Red Deer Advocate, February 20, 2013

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Fiscal state in freefall PROVINCE PLANNING JOB CUTS, WAGE FREEZE TO SLOW DESCENT

BY BILL GRAVELAND THE CANADIAN PRESS

PROVINCIAL BUDGET

CALGARY — The Alberta government’s bottom line continues to bleed red ink and the province is planning job cuts and a wage freeze for civil-service managers to try to stem the flow.

Tory Finance Minister Doug Horner announced plans Tuesday for a three-year management salary freeze. It is to begin April 1 and is expected to save taxpayers $54 million.

The government is also reducing the number of public-sector managers by 10 per cent, or about 480 positions, over that same time period, he said. While some positions are vacant and won’t be filled, there will be some people who lose their jobs.

He blamed falling oil and gas revenue. Premier Alison Redford has coined the term bitumen bubble to refer to the difference between the benchmark prices for oil in North America and the lower price Alberta receives for its land-locked oilsands bitumen.

In the first nine months of the 2012-13 fiscal year, Horner said resource revenue was $2.4 billion lower than expected.

“The government is taking decisive, aggressive and immediate action to help address this revenue shortfall,” Horner said as he released the province’s third-quarter fiscal update.

“We can’t control world market prices but we can

make decisions that will make an impact on our bottom.

“It’s costing us a lot of money. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the third quarter and to be honest it’s not getting all that prettier,” he added.

Alberta is now forecasting a deficit of between $3.5 and $4 billion in 2012-13 — at least four times what was originally predicted in the last budget.

Horner will deliver the 2013-14 budget March 7.

He didn’t rule out further job cuts to the rank-andfile within Alberta’s public sector.

“Nothing is off the table,” he said. “The upcoming provincial budget focuses on making the tough but thoughtful decisions necessary to allow the province to continue to deliver on its priorities.”

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Keep on clucking URBAN CHICKEN PILOT PROJECT EXTENDED ANOTHER YEAR

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer will be home for chickens to roost in backyards for at least another year.

By a vote of 7-1, Red Deer city council opened city backyards to chickens coops for a formal pilot project to run until March 31, 2014.

Some councillors felt the existing pilot was not formal enough with clear guidelines. In February 2012, the city launched a year-long pilot project to assess the issues and impacts of urban chickens.

City administration said there was little feedback or complaints regarding urban coops over the last year. As well there was never a clear indication of how many chickens were being raised in the city.

Coun. Chris Stephan said he had a difficult time supporting the extended pilot after only a few conversations with people in the community.

“We did the same things when we implemented the bike lanes,” said Stephan, who voted against the pilot. “We listened to a small biking group but we did not go to the public and get their general input. I think we really need to get that so we can make better decisions on behalf of the whole community and not just small groups and small segments.”

Councillors agreed there was a need for public consultation over the next year. Council agreed to stay engaged with the urban chicken community through Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Theya Machney cuddles up with a hen named Freezie as her mother Charity Briere holds Morgana outside their backyard chicken coop in Parkvale.

(CLUCK).

Coun. Dianne Wyntjes said the city should be looking at urban farming as a whole because it will not stop with the chickens.

“I am in support of expanding it this time,” said Wyntjes. “Let’s here from our community and those urban farmers that we have right now because I think it is important that we talk about sustainablity.”

Under the pilot, chickens must be registered

with the city’s Inspections & Licensing within four months. No other persons will be allowed to own chickens after this four month time period.

Only six chickens and no roosters will be permitted in backyards. There will be a site visit of each registered chicken coop to observe the operation.

Coun. Tara Veer was absent.

City administration will report back to council with a report in February 2014. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

City closer to hosting elite cyclists

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Some of the best cyclists in the world could pedal to Red Deer as part of the Tour of Alberta.

On Tuesday, city council agreed to allocate $77,000 towards the expenses related to the Tour of Alberta, subject to a letter of intent between the city and the local organizing committee.

The city is being considered the third-stage finish community.

The international cycling event will race through small towns and communities between Sept. 3 and 8. Communities will be announced in March and the route unveiled in April.

Although the route and the communities it visits have not been officially announced, the Tour of Alberta would start in Edmonton and end in Calgary.

It is proposed that Red Deer be the finish of a stage of the tour, with the race picking up the next morning in a different location.

On Tuesday afternoon the group of Liz Taylor, Tourism Red Deer executive director, Val Mellesmoen, Tour of Alberta director of marketing and

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communications, and Jenny Pogue, Tour of Alberta director of festivals and events, made their pitch to city council. Council voted in favour of being a finish stage, seven to one with Coun. Tara Veer absent and Coun. Chris Stephan voting against.

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fore heading out to their next stage.

One of the key people behind the tour is Alex Stieda, who lives and works in Edmonton. In 1986, he became the first North American to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.

“He’s always wanted to bring a Tour de Francestyle race to Alberta,” said Mellesmoen. “With a bunch of like-minded people, including George Berry (the chair of the local organizing committee), they worked for many years to put together the kind of structure for it.”

But it all came together fairly quickly when the group was able to secure funding through the Rural Alberta Development Fund in January 2012.

The group was then able to go to the Union Cycliste Internationale and get the race sanctioned.

The Tour of Alberta was officially sanctioned as a 2.1 race, one step below the Tour de France.

“It is a very high sanctioning for a first-year event,” said Mellesmoen. “With that 2.1 level, it makes us the highest ranked race to be held in Canada. Up to half of our teams can be of the same prolevel calibre that is in the Tour de France.”

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TOUR OF ALBERTA

City council backs race MINIMAL INVESTMENT COULD PAY OFF BIG TIME IN TERMS OF EXPOSURE, LOCAL ECONOMY

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF All eyes will be on Red Deer should the city be given a nod to host a stage of the Tour of Alberta.

Red Deer city council said hosting a finishing stage of Alberta’s inaugural international cycling event would put the city on the map.

Council voted 7-1 on Tuesday to allocate $77,000 towards expenses related to being a third-stage finishing host.

Coun. Chris Stephan was opposed because he felt the money could be better spent on core infrastructure and on items like snow removal and filing potholes.

As well, Stephan said some residents would likely not support a cycling event given the feedback from the bike lane pilot project.

Other councillors, however, reasoned it was a minimal investment that would pay off in city exposure and local economic benefits.

The funding sources will come from the hosting major events reserve, community services directorate reserve and the tax stabilization reserve.

The estimated economic benefit for the city is pegged at $650,000.

Councillors said Red Deer is a perfect community to host because of the strong volunteer base.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling said the event is perfectly timed as it will be part of the city’s centennial.

Flewwelling said this will be a huge event for the community.

“We won’t get Red Deer for the whole week but we will definitely get our day in the sun,” said Flewwelling. “I expect to see Ross Street just packed with people.”

Coun. Cindy Jefferies said hosting the stage creates a huge opportunity for Red Deer. Jefferies was recently at an event in Whistler and noted that the local council added $2.5 million to its festivals, events and animation budget for the year.

“That’s the kind of competition that I think that is out there for hosting and wanting to attract certain events to communities,” said Jefferies.

Please see COUNCIL on Page A3

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BUDGET: Cuts not enough for Wildrose party The head of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said talk of layoffs and wage freezes in the public sector is “short-sighted.”

“Government staffing levels haven’t increased since the mid-1990s while the province has added a million people. Employees are stretched as it is,” said union president Guy Smith.

“I question the wisdom of freezing wages, cutting public-sector jobs, and reducing services at the same time demand is increasing.”

But the management cuts were not enough for the Opposition Wildrose party. Leader Danielle Smith suggested middle management ranks need to be thinned by half.

“It seems to me with what they’re putting forward here that this is window dressing,” she said. “The budget that was put forward last year is totally unravelling. We knew it did not contain projections that were remotely achievable.”

The Liberals concurred.

“It’s like putting your finger in the dike and hoping the problem goes away,” said Liberal member Kent Hehr. “Really it’s running around, pretending you’re doing something when you’re not dealing with

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Preparing for the Junior Alberta Provincial Tennis Tournament this weekend in Red Deer Michael Robinson shows his intensity as he winds up for a backhand shot in the tennis dome at the Recreation Centre tennis on Tuesday. The under 12 and under 16 provincial championships begin noon Friday and play out through the weekend with the top eight boys and girls in each age group competing.

Healthy living a time problem: expert

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Too little time is the biggest obstacle for many of those trying to lose weight and keep it off, says Dr. Arya Sharma.

“Healthy living is a time problem,” the University of Alberta professor and its chair in obesity research and management told about 50 people at the Scott Block on Tuesday night.

There is the skipped breakfast, morning rush to work, vending machine snack for lunch because of a tight schedule, and then home, starving and ready to inhale the first pre-packaged thing in sight.

Sound familiar?

It takes 20 minutes for the stomach to register it’s full, but by then many people driven by hungerinduced hormones have over eaten.

“You can do a lot of damage in 20 minutes,” he said.

This is not the way we are supposed to eat. The the real issue.”

Horner said the lower resource revenue expectations have been partially offset by $600 million in savings across ministries and higher-than-expected corporate income tax, stronger investment income and higher revenue from gaming and liquor sales.

Premier Alison Redford had warned there will be tough choices required in the March 7 budget, but has ruled out tax increases or a provincial sales tax.

Alberta New Democrat leader Brian Mason said Albertans should expect service cuts and more broken promises in the budget based on the fiscal update.

“The PCs are obviously planning to balance the budget on the backs of Alberta families — patients, students and workers,” said Mason. “The announcement of wage freezes today should be the writing on the wall for Albertans to expect service cuts in the next budget year.”

Smith is not expecting to be pleased either.

“We don’t know what to expect on March 7,” she said. “But we know it won’t be pretty.”

TOUR: Showcase province The race will feature more than 150 elite cyclists in 16 teams, including up to eight international pro teams.

Part of the Rural Alberta Development Fund’s interest in the tour lies in the ability to showcase the province as the race traverses Alberta.

“It’s not just a major international sporting event

problem is that to introduce three home-made meals, preferably from fresh ingredients, into your daily routine means finding room for a good couple of hours of preparation, eating and cleanup.

Throw in a little exercise, add at least another hour a day. Don’t forget to schedule for the extra two or three more hours of sleep you should be getting.

It all adds up to the reality that battling obesity is hard and means devoting some serious time to yourself.

“There’s no quick fix.”

Sharma has spent 25 years researching obesity and is founder of the Canadian Obesity Network, which brings together 8,000 doctors, policy makers and others interested in the problem.

His presentation came out of the discussions he has with his patients.

“There’s always a whole bunch of questions and there’s lots of things people want to know about obesity,” he said in an interview before his talk.

Please see OBESITY on Page A3 to come to Edmonton or Calgary, or even Red Deer,” said Mellesmoen. “Its an opportunity for smaller communities to be able to host this kind of international festival.”

Mellesmoen said the economic impact would be significant, although it is difficult to put a hard figure on a first-time event. But the conservative estimate is between $30 million and $35 million for the province, and about $650,000 for Red Deer.

“We’re expecting up to 300,000 people (as spectators) for the six days of the race,” said Mellesmoen, including cycling enthusiasts and people who will travel from around the province and country to be a part of the event.

The other impact is from broader exposure to Alberta, which Mellesmoen said is hard to quantify.

But organizers expect five million television broadcast viewers over the six days.

“If this race comes to Red Deer, which we hope it does, with that coming in you’re going to have probably a good hour of televised time across Canada within that live broadcast,” said Mellesmoen.

The route would showcase the variety of landscape in Alberta. Mellesmoen said it could include the hoodoos, mountains and prairie fields.

“For the first year in particular, we did look for some very iconic images for the province,” said Mellesmoen. “And some routes that will profile Alberta very well.”

Taylor said this is something Red Deer really should be involved in.

“It is a tremendous opportunity to be involved in something so big.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

Staff denies queue jumping

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

HEALTH-CARE INQUIRY

CALGARY — Two operators of a private Calgary health centre concede they tried to end-run the booking procedures at a publicly funded cancerscreening clinic, but not to get their patients pushed to the front of the line.

Dr. Doug Caine and business operator Leah Tschritter-Pawluck testified Tuesday that management was so shoddy at Calgary’s Colon Cancer Screening Centre they felt they had to pull strings just to get their patients entered into the database.

“We had a problem and we were trying to find a better way to get (our patients) to be seen efficiently and be put into the system,” Caine, the lead physician at the private Helios Wellness Centre, told the public inquiry into queue-jumping in the Alberta health system.

“We had tried every other mode of communication,” added Tschritter-Pawluck.

The two were called to testify after the inquiry heard testimony last month that Dr. Ron Bridges, a high-ranking University of Calgary academic and physician, and Darlene Pontifex, the office manager at the Colon Cancer Centre, were allegedly co-opting the resources of the publicly funded facility to fasttrack Helios patients.

Last month, Calgary gastroenterologist Dr. Jon

Love told the inquiry he visited Helios in 2010 and Caine told him Helios was set up to reward deeppocket donors to the University of Calgary.

On Tuesday, Caine testified he did not recall saying that to Love, but noted that Helios itself — a nonprofit organization — was a big contributor to the University of Calgary.

Helios is located two floors down from the CCSC in a building at the Foothills Medical Centre.

Caine and Tschritter-Pawluck said Helios opened just before the CCSC did in January 2008 and provides executive-class private health service, including yoga, diet advice and other amenities. Patients pay $10,000 a year to join.

Tschritter-Pawluck said staff also examine patients and book them for tests. But she said the booking process at CCSC was frustrating from the outset.

Many patient files would not be entered into the database for months or they would be missed altogether.

In desperation, she testified, she and Caine decided to bypass the normal booking procedure and email their patient referrals directly to Bridges.

The inquiry has already heard that Bridges, the founder of CCSC and a driving force behind univer-

sity fundraising, still ran tests at the CCSC but otherwise didn’t have a formal say in operations.

Commission head John Vertes asked Caine if Bridges didn’t have a management role at the CCSC, why go through him?

“What did you expect Dr. Bridges to do?” asked Vertes.

“Good point,” replied Caine. “My thinking was I had a problem and I was trying to find a solution to a problem.”

“I would have thought the solution to the problem was to go to the (CCSC) medical director Dr. (Alaa) Rostom or go to the zone vice-president or somebody else in a position of management authority over the CCSC,” said Vertes.

Caine said to him the natural progression up from a clerk is to a physician, and he knew Bridges.

Bridges and Pontifex are to testify at the inquiry on Wednesday.

Clerks at the CCSC and doctors have testified that from 2008 until the early months of 2012, when the queue-jumping inquiry was called, Helios patients at routine risk for colon cancer were screened within weeks at CCSC while ordinary Albertans were told to wait three years.

CCSC clerks said Helios patient files were given the highest priority and placed in a special file. Once a week, they said, Pontifex would check to make sure they had been booked for speedy service.

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COUNCIL: Clearview North getting a car wash “I see this comparatively as a small investment into a whole lot of potential.”

The inaugural cycling race is set to speed through Alberta in six-stages between Sept. 3 and Sept. 8.

The official route will be announced in April but the host communities will be announced next month.

The local organizing committee will make a presentation to Red Deer County Council later this month.

Coun. Tara Veer was absent for the meeting.

OBESITY: No ‘magic fix’

Foreign investment can benefit economy if done right: Mulcair

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“The NDP will be a partner for the development of our energy resources when we form a government in 2015,” Mulcair told a Calgary business community luncheon Tuesday.

“We will work with you so that the rules are clear and that the public has confidence in what we’re trying to do together.”

Listening to Mulcair’s speech were representatives from oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) and pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) — the company behind a controversial B.C. pipeline proposal Mulcair said he remains “adamantly” against.

Mulcair reiterated his disdain for how the Conservative government handled China’s CNOOC Ltd.’s $15.1-billion takeover of Nexen Inc., which is expected to close this month.

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People want to know what drives the problem and why so many diets don’t seem to work for most people.

“So I’d thought I’d put together this little show so I could share some of my experience and some of the research we’ve done and talk about some of the issues that I thinking are most important that are really making it so difficult for most people to manage their weight.”

Sharma knows some will come away disappointed that there is no “magic fix.” Others are reassured to hear that Dr. Arya Sharma their weight loss struggle is not unusual and their battle to lose pounds is not a result of personal failure or lack of effort.

“A lot of those people come away reassured, that here’s an expert telling them that it’s actually very difficult … that there are good reasons this is not easy.

“And that’s not a message they often hear. Even from their own family doctors they hear really this is just a matter of eating less and moving more and they’ll be fine.

“Most people have tried that and it doesn’t really work for them.”

The weight loss industry banks on selling the message that those who successfully lose weight owe it to whatever program they are on, and for those who fail that fault is theirs.

“It’s a great business to be in because they get a lot of repeat customers. People lose weight, put it back on, and come back.

“I always say it’s not people that fail treatment, it’s treatments that fail people.”

There are no simple answers. For instance, genetics play a role in how easy it is for some people to put on weight and how difficult it is for them to take it off.

Medical conditions, such as depression and sleep apnea, can also cause weight gain.

Proceeds of Sharma’s presentation went to the Canadian Obesity Network. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair speaks to the chamber of commerce in Calgary on Tuesday.

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In other council news: ● Clearview North is getting a car wash. City council unanimously gave the green light to amending the land use bylaw to allow for a car wash on 62 Carleton Avenue. The new facility will be built in the northwest corner next to a Shell gas bar and Tim Hortons in the Clearview Market commercial area.

The facility will also be next to some developing residential areas. The proposed operating hours would be 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the summer months and 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. during the rest of the year. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

Add a tax, drop another ANY TALK OF A SALES TAX IN ALBERTA SHOULD REQUIRE THAT IT BE BOTH REVENUE NEUTRAL AND OFFSET BY THE ABOLITION OF A MORE HARMFUL TAX

BY MARK MILKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE There might be a thousand reasons why people hate sales taxes, among them their visibility.

And in Alberta, where no provincial sales tax exists, there is justifiable pride that people have escaped one tax applied elsewhere in Canada.

Many Albertans also rightly fear that its introduction would be just another way to separate taxpayers from their money and lead to increased and inefficient spending.

However, a provincial sales tax can make sense. But before you wonder if I’ve suddenly become a giddy convert to tax happiness, let me be clear: limited, moderate government is still the most desirable.

That means that governments don’t need to be involved in picking win-

ners and losers in the marketplace through corporate welfare and other forms of crony capitalism. They do need be more focused on the protection of property and persons.

In other words, it makes a lot of sense to protect people and their property, to rescue kids from awful situations and to protect borders. It makes little sense to sacrifice tax proceeds for some politician’s latest silly idea on how to diversify the economy.

But, in the end, even more modest and limited governments still need tax dollars. The question becomes one of how to fund the “Leviathan,” as the philosopher Thomas Hobbes once labeled the state.

We don’t have to reinvent the wheel.

Long before pundits and professors across Alberta started discussing whether a provincial sales tax makes sense, my colleagues at the Fraser Institute studied the issue and published a series of essays on this exact topic.

Among the authors was Michael Walker, the founding executive director of the institute who, as far back as the 1970s, discussed the matter with Nobel laureates such as Milton Friedman.

It was Friedman who once stated that, while he was in favour of any tax cut, “some tax cuts are better than others.”

In 2007, three of my colleagues looked at what types of tax are more, and less, damaging. While the report’s title — Tax Efficiency — was admittedly dry, their point was in the subtitle: Not all taxes are created equal.

What did they mean by this? Some taxes, they found, greatly hinder the ability of an economy to prosper, while other taxes are less damaging. And why does that matter? Because jobs and our standard of living are the result of millions of individual decisions that can be negatively impacted by the wrong type of taxes.

For example, Alberta could increase corporate taxes, only to see business flee to Saskatchewan or Texas. Or it could tax high-income earners, as does Quebec, making it more difficult to attract physicians with a needed specialty to Alberta.

The point is that the wrong types — and level — of taxes are economywrecking, job-killers. A society gets the best bang for the buck when taxes are lower. And, like it or not, a sales tax is the least damaging tax that exists.

Here’s another reason why a sales tax makes economic sense: when people visit Alberta, a sales tax would ensure visitors help contribute to the tax coffers, to the upkeep of the province.

That would help lighten the burden

on the rest of us. And as long as sales taxes come with government refund cheques to the poorest, they are workable.

However, any talk of a sales tax in Alberta should be accompanied by the requirement that it be revenue neutral and be completely offset by the abolition of some other, more harmful tax, such as personal income tax. Otherwise, forget it.

Any tax reform premised on the notion that Alberta has a revenue problem is misguided. Adjusted for inflation, Alberta’s per capita program spending jumped to $10,526 per person this year from a mid-1990s low of $6,825; that’s a 54 per cent jump in real terms. Alberta’s biggest problem has always been that it lets spending get out of control. The exact tax mix is secondary to that issue.

