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Student made threats SET TO APPEAR IN COURT THIS WEEK

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer student who was arrested in connection with threats to open fire at local schools will appear in youth court this week.

A student who attends an alternative high school in Red Deer was arrested and charged after allegedly making threats to commit a shooting at several Red Deer schools on April 4.

The suspect cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Piet Langstraat, superintendent of Red Deer Public Schools, said there was no immediate danger to students or staff as the schools were in the middle of spring break.

The Calgary City Police alerted the Red Deer City RCMP about the potential threat after reading about the threats on Facebook. Langstraat said the two police organizations worked swiftly to arrest the youth and to alert the school district.

“There was no imminent danger at all to our schools, students or staff,” said Langstraat. “I’m continuing to work with RCMP on this situation.”

Langstraat notified principals and staff of the threat and also posted information on the school district’s website to keep parents informed. Neither the district nor the police will release any information about the youth.

“It’s probably one of the most frightening things you can deal with as a superintendent,” said Langstraat. “It’s the first time to my knowledge that this has type of threat occurred in our community.

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Red Deer Rebels Turner Elson and Brooks Maxwell celebrate Maxwell’s first period short-handed goal against the Calgary Hitmen during game three of the WHL Eastern Conference semifinal at the Centrium on Monday.

The Rebels went on to win the game 2-1 in overtime. See related story on page B4.

Thatcher defined conservatism

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A giant, an inspiration and an Iron Lady who rejuvenated conservative politics: that’s how Margaret Thatcher was remembered Monday by Canadian politicians as they weighed in on the death of an influential British leader.

“She was not just a great leader for Britain, but she was really one of those

AN IDEOLOGY PAST ITS PRIME A4 ‘IRON LADY’ REMEMBERED A5 people who will be a truly historic figure, remembered for centuries to come,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a news conference.

“I think if you look at the sweep of her life, what she did — not just in Britain, but what she did on the world stage — really laid the groundwork for

the freedom and the prosperity and opportunity that so many people around the world enjoy today.”

In an earlier written statement, Harper described Thatcher, who died Monday of a stroke at age 87, as having had “that rarest of abilities to herself personify and define the age in which she served.”

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Slumland Theatre closing at end of June

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

Desiree Marshall, owner of Slumland Theatre at 4732-Ross St., hopes she doesn’t have to close.

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A downtown music venue geared to teens will be closing its doors.

Slumland Theatre owner Desiree Marshall said her lease will not be renewed at its space at 4732 Ross St. and she will have to close at the end of June.

Marshall, who has sunk about $30,000 of her own money into the venue that showcased live bands and included a small retail store called Slumwear, was emotional as she talked about the latest turn.

“We just can’t afford to move somewhere else,” she said.

“There’s just so many aspects that made the place we are (a venue) where we were able to do it,” she said, add-

ing the space required few changes to turn it into Slumland and the rent was favourable.

The venue was licensed to sell alcohol but that was a small part of the business. Most of the clientele were younger teens just looking for a place to catch bands they couldn’t see in a club where patrons must be the drinking age.

But Marshall said while she tried to work with neighbours, some just saw Slumland’s patrons inaccurately as a “bunch of partying, drunk kids” and couldn’t be convinced otherwise.

When Slumland, which opened last July, closes its doors there will be no place for teens to go to see the kinds of bands that the club showcases, she said.

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THREATS: Taken seriously We take the safety of our children very seriously. There’s not a single part of it I am downplaying. I am taking it very seriously.”

Langstraat said social media is a double-edged sword, with some people using it effectively for communication.

“I think sometimes people don’t understand how far-reaching your audience can be when you post something,” he said. “When you put a threat out there on social media, it goes well beyond your group of friends. In this particular case, this was picked up by the Calgary Police.”

The youth is charged with uttering threats, breach of probation and possession of a controlled substance.

The suspect remains in police custody and will appear in youth court this week.

While this may be the first schoolviolence incident in recent memory in Red Deer, other Central Alberta schools have been the target of threats.

In January, Ecole James S. McCormick School in Lacombe was evacuated after two 18-year-old men tagged the school walls with spray-painted bomb threats.

Randy Van Hell, 18, of Lacombe pleaded guilty to charges of mischief and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and mischief to property in February. He was sentenced to 12 months probation.

Steven Joseph Reader, 18, will appear in Red Deer provincial court on May 30 for sentencing after pleading guilty to mischief.

In late December, a 17-year-old Ponoka youth was charged in connection to allegedly making threats at Ponoka Composite High School. Police found rifles and ammunition in his possession. He is charged with uttering threats, unsafe storage of firearms and possession of weapons dangerous to public peace. The guns involved were a .22 calibre and a high-powered rifle.

The youth will appear in youth court in Ponoka on Wednesday.

On the same day, classes were cancelled at West Central High School and St. Dominic Catholic High School in Rocky Mountain House as a safety precaution following rumours that a student was planning to bring a gun to school. No one was charged. crhyno@redddeeradvocate.com

THATCHER: Tenacious “Indeed, with the success of her economic policies, she defined contemporary conservatism itself.”

Liberal Bob Rae, while disowning Thatcher’s politics, echoed that sentiment.

“Mrs. Thatcher served as British prime minister for more than a decade and in many ways defined conservative politics of her time,” Rae said.

“Her sheer determination and tenacity were legendary and even politi-

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Trial date set in drug trafficking case Trial dates have been set for one of two suspects arrested as the result of a drug trafficking investigation by the Red Deer City RCMP and the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit (SCAN).

Brian Randall Buxton, 31, of Red Deer appeared in Red Deer Court of

cal opponents had to admire her ability to stick to the path she set out for her party and her country.”

Thatcher’s economic policies might best be summed up in a line from “The Path to Power,” the second volume of her memoirs.

“Government should create the right framework of sound money, low taxes, light regulation and flexible markets (including labour markets) to allow prosperity and employment to grow,” she wrote.

Those are ideas that would fit right into Harper’s low-tax, smaller government policies. They resonate with some members of his cabinet as well.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, a longtime admirer known for having had a cat named Thatcher, tweeted his condolences from Israel, where he is on an extended Middle East tour.

“We have lost a legend and a true lady, an icon and a personal political idol,” Baird wrote. Treasury Board Secretary Tony Clement described her as a source of inspiration in his youth.

A tweet from Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney read, “The U.K. has lost a great leader and a great prime minister.” Calgary MP Michelle Rempel said Thatcher inspired her to plunge into politics.

Even former prime minister Jean Chretien, who never shared her conservative ideals, recalled her fondly and noted that she helped spearhead an international conservative renaissance.

“There was a move back to the right when she was there, not only in Great Britain, and they have to give her a lot of credit for it,” Chretien said.

“She was a very colourful and tough prime minister,” he added. “As a politician I respected her. She was fighter.

I respect that a lot.”

While Thatcher the Conservative leader was the odd woman out on the right in the international scene when she came to power in 1979, she was soon joined by ideological cousins, including Ronald Reagan in Washington and Brian Mulroney in Ottawa.

SLUMLAND: Letters of support Patrons, and even their parents, have sent her dozens of letters of support for Slumland, which has held a number of charity fundraisers over the past year supporting Ronald McDonald House, among others.

Landlord Sarah-Layne Mark Woolley, Nossack who owned Milestone Music in the same building for 20 years before closing a number of years ago and moving to B.C., is not unsympathetic.

“We’re a big supporter of music.

Having wonderful opportunities for Queen’s Bench on Monday with defence counsel Hersh Wolch from Calgary to set trial dates on two separate sets of charges.

Buxton and Sylvan Lake resident Summer Brook Kreiser, 29, were pulled over at about 6 p.m. on Oct. 23

by RCMP following investigations at a suspected drug house in the Inglewood subdivision.

RCMP allege that a search of the pickup truck in which they were travelling uncovered a variety of contraband and weaponry in the vehicle, including cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, oxycodone, marijuana, diaz-

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Red Deer College theatre students discuss an upcoming play in Slumland Theatre at 4732-Ross St. people to experience music is something we have been behind for a very long time.”

But Slumland was creating problems for other tenants, he said.

“I’m real sad about it. I wish it could have worked out, but I have to make a decision on what’s good for everybody.”

Jackie Boyer, who owns Victoria Lane Brides in the same building, said while the premise of providing a place for young people to listen to live music is good, the location was bad.

The rear entrance meant patrons came and went through a poorly lit, secluded area at night.

Since the business started, a door and window have been broken in her business, she said. Noise was also an occasional problem, as well as an-

noyances like having to come down to check her store when Slumland patrons accidentally tripped her security system.

Trying to run a venue that mixes drinking age patrons with younger teens has been tried, and failed before, in Red Deer, she said.

Sarah-Layne Nossack had been collecting names on a petition and gathering letters of support in hopes of saving Slumland.

“I know for me, I’m a 16-year-old girl and I love supporting the local music scene and I love being a part of it.

“And it’s really hard to do because there are all these venues in Red Deer and this is the only one I can go to. I really appreciate that it’s all ages,” said Nossack, who volunteers at Slumland. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

epam, bear spray and a baseball bat.

Both were charged with a variety of offences, including multiple counts of possession of drugs for trafficking and one count each of having a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Buxton is also facing a separate set of charges laid on Sept. 19, including impaired driving, possession of morphine and possession of other drugs for trafficking, including cocaine, meth and psilocybin (magic mushrooms).

His trial on the September charges is set for Dec. 10 and 11 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, by judge alone. He returns to court on Dec. 17

to 19 for trial on the charges laid in October, again by Queen’s Bench judge alone.

Buxton remains in custody pending the outcome of his trials.

Kreiser pleaded not guilty in March and asked to be tried by Queen’s Bench judge alone. She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Red Deer provincial court on Oct. 25.

Preliminary hearings, in general, are used to determine the strength of the Crown’s case against an accused person before deciding whether to proceed to trial.

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Mother says she heard babies cry before tossing them out in trash

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A woman charged with killing two of her newborns admitted to police that she heard the babies cry before she put them in trash bags and dropped them into garbage bins, but denied doing anything to hurt them before she threw them away.

Meredith Borowiec, 31, told police she had her first child in 2008 and didn’t even look to see whether it was a boy or a girl before she wrapped the infant in a towel and put it in a garbage bag.

She also admitted to the same scenario in 2009 when she again gave birth into a toilet in her northwest Calgary apartment, wrapped the child in a towel and dropped it into the bathroom garbage before walking out to a Dumpster and disposing of it.

In a lengthy video interview with police after her arrest in November 2011, Borowiec says she heard a noise “like a kitten” after the birth of the first child and, the following year, was aware the second child was alive as well.

“It was a tiny cry,” a tearful Borowiec says in the video as she describes the noise coming from the toilet where she had given birth.

“It was like something took over me.

It was like I wasn’t in control,” she says. “I wasn’t normal.”

Borowiec was initially charged with attempted murder after another newborn was saved from a trash bin outside the woman’s home in 2010. A trial on that charge is scheduled for this fall.

She was later charged with seconddegree murder in the deaths of the two

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Meredith Borowiec appears in court in Calgary on March 26, 2013 in this court artist’s sketch. Borowiec who is 31, did a lengthy interview with police in November 2011 after she became a suspect in the deaths of the two infants. other babies that investigators believe were born previously.

The interview video was played Monday at her trial on the murder charges. Borowiec wiped away tears and was audibly sobbing as she sat in the docket watching the video.

Det. Karla Malsam-Dudar asks Borowiec what she was thinking as she dropped the two babies, still alive, into the garbage receptacles.

“That I was horrified with myself,” she replies.

Malsam-Dudar asked Borowiec if she had done anything to silence the two infants.

“You had to do something to make sure that baby didn’t cry,” the detective says.

“No. I didn’t want to hurt it,” Borowiec replies. “I don’t have violent tendencies.”

“What did you think would happen to them when you put them in the garbage?” Malsam-Dudar asks.

“I was hoping somebody would help

them out.”

Borowiec says in the interview that she kept her pregnancies secret from co-workers by telling them she appeared pregnant because she had cysts on her uterus. She says her boyfriend was unaware that she was pregnant neither before nor after the births.

The detective conducting the interview encourages Borowiec to come clean.

“Let’s get it over with today. Let’s get it on the table,” says Malsam-Dudar.

On the tape, Borowiec writes two letters of apology to her boyfriend, Ian, who she says was the father of all the children, including a fourth that was born after she was taken into custody.

Malsam-Dudar reads all three aloud on the video.

“Dear Ian,” says the first letter.

“I misled you. I am a mess and in a world of trouble. Please know how sorry I am.

“I don’t know why I performed these acts. Please know I am sorry and I hate myself.”

“The Meredith you know is not a vicious creature,” she writes in the second letter. “I don’t know what came over me.”

In a letter to her parents, she apologizes for not being a better person.

“I imagine I will be in jail for a long time. I am sorry for the shame.”

Malsam-Dudar cautions Borowiec about charter rights on the tape.

The defence is challenging the admissibility of the video evidence.

Malsam-Dudar also praises Borowiec for her co-operation in the interview.

“You’re not a monster Meredith, but you have to face up to what this was.”

Ottawa, Alberta point fingers over deportation of child-killing mom

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Official warns of cuts at at universities THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — An official at the University of Alberta is warning that entire programs, even faculties, could be on the chopping block to make up for multimillion-dollar budget cuts.

Following this year’s provincial budget, the University of Alberta started the process of preparing for a total $65 million decrease over two years.

Donna Wilson, president of the Association of Academic Staff, says it’s a “rapid and major downsizing of the entire post-secondary system.”

According to the association, schools will have to choose between cutting staff and programs or running a deficit.

Wilson says this year the university has chosen to save positions in anticipation of a lot of people leaving, but next year there will definitely be job cuts.

Advanced Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk says the picture isn’t as grim as some believe.

He says Alberta’s post-secondary institutions receive some of the best funding in the country.

“I would be very sur-

Wildrose leader praises Thatcher EDMONTON — Alberta Wildrose leader Danielle Smith says former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher helped inspire her to enter politics.

Smith says Thatcher, who has died at age 87, was one of four great conservatives in her lifetime.

She says the other three are Preston Manning, Ralph Klein, and

Ronald Reagan.

Smith once met Thatcher at a lecture series and had her autograph a book.

She says Thatcher not only championed balanced budgets and minimalist government, she was also the first woman to lead Britain as prime minister.

Former Alberta NDP leader to run for school trustee EDMONTON — A former Alberta NDP leader wants to return to politics, this time as a school trustee in Edmonton.

Ray Martin says he

south of Edmonton, that day to find his sons Connor, aged two, and Jayden, 10 months, drowned in the bathtub.

After drowning the boys, court heard at trial that Allyson McConnell drove to a highway overpass in Edmonton and jumped off, seriously injuring herself.

She was found guilty of manslaughter and ordered to spend six years in jail. McConnell had to serve 15 months in a psychiatric hospital after taking into account time served before trial.

She was released last week after serving 10 months, setting up the deportation proceedings to Australia.

Her deportation has outraged Curtis McConnell and his family.

On Friday, Toews lamented that little could be done

will seek election this fall as a trustee with the Edmonton Public School Board.

Martin, who served as leader of the New Democrats for nine years, says in a release he wants to ensure that schools in Edmonton’s urban core don’t fall victim to provincial budget cuts.

Martin, who worked as a physical education teacher and guidance counsellor for 15 years, previously served as an Edmonton public board trustee from 2001 to 2004.

He also served as the NDP’s education critic for four years.

to stop her from leaving. In a written statement, Toews said: “It is unfortunate that the Alberta government did not act prior to Ms. McConnell’s release in order to prevent this situation from occurring.”

Toews said the province could have applied to expedite McConnell’s appeal prior to sentence being completed or applied to the court to stay her removal pending appeal.

“As Ms. McConnell is the subject of a valid removal order and would otherwise be free of any sentence or restriction in Canada, (Canada Border Services Agency) will be required by law to proceed with the presently scheduled removal on Monday evening,” he said.

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iterated.

Denis said regardless of the deportation, the pursuit of the appeals continues.

“We’re in the process of contacting the Australian foreign office to advise that she is a person of interest,” said Denis.

“This is not over. We will continue with the appeal until all avenues have been exhausted. If the sentence of six years is increased to something more reasonable, we have full intentions of having her brought back from Australia to pay her debt to society.”

McConnell was going through a bitter divorce and child custody battle with her husband, Curtis, when the two children were killed on Feb. 1, 2010.

Curtis McConnell arrived at the couple’s home in Millet,

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EDMONTON — Alberta and federal officials are pointing fingers at each other over the deportation of an Australian woman who drowned her two children.

On Monday, provincial Justice Minister Jonathan Denis disputed remarks from federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews that Alberta dropped the ball when it came to keeping Allyson McConnell in Canada pending appeals of her conviction and sentence for killing her children in 2010.

McConnell, 34, was convicted of manslaughter and set to be deported Monday after earning early release.

Toews said last Friday that the province had just informed Ottawa of the case and

there wasn’t enough time to take steps to keep McConnell in Canada until the appeals are heard.

Denis disputed that.

“We have been in contact with the federal government. I’m not quite sure what (Toews) is talking about,” said Denis.

“On our end, our prosecution service has done absolutely everything according to the book, and I stand by their actions.”

Denis, however, refused to say what the two levels of government discussed about McConnell’s case or when.

“I’m not privy to talk about private conversations,” said Denis.

“Even time frames?” a reporter asked.

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Alienating your clients DID RBC SELL ITS REPUTATION TO FOREIGN WORKERS? One of the facts of life in today’s minute-by-minute news cycle is that once a story leaps into the social network’s parallel universe, all control of the message is lost.

CBC News broke the story on Friday that RBC — Canada’s largest bank — was laying off Canadian IT staff to hire foreign workers. By the time the bank’s spin doctors could respond for mainstream media, CBC had already aired an interview GREG with bank staff NEIMAN who said they were assigned to train the foreign workers who would replace them.

By then, the Facebook/Twitterverse was already calling for a boycott of RBC. Once that digital divide is crossed, no quarter will be given for a restatement of the facts. Very little room is made on discussion threads for unpopular analysis.

In that realm, trolls lay in ambush, hiding behind as many assumed names as can be imagined.

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Greg Grice, RBC’s head of Enterprise Services and chief procurement officer, will not get much of a hearing in that forum. But never mind, he’s got federal officials to worry about.

Last week, the feds had to announce Canada had shed 54,500 jobs in March.

In February, RBC announced a firstquarter profit of $2.07 billion.

Which stat do you think the federal government worries most about?

Especially since the government took some heat for bragging out of one side of its mouth about the strength of the Canadian banking system through the global financial crisis, while assuring the banks of $144 billion in loans and cash infusions through the other.

That figure represented fully seven per cent of Canada’s GDP; $3,400 for every Canadian.

RBC certainly got its share of that tax-backed bonanza. Their “support” came to 63 per cent of the banking giant’s value at the time: $25 billion.

Twenty-five billion ought to buy you some loyalty. Especially when it was given while the government put a lot of its credibility chips into assuring Canadians (and the world) that Canada’s banking system was as sound as a Canadian dollar.

The bank’s disloyalty is all the more galling because it appears RBC and its subcontractor iGate Corp. have gotten a fast track around the rules of foreign

employment.

Go ahead, Red Deer business owners, try to bring foreign information technology workers into Canada, as a prelude to outsourcing your IT services overseas, which is what RBC is doing.

Convince your local MP that it’s a good idea. Good luck.

The paperwork will kill you. You have to prove there is not a living, breathing qualified Canadian around willing to do the job. You’ll find that there are lots of living, breathing, welltrained (and taxpaying) Canadian IT specialists who are more than willing to work.

Red Deer College graduates a whole busload of them, every year — paid for in large measure by our tax dollars.

So how do RBC and iGate get around that? Good question.

A mining company in B.C. managed to get around that by making fluency in Mandarin a job requirement. But that door has since been closed.

Canada does need to import workers in a variety of skilled trades. But I really doubt IT support is one of them.

Companies with resources to skirt the spirit of Canadian law should not be bringing in low-paid foreign workers on temporary visas, with the intention of displacing Canadians, and the plan of laying them off again, without benefits, when doing so becomes con-

venient.

We call that exploitation. There is no partnership in this between the workers and the employers.

Doing so as a prelude to outsourcing the entire department overseas is to sell out a very profitable (and very much tax-supported) bank’s reputation.

Let’s think about those Canadian RBC workers for a moment. Dave Moreau told CBC that he and others are being made to train the new workers who will be taking their jobs. In a whole lot of work places, talking to the media that way is disloyalty, a firing offence.

That would make Moreau ineligible for the outplacement services of RBC, which says they are “working diligently to find suitable roles for those affected.”

So it took some courage and personal integrity for that Canadian to blow the whistle.

No such courage or integrity is needed on the part of RBC; only a ton of brass.

