated legal experts, international allies and intelligence agencies eager to see how the Canadian judicial system handles the treason of one of its own. The challenge for lawyers and Judge Patrick Curran is how to come up with an appropriate sentence without having case law to consult under the untested act. “It’s going to be a very difficult exercise because there just isn’t really a range that’s been set out under this legislation,” Mike Taylor, Delisle’s lawyer, said in an interview Wednesday. “Although there will be comparisons to the (Official) Secrets Act ... things are different and things have changed and the facts are different in those cases. “We’re comparing cases that don’t necessarily lie on all fours. They’re just not the same thing.” Taylor said he has been searching case law in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada but
found little that matches the unique circumstances of the agent who walked into the Russian Embassy in Ottawa in 2007 to offer his services after his personal life began to unravel. Legal scholars say Curran will have a tricky time settling on a sentence since he will be faced with general sentencing principles that don’t fit well with this type of offence, decades-old espionage cases tried under another act and what are expected to be widely divergent recommendations from the Crown and defence. It’s expected the Crown will ask for a hefty sentence in the interests of deterrence and show its allies it’s taking the matter seriously. Robert Currie, a professor of international criminal law at Dalhousie University, said the lawyers can apply standard sentencing guidelines, such as denunciation, deterrence, rehabilitation and reparations to the community, but that the gravity of the case makes it stand apart. “The judge is going to have to reason from general principles of sentencing in a fairly new and specific context without really a lot of guidance,” he said in Halifax. “So I think we can be fairly confident that this will go to the higher levels, if not the highest levels of court. Whatever the result, it’ll be appealed.” Taylor said he will argue that the damage Delisle is alleged to have done to Canada’s relations with its allies and revelations about how its domestic spy service gathers intelligence has been overstated. He will call a witness who is expected to chal-
lenge the damage assessments done by the Canada Security Intelligence Service, National Defence and Delisle’s superior at Trinity — the military all-source intelligence “fusion” centre on the East Coast. In an injury assessment presented at Delisle’s bail hearing, a CSIS official bluntly said that, “Delisle’s unauthorized disclosures to the Russians since 2007 has caused severe and irreparable damage to Canadian interests.” The divorced father of four had top secret clearance, giving him access to secure information from the Privy Council Office, CSIS, the RCMP and some databases of Canada’s allies. On Jan. 11, 2012, Delisle thought he was transferring two CSIS intelligence reports to the Russians labelled “Canadian Eyes Only” when they were, in fact, being intercepted by the RCMP, according to the injury assessment. He was arrested at his home days later. Taylor said he will also raise the issue of security at Trinity and how easy it was for the threat assessment analyst to use a crude system of floppy discs, USB sticks and an email program to smuggle secretive material out and transfer it to the Russian military intelligence unit from his home. “I have to comment on the security issue to counter some of the weight that they’re trying to dump on him,” he said. It’s not clear whether Delisle will take the stand, but Taylor said the court will hear about his worsening financial and personal troubles that allegedly motivated him to betray his country.
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Storm ravages Southeast U.S. TORNADOES AND DANGEROUS WINDS FLIP CARS, DECIMATES HOMES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ADAIRSVILLE — A massive storm system raked the U.S. Southeast on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes and dangerous winds that overturned cars on a major Georgia interstate and demolished homes and businesses, killing at least two people. In northwest Georgia, the storm system tossed vehicles on Interstate 75 onto their roofs. The highway was closed for a time, and another main thoroughfare remained closed until crews could safely remove downed trees and power lines from the road. WSB-TV in Atlanta aired footage showing an enormous funnel cloud bearing down on Adairsville, northwest of Atlanta, as the storm ripped through the city’s downtown area. The system flattened homes and wiped out parts of a large manufacturing plant. Pieces of insulation hung from trees and power poles, while the local bank was missing a big chunk of its roof. One person was killed and nine were hospitalized for minor injuries, state emergency management officials said. Residents said no traces remained of some roadside produce stands — a common sight on rural Georgia’s back roads. One other death was reported in Tennessee after an uprooted tree fell onto a storage shed where a man had taken shelter. In Adairsville, the strange mix of debris in one yard showed just how dangerous the storm had been: a bathtub, table, rolls of toilet paper and lumber lay in the grass next to what appears to be a roof. Sheets of metal dangled from a large tree like ornaments. “The sky was swirling,” said Theresa Chitwood, who owns the Adairsville Travel Plaza. She said she went outside to move her car because she thought it was going to hail. Instead, the passing storm decimated a building behind the travel plaza. “It sounded like a freight train coming through,” she said. “It looks like a bomb hit it.” Adairsville is a small town in the Oothcalooga Valley, with a historic district lined with trees and a mix of preCivil War and Victorian homes. It proclaims itself the first Georgia town to be listed in its entirety on the National Register of Historic Places and looks to draw tourists with its antique shops. Powerful winds ripped through the entire region, with gusts powerful enough to topple tractor-trailers in several places. In Adairsville, several were flipped on their side in the parking lot of a gas station and restaurant. Danny Odum, a trucker from Illinois, had stopped for breakfast when the suspected tornado
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Tommy Stouffer, right, looks at his overturned car with his son Jonathan, 11, center, and wife, Norma Croft, left, after a tornado picked it up from the parking lot where he was working across the street and dumped it in the middle of the road, Wednesday, in Adairsville, Ga. A fierce storm system that roared across Georgia has left at least one person dead after it demolished buildings and flipped vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. hit. After it passed, Odum said he went outside to find his truck that was hauling diapers on its side with his dog Simon, a Boston terrier, still inside. Simon was scared but otherwise fine. Conditions remained ripe for tornadoes into Wednesday afternoon, and authorities were still investigating several sites to determine if damage was caused by twisters. Since Tuesday, the system had caused damage across a swath from Missouri to Georgia. In recent days, people in the South and Midwest had enjoyed unseasonably balmy temperatures in the 60s and 70s. A system pulling warm weather from the Gulf of Mexico was colliding with a cold front moving in from the west, creating volatility. The deaths reported Wednesday ended the nation’s longest break between tornado fatalities since detailed tornado records began being kept in 1950, according to the Storm Prediction Center and National Climatic Data Center. The last one was June 24, when a person was killed in a home in Highlands County, Florida. That was 220 days ago as of Tuesday. The last day with multiple fatalities was June 4, when three people were killed in a mobile home in Scott County, Missouri.
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The remnants of a bathroom stand amidst the wreckage of a destroyed home after a tornado struck, Wednesday, in Adairsville, Ga.
Gifford a surprise witness as Congress takes up gun control WASHINGTON — The former U.S. congresswoman who was shot in the head in a 2011 mass shooting made a dramatic appeal to Congress on Wednesday for tougher gun control legislation, saying, “too many children are dying.” “Speaking is difficult. But I need to say something important,” surprise witness Gabrielle Giffords said carefully. It was Congress’ first gun control hearing since the fatal shooting of 20 young students in Connecticut in December pushed the longsensitive issue to the top of President Barack Obama’s agenda for his second term. “Be bold, be courageous, Americans are counting on you,” Giffords said. The nation’s most powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, also testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose divided members reflect the wider debate that gun limits will face on a path through Congress that promises to be difficult. An NRA official predicted that gun control measures will fail. Obama this month proposed a package that includes banning militarystyle assault weapons, requiring background checks on all firearms purchases and limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds. The U.S. has the world’s highest rate of gun ownership, and gun sales have jumped since the Connecticut shooting as some fear that the government will take their
guns away. The Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, but some argue that the country’s founding fathers more than two centuries ago couldn’t have foreseen the speed and power of today’s weapons. Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, who are both gun owners, have formed a political action committee called Americans for Responsible Solutions to back lawmakers who support tighter gun restrictions and counter the influence of the NRA, which
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NDP threshold for Quebec secession actually less than 50 per cent OTTAWA — Fewer than half of eligible Quebec voters could end up triggering the breakup of the country if the NDP’s proposed rules for another independence referendum were to be adopted. The party has drawn some heavy criticism for its proposed “unity bill,” which stipulates that a bare majority of 50 per cent plus one vote would be sufficient to prompt negotiations on Quebec secession. But the threshold is actually lower than that due to the NDP’s deliberate decision not to take into account voter turnout. Toronto MP Craig Scott, author of the NDP bill, said Wednesday that 50-plus-one would apply regardless of how many Quebecers actually turned out to cast ballots. He doubted voter turnout on such a momentous question as Quebec’s future would be a problem, noting that a record 94 per cent of Quebecers cast ballots in the 1995 referendum.
Ethics czar wants power to fine MPs for ethics breaches OTTAWA — The federal ethics commissioner wants more freedom to speak out about investigations and to levy financial penalties under the Conflict of Interest Act. Mary Dawson’s recommendations are part of a mandatory five-year review of the act by Parliament. In a written submission to the House of Commons privacy and ethics committee, Dawson complains that she can fine MPs when they miss reporting deadlines, but not when she finds clear breaches of conflict rules. Dawson says she wants the power to impose financial penalties for infractions, such failing to report gifts or for engaging in prohibited outside activities. Such activities could include public office holders — including cabinet ministers — lobbying arms-length tribunals such as the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission. Dawson recently reproached Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for writing to the CRTC to advocate for a radio licence application from a business in his riding. The Conservative government maintains that Flaherty was simply acting in his role as an MP, something Section 64 of the Conflict of Interest Act says is allowed.
Trial hears radio calls from ferry that sank off B.C. BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — The first moment anyone from the outside world knew something was amiss on the Queen of the North passenger ferry, crippled and taking on water off the northern coast of British Columbia, came at roughly 22 minutes past midnight on a windy March night seven years ago. “Traffic: this is Queen of the North, Queen of the North, Queen of the North,” the ship’s second officer, Kevin Hilton, called into his marine radio. “Traffic, traffic: we have run aground south of Sainty Point, several miles south of Sainty Point. Stand by for position.” The ship had just struck Gil Island. About 20 minutes before that, the vessel missed a crucial turn as it sailed down B.C.’s Inside Passage with 101 people on board. Audio recordings of what happened next were played Wednesday at the criminal negligence trial for Karl Lilgert, who was fourth officer on the ship. Lilgert is charged in connection to the deaths of two passengers, who haven’t been seen since the ferry sank on March 22, 2006. The recordings suggest there was no sign of trouble, at least none reported to marine operators, as the ship sailed on a collision course toward Gil Island. They also show how fast the situation turned catastrophic: within minutes, the ship was listing to one side, passengers were being herded onto life boats and nearby fishing vessels were summoned to the area to help. The trial has heard that Lilgert was alone on the bridge with quartermaster Karen Bricker, his former lover, at the time of the collision. The audio recordings suggest the accident wasn’t reported on the radio until Hilton returned to the bridge. In the minute or so that followed, a marine officer in Prince Rupert, where the ship had departed from four hours earlier, struggled to pin down the ship’s position. Within two minutes, the ferry was asking for help, “We require assistance,” said a crew member on the ship, identified in a court transcript as Janice O’Neill. “And confirm that you are not taking on water?” asked marine operator Kim Brownlee, who testified about the recordings on Wednesday. “We are taking on water,” replied O’Neill. And then, from the ship’s captain, Colin Henthorne: “Our list is increasing. We need assistance immediately.” Several minutes after that, the evacuation was in full swing. “How many people do you have on board,” asked Brownlee. “We have 101 persons on board the ship,” replied O’Neill. “We are proceeding, readying life boats and life rafts.”
Meanwhile, operators of a number of fishing vessels offered to help. Some were within a half hour from the sinking vessel. Others were farther, in some cases hours away, but told to head to the scene anyway. About 12 minutes after the collision was first reported, a resident in a tiny First Nations community north of Gil Island took to the radio. “This is Hartley Bay,” said resident Eddie Robinson. “We’re trying to get some boats to come out.” Eventually, the community had at least three fast-response boats in the water and two 10-metre fishing vessels headed to the Queen of the North. As those boats were on the way, an ominous message came from the ferry. “We have abandoned the ship now,” said chief officer Richard St. Pierre. “We have five life rafts, one rescue boat and two life boats in the water.” The passengers were taken either to Hartley Bay, where they were put up in a local community centre, or a coast guard ship, the Sir Wilfred Laurier, that was already in the area. Throughout the morning, marine traffic operators, people involved in the rescue, and rescue officials in the Victoria area struggled to confirm both how many people had been on board the ship and how many made it off. The tally of passengers and crew on the ferry fluctuated, alternating between 101 and 102, the trial heard. So did the number of missing one, maybe two, or perhaps none at all. In the end, 99 passengers and crew survived the sinking. Two passengers, Gerald Foisy and Shirley Rosette, were never seen again and are presumed drowned. The jury heard about two hours of audio recordings on Wednesday. The Crown has alleged Lilgert was responsible for the missed course correction, and that he failed to take any evasive actions before the ferry struck Gil Island. The defence has suggested Lilgert was faced with poor training, unreliable equipment and inadequate policies within BC Ferries the former Crown corporation that operates the province’s ferry system. Lilgert has pleaded not guilty to two counts of criminal negligence causing death. His trial, before a jury, is expected to last up to six months.
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BY MIKE STOBBE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for health officials who want us to eat our vegetables. “Most meals are safe,” said Dr. Patricia Griffin, a government researcher and one of the study’s authors who said the finding shouldn’t discourage people from eating produce. Experts repeated often-heard advice: Be sure to wash those foods or cook them thoroughly. While more people may have gotten sick from plants, more died from contaminated poultry, the study also found. The results were released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans — or 48 million people— gets sick from food poisoning. That includes 128,000 hospitalization and 3,000 deaths, according to previous CDC estimates. The new report is the most comprehensive CDC has produced on the sources of food poisoning, covering the years 1998 through 2008. It reflects the agency’s growing sophistication at monitoring illnesses and finding their source. What jumped out at the researchers was the role fruits and vegetables played in food poisonings, said Griffin, who heads the CDC office that handles foodborne infection surveillance and analysis. About 1 in 5 illnesses were linked to leafy green vegetables — more than any other type of food. And nearly half of all food poisonings were attributed to produce in general, when illnesses from other fruits and vegetables were added in. It’s been kind of a tough month for vegetables. A controversy erupted when Taco Bell started airing a TV ad for its variety 12-pack of tacos, with a voiceover saying that bringing a vegetable tray to a football party is “like punting on fourth-and-1.” It said that people secretly hate guests who bring
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While more people may have gotten sick from leafy green vegetables, more died from contaminated poultry, the study found. vegetables to parties. The fast-food chain on Monday announced it was pulling the commercial after receiving complaints that it discouraged people from eating vegetables. Without actually saying so, the CDC report suggests that the Food and Drug Administration should devote more staff time and other resources to inspection of fruits and vegetables, said Michael Doyle, director of the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety. Earlier this month, the FDA released a proposed new rule for produce safety that would set new hygiene standards for farm workers and for trying to reduce contact with animal waste and dirty water. Meanwhile, CDC officials empha-
sized that their report should not be seen as discouraging people from eating vegetables. Many of the vegetable-related illnesses come from norovirus, which is often spread by cooks and food handlers. So contamination sometimes has more to do with the kitchen or restaurant it came from then the food itself, Griffin noted. Also, while vegetable-related illnesses were more common, they were not the most dangerous. The largest proportion of foodborne illness deaths — about 1 in 5 — were due to poultry. That was partly because three big outbreaks more than 10 years ago linked to turkey deli meat. But it was close. CDC estimated 277 poultry-related deaths in 1998-2008,
compared to 236 vegetable-related deaths. Fruits and nuts were credited with 96 additional deaths, making 334 total deaths for produce of all types. The CDC estimated 417 deaths from all kinds of meat and poultry, another 140 from dairy and 71 from eggs. Red meat was once seen as one of the leading sources of food poisoning, partly because of a deadly outbreak of E. coli associated with hamburger. But Griffin and Doyle said there have been significant safety improvements in beef handling. In the study, beef was the source of fewer than 4 per cent of food-related deaths and fewer than 7 per cent of illnesses. Online: CDC journal: http://www.cdc.gov/eid/
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Disease continues lethal spread in wildlife Monday my plastic gets correspondents ruefully con“Declined” in the nationwide cede that, as individuals, we VISA meltdown; Tuesday, col- have more money, but we are umn day, at 6 a.m., electric- quickly becoming poorer in ity and furnace are off, and the things that really matter: outside it is minus 30 and our land and landscapes, our feels like minus 48 with the renewable resources, our forwind chill: couldn’t ests, fish and wildgo to the den and life. start typing, even Calgarian, Darwith gloves on. But rel Rowledge, events like this do highly informed get a man looking advocate for public back. wildlife and oppoWhen I was a nent of game ranchsmall boy, the gas ing, has phoned and well in Brooks quit emailed about the during a prolonged documentary film, deep freeze. Fortu“No Accident,” he nately, not trusting has been working the new-fangled, my on for some time. canny and frugal Basically, the film father converted to documents scienBOB gas in such a way tific discoveries SCAMMELL that furnace reconshowing that an version back to coal alarming number of was easy, and the serious human dislast load of coal was still in eases have their origin in the the bin. Our warm house was domestication of animals, or, a popular place, until they fi- as I prefer to put it, the close nally thawed the wells and got confining of wild creatures gas flowing again. that habitually run free into Aside from worrying how ghettoes of infection. future Albertans will survive Chronic Wasting Disease, when the oil and gas run out, the scientifically-predicted my own memories put into a inevitable result of legalizing perspective I’m not sure I un- game ranching, continues its derstand the unusual spate of always-lethal spread through nostalgic, or Alberta-angst-rid- Alberta’s deer and elk herds. den, even angry, letters calls Rowledge, “No Accident,” and and emails I am receiving more and more scientists are from readers lately. I suspect suggesting the “jump” of CWD the current “bitumen bubble” from infected wild animals is (I prefer “bust”) and yet an- just an inevitable matter of other downturn for one-trick time. pony, company town Alberta, Many readers are angry has much to do with it. with yet another unscientific Several correspondents Alberta intervention into the look back to the thirties and ecosystem: innocuously called living off the land from habi- the woodland caribou mantats that no longer exist in an agement strategy, but actually Alberta that was a nicer, kind- an unholy war Alberta Envier place; one of these is from a ronment and Sustainable Rewoman whose late husband’s source Development is waging family drilled the first oil well against wolves, supposedly to in Turner Valley. Did any of protect the woodland caribou us alive when the Leduc and which have already fundamenRedwater gushers blew in, tally been wiped out by oil, gas contemplate how greatly they and forestry fragmentation of would change Alberta? Some their habitat.
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Close confining of wild animals; a source of human disease? Gwen Arterberry emails from Edmonton to point out that helicopter and ground poison wars are a very expensive waste of money, and totally ineffective in that the wolves will quickly “breed up” any losses; the way to go is to fill in the cut lines, pipeline rights of way, etc., that expose prey wildlife to the wolves. Yes, in many places in Alberta “thar be” many wolves. Another reader sends a chilling picture of 25 marching along, single-file, said to have been taken near Manning. Disease continues lethal spator-prey relationships, and predator control methods, and is outraged, even rants somewhat, about Alberta’s war on wildlife, particularly the incidental poison and snare kill of innocent, non-target species. Dwight says several poison methods are humane, selective and safe compared with the strychnine ground baits spread around the Town
Creek Natural Area, south of Winfield and allegedly picked up on weekends, so as not to kill hiker’s Fidos. These small baits can easily be dispersed by ravens, magpies, etc., can be buried by other creatures, and are non-specific, killing a wide variety of non-target
species; he wonders by what authority they were spread. Rodtka says that Environment and Sustainable Resource Development does not officially support the wolf bounty being paid to trappers by some fish and game associations, and wonders why they do not stop it, because too many non target species, mostly deer, are being killed in the snares. Why aren’t Albertans raising hell with government to put an end to, or change so much that is changing Alberta for the worse? Vivian Pharis, doyenne of the Alberta Wilderness Association, thinks it must have something to do with “the changing Albertan,” who does not have the values Albertans once held, or doesn’t realize the consequences of what is going on. A fortunate few changing Albertans, when the bitumen bubble busts and the money stops, will be able to retreat back to where their roots are and to an environment that will at least sustain them, because it has not been destroyed for big bucks. Bob Scammell is an awardwinning columnist who lives in Red Deer. He can be reached at bscam@telusplanet.net.
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Beat the winter blues with spring blooms When winter becomes too much add some flowers to the room. It can be in the form of flowering plants, spring bulbs; cut or in pots. They are all readily available at this time of year. Simple easy to care for plants such as African Violets and Primroses are for sale in various stores. African Violets are a long living, easy to care for plant. Given the correct conditions, this plant will bloom all year. Like most flowering plants, light plays LINDA a large role in when a plant TOMLINSON blooms. If an African Violet isn’t blooming, examine the foliage. Leaves that are very compact and slightly yellow mean that the plant is receiving too much direct sunlight. Plants with elongated stems are receiving too little light. Moving plants to a different location, with a different type of light can bring the plant into bloom. In each instance, move the plant to another location.
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Water the plant when needed and fertilize as directed on the fertilizer package and it will grow. The Primroses that are now in the store will thrive in a cool area with indirect sunlight. Do not let the soil become too dry as the plants do best in moist conditions. Do not discard Primroses once it finishes blooming but plant it outside in spring in a shady, sheltered area. Expect more blooms as the season passes. Given sufficient snow cover this plant will bloom for a number of years. Spring bulbs are available in pots or as cut flowers. When purchasing pots or pans of spring bulbs look to see that all plants are of a similar size and a bright green. If the flower buds are visible, make sure these are also green. If the pots are not watered properly the bulb will produce greenery but the flowerbud itself will die. At home place the container in a bright warm area to push the plant into bloom. Once in bloom move the plant into a cooler area to prolong the flower’s life. Placing the plant in the fridge when it isn’t being enjoyed will prolong the blooms. The fresher the cut flowers, the longer they last. Growers cut tulips and daffodils long before the flower is showing color. Ideally, Tulips are cut when the bud is still tucked into the foliage. Stems are
bundled together and sent to market to be bought and shipped to individual stores. The length of time between cutting and being purchased buy the consumer depends on the distribution network. For long lasting flowers, purchase stems that are not blooming or better yet the bud is not noticeable. For an instant show of color buy the flowers that are in bloom but do not expect them to last for an extended period of time. Always recut flower stems with a sharp knife or scissors before placing them into a vase. This ensures that the stem is open and fluids can pass upwards to the flower. Using the flower preservative that comes with each bouquet will keep the flower blooming for a longer period of time. Each package contains material to neutralize the ph, keep the stem open, as well as feed the flower. Spring bulbs bloom in early spring when it is cool outdoors. Placing the flowers in a cool area out of direct sunlight will extend the bloom time. Purchasing a flowering plant is like taking a little bit of spring home. Do it today. Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at www.igardencanada.com or your_garden@hotmail.com
Air quality suffers as crisis-hit Greeks burn wood for heat ATHENS — Fireplaces were long a status symbol for Greece’s up-andcoming middle class, like the second car and the flat-screen TV. Now, they are increasingly their owners’ only defence against the encroaching winter cold. A steep increase in heating costs has led many Greeks to switch from heating oil to wood-burning. But the price of using cheaper fuel is growing. Illegal loggers are slashing through forests already devastated by years of summer wildfires. Air pollution from wood smoke is choking the country’s main cities. And there has been an increase in blazes caused by carelessly attended woodstoves. Three children died in a northern village last month when a fire gutted the home of their grandparents, who had recently changed from oil-fueled central heating to a wooden stove to save money. In Athens, the capital, officials have warned of severe health risks from the low-lying smog that smothers the city at night, when fireplaces and woodstoves burn at full blast in poorly insulated homes. Greece’s leading medical association is demanding urgent action to clean the air. But those warnings have largely been ignored for a simple reason: Burning wood provides the same warmth as heating oil, for roughly half the cost. For the past three years, the country has been wracked by its worst financial crisis since the end of World War II. Living standards have plummeted, pensions have been slashed and a quarter of the workforce is unemployed, following deeply resented
cutbacks demanded in return for international bailouts shielding Greece from total ruin. The heating crisis was triggered by taxation changes, and made desperate by financial woes. For years, fuel for vehicles was taxed more heavily than heating oil. That encouraged crooked traders to sell heating fuel for use in vehicles and pocket the difference. Hoping to boost faltering revenues and foil tax fraud, the government this year harmonized taxes on vehicle fuel and heating oil, which now costs about 40 per cent more than last winter, although lower-income residents of colder areas get a rebate. Critics say the move backfired due to a drastic decline in sales. “The fact that the price of petrol has greatly increased, while incomes are shrinking to an unbearable extent, creates a vast problem with heating in Greece,” said lawmaker Thomas Psyrras from the Democratic Left party — a junior partner in Greece’s conservative-led coalition government. “People who live abroad imagine that we have sunshine all year round, but that’s not the case.” Temperatures have dropped below freezing in much of the country this winter, while snow fell in central Athens this month. Stratos Paradias, head of the Hellenic Property Federation that represents property owners, says many city dwellers have been left without any central heating. “There are some who are completely unable to pay the costs due to the crisis,” he said. But even those who can afford oil, or the slightly cheaper natural gas, can be left shivering, due to the communal nature of each apartment block’s cen-
tral heating. It means that if enough owners want to go without, their decision is binding for all residents. While electric heating is another option, most consumers perceive wood as cheaper — especially since household power bills are set to increase about 10 per cent this year. It’s hard to estimate how many people have abandoned heating oil for wood. Distributors say sales of heating oil are nearly 80 per cent down this winter, and new firewood yards have mushroomed all over Athens. “I used to have the only shop with firewood around here. Now another four have opened this year,” said Grigoris Athanassakis, who has sold fire-
wood for the past 15 years in the Athens district of Tavros. “What’s unprecedented this year is that we started selling firewood in August,” he said. “People were terrified at the coming rise in fuel prices, and rushed to get their supplies in early.” Costas Tsakoyiannis, who runs a yard on a busy highway near a central cemetery, says he’s seen a 20 per cent rise in demand this season. “It used to be middle-class people who bought firewood, but now it’s much more widespread,” he said. “Many who only had fireplaces in their flats for decoration now use them for heating. Others have bought woodstoves.”
