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RDC cuts jobs, programs 180 STUDENTS LOSE SPOTS, SIX PROGRAMS AFFECTED AS BUDGET TIGHTENED

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF The impact of provincial funding reductions at Red Deer College can now be quantified: 32 jobs cut and changes made to six programs. “It was two of the most difficult days we’ve ever

had in this institution,� RDC president Joel Ward said on Thursday. “I haven’t seen this since 1993 when I was in Ontario. This has been the most difficult time for people in this institution in their careers.�

The March 7 Alberta budget cut the province’s operating grant to Red Deer College by 7.3 per cent.

This meant the college had to find $6 million to balance its budget. In 2012, the college’s budget had $92 million in revenues and $89 million in expenses. “I think we did a very good job of mitigating the impact on people, students and programs,� said Ward.

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‘Why do I need legs?’ CRUSADER TRAVELS 300 KM TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CLEAN WATER

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

Spencer West, a legless man who’s walking on his hands from Edmonton to Calgary to raise money for the We Walk 4 Water campaign, arrives at Ponoka Elementary School Thursday.

Spencer West has travelled from Edmonton to Lacombe, with more to come, and boy are his arms tired.

He had his legs at amputated because of a genetic disorder — at the age of two they were removed to the knee, then at the age of five they were removed just below his pelvis. Although he had tried prosthetics at one point, they weren’t for him.

Instead, the 31-year-old Wyomingborn Toronto resident relies on his hands or a wheelchair to move around and that’s the way he likes it. “I had prosthetics as a kid, but they were hard to use,� said West. “It was so much faster for me to get around on my hands. I remember as a kid the doctors told my parents, ‘Every kid wants to walk.’ But I walk already, why do I need to walk on legs?�

But this hasn’t slowed West down who by Saturday will be at the midpoint of a 300-km awareness and fundraising walk from Edmonton to Calgary.

We Walk 4Water aims to raise awareness and funds in support of a Free the Children campaign to provide clean water for life to 100,000 people around the world. “We wanted to jump on board with that and thought why don’t we come to Alberta,� said West. “For Kilimanjaro so many people wanted to get involved with us, but we couldn’t actually let the people climb the mountain with us.

“While we can’t let anyone walk with us (this year), we can still have face-to-face time.�

Last year, he and friends David Johnson and Alex Meers climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. “It’s a lot harder than we thought,� said West of this month’s trek. “We’re doing about 28 to 31 km a day. We’re a lot more sore than we anticipated.�

“EVERY KID WANTS TO WALK. BUT I WALK ALREADY, WHY DO I NEED TO WALK ON LEGS?� — SPENCER WEST

West said the support they’ve received has been tremendous, with people driving up the highway and stopping on the side of the road to give a donation. “There was one little kid that was riding a bike, chasing after the RV, yelling ‘Stop, stop, wait!’ � said West. “He gave us five bucks. The support here has been amazing.�

To help protect his hands while he’s walking on the pavement, he does wear gloves. And some of the time he uses his wheelchair. “We’re walking across Alberta to try to simulate how far women and girls have to walk for water,� said West. “We’re hoping people will follow our journey and be inspired to do something on their own.�

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Prostitute ‘killed her best friend’ WOMAN CLAIMS VICTIM STRUCK HER WITH A WHISKY BOTTLE

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer prostitute has been sentenced to nine years for killing the man she describes as her best friend.

Stephanie Walroth, 44, was charged with second-degree murder by police investigating the death of Shaughn Lumley, 58, whose body was found in his Riverside Meadows apartment on Christmas Day, 2011.

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Walroth pleaded guilty on March 18 of this year to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

In Red Deer provincial court on Thursday, Calgary-based Crown prosecutor Richelle Freiheit described a vicious fight that broke out while Walroth and Lumley were drinking together on Dec. 21, 2011.

The pair had an ongoing arrangement, in which Walroth provided housecleaning, cooking and sexual favours in exchange for money, drugs

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and an occasional place to stay, said Freiheit.

They had consumed about half of a 1,200-ml bottle of whisky when they started fighting about money, she said.

Walroth told police that Lumley struck her on the side of the head with the half-empty bottle.

The autopsy report shows that he suffered dozens of internal and external injuries.

Lumley died when Walroth ripped the elastic waistband off his shorts and

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He would have to have been incapacitated already for Walroth to overcome him and pull the elastic tight enough to strangle him, said Freiheit.

Awaking in a pool of blood with Lumley’s body on top of her, Walroth dragged him into a bedroom, opened the window, turned on a fan and shut the door.

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RDC: Workers have options “I wish I didn’t have to do it, but I think we did the best job we could have under the circumstances.”

Ward said the 32 staff members who lost there jobs were notified on Tuesday and Wednesday. The reductions will result in a balanced budget.

Those who have lost their jobs had options, including taking a severance package or delaying severance and waiting for the re-employment list to look at other jobs at the college.

Ward said the savings can be broken down as 50 per cent reduction from administration and support, 30 per cent through program and delivery restructuring and 20 per cent from program suspensions.

Two on-campus programs, Hospitality and Tourism Certificate and Diploma and Virtual Assistant Distance Certificate, will be suspended as of the September intake. The hospitality and tourism program has been transferred to Olds College, where students will be able to complete their studies.

Ward said they met with Olds College and, with the provincial government’s interest in minimizing duplication in mind, made some changes to their program offerings.

“We will be taking their Office Administration students next year,” said Ward.

“But hospitality and tourism will be moving to Olds College. They have a hotel, they have a beermaking program, they grow their own food.

“We felt of the two institutions, the student experience couldn’t be much more engaging in that environment.”

The Cornerstone Dining Room will continue to be utilized by the college’s cook and chef programs, just a little bit differently. Ward hinted that in the future they may look to include culinary arts or baking in those facilities.

The Early Learning and Child Care diploma will be suspended by 2014. Students enrolled in the certificate program will be able to continue into their diploma in September and the certificate program will continue to be offered.

The decision to suspend this diploma was a little more pragmatic for the college.

Ward said the college found on average about 50 per cent of those who finish the certificate in the first year do not come back for the diploma in the second year.

Three more programs will be offered differently by RDC. The Automotive Service Technician certificate will only be available through the apprenticeship route, the Pharmacy Technician certificate will no longer be available through distance education but will be offered on campus and the Health Care Aide program will no longer be offered on campus.

When deciding which programs to cut, Ward said they looked at demand for the programs, job prospects for graduates and trends in program applications.

“We made those decisions with the intent not to bring them back,” said Ward.

“We are interested in looking at new categories of programs to offer.”

These changes will affect about 180 full- and part-time students. Each of these students will be contacted directly by the registrar’s office to advise them of the changes and other options for continuing their learning.

“When we considered these program suspensions, we made sure there were alternatives so when we call them we’ll tell them the situation and tell them three or four options they could look at,” said Ward.

“Or another program that may be related.”

Ward said Michael Donlevy, vice-president of

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After learning of a 7.3 per cent decrease in its operating grant for 2013-2014 on March 7, Red Deer College has met its challenge of finding $6 million and has balanced its budget. One of the programs affected by the cuts will be the Hospitality and Tourism Management program which uses the Cornerstone Dining facility.

Community Relations, was tasked with developing a new Enterprise and Community Relations division. They have been given targets to generate revenue through partnerships, scholarships, corporate training and community learning and sponsorships.

“While we didn’t factor in what we hope will be increased revenue into the budget balance, we know if they make their targets, they’ll bring more money into the institution and mitigate some of our challenges in years coming forward,” said Ward.

A tuition freeze was imposed by the provincial government for next year on post-secondary institutions. Although the hope is for no further cuts, Ward said if the provincial government does something similar in the 2014 budget, it may be a different conversation. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

WALK: Lots of stretching Training for this 300-km walk has been mostly about stretching — the preparation had West using rings, stretching his arms, doing upside-down pull-ups and getting his joints pliable and easy to stretch.

On Thursday, West and his friends walked for about 30 km in the Ponoka area and stopped at Ponoka Elementary School.

Nicole Rawlinson, assistant principal, said having West stop at the school was about teaching her students more than just subjects.

“Knowing that no matter how small they might be or what kind of challenges they have that any dream they have or anything they want to do to make a difference, no matter how small or big, they can do it,” said Rawlinson.

West and the We Walk 4Water team will stopp in Red Deer on Saturday from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the

Subway Restaurant, which is one of the sponsors for the walk, at 139 Leva Ave. in Gasoline Alley.

To donate to the cause, people can contribute at the event or go online to www.freethechildren.com/ wewalk4water. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

KILLING: Mom ‘killed too’ She then cleaned up the apartment, changed clothes and left the building.

In her victim impact statement, Lumley’s sister, Anna Hollness, said Walroth killed two people that day.

Their 90-year-old mother was hospitalized when she learned of Lumley’s death and “never came out,” said Hollness. “You didn’t even know her, but what you did killed her, too.”

Walroth’s sister, Brawnlyn Johnson, pleaded for leniency, saying that she, Stephanie and the other children in their family had suffered an incredibly cruel childhood, which Stephanie was not able to overcome.

Defence counsel Paul Morigeau also argued for leniency, saying his client had been provoked and that there was an element of self defence in her actions.

Judge Jim Mitchell said that a cruel childhood may explain her actions, but does not excuse them.

“This was a brutal and degrading attack on a debilitated and incapacitated man,” said Mitchell.

Pointing to a history of violence, he said Walroth functions well within the structure of a prison environment, but makes no efforts to stay clean when she is not in custody.

He sentenced her to nine years, with 18 months credit for time served in pre-trial custody and no chance of parole until she has served at least half of her sentence. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Local school boards ratify new teacher’s agreement

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Some Red Deer Public School board trustees have refused to support a new agreement between the province and teachers.

Trustees Bill Christie, Bill Stuebing and vicechair Bev Manning voted against ratification while Dick Lemke, Dianne Macaulay, Cathy Peacocke and chair Lawrence Lee voted in favour, at the board meeting on Wednesday.

“It’s not just a protest vote, but letting government know we in Red Deer Public believe the local bar-

gaining process has always worked well and would have been the right way to handle the local negotiations,” said Lee. “Why can’t it be more collaborative and a partnership as opposed to the province and Alberta Teachers Association dictating?”

The Red Deer Catholic Regional School board also ratified the agreement at its meeting on Tuesday.

The four-year provincewide framework freezes for three years the salary grid for nearly 40,000 teachers, followed by a two per cent increase and a one-time lump sum payment to be funded by the province in 2015.

Local school boards represented by the Alberta School Boards Association haven’t been party to contract talks since 2011.

Lee said Red Deer Public trustees, who’ve never had a labour disruption in the district’s 125-year history, are concerned “over what’s happening in general to the autonomy or functions of boards. Is it our role just to take what the government and ATA have offered or is it our jurisdiction?

“The landscape of education is changing and maybe it’s the way we’re going through that change is difficult for our board.”

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Man crosses river to save woman ‘DIDN’T THINK TWICE’ AFTER SEEING WOMAN TUMBLE DOWN BANK

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Not everyone would swim across the frigid Red Deer River to save a stranger, but Keenan Rose didn’t think twice.

The Red Deer man was walking his dog in Great Chief Park at about 6:25 p.m. on Monday when he heard a scream from across the river.

He saw a woman, who was attempting to climb down a 15-metre cliff on the opposite bank, stumble head over heels and fall into the water.

“She slid down and it was pretty steep . . . at one point, her feet were over her head,” recalled Rose, who didn’t know how hurt the woman was before she hit the river.

“I wasn’t sure if she was fine at the time, and I wasn’t sure she could swim, so I jumped in,” said the 25-yearold carpenter.

He first handed his dog’s leash to two other passersby to hold.

The river was extremely cold, but Rose said it wasn’t flowing too fast — which was good, since he doesn’t consider himself an overly strong swimmer.

Although the water level was almost shallow enough to walk across until about halfway, he said the river bottom

then dropped off sharply until the depth was over his head.

The 37-year-old woman was conscious when he reached her and didn’t try to fight him or drag him down. Rose said, “I guess she was co-operative” as he pulled her to shore.

He believes some teenagers who witnessed her fall called 911.

Once on the opposite bank, a shivering Rose stayed with the woman for what seemed a very long time before rescuers arrived. Since she could have suffered a concussion, he said he thought it best to stay and talk to her so she didn’t lose consciousness.

“I didn’t know what to do, so I waited until the fire department came.”

Rose finally saw an emergency worker rappel down the cliff, while other Red Deer Emergency Services rescuers launched a boat into the river.

The woman ended up being saved by boat in a two-hour effort that involved 14 EMS personnel and some RCMP officers.

This was found to be easier than trying to bring her back up the embankment.

She was transported to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and treated for minor injuries. Alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor to the fall, which happened near Warwick Avenue in West

Lake.

Rose’s father-in-law, Brock Brown, considers Rose a hero for risking his life by swimming across the river to save someone. “He was almost hypothermic from the swim. Personally, I think he deserves a medal.”

But Rose doesn’t believe he did anything special or heroic.

“I just went across and gave her a hand. I was pretty confident there were no safety concerns for myself.”

He called the woman’s attempt to climb down the steep embankment foolhardy and dangerous. “She was really lucky” that she wasn’t badly hurt or killed, he said.

Ted Hickey, deputy fire chief with Red Deer Emergency Services, commended Rose for taking such “terrifically” quick action, and for safely getting across the river to save the woman.

“It’s incredibly heart warming . . . to see that people in Red Deer care about their neighbours and are willing to provide assistance to people in need.”

The department will look into whether Rose’s actions could be considered for a bravery award. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate. com

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While walking his dog Gus earlier this week Keenan Rose witnessed a woman tumble down the riverbank across the Red Deer River where he is sitting at Great Chief Park. Rose waded into the river and walked and then swam over to her then waited with her until emergency services personnel could get to the scene.

Out-of-control wildfire burns near Nordegg

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A wildfire in the Nordegg area that grew to 75 hectares was declared out of control Thursday afternoon and the hamlet of Nordegg was put on a one-hour evacuation notice if required.

On Wednesday, the 45-hectare fire near Fish Lake was about 15 km west of Nordegg and was being held. On Thursday the fire shifted and was two km southwest of Nordegg.

“It started going back out of control on us at 2:30 p.m. It was wind that picked up on us. We’re aggressively actioning it.

We’ve got air tankers and heavy equipment on it,” said fire information officer Barry Shellian with Rocky Mountain House Wildfire Management Area.

“Given the current fire conditions and the weather it doesn’t look like it’s going to be going towards Nordegg.

“It’s kind of shifting south,” Shellian said late Thursday afternoon.

The fire was reported on Sunday and earlier this week Fish Lake Campground and Frontier Lodge were on evacuation standby.

Thursday’s evacuation notice did not include them.

The number of firefighters at the fire grew to 60 from 36. Three bulldozers and three helicopters were also being used.

“Crews have been ordered from outside the Rocky Mountain House area to assist with this.”

The Forestry Trunk Road was to be closed from Hwy 11 to the North Fork Road.

Shellian said it was potentially the largest wildfire burning in Alberta but the size of wildfires change all the time.

Clearwater County issued Nordegg’s evacuation notice on the recommendation of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

The county warned that since significant amounts of smoke were expected, residents with respiratory ailments may

choose to voluntarily evacuate the area.

Residents leaving the area were asked to call the county at 1-403-8454444 to register and provide contact information.

Ron Leaf, CAO for Clearwater County, said at 5 p.m. staff started going door-to-door to alert Nordegg residents about the possibility of evacuation.

Nordegg has about 50 full-time residents as well as seasonal residents.

An evacuation plan for 100 to 150 people was being developed.

The regional fire department was identifying resources needed, like helicopters and fire trucks, if fire put structures at risk.

“This is proactive planning at this particular point in time. It’s based on a worst-case scenario with no suppression.

“We’re in very close contact working with ESRD on making the determination of what this fire is going to do over the next 24 to 72 hours.

We also have RCMP involved.

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Strong winds on Thursday pushed the wildfire near Fish Lake towards Nordegg.

This photo was provided by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

“We’re co-ordinating with AHS. This is truly a multi-agency response,” Leaf said Thursday night.

In July 2006, Nordegg was evacuated for four days when a 124-hectare fire, two km southeast of Nordegg, threatened the community. About 130 residents and recreational users in the area

were evacuated.

Due to high hazard conditions, a fire advisory was in put into effect for the Rocky Mountain House Wildfire Management Area on Thursday.

Existing fire permits were suspended and no new permits will be issued until conditions allow.

Safe campfires were

still allowed, but could be restricted in the coming days if conditions worsen.

Updates on the wildfire are available on ESRD’s wildfire information line — 1-866-916-INFO(4636) — or by visiting www.clearwatercounty. ca. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Clark not out of race FEISTY B.C. PREMIER IS MAKING A COMEBACK — WITH ALBERTA’S HELP Less than a week before voting day in B.C., Christy Clark has risen from the dead.

But the rest of Canada should take note — a large part of the Clark resurrection is based on the British Columbia premier’s c a m p a i g n against Ottawa and Alberta.

That the Liberal leader has TIM not been comHARPER pletely buried in this campaign is in itself remarkable, even though the odds of her pulling off an epic political comeback are still very long.

She has restored some of the ruptured coalition that has kept her party in power for the past 12 years, with some timely help from an inept Conservative campaign run by former Reform party MP John Cummins.

She has used the expertise of some experienced Ottawa and Toronto strategists to hammer away at frontrunner and expected winner, NDP Leader Adrian Dix. She has used her media experience and ease with the camera to her advantage and she has preyed on historical fears of NDP governments and profligate spending even after finding little attention during the

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first week of the campaign dominated by the Boston Marathon bombings.

But she has also angered Alberta and the federal Conservatives with some harsh rhetoric that, even in the crucible of a campaign, led one veteran Alberta analyst, Calgary Herald columnist Don Braid, to brand her a bigger threat to Canadian economic freedom than Quebec Premier Pauline Marois.

Alberta talk shows lit up with outrage. Pundits and hotline callers are erupting, but politicians in Ottawa and Edmonton are clamping teeth to tongues to avoid injecting themselves into a provincial campaign.

It’s all about Canada’s resource riches and a way to get them to Asian markets, a national priority for the Harper Conservatives and an imperative for landlocked Alberta, which sees its oil flow potential blocked at every turn.

Clark’s feisty “we don’t need Alberta” remarks in touting her plans to use British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas to revive the provincial economy and her dismissive “tough luck” message to her fellow premiers who are searching for a more pan-Canadian energy strategy came at a Globe and Mail editorial board here.

It is common practice, particularly in Canada’s regions, to campaign against the hated central government, but Clark has been battling her neighbour to the east almost from the day she won the Liberal leadership.

She slapped five conditions on her support for the $6.5-billion Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline that would run through her province, most of them dealing with environmental safeguards and native buy-in, but she also demanded her province get a better

financial deal from the project.

Clark now says both Enbridge’s Northern Gateway and the twinning of the Kinder Morgan pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby are likely to fail and she has not seen a proper response to her demand that her province get a better cut from the spoils.

Relations between Clark and Alison Redford are poor at best, and the Alberta premier has characterized a 2012 meeting on this issue between the two as “frosty.’’

Dix has his own resource challenge with his mid-campaign pledge to oppose the Kinder Morgan project.

His opposition to Northern Gateway and his vow to hold his own environmental hearings on the project has been long-standing.

The Kinder Morgan announcement seemed geared to lure back Green Party supporters, but he may have merely spooked the business community in British Columbia and pushed more footloose Liberals back into the Clark camp.

Dix is a soft-spoken, policy-driven politician surrounded by former senior allies of late NDP leader Jack Layton and he is doing everything he can to look pragmatic instead of scary.

He has signalled he will work with Ottawa on resource development, as long as environmental reviews are legitimate and thorough.

“Go slow is code for NDP No,’’ Clark said this week.

Dix, though, is representing what appears to be the prevailing British Columbia view that this coast not become a super tanker super highway, and he is promising to be reasonable in his dealings with Alberta and Ottawa.

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B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark puts on a pair of work gloves during a tour on Thursday. She has managed to resurrect her campaign. exports and her verbal grenades aimed at her provincial and federal allies may merely be the final-week volley from a desperate candidate trying to cling to power.

But if it proves key to a stunning comeback, it will be very difficult for her to climb down.

Tim Harper is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs writer. He can be reached at tharper@thestar.ca.

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BY BRIAN LEE CROWLEY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Whether Edmund Burke actually said that all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing, there is no disputing the aptness of the sentiment.

At a time when North Korean megalomaniacs brandish nuclear weapons while Iranian ayatollahs look on with scarcely concealed missile envy, Syrian strongmen toy with chemical weapons of mass destruction and China gleefully goads Japan with gunships over the Senkaku Islands, bad people the world over are proving yet again that evil, like rust, never sleeps.

Bullies are a fact of life, among people and among nations. They despise the effete practice of respecting the beliefs, persons and property of those who stand between them and what they want. They regard invitations to talk, to work out our differences, to try to get along, as a sign of weakness, but a weakness they are perfectly willing to exploit for their advantage.

Living in the West, where we respect the rule of law and generally resolve our differences peacefully, it can all too easily appear that all the world’s the same. And if that were true, then much of the world’s spending on arms and defence would indeed be a wasteful travesty that enriched the arms industry for no worthwhile purpose.

We hear this argument made over and over again, especially in hard economic times, in Canada, in America and in Europe. We have heard our fair share of it here at home as critics have attacked plans to acquire new fighter aircraft, re-equip the navy or buy new helicopters. As one such American critic once quaintly put it, “It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and our air force has to have a bake sale to buy a bomber.”

Alas, though, in a world with bad people in it, the idea that we can choose between schools (or health care or pension or welfare) and muscular defence isn’t just a mistake, it is a dangerous delusion that exposes us to great risks.

The Romans stated the underlying principle succinctly: peace through strength; that policy is just as right today as it was then.

For bullies will only submit to the rule of law, only agree to resolve differences through discussion rather than intimidation, when they see that breaches of the rules will be punished.

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A different way of thinking about this is that peace without justice is just submission, and so anyone who elevates peace as the single overriding value, the one that should trump all others, is offering to trade away both peace and justice for a world where the strong make the rules to suit themselves.

Genuine peace is only possible when good people take responsibility to protect it from those who would abuse and destroy it. We’d all like it if that job could be done by talking alone, but it can’t.

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Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and India, by contrast, matter ever more because they have the means and the will to put themselves on the line for what they believe in, as the Japanese prime minister recently announced his country would do in the face of Chinese aggressiveness over

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Yes, being strong carries dangers, and we have to guard against abuse; but being weak is far worse.

In the years ahead, Canada must decide which camp it’s in; whether it wants to be a player, a force for peace and justice, or just a moralizing kibitzer that can safely be ignored.

Canada can be a great nation, but taking its share of responsibility for the maintenance of world order is the unavoidable price.

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Terror plot included mass killing FORMER CANADIAN RESIDENT ALLEGEDLY ‘DISCUSSED’ MASS KILLING WITH VIA SUSPECT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A former Canadian resident arrested in the U.S. allegedly “discussed” plans to kill tens of thousands of people through air and water contamination with a Montreal man already accused in a cross-border terror plot.

Tunisian national Ahmed Abassi has been charged with fraudulently applying for a visa in order to remain in the U.S. to facilitate an “act of international terrorism,” U.S. authorities said Thursday.

Prosecutors allege Abassi had “radicalized” Chiheb Esseghaier, one of two men charged with plotting to attack a Via Rail train travelling from the U.S. to Canada.

Prosecutors said Abassi told an undercover FBI agent that Esseghaier’s plans were good but the time was not right.

“The defendant noted that he had suggested an alternative plot — contaminating the air or water with bacteria in order to kill up to 100,000 people — but that Esseghaier was dismissive of that plan,” prosecutors said.

Officials said Abassi travelled from Canada to the U.S. in mid-March, where he was arrested at JFK airport

on April 22 — the same day Canadian authorities arrested Esseghaier and Raed Jaser, 35 of Toronto.

Abassi appeared before a New York judge May 2 and pleaded not guilty.

“Ahmed Abassi had an evil purpose for seeking to remain in the United States — to commit acts of terror and develop a network of terrorists here, and to use this country as a base to support the efforts of terrorists internationally,” said Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

“Thanks to the extraordinary vigilance of our prosecutors and law enforcement partners, Abassi has been thwarted and is being prosecuted for his alleged crimes.”

The FBI alleged Abassi was unaware that one of his associates was an undercover FBI agent who was privy to the details of the terror plot. Authorities said Abassi was under constant surveillance while in the U.S. Abassi met with Esseghaier in New York City, said a release jointly issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI and the New York Police Department.

“Esseghaier, who was recently arrested in Canada and is currently incarcerated there on terrorism charges, was previously radicalized by Abassi,”

the release said.

“Abassi discussed his desire to engage in terrorist acts against targets in the United States and other countries, and his intention to provide support and ”proposed terrorist plots.“ “The defendant, among other things...explained that he and Esseghaier discussed plots to poison a water system and to derail a passenger train,” the document funding to organizations engaged in terrorist activity.“ According to U.S. court documents, Abassi allegedly discussed Esseghaier’s “proposed terrorist plots.”

“The defendant, among other things...explained that he and Esseghaier discussed plots to poison a water system and to derail a passenger train,” the document said.

Esseghaier allegedly later “received overseas training and plotted to engage in terrorist activity in the West.”

Esseghaier, also a Tunisian national, was a PhD student doing doctoral research on nanosensors in Montreal.

He is facing five charges, including instructing someone to carry out an activity for the benefit of a terrorist group. He suggested in a Toronto court last month that he doesn’t recognize the authority of the Criminal Code because it is “not a holy book.”

The FBI alleged that Abassi told the undercover officer he knew of a number of individuals who, like him, would be willing to engage in terrorist activity.

He was recorded suggesting they send money and weapons to Muslims fighting in Syria, the court documents said.

Additionally, documents said Abassi allegedly expressed his desire to support terror groups, including the al Nusrah Front, which is recognized by the U.S. government as an alias for alQaida in Iraq.

“Abassi made clear that he wanted to obtain immigration documents and to remain in the United States so that he could engage in ’projects’ relating to future terrorist activities, including recruitment,” authorities said.

Details on Abassi’s case came after an indictment and other documents were unsealed in Manhattan federal court Thursday.

The indictment charges Abassi with two counts of knowingly making false statements in an application to the immigration authorities for a green card and work visa in order to facilitate an act of international terrorism.

Each count carries a maximum term of 25 years in prison.

Via Rail looking at whether to check passenger IDs after alleged bombing plot OTTAWA — Via Rail says it is contemplating whether to ask all of its travellers for identification as it considers ways to buttress security in the wake of an alleged terrorist plot to derail one of its passenger trains.

It is not current routine practice for rail staff to ask passengers to show ID, Marc Beaulieu, Via’s regional general manager for eastern Canada, told the House of Commons public safety committee.

“We only check ID when necessary,” Beaulieu said Thursday. “In other words, (we check) if we have a doubt as to the transaction that is going on. We do not, as a rule, ask all of our customers for ID.” But when asked by NDP public

safety critic Randall Garrison if the identification check policy had been evaluated as part of Via Rail threat assessments, Beaulieu said it is one of the measures “being assessed.”

The public safety committee is studying the security of rail transport following the arrests last month of Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto, and Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal. They face criminal charges in what the RCMP says was a terrorist plot guided by alQaida in Iran.

U.S. authorities said Thursday they had arrested a man in connection with the alleged scheme who recently crossed into the country from Canada.

In addition to Via Rail representatives, MPs quizzed members of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, RCMP, Transport Canada and Public

Safety.

Beaulieu said Via Rail had responded to at least eight to 10 security- or safety-related incidents this year.

Those incidents ranged from protest blockades to collisions with vehicles,

Via spokesman Jacques Gagnon later said.

Gagnon did not immediately have statistics on the number of suspicious packages or other such incidents at rail facilities in recent months.

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

Alberta plans new approach on testing PHASING OUT BENCHMARKS TESTS FOR GRADE SCHOOLS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta is phasing out its benchmark provincewide achievement tests for students in favour of what it says are more comprehensive computer-based exams.

Education Minister Jeff Johnson says the new approach will better assess a student’s creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving — not just test for core knowledge in numeracy and literacy.

“It’s much more centred around the student and focused on informing the learning, while we will be able to pull out our (comparative) benchmarks as a province,” Johnson told a news conference Thursday at a downtown school.

The tests — called Student Learning Assessments — will still be administered to students in Grades 3, 6, and 9.

But Johnson said they will now be given at the start of the school year rather than at end as with the current provincial achievement tests, also known as PATs. That way, said Johnson, if the tests identify a need for extra help, the student can get it immediately rather than waiting for the following school year to begin. Testing at the start of the year also further divorces the test results from the performance of the schools themselves, he said.

“One of the main criticisms we’ve had from PATs are groups that take the results and try and rank every one of our schools across the province without looking at all the other metrics that are involved,” he said.

“Students and teachers are transient. So when you do the tests at the start of the year, you can’t tie those results necessarily to a specific teacher or specific classroom or even a specific school.”

The assessments will begin with Grade 3 students in the fall of 2014 and expand to Grade 6 in 2015 and to Grade 9 a year after that.

The PATS are designed to determine if students across the province are learning what they are supposed to be learning and gauge how well all students are meeting provincewide standards.

Johnson said that hasn’t changed, but said the focus will be more on making sure students are getting the help they need.

The tests are still being developed and while the plan is to go digital, students more comfortable with pen and paper will still be able to write the tests that way.

Johnson said even though the tests are going on computer, they will not be simplified.

“Just because it’s digital doesn’t mean were just moving to a point-and-click multiple choice (format),” he said.

Carol Henderson, president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, said it was time for a change.

“We know that students experienced undue stress (with the tests) and schools were unfairly compared without regard for the unique circumstances under which they operated,” she said.

“Teachers knew all along there was a better way.”

Jacquie Hansen, president of the Alberta School Boards Association, said the change will broaden the amount of information available to both schools and families.

“We’re going to be able to take that information and we’re going to be able to use it quickly with a quick turnaround with parents,” said Hansen.

