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BY LANA MICHELIN AND SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Wildfire season gained momentum in Central Alberta with the extremely dry conditions.

Ric Henderson, Red Deer County assistant manager, said the county has seen over 20 fires in the last 10 days.

On Monday afternoon, the county responded to an accidental brush fire west of Penhold near Hwy 595 and Range Road 262.

“Someone was out welding in their yard and a spark got into some dry grass and took off and got into the bush,” Henderson said on Monday.

He said a possible brush fire was

also put out in the Spruce View area on Monday.

“We need precipitation. The ground cover, the grass, brush is extremely dry so it doesn’t take much.” Henderson warned people should call 911 right away if they even suspect a fire.

In the Rimbey area, a large fire northeast of Rimbey was brought under control and several small fires were put out on Monday.

Rimbey fire chief John Weisgerber said it was the worst day so far this fire season.

Three human-caused wildfires were fought this weekend in the Rocky Mountain House Wildfire Management Area.

Please see FIRES on Page A2

City’s robust growth expected to slow

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Not quite ready to fully commit to jumping through the sprinkler, Michaela Schapansky, 3, of Red Deer stays under her umbrella as the shower from a garden sprinkler rains down on the lawn Monday. By mid-afternoon Monday the temperature in Red Deer had climbed to 27C giving Central Alberta a taste of summer.

Red Deer has enjoyed robust economic growth since emerging from the 2009 recession, but the Conference Board of Canada is expecting that trend to slow this year and next.

In a report entitled Mid-Sized Cities Outlook, which was released to the media on Monday, the independent research organization described how federal stimulus spending and renewed activity in the energy sector helped propel the city to a 3.4 per cent increase in real gross domestic product in 2010, after a decline of 4.1 per cent in 2009.

In 2011, Red Deer enjoyed a 5.4 per cent jump in real GDP. Last year, however, a reduction in government spending slowed the growth rate to 3.6 per cent, and set the

stage modest forecasted increases of 3.2 per cent and 3.3 per cent in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

The Conference Board compiled economic data for 46 mid-sized Canadian cities in its report.

It added economic analyses and forecasts in the case of eight, including Red Deer, which reflected the fact that these cities contributed to the cost of the report.

Thirty-nine of the 46 cities experienced positive growth in the three years prior to the 2008 economic downturn, with Red Deer posting annual real GDP growth rates of 6.9, 7.9 and 2.7 per cent during this period.

In 2008 and 2009, however, 29 of the cities slipped into negative numbers. Only six had a negative real GDP in 2010, but by 2011 the number had bounced back to 13.

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Race for Red Deer mayor will be three-way affair

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Another political hopeful has thrown his hat in the mayoral ring in Red Deer, creating a three-way race.

Taxi driver William Horn joins Coun. Cindy Jefferies and Chad Mason in the running for mayor.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling is not seeking re-election.

Horn is a taxi driver who holds a masters of business administration from the University of Alberta.

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“One thing that I don’t agree with is the present municipal system,” said Horn. “You don’t have loads of talent showing up. What I think should happen, you should vote for the eight councillors and have a runoff for mayor.”

Horn said people should cast a vote for him because of his business experience, his degree and his belief that spreadsheet modelling for decision analysis has to be used more often in making public policy decisions.

Horn said there’s a lot of opportunity in Red Deer for change. He would like to see changes to the city’s tendering and bid process and more emphasis on environmental issues in the city.

Horn would also like to see coun-

cillors work on a full-time basis for simple due diligence.

“I think it is time the citizens of Red Deer realize that being on council is no longer a part-time position,” said Horn. “It’s a full-time position.”

Horn has driven a cab for about seven years and previously he worked in oilfield production and telecommunications in Red Deer and Calgary.

In the running for council are David Helm, Serge Gingras, Tanya Handley, Troy Wavrecan, Darren Young, Lawrence Lee, Calvin Goulet-Jones and Matt Chapin. At least four current councillors, including Paul Harris, Dianne Wyntjes, Lynne Mulder and Buck Buchanan, will seek re-election. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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City approves $57 increase in taxes

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CITY: Sectors busy The Conference Board report noted that Red Deer’s goods-producing sector performed well after the recession, with the local construction and manufacturing industries both busy.

The city’s service sector also did well, with transportation, warehousing, wholesale and retail activity all strong.

Last year, local GDP growth tapered off, despite continued support from the energy, agriculture and home construction sectors. A 1.2 per cent slide in employment adversely affected the economy, including retail sales.

For this year, the Conference Board expects Red Deer’s goods-producing sector to remain relatively strong, although housing starts are projected to decline. The service sector will be slower, it said, particularly in the case of those delivered or funded by government.

Provincewide, Alberta is benefiting from ongoing development in the oilsands, said the Conference Board. However, public sector contributions to the economy are down.

It’s forecasting real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent in Canada this year and 2.6 per cent in 2014.

That would follows rates of 1.8 per cent in 2012, 2.4 per cent in 2011 and 3.2 per cent in 2010.

Despite “eroded consumer confidence and slowed business investment and hiring,” and fiscal restraint by government last year, positive economic indicators in the United States provide reason for optimism going forward, said the report.

Although this is the first time the Conference Board has issued a Mid-Sized Cities Outlook, it plans to publish similar reports on an annual basis in the future. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

FIRES: Bans in effect A 1.5-hectare fire was being held on Monday, while a 0.05-hectare fire was already extinguished.

Both were caused by recreational users. Another 0.1-hectare fire is under investigation.

Fire bans are in effect from the parched Red Deer area right to the Saskatchewan border.

And with strong winds in Central Alberta’s weather forecast instead of rain, the dry situation only stands to get worse, said Environment Canada forecast technologist Greg Pearce.

“Wind can really whip up a fire . . . (the conditions are) way worse if it’s 15 degrees and windy than if it’s 27 degrees and calm,” he added.

Today’s expected 16C is more than a 10-degree drop from Monday’s record-breaking 29C (the previous record was 27.8C). The northern front bringing the cooler temperature is accompanied by high winds gusting from 20 to 60 km/h.

Open fires are already prohibited because of dry conditions in Red Deer County, the County of Stettler, and the Summer Village of Rochon Sands.

All outdoor fires must be extinguished, regardless of whether landowners in these areas have previously received fire permits.

However, fires contained in cooking appliances such as barbecues are still permitted, as are fires in household fireplaces, as long as they are equipped with a screen to prevent sparks from leaving the chimney.

In Red Deer County, fires contained within industrial facilities for operational purposes are also still allowed.

The bans are in effect until further notice.

There is no fire ban yet for the West Country, although Alberta Sustainable Resource Development has stopped issuing burn permits.

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by SCOTTY AITKEN/freelance

Helicopter owner Doug Paris was flying to a job when he learned about a grass fire at his rural home near Bluffton on Monday. Paris diverted to a nearby dugout, where he picked up a bag of water to dump on the smouldering fire, already being attacked by ground crews. Paris, owner of Heli Source at Red Deer Regional Airport, finished the job with a second bag of water. Firefighters at the scene said they were grateful for the help.

Clearwater Fire Rescue Services Deputy Chief Patrick Oslund said Clearwater County, with so much Crown land, usually follows the province’s lead in issuing a fire ban. “Right now, we are asking people to be extremely careful when starting fires in fire pits, to dig deep into the mineral soil.”

Wildfire officer Geoffrey Driscoll said conditions in some areas of Alberta are similar to May 2011 before flames roared through the town of Slave Lake, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing thousands of people to flee to safety.

On Monday afternoon there were 25 wildfires burning in Alberta. Five of the fires were being held and none were out of control.

Pearce said the Red Deer region has a slim chance of rain in the foreseeable future. There’s a greater expectation of moisture falling west, along the Rocky Mountain foothills.

If it does rain in the Red Deer area, the showers will be brief and sporadic, he predicted.

“With cold fronts, there’s always an outside chance of a spotty shower or two, but mostly it will be dry and breezy.”

In the meantime, Central Albertans will see a “roller-coaster” of temperatures this week.

Things should heat up to 23C and 21C, respectively, on Wednesday and Thursday, cool down again to a breezy 15C on Friday, then warm to a comfortable 22C on Saturday and 26C on Sunday. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com with files from The Canadian Press

Red Deer homeowners will pay on average $57 more on their property bills in 2013 after city council set municipal tax rates on Monday.

Under the approved 2013 Tax Rate Bylaw, the tax bill will increase by 2.24 per cent for residential property; 2.11 per cent for multi-family property and 6.59 per cent for non-residential property.

The combined tax increase includes the municipal tax requirement and the Alberta Education and Piper Creek Foundation requisitions.

This year an owner of an average residential property assessed at $300,000 will pay $4.74 more each month bringing the annual tax bill to $2,607 from 2,550.

The owner of an average non-residential property will pay $296 ($24.73 per month) and multi-family property owners will pay an additional $56 ($4.65) more on their tax bills.

Council adopted the bylaw by a vote of 6-2. Councillors Chris Stephan and Paul Harris were opposed.

Coun. Cindy Jefferies was absent.

Coun. Tara Veer said council does not have a policy in place which guides the tax distribution of the three property tax classes.

Veer said in absence of policy this year’s increase offered the best balance.

“It’s also fair for property owners in that it protects them from significant tax rate shock this year,” said Veer, noting the ratio is fair and favourable for commercial properties.

“It recognizes the multi-family as a hybrid tax class between being residential and a commercial business.”

On April 29, council gave first reading to a tax bylaw that gave a straight municipal rate increase across the three classes. The bylaw was defeated on the second motion.

Coun. Paul Harris supported this option and questioned the comments by other councillors who termed multi-family property as business property.

“A lot of multi-family are not businesses,” said Harris.

“They are people who live in condos or live in buildings that are considered multi-family. “So to shift the burden of the tax base to people living in condominiums and calling them businesses that’s not fair. That is completely not fair.”

Harris said just to apply a blanket tax to a multifamily and saying you’re more fair is completely wrong and that’s something the public needs to know.

Coun. Chris Stephan said he would have liked to have seen an option that treated businesses as businesses and eliminated the multi-family ratio.

Stephan said taxpayers do not care about ratios, they care about how much money is coming out of their pockets.

“And if we did that we could actually reduce residential rates,” said Stephan. “I think that is a defendable position. I hope one day we can get there.

At the end of the day, taxpayers don’t care about ratios.”

Property tax notices will be mailed out on May 22 and taxes are due on June 28. Go to www.reddeer.ca/ tax crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Pocklington settles Arizona securities fraud case

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and an associate have been ordered to pay more than $5 million to settle a securities fraud case in Arizona.

The settlement with the Arizona Corporation Commission ends a yearlong investigation into Pocklington, co-accused John McNeil and their affiliated companies — Crystal Pistol

Resources LLC, Crystal Pistol Management LLC and Liberty Bell Resources I LLC. There was to be a hearing this month, but two sides came to a settlement, which was approved by the commission last week, spokeswoman Rebecca Wilder said Monday.

The commission said Pocklington and McNeil told at least 120 investors they had mineral rights to a mine near Quartzite, Ariz., that would begin churning out gold shortly.

The company attracted some investors through unsolicited phone calls.

Some were invited to the mine site.

Company newsletters touted it as “one of the most lucrative dividends in the mining business” and claimed hedge funds and banks were interested in the project, the commission said.

“The commission found, however, that the estimates of gold resources on the respondents’ website were not supportable with the methods currently available in the industry,” it said.

“In settling this matter, the respondents neither admitted nor denied the commission’s findings, but agreed to the entry of the consent order.”

The commission has ordered Pocklington and McNeil pay $5,149,316 in restitution, plus a $100,000 administrative fee.

A release from Pocklington’s company, Liberty Bell Resources, says “the allegations of wrongdoing... have been laid to rest” with the commission’s decision.

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Man sentenced to jail term after grow-op bust One of the five accused in a massive drug bust of a marijuana grow op near Veteran pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in jail.

Long Tran pleaded guilty Monday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday to one count of producing marijuana.

Tran was charged along with Thai Thi Pham, Xuan Vuong Dinh, Hung Van Truong and Tranh Tran in relation to a July 28, 2011, RCMP raid of a rural property south of Veteran. Veteran is 26 km east of Coronation.

Consort RCMP received information from area resident about the group, which had recently moved into the area, and they were suspicious about their activities.

Police conducted surveillance, including flyovers of the property, and gathered enough evidence to obtain a search warrant, which was executed on July 28, 2011.

During the flyovers, a number of quonsets were visible on the property.

The raid found a very large quantity of marijuana plants in various

stages of growth.

It was estimated that there were between 3,000 and 4,000 plants being grown in the quonsets, which were being used as greenhouses.

Tran was found by the RCMP hiding in the bushes near the quonsets with three of the other accused. The fourth person was found in a trailer, which was where the five lived.

In his interview with police, Tran said he was just working for money.

The Crown attorney Dave Inglis said they believe the workers were sent to Veteran to conduct the grow operation for other people.

Tran said they were at the property for about a month and a half as crop sitters or hired growers.

Tran was sentenced to two years in jail, a 10-year weapons prohibition and a DNA order.

Pham, Tran’s wife, had her charges stayed.

Tranh Tran, Truong and Dinh entered not guilty pleas and had their matters set for trial on Feb. 20 and 21 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

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BRIEFS Woman seriously injured in collision A young woman was in serious condition on Saturday morning after her car collided with a grader on Hwy 598, about 10 km northeast of Rocky Mountain House.

Rocky RCMP responded to the collision at about 8:50 a.m.

Police say the grader and the small car were westbound when the car hit the back of the grader.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation. Alcohol was not believed to have been a factor.

The car’s 19-year-old driver was airlifted by STARS for treatment. Police have not released her name or said where she lives.

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Wearing a halo of sunshine, Kayla Vezina joins her grade three classmates at Ecole John Wilson Elementary School in Innisfail Monday to take part in the ninth annual Music Monday Celebration.

This year the school joined forces on Earth with schools across Canada, the United States and around the world to sing with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield who is currently the commander of the International Space Station. Hadfield co-wrote the song I.S.S (Is Somebody Listening) with Barenaked Ladies singer Ed Robertson. Although there was a technical issue with getting an internet feed to the gymnasium in the Innisfail Middle school where hundreds of students had gathered, it did not seem to diminish the spirit of the performance for those singing.

Death of mental-health patient investigated THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Police are investigating and an autopsy is scheduled after the death of a long-term mental health patient at an Edmontonarea hospital.

Alberta Health Services says Saturday’s death of Lisa Goltman at Alberta Hospital was unexpected.

The 22-year-old woman, who suffered from bi-polar disorder and schizophrenia, was a patient at the facility in March when she was treated at another hospital for multiple head injuries.

She was returned to Alberta Hospital soon after, but Goltman’s sisters say her condition appeared to deteriorate and that she claimed she was dying.

Alberta Hospital says Goltman slipped and fell in her room, but it opened an investigation after her family alleged she may have been assaulted by staff.

AHS says in a statement that the probe did not reveal any evidence of inappropriate conduct, and that it’s co-operating with the police investigation.

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Staffing cuts at Bethany Care Centres caused initial disruptions in patient care but those problems are being ironed out, the company president and CEO said on Monday.

Greer Black said there were staffing service issues within long-term care at Bethany Collegeside in Red Deer.

However, things are settling down after the cuts were made on April 8.

About four full-time equivalent positions were cut at Red Deer and about 2.5 FTEs at Bethany Sylvan Lake.

The reductions focused on health care aides and licensed practical nurses.

A registered nurse position was added at each centre to meet the requirements of the Alberta Health Services funding model.

It’s not just the layoffs that caused disruptions, but when the changes were made, there were unionized employees who had to move around due to seniority, Black said.

Now, staff is getting used to the new schedules.

“Staff are more positive in how things are

working,” he said.

“I won’t dispute there wasn’t some initial impact, but as we’re getting three weeks into it, things are starting to settle out.”

Families have noticed the impacts.

Among them is Maureen Davis, whose husband is on a dementia unit at Collegeside.

She’s noticed there are fewer aides to help the residents get dressed, and get them ready for breakfast in the morning and at lunchtime.

Often it takes two people to lift an individual, but now there’s a lot more waiting because the staffing numbers are down.

She said the impact due to staffing reductions has been “dreadful.”

Black said they still have some adjustments to make.

“There are some pressure points, meal times being one,” said Black.

“We’re looking at how we can modify and address those things.”

If families have issues, Black said they are invited to speak to the site manager or they can call Bethany Care Society in Calgary at 1-888410-4679, or express their concerns to Health Minister Fred Horne. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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The art of getting along TEAMWORK CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS, BUT WE STILL REFUSE TO PLAY THE GAME I don’t do Facebook. I don’t Tweet.

On those rare occasions when I need to borrow someone’s cellphone, I have to ask the owner how to turn it on. Texting? Forget about it.

Divorced from the social network, I am quite outside the global discussion that will likely formulate answers to the great questions of our times. But if one has friends (not GREG to be confused NEIMAN with the Facebook variety), and if they trust you to listen, you can eavesdrop on the parts of the chatter that are interesting.

A family member Facebooked (is that really a verb now?) my wife, knowing that an online discovery would be drawn to my attention. That item was a blog entry by a UCLA professor who encouraged his students to cheat — and cheat egregiously — on an exam he promised would be “impossibly difficult.”

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evolution of the social behaviour of animals and relates his findings to human behaviour. It’s one aspect of game theory.

The single exam question, to be answered in writing in one hour, was: “If evolution through natural selection is a game, what are the players, teams, rules, objectives, and outcomes?”

Outside of violence or other criminal acts, there would be no rules to the exam process of finding the best answer to the question, in order to get a good mark.

The story contained in the blog is interesting enough to repeat, but for time’s sake, we’ll condense to the outcomes. The students put game theory into practice, and found that even in as competitive an environment as obtaining a good grade at university, altruism and co-operation work best.

The group did not do better than all individuals who decided to take the test alone, and there were probably a few “scroungers” in the group that got a bigger benefit than their contributions warranted. But the best outcome for the largest number occurred when people pooled resources, shared openly and then selected the best answers.

This looks a lot like what many people hope the online social network could achieve, when it works at its best.

As an outsider to that system, I still

say the wider process (or game, if we want to call it that) applies to the “impossible questions” that the world faces today.

Consider climate change as one example. Who are the players, what are the rules, and what are the goals (as in “how will we know we’ve won?”) for the game of an economy based on fossil fuels, vs the planet’s ecology?

Just over the weekend, a NASA-led study that compared a dozen climate models concluded that the current trend of climate change is leading to some regions of the planet (the American southwest and the Mediterranean) becoming dustbowls. At the same time, areas that already get a lot of rain will get a lot more, leading to frequent flooding.

You can get hung up on the causes — man-made or natural — while millions of acres of cropland dry up, or disappear into swamps. Or, you can join the group that’s looking for a united response to an apprehended disaster.

And we should have no doubt that large numbers of people can solve impossible problems, when they agree to co-operate and share findings.

Some years ago, the rock band Nine Inch Nails printed tour T-shirts with certain letters on the back highlighted.

That’s all they did. Somebody noticed that if you arrange the letters a certain way, they say “I want to believe.”

Somebody else entered those words in a Google search, and found a website with numbers in it.

Thus was born one of the world’s most famous alternate reality game, in which millions of players had to work online together to solve incredibly obscure puzzles.

The point here is not that online networking can solve the world’s problems, but that co-operation can.

An article in The Atlantic over the weekend by U.S. academic James Kwak suggested a simple way for that country to guarantee stable funding for its entire social security system for decades to come. Will anyone in power examine the idea, or explain why it can or cannot work?

Not likely. That would require too much co-operation. Even if the idea were examined and found valid, could required legislation be proposed and passed into law to make the idea work?

Again, not likely. It is not in the nature of governors to co-operate with ideas they do not generate themselves.

Think of the mess the world seems to be in. If the real game is economic and ecological survival, why do we keep putting our hopes in elected officials who do not co-operate with each other?

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

Drones and Guantanamo: politics vs. logic John Bellinger is the last person in Washington you’d expect to criticise President Barack Obama for making too many drone strikes. It was he who drafted the (rather unconvincing) legal justification for targeted drone killings when he was legal adviser to the Secretary of State in George W. Bush’s second administration, and he still supports them.

But he went ahead and criticized Obama anyway.

Speaking at a conference at the Bipartisan Policy Centre in Washington on May 1, Bellinger said: “This government has decided that instead of detaining members of al-Qaida (at Guantanamo), they are going to kill them.” Leaving aside the question of whether most of the people detained at Guantanamo were ever actually members of al-Qaida, GWYNNE there is a certain amount of DYER plausibility in this accusation.

Obama wants to close the U.S. prison camp on the Cuban coast where hundreds of suspected supporters of al-Qaida have been held without charge, some for more almost a decade.

There are still 166 prisoners at Guantanamo, and just last week Obama, having been thwarted by Congress in his first-term pledge to close the place, announced his intention to try again with the new Congress.

The U.S. president was quite eloquent about why Guantanamo should be closed. “It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens co-operation with our allies on counter-terrorism. It is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed.”

It also flouts international law, but even foreign-

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born Muslim socialist presidents of the United States can never concede that the whole enterprise was illegal. The furthest Obama will go is to say that it was counter-productive from the start, but that alone should be a sufficient justification for closing the place.

So why did John Bellinger, of all people, then accuse Obama of using drones too often?

The U.S. president certainly does seem to like them: the vast majority of the 370 U.S. drone attacks, killing an estimated 3,500 people, have been carried out on his watch. According to Bellinger, it’s because Obama knows that if he can’t send the evil-doers to Guantanamo, his only alternative is to kill them with drone strikes.

What we actually have here is an unusually subtle Republican argument: if you don’t like the drone strikes (because they kill lots of innocent people), then you should keep Guantanamo open.

But subtle is not the same as valid.

There are two unstated assumptions at the heart of this argument. One is that the U.S. could put its drones away and just capture the people it suspects of being al-Qaida supporters by conventional means and lock them away in Guantanamo. No fuss, no muss, and no innocent “collateral damage.”

That’s ridiculous: the United States is not going to have much luck in tracking down alleged al-Qaida supporters in the wilds of Yemen or Afghanistan and spiriting them away to Guantanamo. If it doesn’t target them with drones, then most of them will go on living (and so will the innocent people nearby). But you can’t just leave such dangerous people alive, can you?

This brings us to the second unstated assumption: that if all those dangerous people had been allowed to live, then there would have been hundreds of terrorist attacks against the United States. Or at least dozens. OK then, how about a couple?

Probably not even one. After all, there were no

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drone strikes for the first three years after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, because the technology was not yet available. Yet even then, when al-Qaida was still a relatively strong and cohesive organization, there was not one further terrorist attack on the United States.

The link between drone strikes and possible terrorist attacks on the United States is purely rhetorical.

There might have been one or two fewer attacks on American forces in Afghanistan if the drones had not been killing people in the tribal territories of Pakistan, but a simpler remedy than drone strikes would just be to withdraw those forces from Afghanistan as soon as possible. They are not serving any American interest by being there, and they cannot determine who will rule the country after they finally go home.

Indeed, since the Taliban’s guerilla war against the foreign armies in that country only got underway after the drone strikes had begun, and has grown in almost every year since, it’s hard to argue that drones have prevented many attacks even there.

The whole “war on terror,” the militarization of what should have been a counter-terrorist campaign conducted by intelligence services, diplomats, police and courts, was a ghastly blunder from the start.

Never mind. The whole argument is moot.

Obama won’t get the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to go along with closing Guantanamo this time either. And he won’t stop the drone strikes because he needs to be seen by the American public to be doing something “positive” as he brings the American troops home from another needless and lost war.

There is not one iota of strategic thinking in any of this. It’s all about American domestic politics, as the response to 9/11 has been from the beginning.

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Arctic Ocean acidifying Arab Spring GLOBAL STUDY PRESENTED AT NORTHERN CONFERENCE

An international study suggests greenhouse gases are acidifying the Arctic Ocean at a faster rate than any of the world’s southern seas.

“What we know is that ocean acidification is actually stronger in the Arctic than in southern waters,” said Rashid Sumalia, a University of British Columbia researcher, who is one of 60 authors of the report released Monday in Bergen, Norway.

That makes the Arctic an early warning system for the planet’s other oceans, the report concludes. But so little is known about northern waters that educated guesswork is the only tool scientists have to predict the impact.

“It’s really frustrating from the biological point of view because we don’t have much information,” said co-author Sam Dupont from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

The report, the first on acidification of the Arctic Ocean, is to be

made of highly alkaline calcium carbonate.

“The Arctic Ocean is one of the most sensitive ocean regions regarding the ocean acidification response to CO2 uptake and will be the first ocean to undergo basin-wide acidification,” says the report.

Effects are already being felt across the Canadian Arctic, including in the Beaufort Sea and in Lancaster Sound, said program head Russel Shearer.

Overall, oceans around the globe have became an average of 30 per cent more acidic over the last 200 years, the report suggests.

But it doesn’t offer figures on how much worse the Arctic is, or how quickly things are changing, or how bad the problem is. Acidification varies too strongly from place to place and from time to time, Shearer said.

“The big issue here is the huge knowledge gap of information that is needed, both in terms of ocean data information about what the levels are and how they’re increasing, and at what rate. It differs across all parts of the Arctic.”

Man who tried to “arrest” former U.S. president George W. Bush dies in B.C.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A man who was the only inmate convicted of murder following the famous 1971 Attica, N.Y., prison uprising, and who 38 years later tried to make a “citizen arrest” of former U.S. president George W. Bush in Calgary, has died.

The body of John Boncore, 61, was found March 13 in his home on the Adams Lake Indian Reserve in British Columbia, Barb McLintock of the B.C. Coroners Service said Monday.

He reportedly had fallen earlier nearby, she said, but the cause of death has yet to be released because the investigation is ongoing.

“There is nothing to suggest foul play,” she said.

The death was reported last month in local B.C. media.

Boncore, a Mohawk Indian who

was born in Buffalo, was known as John B. Hill at Attica when inmates took control of the maximum-security prison in rural western New York.

Thirty-two inmates and 11 civilian employees died during the five-day siege, including 10 hostages and 29 inmates who died when state troopers stormed the prison’s D Yard on Sept. 13, 1971.

In 1975, a state Supreme Court jury in Buffalo convicted Boncore of murder in the beating death of Corrections Officer William Quinn. He was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.

Boncore, who had denied attacking Quinn with a piece of wood as alleged, was granted clemency in 1976 by then-governor Hugh Carey, who also freed seven other inmates convicted of crimes during the riot and dismissed pending disciplinary ac-

tions against 20 law enforcement officers.

Following his release from prison, Boncore became active in several causes and eventually moved to Canada.

Boncore — who often used his aboriginal name Splitting the Sky — was arrested in 2009 when he tried to break through a barricade of Calgary police officers to get inside a building where U.S. president George W. Bush was delivering a speech.

Boncore was with a group of activists who were protesting the paid appearance by the former president, who they accused of war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq.

