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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013

Gun battle injures three

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

BALMORAL HEIGHTS

Two people are in custody on suspicion of attempted murder and a third is in hospital after a gunfire was exchanged in a Balmoral Heights residence, injuring all three men early Tuesday morning.

The victim, who was found in 55 Balmoral Heights with a gunshot wound, was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, and is in serious but stable

condition.

The other two were treated for gunshot wounds at Red Deer hospital and are in police custody, but charges have not been formally laid.

Blackfalds RCMP were called to the residence in the rural subdivision east of Red Deer after midnight on Tuesday to a report that a male had suffered gunshot wounds. When police arrived, they found the

Marks pleased ward vote going ahead

victim but the suspects had fled.

Shortly after, there was a report of a collision in Northwood Estates, a mobile home park in north Red Deer, to which police responded. Officers found two males who had been in the vehicle, both suffering gunshot wounds.

Police said the investigation indicates all injured parties are associated to the Balmoral Heights incident and all are believed to be known to each other.

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OPTIMIST CHIEFS ADVANCE

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The man behind the Let Us Vote petition says Red Deer city council’s about-face on the wards plebiscite issue was surprising but the right move.

Garfield Marks said he didn’t mind spending $3,000 out of his own pocket to set up an office, take out ads in the Red Deer College newspaper, and print flyers and petiHow they voted on a tions because Red plebiscite on a ward sys-Deer residents now tem: have the chance to March 18 vote on a ward system.

In favour: Mayor Mor-“I think it was ris Flewwelling, Council-worth every sense l ors Frank Wong, Chriss because it is our deStephan, Tara Veer and d mocracy,” said Marks.

Dianne Wyntjes.

“A lot of people were Opposed: Councillorss excited that somebody Cindy Jefferies, Paul Har-stepped up and took ris and Lynne Mulder. that first step. That’s Absent: Coun. Buckk all I did. I took the Buchanan. first step and I put up a sign and said, ‘Let’s Feb. 4 start here.’ ” In favour: Buchanan,, By a vote of 5-3 on Stephan and Wong.

Monday, Red Deer Opposed: Flewwelling,, city council reversed Veer, Harris, Mulder and d a Feb. 4 decision that Wyntjes. rejected going to a Absent: Jefferies. plebiscite on a ward system in conjunction Affirming at-large sys-with the Oct. 21 civic tem: election.

April 30, 2012 After the Feb. 4 reIn favour: Flewwelling,, jection of a plebiscite, Veer, Harris, Mulder, Jef-Marks took matters feries and Wyntjes. into his own hands.

Opposed: Buchanan, He began the proS ep St phan and Wong g. cess to start a Let Us Vote petition calling on council to go to a plebiscite. He took out a three-month lease on office space. Canvassers were set to begin circulating the petition on April 1.

Marks said the support from the community was overwhelming. Last week, city officials and councillors paid him a visit to discuss the petition and why he wanted a plebiscite.

While he was pleased, Marks said some of his supporters are worried about the wording of the plebiscite question and the rollout of public education on systems of representation from the city.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling, Coun. Dianne Wyntjes and Coun. Tara Veer changed their original votes from Feb. 4 to support a plebiscite.

“One of the things I learned in public life is that you formulate ideas and you formulate visions but you also listen,” said Flewwelling. “You listen very carefully. ... My soundings told me that maybe we didn’t do the right thing in dismissing the plebiscite.

I still argue against wards. That hasn’t changed my view.”

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Red Deer Optimist Chief Rory Davidson and Calgary Buffaloes Owen Johnson clash during first period action at the Arena in Red Deer on Tuesday. The teams were playing Game 5 of the South Division playoff final. The Optimist Chiefs won 6-1. Please see related story on page B4.

Low price prompts dairies to drop organic milk production

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Three Central Alberta dairies have pulled the plug on organic milk production because of low prices that they say are insufficient to cover the cost of their operations.

Clearview Organic Dairy near Springbrook, A.K.A. Dairy Ltd. of Lacombe and Simply Organic Dairy of Condor have all decided to switch from organic to conventional milk production. Clearview and A.K.A., with 100 and 200 cows respectively, made the change effective March 1, while Simply Organic, with 40 head, will be about a month later.

Bill Wyntjes of Clearview and Phil Tenbrinke of A.K.A. said the problem is the premium that dairies

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receive for organic milk.

When the industry was developed in 2007, prospective participants were told they would receive a 30-cent per litre premium for organic milk. But the figure has been about 18 cents.

“The premium promised was more than adequate,” said Tenbrinke.

Wyntjes said he and his son Dustin were also enticed by the lucrative premium. Six years later, they’re leaving frustrated.

Mike Southwood, general manager of dairy industry association Alberta Milk, said the proposed premium was based on the numbers being paid in British Columbia.

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SUICIDE PREVENTION

Awareness campaign continues

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The conversation to raise suicide awareness continued in Red Deer at a public meeting at Red Deer College’s Cenovus Learning Centre on Tuesday night.

It was the second of two community information sessions organized after six teen suicides over the last year were reported online in February by youth trying to bring awareness to the issue.

About 30 people and representatives from community agencies came out to last week’s session organized by Alberta Health Services - Mental Health and Suicide Information and Education Services.

On Tuesday, the number grew to just over 50, likely due to word spreading about the event.

“There certainly is some hyper vigilance I think from parents and community members around suicide so what we’re wanting to do tonight is give people some information about awareness about what to look for and how to intervene,” said Noreen McCallum, program manager with Red Deer Community Addiction and Mental Health, on Tuesday.

A suggestion box was set up at the meeting to gather names of people and groups that want to work to keep suicide awareness alive in the community, she said.

“I think there’s more we can do in the community.”

Alberta Health Services is currently looking into whether or not the rate of teen suicide drastically increased over the past year.

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SHOOTING: Charges depend on investigation’s progress Neighbours in the Balmoral Heights subdivision were quiet on the early morning gun battle.

Blackfalds RCMP Sgt. Ken Morrison said they have a lot of people working and charges depend on the investigation’s progress.

“This is an isolated incident between a few people here,” said Morrison, adding he could not comment if the victim would also face charges.

The two men from the Northwood Estates collision are in police custody were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Names of those involved in the incident have not been released by police.

“It is still unfolding, there are a lot of people to be spoken to,” said Morrison.

Blackfalds RCMP, Red Deer City RCMP, Red Deer general investigation section, Red Deer police dog services, Red Deer forensic identification section and Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, ALERT, continue to investigate.

If you have any information on this or any other crime, contact Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575, or, if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www. tipsubmit.com.

PLEBISCITE: Need to be careful how it’s used Flewwelling said he heard a lot of residents say something along the lines they want the opportunity to say yes or no.

He said this decision likely captured the commu-

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Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley performs with the band at the Centrium on Tuesday. “So you like metal do you,” he asked the audience as the band lead off their set opening for Billy Talent.

Also performing was Indian Handcrafts and Hollerado. See review of the show by Red Deer Advocate arts and entertainment reporter Lana Michelin in Thursday’s Advocate.

City fees increasing on April 2

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Admission and passes for Red Deer’s recreation facilities will increase by an average of five per cent starting on April 2.

At the same time, registered program fees will also increase by five per cent for non-residents. This increase does not apply to residents of Red Deer or Red Deer County.

On Sept. 1, the majority of facility rental fees will increase an average of three per cent, and others will increasing up to eight per cent to adjust for rates lagging behind the established pricing framework, nity’s mood a little more accurately.

“I think maybe we didn’t hear people out on it and we made a decision,” said Flewwelling. “God knows it wasn’t the first time I changed my mind.”

Coun. Cindy Jefferies said she has flipped sides on the issue several times but in the end she had to stay with council’s original decision during the debate. She also called attention to formulating the right question.

“Whatever the question, we have to be quite careful on how we use a plebiscite,” said Jefferies. “Getting the question right is critical. If we ask a question that is too wishy washy, then we’re in trouble. Then we will be disappointing the people who wanted the question in the first place.”

City staff will come back to council in six weeks to outline a strategy for public education on the systems of representation and more information, including costs of adding a plebiscite to a municipal ballot. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

MILK: Most sold here comes from B.C. Unfortunately for Alberta producers, much of the organic milk sold here comes from British Columbia.

That’s limited the feedstock required by Saputo Inc., Alberta’s main organic milk processor.

The organic premium is now set at 26 cents, but that only applies to a fixed volume, which is less than total production in the province. Alberta’s organic dairies spread the premium across their combined output, effectively reducing the per-litre incentive they receive, said Southwood.

“There’s a dilution factor there,” he said, adding that Alberta Milk has actually been subsidizing the premium paid to keep it at 18 cents.

The situation has become worse with high feed costs brought about by the recent drought in the United States. That’s proven to be the last straw for some.

the city says.

“Rentals and related fees are recommended for increase each year, while admission and pass increases are considered every two years,” said Shelley Gagnon, Recreation, Parks and Culture Department manager in a press release.

“Adjusting these user fees helps to offset the growing operating costs and support operations, which means that services do not rely solely on funding from the tax base.”

Information on admission and pass increases is available at the customer service desks at Collicutt Centre, G.H. Dawe Centre, Recreation Centre and Michener Centre.

Tenbrinke expressed frustration with the large volume of organic milk flowing from British Columbia to Alberta.

“Why do we need to bring it in over the Rockies?

I’ve never understood that.”

Southwood said interprovincial trade agreements allow for the free movement of dairy products. And processors gain efficiencies by operating big plants and shipping to distant markets.

If Alberta consumers generated enough demand for organic milk, processors would produce it here, he said.

“I’m going to say it’s more of a consumer-demand than it is a processor story.”

Southwood noted that some retailers are now labelling made-in-Alberta products, which could prompt shoppers to choose them over out-of-province alternatives.

Wyntjes believes the high price of organic milk, relative to conventional alternatives, is also discouraging consumption. He thinks organic goods receive a bigger mark-up than other products.

Tenbrinke agreed.

“It’s too high in the store.”

The departure of the three Central Alberta dairies from the organic market should have a positive impact on those that remain, said Southwood. He estimates that Alberta’s annual organic milk production of about 8.9 million liters will drop by about three million litres, which should in turn increase the organic premium by several cents.

Another positive is the addition of another organic milk processor, in the form of Rock Ridge Dairy Ltd. between Lacombe and Ponoka.

“We have great hopes for Rock Ridge, even though it’s small,” said Southwood.

Becky Lipton, executive director of Organic Alberta, is optimistic about the future for organic milk production in this province.

“I don’t think it’s a question of demand,” she said.

“It’s just about having organic consumers identify which products come from Alberta — which ones are the local organic — and having them choose those products.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

German scientists quit oilsands research

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Pressure over environmental concerns has forced Germany’s largest scientific organization to pull out of joint research with Alberta on better ways to upgrade oilsands bitumen.

German scientists with the Helmholtz-Alberta Initiative will no longer work on such projects, said Bernd Schneider, lead scientific co-ordinator.

“This bitumen upgrading will now be quitted,” Schneider said from Potsdam, Germany.

The initiative was created in 2011 with a five-year, $25-million commitment from the Alberta government, in addition to other funding. The plan was to bring together the University of Alberta and one of Europe’s largest scientific groups to improve environmental and engineering performance in the oilsands.

The initiative focuses on topics including wastewater management, carbon capture, geothermal power and land reclamation. It also researches im-

proved ways to upgrade bitumen — a subject that proved controversial in Germany, where climate change is politically prominent.

“There is an ongoing campaign here in Germany with regard to oilsands, but also with regard to climate protection,” Schneider said. “We have this energy transition discussion here in Germany, which is quite intensive.”

The Helmholtz Association is composed of 18 independent organizations, four of which are involved in the joint research with Alberta. One of those institutions, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, came under increasing fire over its involvement in developing a resource many believe is environmentally unsustainable.

Eventually, pressure from both opposition and government politicians convinced the institution’s board to back off.

“Press releases were getting harsher and harsher,” Schneider said.

“The environmental research centre, being more

exposed to public discussion with regard to environmental issues, has decided to do this re-orientation.

They have said ’We want to have a moratorium, and then we want to see how we would like to proceed.’ ” Schneider said Canada’s environmental reputation and its decision to walk away from climate change agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol also played a role in the discussion.

“Of course — the Kyoto Protocol was one element that contributed to that discussion.”

Germany’s upcoming election in September also played a role in raising the temperature of the debate.

“This is the point that is really driving the story,” said Schneider.

Other aspects of the Helmholtz-Alberta initiative will continue, including research on how to better upgrade low-quality lignite coal.

Spokespeople for the Alberta government and the University of Alberta could not immediately be reached for comment.

ANTARCTICA CRASH Blogger, lawyer apologize to police Mechanical failure for charges of bad treatment

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Edmonton’s police chief has accepted apologies from a youth case worker and a lawyer who alleged officers didn’t properly treat an alleged sexual assault victim.

In February, caseworker Mark Cherrington and lawyer Parminder Johal both spoke publicly to the media and online about the treatment of a young woman who was taken into custody on outstanding warrants on Feb. 17.

The woman alleged she told police she had been sexually assaulted, but says she was taken to a cell in the remand centre instead of a hospital.

Cherrington vented through the media, Twitter and his blog that she should have been brought to hospital right away.

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Calgary mall fires one of security guards caught on video of takedown

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — One of the security guards involved in a violent takedown captured on video has been fired.

Officials at Chinook Centre say further disciplinary action could follow.

The arrest was posted on YouTube and shows a security guard punching a man who was pinned to the ground by four other officers.

In a published statement, mall officials say they take the matter very seriously and their priority is to ensure the safety of all patrons, tenants and staff.

Although the video does not show what led to the takedown, audio can be heard suggesting the man had a pair of scissors on him.

Daniel Doussept, who is 31, says he was at the mall to see a movie with a friend and insists he did nothing wrong and was not fighting back.

Doussept was given a ticket for trespassing and released.

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SUICIDE: Overall referrals did increase

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Preliminary findings by the Transportation Safety Board suggest there were no mechanical problems with a plane that crashed in Antarctica, killing three Canadians.

The small Twin Otter, operated by Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air, slammed into a steep snow- and ice-covered mountain slope in the Queen Alexandra mountain range on Jan. 23.

“The impression that we’ve got at this particular point in time is that the airplane was under control.

So we weren’t dealing with a mechanical failure,” board investigator Mike Tomm said Tuesday.

Tomm said some GPS data from the plane has helped classify the crash as a “controlled flight into terrain accident.”

The plane’s cockpit voice recorder also has been examined but the box didn’t record the flight.

The New Zealand Rescue Co-Ordination Centre earlier said that it appeared the plane was on course but turned too early while flying through the mountain range.

The plane took off from the Amundsen-Scott South Pole research station and was en route to an Italian research base in Antarctica’s Terra Nova Bay when its emergency locator beacon started transmitting a signal.

Bad weather hampered rescue efforts for three days. When searchers found the wreckage, they determined that no one could have survived.

Search teams in helicopters were later able to land near the site and get to the wreckage on foot.

They retrieved the voice recorder in the back of the plane but could not safely recover the bodies because the front of the plane is buried.

The three men on board were identified as pilot Bob Heath of Inuvik, N.W.T., and crew members Mike Denton of Calgary and Perry Andersen of Collingwood, Ont. Tomm said search and rescue crews based in Antarctica will try to get the bodies out in October, when the Antarctic winter is over and a new research season begins.

“The recovery’s going to be a challenging exercise,” he said, adding the wreckage is about 3,900 metres above sea level up the mountain.

She was then taken to hospital and a sexual assault investigation was started.

“In retrospect I should have taken steps to confirm that information before I spoke publicly about it,” Cherrington wrote on his blog entry.

Johal echoed Cherrington’s apology, saying she had believed at the time that the woman had reported the sexual assault to police at the time of arrest.

“The criticisms I made regarding the steps police took in this investigation were largely based on this belief and therefore were premature.”

No charges have been laid. The man who took the video says the guards used excessive force.

“It seemed unfair,” says Tremaine Lea. “I wanted to catch it on video and if it escalated, wanted to help him out. To me, the amount of force they used was really, really, excessive. They had him pinned. If they wanted to, they certainly had him under control. He certainly wasn’t struggling except to react when they hit him. I just felt I had to catch that on video.”

Redford clarifies: not pushing feds to impose national carbon tax EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Alison Redford says she isn’t urging the federal government to impose a national tax on carbon emissions.

Redford made the comment in Edmonton following a news story quoting her talking about such a plan while in Ottawa.

Redford says her position has been consistent all along.

The premier says she’s not endorsing a levy, but should Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government consider such a tax, it could look at Alberta’s carbon program for guidance.

Alberta taxes heavy emitters $15 a tonne above greenhouse gas emission intensity limits and then uses that money to fund green initiatives.

Opposition Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith says Redford should be fighting harder to make her position clear. kidshelpphone.ca.

Or contact Alberta Health Services’ Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642, or other agencies like police, hospital, or counselling centres. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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McCallum said so far this year overall referrals to Red Deer Mental Health Centre did increase in January, February and March as it typically does after a long winter. Crisis services are busy, but there hasn’t been an increasing trend.

The public information session included a presentation by Dawne Adkins, adult education co-ordinator, with Suicide Information and Education Services. There was the opportunity to ask questions.

Kelly Karius, the owner of bullying awareness program No Such Thing as a Bully, said it is time in Red Deer, and elsewhere, to promote discussion about suicide, which has been missing.

“Some of that is due to the perception that if we talk about suicide we’ll put the idea into someone’s head. But the reality is pretty much every person has had passive or active suicidal thoughts at one time in their life,” Karius said.

Meetings like this can also help in the healing process, and it wouldn’t hurt to have another session in a few months, she said.

Children or teens who need help and want to talk can call Kids Help Phone toll-free at 1-800668-6868 or visit www.

of plane ruled out

Cherrington now says it appears that allegation is unsubstantiated.

The 18-year-old woman was in custody at the Edmonton Remand Centre just before 4 a.m. Monday, but police say she didn’t report the alleged sexual assault until 11:30 p.m. that same day.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Labour force needs shakeup WILL THE FEDERAL BUDGET CONTAIN INITIATIVES TO TAKE US TO A BETTER TRAINING MODEL FOR OUR YOUNG WORKFORCE? I’m supporting Prime Minister Stephen Harper when he says he wants to remake the Canadian labour force.

We’ve misled a whole lot of Canadian youth when we told them — almost as a tenet of faith — that if they went to university and got a degree, that they would find rewarding careers to keep them employed longer and pay them higher incomes than for someone who didn’t.

The milliondollar bonus, it was called.

GREG That tenet of NEIMAN faith holds true in lifetime employment studies (read: pre2008 economic crash) that university presidents like to quote, but it doesn’t seem to hold up under the more rigid test that asks: what would happen if everybody did that?

What happens when everyone pursues the degree, instead of the trade, is you get a whole lot of disillusioned young people with student debt loads serving coffee to people who picked up skilled trades.

We taught our youth that “higher education” only meant a full degree.

We said that it was attainable by all, and solidified that by making basic programs practically failure-proof.

We convinced them that the university degree is more valued than a tradesman’s ticket.

Today, we find ourselves in a country among world leaders for the percentage of people who have university education, but with high unemployment among people under 30, high levels of personal debt — and hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs going begging for people with the right skills.

That lack of trained labour is hurting the economy and is holding back the recovery that all of our governments depend upon to balance their budgets.

CBC News, quoting unnamed sources within the federal Conservative Party, says the prime minister is “mad as hell and he’s not going to take it anymore.”

If that isn’t a sound bite for a

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TODAY, WE FIND OURSELVES IN A COUNTRY AMONG WORLD LEADERS FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, BUT WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG PEOPLE UNDER 30, HIGH LEVELS OF PERSONAL DEBT — AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GOODPAYING JOBS GOING BEGGING FOR PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS. THAT LACK OF TRAINED LABOUR IS HURTING THE ECONOMY, AND IS HOLDING BACK THE RECOVERY WHICH ALL OF OUR GOVERNMENTS DEPEND UPON TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS. planned leak to a select reporter just prior to releasing the federal budget, then the government must have given up doing that kind of thing.

The federal government spends more than $2 billion a year — mostly in transfers to the provinces — for job training. CBC’s national affairs specialist Greg Weston reports that Harper is more than just a little upset with the lack of results.

Personally, I’m loving it when the highest office in the land wants to kick down some pressure on the provinces, who took the money.

I liked it on the issue of health care, when the feds unilaterally told the provinces: “Here’s your money for health care, there’s no more to come, now solve the problem amongst yourselves.”

That’s the kind of stress that leads to creative problem solving.

That kind of tactic won’t work as well with higher education and employment. People choose their own career and education paths; it’s not like government can put a quota on so

many new pipefitters or electricians per year.

But Harper does have room to make changes. And if government can’t set quotas, industries can.

Canada already has apprenticeship programs all over the country, which are both government- and industryfunded. If a certain large company needs a boost in heavy duty mechanics, for instance, and is willing to pony up part of the cost of training just in that area for just one period of time, there’s no impediment to government covering the rest.

Once the local shortage is met, the special program can be dropped.

It’s better than spending money going abroad for workers.

Another change could be to eliminate the waiting period for EI benefits, for people enrolled in federally-funded training courses in skilled trades.

But the biggest adjustment I believe we need is between our ears.

We need to adjust the messages we give to students at the time when they are choosing their education paths.

There’s a reason our universities are overflowing with students, many of whom would quite probably be more successful, and happier, five years after graduating from a non-academic or trades program.

But we have told students that only the degree has value. The result is that we have devalued the basic arts and science degrees by making them so accessible as to be fail-proof. The basic credential of “higher education” has since become having two degrees.

And still, for thousands of highlyeducated young people, no job.

We can’t blame young people for choosing the path we told them to prefer. But if Harper has a plan to remake that, I’m for it.

Greg Neiman is a former Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca.

An inspired and inspiring performance There’s something about live theatre and music that stirs the soul and gladdens the heart in ways that must be experienced to be understood.

Red Deerians were privileged to partake of just such an experience recently as students from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School ended their run of the Broadway musical comedy How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to packed and cheering audiences.

Attempting to recreate a Tony-award winning production that has intrigued audiences with numerous reincarVESNA nations over the past 50 years HIGHAM was a tall order for students at our local high school, but these young actors did not disappoint.