Johnson said it costs about $6 million a year to run the tests, and said it won’t cost more to run the new assessments.

CALGARY — A mother accused of killing two of her newborns and throwing them in the trash has been granted bail during a lengthy delay in her murder trial.

But Justice Peter McIntyre added one key condition in his decision Thursday to release Meredith Borowiec until her trial resumes Nov. 4.

She must use an IUD (intrauterine device) to prevent any further pregnancies while she returns home and lives with her longtime boyfriend.

Borowiec, who has been in custody for the last 18 months, showed no visible reaction as the judge granted her bail.

The 31-year-old is charged with second-degree murder

in the deaths of two newborns in 2008 and 2009. She was charged just over a year after a third child was found alive in a Dumpster in October 2010. That prompted a lengthy police investigation.

She faces a second trial on an attempted murder charge related to the surviving child.

The murder trial was originally scheduled for six weeks, but lengthy arguments ate up the allotted time and forced a six-month adjournment.

Borowiec was first interviewed by police after the live baby was found in the trash bin.

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She admitted to a similar scenario in 2009 when she again gave birth into a toilet in her apartment, wrapped the child in a towel and dropped it into the bathroom garbage. She then walked out to a large bin and disposed of the baby.

Borowiec told the investigating officer she heard a noise “like a kitten” after the birth of her first child and, the following year, was aware the second child was alive as well.

She said her boyfriend was never aware that she was pregnant. McIntyre ruled late last month that the video confessions were admissible as evidence and that her admissions were clearly voluntary.

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Britain’s Prince Harry tours an exhibition on Capitol Hill in Washington staged by the HALO Trust, escorted by Guy Willoughby from the Trust, right, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., not shown, Thursday. The HALO Trust is a British charity dedicated to removing the debris left behind by war, in particular, landmines and unexploded ordnance that might present a danger to civilians.

WASHINGTON — A buttoneddown Prince Harry joined Michelle Obama in honouring military families Thursday and toured an exhibition in Congress about land-mines, opening a weeklong U.S. visit devoted to the wounded victims of war.

Shrieking onlookers gave him the pop-star treatment, but he was all royal business.

The British soldier-prince had one of America’s most storied wounded warriors, the wisecracking Sen. John McCain, at his side as he viewed a display of land-mine photos, maps and mine-detection equipment, staged by a charity held dear by his late mother, Princess Diana.

As the prince entered the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building near the Capitol, he was greeted by a roar and shouts of “Harry!” from a crowd of about 500 people, nearly all of them women.

They crowded a roped-off hallway and stairway with a view of the exhibit, hoisting their cellphones and tablets to get a picture.

Harry didn’t visibly react except to give a polite wave.

McCain, with a laugh, said he told Harry “I’ve never seen, in all the years I’ve been here, such an unbalanced gender crowd.”

From there it was on to the White House for a previously unannounced

visit with the first lady, Vice-President Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, and military mothers and children at an afternoon tea.

Harry joined with the children in helping the kids make Mother’s Day gifts from tulip and rose bouquets, vegetable chips and edible dough jewelry gathered in the State Dining Room.

For the prince, the Washington settings were a world away from the Afghanistan war zone where he recently served for 20 weeks as a co-pilot gunner in an Apache attack helicopter.

It was just as far removed from his hijinks in a Las Vegas hotel room last summer, when fuzzy photos got out of a naked Harry playing strip billiards.

McCain, a Republican former presidential candidate, who was shot down over North Vietnam and tortured as a captive, said he told the prince that “he was probably a much better pilot than I was.”

As for the prince’s reputation for cutting loose on occasion, McCain joked that the British diplomatic reception and dinner later in the evening was sure to be a “wild and raucous affair.”

Today, the prince visits Arlington National Cemetery and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center before flying to Colorado for the 2013 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs.

More than 200 wounded servicemen and women from the U.S. and Britain will participate.

Man accused of keeping 3 women captive accused of abuse

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND — A man accused of keeping three women captive in his run-down home for about a decade and raping them repeatedly had terrorized the mother of his children years earlier, beating her and locking her indoors, her relatives said Thursday.

In interviews with The Associated

Press, relatives of Grimilda Figueroa, who left Ariel Castro years ago and died last year after a long illness, described Castro as a “monster” who abused her. Castro once shoved her into a cardboard box and closed the flaps over her head, said Elida Caraballo, her sister.

“He told her, ’You stay there until I tell you to get out,”’ said Caraballo, who cried as she recounted her late

sister’s torment. “That’s when I got scared and I ran downstairs to get my parents.”

Castro, a 52-year-old former school bus driver, was arrested Monday, when one of the three women, Amanda Berry, broke out of his house and called police while he was away.

Police found the two other women inside.

The women had vanished separate-

ly between 2002 and 2004 when they 14, 16 and 20 years old.

Castro has been charged with rape and kidnapping. He’s being held on $8 million bail under a suicide watch in jail. During his brief arraignment Thursday, he tried to hide his face and didn’t speak or enter a plea. A public defender assigned to represent him didn’t comment on his guilt or innocence.

China, India gloss over border standoff

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — The foreign ministers of China and India have glossed over a recent standoff along their countries’ disputed border in an apparent sign that the incident will not harm future high-level contacts.

China remains committed to a negotiated resolution of the border dispute, Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as telling Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid at a meeting late Thursday in Beijing.

Prior to a permanent settlement, China wishes to “jointly maintain peace and tranquility” along the border, while raising bilateral relations to new heights, Wang was quoted as saying by China’s official Xinhua News Agency.

New Delhi had accused Chinese troops of crossing the de

facto border between the countries on April 15 and pitching camp in the Depsang valley in the Ladakh region of eastern Kashmir. Although China said its troops stayed on their side of the frontier as recognized by Beijing, India moved its soldiers just 300 metres (yards) from the Chinese position.

A series of meetings were held and troops from both sides withdrew on Monday.

Since arriving in Beijing on Thursday, Khurshid has declined to speak to foreign media, but he was quoted by India’s The Hindu newspaper as saying the cause of the border incident was not discussed in his meeting with Wang.

“I think they were not offering us that background, and we were not asking for that background,” the paper quoted Khurshid as saying.

Khurshid is scheduled to meet

today with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and senior foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi.

While the reasons behind the incident remain murky, its tidy resolution appears designed to ensure a smooth reception for Li as he makes his first overseas trip since taking on the post of premier in March.

Asian giants with more than 1 billion people each, India and China have had chilly relations since they fought a brief border war in 1962.

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Sylvan Lake levels best Taxman may have a bead left alone: Lacombe County on offshore tax havens Lacombe County councillors haven’t changed their opinion on the futility of trying to control Sylvan Lake water levels.

A number of options, ranging from minor outflow stream work to an elaborate $1.7-million control structure, have been proposed to reduce a lake level that is at its highest peak since 1918.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development staff recently presented a water modelling study to the Sylvan Lake Management Committee and suggested the control structure — essentially a weir with removable stop logs — is the best option for controlling lake levels.

How much impact a weir would have considering only five per cent of the lake flows through the outlet channel is questionable. Water levels are almost entirely determined by evaporation.

A weir would also interfere with the ability of pike to spawn in Sylvan Creek and return to the lake.

Dale Freitag, the county’s manager of planning services, said no work has been done yet to determine the impact downstream of allowing more water to flow through the outlet channel on the southeast side of the lake.

“There’s a lot of work that needs to be done with it.”

Coun. Rod McDermand questioned why the county should be involved at all in something that is a provincial responsibility.

Council’s policy is to enforce a 30-metre setback around the lake for new developments to, in part, ensure rising lake levels don’t impact houses.

Council was updated on the various lake level control options last October and decided Mother Nature was best left to its own devices.

That’s the same message councillors will take to an Alberta presentation on water modelling set for June 5. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Lacombe County trims tax increase Lacombe County taxpayers got some unexpected good news on Thursday.

Since total assessments in the municipality came in higher than expected, the county was able to trim a projected 2.75 per cent municipal tax rate increase to 1.5 per cent.

Tim Timmons, the county’s manager of corporate services, said the increased assessment was mostly due to the way the province factored inflation for the assessments connected to machinery and equipment and pipelines and wells.

Lacombe County has a significant industrial base because of the Joffre and Prentiss petrochemical complexes.

When school taxes are factored in, residential and farm property owners can expect a total tax increase averaging 1.32 per cent.

Some councillors questioned whether any tax increase was necessary given the county’s solid financial position that includes a $2.7 million 2012 surplus.

“I don’t think it would be out of line and I don’t think the County of Lacombe would suffer,” said Coun. Rod McDermand, at the prospect of zero per cent increase. He pointed out an expansion underway at Nova Chemi-

cals will add to the tax base soon.

“I just don’t think we have a good reason to raise taxes.”

It is an election year as well, he noted. Coun. Brenda Knight admitted she was “struggling a bit” with approving a tax increase given the county’s finances.

Some residents have questioned the need for more taxes when the county is banking surpluses, she said.

Other councillors said they would rather build small inflationary increases into tax increases.

The Nova expansion is coming, but that assessment growth is not here yet, said Coun. Paula Law. “It’s future money and I don’t like banking on future money.”

Most residents wouldn’t object to taxes increasing in step with inflation, said Coun. Dana Kreil.

“I don’t think we’re out of line.”

Coun. Cliff Soper reaffirmed the wisdom of putting the surplus into reserve funds.

“I’m very much in favour of good reserves to protect our assets.”

Council approved all three readings of the tax rate bylaw with McDermand and Knight voting against it.

Council also approved $49.7-million operating and $20.6-million capital budgets. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it may be getting access to 2.5 million files on offshore tax havens that were leaked to the media last month.

The U.S. announced Thursday it was teaming up with Australia and the U.K. in an effort to expose tax cheats from around the world.

The American Internal Revenue Service says it has acquired substantial data about assets hidden in Singapore, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Cook Islands.

Revenue Minister Gail Shea says Britain has agreed to share information relevant to Canada and Canadian officials have made formal requests to their American and Australian counterparts.

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Stampede nabs astronaut The Calgary Stampede has nabbed a high flyer to act as this year’s parade marshal.

Stampede officials say astronaut Chris Hadfield has agree to head the parade on July 5.

Hadfield is currently the commander on the International Space Station and Stampede officials extended their invitation via Twitter.

Hadfield accepted with the comment: “A great reason to come back to Earth.” Hadfield is scheduled to re-

The statement didn’t make it clear whether the U.S. and Australia have agreed to share the information but the IRS has said it was willing to share its information with other countries.

The offshore tax information leaked to the media last month came via the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

The CBC was one of the media outlets that received the information but refused to hand it over to the federal government.

It was not immediately clear why Canada wasn’t included in the investigation being launched by the U.S. and the other two countries.

On Wednesday, the Canadian government announced it was creating a team of six to 10 bureaucrats that would be devoted to pinpointing tax evaders. turn to Earth on Monday.

Hadfield is one of the few people who have been parade marshal at the parade twice — he fulfilled that duty in 2001 as well.

This year’s Calgary Stampede, also known as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, runs from July 5 to July 14.

Cops’ big ‘catch’ It was the catch of the day for Edmonton-area Mounties.

Police pulled over a speeding driver near Stony Plain on Wednesday and seized nearly seven kilograms of marijuana. They also reeled in 22 kilograms of processed crab meat and several kilograms of other fish products.

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Saudis bring in outside help on coronavirus

App tracks baby’s feedings, diaper changes THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON — It won’t change a baby’s diaper, but it will tell parents when the last change happened.

Two Saskatoon registered nurses, Cindy Leclerc and Jana Stockham, have created an app to help parents get through the first months with their newborns.

NuuNest allows parents to input data after every feeding and diaper change and provides daily tips on infant care.

Leclerc and Stockham decided to create the app after parents told them they wished all the information they got after a baby’s birth could be on a phone, instead of on paper.

They drew up sketches of how they wanted the app to look and with help of Saskatoon company, College Mobile, they created the app.

Saskatoon mom Meagan Hinther downloaded the app about a week ago and so far loves the results.

“You know vaguely how many times you’re breastfeeding him or how many diapers they have ... but it’s great to have it tracked in an app,” Hinther said.

Before this app, Hinther said she was try-

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BY HELEN BRANSWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS Authorities in Saudi Arabia have invited outside experts to help it deal with a large outbreak of the new coronavirus in the eastern Saudi city of al Hofuf, and a Canadian infectious diseases specialist is among them.

Toronto SARS expert Dr. Allison McGeer arrived in the Middle Eastern country on Wednesday, travelling at the request of the kingdom’s government, a source revealed.

The outbreak, which involves at least 13 cases, has ratcheted up worry about the coronavirus, the World Health Organization acknowledged in an update on the virus, which is from the same family as the SARS coronavirus.

“The reappearance of this virus and the pattern of transmission currently being observed in Saudi Arabia increase the level of concern regarding this novel pathogen,” the statement said.

“The questions of the exposures that result in human infection, the mode of transmission, the source of the virus and the extent of infection in the community urgently need to be answered and are being actively pursued by the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia.”

In addition to McGeer, two officials of the World Health Orga-

nization were in or travelling to the country to meet with senior officials of the ministry of health in the capital, Riyadh.

“It’s likely they will also visit al Hofuf,” WHO spokesperson Gregory Hartl said.

He would not reveal the names of the WHO personnel.

The news came on the same day as France reported it had confirmed a case in one of its citizens, a 65-year-old man who got sick in late April after travelling to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. His infection was confirmed May 7.

It was reported that the man was in the Middle Eastern country on a package tour, a fact that suggests his case may help disease investigators in their efforts to track down the source of the virus. That key fact has to date evaded detection.

Piecing together possible exposures with this coronavirus has been tough. Of the 31 confirmed cases, 18 have died. Of the others, many remain in hospital in critical condition, often on breathing machines. So questioning cases about what they did in the days before they fell ill can be difficult or impossible.

But the activities of a tour are generally highly regimented. A schedule should be available outlining where the group went, what type of activities or events they took in, what and where they ate as well as whether they had any

animal contacts and what those animals were. With a tour, there are built-in witnesses and likely photos and videos documenting the man’s activities.

“I think this could be a very important case,” said infectious diseases expert Michael Osterholm.

“I would think that it would be probably one of the best opportunities (to help find the source), because it would be so highly scripted,” he added.

“Animal contacts, etc., they should know that. ... In this case, they should be able to go back day by day and say: ’Exactly what did you do what day?’

“This is not someone living in the environment. It’s not someone who is an animal caretaker. It’s not someone who is working in a health-care facility in the area. So it really should give you what we would call more the kind of rare exposure phenomenon.”

Saudi Arabia announced last week that it had confirmed a group of seven new cases in al Hofuf, in the eastern part of the country. Five of those patients were already dead when the announcement was made.

At least some of the cases had received care in a dialysis clinic at Al-Moosa Hospital and it appears that some person-to-person transmission of the virus occurred there.

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ing to keep track of all that information for her four-month-old son, Ian, on bits of paper. Now, she simply picks up her iPhone.

“I’m feeding about 12 times a day, so I’m probably inputting about 20 times a day into the app,” she said.

She said having accurate data to give her doctor and getting advice and answers to her questions is valuable. She only wishes this app had been around sooner.

“I’m telling my friends that are due in the next few months about this app,” Hinther said.

Leclerc said in addition to tracking feeds and diapers, the app also gives mom a lot of advice.

“For instance, on the first day of life, (the tip is) that baby may be sleepy, but to try to have baby skin-to-skin and try to wake baby gently for feeds.” Leclerc said the app takes the guesswork out of knowing what information on newborn care is reliable.

“Parents don’t know what information to trust, they Google it and they’re not sure if they have the correct information. So, we’ve made an attempt to give them information with links to trusted sources,” Leclerc said.

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FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds

BY MATTHEW PERRONE AP HEALTH WRITER Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA has regulated tanning beds and sun lamps for over 30 years, but for the first time ever the agency says those devices should not be used by people under age 18.

The agency wants that warning on the devices and pamphlets, catalogues and websites that promote indoor tanning.

And regulators are also proposing that manufacturers meet certain safety and design requirements, including timers and limits on radiation emitted.

The government action is aimed at curbing cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, which have been on the rise for about 30 years.

An estimated 2.3 million U.S. teenagers tan indoors each year, and melanoma is the second most common form of cancer among young adults, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Recent studies have shown that the risk of melanoma is 75 per cent higher in people who have been exposed to ultraviolet radiation from indoor tanning.

While most cases are diagnosed in people in their 40s and 50s, the disease is linked to sun exposure at a young age.

Physician groups have been urging the U.S. government to take action on tanning beds for years, citing increases in the number of cases of skin cancer among people in their teens and 20s.

“As a dermatologist I see the consequences of indoor tanning. I have to diagnose too many young people with melanoma and see the grief that it causes to these families,” said Dr. Mary Maloney of the American Academy of Dermatology, on a call with FDA officials. Maloney said the FDA action is an important first step, but that her group would continue to push for a ban on the sale and use of tanning beds for people under age 18.

Earlier this year, a study of Missouri tanning salons found that 65 per cent of 250 businesses surveyed would accept children ages 10 to 12, often without parental permission. The study was conducted by dermatologists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Currently the machines are classified as low-risk devices, in the same group as bandages and tongue depressors.

The proposal would increase their classification to moderate-risk, or class II, devices. That would allow the FDA to review their safety and design before manufacturers begin selling them.

“They don’t have to provide any data in advance before they go on the market, so we have no way of providing assurance that the tanning beds are performing up to specifications,” said Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, FDA’s director for medical devices.

Safety standards are important because recent studies show that many devices can cause sunburn even when used

as directed.

A 2009 study found that 58 per cent of adolescents who tan indoors had sunburn exposure.

“If you get an indoor tan you shouldn’t be burning,” Shuren said.

The Indoor Tanning Association said it supported any changes that improve its customers’ safety.

But, in a statement, the group added that “we are concerned that these changes will burden our members with addition unnecessary governmental costs in an already difficult economic climate.”

The agency said it will take comments on its proposal for 90 days before formulating a final regulation.

CASES: Numbers climb In the days that followed, the numbers in al Hofuf climbed to 13 cases and seven deaths, making it the largest confirmed cluster of infections with the new virus to date.

In April 2012, 13 people in a Jordanian hospital came down with a mysterious illness which was only later recognized as having been caused by the new coronavirus. Stored samples from two fatal cases in that cluster later tested positive for the virus; the WHO considers the 11 survivors probable cases. Ten of these people were health-care workers.

Infections in hospitals played a key role in the spread of SARS during the 2003 outbreak, which is why the WHO and others are keeping such a close eye out for infections in health-care workers or among patients in hospitals.

McGeer, who contracted SARS during the early days of Toronto’s outbreak, is head of infection control at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital and was heavily involved in the city’s SARS response.

That experience is likely why the Saudi government consulted her on this outbreak. She was not immediately available for comment on the role she might play in the investigation.

The WHO said at least two of the infections at al Hofuf involve family members of a dialysis patient, suggesting person-to-person spread may have occurred outside the hospital setting too. This “raises a concern about potential broader transmission in the community,” the WHO’s statement said.

There has been at least one other situation in which the virus is known to have been transmitted person to person — among three members of an ex-

tended family in Britain. The first case in that cluster got sick while travelling in Saudi Arabia. There have been several other clusters of cases where person-to-person spread is suspected, including the Jordanian hospital outbreak.

The majority of cases — 23, with 14 deaths — have been reported by Saudi Arabia.

The WHO considers the man who sparked the British cluster a Saudi case because he fell ill while visiting there. The two family members he infected are recorded as British cases.

People are known to have contracted the virus in Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E., Britain, Germany and now France have also seen cases, but they have been in people who were either transferred by air ambulance to European hospitals, contracted the virus while travelling in the Middle East or, in the case of the British cluster, were infected by someone who contracted the virus in an affected country. Though the existence of the new virus was first discovered late last June, it is still not known how people are becoming infected.

The genetic sequence of the virus suggests it probably originated in bats. But the WHO has warned that people looking for the source should not assume exposure to bats or bat excreta are to blame.

The possibility remains that other species of animals are infected and are serving as a bridge that brings the virus to people. Research into the origin of the SARS outbreak suggested a bat coronavirus came to infect some small animals — mainly civet cats — which were sold in live animal markets in China. These animals were the source of the human outbreak.

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EVANS NAMED NLL PLAYER OF YEAR Calgary Roughnecks forward Shawn Evans has been named the National Lacrosse League’s player of the year. The native of Peterborough, Ont., captured the league’s scoring title with a career-high 112 points (32 goals, 80 assists) to surpass the franchise record of 104 points set by both Josh Sanderson (2010) and Lewis Ratcliff (2007).

Evans’ 80 assists in a season rank secondhighest in NLL history.

He also finished the 2013 campaign tied for fifth in the league with 12 power play goals.

“It is a great honour to receive this award as there are so many great players in this league including the other finalists, Garrett Billings and Rhys Duch,” Evans said in a statement.

“This achievement is a reflection of the great season the Roughnecks had. It’s a privilege to take to the floor with this group of guys and this accomplishment highlights my teammates and their abilities.”

Evans becomes the second player in franchise history to win the MVP award after teammate Jeff Shattler captured the honour in 2011.

Looking ahead just a few months, Brent Sutter didn’t see a role for Joel Hamilton.

As a result, the Red Deer Rebels GM/ head coach dealt the five-foot-nine, 160-pound forward to the Vancouver Giants Wednesday in return for a third-round pick in the 2014 WHL bantam draft.

Hamilton, a Cochrane native who turns 19 in September, played the last two seasons with the Rebels, scoring 14 goals and 43 assists for 57 points in 114 games. He was moved from centre to wing for part of last season.

There was simply no room for Hamilton as a down-the-middle skater next season, Sutter noted, not with the presence of Brooks Maxwell, Conner Bleackley and Adam Musil — who will join the club as a 16-year-old next season — and the emergence of Wyatt Johnson as a centre.

“We were going to be in a situation

where we had a 19-year-old player who come October probably wouldn’t have been a happy player with the depth we have down the middle,” said Sutter, who could also use Christian Stockl at centre in 2013-14 and will likely have this year’s first-round bantam draft pick — Joel Hamilton Red Deer product and centre Jeff de Wit — next season.

“Looking ahead, we have an abundance of centre icemen, maybe even Brayden Burke a year from now,” said Sutter. “Overall, we have some real good young players we have to make room for. After seeing Bleackley and Johnson develop last season and seeing Musil come in and play like he did (during a handful of regular-season and

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Spruce Grove, 3 p.m.; Red Deer vs. Sherwood Park, 6 p.m.; all games at West Park diamond. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: St. Albert at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinex.

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● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Strathmore at Red Deer, 1:30 p.m., Kinex; Lethbridge at Innisfail, 3:30 p.m. ● Junior B tier 1 lacrosse: Edmonton Warriors at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kinex.

playoff games) . . . they are all big guys and that’s what we want — a bigger team down the middle.

“We want to continue to take strides and continue to build the team the way we want in regards to an identity and how we want to play.”

Sutter discussed the situation with Hamilton, who in turn had no objections to a trade.

“I had an opportunity to trade him to a team that doesn’t have many centres. He can go in there and be one of their guys in the middle,” said Sutter. ● The Rebels spring prospects camp will be held May 31 to June 2 at the Penhold Regional Multiplex. Sutter will bring in 33 non-roster players in the ‘96 to ‘98 (born) age group for the three day camp. ● The Regina Pats have promoted Malcolm Cameron from assistant to head coach after former bench boss Pat Conacher resigned Wednesday. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Ottawa Senators’ Daniel Alfredsson celebrates after scoring against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj during game five of the first round NHL Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Thursday.

Senators 6 Canadiens 1 MONTREAL — One thing the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens agreed on at the end of their sometimes bitter playoff series was that it all came down to goaltending.

Craig Anderson’s rock-solid play and some shaky moments for Montreal backup Peter Budaj put the Senators through to the second round of NHL playoffs with a 6-1 romp over the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Ottawa won the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final 4-1 and will move on to the second round for the first time since 2007, when they reached the Stanley Cup final only to fall to the Anaheim Ducks.

“Finding a way to win two games in this building feels great and so was being able to finish it off on our first chance,” Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson said. “Andy made some great saves and we took over more and more as the game went on.”

Anderson, who posted heady numbers in the regular season, was just as sharp in the playoffs, holding the usually high-scoring Canadiens to nine goals in five games while his own supposedly low-scoring team piled on 20 against Montreal.

“For our team, Craig Anderson obviously was the MVP of this playoff series,” said Ottawa

coach Paul MacLean. “He was outstanding in every game.

“He gives us a chance to bend but not break, to recover, get our bearings. And once we do that, we’re able to establish our game.”

He got no argument from his Montreal counterpart Michel Therrien.

“He was the player of the series,” he said.

Anderson made the difference right off the bat in this one.

Injury-wracked Montreal stormed out of the gates, but Anderson shot out his glove for a brilliant save on Rene Bourque in the opening moments.

At the other end, a clearly nervous Budaj, making his first career playoff start, coughed up a huge rebound on Ottawa’s first chance and Zack Smith put it in only 2:17 into the game.

“I think everyone took a good deep breath after that and said ’We can start playing now,”’ Anderrson said of the save. “They came out hard.

“My job is to give the team a chance to win no matter if it’s the first minute or the last.”

Therrien avoided direct reference to Budaj’s play, other than: “We came to play and we worked hard, but every time. . . (the Senators) capitalized on their chances, let’s put it that way.”

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rays 5 Blue Jays 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A rare matchup of reigning Cy Young Award winners won’t be remembered as a pitching duel.

Tampa Bay’s David Price and Toronto’s R.A. Dickey both pitched well enough to win but weren’t involved in the decision Thursday night when the Rays beat the Blue Jays 5-4 on a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 10th inning.

Luke Scott fell behind 0-2 in the count before patiently waiting out Brad Lincoln. The Rays loaded the bases on Evan Longoria’s double off Aaron Loup (1-3) and two walks.

“In that case, a walk is as good as a hit,” Scott said.

“It’s fantastic he was able to hold up right there,” manager Joe Maddon said of the designated hitter’s discipline. “You really don’t want to open it up right there. You want to make him throw strikes.”

The Price-Dickey matchup marked just the third time since the Cy Young has been awarded in both leagues that reigning winners have faced each other the following season.

In the other matchups, Atlan-

ta’s Tom Glavine beat the Roger Clemens and the New York Yankees 6-2 on July 15, 1999 and the Mets’ Frank Viola defeated the Dodgers’ Orel Hershiser 1-0 on Aug. 28, 1989.

Clemens won the AL Cy Young with Toronto in 1998 and was acquired by the Yankees before the 1999 season. Viola won his award with Minnesota in 1988, then moved from the Twins to the Mets at the trade deadline the following summer.

Dickey allowed three runs and five hits, walked five and struck out five in six innings for the Blue Jays. He left with a 4-3 lead that Steve Delabar relinquished by giving up a solo homer to the first batter the reliever faced, ex-Blue Jay Yunel Escobar leading off the seventh.

Price worked eight innings for Tampa Bay, yielding four runs (two earned) and seven hits in eight innings. Scott singled to right field with the potential goahead run on second base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, but Longoria was thrown out trying to score.

The Rays ace said he didn’t give much thought to the historical significance of reigning Cy Young winners facing each other.

“If this was the National

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Toronto Blue Jays catcher Henry Blanco shows he has control of the ball after tagging out Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria at home plate during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, in St. Petersburg, Fla. League or something like that where I had to face him or had to pitch against him, then it’s a little bit different,” the 2012 AL winner said.

“But we were probably the only two people on the field that really don’t have too much to do with each other. You know you have to come out there with good stuff, especially whenev-

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Vokoun shines as Pens top Islanders

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins 4 Islanders 0 PITTSBURGH — Tomas Vokoun had forgotten what it was like to start in the playoffs. Tyler Kennedy wondered if he’d ever get the chance again.

That’s never an issue for Sidney Crosby, who followed the lead of his decidedly less-heralded teammates to establish a bit of order to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-round series with the New York Islanders.

Vokoun stopped 31 shots in his first post-season appearance in six years, Kennedy broke a scoreless tie with a sizzling breakaway and Crosby delivered another magical goal in a career stuffed with them. The Penguins beat the Islanders 4-0 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Kris Letang and Doug Murray also scored for Pittsburgh, which finally looked like the team that rolled to the best record in the Eastern Conference during the regular season.

Game 6 is Saturday in New York.

Another 60 minutes like the Penguins put together on Thursday and a Game 7 won’t be required.

“They played harder than us,” New York coach Jack Capuano said. “The better team won tonight. They deserved the hockey game.”

One the Penguins desperately needed after the Islanders evened the series 2-2 with a wild 6-4 victory in Game 4 that appeared to have the top seed reeling.

Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma grew so frustrated watching eighth-seeded New York overwhelm goaltender MarcAndre Fleury that Bylsma benched the Stanley Cup winner — who had made 79 consecutive playoff starts — in favour of Vokoun, a 36-year-old journey-

man who has never made it out of the first round of the post-season in his career.

Vokoun is three periods away now after shutting out the Islanders for the second time this season. Not bad for a guy starting his first playoff game since April 20, 2007 while playing for Nashville.

“I was a little bit nervous the whole day; you wouldn’t be human if you weren’t,” Vokoun said.

It didn’t look like it once the puck dropped.

Vokoun didn’t budge when the Islanders dominated the first period, turning aside 14 shots in the first 20 minutes as the Penguins tried to gain their bearings with a new lineup designed to cut down New York’s speed advantage.

Though Bylsma’s biggest change was inserting Vokoun in place of Fleury, he also scratched defenceman Mark Eaton and forwards Jussi Jokinen and Tanner Glass in favour of younger, quicker skaters Simon Despres, Joe Vitale and Kennedy.

The moves paid off handsomely.

Kennedy, squeezed out of the rotation by the influx of veterans brought in at the trade deadline, gave the Penguins the confidence boost they needed 7:25 into the second period.

The play began innocently enough in Pittsburgh’s end before Letang hit Kennedy with a pinpoint 80-foot stretch pass right up the middle of the ice.

Kennedy greedily accepted the puck at New York’s blue line, then flipped a wrist shot over Evgeni Nabokov’s glove to give Pittsburgh the lead.

