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Red Deer man recounts playing alongside The Great One at Gretzky Fantasy Camp

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Red Deer rec leaguer Michael Cummings poses with NHL legend Wayne Gretzky during Gretzky’s fantasy camp held in Las Vegas this past January.

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF “Goal scored by Number 8, Michael Cummings. Assisted by Number 99, Waaaayne Gretzky!”

That PA announcement in a suburban Las Vegas hockey rink was the stuff hockey dreams are made of for Red Deer’s Cummings, an ATB Financial underwriter manager when he’s not The Great One’s trigger man.

Cummings was one of about 100 fans from all walks of life who plunked down $11,999 to spend a few days up close and personal with Gretzky at his annual Fantasy Camp, held Jan. 27-31.

Taking that pass off a Gretzky faceoff and firing home a goal couldn’t have been more perfect for the dedicated beer league hockey player.

“I dug the puck out of the net right away,” said Cummings, 35, who was not going to let that souvenir get away.

Cummings has been a Gretzky fan since he was a five or six-year-old sitting in his Youngstown home watching the superstar and his linemates pile up the points in a typical Oilers romp in their 1980s heyday.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Spring forward, fall back.

Remember the adage and set clocks ahead an hour before going to bed Saturday.

Daylight Savings Time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, giving evenings more daylight and mornings less as we head towards spring.

Canada — except Saskatchewan — has changed the same weekend as the United States since 2007 when its government passed a new energy act.

Doctors recommend eating a healthy breakfast and spending time outdoors exercising as ways to fight the loss of an hour’s sleep. Environment Canada’s forecast of a sunny day with a high of 5C should help.

Emergency Services officials recommend using the time change as an opportunity to test and replace batteries in smoke detectors.

Mountain Standard time returns — as does that lost hour of sleep — Nov. 3 at 2 a.m.

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Cristina Franco, left, and Alejandra Cepeda, both of Mexico get ready for their part in a fashion show at The Hub in Red Deer. The two women were taking part in the International Women’s Day celebration Friday. The free event, sponsored by The Hub, the Central Alberta Refugee Effort and Gramma Link-Africa expected to draw in 150-200 women for an evening of fashion, jewelry making, speakers and ethnic snacks. With this years theme of women’s success in politics Red Deer City councillors Tara Veer and Dianne Wyntjes were also to make presentations.

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Those looking to spend some time with Wayne Gretzky will have an opportunity next month.

The RDC Kings and Queens Scholarship Breakfast with Gretzky is set for March 28 at Westerner Park.

Almost 1,300 breakfast tickets have been sold already, leaving about 600 up for grabs. There are also about 110 tickets available, out of 150, for a special meet and greet with the hockey legend.

Single breakfast tickets are $199 and meet and greet tickets are $999. Corporate tables are $999 and VIP tables (eight breakfast tickets and eight meet and greet tickets) are $7,999.

The breakfast gets underway at 7:30 a.m. and the meet and greet runs from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Ticket are available through the Black Knight Ticket Centre at either 403-755-6626 or www. bkticketcentre.ca.

GRETZKY: “I was nervous’ Over the years he has met his idol and stacked up an impressive collection of autographed memorabilia from hockey’s greatest scoring machine.

He even painted the interior of his Vanier Woods home’s garage in the Oilers blue and gold.

But two or three years ago, he began seriously thinking of taking it to a whole ’nother level and started salting away the cash to attend Fantasy Camp.

Wife Charissa came through with a big assist when she won $5,000 in a dream vacation contest and on Valentine’s Day surprised her husband by giving him the cash towards his hockey dream.

Less than a year later, he was at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Vegas picking out his equipment and getting his first taste of the first-class treatment campers enjoyed every minute of the five-day experience, which serves as a fundraiser for the Wayne Gretzky Foundation.

There was swag aplenty. The first thing he got was a pair of 11-by 14-inch autographed photos of Gretzky’s last game as a pro.

Cummings isn’t afraid to admit, it almost brought him to tears when he pulled out the personalized pics.

“The camp could’ve been over at that point and I would have been pretty satisfied.”

They also got practice and game jerseys, hockey pants, gloves and personalized Easton sticks with his name and number embossed on it.

“We were told it’s a model that’s not even on the market yet.”

Next day, legendary coach “Iron” Mike Keenan and other coaches put the campers through a series of drills to gauge their ability and create five evenly matched teams.

Cummings and the others also got the first look at Gretzky in action.

“He was just effortlessly skating around the ice,” he said, of the 52-yearold, who retired in 1999. “He could shoot so easy, and so hard.”

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Gretzky and Cummings celebrate a goal. (as they were all encouraged to call him — he’s a teammate now, they were told) joined in. Waiting his turn Cummings counted players down the line, and realized he was going to get to skate with Gretzky.

“I was nervous because I was on my backhand,” he said, adding images of flubbing a feed from the game’s greatest passer ran through his head.

“He started the drill, a hard, crisp pass, right on the tape.” Cummings and Gretz traded passes down the ice with Cummings getting the shot, which the goalie saved.

Each player was guaranteed four games with the top two teams competing for The Gretzky Cup. Campers ranged from their early 20s to seniors, with most in their 40s and 50s. Skill levels ranged from weak skaters to former Junior A-calibre players.

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equipment staff washed and hung the equipment in each player’s stall for the morning. He got his skates sharpened every day “just because I could.”

“The whole experience is they want to make you feel like an NHLer for a week.”

About a dozen of Gretzky’s former teammates and opponents lent their star power to the event, including Chris Chelios, Grant Fuhr, Brian Leetch, Marty McSorley, Rick Tocchet and Denis Savard.

Listening in as the pros told their war stories was one of the best parts of the camp, he said.

“You could tell they loved hockey and they loved talking about hockey.”

Cummings got another taste of life in first class when he scratched his eye off ice and could barely see. Within minutes of calling a camp staffer first thing in the morning, he had a doctor’s appointment set up, and soon after was

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One quick treatment later, he was back on the ice later that morning without missing a game. His determination would land him “Player With The Most Heart” honours in the last night’s gala dinner, where Gretzky presented him with an autographed Oilers jersey.

While his hockey dream didn’t come cheap, Cummings doesn’t regret a second of it.

“From the moment you get there, they made it so incredible you didn’t think about it,” he said.

Charissa, who came to cheer on her husband and act as official photographer, said she was happy she could help make the camp happen a year or two ahead of schedule.

“I was probably so excited to go because Michael was. It was an amazing experience.”

Cummings is already thinking about how to find a way back to camp before Gretzky hangs up his skates for good. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Colleges concerned about provincial budget cuts

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta post-secondary institutions are grappling with how they’ll handle the deepest cuts handed down in the provincial budget.

Red Deer College President Joel Ward said on Friday he’s disappointed with the Progressive Conservative government’s budget that reduced Advanced Education to $2 billion in base operating grants, a $147-million decrease from 2012-13.

Institutions learned the impact will be a 7.3 per cent decline across the board in base operating grants. The new budget for institutions begins on July 1. This will result in the loss of $2.09 million at Olds College. Red Deer College figures were unavailable on Friday.

Thomas Lukaszuk, deputy premier and Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education, said operating grants have increased by more than 45 per cent over the past decade, but such funding increases aren’t sustainable year after year. “This type of cut that goes so deep will have significant impact on our institution and we have tough decisions ahead on how we’ll be able to deliver programs and services to our students,� said Ward.

Ward said the cuts won’t mean institutions will introduce tuition fee increases, other than what is allowed through the government legislated tuition

cap. It’s tied to the consumer price index, which is around 2.15 per cent this year, said Ward.

He said Red Deer College will have to find ways to generate more revenue. Ward questioned how these cuts fit in with a long-term strategy, particularly when the government is trying to address labour shortages.

Ward added these cuts won’t deter the college from its “bold, innovative vision� from expanding in the future. “We will work hard to find ways to get (this planning) done — through P3 (private-public) partnerships, it’s all on the table.�

Students’ Association president Eric Peppinck, precently returned from the Alberta Students’ Executive Council conference. The mood was worrisome. “Most of us were hoping, at the very least, a zero per cent increase, versus losing money in the next budget,� said Peppinck.

He hopes the impact at RDC will be minimal when it comes to shrinking or eliminating programs.

He expects it will be ones that have already sunsetted or the college has been discussing cutting them for some time.

The government announced a $250,000 boost in funding for its scholarship program, plus a new grant for low-income students.

Peppinck said increasing money available for student loans by 21 per cent will not do anything to the

debt that students are handling. It doesn’t stop the inflation, he added.

The province suspended the Student Temporary Employment Program. “Many businesses actually use that funding to bring in students and without that funding they might not be able to create those jobs,� added Peppinck.

Jordan Cleland, vice-president of advancement for Olds College, said the college budget is around $55 million, but just 58 per cent of that comes from the provincial government. He said the province had forecasted a two-per-cent increase, so this is actually a 9.3 per cent reduction.

He’s not overly surprised with Thursday’s announcement since Premier Alison Redford began warning about drastically lower oil revenues. “We began preparing different scenarios so it’s something we think we’re well positioned to handle,� said Cleland. “We’re going to have to look at more ancillary revenue.�

Students will see some small positives from this budget through the increased scholarships and loans, he added. “But the students want to make sure there’s good quality and affordability,� said Cleland. “We have to make sure we have a responsible blend of expenditure reduction, but continue to be creative on ancillary revenue.� ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

Municipal leaders speak out about sewer line funding cap

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

when provincial budgets are tight, it sends a strong message about how agreements might be upheld into tight fiscal times,� says Flewwelling.

If the regional line is not built, communities may opt to build their own wastewater treatment plants on the river, a prospect the line was meant to avoid.

The City of Red Deer plans to lobby all seven Central Alberta MLAs for support.

Innisfail Mayor Jim Romane also voiced his unhappiness with the latest offer.

Building a regional sewer line was the province’s idea, he points out. “The communities were forced into this whole thing by (Alberta Environment) and now they’re trying to just dump it back into our laps here.

We just can’t stand for that.�

Province budgets may be tight, but so are every-

A provincial decision to cap funding for a regional sewer line continues to rankle municipal leaders who feel they were shortchanged.

Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling says in a statement released earlier this week he is “extremely disappointed� that the province would not fully fund its portion of the Olds-to-Red Deer sewer line, expected to cost around $130 million.

The sewer line was originally expected to cost $107 million and under the Alberta government’s Water for Life Strategy was to be funded 90 per cent by the province and 10 per cent by municipalities.

Since construction started in 2009, costs have climbed because of inflation, route changes and a decision to stretch Thank you the build out over more years. to my clients and Transportation Miniscustomers for your ter Ric McIver recently offered the South Red trust and confidence.

Deer Regional Wastewater Commission, which is With your help we were able to overseeing construction achieve the of the line, $10 million towards its completion.

The offer was rejected, with the commission DENNIS arguing it falls about $10 ROSZELL million short of the original commitment, leaving which is one of the highest achievement awards in municipalities to pick up the Canadian Sutton Real Estate Group organization. the slack. “It was understood that the province had committed that the overruns would be covered dennisroszell@gmail.com under the 90/10 arrangement, and while we rec“My clients are truly #1� ognize that this decision is being made in a year

one else’s, he said. “All the communities are in the same situation as the province. We’re ongoing trying to balance our budgets every year and keep our tax increases to a minimum. “We just don’t need these kinds of surprises.�

Opposition MLA Kerry Towle is not surprised the province appears to be backing out of its commitment. “We’re seeing a lot of that in this budget,� said Towle, who represents the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake riding.

Promises made to seniors, and related to health care and education are also being abandoned, she said.

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Longshot liberal leadership candidate’s Calgary zoo keeper campaign team disintegrates injured when gorillas creep into kitchen

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Long-shot contender David Bertschi has been deserted by his campaign team as the Liberal leadership race heads down the home stretch.

The Ottawa lawyer insists he’s still a candidate and will remain so until the votes are counted on April 14.

But his campaign manager, Kevin Chalmers, has left and is now working on Vancouver MP Joyce Murray’s leadership campaign.

Chalmers said Bertschi’s financial agent has also quit and confirmed that money woes are plaguing the campaign.

“I certainly left under very good terms with David and I wish him the best,” Chalmers said in an interview Friday.

“It is my belief that, while he will make whatever decision that he feels is best for himself and his campaign, I don’t believe that spending the money that I would cost in using my talents would be worthwhile if the conclusion he comes to is the one that I suspect he will.”

There have been rumours for weeks that Bertschi exceeded the $75,000 loan limit set by the party almost immediately upon launching his campaign last November.

“As with all and any campaigns, as you well know, there are certain caps and limits and whatnot and you have to go out and fundraise and you have to maintain a campaign that works within those limits,” Chalmers said.

“And at some point, I think one has to question whether, given all the rules that one has to abide by ... it comes to a point where you just simply say, ’Look, there’s no more I can do.”’

Questions were raised about the financing of Bertschi’s leadership bid after he filed his first financial report with Elections Canada in early January.

In that report, Bertschi indicated that he’d personally loaned his campaign

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Liberal party candidate David Bertschi takes part in the Liberal Party of Canada leadership debate in Winnipeg, Saturday, February 2, 2013. Bertschi is being deserted by his campaign team as the Liberal leadership race heads down the home stretch. $75,000 and had also donated $10,000 — well above the legal maximum of $2,400 that a candidate can donate to his or her own campaign.

His wife also donated $2,500 — $1,300 more than the legal maximum for an individual.

Bertschi said Friday that those donations were really loans — suggesting he exceeded the party’s $75,000 loan limit from the outset.

The party has also set a limit of $25,000 on the unpaid expenses a candidate can accumulate.

Exceeding either limit could result in sanctions from the party, including being

kicked out of the race. Insiders expect Bertschi to voluntarily withdraw before that happens.

However, Bertschi insisted the “overcontributions” will be repaid by March 23, when candidates must file updated financial reports with Elections Canada.

“It’s just an over-contribution, which is no big deal,” he said in an interview. “So there’s no problem there at all.”

As for his financial agent quitting, Bertschi said she was a volunteer who became overwhelmed by the work. The job has now been handed over to someone with more accounting experience, he added.

Small Quebec town could call Pope a native son

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LA MOTTE, Que. — There are no hotel rooms in this town and the closest thing to a restaurant is the general store that sells chips and chocolate along a regional snowmobile trail.

The sleepy hometown of a Canadian contender for the papacy is bracing for the possibility of him actually becoming pope.

The prospect of receiving such sudden international recognition has prompted a mix of excitement and concern in Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s community of La Motte, Que. Many in the peaceful municipality of 439 fear the overnight transformation to becoming the birthplace of a pope would shatter the tranquility that lured them there in the first place.

Others, however, are eager to roll out a welcome mat for the potential influx of tourists — and their wallets.

The owners of the general store were already thinking about the possibilities well before the conclave, which begins Tuesday in Rome.

Line Breault’s eyes lit up when talking about Ouellet becoming pope, something she said would fill the people of La Motte with

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BRIEFS Warming weather closes local outdoor rinks Mother Nature’s sunny side has prompted the closure of many of Red Deer’s skating rinks.

Bower Ponds’ concession, washrooms and skate rentals will close this weekend. Next to the concession building, the portable washroom facilities will be available to the public.

Many of the community rinks are closed as well, but Riverside Meadows, Normandeau, Pines and McLean Park rink facilities will remain open for the next week.

Bower Ponds is scheduled to reopen again for the summer boat rental season in May, depending on the weather.

Residents are reminded that ice can quickly be-

pride.

She also predicted it would be a financial boon.

“Seeing that we’ve reached a certain age, maybe we’ll find a buyer so that we could retire,” said Breault, who runs Epicerie Chez Flo with her husband, Florian.

One regular client at Chez Flo is thrilled by the idea that Ouellet could be named the next pope, for a couple of reasons.

For one, Nathalie Savard is the cardinal’s second cousin.

Also, she thinks his ascension would deliver major economic spinoffs for the Abitibi region.

“Damn, it would be a plus for La Motte,” she said, while Breault measured the 26-inch pike Savard had caught during a local ice-fishing derby.

“It would bring some action, it would bring some tourists, it would also develop La Motte because it’s stagnant.

“It’s been stagnant for several years — and all of Abitibi is like that.”

The village, about 600 kilometres northwest of Montreal, experienced a jump in visitors in recent weeks, due to journalists from more than a dozen media outlets who have descended on the town.

come unstable during spring thawing and to observe and obey all warning signs in these areas.

Two charged with fraud for using company credit card for personal purchases Two Sylvan Lake residents accused of stealing more than $72,000 while working at the O’Chiese First Nation Gas Bar employees will appear in court next month.

An independent audit of the gas bar’s financial records led to suspicions that unauthorized charges were made on a credit card associated to the business between March 2010 and June 2011.

The RCMP Calgary Commercial Crime Unit were called in to investigate and recently wrapped up a nine-month investigation that has resulted in criminal charges against two former employees.

The investigation led police to believe two employees allegedly used the company’s credit card to charge more than $72,000 in personal purchases.

Police also allege that a document was forged during the audit in an effort to justify the personal use of the credit card.

Kevin Thomas, 51, and Deborah Thomas, 50, both of Sylvan Lake, are charged jointly with theft over

CALGARY — A zookeeper was injured Friday while trying to corral some gorillas that managed to get into a kitchen at the Calgary Zoo. Malu Celli, a zoo curator, said the man was treated in hospital for undisclosed minor injuries and released.

“The public was never at risk and the zoo’s emergency response team was very quick on the scene,” she said. “They prevented the situation from becoming serious.”

Celli said staff are not sure how many of the western lowland gorillas, which can weigh as much as 270 kg, got into the kitchen from their enclosure in the rainforest exhibit.

There are eight of the gorillas, which are native to central Africa, at the Calgary Zoo. Celli said the kitchen is attached to the enclosure and is filled with food gorillas eat, including fruit, fresh vegetables and grain.

The animals involved were safely moved back to the exhibit.

This isn’t the first time the big primates have caused problems at the zoo.

In 2009, a western lowland gorilla named Barika made international headlines when it was photographed holding a knife that a zookeeper had left in the exhibit. Barika eventually lost interest in the knife and placed it on a chair, where it was safely recovered.

No people or animals were injured.

A report by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums into the knife incident cleared the zoo of any wrongdoing.

Celli said the Calgary Zoo will conduct its own review into how the gorillas got into the kitchen.

“We are going to investigate and take action.”

$5,000, forgery and uttering a forged document.

They will appear in Rocky Mountain House provincial court on April 24.

Former police station looking for short term tenant Red Deer’s former RCMP building is on the leasing market.

The site was recently vacated by the previous lease holder, Catholic Social Services, and is now available for a short-term lease.

The city has submitted a proposal that would see the province build a new courthouse on the site while the existing courthouse would be converted to city office space.

“But it certainly doesn’t look like they are going to be freeing up a great deal of money in the near future,” said city manager Craig Curtis. The building has been leased for the last two years.

In the meantime, the city will wait to hear from the province before determining the fate of the building.

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“They’re putting adding pressure on municipalities. There’s only one taxpayer.”

Red Deer South MLA Cal Dallas said he understands the commission’s concerns but questions the accusation the province has not followed through on

its commitment.

The Alberta government fully funded its 90 per cent share — $96 million — of the original $107 million. More money was provided on top of that when construction estimates rose.

However, costs continued to rise and more money was requested. The minister then offered an additional $10 million as an “act of good faith,” said Dallas, who is also Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations.

He will encourage the commission and the minister to meet to discuss options.

The question of the scope of the province’s commitment will no doubt be “part of the conversation” between the minister and the commission, he said. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Cardinals set Tuesday as start date for conclave

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — The preliminaries over, Catholic cardinals are ready to get down to the real business of choosing a pope. And even without a frontrunner, there are indications they will go into the conclave Tuesday with a good idea of their top picks.

Then it will be just a matter of agreeing on one man to lead the church and tackle its many problems.

The conclave date was set Friday during a vote by the College of Cardinals, who have been meeting all week to discuss the church’s problems and priorities, and the qualities the successor to Pope Benedict XVI must possess.

That said, there doesn’t appear to be a front-runner, and the past week of deliberations has exposed sharp divisions among cardinals about some of the pressing problems facing the church, including governance within the Holy See itself.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the pre-conclave meetings had given the cardinals a chance to discuss the “profile, characteristics, qualities and talents� a future pope must have.

Those closed-door deliberations, he said, provided an opportunity for discussion and informationgathering so the cardinals could go into the conclave ready to cast their ballots. “The preparation is abso-

lutely fundamental,� Lombardi said.

Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, agreed, noting that without this week’s meetings the conclave “could drag on.� “The preference is to have enough discussions previous so that when people go to the conclave, they already have a particular idea of who they’re going to vote for,� he told reporters at a briefing earlier this week.

Then it’s a matter of consensus-building in order to reach the two-thirds majority needed to elect a pope — a process that for the past century has taken no more than a few days.

Benedict himself was elected on the fourth round of voting in 2005, a day after the conclave began — one of the fastest papal elections in recent times.

His predecessor, John Paul II, was chosen following eight ballots over three days in 1978.

In the past 100 years, no conclave has lasted longer than five days.

On Tuesday, the conclave will begin with a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, followed by a procession into the Sistine Chapel and the first round of secret balloting in the afternoon.

If black smoke is sent snaking out of the chapel chimney to indicate there is no victor, the cardinals will retire for the day. They return Wednesday for two rounds of balloting in the morning and two rounds in the afternoon, a process repeated each day, with occasional breaks for reflection, until a

pope emerges.

U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, considered a papal contender, said in a blog post Friday that this week’s preliminary discussions covered preaching and teaching the Catholic faith, tending to Catholic schools and hospitals, protecting families and the unborn, supporting priests “and getting more of them!� “Those are the ’big issues,�’ he wrote. “You may find that hard to believe, since the ’word on the street’ is that all we talk about is corruption in the Vatican, sexual abuse, money. Do these topics come up? Yes! Do they dominate? No!�

The Americans had pressed this week for time to get to the bottom of the dysfunction and corruption in the Holy See’s governance that were exposed by the leak of papal documents last year. Vatican-based cardinals had been angling for a speedy end to the discussions, perhaps to limit the amount of dirty laundry being aired.

But by Thursday afternoon, Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles tweeted that the discussions were “reaching a conclusion� and that a mood of “excitement� was taking hold.

A Tuesday conclave start date could be read as something of a compromise. Monday had been seen as an obvious choice, to ensure a pope would be elected and installed well ahead of the busy Holy Week that precedes Easter, beginning with Palm Sunday on March 24.

Cliffhanger: close race in Kenyan presidential vote as Kenyatta hovers near 50% support NAIROBI, Kenya — The leading candidate in Kenya’s presidential election, Uhuru Kenyatta, saw his percentage of the vote yo-yo just below the 50 per cent mark early Saturday, a race too tight to call with only a few votes outstanding.

The election commission said just after midnight that it would announce final results at 11 a.m. Kenya time, an announcement that ended any concerns of overnight violence by supporters of a losing candidate.

A win by Kenyatta could greatly affect Kenya’s relations with the West because the candidate faces charges at the International Criminal Court for his alleged role in directing some of Kenya’s 2007 postelection violence. The U.S. and other nations may scale back ties to the East African nation if he becomes president.

The last tally posted early Saturday showed Kenyatta, the deputy prime minister, with 49.71 per cent of the vote with 98 per cent of locations — 285 of 291 — tabulated. Kenyatta had bounced as high as 51 per cent Friday night as the election commission updated returns.

Electoral expert Tom Wolf, a research analyst with the polling firm Ipsos Synovate, told The Associated Press that the late votes coming in from Kenya’s Rift Valley were a “very abundant vote basket� for Kenyatta. His running mate, William Ruto, who faces similar ICC charges, is from the Rift. “On a scale of zero to 10, it seems to be about a

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The other leading candidate is Prime Minister Raila Odinga. His campaign manager, Eliud Owalo, told AP late Friday that the prime minister’s team believes there will be a run-off. If Odinga loses, his camp will likely launch a legal challenge. Odinga had 43.5 per cent of the vote in Friday’s last tally.

Despite the Odinga optimism, a Western election observer said the international community was forming a consensus around the belief Kenyatta was likely to win outright. The observer spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss internal diplomatic talks.

There was also a belief that Odinga was not likely to protest the vote in a manner that would increase the chances of violence, the observer said, but rather honour his pledge to respect the result and petition the courts with any grievances.

The Kenyan capital has been sleepy since Monday’s vote for president, the country’s first election since its 2007 vote sparked tribe-on-tribe violence that killed more than 1,000 people. But security forces in riot gear took to the streets Friday in regions of the city that could turn tumultuous after results are announced.

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Medical advances no substitute for safe sex practices CURE FOR AIDS A LONG WAY OFF; RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR REMAINS THE ONLY ENDURING SOLUTION This week the world learned about a stunning new development in the global battle against AIDS. Like everything else in the world of medicine and science, however, hopes raised by a single insight will take years to become widely useful, if the initial findings are sustained at all.

A baby born with AIDS in Mississippi seems to have been cured of the HIV infection that causes AIDS, researchers from the prestigious Johns Hopkins Medical School disclosed on Sunday.

That has only been known to happen once before, under highly uncommon conditions.

In that case, an AIDS-infected man in Germany was being treated for leukemia.

AIDS infects the bone marrow. When it was removed and replaced in this man’s case, JOE the disease went with it.

MCLAUGHLIN That’s not a process that will be readily repeated. The baby case disclosed this week might have much wider implications.

It arose with a pregnant Mississippi mother, infected with AIDS. The baby was born with AIDS and was immediately treated with infection-killing medication.

When released from hospital, the mother was given drugs for her baby and instructions on how and when to give them.

After 18 months of treatment, the mother stopped medicating her baby.

Until now, that would have been a death sentence.

But when physicians learned of the treatment gap

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and tested five months later, the baby was found to be free of AIDS. This was a shocking and unprecedented development.

It’s not a therapy that any doctor would condone, but it does offer a small glimmer of hope for an affliction that has been considered incurable. There are problems with what to do with the findings.

No reputable researcher would knowingly repeat the experiment by taking an AIDS-infected infant off drugs that are known to help contain the affliction.

More fundamentally, the scope and scale of treatment this one child received is far beyond the capacity of health providers where AIDS is most rampant.

Around the globe, about 1.7 million people died of AIDS in 2011, the World Health Organization reports.

Twenty-nine of the 30 worst-infected nations are in Africa, with rates ranging from 65 to 1,100 per 100,000 people. (Canada ranks 118th with a rate of 1.1 cases per 100,000 population.)

Many African children are now raised by their grandparents or siblings because both parents died of AIDS. Worst of all, AIDS is a disease of choice. It starts with people who are unfaithful to their partners. It is sustained by promiscuous participants who refuse to wear condoms or insist that their partners do.

Its first victims are the generally young adults who behave recklessly, become infected and die.

Its secondary victims are more heart-breaking: the millions of young children orphaned by AIDS. Steady progress is being made around the world to prevent, limit and cure this deadly affliction, including here at home.

Last year, the Alberta government announced the number of newly reported HIV and AIDS cases reported fell to 192, down 12 and 18 per cent from the two previous years.

For years, Alberta has had the highest infection rates of any province in Canada. We are now moving closer to the norm.

The not-so good news is that rates for other sexually transmitted diseases are still high and growing.

Chlamydia rates in Alberta doubled between 2000-2012.

Twice as many gonorrhea cases were detected here in 2010 than a decade before.

Parts of that trend are driven by demographics and economics. Alberta’s population is young, growing and affluent.

More people, more money and more liquor and drugs mean more bad decisions and more sexually transmitted diseases.

Not surprisingly, the highest rates are found in our fastest-growing demographics: young Alberta aboriginals. The provincial government is working hard to keep stupid sexual decisions from turning into fatal ones.

This week, Alberta Health announced it would initiate a quick new AIDS test in some Alberta hospitals this year.

The standard test now provides results in 10 days.

The new one does it in 10 minutes.

Health managers hope this program will encourage more Albertans to be tested.

The better approach, of course, would be for horny folks to spend 10 minutes thinking about when, how and with whom they wanted to have sex before jumping into the sack.