Such brass is the legitimate meat of online activists who want you to outsource your RBC account to a bank that’s more loyal to Canada.

Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

An ideology past its prime?

THE LATE MARGARET THATCHER SPEARHEADED A FREE-MARKET REVIVAL THAT SWEPT THE WESTERN WORLD Margaret Thatcher was the woman who began the shift to the right that has affected almost all the countries of the West in the past three decades. She died in London on Monday, 34 years after she became Britain’s first female prime minister and 23 years after she was driven from office. We was 87.

But it is an open question whether even the crash of 2008 and the ensuing prolonged recession have finally ended the long reign of her ideas in Western politics.

“This woman is headstrong, obstinate and dangerously self-opinionated,” wrote some GWYNNE minion in the personnel deDYER partment of British chemical giant ICI, rejecting young Margaret Roberts’s application for a job as research chemist in 1948. She was fresh out of Oxford University, 23 years old, brimming with self-confidence, and absolutely full of opinions. She probably frightened the job interviewer half to death.

But she landed a job with a plastics company in Colchester in 1949. She joined the Conservative Party and stood for parliament in the 1950 election (she was the youngest candidate ever), and married businessman Denis Thatcher in 1951. Margaret Thatcher, as she then became, finally made it into parliament in the 1959 election.

She entered the cabinet of Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1970 as the “statutory female” (as he gallantly put it). But she had the last laugh in 1975, replacing Heath as party leader after the Conservatives lost the 1974 election. She took a very hard line from the start, both in domestic and in foreign politics. Her open hostility to the Soviet Union led a Soviet newspaper in 1976 to dub her the “Iron Lady,” a title in which she reveled.

Her real impact, however, was in British domestic politics, where she broke the welfare-state consensus that had dominated all the major parties for the previous 30 years.

“It is our duty to look after ourselves,” she said, and the political orthodoxy trembled before her onslaught.

An American diplomat in London, in a confidential assessment of the new Conservative leader in 1975, captured the essence of Thatcher’s revolutionary politics. She was, he wrote, the “genuine voice of a beleaguered bourgeoisie, anxious about its eroding economic power and determined to arrest society’s seemingly inexorable trend towards collectivism.”

That was what carried her into office in the 1979 election, and as prime minister she acted on her convictions.

After she had fought and won the Falklands War against long odds in 1982, her popularity was unassailable, and she used it to break the power of the trade unions and privatize state-owned industries.

More than that, she made free-market ideology for all intents and purposes the state religion.

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So it remained for 30 years, long after her harsh and confrontational style had lost her the support even of her own party. She was ousted as Conservative Party leader and prime minister by her own colleagues in 1990, but the Labour governments of 1997-2010 were also in thrall to her ideas.

Their influence abroad, particularly in the United States, was equally great.

Yet her greatest contribution to politics, and the foundation of the right’s political success over recent decades, was not ideological but tactical. She was the first politician to grasp the fact that with the decline of the old working class, it had become possible to win elections on a platform that simply ignored the wishes and needs of the poor. There weren’t as many of them as there used to be, and the poorest among them usually failed to vote at all.

This insight was key to the success of President Ronald Reagan in the United States in the 1980s, and to the triumph of conservative parties in many European countries in the same period. It continues to be a major factor in the calculations of parties both on

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Thatcher was made a baroness after she relinquished her seat in the House of Commons in 1992, and continued to sit in the House of Lords until ill health forced her to withdraw from public life entirely in 2002.

In her last years, she suffered from dementia and she finally succumbed to a stroke on Monday.

Her influence lives on, at least for the moment, but it may not last much longer. The powerful middle class on which she founded her political strategy has been hollowed out by the very success of the freemarket policies she promoted. Once you allow for the effects of inflation, average middle class income in the United States, for example, has not grown at all in the past three decades.

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Iron Lady dies MARGARET THATCHER, THE IRON-WILLED CONSERVATIVE WHO RESHAPED BRITAIN, DIVIDES OPINION

BY SHAWN POGATCHNIK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Combative and determined to get her way, Margaret Thatcher divided opinion down the middle in life — and in death.

Many leaders lauded Thatcher for her steely determination to modernize Britain’s industrial landscape, even at the cost of strikes and riots, and to stand beside the United States as the west triumphed in the Cold War versus the Soviet Union. Others saw a pitiless tyrant who preferred conflict to compromise.

British Prime Minister David Cameron lauded his 1980s predecessor as “a great Briton,” but others — particularly Europe’s socialists who often clashed with her — were less enamoured in their reactions to the death Monday of the conservative icon.

Flags at Buckingham Palace, Parliament and across the United Kingdom were lowered to half-staff. Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II would send a private message of sympathy to the Thatcher family. Government officials began preparations for a London funeral with military honours at St. Paul’s Cathedral next week, followed by a private cremation.

“As our first woman prime minister, Margaret Thatcher succeeded against all the odds,” Cameron said in Madrid.

He cut short his trip to Spain and cancelled a visit to France to return to London for the funeral preparations.

“The real thing about Margaret Thatcher is that she didn’t just lead our country. She saved our country,” Cameron said, “and I believe she’ll go down as the greatest British peacetime prime minister.”

In Washington, President Barack Obama said many Americans “will never forget her standing shoulder to shoulder with President (Ronald) Reagan, reminding the world that we are not simply carried along by the currents of history. We can shape them with moral conviction, unyielding courage and iron will.”

And former first lady Nancy Reagan said her husband and Thatcher “enjoyed a very special relationship” driven by a common hatred of Communism.

“Ronnie and Margaret were political

soul mates,” she said in a statement that lauded Thatcher’s “clear vision and strong determination to stand up for her beliefs at a time when so many were afraid to rock the boat.”

In Poland, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said his country should erect a statue of the British leader. In a tweet he praised Thatcher as “a fearless champion of liberty, stood up for captive nations, helped free world win the Cold War.” Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who ousted the Conservative Party from power seven years after Thatcher’s resignation, conceded that Thatcher had been right to challenge labour union power — the traditional bedrock for Blair’s own Labour Party.

“Very few leaders get to change not only the political landscape of their country but of the world. Margaret was such a leader. Her global impact was vast,” said Blair, who credited Thatcher with being “immensely supportive” despite their opposing views on many issues.

“You could not disrespect her character or her contribution to Britain’s national life,” Blair said.

Not all Britons agreed.

Several hundred people gathered in Glasgow and in London’s Brixton neighbourhood for impromptu celebrations, complete with party hats and streamers.

The National Union of Miners — which tussled with Thatcher in a long 1984-85 strike, and lost — expressed condolences to Thatcher’s family, but said: “The damage caused by her fatally flawed politics sadly lingers on.

Good Riddance.”

A cooler breeze also blew from across the English Channel, where many of the men who ran European governments in the 1980s expressed admiration for Thatcher’s toughness mixed with femininity — but not her European Union-bashing politics.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso of Portugal called Thatcher “a circumspect yet engaged player in the European Union.”

Former French President Valerie Giscard d’Estaing called her “a woman unique in history” with “an unwavering strength.”

D’Estaing recalled her impressive entrance to one meeting of EU pre-

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Economic Summit leaders (from left) Ronald Reagan, Brian Mulroney and Helmut Kohl follow Margaret Thatcher, in Toronto, June 20, 1988. miers in France, where all the men were in black tie. “She went out of her car and she wore a long dress, a gown for a sort of ball, and everybody was sort of surprised and impressed. All the other members were flattered to speak with her,” he recalled.

Harsh criticism came from Northern Ireland and Argentina, where Thatcher’s reputation for unbending determination received early tests — when breaking an Irish Republican Army prison hunger strike in 1981 that left 10 inmates dead, then leading Britain into a 1982 war to reclaim the Falkland Islands from Argentine invaders.

Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party that gained strength from Thatcher’s confrontation with IRA prison demands, denounced her as a hypocrite who sanctioned secret talks with senior IRA figures yet refused any concessions in public.

“Here in Ireland her espousal of old draconian, militaristic policies prolonged the war and caused great suffering. She embraced censorship, collusion and the killing of citizens by covert operations,” said Adams, whose

party ultimately gained a share of power in Northern Ireland after the IRA ceased fire and Blair invited Sinn Fein to the negotiating table.

Many other Irish politicians countered that Thatcher talked tough, but was more pragmatic in private — and dramatically demonstrated this by signing the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 giving the Republic of Ireland a role in Northern Ireland for the first time.

She struck the deal, infuriating the north’s Protestant majority, barely a year after the IRA tried to assassinate her in a hotel bombing.

“She was presented as the Iron Lady, but she was open to change and she did change,” said Noel Dorr, one of Ireland’s senior diplomats in the 1980s who had close personal dealings with Thatcher.

Argentina’s government offered no official reaction, but many Argentines blamed Thatcher for the deaths of 649 Argentine troops during the South Atlantic conflict. Some 255 British military personnel and three Falkland Islanders also died.

Canada, India take Coroner rules Dziekanski death next step in nuclear at hands of Mounties was a homicide deal, exports to follow

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VANCOUVER — The BC Coroners Service says the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski in an altercation with RCMP officers at Vancouver’s airport six years ago was a homicide.

Homicide is considered a neutral term in coroners’ reports, meaning the death was caused by the actions of another person but it does not imply any blame.

Dziekanski, 40, who did not speak English, became agitated after spending more than nine hours wandering in the airport arrivals’ area in October of 2007 and was confronted by four Mounties who stunned him several times with a Taser.

The incident was captured on amateur video, which fuelled public anger and prompted the government to order a public inquiry headed by former

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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and India’s Department of Atomic Energy have finalized an arrangement that is to allow Canadian companies to export nuclear items to India for peaceful uses.

The announcement made at Cameco Corp.

(TSX:CCO) in Saskatoon on Monday comes after Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, sealed a nuclear deal last November.

A nuclear co-operation agreement had been signed more than two years ago, but its implementation stalled over the details.

Canada wanted more oversight over where the products wound up.

The agreement ensures Canadian exports only go to facilities in India under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards.

India has announced plans to build 12 new reactors by 2021, so the Asian country’s demand for uranium yellowcake is expected to triple to about $650 million in annual purchases.

All of the Canadian uranium to be exported to India is produced in Saskatchewan, the world’s second-leading producer of uranium behind Kazakhstan.

“It is a robust, civilian nuclear market in that country,” Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said after the announcement.

“They are building more reactors, second only to China.

“This is sort of the final step. Now we get to the real nitty-gritty where ... export permits can be negotiated by companies and we can see the movement of Saskatchewan uranium into the market.”

Wall pointed out that of all India’s imports from Canada, Saskatchewan accounts for 44 per cent.

“And that’s without uranium,” he said.

“That’s basically potash and pulses, so we punch above our weight in that ... fast-growing economy.

“Now we’re going to see that position improve because uranium is going to get added to that list in the years to come.”

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judge Thomas Braidwood.

The coroner’s report says Dziekanski died of a heart attack after the Taser jolts, echoing a similar conclusion made in Braidwood’s report.

“The finding of Mr. Justice Braidwood was that Mr. Dziekanski died as a result of a cardiac arrhythmia,” said coroner Patrick Cullinane.

“He also found that both the multiple deployments of the conducted energy weapon along with the physical altercation contributed to the circumstance leading to the fatal arrhythmia. I concur with the findings of Mr. Justice Braidwood,” Cullinane wrote.

His report also found no other factors in the death, including drugs.

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BRIEFS Questions raised about accused’s fitness New questions have been raised about whether a Consort man accused of killing his brother is mentally fit to stand trial.

Coronation RCMP laid a charge of second-degree murder against John Wayne Mock, 34, after finding the body of his brother, Timothy James Mock, 33, in a rural home north of Consort on Feb. 22, 2012.

In Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday, Crown prosecutor Anders Quist asked Justice Monica Bast to order a second assessment to determine whether Mock is fit to stand trial.

Quist said that, along with the report, the psychiatrist who originally examined Mock to determine whether he can be held criminally responsible would also like to interview the man again to refresh his report.

The new fitness assessment has been ordered, with the psychiatrist’s follow-up to take place afterward.

Defence counsel Darren Mahoney of Calgary said outside the courtroom that an accused person’s level of mental fitness can change over time and with adjustments in medication.

Mahoney will be given an opportunity to discuss the results with his client after the fitness assessment has been completed.

Mock was previously scheduled to stand trial for three days in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, starting Nov. 6, by judge alone. He and his defence counsel return to court on May 6 to discuss proceedings.

Water quality seminar Preserving rural water quality is the focus of an annual Clearwater County seminar in Caroline on April 25.

Cows, Creeks and Communities welcomes farm and non-farm rural residents to learn more about riparian preservation at the event presented with the Caroline Agricultural Society and Grey Wooded Forage Association.

The event in the Kurt Browning Arena begins with a trade show from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

A livestock handling demonstration is at 3 p.m. and a stock dog demonstration at 4:15 p.m.

The supper program begins at 5:30 p.m. with speakers from Clearwater and Red Deer Counties talking about funding programs, followed by two keynote addresses: ● Masaki Hayashi, a University of Calgary professor and researcher, will speak on groundwater’s importance. ● Surface water storage by dams will be highlighted by Rick Friedl, an Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development regional manager responsible for 10 dams, 16 weirs and three pumping projects.

Trade show and demonstration attendance is free, with the remainder of the event costing $20 per person.

Tickets are available through Clearwater County Agricultural Services and Landcare, the Caroline Agricultural Society, Caroline Supplies and the Coop in Spruce View.

More information about the event is available online at www.clearwatercounty.ca/read_news.jsp?id=154 or by contacting Gary Lewis at 403-845-4444 or glewis@clearwatercounty.ca.

National Wildlife Week coming The Medicine River Wildlife Centre urges Central Albertans to mark National Wildlife Week until Sunday by making their yards safer for animals and birds.

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Margaret Bokowski of Warburg, Alta. admires the designs of some of the featured quilters at the 22nd Central Alberta Quilters Guild Quilt Show at Westerner Park on Friday, April 5. There were over 200 quilts displayed in the Parkland Pavilion as well as others sold by vendors. The show continues Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Wildlife-friendly yards minimize hazards to birds and animals, inconvenience for homeowners and the time, work and expense of organizations like the centre.

Among the measures you can take: ● Keep birds from striking windows with streamers and wind chimes ● Keep cats from roaming free ● Cover water barrels ● Eliminate garden netting ● Change to eco-friendly, organic products and eliminate chemicals ● Close in porch and shed bases to keep skunks and cats out ● Don’t leave pet food or garbage outside ● Wrap trees in burlap, mesh or other material to prevent damage from deer, porcupine or beaver ● Cover eavestrough, vents and other openings to keep out cavity nesting birds, squirrels and mice ● Don’t use sticky fly traps v Screen chimneys to keep out squirrels, bats and birds ● Keep bird feeders high enough so animals can’t get to them More information is available by contacting the centre at 403-728-3467 or info@mrwc.ca.

National Wildlife Week occurs annually the week in April to commemorate the birth of John “Wild Goose Jack” Miner, an Ontario bird bander and wildlife researcher widely regarded as the father of North American conservationism.

Three stabbed at Hobbema One man is in serious condition and another two in stable condition following a series of stabbings in Hobbema on Sunday.

Two men were driven to the Hobbema ambulance station at 4:40 p.m. with stab wounds. Responding RCMP officers learned a third was also stabbed and found him on the Samson townsite.

All three were taken to Wetaskiwin hospital and later transferred to Edmonton hospitals.

The incidents are considered gang related and all three men are known to police.

Maskwacis RCMP community response unit and Wetaskiwin RCMP general investigation section are investigating.

Cocaine trial set A new trial date has been set for one of nine people arrested in connection with a cocaine investigation in Red Deer in November 2011.

Peter Ker Ruach, 36, was to have been tried in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench by judge alone in late January on charges connecting him with cocaine trafficking.

However, the trial did not proceed after Ruach fired his lawyer.

Red Deer defence counsel Walter Kubanek will represent him at the trial, scheduled for Nov. 5.

New assessment ordered A new psychiatric assessment has been ordered for an Edmonton man accused of killing a Fort Saskatchewan woman and then dumping her body in a ditch near Innisfail.

Mark Damien Lindsay, 26, was ordered early in February to stand trial on charges of second-degree murder, performing an indignity to human remains and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Dana Jane Turner, 31. Turner’s body was found on Oct. 9, 2011, nearly two months after she was reported missing.

Lindsay, adopted son of former Edmonton police chief John Lindsay, has remained in custody since his arrest.

He was arrested at the courthouse in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on March 15, 2012, where he had been taken to answer other charges.

He was ordered to stand trial on the Alberta charges on Feb. 1 of this year,

Mountie faces charge A Central Alberta RCMP officer has been charged with assault causing bodily injury.

Const. Ron Lavallee of the Hobbema detachment faces a single count and is scheduled to appear in Wetaskiwin court on Tuesday.

The charge follows an investigation by a senior member from an independent RCMP unit. It results from a public complaint of excessive force used during a January 2012 arrest.

Lavallee, a seven-year RCMP member, is on medical leave and his duty status is under review.

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Frank Thompson Holman, 88, died in Calgary on April 1. He was born, raised and died in Calgary. But his work took him to Red Deer and Ottawa.

Among Holman’s designs were Red Deer City Hall, Camille J. Lerouge and Fairview schools, and several other schools, churches and buildings.

Holman was predeceased by six siblings, his wife Freda and son Bruce.

He is survived by his son Lorne, daughter-in-law Tara McDullough and grandson Stephan.

Holman was a Second World War fighter pilot and a longtime Rotarian.

When he was 80, Holman survived a float plane crash in 2004 that killed his son Bruce and another passenger north of Fort Smith, N.W.T. The Red Deer tribute service will today at 2 p.m. at Gaetz United Church at 4758 Ross St. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a dona-

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In Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday, Crown Prosecutor Anders Quist said Lindsay was tried in B.C. on two separate sets of charges, which occurred after Turner’s disappearance in Alberta.

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Quist asked Justice Monica Bast in Red Deer court for a new psychiatric assessment to determine if he is criminally responsible for the Alberta charges.

He said the assessment would need to be performed at Alberta Hospital Edmonton, because it has facilities that are not available at the forensic assessment centre in Calgary.

Bast ordered that the assessment be completed by May 3, with Lindsay and his defence counsel, Robert Shaigec of Edmonton, to return on the following Monday to set trial dates. Lindsay had previously asked for a jury trial.

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fter a long day there is nothing more comforting than coming home to dinner that is already simmering on the stove. It is an instant stress reliever and it is a similar temporary reprieve that Ronald McDonald House (RMH) is trying to provide for “their families.”

RMH runs a dinner program where volunteers come in and plan, purchase and prepare food for families staying at the house while their child is in the hospital.

For most families, dinner together is an every-day ritual but for RMH families, meals MADHU tend to fall by the wayside.

BADONI “Prepared dinners means a great deal to our families because they are often exhausted after getting back to the house from a long day of treatments or appointments, and cooking a meal is the last thing they have the energy for,” explains Linda Caponpon, the volunteer co-ordinator for Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta.

This is where the RMH dinner program comes in.

The program offers buffet-style meal cooked in the house kitchen for the families staying at the house. “This gives back families a little bit of normalcy and a home-like atmosphere while everything important in their lives is out of control, “explains Caponpon.

Depending on a child’s illness or treatment, some families stay at RMH for few days and others need to stay for weeks.

“There have been about 52 volunteer dinner groups formed since the RMH opened up last year.

This has allowed the house to serve three to four dinners per week,” says Caponpon. Though this is impressive feat for a community our size, the RMH dinner program is continually trying to get volunteers to help with meal preparations and/or monetary donations.

Volunteering for this program is easy: simply gather a group of four to eight friends, co-workers, or people who love to cook, appoint a main contact person, determine possible dates for your meals and contact Caponpon.

“After two members of the group have attended the RMH orientation, the group is given free rein on what to cook and how elaborate of meal to prepare,” says Caponpon.

Since the meals are being cooked for families who may have kids staying at the house, the group tends to choose comfort family-friendly meals like lasagna, stews and barbecues.

“The largest group, with over 160 members, involved in the dinner program so far is the Real Housewives of Red Deer, a group started by Brenda Sargeant,” says Caponpon. Sargeant is an owner of a small business web designer in Red Deer. “Most groups may participate once, twice or maybe three times a year but Real Housewives has been able to prepare dinners three times a month,” says Capon-

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE RUNS A DINNER PROGRAM WHERE VOLUNTEERS COME IN AND PLAN, PURCHASE AND PREPARE FOOD FOR FAMILIES STAYING AT THE HOUSE WHILE THEIR CHILD IS IN THE HOSPITAL. THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT 52 VOLUNTEER DINNER GROUPS FORMED SINCE THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OPENED UP LAST YEAR.

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“It is the group’s responsibility to source the ingredients,” explains Caponpon. This could come from personal donations or, as Sargeant did, canvass local businesses to help support the meals.