The score seemed to rattle Nabokov.

Murray loped in a lazy wrist shot from the point that Nabokov tried to glove only to have the puck slip out of his left hand, over his back and into the net.

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby gets past New York Islanders’ Thomas Hickey on a breakaway for a goal in the second period of Game 5 of an NHL Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, in Pittsburgh.

There was nothing fluky about Crosby’s third goal of the series, a masterpiece that ranks among the more dazzling plays of his already highlightheavy career.

The Pittsburgh captain, still wearing a cumbersome mask to protect his broken jaw, took a pass from teammate Jarome Iginla at centre ice then effortlessly split New York defenders Lubomir Visnovsky and Thomas Hick-

ey. Crosby crossed the blue line and poked the puck ahead as the defencemen closed in, lifting his stick before stepping through a pair of flailing poke checks. Nabokov didn’t have a chance as the wrist shot zipped over the goaltender’s stick to push the lead to 3-0.

There’s a statue outside Consol Energy Center commemorating a similar goal by Hall of Famer and team coowner Mario Lemieux.

Blackhawks cruise into next round with win over Wild Phoenix. He’s been nothing but solid in this series.

He even had the fans chanting his name at several points.

For example, when Crawford stopped a routine shot by Jason Pominville from the wing and scrambled back toward the middle of the net for a neat pad save against Mikko Koivu on the rebound. That foiled another power play by the Wild after they went 0 for 15 in the first four games.

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Blackhawks 5 Wild 1 CHICAGO — Marian Hossa scored twice to back a strong effort by goalie Corey Crawford, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 Thursday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1.

Chicago is moving on in the post-season for the first time since the championship run in 2010, and will face either San Jose or Detroit if the Red Wings get past Anaheim.

The way the Blackhawks have dominated, anything less than a trip to the Stanley Cup finals would be a disappointment for them.

They got off to a record start and captured the Presidents’ Trophy for finishing with more points than any other team.

Now, they’re eyeing the biggest prize of all. And after bowing out in the first round the past two years, they sure are looking good.

Hossa scored off a feed from Jonathan Toews late in the first period. Marcus Kruger made it 2-0 with a wraparound early in the second, and Hossa chased the Wild’s Josh Harding when he knocked in a rebound minutes later.

Then, after Torrey Mitchell scored for Minnesota, Chicago’s Andrew Shaw scored against Darcy Kuemper. Patrick Sharp added his fifth goal of the series early in the third period, and that was more than enough for Crawford.

Coming off his second career playoff shutout, he saved 21 shots, and the Blackhawks became the third team to advance in this post-season, along with San Jose and Ottawa. They also bucked a recent trend of early exits for Presidents’ Trophy winners.

The team with the most regular-season points had been eliminated in the first round in three of the previous four years. The Wild were hoping to replicate what the Los Angeles Kings did last year and win the Stanley Cup as the eighth seed, but the Blackhawks simply had too much skill, speed and depth.

The Wild were also short-handed after losing one of their top scorers in Dany Heatley to season-ending left shoulder surgery late in the season. They also had to get by without goalie Niklas Backstrom after he suffered a leg injury in warm-ups before Game 1.

That forced the Wild to go with Harding, who played in just five games during the regular season after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last summer. And he also got banged up in this series.

He left Game 4 after a collision with Toews in which his legs got straddled around the left goal post, and he wasn’t sharp in this one, allowing three goals on 18 shots even though he was deemed well enough to start.

Coach Mike Yeo turned to Kuemper after Hossa’s second goal. And, for a moment, the Wild looked like they might get back into this one.

Moments after Minnesota’s Jared Spurgeon hit the

right post, Mitchell ripped a one-timer past Crawford midway through the second period. But Shaw answered 35 seconds later with his first career playoff goal when he swept the puck in from a bad angle just to the right of the net, making it 4-1.

Crawford, meanwhile, continued to erase doubts about his ability to perform in the post-season. That was a big question coming into this series after he let in several soft goals in last year’s first-round loss to

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SENS: Featured some nasty moments The first ever playoff meeting in the modern era between the teams only two hours apart on highway 417 featured some nasty moments and name-calling.

But at the end only kind words were voiced, although with the two coaches exchanging only the briefest of handshakes on the ice.

The series opener saw Montreal centre Lars Eller stretchered off the Bell Centre ice covered in blood from a hit by Eric Gryba.

MacLean’s defence of his blue-liner prompted Canadiens tough guy Brandon Prust to call him a “bugeyed, fat walrus.”

Game 3 disintegrated into a full-scale brawl and more verbal exchanges.

None of it seemed to matter when it was over, even if the Ottawa players were reportedly singing the Montreal fans’ “Ole Ole” song as they left the ice.

“I thought the whole series was fun,” said MacLean.

“I didn’t think it was bitter at any time. At the end of the series it’s just ’good job,’ ’good job.’ I congratulate Michel on his team.”

However, he could not hide his glee with what his team accomplished.

“We just beat the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs,” he said. “I mean, to me that’s huge.

I’m going to call my mom and say we finally beat her team.”

The victory gives Ottawa time to rest up and heal bruises before the conference semifinals begin next week.

Cory Conacher had two goals while Alfredsson, Kyle Turris, and Erik Condra also scored for Ottawa, who were underdogs as the seventh seed in the East but were bolstered down the stretch by the return of top players like defencemen Erik Karlsson and Jared Cowan.

P.K. Subban scored for Montreal, which had five players injured in the series, including starting goalie Carey Price. Budaj made 23 saves in his place.

After Smith’s goal, another puck slipped behind Budaj and off a post, where Conacher tapped it in at 12:26.

Montreal got one back on their first power play with 15 seconds to go in the period, as Subban wired a low point shot to the far corner.

The Bell Centre crowd booed as Turris gave Ottawa a 3-1 lead shorthanded at 11:29 of the second frame.

The Senators centre was pushed into Budaj by Tomas Plekanec and was on his hands and knees in the crease when a Condra shot went in off his arm.

But it rightly stood up to video review.

It was quiet at the 21,273-seat rink as the Senators scored on three straight power-play chances in the third period. Alfredsson wristed a shot in at 6:22, Conacher beat Budaj from the left side at 12:27 and Condra poked in a loose puck in the crease at 16:12.

Yet the fans who stuck around to the end still gave the home side a warm ovation for an entertaining season.

Montreal finished last in the conference last season and rose to second in the lockout-shortened 2013 campaign. They looked to have recovered from a late-season funk going into the playoffs.

They outshot Ottawa and outplayed for long stretches of most of the games, but couldn’t find enough goals to win.

“Yeah we played hard and sometimes we played better than them, but the final score is we lost the series,” said Montreal defenceman Andrei Markov.

“We can only blame ourselves.”

Winger Max Pacioretty reportedly played through a separated shoulder, but wasn’t accepting that as an excuse for the loss.

“Anderson’s a great goalie and he played five great games, but we made it easy on him,” said Pacioretty. “We didn’t get enough bodies to the net. That’s where a player like me has to do a better job.”

Notes: Michael Blunden made his playoff debut for Montreal. Robert Mayer backed up Budaj ... Ottawa had no line-up changes from Game 4.

JAYS: Pour your heart and soul into the game Kyle Farnsworth (2-0) pitched one inning to get the win.

Dickey won a career-best games with the Mets last season and was traded to Toronto in December.

Price edged Justin Verlander in balloting for the 2012 AL Cy Young after becoming Tampa Bay’s first 20-game winner.

Neither pitcher has been nearly as effective this year. They entered Thursday night with a combined three victories between them, and the Rays had lost six of the previous seven games that Price started.

Dickey has not won since beating the Chicago White Sox at home on April 18, dropping his last three decisions.

The Blue Jays have lost two straight after winning the first two games of a four-game series at Tropicana Field.

“It’s just sad because you pour your heart and soul into the game and it doesn’t always end up in a win,” Dickey said.

“We’re playing hard. We’re not maybe playing the smartest baseball, but we’re playing hard. ... We’ll figure it out.”

Longoria doubled and Joyce singled to drive in runs to give Price a quick 2-0 lead in the first. The Blue Jays answered with Brett Lawrie’s RBI single in the second, as well as Bautista’s RBI double and Edwin Encarnacion’s run-scoring single in the third for a 3-2 lead Dickey was unable to hold through the bottom half of the inning.

Ben Zobrist lined a triple over the head of centerfielder Colby Rasmus, then scored on passed ball to make it 3-3.

Notes: Price’s ERA dropped by a run — from 6.25 to 5.24 — without the left-hander throwing a pitch earlier Thursday. An official scoring change from his last start took away five earned runs from a 9-3 loss at Colorado. A seventh-inning, two-out infield single credited to the Rockies’ Michael Cuddyer was changed to an error on shortstop Ben Zobrist. The play initially was scored an error had been changed to an infield hit after the game.

The Blue Jays optioned LHP Ricky Romero to Triple-A Buffalo, designated RHP Edgar Gonzalez for assignment, and purchased the contracts of RHP Mickey Storey and RHP Ramon Ortiz from Buffalo.

LHP J.A. Happ will not throw for a week because of the sprained knee he suffered after getting hit in the head by a line drive Tuesday night. Happ, whose skull was fractured in the incident, will probably pitch a game or two in a rehab assignment before returning to the Toronto rotation.

Blue Jays RHP Brandon Morrow, originally scheduled to pitch Friday at Boston, had his start pushed back to Sunday after experiencing back spasms and a stiff neck in a bullpen session.

THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Mike Gillis had reason to be angry, but instead he was a picture of calm.

With the disappointment of Vancouver’s first-round exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs still fresh, the Canucks general manager displayed a resolve Thursday not to veer too sharply from the current course.

Gillis said it’s time to reset the organization, but he wants to retain the team’s veteran core while introducing bigger, stronger and younger talent.

“Five years ago, we came in here and reset this organization, and it’s time to do it again,” Gillis said during a season-ending media availability at Rogers Arena.

Gillis spoke publicly for the first time since the Canucks were eliminated Tuesday night by the San Jose Sharks. The 4-0 sweep came a year after the Canucks were ousted in the first round by the Los Angeles Kings.

Vancouver fell well short of its goal of returning to the Stanley Cup finals, where it came within a game of winning the coveted silver chalice in 2010-11.

Gillis said he, his support staff and the Aquilini family, which owns the team, will do a review of every element of the organization — including the performance of head coach Alain Vigneault — before any decisions are made.

“Like anybody else, he’ll be evaluated for the way this season went and the way that the last two seasons have gone, particularly the playoffs, with myself at the forefront,” said Gillis, who later expressed support for the coach.

Gillis called the just concluded campaign the most challenging of his five seasons at the Canucks’ helm. He said the lockout and subsequently shortened season prevented him from making trades that were to his liking.

“When I look at every other team, this was such a messed up season from start to finish,” said Gillis.

A long off-season and traditional pre-season should offer him more time to do the deals he wants.

Roberto Luongo’s future is one of the most pressing matters, because a trade could bring in young talent or draft picks, and a buyout of the remainder of his 12-year deal worth US $64 million could free up dollars needed to sign high-end free agents.

Gillis said it’s unlikely that the veteran goaltender will be with the team next fall.

“Who knows what’s going to happen?” said Luongo. “I think we’re all aware of what the situation is. We want to make sure that everybody is taken care of.

“My main goal is to be a starter, I want to play, and I feel that I have, still, a lot more years in me.”

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Vancouver Canucks’ President and General Manager Mike Gillis takes questions from the media in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday. The Canucks were eliminated from the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs in four games by the San Jose Sharks.

Gillis also wants to ensure that the Canucks have the big, skilled and physical players that will help the club adapt to what he indicated is a rougher game. The shift is not temporary and the style will continue in the future, he added.

“When I took this job, we decided on a style of play that resulted in great success and, clearly, the landscape has changed — and we have to address those changes moving forward,” said Gillis, who leaned towards small and fast players with his draft picks and trades.

But Gillis also wants to ensure that the NHL still enables gifted stars like the Sedin twins to work their artistry.

“I believe you have to have skill in the game,” said Gillis.

“When people have the privilege of watching Daniel and Henrik for a year for how they play the game, and how good it is, I don’t know why we’d want to see that eliminated from the game.”

Despite Gillis’s concerns about the direction in which the game is going, many clubs have enjoyed the fruits of an era of young stars who use more skill than brawn.

Only one Gillis draft choice — Cody Hodgson, who has since been traded to Buffalo — has gained regular employment in the league thus far.

The GM said it has been difficult to draft NHL-ready players because of the team’s success, which has resulted in later points on the draft list.

But he vowed to introduce more young players into the lineup.

“We are going to have to get younger,” said Gillis. “In this league, that’s the way it has to work in this day and age, and that’s what we’re going to do.”

However, Gillis indicated he does not envision drastic changes.

While some observers have suggested changes are necessary to the group’s core of veterans, Gillis would prefer to keep it relatively intact.

“I think we need to supplement our core group as best we can and

then look at the possibilities down the road,” said Gillis.

Captain Henrik Sedin would prefer to see modest changes rather than the dissolution of the core. Centre Ryan Kesler and defenceman Kevin Bieksa shared his view.

“I think our core’s strong,” said Kesler. “We believe in each other, and I think our core is better than anyone in the league.”

“I still believe in the group that we have here, in the core group,” added Bieksa. “I still feel that we have a lot of good years left in us.

But it’s about winning games in the playoffs and doing the right things at the right times.”

Players also expressed support for Vigneault, the team’s all-time winningest bench boss, who was not present at the availability.

The coach has guided the Canucks to the Stanley Cup finals, led Vancouver to a pair of Presidents’ Trophy titles and won six division crowns, including the last five in a row.

In seven seasons, his clubs have also smashed team single-season win and point totals almost routinely, and he earned 2007 NHL coach of the year honours.

“Guys respect our coaching staff,” said Kesler. “We felt that they gave us a game plan. We didn’t execute.”

Notes: The Sedins, who have a year left on their contracts, are interested in re-signing with the Canucks. ... Defenceman Chris Tanev said the injury that kept him out late in the regular season and playoffs was a high-ankle sprain.

The recovery is going well. ... Rearguard Keith Ballard said he is prepared to accept whatever fate the Canucks have in mind for him.

Ballard, who has two years left on a contract that pays him $4.2 million annually, has received limited playing time in two seasons in Vancouver and was not used during the playoffs. “If they want to buy me out or whatever, that’s part of the deal,” said Ballard, noting he does not have a no-trade clause.

Kings add more talent to hockey roster RDC ATHLETICS

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF RDC Kings head coach Trevor Keeper is breathing a little easier these days.

Keeper has had a hectic schedule over the past six weeks as he put together a roster as the Kings prepare to return to the Alberta Colleges Men’s Hockey League next season.

“We pretty much have our forwards and goaltending in place, we just need a few more defencemen and they should be committed shortly,” said Keeper, who just returned from the Western Canada Cup junior A championship in Nanaimo.

While there he confirmed the addition of Yorkton Terriers forward Patrick Martens of Maple Ridge, B.C. Martens was second on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League champions in scoring last season with 23 goals and 18 assists in 53 games. He had 11 goals and two helpers in 15 playoffs games — fifth in the league — and two assists in six games at the Westerns.

“He’s someone I’ve watched all year and he applied and was accepted.”

Keeper also finished his goaltending with the addition of former Red Deer Rebel Kraymer Barnstable, who played the last two years at UBC. “Kraymer was backup there last season and he also wanted to get into their business program, which is tight to get into,” explained Keeper. “He wants to continue to play hockey and we have an excellent business program here, so it was a good fit. He also knows Mike (Salmon) and they’ll work good together.”

Salmon was one of the first players to commit.

Barnstable played the 2009-10 season with the Rebels, backing up Darcy Kuemper. He had a 3.32 goals-against-average and played especially well in the playoffs with a 2.35 gaa. He played the next season with Lloydminster of the AJHL and had a 2.89 gaa.

Forwards Neil Landry of the Humbolt Broncos and forward Riley Point of the Canmore Eagles of the AJHL have also committed.

The five-foot-11, 185-pound Landry, a native of Saskatoon, was the captain with the Broncos and had

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11 goals and 16 assists in 32 games last season.

“He’s a quick, speedy forward, who played on their top line last year,” said Keeper. “He brings a lot of intangibles and as a captain will be a leader.”

The five-foot-10, 184-pound Point was also captain in Canmore where he finished his four-year career with 16 goals and 30 assists in 60 games last season.

Three rearguards still on Keeper’s radar are sixfoot-two, 210-pound Brett Wold of Westlock, six-foot, 202-pound Austin Bourhis of Kipling, Saskatchewan and Medicine Hat Tigers veteran Derek Ryckman of Red Deer.

“Derek is making his decision between us and Dalhousie University,” explained Keeper. “He said he’d likely decide by the end of the week.”

Wold played junior B with Stettler before playing a season with the senior Sylvan Lake Admirals. Last year he played with NCAA Division III WisconsinSuperior University.

Bourhis played with Yorkton and also had experience with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Prince Albert Raiders and Moose Jaw Warriors.

“We’ll also know shortly about both of them,” said Keeper.

‘Overall I have three of four guys on the line. I don’t want to over recruit, but we want 23 guys for sure and will look at 23-26 guys overall as you never know what will happen.”

A lot of the recruits were captains or assistant captains with their junior teams.

“We did a lot of talking to and checking the background of the guys we went after,” he said. “We wanted character guys who will work together as a team.” drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY BRAD BROWN PRAIRIE POST Graeme Craig is glad to see the Saskatoon Blades holding their own feet to the fire.

Nearly six weeks after the Blades were swept from the WHL’s Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the root cause of the embarrassing loss is still crystal clear to the Red Deer native.

“These past few weeks we’ve been practising, there’s been a lot of guys pushing each other and holding each other accountable and that’s kind of what we need,” said the hulking blueliner, who was traded to Saskatoon in October after three-plus seasons with the Swift Current Broncos.

“That might have been part of the reason we were swept … but I think getting swept is a good wakeup call and shows everyone what we need to do to get through this.”

Unlike the other 14 teams who didn’t win the WHL title this year, the Blades have a second chance to make good on their season as host team for the Memorial Cup national championship tournament, which begins May 17.

Craig’s ticket to the big dance was punched Oct. 18 when he was dealt in exchange for centre Brent Benson.

“I was really good buddies with (Adam) Lowry and (Reece) Scarlett, and we’d all been there since we were 16 so that was the hardest part was leaving my good friends and good billets,” said Craig. “But when Mark (Lamb, Broncos general manager) told me I was getting traded to Saskatoon I was more just kind of stunned that they wanted me … it’s just kind of a kid’s dream.

“I never thought I’d ever play in a Memorial Cup. Not that Swift Current wasn’t a good team but we’d missed the playoffs a couple years in a row and it was more of a building season there.”

Craig, who had one assist in 11 games with the Broncos prior to the trade, was paired with Dalton Thrower on Saskatoon’s second pairing and added a goal and 14 assists for the Blades in the 59 games after.

Along the way he helped Saskatoon to a leaguehigh 18-game winning streak that stretched from Jan. 27-March 1 and catapulted the Blades to top spot in the East Division.

“We got a big body, a guy that competes extremely hard, that pays the price and he’s been a real solid player for us and more importantly a real good kid,” said Blades head coach Lorne Molleken. “His efforts have been real consistent and we’ve used him in all situations.”

Molleken gave his players two weeks off after their playoff defeat before summoning them back to Saskatoon, where they’ll open the Memorial Cup tournament May 17 against the winner of the Ontario Hockey League final, which is being contested between the Barrie Colts and London Knights.

“For me, I went home and had to keep in shape so I went to the gym a lot and just totally forgot about hockey,” said Craig. “I didn’t even look at scores or anything like that, I just kept my mind away from it and you notice it when you get back. I was really refreshed.

“As much as people don’t want to admit it, we play a long season and sometimes some guys get a little homesick. I think that two weeks really helped some of those guys.”

The Blades will play the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s champion on May 19 and the WHL champion on May 22, with the national championship game scheduled for May 26.

Riggers add depth to 2013 roster

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SUNBURST BASEBALL

If there was one thing that hurt the Red Deer Riggers last season it was the lack of pitching depth.

Head coach Curtis Bailey believes he’s taken care of that this season. In fact with the Red Deer Stags folding, the Riggers picked up at least five players, including three pitchers as they prepare for the opening of the Sunburst Baseball League season.

Davin Gulbransen gives the Riggers a veteran, who can start or pitch in relief while Josh Edwards of Edmonton and Sean Maguire, provide depth.

“We’ve added some experience overall and on the mound,” said Bailey.

“With Davin you know what you’re getting, a solid veteran, who knows how to pitch. Josh will play a lot of the away games as he lives in Edmonton and Sean played some with the Stags last year and is a former St. Albert Tiger.

“He now lives in Calgary, but wants to play and we’re happy to have him.”

As well left-hander and former pro Brant Stickel will return along with Dustin Northcott with the possibility of left-hander Matt Davis back after two seasons in

the Western Major Baseball League with Medicine Hat. Joel Peterman will also be returning and will likely be used in relief while Jaret Chatwood and Mike Ronnie can be used as a starter, or reliever, as well as playing a regular position.

“Overall we were limited in arms toward the end of last season, but hopefully that’s not a problem this year.” Bailey said.

“The big thing is to make sure everyone gets enough innings.”

Chatwood will also catch along with Curtis Mazurkewich as well as play some outfield and second base. Ronnie will also play in the outfield.

The other two players coming over from the Stags are outfielder Kevin Curran and infielder Byron Whitford, while Chayse Marion may also be on hand, says Bailey.

“Kevin gives us another solid outfielder and can play some second base,” he said. “He’s a good hitter and has excellent speed. Byron played with us before and will give us some added power and can play a number of infield positions.”

If Marion plays he can be used as another solid bat as well as playing first and third base.

Dominican Republic native and infielder William Sagura is the only other new face

on this year’s roster.

“He’s 26 and looks to have a good glove and swings a good bat,” said Bailey.

The Riggers will have depth in the infield with shortstop Jason Chatwood, second baseman Denver Wik and first baseman Matt Fay all returning, along with versatile Chad Northcott.

Kerry Boon, Shayne Court, Bailey, Mark Fay and Jordan Weinkauf are also returning in the outfield.

Despite the loss of the Stags the SBL will remain a five-team league with the addition of Edmonton Confederation Park to go with Fort Saskatchewan, Parkland and St. Albert.

Former Stag Dan Chappell, who played with Fort Saskatchewan, started the Confederation Park team.

“It’s good to remain with five teams, now we’d like to get a team out of Calgary,” said Bailey.

“In fact a team indicated they’d join the league, but didn’t tell us until the schedule had been set. Hopefully next year.”

The Riggers play a 16-game regular season schedule and open at home against the Parkland White Sox at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Sabres send assistants packing

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Sabres fired assistant coaches James Patrick and Kevyn Adams on Thursday in the first moves made by newly promoted head coach Ron Rolston.

A person familiar with the decisions confirmed the moves, and spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Sabres have not announced the moves.

The Buffalo News first reported the firings on its website earlier in the day.

The changes come two days after Rolston took over the job on a permanent basis. He closed the season going 15-11-5 as the team’s interim coach in replacing Lindy Ruff, who was fired in February.

The shuffle does not come as a surprise. Rolston indicated he was going to spend the next few weeks putting together his staff.

Both Patrick and Adams were holdovers from Ruff’s tenure, and were both responsible for working behind the bench. Patrick had completed his seventh season in Buffalo, where he had become Ruff’s top assistant. He’s a former defenceman who enjoyed a 21-season NHL career split between four teams, including the Sabres.

Adams is a former NHL forward, who spent 10 seasons playing in the NHL. From the Buffalo area, he had completed his fourth season with the Sabres organization, including the past two as an assistant coach.

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IN A RUNDOWN

MMA fighters take sibling rivalry to next level EDMONTON BROTHERS MAKING MMA DEBUTS — AGAINST EACH OTHER TONIGHT AT MFC CARD

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Brothers Mike and Thomas Treadwell live under the same roof and are best friends. But Friday night, they’ll enter the ring and fight each other.

In a sport where training partners often refuse to face off for real, the Treadwells aren’t letting the bond of blood get in the way of their pursuit of mixed martial arts.

Mike Treadwell, who like Thomas will be making his pro debut, inquired about fighting in the Edmonton-based Maximum Fighting Championship.

During that conversation, he mentioned he had a younger brother who was also looking to try his hand at MMA. Scott Zerr, the MFC’s director of media and fighter relations, suggested they fight each other.

“They jumped at it,” said MFC president Mark Pavelich.

Mike Treadwell, who at 30 is nine years older than Thomas, says the brothers’ initial reaction was slightly more circumspect.

“At first it sounded like a fun idea,” he said.

“Then after we started talking about it a bit, we kind of weighed out the pros and cons and then we decided to do it. Just because it’s something fun and it will be something that we can say we’ve done.

“A lot of people say that they would like to do it and we can say we’ve actually done it.”

The brothers will face off on the undercard of “MFC 37: True Grit” in their hometown at Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre.

The main event, a heavyweight title fight between American Chris (Beast Boy) Barnett and Calgary’s Smealinho (The Prince) Rama, was called off Tuesday after Barnett failed his medical.

The MFC said tests showed the American MMA fighter had three holes in his retina.

The sport is no stranger to brothers.

The UFC has been home to the likes of Nick and Nate Diaz, Antonio Rogerio and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Jim and Dan Miller, and Joe and Dan Lauzon.

Other brother duos include Alistair and Valentijn Overeem, Fedor and Alexander Emelianeko, Michael and Brad McDonald, and Anthony and Sergio Pettis.

But usually brother corners brother. Not brother fights brother.

Pavelich says he understands brotherly spats.

“When I was growing up, my brother and I would start fighting in the basement,” he said.

“It would go outside, it would go around the block and come back to the front yard of our house. And my father, who was a referee in the NHL at the time, could not break me and my brother up when we used to fight.”

The fight has drawn plenty of interest, far more than a fight between two novice pros would normally warrant.

Mike Treadwell, who stands 5-10 and weighs 220 pounds, says his circle of friends understands why the brothers are fighting.

“They understand that it is a sport and it’s a competition. It’s not a fight, we’re not angry at each other,” he explained.

“It’s a competition and a lot of people are excited, looking forward to seeing it.”

Thomas Treadwell, through the MFC, declined an interview request.

“I think the response is so overwhelming for him that’s he’s just not used to it,” said Pavelich.

Mike Treadwell also admits to being surprised by the interest.

“I knew there would be some but not as wide as it’s happened,” he said.

“I didn’t realize that as many people would focus in on it.”

He declined to discuss his family’s thoughts on the brotherly bash. An earlier MMAjunkie.com story indicated that the parents were not in favour of the fight.

There are two other brothers in the family, aged 20 and 24.

“We’re really close, we’re best friends. All of the brothers are best friends,” said Mike Treadwell.

The brothers rarely fought growing up, he noted.

“I was never physical with any of my brothers really,” he said.

“Sure pushing around, telling them be quiet and stuff like that. But never physical altercations being so much older than all of them.

“We’ve disagreed on things a few times so you’ll sort of ignore the other person for a bit but it doesn’t last longer than a day. It goes away and we’re fine again.”

Pavelich says the reaction to the fight has been generally positive. Those against it thought it “gimmicky,” he added.

Pavelich says that’s not his style and that he made sure both bothers had trained in MMA. Mike Treadwell has a background in wrestling and amateur boxing and was also in the military.

He has been training in MMA “off and on” since about 2000 and going at it seriously for the last six months.

Thomas Treadwell, who is five foot nine and 230235 pounds, is newer to the sport.

“He has skills,” said his older brother, who works as a manager for a transportation rental, sales and services company.

“I don’t think he’s actually ever trained in anything until now. He’s got a good standup game.”

The two brothers have been training separately, other than cardio and weight-lifting workouts.

And the brothers seem to be getting on fine, so far.

“We talk about it, almost on a daily (basis) ... It’s nothing that’s pushing ourselves apart at all,” said Mike Treadwell. “It’s making us closer if anything.

It’s really good.”

In fact, he can’t wait for the battle to begin.

“I’m really excited about it,” he said. “I actually find myself dreaming about it at night. And I keep waking myself up thinking what day it is. It’s not (fight time) yet.”

He he wouldn’t mind fighting again.

“If I’m given the opportunity to do it again, I will,” he said.

“It’s something that’s always intrigued me and I’ve always wanted to do. And now, I’m 30, it’s a little late to be starting in it but the opportunity presented itself and I’m taking it.”

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Okotoks Dawg Jaden Buxton is rundown by Red Deer Braves shortstop Jordan Muirhead during second inning play at Great Chief Park Wednesday. The Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves dropped a 10-9 decision to the Okotoks Dawgs Black in provincial bantam AAA baseball league play. Zach Olson had a pair of doubles and three runs batted in for the Braves while Ethan Ropcean, Muirhead and Carter O’Donnell ha d two walks each and Haley Lalor a RBI single and a walk. Kobe Scott added a runs-scoring single. Ropcean went three innings on the mound, allowing there runs on three hits and four walks, while his defence let him down committing three errors.

Griffin Moline worked two innings and Olson went two innings, allowing an unearned run on no hits and no walks.

Canada gets shutout over Sweden THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada 3 Sweden 0 STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Canada took advantage of overtaxed Sweden for a 3-0 win at the IIHF World Championship on Thursday, and felt they should have done more damage.

“We didn’t finish some opportunities we’d like to finish that could have put them down early in the first,” Canadian coach Lindy Ruff observed following the game. “You’re thinking ’boy, we left a lot on the table.”’

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Jhonas Enroth robbed Canadians on several excellent looks in the first two periods.

It was Canadian Mike Smith’s turn for heroics in the third. The Phoenix Coyotes goalie stopped 17 shots in the period en route to a 33-save shutout and his first win of the tournament.

“If not for their goalie, we would have won about seven or eight nothing, I think,” forward Matt Duchene said. “We had a great performance in goal by Smitty and we had a lot of chances.”

Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Luke Schenn and Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Staal scored goals in the first two periods for Canada.

Matt Read of the Flyers had two assists in front of an announced sellout of 12,500 at the Globe Arena.