In fact, they far surpassed the expectations of this casual theatregoer in a major way — the kids smashed an absolute home run out of the ball park!

Every aspect of this complex production — singing, dancing, choreography, set design, lighting, music and acting — was orchestrated and executed with the glimmering polish of professionalism one typically expects from, well, professional theatre companies.

One of my boys performed in the ensemble cast, so I witnessed first hand the painstaking hours of rehearsal and preparation these students undertook since last September to pull this show together — and clearly, it all paid off in spades.

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Succeed they did: a scene from the Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Jennifer Mann, vocal coach Andrew Snyder and choreographer Alissa Kleinloog, together with their families, for the many months of hard work, long hours, and inevitable stress associated with such a daunting undertaking.

And no mention of this fabulous show would be complete without acknowledging the talented ensemble of student musicians who sat in the dark orchestra pit brightly performing complicated music for nearly three hours while the rest of us laughed and delighted ourselves with the spectacle on stage.

Deserving particular acknowledgement was the fact that the production’s female lead fell ill with a throat infection for Thursday evening’s performance, leaving her understudy to fill in with just a few hours’ notice!

Quel director’s nightmare.

But not for this group of well-prepared thespians.

Emily Pasiuk stepped out onto the stage that evening as Rosemary Pilkington, wowing the audience with her confident, stellar performance and forever earning herself a grateful piece of her director’s relieved heart!

Hats off as well to all six understudies in the production, who not only had to memorize their own

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dialogue, songs and dances, but had also to learn their respective lead roles, “just in case.”

There’s much to be gained from the massive undertaking that is live theatre, and by all visible accounts, much was gained by everyone involved — audience and performers alike.

It’s every parent’s great privilege to watch their own and other children diligently seek to develop their gifts and talents, and to give back in some measure to this world in need.

For life is fleeting, and every child precious.

Like whispers in the breeze are the moments that mark our souls and mould our hearts, and while we can, we ought to celebrate the moments that move us, change us, and help us to love and accept each other without reserve.

Arts and culture (like sport, and like every other worthwhile human endeavour) often gift us with tender, beautiful moments to treasure and remember.

I for one will treasure my memories of the sensational performance these high school students proffered. Bravo Thurber H2S family!

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Bike lanes a rallying point With the great weather just around the corner, the city’s cyclists will be taking to the new bike lanes. I travel these roads four times a day and am disappointed to see their lack of use over the last six months. In fact, even in the better weather last fall I never saw a single cyclist utilizing this almost $1-million investment.

I looked as I passed by the schools in our area to see how many cyclists were taking their bikes. There were only a handful of bicycles. At this point it became clear that the real purpose was to funnel the bike traffic into the downtown core. I called the mayor’s office and asked about bike parking. The answer was they were not sure and to call the Engineering Department. The person I spoke to assured me there were adequate bike racks available.

When I asked how many bikes could be accommodated, they suggested about 100. Why would the city spend almost $1 million to park 100 bikes?

When a large truck, or a bus going west on 39th, wants to turn north on 40th Avenue, the rear wheels have to go up over the sidewalk if vehicles are trying to turn left from southbound 40th onto eastbound 39th Street. I personally have witnessed a couple of near misses while students were at the lights and were oblivious to how close the rear wheels came to striking them as drivers were completing their turns.

If the city was committed to the bike lanes during the winter months (as they should be with this kind of investment), they never kept the lanes clear nor washed the markings. When the old markings were ground out on the roads where they did eliminate the bike lanes. they fill with snow, rain and ice, creating even greater confusion. Motor vehicle traffic on 40th Avenue and 55th Street is totally confused as to where they should be driving. I feel like I am driving like a drunken sailor with all of the lane changes, guessing where the lanes are. These old markings will have to be filled to prevent damage to the existing pavement in a freeze/thaw cycle at even more expense.

Where is the bike traffic supposed to go in front of Eastview Middle School when the buses are parked on the bike lanes? They can’t go on the sidewalk due to the students. Are they supposed to go in the vehicle driving lanes? Why did the city invest money at Gaetz Avenue and 32nd Street, Spruce Drive and 32nd as well as 40th Avenue and 32nd Street to improve traffic flow when they are cutting four-lane roads like 40th Avenue down to two lanes?

Why does a petition with about 4,000 names requesting a major review of

this total lack of planning and common sense not deserve more respect than a petition of 250 names that created this mess? Why has the city not released their research that they did to determine this was a great idea? Could it be there was no research done prior to the implementation?

Our mayor has been doing an honourable job in the past but these bike lanes and the fiasco that has been created will be known as his lasting legacy to the city unless he takes corrective action now. I have absolutely no doubt the financial wastage created by this fiasco will lead to a major house cleaning in this year’s election.

When is common sense going to prevail and stop the madness?

R. Dean Cowan Red Deer

Group linked to Wildrose?

Re: Red Deer First group It is great to see that a group of Red Deer citizens are going to participate in our next civic election. And very bold for them to form a slate of eight, which if all were elected would mean a complete change of city council.

This will be a good cause for more discussion leading up to the election.

It was interesting that I was in a discussion about this group the day prior to the press release. While the news article describes them as eight likeminded people and not a party, it was already being said by others that they were a block of the Wildrose Party of Alberta.

It would be helpful if a member of Red Deer First or a representative of the Wildrose Party would clarify this point. It would certainly affect my reaction to this new group.

Is there truth to what I am hearing or not?

I would like to correct the statement that those seeking a ward system are trying to simplify choices. We at Let Us Vote just want the public to make the choice of systems. My personal opinion is that a ward system would force a more representative and involved city council. Nothing to do with easier choices.

Lloyd Johnson Red Deer

Michener decision appalling An open letter to the government of Alberta — advocates, get writing!

I am appalled at the decision to shut down Michener Centre and wonder, yet again, if real (experienced) foresight has gone into this huge move. Rarely have the people making these deci-

sions worked on the front lines in their departments, and it just goes to show yet again, the rashness that becomes us as a result of greedy government.

As someone who has worked in the disability field (group homes, day programs, schools, etc.), I can tell you that ultimately it will be the residents who suffer.

One of the justifications for the closing of Michener is that it will move the residents away from an institution-like setting. While agreed, Michener doesn’t have the best history (my grandparents who were Dutch immigrants in the early 1950s worked there as aides, and a large portion of an ethics class in my Disability Studies program at Mount Royal College dealt with the inhumane treatment of individuals in these early facilities — namely Michener), obviously this is not what’s been going on for say the last 40 to 50 years, nor do any of the residents or their families feel as though they or their loved ones are living in an institution.

If you walk into Michener, you would find a progressive facility that offers many different options to those with disabilities. I’m shocked that the government would even use the term.

To use this as a means of turning it into a “positive” makes our province sound barbaric, that we haven’t long been rid of any sort of practices that encourage isolation.

Michener is functioning as a home for over 100 persons with disabilities, who, are free to (and do) enjoy life and with the help of their staff are encouraged to do so to their fullest. As with any residential setting, if there are issues, they are dealt with in a constructive manner. If the government had any sympathy to the abuse, mistreatment and inequality that persons with disabilities faced in institutions, I would have hoped that they would not use this as the main point as to the “why” of closing Michener.

Moving these people out of where they’re comfortable and have routine will be catastrophic. While I mentioned that I worked in the field (for over six years, I’m now 28), I am now employed at a car dealership as a bookkeeper. Why? Because the wages earned by those who have the patience/passion and skills to assist those with disabilities is not only disgraceful, but for individuals such as myself who require insulin (or any expensive prescriptions) and all the other medical supplies that come with Type 1 diabetes, it was a matter of my health versus doing what I love to, and am meant to do!

Benefits are few and far between at agencies, and along with low wages, it became impossible to make ends meet.

Many people I went to college with are

also in the same position, and like me, are still paying off $20,000 in student loans for a program that the government had no plans of supporting. To not support these programs, and with the pitiful wages paid to non-profits, you are not supporting staff.

How in the world then, do you think that there are going to be enough qualified staff in assisted living facilities to make this transition as smooth as promised.

I will laugh when it blows up in the governments face, but I will cry for those who are left yet again, disappointed by the decisions made by those who really haven’t a clue. The staff at Michener should be commended for their years, yet none of them can be expected to change their job description and take on a totally new role in a home, where policies, shifts, and the mix of clients is completely different.

And if this is not expected of them, where does the government expect these staff will come from? I suspect that there will be an influx of hiring of people with little to no experience, skills, or the background to be able to improve the quality of life of these residents.

Caring for someone with behaviours, aggression or psychosis with no background not only puts the staff in danger, it puts the individual being cared for in an immense amount of danger. Caring for someone without behaviours, but who requires special care, and not having the training is almost a sure-fire way to ensure that the quality of life decreases.

Isn’t that what the government is trying to get away from by closing Michener? By taking residents out of their comfort zones, setting them up with new staff, and ultimately turning their lives upside down, are you not in fact taking away the rights/decisions and fairness for all that we as advocates, family members and friends have worked so hard for in the last 40 years?

Any person in Red Deer likely has a connection to the centre, be it someone they know who works/worked there, maybe they’ve participated in one of the events that are facilitated at the centre, or now, they know that the government has made another rash decision by kicking out “their” people.

Your justifications are weak, and in examining the situation, I don’t think you realize that you are in fact pushing these people further back in the progress that persons with disabilities have made. If the plan is not rethought, at least have the brass to tell it like it is, and admit it’s all about the money, not the people. Shame on you!

Ashley Hoff Red Deer

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Magnotta collapses on floor during hearing THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Luka Rocco Magnotta collapsed in court during his preliminary hearing while appearing distraught by the evidence presented against him Tuesday.

The notorious suspect in a killing-and-dismemberment case was suddenly lying on his right side, crumpled into a fetal position.

He was still handcuffed and shackled.

“You might want to make room for an ambulance,” the Crown prosecutor, Louis Bouthillier, told the guards outside the courtroom.

“Somebody’s collapsed.”

His lawyers came to check in on him, and gazed at Magnotta across the glass-enclosed defendant’s box in the special high-security courtroom where the case is being heard.

The episode happened while Magnotta took in evidence in the gruesome case, whose content is temporarily subject to a publication ban.

The evidence could be made public, if the case goes to trial.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether Magnotta left in an ambulance.

What was announced, however, was that Magnotta would not be back in court for the 2 p.m. afternoon session and the hearing was suspended for the rest of the day.

“He really doesn’t feel well and he’s not able to continue,” his lawyer Luc Leclair told the judge.

Judge Lori-Renee Weitzman said they could not continue without Magnotta present and ordered the case suspended until Wednesday morning.

Leclair said he believes his client will be fine with a little bit of rest.

During the morning segment Magnotta had held his hand over his mouth, as if he felt ill.

His eyes were closed for much of the session.

The 30-year-old suspect appeared to wipe away tears, behind his glasses, several times.

His head remained down while one particular piece of evidence was presented.

Inmates sue over chaplains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A group of prisoners is suing the federal government over its decision to cancel contracts for parttime chaplains, affecting Buddhist, Sikh, Muslim, Jewish, and Wiccan ministries.

The B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit says prisoners of minority faiths are devastated by the loss of spiritual guidance, and they argue the government is violating the Charter of Rights.

As of the beginning of March, the lawsuit says only full-time Christian chaplains are available to prisoners in federal institutions.

Seven prisoners from B.C. and one from the Atlantic Institution in Renous, New Brunswick — along with the West Coast Prison Justice Society — have filed the suit against Attorney General Rob Nicholson and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.

Flaherty sets priorities for budget: skills, infrastructure, manufacturing

BY JULIAN BELTRAME THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is signalling he’ll make skills training, modernizing the country’s crumbling infrastructure and helping the manufacturing sector the key priorities in Thursday’s budget.

In a letter to his caucus colleagues, the finance minister cautions that the Canadian economy remains fragile and faces strong competition from emerging nations.

The three priorities, he says, will help grow the economy and create jobs.

Government ministers have long identified the miss-match between the jobs that are in much demand and the skills being churned out by universities, colleges and training programs as a critical problem with the current labour market.

“There are too many jobs that go unfilled in Canada because employers can’t find workers with the right skills,” he writes in the letter. “Training in Canada is not sufficiently aligned to the skills employers need.

“In Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013 (the budget) we will take steps to address this important issue.”

By some estimates, there are about 260,000 job vacancies in Canada, some of which are not being filled because those looking for work lack the skills or credentials, or won’t move to where the jobs are.

While the percentage of firms reporting labour shortages dropped in the most recent Bank of Canada survey issued in January, the level remains elevated, particularly in the West.

Recently, Flaherty discounted reports he was about to take back some $2.5 billion Ottawa transfers to provinces for skills

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty shows off his newly re-soled shoes during a pre-budget photo opportunity at Healthy Feet Shoe Repair in Ottawa on Monday, March 22, 2011.

The standard pre-budget photo-op features the federal finance minister buying a new pair of shoes. Now, Flaherty’s preparing to tell Canadians how it feels to walk a mile in those shoes. training and do the job itself, but suggested he will impose conditions on the provinces.

“There’s no question that the delivery of those kinds of services generally are better placed with the provinces and territories,” he said.

“What we are looking at though is outcomes. We got to do a better job of connect-

ing the skills people have, the education people have, with the jobs that are available in Canada.”

The letter gives no details about his approach, but Flaherty has made clear that he wants to increase the participation in the labour market of the young, seniors, aboriginal Canadians and the disabled.

RED DEER MLAs ARE

MIA

Red Deer MLA Cal Dallas and MLA Mary Anne Jablonski have put the Redford government’s decision to close Michener Centre ahead of the community’s desire to keep it open.

Our MLAs are in favour of evicting our community’s most vulnerable population from their home at Michener. It’s not right.

Tell Dallas and Jablonski to stand up for the community they were elected to represent instead of being lackeys for the Redford government.

Speak out for those who can’t. Keep Michener residents in the home they know and cherish.

Hon. Cal Dallas: 403-340-3565 reddeer.south@assembly.ab.ca

Mary Anne Jablonski: 403-342-2263 reddeer.north@assembly.ab.ca

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Steel support severely corroded RUSTING AT DOOMED MALL MORE LIKELY IN ‘MARINE’ ENVIRONMENT: REPORT

TORONTO — Steel supports were so rusted at the time of last year’s deadly Algo Centre Mall collapse that it looked as if they had spent decades in sea water, a forensic study finds.

The corrosion problem was so bad, the policecommissioned report states, it’s a mystery it took as long as it did before the rooftop parking deck in Elliot Lake, Ont., caved in.

“The rates (of corrosion) observed in the Algo Centre Mall are comparable to those found in a ‘marine environment’,” the report states.

“It is in fact somewhat surprising that failure did not happen earlier.”

Criminal investigators with Ontario’s provincial police asked Norr — an architectural and engineering company — to do the forensic engineering report into the collapse that killed two women and injured several other people.

The 142 pages of findings, made public on Tuesday, amount to a depressing account of a tragedy long in the making that could have been averted.

According to the report, the collapse occurred when a weld between a support column and beam failed in two stages because of corrosion caused by

years of water and road-salt penetration.

The collapse may have been unprecedented in the developed world.

“One is hard-pressed to find a similar example where a carbon-steel framed building in North America or Europe continued to corrode to the point of failure, when no extreme loading is present,” the report states.

As the judicial inquiry into the collapse has already heard, leaking occurred because an “intrinsically flawed” waterproofing system installed in 1980 failed from the start, prompting years of complaints.

Inquiry documents show some residents dubbed the shopping centre the “Algo Falls.” Others jokingly advised taking an umbrella when shopping there.

Still, despite some efforts — one of which saw workers fill cracks and joints in the cement with colourful pool noodles — the leaking continued.

“The fact that the roof was allowed to leak for 32 years is perplexing,” the report states.

“A number of actions could have been taken to avoid collapse had the critical condition been identified in time.”

Even more perplexing, perhaps, is that none of the engineers and others who inspected the mall over the years foresaw the looming catastrophe.

Two companies, Pinchin and MRW, issued “un-

Harper names envoy to deal with First Nations concerns on pipelines and energy

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named an envoy to defuse the tension between First Nations and the energy and pipeline industry that threatens his plan to quickly develop Canada’s natural resources.

Vancouver-based lawyer Doug Eyford will focus on energy infrastructure in Western Canada and submit a preliminary report directly to Harper by the end of June and a final report by the end of November.

He is to examine First Nations concerns about the troubled Northern Gateway pipeline proposal, as well as the development of liquid natural gas plants, marine terminals and other energy infrastructure in British Columbia and Alberta.

He will discuss environmental protection, jobs and economic development, and First Nations rights to a share of the wealth from natural resources. But he said he won’t argue in favour of development.

“It is essential that we work closely with First Nations communities, in order to incorporate their knowledge and experience,” Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Tuesday from Terrace, B.C., where he announced Eyford’s appointment.

“This truth exists independently of the Crown’s constitutional duty to consult on individual projects.”

Eyford is also the fed-

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eral government’s chief negotiator on comprehensive land claims, but Oliver said his appointment was cleared by the federal ethics commissioner.

The federal NDP welcomed Harper’s attention to First Nations concerns in natural resource development.

But critic Jean Crowder said such a move would not have been necessary if Harper had listened to First Nations in the first place, well before opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline and the government’s resource agenda boiled over.

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equivocal” reports attesting to the soundness of the structure, while an MRW report — released just two months before the collapse — deemed the corrosion “not of structural significance.”

“The clean bill of health given to the structure by a number of consultants in the past few years before collapse is quite alarming,” the report states.

Norr also makes the new allegation that Coreslab, the company that supplied the precast concrete for the roof deck, and John Kadlec, the structural engineer, misled the mall’s original owner about the capabilities of the product, likely in an “aggressive effort” to win a competitive tender.

While the sub-strength hollow-core slabs did not play a direct role in the collapse, the deficiency later thwarted proper waterproofing solutions.

The report also notes that authorities appeared more focused on fireproofing than on dealing with the severe corrosion problems.

At the inquiry Tuesday, Commissioner Paul Belanger said he was discontinuing contempt proceedings against the mall’s last owner, Bob Nazarian.

Belanger said Nazarian, his wife Irene and son Levon, had now provided 85,000 emails and access to tax records in response to a commission order.

The case was due to be heard today in Divisional Court in Toronto.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS SHILO, Man. — A nowretired soldier convicted for his role in a deadly training exercise in Afghanistan has avoided jail.

A military judge pointed to former warrant officer Paul Ravensdale’s “stellar” career Tuesday as he issued him a sixmonth suspended sentence, fined him $2,000 and demoted him to sergeant.

The prosecution had asked for four years in prison.

But Col. Mario Dutil said Ravensdale was failed by his superiors when he was put in charge of both leading the exercise and making sure everyone was safe.

“Warrant Officer Ravensdale should not have been put in this situation,” said Dutil.

“He was left alone by his chain of command and put in a terrible situation.”

Ravensdale, 43, was leading a test of anti-personnel mines near Kandahar city three years ago when one misfired and shot hundreds of steel ball bearings in the wrong direction.

Cpl. Josh Baker, 24, was killed and four other soldiers were injured.

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RBC forecasts small growth LOONIE TO REMAIN BELOW PARITY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s largest bank is forecasting the economy will do slightly better than most expect in the next two years, and one reason why is that the Canadian dollar won’t.

The Royal Bank (TSX:RY) is projecting growth rates of 1.8 per cent for 2013 and 2.9 per cent for 2014, which is a couple of decimal points better than the consensus estimate federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will be using in Thursday’s budget.

But the bank says the Canadian dol-

lar is unlikely to see sustained parity again over the next two years, averaging at about 96 cents US in 2013 and 98 cents US in 2014.

The loonie was down 0.17 of a cent at 97.65 cents US in early trading Tuesday.

“Previously, we had a firmer Canadian dollar outlook,” the RBC economists say in a report released Tuesday.

“However, reduced Bank of Canada rate hike expectations, steady to lower commodity prices, and softening demand for Canadian financial assets are likely to result in Canada’s currency trading below parity with the U.S. dollar for the forecast horizon (two years).”

While that’s bad news for snowbirds and cross-border shoppers, the lower-flying loonie should do wonders for exporters and Canadian manufacturers, reducing the

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Another poor month for manufacturing Canada’s battered factory sector suffered through another poor month in January, recording a disappointing 0.2 per cent drop in sales that suggests the economy continues to struggle.

In terms of volume, which is directly related to economic growth, the news was worse as output fell 0.4 per cent. The poor result — analysts had expected a rebound from December’s 3.3 per cent stumble — was eased somewhat by a 0.5 per cent volume increase in the wholesale trade figure.

But economists say January is shaping up as having been another soft month for gross domestic product, although stronger than December’s 0.2 per cent setback. The month also saw a falloff in jobs, housing starts and exports.

The biggest gainer was Alberta, where sales rose 6.3 per cent to $6.3 billion, the largest increase since November 2012.

— The Canadian Press

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Building a haven to cut emissions GROW STUFF IN YOUR GARAGE

Rona hires grocery veteran MONTREAL — After years of “dreaming” and expansion, Rona has hired a tough veteran from Canada’s grocery industry as chief executive to help it rebuild the embattled home improvement retailer to profitable growth, the company said Tuesday. Robert Sawyer, 59, will become Rona’s president and CEO next month after more than 30 years in grocery retailing, including nearly four years in the No. 2 management position at Metro Inc. (TSX:MRU) — another large Quebec-based national retailer. Rona (TSX:RON), which has its headquarters in the Montrealarea community of Boucherville, Que., has grown to nearly 30,000 employees across the country through a combination of acquisitions, partnerships and internal growth.

price of what Canadians ship abroad and raising the cost of imports.

The new numbers represents a climbdown for the private sector bank, which last year had expected the Canadian economy would be far stronger at this point.

RBC chief economist Craig Wright says 2012 was a very different year than what had been expected, starting off sluggishly and then continuing to weaken, producing the worst two-quarter growth rate in the second half of the year — averaging 0.7 per cent — since the end of the recession in 2009.

And this occurred despite the fact none of the doomsday scenarios, from a European collapse to the U.S. economy falling off the fiscal cliff, came to pass.