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Olive oil isn’t just loved by Popeye Olive Oyl may have been Popeye’s one and only, but we doubt he could have loved her any more than we adore olive oil — another of the odd omega monounsaturated fats. This one is mainly omega-9, and it’s the secret sauce in the tasty and good-for-you Mediterranean diet. And now, a bushel of recently revealed benefits make us want to exclaim: “Olive ya’ forever!” It’s great for your bones. In one brand-new report, guys who ate lots of fruit and veggies, whole grains, lean protein and low-fat dairy products along with olive oil had higher levels of osteocalcin — a protein that keeps bones and teeth strong — compared with guys on a low-fat diet who didn’t use olive oil. Protects you from silent strokes. Symptom-free mini-strokes can lead to dementia — and bigger, more disabling brain attacks. Olive oil to the rescue: In one report, brain scans showed that enjoying this good stuff (drizzled on salad greens, used to saute chicken and broccoli) lowered the odds for silent strokes by more than 35 per cent. Way less risk of heart disease. Enjoying two tablespoons of olive oil a day could lower your odds for deadly heart disease by a whopping 44 per cent. Even one tablespoon a day can slash your risk by 28 per cent, says another new report. Controls blood-sugar levels. Polyphenols in olive oil help your body process blood sugar more efficiently — and could even help you avoid type 2 diabetes. If you do have diabetes, regular use of olive oil can make it easier to manage blood glucose levels and possibly reduce the amount of blood-sugar-controlling medication you need to take. Guards against cancer. Making the big “double O” your go-to oil could protect you against respiratory and digestive-system cancers and reduce a woman’s
also burns at a lower temp — at about 320 F — than other types labeled “virgin olive oil,” “pure olive oil,” “light olive oil” or just plain “olive oil.” These other less-expensive forms can be heated to about 400 F before their goodness starts going up in smoke. And they’re still great sources of oleic acid.
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DRS. OZ AND ROIZEN risk for breast cancer by 38 per cent. What makes olive oil such a health-booster? For starters, 55 per cent to 80 per cent of the fat in olive oil is oleic acid — an omega-9 fatty acid that lowers bad LDL cholesterol, boosts good HDLs, puts blood sugar on an even keel and helps protect against some cancers. But it’s also rich in the plant chemicals that have the power to turn on beneficial genes. Here’s how to use our favorite oil more often.
Buy two grades of olive oil Reserve intense, fruity-tasting extra-virgin olive oil for low-heat cooking and room-temperature drizzles, dunking and salad dressings. There’s evidence that it contains more of the polyphenols that contribute to olive oil’s big impact. But extra-virgin olive oil
Use olive oil instead of butter or coconut oil, both of which are rich in saturated fat. They boost inflammation and load your body with the building blocks of heart-threatening LDL cholesterol. The less of that stuff the better! (Coconut oil is a good hair tonic, though.) And olive oil also is smart to use in place of corn, sunflower, safflower and soy oils. These vegetable oils are rich in omega-6 fatty acids, which in large amounts can boost inflammation.
Give olive oil new starring roles Spritz it on hearty, whole-grain toast at breakfast. Buy olive-oil-based mayo and use it (sparingly — lots of calories here!) in salmon or chicken salad. Love to bake? You even can make savory pastry crusts with olive oil in place of butter. Drop a dollop into the pot when cooking brown rice, whole-wheat couscous or quinoa. Hosting a party? Create healthy dips by whirling white beans, olive oil, garlic and spices; serve with veggies. Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Medical Officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. For more information go to www.RealAge.com.
Bodies donated to campus dissection lab honoured MEDICAL STUDENTS HOLD CEREMONIES THAT ARE MORE MOVING THAN MACABRE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GARY, Ind. — When medical students have finished their study and practice on cadavers, they often hold a respectful memorial service to honour these bodies donated to science. But the ceremonies at one medical school have a surreal twist: Relatives gather around the cold steel tables where their loved ones were dissected and which now hold their remains beneath metal covers. The tables are topped with white or burgundy-colored shrouds, flags for military veterans, flowers and candles. The mixture of grace and goth at the Indiana University School of MedicineNorthwest campus might sound like a scene straight out filmmaker Tim Burton’s quirky imagination. Yet, despite the surrounding shelves of medical specimens and cabinets of human bones, these dissection lab memorials are more moving than macabre. The medical students join the families in the lab and read letters of appreciation about the donors, a clergy
member offers prayers, and tears are shed. Family members are often squeamish about entering that room. This year’s ceremony was last Friday, and relatives of one of the six adult donors being honoured chose not to participate. And some who did attend had mixed feelings. Joan Terry of Griffith, Ind., came to honour her sister, Judy Clemens, who died in 2011 at age 51 after a long battle with health problems including multiple sclerosis and osteoporosis. Terry said she felt a little hesitant about being in the dissection lab and was relieved that nothing too graphic was visible. “I was kind of looking forward to coming,” Terry said. “This is ... like a closure. I know Judy’s not with us anymore. I know that she’s dancing on the streets of gold in heaven. She’s probably smiling knowing that her body’s helping other people, helping these young doctors learn something about her, because that’s what she wanted. That’s the type of person that she was.
She was always giving.” More than three dozen students, donors’ relatives and campus staff members crowded the anatomy lab during Friday’s memorial, surrounding the tables and standing solemnly along the room’s perimeter. Some dabbed their eyes as prayers and remembrances were said, but faces were mostly stoic and there was no sobbing. The lab’s usual odour of formaldehyde was strangely absent, masked perhaps by the sweet aroma of bouquets decorating the cadaver tables. Some donors’ relatives wore formal funeral attire. Terry, noting her plain pink T-shirt, said her sister wasn’t a fancy person, either. Terry closed her eyes and struggled not to cry during the service, saying beforehand that Clemens “would be upset if I did.” Abdullah Malik, a medical student who worked on Judy Clemens, thanked her in a letter he read aloud during the ceremony. “To have the courage and fortitude to endure as much as she did is a testament to her strength and an inspira-
tion to us all,” he read, standing next to Clemens’ sister beside the dissection table holding Clemens’ remains. Ernest Talarico Jr., an assistant professor and director of anatomy coursework, created the unusual program and began holding the laboratory ceremonies in 2007. The cadavers are considered the medical students’ first patients, and students are encouraged to have contact with the donors’ families during the semester, too. At other medical schools, donated bodies remain anonymous and students never meet the families. Talarico said his program humanizes the learning experience. Talarico views the services as lifeaffirming and a chance to give thanks. The education these donated bodies have provided is invaluable, he says, teaching doctors-to-be how the body works, and what causes things to go wrong. “We look at it as a celebration of the lives of those individuals and the gift that they have given to us,” Talarico said.
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● Heartland Cowboy Church will be held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Stettler Agriplex. Cowboy church will be held Feb. 5 and 19. Phone 403-742-4273. ● Central Alberta Council on Aging meets on Feb. 5, 9 a.m. at Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. Presentations will be held on fraud and the Community Heritage Mapping Programme. Contact Shirley at 403-343-0767, Ron at 403-346-8115, or Margaret at 403-343-0698. ● Drop-in Time for Twos is offered on Thursdays from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch children’s department. Phone 403-346-4688. ● All Ages Yoga is offered on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Hub. Bring your yoga mat, please. Phone 403-340-4869.
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Brazilian exchange student and Kerry Wood Nature Centre volunteer Julia Katzer tries her hand or in this case her feet at snowshoeing at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre this week. On Sunday Feb. 3 a Random Snowshoeing event will be held at the nature centre where participants who want to try out some snowshoes will get the chance. Between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m this Sunday the Kerry Wood Nature Centre will provide the shoes for those who want to experience a winter activity. Admission by suggested donation of $3 per person or $10 per family.
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Friday ● Forshee Community Hall old-time family dance nights are the first Friday of each month starting at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per adult, children 17 years and under are free. Evening lunch is included. Live old time music with Country Gold Band. Next dance is Feb. 1. For more information, call Mary at 403-748-3378. ● First Friday’s lineup on Feb. 1 includes: current artwork featured in Celebrating Alberta art selection will be on display at the Marjorie Wood Gallery at Kerry Wood Nature Centre from 5 to 7 p.m.; Kimmy Beach and Fran Kimmel, reading from their literary works in conjunction with the exhibit Borrowing Art: The Red Deer Public Library Art Lending Program, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Kiwanis Gallery at the Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch; Art from the Heart reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Hub; Art from the Streets reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at 4935 51 Street; Red Deer College Visual Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition Reception from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Red Deer College Library. ● Life with Cancer free therapeutic yoga program will run for eight weeks beginning Feb. 1 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Breathing Room Yoga Studio. Each participant is invited to bring one family member or other support person to attend with them. Participants may sign up online at www. breathingroomreddeer.com or phone 403-3583542. ● Darren Johnson and Claude Godin Live in concert at The Hub on Feb. 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $15 per person or $30 cash only at the door. Phone 403-340-4869. ● The Jungle Book will be presented by a cast of Hunting Hills High School students at Red Deer Memorial Centre on Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. each night. Pre-show dinner at Festival Hall at 6 p.m. on Feb. 1 and 2. Tickets available at Hunting Hills until Jan. 30, and then at the door one hour prior to showtime. The world premiere of a new adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling classic tale of the young orphan boy, Mowgli, who is adopted by a wolf family in the jungles of India. A highly stylized non-musical production. Phone 403-342-6655. ● Warehouse One The Jean Store Annual Denim Donor Event for Charity will run until Feb. 10. Red Deer customers are encouraged to donate gently used jeans for shelters across Canada. Receive 20 per cent off entire purchase when three or more pairs are donated, 15 per cent off for two, and 10 per cent off for one. For more information visit www.warehouseonecom ● Senior Citizens Downtown House pot luck suppers are held the first Friday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The next one will be on Feb. 1. Please bring a meat dish, salad or dessert to share. The cost is $5. Phone 403-346-4043. ● Senior Citizens Downtown House offers Flag Whist on Feb. 1 at 1:30 p.m. for a cost of $3. Phone 403-346-4043.
Saturday ● Nature Games Day will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 2 at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Drop in for games of all shapes and sizes, all with a nature theme. Admission by suggested donation of $3 per person, or $10 per family. Phone 403-346-2010. ● Blackfalds Trade Show and Market Place will be held at Blackfalds Community Hall on Feb. 2 from noon to 4 p.m. Admission by donation to food bank. ● Sacred Heart Church Book Sale will be held on Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hard cover books will sell for $1 each, and paperbacks, movies, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles will sell
for 50 cents each. Phone 403-346-2618. ● Groundhog Day Supper sponsored by Delburne United Church will be on Feb. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Delburne Community Hall. Adults $10, and children ages six to 12 years $5. On the menu will be ham and baked potatoes, salad and more. Contact Lenora at 403-749-2083. ● Dance Magic Zumbathon for Multiple Sclerosis will be held on Feb. 2 from noon to 3 p.m. at Notre Dame High School. The cost is $25 per person. Participants may register as individuals or in teams. Register online at reddeerdancemagic. com, or phone 403-347-9101 or 403-309-7319 to find out more. ● Russian Storytime will be held Feb. 2 from noon to 1 p.m., and Get that eBook! from 1 to 3 p.m. Drop in to this info sessions if you have questions about how to access the RDPL Digital Library. Both sessions will meet at the Dawe branch of the Red Deer Public Library. For more information call 403-341-3822. ● Grand Launch of Atar Water Project will be held on Feb. 2, 7 p.m. at CrossRoads Church. The project aims to bring clean water to the South Sudanese Village of Atar with partners Central Alberta Refugee Effort and A Better World. Any donation is welcome including pennies. See the documentary written from Monybany Dau from Atar entitled Ladder of My Life. Phone 403-346-8818, 403-7821141. or 403-877-5923. ● Sierra of Taylor Drive Music Jam is held the first Saturday of every month from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Everyone welcome to play an instrument, dance or simply listen to the music. Each session $2. No jam session in July and August. Phone Chris at 403-341-3385. ● The Power of a Girl annual mother daughter conference sponsored by Soroptimist International of Central Alberta will take place at Eastview Middle School on Feb. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration will be from 8:30 to 8:50 a.m. for mothers and female adults with their girls ages 11 to 14 years. Adult admission is $20 which includes sessions, lunch, snacks and refreshments for each adult/girl group. Limited space. Pre-register or find out more from Rachel at rewen@firemaster.ca, or phone 403-342-7500.
Sunday ● Random Snowshoeing at Kerry Wood Nature Centre is available on Feb. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. Drop in and give it a try, weather and snow-levels permitting. No high heels, please. Admission by suggested donation of $3 per person or $10 per family. Call 403-346-2010.
Monday ● Central Alberta Refugee Effort’s Cultural Cafe will take place at the Red Deer Native Friendship Centre, 4808 51 Ave, on Feb. 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Experience rich culture of Canada’s First Nations including a smudge and sharing circle. Visit www.immigrant-centre.ca for more information. ● Ladies Auxiliary of Red Deer Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35 holds general meetings the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Next meeting will be on Feb. 4. For a ride please call Harry at 403-598-5331 before noon on meeting day. Meat draw every Friday at 5 p.m.
Tuesday ● Senior Citizens Downtown House dance, Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. with live music by Gaetz Valley Minstrels. The cost is $6. Phone 403346-4043. Lunch provided by donations.
● Puppet Club will meet at the Red Deer Public Library Dawe Branch on Feb. 6 and 20 at 3:30 p.m. For ages eight and up. Make puppets and participate in a puppet show. For more information call 403-341-3822. ● See Safari Jeff at Parkland Mall, Feb. 6 to 10 across from Red Deer Family Services. Showtimes are 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 to 8 and at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 and 10. Enjoy the presentation on crocodiles, giant tortoises and more. Admission is free however a donation to Red Deer Food Bank Society is encouraged. Phone 403-314-2702. ● Eckankar Canada in Alberta presents Community HU Song on the first Wednesday of each month in the Waskasoo Room at the Red Deer Public Library, downtown branch, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Fellowship and refreshments to follow. Singing HU — a love song to God — can expand awareness, help experience divine love, heal a broken heart, offer solace during times of grief, bring peace and calm. Next HU Song on Feb. 6. Visit www.MiraclesInYourLife.org or phone 403346-9238. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Five Plus One is on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403342-0035. ● Alberta Gerontological Nurses Association Central Chapter presentation on Strategic Planning for an Aging Albertan with geriatrician Dr. Robertson, on Feb. 6, at Dana Soltes Auditorium at Red Deer Regional Hospital. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. General meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by presentation until 8 p.m. Free. Phone 403-358-4328. ● Better Choices, Better Health workshop to help manage chronic disease will be offered on six consecutive Wednesdays starting Feb. 6, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Education Room at Bethany Col-
legeSide. Workshop is designed to support those with conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma, high blood pressure, chronic pain, and obesity. Family members and caregivers are also welcome to attend. Call 1-877-314-6997 to register or for more information.
Thursday ● First Thursdays in the Snell — Free-to-you concert series will take place Feb. 7 from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at the Downtown Red Deer Public Library. Concert features Wilmari Myburg, soprano, and Deb Protsack, piano, with a program of favourite music theatre love songs. For more information call 403-346-2100. ● Owl Prowl is on Feb. 7 from 8 to 10 p.m. starting from Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Join an interpreter on an owling excursion to Burbank. Costs are $15 for Friends of Kerry Wood Nature Centre Members, or $17 for non-members. Preregister by 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 by phoning 403-346-2010. ● Red Deer College Theatre Productions presents Bram Stoker’s Dracula on Feb. 7 to 16 on the Mainstage, Arts Centre. Tickets are available from Black Knight Ticket Centre, www.bkticketcentre.ca, 403-755-6626, or 1-800-661-8793. ● Living With Cancer Support Group provides a casual non-denominational forum for individuals and their loved ones to discuss their cancer diagnosis or treatments, or just socialize with others at Gaetz Memorial United Church on the first and third Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. Phone 403-347-2244. ● West Park Community Ladies Drop In Coffee Time will meet the first Thursday of each month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the West Park Activity Centre. The group encourages neighbours including West Lake and West Park Estates to join the fun. Refreshments provided by WPCA. Contact Arlene at 403-346-0058. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Gaetz Valley Minstrels Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403-3476165, 403-986-7170, or 403-346-3896. ● Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic will hold a photo identification clinic on Feb. 7 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 301 5008 Ross St. The clinic offers free affidavits of identification that are notarized by a lawyer. This ID does not replace government issued ID but is intended to help people access basic services while replacing their proper ID. To book an appointment, phone 430-314-9129, see www.communitylegalclinic.net, or email to info@ communitylegalclinic.net. ● Habitat for Humanity Red Deer Restore Open House will be on Feb. 7 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at 4732 78A St. Cl. See what is in stock, what is needed, enjoy refreshments, meet the executive, check out the volunteer opportunities, find out about building plans, and more. Phone 403-309-0998.
REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● An Evening with C.S. Lewis — Performed by David Payne — Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Deer Park Alliance Church. Tickets are $10 and can be picked up at Scott’s Parables or online at www. ticketwindow.ca ● 24 Hour Speedskate for the Children’s Wish Foundation will be held Feb. 17 to 18 on Sylvan Lake. Part of the Foothills Speedskating Marathon Association. The skaters begin at 2 p.m. on Feb. 17. Three groups of skaters will rotate for a 24 hour period on a 2 km track. In the final hours of the marathon — 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. — the public is invited to skate to also raise money . Pledge sheets have gone out. For more information contact Art at 403-963-0171. ● Rotary Club of Red Deer East’s Valentine’s Day Shortcake Drive is now under way. Get your order in for delectable strawberry shortcakes and beautiful single roses by Feb. 10. $10 includes a shortcake serving large enough to share, with candy extras. Add a coloured rose for an additional $4. Delivery is Feb. 14 between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free with orders of four or more at the same location, or $5 per location. Pay by cash, cheque, Visa or Mastercard by calling Remi at 403-3584110 or email rsengi@telusplanet.net or fax 403342-2968. ● The City of Lacombe is continuing participation in the Communities ChooseWell program with the WinterActive Challenge, running Jan. 28 to Feb. 17. You are encouraged to get off the couch and head outdoors, or to the gym, by joining the 21 day contest, with prizes donated by community sponsors. Form a team of five, register your team with the City Recreation Office. Each team member is responsible to obtain and track at least 30 minutes of exercise per day for 21 days. Registration packages and more information are available by calling Sonya Beauclair at 403-782-1267. Upcoming healthy living opportunities include Winter Walk Day on Feb. 6, see www.provincialfitnessunit.ca; and 1000-pound Meltdown Challenge, see www. fitbodybootcamp.com/1000PoundMeltdown.html ● Hungry for Change Penny Drive is under way at the Hub. Help end hunger for children in Somalia by donating your unrolled or rolled pennies by March 31. For more information contact Emily at emily@globalenrichmentfoundation.com. ● Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Evening — Enjoy a lovely dinner in the wonderful atmosphere of the historic Cronquist House at Bower Ponds. There will be a five course dinner, entertainment and more, all for the price of only $120 per couple. Call 403-346-0055 for tickets, seating is limited. ● Friends Over 45 is an organization for women who are new to Red Deer or who have experienced lifestyle changes and would like to meet new friends. New members are welcome. For further information phone or Shirley at 403-346-7160. ● Red Deer Hospice is offering raffle tickets on A Night With the Rebels. The prize will be the use of the RBC Dominion Securities Suite at the Centrium for the night of Wednesday, Feb. 13, 10 tickets to the game and $150 in food and beverages. The draw will be made Feb. 7. Tickets are $10 each from the office, or online at www.reddeerhospice. com or by calling 403-309-4344 ext. 108. Only 400 tickets printed. ● Canadian Diabetes Association’s Free Educational Expo and Trade Show will feature Dr. Edward Lee, BSc, MD, FRCPC , Diabetes and Kidney Disease. Exhibits on healthy living, nutrition, stress, foot care, eye health, cardiovascular health, insulin pumps and more. Ask the experts booth and free samples, door prizes and refreshments. Show takes place Mar. 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. Register by Mar. 8 by calling 403-346-4631. Limited seating. ● Servus Credit Union has teamed up with Loaves and Fishes to collect pennies to help those in need. Penny donations can be dropped off at any of the six Servus branches in Red Deer until Mar. 4. Pennies are also being collected at the Blackfalds branch to benefit the Blackfalds Food Bank, the Delburne branch for the Delburne Centralized School Breakfast Program, the Lacombe branch for the Lacombe Community Food Bank, the Ponoka Branch for the Ponoka Food Bank, the Rimbey branch for the Rimbey Food Bank, and the Elnora branch for the Elnora and District Museum. ● The 2013 Red Deer Community Sports
Awards and Banquet has been postponed because of lack of nominations. The event set for Feb. 24 will now take place on Apr. 21 at the Sheraton Red Deer. Nominations will be accepted until March 25. ● Parkinson Society Red Deer office will host Education and Support Groups at the Davenport Church of Christ. Upcoming sessions are Feb. 20 and Mar. 20 at 1:30 p.m., Apr. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. is Education Day, with professional speakers and lunch. Pre-registration required for this event. Normal meeting will resume May 15 at 1:30 p.m.; and a Potluck lunch windup will be held on June 19 at noon. The Hope in Bloom Fundraiser will sell pots of tulip bulbs for $8. Order by Mar.15. Tulips will be delivered week of Mar. 25. For more information contact Marilynne at 403-346-4463 or mherron@parkinsonalberta.ca ● Upcoming The Odd Couple (Female Version) Benefit Shows: Dinner theatre — Feb. 21 for the Lacombe Hospital; Brunch theatre — Feb. 24 for the Westling District Chatelaine Club; Dinner theatre — Feb. 27 for Clive Minor Hockey; Dinner theatre — Feb. 28 for the Masonic Foundation of Alberta; Brunch theatre — Mar. 3 for All That Jazz Dance the World. Tickets and bookings are available by visiting www.cowpatti.com or calling 403784-2294 or 403-782-3956. ● Perogy Supper at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church will take place Feb. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Adults are $11, children ten and under are $6. Tickets are available at the door. For more information call 403-347-2335. ● Centennial Cake Competition will take place at Parkland Mall on Feb. 23. Cakes will be judged by a panel of celebrity and community judges based on several criteria. There is also a peoples choice award ballot. Bakers must register before Feb. 11. Entry forms and guidelines are available at www.parklandmall.ca/events_and_promotions.php or reddeer2013.ca ● Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame Fine Arts Department presents the musical production of Aida at Red Deer Memorial Centre on Feb. 14 to 16 at 7 p.m., and on Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. Shaeane Jimenez stars along with Michael Marcinek, and Tevra Plamondon in this tragic and inspiring love story. Tickets cost $20 for adults, and $15 for students aged 18 years and under. Tickets available at https://esnd.inviteright.com/aida. Aida is written by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, with music by Elton John, and lyrics by Tim Rice. ● Singing Valentines by Wild Rose Harmonizers are available to serenade your loved one on Feb. 14. Four handsome men bearing a red rose will visit the recipient at home or work and perform two tender love songs. The cost is $40 and a photo of the occasion will be included. For bookings, contact Fran at 403-347-0436, or David at 403-3421318. Book early as limited spaced are available. The deadline is Feb. 12. For more information visit www.harmonizers.ca. ● Central Alberta Teacher’s Convention Association is hosting a Community Night that members of the community are welcome to attend on Feb. 20 at Red Deer College Fine Arts Center. Feature speaker Alfie Kohn and Pasi Sahlberg will give their perspectives on how we ensure Alberta continues to be one of the best education systems in the world. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with presentation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cash bar. Tickets are $10 per person and are available at mycatca. com. All proceeds will go to the Red Deer College Foundation. ● Rimbey Annual Women’s Conference — Exploring Our Diversity — takes place at Rimbey Community Centre on Feb. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Noreen Olson — That’s my story and I’m sticking to it and six concurrent sessions including: Kerry Huber on Healthy eating starts here; Mary Hays on The full meal deal; Tanya Schur on Health rhythms/heart songs; Red Deer FLK Taoist Tai Chi; Theresa Turner on My favourite things (travel); Anna Chappell on Diversify with herbs. There will be a catered lunch, shopping, prizes and more. Register at Rimbey FCSS the Provincial Building, phone 403-843-2030. Cost is $35 and $40 after Feb. 7. Bring your coffee mug and enjoy.