Until Alberta deals with its high spending problem, it won’t matter what kind of taxes the provincial government levies — unless of course, the provincial government ultimate aim is to turn Alberta into another high-tax, economy-wrecking, job-killing Western version of Quebec.

Mark Milke is director of Alberta policy studies at the Fraser Institute. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www. troymedia.com).

Our road to disaster “You are not leaving this table until you eat your vegetables!”

How many baby boomers recall that stern message from Mom at dinnertime? She was adamant her kids would grow up healthy.

But once many boomers left home, caution was thrown to the wind, according to a recent study by the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.

The foundation warns “that without immediate action, baby boomers may spend their last years in sickness, disability and immobility.”

Those of us born between 1947 to 1966 have big aspirations today for the golden years: travelRICK ling, spoiling grandchildren and generally enjoying the freedom ZEMANEK that retirement should bring.

They take comfort in the fact Statistics Canada says Canadians are living longer. But StatsCan also reports there’s a 10-year gap in how long we live and how long we live in health. “The gap is mainly due to heart disease, stroke and other chronic conditions,” says the study.

And while a poll conducted online by Leger Marketing among 800 Canadian boomers shows 80 per cent believe they are healthy, the foundation study begs to differ.

If the boomers want to let the good times roll, they should start adhering again to the wise rules of Mom at the dinner table — starting with the veggies.

The study found that 85 per cent of boomers were not eating enough vegetables and fruit, more than 40 per cent are slacking off on exercise, one in five smoke and one in 10 drink heavily. Further, a shocking 74 per cent don’t know they can reduce risk of heart disease and stroke by up to 80 per cent with lifestyle modifications.

One hardly envisions spending the retirement years sickly and disabled, but that’s the road the wheelchair is heading for the boomers.

“The lifestyle choices that Canadian boomers are making directly contribute to living the last 10 years of their lives in sickness. This should cause boomers a lot of concern,” says foundation spokesperson Dr. Beth Abramson.

But it’s not too late, according to the doctor. “The good news is that if lifestyle changes are made now, many Canadians can considerably reduce the effects of heart disease and stroke,” said Abramson. “It is possible for us to take charge of our heart health, reduce hospitalizations and immobility, by significantly improving the quality of life.”

Leading to their golden years, boomers often engaged in “trendy activities” such as squash, racquet ball, jogging visits to the gym and cleansing their body through seemingly bizarre diets. When the trendy stuff waned, many unlaced the gym shoes, tired of the diets, then let the good times roll — taking comfort in the misguided notion that past healthy activities would cruise them through retirement in good health.

“We typically think teenagers are the ones who live like they’re invincible, but boomers seem to forget their mortality too,” says David Sculthorpe, CEO for the Canadian Heart and Stoke Foundation. “In order to take full advantage of life and make health last, Canadians need to take action — it’s their time to decide if they’ll grow old with vitality, or get old with disease.”

To address these concerns, the foundation is launching a program called Make Health Last to help Canadians enjoy their later years in good health. Make Health Last can be found at makehealthlast.ca.

The link to the report on the study is at http://www. heartandstroke.qc.ca/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=p kI0L7MMJrE&b=3660743&ct=12944521 It’s a real eye-opener.

“To make death wait, as we asked Canadians to do last year, is not enough,” says Abramson. “We also need to make health last to have the lives we want to live.”

Rick Zemanek is a former Advocate editor.

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Put a boot heel to cellphones It is painfully obvious that we now live in a disjointed world of social interaction where you are very likely to play second fiddle to a communication device in a one-on-one with other people.

How many times have you found yourself in a situation where the other person is constantly looking down to see if their cellphone has any text messages or social network updates that they obviously believe are infinitely more interesting than you?

I would try not to take this situation too personally because everything appears to be more interesting as long as it’s delivered via cyber-world to the boorishly JIM distracted person sitting SUTHERLAND right in front of you.

However, some of us are still a little old school when it comes to these situations, because we believe that the person in the room still has much more immediate value than the person not in the room. The people in the room have taken the time to show up and devote part of their day to a flesh-and-blood meeting with you. Sure they could have texted you and subsequently distracted you in a meeting with another flesh-and-blood person, but they chose to actually meet with you and possibly even trotted out an age-old sign of civilization called a hand shake.

That was how we rolled in a bygone era.

But these days ,we have veered into the ditch

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when it comes to social courtesies and it is likely that we have also had a rollover in the ditch with no survivors when it comes to social graces.

It is now OK to lend half or less of an ear to the person in the room while mulling over every detail of the text message on the cellphone.

I will admit that 100 per cent of human beings are not interesting 100 per cent of the time. But we do owe everybody within visual and physical range our undivided attention. It’s a measure of respect because they showed up in person. Even the people who take a long way around to a short story are still ahead of a text message, even a short text message.

There are a few people who need to be connected to the world at all times, 24/7 every week of the calendar year. Most people call them Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister or Doctor ER. These people make tough decisions that may actually take place during a conversation with people who don’t make tough decisions and I can accept a moment where they are gazing down to check their messages. They also have very valid reasons to put up a finger and say “I gotta take this” when their phone rings.

I will defer every time to any text or cellphone situation that runs straight and true along a life and death theme in a social situation, but I have a little difficulty with any distracted person whose reason for disengagement from our in-person conversation is the result of any text that includes “lol,” “lmfao” or “omg.” These are simply slap-worthy offences.

I doubt things will get any better unless we are given the right to grab the cellphone from the distracted listener, crush it under a sturdy boot heel and then renew the conversation with: “As I was saying before we were so rudely interrupted. ...”

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OTTAWA — The Conservative government has politicized its policy options at a time when harmonized federal and provincial carbon policies are needed to cut emissions as cheaply as possible, says a new report.

An increasingly fragmented national approach to carbon policy could result in higher costs, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

The Conservative decision to go with complex, sector-by-sector regulation of emissions while provinces experiment with market-driven policies such as cap-and-trade systems, carbon offsets and carbon taxes makes for a confusing patchwork, said the year-in-review report, released Tuesday.

“The rules of this new game are not so clear, leaving uncertainty, confusion and the risk of unintend-

ed consequences in the face of increasing regulatory complexity,” say the report’s three authors.

“In 2013 we can expect a sense of rising unease with the emerging system.”

The report does not take the Conservative government to task, and in fact praises Ottawa for “more policy action in 2012 by the federal government than in any previous year.” It also states there were early signs of policy co-ordination between jurisdictions.

But the study goes on to make it clear that the anti-carbon tax rhetoric from Stephen Harper’s Conservatives won’t help harmonize policies.

“The federal government’s ’job-killing carbon tax’ refrain in September caught many by surprise, casting a shadow of uncertainty over ongoing consultations,” said the report from the Canadian-based,

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“The government’s position left no doubt that regulation is the word.”

David Sawyer, one of the report’s co-authors and the institute’s vice-president, said in an interview that regulations are usually viewed by economists as less efficient and cost-effective than market mechanisms for reducing carbon.

“The question is, can the regulations that are emerging have flexibility?” said Sawyer. “To what extent can we design the regulations to lead to lowcost outcomes?”

The Harper government has pounded away for months at a proposed NDP cap-and-trade policy that Conservatives claim amounts to a “job-killing tax on everything.”

The Conservatives proposed their own cap-andtrade system in their 2008 election platform, but have since renounced any such policy in an effort to demonize New Democrats.

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Albertans challenging impaired driving law still can’t drive An Alberta judge has ruled three people who lost their driver’s licences under a new impaired driving law will not get them back pending the outcome of their constitutional challenge.

Chief Justice Neil Wittman of Court of Queen’s Bench ruled that returning their licences would mean many more people would likely apply as well to get their licences back.

“The balance of convenience does not favour the granting of a stay,” Wittman wrote in his decision released Tuesday.

“To grant a stay at this point would effectively determine the issue, finally, for the applicant and potentially for a great many other Albertans whose driver’s licences are currently suspended.”

The province’s new law came into effect last July and, in five months,

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police charged more than 4,000 people with impaired driving offences. Under the law, drivers who blow over .08 have their vehicles impounded for three days and lose their licences until their cases are resolved in court.

Wittman ruled the challenge is not a frivolous one and the licence suspensions have affected the work and family relationships of the three applicants in the case. But he said allowing them to drive again would also “deny the public a large part of the benefit of the legislation in advance of a determination on the merits.”

TORONTO — Gun violence in Toronto is what prompted Ottawa to bring in stiffer mandatory minimum sentences and those penalties must not be overturned as “the plague of handguns” continues, Ontario’s Appeal Court heard Tuesday.

The province’s highest court is hearing six guncrime cases jointly this week as all of the appeals centre on controversial mandatory minimums. A provincial Crown attorney was the first to make arguments before the special five-judge panel in a courtroom packed with two dozen lawyers.

Arguments will likely focus on the three-year mandatory minimum sentence for possession of a loaded illegal gun. The law was enacted in 2008 as part of the federal Conservatives’ omnibus crime bill, but was first proposed in response to a spate of gun violence in Toronto in 2005.

It was dubbed “the year of the gun,” but no gun death galvanized politicians as much as the death of 15-year-old Jane Creba. The teen was in a crowd teeming with downtown Boxing Day shoppers when she was hit with a bullet as a gunfight suddenly broke out between two rival groups.

Such shootings were a “threatening of Canadian values by a new gun culture and gun lawlessness,”

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Crown Attorney Riun Shandler told the Appeal Court.

“The plague of handguns in this city continues,” he said, pointing to a shooting at a community barbecue this past summer that saw two bystander partygoers hit and killed.

The Appeal Court hearings also come days after a 15-year-old was shot and killed, making him the fourth minor to die in gunfire in the Toronto area this year.

“Parliament stiffened the penalty so that people... know they have a choice to exercise and that choice is not to possess a loaded handgun in a public place,” Shandler said. “Nothing good can come of possession of a loaded illegal gun.”

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has delivered on a controversial campaign promise nearly two years after vowing to combat religious persecution.

At a mosque north of Toronto, Harper formally announced Tuesday the creation of an office of religious freedom which will operate as part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Harper also named Andrew Bennett, a public servant and academic who has worked for the Privy Council Office — as the first ambassador to the new body.

In his remarks at the Ahmadiyya Muslim community centre and mosque, Harper said religious persecution is an urgent and ongoing global problem that plagues believers of all faiths.

He chronicled abuses against Jews, Coptic Christians, Muslims and Buddhists.

“Canada has spoken out consistently and emphatically,” Harper said. “Without fear or favour, Canada defends human rights around the world. And we have not only spoken out; we have also taken action.”

Harper was flanked at the event by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. John Baird, the country’s foreign affairs minister, was not present due to a tour of Latin America.

Baird was active in the creation of the office, meeting with religious figures over the past 18 months.

Harper said Bennett’s role will involve monitoring religious freedom around the world and promoting it as part of Canadian foreign policy.

Tuesday’s announcement comes after many fits and starts that saw government officials touting the imminent creation of the office over the course of the last year.

Human rights groups and opposition critics have spoken out against the office, calling it a misguided attempt to inject religion into foreign policy.

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Baird postpones Venezuela trip Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s trip to Venezuela this week was postponed after Caracas found it to be too delicate a moment to host some — but not all — foreign visitors. Venezuela pulled the plug on Baird’s scheduled visit after strongman president Hugo Chavez was unexpectedly released from a Cuban hospital Monday and returned home. Sources said the Venezuelan government found the atmosphere surrounding Chavez’s return to be too politically charged to host Baird. Chavez has spent the last 10 weeks receiving cancer treatment in Cuba.

Uncertainty prevailed over whether Chavez would be able to be officially sworn in as president after winning an election last fall before his illness struck.

Loonie hits 7-month low The Canadian dollar closed lower Tuesday, hitting a fresh, seven-month low during the day amid worries centred on fears of massive U.S. government spending cuts, the housing market and oil prices.

The Canadian dollar fell 0.56 of a cent to 98.83 cents US after going as low as 98.65 cents US. The dollar has not had a good start to 2013, falling more than 1.5 cents US. Analysts say there is more than one issue putting pressure on the Canadian currency. For starters, there’s the looming sequester in the U.S., Canada’s biggest trading partner. That is a huge package of across the board spending cuts worth US$85 billion that are set to take effect at the end of the month unless lawmakers can agree on other cuts.

It would cut a big chunk out of American economic growth, a worrisome prospect for an economy struggling to put in growth of even two per cent and bad news for an export-driven economy like Canada’s.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — Two days after thousands amassed in the U.S. capital to protest TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, the project’s proponents gathered Tuesday to extol its virtues and accuse its foes of playing fast and loose with the facts.

Alex Pourbaix, a top TransCanada executive, forcefully disputed the key charge levelled by environmentalists against the pipeline, which would carry bitumen from Alberta’s carbon-intensive oilsands to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

“You could shut down oilsands production tomorrow, and it would have absolutely no measurable impact on climate change,” he said at a roundtable in D.C. hosted by the National Association of Manufacturers.

“The oilsands and their greenhouse gas

emissions impact have been overstated.”

While environmental activists claim the oilsands are a “carbon bomb” that spew massive amounts of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere, Pourbaix said the emissions are in fact “globally immaterial.”

The contrast between Tuesday’s roundtable and Sunday’s protest was striking, despite efforts by Keystone proponents to fight back in the face of a rejuvenated antipipeline campaign by U.S. environmentalists following President Barack Obama’s recent calls for swift action on climate change.

A sea of placard-waving activists, citizens of all ages and Hollywood celebrities gleefully came together on the National Mall on Sunday to demand the pipeline’s rejection.

Two days later, a panel of sombre, suit-

and-tie-clad business executives demanded precisely the opposite in a quiet conference room to a small group of assembled media.

Jay Timmons, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, said most Americans support the construction of the pipeline.

“If you want to know why Americans are frustrated with Washington, you only need to look at the Keystone project and the inexcusable bureaucracy and red tape,” he said.

“In the State of the Union address and on the campaign trail, President Obama spoke a great deal about economic recovery and an ’all-of-the-above’ energy policy.

“It’s beyond time for those words to be met with action.

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Tower nearly filled to capacity

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The upper floors of a prominent Red Deer office building are filling.

But an official with the leasing agent for Executive Place says the main floor, which is earmarked for retail tenants, remains open.

Chad Brennand, an associate with DTZ Barnicke in Edmonton, said negotiations with a prospective tenant for the entire third floor of the 12-storey building at 4900 50th St. are ongoing.

Nova Chemical Corp. previously committed to the fourth, fifth and sixth floors, and Stantec Inc. already occupies half of the seventh floor and all of the levels above that.

Brennand added that much of Executive Place’s second floor is also spoken for, although he said he couldn’t release details at this time.

“If we can get that third floor deal done, the office component will be full.”

Meanwhile, interest in the ground floor has been subdued, he confirmed.

In the early stages of the leasing process, there were many inquiries about this 4,500-square-foot area, said Brennand. But the building’s owners wanted to avoid chopping up that area until the tenant layout above was known.

“Now, we would entertain large blocks, small blocks.”

He suggested the location would be ideal for a coffee shop or food service business.

“There are a lot of people in that building, and you’ve got City Hall across the street.”

Other types of retail uses, including medical, would also be suitable, added Brennand.

Executive Place was developed by Beca International Ltd. and Clark Builders at a cost of about $40 million.

Stantec relocated there from its former premises in the Professional Building a block east last June, and Nova confirmed in December that it was preparing to move some of its administrative staff there from its petrochemical complex at Joffre.

Business people in the downtown have been eagerly awaiting the lease-out of Executive Place, pointing to the economic spin-offs a full building should bring to the area. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Although 4,500 square feet of ground floor retail space is still available at Executive Place, on the corner of Gaetz Avenue and Ross Street, office space in the 12-storey building is largely spoken for.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The world’s biggest food and drinks maker Nestle SA has become the latest company to pull some of its products off European shelves after they were found to contain undeclared horse meat.

The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement late Monday that it withdrew some of its beef pasta ready meals from sale after tests conducted two days earlier detected horse DNA. Nestle said it increased its surveillance after reports emerged last month of mislabeled products being sold in Britain.

“Our tests have found traces of horse DNA in two products made from beef supplied by H.J. Schypke,” Nestle said. “The levels found are above the one per cent threshold the U.K.’s Food Safety Agency uses to indicate likely adulteration or gross negligence.”

H.J. Schypke, a German subcontractor for one of Nestle’s suppliers, Belgium-based JBS Toledo N.V., said in a statement Tuesday that it had never knowingly procured horse meat.

“We regret this incident and will intensify our efforts to provide the highest quality products,” it said.

“As a result, we will conduct genetic tests on all raw incoming meat in future.”

Nestle insisted that the Buitoni Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini meals sent to Italy and Spain, and frozen meat sold as Lasagnes a la Bolognaise Gourmandes to catering businesses in France, were safe to consume.

Other Nestle food brands, such as Stouffer’s, Lean Cuisine and Gerber baby foods, weren’t affected.

Speaking at the company’s results presentation last week, Nestle’s chief executive officer, Paul Bulcke, said reports that horse meat had found its way into food products in Europe had adversely affected the entire global food industry but his company had “very stringent and very disciplined policies with our suppliers” to prevent contaminants from entering its products.

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Gord’s Smoke Shop has closed its doors in the Bower Place Shopping Centre and is scheduled to reopen March 1st in a new location at 2310 Gaetz Ave.

Long time Bower Place tenant Gord’s Smoke Shop moving

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR One of Bower Place Shopping Centre’s oldest tenants is moving on — and its departure will be particularly hard on some.

Gord’s Smoke Shop was scheduled to close its store in the mall on Tuesday, with plans to reopen at 2310 Gaetz Ave. within two weeks.

“Our goal is to be open by March 1,” said Andee Malyon, who operates the family business.

The store, which carries a broad range of tobacco supplies — including cigars, pipes and accessories — as well as gift items and other products, had become a regular stop for many people who work or shop in the mall, said Malyon. But she thinks the move will bring more benefits than drawbacks.

Key among these will be space, with Gord’s growing to nearly 2,800 square feet from the 855 square feet it had in the mall.

That will allow the shop to expand its product lines, and get back into merchandise like souvenirs and novelty items that it carried previously.

Malyon also expects its cigar and tobacco supplies offerings to grow.

The store’s new premises, which were occupied by Computer Trends until last month, are also in a better location, she said. With minors prohibited from entering tobacco shops, staff often had to ask families of mall shoppers to stay out.

“It’s not like a liquor store where you can walk in with your two-year-old in your arms and buy a bottle of alcohol,” pointed out Malyon.

“It’s absolutely no minors allowed in the store.”

Moving to a site between twoadult-oriented businesses — Bo’s Bar & Grill and Adult Video Super Store — should alleviate this problem, she said.

Malyon believes Gord’s Smoke

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KEYSTONE: Need approval “In a struggling economy, we must not pass up clear opportunities to create jobs and jump-start growth.”

The pipeline “has been held up for far too long,” he added. “We need approval immediately.”

Pourbaix said TransCanada “completely agrees” with Obama’s recent proclamations on the need for quick action on climate change.

“But a complete transition away from carbon fuel is going to take decades.... the U.S. will be reliant on oil for decades,” he said.

“So it’s really a question of where the U.S. wants its oil to come from — does the U.S. want its oil from a friendly neighbour in Canada and domestic sources like the Bakken play, or does it want to continue to import higher-priced foreign oil from nations that do not support U.S. values? It is that simple.”

Pourbaix and other stakeholders, including engineer Billy Rogers, all urged Obama to approve the pipeline, which would also help deliver a glut of domestic oil in the U.S. Midwest to market.

“Working on the Gulf Coast Project has afforded me a good income that allows me to support my family,” said Rogers, who’s currently working on the southern portion of the Keystone XL project.

“In addition, the construction of this project has had a significant impact in the local communities in which we work as the hundreds of crew members spend their money locally in restaurants, grocery stores, shops — everyone is benefiting.”

Keystone XL has long been a flashpoint for the American environmental movement, but with the president now declaring climate change a legislative

Shop was one of the original Bower Place Shopping Centre tenants in 1981.

Her parents, Gordon and Jane Bellingham, bought the business from Gail and Eric Sissons in 1996, and Gordon believes there may have been two owners before the Sissons.

Malyon took over around 2005, and her daughter Taylor is now also involved.

In its early years, she said, the store carried a wide variety of magazines and sold lottery tickets.

It later served as a Ticketmaster outlet, but discontinued that timeconsuming commitment in December 2011.

Gord’s Smoke Shop will maintain its mall hours at the new location — at least until the preferences of shoppers are known.

Malyon hopes its mall customers will continue to shop there, and that more people will discover the store once it has a high-profile store front on Gaetz Avenue. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

priority, the $7-billion project is being portrayed as an ever more dastardly villain. Environmentalists consider the pipeline a symbol of “dirty oil.”

Pipeline proponents have been scrambling to get back on a firmer footing amid signals that Keystone XL is causing tensions in the Canada-U.S. relationship.

