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ECONOMIC SUMMIT

Chamber wary of sales tax

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF It’s too early to tell whether a provincial sales tax would do anything to lessen Alberta’s financial troubles, said the president of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce on Monday.

Gayle Langford was reacting to news about whether Alberta should implement a new sales tax, a main focus of the Alberta Economic Summit hosted

by Premier Alison Redford and the Progressive Conservative government on the weekend.

A few key leaders from Red Deer were invited by local MLAs. Chamber executive director Tim Creedon attended Saturday’s event.

Langford issued a statement on Monday to say that while the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce is in favour of good fiscal management and economic development, it is too early to determine whether a sales tax is the right way to achieve these things.

Several business people, including George Gosbee, CEO of investment firm AltaCorp Capital, and Jack Mintz, director of University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, expressed support for a provincial sales tax.

Mintz said the university would be releasing a report that would discuss how a sales tax might be used to overcome shortfalls and insulate against the peaks and troughs of resourcebased revenue.

“We are eager to see this and other research on the issue,” said Langford.

“This issue is complicated by the need to diversify our energy markets and reduce the discount on our energy products going into the United States.”

Langford said that while the chamber would like to see a balanced budget, they believe this will likely require a multi-pronged approach.

“We know that the government is nowhere near a decision on this issue and there is a clear need for much more research and debate.”

Joel Ward, president of Red Deer College, said the summit will not have any impact on the upcoming provincial budget on March 7.

He said the summit of about 300 people appeared to have three camps — people who want spending cuts similar to the Premier Ralph Klein era of the 1990s; adding a sales tax, a surtax, graduated income tax or return of health-care premiums; having no cuts and instead add more money into health and education and introduce a sales tax or some kind of consumption tax.

“What I learned is that the government will take a bit of a balanced approach in going forward,” said Ward.

“I don’t think anything learned by the government will be taken into consideration for this coming budget. It’s really about what we might do going forward.”

Economic summit attendees also saw the need for Alberta to diversify its market, particularly when the demand for oil and gas is declining in the United States, said Ward.

“It was clear from all the discussion from government, industry and business that they see post-secondary (institutions) as part of the solution going forward,” he said.

Economic panellists suggested that applied research is particularly important because it will help industry and businesses to take products to market or create new ones, Ward said.

Post-secondary institutions like Red Deer College are also vital in addressing a trades labour shortage. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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Colleen Baradoy of Raven bonds with the calf moose that was pulled from a fishing hole in Adams Lake, south of Red Deer, on Friday.

Moose calf’s death probed CIRCUMSTANCES OF RESCUED ANIMAL’S DEATH UNCLEAR

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Two days after a moose calf was rescued from a Central Alberta lake, the young animal is dead.

Alberta Justice and Solicitor General’s Office, which oversees Alberta Fish and Wildlife, is investigating after receiving two differing reports of the calf’s death from the public.

Brendan Cox, a public affairs officer, said the department received a call Monday indicating the moose may have been killed illegally.

On Sunday, the officers received a report the moose had died of natural causes.

Colleen Baradoy of Raven, whose house overlooks Adams Lake, said she woke up on Sunday morning to see a trail of blood

where the animal was dragged.

“We could see she was shot and gutted on the spot,” said Baradoy. “And then he hauled her away.”

On Friday, Baradoy and her painter, Harvey Von Hollen of Red Deer, and others pulled the young moose from a fishing hole in Adams Lake, south of Red Deer.

The calf moose was believed to have been in the water for about five hours. After the rescue, neighbours gave her food and water while she rested. Baradoy said she stayed close to the hole most of Friday and only ventured a short distance away. On Saturday, the calf was resting near the hole again but in a different spot.

Baradoy said the calf did not seem like she was suffering on Saturday.

She said a neighbour called her a few times after the rescue, indicating

the moose should be shot because it wasn’t doing well.

Baradoy said she is devastated because she and her husband bonded with the animal.

“I am really mad,” said Red Deer painter Harvey Von Hollen, who was one of the volunteers who were part of the rescue. “They should have let nature take its course or let Fish and Wildlife make the decision.”

Moose hunting ended on Nov. 30.

Hunters must have a special licence to hunt moose within the season.

Violators may face hefty fines and possibly jail time for poaching or hunting outside the season. Cox said if it is authorized by the Fish and Wildlife officers, someone can euthanize an animal out of season if it is in distress or suffering. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Villa Marie will be ready to take all comers

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF About 50 of the 100 beds at Villa Marie — a new seniors facility in Red Deer — may be available for dementia care when it opens at the end of the year.

In addition to the two specialized dementia units with a total of 24 beds, there will be other areas of the building that will be secured for residents’ safety, said Truman Severson, vicepresident for innovation and business development with Covenant Health, on Monday.

“We will be ready for whatever type of resident Alberta Health Services needs us to look after,” Severson said.

“We’re looking to secure potentially 50 per cent of the building.”

Work on the facility, which will allow seniors to age in place without having to move as their care needs increase, began last May in Clearview Ridge on 4.6 acres of land west of 30th Avenue and south of 67th Street.

It is directly south of Clearview Market, a new commercial centre under development.

The province is working with Covenant Health to build the facility in Red Deer, and another one in Calgary, that will be demonstration models for the new concept in care.

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A worker erects scaffolding on the southeast corner of the new Villa Marie seniors care facility Monday.

Severson said construction of Villa Maria was about 40 per cent complete as of the end of January.

“The framers should be finished all of their work within the next two weeks

and some of the work has already started on the interior of the building.

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AIDA HITS THE STAGE

LACOMBE CITY COUNCIL

Photo radar coming soon

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

Tevra Plamondon, 16, as the female pharaoh Amneris, sings the number My Strongest Suit during a dress rehearsal of the pop-rock musical Aida at the Memorial Centre Monday. The Notre Dame High School production runs Feb. 14, 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 for students and $20 for adults plus tax and available online at http://esnd. inviteright.com/aida.

AHS, Lacombe working to tackle ambulance woes

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Alberta Health Services is reviewing why Lacombe volunteer firefighters were seeing increasing numbers of medical assist calls to help out ambulance crews.

Lacombe city council voted two weeks ago to direct administration to develop new fire response guidelines which would limit the Lacombe Fire Department’s emergency medical response to assisting ambulance attendants with patient lifts assists from buildings or confined areas. Volunteers will also continue to provide initial first aid at motor vehicle collisions, fire and rescue calls.

The decision was made after council heard that firefighters are increasingly being dispatched to emergency medical calls, such as patients suffering strokes or heart attacks, when ambulances can’t get their soon enough.

But that put volunteer firefighters, many of whom only have standard first aid, in a difficult position, council was told.

Mayor Steve Christie said municipalities across Alberta have complained of similar situations for several years.

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FACILITY: Should open shortly after Christmas There’s already some insulation and drywall going on.”

Roughing in electrical and mechanical has begun.

Construction should be complete by the end of November.

“We’re presently looking at right after Christmas to begin the admission process.”

Rents for supportive-living residents at the nonprofit Covenant Health facility will be about $1,700 per month, including utilities, food, housekeeping and care.

Villa Marie will open about the same time as residents will have to move out of 49 AHS-funded beds at Symphony Senior Living Aspen Ridge, a privatelyowned and operated seniors living facility in Red Deer.

Symphony is getting rid of 40 assisted-living beds for dementia patients, four assisted-living beds for non-dementia patients and five transition beds for

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“We decided as a council to actually do something about it and be a part of the solution.”

Council’s move caught the attention of Alberta Health Services.

“They have been working with us ever since we made that decision at our last cancel meeting,” said Christie, a former volunteer firefighter with 12 year’s experience. “They’ve been looking at the data to see why there was an increased number of calls, who was making the calls, what kinds of calls they were, the response times.”

Christie praised the response of health officials, saying they are “definitely committed to solutions.”

Information from the city’s fire department dispatch services and the province’s dispatch is being collected to get a better picture of what is happening and whether it represents a trend.

Christie recently met with the city’s fire department to explain council’s decision.

“We’re very, very proud of our firefighters. They do a super job for our community and it was just some clarification on what had happened and why the decision was made.”

Volunteer firefighters are split over the issue of attending the medical assist calls. Some who have advanced medical training welcome the chance. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com people coming out of hospital.

Dean Cowan, said his wife, who’s in one of the dementia beds at Symphony, can’t afford to remain at Symphony where only the rich can afford dementia care without AHS funding.

It currently costs the Cowans about $2,200, but that cost will escalate to well over $5,000 without the AHS subsidy, he said.

AHS will be working with families to relocate Symphony residents.

Cowan fears with the waiting list for beds, his wife will likely be moved out of Red Deer and they will have no option but to live in another community until a bed opens up in Red Deer.

“You know how you have that awful feeling,” Cowan said.

Colleen Carpenter, who recently moved her 91-year-old mother out of an AHS assisted-living bed at Symphony, said the province should be doing more to care for its seniors.

“They should be bulldozing Red Deer Nursing Home and building a new facility. They’ve got $16 billion in an Alberta Heritage Trust Fund,” said Carpenter who is now looking after her mother in her home.

“Valley Park Manor was suppose to be converted to a 60-bed transition building. What’s happened to that plan?” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Lead-footed Lacombe drivers may want to reconsider their speeding ways.

City council opted not to reverse a decision last year to introduce photo radar to the community beginning in April.

Photo radar was back before council on Monday after Coun. Reuben Konnik put forward a notice of motion to reconsider the earlier approval.

Konnik said he’d heard from people in recent weeks who were not supportive of photo radar.

“As an elected representative people came to me and they weren’t happy,” he said, saying it was worth taking another look at the issue.

He also questioned the need for photo radar now that council has hired a full-time community peace officer focused on traffic enforcement after the success of a four-month pilot project last year.

Coun. Peter Bouwsema said three-quarters of the people he spoke to were against photo radar.

Some said it does nothing to address other bad driving behaviour. Others were concerned that since a private company will be contracted to run photo radar, company profits will drive the number of tickets handed out.

Other councillors were told by residents photo radar was a good idea and something had to be done to slow speeders down.

Council voted 3-3 in favour of the motion to reconsider the approval. Councillors Grant Creasey, Konnik and Bouwsema voted in favour. As a notice of motion, it required support from five councillors.

To provide an early opportunity to assess photo radar, council asked administration to give the photo radar only a one-year contract, which will then be reviewed.

Coun. Grant Creasey believes the community’s reaction will be mixed.

“There will be some people who want it no matter what and some who don’t want it for any reason whatsoever.”

Creasey said he doesn’t support bringing it in at this time, particular now that the new traffic enforcement officer has been hired permanently and has proven “overwhelmingly successful”.

“I just don’t think that photo radar at this particular time is going to enhance overall safety in our community.”

A survey of residents last year didn’t put speeding at the top of traffic concerns. There were more concerns about running stops signs, unsafe loads and other offences, he said.

Also, when a speeder is caught by an officer, there is some education that comes along with that interaction “A photo radar or speed trap is basically viewed pretty much as a revenue generator and not necessarily an education tool.”

Coun. Outi Kite was not at Monday’s meeting.

In other council business: ●A Transportation Master Plan was adopted, which will provide the city with specific thresholds of when roads should be widened and signals installed at intersections. It also looks ahead to identify future traffic needs. ●The city also passed a nuisance bylaw which boosts fines to keep it in line with other municipalities and to create more of a deterrent. The most common complaints involve roaming cats and noise.

Fines for permitting a nuisance will double to $100 for a first offence, and to $200 on second offence.

Third or more offences will lead to a $500 fine, up from $200.

Fines for allowing cats to run at large or to damage property will go to $75 on a first offence, up from $50. Second and third offences go up to $100 and $200 from $75 and $100. ●Council approved an $82,569 contract with Vancouver-based LEES and Associates Landscape Architects and Planners to complete a master design plan for the Fairview East Cemetery expansion. ●A new Business Licence Bylaw was approved that reduces the number of business classifications from 42 to seven. The fee structure is also simplified. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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More Chinese investment forecast COULD SHIFT ENERGY INVESTMENTS TO FORESTRY, MINING: AMBASSADOR

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Canada’s ambassador to China says money from the Asian country is likely to keep pouring into Canadian resource projects.

But Guy Saint-Jacques also says he thinks those dollars will increasingly flow into mining and forestry as well as energy development. “I expect that the interest will increase on the mining side,� he said in an interview with The Canadian Press after speaking to an audience at the University of Alberta on Monday. “What I expect also is maybe they will start to get interested in the forestry sector. There’s already investment in pulp manufacturing. I think they are starting to look at potential minority participation in a number of

companies.�

Chinese state-owned companies have already staked out a significant foothold in Alberta’s oilpatch — especially in the oilsands after the federal government approved a $15-billion takeover of Calgary-based Nexen

by China National Offshore Oil Corp. late last year. PetroChina has also expressed interest in owning a share of the proposed Northern Gateway, which would ship oilsands bitumen to waiting tankers on Canada’s West Coast.

The amount of Chinese money flowing into energy development is still three times the size of the amount going into mining. But Saint-Jacques, a fluent Mandarin speaker who was appointed ambassador last fall, said that country is looking at other resource opportunities as well.

A Chinese-controlled company now

has a plan in front of northern regulators to build major open-pit lead, zinc and copper mines along Canada’s Arctic coast.

There is Chinese interest in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire mining region and in Saskatchewan’s potash reserves as well, said Saint-Jacques.

In his speech, Saint-Jacques pointed out that Canadian mining exports to China already eclipse Canada’s entire exports to Germany.

Forestry exports are also increasing rapidly. “Our wood exports to China have grown in spectacular fashion; in fact, 22 times between 2002 and 2012.�

The Chinese, who haven’t traditionally built homes from wood, are beginning to realize its advantages in terms of construction ease and insulation, Saint-Jacques said.

“There are new applications in terms of wood that are being specifically applied to the Chinese market, (such as) replacing the roof of a four- or five-storey building. If they use trusses they can replace a block in just a week, so it’s more efficient and they can also have better insulation.�

Chinese policy-makers are also getting a better sense of how Canada balances different interests in resource development, Saint-Jacques suggested. “They have become a lot more sophisticated. In a number of cases they have started to have discussions directly with First Nations. I think they have come to understand what we mean by being good corporate citizens. They have refined their thinking. “I have not perceived any expression of frustration or impatience so far.�

Cat comes back with rat in The Hat sent out to investigate the latest sighting, but didn’t find any other vermin. “The only evidence of rats we had was the dead rat itself. Upon investigating, we didn’t find any other signs,� he said Monday.

Storch said some stragglers from last year are to be expected as temperatures warm up. “There’s always the chance that one or two may have been missed, and ... they’re going to be looking for a new place to go this spring,� he said. “And with the nice weather we’ve had, it only make sense that they would be moving.�

Officials are asking residents who think they have seen a rat to call the county office or Medicine Hat’s bylaw department. “It’s important for all of us to remember that there will be strag-

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MEDICINE HAT— A spokesman for a southern Alberta county says a dead rat turned up by a cat could be a pest from a large nest discovered last summer.

Alberta has been proud of its reputation as a rat-free province, but that status was put into doubt when an infestation was uncovered at the Medicine Hat landfill in August.

An 80-metre-long nest was destroyed the following month and at least 100 Norway rats were killed by city staff.

The most recent sighting was by a Cypress County woman who reported that her feline found the rodent last week on property near the landfill.

Agricultural fieldman Jason Storch says pest inspectors were

glers from last year’s infestation,�

Storch said. “We want everybody to stay vigilant. We want everybody to keep their eyes open. “We’re going to stick at it and make sure this gets dealt with.�

Fieldmen, known by Albertans as the “rat patrol,� have worked for years targeting invading rats within a control zone along the province’s eastern boundary.

Until last summer, Alberta had only had isolated cases since the 1950s.

Pet rats are forbidden under provincial law and rat sightings are treated with the utmost urgency.

The province estimates its rat control measures have prevented what would have been $1 billion in rodent-caused damage over the last 50 years.

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Panellists each to be paid up to $1,300 daily to review XL Foods outbreak

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — It will cost taxpayers up to $3,500 a day, plus expenses, for a panel to review the E. coli outbreak at an Alberta meat plant last fall.

The federal government last week opened a review of the circumstances in which the potentially deadly bacteria was found in the XL Foods Inc. plant in Brooks.

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A cabinet order dated Feb. 5 shows that Ronald Lewis, the former chief veterinary officer for British Columbia, will be paid up to $1,300 a day to chair the panel.

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The review is to focus on what contributed to the outbreak at XL Foods, how well the Canadian Food Inspection Agency responded and why tainted meat ended up on store shelves and in peoples’ kitchens.

Neither Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, nor his department, would answer questions about whether the cost of the panel is in line with other similar reviews conducted previously.

Instead, Ritz offered that “safe food for Canadian consumers is our first priority.� “This review is part of our ongoing commitment to ensure that Canadians continue to have one of the safest food safety systems in the world,� Ritz said in an emailed statement. “We look forward to receiving the report and we will review its recommendations.�

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Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

Alarm over cancer con He was not authorized to do so and he was keeping the money for himself.

A few years ago, the Canadian Cancer Society in Alberta and the Northwest Territories stopped doing door-to-door canvassing.

The division was in fact the first in Canada to drop door-to door because it was getting too difficult to get enough volunteers, and donations collected this way were falling off.

Wiggins took in an astonishing $40,000 from 2,585 people in the area. Police became suspicious when complaints started coming in about cheques not clearing, and they learned Wiggins was asking for cash instead of cheques.

Wiggins, who already had a criminal record for fraud, was sentenced to a year in jail and then probation, for his latest actions, and isn’t allowed to volunteer for a charity or community group.

Like Judge Jim Hunter said, it “boggles the mind” thinking about how much effort Wiggins put into the scam.

That’s a lot of door-knocking and walking.

When it comes to raising money for cancer, it’s a licence to print money. All it takes to haul in the cash is to just use the dreaded C-word. Everyone knows someone touched by it.

This sad, high-profile case will make it more difficult for anyone going door-to-door trying to raise funds for charity. Donors should be able to trust their gifts are going to the cause they support.

For those who might want to go the extra mile before donating, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (formerly PhoneBusters) website offers a lot of great information on protection against fraud.

Fortunately there are many more secure, less intrusive ways to support charities than handing out money and cheques at the door — such as online, payroll deduction or attending a function.

While Central Albertans are most certainly less trusting these days about door-to-door donating, hopefully they won’t be any less generous.

Mary-Ann Barr is the Advocate’s assistant city editor.

She can be reached by email at barr@reddeeradvocate. com or by phone at 403-314-4332.

Re. Joe McLaughlin’s column Jan. 26, 2013, with regard to a sales tax for Albertans.

I am not sure we would all welcome a sales tax as a government-imposed revenue source.

Like the City of Red Deer, they dither over the budget every year and set the new tax rate of four or five per cent, but in reality need seven per cent. So how do they make up the difference? Send all police forces out there to enforce traffic infractions, bylaws officers to search out violators of all city bylaws, and impose heavier fees and fee add ons wherever they can charge fees.

Then we read in the Advocate how photo radar collected $2 million in fines. But we never read about the lucrative amounts that other fines have brought in or the millions of dollars in fees paid to the city each year.

We are supposed to be losing something in the range of $6 billion in oil and gas revenue to the province next year? The province is complaining that we don’t have the pipelines to transport oil and gas products to markets, that our oil price has fallen on the world market.

It has fallen only because those who are in control of selling the oil are willing to take a lower price for it, as opposed to the world price or West Texas price.

As for transporting the oil? Well, we have plenty of rail lines that run to every coastal port. If we can’t build pipelines, then use rail lines. Easy solution.

The next question is why are we so bent on selling our crude oil at giveaway prices when this government should be advertising to attract secondary industry here to refine our crude and then sell the finished product on the world markets. It’s like our Nova plant out here that makes trainloads of polyethylene pellets and ships them all over North America to make finished products. Why not have industry located here to make those finished products? All this would boost our economy and employ thousands more people in Alberta.

You talk about a sales tax? Well, with some futuristic thinking and planning on the government’s part, and offering to locate industries here with relaxed municipal planning, instead of having to shell out millions of dollars to municipal governments before they can turn a wheel, and offering those industries some tax incentives for three to five years to attract industries to locate here might help.

Unless we start offering some incentive for business and industry to come here, we will have to accept selling our oil and mining products at discount prices and ship them off to other countries to make the finished product and then sell them back to us as consumers at highly inflated prices.

Clever. Very clever indeed.

That is why we can look no further down the road than how the government can strip the people yet again with another imposed tax to fund our social programs.

I notice how the editors always have a social answer for every problem. It’s nice that they work for the daily paper because if they had to make it on their own they would likely be bankrupt in no time.

Carmen Wallace Red Deer

proportionally large blocks of votes that feed their personal campaigns while lacking representative significance based on where you live in the city.

Does that smell a bit like a conflict of interest to you?

They quite like the “popularity contest” model that gives the advantage to those councillors who bring a block of votes from their church congregation, labour union or Twitter account, but dilutes the significance of your and my vote to deal with issues that impact our neighbourhoods.

This gives councillors an easy out to ignore you when you don’t fit into one of their swing groups.

Don’t believe me? Try addressing a local issue with mayorandcouncil@reddeer.ca some time. The lack of responses and “cookie cutter” replies will likely disappoint you.

Paul, Lynne, Tara and Diane, you’ve been caught in bed with your special interest groups, the rest of us want a divorce.

Chris Davis Red Deer

Council driven by special interests

Bus rate hikes hurt the vulnerable

month increase and landlords can say it is only a $50-a-month increase until the seniors are cold and hungry.

City council goes home every night to a warm bed, but the homeless worry every night: ‘Where will I sleep and will I freeze?’

Shame! Shame! Shame!

Where are their consciences? If our province is in such debt that they must make the poor suffer, how do their justify their high pay increases?

The media must speak out and expose this disgrace!

We all better realize God sees everything!

“Do unto others as you would have done unto you.”

“We that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves.”

“Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate.”

We the public need compassionate and intelligent city councillors, who can realize where the increases should go and to who?

Lisa Koerner Edmonton

We are truly fortunate in Red Deer to have access to the collective wisdom of our mayor and council.

Thank goodness they know when to intervene on our behalf and say ‘No way!’ No way are Red Deer voters smart enough to know what an extended stop sign on the side of a school bus means. We even lack the intelligence required to decide for ourselves whether our water supply should contain fluoride.

Luckily what we lack in intelligence we compensate for in brain processing speed; while driving 50 km/,h we can decode hieroglyphic bike lane road lines that move from one side of the street to the other.

When council met on Feb. 4, Mayor Morris Flewwelling, along with Councillors Paul Harris, Tara Veer, Diane Wyntjes and Lynne Mulder said ‘No. Red Deerians are not smart enough to decide how they elect councillors.’

They were not deciding if we should change the way councillors are elected, only whether the electorate should be consulted by direct, objective and measurable means.