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Is child a ticking time bomb? Dear Annie: With the recent events that have oc- who will commit such a crime. Signs can include decurred across the country involving mass killings, pression, anger, drug or alcohol abuse, lack of empathis has prompted me to ask a question. What do you thy and hurting others. do if you know someone you think could end up in The angry kid who likes to torture dogs and pull the news involved in a mass killing? What the wings off of butterflies is more likely do you do with those gut feelings? to harm a human being than the child I know someone who has prompted me who is socially awkward, but it still and others to think, “This guy is a ticking doesn’t predict mass murder. And easy time bomb.” access to guns can create an opportunity This particular person is still a child, for tragedy that would otherwise defuse but one who displays many signs of being in a less disastrous way. severely troubled. His parents don’t seem If you are in regular contact with this concerned, but many of us on the outside child, the best thing you can do is help of this family dynamic think this child has him develop empathy for others and serious issues and could potentially end up learn impulse control. We also hope you committing a horrible crime. can be his friend. So what do I do? The child has never Dear Annie: My husband and I combeen in trouble. He has difficulty in public municate with our grandchildren reguMITCHELL situations and prefers to be by himself. He larly by phone, text and email. & SUGAR shows a great interest in knives and guns, We have one adult grandchild who has very few friends, and has been moved lives in another state. Through the years, from multiple schools because “he didn’t we have helped her emotionally, as well fit in.” as financially. But she never returns our Does this make him a potential risk? And if so, calls or emails. We send gifts and never hear from what do I do? her. You hear interviews with neighbors and friends We simply want to know how she’s doing and be a who say, “He was a quiet kid. I never thought he part of her life. When I complain to her mother, she would do something like this.” Well, I wouldn’t be makes excuses and says her daughter is too busy. able to say that. — K. She also says grandparents aren’t as important to Dear K.: The problem with stopping such behavior young people these days. in advance is that there is no way to reliably predict I find these excuses difficult to swallow, especial-
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ly when I hear other grandparents talk about their grandkids. Are we expecting too much? — Disappointed Grandparents Dear Disappointed: It is absolutely not true that grandparents are less important to this generation. But young adults have been known to take their family members for granted. Please continue to stay in touch regardless of the lack of response. We think she’ll come around eventually. However, there is no excuse for not acknowledging a gift. If it happens again, tell your granddaughter that her silence indicates she isn’t interested in receiving any more presents. Feel free to stop sending them. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “RH,” whose dog, “Buster,” died and he wants an identical dog with the same name. I am a veterinarian and have seen many people experience a profound grief for the loss of their beloved pet. Many veterinary schools offer free pet loss hotlines. I also recommend he write an obituary for “Buster,” describing his wonderful life, and share it with those friends and family who will understand. When he is ready, he can honor Buster’s memory by forming a relationship with a new dog who has a different name. — Massachusetts 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.
Thursday, Jan. 31 some of your closest friends over and share CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: some beautiful moments together. Inner bliss Justin Timberlake, 32; Kerry Washington, 36; and peace of mind can be so Zen. Jonathan Banks, 66 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your exuberance THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Our brain has a can is contagious. Share your positivity by mind of its own today. Old-fashioned thinking connecting with others and by inspiring them will not work well today and we will struggle to with your endless shine. You relate extremely prove a point due to an unavoidwell with others. No wonder why able stubborn streak. Thorough everyone is so eager to help you. and scrupulous concentration VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): on intricate projects should be Disputes over money is inevitaavoided for today. Two specble. Don’t let this ruin the wondertacular grand triangles are ful opportunities available for you formed in the sky by the Sun, today. You can be certain that Moon, Venus and Jupiter, all in diligent work will bring you the air signs. Wow! We strive to get deserved rewards. fairness through personal freeLIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): dom and identity while allowing Balance and harmony will preourselves to expand these radominate in your living situation. tional and friendly energies into The Moon in your own sign works greater realms. Love, care and best when it’s in a cooperative ASTRO a good-spirited vibe will mark and supporting position. Maintain DOYNA the day. that peaceful attitude and you will HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today inspire others to join your serene is your birthday, you will find a world as well. greater need to seek justice and SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. fairness to everything you do. Travel might 21): Don’t hide your emotions in the closet. prove to be a deeply nurturing experience There’s an entire world out there waiting for where you will also want to learn something you to benefit from its radiant energies. You of a higher meaning. Broadening your sphere own that keen ability to regenerate your pains of knowledge within the legal field or pursuing into heavenly experiences. your education overseas is highly likely this SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You upcoming year. Faith in yourself and in your may desire to acquire new material goods. own abilities will take you far. Appreciate this You have a greater sense of value and you’d spiritual journey and use it to inspire others. like to share your contagious spirit with the ARIES (March 21-April 19): You mani- rest of your friends. You will feel more comfest a need to relate to others and you can plete once in their company. achieve that by engaging yourself in a frank CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are and open communication. Respect the oth- receiving positive grades or feedback from er’s person need for freedom and appreciate your peers. You couldn’t be happier as this them for who they are. uplifts your motivation to keep on going and TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Personal to do more. You may become suddenly more freedom can be achieved through the belief popular and in demand. of your own values. Today you are feeling AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Others more indulgent than usual and it is extremely may find you a tab stubborn and a bit too echard to resist those yummy sweets. Healthy centric. Try to pace yourself when it comes to choices are hard to come by. reasoning as you are not in a state to make GEMINI (May 21-June 20): No matter the best possible conclusions. Tomorrow is what others say today your predisposition another day. will be to do things your own way. A stubborn PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You crave inclination will cause some disagreements intimacy with a special someone and you between you and your peers. Hear them out want to dig into their deepest secrets and hidand don’t be ignorant to potentially helpful den talents. You are feeling serene despite advice. some financial disturbances or indulgent beCANCER (June 21-July 22): You are haviours. feeling so comfortable and harmonious in Astro Doyna is an internationally syndiyour own home, you are thinking of inviting cated astrologer and columnist.
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There’s nothing quite like a bowl of Note: Soak ½ cup of black beans in warm soup in the cold of winter — and 2 cups of water for minimum of 4 hours I’m not talking about cracking open the or overnight or substitute with 1 can of can of chunky funky stuff in the back of black beans. your cabinet when you are in need of some nourishment, because Fire Roasted Jalapeño that isn’t going to cut it neiBlack Bean Soup ther nutritionally nor satisfy your craving. Prep Time: 15 minutes. What little nutritional Cook Time 45 Minutes. value that is actually left Yield 8 - 1 Cup Servings through the whole canning process has pushed the food 4 Tbsp Olive Oil industry to start using more 2 Ears Corn, Corn Reof the pouches that are heatmoved stable, flexible and capable 1 Red Pepper, Medium of handling the thermal proDice (½” pieces) cess to kill off any bacteria 1 Jalapeno, Seeded and and spoilage organisms. Medium Dice KRISTIN It typically allows shorter 2 Roma Tomatoes, MeFRASER processing time because the dium Dice pouches have a greater sur½ Large Onion, approx 1 face-to-volume ratio and can Cup Medium Dice penetrate heat to the cen3 Cloves Garlic tre more rapidly destroying 1 tsp Cumin fewer nutrients. 1 tsp Paprika But let’s face it — fresh is always 6 Cups Vegetable Stock best. ½ Cup Black Beans, Soaked (*See So a quick lesson on making some of above note) your own homemade soups with a little 3 ½ tsp of salt heat to get through the winter! First off, homemade soups can be ● Preheat oven to 375°F frozen — so make a large batch and ● Toss corn, red pepper, jalapeños get some portion-sized containers for and tomatoes in 2 Tbsp of olive oil freezing. You can always start off with and 1 tsp of sea salt. Spread on baking sautéing some onions and whatever sheet and roast in oven for 30 minutes. veggies you choose — carrots, leeks, ● While vegetables are roasting, add potatoes. remaining 2 Tbsp of olive oil to meOr what’s really delicious is throw- dium saucepan on medium heat. Add ing some halved tomatoes (or other onions and sauté until caramelized vegetables of your choice) in the oven (approximately 5 minutes). Add garlic for roasting with some olive oil and and heat for another two minutes. fresh herbs for 40 minutes at 375F and ● Add cumin, paprika and 1 tsp of throw them in to the caramelized on- salt and stir until onions and garlic are ions for some creamy tomato soup. well coated. Be sure to season with sea salt as ● Add stock, uncooked beans and you go for some taste. Then add some 1 ½ tsp of salt and bring to a boil. Reorganic veggie or chicken stock (home- duce heat and simmer on a low boil made vegetable stock is my favourite). for 30 minutes. *If using canned beans Just to coat the vegetables and bring to simmer for only 10 minutes. a boil until vegetables are tender. ● Stir in roasted vegetables, let simUse an immersion blender to cream mer for another 5 to 10 minutes. it up and keeping adding stock until ● Serve with one or a combination you get the consistency you want — of the following toppings: fresh lime, just a little more liquid than “baby sliced avocado, salsa, fresh cilantro, food creamy.” sour cream (tofu or organic dairy). Try the one below created by myself Source: Kristin Fraser and Mia Lewis and co-chef Mia. Kristin Fraser, BSc, is a holistic nuThis spicy robust soup will warm tritionist and local freelance writer. Her you to the core on a cold winter’s day. column appears every second Thursday. Enjoy with one or all of the optional She can be reached at kristin@somethingtochewon.ca. toppings listed below.
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DePape recovery on track REBELS OVERAGE ACQUISITION SHOULD BE READY FOR PLAYOFFS COLIN MCDONALD
GONE FOR TWO GAMES The NHL on Wednesday suspended New York Islanders forward Colin McDonald for two games after a boarding incident involving Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Ben Lovejoy on Tuesday. In the Islanders’ 4-1 win at the Consol Energy Center, McDonald was issued a boarding penalty and a game misconduct for his hit on Lovejoy in the second period. Under the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement, McDonald will lose $7,567.56 in salary. The funds will be sent to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. McDonald, a right wing, has two points and 19 minutes in penalties for the Islanders, who are off to a 3-2-1 start. New York will take on the New Jersey Devils in Newark on tonight.
Today
● Senior high basketball: Ponoka at Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe at Innisfail, Notre Dame at Camrose, Sylvan Lake at Wetaskiwin; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● WHL: Kootenay at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.
BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Jordan DePape had an important meeting this morning and you can bet that his future team was interested in the discussion. DePape met with the surgeon — Winnipeg Jets physician Peter MacDonald — who operated on his right shoulder in November. The 20-year-old forward was placed on the Red Deer Rebels list Jan. 10 and today’s consultation will give him a better idea of when he’ll be heading east to join his new club. “It could be a week, it could be two weeks,” DePape said Wednesday. “I won’t know until (today). I’ll see what my surgeon says and then I’ll be in contact with the Rebels trainer and their surgeon.” The rough timeline on DePape calls for him to be ready for game action in mid-March, although he feels his rehabilitation from surgery is ahead of schedule. DePape, who has been skating for just over four weeks, will continue his rehab in Red Deer. The Winnipeg native had surgery on his left shoulder in November of 2011 and returned to the Kamloops Blazers lineup just prior to the start of last spring’s playoffs, in which he was second on the team in scoring with seven goals and 13 points in 11 games. “I feel really good right now. When I look at where I am (with his rehab) to this point compared to last season, I’m way
beyond above that, so it’s looking really good,” he said. “I’ve gradually started to shoot. When I’m stick-handling I’m feeling no pain and I’m shooting at probably 50 per cent power with no problem. It’s gradually getting better and better. “I feel that I’m definitely still on pace to play by mid-March and it would be great to get into a couple of regular-season games before the playoffs. I’m getting anxious and it’s going to be important for me to gel with the team before I start playing. It would be nice for me to get out there as soon as possible.” Unable to swing a deal for a quality overage player at the Jan. 10 WHL trade deadline, Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter gladly added DePape to his 50-player protected list after learning that the veteran winger will be available for the playoffs. It was actually Rebels director of scouting/player development Randy Peterson who contacted DePape just prior to the trade deadline. “He called me to see if I’d be interested in going to Red Deer and I told him absolutely,” said DePape. “I exchanged a few calls with Sutter that day and the transaction went through that night.” DePape had drawn earlier interest from Edmonton GM Bob Green, who then filled the Oil Kings quota of three 20-yearolds by acquiring forward Trevor Cheek from Vancouver just prior to the deadline.
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New Red Deer Rebel Jordan DePape is hoping all goes well with recovery from shoulder surgery and can join the team just in time for playoffs. The 20-year-old was acquired by the Rebels at the trade deadline.
Yakupov scores another clutch goal OILERS ROOKIE SCORES OVERTIME WINNER AS THEY DOWN THE COYOTES
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● Grade 9 basketball: Hunting Hills tournament. ● College volleyball: Briercrest at RDC; women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● Peewee AA hockey: Cranbrook at Lacombe, 6 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. (The Drive). ● Midget AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer Pro Stitch, 7:45 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Badlands at Lacombe, 8:30 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, second game of best-ofthree semifinal, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday
● Grade 9 basketball: Hunting Hills tournament. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer Parkland at Red Deer TBS, 11:30 p.m., Arena; Cranbrook at Innisfail, 3:40 p.m.. ● College volleyball: Briercrest at RDC; women at 1 p.m., men to follow. ● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Major midget female hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Stampeders at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Sylvan Lake at Innisfail, 8 p.m.; Calgary Rangers at Lacombe, 8:15 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Innisfail, 5:50 p.m.; Wheatland at Red Deer Ramada, 7:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Motocross: Canadian FMX Invitational Championship Tour, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.
Sunday
● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer White, noon, Arena.
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Edmonton Oilers’ Nail Yakupov celebrates his game-winning goal against the Phoenix Coyotes with teammate Taylor Hall during overtime in an NHL game Wednesday, in Glendale, Ariz. The Oilers defeated the Coyotes 2-1 in overtime.
Oilers 2 Coyotes 1 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Nail Yakupov scored a power-play goal at 3:52 of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers fought back after giving up a goal late in regulation to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 Wednesday night. The Oilers appeared to be on their way to helping Devan Dubnyk to his fifth career shutout, but put their goalie in a bind when Sam Gagner was called for a penalty and the Coyotes pulled goalie Chad Johnson. Nick Johnson took advantage, whipping a shot past Dubnyk’s glove side with 19 seconds left in regulation after teammate Radim Vrbata failed on a backhander. Yakupov ended it in overtime, punching in a rebound after a shot by Ales Hemsky caromed off teammate Taylor Hall. Dubnyk stopped 27 shots and Lennart Petrell scored his first goal since Feb. 27, helping the Oilers end a five-game losing streak to Phoenix. Chad Johnson had 19 saves after notching his first NHL shutout two days earlier. Coming off their best game of the season, the Coyotes found themselves in a familiar position: Wondering what will happen after the latest chapter in their ownership saga. Since a new lease agreement with the City of Glendale was reworked in November, it appeared former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison would have no trouble buying the team from the NHL before a Jan. 31 deadline. Jamison told the Arizona Republic this week that he expected to have the deal done in time.
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Big markets controlling spending with young players Every time there’s a new CBA in the dan Eberle and Taylor Hall, might not be NHL, the owners claim they need new la- available when the lockout ended. bour rules to keep the sport in financial Well, apparently they weren’t. Subban, order and save them from themin particular, hoped for a muchselves. longer term and much more in Then they go out and either annual salary, but it didn’t hapfail to use those new regulations, pen. or go even further and circumThis is not to applaud the vent the system to meet their ownership of the Rangers and own competitive desires. Habs. Moreover, the Oilers, HurIt has always been thus, or at ricanes and Bruins may profit least, it has been thus in the past from their decisions if it turns two decades. out that they’ve locked up their So how refreshing it has been, young stars with contracts that really, to see two of the league’s will over time prove to be ecobiggest revenue teams, the New nomically beneficial if the marYork Rangers and Montreal Caket takes a huge upswing. DAMIEN nadiens, hold the line in recent If Hall, for example, becomes COX days, controlling their costs with a 40-goal man, in two or three young players just as the CBA years $6 million a year may says they can. seem a great deal, particularly The Rangers inked defenceif the cap heads north of $70 milman Michael del Zotto to a two-year con- lion somewhere down the road. tract worth $2.55 million per season. On Of course, it’s the flipside that’s the conMonday night, the Montreal Canadiens cern. The Maple Leafs would be one team came to terms with blueliner P.K. Subban that holds the contracts of two players, Phil on a similar two-year deal worth $2.875 mil- Kessel and Dion Phaneuf, who became very lion a year. rich young men coming off their first conThese were two players who declined to tracts but haven’t yet the scaled the heights sign before the lockout kicked in Sept. 15, as forecasted. probably understanding that the nine- and The Leafs were the one who gave Kes10-year deals handed out like candy to the sel his deal. Calgary, meanwhile, extended likes of Boston’s Tyler Seguin, Carolina’s Phaneuf during his third season after two Jeff Skinner and two Edmonton Oilers, Jor- all-star game appearances to a six-year con-
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tract worth $6.5 million per season. Soon thereafter, they grew unhappy with the players and the contract, and moved Phaneuf east. So there’s possible benefits and possible risks to these long-term arrangement with players yet to fully prove themselves. Defenceman Erik Johnson, the first overall pick in 2006, has developed slowly. St. Louis, at the start, preferred to limit their exposure because they were unsure of Johnson’s development. Traded to Colorado in 2011, Johnson signed a four-year deal last summer for $3.75 million per that will make him a UFA in 2016. All in all, this seems a sensible progression from prospect to young player to established player, and Johnson has hardly had to cry poor along the way. One wonders how Kessel, drafted four slots behind Johnson, might have benefitted with more gradual financial growth and less pressure. Ditto for Phaneuf. In that light, it was at least refreshing to see New York and Montreal hold the line with players who, like the others, have no real leverage and limited arbitration rights. With unrestricted free agency at 27 or even 25 in some cases, NHL clubs have less time than once was the case to control their costs with such players.