Since you are cooking for about 30 people, it really is the ‘divide and conquer’ method when preparing the meal. Someone peels the potatoes, another preps the meat while a few others put together a dessert. Before long, the smell of cooking starts to bring a few guests wandering around to check out the scene. After the families help themselves to the food, the volunteers also get to share in the meal.

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Sometimes, the families introduce themselves and reveal what brought them to the house. Other times, there is just companionable silence. Either way, it is apparent just how much a little bit of normalcy in the form of a home-cooked meal means to them.

After dinner is finished, the group cleans up and dates and appropriately stores all leftovers. “Leftovers are very important for some families. Many 1 tablespoon flour and ground cinnamon together, and sprinkle over apples. Combine the oats, 1 cup flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and melted butter together. Crumble evenly over the apple mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45 minutes.

Baked Potato Soup 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large white or yellow onion, diced (about 3/4 cup) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 celery ribs, diced (about 1/4 cup) 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 cup low-sodium or homemade chicken stock 1 pound potatoes, baked (about 3 medium potatoes), peeled and chopped 2 cups skim milk 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

parents spend the majority of their time at the hospital and often do not arrive at the house until late in the evening, “explains Caponpon.

Through the Real Housewives group, my husband I helped the dinner group twice in the last couple of months and we both agree that it is a fun and gratifying experience.

We first participated with the dinner group on Valentine’s Day when we were looking for something different and unique to do together.

But, during our cooking sessions, we learned that everyone had their own reasons. We met motherdaughter teams who were using the opportunity to connect with each other, stay home moms looking for some adult time, and 16-year-olds who already realized the importance of giving to the community.

It truly is a program that benefits both parties! My husband and I will definitely participate again.

If you are interested in getting involved, contact Linda at Caponpon at 403-340-2007 ext. 109 or linda@ rmhcentralalberta.org. If you’re on Twitter, give @ RMHCentralAB a follow.

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

2 strips bacon 2 green onions, sliced 1/2 cup reduced-fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese Place a stock pot over medium heat, then add the butter.

When the butter is melted and frothy, add the onions.

Cook for two minutes, then add the celery and garlic. Cook the vegetables for three minutes, then lower heat to medium-low. Stir in the flour. Cook for two minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the stock. Add the potatoes then the milk. Cook for about 20 minutes, never allowing the soup to boil, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook the bacon until crisp. Place on a paper towel, blot away any excess grease, then crumble. After 20 minutes remove the soup from heat. If you prefer a smooth soup, use an immersion blender to puree it. Serve immediately, garnishing with the bacon, green onions, and cheese. Recipe makes 8 one-cup servings.

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Knowledge into wisdom Students riding bus Knowledge into Wisdom “Wisdom begins in wonder.”

– Socrates, Ancient Athenian philosopher

and absorb. What are you learning right now? Are you letting it all inside?

Step Two is what I call sorting and sifting. As you set about gathering new infor“How many loads this mation, you’ll need to stop time?” occasionally and examine “Three!” father yelled the results. This requires and I groaned. Three loads an open mind and a willingof grain to be crushed. That ness to at least temporarily would be an all-afternoon suspend judgement. You’ll job. Father was busy unrollbe learning a lot of things. ing the huge flat belt that Some of it will work and would power our ancient some of it won’t. Look for Case hammer mill – a device ways to blend new informadesigned to grind grain into tion with what you already chop, a feed for livestock. know. Put the new knowlThe belt ran from the hamedge you’re acquiring into mer mill to a large drive practice. This is the true pulley on the side of our test of its value. Once you’ve Cockshutt 35 tractor. Once sifted and sorted, take what the hammer mill was set up, works and use it!

MURRAY Father carefully backed the Step Three is making adFUHRER loaded grain truck up to the justments and making them old mill, fired up the old 35 your own. My father would and left me to scoop grain often grind a small amount with a bucket into the mill’s of grain and then stop to exhopper. amine the results. He could The mill howled like a easily change the texture demented beast – greedily of the feed by changing a devouring every bucket of grain I poured screen in the mill. When knowledge is into its wide metal maw. Crushing grain fine-tuned, tested and tweaked, it can took patience. If I overfilled the hopper, then be integrated into your life. You will grain would pour onto the ground. If I then have understanding – the foundation tried to open the flow gate wider the mill for wisdom. As you begin to own and uticould become plugged or worse, catch lize what you’ve learned, it becomes part fire. As a child, I found the whole process of your repertoire – a new tool that can be wearisome. effectively applied to any new situation.

Recently, I had a client ask me an allThe final step is really about embodytoo-common question: Why is it that I ing what you’ve learned. You’ve taken in know so many things intellectually yet new knowledge and information, sifted there has been so little change in my life? it for what is useful, processed and apMy client acknowledged that there had plied in your life. It has become an aspect been little gains here and there but not of your personality. Perhaps there’s one the big shifts that she had been expecting. more step and that is to share what you’ve After all, she had been working steadily learned so that others may begin their for a couple months to resolve a number own “grinding” process. of long-standing life issues that had been Think of knowledge as the raw grain plaguing her for most of her life. in the back of the old truck box. The act “Quite simply,” I told her, “only so of scooping and pouring is the process much can flow through the hopper at one of feeding your mind with new informatime.” tion. The mill is the device or approach If you’ve invested into a debilitat- by which the information is ground and ing way of thinking or being for years or refined into understanding. As with the even decades, it will take time to shift mill, sometimes adjustments will need your thinking and bring about noticeable to be made to get the results you want. change. In my experience, noticeable The feed is the end result – the wisdom shifts occur at the point where knowledge that nourishes the mind and body. Sharbecomes understanding and significant ing the wisdom is like feeding the cattle: shifts at the point where understanding your efforts serve a greater good, a larger become wisdom. purpose.

I think knowledge comes from the When I was scooping and pouring pail outside in while wisdom comes from the after pail of grain into the mill, it seemed inside out. Wisdom is knowledge in ac- to me that little if any change was haption. In the same way that persistence, pening. After what felt like an hour – likepatience and a specific “hammering” pro- ly only a few minutes – the load of grain cess transforms a bucket of grain into didn’t seem any less than when I started. quality livestock feed, knowledge must I had no option but to persevere. Eventualso go through a process of grinding and ally, I would reach a point where change refining to become applicable. was noticeable and everything seemed to To me, there are four steps in the pro- accelerate. Any process worth doing will cess of grinding knowledge into wisdom. require time, patience and perseverance.

The first is to open up to learning new For me, that is the lesson of the hammer things and inviting the information in- mill – trusting the process and remaining side. This is the learning stage – the gath- positive and engaged. ering stage. One of the most important “Never tell me the sky’s the limit things you can do at this time is to open when (I know) there are footprints on the your arms wide and embrace the experi- moon.” ence. Watch, listen and learn. Receive – Author Unknown

EXTREME ESTEEM

share a special bond When my father was growing up you were in the backseat. In hindon a homestead a mere five miles sight I’m not sure why we coveted from where I live today, there was the backseats. The only benefit was no such thing as school buses. A the frost heaves in the spring and one room school house served the some might have argued that was students from approximately a five a curse inste ad of a blessing. It is mile radius. The ones who lived hard to describe the excitement of close enough walked. frost heaves to someone Others rode horses that who has never ridden a spent the day munching school bus. Rising out of hay in the school barn the gravel roads like ruwhile their young ridral speed bumps, the bus ers learned their ABC’s. and the students could My father lived just over gain some serious aira mile away so he travtime as we sailed over elled to school by foot them. Due to some scienalong with his older sistific law of gravity which ter. The pair often broke we never bothered to trail pushing their way study, the further back uphill through waist you sat the higher you deep snow. Like so flew. Some drivers could many of his generation, be coerced into speedSHANNON Dad loves to say in his ing up when approachMCKINNON day he walked to school ing a bump, others not uphill ... both ways. The so much. school taught grades one Buses don’t have seatthrough eight; if students belts which is kind of wanted an education bebizarre when you think yond that they had to board in town. about it. Children who wouldn’t When I started school I had to dream of getting into the family vewalk a mile as well but I only had to hicle without buckling up are put walk in one direction. We lived in into buses without a second thought. the bottom of a valley and the road The theory is if there were ever an ran out when it got to our house. accident getting all the kids out of In the morning our parents drove their seatbelts would pose a bigus to the top of the hill to catch ger risk than going without. Not to the school bus. In the afternoons mention how they would seriouswe walked home. Telling my chil- ly impede airtime over those frost dren that when I was a kid I walked heaves. home from school one way, downDuring my elementary years my hill, doesn’t carry the same bite as bus driver was one of the students my father’s version. Worse, by the who had rode his horse to attend time I was in grade three a road had the original schoolhouse. In turn, been built past our house and from this same popular driver drove my then on the bus picked me up at the own sons to school and back. By end of our driveway. There aren’t a that time the two room schoolhouse lot of bragging rights in that. had been torn down and a new four I attended the same school in room school had been built five the same building my father did— miles north of us. It is still there the same building my mother lat- today. er taught in — only by the time I Kids who ride buses share a comattended it had been moved a few mon bond. They know the terror of a miles north and had a second room mother screaming, “The bus is combuilt onto it. When we got to grade ing!” while they search for that missseven we had the luxury of being ing textbook or lost mitten. They bussed into town and back, no lon- know how it feels to stand at the end ger having to board in town to fur- of a driveway in the wicked cold for ther our education. what feels like hours, waiting for a The 20-minute drive to town took bus that is running late. And they over an hour by bus depending on know the sweetest sound of all; bewho was riding. There was always ing woken by the words “Go ahead that one kid who lived further from and sleep in. The school buses have the rest and added 15 minutes to the been cancelled for today.” run, through no fault of their own.

But now the Dawson Creek school Some years that kid was me. Most district is saying the service is too kids hated having to get up so early costly to continue and they’re thinkor home so late, but not me. I loved ing of cancelling school buses formy time on the bus. ever. This time those words aren’t It was free time to socialize, so sweet. read or daydream or sometimes to catch up on homework. There was Shannon McKinnon is a syndicated a hierarchy to the seating plan. You humour columnist from Northern BC. started off in grade one sitting be- You can read past columns by visiting hind the driver and by grade twelve www.shannonmckinnon.com.

SLICE OF LIFE

College student dealing with parents’ marriage rough patch ing with trusted confidants will help you keep your heart open and think through your decisions.

Once own support network is in place, you’ll be prepared to ask your wife a direct question: “Are you or are you not willing to work with me to save this marriage?” If she’s willing, she has only one choice: to cut off all contact with the other man.

As you grapple with the fallout, make every effort not to give in to the extremes of “all my fault” or “all your fault” thinking. Don’t insist on knowing why your wife has been having an affair. Instead, ensure that she’s willing to start over. Most importantly, you and your wife need to seek out an experienced counselor. Contact Focus on the Family for a free consultation with a licensed counsellor, as well as a referral to a qualified professional in your area.

Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

PET OF THE WEEK

Vega is a 3 year old neutered male who is also vaccinated

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fault. You didn’t cause them and it’s not your responsibility to fix them.

Third, don’t be drawn into taking sides. You can’t play referee and you can’t be expected to pit one parent against the other. When they try to draw you into the melee, walk away.

Finally, forgive your parents to the extent possible. It’s wrong for them to manipulate you in this way, but try to understand that by drawing you into their arguments, they’re attempting to deal with their own pain in an inappropriate manner.

Finally, talk openly and honestly with your parents about the pain this situation has caused. Urge them, as lovingly as possible, to seek counselling.

This will help them work through their issues with an objective third party, and relieve you of the burden of trying to be their mediator.

Question: I just found out my wife has been having an emotional affair over the Internet. I’m devastated.

She’s having a hard time letting this other man go. I want to place some boundaries on her external relationships and gain trust again. How can we rebuild our marriage?

Dr. Greg Smalley, executive director of marriage and family formation: Certainly, your wife needs to decide whether she’ll commit to you or continue contact with this other man. But until she makes that decision, you need to take care of yourself. Your real fight is to keep your heart open to her. And to do this, you need the support of close friends, a pastor or a counsellor. You need to talk about your pain and emotions. These are not “gripe” sessions. Talk-

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Question: I’m 19 years old and living with my parents while I attend college close to home. They’re having a really hard time in their marriage. I’m trying to be supportive to both of them, but they try to put me in the middle of their arguments. If I don’t take a side, then they are angry with me. I feel helpless. How can I help them see how it is affecting me?

Jim: My heart goes out to you. We often hear of the wounds a troubled marriage can inflict on young children, but your experience shows that it can happen to adults as well.

Author Sandi Greene has written about the pain she JIM experienced as a result of DALY her parents’ divorce. I’m not suggesting your own parents are destined for divorce, but I think you’ll find Sandi’s advice helpful.

First, she recommends that you not become isolated. Do you have close friends nearby, or classmates, or a pastor to whom you can talk about your frustrations? Don’t endure this situation alone.

Second, don’t allow yourself to believe that the problems your parents are experiencing are your

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LUANN April 9 1987 — Oiler Wayne Gretzky gets seven points in a Stanley Cup game for the third time. He passes Jean Beliveau as all-time playoff scoring leader.

1917 — Arthur William Currie leads all four divisions of the Canadian Corps, fighting as a unit for the first time, with one British brigade under Lt.-Gen. Julian Byng, to Easter Monday victory at Vimy Ridge. Using 1,000 guns and

a masterful artillery barrage technique developed by Currie and his gunners, they take the German stronghold where the French and British had earlier failed; 4,000 Canadians are killed and 6,000 wounded. From that day onward, Germany is on the defensive.

1682 — René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle erects a cross and proclaims the Mississippi delta the property of Louis XIV; calls it Louisiana and the Mississippi River la Rivière Colbert after the administrator of France. He and Tonty had arrived at the Gulf on April 6 with 22 other French explorers.

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Powerplay comes through DUMBA SCORES OVERTIME WINNER ON THE POWERPLAY TO LIFT REBELS OVER HITMEN PAUL HENDERSON

ORDER OF HOCKEY INDUCTION Prime Minister Stephen Harper will paid tribute to three hockey greats today when Paul Henderson, Dave King and Mark Messier were awarded the Order of Hockey in Canada for their contributions to the game. They join a select group of players and builders who have been awarded the Hockey Canada honour, including Jean Beliveau, Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Gord Renwick.

Henderson, 69, is best known for scoring a game-winning goal in Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union.

King, 64, is a longtime coach whose many accolades include guiding Team Canada to its first World Junior gold medal in 1982.

Mark Messier, the 49-year-old Hall of Famer known as “The Moose,” is considered one of the greatest leaders the game has ever seen. They are the second class of recipients to receive the Order of Hockey in Canada for their “extraordinary” impact on the sport.

Today

● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels, fourth game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal, 7 p.m., Centrium.

Thursday

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen, fifth game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal, if necessary, 7 p.m., Saddledome.

Friday

● Midget football: Calgary Hilltoppers at Prairie Fire, 8 p.m., Lacombe ME Global Athletic Park.

Saturday

● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels, sixth game of best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal, if necessary, 7:30 p.m., Centrium.

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 2 Hitmen 1 (OT) As Star Wars Grand Master Yoda might say, a glorious fate the Red Deer Rebels deserved.

The Rebels were the superior team through the better part of Monday’s WHL playoff encounter with the visiting Calgary Hitmen and got their just reward when Mathew Dumba scored in overtime for a 2-1 victory.

Calgary leads the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal 2-1 with Game 4 set for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Centrium, which attracted 4,819 fans Monday.

Perhaps it was only fitting that the Red Deer power play would decide the contest.

The Rebels’ man advantage units — anemic in Games 1 and 2 — were effective during their two earlier opportunities and Dumba wasn’t about to blow his chance.

The rearguard moved into the high slot and blew a laser past netminder Chris Driedger at 6:33 with Hitmen defenceman Spencer Humphries serving a high sticking infraction.

“We lucked out when Diener’s (Rhyse Dieno’s) pass through the seam, hit a skate and came right to me,” said Dumba. “I had a lot of time and got to step into one.”

The outcome guaranteed there will be a fifth game Thursday in Calgary, but little else, as Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter noted.

“The win gets us back into the series, but tonight when we leave the rink it’s over with. We have a quick turnaround to get ready for tomorrow night’s game,” he said.

“This was a good hockey game, wellplayed for the most part by both teams.

Both teams created scoring chances and both goalies played well.”

Indeed, Red Deer’s Patrik Bartosak and his counterpart Driedger stood tall.

Bartosak, who stopped 38 shots in total, made a great glove stab on Humphries in overtime and also got his pad on a quick deflection. Driedger, meanwhile, robbed Dieno more than once and finished with 42 saves.

The Rebels were somewhat slow out of the gate and watched the Hitmen open the scoring seven minutes into the game when Peter Kosterman’s point shot deflected off a Red Deer stick and past Bartosak.

Then, with Rebels blueline Devan Fafard off for tripping, Brooks Maxwell created a turnover at the Red Deer blueline, broke in alone and beat Driedger under the glove. The short-handed marker proved to be the only scoring until the extra frame.

“We were a little nervous, a little hesitant early in the game,” said Sutter. “We played on our heels, we played a little robotic you might say.

“This is not the time of year to do that, especially against a good team. You have to be on your toes and you have to go.”

But his squad was able to regroup and,

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Calgary Hitmen Calder Brooks tries to get a handle on the puck as Red Deer Rebel goaltender Patrik Bartosak covers the net during first period action of game three of the WHL Eastern Conference semifinal at the Centrium on Monday. as Sutter suggested, was deserving of the victory.

“We created chances and we did a good job with our details and how we want to play. We were disciplined in our game,” he said.

“In the third period we had enormous chances and their goalie played very well.

Once we got to overtime we had to pound pucks and shoot pucks. We got an opportunity on the power play, which we deserved, and we capitalized on it. Our power play wasn’t very good in Calgary but tonight it got us a big goal.”

Dumba was also convinced that the right team prevailed.

“We played really hard. They (Hitmen) are not going to stop at any time in this series. They’re a strong team and they’re going to battle and just work for everything and that’s what we did tonight,” he said.

“I think we were deserving. It was a great feeling to win and yet we know it’s just one game. There are four more to play in this series and we just have to come out with that same compete level and aggressiveness and just keep on battling, keep on working and sticking to our structure.”

While Dumba felt the Hitmen brought their hard hats Monday, the feeling wasn’t similar outside the other dressing room.

“We didn’t work as hard as we should

have tonight, especially coming into this rink” said Calgary defenceman Jaynen Rissling. “We knew it was going to be a tough challenge and I thought once we got that first goal we thought it might be a little easy. We didn’t really keep up the hard work and that’s why we lost.”

However, as he noted, the Hitmen lost Game 3 of their conference quarter-final versus Swift Current after winning the first two at home and ended up prevailing in five games.

“We bounced back pretty well from that loss at Swift Current. I’m just glad that we can come right back in here tomorrow,” he said. ● Rebels forward Matt Bellerive was suspended for two games Monday for a kneeing major he was assessed in Game 2 of the series . . . Forwards Scott Feser and Adam Musil saw their first post-season action with Bellerive serving the first game of the suspension and Cory Millette a healthy scratch . . . Advocate’s three stars — (1) Dumba . . . played a strong, two-way game and scored the winner; (2) Driedger . . . Hitmen goalie was the main reason the game got to overtime, making 13 of his 42 saves in the third period; (3) Bartosak . . . was sharp throughout and made a couple of gamesaving stops in the extra period. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Flames top Avalanche to end road drought MCDONALD STOPS 39 SHOTS TO LEAD FLAMES TO FIRST ROAD WIN IN 14 GAMES

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Flames 3 Avalanche 1 DENVER — The Calgary Flames stayed out of last place and halted a dubious streak in the process.

Not a bad night in a season that’s hardly lived up to expectations.

Mike Cammalleri broke a second-period tie and Joey MacDonald stopped a season-high 39 shots, helping the Flames snap a 13-game road winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the slumping Colorado Avalanche on Monday.

Roman Cervenka also scored and Alex Tanguay added a late short-handed goal to wrap up the win for the Flames in a game that featured the bottom two teams in the NHL. Now, they’re three points clear of Colorado in a race to stay out of the league’s cellar.

“I don’t want to say it was

one of those games that we had to win, but we are obviously extremely happy, and hopefully we can get a winning streak going,” said forward Roman Horak, who had two assists as his team won on the road for the first time since Feb. 17 at Dallas. “It was huge for us.”

Brad Malone scored his first NHL goal for the Avalanche, who have dropped five straight games. That his team couldn’t generate any more of an offensive attack infuriated veteran goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

“We spend too much time in our own zone. That’s hard. We know we can score some goals, we have some offensive tools, but when you spent part of your second period and you give them too many scoring chances, it’s not going to win games like that,” Giguere said. “We talk about it every day. At some point, we have to understand.