In a cowardly act of political self-preservation, the above councillors chose to keep their access to

I am driven to be a voice for the vulnerable! Every year unjustly the transit fares are increased. The facts show the majority of citizens who ride the public transit are poor! They don’t have the privilege of owning a nice new vehicle, like our city councillors!

Many of the Canadian transit riders are seniors, who should be enjoying their golden years, which they earned by working their whole lives paying taxes.

Bad enough they have to wait in the cold for a bus, they are forced to pay yearly increases that are not justified.

Then we have the homeless who can rarely pay for a bus ride and now it will be even more difficult for them to scrape up another 20 cents per ride.

Do the Red Deer city councillors know what it is like to have to walk across the city?

Then there are many single moms struggling to feed their children and this bus increase will take food out of the children’s mouths in this wonderful province of Alberta.

City council can state it is only a 50-cent increase to seniors, this is the problem: we have people who don’t care!

The gas companies can also say it is only a $10-a-

DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING SCAM DAMAGES ALL CHARITIES When complete strangers come to the door and ask for money, Central Albertans have been rather generous.

That’s all changed now, thanks to one particular Red Deer fraudster.

MARY-ANN Recently, several hundred BARR people gave thousands of dollars to the con, who was campaigning under the guise of raising money to fight cancer.

The 37-year-old man, Philip Wiggins, went door-todoor in Red Deer and Lacombe last year asking for donations for the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Thanks to police for finding my son On Feb. 4, my two-year-old son and dog went missing from our yard. Our gate was not latched properly.

After running around the neighbourhood frantically, I called 911.

Before I was even off the phone, three police cars were here and also they were on the highway behind our house stopping traffic! They had the police dog searching for them and found them down by the river! Just a boy and his dog going on our usual walking route!

I just want to send the hugest thank you to our police force! They were so organized and fast, and also kept this mom as calm as possible!

I want to say a special thank you to one police officer who is also a parent who told us to just look at the positive — he is home and it happens so easy! He made me stop beating myself up about thinking I was a bad parent and recounted his own story.

Again thank you so much to the Red Deer police!

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Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

Fair, ethical tax system needed Albertans have recently heard Premier Alison Redford and her ministers reporting on the lower income position of the Alberta government. There has been no mention of the specific actions they will be taking to balance the budget, while there have been repeated statements saying there will be no new taxes.

This leaves concerns that the shortfall will be used as an excuse to reduce education and health care and human services funding. The 2012 premier’s announcement of Poverty Reduction Strategies and the merger of several departments into Human Services have been positive changes.

The present downturn in income from resources must not give rise to a return to past policies of cutting funding for education and health care.

Having used the 2012 Alberta government online budget tool (http://www.budgetchoice.ca/2012/index. php?s=r) I believe a two per cent integrated harmonized provincial sales tax (excluding food and heating fuel) is fair, and the 10 per cent flat tax should be replaced by a progressive and graduated income tax.

The Environics Institute Income inequality and tax fairness report gives good advice. It can be found at http://www.taxfairness.ca/sites/taxfairness.ca/files/ resource/keith_neuman.pdf.

Although the report is on the nationwide Canadian perspective, there are similarities and differences for Alberta. Due to large but fluctuating income from resource industries, the province has been shielded from the need to come to terms with sufficient tax income and tax-fairness. Ideological anti-tax rhetoric has been continually used by the present and past government to stay in power. The 10 per cent flat tax was introduced to further that policy.

A more positive approach would be to look at graduated taxation and tax fairness, putting our province’s income on a more stable footing, while allowing resource income to flow to the Heritage Fund.

Redford should use the support given by progressive voters at the 2012 election to build a fairer, more ethical tax system and budget.

Sam Denhaan Red Deer

Local perspective should come first If most of the voting population of Red Deer is like me (and they are as voter turnout demonstrates this), they find local politics rather boring. With the upcoming election, however, I think that whoever should decide to run for mayor or council would be well advised to pay attention to the dirty facts. It is my firm belief that whoever pays attention will greatly enhance their chances of being elected mayor and city council.

A motion by Dianne Wyntjes and seconded by Cindy Jefferies was supported by Buck Buchanan, Paul Harris, Lynne Mulder, Chris Stephan, Frank Wong, Tara Veer and Mayor Morris Flewwelling. As you can see, no one rejected the motion. The motion was due to the consideration of a report from the Environmental Services Department dated Oct. 3, 2011, and it was regarding Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan.

As a result of the motion, the City of Red Deer has joined ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives). ICLEI was founded in 1990 at the United Nations. We all know what the United Nations’ goal is global governance with all nations submitting to it, including the United States of America.

In 1992, there was the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro and the result of that conference gave us Agenda 21 (21 for the 21st century). Agenda 21 is no conspiracy and it is openly being implemented and promoted nationwide. It strongly promotes euthanasia, eugenics, the reduction of private property and yes those cursed bike lanes. Anyone can see those bike lanes are just a very small part of the much larger Agenda 21. Twenty-nine cities in Canada and a long list of American cities have joined ICLEI. There is, however, a growing resistance to ICLEI and Agenda 21 and the whole globalist agenda, especially now with the UN small arms treaty being adopted by the Obama administration and being fought vigorously by patriotic Americans not willing to allow their second amendment right to be infringed.

What the heck do guns have to do with it? Agenda 21 is all about rights and the reduction of them.

The voters will soon have the right to elect someone else and kick out incumbents who go with the flow.

If city council does not wake up, they may find themselves being kicked out of office on a wholesale level.

We all want clean water and air, but cannot sacri-

fice a robust economy over stupid one-size-fits-all solutions. Good ideas do not need to come from central planning and global governance.

I was born and raised here and am sick and tired of pinkos running the show.

The roads are a mess because of the knee-jerk reaction to public outrage over the bike lanes and who pays for it? All of us who pay taxes.

We have way more important things that need taken care of like replacing old asbestos concrete water mains and repairing roads plagued with potholes and cracks that are a menace to all vehicles, just to name a couple.

And can we please stop the Ghosts project?

When Moses got mad about the golden calf, it was because the people had made a graven image. Do we really want to see the wrath of God hit our still somewhat beautiful (minus the bike lanes) city?

So do any of you on city council wish to revisit your past decisions? I think you all should because if you do not do so (soon) and publicly renounce and reverse the position you have made, others will rise up and challenge you in your bid for reelection. This I have no doubt will happen.

Dump the ICLEI membership and stop thinking globally and acting locally. The locals put you in power, not the UN. Bruce Harvey Red Deer

How about tolls on our highways?

If the highways to Fort McMurray, Cold Lake and QE2 between Edmonton and Calgary are dangerous today, what are they going to be like in a few short years?

Maybe we should build them anyway before more people give up their lives because of bad budget (important life, death or injury) decisions.

We can’t seem to manage the billions we get from oil revenue.

It kind of makes you wonder how most of the other provinces in Canada seem able to build roads and bridges without oil revenue.

I don’t think a provincial sales tax is the answer but how about putting a toll on these highways and remove the toll when the highway is paid for?

Does the Coquihalla ring a bell to anyone? This was a very expensive highway but B.C. removed the toll when the highway was paid for.

Call it a toll or call it a tax but it only cost the people who drive on them — a sales tax costs every purchase you make and guess what? It will never ever go away and it cost the poor just as much as the rich.

If you drive on any of these highways, you know dangerous they are and if you have lost a loved one, the cost is immeasurable.

Leo Leonard Red Deer

Bus service fails customer On Nov. 12, I purchased a round trip Greyhound ticket for Dec. 7, from Red Deer to Calgary.

Then on the morning of Dec. 7, I stood and waited in -20C temperature for an hour. The terminal was closed and there was no place to go to warm up. Finally a van pulled up but he was picking up parcels.

I showed a man at the bus depot my ticket and he said there is no bus at that time.

I paid another $12 for a cab to go home. I called the customer service line and a recorded message says they open at 7 o’clock. At 7:10 a.m., I called the number again and Porter from the U.S. answered.

He told me he could indeed see my ticket information and did not know why the bus did not arrive. He was unable to help me and told me to call another number, so much for customer service. I called that number and they too could see no reason for the bus not showing up.

I was told to call the local Greyhound terminal after 7, which I did. I was told they do not deal with online inquiries, so to phone customer service.

I called customer service and got a terrible line on which I could not make out anything audible so pressed 1 and reached Ranika in the U.S., who I could not understand and was transferred to Miss Jackson, also in the U.S. She was no help either.

Once again, where is customer service?

After more phone calls I learned the 4:45 a.m. time is in fact a truck run and not a bus service.

So I incurred $168 for the conference that I registered for and missed because of Greyhound’s error, plus $24 for cabs, as well as bus fare, which I want to be reimbursed for.

I have since learned this is a common occurrence and wonder why this continues to happen. Where is customer service?

On Jan. 28, I called customer service (Greyhound Canada), located

in Dallas, Texas, and they are unable to refund any of the costs except the bus fare. I talked to two people both in Dallas, neither helpful. Their excuse was that the trip, according to the computer, does exist despite my complaint it does not. I have had no response to my letter dated Dec. 7, 2012, from Burlington, Ont. For health reasons, I am a regular user of Greyhound. I had been very happy with the service but this has forced me to look elsewhere for transportation.

Once again I ask where is the customer service?

Dallas Jones Red Deer

No more abortion on demand What kind of world will our children and grandchildren face? Radical changes to centuries-old laws have opened the doors to a host of evils in modern society, evils that undercut the moral fibre that holds our society together.

Perhaps the most foolish and abhorrent evil of all has been perpetrated by the highest courts in the land. Liberal judges have removed every bit of protection for unborn children, and the government of the time has allowed these ugly rulings to become law.

Consequently, a few self-serving doctors have established a new industry, abortion-on-demand.

These doctors are allowed to invade a woman’s reproductive organs to suck, tear, dismember the innocent, developing human body there, and remove it from its warm and nurturing environment, all legally!

This gross injustice, this insult to decency, this inhuman conduct; how can it be allowed to happen in a civilized country?

For 40 years in North America this war against the unborn has been flourishing [55 million], with barely a whimper of protest. Where is the outpouring of public dismay?

The silence is deafening!

Most caring and loving people in North America disagree with abortion-on-demand, but we are silent.

This same silence happened in the 1930s in Germany.

There was no public outcry until it was too late.

Why are we so silent? Just a small step will begin to make a huge difference. A donation to Red Deer Pro-life will get me a membership.

Contact information: Phone 403-789-5973 Email: reddeerprolife@live.ca Mailing address; Box 202, Red Deer, Ab. T4N5E8 Jim Swan Red Deer

Sowan’s letter awe-inspiring I would like to thank Mr. Anthony Sowan for his letter of Jan. 29. The courage that it took to write your letter is awe-inspiring. Thank you for being so eloquent in your approach to the subject of the Idle No More movement. You were able to say what we cannot and you did so in such a way as to inspire others.

Your commentary was a surprising delight to read.

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Could a hockey-playing Canuck Brazeau faces expulsion become the next pope?

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — If a Canadian does become the next pope and spiritual leader to the world’s one billion Catholics, the story of his ascension will begin, appropriately enough, with a hockey injury.

The moment of divine inspiration when Marc Cardinal Ouellet decided he should pursue the priesthood came as he nursed a broken leg, sustained during a game.

As the 17-year-old future cardinal rested his aching leg, he had a lot of extra time to think.

“That was the special moment,” Ouellet told The Canadian Press in a 2005 interview before Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI. “I lost my season, but I was stopped. I was very much active — over active, hyperactive — and suddenly I started to pray and to read a little more spiritual things because I was unable to play. It was decisive for my vocation.”

Longtime friend Lionel Gendron, a Quebec bishop, said his pal was a good hockey player.

He was studying in the province’s northwest to be a teacher, and the injury gave him time to think.

“He reflected on the meaning of life,” said Gendron, a bishop

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Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being touted as among the leading candidates to succeed Pope Benedict. from the Saint-Jean-Longueuil diocese who first met Ouellet in 1965.

Ouellet, 68, is now being touted as one of the likeliest successors — perhaps even the favourite — to take over from Pope Benedict XVI. On Monday, Benedict became the first pontiff to step down in 600 years when he declared he would resign Feb. 28, citing a lack of strength to do the job.

A pair of foreign bookmakers have ranked Ouellet, who heads the Vatican’s office for bishops, as one of their three likeliest candidates.

One Canadian who will help elect the next pope was reticent

Monday when asked about Ouellet’s chances.

“I’ve known Cardinal Ouelette for many, many years,” said Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. “He’s a wonderful cardinal... I think it’s too early to speculate upon the profile of who should be the next pope.”

Collins, Ouellet and retired cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte will travel to Vatican City to participate in conclaves during which ballots will be cast for Benedict’s successor.

Ouellet, named a cardinal in 2003 by Pope John Paul II, hails from the tiny Quebec village of La Motte, nearly 500 kilometres northwest of Ottawa. He was named by Pope Benedict in 2010 to head the powerful Congregation for Bishops, which vets bishops nominations worldwide.

One expert in the church described Ouellet’s resume as one packed with impressive credentials — including his intellectual abilities, his experience as a bishop and the Roman Catholic Primate of Canada, and the fact that, theologically, he is very astute and orthodox.

His relative youth is another element that could work in his favour, said Douglas Farrow, a professor in McGill University’s religious studies department.

Frozen burgers sold in Canada don’t contain horsemeat

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GUELPH, Ont. — Popular fast food and frozen hamburgers being sold in Canada do not contain horsemeat, according to testing of a dozen different types of burgers

by Ontario researchers.

Following reports that horsemeat was found in some frozen meat products in Europe, the University of Guelph-based Biodiversity Institute of Ontario used advanced DNA testing on a range of hamburgers sold in Canada and found they were 100 per cent beef.

The Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding at the institute tested

six cooked burgers: A&W’s Mama Burger, Burger King’s Whopper, Dairy Queen’s FlameThrower, Harvey’s original burger, the McDonald’s Big Mac, and Wendy’s Bacon Double Cheeseburger.

The uncooked frozen hamburger patties tested included Beef Steakettes (Schneiders), Lick’s Homeburgers, M&M Meat Shops Supreme Homestyle Beef Burgers, No Name Beef Burgers (Loblaws), Outlaw Beef Burgers (Schneiders), President’s Choice Thick and Juicy Beef Burgers, and Webers Beef Burgers.

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beef were also tested.

The researchers used DNA barcoding, a molecular technique developed by U of G integrative biology professor Paul Hebert. It allows scientists to match small DNA sequences from unknown specimens to those derived from expert-identified reference specimens.

“This testing is something all Canadians should be proud of — knowing the hamburger meat they are buying is beef with no substitutes detected or additions,” Hebert, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Biodiversity and director of the BIO, said in a release.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Sen. Patrick Brazeau has already made history for being one of the youngest people ever appointed to the upper chamber.

If the Senate agrees today to force him to take a leave of absence, he’ll make history again in joining another exclusive club: senators who have shunned by their peers.

No one who’s been forced to take a break from the Senate has ended up being expelled; those who have come close usually pre-empt that step by resigning first.

That could be little more than an attempt to save face and the procedural bother of kicking them out, but resigning also has a financial benefit: senators who are expelled don’t get a pension. If they resign, they do.

Brazeau is free on bail and facing assault and sexual assault charges after being arrested last week at his home in Gatineau, Que. He’s been kicked out of the Conservative caucus; today, the Senate will determine his immediate future.

While he’s continuing to sit as an independent, the charges give the Senate the ability to force him to take a leave of absence and curtail access to his expense account.

Senate Majority Leader Marjory LeBreton is expected to introduce a motion on Tuesday to do exactly that.

Over the course of the Senate’s 146-year history, some 199 senators have resigned, many for health reasons or to take another job.

Only a handful have taken a leave of absence after a run-in with the law.

Liberal Sen. Raymond Lavigne resigned in March 2011, 10 days after he was found guilty of breach of trust and fraud for claiming travel expenses for trips taken by his staff and having his staff do work on his personal farm on taxpayer time.

He was later sentenced to six months in prison and six months under house arrest, a sentence that’s currently under appeal.

Progressive Conservative Sen. Eric Berntson resigned his seat in 2000 after a fraud conviction relating his time as was a provincial legislator in Saskatchewan.

He was sentenced to a year in jail and appealed his conviction all the way to the Supreme Court.

Both men could have faced expulsion from the Senate because of their convictions, but both resigned before that step could be contemplated.

At least eight other senators have resigned because they didn’t show up for two Senate sessions in row, most doing so in the very early days of the institution.

Breaking that rule gives the Senate the option of declaring a seat vacant.

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Chocolate Dipped Rummy Chilli Pepper 6 Large, mild chilli peppers Spiced rum 200 g good dark chocolate ½ cup hot water Using a small sharp knife, cut a long slit down one side of each chilli. Remove seeds and membrane.

(You might want to wear some plastic gloves at this point.) Poach the chillies in boiling water for a couple of minutes, then strain. Put chillies into a clean jar or other container, and pour in enough of the rum to cover them. Put a lid on and leave the chillies to marinate for at least 12 hours.

Melt 100 g of the chocolate, using the microwave or double boiler. Once melted, begin adding the water, a tablespoon at a time. Stir in each spoonful thoroughly, waiting until it is fully incorporated before adding the next. Don’t worry if the mixture seems to be seizing, just keep adding the liquid and stirring.

Eventually you will get a smooth, runny chocolate mix (takes about six tablespoons, but can vary depending on the fat content of your chocolate). Leave the ganache to cool a little, until it is a pipe able consistency.

Meanwhile, fish out the chillies from the alcohol and drain off any extra liquid. Fill a piping bag with the ganache, cut off the end and pipe the filling into the chillies. Wipe away any excess squeezing out. Leave the them to set for a couple of hours, or stick them in the fridge to speed up the process.

Once the ganache has set, melt the rest of the chocolate and coat the chillies with it. Lay them on some baking parchment to set.

Chocolate Covered Short Ribs 1/4 cup diced bacon 6 pounds bone-in short ribs Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1-1/2 cups diced onions 1/4 cup diced shallots 1/4 cup diced celery 1/4 cup diced peeled carrots 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 cups red wine 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth 2 cups chopped canned diced tomatoes, drained 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 fresh thyme sprig 1 bay leaf 3 tablespoons shaved or grated unsweetened chocolate 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary Cook bacon in a large pot until crispy. Take bacon out with a slotted spoon and reserve on paper towels. Sprinkle short ribs with salt and pepper and sear in pot with bacon drippings about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove ribs and reserve on a plate. Sauté onions, shallots, celery, carrots and garlic in same pot until softened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Pour in red wine and bring mixture to a boil for about 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by about half — be sure to scrape the bottom of the pot to release any browned bits.

Add broth, tomatoes, parsley, thyme spring, bay leaf, bacon and short ribs to pot. Stir and place lid over pot.

Venezuelan Chocolate Chicken 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 shallots, chopped fine 3 pounds chicken, thighs and legs 3 oranges, zest and juice 3 jalapeno chilies, chopped and seeded 2 dried ancho chilies, shredded and seeded 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 15 ounces diced canned tomatoes 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3 ounces 70 per cent cacao dark chocolate, broken into pieces 4 sprigs cilantro, roughly chopped Preheat oven to 400F. Heat oil in heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, about 1 minute. Cook garlic and shallots until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Brown chicken on each side, about 10 minutes. Add orange juice, zest, fresh and dried chilies, coriander seeds, tomatoes and sugar. Bring to low boil, about 5 minutes. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Place skillet in oven and cook 20 minutes. Remove from oven and set chicken aside from skillet. Add chocolate pieces to skillet and stir until blended, about 2 minutes, at which point there will be a dark gravy-like sauce. Return chicken to skillet. Serve over rice and black beans with chicken smothered in sauce.

Cook for about 1-1/2 hours.

Take lid off of pot and continue simmering for 1-1/2 hours or until ribs are tender. Remove ribs with a slotted spoon and reserve on a plate. Remove bay leaf and spoon off any fat that has risen to the top of the sauce. Bring sauce to a boil for about 8 minutes or until it begins to become thick. Lower heat to medium and add chocolate, cocoa powder and rosemary.

Cook, stirring, until chocolate melts. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add ribs back into pot and cook until heated through. Serve warm.

Since Valentine’s Day is this week, I felt compelled to write about the No. 1 candy dedicated to this day — chocolate!

I know, I have piped it with fillings during the Christmas season, paired it with elegant wine at the local chocolate store and, if that wasn’t enough, I took bacon and coated it with chocolate. What more can possibly be done?

Well, in the last year or two, expeMADHU rienced chefs have BADONI been orchestrating a tango between chocolate and spices with a healthy sprinkle of chili!

If you find the idea hard to swallow, remember that South Americans have been spicing up chocolate for centuries. This exotic pairing is still evident in Latin American cuisine, particularly in dishes like the mole and chilli con carne.

Right now, savoury chocolate is in vogue and is a mainstream flavour combination.

In fact, it’s become so popular that Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut, a Calgary-based company, recently won an International Chocolate award for its seasoned chocolate marketed as Rosemary Fusion chocolate. The Rosemary Fusion combines world famous Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut milk chocolate with rosemary, thyme and a shake of habanero sea salt.

Since the chocolate is available at the Chocolates by Bernard Callebaut in the Red Deer store at the Village Square Mall, I went in to experience the chocolate first hand. The 100-gram bar looked unassuming and harmless until I popped it into my mouth. The texture felt like any other candy but as the milky chocolate melted, it took off to a new level of craziness with a bouquet of herbal essence. And then, as an afterthought, just when you’re starting to wonder where the habanero is, it comes as an explosive heat wave, invading your mouth.

As your palate tingles, you can’t help but think: is it a sweet treat or a savoury little hors d’oeuvres that has totally stimulated the appetite for more? Although this chocolate could easily ward off the three o’clock hunger pains, it has been suggested that it be paired with sparkling wines and more unusually with charcuterie items like cured meats, creamy milk cheese, nuts, gourmet breads and crackers.

As upscale chocolateries are taking their chocolate profile along the cutting edge and pushing the envelope with ingredient flavours, so are fine chefs who are letting go of what the preconception of chocolate was — which for 99.9 percent of people is a candy bar — to making it a remarkable ingredient to savoury dishes.

The reason why this works is that chocolate is made from cocoa solids and cocoa butter; both are smooth and silky, which act as an incredible texture-builder in recipes. Contemporary cooks can beef up their wine reductions and pan sauces with grated chocolate, where it acts as a liaison or emulsifier, and at the same time, accentuating flavours and pulling them together.

The cocoa solids provided by cocoa powder can also thicken sauces and impart a deep colour, either brown or red depending on the product, which adds eye appeal to the classic Mexican mole, and often to chillies and stews. The slightly acidic bitterness of darker chocolates also helps bring out other flavours, and can really balance a dish.

When using chocolate in a main dish you want to remember to keep it from being too sweet. Cocoa powder, unsweetened chocolate or chocolate with 70 per cent cocoa — all have more of a true chocolate quality that will bring out natural flavours in a dish instead of making them reminiscent of the sweet side of chocolate we know and love.

Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@gmail.com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.

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Romance with regular date nights Question: I want to do something We’re sorry to learn of your husband’s special for my wife for Valentine’s relapse. Obviously, there are two critiDay beyond the usual dinner and flow- cal factors to consider here: 1) the drug ers, but I’m at a loss. Do you have any use itself and 2) the damage his behavideas? ior has done to your marital relationJim: Don’t underestimate the power ship. of dinner and flowers!

When it comes to the drug Many wives would love use, your husband needs to to be shown that much atenroll in a treatment protention on Valentine’s Day. gram immediately. I take it Just be sure that she knows as a good sign that he conyour gift comes from the fessed his behavior to you, heart, and is not just a holirather than you “catching day obligation. him in the act.”

You also might consider This suggests that he turning a Valentine’s Day feels remorse for his decidate into the gift that keeps sions and, hopefully, wants on giving. to seek help.

Focus on the Family’s We would recommend a resident marriage expert, comprehensive treatment JIM Dr. Greg Smalley (a freprogram called Thriving: DALY quent contributor to this Recover Your Life (www. column), has cited a wealth thrivingrecovery.org). of research showing that It’s also critical that married couples who enyou and your husband work gage in regular date nights together to address the fallenjoy a stronger bond. out in your marriage as a reMaybe this year, Valentine’s Day sult of broken trust. could signal the start of a commitment All too often, once a problem is exto begin intentionally dating your wife posed and the negative activity has on a regular basis. been brought to a halt -- whether it be Certainly, with careers, kids and drug use, adultery, gambling or someother obligations, it can be tough to thing else — many people tell themfind the time for regular date nights. selves that all is well.

But the benefits of making it happen But in reality, very little healing can are well documented. occur unless the root issues behind Many couples have committed to go- your husband’s drug use are found and ing on a date at least once a month for treated. a year.

A paradigm shift has to take place I’m guessing a commitment of this at the heart of your marriage. Without nature is a present your wife would ap- that shift, you can become hopelessly preciate even more than chocolates or trapped in an ongoing pattern of grief, flowers. anger or depression.

For more information, go to www.

Here again, it’s important that you focusonthefamily.com/datenight. and your husband enlist outside help.

Question: My husband and I both You need to find a qualified marriage used drugs before we were married. counselor who can help you both work We were able to conquer our habit to- together to build trust. gether several years ago.

Seeking counseling isn’t an admisRecently, he confessed that he has sion of defeat; rather, it’s a bold procbeen using recreational drugs on oc- lamation that you’re both willing to do casion to deal with stress and depres- whatever it takes to heal and to help sion. your marriage thrive.

Because he has kept this from me Contact Focus on the Family for a and because he is using again, it has free consultation with a counselor, as put a huge strain on our marriage. well as a referral to qualified profesI am becoming very angry and don’t sionals in your area. know how to help my husband or deal with my emotions. What should we do?

Catch up with Jim Daly at www.jimDr. Greg Smalley, executive direc- dalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/ tor of Marriage and Family Formation: DalyFocus.

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Being fishy a good thing A lot of people think door-to-door To show us the suction he put one of salespeople are a bit fishy, but I have our throw cushions in a garbage bag, the fishiest salesman of all. wrapped the mouth of the bag around He shows up every couple months or the nozzle and flipped on the switch. so in his white van full of freezers and The cushion deflated into a hard — you guessed it — seafood. packed postage stamp of The first time he apits former self. Not only peared it was August and that, we were reassured it I was knee deep in garden now had all the dust mites harvest. With a full work sucked out of it. schedule and a freezer fat Then he reversed the with produce, I had been flow and tossed a little plasputting off a trip to town tic ball onto the end of the for over two weeks. We had nozzle where it shot in the been out of meat for days. air and bounced about in Darcy is willing to put up the back draft. with my vegetarian ways for I can remember actuawhile, but then he gets like ally laughing and clapping that cranky old lady in the my hands. It was like the SHANNON burger commercial demandBarnum and Bailey Circus MCKINNON ing, “Where’s the beef?” had shown up in our livSo when the fish guy ing room. Then he had my showed up on our back mother bring out the pacountry roads, twenty miles thetic machine we brazenly from nowhere, I put away any misgiv- dared to call our vacuum cleaner and ings, got out my cheque book and chose run it over a section of the carpet. a box that looked like it would fit in Then he snapped a brand new dust the freezer. Maybe it was because he bag into the Electrolux and ran it over had gone so long without meat, but the same patch, extracting enough deDarcy thought it was the best thing he bris to horrify my mother into buying had ever tasted. the machine on the spot.

When the fish guy showed up again We three kids were unreasonably I bought another box and a few months ecstatic. after that another. When several If my mother had any misgivings months went by and he failed to re- about shelling out a considerable turn Darcy insisted I give the guy a amount of hard earned cash for the call; making me the only person on the vacuum cleaner, they were lost in the planet to actually solicit a door to door weeks that followed as she watched salesperson. her children fight over who got to vacHaving food delivered to your door uum. Those were dark days for dust is a bit of a novelty; especially when mites. And throw cushions. you’ve grown up in the country. I can Thinking back, it’s enough to make remember staying at my Aunt’s place me want carpets again. And throw in town and the excitement of having cushions. And a vacuum cleaner. the milkman deliver glass bottles of Between personal aesthetics and almilk and cream and packets of butter lergies, we don’t have any carpet. right to the door.

For our laminate and hardwood When the ice cream truck rolled by flooring I simply use a lightweight stick in the afternoon I thought I was going thingamajig that is part duster and to lose my mind. part vacuum. It certainly doesn’t suck I guess we had our own version of like the old Electrolux — and when it doorstep dairy delivery; but we called comes to vacuum cleaners you do want it a cow. Daisy had a lovely moo, but it to suck — but it gets the job done. it just didn’t compare to the bells and And it takes up less room. But Barnum whistles of the ice cream truck. and Bailey’s it isn’t.

Though it’s possible our city cousins As for the fish guy, he showed up thought differently. Familiarity and all yesterday full of apologies. I was reasthat. sured we were back on his route, but I We did have the odd door to door still bought two boxes just in case. And salesperson show up in the country. when Darcy arrived home to the smell They were usually hawking things like of his favorite seafood cooking it was encyclopaedias or spices. like the circus had come to town, or The most exciting one was the Elec- rather, to the country. trolux vacuum salesman.

You wouldn’t think vacuum cleaners Shannon McKinnon is a humour colcould be exciting, but this guy had a umnist from Northern BC. You can read spiel that made even ice cream trucks past columns by visiting www.shannonseem boring. mckinnon.com

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Putting the puzzle pieces back together ing and wanting something different to accepting what is. There’s a great piece of advice I read once: when we argue with life, we lose but only 100 per cent of the time.

Many people have trouble with the notion of acceptance because they confuse it with resignation.

Let’s be clear that acceptance does not mean resignation or giving up.

Acceptance means acknowledging the reality of the present moment.

As odd as it might seem, acceptance is the first step toward changing an unacceptable situation.

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Mary loved putting together jigsaw puzzles.

She’d recently purchased a 500-piece puzzle of a white sand beach with a glorious sunset of vibrant reds, blazing oranges, subtle blues and delicate violets. Mary imagined herself in the scene and smiled.

Mary had already cleared the dining room table and rolled out her Puzzle Buddy Jigsaw Puzzle Mat. She carefully cut the seal on the box, tipped it up and let the 500 pieces tumble onto the mat. Mary employed her usual strategy: sorting the pieces by colour and by outside edge, then piecing together the four sides of the puzzle. This proved more challenging than usual because most of the pieces were dark blues, black and purples.

Mary kept looking at the picture on the box for reference but the picture and the pieces didn’t seem to match.

After many frustrating hours, Mary managed to complete part of the puzzle, and realized the picture was actually that of a tumultuous storm: a bruised sky with angry flashes of yellow light-

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and best efforts, the picture of our life doesn’t turn out to be what we hoped or desired so we tear it apart and start over, doing everything the same with the exact same pieces, but expecting a different outcome.

Part of the beauty of life is its unpredictability.

Life is in flux and things happen that impact, transform and alter our course.

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Angry now, Mary ripped the puzzle apart and tossed the pieces back into the box.

After giving the box a firm shake, she dumped the pieces back onto the mat and started the process all over again, hoping that this time she would get the picture of the white sandy beach.

Mary’s actions may seem illogical or even foolish but many of us have done exactly the same thing.

Despite our desire

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Despite warning, Grammy Awards red carpet features plenty of skin

BY NEKESA MUMBI MOODY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — A warning not to show too much skin didn’t seem to deter the stars out Sunday for the Grammy Awards.

Jennifer Lopez was among those showing off thigh-high — or higher — openings in their dresses.

Katy Perry showed down-to-there cleavage in a seafoam gown.

CBS put out a memo earlier in the week asking that “buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered” for the televised award show.

The memo sent out Wednesday also warned against “see-through clothing,” exposure of “the genital region” and said that “thong type costumes are problematic.”

“As you can see, I read the memo,” Lopez joked as she took the stage.

Miranda Lambert revealed some leg on the red carpet and laughed about the guidelines.

“I thought it was funny,” she said.

“Country music has never really been a problem with that.”

Singer-songwriter Skylar Grey let out an “oops!” when asked about it.

“I had to show the side boob,” she said.

“What are they gonna do, kick me off?”

Andrew Dost of fun. said he read the memo, “but all we wanted to do is go as classy and timeless as possible.”

Bandmate Jack Antonoff joked that he was “showing off a lot of ankle” going sockless with high pants.

Rihanna seemed to get the memo: The usually provocative star covered up in an elegant red gown.

Taylor Swift wore a prim gold metallic floral cocktail dress by Jenny Packham to the pretelecast awards before changing into something a bit more revealing for the red carpet.

Beyonce wore a modest pantsuit.

All three won early awards.

“I think it’s just, you know, we should always stay classy and dress according to the event that’s being held,”

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Katy Perry arrives at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, in Los Angeles.

Ashanti said.

“So I don’t think people should be limited so much and told what you can and cannot do.

“But, you know, you do have to have a certain class and prestige about yourself.”

Even she, though, revealed a fair amount of leg and cleavage. Hey,

this isn’t the Oscars.

Comedian Kathy Griffin joked about the fashion warning.

“I’m here to watch all the pomp and circumstance,” she said. “You want to see a lack of underwear. I’m open to all the forbidden parts.”

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FIRE: Face consequences You could resist the reality of the flames (and face dire consequences) or you could acknowledge the fire, get to safety and call for help.

For some people, life is like a burning building.

Only instead of accepting the reality of the fire, they stand in the middle of the flames and smoke, coughing, cursing and resisting.

Acceptance also has nothing to do with liking the situation or inviting its return. Acceptance is a grounded state of mind where we acknowledge what we can and cannot control — hence, what we can and cannot change.

In Deepak Chopra’s best seller, The 7 Laws of Spiritual Success, law number 4 speaks of receiving with open arms whatever happens to us. To do otherwise, says Chopra, places us in a position of fighting or resisting the event, which generates turbulence in our minds.

He explains that we might want things to be different in the future, but in the present moment we need to accept things as they are.

Accepting things as they are can place us in a better position to bring about change, thus resulting in a happier and more desirable future. I have discovered that I am happier and more peaceful (and certainly more grounded) when I accepted what happens, instead of constantly fighting to resist or change it.

Life is filled with challenges – that’s a given. How we deal with those challenges is the true test of our mettle.

It’s not easy to embrace acceptance, especially when we’re suffering through heartbreaking events like changes in our work status, family dynamic or even the loss of family members and friends.

Acceptance allows us to truly appreciate each moment and direct our energies toward outcomes that are in keeping with our own best interests.

Recently, I had someone describe their life as a puzzle.

And like the puzzle Mary had been attempting to put together, the picture this individual held in her mind of what life should be like was nothing like the picture her life was constantly presenting to her.

This individual had in mind the image an ideal family — close, loving and perfect. Her family was anything but, and the more she focused on the idealized image, the angrier, more frustrated and cheated she felt.

Acceptance, in my opinion, is a vital component of self-awareness and self-esteem building. When you’re not resisting what is, you have more time and energy to focus on what really matters: bringing about positive change in your life and the lives of those around you.

Practising acceptance prepares us to live in a changing world where you never know what’s going to happen next.

It provides us with a broader vantage point and a clearer view.

Polish-born American pianist Arthur Rubinstein once wrote, “Of course there is no formula for success except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.”

I know it’s hard to practise acceptance when you deeply wish things were different.

Sometimes we can change our reality and sometimes we cannot. Acceptance allows us to make that determination.

We may desire a sunset but be faced with a storm.

Perhaps through acceptance, we can learn to appreciate the beauty of the storm while we wait for the coming sunset.

Both have something to teach us if we’re open to accepting the reality of each.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

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Flames’ shootout woes continue HANDED EIGHTH STRAIGHT SHOOTOUT LOSS AS KOIVU AND WILD WALK AWAY WITH WIN THE CANADIAN PRESS

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KANE GETS FIRST STAR Chicago Blackhawks right-winger Patrick Kane was named NHL first star of the week Monday after leading all players with five goals last week.

Dallas Stars left-wing Jamie Benn earned the second star and New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur picked up the third star. Kane recorded five goals and an assist as the Blackhawks picks up three wins. Benn had six points (4-2) in three games last week, including a pair of game-winning goals.

Brodeur posted a 3-0-0 record over the stretch.

He had a 1.33 goalsagainst average and .942 save percentage.

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● Senior high basketball: Sylvan Lake at Lindsay Thurber, Innisfail at Rocky Mountain House, Hunting Hills at Ponoka, Lacombe at Stettler; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Blackfalds, 7:30 p.m.

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● JV basketball: Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, Stettler at Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe at Camrose, Ponoka at Wetaskiwin; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● WHL: Prince George at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Chinook senior hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, third game of best-of-three final, 8:30 p.m.

Wild 2 Flames 1 SO CALGARY — Mikko Koivu celebrated his 500th-career NHL game with the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild won 2-1 Monday night against the Calgary Flames.

With each team having scored once in the shootout, Koivu sped in on Leland Irving and made a sharp move to his forehand to cleanly beat the Flames goaltender.

Alex Tanguay was then stopped by the pad of Niklas Backstrom, sending the Flames to their eighth straight shootout defeat. It comes on the one-year anniversary of the last time Calgary won a shootout.

Kyle Brodziak scored in regulation for Minnesota (6-5-1).

Jiri Hudler scored for Calgary (3-4-3), which opened up a three-game homestand with the first in a stretch of six games in 10 days.

Unhappy with his team’s efforts after a 5-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, Flames coach Bob Hartley completely retooled his lines. Among the changes, struggling captain Jarome Iginla opened the game on a line with Hudler on left wing and centred by recent AHL call-up Ben Street, who was playing his second career game.

By the end of the game, Iginla was back with his regular linemates Tanguay and Curtis Glencross.

Trailing 1-0 after two periods, Calgary tied it 1:28 into the third on a two-on-one.

Skating down the right wing, Hudler kept the puck the whole way, firing a low shot from 20 feet out that squeezed through the pads of Backstrom.

Minnesota opened the scoring at 18:22 of the second period, taking advantage of a turnover deep in the Flames’ end.

Iginla’s attempt to clear the puck along the side boards ricocheted of the skate of Ryan Suter into the slot where Devin Setoguchi quickly fed Brodziak skating to the net. The Wild centre made a tremendous backhand-to-forehand move to tuck the puck behind Irving.

It was the first goal of the season for Brodziak, who was coming off a year in which the 28-year-old recorded career highs for goals (22) and points (44). This year has been a struggle. Brodziak entered the night with no goals, one assist and his minus-6 was better than only Suter’s minus-7.

After a scoreless opening period, Cal-

Friday

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gary started to get some momentum going when Street wheeled out of the corner six minutes into the second and ripped a shot that Backstrom stabbed with his glove.

The Flames got their first power play seconds later and nearly capitalized, but TJ Brodie shot wide with an open net and Mark Giordano rang a shot off the goal post.

With Miikka Kiprusoff out with a lowerbody injury, Irving’s third consecutive start and 10th career start was also his first ever appearance at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

He didn’t have long to settle his nerves as he was tested in the opening minute by Koivu, who pounced on Tanguay’s giveaway but had his close-in shot turned aside by Irving. The 24-year-old goalie finished the game with 23 saves.

Backstrom, who also had 23 saves, en-

tered the night with a 13-9-5 career mark against Calgary in 30 starts, a 1.91 goalsagainst average and .932 save percentage.

Notes: The Flames face Dallas on Wednesday. ... The Wild departed immediately for Vancouver where they’ll play the Canucks on Tuesday. ... Calgary dropped to 6-21 all-time in shootouts at home. ... Calgary D Cory Sarich drew back in after sitting out the past four games. ... It was the first of five meetings between the two clubs, the first three coming in a 16-day span. ...

Iginla has 35 goals against Minnesota in 67 career games. The only other team he has scored that many goals against is Colorado, but his 35 goals against the Avalanche have come in 89 games. ... Calgary played its 10th game of the season, the last NHL team to reach that mark.

Paul double-double leads Clippers past 76ers

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Thursday

● Senior high basketball: Hunting Hills at Notre Dame; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● College women’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena.

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Minnesota Wild Clayton Stoner, left, and Calgary Flames’ Curtis Glencross crash into Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Monday.

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Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan scores in the first half, Monday in Philadelphia.

Clippers 107 76ers 90 PHILADELPHIA — Some of the Los Angeles Clippers’ players were practicing a variety of high-flying dunks during pregame warm-ups. The fun continued when the real game tipped off.

Chris Paul had 21 points and 11 assists, Blake Griffin scored 20 points and the Clippers dunked their way to a 107-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

Jamal Crawford also scored 20 points and Matt Barnes had 11 for the Pacific Divisionleading Clippers. Eric Bledsoe scored 10 points while DeAndre Jordan grabbed 10 rebounds.

“We were out there having fun,” said Jordan, who watched

some of those highlight-reel dunks on an iPad in the locker room. “When we’re active and moving the ball, good things happen. I think dunks and layups come when we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing on offence.”

The Clippers closed out their season-high eight-game road trip at 4-4, including consecutive wins at New York and Philadelphia.

Los Angeles won the finale with ease without guard Chauncey Billups and forward Caron Butler. Both players were nursing sore lower backs and were replaced in the starting lineup by Matt Barnes and Willie Green.

“It shows the kind of depth we have,” Crawford said. “Guys get hurt and other guys step up.

It’s great to see.”

Still, the Clippers had little trouble against a rather listless Philadelphia team. They built a 27-point lead in the third quarter and kept throwing down vicious dunks. Griffin and Jordan had three big slams in the period and the Clippers ended up with 48 points in the paint by the end of the game.

Paul was the one running the offence with precision, leading to those dunks.

“I think CP is one of the best players in the world,” Crawford said. “He does everything to set us up and get us going.”

Nick Young led the Sixers with 29 points while Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner and Jeremy Pargo had 10 each. Spencer Hawes had 10 rebounds.

“They’re one of the highestjumping teams in the league,” Young said. “They had it going.”

Devils starting to earn much deserved respect They came into the season as the most who is coaching the team, insists on a teamdisrespected Stanley Cup finalist in mod- first philosophy and never, ever wavers. ern NHL history.

Only three teams have allowed fewer Nobody, but nobody looked at the New goals this season, with Brodeur ageless with Jersey Devils when the NHL and union a 2.29 goals-against average and solid .911 finally worked out their differences and save percentage, and eminently affordable imagined they would be a serious Stanley at $4.5 million per season (15th among NHL Cup contender. goalies. David Clarkson has nine No matter that the Devils were goals and is slowly but surely the class of the Eastern Conferinching his way into Canadian ence last season and battled the Olympic team consideration.

Los Angeles Kings hard before Sprinkle in a little Stefan falling in the Cup final.

Matteau here, a little Bobby ButAll that seemed to matter was ler there, and you have the Devthat Zach Parise was gone, Marils, always underestimated, just tin Brodeur was old and how the way they like it. could a team with Bryce SalvaOther Monday morning hockdor as captain scare anybody. ey musings: Well, scaring the rest of the ● It’s fair to say Roberto Luleague is what the Devils are doongo’s strong play means his ing. Again. Like always. trade value hasn’t dropped but DAMIEN Never the sexy choice, the remains the same. The contract COX remarkable kingdom that Lou remains the critical element.

Lamoriello built is 8-1-3 out of At the same time, Nazem Kadri, the gate after sweeping the Pittswho the Canucks have insisted burgh Penguins on the weekend. must be in any Luongo deal with Chicago’s Blackhawks have been better Toronto, has nine points and has signifithan anyone so far, but that was, if not ex- cantly increased his value. You couldn’t pected, a possibility anticipated by many. even do Kadri-for-Luongo straight up now.

The Devils? Dismissed as a fluke Cup Kadri for Cory Schneider, maybe. But with finalist a year ago.

James Reimer doing just fine, that’s not Yet while the 28th-place Kings flounder likely, either. in the west with only three wins, Brodeur ● Devan Dubnyk is making believers out and the Devils just take care of business as of many. It’s been almost NINE years since always. he was drafted, but all that patience may Even with Travis Zajac, he of the eight- finally be paying off and Edmonton has its year, $46 million contract extension, strug- new No. 1 netminder. gling along with only three points so far, ● With so many ex-Marlies contributing New Jersey continues to be more than the for Leafs at NHL level, the next most promsum of its parts. Missing Parise? Not yet, ising Leaf farmhand has to be 28-year-old although Parise is off to a solid start in the defenceman Paul Ranger, plus-17 on the Twin Cities with six goals. season. He’s still on an AHL-only deal and How do the Devils do it? Super scout can’t be called up, which seems to suit both David Conte never stops finding players the Leafs and Ranger fine for the moment who are good to play with and hard to play as he re-acclimatizes himself after a break against, while Lamoriello, regardless of

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from the game. But he may be a card to be played somewhere down the line. ● Terry Pegula, once the saviour of all things on the Sabres hockeys scene, it drawing some flak in Buffalo for the state of the team. A lot of money has been spent - Christian Ehrhoff, $12 million this year for a recently scratched Tyler Myers - and the results have just not materialized yet. Extending GM Darcy Regier, who is tied at the hip to head coach Lindy Ruff, hasn’t gone over well either. Even the brilliant start to the season by Tomas Vanek hasn’t quieted all the grumbling. ● The NHLPA just doesn’t understand bad optics, never has. Weeks after the league unilaterally decided to increase its contribution to the Senior Player Benefit fund (retired players 65 and over) by 50 per cent, the union has yet to match it. For the record, the union says its executive board hasn’t met since the league announced the move and says the actual payment of the new monies is months away, giving the PA time to make a decision on this matter. Fair enough, but the perception that the league cares more about ex-players now than the union is widespread. ● NHL’s goal-less list still includes Henrik Sedin, Shea Weber, Drew Doughty, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mike Cammalleri, Brandon Dubinsky, Max Pacioretty, Drew Stafford, Brian Boyle, Matt Stajan, Chris Kelly, Max Talbot, and Colby Armstrong, among others. Oh, and of course, Scott Gomez, no goals in eight games for the Sharks. ● The most interesting name in the NHL’s top 20 scorers? Saku Koivu, No. 20, with four goals, nine assists and plus-11 on the season. Sheldon Souray, the defenceman who the Oilers said not only couldn’t play for them but couldn’t even be around their young players, is plus-10 for the Ducks.