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Hockey
Central Division GP W LOTLSOL Edmonton 52 36 11 2 3 Calgary 51 33 14 1 3 Red Deer 52 26 20 4 2 Lethbridge 53 23 22 1 7 Medicine Hat 52 25 24 2 1 Kootenay 51 23 26 2 0
Pt 62 55 53 43 42 40
GF GA 193 111 183 137 142 154 169 177 180 176 134 163
Pt 77 70 58 54 53 48
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 51 37 10 3 1 228 129 Kamloops 52 33 14 2 3 186 142 Victoria 48 27 17 1 3 161 160 Prince George 50 15 29 2 4 123 180 Vancouver 50 12 38 0 0 136 218
Pt 78 71 58 36 24
U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 50 40 7 1 2 228 110 83 Spokane 50 30 18 2 0 189 156 62 Tri-City 50 28 19 1 2 163 151 59 Everett 52 21 28 1 2 129 185 45 Seattle 51 19 28 3 1 151 206 42 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. Tuesday’s results Calgary 3 Medicine Hat 2 Portland 6 Everett 0 Prince Albert 6 Victoria 5 (SO) Seattle 6 Prince George 1 Wednesday’s results Edmonton 4 Kootenay 2 Saskatoon 5 Brandon 1 Moose Jaw 3 Regina 2 (SO) Swift Current 5 Calgary 4 Prince Albert at Vancouver, Late Kamloops at Portland, Late Prince George at Tri-City, Late Thursday’s games Kootenay at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Victoria at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Friday’s games Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 6 p.m. Calgary at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Swift Current at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Spokane at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m. Kelowna at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. Tri-City at Everett, 8:35 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 8:35 p.m. Saturday’s games Calgary at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Swift Current at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Lethbridge at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m. Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m. Kamloops at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Vancouver at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Tri-City at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s games No Games Scheduled. National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 5 3 0 2 8 12 9 N.Y. Islanders 6 3 2 1 7 22 19 N.Y. Rangers 6 3 3 0 6 16 17 Pittsburgh 6 3 3 0 6 16 18 Philadelphia 7 2 5 0 4 14 20
Boston Ottawa Montreal Toronto Buffalo
Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts 6 5 0 1 11 7 5 1 1 11 6 4 2 0 8 6 3 3 0 6 6 2 3 1 5
GF GA 19 12 24 13 18 15 18 20 16 19
Tampa Bay Winnipeg Carolina Washington Florida
Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts 6 5 1 0 10 6 3 2 1 7 5 2 3 0 4 6 1 4 1 3 6 1 5 0 2
GF GA 29 15 18 18 14 18 13 22 10 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 7 6 0 1 13 24 16 St. Louis 6 5 1 0 10 24 13 Detroit 6 3 2 1 7 15 17 Columbus 7 2 4 1 5 13 22 Nashville 6 1 2 3 5 10 18 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 7 4 2 1 9 Edmonton 6 4 2 0 8 Vancouver 6 2 2 2 6 Colorado 5 2 3 0 4 Calgary 4 1 2 1 3
GF GA 19 19 17 15 16 19 10 13 11 15
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 6 6 0 0 12 26 10 Anaheim 5 3 1 1 7 17 17 Dallas 7 2 4 1 5 13 18 Los Angeles 5 2 2 1 5 11 14 Phoenix 7 2 4 1 5 22 22 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Boston 2, New Jersey 1, SO San Jose 3, Anaheim 2, SO Toronto 4, Buffalo 3, OT N.Y. Rangers 2, Philadelphia 1 Montreal 4, Winnipeg 3 Ottawa 3, Washington 2 N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 1 Tampa Bay 5, Florida 2 Detroit 4, Dallas 1 Minnesota 3, Columbus 2
GF GA 140 102 124 136 108 108 127 138 99 122
Pt 56 44 43 42 37
East Division W LOTLSOL 27 10 1 3 25 10 2 4 21 18 2 1 20 19 2 2 18 21 2 1
GF GA 130 98 140 112 101 102 109 105 103 122
Pt 58 56 45 44 39
WESTERN CONFERENCE North Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Abbotsford 42 22 13 3 4 98 89 Toronto 40 23 13 2 2 133 104 Lake Erie 43 23 16 2 2 133 130 Rochester 40 22 15 2 1 138 123 Hamilton 41 14 21 1 5 87 130
Pt 51 50 50 47 34
GP Binghamton 41 Syracuse 41 W-B/Scranton 42 Hershey 43 Norfolk 42
Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 3, Chicago 2, SO Ottawa 5, Montreal 1 Edmonton 2, Phoenix 1, OT Colorado at Vancouver, Late Thursday’s Games Buffalo at Boston, 5 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 7 p.m. Nashville at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
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Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Carolina, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s summaries Oilers 2 at Coyotes 1 (OT) First Period 1. Edmonton, Petrell 1 (Smyth, Gagner) 4:51 Penalties — Gagner Edm (slashing) 5:12, Bolduc Pho (slashing) 10:34, Morris Pho (hooking) 15:06. Second Period No Scoring Penalties — None Third Period 2. Phoenix, N.Johnson 2 (Moss, Vrbata) 19:41 (pp) Penalty — Phoenix bench (too many men, served by Bolduc) 14:46, Gagner Edm (interference) 18:14. Overtime 3. Edmonton, Yakupov 4 (Whitney, Hall) 3:52 (pp) Penalties — Vermette Pho (high-sticking) 2:22, Whitney Edm (roughing), Morris Pho (roughing) 3:52. Shots on goal Edmonton 8 7 4 2 — 21 Phoenix 10 7 10 1 — 28 Goal — Edmonton: Dubnyk (W,4-2-0); Phoenix: C.Johnson (L,1-0-1). Power plays (goals-chances) — Edmonton: 1-4; Phoenix: 1-2. Attendance — 12,955 (17,125). Senators 5 Canadiens 1 First Period 1. Montreal, Plekanec 4 (Markov, Diaz) 5:31 (pp) 2. Ottawa, O’Brien 3 (Karlsson, Condra) 7:53 Penalties - White Mtl Smith Ott (fighting) 1:27, Phillips Ott (interference) 5:18, Prust Mtl, Neil Ott (fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct) 5:38, Borowiecki Ott (cross-checking) 6:48, Cole Mtl (slashing) 6:48, Emelin Mtl (holding) 13:05, Neil Ott (roughing) 14:15, Turris Ott (slashing) 16:11, Bourque Mtl (slashing) 17:58, Borowiecki Ott (cross-checking) 17:58. Second Period 3. Ottawa, Alfredsson 1 (Wiercioch, Turris) 7:27 (pp) 4. Ottawa, Zibanejad 1 (Greening, Benoit) 9:25 (pp) 5. Ottawa, Phillips 2 (Smith, Greening) 11:02 Penalties - Armstrong Mtl (roughing) 3:23, White Mtl (high-sticking, unsportsmanlike) 7:24, Bourque Mtl (goaltender interference) 15:16, Wiercioch Ott (slashing) 15:42. Third Period Ottawa, Neil 2 (Benoit, Smith) 14:46 Penalties - Condra Ott (tripping) 9:37. Shots on goal Montreal 11 11 10 — 32 Ottawa 9 10 8 — 27 Goal -Montreal: Budaj (L, 0-1-0); Ottawa: Anderson (W 5-0-1) Power plays (goals-chances) — Montreal: 1-5; Ottawa: 2-5. Attendance — 19,620 at Ottawa, Ont. (19,153) Blackhawks 2 at Wild 3 (SO) First Period 1. Minnesota, Cullen 1 (Setoguchi, Granlund) 1:30 2. Chicago, Shaw 1 (Bickell, Kane) 5:14 3. Chicago, Toews 4 (Hossa) 6:45 Penalties — Konopka Min (interference) 13:57, Stalberg Chi (interference) 15:30, Frolik Chi (boarding) 16:08. Second Period 4. Minnesota, Clutterbuck 1 (Gilbert) 0:59 Penalty — Kruger Chi (holding) 14:22. Third Period No Scoring Penalties — Stoner Min (interference) 5:51, Sharp Chi (hooking) 17:55. Overtime No Scoring Penalties — None Shootout Minnesota wins 2-1 Chicago (1) — Toews, goal; Kane, miss; Sharp, miss. Minnesota (2) — Parise, goal; Koivu, miss; Cullen, goal. Shots on goal Chicago 7 8 11 6 — 32 Minnesota 15 4 2 4 — 25 Goal (shots-saves) — Chicago: Crawford (L,5-0-1); Minnesota: Harding (4-2), Backstrom (W,3-1-1)(6:46 first)(28-28). Power plays (goals-chances) — Chicago: 0-2; Minnesota: 0-4. Attendance — 18,550 (17,954). AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Portland 43 25 16 1 1 127 130 Providence 41 22 16 0 3 105 111 Manchester 44 21 19 2 2 123 116 Worcester 42 20 17 1 4 107 123 St. John’s 44 19 22 1 2 104 128
Northeast Division GP W LOTLSOL Springfield 42 25 11 3 3 Connecticut 44 20 20 3 1 Albany 40 17 14 1 8 Bridgeport 42 19 19 2 2 Adirondack 41 17 21 2 1
Pt 52 47 46 45 41
Midwest Division GP W LOTLSOL 42 24 14 2 2 39 20 14 3 2 42 19 17 3 3 43 19 19 3 2 43 20 21 1 1
GF GA 136 119 103 104 111 118 107 134 132 138
Pt 52 45 44 43 42
South Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt Texas 44 26 12 4 2 128 112 58 Charlotte 45 26 14 2 3 141 115 57 Houston 43 21 15 4 3 120 119 49 Okla. City 43 20 17 2 4 132 143 46 San Antonio 44 18 22 0 4 108 123 40 Note: A team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. Tuesday-Wednesday No Games Scheduled. Thursday’s games Providence at Bridgeport, 5 p.m. Abbotsford at Lake Erie, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Friday’s games Binghamton at St. John’s, 4 p.m. Norfolk at Adirondack, 5 p.m. Bridgeport at Connecticut, 5 p.m. Worcester at Portland, 5 p.m. Syracuse at Springfield, 5 p.m. Albany at Providence, 5:05 p.m. Toronto at Rochester, 5:05 p.m. Manchester at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:05 p.m. Grand Rapids at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m. Abbotsford at Lake Erie, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Texas at Houston, 6:05 p.m. Rockford at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 Hamilton at Toronto, 1 p.m. Binghamton at St. John’s, 4 p.m. Norfolk at Bridgeport, 5 p.m. Springfield at Connecticut, 5 p.m. Abbotsford at Grand Rapids, 5 p.m. Manchester at Hershey, 5 p.m. Albany at Portland, 5 p.m. Providence at Worcester, 5 p.m. Adirondack at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:05 p.m. Rochester at Syracuse, 5:30 p.m. Peoria at Chicago, 6 p.m. AJHL North Division GP W L OTL Spruce Grove 48 28 13 7 Whitecourt 50 26 16 8 Grand Prairie 48 28 17 3 Bonnyville 50 25 16 9 Fort McMurray 50 27 19 4 Drayton Valley 49 25 19 5 Sherwood Park 49 23 19 7 Lloydminster 49 17 26 6
GF 147 195 150 143 144 147 147 133
GA 126 182 129 145 145 140 153 180
Pt 63 60 59 59 58 55 53 40
South Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pt Brooks 48 44 2 2 241 89 90 Camrose 49 28 17 4 144 129 60 Okotoks 47 26 17 4 142 127 56 Drumheller 49 24 21 4 146 141 52 Canmore 47 21 21 5 127 161 47 Olds 51 19 29 3 144 182 41 Cal. Mustangs 50 17 27 6 139 178 40 Cal. Canucks 50 14 32 4 118 200 32 Note: Two points for a win, one for an overtime loss. Tuesday’s results Canmore 3 Calgary Mustangs 2 (OT) Grande Prairie 2 Spruce Grove 1 (OT) Whitecourt 5 Bonnyville 4 (SO) Wednesday’s results Camrose 6 Calgary Canucks 2 Drumheller 6 Okotoks 3 Fort McMurray 4 Sherwood Park 3 (OT) Lloydminster 4 Whitecourt 2 Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled. Friday’s games Sherwood Park at Spruce Grove, 5 p.m. Brooks at Lloydminster, 5:30 p.m. Fort McMurray at Grande Prairie, 5:30 p.m. Bonnyville at Drayton Valley, 5:30 p.m. Canmore at Camrose, 5:30 p.m. Saturday’s games Fort McMurray at Spruce Grove, 5 p.m. Calgary Mustangs at Calgary Canucks, 5 p.m. Brooks at Sherwood Park, 5 p.m. Drumheller at Okotoks, 5 p.m. Bonnyville at Grande Prairie, 5:30 p.m. Lloydminster at Whitecourt, 5:30 p.m. Canmore at Camrose, 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s game Calgary Canucks at Calgary Mustangs, 5 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Football 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 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 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 20 San Francisco 28, Atlanta 24 Baltimore 28, New England 13 Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 27 At Honolulu NFC 62, AFC 35
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BRIEFS White beats Black in all-Red Deer bantam matchup A five-minute boarding major turned out to be just what the Red Deer Rebels White needed. The major was awarded to the White’s Zane Bennett with 5:01 remaining in the third period and the White trailing 3-2. But instead of falling apart, the White scored twice while short-handed to pull out a 4-3 victory over the Red Deer Rebels Black in Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League play at the Arena Tuesday. The White trailed 3-1 heading into the third period, but Tyler Steenbergen scored at 10:31, then set up shorthanded goals by Kyle Crawford at 17:47 and Colby Sissons at 19:20. Tyler Graber had the other White goal while TJ Brown, Tyrees Goodrunning and Jeremy Klessens each scored once for the Black.
Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 At New Orleans Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) NFL Odds (Favourites in capital letters; odds by Western Canada Lottery) Super Bowl, Feb. 3 Spread O/U Baltimore vs. SAN FRANCISCO 3.5 48.5
White netminder Dawson Weatherill was named the game’s first star, although shots on goal weren’t recorded. Graydon Larson was in goal for the Black.
Wranglers rope up big win over the Vipers Jared Ramstead and Jared Williams each sniped a pair of goals Tuesday to lead the Blackfalds Wranglers to a 7-5 Heritage Junior B Hockey League win over the visiting Red Deer Vipers. Chance Abbott, Bryce Boguski and Jared Kambeitz also scored for the Wranglers, while Garret Montour made 33 saves. Replying for the Vipers were Troy Klaus, Justin Corbett, Kolton Gillett, Jeff Kohut and Colton Brule. Brenden Mandrusiak faced 50 shots in the Red Deer net. The Wranglers, who led 6-1 after one period and 6-4 after 40 minutes, were assessed six of the 10 minor penalties in the game. Blackfalds returns to action next Tuesday against the host Stettler Lightning. Red Deer visits the Three Hills Thrashers Friday and takes on the Airdrie Thunder Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Arena.
Scouting report Injuries — Kootenay: D Tanner Faith (upper body, 1-2 weeks). Red Deer — LW Jesse Miller (upper body, indefinite), LW Cory Millette (upper body, indefinite). Special teams — Kootenay: Power play 16.2 per cent, 19th overall; penalty kill 75.8 per cent, 19th. Red Deer — Power play 16.2 per cent, 18th overall; penalty kill 85.1 per cent, third.
Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 28 15 .651 — Brooklyn 27 19 .587 2 Boston 22 23 .489 7 Philadelphia 19 26 .422 10 Toronto 16 30 .348 13
Miami Atlanta Orlando Washington Charlotte
Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland
Southeast Division W L Pct GB 29 13 .690 — 26 19 .578 4 14 31 .311 16 11 33 .250 19 11 34 .244 19 Central Division W L Pct 28 17 .622 27 19 .587 24 20 .545 17 29 .370 13 33 .283
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Thursday’s Games Memphis at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
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Friday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 5 p.m. Miami at Indiana, 5 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Memphis, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 7 p.m. Portland at Utah, 7 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
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Northwest Division W L Pct GB 34 11 .756 — 29 18 .617 6 25 21 .543 9 23 22 .511 11 17 25 .405 15 Pacific Division W L Pct 34 13 .723 28 17 .622 20 25 .444 17 30 .362 15 30 .333
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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 37 11 .771 — Memphis 29 15 .659 6 Houston 25 23 .521 12 Dallas 19 26 .422 16 New Orleans 15 31 .326 21
Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland Minnesota
Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 92, Washington 84 Indiana 98, Detroit 79 Boston 99, Sacramento 81 New York 113, Orlando 97 Atlanta 93, Toronto 92 L.A. Clippers 96, Minnesota 90 Chicago 104, Milwaukee 88 Miami 105, Brooklyn 85 San Antonio 102, Charlotte 78 Denver 118, Houston 110 Utah 104, New Orleans 99 L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, Late
Red Deer Women’s Basketball Collins Barrow Storm 52 Funk 31 Storm: Cali Payne 12. Funk: Shay Rascher 12. POG: Storm: Shannon Van Parys. Funk: Shay Rascher. Big Ballers 53 Hoosier Daddy 51 Ballers: Aimee Sandham 15. Hoosier: Tanille Cameron 16. POG: Ballers: Courtney Schmale. Hoosier: Tanille Cameron
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GB — 5 13 17 18
Rampage 48 Vertically Challenged 46 Ramp: Roxy Kratky 17. POG: Ramp: Allison Trautman. VC: Joelle Burnstad Triple Threat 63 Shooting Stars 19 Stars: Ilana Zackowski 12. Triple: Melissa Zieffle 14. POG: Stars: Chrissy Cavenaugh. Triple: Zieffle.
Tuesday’s Games Golden State 108, Cleveland 95 Milwaukee 117, Detroit 90 Portland 106, Dallas 104 L.A. Lakers 111, New Orleans 106
Spartans 64 Nikes 23 Spartans: Carla Stewart 27. Nikes: Sara Stevens 6. POG: Spartans: Sam Eggink. Nikes: Stevens.
Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Assigned RHP Zach Stewart outright to Charlotte (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Kelley on a one-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Agreed to terms with 1B/3B Andy LaRoche on a minor league contract. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Agreed to terms with INF Cliff Pennington on a two-year contract. MIAMI MARLINS—Claimed RHP Sam Dyson off waivers from Toronto. Designated OF Kevin Mattison for assignment. NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with RHP Shaun Marcum on a one-year contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Designated RHP J.C. Ramirez for assignment. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Waldrop on a minor league contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Agreed to terms with INF Chase Headley on a one-year contract. Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM—Signed OF Cole Miles to a contract extension. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed RHP Rey Cotilla to a contract extension. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS—Signed OF Tyler Hall and OF Brian Wheeler. TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS—Signed OF Shaun Cooper. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES—Traded G-F Rudy Gay and C Hamed Haddadi to Toronto for G Jose Calderon and F Ed Davis. Traded G Jose Calderon to Detroit for F Austin Daye and F Tayshaun Prince MIAMI HEAT—Signed F/C Chris Andersen to a second 10-day contract and F Jarvis Varnado for the remainder of the season. FOOTBALL National Football League MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named Marwan Maalouf assistant special teams coach. Promoted Charlie Bullen to assistant defensive line coach, Ben John-
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Rebels vs. Kootenay Ice Tonight, 7 p.m., Centrium Kootenay fell 4-2 at Edmonton Wednesday and sits ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 23-26-2-0 record. The Ice are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, have won 13 of their last 16 games and have points in 14 of their last 17 since Christmas . . . C Sam Reinhart is Kootenay’s leading point producer with 56 (26g,30a), good for 24th place in league scoring. Forward Jaedon Descheneau has 46 points, including a team-leading 33 assists, while overage RW Brock Montgomery has sniped 20 goals in 40 games, C Luke Philp has contributed 15 goals and 30 points and D Joey Leach has chipped in with four goals and 22 points. Leach is also a teambest plus-16 . . . G Mackenzie Skapski is 15th overall in the league with a 2.93 goalsagainst average. His save percentage is .905.
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Casey livid after missed call costs Raptors THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hawks 93 Raptors 92 ATLANTA — Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey has seen enough when it comes to costly missed calls late in the game. Casey was livid Wednesday night after officials made no call on apparent contact to DeMar DeRozan under the basket in the final seconds of Toronto’s 9392 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. “I’m tired of this,” Casey said. “I’m tired of losing games because of missed calls at the end of the game. I know the league’s going to come down on me for this, but I don’t care. Guys have fought their hearts out, played their hearts out and at the end of the game we get cracked, apology, go back to Canada.” With Toronto leading 92-91, a missed jumper by John Lucas set up a Hawks timeout with 27.8 seconds remaining. A few passes around the perimeter set up Horford’s open jam to Atlanta the lead. Al Horford blocked Kyle Lowry’s shot out of bounds with 12.6 seconds remaining. The officials’ review of the video confirmed possession belonged to Toronto. Following a timeout, Alan Anderson missed a long jumper, DeRozan grabbed the rebound and had his attempt under the basket blocked by Horford. There was apparent contact from Horford on DeRozan, but no foul was called. Casey and the Raptors wanted a foul called during the intense exchange, but no whistle meant the Hawks survived for the win. Casey charged onto the court with his arms extended, demanding an explanation for the no-call in the final seconds. He was still upset in his postgame news conference. “I’ve been in this league 18 years and I’ve never seen as many missed calls at the end of the game to cost us the game,” Casey said. “We have good officials. Too good to miss calls and short-change these young men like that. And it’s not right.” DeRozan led Toronto with 23 points. John Lucas added a season-high 19 points, Alan Anderson had 15 points and Aaron Gray had eight points and 11
rebounds. The game followed a late-afternoon trade which could reshape Toronto’s season. Longtime Raptors guard Jose Calderon and forward Ed Davis gave farewell hugs to their teammates about an hour before the game as word leaked of a trade that will send small forward Rudy Gay from Memphis to Toronto. Josh Smith had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta. Kyle Korver, who made five 3-pointers, had 17. Smith said the Hawks “played some pretty good defence” in the closing seconds, though he added with a smile “I don’t know what happened” after Anderson’s miss. The Raptors were left with nine players in uniform following the trade. Calderon and Davis were starters, but Gay, averaging 17.2 points and 5.9 rebounds, could boost the Raptors’ chances of moving into the Eastern Conference playoff race. Toronto entered Wednesday’s games in 11th place in the conference, 5 ½ games behind eighth-place Boston. Al Horford had 22 points and 10 rebounds and played tough defence with two blocks near the basket in the closing seconds. “It was a do-or-die situation,” said Hawks coach Larry Drew, whose team braced for Toronto’s final possession during a timeout with 12.6 seconds remaining. “I told them during the timeout just believe in your defence, go out and get that one stop, and they did. There were bodies flying all over the place.” The Hawks had 10 three-pointers, giving them a franchise-record five straight games with at least 10 threes. Drew said before the game he warned his players to not be distracted by the Toronto trade. Despite Drew’s warning, the Hawks appeared to be sluggish in the first half as they fell behind by 13 points at 53-40 following a 10-0 run by the more aggressive Raptors. Toronto outrebounded the Hawks 28-13 in the half and led 55-45 at halftime. The Hawks finally answered Drew’s call in the third quarter, when they took the lead by outscoring the Raptors 30-14.
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Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan (10) drives to the basket as Atlanta Hawks small forward Kyle Korver (26) defends in the second half of an NBA game Wednesday, in Atlanta.
Alfredsson gets first goal as Senators thump Canadiens THE CANADIAN PRESS Senators 5 Canadiens 1 OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are finding ways to spread out the offensive duties while star forward Jason Spezza recovers from injury. Daniel Alfredsson’s first goal of the season Wednesday was one of 12 different scorers on the gamesheet in Ottawa’s 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. “The balance of our team we like it right now,” said Senators coach Paul MacLean. “It’s goal scoring by committee. We’re going to have to be that hard working team that grinds out some goals. We did that tonight and we have to continue to do it.” Alfredsson’s goal early in the second period proved to be the winner, while Craig Anderson made 31 saves in his 300th career game. Jim O’Brien, Mika Zibanejad, Chris Phillips and Chris Neil also scored for the Senators (5-1-1).