There’s no more excuse. It’s not

about being young. We have to put our head into the game.”

MacDonald came up big late in the third period, stopping a point-blank backhanded shot by Matt Duchene and weathering back-to-back hooking penalties on Cervenka in the final 5 minutes. “”It has been awhile since we won,“ MacDonald said. ”It’s a nice win.“ Tanguay gave the Flames some breathing room when he skated in all alone and beat Giguere over his right shoulder with just over 3 minutes remaining. Down two goals and up a skater with 2 minutes left, the Avs pulled Giguere but couldn’t score.

These days, the bounces simply aren’t going Colorado’s way.

“You work for your bounces,” Avs coach Joe Sacco said.

“When we get chances right now, we’re not having the ability to finish them off. We’re

around the cage but we’re not finishing them off.”

There was a scary moment early in the third period when referee Brad Meier was hit in the left leg by a puck that an Avalanche defenceman was attempting to clear. Meier crumpled to the ice and stayed down for several minutes before gingerly skating into the dressing room.

Trailing 1-0 midway through the second period, Cervenka tied the game when he beat Giguere with a wrist shot. Six minutes later, Horak took advantage of an Avalanche miscue to corral the puck near the goal and quickly flipped it to a wideopen Cammalleri, who shot the puck over Giguere’s shoulder.

It was Cammalleri’s 12th goal of the season. The goal also helped the Flames snap a fivegame losing streak. Their last win was at home on March 27 against Colorado.

Oilers get dropped by Ducks in road trip finale THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks 2 Oilers 1 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Radek Dvorak scored two goals, Jonas Hiller made 27 saves after missing four games because of an illness, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Monday night.

The Ducks moved closer to their second Pacific Division title in franchise history and first since their 2006-07 Stanley Cup championship season. They lead Pittsburgh by one point for the NHL’s second-best overall record and trail Chicago by three with eight games remaining. Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim’s captain and leading scorer, missed his third straight game

because of a leg injury.

Defenceman Nick Schultz ended a 58-game goal drought and Devan Dubnyk stopped 36 shots for the Oilers, who haven’t been to the playoffs since losing to Carolina in Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup finals. They are within striking distance, but have lost three straight after a season-best five-game winning streak The Ducks were nursing a 1-0 lead when Schultz chased the puck to the left boards in the Anaheim zone and let fly with a 45-foot slap shot that found a crack of daylight between Hiller’s right shoulder and the crossbar. It was his first goal since Feb. 26, 2012.

The Ducks regained the

lead when Dvorak converted a rebound of Daniel Winnik’s 30-foot wrist shot for his third goal in five games since signing as a free agent on March 26. It was the 20th career multi-goal game for Dvorak, with Saku Koivu getting the secondary assist on both.

Rookie Justin Schultz, the Oilers’ top-scoring defenceman, played his first game against the organization that selected him in the second round of the 2008 draft.

He chose not to sign his entry-level contract with the Ducks and became a free agent after leaving the University of Wisconsin, eventually signing a two-year entry-level contract with the Oilers.

He started the game on the blue line alongside Nick Schultz, who is no relation.

At first, many in the crowd of 15,148 were confused and booed Nick Schultz every time he touched the puck before they realized they were targeting the wrong guy.

In the first meeting of the season between the teams, the Ducks got their goal at 17:21 of the opening period when Dvorak pounced on a rebound of Ben Lovejoy’s slap shot from the right point and put a backhander past Dubnyk’s stick.

Edmonton took nine shots on net before Anaheim recorded its first, a 45-foot wrist shot by Dvorak that Dubnyk gloved at the 10:08 mark.

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WHL Playoffs SECOND ROUND Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7)

Monday’s summaries Rebels 2 Hitmen 1 (OT) First Period 1. Calgary, Kosterman 1 (Macek) 7:05 2. Red Deer, Maxwell 4 14:30 (sh) Penalties — Sylvester Cgy (high sticking), Gaudet RD (checking from behind) 0:38, Dumba RD (high sticking) 9:41, Fafard RD (tripping) 14:11.

Second Period No scoring Penalties — Humphries Cgy (checking from behind) 4:29.

Third Period No scoring Penalties — Chase Cgy (high sticking) 4:29.

Overtime 3. Red Deer, Dumba 2 (Dieno, Gaudet) 6:33 (pp).

Penalties — Humphries Cgy (high sticking) 6:06, Humphries Cgy (misconduct) 6:33.

Calgary 19 7 9 4 — 39 Red Deer 13 12 13 6 — 44 Powers play (goals/chances) — Calgary: 0-2. Red Deer: 1-3.

Attendance — 4,819.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Edmonton (1) vs. Medicine Hat (7) (Edmonton leads series 2-0) Sunday’s result Edmonton 2 Medicine Hat 0 Friday’s result Edmonton 4 Medicine Hat 1 Tuesday’s game Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s game Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 12 x-Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 14 x-Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 17 x-Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary (3) vs. Red Deer (4) (Calgary leads series 2-1) Monday’s game Calgary 1 at Red Deer 2 (OT) Friday’s result Calgary 2 Red Deer 1 Tuesday’s game Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Apr. 11 x-Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 13 x-Calgary at Red Deer, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 16 x-Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m.

WHL PLAYOFF LEADERS Through Apr. 7 SCORING

WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland (1) vs. Spokane (4) (Portland leads series 2-0) Saturday’s result Portland 3 Spokane 0 Friday’s result Portland 7 Spokane 2 Tuesday’s game Portland at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s game Portland at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 13 x-Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 15 x-Portland at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Apr. 17 x-Spokane at Portland, 8 p.m. (Memorial Coliseum) Kelowna (2) vs. Kamloops (3) (Kamloops leads series 2-0) Saturday’s result Kamloops 4 Kelowna 2 Sunday’s game Kamloops 5 at Kelowna 1 Tuesday’s game Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s game Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 12 x-Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 14 x-Kelowna at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Apr. 16 x-Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

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Pt 17 15 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 11

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GAA 0.69 1.67 1.80 1.85 2.06

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts x-Pittsburgh 39 29 10 0 58 d-Montreal 38 25 8 5 55 d-Washington 39 20 17 2 42 Boston 38 25 9 4 54 Toronto 39 22 13 4 48 Ottawa 38 19 13 6 44 N.Y. Rangers 39 19 16 4 42 N.Y. Islanders 39 19 16 4 42 New Jersey 39 15 14 10 40 Winnipeg 40 19 19 2 40 Buffalo 39 16 17 6 38 Philadelphia 38 17 18 3 37 Carolina 38 16 20 2 34 Tampa Bay 38 16 20 2 34 Florida 39 13 20 6 32

SO 3 1 1 1 1

GF 127 120 117 108 121 94 96 113 92 98 105 106 99 121 96

GA 95 91 110 81 109 85 94 119 106 120 118 118 121 114 132

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Baseball Boston Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Toronto

GB — 2 2 2 2 1/2

Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Cleveland

Central Division W L Pct 4 2 .667 4 3 .571 4 3 .571 3 3 .500 3 4 .429

GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1 1/2

Oakland Texas Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 5 2 .714 5 2 .714 3 4 .429 2 4 .333 1 5 .167

GB — — 2 2 1/2 3 1/2

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 7, Detroit 0 Boston 13, Toronto 0 Kansas City 9, Philadelphia 8 Minnesota 4, Baltimore 3 Cleveland 13, Tampa Bay 0 Oakland 9, Houston 3 Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle 3, 10 innings Texas 7, L.A. Angels 3

New York Washington Philadelphia Miami

Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Pittsburgh

Colorado Arizona Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego

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Central Division W L Pct 5 2 .714 3 4 .429 2 5 .286 2 5 .286 2 5 .167

GB — 2 3 3 3

West Division W L Pct 5 1 .833 5 2 .714 4 2 .667 3 3 .500 1 5 .167

GB — 1/2 1 2 4

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3 Cincinnati 6, Washington 3 Atlanta 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Kansas City 9, Philadelphia 8 Arizona 8, Milwaukee 7, 11 innings L.A. Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 9, San Diego 1 St. Louis 14, San Francisco 3 Monday’s Games Milwaukee 7, Chicago Cubs 4 Cincinnati 13, St. Louis 4 N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Pittsburgh 5 at Arizona 3 Colorado at San Francisco, Late

Monday’s Games Boston 3, Baltimore 1 N.Y. Yankees 11, Cleveland 6 Kansas City 3, Minnesota 1 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 4 Houston at Seattle, Late Tuesday’s Games Toronto (Morrow 0-0) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 0-0), 11:05 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Peavy 1-0) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 1-0), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 1-0) at Cleveland (Carrasco 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 0-1) at Texas (Tepesch 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Pelfrey 1-0) at Kansas City (Guthrie 1-0), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Parker 0-1) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 0-0), 8:05 p.m.

Houston (Bedard 0-0) at Seattle (Maurer 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Toronto at Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Texas, 12:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Atlanta

Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-1) at San Diego (Richard 0-1), 4:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Peavy 1-0) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 1-0), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-1) at Philadelphia (Lee 1-0), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Medlen 0-1) at Miami (LeBlanc 0-1), 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Wood 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Arroyo 1-0) at St. Louis (Lynn 0-0), 6:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 0-1) at Arizona (McCarthy 0-0), 7:40 p.m.

Colorado (Nicasio 1-0) at San Francisco (Lincecum 1-0), 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati at St. Louis, 11:45 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 1:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 1:45 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Washington, 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

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Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB z-Miami 60 16 .789 — x-New York 50 26 .658 10 y-Indiana 48 29 .623 12 x-Brooklyn 44 32 .579 16 x-Chicago 42 34 .553 18 x-Atlanta 42 36 .538 19 x-Boston 40 37 .519 20 x-Milwaukee 37 39 .487 23 Philadelphia 31 45 .408 29 Toronto 29 48 .377 31 Washington 29 48 .377 31 Detroit 26 52 .333 35 Cleveland 24 52 .316 36 Orlando 19 59 .244 42 Charlotte 18 59 .234 42 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct y-San Antonio 57 20 .740 x-Oklahoma City 56 21 .727 x-Denver 53 24 .688 y-L.A. Clippers 51 26 .662 x-Memphis 52 25 .675 Golden State 44 33 .571 Houston 43 34 .558 Utah 41 37 .526 L.A. Lakers 40 37 .519 Dallas 38 39 .494 Portland 33 44 .429 Minnesota 29 47 .382 New Orleans 27 50 .351 Sacramento 27 50 .351 Phoenix 23 54 .299 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

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

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Boston at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Monday’s summaries Flames 3, Avalanche 1 First Period No Scoring Penalties — D.Jones Col (hooking) 3:18, Bordeleau Col (roughing) 7:22, Zanon Col (delay of game) 7:46, Stajan Cal (hooking) 10:54, Sarich Cal (slashing, fighting), Hejda Col (unsportsmanlike conduct, fighting) 13:44.

Second Period 1. Colorado, Malone 1 (Barrie, O’Reilly) 1:45 2. Calgary, Cervenka 6 (Giordano, Horak) 10:36 3. Calgary, Cammalleri 12 (Horak, Begin) 16:53 Penalties — Gulik Col (tripping) 3:06, Bordeleau Col (charging) 8:26, Backlund Cal (holding) 12:43.

Third Period 4. Calgary, Tanguay 11 (Stempniak) 16:41 (sh)

Penalties — Landeskog Col (hooking) 4:12, Cervenka Cal (hooking) 15:24, Cervenka Cal (hooking) 17:39.

Shots on goal Calgary 10 17 7 — 34 Colorado 8 18 14 — 40 Goal — Calgary: MacDonald (W,5-6-1); Colorado: Giguere (L,2-4-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 0-6; Colorado: 0-4.

Attendance — 13,444 (18,007) at Denver.

Oilers 1 at Ducks 2 First Period 1. Anaheim, Dvorak 2 (Lovejoy, Koivu) 17:21 Penalties — Beleskey Ana (boarding) 8:08, Eberle Edm (interference) 8:11, Nugent-Hopkins Edm (interference) 17:58, Smid Edm (roughing) 20:00.

Second Period No Scoring Penalties — Fistric Edm (tripping) 9:25, Sbisa Ana (hooking) 15:24, Nugent-Hopkins Edm (tripping) 17:15.

Third Period 2. Edmonton, N.Schultz 1 (Yakupov, Gagner) 1:12 3. Anaheim, Dvorak 3 (Winnik, Koivu) 7:48 Penalty — Cogliano Ana (tripping) 11:48.

Shots on goal Edmonton 11 3 14 — 28 Anaheim 15 13 10 — 38 Goal — Edmonton: Dubnyk (L,12-12-6); Anaheim: Hiller (W,13-4-4).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Edmonton: 0-3; Anaheim: 0-5.

Attendance — 15,148 (17,174).

Hurricanes 2 at Bruins 6 First Period 1. Boston, Peverley 5 (Seidenberg, Ference) 3:51 2. Boston, Marchand 15 (Campbell, Jagr) 7:58 3. Boston, Marchand 16 (Jagr, Seidenberg) 17:20 Penalties — None Second Period 4. Boston, Ference 3 (Seidenberg, Campbell) 3:57 5. Boston, Caron 1 (Peverley, Thornton) 10:29 Penalties — Chara Bos (tripping) 12:10, E.Staal Car (slashing) 15:57.

Third Period 6. Carolina, Dwyer 7 (Bellemore, Tlusty) 10:03 7. Carolina, Bowman 3 (Nash, J.Staal) 10:48 8. Boston, Horton 13 (Hamilton, Lucic) 16:56 Penalty — Nash Car (high-sticking) 5:46.

Shots on goal Carolina 18 12 12 — 42 Boston 9 12 15 — 36 Goal (shots-saves) — Carolina: Peters (4-2), Ellis (L,4-8-1)(7:58 first)(32-28); Boston: Rask (W,176-4).

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

Attendance — 17,565 (17,565).

Maple Leafs 4, Rangers 3 First Period 1. Toronto, van Riemsdyk 16 (Liles, Kessel) 11:04 Penalty — Colborne Tor (boarding) 6:53.

Second Period 2. Toronto, O’Byrne 2 (Kadri, MacArthur) 11:28 3. N.Y. Rangers, Nash 16 (Stepan) 14:55 4. Toronto, Kessel 11 (Phaneuf, Franson) 19:18 (pp) Penalties — van Riemsdyk Tor (tripping) 12:32, Callahan NYR (holding) 18:32.

NHL STARS OF THE WEEK

American League East Division W L Pct 5 2 .714 3 4 .429 3 4 .429 3 4 .429 2 4 .333

National League East Division W L Pct 6 1 .857

GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Chicago 38 29 5 4 62 128 83 d-Anaheim 40 27 8 5 59 123 99 d-Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 105 95 Los Angeles 39 22 13 4 48 114 96 San Jose 38 20 11 7 47 98 94 Minnesota 38 22 14 2 46 103 97 St. Louis 37 21 14 2 44 106 98 Detroit 39 19 15 5 43 99 101 Phoenix 39 17 16 6 40 105 106 Dallas 38 18 17 3 39 104 117 Edmonton 39 16 16 7 39 101 108 Columbus 39 16 16 7 39 91 104 Nashville 40 15 17 8 38 96 109 Calgary 38 14 20 4 32 102 134 Colorado 39 12 22 5 29 90 124 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot

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GB — 1 4 6 5 13 14 16 1/2 17 19 24 27 1/2 30 30 34

Sunday’s Games New York 125, Oklahoma City 120 L.A. Clippers 109, L.A. Lakers 95 Memphis 89, Sacramento 87 Boston 107, Washington 96 Cleveland 91, Orlando 85 Detroit 99, Chicago 85 Utah 97, Golden State 90 New Orleans 95, Phoenix 92 Dallas 96, Portland 91 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Cleveland at Indiana, 5 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 7 p.m.

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

New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Boston, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Portland, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Bowling Heritage Lanes Weekly Results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Claude Gagne 294. High Triple: Lorne Fowler 740.

Monday Mixed High Single: Brian Battensby 282. High Triple: Battensby 687.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: Greg Gigliuk 363. High Triple: Kevin Armstrong 850.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Ray Clark 300. High Triple: Jim Gra-

ham 644.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Brendan Innes 367. High Triple: Terry Ell 823.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Joan McIntyre 240. High Triple: McIntyre 619.

Thursday Mixed High Single: Daryl Tangerman 291. Anthony Streit 797.

Monday Scratch League High Single: Kevin Armstrong 322. High Quad: Armstrong 1,172.

NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin has been named the NHL’s first star of the week after his offensive performance helped the Washington Capitals surge into first place in the Southeast Division.

Ovechkin had seven goals and two assists over Washington’s four-game winning streak last week.

St. Louis goaltender Brian Elliott was named second star. Elliott posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.45 goals-against average and .952 save percentage in three appearances last week. New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist took third-star honours. Lundqvist started all four games for the Rangers, posting a 3-0-1 record with a 1.22 goals-against average and .962 save percentage.

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BRIEFS Hurry win two medals at Sparta Open CALGARY — Devyn Hurry was a double medalist for the Red Deer Fencing Club at the provincial circuit Sparta Open during the weekend.

Hurry won the U17 men’s epee and was third in the men’s open epee.

Nathaniel Johnson was first and Zac Zanussi also third in the men’s open epee.

Riley Norman took second in the U15 men’s epee.

The Red Deer Club will host the provincial championship April 13-14 at the Collicutt Centre.

Bilsborrow wins gold at Westerns trials Hanna Bilsborrow of the Red Deer Exelta Gymnastics Club captured gold in the P5 Open division at the trials to the Westerns at the Collicutt Centre Sunday evening.

Bilsborrow won the vault and uneven bars and was second on the beam and floor exercise.

Lina Koller was 15th in the division.

Meanwhile Molly Hall-Jarrett was sixth in the P5 tyro division, placing fourth on the bars, sixth on the vault and floor and seventh on the beam.

Third Period 5. N.Y. Rangers, Nash 17 (Moore, Eminger) 2:50 6. N.Y. Rangers, Stepan 14, 9:00 7. Toronto, Kessel 12 (Bozak, van Riemsdyk) 9:39 Penalty — Del Zotto NYR (high-sticking) 6:59 Shots on goal N.Y. Rangers 7 13 14 — 34 Toronto 8 8 12 — 28 Goal — N.Y. Rangers: Lundquist (L,17-14-3); Toronto: Reimer (W,15-5-4).

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

Attendance — 19,437 (18,819) at Toronto.

NHL Scoring leaders TORONTO — Unofficial National Hockey League scoring leaders following Sunday’s games: SCORING G A Pt Crosby, Pgh 15 41 56 Stamkos, TB 25 24 49 St. Louis, TB 9 38 47 P.Kane, Chi 20 26 46 Kunitz, Pgh 20 26 46 Ovechkin, Wash 25 18 43 Getzlaf, Ana 13 30 43 E.Staal, Car 16 25 41 Hall, Edm 13 28 41 Tavares, NYI 23 17 40 Toews, Chi 19 21 40 Backstrom, Wash 6 34 40 Kadri, Tor 17 22 39 Voracek, Pha 16 22 38 Datsyuk, Det 13 25 38 Ribeiro, Wash 12 26 38 Parenteau, Col 15 22 37 Moulson, NYI 12 25 37 Giroux, Pha 11 26 37 Duchene, Col 15 21 36 H.Sedin, Vcr 11 25 36 Semin, Car 10 26 36 Kessel, Tor 10 25 35 Kopitar, LA 10 25 35 Zetterberg, Det 8 27 35 Thornton, SJ 7 28 35 S.Gagner, Edm 14 20 34 Ladd, Wpg 14 20 34 Vanek, Buf 16 17 33 Nash, NYR 15 18 33 D.Sedin, Vcr 10 23 33 M.Koivu, Minn 9 24 33 AJHL Playoffs THIRD ROUND Division Finals (Best-of-7) North Division Spruce Grove (1) vs. Whitecourt (4) (Spruce Grove wins series 4-1) Friday’s result Spruce Grove 2 Whitecourt 1 South Division Brooks (1) vs. Okotoks (2) (Series tied 3-3) Sunday’s result Brooks 3 Okotoks 2 (OT) Friday’s result Okotoks 5 Brooks 3 Tuesday’s game Okotoks at Brooks, 7 p.m.

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Old foes to reunite in Louisville takes NCAA title world women’s final PITINO FIRST COACH TIO WIN TITLE WITH TWO DIFFERENT TEAMS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada 8 Russia 1 OTTAWA — Canada won last year’s women’s world hockey championship on American ice, so the United States would like nothing more than to win it in Canada.

The two countries will extend their streak of playing each other for world championship gold to 15 times Tuesday at Ottawa’s Scotiabank Place.

Canada edged the Americans 5-4 in overtime to take the gold in Burlington, Vt., last year. The U.S. had beaten them in three previous world championship finals.

Canada has outscored its opposition 32-3 and the U.S. 14-5 heading into this year’s championship game.