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Patrick Goulden of Shek Interiors in Red Deer works on a ceiling in the former CHCA-TV premises at 2840 Bremner Ave. for use by the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company.

The insurance company, which is moving from smaller premises at 4711 51st Ave., will occupy approximately 5,200 square feet of the main floor of the building. The entire floor, which consists of about 13,000 square feet, has been vacant since Canwest Global Communications Corp. station CHCA ceased operations in August 2009. The second floor is occupied by radio stations 106.7 The Drive and Big 105, both of which belong to the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. Jim Pattison Developments Ltd. owns the building. A spokesperson with Jim Pattison Developments said recently that negotiations with prospective tenants for the rest of the main floor are ongoing.

“How many MEGGA-watts are in a car-hole?” was probably not a question in any high school science class, but Rene Michalak hopes the local answer to this question will soon be, “One.” Michalak, managing director of ReThink Red Deer, got a boost recently in his project to turn the garage — what he likes to call a “car-hole” — of his family’s former Oxbow Street home into a food-growing and renewable energy-generating haven by winning $1,597 through the “Face Your Footprint” contest.

Michalak’s aim is to create a Micro-Energy Generating Garage Assembly (MEGGA-watt), which, combined with a geodesic dome greenhouse, will feature an environment where fish are raised, microgreens and wheat grass are grown, and there’s even a wood-fired hot tub.

The contest was organized by The Carbon Farmer, a familyowned farming business based near Manning, 100 km north of Peace River. Brad Rabiey and Rebecca Edwards-Rabiey’s business is selling carbon credits, then planting trees — over 300,000 on their land alone — to offset emissions.

The couple recently appeared on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, where their pitch garnered a $40,000 investment in their business.

Their Face Your Footprint initiative, funded by using $1 from each carbon credit sold, attracted 12 entries from across the country, with the Red Deer entry coming out on top with 2,031 online votes.

“Being in the carbon credit business, a lot of the criticism that we get is that people can still drive their Hummer and just do whatever they want and just offset it. We wanted to make sure we put our money

where our mouth is in terms of supporting projects that also decrease people’s carbon footprints so they can keep reducing and they have to offset less,” explained Brad.

The couple said Michalak’s project impressed them with the fact that it brings together food production, energy generation and urban planning. The way Michalak was able to get community support and the existence of a group like ReThink Red Deer also impressed.

Partnering with CBC’s dragons Arlene Dickinson and Bruce Croxon has been a big boost to The Carbon Farmer, with a number of tree-planting opportunities in the works in Canada and abroad.

“We get criticized oftentimes in Alberta for not being progressive on the environmental front, and I think folks need to pay attention to what’s going on on the ground a little bit and not paint the province with that kind of brush,” said Brad.

Michalak said voters liked the uniqueness of the local initiative and its relevancy to anyone who lives in a home.

“We’ve positioned it to align with The Carbon Farmer’s messaging about being carbon positive and actually benefitting the environment by doing our initiative,” he said.

The money won has been used to set up the website www. foodgarage.ca, and on promotion and education.

Michalak’s next task is to raise $15,000 for the creation of a professional business plan and engineering drawings, after which he will try to attract private investment to build the prototype.

Michalak is seeking to raise the funds through crowdfunding, and has 50 days left to do so. To view the campaign, visit www.wethetrees.com; for more information on the project visit www.foodgarage.ca. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

Doubt cast over Cyprus bailout LAWMAKERS REJECT DEPOSITS SEIZURES PLAN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NICOSIA, Cyprus — Lawmakers in Cyprus decisively rejected a plan on Tuesday to seize up to 10 per cent of people’s bank deposits in order to secure an international bailout and prevent a collapse of the country’s banks.

The vote leaves the tiny Mediterranean economy in financial limbo, but hundreds of protesters outside Parliament cheered and sang the national anthem when they heard the bill failed.

Still, Cyprus needs 15.8 billion euros ($20.4 billion) to bail out its heavily indebted banks and shore up government finances.

If it doesn’t get the money, the banks could fail, Cyprus’ government finances could be ruined for years and the country could face expulsion from the 17-country euro currency union.

Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund have pledged to provide 10 billion euros ($12.9 billion) in rescue loans if Cyprus can come up with the re-

mainder.

With the country’s banks closed since Saturday to avoid a run, Cypriot leaders will now try to hatch a more politically palatable plan that might also satisfy officials in the eurozone and IMF. The plan that was rejected Tuesday — with 36 votes against, 19 abstentions and one absence — had been amended to shield the smallest depositors, those with under 20,000 euros ($25,858) in the bank.

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Active or passive investment: it’s your choice

PATRICK O’MEARA

EASY MONEY

The Oxford World English Dictionary defines the word hubris as an excess of pride or arrogance.

Mr. Money would define hubris as an overconfidence in an individual’s ability to make consistently good investments. Herein lies the fundamental difference between passive and active investment management.

The mutual fund universe that most Canadians are exposed to has a multitude of offerings, from mon-

ey market to balanced and equity funds.

Most investors view the difference between these funds as one of personal management and investment focus, such as growth versus value stocks, but miss one potential key difference — whether the fund is passively or actively managed.

What do these terms mean?

First, active management is the idea that the people managing your investments pick and choose

from amongst the best of the best investments offered in the market place, based on their investment knowledge, training and experience in an effort to earn superior returns.

In other words, active managers are effectively in the business of trying to pick which teams will make it to the Stanley Cup finals.

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INVESTMENT: Choosing the best investments can net higher return Those teams that do can expect to earn more money from ticket and souvenir sales, and thus their owners will make more money.

In contrast, passive management’s focus is not on who has a higher potential to make it to the Stanley Cup, but rather on finding which leagues (football, basketball or hockey) will perform better, and thus make the majority of investors money.

In the world of investment management, choosing the best investments can potentially earn investors a higher return compared to everyone else.

However, these investors start from the point of accepting a higher cost to achieving higher returns.

Typically, an actively managed fund will charge investors a management expense ratio of between two and 2.5 per cent. In other words, before you, or Mr. Money, have earned a dime, you have to make up for the higher MER. Passively managed funds, in comparison, have lower MERs, typically ranging from one to 1.5 per cent.

The lower costs are the result of lower investment research expenses and lower transaction costs. After all, if your goal is to only find the best league, and not the best teams in the league, your costs will be lower.

This is not to say that actively managed funds are bad generally or that passively managed funds are always the right choice. There are, in fact, a broader range of considerations when choosing between an active or passive investment strategy.

First, passively managed funds are subject to “herd effects.” That is, if everyone decides that the entire league is not performing (lower returns), you will suffer lower returns despite having lower management expenses.

In contrast, actively managed funds that have returns on investment that are unusually high in the short run can suffer from what statisticians refer to as “reversion to the mean.” Remember what we learned in grade school science class: what goes up must, by virtue of gravity, go down. The same is true of high-flying, actively managed mutual funds.

Tracking error is an issue that passive investors must take into account.

Tracking error is the idea that passive mangers, while striving to choose the best league to play in, will never quite get the same returns.

For example, a passively managed mutual fund might return 5.5 per cent but the market, such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, might return six per cent. The difference, a half per cent, is tracking error and should be considered when comparing an active and a passively managed fund, effectively reducing the cost advantage of passively managed funds.

Choosing an investment approach that fits best with your goals may simply be a matter of having a range of mutual fund investments that emphasize both active and passive management styles, because in the final analysis, you are in control of your financial destiny.

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

CYPRUS: Plan condemned But deposits up to 100,000 euros ($129,290) are supposed to be insured by all euro countries. There has been widespread condemnation of the plan throughout Europe since it was announced over the weekend.

Global financial markets were on edge Tuesday, but investors so far have taken the latest turmoil in Europe in stride.

The Cypriot economy is tiny and there is hope that Europe’s political leaders can find a way to bolster the country’s finances and prevent it from leaving the euro. After the Cypriot vote came in, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day 3 points higher at 14,455. Earlier in the day, European markets closed slightly lower while the euro edged down 0.4 per cent against the dollar.

“This is not the end of the process, but instead kicks off a further round of negotiation,” said Alex White of J.P.Morgan.

“The Cypriot authorities wanted to conduct the vote so that they could reaffirm the extent of their difficulties to the Europeans.”

Part of the reason for the market calm is that the European Central Bank has promised to do whatever it takes to protect the euro. It has a plan in place to buy the government debt of any countries that fall into financial trouble, provided they ask for help.

That has helped keep bond market borrowing rates manageable for Italy and Spain, for example.

The ECB said after the Cyprus vote that it would continue providing liquidity to Cypriot banks to prevent their immediate collapse. Some had feared that if Cyprus rejected the bailout, the ECB might stop providing support, letting the banks fail.

Of the 15.8 billion euros ($20.4 billion) that Cyprus needs, roughly 8.3 billion euros ($10.73 billion) is for its two top lenders — Bank of Cyprus and Laiki Bank, which is effectively controlled by the government already. About 7.5 billion euros ($9.7 billion) would be used to finance the country’s deficits over the next 4 years and to cover a 1.5 billion euro ($1.94 billion) debt payment that comes due in June.

Cypriot political leaders will meet with President Nicos Anastasiades on today to discuss the next steps.

Nicholas Papadopoulos, the chairman of the parliamentary finance committee said Cyprus wants a renegotiation of its bailout deal but was against the idea of seizing savings. “It has not been (implemented) in any other country in Europe and we don’t wish to be the experiment of Europe.”

He said a new agreement could be concluded “in the next few days.” In the meantime, the banks will remain shut for as long as needed. ATMs have been dispensing cash and debit and credit cards were working normally.

The amount of the proposed tax had been blocked in people’s accounts, but with the bill rejected, it was unclear whether that would continue.

Electronic transfers continued to be blocked.

Germany, one of the eurozone’s heavyweights, made clear its frustration at the Cypriot vote. The finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, noted that Cyprus’ banks were surviving only because of ECB help and that if there is no bailout deal, the ECB will have to end that support.

“Someone needs to explain this to the Cypriots,” Schaeuble told German public television ZDF. Some help could come from Russia, a longtime ally of Cyprus. But those talks have been strained by the announcement of the deposit seizures, since Russians hold up to a third of the 68 billion euros ($87.92 billion) in deposits in Cyprus.

Cyprus could seek to extend repayment of a 2.5 billion euros ($3.23 billion) loan Russia granted Cyprus in late 2011, when the country could no longer borrow from international markets.

The Cypriot finance minister is in Moscow to discuss financial aid while Anastasiades, the president, spoke with President Vladimir Putin after the vote.

For Cypriots who risked losing a chunk of their life savings in the bailout deal, the parliamentary vote was a moment to rejoice — and think ahead.

“We shouldn’t lose our cool,” said Panayiotis Violettis, a 56-year-old retired government worker. “When banks open, if we pull all our money out, it would be like we would be punishing ourselves.”

Cypriot bank branches will remain closed at least through Thursday, but the banks have been replenishing ATM machines with cash and people have been able to use their debit cards.

ECONOMY: Jobs increase despite slowdown What’s even more surprising is that while the economy slowed, hiring in Canada kept growing, churning out an above-consensus 310,000 jobs during the year.

“The assumption was that as we see consumer spending pull back, and housing pull back and government being neutral, the growth baton would be handed off to exports and business investment,” he explained. “(But) the economy doesn’t seem to be transitioning as smoothly as was hoped for. I think a lot of it has to do with uncertainty and the impact that is having on businesses, more on the investment side than on the hiring side.”

Meanwhile, exports haven’t kept pace either, with the value of shipments remaining eight per cent below pre-recession levels.

The Bank of Canada has also put its growth eggs in the exports and investment basket. As such, the central bank has had to tamper down its expectations, and will likely need to drop its official forecast from the current two per cent once more next month, when it releases a new monetary policy review.

B.C. government gives green light to mine

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has given the environmental green light to a billion-dollar mine in the province’s northwest over the objections of the Nisga’a Nation, whose traditional territory is home to the mine site.

Provincial environment and mines ministers issued on Tuesday the Environmental Assessment Certificate to Avanti Mining Inc. (TSXV:AVT) to revive a mothballed molybdenum mine about 140 kilometres north of Prince Rupert.

Government officials agreed the Kitsault Mine could proceed after a review concluded the project isn’t expected to result in any significant adverse effects, based on the company following 34 conditions.

“The environmental assessment process involved a rigorous, thorough review that provided for significant opportunities for the Nisga’a Nation, First Nations, government agencies and the public to provide input,” the government said in a news release.

Provincial ministers Terry Lake and Rich Coleman received the referral report on March 1 and had 45 days to render a decision.

But the Nisga’a Nation has been concerned for some time the process has been rushed because of the upcoming May election.

As a result, its government filed a notice of disagreement under their historic treaty.

Leaders have said they will use provisions in the province’s first modernday treaty to slow the process down because they fear approvals have moved too hastily, and the mine’s effects on the Nisga’a people haven’t been properly weighed.

The government, however, says the province believes it can engage in dispute resolution with the First Nation in order to “meaningfully address” any

‘THE ...PROCESS INVOLVED A RIGOROUS, THOROUGH REVIEW THAT PROVIDED FOR SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NISGA’A NATION, FIRST NATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE INPUT.’ — B.C. GOVERNMENT NEWS RELEASE

outstanding issues.

The president of Vancouver-based Avanti, meanwhile, said last week it has undergone “extraordinary and unprecedented” work to ensure the Nisga’a Treaty requirements have been met.

The open-pit mine is planned to produce upwards of 50,000 tonnes of ore per day and is expected to create as many as 300 local jobs.

It was originally operational in the 1960s, before being shuttered in 1982.

The site will include a processing plant, a tailings storage facility, containment embankments and other waste diversion and collections systems.

Among the legally-binding conditions set out in the certificate is that the company develop a geographical response plan for spills that also describes barrier protection along areas of the transportation route, which is lined with bodies of water.

The company must also meet water quality guidelines, monitor aquatic effects and develop a plan for managing the wildlife corridor. Further, it must provide $100,000 in annual funding to help recover the Nass moose population.

Avanti expects the mine to have a 16-year life.

High Arctic boosting monthly dividend High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX:HWO) announced on Tuesday that it’s increasing its monthly dividend to 1.25 cents from one cent.

The change takes effect with the monthly payout on April 12, and is payable to shareholders of record as of March 28.

“The increase in the dividend rewards our shareholders for the strong financial results of 2012 and our expectations that 2013 will be solid as well,” said board chairman Michael Binnion, in a release.

Last week, the Red Deer-based company reported 2012 earnings of $28.8 million, up 60 per cent from $18 million in 2011. Revenues were $146.2 million, a 15 per cent improvement from $127.2 million.

Earnings per basic share were 62 cents, up from 40 cents.

For the final quarter of 2012, High Arctic’s net earnings were $5.9 million, down 24 per cent from the same period in 2011. Revenues were up four

per cent, to $38.6 million from $37.1 million, and earnings per basic share were 12 cents, down from 17 cents.

The company said its operations in Papua New Guinea generated higher revenue in the fourth quarter, which helped offset slower activity in Canada.

“2012 proved to be a strong year for High Arctic and one which saw growth and adaptation in our chosen markets,” said High Arctic CEO Bruce Thiessen.

“In (Papua New Guinea), we continued to invest in our rental fleet, both with our primary customer and with new customers, helping us to grow our revenue base.

“In Canada, we experienced a strong start to the year as our operations focused on liquids-rich wells and are evolving to also provide services in the oil basins. This adaptation is important for the corporation, given the continuing low gas prices and the associated reduction in gas field activity.”

Ottawa supports on-reserve potash mine for Saskatchewan First Nation

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON — The federal government says it supports development of an on-reserve potash mine in Saskatchewan.

The joint-venture between the Muskoweksan (musk-AHW’-gahn) First Nation northeast of Regina and Vancouver-based Encanto Potash Corp.

(TSXV:EPO) would produce 2.8 million tonnes of potash a year over a 50-year lifespan.

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard

Valcourt says Ottawa and the band will begin talks with the Saskatchewan government on regulations for the proposed mine.

Appearing in Saskatoon today, Valcourt said it would be the first potash mine on a reserve in Canada.

Members of the First Nation voted 80 per cent last year in favour of designating land for the project.

But some band residents say environmental concerns have not been addressed.

An environmental impact study is expected to wrap up later this year.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 103.57 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 88.44 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.73 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.67 Cdn. National Railway . . 00.37 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 129.63 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 76.57 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.64 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.18 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 33.19 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 46.81 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.46 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.35 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.10 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.78 Research in Motion. . . . . 15.42 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.43 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 43.07 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 43.41 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 69.58 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.81 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 49.49 Consumer Brick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.40 Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 70.37 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.20 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.20 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 12.89 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.98 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.04 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 53.00 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.45 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.34 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 29.64 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.59 First Quantum Minerals . 20.35 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 33.48 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.82 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 69.79 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 8.19 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.91 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.06 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 28.45

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American markets tried Tuesday to shed concerns that debt troubles in Europe could worsen as Cyprus grapples with financial stability.

The small Mediterranean island became the centre of attention with traders this week, as lawmakers of the country rejected a draft bill that would have seized part of residents’ bank deposits in order to qualify for an international bailout.

European officials have said that without a bailout, the country’s main banks will collapse and the country could end up having to leave Europe’s joint currency.

The instability was compounded by reports that the country’s finance minister Michalis Sarris had resigned from his position,

though he later said that was untrue.

But the uncertainty had already erased any gains made earlier in the session on both sides of the border.

Toronto’s S&P/TSX composite index decreased 7.89 points to 12,773.87, while the TSX Venture Exchange slid 5.27 points to 1,106.51.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.45 of a cent at 97.37 cents US. On Wall Street stocks were mixed as the Dow Jones industrials made a late-session climb to end the day up 3.76 points to 14,455.82.

The Nasdaq backed off 8.49 points to 3,229.10 while the S&P 500 index was down 3.76 points to 1,548.34.

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Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 63.75 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.09 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.22 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.70 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 27.23 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 45.59 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 64.87 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.21 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 76.64 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.30 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 61.03 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 28.32 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.44

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Gold stocks were ahead with April bullion moving up $6.70 to US$1,611.30 an ounce, while May copper fell 2.3 cents to US$3.406 a pound.

The consumer discretionary index led the TSX, up 0.8 per cent, after Rona Inc. (TSX:RON) hired Robert Sawyer, a senior executive from the Metro grocery business, to be its next president and chief executive starting next month.

The home renovation company’s shares were up four per cent, or 42 cents, to $10.98.

In U.S. economic data, the Commerce Department reported that construction started on homes in February at the second-fastest pace in 4 1/2 years.

Builders broke ground on new homes last month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 917,000, up from 910,000 in January.

Statistics Canada reported that wholesale sales rose by 0.3 per cent in January to $49 billion, mainly due to higher sales in computer and communications equipment and supplies. In volume terms, wholesale sales were up 0.5 per cent for the month.

And manufacturing sales edged down 0.2 per cent in January to $48 billion — the fourth decline in five months — impacted by weakness in automotive as well as the petroleum and coal product industry.

Shares in convenience store owner Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) were down after it reported profits rose to $142.5 million, or 75 cents a share, from

$86.8 million, or 48 cents, a year earlier. The stock fell 2.3 per cent, or $1.25, to $54.34.

Lululemon (TSX:LLL) shares took a hit after the company said it has yanked its popular black yoga pants from store shelves because the material was too sheer.

The company warned of lower than expected sales because of a shortage of the extraordinarily popular clothing items, which make up make up about 17 per cent of all women’s pants and crop pants in its stores.

Shares fell 2.6 per cent, or $1.76, to $65.74.

Traders’ attention will turn to a two-day meeting of U.S. Federal Reserve that is expected to keep record-low interest rates and other measures in an effort to maintain the momentum of U.S. economic growth. The details will be confirmed through a statement and update on economic forecasts due Wednesday.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,773.87 down 7.89 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,106.51 down 5.27 points TSX 60 — 733.64 unchanged Dow — 14,455.82 up 3.76 points S&P 500 — 1,548.34 down 3.76 points Nasdaq — 3,229.10 down 8.49 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 97.37 cents US, down 0.45 of a cent Pound — C$1.5507, up 0.74

of a cent Euro — C$1.3235, up 0.18 of a cent Euro — US$1.2887, down 0.42 of a cent Oil futures: US$92.16 per barrel, down $1.58 (April contract) Gold futures: US$1,611.30 per oz., up $6.70 (April contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $30.852 per oz., up 16.6 cents $991.89 kg., up $5.34 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: May ’13 $0.40 higher $623.90; July ’13 $2.00 higher $610.40; Nov. ’13 $3.00 higher $554.90; Jan. ’14 $4.50 higher $556.50; March ’14 $3.40 higher $555.30; May ’14 $3.40 higher $553.20; July ’14 $3.40 higher $551.30; Nov. ’14 unchanged $535.00; Jan ’15 unchanged $535.00; March ’15 unchanged $535.00; May ’15 unchanged $535.00.

Barley (Western): 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; May ’15 unchanged $243.50.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 270,460 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 270,460.

Manulife pulls promo mortgage THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Manulife has withdrawn a promotional mortgage rate cut under pressure from the federal Finance Department.

The bank, owned by Manulife Financial Corp.

(TSX:MFC), had cut its posted rate for five-year fixed mortgages to 2.89 per cent from 3.09 per cent.

That ran afoul of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s desire to prevent major lenders from offering extremely low mortgage rates that could stoke consumer debt and push up real estate prices.

Flaherty had publicly complained after Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) dropped its posted fiveyear mortgage rate two weeks ago to 2.99 per cent from 3.09 per cent.

He followed up a few days later by thanking the country’s big banks for not matching it.

Safety regulators open probe into fuel leaks in Mercedes cars DETROIT — Federal safety regulators are investigating reports of fuel leaks in about 250,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Mercedes have received 533 complaints from owners about a strong odour of gasoline, mainly after refuelling . The agency says fuel may be leaking from the upper part of the gas tank.

No fires or injuries have been reported.

The investigation affects vehicles from the 2003 to 2008 model years. The agency is looking into whether the leaks were caused by a 2008 pollution control recall.

The problem surfaced last year with complaints about 2003 to 2006 E55 AMG cars.

On Friday the safety agency expanded the probe to other E-Class vehicles. Investigators will determine if a recall is needed. E-Class cars start around $51,000.