He was found guilty of obstructing a peace officer but was released with a conditional discharge was ordered to pay $1,000 to a charity of his choice.

Wandering toddler’s mom believes spirit of grandmother kept boy safe overnight SIDNEY, Man. — A Manitoba mother says she’ll probably never know what happened during her three-year-old son’s 13-hour, overnight disappearance, but she’s sure the spirit of the child’s greatgrandmother must have protected him.

Nathaniel Dailey wandered away unnoticed in chilly temperatures Friday night wearing only his pyjamas and socks.

A passerby found him the next morning playing in a ditch along the Trans-Canada Highway about five kilometres from his home.

Nathaniel’s mother, Savannah Malyon, told Winnipeg’s CJOB radio that her son was clean and dry with only a handful of burrs stuck to his pyjamas. He was happily playing beside a puddle on the opposite side of the Trans-Canada from where the family lives in Sidney, about halfway between Brandon and Portage la Prairie.

No one is sure what Nathaniel was up to in the hours he was missing. How could a little boy walk five kilometres in his socks? Cross a busy highway without being hit? Play in ditch water without drowning or even getting wet?

“We’re not completely sure what happened to him.” Malyon told CJOB Monday. “I believe my grandma — she passed away a few months ago — I really have a strong belief that she had her loving arms around him all night long and protected him, because it’s just amazing how he wasn’t hurt in any way.”

Malyon had just finished giving her three kids a bath Friday night and was upstairs putting her oneyear-old daughter to bed. Some friends had popped over for a visit and didn’t know to relatch a child lock on the door.

Nathaniel, who likes to take off when the door is open, shot outside without anyone seeing him.

“I came down and the front door was wide open ... and my heart sank,” Malyon recalled.

“He was gone.”

She immediately called 911 and was advised to

go door to door to ask for volunteer searchers until more help could arrive. Malyon said it was frightening knowing her son had disappeared into the night.

“It was cold and dark. It was terrible, terrible.”

Eventually police with dogs, airplanes and helicopters joined the search. The canine units lost Nathaniel’s scent along the highway, probably where he crossed.

“They said usually they find kids like that within 20 minutes, half an hour. It was 13 hours that he was gone, unaccounted for. It was pretty scary.”

Nathaniel is home now and Malyon thinks he understands that he worried everyone, but he’s still eyeing the door like a little escape artist.

“He was wanting to get out ... again, but we’re watching him like a hawk, and the doors. We’re making sure he’s not able to open them and when people go in and out, we’re right there.”

Maybe it’s all a game to him, she suggested.

“When he gets outside, he just runs and he doesn’t look back for anybody. You call out his name and he’ll just keep running.

“He thinks it’s fun, I guess.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The 2011 Arab Spring uprising in the Middle East came as a surprise to the Canadian government, which risks getting caught off-guard again without a new approach to gathering intelligence, an internal government report says.

Among other developments, analysts underestimated the repercussions of regime change in Tunisia, the Egyptian military’s efforts to control dissent and the duration of the civil war in Libya, says the assessment of how well the Privy Council Office did in keeping an eye on the Middle East two years ago.

The Privy Council Office, or PCO, is the bureaucratic arm of the prime minister’s office and includes an Intelligence Assessment Secretariat, which provides a regular range of reports to senior government officials.

Earlier this year, the research arm of the Department of National Defence published an analysis of how accurate their predictions were as part of a broader look at the state of human analytics.

“With regard to the Arab Spring, the study found that the wave of protests and regime changes that swept the Middle East in 2011 had not been anticipated,” the report concluded.

However, the privy council was no different in that respect than most academics, reports, thinktanks, private sector analysts or even other governments, the report found.

That includes the analysts in the U.S., U.K., Australia and New Zealand, which along with Canada make up the so-called Five Eyes network.

“There is no reason to believe that IAS did any worse than other Five Eyes and allied agencies in its analysis of the Arab Spring, and in a few areas it appears to have done somewhat better,” the report says.

Canadian analysts had a handle on the crises once they were underway, with the report suggesting there was good analysis of the “dogs that barked” — events in the Middle East that were getting press and policy attention.

But they need to look further afield, the report found.

“In general, there has been little attention to the ’dogs that didn’t bark’ — that is, underlying mediumand long-term trends in countries without ongoing protests or civil violence,” the report said.

“Failure to do so may set the stage for future Arab Spring-type strategic surprises.”

The potential implications of the gaps in Canadian intelligence aren’t discussed in the report, but it recommends a rethink of how intelligence is gathered and shared.

It suggests that a reliance on briefings of just two or three sentences needs to be shelved in favour of more substantial examinations.

“For some time to come there may be a particular need in Middle East assessment to flag wildcards and low probability/high impact developments that could result in rapid and substantial shifts in otherwise apparently stable political trajectories,” the report said.

The 26-page-report had been approved for publication by Defence Research and Development Canada, and was briefly posted online in April by the lead researcher from McGill University.

But the Privy Council ordered it to be taken down.

Defence Research and Development Canada did not return repeated calls for comment.

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presented next week at a meeting in Sweden of the Arctic Council, an eight-member group of countries that ring the North Pole.

Canada will assume the council’s chairmanship for a two-year term at that meeting.

Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, is absorbed by ocean waters. The dissolved gas forms a weak acid and enough of it can change the pH level of large ocean areas.

The process is more pronounced in the Arctic, the study concludes, because cold water absorbs carbon dioxide more readily than warm water.

As well, northern seas are more exposed to the atmosphere as ice cover recedes and large amounts of freshwater coming in from huge rivers such as Canada’s Mackenzie and Russia’s Lena reduce the ability of the ocean to buffer acidity.

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Planned attack foiled by FBI RAID ON MINNESOTA HOME DISRUPTED TERRORISM ATTACK BELIEVED TO BE IN PLANNING STAGES

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS — FBI officials said Monday that they foiled a terrorist attack that was being planned in a small western Minnesota town, but they offered no details about the exact targets of the attack — or the motive of the man accused of having a cache of explosives and weapons in a mobile home.

The FBI said “the lives of several local residents were potentially saved” with the arrest of Buford Rogers, 24, who made his first appearance Monday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Rogers, of Montevideo, was arrested Friday after authorities searched a mobile home he’s associated with and found Molotov cocktails, suspected pipe bombs and firearms, according to a court affidavit.

“The FBI believed there was a terror attack in its planning stages, and we believe there would have been a localized terror attack, and that’s why law enforcement moved quickly to execute the search warrant on Friday to arrest Mr. Rogers,” FBI spokesman Kyle Loven said Monday.

He said the investigation is ongoing, and agents are looking at the case as one of domestic terrorism.

Loven said the investigation prohibits him from getting into details about Rogers’ target, or his possible political or religious views, but he said the FBI is confident in calling this a “terror” situation. He also said the alleged target was believed to be in Montevideo, a city of about 5,000 people about 130 miles (210 kilometres) west of Minneapolis.

“We had information which indicated that Mr. Rogers was involved in a plot to conduct

terror activities in and around the Montevideo area,” he said.

He declined to say whether Rogers was believed to be acting alone or as part of a group, or if other arrests were expected.

Montevideo Police Chief Adam Christopher said a homemade sign in front of the mobile home that bore the letters “BSM” refers to a local anti-government militia group called the Black Snake Militia, which the Rogers family started.

“That is not a large scale, nationwide group, as far as I know,” Christopher said. “I think it’s kind of them, and their family, and a few of their friends.”

Mark Pitcavage, who researches militias for the AntiDefamation League, said the Black Snake Militia is a movement that has slowly grown from about 50 active groups around the U.S. a few years ago to more than 260 small groups today.

Pitcavage said there are “a whole lot of little militia cells out there with 6-8 people in there, which is what this seems to be. ... It’s teeny tiny, it’s probably a group of likeminded friends who believe some of the same things.”

Rogers’ father, Jeff Rogers, told KMSP-TV his son doesn’t own any guns, and the guns in the home belonged to him. He said his son is not a terrorist.

“He was not out to bomb nobody and I have no clue where the hell that came from,” Jeff Rogers said. “I have no idea of who the hell he’d even be targeting. He’s not that kind of a person. I can guarantee you that.”

Rogers appeared in court Monday wearing a construction company T-shirt, baggy pants, and work boots. He answered “yes sir” and “no sir” to questions from U.S. Mag-

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This photo shows the Northdale Park trailer home of Jeff and Margaret Rogers, parents of Buford Rogers, on Monday, in Montevideo, Minn. FBI officials said they foiled a terrorist attack that was being planned in a small western Minnesota town, but they offered no details about the exact targets of the attack or the motive of the man accused of having a cache of explosives and weapons in a mobile home. The FBI said “the lives of several local residents were potentially saved” with the arrest of Buford Rogers. istrate Tony Leung, who ordered him held pending a detention hearing Wednesday, citing “serious concerns.”

Rogers was appointed a federal defender, but an attorney was not immediately assigned.

Defendants do not typically enter pleas during initial appearances and he made no statement about the case to the court.

In a news release Monday, the FBI said the alleged terror plot was discovered through analysis of intelligence gath-

ered by local, state and federal authorities.

“Cooperation between the FBI and its federal, state, and local partners enabled law enforcement to prevent a potential tragedy in Montevideo,” Christopher Warrener, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in Minneapolis, said in the statement.

According to a federal affidavit, FBI agents from the domestic terrorism squad searched the mobile home in Montevideo and discovered

Molotov cocktails, suspected pipe bombs and firearms. The affidavit said Buford was there at the time, and one firearm recovered from the residence was a Romanian AKM assault rifle.

In an interview with authorities, Rogers admitted firing the weapon on two separate occasions at a gun range in Granite Falls, the affidavit said. Rogers has a 2011 conviction for felony burglary and is not allowed to have a firearm.

Israeli airstrikes add wrinkle to Syrian war

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Israel’s willingness to hit Syrian targets it sees as threats to its own existence has complicated the Obama administration’s internal debate over arming President Bashar Assad’s foes and may change the way U.S. approaches allies as it tries to boost the rebels, including with possible military aid.

As Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Russia on Monday for talks with the Assad regime’s most powerful ally, the administration remained tight-lipped on both Israel’s weekend air strikes and their implications for Washington decision-making.

Israeli warplanes targeted caches of Iranian missiles that were bound for Hezbollah, the Lebanonbased militant group that has threatened Israel. The weapons would have allowed Hezbollah to strike Tel Aviv and as far as southern Israel from inside Lebanese territory.

Still, Israel’s actions put Damascus and Moscow on notice that the U.S. and its allies may not wait for an international green light to become more actively engaged. The administration said last week it was rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels or taking other aggressive steps to turn the tide of the twoyear-old civil war toward the rebels.

At the same time, Israeli involvement in the war carries risks. Instead of prodding Russia into calling for Assad’s ouster, it could bring greater Arab sympathy for Assad and prompt deeper involvement from Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, actors committed as much to preserving Assad

as to fighting the Jewish state.

Although Israel has not officially acknowledged it carried out the airstrikes, Syrian officials on Monday were blaming Israel, calling it a “declaration of war” that would cause the Jewish state to “suffer.”

Russia, alongside China, has blocked U.S.-led efforts three times at the United Nations to pressure Assad into stepping down. Officials said Kerry hopes to change Moscow’s thinking with two new arguments: American threats to arm the Syrian rebels and evidence of chemical weapon attacks by the Assad regime.

Kerry, U.S. officials said Monday, hopes that may be enough to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to support, or at least not veto, a fresh effort to impose UN sanctions on Syria if Assad doesn’t begin transition talks with the opposition. The officials demanded anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the confidential diplomacy.

“We have consistently, in our conversations with the Russians and others, pointed clearly to Assad’s behaviour as proof that further support for the regime is not in the interest of the Syrian people or in the interest of the countries that have in the past supported Assad,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

“We have been clear in the past about our disappointment with Russia over their opposition to resolutions at the Security Council with regards to this matter. But this is an ongoing conversation,” he said.

U.S. officials said the administration doesn’t believe the weekend activity will force President Barack Obama’s hand, noting that the U.S.’s main con-

cern is the use of chemical weapons by Assad, while Israel’s top concern is conventional weapons falling into the hands of its enemies.

The chemical weapons argument is now under surprising attack, with former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte saying over the weekend she and fellow members of a four-member U.N. human rights panel have indications the nerve agent sarin was used by Syrian rebel forces, but not by government forces.

Despite a clarification from the United Nations that it is has not yet made any definitive determination on chemical weapons use, Washington pushed back on del Ponte’s assertion, saying it’s highly likely that the Assad regime, and not the rebels, has been behind any chemical weapons use in Syria.

“We are highly skeptical of suggestions that the opposition could have or did use chemical weapons,” Carney said.

“We find it highly likely that any chemical weapon use that has taken place in Syria was done by the Assad regime. And that remains our position.”

The State Department said the administration continues to believe that Syria’s large chemical weapons stockpiles remain securely in the regime’s control.

The Obama administration opened the door to new military options in Syria after declaring last week it strongly believed the Assad regime used chemical weapons in two attacks in March. Two days after that announcement, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said arming the Syrian rebels was a policy consideration.

Obama hosts SKorea president to show Ammonium nitrate cause of Texas plant explosion united front against NKorea threats

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and South Korea’s new leader Park Geun-hye will seek to present a strong front against North Korea’s nuclear threats when they meet at the White House Tuesday. But they also want to leave the door open to talks with Pyongyang.

Park has had something of a baptism of fire since she took office in February, two weeks after North Korea’s latest atomic test that has ratcheted up tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula and undermined her hopes of forging a more trusting relationship with a difficult neighbour.

In Washington, Park’s assured of a warm reception on a visit that also marks the 60th anniversary of the U.S.-South Korean alliance.

Her Oval Office meeting, working lunch and joint press conference with Obama on Tuesday will be followed Wednesday by an address to a joint meeting of Congress. White House senior director for Asian affairs, Daniel Russel,

said Obama would reaffirm the U.S. commitment to the defence of South Korea. He said the joint appearance of the two leaders at the White House would make it crystal clear to Pyongyang that the allies stand shoulder-to-shoulder.

“In dealing with North Korea, it’s vital we show unity,” Russel told reporters.

Park touched down in New York Monday, meeting first with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon — a former South Korean foreign minister — who praised her “firm but measured” response to North Korean provocations.

Park, the first democratically elected female leader in Northeast Asia, is no stranger to Seoul’s Blue House, as the residence of the chief executive is known. She’s the daughter of the late South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee and in her 20s took over the duties of first lady for five years after a gunman claiming orders from North Korea killed her mother in a botched attack targeting her father. While focused squarely on the North Korean threat, Park’s visit will be a chance to build a

rapport with Obama, who enjoyed an unusually close bond with the previous South Korean leader, Lee Myung-bak. The two presided over the adoption of a U.S.-South Korean free trade pact in 2012 that expanded the scope of an alliance largely built on security ties and deterring an attack from the North. Some 28,500 U.S. troops are still based in South Korea for that purpose.

Lee took a hard line on relations with Pyongyang, cutting aid to the impoverished nation. While his approach had Obama’s firm backing, public frustration in the South has mounted over the North’s continued weapons’ tests and provocations — including attacks in 2010 that left dozens of South Koreans dead.

In a change of tone, Park, although a conservative, has advocated trying to build trust with Pyongyang through aid shipments and large-scale economic initiatives if there’s progress on the nuclear issue, even as she and South Korea’s military promise to respond forcefully to any possible attack from the North.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas — Officials said Monday that they had determined that ammonium nitrate stored at a Texas fertilizer plant is what exploded on April 17, killing 14 people and injuring hundreds.

The finding was expected, and officials had said they were focusing their investigation on the explosive chemical used in many fertilizers, said Rachel Moreno, spokeswoman for the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office. A spot where the ammonium nitrate was stored is now a 90-foot (27.5-meter)-wide crater, Moreno said.

However, the ignition source for the explosive chemical remained undetermined Monday.

Findings on the cause of the blast on the outskirts of the small town of West initially had been expected Friday.

However, the investigation will take one to two extra weeks to complete, with dozens of investigators combing through plant wreckage and the adjoining wrecked neighbourhood, Moreno said.

Also, federal emergency officials have begun offering shelter for West residents whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged. About 70 homes were damaged or destroyed.

A statement from the Federal Emergency Management Administration said the transitional sheltering assistance was requested by Texas state officials. It would allow those whose homes were left uninhabitable by the blast to stay for a limited time in a hotel or motel at government expense.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing new legislation that would encourage police, social agencies and schools to share information as a way to help struggling children.

Human Services Minister Dave Hancock says they can already share details in most cases, but they tend not to for fear they might violate privacy laws. Hancock says everyone needs to work together to help children whose

sition party that didn’t want to build infrastructure.”

A day later, Redford repeated the rebukes in a speech to students and parents at an Edmonton elementary school.

“We will not take the approach of the Opposition, which is a build-nothing approach,” said Redford.

The Wildrose has never said it would stop building infrastructure, but it has said it would invest $48 billion over a decade, make the selection criteria public and avoid going into longterm debt.

Critics say Redford’s attacks have cheapened her office in a desperate attempt to raise her sagging poll numbers ahead of a party leadership review in November.

“I’m disappointed and shocked at Premier Redford for using our children as pawns for partisan political attack,” said Liberal Leader Raj Sherman.

“Perhaps it’s because she’s not too popular as a leader and she’s trying to promote herself by attacking others — and that’s wrong.”

The issue has caught fire on Twitter and other social media.

The Wildrose designed a sign with a picture of Redford surrounded by kids, mimicking the famous “Pink Floyd” song: Hey Premier, Leave Those Kids Alone!

On Twitter under the redtimestories hashtag, some noted the issue opens up a whole new stream of politically themed children’s books, such as: ● Red Tory, Blue Tory, I Lie, We Lie ● Scam I Am ● Alison Baba and the 40 Tory Thieves ● Goodnight Boom ● The Katz in the Hat ● Harry Potter and the Lake of Fire ● Harry Potter and the Bubble of Bitumen ● Puff the Magic Oil Revenues ● Green Eggs and Ham: The Alberta Senior Facilities Cookbook Said Mason: “Only this premier could manage to get bad press when announcing new schools.”

Redford was back in the schools earlier Monday, this time at St. Joseph High School near downtown Edmonton, announcing an expanded dualcredit program for students.

Redford put on safety glasses and toured the metal shop with students before making the announcement on the dual credits.

While the students were front and centre last week, on Monday it was all adults sitting in the rows of chairs to hear Redford.

The welding students stood at the back against the wall while Redford made a speech praising the education system, but not touching on her opponents. difficult home lives may be causing problems in classrooms or with the law. The bill also proposes changes to other legislation to assist agencies helping kids in need.

Dual-credits expanded The Alberta government says it will invest $11 million over three years to help more students earn class credits that might get them jobs.

Premier Alison Redford told students at a downtown Edmonton high school that the province is adding courses for which they can earn high school and post-secondary credits at the same time.

The dual credits can also lead to workplace certification.

The program is already available for welding, culinary arts and pre-engineering courses.

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Nurse Mauri Sharun demonstrates the use of the angel cradle, during the announcement of the first newborn safe haven in Alberta at the Grey Nuns hospital, in Edmonton, Alberta on Monday. The angel cradles are meant to provide an option for the safe abandonment of newborns.

Safe haven baby drop-off sites open in Edmonton hospitals THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A door in the wall opens to a cupboard-like space, just big enough for a tiny baby.

Inside there’s a plastic bassinet containing a hand-knit blanket, a brown teddy bear and an information card.

“Your baby will be safe and you will be safe,” it reads.

The site is one of two that opened Monday at hospitals in Edmonton where overwhelmed parents can abandon their newborn babies — no questions asked.

Health officials believe the only other program of its kind in Canada is at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.

That site has received one child since it opened three years ago.

Family doctor Irene Colliton helped open one of the Angel Cradles at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in southeast Edmonton. The other is on the west side of the city at the Misericordia hospital.

Colliton often delivers babies and understands what a tumultuous and sometimes catastrophic event it can be for new parents. And although there are social agencies that offer help, Colliton said safe haven drop-off sites should be available as a last resort.

“This is a safety net,” she said. “If it’s only used once — or it’s used never — then we will have done a good thing.”

Gordon Self, a vicepresident with Covenant Health, the Catholic health-care group that operates the two Edmonton hospitals, said the Angel Cradles project began a few years ago.

He wasn’t sure there was a need for the sites, but then learned from hospital staff that they had admitted female patients who had obviously gone through childbirth but had no babies with them.

There have also been criminal cases across the country involving young moms who hide their pregnancies or are surprised by childbirth, then discard their new-

borns.

Self recalled the story of a young woman who admitted last week in Saskatoon court to giving birth at home when she was 17. Her baby girl died sometime after the delivery and she put the body in the garbage.

Self said a person who leaves a newborn at the hospital site can remain anonymous. There is no surveillance camera.

And although an alarm is triggered once the dropoff door is opened, it’s delayed by 45 seconds, giving the adult enough time to walk away.

He added that government social workers are obligated to try to determine the identities of the baby’s parents.

But medical staff won’t be involved.

“As long as the newborn is left safely with no evidence of being harmed, we’re not obligated to report or connect the baby with the mother — even if the mother presents minutes or hours later in our emergency department.”

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has expressed concern over the

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boxes, arguing there’s no evidence they save lives. The group said it’s a priority that children be able to identify their parents.

Information cards inside the sites contain crisis phone numbers and remind parents that they’re allowed to change their minds. Self said parents can be reunited with their children.

Child abandonment is illegal in Canada, but police have advertised in the past that they won’t charge mothers who leave their babies in safe places. “Baby Moses” laws in the United States allow people to avoid prosecution if they leave children at hospitals, police stations or fire halls.

The concept dates back to the 12th century, when the Catholic church put foundling wheels in its churches and orphanages. The wheels were attached to walls and rotated in and out of the buildings.

So-called “baby boxes” have spread through Europe and Asia over the past few decades.

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“There is nothing wrong with ensuring that we remind people that last year (at the election), they had a choice, and they chose to build schools,” Redford told the house during question period Monday.

The session featured a number of angry exchanges across the aisle, with Redford and Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith comparing each other to that lovable wooden liar of children’s literature, Pinocchio.

Redford defended the decision in response to questions from NDP Leader Brian Mason.

“On the one hand, this premier is breaking promises with cuts to programs, increasing class sizes and imposing a reduced quality of education,” Mason told the house, with Redford sitting across the aisle and a smattering of young schoolchildren looking down from the legislature galleries.

“On the other hand, she pulls kids out of class to serve as props for her partisan political attacks on the opposition. My question is to the premier: Can you get any more cynical?”

Smith told the house that only did Redford step over the line by involving kids in partisan politics on the taxpayers’ dime last week, she misrepresented the Wildrose policy platform by saying Smith’s team is pursuing a “build-nothing” agenda.

“Will (the premier) stop acting like Pinocchio and tell the kids the truth about it, instead of the made-up scarytales she told them last week?” said Smith.

Smith also said Redford fibbed by omission when she forgot to tell the schoolchildren that they’ll be the ones footing the bill for the new schools.

Redford’s Progressive Conservative government is taking on $17 billion in debt over the next four years to pay for infrastructure, including new schools.

“The government isn’t planning to set aside anywhere near enough to pay it back,” said Smith. “Why didn’t she tell the kids they’ll be on the hook for all of it?”

Redford said her government does have a plan to pay down debt, pay for day-to-day expenses and invest in savings.

“It’s the leader of the Opposition who should be concerned about her nose growing,” said Redford.

Redford came under fire in editorials and by opponents after delivering partisan political attack speeches to schoolchildren at government announcements for new school construction.

In Calgary last Wednesday in a speech to children and adults, she said, “We made this commitment (to build schools) in contrast to an Oppo-

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Pharmacist Simon Gorelikov holds a generic emergency contraceptive at the Health First Pharmacy in Boston.

New rules permitting 15-year-olds to get the morning-after pill without a prescription are being debated by teens as well as adults, with some saying it will help kids who can’t confide in an adult, while others say the lower age infringes on a parent’s right to know what’s going on. exist. I wouldn’t be able to make the difference I am in the community today.” Loomis said girls who are worried they might be pregnant should talk to their parents about it, and if they can’t, should seek help from organizations that can provide the support they need.

Dianne Sikel, who volunteers in a juvenile probation program in Phoenix, said dropping the age limit is “a move in the right direction.” She added that it’s easy to tell kids to use condoms, “but it doesn’t always work out that way.”

“These pills being available to teens are far better of an option than having a young couple being forced to become parents, for a young girl, who made a bad choice one evening, who may be forced to abort, or ultimately having to give up a child for adoption,” said Sikel, a parent of two boys, 13 and 16.

Sophia Martin, who teaches at a high school in Northern California where many students continue their education after being expelled from other schools, said she “can understand how upsetting it is to think your kid might engage in unprotected sex and then get the morning after pill without your knowledge.

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Children who suffer from irritable bowel disease are encouraged to get flu shots every year, because the drugs they take weaken their ability to fend off infections.

But some of these patients are worried about getting the shots because there have been reports the flu vaccine can cause their disease to flare.

So several Ottawa researchers did a study to see if that was true; their work is in this week’s issue of the journal Pediatrics.

Lead author Dr. Eric Benchimol says the findings show that getting a flu shot doesn’t lead to flare ups in these patients.

Children with irritable bowel disease cannot use the inhaled flu vaccine, which contains live but weakened viruses; they can only get the shot, which contains killed flu viruses.

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Benchimol, a pediatric gastroenterologist from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, says Canada has among the world’s highest rates of irritable bowel disease in both children and adults, with about one in 200 Canadians affected. Rates appear to be climbing sharply among kids under the age of 15.

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age limit is that there are young people who are in situations in their families where they can’t turn to their parents.”

Martin said some girls become “pregnant not because they chose to have sex. It’s such a hard situation for them to talk about.”

But Andrew Bay, 19, who’s finishing up his freshman year at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla., says he thinks making the morning-after pill so easily available “almost encourages even younger children to have unprotected sex.”

If he had to put an age limit on getting the drug without a prescription, “It should probably be 18. At least at 18 you’re considered mature enough to make medical decisions on your own.”

Denny Pattyn, founder of Silver Ring Thing, which promotes chastity until marriage and encourages young people to wear purity rings to symbolize their commitments, said he worries that allowing younger teens to get the morning-after pill without a doctor or parent’s knowledge is going to increase the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases. “It’s incredibly irresponsible,” he said. “These kids are getting these diseases and they don’t even know they’re getting them.”

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NEW YORK — Allison Guarino understands the controversy over new rules allowing 15-year-olds to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription.

But as someone who teaches pregnancy prevention to ninth-graders in Boston, she thinks lowering the age will “help the girls who need the help the most.”

“Some girls might not have a good relationship with their parents,” she said, “or they had unprotected sex and they don’t know what to do.”

On the other side of the issue are folks like Brenda Velasco Ross, who says the new rules infringe on her rights as a parent.