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF dx-Edmonton 58 41 12 2 3 220 d-Prince Albert 56 31 20 2 3 182 Calgary 56 36 16 1 3 196 Saskatoon 55 31 21 0 3 199 Red Deer 57 29 22 4 2 163 Swift Current 56 27 24 3 2 163 Lethbridge 59 25 25 2 7 181 Medicine Hat 56 27 26 2 1 191 Kootenay 56 26 28 2 0 149 Regina 56 20 30 3 3 145 Moose Jaw 56 18 29 3 6 142 Brandon 57 20 33 2 2 155

GA 119 177 152 167 170 156 195 193 173 205 198 231

Pt 87 67 76 65 64 59 59 57 54 46 45 44

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt dx-Portland 57 46 8 1 2 263 126 95 dx-Kelowna 58 41 13 3 1 251 148 86 x-Kamloops 57 37 15 2 3 209 156 79 Victoria 55 32 19 1 3 184 181 68 Spokane 56 32 22 2 0 207 178 66 Tri-City 55 31 21 1 2 179 167 65 Everett 57 21 31 1 4 135 204 47 Seattle 57 19 32 5 1 165 233 44 Prince George 56 17 31 2 6 142 201 42 Vancouver 56 14 42 0 0 153 244 28 d — division leader. x — clinched playoff berth.

Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; 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 point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Sunday’s results Kelowna 3 Everett 2 Medicine Hat 3 Kootenay 2 Swift Current 3 Edmonton 1 Victoria 5 Spokane 3 Monday’s result Portland 8 Vancouver 3

Thursday’s game Everett at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Red Deer Rebels Scoring A 26 19 26 17 17 17 23 15 8 6 8 12 6 8 5 7 3 4 5 0 1 1 0

Pts 44 40 34 30 29 29 29 19 16 15 15 15 14 10 8 8 5 5 5 2 1 1 0

PIM 54 8 31 28 61 35 18 47 16 26 20 15 12 85 17 76 10 9 16 33 2 28 10

+/16 12 3 -5 1 -6 1 7 -6 4 -6 4 -5 0 -5 11 -3 -2 -4 -12 — -6 —

Goaltenders MP 2343 914

Bartosak Pouliot

GA 95 52

SP GAA 2 2.43 0 3.41

Sv% .929 .906

WHL LEADERS SCORING Through Feb. 10 G 40 39 36 31 30 31 36 31 31 18

Petan, Por Leipsic, Por Col.Smith, Kam Rattie, Por Lipon, Kam Bell, Kel Lowry, SC Feser, TC Bozon, Kam Wruck, Edm

A 58 58 52 50 46 44 38 43 42 53

GOALTENDERS (Minimum 1,000 minutes played) W L O Jarry, Edm 15 5 0 Carruth, Por 25 4 2 Brossoit, Edm 26 7 5 Driedger, Cal 27 12 3 Bartosak, RD 23 12 4

GAA 1.56 1.91 2.11 2.43 2.43

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 12 8 1 3 19 33 Pittsburgh 13 8 5 0 16 41 N.Y. Rangers 11 6 5 0 12 29 Philadelphia 13 5 7 1 11 31 N.Y. Islanders 12 4 7 1 9 36

Pt 98 97 88 81 76 75 74 74 73 71

SO 6 6 4 1 2

GA 24 32 27 38 43

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts 10 8 1 1 17 13 8 5 0 16 12 6 4 2 14 11 6 4 1 13 13 5 7 1 11

GF 29 39 31 31 39

GA 21 33 23 30 46

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts Carolina 11 6 4 1 13 Tampa Bay 11 6 5 0 12 Winnipeg 11 5 5 1 11 Florida 11 4 6 1 9 Washington 12 3 8 1 7

GF 34 43 30 25 30

GA 34 32 37 40 41

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 12 10 0 2 22 42 Detroit 12 7 4 1 15 33 Nashville 12 5 3 4 14 24 St. Louis 12 6 5 1 13 39 Columbus 13 4 7 2 10 30

GA 25 32 26 40 41

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF

GA

Boston Toronto Ottawa Montreal Buffalo

7 5 6 3 4

2 4 5 4 6

2 16 33 3 13 28 1 13 26 3 9 26 1 9 23

24 30 30 35 29

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 11 8 2 1 17 39 31 San Jose 12 7 3 2 16 36 28 Phoenix 13 6 5 2 14 35 35 Dallas 12 6 5 1 13 26 28 Los Angeles 11 4 5 2 10 26 32 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Detroit 3, Los Angeles 2 Edmonton 3, Columbus 1 Boston 3, Buffalo 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 1 New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 3, Nashville 0 Monday’s Games Minnesota 2, Calgary 1, SO Toronto 5, Philadelphia 2 Carolina 6, N.Y. Islanders 4 Columbus 6, San Jose 2 Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1 Phoenix 3, Colorado 2, OT Tuesday’s Games Carolina at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

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

Washington at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Monday’s summaries

Wednesday’s games Medicine Hat at Brandon, 6 p.m.

Victoria at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Prince George at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

G 18 21 8 13 12 12 6 4 8 9 7 3 8 2 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0

11 12 12 10 11

Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Regina, 6 p.m.

Swift Current at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

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

GP Elson 50 Dieno 34 Hamilton 55 Ness 57 Dumba 48 Bellerive 54 Maxwell 57 Gaudet 51 Millette 38 Johnson 41 Bleackley 51 Fleury 51 Volek 20 Underwood 54 Stockl 48 Fafard 53 Pochuk 31 Feser 21 Doetzel 34 Thiel 37 Pouliot 18 Boomgaarden 19 Bartosak 41

Vancouver Edmonton Minnesota Calgary Colorado

Wild 2, Flames 1 (SO) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Jackman Cal (roughing) 3:08, Giordano Cal (holding) 8:01.

Second Period 1. Minnesota, Brodziak 1 (Setoguchi, Suter) 18:22 Penalties — Bouwmeester Cal (interference) 3:10, Gilbert Minn (hooking) 6:19.

Third Period 2. Calgary, Hudler 3 (Cervenka) 1:28 Penalties — Suter Minn (interference) 9:52, Tanguay Cal (tripping) 14:15.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout Minnesota wins 2-1 Calgary (1) — Jones, miss; Hudler, goal, Tanguay, miss. Minnesota (2) — Parise, goal; Koivu, goal.

Shots on goal Minnesota 8 10 5 1 — 23 Calgary 7 10 6 1 — 23 Goal — Minnesota: Backstrom (W,5-4-1); Calgary: Irving (L,1-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Minnesota: 0-4; Calgary: 0-2.

Attendance — 19,289 (19,289) at Calgary.

Kings 4, Blues 1 First Period 1. Los Angeles, Carter 5 (Voynov, Richards) 8:31 Penalties — Nolan LA, Redden StL (fighting) 2:01, Cole StL (tripping) 7:11, Stoll LA (holding) 8:16, Backes StL (elbowing) 18:37.

Second Period 2. Los Angeles, Carter 6 (Ellerby) 3:23 3. Los Angeles, Drewiske 1 (Brown, Kopitar) 13:22 (pp) 4. St. Louis, Steen 2 (Shattenkirk, McDonald) 19:17 (pp) Penalties — Williams LA, D’Agostini StL (roughing) 10:04, Polak StL (boarding) 13:02, McDonald StL (boarding) 14:37, Brown LA (interference) 14:59, Lewis LA (boarding, fighting), Sobotka StL (fighting) 19:14, Scuderi LA (boarding) 19:55.

Third Period 5. Los Angeles, Stoll 2 (Voynov, Penner) 3:36 Penalties — Doughty LA (slashing) 4:07, Reaves StL (roughing) 15:29.

Shots on goal Los Angeles 7 10 6 — 23 St. Louis 5 7 10 — 22 Goal — Los Angeles: Bernier (W,1-1-0); St. Louis: Elliott (L,3-5-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Los Angeles: 1-5; St. Louis: 1-5.

Attendance — 14,498 (19,150) at St. Louis.

Maple Leafs 5, Flyers 2 First Period 1. Philadelphia, Simmonds 3 (L.Schenn, Timonen) 0:38 2. Toronto, Phaneuf 2 (Komarov, Kulemin) 14:49 Penalties — Rinaldo Pha (holding) 11:15, Knuble Pha (cross-checking) 15:20, Giroux Pha (boarding) 16:44.

Second Period 3. Toronto, Orr 1 (McLaren, Franson) 2:05 4. Toronto, Frattin 7 (Franson, Kadri) 2:33 5. Toronto, MacArthur 2 (Kadri, Frattin) 6:15 Penalties — Grabovski Tor (hooking) 11:23, Holzer Tor (boarding major, game misconduct) 13:31.

Third Period 6. Toronto, van Riemsdyk 8 (Kessel, Bozak) 1:11 7. Philadelphia, McGinn 2 (Foster, Fedotenko) 19:28 Penalties — Knuble Pha (hooking) 5:28, Rinaldo Pha (interference) 12:10, Orr Tor (tripping) 12:46, Rinaldo Pha (holding, misconduct), Phaneuf Tor (roughing, misconduct) 17:53.

Shots on goal by Philadelphia 11 22 13 — 46 Toronto 8 10 6 — 24 Goal (shots-saves) — Philadelphia: Bryzgalov (L,5-6-1)(14-10), Boucher (6:15 second, 10-9); Toronto: Reimer (W,6-3-0)(13-12), Scrivens (4:00 second, 33-32).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Philadelphia: 0-3; Toronto: 0-5.

Attendance — 19,253 (18,819) at Toronto.

Hurricanes 6, Islanders 4 First Period 1. N.Y. Islanders, Nielsen 1 (Bailey, Hamonic) 2:48 (pp) 2. Carolina, Wallace 1 (McBain, Nodl) 13:42 Penalty — J.Staal Car (slashing) 1:18.

Second Period 3. N.Y. Islanders, Tavares 7 (Moulson, Visnovsky) 5:23 (pp) 4. Carolina, Skinner 7 (J.Staal) 5:52 5. N.Y. Islanders, Moulson 5 (Boyes, Tavares) 7:46 (pp) Penalties — Okposo NYI (hooking) 0:16, Brent Car

(hooking) 1:04, Visnovsky NYI (hooking) 1:18, Nodl Car (tripping) 5:12, Gleason Car (tripping) 6:08, Hickey NYI (interference) 10:47.

Third Period 6. Carolina, Tlusty 2 (Semin, E.Staal) 0:30 7. Carolina, Semin 3 (Tlusty) 5:33 8. Carolina, E.Staal 8 (Tlusty, Harrison) 9:09 9. N.Y. Islanders, Moulson 6 (Visnovsky, Streit) 11:32 (pp) 10. Carolina, Tlusty 3 (Semin, Faulk) 19:49 (en) Penalties — Brent Car (diving), Tavares NYI (hooking) 6:46, Tlusty Car (interference) 11:07, E.Staal Car (tripping) 13:50.

Shots on goal Carolina 6 14 11 — 31 N.Y. Islanders 12 12 4 — 28 Goal — Carolina: Ward (W,4-3-1); N.Y. Islanders: DiPietro (L,0-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Carolina: 0-3; N.Y. Islanders: 4-5.

Attendance — 9,622 (16,234) at Uniondale, N.Y. Blue Jackets 6, Sharks 2 First Period 1. Columbus, Dubinsky 1 (Calvert, Tyutin) 0:43 Penalties — Pelech SJ, Boll Clb (fighting) 2:33, Foligno Clb (roughing) 3:16, Erixon Clb (cross-checking) 5:46, Burish SJ, Dorsett Clb (fighting) 8:30.

Second Period 2. Columbus, Wisniewski 3 (Brassard, Umberger) 13:05 (pp) 3. Columbus, Goloubef 1 (MacKenzie, Foligno) 14:16 4. San Jose, Marleau 10 (Couture, Murray) 14:29 Penalties — Burns SJ (delay of game) 5:01, Stuart SJ (cross-checking) 9:54, Burish SJ (hooking) 11:19.

Third Period 5. Columbus, Nikitin 1 (Calvert, Dubinsky) 0:21 6. Columbus, Prospal 4 (Foligno, Johnson) 5:37 (pp) 7. Columbus, Letestu 5 (Anisimov) 5:45 8. San Jose, Pavelski 6 (Boyle, Thornton) 18:08 (pp) Penalties — Gomez SJ (tripping) 4:34, Calvert Clb (cross-checking) 16:41.

Shots on goal San Jose 11 6 10 — 27 Columbus 10 13 13 — 36 Goal — San Jose: Greiss (L,1-2-0); Columbus: Mason (W,2-4-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — San Jose: 1-3; Columbus: 2-4.

Attendance — 10,837 (18,144) at Columbus, Ohio.

Coyotes 3 at Avalanche 2 (OT) First Period 1. Phoenix, Doan 3 (Chipchura) 9:10 Penalties — Sgarbossa Col (cross-checking) 5:03, Michalek Pho (slashing) 11:05, Chipchura Pho (fighting, major), McLeod Col (fighting, major) 14:00, O’Brien Col (hooking) 14:46.

Second Period 2. Colorado, Olver 1 (Hejduk, O’Byrne) 2:25 3. Colorado, Duchene 3 (Parenteau) 5:28 Penalties — Bissonnette Pho (fighting, major), Bordeleau Col (fighting, major) 3:19, Ekman-Larsson Pho (interference) 10:22, Zanon Col (slashing) 17:59, O’Byrne Col (cross-checking) 19:00.

Third Period 4. Phoenix, Ekman-Larsson 3 (Korpikoski, Doan) 11:39 Penalties — McGinn Col (elbowing) 2:44, Stone Pho (cross-checking) 17:34, Moss Pho (holding) 19:41.

Overtime 5. Phoenix, Doan 4 (Chipchura) 4:01 Penalties — None Shots on goal Phoenix 8 13 6 3 — 30 Colorado 16 16 8 3 — 43 Goal — Phoenix: Smith (W,4-3-1); Colorado: Varlamov (L,3-6-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Phoenix: 0-5; Colorado: 0-4.

Attendance — 14,063 (18,007).

Bentley Fort Sask

Chinook League Playoffs Final W L GF 1 1 6 1 1 5

Pts 2 2

Semifinals W L GF Bentley 2 0 11 Innisfail 0 2 4 (Bentley wins best-of-three 2-0)

GA 4 11

Pts 4 0

W L GF GA Fort Sask 2 1 13 10 Stony Plain 1 2 10 13 (Fort Saskatchewan wins best-of-three 2-1)

Pts 4 2

Series B

Scoring GP 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4

G 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 1

A 0 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 3

Pts 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4

PIM 4 18 12 0 12 0 2 4 6 0

Goaltenders Bakala, Bent Yonkman, Bent Grenier, F Sask Watt, F Sask Waters, S Plain

M 60 179 120 180 151

GP x-Spr Grove 53 x-Bonnyville 54 x-Gr Prairie 53 x-Whitecourt 53 x-Ft McMurray 54 x-Dr Valley 53 Sher Park 53 Lloydminster 52

GA 1 7 6 10 10

SO 0 0 0 0 0

Miami Atlanta Washington Orlando Charlotte

Indiana Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

Southeast Division W L Pct GB 34 14 .708 — 28 22 .560 7 15 35 .300 20 15 36 .294 20 12 39 .235 23 Central Division W L Pct 31 21 .596 30 21 .588 25 25 .500 20 33 .377 16 36 .308

GB — 1/2 5 11 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 41 12 .774 — Memphis 32 18 .640 7 Houston 28 25 .528 13 Dallas 22 29 .431 18 New Orleans 18 34 .346 22 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 39 12 .765 — Denver 33 19 .635 6 Utah 28 24 .538 11 Portland 25 26 .490 14 Minnesota 19 30 .388 19

L.A. Clippers Golden State

Pacific Division W L Pct 37 17 .685 30 21 .588

GB — 5

L.A. Lakers Sacramento Phoenix

GAA 1.00 2.35 3.00 3.33 3.97

AJHL North Division W LOTLSOL 29 15 7 2 28 17 6 3 30 19 3 1 28 17 6 2 29 20 4 1 28 20 3 2 25 21 1 6 17 29 3 3

GF 154 156 162 205 153 158 158 139

Sv% .952 .897 .913 .891 .911

GA 138 154 138 188 153 148 162 197

Pt 67 65 64 64 63 61 57 40

South Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Brooks 53 47 3 1 2 260 99 97 x-Camrose 54 32 18 2 2 163 145 68 x-Okotoks 51 30 17 2 2 159 134 64 x-Drumheller 53 26 23 2 2 160 152 56 Canmore 52 21 26 4 1 134 187 47 Olds 54 21 30 2 1 155 192 45 Cal. Mustangs 54 19 29 5 1 156 191 44 Cal. Canucks 54 15 35 3 1 125 219 34 x — clinched playoff berth.

Note: Two points for a win, one for an overtime loss.

24 19 17

28 .462 33 .365 35 .327

12 17 19

Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers 102, New York 88 Miami 107, L.A. Lakers 97 Memphis 105, Minnesota 88 Boston 118, Denver 114,3OT Toronto 102, New Orleans 89 Orlando 110, Portland 104 Oklahoma City 97, Phoenix 69 San Antonio 111, Brooklyn 86 Sacramento 117, Houston 111

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Monday’s Games Minnesota 100, Cleveland 92 Charlotte 94, Boston 91 L.A. Clippers 107, Philadelphia 90 Brooklyn 89, Indiana 84, OT New Orleans 105, Detroit 86 San Antonio 103, Chicago 89 Washington 102, Milwaukee 90 Atlanta 105, Dallas 101

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Tuesday’s Games Denver at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Portland at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 7 p.m.

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

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

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Wednesday’s Games San Antonio at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

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

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Bowling Heritage Lanes Weekly Results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Don Knowler 243. High Triple: Knowler 430.

Monday Mixed High Single: Ken Bement 343. High Triple: Bement 698.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: John Vanderleek 378. High Triple: Vanderleek 950.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Don Knowler 281. High Triple: Knowler 714.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Kevin Taylor 310. High Triple: Taylor 740.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Bernie Leblanc 236. High Triple: Leblanc 607.

Thursday Afternoon Special Olympics Mixed High Single: Anthony Kubasek 273. High Triple: Kubasek 432.

Thursday Mixed High Single: Daryl Tangerman 333. High Triple: Tangerman 836.

Monday Scratch League High Single: Shelby Chrest 339. High Quad: Gene Ziebarth 1,169.

Youth Bowling of Canada (YBC) Bumpers High Single: Jennika Wudkevich 99.

Bowlasaurus High Single: Sam Moyls 113.

Peewees High Single: Kedrixx Streit 119. High Double: Streit 234.

Bantams High Single: Jenson Wudkevich 184. High Triple: Kennedy Chrest 450.

Juniors High Single: Bailey Burge 249. High Triple: Cody Pratt 628.

Seniors High Single: Anthony Streit 322. High Triple: Streit 885.

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Wednesday Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, third game of bestof-three, 8:30 p.m.

Kordyban, FS Stefanishion, Bent Forslund, FS Marshall, FS Woolger, FS Morrison, Bent Dunstall, Bent Middleton, FS Neiszner, Bent Sproat, Bent

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 32 17 .653 — Brooklyn 30 22 .577 3 Boston 27 24 .529 6 Philadelphia 22 28 .440 10 Toronto 19 32 .373 14

BASEBALL National League CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with OF Shin-Soo Choo on a one-year contract and RHP Clay Hensley on a minor league contract.

COLORADO ROCKIES —Agreed to terms with OF Dexter Fowler on a two-year contract.

Frontier League JOLIET SLAMMERS—Signed RHP Brett Zawacki to a contract extension. Placed C Josh Lyon on the suspended list. Released RHP Alex Thieroff.

ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS—Traded C Mike Thomas to Kansas City (AA) for a player to be named.

SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS—Signed RHP Tyler Ware to a contract extension. Signed OF Bobby Martin.

United League SAN ANGELO COLTS—Traded OF J.J. Sherrill and OF Jamar Walton to Newark (Can-Am) for future considerations.

BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association MINNESOTA LYNX—Signed F Rachel Jarry.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Released LB Nick Barnett and S George Wilson.

CHICAGO BEARS—Signed CB LeQuan Lewis.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed G Charlie Bryant and DT Nick Hayden to their reserve/future contracts. Named Gary Brown running backs coach.

DETROIT LIONS—Named Jennifer Cadicamo vice-president of marketing and partnership activation, Wade Martin vice-president, corporate partnerships and Ben Manges director of corporate communications.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed WR Mardy Gil-

MEN’S BASKETBALL Well’s Furniture got 25 points from David McComish in downing Tagish 58-48 in Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association play Sunday. ● Mark Dixon dropped in 20 points and Mike McCorquindale 14 as Carstar defeated the Grandview All-stars 87-65.

Jordan Cavanaugh had 19 and Adam Bowie 14 for the

yard, TE Kevin Brock and DE Marcus Dixon.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed DB Roderick Williams.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed CB Terrell Thomas.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Named Leroy Blugh defensive line coach, Brad Miller defensive backs coach, Kris Sweet offensive line coach, Travis Moore receivers coach, David Kelly running backs coach, Terry Eisler special teams coach and Jordan Maksymic offensive assistant coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Recalled D Nate Guenin from Norfolk (AHL) BOSTON BRUINS—Assigned F Jamie Tardif and F Lane MacDermid to Providence (AHL).

DALLAS STARS—Recalled F Antoine Roussel from (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned G Jake Allen to Peoria (AHL). Activated G Jaroslav Halak from injured reserve. Reassigned G Paul Karpowich from Peoria to Evansville (ECHL).

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed S Michael Thomas to a reserve/future contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled F Richard Panik from Syracuse (AHL). Placed F Ryan Malone on injured reserve.

American Hockey League NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Released D Kyle Bushee and D Sacha Guimond from their professional tryout contracts.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Recalled D Josh McFadden from Cincinnati (ECHL). Released D Mike Marcou from his professional tryout contact and will return to Greenville (ECHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Signed F Chad Barrett and D Bilal Duckett.

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Jays full of hope as spring training opens

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Tonight, Tonight” blared from the press box Monday as Jose Bautista cracked balls from the batting cage at the Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

The morning sun beat down on this sleepy slice of Florida while Bautista swung to Billy Corgan singing “Believe, believe in me, believe. That life can change, that you’re not stuck in vain.

We’re not the same, we’re different tonight. Tonight, so bright.”