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Teams match up well MILAN MICHALEK

OUT FOR A WHILE Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean says forward Milan Michalek has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out indefinitely.

MacLean told reporters after Tuesday’s skate that the surgery was to clean up debris in the knee. The injury caused Michalek to miss 10 games earlier this season. He came back for two games in early March, picking up an assist in each game, but found the knee continued to bother him. Michalek has two goals and eight assists in 15 games with the Senators this season.

He had a breakout season in 2011-12, with 35 goals and 25 assists in 77 games. The Senators’ lineup has been hit hard this year, with star centre Jason Spezza, Norris Trophywinning defenceman Erik Karlsson and starting goaltender Craig Anderson all out with long-term injuries.

Today

● Senior high basketball: 3A/4A Senior Bowl at RDC, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Midget AA hockey: Badlands at Sylvan Lake, fourth game of best-of-five South Central League final, if necessary, 8 p.m.

Thursday

● Atom female hockey: Provincial championship at Red Deer Kinsmen Arenas, first game at 11 a.m., final game at 7 p.m. ● Peewee D hockey: Provincial championship at Eckville, games at 6 and 7:45 p.m.

Friday

● Peewee D hockey: Provincial championship at Eckville, first game at 8 a.m., final game at 8:30 p.m. ● Peewee B hockey: Provincial championship at Three Hills and Trochu, first game at 8:30 a.m., final game at 7:45 p.m. ● Atom female hockey: Provincial championship at Red Deer Kinsmen Arenas, first game at 9 a.m., final game at 2 p.m.

REBELS AND RAIDERS VERY CLOSE IN A LOT OF CATEGORIES WHICH SHOULD TRANSLATE INTO A CLOSELY — AND BITTERLY — CONTESTED FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF SERIES

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Perhaps the Red Deer Rebels and Prince Albert Raiders should simply be satisfied with qualifying for the Western Hockey League playoffs this season.

“It’s probably exciting for both teams, especially considering where we were last year,” Raiders head coach Steve Young said Tuesday, in reference to the Rebels’ and Raiders’ non-playoff status in 2011-12.

Of course, neither club will be just OK with earning a ticket to the post-season dance. Prince Albert and Red Deer will hook up in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final — opening Friday and Saturday at the Centrium — that should be closely and bitterly contested after the clubs each won twice in their four-game regular-season series.

For the record, the Rebels actually won the season series, considering their two victories over the Raiders — 6-1 and 4-2 in Red Deer — were secured in regulation time while Prince Albert prevailed 5-4 via shootout and 4-2 in overtime on home ice.

Still, there appears to be little to choose among the two squads. The fourth-place Rebels were 5-4-1-0 over their last 10 games and finished with 39 wins and 85 points, while the Raiders were 4-5-1-0 in their last 10 and posted 37 wins and 81 points overall.

In addition, both clubs were among the

least penalized in the entire league this winter, with the Raiders racking up 946 penalty minutes and the Rebels finishing with 938.

“We’re very close in a lot of categories,” said Young. “But we’re starting on the road so it’s important that we be prepared to play in the atmosphere that’s going to exist in Red Deer.”

The Raiders will be in good shape if they can post one or more victories this weekend, being that they were 20-10-3-3 at the Art Hauser Centre this season.

“Our fans deserve a lot of credit,” said Young. “They like to make noise and it’s a

smaller, more compact building. But I think any team in this league knows that their strength has to be at home.”

The Raiders struggled down the stretch but posted back-to-back home-ice wins over the Saskatoon Blades to edge out the Swift Current Broncos for fifth place in the conference.

Perhaps the final regular-season weekend surge will serve as a playoff momentum boost for the Raiders.

“We’re hoping so,” said Young. “Since Christmas we’ve had our ups and down. We felt it was important to finish on a strong note, not necessarily winning but just doing the things we believe we’re capable of doing and showed we’re capable of doing in the first half.

“So yes, we’re hoping that last weekend does give us that boost going into the playoffs.”

Goaltending, of course, will be key to either team’s success.

Luke Siemens has carried a heavy load for the Raiders, second only to Ty Rimmer of the Lethbridge Hurricanes for most minutes played, and had a 35-23-3-3 record with a 2.89 goals-against average and .912 save percentage. Red Deer’s Patrik Bartosak, in comparison, was 33-14-5-0 with five shutouts, a 2.26 GAA and .935 save percentage.

Young agreed that solving Bartosak will be difficult and yet, of course, necessary.

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Rebels romp Buffaloes to move on

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 6 Buffaloes 1 You just knew the Red Deer Optimist Rebels Chiefs weren’t going to go down without a fight.

After falling behind 2-1 to the Calgary Buffaloes in the bestof-five Alberta Midget Hockey League South Division final, the Rebels walked into Calgary Sunday and came away with a 4-2 victory, sending the series back to Red Deer Tuesday.

And while they had their hands full for most of two periods the Rebels showed why they’re once again one of the premier teams in the country as they scored four times in the third period to beat the Buffaloes 6-1 before close to 1,000 fans at the Arena. Rebels head coach Doug Quinn felt his team wasn’t about to give in after falling behind in the series.

“I thought it was an opportunity for us to come together as a team and overcome some adversity,” he said. “We could have felt sorry for ourselves. We were short a D-man (Gabe Bast) but when push came to shove we stepped up and grew from that experience and carried it over to tonight.”

Rebels first-year forward Trey DeGraaf agreed.

“We always kept believing and kept fighting,” he said. “We worked so hard and played a great game in Calgary and came back here with some momentum. We knew inside ourselves this was our game and the home town crowd helped a lot. They were loud and kept us going.”

They especially needed the crowd to give them a boost early in the second period. Buffaloes Sheldon Rempal had tied the game at 1-1 at the buzzer to end the first period and the Calgary

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Red Deer Optimist Rebel Chief Ryker Lee and Calgary Buffaloe Bradley Forrest tangle behind the Buffaloe net during first period action at the Arena in Red Deer on Tuesday. The teams were playing game five of the South Division playoff final. squad carried that momentum into the middle stanza.

“I thought we played well in the first period for 19 minutes and 58 seconds, then had a breakdown” said Quinn. “Then in the second period we were back on our heals . . . we bent but didn’t break. (Matt) Zentner also made some big saves for us.”

The Rebels were outshot 9-1 early in the second period, but DeGraaf gave them a little breathing room beating net-

minder Keelan Williams at 2:47 when he was sent in a lone on a nice feed from Jack Goranson.

“Jack made a great play to get me the puck and luckily I put it in,” said DeGraaf, who made a nice deke and lifted a backhand high to the stick side.

“They (Buffaloes) came out after that late goal in the first with the momentum, but putting us up one was big.”

But the biggest goal of the game just 10 seconds into the third when Rory Davidson

grabbed the puck just inside the Calgary zone, cut to his right and beat Williams with a perfect shot high to the glove side.

“That was huge,” said DeGraaf. “Rory has been such a great player for us all season and that goal really lifted the bench.”

“It was a big confidence boost,” added Quinn. “We were off to the races after that and played well the rest of the way.”

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To say RDC had a good season, athleti- sen. “It’s the first time in our history both cally, would be an understatement. the men’s volleyball and basketball teams All but the basketball Queens made the won the ACAC championship in the same Alberta Colleges Athletic Conyear and earlier in the season ference playoffs with the Kings it was the first time both were volleyball and basketball squads ranked No. 1 in the country. winning gold. The volleyball “It hurt when Chris was inKings finished second at the Cajured as he was a big part of nadians and without star middle their team. You never know for blocker Chris Osborn breaking sure but if he was healthy they his foot, could well have won had a good chance to winning.” gold.

As well Devin Woodland won The basketball Kings finished the ACAC cross-country running fifth at the nationals, not bad championship and was All-Caconsidering they faced the evennadian. Both soccer teams made tual gold medal winning Vancouthe playoffs with the Queens ver Island University of Nanaimo winning bronze. Both futsal DANNY in their first game and then lost teams made the playoffs as they RODE by one point to top-seeded and competed for the first time in eventual bronze medal champiACAC play. on Langara College of Vancouver The hockey Queens finished in the bronze medal semifinals. second to the NAIT Ooks. Head Head coach Clayton Pottinger was only coach Trevor Keeper did an outstanding in his second season with a team that last job in his two seasons with the team, but won an ACAC title in 1998. He already has will move on to hockey Kings next year. two trips to the nationals on his resume, The Kings will play out of Penhold and placing fourth and fifth. They were also Keeper has been busy and has 12 players named the Fair Play Award winner at this committed. He hopes to fill out the major year’s finals. portion of his roster in the next few weeks “I would say it was a very good season,” as he attends a number of junior playoff said RDC director of athletics Keith Han- games and the Western Canadian Junior A

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championships in Nanaimo.

“Twelve players is good number for men’s hockey this time of the season . . . a lot of players don’t commit until the end of their season,” said Hansen, who also has to find a women’s coach.

“We’ve posted it and hopefully we’ll know soon,” he said.

The Queens hoop squad also took a step forward. Despite the fact Mike Woollard came in late, replacing Dawn Smyth, he took the team to five victories and with a bit more experience and a few less injuries that would have been even better.

Woollard should have a good nucleus returning next season and has spent considerable time recruiting, although the college does have to post his position again.

Hansen said it’s something that has to be done, but was happy with the job Woollard did.

The volleyball Queens season didn’t end how they hoped. After finishing first during the regular season, they placed fourth at the ACAC finals.

“They were close and from what I saw could have competed at the nationals,” said Hansen, who knows that success only helps in recruiting.

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Canadians split two games at Worlds ty of rocks in play, but little scoring until the 10th end. Sigfridsson got around a guard and knocked Homan’s stone from the four-foot ring for the win, with three other stones in the house beefing up the score.

“It was very frustrating to lose that one because we definitely outplayed them,” Homan said. “But that happens sometimes, that’s curling. You just move on and take the good from that game and keep doing it.”

The team’s early jitters at the tournament were replaced by frustration with the ice and inconsistent weights over the last couple of days. The Canadians focused on the positives Tuesday evening and it paid off with a performance they can build on.

Morris was very pleased and Homan was in good spirits as well.

“We definitely took a step forward today and really found how we need to play,” Homan said. “The ice is tough out there but we just have to keep playing like we did tonight and we should be fine the rest of the way.”

Homan edged Italy 7-6 in the afternoon session. Canada will play Germany and Switzerland on Wednesday.

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Morris said he was particularly impressed with the team’s cohesiveness.

“I’m really happy — we finally played a good curling game,” Morris said. “We had some great energy, we made a lot of shots, we just didn’t win it.

“I’m feeling really good all of a sudden.”

After 11 draws, Sigfridsson and Scotland’s Eve Muirhead share first place at 6-1, with Russia’s Anna Sidorova third at 5-2. The United States, Switzerland and Japan are tied with Canada at 4-3.

The top four rinks in the 12-team field make the playoffs.

“We were in it together and in it right to the end,” Homan said. “So lots to take on from that game and bring to the next game. We should be fine.

“If we keep playing like that, we should be fine the rest of the way.”

This is Homan’s first appearance at this tournament. She’s hoping to win Canada’s first world women’s title since Jennifer Jones was victorious in 2008.

The Canadian side was tested in the afternoon, with Homan hitting a draw

Dominican completes perfect run with WBC championship THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Brenda Bjorge of David Thompson High School breaks past Sarah Wutzke of St. Dominic’s during the 1A/2A CASAA 14th Annual Senior Bowl at Red Deer College on Tuesday. Neither game proved to be close at the 1A-2A Senior Bowl basketball all-star games as the Light team took the girls’ contest 57-42 while the Dark squad won the boys’ game 82-63. Rebecca Lipsey of St. Dominics led the Light girls with nine points while Brittany Smith of Eckville and Kara Folkerts of Central Alberta Christian High School added eight each. Kayla Leopold of David Thompson had 14 for the Dark side. Trent Nicolay of CACHS had 14 points and Slayton Johnson of Pigeon Lake added nine for the Dark boys while Aquille Ambrose of Parkview Adventist had 19 for the Light squad.

BRIEFS Vipers start league final on road Friday The Red Deer Vipers and Okotoks Bisons will open the best-of-five Heritage Junior B Hockey League final series Friday at 8 p.m. at Okotoks.

Game 2 is set for 8 p.m. Saturday at the Red Deer Arena, with the

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The Razz lost a player to a broken collarbone in their first game while suffered just their third defeat of the season, to South Calgary.

From there, the Red Deer squad recorded must-wins over Spruce Grove and St. Albert to finish second in their division, then defeated Calgary Bowview 6-2 in a semifinal and the host team 4-1 in the championship contest.

The Razz also captured the league’s regular-season banner and won five gold medals and one silver in tournament play.

Deduno walked Alex Rios on five pitches to lead off the inning.

After Carlos Rivera flied out, De Aza ran down Andy Gonzalez’s long fly to the gap in leftcentre and made a reaching snag at the warning track with his back to the infield.

Deduno then walked Jesus Feliciano. Pena paid the pitcher a mound visit but stuck with him, and Deduno struck out Angel Pagan swinging after falling behind 2-0.

Deduno pumped his fists again as he charged off the mound and was surrounded by celebratory teammates.

In the bottom half, De Aza did it with his bat.

He snapped an 0-for-12 stretch when he laid down a perfect bunt single toward third.

The Dominicans became the first unbeaten WBC champion, beating Team Puerto Rico for the third time in this Classic.

And now they earn the distinction of world champion, too — the first time in WBC history.

Robinson Cano had a big hand in it.

The New York Yankees star finished his sensational Classic batting .469 (15 for 32) with two home runs, six RBIs, six runs scored and two doubles.

He earned MVP honours in each of the first two rounds. Encarnacion finished with six RBIs in the WBC. After drawing a pair of intentional walks a night earlier, Cano had another in the first inning against loser Giancarlo Alvarado.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Cheers of “Dominicana!

Dominicana!” rang out through the rain at AT&T Park all the way to the lively streets of Santo Domingo.

The Dominican Republic has its World Baseball Classic crown, at last.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run double in the first inning that held up, and the Dominican Republic capped a dominant, unbeaten run through the WBC with a 3-0 win against Puerto Rico for the championship Tuesday night.

Erick Aybar added an RBI double to back winner Samuel Deduno, and the demonstrative Dominican righty threw his arms into the air in delight after watching a run-saving defensive gem by centre fielder Alejandro De Aza in a tough fifth.

The Dominican fans — fanaticos, indeed — didn’t let the Bay Area’s wet weather keep them from dancing in the stands, waving flags and tooting horns. Flags became makeshift ponchos.

It was fitting, too, perhaps, considering the World Series champion Giants clinched the NL pennant against the Cardinals in a downpour on this very field last fall.

Some 50,000 more supporters gathered to watch on giant televisions inside and outside of Estadio Quisqueya in the Dominican capital city.

“There will not be anybody watching any other channel — soap opera, news, nothing,” manager Tony Pena said before the game.

Now, the Dominicans get their long-awaited fiesta. A party they figured to have in 2009, when the Netherlands spoiled the plan by beating them twice for a stunning firstround exit.

After Fernando Rodney struck out Luis Figueroa to end it, the Dominicans rushed the mound — each player waving his own flag.

The Dominicans (80) won it in the very city where countrymen Felipe, Jesus and the late Matty Alou made history in 1963 when they ap-

peared in the same Giants outfield for several games. Moises Alou, son of former San Francisco skipper Felipe, is the Dominican general manager.

No matter their team, Caribbeans had so much to cheer in the championship of a tournament missing the star-studded American team yet again. The U.S. failed to reach the final for the third time in as many WBCs. And Puerto Rico eliminated two-time reigning Classic champion Japan with a 3-1 victory Sunday night to make in all-Caribbean final.

This game gave new meaning to the idea of a Caribbean championship.

Deduno followed up a fine outing in a win against the Americans last Thursday with another strong performance that will send him back to the Minnesota Twins with some nice momentum.

Deduno struck out five in five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and walking three to finish with a 0.69 ERA for the tournament. And Rodney struck out two and finished for his seventh save as the bullpen closed out this special run with 25 2-3 scoreless innings. The relievers didn’t allow a run after the fourth inning of their first-round victory against Puerto Rico on March 10 in San Juan.

In the top of the fifth, the grounds crew scurried out to rake the mound after it became slippery in the rain and

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RIGA, Latvia — Canada is on the playoff bubble entering the final two days of round-robin competition at the world women’s curling championship.

Rachel Homan’s rink has been brilliant at times and inconsistent at others over the first few days at the Volvo Sports Center. The national champs from the Ottawa Curling Club team have a mediocre 4-3 record to show for it, leaving them in a pack of teams tied for fourth place.

However, optimism reigned after Homan dropped an 8-4 decision to Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson on Tuesday in a game that was much tighter than the score suggested. It was a breakthrough performance by the Canadians even though they came up short.

For the first time, they displayed the form they used to win their first Scotties title last month. Canada shot at an impressive 89 per cent clip against the 2012 world silver medallists, who fired an 88 per cent overall but were just a touch better when it counted.

“If there’s such a thing as a good loss, that was one,” said Canadian coach Earle Morris.

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with her final throw for a win over a plucky Italian outfit.

“It was a great last judge by my front end and a great team end,” she said.

“We made eight shots that end, so it was good.”

The Canada-Italy game was delayed for a few minutes after the halftime break due to an ice issue. Drops of water were occasionally falling in a spot about six feet from the top of one of the 12-foot rings.

The affected area was about the size of a yo-yo in diameter. The icemaker shaved down the ice after each end and pebble was applied before the area was smoothed over with a stone.

Canadian second Alison Kreviazuk first noticed the problem when a drop landed on her head while she was sweeping. The players were advised of the issue and play continued without additional delay.

“You just have to play with what’s given,” Homan said. “I mean we’ve played on really bad ice before where it’s really tough as well. But it was just one side of the sheet that you couldn’t really play unless you were throwing hits.

“A couple of our sweepers almost wiped out on it as well. But we pulled through, it’s fine. It happens sometimes.”

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Amazons looking good as they go into final

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF It took the Central Alberta Amazons time to find their rhythm this season, but once they did they were tough to beat.

The Amazons dropped four of their first five games to start the Alberta Junior A Female Hockey League season, but went on to place third in the South Division thanks mainly to winning seven of their final nine starts.

“It was a slow start, but we chugged up the steps,” said Amazons GM Tracy Leiper. “What we don’t have is one all-star scorer, but we have a team that works hard and has been really consistent. Everyone gets an equal opportunity and we spread the scoring around.”

That’s evident looking at the scoring statistics.

Team captain Brianna Merkley and former RDC Queen Kelly-Ann Roberts led the team with 18 points each during their 30 game schedule. However 21 players scored goals and 22 were on the scoresheet.

What the team does have is a veteran defence and

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REBELS: Very strong “No question, we believe he’s very strong and capable at what he does,” said Young, adding that the series may come to a structure-versus-structure battle.

“Red Deer plays a very strong, structured game and for us it’s going to be important that we don’t turn over pucks,” said the Raiders bench boss “We have to be a strong, structured team ourselves.”

While the Rebels allowed 29 fewer goals that the Raiders during the regular season, they also scored 28 less than their first-round opponents.

Prince Albert clearly has offensive depth with the likes of Anthony Bardaro, captain Mark McNeill, German import Leon Draisaiti and Trochu product Mike Winther.

“They are all capable of scoring and they’re well aware that they’re going to have to work hard to get into the areas where they’ll need to be to score,” said Young. ● The Rebels/Raiders first-round schedule: Friday: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, March 26: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, March 27: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.; Friday, March 29 (if necessary): Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 31 (if necessary): Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.; Tuesday, April 2 (if necessary): Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7 p.m. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

solid goaltending with Kelly Hausauer and Emily Olsen, who posted 2.10 and 2.77 goals-against-averages respectively during the season.

It’s that strength that helped take them to the South Division championship and a date with Fort Saskatchewan in the Alberta final.

The best-of-five series opens Saturday and Sunday in Fort Saskatchewan. The Amazons will host possibly two games the following weekend.

“We’re talking with Penhold and Red Deer about ice time on the Easter weekend,” explained Leiper, who hopes to have almost a full roster on the weekend. “We have a couple of players who could be back from injuries, but then we will be missing two others because of suspensions,” she said.

Forward Brooke VanWolde, has been out most of the season with a broken wrist, but is back skating, while forward Charissa Kadar has also been out.

Both Kelly Mastel and Mackenzie Demott, both forwards, are suspended.

The team does have three affiliated players, including forward Reanna Arnold, who played with the midget AAA Sutter Fund Chiefs.

“We may need to use her, it depends on who’s back,” said Leiper.

The Amazons have six players who were with the 2010-11 championship team. And the majority of those — Morgan Spooner, Merkley, Cassandra Kirkham and Holli Duffy — are on defence. Teale Spooner and Karley Holt are forwards.

Merkley, 21, is the only overage player on the team and the only one who won’t be back next season for sure. Hausauer, who started the season as a 17-year-

old, is the youngest.

The majority of the players are from Central Alberta, with the odd player from Saskatchewan mixed in.

“We get some players who are at the college who want to play, but don’t have time to try out for the Queens, or other players who used to be with their team,” explained Leiper. “The majority of the players are from this area. In fact we had to cut so many players this season we could have almost had a second team. That was tough to do.

“There’s some talk some of the smaller communities are looking at getting a team, so we’ll see how that develops.”

The Alberta League started with “four-or five” teams and has expanded to 11. One of those teams is the Banff Academy, which is not eligible for the playoffs.

“They went into the academy playoffs, but want to play in our league because of the cost of travel,” explained Leiper. “And really it was good. They’re great competition and makes us better.”

Doug Demott is the head coach with Mike Gouchie an assistant.

“They’re both experienced and did a great job,” said Leiper, who also credits Heather Kirkham, for doing a top-notch job as every day manager. ● The Amazons beat the Calgary Warriors 6-1 and 3-1 and Lethbridge 1-0 and 4-2 to win the south . . .