“It breaks my heart and saddens me and really angers me,” said Ross, stepmom of four, including 12- and 13-year-olds in Fullerton, Calif. “If you have to buy Sudafed, you have to show ID. When I buy spray paint for a project for my daughter, I have to show my ID. It just baffles me that, with this, which has to do with pregnancy and being sexually active, I don’t have to be involved. That to me just violates my rights as a parent to have guidelines and parameters for my children.”

The two opinions reflect some of the issues in the debate over new rules issued last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which lowered the age for buying the drug without a prescription from 17 to 15.

In April, a federal judge, Edward Korman, said there should be no age restrictions at all. The Obama administration said it wants to maintain the prescription requirement for those under 15 and will appeal the judge’s ruling.

Guarino, 19, a college freshman majoring in public health and political science at Boston University, said she encounters a lot of ignorance on issues related to sex and pregnancy. “I would encourage any young person to go talk to their parents or a doctor, but that’s not the reality,” she said.

Jennifer Morgan, 18, a native of Somerville, Mass., who attends college in Pennsylvania, said she’s not sure she supports eliminating the age limit entirely, but “I think it’s fine for a 15-year-old. Not every girl has the privilege of being able to go talk to her mother in a crisis like that. Because time is of the essence, and if a girl in that situation and that age doesn’t have any other support, I feel like it’s OK.” Morgan recently completed a stint on a leadership team for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and added that while abstinence is an ideal, “not every teen is going to stay abstinent.”

Samantha Bailey-Loomis, 16, who recently founded a Students For Life chapter at her high school in Branford, Conn., opposes the concept of the morningafter pill in the same way that she opposes abortion.

“My mom had me when she was 17,” she said. “If this was available when she was young, I wouldn’t

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NHL CALDER FINALISTS NAMED Montreal Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher, Florida Panthers’ Jonathan Huberdeau and Chicago Blackhawks’ Brandon Saad are the three finalists for the Calder Trophy, given to the NHL’s top rookie.

Gallagher played in 44 games, ranking second among rookies with 15 goals and fourth with 28 points. Huberdeau played in all 48 games for Florida and ranked second both on the team and among NHL rookies with 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists).

Among first-year players, he finished third in goals, fourth in assists and third in shots on goal (112).

Saad ranked fifth among rookies in each of the three major scoring categories — goals (10), assists (17) and points (27). The winner will be announced during the Stanley Cup finals.

Today

● High school boys soccer: Lacombe at Hunting Hills (at Collicutt East), 4:15 p.m.; Sylvan Lake H.J. Cody at Lindsay Thurber, 4:15 p.m.

High school girls soccer: Notre Dame at Eckville, 4:15 p.m. ● Women’s fastball: N. Jensen’s Bandits vs.

Midget Rage, Central Alberta Threat vs.

TNT Athletics, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Snell and Oslund Badgers vs. Stettler Heat, 8:45 p.m., Great Chief 1. ● Men’s ball hockey: Gentex Heat at JMAA Architecture, 7 p.m.; Details Devils all Tommy Gun’s, 8:15 p.m; Braves at Brewhouse, 9:30 p.m.; all games at Dawe.

Bruins ruin the party BOUNCE BACK TO BEAT LEAFS AND DISAPPOINT FANS AS PLAYOFFS RETURN TO TORONTO THE CANADIAN PRESS Bruins 5 Leafs 2 TORONTO — The Leafs upped their shots and hits in Game 3 against the Boston Bruins. But their mistakes also went up.

That proved to be the difference Monday night as Boston took advantage to defeat Toronto 5-2 and regain the upper hand in their NHL playoff series.

“They made less mistakes than we did and their execution level was above ours,” Toronto coach Randy Carlyle said in assessing the night.

“Mistakes just killed us tonight,” echoed smooth-skating defenceman Jake Gardiner, who scored his first-ever playoff goal.

The loss came before 19,746 amped-up fans inside the Air Canada Centre. Outside, a blue-andwhite throng watched the game on a big screen in Maple Leaf Square as playoff hockey returned to Toronto for the first time since 2004.

“The crowd was awesome,” said Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk. “One of the loudest I think I’ve played in front of in the NHL.” Game 4 goes Wednesday in Toronto, with the Leafs trailing 2-1 in the series.

Adam McQuaid, Rich Peverley, Nathan Horton, Daniel Paille and David Krejci — with an empty-net goal with 1:17

remaining — scored for Boston, a playoff-savvy squad which came out with an edge.

Two goals in some two minutes in the second period buried the Leafs just 50 seconds after Gardiner’s goal had cut the Boston lead to 2-1. Horton and Paille, shorthanded, suddenly made it 4-1 and Toronto was facing a mountain of a comeback.

The line of Milan Lucic, Krejci and Horton finished the night with two goals and six assists.

They have combined for 17 points through the first three post-season games, with five goals and 12 assists.

Future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr also showed off his skills, setting up a goal and controlling the puck as if it was glued to his stick.

“Vintage Jagr in the offensive zone,” said Boston coach Claude Julien.

Phil Kessel accounted for the other Toronto goal in a physical game that saw Boston outhit the Leafs 51-48.

The Leafs charged hard in the third, outshooting Boston 18-6 for a 47-38 overall edge. But Tuuka Rask stood tall in the Boston goal.

“They came out in the third a desperate team,” said Julien.

It was the first Leafs’ home playoff game since May 4, 2004, when Toronto lost 3-2 in overtime to the Philadelphia Flyers

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to lose the conference semifinal 4-2. Fans were rewarded for patience with free scarves.

The last home playoff win came in that same series, a 3-1 victory on April 30, 2004.

For the Bruins, the playoffs are business as usual. Boston, which won the Cup two years ago, is in the post-season for the sixth straight year.

After being beaten 4-2 in Boston on Saturday night, the Bruins upped their game.

“I think, as a team, we played a good road

game,” Krejci said.

“Maybe we didn’t have as many chances in Game 1 (a 4-1 Boston win) but I think it was a perfect road game and I’m pretty happy about that.

“In Game 4 we know it’s going to be tougher just like we knew Game 2 was going to be tougher.”

The Leafs, meanwhile, were punished for their mistakes.

But they went down shooting. It was the most shots this season since they mustered 43 in a January loss to the New York Islanders.

It was the most shots allowed by the Bruins in a playoff game since Montreal’s 51 in a double-overtime game on April 23, 2011. And it was the most shots allowed by the Bruins in a nonovertime playoff game since April 11, 1975, when Chicago had 56 in a 6-4 Blackhawks win.

“We hung him out to dry a couple too many times,” van Riemsdyk said of Leafs goalie James Reimer, who deserved better. “That was the difference in the game.”

Jays get huge comeback to down Rays

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Wednesday

● High school girls rugby: Lindsay Thurber at Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House at Rimbey, Notre Dame at Hunting Hills (at Titans Park); all games at 4:15 p.m. ● High school boys rugby: Rocky Mountain House at David Thompson, Notre Dame at Lindsay Thurber, 4:15 p.m. ● High school girls soccer: Central Alberta Christian at Hunting Hills (at Collicutt East), 4:15 p.m.

High school boys soccer: Innisfail at Alix, 4:15 p.m. ● Baseball AAA hockey: Okotoks Black at Red Deer, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park.

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Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer makes a save on Boston Bruins forward Shawn Thornton during first period NHL playoff action in Toronto on Monday.

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Toronto Blue Jays, from left, Rajai Davis, Jose Bautista and Colby Rasmus celebrate a win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Blue Jays won 8-7.

Blue Jays 8 Rays 7 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Down seven runs, Toronto easily could have conceded another disappointing loss. Instead, the struggling Blue Jays chipped away until they found a way to pull off their biggest comeback in nearly six years.

J.P. Arencibia hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Fernando Rodney, giving the last-place team an 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

“I think this game kind of evens itself out and if guys keep coming with positive attitudes and keep coming ready to work, it’s going to turn. That’s the way this game is, and you’ve got to continue to stay positive and come ready to play every day,” Arencibia said after the Blue Jays won for just the fourth time in 14 games.

The last time Toronto rallied from at least seven runs down to win was June 5, 2007, when it overcame an 8-1 margin to beat Tampa Bay 12-11, STATS said.

Tampa Bay last lost a lead of at least seven runs was May 25, 2009, when Cleveland came back from a 10-0 deficit to win 11-10, STATS said.

This time, Evan Longoria hit his third career grand slam as Tampa Bay built a 7-0 lead that Jeremy Hellickson and four Rays relievers failed to protect before a seasonlow crowd of 9,952 at Tropicana Field.

Colby Rasmus and Mark DeRosa also hit two-run homers for Toronto.

“In a lot of ways we were due, but you don’t expect it to happen that way,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.

“They’ve got a pretty good pitching staff over there, and when they put seven on the board they’re usually going to have a pretty good night,” Arencibia added. “Fortunately, we were able to come back and answer.”

Toronto trailed 7-6 when Adam Lind drew a leadoff walk in the ninth from Rodney (1-1), who entered the game with one out in the eighth. Pinch-runner Emilio Bonifacio stole second and continued to third on catcher Jose Molina’s throwing error with no outs.

Rodney, eyeing a five-out save, retired the next two batters before Arencibia lined a 2-2 pitch into the left-field seats. Arencibia, who pinch-hit in the sixth inning and stayed in the game to catch, hit his ninth home run.

“I really would hope that people understand that he was extended beyond his normal moments right there, and that’s pretty much why that happened,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said, noting his bullpen was short coming off a nine-game, 11-day road trip. “I thought we had no other options.”

Darren Oliver (1-1) pitched one scoreless inning and Casey Janssen worked a perfect ninth for his eighth save.

Longoria’s seventh homer of the season was the biggest blow in a seven-run third inning against Mark Buerhle.

Rasmus hit a two-run homer off Hellickson in the fourth and DeRosa added a tworun, pinch-hit shot off reliever Jake McGee in the sixth.

Canada rests during day off at world championships

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Lindy Ruff weighed the urgency for Canada to catch up on its world championship preparation with the need for a breather.

Canada’s head coach chose the latter and kept the team off the ice Monday.

The 22 Canadians had just three skates as a team before the 2013 IIHF World Championship because of NHL’s lockoutshortened regular season ended three weeks later than usual.

There were systems that needed tightening up after a 3-1 win over Denmark and a 3-2 shootout loss to Switzerland in back-to-back games to start the tournament. Ruff felt a break from the ice was more beneficial.

“The tendency is to want to get out there (on the ice) and you want to balance that,” Ruff explained at the team’s down-

town Stockholm hotel.

“We’ve gone through all the travel, we practised the first night we got in. We’ve had quite a few players play some good minutes for us. I think the right decision is to give them a day.”

Switzerland defeated the Czech Republic 5-2 on Monday and Slovakia came back to defeat Germany 3-2. Finland defeated France 3-1 and Sweden edged Belarus 2-1.

Canada (1-0-1) plays four games in six days starting Tuesday against Norway (2-0). Host Sweden on Thursday and the Czech Republic on Sunday are the key games in that stretch.

The players boarded the bus Monday for an afternoon of gokarting.

Ruff was an assistant coach to Mike Babcock on the 2010 Olympic team that won gold. That Canadian team didn’t practise much during the Winter Games either, the coach pointed out.

“You go back to your Olympic experience where players

are coming off playing (in the NHL) and we didn’t practice a lot,” Ruff said.

“We’ve been on the ice five straight days and back-to-back games. You’ve got to give the players some time to rest and some time to recover. If you look at this tournament, it’s real busy. There’s maybe two days in the whole tournament you can let them rest.”

Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Luke Schenn logged over 22 minutes of ice time against the Swiss.

The 24-year-old from Saskatoon is wearing the Maple Leaf in the world championship for the fourth time in the last five years.

With three defencemen making their international debuts for Canada, Schenn will continue to play big minutes. He’s of two minds on the question of practising versus a day away from the ice getting to know some unfamiliar teammates.

“Obviously it would be nice

to try and build on some things or work on some things in practice and try and get that chemistry going a little bit more, but sometimes rest is just an important as going out there and practising,” Schenn said.

“You get to know the other guys differently and bond a little bit more away from the rink.

Maybe that can lead to better things on the ice.”

Devan Dubynk of the Edmonton Oilers goes back into Canada’s net against Norway. Ruff is rotating the Calgarian and Mike Smith of the Phoenix Coyotes early in this tournament. Dubnyk made 24 saves in his first start against Denmark.

The strength of the Canadian team is international experience and skill at forward. Instead of deferentially passing to each other, Ruff wants them to get the puck on net more, particularly on the power play that is 1-for-8. Canada mustered 19 shots on Switzerland in regulation.

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Rangers rally to get back in series

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rangers 4 Capitals 3 NEW YORK — Derek Stepan and Arron Asham both scored tiebreaking goals in the third period for the New York Rangers in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 on Monday night.

The Rangers finally found their offence and got back into their firstround playoff series. New York still trails 2-1 in the Eastern Conference series, with Game 4 here Wednesday night.

Stepan gave the Rangers the lead for good with 6:25 remaining when he deftly tipped in a pass in front from Rick Nash. Asham had put New York in front 3-2 at 2:53, but Jay Beagle got the Capitals even again 4:26 later.

“It was an interesting game,” Stepan said. “The flows of it were up and down. Early lead, they tie it. We get another one, they tie it.

“As a team we just stuck together.

On the bench everyone had a good feeling.”

Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, who managed only one goal in the first two losses in Washington and hadn’t scored since the first period of Game 1 — a scoreless stretch of 124 minutes, 6 seconds. That streak was broken by Brian Boyle’s first-period goal that made it 1-1.

Until then, New York had been stymied by the Capitals and goalie Braden Holtby, who had yielded just one goal in two games. Holtby, who suggested he wasn’t tested much in Washington’s 1-0 overtime victory on Saturday, had plenty to deal with when the series shifted to Madison Square Garden.

“It’s great, we put a few behind him,” Boyle said. “We have to keep that same mentality. We have to keep shooting pucks.”

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Washington Capitals defenceman Karl Alzner takes a shot as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist defends the crease in the second period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday.

After Nicklas Backstrom gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead 4:06 in, Boyle tied it. Brassard put the Rangers in front in the second period with the team’s first power-play goal in the series, and Asham gave New York its 3-2 lead.

Mike Green, who netted the overtime winner in Game 2, had tied it for the Capitals in the second period. Henrik Lundqvist was sharp in making 28 saves. Holtby countered with a 26-save effort.

“We wanted to be up three, but we’ve got a lot of work to do, and we know that,” Green said. “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy.”

Lundqvist had to hold off the surging Capitals in the closing minutes after Brad Richards was whistled for high-sticking Alex Ovechkin.

Washington couldn’t tie it again, even after pulling Holtby for an extra skater.

“You don’t have a lot of chances to play 6-on-4,” Ovechkin said. “It’s a totally different picture out there. It’s a situation where you have to find the shooting lane and shoot it.”

The Rangers had their first multigoal game of the series, and they did it with their struggling power play that had failed to score on its seven chanc-

es in Washington.

New York used every bit of its second advantage of the first period when Boyle scored exactly two minutes after Joel Ward was sent off for high-sticking Brassard.

Boyle, who returned to the lineup for Game 2 on Saturday following a knee injury, carried the puck from the right-wing wall, cut into the circle, shifted the puck to both sides of his stick, and flipped a shot over a crouched Green and past Holtby at 12:50 for what was technically an evenstrength goal.

That got the Rangers even and took some of the nervous tension out of the crowd that had already let out loud groans when Backstrom gave the Capitals the 1-0 lead when he deflected in John Carlson’s shot in the slot.

The Rangers grabbed the lead back with Brassard’s power-play goal 1:23 into the second. What made this one even more unique was the fact New York got the advantage when Holtby tripped Nash as he skated out from behind the net.

It took only eight seconds of powerplay time for the Rangers to cash in.

Mats Zuccarello sent a pass from near the right point into the slot to Brassard, who beat Holtby with a quick drive and then flashed an emphatic fist pump to celebrate his first NHL playoff goal.

Lundqvist was strong throughout the second period and did his part to keep the Rangers in front.

After heavy pressure by the Capitals in the New York end, Lundqvist made a pad save on a point-blank drive from the slot. That didn’t end the Washington attack, as Green let go a shot that Lundqvist snared with his glove to get a stoppage of play.

It also elicited a healthy chant of “Hen-rik, Hen-rik” from the crowd that sensed every save was crucial because of the Rangers’ slumping offence.

Red Wings even series with Brunner OT goal Red Wings 3 Ducks 2 OT DETROIT — Jonas Hiller stopped the first 32 shots through two-plus periods, looking like he was going to shut out the Detroit Red Wings in consecutive games.

Then the Red Wings broke through after getting a break and making one of their own to force overtime.

Hiller had a chance to extend the game even deeper into Monday night, but he guessed wrong and it was costly for the Anaheim Ducks.

He stayed in net — instead of leaving it to play the puck sooner — and Damien Brunner capped a blur of a sequence with a goal 4:50 into overtime.

That lifted Detroit to a 3-2 series evening win over Anaheim in Game 4.

“The longer you can put this off, the better I like our chances,” Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said.

Detroit defenceman Jakub Kindl started the winning play, passing the puck from behind Detroit’s net up the ice to Joakim Andersson. He tried to connect with teammate Gustav Nyquist only to have Hiller poke the puck away.

Brunner, playing in his first NHL season, was in perfect position in front of the net and swatted in the puck to end the game.

“It’s a tough call for the goalie,” Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said, defending his goaltender’s decision. “He has to anticipate who is going to win the race. It was a 50-50 shot, so it’s better to stay in the net.

“He made the saves, but the other guys on the ice didn’t pick up Brunner coming in.”

Game 5 is Wednesday night in Anaheim and Game 6 is back in the Motor City on Friday night. During the Red Wings’ run of playing in 22 straight postseasons, they have won 11 of 19 series that were tied at 2-2.

“We missed a great opportunity,” Boudreau said. “We got the lead twice in the game and we didn’t hold it.”

Pavel Datsyuk scored a second tying goal for the Red Wings with 6:33 left in regulation. Brendan Smith made it 1-1 early in the third.

Matt Beleskey gave the Ducks their first lead 5:07 into the game and David Steckel put them ahead midway through the third period.

Hiller, who shut out Detroit in Game 3, finished with 46 saves. It was his second-highest total in the playoffs, trailing only the 59-save performance he had in a triple-OT win against Detroit in 2009.

The Swiss goalie wished he made at least one more save, saying he tried to clear the puck when it appeared to get away from Nyquist.

“It’s definitely tough to lose that way,” Hiller said.

Jimmy Howard had 31 saves for the Red Wings.

Detroit played with a sense of urgency, hoping not to face elimination on the road in Game 5. The Ducks, meanwhile, didn’t make their coach happy with their effort.

“They played very good, very hard, very desperate,” Boudreau said of the Wings. “I don’t think, quite frankly, we had 20 players playing. We had some passengers.”

Beleskey came to play. He hit Detroit defenceman Kyle Quincey hard on the left side of the net and had enough space to shoot and score off his own rebound to put the Ducks ahead 1-0.

The Red Wings were outshooting Anaheim 27-15 through two periods, but had nothing to show for it.

Smith changed that thanks to some good fortune, ending a 101:18 scoring drought that started after Detroit’s 5-4 overtime win in Game 2. Smith’s shot from just inside the blue line went off Ducks defenceman Francois Beauchemin and past Hiller 1:18 into the third period.

Steckel netted a go-ahead goal midway in the third period.

The Red Wings, and their fans, thought Johan Franzen scored moments later, but referee Eric Furlatt waved it off and his call was upheld by

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Detroit Red Wings center Damien Brunner scores the game-winning goal against Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller in overtime of Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series in Detroit, Monday. Detroit won 3-2. video review.

Datsyuk gave the red-clad, whitetowel waving crowd a reason to cheer when he tied it. He carried the puck up the left side, made a move to the outside that created space between him and defenceman Luca Sbisa, and flicked a wrist shot past Hiller’s glove that knocked the water bottle off the top of the net.

“You have to give them credit where credit’s due, Datsyuk’s a world-class player,” Ducks defenceman Cam Fowler said.

“He pretty much puts the team on his shoulders.”

That was Datsyuks’s first goal of the series after leading the team with 15

Kings get back to even with Blues Kings 4 Blues 3 LOS ANGELES — Anze Kopitar tied it with 12:46 to play, Justin Williams tipped home the go-ahead goal 76 seconds later, and the Los Angeles Kings evened their first-round series with the St. Louis Blues with a 4-3 victory Monday night.

Jeff Carter and Dustin Penner also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions. They erased an early two-goal deficit and a third-period deficit to earn their ninth consecutive home victory since March 23.

Jonathan Quick made 19 saves.

T.J. Oshie scored his first two playoff goals for the Blues, who had the champs on the brink of serious trouble before Kopitar and Williams beat Brian Elliott, who stopped 25 shots.

Game 5 is Wednesday in St. Louis, with Game

6 back at Staples Center on Friday.

Mike Richards had two assists for Los Angeles, which dropped the first two games of the series in St. Louis and barely survived for a 1-0 victory in Game 3. But just when the Kings appeared to be in serious trouble heading into the waning minutes of Game 4 against hungry St. Louis, they rallied with the timely goal-scoring that saved them so often during their run to their first championship last year.

The Kings hadn’t won a playoff game after trailing by two goals since 2001, but they fell behind 2-0 in the opening minutes of Game 4.

Los Angeles then erased a 3-2 deficit in the third period with two stunning goals. The first came from Kopitar, who banged home a pass from captain Dustin Brown.

Los Angeles’ scoring leader was in a goalscoring slump, failing to

score in the previous 19 games since March 25.

Moments later, Williams slipped in front of Elliott and expertly tipped home Richards’ shot from the boards. A video review couldn’t conclusively determine whether Williams’ stick

had been illegally high.

Quick was tested in the final seconds after St. Louis pulled Elliott for an extra attacker, but the sellout Staples Center crowd waved white towels to celebrate another dramatic post-season win.

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Ryan Getzlaf, who had two goals and four points in the first three games, had a chance to put the Ducks up after Datsyuk’s score, but his breakaway backhander was stopped by Howard.

“Even though they outshot us, we had some Grade A chances that have to be successful if you’re going to win,” Boudreau said.

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A revolution is underway SLOT TECHNOLOGY IN FAIRWAY WOODS HAS GIVEN GOLFERS A NEW PLACE TO TURN FOR MORE DISTANCE

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR With drivers already developed to the point that another improvement would make the big sticks illegal, golf club manufacturers have turned to fairway woods as the newest long-distance weapon.

“Everyone is saying ‘if we’ve maxed out drivers, then let’s move on to something else’,” said Chad Cargill of the Red Deer Discount Golf Centre.

And that would be the clubs that launch balls at the putting surface from the fairway.

At the top of the list are Adams and TaylorMade, who have incorporated velocity-slot technology in their clubs — the Adams Speedline Fast 12 and TaylorMade RocketBallz Stage 2.

“Adams and TaylorMade do it the simplest and easiest way for people to see. Basically, there’s a cut

out on the top and bottom of the Adams and one on the bottom of the TaylorMade club,” said Cargill.

“Callaway does it in a way you can’t see it. There’s a cutout on the inside of their fairway wood (X Hot).

That allows the face to come back more, so now you’re getting that rebound effect that you got off a driver. Some guys are hitting their fairway woods almost as far as their driver and they’re hitting them probably a bit straighter.”

The slot technology was actually introduced in 2012 and the revolution is now fully underway.

“It started last year and now everybody is sort of jumping on that bandwagon,” said Cargill. “People started talking about the RocketBallz last year, they were blown away by how far they were hitting those fairway woods.

“Now companies are jumping on with different ways to improve their clubs. People keep wondering why can’t they do that (velocity slot technology) with

drivers, but basically they can’t because the drivers would be illegal. Adams, TaylorMade and Callaway . . . those are the three companies who stand out when it comes to fairway wood distance. Everyone is impressed with what they are seeing in these clubs.”

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“Not a whole lot has changed from the (TaylorMade) R9. There’s a little more adjustability and that’s really what you’re going to see in drivers now because they’ve sort of maxed out what they can do for distance,” said Cargill.

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Shoes Comfort is becoming as big a factor in golf as distance.

If you can’t walk 18 — or even nine — holes, the game experience is somewhat diminished. With the advent of super-comfortable spikeless shoes, full-time riders are becoming walkers.

“The thing that started it was tied to Fred Couples a few years ago. He was having issues with his back and couldn’t walk 18 holes,” said Cargill, eyeing a pair of ECCO shoes.

“He made the switch to an ECCO shoe that was spikeless and that kind of started this whole wave of people moving to this shoe. The comfort level of it is ridiculous and it’s making it a lot easier for people who have back issues or knee issues. For those who could only walk nine holes and had to ride the second nine, they can walk 18 now just because the shoes are so comfortable.”

ECCO is far from alone in regards to the ‘street-inspired’ footwear.

“Every single company has come out with one now,” said Cargill. “Nike does it in kind of a running-shoe style, integrating traction with a shoe you could see in any athletic shoe store, and Footjoy has a casual, athletic shoe.

“Puma makes a casual shoe with an old school look. You can throw these on, wear them to the golf course and you don’t have to worry about changing your shoes before going for a beer or a bite to eat.”

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revolves around the swing velocity of the average to below-average player.

“Manufacturers have jumped onto the swing speed thing. Bridgestone is the first company that came out with a high-end ball for the everyday player, not just the player with the big swing, and others have followed,” said Cargill.

The Callaway Chrome ball is designed for the golfer who has a slower swing speed, as is the Srixon V Star SL. “Everyone is trying to create a highend golf ball that you don’t have to be Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson to hit,” said Cargill.

“Nike has come on board too, and their new technology is about changing the core. We’ve seen the wound core, then the rubber core and now they’ve gone to a resin core with the 20XI1.

They’re saying the resin core is more lively than rubber.”

The TaylorMade RocketBallz Urethane is all about feel.

“It has a different cover and a little different feel,” said Cargill. “One complaint last year was that RocketBallz was a little too firm. This ball gives you more of a softer feel.”

Bridgestone, meanwhile, still rolls out the RX series.

“It’s a ball made for someone with a slower swing speed,” said Cargill.

Putters The belly-putter controversy and the future ban on the club at the highest levels didn’t concern average players in 2012.

“Last year everybody was looking for a belly putter because a lot of players on the pro tours were winning with it,” said Cargill. “That demand has slowed down a bit and the new thing this year is all about visuals.”

To note, the Odyssey Versa, which

“To be honest, everything with irons nowadays is about distance,” said Cargill. “Every company is trying to come up with a new iron that can hit it farther than the ones you have now.”

The greatest design change can be found in the TaylorMade RocketBallz, which sports a slot on the bottom of the club head.

“That allows the face to come back a bit for a little more rebound. People are hitting these irons a long way,” said Cargill.

Shafts are actually the newest weapons in irons.