Every advance on the sexual health front is encouraging, from the long-term dream of curing AIDS to the short-term bridge of quicker tests.

Neither, however is a substitute for letting the impetuous little head rule the big one.

Joe McLaughlin is the retired former managing editor of the Red Deer Advocate.

Stompin’ Tom did great things for Canada Years ago, while many CanadiStompin’ Tom’s reputation was ans felt they were lacking a sense of so overwhelming a poll showed 97.6 identity, Stompin’ Tom Connors was per cent of Canadians knew who belting out a tune to sell-out crowds he was while only 58 per cent knew about “the boys are getting stinko . . who the Prime Minister was. . on a Sudbury Saturday “Everyone can relate night.” to (his songs),” said EdThere is magic in song. wards. “From a governor And Stompin’ Tom, with general to a steelworkhis insightful, down-toers in Hamilton. It’s such earth lyrics that hit home a rarity.” for many, reminded CaPrime Minister Stenadians they indeed have phen Harper (most Caa sense of identity - and nadians know who his is) one to be proud of. tweeted over the InterSince his death net: “We have lost a true Wednesday at the age Canadian original. R.I.P. of 77, praises have been Stompin’ Tom Connors,” overwhelming on what Harper wrote. “You RICK that lanky entertainer played the best game ZEMANEK with the black cowboy that could be played.” hat, and a stomping left Indeed he did; and it foot that pounded holes was a bumpy skate on in sheets of plywood on dull blades. Born in St. stage, meant to Canada.

John, N.B. on Feb. 9, 1936, he was There’s his famous The Hockey taken from his parents at a young Song that described perfectly, right age and raised by foster parents down to the last note, what hockey in Skinners Pond, P.E.I. until age meant to its fans — many of which 13. His struggles through the early were parents of the baby boomers. years to survive — living in poverThey were glued to the TV every ty, orphanages, later riding in boxSaturday night with the legendary cars, hitchhiking and working the Foster Hewitt electrifying viewers mines — cultivated his inspirations with an enthusiastic play-by-play in song. call of the action. Hearts pounded, Yahoo News reported he was tryand Hewitt was frantic, when the ing to put a Canadian stamp on muToronto Maple Leafs’ Eddie Shack sic. In 1976, a defiant Stompin’ Tom went roaring down the ice along the returned all six of his Juno awards boards on is patented breakaways. to protest the Americanization of Besides the workers at Inco in the the Canadian music industry. nickel belt of Sudbury, Ont. getting At the time many Canadian art‘stinko’, Stompin’ Tom also belted ists (“turncoat Canadians” called by out tunes that painted true-grit liv- Stompin’ Tom) migrated to the U.S. ing from the East Coast to the West. music scene, yet were nominated He sang about the friendly folks for Canada’s Juno awards. struggling to make a living on the “Gentleman: I am returning hereEast Coast by growing. He stomped with the six Juno awards that I once across Canada with tunes about the felt honoured to have received and Yukon, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, which I am no longer proud to have Alberta, and all the way to the Brit- in my possession,” he wrote to the ish Columbia Coast. awards’ board of directors. “As far He reminded us a sense of hu- as I am concerned you can give them mour was priceless in life, and to the border jumpers who didn’t taught Canadians there was noth- receive an award this year and maying wrong with laughing at them- be you can have them presented by selves. And indeed they laughed Charley Pride.” He added: “I feel with Stompin’ Tom’s lyrics tugging that the Junos should be for people at their heart strings. And if there who are living in Canada . . .” ever was a doubt on a sense of idenStompin’ Tom was fiercely patritity, Canucks would say: “Hey, this otic. He had a big heart and a big guy is singing about us.” love for Canada. If some CanadiHe loved Canada, he loved its ans still feel they have no sense of people and he loved the country’s identity, they haven’t been listendiversity of multi-cultures. ing to Stompin’ Tom who illustrated “He is synonymous with the word through song what this country is all ‘Canada’”, said Brian Edwards, about. With 61 albums to his credit, President of Rocklands Entertain- “He wrote the soundtrack of Canament, in a report on the Internet. da,” some have said.

“He was so popular it was beyond Rick Zemanek is a retired Advocate belief.” editor.

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Industry seems Harper’s first choice Whenever it is faced with having chairs the House of Commons Health to choose between the interest of an Committee opposed the bill on the industry or the public interest, the grounds that it would “increase burden Harper government seems invariably to industry” because of new regulatory to favour the industry interest over the measures and argued that “collaborapublic interest. tion” was better than “heavy-handed Climate change is an obvious ex- legislation or regulations.” ample, where the governMost fundamentally, ment is a fervent champion what the Davies bill would of rapid oil output regardhave done would have been less of climate change conto give Canadians much sequences. better information to make But public health is anhealthier choices on what other example, where the kind of food to buy. interests of the food processToday, Canadians who ing industry and fast-food want to make better inrestaurants are favoured formed choices for better over measures to reduce health face a confusing and salt and sugar content to imlimited array of informaprove public health. tion at the supermarket and This opposition to action no information in fast-food DAVID to boost public health was restaurants.

CRANE recently demonstrated when For example, on nutriConservatives blocked a prition labels food companies vate-member’s bill proposed would be required to have

by NDP health critic Libby standardized serving sizes, Davies to implement recomreduce the “daily value” mendations of the 2010 Sodium Work- for sodium from the unhealthy 2,400 mg ing Group report, Sodium Reduction used now to the medically prescribed Strategy for Canada. healthy daily limit of 1,500 mg, and While the Davies bill had strong make nutritional information easy to support from the Canadian Medical As- understand. sociation, the Heart and Stroke FounIt would have required fast-food dation, the Canadian Public Health As- restaurants to prominently display sosociation, the Public Health Physicians dium and calorie information. It would of Canada and many other groups, Con- establish a federal oversight comservatives rejected the bill. mittee to monitor progress towards Joy Smith, a Conservative MP who achieving sodium reduction targets

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and set sodium-reduction targets for many different food categories and require food processors failing to meet these targets to say so on their food labels.

A 2012 paper from provincial and territorial leaders — Reducing the Sodium Intake of Canadians — pointed to the significant impact excessive sodium has on blood pressure, with excessive sodium associated with 30 per cent of all high blood pressure cases in Canada. In 2007-08 about 6 million Canadians were diagnosed with high blood pressure.

“High blood pressure,” the document said, “is a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease and costs to the Canadian health system and the economy are significant.”

Processed foods are estimated to account for 77 per cent of the total sodium intake in a typical Canadian diet. If we want healthier hearts and kidneys, we need less sodium.

Salt is not the only problem.

High sugar content, in everything from soft drinks and sugar-coated breakfast cereals to donuts and many other prepared foods, is a leading cause of obesity, which also contributes to heart disease and type-2 diabetes. Just as we need to reduce sodium in our foods, we also need to reduce sugar.

A new report from the School of Population and Public Health at the

University of British Columbia finds that “obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb”.

According to Carolyn Gotay, author of the study, “being obese of overweight significantly increases the risk of chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.”

There are two public health issues.

One is that we should do all we can to help Canadians live healthier lives by providing much better information and forcing industry to change its practices at a time when non-communicable diseases, such as cancers, heart disease, diabetes and respiratory illnesses, are a greater threat than infectious diseases.

The other is that a time when there is growing concern over rising public health care costs we should focus on how we can improve the health of Canadians so that there is less need for reliance on the healthcare system.

Improving health, not building more hospitals, is the answer.

It is a sad commentary when our government puts the interests of the food processing industry and fast-food restaurants ahead of the public interest. It is also hypocritical if it voices concerns about rising health care costs but fails to provide leadership on public health.

ing my Superman stretch, the second one was walking from one station to the other in an attempt to look busy, while the third one was being coached by the program director on a move that she was having difficulty performing.

“No, no, no, keep your back straight and stick your butt out, now squat. No leaning forward; stick that butt out; come on you can do it! It’s like trying to sit in a chair, if you don’t stick your butt out, you will just miss the chair and fall!”

With all this butt talk, now all of us were watching as this lady attempted to do this move. It was not too long before we were all enjoying a good laugh, the exerciser included.

When I got home, being curious

about the package I had received, I dug in my gym bag to retrieve what I thought might be some homemade cookies and discovered a solid object all wrapped up.

Tearing off the wrappings, what should greet my eyes but a bust of none other than Superman!

I just hope that the eyesight of these ladies never improves, because if they call me superman, and think I look like this statue, then at least I have some people fooled; but seriously, I don’t really think they are, maybe it’s just me dreaming and or wishful thinking That’s how I saw it this week.

David Crane can be reached at crane@ interlog.com.

Here comes Superman “We’re in good shape now,” this bones about promoting it. came from a portly lady with perSo, in this exercise class, there are fectly coiffed hair in spite of the fact these three ladies that participate as that she was exercising, “Superman well. is here!”

One, (the joker), comes in As I looked about I realusing a walker; the second ized that she was having a one is quite diminutive, but good laugh, and that I was walks bent over like she has the object of her remarks. had back problems, and the Talk about getting self third one although she looks conscious in a hurry, but I to be in great health, I think soon realized that day about suffers from either leg or six weeks ago, it was all in maybe heart problems. good fun, so I just continued This trio laughs a lot, but on with my own exercise they are serious about doing program, which by the way a good job. included a strengthening And believe me; being stretch called the Superable to laugh at ourselves in man; I was to find out later CHRIS this class is half the battle. that it was that particular When you see all these SALOMONS exercise (the reason for seniors (including me) conmy new name) that makes torting themselves in posiyou contort yourself into a tions we never before knew shape that makes you look existed, a sense of humor is like Superman flying through the air; definitely required. one arm outstretched and the opposite And yes, I do get the senior’s disleg lifted up and straight out the back. count!

Part of the process of dealing and Today as I walked into the room, living with diabetes is regular exer- the Joker lady handed me a package cise. In the year since I was diagnosed wrapped in a plastic bag and told me with it, I have been participating in to be careful with it, because it was both education and exercise programs quite precious so I placed it carefully that are provided by Alberta Health in my gym bag and started my program Services, and now am enrolled in a for the day. maintenance exercise program sponAfter the warm up and the cardio sored by AHS. portion, I was doing my strengthening This is an incredible program run stretches on a mat on the floor. by thoroughly professional people and The joker was done for; she was sitis a vital part of our healthcare system. ting at the table to catch her breath I appreciate it and will make no and trying not to laugh while I was do-

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The deranged Shih Tzu haircut debacle We’d been dreading if for over a month.

We knew it was coming; it always arrives eventually, like income tax or relatives in the summer. We thought we were prepared this time, but we were wrong.

It was time — no, it was way past time — to face the inevitable, to screw our courage to the sticking place, to take a deep breath and just do it. It was time again to… to… to get the mangy mutt’s haircut.

We’d put it off as long as HARLEY we possibly HAY could, the Better Half and I purposely avoiding the topic even as Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu was turning into a medium sized clump of matted fur and Godknows-what in front of our very eyes.

Now, a visit to the dog groomer canine beauty parlor may not seem to be a big deal to you. All I can say is, you haven’t met Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu. Not only is our questionable canine specimen a fake Shih Tzu possibly resulting from inbreeding involving aliens, he is also getting, shall we say, elderly.

As in demented. Fourteen-years demented.

But let’s face it, he always was somewhat deranged from the day we got him as a six week old puppy. Several readers may recall that Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu has a compulsive obsession with carrots.

We finally gave in and stopped planting carrots in the little garden he always destroyed.

That’s when he discovered indoor carrots, and developed a surprisingly annoying begging whine whenever we dig carrots out of the fridge.

Oh he isn’t dumb, just deranged. In fact he was so smart that at obedience school he would go through all the actions that the other dog owners would shout out in the lineup. “Sit!” the lady

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with the terrier would say, and Scamp would sit immediately and perfectly.

“Down!” the guy with the schnauzer would command, and across the room, Scamp would hit the floor like he was shot.

However, whereas real Shih Tzus are generally friendly, lovely little happy Ewok characters that love to be adored and petted and fussed over even by complete strangers, Scamp — not so much.

In fact on our daily walks, we had to warn children and other similar dog lovers not to pet him. Or go near him.

Or look at him. Unless you wanted to lose a limb.

In fact, he also developed an obsession with my B.H., evolving into a mommies’ boy who sticks to her like glue when she’s home, and lays at the door pining when she’s not. Heaven forbid that Yours Truly or one of the Rotten Kids try to pick him up or pet him when he’s grumpy, which is most of the time.

Ok, to give him his due, several readers may recall that old Scamperpants has canine diabetes and is basically a doggie Helen Keller.

Also his joints are sore, possibly arthritic, so no wonder he’s grumpy.

Still, I assure you he is not suffering, and is not unhappy and has his daily walks with his Seeing Eye Human family member.

He is just a tad spoiled, as you may

have guessed.

But all of that is a piddle in the pond to him compared to getting his hair cut.

Not only does he view the grooming itself as some sort of elaborate torture, he comes out of the beauty parlor so traumatized that he makes sure life is a living hell for the rest of the family day and night.

So it was with heavy hearts and the painful knowledge of many previous haircut debacles that we drove Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu to the groomer the other day.

Again, too smart for his own good, after three turns he knew exactly where we were going and commenced to shaking uncontrollably on the BH’s lap.

We managed to get him to the groomer before he completely wiggled out of his skin in terror, and after warning her to try not to touch his face, his mouth, his moustache or any of his feet, we made sure the groomer had a full suit of armor and had her life insurance policy paid up, we wished her luck in the sincerest possible way and left her to the impending bloodshed.

It never ceases to amaze me how we can come back a few hours later and find that the doggie barber shop doesn’t look like a scene from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

“Another staff held him with thick leather gloves,” our relatively unscathed groomer says. “Isn’t he just

delightful…” she adds, dripping with sarcasm, which is better than dripping with blood.

I notice she doesn’t ask us about booking him in again for his quarterly carnage. We leave with Scamp looking like a cross between a bald miniature goat and Gollum from The Hobbit.

But then you see, for us, the worst is yet to come.

This is the time where the deranged part becomes truly demented. Scamp is intolerable after the trauma.

His nerves are shot, his skin is itchy to the point of neurosis, and since he has no hair and it’s Alberta, he’s pathologically chilly all the time.

The Better Half puts one of his little coats on him (yes, he has several) even when he’s in the house, but this doesn’t stop him from complaining constantly with pathetic moans and groans highlighted by random yipping and outright barking. Day and night.

And he has a chronic case of ‘flopbott’ due to the close shave in the caboose region so he continually runs five steps and then sits, runs and sits, whining and yipping.

And then he asks out, and 3 seconds later, just when you’ve returned upstairs, he asks in again.

This he does approximately 200 times in a row, and in between, he is obsessively scratching his ears and barking. One previous post-grooming trauma time we actually got canine tranquilizers from Dr. Pat. They didn’t work on Scamp at all but I for one was seriously eyeing that pill bottle after a week of a demented dog suffering from haircut psychosis.

We always think: we’ll never get his hair cut again.

So what if he ends up looking like a matted black and white mutant wolverine?

The trouble is, after about three or four months, he gets even more deranged, demented and daft than when he gets his hair cut.

He just can’t stand it when his hair gets too long.

He gets really grumpy.

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

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100-plus fall ill on Royal Caribbean cruise ship that’s back in US PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. — A cruise ship has returned to South Florida after concluding a Caribbean voyage that saw more than a hundred people develop a gastrointestinal illness on board.

Royal Caribbean International reported Friday that 105 of 1,991 guests and three of 772 crew members experienced a possible shortlived norovirus illness during the 11-night trip.

They have responded well to over-the-counter medication being administered onboard the ship.

The cruise line says in a statement that crew members scrubbed the ship to help prevent the spread of the illness and again when it returned to port.

The source of the illness wasn’t immediately reported.

The Centers for Disease Control says the contagious norovirus causes about 21 million illnesses in the U.S. each year and contributes to 800 deaths.

relative’s house and drove to his home about 40 kilometres away, where he apparently killed himself, police said.

Police identified the shooting victim Gregory G. Rodriguez, 43. Bengston’s wife told police that Rodriguez was in town on business and visiting her at her mother’s house when her husband showed up Thursday night.

It wasn’t clear how Rodriguez and the woman were acquainted.

After the shooting, sheriff’s deputies found Bengston’s truck parked in his driveway. Efforts by a police SWAT team to contact Bengston inside the house were unsuccessful, and officers found the man’s body with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot

wound to the head, police said.

Besides appearing on TV, Rodrigues was the founder and CEO of Global Adventure Outfitters. According to the outfitters’ website, he was an editor at Shooting Times Magazine and a contributing editor at Petersen’s Hunting, Guns & Ammo and Dangerous Game.

He was a mortgage banker before founding Global Adventure Outfitters, and he has hunted in 21 countries, the website says.

A Rifleman’s Journal tracks Rodriguez’s hunting travels to exotic locations, according to a Sportsman Channel description.

He has a wife and two children, it says.

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WASHINGTON — When Amnesty International officials scrutinized new satellite imagery of a North Korean prison camp, what caught their attention was not what was happening inside the fence but outside it.

A network of guard posts enclosing a valley and a small town indicated not an expansion of the sprawling Camp 14, as originally thought, but authorities’ control of those living beyond the camp’s perimeter.

The rights group is not sure why that is happening but says it is another good reason to step up scrutiny of human rights conditions in the secretive nation, with its unparalleled restrictions on citizenry and its vast gulag.

Amnesty wants the UN Human Rights Council to establish a commission of inquiry on abuses in North Korea — even as international pressure grows on Pyongyang over its nuclear program.

Four-storey building collapses in Senegal’s capital, killing two DAKAR, Senegal — An official says two people were killed and two injured when a fourstory building under construction folded in on itself and collapsed in Senegal’s capital, Dakar.

Omar Samb Gueye, the local chief in the Ouakam area, gave the casualty figures at the site. He said the building collapsed at around 9 a.m. and that it was being built twice as tall as permitted.

Gueye said, “It’s a defect in the way the building was constructed,” he said. “There’s no cement.

Look,” he said pointing to the rubble, which appeared to consist mostly of cinderblocks, a sandlike filling and wiring.

He said, “I’m not a mason, but even I can tell that it’s bad construction.”

US man kills Sportsman Channel host visiting his wife, self WHITEFISH, Mon. — A man shot and killed the host of the Sportsman Channel show A Rifleman’s Journal while the TV personality was visiting the shooter’s wife, police said Friday.

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Left: Italian Folk Dance has been an integral part of Italian culture for centuries; The church of the Theatines was built in 1591 and dedicated to Saint Irene.

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From left to right: Lecce is famous for its baroque style architecture and it literally surrounds you as you wander through the cobblestone streets of the Old Town; Completed in 1695, the Basilica di Santa Croce, or Church of the Holy Cross in Italian, is one of the most famous baroque structures in Lecce and an absolute mustsee site. The church has a richly decorated façade, with six smooth columns supporting an entablature, with animals, grotesque figures and vegetables, and has a large window surrounded by roses; The column of Saint Oronzo (Lecce’s patron) was given to Lecce by the city of Brindisi, because Saint Oronzo was reputed to have cured the plague in Brindisi. The column was one of a pair that marked the end of the Appian Way, the main road between Rome and southern Italy.

Southern Italy is also famous for its artisanal foods. The most famous pasta or the Puglia region is made with hard durum wheat and is called orecchiette, which literally means “little ears.” Puglia is also known for its crusty bread, which is often served with a sheep’s milk cheese known as Pecorino. Sun dried tomatoes are another specialty of the south.

The food of Puglia region is simple home-based cuisine that uses local ingredients like seafood and vegetables cooked in Apulian olive oil. Up to two thirds of the olive oil produced in Italy comes from the Puglia region, so it’s not a bad idea to bring a bottle home.

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LECCE: Baroque churches The 17th century baroque churches are a real highlight of Lecce and the most impressive of the bunch is the Basilica di Santa Croce, or Church of the Holy Cross. More than 100 years in the making, the entire façade is covered in a unique array of dragons, gargoyles, fruit garlands, cherubim and flowers. The round window in the front is completely surrounded by roses to lend a particularly dramatic effect.

The Duomo or cathedral, with its 70 metre high bell tower, is also a key piece of historic architecture. Originally built in 1144, it was totally restored in 1659 and equipped with the present-day bell tower.

The most significant Roman ruins can be found near the Piazza Sant’Oronzo. It’s easy to find the piazza, because of the statue of the city’s patron saint, Oronzo, which stands on the top of a high pillar in the middle of the square. The piazza was built over an ancient Roman amphitheatre that could seat as many as 25,000 people.

The Piazza Sant’Oronzo is also the place to come in the evening. At dusk, locals gather in the piazza for their daily gelato fix and then sit around the square and visit. Even after dark, exploring old town Lecce feels safe.

What to Eat When in Italy, I make it my strict policy to have locally produced gelato at least once per day. If you look for the places most frequented by locals, you

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Pasticciotto is a traditional custard-filled pastry that is virtually synonymous with the city. will usually find the best gelato. The place to go in Lecce is Gelateria Natale, which is located at theVia Trinchese 7 in the Piazza Sant’Oronzo. It’s a time honoured tradition for locals to head to the Natale for their evening ice cream fix.

Pasticciotto is another must-try food when visiting Lecce. Pasticciotto is a traditional custard-filled pastry that is virtually synonymous with the city. You will find these delightful pastries at restaurants and bakeries throughout the city. They are often served warm for breakfast, but there are several variations including a chocolate filled version that works better as a dessert. The origins of this delightful treat date back to 1745 and it is a Leccese specialty.

To get to Lecce, most people fly first to Rome and then catch a regional airline into either Brindisi airport or Bari Airport. Brindisi airport is about 40 minutes by bus from Lecce. Bari airport is about 2 hours from Lecce by train. Many low fare airlines, like RyanAir, offer cheap flights to Brindisi airport.

For more information about travelling in Italy and for valuable travel tips and free brochures, visit the official website of the Italian Government Tourist Board in North America at www.italiantourism. com. For additional information relating to Puglia, you can visit the official tourism website for the region at: www.regione.puglia.it (be sure to translate the page). Another great resource for information on packaged tours and travel to Puglia is the Canadian Travel Council Promoting Italy: www.ctcpi.ca.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer. If you have a travel story you would like to share or know someone with an interesting travel story that we might interview, please email: DOGO@telusplanet.net or write to: Debbie Olsen, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Alta., T4R 1M9.

Small airports upset over removal of body scanners EQUIPMENT BEING SENT TO BIGGER AIRPORTS

BISMARCK, N.D. — Managers at dozens of small airports have expressed outrage at federal officials for hauling new full-body scanners away from their facilities and sending them to large hubs that haven’t yet upgraded older machines criticized for showing too much anatomy.

U.S. Transportation Security Administration contractors were threatened with arrest after officials at a Montana airport said they received no notice before the workers arrived. In North Dakota, the scanners are set to be yanked from a terminal remodeled last year with $40,000 in local funds just to fit the new machines.

“We think it’s silly to have installed the thing and then come back nine months later and take it out,” Bismarck airport manager Greg Haug said.

The L3 Millimeter Wave body scanners, which are about the size of a minivan on end and produce cartoonlike outlines of travellers, are being removed from 49 smaller airports across the country to help replace 174 full-body scanners used at larger airports. After controversy erupted over the bare images of a person’s body the full-body scanners produce, Congress set a June deadline for them to be removed or updated.

But officials at smaller airports said removing their machines will produce longer lines, increased pat-downs, decreased security and a waste of taxpayer money.

North Dakota officials are especially critical of the swap because the state’s airline boardings are skyrocketing with booming oil development. TSA is slated to remove scanners this week at airports in Bismarck, Grand Forks and Minot.

“It does seem like a waste of time and energy, but the biggest issue is security concerns,” state Aeronautics Commissioner Larry Taborsky said of removing the ma-

chines. “We are feeding a lot of traffic into the national system.”

“Smaller airports are being treated as less important as bigger airports in the system,” said Dave Ruppel, manager of the Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Steamboat Springs, Colo. “Any airport you go through is an entrance into the whole system.”

Ruppel’s airport lost its scanner late last month. He said the move to replace machines at big airports with scanners from smaller airports is “a political solution to a security problem.”

TSA said in a statement that it will cost about $2.5 million to remove the machines from the 49 smaller airports and reinstall them at bigger facilities. The agency would not identify the specific airports where the scanners are slated to be removed. Airport directors said the machines cost about $150,000 each.

“TSA’s deployment strategy is designed to ensure advanced imaging technology units are in place at checkpoints where they will be used a significant portion of operating hours, increasing overall use across the system,” the agency’s statement said. “TSA will continue to evaluate airport needs and will reassess its deployment strategy when additional units are procured.”

That’s little comfort for airport officials who point out the scanners were touted by TSA for being more secure, less intrusive and quicker.

At the Grand Forks airport, a bank of windows at the terminal had to be removed to place the machine, said Patrick Dame, airport director. The airport authority board in Grand Forks passed a resolution last week that prohibits the TSA from altering the terminal to remove the machine that has been in place less than a year.

“They’re free to take the equipment, but they can’t take the building apart to do so,” Dame said.

Minot’s scanning machine has been in

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“With ours, they can disassemble it and wheel it out the door,” Solsvig said.

That’s what happened Tuesday night at the Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, Calif., said Jack Gotcher, airport director.

The airport had its new scanner for about a year but it’s now going to Los Angeles International Airport, he said.

“We’re back to the metal detector, where we were before,” Gotcher said.

Many of the 140,000 boardings at the Bakersfield airport are oil workers heading to North Dakota’s rich oil patch in the western part of the state, he said.

The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission said 2012 was a record year at the state’s eight commercial airports with more than one million boardings, bolstered by big gains in the western part of the state, where booming oil development has spurred huge increases in airline activity.

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People walk on the Skywalk during the First Walk event at the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon West, Ariz. The Skywalk opened to the general public on March 28, 2007.

Tribal corporation that managed Grand Canyon Skywalk seeks court protection from creditors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Hualapai tribal corporation that managed the Grand Canyon Skywalk has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a federal judge upheld a $28 million judgment in favour of the Las Vegas developer who built the glass bridge.

Sa’ Nyu Wa contracted with David Jin in 2003 to share revenue from the Skywalk that gives visitors a view of the Colorado River from beyond the edge of the canyon on the Hualapai reservation.

The corporation has assets of up to $10 million from ticket sales but owes creditors as much as $50 million, court documents show.

The corporation is appealing the judgment while Jin’s attorneys seek to garnish its bank accounts to help fulfil the award granted in arbitration.

SNW chief executive Jennifer Turner said the corporation cannot continue its business operations.

The Grand Canyon Resort Corporation — which runs a tribal lodge, rafting trips and other tourism operations — now is running the Skywalk and has hired the employees from SNW, Turner said.

SNW has a six-member board of directors.

Its only shareholder is the Hualapai Tribe.

Jin’s attorneys see the bankruptcy filing as another tactic to delay payment to Jin. His company, Grand Canyon Skywalk Development, is by far the largest of the creditors that also include food distributors, photographers, fuel suppliers and a souvenir company. The filing frees Sa’ Nyu Wa from any lawsuits by creditors while it reorganizes its finances.

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At least one tribal council member who has been critical of Jin has been recalled, and two more were targets of a recall election in Peach Springs.

Turner and Hualapai Chairwoman Sherry Counts sent a letter to tribal members informing them of the filing.

She said Jin will not have access to the tribal budget or any tribal funding,

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BRENT THOMPSON

THOMPSON SUSPENDED NEW YORK — Islanders assistant coach Brent Thompson was given a two-game suspension by the NHL on Friday for abusive comments he made following New York’s overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Thompson was assessed a game misconduct after the Rangers beat the Islanders with a powerplay goal by Marian Gaborik. The NHL said in a statement that Thompson will miss the next two games because of “inappropriate and abusive comments” he directed at on-ice officials. The Rangers received the only three power plays in the game and converted on the last one seconds after a penalty was called when defenceman Michael Del Zotto was hauled down as he drove to the net.