Spezza missed his second straight game with an upper body injury. He is considered day-to-day. “We know we have to work hard every night and that’s what we do,” said Alfredsson. “When you’ve got good things going for you it’s a lot easier obviously.” Tomas Plekanec scored for Montreal (4-2-0), who saw it’s four-game winning streak come to an end. Peter Budaj faced 27 shots in his season debut. Down 4-1 in the third, the Canadiens made a desperate push to get back in the game, but Anderson made numerous point blank saves, including two on Brandon Prust, to preserve the lead. Anderson has easily been one of the Senators best players since the start of the season. “Guys are doing a terrific job in front of blocking shots and cleaning the garbage so I would say it’s an overall solid effort by the guys in front of me,” said Anderson. “It allows
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REBELS: Was still some interest “I knew there was still some interest in me from (WHL) teams,” said DePape. “But it’s tough for a team to add a 20-year-old and then be able to afford to wait until March. I’m grateful that Red Deer has given me this opportunity.” It wasn’t until early January that DePape learned he could play this season. He hurt his shoulder during a collision last fall and after sitting out a week returned to the Kamloops lineup, only to be injured again five games later. “It felt like a bit of a stinger, but we felt something was wrong. I had an MRI and it showed labrial tears (in the shoulder) and a partial dislocation,” said DePape, who was then advised by his doctor that his season — and ultimately his junior career — was over. However, just a week after returning home to Winnipeg, DePape went under the knife and eight weeks later he was told that he could indeed return to game action by early spring. “One of the reasons I thought my season was over that I didn’t think I’d get in for surgery as quick as I did,” he said. “But I’m a friend of Dr. MacDonald’s son and I’ve known him for a long time. I sent him a text the day I got home and a week later I had surgery. I’m very fortunate that he helped me out like this.” DePape suffered a dislocation of his left shoulder in the fall of 2011, an injury that he termed as “more serious” than his latest misfortune. He was hurt when fighting Medicine Hat Tigers star Emerson Etem. “It was a freak thing. When he grabbed on I felt the shoulder pop. It was fully dislocated,” said DePape. “There was more damage done with the first shoulder injury.” DePape is cautiously optimistic that he might be able to play in early March. “It would be nice to get into a couple of regular-season games. That would be great,” he said. “Last year I played seven or eight games before the playoffs and that injury (and ensuing surgery) took a bit longer to heal. I was back by March 2 and hopefully I’ll be able to play within a week of that this year.”
me to do my job a lot easier. “We’re playing with a lot of confidence on our back end.” With just over five minutes remaining Neil made it 5-1 with a wraparound goal. A three-goal outburst by the Senators in the second period put Montreal in a deep hole. “We took some penalties that we shouldn’t have in the second and it cost us,” said Canadiens forward Brian Gionta. “We laid off the pedal for about five, 10 minutes and they scored three quick goals and that’s the difference in the game.” Ottawa found itself with a four-minute man advantage after Ryan White took a roughing penalty and was given an extra two minutes for arguing the initial call. “He’s a guy that works extremely hard for us and plays with passion,” said Gionta of White. “He let it get to him a little bit.” Alfredsson broke a 1-1 tie scoring off the faceoff and just over two minutes later Zibanejad scored his first NHL goal
DePape carries 185 pounds on his sixfoot frame. “That’s the weight I played at after surgery last year. I had dropped 10 pounds due to muscle loss, but I actually felt better at that weight,” he said. “I just felt better on the ice, like I could move better, so I maintained that weight.” DePape, who’s never been drafted but played with the Winnipeg Jets prospects in the 2011 Young Stars tournament in Penticton, B.C., will use his time with the Rebels to hopefully audition for an NHL training camp invite. “That would be ideal. My dream has always been to play pro, but wherever the game takes me I’ll be happy,” he said. “Plan B, something I’m very interested in, is going to school (university) and getting a degree. For now I’m just taking it day by day.” DePape won’t be a stranger to the entire team when he reports to the Rebels. He played with defenceman Brandon Underwood and Brady Gaudet as well as forward Rhyse Dieno in Kamloops, and rookies Kevin Pochuk and Christian Stockl, both from Winnipeg, are friends of DePape’s younger brother. DePape, who projects as a top-six forward with the Rebels, started his WHL career with the Brandon Wheat Kings and was dealt to Kamloops during the 2009-10 season. The following year he sniped 21 goals and collected 48 points in 54 games and put up 14 points (6-8) in 14 regular-season games in 2011-12. He had six points, including four goals, in 17 games with the Blazers this season. ● The Rebels host the Kootenay Ice tonight at 7 p.m. and are in Lethbridge Friday to face the Hurricanes. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
OILERS: Leaving the team in limbo But on Wednesday, a league official told The Associated Press it was unlikely Jamison would have the money or investors he needs to purchase the team before the midnight Thursday deadline, leaving the team in limbo yet again. Of course, the Coyotes have played well against the backdrop of uncertainty in the past, reaching the playoffs each of the past three seasons — making the Western Conference finals for the first time last year — while poten-
after beating Budaj high stick side. Zibanejad blew a kiss to the sky as part of his goal celebration. Zibanejad was called up Monday morning and he’s made the most of his opportunity picking up points in his first two games. “Obviously you want to get that first goal and get that out of the way and finally I got it,” said Zibanejad. “It’s nice to see the puck go in and know you can score in this league.” MacLean has liked what he’s seen of Zibanejad so far and feels the 19-year-old is gaining more confidence. “I think he’s even more relaxed than he was last year in the first nine games when he played with us,” said MacLean. “I think he has a little more maturity and I think he’s shown that he appreciates being in the NHL.” Phillips picked up his second of the season as Zack Smith grabbed a bouncing puck and left it for Phillips who jumped into the play and
tial owners come and go. Phoenix got back to its defence-first style in a 4-0 win over Nashville on Monday night, and limited Edmonton’s chances in front of Johnson. Johnson did give up a big rebound on a shot by Ryan Smyth in the first period and Petrell jumped on it, punching in the puck from just outside the crease. Johnson was steady after that, turning away the limited chances the Oilers had against him. Dubnyk was sharp his last outing, turning away 38 shots — 24 in the third period — in a 4-1 win over Colorado on Monday. He was just as good against the Coyotes, finding pucks easily through traffic and making a couple of snatching glove saves on hard shots by Phoenix. Dubnyk appeared to be headed toward his first shutout in nearly a year, but Johnson scored his second goal of the season to send the game to overtime. NOTES: Gagner had an assist on Pe-
fired a wrist shot past Budaj. The Senators would love to see Phillips score more as they have a 48-11-4 record when he scores. The second was in stark contrast to the first that featured two fights and eight minor penalties, which left both teams struggling to create any momentum. The Canadiens did take advantage of one of their early power play’s as Plekanec managed to jump on a rebound and slide it past Anderson. The Canadiens were 1-for-5 with the man advantage. “Our special teams didn’t work tonight,” said Canadiens coach Michel Therrien. “Our power play often broke our momentum and our penalty kill wasn’t very good. Special teams are key if you want to win hockey games.” O’Brien, with his second in as many nights, tied the game at the eight-minute mark. Budaj took a shot off the helmet, which appeared to stun him for a moment, and O’Brien jumped on the rebound.
trell’s goal, extending his points streak to six games. ... Oilers LW Ben Eager missed his fifth straight game with a concussion. ... Coyotes G Mike Smith is expected to come off injured reserved from a lower-body injury and could possibly start on Friday.
COX: Grown weary of the owners We’ll see how these contracts all play out, and which teams played the system correctly, paricularly with the cap dropping to $64.3 million next season. But after this most recent lockout, we’ve all grown weary of the owners claiming poverty and blaming the players for runaway costs. If they want to make their own business healthier, using the tools the CBA gives them is a start.
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POND HOCKEY WITH REBELS Get autographs and try for free stuff when the Red Deer Rebels play pond hockey on Feb. 12. Two minor hockey teams will upgrade their skills, then play shinny with Rebels members at Grandview Gardens Community Centre starting at 6 p.m. When done, the players will go inside to meet the public and sign autographs. Enmax Energy will also give away items as part of the 14th season of sponsoring pond hockey with Alberta Western Hockey League teams. More information is available online at www.enmax. com/community.
SHROVE TUESDAY MEAL Think that pancakes are just for breakfast? Come out to the Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at Blackfalds United Church on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. Get your fill of pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and juice. Adults pay $7, children 6-12 pay $4 and under 5 get in free. For more information, go online at www. blackfaldsunitedchurch. com or call 403-8854780.
WOMEN MEET IN RIMBEY With six sessions, the 27th annual Rimbey’s Women’s conference offers a full day of activity and learning. The event takes place Feb. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Rimbey Community Centre, 5109 54th St. It features keynote speaker Noreen Olson, a Cremona, native, and her “that’s my story and I’m sticking to it,” talk. Other sessions include Kerry Huber on healthy eating, Mary Hays on the full meal deal, Tanya Schur on health rhythms and heart songs, Theresa Turner on travel, Anna Chappell talking about herbs and the Red Deer Taoist Tai Chi. The conference also features catered lunch, shopping and prizes and costs $35 before Feb. 7 or $40 after. To register, call the Rimbey Family and Community Support Services at the Provincial Building at 403-843-2030.
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Hendrik Helmig leads Brian McArthur around the Golden Circle oval during a masters speedskating training night this week. A new 24-hour relay on Sylvan Lake will raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation and mark the Town of Sylvan Lake’s centennial.
Fundraiser hits full stride SPEEDSKATING MARATHON ON SYLVAN LAKE WILL HELP CHILDREN’S WISH FOUNDATION BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF Marathon speedskaters will test their endurance on Sylvan Lake over the Family Day weekend. A new 24-hour relay will raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation to grant wishes of seriously ill children and mark the Town of Sylvan Lake’s centennial. “It’s time to give back,” said organizer Art Goelema of the Foothills Speed Skating Marathon Association. “A fundraiser’s been on my mind for two years and the help and sponsors came out right after I said it was for the foundation.” Nearly 20 skaters are registered and Goelema hopes for more. “It’s an open invitation. Each skater must raise $200 in pledges to participate,” he said, adding donations can also be made through the foundation’s website, www. childrenswish.ca/en-ab/events, or the association’s at www.slimarathon.webs.com. Goelema said although there are three levels of skaters — beginners, the middle class and the supermen — speed is not important.
“We just want to make it fun. We have no target, but if we can write a little cheque out to the foundation, that would be great.” The event starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, and ends at 2 p.m. Family Day, Feb. 18. Team members will skate one hour on then two off. Hotel rooms will be available for skaters to rest in. A special two-km track will be carved out of the five-km lake track for the association’s marathon the following weekend. Sponsors have donated 10 generator sets with lights and another nine spotlights to light the track for safety. “We work a week on that track so it will be smooth and safe.” A small village with heated tents and concessions will be set up for spectators. Goelema hopes “the weather gods will be with us. “If it’s -5C and a beautiful Alberta sunny day, what better weather for it? If we have wind chill of -25C, we might have to cancel to keep it safe. “If you’re as stubborn as I am — wooden shoes, wooden head, wouldn’t listen — then we won’t quit,” laughed the Dutch-born skater. Weather permitting, the Red Deer Cen-
tral Lions Speedskating Club and other Central Alberta junior skaters will skate a 10-km event from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Family Day. The Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce is organizing 100 local children to skate at noon to help fundraise and celebrate the town’s centennial. The following weekend is the Foothills Speed Skating Marathon Association’s ninth annual Sylvan Lake Ice Marathon. Events start on Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. with a 50km race for men and women, followed by Saturday’s 9 a.m. start of a 100-km race for men and women. A recreational tour of five-to-100-km also goes on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a youth (under 16) 25-km race beginning at noon. Sunday’s 10-km race starts at 10 a.m. and the 25-km race at noon. New this year is a 160-metre kortebaan sprint at noon all three days. A Saturday social for participants starts at 5 p.m. in the Chateau Inn Best Western. Registration for all the events and more information is available online at www.slimarathon.webs.com or by emailing Goelema at art@peakswine.com. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com
Recycling contractor regularly monitored CITY REFUTES RUMOURS ABOUT DUMPING BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF ` Reports that much of Red Deer’s recycling materials are ending up in the landfill are not true, the City of Red Deer waste management superintendent said on Wednesday. A concerned resident told the Red Deer Advocate that a lot of recyclables that people place in blue boxes are going to the landfill. Janet Whitesell said some things are thrown into the blue boxes that cannot be recycled. “And then when you are sorting it, you can’t capture everything,” said Whitesell. In November 2010, Waste Management of Canada (a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., the largest environmental services company in North America) became responsible for picking up, sorting and marketing the recyclable goods recovered from Red Deer’s blue box program. The company has a five-year contract with the city, with two one-year extensions possible. Within that contract, Waste Management must limit the amount of residuals to five per
cent. “So we expect that up to five per cent of what gets collected in the trucks will actually be garbage,” said Whitesell. Transitioning to a new sorting facility about a year ago required the company to work some kinks out. “There certainly has been growing pains, but we have a contract that’s very clear of our expectations,” said Whitesell. “I know they have had some equipment challenges.” Whitesell said the city stays on top of what’s happening. “We’re in constant communication with that contractor.” The city is negotiating with Waste Management on expanding the types of recyclables, particularly plastics, that can go into the blue boxes. It’s important to have stable markets that will accept those materials, Whitesell said. Meanwhile, more public input will be sought before the final draft of the Waste Management Master Plan comes to city council, expected in May. By adopting the plan, city would commit to a 2023 target of 500 kg from 817 kg, or 40 per cent reduction in waste per-capita. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com
Rimbey library expansion planned BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Rimbey’s library is hoping to start a new chapter with a proposed expansion that will more than double its space. Town council recently agreed to sell town hall to the library
board for a token $1. The municipal government would move its offices into the provincial building. Library manager Jean Keetch is excited about the proposed expansion.
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Kris Garwasiuk, an FMX motocross rider, signs autographs after talking with students at G.H. Dawe Community School. Garwasiuk and other FMX riders will compete on Saturday at the Centrium at 7 p.m. in the Canadian FMX Invitational 2013 Championship Tour.
Only moms don’t like it, motocross rider says BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF To build enthusiasm and interest ahead of their weekend show, FMX Motocross riders visited a local school on Wednesday, highlighting their sport, career and the excitement of dirt bike tricks. Three Canadian riders also encouraged the students to work hard in school to achieve their dreams. But Kris Garwasiuk, rider and promoter, also took the
time to highlight the show coming up on Saturday. “It’s one of those shows you really have to come out and experience,” Garwasiuk told G.H. Dawe Community School students. “On TV, the visual is just everything you’re looking for, I mean it’s a dirt bike flying 40 feet in the air and our heads are almost in the roof of the Enmax Centrium. To see it first-hand is the way to see it, TV doesn’t do it justice.”
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BRIEFS Psych assessments ordered Psychiatric assessments have been ordered for an Innisfail-area man accused of killing his father last fall. The body of Calgary resident Tim Guilbault, 58, was found at a family residence near Red Lodge Park on Nov. 5. He was a former Red Deer city councillor. RCMP investigators subsequently arrested Aaron Guilbault, 31, near Stettler, where it is alleged that he was found in his father’s vehicle. Currently in custody in Calgary, Guilbault appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to enter his plea on a charge of first-degree murder. Defence counsel Patty McNaughton asked to reserve Guilbault’s plea pending psychiatric examination. McNaughton stressed a need for two reports. One would determine her client’s fitness to stand trial and the other would examine his mental state at the time of the alleged offence. The reports were ordered and Guilbault is to return to court on Feb. 27, via closed circuit TV.
People encouraged to join Winter Walk Day on Wednesdays Join thousands of other Albertans for Winter Walk Day on Wednesday. Schools, community groups, workplaces and individuals are encouraged to walk for at least 15 minutes that day in the annual event. Participants can register on the website www.shapeab.com and then record minutes after their walks. A Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ WinterWalkDay, has been created to get ideas and encourage people to take part. Red Deer College students and staff will be participating on campus as part of its Be Fit For Life campaign. The event is sponsored by Safe Healthy Active People Everywhere (SHAPE), an Alberta non-profit organization promoting active, safe routes to schools programs and encouraging children to walk or ride bikes to school.
More charges added in Red Deer man’s fraud case More charges have been laid against a Red Deer man who is already accused of nearly 240 counts of fraud under $5,000. Phillip Wiggins, 37, was arrested late in December by Red Deer City RCMP investigating complaints that someone had been canvassing for funds for the Canadian Cancer Society under false pretences. Wiggins, who has not yet entered a plea on any of the charges, was brought into Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday to address 96 new charges laid earlier in the day. The new charges came from La-
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The cast of the Jungle Book take the stage for the grande finale of their show at the Memorial Centre during a dress rehearsal on Wednesday. The production by Hunting Hills High School students is the world premier of a new adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling classic tale of the young orphan boy, Mowgli, who is adopted by a wolf pack family in the jungles of India. The performance is said to be a highly stylized non-musical production. Tonight, Thursday January 31 is opening night with shows on Friday and Saturday of this week as well. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-show dinner February 1st and 2nd at 6 p.m. in Festival Hall. Tickets are available at the door one hour prior to show times. combe, one of four communities in which the canvass was alleged to have occurred. Police allege that Wiggins also approached donors in Red Deer, Penhold and Blackfalds. Because of the new charges, Crown prosecutor Tony Bell advised Judge John Holmes that he was not prepared to proceed to guilty pleas and sentencing, which had been anticipated. Police must still interview hundreds of people to complete their investigation, with potential for even more charges to come, said Bell. Defence counsel Walter Kubanek argued that his client has already been held in custody for more than a month, that he plans to enter guilty pleas and that he wishes to deal speedily with the charges against him. Further, Kubanek stated that he had found numerous errors in the information the Crown has provided so far. Bell said his office has additional information to provide, including a binder containing the new charges. Kubanek and his client return to court on Tuesday to enter pleas.
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After a brief dalliance with a later start time at the indoor Rec Centre pool, Red Deer city council decided to revert to the 5:30 a.m. start. Monique Pages-Mearns, Recreation Centre co-ordinator, said council moved the opening time to 6 a.m. last year, after years of starting at 5:30 a.m. But public calls for the old start time led to a change back to the way things were. “Lots of people wanted it back to where it was,” said Pages-Mearns. “Now we’re 5:30 a.m. for early-morning swim.” Starting Monday, lane swimming will resume from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday to Friday. Although the schedule says the current swim times will be used until March 28, Pages-Mearns said early swim will continue to be at 5:30 a.m. after then.
chair travel and wine tasting evenings are just a few of the other offerings. Keetch said a fundraising committee has been created and grants will be sought, including about $180,000 from a federal program. Ponoka County has also been approached for funding help. Mayor Sheldon Ibbotson said if the federal grant application is successful, the town has offered to match it with a loan up to $180,000. Lease negotiations with Alberta Infrastructure to use the upper floor of the provincial building are underway. It is hoped the town can move in by the beginning of July. Keetch said is hoped that renovations can begin in the fall. How quickly the project is done will depend on funding and the success of grant applications. Even if grant money falls short, it is hoped that programming can be moved in the fall into the former council chambers and staff and storage space created. Other work would follow as money becomes available. Book stacks must remain at their current location because floors on the other side of the building aren’t designed for the weight of the book collection. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com
MOTO: Pyrotechnic show As a part of the show there will also be some top BMX riders and a pyrotechnic show. “Trust me, the pyro at this show is well worth the price of admission,” said Garwasiuk. The students received free ticket. But ahead of the show, Garwasiuk and two other riders, Bruce Cook of Kelowna and Billy Kohut of Didsbury, went to the school to talk with students
Brier tankard coming to Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Curling fans won’t want to miss a historical trophy coming to Red Deer on Saturday. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum will display the Brier Tankard from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by and have your photo taken with this trophy. You can also participate in some fun curling games. There’s also the chance to enter your name for tickets to the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton from March 2 to 10. Regular admission to the museum will be charged. For more information, go online at www.ashfm.ca or call 403-341-8614.
about what they do, how they became riders and how much they enjoy their sport. “We really like coming and talking to the kids,” said Garwasiuk. “We were that age at one time too and I think they really relate to us, we’re younger, we’re into a cool sport.” They showed a video of some of their tricks and had two Kawasaki dirt bikes on display. Even when Garwasiuk is at home, he will go into schools and do this kind of presentation because it is something he enjoys. “We really like to go out into the communities when we go places and honestly, we’d rather be doing this than sitting in a hotel room anyways,” said Garwasiuk. While Garwasiuk said the perception is the sport appeals to a younger age demographic, he has seen 90-year-old grandparents come down to pit row and hug the riders. “It appeals to all ages, the kids love it, dads love it, the only ones that sometimes don’t love it are moms,” said Garwasiuk. Although part of their job is performances and these riders will go to fairs and events and showcase their talents, Saturday’s show is a competition and the riders will be trying to one-up each other. “It really pushes guys, there’s always guys trying to do better than the other guy,” said Garwasiuk. “Even though we’re all buddies and we’re kind of good friends, we want to one-up each other and push the limits of our sport. You never know what is going to happen.” The show takes place on Saturday starting at 7 p.m. at the Centrium, at 4847 19th St. Tickets, available through Ticketmaster or at the Centrium, cost $36 for adults; $19 for youth, aged 11 to 16; and free for kids 10 and under. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
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The expansion would see the library grow to about 6,900 square feet from its current 2,600 square feet. “It’s needed because we’re grossly undersized,” said Keetch. According to provincial library standards, a library of its kind that serves 2,400 town residents and half of Ponoka County’s 9,000 people should be at least 6,400 square feet. “At the moment, we have no staff space and very little programming space and we have run out of space in which to put new books,” said Keetch. “This is desperately needed.” How quickly renovations can begin in the new space depends on fundraising. It will cost about $500,000 to undertake all of the planned work, which will see walls removed, floors and ceilings renovated and washrooms and book stacks upgraded to modern accessibility standards. The library also plans to upgrade the sound system to accommodate Bluetooth headsets and hearing aids. Seating areas will also be improved so those who bring their own laptops and other devices have handy access to electrical outlets, eliminating the need for all of the extension cords snaking through the existing space. Plans have not been finalized, but 1,000 square feet of space is expected to be set aside for the many programs offered geared to all ages from pre-school to adults. Movie nights, political forums and arm-
Rec Centre pool reverts back to 5:30 a.m. starts
“The Recreation Centre is a popular place to swim and get fit this winter, with our five-lane, 25-metre pool, hot tub, steam room and sauna,” said Pages-Mearns.
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Spacey takes centre stage as smarmy congressman Francis Underwood, a power-hungry chief whip who goes after his enemies with Machiavellian fervour when he’s passed over for secretary of state, in the Netflix drama, ‘House of Cards.’
‘House of Cards’ debuts on Netflix BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Although eager to try his hand at television, Oscar-nominated director David Fincher admits he knew all along there would be nothing conventional about his first foray into serialized drama. It would be slick, big-budget, packed with heavyweight actors and done exactly the way the Fight Club director wanted. In the end, that meant Fincher’s political drama House of Cards wouldn’t debut on television, per se, but on Netflix — the online streaming service available only to subscribers. “We ended up in a partnership with a company who seems like they were more closely aligned with the show that we wanted to make and the way that we wanted to make it,” Fincher says in a recent interview from Pasadena, Calif., noting that the big premium cable players also expressed interest. “In the end the best choice, I think, was Netflix who said, ‘We love what this is and we love where it can go and we’d like to see you swing for the rafters.”’ Netflix ordered two batches of 13-episode seasons — a commitment virtually unheard of for network and cable television outlets these days — and reportedly sunk $100-million into a program poised to be their new flagship. Perhaps fittingly, House of Cards seems to have more in common with a theatrical feature film than a typical TV drama: There’s the obvious pedigree of Fincher, the fact that it stars film veterans Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright and a script by the Oscarnominated Ides of March scribe Beau Willimon. Spacey takes centre stage as smarmy congressman Francis Underwood, a power-hungry chief whip who goes after his enemies with Machiavellian fervour when he’s passed over for secretary of state. Wright plays Frank’s equally cunning wife Claire, whose own ambitions centre on expanding her charity work to a global enterprise, even if it means throwing some of her well-meaning colleagues by the wayside. The sprawling ensemble includes Kate Mara (American Horror Story) as smart young journalist Zoe Barnes, whose career ambitions draw her into a dangerous relationship with the manipulative Frank. The story is dense and cerebral, Wright acknowledges by phone from the recent TV critics’ press tour in Pasadena, Calif., where Netflix gained a berth alongside more typical small screen networks. “But it’s also very human in the (characters’) ambition, the level of ambition and what kind of drive and fortitude it takes,” says Wright, who says Fincher courted her for the project while they filmed The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo. It’s been roughly 25 years since the former “Santa Barbara” regular has done anything on the small screen. But Wright says she was lured to House of Cards by the show’s pedigree and Fincher’s pitch: “‘Do you want to play Lady MacBeth to Kevin Spacey’s MacBeth?”’ “I think the beauty of it is I have somewhere to go, that I’m not just the shell of evil,” she says of her character. “The woman, the human emerges, breaks through. The shell starts to crack slowly.” Fincher says he took interest in the project after seeing the 1990 BBC miniseries House of Cards. That series was based on a novel by a former political insider, Michael Dobbs. For those eager to compare, the British version is also available for immediate streaming on Netflix. The first 13 episodes of the U.S. reboot meanwhile, will be available Friday, says Netflix boss Ted Sarandos. “It really is the first major television show to be produced for this format,” Sarandos says of expectations people will watch more than one episode at a time — while some may even attempt to watch all at once. “We don’t spend any storytelling time catching people up — no exposition, no ‘previously on’ and ‘on the next’ previews. What you end up with is a show that is crafted to be a much longer experience, more like a feature film. More like a 13-hour film that you can watch in whatever the size bites you want.” That forced everyone involved to think about storytelling in a completely different way, says Fincher, whose lengthy film credits include The Social Network, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Zodiac and Se7en. “It’s one thing when Tony Soprano, you know, behaviourally shows you all these different facets of himself over three months (on HBO’s The Sopranos). And then it’s a completely different thing when you have the DVDs in your hand and you watch his reveal over seven or eight hours,” he says, noting that the on-demand nature of House of Cards meant plot points could be delivered more in the way of “a dropped hint.” “There were things that we trimmed and that we changed because we were like, ‘We get it.”’ Fincher says he, Willimon and executive producers Josh Donen and Eric Roth sat down to watch all 13 hours over two days. “It’s a slightly more literary experience,” he says of on-demand watching. “You stop when you want and you pick it up
and if you really want to turn the pages it’s all there. And if you don’t — you want to savour something or you’re upset by something — you can kind of set it down. There’s an odd intimacy in its presentation which is sort of fascinating.” Original programs like House of Cards are key to getting audiences to rethink where and how they get their home entertainment, Sarandos has often said. It’s also key to revamping Netflix’s image as simply a library of past-date TV series and films. The company made its first stab at must-see original content last year with Lilyhammer, starring Steven Van Zandt as a New York gangster who goes into hiding in Norway. A second season is slated for fall, with several more titles running the gamut from edgy comedies to horror fare. The Toronto-shot murder mystery Hemlock Grove starts April 19, the acclaimed comedy Arrested Development gets new life in May, Weeds producer Jenji Kohan backs the prison-set Orange Is the New Black in late spring, while the new Ricky Gervais series Derek is slated for summer. Sarandos says Arrested Development is especially suited to binge-watching since storylines and jokes are intertwined from episode-to-episode. “There are jokes that are set up in the first episode that have punchlines in the third episode and then callbacks in the eighth episode. (Creator) Mitch (Hurwitz) has really embraced the format when he created this show,” he says of the new episodes. “The largest complaint of the network, which was Fox in the case of the U.S., about Arrested Development when the show was on the air was that it was just ‘too much.’ People couldn’t follow it week-toweek because there were too many characters and too many storylines and it’s the complete opposite of what we wanted. We wanted more depth and more characters and more storylines.” He says Netflix plans to release 14 new episodes in May. Sarandos says it’s all about giving his subscribers “ultimate choice.” “Current television executives — I get a lot of advice from them — tell me how stupid this is,” he sneers. “(They say) part of the excitement of a show is dragging it out and that consumers really want to wait and waiting is part of the process. I just don’t believe that. I don’t think that waiting is part of what people like about a TV show. And if you do want to wait, then just wait.” Season 1 of House of Cards is available Friday on Netflix.