Obama rejected TransCanada’s previous permit application due to concerns about the impact on an ecologically sensitive area in Nebraska. But Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, previously a Keystone foe, recently gave his blessing to TransCanada’s new route around a crucial state aquifer.

The U.S. State Department, tasked with making the ultimate decision on Keystone XL because it crosses an international border, is expected to rule on the pipeline’s fate this spring.

PRICE: What is reasonable?

Defining what is a reasonable price is an interesting question, and one that we delve into with great detail in my investments class at the Donald School of Business.

Buffett looks for companies whose value is significantly more than what the market has priced it at. In other words, they are on sale relative to similar companies in similar industries.

So clearly, when Buffett decided to purchase H.J. Heinz at just over $72, he had determined that the company was worth more than $72.

We can get a good idea of what Buffett thinks is a good price by considering a basic fact about Heinz.

Between 2011 and 2012, Heinz’s earnings per share (EPS) fell from $3.06 to $2.85. In other words, if you owned one share of Heinz, management would have earned twenty-one cents less for each share you owned.

Organic Alberta will hold its 2013 conference and annual general meting at Olds College on Feb. 26 and 27.

Entitled Building Sustainability: The Organic Way, the conference will feature a trade show and presentations on a variety of topics. These will range from an introduction to organic production to valueadded operations.

Specific subjects related to organic livestock production will include health management, and finishing organic beef on grain or grass. In the case of crop production, sessions will focus on oats, techniques like weed control and crop rotations, building a seed bank, biological pest management in vegetables, and farm sustainability. When it comes to marketing, discussions will focus on distribution systems, preparing for retail, using social media and best practices for selling grain.

The conference will also include networking and discussion sessions, and a keynote presentation about organic food regulation in Canada, by Organic Federation of Canada president Ted Zettel.

Cost to attend is $95 per person or $160 for two people from the same family, with students charged $45. Additional information can be found on the Organic Alberta website at organicalberta.org.

Hairstyle training at Olds College Add hair-styling to the list of careers available through Olds College.

Last week, the college launched a hairstylist trade pre-employment apprenticeship program with 12 high school students enrolled. They’ll receive training through a blend of online and hands-on instruction over two semesters, earning both CTS (career and technology studies) credits and pre-employment trade credits.

Dan Daley, dean of Olds College’s school of trades, said the program will allow participants learn about a career while getting a jump on the associated apprenticeship requirements.

“It gets them exposed to the trade while they’re still in high school.”

Daley pointed out that dual credit programs already exist for students working toward their carpentry and welding tickets.

“The plan is for the program to act as a pilot that we can develop into a full apprenticeship program, to include adult learners and continue to meet the needs in our communities.”

Although its being conducted out of the cosmetology lab at the Community Learning Campus at Olds, the hairstylist trade pre-employment apprenticeship program is actually being offered by Olds College and Red Deer College through the Campus Alberta Central partnership. Chinook’s Edge School Division is also participating.

Lee Cenaiko, a veteran hair stylist who is teaching the program, said the career prospects will be good for graduates.

“Stats show we are running short of stylists, and there’s a definite need for qualified people to provide quality work.

“The potential career options for these students are amazing, and it is much broader than cutting hair. They may choose to become platform stylists, competition artists or product line representatives.”

However, management was still able to increase the dividends paid from $1.80 to $1.92. Dividends are the share of net income that management pays out to shareholders. In other words, Heinz’s management paid out eight per cent more to shareholders in 2012, compared to 2011.

It is an understatement to say that Warren Buffett knows a good thing when he sees it. In Heinz, he saw a company that pays a regular dividend and still manages to grow the size of its business.

So paying an additional 20 per cent was justified from his point of view. Regular cash dividend payments and growth are the key to his investment success.

Buffett clearly feels that the value of $72 a share is cheap (margin of safety) compared to the potential growth in earnings and dividends.

Heinz can achieve these results because it is in stable business that is reasonably recession proof.

After all, we may not buy steak when we’re all feeling poorer but we will buy burgers and hot dogs with all of the toppings supplied by Heinz.

Dividends are also a key part of his strategy. They generally confirm that management is doing a good job at running the company, and they reduce any potential losses.

Dividends as part of a risk management tool can be thought of as a hedge against future potential losses. Remember Buffett’s quote on bad times: “You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.”

Buffett’s purchase of Heinz last week was a free lecture in Investments 101, and a guide to how we can all achieve control over our financial destinies.

In the words of one of the fathers at Niagara University, “here ends the sermon, now begins the lesson.”

Easy Money is written by Patrick O’Meara, an instructor at Red Deer College’s Donald School of Business. He can be contacted at Patrick.O’Meara@rdc.ab.ca.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 110.09 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 84.67 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.01 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.95 Cdn. National Railway . 101.50 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 120.88 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 74.55 Capital Power Corp . . . . 23.12 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.20 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 32.20 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.81 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 27.25 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.44 General Motors Co. . . . . 27.68 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 19.79 Research in Motion. . . . . 14.57 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.57 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 48.91 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 40.13 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 69.32 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 16.44 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 47.39 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 68.50 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.81 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 39.90 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 13.10 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.88 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.14 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 50.11 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.76 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 21.66 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 31.87 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.52 First Quantum Minerals . 19.93 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 34.06 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.64 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 69.10 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.04 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 42.00 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.54 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 32.77

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 25.93 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 35.50 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 46.65 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.57 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 48.50 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.07 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.77 Canyon Services Group. 11.19 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.76 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 18.52 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.08 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 89.32 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 42.81 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.52 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 30.79 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 42.75 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.38 Nexen Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.74 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 4.50 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.43 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . . 1.10 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.11 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 32.17 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.70 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15.18 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.21 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 52.28

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market racked up a solid gain Tuesday amid merger and acquisition activity and data pointing to strong German investor optimism which eased fears that Europe’s biggest economy could be headed into recession.

The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 123.57 points to 12,810.21 while the TSX Venture Exchange dropped 13.85 points to 1,171.8.

The Canadian dollar fell 0.56 of a cent to 98.83 cents US after hitting a seven-month low of 98.65 cents US during the day.

Canada’s Great West Lifeco (TSX:GWO) is buying Irish Life Group for $1.75 billion. Its shares were earlier halted on the TSX but later gained 65 cents to $27.43.

And there were reports that retailers Office Depot and OfficeMax are discussing a merger.

The Wall Street Journal said that OfficeMax and Office Depot were considering a deal to combine, which would result in big cost savings. The paper said an announcement could come as early as this week.

U.S. indexes were also positive after Germany’s ZEW institute index rose to 48.2 points from 31.5 in January. It was the third monthly increase in a row and above the 36 points expected by market analysts.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 53.91 points to 14,035.67, the Nasdaq composite index was up 21.56 points at 3,213.59 and the S&P 500 index climbed 11.15 points to 1,530.94.

The German data came as a relief after another economic report last week showed the country’s economy shrank 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter. A drop in the first quarter of this year would put it in a technical recession but many economists think the dip was only temporary and that the economy will quickly return to growth.

Telecoms led TSX gainers, up 1.58 per cent with Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) continuing to benefit from a strong earnings report Friday, up $1.17 at $48.49.

The financial sector ran ahead 1.2 per cent as Royal Bank (TSX:RY) advanced $1.13 to $64.43.

The information technology sector was ahead 1.03 per cent as BlackBerry (TSX:BB) gained 34 cents to $14.57 even as Canaccord Genuity slashed its estimate of BlackBerry BB10 smartphone shipments in February to just 300,000 units, a far cry from its earlier estimate of more than 1.75 million.

The equities research unit of Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX:CF) says its global surveys show initial sales have been mixed for the BlackBerry Z10, with limited supply rather than overwhelming demand behind post-launch shortages at some stores.

Elsewhere in the sector, Constellation Software (TSX:CSU) was down $3.76 to $116.24.

Prices weakened for oil and copper despite the positive European data.

The energy sector was up 1.03 per cent as the March crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 80 cents to US$96.66 a barrel. Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) was ahead 42 cents to C$32.17.

Miners led TSX losers with the

base metals sector down 1.1 per cent while copper prices fell sharply after several local governments in China announced new measures to restrict financing to potential homebuyers.

That triggered concerns about a fresh wave of tightening for the property sector.

March copper ticked nine cents lower to US$3.65 a pound. China is the biggest consumer of copper, considered an economic bellwether as it is used in so many industries, including electrical and plumbing in houses.

HudBay Minerals (TSX:HBM) was off 30 cents to C$10.64.

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 63.18 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 59.15 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.46 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 31.66 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 33.07 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 27.43 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 45.32 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 64.00 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.53 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 79.52 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.40 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 64.43 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 29.14 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.84

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights Tuesday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,810.21 up 123.57 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,171.80 down 13.85 points TSX 60 — 735.90 up 7.90 points Dow — 14,035.67 up 53.91 points S&P 500 — 1,530.94 up 11.15 points Nasdaq — 3,213.59 up 21.56 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 98.83 cents US, down 0.56 of a cent Pound — C$1.5808, up 1.96 cents Euro — C$1.3546, up 1.05 cents Euro — US$1.3388, up 0.28 of a cent Oil futures: US$96.66 per barrel, up 80 cents (March contract) Gold futures: US$1,604.20 per oz., down $5.30 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $30.963 per oz., down 34.4 cents $995.46 kg., down $10.42 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Tuesday at 1,171.80, down 13.85 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 195.41 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: March ’13 $11.80 higher $642.00; May ’13 $15.10 higher $630.90; July ’13 $15.20 higher $617.40; Nov. ’13 $13.90 higher $569.70; Jan. ’14 $13.80 higher $566.70; March ’14 $13.80 higher $564.80; May ’14 $13.80 higher $562.70; July ’14 $13.80 higher $560.80; Nov. ’14 $13.80 higher $549.60; Jan ’15 $13.80 higher $549.60; March ’15 $13.80 higher $549.60.

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.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 643,100 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 643,100.

INTEREST RATES THIS WEEK Prime rate this week: 3.0% (Unchanged)

Bank of Canada rate: 1.0% (Unchanged)

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LNG assessment process underway

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — A federal review is getting underway into Progress Energy’s proposed multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas terminal to be built on the B.C. north coast.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is inviting public comments on the $9-billion facility in Prince Rupert to chill natural gas to a liquid state so it can be shipped to lucrative markets in Asia.

Under the revised environmental assessment act, the agency must first decide whether a full federal environmental assessment is necessary.

The agency is gathering written comments from the public until March 11, as part of a 45-day evaluation period.

Progress, which is now a subsidiary of Malaysian state-owned firm Petronas, has applied to build two plants expected to process six million tonnes of natural gas annually.

B.C. is banking on what the Liberal government says is a trilliondollar LNG industry over the next 30 years with five LNG projects proposed for Prince Rupert and Kitimat.

rise and the opportunity for Genalta and Shell to create environmentally friendly power using produced gas is mutually beneficial.”

Canaccord slashes Genalta Power to convert BlackBerry estimates gas to electricity TORONTO — Analysts are split CALGARY — Genalta Power Inc. announced Tuesday it is building a power generating facility that will convert gas from Shell Canada’s bitumen cold production into electricity.

The facility, which is part of a 10-year agreement between Genalta Power and Shell Canada, will have the capacity to generate up to four megawatts of power, the equivalent of enough to power 4,800 homes.

The electricity will be produced with gas from Shell’s facilities in Peace River, Alta., and sold on the power grid, Genalta Power said in a statement.

As part of the project, Shell will construct a pipeline to transport the gas from its Cliffdale oilsands development to the new Genalta facility.

“Genalta is excited to be working together with Shell to create a produced-gas-to-power project,” Genalta CEO Graham Illingworth said in a release.

“The cost of power is on the

on the future of BlackBerry and its prospects for sales success, as Canaccord Genuity pulled back its expectations for the smartphone maker on Tuesday.

The investment firm said it believes that shipments of the new BlackBerry devices in February will fall short of earlier predictions of just 300,000 units, a far cry from its initial estimate of more than 1.75 million.

The outlook adds to a polarizing view of the smartphone maker from the analyst community, which has a range of price targets from nearly $23 to as little as $9.

Canaccord sits at the low end of those expectations.

The equities research unit of Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX:CF) said Tuesday that its global surveys show initial sales have been mixed for the BlackBerry Z10, with limited supply rather than overwhelming demand behind post-launch shortages at some stores.

Microsoft looks to regain leadership in email with marketing blitz for launch of Outlook.com THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is so confident it has the Internet’s best email service that it is about to spend at least $30 million to send its message across the U.S. The barrage began Tuesday when Microsoft’s twist on email, Outlook.com, escalated an assault on rival services from Google Inc., Yahoo Inc., AOL Inc. and a long list of Internet service providers.

As part of the process, all users of Microsoft’s Hotmail and other email services operating under different domains such as MSN.com will be automatically converted to Outlook.com by the summer, if they don’t voluntarily switch before then.

All the old messages, contacts and settings in the old inboxes will be exported to Outlook.com.

Users will also be able to keep their old addresses.

Email remains a key battleground, even at a time when more people are texting each other on phones.

People still regular-

ly check their inboxes, albeit increasingly on their smartphones. The recurring email habit provides Internet companies a way to keep people coming back to websites. It gives people a reason to log in during their visits so it’s easier for email providers to track their activities.

Frequent visits and personal identification are two of the keys to selling ads, the main way most websites make money.

That’s why Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have been retooling their email services in recent months.

After keeping Outlook.com in a “preview” phase since July 31, Microsoft Corp. is ready to accept all comers.

To welcome new us-

ers, Microsoft is financing what it believes to be the biggest marketing blitz in the history of email. Outlook.com will be featured in ads running on primetime TV, radio stations, websites, billboards and buses. Microsoft expects to spend somewhere between $30 million to $90 million on the Outlook campaign, which will run for at least three months.

The Outlook ads will overlap with an antiGmail marketing campaign that Microsoft launched earlier this month. The “Scroogled” attacks depict Gmail as a snoopy service that scans the contents of messages to deliver ads related to topics being discussed.

The Gmail ads are meant to be educational

while the Outlook campaign is motivational, said Dharmesh Mehta, Outlook.com’s senior director.

“We are trying to push people who have gotten lazy and comfortable with an email service that may not be all that great and help show them what email can really do for them,” said Mehta.

By Microsoft’s own admission, Hotmail had lost the competitive edge that once made it the world’s largest email service. The lack of innovation left an opening for Google to exploit when it unveiled Gmail nearly nine years ago.

Gmail is now the industry leader, although estimates on its popularity vary.

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Rebels escape with win MARK GIORDANO

GIORDANO GETS THE MAX Calgary Flames defenceman Mark Giordano was fined $10,000 by the NHL on Tuesday for his slew foot on Dallas Stars forward Antoine Roussel. The incident occurred midway through the second period of Calgary’s 4-3 win at Dallas on Sunday. Giordano was assessed a minor penalty for tripping on the play. The fine is the maximum allowed under the new collective bargaining agreement. Because Giordano is a first-time offender, the fine was the lesser of $10,000 or one-half of his daily salary. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

Today

● JV basketball: Ponoka at Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber at Stettler, Notre Dame at Rocky Mountain House; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Three Hills, first game of best-of-three North survivor series, 8 p.m.

Thursday

● Senior high basketball: Lindsay Thurber at Hunting Hills; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● College women’s hockey: MacEwan at RDC, first game of best-ofthree semifinal, 7 p.m., Arena.

Friday

● College volleyball: ACAC women’s championship at RDC, games at 1 3, 6 and 8 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. (The Drive). ● Senior AAA hockey: Bentley at Sylvan Lake, second game of bestof-seven provincial semifinal, 8:30 p.m., Multiplex.

Saturday

● College volleyball: ACAC women’s championship at RDC, games at 1, 3, 6 and 8 p.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Canucks at Red Deer Northstar, 11:30 a.m., Arena.

LATE GOAL GETS REBELS INTO SHOOTOUT WHERE THEY PULL OUT VICTORY

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 3 Pats 2 (SO) The Red Deer Rebels have played down to the level of their opposition all too often this Western Hockey League season.

That was the case again Tuesday, at least through two periods. But a strong push in the final frame got the Rebels to overtime and then a shootout, and eventually a 3-2 win over the Regina Pats before a recorded gathering of 4,221 at the Centrium.

With netminder Patrik Bartosak on the bench, captain Turner Elson saved the home side with a goal at the 19-minute mark of the third period. Then, following a scoreless five-minute overtime frame, Bartosak foiled all three Regina shooters while former Pat Dominik Volek beat opposing netminder Matt Hewitt with the winning tally.

“It wasn’t pretty. We weren’t very good for 40 minutes,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “Our goalie played outstanding and in the third period and overtime we gave up a total of two shots.

“But the first 40 minutes just weren’t what we can accept and it’s not how we want to play at this time of the year. This is the time of the year you have to make a push and everyone’s game has to be at a level that’s acceptable.”

The Pats never trailed in the contest and were full value for their 1-0 lead after one period and 2-1 edge after 40 minutes.

Former Rebels forward Lane Scheidl notched his 30th of the season during a Regina power play in the final minute of the opening frame.

Rhyse Dieno pulled the Rebels even at 12:30 of the second period, intercepting a weak pass by Pats forward Trent Ouellette and whipping a quick shot by Hewitt.

But the visitors, despite being outshot 14-9 in the period, regained the lead when Scheidl took a feed from Chandler Stephenson and beat Bartosak at 19:39 with a bullet from the high slot.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Regina Pat Darian Henry and Red Deer Rebel Matt Bellerive clash during second period action at the Centrium Tuesday.

The Rebels carried the play through the third period — outshooting their guests 15-1 — and applied big-time pressure in the final 10 minutes. They were finally rewarded when Elson buried his own rebound with a minute remaining.

“They gave me time. A guy came down and tried to block me and I went around him, put if off the pad (of Hewitt) and got the rebound. I knew I had it,” said Elson.

The victory moved the Rebels into fourth place in the Eastern Conference, one point up on the Prince Albert Raiders. Red Deer is seven points ahead of Medicine Hat, eight up on Swift Current and 10 ahead of the eighth-place Kootenay Ice. “We needed these two points. We know

we’re right there with P.A. and there are teams chasing us from behind,” said Elson.

“That (Regina) is a team at the bottom of our conference and we have to beat them every time. We worked hard in the third period but in the first two we were sloppy.”

Bartosak, steady but not overly busy, turned aside 20 shots to post his 26th win of the season. His best saves came early, as he denied Stephenson on two occasions, including a breakaway, and took a goal away from Emil Sylvegard.

Hewitt was a standout at the other end, making 40 saves, including big stops on Brooks Maxwell, Volek and Haydn Fleury.

Please see REBELS on Page B6

Oilers can’t hold court against Kings

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Kings 3 Oilers 1 EDMONTON — Jeff Carter scored the winner with just 49.6 seconds remaining in regulation Tuesday as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1.

After the Oilers turned the puck over at the Kings’ blueline, Carter beat Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin through the legs with a quick shot.

Los Angeles then put the game away with an empty-net goal by Jarret Stoll.

Colin Fraser also scored for the Kings (6-6-2), who have won three of their last four games.

Jonathan Quick finished with 23 saves get the win.

Sam Gagner replied for the Oilers (6-6-3), who have lost two of their last three, all at home.

Khabibulin stopped 35 shots in taking the loss.

Edmonton had the best chances in the early running as Taylor Hall dropped a pass to Jordan Eberle three minutes in but he hit the post behind Quick. A minute later Quick, was forced to come up with a big toe save on another solid opportunity for Hall.

The Kings took a 1-0 lead at 4:44 of the second period when Khabibulin made a save on a long shot by Jordan Nolan but

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Los Angeles Kings’ Dustin Penner deflects the puck as Edmonton Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin makes the save during NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday. the Oilers were unable to clear the rebound as Fraser swooped in for his first of the season.

Los Angeles held the bulk of the momentum in the period, at one point outshooting Edmon-

ton 13-1, but the Oilers fought back to tie things up.

Seconds after Khabibulin made a diving save after an odd bounce off the boards, Edmonton connected on the power

play as a Gagner shot beat a screened Quick at 16:50.

Edmonton once again had a glorious chance denied three minutes into the third as Quick stoned Hall point blank on a shot from the top of the crease.

The Kings conclude a threegame road trip in Calgary on Wednesday. The Oilers play the fourth game of a five-game homestand on Thursday against Minnesota before heading out on a nine-game road swing.

Notes: It was the second of three games between the two teams this season. Edmonton won the first matchup on Jan. 24 in dramatic fashion as rookie Nail Yakupov scored with 4.7 seconds to send the game to overtime. Sam Gagner finished it off for a 2-1 Oilers at Rexall Place. ... Los Angeles came into the game having scored the fewest goals of any team this season with 30 in 13 games played. ... Khabibulin made just his second start in the Edmonton net this season after coming in to start the second and earning his first win in over a year in the Oilers’ dramatic comefrom-behind 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. ... Kings defencemen Alec Martinez (upper body) and Willie Mitchell (knee) remained out for L.A. and are day-to-day, while Matt Greene (back) is out indefinitely.