Canada’s head coach Dan Church downplayed his team’s scores during the tournament and simply asked his players to up their performance each game.

“I’m looking forward to seeing our best game of the tournament,” Church said.

The defending champions downed Russia 8-1 in Monday’s semifinal. The Americans were held scoreless for 53 minutes before beating Finland in the other semifinal.

Marie-Philip Poulin led Canada with a pair of goals in front of 7,255.

The hosts also got scoring from Haley Irwin, Natalie Spooner, Jennifer Wakefield, Meghan Agosta-Marciano, Rebecca Johnston and Jayna Hefford.

Shannon Szabados made 18 saves for the win.

Canada’s starter in every final since

the 2010 Winter Olympics is expected to be back in net for the final.

It wouldn’t surprising if U.S. goaltender Jessie Vetter also played her second game in as many days, which would make it a battle of goaltenders from the 2010 Olympic final.

The hosts opened the 2013 world championship with a 3-2 shootout win over the U.S. despite trailing them 2-0 into the third period.

Canada paid a price for that win as captain Hayley Wickenheiser sat out the next two games with a back injury and assistant captain Caroline Ouellette was scratched for a game with an upper-body injury.

“We dominated the play for 50 minutes and gave up 10 and look where it ended up, in a shootout,” U.S. forward Hilary Knight said.

“If we just take care of the puck do the little things, grind them out, be disciplined, I think we have all the talent we need in the locker-room right now.”

Wickenheiser returned to Canada’s lineup for Monday’s semifinal. She played fewer shifts once her team had firm control of the game.

These two countries have met in every world and Olympic women’s final with the exception of the 2006 Winter Olympics, when Sweden upset the Americans in the semifinal.

As heated as their rivalry is, Canada and the U.S. are each other’s favourite opponents.

“It’s those types of games that we want, we train for, to play games that you don’t know how they’re going to finish and it can go one way or the other many times in the game,” Ouellette said.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Louisville 82 Michigan 76 ATLANTA — Luke Hancock made all five of his 3-pointers and led Louisville to its first NCAA men’s basketball championship since 1986 with an 82-76 victory over Michigan on Monday night.

Coach Rick Pitino added this title to the one he won at Kentucky in 1996 and is the first coach to win a championship at two schools. Earlier in the day, Pitino was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.

Hancock scored 22 points and Peyton Siva had 18 for the Cardinals (35-5), who trailed by 12 late in the first half before rallying for the school’s third national title.

Trey Burke had 24 points for Michigan (31-8), which was in the final for the first time since the Fab Five led the Wolverines there in 1993. Littleused freshman Spike Albrecht added 17 points. But the celebration belonged to the Cardinals, who added this to a Sugar Bowl victory this year and also have their women’s team in Tuesday’s national final against Connecticut.

Chane Behanan scored nine quick points early in the second half to help Louisville take the lead after trailing by double digits. Behanan finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, including eight on the offensive glass.

Albrecht came in for Burke and made his first four 3-point attempts, scoring all his points in the opening half. Albrecht finally missed with a little more than 11 minutes left; he was still 9 for 10 from long range for the tournament.

Hancock made all four of his 3-pointers to start a 14-1 run for Louisville that briefly gave the Cardinals a one-point lead late in the first half after they trailed by 12. Michigan’s Glenn Robinson III made two free throws with 2 seconds left to give the Wolverines the lead at the half but Louisville led by as many as five early in the second.

The Cardinals came in having won six games this season after trailing by 10 or more, including Saturday night’s semifinals, when they beat Wichita State 72-68 after also falling behind by 12. It was a scintillating final act of a season that has been more of a grind, with scoring at its lowest (67.49 points per team) since 1951-52 and shooting at its worst (43.3 per cent) since 1964-65.

The 131.2-points-per-game average during March Madness is the lowest since the 3-point line was brought to the game in 1987, though the teams had surpassed that with 5:30 left.

Sitting on the bench with the Cardinals was sophomore guard Kevin Ware, the team’s inspiration since snapping his tibia in the regional final last weekend.

Needing a pickup without Ware, Hancock led the scoring against Wichita State. And rarely used walk-on Tim Henderson made two key 3-pointers during the comeback.

Pitino, meanwhile, was working the sideline hours after being chosen for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.

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College praised for leadership DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE Daughters and dads can still register for the Daddy Daughter Dance Night on Wednesday.

The annual event for girls aged five to 11 and their fathers runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at iHotel on 67th Street in Red Deer. Cost is $12 per person. Activities include dancing and games, as well as sweet treats. Register online at looknbook. reddeer.ca/Start/Start. asp using program number #60200.

NATURE CENTRE NEEDS YOUR OLD GEAR For three days at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, people can pick up some new gear for the upcoming outdoor season. People are invited to bring their gently used gear for sale or purchase from Friday to Sunday. And while the items are being sold, 20 per cent of the proceeds go to support the nature centre, at 6300 45th Ave. in Red Deer, and the continuing environmental education initiatives.

The rest goes to whoever sells the items. Dropoff begins at noon on Friday and the sale runs Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 403-346-2010.

MS TEENS CAN ESCAPE AT WEST ED MALL Teenagers who have been affected by multiple sclerosis are invited to spend the day having fun at the West Edmonton Mall through the Optimist MS Teen Escape program.

The program, which organizes monthly recreational activities to maintain peer connections formed at the provincial MS society’s annual Teen Escape camp, is open to any youth who have a parent or family member with MS. This month’s free event will take place on Saturday and includes a trip to the West Edmonton Mall. For more information, contact Terri at 403-346-0290.

OLDS COLLEGE’S POTENTIAL ROLE WITHIN CAMPUS ALBERTA IMPRESSES MINISTER

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A letter from Olds College president Tom Thompson to Enterprise and Advanced Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk outlines the college’s potential role within the province’s post-secondary system.

Lukaszuk said Thompson has shown great leadership in this five-page letter by offering some of his college’s strengths for the benefit of Campus Alberta, an umbrella of Alberta’s post-secondary institutions.

Thompson’s letter highlights the efficiency and success of Massive Open Online Courseware in some non-Albertan institutions and suggests Campus Alberta explore their potential for education.

“Olds College has taken this very seriously and should be credited. One of the questions I’ve been asking them and asking of each other is ‘What can you, as onetwenty-sixth of Campus Alberta bring to

the table?’ That’s what it is really all about, bringing our best to the table,” said Lukaszuk.

Thompson proposed a summit to discuss these online education tools, which he says “can drive down the cost of earning a credential from a bricks and mortar institution and represent a high quality and highly accessible option for learners.”

Lukaszuk said he was willing to attend the tentatively scheduled June summit.

“They have developed leadership in the area of creating MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courseware) and online curriculum and appifying education,” said Lukaszuk.

“Making their unique programs available to more than who can physically attend Olds College.”

Thompson also said Olds College has made progress in adopting Internet tools in education through gamified or ‘appified’ courses, which allow students to download them from the Apple Store to an Apple device.

“They embraced Campus Alberta right away,” said Lukaszuk, adding they recognized they have assets to contribute to broader provincial education goals.

“They were the first to respond and say this is the role they can play,” said Lukaszuk.

“It shows real leadership ... bringing a real tangible asset and allowing other schools to share it.”

Campus Alberta has existed for more than a decade. In January all 26 schools met and talked about the future of Campus Alberta.

The minster said representatives from the schools talked about collaboration, efficiencies, eliminating duplications and the need for a mandate letter from the minister.

“We’re responding to what we have been asked for,” said Lukaszuk. “We are now finally putting this concept of Campus Alberta into action.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

Pharmacists protest ‘draconian’ cut in prices for generic drugs

BY RANDY FIEDLER ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta pharmacists hope their patients will join a rally and march on Thursday to protest a controversial cut in what government pays for generic drugs.

Starting on May 1, the province will pay 18 per cent — down half from 35 per cent — of brand name drug prices for generic counterparts. Pharmacists say this will end a major source of revenue, forcing closures and layoffs, especially among small community independents.

“It’s draconian. We’re essentially having a maximum price edict imposed on us (and) they just can’t survive that amount of a cut,” said pharmacist Max Bearisto, former owner of Blackfalds IDA and now a pharmacy sales broker.

The local rally, one of a series across Alberta, begins at City Hall Park at 11 a.m. before a march to Red Deer South MLA Cal Dallas’s office, ending at noon.

Many pharmacists negotiate volume deals from suppliers, earning rebates worth up to half their purchases.

They contend the drop in drug prices will end these volume deals, resulting in huge income losses that can only be offset through volume, said Bearisto.

“It’s going to mean long lineups to corporate pharmacies and they’ll be filling massive amounts of prescriptions to make money. It’s vulnerable groups like seniors who will be compromised.”

Health Minister Fred Horne says the cut will decrease drug costs

and Alberta Health is launching a $400,000 ad campaign to explain the change.

Bearisto argues the campaign “will mislead Albertans about the savings they’ll get” because savings will only be short term.

“There will likely be some drug shortages to come as generic makers leave this market because they can’t make enough money.”

He added no consultation was done with the Alberta Pharmacists’ Association and the 18 per cent limit set without knowing whether manufacturers “could even come in at that level.”

Adding to pharmacists’ financial woes is their government fees haven’t increased since 2005 and remain close to 1991 levels.

“A lot of what pharmacists do has been taken for granted for years,” said Bearisto, explaining such services as over-the-counter advice and answering questions isn’t really free.

“That was paid for before by the commercial fees with our (drug) providers. Now there’s no money left to provide for all these services, let alone to keep the lights on. The average pharmacy will operate as a break even proposition at best, even after making cuts.”

Red Deer pharmacist Steve Busse said had he known such a change was coming, he’d have rethought building his new Penhold pharmacy.

“I probably would have scaled it back. It’s definitely going to affect it.” rfiedler@reddeeradvocate.com

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City of Lacombe Blacksmith Shop volunteer Bill Marquardt looks on as Alberta Minister of Culture Heather Klimchuk hammers a piece of steel during a tour of three museums in the city on Monday.

Grant boosts archive project

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF

LACOMBE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The first attempt at digitizing Lacombe’s archives a few years ago met an inglorious end by way of a computer crash.

On Monday, the Lacombe & District Historical Society got a helping hand to make sure try number two is a more fruitful endeavour.

Provincial Minister of Culture Heather Klimchuk presented the historical society with a cheque of $9,508 Monday in the midst of her grand tour of three of Lacombe’s historical landmarks, a tour that ended with her trying her hand at an old trade in the Blacksmith Shop Museum.

The funding comes from the province’s Community Initiatives Program (CIP), a $24 million program using revenues from provincial lotteries to aid community and non-profit organizations.

Klimchuk said the program “builds Alberta,” promotes rich histories, and provides historical context for the 100,000 new people who come to Alberta every year.

“We have to keep these memories alive for all our new Albertans,” she said.

A digitization project was undertaken for the archives, housed in the Michener House Museum, in 2010, but the free software used crashed a year later, wiping out all the volunteer work.

Historical society executive direc-

tor Marie Péron said the province’s funding will be used to purchase the tools and equipment for the digitization of all paper records, with a goal to complete the task within the calendar year.

“We’d like to really do this properly, rather than as a side project, which is what it was originally,” explained Péron.

“It’ll help us not only in knowing what we have in our collection so we can do research better and curate new exhibits, but it’ll actually create better awareness of what we have in our community.

“We’re hoping to eventually have all this information accessible online,” she added.

The minister was taken on a special tour Monday of the three museums operated by the Lacombe & District Historical Society — the Flatiron Museum, the Michener House Museum and the Blacksmith Shop Museum.

The latter is the oldest operating blacksmith shop in Alberta, the Michener museum was the birth house of former governor general Roland Michener, and the Flatiron Museum, which doubles as the regional tourism office, was the first bank in town and is one of only two flatiron buildings in the province. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

Preparations continue for Special Olympians GAMES TO RUN APRIL 19 TO 21

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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Not everyone can win events at the spring Special Olympics but every participant is a winner, say officials.

“That’s what they live by,” said Jerry Tennant, Red Deer spring Special Olympic games organizing committee chairman.

“They do they do their best, they cheer on those who are doing well, they’re excited for anyone who wins and just participating is the big thing for any of them.”

On April 19, about 800 athletes, coaches, support staff, supporters and volunteers will arrive in Red Deer. That afternoon, the games get underway and continue through Sunday,

April 21.

The events include five- and 10-pin bowling, basketball and swimming.

“We have 300 five-pin bowlers and they’ll start Friday (April 19) afternoon,” said Tennant.

The opening ceremonies at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School begin at 7 p.m. on April 19. The public is welcome to attend this event, which includes the Law Enforcement Torch Run featuring Alberta law enforcement members.

Competitions continue on Saturday, followed by a banquet and dance at Westerner Park in the evening.

The games wrap up on Sunday by about 2 p.m. with medal presentations.

Five-pin bowling takes place at Heritage Lanes, 10-pin at Riverside Bowl, swimming at Michener Centre and basketball at Notre Dame High School.

Organizers are 90 per cent ready for the event. There are last minute details to finalize, specifically food and accommodations.

“It’s been a lot of work, we’ve been working on it for just under a year,” said Tennant. “Normally you have almost two years to do this sort of thing, so it has been a lot of work.”

Competitors will stay at Harvard Business Centre at Springbrook in the former cadet barracks and will be bused back and forth to events in buses provided by the Red Deer Catholic School District.

“This is a highlight for the special athletes,” said Tennant.

“From here they could even be chosen to go on to national or international events.

“It is very high competition.

There is a lot of excitement.”

Athletes come from about 30 communities for the event, stretching north to the North-

west Territories, south to Lethbridge, east to Lloydminster and west to Rocky Mountain House.

“They have a variety of intellectual disabilities, some even have physical disabilities, but these individuals are just as capable as able-bodied to participate, succeed and enjoy themselves,” said Tennant.

“The important thing is participation as much as the winning.”

The event had a budget of $150,000. The money was raised through donations, sponsorships and grants.

The opening ceremonies and athletic events are open to the public and are free to attend.

“I think they’d be quite surprised at the calibre of expertise that some of these athletes will display,” said Tennant. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com

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Sugar Man sounds just sweet Roger Ebert remembered for defining profession RODRIGUEZ HAS TROUBLE WITH HIGH NOTES BUT CROWD DOESN’T MIND

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Sixto Diaz Rodriguez can’t hit the high notes like he used to, but that didn’t matter to his fans.

The 70-year-old singer made famous by the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man performed Sunday night to a worshipful crowd at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre.

The folk-rocker was at his best performing his own songs, like I Wonder, with the catchy line, “I wonder how many times you had sex,” and a slightly jazzy version of his beautiful, mournful ballad I Think of You. But the set list of 21 songs also included seven covers, with several American standards that his fading upper register cannot quite manage, like Cole Porter’s Just One of Those Things.

His Blue Suede Shoes was uninspired: He’s no Elvis, and while the Rolling Stones have proved that age is no impediment to rocking out, Rodriguez is no Mick Jagger. None of that mattered to his fans — at least the ones who stayed until the end, since a small but noticeable trickle left well before the 90-minute show ended.

“It’s more than a musical event,” said fan Rick Panero, who attended with his mother and brother. Denise O’Bleness agreed, saying, “He stuck with it. His dream came true.” Jody Rosenberg, who grew up in South Africa, also liked the show, saying she’d “tempered” her expectations after hearing from others that his voice wasn’t what it once was. A 20-something in the lobby simply gushed, “Awesome!”

Searching for Sugar Man tells the story of how Rodriguez disappeared from public life after making two albums in the early 1970s.

Unbeknownst to him, his records developed a cult following in South Africa during the apartheid era, when boycotts cut the country off culturally from the rest of the world.

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Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez performs at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday in New York.

His fans came to believe he’d committed suicide, but the end of apartheid and the advent of the Internet enabled them to find him and bring him to South Africa for a triumphant tour.

The movie’s Oscar win for best documentary has led to yet another career rebirth as Americans now discover the songs he wrote more than four decades ago. Rodriguez will also perform at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Oct. 9. Highlights of Sunday’s show

included several of his songs that do not appear in the movie, like Rich Folks Hoax.

The film depicts Rodriguez as an eccentric fellow whose early career was marred in part by performances where he played with his back to the audience. In interviews, he comes across as shy and uncomfortable, and despite his fans’ attempts to engage him with shout outs at Sunday’s show, he maintained the curtain on his emotions.

Stage illusionist Peter Reveen dies

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAS VEGAS — Peter Reveen, a popular stage illusionist and hypnotist who toured extensively in Canada, died Monday. He was 77.

Reveen died at his home in Las Vegas of complications from diabetes and dementia, said his daughter-in-law Cathy Reveen.

“He was a classic performer,” she said in an interview from her home in Kelowna, B.C. “The grandeur of the old shows are something his memory retained and he would emulate.”

After immigrating to Canada

from Australia in 1961, he began his career knocking on the doors of businesses in small towns in British Columbia, offering free tickets to shop owners if they put up his poster in their windows, she said.

As a youth he was a stage magician, but he later studied hypnosis and developed a show that emphasized audience engagement.

He performed in front of packed theatres and campus audiences around the world. But Cathy Reveen said he was particularly fond of entertaining audiences in small communities in Atlantic Canada, where he made his final

tour in 2008.

While he hypnotized audience members, he was careful not to make fun of participants in his stage show, she added.

“Family was very important to him,” she said.

“It was very important to him that he had a clean show and that he was able to present it to multiple generations.”

He worked as a manager to Las Vegas illusionist Lance Burton in the latter stages of his career before retiring.

Reveen is survived by four sons and his wife, Coral. His son, Tyrone, performs magic in Canada.

Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer, big screen star, dies at 70

CHICAGO — Roger Ebert, one of the nation’s most influential film critics who used newspapers, television and social media to take readers into theatres and even into his own life, was laid to rest Monday with praise from political leaders, family and people he’d never met but who chose movies based on the direction of his thumb.

“He didn’t just dominate his profession, he defined it,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a brief eulogy to hundreds of mourners who gathered at Holy Name Cathedral just blocks from where Ebert spent more than 40 years as the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Ebert died last Thursday at the age of 70 after a yearslong battle with cancer.

It was Ebert who told readers which films to see and needed to see and which ones they should stay away from, Emanuel said, remembering the influence Ebert had on movie goers through his newspaper reviews and the immensely popular television show he hosted with fellow critic Gene Siskel during which they would issue thumbs-up or thumbs-down assessments.

“Roger spent a lot of time sitting through bad movies so we didn’t have to,” joked the mayor.

In a 90-minute funeral Mass, speakers took turns talking about how Ebert spent his career communicating his ideas about movies, social issues, the newspaper business and finally the health problems that left him unable to speak.

“He realized that connecting to people was the main reason we’re all here and that’s what his life was all about,” said Sonia Evans, his stepdaughter, her voice choking with emotion.

That realization, she and other speakers said, helped explain Ebert’s fascination with outlets such as Twitter and his blog that he took to just two days before he died to tell readers he was taking a “leave of presence.”

“Roger was 24-7 before anybody thought of that term,” said John Barron, Ebert’s former boss at the Sun-Times, who said Ebert was among the first to recognize the changing media landscape as well as the first in the office to use a computer or send emails.

Ebert was also a champion for the little guy, as over the years he weighed more and more on social issues and other topics that had nothing to do with film.

Gov. Pat Quinn spoke as much, if not more, about Ebert’s “passion for social justice” and the fact that he was a “union man,” as he did about Ebert as a film critic.

Ebert’s widow, Chaz, who received a standing ovation as she made her way to the lectern to speak, expanded on that devotion.

“It didn’t matter to him your race, creed, colour,” she said. “He had a big enough heart to accept and love all.”

That was the message of Jonathan Jackson, who, after relating comments from his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, told the crowded church why Ebert’s early support for the films of Spike Lee and other black filmmakers was so important.

“He respected what we had to say about ourselves,” said Jackson, who pointed to Ebert’s glowing review of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing in the late 1980s.

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She died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., of complications from multiple sclerosis, the Walt Disney Co. said.

Funicello stunned fans and friends in 1992 with the announcement about her ailment. Yet she was cheerful and upbeat, grappling with the disease with a courage that contrasted with her lightweight teen image of old.

“She will forever hold a place in our hearts as one of Walt Disney’s brightest stars, delight-

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Cast after Disney saw her at a dance recital, she appeared in mouse ears, a pleated skirt and a turtleneck sweater emblazoned with her first name.

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is proud to introduce its new permanent exhibit:

New permanent exhibit establishes museum as “hub for learning”

By Pam Snowdon Steve Jobs, best known as the cofounder and CEO of Apple, said that “It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough – it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our hearts sing.” If we extend this analogy to the new permanent exhibit at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, the database of artifacts and historical objects featured in Remarkable Red Deer; Stories from the Heart of the Parkland creates an interactive, multi-sensory, and emotionally dynamic experience: a hub for learning that will “make our hearts sing”.