“Project X has a new one in the PXI. It’s an outstanding, really lightweight shaft that also keeps the ball flight down,” said Cargill. “You could never really do that before with the lighter shafts. They’re crazy expensive, but we’re still selling quite a few of them.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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“Now it’s all adjustability, so you can open and close the face. You can change the loft and that’s a big thing this year — you can just buy a driver that’s stiff or regular and you can make the loft anywhere between eight and 12 (degrees) on some of these new clubs.

It makes it a little easier in terms of shopping for a club because you have more of that adjustability aspect.”

Also on board are Callaway, Nike and Cobra.

“Callaway is doing it too and Nike and Cobra are kind of doing it the neat way — they are the two manufacturers who give you the choice of stiff and regular and based on how you do the adjustment, you can make it anywhere from eight to 12 degrees. That makes it really easy to fit people.

“Before you were kind of stuck with typically a 9.5 (degree) stiff or a 10.5 regular. Now you can pretty much get set up as to what you actually need.”

In regards to additional technology, there just isn’t much available in drivers for 2013.

“Not when it comes to the real technology aspects of club heads,” said Cargill. “There’s an ongoing change in shafts, companies are always trying to come up with new ways to make those better.

“As for the club heads . . . there is only so much that can be done in terms of adding distance, which is what everybody wants. There’s only so much flex they can put on the face of the driver before it becomes illegal. It’s basically got to that point now and that’s how the newest technology transitioned into the fairway woods.”

with fairway woods? Velocity-slot technology.

“That’s pretty much the big thing in hybrids, especially Adams and TaylorMade,” said Cargill. “Plus Nike has a club with adjustability. Basically everything you’ve seen in drivers is funneling down to other clubs now.”

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features a black and white head.

“The club offers more contrast, which is just kind of a visual aid to make sure the putt is lined up correctly,” said Cargill. “It definitely helps with alignment.”

But back to the belly putter idea . . .

“The TaylorMade Daddy Long Legs tries to replicate what a belly putter does, and that’s based on counter weighting,” Cargill offered. “The putters have very long grips, so they’re heavier with a little more weight at the end. The putter feels just like a belly putter because of the extra weight, and it gives the club more of a pendulum swing.

“Some of the putters are 35 inches in length and some are 38 inches, which is a little longer than most. Callaway also has a similar putter and I’m assuming other companies will jump on this bandwagon.”

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Koch ready to take on challenge at RDGCC

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New Red Deer Golf and Country Club superintendent Heath Koch shows off the excellent early season conditions at the course. Kopch takes over for Wayne Brown, who retired at the end of last season. He is the former superintendent for Redwood Meadows and assistant superintendent for Silver Springs Golf and Country Club, both in Calgary. helped being here, but arriving in September it was beginning to dial down for the season. Still I got a chance to get my bearings and get a feel of the property.”

He got an idea of how Brown had things set up.

“Wayne did a fantastic job and I have an idea how to follow that,” he said.

“It’s a matter of getting around what’s done and continuing on from there.”

He does look forward to adding his own touches and of course one of those is making sure the greens are in excellent condition.

“Like any course most of the golf is played on the greens and I pride myself on having good quick greens.

The mandate from the club is for the greens to be firm and fast and I strive for tournament conditions as much as I can.”

The greens wintered well, despite the long winter, which arrived sooner than expected last fall.

“The greens came through the winter fantastically, despite the weird winter,” he said. “Because the snow arrived so early we weren’t as prepared as we would have liked, but we’re happy with the greens.”

The club uses tarps on four of the greens and all four are in good shape.

One of the things that does bother the course is the moose, deer and porcupines.

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Brown arrived each morning between 4:30 and 5 a.m. to start his day during the season and rarely took time off.

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I to get together and play, we do it at the par 3 at Augusta and we do it here,” Nicklaus said.

“How many more times will we play? We don’t know but we always have fun playing together.”

In last year’s event, Palmer sank a 20-foot putt on the final hole to give his team the victory.

Player had an optimistic thought.

“I’m looking forward to playing because a lot of people come up to us and say we never thought you’d play again together,” Player said. “We might play another 10 years together.”

“Speak for yourself,” Nicklaus said.

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player stepped to the first tee Saturday at The Woodlands Country Club for a crowd-pleasing aside from the second round of the Champions Tour’s Insperity Championship.

The “Big Three” played in a four-team scramble, and, with a combined 34 major titles, they were clear gallery favourites in a rare appearance together.

“I’ll hit it so far I’ll hear it land,” Palmer joked before their round.

The team of Johnny Miller, Dave Stockton and Tony Jacklin finished at

11 under to win the title, four shots ahead of the Big Three.

Palmer treasures the meetings with his former rivals although part of it is bittersweet.

“It’s coming close to when I won’t be playing,” Palmer said. “I’m hardly playing golf anymore at all. So, a few last times will be fun. Who knows, we might hole a wedge or something. I’m watching because you never know when it’s going to be the last time.”

The other threesomes were: Lee Trevino, David Graham and Raymond Floyd, and Don January, Gene Littler and Charles Coody. Nicklaus reflected on the long competition with Player and Palmer.

“For Arnie, Gary and

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of gardening and fencing as the porcupines like certain trees and there’s enough deer around we could open a zoo.”

While Koch never played a lot of golf as a youngster, he’s glad to see his 11-year-old daughter involved.

“She’s certainly interested and from what I understand they have a good junior program here . . . maybe she’ll become a big star,” he said with a laugh.

Koch, who lives in Sylvan Lake and also has a one-year-old son, hopes to be around for some time and watch his daughter’s career grow at the club.

“I came here to stick around for a while. I don’t see myself leaving in any short order. This is a job I’m thrilled to get and a good place to be.” drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Brown played major role at RDGCC

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Despite being the superintendent at Redwood Meadows in Calgary, Heath Koch wanted a change in his career.

So when Wayne Brown announced his retirement from the Red Deer Golf and Country Club and the superintendent position came up Koch jumped at it.

“I felt I wanted a change and I have a young family so if I was ever going to move it was the right time,” he explained. “And this was a good fit and the right time for me.

“It’s a great opportunity as the Red Deer Golf and Country Club is a fantastic piece of property and a fantastic golf club. It’s old with a lot of history and it’s a private club, which was what I was looking for.”

Koch worked as an assistant superintendent at the Silver Springs Golf and Country Club in Calgary for 12 years after getting his degree at Fairview College.

He moved to Redwood Meadows in 2002.

It was his time at Silver Meadows that gave him a taste of working with a private club.

“It’s a different situation. It was a semi-private club and more towards private and I liked working with a membership. That was a good portion of my career and I liked the idea of catering to the members, making sure they’re taken care of and working for a board, which changes and has different ideas. There’s more of a demand at a private club and high expectations and I’m always up for a challenge.”

The 43-year-old Koch grew up in Calgary and got into the business when he was 18.

“I got into the business as a summer job at Kananaskis,” he explained.

“I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do so I kept going back to it for three or four years and I liked it. I decided I should go to college if I was going to keep doing it and might as well make something of it. That’s when I went to Fairview College and never looked back.”

Koch arrived at the RDGCC on Sept.

19 of last year and worked for close to two months with Brown before he retired on Nov. 2.

“It was a nice transition,” he said. “I was able to pick Wayne’s brain about the property and the situation here. It

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SWING INTO SPRING

Make sure new equipment is fitted to you GOLF TIPS BY SCOTT BERGDAHL Welcome back everyone.

What a wonderful start to the golf season. After enduring a long but rather mild winter, golf courses are opening their doors, the sun is shinning with a reasonable weather forecast for the upcoming days and therefore I am sure you are as excited as I am to dust off our equipment in preparation for our first round of the year.

The winter months are a great time to rest up and get re-energized from the previous golf season. Many of you throw your golf clubs in the darkest, loneliest corner of the garage in disgust as your trusted tools of the trade (golf clubs) did not perform up to your expectations. This “so called” equipment punishment is justified since they simply did not perform. Next year will be different!

Well, it’s next year and it’s time to be one with your golf clubs. Having said this, have you ever considered that the equipment you have fallen so deeply in love with is simply not the equipment that is fitted for you?

This could be the reason that your golf clubs do not perform to the level and — more specifically — the consistent level that you expect them to.

It’s true — golf equipment has to be professionally fitted to suit your golf swing. In most cases, purchasing equipment off the shelf without being professionally fitted to suit your golf swing could directly affect your distance, direction and ultimately your consistency.

Not every golfer can be fitted to the true sense of the term. New golfers who have not established a consistently balanced golf swing can in many cases purchase a set of clubs straight from the shelf. This is, of course, assuming that they are of average height and their arm length is of average length. Having said this, special attention must be given to these individuals and to the speed that they swing the club as the shaft flex becomes the most important factor (but not limited to) to fitting any golfer of any experience and ability.

There are many different manufacturers to choose from. Some of these include Cobra, TaylorMade, Callaway, Titleist and Ping. These five manufacturers are generally considered the best in the golf industry.

What makes these club manufacturers the best is the R and D (research and development) that they dedicate to developing their equipment. Each of these companies spends millions of dollars with their research team engineering not only new designs, but

improved manufacturing processes.

These processes ensure that equipment that reaches the shelves is of consistent quality (designed to go further and straighter) from club to club. This may not sound that important, but believe me it is.

In addition, millions of dollars is spent in marketing each line. These companies recruit some of the best players in the world, paying them loads of money to play their equipment. In turn, it is these players (your favourite players) that assist in the marketing and ultimately driving the sales of the brand. The bottom line, when it comes to the top five manufacturers (in my opinion) one brand is as good as the next.

Therefore, the first step to choosing a golf club is to find one that not only suits your eye (you need to like the look of it) but to find one that is in your price range. Golf equipment certainly varies in price, but when it comes to the higher end brand they are all similar.

From here you need to choose the club that best suits your playability.

This is where your professional club fitter comes in and the first thing that you should inquire about when looking for a new set of golf clubs. Your CPGA professional will be able to walk you through choosing the style that best suits your playing ability.

Once you have chosen the style, it is all about the shaft. Each manufacturer will offer many different types of shafts.

For many players this becomes an extremely complicated process, but for those that have access to fitting carts the process become quite simple. It becomes simple because all you have to do is swing the club and watch the flight of the ball.

Your fitter will have the ability to switch out shafts on the club to create the optimum trajectory, increase your distance and improve your overall consistency.

Some times it is as simple as going from a stiff to a regular shaft flex but sometimes you need a shaft that have different playing characteristics, such as overall gram weight and different kick points. Your fitter will understand this and direct you into the shaft that best suits your swing.

The next step is to ensure that you have the proper lie on your club. Fitting for the lie is only done with the irons as the drivers, fairway woods and hybrids come with a pre-determined lie. The lie is important as it can directly influence the direction the ball

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Lastly, the length of the club and the grip size needs to be fitted to suit your overall stature.

It is unrealistic to assume that a standard length golf club, be it for men or women, should fit each of us the same.

A club is designed to fit the masses, but in many cases due to physical stature we simply need to increase or decrease the size of the equipment to suit the player. Custom fit golf clubs will certainly improve your consistency, increase your distance and ultimately improve your overall enjoyment of the game.

Be sure when looking at equipment that you ask about their custom fitting program. I guarantee that you will find a happy place to store them at the end of this season.

Scott Bergdahl is the head professional at Lakewood Golf Resort near Sylvan Lake and will be featured in the Advocate every week.

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You would think that Tianlang Guan, a 14-yearold from China who qualified for the Masters, is a big story because he is one of a kind. Think again. The bigger story is that he is not.

He is the second 14-year-old from China to make it into a major championship in the past two years, although he is a few months younger than Andy Zhang was when he played in the U.S. Open at San Francisco’s Olympic Club last June. Guan seems like a bigger deal because he won a big international tournament to get here, and because we all are in more of a mood for stories at the Masters.

The larger picture is that golf is getting more global and it is getting younger, at least outside the United States. On the same day that major American golf institutions announced a skills competition to get kids interested in playing the game, Guan was beginning a nine-hole practice round with his idol and fellow Masters entrant, Tiger Woods.

And Woods came out of it really impressed.

“I mean, this kid can’t

even play high-school golf. He’s not in high school yet. So it’s hard to believe,” the four-time Masters champion said.

“When I was 14, I was trying to play more (junior) tournaments and I was running track and cross-country. I couldn’t imagine playing in the Masters.”

Other very accomplished pros couldn’t

travels.

The lie is best explained by noticing your divot in the ground. You want to ensure that the divot is consistent in depth and length as it cuts through the ground.

Although not a perfect science (depending on how a player’s swing forms) ensuring the club enters the ground evenly from toe to heel will assist you in hitting straighter shots. If the toe of the club enters the ground first, the ball has a tendency to travel to the right or will slice (for right-handed golfers, opposite is true for left-handed golfers) and if the heel of the club enters the ground first then the ball tends to go to the left (for right-handed golfers).

As indicated earlier, your swing forms can directly influence how your club enters the ground and ultimately the direction the balls flies. Fitting for the lie angle can minimize either a slice of hook.

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Lakewood Golf Resort pro Scott Bergdahl attaches an iron head to a shaft as he explains the intricacies of club fitting. See related video at www. reddeeradvocate.com.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

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NHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Wednesday, May 1: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 0 Friday, May 3: N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 Sunday, May 5: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT Tuesday, May 7: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 9: N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Ottawa 2, Montreal 1 Thursday, May 2: Ottawa 4, Montreal 2 Friday, May 3: Montreal 3, Ottawa 1 Sunday, May 5: Ottawa 6, Montreal 1 Tuesday, May 7: Montreal at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 9: Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Thursday, May 2: Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Saturday, May 4: Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, OT Monday, May 6: N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Wednesday, May 8: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, May 10: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 5:30 p.m.

Boston 2, Toronto 1 Wednesday, May 1: Boston 4, Toronto 1 Saturday, May 4: Toronto 4, Boston 2 Monday, May 6: Boston 5, Toronto 2 Wednesday, May 8: Boston at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Friday, May 10: Toronto at Boston, 5 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 2, Minnesota 1 Tuesday, April 30: Chicago 2, Minnesota 1, OT Friday, May 3: Chicago 5, Minnesota 2 Sunday, May 5: Minnesota 3, Chicago 2, OT Tuesday, May 7 Chicago at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 9: Minnesota at Chicago, TBA Anaheim 2, Detroit 2 Tuesday, April 30: Anaheim 3, Detroit 1 Thursday, May 2: Detroit 5, Anaheim 4, OT Saturday, May 4: Anaheim 4, Detroit 0 Monday, May 6: Detroit 3, Anaheim 2, OT Wednesday, May 8: Detroit at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 10: Anaheim at Detroit, TBA San Jose 3, Vancouver 0 Wednesday, May 1: San Jose 3, Vancouver 1 Friday, May 3: San Jose 3, Vancouver 2, OT Sunday, May 5: San Jose 5, Vancouver 2 Tuesday, May 7: Vancouver at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-Thursday, May 9: San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 2 Tuesday, April 30: St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1, OT Thursday, May 2: St. Louis 2, Los Angeles 1 Saturday, May 4: Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0 Monday, May 6: St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 4 Wednesday, May 8: Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 10: St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBA Monday’s summaries Bruins 5 at Maple Leafs 2 First Period 1. Boston, McQuaid 1 (Lucic, Krejci) 13:42 Penalty — Jagr Bos (tripping) 17:42.

Second Period 2. Boston, Peverley 1 (Jagr) 5:57 3. Toronto, Gardiner 1, 13:45 (pp) 4. Boston, Horton 3 (Lucic, Krejci) 14:35 5. Boston, Paille 1, 16:37 (sh) Penalties — O’Byrne Tor (interference) 2:17, Krejci Bos (slashing) 7:04, Bozak Tor (hooking) 7:45, Lucic Bos (unsportsmanlike conduct), Lupul Tor (hooking) 10:28, Seguin Bos (tripping) 13:58, Boston bench (too many men, served by Seguin) 15:24, Kadri Tor (boarding) 18:04, Lucic Bos (hooking) 19:27.

Third Period 6. Toronto, Kessel 2 (van Riemsdyk, Franson) 0:47 (pp) 7. Boston Krejci 2 (Horton, Lucic) 18:43 (en) Penalties — Marchand Bos (unsportsmanlike conduct), Kessel Tor (unsportsmanlike conduct) 9:58.

Shots on goal Boston 17 15 6 — 38 Toronto 13 15 20 — 48 Goal — Boston: Rask (W,2-1-0); Toronto: Reimer (L,1-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Boston: 0-3; Toronto: 1-4.

Attendance — 19,746 (18,819).

Ducks 2 at Red Wings 3 (OT) First Period 1. Anaheim, Beleskey 2 (Cogliano) 5:07 Penalty — Franzen Det (interference) 19:26.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalty — Bertuzzi Det (boarding) 5:49.

Third Period 2. Detroit, Smith 1 (Cleary, Andersson) 1:18 3. Anaheim, Steckel 1 (Palmieri, Etem) 10:40 4. Detroit, Datsyuk 1 (Smith, Quincey) 13:27 Penalty — Beauchemin Ana (tripping) 4:16.

First Overtime 5. Detroit, Brunner 2 (Nyquist, Andersson) 15:10 Penalty — Andersson Det (high-sticking) 1:05.

Shots on goal Anaheim 8 7 9 9 — 33 Detroit 13 14 14 8 — 49 Goal — Anaheim: Hiller (L,2-2-0); Detroit: Howard (W,2-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Anaheim: 0-3; Detroit: 0-1.

Attendance — 20,066 (20,066).

Capitals 3 at Rangers 4 First Period 1. Washington, Backstrom 1 (Carlson, Erskine) 4:06 2. N.Y. Rangers, Boyle 1 (Brassard, Del Zotto) 12:50 Penalties — Ovechkin Wash (roughing) 1:03, Callahan NYR (roughing) 5:26, Ward Wash (highsticking) 10:50, Washington bench (too many men, served by Perreault) 14:08.

Second Period 3. N.Y. Rangers, Brassard 1 (Zuccarello, Boyle) 1:23 (pp) 4. Washington, Green 2 (Perreault, Chimera) 17:19 Penalties — Holtby Wash (tripping) 1:15, Beagle Wash (hooking) 2:57, Oleksy Wash (elbowing) 6:32, Callahan NYR (interference) 13:47.

Third Period 5. N.Y. Rangers, Asham 1 (Brassard, Pyatt) 2:53 6. Washington, Beagle 1 (Hillen, Ward) 7:19 7. N.Y. Rangers, Stepan 1 (Nash, Zuccarello) 13:35 Penalty — Richards NYR (slashing) 18:06.

Shots on goal Washington 10 11 10 — 31 N.Y. Rangers 14 8 8 — 30 Goal — Washington: Holtby (L,2-1-0); N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (W,1-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Washington: 0-3; N.Y. Rangers: 1-6.

Attendance — 17,200 (17,200).

Blues 3 at Kings 4 First Period 1. St. Louis, Backes 1 (Bouwmeester, Sobotka) 1:12 2. St. Louis, Oshie 1 (Shattenkirk, Perron) 4:32 (pp) 3. Los Angeles, Carter 1 (Richards, Regehr) 9:33 4. Los Angeles, Penner 1 (Stoll, Martinez) 14:30 Penalties — Fraser LA (high-sticking) 2:36, Steen StL (cross-checking), Doughty LA (interference) 9:07.

Second Period 5. St. Louis, Oshie 2 (Sobotka, Berglund) 5:46 Penalties — Jackman StL (cross-checking) 11:32, Pietrangelo StL (roughing), Carter LA (slashing) 13:24, Jackman StL (tripping) 15:07, Kopitar LA (tripping) 15:47.

Third Period 6. Los Angeles, Kopitar 1 (Brown, Muzzin) 7:14 7. Los Angeles, Williams 2 (Richards, King) 8:30 Penalties — None Shots on goal St. Louis 11 6 5 — 22 Los Angeles 6 13 10 — 29 Goal — St. Louis: Elliott (L,2-2-0); Los Angeles: Quick (W,2-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — St. Louis: 1-2; Los Angeles: 0-2.

Attendance — 18,334 (18,118).

Baseball American League East Division W L 21 11 18 12 19 13 14 17 12 21

Pct .656 .600 .594 .452 .364

GB — 2 2 6 1/2 9 1/2

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 19 11 .633 17 11 .607 15 14 .517 13 15 .464 13 17 .433

GB — 1 3 1/2 5 6

Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 20 12 .625 18 15 .545 15 18 .455 11 20 .355 8 24 .250

GB — 2 1/2 5 1/2 8 1/2 12

Boston New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto

2-3), 5:05 p.m.

Oakland (Milone 3-3) at Cleveland (McAllister 2-3), 5:05 p.m.

Seattle (Harang 1-3) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-2), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-0), 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Diamond 2-2) at Boston (Dempster 2-2), 5:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 2-2) at Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 1-4), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 3-0) at Houston (Lyles 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Grimm 2-1) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 4-1) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 2-3), 6:40 p.m.

National League

Monday’s Games Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City 1, 11 innings Cleveland 7, Oakland 3 Boston 6, Minnesota 5, 11 innings Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 7 Chicago Cubs 9, Texas 2 Tuesday’s Games Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 3-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-1), 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City (E.Santana 3-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago

East Division W L 19 12 17 15 15 18 12 16 10 23

Pct .613 .531 .455 .429 .303

GB — 2 1/2 5 5 1/2 10

Central Division W L Pct 20 11 .645 17 14 .548 18 15 .545 14 16 .467 12 20 .375

GB — 3 3 5 1/2 8 1/2

West Division

LOCAL

BRIEFS Blair qualifies for Team Alberta Erika Blair of the Red Deer Exelta Gymnastics Club has qualified to compete for Team Alberta at the Western Canadian trampoline and tumbling championships.

Blair qualified after finishing second on the trampoline, fourth in tumbling and 16th on the double-mini trampoline (DMT) at the trials to the Westerns during the weekend.

Meanwhile Tess McLachlin was seventh on the trampoline and 12th in tumbling while Rhian Gordon-Eddy was 18th on the trampoline and 26th on DMT.

Fencing Club wins six medals EDMONTON — The Red Deer Fencing Club captured six medals in the epee division at the provincial championships during the weekend.

Devyn Hurry led the team with a gold in the men’s U17 division while Shawn Roland was second in the men’s U13 category.

Zac Zanussi was third and Nathaniel Johnson fifth in the men’s open competition with Riley Norman and Josh Balantynes both picking up bronze in the men’s U15 division.

Karis Langvand placed third in the open women’s division and Greer McIvor was fifth in the women’s U20 competition.

Codd fifth in season opening tournament of junior tour Matt Codd of Red Deer placed fourth in the junior boys’ division and fifth overall in the

San Francisco Colorado Arizona San Diego Los Angeles

W 19 18 16 14 13

L 13 13 15 18 17

Pct .594 .581 .516 .438 .433

GB — 1/2 2 1/2 5 5

Monday’s Games Atlanta 7, Cincinnati 4 Chicago Cubs 9, Texas 2 San Diego 5, Miami 0 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, Late Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 2 Tuesday’s Games Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 3-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-1), 5:05 p.m.

Seattle (Harang 1-3) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-2), 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Medlen 1-4) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-3), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 4-0), 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 5-0) at Chicago Cubs (Wood 2-2), 6:05 p.m.

Texas (Grimm 2-1) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 4-1) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 2-3), 6:40 p.m.

Arizona (McCarthy 0-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 0-4), 8:10 p.m.

Miami (Sanabia 2-4) at San Diego (Stults 2-2), 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 3-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 2-1), 8:15 p.m.

Maple Leaf Junior Tour season-opening event at Paradise Canyon in Lethbridge during the weekend.

Codd shot rounds of 68-73 for a 141 total, two strokes back of Nicholas Scymgeour of Cochrane and Jared duToit of Kimberley, B.C. Scymgeour won the overall title in a playoff.

Brett Pasula of Red Deer had a 145 total after rounds of 72-73 and tied for second in the juvenile boys’ division, won by Patrick Murphy of Crossfield, who shot a 140 total.

Nolan Bruin came in at 74-77—151 and placed eighth with Grant Numrich (80-77—157) tied for 15th and Logan Hill (82-91—173) tied for 32nd.

Red Deer boxers get wins Two members of the Red Deer Boxing Club won their bouts during the weekend,.

Mike Rodenbush won on points over Mark Fieger of Bonnyville in the 165-pound senior division at the Al Harris Memorial Card in Stony Plain.

Meanwhile, 15-year-old Lowie Cudillo kept his undefeated record alive by downing Julian McLeod of the Calgary Boxing Centre in the 120-pound match at the Battle of Alberta in Calgary.

Cudillo gave up weight, height and experience to win by an unanimous decision. Both fighters will compete in the Boxing Alberta provincial championships in June.

Prairie Fire lose to Mavericks The Central Alberta Prairie Fire saw their Calgary Midget Football League record to 2-3 with a 41-7 loss to the topranked Calgary Mavericks during the weekend.

The Fire finish their regular season Thursday in Calgary against the Bulldogs.

:NBA Playoffs (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 1, Miami 0 Monday, May 6: Chicago 93, Miami 86 Wednesday, May 8: Chicago at Miami, 5 p.m.

Friday, May 10: Miami at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 13: Miami at Chicago, 5 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 15: Chicago at Miami, TBA x-Friday, May 17: Miami at Chicago, TBA x-Sunday, May 19: Chicago at Miami, TBA Indiana 1, New York 0 Sunday, May 5: Indiana 102, New York 95 Tuesday, May 7: Indiana at New York, 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 11: New York at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14: New York at Indiana, TBA x-Thursday, May 16: Indiana at New York, 6 p.m. x-Saturday, May 18: New York at Indiana, TBA x-Monday, May 20: Indiana at New York, 6 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 1, Golden State 0 Monday, May 6: San Antonio 129, Golden State 127, 2OT Wednesday, May 8: Golden St. at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 10: San Antonio at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 12: San Antonio at Golden State, 1:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 14: Golden State at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 16: San Antonio at Golden State, TBA x-Sunday, May 19: Golden State at San Antonio,

TBA Oklahoma City 1, Memphis 0 Sunday, May 5: Oklahoma City 93, Memphis 91 Tuesday, May 7: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 11: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 3 p.m.

Monday, May 13: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 15: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Friday, May 17: Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBA x-Sunday, May 19: Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA NBA PLAYOFFS LEADERS Scoring G FG Durant, OKC 7 77 Anthony, NYK 7 71 Harden, HOU 6 45 James, MIA 4 37 Curry, GOL 6 51 Paul, LAC 6 49 Lopez, Bro 7 58 Parker, SAN 4 35 Lawson, DEN 6 48 Williams, Bro 7 45 Randolph, MEM 7 57 Green, BOS 6 37 Pierce, BOS 6 39 Jack, GOL 6 40 George, IND 7 38 Parsons, HOU 6 42 Iguodala, DEN 6 38 Gasol, MEM 7 43 Duncan, SAN 4 30 Boozer, CHI 7 54

FT PTS 64 230 50 202 53 158 21 98 21 146 33 137 39 156 18 89 28 128 37 144 29 143 38 122 26 115 29 113 46 131 9 109 18 108 38 124 10 70 14 122

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Football 2013 CFL Draft Results TORONTO — Selelctions Monday from the Canadian Football League’s 2013 university/college draft (with team selecting, player, position and school): First Round 1. Hamilton, Linden Gaydosh, DL, Calgary; 2. Winnipeg, Andy Mulumba, DE, Eastern Michigan; 3.