Raptors get victory in game with scoreboard malfunctions

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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry dribbles as Washington Wizards guard John Wall reaches for the ball during NBA an game Tuesday in Washington.

Raptors 96 Wizards 88 WASHINGTON — This was a timeless victory for the streaking Toronto Raptors. At least it seemed that way on the floor.

“It felt like I was in high school again,” DeMar DeRozan said. “I think we got a shot clock violation — I couldn’t even find the shot clock.”

Playing with an improvised scoreboard, horn, game clock and 24-second clock because of a malfunction in the Verizon Center’s scoring system, the Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 96-88 Tuesday night.

DeRozan and Rudy Gay scored 24 points apiece, and Kyle Lowry had 11 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and four turnovers as Toronto moved within one victory of its total for all of last season.

“It was weird. Kyle got stripped, like, three times looking at the clock,” Gay said with a laugh.

“My old AAU coach used to tell me: ’If you put two rims up in the kitchen, we’ll play you.’ So it don’t matter.”

The Raptors took the lead for good in the second quarter and have a threegame road winning streak for the first time since 2007.

They are also 6-2 since Gay arrived last month from the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team trade, and point guard Lowry is finding a simple formula for keeping both of his top scorers happy.

“Get out of the way, give them the ball and move. ’Hey, good shot, DeMar.’ ’Good shot, Rudy.’ Those guys are easy to play with,” Lowry said.

Rookie Bradley Beal, back in the starting lineup for the first time since

taking time off to heal a sprained right wrist, scored 25 points for the Wizards, who had won eight of nine at home.

Third-year point guard John Wall shot 1 for 12 from the field and committed seven turnovers in one of his most forgettable games as a pro.

“I’ll burn it, burn it and look forward to the next one,” Wall said. “It’s the first game back after the break.”

There was more Wizards angst from Jordan Crawford, who took off his jersey and flung it into the stands as he walked off the court after failing to get off the bench for the fourth straight game.

Crawford was an integral part of the scoring attack early in the season but now resides firmly in the doghouse.

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Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF dx-Edmonton 60 43 12 2 3 231 d-Saskatoon 59 35 21 0 3 216 Calgary 60 39 17 1 3 213 Red Deer 60 32 22 4 2 171 Prince Albert 59 32 22 2 3 189 Medicine Hat 60 30 27 2 1 206 Swift Current 60 28 26 3 3 172 Kootenay 60 29 29 2 0 165 Lethbridge 60 25 26 2 7 185 Moose Jaw 59 20 30 3 6 151 Brandon 61 21 35 3 2 162 Regina 60 20 33 3 4 153

GA 121 176 161 174 186 203 170 182 200 205 245 218

Pt 91 73 82 70 69 63 62 60 59 49 47 47

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt dx-Portland 60 48 9 1 2 277 138 99 dx-Kelowna 61 42 15 3 1 258 156 88 x-Kamloops 60 40 15 2 3 220 160 85 Spokane 60 34 24 2 0 220 198 70 Tri-City 58 33 22 1 2 193 175 69 Victoria 59 32 22 1 4 189 196 69 Seattle 60 21 32 6 1 173 238 49 Everett 60 21 34 1 4 140 218 47 Prince George 60 18 34 2 6 151 220 44 Vancouver 60 15 43 2 0 161 256 32 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.

Monday’s results Edmonton 6 Prince George 0 Kootenay 5 Swift Current 2 Portland 8 Spokane 3 Saskatoon 5 Brandon 1 Tuesday’s results Regina 2 at Red Deer 3 (SO) Vancouver at Tri-City, Late Wednesday’s games Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Regina at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Portland at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Friday’s games Regina at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Brandon at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Prince Albert at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Portland at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

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

Kelowna at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s summary Rebels 3 Pats 2 (SO) First Period 1. Regina, Scheidl 30 (Burroughs, Stephenson) 19:17 (pp) Penalties - Stevenson Reg (fighting, 10-minute misconduct), Fafard RD (fighting) 5:37, Doetzel RD (interference) 19:09.

Second Period 2. Red Deer, Dieno 24 12:30 3. Regina, Scheidl 31 (Stephenson, Burroughs) 19:39 Penalties - Bellerive RD (kneeing) 13:22, Williams Reg (holding) 14:15.

Third Period 4. Red Deer, Elson 19 (Gaudet, Dieno) 19:00 Penalties - Scheidl Reg (tripping) 3:48, Burroughs Reg (high-sticking) 10:31.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties - No Penalties Shootout Regina 0 (Scheidl NG, Klimchuk NG, Stevenson NG) Red Deer 1 (Dieno NG, Volek G).

Shots on goal Regina 11 9 1 1 22 Red Deer 9 14 15 5 43 Goal - Regina: Hewitt (L, 13-22-2); Red Deer: Bartosak (W, 25-12-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) - Regina: 1-2; Red Deer: 0-3.

Attendance - 4,221 at Red Deer National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 16 9 3 4 22 42 38 Pittsburgh 16 11 5 0 22 52 38 N.Y. Rangers15 8 6 1 17 39 38 Philadelphia 17 7 9 1 15 45 49 N.Y. Islanders16 6 9 1 13 46 57

Montreal Boston

GP 16 13

Northeast Division W L OT Pts 11 4 1 23 9 2 2 20

GF GA 46 35 37 31

Ottawa Toronto Buffalo

Carolina Tampa Bay Winnipeg Florida Washington

17 17 17

9 10 6

6 7 10

2 0 1

20 20 13

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts 14 8 5 1 17 15 8 6 1 17 15 6 8 1 13 15 4 7 4 12 15 5 9 1 11

40 48 47

32 40 56

5. Vancouver, Edler 4 (H.Sedin, Booth) 17:18 (pp) 6. Vancouver, Bieksa 4 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin) 18:59 Penalties — Hansen Vcr (roughing) 1:10, Bolland Chi (interference) 8:17, Kesler Vcr (unsportsmanlike conduct), Toews Chi (interference) 8:51, D.Sedin Vcr (interference) 10:34, Rozsival Chi (hooking) 16:37.

Overtime No Scoring Penalties — None Shootout Chicago wins 2-1 Vancouver (1) — Schroeder, miss; Higgins, goal; Kesler, miss.

Chicago (2) — Toews, miss; Kane, goal; Shaw, goal.

Shots on goal Vancouver 12 6 13 1 — 32 Chicago 9 16 13 5 — 43 Goal — Vancouver: Schneider (L,4-3-1); Chicago: Emery (W,6-0-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Vancouver: 1-3; Chicago: 1-5.

Attendance — 21,423 (19,717).

GF GA 41 40 59 47 37 47 35 56 41 51

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 16 13 0 3 29 55 34 Nashville 17 8 4 5 21 39 38 St. Louis 16 9 6 1 19 53 50 Detroit 16 7 6 3 17 43 48 Columbus 16 4 10 2 10 36 51 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Vancouver 15 8 3 4 20 Minnesota 15 7 6 2 16 Edmonton 15 6 6 3 15 Calgary 14 5 6 3 13 Colorado 14 6 7 1 13

GF GA 44 37 33 38 36 41 39 51 37 43

Red Wings 3 at Predators 4 (OT) First Period 1. Nashville, C.Smith 1 (Wilson, Weber) 5:01 (pp) 2. Nashville, Bourque 4 (Hannan, Fisher) 10:41 3. Detroit, Cleary 2 (Datsyuk) 15:01 (sh) Penalties — Kindl Det (interference) 1:39, Kindl Det (interference) 4:15, Clune Nash (boarding) 5:43, Gustavsson Det (delay of game) 13:04, Kindl Det (slashing) 15:48.

Second Period No Scoring Penalties — Filppula Det (holding) 10:42, Brunner Det (tripping) 16:26.

Third Period 4. Detroit, Tootoo 1 (Zetterberg, Kindl) 11:33 5. Nashville, Josi 1, 12:54 6. Detroit, Datsyuk 8 (Cleary, Gustavsson) 13:30 Penalty — Spaling Nash (holding) 3:35.

Overtime 7. Nashville, Weber 3 (Wilson, Kostitsyn) 0:44 Penalties — None Shots on goal Detroit 11 7 11 0 — 29 Nashville 8 12 4 1 — 25 Goal (shots-saves) — Detroit: Howard (7-5), Gustavsson (L,0-0-1)(11:22 first)(18-16); Nashville: Rinne (W,7-3-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Detroit: 0-2; Nashville: 1-6.

Attendance — 17,113 (17,113).

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 15 12 2 1 25 53 39 San Jose 15 8 4 3 19 39 34 Phoenix 16 8 6 2 18 44 41 Dallas 16 8 7 1 17 41 43 Los Angeles 14 6 6 2 14 33 37 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1, SO Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Islanders 0 Colorado 6, Nashville 5 Montreal 3, Carolina 0 Toronto 3, Florida 0 Phoenix 4, Calgary 0 Anaheim 3, Columbus 2 Tuesday’s Games Chicago 4, Vancouver 3, SO Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1 Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Ottawa 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2 San Jose 2, St. Louis 1 Nashville 4, Detroit 3, OT Los Angeles at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Sharks 2 at Blues 1 First Period 1. St. Louis, Berglund 9 (Sobotka, Stewart) 12:54 Penalties — Burish SJ (holding) 2:30, Cole StL (holding) 5:24, Nichol StL (holding) 7:38, Kennedy SJ (roughing) 9:41.

Second Period 2. San Jose, Thornton 4 (Boyle, Marleau) 3:55 Penalties — Wingels SJ (fighting, major), Oshie StL (fighting, major) 4:51, Pelech SJ (unsportsmanlike conduct), Reaves StL (unsportsmanlike conduct) 9:42, Pavelski SJ (goaltender interference) 11:41.

Third Period 3. San Jose, Kennedy 2 (Wingels, Braun) 13:02 Penalties — Perron StL (slashing) 8:50, Steen StL (tripping) 19:13.

Shots on goal San Jose 9 7 9 — 25 St. Louis 12 9 5 — 26 Goal — San Jose: Niemi (W,7-2-3); St. Louis: Allen (L,3-1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — San Jose: 0-4; St. Louis: 0-3.

Attendance — 16,100 (19,150).

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Buffalo at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Florida at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Carolina, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Columbus at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s summaries Kings 3 Oilers 1 First Period No scoring Penalties - Carter LA (hooking) 4:12, Petry Edm (tripping) 18:44.

Second Period 1. Los Angeles, Fraser 1 (Lewis, Nolan) 4:44 2. Edmonton, Gagner 5 (Hall, J. Schultz) 16:50 (pp) Penalties - Fraser LA (boarding) 12:31, Edmonton Bench (too many men- served by Yakupov) 13:32, Carter LA (hooking) 14:38, Drewiske LA (delay of game) 16:00.

Third Period 3. Los Angeles, Carter 7 (Lewis) 19:10 4. Los Angeles, Stoll 3 (King, Doughty) 19:38 (en) Penalties -None.

Shots on goal Los Angeles 8 15 15 — 38 Edmonton 9 8 7 — 24 Goal - Los Angeles: Quick (W, 4-5-2); Edmonton: Khabibulin (L, 1-2-0) Power plays (goals-chances) — Los Angeles: 0-1; Edmonton: 1-4.

Attendance — 16,839 at Edmonton

Maple Leafs 2 at Lightning 4 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Lecavalier 6 (Pouliot, St. Louis) 9:25 2. Toronto, Grabovski 4 (Kulemin, MacArthur) 17:59 Penalties — Toronto bench (too many men, served

by Kessel) 1:40, M.Brown Tor (fighting, major-misconduct), Crombeen TB (fighting, major) 7:56.

Second Period 3. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 10 (Conacher, Pouliot) 4:56 Penalties — Purcell TB (tripping) 1:34, Riemsdyk Tor (hooking) 6:52, Scrivens Tor (tripping, Brown) 13:06, M.Brown Tor (holding) 15:30, Stamkos TB (hooking) 15:41.

Third Period 4. Tampa Bay, Killorn 2 (Crombeen) 2:49 5. Tampa Bay, Carle 3 (Pouliot, Hedman) 6:58 (pp) 6. Toronto, van Riemsdyk 9 (Kessel, Bozak) 16:08 Penalties — Grabovski Tor (hooking) 5:29, Orr Tor (roughing, minor-misconduct), Kadri Tor (fighting, major), Hedman TB (fighting, major) 11:08, Fraser Tor (fighting, major), Aulie TB (high-sticking, fighting, minor-major) 14:03.

Shots on goal Toronto 9 7 9 — 25 Tampa Bay 4 6 9 — 19 Goal (shots-saves) — Toronto: Scrivens (L,4-4-0) (13-9), Rynnas (6:58 third)(6-6); Tampa Bay: Lindback (W,7-3-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Toronto: 0-3; Tampa Bay: 1-6.

Attendance — 19,204 (19,204).

Canucks 3 at Blackhawks 4 (SO) First Period 1. Vancouver, D.Sedin 5 (Hamhuis) 13:34 Penalties — Weise Vcr (fighting, major), Bollig Chi (instigator, fighting, minor-major-misconduct) 6:43, Garrison Vcr (tripping) 16:49.

Second Period 2. Chicago, Sharp 4 (Kane, Rozsival) 6:36 3. Chicago, Hossa 7 (Oduya, Keith) 13:48 (pp) 4. Chicago, Hossa 8, 17:15 Penalties — Ballard Vcr (interference) 10:49, Lapierre Vcr (cross-checking) 12:45, Edler Vcr (roughing), Sharp Chi (roughing) 18:13.

Third Period

Canadiens 3 at Rangers 1 First Period

Canada (Nedohin) Alberta (K.Moore) B.C. (Scott) Manitoba (J.Jones) New Brunswick (Crawford) N.L. (S.Devereaux) NWT/Yukon (Galusha) Nova Scotia (Arsenault) Ontario (Homan) P.E.I. (Birt) Quebec (Ross) Saskatchewan (Shumay) Monday’s results Sixth Draw Canada 12 Quebec 2 Manitoba 11 Nova Scotia 4 Ontario 9 British Columbia 8 (extra end)

Jets 2 at Sabres 1 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Little 3 (Kane, Wright) 1:00 Penalties — Scott Buf (slashing) 2:36, Kane Wpg (roughing, slashing), Kaleta Buf (roughing) 10:21, Byfuglien Wpg (hooking) 18:16.

Second Period 2. Winnipeg, Ladd 8 (Hainsey) 5:46 3. Buffalo, Pominville 7 (Hodgson) 19:38 Penalties — None Third Period No Scoring Penalty — Kane Wpg (high-sticking) 16:01.

Shots on goal Winnipeg 9 14 5 — 28 Buffalo 9 10 11 — 30 Goal — Winnipeg: Pavelec (W,4-8-1); Buffalo: Miller (L,6-8-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Winnipeg: 0-1; Buffalo: 0-3.

Attendance — 19,070 (19,070).

Senators 3 Islanders 1 First Period No scoring Penalties - Condra Ott (slashing) 9:14.

Second Period 1. Ottawa, Greening 2 (Da Costa, Alfredsson) 6:01 (pp) 2. Ottawa, Benoit 1 (Silfverberg) 8:37 Penalties - Okposo NYI (holing) 5:37, Dziurzynski Ott (hooking) 12:25, Silfverberg Ott (slashing) 14:40, Boyes NYI (holding) 18:34.

Third Period 3. NY Islanders, Hamonic 2 (Reasoner, Okposo) 2:44 4. Ottawa, Dziurzynski 1 (Smith, Gryba) 17:25 Penalties - Gryba Ott (holding) 4:49, Hickey NYI (cross-checking) 11:52, Okposo NYI (high-sticking), Tavaras NYI (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:27.

Shots on goal New York 8 17 13 — 38 Ottawa 7 10 9 — 26

Goaltenders Bilton, Oko Fisk, Airdrie Hughes, Oko Schafer, M Hat Swier, Black Dell, T Hills Mandrusiak, RD Wenham, Coal Thieleman, Stett

MP 1215 867 1018 1711 1226 1404 1310 1540 1582

GA 47 30 46 88 64 77 72 87 94

SO GAA 3 2.32 2 2.70 1 2.71 0 3.09 1 3.13 1 3.29 1 3.30 0 3.39 0 3.57

Alberta Midget League (Final) Chrysler Division W L T GF Red Deer 23 4 7 133 Cal Royals 17 8 9 137 Cal Buffaloes 17 10 7 139 UFA 16 16 2 122 Cal Flames 12 13 9 108 Cal Nor’stars 12 19 3 113 Lethbridge 11 18 5 89 Southeast 3 24 7 93

Edm S’side St. Albert Edm K of C Lloydminster Leduc Sher Park Edm CAC Edm M Leafs Gr Prairie Fort Sask

Dodge Division W L T GF 22 6 6 161 19 9 6 116 18 10 6 118 16 10 8 101 16 13 5 141 12 11 11 107 15 15 4 115 8 20 6 94 6 21 7 94 7 23 4 95

Sv% .925 .925 .911 .920 .904 .923 .904 .900 .906

GA 55 98 99 115 114 135 142 177

Pts 53 43 41 34 33 27 27 13

GA 100 70 98 98 109 105 126 136 146 153

Pts 50 44 42 40 37 35 34 22 19 18

Pts 55 52 47 41 40 39 38 36 35 34

PIM 18 26 12 44 54 44 28 6 46 42

Scoring Simpson, Edm SS Debrusk, Edm SS Estephan, Edm SS Hehn, St. Albert Jakubowski, Led Gelinas, C Roy Rempal, C Buff Marr, Leth Noskey, Edm KC Ayotte, Leduc

GP 34 34 32 34 32 34 33 28 34 31

G 26 25 17 24 23 21 20 12 22 19

A 29 27 30 17 17 18 18 24 13 15

Goaltending MP GA SO GAA Sittler, R Deer 1111 27 3 1.46 Zentner, R Deer 931 28 3 1.80 Martell, S Albert 1246 42 4 2.02 Gora, S Albert 789 27 1 2.05 McCorrison, Edm KC1552 63 1 2.44

Sv% .925 .923 .912 .908 .918

Goal - NY Islanders: DiPietro (L. 0-3-0); Ottawa: Anderson (W, 8-4-2) Power plays (goals-chances) — NY Islanders: 0-4: Ottawa: 1-5.

Attendance — 19,153 at Ottawa.

AJHL North Division GP W LOTLSOL x-Spruce Grove 57 33 15 7 2 Grand Prairie 56 32 20 3 1 Fort McMurray 57 31 20 5 1 Bonnyville 56 29 18 6 3 Whitecourt 56 28 20 6 2 Drayton Valley 56 29 22 3 2 Sherwood Park 56 27 22 1 6 Lloydminster 56 18 31 4 3

Heritage Junior B League North Division Final W L TOTL GF Blackfalds 27 6 4 1 214 Red Deer 24 5 6 3 203 Airdrie 18 15 3 2 145 Three Hills 17 17 2 2 141 Mount’view 15 20 2 1 157 Stettler 12 24 0 2 131 Ponoka 1 36 1 0 96

South Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt y-Brooks 55 49 3 1 2 266 102 101 x-Camrose 57 34 18 2 3 177 152 73 x-Okotoks 55 33 18 2 2 172 143 70 x-Drumheller 56 28 24 2 2 171 162 60 Canmore 56 22 28 4 2 145 201 50 Olds 57 22 31 3 1 162 201 48 Cal. Mustangs 57 20 30 6 1 166 205 47 Cal. Canucks 57 15 38 3 1 129 231 34 x — clinched playoff berth. y — clinched division title. Note: Two points for a win; one for an overtime or shootout loss.

Okotoks Coaldale Medicine Hat Strathmore Cochrane High River Banff

W 33 24 23 19 15 13 11

South Division L TOTL GF 2 2 1 223 11 2 1 175 10 1 4 147 1 1 1 182 18 4 1 182 22 1 2 135 23 3 1 165

GA Pts 132 59 134 57 125 41 141 38 193 33 148 26 323 3

Bergman, Strath Stephan, Banff Pronchuk, HR Loomer, Oko Smith, Oko Keller, Coch Williams, Black Soloski, Coch Kambeitz, Black Funk, Med Hat House, Coch Bell, Black Fallis, Oko Robertson, Ban Mikrut, Strath Fox, Strath Labelle, Coch Gillett, Red Deer

G 43 37 37 34 29 35 39 20 21 39 30 27 29 20 27 26 12 21

A 47 41 40 43 47 39 33 52 48 26 35 35 29 38 29 29 40 29

Pts 90 78 77 77 76 74 72 72 69 65 65 62 58 58 56 55 52 50

GA 148 146 159 161 203 160 169 211

Pt 75 68 68 67 64 63 61 43

Tuesday’s result Grande Prairie 5 Drayton Valley 1 Wednesday’s games Okotoks at Calgary Mustangs, 7:30 p.m.