TODAY

● College women’s hockey: NAIT at RDC, fourth game of bestof-five ACAC final, if necessary, 2:30 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Wheatland at Sylvan Lake, first game of best-of-three South Central League Northern Conference final, 5:30 p.m., Multiplex. ● AJHL: Okotoks at Olds, third game of best-of-five South Division quarterfinal, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, second game of best-of-seven Northern Division final, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Sylvan Lake, first game of best-of-three South Central League Northern Conference final, 8:15 p.m., Multiplex. ● Major bantam female hockey: Calgary Rangers at Red Deer, second game of best-of-three playoff, 2:15 p.m.

SUNDAY

● Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Blackfalds, third game of best-of-seven Northern Division final, 3:30 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Calgary, 4 p.m. (The Drive).

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 4 Hurricanes 2 The Red Deer Rebels, with a little help from their friends, nailed down fourth place in the WHL Eastern Conference Friday at the Centrium.

It was, however, anything but easy, as Tyson Ness blocked a shot at the Red Deer blueline and scored an empty-net goal with six seconds remaining to secure a 4-2 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes before a gathering of 5,167.

The Rebels jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead before the ‘Canes rallied to turn a potential rout into a nail-biter.

“After the quick start offensively, we got sloppy and spent too much time in our own zone,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter.

But when it was all said and done, the Rebels — coupled with the Regina Pats’ 6-2 win over the Prince Albert Raiders — were able to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

“It was nice to have Regina beat them,” said Red Deer captain Turner Elson. “This (home-ice advantage) was our goal at the start of the season.

Everyone in the room is proud and now we have to keep pushing to get ready for the playoffs.”

Ness opened the scoring a mere 1:33 into the contest, ripping a rebound past ‘Canes netminder Ty Rimmer as the trailer on a three-ontwo.

Elson potted a shorthanded marker eight minutes later to give the Rebels a two-goal

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Lethbridge Hurricane Harrison Harper and Red Deer Rebel Christian Stockl both look to get control of the puck during first period action at the Centrium on Friday. cushion. His shot was blocked by a Lethbridge defender but the Rebels captain stayed with the play and stepped around Rimmer to notch his 26th of the season.

From there, Rhyse Dieno connected at 18:24, patiently waiting for Rimmer to go down and sliding the puck into the far corner.

But that was it for the home side until Ness scored the clincher.

Brady Ramsay tallied from a scramble in the final minute of the opening period and the visitors took advantage of

a horrid line change to pull to within a goal early in the middle stanza.

‘We got a little lackadaisical and obviously it was a bad line change,” said Sutter.

On the play in question, Rimmer passed the puck up ice to Jaimen Yakubowski, who busted in with Jamal Watson on a two-man breakaway.

Rebels netminder Patrik Bartosak stopped Yakubowski, but Watson was there to bury the rebound.

Sutter called a timeout at that point.

“Mentally, we just

lost it for a bit, but the guys regrouped after the timeout and I thought we played a good third period,” said the Rebels bench boss. “We had some quality chances and never gave up much.”

Indeed, after being outshot 28-22 through 40 minutes, the Rebels held a 14-8 advantage in shots while carrying the play in the final frame.

Rimmer, however, held his ground and finished with 32 saves.

Bartosak was equally as splendid at the other end, blocking 34 shots.

Both power plays fired blanks, with the ‘Canes finishing zerofor-five and the Rebels coming up empty on four occasions. But the shorthanded marker gave the home side the edge in the special teams department.

“We pressured them a lot. Everyone jumped up and we forced them to make mistakes and created a lot of odd-man breaks,” said Elson, in reference to the Rebels’ strong penalty killing performance.

See REBELS on Page B6

Martin beats Howard, but it’s not enough to reach playoffs THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Ontario’s Glenn Howard dominated the preliminary round of the Canadian men’s curling championship. He wishes his team was rewarded for it.

The defending champions won 10 in a row in Edmonton to secure the top playoff seeding early at the Tim Hortons Brier.

Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador and Northern Ontario had to battle to the end and win their final games Friday to claim the other three playoff berths.

Howard, third Wayne Middaugh, and front end Brent Laing and Craig Savill were above the fray having assured themselves of winning the round robin the previous day.

They finished 10-1

with a 6-5 loss Friday to Alberta’s Kevin Martin, who fell short of the playoffs at 7-4.

“If you would have told me 10-1 before we got here, I’d mail that baby in,” Howard said.

No other team produced more than eight wins. Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton, Newfoundland’s Brad Gushue and Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs were 8-3 and seeded for playoffs in that order.

The three teams were 1-1 against each other, so were ranked according to their accumulated scores on pre-game draws for hammer.

In the Page playoff, Howard and Stoughton meet Saturday afternoon with the winner going directly to Sunday evening’s final.

The loser drops to Sunday morning’s semifi-

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Alberta skip Kevin Martin watches as second Marc Kennedy and third, Ben Hebert sweep during the evening draw against Ontario at the Tim Hortons Brier in Edmonton on Friday. nal to face the winner of Saturday night’s playoff between Newfoundland and Northern Ontario, with the semifinal winner heading to the final.

As the top seed, Howard will have hammer to

start Saturday’s playoff game. Ontario also has first choice of rocks from the four sheets of ice to create their playoff set.

Those are small advantages, Howard concedes. Beyond those

two perks, he feels all the work they did in the round robin doesn’t give them much safety in the playoffs.

See BRIER on Page B6

Kings reach national final with victory over Trojans

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Kings 3 Trojans 0 WELLAND, Ont. — The SAIT Trojans have one of the best men’s college volleyball teams in the country, but the RDC Kings have had their number all season.

That trend continued Friday during the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association semifinals with a 25-22, 25-23, 25-23 victory by the Kings over the Trojans.

“It’s odd that we beat

them every match this season as they’re such a veteran team,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha. “But we also have a group of guys who don’t look at the score.

They do a great job of understanding the process and looking after the little things late in a set, or a match.”

The Kings trailed at one point in all three sets, but put it together when it counted.

“We played well as a team,” added Schulha.

“Tim (Finnigan) didn’t

VOLLEYBALL have his best match, but the other guys stepped up.”

Schulha felt Finnigan was trying a little too hard against his former team.

“He wanted to win this so bad he was trying too hard, but the other guys wanted to win this for him as he’s been a big part of our success all season,” added Schulha.

Finnigan did finish

with six kills and three aces.

Braden O’Toole was the player of the match with nine kills, two stuff blocks and an ace. Jordan Gardiner finished with only four kills, but possibly collected the biggest one which won the match.

Chris Jones added seven kills and five digs and Chris Osborn was held to two kills, a stuff block and three digs.

Former King Darcee Froese led the Trojans with 13 kills.

There was little to chose between the two teams as RDC held a 2928 edge in kills and 6-4 edge in aces.

Both teams had five stuff blocks, but SAIT had 13 service errors and RDC 11. SAIT also had 20 errors on kill attempts and RDC 11.

It was the fourth time the Kings downed the Trojans this season.

They beat them twice in league play and in the provincial final.

See KINGS on Page B6

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Hockey

Basketball Deer: Bartosak (W,33-13-4-0).

Power plays (goals/chances) — Lethbridge: 0-5.

Red Deer: 0-4.

Referees — Cole Hamm, Matt Kirk. Linesmen — Michael Roberts, Justin Slimm.

Attendance — 5,167.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt dx-Edmonton 68 48 15 2 3 264 149 101 dx-Saskatoon 68 42 22 1 3 261 202 88 x-Calgary 67 42 20 1 4 238 190 89 x-Red Deer 69 39 24 4 2 203 192 84 Prince Albert 68 35 27 2 4 222 219 76 Swift Current 69 33 29 3 4 194 187 73 Medicine Hat 68 34 31 2 1 227 227 71 Kootenay 66 33 31 2 0 183 195 68 Lethbridge 67 26 31 3 7 197 228 62 Regina 68 25 36 3 4 182 247 57 Moose Jaw 68 23 35 4 6 170 241 56 Brandon 68 22 38 4 4 179 274 52 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt dx-Portland 67 52 12 1 2 305 156 107 dx-Kelowna 67 47 16 3 1 288 169 98 x-Kamloops 68 45 18 2 3 246 173 95 x-Tri-City 66 39 24 1 2 228 196 81 x-Spokane 66 39 25 2 0 241 212 80 x-Victoria 66 32 27 2 5 206 233 71 Seattle 67 23 36 7 1 189 263 54 Everett 67 23 38 2 4 154 246 52 Prince George 65 19 38 2 6 161 242 46 Vancouver 67 19 46 2 0 182 279 40

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 24 16 8 0 32 86 71 New Jersey 24 11 8 5 27 59 67 N.Y. Rangers23 12 9 2 26 59 57 N.Y. Islanders24 10 11 3 23 71 80 Philadelphia 25 11 13 1 23 72 77 Northeast Division W L OT Pts 15 5 4 34 15 3 3 33 13 8 4 30 15 10 0 30 9 13 3 21

GF GA 75 61 64 48 59 51 75 65 65 80

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts Carolina 23 13 9 1 27 Winnipeg 24 12 11 1 25 Tampa Bay 24 10 13 1 21 Washington 22 10 11 1 21 Florida 25 7 12 6 20

GF GA 69 66 61 71 82 75 66 63 62 93

GP 24 21 25 25 25

Montreal Boston Ottawa Toronto Buffalo

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.

Friday’s results Edmonton 3 Brandon 2 (SO) Red Deer 4 Lethbridge 2 Regina 6 Prince Albert 2 Saskatoon 6 Medicine Hat 3 Swift Current 2 Moose Jaw 1 Kelowna at Kamloops Everett at Spokane Kootenay at Tri-City Vancouver at Victoria Prince George at Seattle Saturday’s games Swift Current at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Regina at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Victoria at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Kootenay at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Prince George at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Red Deer at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Prince George at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Portland at Victoria, 5:05 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 25 21 1 3 45 80 52 Detroit 24 12 8 4 28 66 60 St. Louis 23 12 9 2 26 70 70 Nashville 24 10 9 5 25 53 59 Columbus 24 8 12 4 20 55 70 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Vancouver 23 11 6 6 28 Minnesota 22 11 9 2 24 Calgary 22 9 9 4 22 Colorado 23 9 10 4 22 Edmonton 24 8 11 5 21

GF GA 64 63 52 56 61 73 59 67 54 71

Pacific Division W L OT Pts 17 3 3 37 12 9 2 26 12 8 2 26 11 7 4 26 11 10 3 25

GF GA 81 60 66 65 62 57 51 50 70 71

GP Anaheim 23 Dallas 23 Los Angeles 22 San Jose 22 Phoenix 24

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Winnipeg 3, Florida 2, OT Nashville 6, Edmonton 0 Colorado 6, Chicago 2 Anaheim 4, Calgary 0 Today’s Games Philadelphia at Boston, 11 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 12 p.m.

St. Louis at San Jose, 2 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 10:30 a.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 4 p.m.

Winnipeg at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Hurricanes 2 at Rebels 4 First Period 1. Red Deer, Ness 16 (Volek, Johnson) 1:33 2. Red Deer, Elson 26 (Johnson) 9:43 (sh) 3. Red Deer, Dieno 27 18:24 4. Lethbridge, Ramsay 12 (Henry, Sofillas) 19:34 Penalties — Underwood RD (cross checking) 7:44.

Second Period 5. Lethbridge, Watson 18 (Yakubowski, Rimmer) 2:19 Penalties — Bartosak RD (slashing, served

by Thiel) 4:46, Underwood RD (boarding) 5:53, Maxwell Leth (slashing) 6:11, Duke Leth (tripping) 7:23, Sofillas Leth (cross checking), Pilon Leth, Johnson RD (roughing) Leverton Leth (misconduct) 10:50, Bleackley RD (tripping) 13:26, Simpson Leth (checking from behind) 16:00.

Third Period 6. Red Deer, Ness 17 19:54 (en) Penalties — Hamilton RD (tripping) 16:03.

Shots on goal by: Lethbridge 14 14 8 — 36 Red Deer 9 13 14 — 36 Goal — Lethbridge: Rimmer (L,23-28-3-7). Red

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Predators 6, Oilers 0 First Period 1. Nashville, Hornqvist 3 (Wilson, Fisher) 6:07 (pp) 2. Nashville, Legwand 4 (Wilson) 18:51 Second Period 3. Nashville, Clune 2 (Gaustad, Kostitsyn) 0:51 4. Nashville, Boychuk 1 (Weber, Erat) 18:22 Third Period 5. Nashville, Wilson 6 (Fisher, Weber) 4:43 6. Nashville, Wilson 7 (Weber, C.Smith) 16:39 (pp) Goal (shots-saves) — Edmonton: Dubnyk (L,6-94)(13-11), Danis (start second)(21-17); Nashville: Rinne (W,9-8-4).

Jets 3, Panthers 2 (OT) First Period 1. Winnipeg, Ladd 13 (Little) 2:35 2. Winnipeg, Wheeler 8 (Ladd) 17:48 3. Florida, Huberdeau 12 (Shore, Mueller) 19:47 Second Period No Scoring.

Third Period 4. Florida, Matthias 6 (Kopecky, Skille) 5:50 Overtime 5. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 4 (Clitsome, Antropov) 4:19 Goal — Winnipeg: Pavelec (W,9-11-1); Florida: Markstrom (OTL,1-3-1).

Ducks 4, Flames 0 First Period 1. Anaheim, Winnik 6 (Cogliano, Koivu) 1:15 Second Period 2. Anaheim, Ryan 7 (Perry, Getzlaf) 13:38 3. Anaheim, Souray 5 (Staubitz, Etem) 15:52 Third Period 4. Anaheim, Getzlaf 10 (Ryan, Sbisa) 16:18 Goal — Calgary: Kiprusoff (L,3-4-2); Anaheim: Fasth (W,10-1-1).

Senators 3, Rangers 2 First Period 1. Ottawa, Smith 2 (Gonchar, Alfredsson) 6:18 2. Ottawa, Wiercioch 2 (Gonchar, Michalek) 10:50 (pp) 3. N.Y. Rangers, Nash 9 (Del Zotto, Stralman) 11:03 4. N.Y. Rangers, Richards 3 (Hagelin) 17:39 Second Period No Scoring.

Third Period 5. Ottawa, Silfverberg 4 (Gryba, Phillips) 15:19 Goal — Ottawa: Lehner (W,1-0-2); N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (L,11-8-1).

Avalanche 6, Blackhawks 2 First Period 1. Chicago, Toews 11 (Hossa, Saad) 5:44 2. Colorado, Stastny 7 (Duchene, Parenteau) 16:36 (pp) Second Period 3. Colorado, Duchene 9 (Johnson) 4:16 4. Colorado, Mitchell 8 (O’Reilly, Palushaj) 4:49 5. Colorado, O’Reilly 1 (Duchene, Stastny) 10:47 (pp) 6. Colorado, McGinn 4 (Duchene, Parenteau) 13:58 Third Period 7. Chicago, Bickell 6 (Kruger, Frolik) 8:53 8. Colorado, Parenteau 10 (Stastny, Hunwick) 15:46 misconduct), Landeskog Col (cross-checking) 14:56.

Goal (shots-saves) — Chicago: Crawford (L,111-3)(19-14), Emery (start third)(12-11); Colorado: Varlamov (W,7-9-3).

Curling CANADIAN MEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP EDMONTON — Round-robin standings and results Friday following draw 17 at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men’s curling championship, to be held through Sunday at Rexall Place (all times Eastern): Province (Skip) W L x-Ontario (G.Howard) 10 1 x-Manitoba (Stoughton) 8 3 x-N.L. (Gushue) 8 3 x-Northern Ont. (Jacobs) 8 3 Alberta (Ke.Martin) 7 4 Quebec (J-M Menard) 6 5 NWT/Yukon (J.Koe) 5 6 New Brunswick (Grattan) 5 6 Saskatchewan (Virtue) 5 6 P.E.I. (MacKenzie) 2 9 Nova Scotia (Flemming) 1 9 B.C. (Bilesky) 1 9

x — clinched playoff berth.

ROUND ROBIN Friday’s results Draw 15 Alberta 6 Newfoundland & Labrador 5 New Brunswick 8 British Columbia 4 NWT/Yukon 7 Manitoba 5 Ontario 6 Prince Edward Island 1 Draw 16 Prince Edward Island 5 Nova Scotia 4 (extra end) Newfoundland & Labrador 5 Quebec 4 Northern Ontario 7 New Brunswick 4 NWT/Yukon 10 Saskatchewan 6 Draw 17 Saskatchewan 8 Quebec 5 Alberta 6 Ontario 5 Manitoba 6 British Columbia 5 (extra end) Northern Ontario 5 Nova Scotia 2

PLAYOFFS Saturday’s games Page Playoffs One vs. Two Ontario (G.Howard) vs. Manitoba (Stoughton), 1:30 p.m.

Three vs. Four Newfoundland & Labrador (Gushue) vs. Northern Ontario (Jacobs), 6:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Semifinal One-Two loser vs. Three-Four winner, 8:30 a.m.

Third Place Three-Four loser vs. Semifinal loser, 1:30 p.m.

Championship One-Two winner vs. Semifinal winner, 6:30 p.m.

Baseball SPRING TRAINING AMERICAN LEAGUE W Kansas City 11 Baltimore 9 Seattle 11 Tampa Bay 10 Chicago 6 Cleveland 10 Detroit 8 Minnesota 8 Boston 7 Houston 6 Oakland 6 Toronto 6 Texas 4 Los Angeles 3 New York 3

L 1 2 3 4 3 5 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 8 10

Pct .917 .818 .786 .714 .667 .667 .571 .571 .500 .500 .500 .462 .364 .273 .231

L 5 5 5 6 7 8 7 6 7

Pct .583 .545 .500 .500 .500 .467 .462 .455 .417

Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 7 6 5 6 7 7 6 5 5

6 6 9 6 9 11

.400 .400 .357 .333 .308 .154

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

——— Friday’s Games Tampa Bay 3, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta (ss) 14, Houston 9 Miami 6, N.Y. Yankees 1 St. Louis 16, Washington 10 Toronto 7, Atlanta (ss) 1 Detroit 3, N.Y. Mets 2 San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., ccd., Rain Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., ccd., Rain Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., ccd., Rain Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., ccd., Rain L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., ccd., Rain Cleveland vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., ccd., Rain Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 3 Minnesota 2, Boston 0 Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., ccd., Rain

NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis Colorado Miami Milwaukee San Diego Atlanta Philadelphia Washington Arizona

4 4 5 3 4 2

Phoenix New Orleans Sacramento

St. Louis at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Cincinnati (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., ccd., Rain Kansas City (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., ccd., Rain Today’s Games Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Miami (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 11:10 a.m.

Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 5:05 p.m.

Transactions

code:6 INDEX: Agate HL:National Basketball Association THE ASSOCIATED PRESS All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct d-Miami 46 14 .767 d-Indiana 39 23 .629 d-New York 37 22 .627 Brooklyn 36 26 .581 Chicago 35 27 .565 Boston 34 27 .557 Atlanta 34 27 .557 Milwaukee 30 29 .508 Toronto 24 38 .387 Philadelphia 23 38 .377 Detroit 23 41 .359 Cleveland 21 41 .339 Washington 19 41 .317 Orlando 17 46 .270 Charlotte 13 49 .210

GB — 8 8.5 11 12 12.5 12.5 15.5 23 23.5 25 26 27 30.5 34

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L d-San Antonio 48 15 d-Oklahoma City 46 16 d-L.A. Clippers 44 20 Memphis 41 19 Denver 41 22 Golden State 35 27 Houston 33 29 Utah 32 30 L.A. Lakers 31 31 Portland 29 32 Dallas 28 33 Minnesota 21 37

GB — 1.5 4.5 5.5 7 12.5 14.5 15.5 16.5 18 19 24.5

Pct .762 .742 .688 .683 .651 .565 .532 .516 .500 .475 .459 .362

21 21 21

40 41 42

.344 .339 .333

26 26.5 27

d-division leader Friday’s Games Oklahoma City 116, Charlotte 94 Indiana 115, Orlando 86 Memphis 103, Cleveland 92 Brooklyn 95, Washington 78 Dallas 102, Detroit 99 Chicago 89, Utah 88 Boston 107, Atlanta 102, OT Miami 102, Philadelphia 93 Portland 136, San Antonio 106 Phoenix at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

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

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

Today’s Games Brooklyn at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 7 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

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

Sunday’s Games Boston at Oklahoma City, 11 a.m.

Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 1:30 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 4 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Golf WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP At Trump Doral Golf Club and Resort Miami Purse: $8.75 million Yardage: 7,334; Par 72 Second Round Tiger Woods 66-65 — 131 Graeme McDowell 66-67 — 133 Phil Mickelson 67-67 — 134 Steve Stricker 67-67 — 134 Bubba Watson 66-69 — 135 Freddie Jacobson 66-69 — 135 Charl Schwartzel 71-65 — 136 Keegan Bradley 68-68 — 136 Dustin Johnson 68-69 — 137 John Huh 71-67 — 138 John Senden 69-69 — 138 Peter Hanson 67-71 — 138 Sergio Garcia 66-72 — 138 Michael Thompson 69-69 — 138 Zach Johnson 71-67 — 138 Rickie Fowler 69-69 — 138 Mike Hendry 72-66 — 138 Jason Dufner 69-69 — 138 Thaworn Wiratchant 69-69 — 138 Ian Poulter 68-70 — 138 Hunter Mahan 67-72 — 139 Webb Simpson 72-67 — 139 Charles Howell III 68-71 — 139 George Coetzee 70-69 — 139 Alexander Noren 69-70 — 139 Scott Jamieson 70-69 — 139 Jason Day 74-66 — 140 Justin Rose 68-72 — 140 Nick Watney 69-71 — 140 David Lynn 71-70 — 141 Richard Sterne 70-71 — 141 Russell Henley 70-72 — 142 Nicolas Colsaerts 71-71 — 142 Adam Scott 72-70 — 142 Jim Furyk 72-70 — 142 Matteo Manassero 71-71 — 142 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 72-70 — 142 Lee Westwood 73-69 — 142 Rory McIlroy 73-69 — 142 Ernie Els 73-69 — 142 Scott Piercy 70-73 — 143 Geoff Ogilvy 69-74 — 143 Bo Van Pelt 68-75 — 143 Martin Kaymer 76-68 — 144 Matt Kuchar 72-72 — 144 Francesco Molinari 78-66 — 144 Ryan Moore 73-71 — 144 Marcus Fraser 73-72 — 145 Rafael Cabrera Bello 71-74 — 145 Chris Wood 71-74 — 145 Louis Oosthuizen 70-75 — 145 Bill Haas 72-73 — 145 Tim Clark 72-73 — 145 Carl Pettersson 71-75 — 146 Brian Gay 70-76 — 146 Luke Donald 70-76 — 146 Branden Grace 73-74 — 147 John Merrick 75-72 — 147 Marcel Siem 75-73 — 148 Padraig Harrington 76-72 — 148 Jamie Donaldson 72-77 — 149 Stephen Gallacher 74-75 — 149 Thorbjorn Olesen 75-75 — 150 Robert Garrigus 75-75 — 150 Paul Lawrie 78-73 — 151 PUERTO RICO OPEN At Trump International Golf Club-Puerto Rico Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,506; Par: 72 Second Round a-amateur Andres Romero 65-65 — 130 Scott Brown 68-63 — 131 Peter Uihlein 67-65 — 132 Steve LeBrun 67-65 — 132 Fabian Gomez 69-64 — 133 Matt Bettencourt 68-67 — 135 George McNeill 71-64 — 135 Jon Curran 66-69 — 135 Dicky Pride 68-67 — 135 David Hearn 68-67 — 135 Angel Cabrera 67-68 — 135 Jordan Spieth 69-66 — 135 Cameron Percy 65-70 — 135 Morgan Hoffmann 67-68 — 135 Brian Stuard 67-69 — 136 Robert Streb 71-65 — 136 Martin Flores 72-64 — 136 Heath Slocum 68-68 — 136 Justin Bolli 67-69 — 136 Blayne Barber 66-70 — 136 Duffy Waldorf 69-68 — 137 Josh Teater 68-69 — 137 Henrik Stenson 68-69 — 137 Chris Stroud 68-69 — 137 Aaron Watkins 70-67 — 137 D.J. Trahan 72-65 — 137 Luke Guthrie 70-67 — 137 Patrick Cantlay 70-67 — 137 Vaughn Taylor 69-68 — 137 Brad Fritsch 67-70 — 137 Boo Weekley 71-67 — 138 Graham DeLaet 70-68 — 138 Ryo Ishikawa 70-68 — 138 Jeff Gove 73-65 — 138 Eric Meierdierks 70-68 — 138 Brian Harman 70-68 — 138

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BASEBALL PHOENIX COYOTES—Recalled F Rob KlinkMIAMI DOLPHINS—Agreed to terms with WR American League hammer from Portland Brian Hartline on a five-year contract. Signed QB BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with (AHL). Signed F Darian Matt Moore to a two-year contract.

RHP Jake Arrieta, RHP Zach Clark, RHP Miguel Dziurzynski to a two-year Canadian Football League Gonzalez, RHP Steve Johnson, RHP Pedro Strop entry-level contract.

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS—Named Eric Tillman RHP Chris Tillman, LHP Mike Belfiore, LHP Zach American Hockey as a consultant.

Britton, LHP T.J. McFarland, C Luis Exposito, INF League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed WR TerRyan Flaherty, INF Manny Machado, INF Yamaico PROVIDENCE rence Edwards to a contract extension.

Navarro, INF Jonathan Schoop, INF Danny ValenBRUINS—Released F HOCKEY cia, OF Xavier Avery and OF L.J. Hoes on one-year Nicolas Tremblay and D National Hockey League contracts.

Nolan Julseth-White from NHL—Suspended Islanders assistant coach National League their professional tryout Brent Thompson for two-games for abusive comCHICAGO CUBS—Optioned OF Matt Szczur to agreements. ments he made following New York’s overtime loss Tennessee (SL). Assigned RHP Dayan Diaz and C ECHL to the New York Rangers.

Michael Brenly to their minor-league camp.

READING ROYALS— ANAHEIM DUCKS—Signed C Ryan Getzlaf to MIAMI MARLINS—Optioned LHP Scott Maine Signed G Nick Niedert. an eight-year contract extension. to New Orleans (PCL) and RHP Arquimedes Activated F David CivitaBOSTON BRUINS—Announced F Chris Caminero and INF Zach Cox to Jacksonville (SL). rese from the reserve list.

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Black, INF Derek Dietrich and OF Kevin Mattison to future considerations from COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Placed RW their minor-league camp. Released RHP Michael Florida for the rights to G Derek Dorsett on injured reserve. Recalled C Nick Wuertz.

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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with DALLAS STARS—Recalled F Matt Fraser from 1B-OF Allen Craig on a five-year contract.

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Linesmen Bryan Pancich (94) and Steve Barton (59) break up a fight between Nashville Predators center Paul Gaustad, top, and Edmonton Oilers defenseman Theo Peckham (24) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 8, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn.

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REBELS: Likely to face Raiders And yet, after firing three goals in the first 18 minutes and change, the Rebels had to wonder if they’d score again.

“We had a lot of chances and we have to bear down on those,” said Elson.. “But overall we had a good night and in the third period we played a lot better while keeping them to a minimum of shots.”

The win was the Rebels’ second over the Hurricanes in three nights.

“We did what we wanted to do in these last two games. We were able to get the four points and we also got some help from the outside,” said Sutter.

The Rebels will likely meet the Raiders in a conference quarter-final starting March 22 at the Centrium.

Playoff tickets go on sale Monday morning.

The Raiders would tie Red Deer for wins and points if they prevailed in their remaining four games and the Rebels lost their final three. But although the clubs split the season series 2-2, the Rebels would still get fourth place due to the fact both Prince Albert wins were in extra time.

“Our goal from here is to be a good team and make sure our accountability and responsibility is where they need to be at this time of the year,” said Sutter. ● Defenceman Riley Boomgaarden was inserted into the Rebels lineup with the absence of Devan Fafard, who suffered a facial injury when he was slammed into the boards by ‘Canes forward Graham Hood in Wednesday’s 4-0 win at Lethbridge.

Hood was assessed a boarding major and game misconduct for the hit and was then handed a two-game suspension, the first of which he served Friday. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

BRIER: Page playoff The top two teams get a second life in the Page playoffs because the loser of the game between them isn’t eliminated, so Howard argues finishing second is almost as good as first.