Montreal (via Edmonton), Mike Edem, LB, Calgary; 4. Saskatchewan, Corey Watman, OL, Eastern Michigan; 5. Montreal, Steven Lumbala, RB, Calgary; 6. B.C., Hunter Steward, OL, Liberty; 7.

Calgary, Brander Craighead, OL, Texas-El Paso; 8.

Toronto, Matthew Sewell, OL, McMaster; 9. Ottawa, Nolan MacMillan, OL, Iowa.

Second Round 1. Edmonton (via Hamilton), Stefan Charles, DL, Regina; 2. Winnipeg, Kristopher Robertson, DB, Concordia; 3. B.C. (via Edmonton), Seydou Haidara, Jr., WR, Laval; 4. Calgary (via Saskatchewan), Benjamin D’Aguilar, DL, McMaster; 5. Montreal, Hosam Shahin, DL, Rice; 6. Hamilton (via Edmonton via B.C.), Brent Urban, DE, Virginia; 7. Calgary, Brett Jones, OL, Regina; 8. Toronto, Jermaine Gabriel, DB, Bishop’s; 9. Ottawa, Connor Williams, DE, Utah State.

Third Round 1. Hamilton, Carl-Olivier Prime, LB, Wagner; 2.

Winnipeg, Carl Fitzgerald, WR, Saint Mary’s; 3.

B.C. (via Edmonton), Bo Lokombo, LB, Oregon; 4.

Toronto (via Saskatchewan), Natey Adjei, WR, Buffalo; 5. Montreal, Jesse Joseph, DE, Connecticut; 6. Edmonton (via Hamilton via B.C.), Kyle Norris, LB Saint Mary’s; 7. Calgary, Yannick Morin Plante, WR, Laval; 8. Edmonton (via Toronto), Christopher Mercer, OL, Regina; 9. Ottawa, Kalonji Kashama, DE, Eastern Michigan Ottawa.

Fourth Round 1. Calgary (via Hamilton), Charlie Power, WR, Saskatchewan; 2. Winnipeg, Michael DiCroce, WR, Mc-

Master; 3. Montreal (via Edmonton), Nicolas Boulay, LB, Sherbrooke; 4. Edmonton (via Saskatchewan), Jorgen Hus, LB, Regina; 5. Montreal, Michael Klassen, DL, Calgary; 6. B.C., Matt McGarva, DB, Windsor; 7. Edmonton (via Calgary), Taylor Servais, OL, Ottawa; 8. Hamilton (via Toronto), Simon Le Marquand, WR, Ottawa; 9. Ottawa, Tyler Digby, TE, Robert Morris.

Fifth Round 1. Hamilton, Isaac Dell, FB, Wilfrid Laurier; 2. Saskatchewan (via Winnipeg), Matt Vonk, OL, Waterloo; 3. Saskatchewan (via Toronto via Edmonton via Saskatchewan via Edmonton), Alex Anthony, WR, Wilfrid Laurier; 4. Saskatchewan (via Toronto via Edmonton via Saskatchewan), Levi Steinhauer, DL, Saskatchewan; 5. Montreal, Jake Piotrowski, OL, Guelph; 6. B.C., Matthew Albright, OL, Saint Mary’s; 7. Hamilton (via Calgary), Neil King, DB, Saint Mary’s; 8. Saskatchewan (via Toronto), Spencer Moore, TE, McMaster.

Sixth Round 1. Hamilton, Michael Daly, DB, McMaster; 2. Winnipeg, Stephen Alli, WR, Florida; 3. Montreal (via Edmonton), Simon Legare, OL, Montreal; 4. Calgary (via Edmonton via Saskatchewan), Shane Bergman, OL, Western; 5. Saskatchewan (via Edmonton via Montreal), Thomas Spoletini, LB, Calgary; 6. B.C., Matt Walker, DB, British Columbia; 7. Edmonton (via Calgary), Elie Ngoyi, DE, Bishop’s; 8. Toronto, Michael Di Domenico, OL, Tarleton State.

Seventh Round 1. Hamilton, Brett Lauther, K, Saint Mary’s; 2. Winnipeg, Billy Pavlopoulos, K, British Columbia; 3.

Edmonton, Smith Wright, FB, Alberta; 4. Saskatchewan, Eric Armitage, OL, Western; 5. Montreal, Damone Blackman, WR, Saint Mary’s; 6. B.C., Cameron Thorn, DL, Guelph; 7. Calgary, Dumitru Ionita, P, Concordia; 8. Toronto, Paul Spencer, LB, Concordia.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Assigned RHP Zach Clark to Bowie (EL).

BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Andrew Bailey on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 29.

Placed LHP Craig Breslow from the 15-day DL. CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Sent OF Dayan Viciedo on a rehab assignment to Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent OF Michael Bourn to Columbus (IL) for a rehab assignment.

Placed RHP Vinnie Pestano on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 1. Recalled LHP Nick Hagadone from Columbus (IL).

DETROIT TIGERS—Sent LHP Phil Coke on a rehab assignment to Toledo (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Designated OFs Rick Ankiel and Fernando Martinez for assignment. Reinstated OF J.D. Martinez from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Trevor Crowe from Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled INF/OF Jimmy Paredes from Oklahoma City. Optioned INF Brandon Laird to Oklahoma City.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Optioned RHP Ryan Brasier to Salt Lake City (PCL). Reinstated RHP Mark Lowe from the 15-Day D.L. NEW YORK YANKEES — Assigned RHP Cody Eppley outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Reinstated C Brian McCann from the 15-day DL. Optioned SS Tyler Pastornicky to Gwinnett (IL).

CHICAGO CUBS — Designated RHP Kameron Loe for assignment. Optioned OF Dave Sappelt to Iowa (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Ryan Sweeney from Iowa. Recalled RHP Rafael Dolis from Iowa.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Placed INF Mark Ellis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 27. Reinstated LHP Chris Capuano from the 15-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with LHP Greg Smith on a minor league contract.

Placed RHP Roy Halladay on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Joe Savery from Lehigh Valley (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned OF Jermaine Curtis to Memphis (PCL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed LHP Clayton Richard on the 15-day DL. Reinstated RHP Tyson Ross from the 15-day DL. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed LHP Jose Mijares on restricted list.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Retained physical therapist Angela Gordon.

American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed 1B Steve Liddle. Traded RHP Aaron Wilkerson to Fort Worth for future considerations.

Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed OF Jerod Edmondson, INFs Matt Nandin and John Welch, RHP Mike Zenko and LHP Evan Stermer.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Chicago G Marco Belinelli $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during

Saturday’s game.

FOOTBALL National Football League JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed RB De’Leon Eskridge and DE J.D. Griggs. Waived LB Greg Jones and RB Richard Murphy.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Released P Chris Kluwe and WR Nicholas Edwards. Signed OT Brandon Keith and WR Adam Thielen.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released RB Quentin Hines and LB Ian Sluss.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Announced the retirement of special assistant Joe Greene. Signed OT Guy Whimper and LB Terence Garvin. Released C Ivory Wade and DT Anthony Rashad White.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Named JoJo Wooden director of player personnel and Kevin Kelly director of college scouting.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed G Adam Snyder to a two-year contract. Named Ronald Curry assistant offensive coach.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed DT Andre Neblett, WRs Jheranie Boyd and Chris Denton, OT Jace Daniels and LB Ka’lial Glaud. Waived DT Richard Clebert, WR D.J. Monroe and RB Akeem Shavers. Terminated the contractws of G Roger Allen and DE George Selvie.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Reassigned D Nathan Deck from Oklahoma City (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled G Martin Jones and G Jean-Francois Berube from Ontario (ECHL) MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled D Matt Dumba and F Carson McMillan from Houston (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed D Radko Gudas to a three-year contract.

TENNIS WORLD TEAMTENNIS — Announced Venus Williams and Andy Roddick are part owners of the league.

WINTER SPORTS U.S. SKI AND SNOWBOARD ASSOCIATION — Named Eric Harlow Eastern Alpine Regional program director.

COLLEGE ARKANSAS — Announced QB Brandon Mitchell, DE Austin Flynn, S Defonta Lowe and RB Keante Minor will transfer.

FLORIDA — Announced men’s basketball G-F DeVon Walker will transfer.

GEORGE MASON — Named Tajama Abraham Ngongba women’s assistant basketball coach.

KANSAS — Named Kale Pick graduate football assistant for offence.

MILWAUKEE — Announced the resignation of women’s tennis coach Sean McInerney to take same position at Utah State.

ST. CATHERINE — Named Tim Kjar women’s assistant basketball coach.

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Bulls cool Heat with win in series opener

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bulls 93 Heat 86 MIAMI — Nate Robinson was spitting blood in the first half, then delivered the deepest cuts of the night in the final moments. And the Chicago Bulls reminded the Miami Heat that no one in the NBA plays them any tougher.

Yes, the streakbusters struck again.

Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added 21 points and a careerhigh-tying 14 rebounds, and the Bulls beat Miami 93-86 on Monday night in Game 1 of the teams’ Eastern Conference semifinal series. The team that snapped Miami’s 27-game winning streak in the regular season — the second-longest in NBA history — found a way to topple the champs again, this time ending a run of 12 straight Heat victories overall.

“I’ve played on some tough teams,” Robinson said. “But this one, there’s something a little different, something special about this group.”

A seven-point deficit midway through the fourth wasn’t enough to doom the Bulls, who finished the game on a 10-0 run in the final 1:59. And to think, the Bulls weren’t anywhere near full strength. Kirk Hinrich was out again with a calf injury. Luol Deng isn’t even expected to rejoin the team until Tuesday, after dealing with an illness apparently so severe that a spinal tap — and other tests since — were needed to rule out things like meningitis.

“So proud of my team man, this bed might be good luck after all,” Deng wrote on Twitter after the game, with a photo of him in a hospital bed.

Oh, and Derrick Rose remains sidelined, as he’s been since April 2012.

No problem. The Heat are 41-3 in their last 44 games — with two of those losses to the Bulls, who are now 3-2 against Miami this season.

“I think when you’re facing adversity, you have to be mentally tough,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. “But this is just one game. We have to play a lot better in our next one.”

LeBron James got his MVP trophy from Commissioner David Stern before the game, then struggled to a twopoint first half before finishing with

24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Miami. Dwyane Wade added 14 for the Heat, who had no one else in double figures, finished shooting 40 per cent from the floor and were outrebounded 46-32.

“I’m not stunned,” James said. “This is what the playoffs is all about. We’re going against a really good team.”

Miami was outscored 35-24 in the fourth, something that drew the ire of Heat coach Erik Spoelstra afterward.

“There’s no excuses,” said Spoelstra, whose team had not played in more than a week. “We’re not making any excuses for time off or anything else.”

If anyone could have made excuses, it was Robinson. He needed 10 stitches, five in his lip and five more inside his mouth, to close a nasty cut that came when he dove for a loose ball with James and struck his head on the court late in the first half.

And then not only did he play the whole second half, he scored 24 points in those 24 minutes, including the last seven points that finished the job for Chicago.

“He was born a scorer,” Miami guard Mario Chalmers said.

Joakim Noah scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who got 12 from Taj Gibson and 10 from Marco Belinelli. Game 2 is Wednesday night in Miami.

“We’re not really a flashy team,” Gibson said. “We like to go out and do our job.”

A pair of three-point plays by James — one of them coming when he just broke through a tackle attempt by Butler and muscled the ball to the rim anyway — gave Miami a 76-69 lead midway through the fourth quarter, the biggest deficit Chicago faced all night.

The Bulls were undeterred.

Coming off a Game 7 road win in Brooklyn two nights earlier just to get into a series with Miami, the Bulls just kept grinding. When Ray Allen made a 3-pointer to give Miami an 80-78 lead, Butler came back with one of his own to put the Bulls back on top. When the Heat went up by three after James made a free throw with 2:22 left, Belinelli connected for 3 — on a secondeffort possession — to knot the game.

Then when Robinson connected on

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Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer dunks during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat, Monday, in Miami. a 20-footer with 1:18 left, the Bulls had the lead and plenty of swagger.

Wade missed a 3-pointer on the next possession, Robinson drove the lane and scored with 45.5 seconds left, and suddenly the Bulls were up 90-86.

James drove against Butler and tried a 12-footer that missed everything, the Bulls got the rebound, Robinson made a free throw to stretch the lead to five and the stunner was complete.

Game 1 to the Bulls.

“It’s all about being tough,” said Butler, who played all 48 minutes for the third straight game.

“We’re always going to be the underdogs and we take

Gaydosh taken first in CFL draft

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — It was shortly after 10 a.m. locally but still a good time for Linden Gaydosh to celebrate.

Moments after going first overall to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL draft on Monday, the Calgary Dinos rugged defensive lineman honoured the occasion by cracking open a cold one at his Peace River, Alta., home. “(The celebration) is going very well,” Gaydosh told reporters during a CFL conference call four hours later. “I’ve had a couple for sure.

“They’re probably the best beers I’ve ever had.”

Gaydosh’s selection was hardly surprising.

The six-foot-three, 314-pound Gaydosh was the third-ranked prospect according to the CFL’s scouting bureau and impressed at the league combine in March with his raw power and athleticism.

And with this year’s shallow talent pool, Gaydosh’s stock skyrocketed leading up to the draft with six of the seven top prospects either returning to school or garnering serious NFL interest.

That made Gaydosh a hot commodity as Ticats coach/GM Kent Austin said he entertained trade offers for the No. 1 pick but none were to his liking.

“We didn’t feel like the value was there and in most cases, not even close,” Austin said. “It didn’t get very serious in our mind.”

Especially, Austin said, considering what the Ticats figured they were getting in Gaydosh.

“He’s very aggressive, he’s very strong and very agile for his size,” Austin said. “The guy really loves football and we want guys who love the game and will commit at a high level and, as they say, pay

the price to be great.

“I think Linden has those qualities.”

Gaydosh registered 90.5 tackles, seven sacks and 14 tackles for a loss at Calgary, helping the Dinos win four straight Canada West championships. Gaydosh was Canadian university football’s top rookie in 2009 and Hardy Cup defensive MVP the following year.

Gaydosh joins slotback Don Blair (1996, Edmonton) and defensive end Kent Warnock (1986, Calgary) as Dinos taken first overall.

But Hamilton will have to wait because Gaydosh wants to first exhaust his NFL options before putting his signature on a CFL deal.

“The NFL option is in my head and I don’t want to close that door until I absolutely have to before I commit to the CFL,” Gaydosh said. “If nothing happens by training camp, I’ll fully commit 100 per cent.”

Even with Gaydosh off the board, Winnipeg looked for defensive line help but from a surprising source. The Blue Bombers, whose 6-12 record last year was tied with Hamilton for the CFL’s worst, took Eastern Michigan defensive lineman Andy Mulumba at No. 2 despite Mulumba being under contract to the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.

Bomber general manager Joe Mack said he would’ve been happy with either Gaydosh or Mulumba.

“We were going back and forth . . . we really liked Linden Gaydosh a lot and there was maybe a slight tick up for him because he’s available right away,” Mack said.

“But you know Andy Mulumba is a hard worker, he’s a good kid, he plays hard and actually may be a little more versatile.

“We certainly wish him the best (with Green Bay) but we think the chances are at least 50-50 we’ll see him some time this year.”

The six-foot-four, 263-pound Mulumba, a Montreal native, had 156 tackles, 4.5 sacks and three forced fumbles at Eastern Michigan. Mulumba was stunned to go second overall and said while flattered, Winnipeg is his second option.

“Because of the fact I already signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers, I want to try that first and see where we go from there,” he said. “I’m really excited about being selected second . . . but I aspire to play in the NFL. “If that doesn’t work I’ll be really proud to be a Blue Bomber.”

Mack again raised eyebrows in the second by taking Concordia defensive back Kris Robertston.

The five-foot-eight, 185-pound native of Pickering, Ont., tested well at the combine and can return kicks but questions exist whether he’s big enough to cover bigger CFL receivers and the prevailing thought was he’d been available later on.

Montreal also looked to Calgary for its two first-round picks, taking highly regarded linebacker Mike Edem at No. 3, then running back Steven Lumbala two selections later. The six-foot-one, 200-pound Edem, a native of Brampton, Ont., will likely move to safety in the CFL but gives the Alouettes a player who can contribute immediately on special teams while adjusting to a pro defence.

“We got a tremendous athlete in Edem that can compete for a starting job and/or can at least be a backup to maintain ratio,” Alouettes GM Jim Popp said. “Lumbala can do the same thing.

“We weren’t sure we’d get one of those guys. It’s a positive when guys have played each other and know each other. They obviously have a comfort level. They’re teammates and family, it’s a huge positive.”

pride in that. Everybody can overlook us, but we feel like we’re good enough to hang with a lot of these teams.”

It was a night that started with a celebration, James getting his MVP award from the commissioner.

“Thank you so much,” James said.

“And let’s get ready to go.”

And with that, the game started.

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Phillies place Halladay on DL because of shoulder

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — The Philadelphia Phillies placed two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of inflammation in his throwing shoulder.

Manager Charlie Manuel said Halladay had travelled to Los Angeles, where he was scheduled to be examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum on Tuesday.

“I’m sure he’ll find out his problem tomorrow,” said Manuel, noting he appreciated the pitcher’s will to do his job despite the injury. “I’ve been around the game a long time and I never liked to tell someone I couldn’t play. I played with a broken arm, I played with a whole lot of things. I got hit in the face and my lip was over my eye and I missed one day. ...

Yeah, I understand that. He felt like he could go out there and still pitch. He wasn’t thinking about pitching bad, he wanted to try. He’s an upstanding guy.

There should be more guys like that.”

Halladay is 2-4 with an 8.65 ERA in seven starts this season after missing nearly two months last season — from late May to mid-July — with a strained

right lat muscle.

He allowed nine runs in 2 1-3 innings against Miami on Sunday for his second straight loss and second outing in a row of less than four innings — third in all this year. The 35-year-old right-hander is in the final season of his contract, making $20 million this year.

Halladay said Sunday this is a new injury for him, and he started feeling discomfort the morning after an April 24 start against Pittsburgh. He has struggled his two times out since and has given up at least five earned runs in four of his seven outings this season.

Halladay was replaced on the roster by left-hander Joe Savery, recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley in time to join the club before the start of a threegame series in San Francisco.

“He’s on our team and we’ll use him when we have to,” Manuel said.

Yet the Phillies hadn’t decided how to cover what would have been Halladay’s next turn to pitch, Friday at Arizona. Manuel didn’t speak with Halladay on Sunday night during the team’s cross-country trip, saying Halladay was sleeping when the skipper walked back to see him.

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HIGH TEA You might want to take your mother to this afternoon tea, just one day before the yearly special occasion.

Everyone is invited to Gaetz Memorial United Church’s High Tea on Saturday. It runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the church at 4758 Ross St. Cost is $8. Tea cozies will be sold for $10. For reservations or tickets, call Beryl at 403-3463815, Marina at 403346-5160, or the church office at 403-347-2244.

Residents spared large tax hit BLACKFALDS USING TAX STABILIZATION FUND TO AVOID LARGE EDUCATION TAX INCREASE

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Residents in Blackfalds have been spared a large tax increase this year.

The Town of Blackfalds has decided to phase in a request from Alberta Municipal Affairs. The provincial government sought a $675,000 increase on the education portion of property taxes for 2013.

Mayor Melodie Stol said on Monday that the town had tried to get the government to phase in the additional costs as it had done with a few communities with the highest increases, but the province refused.

Taxpayers, depending on the value of their homes, would have experienced tax increases of anywhere from $250 to $400, a big increase for one year, said Stol.

As a result, the town approved taking dollars out of its tax stabilization fund to phase in this hit, so residents wouldn’t see the full impact in one year.

That fund would be paid back over three years by taxpayers.

“We’ve done our best to mitigate that and we hope people see that council tried to make sure they were protected,” said Stol.

Corinne Newman, chief administrative officer for the town, said they really want to reduce the initial shock of the impact of the government changes to its educational requisitions.

The town’s municipal tax portion saw a 2.4 per cent increase.

The provincial government made a number of changes to the education property

taxes that it requisitions on behalf of school districts.

Beginning in 2013, the amount of education tax that the government will requisition from municipalities will reflect about 32 per cent of the target operating costs for funding education.

The province is also discontinuing the averaging and capping formula used for calculating each municipality’s share of the education property tax and phasing-up the tax rates for municipalities in national parks to the uniform provincial rates.

Tax bills are going out in the next couple of weeks in Blackfalds.

If people have questions, they can call Donna Anderson at the town office at 403885-4677. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

OPTIMIST MARATHON FOR CHARITY Tune in to children’s charities in a 24-hour marathon coming to Parkland Mall on Thursday and Friday, hosted by the Central Alberta Optimist Clubs.

From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, local radio stations including Sunny 94, Kraze 101.3, Big 105.5 and 106.7 The Drive will share broadcasting duties for the 10th-annual Cures For Kids Radiothon. Donations from this year’s event will support Optimist Reading College, a literacy program for children; Camp Quality, which is focused on children with cancer as well as their brothers and sisters, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. To learn more, visit Cures for Kids Radiothon on Facebook or call 403342-5437.

BLACKFALDS FUN RUN Grab those runners and hit the pavement for a good cause at the fourth annual Blackfalds Fun Run on Saturday. Hosted by the Blackfalds Youth Optimist and Octagon Clubs, three-, five- and 10-km runs will be held beginning at 10 a.m. from the Blackfalds Community Hall. Registration takes place from 9 to 9:30 a.m. but pre-registering is recommended.

Money raised will go towards the Blackfalds Fieldhouse Society.

Registration forms can also be picked up at the town office, Iron Ridge campus or by going to www.blackfaldsfield ousesociety.com or by contacting Cindy Reeves at 403-885-4304.

Registration costs $20 for adults 18 to 54, $10 for school age children and adults 55 and over.

Family registration, including two adults and two school-age children costs $50, plus $5 per additional child.

A pancake breakfast will be held after the runs.

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PATH WORK Border paving employees work to remove a sidewalk along 32nd St. Monday. Delays can be expected in the area as one westbound lanes will be closed as work is being completed. The new asphalt trail being installed is expected to be completed by June 30th.

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Rail link effort chugs along STETTLER-DONALDA PROJECT TAKING LONGER, COSTING MORE

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Efforts to build a rail link from Stettler to Donalda for historic rail tours keeps chugging along — albeit a little slower than anticipated.

“It’s taking longer and costing more,” summed up Norma Leslie, president of the East Central Alberta Heritage Society.

It was once hoped that the last spikes would be driven in late 2011 for a 12-km stretch from Stettler to Red Willow. But unco-operative weather and the challenges of the job pushed back the schedule.

If all goes well, the stretch to Red Willow will be done this fall, said Leslie.

“We have enough material and enough money to complete the project to Red Willow.

“The big ‘iffy’ part is the weather,” she said.

The equipment to lay rails and spread ballast is very heavy and when the ground is wet, track crews risk damaging the rail bed if they go ahead.

The society is leading the $3.3-million project to restore an abandoned rail line on the east side of Hwy 56 north of Stettler that was ripped out for scrap in 1997. When

complete, the society hopes to lay about 25 km of new rails all the way to Donalda.

When complete, it’s expected Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, which runs popular trips from Stettler to Big Valley, will add a northern route.

At the same time as rail was being laid, five natural linear parks were created near Edberg, Meeting Creek, Big Valley, Rowley and Morrin as part of an $800,000 project.

Finishing touches on those parks along rail rights-of-way will be done this summer.

The first half of the project was given a big boost in 2009 when Western Economic Diversification Canada gave the project $2.6 million in funding provided through Canadian Badlands, which promotes tourism in that stretch of Alberta.

More money was raised through provincial and corporate funding.

Now, efforts are focused on raising a similar amount of money to finish the project, which could cost about another $3 million.

Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions is donating proceeds from the Father’s Day run on June 16 to the society.

A casino licence has also been approved for the historical group that will provide a big fundraising boost.

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No trial date set, accused still needs lawyer A man accused in a drunk driving incident in 2010 that killed a teenager has yet to set a trial date, pending the hiring of a new lawyer.

Rodney Ross Arens, 35, of Sylvan Lake was scheduled to have the matter go to an eight-week long trial starting on March 25, but that was postponed when he fired his lawyer. He has yet to hire a new lawyer and said he has been trying to hire Craig Paterson as defence counsel.

Crown Attorney Robin Joudrey said Paterson had informed the Crown that Paterson would not be representing Arens. But Arens insisted he was trying to make bail and would then speak with Paterson in an effort to hire him.

Arens was to have set a trial date on Monday in connection with a Canada Day impaired driving incident near Bower Ponds in Red Deer in which a 13-year-old boy was killed and his older brother and sister were injured.

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Members of the East Central Alberta Heritage Society are working on a stretch of track linking Stettler and Donalda. ships and other donations, including inkind donations, are also being sought.

“It’s just a matter of putting yourself out there and scratching for everything we can get.”

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Helm says has fix for Red Deer

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A grain farmer who fixes vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycles says the City of Red Deer is in desperate need of repairs.

And David Helm says he’s just the man to do it.

Helm is the fifth candidate under the Red Deer First banner to declare intentions to run for Red Deer city council in the Oct. 21 civic election.

David Helm Helm, 58, said the current council’s freespending, liberal ways have bothered him to the point where he can “put up or shut up.”

“It’s time for me to get up and do something,” said Helm.

“I think we have too far liberal of a government running the city right

ELECTIONS now and we need the conservative approach. Central Alberta people tend to be conservative.”

Helm said he brings his speciality in debt management and attention to detail to the table because of his farming background and running his own business.

Helm grew up in Irma, near Wainwright, where he continues to farm. He owns a vintage Harley-Davidson motorcycle restoration and repair business out of his home in Normandeau.

“I can learn and do anything I am passionate about,” said Helm.

“I am passionate about this city. I am passionate about the fact that it needs a lot of repairs.

“Repairs are getting done in the wrong places.”

One thing Helm would like to see is more attention paid to north Red Deer.

He noted Coun. Frank Wong is the only councillor residing in the north.

“I think that’s one of the reasons things are getting out of control there,” he said.

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BRIEFS Man seriously injured as vehicle, train collide A 29-year-old driver suffered serious injuries after his vehicle collided with a train near Rocky Mountain House on Sunday evening.

At about 7:46 p.m. on Sunday, Rocky Mountain House RCMP received a report of the collision on Oras Road, east of Rocky, between a westbound SUV and northbound train.

The train conductor felt a large impact and immediately used the emergency break. The train was not carrying cargo and was able to stop quickly.