Canada (3-0-1) vaulted over Sweden into second spot in the Stockholm pool.

Unbeaten Switzerland led with 11 points followed by Canada with 10 and the Swedes with nine. Norway was fourth with six.

Canada faces Belarus (1-2) on Friday for a second game in as many days. The Czech Republic (1-2-1) got by Denmark 2-1 in a shootout, but remained fifth in the Stockholm pool with five points.

France shocked Russia 2-1 in the Helsinki pool with Antoine Roussel of the Dallas Stars scored winning goal in the second period.

The Russians remained tied with the United States for first at nine points each. Finland was second with eight points ahead of France and Slovakia tied with six apiece. Latvia downed the Slovaks 5-3 on Thursday.

The top four teams in each pool of eight qualify for the quarter-finals in each city. Canada lost

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Team Canada goalie Mike Smith makes a save to Sweden Henrik Tallinder’s shot during third period preliminary round action Thursday, at the world hockey championship in Stockholm Sweden. Canada won 3-0. quarter-final games the last three years at the world championship despite finishing first in its group the last two.

Ranked No. 4 in the world, Sweden was No. 5 Canada’s highestranked opponent yet.

The Swedes were getting their feet back under them with three wins after an opening loss to the Swiss.

But after beating Norway 5-1 the previous day, the Swedes were slow to get into the game against Canada. The Canadian attack poked holes in their defence and left Enroth exposed several times.

“Canada won this game, in my opinion, a little bit too easy,” Swedish coach Par Marts said.

“It could be the game yesterday, I don’t know.

“But I don’t see that we competed with them and if you’re going to compete with that good team you’re going to need as close to 100 per cent from every player. I didn’t see that today.”

The Swedish fans grew restless during the game and there were boos in the final minutes Canada’s special teams were integral in the victory Thursday.

The Canadians scored first with a power-play goal by Stamkos and held the Swedes scoreless on three chances with an extra attacker.

The Canadian power

play was an unimpressive 14 per cent going into the game, but that first goal was a work of art. Justin Schultz, Brian Campbell and Claude Giroux snapped the puck around the offensive zone with precision and Stamkos finished it with a one-timer from his right knee.

Enroth foiled Stamkos, Duchene, Taylor Hall and Eric Staal on juicy opportunities even strength in the first period. After 22 saves on 25 shots, Enroth was replaced with just under 10 minutes remaining in the third period by Jacob Markstrom.

Ruff coached Enroth in Buffalo until the Sabres fired the Canadian coach in February.

“I thought he was fabulous,” Ruff said of the Swede.

Canada had just three practices prior to this tournament because the NHL’s lockout-shortened regular season ended three weeks later than usual. The team took another step forward in its adjustment to the wider, international ice Thursday.

Staal scored his first goal of the tournament on odd-man rush with Ryan O’Reilly of the Colorado Avalanche.

“I’ve been fighting the puck a little bit the first few games,” Staal, the younger brother of Canadian captain Eric Staal.

“It’s always nice to chip in and get that big insurance goal for our team.”

Read’s feed from the opposite boards to Schenn in full stride off the blue-line resulted in Canada’s second goal of the game.

“After you play two or three games and watch a little video, things kind of start clicking,” Read said. “You don’t have to think anymore. You let your natural talents take over.”

Sweden is anticipating the arrival of Vancouver Canucks forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin and defenceman Alex Edler. Marts expects them to play in Sweden’s final preliminary-round game Tuesday against Denmark.

Ruff said there would be discussions later Thursday on adding Canucks to the Canadian roster, which is at 22 of the maximum 25. Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis won a gold medal in 2007 and silver medals in 2008 and 2009 with Canada at world championships.

Notes: Canada has faced Sweden more than any other country in 62 world championship meetings and has a record of 32-25-5 . . . The Czech Republic added Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec to its roster Thursday. He was in net for the shootout win over the Danes.

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Perhaps the bigger surprise was the guy who posted the record-tying round Thursday.

Roberto Castro had only played the TPC Sawgrass in a practice round. He made a debut he won’t soon forget.

There was the 9-iron to a foot on the island-green 17th and a 4-iron to about the same tap-in range on the 18th, the hardest hole on the course. He hit a 3-iron to 3 feet for eagle, and twice hit wedge so close he didn’t even have to read the putt.

When his memorable day was over, Castro had a 9-under 63 and his name in the record book twice. He tied the course record held by Fred Couples and Greg Norman, and his three-shot lead was the largest margin after the opening round at The Players in 21 years.

Welcome to Sawgrass.

“I hit it close a lot,” said Castro, making it sound as easy as it looked.

He led over Rory McIlroy, who broke par for the first time in his fourth appearance with five birdies after the turn and conservative play off the tee on the front nine for a bogey-free 66.

Zach Johnson also had a 66 while playing in the pristine morning conditions.

Woods had to work a little harder in the afternoon. Not only did he spot Castro nine shots, Woods had never broken 70 in the opening round in his 15 previous tries.

“It was a day that I felt I had to shoot something in the 60s,” Woods said.

He ran off four straight birdies around the turn. He was on the cup of his first bogey-free round at The Players until his 8-iron from 200 yards went just over the green and he flubbed his chip. The bogey gave him a 67, a strong effort considering he knew he had a lot of ground to make up before hitting his first shot.

“I’ve seen that a lot, but not at this golf course,” he said.

Vijay Singh, playing one day after he sued the PGA Tour for its handling of his doping case, was largely ignored while playing in the group behind Woods. One fan wore felt deer antlers in the bleachers behind the first tee — Singh’s case involved taking deer antler spray — but only a dozen or so people followed the 50-year-old Fijian on the back nine and it was a quiet day.

At one point, Singh let out a hearty laugh walking off the tee with Robert Garrigus and J.J. Henry. His golf wasn’t the subject of the laughter. Singh hit into the water on the last hole and made bogey for a 74, leaving him in danger of missing the cut.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., opened with a 1-under 71. David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., shot an even-par 72.

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But it all started with Castro, a 27-year-old who felt like he couldn’t miss.

“I don’t think anyone has figured out what the secret is to this place,” Castro said.

Woods, Webb Simpson and Ryan Palmer each had a 67, the lowest score from the afternoon.

McIlroy also played in the morning, in the same group as Masters champion Adam Scott (69) and Steve Stricker (67).

The 24-year-old from Northern Ireland had never made the cut or even broken par at The Players, but McIlroy figured it out on a gorgeous morning by dialing it back off the tee and letting his iron play take over. McIlroy never came seriously close to a bogey, and he didn’t hit driver once on the front nine.

“When you hit the shots, it seems very simple,” McIlroy said. “I had a lot of good shots out there, lot of iron shots that were 12, 15 feet away from the pin and I got myself a lot of looks for birdies. I adopted maybe more of a conservative strategy off the tee this year. But once you put your ball in the fairway that means you can be more aggressive into the greens. So it sort of balances itself out.”

The Stadium Course has rarely looked so vulnerable with barely a trace of wind and some pins in bowls that allowed for good looks at birdie. Half the 72 players in the morning broke par.

But the punishment is never far away, as Scott Stallings discovered.

He opened with five straight birdies to get everyone’s attention, but after going out in 31, Stallings gave most of it back with a bogey, double bogey and a triple bogey on the 16th when he hit two balls into the water. He shot 40 on the back for a 71.

“It just goes to show about the golf course and really how volatile it is,” Stallings said.

Castro hasn’t discovered that yet.

This was a day when everything went right.

He made three birdies early in his round on the back until making his tapin birdies on the 17th and 18th. Then, he hit 3-iron into 3 feet on the par-5 second hole for an eagle and was 7-under through 11 holes. On the fourth, he hit his approach inside 2 feet for another birdie, and then he hit wedge to 18 inches on the sixth.

Castro had a birdie putt just outside 12 feet to break the course record, but missed it.

After his eagle on the second hole — his 11th of the round — Castro was reminded of a game he plays to try to birdie every other hole.

“When I eagled, I was like, ’Oh, now I’m 7 (under) through 11, so that’s keeping ahead of that 50 per cent mark.’ But this is a different golf course,” he said.

“The golf course is much harder than most of the other times I’ve kind of taken that attitude.”

Couples shot his 63 in 1992 in the third round. Norman opened with a 63 in 1994 when he went on to shatter the tournament record at 24-under 264.

Along with joining them in the record book, Castro matched the record set by Billy Ray Brown in 1992 with his three-shot lead after one round.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball says the umpires were wrong.

That doesn’t help the Oakland Athletics.

One day after umpire Angel Hernandez and his crew failed to reverse an obvious home run by A’s infielder Adam Rosales following a video review, MLB executive vice-president Joe Torre said an “improper call” was made in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game between the Indians and Athletics.

However, despite pointing out the mistake, Torre said the disputed call will stand. The Indians won 4-3.

“By rule, the decision to reverse a call by use of instant replay is at the sole discretion of the crew chief,” Torre said in a statement released during Thursday’s series finale. “In the opinion of Angel Hernandez, who was last night’s crew chief, there was not clear and convincing evidence to overturn the decision on the field. It was a judgment call, and as such, it stands as final.

“Home and away broadcast feeds are available for all uses of instant replay, and they were available to the crew last night. Given what we saw, we recognize that an improper call was made. Perfection is an impossible standard in any endeavour, but our goal is always to get the calls right. Earlier this morning, we began the process of speaking with the crew to thoroughly review all the circumstances surrounding last night’s decision.”

Before MLB’s ruling, A’s manager Bob Melvin said he still believed he witnessed a home run and nothing will change his mind.

With two outs, Rosales sent a drive to left that appeared to clear the 19-foot-high outfield wall and strike a railing.

Melvin asked Hernandez and his crew to review the hit, and three umpires left the field to view replays in a designated area near their dressing room.

After a lengthy delay, the umpires returned to the field and instructed Rosales to stay at second, a decision that shocked the A’s, the Indians, 14,000 fans in attendance at Progressive Field and people watching on television.

Melvin brought his lineup card to home plate before Thursday’s game, his first face-toface meeting with Hernandez and his crew since the disputed ruling. Melvin was cordial and returned to the dugout after having joked earlier he hoped he wouldn’t get ejected.

“I don’t have much to say about it,” he said.

“I’m not going to talk to them about it. If they want talk about it’s one thing, but I’m just going to take the lineup card out.”

Melvin was in contact with MLB officials after Wednesday’s game.

“I’ve heard from MLB and I’m not going to say what they said,” Melvin said before the A’s and Indians wrapped up a four-game series. “It’s probably what the majority saw, but what they’re going to do from here I haven’t had any discussions about that.”

Helped by the call, the Indians held on and won as closer Chris Perez escaped a bases-loaded jam.

Randy Marsh, MLB’s director of umpires, attended Thursday’s game.

Marsh did not comment specifically on the disputed play, but said he was sent to Cleveland to

speak with the umpires and check the replay equipment.

Melvin, who had requested that the umpires review Rosales’ hit, was automatically ejected by Hernandez for charging onto the field and arguing following the video review. MLB rules state that once the review is made, the call stands.

Hernandez, who asked a pool reporter not to record his interview following the game, said there was not enough clear proof to overturn the original call.

“It wasn’t evident on the TV we had it was a home run,” Hernandez said. “I don’t know what kind of replay you had, but you can’t reverse a call unless there is 100 per cent evidence, and there wasn’t 100 per cent evidence.”

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NBA conference semis are fit to be tied, all at 1-1 Parity has struck the NBA playoffs, where the conference semifinals are all fit to be tied.

The four current series are all knotted at one game apiece — the first time that’s happened in the second round of the NBA playoffs since the league went to its current format more than a quarter-century ago. For favourites like Miami, New York, San Antonio and Oklahoma City, home-court advantage has disappeared, and now it’s the underdogs who can control their own fates simply by taking care of business on their home floors.

A wild weekend is ahead, without question.

The Heat, Knicks, Spurs and Thunder are four of the league’s top five winningest road teams this season. That probably isn’t being received as great news for Chicago, Indiana, Golden State and Memphis, the lower-seeded clubs who will be hosting pivotal Game 3’s when playoffs resume today and Saturday.

“Pretty cool. The NBA’s loving it,” Heat forward LeBron James said. “When it comes to the playoffs, I always continue to say no matter how many games you win or lose in the regular season, once you get to the playoffs everybody’s record is 0-0. So I think it’s great. I think it’s great for our fans, I think it’s great for the competition that every series is tied 1-1.”

After a first round with only two sweeps — by Miami and San Antonio, probably the favourites in the Eastern and Western Conferences, especially after Oklahoma City lost Russell Westbrook to a knee injury — the tone for the second round was set pretty quickly around the league. Miami lost Game 1 at home to a wounded and weary team from Chicago. San Antonio needed a huge comeback to beat Golden State in Game 1 of their series, then saw the Warriors simply come back and take Game 2.

The Knicks lost Game 1 to Indiana before evening up their matchup, and the Thunder are likely feeling lucky that they’re not in an 0-2 hole after Memphis had plenty of chances to take the opening game of their series.

“When you get this deep into the playoffs, they’re all good teams, they’re all very good teams more than capable of winning at home or on the road,” Golden State coach Mark Jackson said. “So I’m not surprised at all. Good coaching, good playing, you make adjustments and win games. They’ve all been great games.”

Big fourth-quarter comebacks, first by Oklahoma City and then by Memphis, decided the outcomes of the first two games of that series, where the cumulative score right now is Grizzlies 190, Thunder 186.

The first two Spurs-Warriors games were pure theatre, with San Antonio winning a double-overtime thriller in Game 1 after rallying from 16 points down late in regulation.

Road teams took Game 1’s in the East semifinals, with Indiana and Chicago both winning by seven.

And the home teams imposed their wills in Game 2 of both matchups, New York using a huge late run to beat the Pacers by 26, and the Heat outscoring the Bulls by an unbelievable 62-20 margin over a 19-minute stretch on the way to evening that matchup with a 115-78 romp.

“Anybody can beat you on a given night and playoff basketball is no different,” Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. “I mean, everybody at this particular time is hungry. Nobody wants to go home.”

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B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, May 10, 2013

Federer latest to get upset at Madrid MADRID, Spain — The slippery blue clay may be gone, but the Madrid Open continues to produce surprises.

Second-ranked Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in Thursday’s third round, leaving Rafael Nadal as the either the clear front-runner for the title or the next big name who should be wary of an upset.

Nadal didn’t let his sore knee get in the way of downing Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3 to reach a quarterfinal with David Ferrer, while third-seeded Andy Murray had to come from behind to edge past Giles Simon 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6). “Clearly the favourite for this tournament is Nadal,�

Federer said.

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova — the top two seeded women— also reached the quarters in straight sets.

Last year, Federer didn’t let the slick “Smurf-colored� clay stop him from winning his third title in Madrid.

But now with the old-fashioned red clay back at the Caja Magica, Federer only managed to look like the star he is for a spell.

Yet Federer wasn’t the first highly-ranked player to fall.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic was ousted on Tuesday, a day before Victoria Azarenka followed in a temper tantrum.

After recovering from Nishikori’s strong start, Federer looked like he’d found his stride as he roared back in the second set.

But Nishikori reasserted his ground game in the decider, after breaking Federer for a 3-1 advantage, and held on for the surprising victory.

Nishikori said beating Federer after losing their only

previous meeting was one of the high points of his still burgeoning career. “He was my idol and to beat him was one of the goals for my tennis career,� the 16thranked Nishikori said. “Beating Roger is, yeah ...

I need a couple of days to celebrate.�

Federer came to Madrid after a seven-week layoff. He said the gusting winds hurt his game, but he gave all credit to Nishikori. “He was the better player today for sure,� Federer said. “I was lacking control from the baseline and that carried through from start to finish.

Overall I’m disappointed with my play.�

Federer said he will not change his plans and will now train for Rome and then the French Open.

This was Nishikori’s fourth win over a top-five opponent.

Nishikori will next play Pablo Andujar, who advanced when fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver retired.

Nadal’s commanding win over Youzhny featured an array of winning shots.

Having already established control by stealing Youzhny’s second service game, Nadal kept a point alive with a deft no-look backhand flick before nailing a winner down the line to hold his serve and delight his fans.

The fifth-ranked Spaniard then broke Youzhny again by dinking the ball over the net while on the run, giving it so much backspin it twisted away from the Russian.

Nadal, who is searching for his seventh straight final since returning from injury, improved to 28 wins and two losses on the year.

Nadal said he was still bothered by his left knee, which has sidelined him this

year with a nagging case of tendinitis. “Sometimes I have pain,�

Nadal said. “I try to avoid talking about it as much as possible. With respect to my rivals it’s not the moment to analyze how I am.�

Nadal’s next opponent, Ferrer, outlasted Tommy Haas 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

Murray looked stiff as he conceded the first set to Simon but the Scot improved, and after winning a long game to break back early in the second set, slowly imposed his will. Even so, he squandered five match points before Simon netted his final approach shot in the tiebreaker to end the match in just under three hours.

Murray will play Tomas Berdych, who defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-6 (5), 7-5, to make the final eight.

Also, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a match with Stanislas Wawrinka, who came back to see off Grigor Dimitrov 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

On the women’s side, the top-ranked Williams dispatched Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-1, after Sharapova put away Germany’s Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 7-5.

Williams’ dominant performance made Kirilenko wither after she dropped the first set with one of several unforced errors. “I just felt really relaxed, like I was taking my time,� said Williams, adding that she strived for precision over speed on serve.

Williams will take on local favourite Anabel Medina Garrigues, who advanced after Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan withdrew with a right arm injury.

Sharapova will face Kaia

Buccaneers All-Pro corner Barber calls it a career TAMPA, Fla. — Threetime All-Pro Ronde Barber is retiring after a 16-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that included a Super Bowl title and five Pro Bowl appearances.

The Bucs announced Wednesday night that the 38-year-old twin brother of former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber will not return to play on a defence overhauled since the end of last season. Tampa Bay acquired Darrelle Revis, Dashon Goldson and second-round draft pick Johnthan Banks for its secondary.

The retirement was first reported by Fox Sports.com, who quoted Barber as saying: “I’ve had a better run than I ever could’ve dreamed of having.�

Tiki Barber, who retired from the Giants after the 2006 season, had a post on his Twitter account that read: “Congrats & happy for my twin, Ronde, who’s hanging up the cleats!�

Ronde Barber played cornerback for 15 seasons before moving to safety last year. He played his entire career with the Bucs and is the franchise leader in interceptions with 47. He also scored eight touchdowns and had 28 sacks in 241 games. “Ronde is synonymous with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, establishing himself as one of our franchise’s iconic players over a 16-year, Hall of Fame-worthy career,�

Bucs co-chairman Joel Glazer said in a statement. “When anyone thinks of Ronde, they think of a true professional and leader. He approached every day the same, giving everything he had to make himself and his teammates the best they could be. We will miss him.�

Barber was a thirdround pick out of Virginia is 1997 and struggled early in his career, appearing in just one game as a rookie. He finished with a stretch of 215 consecutive starts, tied for the sixth-longest streak in NFL history.

A team captain for the past nine years, Barber made the transition from cornerback to safety in 2012, Tampa Bay’s first season under coach Greg Schiano.

Schiano’s top priority this off-season was revamping a secondary that nearly set a league record for most yards passing allowed in a season.

The Bucs began reshaping the defence with the signing of Goldson, an All-Pro safety last season in San Francisco, to a five-year, $41.25 million deal in free agency. Last month, the team traded

the 13th overall pick in the draft to the New York Jets in exchange for Revis, a three-time All Pro cornerback who also got a new six-year, $96 million contract.

With veteran Eric Wright returning and last year’s No. 1 draft pick Mark Barron entering his second season at safety, that left little room for Barber in Tampa Bay’s plans.

Kanepi of Estonia next after she defeated Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4.

Ekaterina Makarova of Russia beat Marion Bartoli 6-3,

6-2 and will play Sara Errani following her 7-5, 6-3 win over Varvara Lepchenko. Angelique Kerber of Germany meets former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.

Rinne has surgery, expected to be ready for training camp in September

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE — Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip and will need approximately four months to recover.

General manager David Poile said Thursday that Rinne had surgery Wednesday to correct a situation team officials were aware of last year. After consulting with doctors, the decision was made for Rinne to go ahead and have the surgery now rather than try to

postpone for another year or more.

Rinne is a two-time Vezina Trophy finalist already in his career, and he was fourth in the Hart Trophy voting two years ago.

He ranks sixth in the NHL with 152 wins since the 2008-09 season. He also ranks fifth in save percentage (.919) and is tied for seventh in goals-against average (2.36). He tied for second in the NHL with 43 appearances in the lockout-shortened season, tied for fourth with 42 starts and ranked sixth in minutes played (2,443:46).

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Where has all the sportsmanship gone?

LONG BEFORE YOUTH REFEREE’S DEATH, MANY FEARED CONSEQUENCES OF DECLINE IN SPORTSMANSHIP

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The football teams were still on the field, exchanging the traditional postgame handshakes, when Pete McCabe walked by. The veteran referee heard another official call his name and turned, only to be smashed in the face with a helmet by one of the players.

Almost every bone in McCabe’s face was broken, his skull fractured in several places and his nose nowhere close to where it belonged. As he lay on the ground in Rochester, N.Y., the semipro player who assaulted him stood over him yelling, “Take that.

Take that. This is what I’m all about.”

“I have said since this happened to me that it’s going to happen again,” McCabe said, “and someone is going to get killed.”

Four years later, someone was.

McCabe was sickened when he heard the news that Ricardo Portillo had died Saturday, a week after the youth soccer referee in Utah had been punched in the head by a 17-year-old player angry over a yellow card. Just as Portillo’s family is now pleading for athletes to control their tempers, McCabe has spent the last four years preaching the importance of sportsmanship in and around Rochester.

To limited success.

“There’s no respect for officials now,” McCabe said. “Go look at any game, and they’re yelling at the official. Pick a high school event, and go watch a couple of games. I guarantee you, you’ll see a coach get out of control on the sideline. Or a parent. Or a kid. It’s so rampant. What happened in Utah, I knew it was going to happen. It was just a matter of time,” he added. “Whether it was New York state, Massachusetts, Florida, it was going to happen somewhere in this country.”

But the problem isn’t limited to this country. Several Dutch teens are awaiting trial in the beating death late last year of a volunteer linesman who was working his son’s youth soccer game. In Brazil last month, a referee was kicked in the chest after the final whistle of a third-division match of the Sao Paulo state championship. A referee in Kenya has filed a lawsuit against the national soccer federation, contending he is impotent after a coach grabbed his testicles in protest over a call. A Spanish soccer player was banned for three months last year after throwing a plastic water bottle at a referee. Also last year, a soccer player in New Zealand was banned indefinitely after he punched a referee and broke his jaw.

And at hockey’s Under-18 World Championships in Estonia last month, a Lithuanian player hurled his stick at a referee, hitting him in the upper body.

“Part of this isn’t a sport problem, part of it is a societal problem,” said Dan Gould, director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State. “You watch TV, and the trash talking that’s accepted. If you’re famous, you’re almost supposed to get into trouble. Why is everyone infatuated with Lindsay Lohan when she seems like a spoiled brat?”

Added Barry Mano, the founder and president of the National Association of Sports Officials, “We’ve become so loud and so brash. It’s about me and about being in the spotlight. All of those things play out in the games we play.”

Part of the beauty of sports — and youth sports in particular — has always been its power to educate and transform. To instil in athletes skills and values they can use for the rest of their lives, in arenas that don’t have hardwood floors or boundaries outlined in chalk. Talk to any CEO or other successful person, and odds are he or she can trace the lessons they learned about teamwork, fair play, leadership and overcoming challenges back to Little League, Pee-Wee football or some other youth sport. But just like passing, dribbling and hitting, those skills don’t come with the uniform and the practice schedule.

They have to be taught and reinforced by league administrators, coaches and, of course, the parents who signed their kids up for a team in the first place.

“Most Americans really want their kids to learn values through sports. And research has found we can teach kids to be good sports and enhance their moral development through sports if it’s done correctly,” Gould said. “But the big myth is it just happens.”

Even referees and officials can do a better job, Mano said. Watch any college basketball game, and odds are you’ll see a coach not only stalking the sideline but coming onto the floor to protest a call. That’s a violation, Mano said, yet it’s almost never called.

“We’ve softened too much by letting bad behaviour go escaped,” he said.

It may not seem like much. But add up all the little transgressions that have been overlooked or excused, and sports now has a big problem.

“I really believe in the power of sport for changing people,” Gould said. “But it’s not going to happen if we just hope it happens. We need to train coaches, and the leagues need to be organized and have pretty defined rules of what’s tolerable and what’s not tolerable. You also need to recognize good sporting behaviour. It’s not just about fixing the problem.”

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has developed a “True Sport” campaign to help parents, coaches and administrators return the emphasis in sports to the life lessons that don’t show up in the won-loss column. The program includes educational materials, codes of conduct and good behaviour pledges, and the approach is individually tailored for athletes in elementary school, middle school and high school. In the Netherlands, the Dutch FA responded to Richard Nieuwenhuizen’s death with a “Respect” campaign targeted at players of all levels.

And at i9 Sports, sportsmanship is valued so highly there are weekly rewards for it.

The recreational youth league, which has programs in 280 communities in 28 states, designates a specific value of sportsmanship — being a good buddy, humility, leadership — for coaches to emphasize each week. At the end of the week, the player on each team who best exemplified that value gets recognized. Parents also have to pledge to display good sportsmanship, and not use negative or derogatory language with officials, coaches, other parents or kids. They also pledge to keep fun as the main emphasis of the league.

“We believe there’s great value in competition, healthy competition,” said Frank Fiume, founder and CEO of i9 Sports. “But learning how to win with grace and lose with dignity is key.”

That’s a lesson that’s been ignored for too long, McCabe said. With devastating consequences.

Four years after he was assaulted, McCabe still gets migraine-like headaches every day, has limited hearing in his left ear and has lost his sense of taste and smell. Yet he continues to referee — “I just love doing it so much” — hoping he can instil lessons of sportsmanship with the coaches and players he encounters. But he wonders if it has any impact.

Though his assault was big news in Rochester when it happened and again when his attacker was sen-

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BRIEFS Pro Flo Rage double winners The Red Deer Pro Flo Rage bantam girls were two-time winners in Calgary Women’s Fastball League play Wednesday, downing the Calgary Rebels 8-4 and 10-0.

Kirsten Baumgardt was the winning pitcher in the opener, fanning seven batters over four innings.

Sarah Marfleet and Erika Marshall each had two hits for the Rage.

In the second contest, Kirsten Pinkney and Kaylee Domoney combined for the shutout while allowing only two hits. Pinkney helped her own cause with a pair of hits, while Breanna Burkard-Smith contributed a two-run double.

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In this May 2 photo, Jose Lopez points to an undated photo of Ricardo Portillo, center, his brother-inlaw, following a news conference at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. A teenager is accused of punching Portillo, a soccer referee who later died after slipping into a weeklong coma. tenced to 10 years in prison, McCabe sees the same poisonous behaviour everywhere he goes. At a state championship football game he worked recently, one of the coaches complained constantly and threw his clipboard. At a boys lacrosse game, McCabe heard a coach tell one of his players to “bury” an opponent.

“Every time I try to talk to somebody I hit a brick wall,” McCabe said.

“Unless something’s done in this country, it’s going to happen again,” he said. “Until we teach kids how to play and respect officials, it’s going to happen again.”

The Hunting Hills Lightning overcame an 1-0 deficit to down the Central Alberta Christian High School Knights of Lacombe 4-1 in Central Alberta High School Girls’ Soccer League play Wednesday.

Melissa Brouwer, Rachelle Fallis, Danielle Hauser and Darbie Hauser scored once each for the Lightning.

Hunting Hills will host their boys’ and girls’ tournament, beginning today, in Lacombe. Hunting Hills, Notre Dame and H.J. Cody of Sylvan Lake play in Pool A on the boys’ side with Lacombe, CACHS and Archbishop MacDonald of Edmonton in Pool B. Hunting Hills, Lacombe and Beaumont are in Pool B on the girls’ side with Notre Dame, CACHS and MacDonald in Pool A. Action begins today at noon at Michener Park and the Lacombe Athletic Park.

Round-robin games also go at 2, 4 and 6 p.m.

The playoffs are set for Saturday with the girls and boys finals at 5 p.m. at Michener Park.

Cougars down Lightning in girls rugby The Notre Dame Cougars, with Kim Mickelson and Kendra Sorensen each scoring two tries, shortcircuited the Hunting Hills Lightning in senior high girls rugby play Wednesday.

Michelle Roth, Rebecca Burnand, Chelsey Grabber and Marie Taylor each contributed a try for the Cougars, who also got six converts from Roth in a 52-0 rout.

Notre Dame will take on Sturgeon today at 1:30 p.m. at Titans Rugby Park in the showcase game of the Cougar Classic tournament.

In another match, tries by Shylow Bugala and Jen Anderson helped Rimbey secure a 10-10 draw with Rocky Mountain House.

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INVITATION TO TENDER THE CITY OF RED DEER Sealed Tenders clearly marked Fire Hall #3 (4340 – 32 Street) Site Improvements, closing Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM, delivered or mailed to:

Municipal Planning Commission Decisions On May 1, 2013 the Municipal Planning Commission issued the following decisions for development permit applications: Discretionary Use Approvals: Westlake Jason Patrick – for a secondary suite to be located at 331 Webster Drive.

You may appeal discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative & Governance Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 24, 2013. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403342-8132.

Development Officer Approvals On May 7, 2013, the Development Officer issued approval for the following applications: Permitted Use Gaetz Avenue North 1. Super 8 Motel – a 100.2 m2 entry canopy to the existing building, located at 7474 50 Avenue.

Garden Heights 2. True-Line Contracting Ltd. – a 4.2 m2 relaxation to the maximum site coverage to a new single family dwelling with an attached garage, to be located at 9 Garrison Place.

The City of Red Deer Purchasing Section Main Floor, City Hall 4914 - 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 and received before 2:00:00 p.m. local time on Friday, May 24, 2013 will be opened in public immediately thereafter. Tenders received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Bidder(s) without consideration. Faxed Tender Documents or Tender Amendments will not be accepted.