Pitchers and catchers don’t report until Tuesday but hopes are already sky high around the big-spending Blue Jays (73-89 last season, fourth in the AL East) in the wake of acquiring R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, Melky Cabrera, Maicer Izturis and Emilio Bonifacio.

“We were, I think, hopefully optimistic last year. But I think this year we expect to win, that’s the difference,” said Brandon Morrow.

“If everybody plays to their abilities, to their expectations, I think we’re going to have a great year,” he added.

“This team is built to win and that’s all I’ve ever wanted. Just to get a chance to win,” added fellow pitcher Ricky Romero.

But then he sounded what could be a familiar note of caution this spring training, “On paper, we’re a great team ... (but) it doesn’t matter what kind of team you have on paper, you’ve still got to go out there and play. If anything, the target’s grown a little bit on us. Obviously teams are going to want

to beat us and they’re going to see what we’re all about. We’ve got to come with it and prove that we belong in that elite company.

“But as of now we really haven’t done anything, other than make the moves, yeah. But other than that, we’ve still got to go out there and play.”

Manager John Gibbons, in his second stint at the Jays’ helm, looked to balance optimism and realism.

“I’m new coming back so there’s excitement there for myself. But the talent Alex (GM Alex Anthopoulos) has assembled speaks for itself. Now we’ve got to go out and play good baseball. You’ve still got to win a lot of ball games.

“But there’s times you come in and you think ’Well if everything goes right, we’ve got a shot at this.’ But legitimately maybe you don’t. But now we feel we’ve got one of the better teams in baseball. But until you go out and do something on the field, that only takes you so far. But it does create that buzz and that atmosphere and the expectations. But that’s what you want in this business.”

Seven buts, for those counting.

Still the manager was clearly enjoying the moment Monday, renewing acquaintances or shaking hands with new friends.

“This place was a special place to me in my first go-round,” said Gibbons, who was in charge from 2004 to 2008.

“So to be coming back makes it a little easier to settle in. I’m enjoying it.”

Looking for Gibson was like playing Whac-a-Mole. He was popping up everywhere, always with a smile.

One moment, he was behind the outfield fence, peering through mesh at

Romero throwing off a practice mound.

Then he was kibitzing with one of his coaches or keeping an eye on a player tossing the ball in the outfield.

Bautista was all business, yelling “Hey we haven’t even officially started yet. Jeez. Tomorrow,” as he passed a media scrum around pitcher Drew Hutchison on his way to the field.

The Jays slugger bypassed the media on his way back to the clubhouse, saying he had to complete his workout.

Later, he sent a message via a club official that he was running late and wouldn’t be speaking to the media.

“We need him,” Gibbons said of Bautista, whose 2012 season was cut short by wrist surgery. “If we’re going to do anything, he’s got to be a big part of that.

“We’re just going to take it slowly with him but he has no complaints now. What you’ve got to guard against is when he’s feeling too good, is you rush it. Because you’re still getting game competition, you’ve still got to work your way into that. So we’ll keep an eye on him.”

Prize pitching acquisition R.A. Dickey took to the field early, throwing the ball to Jays minor league pitching co-ordinator Dane Johnson in the outfield. No stranger to handling pitchers, Johnson gave it his best shot but was confounded by the knuckleball, even when Dickey announced it was coming.

“Sorry,” Dickey said after yet another ball handcuffed Johnson.

“Don’t apologize,” said Jays bench coach DeMarlo Hale, clearly liking what he was seeing.

Whatever happens with the Jays, their journey will clearly be all the more interesting with the multi-fac-

eted Dickey on board. The Cy Young award-winner was all smiles Monday as he dipped his toe into spring training with the Jays for the first time.

“Every season, both literally and figuratively in your life, is a little bit different,” he said. “This isn’t any different than that in the sense that it’s a different group of guys, it’s a different team. I’ve been here what four and a half hours. It hasn’t been much of a spring training yet. And I’m looking forward to getting to know the guys and really engage a lot of different personalities on the team.”

The 38-year-old Dickey also sees tremendous potential in a pitching rotation that will likely see him flanked by Morrow, Buehrle, Johnson and Romero.

“It’s an opportunity is what it is,” he said when asked about the stellar starters. “It’s an opportunity for us to kind of put our stake in the sand, so to speak as a staff. We have the names and the pedigree to be able to do that.

And hopefully I think we’ll all see it as a disappointment if we can’t carry this club.

“We’re not always going to be able to carry the club, because it’s the Al East and it’s a tough division and we’re not perfect. And hopefully the offence will be able to carry us when we can’t pitch as well as we hope.”

No ordinary athlete, Dickey recently travelled to India with his two daughters to work with the charity Bombay Teen Challenge, which is devoted to saving women and children from human sex trafficking.

“It continues to be something I think about regularly,” he said.

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Exelta wins big at Peters wins three gold BRIEFS to come out host competition medals at Exelta meet Stars for Sylvan Members of the host club claimed the top four overall positions in the national youth gymnastics category of the Exelta Cup men’s gymnastics and men’s/women’s trampoline/tumbling competition during the weekend.

Alan Ng of the Exelta Gymnastics Club finished first overall in the national youth, while clubmates Findlay McCormick, Dylan Patsula and Conner Trepanier placed second, third and fourth.

Ng took top honours in the vault and parallel bars events and was second in each of the floor, pommel horse, rings and high bar events, while McCormick was first on the floor, rings and pommel horse, second in each of the vault and high bar exercises and fourth on the high bars.

Patsula placed first on the high bars, third in each of the floor, pommel horse and parallel events, fourth on the rings and fifth in the vault, with Trepanier getting third in the rings, high bar and vault exercises, and fourth on the floor, pommel horse and parallel bars.

Meanwhile, Braden Lord was eighth overall in the level 2 (12 and under) category after finishing first in the vault, fourth on the pommel horse and ninth in each of the floor, rings, par-

allel bars and high bar exercises.

Jared Hoffman was second all around in level 3 (13 and over), finishing first on the high bars, second on the pommel horse, third on the parallel bars, fourth in the vault and rings events and sixth on the floor. ● Savanna Chanminaraj finished first in the provincial 1 women’s tumbling, while Benn Bilsborrow placed second in men’s provincial 2 trampoline and teamed with Carter Pisko to take second spot in the provincial 2 synchronized events.

Other top 10 Exelta results: Fourth — Pisko, provincial 2 men’s trampoline; Bilsborrow, provincial 2 men’s double mini trampoline (DMT); Sixth — Bilsborrow, provincial 1 tumbling; Paige Tiegs, provincial 1 women’s trampoline; Seventh — Rhian Gordon Eddy, provincial 2 women’s trampoline; Kielyn Smith, provincial 1 (12 and over) women’s trampoline; Pisko, provincial 1 tumbling; Eighth — Pisko, provincial 2 DMT; Erika Blair, provincial 2 women’s trampoline; Analeigh Hawryszko, provincial 1 (12 and over) women’s trampoline; Pisko, provincial 2 men’s DMT; 10th — Chanminaraj, provincial 2 trampoline; Karys Zirk, provincial 1 women’s trampoline.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND — Free agent outfielder Michael Bourn has agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract with the Cleveland Indians.

Bourn, an All-Star with Atlanta last season, must pass a physical later this week in Goodyear, Ariz., before the deal can be completed. Bourn batted .274 with nine homers, 57 RBIs and 42 steals last season for the Braves.

As long as there isn’t a hangup, the 30-year-old Bourn, who has remained on the market all winter, will move into the Indians’ starting lineup. He played centre field last season and would give an immediate boost to a Cleveland team that has reloaded with the acquisition of free agent Nick Swisher, man-

Sam Peters of the Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club snared three gold medals in the Red Deer Exelta meet during the weekend.

Peters struck gold in the provincial 3 men’s trampoline and double mini trampoline (MDT) and the provincial 2 tumbling events.

Meanwhile, Ashton Henfry won gold in the provincial 2 men’s trampoline and silver in the DMT and a bronze medal in provincial 1 tumbling, and Calvin Burton mined gold in the provincial 3 men’s DMT and earned a silver in the trampoline and a bronze in provincial 2 tumbling.

In addition, Spencer Kooman garnered a bronze medal in provincial 2 men’s DMT and Samantha Dancey earned a bronze in provincial 1 women’s trampoline.

In synchronized tumbling, Henfry and Burton were golden in provincial 2, Maria Crichton and Isabelle MacPherson won gold in provincial 2 women’s and Peters and Burton won gold in provincial 3 men’s.

Winning silver were Kaeleigh Boston and Sarah Lindbergh in provincial 1 women’s and Laura Arnusch and Lauren Howse in provincial 3 women’s, while Brooke Hutchinson teamed up with Amarissa Unreiner to win bronze in provincial 1 women’s and Kooman and Everett Dool were bronzed in provincial 2 men’s.

Other top-10 Thunder Country results: Fifth — Dool, provincial 2 trampoline and DMT; Unreiner, provincial 1 trampoline; Jesse Starchuk, provincial 1 men’s trampoline; MacPherson, provincial 2 trampoline; Dancey/ Brenyn Chapman, provincial 1 women’s synchro trampoline; Sixth — Kooman, provincial 3 trampoline; Kaeleigh Boston, provincial 1 women’s DMT; Starchuk, provincial 1 DMT; Burton, provincial 3 DMT; Seventh — MacPherson, provincial 1 tumbling; Eighth — Hutchinson, provincial 1 DMT; Dancey, provincial 1 DMT; Ninth — Kooman, provincial 1 tumbling; Arnusch, provincial 3 DMT; Howse, provincial 2 tumbling; Chapman, provincial 1 DMT; Boston, provincial 1 trampoline; Kalena Soehn, provincial 3 women’s tumbling; 10th — Howse, provincial 3 trampoline.

pond hockey Former Los Angeles Kings star Charlie Simmer is among the celebrities confirmed for the Sylvan Lake Pond Hockey tournament March 1-3.

Simmer, a member of the Kings’ famed ‘Triple Crown’ line, will be joined on the celebrity list by former CFL great George Reed, current CFL players Henry Burris and Burke Dales, Joe Murphy, who won the Stanley Cup in 2010 as a member of the Edmonton Oilers, former CFL punter Glenn Harper and former NHL player and current musician Kraig Neinhuis.

Teams of five players can visit the website www. sylvanlakepondhockey.ca to register for the event, which will be played on the frozen waters of Sylvan Lake.

Cougars capture consolation in Edmonton The Notre Dame Cougars captured the consolation side of the boys’ division of the St. Joe’s senior basketball tournament in Edmonton during the weekend.

The Cougars lost their opening game 60-57 to Archbishop O’Neill of Regina, then won twice.

Ahmet Deng and Mike

Malin had a strong weekend for the Cougars.

On the girls’ side, the Cougars lost all three of their games.

Brooke Harty, Autumn Letkemen and Mataya Dixon led the team.

The Notre Dame squads return to action Thursday when they host the Hunting Hills Lightning in league play. The girls tip off at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow.

All three of the Red Deer schools will be involved in the Hunting Hills tournament this weekend.

The Lightning and Cougars open play on the girls’ side at 3 p.m. Friday with Archbishop MacDonald of Edmonton clashing with Ross Sheppard of Edmonton at 4:45 p.,m., St. Francis Xavier meeting Lindsay Thurber at 6:30 p.m. and Lloydminster taking on Grande Prairie at 8:15 p.m.

The semifinals go Saturday at noon and 1:45 p.m. with the final at 7 p.m.

There are only six teams on the boys’ side with Hunting Hills, Archbishop MacDonald and Lloydminster in Pool A. LTCHS, Notre Dame and Grande Prairie are in Pool B. Action begins Friday at 3 p.m. with Hunting Hills clashing with Archbishop MacDonald while LTCHS and Notre Dame meet at 4:45 p.m. The Lightning and Lloydminster meet at 6:30 p.m. and LTCHS takes on Grande Prairie at 8:15 p.m.

On Saturday, MacDonald and Lloydminster meet at 8:30 a.m. and the Cougars take on Grande Prairie at 10:15 a.m.

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SPORTS BUILDERS Learn about the people who built Red Deer’s sport community in a display at the Collicutt Centre. The more than 50 recipients of the Red Deer Community Sports Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Awards (formerly Sportsman of the Year) are featured in a display until April 15. Nominations for the 2012 Lifetime Achievement award are still open as are those for coaches, officials, volunteers, athletes and business supporters in other award categories.

Go online to www. scord.ca to make nominations and to see biographies of Lifetime Achievement Award winners.

Flu cases are on the decline WORST OF SEASON APPEARS OVER

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The worst of the influenza season may be over in Central Alberta.

“We do seem to be on a downward trend from Jan. 6,” said Dr. Digby Horne, a chief medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services Central Zone, on Monday.

As of Feb. 2, Central Zone had 225 confirmed cases of influenza A and 35 influenza B cases this season.

Influenza A struck the region hard in December.

Horne said influenza A is thought to be the more serious flu, but influenza B can cause deaths, particularly in children.

During the week of Jan. 6, there were 260 confirmed cases of influenza A across Alberta.

By the week of Jan. 27, there were 90 confirmed cases of influenza A and 21 influenza B. “We’re still having influenza A cases, but it’s on the decrease. We still have influenza B, but it’s not clear whether it’s going to pick up as it sometimes does or not.”

Horne said this flu season was more obvious than the previous two seasons, but still considered a normal season.

The season should be coming to a close in a few months.

“Although you can’t predict the pattern for each year, usually you’re pretty well finished your influenza season, any influenza, by the end of April.”

But people should still consider immunization if they haven’t been vaccinated, he said.

As of Feb. 2, a total of 841,669 vaccine doses were administered in Alberta.

In the Central Zone, 80,926 doses were administered by all health care providers, including doctors, public health, pharmacy staff, and through workplace programs.

Immunization is available at Red Deer Johnstone Crossing Community Health Centre, 300 Jordan Parkway. For an appointment, call 403-356-6300. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Fatal crash case in court

PENHOLD AIR TRAINING HISTORY Learn more about Penhold’s history as a training base for Second World War airmen Feb. 20. The Central Alberta Historical Society monthly meeting presents Jodi Smith and Gary Hillman of the Harvard Historical Aviation Society to talk about the No. 36 Flying Training School at Penhold. The pair, who are heading an effort to build an aviation museum at Penhold, will recount the school’s impact on Central Alberta and its part in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The free event open to the public starts at 7 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium of the Red Deer Public Library downtown branch.

More information is available by calling Iris at 403-340-2588.

WATERSHED MEETING Green soup issues in Central Alberta waterways are the subject of a watershed stewardship meeting on Friday. The subjects of fecal coliform contamination, cyanobacteria (bluegreen algae) and watershed stewardship project planning are part of a Red Deer River Watershed Alliance meeting in Condor. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Condor Community Hall.

The event is open to the public and costs $15, with lunch included.

Pre-registration is requested by contacting the alliance at 403-3407379 or by email at info@rdrwa.ca. The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance is a non-profit group promoting good use and management of the watershed which comprises about 49,000 square km of Central Alberta.

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We would like to hear from you if you see something worthy of coverage. And we would appreciate hearing from you if you see something inaccurate in our pages.

We strive for complete, accurate coverage of Central Alberta and are happy to correct any errors we may commit.

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VOIR DIRE CONTINUES

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

is to help people make connections through cultural programming.

The centre’s other staffer, Twyla Joy Lapointe, said The Hub often partners with other non-profits to jointly offer activities.

For example, a group such as the Central Alberta Refugee Effort might bring its own facilitator to offer a program such as the Culture Café at The Hub, so there’s a sharing of resources.

“We bring culture to the community 12 hours a day and everybody’s a part of it,” said Lapointe, who believes that culture makes up the fabric of community — and requires a real communal effort.

But the reason so many people buy into what The Hub has to offer, she added, is that “people feel accepted here and everybody brings their best self forward.”

Blair Charters, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, is a regular participant in programs at The Hub because he enjoys the laidback vibe, which he feels takes the edge off some of the “intensity” of his job.

“What I most enjoy about it is meeting new people and making friends,” Charters added.

A voir dire continued on Monday in the trial of a former Manitoba man accused of causing the collision that killed his best friend.

Nathan Michael Medwid, 19, died after being ejected from his car after it rolled off of Hwy 20 about five km north of Sylvan Lake in the early hours of Dec. 5, 2006.

Preston Clifford Hanson, now 25, was arrested at his home in Sylvan Lake in June 2010 and charged with impaired driving causing death.

Evidence in the voir dire was given on Monday by police officers involved in the investigation.

A voir dire, or trial within a trial, is held to determine whether certain evidence is admissible in the trial proper.

The trial is being held in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before Justice Monica Bast.

Voir dire evidence heard on Monday included videotape taken from Hanson’s interview with an investigator from an RCMP Major Crimes Unit on the day of his arrest.

During the interview, Sgt. Daniel Murray McCullum of Calgary repeatedly challenges Hanson’s story that Medwid had been asleep in the passenger seat and someone else was driving the car while Hanson himself was asleep in the back seat.

McCullum questions Hanson’s ability to give the 911 dispatcher a precise location for the collision when he was supposed to have been asleep in the back seat.

McCullum tells Hanson that the police have facts that will be brought up in court, including an electronic module, similar to the black box in an airplane, that recorded the speed of the car seconds before the collision and whether any of its seatbelts were in use.

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Hula Hoop instructor Jodie Seymour demonstrates a move to Lindsey Geisbrecht during a night of Hula Hooping at the HUB on Tuesday.

Home is where The Hub is COMMUNITY CENTRE OFFERS AFTERNOON DROP-IN SESSIONS FOR A DIVERSE ARRAY OF INTERESTS

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Hula hoopers, handbell ringers, amateur artists, actors and community advocates all share a home base in downtown Red Deer called The Hub on Ross.

The community centre offers afternoon drop-in sessions for a diverse array of interests — whether it’s yoga, dance or drumming.

And when most downtown businesses shut down for the night, The Hub’s Ross Street storefront remains a whirlwind of activity, bringing the community together for a common purpose.

Folks can try a new healing exercise program that mixes various body-mind disciplines, or attend popular Friday night concerts featuring performers, such as Amos Garrett, that attract audiences of 60-plus people.

One recent Tuesday evening, participants were having fun while exercising at the Hula Hoop Jam. Jodie Seymour, who runs her own hooping business, volunteers to informally facilitate hula hooping at The Hub, saying it’s a great place for novices and experienced hoopers to get together and do their thing.

“It’s a chance for us to meet informally,” said Seymour, who’s own philosophy aligns with The Hub’s goals of building community through shared experiences.

The adult-sized hoops that Sey-

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mour brings in make it easy to keep them circling your waist, and “it’s something fun to do,” said Lindsey Geisbrecht, a 28-year-old office worker, who dropped in for the jam for the first time recently with a friend.

“I didn’t know anything about The Hub, so I was pleasantly surprised to see all the things there are going on,” said Elly Hunter, 23, a support worker for the disabled who also attended for the first time.

For many years, The Hub was The Centre Shop, a store that sold hand-crafted wooden items created by mentally disabled residents of Michener Centre.

It has evolved since 2005 into more of a welcoming community centre that integrates those with disabilities with the community at large.

Bev Randers, one of two staff members, said all kinds of people now use the centre, which is still funded by the Persons With Developmental Disabilities Board through the provincial Human Services Department.

Each week, easily 200 people walk through the doors, said Randers.

“Everybody loves the place. It’s a huge success story.”

Randers feels The Hub’s role

Two major school projects to start soon NEW FATHER HENRI VOISIN, GRADE K TO 12 FRANCOPHONE Construction will soon begin on two schools in Red Deer while work continues on two other ones that are part of a provincewide project.

Crews are slated to get digging on Father Henri Voisin School in mid-March, according to Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools.

The kindergarten to Grade 5 school will be constructed at 60 Clearview Drive in Clearview Ridge.

At opening, it will have a capacity for 300 students.

Meanwhile, a sod turning ceremony will take place on March 12 at 10 a.m. at Ecole

La Prairie.

The kindergarten to Grade 12 school for the Greater North Central Francophone Education Region will be built in Red Deer, just south of the existing Ecole La Prairie School between 34th and 35th Streets and east of 49th Avenue, next to the Kin Kanyon park trails.

It will have 13 classrooms, two portables and two future portables. After the new school opens to about 130 students (it’s expected to have 300 students in a decade), the existing school will be demolished to make room for a soccer pitch.

The two will be among four schools in the Red Deer area that will open for fall 2014.

This $288-million private-public partnership projects also include a kindergarten to Grade 5 Red Deer Public School in Timberlands. Construction is underway on this school, which will also include a Red Deer Public Library branch.

Crews are also building a middle school in Penhold for Chinook’s Edge School Division.

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HUB: ‘Everybody equal at The Hub’ “Everybody is equal here,” said Lucinda Sheardown, who facilitates one of the more popular programs offered at The Hub — the PASTA Players acting group.

Sheardown sees acting as a collaborative experience, so everyone’s idea for scenes is considered fair game — and if somebody likes to sing, the group is encouraged to write it into a scene.

“Every play is something we can relate to,” said Charters.

In recognition of the Lieutenant Governor’s Arts Awards being given out in Red Deer in June, the players are writing original scenes that will be performed for the public on the Ross Street Patio.

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Emergency offiicials attend the scene of a rollover on Hwy 20 on Saturday.

Drivers escape serious injuries in accidents A Central Alberta driver escaped serious injury when his vehicle skidded across railway tracks on ice and was hit by a train.

The motorist from the Rimbey area saw the oncoming train at about 4 p.m. on Friday and tried to stop on Chubb Road before crossing the tracks, said Rimbey’s volunteer fire chief John Weisgerber.

“He was trying to stop, but wasn’t making it,” due to ice buildup on the gravel road at the rail intersection.

Fortunately, it was the rear of the car that was hit, not the cab.

The driver walked away from the crash and did not require any hospital treatment, said Weisgerber.

“He escaped major injuries.”

Highway conditions near Rimbey continued to be precarious throughout Saturday, when a rain/ snow mix and high winds made roads slick, said Weisgerber.

His fire crews responded to two other accidents on Saturday — both were single-vehicle rollovers on Hwy 20 that resulted in minor

injuries.

One of the accidents involved a mother and one-month-old baby, and the other involved an adult male.

They were all treated in hospital and released, said Weisgerber.

He said icy conditions have since cleared up around Rimbey.

But drivers should be aware that this week’s above-zero daytime temperatures and night-time freezing have the potential to create slick roads again — particularly if winds pick up.

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CASE: Court hears details of crash as men were headed home Hanson remains silent through much of the videotaped interview, which was conducted at the Red Deer City RCMP detachment.

Court heard previously that Hanson and Medwid came to Central Alberta from their hometown of Swan River, Man., to work in Alberta’s oilpatch and that they were on their way home to Rimbey after a night of celebration in Red Deer.

The trial opened on Feb. 5 and is scheduled to last three weeks.

Defence counsel Bob Sawers said earlier that he anticipates it will take less time since his client changed his mind about being tried by judge and jury and decided instead for trial by judge alone.