Following a thematic path that weaves through the history of Red Deer, visitors come upon life sized historical figures narrating significant events and topics.

Representational landmarks, among them

the train station, the Capital Theatre, the Saskatchewan Land Office, Club Cafe, and Lord’s Department Store bring local history to life. More than 300 objects from the MAG collection and the Red Deer Archives – maps, documents, textiles, and artifacts – are enhanced by the addition of touch screens, auditory and special effects, and other technology.

Families can enjoy watching an old Buster Keaton and other vintage entertainment on antique wooden seats in the Capital Theatre.

“It gives us a different way to explore history,” according to Lorna Johnson, Red Deer MAG Executive Director.

“We hope to give the means to establish a dialogue between children and their parents and grandparents about their own stories,” Johnson says. She points out that the children’s gallery lends itself to storytelling, demonstrations, and activities

such as the puppet theatre, animated with animal puppets iconic to local lore like Mickey the Beaver, Francis the Pig, and Rosalyn the Cow Alongside the stories of triumph that celebrate the evolution of the community are also those of heartbreak and regret. For example, while the Indian Industrial School in Red Deer had the highest mortality rate in the nation, visitors to the exhibit will learn that there has also been redemption.

Sunnybrook Church, together with the Truth and Reconciliation organization has carried out a “Remembering the Children” project for survivors and past residents of the institution. As well, the story of the Metis in Red Deer shows their entrepreneurship, steadfastness, and vision.

“We want to be responsive to our community” says Johnson. “The core of people who were born and raised here is rather small; most people are from

somewhere else. The exhibit helps build community by explaining the many different aspects of Red Deer.”

“Hopefully, people will use this as their first point to get a picture of our community,” says Johnson. The MAG staff plan to publish additional information about the collection on the organization website. Johnson says individuals can make a personal appointment to obtain more information on specific subjects or artifacts. “If you have a passion for something, perhaps from a certain time period, you are welcome to come in and find out more.”

“This really sets a direction for the Museum, says Johnson. “We are very committed to telling more of the story of Red Deer. With this core exhibit in place as our anchor, we can then explore different ‘tangents’ of our history, and that is really exciting!”

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Karin Richardson-Mackenzie stands in front of the new multi media displays

The people behind the “Remarkable Stories From The Heart Of The Parkland”

By Pam Snowden “I think for some people, this new exhibit has been in the making all their lives,” laughs Karin RichardsonMackenzie, Assistant Director of Fund Development & Marketing at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. She’s referring to a labour of love, Remarkable Red Deer: Stories from the Heart of the Parkland, the new core exhibit which will provide an anchor for the MAG in telling the story of the growth of Red Deer.

Richardson-MacKenzie says the challenge has been to choose the most meaningful stories, from among so many remarkable accomplishments. “It was a team process, with numerous hours spent around the table discussing what will best tell the story of Red Deer, “ she says. Staff from the Red Deer Archives played an integral part on the team, providing research, images, original documentation, photographs, and letters and correspondence from their holdings to supplement the artifacts from the MAG collection.

“We have a great body of knowledge right here in our building. The history of Red Deer is part of the lives of our own staff.” Each of the fourteen MAG staff bring a diverse background of education, training, and personal focus to the new exhibit, hoping to contribute the highest degree of interest for visitors. “It is such a treat to work with people who live and work here and have a thorough knowledge of the people and the stories of this community, and who are so well informed.”

As Richardson-Mackenzie notes, a community museum is not only a way of talking about the past, but it also informs us about who we are. The MAG collection reflects the enormous

changes that have occurred in Red Deer, and the world, in the past century, but much of the collection contains objects from the first half of the 20th century.

Bringing the human story of Red Deer full circle to illustrate the leadership, entrepreneurship, and community spirit upon which the community was founded, and that still exists today was a bit of a challenge, she says.

More research was required, which is now portrayed in the exhibit as the Newcomers Project. Forty-five stories to date have been recorded, narrated by people who have come from all different points of the world. “Their stories are all unique, although it is just a small sampling so far and we hope to add more, “ says Richardson-MacKenzie.

“The contemporary stories about oil and gas, petro-chemicals, as well as agriculture and how technology is changing that industry, are all important, “ she says “We continue in the process of gathering those stories from the community, and from industry advisors. You just have to look at local people’s websites and you can see the entrepreneurship and pride here.”

Richardson-Mackenzie says Red Deer is known for those businesses, and the exhibit will help people “make the connection” between the importance of the oil and gas sector and our way of life both now and in the past. As many of the objects used in those industries are massive, naturally storage is an issue, so MAG staff look for other ways to describe the significance of the industry to the growth of the community.

“Red Deer draws people and families because it is a great place to live. And now is an exciting time to be living and working here: we’re all just on the cusp of a great future.”

We at the MAG are delighted to launch the Remarkable Red Deer exhibit to coincide with the celebration of the City’s Centennial.

Remarkable Red Deer represents a giant step in the MAG’s achievement of its commitment to the citizens of Red Deer to become the primary historical learning resource in our community.

The exhibit tells the story, through several narrative themes, of how Red Deer came to be, what makes Red Deer unique, and what makes it a great place to live. The exhibit reflects extensive archival research, displays many artifacts from our museum collection, and incorporates innovative design and technological elements.

It is interactive, exciting and accessible for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. The design allows flexibility for programmi ng and changing displays of artifacts.

Remarkable Red Deer will hold enduring interest for long-time residents with deep roots and great pride in our community and for newcomers and visitors curious to learn what makes Red Deer unique.

The exhibit is the story of our community. It is also the product of our community and its commitment to its history, heritage, arts and culture. We are very grateful for the leadership of City Council with its $1 Million contribution. This grant

has enabled us to secure significant contributions from companies, individuals, service groups, and the Province of Alberta.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, my thanks to all who have helped as donors, members, volunteers, staff, etc. to bring Remarkable Red Deer to fruition. I hope to see you often at the MAG in the days and years ahead. Through engagement with our history and heritage we will understand more about each other and the community we share, and in so doing, build an even stronger Red Deer.

Sincerely,

Torben Andersen President

How remarkable it is when our dreams come to life!

For years the staff of the MAG has dreamed about creating an exhibition that would tell Red Deer’s unique story, and finally, thanks to the support of our community, that dream is about to be realized. Remarkable Red Deer: Stories from the Heart of the Parkland will launch the MAG’s goal of becoming the centre for learning about Red Deer’s past. We want to encourage people to explore our city with a new understanding of the people and the events and the stories that have built this community. We have created a place where families can come to learn the stories of this place, and share their own stories. They will discover a few of the remarkable people who have shaped our community and learn their stories of challenge and perseverance. Our goal is to make each visitor feel like an ‘insider’ in our history.

This project has been made possible because many people believed in it: The MAG’s Board of Directors, City Council, and our many sponsors all made it possible to realize our dream. The staff of the MAG and the Archives pulled out all of the stops to do the research and the production work – in addition to their ongoing projects. The design team of Reich + Petch Design International used their skill and creativity to bring our

vision to life. Griffin Construction worked to tight deadlines to build the structural walls. The Expographiq team used their considerable fabrication skill to make sure that each component looked perfect, and the team from Hillmann & Carr did an excellent job of producing beautiful audio visual components for the exhibition.

I would like to extend my sincere heartfelt thanks to all of the remarkable people who have worked to create this exhibition. I know that our community will enjoy it.

Lorna Johnson, BFA, M.Ed. Executive Director, MAG

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exhibit, staff identified a gap in the collection of objects from the oil and gas industry. They are currently working with community advisors to acquire the appropriate items that will illustrate the narrative of the impact on local life by

It’s difficult to believe that the plethora of objects - the memorabilia, vintage maps, exquisite textiles, the unique artifacts - carefully selected to illustrate the new permanent Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery exhibit Remarkable Red Deer: Stories from the Heart of the Parkland are just the tip of the iceberg of an extensive and fascinating collection.

Thousands of objects, from the exotic to the mundane, are housed behind the scenes.

Valerie Miller, Collections Coordinator at the Red Deer MAG explains that while the collection contains fossils that are millions of years old, not everything is unique or rare. Val Miller with a bench from the collection Many contemporary objects, including a funky bench made out of that sector. skateboards, are also representational of It isn’t all just an exciting treasure life in Red Deer. hunt, though. Miller acknowledges that A prisoner-of-war uniform held in the sometimes the objects that support a MAG collection was donated by a local storyline no longer exist. With or without farmer who had purchased the pants, a particular item, a lot of effort and jacket, and hat as a set at an Army & research goes on behind the scenes.

Navy Surplus Store. Manufactured The MAG staff collaborates closely with by the Great Western Garment Co. in Red Deer Archives staff, the Glenbow Edmonton, and worn by international Museum archives, and provincial and soldiers detained in Canadian work national archives to research the camps, the uniform is rare and supporting documentation that provides unique because it is a complete set. a context and brings the stories to life.

Consequently, it is a much requested For example, the Red Deer Archives item for loan to other institutions. supplied a photographic image of Ella As in the case of the uniform, the Parsons for the new exhibit. The MAG MAG receives many donations from the textile collection (the largest in Western public.

Canada) holds the actual clothing Mrs. “When we receive items, we consider Parson is wearing in the photograph what gaps are currently in the collection, Similarly, researchers and students and what we can actually store and care can arrange to access the holdings, as for here. We are somewhat selective in well as the MAG library, whether they are what we can accept, “ says Miller. “The interested in quilt and clothing patterns, object has to fit with our mandate and vintage fashion magazines, or in home help tell the story of what it represents, canning utensils and blacksmithing tools. but we’re very pleased when people call While the MAG houses thousands us with something they think might have of items, it is also a repository for just historical significance.” as many stories. “Meeting the people, “Sometimes we approach people talking about their experiences, their in the community to obtain a specific work, their, life: that’s what I love,” says item if it can help tell the story of life Miller. in Red Deer, “ she says. For the new

Sometimes we approach people in the community to obtain a specific item if it can help tell the story of life in Red Deer.

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CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT!

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Telling the Story of Red Deer: A Thematic Approach

By Pam Snowdon

Many of the stories told in museums are revealed in a chronological fashion: here are the ancient stone implements, here are the vintage farm implements, here is the World War Two memorabilia. Although a convenient approach that answers questions regarding “who” and “what”, it doesn’t tell us “why”. The Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery exhibit Remarkable Red Deer: Stories from the Heart of the Parkland examines and explains “why this place, and why that time”?

Noting that most of the time things don’t happen randomly, Michael Dawe, Curator of History at the Red Deer MAG, says that using a thematic approach looks not only at the events, the people and their accomplishments, but also at the broader stories of the attitudes and the fundamental changes in society that were happening both here and abroad.

Why Red Deer? One of the first themes a visitor will experience in the new, permanent exhibit is through the image and sounds of the iconic train station. While the typical homesteading story elsewhere of staking a 160 acre claim for ten dollars didn’t apply to Red Deer, the replica of the Saskatchewan Land and Homestead Company office in the exhibit illustrates that a different kind of settler, one with financial and other entrepreneurial resources besides sweat equity, purchased land here.

The evolution from a tiny settlement on a wagon track to a major transportation and distribution centre wasn’t accidental. Located adjacent to a reliable water source, Red Deer became an important north-south divisional point for the CalgaryEdmonton Railway (later the CPR). Employees from these and other spin-off businesses helped shape the community.

Lord’s Department Store, the first locally owned department store in Central Alberta, represents that bridge between the old general store and the introduction of a national chain store in Red Deer. “In our exhibit, the re-creation of this store is a benchmark of telling the story of Red Deer as a retail centre,” says Dawe.

Of course, there is memorabilia from the World Wars in the exhibit, but the story of local people involved in global conflicts is balanced with

depictions of the impact on families back home, gathered around the radio listening for news from the Front. That the worldwide Spanish Influenza epidemic ravaged the community is poignantly portrayed in a audio visual display “narrated” by Ella Parsons, the wife of a physician, who became a victim of the ‘flu in 1918.

The role of entertainment, how multiculturalism has helped create a diverse and energetic community, the impact of the oil and gas industry as well as entrepreneurship are among the themes richly explored in the exhibit. Dawe says that the MAG and Red Deer Archives staff examined the big events that had occurred throughout the years. “We explored why those events had happened, and their importance, “ he says. “We then looked at what images were iconic or symbolic to convey why the events were significant.”

“The big picture of the community history is that it is a multi-faceted tapestry: the individual strands of thread are woven together into a complicated pattern. No community is simply a straight forward chronological telling, it is a weaving of distinctive elements such as the individuals and the events, and circumstances.”

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Obituaries LAGU Mrinal Mr. Mrinal Lagu passed away in Red Deer on March 27, 2013. A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta.

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BELL Bretton Bretton Daniel Bell suddenly passed from this life to the next on Wednesday, April 3, 2013,†at the age of†21 years. Bretton is lovingly remembered by his father, Dan, his mother, Angela, his sister, Alysia, his brother, Colton and his long-time sweetheart, Elyse Richards. He is also survived by his paternal grandparents, William and Jean Bell, and his maternal grandparents, William and Betty Wyntjes. Bretton also leaves behind a large community of extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his Aunt, Elizabeth, in April of 2011. Bretton†was born in†Red Deer, Alberta on December 11th, 1991. He graduated with Honours from†École Secondaire Notre Dame High School in†2009 and went on to earn a†Paramedic Diploma with Honours from†Medicine Hat College†in†June, 2012. Bretton was passionate about sports. He grew up having played competitive hockey, lacrosse, rugby, tennis and volleyball.

He found his niche in volleyball.† Having developed his skill in the middle position with the RDC Kings’ Club team, and the Notre Dame Cougars, Bretton went on to play for two years with the Medicine Hat College Rattlers. In his free time, Bretton enjoyed spending time with friends as well as camping and hiking with family. Most recently, he was challenging himself in physical fitness pursuits such as long distance running events. Bretton was ecstatic to obtain his dream career of becoming a Firefighter Paramedic with Red Deer Emergency Services. He loved his job.† He was dedicated to helping others particularly the most vulnerable. Bretton will be remembered for his remarkable personality, his genuine smile, and his incredible zest for life. He exuded a unique gentleness and benevolence of spirit that touched all who knew him. Bretton’s life was a celebration of the family and friends he loved. A Prayer Service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. and a Celebration of Life†will also be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church†on†Thursday, April 11th, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. with†Father Gary Lee officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to†The Brett Bell Memorial Scholarship Foundation, c/o Red Deer Firefighters, Box 535, Red Deer, AB, T4N-5G1.

The Journey Home There’s a path that leads to a turn in the road, and we each must travel there, where the Father waits to take us home to the shelter of his care, where happiness and peace and joy replace the tears and pain†and our loved ones rest in the arms of God to sweetly live again.

MacKAY William Michael Dean 1961 - 2013 William Michael Dean (Mike), son of William Dean, and loving father to William Courtney, Michael Anthony and Blaydon Dean, passed away suddenly o n S a t u r d a y, M a r c h 3 0 , 2013. Mike is predeceased by his grandparents; his parents, Bill and Elva, and youngest brother, Anthony. Mike was born on July 10, 1961 in Red D e e r, A l b e r t a . R a i s e d i n Parkvale, in the 60’s and 70’s, Mike enjoyed his youth and at the age of 16 began his career working in the oil patch. Mike was a hardworking and honest man with a fondness for fast cars, wild women and whiskey, but most of all, he loved his family. To Mike there was nothing greater than to spend time and share a laugh with the people you love. Left behind are his three sons; brother, James; sisters, Marianne and Heather and eleven nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Pioneer’s Lodge, 4324 - 46A Ave., Red Deer, AB on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm with lunch and tea to follow. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

MOUSSEAU Barthley (Bart) Joseph March 23, 1938 - April 8, 2013 Bart passed away peacefully and with dignity in the presence of his loving family on April 8, 2013. He was born in Bristol, Quebec, son of Thomas and Rose Mousseau.

He was the beloved husband of Carmel (Scissons) for 47 years.

He was the exceptionally proud father of Larry (Theresa Victoor), David (Sandra Dransfield), and daughter Pauline, and loving Grandfather of Renee, Elizabeth and Adam. He is survived by his sister Josie Berrea, sister-in-law Nora (Mousseau) Findlay, brother-in-law Harry McCall, and many, many special nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents and siblings Margaret, Patrick, Mary, Teresa and Michael and brother-in-laws Martin Dowe, Walter Berrea and Edward Cunningham. Bart was a proud member of the United Association of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry since 1960 - Locals 71 (Ottawa) and 488 (Edmonton). Profound gratitude is extended to the Doctors and many care givers of the Heart and Kidney Transplant Teams at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta for the significant care they provided Bart since 1999. Thanks to Dr. Kym Jim and Dialysis Unit at the Red Deer Regional Hospital plus Drs. Janke, Ellis, Fiorello, Walz, Ohanjanians, and Murphy, to name just a few, for their kindness and excellent care. Appreciation is also extended, to the thousands of nurses who tended to his needs since his first medical challenges began in 1977. A prayer service and visitation will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta, with Mr. Charlie Sevik, officiating.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, April 12, 2013 at 11:00 a.m at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, with The Reverend Father Gary Lee, Celebrant. A cremation will follow and an interment will be held at a later date at Mount Calvary Cemetery, 67 Street, Red Deer. An additional Mass and Service will be held at St. Edwards Church, Bristol, Quebec in July 2013. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the charity of choice.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

May he rest in peace. Amen.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040

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Victoria Genevieve Loeppky made a surprise appearance at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 at 6:48 pm.

Melissa & John Loeppky, were delighted to welcome her at 36 weeks. Victoria has made quite an impression with her Grand Parents, the 1st grand child of JoAnne St.Onge & Cam Baldwin, Brett Scott & Michelle Perrault and 2nd grand child for Heather & Tim Loeppky.

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She already has a fan club with followers from around the globe including a Great Great Grand Ma, Orla Scott of Calgary who is very proud of the 5th generation line. †Special thanks to the staff at the Red Deer Hospital Maternity Ward, the care was excellent, we are so grateful.

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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 P/T CLASS 1 Truck Driver req’d to haul feed with B-Train Tanker to our farm in Ponoka. 1-2 days per wk, or 3-4 days every other week, approx. 8-10 hrs. per day, flexible hrs. Must have clean driving record Fax resume (403)784-2726 or Phone 403-704-0257

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

ANN’S Cleaning Services - Weekly & bi-weekly.

Homes & Offices 302-0488

Contractors

1100

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

CUSTOM HOMES

Wes Wiebe 403-302-1648 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Escorts

1165

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight

Escorts

1165

1280

CLASSY & SIMPLY THE BEST. High class companionship at its finest.

403-550-0470

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net

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

LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

The Ultimate Playmates.

Never rushed. Come in and get the attention you have been missing in your life. #1 body rub in Red Deer. 403-986-SEXY (7399)

Massage Therapy

1280

Asian Executive Touch Exclusive for men. Every day specials! 10 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 5003-50 St. 403-348-5650

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

VII MASSAGE

Misc.

Services

1290

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Seniors’ Services

1372

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

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned.

403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca

HELPING HANDS For Seniors. Cleaning, cooking, companionship - in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 or visit helpinghandshomesupport.com for information.

Property clean up 340-8666

Yard Care

880

Misc.

Help

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Morning Advocates Mon. through Fri. before 6:30 a.m. and Sat. by 8:00 a.m. in East Rosedale area $648/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in Michener Area West of 40th Ave. North Ross St. to 52 Street. $236/monthly

Misc.

Help

880

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in Clearview Area Castle Crsc.

Clark Crsc. & Crawford St. $155/mo.

UNC

LE

4 days/wk Flyers & Sun. Life IN PINES Patterson Cres. & Pamley Ave.

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

Good for adult with small car.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

Adams Close/ Adair Ave. BOWER AREA Baile Close Boyce St./ Byer Close Barrett Dr/ Beatty Crsc..

Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St

GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

INGLEWOOD AREA

Illingworth Close

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr

Misc.

Help

880

FULL TIME MAINTENANCE AND LABOUR PERSON REQUIRED ASAP. Knowledge of Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting.

Must have own tools, own vehicle an asset with valid drivers license.

Monday - Friday 8 - 5.

Come and join our team.

Please fax resume 403-346-1086 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

GREENHOUSE WORKERS BLACKFALDS Central AB Greenhouses We have some seasonal positions available commencing immediately and ending June 1, 2013.

Duties include planting seedlings, watering plants, moving plants from one area to another, loading plants onto carts and loading trucks. This position is labor intensive and includes working weekends and some evenings (approx.

65 hrs./wk.). Must have own transportatin. We will train. Wage is $11.50/hr.

Fax resume to 403-885-4146 or email to: ar-cag@telus.net.

Please note that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

LIVE in caretaker req’d. for 13 unit condo in Red Deer.