Brooks at Drumheller, 7:30 p.m.

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

Scoring GP 35 32 38 38 38 38 38 37 38 38 30 34 38 35 36 29 37 36

GF 171 172 163 165 207 165 172 151

Monday’s results Okotoks 4 Calgary Mustangs 3 (OT) Olds 3 Canmore 2 Sherwood Park 5 Whitecourt 1 Spruce Grove 4 Lloydminster 3 (OT)

GA Pts 95 69 136 51 137 51 150 36 181 35 185 29 216 26 PIM 46 125 14 36 83 48 32 147 10 32 92 28 59 85 74 30 32 50

Thursday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Friday’s games Lloydminster at Bonnyville, 7 p.m.

Canmore at Brooks, 7 p.m.

Olds at Okotoks, 7 p.m.

Sherwood Park at Spruce Grove, 7 p.m.

Drayton Valley at Whitecourt, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 23 Drumheller at Canmore, 7 p.m.

Okotoks at Calgary Canucks, 7 p.m.

Camrose at Brooks, 7 p.m.

Spruce Grove at Whitecourt, 7:30 p.m.

Bonnyville at Lloydminster, 7:30 p.m.

Grande Prairie at Drayton Valley, 7:30 p.m.

No Scoring

Curling 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts KINGSTON, Ont. — Standings Tuesday following the ninth draw of the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s curling championship, to be held through Feb. 24 at the K-Rock Centre (all times Eastern): Province (Skip) W L Ontario (Homan) 6 0 Manitoba (J.Jones) 6 0 Canada (Nedohin) 6 0 Saskatchewan (Shumay) 4 2 B.C. (Scott) 3 3 P.E.I. (Birt) 3 3 Quebec (Ross) 2 4 New Brunswick (Crawford) 2 4 Nova Scotia (Arsenault) 2 4 N.L. (S.Devereaux) 1 5 NWT/Yukon (Galusha) 1 5 Alberta (K.Moore) 0 6

Penalty — Eller Mtl (tripping) 10:55.

Second Period 1. N.Y. Rangers, Stralman 2 (Stepan, Hagelin) 12:29 2. Montreal, Pacioretty 2 (Gorges, Desharnais) 18:45 Penalties — None Third Period 3. Montreal, Galchenyuk 2 (Prust, Eller) 1:48 4. Montreal, Diaz 1, 18:54 (en-sh) Penalties — Richards NYR (hooking) 13:19, Plekanec Mtl (tripping) 16:54.

Shots on goal Montreal 3 7 8 — 18 N.Y. Rangers 5 10 10 — 25 Goal — Montreal: Price (W,9-3-0); N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (L,7-6-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Montreal: 0-1; N.Y. Rangers: 0-2.

Attendance — 17,200 (17,200).

Basketball Manitoba; Alberta vs. Canada; Ontario vs. Nova Scotia.

Saskatchewan 7 Alberta 6 Seventh Draw Ontario 7 New Brunswick 5 Canada 10 Newfoundland & Labrador 3 Prince Edward Island 12 Saskatchewan 7 Manitoba 9 NWT/Yukon 1

Friday’s games Draw 15, 9 a.m.

Newfoundland & Labrador vs. Quebec; British Columbia vs. NWT/Yukon; New Brunswick vs. Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island vs. Alberta.

Draw 16, 2 p.m.

Manitoba vs. New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island vs. Ontario; Saskatchewan vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; Canada vs. NWT/Yukon.

Draw 17, 7:30 p.m.

Ontario vs. Canada; Alberta vs. Nova Scotia; Quebec vs. British Columbia; Manitoba vs. Saskatchewan.

End of Round Robin

Tuesday’s results Eighth Draw Newfoundland & Labrador 8 Alberta 3 British Columbia 13 New Brunswick 7 Nova Scotia 10 NWT/Yukon 7 Prince Edward Island 8 Quebec 6 Ninth Draw Nova Scotia 7 Saskatchewan 5 Ontario 8 Quebec 4 Manitoba 9 Alberta 6 Canada 7 British Columbia 5

PLAYOFFS Saturday, Feb. 23 If No Tiebreakers Are Required Page Playoffs — One vs. Two, noon Page Playoffs — Three vs. Four, 5 p.m.

If Tiebreakers Are Required Tiebreaker, 7 a.m.

Page Playoffs — One vs. Two, noon Page Playoffs — Three vs. Four, 5 p.m.

Note: if two tiebreakers are required, the second will be played at noon

Wednesday’s games Draw 10, noon Canada vs. Manitoba; NWT/Yukon vs. Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. New Brunswick; Saskatchewan vs. Ontario.

Draw 11, 5 p.m.

NWT/Yukon vs. Alberta; Nova Scotia vs. Newfoundland & Labrador; British Columbia vs. Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick vs. Quebec.

Thursday’s games Draw 12, 11 a.m.

Saskatchewan vs. Canada, Manitoba vs. Ontario.

Draw 13, noon Nova Scotia vs. Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick vs. Alberta; NWT/Yukon vs. Quebec; Newfoundland & Labrador vs. British Columbia.

Draw 14, 5:30 p.m.

British Columbia vs. Saskatchewan; Quebec vs.

Sunday, Feb. 24 Semifinal One-Two loser vs. Three-Four winner, 7 a.m.

Third Place Three-Four loser vs. Semifinal loser, noon Championship One-Two winner vs. Semifinal winner, 5 p.m.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Miami 36 14 .720 — d-New York 32 18 .640 4 d-Indiana 32 21 .604 5 Brooklyn 32 22 .593 6 Chicago 31 22 .585 6 Atlanta 29 22 .569 7 Boston 28 25 .528 9 Milwaukee 26 26 .500 11 Philadelphia 22 29 .431 14 Toronto 22 32 .407 16 Detroit 21 34 .382 17 Cleveland 16 37 .302 21 Washington 15 37 .288 22 Orlando 15 38 .283 22 Charlotte 13 40 .245 24 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB 42 12 .778 — 39 14 .736 2 39 17 .696 4 34 18 .654 7 34 21 .618 8 30 23 .566 11 31 24 .564 11 29 26 .527 13 25 28 .472 16 25 29 .463 17 23 29 .442 18 19 31 .380 21 19 35 .352 23 19 35 .352 23 17 36 .321 24

d-San Antonio d-Oklahoma City d-L.A. Clippers Memphis Denver Golden State Utah Houston Portland L.A. Lakers Dallas Minnesota New Orleans Sacramento Phoenix d-division leader

Monday’s Games No games scheduled

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

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

Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 105, Orlando 92 Toronto 96, Washington 88 Brooklyn 113, Milwaukee 111, OT Memphis 105, Detroit 91 Chicago 96, New Orleans 87 Denver 97, Boston 90 Utah 115, Golden State 101 Phoenix at Portland, Late San Antonio at Sacramento, Late Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Toronto, 5 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

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Queens looking to experience for finals According to the rankings the No. 1 seeded RDC wins the title.

Queens should be heavily favoured when they face The semifinals go at 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday with the eighth seeded Briercrest Bible College Clippers the bronze medal game at 1 p.m. and the final at 3:30 in the opening round of the Alberta Colleges Wom- p.m. Sunday. en’s Volleyball championships, which open Friday ● The hockey Queens open their best-of-three at RDC. ACAC semifinal against the Grant MacEwan Griffins But all you have to do is look at the last time the Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Arena. teams met to get a different picture.

The Queens have faced the Griffins The Clippers did lose twice to the six times during the season, winning five.

Queens at RDC, but both matches went Their only setback was a 4-0 loss at home the distance with the Queens needing to prior to Christmas. overcome a 2-1 deficit in both.

But head coach Trevor Keeper isn’t Queens head coach Talbot Walton is about to take them easy. hoping that experience will benefit his “They play hard, they forecheck hard team this weekend. and have good goaltending,” he said.

“It won’t be easy,” he said. “But we did “They’re hard to play against and they learn something from the last time we are coming in after beating NAIT once played them. They’re fairly predictable in last weekend.” what they do, and because we played them The Queens finished second in the not that long ago we know what to prepare ACAC, one point back of the NAIT Ooks, for.” who received a bye.

DANNY On the other hand the Queens have “We would have liked the bye, but in RODE been able to use a variety of lineups. Plus the long run it may be better that we’re getting an opportunity to play at home playing,” said Keeper. “It’s tough to take should be a small advantage. a week off while the other team is play“I hope so,” said Walton. “We’ve talked ing and hopefully getting into some good about it since the beginning of the season and being habits.” comfortable in our gym, with our crowd it should be The Queens will also be healthy as defenceman an advantage. Still we have to be at the top of our Carlee Ness is back after a slight injury. game.”

The second game of the series goes Saturday at The Queens will face the Clippers at 6 p.m. Fri- 8:15 p.m. at Confederation Arena in Edmonton with day. The three-day tournament opens at 1 p.m. with the third game, if necessary, Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Grant MacEwan facing Olds while Lakeland takes on the Arena.

Grande Prairie at 3 p.m., in what should be one of the ● The volleyball Kings also go into the ACAC top matches of the day. NAIT clashes with Medicine finals this weekend in Fort McMurray as the top Hat at 8 p.m. ranked team in the country, but expect a tough test Lakeland is hosting the national finals this season, when they meet the Kings University College in their which gives them a berth in the championships. That opening game at 3 p.m. Friday. means the other ACAC representative will either be The Kings beat the Eagles twice this season, but the ACAC champion, or the runner up if Lakeland once again both were 3-2.

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REBELS: Intensity level not where we wanted “I know their goalie played pretty well for them, but our emotion level and intensity level were not where we wanted for the first two periods,” said Sutter. “But we got it back in the third period and were able to capitalize on a chance and made the most of the shootout.”

The Rebels are in Lethbridge Friday to face the Hurricanes, then host Prince Albert Saturday and meet the Tigers Sunday at Medicine Hat. “It’s a big, big weekend for us. Those points add up,” said Elson. “We need points in all of these games.” ● Advocate’s three stars: (1) Elson . . . Scored the all-important tying goal; (2) Hewitt . . . Kept his team in the game; (3) Dieno . . . A goal and an assist for the hottest Rebels forward. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

NBA: Unusual vibe because of makeshift scoreboard He did not speak to reporters after the game, and coach Randy Wittman said he didn’t see Crawford toss the jersey.

The teams returned from the All-Star break with similar tales of woes and promise. The Raptors started 4-19 and are 18-13 since, aided by the addition of Gay. The Wizards were once 4-28 and have since gone 11-9, helped out by the return of Wall from a knee injury.

Tuesday’s game had an unusual vibe because of the makeshift scoreboard. Officials rigged up something that looked as if it were borrowed from a middle school gymnasium and placed it in front of the scorer’s table, and 24-second clocks were placed on the floor at the corners. An air horn purchased from a sporting goods store as an emergency backup became the official horn.

It all had an effect on the game. The Raptors took some rushed shots as if the shot clock was close to zero when it actually wasn’t. Toronto’s players yelled the final seconds of both the first and second quarters from the bench — the crowd was so quiet, it was easy to hear — and DeRozan rose to the occasion both times, making buzzer-beaters with 0.6 and 1.2 seconds left.

In the second half, the public address announcer started blurting out “10” and “five” during possessions to let the players know the time left on the shot clock. He also counted down “four, three, two ...” on some possessions.

“You don’t even hear that,” said Washington’s Martell Webster, who scored 16 points. “So it’s like you kind of find yourself in a scramble, and everybody’s running around like a chicken with their head cut off.”

Gay found his stride in the second quarter, when he scored 12 points to help the Raptors to a 5546 halftime lead. He got a technical for jawing at length with an official over a travelling call early in the third quarter, and his baseline drive and dunk turned into a three-point play that pushed the lead to 11 a few minutes later.

The Wizards stayed close, pulling within five on Webster’s 3-pointer with 5:16 to play. Gay responded with a 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining to get the lead back to 11. Now Gay gets to face his old team. The Raptors are hosting the Grizzlies on Wednesday.

“We can hang out and stuff after the game and stuff like that, but we’re all about business on the court,” Gay said. “We’re working on a streak right now. We’re trying to win games. We don’t have time for all the emotional stuff.”

Sedgwick named tier II coach of the year Hunting Hills Lightning head coach Kyle Sedgwick has been named the Laurie Robertson tier II high school football coach of the year by Football Alberta.

Sedgwick, who took over the Lightning in 2009, has posted a 34-6-1 record and won two Central Alberta championships, including the 2012 title.

Sedgwick took the Lightning to the provincials for the first time in 2010 and last year reached the tier II semifinals.

The hard-working Sedgwick is one of a few coaches to receive the top award while not reaching the provincial final.

Darcy Ogonoski, who led Austin O’Brien to the tier II championship, was named the Norm Kimball coach of the year while David Diliuzio of Calgary’s Notre Dame was the tier I coach of the year.

Rob McNab and Bruce O’Neil of Cochrane High School shared the tier III coach of the year award while the tier IV award went to Ken Fournier of Drumheller. Al Cooper of the Calgary Cowboys was the top bantam coach and Remo Cardone of the Cowboys the atom/peewee coach of the year.

Smith brings home pair of medals from Westerns Madalyn Smith captured a pair of medals for the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club at the Speedo Western Canadian Championships in Saskatoon during the weekend.

Smith, 14, finished second in the 100-metre breaststroke and third in the 50m breaststroke.

One of the big highlights of the weekend was a Canadian record set by 12-year-old Rebecca Smith, who broke the 28-year-old Canadian National Age Group record in the 11-12 year-old girls’ 200m backstroke.

She finished in a time of 2:17.96. She also set six provincial records for the 11-12 year-old age group.

She twice bettered marks in the 400m Individual Medley and 200m backstroke as well as bettering records in the 50m freestyle and 200m I.M. Josh Young, 12, also bettered provincial records in the 11-12 year-old boys’ 50, 100 and 200m breaststroke. The 14 Catalina members on hand also set 17 club records.

“With 48 personal best times set over the weekend it’s hard to pick a specific great achievement,” said Catalina head coach Mandi Smith. “All the kids did

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Bowen rink finishes 2-5 at provincial seniors Dianne Bowen’s Rocky Mountain House foursome started and finished strong in the Alberta senior women’s curling championship which concluded Sunday at the Edmonton Granite Club.

Bowen opened with a 6-5 win over Jodi Busche of Fort St. John and closed with a 9-3 victory over Michelle Ewanchuk of Calgary.

However, the Rocky quartet lost all five games in between. Bowen, who finished 2-5, fell 8-3 to Simone Handfield of Grande Prairie, 10-5 to Diane Foster of Calgary, 7-6 to Karen Morrison of Calgary, 7-5 to Cathy King of Edmonton and 7-6 to Deb Santos of St. Albert.

Santos defeated King 7-6 in the championship final.

Warrener wins two provincial medals Meggy Warrener of the Central Alberta Freestyle Ski Club was a double medalist at the Slopestyle provincials at Mount Norquay during the weekend.

Warrener was second in the F3 female age group competition and third in the overall results.

Megan Cressey was second and Lia Sayers third in the F4 competition.

Raiders get double-win over Rams The Lindsay Thurber Raiders picked up a pair of wins in a senior basketball doubleheader against the Lacombe Rams, Tuesday.

The two teams met in Lacombe with the Raiders winning the girls game 73-62 and taking the boys game 73-66. For the girls, Amy Whitesell had 12 points and Emma Newton added 11 points for the Raiders while Kirsten Ramsay led the Rams with 26 points.

In the boys game Spencer Klassen led the Raiders with 18 points with Greg Chauvet picking up 11 points. The Rams got 29 points from Keegan Cooke with Judah Knip and Dylan Olsen each adding 10 points.

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RDC head coach Aaron Schulha has made a couple of changes to the lineup since the first time they met. He also knows his team will be a little more fired up than normal.

“They used their bench (against MacEwan) so it looked like they were almost wanting to finish eighth and meet us,” said Schulha. “I know all our guys saw that and will have a little more motivation.”

The Eagles have one of the top players in the conference in William Geldeman.

“The key for us is to contain him a bit and defend well against the rest of their team,” said Schulha, who has liked thew way his team has looked this week.

“We practised well and the guys are confident. We set three goals this season. One was to finish first in the league, which we did. The second was win the playoffs and third was win the Canadians. I feel we have to team to do that if we play like we should.”

Other games sees Briercrest taking on Medicine Hat, Keyano meeting Lethbridge and SAIT clashing with MacEwan. The semifinals are Saturday and the final Sunday. The top two teams advance to the nationals. ● The RDC women and mixed curling teams will compete in the ACAC championships this weekend in Olds. ● Hockey Queens centre Ashley Graf and basketball Kings guard Ashaunti Hogan shared the Boston Pizza RDC athlete of the week honours.

Graf helped lead the Queens to a pair of overtime wins against SAIT while Hogan had 38 points, six assists and two steals as the Kings split a doubleheader at Medicine Hat. Queens futsal netminder, Jesse Stewart, was also in the running for the award.

The hockey Queens received the Breathing Room Yoga Studio and Cafe team of the week award. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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County buries gravel pit BUILD BIRDHOUSES Build a birdhouse on Sunday in time to welcome back migrating songbirds to Central Alberta. The Kerry Wood Nature Centre invites children aged six to 13 to build houses starting at 2 p.m. Cost is $7 for members and $8 for non-members. An adult must accompany each child. Register or get more information by calling the centre at 403-346-2010.

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BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF A proposed gravel pit within the Red Deer River and Medicine River flats area northwest of Innisfail was rejected after dozens of staunch opponents appealed to Red Deer County’s municipal planning commission on Tuesday.

More than 45 people, many of them against the application made by the Howell family, packed county council chambers to tell municipal leaders why the pit 18 km northwest of Innisfail shouldn’t go ahead.

Councillors David Hoar and Philip Massier voted in favour of approving the pit but the remaining four — Mayor Jim Wood and Councillors George Gehrke, Penny Archibald and Richard Lorenz — voted against.

Hoar said he knew he wasn’t going to get accolades from the crowd and that while he had sympathy for the people in the area, he felt this was an application he could sup-

port based on it being an appropriate land use and being right next to a provincial highway.

“There’s no place right for a gravel pit,” he said.

Wood said this pit was similar to another pit that the commission turned down recently, but this one will have even a greater impact on the community. This one would use some of the best farmland in the region.

Plus he said he believed there are other sources for gravel.

Reed Howell, a member of the Howell family that bought the land next to Hwy 54 and off of Range Road 20, declined comment after the decision was made.

The Red Deer River is about one km south of the land that’s under cultivation.

The total area of disturbance would have been about 122 acres. Plans were to operate over the next 10 to 20 years. The amount of gravel and sand to be taken would have amounted to about 2,165,000 cubic metres.

Dozens of people stood up to say why the

pit was detrimental in a number of ways — from dust problems affecting children with asthma to affecting property values within the rich agricultural area.

Gwendolyn Stewart-Palmer, an Edmonton lawyer representing a number of landowners, argued this discretionary use would negatively affect the landowners and particularly when it comes to their own agricultural practices.

The proposed pit application is contrary to the county’s Municipal Development Plan, she said.

“This land has been earmarked as environmentally sensitive,” said Stewart-Palmer. “There are requirements within your Municipal Development Plan speaking about preserving agricultural land.”

Stewart-Palmer added that county staff conditions lacked specificity, such as “regular monitoring,” which gives no comfort to neighbours.

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Hear original African music and stories of hope and inspiration from a renowned choir tonight. The Watoto Children’s Choir brings its show Beautiful Africa: A New Generation to the city to help raise awareness and funds for the Watoto charity.

The group runs orphan villages in Uganda to provide homes and food, schooling and Christian religious training. The show at the Family of Faith Church at 5833 53rd Ave. in Red Deer begins at 7 p.m. The choir also performed in Sundre on Sunday and Innisfail on Tuesday.

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CHEERLEADING COMPETITION Cheerleaders from Red Deer will defend their titles at a provincewide competition to be held here on Saturday.

Premier Academy of Red Deer will host its fourth-annual cheerleading and dance competition, bringing 87 teams from as far away as Brooks and Fort McMurray.

Competitions are spread over four different events, scheduled for 9:30 a.m., noon, 2 and 5 p.m. at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School. Operators of the Premier Academy believe their program prepares children for the real world by helping them learn teamwork, build character and develop self esteem while performing exercises that build healthy bodies.

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Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski reads The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore to Grade 3 students at Red Deer College Tuesday after Premier Alison Redford couldn’t attend due to fog keeping her plane from landing. Please see related video at www.reddeeradvocate.com.

Literacy takes off for hundreds A DAY OF GAMES, THEATRE AND FLIGHT BASED ON THE BOOK ‘THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE’

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF Elementary students from Red Deer Public Schools are better grounded in literacy thanks to a special event on Tuesday.

Literacy 101 drew together the district’s 700 Grade 3 students for a day of games, theatre and flight based on the book The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.