They play Saturday at 7:45 p.m. at the JRC Arena and Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Dow Arena in Fort Saskatchewan. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

MIDGETS: Evenly matched It certainly was the beginning of the end for the Buffaloes. Davidson made it 4-1 at 10:47 as he swatted in a Dustin Gorgi pass on a two-on-one and Goranson, at 13:38, and Jacob Schofield, at 17:08, completed the scoring. Chase Thudium had opened the scoring for the Rebels 38 seconds into the game. Zentner finished with 21 saves, including a spectacular arm save on a drive from the slot midway through the third period. Williams made 30 saves, including a handful on the brilliant side. The Rebels will now face the North champion Edmonton Southside, who advanced with a 3-1 victory over Lloydminster.

Quinn knows it will be a battle.

“They have one really good line. In fact they had the top three scorers in the league. They finished just behind us in the standings and we played them twice and both games were 2-2, so it will be an evenly matched series.”

The best-of-five is expected to open Friday at the Arena. ● Calgary took six of nine minor penalties, including all four in the third period. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

“Without a doubt,” he said. “But not only does it help in recruiting, but in retaining players as well.

Players want to stick around if they’re close as they feel they’re accomplishing something big together.”

One other plus for the program is having Wayne Gretzky as the keynote speaker at the annual Kings and Queens scholarship breakfast, March 28.

“It’s the biggest event the college has hosted,” said Hansen.

One other thing is that the basketball and volleyball schedules have caused some concern.

On the volleyball side not every team plays each other in the cross-over, meaning two teams could tie for first place, yet not meet during the season.

“There’s too many teams to play everybody, but it’s something they may look at,” said Hansen.

As for the basketball teams from each division — north and south — meet each other once and they play every other team in their own division twice.

Teams receive one point for a victory in their division and two when they cross over.

Ridiculous.

Wins should be two points, pure and simple. Take the Queens for example. They were so young last season it took them until Christmas to find their stride, By then they had faced all the north teams, missing out on a chance to pick up two points for a win.

“I know the schedule will remain the same, but I’m not sure about the points,” said Hansen, who isn’t happy with the travel “We go to Fort McMurray (Keyano) for one game and it costs $5,000. I can’t say what has to be done, but it’s something that should be looked at.”

Especially with the new budget and less funds available for all post-secondary institutions.

“That’s something I haven’t heard anything about yet,” added Hansen. ● The RDC women’s curling team of Kaitlyn Sherrer, Tanis Steinbach, Julie Primrose, Lindsay Janko and Taylor Lindstrom are at the national finals, beginning Thursday at NAIT. RDC team opens against Lakeland Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and face Grant MacEwan at 2 p.m. On Friday they meet Niagara College of Welland, Ont., at 8:30 a.m., Douglas College of New Westminster, B.C., at 2 p.m. and Confederation College of Thunder Bay, Ont., at 7 p.m. On Saturday they finish round-robin play against NAIT at 8:30 a.m. and Fanshaw College of London, Ont., at 2 p.m.

The bronze medal game between the third and fourth place teams goes Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with the final at 2:30 p.m. ● Basketball Kings star Rob Pierce and soccer Queens goaltender Jesse Stewart were named the Boston Pizza RDC athletes of the week.

Pierce was selected a second-team all-star at the nationals while Stewart was outstanding for the Queens, who finished fourth at the futsal finals.

The basketball Kings was named the Breathing Room Yoga Studio and Cafe team of the week. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF y-Saskatoon 72 44 22 2 4 280 x-Prince Albert 72 37 28 3 4 234 x-Swift Current 72 36 29 3 4 206 Moose Jaw 72 25 36 4 7 182 Regina 72 25 38 4 5 193 Brandon 72 24 40 4 4 189

GA 221 233 193 249 269 284

Central Division GP W LOTLSOL z-Edmonton 72 51 15 2 4 x-Calgary 72 46 21 1 4 x-Red Deer 72 39 26 5 2 x-Medicine Hat 72 36 33 2 1 x-Kootenay 72 35 35 2 0 Lethbridge 72 28 34 3 7

GA Pt 155 108 204 97 204 85 244 75 221 72 253 66

GF 278 266 208 243 203 212

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF y-Kelowna 72 52 16 3 1 309 x-Kamloops 72 47 20 2 3 261 x-Victoria 72 35 30 2 5 223 Prince George 72 21 43 2 6 177 Vancouver 72 21 49 2 0 197

Pt 94 81 79 61 59 56

GA Pt 178 108 180 99 252 77 273 50 299 44

U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt r-Portland 72 57 12 1 2 334 169 117 x-Spokane 72 44 26 2 0 269 230 90 x-Tri-City 72 40 27 2 3 246 227 85 x-Seattle 72 24 38 7 3 210 286 58 x-Everett 72 25 40 3 4 172 268 57 x — clinched playoff berth; y — clinched division; z — clinched regular-season title. Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

WHL LEADERS Final for 2012-13 SCORING G Leipsic, Por 49 Petan, Por 46 Rattie, Por 48 Feser, TC 44 Col.Smith, Kam 41 Bell, Kel 38 St. Croix, Edm 37 Valk, MH 46 Bozon, Kam 36 Sylvester, Cal 41 Lipon, Kam 36 Lowry, SC 45 Ranford, Kam 22 Shinkaruk, MH 37 Nicholls, Sktn 47 Stransky, Sktn 40 Reinhart, Ktn 35 Kichton, Spo 22 Wruck, Edm 22 Scheidl, Reg 41 Holmberg, Spo 39 Samuelsson, Edm 33 Macek, Cal 32

A 71 74 62 62 65 55 55 45 55 49 53 43 65 49 38 45 50 63 63 39 41 47 48

GOALTENDERS (Minimum 1,000 minutes played) W L O GAA Jarry, Edm 18 7 0 1.61 Carruth, Por 30 7 2 2.06 Brossoit, Edm 33 8 6 2.25 Bartosak, RD 33 14 5 2.26 Cheveldave, Kam 36 16 2 2.38 Laurikainen, SC 30 23 6 2.40 Driedger, Cal 36 14 4 2.51 Cooke, Kel 37 14 3 2.53 Makarov, Sktn 37 17 5 2.62 Comrie, TC 20 14 3 2.62

Pt 120 120 110 106 106 93 92 91 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 85 85 85 85 80 80 80 80

SO 6 7 5 5 6 1 2 5 7 2

WHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND Conference Quarter-finals (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Edmonton (1) vs. Kootenay (8) Friday, Mar. 22 Kootenay at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Mar. 24 Kootenay at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Edmonton at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 27 Edmonton at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 29 x-Kootenay at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Mar. 31 x-Edmonton at Kootenay, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 2 x-Kootenay at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon (2) vs. Medicine Hat (7) Thursday, Mar. 21 Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 22 Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 27 Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 29 x-Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Mar. 31 x-Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 2 x-Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Calgary (3) vs. Swift Current (6) Thursday, Mar. 21 Swift Current at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 22 Swift Current at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Monday, Mar. 25 Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 28 x-Swift Current at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 30 x-Calgary at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 1 x-Swift Current at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Red Deer (4) vs. Prince Albert (5) Friday, Mar. 22 Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 23 Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 27 Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 29 x-Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Mar. 31 x-Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 2 x-Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland (1) vs. Everett (8) Friday, Mar. 22 Everett at Portland, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 23 Everett at Portland, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 27 Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Friday, Mar. 29 Portland at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 30 x-Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. (Memorial Coliseum) Monday, Apr. 1 x-Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 3 x-Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. (Memorial Coliseum) Kelowna (2) vs. Seattle (7) Friday, Mar. 22 Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 23 Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 27 Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 30 x-Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 2 x-Kelowna at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 3 x-Seattle at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops (3) vs. Victoria (6) Friday, Mar. 22 Victoria at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 23 Victoria at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. (Bear Mountain Arena) Thursday, Mar. 28 Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. (Bear Mountain Arena) Saturday, Mar. 30 x-Victoria at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 1 x-Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. (Bear Mountain Arena) Wednesday, Apr. 3 x-Victoria at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Spokane (4) vs. Tri-City (5) Friday, Mar. 22 Tri-City at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 23 Tri-City at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 26 Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 28 Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 30 x-Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 2 x-Tri-City at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 3 x-Tri-City at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. x — If necessary.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA d-Pittsburgh 31 23 8 0 46 110 81 d-Montreal 29 19 5 5 43 92 73 d-Winnipeg 30 16 12 2 34 80 86 Boston 28 19 6 3 41 82 60 Ottawa 30 16 8 6 38 77 65 Carolina 29 15 12 2 32 84 82 Toronto 29 15 12 2 32 86 83 N.Y. Rangers29 15 12 2 32 70 70 New Jersey 30 13 11 6 32 74 84 N.Y. Islanders29 13 13 3 29 86 96 Tampa Bay 29 13 15 1 27 96 86 Philadelphia 30 13 16 1 27 81 92 Buffalo 30 11 15 4 26 79 95 Washington 29 12 16 1 25 79 87 Florida 30 8 16 6 22 74 110 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA d-Chicago 29 24 2 3 51 100 62 d-Anaheim 28 21 3 4 46 95 69 d-Minnesota 28 16 10 2 34 73 69 Los Angeles 28 16 10 2 34 85 71 St. Louis 28 16 10 2 34 85 80 Detroit 29 14 10 5 33 78 75 Vancouver 28 13 9 6 32 78 80 Phoenix 29 13 12 4 30 77 82 San Jose 28 12 10 6 30 67 74 Columbus 30 12 12 6 30 68 79 Dallas 28 13 12 3 29 73 84 Nashville 30 11 13 6 28 70 81 Edmonton 28 11 11 6 28 69 81 Calgary 27 11 12 4 26 78 91 Colorado 28 10 14 4 24 71 89 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader Monday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 2, Carolina 1, SO Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 2 Dallas 4, Calgary 3 Chicago 5, Colorado 2 Minnesota 3, Vancouver 1 Anaheim 5, San Jose 3 Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 2 Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 Florida 4, Carolina 1 Columbus 4, Nashville 3 Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, OT Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1 Winnipeg 3, Boston 1 St. Louis at Vancouver, Late Phoenix at Los Angeles, Late Wednesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

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

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

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

New Jersey at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s summaries Bruins 1 at Jets 3 First Period No Scoring Penalties — Wright Wpg (holding) 9:29, Burmistrov Wpg (interference) 17:06.

Second Period 1. Boston, Marchand 13, 0:08 Penalty — Hamilton Bos (interference) 15:23.

Third Period 2. Winnipeg, Wheeler 13 (Bogosian, Byfuglien) 11:44 (pp) 3. Winnipeg, Kane 12 (Clitsome, Wellwood) 12:41 4. Winnipeg, Wheeler 14 (Ladd, Little) 19:53 (en) Penalties — Clitsome Wpg (tripping) 7:13, Caron Bos (hooking) 10:07, Clitsome Wpg (tripping) 12:57.

Shots on goal Boston 10 9 9 — 28 Winnipeg 9 7 9 — 25 Goal — Boston: Rask (L,14-4-3); Winnipeg: Pavelec (W,13-12-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Boston: 0-4; Winnipeg: 1-2.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned INF-OF Mike Olt, LHP Jeff Beliveau, RHP Wilmer Font and OF Engel Beltre to Round Rock (PCL). Reassigned RHP Yoshinori Tateyama, RHP Collin Balester, RHP Neal Cotts, RHP Evan Meek, INF Brandon Allen, INF Brandon Snyder, C Juan Apodaca and C Jose Felix to their minor league camp.

National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Released INF Ronny Cedeno. Reassigned LHP Tyler Lyons to their minor league camp.

American Association AMARILLO SOX—Signed RHP Jason Johnson.

Atlantic League SUGAR LAND SKEETERS—Signed RHP Roberto Giron and INF-OF Chase Lambin. Named Jeff Scott pitching coach.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS—Signed F Malcolm Thomas to a 10-day contract.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Signed G Maalik Wayns to a second 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed DE Marcus Spears to a two-year contract.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed CB D.J. Moore.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed QB Matt Hasselbeck.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed C Brad Meester to a one-year contract.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Re-signed OL Nate Garner.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed G Seth Olsen.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed WR Louis Murphy.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Agreed to terms with OL Rob Turner.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS—Recalled G Jack Campbell

Attendance — 15,004 (15,004).

Panthers 4 at Hurricanes 1 First Period No Scoring Penalty — Mueller Fla (hooking) 4:11.

Second Period No Scoring Penalties — Upshall Fla (high-sticking, double minor) 11:37, Huberdeau Fla (diving), Harrison Car (cross-checking) 17:18, J.Staal Car (tripping) 17:21.

Third Period 1. Florida, Fleischmann 6 (Kopecky) 7:39 2. Florida, Goc 4 (Kuba, Campbell) 12:47 (pp) 3. Florida, Matthias 9 (Kuba, Huberdeau) 13:51 (pp) 4. Carolina, J.Staal 7 (Pitkanen, Ellis) 17:27 (pp) 5. Florida, Smithson 2, 19:07 (en) Penalties — McBain Car (slashing) 11:50, Harrison Car (delay of game) 12:15, Selleck Fla (instigator, fighting, minor-major-misconduct), Westgarth Car (fighting, major) 17:02.

Shots on goal Florida 17 11 16 — 44 Carolina 17 5 12 — 34 Goal — Florida: Markstrom (W,2-5-1); Carolina: Ellis (L,4-4-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Florida: 2-3; Carolina: 1-4.

Attendance — 16,349 (18,680).

Capitals 1 at Penguins 2 First Period No Scoring Penalties — Hillen Wash (interference) 1:35, Bennett Pgh (tripping) 19:40.

Second Period 1. Washington, Ovechkin 12 (Brouwer, Ribeiro) 8:14 (pp) 2. Pittsburgh, Martin 6 (Crosby, Bennett) 11:07 (pp) Penalties — Kunitz Pgh (tripping) 6:49, Chimera Wash (hooking) 9:11, Vitale Pgh (tripping) 19:12.

Third Period 3. Pittsburgh, Niskanen 4 (Cooke, Crosby) 11:58 Penalties — Cooke Pgh (boarding, unsportsmanlike conduct) 7:49, Laich Wash (interference) 19:57.

Shots on goal Washington 10 11 8 — 29 Pittsburgh 11 13 12 — 36 Goal — Washington: Holtby (L,10-10-0); Pittsburgh: Fleury (W,16-5-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Washington: 1-5; Pittsburgh: 1-3.

Attendance — 18,653 (18,387).

Senators 5 at Islanders 3 First Period 1. Ottawa, Kassian 1 (Gonchar, Wiercioch) 6:23 2. N.Y. Islanders, Aucoin 5 (Okposo, Bailey) 17:53 Penalties — Condra Ott (tripping) 12:29, Latendresse Ott (freezing the puck) 15:14.

Second Period 3. N.Y. Islanders, Bailey 3 (Okposo, Nielsen) 0:14 4. N.Y. Islanders, Visnovsky 2 (Moulson, Boyes) 11:46 (pp) Penalties — Alfredsson Ott (high-sticking) 1:06, MacDonald NYI (holding) 4:23, Kassian Ott (roughing) 10:11, Gryba Ott (high-sticking) 18:16.

Third Period 5. Ottawa, Silfverberg 7 (Wiercioch, Regin) 1:07 6. Ottawa, Smith 3 (Gonchar, Benoit) 2:15 7. Ottawa, Gonchar 2 (Wiercioch, Latendresse) 19:00 8. Ottawa, Latendresse 3 (Alfredsson) 19:51 (en) Penalty — Gonchar Ott (holding) 5:10.

Shots on goal Ottawa 6 7 10 — 23 N.Y. Islanders 9 12 8 — 29 Goal — Ottawa: Bishop (W,6-4-0); N.Y. Islanders: Nabokov (L,13-9-3).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Ottawa: 0-1; N.Y. Islanders: 1-6.

Attendance — 10,668 (16,234).

Rangers 3 at Devils 2 First Period 1. N.Y. Rangers, Del Zotto 3 (Stepan) 11:49 (sh) 2. New Jersey, Zajac 5 (Harrold, Kovalchuk) 15:15 (pp) 3. N.Y. Rangers, Hagelin 8 (Girardi, Callahan) 16:50 4. New Jersey, Volchenkov 1 (Gionta) 17:13 Penalties — McDonagh NYR (tripping) 10:06, Miller NYR (hooking) 14:09, Carter NJ (interference) 17:21.

Second Period 5. N.Y. Rangers, Nash 10 (Del Zotto) 7:25 Penalties — Zajac NJ (goaltender interference) 3:00, Stralman NYR (tripping) 5:11.

Third Period No Scoring Penalty — Eminger NYR (tripping) 10:57.

Shots on goal N.Y. Rangers 9 9 4 — 22 New Jersey 12 12 7 — 31 Goal — N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (W,13-11-1); New Jersey: Hedberg (L,5-9-3).

Power plays (goals-chances) — N.Y. Rangers: 0-2; New Jersey: 1-4.

Attendance — 17,625 (17,625).

Predators 3 at Blue Jackets 4 First Period No Scoring Penalties — Clune Nash (hooking) 12:47, Boychuk Nash (high-sticking) 17:59.

Second Period 1. Columbus, Tyutin 2 (Umberger, Johnson) 4:08 2. Columbus, Letestu 7 (Prospal, Prout) 9:39 3. Nashville, Bourque 10 (Josi, Legwand) 14:45 Penalty — Atkinson Clb (slashing) 11:27.

Third Period 4. Columbus, Nikitin 3 (Prospal, Johnson) 10:00 (pp) 5. Columbus, Brassard 5 (Letestu, Prospal) 12:41 6. Nashville, Mueller 1 (Clune, Weber) 17:59 7. Nashville, Fisher 7 (Yip, Weber) 18:46 Penalty — Legwand Nash (cross-checking) 8:29.

Shots on goal Nashville 9 11 15 — 35 Columbus 14 10 7 — 31 Goal — Nashville: Rinne (L,10-10-5); Columbus: Bobrovsky (W,10-6-5).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Nashville: 0-1; Columbus: 1-3.

Attendance — 13,364 (18,144).

Sabres 3, Canadiens 2 (OT) First Period 1. Buffalo, Ott 4, 7:47 2. Buffalo, Ennis 8 (Myers, Leino) 18:59 Penalties — None.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Webber Buf (tripping) 0:49, Myers Buf (interference) 3:31, Dumont Mtl (hooking) 7:27, Tinordi Mtl (delay of game) 11:30, Foligno Buf, Emelin Mtl (fighting) 15:35.

Third Period 3. Montreal, Pacioretty 9 (Gallagher, Markov) 7:04 4. Montreal, Armstrong 2 (Galchenyuk, Eller) 16:09 Penalty — Pacioretty Mtl (goalie interference) 17:29.

Overtime 5. Buffalo, Ott 5 (Leopold, Leino) 2:16 (pp) Penalty — Subban Mtl (high-sticking) 0:17.

Shots on goal Buffalo 10 2 6 3 — 21 Montreal 8 11 15 0 — 34 Goal — Buffalo: Enroth (W,2-2-0). Montreal: Price (OTL,15-4-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Buffalo: 1-4; Montreal: 0-2.

Attendance — 21,273 (21,273) at Montreal.

MARTIAL ARTS from Texas (AHL). Assigned G Richard Bachman to Texas. Placed F Ryan Garbutt on injured reserve, retroactive to March 14.

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled F Quinton Howden from San Antonio Rampage (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Reassigned F Mike Blunden to Hamilton (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled F Taylor Beck from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed F Paul Gaustad on injured reserve.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled LW Tim Sestito from Albany (AHL). Assigned G Jeff Frazee to Albany. Activated G Martin Brodeur from injured reserve.

American Hockey League AHL—Suspended Chicago D Adam Polasek three games and Rockford F Jeremy Morin, F Wade Brookbank and D Shawn Lalonde one game each for their actions during an incident in a March 17 game between the teams. Suspended Springfield D Cody Goloubef two games for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a March 16 game against Providence. Suspended Houston C Chad Rau one game for a high-sticking penalty in a March 15 game at San Antonio.

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Announced F Jason Clark was reassigned to the team from Gwinnett (ECHL). Announced D Marc Cantin was reassigned to Las Vegas (ECHL). Released F Adam Huxley.

HAMILTON BULLDOGS—Announced F Olivier Fortier wast reassigned to Orlando (ECHL).

PEORIA RIVERMEN—Reassigned D Brett Ponich to Alaska (ECHL).

ROCHESTER AMERICANS—Signed F Colin Jacobs.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE—Loaned F Justin Vaive to Cincinnati (ECHL).

SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Signed RW Alex Aleardi to an amateur tryout agreement.

ECHL ECHL—Suspended San Francisco’s Tommy Grant two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions in a March 17 game against Utah. Suspended Fort Wayne’s Scott Kishel one additional game for his actions in a March 15 game at Kalamazoo. Suspended South Carolina’s Andrew Cherniwchan one additional game for his actions in a March 16 game at Florida.

Nick Marchuk won nine medals, including five gold, at the Tiger Balm Internationals in Vancouver during the weekend.

Marchuk won the self defence, all ages all divisions; 16-17 year-old advanced padded weapons sparring; choreographed musical weapons and creative weapons for 17-andunder junior black belts and team black belts.

Also in the 17-and-under junior black belt division he was second in traditional weapons and open musical weapons and third in Korean empty hand forms and point sparring.

Jack Marchuk won the traditional weapons, creative weapons and musical weapons in the 17-and-under division while Tori Marchuk won the eight-nine year-old intermediate empty hand kata and point sparring and the children’s underbelt empty hand musical.