Reply to mmccrd@yahoo.ca

Looking For Short Term Work?

We need a number of people to assist with spring yard clean up for 3 wks. Must be able to pull a rake and bag debris, Must have own transportation and be reliable. Wage is $15/hr.

Call 403-505-5760

SUNNYBROOK AREA

Carriers Needed Riverside Meadows Morning delivery 6 days /wk by 6:30 a.m.

Sherwood Crsc VANIER AREA

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Please call Joanne at 403-314-4308

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Valentine Crsc.

For afternoon delivery once per week

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

In the towns of:

F/T SYNIK CLOTHING, Gasoline Alley. Exc. hours.

Exc. pay, based on exp.

Apply w/resume in person.

880

Misc.

Help

Carriers Needed

Pallo, Payne & Parsons Cl.

Lancaster Area East half of Lampard Crsc. $61/mo.

ALSO Landry Bend Lacey Close & Lenon Close area $76/mo.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

BATTERY DOCTORS Exp. not req’d but heavy lifting is involved, mechanical skills an asset. Hours: Mon. to Fri. 8-5. Apply in person at 1, 4801 78 St. No phone calls please.

880

Piper Dr. & Pennington Cres.

Good for adult with small car.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

Misc.

Help

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

SERVICE BEN ’S WRITER

Duties include: - Service Writing - Warranty Administration - Service Scheduling - Maintaining Paper Flow Attributes: - Outgoing - Organized - Mechanically Inclined - Computer Proficient - Previous Experience A Must

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

• This is a career position.

• Salary based on experience and ability.

• Profit sharing and company benefits.

Apply by: Email: bill@unclebensrv.com Fax: (403) 346-1055 or drop off resume, Attn: Bill/Service

FULL TIME SPRAY FOAM APPLICATOR

Call Quitcy 403-314-4316 qmacaulay@ reddeer advocate.com

Employment Training

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: • Must have a valid driver’s license (Class 3 Preferable but not mandatory) • Previous Industrial Spray Foam Application Required • Pride in their work and generate high quality workmanship • Willingness to work evenings & weekends • Willingness to work out of town for short period of times.

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303 THE BURNT LAKE GENERAL STORE is looking for F/T Customer Service person for shift work. Please apply in person, Hwy. 11 West.

No phone calls please.

OVERRUN w/Mule Deer E. of R. D. First Nations persons call 403-391-8246 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

900

YOUR CAREER IN

TECHNOLOGY Web Designer Network Administrator Help Desk Support Analyst PC Support Specialist and more!

ENVIRONMENTAL & PHYSICAL CONDITION REQUIREMENTS: • Outdoors • Standing for extended • Heights periods of time • Confined Spaces • Bending, crouching, • Noisy, Dusty, Hot, kneeling Cold, Wet/Damp • Handling heavy loads • Manual Dexterity • Physically demanding • Attention to detail & repetitive tasks

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

Hall Industrial Contracting offers competitive wage and benefit packages, we provide training as required.

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Massage Therapy

860

DO you want regular home times, dedicated truck, a company that cares, benefits, exc. wages, safety bonus, year round steady work? We are looking for * Concrete Finishers CLASS 1 drivers for flat work. Must know your * General Labourers deck Top Wages paid based on cargo securement, be hard experience. Full Benefits working and enjoy driving as you visit the 4 western and Uniform Package included. Visit our website provinces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 or fax refor more detailed job sume to 1-855-784-2330 descriptions at www.

SEMI RETIRED? eaglebuilders.ca. AppliSPRING BREAK UP? cants are able to apply Seasonal drivers req’d. online or fax resumes to for local fertilizer dellivery.

Human Resources Clean Class 3 license 403 885 5516 or e-mail: req’d., AG exp. an asset.

HR@eaglebuilders.ca.

Call 403-588-0956.

EMPLOYMENT EMAIL: benaltoag@ OPPORTUNITIES benaltoag.com CENTRAL CITY ASPHALT LTD.

Wise is a leading oilfield services provider that is Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd committed to quality and safety excellence. By emis seeking a DRILLER. Locally based, home every night! powering positive attitudes, Qualified applicants must beliefs, perceptions and values, our employees have all necessary valid care for the success of one tickets for the position another. being applied for.

Please forward all resumes Bearspaw offers a to: jobs@wiseisi.com or by very competitive salary fax to 403-340-1046 and benefits package along with a steady Something for Everyone work schedule.

Everyday in Classifieds Please submit resumes: Door Security Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@ Apply in person after 3 pm. bearspawpet.com Professionals Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Al-Terra Engineering Trades Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 (Red Deer) Ltd. CRIBBER & LABORERS SEEKING SIDING INSTALLER TREELINE wanted. Start Tuesday TRANSPORTATION with or without trailer & April 9. 4 - 5 wks work in WELL SERVICES DESIGN ENGINEER tools. F.T. year round Red Deer. Wage negoHas Opening for all & TECHNOLOGIST. work, must have truck and tiable. Contact Kristian @ positions!

Above industry standard 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 403-588-1581 Immediately. All applicants wages, benefits plan, vehicle per sq.ft. 403-358-8580 must have current H2S, allowance, profit sharing.

CUSTOM MUFFLER Class 5 with Q EndorseExperience a diverse Looking for apprentice or ment, First Aid variety of projects in journeyman mechanic.

We offer competitive Red Deer & all over Alberta.

Pipe bending skills would wages & excellent beneP.Eng., E.I.T, or C.E.T be a great asset. Wages fits. Please include 2 work designation with a minimum depend on exp. Going reference names and of 2-5 years experience. concern shop. Fax numbers Please email resumes to: resume to:403-346-9909 TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Please fax resume to : Tyler Broks, R.E.T Requires or drop off at 2410 50 Ave. 403-264-6725 tbroks@al-terra-rd.com Phone 403-346-7911 Or email to: or fax 403-340-3038.

QUALIFIED tannis@treelinewell.com Or visit website: LOOKING for Framers/ 3rd and 4th yr.

No phone calls please. www.al-terra-rd.com carpenters 403-357-9816

SERVICE RIG

Truckers/ Drivers

Eagle Builders is expanding its facility to double production. We are currently seeking the following to join our team in Blackfalds for all shifts:

EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

SERVICE RIG

Trades

290213C15-F24

800

294878D6-12

Oilfield

Wages is based on experience, skills and level of training.

Please send resumes to either info@hallindustrialcontracting.com Or fax 403-885-8886 We thank all applicants, but only successful candidates will be called for an interview.

294476D4-10

800

Oilfield

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE? Daily, the Red Deer Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

1430

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up SPRING LAWN CLEANUP scrap again! Farm machinCall 403-304-0678 ery, vehicles and industrial.

Start your career!

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346 See Help Wanted

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, April 9, 2013 D3

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for The Town of Olds No collecting!

Packages come ready for delivery!

Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold!

Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook 1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

920

Career Planning

RED DEER WORKS Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

FREE

for all Albertans

wegot

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

1570

Cameras & Accessories

SONY handicam, exc. cond. $200 obo 403-307-1586

Children's Items

1580

BASSINETTE with skirt $45 obo; 1957 LLOYD baby buggy $45 obo 403-347-0293 SCHOOL Desk, older style $15. 403-347-5316

Clothing

1590

GRAD gown, gorgeous floral sheer with scarf, size 8. $15. 403-347-5316 LEATHER MOTORCYCLE JACKET, GREEN CUSTOM MADE Men’s S - M. $150. obo.

403-302-4422

Computers

1600

Household Furnishings

1720

RECORD player/radio w/2 matching speakers.

Asking $100.

403-341-4650 Call between 9 am - 12 p.m. or call Cell after 1 pm.

403-307-3043 SOFA HIDE-A-BED Blue, double. $60. 403-346-3844

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

PS2 w/6 games. $80 obo.

XBOX w/6 games. $80 obo. 403-782-3847 SONY STEREO w/surround sound. $180 obo. 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

2 BOXES OF ROMANCE PAPERBACK BOOKS. $45 obo. 403-782-3847 2000 LB. remote control winch, $65; New Woods outdoor 24/hr timer; $10; New sz. 11 black leather, zippered boots, $25; 20’ tow ropes (2) $10. ea. leather brown recilner $60 403-887-4981 BARBEQUE, Brinkman, stainless steel, 60,000 BTU side burners, full cover, new full propane bottle, $200. Nice Shape.

403-347-1992 LIGHT brown recliner, like new, $60; tiger torch & hose, $30; Black & Decker 7 1/4” skill saw, $10.; (2) 2 ton hydralic jack, $10. ea. beige coffee and end table $60, 403-887-4981

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Farmers' Market

1650

ALBERTA LAMB! Fresh, frozen. Locally grown.

Locally butchered.

Phone 403-782-4095

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Garden Supplies

1680

GARDEN SHEDS Most sizes, delivery avail.

403-314-1870 http://willowrun constructionltd.webs.com

Household Appliances

1710

1840

Dogs

F1 LABRA DOODLES, F1B GOLDEN DOODLES puppies. Visit www.furfettishfarm.ca text 306-521-1371 or call 403-919-1370

Sporting Goods

1860

AB DOER & Power Assistance Attachments.

Paid $300, asking $200.

403-342-1752

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

CLEARVIEW

Avail May 1, 2 bdrm, 3 bath townhouse, 5 appl, finished bsmt, $1050 + util, $1000 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 186, 272 Cornett Dr. 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

EXCLUSIVE CONDO IN INGLEWOOD! 3 bdrm, 2 full baths. w/ balcony. 5 appls, In-suite laundry. Family friendly. NO PETS, Avail May 1st. $1535 INCL UTIL., SD $1535 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554

INGLEWOOD

Avail May 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo, 5 appl, $1200 incl util, $1150 SD, N/S, N/P, PM 422, 1103, 12A Ironside St. 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

KITSON CLOSE

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s avail. May 1 403-304-7576 / 347-7545 LARGE 2 bdrm. plus den in 6 plex w/5 appls, close to shopping, avail. now 403-341-9974 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Horse Boarding

2150

Homes

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Mauricia 403-340-0225

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

3010

5 BDRM. house acreage, 10 min. S. of Pine Lake & 40 min. SE of Red Deer. $1650, $800 d.d. utils. incl., 1 month last month rent, 1 yr. leasing, references & record of employment. No house pets. Avail. June 1 403-442-2631 or 357-9909

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

2 BDRM., new bath, fenced yard, 5 appls., $975. + s.d. Greenham Dr. Avail. May 15. .....RENTED!!!....

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

WASKASOO

Avail May 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath main floor, 6 appl, $1350 + pwr, $1300 SD, pets negotiable, N/S, PM 480, 5712 45 Ave. 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

Rooms For Rent

3090

ROOM in Westpark, n/s, no pets. Furnished. TV & utils incl. 403-304-6436

Warehouse Space

3140

4860 sq. ft., new, bright, two 14’ O.H. doors, heated, fans, can be divided into 2 bays. Call 403- 318-4848 to view

3190

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Mauricia 403-340-0225

3370

WANTED: SYLVAN LAKE COTTAGE or HOUSE for first week of July.

Lakefront preferred.

Price negotiable.

Please contact 604-982-0554

4-Plex in Oriole Park

Avail May 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 6-plex, 4 appl, $900 incl water, $850 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 522, 3, 6328 - 59 Ave. 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS

Avail May 1, 3 bdrm, 1 bathroom 4-plex, 4 appl, $950 + util, $900 SD, N/S, N/P, PM 207, 6010D 58A St. 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

Suites

3060

DOWNTOWN

(2 units) Avail May 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath suite, adults only, $750 + pwr, $750 SD, N/P, N/S, PM 244, 9 & 12, 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

5030

5040

SUV's

Auto Wreckers 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL320 4matic, lthr., nav., sunroof, $31888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

$16,888 403-348-8788

2005 MINI COOPER lthr., 5 spd, 77596 kms., $17888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

1996 GMC Jimmy, red, new trans. $2500 obo 596-0391

5050

Trucks

Lots For Sale

wegot

homes

Grain, *Livestock, *Trailers, *Supplies & *More.

CHECK US OUT CALL 309-3300 2005 BMW 745 LI $21888 Sport & Import 348 8788 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 mega cab 4x4 leather dvd $16888 403- 348- 8788

Motorcycles 2003 SUNFIRE, 1 owner, 140,000. kms., good cond. $3500. obo 403-309-3580

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

5080

COVER (LARGE) FOR MOTORCYCLE, light weight, elastic hem, water repellent. $10. **SOLD**

Campers

5090

2002 BUICK Century, 1 owner. 153,500 km. Carfax & mechanic asses. incl. 2 (Blackfalds) sets tires, $4000. 403-346-0785 You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail. 2000 PONTIAC Grand Am 2 dr. Clean 403-318-3040 403-304-5555 1998 VW Passat. 4 dr., 1985 Dodge Camper Van 2L Turbo, $3800 obo. ..Mini Motorhome Out Of Town 403-357-3311 Overhead bunk, dinette Property makes into bed, Awning, Fridge, Stove, oven, furS WA P y o u r C a n a d i a n nace, sink, bathroom with property for a tropical shower. New brakes all home in Latin America. around, battery and power Phone 780-989-3122 vent. Asking $9800.00 OBO. Ph: (403)229-2984 Joan or (403)845-6852 Pat

4000-4190

Houses For Sale

4020

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wheels

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

CLASSIFICATIONS Automotive Services

has relocated to

5010

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage. $409,900.

403-588-2550 MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550

Cars

SUV's

5040

5030

Tender Available: Monday, April 8, 2013 at 10:00AM MST Tender Closing: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 2:00PM MST

www.laebon.com

4040

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2550

Merle Eugene Bullock Otherwise known as MEL BULLOCK

Samson and Pigeon Lake Water Treatment Plants – Process and Controls Improvements

Laebon Homes 346-7273

Condos/ Townhouses

Estate of

SAMSON CREE NATION WATER TREATMENT PLANT TENDER

279139

2010 MAZDA 3 GT sunroof 33986 kms., $15888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

NOTICE To Creditors And Claimants

6020

Tenders

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft.

3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550

6010

Public Notices

5180

At www.garymoe.com

5000-5300

PUBLIC NOTICES

who died on March 15th, 2013.

If you. have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by May 15th, 2013 with LEE INGLIS ALBRECHT at 4901 49 Street, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1T8 and provide details of your claim.

Tires, Parts If you do not file by the Acces. date above, the estate property can lawfully be 1966 MERCURY Comet distributed without regard 289 motor and C6 trans, to any claim you may accessories 403-704-3714 have.

4170

CLASSIFICATIONS

REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585

2005 CHRYSLER Crossfire 80,954 kms, $12,888 Central Alberta LIFE 403-348-8788 Sport & Import 2008 Ford F350 lariat 4x4 The newspaper farmers D i e s e l l o n g b o x O n e look to for best values in: Owner $29888 ***SOLD*** *Farm Machinery, *Feed &

4160

112 ACRES of bare land, located in Burnt Lake area structure plan, great investment property with future subdivision potential. Asking 1.2M 403-304-5555

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519

WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

in Stettler, Alberta.

URGENT SALE as owner leaving country soon. Annual sale of about $150,000. Please contact Mahinder Dhillon at (780) 655 5038 or (403) 742 4558

2007 Range Rover Sport HSE $29888*** SOLD*** 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o.

403-348-1634 2007 TOYOTA Camry LE sunroof, $9888 2003 ACURA MDX. Silver 403-348-8788 Sport & Import loaded $7500 403-343-1849

To obtain a copy of the tender, please contact: Steve Vaivada, P.Eng. Dillon Consulting Limited (403) 215-8880 ext. 4361 svaivada@dillon.ca

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S LARGEST CAR LOT

ELNORA, reno’d, 3 bdrm. bsmt., $895/mo. incl. all utils, immed. 348-6594

FURN. EXECUTIVE SUITES

Completely furn. 1, 2, & 3 bdrm. apts, condos, & townhouses. Immed., a/c, cable, internet & phone.

Short or long term. No pets. $1595 - $2995/mo.

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Business outlook sours INVESTMENT INTENTIONS TEMPERED

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadian firms have become more pessimistic about the economy and plan to ratchet down investment spending while keeping hiring modest, the new-

est business outlook survey by the Bank of Canada suggests.

The spring sampling of 100 firms, considered representative of the Canadian economy, continues a recent trend with muted to sour prospects for sales, hiring and investments.

“Taken together, responses of the spring survey indicate that, following a recent slowing in economic activity, firms expect

business conditions to remain challenging over the next 12 months,” the central bank said Monday in its analysis of the results.

“The balance of opinion on investment is positive but has declined, and hiring intentions are little changed. Firms indicated that uncertainty continues to weigh on their plans and decisions.”

Please see OUTLOOK on PageD5

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Prime rate 3.00 Bank of Canada rate 1.00 Gold $1,572.50US -3.40 Silver $27.30 + 0.05

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

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Next WTO head must re-establish group: Fast OTTAWA — The federal government says the next head of the World Trade Organization must re-establish the body as prime player in global trade liberation, and not just as a cop to ensure member nations don’t break the rules.

Trade Minister Ed Fast issued a statement saying Canada will lobby other nations in an effort to choose the right individual who can aggressively advance the trade agenda.

The WTO has taken a back seat in recent years as a result of the failure of nations to come to an agreement on the Doha round of talks. A new directorgeneral is expected to be chosen by May 31 and assume duties as director-general on Sept. 1, replacing France’s Pascal Lamy.

Jana claims two nominees have votes Jana Partners says it looks like it has received enough votes to get two of its five nominees elected to the board of fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) at the company’s annual meeting today.

The New York hedge fund, which has been in a bitter proxy fight with Agrium management for months, said in a statement Monday that it believes both managing partner Barry Rosenstein and another of its nominees, David Bullock, had received enough votes as of the deadline Friday.

“While only Agrium knows the vote results for both sides, based on the number of votes received by these nominees and the typical turnout for contested Canadian elections, and leaving aside the potential impact of Agrium’s offer to pay financial advisers and brokers for favourable votes, it appears that both will be elected,” Jana said.

— The Canadian Press

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Williams Stationery, located at 6880 Gaetz Avenue in Red Deer is slated to close later this month after nearly 60 years of business.

Williams Stationery closing after nearly 60 years in Red Deer

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A Red Deer store with roots extending back to the 1940s is down to its final few weeks.

Williams Stationery is liquidating its stock, with the 6880 Gaetz Ave. store expected to cease operations April 26. Owner Brenda Williams said the workload associated with the store had increased with the death of her husband and business partner Des Williams two years ago, and she received an offer for the building that was too attractive to pass up.

The store’s name came from Des’s parents, Glyn and Blanche Williams.

They moved to Red Deer from Calgary in 1954 and purchased the existing Fletcher Stationery store at 4919 Ross St. from Ernie Fletcher.

Ernie’s son Ross said his father started his stationery business after the Second World War, and operated it in conjunction with Fletcher Printing — which was founded in 1930 and is now operated by Ross.

Glyn, who was the son of a Welsh coal miner, met Ernie in the course of his sales duties with Moore Business Forms of Calgary.

“He dropped in to see Dad once a month or so,” said Ross.

Ernie, it turned out, had become disillusioned with the stationery business.

“He just got tired of selling five cent pencils rather than printing,” said Ross, adding that his father had tried unsuccessfully to find a suitable manager for the stationery side of the business.

Ernie sold the shop to Glyn and Blanche, and moved Fletcher Printing to its current location at 4838 52nd St. Brenda believes her in-laws had the only stationery store in Red Deer until Prairie Business Machines — now Prairie Office Plus — opened in 1961.

“They did very well in the stationery business.”

In 1979, the Williams opened a second store at 6880 Gaetz Ave. The original Ross Street location closed in 1990.

Des bought the business from his parents, and Brenda had plenty of opportunity to hear her inlaws reminisce.

“They talked about how they would close Wednesday afternoons, but they were open Saturdays and never open Sundays.”

Cleaning up the store in preparation for its closing also provided a history lesson for Brenda, who found some 1950s-era catalogues.

“My goodness, the prices are cheaper today than they were back then,” she marvelled.

“Paper was terribly expensive back then.”

Another example of price deflation relates to calculators, which cost much less today than

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their adding machine ancestors did decades ago.

Some products have disappeared, said Brenda, such as the once-popular list-finder teledex, which allowed users to look up a phone number by selecting a letter and pushing a button. The previously ubiquitous rollodex is also harder to find.

“And people can’t get over how much they cost,” she added, attributing this to the higher expenses associated with reduced production.

Reaction to the news of Williams Stationery’s closure has not been good.

“People are so upset,” said Brenda.

“There are some that go back to Glyn and Blanche’s time.”

The half-dozen staff who work at Williams Stationery are already finding new positions. As for Brenda, she plans to put her feet up for a change.

“Just spend more time with family and enjoy life a little bit.