William Joyce’s delightful story tells of a man captivated by reading.

He lives in a world where he cares for books and they, in turn, care for him.

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Alberta’s collaborative teaching program conducted the sessions.

Bruce Buruma, Red Deer Public’s community relations director, said literacy, along with inclusion and completion, are the district’s top priorities.

“At the very beginning of a child’s career in our schools they’re learning to read, but after that, they’re reading to learn so it’s essential kids have the literacy skills for the future. Today’s all about having fun with literacy.”

Literacy 101 was sponsored by the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools and was part of the district’s 125th anniversary celebrations. rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

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CORRECTION An Advocate story on Tuesday’s Page C1 about a Red Deer history book contained incorrect information about the current job title of a City of Red Deer employee. Michael Dawe is city historian.

to read to the crowd at Red Deer College, but fog kept her plane from landing at Red Deer Airport.

Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski took the premier’s place, reading the book aloud accompanied by its projected pages.

Children then rotated through breakout sessions designed to help them better understand its themes using hands-on activities.

A game show had teams answer questions to test comprehension, a theatre session asked students to produce and perform a short play and a remote-controlled helicopter and helium-filled balloons recreated the story’s flying books.

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A trial date will be set early in March for a man accused of murdering a young woman from Red Deer and then dumping her body in a ditch.

Bashir Gaashaan, 30, was arraigned in Red Deer Court of Queen’s bench on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a body and unlawful confinement in relation to the disappearance and death of Jenna Cartwright.

Cartwright, 21, was reported missing on April 12, 2011. Her partiallyclothed body was found in a ditch about 14 km northeast of Olds on May 3 of that year.

RCMP investigators believe she died on March 20.

Gaashaan has been in custody since his arrest in Thunder Bay, Ont., on June 20, 2011.

Defense counsel Will Willms told Justice Monica Bast in court on Tuesday that attempts to negotiate a resolution with the Crown had failed and that his client was therefore prepared to proceed to trial.

Crown prosecutor Jason Snider said Gaashaan must be tried before a judge and jury because of the first-degree murder charge.

Snider and Willms will negotiate a trial date in Court of Queen’s Bench on March 4.

FINAL ARGUMENTS PRESENTED IN THE TRIAL OF PRESTON CLIFFORD HANSON

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Manitoba families who have spent the last two weeks watching an emotionally-charged trial will learn the verdict on Thursday for a young man accused in the death of his best friend.

Final arguments were presented before Justice Monica Bast in Red Deer Court of Queen’s on Tuesday in the trial of Preston Clifford Hanson.

He is charged in connection with the single-vehicle rollover that killed Nathan Michael Medwid.

Parents and other family members of both young men have watched from opposite sides of the courtroom during each day of the trial, which opened on Feb. 4.

Medwid died shortly before 2 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 5, 2006, after being ejected from his car when it rolled off Hwy 20, about five km north of Sylvan Lake.

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An RCMP collision analyst testified that the car was “like a flying washing machine,” striking the ground at least four times before coming to rest on its right side.

Hanson was arrested at his home in Sylvan Lake in June 2010 and charged with impaired driving causing death.

Court heard that the two young men, both 19 at the time, moved to Alberta from their hometown of Swan River, Man., to seek their fortunes in the Alberta oilpatch.

They went for dinner in Red Deer on the evening of Dec. 4 and then went to a nightclub on the north side of the city, where they remained until about 1:45

a.m.

The crash was reported to 911 dispatch at 1:55.

Defence counsel Bob Sawers of Calgary argued that Crown prosecutor Tony Bell had not provided enough evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Hanson was the man behind the wheel of the car when it left the road.

Hanson has admitted to lying about a third person driving the car while he and Medwid slept, said Sawers.

However, that admission and other circumstantial evidence presented in the Crown’s case are not enough to convict Hanson, he said.

Having the key to Medwid’s

car in his pocket after the crash does not place Hanson behind the wheel, said Sawers.

Bell argued that hard evidence from the collision scene, including data from the car’s onboard computer, contradicts Sawers’ contention that Medwid was driving.

He said that, from the time he called 911 to report the crash, Hanson created a “calculated plan of deception” in relation to his role in the crash.

Bast is to announce her verdict at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate. com

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BRIEFS Lodge workers ratify Sylvan Lake Seniors Lodge employees have ratified a new two-year collective agreement.

About 30 workers who provide housekeeping and dietary services will get wage increases totalling 4.5 per cent, plus a reduced probation period, accumulated sick time payment for retiring workers and increased shoe and work clothing allowances.

They are members of Local 301, Health Care and Service Employees of the Christian Labour Association of Canada.

Backpacks for homeless Resident physicians working in the Red Deer area will be donating more than 10 backpacks filled with supplies for the homeless to Central Alberta’s Safe Harbour Society for Health and Housing.

It’s the first year that local residents have been involved in the PARAdime Give Your Backpack Back Event, sponsored by Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta.

Resident physicians want to provide a helping hand to vulnerable populations, given the link between poverty and increased use of the health-care system.

“We were really excited to participate.

“It’s great to be involved with such a great cause and connect with the community,” said local resident physician Allison Sweeney on Tuesday.

There are about 20 first- and second-year rural family resident physicians working in Central and Northern Alberta.

Sweeney said resident physicians also challenged staff physicians, who were very generous.

She said Safe Harbour Society is the perfect organization to distribute the backpacks, which will be dropped off on Friday.

It’s PARA’s second annual backpack drive and more than 140 backpacks are expected to be distributed throughout Alberta this week to coincide with National Resident Physician Awareness Day on Tuesday.

Residents collected items from October to January.

Backpacks will be filled with nonperishable food, clothes, hygiene supplies like toothpaste and soap. About $500 was also collected.

A Ponoka man is in custody facing numerous weapon charges after city RCMP stopped him in a car filled with guns on Monday.

Stephen Richmond, 27, has been charged with 29 counts of weapon- and firearms-related offences, as well as three counts of possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and Traffic Safety Act charges.

Red Deer RCMP say they stopped Richmond at 10:15 a.m. on 22nd Street near Gaetz Avenue after seeing the licence plate didn’t match his vehicle.

Officers saw numerous firearms in the back seat improperly stored for Stephen Richmond transport and later determined to be stolen, police say.

They also say they found two hunting knives near the driver’s seat, more than 28 grams of marijuana and stolen personal ID cards.

Richmond will remain in custody until his first court appearance in Red Deer on Feb. 27.

Names needed for new RCMP puppies The RCMP needs names for the new litter of 10 German shepherd puppies soon to be born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail.

This year’s annual contest requires male and female names starting with F, of no more than nine letters and of one or two syllables.

Contestants must be 16 or younger and Canadian residents.

Contestants should keep in mind these puppies will be working police dogs, not pets.

The suggested name must be printed on a postcard along with the contestant’s name, age, address and phone number and mailed to Name The Puppy Contest, Police Dog Service Training Centre, Box 6120, Innisfail, AB, T4G 1S8.

Only one name per contestant is allowed, although more than one entry per household is acceptable provided each contestant submits only one name per postcard.

The contest closes on March 22 and winners will be announced on April 16.

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Guns, part of weapons and other items seized by RCMP during traffic stop on Monday, are displayed. other puppies born this year.

Man hit by snowmobile remains hospitalized A Rocky Mountain House-area man remains in hospital in stable condition after being struck by a snowmobile on Sunday.

“I think it’s head injuries so you never know what could be underlying there,” said Cpl. Mark Burnell of Rocky RCMP. The snowmobile driver faces a charge of impaired driving causing bodily harm after he allegedly ran over a quad driver on a rural property northeast of town around 9:30 p.m.

The quad driver was leading a group of quads and snowmobiles when he rolled his machine and was run over by the snowmobile following him, police said. STARS airlifted the injured man to an Edmonton hospital.

Like the accused, the victim is about 30 years old, said Burnell, adding the name of the accused can’t be released yet since the charge hasn’t been sworn in court.

Notre Dame hosting suicide prevention event Notre Dame High School’s Grad Class of 2013 is hosting Enough, a fundraiser for suicide prevention and awareness today from 8 to 11 p.m., at East Side Mario’s.

Proceeds go to Suicide Information and Education Services. Tickets are $20 each at the door. Admission includes food, drink and door prizes.

Notre Dame alumnus and musician Paeton Cameron will perform. All ages are welcome.

East Side Mario’s is located at 193 2004 50th Ave., Southpointe Common, in Red Deer.

Road closure opposed Lacombe County is against a Red Deer County plan to close to vehicles a troublesome access point to Sylvan Lake.

Range Road 21 runs north from Hwy 11A to the lake and is a popular, although unofficial, launching point for boats.

However, the use of the route has caused parking and garbage problems and there are no washroom facilities.

It has been proposed that a barrier be put in place to block vehicles from getting to the lake, although foot traffic could continue.

It is noted in a staff report that Lacombe County improved another launch and added parking on the north side of the lake near Sunbreaker Cove last year that should be able to handle additional traffic.

Lacombe County was asked for its input and concerns were voiced at last Thursday’s council meeting.

Tim Timmons, the county’s manager of corporate services, pointed out that lake access has been an issue for the county for years. It is feared that if this access point is closed, it will push more traffic to other launch points.

A public hearing has been set for March 5 at Red Deer County Centre.

Lacombe County Reeve Ken Wigmore is planning to attend to raise his council’s concerns.

Catholic board pleased with online survey response An online survey to seek ways at improving schools within Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has been deemed a success.

Trustees will review suggestions that were put forward by students, staff and parents during the online engagement initiative, ‘Your School. Your Voice,’ held in November 2012.

More than 280 people submitted more than 400 ideas and put forward over 1,600 comments.

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GRAVEL: Near rivers Adele McKechnie, who lives 90 metres from the site, said they are serviced by shallow wells and that past decisions made by the commission and Alberta Environment have already affected water flow. This potentially will put the last nail in the coffin, she added.

“We will be left with a piece of property surrounded by unstable land, ripped and torn by gravel mining so that when we get hit by a flood worse than the one we had in 2005, which went through our yard, we will then be stranded in more ripped and torn land,” said McKechnie.

Phil French, president of Red Deer River Naturalists, said they normally don’t go around opposing gravel pits, but this one had them concerned because of its proximity to two important rivers.

“The Medicine River is important because it’s a walleye spawning river,” said French. “The threat from this pit is to the groundwater which enters the Medicine River. It provides regulation to the temperature of the river, regulates the oxygen to the river and helps regulate the amount of nutrients that are in that section of the river.”

Reed Howell explained that meeting the requirements of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development was no easy task, but they were met.

Todd Aasen, district approval manager for Red Deer, said in a letter to Red Deer County staff that the Howells’ submissions adequately described the potential impacts to the environment, water management and other water users, and therefore he was prepared to make a deci-

Board vice-chair Guy Pelletier said the board was extremely pleased with the response.

“Stakeholder input is so critical to ensuring the needs of our students and their families,” said Pelletier in a news release.

“The online engagement model addressed many traditional barriers in reaching our constituents.”

The ideas submitted are rich and cover a very broad spectrum, from sion in favour of the applicant, subject to monitoring and reporting clauses.

Dwayne Howell told the commission that they intended to leave the area, when finished with the gravel operations, much better off than before. It would become an enhanced wildlife and agricultural area, he said.

Brent Lennox, a hydrogeologist hired by the Howells, said he has a duty to the public as well to do an impartial analysis to produce good data.

“Based on our regional modelling, we found there was no change in water quantity that would be provided to the Medicine River.”

Leo Perras of Perras Consulting Services reported in a letter that a floodplain analysis showed that this one in 100 year occurrence would likely have water spillover onto Hwy 54 regardless of any pit development. The capacity within the pit development area would help contain the floodwater and reduce upstream flooding, he said. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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teaching and learning models and technologies used, to communications, facility enhancement and extra-curricular activities.

Ten ideas with the highest number of comments were: changing Monday professional day, schools giving Internet tools as potential programs, bringing back afternoon recess, acknowledging all learners, using iPads in class, making classrooms more inviting, having more choices in canteen at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School, individual-

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izing teaching, allowing students to have longer lunches, and having more buses. Some ideas with the lowest number of net positive votes included changing the Red Deer Catholic logo and having school uniforms.

The board will review the report in detail at its March retreat and report back to the community, said Pelletier.

A comprehensive summary of the ideas and comments is available online at www.rdcrd.ab.ca under Plans and Reports.

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The co-operatives that make up Central Alberta Co-op have had a long and distinguished history of providing their members with excellent products and the highest levels of service. From the establishment of the Innisfail Co-op in 1934, the Red Deer Co-op in 1937 and the Spruceview Co-op in 1939 through to the present amalgamation of the three organizations to form Central Alberta Co-op Ltd., the three organizations have been strong adherents of the co-op philosophy of “Co-operating to Build Better Communities”.

The latest example of Central Alberta Co-op’s drive to provide superb products and services to its membership is the opening of the organization’s new gas bar in the Deer Park Shopping Center in east Red Deer. Located at the corner of 30 Avenue and Dunlop Street, the new gas bar provides double the fuel capacity of the previous facility with a brand new convenience store.

Because we live in a fast paced, on the go world that places ever increasing demands on our time and energy, Co-op’s newest gas bar and convenience store are configured to serve your needs in a convenient and proficient manner allowing you to get on the road with a minimum of fuss. And no matter what your fuelling preference, you’re covered. The new Deer Park gas bar offers both fullserve and self-serve options as well as three grades of gasoline and diesel at each pump station. They also provide a great variety of motor oils and automotive sundry items to help you in keep your ride in tip top shape. And inside, the convenience store comes with fresh brewed coffee and a diverse selection of convenient items to help fill in the gaps in your busy lifestyle. All in all, the new gas bar is the perfect place to fill up for your travel to and from work, around town or out on the highway.

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Larry Parks, Central Alberta Co-op General Manager Co-op General Manager Larry Parks is justifiably proud of the organization’s latest accomplishment but is not willing to rest on his laurels. “Central Alberta Co-op has evolved into a truly representative Central Alberta organization”, he says. “We not only have locations in Red Deer, Innisfail and Spruceview, but also in Lacombe, Stettler and Elnora and are looking to grow into the Blackfalds community. We’re also opening a new gas bar in Stettler very shortly along with a card lock facility in Castor and are in the midst of drawing up plans for a new liquor store for Stettler”, Parks adds.

That growth, when combined with the completion of the merger that formed the new Co-op means extra cost savings and better service to members as well as the general public. The tradition of working for members and a better community is strong in everything the Central Alberta Co-op does and is best summed up by a recent quotation outlining the co-op philosophy “Community is not just where we work - it’s why we work. Whether large or small, rural or urban, consumer or producer-owned ... every day co-operatives invest their time, talent and resources to make their communities better places to live, work and play.”

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Jepsen nabs five Juno nods

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Looks like the Juno Awards knew Carly Rae Jepsen’s number.

The British Columbia-raised singer — whose monster single Call Me Maybe took the world by storm in 2012 — landed a leading five nominations on Tuesday, prompting a flood of kudos and even spontaneous singing from fellow nominees gathered at a media conference.

“It’s catchy. It’s in my blood,” Maestro Fresh Wes, a nominee for rap recording of the year, said as he burst into the chorus of Call Me Maybe in a red-carpet interview.

“You can’t help it, man. It’s cool, man, it’s cool, and I wish her all the best. It’s a lot of hard work. People just see the final product, they don’t see the blood, sweat and tears that was put into making that project come into fruition, so all the best to her.”

Jepsen was nominated for two prizes at the recent Grammy Awards but went home empty-handed.

At the Junos, she’ll vie for the fan choice award, single of the year, album of the year, artist of the year, and pop album of the year.

“It’s a great pop song — let’s not mess around,” said Erik Arnesen, banjo/guitar player for the Great Lake Swimmers, who are nominated for roots and traditional group album of the year.

“It’s a shame she wasn’t able to get the Grammys so here’s hoping she gets some recognition in her own country.”

“I was a little disappointed she didn’t get a Grammy,” added Ottawa teen country singer Kira Isabella, who’s nominated for breakthrough artist of the year.

“I hope she wins big this time. I’m really proud of her. She’s had an amazing year. “(Call Me Maybe) has to win song of the year! People that say they’re sick of it — it just grew on me even more.”

Jepsen’s biggest competition is Stratford, Ont.-bred teen phenom Justin Bieber, who is next in line with four nominations: fan choice, best album, best artist and pop album.

Others contenders for artist of the year include electronic producer Deadmau5 (nee Joel Zimmerman), country music charmer Johnny Reid, and legendary troubadour Leonard Cohen, who received two other nominations — fan choice and songwriter of the year.

Meanwhile, Cohen’s son, Adam, is up for the inaugural adult contemporary album of the year. That category also includes The Tenors and pop superstar Celine Dion, who is also nominated for fan choice and album of the year.

Other triple Juno nominees include rockers Billy Talent, Hedley, Metric, Marianas Trench, and the Sheepdogs,

Bull Skit to tackle papal retirement See why Pope Benedict really quit his job at this month’s Bull Skit.

The papal retirement will be the theme of one of the improv and comedy sketches featured during the popular Friday and Saturday shows at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Local Bull Skit troupe members will also teach about the joys of parenting and the ins and outs of club hopping.

As a bonus, watch as nerd girls Alice and Sarah finally get Valentine’s Day dates after 21 years.

This month’s special musical guest is Night at the Chelsea, a gritty Red Deer-based rock band that’s planning to summon characteristic raw emotion and energy while playing unplugged.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. There’s a cash bar. Bull Skit contains mature language and adult themes. Tickets are $23 ($18 students and seniors) from Sunworks at 4924 50th St. or by calling 403-341-3455, or from eventbrite.com.

The Bull Skit troupe is also available for parties or staff development exercises by calling Jenna at 403-872-6706.

Exhibit depicts nature, machinery The tug between nature and machinery is depicted in the latest exhibit at the HarrisWarke Gallery in Red Deer.

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At the Junos, Carly Rae Jepsen will vie for the fan choice award, single of the year, album of the year, artist of the year, and pop album of the year. who tied with Feist as the leading winners of last year’s Junos in Ottawa with three trophies apiece.

The Sheepdogs and Billy Talent will face off for rock album of the year, a category that also includes Big Wreck, Rush, and the Tragically Hip. Jepsen is also scheduled to sing at the Junos, which will be held in Regina on April 21.

“Regina’s been a regular stop for us on tour for many, many years, so we’re looking forward to the party on the Prairies,” said Tony Dekker, founding member of the Great Lake Swimmers.

Eleven-time Juno winner Michael Buble, who is nominated this year for the fan choice award, will host the show and perform.

“I’m so excited! I’m such a big fan,” Isabella said of Buble. “Hopefully I’ll get to meet him, too. I’ll be a little starstruck but it’ll be great.”

“He is a great choice for a host,”

added Toronto-based Emilie-Claire Barlow, who’s nominated for vocal jazz album of the year.

“I just think he’s got such star power, he’s so natural, he’s so funny, not bad to look at, so that’ll be great.”

Other acts slated to perform at the show include Billy Talent and Marianas Trench.

Eight-time Juno winner k.d. lang will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the gala.

Call Me Maybe has achieved worldwide success, topping charts in Canada, the U.S., New Zealand, Austria, France, Ireland, Denmark, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It occupied the top spot in the U.S. for nine straight weeks.

“It’s so big that you forget that she’s Canadian, because we’re like that in Canada — we’re not terribly stardusted people, culturally,” said Newfoundland artist Amelia Curran, a Juno

The nominees for the 2013 Juno Awards were announced on Tuesday. Here are contenders in some of the major categories: Single of the Year: ● Billy Talent, Viking Death March ● Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe ● Hedley, Kiss You Inside Out ● Serena Ryder, Stompa ● The Sheepdogs, The Way It Is ——— Album of the Year: ● Carly Rae Jepsen, Kiss ● Celine Dion, Sans Attendre ● Hedley, Storms ● Justin Bieber, Believe ● Marianas Trench, Ever After ——— Artist of the Year: ● Carly Rae Jepsen ● Deadmau5 ● Johnny Reid ● Justin Bieber ● Leonard Cohen ——— Group of the Year: ● Billy Talent ● Marianas Trench ● Metric ● Rush ● The Sheepdogs ——— Breakthrough Artist of the Year: ● Cold Specks ● Elisapie ● Grimes ● Kira Isabella ● The Weeknd ——— Breakthrough Group of the Year: ● Hey Ocean! ● Monster Truck ● The Pack a.d. ● Walk Off the Earth ● Yukon Blonde nominee for roots and traditional solo album of the year.

Still, there were at least two Juno nominees who hadn’t heard of the tune prior to Tuesday’s media conference.

“That’s the funniest part of our day today, because we’ve never heard about Carly Rae Jepsen and we feel like aliens,” Louis-Jean Cormier, lead singer of Karkwa, said alongside fellow Montrealer Marie-Pierre Arthur.