She was the children’s traditional forms underbelt grand champion.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Miami 52 14 .788 — d-Indiana 42 26 .618 11 d-New York 39 26 .600 12 Brooklyn 39 28 .582 13 Atlanta 37 30 .552 15 Chicago 36 30 .545 16 Boston 36 30 .545 16 Milwaukee 34 32 .515 18 Philadelphia 26 40 .394 26 Toronto 26 41 .388 26 Washington 23 43 .348 29 Detroit 23 46 .333 30 Cleveland 22 45 .328 30 Orlando 18 50 .265 35 Charlotte 15 52 .224 37

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WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 51 16 .761 — x-Oklahoma City 50 18 .735 1 1/2 d-L.A. Clippers 46 21 .687 5 Memphis 45 21 .682 5 1/2 Denver 47 22 .681 5 Golden State 39 30 .565 13 Houston 36 31 .537 15 L.A. Lakers 36 33 .522 16 Utah 34 33 .507 17 Dallas 32 35 .478 19 Portland 31 36 .463 20 Minnesota 23 42 .354 27 Sacramento 23 44 .343 28 Phoenix 23 45 .338 28 1/2 New Orleans 22 46 .324 29 1/2 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Monday’s Games Indiana 111, Cleveland 90 Charlotte 119, Washington 114 Philadelphia 101, Portland 100 Dallas 127, Atlanta 113 Brooklyn 119, Detroit 82 Denver 119, Chicago 118, OT Memphis 92, Minnesota 77 Golden State 93, New Orleans 72 Miami 105, Boston 103 Phoenix 99, L.A. Lakers 76 New York 90, Utah 83 Tuesday’s Games Indiana 95, Orlando 73 Denver 114, Oklahoma City 104 Milwaukee 102, Portland 95 L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, Late Wednesday’s Games Miami at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Golden State at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games Portland at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Denver, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Baseball Kansas City Baltimore Seattle Cleveland Tampa Bay Detroit Boston Chicago Texas Minnesota Houston Oakland Toronto New York Los Angeles

Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L 17 6 14 6 16 7 14 8 14 9 14 10 13 11 10 9 12 12 11 12 9 12 9 12 9 13 9 15 5 13

Pct .739 .700 .696 .636 .609 .583 .542 .526 .500 .478 .429 .429 .409 .375 .278

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Atlanta 14 11 .560 Colorado 11 10 .524 San Diego 13 13 .500 St. Louis 11 11 .500 Arizona 11 12 .478 Philadelphia 11 12 .478 Miami 10 11 .476 Washington 10 11 .476 San Francisco 9 10 .474 Chicago 12 14 .462 New York 8 10 .444 Pittsburgh 10 13 .435 Milwaukee 9 12 .429 Los Angeles 9 13 .409 Cincinnati 8 14 .364 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 2 Miami 6, Minnesota 2, 5 innings Pittsburgh 4, Boston 3 Atlanta 17, Philadelphia 10 Detroit 5, Washington 1 Seattle 6, Oakland 5 Cleveland 4, Milwaukee 2 Arizona 5, L.A. Dodgers 3 Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego 2 Texas 8, Kansas City 2 Cincinnati 4, Colorado 3 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 St. Louis 5, Miami 4 Toronto 10, Houston 6 Tampa Bay 11, Detroit 5 Baltimore 8, Boston 7 Milwaukee 6, L.A. Angels 1 Cincinnati 10, Chicago White Sox 6 Colorado 7, Kansas City 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, Oakland 1 Chicago Cubs 5, Texas 4 San Diego 6, Arizona 2 San Francisco vs. Seattle, Late Wednesday’s Games Toronto vs. Baltimore, 11:05 a.m.

Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Washington vs. Miami, 11:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta, 11:05 a.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. San Diego, 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. San Francisco (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. L.A. Angels, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Houston, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota, 5:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Toronto vs. Tampa Bay, 11:05 a.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Oakland vs. Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

Washington vs. Atlanta, 4:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Boston, 5:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC SECOND ROUND GROUP ONE At Tokyo Thursday, March 7 Netherlands 6, Cuba 2 Friday, March 8 Japan 4, Taiwan 3, 10 innings Saturday, March 9 Cuba 14, Taiwan 0 Sunday, March 10 Japan 16, Netherlands 4 Monday, March 11 Netherlands 7, Cuba 6 Tuesday, March 12 Japan 10, Netherlands 6 GROUP TWO At Miami Tuesday, March 12 Dominican Republic 5, Italy 4 United States 7, Puerto Rico 1 Wednesday, March 13 Puerto Rico 4, Italy 3 Thursday, March 14 Dominican Republic 3, United States 1 Friday, March 15 Puerto Rico 4, United States 3 Saturday, March 16 Dominican Republic 2, Puerto Rico 0 SEMIFINALS At San Francisco Sunday, March 17 Puerto Rico 3, Japan 1 Monday, March 18 Dominican Republic 4, Netherlands 1 CHAMPIONSHIP At San Francisco Tuesday, March 19 Puerto Rico 0 vs. Dominican Republic 3

Curling 2013 World Women’s curling championships RIGA, Latvia — Standings Tuesday following draw 11 at the 2013 World Women’s Curling Championship, to be held through Sunday in Riga, Latvia (all times Eastern): Round Robin Country (skip) W L Scotland (Muirhead) 6 1 Sweden (Sigfridsson) 6 1 Russia (Sidorova) 5 2 Canada 4 3 Switzerland (Tirinzoni) 4 3 U.S. (Brown) 4 3 Japan (Fujisawa) 4 3 Germany (Schopp) 3 4 Italy (D.Gaspari) 2 5 Denmark (Nielsen) 2 5 China (Bingyu) 2 5 Latvia (Stasa-Satsune) 0 7 Tuesday’s results Ninth Draw Switzerland 7 U.S. 6 Russia 5 Denmark 4 China 7 Germany 5 Japan 6 Italy 4 Draw 10 Canada 7 Italy 6 Russia 9 Latvia 7 China 6 Sweden 4 Scotland 11 Switzerland 4 Draw 11 Sweden 8 Canada 4 Denmark 6 Germany 5 (extra end) Scotland 9 Latvia 5 U.S. 10 Japan 3 Monday’s results Sixth Draw Canada 5 Russia 4 Italy 7 Lativia 5 Scotland 8 China 5 Sweden 9 Switzerland 0 Seventh Draw Italy 7 China 6 (extra end) Japan 6 Germany 4 (extra end) Russia 8 Switzerland 4

U.S. 7 Denmark 6 Eighth Draw U.S. 5 Canada 4 (extra end) Germany 6 Latvia 3 Scotland 8 Japan 3 Sweden 5 Denmark 4 Wednesday’s games Draw 12, 12:30 a.m.

Japan vs. Sweden; Canada vs. Germany; Scotland vs. Denmark; Latvia vs. U.S. Draw 13, 5:30 a.m.

U.S. vs. China; Denmark vs. Italy; Switzerland vs.

Germany; Japan vs. Russia.

Draw 14, 10:30 a.m.

Canada vs. Switzerland; Sweden vs. Russia; China vs. Latvia; Scotland vs. Italy.

Thursday’s games Draw 15, 12:30 a.m.

Russia vs. Scotland; Switzerland vs. Latvia; Sweden vs. Italy; China vs. Canada.

Draw 16, 5:30 a.m.

Denmark vs. Latvia; Scotland vs. U.S.; Canada vs.

Japan; Germany vs. Sweden.

Draw 17, 10:30 a.m.

Italy vs. Germany; Japan vs. China; U.S. vs. Russia; Denmark vs. Switzerland.

Friday’s games Tiebreakers (if required) One Tiebreaker, 1 a.m.

Two Tiebreakers, 1 and 6 a.m.

Three Tiebreakers, 1 and 6 a.m., noon Page Playoffs One vs. Two or Three vs. Four, 11 a.m.

Saturday’s games One vs. Two or Three vs. Four, 6 a.m.

Semifinal One-Two loser vs. Three-Four winner, 11 a.m.

Sunday’s games Third Place Three-Four loser vs. Semifinal loser, 6 a.m.

Championship One-Two winner vs. Semifinal winner, 6 a.m.

All State Chiefs start atom female provincials Thursday The host Red Deer All State Chiefs will take on Lloydminster in their opening game of the provincial atom female hockey championship Thursday at 1:15 p.m. at the Kinsmen Arenas.

Also competing in the fourday Alberta championship tournament — which will be played in its entirety at Kinsmen A and B — will be two teams from Calgary and one from each of Fort Saskatchewan, Hobbema, Leduc, Sherwood Park, Wainwright and Okotoks.

The Chiefs will meet Hobbema at 11:15 a.m. Friday and will conclude pool play with Saturday games versus Fort Saskatchewan and Wainwright at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The first- and second-place

teams from each five-team pool will advance to the semifinals at 9 and 9:15 a.m. Sunday. The championship final will follow at 3 p.m. at Kinsmen A. Thursday’s opening ceremonies will start at 5:45 p.m. at Kinsmen A and the tournament banquet will be held Friday at the Sheraton Hotel, starting at 6 p.m. Canadian national women’s team player Meaghan Mikkelson will be the keynote speaker at the dinner.

The tournament will also feature a silent auction, which will include a pair of gameworn, signed Jarome Iginla custom-made skates, a signed Iginla Flames jersey and a game-ready stick signed by Shane Doan.

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Stephan out to kill bike lanes COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS AT TEES Canadian Country Music Legends in Concert will make music at Tees Community Hall on April 7, at 1:30 p.m. Sponsored

by Clive Lions Club, performers include Alfie Myhre, Joyce Smith, Bev Munro, Randy Hollar, Pete Hicks and Rodeo Wind.

Tickets are $35 each.

Tickets are available at Alix Home Hardware, Clive Village Foods, Heritage Chrysler Jeep in Lacombe, and Jones Boys Saddlery and Western Wear in Ponoka. For more information, call Dave Boyd at 403-341-0134 or Luci Henry at 403784-2658.

WILL ASK COUNCIL TO HALT PROJECT IMMEDIATELY

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF The bike lane battle barrels on.

The city’s bike lane pilot project is due for a full-fledged evaluation this fall, but Coun.

Chris Stephan does not want to wait for the leaves to change colour to examine the merits of the controversial initiative.

At Monday’s council meeting, Stephan introduced a notice of motion to discontinue the pilot project immediately. Citing citizen dissatisfaction and the initiative’s cost, the councillor proposed to “direct administration to prepare a plan for the removal of bike lanes, which have resulted in loss of on street parking and motor vehicle lanes.”

He also called for council to not spend any more taxpayer dollars on bike lanes. On Monday, he said the motion does not call for the removal of all lanes,

‘I THINK IT’S BEEN SUCH A THORN IN MOST PEOPLE’S SIDES, THERE’S NO REASON TO WAIT.’ — COUN. CHRIS STEPHAN

but to remove the lanes in certain areas.

Last September, council voted to remove bike lanes on 55th Street, 40th Avenue (north of 52nd Street) and 59th Avenue (north of 70th Street) in response to public concerns.

Ryan Handley, who organized a petition last year for the removal of bike lanes, applauded the move.

He said public outcry in regards to the project is enough evidence to gauge the project’s effectiveness, or lack thereof.

“I think it’s been such a thorn in most people’s sides, there’s no reason to wait.

“The whole idea of the council is that they are to make decisions on behalf of the major-

ity of citizens and if you get a petition with 3,000 people in 10 days, that’s pretty good feedback,” said Handley.

Still irritated with the way the project was first implemented, Handley said he would like to see bike lanes incorporated in future developments.

In the meantime, though, he wants an immediate end to the project and the lanes removed from 39th Avenue and 40th Avenue.

Coun. Paul Harris has a number of issues with Stephan’s motion, and said this spring and summer are crucial to the pilot project.

“We finished putting the lanes in last fall, so the pilot really is just beginning and it was

EGGS FOR EASTER

City taking ‘hands-off’ approach to compensation

WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES Central Alberta Women’s Outreach opened registration this week for the 2013 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser.

The May 23 event challenges men to don women’s shoes and walk 1.6 km to raise money and awareness as part of the International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence. The event is also open to women and children.

Proceeds from the second annual walk will benefit a variety of programs and services offered by the centre.

Last year, 85 men took part. Men who register early stand a better chance of getting shoes to fit them. More information is available by calling the centre’s fund development officer Darcy Ouellet at 403-347-2480 or emailing darcy@ womensoutreach. ca. The registration website for the event is www.womensoutreach. ca/events/walk-a-milein-her-shoes.

HOW PLANTS ‘BEHAVE’ Some ground-breaking research into plant behaviour will be the focus of a discussion at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Dr. J.C. Cahill, an ecology professor at the University of Alberta, has been studying plant behaviour, and while plants do not feel, think or understand he points out that plant and animal behaviour is more similar than imagined. Cahill will discuss some of his research on March 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the nature centre, at 6300 45th Ave. in Red Deer.

Visitors are welcome to attend and there is no charge.

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intended to run the whole of this coming season so we could see how it would be.

“We haven’t even had a full season with the entire bike lane network, so to say that we’ve run a pilot and it’s been unsuccessful is absolutely ludicrous,” stated Harris.

He expects city administration will be coming forward with recommendations regarding the bike lanes in the spring, information with which council can make tweaks.

While bike lane detractors have been vocal in their opposition, Harris said he believes the majority of Red Deerians are in favour of the project’s goals.

“We’ve got to find ways to make improvements to this system that accommodates everybody and that’s what the whole point of the pilot is to start with,” he said.

Council is scheduled to discuss the motion on April 2. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

The city will share resources and work with other municipalities in the fight.

The plan will be submitted to the Canadian Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Initiative. The city joins 13 Alberta municipalities, including Innisfail, that are members.

Red Deer city councillors said on Monday that this will only strengthen the city’s current initiatives.

A new “hands off” compensation policy is in the books for Red Deer’s elected officials and city manager.

The new policy adopted by council on Monday will go into effect in November, after a new council is elected.

Human Resources team leader Greg LeBlanc said there is new flexibility built into the policy. “(Council will) have more (of a) hands-off approach with less council decision making required because they are attached to something,” said LeBlanc.

“That’s both for setting and maintaining an appropriate compensation model.”

In November 2011, Red Deer city council directed a review of the mayor and council’s compensation policy before the 2013 municipal election.

Traditionally elected officials and the city manager’s compensation were “middle of the pack” as a mid-sized Alberta or Western Canada city.

But in light of Red Deer’s growth as a municipality and organization compared to other cities, council was interested in exploring compensation policy options to better reflect the circumstances.

Under the new policy, the mayor’s and city manager’s compensation will be reflective of the size of the community, the level of responsibilities and comparable to mayors and city managers in other Western Canadian communities.

Councillor’s salaries will now be set at 55 per cent of the mayor’s salary. Benefits may be reviewed so adjustments can be made to reflect changing practices of city administration or of other communities.

Unless council directs otherwise, council salaries and the city manager’s allowances will be adjusted annually by the average per cent change in the prior year’s Alberta Average Wage Rates.

The salaries will be reviewed mid-term very four years.

Currently, councillors are paid a base salary of $53,163 and the mayor makes $89,285.

The city manager takes home $233,295.

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Chiho Ogawa, a student at Red Deer College, discovers how to decorate Ukrainian eggs, drawing designs using wax and copper wire. She was one of several people who attended the event held on Tuesday, at RDC.

City joins coalition against racism, discrimination ACTION PLAN SOUGHT THAT REFLECTS LOCAL REALITIES

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Stepping up its efforts to fight racism, promote equality and create an inclusive community, the City of Red Deer has joined the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination.

As part of the international organization, the city commits to develop an action plan that reflects local realities to combat racism.

County info tech manager decides to run for Red Deer council

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer County’s information technology manager is stepping out from behind the scenes to make a run for Red Deer city council.

Darren Young says he has always been interested in politics but hasn’t run for council because of the difficulty of working in public service and campaigning for a spot in the same constituency.

“I offer an interesting insight,” said Young.

“I don’t think you see very often people that actually work within the Darren Young administration actually running for office. For instance, I believe I can bring a real-life, hands-on understanding of how the government works.”

The 48-year-old father of three has worked on the technical side of municipali-

‘AN UNKNOWN EITHER HAS TO HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO GET SOME FACE TIME AND SOME PUBLIC AWARENESS OR THEY HAVE TO BE WELL KNOWN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.’ — DARREN YOUNG

ties for 20 years. He’s worked in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Since 2008, Young has worked for the county and lived in Red Deer.

Young is running under the Red Deer First banner, a slate of council candidates that apparently so far totals five. Young is the second member of the slate to announce his intentions. Calvin Goulet-Jones announced last week that he is part of the newly-formed group.

Young said he considered throwing his hat into the ring previously but he was new to the city and he was unable to put the resources together for a strong campaign.

“An unknown either has to have a lot of

money to get some face time and some public awareness or they have to be well known within the community,” said Young.

“This works well for me. ... That’s why I am running with this particular group but more so because my strategies align with them.”

Young said he can bring ideas to council from other municipalities that may be a good fit in Red Deer.

While his group mentions a number of focus areas, Young said for him it’s mainly about reducing the city debt, improving public safety and accountability.

Also confirmed running for city council are Lawrence Lee and Matt Chapin. Four councillors, Paul Harris, Dianne Wyntjes, Lynne Mulder and Buck Buchanan, are seeking re-election. Councillors Tara Veer, Frank Wong and Chris Stephan have not confirmed their intentions. Coun. Cindy Jefferies and Chad Mason are running for mayor.

The municipal election is Oct. 21. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Highway speed trimmed HWY 20’S SPEED LIMIT BETWEEN HWY 11 AND SYLVAN LAKE CUT TO 80 KMH dents and injury accidents.”

The Beju Industrial Park and large retailers east of Hwy 20 at Sylvan Lake’s 47th Avenue also contributed to the decision, Rhodes said.

“We have some pretty large transport trucks using that highway and going 100 km/h is too quick.”

The speed limit between 47th Avenue and the Hwy 11A roundabout is 70 km/h.

Crews will post signs on March 25, with the new speed limit going into effect the following day. Alberta Transportation reminds motorists that the speed limit when passing workers is 60 km/h and fines double for infractions in a work area.

Rhodes said after a short period of adjustment, the RCMP and Sylvan Lake municipal bylaw officers will be enforcing the new speed limit.

Students will travel to France to celebrate partnering city of Basel and the German border. The Alsace is an important wine region in France.

They’ll also visit the battlefields of the First and Second World Wars.

The students will visit the graves of former Red Deer high school students killed during the great wars.

This year, students will visit the 10th gravesite of a Red Deer soldier.

The visit is memorialized on a wall of remembrance inside Lindsay Thurber.

From the battlefields, the students will visit Paris, followed by a week-long visit with their French host families in Mulhouse.

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BRIEFS Students provide feedback to school district A new committee of students met top leaders at Chinook’s Edge School Division for the first time to say what they liked and didn’t like about their education in the rural district.

Superintendent Kurt Sacher said the Students Matter Committee was created to get more feedback from students.

The committee is similar to one developed for teachers and support staff.

Twenty-eight students in Grades 7 to 12 met on March 14 with Sacher and several members of senior administration, as well as a school board trustee.

“It was really insightful,” said Sacher.

“One of the key questions was how can the adults work to improve learning environments in Chinook’s Edge.”

Sacher said that generally the students were very pleased with their teachers and schools.

They talked about how administrators listened to them when they had issues.

“They felt very welcome in their school so it was generally very positive,” said Sacher. “But they also had lots to say about improvements so we’re creating a document that we’ll share with administrators and schools.”

Students would like to see more control over their learning, said Sacher.

As much as possible, participants made a three-year commitment to this initiative.

Man who fled court heading to trial

gram was founded in 1992-1993 by Rob Porkka and Clem Hebert, who were teachers at Lindsay Thurber.

Every two years, 90 students from Canada and France have participated in the program.

After 20 years, nearly 900 students have participated in the exchange.

The continued success of the program can be attributed to French immersion teacher and program leader Carl Malenfant, along with fellow staff members.

Students from France were in Canada last May, spending time with their host families and exploring school life while sightseeing.

uled for a preliminary hearing, where the Crown will present his trial witnesses, on May 31, 2013, on separate charges relating to an armed robbery at the Servus Credit Union at 67th Street and Taylor Drive on Sept. 13, 2012.

Clark attempted to flee the prisoner’s box during court proceedings on Feb. 4. He managed to escape the upstairs court room, but was captured at the exit by Alberta Sheriffs.

Pizza shop robbed Police are asking for help tracking down the suspect in an armed robbery at a Red Deer pizza store on Monday.

Red Deer City RCMP say that shortly after 9 p.m., a small man with a pistol tucked into the waistband of his pants entered the Pizza Hut at 34th Street and Gaetz Avenue and demanded money from the counter staff.

The demand was met and the suspect fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police are now hunting a thin man, about 1.67 metres tall (five feet five inches). He was wearing a dark jacket and a skeleton mask.

Anyone who has information that may help identify or locate the suspect is asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, submit tips online to www.tipsubmit. com or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

Robbery nets jail term One man is going to jail for 21 months after pleading guilty to the robbery of a Red Deer Domino’s Pizza that took place in late January.

David Fehr, 44, entered the plea on March 15 in Red Deer provincial court.

After he pleaded guilty to robbery, the other two charges, unlawful confinement and choking with intent, related to the Jan. 31 incident were withdrawn.

Fehr was sentenced to 21 months in jail and 12 months probation upon his release.

Fehr’s co-accused, Ernest Bedore, will appear in court on March 21 and faces charges relating to the incident, including robbery, forcible confinement and overcoming resistance to commission of offence.

National water plan sought

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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Access to clean water is nothing less than a human right, says Derrick Callan, chair of Council of Canadians Red Deer chapter.

Yet the availability of water is threatened everywhere — whether pumped into oil wells by fracking companies, wasted by the bottled water industry, or endangered by loose environmental regulations, said Callan, who was at Red Deer College on Tuesday to raise awareness about the resource as part of World Water Day. The Council of Canadians has urged the federal government to adopt a national strategy on water and update a federal water policy that is already 30 years old.

While many look at Canada as having an al-

most limitless supply of fresh water, only one per cent of fresh water is renewable, says the council.

To protect this vital resource, the council wants water to be recognized as a human right, which would allow the United Nations to monitor governments’ handling of water.

Bottled water is an xample of the waste of the resource, said Callan. It takes about two bottles of water just to manufacture the ubiquitous plastic bottles, and another to fill it.

“That’s an enormous waste of water. We believe people should use refillable water bottles and carry those around,” he said.

Besides the information table at the college’s forum, a showing of the

award-winning documentary film Bottled Life, which takes food and beverage giant Nestlé to task for its water bottling practices, was to be shown in the evening.

Ashling Amato was among those to stop by to talk about water and her idea to stage a celebration called Love H2O. She envisions an event at Bower Ponds featuring speakers, musicians, First Nations representatives and fun activities for the younger set.

It could be capped off with a moment of prayer for one of our most valuable resources.

Amato, 29, plans to pitch her idea to the council at its next meeting. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Child porn accused appears in court A Delburne area man facing several charges relating to child pornography made his first court appearance on Tuesday.