The Work is comprised of: • 500 m2 concrete removal • 850 m2 asphalt removal • 830 m2 reshape and recompact existing base • 340 m2 175mm reinforced concrete pavement • 55 m2 reinforced concrete ramp and sidewalks • 85 m 2m wide reinforced concrete drainage swale • 1,050 m2 100 mm of asphalt • 400 m3 waste excavation • 600 m2 subgrade preparation • 600 m2 150mm crushed gravel granular base • 600 m2 350mm granular sub base • 600 m2 filter fabric (provisional) • general line painting Tender Documents may be obtained from Stantec Consulting Ltd., 1100, 4900 – 50 Street, on or after Monday, May 13, 2013 for a $50 non-refundable fee.

The City of Red Deer Contract Specifications most recent Edition may be obtained from the Engineering Services Department for a $40 non-refundable fee, or may be viewed on The City of Red Deer website @ www.reddeer.ca.

A non-mandatory pre-tender meeting has been scheduled for 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the north parking lot of the Fire Hall #3(4340 – 32 Street).

Mountview 3. D & M Dewit – a new 298.3 m2 single family dwelling with a rear attached garage, to be located at 3519 Spruce Drive.

Contractors may view the Tender Documents at the Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Construction Association offices.

Discretionary Use

Technical Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to:

Gaetz Avenue North 4. Spiffy’s Auto Care – a temporary auto care tent, to be located at 6319 50 Avenue.

Highland Green Estates 5. Sunreal Property Management – a 35.67 m2 accessory storage structure, to be located at 6310 58 Avenue.

Scott Campbell, CET Stantec Consulting Ltd. Executive Place 1100, 4900 – 50 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1X7 Phone: (403) 341-3320 Fax: (403) 342-0969 Email: scott.campbell@stantec.com

West Park West 6. P McIver – a temporary storage container, to be located at 5738 35 Street.

Processing Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to:

You may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Red Deer Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, Legislative Services, City Hall, prior to 4:30 p.m. on May 24, 2013. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. Appeal forms (outlining appeal fees) are available at Legislative Services. For further information, please phone 403-342-8399.

Shelly Flahr, SCMP, CPPB The City of Red Deer Purchasing Section 4914 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4 Ph: 403-342-8273 Fax: 403-341-6960 Email: purchasing@reddeer.ca

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Hockey NHL Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 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: N.Y. Islanders 6, Pittsburgh 4 Thursday, May 9: Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Saturday, May 11: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBA Ottawa 4, 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: Ottawa 3, Montreal 2, OT Thursday, May 9: Ottawa 6, Montreal 1 Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 2 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: N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Friday, May 10: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 12: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, TBA x-Monday, May 13: N.Y. Rangers at Washington, TBA Boston 3, 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 4, Toronto 3, OT Friday, May 10: Toronto at Boston, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: Boston at Toronto, TBA x-Monday, May 13: Toronto at Boston, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 4, 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 3, Minnesota 0 Thursday, May 9: Chicago 5, Minnesota 1 Anaheim 3, 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: Anaheim 3, Detroit 2, OT Friday, May 10: Anaheim at Detroit, 6 p.m. x-Sunday, May 12: Detroit at Anaheim, TBA San Jose 4, 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: San Jose 4, Vancouver 3, OT Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 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: Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3 Wednesday, May 8: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2, OT Friday, May 10: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. x-Monday, May 13: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA

Thursday’s summaries Senators 6 Canadiens 1 First Period 1. Ottawa, Smith 1 (Kassian, Methot) 2:17 2. Ottawa, Conacher 2 (Condra, Pageau) 12:26 3. Montreal, Subban 2 (Markov, Plekanec) 19:45 (pp) Penalties — Bouillon Mtl (interference) 14:09, Alfredsson Ott (interference) 19:23.

Second Period 4. Ottawa, Turris 3 (Condra) 11:29 (sh) Penalties — Silfverberg Ott (interference) 1:01, Neil Ott (high-sticking) 5:19, Montreal bench (too many men, served by Ryder) 8:15, Ottawa bench (too many men, served by Neil) 9:51, Gonchar Ott (holding) 15:17.

Third Period 5. Ottawa, Aldredsson 2 (Gonchar, Karlsson) 6:22 (pp) 6. Ottawa, Conacher 3 (Zibanejad) 12:27 (pp) 7. Ottawa, Condra 1 (Pageau, Kassian) 16:12 (pp) Penalties— Ryder Mtl (hooking) 5:07, Pacioretty Mtl (high-sticking) 10:56, Subban Mtl (roughing) 15:19, Conacher Ott (roughing, misconduct), Dumont Mtl (roughing, misconduct) Blunden Mtl (misconduct) 17:01.

Shots on goal Ottawa 10 8 11 — 29 Montreal 17 11 6 — 34 Goal — Ottawa: Anderson (W, 4-1), Montreal: Budaj (L, 0-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Ottawa: 3-6 Montreal 1-5.

Attendance — 21,273 at Montreal.

Wild 1 at Blackhawks 5

First Period 1. Chicago, Hossa 2 (Toews) 15:39 Penalties — None.

Chicago bench (face-off violation, served by Stalberg) 7:38.

Second Period 2. Chicago, Kruger 1 (Frolik, Keith) 3:19 3. Chicago, Hossa 3 (Saad, Kruger) 6:26 4. Minnesota, Mitchell 1 (Brodziak, Scandella) 10:11 5. Chicago, Shaw 1 (Bickell, Keith) 10:46 Penalty — Rozsival Chi (interference) 7:50.

Third Period 6. Chicago, Sharp 5 (Toews, Hossa) 6:04 (pp) Penalties — Suter Min (high-sticking) 4:17, Cullen Min (tripping) 5:03, Rupp Min (slashing, minormisconduct), Clutterbuck Min (slashing), Carcillo Chi (roughing) 15:26.

Shots on goal Minnesota 10 8 4 — 22 Chicago 10 13 10 — 33 Goal (shots-saves) — Minnesota: Harding (L,1-40)(18-15), Kuemper (6:26 second)(15-13); Chicago: Crawford (W,4-1-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Minnesota: 0-2; Chicago: 1-3.

Attendance — 21,597 (19,717).

Islanders 0 at Penguins 4 First Period No Scoring Penalties — Strait NYI (interference) 3:24, Neal Pgh (roughing) 7:36.

Second Period 1. Pittsburgh, Kennedy 1 (Letang, Sutter) 7:25 2. Pittsburgh, Murray 2 (Kunitz, Malkin) 8:47 3. Pittsburgh, Crosby 3 (Iginla, Pa.Dupuis) 14:00 Penalties — None Third Period

4. Pittsburgh, Letang 2 (Crosby, P.Martin) 5:43 (pp) Penalties — M.Martin NYI (roughing) 5:37, Murray Pgh (interference) 7:51, Hamonic NYI (roughing) 10:58, Boyes NYI (unsportsmanlike conduct), Malkin Pgh (unsportsmanlike conduct) 12:11, Hickey NYI (elbowing) 18:00, Hamonic NYI (roughing), Cizikas NYI (roughing), Morrow Pgh (roughing), Vitale Pgh (roughing) 18:39, Strait NYI (cross-checking) 19:36.

Shots on goal N.Y. Islanders 14 11 6 — 31 Pittsburgh 7 18 6 — 31 Goal (shots-saves) — N.Y. Islanders: Nabokov (L,2-3-0)(27-23), Poulin (5:43 third)(4-4); Pittsburgh: Vokoun (W,1-0-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — N.Y. Islanders: 0-2; Pittsburgh: 1-5.

Attendance — 18,636 (18,387).

WHL Playoffs FINAL ROUND WHL Championship Ed Chynoweth Cup (Best-of-7) Portland (W1) vs. Edmonton (E1) (Portland leads series 3-1) Wednesday’s result Portland 2 Edmonton 1 Tuesday’s result Portland 3 Edmonton 1 Friday’s game Edmonton at Portland, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s game x-Portland at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 13 x-Edmonton at Portland, 8 p.m. x — If necessary.

Golf

Baseball New York Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 20 13 .606 21 14 .600 21 14 .600 16 18 .471 13 23 .361

GB — — — 4 1/2 8 1/2

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 19 13 .594 18 13 .581 18 14 .563 16 15 .516 14 18 .438

GB — 1/2 1 2 1/2 5

Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 21 13 .618 18 18 .500 16 19 .457 12 22 .353 10 25 .286

GB — 4 5 1/2 9 11 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Seattle 2, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 3, Detroit 1 Baltimore 5, Kansas City 3 Cleveland 4, Oakland 3 Chicago White Sox 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Minnesota 15, Boston 8 Tampa Bay 10, Toronto 4 Houston 3, L.A. Angels 1 Texas 4, Milwaukee 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, Colorado 2 Thursday’s Games Cleveland 9, Oakland 2 N.Y. Yankees 3, Colorado 1 Washington 5, Detroit 4 Kansas City 6, Baltimore 2 Minnesota 5, Boston 3 Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4, 10 innings L.A. Angels 6, Houston 5 Friday’s Games Cleveland (Kluber 2-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 4-0), 5:08 p.m.

San Diego (Volquez 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 4-2), 5:10 p.m.

Toronto (R.Ortiz 0-0) at Boston (Lester 4-0), 5:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Hammel 5-1) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-3), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Hanson 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 1-2) at Kansas City (W.Davis 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Ogando 3-2) at Houston (Keuchel 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Straily 1-0) at Seattle (Iwakuma 3-1), 8:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Toronto at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 11:08 a.m.

Toronto at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

Baltimore at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta Washington New York Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 20 13 .606 19 15 .559 14 17 .452 16 20 .444 10 25 .286

GB — 1 1/2 5 5 1/2 11

St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 21 12 .636 19 16 .543 18 16 .529 15 17 .469 13 21 .382

GB — 3 3 1/2 5 1/2 8 1/2

West Division W L Pct 20 14 .588 20 15 .571 19 15 .559 16 18 .471 13 20 .394

GB — 1/2 1 4 6 1/2

San Francisco Arizona Colorado San Diego Los Angeles

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta 7, Cincinnati 2 Seattle 2, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 4 San Diego 1, Miami 0 San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 3, 10 innings Washington 3, Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Texas 4, Milwaukee 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, Colorado 2 Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 3, Colorado 1 Washington 5, Detroit 4 N.Y. Mets 3, Pittsburgh 2 Arizona 2, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta at San Francisco, Late Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-4) at Washington (Detwiler 1-3), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-1) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-0), 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Marcum 0-2), 5:10 p.m.

San Diego (Volquez 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 4-2), 5:10 p.m.

Colorado (Garland 3-2) at St. Louis (S.Miller 4-2), 6:15 p.m.

Philadelphia (Cloyd 0-0) at Arizona (Kennedy 1-3), 7:40 p.m.

Miami (Fernandez 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Magill 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Hudson 4-1) at San Francisco (M.Cain 1-2), 8:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Washington, 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs at Washington, 11:35 a.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 2:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Alberta Downs Weekend Entries Saturday Post time: 1:15 p.m.

First Pace, purse $3,500 (DD, EX, SF, TR).

1 Miss Dezilou (T. Redwood) 2 Smoken Blue Water (Q. Schneider) 3 Sweetycamtoplay (G. Hudon) 4 River Blues (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 Hf Pajama Party (H. Haining) 6 Wigesjet (J. Chappell) 7 Bettor Dreams (J. Jungquist) 8 Clearly Best (K. Dressler) Second Pace, purse $8,500 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Sixdaysontheroad (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Trust The Artist (K. Hoerdt) 3 Timberline Court (G. Hudon) 4 Flak Jacket (J. Gray) 5 Mr Saratoga (J. Chappell) Third Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Tajwon (T. Cullen) 2 Hes Country (Q. Schneider) 3 Knickfree (J. Chappell) 4 Mackenzie Seelster (To Be Announced) 5 F Train (B. Piwniuk) 6 Katies Gun (P. Giesbrecht) 7 Nevermissabeat (R. Grundy) 8 Wrangler Hitech (T. Redwood) 9 Skirmish (W. Tainsh Jr) ae Silent Rescue (P. Davies) Fourth Pace, purse $5,400 (EX, SF, TR, W4).

1 Rays Crown Royal (K. Hoerdt) 2 Blue Star Admiral (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Aerial Time (J. Chappell) 4 Burn The Floor (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Gaucho Hanover (R. Hennessy) 6 Acesndeuces (P. Davies) 7 Frisco (T. Cullen) Fifth Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Outlawishfulthinkn (C. Kolthammer) 2 Western Willy (J. Gray) 3 Rays High Noon (K. Hoerdt) 4 Mystical Fellow (B. Clark) 5 The Cracken (H. Haining) 6 Pinot Prince (P. Davies) 7 Pureform Nelson (T. Redwood) 8 Whosurhero (J. Jungquist) ae Two Pack Habit (H. Haining) Sixth Pace, purse $5,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Keystone Maddie (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Kim Chee (T. Redwood) 3 Outlawlookslikrain (C. Kolthammer) 4 Artprize (T. Cullen) 5 Cloud Nine (G. Hudon) 6 Outlaw Pot Of Gold (P. Davies) 7 Ruths Shadylady (J. Jungquist) 8 Crackers Hot Shot (W. Tainsh Jr) 9 Skade (K. Hoerdt) Seventh Pace, purse $3,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Cheswick (R. Schneider) 2 Shaker Boy (K. Hoerdt) 3 Attitude Adjuster (G. Hudon) 4 Dieselystic (J. Gray) 5 Jellos Fellow (P. Davies) 6 Im A Wildcat (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 Man Alive (J. Jungquist) 8 Location Baran (P. Giesbrecht) 9 Hesacamcracker (R. Hennessy) ae Artability (Q. Schneider) Eighth Pace, purse $7,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Greek Ruler (J. Chappell) 2 Kg Explorer (R. Goulet) 3 Bachelor Pad (B. Clark)

4 Cowboy Caper (K. Hoerdt) 5 Hollywood Warrior (G. Hudon) 6 Gts Jake (J. Jungquist) 7 Hilldrop Shady (W. Tainsh Jr) 8 Armbro Dublin (B. Piwniuk) Ninth Pace, purse $6,000 (EX, SF, TR, W3).

1 Outlaw Highvoltage (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Nobody Can (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 All Canadian Mjjz (P. Davies) 4 Playbook (B. Clark) 5 Arroway (J. Gray) 6 Kg Art Dreamer (G. Hudon) Tenth Pace, purse $3,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Fly Bye Elly (J. Gray) 2 G I Joan (B. Clark) 3 Truly Cruisin (P. Davies) 4 Apalamine (T. Cullen) 5 Js Honeybet (T. Redwood) 6 Red Star Jenny (K. Hoerdt) 7 Justabitfaster (G. Hudon) 8 Brave Rustler (P. Giesbrecht) 9 Whos In The Hat (W. Tainsh Jr) ae Hollywood Jubilee (J. Chappell) Eleventh Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Notacent Tobemade (G. Schedlosky) 2 Art By Dylan (K. Hoerdt) 3 Outlaw I See Red (J. Gray) 4 Kg Super Sonic (C. Brown) 5 Too Young Man (G. Hudon) 6 Steveofdestruction (R. Schneider) 7 Lakers R Electric (Q. Schneider) 8 Payoff (W. Tainsh Jr) 9 Rango (T. Redwood) ae Modern Man (C. Brown) Sunday Post time: 1:15 p.m.

First Pace, purse $3,200 (DD, EX, SF, TR).

1 Miss Reserve (P. Davies) 2 Mystic Angel (J. Jungquist) 3 Bite Size (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Eternal Grace (V. Sifert) 5 Rs Dottie West (J. Gray) 6 Tu Wong Fu (J. Chappell) 7 Wish I Was (B. Clark) 8 Ida Apache (R. Grundy) Second Pace, purse $4,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Outlawpocketrocket (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Life On Homicide (J. Jungquist) 3 Bettor In The Bank (B. Clark) 4 Shade Of Pale (G. Hudon) 5 Outlaw Falcon (C. Kolthammer) 6 Pedal Steel (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 Broadies Dancer (P. Davies) 8 Masada Rocks (K. Hoerdt) Third Pace, purse $3,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Whitehouse Secret (P. Davies) 2 Tequila Boom Boom (R. Hennessy) 3 Crafty Cracker (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Me Myself And I (B. Clark) 5 Cinderella Smiles (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Hollywood Monroe (G. Hudon) 7 Brendons No Fly (T. Redwood) 8 Liz Lover (J. Jungquist) Fourth Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, SF, TR, W4).

1 Julie Caesar (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Westcoast Royal (C. Brown) 3 Westwood Chaos (J. Jungquist) 4 Glitteronthebeach (T. Cullen) 5 Cracklin Millie (G. Hudon) 6 Hf Nancys Babygirl (T. Redwood) 7 Flawless Art (D. Mcleod)

Fifth Pace, purse $4,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Revoler (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 B R Money Matters (J. Gray) 3 Somethinsgoinon (B. Clark) 4 Hollywood Lenny (Q. Schneider) 5 Terrorizer (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Total Rhythm (K. Hoerdt) 7 Balzac Billy (J. Jungquist) 8 Mr Brightside (J. Chappell) 9 Capablenrewarding (D. Mcleod) Sixth Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Minettas Leader (J. Jungquist) 2 Blue Star Cavalier (D. Mcleod) 3 Intended Gold (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Cams Wizard (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 Camtonite (R. Hennessy) 6 Pureform Nelson (T. Redwood) 7 Artability (Q. Schneider) 8 Arctic Muscles (C. Brown) Seventh Pace, purse $3,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Make It So (J. Chappell) 2 Farm Team (P. Davies) 3 Blue Star Quest (T. Redwood) 4 My Promise To You (J. Gray) 5 Hollywood Hotel (G. Hudon) 6 Ok Excalibur (T. Cullen) 7 Saltwater Cowboy (R. Schneider) 8 Psymadre (B. Piwniuk) 9 Hey Scoob (To Be Announced) Eighth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Power Maid (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Cantcatch P (J. Chappell) 3 Dudes Bonnie (R. Goulet) 4 Samnmadie (J. Jungquist) 5 Tajerine Dream (W. Tainsh Jr) 6 Wrangler Diva (T. Redwood) 7 Fancy Camelot (T. Cullen) 8 Charm N Wits (P. Davies) 9 Arctic Pine (C. Brown) Ninth Pace, purse $5,700 (EX, SF, TR, W3).

1 Big Bang Theory (G. Hudon) 2 Just Saucy (J. Jungquist) 3 Ashlynn Grace (J. Chappell) 4 Outlaw Blue Danube (S. Campbell) 5 Feelin Flush (T. Cullen) 6 Gts Jerilyn (J. Gray) 7 Phoenician Gal (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Shirley Girl (R. Goulet) 9 Barona Josie (W. Tainsh Jr) Tenth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Yankee Mystique (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Blue Star Classic (J. Gray) 3 Minettaszoombyyall (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Major Ziggy (T. Redwood) 5 Outlaw Like A Lady (J. Jungquist) 6 Arctic Flame (C. Brown) 7 Wrangler Raine (R. Goulet) 8 No Limit For Mjjz (B. Thomas) 9 Baja Beach (J. Chappell) ae Barona Java (G. Hudon) Eleventh Pace, purse $3,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Modern Look (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Mjjz R Us (P. Davies) 3 Passing Breeze (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Western Chrome (R. Goulet) 5 Red Star Chance (D. Mcleod) 6 National Interest (J. Chappell) 7 K B Hercules (J. Gray) 8 Silent Rescue (K. Hoerdt) 9 Kg Rowan (G. Hudon) ae Canbec Hooligan (T. Cullen)

BASEBALL Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL—Suspended Cincinnati RHP Daniel Tuttle (Dayton-MWL) 100 games after a third violation for a drug of abuse under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program..

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Recalled RHP Alex Burnett from Norfolk (IL). Placed RHP Miguel Gonzalez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 4.

BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned RHP Allen Webster to Pawtucket (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Jose De La Torre from Pawtucket (IL). Transferred RHP Joel Hanrahan to the 60-day DL. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated CF Michael Bourn from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Scott Barnes to Columbus (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Sent RHP Josh Fields to Cedar Rapids (MWL) for an injury rehabilitation assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Traded 3B Brandon Wood to Baltimore for future considerations.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Sent OF Curtis Granderson to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) for an injury rehabilitation assignment.

TEXAS RANGERS—Placed C A.J. Pierzynski

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on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6. Sent RHP Colby Lewis to Round Rock (PCL) for an injury rehabilitation assignment.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Optioned LHP Ricky Romero to Buffalo (IL). Designated RHP Edgar Gonzalez for assignment. Selected the contracts of RHP Ramon Ortiz and RHP Mickey Storey from Buffalo.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Sent OF Jason Heyward to Gwinnett (IL) for an injury rehabilitation assignment.

CINCINNATI REDS—Sent RHP Johnny Cueto to Dayton (MWL) for an injury rehabilitation assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Sent 2B Neil Walker to Altoona (EL) for an injury rehabilitation assignment.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS—Acquired C A.Q. Shipley from Indianapolis for a conditional 2014 draft pick.

BUFFALO BILLS—Signed TE Chris Gragg.

CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with LB Jon Bostic on a four-year contract.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed DB Gerald Sensabaugh a one-day contract, who announced his

retirement.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed OL Hugh Thornton, OL Khaled Holmes, DT Montori Hughes, S John Boyett, RB Kerwynn Williams, TE Justice Cunningham and OL Rick Schmeig.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed WR Lavelle Hawkins.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Signed S Kenny Vaccaro, DE Terron Armstead, WR Kenny Stills and DE Rufus Johnson.

NEW YORK JETS—Agreed to terms with OL Brian Winters and FB Tommy Bohanon on four-year contracts.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Signed TE Zach Ertz, S Earl Wolff, DE Joe Kruger, CB Jordan Poyerand and DE David King.

TENNESSEE TITANS agreed to terms with C Eloy Atkinson, CB George Baker, K Maikon Bonani, DT Stefan Charles, TE John Doyle, WR Travis Harvey, RB Stefphon Jefferson, G Oscar Johnson, DE Nigel Nicholas, CB Matthew Pierce, WR Rashad Ross, OT Matt Sewell, WR Dontel Watkins, LB Jonathan Willard and LB Tom Wort.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed WR Rico Wallace and RB John White.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed P Tim Hutchison, OL James Carmon and WR Quintin McCree.

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NBA Playoffs (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 1, Miami 1 Monday, May 6: Chicago 93, Miami 86 Wednesday, May 8: Miami 115, Chicago 78 Friday, May 10: Miami at Chicago, 6 p.m.

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Tuesday, May 14: New York at Indiana, 5 p.m.

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.

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Sunday, May 12: San Antonio at Golden State, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 14: Golden State at San Antonio,

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PGA Tour-The Players Championship Thursday At TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,215; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Roberto Castro 32-31 Zach Johnson 33-33 Rory McIlroy 35-31 Casey Wittenberg 33-34 Hunter Mahan 34-33 Steve Stricker 36-31 Ryan Palmer 35-32 Webb Simpson 32-35 Tiger Woods 34-33 Jason Bohn 31-37 Henrik Stenson 33-35 David Lingmerth 35-33 Greg Chalmers 33-35 Padraig Harrington 35-33 Sergio Garcia 34-34 Sang-Moon Bae 34-34 Jason Kokrak 34-35 Jason Day 34-35 Ben Crane 35-34 Kevin Streelman 37-32 Louis Oosthuizen 35-34 Russell Henley 33-36 Adam Scott 35-34 Bo Van Pelt 33-36 Andres Romero 33-36 Nicholas Thompson 33-36 Kevin Chappell 36-33 Daniel Summerhays 34-35 Jonas Blixt 34-35 Ben Curtis 34-35 Lee Westwood 36-33 K.J. Choi 34-35 Michael Thompson 35-34 Jeff Maggert 35-35 William McGirt 37-33 Cameron Tringale 36-34 Peter Hanson 32-38 Justin Leonard 37-33 George McNeill 34-36 Graeme McDowell 35-35 Keegan Bradley 37-33 Sean O’Hair 35-35 John Huh 34-36 Matt Jones 35-35 Matt Every 36-34 Charley Hoffman 37-33 Seung-Yul Noh 35-35 Davis Love III 34-36 Carl Pettersson 35-35 Chris Kirk 35-35 Scott Piercy 34-36 James Hahn 37-33 Harris English 35-35 Ken Duke 35-36 Chad Campbell 34-37 Jerry Kelly 35-36 Scott Stallings 31-40 Ricky Barnes 35-36 Boo Weekley 35-36 Charles Howell III 37-34 Jason Dufner 39-32 Matt Kuchar 35-36 Brandt Snedeker 36-35 Martin Laird 35-36 Tim Herron 34-37 Graham DeLaet 36-35 Jeff Overton 37-34 Josh Teater 36-36 Brian Harman 36-36

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End of era at Man U as Ferguson retires

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MANCHESTER, England — During more than a quarter of a century in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson has always found the way to win — and win again.

Scrappy, abrasive and always up for a fight, Ferguson turned the club into a global power and established himself as the most successful manager in British football history.

And now, the 71-year-old Scotsman is going out on a high. On his own terms.

With his 13th Premier League title and 38th major trophy at United already secured, Ferguson announced Wednesday that he is retiring at the end of the season.

“The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly,” the Scotsman said. “It is the right time.”

Since taking charge at Old Trafford in 1986, Ferguson’s trophy collection also includes two Champions League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups and the 2008 FIFA World Club Cup. “His drive, ambition, skill, passion and vision have not only shaped Manchester United, but in many ways the game of football as we now know it,” Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said.

Manchester United, which is owned by the American Glazer family and listed on the

New York Stock Exchange, did not immediately announce a successor, but will need to act swiftly to stave off any market uncertainty.

United is valued at around $3.2 billion and is one of the world’s most high-profile sports brands.

Manchester United shares dropped more than 5 per cent in early New York trading, but the losses were clawed back quickly. By late morning, the shares were trading at $18.42, down 1.3 per cent.

Few managers at United — or anywhere in global football — will come close to matching Ferguson’s achievements.

“It was important to me to leave an organization in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so,” he said. “The quality of this league winning squad, and the balance of ages within it, bodes well for continued success at the highest level.”

Ferguson reversed a previous plan to retire at the end of the 2001-02 season, but this decision seems final after taking the club’s English championship haul to 20.

United’s last home game — a chance for fans to pay an emotional farewell to Ferguson — is against Swansea on Sunday. United then travels to West Bromwich Albion on May 19 in the final match for the man who has defined the club for nearly three decades.

Ferguson will remain as a club director and ambassador.

Everton’s Moyes hired to replace Sir Alex

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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson celebrates after Manchester United won the English Premier League at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England earlier this month. Alex Ferguson is retiring at the end of the season it was announced Wednesday bringing a close to a trophy-filled career of more than 26 years at Manchester United that established him as the most successful coach in British football history. stood how important it was to play for your country and he knew how much it meant to me.”

Ferguson’s legacy will also include phrases which have entered the football lexicon.

“Squeaky bum time” is how he referred to the tense finale to a season. “Fergie Time” was coined to describe the additional minutes given by a ref-

eree in stoppage time when United so often scored under Ferguson.

When the official announcement came it prompted an outpouring of tributes from inside and outside the game.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Twitter that Ferguson’s “achievements in the game place him without doubt as one of the ’greats’.”

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MANCHESTER, England — The job of coaching one of football’s most iconic teams has been granted to David Moyes, a former professional player who will have to step into the shoes of fellow Glaswegian Alex Ferguson.

Manchester United chose an unglamorous coach to take over from the 71-year-old Ferguson, seeking long-term success by awarding Moyes a six-year contract on Thursday.

Moyes and Ferguson come from identical backgrounds and were raised on the tough streets of Scotland.

Both have reputations for enjoying confrontation and strong discipline.

Moyes will arrive from Everton, never having won a trophy there, to take over the reins on July 1 of a United side fresh from its 13th Premier League title under Ferguson.

And as with everything else at United, the retiring Ferguson played a key role in the decision, recommending his fellow Scot to build on the foundations for success he has laid at Old Trafford since 1986.

“I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job,” Moyes said in a statement. “I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club.”

After 11 years at Everton operating on a modest budget, the 50-yearold Moyes has been given a chance to prove he can cut it at the highest level by filling the shoes of a manager who has produced nearly 50 trophies for United.

“I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever,” Moyes said.

“But the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn’t something that comes around very often.”

United has shown its confidence in Moyes, who, like Ferguson, has a keen eye for emerging talent, snubbing more famous coaches like Jose Mourinho of Real Madrid.

“We have secured a man who is committed to the long-term and will build teams for the future as well as now,” said former United striker Bobby Charlton, a club director.

“His contributions to Manchester United over the last 26 years have been extraordinary and, like all United fans, I want him to be a part of its future,” joint chairman Avie Glazer said.

Ferguson’s style was marked by a combustible temper. He often took out his ire on players, rival coaches, referees and the media. He has banned many reporters from the club over the years when he disputed their articles or line of questioning.

United’s highly-paid stars have long feared a raging Ferguson and his “hairdryer” treatment — a stream of inyour-face invective said to make one’s hair stand on end.

David Beckham was cut above the eye when Ferguson, furious at his team’s poor performance against Arsenal in 2003, kicked a boot in the changing room and it hit the midfielder in the face. Fed up with Beckham’s celebrity lifestyle, Ferguson sold him to Real Madrid, but there was no lingering bitterness from the former England captain.

“The boss wasn’t just the greatest and best manager I ever played under he was also a father figure to me from the moment I arrived at the club at the age of 11 until the day I left,” Beckham, who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain, wrote on Facebook.

“Without him I would never have achieved what I have done in my career. He under-

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Singh sues PGA over mishandling of antler spray case

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for exposing him to “public humiliation and ridicule” during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer antler spray that ended last week when the tour dropped its case against him.

The lawsuit was a surprise, and so was the timing — the day before The Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour held on its home course where Singh has honed his game for the last two decades.

“I am proud of my achievement, my work ethic and the way I live my life,” Singh said in a statement.

“The PGA Tour not only treated me unfairly, but displayed a lack of professionalism that should concern every professional golfer and fan of the game.”