Both are up for Francophone album of the year.

“We live far from here,” added Cormer, who’s nominated for his solo effort.

“I think she’s maybe the most famous artist of North America now, I feel like it, but we don’t know her. You can laugh.”

The Junos will air live on CTV from Regina’s Brandt Centre.

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by landscape mapping, by former Edmonton artist Robert Dmytruk, are showing to Saturday, March 23, at the gallery in the Sunworks store.

Dmytruk’s works portray a grid of loose calligraphic images, described as “moving between broken and whole, a way of making sense of the push and pull between nature and machinery.”

Dmytruk, who now lives in Summerland, B.C., has works in the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

He is a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Excellence in Teaching Award as well as the Emily Carr School of Art and Design Award for Excellence in the Arts. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery at 4924 Ross St.

Oscar nominated film examines Somali life Scoring an Oscar nomination is generally considered a careerchanging achievement for any aspiring moviemaker.

It certainly feels that way for Toronto-bred producer Mino Jarjoura, who suspects the broad embrace of his 16-and-ahalf-minute short Asad could jump start his feature-filmmaking ambitions.

“I still have moments (that feel) completely

surreal,” Jarjoura says from his office in Los Angeles, where he produces TV commercials for the production house Hungry Man. “It’s been surreal but it also feels like a major responsibility at this point to be nominated and put this film out there in the right way and have as many people see it and understand why it’s been nominated.”

Asad will compete for the best live action short trophy at Sunday’s Oscar bash. The film centres on a Somalian boy torn between life as a budding fisherman and the temptation to become a pirate.

Central Alberta Theatre

2013 Season 4214-58 St. Red Deer

Prairie Winter Theatre Featuring Bloom

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Feb. 28, Mar 1, 2, March 7-9

On Golden Pond

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March 29-30, April 3-6

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

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April 11-13, April 18-20, April 25-27 CAT ONE ACT FESTIVAL coming in June.

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HOROSCOPE Wednesday, Feb. 20 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Rihanna, 25; Cindy Crawford, 47; Sidney Poitier, 86 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon sits in its own home, in the sign of Cancer. Our consciousness will take on a deeper awareness of how much nurturing and care we can offer to others today. We also feel more secure when we know that our instincts are responsive and protective of our feelings.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, be prepared to receive warm feelings of love and affection. If you are entering a new relationship, you may want to keep it a secret or undisclosed. If you are already attached, your bond will grow into something more deep and spiritual. Children will come into great focus this forthcoming year. Both love and children will come hand in hand ASTRO and this new journey promises to be the beginning of a DOYNA very harmonious year with lasting results.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Nostalgia might hit you today.

A wave of sentimentality and memories of your family life will make you long for a deeply secure and solid home foundation. The wellbeing of your parents is important to you especially now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your need to share what lies within your heart will evoke in you strong emotional predispositions. You crave a solid and a nurturing future for your life’s purpose. You are more connected with your siblings at this time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your mood is kept under stable radar and you seek safety and security within your financial situation. You might be particularly sentimental or attached to one of your belongings or possessions. Your mind is racing in many directions at once.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are highly intuitive and receptive to your immediate environment right now. You tend to express yourself with ease and your personal desires are fully met. Fortunately for you, you will receive great amounts of love and affection today.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your subconscious feelings are asking you to retreat yourself in a protective environment and to withdraw yourself from the public eye. You crave intimacy and emotional depth along with a dreamlike state of mind.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You long to be part of a group or organization of some kind. You may feel more protective and quite paternal towards one of your friends. Positive feelings of partnership and communication abound today for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expect some changes within your career sphere which may ask you to alter certain conditions at home. You are feeling motivated to finish old, mundane tasks and you employ a more cautious attitude towards your money.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What feeds your soul today is pure knowledge such as an intellectual interest or an education of some kind. You are clear about your need to feel free and liberated in some way. Your relationship with your children should go very smoothly at this time. They entertain you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your mind is probing right now and you seek to infuse your subconscious with some transformative experiences.

You need to liberate your soul of profound and heavy feelings in order to feel completely yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You mirror yourself through another person today. The necessity to be in the company of someone else is high today and you may tend to take care of your partner as if they were your own child. You feel your public quite intuitively today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Routine bores you, but you will feel much more at ease knowing that you are of service to others today. Run some indispensable errands. Check the status of your health. Your office environment might change now or your coworkers will tend to be more moody than usually.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today it’s all about feeling as if you want to bring out your inner child. A need to be self-expressive will enhance your imaginative and artsy side. You have hidden talents that only you can decide whether to reveal them or not.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist.

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Heroin addict needs support Dear Annie: I am a 19-year-old for them, they left it on the floor, heroin addict striving toward re- and the dog chewed it. covery.

I am heartbroken and need I go to five Narcotics Anony- their support so much. Fighting mous meetings a week, my addiction is hard but I have occasional and scary, and instead setbacks. of helping, they attack.

After the most reI don’t know what else cent incident, I left I can do. — Begging for drug paraphernalia in Mummy and Daddy the bathroom. I took Dear Begging: Your full responsibility and parents are frightened was ashamed and dis— for you and for your gusted with myself. sister — and they also But the first thing my don’t trust you. Getting mother said was, “Did off of hard drugs is a you leave that out on difficult process, and purpose so your sister we commend your efMITCHELL could find it and start forts. experimenting? She’s Your parents’ sup& SUGAR only 13!” port is important. But Annie, my sister is if your setbacks inanti-drugs, and I talk clude using drugs in to her a lot about the their home and leaving subject. I believe openness and paraphernalia in plain sight, it honesty are the keys to avoidance, contributes to their anger. and I will do everything I can to Would your parents help with save her from making the same the cost of a reputable rehab famistakes I have made. cility? The Salvation Army also My parents will never under- offers a program. You are making stand addiction, but I wish they progress, but it is often beneficial would try a little harder. I have to be separated from the culture repeatedly asked them to come to that contributes to your drug use. one NA meeting.

Please show your parents this letI wrote them a three-page letter ter, and tell them you wrote it. We explaining the importance of my hope it helps. going to meetings and how valuDear Annie: My father has Alable their support would be to me. zheimer’s, and I have attended I arranged for people to talk to my a support group for five years. I parents so they could ask ques- have learned a lot. tions that might be too uncomfortPlease let your readers know able to ask me directly, but they that the Alzheimer’s Association had no interest. offers support groups, as well as They discourage me from at- information on local services, how tending meetings, and when I to find good medical help and sobrought home literature from NA cial workers who can assist with

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Appearances count, even in the ICU THE CANADIAN PRESS Appearances count, it seems, even when a loved one’s life may be hanging in the balance.

A new study shows that family members of people in hospital intensive care units place more trust in doctors who are well groomed, in a white coat or scrubs and wearing an easy-toread name tag.

First author Dr. Selena Au said evidence suggests the public’s expectations of what doctors should wear — how doctors should look — differs depending on where in the hospital they work.

In pediatrics, say, a white coat is a no-no.

And in the emergency department, people don’t seem to care what doctors are wearing; they just want to be helped.

But in the ICU, where patients are critically ill and families are often faced with heartstopping news and gutwrenching decisions, it appears people want to deal with professionals

who look like the quintessential doctors portrayed on TV. “I think more than anyone in the hospital, that we are having very intense discussions where we’re talking about end-of-life care, where we may be talking about treatment options where decisions have to be made quickly,” said Au, who is with the University of Calgary’s department of critical care medicine.

“And so family members have to make some quick judgments as to whether or not they trust us.... So things that are part of non-verbal communications come into play quickly.”

Au did the work with two colleagues from the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Ser-

vices, Calgary zone. The research was supported by a grant from Alberta Innovates and is published in this week’s issue of the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

The team surveyed 337 people visiting family members in three Calgary-area ICUs between Nov. 1, 2010 and Oct. 31, 2011.

They asked people to rate in importance 10 factors related to the outward appearance of doctors in general, not specific physicians. Those factors were things like age, race, gender, dress, the presence or absence of a name tag, tattoos or visible piercings and overall first impression.

Respondents were then asked to select, from panels of pictures of models posing as doc-

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The panels of photos portrayed doctors in white coats, scrubs, business suits and casual clothing, such as jeans.

Those wearing stereotypical doctors’ garb were judged to be most knowledgeable and most honest.

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You can learn how others have dealt with similar problems.

There is informational literature on how to prepare for what may happen next with your loved one.

People who do not live in the area with the affected relative (considered a long-distance caregiver) can also benefit greatly from attending a support group where they live. The association’s focus is on all dementias, not just Alzheimer’s. Thank you for spreading the word. -- Caring for Dad Dear Dad: We often mention the Alzheimer’s Association in this space.

It is an invaluable resource, and we are grateful to you for delineating what they do. Readers can contact them at alz.org.

Dear Annie: We, too, went through the same turmoil as “Indiana Mom” because of a vindictive daughter-in-law who convinced our idiot son (he’s a Ph.D.) to prevent us from seeing our grandchildren.

Finally, no longer willing to tolerate this form of “grandparent abuse,” we disinherited my son and grandchildren and will never see them again. It was a painful decision, but we had to do it in order to maintain our stability. In retrospect, it was the right decision. We have regained our emotional equilibrium. — California Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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BRACONNIER 1971 - 2013 Mr. Cory “Joe” John Braconnier of Red Deer, passed away after a lengthy illness at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre in Red Deer on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the age of 41 years. Cory was born, raised and went to school in Taber and area. Growing up, he was quite a prankster who was quick to make you laugh and first to try something crazy especially if it could make someone else laugh. He was a good natured kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back. Cory was known by family and friends to be a loving, caring and sweet man. He had a good sense of humor and loved to see those around him having a good time. Over the years, he worked as a mechanic, a labourer and could fix just about anything. Cory will be deeply missed but forever remembered by his wife Beverley Martin; son Cory Joe Braconnier of Taber; mother Toni (Garry) Stevenson of Fort Saskatchewan; father Peter Braconnier of Delburne; sisters Priscilla Pallin and Tannis Sweeting both of Red Deer; brothers Ian (Irina) Braconnier of Cold Lake, Alan (Noni) Bossert of Blackfalds, Thomas Braconnier, Peter (Jr) Braconnier and Ron Tersigni all of Red Deer. Also to cherish Cory’s memory are numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Cory was predeceased by his grandparents. To honor and celebrate Cory’s life, family and friends are invited to drop in at the Clearview Community Center, 93 - Cornett Drive, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, February 22, 2013 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Cremation has taken place and later this spring, interment will be in the Carstairs Cemetery, Carstairs, Alberta. For those wishing to do so, memorial donations may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 6, 5015 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer AB T4N 1S9. Condolences to Cory’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca Bruce MacArthur MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Red Deer 587-876-4944

BUNN Herbert Alvon “Al” 1920-2013 Al Bunn passed away at the MichenerHill Extendicare in the early hours of February 14, 2013 at the age of 92 years. Al was born in Moose Jaw, SK., the youngest son of Alfred and Agnes Bunn.

His father passed away when Al was only 11 years old, leaving his older brother Ron and Al to help their mom survive during the 1930’s. Al met the love of his life, Bertha (Baker) and married in April 1940. Shortly after the birth of their son, Al, in October of 1942, Al was sent to England where he served his country in the Medical Corp. Something he was always very proud of. While stationed in England, Al’s mom passed away. After the war, he returned to his young family in Moose Jaw where he worked on the CPR. With the introduction of the Diesel, Al left the CPR and worked at the Provedence Hospital in the maintenance Department.

Once their daughter, Karin, was born, Al then worked at the Steam Plant in Moose Jaw Air base until he took an early retirement. Al and Bert then moved to Vernon, BC to be in the mountains that he loved so much. He got a job there guarding with the RCMP which he enjoyed. Al and Bert loved travelling with their motor home and were blessed to be able to spend 20 years in retirement wandering around Canada and the United States. Al loved owning cars, they were h i s h o b b y. U p o n B e r t ’ s passing, Al moved to Red Deer where he lived at Victoria Park for 10 years. He then moved to Michener Care Center for the last 2 years of his life. Al is survived by his son, Al (Sandra) Bunn of Lacombe, their daughter, Tammy (Nick) Greba, daughters; Morgan and Mckenzie of Red Deer, their daughter, Stacey (Blair) Harter of Olympia, Washington and son, Logan, daughter, Karin (Jerry) Phibbs of Stettler, t h e i r d a u g h t e r, Te r e s a (Brent) Baltimore, children; Joseph, Nora and Grace of Erskine, their son, Darcy (Gaylene) Cleven, daughters; Karra and Haley of Edson.

Funeral Service will be held on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, R e d D e e r. I n t e r m e n t i n Moose Jaw will take place in the Spring. Memorial donations in Al’s name may be made directly to the Canadian Lung Association ( P. O . B o x 4 5 0 0 , S t a t i o n South, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6K2). 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.

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BULL Jean Gladys Jean passed away February 18, 2013 at the age of 91 in Extedi-Care after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

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Alice Lenora Engman passed away on February 12, 2013 in Trochu, Alberta at the age of 100. Alice was born in Loreburn, Saskatchewan. She came to Alberta with her family at the age of 7 and settled on a farm south of Sylvan Lake. Alice married Carl Engman in 1934 and they lived on a farm at Burnt Lake. Alice and Carl had two sons Norman in 1937 and Allen in 1940. She is survived by her son Norman (Joan); daughter-in-law Lynn; grandsons Wes (Jennifer), Carl (Shauna), Trevor; granddaughter Shauna Adams; great grandchildren Rachel, Emilee, Morgyn, Hope and Clayton. She is also survived by two brothers Arthur (Grace), Clifford (Daisy); sister-in-law Aneta and many nieces and nephews. Alice was predeceased by her husband Carl; son Allen; grandson Sheldon and one great granddaughter Brooke.

A Funeral Service for the late Alice will be held at the Chapel of The Sylvan Lake Funeral Home, Sylvan Lake, AB on Wednesday, February, 20, 2013 at 1:30 P.M. Private family graveside. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Alice’s name to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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SMITH Dixie 1949 - 2013 It is with great sorrow that we announce the unexpected passing of Dixie M. Smith on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the age of 64 years. She will be warmly remembered and missed by her children; Leon Smith and Ashley (Ryan) Devlin, sister; Gail Armstrong and brothers; Ross (Carol) Smith and Sam (Ronda) Smith. Dixie’s life will be celebrated at Parkland Funeral Home on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Mental Health Association, Central Alberta Region, 5017-50th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4B2.

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jobs CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920 LEE Ken 1948 - 2013 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful and sudden passing of Kenneth (Ken) James Lee of Red Deer, Alberta at his home on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the age of 64 years. Ken was born in Elnora, Alberta on June 15, 1948, making Red Deer his home in his later years, working as a roofer and landscaper.

Ken was always full of energy; possessing such kindness that allowed him the opportunity to talk to anybody, resulting in many friendships made.

Ken was best known for his humor and wonderful smile and although he was extremely loving and caring, there was also a very stubborn side to him. Ken will be lovingly remembered by his spouse; Sandra Pye, sons; K e n n e t h ( Te r r i ) a n d I a n (Dawn) and his daughters; Michelle (Don), Tammy, Theresa and Crystal (Jason). Also left with beautiful memories of their Grandpa are Chelsea, Shaylene, Cory, Jacob, Aaron, Anna, Latisha, Jordon, Klarisa, Ainsley, Cora-Lee, Austin, Zander, Marissa, Heath, Oliver, Maren, Kobi and Lacey. Ken will also be missed by his great-grandchild; Koby, and siblings; Robert Lee, Mary Wallner and Elsie Painter, many extended family, close friends and co-workers.

Ken was predeceased by his parents; William and Elsie, brothers; Percy and Basil and sisters; Verda and Betty.

As Ken had wished, cremation will take place. In honor of Ken’s life, a private gathering amongst family and close friends will take place at a later date.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer 403.340.4040

Caregivers/ Aides In Loving Memory of MARTA KNOPP (nee ROZIC) Apr. 20, 1962 - Feb. 20, 2008 TOBIS Ernie AKA “Santa” 1933 - 2013 Mr. Ernie Tobis of Red Deer, Alberta, formerly of Delburne, passed away at Michener Extendicare on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the age of 79 years. Ernie will be lovingly remembered by his wife Shirley o f R e d D e e r, d a u g h t e r s ; M a r y ( D a v i d ) C h a ff i n o f Delburne, Kim (Creighton) Lund of Pine Lake, five grandchildren; Brittany, Alexis and Parker Chaffin and Cheyenne and Sheridan Lund. He was predeceased by his sister Emma Marek and parents John and Mary Tobis. A celebration of Ernie’s life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to S.T.A.R. 1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 8M7.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Responsibilities: • Supervision of shop personnel, assigning jobs, tracking time and attendance, check time cards in a timely manner, creation of work schedules • Ensure quality workmanship by supervising and assisting technicians • Assisting peers in developing diagnostic skills and perform all heavy duty technician duties when necessary • Monitor work orders for accuracy, efficiency and completion • Maintain full compliance of equipment as required by government, regulatory and company guidelines and regulations • Champion shop safety, organization & cleanliness • Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician Certification Requirements: • Valid class 5 driver’s license • Highly developed mechanical background knowledge • Experience with a computerized purchasing and maintenance management systems • Experience in a supervisory role is an asset • Proven ability to prioritize, organize and manage time effectively • Strong analytical and problem solving skills Ferus offers competitive industry rates and an excellent benefits package, including a Group Savings Plan. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, Please email your resume by March 1st, 2013

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

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

BUILDERS

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

PET ADOPTION

www.reddeerspca.com Many Pets to Choose From

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

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

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

www.lonsdalegreen.com Lonsdale Green Apartments

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

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

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

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

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

COMPUTER REPAIR

WEB DESIGN

www.albertacomputerhygiene.com

affordablewebsitesolution.ca

AB, Computer Hygiene Ltd. 896-7523

Design/hosting/email $65/mo.

To: humanresources@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad #SHPFRM - 0213

POINTS WEST LIVING STETTLER REQUIRES GENERAL MANAGER Facility - A 104 suite full service Designated Supportive Living and Independent Living Facility Operated by Connecting Care - A leader in seniors’ supportive housing management in Alberta.

We are looking for a caring professional who is a leader and wants to work in Supportive Housing.

Responsible for the overall management, HR, marketing and administration of the facility.

Qualifications: R.N. registered with CARNA an asset, management experience, time management and problem solving skills Experience: Community involvement, seniors care, hospitality, human resource development, demonstrated record of effective communication with seniors and staff.

Wage: Based on qualifications and years of experience, plus benefits and RRSP matching plan.

Submit resumes: Email: jobs@ connectingcare.ca Closing: April 15, 2013 Only successful applicants will be notified.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

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

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

F/T EXPERIENCED DOOR SECURITY PERSONNEL

Apply in person after 3 pm.

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

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 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

First Choice Collision

830

FUTURE AG INC. your Central Alberta Case IH Agricultural Equipment dealer is looking for a full time

Sales & Distributors

3rd year Apprentice WESCLEAN - Red Deer We are looking for customer and/or Journeyman service/inside sales.

Parts Person Duties/responsibilities: for their Rimbey location. assist phone customers, Farming background write up orders, invoicing an asset. customers, assist managers/sales rep, assist walk Job duties and in customers and general responsibilities include: office duties. Competitive • Assist customers and wage along with full answer customers inquiries benefits. Resumes to • Read and interpret parts mdoll@wesclean.com diagnostics & diagrams or fax 403-347-8803, • Use of computerized ATTN. MIKE inventory system • Order and receive CELEBRATIONS parts for customers HAPPEN EVERY DAY • Excellent communication IN CLASSIFIEDS skills • Customer service experience • Experience with Trades computerized inventory system • Experience with Blue Grass Sod Farms, Agricultural equipment Box 11, Site 2, RR #1, Red • Must be reliable, highly Deer, Alberta organized & team oriented F/T farm equipment technician req’d with exp. repairing farm equipment. We offer a competitive pay $31 hr, 44 hrs week, dental scale, exemplary benefits package, annual work boot & health benefits avail. reimbursement, RRSP Email resume to debbie. plan, sick days, monthly lefeuvre@bg-rd.com or fax bonus and continuous 403-342-7488 professional training in a Something for Everyone positive environment.

Everyday in Classifieds Forward your resume to: Future Ag Inc. Attn: Paula Martin Box 140 Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 Fax: 403-843-2790 Email to paulam@futureag.ca

850

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

ALL POSITIONS ALL SHIFTS

830

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

HEAVY DUTY TECHNICIAN (Coach exp preferred) Prairie Bus Lines is seeking a heavy duty MECHANIC. Successful applicants will possess a current journeyman ticket, a current class 3 or 2 drivers license, and have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

A desire to work in a safetymandatory shop, and the ability to work on both highway coaches and school buses.

Prairie Bus Lines offers a competitive wage and benefit package.