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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SPENT $55K ON GOODS, SERVICES LAST YEAR: STATSCAN OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s households spent an average of $55,151 on goods and services in 2011, up 2.7 per cent from 2010. The increase was slightly below the rate of inflation of 2.9 per cent as measured by the consumer price index. The agency says spending on shelter accounted for 27.6 per cent of the total, with transportation accounting for 20.4 per cent and food taking 14.1 per cent. Provincially, households in Alberta had the highest average spending on goods and services at $64,453. Prince Edward Island households, in contrast, had the lowest average at $45,190. Couples with children reported average spending of $75,543 on goods and services. Single seniors reported $26,047 in household spending.
CGI REVENUE SOARS MONTREAL — IT services company CGI Group Inc. (TSX:GIB.A) says revenue hit $2.53 billion in its fiscal first-quarter, up 147.5 per cent from a year earlier and slightly above analyst estimates. The explosive revenue growth was due largely to the Montrealbased company’s $2.7-billion purchase of U.K. information technology provider Logica PLC last August, during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter. The acquisition resulted in higher integration expenses in the 2013 first quarter than analysts expected as year-overyear quarterly profits declined sharply. However, Logica has been seen as a long-term strategic acquisition building CGI’s presence throughout Europe. “I am very pleased with our overall performance and with the progress we made with respect to executing our Logica integration plan, which is designed to create incremental and longterm value for all stakeholders,” Michael E. Roach, CGI’s president and chief executive officer said in releasing the results Wednesday. — The Canadian Press
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Thorsten Heins, CEO of Research in Motion, introduces the BlackBerry 10, Wednesday, in New York. The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone, the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.
RIM bows BlackBerry 10 COMPANY CHANGES NAME TO SIGNATURE PRODUCT BY DAVID FRIEND THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK — After numerous delays that cast doubt on whether a new BlackBerry would ever see the light of day, Canada’s smartphone pioneer revealed its new phones Wednesday — products it hopes will revitalize its competitive edge. The company formerly known as Research In Motion — and now simply BlackBerry — will unleash a new smartphone in Canadian stores next Tuesday, chief executive Thorsten Heins told an eager crowd of fans in New York. The U.S. release date is a little later though, in March. The BlackBerry Z10, a touchscreen model, will be the first to hit the shelves while the BlackBerry Q10, which will have a physical keypad, follows in April. While the physical keyboard has long been an essen-
CRACKBERRY ADDICTS REACT C6 tial and beloved tool of so-called CrackBerry addicts, the move to release the touchscreen first was signalled by the company last spring. The splashy Manhattan unveiling, which was beamed by satellite around the world to cities including London, Dubai, Paris and Toronto, was as much a makeover as it was a product launch. Heins quickly did away with the confusing, and perhaps outdated, Research In Motion moniker that had represented the Waterloo, Ont. company since it was founded in 1984, long before the BlackBerry was created. While the name change won’t be made official on the stock exchanges until Feb. 4, the company’s executives were quick to switch.
Dutch civil court rejects most of case against Shell BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court has ruled that a subsidiary of international oil giant Royal Dutch Shell should be held responsible for a pipeline leak poisoning farmland in Nigeria, as it had failed to take adequate measures to prevent sabotage. In its ruling Wednesday the Hague Civil Court rejected most of the case brought by Nigerian farmers and environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth against Shell, saying pipeline leaks were caused by saboteurs, not Shell negligence. However, in one case, the judges ordered a subsidiary, Shell Nigeria, to compensate a farmer for breach of duty of care by making it too easy for saboteurs to open an oil well head that leaked on to his land. It was believed to be the first time a Dutch court has held a multinational’s foreign subsidiary liable for environmental damage and ordered it to pay damages. Pressure groups welcomed the judges’ decision, saying the ruling opens the door for similar pollution cases against multinationals. Shell hailed the judgment as a victory. “We are very pleased by the ruling of the court today,” said Allard Castelain of Shell. “It’s clear that both the parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, as well as the local venture ... has been proven right.” The Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth, which represented the Nigerian farmers, welcomed the compensation order for one village, but said it was “stunned” by its defeats in other villages. The group said the ruling could have implications beyond Nigeria’s oil fields.
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Potash miners settle U.S. antitrust cases, deny wrongdoing CALGARY — The three biggest Saskatchewan potash producers have settled antitrust lawsuits in the United States, but deny they did anything wrong. Saskatoon-based Potash (TSX:POT) and Plymouth, Minn.-based Mosaic Co. said in separate releases Wednesday they will each pay a total of $43.75 million to settle
This is a “new day in the history of the Blackberry,” Heins proclaimed shortly after taking the stage at Pier 36, a massive entertainment venue on the shores of the East River to an enthusiastic reception. Whether anyone else is buying into a new BlackBerry remains to be seen. The revamped models, which are powered by a whole new operating system, are widely seen as a make-or-break product for the company. After two major delays some in the technology sector had grown skeptical over whether the former RIM (TSX:RIM) would survive long enough in its current form to get the phones to the market. Sales figures won’t be made public for weeks, or months, as a staggered launch around the world complicates how to gauge whether the new phone is considered a success.
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Hotel proposed for north side will be a Marriott BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR
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Plaintiff Eric Dooh waits for the start of the court case of Nigerian farmers against Shell, in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday. “The verdict also offers hope to other victims of environmental pollution caused by multinationals,” said Geert Ritsema of Friends of the Earth. The group has always maintained that much of the damage in the Niger Delta can be traced to what it calls poor maintenance of Shell’s infrastructure, rather than sabotage, an argument the court rejected. Lawyers representing another Nigerian community, Bodo, in a legal battle with Shell in British courts cautiously welcomed the Dutch ruling. “Over many years Shell has denied any responsibility for these types of spills resulting from ’bunkering’ or sabotage,” lawyer Martyn Day said in a statement. He called the Dutch court’s ruling a major step forward “as it makes Shell aware in no uncertain terms that they have a responsibility to ensure that all steps are taken to ensure the illegal sabotage does not occur.” the claims, which have been pending since 2008. Calgary-based Agrium (TSX:AGU) said in its own release it will pay a total of US$10 million to settle claims by plaintiffs who alleged pricing of the crop nutrient potash violated antitrust laws. The settlements are subject to court approval. The three fertilizer companies deny any wrongdoing and say they decided to settle to avoid the cost and distraction of a protracted legal fight.
Auto industry rebounding: report OTTAWA — Canadian and North American car sales will hit new post-recession peaks this year, predicts a new Scotiabank
Red Deer is poised to become a Marriott community. The developer behind a hotel proposed for the north end of Oriole Park has confirmed that it will operate under Marriott’s TownPlace Suites banner. Toby Lampard, who is president of L-7 Inc. — the company that owns the 6822 66th St. lot where the hotel is to be built — spoke to Red Deer’s municipal planning commission on Wednesday during an application related to the project. The hotel had received development approval from the commission in August, but Lampard was seeking to make several changes to the plan. These included the addition of a swimming pool. Estimated to cost $12.8 million, the fourstorey hotel will consist of 92 suites, with the possibility of 71 more in the future. They will all have full kitchens, with other amenities to include a breakfast room, an exercise and spa room, a small boardroom and laundry facilities. Lampard said the hotel is designed for extended-stay guests who require accommodation for weeks or even months. TownPlace Suites is one of Marriott’s long-stay brands. Although common in the United States, there are currently only two TownPlace Suites in Canada — both in Ontario, said Lampard. He said Marriott’s reputation for quality and its loyal customer following made it a desirable choice for his project.
Please see HOTEL on Page C6 report, in another indication the hard-hit auto industry is recovering after being on the verge of collapse four years ago. Scotiabank’s latest global auto report predicts vehicle sales in Canada will increase to 1.69 million units in 2013 — just shy of the 1.7 million record set in 2002 — following a strong six per cent pickup in 2012. Meanwhile, U.S. sales are starting to rebound strongly from the slump of 2009, and will hit 15 million this year. That is still below the pre-recession highs of about 17 million, but the best since the slump. The outlook is especially rosy for Ontario’s automotive industry, which is home to American and Japanese-owned auto assembly plants and their suppliers. Together they build cars, minivans and other vehicles for the Canadian and U.S. markets.
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MARKETS COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Wednesday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.
Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 114.01 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 84.31 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.50 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.01 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.21 Cdn. National Railway . . 95.46 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 114.75 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 75.59 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.23 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.09 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 34.61 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.20 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.44 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.71 General Motors Co. . . . . 27.94 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.63 Research in Motion. . . . . 13.86 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.82 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 44.53 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 40.52 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 66.25 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 16.37 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.17 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 69.70 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.05 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.42 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 12.79 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.36
Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.46 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.57 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.75 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.01
Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 23.99 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 33.53 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.95 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.57 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 46.80 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.17 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.58 Canyon Services Group. 11.24 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 33.72 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.660 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.79 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.18 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.67
Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 63.40 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.87 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.63 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 30.97 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 31.15 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 26.27 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 43.36 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 66.00 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.63 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 80.04 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.50 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 62.60 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 29.50 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.37
MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market was lower Wednesday as Research In Motion Ltd. stock fell following the launch of its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 products and data showed a surprising weakening of the U.S. economy in the fourth quarter. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 36.11 points to
12,794.44 while the TSX Venture Exchange was down 9.57 points at 1,222.35. RIM (TSX:RIM) had been up as much as four per cent before chief executive Thorsten Heins unveiled the BB10 and announced the company’s corporate name would be changed to BlackBerry at a widely covered event in New York City.
But RIM stock closed down $1.85 or 11.78 per cent to $13.86 on very heavy volume of 22.73 million shares. The stock was hit with a wave of profit taking after hitting a 52-week high of $18.49 early last week. That represented a stunning gain of 203 per cent since hitting a 52-week low of $6.10 last September and at one
Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 32.47 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.60 First Quantum Minerals . 20.53 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 36.03 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.65 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 71.35 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.39 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 43.19 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.82 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 36.54
Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 40.20 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.64 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 31.55 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.93 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.40 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.73 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.49 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.29 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.33 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.02 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.38 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.16 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.68 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.11 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.60
point was up 50 per cent during January alone. Analysts said that consumer reaction to the new product will ultimately determine where the stock goes. “I think it’s too early to all of a sudden, draw any real conclusions to this whole thing,” said Fred Ketchen, manager of equity trading at Scotia Capital. “It’s going to take some weeks, maybe take some months, until we get a real clear view. Now that it’s going out and people will be able to buy it and use it and express their preferences, likes and dislikes — that’s what will count most.” The U.S. Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the economy shrank by 0.1 per cent amid a plunge in defence spending and a 5.7 per cent drop in exports that analysts think was linked to hurricane Sandy. The recession in parts of the eurozone also hurt performance. Economists had expected growth of 1.1 per cent in the OctoberDecember period. The Canadian dollar gained 0.09 of a cent to 99.85 cents US. U.S. indexes seemed unaffected by the scheduled announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve at the end of its two-day meeting on interest rates. The Dow Jones industrials closed down 44 points at 13,910.42. The Nasdaq shed 11.35 points to 3,142.31 while the S&P 500 index was off 5.88 points at 1,501.96. The Fed is keeping its rates near zero. It will also continue with its program of quantitative easing to stimulate the economy as long as the jobless rate stays above 6.5 per cent. There has been a growing expectation that it may be tempted to reverse its position after minutes from the last meeting in December showed a split among members over how long to continue the stimulus. Some thought the program should be slowed or stopped before the end of 2013.
Investors also digested earnings reports from corporate heavyweights including aircraft maker Boeing Co., which said its fourth-quarter profit fell 30 per cent to $978 million, or $1.28 a share, nine cents better than analysts expected. Boeing said its adjusted 2013 profit estimate of $6.10 to $6.30 a share assumes “no significant financial impact” from a move on Jan. 16 by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ground the 787 Dreamliner pending a probe of its battery problem. Its shares rose 1.28 per cent to US$74.59. The base metals component lost 0.8 per cent even as March copper on the Nymex gained six cents to US$3.75 a pound. HudBay Minerals (TSX:HBM) rose 13 cents to C$11.65. Bloomberg reported that Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-biggest mining company, is considering a temporary halt to construction work at its US$6.2 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia as the government demands a greater share of profit from the mine. Rio has a 66 per cent stake in Oyu Tolgoi through its 51 per cent interest in Vancouver-based Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (TSX:TRQ), formerly known as Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Turquoise Hill shares fell 28 cents to $7.87. The industrials sector fell 0.75 per cent, with Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) down $1.47 to $114.75 after surging Tuesday in the wake of a well-received earnings report. Telecoms also weighed on the TSX with Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) down 48 cents to $46.57. Oil prices lost some early momentum after the U.S. economic data was released as the March crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange edged up 37 cents to US$97.94 a barrel. But the energy sector was down 0.21 per cent and Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) gave back 21 cents to $33.72. The gold sector was off about
0.4 per cent as April bullion advanced $18.90 to US$1,6781.60 an ounce. Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) faded 41 cents to C$32.47. In other earnings news, Montreal-based IT services company CGI Group Inc. (TSX:GIB.A) says its first-quarter revenue more than doubled to $2.53 billion, up 147.5 per cent from a year earlier and its shares gained $2.01 or 8.28 per cent to $26.30. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX:POT) is raising the cash dividend it pays to shareholders by 33 per cent to 28 cents a share. Its shares were up 12 cents to $43.19. After the close, social network company Facebook turned in earnings per share of 17 cents, two cents better than estimates. Revenue came in at $1.59 billion, better than the $1.53 billion analysts had expected. But its shares fell eight per cent in after market trading in New York. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: March ’13 $7.10 higher $624.80; May ’13 $7.10 higher $614.20; July ’13 $7.20 higher $604.00; Nov. ’13 $6.10 higher $562.10; Jan. ’14 $6.10 higher $560.00; March ’14 $6.10 higher $556.00; May ’14 $6.10 higher $553.90; July ’14 $4.10 higher $552.00; Nov. ’14 $3.10 higher $548.00; Jan ’15 $3.10 higher $548.00; March $3.10 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. Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 512,900 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 512,900.
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PHONE: Operates as a business or personal device Among the features being touted at Wednesday’s event: — As you type, the operating system predicts what word you want and you can swipe to have it auto-completed. — BlackBerry Hub acts as one place for all incoming messages, email, BBM, social media. — BlackBerry Balance then allows one phone to operate as both a business and personal device entirely separate from each other. — Apps have been divided into two sections by tabs at the top of the screen, labelled Personal and Work. The BlackBerry 10 devices were originally due for release last year but Heins decided they still weren’t ready for the public, even though they had already been delayed once before. It was one of the difficult decisions the CEO had to make when he took
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A man holds the new touchscreen BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, during a launch event for the new phone in London, Wednesday. be all about,” he said, adding that he intends to remain a user. The company has also organized briefings to get government departments up to speed on the new technology, though it’s unclear if the government will switch over en masse to the new devices. There has been more of a move lately to find a way to make smartphones
compatible with the government’s IT and security needs, though the BlackBerry remains the dominant device contender because of its secure functions. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair said he’s been using the smartphone for about a decade but wasn’t yet sold on the new model. “I’m just a little bit worried because
over the top position last January from then co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. He also dug deep into the company’s operations to cut costs, which included closing manufacturing facilities and making thousands of job cuts. RIM had become a punching bag for its competitors: Apple’s iPhone and numerous Android devices had stolen away a significant portion of the BlackBerry company’s marketshare in North America and Europe with flashier touchscreen devices. Heins made it clear at the launch that BlackBerry was ready to take back those customers who had strayed, in particular the business-minded users who consider their smartphone as much an organizer as a way to make phone calls and send texts. Before sales numbers provide the true measure of success, the first hurdles to overcome will be the opinions of tech analysts and reaction from investors. The BlackBerry maker’s shares closed down 11.8 per cent, or $1.85, to $13.86 on the Toronto Stock Exchange where about 22.7 million of its shares were traded on Wednesday. Telecom analyst Troy Crandall said a major reason for the stock’s drop was the staggered launch of the phone,
which has left potential U.S. consumers waiting until March. “That kind of puts RIM into a more congested period for the launch where there’s potential for Apple to make an announcement about iOS 7,” he said, referring to a refreshed operating system for the iPhone. More than 25 per cent of the BlackBerry maker’s shares are still held by short sellers, who are betting against the success of BB10, said Crandall, of Montreal-based investment firm MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier.
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OTTAWA — Devotees of the BlackBerry smartphone are called CrackBerry addicts. And while many users have managed to kick the habit, if there’s one place still full of fanatics — it’s Ottawa. Parliament Hill runs on the device made by the Waterloo, Ont., company Research in Motion, now renamed BlackBerry after its star product. So all eyes were on the company’s launch Wednesday of its newest operating system and smartphone. “Across Parliament Hill today we can see older devices being dropped in the snow, all in the hope of an upgrade to this cool new BlackBerry device,” said the NDP’s Glenn Thibeault. He was only half-joking. While many members of parliament and their staff have iPads and iPhones as well, it’s the BlackBerry that remains the formal phone of choice for the Canadian government. There were more than 70,000 of the phones in use, according to a recent presentation by Shared Services Canada, the government information technology department. The company has acknowledged as much, holding an invite-only event in Ottawa to give officials a sneak-peek at the new device in November. Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae also took a tour of the company’s headquarters earlier this month. “I’m looking forward very much to see what the BlackBerry 10 is going to
we use them so much, I hear that the new one we’re not allowed to change batteries,” he said. “I hope we’re still going to be able to use our thumbs on keys because that’s been key for me.” The BlackBerry Z10, a touch screen model, will be the first to hit the shelves while the BlackBerry Q10, which will have a physical keyboard, will follow in April. MPs of all political stripes celebrated the launch on Wednesday, using statements in the House of Commons to pay tribute to the new device. “BlackBerry has proven that we can build an iconic global brand right here in Canada,” said Tory MP Harold Albrecht. “BlackBerry has proven that it can build it here in Canada.” It’s long been a point of pride among MPs to travel around the world and see others using the phone. This week, Trade Minister Ed Fast posted a picture of himself posing with BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Though Ottawa remains an important market for the company, there’s one customer they haven’t yet won over. While U.S. President Barack Obama famously refused to give up his BlackBerry when was first elected in 2008, Stephen Harper just decided to give up cellphones entirely when he became prime minister in 2006. To this day he doesn’t own a BlackBerry.
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ROSS Franklin Wayne January 22, 2013 WHAT’S HAPPENING 1979 - 2013 CLASSIFICATIONS It is with immense sadness 50-70 that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of F r a n k l i n Wa y n e R o s s o f Class Caroline, AB on January 22, Registrations 2013. Born February 14, 1979, Franklin filled his life with friends, laughter, adventure and the outdoors. He leaves Group Programs behind his mother Carrol; his Men’s Anger Resolution father Wayne (Tracie); brother Solutions (MARS) Program Jason; niece Shanice; nephews - for men who find it Johnathon and Alex; and the difficult to express anger & love of his life, Marielle Hopf. other emotions. Starts Feb 7, Thurs nights 10 wks Also sharing his loss are his $299 many uncles, aunts, cousins Ron Peterson Call and of course all those people 343-6869 to register. who were his chosen family. Course outlines at www.chandlerconsulting We celebrate Franklin’s life, .net Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Kurt Browning Arena, Caroline. Coming Refreshments will follow and Events we welcome you, as we continue into the evening FREE FLU SHOTS w i t h a P o t L u c k S u p p e r, Highland Green Value Drug Mart 6315 Horn St. Videos and Jam Session. In lieu of flowers, donations L E A R N b a s i c m a k e u p m a y b e m a d e t o S TA R S skills for different looks. Ambulance in Franklin’s memory. Feb. 2 & 3. Starts at noon.
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HAEFNER R i c h a r d H a e f n e r, 8 6 , o f Sylvan Lake, Alberta, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Richard was born in Buchen, Germany on October 3rd, 1926 to Konrad and Josefine Haefner. He worked at a flour mill before he was required to serve his country in World War II. In 1957, Richard left Germany to start a life in Canada. Richard was married to Anneliese Haefner on March 29, 1972. They were happily married for 36 years. Richard lived in Ontario, Winnipeg, Yellowknife, and ended up settling down in the Comox Valley where he worked as a timber man for Westmin Mines until he retired in 1990. In his retirement years, Richard enjoyed gardening and even won an award for having the most beautiful flower garden. In the winter months Richard and his wife travelled with a group of friends to Palm Springs. He enjoyed entertaining and always knew how to have a good time. Richard is survived by his sons Michael (Jutta) and his mother Gredi, Brian (Jessica), s t e p - s o n Wo l f ( B o n n i e ) , grandchildren Patrick, Randy ( M e l i s s a ) , Ta n n e r, Ty l e r, Natasha, Crystal, Cody, and one great grandchild Cassie. Richard was predeceased by his loving wife Anneliese, and daughter-in-law Maryanne. A Memorial Service for Richard will be held at the Chapel Of The Sylvan Lake Funeral Home on Monday February 4, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Jamie McDonald officiating. A time of fellowship will be held following the service at the Haefner residence in Sylvan Lake. Condolence may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151
O’SULLIVAN John Richard Feb. 15, 1940 - Jan. 27, 2013 With great sadness, the O’Sullivan family announces the passing of John R. after a courageous battle with cancer. John leaves to mourn his wife, Beverlee, daughter Lynda Mae, sons John Daniel and Noel Edward along with his beloved sister, Dr. Sarah A. Nixon of Jilin, China and his seven grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held Friday, February 1, 2013, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Pioneer Lodge (4324 46A Avenue, Red Deer). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society - 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to Rebekah Sealock EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222
HANSON Pamela Teresa (Rockwood) 1952 - 2013 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Pamela Teresa Hanson of Red Deer, Alberta on Sunday, January 27, 2013 in Penticton, British Columbia at the age of 60 years. Pamela was born in St. John’s Newfoundland on September 12, 1952. She was raised in St. John’s attending St. Patrick’s, Mary Mother of Hearts, and then Memorial University graduating as a medical social w o r k e r. P a m e l a l e f t f o r Edmonton, Alberta in 1981 to work in her chosen profession, first at the University Hospital, then at the Royal Alexander Hospital. She later worked as a social worker with the Alberta Government in various capacities in Peace River and Red Deer. For the last fifteen years Pamela was at home devoting her time to family as a homemaker and her community through service in various church and parachurch ministries. She is lovingly remembered by her husband Ron Hanson, son Carter Hanson of Edmonton, Alberta, daughter Morgan Hanson of Calgary, Alberta, brothers; Ed Rockwood of Paradise, Newfoundland, Ron Rockwood of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Syd Rockwood of Ottawa, Ontario, sister; Irene Eddy of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Trudy Rockwood of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Judy Rockwood of St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is also survived by many extended family, neighbors, and a host of friends. Pamela is predeceased by her parents Harry and Elizabeth Rockwood and sister Edna Spurrell. Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects at Parkland Funeral Home on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the Victory Church, 98 Oberlin Avenue, R e d D e e r, o n S a t u r d a y, February 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Chuck Roth officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Potters Hands, 4935 51 St, R e d D e e r, A B T 4 N 2 A 8 . Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040
MEYER Neville Leon Neville Leon Meyer of Lacombe, Alberta passed away January 29, 2013 at the age of 89. He is survived by his loving wife Doris, step-children, grand-children, and great-grandchildren. The funeral service for the late Neville Meyer will be held at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel on Friday February 1, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”
HOGAN Donald Michael Oct. 11, 1947 - Jan. 26, 2013 It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Don Hogan passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013. His lengthy battle with cancer ended peacefully. Don is survived by his children, Krista (Tyler) Seitz, Leah (Richard) Lyne, Dr. Chad H o g a n , a n d D r. M i c h a e l (Marie-Annik) Barrie; nine grandchildren; his ex-wife and long time friend Donna; and his siblings, Bill (Ria), Irene (Robert), Garry (Dona), Gordon, and Kathy. Funeral Services will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY’S, Chapel of the Bells (2720 Centre Street North, Calgary, AB) on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Don’s honour may be made directly to the Agape Hospice, 1302 - 8 Avenue N.W., Calgary, AB T 2 N 1 B 8 Te l e p h o n e : (403) 282-6588. In living memory of Don Hogan, a tree will be planted at Big Hill Springs Park Cochrane by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Chapel of the Bells, 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH, CALGARY, AB T2E 2V6 Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.