Singh filed the lawsuit in New York, where he has a home and the tour has an office. He is in the field at The Players Championship.

The 50-year-old Fijian, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006, said in a Sports Illustrated article in January that he used deer antler spray and he was “looking forward to some change in my body.” The spray was said to include an insulin-like growth factor that was on the tour’s list of banned substances. The tour sent a sample from Singh to be tested, and it returned small amounts of IGF-1.

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem announced April 30 that the tour was dropping its case because of new information from the World Anti-Doping Agency, which said deer antler spray was no longer considered prohibited because it contained just minimal amounts of the growth factor.

The lawsuit claims the PGA Tour relied on WADA’s list of banned substances and methods without doing any of its own research, including whether such substances even provide any performanceenhancing benefits. Singh’s lawyers said the tour “rushed to judgment and accused one of the world’s hardest working and most dedicated golfers of violating the rules of the game.”

“We have not seen the lawsuit, just the statement,” PGA Tour spokesman Ty Votaw said. “We have no comment.”

Some of the details and allegations that emerged from the lawsuit: ● Finchem had proposed suspended Singh for 90 days, and his earnings from Pebble Beach and Riviera would have been redistributed. ● The tour held Singh’s earnings from five tournaments — $99,980 — in escrow without authority dur-

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Vijay Singh looks at the scoreboard on the eighth fairway during the second round of the 2012 BMW Championship PGA golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday, a week after his doping case was dropped, claiming the PGA damaged his reputation by not doing a thorough job of researching his use of deer antler spray. ing the investigation and appeal. ● Singh’s current caddie, Tony Shepherd, recommended that he try the deer antler spray to help with his back and knee injuries. ● Scientists hired by Singh’s attorneys discovered that IGF-1 is found in cow’s milk. They also claim that the amount of IGF-1 in deer antler spray is so diluted that it would be comparable to pouring a shot glass of bourbon in an Olympic-size swimming pool, and then drinking a shot from the pool water.

“He’s looking to reclaim his reputation and hold the tour accountable for acting irresponsible,” said Jeffrey Rosenblum, one of Singh’s lawyers. “He’s concerned about his reputation. There should never be an asterisk next to Vijay’s name.”

Rosenblum also represented Doug Barron, the only player suspended under the tour’s anti-doping policy. Barron sued the tour, and the case was set-

Canadian women’s basketball team to call Edmonton home THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Canada’s women’s basketball team can now call Edmonton home.

The women, quarterfinalists at last summer’s London Olympics, will be based in Alberta’s capital after a vote by City Council on Wednesday supported the move.

The team has held camps the past few years in both Toronto and B.C.’s Lower Mainland.

Players will train at the University of Alberta’s Saville Community Sports Centre.

The goal is to see the women have about twice as many days to train together as they’ve had in previous years, said Alberta Basketball’s executive director Paul Sir. The city will contribute $500,000 in each of the next four years with an aim of developing Edmonton as a centre of excellence in basketball.

“Edmonton has an incredibly rich tradition of women’s basketball, and for our national team to embark on its Olympic quest inspired by the friendly ghosts of the Edmonton Grads of yesteryear is the crowning touch,” Canada Basketball CEO Wayne Parrish said in a statement.

Canada was eliminated by the U.S. in the London quarter-finals, the Canadian team’s first Olympic appearance in 12 years.

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Spurs’ chances of finishing in the English Premier League’s top four is out of their hands now, though, with the result keeping them fifth in the table behind Chelsea and Arsenal with two games left. Ramires’ 39th-minute goal looked to have earned Chelsea three points that would virtually have secured the team a place in Europe’s top competition.

tled. Rosenblum could not comment on the settlement, which was confidential.

The development dominated conversations at the TPC Sawgrass during the final day of practice for golf’s richest tournament.

Some players thought Singh surely would be suspended, and they felt he was let off the hook on a technicality. A week later, they learned he was suing the tour.

“Everybody is shaking their heads. It’s unbelievable,” Bob Estes said. “It seems like the tour did everything it could and everything right as the process unfolded to protect him and his reputation.

Everybody is in shock that he would do that. It’s not going to help his character. It’s only going to hurt it. He got the favourable ruling. It’s the week of The Players Championship. He lives here. He’s suing his own tour.”

Estes shook his head and said, “I don’t think anyone saw this coming.”

Masters champion Adam Scott said he could understand Singh filing a lawsuit “if he feels like that.”

“I would assume Vijay thinks he’s doing what’s right and the tour thinks it’s doing what’s right,” Scott said. “Overall, these situations should be managed to be avoided. We don’t need this in the game of golf. Honestly, I don’t believe there’s a real issue with performance enhancing drugs in this game.

When there’s not really an issue, it’s a shame that there is.”

Peter Ginsberg, a sports law specialist and lead attorney in Singh’s lawsuit, said the tour never bothered to analyze the trace amounts of IGF-1 in the bottle.

“What the PGA Tour accused Vijay of spraying was not a banned substance,” Ginsberg said. “It was an inactive substance and could not possibly have any effect, good or bad, on Vijay. And that’s something the PGA Tour easily could have determined.”

Singh’s reputation took a beating early in his career when he was accused of changing his scorecard in Indonesia in 1985 and banned by an Asian tour.

He did not play any tour until resurfacing on the European Tour in 1989.

He came to PGA Tour in 1993, and since has made more than $67 million and reached No. 1 in the world.

Singh has won the Masters and the PGA Championship among his 34 tour victories. He holds the PGA Tour record with 22 wins since turning 40. His best year was in 2004, when he won nine times. Singh has not won since the Deutsche Bank Championship in September 2008, two months after the tour’s antidoping program was launched.

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School boards await HPV decision VACCINE PROPOSED FOR BOYS

FUNDRAISER FOR CATS, FOOTBALL Kitty rescuers and quarterbacks are banding together in a day-long fundraiser at the Ever-Green Greenhouse’s annual spring sale. On Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the greenhouse, located just east of Red Deer, the Whisker Rescue and Hunting Hill High School football team will be on hand raising funds for their respective causes.

Whisker Rescue, a cat rescue society, will run a hot dog stand, supplying food and beverages to all shoppers. The football team will help shoppers carry their plants to their cars.

BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta school districts are watching carefully to see if the Alberta government will introduce HPV vaccine for boys.

The province is looking at including boys in a free school vaccination program that’s been underway since 2008 for Grade 5 girls.

The province estimates that about 61 per cent of girls between the ages of nine and 13 have received the shots to prevent human papillomaviruses (HPV).

This summer, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health and other officials are to meet with their counterparts across Canada

in Ottawa to examine the evidence of HPV vaccine for boys.

Last month, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada urged provincial health ministers to include boys in their HPV vaccine programs.

Prince Edward Island is the only province to announce it intends to extend its HPV vaccine program to boys.

Wild Rose Public Schools spokesman Nathan Klosse said that they would have no problem with it being introduced.

“Wild Rose Public Schools would support this program as long as it was recommended by Alberta Health professionals and the program ran under parental consent,” said Klosse.

He said the program for girls, which has been running for four years, has been fairly positive.

It has been open to Grade 5 and 9 students, but will move forward targeting younger girls in a mass sense. Grade 9s will

still have the option.

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools board has not yet discussed the issue.

Piet Langstraat, superintendent with Red Deer Public Schools, said they will take their lead on what Alberta Health Services does and if it approves the vaccine, the district will do what it can to cooperate.

“With our (board) trustees, it’s important that we have parental consent,” he said.

Allan Tarnoczi, associate supervisor of corporate services for Chinook’s Edge School Division, said its role is neutral on this, since it serves as the distribution point for offering the vaccines and collecting all the parental consent forms.

“That’s kind of how we respond to all their programs and that’s how we would respond to this one as well,” said Tarnoczi.

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GOLDEN CIRCLE SPRING CONCERT The Golden Circle Singers present their spring concert on May 15 at 7 p.m. The concert’s theme of Take A Musical Trip Through An English Country Garden is designed to welcome spring. Tickets are $6 each. The Golden Circle Seniors Resource Centre is located at 4620 47A Ave. in Red Deer.

THINGS DANISH Enjoy Danish cuisine and take in the budding plants at the Danish Canadian National Museum and Gardens on Sunday. A Mother’s Day Brunch features Danish open-faced sandwiches called smørrebrød, which have a variety of toppings artfully laid on buttered rye bread.

Danish desserts will also be served while live entertainers perform. Admission is by donation and contributions of $20 and more are eligible for tax donation receipts. The museum is open from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays. The museum and gardens are south of Dickson and are best reached by taking Hwy 54 west of Innisfail to Spruce View, then turning south.

Go online to www. danishcanadians.com for more information.

CORRECTION A photo caption in Tuesday’s Advocate had some incorrect information. Doug Paris is not the owner of Heli Source and he was not flying the helicopter.

The fire was located on Paris’s property.

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Photo by RANDY FIEDLER/Advocate staff

A Manshield Construction crew works along the south side of the new fieldhouse in Blackfalds on Thursday. The town announced on Thursday that the fieldhouse will be known as the Abbey Master Builder Centre. The business made a $500,000 donation to the $15-million project. The fieldhouse is expected to be ready late this year.

Red Deer Food Bank moving into larger home

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BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF The Red Deer Food Bank is moving a few doors down and looking for some skilled hands to help out.

The food bank has been located in Bay 12 at 7429 49th Ave. for years. It has used Bay 10 in the same building as a storage space for over five years. Last year, it also secured Bay 9 for its expanding operations.

“We’ve been expanding and bursting at the seams for the last few years,” explained food bank deputy director Alice Kolisnyk.

“Last summer and winter, we were needing to unload some of our warehouse in order to do day-to-day things and then load it all back into the warehouse at the end of the day, so the third bay that we got last year will work really well for us,” she added.

Now, the food bank is planning to move its office space, reception area, and main warehouse into the 10,000 square feet in Bays 9 and 10, and make 5,000-square-foot Bay 12 into its storage space.

The move will allow the food

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bank — which serves as a warehouse depot for 16 other area food banks as well — to have an offset shipping/receiving area, whereas now volunteers are liable to feel the chill when the big receiving door is opened in winter, affecting the whole warehouse.

“It’s going to make a huge difference to our volunteers,” said executive director Fred Scaife.

“We don’t really have a lunch room for the volunteers now, they just gather at a table in the warehouse. :Knowing that those people do 90 per cent of the work around here, it’s high time we started treating them a little better.”

As part of the move, the plan is to build new offices and a new client service area.

Kolisnyk said a commercial kitchen is also planned “so that we can do some cooking classes because a lot of our clients don’t have those basic skills that we take for granted. We’d like to be able to teach them how to cook the food that they’re getting in their hampers.”

The food bank is still in the planning stage of the move and is looking for tradespeople to help

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Electricians, drywallers, carpenters, painters and plumbers are among the people sought to volunteer some time over the summer to facilitate the transition.

Along with the building help, the food bank could use a financial hand. Not only will the move cost as much as $400,000, but the food bank is experiencing a drop in revenues of nearly 30 per cent, said Scaife.

The food bank, for which grants cover less than five per cent of its annual budget, has already had to dip into its savings account twice this year to fund operations, he said. Still, Scaife is optimistic.

“We really have had our prayers answered here so many times over the years from this community, really it’s mind-boggling.”

To volunteer with the food bank or for more information, call 403342-5355.

Scaife said the goal is to be fully moved into the new space in time for the Halloween food drive. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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Spruce View School students and their families embraced ScreenFree Week and turned off their computers, televisions and cellphones for five days this week.

It was an opportunity to examine the frequent use of electronics for entertainment purposes and encourage students to choose other ways to spend their time.

Students at the Kindergarten to Grade 12 school kept track of what they did in log books they could submit to win prizes.

Computers were still allowed for school work, depending on the class.

Jeanette Greenough, Healthy Schools, Healthy Future facilitator for Spruce View School, said studies show the use of electronic media has skyrocketed in recent years.

“Adolescents average 134 minutes per day of TV, 40 minutes of video and 34 minutes of computer gaming. That’s an average,” Greenough said. It impacts social development, health and sense of community, said Greenough, who is also a Grade 1 teacher.

“I think a week is a reasonable amount of time to get a true sense of what the options are for them instead of spending time in front of a screen.”

Not only did the students agree to shun electronics, so did most of their families.

“Ninety per cent said, ‘Yes, our whole family will do it.’ Others have said let us know how we can support you, how can we help. That’s really exciting.

“I think it sparks a lot of discussion and that’s our hope — to raise awareness.”

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BRIEFS Olds home damaged by fire The Olds Fire Department dealt with a late-night house fire on Wednesday that caused an estimated $400,000 damage.

The fire broke out in a single-family dwelling on Hawthorn Way in the town’s west end at about 11:15 p.m.

Wednesday.

Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke and fire in the home, with the fire having spread to an adjacent residence as well.

Fire crews used aerial master streams to bring the fire under control.

The home where the fire originated received heavy damage, while damage to adjacent residences was moderate.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

Final Little Gaetz work underway Starting Monday, a portion of Little Gaetz Avenue in downtown Red Deer will be closed to traffic to finish final paving and crosswalks for the Gaetz Revitalization project.

The closure covers the area between 46th Street and 47th Street, and 46th Street from the fire hall to 51st Avenue.

The paving and crosswalk work is expected to take about two weeks, weather permitting.

The finishing touches for Little Gaetz are underway, and work will wrap up this year.

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Village of Alix recreation coordinator Coralee Brookes works among tubular pieces of a play structure being assembled in a new recreation facility in the village. The structure may be familiar to some as it was once the multi-level play structure that was the heart of the Moonwalker facility in Red Deer. The Village of Alix purchased the equipment from the previous owners of Moonwaklker in the hopes of creating an attraction that will bring in visitors to Alix and help fund local recreation programs. Sharing the new 3,500 square feet of space will be arcade games, a toddlers area and a sitting area for adults. Also occupying space in the same building will be a business incubator, where startup ventures can establish themselves in a low-cost setting. The building on Railway Aeenue will also serve as the home of the Alix Family and Community Support Services, the recreation dept., the emergency services centre and the local food bank.

Budget open house set The City of Red Deer will host its annual budget open house on Wednesday.

“We want people to come out and tell us how we’re doing,” said Mayor Morris Flewwelling. “We want to know what programs and services are important to Red Deerians so we can set strategic priorities, and budget for the future, based on the needs of the community.”

The open house runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Red Deer Lodge (4311 49th Ave.) in the Red Deer Room.

City manager Craig Curtis will give a presentation on the overall budget at 5 p.m., followed by a facilitated session at 6 p.m., which will take residents through a series of questions.

There will also be opportunities after the session to chat with staff and council about city operations and strategic direction following the session.

“Just like citizens, we need to manage our bottom line, and this is a great opportunity for residents to help us do just that.

“We want residents to come out, tell us what they think and help shape their community,” said Curtis.

“The feedback and input we get at this event is invaluable.”

The city manager’s presentation and opportunities for input will also be made available online at 8:30 a.m. on May 16.

For more information about the budget open house, visit www.reddeer. ca/budget.

residents took part in city-wide public consultations to provide input for the master plan.

The city says the public input confirmed that residents are committed to reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill.

Waste plan heads to council Hobbema death a homicide The City of Red Deer’s Waste Management Master Plan goes to council on Monday.

A key goal of the master plan is to provide options for residents and businesses that will increase the diversion of waste and offer more recycling opportunities.

One of the projects proposed is to provide organics diversion because up to 40 per cent of residential waste can be diverted through this type of program.

The plan was developed to help residents and businesses reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill through waste reduction, recycling, and diversion initiatives.

Recommended initiatives include expanded plastics collection, a reduced container limit, and enhanced organics collection, with the objective of making Red Deer a provincial leader in sustainable waste management.

All of the major program changes will have a phased implementation to understand the needs of businesses and residents, and allow the city to make changes before broader implementation.

“We know there are many things we could be doing better and over the course of the plan we are looking to residents and business to get us there,” Waste Management superintendent Janet Whitesell said.

More than 900 residents completed an online survey, and more than 850

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HPV: Try to do program across country James Talbot, chief medical officer of health for Alberta, said that they try to do these programs across the country at the same time because it gives a standard for health care. It also means they can negotiate a better deal from the vaccine manufacturer.

“We also have to take the Alberta situation and we have some pretty smart people creating models and what the effect would be on cost to the province, like diagnostic tests and hospitalizations,” said Talbot.

HPV is a sexually transmitted virus, so it’s important to reach children before they start having sex.

Grade 5 is where those vaccines start to happen, or around 10 to 11 year of age.

The virus can lead to cervical cancer in girls and women. In Alberta, there are 150 and 180 deaths to cervical cancer each year.

Boys can get more rare cancers such as those affecting anal and penile areas. Cases of these amount to 10 to 30 per year, including all causes.

Talbot said that using condoms is the most common means of preventing HPV. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

SCREEN: Refreshing It was the first Screen-Free Week for Spruce View School and was based on Screen-Free Week developed by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood in the United States.

Greenough, who has two children, said it’s been a refreshing experience for her family.

“Doing some planning ahead was really helpful for us so that we can be successful. You can’t just say all of a sudden: there’s no TV, no video games. You need to have a plan and the kids are enjoying it.”

She said her children, age seven and nine, were a little hesitant at the beginning of the week. But by Wednesday, they were choosing to go outside and play. They’ve taken to calling their mom “ScreenFree Week boss” and as such they made sure she stayed away from screens in the house.

“The kids are definitely holding me accountable.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

The suspicious death of a man near Hobbema on Monday has now been determined to be a homicide.

The victim, identified as Winston Patrick Crier of Hobbema, was found by local RCMP after being called to the scene of a suspicious death on the Montana First Nation on Monday.

The age of the victim was unavailable. The investigation is ongoing.

Blackfalds bans outdoor fires The Town of Blackfalds has issued a fire ban due to dry and windy conditions.

All outstanding burning permits are suspended until further notice.

The fire ban includes: ● Incinerators for farm and acreage use. ● Solid fuel barbecues (charcoal briquettes). ● Recreational camp fires (approved burn pit 60 cm in diameter or less). ● Chimeneas. ● Fires contained within approved facilities and appliances in designated camping and recreational areas.

Exemptions include internal household fireplaces, camp stoves, liquid fuel barbecues (propane and natural gas), and oil well flaring, which must be registered with Red Deer Fire Dispatch at 403-346-9977.

The ban will remain in effect until

further notice.

For more information, visit www. blackfalds.com or call the town at 403885-4677.

No left turn signals at Hwy 597 Alberta Transportation has nixed suggestions to add left turn signals to ease bottlenecks at an intersection just south of Blackfalds.

Mike Damberger, a regional director with Alberta Transportation, said they had received a number of requests to add left turn signals at Hwy 2A and Secondary Hwy 597 but decided after a detailed review that doing so would cause more problems than it would solve.

Traffic would get even more backed up by adding the signals, Damberger told Lacombe County council as part of an update of area projects on Thursday.

Alberta Transportation is looking at improving line markings to make it more clear to drivers what lane to take in hopes of moving traffic through the intersection more smoothly.

Coun. Cliff Soper, who lives nearby, said a quarter of the complaints he gets from residents relate to traffic snarls at the intersection. Vehicles can be backed up far down Hwy 2A during peak driving periods.

Some drivers are cutting through Blackfalds rather than use the intersection.

Eventually, a roundabout will be built at the intersection, which draws a lot of commuter traffic and commercial vehicles heading to nearby industrial parks.

However, the roundabout is not in the province’s current three-year plan, although that could change depending on priorities and provincial finances.

The plan is reviewed annually.

Alberta says child protection bill will continue

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s human services minister says it’s full speed ahead with proposed legislation to help protect children despite concerns from the privacy commissioner.

Dave Hancock said Thursday he still hopes to pass the bill in the current legislature sitting.

“We’ll have to have a respectful disagreement on some of these points,” Hancock said.

Hancock introduced the proposed Children First Act in the house earlier this week. It would amend and clarify a number of laws affecting the care of children — everything from maintenance enforcement to stronger powers for the child and youth advocate.

It also would make it clear that police, foster parents, social workers and educators could share personal information on children to help them out of

difficult circumstances.

The minister said helping children is his paramount concern.

“We hear this from the field all the time, from people who are supposed to be collaborating for the health, education and safety of children, to be able to share the information they know,” he said.

“We’re not talking about that information being shared publicly.

“We’re not talking about that information going out on the street. We’re talking about that information being shared between qualified professionals.”

Voluntary Toll In Red Deer, AB, on May 11th, 2013 from 10 – 4 PM -- Motorists on Taylor Drive, North of 32 St. will have the chance to show their support for the fight against impaired driving when MADD Red Deer & District Chapter sets up a Voluntary Toll.

Media are invited to check out the Voluntary Toll: Date: May 11th, 2013 Time: 10 am – 4 pm Location: Taylor Drive, North of 32 St. Special Guests: RCMP and Peace Officers for safety, All State Insurance Rep, MADD Volunteers, Victims and concerned citizens.

Join Canadian Fiddle Champion Scott Woods and his band for a fun-filled two hour fiddle variety show fearturing...

This is MADD Red Deer & District Chapters 2nd annual Voluntary Toll as a means of raising funds for our local chapter needs as well as raising the general level of awareness about impaired driving. Volunteers hand out MADD Canada’s red ribbons as a show of support by other drivers.

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Red Deer - Thurs May 23rd - 7PM Sunnybrook United Church - 12 Stanton St. Advance Tickets On Sale Now & Available By Calling 403-347-6073 Email: office@sunnybrookunited.org

This is MADD Red Deer & District Chapter’s biggest fundraiser of the year and your support is really appreciated!

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The Town of Sylvan Lake has issued an immediate fire ban due to dry and windy conditions.

The ban includes incinerators (for farm and acreage use), camp stoves, solid fuel barbecues (charcoal briquettes), recreational camp fires, and chimeneas.

Exemptions include internal household fireplaces and liquid fuel barbecues (propane and natural gas).

The ban will be in effect until Sylvan Lake Fire Department determines otherwise.

For more information, visit www. sylvanlake.ca or www.albertafirebans. ca.

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How to Deer-proof your garden (MS) Creating a beautiful and bountiful garden is a popular pastime for people all across the country.

It is important to keep in mind that aesthetically appealing plants may be appetizing to area wildlife, including deer. Those who do not want their gardens to turn into all-you-can-eat buffets for deer, rabbits and other wild animals can take a more proactive approach to gardening.

Deer are opportunists who will no doubt see your garden as a salad bar ripe with all of their favorite foods. As housing developments continue to encroach on the natural habitats of deer and other animals, these animals are becoming more visible.

Deer may not be able to forage for food effectively in their smaller, natural surroundings, or they may become accustomed to the “easy pickings” they find in neighborhood yards. Either way, you may encounter a deer in or around your area.

Keeping deer at bay involves some work and maintenance on the part of a homeowner. There are safe and humane methods to repelling deer, or at least blocking access to the plants worth protecting.

Here are the main ways to deer-proof a garden.

Change Plants If other food sources are available, there are some species of plants and trees that deer will avoid.

Filling your garden with these plants can help you maintain a beautiful, albeit untasty, environment for deer.

Scare Them Deer are naturally skittish around people, but over time they can become quite complacent around human beings. Once a deer decides that something will not present a threat, the deer can adapt to its presence.

Motion-activated devices may not work, nor the presence of pets. Predator urine is typically an effective way at keeping deer at bay. Bottled coyote urine can be quite effective, although human urine may work as well. Reapplying the product weekly around the plants is a good idea.

Repel the Deer There are many organic or chemically-based products on the market that deer may find offensive to the taste or smell.

Hot pepper, sulfur and eggs or even the use of soapy water have been successful in certain instances. The use of blood meal or even human hair around the garden may repel the deer and keep them on a different foraging path. However, remember that any deer that is very hungry may ignore unpleasant tastes or smells for a quick bite.

Deer are opportunists who will no doubt see your garden as a salad bar ripe with all of their favourite foods. As housing developments continue to encroach on the natural habitats of deer and other animals, these animals are becoming more visible.

(MS) Creating a walkway or patio out of paving stones can add aesthetic appeal to a property. Pavers are less permanent than concrete and decking. As a result, it is easier to change the design later on if you want to give the space a new look.

Homeowners who install their own pavers can save a considerable amount of money. Because installing paving stones can be laborintensive, landscape contractors may charge a premium for installation. However, this is a project that can be tackled by the do-it-yourselfer.

1. Measure and plot out the area that will become the path or patio. The area of the space can be figured out by multiplying length times width. This will help you determine just how much material you will need.

2. Visit the home improvement store or a supplier of stone and other masonry supplies to determine the style and color of the paving stones you will use in the project. Some homeowners prefer to have the materials delivered to their home to save the hassle of extra heavy lifting and moving.

Fence It Fences are one way to deter deer from entering a yard and dining on your garden. Keep in mind that deer can jump fences that are quite tall, but they have to be especially motivated to jump an eightfoot-tall fence. Still, they tend to be weary about scaling a fence when they cannot see what is on the other side. Therefore, if you are fencing out deer, choose a fence that camouflages the garden well and completely encloses the area to be protected. If you do not want the fence to be solid, consider putting stakes or thorny plants within the garden so that the deer will hesitate to jump into the garden.

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WHEN PLANTING ANNUALS, SELECT AMONG: • Alyssum

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• Begonias

• Geraniums

• Calendula

• Parsley

• Celosia

• Poppy

• Dianthus

• Snapdragons

3. Using a shovel or a tiller, dig down and remove the grass to a depth of four to six inches from the area that will become the path or patio.

4. Fill in the area you dug out with a paver base material, using a tamper (either manual or power-driven) to tamp down the paver base until it is level and smooth.

5. Apply about one inch of paving sand to further level out the path or patio. This will be the material on which the paving stones are laid.

6. Begin laying the paving stones. Leave the appropriate distance between stones desired by your pattern. If the paving stones will not have any gap and serve as a continuous patio, leave only the smallest gap between them.

IN TERMS OF PERENNIALS, PLANT THESE ITEMS ONCE, AND DEER COULD STAY AWAY: • Ageratum

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7. Spread more paving sand on top of the paving stones and, using a broom, sweep it over the stones and into the crevices between them to set the stones.

8. Create the rest of the garden design around the patio or pathway using gravel, plants and even edging material to finish the look. Over time you may need to sweep more paving sand over the stones to keep them secure.

PLANT THESE HERBS ALONGSIDE FLOWERS FOR EVEN MORE PROTECTION: • Chives

• Mint

• Eucalyptus

• Thyme

• Garlic

• Wintergreen

GARDENERS WHO USE A COMBINATION OF METHODS TO KEEP DEER OUT OF THEIR YARDS AND GARDENS MAY HAVE A HIGHER SUCCESS RATE AT DETERRING THESE ANIMALS.

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(MS) People have sat around an open fire outdoors for centuries. Not only does fire provide warmth and light, but also it offers a relaxing setting for conversation and socialization.

The outdoor fire pit has transformed the concept of backyard entertaining.

Outdoor fire pits are a relatively new creation that continue to grow in popularity. Once available strictly through specialty retailers, fire pits can now be found on the shelves of many home improvement and big box stores as well as online.

Fire pits can add a lot to a home’s exterior entertaining area. Some fire pit styles and materials will last longer than others. Homeowners should assess their needs and the space available before choosing a fire pit for their home.

First, homeowners must decide if they want a permanent or portable fire pit. If you are ready to make an enduring change to your yard and landscape, then a permanent fire pit is the way to go. These can be made of stone or brick and are often very durable. Permanent fire pits can be incorporated into landscape designs to create a professional patio look. They’re also some of the safer types of fire pits because they cannot be knocked over and the bricks or retaining wall construction provide a barrier around the fire.

Portable fire pits are freestanding units that can be moved around the yard on a whim. They also can be loaded into the car and taken to a neighbor’s house or even to the beach. Portable fire pits are less expensive than permanent models, and some homeowners prefer a trial run with a portable pit before deciding to install a permanent structure.

Portable fire pits are made of metal and usually coated with a fireproof paint. Over time, exposure to the elements can cause the metal to rust or weaken, something homeowners should consider prior to purchase.

Homeowners also must consider a fuel source. Wood is a common fuel source for fire pits. Wood can be inexpensive, especially when gathered from around the yard. However, a wood-burning fire will constantly have to be fed with new branches. If you want to have a roaring fire but don’t want to maintain it, then a gas-fueled fire pit is better. Natural gas fire pits can run off of a portable propane tank (think barbecue tank) or be directly connected to a home’s natural gas supply.

Now you can decide on the style. Gas fire pits will give you a greater number of

ONCE YOU HAVE CHOSEN A FIRE PIT, SAFETY SHOULD PREVAIL.

Homeowners understand how a fire pit can add value to a home and make their yard an inviting place to be on a summer evening or a chilly autumn night.

HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO CONSIDER. • Keep the fire pit away from the home and objects that can burn. Maintain a safe distance from the fire pit at all times.

• The best place to have the fire pit is on hard stone, cement or tile. Portable fire pits can be placed on patio stones in the lawn.

• Use a screen to keep embers and sparks from escaping during use.

design options, but there are still plenty of choices with wood fire pits. From bowl-shaped pits to rectangular-shaped pits to barrel-style pits to chimineas, there are designs to fit most preferences and size constraints.

• Keep children a good distance away from the fire pit and always supervise when the pit is in use.

• Make sure the fire is completely extinguished before going in for the night.

• Do not use any accelerants to make the fire bigger or light faster.

• Buy a vinyl cover to protect the fire pit from the elements when not in use.

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Managing difficult yard situations (MS) Many homeowners aim for a picture perfect lawn complete with rolling acres of soft, green grass. But Mother Nature may have other things in mind, providing homeowners with less-than-stellar growing conditions for their lawns, plants and other foliage. Frustration can mount when a yard is muddy, is especially shady or has soil that doesn’t seem to grow a thing. In such instances, homeowners may have to go the extra mile to get the yard they desire.