“I’ve never liked the Page system.

Can’t stand it,” Howard said. “It’s never made any sense to me, especially if there’s an outright winner of the round robin. There’s no advantage. We could conceivably go 11-0 and someone could come in at 8-3.

“I always thought the winner of the round robin should get the bye to the final. We could conceivably end up fourth which doesn’t make sense to me.

We’ve played everybody once. To me, the winner of the round-robin should go to the final.”

That was the scenario for 15 years after a playoff format was introduced to the Brier in 1980.

In 1995, the Page playoff was insti-

tuted to give both the Brier host committee and the host broadcaster another game on the final weekend to draw spectators to the building and viewers to their televisions.

The team finishing first in the round robin has won the Canadian title 13 of 18 years since then. Glenn Howard (2007, 2012) is part of that group, but he’s also twice topped the round-robin standings and didn’t win (2006, 2010).

Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta were considered the pre-tournament favourites. Four-time Canadian champion Kevin Martin won six in a row, but a 1-4 start to the tournament was the hometown team’s undoing.

With the win over Howard, Martin needed a Manitoba loss to B.C.’s Andrew Bilesky on the next sheet next to get a tiebreaker game.

Rexall Place turned raucous late in the draw, cheering against Howard and Stoughton and chanting their names like they were the goaltenders on an opposing NHL team.

But Stoughton’s draw for a 6-5 win in an extra end meant Martin will not set a record this year for the most Briers won by a skip.

“It was hard just because there was lots of yelling and people wanting you to miss which is a little unusual in the game,” Stoughton said. “It took a lot to calm down and relax and know you had to throw it pretty light just to make up for a little excitement.”

KINGS: Face Nipissing in final “This was similar to the ACAC final in that we were down at points, but chipped away. We have a team that never seems to go away and that makes us tough to play against,” said Schulha. “We also have the weapons and are physical enough to play with any team.”

The Kings also have depth as both Travis Czainski and Anthony Finnigan came in off the bench in the third set to contribute at the service line.

The Kings will face the Nipissing Lakers of North Bay, Ont., in the final. They defeated the host Niagara Knights 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14.

“They’re a big, physical team, but if we take care of our side we should be OK,” said Schulha.

SAIT will now look to win bronze. In other play Vancouver Island University of Nanaimo downed the University of Kings College of Halifax 3-0 and Capilano College of North Vancouver stopped L’Outaouais of Gatineau, Que., 3-2.

In women’s play in Lloydminster, the hometown Lakeland Huskies advanced to the gold medal game with a 28-26, 25-17, 26-24 victory over Edouard-Montpetit of Lopngueuil, Que. They face top-seeded Fraser Valley of Abbotsford, who downed FX Garneau 19-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-22.

The NAIT Ooks remained in contention for bronze with a 25-17, 25-23, 25-15 win over Mount Saint Vincent University of Halifax. As well, Humber College stopped Columbia Bible College of Abbotsford 3-2. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Red deer Rebels Black head coach Kevin Smyth shared the coach of the year award for the South Division of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League.

Smyth and Matt Keillor of the Calgary Sabres shared the award.

Black’s forward Jeremy Klessens was named the rookie of the year in the south.

Red Deer ringette teams off to hot start at U12 C championships The two Red Deer teams got off to a quick start at the provincial U12 C ringette championships at the Dawe Centre Friday.

The Red Deer Fearless downed St. Albert 2-1 and the Red Deer Revenge stopped Edmonton 7-5.

Kelsie Bostock and Kennedy Baillon scored for Fearless.

In other action Fort McMurray downed Medicine Hat 7-4.

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Predators 6 Oilers 0 NASHVILLE — Colin Wilson had a careerhigh two goals and two assists, and the Nashville Predators beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-0 Friday night to snap a three-game skid.

Patric Hornqvist, David Legwand, Rich Clune and Zach Boychuk also had a goal apiece as the well-rested Predators won for the first time since Feb. 25, when they beat Dallas in overtime, by matching their season-high with six goals. Shea Weber had three assists in the first game against Edmonton this year.

Pekka Rinne made 24 saves for his fourth shutout this season.

The Oilers are 0-4-1 in their last five, the last two their first shutout losses this season. They were playing their second game in as many nights, and a roster with five players already missing was without forward Ales Hemsky. He had a puck go off his foot in Thursday night’s 3-0 loss at Detroit.

Edmonton won the series last season 3-1, but Nashville now is 18-6-1 against the Oilers since 2006-07.

The Predators came in last in the NHL averaging 1.96 goals per game and had managed only one goal in losing three straight in California. But they took advantage of three days of rest since a 5-1 loss to Anaheim and used three new players: waiver wire pickups Bobby Butler and Boychuk, along with defenceman Victor Bartley, called up from Milwaukee in the AHL

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Nashville jumped on the Oilers from the start.

The Predators took nine of the first 10 shots and went up 1-0 after Oilers defenceman Nick Schultz went to the penalty box for slashing.

Nashville coach Barry Trotz had been reminding his Predators to shoot more at the net, trying to give themselves more rebounds. Mike Fisher did just that, though his shot went just wide.

The puck bounced back toward Wilson near the post, and he knocked it toward Hornqvist.

His wrister appeared to go off goalie Devan Dubnyk into the net, giving Nashville its first power-play goal in four games. The Predators came in 1-of-14 with the man advantage over the previous six games.

Nashville padded that lead with a lucky bounce late in the period. Legwand flipped the puck toward the goal from the other side of the red line. Dubnyk tried to glove the puck only to have it slip underneath his arm. It was Legwand’s first goal since Feb. 16.

The Oilers yanked Dubnyk after the first period, and Yann Danis gave up a goal 51 seconds into the second. Clune scored the second goal of his career from in front. Boychuck, claimed Tuesday off waivers from Pittsburgh, deflected a shot by Weber past Danis for a 4-0 lead.

Queens 3 Ooks 2 EDMONTON — The RDC Queens had everything going against them.

They trailed the NAIT Ooks 2-0 in the best-of-five Alberta Colleges Women’s Hockey League final, were on the road for Game 3 and didn’t seem to be able to get a break from the officials.

However, instead of giving up, they dug deeper and pulled out a 3-2 victory to bring the series back to Red Deer today at 2:30 p.m. at the Arena.

The Queens led 2-0 after the second period Friday on goals by Megan Jones and Ashley Graf at 4:05 and 18:37 of the middle stanza.

However, a questionable penalty call midway through the third period gave the Ooks some life and Danielle Brown scored at 9:01. Nicole Dunlop evened the count 26 seconds later.

“When they made the call against us on the penalty we were sure we were going to get the power play, then while we were killing the penalty they hauled down one of our girls and nothing was called,” said Queens head coach Trevor Keeper, who called a time out after the second NAIT goal.

“I usually don’t complain about the officiating, but there were missed face off calls, the clock didn’t start at times and several other things. I called the time out to talk with the official. I just said these are two evenly matched teams and we should be determining the

outcome on the ice.”

The Queens stormed back after the time out and Gillian Altheim shovelled home the winning goal at 11:48.

“Overall it was a great effort,” said Keeper. “The girls didn’t panic when they tied it and didn’t let the official get into their heads. Our goal was to come back home and now it’s to take it to five.”

Camille Trautman finished with 31 saves for RDC while her mates had 38 shots on Jill Diachuk.

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Canada loses to Scotland 9 - 6 in extra ends

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SOCHI, Russia — Canada’s Matt Dunstone dropped an 8-6 extra-end decision to Scotland’s Kyle Smith in the 1-2 Page playoff game at the world junior curling championships Friday.

The Winnipeg skip still has one more shot to reach the final. He will meet Russia’s Evgeny Arkhipov in the semifinal Saturday, with the winner to play Scotland for gold on Sunday.

“The positive we can take out of this is we still have a shot at the gold,” Dunstone said after his second loss this week to Scotland. “We’ve outplayed them both times we played against them. We’ve been all over them. We hope to play them in the big game.”

Dunstone and his team of third Colton Lott, second Daniel Grant and lead Brendan MacCuish, scored three for a 4-2 lead in the sixth end. Scotland moved ahead 5-4 in the eighth on a steal after Canada’s last rock picked.

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WORLD JUNIOR CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP nal throw to force an extra end.

In the 11th end, Dunstone was heavy and wide with his final draw and Scotland scored two for the victory.

“We knew he was going to make his shot and I knew I was going to have to draw to the four-foot and it just didn’t work out,” he said after the miss.

Russia beat Sweden 6-4 in the 3-4 Page playoff game. Arkhipov has won eight straight games entering the semifinal.

“Russia’s been on a hot streak,” said Dunstone.

“We know this (the semifinal) will be no easier than our game against Scotland, so we’ll have to come out firing tomorrow.”

Skip Corryn Brown and her team from Kamloops, B.C., did not qualify for the women’s playoffs. Scotland was set to meet Japan in the 1-2 game and the Czech Republic to meet Russia in the 3-4 game.

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QUALIFICATIONS Only Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya have - Two year diploma in related technology program and/or Journeyman Trade Certificate scored more points for - Prefer 5 to 7 years of related experience including hospital or healthcare facility construction and/or healthcare facility management experience the Ducks than Getzlaf, - A design background, facilities management training, knowledge of building codes, construction who rose through Anastandards, inspection and testing requirements, and an understanding of hospital building systems, heim’s minor-league telecommunication systems and clinical and office equipment would be considered assets system alongside Perry and debuted for the stillFor a complete list of duties and qualifications please visit our website.

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Salary Range: $43,642.14 - $60,007.95 per annum

Olds College is recruiting a full-time Programmer. This position will be responsible for the School of Business portfolio within Continuing Education. This portfolio currently includes courses in business computing, accounting, professional development, photography, and fibre arts (spinning and weaving).

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The School of Environment has an opportunity available for a temporary full-time instructor in the Land Administration Program. This position will appeal to those who are looking for a stimulating work environment and tremendous personal satisfaction through student success, team-based problem solving, and the freedom to creatively apply your knowledge of Alberta’s ever changing surface land business. The anticipated term of employment is for the period commencing August 2013 until May 2014.

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A temporary opportunity is available for a full-time Clerk Typist to provide clerical support for all internal and external affiliations with the Centennial of Olds College. The anticipated term of employment will be from March 2013 to August 2, 2013. Days of work will include some weekends and evenings.

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Italy beats Canada at World Baseball Classic 14 - 4 MERCY RULE ENACTED AS ITALY SHELLS CANADA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PHOENIX — All the humiliation and disbelief of a stunning loss to Italy four years ago was bad enough. It was unfathomable for Canada that history would repeat itself at the World Baseball Classic.

But history didn’t just turn on Canada — it crushed a team that now needs two unlikely wins and a mathematical miracle to reach the second round.

Chris Colabello hit a three-run homer as Italy beat Canada 14-4 in a game that was ended by the mercy rule in the eighth inning Friday after not one, but two walk-off victories.

The first came on what appeared to be a grand slam by Mike Costanzo.

Italy, which swarmed the field to celebrate, was forced back to the dugout after replay showed the hit was a ground-rule double that scored only two runners.

But one batter later, Mario Chiarini’s single scored the run that put Italy ahead by the 10-run limit and sent Canada slumping to the locker-room.

“Obviously we weren’t happy coming into the clubhouse,” said outfielder Michael Saunders. “Baseball’s a grind, man. Baseball is so mental and we got to learn to let this go. The quicker the better. You’ve got to have a short memory whether good or bad. We have a lot of tournament left. No one said this was going to be easy.

“So we’ve got to come in ready to go tomorrow. We lost today and we’ve got to forget about it.”

Canada (0-1) now faces must-win games against Mexico on Saturday and the United States on Sunday. If Canada wins those games, and is tied for second place in Pool D with a 2-1 record, then the tiebreaker is decided by run differential from the games between the tied teams.

Fresh off a surprise 6-5 win over Mexico on Thursday, the numbers put Italy (2-0) on the cusp of a major breakthrough. The team’s previous lone highlight at the WBC was in 2009 when it eliminated Canada 6-2 at Toronto’s Rogers Centre.

Marco Mazzieri, Italy’s manager, said he couldn’t have expected his team’s results before the tournament began.

“Results, I don’t know, but I know what we are getting as far as people, and I love my team,” he said. “I love all my players. We’ve got a great coaching staff and we knew we were going to do well.

“How well? We couldn’t tell. But we prepared to do well, and actually these

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Italy’s Anthony Granato beats the tag at second by Canada shortstop Cale Lorg during a pickoff attempt in the third inning of a World Baseball Classic game Friday, March 8, 2013, in Phoenix. guys just executed and it couldn’t be any more perfect.”

It’s a bad spot pitcher Scott Mathieson said Canada shouldn’t be in.

“Not to take anything away from (Italy), they played unbelievable,” said Mathieson. “But you look at our team and I don’t personally think we should lose like that. Any time you give up that many runs it’s frustrating. For me I know I want to get back out there and get some redemption.”

It was a frustrating game for Canada, which suffered from a poor bullpen and the lack of a big hit that Italy seemed to enjoy repeatedly.

Italy needed just three batters to take a 1-0 lead on starter Shawn Hill, who allowed two runs on two hits and was pulled by a pitch-count limit. He handed the ball over to Mathieson, who served up the three-run shot to Colabello in the third inning.

Italy was ahead 6-1 after five in-

nings and protected the lead on the strength of a solid start by Alessandro Maestri, who allowed one run on three hits with three strikeouts through 3 1/3 innings. Chris Cooper, who shut out Canada during two-plus innings in 2009, took over for Maestri and allowed one run on two hits through three more innings.

“We battled through at-bats today,” said Saunders. “We had runners on, we’re kind of missing that big hit.

When we did get runners on we didn’t quite get them in. In these games that matter, you know, we get a runner on second, we move him over, we got to make sure that we get that run in.”

Canada cut the deficit in the sixth after a pair of Italian infielders each mishandled the ball.

First, Justin Morneau moved to third after Alex Liddi, a Seattle Mariners infielder, dropped the ball nearby. Morneau then scored when Adam

Loewen hit a ball to the first-base side.

Colabello bobbled the ball but recovered and slid to the bag for the out.

Canada put a little more pressure on Italy in the seventh inning. After pitcher Dan Serafini hit Morneau to load the bases with two outs, Saunders hit a two-run single to cut the deficit to 6-4.

But Italy added insurance with three runs in the bottom half of the frame. After Chiarini hit an RBI single, Drew Butera delivered a crushing blow with a two-run double to left field off reliever Phillippe Aumont to restore Italy’s five-run advantage.

That set up the nightmare finish for Canada in the eighth inning.

“Every time we got close they came back the next inning and put some runs on the board,” said Canada’s manager Ernie Whitt. “In a game of baseball, you have to have some shutdown innings, and we weren’t able to do that.”

Johnson strikes out five in Jays 7 - 1 win over Braves

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Even though the Toronto Blue Jays have plenty of new faces after a winter makeover, newcomer Josh Johnson said the team’s already one big happy family.

Johnson struck out five in 3 2/3 hitless innings to lead the Blue Jays past a split-squad of Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Friday.

Kris Medlen started for Atlanta and allowed three earned runs, including a homer to Anthony Gose. He struck out three and allowed five hits in four innings, his longest outing so far.

Johnson, who went 8-14 with a 3.81 ERA for the Miami Marlins last season, was acquired over the winter and lowered his spring ERA to 1.17. He struck out four of the last five batters he faced. He said he and the rest of the new Jays have meshed well.

“We are all getting used to each other,” Johnson said. “I’m feeling good about it and so is everyone else. The difference between here and last season (in Miami) is tremendous. This was like a family as soon as we started.”

Johnson has been working on a

changeup this spring and plans to add it to his repertoire once the season opens when he will join newcomers R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle in the starting rotation to go along with Brandon Morrow and Ricky Romero.

“Right now I am just trying to fit in and keep the ball down,” Johnson said.

“Some of my pitches were all over the place last year. I am feeling good right now.”

Toronto manager John Gibbons said he has no problems with Johnson, or anyone else on his staff, for that matter.

“Josh has been fantastic,” Gibbons said. “He is showing stuff I never saw until this year. He has better command than I ever saw before.”

Medlin went 10-1 with a 1.57 ERA mostly in relief for the Braves last season.

“I was getting ahead of hitters, but I was getting the ball too far over the plate,” Medlen said. “I was ahead, but I couldn’t put them away. I threw strikes, but they were strikes that were too good.”

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez agreed with Medlen’s assessment.

“He was around the plate and that’s

Rivera expected to call this season his last in the bigs ANNOUNCEMENT ANTICIPATED FROM LONGTIME YANKEE CLOSER

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. — Mariano Rivera’s family is on its way to Florida for the expected announcement that one of baseball’s greatest relievers will retire after the season.

There have been numerous reports — one by The Associated Press — that this will be the last season for the 43-year-old closer.

A news conference is scheduled for Saturday at the Yankees’ spring training complex in Tampa. Rivera said after working out Friday that those wanting to know his plans will have to wait. He said “whatever’s out there is speculation until I talk to you guys.”

“My wife is travelling today,” Rivera said. “They’re travelling, coming here.”

Rivera is baseball’s saves leader with 608 and has a record 42 post-season saves with an 0.70 ERA while helping the Yankees win five World Series championships.

“I’ve got to be a little bias, without Mo being out there closing those games out, I would say that he’s by far has been one of the biggest impacts for us winning those championships” Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte said.

“He’s absolutely dominated the game.

I’ve never seen anything like it. I don’t

think we’ll ever see anything like it ever again, to tell you the truth.”

Rivera, coming back from knee surgery, is expected to make his 2013 spring training debut Saturday against Atlanta.

“I am taking everything one day at a time,” Rivera said. “I’m not going to rush it. When I get the chance, do what I have to do.”

Rivera pitched in nine regular-season games last year, his season ending when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while tracking down a fly ball during batting practice in Kansas City on May 3. He had surgery on June 12.

“I’ve been playing with Mo for 20 some years, so I’ve always enjoyed my time with Mo,” Yankees captain Derek Jeter said.

Jeter, noting that the Yankees rarely do new deals until a contract is done, smiled when he said Saturday’s news conference “might be announcing an extension” for Rivera.

“I wish somebody would fill me in on why you’re asking so many questions about Mariano Rivera,” Pettitte said with a laugh. “Is there a press conference tomorrow? Is it for Mariano Rivera? If there’s a press conference for Mariano Rivera, I’ll probably be there.”

what matters right now,” Gonzalez said. “He’s fine. I’m not worried about a spring training game.”

Gose was 3-for-4 with two RBIs to improve his spring average to .375. Rajai Davis had two hits and three RBIs for the Blue Jays, who led 5-1 after the fifth inning.

The Braves had only two hits, both singles. One came from newly acquired B.J. Upton who raised his spring average to .323.

Notes: The homer by Gose gave the Blue Jays their 19th homer of the spring, highest in the Grapefruit

League. ... Ricky Romero will start on Saturday at Dunedin against the Tigers’ Doug Fister. . Gibbons raved about Gose, who is batting .375 this spring and stole 49 bases between stints in Triple A Las Vegas and Toronto last year. “His time is coming,” Gibbons said. “He might not be here at the start, but he’s not just a speed runner. He has a lot of pop in that bat.” ....

Mike Minor will make his first start of the spring in Tampa against the New York Yankees. New York will start Jose Ramirez and Mariano Rivera is set to make his spring debut.

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Award-winning sports writer Danny Rode has been with the Advocate for 40 years.

He has covered everything from local minor sports to national and international events, including the Winter Olympics. He received the Bell Memorial Award and was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1999. He received the Founders Award for longtime dedication to the Central Alberta High School Football League in 2004 and in 2006 was presented with the Alberta Schools Athletic Association Routledge Award for media recognition.

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Photos by Julie Smigelski Just Sugar Photography The Alzheimer’s Society held its annual Making Sweet Memories Gala on Feb. 7 at the Black Knight Inn, raising more than $28,000 for programs, services and research.

Special guest speaker Chris Nelson travelled from Stony Plain to share her story of living with Alzheimer’s, bringing home a different perspective on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia to many attending the event.

Guests purchased funny money to use throughout the evening to tip their celebrity waiters.

“It was a busy night, our biggest success so far in terms of the number of people attending, the number of celebrity waiters and the amount of funds raised,” says Janice Fogarty, manager of community relations for the Alzheimer’s Society.

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Labour trafficking a hidden crime

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

GOLDEN CIRCLE TEA Join seniors for a St. Patrick’s Day tea March 16.The Golden Circle hosts the event from 1 to 3 p.m. features the music-making Ho-Downers and a table of crafts for sale. Tickets are $5 and include tea, coffee and dessert and are available at the Golden Circle front desk.

BAND PERFORMANCE A collection of Central Alberta bands will perform at the Normandeau School in support of the school’s music programs. On Thursday at 7 p.m. the evening of entertainment will feature music from the Red Deer College Symphonic Winds, the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band, The Aurora Canadian University College drum line and the Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School jazz band. Tickets are $5 per person or $10 for a family of four. The event takes place at the Normandeau School, 61 Noble Ave.

MOUNTAIN CLUB AGM Outdoor enthusiasts have a chance to get involved with a local group that specializes in mountain hikes. The Central Alberta Mountain Club will hold their annual general meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 45th Ave. At the meeting people can meet those with a shared interest in outdoor pursuits, especially in the mountains and foothills of Alberta; find out more information about the club; upcoming hikes on the current trip schedule and general hiking information.

The AGM will also be for the election of new executive member. For more information visit www.camchiking.ca.

Human trafficking usually brings to mind images of women in shackles, smuggled in from a foreign country and forced into prostitution.

Albertans working to help victims of human trafficking say that’s only half the story — labour trafficking also happens in Canada, including Central Alberta.

Andrea Burkhart, executive director of Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta, said the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking, released in 2012, named two provinces — Alberta and Ontario — as regions where forced labour is more prevalent.

“There’s not a lot of people talking about labour trafficking. They want to talk about sex trafficking. But there are significant labour trafficking issues in Canada that I think are not receiving the attention they deserve,” Burkhart said.

“It’s quite accurately termed a hidden crime. There are victims of human trafficking that are working in our communities.

They may be serving us our coffee. They may be working in an industry outside of town.”

Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta, also known as ACT Alberta, has co-ordinators working in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer.

She said five years ago people wouldn’t accept that it was happening here. But with greater awareness has come action.

Ian Wheeliker, executive director of Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter Society, said the Red Deer shelter is seeing more victims of human trafficking, including a couple in the past year.

“The most recent case was both. It was

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Plenty of celebrations planned for this month

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF On March 25, 1913, Red Deer became a city. The event passed without much notice among the some 2,000 residents of the settlement, an oyster dinner given by the mayor for councillors and town administrators being the only commemoration.

The city’s 100th birthday will not be given such short shrift.

The Centennial First Night party and fireworks kicked off a year’s worth of celebratory events two months ago; with the actual birthday fast approaching, the city announced on Friday how Red Deerians can celebrate a century.

A day of “fun, affordable and free” action on Sunday, March 24, is the centrepiece of the city’s plans. A multitude of events across city facilities will be held for citizens to enjoy — free swimming, cowboy

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labour trafficking, but then they actually forced her into prostitution. But she was brought over as a labourer,” Wheeliker said.

“If women are being trafficked, particularly if it’s around organized crime, we need the network that we have to work collaboratively because sometimes you’ve got to move women. Organized crime has ears and eyes everywhere and we may have to move them quickly from shelter to shelter.”

And just like domestic violence, there is so much silence around human trafficking that it’s hard even for people who are close to victims to be sure what’s going on, Wheeliker said.

Cindy Kovalak, human trafficking awareness co-ordinator with the RCMP, said there is increased evidence of human trafficking particularly of temporary foreign workers in Alberta.

“Foreign workers are valued members of our employment sector and they have the same rights and responsibilities as any other worker in Alberta. But because of certain vulnerabilities, they are more susceptible to becoming trafficked for purposes of forced labour,” Kovalak said.

Victims may be threatened with deportation or physical harm. Family members in their county of origin may be threatened.

Perhaps police where they come from are corrupt so they don’t trust or want to talk to police in Canada.

Albertans can help by watching for signs of human trafficking, she said.

“These people are controlled so signs of control, being escorted and watched.

Perhaps they are not speaking on their own behalf. They do not have any form of identification. Perhaps their passport has been taken and that is a Criminal Code offence, to withhold or destroy a document.”

Victims would not be getting paid. There

Seventeen elementary school choirs from across Central Alberta will perform this month with the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra.

The RDSO’s popular Choir Kids program presents four performances on two consecutive Mondays, March 11 and 18, at New Life Fellowship Church.

The concerts will be held at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. on March 11, and 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. on March 18.

Each choir will perform two selections with the orchestra. The works have been orchestrated by RDSO conductor Claude Lapalme. All four concerts will end with a mass choral piece, A World of Difference.

The public is welcome to attend. Tickets are available at participating schools or the RDSO office at 403-340-2948. Admission is $10 ($5 children/$25 two adults and up to three children or seniors).

ART101 lecture series welcomes Tim Belliveau The boundaries between wilderness and civilization are explored by artist Tim Belliveau, guest speaker at the next ART101 visiting lecture series at Red Deer College.

The Calgary illustrator and glass blower will be speaking about his internationally recognized work at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Margaret Parsons Theatre at the college.

Belliveau, who runs the Bee Kingdom hot glass studio, has had pieces exhibited in Montreal, Berlin and Istanbul.

He and his studio have also received several prestigious awards, including the

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Corporate transformation director Lisa Perkins with the city’s time capsule to be filled and sealed at the centennial celebration Mar. 25. poetry, and a ‘Guns vs. Hoses’ hockey game pitting police officers against firefighters among the attractions.

And, of course, there will be cake.

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award.

The artist graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2005, and his work is being featured as part of the Garage Montage collective exhibit at the Art Gallery of Calgary.

For more information about the lecture series, please call 403-342-3187.

Big Brothers, Big Sisters fundraiser pulls in $70,000 Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Red Deer and District is bowled over with support.

The group has $70,000 more to provide mentoring services and programs to children, youth and families thanks to its recent Bowl For Kids Sake event. The 33rd annual Super Sunday drew 65 teams, 23 alone from Servus Credit Union, who with Heritage Lanes, are the event’s primary sponsors.

John Johnson, the Youth and Volunteer Centre’s fund development co-ordinator, said the turnout and money raised was a great way to locally launch the centennial of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Canada.

Chinook’s Edge looking to improve libraries Chinook’s Edge School Division is looking to make its libraries more of a coffee house than a place of silence.

The division’s Library Visioning group has been working for most of the year on a vision to ensure school libraries are an engaging gathering place for students to enhance their learning.

The group presented some of their findings with nearly 100 people, including students, parents and trustees, at a day-long consultation session earlier this week.

“Some of our school libraries are not as strongly connected to learning as we would like,” said Mark Crawford, division administrator who has been leading the Library

may also be evidence of physical abuse, like bruises, and branding or scarring if forced into prostitution, Kovalak said.

Burkhart said it’s tough to say how many victims are out there.

“Each time we go out and do a training session or awareness session we will have more trafficking identified. At this point, we’re seeing roughly 50-50 in terms of labour and sex trafficking. But you could ask me the question tomorrow and that could change.”

She said the government of Alberta has recognized the problem and was the first province to offer income support to trafficked persons.

The federal government is putting $25 million over four years towards combating human trafficking.

On Wednesday, a private members from Bloc Québécois MP Maria Mourani. Bill C-452 passed second reading. The bill would amend the Criminal Code to require consecutive sentences for offences relating to procuring and trafficking in persons, and that the forfeiture of proceeds from these crimes would apply.

Magdalene House Society in Red Deer is raising money to develop a long-term facility for victims who are trafficked for sex or labour. Its second annual dessert evening Sweet Tooth For Justice, held Feb. 22, raised about $5,000.

So far the society has collected $65,000 in public donations and needs $180,000 to open and cover expenses for one year.

Victims of human trafficking should call their local police service for assistance or ACT Alberta at 1-780-474-1104. For emergencies call 911.