LONG Ian Charles Ian Long of Red Deer, Alberta p a s s e d a w a y o n F r i d a y, January 25, 2013 at the age of 54 years. Ian was born on Monday, April 14, 1958 at Consort, Alberta to parents Phyllis and Arlos Long and grew up on a farm in the Veteran area. Ian is survived by his loving family: mother Phyllis Long of Stettler; brothers Gordon (Paulette) Long of Veteran and Wayne (Karen) Long of Stettler; four nephews: Ellis (Sarah), Galen, Jason and Tyler (Amanda); two great nieces Ava and Brooklyn; other family members, co-workers at Olymel and many dear friends. Ian was predeceased by his father Arlos Long in December 2010. A funeral service for Ian Charles Long will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Red Deer, Alberta. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made to Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation, Veteran Cemetery, Veteran, Alberta or a charity of the donor’s choice c/o STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0, 1-877-844-3422, who have been entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. To send or view condolences to Ian’s family, please visit www.stettlerfuneralhome.com
ZOSKEY Bruce Michael Sept. 15, 1939 - Jan. 27, 2013 Bruce was born September 15, 1939 in Hamilton, Ontario to Garfield and Beryl Zoskey. He moved to Newfoundland for a short period of time where he met his wife Lorraine. They moved to Red Deer in 1982. Bruce and Lorraine were married February 11, 1983. Bruce is survived by and will be lovingly remembered by his wife of almost 30 years, Lorraine of Red Deer; his children, Michael and Cheryl; grandchildren, Trevor and Maxine from Ontario; his b r o t h e r, G a r y ( D o r o t h y ) ; sister, Paulette (Allan) from O n t a r i o ; b r o t h e r s - i n - l a w, Vaughan (Vida), Albert (Iris), and Francis; sisters-in-law, Sally (Gord) and Shirley (Tom), all from Newfoundland. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Bruce was predeceased by his parents, Garfield and Beryl Zoskey and his sister, Jackie. Bruce worked many jobs, his last job being the Shuttle Driver for Red Deer Toyota. Bruce also loved spending time at Tim Horton’s talking with the guys, giving him more “chat” time. Bruce was a Toronto Blue Jays baseball fan and an avid Xbox 360 gamer. He had a great love for animals; specifically their beloved pet c a t s ; B u s t e r, P e r c y a n d Missy, and a little dog named Pele. We love you Bruce. You will be missed! A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 67 Street, Red Deer. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made d i r e c t l y t o S TA R S A i r Ambulance or the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to Craig Kanngiesser RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.
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Core Laboratories Petroleum Services Division is the world’s most recognized The Rocky Mountain and highly respected rock House Primary Care and fluid analysis laboratoACCEPTiNG application for Network requires the ry serving the oil and gas stylist or chair rental. Apply services of a clinician to industry. We require an in person to Cindy at Nu manage the Rocky PCN individual for field sampling Art Salon & Spa located in the Co-op mall , Innisfail Anticoagulation Program. in the Red Deer area. The Professional Requirements: successful candidate will or call 403-302-8813 Registered Nurse or be responsible for Pharmacist sampling gas/oil wells and Current registration with gas plants and be part of a applicable professional team responsible for develJanitorial college oping and maintaining Clear Criminal record markets in the Reservoir check Fluids Division. For further information please visit our website at The individual will possess rockymedical.com/pcn. To excellent interpersonal apply, please send a cover skills, be self starter and letter and resume to team player and have jsandstra@ strong mechanical and CCCSI is hiring sanitation rockymedical.com or in problem solving skills. workers for the afternoon person to Rocky PCN at A BSc/College graduate or and evening shifts. Get 5127-49th Street, Rocky related industry experience paid weekly, $14.22/hr. Mountain House in the and valid driver’s license is Call 403-348-8440 or fax lower level. Closing Date: required. 403-348-8463 Open until suitable candidate found. Only Interested applicants candidates chosen for an s h o u l d f o r w a r d t h e i r Legal interview will be contacted. resumes to: OPHTHALMIC Core Laboratories TECHNICIAN/ Canada Ltd. ADMINISTRATIVE 2810 12th Street N.E. ASSISTANT Calgary, Alberta T2E 7P7 req’d for Ophthalmology Fax: 403-250-5120 office. No previous Email: experience req’d. as full ps.calgary.recruiting@ job training is provided. Johnston Ming Manning corelab.com Please fax resume to LLP has a full time Legal 403-342-2024 or drop off Assistant position available in person at #120, 5002-55 in our real estate St. Red Deer. Only those department. This position considered will be contacted. requires someone who displays a team player Central Alberta’s Largest outlook, effective commuIs looking to fill the Car Lot in Classifieds nication skills, the ability to following position: multi-task, and the ability to work in a fast paced Buying or Selling FIELD SAFETY environment. The ideal your home? OFFICER candidate will have prior Check out Homes for Sale The successful applicant experience working in a in Classifieds will have a NCSO designalaw firm, and a minimum of tion and will have: 3 - 5 years experience * Actual hands on oilfield working as a Legal Assistant construction experience. in residential real estate. Oilfield * Good computer skills. We offer an excellent * Extensive travel is working environment, a required. great benefit package, and * Excellent people skills. the opportunity for person* H2S Alive and First Aid. al and professional growth. * Certified D&A tester, Please respond in confian asset. dence with a cover letter * Drivers License, with and resume to: clean Abstract. A RED DEER BASED Human Resources Pressure Testing Company * Must relocate to Hinton. Johnston Ming Manning req’s. Operators for testing “NO SAFETY COPS LLP 3rd Floor, 4943 50th BOP’s throughout AB. WANTED” Street Red Deer, AB Only those with Drilling rig We want to build a safety T4N 1Y1 Fax: exp. need apply. Fax (403) 342-9173 resume & driver’s abstract culture, NOT enforce one. Email: hr@jmmlawrd.ca to: 403-341-6213 or email Please submit resume to mikeoapt@gmail.com hr@alstaroc.com or fax to We would like to thank all Only those selected for applicants, however, only interview will be contacted. 780- 865- 5829 Please quote job those selected for an interJAGARE ENERGY # 68318. on your resume. view will be contacted. PRODUCTION TESTING CELEBRATIONS now hiring Day Supervisors, You can sell your guitar HAPPEN EVERY DAY Night Operators, and for a song... Helpers. RSP’s and IN CLASSIFIEDS or put it in CLASSIFIEDS benefits pkg. incentives. and we’ll sell it for you! TOO MUCH STUFF? Email resumes to: Let Classifieds jagare2@gmail.com or Legal Assistant help you sell it. Duhamel Manning Feehan mikeg@jagareenergy.com Warrender Glass LLP LOCAL SERVICE CO. Requires the services of a REQ’S EXP. VACUUM Senior/Intermediate TRUCK OPERATOR Corp/Comm Legal Must have Class 3 licence assistant. Cores and PPR w/air & all oilfield tickets. accreditation will be an Fax resume w/drivers advantage. Please email abstract to 403-886-4475 resume to ssimmons@ Classifieds altalaw.ca or fax to the Your place to SELL attention of Office Manager Your place to BUY on 403.343.0891.
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Anticoagulation Clinician 0.8 FTE
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780
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Oilfield
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Oilfield
800
Core Laboratories Canada Ltd.
BUSY Dental Office requires Dental Hygienist for full time schedule. Bus: 403-845-3200 Fax: 403-845-4440
Hair Stylists
Oilfield
800
Viking Projects Ltd. is located in Lacombe Alberta and services all of Western Canada. We specialize in a variety of pipeline, facility and reclamation services.
We are looking for
PIPELINE PERSONNEL that work well in a team environment. Experience is an asset but we are willing to train. We are looking for motivated applicants meeting these criteria: - Enjoys challenges - Is dependable and responsible - Communicates well with others - Follows instructions - Is not afraid to ask questions Viking Projects Ltd. offers competitive wages, WHMIS and TDG tickets done in house. Safety Tickets required:
H2S, CSTS/PST, First Aid, and Ground Disturbance Valid driver’s licence an asset Please reply with resume to:
Email: reception@vikingprojects.ca Fax: 403-782-6856 3412 53rd Ave, Lacombe, AB T4L OB5 Phone: 403-782-2756 Website: www.vikingprojects.ca
PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN BENEFITS
Join Our Fast Growing Team!!
Proflo Production Separators is currently seeking energetic, motivated PRODUCTION TESTERS with valid tickets, drivers license, alarm clock & a watch. Candidates must have their own cell phone, transportation and be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. No lazy testers need apply. Send resume to: info@proflo.net or fax: 403-341-4588 References are a must.
(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
is looking for journeyman picker operator.Top wages/ benefits. Safety tickets req’d. Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128 No phone calls. Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!
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
TKS
Lacombe, AB Industries Rig work - Vacuum / Truck Operators Scheduled time off. Fax resume, & driver’s abstract, to (403)786-9915
TOPCO OILSITE PRODUCTS Req’s. Repair and Service staff. Applicant will be req’d. to perform repairs, ultrasonics, high pressure SAFETY testing, sand blasting and PROFESSIONAL various other jobs on high Alstar is looking for a pressure iron. Mechanical Safety Professional to help skills and reliable transporexpand our safety program tation req’d. Pre offer drug through projects and auditing. alcohol testing will be Minimum requirements provided. Fax resumes to include: 403-309-9276 * CRSP * 5 + years’ experience in Celebrate your life Oil & Gas as a Safety with a Classified Professional ANNOUNCEMENT * Strong Safety program development - skills & WANTED experience EXPERIENCED * Excellent computer skills CLASS 3 * Internal and external VAC/steamer Truck driver auditing experience AND Swamper. Lacombe * Strong interpersonal area, HOME EVERY skills NIGHT. Fax resume to * Attention to detail; must 403-704-1442 be very organized * Requires little supervision; works well in a team environment
Professionals
Weekends Off RELOCATION TO HINTON MANDATORY H2S Alive, First Aid and an In-House Drug & Alcohol test are pre-requisites. Please submit email to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780- 865- 5829 PLEASE QUOTE JOB # 68322 ON RESUME
SERVICE RIG
Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d LEASE and FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants
must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for. Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule. Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: tmorris@ bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
Currently accepting resumes for the following personnel. HSE Advisors Safety Supervisors Shutdown Personnel All applicants must have current safety tickets for position applied for. Email resume and safety tickets to: sitesafe@telusplanet.net or fax 403-887-8864 Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds
Oilfield
mmcgeachy@ cathedralenergyservices.com
Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking a DRILLER. Locally based, home every night!
Road Train Oilfield Transport Ltd
Site Safety Services Inc.
QUALIFIED DAY AND NIGHT SUPERVISORS
SERVICE RIG
810
Apex Oilfield Services is looking for the right candidate to fill the position of Help Desk Advisor in our growing IT Department. This full time entry level position will be based out of our Red Deer County Head Office. Full details and application information can be found at: goo.gl/cJcsW No phone calls please. 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 Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.
Your application will be kept strictly confidential. Looking for a place to live? Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS
Oilfield
810
Restaurant/ Hotel
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS RED DEER
OUR LandSolutions’ office in Bentley is accepting resumes for our Int. & Sr. Land Administrator positions. Candidates will have 5 - 10 years’ experience, full time position, Must have Surface Land education. Please submit resumes online at www.landsolutions.ca You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
Restaurant/ Hotel
820
BOULEVARD Restaurant & Lounge Gasoline Alley Red Deer County Food & Beverage Server
820
Is seeking FRONT DESK CLERK * Answer phone calls * Take reservations * Check in/out Guests Balance cash out & Attend to guest needs $14.00/hr. HOUSEKEEPING ROOM ATTENDANT * Clean and vacuum rooms, public areas, pool etc. Replenish amenities, linens & towels * Adhere to Holiday Inn safety stardands $14.00/hr. All positions are Shift work & weekends Fax Resume to: 780-702-5051
HOLIDAY INN Red Deer South, Gasoline Alley Is Seeking
$12.25/hr. To provide Food & Beverage service, handle cashiering, arrange and setup the outlet. maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
FRONT DESK CLERK * Answer phone calls * Take reservations * Check in/out Guests Cook * Balance cash out $14.00/HR. & Attend to guest needs To prepare and cook all $ 14.00/hr food up to standard, clean HOUSEKEEPING ROOM kitchen and maintain hyATTENDANT giene follow recipes, assist * Clean and vacuum rooms in receiving and storing public areas pool etc. Kitchen Helper * Replenish amenities, $11/hr linens & towels To clean kitchen following * Adhere to Holiday Inn safety and hygiene safety standards standards. Clean utensils, $ 14.00/hr cutlery, crockery and All positions are glassware items. Shift Work & weekends Clean floors. Fax resume Assist in prep. 780 - 702-5051 All positions are Shift Work & Weekends. Fax resume 780-702-5051
Sales & Distributors
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. Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY
Trades
CHINESE FOOD Restaurant requires DISHWASHER, & WAITER/WAITRESS Drop resume off in person to Red Star Restaurant 3731 50 Ave. Red Deer Phone 403-309-5566 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced P/T Servers. Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please
Professionals
Sales & Distributors
830
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 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
850
ABB has an immediate opening at one of our ALBERTA locations for an INSTRUMENTATION JOURNEYMEN Our ideal candidate must be a team player, committed to safety, and have experience in Oil & Gas plant construction. H2S Alive and CSTS safety tickets are mandatory. Please forward resumes & queries to 403-357-3736 or fax: 403-347-0422
AFTERNOON SHIFT
CNC Operators DAYSHIFT & AFTERNOON SHIFT
QC Person Nexus Engineering is Currently looking for C.N.C OPERATORS. DUTIES INCLUDE, Set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and running production runs, min. 3 years experience.
• The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.
830
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
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
810 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.
MAPLE Leaf Environmental & Safety Ltd. is a proactive, dynamic and progressive company. We are currently recruiting for the position of EMT’s, EMR’s, and Plant shutdown personnel for projects throughout Western Canada. Please fax or e-mail resume & qualifications to: Keith Anderson Fax: 403-637-2024 kanderson@ mapleleafsafety.com or email kevin at klilley@ mapleleafsafety.com
800
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.
jrempel@ cathedralenergyservices.com website: www. cathedralenergyservices. com
Professionals
RAVEN OILFIELD RENTALS
Raven Oilfield Rentals is one of the largest independently owned rental companies servicing NE BC and the Alberta Peace since 1988 and is currently looking for a
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
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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Medical
in the Calgary area.
800
A minimum of 3 years sales experience within the drilling, completions, and/or oilfield construction is required, please do not apply without oilfield sales experience. The successful candidate will be a safety conscious, team player looking for a challenging career in an ever changing fast paced environment. Computer skills and a valid driver’s
Raven offers competitive salaries along with health and dental plans. Please forward resumes with
salary expectations to doug@ ravenoilfiled.com
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license are also required.
Central Alberta Oilfield Construction Company REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY:
EAGLE OPPORTUNITIES:
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC
t Floorhands t Derrickhands t Drillers
3rd, 4th year apprentice or Journeyman
t Rig Managers
OR
Learn more at www.eaglerigjobs.com
AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC
Email resumes to eaglejobs@iroccorp.com
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BALLOON RIDES
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
www.air-ristocrat.com Gary 403-302-7167
www.workopolis.com Red Deer Advocate - Job Search
BUILDERS
PET ADOPTION www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From
www.fantahomes.com 403-343-1083 or 403-588-9788 www.masonmartinhomes.com Mason Martin Homes 403-342-4544 www.truelinehomes.com True Line Homes 403-341-5933 www.jaradcharles.com BUILDER M.L.S
www.homesreddeer.com Help-U-Sell Real Estate5483
www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 403-346-7273 www.albertanewhomes.com Stevenson Homes. Experience the Dream.
www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments
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CLUBS & GROUPS www.writers-ink.net Club for writers - meets weekly 283501A26-31
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ASSOCIATIONS www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com Central AB Home Builders 403-346-5321 www.reddeer.cmha.ab.ca Canadian Mental Health Assoc. www.realcamping.ca LOVE camping and outdoors? www.diabetes.ca Canadian Diabetes Assoc. www.mycommunityinformation.com /cawos/index.html www.reddeerchamber.com Chamber of Commerce 403-347-4491
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
3rd & 4th year apprentice or Journeyman Fax your resume to: 403-729-3236 Attn: Andy or Darry or email to bunwel@telusplanet.net
TO LIST YOUR WEBSITE CALL 403-309-3300
REAL ESTATE RENTALS www.homefinders.ca Phone 403-340-3333
SHOPPING www.fhtmca.com/derekwiens Online Mega Mall 403-597-1854
VACATIONS www.radkeoutfitting.com AB Horseback Vacations 403-340-3971
COMPUTER REPAIR
WEB DESIGN
www.albertacomputerhygiene.com
affordablewebsitesolution.ca
AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523
Design/hosting/email $65/mo.
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740
Dental
RED DEER ADVOCATE Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 D3
EXPERIENCED repair person req’d for local truck company. Work involves all aspects of heavy truck and trailer repair and dismanteling. Must be physically fit. HD Mechanic or equivelant experience We offer competitive wages, benefits weekends off. Fax resume to 1-855-784-2330 or call 1-877-787-2501 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
850
Trades
850
Trades
850
850
Trades
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.
Furix Energy Inc. is looking for a Coating-Installer. Must have minimum 5 years’ experience with Devoe products. Painting experience required. Fulltime position w/benefits. Fax resumes to 403-348-8109 or call Darryl @ 403-396-2104. No calls after 9 pm.
850
Trades
Trades
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC Required
Apprentices will be considered. Experience with hydraulic and electrical would be considered anasset. The successful applicant must have excellent communication skills, both oral & written. The position requires a person who has a strong work ethic and be able to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced work environment. Willing to work away from home/travel. Wage will be negotiable depending on experience. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest. Only those considered will be contacted. Please forward resume via fax to 1-888-407-7309 or via email @ bruce@canadianpile.com
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Furix Energy Inc. is looking for a F/T Journeyman Instrumentation Technician. Competitive rates & benefit packages. Fax resumes to 403-348-8109 or call Darryl @ 403-396-2104. No calls after 9 pm. Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT
FURIX Energy Inc. is looking for F/T Journeyman Pipe-Fitter. Will consider SECURITAS CANADA 2-3 year apprentice fitters. Competitive wages & Hiring Immediate benefits. Consists of some FT & Casual field work. Fax resumes to EMR or EMT 403-348-8109 or call Darryl @ 403-396-2104. Security Personnel No calls after 9 pm. for Dispatching Tired of Standing? Position Find something to sit on in Classifieds Securitas Canada is looking for qualified Security Staff for a Petro-Chemical GOODMEN plant outside of Red Deer. ROOFING LTD. Requires Minimum Qualification: * Alberta Security License SLOPED ROOFERS *EMR- ACP certified LABOURERS *Class 4 license & FLAT ROOFERS *Bondable *Good interpersonal skills Valid Driver’s Licence *Good communication skills preferred. Fax or email *Computer knowledge, info@goodmenroofing.ca previous emergency or (403)341-6722 experience, previous NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! security experience, Classifieds...costs so little client interaction Saves you so much! experience an asset TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.
Furix Energy Inc. is looking Looking for 2nd, 3rd, 4th for F/T Contract B-Presyear apprentices and s u r e W e l d e r s o r F / T journeymen plumbers for B-Pressure Welders. full time work. Need to Indoor shop work in Red have experience with Deer. Competitive rates & service and new home benefit packages. construction. Must have F a x r e s u m e s t o valid drivers license and be 403-348-8109 or call dependable. We offer Darryl @ 403-396-2104. competitve wages, benefit No calls after 9 pm. package and company vehicle. Please fax resume to Looking for a place 403-347-4539 or email to to live? galaxyadmin@telus.net Take a tour through the Looking for a new pet? CLASSIFIEDS Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.
850
Trades
PARTS MANAGER & PARTS ASSOCIATE
WHY SECURITAS: *Extended Health and welfare plan *Above average wages *Fully Paid uniform *All training time paid *Dedicated quality group. *Room to learn and grow. How to apply: Apply on line at: http://www.securitas. com/ca/enca/Career/ On this web site you can click on “On line Application” and submit it to the Edmonton Branch. Email: Dillicj@Novachem.com Fax: 403-314-8475 Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness
Truckers/ Drivers
860
Country Road RV in Sundre is currently seeking a Parts Manager & a Parts Associate for their growing dealership.
Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom oilfield equipment for international clients. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and employ over 175 people. With your long-term interests in mind, we provide you with ample opportunities to achieve your career goals. If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking:
Journeyman and Apprentice
PIPEFITTERS INDUSTRIAL INSULATORS Experience with Calcium Sillcate, Mineral Wool, and Utilidor panels in a tank or vessel manufacturing facility a definite asset.
B PRESSURE WELDERS An up to date Alberta “B” pressure certification is required. Preference will be given to those with vessel experience. These are full-time permanent shop positions with competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.
403-227-7796 Please Email Resume To: br@bilton.ca
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Please Fax Resume To:
CLASS 1 drivers req’d to pull flat deck, exc. wages, safety bonuses, benefits. We run the 4 western provinces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 for more info or fax resume and abstract to 403-784-2330
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 NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743
Business Opportunities
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
Misc. Professional Truck Help
860
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
Construction
1085
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
1100
Escorts
1165
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
Handyman Services
1200
BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Res/Comm.Reno’s, repair and more. Give us a buzz @ 403-598-3857 Free quotes. WCB, insured.
Health Care
1210
BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980
EFFORTLESS WEIGHT LOSS 3 day samples, 403-783-1885 wethree18@hotmail.com
COUNTERTOPS
FOOT CARE Handled With Care Licensed, mobile foot care. Call 403-350-7595
Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 KEN’S WAY is now taking complete bsmt. & reno jobs. For FREE estimate call Ken 403-318-7530 LAMINATE floors, bsmts. and reno’s 403-896-3904 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.