Irrigation issues Improper drainage or low-lying areas in a yard may contribute to a muddy mess. Soil that is inhospitable for grass also may end up causing muddy patches because the grass simply does not grow. In some cases, remedying a muddy yard is easy and inexpensive. Some homeowners find that tilling the soil and amending it with a fiber mulch helps to absorb extra water and make the conditions better for lawn seeds to sprout. This also helps to aerate compacted soil that can hinder grass growth. Adding soil fill also may help to level low-lying areas that can be puddling.

Some homeowners find that they need to do a little more work and spend some more money to fix irrigation issues. Installing a draining system or having the property sloped to draw water away can sometimes be done by a homeowner but is often best left to a professional. You may need to dig trenches, and the property may need to be regraded to make a difference.

Shade Sometimes a yard is problematic because of the amount of sunshine it receives. Too much sunshine can scald certain grasses, while inadequate sunshine may result in bare patches where grass won’t grow. If cost is no object, removing or planting trees to establish better growing conditions could be an option. However, today there are many grass blends that are tailored toward specific sunlight scenarios.

Homeowners may find that low-light blends will grow better in shady areas.

For those who are finding no luck with grass blends, it may just be necessary to think creatively.

Plant shade-loving plants, such as ferns or ground cover, where the grass won’t take. Design the landscape so it looks intentional. Flagstone and slate placed in certain areas also may mask temperamental growing areas.

There are different options for managing various situations in the yard that can make growing lawn or Bring in your other plants challenging.

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Digging down several inches and adding nutrient-rich filler soil will help create conditions that are better for growing. Those who are interested in planting vegetables could opt for raised garden beds above the challenging soil.

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A self-sufficient garden is a garden that sustains itself through proper planning and execution. Such gardens can almost take care of themselves so long as the soil is healthy soil, the seeds are reused and organic material is produced.

Self-sustaining gardens also represent a lifestyle where individuals are responsible for producing their own foods -- thus sustaining themselves without the need to shop for produce elsewhere. When planting your own self-sustaining garden, consider the following tips.

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Soil that is the right consistency, meaning the optimum balance of sand, clay and actual soil, is another necessity for a self-sustaining garden. The ideal ratio should be 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt and 20 percent clay. Having the right balance of soil can secure root formation and promote proper drainage.

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Peas, beets and cabbage, for example, are cold-temperature vegetables, while cucumbers, squash and melons thrive in warm climates. Plant accordingly so that the vegetables will have the best chances for success.

Purchase quality seeds

Use fresh seeds, particularly ones that have been harvested from your own garden the year before, to have the best chances for germination. Or buy seeds from a reputable source, like a garden center or an online retailer who specializes in vegetable seeds.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Canada-European Union free trade talks are nearing an end with agriculture issues the last major stumbling block to an agreement both sides say will boost economic growth, the EU ambassador Matthias Brinkmann said Thursday.

In a free-wheeling discussion with Canadian reporters, Brinkmann suggested that most other issues in the four-year talks have been resolved or are close to being resolved, and that two specific sticking points — how much Canadian beef to Europe and how much European cheese to Canada — is keeping the sides from a deal.

“I think we have the landing zones identified for all sectors ... but like in most negotiations it’s agriculture which is the most difficult one,” he said.

“Canada wants to export beef to the European Union and wants better market ac-

cess, but the European Union wants also better market access for dairy products, cheeses and yogurt and so on. The beef sector is protected in the European Union and dairy products in protected in Canada, so there has to be a certain give and take.”

Specifically, Brinkmann said the EU has offered to allow the minimum quantity Canadian beef producers say would be required to justify separate streams of hormone and antibiotics-free cattle — 40,000 tons a year — and even beyond that number, but Canada has demanded more.

“We are ready to deliver that and even go beyond that, but there’s a certain limit which we can’t go above,” he said, because European producers such as Ireland and France would not agree. “It would be suicidal for them to accept things which would wipe out (their industry).”

He added that the quota the EU can accept from Canada is further affected by Europe’s desire to negotiate a free trade

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New housing prices rise OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says its price index for new houses rose 0.1 per cent in March, after a 0.2 per cent increase in February. The agency says month-over-month gains in the index have ranged from 0.1 per cent to 0.3 per cent for the last 12 months.

For the second month in a row, the largest monthly advance occurred in Regina, where prices were up 0.7 per cent.

However, Calgary, where prices were up 0.3 per cent, was the top overall contributor to the March advance.

Prices also rose in Saskatoon, Windsor, Winnipeg, Hamilton and the combined metropolitan area of Toronto and Oshawa.

In March, prices decreased 0.2 per cent in Vancouver and were unchanged in nine of the 21 metropolitan regions surveyed.

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pact with the United States, which will also want to ship beef into the continent.

In return, Brinkmann said the EU has not asked Canada to change its controversial supply management system which protects Canadian dairy and poultry farmers, but is insisting that Canada accept more imports of dairy products, especially cheese.

He would not name a specific number.

“It doesn’t have to be same amount we give in beef, but there must be some kind of correlation,” he said.

Reacting to the comments, Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast agreed the two sides are close to a deal, but would not discuss the specific issues or agriculture quotas being discussed.

“I can tell you with absolute confidence that each day our negotiators met this week, they made significant progress in bridging the remaining gaps,” he said, adding there are a “very small handful of issues” to be resolved.

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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Canadian direct investment abroad increased 5.5 per cent in 2012, led by growth in investments in the United States.

The agency says the level of foreign direct investment in Canada grew at a similar rate of 5.8 per cent, mainly on higher investment from Europe and the United States.

Canadian direct investment abroad expanded by $37 billion to $711.6 billion in 2012, while at the same time foreign direct investment in Canada advanced $34.6 billion to $633.9 billion. Canada’s net direct investment asset position edged up to $77.7 billion in 2012.

The United States remained the top destination for Canadian direct investment in 2012, as the asset position in that country was up $15.3 billion to $289.4 billion at the end of the year. Canadian firms also added $6.7 billion to their investment position in the United Kingdom.

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Spring’s late arrival could be major challenge to farmers

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CALGARY — Agrium Inc. says spring’s late arrival to North America could be a major challenge, as farmers who buy fertilizers, seeds and other agricultural products from the company have less time to get their crops in the ground.

“The weather has clearly not been conducive to farmers preparing and feeding their fields across North America so far this spring,” said chief operating officer Chuck Magro on a conference call with analysts Thursday.

As of May 5, only 12 per cent of the U.S. corn crop was seeded — the slowest rate since 1984, he said.

“However, there is still time to get the crop and the associated crop in-

puts in the ground. Crop economics remain excellent and growers will strive to optimize their use of top genetics, crop protection products and crop nutrients,” Magro said.

“A late wet spring has a tendency to reduce root development of the crop and increase the risk of reduced yields later in the season. But the extent to which this may be a significant issue still depends on how the summer develops.”

On the other hand, sales of crop protection products could benefit, since persistent wet conditions can lead to disease and pests.

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MONTREAL — Instead of being viewed as only a threat, online movie service Netflix could be bundled in with TV packages, Telus CEO Darren Entwistle said Thursday.

Telus has “no regrets” about not owning any media or broadcast assets to provide the telecommunications company with content for TV, smartphones and tablets, Entwistle said after the company’s annual meeting.

“It’s a threat, but it’s also an opportunity for us without a shadow of a doubt,” Entwistle said of U.S.based Netflix which has about two million Canadian subscribers.

“We could potentially bundle Netflix as a part of a Telus solution. We could perhaps buy it on a wholesale basis and brand it accordingly,” he said in an interview.

There’s also nothing stopping Telus from developing over-the-top applications to compete with Netflix, he added.

A number of Canada’s TV providers are offering on-demand services or developing platforms to compete with Netflix.

Bell wants to buy Astral Media in a revised $3.4-billion deal to use the shows and movies from the Montreal-based specialty, pay TV and radio company to compete with Netflix and other Internetbased TV and movie providers.

Entwistle said it’s important that Telus (TSX:T) have a game plan to deal with Netflix and similar competitors.

“If there are really people that want a subscription model for second-generation movies, why not us offer that and make it part of our package? ” he said.

“I would like to do to really try to differentiate us from the competition, from the Netflix of this world in a meaningful way.”

Entwistle also said that consumers want more flexibility when it comes to choosing their TV channels.

“I think consumers only want to pay for what they want to view. The fact that, that should be viewed as a radical concept is a bit frightening.”

Entwistle, who has been CEO of Telus since 2000, said he sees plenty of growth left at his company within Canada with wireless, high-speed Internet, TV and electronic health-cares services. He isn’t looking outside the country at this point for growth.

“If you don’t have a highly robust domestic foundation, your international expansion plans will be problematic. And so for me, I would like to fulfil our growth destiny, so to speak, within the Canadian franchise.”

In its financial results released earlier Thursday, Telus raised its quarterly dividend and reported an increase in first-quarter profits from a year ago, helped by higher revenue.

Telus said it will pay a quarterly dividend of 34 cents, up from 32 cents and also announced it will spend up to $500 million to buy back up to 15 million of its shares this year.

The company has set a target of semi-annual increases of its dividend of around 10 per cent annually.Telus added 59,000 postpaid net subscribers in the quarter. These subscribers are generally on threeyear BlackBerry, Android and iPhone smartphone contracts and are a measure of a telecom company’s competitive health.

By comparison, Rogers added 32,000 net postpaid customers and Bell added nearly 60,000 in their respective first quarters.

Chatters ‘cutathon’ raising money for women in Uganda Would you like to better the lives of women in Uganda? If you have hair on your head, you can.

This Saturday, Chatters Canada Ltd. is holding a cutathon called A Beautiful Cause.

Customers can obtain a haircut for a minimum donation of $12, with all proceeds going to AG

Hair’s Women Leading Change Foundation.

Since 2008, AG Hair has raised more than $700,000 to help build schools for girls in Africa.

The beauty supply company is currently seeking to construct and furnish two classroom buildings, and build eight staff

houses, in Northern Uganda.

Red Deer-based Chatters, which is AG Hair’s largest customer, has committed to raise at least $100,000 in support of the effort.

In addition to the donations that Chatters collects through it’s A Beautiful Cause campaign tomorrow, AG Hair is donating a portion of the proceeds from

the sale of its products, including a special Women Leading Change shampoo and conditioner box.

There are more than 90 Chatters salons across Canada, including at Southpointe Common, Bower Place Shopping Centre and Parkland Mall in Red Deer.

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MARKETS COMPANIES

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 82.36 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.10 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.65 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.90 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 12.47 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American markets lost some ground Thursday even though the U.S. reported rosierthan-expected unemployment insurance numbers, a sign that the world’s largest economy may be continuing with its recovery.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 41.15 points to 12,543.90.

The Canadian dollar dipped 0.41 of a cent at 99.26 cents US. The U.S. Department of Labor said jobless claims dropped by 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, indicating that there may be more hiring as the number of layoffs return to pre-recession levels. Economists had expected a slight uptick to 358,000.

The department said the fourweek average dropped 6,250 to 336,750 — the lowest it’s been since November 2007, one month before the recession began.

Despite the positive news, the optimism wasn’t reflected on Wall Street.

The Dow Jones industrials fell 22.50 points to 15,082.62 after it closed above 15,000 for the first time earlier this week. The Nasdaq dropped 4.10 points to 3,409.17 while the S&P 500 declined 6.02 points to 1,626.67.

The markets have been buoyed in recent days by a number of factors, including signs that the U.S. economy is gaining momentum in its recovery and that Europe’s debt crisis may be easing. but with stock markets headed towards mixed territory, it may be a signal that investors are planning on taking a breather from the record-high levels seen earlier this week.

The Toronto Stock Exchange was mostly mixed at the close, with healthcare being largest advancer, ahead 2.15 per cent, as Extendicare Inc. (TSX:EXE) says it plans on separating its Canadian and U.S. businesses due to the complexity of operating on both sides of the border and the changing nature of the operations.

Shares in the long-term care provider were up 16 per cent, or 95 cents to $6.88.

The technology sector also got a boost, pushed up by a nearly four per cent shot in share price for BlackBerry amid buzz U.S. business magnate Carl Icahn bought shares in the smartphone maker. BlackBerry shares were up 59 cents to $15.49.

The gold sector was the leading

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decliner, dropping at 1.37 per cent while real estate declined by more than one per cent as Brookfield Asset Management (TSX:BAM.A) reported its profits in its latest quarter declined from $722 million to $697 million, sending its stocks down nearly two per cent to $38.41.

Commodities also retreated from a day earlier, when oil, gold and copper all closed at prices not seen in more than a month.

The June crude contract declined 23 cents to US$96.39 a barrel.

June gold bullion dropped $5.10 to US$1,468.60 an ounce, after having closed up nearly $25 on Wednesday, while July copper was down three cents to US$3.34 a pound.

In corporate news, shares in Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. (TSX:CTC.A) surged more than 11 per cent on news that the national retailer was planning on creating a $3.5-billion real estate investment trust, with an initial public offering later this year.

Canadian Tire says it saw a 2.9 per cent increase in first-quarter earnings amid a 1.7 per cent increase in total revenue to $2.48 billion from $2.44 billion in the same 2012 quarter. Canadian Tire stocks rose $8.32 to $82.36.

Meanwhile, Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) closed nearly six per cent higher at $4.47 after it reported a 25 per cent increase in revenue in the first quarter to US$4.3 billion and said its new CSeries airliner remains on schedule. The plane and train builder says net income was down eight cents per share at US$148 million, but up eight cents on an adjusted basis at US$156 million.

Overnight, world markets declined after higher than expected inflation figures were released from China and investors cashed in on some recent gains.

Government figures showed China’s consumer price index rose 2.4 per cent in the year to April, up from 2.1 per cent the previous month and ahead of expectations of a more modest advance of 2.2 per cent.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Thursday Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,543.90 down 41.15 points TSX Venture Exchange — 969.73 up 0.41 point TSX 60 — 718.15 down 3.18 points

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AGRIUM: Late harvest A late planting also means a late harvest, said Richard Gearheard, Agrium’s president of retail. “The later the harvest, the smaller your window is in the fall. The smaller the window, you have a greater chance that you could get shut out in the fall,” he said.

“That doesn’t mean that would happen.”

North America isn’t the only region where weather has been a challenge. In Australia, where Agrium owns retail outlets, it has been extremely dry in the south and southeast.

Earlier Thursday, Agrium reported a profit of US$141 million, or 94 cents per diluted share, in the quarter, down from US$155 million, or 97 cents per share, in the same year-earlier period. Revenue dropped 10 per cent to US$3.22 billion from $3.57 billion.

Excluding a $16-million share-based payments expense, Agrium’s

earnings would have been $153 million, or $1.03 per share.

That missed the average analyst estimate of $1.13 per share, according to Thomson Reuters.

Agrium said retail sales fell 13 per cent to US$2.1 billion.

Wholesale sales declined $100 million to $1.1 billion as a result of weaker international phosphate prices coupled with lower product purchased for resale, sales prices and volumes. Advanced Technologies sales were

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Dow — 15,082.62 down 22.50 points S&P 500 — 1,626.67 down 6.02 points Nasdaq — 3,409.17 down 4.10 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 99.26 cents US, down 0.41 of a cent Pound — C$15560, down 0.23 of a cent Euro — C$1.3133, down 0.63 of a cent Euro — US$1.3035, down 1.18 cents Oil futures: US$96.39 per barrel, down 23 cents (June contract) Gold futures: US$1,468.60 per ounce, down $5.10 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $24.934 per oz., up 9.9 cents $801.63 kg., up $3.18 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Thursday at 969.73, up 0.41 point. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 99.85 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices Thursday: Canola: May ’13 $4.50 higher $636.80; July ’13 $4.50 higher $606.80; Nov. ’13 $0.40 higher $536.80; Jan. ’14 $0.10 higher $537.10; March ’14 $0.10 higher $532.60; May ’14 $0.10 higher $530.50; July ’14 $0.10 higher $528.60; Nov. ’14 $0.10 higher $504.20; Jan ’15 $0.10 higher $504.20; March ’15 $0.10 higher $504.20; May ’15 $0.10 higher $0.10 higher.

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.

Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 167,140 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 167,140.

relatively steady at $133 million compared with $135 million in the same period last year.

Agrium also said it plans to buy back up to five per cent of its stock.

Last month, Agrium fended off a boardroom challenge from its largest shareholder, New York activist hedge fund Jana Partners LLC. Jana had aimed to get five of its directors elected to Agrium’s board as a means to pressure the company into splitting up its retail and wholesale businesses, among other things. The bitter proxy fight ended with Jana’s slate losing the vote by a wide margin.

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BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) is looking to trim its costs by $170 million this year amid a fiercely competitive wireless industry.

At its annual general meeting, the company said it will put pressure on vendors and improve efficiency by switching more customers to electronic billing and offering them more selfserve options.

The communications company has cut its costs by roughly $1.5 billion since 2008.

“We have had to change our cost structure and it has been painful,” president and CEO George Cope told shareholders.

BCE reported a 6.6 per cent increase in net earnings in the first quarter, driven by growth in wireless services, although revenue remained almost unchanged year over year.

The company earned $566 million

or 73 cents per share, up from $531 million or 69 cents a year ago, while revenue rose to $4.34 billion from $4.33 billion, driven mainly by growth in wireless, TV, Internet, media and business services such as data hosting and cloud computing.

Adjusted net earnings increased 11.5 per cent to $599 million or 77 cents per share, from $537 million or 69 cents per share.

BCE signed up 59,497 net postpaid customers during the quarter, however the company posted a net loss of 68,454 prepaid customers.

Average revenue per customer at Bell’s wireless operations grew 3.9 per cent to $55.92 as the popularity of smartphones surged and the number of the more lucrative post-paid subscribers in Western Canada grew.

The company said it’s investing in new technologies such as mobile TV and mobile commerce in order to adapt to a rapidly changing market.

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MARKHAM, Ont. — Shares in Extendicare Inc. (TSX:EXE) shot higher Thursday after it announced plans to separate its Canadian and U.S. businesses due to the complexity of operating on both sides of the border and the changing nature of the operations.

The stock gained 95 cents to close up 16 per cent at $6.88 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The company said the U.S. and Canadian health care businesses are expected to become more different over time with regulatory reform in the U.S. and the related federal and state spending cuts.

Extendicare’s board expects the division to be completed later this year.

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Above: Elizabeth Debicki, as Jordan Baker, and Tobey Maguire, as Nick Carraway, in a scene from The Great Gatsby. The camera swoops and dives through the lavish party scenes. Below: Leonardo DiCaprio, as Jay Gatsby, and Carey Mulligan, as Daisy Buchanan.

THE GREAT GATSBY LOOKS GOOD AND DICAPRIO IS STRONG, BUT THE DRAMA RUNS ON AUTOPILOT The Great Gatsby Two stars (out of four) Rated: PG Baz Luhrmann’s 3D movie camera swoops and dives through the lavish party scenes of The Great Gatsby, so much so you wonder how he resisted adding the exclamation mark he employed for Moulin Rouge!

The Aussie director and showman is in his element whenever the lens turns towards opulence, which this production provides by the PETER golden bucketload: jewelry by HOWELL Tiffany, clothes by Prada, Miu Miu and Brooks Brothers, cars

by Rolls-Royce and Duesenberg, anachronistic hip-hop curated by Jay-Z. And vertigo by Luhrmann, we might add (and warn). He never tires of the crane shot, gazing down on the Jazz Age decadence of flappers, financiers and finaglers like a hungry seagull looking for an oyster to grab — and let’s hope it’s not just an empty shell.

In this he is of like mind with Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), the title anti-hero of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of 1925. The corn-fed Gatsby is equally restless, described in the book by his friend and enabler Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as “never quite still; there was always a tapping

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foot somewhere or the impatient opening and closing of a hand.”

DiCaprio is the right man to play Gatsby, possessing the same earnest desire to please and determination to succeed as Fitzgerald’s celebrated striver.

It’s a marvel to behold him — lit from behind with exploding fireworks in one of many great party moments — and to see how much he’s matured since the youthful frolics of Romeo and Juliet, his 1996 breakthrough role and first film with Luhrmann.

Leonardo now has a few lines on his face, a few extra pounds on his frame and a glint in his eye that hints at guilty pleasures and secrets. It’s a vast improvement on Robert Redford’s mostly vacant look in the role, in the 1974 production that until now was the most celebrated attempt to adapt Fitzgerald’s deceptively simple book to the big screen.

Gatsby is described as a mystery by his perpetual party guests — is he war hero, mobster, spy or murderer? — but in truth he’s as plain as his bone-white attire and as obvious as his ostentatious Long Island mansion.

The nouveau riche Gatsby, formerly of North Dakota, throws his parties not for personal amusement but in the hope of enticing an appearance by Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan), his lost love. While he was busy fighting the First World War and later making his millions, five long years before this summer of 1922, Daisy was marrying Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton), a wealthy thug who boldly carries on an affair with blowsy hotsie Myrtle Wilson (Isla Fisher), reluctant wife of auto mechanic George (Jason Clarke).

Daisy and Tom reside in East Egg, an old-money preserve across the bay from Gatsby’s newly affluent

West Egg (both locales are fictional). From his dock, Gatsby can see the green dock light of Daisy’s mansion, a signal that both beckons and warns. He forlornly looks out across the water each night, dreaming of what might have been — and what he still hopes will be.

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Local author rides Devil’s Pass to bestseller list SIGMUND BROUWER COLLABORATES WITH FELLOW WRITERS ON SEVEN SERIES WITH HIS TALE OF BEARS, PIPELINES AND A BAD DAD

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF A tale of a Toronto street kid who’s dropped off to fend for himself in the Northern Canadian wilderness has become Red Deer-area author Sigmund Brouwer’s biggest success story to date.

His book Devil’s Pass has consistently been on the Canadian Bestseller’s List for young readers since its release last October and is now going into its third printing.

Since this is Brouwer’s only novel in 23 years to make the list, “I’m shamelessly excited about this,” he said — although the writer doesn’t feel he can take personal credit.

Devil’s Pass is part of the popular Seven series, which was written by a “team” of seven authors, including Eric Walters, who originated the idea and brought other writers on board.

Each author was tasked to write a book aimed at teenage boys and springing from a collective premise: A grandfather with a mysterious past dies, and

the terms of his will send his seven grandsons on seven different quests.

Brouwer, who was free to invent any kind of literary adventure, came up with a 17-year-old hero called Jim Webb, who goes from the mean streets of Toronto — where he’s busking with his guitar after escaping from an abusive stepfather — to the wilds of the Northwest Territories.

In tracing his grandfather’s history, Jim ends up following the old CANOL pipeline route. This feat of northern engineering was built with great human hardship and monetary cost during the Second World War as an alternative fuel route, in case Japan gained control of North America’s Pacific Coast. After piping oil for less than two years, it was found lacking and abandoned.

In this coming-of-age tale, Jim faces various perils, including being hunted by a human stalker, and discovers that there are much scarier things than the cold and the occasional grizzly bear encounter.

“When (Jim) reacts to things, he’s reacting in the way that’s been modelled by his stepfather.

His biggest challenge is to learn not to become like his abusive stepfather,” said Brouwer.

He believes the series is so popular

Red Deer-area author Sigmund Brouwer. with young people (Seven books have sold 70,000 copies and several other titles have also hit the bestseller’s list, including Between Heaven and Earth by Walters and Lost Cause by John Wilson) because it’s so relatable.

Although his protagonist goes on an extreme adventure that few urban youth will likely experience, Jim also has to deal with real-life problems, such as abuse and the friction that can

come with remarriages and blended families.

“The response from kids has been very gratifying,” said Brouwer. He just returned from a speaking tour in the Northwest Territories, where all students, age 15 and up, received free copies of Devil’s Pass as part of a literary initiative undertaken by the Schlumberger corporation.

Sometimes, Brouwer will even get a cheer when he brings his guitar into classrooms. The author, who speaks about literacy to about 80,000 students a year across North America, will play Jim’s theme from a Rock and Roll Literacy website sponsored by Orca books (http://orcabook.com/rockandroll-literacy/theme.html). Kids can also download three free ebooks from: www.rockandrollbooks.com.

The next challenge for the best-selling author of 19 novels and several children’s serials, which are printed in five different languages, is a sequel to Devil’s Pass. Brouwer said the second set of Seven books will deal with what comes next for the various protagonists.

The grandsons of the series will go on more perilous adventures and will also cross paths — which will require collaborative writing between the authors.

Brouwer’s sequel is expected to be released in October 2014.

Devil’s Pass is available at Chapters or Coles for $9.95. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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PBS’s fall schedule: JFK retrospective, Streisand in concert

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — PBS’ fall schedule will examine President John F. Kennedy’s life and his death 50 years ago through a modern lens, part of the network’s increased emphasis on relevance, its programming chief said.

A variety of programs about Kennedy will air in the weeks leading up to the milestone anniversary of his Nov. 22, 1963, slaying in Dallas, including JFK, a four-hour American Experience portrait of Kennedy, what he accomplished and what was left undone, PBS announced on Thursday.

The science show Nova will look at how the forensics investigation into his death would have been handled today and “lay bare some of the problems with forensics at the time,” said Beth Hoppe, PBS’s new chief programming executive.

The history-oriented Secrets of the Dead, with a narrative account of the president’s shooting, and a look at Kennedy collectibles also will be part of the coverage, along with other specials being planned, PBS said.

Also set for public TV’s lineup are specials on American heritage, including a family roots series, Genealogy Roadshow, and two documentary programs with sweeping views of Hispanic and black history, Latino Americans and The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.

In 2007, Hispanic organizations criticized PBS and filmmaker Ken Burns for inadequately representing the contributions of Latinos in his 15-hour doc-

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Barbra Streisand (above) will be featured in concert on PBS in the fall. The network will also present a retrospective on John F. Kennedy (left).

umentary on the Second World War. PBS also will keep an eye on current events, Hoppe said.

“The idea of being able to act fast and be responsive and relevant is really important,” said Hoppe, noting that PBS aired timely specials after the Newtown, Mass., school shooting, Superstorm Sandy and the Russian meteor strike.

Megastorm Aftermath, a Nova followup to the 2012 Sandy special, will examine questions raised by the storm, including whether the devastating weather system was a freak occurrence or part of a pattern caused by climate change.

A Barbra Streisand concert, Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn, Shakespearean dramas and the return of Foyle’s War to Masterpiece Mystery! also are on the schedule.

For comic book aficionados, the documentary Superheroes documentary will examine the evolution of caped and other crusaders and the industry itself.

PBS, which has enjoyed a ratings surge due in part to its Downton Abbey drama series, is aligning its programming in a “viewer friendly way” aimed at expanding its reach, Hoppe said.

Friday, for example, will be home to PBS’s fall arts festival for a second

year, with programs including a Great Performances miniseries, The Hollow Crown, that combines four Shakespearean plays — Richard II, Henry IV, parts one and two, and Henry V — into a chronological narrative.

Another Friday series, Great Performances, will celebrate its 40th anniversary with past guests including Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald and Josh Groban, while Nashville 2.0 will pay tribute to legendary country music stars.

PBS, which has more than 350 member stations, has said it gets 15 per cent of its money from the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with the rest largely contributed by viewers.

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GATSBY: Movie fails to illuminate the book The connective link between these self-absorbed people is Nick, a modest writer and aspiring financier whose cheap summer cottage rental places him right next door to Gatsby’s palace. Nick is Daisy’s second cousin, and he went to Yale with Tom. Nick also serves as the story’s narrator, and Luhrmann’s sole major textual change (with co-writer Craig Pearce) has Nick as a recovering alcoholic, making a therapeutic confession to a sanitarium shrink.

When the excitable Mr. Gatsby learns of Nick’s ties to Daisy, he conspires a flower-strewn luncheon rendezvous with Nick’s cottage as the literal halfway house.

The game is on, as they say, but if hypocritical Tom finds out what’s going on, the jig will be up.

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At the clubs The Centrium presents Dean Brody on July 20 as part of Westerner Days. Ticket price is $20 which does not include gate admission, service fees and taxes. Tickets may be purHaving done so well with the look of the picture — which is also due in large part to Luhrmann’s wife and collaborator Catherine Martin, the film’s production designer and costumer — he settles for merely filming the book rather than illuminating it.

He pairs his inspired male lead with an uninspiring female one. Mulligan’s Daisy is “a beautiful little fool,” to use the famous Fitzgerald phrase, and she has as much substance as the windblown white curtains that wrap around her at first glimpse. This isn’t entirely Mulligan’s fault, since Daisy is intended to be a figure more of male fantasy than female reality, and the character hasn’t aged well over decades of gender-equity recalibrating.

Precious little screen time is allotted the only two flesh-and-blood women in the film: feisty Myrtle and fast-quipping Jordan Baker, a golf pro played by Aussie actress Elizabeth Debicki, whom we’ll hopefully see more of in the future.

Luhrmann almost gets away with the conjurer’s trick that is his The Great Gatsby, because the film looks so damned good, even though the 3D adds nothing of substance.

It will play very well in Cannes next week, when

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On Friday, take in the wine and cheese reception from 5 to 8 p.m. On Saturday there will be art demonstrations by Dee Poisson doing colored pencil, Vivian Bennett doing people portraits acrylic on canvas from 1 to 4 p.m. On Sunday there will be demonstrations by Theresa Potter doing stained glass and Karoll Brinton doing acrylic on canvas, as well as easy listening music by Doug and John from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Middle Schools Awesome Art Show will be featured in the Kiwanis Gallery at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch from April 30 to May 26 and features artwork from Central, Gateway Christian, West Park and Glendale Middle Schools.

Works by Sandy Proscilo will be featured at Café Pichinlingue until May 31.

Down the Rabbit Hole with Mary: A selection of the strange, the diverse and the traditional will be featured until May 31 at The Hub. Watercolour paintings circa 1937 by Frank L. Beebe will be on display at Marjorie Wood Gallery at Kerry Wood Nature Centre this month. These paintings are from the teaching collection of E.A. and Marjorie Wood, on loan from Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Phone 403-346-2010.

Works by Danny Lake may be viewed at The Velvet Olive Lounge until May 31.

Remarkable Red Deer: Stories from the Heart of the Parkland is now open at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery and will celebrate the centennial of the city of Red Deer.

Phone 403-309-8405.