To report a human trafficking crime anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com Free city transit will be offered during the day, with riders able to ride the buses to events at the Rec Centre, G.H. Dawe Centre, Michener Centre and Collicutt Centre.

The next day, Monday, March 25, birthday celebrations get underway at 10:30 a.m. with the city hosts a time capsule ceremony in City Hall Park. To mark the centennial, the city is filling a large capsule with items from a cross-section of the city, reflecting contemporary Red Deer and the times we live in.

The time capsule, when buried, will sit in front of the city’s centennial hot wing tatarian maple tree in City Hall Park. The city also hopes it will be able to locate and open the time capsule from the city’s Golden Jubilee in 1963.

At 5 p.m., a special meeting of city council will be held, with Michael Dawe presenting on some of the history of the city and many former councillors in attendance.

Residents can watch the special event online at www.reddeer.ca.

Later in the year, the city will unveil a new heritage sign and downtown walking tour, and a new spray park and skate park will be opening.

City council last year allocated $40,000 specifically for celebrations marking the city’s incorporation day and contributed an additional $25,000 this year.

More events are being organized by the Red Deer Centennial Committee, including the River of Light event during the Homecoming Festival on June 30, for which volunteers, canoeists and kayakers are sought.

To get involved, phone 403-340-2013; visit www.reddeer2013.ca for more information.

For a full listing of March 24 events and other centennial information, visit www. reddeer.ca. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com Visioning Group.

Crawford said that research indicates that strong library programs support student literacy, impact student learning and achievement, and encourage and support self-initiated inquiry.

“Within the division, we have different libraries that function at a variety of different levels,” said Crawford.

They are ensuring all school libraries are equipped with the most relevant technology and that schools are including libraries as part of the learning strategies in their annual education plans, he said.

The next step will be to craft a vision statement for Chinook’s Edge libraries, which will go to the Board of Education for approval.

“What will draw students into the library at one school will be different from another, so schools will have to ask the kids what is meaningful to them,” said Eli Anderson, a Grade 7 student from Bowden Grandview School who was one of the students present at the consultation.

Vehicle used in attacks located The vehicle used by the person or people allegedly involved in four targeted attacks on individuals in Red Deer has been found.

On Thursday, Red Deer City RCMP asked the public for assistance in locating a black Ford F-350 truck in conjunction with their investigation.

This week police investigated a series of four separate attacks on individuals over a three-day period. Victims in two of the incidents required medical treatment and were released from hospital.

Police believe the attacks are linked to the drug sub-culture and were not random.

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Backing religious liberty for all Here’s a tough question Then, would Warren refor American pastors: If local ceive the same label if he proschool officials voted to limit tested in support of a local the freedom of Muslim stu- Christian college’s rejection dents to publicly of the Health and practice their faith, Human Services would you urge mandate requiryour flock to proing most religious test? institutions to offer Those who behealth-insurance lieve in religious plans that cover liberty must anall FDA-approved swer “yes,” accordforms of contraceping to the Rev. Rick tion, sterilizations Warren, leader of and even “morningthe 20,000-member after” pills?

Saddleback Church Both protests in Lake Forest, Cawould be in supTERRY lif. port of freedom of MATTINGLY “If a school disreligion. trict tells me that “The worse thing a Muslim girl can’t that could happen” wear a head scarf in public discourse to school, I’m going to oppose today, he said, would be for that rule,” he said during a the term “religious liberty” to recent forum held by the Reli- become a “code word for one gious Freedom Project of the side or the other, for liberals Berkley Center For Religion, or conservatives, or RepubPeace and World Affairs at licans or Democrats. ... That Georgetown University. would be a fatal mistake for “If they say she can’t wear a the party that didn’t support head scarf to school,” he said, the first freedom of this counthen “tomorrow they’re going try.” to say that I can’t wear a cross Recent American debates and carry a Bible.” about religious liberty have This raises another ques- centered on whether the tion: If the leader of one of White House or any other America’s most prominent branch of the government can megachurches headed to decree that “freedom of worthe barricades to defend the ship” is more worthy of prorights of Muslims, would the tection than the “free exerpress coverage say that he is cise” of religious freedom, a taking a “liberal” or a “con- much broader constitutional servative” stand? concept.

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While the HHS disputes will almost certainly reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the organizers of the Georgetown forum dedicated just as much attention to limitations on religious freedom worldwide, a trend being documented in annual reports by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

The most recent survey noted: “Because some of the most restrictive countries are very populous, three-quarters of the world’s approximately 7 billion people live in countries with high government restrictions on religion or high social hostilities involving religion, up from 70 percent a year earlier. ...

“The rising tide of restrictions ... is attributable to a variety of factors, including increases in crimes, malicious acts and violence motivated by religious hatred or bias, as well as increased government interference with worship or other religious practices.”

The bottom line is that religious liberty is important for believers and unbelievers and is linked to the success of any state or government, said Thomas Farr, director of the Berkley Center.

Studies indicate that religious liberty promotes economic development, women’s rights, political stability and improved care of the poor and the vulnerable.

But severe restrictions on religious freedom, especially for religious minorities, are increasing, and not just in the developing world, he said.

“Christians are the most likely victims and Muslims come in a close second. While most of the persecution takes place outside the West, neither Europeans nor Americans can afford to be complacent,” said Farr.

“Social hostility toward religion is rising faster in Europe than any other region of the world. And here in America, where religious liberty has long been considered the first freedom of our Constitution and our history, both social hostility and government restrictions on religion are on the rise.”

For Warren, the key is for Americans to be willing to stand up for the rights of others, even those whose religious beliefs they believe are eternally in error.

Many American Christians “need to repent” because they have failed to display that kind of true tolerance, he said.

“God gave us the freedom to choose. ... We make moral choices,” he noted.

Terry Mattingly directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Contact him at tmattingly@cccu.org or www.tmatt.net.

LOCAL EVENTS WEDNESDAY, MAR. 13 Boomtown Trail Cowboy Church meets the second and last Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the Elnora Drop-in Centre. Next meetings are Mar. 13 and 27. Call 403-749-2047 or 403-773-3600.

Central Alberta Homeschool Players present Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek at Lighthouse Christian Academy in Sylvan Lake on March 13 to 15 at 7 p.m. and also on March 14 at 1:30 p.m.

A free will offering will be taken during the intermissions, and there will be a concession table to help cover the costs of production. Rush seating. Contact Laura at 403-729-2353.

FRIDAY, MAR. 15 Free movie night out for the married at Balmoral Bible Chapel on Mar. 15 at 7 p.m. Free popcorn and pop. Showing the movie Four Men, One Calling: To Serve and Protect SATURDAY, MAR. 16 St. Leaonard’s A.C.W. “Irish” Coffee Party and Bake Sale will be held Mar. 16 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Door prizes. Admission is $4. Enjoy coffee, goodies and fellowship.

UPCOMING EVENTS Fellowship With a Purpose — How Red Deer is Helping Those in Need. This free women’s event will take place Mar. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Deer Park Alliance Church.

Hear from a number of community agencies about their services to help those in need, and find out how you can be involved. Please RSVP to winkbev@telus.net or call Beverly at 403-347-4733. Dessert and coffee will be served.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

43 Ave. & 39 St. • 403-346-4281 Pastor Chris Wilson Worship Pastor David Richardson

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

10:30 a.m.

Worship Service & 12:30p.m.

Wednesday Wednesday Ministries Ministries 7:00p.m.

7:00p.m.

Passion for God, Compassion for People.

2020 40th Ave, Red Deer www.livingstones.ab.ca 403.347.7311

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Joffre Road (East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.) 10:30 am Worship Service Speaker: Edwin Joyes “This World is not my Home” Genesis 23 Childrens Sunday School 2 1/2 - Grade 5

4907 GAETZ AVE.

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“Brand New” 10:30 am Worship Service Sunday, March 17 Knox AGM immediately following Service

West Park Presbyterian 3628-57 Ave.

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SUNDAY WORSHIP 11:00 a.m.

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CrossRoads Kids (Infant to Gr. 6) Sudanese Service at 11:00am

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ELCIC ELC CIC CIC CI C GOOD SHEPHERD ELELCI 40 Holmes St.

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WORSHIP SUNDAY 10:30 AM with Holy Communion

Lenten Evening Prayer Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

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MOUNT CALVARY (LC-C)

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Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk DIVINE SERVICE 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Helping people encounter the goodness of God

11:00 a.m.

Celebration Service Joanne Boruck www.cslreddeer.org

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SUNDAY SCHOOL & SERVICE — 11:00 A.M. WED. MEETING. 8:00 P.M., 2ND WED. EACH MONTH. Christian Science Reading Room: Wed., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thurs., 12 Noon-3:00 p.m.

Established 1898

Kings Kids Playschool www.mclcrd.org

Growing in Faith Through Word and Sacrament

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Sunday, March 10

ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL “A Church For All Ages” 43 Avenue & 44 Street 403-346-6769

www.stleonardsonthehill.org Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

Saturday, March 9 5:00 p.m. “The Gathering” Contemporary Eucharist Sunday, March 10 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Celebration Service 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Sunday School/Nursery

ST. LUKE’S "Old Church Blessing a New World"

Gaetz & 54th 403-346-3402

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Celebrant Noel Wygiera 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Family Friendly Worship with Eucharist Sunday School & Refreshments Thurs. 2:00 p.m. Eucharist

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL

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10:30 a.m.

"Retelling the Story of the Prodigal Son" www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH 12 Stanton Street

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10:30 a.m. – Worship Service “Embracing Love” Babyfold, Toddler Sunday www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, Toddler Room,Room Sunday Club Clubwww.sunnybrookunited.org

Loving God . . . Loving People 10:15 am Worship Service “Our C&MA DNA” 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer 403.343.1511

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The Bible in 2 epic hours ‘THE BIG PICTURE’ IS A VERSION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF God will make an appearance in The Big Picture Actually God and Jesus will be played by the same actor, Jason Hildebrand, in the epic play from the Toronto-based The Arts Engine, which attempts to boil The Bible down to a two-hour stage production.

Playing either divine character in the show, presented on March 13 and 14 in time for Easter at the Scott Block in Red Deer, would be a lot of pressure.

Playing both is absolutely nerve-racking for Hildebrand, admitted director Tom Carson.

“First of all, he’s nervous about accurately depicting God and Jesus without being disrespectful,” he added.

Secondly, because the show isn’t overly “churchy” or literal — “There are no bathrobes or fake beards,” said Carson — he believes Hildebrand worries about offending personal views of God or the Christian Son of God. Although many people have appreciated The Big Picture for it’s stirring dramatization of various Biblical stories, Carson admitted “the last time we did it, somebody did say, ‘That is not my Bible.’”

And that’s fair enough.

He knows that while the five professional Christian actors in the company draw on their personal faith for their depictions, many audience members will be bringing their own beliefs into the theatre.

“We’re of the opinion that if The Bible is untouchable —if it’s unable to be interpreted and handled, if we’re not able to explore it, get some things wrong and some things right, then what we’re left with is . . . just an object.”

The Bible is actually a living document that’s been interpreted and reinterpreted by many, many people for centuries and will likely continue to be, said Carson.

The Big Picture is a version of the Old and New Testament by Toronto playwright Dennis Hassell.

But his play, presented in Red Deer by Calgary’s Burnt Thicket Theatre, is more than a Cole’s Notes Bible.

Carson said it tracks the covenant God made with humans; “The promise that He will redeem humanity.”

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Toronto-based The Arts Engine attempts to boil The Bible down to a two-hour stage production.

The narrative thread stays on track by focusing on the Biblical characters who had personal interactions with God — from Adam and Eve and Abel, to Noah, Jacob and Judah, Joseph (of Technicolour Dreamcoat fame), Moses, King David, Mary and Jesus.

After Christ’s crucifixion, the story thread carries on with the Book of Revelations, since Jesus promises “I’ll be back,” said Carson.

The play has been staged successfully in Toronto and across the country, including Calgary and Edmonton, and has won praise in the mainstream, as well as Christian, media.

Carson believes this is because the dramatic, action-packed presentation is performed by professional actors who happen to be Christian.

While a lot of productions by The Arts Engine

come from a religious perspective, not all do — for example, the group staged The Ghosts of Mariposa about disabled adults reacting to the closure of a regional institution.

He also noted The Big Picture isn’t an attempt to win anyone over to the Christian message. “You don’t have to be a Christian to appreciate that it tells a complete story … We aren’t trying to illustrate the Bible, we are enacting it …

“It’s very spare and simple, the kind of approach we use … Audience members come away with a very interesting theatrical experience.”

Tickets to the 7 p.m. show are $20 ($17 group rate) for ages 10 and up from bigpicturereddeer.bpt.me or by calling 1-800-838-3066. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

The RDSO’s ‘curious’ museum INCLUDES HARPSICHORD, BASS CLARINET AND MOZART Lapalme predicts something for everyone at the Curiosities concert — listeners might even go home humming music they’d previously never heard of.

The Schafer piece, an early work featuring CalWhat do a modern Canadian harpsichord concer- gary harpsichordist Neil Cockburn, is described as to, a bass clarinet piece by an obscure Swiss compos- modern and unusual for the vintage instrument. “He er and a famous Mozart symphony have in common? shakes it up. There’s biting sense of fun to it,” said “Not much, I’m afraid,” admitLapalme, who noted RDSO supted Red Deer Symphony Orchestra porters previously enjoyed Shamusic director Claude Lapalme. fer’s Beauty and the Beast, which But all three works have been was performed by solo vocalist thrown together for variety’s sake Mandy McKee during the Hallowin the Museum of Curiosities coneen 2010 concert. cert on Saturday, March 16, at the As for Schelb’s concerto for Red Deer College Arts Centre. bass clarinet and chamber orches“It’s classic programming tra, “it’s beautiful, really, really that if you want to do something nice. There’s almost a romantic that’s not as well known, you alside to it,” added Lapalme, who so do stuff that people are dying feels the composer isn’t better to hear,” admitted Lapalme. He known because he had the miscompares this combination of difortune of completing most of his vergent or “mismatched” sounds works in the turbulent period beto eclectic decorating, saying it tween two World Wars. Schelb “adds spice to an auditory life.” also didn’t write many composiThe lesser-known works on the tions, spending most of his time program are Canadian composteaching. er R. Murray Schafer’s Concerto Soloist Stan Climie, of Calgary, for Harpsichord and Eight Instruwill showcase the rich tones of ments, and Swiss composer Josef the bass clarinet throughout the Schelb’s Concerto for Bass Clariconcerto; “It’s almost a velvety net and Chamber Ensemble. On the sound,” said Lapalme. popular side is Wolfgang Amade- N e i l C o c k b u r n : C a l g a r y The full orchestra will delivus Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G harpsichordist er Mozart’s 40th symphony — the Minor. composer’s second last and likely Also in the lineup will be short most famous. pieces performed by local 2012 Although the prolific Austrian died deep in debt Kiwanis Music Festival winners pianist Matthew of kidney failure, there’s no indication of gathering Peavoy and violist Bronwyn Kure. personal troubles in this largely buoyant symphony.

Peavoy, a former Red Deer Royals concertmaster Lapalme said it’s written in a minor mode, which who’s studying music at the Brandon University, will heightens the sense of drama and intrigue, but it’s tackle the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Concert still largely an upbeat work — there’s even a bit of No. 9. Victoria Conservatory of Music student Kure, humour suggested in the last movement. a former member of the Red Deer Youth and ComTickets to the 8 p.m. concert are $54.75 ($52.75 munity Orchestra, will play the prelude and gallop seniors/$39.25 youths or seats in the first few rows) movements of Vaughan Williams’ Suite for Viola and from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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Soloist Stan Climie, of Calgary.

Visually striking ‘Crysis 3’ not the strongest in franchise Crysis 3 Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC Genre: Shooter Publisher: EA Games ESRB Rating: M, for Mature Grade: 3 stars (out of 5) You can’t fault a franchise for slipping a little with its third game.

Many franchises do just that, and as long as the game is more of a stumble and not a freefall, no one is worse for the wear.

Crysis 3 appears content to rest on what made it great while not taking the final step to outshine

its predecessors.

O n e can’t complain about the visuals.

You once again play as Prophet, who retains his grit and mettle from the previous CHRIS two games.

CAMPBELL Oh, and he still has that wicked nanosuit.

He’ll need it, because when he awakes from his slumbers he

GAME ON

finds that New York City has been placed under a dome by the shadow military company CELL. This turns the city into a luscious botanical hunting ground, with perky Ceph aliens lurking around trying to rip your head off.

Sadly, the action doesn’t match the impressive visual landscape created by the developer, Crytek.

One setpiece has you wading through neck-deep grass while aliens stalk you. You can’t see what is coming at you until it’s almost too late, and a sense of dread grips you throughout the sequence.

Please see CRYSIS on Page C5

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River Phoenix’s last film premiers 20 years after actor’s death

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — When actor Jonathan Pryce first received a copy of River Phoenix’s last film Dark Blood, it sat unwatched on his desk for months. He worried about how he would feel reliving Phoenix’s death, growing nostalgic about memorable dinners the two shared after long days of filming in Utah and recalling the shocking 5 a.m. phone call telling him the young actor had died.

“It’s very hard to comprehend for a while. It was a terribly sad time,” said Pryce, who starred in the film alongside Phoenix and Judy Davis.

Now, 20 years later, Dark Blood made its U.S. premiere at the Miami International Film Festival on Wednesday, a testament to the endurance of 80-yearold director George Sluizer, who almost died before the film was completed, and a tribute to Phoenix’s timeless charisma. It’s uncertain whether the film will ever go to a general release. Sluizer said negotiations are ongoing with the company that owns the movie.

In the film, Pryce and Davis play a jet-set Hollywood couple who travel through the desert desperately trying to save their marriage on a second honeymoon. They seek shelter in Phoenix’s shack after their car breaks down, unaware that he intends to keep them as prisoners. Phoenix played Boy, whose wife died of leukemia from nuclear testing, leaving him alone and isolated in the desert.

But the journey to complete the film is every bit as dramatic as the story itself. Phoenix, a rising star from Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho, was 23 when he died in 1993 outside The Viper Room in Los Angeles. The cause was heart failure after overdosing on heroin and cocaine.

After his death, there was talk of finding another actor to replace Phoenix or using special effects to finish Dark Blood. The film was about 80 per cent

Pryce, who said he was a fan of Phoenix’s work in Stand By Me, often met the young actor and his friends for dinner, finding camaraderie in the isolated Utah desert.

“You do become incredibly close when you work together in a film . . . I felt enormous empathy with him. I liked him very much,” Pryce said.

The two insist Phoenix was not using drugs while filming in Utah. But something was noticeably wrong with Phoenix when the crew returned for a shoot in Los Angeles. His eyes floated, he walked differently and sat listlessly for long periods of time.

“He had been taking something. That was quite visible,” Sluizer said.

The next morning the cast and crew received the news.

“It was a complete shock and to be woken at 5 o’clock in the morning and the first thing that somebody says to you is, ‘River’s dead,”’ Pryce said.

“It left us totally sad and after River’s death. I nearly said I don’t want to make movies anymore,” Sluizer lamented.

He dismisses any notion that the film is exploiting River’s death.

Sluizer said he spoke with Phoenix’s mother, Arlynn “Heart” Phoenix, and invited her and other family members to attend the Berlin premiere last month where the film received a standing ovation.

“She said, ‘Well, good luck with the movie but we are not participating’,” saying the family felt the movie was finished, Sluizer said.

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who stayed with Phoenix for a few days while he was filming in Utah, also attended the Berlin premiere.

“It’s a piece of work that belongs not just to River but all of us in the film and it was right that (Sluizer) completed it in the way that he did,” Pryce said.

complete and most of the missing scenes were between Davis and Phoenix. But Sluizer ultimately passed on those options and the film footage sat untouched in a vault for years. In 1999, the Dutch director learned the footage was going to be burned to make space for new material, so he quickly transported it to The Netherlands, where it sat for another decade.

Sluizer was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia in 2007 and “the doctors basically condemned me”. But the director recovered and felt compelled to finish Dark Blood before it was too late. He sorted through the material, uncovering missing and damaged reels and narrated the voiceovers himself to fill in missing pieces of the plot. He doesn’t think it is now dated, calling it a story with themes that transcend time.

When Sluizer first met Phoenix at a San Francisco hotel to discuss the film, he worried about how a hotshot heartthrob would handle working with an older director.

But Phoenix was respectful and compassionate, abruptly running off to get an ailing Sluizer some headache medicine during their first meeting, and accompanying Sluizer on long hikes in Utah. Sluizer said he knew of Phoenix’ history with substance abuse and checked in with the actor’s mother to make sure he was OK before filming began.

“River was a gentle, respectful person. I must say that I was very fond of him,” Sluizer said.

Dark Blood was not an easy production. The material was heavy, they filmed in desolate locations and Davis was difficult to work with and was often hard on Phoenix. He also had dyslexia and struggled to remember long segments of dialogue, which he occasionally asked Sluizer to shorten.

But Sluizer marveled at Phoenix’s ability to embody a character with such depth.

“It’s what comes out of him and the charisma he has plus the fact that he knows how to express a character when he has got hold of it,” Sluizer said.

Alvin Lee, guitarist who vaulted into Spotlight at Woodstock, dies bassist Lyons, and they eventually started a band, the Jaybirds, which toured English clubs and then took up a residency at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, shortly after the Beatles left.

Survivors include a wife, Evi, and a daughter.

By the time Ten Years After broke up in 1974, Lee was branching out in other directions. After a stint in rehab, he recorded a country-rock album, On the Road To Freedom (1973), featuring gospel singer Mylon LeFevre and guest musicians George Harrison and Steve Winwood. Lee also guested on recordings by his boyhood heroes, Jerry Lee Lewis and Bo Diddley.

In later years, Lee led various bands under such names as Alvin Lee and Co., the Alvin Lee Band and even Ten Years Later. Ten Years After reformed in 1983, and Lee occasionally toured with the quartet, as recently as 2000.

Woodstock marked the highlight of his career, and Lee recalled one particularly vivid memory from the festival.

“They’d run out of ciggies backstage so I volunteered to go out in the audience and blag some,” he told music writer Max Bell. “The first people I met were two coppers who said: ‘We haven’t got any, but you can have these joints.’ I said: ‘You’re police!’ Their answer was: ‘If you can’t beat ‘em . . .’

“I came back with 30 joints,” he added, “so I was quite popular.”

BY TERENCE MCARDLE ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

CRYSIS: Too many toys But once it ends, so does any lingering feeling of fear, as you return to the normal actions of exploring buildings until a shootout arrives.

The tension weakens because Prophet has too many toys to play with, and even the most challenging of gunfights and boss battles don’t get you terribly concerned.

The nanosuit can take an awful lot of damage, and your weaponry easily dispatches most foes with well-aimed shots.

Once you are given a high-tech bow, all bets are off since you can use it while remaining cloaked, which gives you more of an advantage that you really don’t need. (A side note: Seriously, a bow? Is this the 2013 gaming weapon of the year?

After playing this and Tomb Raider back to back, were we gamers in dire

Lee Lewis, sealed the band’s popularity with U.S. audiences.

However, the song’s length — the filmed version ran more than nine minutes — also became a symbol of rock-music self-indulgence.

The band occasionally ventured into psychedelia and jazz, but it was largely typecast as a purveyor of hard-rock guitar boogie.

Lee’s more melodic side emerged in the band’s lone Top 40 hit, I’d Love to Change the World (1971), which captured the apathy of the post-counterculture era. The song’s memorably detached, complacent attitude was expressed in the lyric, “I’d love to change the world, but I don’t know what to do, so I’ll leave it up to you.”

Lee wasn’t happy with the song, need of putting arrows into the hands of our enemies? I’m kinda bowed out for the next few months, thanks, unless Mario wields one against Koopas, then I’m all in.)

Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled review ... ah, yes, online multiplayer. It’s here, and though it mostly treads on familiar “capture the flag” or “king of the hill” turf, the Hunter mode is a particularly smart standout. Cloaked hunters face off against heavily armed CELL soldiers, and when a hunter picks off a soldier, that soldier then joins the hunter team.

It’s a smart, time-based mode brimming with tension, and teamwork among the CELL soldiers remains paramount as invisible assassins lurk all around.

Crysis 3 would have needed a pretty big leap to outshine the previous two franchise entries. It doesn’t get there.

Amazing to look at, yes, but the game ends too quickly and lacks a true challenge to keep you emotionally invested.

Follow Chris Campbell @campbler or email game_on_games@mac.com.

which he wrote.

“I hated it because it was a hit,” he told an interviewer in 2003. “By then I was rebelling, and I never played it live. To me it was a pop song.”

In 2004, I’d Love to Change the World reappeared on the soundtrack to Michael Moore’s documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.

Graham Alvin Lee was born Dec. 19, 1944, in Nottingham, England.

He started playing guitar at 13, inspired by American bluesman Big Bill Broonzy, who had recently appeared in Britain. In 1959, he first teamed with

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Alvin Lee, who has died aged 68, was a British rock guitarist and leader of Ten Years After, with whom he gave a swaggering performance in Woodstock, the documentary feature film of the famous 1969 music festival.

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Alvin Lee, the guitarist with the English blues-rock band Ten Years After whose pyrotechnic skill pushed the band to stardom at the Woodstock music festival, died March 6 in Spain.

A post from family members on Lee’s website said he died after “unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure.” He was 68 and lived in Spain.

Although Lee lacked the commercial longevity of fellow British guitar stars Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, he was well known for his flashy fretwork.

A 1968 reviewer in the U.K. music publication Record Mirror dubbed Lee “the fastest guitarist alive.” The label stuck and often frustrated the guitarist as audiences ignored his more lyrical work.

Ten Years After formed in 1966 as a blues-based quartet with Mr. Lee, bassist Leo Lyons, keyboardist Chick Churchill and drummer Ric Lee (no relation).

Their name alluded to the fact that Elvis Presley had popularized rockand-roll about a decade earlier.

The band was a mainstay of London’s Marquee club, a venue that had earlier helped launch the Rolling Stones.

Ten Years After’s 1968 live album, Undead, featured amped-up renditions of jazz standards such as Summertime and At the Woodchoppers Ball as well as an adrenaline-charged blues, I’m Going Home, that became Lee’s signature. Ten Years After also performed I’m Going Home at the August 1969 rock music festival in Woodstock, N.Y. Lee’s performance of the song in the popular 1970 concert movie Woodstock, complete with his facial tics and his vocal homages to Presley and Jerry

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TODAY IN HISTORY Mar. 9 1980 Ottawa, Ontario — National Archives of Canada acquires 1,000 historic Canadian documents that includes the original order for the expulsion of the Acadians.

1977 Ottawa, Ontario — Health and Welfare bans saccharin from foods, cosmetics, and drugs. Tests showed the sugar substitute caused cancer in laboratory rats.

1951 Toronto, Ontario — Commons

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approves incorporation of TransCanada Pipelines to build 5,000 km natural gas pipeline from Alberta to Quebec. It sparks the Pipeline Debate when Government asks for $80 million loan to a consortium of Canadian and American investors.

1928 Vancouver, B.C. — First telephone call between Vancouver and London, England.

1904 Brandon, Manitoba — Lester Patrick, Brandon Wheat Kings player, was the first hockey defenseman on record to score a goal.

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Jobs up on both sides of border WELCOME GOOD NEWS TO ECONOMY

BY JULIAN BELTRAME THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s economy showed signs it may be ready to bust out of its halfyear funk by churning out a surprisingly strong 50,700 new jobs in February, most of them full-time, in the private sector and in Ontario.

The outsized gain was enough to keep the unemployment rate at the four year low of 7.0 per cent despite the fact over 60,000 Canadians joined the labour force in the month, another good signal for the economy.

Regionally, Ontario was the biggest generator of new jobs, adding 35,300, followed

by British Columbia with an increase of 19,800. Quebec had the biggest drop in employment, shedding 13,100 jobs.

Ottawa expects to balance budget by 2015

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty cited the “good economic news” Friday after his meeting with private sector economists, who gave him some bad news as well — the economy won’t grow as fast as was expected this year.

Still, the minister noted that the latest bump in job creation meant that Canada had churned out almost one million new jobs since the end of the recession in July 2009.