Massage Therapy
1280
* NEW * Executive Touch. Relaxation massage for men. 5003A - Ross St. Mon - Fri 9 am -6 pm & Sat. 10am - 3 pm 348-5650
Gentle Touch Massage
4919 50 St. New staff. Daily Specials. New rear entry, lots of parking. 403-341-4445
1280
Misc. Services
1290
HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269 LINDA’S CHINESE MASSAGE Grand Opening. Insurance receipts. Home service. Daily 9 am-9 pm. #3 4820-47 Ave. 403-986-1550 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 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
Misc. Services
DEER PARK * Dempsey St. area $61.00/mo. * Dempsey St. Dumas Crsc. & Duffy Close area $94.00/mo. * Dunham Crsc Dandell Close area $141/mo. * Donnelly Crsc. Densmore & Denmark area $170.00/mo. * Doran Crsc. Dunn Close $68/mo. * Dixon Crsc. area $121/mo. * 2 blks of Duston St. & Dale Close $90/mo. * Dowler St. Detlor Close & Dillion Close $134/mo. * Dawson St. & 1 blk of Davison Dr. $82/mo. Doran Crsc. Doan Ave area $72/mo.
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL
Property clean up 340-8666 CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned. 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca FREE removal of all kinds of unwanted scrap metal. No household appliances 403-396-8629 JUNK REMOVAL, Yard/ Garden Serv. 588-2564
IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial. Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346
Painters/ Decorators
1310
Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life 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. ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK
Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info
ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m. Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo. ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo. LANCASTER AREA 77 PAPERS $412/MO.
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CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:
ANDERS AREA Adams Close/ Adair Ave.
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INGLEWOOD AREA
Isbister Close Issard Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Lagrange Crsc SUNNYBROOK AREA Scott St./Somerset Close. Sunnyside Crsc. VANIER AREA
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Huntwood Custom Cabinets
is currently seeking the following positions, to start immediately:
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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
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ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in
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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
Field Service Technician
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY
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880
A COUPLE OF PAINTERS
Call for all your painting requirements. 15 yrs. exp. Kory at 403-347-9068 PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust. 2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates. All work guaranteed. 403-307-4798
Seniors’ Services
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ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small 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
is expanding its facility to double production. We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:
- Batch Plant Operator - Carpenters/Woodworkers - General Labourers Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included. Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www.eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.
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DRESSER w/mirror and night table $80; end table w/pull out drawer and bottom shelf 26”x22”c21”h $70; 9 shelf unit w/closed center pull down door $50 403-314-2026
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED
In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler
AMP & Stratacaster Guitar; $150.; Mixer $50. 403-358-7678 LARGE AMP, many features. $200. 403-358-7678 P.A. SYSTEM, 250 Watts with stand. $200. 403-358-7678
NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for
Pets & Supplies
1810
The Town of Olds FRIENDLY and affectionate baby bunnies, FREE. No collecting! 403-782-3130 Packages come ready for delivery! Also for the afternoon in Dogs Town of Penhold! JAPANESE chin puppies, Also afternoon delivery in $500, 403-597-3956 or text Town of Sporting Springbrook
1840
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1530
Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers
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EquipmentHeavy
1630
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Firewood
1660
AFFORDABLE
Homestead Firewood
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
1710
APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 KENMORE HD dual action top load washer; Kenmore HD dryer,white, good shape $125/pair 403-347-2374
Household Furnishings
1720
ANTIQUE Tynan chesterfield chair $150 403-346-7375 BED Frame, queen, solid wood, 4 poster. $200 obo. 403-343-8499 COCKTAIL table w/center cubical and door that opens down 58”x22” x 15”h $175 403-314-2026
WANTED
Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514
Misc. for Sale
Vibration Technology Machine VT15. $600. 1 yr old. 403-597-4940 / 887-1013
Collectors' Items
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Travel Packages
1900
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ALIX: 2 bdrm. 1 bath, 5 appls, shows like new. $950 + utils. Avail. now. 403-341-9974
KITSON CLOSE
newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s Avail. immed. 403-304-7576 / 347-7545
Kyte/Kelloway Cres.
Lovely 3 level exec. 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Immed. 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca
Townhouse on quiet Chalmers Close
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
CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290
2140
Horses
WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912
Pasture/Land Wanted
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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 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
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SUNNYBROOK
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Rooms For Rent
3090
CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $525. 403-346-7546
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ROOMS FOR RENT, close to uptown. Employed gentleman Rent $425/mo, s.d. $250, 403-350-4712
Acreages/ Farms
3010
LARGE farm house, 30 mts. W of Sylvan Lake, $1000 /mo.. + gas $1000 d.d., 403-588-7221
Manufactured Homes
Mobile Lot
3190
LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm. Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820
5030
4000-4190
Houses For Sale
4020
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 FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com Mason Martin Homes has
8 Brand New Homes starting at $188,900 Call for more info 403-588-2550
Condos/ Townhouses
4040
CONDO FOR SALE -2 bedroom condo on Lawford Ave. Park Pointe Condominiums. Five apps. Building completely reno’d. Capital fund in excellent shape. Available first part of February. Asking $195,000. Must sell, willing to negotiate. Contact Don @ (306)747-7874 or email donaldwmoe@gmail.com WELL kept 2 storey condo in Davenport Country Lane 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, fireplace, finished bsmt, $224,900 403-391-0680
Acreages
4050
3040
MUST SELL By Owner $7,000. Sharon 403-340-0225
New Executive
3 bdrm. 2 bath HOME in Red Deer. Immediate possession 10 yr warranty. Own it for $1345/mo. OAC 403-346-3100, 347-5566
Income Property
4100
BRAND NEW SECONDARY SUITE HOME. 403-588-2550
Lots For Sale
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2007 GMC Sierra 2500HD SLE 4x4 Duramax $27888 Sport & Import 348-8788
SYLVAN LAKE - Pie lot, Well priced. Good location. 403-896-3553
FINANCIAL 4400-4430
Money To Loan
4430
wheels
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CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300
400/month lot Rent incl. Cable
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Cars
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2010 Mazda 3 GT leather roof 6 speed 33,988 km $16,888, 403-348 8788
2 & 3 bedroom
2000 NEON LX, auto., 4 dr low kms., Red. 352-6995
2005 COLORADO ext cab LS red, trailer hitch & sprayed in boxliner, mech. in great shape, tuned up, 168,000 kms. $7500, 403-347-6889 lve msg 1992 DODGE crew cab V8, clean, great cond. 318-3040
Vans Buses
5070
2010 TOYOTA Sienna CE 7pass., rear air, $16888 348-8788 Sport & Import
Auto Wreckers
5190
RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
Vehicles Wanted To Buy
5200
A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629
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Alabama gunman kills bus driver, seizes boy, in standoff with police
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — A gunman holed up in a bunker with a 6-year-old hostage kept law officers at bay Wednesday in an all-night, all-day standoff that began when he killed a school bus driver and dragged the boy away, authorities said. SWAT teams took up positions around the gunman’s ru2004 MAZDA 3 Sport. Clean, 203,000 km. $7800. ral property and police negotiators tried to win the kinder403-341-0744 gartener’s safe release. Sheriff Wally Olson said in a brief statement Wednesday evening that negotiators continued talking to the suspect and “at this time we have no reason to believe that the child has been harmed.” The gunman, identified by neighbours as Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old retired truck driver, was known around the neighbourhood as a menacing figure who once beat a dog to death with a lead pipe, threatened to shoot children for setting foot on his property and patrolled his yard at At www.garymoe.com night with a flashlight and a shotgun. He had been scheduled to appear in court Wednesday morning to answer charges he shot at his neighbours in a has relocated to dispute last month over a speed bump. The standoff along a red dirt road began on Tuesday afternoon, after a gunman boarded a stopped school bus filled with children in the town of Midland City, population 2,300. The sheriff said the man shot the bus driver when he refused to hand over a 6-year-old child. The gunman then took the boy away. “As far as we know there is no relation at all. He just wanted a child for a hostage situation,” said Michael Senn, 279139 a pastor who helped comfort the traumatized children after the attack. Authorities gave no details on the standoff, and it was SUV's unclear if Dykes made any demands from his underground bunker, which resembled a tornado shelter. About 50 vehicles from federal, state and local agencies were clustered at the end of a dirt road near where Dykes lived in a small travel trailer. Nearby homes were evacuated after authorities found what was believed to be a bomb on his property. State Rep. Steve Clouse, who met with authorities and 2006 Escalade ESV Platinum Edition 22” Foose visited the boy’s family, said the bunker had food and elecRims one owner $24,888 tricity, and the youngster was watching TV. He said law Sport & Import 348- 8788 enforcement authorities were communicating with the gunman, but he had no details on how. At one point, authorities lowered medicine into the bunker for the boy after his captor agreed to it, Clouse said. The lawmaker said he did not know what the medicine was for or whether it was urgently needed. The crisis in Alabama played out while lawmakers in 1998 QX4 INFINITI,V6, Washington held congressional hearings to address gun 4x4, good motor & transviolence — part of an ongoing national discourse that has mission. No rust, regular maintanance, good tires. ramped up since the December massacre of 20 young chil$4950. 403-588-6230 dren and six adults at Connecticut elementary school. Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head during a shooting rampage in Arizona in January 2011, Trucks was testifying in favour of stricter gun controls. The bus driver in Alabama, Charles Albert Poland Jr., 66, was hailed by locals as a hero who gave his life to protect 21 students. Chris Voss, a former international kidnapping negotiator for the FBI, said negotiators at the scene should remain patient and calm, resisting the urge to force a quick resolution. 2010 FORD F-150 XLT “Getting what you want is not the same as getting even,” 4X4, $20,888 348-8788 said Voss, whose firm, the Black Swan Group, now consults Sport & Import on high-stakes negotiations. “Flooding the zone will not save lives.”
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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
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7 ACRES $353,000. 20 min. 2 BDRM,. w/balcony, quiet to Red Deer 403-227-5132 clean professionally managed bldg. $825/rent /d.d., Manufactured Feb. 1, call 403-358-8670
rentals FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
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1 BDRM, apt in Eastview, avail. immed. $795, 403-343-0070
WANTED - PASTURE LAND TO RENT OR LEASE. Required for 2 Load Pastures to 1000 Head Pastures. Area: Wanted Tenant Alberta & Saskatchewan. Term: May to September, Large 1 bdrm. adult suite. 2013. Please contact Ed Heat/water/parking incl’d. Call 403-342-2899 403-546-2278 Ext 3.
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Cars
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3060
Suites
APT IN ADULT ONLY BLDG ON 58 AVE
AGRICULTURAL
3190
3030
16-1988 Calgary Olympic glasses $25; 4 wine and 4 cocktail glasses $15; wine decanter and 6 liquor glasses $20; Royal Albert cream, sugar, and tray Kentish Rockery $50; 4 pc. Manufactured dessert goblets pedestal Homes style $20; oval bowl (Mother of Pearl) 10”x 6 1/2”x4” Newly Reno’d Mobile deep $45 403-314-2026 FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Sharon 403-340-0225
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AB TWISTER CHAIR. BRAND NEW, NEVER USED. $150 403-597-4940 / 887-1013
Condos/ Townhouses
3040
TRAINING CENTRE
(across from Totem)
1860
Goods
1 day per wk. No collecting!!
Mobile Lot
MOBILE HOME PAD, in An ideal home for Deer Close to Gaetz, families in Rosedale 2Red car park, Shaw cable incl. 3 bdrms, 2 bath, finished
1770
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R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.
3020
bsmt, 7 appl, Fenced Yard & Deck. No smoking. NO PETS. $1400 & UTIL, SD $1400. Avail. FEB 1st! HONEYDEW upright air Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Lucie 403-396-9554 purifier 2’ tall, filter free, www.hpman.ca works great $50 obo 403-347-0104 BLACKFALDS Avail now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath S A F E S T E P WA L K I N house, 2 appl, large yard, TUB, new $17,000 asking $1,100 + util, $1,050 SD, $6900, 403-346-4926 N/S, small dog ok fee, PM 562 ~ 5207 Wilson St ~ Sim Mgmt & Realty Musical 403-340-0065 ext 412 ~ Instruments www.simproperties.ca
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Arizona office shooting leaves one dead, armed suspect on the loose THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX — A gunman opened fire at office complex in Arizona’s largest city Wednesday, killing the CEO of a company, wounding two other people and setting off a manhunt. Police warned the public that the suspect was “armed and dangerous.” Authorities identified the suspect as Arthur D. Harmon, who they said opened fire at the end of a mediation session. Authorities believe Harmon acted alone and fled the scene in a car after the 10:30 a.m. shooting. Sgt. Tommy Thompson, a Phoenix police spokesman. Harmon allegedly shot at someone who tried to follow him after the shooting in an attempt to get his license plate number, according to authorities. Authorities identified a man who died hours after the shooting as 48-year-old Steve Singer. Police believe he was the target of the attack, along with a 43-yearold man who was wounded, Thompson said. “It was not a random shooting,” Thompson said. According to court documents, Harmon had filed a lawsuit against Scottsdalebased Fusion Contact Centers LLC, where Singer was the CEO. The wounded man was listed in critical condition. A 32-year-old woman suffered non-life threatening injuries. America’s latest public shooting came on the same day Congress took up the issue of gun control for the first time since the Connecticut school shooting in December left 20 young children dead and changed the national conversation on guns. Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head during a 2011 shooting rampage in Tucson that left 6 people dead, appeared in Washington to testify in favour of
stricter gun controls. As police searched for the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting, SWAT teams and two armoured vehicles surrounded a home about 7 miles (11 kilometres) from the shooting scene. Police served a search warrant to enter the home, which county property records show was sold by Harmon to his son last year for $26,000. For a time, officers, believing the shooter might be inside, used a megaphone to ask him to surrender. The gunfire at the office complex prompted terrified workers to lock the doors to their offices and hide far from the windows. SWAT officers searched the building. “Everyone was just scared, honestly, just scared,” said Navika Sood, assistant director of nursing at First at Home Health Services who along with her co-workers locked the entrances to their office. Sood said police evacuated the office about 30 minutes after she first heard the popping noises. Police didn’t immediately release the names of the wounded. But a Phoenix law firm, Osborn Maledon, said one of its lawyers, Mark Hummels, was among the wounded. The firm said he “was representing a client in a mediation” when he was shot. According to court documents, Harmon was scheduled to go to a law office in the same building where the shooting took place for a settlement conference in lawsuit he filed last April against Fusion. Hummels was representing Fusion in the lawsuit. The company had hired Harmon to refurbish office cubicles at two call centres in California, but a contract dispute arose. Fusion said Harmon was paid nearly $30,000 under the $47,000 contract but asked him to repay much of the money when the company discovered that the cubicles could not be refurbished.
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Unrest weakens Egypt’s Islamist leader MORSI MAY BE FORCED TO CHANGE WAYS AS POPULARITY ERODING BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Egyptian protesters throw stones at riot police, not seen, during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday. Egypt’s liberal opposition leader called for a broad national dialogue with the Islamist government, all political factions and the powerful military on Wednesday, aimed at stopping the country’s eruption of political violence that has left scores dead in the past week. earliest. Morsi’s reply to critics who demand he widen the circle of decision-making has been to invite opponents to a national dialogue conference to discuss key issues. Almost all opposition parties have refused, calling the conference window-dressing for Brotherhood domination. The conference has held multiple sessions, mainly attended by Morsi’s Islamist allies. Morsi’s supporters — and some of his aides — accuse the opposition of condoning violence and trying to overturn the democratic results of elections that brought Morsi and the Brotherhood to power. Meanwhile, anger on the streets is mounting. Politicians may call for a unity government, but a growing bloc of the protesters say Morsi must go outright. The wave of resentment has engulfed the three Canal cities along with Cairo, Alexandria on the Mediterranean and a string of cities to the north and south of the capital. Protesters have clashed with police, cut off roads and railway lines, and besieged government offices and police stations. The fury has been further fanned by reports that the police in Port Said at the northern tip of the Suez Canal randomly fired at protesters, killing innocent bystanders. In Cairo, protesters are seething
Teen girl who performed at Obama’s inaugural events fatally shot in Chicago INCREASING HOMICIDE TOLL IN PRESIDENT’S HOMETOWN PUTTING PRESSURE FOR TOUGHER GUN LAWS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl who had performed in President Barack Obama’s inauguration festivities is the latest face on the ever-increasing homicide toll in the president’s hometown, killed in a Chicago park as she talked with friends by a gunman who apparently was not even aiming at her. Chicago police said Hadiya Pendleton, who performed in a marching band at this month’s inauguration, was in a park about a mile (2 kilometres) from Obama’s home in a South Side neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon when a man opened fire on the group. Hadiya was shot in the back as she tried to escape. The city’s 42nd slaying is part of Chicago’s bloodiest January in more than a decade, following on the heels of 2012, which ended with more than 500 homicides for the first time since 2008. It also comes at a time when Obama, spurred by the Connecticut elementary school massacre in December, is actively pushing for tougher gun laws, though he faces ardent opposition from the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress. Hadiya’s father, Nathaniel Pendleton, spoke Wednesday at a Chicago police news conference, which was held in the same park where his daughter died. “He took the light of my life,” Pendleton said. He then spoke directly to the killer: “Look at yourself, just know
that you took a bright person, an innocent person, a nonviolent person.” Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy consoled him, the girl’s mother and 10-year-old brother. Hadiya was a bright kid who was killed just as she was “wondering about which lofty goal she wanted to achieve,” her godfather, Damon Stewart, told The Associated Press. Hadiya had been a majorette with the King College Prep band. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that the president and the first lady’s “thoughts and prayers are with” the teen’s family, adding: “And as the president has said, we will never be able to eradicate every act of evil in this country, but if we can save any one child’s life, we have an obligation to try when it comes to the scourge of gun violence.” In Chicago, gangs routinely and often indiscriminately open fire. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and McCarthy are pushing for tougher local, state and national gun laws and longer prison sentences for offenders. About three blocks from Hadiya’s school, she and a group of 10-12 young people, including members of her volleyball team, had taken refuge under a canopy at a park to avoid the rain Tuesday afternoon. A man climbed a fence behind the park, ran at the group and started shooting, and then jumped back over the fence and into a white Nissan. The group scattered, but Hadiya was shot once in the back and a teenage boy was shot in the leg.
Mob of wild monkeys attacks village SEVEN PEOPLE INJURED, ONE CRITICAL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MAKASSAR, Indonesia — A mob of wild monkeys has gone on a rampage in a village in eastern Indonesia, entering houses and attacking residents. Seven people were injured, including one who is in critical condition. Ambo Ella, a spokesman for Sidendeng Rappang District in South
INDONESIA Sulawesi province, says the surprise attack by about 10 monkeys happened in Toddang Pulu village. He said Wednesday that a 16-year-old boy was badly bitten in the attack Monday and is being treated at the hospital He believes the troop came from a nearby for-
est protected by a local tribe. It’s unclear why the monkeys, which are usually afraid of humans and flee when they hear human voices, emerged and attacked. Local authorities are investigating to find out what prompted the attack, which caused panic among villagers.
over what they call the excessive use of tear gas and birdshot in clashes that have left three dead and hundreds injured. Some protesters now demand Morsi be tried for killing protesters just as Mubarak before him was. Mubarak was convicted in June and sentenced to life in prison for failing to prevent the killing of some 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising against him. On appeal, a court has ordered his retrial. “This man (Morsi) is responsible for the killings but no one is trying him. Is he above the law?” said Ashraf Helmi, a protester in Port Said. In Cairo, protester Mabrouk Hassan Abu-Zeid, 26, said he expected things to get so much worse. “A failed state? I see much more than that on the horizon. There could be a revolution by the hungry,” he said near Tahrir Square as fellow protesters hurled stones at police firing tear gas. In comments to cadets on Tuesday, the army chief and defence minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, made what was seen by many as an implicit warning to Morsi that he must do something. He said if political forces can’t end their difference over how to run the country, it “could lead to the collapse of the state and threaten future generations.”
L.A. archdiocese to release files about abuse with priests names BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will soon reveal 30,000 pages of confidential personnel files without blacking out the names of the church leaders who knew about sexual abuse by priests and made key decisions on how to handle it, an archdiocese attorney said Wednesday. The names of any bishops, vicars for clergy and supervisory parish priests will be included in all the documents and they will be turned over to lawyers for abuse victims soon, said archdiocese attorney Michael Hennigan. Vicars for clergy are responsible for priestly discipline and often made significant decisions about how to handle problem priests with input from the bishop or archbishop. “We have chosen to remove redactions of those key individuals on every document,” Hennigan said in an email. “There will be no ambiguity.” The commitment to release the documents without significant redactions comes after a five-year legal battle over the priests’ privacy rights and a more recent dispute in court with The Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times, along with victims, over identifying those in positions of responsibility within the archdiocese.
A first round of 14 priest files made public in Los Angeles nearly two weeks ago showed that recently retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and other top officials manoeuvred behind the scenes to shield molester priests, provide damage control for the church and keep parishioners in the dark about sexual abuse in their parishes. Those documents, released as part of an unrelated civil lawsuit, were not redacted and provided a glimpse of what could be contained in the larger release expected no later than Feb. 22. Rochelle Wilcox, the attorney representing the AP and the Los Angeles Times, said the church’s promise was a victory for the public’s right to know how church leaders handled molesting priests. The media organizations filed an objection Wednesday to a proposed order by the archdiocese that would have allowed it to release the files with the names blacked out, but with a cover sheet on the top of each priest’s file listing the names of top church leaders who handled the case. Hennigan, in an email Wednesday, maintained that the proposed order gave the church the option of removing the redactions or providing a cover sheet for each file. The church chose to remove the redactions because it was too confusing to prepare cover sheets, Hennigan said.
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CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s Islamist president has been significantly weakened by a week of violent protests across much of the country, with his popularity eroding, the powerful military implicitly criticizing him and some of his ultraconservative Islamist backers distancing themselves from him. In his seven months since becoming Egypt’s first freely elected president, Mohammed Morsi has weathered a series of crises. But the liberal opposition is now betting the backlash against him is so severe that he and his Muslim Brotherhood will be forced to change their ways, breaking what critics say is their monopolizing of power. Critics claim that Morsi’s woes are mostly selfinflicted, calling him overconfident and out of sync with the public. Now the relatively high death toll — around 60 — the spread of protests and the use of excessive force by the police are feeding a wave of anger at the Egyptian leader and the Brotherhood, the Islamist group from which he hails and which is the foundation of his administration. Morsi did not help matters when he addressed the nation Sunday night in a brief but angry address in which he at times screamed and wagged his finger. In that speech, he slapped a 30-day state of emergency and curfew on three Suez Canal provinces hit the hardest by the violence and vowed to take even harsher measures if peace is not restored. In response, the three cities defied the president in a rare open rebellion that handed him an embarrassing loss of face. Thousands in the cities of Port Said, Ismailiya and Suez took to the streets on Monday and Tuesday just as the 9 p.m. curfew went into force. Underlining their contempt for him, they played soccer games, stores stayed open and there were even firework displays — all while troops deployed in Port Said and Suez stood by and watched. Morsi was forced to back down somewhat and authorized the local governors to ease the measures. All three quickly did on Wednesday, reducing the hours of curfew from nine hours to as short as three. The main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, demands Morsi create a national unity government and rewrite controversial parts of the constitution that the Brotherhood and other Islamists rammed through to approval last month. A broader government, they insist, is the only way to ease the violence and start dealing with Egypt’s mounting woes — particularly, an economy many fear is collapsing. The liberals gained an unusual ally on Wednesday: one of the main political parties of the ultraconservative Islamist movement known as Salafis, the al-Nour Party, which has usually supported Morsi. Morsi appears to see no need for concessions. On a quick visit to Germany on Wednesday, he downplayed the significance of the week’s violence. “What is happening now in Egypt is natural in nations experiencing a shift to democracy,” Morsi told reporters in Berlin. There is no need to form a unity government, he added, because a new government will be formed after parliament elections — expected in April at the
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