Parents and family members of both young men have attended court every day since the trial began. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Volunteers Ken Sanborn, left, and George Braithwaite move a sheet of drywall at the Sunnybrook Farm Museum Monday. They and other volunteers are finishing off a new garage to house the museum’s prized 1911 McLaughlin-Buick convertible and a 1927 Model T truck.

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The Hub on Ross will come alive from 7 p.m. on Thursday with Nicaraguan folk singing and dancing — including a drop-in salsa class.

El Salvadorian snacks will be served, and there’s a chance to meet some participants in the Canadian World Youth exchange project.

Admission is by donation. Proceeds will go towards the Giving Means Nicaraguan honey project.

For more information, call 403-340-4869.

Teen faces mischief charge

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A teenager alleged to have reported a crime that didn’t happen now faces charges of mischief and breaching probation.

Police arrested a 15-year-old boy at about 1:30 on Monday after investigating complaints of a fight in a downtown Red Deer parking lot.

Const. Julie Letal, media liaison officer for the Red Deer City RCMP, said 911 dispatchers received a call that there was a big fight in the grocery store parking lot adjacent to Ross Street and 51st Avenue and that someone had been stabbed.

Police could find no evidence of a fight or a stabbing when they arrived at the scene, Letal said in a statement issued later in the day.

RCMP ask that anyone with information about this incident contact the Red Deer City detachment at 403-343-5575.

To remain anonymous, visit www.tipsubmit.com or call Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477.

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All charges were dismissed against a former Red Deer resident accused of leading police on a chase through an elk farm near Blackfalds in August.

Twenty charges were dismissed at a trial on Friday in Red Deer provincial court after the judge ruled the suspect’s common-law wife could not be forced to testify.

Charges against Trevor Norman Legge, 30, originally from Grand Falls, Nfld., included failure to stop for police, mischief, and several weapons and property offence charges.

Charges were laid after the Aug. 25 incident.

Prior to any testimony or evidence being presented at Friday’s trial, Judge K.L. Rostad ruled that Legge’s common-law wife could not be forced to testify.

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WestJet going regional ENCORE LAUNCHES IN JUNE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian passengers flying in Western Canada will see some relief from rising airfares this summer as WestJet’s new Encore regional service takes flight in June, analysts say.

The airline will add Fort St. John, B.C. to its network and use the first two 78-seat Bombardier Q400s on routes between Vancouver and Victoria, and Calgary to Nanaimo, B.C. Additional routes will be added as it takes delivery of five more planes by the end of the year.

WestJet (TSX:WJA) says its entry into a new market typically lowers fares by up to 50 per cent and the arrival of Encore is already causing Air Canada to respond with its own fare cuts on some of the routes.

WestJet Encore’s introductory fare on the Fort St. John routes to Vancouver and to Calgary are $109 plus taxes, or up to about $172.

Air Canada is lowering its one-way fare including taxes by about 40 per cent to $225 from up to $372 before Encore arrives. The current fare for flights this month is even higher.

Introductory fares for the quick flight between B.C’s capital and Vancouver will be $49 plus taxes (or up to about $87), while flights to Nanaimo will be $79 plus taxes (up to about $140).

Encore isn’t having much impact on fares between Victoria and Vancouver, however, because of the competition from small carriers in addition to Jazz, says industry analyst Robert Kokonis.

The airline has firm orders for 20 Q400s and options for 25 more planes over the next six years.

After increasing its regional service in

the West, WestJet plans to introduce Encore to Eastern Canada in about nine to 12 months.

Launching WestJet Encore in the West was expected by industry analysts.

“It’s good news for consumers,” said Kokonis, president of airline consulting firm AirTrav Inc. “As they progressively increase the capacity as they get additional Q400s we’re going to see these kinds of pricing benefits extended to consumers from coast to coast.”

WestJet will also use the Q400 to add some capacity on routes that don’t warrant a full Boeing 737.

Kokonis expects the airline will eventually use the planes to add flight frequencies targeting corporate and government travellers on the lucrative eastern triangle of Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.

Please see WESTJET on Page C4

Carney faces grilling

Young people not sure about retirement MONTREAL — Young people apparently aren’t optimistic that they’ll enjoy a comfortable retirement, with 80 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 34 not very confident they can save enough money, a new poll suggests.

Many young people are focusing on paying down debt rather than saving for their golden years, said the BMO study released Monday. The job market is extremely competitive and a lot of graduates aren’t able to find work and have significant debt, said Chris Buttigieg, senior manager in wealth planning strategy at BMO The survey found that 94 per cent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 believe the Canada Pension Plan will play a role in providing funding for their retirement.

Canadians unlikely to save for retirement A majority of Canadian respondents to a recent poll say they plan on putting money away for retirement this year, but the likelihood of that actually happening is considered slim.

The study, released Monday by CIBC (TSX:CM), found that 60 per cent of those polled say they want to contribute to their RRSP, tax-free savings account or both, in 2013. Twenty-eight per cent say they plan on setting aside money in both accounts; 19 per cent say they will just contribute to an RRSP and 13 per cent say they will only use a TFSA. The top reason last year among those polled who didn’t make any contributions was that they didn’t think they could afford it.

Golombek suggests setting up automatic withdrawals on your bank accounts to make it easier to save for retirement.

— The Canadian Press

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Workers build the west wall of the new Red Deer Shooting Centre in McKenzie Industrial Park on Monday.

Work continues on indoor range RED DEER SHOOTING CENTRE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Local shooters with itchy trigger fingers will probably have to wait until late spring before they can satisfy their urge in a new indoor range.

But they’ll be able to get a jump on the action next month at the Red Deer Sportsman & Outdoor Adventure Show.

Red Deer Shooting Centre Inc., which is building a state-of-the-art indoor range at McKenzie Industrial Business Park, plans to sell a limited number of memberships during the March 1 to 3 show at Westerner Park. It will also begin booking spots for firearms licence courses.

Derek Bostock, president and CEO of Red Deer Shooting Centre, said the building that will house

the range is quickly taking shape.

It will contain a dozen shooting lanes, with half of these 25 yards in length and the remainder 50 yards.

There will also be teaching space and a retail area.

“We’re working on buying inventory for the store and making sure we’re going to launch with a decent selection,” said Bostock.

Features will include high-efficiency ventilation and noise suppression systems, computerized target retrieval, a rubber berm backstop to absorb and allow for the recycling of spent ammunition, and 10-foot baffled ceilings.

Rifles, shotguns and handguns will all be permitted, with recreational shooters and professionals

like law enforcement officers and security guards expected to use the facility.

“We’ve been getting good feedback,” said Bostock of the shooting community’s reaction to the project.

Future plans call for a 25-yard training range, and a 360-degree shoot house where users will be able to move through a simulated building and clear threats.

McKenzie Industrial Business Park is located in Red Deer County, south of the city.

Additional information about Red Deer Shooting Centre can be found online at www.rdshootingcentre.ca.

OTTAWA — Following the grilling in London last week, outgoing Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney may be in for a second round of tough questioning Tuesday, this time from Canadian MPs. Canada’s federal finance committee has traditionally tended to be respectful, even deferential, to Bank of Canada governors, but analysts say today’s twohour session may see a different tone since it’s the first time the MPs will be speaking with Carney since he announced he’s leaving for the Bank of England in June.

On monetary policy, Carney is likely to be asked why the central bank had been so wide off the mark on its growth forecasts for the second half of 2012,.

The governor will also likely be grilled on his decision to depart for a bigger pond while the Canadian economy is still fragile and over reports he was approached to run for the Liberal leadership at the same time he was vacationing with Liberal finance critic Scott Brison.

Few expect the Canadian hearing will be as gruelling as last week’s near four-hour marathon before a panel of British MPs.

‘Localized’ food initiative proves success

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR For the past year, consumers with a taste for local food have been getting guidance at the Sobeys south store in Red Deer.

The 2110 50th Ave. business was one of 10 grocery stores to participate in Localize, a provincially-funded initiative that identified and rated hundreds of local and regional food products.

“It’s been hugely successful in this store,” said Sobeys owner Trevor Aslin, describing how the labelling program caused sales of some items to increase by up to 30 per cent.

“If there are two that are more local than any of the others, people tend to gravitate to them, as long as they’re priced reasonably.”

Initially run as a pilot project primarily in the Edmonton area, Localize is now a business — with more than 30 Alberta grocers paying to subscribe to the service.

The Central Alberta Co-op grocery stores in Red Deer, Lacombe and Innisfail are scheduled to join the end of this month.

“I think people want to be aware of local suppliers, whether they’re in Red Deer, or the Red Deer area or Central Alberta or even Western Canada,

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Sample of the product labels being distributed to grocery stores this month as part of the Localize program.

‘WE SHOWED THAT WE COULD INCREASE THE MOVEMENT OF THOSE PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS WILL BUY MORE LOCAL FOOD WHEN THEY KNOW THAT IT’S LOCAL OR REGIONAL.’ — MEGHAN DEAR, WHO FOUNDED LOCALIZE

for that matter,” said Central Alberta Co-op general manager Larry Parks.

“I think our customers will have a good response to it.”

Meghan Dear, who founded Localize and is now its CEO, said the pilot demonstrated that many shoppers favour local food if they can find it.

“We showed that we could increase the movement of those products.

“Customers will buy more local food when they know that it’s local or regional.”

At the heart of Localize are the bright orange labels that identify local products.

They include a score of one to 10, with the tally based on the source of the food and its ingredients, their sustainability, the supplier’s address and where any processing occurs.

A QR code on each label can be scanned with a smartphone to obtain additional information about the product and its scoring.

“If it’s Saskatchewan-owned and Saskatchewan-made we say

that too, because I think there’s a lot of value in talking about small business across Western Canada,” said Dear, a former ag-researcher and marketing consultant.

There are currently about 2,000 food items in Localize’s database.

“The number of labels we’ll send to a grocery store will vary between probably about 200 up to over 500, depending on how many local products are in the store.”

Dear is optimistic her roster of grocery store subscribers will grow.

“Local food is a very popular and important topic right now.

People want to keep their money closer to home.

“It would be great if you could walk into any grocery store anywhere and know who the local producers and processors are.”

Aslin plans to encourage his counterparts at other Sobeys stores to also participate. In addition to providing customers with information that they want, Localize should help enhance their local product offerings, he said.

“The other thing that we’re looking forward to with Meghan and her group is to bridge the gap between the producer and the grocer.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 115.00 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 84.20 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.23 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.09 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.74 Cdn. National Railway . . 98.31 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 115.97 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 73.59 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.15 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.40 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 32.48 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.64 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 26.01 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.65 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.53 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 20.00 Research in Motion. . . . . 15.76 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.10 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 47.84 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 39.46 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 66.50 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 16.24 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.25 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 68.71 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.00 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 40.52 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 13.13 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.12

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.73 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 49.49 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.40 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 21.24 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 32.34 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.05 First Quantum Minerals . 19.96 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 35.36 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 11.02 Horizons BPRO . . . . . . . . 4.28 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 69.85 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.00 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 42.15 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 33.29 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 24.60 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 35.77 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 45.40 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 48.19 Calfrac Well . . . . . . . . . . 26.66 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.51 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.28 Canyon Services Group. 10.77 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.49 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.720 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.43 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.09 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.28

Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 40.87 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.66 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 30.84 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 42.49 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.93 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.60 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.68 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.14 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.87 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.35 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.33 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.01 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.11 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.20

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed lower Monday amid falling commodity prices, while traders looked to a heavy week of earnings news from corporate Canada.

The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 53.08 points to 12,748.15, led by falling gold stocks as bullion prices closed at a five-week low, while the TSX Venture Exchange slipped 9.5 points to 1,196.31.

The Canadian dollar continued to lose ground in the wake of disappointing employment and housing starts data at the end of last week.

The loonie shed 0.16 of a cent to 99.57 cents US. U.S. indexes backed off as the Dow Jones industrials declined 21.73 points to 13,971.24, the Nasdaq composite index was 1.87 points lower at 3,192 and the S&P 500 index was down 0.92 of a point at 1,517.01.

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) also weighed on the TSX, falling 75 cents or 4.54 per cent to $15.76 as Forbes reported that Home Depot has decided to ditch the approximately 10,000 BlackBerry smartphones used by its executives. The home improvement chain is reportedly supplying its corporate staff with Apple’s iPhone.

The TSX gold sector led decliners, down a shade over two per cent as April bullion faded $17.80 to US$1,649.10 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) shed 87 cents to C$35.36.

The energy sector fell 0.51 per cent as the March crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange reversed early declines to move up $1.31 to US$97.03 a barrel. Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) lost 56 cents to C$42.49.

The base metals sector was down 0.77 per cent as March copper was four cents lower at US$3.72 a pound. Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) dipped 12 cents to C$3.21.

Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO) reported an 83 per cent drop in net earnings in its fourth quarter to $45 million, or 11 cents per diluted share, largely due to a $168-million writedown on its Kintyre project in Australia and lower profits from its uranium business. Adjusted earnings came in at 60 cents, beating forecasts of 41 cents but its shares fell 66 cents to $21.05.

The industrials sector was the leading advancer as Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) climbed $2.21 to $115.97.

Financials also lifted the TSX as Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) ran up 44 cents to $15.28.

The fourth-quarter earnings season is winding down in the U.S. but Canadian investors will be taking in a slew of earnings reports this week.

Pipeline company TransCanada (TSX:TRP) posts earnings Tuesday.

Over the rest of the week, traders will take in reports from resource giants including Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM), Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE), gas giant EnCana Corp. (TSX:ECA) and Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX).

Outside of the resource sector, Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF), and telecoms Telus Corp. (TSX:T) and Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) will also hand in results.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A) says it will pay US$414 million to buy a portfolio of 19 apartment communities in three states in the U.S. Southeast. Most of the 4,892 units included in the deal are concentrated in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, N.C., but some are also in the neighbouring states of South Carolina and Virginia. Brookfield shares slipped eight cents to $38.74.

Onex Corp (TSX:OCX) and its affiliates have agreed to sell their 50 per cent interest in RSI Home Products for approximately US$323 million. The Onex Group invested $318 million in October 2008 to acquire RSI preferred equity. The Torontobased group says it will have received US$471 million, including prior distributions, when the sale closes.

Onex shares were down 17 cents at $44.23.

Alacer Gold Corp. (TSX:ASR) will pay a special dividend to distribute $70 million in cash from the sale of its 49 per cent interest in the Frog’s Lake mine in Australia. The sale is part of a strategic review conducted by the Toronto-listed company, which says it will now focus exploration activity on targets with the greatest potential to return “significant and immediate value.” Its shares ran ahead 14 cents to $4.54.

TSX 60 — 731.79 down 2.71 points Dow — 13,971.24 down 21.73 points S&P 500 — 1,517.01 down 0.92 point Nasdaq — 3,192 down 1.87 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 99.57 cents US, down 0.16 of a cent Pound — C$1.5736, down 1.02 cents Euro — C$1.3472, up 0.71 of a cent Euro — US$1.3406, up 0.41 of a cent Oil futures: US$97.03, up $1.31 (March contract) Gold futures: $1,649.10 per oz., down $17.80 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $32.406 per oz., down 45.8 cents $1,041.85 kg., down $14.78 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,196.31, down 9.50 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 159.83 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: March ’13 $7.40 lower $629.50; May ’13 $5.50 lower $615.20; July ’13 $5.90 lower $600.00; Nov. ’13 $5.80 lower $549.90; Jan. ’14 $5.80 lower $549.20; March ’14 $5.80 lower $547.70; May ’14 $5.80 lower $545.60; July ’14 $5.80 lower $543.70; Nov. ’14 $5.80 lower $532.50; Jan ’15 $5.80 lower $532.50; March ’15 $5.80 lower $532.50.

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.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 564,600 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 564,60.

BlackBerry shares fall as Home Depot turns to iPhones

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Shares of BlackBerry (TSX:BB) dropped 4.5 per cent on Monday after retailer Home Depot confirmed that executives will receive Apple’s iPhone to replace their old BlackBerry models.

The Waterloo, Ont.-based company lost 75 cents per share to close at $15.76 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

A spokesman for Home Depot in the United States confirmed that nearly 10,000 executives, managers and other staff at its corporate offices will receive iPhones.

A representative for Home Depot

Canada says the change will also apply to Canadian executives.

BlackBerry, which changed its name from Research In Motion, has been struggling to keep its smartphone user base in recent years against a growing number of competitors, which also include devices that use the Android operating system.

In January, the company debuted its new BlackBerry Z10 touch screen device, which was released onto the Canadian market last week. A keypad version of the device will arrive in April.

The U.S. release of the new BlackBerry phone is slated for sometime next month.

Sales Associate of the Germany won’t allow Month The Management fracking THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Germany’s environment minister says he doesn’t expect the extraction of natural gas by “fracking” will start any time soon in the country.

Shale gas is located underground across Europe, but environmental concerns over extracting it are widespread.

Environment Minister Peter Altmaier saidMonday that Germany’s government is working to ensure the practice is subject to limits and he wouldn’t advise anyone to seek drilling licenses soon. Altmaier said he “can’t see fracking being used anywhere in Germany in the foreseeable future.”

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WESTJET: ‘Historic’ “Certainly there’s going to be some very interesting pricing actions in the market in the next year and this is also a signal that WestJet’s not just looking at Air Canada but they’re looking at all competitors, including Porter,” he said in an interview.

WestJet Encore’s president called the upcoming launch a “historic moment.”

“We are just getting started,” said Ferio Pugliese, who is also a WestJet executive vice-president.

The airline said Fort St. John, the so-called Energetic City, creates a strong foundation for the new service as a centre for northeastern B.C.’s diverse economic base of oil, natural gas, forestry and agriculture.

The Calgary-based carrier is facing increased competition from Air Canada (TSX:AC.B), which recently announced increased frequencies in Western Canada with its own fleet of Bombardier Q400s, operated by Jazz. It plans to increase its capacity for example between Vancouver and Fort St. John by 19 per cent as of May. A WestJet spokesman said starting in Western Canada is less about protecting its turf than making sure the Calgary-based Encore is comfortable with starting a new service and adding a new fleet type from its home base.

Young entrepreneurs sought The Business Development Bank of Canada is calling for nominations for its 2013 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award.

Business owners who were 18 to 35 as of Dec. 31 are eligible to apply for a chance to win the $100,000 grand prize.

They can do so by submitting a video that describes a turning point that their company has reached, and the solution they see to take the business to the next level.

Eleven finalists — one for each province and one for the combined territories — will be short-listed to compete for the grand prize.

A second prize, $25,000 in consulting services, will be awarded to the runner-up.

Applications should be submitted online at bdcyoungentrepreneuraward.ca, with the deadline April 2.

More information is available on the contest microsite.

About 300 employees will be hired by year-end to operate the first seven Bombardier aircraft.

Up to 1,800 will be employed when the service is totally ramped up.

Employees will earn about 10 per cent less than what colleagues make at the mainline carrier, but in line with a low-cost regional service, spokesman Richard Bartrem added.

WestJet also announced Monday that it will deploy its fleet of Boeing 737 jets to two more U.S. destinations this spring and beef up its mainline service to several destinations in Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Among the Canadian service enhancements is non-stop service between Toronto and Fort McMurray, a major centre for Alberta’s oilsands industry.

On the Toronto Stock Exchange, WestJet’s shares closed down 15 cents at $21.24 in Monday trading.

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Registration begins at 6pm and the meeting begins at 7pm. The meeting will be broadcast live at servus.ca.

Special business to be conducted at this meeting will include a proposal to amend the bylaws of the credit union. The full text of the proposed amendment to the bylaws is available free of charge on our website at servus.ca and upon request at any Servus branch or by calling 1.877.378.8728.

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Central Alberta Rural Manufacturers Association will offer some advice this Wednesday on how to deal with 20-something workers.

Holly Bilton, the Central Alberta team lead for Careers: The Next Generation, will talk about multi-generational workplaces, and in particular those belonging to generation Y. Cost to attend the session, which will run from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Black Knight Inn, is free. But participants are asked to register in advance by emailing admin@carmagroup.ca, calling 403-347-2276 or going online to www.carmagroup.ca.

The event is sponsored by the Central Alberta Manufacturers Cluster Project.

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Actors Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough pose for a photo in Toronto as they promote their new film “Safe Haven.”

‘Safe Haven’ stars brace for comparisons TO OTHER NICHOLAS SPARKS ROMANCES death or a terminal illness. It’s not a spoiler to reveal that the kids in Safe Haven are handling the death of their mom in different ways, with Katie’s arrival only intensifying their emotional highs and lows.

“There’s always an illness or death (in a Sparks film). Because neither one of those happen in real life,” says a cheeky Duhamel.

Terminal illness weighs heavily on characters from A Walk to Remember and “The Last Song,” while Taylor Schilling’s The Lucky One character Beth is reeling from the death of her brother.

5. An idyllic smalltown setting.

Like all of Sparks’ books, the novel Safe Haven is set in the writer’s home state of North Carolina — in this case the seaside town of Southport. The movie was shot there, too, possibly so Sparks could keep an eye on production, jokes Duhamel. “(It) is rare that you get to shoot the movie in the town that the story was written in,” he says. “

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After 35 years of mixing music with political messages to try to create societal change, D.O.A.’s lead singer Joe Keithley is throwing himself completely into politics.

Keithley is seeking the New Democratic party nomination in Coquitlam, B.C. If he wins the nomination in March and the provincial election in May, Keithley will quit music to actualize his band’s slogan — talk minus action equals zero — as a member of B.C.’s legislative assembly.

For punk music fans, this could be the last chance to see D.O.A., which formed in 1978 shortly before releasing the Disco Sucks EP. Some 14 albums later, D.O.A.’s latest release, We Come In Peace, could well be its swan song.

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“It informs a lot,” he says of that background.

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3. Romance in the rain. What is it about a thunderstorm that inspires some serious liplock? Notable makeout scenes from The Notebook, Dear John and The Lucky One take place under a downpour (although in The Lucky One they are in an outdoor shower). “Safe Haven” offers its own token water-drenched scene — but it is different, says Hough.

“We didn’t make out in the rain,” she points out.

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Duhamel protests.

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In fact, you can pretty much consider Sparks his own category within the genre of escapist chick flicks, thanks to a healthy oeuvre of seductive weepers including A Walk to Remember, The Last Song and The Notebook.

His latest is the Valentine’s Day offering Safe Haven, with Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough as troubled would-be lovers who must overcome big hurdles to find happiness.

Safe Haven offers a relatively darker edge by way of a domestic violence subplot, notes Duhamel, nevertheless bracing himself for comparisons to other Sparks love stories.

“You’re already going to be put up against the other ones, (with people thinking) ‘How does it measure up?’ ” says Duhamel, who joins an auspicious club of Sparks leading men including Ryan Gosling (The Notebook), Liam Hemsworth (The Last Song), Channing Tatum (Dear John) and Zac Efron (The Lucky One).

“Obviously, you know that it’s going to happen but at the same time ... we never talked about this being a romance, we never talked about it being a Nicholas Sparks film. We wanted this to feel like its own beautiful little love story and tell it in a way that happens as naturally as possible, without forcing it. If anything (director Lasse Hallstrvm) went against all the sentimentality....