Please submit your resume to Malcolm Malin.

Fax 403-342-2199 or email malcolm@prairie.pwt.ca

SHOP FOREMAN

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

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

Work with clients from initial concept through job completion in a fast paced environment.

Creative, great people skills and a keen eye for detail.

Print or related industry experience or equivalent education required.

For more info/apply online: www.fletcherprinting.com email: careers@ fletcherprinting.com

Apply in person at any location or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820

Truckers/ Drivers

BUSY Clive area HD trucking company seeking F/T apprentice technician.

Candidates will be req’d. to perform repairs and maintenance of highway tractors and trailers as well as dismantling salvage units. Competitive wages and benefits. Fax resume 403-784-2330 or call 403-784-2501 for more info

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a well experienced F/T SERVER Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

Now Hiring

Sales & Distributors

850

Trades

Seeking Journeyman or 2nd /3rd year apprentices.

Positions for body, prep and refinishing technicians needed for our car and light truck division. Top wages, bonus programs and benefit package. Fax resumes to (403) 343-2160; e-mail choice2@telusplanet.net or drop off in person @ #5, 7493, 49th Avenue Crescent, Red Deer.

• Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks

Envy for the other guy’s happy girlfriend

Really cool stuff you can afford to buy

810

GASOLINE ALLEY LOCATION

Pressure Piping & Steel fabrication shop Only experience personnel need apply -Journeyman Pipefitter preferred -Must be able to organize men and projects -Background & experience with Acorn Piping program Understanding and implementation of QC for structural & Piping -Oversee all material ordering, handling & receiving -Competitive Wage & Benefits Please apply to info@ dynamicprojects.ca or fax 403-340-3471

860 DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Pidherney’s is growing and requires experienced Truck drivers to work with our team:

• Water Truck Driver to work up North • Class 1 Drivers • Lowbed Drivers with Class 1 Top wages paid based on experience Assigned units Scheduled days off Valid safety tickets an asset

287092B16-28

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Intermediate Microsoft Office skills Medical Excellent data entry skills Prior experience with multi-line phone system Good Organizational skills, detail oriented, Chandler Consulting Inc. is able to multi task and now seeking an RN interare able to prioritize ested in part time contract T h e a b i l i t y t o w o r k work. Position is related to under pressure, alone workplace health assessa n d w i t h i n a t e a m ments, training provided. environment Must live in Red Deer and T h e a b i l i t y t o m e e t have own transportation. deadlines Please email resume and Effective written and availability to info@ verbal communication chandlerconsulting.net. skills Collaborative abilities in Start your career! assertive and courteous See Help Wanted manner in order to maintain good employee relations.

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1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., Is looking to fill the a growing Production following position: Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is FIELD SAFETY currently accepting resumes for the following positions: OFFICER The successful applicant will have a NCSO designa* Experienced tion and will have: Production Testing * Actual hands on oilfield * Day Supervisors construction experience. * Night Operators * Good computer skills. * Extensive travel is * Experienced required.

Production Testing * Excellent people skills.

Assistants * H2S Alive and First Aid. * Certified D&A tester, If you are a team player an asset. interested in the oil and * Drivers License, with gas industry, please clean Abstract. submit your resume, * Must relocate to Hinton. current driver’s abstract and current safety “NO SAFETY COPS certificates to the following: WANTED” Fax 403-887-4750 We want to build a safety lkeshen@1strateenergy.ca culture, NOT enforce one.

Professionals

We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

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

286891B15

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196289I8-14

Janitorial

285426B20

720

Clerical

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 D3

Landscaper/laborer

We are currently looking for an energetic, positive, reliable, mature and skilled individual to fill this position.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:: * No formal education req`d * 44 hrs. per wk with some wknds. * Heavy lifting, running equip., yard maintenance, lawncare, snow removal.

Wage $25.hr.

Expected start date: ASAP Those interested please email resume to: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com or fax to 403-729-2396.

PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET is currently accepting resumes for SERVICE ADVISOR POSITION. Must have good communication skills and have the ability to work independently or with a group..

Excellent company benefits.

Please submit resume in person along with wage expectations to Joey.

SERVICE TECH req’d F/T to troubleshoot & repair mechanical & electrical commercial cleaning equipment.

Strong communication skills, basic computer skills req’d, team player, clean driving record, good time management for in shop & mobile services.

Van & tools supplied.

Competitive wages with full benefit package.Resumes to mdoll@wesclean.com or fax 403-347-8803, ATTN. MIKE STUCCO Labourers.

Needed Immed. Exp’d but will train. Drivers License pref’d. 403-588-5306

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

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Business Opportunities

870

Join Distinctly Tea in the high growth & high margin retail loose leaf tea industry. Steve@fylypchuk.com You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

880

UNC

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WESTLAKE 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. /day

Apply in person after 3 pm.

Is taking resumes for: * Accessories Dept. with experience in clothing.

F/T positions avail. * 2nd or 3rd. yr. motorcycle mechanic Please forward resume to HR Department Fax: 403-341-4910

880

SERVICE WRITER

GED classes evening and days

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Women in the Trades

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Math and Science in the trades Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be avail.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

GLENDALE Gunn St. & Goodacre Cl. PINES Patterson Cres. & Pamley Ave.

BEN

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com Start your career!

See Help Wanted TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

Misc.

Help

1870

LOGS

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

1700

PRONTO M-91 Sure Stop power wheel chair, brand new, 24 V, top of line chair, $4500 403-845-3292 403-895-2337

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 BBQ c/w propane tank & cover. Like new. $100.

403-314-2026

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

wegot

stuff

2000-2290

Manufactured Homes

1520

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Mauricia 403-340-0225

3040

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

A MUST SEE!

Only

20,000with Intro

$

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

$

Sharon (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

279426C30

Renter’s Special

1730

1760

3040

Newly Renovated Mobile Home

WANTED

Misc. for Sale

Manufactured Homes

FREE Cable 2 & 3 bedroom

modular/mobile homes in pet friendly park

Starting at

950

$

/month

Mauricia (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

wegotservices

Looking Loo Lo king kin ng for

a job? ?

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

Participating Employers:

880

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

5 CD Changer good cond., $200, 403-986-1091 PANASONIC CD stereo system, has CD, cass. am/fm radio like new, $100 403-347-0567 SET of older surround sound speakers, $200 obo, 403-986-1091

3030

1900

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

302-0582 Free Delivery BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582.

Stereos TV's, VCRs

Townhouses

4 BELLS, wedding theme, Christmas theme, angell CLEAN & BRIGHT blowing trumpet theme, silver metal, PEI with lady HOME IN CLEARVIEW 3 bdrms, 1,5 bath, In-suite slipper emblem, $40/total, laundry. Bsmt, yard, 5 appl, 403--227-2653 NO PETS. Avail NOW. $1350 & UTIL, SD $1350 Travel Hearthstone 403 314 0099 Packages or 403-396-9554 SOUTHWOOD PARK TRAVEL ALBERTA 3110-47TH Avenue, Alberta offers 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, SOMETHING generously sized, 1 1/2 for everyone. baths, fenced yards, Make your travel full bsmts. 403-347-7473, plans now.

Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

1720

10-12 HOUSE plants $5-$30, 403-342-4572 FOOT OR hand pedal exerciser , reg. $60. asking 2 DRESSERS - bdrm. suite. $25; 10 assorted old cook books from, $3-$5, New mattress, bought 1953, $250. 403-343-7393 403-346-2231 PEACOCK feathers (50) 8 TRACK & Cassette & $1.50 each Record player. Speakers.

403-346-2231 $200. 403-343-7393

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here Mini Job Fair

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9 a.m. - Noon Alberta Works Centre 2nd Floor, First Red Deer Place 4911 – 51 Street, Red Deer

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

For more information, call 403-340-5353

Government

285761B19-20

Good for adult with small car.

920

1500-1990

1. Bruin’s Plumbing & Heating 2. Comfort Keepers 3. LKQ of Alberta 4. Mullen Group Ltd. 5. Parkland CLASS 6. Pe Ben L.P. Oilfield Services 7. TBL Construction LTD. 8. Tupperware 9. Hi-Way 9 Group of Companies 10. Line-X

1840

BED ALL NEW,

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Antiques & Art

3020

1640

Household Furnishings

CLASSIFICATIONS

Lancaster Area West half of Lampard Crsc. & Leung Close $85/mo.

Michener East of 40th North of Ross St. Michener Green Cresc. area. $268/mo.

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

FREE

Clearview Area Castle Crsc.

Clark Crsc. & Crawford St. $155/mo.

Rosedale West end of Reichley St. & Reighley Close $68/mo.

In the towns of:

for all Albertans

880

wegot

1630

Household Appliances

For afternoon delivery once per week

Career Planning

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

rentals

Health & Beauty

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

MEN’S FOOTWEAR 9-1/2 1 pair brown suede, slip on, winter boots, very good cond. asking $75; Dockes Rockport, black, Oxfords w/laces, waterproof, $75 in exc. cond. 403-227-2653

HORSES WANTED: broke, un-broke, or unwanted. 403-783-0303

WOMEN’S clothing, lined lace jacket with button Patio table & 4 chairs, $45. front and short sleeves, Dresser/Mirror - 3 drawers, $40. Night table flowing A-line long skirt, CLASSIFICATIONS s i z e 1 2 , 5 ’ 4 ” , $ 9 0 , 2 drawers, $30. 4 TV trays w/holder on wheels, $20.

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 403--227-2653 Wheel Barrow, 6 c.ft.

WANTED • 3250-3390 Metal, $30. Garbage can, Equipmentaluminum w/lid, $12.

Saw blade, 10”, 60 tooth, Heavy Houses/ new, $20.

Duplexes 403-314-2026 TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or 3 BDRM. large bsmt. famistorage. Skidded or ly room, storage room, wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Dogs fenced, quiet street no pets, n/s, adults pref. $1000/mo. rent + d.d., FREE Husky X puppies Tools avail. end of Feb. ref’s 403-396-7771 req’d by app’t only .

403-782-3942 TABLE SAW - Bench top Sporting 10”. Craftsman NEWER Adult 1/2 Duplex Goods w/accessories. $190. in Inglewood, 1200 sq. ft., 403-314-2026 3 bdrms. 6 appls. 2 car BARELY used treadmill, parking. N/S, no pets, utils. first $200 takes not incld., $1200 rent, SOLD $1100 s.d. Avail. March 1.

Firewood COMPLETE SET of golf 403-340-0363 clubs, 3 Woods 9 irons, AFFORDABLE putter, bag & balls, exc. SYLVAN, avail .immed. 2 Homestead Firewood s h a p e , s e l l i n g d u e t o units. 2 bdrm. + hide-abed, incl., cable, dishes, Spruce, Pine, Birch Spilt, Dry. h e a l t h r e a s o n s $ 2 0 0 , bedding, all utils. $1000 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 403-347-0567 -$1400/mo. 403- 880-0210 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Collectors' Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Condos/ Items

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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

Misc.

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1590

Clothing

GIANT tv stand. WITH doors, top drawer, space for VCR, bottom shelves, great for equiip or books, $200 OBO 403-986-1091

2140

Horses

1660

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for

UNC

E-mail bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn Bill/Service

LANCASTER AREA

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Valentine Crsc.

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

• This is a career position.

• Salary based on experience and ability.

• Profit sharing and company benefits.

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

1760

Misc. for Sale

1860

Isbister Close Inkster Close

VANIER AREA

Piper Dr. & Pennington Cres.

880 APPRENTICE RV MECHANIC ACADEMIC Express

•

INGLEWOOD AREA

Sherwood Crsc Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

Duties include: • All aspects of RV Service work • Seasonal extended hours • Customer interaction Attributes: • Organized & Reliable • Outgoing • Physically fit • Mechanically inclined • Entry level position • On the job training • Permanent position • Tool allowance • Training allowance • Company benefits

ANDERS AREA

SUNNYBROOK AREA

Carriers Needed For 4 days/wk Flyers & Sun. Life IN

Pallo, Payne & Parsons Cl.

Apply by: Email: bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn: Bill/Service

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

Lagrange Crsc

TURPLE BROS. LTD.

Misc.

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CARRIERS NEEDED

Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St

F/T EXPERIENCED DOOR SECURITY PERSONNEL

1530

Auctions

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

BOWER AREA

X-STATIC

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

880

Misc.

Help

Adams Close/ Adair Ave. Ainsworth Crsc.

Allsop Ave.

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

Misc.

Help

Adult Education and Training

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

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

Duties include: - Service Writing - Warranty Administration - Service Scheduling - Maintaining Paper Flow Attributes: - Outgoing - Organized - Mechanically Inclined - Computer Proficient - Previous Experience A Must

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day

is looking for an OFFICE FURNITURE INSTALLER If you have a clean drivers licence, are hard working, flexible and have a positive attitude this job could be for you.

Team work and a great work ethic is a must! This full-time position is for install and delivery of commercial furniture.

Please email resume to ac@lookeroffice.ca

860

CLASS 1 drivers req’d to pull flat deck, exc. wages, safety bonuses, benefits.

We run the 4 western provinces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 for more info or fax resume and abstract to 403-784-2330

EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317 LOOKER OFFICE FURNITURE

Misc.

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880

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Truckers/ Drivers

880

Misc.

Help

279430A2-C31

850

Misc.

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287509B19-25

Trades

Misc.

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1010

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

Contractors

1100

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

COUNTERTOPS

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648

is expanding its facility to double production.

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

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

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included. Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www.eaglebuilders.ca.

Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to Human Resources 403-885-5516 or e-mail: k.kooiker@eaglebuilders.ca.

279425A2-31

- Batch Plant Operator - Carpenters/Woodworkers - General Labourers

Handyman Services

1200

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels.

403-986-6686

Massage Therapy

1280

ASIAN Executive Touch Exclusive for men. Open 10 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650 CINDY’S Western & Chinese Traditional Massage, micro computer diagnosis. Insurance avail.

New girls coming. 4606 48 Ave. 8 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. 7 days a wk. 403-986-1691

Gentle Touch Massage

4919 50 St. New staff. Daily Specials. New rear entry, lots of parking. 403-341-4445

1165

LINDA’S CHINESE MASSAGE

EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net

1280

HANDYMAN PLUS Painting, laminate, tile, mud/ tape, doors, trim, Call 403-358-9099

LAMINATE floors, drywall, tape, framing, odd jobs, BBB credited, credit cards accepted. 403-896-3904

Escorts

Massage Therapy

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by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chavez’s sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election.

The government is insisting that Chavez remains in charge, playing an upbeat jingle on state television Tuesday with the message: “He’s back, he’s back!� But political analysts said he could soon take the oath of office in a delayed swearing-in ceremony as a first step toward a formal resignation, and a transition of power. Taking the oath, however, wouldn’t be required for the country’s congress and Supreme Court to call a new election.

Chavez remained silent and out of sight a day after his return was announced on his Twitter account Monday. The government said he was continuing unspecified medical treatments at Caracas’ military hospital. “The big question, beyond where the president is, is whether the president is capable of governing,� said Mariana Bacalao, a professor of public opinion at the Central University of Venezuela. She said it seems unlikely that Chavez would be able to overcome his illness.

Even the state newspaper Correo del Orinoco referred to the possibility of a new election in its Monday edition. The top headline, published before Chavez’s announced return, reported on a survey by the pollster Hinterlaces that showed Vice-President Nicolas Maduro with a double-digit lead over opposition leader Henrique Capriles if a vote were held.

Chavez hasn’t spoken publicly since before his latest cancer surgery in Cuba on Dec. 11, and critics are questioning whether a leader who has been breathing through a tube and is unable to appear in public is now capable of remaining in office. “This tension isn’t sustainable for much longer.

Now that he’s here, they can’t let another 70 days pass for an image to appear or for him to speak,� Bacalao said. “There has to be a convincing response because people are waiting for an outcome.�

Chavez’s political allies have left open the possibility that the president may finally take the oath of office, a ceremony originally scheduled for last month. But they have given few precise details about his cancer or what sort of “complex and tough� treatment he is undergoing.

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Bolivian President Evo Morales, a friend and ally of Chavez, made a brief visit to Caracas on Tuesday and arrived at the military hospital together with Maduro. Morales left the hospital later without speaking to reporters.

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The 58-year-old Chavez was re-elected to a new six-year term in October, and his inauguration, originally scheduled for Jan. 10, was indefinitely postponed by lawmakers despite complaints by the opposition. The Supreme Court upheld the decision and said the president could be sworn in at a later date before the court.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Reeva Steenkamp’s coffin was draped in a white cloth and carried by six pallbearers at a private funeral Tuesday, just a few hours before Oscar Pistorius said in a court affidavit that he mistakenly killed his girlfriend by shooting her through a bathroom door.

Reeva’s uncle, Mike Steenkamp, broke down in tears after the cremation ceremony under grey skies in the family’s hometown of Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s southern coast, saying between sobs: “We are here as a family and there’s only one thing missing and that’s Reeva.”

“We’ve got together but we miss one,” her uncle said as he composed himself.

Family and friends gathered inside the white crematorium, which had a “Strictly Private” sign outside, to pay tribute to the law graduate, model and budding reality TV star who died at Pistorius’ house in the early hours of Valentine’s Day last week after being shot three times behind a locked door to the toilet.

Pistorius said in an affidavit, which was read out by his senior defence lawyer in court in Pretoria, that he loved her deeply and shot her in a tragic error because he thought she was a dan-

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Reeva’s parents, Barry and June Steenkamp, hugged mourners after the ceremony, which was closed to the media and the public on the wishes of the family. Singing could be heard from inside the building as reporters waited a short distance away outside the gate of the Victoria Park Crematorium.

Earlier, the 29-year-old Steenkamp’s wooden coffin, which had shining gold handles, the white cloth and white flowers on top, was taken out of a hearse and carried into the crematorium by funeral home staff wearing pink shirts and black jackets.

After the service, Mike and Adam Steenkamp, Reeva’s brother, walked away from the small group of mourners — which included South African international rugby player Francois Hougaard — to offer a statement to television cameras near the entrance to the driveway to the crematorium.

“I won’t say very much,” brother Adam, who wore jeans, a white shirt and a black suit jacket, said. “There’s a space missing inside all the people she knew that can’t be filled again. We’re going to keep all the positive things that we remember and know about my sister.

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Steenkamp campaigned actively against domestic violence and had written on Twitter that she planned to join a “Black Friday” protest by wearing black in honour of a 17-year-old

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TUSTIN, Calif. — A shooting spree early Tuesday left three people dead and two others injured in Orange County, and the search for the gunman ended when he shot himself to death in a stolen car as police closed in, authorities said.

There were multiple crime scenes in the county south of Los Angeles and many more victims who were shot at but unhurt, said Tustin Lt. Paul Garaven.

The shootings began at 4:45 a.m. local time when deputies responding to a call found a female shot multiple times in a house in Ladera Ranch, said Orange County sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.

From 5:30 a.m. to 5:55 a.m., Tustin police received police reports of shootings in several locations, Tustin police Supervisor Dave Kanoti.

After two carjackings, one victim was hospitalized and another victim died, Garaven said.

After a third call to police, an officer arrived and found two more victims — one dead and the other injured.

Officers located the suspect and followed him into the city of Orange, Garaven said. “When they tried to stop, he killed himself in the car,” Garaven said.

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The lieutenant said the gunman succeeded in stealing a vehicle at each carjacking.

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Big changes are underway at Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deer Park Shopping ng Center. Built in 1990, the east Red Deer landmark is the home of four Central ntral Alberta Coop retail outlets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Co-op Grocery, Co-op Liquor Store, Co-op Pharmacy harmacy and the newest addition, the ultramodern, eight bay Co-op Gas Bar and nd Convenience Store. The center also features the Deer Park Servus Creditt Union branch, Dairy Queen and Subway restaurants, a neighborhood pub, a medical clinic and a dry cleaning outlet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been looking at upgrading the gas bar location forr quite a whileâ&#x20AC;?, says Central Alberta Co-op General Manager Larry Parks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re quite proud of the way it turned out. We are able to offer increased d ffuell availability il bilit along with easier access and additional parking all delivered with the same great service weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always offeredâ&#x20AC;?, he adds.

Managed by Riverpark Properties, the Deer Park Shopping Center is currently undergoing an exterior facelift that will give a cleaner, up to date look. According to Howard Bell, Riverpark Properties president â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deer Park is of an age where after 20 years it has begun to show wear and tear around the edges and this upgrade gives us the opportunity to address those issues and to present a more modern, more accessible experience to shoppers.

We were also able to purchase additional space along the west side of the gas bar prior to the reconstruction phase and this has allowed us to add additional parking spaces and to reconfigure some of the existing parking stalls to improve traffic flowâ&#x20AC;?.

Coupled with recent interior renovations to both the Co-op grocery and liquor stores along with the Dairy Queen location, Deer Park will continue to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;go toâ&#x20AC;? destination in Red Deer for many years to come.

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