Charles Lawrence Ross, 31, has been charged with using a telecommunication device to contact someone he believed to be under the age of 18 with sexual intent, as well as two counts of using a telecommunication device to contact someone he believed to be under the age of 16 with sexual intent.

Ross also faces charges of printing or publishing child pornography and a breach of probation.

Ross appeared by closed circuit television and remains in custody.

The Crown elected to proceed by indictment on the charges. Ross re-

served his election and the matter was put over to the morning of March 21 in Red Deer provincial court.

Ross was put on Canada’s sex offender registry for 20 years after pleading guilty to other child porn charges in 2009.

He was sentenced on July 15, 2009, to 18 months jail for distribution and possession of child pornography, followed by 36 months probation.

One of his probation conditions was to abstain from using computers or other devices that can access the Internet, including hiring or getting another person to use it for him, or being in the presence of anyone using it. The only exception is if it is required for his employment.

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vider and contractor, and support measures to promote equity in the labour market. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

CITY: More diverse “Our community is becoming more and more diverse and I think this can only strengthen our work,” said Coun.

Dianne Wyntjes.

Coun. Paul Harris said this sends the right message to the community.

Harris said he hopes the action plan will be developed that will help in the schools.

“Yes, we may be doing this in our community but we might learn and they might learn as well,” said Mayor Morris Flewwelling.

“We have a history and tradition of being welcoming.”

Member municipalities pass resolutions to address 10 common commitments outlined by the coalition.

Among the commitments, the city commits to increase vigilance against systemic and individual racism and discrimination, provide equal opportunities as a municipal employer, service pro-

The man who escaped the prisoner’s box and fled a Red Deer courtroom in February is heading to trial.

Charged with hitting two people with bear spray during a bank robbery in Red Deer, Dustin Aaron Clark, 35, has re-elected to be tried by a judge and jury in early 2014 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

He had previously chosen a trial by judge Tire alone in Court of Storage with the e Queen’s Bench.

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PAY: A better way With the change in policy, the mayor will make $99,934, the councillors $54,964 and the city manager $237,718 next year. The figures are based on the 2012 population analysis and the three per cent non-union city staff salary increase.

Councillors acknowledged the difficulty of setting their own salaries.

Coun. Cindy Jefferies said this will be a better system in the long run and she is hopeful it will be useful for future councils. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Forty-five students and staff from Ecole Secondaire Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School will travel to eastern France later this week to celebrate the 20th year anniversary of partnering with Ecole Jeanne D’Arc. Red Deer Public Schools reports that Lindsay Thurber is one of Canada’s few schools to enjoy such a long-term relationship with a twin school, particularly one in France.

The trip runs from Thursday until April 7.

During that time, students will get to hang out at Jeanne D’Arc School, located in Mulhouse in the Alsace region of France near the Swiss

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Ashling Amato, centre, shares her sviews with Derrick Callan, the chair of the Red Deer chapter of the Council of Canadians, during a discussion on water issues in Canada in The Forum at Red Deer College on March 19, 2013.

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Hwy 20’s speed limit between Hwy 11 and Sylvan Lake is dropping.

The new 80 km/h limit, a reduction of 20km/h from the current 100km/h, goes into effect on March 26.

RCMP, Town of Sylvan Lake and Red Deer County contributed to the decision to reduce speeds, said Alberta Transportation in a statement, adding recent development have caused increased traffic in “a more urban setting.”

The Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment commander said the Memorial Trail intersection at Hwy 20’s hill top now makes four major intersections along a short stretch of highway.

“We agreed with Alberta Transportation that a decrease in speed would allow for some more safety,” said Staff Sgt. Gary Rhodes.

“We hope for a decrease in acci-

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Mom’s anger could be mistaken for worry Guidelines say athletes Dear Annie: I am a teenager angry at the bill was emotionally in the northwest. Recently, I con- safer than facing her fears of losing tracted a kidney infection that was you altogether. painful and needed treatment.

Please forgive her outburst.

I didn’t know what I Dear Annie: I was had and wasn’t familmarried for 47 years to iar with the symptoms, a man who did not want so the only thing I said me making friends outto my parents was that I side his family. didn’t feel well.

Unfortunately, his After a few days, it got family didn’t much care so bad that I had to go to for me. I acquiesced to the emergency room. I his wishes (pre-women’s was given a prescription rights). and healed, but the hosWhen he died, I tried pital bill was $600. volunteering in order When the bill came, to make friends, but I my mother read me the guess I am programmed MITCHELL riot act for costing her to push people away. I & SUGAR so much. correspond via email She told me I should with a few folks, but no have said something one wants to take the earlier and saved them friendship further. some money.

I let my son have my That was true, and I apologized. house and moved back to my homeBut the impression I got is that my town into a retirement place that health is not worth that much mon- my son convinced me would be ey to her. beneficial.

I’ve never had a good relationBut they sold him a bill of goods ship with my mother, but this stung. about the activities here. There are Why would she insinuate such a none. No one wants to be friends. thing? What should I do? — Not as They say good morning, but even Pretty as a Penny my invites go unanswered.

Dear Penny: We don’t think your I would like to move, but I can’t mother meant to imply that your afford it, and no one will help me health is not worth $600. pack up. People are full of suggesHave you ever seen a parent yell tions — go to the mall, go to church. at a toddler for running into the (I tried that, filled out a visitor card street? It’s not out of anger. It’s be- and never heard from them.) cause they were worried to death I’ll be 70 soon, and I feel life by what might have happened. isn’t worth living if I have to be We think this was your mother’s alone. — Florida reaction. Your illness turned out to Dear Florida: You sound terribly be curable, but it could have been depressed, and this may be part of something far worse. Becoming the reason you have trouble mak-

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People are attracted to those who are upbeat and energetic, and those traits are difficult for you to display when you feel so low. Talk to your doctor about an antidepressant.

Ask someone in charge whether you could help organize a group outing, perhaps to a movie or a play.

Do some volunteer work where your help will be appreciated and you can spend time getting to know others and practicing your social skills.

You’ve spent years being “programmed” to push people away.

Attracting them won’t happen overnight. Consider yourself a work in progress.

Dear Annie: This is in reply to “A Long-Term Care Employee,” who admonished families for not bringing new clothing to nursing home residents. There is another factor at play here: dementia.

My mother wears the same clothes over and over. She has new clothes in her closet. She doesn’t recognize them and thinks they are someone else’s clothes. I have tried to remove the most worn items, but she stands over me and says, “No, I wear that.” This perceived problem is not always what it seems to be. — Kentucky Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — When athletes are suspected of having a concussion, they should be taken out of action immediately, new guidelines from a major medical group say.

The American Academy of Neurology said athletes shouldn’t resume playing until they’ve been fully evaluated and cleared by a doctor or other professional with concussion expertise.

The recommendations issued Monday generally agree with a brief position paper the academy issued in 2010, but add details on evaluation and management. The guidelines are based on a comprehensive review of scientific research.

Sports concussions have gained a new public focus in recent years because of concern over the risk of developing long-term mental impairment.

Thousands of former pro football players are suing the NFL and its teams, saying that for years the NFL did not do enough to protect players from concussions.

The new advice replaces guidelines published 15 years ago.

Those recommended grading the severity of concussions at the time of injury to determine possible time frames for return to play. Now the group emphasizes more individualized assessment and management of the injury.

Research showed the grading system didn’t relate to outcome, and that nobody can predict how long recovery will take, explained Dr. Christopher Giza of the University of California, Los Angeles, an author of the new guidelines.

The new document says athletes should not be allowed back in action if they show any symptoms.

And it says athletes of high school age or younger with a diagnosed concussion should be managed more conservatively than older athletes when it comes to allowing a return to play.

of your cocoon. You crave freedom and more independency. A taste for foreign culture or travel overseas highly appeals to you right now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are putting your focus into more intimate matters now. Your partner’s financial source concerns you more than ever. You find it easier to connect with others today as the flow of speech will be smoother and receptive.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will discover beauty and pleasure within any foreign related endeavour or activity. You crave for some exotic escapade from your daily routine. Today you may have to deal with some international or legal affairs.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Deep down inside you know that you are right, yet others try to prove you wrong. Stand by your beliefs and keep a strong faith within your own abilities. Don’t let your journey get interrupted by minor discomforts or drawbacks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You have a sudden wave of creativity where you simply want to add more art or beauty within

your own living space. Despite minor mood swings, your inner happiness is increasing and your optimism is enhanced.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may encounter possible clashes within your primordial relationships. At the same time you have a controlled demeanour which doesn’t let itself get influenced or carried away by petty stuff. You know how and when to securely invest in your emotions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An unresolved issue from the past might reappear now and which may give you cause for concern. You might experience some changes within your health. It is possible that today’s fluctuating mood may give you stomach upsets.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A prominent friend or acquaintance may make you moody today. Simultaneously, the pleasures and the fun in which you engage yourself in will uplift your spirits, thus making you look forward to much reassuring and stable times.

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In this Monday, March 18, 2013 photo, Xu Zheng, Chinese actor and director of the Chinese movie “Lost in Thailand” listens during an interview in Hong Kong. Wacky road comedy “Lost in Thailand” found surprising box-office records in China, outpacing even global leader “Avatar,” but the paltry $57,000 it earned in the U.S. is the latest sign of the country’s struggles to meet its goal of rivaling Hollywood. other countries.

“For the U.S. market, what primarily does well are your martial arts action films. ... Usually they have simplified stories. It’s all about visual effect.

They’re just easier to consume as far as with the fanboys,” she said, adding that China is making fewer and fewer such movies.

“The films that are being made now, the Chinese films, are these romantic comedies that just don’t do well for us.”

Lost in Thailand follows two businessmen who encounter a tourist while searching for their boss.

While it has been applauded for depicting modern middle-class life in China, critics say its humour doesn’t appeal outside China.

In an interview, director Xu Zheng said, “I didn’t even think of the foreign market when I was making the film, because the budget was limited.” Had he known it would have been released in other countries, “I might have changed some things in my script.”

China’s censorship system has also been blamed for limiting the kinds of films made, as filmmakers stay away from edgy subjects like in contemporary thrillers in favour of safer storylines.

Film distributors said there are also subtle differences in storytelling, especially with historical and cultural touchstones that differ among audiences.

“There are a lot of things you need to explain and tell to the Western audience (that) would be considered boring” to a Chinese audience, said Jeffrey

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Jean-Paul De Roover, who was given that label by Exclaim! magazine, will perform on Saturday at the Slumland Theatre at 4732 Ross St. Using live looping to blend rock, pop and electronica, De Roover creates his own “post-pop” sound that has been hooking audiences across Canada.

De Roover’s latest album, Complexity in Simplicity, was co-produced by Juno-award-nominated Ben Leggett. De Roover goes for a minimalist approach on it with live drums and bass added to his guitar, vocals, keyboards and synthesizer.

The musician, who was raised in Africa, Asia and South America, has lived in Canada since 2001, performing at festivals and sharing stages with acts including the Beach Boys and Goo Goo Dolls.

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Something for everyone is promised in Red Deer College’s eclectic That’s Entertainment revue.

The power-packed concerts on Saturday and Sunday will represent the best student performances of the year.

Music Department students will be at the top of their game, showcasing jazz, rock and classical music duets, solos, trios and large ensemble works by composers such as Duke Ellington and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Central Alberta Theatre Tickets for Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s 2 p.m. concert are $20.20 ($16.20 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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Action movies aside, “you need social, historical, cultural background. Then the way you tell it to a Chinese audience and the way you tell it to a nonChinese audience will be very different,” Chan said.

Pfardrescher added that for “a lot of Chinese films that I see there is this assumption that Americans know maybe the history or the political humour or something, but unfortunately we don’t. We don’t understand. We don’t know. So it doesn’t translate.

“The only way to do that is to make a lot longer movie to explain it all, but it would be very boring for Chinese audiences.”

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HONG KONG — The surprise hit in Chinese theatres last year was a low-budget, wacky road-trip comedy that even beat out global blockbuster Avatar to become the country’s highest-grossing film ever.

But Lost in Thailand found just a paltry $57,000 during its U.S. theatrical release.

The film that earned 1.26 billion yuan ($200 million) in China joins other homegrown hits that have flopped internationally, and is the latest sign that while the country has become a box-office superpower, it faces a harder task fulfilling its leaders’ hopes that its studios will be able to rival Hollywood for global influence.

Action-comedy Let the Bullets Fly, starring Chow Yun-fat, grossed $111 million at home but $63,000 in the United States, while action-fantasy Painted Skin: The Resurrection, starring Donnie Yen, earned $113 million domestically but $50,400 in the U.S., according to Hollywood.com.

Chinese movies’ overseas box office receipts fell 48 per cent last year, alarming regulators, who also worried about Hollywood movies taking more than half of ticket revenue, which totalled 17 billion yuan ($2.7 billion), for the first time in nine years. Tong Gang, head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, urged filmmakers to “better express Chinese images and stories in line with the international film mainstream” and step up their marketing and publicity, according to state media.

China’s film industry has been reaching out to Hollywood in search of co-production deals that would help studios make movies that both Chinese and global audiences like. They’re hoping to make the next Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, a 2000 U.S.China-Hong Kong-Taiwan co-production that became a global blockbuster.

But film distributors say selling China’s movies to the world is hampered by subject matter that doesn’t travel well, different storytelling methods and the sheer size of its own market.

Lim Teck, managing director of Singaporean producer and distributor Clover Films, said China has become so lucrative local studios don’t need to think about other markets.

“China has become so big and so powerful. Basically a lot of movies nowadays are very Chinacentric,” Lim said at a panel discussion at the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market, a major trade show.

“They’re produced primarily for the China local market, which is nothing wrong because the market is so big, but with that in mind it sort of undermines the (appeal to the) rest of Asia,” Lim said.

Doris Pfardrescher, president of distributor Well Go USA, said the kinds of movies that are popular in China today — romances, comedies and fantasy flicks — don’t necessarily appeal to audiences in

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BRISBOURNE Dean Allan March 28, 1968 - March 17, 2013 With deep sorrow, we say good bye to Dean Brisbourne, a wonderful husband, father, brother, and friend. Dean passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice surrounded by his loving family. Dean was born in New Westminster, British Columbia on March 28, 1968. Though Dean’s journey has ended and he rests happily and peacefully in heaven, he will always have a huge spot in our hearts and will be treasured forever and always.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife and best friend, Shawna Brisbourne, and two daughters; Jenessa and Kaylie.

He was loved dearly by his two siblings; Sandi (Dave) Spelrem and Dwayne (Wanda) Brisbourne, and one sister-in-law, Shelly Balla. He will be honored in the hearts of his mother and father in-law, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was predeceased by his parents; Carol Brisbourne in 1989 and Dennis Brisbourne in 1992. He will be remembered for his strong faith, remarkable courage, great sense of humour, and quiet strength.

To those of you who wish to pay their final respects to Mr. Dean Brisbourne, visitations will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer, on Thursday, March 21, 2013 between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. In Memorial of Dean’s life, his celebration will be held at Streams Christian Church, 5350 46 Avenue, in Red D e e r, A l b e r t a o n F r i d a y, March 22, 2013 at 1 p.m. In Lieu of flowers, the family has set up a fund for his children.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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DICKEY Barbara Barbara (Barb) K Dickey (nee Thiessen) of Red Deer, AB passed away on March 16, 2013, at the age of 62 years, after a heroic battle against cancer. Barb was born and grew up in the Swift Current area of Saskatchewan, where she met her future husband, James (Jim) Dickey, whom she married in 1971.

Barb and Jim moved to Red Deer AB in 1978, where she dedicated her life to her home and family. Barb is predeceased by her husband, Jim, in 2010. Barb is lovingly remembered by a son, Dwayne Dickey (Marcie) of Calgary; two daughters, Carla Dickey of Ituna SK and Dawn Dickey (Hoang) of Red Deer AB, and two grandchildren, Kaytlin and Logan. Barb is also remembered by two brothers, John (Lynn) Thiessen, Neil (Betty Jo) Thiessen; two sisters, Olga Falk and Rose (Jules) Toews; her mother-in-law, Dorothy Dickey; a sister-inlaw, Marj (Glen) Colenutt, and a brother-in-law, Bill (Belinda) Dickey. Funeral services will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 - 45 Street, in Red Deer on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., with interment to follow at Alto Reste Cemetery. The family has requested no flowers, but instead a donation is made in Barb’s name to the Red Deer Hospice Society. http://www.reddeerhospice. com/donate_now.html Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to

BULLOCK Merle Eugene Bullock passed quietly in his sleep at the Red Deer Hospice late Friday 15th March, 2013.†Born 28th January, 1928 in Saint John NB he came from a working class family where his father had been a stevedore and his older brothers in wartime Naval service. On graduation Mel joined the RCAF in 1948, was commissioned from the ranks under unusual circumstances, and was immensely proud of this service through to his first retirement in 1980, at which point he located to a home in Parkvale and a further 10-year career with the Co-Operators. Other than the RCAF the ‘air beneath his wings’ was undoubtedly his wife Marj, with each having been the others’ first date at age 14 (d. 2009) and who was forever in his thoughts.

Mel is survived by two sons, Mike and Dave, three grandchildren and a recent great grandchild.

Mel and his sons recently spent extensive time together while at the Hospice. He passed quietly, with no issues in this world and only a wish to rejoin Marj. At his request there will be no funeral or other public service. Any donations may be made to either the Hospice, or to his lifelong charities of the Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Salvation Army. He was known by many, and will be remembered as a gentle man.

DAVIDSON Harvey Archibald Jan. 22, 1935 - Mar. 17, 2013 It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Harvey Archibald Davidson after a brief illness. Harvey was born and raised on the family farm east of Red Deer in the Joffre (Satinwood) area.

He enjoyed woodworking, dancing, curling and traveling.

He will be remembered by h i s l o v i n g w i f e ; A u d r e y, brother; Bill (Shirley), sister; Rene (Melvin) and sons; Tom (Holly), Gerry, Donnie (Christine), Mike (Laurie) and Mark (Shelley). Harvey will also be lovingly remembered by his nephews; Darrell (Karen) and Dave (Ann), niece; Marlene (Terry), as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Harvey was predeceased by his father; John Alvin, his mother; May and his son; Dick. In honor of Harvey’s life, a funeral service will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 3:30 pm. A family interment will be held at Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to ones choice.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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CAIRNS Donald 1928 - 2013 Mr. Donald Malcolm Cairns of Red Deer passed away at Bethany CollegeSide on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the age of 84 years. Don was born in Huntingdon, Quebec on November 6, 1928. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Lottie of 60 years, his children Diane (George) Stasyk, Doug (Donna) Cairns, Dave (Lynn) Cairns, Monica Olsen and Pam (Larry) Corsiatto, thirteen grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, his sister Helen Munro of Huntingdon and sister-in-law Ida Lemke of Edmonton. In honor of Don, a memorial service will take place at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 18 Selkirk Boulevard, Red Deer on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Don Hennig officiating. Memorial donations in Don’s name may be made directly to Heart and Stroke Foundation, #202, 5913-50th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 4C4 or the charity of one’s choice.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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ZAKO Zoltan “Zoli” 1924 - 2013 Mr. Zoltan Zako of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the age of 88 years. A revolutionary of 1956, Zoli fled from Hungary via France and entered into Canada via Saint John, New Brunswick, where he gained his Canadian citizenship.

He lived and worked in various places in Canada; from the province of British Columbia where Zoli worked at the Keno Silver Mine, then from there onto the province of Alberta, where he worked for the City of Red Deer at the Red Deer Regional Hospital for many years, eventually retiring in Red Deer.

Zoli represented Canada well as a good citizen. Zoli’s friends wish to express their thanks to the wonderful people at Piper Creek Lodge and his many friends; both Hungarian and Canadian. It is with great sadness that we lay him to rest. We will miss Zoli. In honor of Zoli, friends are invited to gather at a Graveside Service, which will take place at Alto Reste Cemetery, Hwy. 11 East, Red Deer, Alberta on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at: www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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GILCHRIST Barbara Jean June 8, 1948 - March 13, 2013 It is with extreme sorrow that we say farewell to a beautiful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Barbara passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice with three generations of Gilchrist guys by her side on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Barb was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on June 8, 1948 and resided there until moving to Red Deer in 1986. Although we take comfort in knowing that her brave and courageous battle has ended, she will be lovingly remembered and terribly missed by her husband and best friend; Ian Gilchrist o f R e d D e e r, s o n ; To d d , daughter-in-law; Judy, and grandchildren; Connor and Madison of Sherwood Park, a very special niece; Holly Stockall (Travis Revitt) of Calgary, and step-daughter; Jackie (James) Goby and their children Ben and Karlee of Avonlea and Regina, Saskatchewan. Also left to mourn Barb’s loss are her very special friends; Kim Courte, Delinda Olsen and Kathryn Goertzen, who stood by her through thick and thin.

Barb will forever be remembered by all who knew her and for her great outlook on life and the positive attitude she had towards any obstacles that were thrown at her. Barb was predeceased by her father; Edwin Stockall in 1957, mother; Isabella Stockall in 1994 and brother; Bob Stockall in 2007. Barb’s family would truly like to thank the caring and compassionate staff at the Central Alberta Cancer Centre for years of treatment and understanding, and the very understanding and caring staff at the Red Deer Hospice for the comfort afforded to Barb during her short stay there. In honor of Barb’s life, a celebration will be held at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.

As a gesture of gratitude for the excellent care provided to Barb, memorial donations may be made directly to the Central Alberta Cancer Centre, 3942 - 50A Avenue, Red Deer, T4N 4E7 or the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Looking for Part/Full Time BARTENDER/SERVER. Apply with resume to 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer 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 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

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ABEL CORPORATION is seeking an EDGE BANDER OPERATOR for full time permanent employment.

Applicants will require a minimum of three years exp. with compatible edge equipment and must have a reliable means of transportation. This position offers a competitive industry wage and full benefits after six months of employment.

Please email resumes to projects@abelcorp.ca or fax 403-782-2729 care of Sean.

Resumes should indicate specific equipment applicants have operated including make and model.

CANUCK FRAMING is hiring all framers with 1 year+ exp. in commercial or residential framing.