“And just this morning, General Motors of Canada Ltd. announced an investment of $250 million to upgrade their plant in Ingersoll, Ont. That is a welcome investment,” he said.

Economists had expected a second weak month in February given that most indicators have been pointing to modest growth and January saw an outright loss of nearly 22,000 jobs. The forecast had been for about

8,000 new jobs.

But instead the labour market reversed all the negative signals sent out in January, and then some. Not only did job gains swamp the previous month’s losses, but Canadians who had exited the labour force returned with a vengeance.

“Up until today, economic indicators had suggested that the Canadian economy was sputtering as opposed to accelerating,” said Sonya Gulati, a senior economist with TD Bank.

“Today’s employment numbers put some of these concerns to bed. While headwinds are plentiful and downside risks numerous these should abate, enabling economic growth in Canada to pick up in the second half of this year.”

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

LOCAL JOBLESS RATE UP 0.4% Unemployment in the Red Deer area jumped 0.4 percentage points last month, based on the latest Statistics Canada figures.

The region had an estimated jobless rate of 4.4 per cent in February, up from 3.9 per cent in January. A year ago, local unemployment stood at 5.2 per cent. Across the province, unemployment was unchanged at 4.5 per cent in February. Among the eight regions surveyed

by Statistics Canada, the Camrose-Drumheller area had the lowest rate, at 2.6 per cent. Next was the Wood Buffalo-Cold Lake and Athabasca-Grande Prairie regions at 3.8 per cent each, followed by Edmonton and LethbridgeMedicine Hat at 4.3 per cent each, Red Deer at 4.4 per cent, Banff-JasperRocky Mountain House at 4.9 per cent and Calgary at five per cent. The national unemployment rate was seven per cent, which was the same as in January. Among the provinces, Saskatchewan had the lowest rate, at 3.8 per cent. Alberta’s was the second lowest.

Alberta’s labour force grew by 5,700 people during the month, while the number of jobs here increased by 4,200. Fulltime employment was up by 11,700, but the number of part-time jobs fell by 7,500. During the past year, employment in Alberta has increased by 52,900 positions.

PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES INDUSTRIAL BUILDING Red Deer’s municipal planning commission has given site development approval for an industrial building in Queens Business Park. The application, which was made by Scott Builders Inc. on behalf of S&S Directional Boring Ltd., was for a 33,000-squarefoot structure with a shop and office space. The building is planned for No. 158 Queens Dr. The commission was told that five other developments have been approved for Queens Business Park, which is west of Hwy 2.

Building permits have been issued for two of the projects, with these under construction.

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OTTAWA — The federal government will take a “significant” hit from Canada’s weaker economic growth prospects, but will still be able to balance the books in time for the next election in 2015, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday.

Flaherty delivered the message after meeting with about a dozen private sector economists who travelled to Ottawa to warn that 2013 will be weaker than expected.

The government did not release a new consensus figure, but interviews with the economists showed their projections range from a low of 1.5 per cent to a high of 1.8 per cent. That’s below the two per cent advance Ottawa had counted on for the November update and well south of the 2.4 per cent projection contained in last spring’s budget.

“How much of a kick are we going to take on the revenue side because of lower nominal GDP? Significant. It’s significant,” said Flaherty during a question-and-answer period.

Still, the minister said the government is on track to balance the budget by the fall of 2015 and plans to close tax loopholes.

It also plans on controlling spending to make up the difference.

“We will manage it,” said Flaherty. “The key is looking forward to the next two years and making sure we stay on track. There’s a number of measures we can take to do that and you’ll see them in the budget.”

The minister has talked before about cutting discretionary spending to realize his target, and he repeated the message Friday, saying he will “focus like a laser” on the spending he can control. He insisted he will not raise taxes or cut transfers to provinces.

Economists who spoke after the minister said they did not believe mild austerity from Ottawa will damage the recovery, but most appeared against anything drastic.

“Given the fact that a lot of the provinces are moving into pretty serious restraint, it probably would be unwise for the federal government to step on the brake further than they already have,” said Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter.

NDP finance critic Peggy Nash said the government should be aiming to stimulate the economy, rather than introduce “more reckless cuts.”

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Terry Hollman, left, and Shay Forth negotiate Canadian Closet’s unfinished display booth with a mattress at the Red Deer Home Show Friday. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association — Central Alberta event runs today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Westerner Park. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors with children under 12 free.

Flaherty thanks banks for not matching BMO mortgage rate cut

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, concerned about the Canadian housing market, thanked the country’s big banks Friday for not matching a move by the Bank of Montreal to cut its five-year mortgage rate to 2.99 per cent.

“I spoke with them about that this week and expressed my concern,” Flaherty said of the Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO).

“It is an objective reduction of course, but it is also symbolic and we remain concerned, I remain concerned, with the housing market in Canada.”

Building permit values lag behind ’12 pace

BY ADVOCATE STAFF The value of construction projects approved by the City of Red Deer this year continues to lag behind the tally for the same period in 2012.

In February, the city’s Inspections and Licensing Department issued building permits for $11.8 million worth of work, down from $17.6 million a year ago.

Residential permits accounted for $7.9 million of last month’s total, as compared with $11.1 million in February 2012. The value of commercial approvals slipped to $1.7 million, from $6 million; while industrial permit values climbed to $843,000, from $461,000; and public projects generated $1.5 million in permit values, up from $46,000.

The combined value of residential permits last February was inflated by a $3.1-million approval for the Piper Creek Foundation’s seniors complex at 4707 34th St., while commercial permits that month included one valued at $1.2 million for a multi-bay commercial building at Clearview Market Square.

February 2013 permits included one valued at $930,000 for the Red Deer Public School District’s new kindergarten-to-Grade 5 school in Timberlands, another worth $796,000 for a restaurant at Clearview Market Square, and a third valued at $600,000 for a building on Burnt Valley Road.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Work continues on a commercial building being developed for Starsand Holdings Inc. at 1 Burnt Valley Rd., west of Hwy 2. A permit for the $600,000 project was issued by the City of Red Deer in February.

During the first two months of 2013, the city approved $20.4 million in construction work, including $13.9 million for residential projects, $2.6 million for commercial building, $1.5 million in the industrial category and $2.5 million for work on public buildings. Last year to the same point, the permit tally was $36.7 million, with residential projects accounting for $20.3 million, commercial work for $11.9 million, industrial permits for $4.3 million and public projects adding $237,000.

Speaking after meeting with private sector economists as part of preparations for the spring budget, Flaherty noted the housing market has moderated, which he said was a good thing.

“As you know we’ve tightened up the mortgage insurance rules four times over the recent years. So I thank those Canadian financial institutions that have not chosen to reduce their rates further,” the minister said.

The Bank of Montreal dropped its posted five-year fixed mortgage rate by 0.10 points to 2.99 per cent this week ahead of the busy spring real estate market.

Housing starts still ahead of last year

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Residential builders in Red Deer continue to swing their hammers at a faster rate than last year.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. announced on Friday that there were 31 housing starts in the city last month, up from 18 in February 2012. Work began on 18 single-detached homes and 13 units in multifamily projects during the month, up from 14 single-detached and four multi-family starts a year ago.

During the first two months of this year, Red Deer has recorded 184 housing starts, with 144 of these in the multi-family category. Of those, 56 were related to the Michener Hill Villas condominiums and 67 to the Timberstone Village Apartments, both of which started in January.

The total housing starts so far this year represent a more than five-fold increase over the tally to the same point last year, when there were 24 starts on single-detached homes and six in multi-family projects, for a total of 30.

Elsewhere in Alberta, housing starts for the first two months of 2013 as compared to January and February of 2012 are up 204 per cent in Grande Prairie, 113 per cent in Medicine Hat, 102 per cent in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, 49 per cent in Lethbridge and 42 per cent in the Edmonton metropolitan area. In the Calgary metropolitan area, starts so far this year are down 24 per cent.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 108.98 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 91.14 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.97 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.15 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.65 Cdn. National Railway . 103.38 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 129.77 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 78.22 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.70 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.15 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 32.77 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 45.92 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.75 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.73 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.00 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 18.00 Research in Motion. . . . . 13.43 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 43.01 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 43.26 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 69.77 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 15.02 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.88

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.35 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.75 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 52.62 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.03 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.23 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 29.77 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.60 First Quantum Minerals . 20.42 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 33.56 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . 10.06 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 68.52 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.13 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 41.34 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.26 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 31.44

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.97 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 42.08 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 30.87 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.72 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 2.94 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.22 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.96 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 10.45 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.57 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 31.45 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.44 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.42 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.11 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 52.54

Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 68.90 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.45 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 13.50

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 26.55 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 34.90 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 46.08 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 48.28 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 32.06 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 21.39 Canyon Services Group. 10.04 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 32.64 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.680 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.92 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.14

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 63.86 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 60.68 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.78 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 28.65 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 33.46 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 27.40 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 45.47 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 65.17 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.51 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 77.79 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.48 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 62.43 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 28.64 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.16

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Friday in the wake of Canadian and U.S. jobs reports that blew past expectations.

The S&P/TSX composite index finished the session 9.1 points higher to 12,835.61.

The weak stock market performance came at the end of a strong week where a series of all-time highs on the Dow industrials contributed to the general feel-good factor across all financial markets. However, the TSX

has been hobbled this week by a drop of about 1.6 per cent in the gold sector.

The Canadian dollar got a small boost Friday from the jobs reports, gaining 0.03 of a cent to 97.17 cents US. Statistics Canada reported that the economy created 50,700 jobs compared with the approximately 8,000 jobs that economists had expected.

The country’s unemployment rate stayed steady at seven per cent as more people entered the workforce to seek jobs. Econo-

mists had expected a small increase.

U.S. indexes were higher as the Labour Department reported that the United States cranked out 236,000 jobs — also far more than expected — pushing the U.S. unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent from 7.9 per cent.

The Dow Jones industrials racked up a fourth, straight record high close, rising 67.58 points to 14,397.07. The Nasdaq was up 12.28 points to 3,244.37 and the S&P 500 index was ahead 6.92 points to 1,551.18.

D I L B E R T Economists had already raised their expectations for the February U.S. jobs data to 165,000 in the last couple of days in the wake of a strong reading on private sector job growth from payroll firm ADP and lower jobless insurance claims.

The jobs report strengthens the case of stock market bulls, who say the economy is gaining momentum following a long and tepid recovery after the financial crisis and Great Recession, said JJ Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade in New York.

“It gives hope to those that say this rally isn’t just about the Fed, it’s about the economy recovering,” said Kinahan. “It’s giving people confidence that maybe the economy is turning the corner.”

There was also positive news from the world’s second-biggest economy.

China’s exports surged 21.8 per cent last month, well ahead of analysts’ expectations of single-digit growth as companies shut down for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Imports fell 15.2 per cent, a decline from January’s 28 per cent growth, which suggested domestic demand might be weakening, but the picture is clouded by the holiday, when companies shut down for up to two weeks.

That was the second piece of good news from China this week.

China’s outgoing premier said earlier that the country would do what was necessary to achieve its target of 7.5 per cent growth this year.

Positive Chinese data usually has a positive effect on markets as the country has been instrumental in helping the global economy dig out of the deep

economic downturn that followed the 2008 financial collapse.

However, commodity markets put in a mixed performance following the trade data.

The base metals sector was the strongest component, ahead 1.57 cent while May copper down one cent at US$3.51 a pound. First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) ran up $1.19 to C$20.42.

The energy sector was slightly higher with the April crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange up 39 cents to US$91.95 a barrel and the energy sector was per cent. Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) gained 24 cents to C$42.64.

The TSX gold sector also eked out a small gain while April bullion gained $1.80 to US$1,576.90 an ounce. Iamgold (TSX:IMG) ran ahead 35 cents to $6.75.

Outside of resource stocks, the tech sector was lower as shares of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (TSX:MDA) fell $3.07 to $69.70 after announcing a deal to raise $250 million in an offering of shares.

The industrials sector was also negative as Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) shed $1.22 to $129.77.

Engineering firm SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) reported it had $94.6 million of net income or 63 cents per share in the fourth quarter with $2.42 billion in revenue. Analysts had estimated 90 cents per share of adjusted earnings and 92 cents per share of net income with $2.17 billion of revenue, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters.

Its shares fell $2.84 to $43.01.

The TSX Venture Exchange was up 1.62 points to 1,117.85.

The TSX ended the week up 0.48 per cent while the Dow

industrials ran ahead 2.18 per cent.

This means the Dow has more than made up the losses stemming from the 2008 financial collapse, rising over 115 per cent from the lows of March, 2009 that resulted from the financial collapse and subsequent recession.

However, the TSX is still a good 2,300 points away from the all time high of 15,073 from the summer of 2008.

A big reason is that Toronto is heavily weighted in resource stocks. They and commodity prices have had to content with a persistently weak global economy.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: March ’13 $8.00 lower $634.70; May ’13 $5.40 lower $627.80; July ’13 $5.70 lower $616.60; Nov. ’13 $5.90 lower $561.80; Jan. ’14 $5.40 lower $559.30; March ’14 $5.40 lower $554.50; May ’14 $5.40 lower $552.40; July ’14 $5.40 lower $550.50; Nov. ’14 $5.40 lower $539.30; Jan ’15 $5.40 lower $539.30; March ’15 $5.40 lower $539.30.

Barley (Western): March ’13 unchanged $242.00; May ’13 unchanged $243.00; July ’13 unchanged $243.50; Oct. ’13 unchanged $243.50; Dec ’13 unchanged $243.50; March ’14 unchanged $243.50; May ’14 unchanged $243.50; July ’14 unchanged $243.50; Oct. ’14 unchanged $243.50; Dec. ’14 unchanged $243.50; March ’15 unchanged $243.50.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 125,580 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 219,680.

Space mining could eventually surpass Earth mining

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JOBS: U.S. also gained Canada’s economic prospects were also buoyed by what happened south of the border, where U.S. employers also ramped up hiring with 236,000 new jobs, pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 per cent.

That’s the lowest in four years.

With many of Canada’s domestic growth engines — housing, government spending and consumer purchases — operating in low gear, analysts say the country’s economic prospects over the next few years rest almost solely on a strong pick-up in U.S. and global demand to bolster the export sector.

The Canadian dollar surged shortly after the two announcements, rising 0.53 of a cent to 97.67 cents US. However the loonie had retreated somewhat from that mark by mid-afternoon, trading at 97.25 cents US. The details of the Statistics Canada’s employment report were almost as strong as the headline number. Most of the new workers were employees, rather than in the weaker self-employment category, in the private sector and full-time jobs beat out part-time positions two-to-one.

The only weak link came in the manufacturing, which continued its losing streak of the past few months. The factory sector dropped 25,600 workers in February, putting it in negative territory overall for the past 12 moths.

Bank of Montreal economist Robert Kavcic noted that the labour market has been blissfully unaware of how weak the economy is supposed to be for six or seven months. The country has been adding about 30,000 jobs a month, while the second half of 2012 saw output fall to a snail’s pace of 0.7 per cent annualized.

“It’s a bit of a head-scratcher,” he said. “It doesn’t really jibe with sub-one-per-cent growth.”

Statistics Canada said the country has managed to add 336,000 new jobs over the past 12 months, almost all full-time. As well, total hours worked increased by 1.9 per cent.

What’s more, Kavcic said it wouldn’t surprise him if employment continued to register gains in the upcoming months as the economy rides the back of a gathering U.S. resurgence, particularly in housing, factory activity and consumer spending.

Economists warn against placing too much stock in one data point, but the jobs surprise was not a one-off occurrence. On Thursday, Statistics Canada reported that exports rebounded by 2.1 per cent in January, and also Friday morning, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said home starts had jumped to 180,719 units annualized in February, reversing the previous month’s slumping 158,998 number.

While the good news cames too late to change the advice economists gave Flaherty, they do offer some hope, said Doug Porter, chief economist with BMO Capital Markets.

“After a couple of months of pretty soggy data, there is at long last some hope that things have bottomed out and started to improve,” he said.

much of its early history a lot of the valuable metals sank to the centre of our planet.

“What we mine today are just minute remnants that are near the surface,” he said. “All of this is available in infinite quantities in space.”

Richards explained Moon Express wants to do lunar mining because the metal-laden asteroids that bombarded the Earth were also bombarding the moon.

“It just so happens that the moon is an embodiment of everything we need. It’s got metals, it’s got precious metals, it’s got water,” he said.

Richards said that in light of the amount of mining activity in this country, Canada is particularly wellpositioned to take advantage of the opportunity.

Gordon Osinski, who chairs planetary geology at Western University in London, Ont., seems to agree.

He hopes that once people realize the potential, space mining will take off in Canada.

“If those in government are watching things around the world and paying attention, this really is a potential niche area for Canada (to) take the lead,” Osinski said. “We have the expertise from a scientific perspective in mineral extraction and we have world expertise in space robotics and we just need to put the two together, really.”

“The job numbers on both sides of the border are good news indeed and the housing numbers give us some comfort ... we probably are headed for a soft landing on the housing side.”

Earlier in the week, the Bank of Canada stuck to its forecast of 2.0 per cent growth for this year, although the consensus of private sector economists that Flaherty will use for budgetary planning is likely closer to 1.7.

CIBC’s Avery Shenfeld says much depends on what happens in the global economy and the U.S. If they gather steam as expected, Canada will follow along on their coattails.

The February employment data showed all of the growth was in the services side, led by a 26,000 gain in the scientific and technical services sector.

There were also 21,000 additional workers in the accommodation and food services, which may have been partly due to resumption of NHL hockey in late January. Public administration and agriculture also saw gains.

per cent annualized — but that he expects a better 2013 and 2014 once the global recovery, and the U.S. in particular, picks up steam.

That is in keeping with the latest indicators, including a report that both Canada and the U.S. had a stellar job creation month in February, adding 50,700 and 236,000 workers respectively.

“The real challenge will be for Canada if the global economy doesn’t pick up by 2014,” warned Shenfeld. “We’re going to depend on the kindness of strangers... we need the rest of the world to be growing faster to push business investment spending in areas like resources.”

With little money in hand, Flaherty’s budget will more likely be one of fine tuning rather than dramatic new programs or shifts in direction.

One area of priority, said the minister, will be making sure Ottawa gets better results for the approximately $2.5 billion it transfers to provinces and territories for skills training.

Despite about 1.3 million people actively looking for work, and an unemployment rate of seven per cent, there are still jobs going wanting in the resource industries of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and even in some industries in Ontario.

ECONOMY: Better in 2013 and 2014 She noted that Canada’s current growth rate is the lowest since the recession.

There is no compelling economic necessity to hit the 2015 target as long as the deficit keeps decreasing, the analysts said, but that might be a hard political pill for the government to swallow.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper campaigned in 2011 on the promise to introduce partial incomesplitting to reduce taxes on families, as well as to double the popular tax-free savings accounts, but only once the deficit is eliminated. Politically, the Conservatives would much prefer to campaign on a promise fulfilled than a promise closer to being fulfilled in 2015.

CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld said he believes Flaherty can meet his target if the economy behaves. He said the real weakness occurred in the last half of 2012 — when growth fell to an average 0.7

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TORONTO — Asteroids headed for Earth might strike fear into many hearts, but there are others who see business opportunities in the giant space rocks.

There were even predictions at a conference this week that mining on asteroids could become a dominant industry in the future.

Arny Sokoloff, the head of the Canadian Space Commerce Association, said that mining off the planet will eventually become one of the driving forces in the development of space.

“I have no doubt that, someday, space mining will surpass Earth mining,” he told the group’s annual conference Thursday. The CSCA comprises 50 Canadian companies involved in the space industry.

Sokoloff also pointed out that extra-terrestrial mining was featured in the recent federal Emerson report on space policy, commissioned by the Harper government.

He said that what the government has to do to encourage the industry, “in the very least,” is give space companies some of the kind of tax benefits that Canadian mining companies get.

“I believe it will be a dominant industry,” he add-

ed, “but this dominant industry is in the far future.”

Sokoloff quickly pointed out that “a few brave souls and some far-seeing (space) agencies have already started on this path.”

Among them is Moon Express, a U.S.-based company whose CEO is Bob Richards, a Canadian who moved to Silicon Valley.

He said in an interview that he left Canada for California because “that’s where the capital is and that’s where the appetite for risk is.”

Moon Express is just one of several American companies that have announced plans to mine asteroids — whether in space or on the moon.

Richards predicted that space mining will take off within one and three decades.

He said the current decade will be one of discovery where technologies will be used to prospect and explore the moon and identify “hot spots.”

Richards noted that precious metals mined on Earth, like gold and platinum, came from space originally.

“All of that came from asteroid bombardment of the Earth in its early history, so we really have been mining asteroids on the Earth for a long time now,” he said.

The problem is because the Earth was molten for

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Colin and Justin’s floral arrangements have earned the admiration of British television icon David Frost.

Frosty’s praise welcomed for floral prowess Being applauded by broadcaster David Frost for giving Elton John, and we quote, ‘a run for his money, flower wise,’ remains one of the most glorious plaudits we’ve ever received.

Both Sirs, you see, are C&J heroes, albeit for different reasons.

The previous Reginald Dwight could, courtesy of his rousing register, tempt even the most stubborn bud to burst open, while Frost garners our respect due to his tenacious interviewing technique.

It was the latter, of course, who helped politically deflower the late (less than great) President Richard Nixon.

Watch cinematic bullet Frost Nixon to learn more.

But hold it a minute. Old Frosty commenting on our floCOLIN & ral prowess?

JUSTIN Well, yes, as it happens; over dinner, no less, in Malmaison, a glossy British hotel brand.

Little old us and Sir David enjoying gastronomic fancy and a carafe of vin rouge to wash it all down, against a fascinating backdrop of political scandal and intrigue.

As you can imagine, we were all ears.

OK, so you’re probably wondering why us?

Well, the intimate dinner followed a taping of Frost’s show, Through The Keyhole, a TV juggernaut that ran for years on British screens.

The premise was simple: a panel was asked, while watching a pre-recorded celebrity home tour, ‘Who lives in a house like this?’

Just for the record we were quickly rumbled, due in part, to wall-mounted stag heads, liberal use of tartan and the aforementioned floral abundance.

Back then, for us certainly, floral artistry was all about volume; typically we’d group dozens of delphiniums, reams of roses and legions of lilies into spectacles of high drama.

Nowadays, however, we’re much more restrained.

Hey, the first thing we do, if given a floral bouquet, is tackle a spot of deconstruction.

For us, petal power elevates to its most potent when less about Miss Universe style bouquets and more about restrained supermodel type glamour.

Which transports us neatly to the starting point for today’s master class; a selection of typical blooms but a bouquet, nonetheless, beset with great potential.

And so it came to pass that, using our own condo as a backdrop, the budding began.

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Short on vases?

No worries.

Raid your cupboards for a selection of makeshift vessels that will happily double as watering holes

VASE WITHIN A VASE Why have one vase when you can have two? Sinking a small jar inside a larger tank — with water between both — creates an interesting, if somewhat quirky, water world.

Yellow tulips and a twist of steel grass complete our simple vignette.

IN THE CAN Big can?

In it initial incarnation this one housed tomatoes.

And very tasty they were, too, as part of a monolithic pot of chili with which we entertained friends.

Re-envisioned, the ribbed drum is the perfect companion to the smaller can which once played

house to delicious creamed corn.

The same corn, we should report, that worked its way into the (almost medicinal) chicken soup brewed to fight of a particularly virulent bout of man flu.

Filled with gypsophila, eucalyptus and red floral berries, our project vessels come alive.

As a final flourish we attached strips of map-detailed newsprint. Who knows why; it just looks cute.

THE FLOWER THAT THINKS IT’S A VASE We love this wee trick, birthed whilst styling a photo shoot for Livingetc magazine in the London home of Charles Worthington.

The international crimper, whose New York salon featured in Sex and The City — and whose celebrity clients include Sharon Stone — praised the quirky vase.

And how does the twin ended creation work?

Simple; inverted, the hollow amaryllis stem makes a perfect watertight tube and, filled with yellow tulips and gypsophila (and wall-hung using florists wire and a nail) it’s guaranteed to be a talking point.

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for your blessed blooms. Glass gravy boat?

Hey, it worked for us.

As did a champagne flute and a flea market $2 Mason jar. Limiting colour to white and yellow, with just a splash of pink, provides a fresh, underplayed esthetic.

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FLOWERS: Choices can compliment scheme IT’LL BE ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT Our best advice?

Let flower choices complement your existing scheme.

There’s little point doing a ‘lazy’ country posy in a state of the art post and beam loft or, conversely, an architectural Bird of Paradise fantasy in a quaint old country cottage.

Here, white blooms whisper simplicity arranged, as they are, in junk store ramekins and Frank Gehry vessels from Tiffany.

It’s all in the mix, huh?

FLOWER DOME Working with existing accessories, we cropped tulips to different heights and arranged them in a tube vase from Dollarama.

Encased under a glistening dome, the resultant display is a tongue-in-cheek nod to museum intrigue, and all for the cost of three affordable blooms.

Remember our motto: “It’s not what you’ve got, but what you do with it that makes all the difference.”

Ahem, moving on . . .

Courtesy of the foregoing floral tribute we can proudly proclaim that blooming buds, pert petals and sexy stems are so Colin and Justin. And for anyone who thinks flower power should be left to the 1960s?

Think again!

Grab a garland (disassembled of course) and start a brand new revolution!

To get more flower power, attend Canada Blooms and the National Home Show, March 15 to 24 at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place.

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Building an entertaining fireplace FIREPLACE IS A PIVOTAL DESIGN ELEMENT IN ANY SPACE Sitting in front of a fire is an event, a most enjoyable and comforting way to spend time.

A fireplace is a pivotal design element in any space.

Setting and lighting the fire marks the beginning of a special time for you whether you are alone or visiting with family and guests.

It’s part of the entertaining ritual.

There has been an interesting shift in the importance given to the fireplace with today’s new builds, Homes are designed with well-sealed windows and doors, safe, high quality insulating materials and efficient heating and cooling systems.

Rather than the fireplace DEBBIE as a heat source for the TRAVIS house, the objective of lighting a fire is now more about how it looks and sounds.

And today’s environmentally sound accent on keeping it clean has led to innovative designs that keep the home fire’s burning bright.

Renaissance Fireplaces has designed a woodburning fireplace that is so clean burning that with normal air-dried firewood there is typically no visible smoke within two minutes of lighting the fire, even with the door open.

The key to lowering emissions is to achieve and maintain very high temperatures which allow volatile gasses and particulates to burn.

The Rumford (shown here) is big, bold and beautiful, its purpose is to look grand and burn clean, not heat the house.

The herringbone firebox is tall and angled, construction materials insulate the unit to allow for a hot fire while keeping the outside of the unit cool and safe.

Due to its size, weight and internal design, this is a highend traditional fireplace planned for either new builds or renovations that have the proper space and footings to install the Rumford.

At the other end of the fire spectrum are the bioethanol burners and fireplace inserts.

These were never meant to be a major heat source, they are visual fun, while at the same time, clean burning.

The combustion of this fuel results in some heat, steam and carbon dioxide.

No soot, smoke, no ashes.

The versatility of EcoSmart fires promotes imagi-

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Left: Entertain in high style with the Renaissance Rumford’s clean burn wood fireplace.

Above: Clean-burning bioethanol fireplaces by EcoSmart heighten the options of home design with modern style.

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FIREPLACE: Fire feature makes a striking statement

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Outdoor units have mesh or glass surrounds to protect the flame from wind.

In the modern kitchen installation shown here, multiple XL900 burners are lined up above the counter.

Paired with bold light fixtures, natural materials, and a dark palette, a fire feature makes a striking statement - especially when the flame is brought to eye level.

The bioethanol units are particularly suited to contemporary design, sleek and able to slip into any space large or small.

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Modern outdoor power products mean cleaner air Lawn mowers, chainsaws, weed trimmers and leaf blowers operate more cleanly and efficiently than they did even 10 years ago, and that’s a good thing.

If you’re like a lot of people these days, you might be feeling a little guilty about the environmental impact of these tools, but there’s more here than meets the eye.

For what it’s worth, modern, gas-powered outdoor power products have come a long way environmentally.

I know because I’ve seen the difference in unmistakeable ways.