It’s pretty short — Des never got to retire.”

She will remain in Red Deer, and acknowledged that part-time work might be a possibility in the future.

“Unless the right thing comes along, and I might jump right into it.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

The Red Deer Advocate continues to earn accolades for the special sections it publishes.

The Advocate placed first and second in the special section category of Newspapers Canada’s 2013 Great Idea Awards for excellence in newspaper marketing.

It was competing against newspapers across the country with circulations under 25,000.

In 2012, the Advocate swept all three prizes in the same category, and the year before that it claimed the second- and third-place awards.

The Advocate also placed first for marketing and promotion among small market dailies in 2011.

Advertising director Richard Smalley said the Advocate’s multi-year success at the Newspapers Canada awards is remarkable because its entries have been completely different in content and theme.

He thinks it establishes the Advocate as a “benchmark across Canada” for small market dailies.

The people who put the special sections together are the ones who deserve the credit, said Smalley.

“It’s just hats off to the staff here.”

The Advocate’s winning entry this year was a 24-page supplement celebrating Red Deer Public Schools’ 125th anniversary. The section contained a mix of stories and photos dating back to the school division’s origin as a oneroom log schoolhouse.

Placing second was a salute to the town of Blackfalds, which offered 32 pages of insights into the people, amenities, opportunities and challenges of the booming community north of Red Deer.

See AWARDS on Page D5

NEW HYUNDAI BUILDING

Government investigating use of external contractor

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Controversy over the Royal Bank of Canada’s decision to outsource dozens of jobs continued to mount on Monday with the government launching an investigation and observers suggesting the company’s actions are part of an alarming trend facilitated by existing regulations.

At the heart of the controversy is a multinational company called iGate, which was contracted to provide certain technology services to RBC — a situation thought to affect 45 current employees in Toronto.

Government officials are now scrutinizing the application documents submitted by iGate in its case to bring in foreign workers to provide services to Canada’s largest bank.

“HRSDC officials are currently reviewing the labour market opinions submitted by iGate, based on apparent discrepancies between RBC’s public statement and information which has previously been provided,” said Alyson Queen, a spokeswoman for Human Resources Minister Diane Finley.

To obtain permits for temporary foreign workers, companies need to show a Canadian cannot be found to do the work.

Please see RBC on Page D5

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Staff at Gary Moe Hyundai in Red Deer were busy Monday moving into their new building. The dealership officially moved into its new premises, just south of its old address at 7652 Gaetz Ave., on Monday.

The new building has a bigger showroom, eight service bays and two drive-through lanes. Gary Moe Hyundai is part of the Gary Moe Auto Group, which also includes Gary Moe Mazda, Gary Moe Volkswagen and Gary Moe Used Car Superstore.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 99.33 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 91.93 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.43 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.82 Cdn. National Railway . . 98.40 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 124.97 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.32 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 79.20 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.22 Cervus Equipment Corp 20.20 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 30.68 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 45.60 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.17 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.88 General Motors Co. . . . . 27.59 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.58 Research in Motion. . . . . 14.90 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 43.00 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 43.76 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 69.00 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.52 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 48.33

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.65 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.13 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 54.50 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.29 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.95 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 26.76 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.75 First Quantum Minerals . 18.96 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 31.93 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 9.34 Inmet Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . 67.20 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 7.14 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.31 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 28.00

Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 71.45 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.1 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.90 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.51 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 13.80

Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 26.66 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 40.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.76 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.81 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 49.04 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.18 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.05 Canyon Services Group. 10.49 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 29.92 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.710 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 18.87 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.06

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market registered a small gain Monday with traders not inclined to do much after worries about the pace of economic growth last week erased all the TSX’s gains since the beginning of the year.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 12.71 points to 12,344.56 following five losing sessions, leaving the main index down about 86 points or 0.7 per cent lower for the year.

The Canadian dollar continued to lose ground following a big disappointment in March job figures that were released Friday.

The loonie closed down 0.09 of a cent to 98.3 cents US after the Bank of Canada’s business outlook survey indicated Canadian firms have become more pessimistic about the economy and plan to ratchet down investment plans while keeping hiring modest.

U.S. markets gained momentum during the afternoon as traders looked ahead of the release of quarterly earnings from resource giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) after the close.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 48.23 points to 14,613.48, the Nasdaq composite index was 18.39 points higher at 3,222.25 and the S&P 500 index was ahead 9.79 points at 1,563.07.

Alcoa posted earnings per share ex-items of 11 cents versus expectations of eight cents. Revenue of US$5.03 billion missed expectations of $5.88 billion.

Alcoa also said global aluminum demand should rise by seven per cent this year.

The release of Alcoa’s earnings is regarded as the start to the quarterly earnings season while the aluminum company itself is regarded as an important gauge of economic growth as its products are used in everything from appliances to vehicles to aircraft.

Alcoa shares were up 15 cents to $8.39 by the close, and drifted five cents higher to $8.44 in after-market trading in New York.

Blue chips led the way higher on the TSX with the utilities component ahead 0.77 per cent. Just Energy Group (TSX:JE) ran up 29 cents to $6.93.

The industrials group was ahead 0.73 per cent as Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) gained $2.15 to $124.97.

Bombardier Transportation has been granted a US$440-million contract to design and supply major components for the next generation ICx high speed trains for Deutsche Bahn AG. Shares in parent Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) gained seven cents to $4.

The TSX also found relief from a 0.56 per cent rise in the telecom

sector as Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) rose 81 cents to $51.69.

Commodity prices were generally higher after losing ground last week but resource stocks were generally weak.

The energy sector was slightly higher as the June crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 66 cents to US$93.36 a barrel. Prices fell almost five per cent after data late last week showed that crude in storage in the U.S. was at its highest level since 1990 even though refiners had begun to ramp up gasoline production to get ready for the summer driving season. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) climbed 15 cents to C$31.18.

The gold sector was led decliners, down about 1.3 per cent after falling more than seven per cent last week amid lower prices for bullion and gold stocks under pressure because of rising costs. June bullion in New York slipped $3.40 to US$1,572.50 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) was down 40 cents to C$31.93.

The base metals component was down 0.18 per cent while May copper gained three cents to US$3.37 a pound after miners in Chile, the world’s biggest producer, said they would announce a nationwide strike on Monday. Economic worries sent copper to eight month lows last week and the mining sector down almost three per cent. First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) gave back 33 cents to C$18.96.

The Toronto stock market lost 3.25 per cent last week in the wake of purchasing managers data from China that missed expectations and disappointing reads on the American manufacturing and service sectors.

The week was capped off by jobs data from Canada and the U.S. that widely missed expectations, raising doubts about the pace of economic growth and putting fresh pressure on resource stocks.

Financials also lost ground as poor data raised concerns that interest rate hikes are further away than thought.

New York markets on the other hand have managed to hold on to the strong gains netted so far this year amid a resurgent housing market and continued stimulus measures from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Dow ended last week flat but is still up 11 per cent year to date.

As well as a run of earnings this week, investors hope to get a better idea from the U.S. Federal Reserve about whether the central bank plans to withdraw some of its monetary stimulus. Minutes to the last policy meeting of the Fed are due to be published Wednesday.

The TSX Venture Exchange dipped 0.46 of a point to 1,041.39.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.60 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 38.41 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 28.77 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 40.20 IROC Services . . . . . . . . . 3.01 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.10 Penn West Energy . . . . . 10.41 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 1.110 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.52 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 28.94 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.91 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.79 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.14 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 50.83 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 62.33 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 57.03 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.17 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.63 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . 34.48 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 26.18 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 44.37 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 62.82 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.12 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 73.64 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.39 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 59.44 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 27.16 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.71 Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

RBC: ‘Bigger story’ iGate did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

RBC has maintained it had not hired temporary foreign workers to take over the duties of current employees, but it also said it was delegating certain services to an external company that brought in its own employees for training at the bank’s offices in Canada.

The bank (TSX:RY) said it recognized the impact such an arrangement has on its employees and added it was working on finding other positions for those whose jobs were being contracted out.

Observers analysing the situation said RBC’s actions were part of a bigger story.

“The Canadian government has been aggressively encouraging employers to use temporary foreign workers,” said University of Toronto professor Audrey Macklin, who specializes in immigration law.

According to Macklin, the government encourages companies to employ temporary foreign workers either directly or indirectly by processing their immigration documents faster and by allowing companies to pay them less than Canadians.

“In effect, the government of Canada subsidizes employers to the tune of five to 15 per cent of labour costs on the backs of temporary foreign workers and at the expense of Canadians,” said Macklin, adding that companies often turn to external suppliers to access a pool of temporary foreign workers.

The government has repeatedly said the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is only to fill “acute labour needs” when Canadians aren’t available for the work required.

But NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says the Conservatives have done nothing to stop a situation like RBC’s.

TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 1,041.39, down 0.46 of a point. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 121.89 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: May ’13 $7.00 higher $618.20; July ’13 $6.60 higher $604.50; Nov. ’13 7.60 higher $556.30; Jan. ’14 $6.90 higher $556.20; March ’14 $5.10 higher $550.00; May ’14 $5.10 higher $547.90; July ’14 $5.10 higher $546.00; Nov. ’14 $5.10 higher $521.60; Jan ’15 $5.10 higher $521.60; March ’15 $5.10 higher $521.60; May ’15 $5.10 higher $521.60.

Barley (Western): May ’13 unchanged $243.50; July ’13 unchanged $244.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $244.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $244.00; March ’14 unchanged $244.00; May ’14 unchanged $244.00; July ’14 unchanged $244.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $244.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $244.00; March ’15 unchanged $244.00; May ’15 unchanged $244.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 272,040 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 272,040.

“We see the banks and other large companies with their lawyers setting up these systems where Canadians can be deprived of their livelihood,” he said Monday.

The rapid expansion of the temporary foreign worker program has raised concerns that Canadian companies are filling job vacancies with cheaper workers from overseas rather than actively finding Canadians to fill the jobs.

In 2012, there were more than 213,000 foreign workers in Canada, compared with over 160,000 immigrants who arrived under the federal skilled worker program.

What’s missing, said one immigration expert, is a breakdown of what jobs those temporary workers are holding, and for how long.

RBC has faced a firestorm of online reaction, with some Canadians even saying they closed their accounts with the bank on Monday.

Value of permits drops Developers have some catching up to do if Red Deer’s 2013 building permit tally is going to match last year’s total.

As of March 31, the city’s Inspections and Licensing Department had issued 303 building permits for $38.1 million in work.

That was down from the 334 permits worth $62.1 million that were generated during the first quarter of 2012.

The biggest drop-off was in the commercial category, where the yearover-year value of approved projects tumbled to $4.7 million from $23.7 million.

Residential permit values slipped to $23.2 million from $28.9 million; while the value of public projects approved from January to March was down to $2.5 million from $4.2 million.

The cumulative value of permits for industrial construction was up this year, climbing to $7.7 million from $5.3 million during the first three months of 2012.

Contributing to last year’s firstquarter permit totals were a number of multimillion-dollar projects: a Laebon Developments apartment building in Timberlands ($4.2 million), Canyon Technical Services’ shop in Burnt Lake Industrial Park ($3.2 million), Piper

Creek Foundation’s new seniors complex ($3.1 million) and improvements to Stantec’s new space in downtown Red Deer’s Executive Place ($3 million).

During March 2013, the city issued permits for $17.7 million in work, down from $25.4 million for the same month in 2012.

Residential permits accounted for $9.3 million of last month’s total, versus $8.7 million in March 2012.

Commercial approvals fell to $2.2 million from $11.8 million; no permits for public projects were issued, as compared with one worth $4 million for the Red Deer Curling Club’s renovations last March; and industrial permit values last month reached $6.2 million, up from $977,000 a year earlier.

Contributing to the industrial total last month was a permit worth $3.7 million issued to Scott Builders for a shop and office in Queens Business Park, and another valued at $1.5 million to Precision Projects Ltd. for structural work on a precast concrete building in Queens Business Park.

The city said in a release that it anticipates stronger levels of investment in the coming months, with a number of new developments expected.

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OUTLOOK: Slow growth The results are not surprising given that the Canadian economy has struggled to maintain forward momentum for the better part of the past year. The last six months of 2012 produced an average growth rate of about 0.7 per cent, the worst since the 2008-09 recession, and the first three months of 2013 has seen employment fall by about 26,000 jobs overall.

The biggest decline from the previous survey was on the question of

past sales growth. Almost half the respondents said their sales growth was worse last year than the year before, while only 31 per cent said it was greater. In the winter survey, the responses were almost equal in terms of positive and negative.

As well, investment intentions have fallen. The result finds 39 per cent of firms planning to increase spending on new machinery and equipment over the next 12 months, but 27 per cent say they will spend less — a positive balance of opinion of 12. That is the second lowest balance of opinion since 2009, and down from the plus-20 balance of opinion result in the winter survey.

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AWARDS: Thrilled “We were thrilled at the final results for both of them,” said Smalley, noting that the Blackfalds’ tribute even prompted a letter of thanks from town officials.

Both sections, he added, were the result of collaboration. In the case of the Red Deer Public Schools anniversary section, the school division played a critical role in putting the publication together, said Smalley.

The salute to Blackfalds required input from three departments at the Advocate.

“It was such a team effort between editorial, production and advertising to put out such a strong publication.”

This year, 51 newspapers submitted 260 entries in seven award categories.

They included The Mountaineer of Rocky Mountain House, which earned the top prize for promotional campaigns among community newspapers with circulations of less than 4,000. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close of Monday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,344.56 up 12.71 points TSX Venture Exchange — 1,041.39 down 0.46 point TSX 60 — 706.38 up 0.68 point Dow — 14,613.48 up 48.23 points S&P 500 — 1,563.07 up 9.79 points Nasdaq — 3,222.25 up 18.39 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 98.30 cents US, down 0.09 of a cent Pound — C$1.5512, down 0.77 of a cent Euro — C$1.3230, up 0.15 of a cent Euro — US$1.3005, up 0.03 of a cent Oil futures: US$93.36 per barrel, up 66 cents (May contract) Gold futures: US$1,572.50 per oz., down $3.40 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $28.751 per oz., up 0.3 of a cent $924.34 kg., up nine cents

Workers construct a precast concrete building at 70 Queens Dr. in Queens Business Park on Monday. Last month, the City of Red Deer issued a building permit to Precision Projects Ltd. for $1.5 million in structural work on the industrial building.

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Alcoholism affects everyone, not just those who drink

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Dear Annie: I wanted to share a bit of doyouscore.org. what it’s like to be the family member of Dear Annie: I have lupus and suffer tera person who drinks too much. I know. I ribly. Some days are better than others, but had more than 40 years of experience by most include fatigue, pain or some other the time I finally sought answers. I studied symptom. Yet, when friends greet me, they brain- and addiction-related research to say, “How are you? You look good.” assess my loved one’s drinking Rather than greet me this patterns in order to protect myway, I would prefer they not self from secondhand drinking. ask about my illness, because Secondhand drinking is a term I haven’t felt well in 17 years. to describe the impact on the Could you please tell readers in person on the receiving end of this position to simply say, “It is another person’s drinking beso good to see you”? That way, haviors.

I don’t feel obligated to speak These drinking patterns about my current condition. -cause brain changes -- especialSick and Tired of Being Sick and ly in the areas of the brain reTired sponsible for judgment, memory, Dear Sick: Your suggestion coordination, pleasure/reward is a good one, and we hope peoand reasoning. And we don’t ple will keep it in mind. But we fully understand the physical don’t believe these friends actuMITCHELL and emotional consequences to ally expect a rundown of your & SUGAR the health of a family member illness, nor are you obligated to or friend who repeatedly deals talk about it. Greeting someone with SHD. These include anxiwith, “How are you?” is generety, depression, stomach ailally rhetorical. You aren’t exments, skin problems, obesity, pected to respond other than to sleep problems, difficulties at work or in say, “Fine, thanks,” or some short variation. school, migraines and more.

Because you haven’t truly been well for April 11, 2013, is National Alcohol years, it stands to reason that you would Screening Day (NASD). This year, I urge take questions about your health more literpeople who love someone who drinks too ally than intended. much to conduct an anonymous screening of Dear Annie: Thank you for printing the their loved one’s drinking patterns. Screen- letter from “Rocky Mount, Va.,” who thought ing for Mental Health has created a fan- dogs should be allowed at the funerals of tastic website, www.HowDoYouScore.org, masters who have died. To have a dog at a where anyone can anonymously evaluate funeral privately, prior to the public gathertheir own or a loved one’s drinking patterns ing, is a good idea - probably for both huthrough an online assessment. The website mans and dogs. also provides information on treatment opThere is a famous painting by Sir Edtions and suggestions for what it would take win Landseer (1802-1873) entitled “The Old to cut down on or stop drinking.

Shepherd’s Chief Mourner,” depicting a This kind of anonymous screening allows pointer leaning against a casket with its you to understand what you are really deal- head on top of the casket. It brings tears to ing with: a drinking pattern that is changing my eyes anytime I even think of it. -- Watertheir loved one’s brain and causing hurtful town, Wis. drinking behaviors. -- Lisa Frederiksen, AuAnnie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell thor, Speaker, Consultant and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Dear Lisa: Thank you for sharing your Landers column. Please email your questions story and emphasizing the importance of to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Anscreening for alcoholism. Once again, those nie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd who wish to be screened can do so at how- Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Tuesday, April 9 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Kristen Stewart, 23; Cynthia Nixon, 47; Dennis Quaid, 59 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon travels closely to the planet of shock and surprises, Uranus. Put on your mask and get ready to step into a world of surprises and sudden outbreaks. Welcome unpredictability as sometimes we need a radical change in order to stimulate our lives. The energy is high and quite eccentric. Prepare the boat for some non-smooth, but exhilarating sailing!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If ASTRO today is your birthday, you DOYNA will be very much in tune with your needs and wants throughout this year. You have a strong sense of purpose and a clear direction.

You know precisely where you are heading to and what you should be doing. Great support will come your way undoubtedly. You will be surrounded by unconditional help and favours will be granted. It will be a year filled with lots of action!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You got plenty of zest and energy to carry on with the day. As vulnerable as you may feel, you are also more connected to the outside world. You display a greater self awareness and an urgent need to change something in your appearance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This is your day of retreat and seclusion. Lay low for now and reflect on the recent developments. An overall wrap up of the

SUN SIGNS

recent circumstances can give you a few clues as to what to do next.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An unforeseen opportunity may appear for you now. It can be something related to your returns which could turn out to be higher or more favourable than you had initially anticipated. A pending issue may finally see light.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some career developments may prove to be exciting and at the same time unpredictable. Anything is possible at this time and you would be wise to prepare your territory for a change of pace in your road ahead.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Tensions can easily arise or confuse you even more when you find out that the returns you were expecting are not clearly defined.

This temporary foggy situation settles an uneasy tempo to your day. Avoid making rash decisions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may uncover a sudden opportunity that allows you to see others and yourself under a different light. This opportunity can stem from a fruitful investment or a creative endeavour you have been working on for a while.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do something totally different and out of your character today. You can opt for anything as long as you are not by yourself. A rapid adjustment will be required on your part as today’s celestial prognosis is quite volatile.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An array of forces is acting against your will. You may have a harder time focusing on the mundane duties when disruptions and irritability seem a constant struggle. Pace yourself down and do what is in your power.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As long as you remain flexible, this day can bring you a heavy dose of pleasant surprises. New relationships may bring you electrifying chills that will surely present you certain things you will remember. Children may act a bit out of the norm.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): You’ll be taken

by some radical mood swings. This is a time when you may seek more freedom and independence from your parents. You may necessitate additional space and require more privacy within your own home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are likely to change your mind many, many times today. It will be hard for you to stick to the same idea or thought.

Your mental process switches gears when you least expect it. After all, that’s what makes routine seem less like routine.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Today you may face a challenging reality check that can contribute to a lowered willpower. When you come to the realization that your true worth is not measured by what you own, you will endure this temporary transit.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer/columnist.

PUBLIC WORKS ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR The Town of Blackfalds has an employment opportunity for a Public Works Environmental Coordinator - Closing Date April 26, 2013.

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A sparrow sits in the barrel of a Soviet T-34/76 tank from The Second World War at the Soviet memorial in central Berlin.

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The Community Foundation is an independent community-based organization that receives and manages charitable donations, offers grants to charitable organizations in Red Deer and the surrounding area for programs and projects that meet the changing needs of our community and works with the community to identify its long term needs and opportunities, focusing on sustainable solutions.

Supported by staff, the Board’s responsibilities include: establishing strategic focus for the organization; implementing the fund development plan; making policy decisions regarding the investment of more than $10 Million in permanent and non-permanent funds; making decisions regarding the use of the investment income for community grants programs; and committing to participate in board meetings and board standing committee responsibilities as required. The Board of Directors currently meets quarterly, with Standing Board Committees meeting throughout the year.

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