The man was airlifted to hospital by STARS air ambulance.

The train had minimal damage and was cleared to continue by CN Rail Police.

RCMP and CN Rail Police are conducting a joint investigation. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash.

Anyone witnessing the collision is asked to call Rocky Mountain House RCMP at 403-845-2882.

Lacombe student nabs $10,000 scholarship

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A engineering student from Lacombe has received a $10,000 national scholarship.

Heidi Manicke, a third-year student at University of British Columbia, was one of two women to be awarded the 2013 Vale Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship.

The award is given to female students who are interested in the mining and metallurgical fields.

Vale is a founding partner with the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation and it’s through Vale’s support that these scholarships are available.

Federal funding for elders First nations elders in Rocky Mountain House will be better able to share their stories thanks to federal funding announced on Friday.

Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins presented the Rocky Native Friendship Centre with $24,900 provided through the New Horizons for Seniors program.

The centre will use the money to get local elders to engage with the community and share their knowledge.

Elders get to decide the projects and initiatives they will run to get their stories out to the community.

Friendship Centre executive director Candace Daychief said the town’s residents will benefit from the knowledge.

“It’s the seniors that want that awareness out there just about aboriginal people and how they’re living in urban settings, how they’re affected.

They want people to see how their lives are,” she explained.

New ‘super’ named A new associate superintendent for Wild Rose Public Schools will step

Drayton Valley mud bog entrants Mike Lohrentz and passenger Adam Ey splash through the mud in a Willy’s Jeep in Rimbey on the weekend. They were event winners in the two-day mud bog at Central Alberta Raceway.

The event drew a large crowd under sunny skies. Lohrentz and Ey had the fans standing and cheering. The event featured plenty of noise, flying mud and fun. into his role on June 10.

Gord Atkinson will be responsible for learning services.

“Mr. Atkinson’s passion for helping people, extensive business planning background and wide range of educational experience made him the right candidate to work within our education team,” said board chair Nancy McClure said in a news release.

Atkinson was a teacher and deputy superintendent within the Northern Gateway Regional Division, and a principal at West Central High School. He also has seven years of experience in corporate education and training.

His current position is national manager of safety training services at Flint Energy Services Ltd. “People can expect me to be student focused, results driven, a team player and innovative,” said Atkinson in a news release.

Evaluation ordered in death A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered to determine if an Edmonton man can be held criminally responsible for allegedly killing a Fort Saskatchewan woman and then dumping her body in a ditch near Innisfail.

Mark Damien Lindsay, 26, had his arraignment set over to Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on July 12, pending the completion of a not criminally responsible evaluation.

He was to have set a trial date on Monday 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, 21.

Turner’s body was found on Oct. 9, 2011, about two months after she was

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RAIL: No finish date set Leslie said they haven’t set a target date to be finished.

“The sooner the better. We aren’t in a position to go into debt over it. So the money has to come first.”

Society member Bruce Gartside said one of the challenges has been finding sources of the heavy gauge rail needed.

“There seems to be lots of discontinued lines. But (the rails) are staying on the ground for whatever reason (instead of being salvaged).”

What rail comes on the market seems to be attracting premium prices.

Leslie said the society is also working to raise its profile and is looking at spearheading an effort to develop, along with other museum groups and historical societies, a heritage corridor on the 160 km of rail right of way between Morrin and Edberg.

The stretch is full of gems such as original train stations, grain elevators, a sod house and other heritage sites.

Meanwhile, the society will always welcome aboard new volunteers, she said.

“New blood has new ideas and that’s what we’re looking for.”

For information on the society go to www.albertarailheritage.com. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Sex charges going to trial

Killing report not complete

A three-day trial has been set for a man accused of sex-related offences in Blackfalds.

Justin Barry Knutson pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault and sexually touching a person under the age of 16. The incident allegedly took place in Blackfalds from Sept. 3 to 5, 2011.

The victim’s identity is protected under a court ordered publication ban.

Knutson pleaded not guilty to the incident in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday.

The matter, which will be a Court of Queen’s Bench judge alone trial, was set for Jan. 21 to 23, 2014.’’’

A report to determine if a man was criminally responsible for allegedly killing his brother hasn’t been completed yet, pushing his arraignment back.

John Wayne Mock, 34, was charged with second degree murder after the body of his brother Timothy James Mock, 33, was found by Coronation RCMP in a rural home near Consort on Feb. 22, 2012.

In Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday, both Crown and defence attorneys asked that the matter be set over one month to June 3.

Mock had entered a plea of not guilty by reason of being not criminally responsible due to a mental disability on Dec. 3, 2012.

A second assessment of his mental ability to stand trial was ordered on April 9.

Mock was previously scheduled to stand trial for three days in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench starting on Nov. 6 by judge alone.

Child burning case adjourned A Bashaw mother accused of trying to burn her husband and children alive has had her arraignment ad-

ing causing death, dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing injury, dangerous driving causing injury, refusing to provide police with a sample of his breath and breaching conditions of his release on older charges.

Because he has yet to hire a lawyer, his matter has been set over the next arraignment date in Red Deer, June 3.

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“Right now there seems to be a lot of attention in south Red Deer and not in the north.”

Helm said he is not entering politics to create more laws but to ensure the laws in place are enforced. He says litter laws, poop and scoop pickup and distracted driving are not being enforced.

Helm has lived in Red Deer for 20 years and is

journed another month.

The 42-year-old woman, whose name is withheld because a publication ban protects the identities of the children, was charged with attempted murder and arson after a fire just before Christmas 2010.

In Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday, the matter was put over to June 3.

At a previous appearance, the Crown said his office wanted to investigate further to determine the woman’s mental health and if she was criminally responsible for what she is alleged to have done.

a divorced father of one and grandfather of two, with another on the way. He taught shop at Hunting Hills High School for four years.

Also running in the running for council are Serge Gingras, Tanya Handley, Troy Wavrecan, Darren Young, Lawrence Lee, Calvin Goulet-Jones and Matt Chapin.

At least four current councillors, including Paul Harris, Dianne Wyntjes, Lynne Mulder and Buck Buchanan, will seek re-election.

Mayor Morris Flewwelling is not seeking re-election. Coun. Cindy Jefferies and Chad Mason are running for mayor. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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reported missing.

Lindsay, adopted son of former Edmonton police chief John Lindsay, has been in custody since his arrest in a Port Coquitlam, B.C., courthouse on March 15, 2012. He had been taken there to answer to other charges.

On Feb. 1 of this year, he was ordered to stand trial for the Alberta charges.

He had previously been found not criminally responsible for mental health reasons on separate charges, laid in Port Coquitlam.

Lindsay had previously asked for a jury trial.

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Target opening in Red Deer today

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Target Corp. has established a second front in its Canadian invasion, with the opening of 22 Western Canadian stores today — including one in Red Deer.

The American retail giant announced on Monday that it would welcome shoppers at 10 Alberta stores this morning, as well as nine in British Columbia and three in Manitoba.

The Alberta stores include Target’s new premises at Bower Place Shopping Centre, as well as three outlets in each of Calgary and Edmonton, and one each in Grande Prairie, Sherwood Park and St. Albert.

Two more stores — one in Calgary and another in British Columbia — are scheduled to follow next Tuesday.

In March, Target opened 24 stores in Ontario.

The company has indicated that it expects to have 124 stores operating in Canada by the end of this year.

The second biggest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart, Target carries a broad range of products.

These include clothing and accessories, health and beau-

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BlackBerry estimates cut Another BlackBerry (TSX:BB) analyst added his voice to caution about sales numbers for the new smartphone devices, and pulled back his sales expectations.

Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley said Monday that sales of the phones on the BlackBerry 10 operating system are “mixed.” The Z10 touchscreen device sales trends are weakening, he said citing the research firm’s global survey, while the Q10 keyboard has seen “strong initial demand” since its release less than a week ago in Canada and a few days earlier in the U.K. He expects sales of the new BlackBerrys will be stronger in the short term, but the smartphone maker will be unable to regain enough of the market to keep sustainable profit levels.

Value of permits rises Building permits in Canada rose 8.6 per cent in March, beating expectations, but economists say the gains were driven mostly by demand for new institutional buildings. “While that does support economic activity, it’s not necessarily the area of growth that we would like to see, given how weak residential construction has been,” said CIBC economist Emanuella Enenajor. Statistics Canada said Monday municipalities issued $6.5 billion worth of building permits in March, up 8.6 per cent from February.

The agency said March was the third consecutive monthly advance, which came mostly from the nonresidential sector in Ontario and Alberta.

The value of nonresidential building permits rose 19 per cent to $2.8 billion, a second consecutive monthly gain.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

ty products, electronics, home furnishings, kitchen supplies, sporting goods, toys, automotive and hardware supplies, and some grocery items.

The Red Deer store has a pharmacy and a Starbucks outlet.

Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays.

The company has indicated that it generally employs 150 to 200 staff at each store. It held hiring fairs in Red Deer earlier this year.

Many of Target’s Canadian stores are going into space previously occupied by Zellers. The company purchased the lease rights to these properties from Zellers’ parent, Hudson’s Bay Co., in January 2011.

The Red Deer Zellers closed on Nov. 12, and that same month the City of Red Deer issued a building permit for $7.1 million worth of renovations to the premises.

Target Canada spokesperson Lisa Gibson said Monday that her company has spent an average of $10 million on each of its Canadian locations.

Based in Minneapolis, Minn., Target Corp. has more than 1,800 stores.

It was founded in 1902 as Dayton Dry Goods Company,

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U.S. retailer Target opens itís Red Deer location at the Bower Place Shopping Centre today. The store which will occupy the former Zellers space is one of 10 Alberta stores opening today and one of 22 to open in Western Canada today. with the Target name first used in 1962.

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GREEN ENERGY LAWS

Canada loses appeal at WTO

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Bell-Astral would compete with dominant TV broadcaster Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.B) and with radio stations owned by Cogeco (TSX.CCG).

The CRTC killed the deal last fall, saying it wasn’t in the best interests of Canadians and would have made Bell too dominant, especially in the TV market.

CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais said the revised deal will be evaluated on its own merits, but told Bell (TSX:BCE) and Astral (TSX:ACM.B) that the burden “rests squarely” on the two companies to prove their case.

“We will determine if this transaction would benefit Canadians, as well as the Canadian broadcasting system,” Blais said at the opening of the hearing.

The federal and Ontario governments are reviewing a ruling by the World Trade Organization that made-in-Ontario provisions of the province’s green energy laws contravene international guidelines.

But there are no immediate plans to change the legislation, Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli said Monday.

The legislation has created tens of thousands of jobs in the province, he said, but wouldn’t say whether the WTO ruling could grind that to a halt.

“Our officials are assessing that at this particular point in time,” he said.

“It’s been extremely successful to date and as long as we’re investing in green energy and renewables, there will be job creation.

“I guess the big question is to what extent will it impact on job creation.”

Japan first brought the case in 2010 arguing that a part of the province’s green energy program requiring made-in-Ontario parts for wind and solar farms breaches international trade law.

Both the U.S. and the European Union later wrote to the WTO that they want to join consultations over a trade complaint, saying they have a significant stake in the discussions.

The feed-in-tariff system — established in 2009 — set lucrative fixed prices for electricity generated by renewable energy projects, such as wind turbines and solar panels.

The legislation required participating electricity generators in Ontario to source up to 60 per cent of their equipment in the province if they want to be eligible for generous subsidies.

Japan and the European Union argued the incentives were illegal because they discriminated against foreign firms, a complaint that was upheld by a WTO adjudication panel in December 2012.

Canada appealed in February, but the WTO dismissed it in a decision released Monday.

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Bell Canada CEO George Cope, left, chats with Bell’s Chief L:egal Officer Mirko Bibic, center, as Astral CEO Ian Greenberg, right, looks on before the start of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission hearings into the Astral-Bell merger Monday,in Montreal.

Bell revises bid for Astral

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Consumers will get more content and Bell will play fair with its competitors, the company promised as it made a revised sales pitch to the CRTC seeking approval for its $3.4-billion takeover of Astral Media that was turned down last year.

George Cope, chief executive of Bell parent company BCE Inc., said Monday the merger will be good for Canadians and the industry after a warning from the CRTC that the burden rests with Bell and Astral to prove its case.

“We will be investing more in Canadian content,” Cope told the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission hearing.

“We will bring more competition to Quebec,” he said, where a combined

States allowed to tax Internet purchases LAWMAKERS SIDE WITH TRADITIONAL RETAILERS

BY STEPHEN OHLEMACHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Senate sided with traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping — for many a largely tax-free frontier — to state sales taxes.

The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 69 to 27, getting support from Republicans and Democrats alike.

But opposition from some conservatives who view it as a tax increase will make it a tougher sell in the House. President Barack Obama has conveyed his support for the measure.

Under current law, states can only require retailers to collect

sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state.

That means big retailers with stores all over the country like Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target collect sales taxes when they sell goods over the Internet.

But online retailers like eBay and Amazon don’t have to collect sales taxes, except in states where they have offices or distribution centres.

As a result, many online sales are tax-free, giving Internet retailers an advantage over brick-and-mortar stores.

“We ought to have a structure in place in the states that treats all retail the same,” said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation.

“Small retailers are collecting (sales tax) on the first dollar of any sale they make, and it’s only fair that other retailers who are selling to those same customers the same product have those same obligations.”

The bill would empower states to require businesses to

collect taxes for products they sell on the Internet, in catalogues and through radio and TV ads. Under the legislation, the sales taxes would be sent to the state where the shopper lives.

Supporters say the current tax disparity is turning some traditional stores into showrooms, where shoppers pick out items they like, then buy them on the Internet to avoid sales taxes.

“It’s about the way commerce has changed in America,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. “Bookstores, stores that sell running shoes, bicycles and appliances are at a distinct disadvantage. They’ve become showrooms.”

Internet giant eBay is leading the fight against the bill, along with lawmakers from states with no sales tax and several prominent anti-tax groups.

The bill’s opponents say it would put an expensive obligation on small businesses because they are not as equipped

as national merchandisers to collect and remit sales taxes at the multitude of state rates.

“Giant retailers have a requirement to collect sales taxes nationwide because they have physical presence nationwide,” eBay president John Donahoe wrote in an online column over the weekend.

“Likewise, today small retail stores and online retailers collect sales taxes for the one state where they are located. That’s a fair requirement.”

“If the bill passes, small online businesses would have the same tax compliance obligations and face the same enforcement risks as giant retailers, despite the fact that they are usually located in just one state.”

Businesses with less than $1 million in online sales would be exempt.

EBay wants to exempt businesses with up to $10 million in sales or fewer than 50 employees.

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American markets made modest gains Monday as traders held back from any major moves following the record-breaking highs of last week.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 15.89 points to 12,453.92 as Statistics Canada reported that building permits were up for the third consecutive month in March.

The Canadian dollar was up 0.09 of a cent at 99.32 cents US, after going through small declines earlier in the day.

The only major economic data scheduled for the week are the latest Canadian job numbers which come out Friday. Consensus expectations suggest the economy added about 11,000 jobs in April.

On Monday, Statistics Canada reported municipalities issued $6.5 billion worth of building permits last month, up 8.6 per cent from February.

Most of the gains were from the commercial sector in Ontario and Alberta, with those permits rising 19 per cent to $2.8 billion. Residential permits increased 1.7 per cent to $3.6 billion after an 8.1 per cent decline in February.

Meanwhile, Wall Street saw some gains after being mixed after markets opened.

The Dow Jones industrials was down 5.07 points at 14,968.89 after breaking through 15,000 for the first time on Friday. The S&P stayed above its record of 1,600, which it hit on Friday and closed up 3.08 points to 1,617.50. The Nasdaq jumped ahead 14.34 points to 3,392.97.

In commodities, the June crude contract rose 55 cents to settle at US$96.16 a barrel, its highest close since April 2, according to FactSet data. June gold bullion was up $3.80 at US$1,468 an ounce and July copper was down nearly half a cent at US$3.31 a pound.

The energy sector closed flat, registering a small gain of 0.11 per cent on the TSX, helped by strong gains of 1.82 per cent by TransGlobe Energy Corp. (TSX:TGL) ahead of their earnings on Tuesday.

Shares in Penn West Exploration Ltd. (TSX:PWT) closed up 5.05 per cent at $9.99 after the oil and gas company named two prominent oilpatch veterans as chairman and vice-chairman.

The energy sector was pulled down slightly by the sudden news that the president of Athabasca Oil (TSX:ATH) was leaving the company.

The announcement sent the company’s stock down 5.4 per cent to $5.96.

June gold bullion was up $3.80 at US$1,468 an ounce as the gold sector grew, aided by Barrick Gold Corp.

(TSX:ABX) who saw their share price go up by 1.54 per cent to $20.46.

July copper was down 0.04 of a cent at US$3.31 a pound. The majority of the sector was positive, with the leaders being Sherritt International (TSX:S), Thompson Creek Metals (TSX:TCM) and Rio Alto Mining.

The TSX closed with mixed results, led by industrials which was up 0.71 per cent and metals and mining with a gain of 0.37 per cent. The worst decliner was consumer staples, which dropped 0.78 per cent.

In major corporate news, private equity firm Onex Corp. (TSX:OCX) says it will pay US$950 million in cash to acquire business-to-business trade show operator Nielsen Expositions.

The purchase, from an affiliate of Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE:NLSN), is expected to close in the second quarter.

Smartphone-maker BlackBerry (TSX:BB) also saw its shares dip 0.19 per cent to $15.74 after an analyst with Canaccord Genuity said sales of the new Z10 phones are “mixed.”

The Z10 touchscreen device sales trends are weakening, he said citing the research firm’s global survey, while the Q10 keyboard has seen “strong initial demand” since its release less than a week ago in Canada and a few days earlier in the U.K. Today, all eyes will be on a long list of major companies set to report their earnings, including WestJet (TSX:WJA.A), Kinross Gold Corp (TSX:K) and George Weston Ltd. (TSX:WN).

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,453.92 up 15.89 points TSX Venture Exchange — 967.38 up 2.70 points TSX 60 — 711.74 up 1.43 points Dow — 14,968.89 down 5.07 points S&P 500 — 1,617.50 up 3.08 points (record high) Nasdaq — 3,392.97 up 14.34 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 99.32 cents US, up 0.09 of a cent Pound — C$1.5647, down 0.37 of a cent Euro — C$1.3165, down 0.51 of a cent Euro — US$1.3076, down 0.38 of a cent Oil futures: US$96.16 per barrel, up 55 cents (June contract) Gold futures: US$1,468 per ounce, up $3.80 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $25.07 per oz., down half-a-cent $806 kg., down 16 cents TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 967.38, up 2.70 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 116.39 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: May ’13 $1.00 lower $629.40; July ’13 $2.60 lower $598.80; Nov. ’13 $4.30 lower $537.00; Jan. ’14 $4.30 lower $538.40; March ’14 $4.30 lower $534.70; May ’14 $4.30 lower $532.60; July ’14 $4.30 lower $530.70; Nov. ’14 $4.30 lower $506.30; Jan ’15 $4.30 lower $506.30; March ’15 $4.30 lower $506.30; May ’15 $4.30 lower $506.30.

Barley (Western): May ’13 unchanged $243.50; July ’13 unchanged $244.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $194.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $199.00; March ’14 unchanged $199.00; May ’14 unchanged $199.00; July ’14 unchanged $199.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $199.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $199.00; March ’15 unchanged $199.00; May ’15 unchanged $199.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 333,560 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 333,560.

spot on Fortune 500 list POSTS STRONG GROWTH

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. once again leads Fortune’s list of the 500 biggest U.S. companies by revenue, as the world’s largest retailer succeeded in posting strong growth despite a challenging economy for its shoppers.

The Bentonville, Ark., company’s revenue grew nearly 6 per cent in 2012 to $469.2 billion.

Exxon Mobil Corp. dropped to the second spot, with revenue of $449.9 billion, but was still the most profitable.

Energy companies continued to dominate the top of the list, with rival oil and gas producer Chev-

ron Corp. holding steady at No. 3 and refiners Valero Energy Corp. and Phillips 66, spun off from ConocoPhillips last year, joining the top 10.

Fortune Magazine released its annual ranking on Monday.

Moving up two spots to No. 5 is Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which owns everything from insurers to railroads to newspaper publishers and is in the process of acquiring Heinz Co. Manufacturing stalwarts General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and General Electric Co. slipped in the survey but all remained in the top 10.

Bigger sales of iPads and iPhones helped Apple Inc. jump 11 spots to crack the top 10 for the first time, landing at No. 6.

The Cupertino, Calif., company’s soaring stock price also made

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BELL: Expect ‘field to be level’ A bigger Bell wouldn’t make negotiations for content difficult and isn’t setting out to raise wholesale prices for distributors that carry its channels and programming, Cope said in response to concerns raised by Blais.

“We expect that, just like everyone, the competitive playing field to be level. We expect others to deal with us as we deal with them.”

Cope noted that TV distributors can raise their prices on their own and for their own reasons.

He told the CRTC the application to buy Astral is quite different from the last proposal.

“We came to the important conclusion that for us to move forward, we would divest a significant number of English and French television properties, to ensure our combined market share is within acceptable thresholds,” Cope said.

The new plan would see Bell sell all of Astral’s English language specialty services and one of its English pay TV services, the Family channel.

It would keep eight of Astral’s specialty and pay channels including pay TV channel, The Movie Network and French language pay TV station, Super Ecran.

Bell also said it will sell 10 of Astral’s 84 radio stations and will acquire less than half of Astral’s French language specialty services.

The telecom giant also said it’s making a commitment to keep all local television stations open and plans to increase air play for emerging Canadian artists to at least 25 per cent on relevant radio stations.

Astral CEO Ian Greenberg told the commission he’s concerned about the growth of online like Netflix and added a combined Bell-Astral would be better able to deal with that kind of competition.

“And Netflix is just one prominent example of the kind of scale being brought to bear on Canada’s industry — challenges to our business that we believe we must meet head-on by expanding our own scope and scale,” Greenberg said.

“This is what this transaction enables.”

The hearings in front of the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission will continue all week.

WTO: Opposed to Canada restricting imports “As this is the first time Canada has received a WTO panel ruling arising solely from provincial policy or legislation, we will work with the Ontario government in order to respond to the decision,” said Caitlin Workman, a spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Canada will have to present its plan for implementing the ruling once the WTO’s dispute settlement body adopts the report within a month, the European Union said.

“The EU is a significant producer and exporter of wind and photovoltaic power but its exports to Canada could be much higher should the measure promoting use of domestic equipment be removed,” it said in a statement posted on its website.

“By restricting imports, the measure taken by Ontario increases the cost of electricity generation and has a negative impact on the deployment of affordable clean energy solutions.”

Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty dismissed Japan and the EU’s complaints last year, saying that the requirements have not prevented companies from other countries from trying to participate in Ontario’s green energy program.

He said Ontario secured $27 billion worth of investment from Korea, China, the U.S., France and Germany in renewable energy projects.

The act, which pays generous premiums for wind and solar-generated electricity, has courted contro-

Penn West stock soars after oilpatch veterans appointed as chair, vice-chair THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Penn West Exploration Ltd. (TSX:PWT) shares surged as high as seven per cent on Monday after the oil and gas company named two prominent oilpatch veterans as chairman and vice-chairman.

The stock soared as high as $10.20 — an increase of 7.2 per cent from Friday — but closed up 48 cents or five per cent at $9.99 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

On Sunday, Penn West said former Suncor En-

ergy Inc. (TSX:SU) CEO Rick George was appointed board chairman.

George led the oilsands giant for more than two decades before retiring a year ago. Suncor became Canada’s biggest energy company when it merged

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with Petro-Canada in 2009.

Allan Markin will fill the role of vice-chairman at Penn West. Markin was chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ) — another Canadian energy

heavyweight — for 23 years. Former Penn West CEO Bill Andrew will share the vice-chairman duties with Markin.

Last week, Penn West said its board of directors was in the midst of a “renewal process.”

it one of the most valuable companies by market cap last year, though shares have since posted a double-digit decline.

Another technology bellwether wasn’t as fortunate.

Hewlett-Packard Co. slipped to No. 15 from No. 10 as the Palo Alto, Calif., technology pioneer struggled with a broad consumer shift from PCs to smartphones and tablets and its own accounting missteps.

Also off the top 10 is government mortgage provider Fannie Mae, which dropped four spots to No. 12.

Meanwhile, social media powerhouse Facebook Inc., which last year went public in one of the biggest initial public offerings ever, debuted at 482 on the Fortune 500.

versy within the province as well.

Some communities are upset over the growing number of giant wind turbines popping up across rural Ontario, an issue that cost the governing Liberals seats in the 2011 election.

INTERNET: High sales taxes Some states have sales taxes as high as 7 per cent, plus city and county taxes that can push the combined rate even higher.

For example, the combined state and local sales tax is 9 per cent in Los Angeles and 9.25 per cent in Chicago.

In New York City, it’s 8.5 per cent and in Richmond, Va., 5 per cent.

In many states, shoppers are already required to pay unpaid sales tax when they file their state income tax returns. However, states complain that few taxpayers comply.

Many governors — Republicans and Democrats — have been lobbying the federal government for years for the authority to collect sales taxes from online sales.

The issue is getting bigger for states as more people make purchases online.

Last year, Internet sales in the U.S. totalled $226 billion, up nearly 16 per cent from the previous year, according to government estimates.

States lost a total of $23 billion last year because they couldn’t collect taxes on out-of-state sales, according to a study done for the National Conference of State Legislatures, which has lobbied for the bill.

About half of that was lost from Internet sales; half from purchases made through catalogues, mail orders and telephone orders, the study said.

Supporters say the bill makes it relatively easy for Internet retailers to comply.

States must provide free computer software to help retailers calculate sales taxes, based on where shoppers live.

States must also establish a single entity to receive Internet sales tax revenue, so retailers don’t have to send it to individual counties or cities.

Opponents worry the bill would give states too much power to reach across state lines to enforce their tax laws.

States could audit out-of-state businesses, impose liens on their property and, ultimately, sue them in state court.

In the Senate, lawmakers from three states without sales taxes are leading the opposition: Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon.

They argue that businesses based in their states should not have to collect taxes for other states.

Delaware also has no sales tax, though Delaware’s two senators support the bill.

Grover Norquist, an anti-tax advocate, and the conservative Heritage Foundation oppose the bill, and many Republicans have been wary of crossing them.

Even so, the issue has a bipartisan flavour. The main sponsor, Sen. Mike Enzi, is a conservative Republican from Wyoming.

He has worked closely with Durbin, a liberal Democrat.

In the House, Republican Speaker John Boehner has not commented publicly about the bill, giving supporters hope that he could be won over.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which would have jurisdiction over the bill, has cited problems with the legislation but has not rejected it outright.

“While it attempts to make tax collection simpler, it still has a long way to go,” Goodlatte said in a statement. Without more uniformity in the bill, he said, “businesses would still be forced to wade through potentially hundreds of tax rates and a host of different tax codes and definitions.”