I still own the same gaspowered weed trimmer I bought in the mid-1990s, and when it runs next to the new trimmer I bought last year, the STEVE difference tells quite a story.

MAXWELL Operating on the same gasand-oil mixture from the same gas can, the exhaust from the new trimmer is odourless and invisible.

Exhaust from old faithful, by contrast, is a pungent blue, just like it always was. So why the difference?

After all, both these engines are small, simple and in good working order.

Many pieces of outdoor power equipment use what are called two-stroke engines.

These require oil to be mixed with gasoline, and since this oil gets burned along with the gas, it makes it challenging for manufacturers to meet exhaust emissions standards.

The challenge is so great, in fact, that when government regulators first began legislating small, two-stroke engine emissions, experts predicted the extinction of this type of engine technology. Reality has proven much different.

While some manufacturers have dropped twostroke engines altogether, others have reinvented it into something cleaner.

Exactly how leading designers tackled these challenges led me to look inside the new breed of twostroke engines. What I discovered at my work bench, and what I learned talking to engineers, has been surprising.

Each manufacturer has its own trade secrets as far as meeting two-stroke engine emissions go, and some firms have opted to deviate quite a bit from the simplicity of traditional two-stroke engines in order to make the grade.

Some, but not all, and the engines on Japanesemade ECHO power products are a case in point.

They manufacture the clean-burning weed trimmer that got me thinking about all this in the first place, and that’s why I decided to look specifically at their technology.

The most surprising thing I found inside the ECHO engine I took apart is the way engineers have been able to keep fresh, unburned gases from getting ejected along with the exhaust fumes while the engine is running.

This exhaust/fuel mixing is the leading cause of dirty, two-stroke emissions, but a simple feature greatly reduces this problem.

Angled internal ports impart a swirling action to the gases inside the engine and this makes all the difference.

You can see the telltale signs of this effect by looking at the top of the piston after the motor has run for a while.

Carbon deposits are concentrated only on the exhaust side of the piston (the side with the raised arrow in the photo), while the intake side remains clean even though there’s no physical separation involved at all.

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The brown carbon deposits on only one side of this piston show how exhaust gases are kept separate from incoming fuel, contributing to a cleaner burning small engine.

Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988.

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Another efficiencyboosting feature of the greenest ECHO twostrokes is a unique detail called a squish band.

The diameter of the combustion chamber is about ¼ ” smaller than the diameter of the cylinder, and this squishes the gas-and-air mixture towards the middle part of the piston only.

When all combustion occurs here (as opposed to some gases burning right around the perimeter of the piston, as usually happens), you get a much cleaner and more complete burn.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will have Saturday, March 9 a clearer sense of direction throughout the next months. New THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon continues to glide through friendly Aquarius. We are attracted to unconventional doors of opportunity will open up for you in spheres such as and anything that is out of norm. Newness appeals to us greatly higher learning and travelling. Note that this will be an important as we are simply curious to bring in some eccentricity into our year for you where plans and projects will be formed for the long lives. We react in a detached manner and prefer a group type of haul. You will do whatever it takes in accordance with your gut instincts. environment rather than an individualistic one.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t get trapped into delusion HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will seek right now. You may unconsciously reveal something concealed more emotional space this coming year. You will find that by being incognito or away from the public eye actually bring you the that will come out of your mouth quite differently from what you needed freedom and emotional fulfilment. You may be curious had initially anticipated. Restrain from sharing too much personal about a variety of things, wanting to keep them to yourself or sim- information.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can easily make some ply, preferring the company of your own family much more than monetary mistakes or overlook important details when calculating being out in the open. Whatever you decide to do this year, rest your budgetary needs. You may find yourself trapped assured that you will have many memorable moASTRO into some acquisitions for which you may not have ments filled with many electrifying occurrences.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): You might feel neGEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may portray a glected or not accepted by a particular crowd right picture of yourself which doesn’t characterize your now. It’s as if you are an outcast. However, deep true nature. Stay true to your ideals and your sense down inside you know clearly where you are head of direction in life without jumping to conclusions. You to but you won’t admit out loud. You Sun will soon be shining. don’t want to end up putting your foot into your mouth.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Right now you are feeling that CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you do come across some you have to work a tad harder in order to receive the recognition and the titles you were waiting for. That prominent acquaintance revealing secrets, be careful who you share it with. This is a day that has been helping you out lately, will strive towards advancing to rather come forward as someone who stands by their faith and beliefs. Study something new. Practice the art of mediation. your dreams.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may feel that you have too GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are hungry for new knowledge and some novelty in your daily life. It is not unlikely that you much financial burden to deal with. Agreements are not easily might opt for some avant-guard studies. Luckily for you, you have made now and it seems that it’s hard to settle a negotiation that both parties can agree on. It’s hard to come across some reliable a lucid set of goals that are guiding you towards your destiny.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Protecting your loved one’s individuals at this point.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You do not have to always agree wellbeing and your shared income will preoccupy your mind today. You will seek new methods in dealing with your tax situation. on everything when it comes to your partner’s opinion. Agree to disagree and move on. There is no point in arguing when you You are more willing than ever to take a leap of faith.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It is not unlikely that you will align both know deep down inside that this discussion will lead you with like-minded individuals today. Powerful figures may be nowhere.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Some irritability may disturb the guiding you towards the right direction. When it comes to joint course of your day. You are trapped in so many petty things that finances you seem forward-looking and quite optimistic.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You and your mate are following you no longer know where you are headed to. Avoid proving one path and it’s obvious to both of you that you share similar yourself right when you may not be entirely sure of your main goals. The call for one another will bring out the best in you both, point.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will come across as very be in a romantic or a more formal manner.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It seems as though you have re- opinionated today. You have a say in everything and you will not discovered your motivation to finish a project or to move on with take into account some insightful details. Be careful not to upset an assignment. This sudden surge of optimism makes you quite or offend anyone with your daring, outspoken attitude.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Before jumping the gun, progressive in the way in which you handle your usual errands. ensure that you have well understood the rules of your commitSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Even though your heart is at home, you are in a phase where you want to do different things ted relationships. You seek a peaceful space and you will realize in order to express your individuality. You crave something differ- that in order to get it, some sacrifice will have to be done on your part. ent and out of the norm. You thrive on a rush of eccentricity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may wish to rest and SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are in a chatty mood lay low, but the volume of paperwork that is waiting for your atand you need to share what’s on your mind. This is a great day for those one-on-one conversations with a significant other. You tention will not leave you alone today. Deal with it on a priority basis as your schedule will get busier by the day. are fearlessly clear in your messages.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be careful not to get indebted CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are quite concerned about the status of your bank account. You are worried for your at this time. Any deals or agreements should not be definite. You wellbeing in the long-term. Do not distress too much. Remember may acquire something that is out of your budgetary range, but temptation will make it such that money cannot buy you happiness.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your light is shining with the that it would be too hard to Moon in your own sign. Creativity and all types of joy will be plen- resist.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March tiful for you today. Some challenging forces may keep you off the 20): Should you consider rails in terms of your career. Take time off to decompress.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A stronger sense of purpose is purchasing a new living developing for you at this time. It is becoming increasingly clearer space such as a home or to you where you are heading at this time. In some way, there’s a any kind of residence, consider the details and all the teacher figure in your life right now. facts. You may also demonstrate a greater curiosity in Sunday, March 10 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: We could experience an overload regards to various subjects of information today. It’s hard to see the details as our minds are at this time.

Astro Doyna — Internascattered and tend towards exaggeration. Whatever piece of tionally Syndicated Astroloinformation we hold today, we will tend to amplify it to irrational ger/Columnist.

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JOHNSON Carl Lyle 1933 - 2013 It is with heavy hearts and overwhelming sadness that the family of Carl Lyle Johnson announces his passing on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Red Deer Hospice at the age of 79 years.

Surrounded by love and family, Carl passed quickly after a courageous battle against cancer. Carl was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan.

He grew up passionate about hockey and was a Rebels season ticket holder. He was a great hockey player and loved the game. Carl worked hard, played hard and never complained. His family was his everything. He will be lovingly remembered and forever loved by his wife of 2 5 y e a r s , M a y, c h i l d r e n Glenda (Chuck) Henne, Deb (Pat) Holland, Brian (Lisa) Johnson, Kev (Amber) Johnson, Chris (Cheri) Ross, eight beautiful grandchildren and eleven very special great grandchildren. Carl will be truly missed by his family, extended family, friends and neighbors. A Celebration of Carl’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6 2 8 7 6 7 A S t r e e t ( Ta y l o r Drive), Red Deer on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 - Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6, the Lending Cupboard, 5406 - 43 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 1C9 or to a charity of your choice. 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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Benjamin passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the age of 89 years. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 57 years, Miguela; children, Macario (Emma), Celia (Denish), Rolando (Angelina) and Nati (Peter); grandchildren, Dennis (Jocelyn), Warren, Edgar (Carmen), Angelica (Pol), Kayce (Dearen), Joaro and Katrina; great grandchildren, Josephine, Noah, Keisha, Lyric, Castle and Miguel Benjamin; as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Benjamin spent most of his life overseas as a sailor, which took him to many different parts of the world. He had a love of fishing, especially in the summertime.

The family wishes to express their appreciation for the care given to Benjamin by the staff in Units 33, 22 and 32 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

A Prayer Service will be held on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer with Reverend Les Drewicki celebrant.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

SIMARD Joseph John Auguste (Gus) Sept. 3, 1926 - Mar. 6, 2013 With heavy hearts, we sadly announce the passing of a beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother Joseph John Auguste (Gus) Simard.

Gus is survived by his loving wife Joyce of 59 years; children, Debbie (Lindy) Mowbray, Donnie Simard, Louise (Ernie) Peterson and Daryl (Karla) Simard. Grandchildren; Joey Mowbray, Chris (Melanie) Mowbray, Nicholas Simard, Michael Simard, Chase (Ashley) Peterson, Austin Peterson, Brooklyn Peterson, Sydney Peterson, Dillon Simard and Ryan Simard; also by siblings Honore’ Simard, Pat (Allen) S c h i k o s k y, M a r y ( S t u ) Saunders, John (Joey) Simard and Carole (Bruce) Clarke.

He was also predeceased by one brother Joe, sisters Jeanette and infant baby sister.

Gus was very active in his community being a member of the Lions club for 50 years as well as a volunteer member of the Alix Fire Department for 44 years. A celebration of Gus’ life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alix Fire Department.

Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

403-782-3366 403-843-3388

CARRIERS REQUIRED to deliver the Central AB Life, one day a wk. in Rimbey & Sylvan Lake ALSO Adult Carriers needed in Sylvan Lake & Bentley Please call Debbie for details 314-4307 SPRING-A-LICIOUS CRAFT SHOW All HANDMADE vendors Sat. March 9th 10 am - 5 IHotel 67th St. www.handcraftedshows.com

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LOST gold chain and crucifix, HUGE sentimental value 403-347-7476 LOST/STOLEN Nikon D3100 SLR Camera!

Was in a black camera bag with a strap, included a charger, an 8GB, 4GB and one smaller memory card.

Have lost precious photos.

Please contact us if you have seen it or know of its where abouts!!!

403-304-4061 Start your career!

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Funeral Directors & Services

700-920

Caregivers/ Aides

710

GROUP home in Lacombe needs full & part time workers, 2 yr. diploma in rehab/nursing care.

403-782-7156 357-7465

“In Your Time of Need....

We Keep it Simple”

403.342.1444

IMMED. F/T Administrative Assistant, Req’d for busy Lacombe based Business.

This position supports the accounting dept. with general accounting duties, as well as general administrative duties.

Familiarity with ACCPAC, Simply Accounting, Word & Excel an asset. Fax resume to 403-342-7447

P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle. 403-348-5456 or 403-505-7846

www.simplycremations.com

THOMPSON Echo Brittany Jaela Marie May 26, 1986 - Mar. 9, 2012 You made a difference!

2 Cor. 5:8 Absent from the body - present with the Lord We love and miss you.

Experienced RDA II required at House Dental Centre for maternity leave position. Some evenings required. Please fax resume to (403) 340-2971 or email to info@ housedental.ca.

F/T RDA II with Ortho Module and asset.

Position open in in a busy family dental practice in Rocky Mountain House.

Competitive salary, benefit package & uniform allowance & 4 day work wk..

If you are willing to work in a team environment and are pleasant and ambitious we look forward to your resume. Fax resume to 403-845-7610 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Janitorial

Oilfield

800

F/T HAIRSTYLIST REQUIRED. Phone 403-347-3010 Ask for Linda

Janitorial

770

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D RETIREMENT & SAVINGS PLAN BENEFITS COMPETITIVE WAGES

Immediate Positions Available

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

790

CHEERFUL P/T Receptionist for intermittent shifts incl., most wknds.

Must be a multi tasker w/good mobility. Fax resume to 403-314-5307

Oilfield

800

NOW HIRING!

Tartan Completions Services is currently accepting resumes for experienced horizontal completions field technicians, drilling motor experience would be an asset. We offer comprehensive benefits, competitive salary’s and field (day) bonuses.

All applicants are welcome only those considered will be contacted.

Please forward resume to mlajeunesse@ tartancontrols.com Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

770 This is a permanent position working Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights (9:00 pm to 9:00 am).

Night Supervisors Must be able to provide truck Please send resume to 403-340-0886 or email: pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com website: www. cathedralenergyservices. com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants

Please specify position when replying to this ad.

Position Responsibilities: • Ensure family suites, kitchen, hallways and entire living areas of House are clean and orderly to exceptional standard • Regular cleaning of floors, carpets and other areas of House to ensure sanitization and cleanliness of all areas

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

Requirements: • Grade 12 Diploma • Cleaning/Housekeeper experience with a minimum of two years • Previous experience in cleaning from a health services background an asset • Ability to work independently • Experience working in an emotionally sensitive environment • A combination of skills and education will be taken into consideration • A current Criminal Record Check and Child Welfare Check are conditions of employment

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

For a complete job description, please go to our website at: www.ahomeawayfromhome.org/ southern/about/careers.html Please forward resumes to Karla Kochan, Human Resources Manager no later than March 13th, 2013 to: karla@rmhcentralalberta.org.

Experienced Day Supervisors

If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 lkeshen@1strateenergy.ca

NIGHT SHIFT HOUSEKEEPER

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

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vs. the other guys Peace of mind knowing work is steady and secure

A girlfriend/wife who is happy and thinks you rock!

Engagements

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Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta is currently recruiting for a

Her family Joe, Lani and Silas

Let Your News Ring Ou t

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Dental

Hair Stylists

Medical

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COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

#3, 4664 Riverside Dr., Red Deer

BUSY ELECTRICAL Firm looking for P/T receptionist.

General office duties as well as little office cleaning.

Must have computer experience in excel and Microsoft word. Benefits available. Please email resumes to: trpoel@telus.net

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650

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CURRIE (Fedoruk) Darlene Florence Feb. 24, 1949 - Mar. 7, 2013 It is with much sadness that we say good-bye to our Darlene.

She is survived by her husband Jim; daughter Beth; grandson Kam; son Doug; daughter-in-law Laurel; grandson Cole and granddaughter Jayla; her special sisters Marilyn and Tudy and their families; her brothers Mike and Billy and Steven and their families.

She also leaves behind many cousins and kin and very wonderful friends. At this time we have no funeral arrangements - we will be planning a summer time celebration for her. Please support the Canadian Cancer Society.

MASANGKAY Benjamin Mar. 31, 1923 - Mar. 7, 2013

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Worry about not being able to pay your bills

Envy for the other guy’s happy girlfriend

Really cool stuff you can afford to buy

A thin wallet and stretched bank account

A Classified Wedding Announcement Does it Best!

Where would you rather be working?

309-3300

LAZZAROTTO - GAMACHE Arne & Leslie Lazzarotto are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Brooke to Peter, son of John & Maryanne Gamache of Calgary. Wedding to take place Sept 28, 2013 in Revelstoke, B.C.

A full wallet and healthy bank account

Eagle operates the newest fleet of rigs, has safe operations, and offers steady work – that means more cash in your pocket, and a whole lot more!

Brochure for really cool stuff that you can’t afford to buy

Phone: (403) 346-7789, Fax: (403) 346-9770, Email: eaglejobs@iroccorp.com

NOW HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS www.eaglerigjobs.com

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Oilfield

Experienced Swampers For Red Deer area.

Fax resume & abstract to 403-885-0473 No phone calls please.

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

WE are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floor hands for the Red Deer area.

Please contact Steve Tiffin at stiffin@galleonrigs.com or (403) 358-3350 fax (403) 358-3326

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Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Please email your resume to hr@alstaroilfield.com Please Quote Job # 72252 on Resume

309-3300

CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

810

NOW ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

For detailed job description and pay range, please email hr@alstaroilfield.com or visit our Career Section at www.alstaroilfield.com

Professionals

CALL:

TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Professionals

810

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION requires

F/T Safety Officer

to help implement & maintain safety programs.

Fax resume to: 403-343-1248 or email admin@shunda.ca

PROCOM INSURANCE

A Great place to work… is looking for a personal / commercial lines

BROKER

to help grow and manage an existing book of clients.

With a minimum 2 years of Broker experience, you will be responsible to quote and sell policies to existing and new clients.

Knowledge of Power Broker, Compu Quote & Company Portal’s is considered an asset. While excellent organization skills with the ability to multi-task is a must.

Please apply to dan@procominsurance.ca or fax 403-340-3972

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

RED STAR IS NOW accepting applications for kitchen helper, days, evenings, wknds and holidays. $11.41 per hr.

40 hrs. per wk.

Email hr att’n arni_una@yahoo.ca

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Parkland Mall FOOD ATTENDANT F.T. SHIFT WORK, $11.00/hr.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

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

POST-TIME LOUNGE is now accepting resumes for cooks. Days, evenings wknds and holidays $14.70/hr. 40 hrs. per wk. .

Email hr att’n: arni_una@yahoo.ca

GRAPHIC Arts Technician req’d. for sign industry F.T. position Min. 4 yrs. exp. in graphic design. Must know Corel Draw. Fax resume to: 403-341-4014 Start your career!

See Help Wanted

830

Outside Sales Rep

for our solutions driven sales team. Experience in air compressors and pneumatics a definite asset, but will train the right candidate. Base + commission + mileage + benefits. For Red Deer & area. Apply: del.trynchuk@cea-air.com

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Nitrogen – Pump Operators and Bulk Drivers; Journeyman Parts Technician; Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician; Electronic Technician

Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer

Career advancement opportunities RRSP Matching Program

Professionals

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

810

Payroll & Benefits Administrator Full time 40 hours

The Lacombe Action Group Making a difference in our communities by providing education and services that help people become leaders in their own lives.

You…. take pride in your payroll administrative skills and are able

to excel in a high volume, dynamic environment. We are looking for a Payroll & Benefits Administrator that can take on delivering full cycle payroll processing and ensure employees are paid accurately and all company benefits are processed in a timely matter.

You are… an experienced payroll administrator who demonstrates

a high level of energy and enthusiasm. You have the ability to complete tasks within tight timelines, double check tasks and processes while ensuring exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

You will… be a Certified Payroll Practitioner. You will have 3-5 years

of payroll related experience in a large organization, knowledge of the Canadian Payroll Legislation as well as compliance and processing experience. You will also have experience managing a benefit plan.

You will also have extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preference will be given to the candidate with experience in ACCPAC, SIMPLY and ADP.

We will… offer competitive compensation, professional development and employee benefits as part of our effort to keep the Lacombe Action Group a motivating, healthy, and employer of choice. The annual salary range for this position is $52,000 – $58,240 annually.

Submit Resume with Cover Letter to:

Attention: Laurie Dryden Fax (403) 782-7073 or email ldryden@action-group.org Closing Date: open until suitable candidate is found Only those selected for interview will be contacted www.action-group.ca

SAND & Gravel Co. Ltd. We are currently looking for

Skidsteer Loader Operators We offer: Applicants must have:

SEEKING Crusher/Wash Plant Personnel Fax resume attn: Jason Olineck 403-347-8060 or email jason.olineck@ lafarge-na.com STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

Western Masonry Structures

F/T bricklayers and Laborers.

Must have own transportation. Fax resume to 403-340-0762 or email resume to tom@westernmasonry.com Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Truckers/ Drivers

860

A minimum of two years related experience and a positive attitude.

We require: Applicants with a valid Class 3 or Class 5 License.

Please submit a resume and drivers abstract via email to: jobs@bettensons.ca or 7774-47 Ave. Close. Red Deer, Alberta T4P 2J9 in person or by Fax @ (403)346-9210.

No Phone Calls .

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Misc.

Help

880 AU TO G R O U P

SERVICE ADVISORS

Required Immediately

Carriers Needed

Trades

GLENDALE Morning delivery 6 days /wk by 6:30 a.m.

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

850

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

Blackfalds & Grande Prairie

Ferus’ Operations division requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic to join our growing team to service Ferus’ expanding fleet of tractor & trailer units in our Blackfalds and Grande Prairie Bases.

Reporting to the Shop Foreman you will be responsible for a variety of duties in a service oriented environment. Working in the Oil and Gas Field you will be required to work effectively unsupervised, have good working knowledge of Heavy Duty Truck and Trailer repairs, combined with a great attitude. A CVIP inspection license or the ability to obtain one is required. Due to the nature and volume of work some overtime and on call work will be required.

Heavy Duty Mechanic Apprentice Blackfalds & Grande Prairie

Please visit our website

www.parklandyouthhomes.ca for more information.

Applicants are sincerely thanked in advance for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Competition closes when positions are filled.

Resumes can be emailed to: HR@parklandyouthhomes.ca Faxed to: 403-346-3225 or forwarded to:

Human Resources Parkland Youth Homes Society 4920 54 St., Red Deer, AB, T4N 2G8

SNOW plow drivers(2) req’d for winter season based out of Lacombe, exc. wages. Must have Class 3 w/air. Call Toll Free 1-877-787-2501 Mon. - Fri. 9 am. - 5 pm. only or fax resume to: 403-784-2330

Heavy Duty Mechanic Journeyman

- YOUTH & FAMILY COUNSELLORS (FULL TIME) - YOUTH COUNSELLOR - RESIDENTIAL (WEEKENDS/OVERNIGHTS) - YOUTH COUNSELLORS (RELIEF) - FOSTER CARE SUPPORT WORKER (.5 FTE)

850

860

www.ferus.ca

Parkland Youth Homes is a non-profit, dynamic, learning organization that is passionate about providing quality service to youth and families in the Red Deer area. We are seeking qualified, motivated individuals to fill the following positions:

Trades

Truckers/ Drivers

Top Wages, Benefits, Overtime, Local job sites.

Reporting to the Shop Foreman, this individual will be responsible for a variety of duties in a serviceoriented environment. The successful candidate will be willing to work towards their Interprovincial Heavy Equipment Technician certification and have completed at a minimum their 3rd year apprenticeship requirements. This individual must be highly motivated and mechanically inclined.

Ferus offers a competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentive plan & an excellent Benefits Package, including flex days, flexible spending account and a Group RSP Savings Plan.

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please email your resume

by March 15th, 2013

To: humanresources@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad #RDGP-MEC-0313

We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

A STABLE CAREER BEGINS WITH A

STABLE COMPANY

Our Red Deer location is hiring for the following positions.

MECHANIC

Journeyman, 3rd or 4th year with heavy duty maintenance experience to work in our Red Deer maintenance refurbishment facility. These positions will be responsible to inspect, repair and refurbish all heavy units including but not limited to hydro vac, vac, and high pressure units.

Class 5 license with a clean 5-year driver’s abstract required.

For a complete list of opportunities, visit us online at www.cleanharbors.com/careers.

Clean Harbors is an equal opportunity employer.

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Professionals

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email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

810 PARKLAND YOUTH HOMES SOCIETY Red Deer, Alberta

How to apply:

NEEDED F/T service person for after sales service and set up of manufactured and modular home, Must have exp. in roofing, siding, flooring, drywall, paint etc., Competitive wages and health plan avail. Apply to James at M & K Homes, 403-346-6116

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Daytime and Evening Shifts Available

Paid technical and leadership training

850

CLASS 1 drivers req’d to Competitive plus pull flat deck, exc. wages, renumeration safety bonuses, benefits.

We run the 4 western provi n c e s . P l e a s e c o n t a c t Great Benefits 1-877-787-2501 for more Local Foundation company info or fax resume and ab- We require a process stract to 403-784-2330 currently seeking driven person for experienced Commercial P/T CLASS 1 Truck Driver this position.

Foundation Form Workers. req’d to haul feed with Please fax resume to B-Train Tanker to our farm Please send resume to: 403-346-5867 in Ponoka. 2--3 days per wk, approx. 8-10 hrs. per MECHANICAL FOREMAN daveturnbull@ day flexible hrs. Must have NEEDED FOR SHOP garymoe.com clean driving record IN LACOMBE. Fax resume (403)783-5239 Locally Owned and Operated Duties include: Servicing or email: diesel company vehicles and fabricating. Please fax vandepolfarms@yahoo.ca Phone 403-704-0257 resume to: 403-342-7447.

DELIVERY DRIVERS

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

Trades

LICENSED mechanic for truck maintenance on 20 truck fleet. Reply to Box 1036, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

KFC requires

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

f f f

LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION POSITION Residential & commercial work. Physically demanding. Own transportation.

Regular hours & hourly rate negotiable. Exp. an asset.

Apprenticeship avail.

Resumes confidential.

Fax 403-341-3042

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

LINE COOKS NEEDED. Must be willing to work varying shifts. Exc. wages and benefits. Must have reliable transportation.

Apply in person to Sandy at Glenn’s Restaurant on Gasoline Alley or phone for an app’t. 403-346-5448.

CUSTOM Energized Air is a leader in compressed air technology and requires an

f Team orientated f Clean Class 1 drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Custom Energized Air Req’s MECHANIC exp’d In air compressors, dryers, Control systems, electrical A/C D/C circuits, 1-3 ph.

Piping, fabrication, & Welding an asset. Email: Del.trynchuk@cea-air.com Fax: 403-348-8765

Requires

Sales & Distributors

Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety—focused

850

Trades

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a LINE COOK and HOSTESS Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

800

Oilfield

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

288032B23-C13

Alstar Oilfield is looking for a highly motivated individual to lead our Fox Creek operation. Alstar has been serving the oil and gas construction industry since 1969.

If you have…..

5 + years Managing in Oilfield Construction Strong Computer Skills Excellent People Skills Working Knowledge of Pipefitting and Welding Procedures The Desire to be Part of a Growing Company

800

288918C4-10

Branch Manager (Fox Creek)

Oilfield

290632C9,10

800

Oilfield

WWW.CLEANHARBORS.COM

Use our unique Attention Getters and make your ad a winner.

Call: Classifieds

309-3300 to place your ad in the

now!

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, March 9, 2013 E3

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED for early morning delivery of Red Deer Advocate 6 days per week in

Clearview Area Castle Crsc.

Clark Crsc. & Crawford St. $155/mo.

EASTVIEW 100 ADVOCATE $525/MO. $6300/YR 2 HRS./DAY

Lancaster Area East half of Lampard Crsc. $61/mo.

ALSO Lancaster Drive & Lawson Close area $81/mo.

ALSO Landry Bend Lacey Close & Lenon Close area $76/mo.

GRANDVIEW 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. per day

Rosedale Approx. 2 blks of Reichley St. & Reighley Close $68/mo.

Michener Area West of 40th Ave. North Ross St. to 52 Street. $236/monthly Good for adult with small car.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

WESTLAKE 75 Advocate $393/month $4716/yr.

1-1/2 hrs. /day Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Misc.

Help

880

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

ANDERS AREA

4 days/wk Flyers & Sun. Life IN Highland Green Holmes St. & Heath Close ALSO Wedgewood Gardens St. Joseph’s & Montfort Heights

Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St INGLEWOOD AREA

Isbister Close Inkster Close LANCASTER AREA

SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Crsc Scott St./Somerset Close.

Sunnyside Crsc.

VANIER AREA

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

Misc.

Help

Piper Dr. & Pennington Cres.

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

for planting production line to start today.