“Obviously, it’s still in the movie but we didn’t want to hammer them over the head with it.”

Still, pretty much everything you would expect in a Sparks film is present in Safe Haven — the idyllic small-town setting, the attractive but mysterious outsider, the sudden downpour that drenches fated lovers.

During a recent Toronto visit, Hough and Duhamel ran through some of Sparks’ tried-and-true tropes and how they amp up the passion in “Safe Haven”: 1. The outsider with a secret. There’s something inherently romantic about a beautiful stranger, especially if they look like Zac Efron’s hunky Logan in The Lucky One, who moves to a small town with a hidden agenda or Mandy

Moore’s comely Jamie in A Walk to Remember, who is an outsider at school with a heavy secret.

In Safe Haven, Hough plays the standoffish Katie, a young woman who moves to a small town and assumes a new identity after fleeing her abusive husband.

“It’s definitely one of those characters where playing guarded and having a wall up is kind of a hard thing if you’re trying to fall in love with somebody,” Hough says with a chuckle.

Duhamel says the thriller aspect of Safe Haven makes it more mature than some of the other Sparks films: “This one to me felt (that) there was something a little bit darker or a little bit scarier about it. It felt a little bit older than some of the other ones.”

2. The devoted single dad. Katie can’t help but be drawn to Duhamel’s sympathetic character Alex — a widower father of two adorable kids, and just the latest in a long line of strong father figures who must parent on their own.

Duhamel displays an impressive familiarity with this tug-at-the-heartstrings ploy, noting that Richard Jenkins filled the solo parent role in Dear John while Jamie’s dad in A Walk to Remember was a widower, too.

And Greg Kinnear plays an estranged divorced dad trying to connect with Miley Cyrus’s rebellious heroine in The Last Song.

Duhamel says he made sure to read the book Safe Haven to glean insight into Alex and bring nuances that oth-

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PHILADELPHIA — Writer Geoff Johns has taken DC Entertainment’s Green Lantern and its associated characters through brightest day and blackest night, but after nine years of scripting tales about the galactic police force whose rings are powered by will, he’s leaving the series in May with issue No. 20 to focus on the Justice League and its related titles.

In doing so, Johns is stepping away from the characters that he first tackled in the pages of Rebirth, a six-issue miniseries drawn by Ethan Van Sciver in 2004-2005, that brought characters such as Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, Kyle Raner and John Stewart back to the forefront while revisiting the six-decade history of the Green Lantern Corps.

“I’m really proud of all the stuff we’ve built with Green Lantern — from Larfleeze to the different corps,” Johns told The Associated Press about his decision.

“The universe has expanded and will live well past my run. It was more than just telling another story, but really giving back to the character by expanding and adding to their mythology.”

Now, after nine years of writing about Green Lantern, as well as the assorted heroes and villains, along with helping retool their origins for DC’s 2011 revamp dubbed The New 52, Johns said he’d reached a point in the current story to step away and let someone else take over the writing.

“I was getting to an end point and a story line that made sense for me. I felt like it was time to close my run and focus all my energies on the Justice League corner of the DC Universe,” he said, noting that his stories were collaborative efforts with artists and editors like Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Van Sciver and Peter Tomasi.

“It was a very, very hard decision. I absolutely love these characters but I felt like I had a story line that really made sense and felt emotionally satisfying and felt very big and very epic.”

He’s taking some characters from Green Lantern with him, too, including Simon Baz, a Muslim-American Green Lantern that Johns created.

Johns, who is DC’s chief creative officer, was guarded in discussing his plans for the publisher’s Justice League books, but said the time was right for him to make them his primary focus.

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There were the tough-girl looks, including a long quilted bomber jacket and a long silk-and-jersey dress with sheer panels in black — which is what the locals probably will be wearing this fall.

But it was the brights, and especially the animalprint brights, that lit up the runway at a studio space in Chelsea.

There was a “heartthrob red” quilted crop top worn over a flowing long silk dress and a tailored, peak-lapel blazer in “pop pink” over a button-down shirtdress.

The animal prints showed off a long tunic-length sweater silhouette.

Colourblocking was freshest when Karan used sophisticated camel, crisp white and downtown black on the opening paneled parka, and when she mixed grey herringbone, white and black on a flirty dress with a slim bodice, full skirt and soft shoulders, which have been spotted all over the runways during this round of seasonal previews.

Karan dubbed the collection “Juxta-Posed.”

“DKNY has its way with iconic classics. Tradition gets a twist of colour, icons have irony, menswear feminizes, and proportions play — and explode,” the designer said in the notes she left for editors, retailers, stylists, bloggers and the bare-legged starlets, including Victoria Justice and Shay Mitchell, who sat in the front row.

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SAFETY PROFESSIONAL

Alstar is looking for a Safety Professional to help expand our safety program through projects and auditing.

Minimum requirements include: * CRSP * 5 + years’ experience in Oil & Gas as a Safety Professional * Strong Safety program development - skills & experience * Excellent computer skills * Internal and external PROVIDENCE auditing experience Trucking Inc * Strong interpersonal Is now hiring experienced: skills Winch truck operator * Attention to detail; must be very organized Picker operator * Requires little supervision; All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employ- works well in a team environment ment drug screen. We offer exceptional wages Weekends Off and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume and RELOCATION TO abstract to 403-314-2340 HINTON MANDATORY or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca 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

Road Train Oilfield Transport Ltd

PLEASE QUOTE JOB # 68630 ON RESUME

is looking for journeyman I s l o o k i n g t o f i l l t h e picker operator.Top wages/ benefits.

Safety tickets req’d. following position: Fax or drop off resume 403-346-6128 No phone calls.

FIELD SAFETY OFFICER

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In Memoriam

jobs CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

Caregivers/ Aides

710

P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle. 403-348-5456 or 403-505-7846

Clerical

44386B12

We do not need a special day to bring you to our minds.

The days we do not think of you are very hard to find.

Each morning when we awake we know that you are gone.

And no one knows the heartache as we try to carry on.

Our hearts still ache with sadness and secret tears still flow.

What it meant to lose you no one will ever know.

Our thoughts are always with you, your place no one can fill.

In life we loved you dearly; in death we love you still.

There will always be a heartache, and often a silent tear.

But always a precious memory of the days when you were here.

If tears would make a staircase, and heartaches make a lane, We’d walk the path to heaven and bring you home again.

We hold you close within our hearts; and there you will remain, To walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again.

Our family chain is broken now, and nothing seems the same, But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

Funeral Directors & Services

#3, 4664 Riverside Dr., Red Deer

403.342.1444

30418A4-L31

“In Your Time of Need....

We Keep it Simple”

Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

www.simplycremations.com

Say Thank You...

A Classified Announcement in our

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Can deliver your message.

309-3300 Email: classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

720

Busy Ponoka, Alberta Law Practice seeking SECRETARY/ASSISTANT for reception duties & beyond.

Law experience would be an asset, however not necessarily a requirement.

Serious applicants please provided resumes and references via email to office@craigpatersonlaw.com or via fax to 403-783-2012

GORDON HAMILL July 18,1940 - Feb. 12, 2011

REGISTRY AGENT - CSR Work for a company that gives you respect, recognizes your achievements and supports your efforts to succeed. We require customer-minded people that are motivated, reliable and quick learners. Deliver resumes to: One Stop Licence Shop #7-5105 76A Street Close or e-mail to: cherdav@telus.net

Dental

CELEBRATION OF COREY CHRUNYK’S LIFE East 40th Pub, Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

Family and friends is a place where memories are made.

2 years have past, since you went away, but never the love, pride and happiness that the thoughts of you bring that come from having had a son like you.

Love forever, Mom & family

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Personals

~Love Always, Heather, Rob, Rhonda, Drew, Justine, Victoria Dean, Dory, Heather, Samantha and Owen

In Memoriam

A RED DEER BASED Pressure Testing Company req’s. Operators for testing BOP’s throughout AB. Only those with Drilling rig exp. need apply. Fax resume & driver’s abstract to: 403-341-6213 or email mikeoapt@gmail.com Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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Companions

Oilfield

Outside Sales Position

CLASSIFICATIONS

Anniversaries

PETTY Shirley Ann Aug. 16, 1933 - Feb. 10, 2013 Shirley passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at the age of 79 years. Shirley enjoyed her games of bridge with the ladies group as well as at the senior center. Also, she loved gardening, flowers and all animals. She enjoyed all the wonderful family gatherings over the years and loved her children and grandchildren with all her heart. Shirley is survived by her loving husband, Jack, her children; Bob (Marney), Wanda (Terry), Jeff (Debra) Jackie (Don) and Kevin (Laurie), thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.

She will be lovingly remembered by her brothers; Dick Todd (Marlene) and Leonard Todd, and her sisters; Cindy Logan ( E d ) a n d D o r o t h y To d d .

Shirley was predeceased by her father, Leonard Todd, her mother, Elenore Montgomery, brother, Bob and son, Doug (Patty). In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Shirley may be made directly to the Red Deer SPCA 4505 77 St Red Deer, AB T4P 2J or to the Medicine River Wildlife Rehab Box 115, Spruce View, AB T0M 1V0. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Please join us for a Celebration of Shirley’s beautiful life on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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

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WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands for the Red Deer area.

Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350 fax (403) 358-3326 STREAMLINE INSPECTION LTD is seeking HELPERS/TRAINEES Exp. in NDE is an asset, but not req’d. Must be self motivated & have valid drivers license.

Send resumes to: cgraham @streamlineinspection.com You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Helix Coil Services, a division of IROC Energy Services is currently hiring to work with newly built state-of-the-art Coil Units based in Red Deer. We offer higher hourly pay rates and scheduled days off.

• PUMP OPERATOR SUPERVISOR

740

BUSY Dental Office requires Dental Hygienist for full time schedule.

Bus: 403-845-3200 Fax: 403-845-4440

Janitorial

Safety Coordinator - Watts Projects Inc. is a The successful applicant progressive Oilfield will have a NCSO designaConstruction Company tion and will have: based in Red Deer and * Actual hands on oilfield Edson serving Alberta and construction experience.

Saskatchewan. We are * Good computer skills. hiring a Safety Coordinator * Extensive travel is to manage the Health & required.

Safety Program, the * Excellent people skills. position will coordinate * H2S Alive and First Aid. with the HSE Manager. * Certified D&A tester, The Candidate would be an asset. responsible for a * Drivers License, with combination of field safety clean Abstract. & safety administration * Must relocate to Hinton. activities. Safety Tickets required and Alberta “NO SAFETY COPS Construction Safety WANTED” Association training We want to build a safety courses would be an asculture, NOT enforce one. set. Watts offers excellent wages, benefits and a Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to safety conscious working environment.

Email cody.

780- 865- 5829 howitt@telus.net or Fax Please quote job 1-403-358-7763 # 68629. on your resume.

Email: helixjobs@iroccorp.com Call: 403-358-5001 Fax Resume: 403-342-1635

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ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs.

Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black

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CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

DO YOU WANT YOUR AD TO BE READ BY 100,000 Potential Buyers???

TRY Central Alberta LIFE

EAGLE OPPORTUNITIES:

t Floorhands t Derrickhands t Drillers t Rig Managers Learn more at www.eaglerigjobs.com Email resumes to eaglejobs@iroccorp.com

SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

CALL 309-3300 DEADLINE THURS. 5 P.M.

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TO PLACE AN AD

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

SAVANNA Well Servicing is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our growing company. The following opportunities are available in Alberta and Saskatchewan as well as long term local work.

RIG MANAGERS DRILLERS DERRICKHANDS FLOORHANDS `Come join our growing family make the connection` Savanna offers competitive rates and a comprehensive benefits package effective on your first day of work.

Submit your resume : Include Industry certificate and driver`s license Online: http: //savanna. appone.com Email: savannacareers@ savannaenergy.com CALL US: 403-782-0719

Professionals

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MARKETING Director Bower Place, Red Deer, AB We are looking for a highly motivated, hardworking and energetic employee who will be responsible for planning and executing a targeted, cost efficient annual Marketing Plan for the center that utilizes marketing funds to increase traffic, increase merchants’ sales, and increase market share within a specified trade area.

Requirements: Minimum 5 years of marketing or related experience.

Background in Customer Service and supervision as well as knowledge of retail industry and branding tactics are assets. Strong skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and multiple graphic/publisher programs. Well versed in Social Marketing opportunities.

For more details or if you are interested in applying for this position, please visit our website at www.

BentallKennedy.com.

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Restaurant/ Hotel

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1349300 AB LTD O/A TROCHU GAS & SNACKS WANTED full time service station attendant,food counter attendant,retail store supervisor & food service supervisor.wage from$11.50/hour for service station attendant. $11.50/hour for food counter attendant.$16.00/ hour for retail store supervisor.$14.00/ hour for food service supervisor. APPLY IN sungmina74@gmail.com or MAIL po box488 trochu ab t0m 2c0 1442968 AB LTD O/A RIMBEY GAS & SNACKS WANTED Full Time Food Counter Attendant & Food Service Supervisor. Wage from $11.50/hour for Food Counter Attendant. $14.00/ hour for Food Service Supervisor. $16.00/hour for Retail Store Supervisor.

APPLY IN sungmina@hotmail.com or FAX 403-843-3871 OR MAIL: PO BOX 2069 5134 50 AVE RIMBEY AB T0C 2J0

EXPERIENCED

•

CLASS 3

VAC/steamer Truck driver AND Swamper. Lacombe area, HOME EVERY NIGHT. Fax resume to 403-704-1442

Zubar Production Services

is currently taking resumes for experienced Assistant Operators Email resume to: rdzubaroffice@telus.net or fax to (403)346-9420.

Must have all valid tickets.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Professionals

• • •

Graduate of a diploma or certificate program from a post secondary & accredited institution.

A professional designation such as CHSC, CRSP, CIH, CSP, NCSO. Minimum of 8 years experience in Canada.

Familiarity with Alberta Workplace Safety, the OH&S Act, regulations and Codes.

Self motivated team player with the ambition to grow professionally.

Good verbal & written English communications skills are critical.

Experience working for a consulting engineering company will be an asset.

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced P/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please RAMADA INN & SUITES req’s. F/T front desk agents. Flexibility req’d.

Shift work including. wknds and eves. Incentive and bonus programs.

Starting rate at $12/hr.

Exp. not essential Drop off resume to 6853 - 66 Street or fax 403-342-4433 or email: info@ ramadareddeer.com

SALES PERSON

An eye for design and colour is a definite asset.

Experience in retail sales floor covering industry is a plus, but we will train the right candidate. The successful applicant will be a motivated, careerminded individual with excellent people skills.

Opportunity for professional & financial growth is available.

Please fax resume attn: Louis Hamonic, Manager, 403-347-8824 or email: lhamonic@jordans.ca

NEXUS Engineering

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

810 Real Pets, Real People, Real Passion

For over 100 years, Nestle Purina PetCare Company has dedicated itself to creating innovative, nutritious products – all designed to enhance the well being of pets. Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of dry dog food and softmoist and dry cat foods, as well as being a leading producer of cat box filler in Canada and the United Sates. In Canada, Nestle Purina’s leading brands include Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Pro Plan, Purina One, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina MAXX.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Trades

850

X-STATIC

Apply in person after 3 pm.

Please apply online: careers.genivar.com; job #27-0412

Duties will include, taking calls from customers, quotes, entering orders and technical assistance.

The individual will also be responsible for maintaining our high level of customer service.

We offer a competitive wage, benefits and a RRSP plan. Please forward resume to resume@ nexusengineering.ca

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

P/T EXPERIENCED DOOR SECURITY PERSONNEL

GENIVAR is committed to the principles of employment equity.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Sales & Distributors

Custom Energized Air Req’s MECHANIC exp’d In air compressors, dryers, Control systems, electrical A/C D/C circuits, 1-3 ph.

Piping, fabrication, & Welding an asset. Email: Del.trynchuk@cea-air.com Fax: 403-348-8765 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

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We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

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Oilfield

800

NOW HIRING

PART-TIME SALES STAFF All Shifts

Must be enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible and positive. You must have a passion for Fabrics, Sewing, Crafts and Home Decor.

Basic sewing skills are a must.

Apply in person to: #2, 2119 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer or Fax resume to: 403.346.4320

285426B20

LAB TECHNICIAN

This position is a contract role for approximately 1 year. As a Lab Technician you are responsible for providing critical analytical information in a timely manner to ensure the quality of raw materials used to manufacture pet food and for facilitating the quality assurance of the finished product.

As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum education of a College Diploma in a Science or Technical related field.

Preference will be given to those who are technically minded with 1–2 years of laboratory experience that includes basic analytical laboratory techniques and safety procedures.

We offer a great team environment, advancement opportunities and more.

Please send your resume to: Nestle Purina PetCare 5128 – 54th Street, Box 6160 Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 227-4245 E-mail: jennifer.gregory@purina.nestle.com

Trades

850

Trades

850

Trades

850

880

Misc.

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ADULT JORDANS FLOOR COVERINGS IN RED DEER has an opening for a full time

INSIDE SALES

SENIOR EHS ADVISOR

WANTED

830

is currently looking for a Technical Individual to fill the role of

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

• TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. Competi- • tive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818 •

Sales & Distributors

Carriers Needed Furix Energy Inc. is looking For ABB has an immediate for F/T Contract B-Presopening at one of our sure Welders or F/T Early morning SECURITAS CANADA ALBERTA locations for an B - P r e s s u r e W e l d e r s . delivery of the INSTRUMENTATION Indoor shop work in Red Red Deer Advocate Hiring Immediate Deer.

Competitive rates & JOURNEYMEN FT & Casual 6 days/wk in Our ideal candidate must be benefit packages.

EMR or EMT a team player, committed to F a x r e s u m e s t o 4 0 3 3 4 8 8 1 0 9 o r c a l l NORMANDEAU Security Personnel safety, and have experience Darryl @ 403-396-2104. & in the Oil & Gas plant for Dispatching No calls after 9 pm. construction. H2S Alive GLENDALE Position and CSTS safety tickets area. are mandatory. ABB offers Securitas Canada is looking competitive wages and an for qualified Security ALSO extensive benefits Staff for a Petro-Chemical package. Individuals 4 days a week plant outside of Red Deer.

FURIX Energy Inc. is lookinterested in a rewarding Flyers & Sun. Life career with ABB Ber-Mac ing for F/T Journeyman Minimum Qualification: in please forward resumes & Pipe-Fitter. Will consider * Alberta Security License queries to 403-357-3736 2-3 year apprentice fitters. *EMR- ACP certified C o m p e t i t i v e w a g e s & or: careers.ber-mac GLENDALE *Class 4 license benefits. Consists of some @ca.abb.com *Bondable Gunn St. & field work. Fax resumes to *Good interpersonal skills ARMOR INC is looking for 4 0 3 - 3 4 8 - 8 1 0 9 o r c a l l Goodacre Cl. *Good communication skills licensed diesel and susDarryl @ 403-396-2104. *Computer knowledge, pension mechanic for light No calls after 9 pm. previous emergency duty performance shop.

PINES experience, previous FUTURE AG INC. Diesel and transmission Patterson Cres. security experience, your Central Alberta Case exp. preferred. & Pamley Ave. client interaction IH Agricultural Equipment Bring resume to: experience an asset dealer is looking for a full time 106 -6439 67 St. RD Piper Dr. & Phone 403-346-9188 3rd year Apprentice WHY SECURITAS: or emal Pennington Cres. and/or Journeyman *Extended Health and donavan@armorinc.ca Parts Person welfare plan Pallo, Payne & for their Rimbey location.

D. LESLIE WELDING LTD. *Above average wages Farming background We are currently resume Parsons Cl. *Fully Paid uniform an asset. for B Pressure, *All training time paid Journeyman and Contract *Dedicated quality group.

Please call Joanne Job duties and Welders. Valid safety tick*Room to learn and grow. responsibilities include: ets req’d. Rig welding exp. at 403-314-4308 asset. Fax your resumes • Assist customers and How to apply: answer customers inquiries to: 403-729-2771 or send Apply on line at: by email to: dlesliewelding • Read and interpret parts http://www.securitas. diagnostics & diagrams @hotmail.com com/ca/enca/Career/ • Use of computerized On this web site you can ADULT or YOUTH inventory system click on “On line ApplicaCARRIERS • Order and receive tion” and submit it to the NEEDED parts for customers Edmonton Branch.

• Excellent communication For delivery of Email: skills Dillicj@Novachem.com Flyers, Express and F/T Apprentice Welder • Customer service Fax: 403-314-8475 must have vessel and Sunday Life in experience Integrity - Vigilance piping experience.

• Experience with Helpfulness Email resume to computerized inventory DEER PARK Darryl@furixenergy.com Looking for a new pet? system * Dempsey St. area or fax 403-348-8109 • Experience with Check out Classifieds to $61.00/mo.

Agricultural equipment find the purrfect pet. * Dempsey St. • Must be reliable, highly organized & team oriented Dumas Crsc. & SIGN INSTALLER req’d for local sign shop..

Duffy Close area We offer a competitive pay Must have at least 5 yrs $94.00/mo.

F/T Skilled Labourer must scale, exemplary benefits exp. with sign fabrication have tank dressing and * Dunham Crsc package, annual work boot & installation, and be able testing experience. reimbursement, RRSP Dandell Close area to work independently or Email resume to plan, sick days, monthly as part of a team. Valid $141/mo.

Darryl@furixenergy.com bonus and continuous driver’s license a must. * Donnelly Crsc. or fax 403-348-8109. professional training in a Computer skills an asset.

Densmore & positive environment.

Wage to be negotiated.

First Choice Collision Denmark area Apply by fax 403-341-4014 Seeking Journeyman or Forward your resume to: or email only: $170.00/mo.

2nd /3rd year apprentices.

Future Ag Inc. office@questsigns.ca.

Positions for body, prep * Doran Crsc.

Attn: Paula Martin and refinishing technicians Dunn Close $68/mo.

Box 140 needed for our car and Truckers/ Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 * Dixon Crsc. area light truck division. Top Fax: 403-843-2790 Drivers $121/mo. wages, bonus programs Email to and benefit package. Fax * 2 blks of Duston paulam@futureag.ca BRICAR CONTRACTING resumes to St. & Dale Close LTD. now hiring Class 1 (403) 343-2160; e-mail HEAVY DUTY $90/mo. drivers for local oilfield and choice2@telusplanet.net MECHANIC commercial hauling. * Dowler St. or drop off in person @ #5, Apprentice 1st or 2nd year **Position Filled** 7493, 49th Avenue Detlor Close & required for an oilfield Crescent, Red Deer.

Dillion Close service company. We offer CLASS 1 drivers req’d to competitive wages and pull flat deck, exc. wages, $134/mo. benefits. Fax resumes to safety bonuses, benefits. * Dawson St. & 403-347-3443 or email to We run the 4 western provjudy.hum@powerstroke.ca i n c e s . P l e a s e c o n t a c t 1 blk of Davison Dr. $82/mo.