Goodlatte said he’s “open to considering legislation concerning this topic but these issues, along with others, would certainly have to be addressed.”

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We’ve come a long way with processed foods ALONG THE WAY WE LOST CONFIDENCE IN MAKING THINGS FROM SCRATCH Just saw a cartoon that featured a can laInstead of spending an hour making an belled “Dehydrated Water. Empty contents apple pie, set out a bowl of apples. into a gallon of water and stir.”

Instead of boiling, mashing and dicing, We’ve come a long way in attitude from toss whole potatoes in the oven to bake. when the first processed foods hit Today, a walk through the the shelves. produce section reveals even Cake mixes originally listed the basics are being prepared water as the only needed ingredifor us. ent but back in the fifties housePeeled baby carrots, foil wives were suspicious. wrapped potatoes and soon preIt just didn’t feel right to only cut apples. add one ingredient...and for it to Called Arctic Apples they be water no less! The company have been genetically modified reissued the mix, this time askto prevent browning when exing the consumer to add an egg posed to air. as well.

This means they can now be The mixes sold like hotcakes. sold to consumers already sliced.

And soon there were mixes for Anyone who has worked themSHANNON hot cakes as well. selves into a state of exhaustion MCKINNON And biscuits and muffins and, cutting up their apple can now well, you know the rest of the stobreathe a sigh of relief. ry.

As for putting ourselves—or Along the way we lost confiGod forbid our children—through dence in making things from scratch. the horrors of exercising jaw muscles by eatNever mind most of these things only re- ing the fruit whole (not to mention the stress quire flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs and of figuring out what to do with the leftover milk and you’re already adding the eggs and core) well, forget about it. milk anyway.

All we’ll have to contend with is what to And then there are hash browns. do with more plastic packaging.

If you’re ever bored you should read the The trees are already being grown and ingredients on a package of those babies. marketed in the U.S. and Arctic Apples Or you can read them right now. Here plans to do the same in Canada, pending goes: Potatoes, Partially Hydrogenated CFIA regulatory decision of course.

Canola And/Or Soybean Oil, Beef Oil, DexBut once they complete the governtrose, Sodium Acid Phosphate, May Con- ment review processes our orchards will tain Modified Potato Starch, Modified Corn- be filled with non-browning apples and starch, Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Tapioca our grocery stores filled with pre-sliced And/Or Potato Dextrin, Sunflower Oil, Corn apples.

Flour, Cornstarch, Salt, Baking Powder, GluWhen did cutting up our own vegetables cose Solids, Autolyzed Yeast, Corn Syrup and fruit become so much work we needed Solids, Natural Flavouring, Xanthan Gum, to outsource it?

Modified Cellulose, Guar Gum, Colour, ThiaIf you’re feeling judged or thinking I have mine Hydrochloride, Triglycerides, Smoke never bought a bag of precut carrots in my Flavour. organic life, you’re mistaken. Baby carrots Phew! were a staple in the crisper during my chilQuite the mix of ingredients considering dren’s school years. the homemade version consists of the folI well remember being so tired I envied lowing: Potatoes.

The Jetsons and their pill popping meal plan Of course if you want to go all culinary (for those who might not know, The Jetsons you could toss in some olive oil or but- were a futuristic television cartoon famter and perhaps a sprinkle of salt or some ily whose meals came in the form of pills herbs, but still. served by robots).

I wonder if in those so-called simpler If I couldn’t have the full meal pills, a rotimes housewives enjoyed preparing food. bot in some factory slicing and washing my Or was it more like the story Helen Near- carrots for me sufficed. ing tells in her quirky cookbook titled Simple The only reason that changed was beFood for the Good Life about a farm woman cause I started growing enough carrots to who spent her days preparing food for half store over winter and they taste SO good a dozen farmhands until she went ‘quietly they can’t be replaced, no matter how concrazy’. venient the alternative.

As she was being led to the wagon that But I still wouldn’t mind if a robot peeled would take her to the psychiatric ward them for me. she kept repeating, “And they ate it all in And that’s just sad. twenty minutes. They ate it all in twenty minutes.”

Shannon McKinnon is a syndicated columIn her cookbook Helen recommends nist from Northern BC. You can catch up on keeping things simple both for physical and past columns by visiting www.shannonmckinmental health. non.com

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Child’s selfishness has parent concerned about future Question: I’m concerned about They give them whatever they my little girl’s selfish attitude. want, sometimes in complete disHow do I discourage this be- regard of my wishes. havior and help her develop a How do I address this without grateful heart? alienating my parents?

Jim: Yours is a Leon Wirth, execuquestion to which altive director of Parentmost every parent — ing and Youth: Almost me included — can every grandparent relate. occasionally overinThe answer dedulges their grandpends upon your children. daughter’s age. SmallThere’s usually er kids may be too little harm in this as young to understand long as everyone unideas like unselfishderstands that such ness and gratitude. occasions are to be They’re still in the viewed as exceptions process of grasping and don’t become exJIM what it means to be pectations.

DALY an individual “self” Your reference, distinguishable from however, to Grandma the rest of the world and Grandpa’s “comaround them. plete disregard of If your daughter is your wishes” leads me only five or six years to think that you may old, there’s probably no reason be dealing with a bigger issue. to be overly concerned about her If they’re deliberately underbehavior. mining your authority as a parIt’s a different matter where ent, you need to take decisive older children are concerned. steps to address the problem — This is when many parents be- and soon. gin to realize the impact of our I suggest you get a baby-sitter materialistic, consumer-driven and schedule a dinner out with culture. your parents.

Advertisers and toy manufacBegin the conversation by letturers aren’t in the business of ting them know how much you helping moms and dads teach love and appreciate them. concepts like contentment and Then explain that something’s thankfulness. come up that you’d like to disFrom their perspective, kids cuss. are a lucrative “market” sector, Tell them you are working and they design their publicity hard to teach your children campaigns accordingly. the importance of obedience, As a result, children are con- discipline and respect for auditioned to believe that they’re thority. entitled to have everything they Explain that although you want — right now! appreciate their generosity toThe best way we as parents ward your kids, you feel that can counter this is by modeling their actions are hurting your a grateful and selfless attitude efforts. ourselves.

Identify some specific inciAs we go through our daily dents and share how this made routines, we should remember you feel as a parent. to express gratitude on a regProvide reasons for the rules ular basis — even for simple you’ve established and help them things. understand why you feel it’s imConvey thankfulness to friends, portant to maintain a consistent family and co-workers, and not standard. just when they do something speFinally, before having this cial for you. conversation, take time to conLet people know how much sider things from their perspecyou appreciate them just for who tive. they are.

If they grew up in depressed Another way to encourage circumstances or lower-income gratitude is by serving others who homes, they may be simply tryare less fortunate. ing to compensate for their Volunteer to serve meals at a own childhood deprivations local rescue mission. by lavishing luxuries on your Visit shut-ins at a nursing kids. home, or sponsor a poor child in It’s difficult to say how they a third-world country. will react.

This will increase your famThey may feel hurt for a while, ily’s awareness of their bless- but it’s critical that you address ings while getting in touch with the issue before even greater rethe needs of people around the sentment is allowed to build. world.

Catch up with Jim Daly at www.

Question: Grandma and Grand- jimdalyblog.com or at www.facepa are spoiling my children. book.com/DalyFocus.

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Stress levels intensifying for everybody “Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.”

– Natalie Goldberg, American New Age author and speaker

confront a wild beast in the forest or a hostile neighbouring tribesman.

The emotional threats we face everyday typically include getting stuck in traffic, a fight with the boss, or family and financial struggles, along with Stress: The Epidemic of the Eight- countless unrealistic expectations layies. ered on us by others or self-imposed.

That was the cover story Our bodies, however, still for the June 6, 1983 edition initiate the same, primitive of Time magazine. fight or flight responses, The article referred to though we seldom exercise stress as our leading health either option. problem.

Instead, we endure the At the time, experts in stress and often with devthe field predicted the isastating consequences. It’s sue of stress would grow not hard to see how this unprogressively worse with remitting stress can contribtime and, sadly, they were ute to hypertension, strokes, right. heart attacks, diabetes, ulJob stress is the leading cers, chronic fatigue, neck source of stress for adults, or low back pain and countbut stress levels have alless other diseases of our so intensified in children, modern world.

MURRAY teenagers, students and for In fight or flight, the the elderly. amygdala, the emotional FUHRER In North America, an escentre in the brain, goes on timated 75 to 90 per cent of high alert, and that signals all visits to primary care the adrenal glands to prophysicians are for stressduce the stress hormones related issues. cortisol and adrenaline.

Present-day stress tends to be more When these stress hormones are pervasive and insidious because it surging through our body, our jaw stems principally from psychological clenches, our gut tightens, our eyes rather than physical threats. dilate, our blood pressure goes up, our It is associated with deep-seated blood sugar goes up, the muscle tenand hardwired reactions about which sion increases — our shoulders get most of us have little awareness: the tight — and the serotonin, the natufight or flight response. ral anti-depressant in the body, starts There’s an applicable quote from getting burnt out, leaving us irritable, Dr. John B. Arden, American psycholo- anxious and depressed. gist and best-selling author: “ThouAll of this persistent, chronic, lowsands of years ago, when our ances- level stress weakens our immune systors encountered a predatory animal tem. When on extended “overdrive” it like a lion, it was best to react imme- will burn us out. diately and not stand around thinking Think about it. about the lion, admiring its beauty or When we’re stressed we may overwondering why it was bothering them react to the slightest comment. instead of tracking down some tasty Our fear is amplified. Our thinking antelope. Thus, the fast track to the is skewed. We view everything through amygdala kept our ancestors alive.” the filter of potential danger.

In Western society, we’re unlikely to You can see how challenging it can

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be to cultivate a positive attitude or corresponding beliefs if we are perpetually stuck in survival mode.

Our heart and our mind are not open to new and inspiring thought. Our rational mind has become disengaged.

We are expressing ourselves from a place of fear, not love.

How can we focus on long-term happiness and success when we are so intently focused on short-term survival?

When we are overwhelmed with stress, life becomes a series of ongoing emergencies.

We lose the ability to relax and be in the moment.

According to the American Psychological Association, we may not even feel the physical or emotional warning signs of stress until after hours or days of stressful activities.

It is to our peril that we continue to live in crisis mode — ignoring the warning signs of emotional and physical attack.

The brilliant Hungarian-born Canadian physician Gabor Maté, author of the international best-seller, When the Body says No — the cost of hidden stress, believes that rampant stress and the associated beliefs and patterns that support and sustain it are a major contributor to most forms of illness. In his book he offers compelling evidence to support his assertion.

In my experience, the more selfaware we become and the better our self-esteem, the more we experience self-love, and thus the greater care and concern we have for our mind, body and spirit.

By noticing how we respond to stress, we can manage it in healthier ways, allowing ourselves to come back into balance, lessening the odds of long-term health problems.

Thought it will certainly take time and effort to shift our thinking and learn appropriate ways and means of addressing stress, there are simple ways to calm the fight or flight response.

1. Reduce or eliminate stimulants/ sugar, which increase the startle response.

2. Do aerobic exercise. Moving the body starts the endorphins flowing.

Endorphins are the opiate-like, feelgood hormones.

3. Get a good night’s rest. Make your bedroom a stress-free zone — a sacred space.

4. Avoid negative people and situations. Grow a circle of positive people.

5. Practise meditation. This can be meditation in the formal sense or any activity that calms the mind and relaxes the body: reading, gardening, painting or journaling.

6. Work on your self-esteem and personal awareness so that you can better understand yourself and the triggers that fire your fight or flight response.

7. Read Gabor Mate’s When the Body Say No. You will be enlightened.

The stress condition is described brilliantly by American author, editor and speaker Marilyn Ferguson, who once wrote, “Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.”

We must accept responsibility for the role we play in creating or maintaining stress in our lives.

We can identify our true sources of stress by looking closely at our habits, attitudes and excuses.

Though a certain amount of stress is unavoidable, with effort, you can learn to calm the fight or flight response, relax and bring your stress back to a manageable level.

“Never tell me the sky’s the limit when (I know) there are footprints on the moon.”

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

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Desserts in a jar: succumb to sweet tooth AND ENJOY RESTAURANT TREND AT HOME

BY LOIS ABRAHAM THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Jars filled with sweet confections make for novel desserts, and are an easy and fun way to achieve portion control.

In 150 Best Desserts in a Jar (Robert Rose), chef Andrea Jourdan has recreated recipes for traditional goodies like lush chocolate mousse, pecan bread pudding and creamy panna cotta that can be prepared and served in glass vessels.

“Some desserts are baked while others are cold. There’s something for everybody,” she said in an interview from Montreal.

Jourdan, who spent more than 25 years in Europe working as a film producer and chef, has concocted everything from puddings and cobblers to pies and cakes, as well as parfaits, soups and trifles.

Layered desserts can look particularly attractive in jars.

Not only can you use jars for cold desserts, but you can also bake in them.

“People think jars will crack, but no, they’re made of glass,” explained Jourdan, who tested each recipe three times. “Glass is heated to very, very high temperatures to make the jars, so obviously it’s not difficult to bake in them.”

She’s seen high-end restaurants using jars for several years.

“I think it’s just because it looks so cute and it makes everything so easy to portion.”

Most people have jars languishing in the back of cupboards. Jourdan says cooking with them helps the environment by keeping them out of the landfill.

“Every week we eat a jar of jam in my family,” said the author, who ran a restaurant in Los Angeles before returning to Canada. “Even if you only ate one a month, it would mean that 12 jars are lying in your garbage can or your cupboard. So you can make 12 desserts. I can make 52.”

Inexpensive jars are also available in dollar stores and flea markets. But ramekins or small bowls can also be substituted.

Said Jourdan: “You can also take

every one of these recipes and treat it as a simple dessert. It’s just that they are portioned. So you can make a banana cream pie crunch or praline and papaya crunch or a chocolate mousse, coconut cream.”

Cracked or chipped jars should be discarded as they might leak or break during baking, she noted, and jars should be placed on a baking sheet in the oven on the centre or a lower rack.

If freezing, leave space at the top and leave the lid off as contents will expand.

With a convection oven, reduce the temperature by at least 14 C (25 F).

Jourdan said she often serves cold fruit soups in jars during the summer.

They can be starters or desserts. Here is a quick recipe for cold strawberry soup with an orange tang.

It can be made with fresh or frozen berries.

Cold Strawberry Orange Soup You will need six 250-ml (8-oz) jars for this soup.

Use a funnel to pour the liquid neatly into the jars.

1 l (4 cups) hulled fresh strawberries 125 ml (½ cup) icing sugar 250 ml (1 cup) orange juice 45 ml (3 tbsp) chopped fresh mint leaves, divided 15 ml (1 tbsp) finely grated orange zest 5 ml (1 tsp) granulated sugar 15 ml (1 tbsp) slivered almonds 50 ml (¼ cup) plain yogurt 6 mint leaves, for garnish In a food processor fitted with the metal blade or a blender, puree strawberries.

Add icing sugar and process for 1 minute. Add orange juice and process for 1 minute. Add 15 ml (1 tbsp) of the mint and process for 1 minute. Transfer to jars, dividing equally, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

In a bowl, mix remaining mint, orange zest, granulated sugar and almonds. Add yogurt and mix well. Top each jar with a dollop (about 15 ml/1 tbsp) of the mixture, garnish with a mint leaf and serve immediately.

Makes 6 servings.

Source: “150 Best Desserts in a Jar”

by Andrea Jourdan (Robert Rose www. robertrose.ca, 2013).

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Cold Strawberry Orange Soup. This recipe is a quick and easy starter or dessert that’s perfect for summer entertaining. At other times of the year, it can be made with frozen rather than fresh strawberries.

Crafting the perfect mac and cheese Imagine your favourite cheese: perhaps an aged, sharp cheddar, or maybe a blue Gorgonzola or a gentle Monterey Jack. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to use those really good cheeses you love on nachos or as a sauce on macaroni or steamed vegetables?

But if you have ever tried melting high-quality cheeses, you’ve experienced the problem: the cheese separates into a greasy oil slick that no amount of stirring will restore.

One traditional workaround is to make a Mornay sauce, which combines the cheese with a cooked mixture of flour, butter and milk. But a Mornay sauce can end up tasting as much of cooked flour as it does of cheese. The starch in the flour actually masks some of the flavours in the cheese, so the sauce loses its vibrancy.

A clever Canadian-born cheesemaker in Chicago discovered a much better solution around 1912. His name may ring a bell — James L. Kraft.

Kraft found that adding a small amount of sodium phosphate to the cheese as it melted kept it from turning into a clumpy mess of cheese solids swimming in a pool of oil. Kraft patented his invention and used it to make canned, shelf-stable cheese. He sold millions of pounds of the stuff to the American military during World War I. The technique ultimately led to the creation of Velveeta and a whole universe of processed cheese products.

You can apply the very same chemistry, however, to achieve much higher culinary purposes.

The chefs in our research kitchen have made mac and cheese with an intense goat gouda and cheddar sauce, for example, and build gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches using cheese slices that melt like the processed stuff, but are made from feta or Stilton.

In place of sodium phosphate, we use sodium citrate, which is easier to find in grocery stores or online. Like sodium phosphate, sodium citrate is an emulsifying salt that helps tie together the two immiscible components of cheese: oil and water.

In solid form, cheese is a stable emulsion. The tiny droplets of dairy fat are suspended in water and held in place by a net of interlinked proteins.

When cheese melts, however, that net breaks apart, and the oil and water tend to go their separate ways. Sodium citrate can form attachments to both fat and water molecules, so it holds everything together. The end result is a perfectly smooth, homogeneous sauce.

The sauce even can be cut into pro-

cessed cheese-like slices once it cools.

When making cheese sauce, we add four grams of sodium citrate for every 100 grams of finely grated cheese and 93 grams of water or milk.

To make cheese slices, we reduce the amount of water to about 30 grams (cold wheat beer works very well, too), pour the melted mixture into a sheet pan, and let it solidify in the refrigerator for about two hours before cutting it into pieces, which then can be wrapped in plastic and frozen.

Because this method of stabilizing melted cheese bypasses all of the flour, butter and milk used in Mornay sauce, the resulting cheese sauce is much richer; a little goes a long way. But the sauce keeps well in the refrigerator and reheats nicely in the microwave.

MODERNIST MAC AND CHEESE We’ve offered both weight and volume measurements for this recipe.

But as with most modernist recipes, a digital scale is best. Sodium citrate is widely available online. Feel free to substitute an equal amount of your favourite cheeses in this recipe. If you have an immersion blender, you can use it to blend the cheese sauce instead of transferring it to a food processor. But this can cause splattering, so do so with care.

Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 5 2 cups elbow macaroni 265 millilitres (1 1/8 cups) milk or water 11 grams (2 ¼ teaspoons) sodium citrate 285 grams (about 2 ½ cups) finely grated white cheddar cheese Salt, to taste Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Add the pasta and cook until al dente, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain the pasta, but do not rinse it.

Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the milk or water and sodium citrate.

Bring to a simmer. Add the cheese, a spoonful at a time, stirring well between additions. Continue stirring until the cheese is melted and steaming, then transfer the sauce to a food processor. Process until completely smooth, about 30 seconds.

Transfer the cheese sauce immediately back to the saucepan, and return to the heat. Once the sauce is hot, add the pasta, and stir until coated. Season with salt.

Scott Heimendinger is the director of applied research for The Cooking Lab, the culinary research team led by Nathan Myhrvold that produced the cookbooks “Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking” and “Modernist Cuisine at Home.”

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FRANCIS Sonia Charlotte 1932-2013 Sonia Francis passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Thursday, May 2, 2013, after a brief illness.

Sonia was born on March 14, 1932 in Wrexham, North Wales. She received her schooling at the Rhyl Grammar School and went on to receive her Registered Nurse Certificate at High Wycombe Hospital, Buckinghamshire, and her Midwifery Certificate in Chester, Cheshire. She worked as a District Nurse/ Midwife until coming to Lacombe in 1964. Sonia worked as an R.N. at the Lacombe General Hospital and later in hospitals in B a s h a w, E d m o n t o n , a n d Vegreville, and at Nursing outposts in the Northwest Territories. She then relocated to Red Deer where she worked at the Richard Parsons Auxiliary Hospital, then spent the final years of her nursing career as the Home Care Coordinator at the Red Deer Public Health Unit. Sonia thrived at the Symphony Senior Living, Inglewood in Red Deer where she was able to enjoy companionship and visits from her family and close friends. The family is most grateful to the caring and loving staff who made her final years so happy. Sonia was predeceased by her parents; Alice and Walter Francis and is survived by her sister, Sylvia Gillespie (Dick) of Lacombe, her three nieces; Anne Gillespie (Cathy) of Calgary, Janet Hardy (Paul) of Red Deer and Lynn Gillespie Salera (Rocco) of St. Lazare , Quebec, and her great nephews and nieces; Robert, Christopher, Clarke, Hilary and Lauren. As per Sonia’s request, there will be no funeral or memorial service.

If wished, condolences may be sent to Sylvia Gillespie, 5448 46 Ave. Lacombe T4L 1N1 or by visiting: www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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LYONS Gordon “Keith” Dec. 28, 1933 - May 4, 2013 Keith is finally resting comfortably in the arms of his beloved wife Mabel, who predeceased him in June of 2006. Keith was an exceptional hockey player with a promising career in the sport, but decided to join the Army. When his time in the Army was complete, he met and married Mabel and worked for the Department of Highways. He spent his retirement years being quite “busy”. He enjoyed visiting and assisting his neighbors and friends with farm work or anything they needed help with. He will be sadly missed by his sons David, Wayne and Grant (Deniese) and grandchildren Morgan, Yvette, Sierra, Taylor and Teran. He is also survived by his brother Don(Maryann) and his sister Ellen. He was predeceased by his brothers Fred and Howard. Keith’s smile will be remembered and forever treasured in our hearts. At Keith’s request a private funeral service will be held.

Friends and family are invited to attend an open house in Keith’s memory at the Lacombe Arena on Friday, May 10th between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cuba Lab Project - Keith & Mabel Lyons Memorial, Box 850, Langley STN LCD 1, Langley, BC V3A 8S6 (Website: http://www.memocuba.org/).

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VERMEER Audrey 1916 - 2013 Mrs. Audrey Vermeer of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the age of 96 years. Audrey will be lovingly remembered by her children, Peter (Anne) of Abbotsford, BC, Audrey (Ted) Oostenbrug of Red Deer, AB, Nel (John) Langelaar of Red Deer, AB, Irene Cornell of Rocky Mountain House, AB and Grace (Bob) Morrison of Rocky Mountain House, AB, as well as 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Audrey was predeceased by her beloved husband Marinus.

A Funeral Service will take place on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar Street, Red Deer, Alberta at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor G a r y B o m h o f o ff i c i a t i n g .

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

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ALSO Russell Crsc. and part of Richards Crsc. $63/mo.

CASH CASINO is hiring a

F/T - P/T CLEANERS

3am - 11am shift.

Need to be physically fit.

Must have reliable transportation.

Please send resume attn: Greg Tisdale gtisdale@ cashcasino.ca or fax 403-346-3101 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St.

Currently seeking Newspaper carrier for morning delivery 6 DAYS PER WK. ( Monday - Saturday) in the town of Olds Earn $500+ for hour and a half per day.

Must have own vehicle.

18+ Needed ASAP Call Quitcy 403-314-4316 qmacaulay@ reddeer advocate.com F/T SORTERS NEEDED for recycling line in Red Deer. No exp. necessary.

Start immediately. Email to canpak@xplornet.ca 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

NEWS PAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for early morning delivery by 6:30 am EASTVIEW 84 Papers $441/month $5292/yr.

WESTPARK 81 Papers $425/month $5103/yr.

WESTLAKE 81 Papers $420/month $5040/yr.

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

HERITAGE LANES BOWLING

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

Red Deer’s most modern 5 pin bowling center req’s F/T kitchen staff, servers and front counter staff.

Must be avail. eves and wknds. Please send resume to: htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person

IN SERVICE SHOP, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld. Apply fax 403-341-5622

INGLEWOOD AREA

880

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for

BOWER AREA Broughton/ Brooks Cres.

Bettenson St./ Baines Cres.

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

Misc.

Help

HERITAGE LANES BOWLING

Red Deer’s most modern 5 pin bowling center req’s F/T kitchen staff, servers and front counter staff.

Must be avail. eves and wknds. Please send resume to: htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person

LANCASTER AREA

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

880

Anders St. Addinell Close/ Allan St. Abbott Close/ Allan St. Allan Close/Allan St. Allsop Cres.

Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

Misc.

Help

Good for adult with small car.

Ingram Close

MOBIL 1 Lube Express Gasoline Alley req’s an Exp. Tech. Fax 403-314-9207 ROBUST Cleaning Services looking for residential window cleaners. Exp. preferred or will train. Own transportation, valid driver’s licence. Call 403-341-5866 between 6 - 9 pm

Misc.

Help

1 day per wk.

No collecting!!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com SERVICE DRIVER wanted for Little Jons Portable Toilet Services Drivers abstract required please. sales@littlejons.ca or fax resume to 403-342-6179 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

880

Langford Cres.

Lewis Close/ Law Close Lancaster Drive SUNNYBROOK AREA

Red Deer WAL-MART South & North Locations are hiring for

Springfield Ave. Savoy Cres./ Selkirk Blvd.

Sherwood Cres.

Warehouse Associates Cashiers Sales Floor Associates

VANIER AREA

Please apply at

www.yourwalmartcareer.ca

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300 DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

Misc.

Help

880

Trail Appliances has always offered excellence in sales, delivery, customer service, and after-sales support. The Company is currently looking to ¿ll the following positions at our Red Deer locations.

CONTRACT SALES ADMINISTRATOR P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP APPLIANCE DELIVERY DRIVER Trail offers excellent training and a competitive compensation and bene¿t package. Start your career with a well known and respected company, become a member of the successful Trail team by applying in person to: Christ Sturdy in person at 2823 Bremner Avenue Delivery Drive applicants apply to Colin Parsons at #6 4622 61 St., Riverside Industrial District.

Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

Timberstone Area Timothy Drive Turner Cres.

Towers Close Tobin Gate $112.00/mo.

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

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

ALSO Leonard Crs. and 1 block of Lancaster Dr. $75.00/mo.

Good for adult with small car.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

SPRING LAWN CLEANUP Call 403-304-0678

Michener Area West of 40th Ave. North Ross St. to 52 Street. $236/monthly

Community Support Worker

ROTOTILLING, power raking, aerating & grass cutting. Reasonable rates. 403-341-4745

PRO-PAINTING at reasonable rates. 304-0379

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in

Spring Start

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

880

GED classes days/evening

GARDEN ROTOTILLING & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Misc.

Help

297803E3-9

Water management company looking to hire a qualified

Trades

299506E4-10

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

Looking L ookin king ing ng for

a job? ?