Please apply in person w/resume. corner of Hwy 2 & 11 A

’S

APPRENTICE RV MECHANIC Duties include: • All aspects of RV Service work • Seasonal extended hours • Customer interaction • Experience preferred and must be able to work independently Attributes: • Organized & Reliable • Outgoing • Physically fit • Mechanically inclined • Permanent position • Tool allowance • Training allowance • Company benefits

E-mail bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn Bill/Service

Move the World With Us

1580

BABY sled $12; baby bouncy seat, $30; baby gate, metal $30; angel c a r e m o n i t o r $ 11 0 , 403-986-2615

1590

Clothing

5 MATERNITY tops, S to XL, $5 each, 3 maternity jeans $15 each , 403-986-2615 MEN’S BLACK OXFORDS, waterproof. Size 9.5, excellent cond. $50 403-227-2653

EquipmentHeavy

1630

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

1650

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook

Training

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

900

Homestead Firewood

to meet your needs.

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

SAFETY

OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

Now Hiring

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

Full Time Positions (across from Totem) (Must have own vehicle) Very clean atmosphere, FALL protection & confined user friendly equipment & DISPATCHER req’d. space training. OSSA certechnology.

Knowledge of Red Deer tified. Call 403-782-6644 Benefits, competitive and area is essential. fallprotech.com wages, perks.

Good communication, Experience an asset. skills both verbal and writSubmit resume to: ten. Must have effective Career Email: careers@ time management skills Planning chatters.ca and able to multi task in a Fax: 1-888-742-9036 fast paced environment.

Experience preferred, but PERSON req’d w/clean RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That will train suitable applicant. driver’s license to drive Works!

Send resume by fax to blind F, for appointments APPLY ONLINE 403-346-0295 from Red Deer to www.lokken.com/rdw.html GRAYSON EXCAVATING Lacombe. temporary and Call: 403-348-8561 LTD. requires experienced occasional, for more info Email inford@lokken.com call 403-782-4125 foremen, pipelayers, Career Programs are equipment operators, FREE Class 1 drivers, topmen for all Albertans and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 SYLVAN AUTO CENTRE or e-mail to: info@ requires a full time graysonexcavating.com Service & Parts Manager.

LANDSCAPING Experience in the POSITIONS automotive industry is Physically demanding. essential. Submit resumes Own transportation.

CLASSIFICATIONS by fax to 403 887-5054 Regular hours & hourly rate or email to 1500-1990 negotiable. Apprenticeship sylvanautocentre@ avail. Fax 403-341-3042 gmail.com THE BURNT LAKE Misc.

Auctions GENERAL STORE is looking for F/T Customer Help Service person for shift Bud Haynes & work. Please apply in person, Hwy. 11 West.

Co. Auctioneers No phone calls please.

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Tired of Standing?

Firearms.

Find something to sit on Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. in Classifieds 347-5855

wegot

stuff

1530

880

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Household Furnishings

1720

2 WOODEN KITCHEN CHAIRS, $15/each, dryer, $100, 403-986-2615

2 COLOUR TV’S In working cond.

Sony Trinitron 33”, $100 Sanyo, 27” $75 Will take offers.

403-341-3099 COLOUR TV In working cond.

Citizen 21”, $50 ANSWERING MACHINE, $25.

Will take offers.

403-341-3099 HOUSE stereo, dual cassette deck, 5 disc CD player, audio/video receiver w/speakers $120 obo 403-782-3847

1760

Misc. for Sale

COLEMAN PROPANE CAMP STOVE. 2 burner, 2 wind flaps, never used. $50.

403-227-2653

CURIO cabinet $175; 2 maple chairs w/cushions $20 obo 403-343-1112 DINING room table, glass top, off white stone base 42”w x 72”L, standard height $200 403-358-4279 DOUBLE SIZED BED FRAME. 2 locked castors w/double box spring. $30.

403-227-2653 GE Spacemaker washer, as new $200 obo 403-341-5104 357-7475 GOSSIP (phone) bench, oak 34 1/2”L x 16 1/2” deep x 25”H with stained glass door on cubical $175 403-314-2026 HIGH back fabric loveseat w/leather arms, $200 obo 403-341-5104 357-7475 ROLL-A-WAY COT, $70.

New Twin Mattress, $125.

403-877-4740 SINGER Featherweight sewing machine 221, $325; desk $50; tub chair $50; floral loveseat w/matching chair $200; antique china cabinet $850 403-782-3185

WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER, Samsung, with remote. Perfect condition. $125. OBO 403-347-0104

1830

Cats

SIAMESE ALSO BELINESE ( 4) KITTENS FOR SALE $50 each obo.

403-887-3649

1840

Dogs

GREAT FAMILY HOME on 56 ST.

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

3 BDRM. TOWNHOUSE. Att. garage, 1-1/2 bath, 5 appls., #23 6300 Orr Dr. N/S, avail. Apr. 1, $1350/mo., Hearthstone Property Management 403-314-0099 or Lucie 403-396-9554

EXCLUSIVE CONDO IN LANCASTER! 2 bdrm., 2 baths, w/balcony 5 appls., in-suite laundry, UG parking, NO PETS, Avail. APRIL 1. $1325.

INCLD’S UTIL. SD $1325.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554

HALMAN Heights

3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, no pets, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 avail. March 15 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

Kelloway Cres.

1900

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1225 along the river.

SD $1000. avail.

April 1 , 403-304-7576 347-7545

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2100

Livestock

GOOD ANGUS BASE CROSS BRED COWS

available for Shares Great investment opportunity

Highway 21 Feeders Ltd.

Acme, AB Please contact Ed Miller 403-546-2278 Ext. 3 Email: EdMiller@ Highway21Group.com

2140

Horses

Hwy 2 South, Gasoline Alley Red Deer Attn: Bill Taylor or Fax: (403) 346-1055 email: info@unclebensrv.com

WELL KEPT TOWNHOUSE ON 71 ST.

Clean 3 bdrms., 1.5 bath, IN-suite laundry. Yard & unfinished bsmt. No pets.

No smoking. $1275. & Utils. SD $1275. Avail APRIL 1. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 396-9554

WESTPARK

11/2 blocks west of hospital!

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000.

Avail. April 1, 403-304-7576, 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

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

Manufactured Homes

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $899/month Mauricia 403-340-0225

3060

Suites

rentals

1 BDRM. apt. in Penhold, $740/mo. Avail. immed.

Incl. most utils, no pets.

Call 403-886-5288 3 BDRM. Oriole Park, 4 appl., incl. water., avail.

April 1, $830/mo.

403-348-6594

3040

Newly Renovated Mobile Home

with Laminate Flooring, new carpet, newly painted

A MUST SEE!

Only

20,000with Intro

$

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable

$ 238084D21,22

’S

2 bdrms., 1 bath, 2 appls.

No pets, No smoking.

Shared laundry. $925 & Power, SD $925; Avail NOW. Hearthstone 403-314-3399 or 396-9554

3 BDRM. condo in Red Deer $1200/mo. $1200 DD no pets, near park and schools 403-396-2106

OUTDOOR patio table (grey resin) w/4 chairs $45; coffee table w/ closed center cubical 58” x 22”w x 15”h and matching end table with pullout drawer, both for $150; box of wildlife adventure books, hard cover $5 403-314-2026

Uncle Ben’s RV & Auto

BEN

BRIGHT SUITE in DOWN TOWN

4 bdrms., 2.5 baths, 5 appls. Fenced yard w/dble garage. Storage. No pets.

No smoking. $1595. & RCA audio video receiver UTILS, SD $1595. Avail w/5 speakers $80 obo APRIL1. Hearthstone 403-782-3847 403-314-0099 or 396-9554

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3020

Houses/ Duplexes

4 BDRM. 2 1/2 bath, 5 appls, garage $1695 mo.

403-782-7156 357-7465

5 PIECE canister set, large containers, rustic tone tan color, exc. cond., handm a d e p o t t e r y, $ 6 0 / a l l , 403-346-5423

We offer excellent benefit packages and on-going training.

Please drop off resume to:

LE

1730

Stereos TV's, VCRs

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 bath, rent $2000 + DD avail.

403-346-5885

1860

DETAILING DEPARTMENT

We are currently recruiting: Seasonal Labourers - Alberta Work Equipment Maintainers - Alberta

WANTED

3010

Acreages/ Farms

Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, Household BEAUTIFUL Pom Poos concrete patio, blinds, born Dec. 10, ready to go front/rear parking, no dogs, Appliances $300 403-864-0031 Sylvan n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. April 15, APPLS. reconditioned lrg.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545 selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. Sporting warr. Riverside Appliances KITSON CLOSE Goods 403-342-1042 newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 ELECTRIC heater (Com- THERA-BAND red, exerfort Zone) oak cabinet 15” cise ball, 55 cm., asking sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced x 17 1/2” x 15 1/2”H, $35, call 403-227-2976 in rear, front/rear parking, remote control, thermono dogs, rent $1395 stat/child proof SD $1000. n/s Travel $200 403-314-2026 April 1st.

Packages 403-304-7576 / 347-7545

We are looking for individuals who are neat in appearance, reliable and work well with others to fill open positions in our

At Canadian Pacific, our employees are using state-ofthe-art technologies to ensure we are operating a safe and reliable railway through the communities in which we live, work and play. Be a part of our team.

1720

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

LOGS

880

Misc.

Help

Household Furnishings

1710

TRAINING CENTRE

Pickers / Packers Receivers / Shippers

1660

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for Afternoon delivery in Bowden & Innisfail Please contact QUITCY

Firewood

AFFORDABLE

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

920

BEN

Children's Items

Pre-Employment Drug / Alcohol screening and a background check will be Farmers' required.

Hours of work are Monday Market - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Angus Beef for Sale Ranch (with sporadic overtime) Raised, Hormone Free, Excellent benefits package Grass Finished See our and RRSP plan are also website; www.flaghillranch. available. com Contact: Leo Johnson Please Email Resumes to: at 403 665 2497 Borsato.linda@ THE FARM with arthomson.com THE GOOD FOOD: OR Fax Resumes to: Free-range brown eggs; 403-341-4243 chickens; Danish pork roasts, chops, cervalet sausage. 403-347-0516 Employment

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

ORIOLE PARK DENTOOM’S O’Brien Crsc., O’Neil Greenhouses is hiring F/T seasonal staff & Oxley Close

UNC

LE

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Duties to include fabrication prep, hydro-testing, general shop maintenance, operation of new product line manufacturing equipment and occasional onsite work with our mobile hydro-testing trailer unit.

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

ALSO

880

4 Positions available for Manufacturing Shop Technicians.

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

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Valentine Crsc.

Pallo, Payne & Parsons Cl.

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

For afternoon delivery once per week

Please contact QUITCY

********************** PINES Patterson Cres. & Pamley Ave.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

The A.R. Thomson Group is recruiting applicants that are looking for a stable career opportunity with our growing Manufacturing group. Increased product demand, and the addition of new product lines to our manufacturing division has required that we actively increase our workforce with the addition of the following positions:

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

BOWER AREA

880

Misc.

Help

In the towns of: Adams Close/ Adair Ave. Ainsworth Crsc.

Allsop Ave.

Lagrange Crsc Carriers Needed

880

Misc.

Help

Sharon (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

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Renter’s Special

We offer: t (SFBU XBHFT CFOFöUT BOE QFOTJPO QMBO t &NQMPZFF EJTDPVOUT PO USBWFM WFIJDMFT NPSF t 0QQPSUVOJUJFT GPS DBSFFS BEWBODFNFOU t " TBGFUZ GPDVTFE XPSL FOWJSPONFOU t &EVDBUJPO BOE USBJOJOH QSPHSBNT t 1IZTJDBM XFMMOFTT TVCTJEZ t 0VUEPPS XPSL

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DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

requires

2 & 3 bedroom

modular/mobile homes

SCRAPER OPERATORS

in pet friendly park

Earthworks Division

We require individuals with push pull experience, grade knowledge & able to work well with others for work in the Central AB area.

If you are someone who is dedicated, with a desire to work outdoors, has a flexible schedule and wants to make a difference, please apply by: Sunday, March 17, 2013, at www.cpr.ca.

950

$ 290189C7-21

290603C9

Top wages paid based on knowledge & experience Career advancement opportunities Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

Starting at

/month

Mauricia (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

279430A2-C31

880

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880

278950A5

Misc.

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E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, March 9, 2013

3060

Suites

Houses For Sale

4020

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

5030

Cars

Trucks

5050

MOVE IN READY SPRING INTO A RISER HOME.

ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., Oriole Park.

403-350-1620 Gloria

CITY VIEW APTS.

Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building. Rent $825., S.D. $700. Avail. Mar 15 near hospital. No pets 403-340-1032 or 318-3679 ELNORA, reno’d, 3 bdrm. bsmt., $950/mo. incl. all utils, March 15 348-6594 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

SUNNYBROOK

2 bdrm. apt. avail. April 1, Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686

Roommates Wanted

3080

F. preferred for 3 bdrm. renovated home, includes all utils, $450/mo.

403-986-8656

Rooms For Rent

3090

1 BDRM. bsmt, shared kitchen, prefer employed or student. Avail. immed 403-342-7789, 396-7941 ROOMS FOR RENT, close to uptown. Employed gentleman Rent $350/mo, s.d. $250, 403-350-4712 VANIER WOODS bdrm. $490/mo. + DD 403-588-6268 after 6 pm.

Mobile Lot

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Mauricia 403-340-0225

This weekend only.

BLACKFALDS: 2 bdrm. 2 bath, dbl. att. garage. $325,000.

2 bdrm. 2 bath. $297,900.

Inclds. all fees, sod & appls.

Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

4050

Acreages

ACREAGE, LAKE KOOCANUSSA, $79,900 403-227-5132

Manufactured Homes

4090

MUST SELL

By Owner.

Mauricia 403-340-0225

Income Property

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by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez was lauded as a modern-day reincarnation of Latin American liberator Simon Bolivar and a disciple of Cuba’s Fidel Castro at a fiery, foot-stomping state funeral Friday as presidents, princes and left-wing glitterati looked on.

Chavez’s hand-picked successor emotionally eulogized the fallen leader at the military academy where the funeral was held, his voice booming over Chavez’s flag-draped casket as he pledged eternal loyalty in a ceremony that at times smacked of a political rally.

“Here we are, Comandante, your men, on their feet,” Nicolas Maduro shouted, government officials rising behind him. “All your men and women ... loyal until beyond death.”

“Chavez Lives!” he declared. “Mission Accomplished!”

But all was not peace and harmony in a country deeply divided by Chavez’s 14 years in power.

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles called Maduro a bald-faced liar and accused him of using the funeral to campaign for president. The opposition said it would boycott Maduro’s swearing-in later Friday at the National Assembly, calling it unconstitutional, and Capriles spoke condescendingly of Maduro, calling him “boy.”

Capriles, who is likely to face Maduro in a special presidential election that is supposed to be ‘all your men called within 30 days of Chavez’s death, said the and women ... opposition had asked to loyal until the attend Chavez’s funeral, but was told “better that end. Chavez you don’t come.”

Lives!

Mission The funeral began Accomplished!’ with Venezuela’s national youth orchestra sing— Nicolas Maduro ing the national anthem, interim president of venezuela led by famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel. A government-allied congressman later belted out cowboy songs from Chavez’s native Barinas state.

The streets outside the military academy took on a carnival atmosphere, with military bands launching into marches and an expanse of supporters wearing the red of Chavez’s socialist party. Street vendors sold paper replicas of the presidential sash, which many people in the line slipped over their shoulder.

Throngs watched the ceremony on huge monitors under the blazing sun, while a line to see Chavez’s body stretched 1 1/2 miles (2 kilometres) but was halted as the funeral got under way.

In the funeral hall, more than 30 political leaders including Cuba’s Raul Castro, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe de Borbon, and Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood at attention before Chavez’s flag-draped coffin, which was closed for the ceremony.

Maduro said that no Venezuelan leader, even Bolivar, who died in exile, faced and overcame such treachery and opposition as Chavez, who succumbed to cancer on Tuesday, at the age of 58 “Here you are, unconquered, pure, transparent, unique, true and always alive,” Maduro shouted as many in attendance cried. “Comandante, they couldn’t defeat you and they will never, ever defeat us.”

Despite the blustery language of his speech and the expulsion on Tuesday of two U.S. military attaches on suspicion of spying, Maduro made a point of welcoming the U.S. delegation led by Rep. Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat, and former Rep. William Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts. Chavez often railed against America even as he sold the country billions of dollars in oil each year.

State Department officials have voiced hope that Maduro will prove a more pragmatic leader than the often bombastic Chavez, assuming he wins a full term.

Television cameras captured Hollywood star Sean Penn in attendance at the funeral, while the Rev. Jesse Jackson preached rapprochement between his country and Venezuela.

“We pray to God today that you will heal the breach between the U.S. and Venezuela,” Jackson said.

But U.S. enemies such as Castro and Ahmadinejad also won loud applause.

“It is a great pain for us because we have lost a friend,” Ahmadinejad said upon his arrival at the airport the night before. “I feel like I have lost myself, but I am sure that he still lives. Chavez will never die. His spirit and soul live on in each of our hearts.”

Maduro announced Thursday that the government would embalm Chavez’s body and put it on permanent display, a decision that touched off strong passions on both sides.

Most of the normally traffic-choked streets of Caracas were empty, with schools and many businesses shuttered.

The government also prohibited alcohol sales.

Venezuelans watched the funeral from cafes, with many saying they were flattered to be the subject of the world’s attention.

“If my Comandante was such a divisive man who fought with everyone and with other countries, wouldn’t he be alone (at his funeral)?” asked Argenis Urbina, a 51-yearold bookseller who was riveted to the coverage on TV. Others said they were put off by what they saw as an excess of pomp, particularly the plan to put Chavez’s body on display.

“He was a president, and I would say not a good one.

Not a hero,” said Gloria Ocampos, a retired office manager. “He should be buried, just like any other president.

They are treating him like he was the father of the country ... It’s crazy.”

Some 300 people also watched the funeral on screens set up in the Simon Bolivar plaza in Chavez’s plains hometown of Sabaneta, where people had laid out flowers, candles and photos of the late leader.

Chavez was particularly beloved by the poor, whose lot he championed. But critics say he left his successors a monumental task, with annual inflation of more than 20 per cent and public debt that quadrupled to more than $100 billion. Crime is endemic and Chavez’s chaotic management style has been blamed for a breakdown in infrastructure, particularly in the key oil industry.

The government gave national and international media no direct access to the funeral, a measure of the strict control with which Chavez and his followers have ruled the country for years. On Thursday, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua appealed to local media not to publish critical political analyses “which could be a provocation for a pained people.”

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Abu Ghaith more of an adviser than plotter BUT AL-QAIDA SPOKESMAN COULD YIELD DETAILS ABOUT TERROR NETWORK

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the charismatic al-Qaida spokesman, fundraiser and son-in-law to Osama bin Laden, is likely to have a vast trove of knowledge about the terror network’s central command but not much useful information about current threats or plots, intelligence officials and other experts say.

Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty Friday to conspiring to kill Americans in propaganda videos that warned of further assaults against the United States as devastating as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that killed nearly 3,000 people.

Believed to be more of a strategic player in bin Laden’s inner circle than an operational plotter, Abu Ghaith would be the highest-ranking al-Qaida figure to stand trial on U.S. soil since 9-11. Intelligence officials say he may be able to shed new light on al-Qaida’s inner workings — concerning al-Qaida’s murky dealings in Iran over the past decade, for example — but probably will have few details about specific or imminent ongoing threats.

He gave U.S. officials a 22-page statement after his Feb. 28 arrest in Jordan, according to prosecutors. They would not describe the statement.

Bearded and balding, Abu Ghaith said little during the 15-minute hearing in U.S. District Court in New York — in lower Manhattan just blocks from Ground Zero — and displayed none of the finger-wagging or strident orations that marked his propaganda in the days and months after 9-11.

Through an interpreter, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan asked whether he understood his rights. Abu Ghaith nodded and said, “Yes.” Asked whether he had money to hire an attorney, he shook his head and said no. He nodded and said yes when asked whether he had signed an affidavit describing his financial situation.

Kaplan promised to set a trial date when the case returns to court on April 8. Bail was not requested, and none was set. Abu Ghaith’s lawyer declined comment after the hearing.

The fact that the defendant is being tried in federal district court is controversial in itself. Republicans are criticizing the Obama administration for bringing Abu Ghaith to New York instead of sending him to the military detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

President Barack Obama has promised to close Guantanamo, where terror detainees generally have fewer legal rights and due process than they would have in a U.S. federal court. But critics say a suspect like Abu Ghaith should be held at Guantanamo and treated as an enemy combatant rather than a “common criminal” with full rights in an everyday court.

A month after 9-11, Abu Ghaith called on every Muslim to join the fight against the United States, declaring that “jihad is a duty.”

“The Americans must know that the storm of airplanes will not stop, God willing, and there are thousands of young people who are as keen about death as Americans are about life,” he said in the Oct. 9, 2001, speech.

Two days before that, he sat with bin Laden and current al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri against a rocky backdrop and spoke for nearly five minutes in one of the terror group’s most widely watched propaganda videos.

Kuwaiti by birth but stripped of his citizenship after 9-11, Abu Ghaith was an imam at a Kuwaiti mosque and

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this courtroom drawing, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, center, listens to a tranlator, as his federal defender, left, speaks in U.S. federal court Friday, March 8, 2013, in New York. Through his lawyer, Abu Ghaith pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to kill Americans in his role as al-Qaida’s top spokesman. The case marks a legal victory for the Obama administration, which has long sought to charge senior al-Qaida suspects in U.S. federal courts instead of holding them at the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. taught high school religion classes until 2000, when he headed to Afghanistan. It’s not clear when he met his wife, bin Laden’s daughter Fatima, but a U.S. intelligence official on Friday said bin Laden probably introduced them. The intelligence official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

Fatima was bin Laden’s eldest daughter. Estimates on the number of his children range up to 23. He had four wives, the maximum Islam allows.

Abu Ghaith’s charisma and impassioned rhetoric, which helped al-Qaida recruit followers and raise money, made him a natural choice as bin Laden’s spokesman and key adviser, said Tom Lynch, a senior research fellow at National Defence University. He said Abu Ghaith would have all but certainly been included in discussions about the 9-11 attack before it was launched — even if he was not directly involved in the plot.

“He was on Osama bin Laden’s right-hand side, and was used by him as a mouthpiece for the organization,” said attorney Michael Rosensaft, who prosecuted terrorism cases in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan until late 2012 and is now in private practice.

Even so, the U.S. intelligence official said Abu Ghaith probably has few details about ongoing terror threats or other current operational details to share with U.S. officials.

“We’re not alleging that he was a planner, but a player within the group,” the official said.

Abu Ghaith fled with bin Laden

when the Taliban were ousted from power in Afghanistan in 2001, living for nearly a year in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunar province before crossing into Pakistan, according to Taliban officials familiar with his movements.

Abu Ghaith operated between Pakistan’s North Waziristan region and Middle Eastern countries, they said.

Prosecutors said Abu Ghaith was smuggled into Iran from Afghanistan in 2002. He lived there under house arrest until 2010.

At that time, Western officials say, Tehran brokered a deal with al-Qaida to release Iranian diplomat Heshmatollah Attarzadeh, who was kidnapped in 2008 in Pakistan’s border city of Peshawar, in exchange for Abu Ghaith and several members of bin Laden’s family, including one of his sons. That agreement also allowed al-Qaida access throughout Iran.

Lynch said it’s believed that while living in Iran Abu Ghaith helped co-ordinate the flow of funding and foreign terror fighters in and out of Pakistan, Iraq and possibly Yemen.

“I know of nobody else we’ve captured who has spent as much time in the Iranian environment post-9-11, and we know there was a lot going on there helping facilitate this organization,” said Lynch, a retired Army colonel who was a counterterror and South Asia adviser to former Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen and former Central Command chief Gen. John Abizaid.

Lynch said it’s believed Abu Ghaith returned to Pakistan after leaving Iran but was uncomfortable there and sought to enter Turkey through Iran

within the past several months. Tipped off by the CIA, Turkish officials took Abu Ghaith into custody but released him in late February without being able to charge him with a crime there.

The intelligence official said Abu Ghaith was being deported to Kuwait when he stopped in Jordan. There, he was captured by the FBI and flown to the U.S. on March 1.

Abu Ghaith’s family, including his wife, was allowed to continue on to Saudi Arabia, the intelligence official said.

As for the defendant’s being tried in New York, Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire said the White House’s decision “will not go unchallenged.”

“The Obama administration’s lack of a war-time detention policy for foreign members of al-Qaida, as well as its refusal to detain and interrogate these individuals at Guantanamo, makes our nation less safe,” the senators said in a statement. “A foreign member of al Qaida should never be treated like a common criminal and should never hear the words ’you have a right to remain silent.”’

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said security agencies across the government — including the departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Defence — agreed that Abu Ghaith would best be prosecuted in a federal court. Asked whether the top priority of detaining Abu Ghaith was to bring him to justice or gather intelligence, Josh Earnest said that federal courts could do both.

Sanctions may actually play into North Korean propaganda WILL NEW UN SANCTIONS HAVE THE DESIRED EFFECT?

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea — Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang’s drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United States.

They may have even bolstered the Kim family by giving their propaganda maestros ammunition to whip up anti-U.S. sentiment and direct attention away from government failures.

In the wake of fresh U.N. sanctions levelled at North Korea on Thursday for its latest nuclear test, the question is: Will this time be different?

Since 2006, North Korea has launched long-range rockets, tested a variety of missiles and conducted three underground nuclear explosions, the most recent on Feb. 12. Through it all, Pyongyang has been undeterred by a raft of sanctions — both multilateral penalties from the United Nations and national sanctions from Washington, Tokyo and others — meant to punish the government and sidetrack its nuclear ambitions.

A problem with the approach, analysts said, is that outsiders routinely underestimate North Korea’s knack for survival. The sanctions are intended to make life more difficult for a country that has crushing poverty, once suffered through a devastating famine and lost its Soviet backers long ago, but Pyongyang often manages to find some advantage.

North Korean citizens are both defiant and dismissive about sanctions.

“The sanctions are a trigger, a confrontation,” said Kim Myong Sim, a 36-year-old who works at Pyongyang Shoe Factory. “History has shown that Korea has never even thrown a stone at America, but the U.S. still continues to have a hostile policy toward my country.”

If North Koreans have “the respect-

ed general’s order, we will wipe Washington from the Earth,” she said, referring to leader Kim Jong Un. She said North Koreans have “already suffered sanctions in the past, but we have found our own way and have become self-reliant.”

Sanctions “may be doing more to strengthen the regime than hasten its demise,” according to a 2011 essay by John Delury and Chung-in Moon, North Korea specialists at Yonsei University in Seoul.

“They have generally been counterproductive by playing into Pyongyang hardliners’ argument that U.S. hostility is the root cause of North Korea’s predicament, providing an external enemy to blame for all woes and undercutting initiatives by more moderate forces in the North Korean elite who want to shift the focus more toward economic development,” Delury said in an interview Friday.

Indeed, North Korea has unleashed a torrent of propaganda in the wake of the U.N. Security Council resolution, seizing on the sanctions as evidence of Washington’s attempt to bring down North Korea by “disarming and suffocating it economically.”

“The world will clearly see what permanent position (North Korea) will reinforce as a nuclear weapons state and satellite launcher as a result of the U.S. attitude of prodding the UNSC into cooking up the ’resolution,”’ an unidentified Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement released by state media Saturday.

The resolution targets North Korea’s ruling class by banning nations from exporting expensive jewelry, yachts, luxury automobiles and race cars to the North.

It also imposes new travel sanctions that would require countries to expel agents working for certain North Korean companies.

Diplomats at the U.N. boasted that

the sanctions resolution sends a powerful message to North Korea’s young leader.

“These sanctions will bite, and bite hard,” U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said.

But they may also play into Kim Jong Un’s hands.

With the outside world clamour-

ing to punish North Korea, Kim can build the same image his late father, Kim Jong Il, looked to create — that of a strong leader developing nuclear weapons despite outrage from the U.S. superpower, said Ahn Chan-il, a political scientist who heads the World Institute for North Korea Studies in Seoul.

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