1-877-787-2501 for more Furix Energy Inc. is looking HEAVY DUTY TECHNICIAN info or fax resume and abDoran Crsc.

(Coach exp preferred) for a Coating-Installer. stract to 403-784-2330 Doan Ave area M u s t h a v e m i n i m u m 5 Prairie Bus Lines is seeking $72/mo. y e a r s ’ e x p e r i e n c e w i t h a heavy duty MECHANIC. Devoe products. Painting Successful applicants will ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK possess a current experience required. FullCall Jamie time position w/benefits. journeyman ticket, a current 403-314-4306 info F a x r e s u m e s t o class 3 or 2 drivers license, 403-348-8109 or call Dar- and have strong analytical ryl @ 403-396-2104. No and troubleshooting skills.

A desire to work in a safetycalls after 9 pm.

EXPERIENCED mandatory shop, and the Vacuum & Water ADULT or YOUTH ability to work on both Truck operators highway coaches and CARRIERS req’d. to start immed. school buses.

NEEDED CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q Prairie Bus Lines offers a For delivery of All oilfield safety tickets competitive wage and Furix Energy Inc. is looking Flyers, Express and req’d. Clean drivers benefit package. f o r a F / T J o u r n e y m a n Please submit your resume abstract. Must comply with Sunday Life in Instrumentation Technidrug and alcohol policy. to Malcolm Malin. cian. Competitive rates & Fax 403-342-2199 or email References Req’d. benefit packages. Fax reLancaster Area Exc. salary & benefits. malcolm@prairie.pwt.ca sumes to 403-348-8109 or West half of Fax resume to: call D a r r y l @ MiLo Electric & Plumbing 403-742-5376 Lampard Crsc. & Ltd requires Journeyman 403-396-2104. hartwell@telus.net Leung Close and Apprentice Plumbers No calls after 9 pm. immediately for full time, $85/mo.

NEED experienced Class local commercial work.

1 drivers for short and long Michener Excellent pay and benefits. haul. Runs AB., SASK, East of 40th Fax resume to 403-341Manitoba & BC North of Ross St. 4721 or email: Please call miloelectric@telus.net Michener Green PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume Cresc. area.

SHOP FOREMAN w/abstract 403-227-2743 $268/mo.

Pressure Piping & Steel fabrication shop Good for adult with Only experience personnel Misc. small car. need apply Help ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK -Journeyman Pipefitter preferred Call Jamie ACADEMIC Express -Must be able to organize 403-314-4306 info Adult Education men and projects and Training -Background & experience Cust Service/Office/Ship/ with Acorn Piping program Rec fast paced Mon-Fri • GED classes evening 8-4 Apply @ Grand Central Understanding and and days implementation of QC for Stitchin 7, 7439 49 Ave Cr structural & Piping Central Alberta’s Largest • Women in the Trades -Oversee all material Car Lot in Classifieds ordering, handling & • Math and Science in receiving the trades -Competitive Wage & Celebrate your life Benefits Gov’t of Alberta Funding may Please apply to info@ with a Classified be avail. dynamicprojects.ca or fax ANNOUNCEMENT 403-309-3471 Classifieds...costs so little 403-340-1930 STUCCO Labourers. www.academicexpress.ca Saves you so much!

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HEALTH & FITNESS

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BUILDERS

PET ADOPTION www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

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www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

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

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

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

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

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

COMPUTER REPAIR

WEB DESIGN

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AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 D3

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

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK

DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Good communication, skills both verbal and written. Must have effective time management skills and able to multi task in a fast paced environment.

Experience preferred, but will train suitable applicant.

Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

For delivery of Red Deer Advocate by 6:30 a.m.

Mon. through Fri. & 8:00. .am. on Saturday in

ANDERS AREA Adams Close/ Adair Ave.

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

BOWER AREA

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Baile Cl. /Boyce St. Beatty Crs./Barrett Dr. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St

Looking for a place to live?

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Huntwood Custom Cabinets Cabinet Installers

Min. 2 yrs experienced installer contractors for the Red Deer Location. Supply your own liability insurance, tools, and reliable vehicle.

The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook

285296B19

Field Service Technician

At least 2 yrs. qualified experience including cabinet repair, finished carpentry and working with various finishes. Huntwood offers excellent compensation, great benefit program and signing and performance bonuses. Please drop resumes Attn: Debbie to Huntwood Showroom, Bay 4, 6782 50th Ave Red Deer, T4N 4E1. or email: dhenderson@ huntwood.com

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

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

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Previous experience Organized & Reliable Outgoing Physically fit Mechanically inclined

DUTIES INCLUDE: - Customer Service Rep - Receiving - Shipping - Inventory Control

ATTRIBUTES: - Outgoing - Organized - Mechanically Inclined - Computer Proficient - Previous Experience a Must

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E-mail bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn Bill/Service

Apply by: Email: bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: 403-346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn Bill in Service

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

PARTSOURCE

Req’s P/T parts person who can work evenings/weekends. Please apply at 6722-50 Ave. Red Deer or fax 403-309-0354 or send to ps791@cantire.ca

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

P/T EXPERIENCED DOOR SECURITY PERSONNEL

Apply in person after 3 pm.

- Batch Plant Operator - Carpenters/Woodworkers - General Labourers

920

Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

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Career Planning

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included. Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www.eaglebuilders.ca.

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Auctions

1530

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Clothing

1590

LEATHER MOTORCYCLE JACKET, GREEN CUSTOM MADE Men’s S - M. $150. obo.

403-302-4422

flowing A-line long skirt, size 12, 5’4”, $90, 403--227-2653

Computers

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

FREE

for all Albertans

Employment Training

1600 1630

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

1660

AFFORDABLE

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730 1760

Misc. for Sale

10-12 HOUSE plants $5-$30, 403-342-4572

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

Sporting Goods

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Household Appliances

1710

APARTMENT sized counter top GE dishwasher Works good. $125 obo. 403-347-0104 APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 BBQ (Patio Chef) c/w propane tank, cover, like new $100 403-314-2026 DISH WASHER, Inglis, white, $100. Good working condition 403-356-9276, 896-9276 STOVE, Kenmore w/hood fan, white. $150.

MICRO WAVE, Kenmore, white, both in good working condition, $50.

403-356-9276, 896-9276

Household Furnishings

1720

1860

BARELY used treadmill, first $200 takes 403-347-8604 TREADMILL - Sportcraft TX 2.5, $200.

403-352-7795

Collectors' Items

1870

4 BELLS, wedding theme, Christmas theme, angell blowing trumpet theme, silver metal, PEI with lady slipper emblem, $40/total, 403--227-2653 BRADFORD Exchange Plates, Wolf & Eagle series, Wolf Pups, Puppies, Wild Animals, all have certificates, $12/ea, must buy whole set 403-885-5720

1900

Travel Packages

2 ONE week time shares, sleeps 4, $5000 in St. Petersburg, Florida 403-746-3604 TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

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BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582.

COUCHES: $30/ea obo.

- 4 seater, burnt orange, and a loveseat, blue-green.

Both in good cond.

As well as a free entertainment center.

403-986-0996 GLASS & Brass Coffee table. $50.; 403-343-8439 RECLINING Leather Massage chair, Sony Laptop. 403-343-8439 SOLID wood table and 4 chairs, table 38” square, custom made $200 403-314-2026

900

2 bdrms & den, 1.5 bath, Balcony 5 appl, In-suite laundry. NO PETS. Avail MARCH 1st. $1095 & Elect.& Gas, SD $1095.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554

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 March 1st.

403-304-7576 / 347-7545

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Sharon 403-340-0225

3060

Suites

Beautifully Reno’d Apt. in Hawkwood

Close to downtown! 2 bdrm, 1 bath. 2 appls, coin-op laundry. NO PETS, Avail NOW! $1025 & Elect., SD $1025 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403 396 9554 GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $825, D.D. $825, N/S, no pets, no partiers, avail immed.

1-403-200-8175 LACOMBE, BRAUNFEL HOUSE. 1 bdrm., avail.

Mar. 1, no pets, n/s, no children, rent $700. All utils. pd. 403-782-2681 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/ onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat and hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955

QUIET LOCATION

SUNNYBROOK

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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2 bdrm. apt. avail. Feb 15 & Mar 1. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets.

403-346-6686

Wanted Tenant Large 1 bdrm. adult suite.

Heat/water/parking incl’d.

Call 403-342-2899

3090

Rooms For Rent

2 BDRM. bsmt, shared kitchen, prefer employed or student. Avail. immed.

403-342-7789, 358-0081 FURN. room, all utils. and cable incld, $425/mo.

403-506-3277

CLASSIFICATIONS

3190

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Mobile WANTED • 3250-3390 Lot

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Houses/ Duplexes

SYLVAN, avail .immed. 2 units. 2 bdrm. + hide-abed, incl., cable, dishes, bedding, all utils. $1000 -$1400/mo. 403- 880-0210

1000-1430

Homey Townhouse in Clearview

1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg.

Heat/water/parking incl.

Call 403-342-2899

BED ALL NEW,

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

302-0582 Free Delivery BED, twin with headboard, box spring & mattress.

Good condition. $75.

403-227-2653

3030

3040

SMALL Home Safe, like new. Approx. 2’x2’x2’. $65.

403-347-1992

LOGS

Condos/ Townhouses

CHINA, Fine Bone, Lady Kyte/Kelloway Cres.

Lovely 3 level exec.

Alexander Rose, England, 3 bdrm. townhouse 2 cups, 2 saucers with 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, cream & sugar, $25; cream concrete patio, blinds, colored large ceramic, tea p o t w i t h b l u e t r i m a n d front/rear parking, no dogs, r o o s t e r d e c a l w i t h t w o n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 matching mugs, made in Avail. Immed. & March 1.

Portugal, $25; table sized 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 water fountain, 12” diameLUXURY CONDO ter and 6” high, water falling over rock scene, In Royal Oaks at 39 St. Adult only, 2 bdrms, $40. 403-227-2653 2 baths, Balcony, In-suite DE-HUMIDIFIER, laundry. U/G Parking, used 3 hours. New cost Storage, No pets. $1295 $200. Asking $100. & Elect; SD $1295; 403-304-1013 Avail MARCH 1st.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 DUVET, twin size, white or 403-396-9554 with poly fill. Exc. cond. $20. 403-227-2653 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, GOSSIP bench (oak) 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, 34 1/2”lx16 1/2”dx 25”h, generously sized, 1 1/2 attached cubical w/stained baths, fenced yards, glass $175; 5 stacking full bsmts. 403-347-7473, chairs metal, all $25 Sorry no pets.

403-314-2026 www.greatapartments.ca MEN’S FOOTWEAR 9-1/2 1 pair brown suede, slip on, winter boots, very good Manufactured cond. asking $75; Dockes Homes Rockport, black, Oxfords w/laces, waterproof, $75 in 2 BDRM. mobile on farm, 4 exc. cond. 403-227-2653 appls, prefer older couple, PEACOCK feathers (50) pets negotiable $900/mo. inclds. utils., avail. Apr. 1. $1.50 each RENTED 403-346-2231

Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Homestead Firewood

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LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820

Manufactured Homes

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Newly Renovated Mobile Home

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Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

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HANDYMAN PLUS Painting, laminate, tile, mud/ tape, doors, trim, Call 403-358-9099

Contractors

1100

Health Care

COUNTERTOPS

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

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FOOT CARE Handled With Care Licensed, mobile foot care.

Call 403-350-7595

Massage Therapy

1280

ASIAN Executive Touch Exclusive for men. Open 10 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

Massage Therapy

1280

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LINDA’S CHINESE MASSAGE

Valentine’s Special

Bring loved one & the 2nd person is 1/2 price.

Open daily 9 am-9 pm.

403-986-1550 #3 4820-47 Ave 4 therapists, Insurance receipts

Only

Sharon (403) 340-0225

VII MASSAGE

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Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels.

403-986-6686 WESTERN Chinese & Traditional Massage, micro computer diagnosis.

Insurance avail. New girls coming. 4606 48 Ave. Open 8 a.m.- 9:30 p.m.

7 days a wk. 403-986-1691 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Misc.

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1290

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

20,000with Intro

$

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MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

Painters/ Decorators

1310

A COUPLE OF PAINTERS

Call for all your painting requirements. 15 yrs. exp.

Kory at 403-347-9068

Services

www.lansdowne.ca

1372

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

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1300

FREE Cable

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

5* JUNK REMOVAL Gentle Touch Massage Property clean up 340-8666 Seniors’

4919 50 St. New staff. Daily Specials. New rear entry, lots of parking. 403-341-4445

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Accounting

Escorts

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

2 JVC stereo speakers $15. Call 403-728-3485

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Firewood

P/T OPPORTUNITY No early mornings, No late nights No Sundays, Apply in person at: Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive (directly behind Nutters)

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

1500-1990

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THE TASTY BAKERY PACKAGING & COUNTER SALES

is expanding its facility to double production.

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• Willing to train or apprentice successful candidate.

• Full-time position.

• Must be able to work weekends.

This is a career position.

Salary based on experience and ability Company benefits Top industrial wage for right person

CLASSIFICATIONS

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

PERSON

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Lancaster Drive Lindsay Ave. Lagrange Crsc

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

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Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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Red Deer WAL-MART South & North Locations are hiring for various positions.

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

DEER PARK Dempsey St. area 79 papers $423/mo.

ALSO Davison Dr. area 101 papers $541/mo.

WESTLAKE 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. /day

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

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For example, he has said he would curb some spending on the Medicare health insurance program available to Americans at age 65, but he is pressing Republicans to give ground on taxes, insisting that more revenue is necessary as the government tackles its spiraling deficit and debt.

The opposition declares it will not give ground on raising taxes. Speaker of the House John Boehner insists that revamping the tax code to close loopholes that benefit the wealthiest Americans and the corporate sector are not open for consideration. And while the sequester, which grew out of a failure to reach a deal in 2011, was conceived as a budget bludgeon unacceptable to both parties, some Republicans now are threatening to let it go forward if Obama does not agree to big cuts in the so-called social safety net programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, which provides health care and other assistance to the poor.

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The successful firm will work in collaboration with the City to create the framework that establishes Lacombeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future recreation and culture needs. It will establish policy, set standards, identify and prioritize capital investments, and address operational and fiscal issues regarding recreation and culture facilities and services.

Short listed consultants will be notified of the presentation schedule to take place on March 4 or 5, 2013.

Full details can be obtained in the RFP Package available for pick up at the Lacombe City Hall beginning February 8, 2013. Packages can also be acquired on-line at www.lacombe.ca under the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;City Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tab or by contacting Brenda Vaughan, Community Services Director, at 403-782-1295 or bvaughan@lacombe.ca.

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for tougher regulations on background checks for gun buyers and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-volume ammunition magazines.

He will no doubt return to the issue tonight and again in his travels over the next two days in the face of angry opposition from the National Rifle Association lobbying group, many Republicans and even some moderate Democrats who claim any change in gun laws would violate the Constitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.

Another presidential priority â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and possibly the most likely to succeed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is granting illegal residents a pathway to citizenship.

The initiative is deeply unpopular in many House Republicansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; districts. But it has the support of some prominent Republican lawmakers who understand that their party needs to soften its stance on immigration if it is to win crucial Hispanic votes.

The Democratic and Republican plans differ on when and how citizenship might occur, with border security a central issue. Resolving these differences may determine whether a major law is enacted in the coming months.

Obama will instead face continuing opposition to any proposal he puts forward in an effort to curb climate change.

Given that any major bill was unlikely to pass the divided Congress, the White House has said Obama intends to move forward on issuing rules to control carbon emissions from power plants as a central part of a second-term effort to slow down climate change, which the president rarely talked about after global-warming legislation failed in his first term.

With a major climate bill unlikely to get though a divided Congress, Obama is expected to rely increasingly on his executive authority to achieve whatever progress he makes on climate change.

CAIRO, Egypt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Security forces sprayed protesters with water hoses and tear gas outside the presidential palace Monday as Egyptians marked the second anniversary of the fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with angry demonstrations against his elected successor.

The forces were trying to disperse a small crowd of protesters after some of them attempted to cross a barbed wire barrier meant to block them from the palace gate. Some protesters chanted: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people want to bring down the regime.â&#x20AC;? Others threw stones.

Graffiti scribbled on the palace walls read: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Erhalâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leave,â&#x20AC;? the chant that echoed through Cairoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central Tahrir Square during the 18-day uprising that ended with Mubarak stepping down on Feb. 11, 2011.

Earlier, masked men briefly blocked trains at a central Cairo subway station and a dozen other protesters blocked traffic with burning tires on a main overpass in Cairo. Hundreds rallied outside the office of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief prosecutor demanding justice and retribution for protesters killed in clashes with security forces after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi took office last summer.

The protesters lobbed plastic bags filled with red liquid at the prosecutorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office to recall the blood spilled by civilians in clashes with security forces. His appointment by Morsi was criticized as a violation of the judiciaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independence. Another group of protesters locked shut the doors of the main administrative building for state services just outside the subway station at Tahrir Square.

Egypt has been gripped by political turmoil since Mubarakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ouster, in an uprising driven largely by anger over widespread abuse at the

hands of state security agencies. After he stepped down, Mubarak was replaced by a ruling military council that was in power for 17 months. The rule of the generals was marred by violence and criticism that the council mismanaged the transitional period. Morsi won the first free elections in June. But he and his Muslim Brotherhood, which rose to be Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful political group post-Mubarak, are now facing the wrath of Egyptians who drove the 2011 revolt but who say few of their goals have been realized.

For many in Egypt, the past two years have only increased frustration, with the economy deteriorating as political bickering between a largely secular opposition and a tightly organized and conservative Islamist bloc obstructed progress.

Protesters are particularly angry over the continued heavy handedness of security services, claiming little has changed since the Mubarak era. Many accuse Morsi and the Brotherhood of trying to monopolize power and ignoring the demands of the secular and liberal groups who were the backbone of the uprising.

On Monday, government opponents marched to Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the uprising which has been sealed off by protesters since November. Others went to the presidential palace.

Hundreds also marched through the streets of Alexandria, Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second largest city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course I feel disappointed. Every day itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting worse,â&#x20AC;? said Ahmed Mohamed, a 20-yearold engineering student protesting outside the presidential palace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The economy is even worse and all government institutions are collapsing.

Morsi wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even acknowledge this.â&#x20AC;?

Doaa Mustafa, a 33-year-old housewife, said she is willing to stay on the streets until Morsi steps down, as Mubarak did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here so that Mohammed Morsi, the dictator, will leave. He is just as bad as Mubarak, if not worse.â&#x20AC;?

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Fugitive ex-cop charged with murder while police still search

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Hundreds of tips prompted by a $1 million reward poured in to authorities seeking help finding the most wanted man in America, an ex-Los Angeles police officer who was charged Monday with murdering a policeman in Riverside.

With thousands of officers around Southern California searching for Christopher Dorner, prosecutors in Riverside announced charges for last week’s killing. Dorner also was charged with attempted murder for wounding another officer and firing at two others, Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach said.

Authorities obtained a no-bail arrest warrant, which allows Dorner to be apprehended anywhere, Zellerbach said.

The manhunt for Dorner, 33, began last Wednesday when he was named the suspect in the Orange County murders of a former Los Angeles police captain’s daughter and her fiance the previous weekend. Hours after police announced they were looking for him, Dorner first fired at two Los Angeles Police Department officers, then ambushed the Riverside officers.

“By both his words and conduct, he has made very clear to us that every law enforcement officer in Southern California is in danger of being shot and killed,” Zellerbach said at a news conference that was guarded by four officers armed with rifles.

Police say Dorner wrote a lengthy manifesto that was posted to Facebook after the double murder. He vowed deadly revenge on those in the LAPD responsible for his firing years earlier, and their families. Police now are providing protection for some 50 families thought to be targets.

The search for Dorner was focused

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in the mountains near Big Bear Lake about 80 miles (130 kilometres) east of Los Angeles after his burned-out truck was found there last Thursday. That effort was scaled back over the weekend, when authorities announced the reward.

Police and city officials believe the reward, raised from public and private sources, will encourage citizens to stay vigilant. More than 700 tips had come in since the reward was announced.

“Now it’s like the game show ’Who Wants to be a Millionaire,”’ said Anthony Burke, supervisory inspector for the U.S. Marshals regional fugitive taskforce. “Instead of one contestant, we’ve got 100,000, and there’s only one question you have to answer. All they have to answer is where he’s at, and we can take it from there.”

The wide-ranging search has created unusually heavy traffic backups at California border crossings into Mexico, as agents are more closely inspecting each car. State police in Mexico’s Baja California were given photographs of Dorner and warned to consider him armed and extremely dangerous.

Zellerbach said authorities believe Dorner will emerge at some point and try to continue carrying out his vendetta.

“I don’t think he’s done,” Zellerbach said. “Just read his manifesto and look at his actions. He’s trying to send a message, and it would be my belief that his message is not completed yet.”

Dorner was fired from the LAPD five years ago, when a department board determined that he falsely claimed another officer had kicked a suspect. Randal Quan represented him during the proceeding.

Quan’s daughter, Monica, and her fiance, Keith Lawrence, were found shot dead Feb. 3 in a car in the parking structure of their Irvine condominium.

Last Wednesday, after discovery of the manifesto, Irvine police announced they were searching for Dorner.

Early Thursday in the Riverside County city of Corona, police say Dorner shot at two LAPD officers who had been dispatched to protect a possible target of Dorner’s. One officer’s

head was grazed by a bullet; the other was unharmed. Minutes later, authorities believe Dorner used a rifle to ambush two Riverside officers, killing one and seriously wounding another. The slain officer was identified as Michael Crain, 34. The other officer’s identity was not released to protect his family.

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— Mississippi residents are marveling that no one died after a powerful tornado tore a path across at least three counties, injuring more than 80 people.

Officials said several circumstances converged to ensure no lives were lost in what should have been a deadly storm.

Sirens and TV broadcasts gave people as much as 30 minutes of warning, the University of Southern Mississippi was emptier than usual because of Mardi Gras, and most businesses were either closed or quiet because it was a Sunday.

Forecasters were able to closely track where the storm was headed and had confirmed reports from both people on the ground and from radar, making it easier to give warning, said weather service meteorologist Chad Entremont.

The sheer scope of the damage made it difficult to do a full assessment.

Some 50 roads were closed at one point because of felled trees, downed power lines and debris.

About 570 homes and mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, with another 100 apartments left uninhabitable.

Several thousand remained without power, though the electricity was expected to be restored to most customers later on Monday, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said.

Bryant said the twister carved a path of destruction roughly 75 miles (120 kilometres) long, though National Weather Service officials have not yet determined the tornado’s exact path or how long it was on the ground.

However, early indications show it was an EF3 tornado with wind speeds reaching 145 mph (233 kph) in parts of Hattiesburg, Entremont said.

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Many tornadoes travel just a few miles (kilometres), Entremont said.

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