Employers: 1. Central Alberta Refugee Effort 2. G4S Secure Solutions Ltd. 3. Home Depot 4. Lambourne Environmental Ltd. 5. LKQ Corporation 6. OPTIMUM Tutoring Solutions 7. Sun Life Financial 8. Vellner Leisure Products 9. Winners/HomeSense 10.World Financial Group 11.Deermart Equipment Sales 12.Sheraton Red Deer Hotel

Mini Job Fair Wednesday, May 8, 2013 9 a.m. - Noon Alberta Works Centre 2nd Floor, First Red Deer Place 4911 – 51 Street, Red Deer For more information, call 403-340-5353

Government

297863E6-7

800

Oilfield

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, May 7, 2013 D3

Household Furnishings

1720

BED ALL NEW,

Queen Orthopedic, dble. pillow top, set, 15 yr. warr.

Cost $1300. Sacrifice $325.

302-0582 Free Delivery

Part Time Account Merchandiser

If you’re looking for a challenging position with one of the world’s leading snack food companies, here’s your chance to join the largest sales team in Canada as a Weekend Part Time Account Merchandiser in Red Deer, AB. We’re looking for someone who pays great attention to detail, has a interest in building displays, and can ensure that our product is always well stocked and looking great. So if you’re an excellent communicator, have great people skills, a class 5 driver’s license, and a flawless driving record, we invite you to apply online at www. fritolay.ca or fax your resume to (780) 577-2174 ATTN: Elaine Diesbourg.

SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help 7 am-3 pm. weekends Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue

TOP WAGES, BENEFITS. Exp’d. Drivers & Swampers required.

MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

BED: #1 King. extra thick orthopedic pillowtop, brand new, never used. 15 yr. warr. Cost $1995, sacrifice @ $545. 403-302-0582.

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

CLUB Chair, chocolate 3 BDRM house at 7316-59 brown leather, like new.

Ave., Rent $1550/S.S. $150. 403-596-1312 $1550. Ph: 403-341-4627.

DESK and chair $75; Dirt 3 BDRM., 1/2 duplex main Devil vacuum, used very flr. laundry, utils. incl’d. n/s, little $60; 27” older tv no pets $1200 w/stand $50 403-340-0675 403-314-4418 / 598-2626 OAK ENTERTAINMENT BLACKFALDS CENTRE $175.

Avail Jun 1, 3 bdrm, 1 bath 403-346-3708 single family home, separate entrance, 6 appl, newly reno’d, WANTED en suite, wine cooler, $1500 Antiques, furniture and + 60% util, No pets, N/S, estates. 342-2514 PM 565 Main, 25 Silver Dr 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty Stereos www.simproperties.ca TV's, VCRs JULY1, 2 BDRM., main flr. w/ laundry, South Hill, SONY Mini stereo, $1125utils. incl’d. n/s, no $40., obo; stereo pets 403-314-4418 / subwoofer; $30. obo; 598-2626 17” computer monitor, $30. obo. 403-782-3847

1730

SONY STEREO w/surround sound. $160.

403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

85 - 9 1/2 “ WHITE DINNER PLATES 82 - 9” dinner plates with design $1.00 Call 403-728-3485 ACCRUE LACE TABLE CLOTH, 50x82. $25.

Morrisroe, 403-347-3741

ROSEDALE GEM!

Great 3 bdrm. HOUSE - 2 baths, Finished bsmt.

Fenced yard. Full appls. pkg. Avail now! $1400 + Utilities. No pets, N/S Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

CLEAN TOWNHOUSE 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 appls, fenced back yard, storage shed, n/s. $1150 + DD June 1st. 403-343-0761

COPPER craft Collectors: DOWNTOWN Chafing dish; large & small chafing dish, coffee pot, SILVERSAND APT. IS NOW ACCEPTING coffee pot, goblets, cham- Avail Jun 1, 2 bdrm, 1 bath APPLICATIONS FOR pagne goblets, bar platter condo suite, 2 appl, laundry Experienced P/T w/ice box, 4 egg holders, in bldg, $950 + pwr, $900 SD, No pets, N/S, Door Security gravy boat w/tray, octagon Apply in person after 3 pm. copper platter, large & PM 303 304, 4814 46 St 403-340-0065 ext 412 small wall plaques, wall Sim Mgmt & Realty sconce w/lamp, spinning www.simproperties.ca Career wheel plaque. ALL for $100. or will sell separateSOUTHWOOD PARK Planning ly. 403-346-3708 3110-47TH Avenue, & 3 bdrm. townhouses, RED DEER WORKS OLYMPIC flame glass col- 2generously sized, 1 1/2 Build A Resume That lection, $20; 4 party glass baths, fenced yards, Works! plates w/cups, $10; APPLY ONLINE antique tea cup & saucer full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.lokken.com/rdw.html sets. (3 sets), $5. ea.; self Call: 403-348-8561 contained wardrobe, $75. www.greatapartments.ca Email inford@lokken.com 403-346-3708 SOUTH HILL Career Programs are Avail Jun 1 , 2 bdrm, 2 bath TILLER, Zenith 20” walk condo, 5 appl, fireplace, FREE behind, 5 hp. B.S.; $70.; for all Albertans Several red brick & cement ground floor unit, adult only, heated underground blocks 8x16. $1.ea.; 48” Celebrate your life parking, $1250 + pwr, $1200 neck yolk, $25. with a Classified SD, N/S, No pets, 403-728-3375 ANNOUNCEMENT PM 466 102, 5217 39 St 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca Cats

X-STATIC

920

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Clothing

1590

DARK BROWN ROCKPORT LADIES OXFORDS. Size 7 1/2. $25.

2 Pair of Earth Spirit Leather Ladies Sandals, size 7.

Nearly new. 1 beige, 1 brown. $15/ea.

Knee Length Stone Wash Denim coat.

Ladies Large. $25.

Morrisroe, 403-347-3741

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1640

1830

SUPER CUTE FLUFFY KITTIES. Great for pets or mousers.

Free to good homes.

403-343-0730 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

1840

Dogs

FREE

MALTESE, white, 6 yrs. old. very loving dog. Sadly needs a good loving home, Senior cant take her with her. 403-341-4502 SHELTIES 4M, 1F, vet checked, ready to go $500/ea.

403-722-3204 846-0198

Sporting Goods

1860

GOLF CLUB SET Tommy Armour 845S irons, 3-sw steel shafts, rh, John Daly driver, Nick Dent GH + 3 & 5 woods, like new Tommy Armour carry bag and stand, very good cond, $100 403-346-0093 MISC. GOLF CLUBS With leather bag. $75.

403-314-0804

Collectors' Items

1870

DRUMMOND NAVY WITH Tools ORAGE “WOLFSBRAU” LETTERING SWEATSHIRT. Large. $50.

3 x 21 CRAFTSMAN belt sander $20; B & D router 1 Precious Moments. $40.

Morrisroe, 403-347-3741 and case $15; Craftsman router $10; large B & D jig saw $8; Skill drill elect. va- Travel ri. spd $5; small B & D electric drill $5; many more Packages tools 403-358-7678 TRAVEL ALBERTA B & D radial arm saw 10” Alberta offers $150; 3 1/4” Makita planer SOMETHING $30; B & D 1/2 sheet shoe for everyone. sander $10 403-358-7678 Make your travel plans now.

1900

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

Avail Jun 1, 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo, 5 appl, 2 balconies, exercise room, 1 underground parking stall, $1200, $1150 SD, No Pets, N/S, PM 426 108, 3 Broadway Rise 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

Manufactured Homes

3040

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2 bdrm suite for mature adults. Fridge/Stove/Dishwasher & shared, Washer/ Dryer. Dbl. GARAGE. Incl. utils. $1325 Avail NOW! Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft.

3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550 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

Condos/ Townhouses NOW RENTING 1& 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/ onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat and hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955 PENHOLD lrg. 1 bdrm., incl. heat water. $685 avail.

June 1, 403-348-6594

QUIET LOCATION 1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg.

Heat/water/parking incl.

Call 403-342-2899

QUIET LOCATION

2 bdrm. adult bldg. lower flr. Utils. incld’d $800. mo.

Call 403-347-4007

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS

Avail Jun 1, 1 bdrm, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, FREE laundry, adult only, $750 + pwr, $700 SD, No pets, N/S, PM 124 206, 5726 57 Ave 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

WANTED TENANT

1 & 2 bdrm. adult suite.

Heat/water/parking incl’d.

Call 403-342-2899

WASKASOO

Avail Now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath main suite, 6 appl, $1250 pwr, $1200 SD, pets negotiable, N/S, PM 480, 5712 - 45 Ave 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

WASKASOO!

BRIGHT 2 bdrm suite with balcony. Close to downtown & trails. Coin-op laundry in bldg. ONLY $895 + electricity. No pets, N/S. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554

Rooms For Rent

3090

MOUNTVIEW: avail May 15 1 fully furn bdrm $550/mo. & $275 DD.† Working or Student M. only no Pets.

Call 403-396-2468 ROOM for rent. $450 rent, d.d. $350. 403-343-0421

Mobile Lot

3190

4040

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION

6th annual Calgary Premier collector car auction May 10 & 11. Grey Eagle Casino. Incredible line up of cars, including 1970 Superbird Hemi.

Consign today 1-888-296-0528 Ext. 102.

EGauctions.com Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

2 BDRM., 1 bath condo in Clearview. Totally reno’d.

Granite counter tops.

Call Devin 403-588-9126 MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2231

5030

Cars

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Farms/ Land

4070

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 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

4090

Manufactured Homes

Cars

5030

2011 CAMARO 2SSRS 6.2L. leather, sunroof, HUD, 2170 kms., $39,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2005 BMW 745LI, heated leather, sunroof, $19,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

$950/month Wanda 403-340-0225 Start your career!

See Help Wanted

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

1 BDRM. 2 appls. no pets $850/mo. 403-343-6609

GLENDALE

or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Wanda 403-340-0225

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homes

2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $950 incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail.

June 1. 403-304-5337

CLASSIFICATIONS

ORIOLE PARK

4000-4190

2 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975 rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. avail.

June 1. Call 403-304-5337

Houses For Sale

4020

ORIOLE PARK FREE Weekly list of 3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1075. properties for sale w/details, rent, s.d. $650, incl water prices, address, owner’s sewer and garbage. phone #, etc. 342-7355 Avail. July 1.

Help-U-Sell of Red Deer Call 403-304-5337 www.homesreddeer.com MASON MARTIN HOMES New 2 Storey 1500 sq.ft Suites 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, $399,900. Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550 2 BDRM. adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, www.laebon.com lrg. suite, Avail now or Laebon Homes 346-7273 June 1 $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337

3060

5050

2010 TOYOTA Venza AWD V6, 34483 km, black, $13,200, sade@netscape.com

Income Property

2000 BUICK Park Avenue.

246,000 km. Nice cond.

Needs nothing. 403-340-2604

SUV's

5040 2008 YAMAHA YZ85 great shape $2200 obo. Son grew out of it, 403-845-0442

2012 MITSUBISHI RVR SE AWC, 33,719 kms., $21888 348-8788 Sport & Import 2008 KAWASAKI Vulcan 900 Classic LT. 4,425 kms. exc. cond. grey/white. $6500 obo 403-596-1312

2009 BMW 335i retractable hardtop gorgeous $38,888 Sport & Import 348 8788

1998 NISSAN Pathfinder Chilkoot 4x4, auto, $3900 obo. 403-342-5609

Trucks

5050

2010 FORD Expedition 2000 PONTIAC Grand Am Eddie Bauer 4X4, htd./cool lthr., $29888 7652 50 Ave. GULL LAKE, 348-8788 Sport & Import 2012 Park model home, on professionally landscaped lot. Fully furnished.

5030

Cars

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS 4160 www.garymoe.com at

GULL LAKE, 2012 Park model home, on professionally landscaped lot. Fully furnished.

Too many extras to list.

403-350-5524 for details.

Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820

wheels

2008 PUMA 27’ w/slide.

On site at River Ridge RV Park. Incld’s deck, gazebo, shed & BBQ. $18,500 on location or $17,000 if r e m o v i n g t r a i l e r o n l y.

403-342-6252, 352-6063

Locally owned and family operated

Automotive Services

2 0 0 6 TO Y O TA Ta c o m a 213,000 kms, exc. cond, $12,800 403-358-6219 2005 CHEV 4x4 extended cab 150, loaded, good shape inside and out. $6600. 403-746-5541 or 403-550-0372

5010

5020

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

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Avail Jun 1, 1 bdrm, 1 bath, 2 appl, FREE laundry in bldg, $750 + pwr, $700 SD, No pets, N/S, PM 19 8, 5340 - 47 Ave 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

DOWNTOWN

2100

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Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519

5000-5300

1967 CHRYSLER Newport 383 2 barrel auto, $2200 obo 403-227-2166

5120

2009 FORD F 150Lariat 4x4 loaded, tow pkg, 82,000 kms, exc. cond. $24,900 403-346-0633

CLASSIFICATIONS Antique & Classic Autos

1994 TITANIUM model 31E36MK. Loaded, many extras. $28,000 obo.

403-347-1050 or 304-4580

2008 Ford F150 4X4 Supercrew XLT 143,600 km 1980 20’ CAMP TRAILER. $14,900 obo. tow pkg. , Great shape for older unit. backup camera, exc. cond. $5000 obo. 403-782-2669 358-9646

Pinnacle Estates

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1999 35’ DUTCHMEN pulled 600 kms., a.t., heat & air, full bath w/tub in main bdrm, 1/2 bath w/dbl. bunks at rear, 14’ pushout kitchen/living, sleeps 8, exc. cond., n/s, no pets, clean, lots of storage, stove and fridge, $9500 403-227-6442 304-5894

Holiday Trailers

RAYMOND SHORES

(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail.

403-304-5555 SYLVAN LAKE - Pie lot, Well priced. Good location.

403-896-3553

5110

2006 FUSION SE, 4 dr., p. everything, 68,000 kms.

1 owner. 403-342-2480

RAYMOND SHORES 2 dr. Saftied 403-318-3040

Lots For Sale

Fifth Wheels

2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o.

403-348-1634

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

4130

5080

2000 JAYCO Quest 23’ 3 pce. bath, air, sleeps 6.

Exc. shape $6000. obo 403-885-5608, 352-0740

4100

Cottages/Resort Property

2004 CADILLAC Escalade AWD, lthr., DVD, $14,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

Motorcycles

2005 INFINITI FX 35 AWD sunroof, leather, $18,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

WANTED

14’ or 16’ wide mobile home to move into park.

1-780-465-7107

BLACKFALDS

Avail Now, 2 bdrm, 1 bath bsmt suite, 5 appl, in-floor heating, patio, just like new, $950 + 40% util, No pets, N/S, PM 565 Bsmt, 25 Silver Dri 403-340-0065 ext 412 Sim Mgmt & Realty www.simproperties.ca

Trucks

1995 FORD F150. 310,000 km. Runs great. Body rust. $1000. 403-986-1905

MUST SELL

By Owner.

Sharon 403-340-0225

2010

2140

5020

MAIN FLOOR SUITE MASON MARTIN HOMES

1680

1710

Antique & Classic Autos

LACOMBE new park, FULLY SERVICED Newly Reno’d Mobile animal friendly. Your mobile res & duplex lots in Lacombe.

FREE Shaw Cable + more

Avail Now, 1 bdrm, 1 bath suite, 2 appl, laundry in the Semi loads of pine, spruce, Farm bldg, $775 + pwr, $ 725 SD, tamarack, poplar.

Equipment No pets, N/S, adult only, Price depends on location.

PM 479 8, 5110 - 43 St Lil Mule Logging 2011 MASSEY FERGUSON 403-340-0065 ext 412 403-318-4346 DISC BINE. Like new. 7 Sim Mgmt & Realty cutting discs, field ready. www.simproperties.ca Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner With operator manual.

BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / FULL, newly reno’d bsmt. $18,000. 403-845-3501 del. Lyle 403-783-2275 suite, 2 bdrms, inclds. utils, or 403-844-1954 washer/dryer, some furniture, 1.5 blks. from Bower 5 WHEEL HAY RAKE. Garden Mall, tenant employed, cat Independent hyd. arms.

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Changing of the guard TROMBONE SHORTY, THE BLACK KEYS, AARON NEVILLE AMONG NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST’S CLOSING DAY ACTS

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Dan Auerbach, foreground, performs with his band The Black Keys, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday.

Other closing day acts included Irma Thomas, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, The Black Keys, Taj Mahal and Pete Fountain.

Fans cheered and stretched their hands to the sky as Thomas sang bluesy numbers such as Let’s Stay Together, It’s Raining, Forever Young and Let It Be Me. During her upbeat medley of New Orleans favourites such as Iko Iko and Hey Pocky Way, Thomas asked the thousands packed before the stage to wave a towel or handkerchief in a New Orleans tradition

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Natalie Maines Mother (Columbia) Natalie Maines’ first solo album continues her movement into a deeply considered, provocative form of polished adult rock heard on her last recording, the Dixie Chicks’ 2006 award-winning Take the Long Way Home.

As with that album, Maines sets aside the cheeky playfulness that marked her success in country music. Instead, she carefully curates an album of covers and originals by other writers— with one strong original, Take It On Faith.

She leans hard on philosophical lyrics about self-identity (the title song, Free Life) and the importance of strong relations (Without You, Come Cryin’ To Me). Much like Maines’ public persona since her fallout with the conservative right after speaking out against the Iraq War, the songs waver between gutsy stands and seeking

shelter with those who care for and understand her.

Maines shows how she can wail on rockers like Patty Griffin’s Silver Bell, but it’s on Jeff Buckley’s dramatic Lover, You Should’ve Come Over that shows how effective she can be with emotional vulnerability and the power of the full range of her vocals.

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But it also proves that, as an artist, she’s still an American treasure.

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“We’re so happy to see the sun, we don’t know what to do,” she said.

Many in the crowd were on their feet dancing.

“You can’t sit still when you listen to Irma,” said Cecelia Wright of San Diego, Calif., who has attended Jazz Fest every year for the past 30 years. “This festival has so many wonderful types of music. I don’t come for the big names. I come for the jazz, the blues and the funk.”

Nurture your soul at East Coulee Spring Festival With the slogan of HooDoo You Love? the East Coulee Spring Festival will offer a “soul-nurturing” lineup of music to rock the Canadian Badlands this weekend.

Central Alberta singers Randi Boulton of Red Deer, and Ruth Purvis Smith and Lara Jol, both from the Three Hills area, are among 126 musicians who will Randi Boulton perform on five stages from Friday to Sunday in East Coulee, 15 minutes east of Drumheller.

The weekend kicks off with a free show on Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight at the East Coulee Tavern, with a live CKUA Radio broadcast.

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include Boulton, Smith, Front Porch Roots Revue, Joelle, the Caravana Gypsy Jazz Quartet, and others.

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NEW ORLEANS — For more than two decades, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has closed with a performance by the city’s own Neville Brothers.

On Sunday, that tradition changed. Aaron Neville performed on a stage with his new band while young brass band frontman Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews closed the festival’s biggest stage — where the Neville Brothers once held court the last day.

Andrews and his band, Orleans Avenue, entertained a jam-packed crowd as the festival ended its 2013 run. A sea of faces stretched to the track’s back fence.

Neville said he views the closing lineup change as kind of a “passing of the guard.

“Trombone Slim, as I call him, will do a great job,” Neville said of Andrews. “I remember when it was Professor Longhair out there and then we did it for a long time. It’s time. Slim is a big musician and I’m proud of the way he’s handled himself.”

Neville is promoting his new album, My True Story, released earlier this year. At 72, he says it’s the right time to focus on a solo project.

“My brothers and I have been performing together like 35 years,” Neville said. “I wanted to do some other things and I couldn’t do both because of my age and my health, so I decided to back off the Brothers and focus on what I wanted to do. I don’t know how much longer I’m going to be here and I would be mad at myself if I didn’t take the time to do me.”

His brothers — Art, Cyril and Charles — performed during the festival’s first weekend under a new name, The Nevilles.

Still, he wasn’t completely without family on stage.

Charles Neville plays saxophone in his quintet.

Aaron Neville gave fest-goers a good sampling of the new music which covers a musical genre close to his heart — doo-wop.

“If you listen to any of my music, there’s a doo-wop essence to it,” he said. “Since I was a little boy, I’ve listened to people like Clyde McPhatter and the like.

Everything I’ve ever done has some doo-wop in it.

It’s innocent music. Music that tells the story of boy meets girl. Music I can listen to with my granddaughter and my grandmother and nobody gets offended.”

Another closing day act was Hall & Oates, who made their Jazz Fest debut Sunday under sunny skies and a cool breeze that the crowd reveled in after several days of rain and muddy ground conditions.

John Oates said he and his longtime musical partner, Darryl Hall, have always wondered why this festival was never on their schedule.

“I can tell you, both Darryl and I haven’t been more excited about a gig in about 20 to 30 years,” Oates said. “We’re really psyched and excited about the opportunity.”

Adam Butler, of Lisle, Ill., said he came a long way for his first Jazz Fest, and Hall & Oates delivered. Their set included old favourites such as Out of Touch,” Method of Love, Maneater, and Say It Isn’t So. They closed the set with Can’t Go For That (No Can Do), but came back for encore performances of Rich Girl, Kiss On My List, and Private Eyes.

“Their music is timeless,” said Butler, who sipped a margarita as he took in the music with friends from California, Indiana and Nevada.

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The first tree swallow of the year arrived early one morning last week on the Mackay Bluebird trail south of Ponoka. The bird is a little later than usual, however, with the cold weather — swallows were not expected for a while yet.

Dear Annie: My husband works at a private college. His male boss had an affair with one of the female directors under him.

My husband and his assistant found out about it and, after much deliberation, brought it to the attention of the human resources department.

The president of the college was informed, but he only put the two guilty parties on suspension for two weeks.

My husband and his assistant still have to work for this man. He constantly undermines them, and it is obvious that there is no future for my husband at this college.

The affair is still going on, and my husband has told no one else. The spouses are in the dark, too.

My husband has only worked for this college for a few years. Until this affair, he loved his job and did it well.

Our daughter graduates high school next year, and we were hoping she could attend this school tuition-free.

Instead, we may have to move, losing whatever benefits we may have accrued.

Should my husband ask for compensation when he leaves, such as some kind of tuition benefit? The president is about to retire and has no interest in moving my husband to a different department.

How do we handle this? — In a Bind Dear Bind: How does your husband feel about the situation?

If his daughter were guaranteed a tuition-free education at this college, would he be able to stick it out for another year or two until she is established?

Is the president of the

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Please discuss his options, and then let him do whatever he feels is best.

We know you have a vested interest in the outcome, but it is his job, and he should make the final decision.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have eight grown children between us and an ever-increasing number of grandchildren.

We make a good living, but when several of them come home for the weekends, the grocery bills get very high, especially when I have to buy for those with food allergies and unusual preferences.

Now that some of our kids have good salaries, what’s the best way to say it would be nice if everyone chipped in when we have weekends together?

I find it difficult to ask, and some of them get a little annoyed that we would even think they should help. They’ve been known to send requests for the meals they

want.

I’ve thought about sending out an email with the anticipated menus and asking them to let me know whether they would like to bring or prepare any of it. Is that fair? — Too Good of a Cook Dear Cook: This is your family, and they are staying the weekend.

They should be pitching in at every meal, and you should not be afraid to tell them so. Since they refuse to offer graciously, it’s fine to send a group email and assign a type of dish (starch, vegetable) to each child.

Be upbeat and excited about their contribution to the weekend, and say you can’t wait to taste their cooking. They can swap assignments or ask to prepare something else, but if they bring nothing, please do not compensate by cooking it yourself. Simply say you’re sorry there will be less to eat.

Dear Annie: I read the response from “Frank” about guests who track snow into the house. His suggestion is for the hostess to let people know in advance that they will have to take off their shoes.

Nobody wants snow tracked into their home.

If there is snow on the ground, why don’t you already know that you’ll have to remove your shoes at the door? — Glass Half Full Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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SUN SIGNS CANCER (June 21-July 22): Partnerships can seem too argumentative and this may make you rather irritated.

Your audience is not responsive to your requests making it difficult for you to approach them today.

Stay away from manipulative types of individuals who may be testing your grounds.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are being called to see life through practical eyes.

Seek resources and help through individuals who you wouldn’t normally consider useful.

If you are accustomed to taking the high way, why not consider taking other roads today when making career choices.

ing with others today. Let your hair down and dance under the rain.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): It may be tricky keeping up with your children today.

They seem hard to pin down or act in a way that it is hard for you to control them.

Beware of their tactics as they might just be controlling you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Your creativity and imagination is heightened today making you one of the most resourceful individuals out there.

You succeed in convincing others of your point of view as your persuasion skills are maximized today.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be extra cautious on the road today.

Your attention is likely to be lessened by disruptions and your patience is quite low while running your usual errands.

When interacting with others, try to read between the lines.

They might be saying to you much more than intended.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A review might be necessary regarding your financial statements or a bank account.

Some irregularity can be uncovered now and an immediate attention will be needed.

You may also discover some interesting hidden facts.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The other party may withhold some important information from you.

You surely don’t appreciate this discreet behaviour from their part.

Power struggles within your closest dealings is unfortunately present for you today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Harmonious energies abound you today.

It’s a delight for you to feel showered and adorned by mutual respect and rewarding affections when interact-

Library Information Specialist The Dawe Branch of Red Deer Public Library is seeking one permanent part-time Programming Assistant (LA III) to develop and deliver library services and programs that support the literacy, learning and leisure needs of all ages for the Library. Reader’s advisory, computer instruction, circulation and reference work are also included.

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Tuesday, May 7 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Alexander Ludwig, 21; Breckin Meyer, 39; Traci Lords, 45 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The universe harbours quite a mentally active day.

Mercury makes close contacts with the planet of action, Mars and the planet of transformation, Pluto.

Our mental energy is fully lit and we do not shy away from a good debate.

Arguments can pop out everywhere while we seem strongly opinionated almost about any issue today. Fortunately, we have tremendous focus to get to the bottom of things.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, it would be in your best interest to seek realistic expectations and to have level-headed kind of dreams this year.

Otherwise, illusion can easily distort your vision or make you see your future through rose-coloured glasses.

Ensure that contacts you develop this year are not seeking to take advantage of your goodness.

Creativity and imagination will serve you extremely well in the forthcoming months.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Decisions concerning your finances will likely be made today.

You’ll find yourself in a push-pull situation where you’ll have to give up some of your wealth in order to offset some of your debt. It’s time to make some sacrifices.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Communication with others runs smoothly today.

Focus on solving complex problems or conduct important research as you are able to grasp the bigger picture and maintain a great concentration.

Problems seem clearer and solutions within your hand’s reach.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If possible, avoid making rash decisions today.

Your perception is not entirely objective. Impulsiveness can certainly affect your good judgment. Unveiled information travels your way in an uncanny fashion. Stay aware.