Top Wages to Top Guys.

Transportation a Must.

Call James at 403-872-0159 CONNELLY IND. INSULATION is seeking ticketed Alberta Asbestos workers and Mechanical Commercial Insulators. Email resume to: info@ connellyinsulation.com

CONNELLY INDUSTRIAL INSULATION is seeking ticketed Alberta Asbestos workers and Mechanical Commercial Insulators. Email resume to: info@ connellyinsulation.com

Furix Energy Inc is hiring for the following positions Journeyman and Apprentice Pipefitters Skilled Labourers Sandblasters Industrial Coaters and Painters Apprentice Welders Journeymen welders with CWB and 400BBL tank manufacturing experience.

Sales & Distributors

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CUSTOM Energized Air is a leader in compressed air technology and requires an

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

Teachers/ Tutors

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Sunchild First Nation School

Is seeking a term position teacher to teach the following subjects: Calm 20, Senior PE, Foods, Computers 7 and 8.

Please email resumes to collicutts@yahoo.ca Position to start immediately. Any questions can be directed to the principal, Susan Collicutt at 403-989-3476

S M A L L R U R A L M E AT SHOP in central AB looking for F/T meat cutter.

Knowledge of cutting hanging carcasses needed. Rental house avail. within walking distance of meat shop.

Please call 403-843-4383 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! 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

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CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA 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

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BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

Adams Close/ Adair Ave. BOWER AREA Baile Close Boyce St./ Byer Close Barrett Dr/ Beatty Crsc..

Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St INGLEWOOD AREA

Illingworth Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

SUNNYBROOK AREA

MEGA CRANES is looking for a ticketed crane and boom truck operator. Must have Class 1. Good wages, benefits, 10% holiday pay, RRSP’s, and most evenings and weekends off. Fax resume to 885-4269 or email cathy@megacranes.com

Sherwood Crsc

P/T CLASS 1 Truck Driver req’d to haul feed with B-Train Tanker to our farm in Ponoka. 2--3 days per wk, approx. 8-10 hrs. per Please email your resumes day flexible hrs. Must have to Darryl@furixenergy.com clean driving record or fax to 403-348-8109.

Fax resume (403)783-5239 or email: Start your career! vandepolfarms@yahoo.ca See Help Wanted Phone 403-704-0257 Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale Business Opportunities in Classifieds

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 SUNSHINE Family Restaurant - F/T Kitchen Helper. $11.41/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net

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Join Distinctly Tea in the high growth & high margin retail loose leaf tea industry. Steve@fylypchuk.com CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

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Clearview Ridge Carrington Drive & Crossley St. area $202.00/mo.

Deerpark Area 3 blks of Duston St. Denmark Crsc & West half of Donnelly Crsc. $94/mo.

Lancaster Area East half of Lampard Crsc. $61/mo.

ALSO Landry Bend Lacey Close & Lenon Close area $76/mo.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934 Start your career!

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MEAT MANAGER & MEAT CUTTER positions available immediately. Must have retail cutting experience and be available all retail hours. F/T, competitive salary, benefits. Please apply in person with resume to Sobeys, Highway 2A, Lacombe or fax 403-782-5820.

MECHANICAL FOREMAN NEEDED FOR SHOP IN LACOMBE. Duties include: Servicing diesel company vehicles and fabricating. Please fax resume to: 403-342-7447.

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

Trades

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

Carriers Needed 4 days/wk Flyers & Sun. Life IN PINES Patterson Cres. & Pamley Ave.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Piper Dr. & Pennington Cres.

Pallo, Payne & Parsons Cl.

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Carriers Needed

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

GLENDALE Morning delivery 6 days /wk by 6:30 a.m.

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308 GAMES MUSIC - F/T Sales Clerk. Submit resume to 5209 50 Ave Red Deer

THE TOWN OF BLACKFALDS HAS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

General Maintenance Worker for our Blackfalds office.

General office/shop/yard upkeep. P/T Flexible hours. Phone: 403.290.7800. Email: HR@ ABPIPELINERS.COM.

Are you our next store manager? We are searching high and low for an honest, friendly, service-minded individual to fill the role of General Manager for West Park Market.

This position oversees operations for a wellestablished, fast-paced, neighbourhood food store/ bakery. To apply, email your resume to westparkmarket@gmail. com or drop it off in person at #110 - 3722 57 Avenue, Red Deer, AB. No phone calls please.

Michener Area West of 40th Ave. North Ross St. to 52 Street. $236/monthly Good for adult with small car.

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For more information and complete job descriptions, please visit our web site at www.blackfalds.com • Day Camp Leader (Camp Curious) - Seasonal, Non-permanent • Labourer (Parks) - Seasonal, Non-permanent • Labourer (Public Works/Transfer Station) - Permanent Full-time • Labourer (Public Works) - Permanent Full-Time Please submit resumes by Email: info@blackfalds.com or Fax: (403) 885-4610

DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Operator 2 position.

requires

SCRAPER OPERATORS

The position includes Plant Operations and Sanitation duties. Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma and must be available for shift work. Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

Earthworks Division We require individuals with push pull experience, grade knowledge & able to work well with others for work in the Central AB area.

Application Closing Date: March 21, 2013.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to: Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113, Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 FAX: (403) 747-2660 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Top wages paid based on knowledge & experience Career advancement opportunities Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

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services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best 50 Managed Companies. We are an industryleading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees.

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

Contractors

7 day on/7 day off schedule

COUNTERTOPS

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Dedication to safety; reflected in practice and experience Excellent interpersonal skills Strong focus on customer satisfaction Team player Long term employment

STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment.

Escorts

Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted.

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EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Please note: This job posting closes on March 28th 2013

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STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. ATTN: Human Resources Fax # 403-342-6505 Email: hr@studon.com “People Pride & Service”

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BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

Fly directly to site from Edmonton or Calgary • • • • •

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

INSTRUMENTATION & ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE and COMMISSIONING TECHNICIANS

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Timberlands Area Talson Place, Thomas Place Trimble Place, Traptow Place Timberstone Way $152/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

We are currently hiring for the position of:

We are currently recruiting for the position of: Branch/Sales Manager Olds, Alberta We Offer: • Excellent wages • Bonus structure • Training and development programs • Annual performance reviews • Annual salary review • Bereavement pay • Comprehensive health benefits -medical -prescription -dental • Health travel insurance • Group life insurance • Educational assistance program • Company matching Deferred Profit Sharing • RRSP plan • 3 week's vacation per year to start Please apply by sending your resume and cover letter In text format to: careers@moodys,e qulpment.com

Clearview Area Castle Crsc.

Clark Crsc. & Crawford St. $155/mo.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Valentine Crsc.

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

Good for adult with small car.

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

OPERATOR 2 POSITION

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Moody's Equipment is a progressive agricultural and construction equipment dealership with locations in Calgary, High River, Olds, Edmonton, Lloydminster, Saskatoon, Kindersley, Unity and Perdue. Since our first dealership in Perdue, Saskatchewan in 1964 we have maintained a high focus on taking care of our customers and people.

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Oilfield

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740

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Dental

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GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

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ASIAN Executive Touch Exclusive for men. Open 10 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 5003-50 St. 403-348-5650

Gentle Touch Massage

4919 50 St. New staff. Daily Specials. New rear entry, lots of parking. 403-341-4445 LINDA’S CHINESE MASSAGE

COUPLES SPECIAL

2nd person is 1/2 price.

Open daily 9 am-9 pm.

403-986-1550 #3 4820-47 Ave MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

VII MASSAGE

Feeling overwhelmed?

Hard work day? Come in and let us pamper you.

Pampering at its best. #7 7464 Gaetz Ave.(rear entrance if necessary) www.viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels.

403-986-6686

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5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Personal Services

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SPECIALIZING in reuniting loved ones back to stay.

Stops divorce 100% guaranteed. Call toll free 1-888-382-4111

Seniors’ Services

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ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as roof snow removal, bathroom fixtures, painting or flooring Call James 403- 341-0617 HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 Better For Cheaper with a Low Price Guarantee. helpinghandshomesupport.com

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, March 20, 2013 D3

FAST TRACK PHOTOS Call 403-309-3300 to get your vehicle pictured here

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 MAZDA 3 Sport.

Clean, 203,000 km. $7800.

403-341-0744

2005 HONDA Accord EX-L FWD,64981 kms, $11,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 BMW 335i htd. lthr.,sunroof, $19888 7620 -50 Ave., Sport & Import

2008 GMC SLE 4x4 1/2 ton, 208,000 kms, near perfect cond, $13,000 403-845-3292 403-895-2337

2009 TOYOTA Venza awd 3.5L V6, 55,000 kms, smart key system, backup camera, heated leather seats, priced to sell $22,900 403-343-2020

1998 QX4 INFINITI V6, 4x4, good motor & transmission. No rust, regular maintanance, good tires. $4950.

403-588-6230

2004 PONTIAC Grand Am GT FWD, $4888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 NISSAN Altima SER $12,888 403-348-8788 AB SPORT & iMPORT

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 JEEP Grand Cherokee Laredo AWD,turbo diesel, $29,888 403-348-8788

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 BMW X5 4.4i htd. lthr.pano roof, $16888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 CADILLAC Escalade ESV Platinum, $24,888 403- 348-8788 AB Sport & Import

2007 FORD F-150 XLT 4X4, 107,115 kms, $14,888 403- 348-8788 Sport & Import

E300 4-matic, nav., sunroof, 77001 kms, $26,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 MERCEDES BENZ

2010 FORD Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4, lthr.,

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 CADILLAC SRX fully loaded, white diamond, cashmere leather, 7 pass.

4.6L V8, 152,000 kms. rear

2006 CHEVY Silverado.

186,000 km.

Exc. cond. $5700 obo.

403-392-1313

2007 GMC Sierra 2500 SLE Turbo diesel $25888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 CHRYSLER 300 $11888 403-348-8788 Alberta Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 GMC Sierra 2500HD SLE 4x4 Duramax $27,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

4X4, htd./cool lthr., $26888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2009 FORD F-150 Platinum

2010 SIERRA ext/cab 4x4, 5.3L 6 spd, auto, $15,500 403-346-9816

2003 BMW 3 series 325xi htd. lthr., sunroof, $10,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 CHRYSLER Crossfire 80,954 kms., $12,888 403-348-8788 AB Sport & Import

2006 Escalade ESV Platinum Edition 22” Foose Rims one owner $21,888 Sport & Import 348- 8788

2007 MONTE Carlo SS 5.3L, 71,000 kms, loaded $16,500 403-346-3844

2009 FORD F-350 King Ranch htd. lthr., sunroof, nav., $33888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 TOYOTA Sienna CE 7pass., rear air, $14,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2005 COLORADO ext cab LS, tmech. in great shape, tuned up, 168,000 kms. $7500, 403-347-6889 lve msg

2006 Honda Civic LX Sedan 120,000 km $10,888 Sport & Import 348-8788

2007 SAAB 9-3 Aero V-6 turbo, 54,031 kms $18,888. 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2009 FORD SHELBY GT 500, 16163 kms, $42,888, 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 BMW X3 AWD, lthr., pano-roof, $14,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 LAND ROVER Sport HSE AWD $28888 403- 348-8788 AB Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2009 HONDA CR-V lthr., sunroof, nav., $23888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2011 DODGE Ram Laramie 2500 4X4, hemi, DVD,. lthr., tonneau cover, $38,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE

2005 DODGE Magnum $9,888 , 403- 348-8788 Alberta Sport & Import

2006 PONTIAC Grand Prix FWD, 65611 kms, $10888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 DODGE 2500 HD crew cab s/b, 183,000 kms $13,500 403-346-9816

2009 MAZDA 3 GS FWD, $11888 104,463 kms,

5th wheel 2013 Coachman 38.5’ Total retail price

VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DVD, $14,250. 403-352-1863

7620-50 Ave. Sport & Import

8 passenger, $28,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2013 Ford Lariat

$169,300 Total net sale price $110,000 Phone 1- 403-650-8947

Sell your vehicle FAST with a Formula 1 Classified Vehicle Ad

25,990

$

2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT GL

Stk #H35092A. keyless entry, abs, cd, cruise, audio mounted steering controls, MP3, pb, pm, ps, pt, pw, tilt, traction control, 19,220 kms

$13,990

www.garymoe.com Locally owned and family operated

2010 Stk TOYOTA VENZA C PKG #H34885A. 20” alloy wheels, leather, heated

2011 HYUNDAI TUCSON L Stk #HP4944. keyless entry, MP3, pdl, pw, ps, pb,

$22,990

$18,990

seats, sunroof, tilt, telescopic, traction control, MP3, bluetooth, cd, 90,623 kms

tilt, traction control, cd, 25,529 kms

2007 HONDA CRV-EX-L AWD Stk #H35134A. 17” alloy wheels, abs, cd player,

2011 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LTD AWD

$14,888

$42,990

leather, sunroof, tilt, traction control, cruise, pd, pdl, pm, ps, pw

Stk #H35149A. 19” alloy wheels, leather, heated seats, bluetooth, audio controls, nav., keyless entry, power lift gate, 3rd row seating, tilt, telescopic, pdl, pw, pb, ps, 22,000 kms

| 7652 Gaetz Ave., North Red Deer | 403-350-3000

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2011 SONATA 2.0T LTD

Stk #H35110A. 18” alloy wheels, leather, heated seats, sunroof, tilt, telescopic traction control, MP3, pb, pdl, pm, ps, pt, pw, bluetooth, 6 cd changer, 40,774 kms

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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 CENTRAL Alberta Precast Plant is currently seeking an individual to oversee the maintenance for the plant. Individual would work in conjunction with the operations manager and plant supervisor.

Position plays an integral part in plant operations.

You will be responsible for the maintenance, calibration, and technical support for all operating equipment.

Individual would also be required to maintain proper files for all maintenance activities, and effectively manage inventory levels of critical replacement parts in a cost effective and efficient manner. Supervision of 3rd party contractors at times will also be req’d.

Applicant must have minimum 5 yrs. of maintenance experience. Applicant must also have a wide range of knowledge different machine components.

Electrical knowledge is an asset. Individual must work with compliance of all Occupational Health and Safety legislation, guidelines, standards, policies, procedures and practices.

Individual must be willing to be on call 6 days a week. Overtime work will be req’d. Wages based on experience and benefits avail. Fax resume to 403-885-5516.

Currently seeking Newspaper carrier for morning delivery 6 DAYS PER WK. ( Monday - Saturday) in the town of Olds Earn $500+ for hour and a half per day.

Must have own vehicle.

18+ Needed ASAP Call Quitcy 403-314-4316 qmacaulay@ reddeer advocate.com GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com LIVE in caretaker req’d. for 13 unit condo in Red Deer.

Contact Deb 403-341-5606 MEGA CRANES is looking for a YARD person with Class 1. Fax resume to 885-4269 or email cathy@megacranes.com

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RED DEER GROUNDS MAINTENANCE POSITION

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Garden Supplies

FREE

for all Albertans

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RED Wigler composting worms w/housing unit, $50; information for care provided; greenhiouse 3 shelves roll up flap w/zipper, 47x7x70 cm. plus 2 72 cell seed starter kits, asking $40; lawnmower, battery operated, mulcher straight cut, 18” cutting span, batteries not incl. asking $45, exc. cond, 403-227-2653

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Household Appliances

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

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APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Household Furnishings

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DBLE boxspring and mattress, bought 2 yrs ago used 6 mos., $200, 403-347-3101

MEN’S BLACK OXFORDS, waterproof. Size 9.5, excellent cond. $50 403-227-2653

OVER 60 items of ladies clothing, like new, size 12 petite, $100 takes all, obo 403-343-8916

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

WOMEN’S suede jacket, chocolate brown, size L , good condition, $40, Box of ladies clothing, size 8-10, good quality, $20; 403-314-9603

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TO GIVE AWAY Working older style 32”, T.V. with stand.

Attractive set!

GONE!

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, n/s . No pets.

403-596-2444

Mobile Lot

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

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Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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Manufactured Homes

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Mauricia 403-340-0225

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Manufactured Homes

20,000with Intro

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Houses For Sale

400/month lot Rent incl. Cable Sharon (403) 340-0225 www.lansdowne.ca

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1300 SQ.FT. 1/2 DUPLEX IN RED DEER. Gated community, The Fountains, near RDG.C.C. Great location. For more info phone 403-506-9491

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1 BDRM. apt. in Penhold, $740/mo. Avail. immed.

Incl. most utils, no pets.

Call 403-886-5288

FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe.

Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820

Super Vacation packlage All new no mileage Lottery Win Sale 2013 Ford Lariat truck 6.71 L diesel Crew cab, all electronics 5th wheel 38.5’ 2013 Coachman Brookstone 367KL 4 slide outs Furnace, a.c.,, fireplace Total retail price $169,300 Total net sale price $110,000 Phone 1- 403-650-8947

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Some seniors getting antibiotics for too long DOCTOR PREFERENCE MAY TRUMP NEED

BY HELEN BRANSWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS Many seniors living in long-term care facilities could and probably should be put on shorter courses of antibiotics when they have bacterial infections, a new study suggests.

It found that nearly half of antibiotic prescriptions written for Ontario seniors in long-term care in 2010 were for treatment courses longer than seven days, which in most cases would be unnecessarily lengthy.

The prescribing habits of doctors rather than the needs of the patients appeared to be what was behind the longer-than-needed use of the drugs, the study also found.

“We’re all creatures of habit in life, and more likely to do something the same way as we did previously,” said Dr. Nick Daneman, first author of the paper, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

“So if we get used to prescribing 14 days, we’re more likely to be writing 14 days on most of our antibiotic prescriptions. If we get used to writing five days, we’re more likely to write that on future prescriptions as well.”

Daneman is an adjunct scientist at Toronto’s Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; his co-authors are also affiliated with the institute. Daneman is an infectious diseases specialist at

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But in fact, using antibiotics for longer than is needed isn’t playing it safe.

These drugs have side-effects. There’s a greater risk of developing C. difficile diarrhea or of contracting an infection caused by an antibiotic resistant bacterium the longer a senior takes antibiotics.

Likewise, excessive use of these drugs in long-term care facilities contributes to the overall pressure antibiotic use places on bacteria, fuelling the development of so-called superbugs. Antibiotics typically kill susceptible bacterial strains, giving those that are naturally resistant to the drugs a chance to thrive and multiple.

“So there’s no question that this is an issue that profoundly affects not only the community at large, but the individual who is being prescribed an inappropriately long course of antibiotics as well,” said Simor, who is head of microbiology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Daneman and his co-authors tried to determine whether differences in the patients could account for the longer prescriptions. Maybe the patients who received antibiotics for 10 or 14 days were sicker or sick with different conditions? But they found that couldn’t explain the differences.

They concluded it was an issue of individual prescribing patterns, with individual doctors generally prone to ordering short, average or long dura-

tion courses of antibiotics.

Interestingly, when doctors who wrote long antibiotic prescriptions were compared to those who wrote short and average-length ones, there were no clear demographic differences among the three groups. One couldn’t predict, say, that male doctors would prescribe one way and females another. Nor did they break down by age, years in practice, or whether the doctor was trained in Canada or abroad.

The study suggests that if all doctors adopted the habits of those who treat with short courses of antibiotics, the overall number of days seniors in longterm care end up on antibiotics could drop by as much as 19 per cent.

Daneman said he thinks this is an exciting opportunity, an way to reduce the overall use of antibiotics that is within reach.

“It’s easy to talk about and difficult to do, antibiotic stewardship,” he said, referring to the term used to describe efforts to use the drugs wisely to protect their efficacy. Rates of resistance are rising at alarming rates in some bacterial diseases, raising the spectre of a return to a time when some infections might be untreatable.

“Shortening that tail end of treatment, at which point antibiotics are putting people at potential risk without any potential benefit, seems to be a real feasible way to reduce antibiotic overuse,” Daneman said.

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Preet Bhogal still remembers being taunted in school for his inflamed skin.

The Nova Scotia native would always wear long-sleeved shirts to cover his arms and tried to shrug off jeers about the flare-ups on his hands, but the words still hurt.

“My eczema covered just about my whole body,” says the 33-yearold, who has lived with the skin condition since he was a baby.

“It definitely affected my self image, self esteem, mental health.”

While the physical severity of Bhogal’s eczema improved with a combination of age and a strict care regime, its emotional impact continued to be felt in subtle ways.

He didn’t wear shortsleeved T-shirts until he was in his 20s, doesn’t know how to swim because his eczema was exacerbated by pool water and vividly recalls how concerned some of his peers were about catching the skin condition that isn’t contagious.

“There’s almost a barrier around you. Because I had visible eczema, people were afraid to get close,” he says.

While Bhogal’s case was an extreme one, the challenges he faced are encountered by many living with eczema today.

As the rates of those who experience the condition appear to be on the rise, Bhogal and advocates for those with skin disease hope having conversations about eczema will help demystify the condition and make it easier to deal with.

“There’s often a lack of awareness of the issues that it causes and the amount of stress in the way that skin disease really affects someone’s life,” says Bhogal, who is now a board member with the Canadian Skin Patient Alliance.

“I would like for people to just know that it exists and for people to not be afraid to talk about it.”

While official annual statistics are hard to come by, a number of doctors and patient support groups estimate about 20 per cent of Canadians will experience eczema at some point in their lives.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto as well.

Antibiotic use is common among seniors, whose waning immune systems leave them susceptible to infections. In long-term care, antibiotics are most commonly used to treat urinary tract or respiratory tracts infections, or infections of the skin and soft tissue.

Most of these infections can generally be treated successfully with seven or fewer days on antibiotics.

In this study, the researchers looked at records for Ontario seniors living in long-term care in 2010. They found nearly 78 per cent of residents of these facilities had at least one prescription for an antibiotic during the study period. And while seven days was the most common length of treatment course, 45 per cent of prescriptions were for longer than that.

“You don’t need to treat for more than seven days for most of these infections. And yet what they found was even if you assume that all of the courses of antibiotics were appropriately decided upon, the duration was still inappropriately prolonged,” said Dr. Andrew Simor, an infectious diseases expert who was not involved in the study.

Simor said some doctors may be trying to play it safe. “They often will say: ’We’ll treat until they get better and then maybe a couple of extra days just to be sure.”’

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