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates Red Deer Centennial with the opening of the exhibit Red Deer Sport History. Take a look at over 100 years Sports History and discover the impact that sport had on Red Deer and its citizens. For more information contact Debbie at debbie@ashfm.ca or visit www.ashfm.ca or call 403-3418614.

chased at Ticketmaster.ca, or phone 1-855-985-5000. Down With Webster will perform on July 19 as part of the Westerner Days Exposition. The concert is free with gate admission.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 8:30 p.m.

Please arrive early as seating is in a first come, first served basis. All ages show.

To have your establishment’s live bands included in this space, fax a list to Club Dates by 8 a.m. on Wednesday to 403-341-6560 or email editorial@reddeeradvocate.com. the film opens the annual festival of glamour and cinephilia.

But then we get the climactic scene in a New York Hotel room, when Gatsby and Tom are having their gloves-off “row,” and we get a flash of the real fire that resides inside DiCaprio.

We’re also reminded of what this movie could have been, had not Luhrmann hit the autopilot switch and allowed Fitzgerald to do all the dramatic thinking for him.

And maybe that’s Fitzgerald’s grandest achievement of all: writing a book that continues to fascinate while denying total access, like Daisy’s mystical green light across the bay.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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Video projections provide a stunning backdrop of swaying wheat fields, starry nights and fluttering flocks of birds. A slow-moving motorcycle carrying the two lead characters also roams over rolling foothills.

The company sent a film crew to capture shots around Consort, where lang grew up. Grand-Maitre says he sat beside lang’s 90-year-old mother during the premiere and she was mesmerized.

“All the time she kept holding her hands and saying, ‘I know that tree.

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The so-called pop or “portrait” ballets are bringing in people who have never been to the ballet before, he says. lang’s legion of fans are the latest to give the art form a shot.

The show features 16 of her songs, including Big Boned Gal and Constant Craving. It wraps up with her soaring version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.

Grand-Maitre describes lang as an extraordinary singer, and says opera singers and pop stars have confided in him that they consider her voice one of the greatest of her time. The ballet’s dancers must have heard her music 700 times during rehearsals.

“And we never got tired of hearing it. Her voice just seems to put air under us.”

LOS ANGELES — Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on The Young and the Restless, has died. She was 84.

Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep, her son the actor Corbin Bernsen wrote on Facebook. The family confirmed the death to CBS, according to a network spokeswoman.

She was in a Los Angeles-area hospital, according to Bernsen’s spokesman, Charles Sherman, who said the cause of death was not immediately available.

“One of the last great broads in our business — Jeanne Cooper, Mom — is now stirring up trouble in great beyond,” her family said in a statement.

Cooper will be remembered “as a daytime television legend and as a friend who will truly be missed by all of us here at the network,” said Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, adding that the actress brought “indelible charm, class and talent to every episode.”

“Heaven just gained one feisty angel,” cast member Melissa Claire Egan posted on her Twitter account.

“A very sad day for all of us. You will be deeply missed,” tweeted Jessica Collins, also on the serial.

Cooper joined the daytime serial six months after its March 1973 debut, staking claim to the title of longesttenured cast member. The role earned

her 11 Daytime Emmy nominations and a trophy for best actress in a drama series in 2008. “God knows it’s claimed a big part of my life,” she said in March as CBS’s The Young and the Restless celebrated its milestone 40th anniversary.

As the years passed, Cooper brushed aside thoughts of saying goodbye to the show and its fictional Wisconsin town of Genoa City.

“What would I do? I’m no good at crocheting. My fingers would bleed,” she said as she turned 83 in October.

But on April 12, Bernsen tweeted that his mother faced an “uphill battle” for an undisclosed illness. In subsequent days, he wrote of her gradual improvement and said that she’d been taken off breathing equipment.

In a Facebook posting April 17, Bernsen said his mother cursed several times, “showing me that she’s becoming her old self, not thrilled about the situation, and ready to get out of the hospital and shake up the world.”

On Wednesday he wrote that she remained a fighter until the end: “She has been a blaze her entire life, that beacon, that boxer I spoke of earlier.

She went the full twelve rounds and by unanimous decision ... won!”

Cooper, born in the California town of Taft in 1928, attended the College of the Pacific and performed in local theatre productions before her professional career began with the 1953 film The Redhead from Wyoming starring Maureen O’Hara. Other film credits include 1968’s The Boston Strangler with Tony Curtis and 1967’s Tony Rome with Frank Sinatra.

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Balletlujah! opened on May 3 in Edmonton and is to close in Calgary on Saturday after eight shows.

The company’s artistic director and choreographer, Jean Grand-Maitre, says the 51-year-old vocalist and Red Deer College grad attended the premiere and loved it.

“She wanted it to really go out on tour,” he says. “And her manager was there and he said he was very touched from the very beginning of the ballet and he would love to help us bring it out.”

If the show ends up elsewhere, it won’t be any time soon. The company is booked solid with other events for the next two years, says Harry Paterson, Alberta Ballet’s director of production and touring.

He says presenters from California and Texas in the Calgary audience will be trying to determine whether a dance based on lang’s life would be a hit south of the border.

Grand-Maitre says Balletlujah! is the first ballet he knows of with a gay love story. When he was crafting the piece and going through lang’s music, he realized most of her songs were about love and so her ballet would be, too.

“I said, ‘OK, it can’t be a man and a woman because it’s k.d. lang, and I’m pretty sure when she’s singing love songs she doesn’t see Brad Pitt in her head,’ ” he says with a laugh.

“So, I said, ‘OK, we’re going to do a love story between two women and it was not about being gay, or becoming gay. It wasn’t about that. It just happens to be two women and it’s a pure love.’ ” The story focuses on a young woman in a prairie town who falls in love at a barn dance. She moves with her lover to the big city but their relationship sours. Heartbroken, the heroine returns home and finds love again.

Grand-Maitre says lang consulted on the project and was initially nervous because she didn’t know anything about ballet. He reassured her. “It’s not going to be skinny ballerinas on pointe shoes ... think of it as performance art.”

Far from such classics as Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, the piece puts some of the dancers in cowboy boots and high-heel shoes. At one point, a

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East Coast about to see cicada invasion “These guys have evolved several mathematically clever tricks,” Raupp says. “These guys are geniuses with little tiny brains.”

The timing of when they first come out depends purely on ground temperature. That means early May for southern areas and late May or even June for northern

areas.

The males come out first — think of it as getting to the singles bar early, Raupp says. They come out first as nymphs, which are essentially wingless and silent juveniles, climb on to tree branches and molt one last time, becoming adult winged cicadas. They perch on tree branches

and sing, individually or in a chorus. Then when a female comes close, the males change their song, they do a dance and mate, he explained.

The males keep mating (“That’s what puts the ’cad’ in ’cicada,”’ Raupp jokes) and eventually the female lays 600 or so eggs on the tip of a branch. The offspring

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This photo provided by the University of Connecticut, shows a cicada. Any day now, cicadas with bulging red eyes will creep out of the ground after 17 years and overrun the East Coast with the awesome power of numbers.

WASHINGTON — Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered roughly 600to-1. Maybe more.

Scientists even have a horror-movie name for the infestation: Brood II. But as ominous as that sounds, the insects are harmless. They won’t hurt you or other animals. At worst, they might damage a few saplings or young shrubs.

Mostly they will blanket certain pockets of the region, though lots of people won’t ever see them.

“It’s not like these hordes of cicadas suck blood or zombify people,” says May Berenbaum, a University of Illinois entomologist.

They’re looking for just one thing: sex. And they’ve been waiting quite a long time.

Since 1996, this group of 1-inch bugs, in wingless nymph form, has been a few feet underground, sucking on tree roots and biding their time. They will emerge only when the ground temperature reaches precisely 64 degrees.

After a few weeks up in the trees, they will die and their offspring will go underground, not to return until 2030.

“It’s just an amazing accomplishment,” Berenbaum says. “How can anyone not be impressed?”

And they will make a big racket, too. The noise all the male cicadas make when they sing for sex can drown out your own thoughts, and maybe even rival a rock concert.

In 2004, Gene Kritsky, an entomologist at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, measured cicadas at 94 decibels, saying it was so loud “you don’t hear planes flying overhead.”

There are ordinary cicadas that come out every year around the world, but these are different. They’re called magicicadas — as in magic — and are red-eyed.

And these magicicadas are seen only in the eastern half of the United States, nowhere else in the world.

There are 15 U.S. broods that emerge every 13 or 17 years, so that nearly every year, some place is overrun.

Last year it was a small area, mostly around the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee. Next year, two places get hit: Iowa into Illinois and Missouri; and Louisiana and Mississippi. And it’s possible to live in these locations and actually never see them.

This year’s invasion, Brood II, is one of the bigger ones. Several experts say that they really don’t have a handle on how many cicadas are lurking underground but that 30 billion seems like a good estimate. At the

Smithsonian Institution, researcher Gary Hevel thinks it may be more like 1 trillion.

“There will be some places where it’s wall-towall cicadas,” says University of Maryland entomologist Mike Raupp.

Strength in numbers is the key to cicada survival: There are so many of them that the birds can’t possibly eat them all, and those that are left over are free to multiply, Raupp says.

But why only every 13 or 17 years? Some scientists think they come out in these odd cycles so that predators can’t match the timing and be waiting for them in huge numbers.

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1924 — Alberta legislature votes to end prohibition in the province.

1920 — Ottawa to send its own minister to Washington, not the British ambassador, to represent the country.

1844 — Capital of Canada moves from Montreal to Kingston after years of petitions. Remains capital until Nov. 14, 1849.

1812 — U.S. calls out militia forces to prepare for war against Canada.

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I’ve been avoiding Henry lately, but I miss him.

Perhaps if he sees this in print, he might finally get it. — Hate Being Hugged in Kansas Dear Kansas: You will have to remind Henry each time he comes near you that you don’t want a hug.

He has difficulty controlling his effusiveness, and until he can associate his hugging with negative consequences, he won’t stop.

Gently put out your arm to distance him. Tell him he is hurting you. Cry out in pain if need be.

Do whatever will make it extremely clear that you don’t like this and he must stop.

Dear Annie: Some responses to “Your Husband” indicated that he needed to try harder to be intimate with his wife.

Maybe he did.

I tried talking to my wife. I shared and cleaned, went grocery shopping, did laundry and dishes.

I took care of the kids while she went out shopping.

Giving her flowers didn’t work, small gestures didn’t work, and talking about her day didn’t work.

Seeing a therapist didn’t work.

I didn’t cheat, because I didn’t want to lose my kids. Well, that didn’t work, either.

She left with no explanation.

It takes two to make a marriage work. — Mark from N.C. 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.

Fish oil does not help for heart if already taking medications to lower risk: study THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines to prevent them, a large study in Italy found.

The work makes clearer who does and does not benefit from taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids, the good oils found in fish such as salmon, tuna and sardines.

Previous studies have suggested that fish oil capsules could lower heart risks in people with heart failure or who have already suffered a heart attack. The American Heart Association recommends them only for people who have high levels of fats called triglycerides in their blood, says the group’s president, Dr. Donna Arnett of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Fish oil capsules failed to prevent flareups of atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm problem, in a large study in 2010.

The new study was led by the Mario Negri Insti-

tute for Pharmacological Research in Milan.

It tested 1 gram a day of fish oil versus dummy capsules in 12,513 people throughout Italy. They had not suffered a heart attack but were at high risk of having one because of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity or other conditions.

Most already were taking cholesterol-lowering statins, aspirin and other medicines to lower their chances of heart problems.

Researchers at first planned to compare the rate of death, heart attacks and strokes in the two groups, but these were less frequent than anticipated.

So they started measuring how long it was before people in either group suffered one of these fates or was hospitalized for heart-related reasons. After five years, the rate was the same — about 12 per cent of each group had one of these problems.

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“When you’re being aggressively treated for all of your other risk factors, adding fish oil yielded no additional benefits.”

Results are published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine.

Makers of fish oil supplements helped pay for the study.

Friday, May 10 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Odette Annable, 28; Linda Evangelista, 48; Bono, 53 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon will spend the first part of the day into comfort-seeking Taurus and then it will move into curious Gemini. As we are still digesting the effects of the Solar Eclipse from yesterday, the general mood of the day will become somewhat lighter due to Gemini’s influence.

ASTRO Restlessness will prevail due to DOYNA our uncanny hunger to know and learn new things. Venus’s stance in Gemini suggests that love and intellectual pursuits can become an item.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you will seek more comfort and personal security. In the first half of the year you’ll undergo through major personal changes that will turn you into a whole new individual. You’ll be revamped into a new persona, much more evolved and of a higher status.

The second half of the year harbours you with a process of identification to your newly developed values.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are only one call away from getting more support and help from others today. Rest assured that whoever you try to come into contact with, they will be responsive to your needs. Female siblings will be accommodating today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your magnetic side is heightened today. Do not be surprised if you become suddenly more in demand. Others will want to share your spotlight. It’s a great day for a makeover. Opt for a new look or style.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Love can flourish in most mysterious ways. Good feelings and emotions can be experienced through a clandestine union which you prefer to keep undisclosed. The effect it has on you oozes your senses with great inner delight.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take advantage of today’s great celestial forces to go out in the town and enjoy yourself with your pals. Let your air down and put your dancing shoes on. There is so much fun and excitement waiting for you out there.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Superiors may favour you at this time. They will seem more lenient towards you or just more tolerant than usual. Personal popularity is heightened making you more sought-after by others. Enjoy sitting on your throne.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Increased luck may come to you from people in authority. You will suddenly feel acknowledged for your efforts and validation will feel extremely well to you. Prepare your itinerary for your next trip as you might find amazing deals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may come into contact with people from foreign lands. International affairs are likely to be like smooth sailing right now. Avoid procrastination as you are more likely inclined to take it easy at this time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Intense feelings make you seek more privacy. Reassess your financial situation as money matters will ponder heavily on your mind today. Be careful to whom you loan money to as you may end up being deceived.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Loneliness hunts you and you will do whatever you can to be in good company today. After all, sharing your time with someone else can be that much more exciting. Legal matters may require your attention.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Even though conversations tend to be foggy today, you should find it relatively easy getting along with your co-workers. Everyone is more cooperative and willing to help around. You may also find yourself being of service to others today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your relationship with a female relative, most likely your mother, can give you the love and support you seek right now. You may receive useful advice from her which will manifest itself an eye-opener to you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Love can be a tricky thing right now for you. You are not certain whether those kind and warm attitude is sincere or simply, a friendly gesture. You’re weighting the pros and the cons and you still cannot figure out the answer. Postpone your decisions if in doubt.

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Dear Annie: I’m concerned before. I called CPS, but I worry about my sister’s parenting style. that Sara will take off with the “Sara” just went through a nasty kids before help can be provided. divorce, so we let her move into a What else can I do? — Big Sis house we own next door, thinking Dear Sis: Sara should not be it would help to have family close slapping her daughter. by.

You need to befriend your sisSara’s kids spend a ter so that she trusts great deal of time with you and her children us. What worries me can turn to you for is my 7-year-old niece, help.

“Andrea.”

It’s difficult to asAndrea appears uncertain whether Sara is derweight for her age still stressed from the and height. divorce, simply needs When she has dinner better parenting skills here, she eats like she’s or there is something starving. Several weeks else going on. ago, Sara joined us for You may be interdinner, and I watched preting the food issues her dole out food for through your own subMITCHELL the kids. jective filter. & SUGAR She gave her 5-yearLeave a message old son a much bigger with the pediatrician’s portion than she gave office with your conAndrea. When I mencerns. tioned it, Sara said the pediatriBut please do not criticize and cian warned her that Andrea is alienate Sara right now. obese. I do not believe this for one Those kids need you. Be a safe second. haven for all of them.

Andrea is sick all the time. Last Dear Annie: I am a married week, when I was preparing the woman in my 50s, and I hate to be kids an after-school snack, Andrea hugged. started crying.

I’m sure it stems from my childShe said she was really hungry, hood, when my mother, who was but if she ate anything, it would not affectionate, forced me to hug make her mother angry because relatives. she is “so fat.”

I have a friend in his mid-70s I have never been so furious who’s a great guy, but he’s a hugwith my sister. ger.

I spoke to the school social “Henry” insists on grabbing worker and was told there is little everyone and giving them a bear they can do. hug. I have told him repeatedly I also spoke to Sara about get- that I don’t like this, but he doesn’t ting help, but she became hysteri- listen. cal and slapped Andrea for “tellHe also hugs my husband, who ing tales.” has a bad back, and those bear I’ve never seen Sara like this hugs really hurt.

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Keeping calm key Compelling book that to hosting event, will renew interest says author in Canadian history Becoming Sand

By L.G. Pomerleau $24.95, 4th Floor Press If you are a reader who dips into Canadian history but bogs down in facts and figures, here is a book that will renew your interest.

It is written as “story-history,” by an author who traces her ancestors from Quebec (1600s) on her father’s side; and from Scotland and Manx on her mother’s.

This is her family story PEGGY beginning with Paul Gerard, FREEMAN once a coureur de bois and now a trapper, living with his native “wife” Yellow Bird, a Huron Indian, whose village and people have been decimated by the Iroquois.

This part of the story is very touching, for Yellow Bird, has lost everyone she loved.

She and Paul produce 10 children. She is a strong and capable woman and although life is very hard, Paul is not unkind to her.

This is where the story begins in reality, but this book is the tale of the whole family, and the author covers many years and weaves all the parts together.

Emile Gerard is a young man from a large family in Quebec. The land his family farms will not stretch for all the sons, so Emile travels west and settles there. He can acquire 160 acres for $10, a deal he can not refuse.

Marie-Eve, breaks her parents’ hearts and travels west to join Emile. Parents and daughter will never meet again.

The young couple are married and begin life in Alberta. The year is 1920.

Marie-Eve and Emile have a large family and

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work very hard on the land, through good times and bad.

Marie-Eve is very aware of her status and insists their home is built and furnished like her family home in Quebec. She dreams of a dynasty of cultured, French-speaking people.

Unfortunately, her children do not share the dream.

When Emile dies in an accident, Marie-Eve is left to raise the family and run the farm. Of the six children born to Marie-Eve and Emile, only Richard will stay to tend the pigs on the farm. Luc died in infancy, Paul spent only one year in seminary before giving it up and all the others have fled the unending work a farm requires.

As this story travels between the 1600s and 1960s, from east to west, from long ago to modern times, we see that Marie-Eve lived a dream of pure laine and cultural superiority. Much of the strength she celebrates and shares is like the strength of Yellow Bird, a native Indian. As Marie-Eve is abandoned by her children, she places her hopes in Jocelyne, Paul’s oldest child. Jocelyne is a bright youngster, interested in things French and in the stories and photos in Marie-Eve’s album.

Even these dreams of Marie-Eve turn to sand.

Youngest daughter Chantale and Jocelyne, her granddaughter, eventually redeem their heritage and prove their strength.

This Red Deer-raised author has done wonderful research and writes a compelling history.

This book is available at Sunworks in Red Deer or at Chapters.Indigo.ca.

Peggy Freeman is a local freelance books reviewer.

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Regardless of problems which may crop up — including unanticipated arrivals — it’s crucial for the host not to show any visible signs of distress, said Charles MacPherson, a renowned authority on household management and butlering.

“The most important thing the host or the hostess can do is to stay calm and really say: ’Oh, my God, I’m so glad you came; thank you so much for coming,’ and just go in the kitchen alone and figure it out,” MacPherson said. “If you stress, then everyone else will stress and become uncomfortable.

“What being a good host or hostess is about is making your guests relax and have a good time.

And you know what?

Somehow the parties always figure themselves out.”

MacPherson has a well-entrenched history in service, acting as a major-domo (head steward or butler of the household) for prominent families around the world. In 2009, he launched what has been billed as North America’s only registered school for butlers and household managers in Toronto.

In his new book, “The Butler Speaks” (Appetite by Random House), MacPherson seeks to help soothe the nerves of those frazzled by the prospect of hosting parties and maintaining their homes with tips to simplify entertaining and housekeeping.

The book also offers insight into the history of service and the roles of the domestic staff in the Edwardian and Victorian eras, and serves as a primer on etiquette, covering everything from table manners and making introductions to the do’s and don’ts of handshakes.

“I think that the reality is nobody today says: ’This is how you clean; this is how you cook.’

Household management is a lost art. Etiquette is a lost art. Table manners is a lost art,” said MacPherson.

“It was really about trying to take all of those things and putting them into a book where what I wanted was ... you to feel as if you could go to a trusted source — the butler, a close friend — who could walk you through these things, rather than a rigid book of rules that made you feel uncomfortable.”

For those holding potluck gatherings, MacPherson said the onus still lies with the host to take charge. He said the organizer should supply the protein — the main expensive portion of the meal — but divvy up the remaining dishes among guests with very specific instructions on what each person should bring to avoid multiples of the same item.

MacPherson said individuals seeking to be perfectionists when it comes to hosting are “getting the wrong part of entertaining.”

“If it’s more relaxed and you really focus more on making sure that everyone has a drink in their hand and someone really interesting to talk to, people really don’t care if there was enough carrot salad for all 12 people. They’re just having a good time.”

He has a similarly relaxed attitude toward the notion of gift-giving to hosts. MacPherson said he understands that some people may feel uneasy with the idea of arriving at someone’s

home empty-handed — but they shouldn’t. As an alternative, he suggested taking the time to send a handwritten note following the event as a way to express gratitude.

“If I invite you over to my house, it’s because I want you to come to my house to be with me. It’s not because I want a big gift. And I think people are becoming uncomfortable about what is appropriate and not appropriate to give as a gift,” MacPherson said.

“In my job, I’ve seen it all. I’ve seen the people who bring things, the people who don’t.

I’ve seen the people who bring something very small that’s very meaningful,” he said.

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GRUB (Ross) Charlotte Lynne (Ross) Grub, 72, of Wabamun, Alberta, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Cross Cancer Institute. Born March 15, 1941 in Edmonton, Alberta, Lynne was the eldest daughter o f t h e l a t e D r. J o s e p h Donovan (JD) Ross and Lillian Sophia (Peterson) Ross. She is survived by her children, Faith, Michael, and Barbara; by her grandchildren; and by many siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews, their children and other relations.

According to her wishes, there will be no services.

Memorial contributions to the Alberta Cancer Foundation (www.albertacancer.ca) are welcomed.

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HOLMES Helen Louise March 25, 1934 - May 7, 2013 The family of Louise are sad to announce her passing after battling illness for several years. She will be missed by her family Linda Bohn (Terry), Nancy Bonin (Tom), Margaret Robinson (Kevin) and Roberta, her youngest daughter and special caregiver. Louise also leaves her eight grandchildren and four great grandsons and her sister Grace Wiebe (Don).

She was predeceased by her husband Gordon and daughter Helen. Louise enjoyed many activities with her friends at the Moose as well as bowling, golfing and camping. A celebration of her life will be held Monday May 13 at the Moose Lodge from 1-4 pm. in Red Deer. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Lending Cupboard in Red Deer or charity of your choice.

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THOMPSON Terrence Wayne 1955 - 2013 Terrence Wayne Thompson was born January 14, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital C e n t r e M o n d a y, M a y 6 , 2013. Terry’s parents, Harold and Ethel, predeceased him.

Terry leaves behind to mourn his son, Terry Rigby (Elaine); nephew, Kerry Hunter; two half sisters, Annette and Marlene (Glen); four step sisters, Carol (Ron), Karen, Penny (Claude) and Val (Keith); and two step brothers, Bruce and Herbie.

Terry also leaves behind his care giving nurturing friend Joyce Short, and close friend and fellow musician, Marcel (Hook) Scherger, as well as close friend and fellow musician, Jerome (Big Daddy) Newton, all of whom spent time caring for and visiting with Terry in the later years of his life while he struggled and battled his disease. Terry leaves behind many friends who he touched along his journeys including fellow musicians, co workers at Proform Concrete Services of Red Deer and staff and volunteers at The Red deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Terry was a kind, affectionate, sensitive and caring individual who could match wits with anyone followed by his infectious, mischievous grin. He loved to cook but his most significant passion was with his music, playing a mean bass, singing harmonies and mingling with fellow musicians. A Memorial Service will be held at Potter’s Hands Church, 5202 - 53 Ave. Red Deer, AB on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 4:00 pm.

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SNISARENKO Former Red Deer resident Ruth Elaine Snisarenko died December 31, 2012, in Soldotna, Alaska, after a short battle with cancer. Ruth was born November 17, 1943 in Hines Creek Alberta to Mike and Barbra Polukoshko (nee` Lehune). As the second of four children, and the only girl, Ruth was somewhat of a tom-boy. She often recounted playing hockey with “the boys” and beating them soundly. She also excelled at softball and basketball. While attending Hines Creek High School, Ruth met the love of her life, Philip Snisarenko, from the neighboring town of Fairview. The two were married in 1961. The couple worked Serving Red Deer and at the Fairview Post; Ruth as Central Alberta Since 1997 a type-setter and Phil as a 403-341-5181 & 888-216-5111 printing press operator. In 1964 they moved to Red Funeral Directors Deer where Phil began begin & Services a new career in the Oil Industry and Ruth worked at In Memoriam t h e Tr e a s u r y B r a n c h . I n BELANGER - Rose Cartier 1967, their son Shawn was May 31, 1936 - May 9, 2007 born and Ruth’s days were Six long years have passed spent raising him and looking since you left us to go to your after the house. After Shawn heavenly Father. started school, Ruth attended 1508766 Alberta Ltd. We still miss you as much Red Deer College and ultinow as we did then. mately obtained an associate Now at least, we can degree in accounting. In remember more of the good 1983 Phil was transferred to parts of our life and love Anchorage and served as together and less of the Taylor Dr. ˜ Red Deer operations superintendent for pain of your leaving.

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Numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and her beloved grand dogs, Tori and Brady.

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DELAGE Carol It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Delage on April 26, 2013. She is survived by her beloved husband Denis; her mother and sister. Carol will be fondly remembered by her family as well as friends and co-workers. Carol has touched the lives of many people, especially through work in and around Red Deer. A celebration of Carol will be held May 10, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at Cronquist Tea House at Bower Ponds in Red Deer in an outdoor setting with potluck to follow, potluck donations gratefully welcome. Should seating be a requirement, please bring a chair.

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DARBY 1921 - 2013 John David Darby, long time resident of Red Deer and Innisfail, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Monday, May 6, 2013 at the age of 91 years.

John was predeceased by his wife Marge and son Keith. He will be lovingly remembered by his children Ben (Gladys), Ann (Charlie), John (Wendy); daughter-in-law Betty; six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Dad was laid to rest during a private family graveside service at the Innisfail Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in John’s memory may be directed to the Central Alberta Cancer Centre, 3942 - 50 A Avenue, P.O. Bag 5030, Red Deer, AB T4N 4E7.

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BUFFUM Debra Lynn (nee Breitkreitz) Debra Lynn Buffum passed away peacefully from us on T h u r s d a y, M a y 2 , 2 0 1 3 leaving behind the true loves and joys of her life, hubby Gary, and sons Jason and Nicholas. Deb was a free spirit, full of fun, compassion, and love of life. Deb was an avid traveler and got the chance to see most of Europe, many Canadian and US destinations, Mexico and Jamaica. Deb was a devoted mom who loved to go on adventures with her boys, often accompanied by cousin Te r i . T h e b o y s ’ f r i e n d s always felt welcome for meals, talks, and hanging out - many of whom jokingly called her “mom”. Deb’s life journey was also blessed with treasured lifelong friends from Barrhead, university days, work colleagues, and travels. Deb will be fondly remembered for her love of her family, her great meals and baking, her flowerbeds and garden, her welcoming smile, and her gentle manner. Deb will live on in the hearts of husband Gary, sons Jason and Nicholas, brother Larry (Jacquie-Michael, Teri) of E d m o n t o n , s i s t e r Ta m i Brisebois (Lawrence - Gavin) of Poway California, brother Ken of Atlanta, mom and dad-in-law Bea and Ed Metz, and many close friends. Deb was predeceased by her mother Lottie in 1987, sister Karen Busch in 2004 (Bob Kristin, Daniel), Godfather Richard Leidtke in 2004, and father Arnold (Helen Peters) in April 2013. A celebration of Deb’s life will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2013 at the Meadowlands Golf and Country Club (corner of Highway 11 and 50th Street, Sylvan Lake) between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Deb’s family would appreciate contributions made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4R 3S6.

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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BLA ACK K 19 962 2 - 20 013 3 P hyy llis Sh h arr lene e Black of R e d D e e r, p a s s e d a w a y sudd denlyy on Mo ond day, May 6, 2013 at the e age e of 50 years.

S ha a rlen n e will be lovingly rem m em m b ered d b y her sons Ron nald d (T Tarra),, Mich hael, Jordan a nd d C hriss topher; daughter Jod dy and d gra andchildren Riley, Colin, Za achary an nd Jasmine.

A lso to ch h erish Sharlene’s memory are her mother D ia a ne e ; bro o th h err D arwin and s isterr P am. S ha a rlene was p re e de e ce e ass ed d b y her father R ona a ld; b ro o th h err Eddy and h er “ Grr and-D D og g ” Spunky.

Follow wing cre ema atio on, a private fam milyy gra ave esid de service will be held at Alto o Resste Cemetery, Red De eerr, Albe ertta. To honor and d cele ebratte Sharlene’s life, fam milyy and d frrien ndss are invited t o drr op p in n a t t he e fellowship hall off thhe Balmooral Bible Chapel, loccate ed att th he inttersection of Hig ghw way 11 (5 55 Street) and Ru utherfford Driive e, Red Deer, Alb berrta on Wedn nesday, May 15 5, 2013 be etwe een 11:45 a.m. and 2:00 0 p.m m. In n liieu of flowers, me emorrial do onatiions may be ma ade e dire ecttly to the Heart & Strokke Fo oun nda atio on of Alberta, 20 0 2, 5 913 3 - 50 0 Ave, Red De eerr AB T4 4N 4C C4.

Condole enccess to o Sharlene’s fa amily may be emailed to meaaninngfuulm mem moriials@yahoo.ca Bru uce e Mac cArthur MEA ANIN NGF FUL MEMORIALS Fu une era al Service Red d Deer 58 87-876-4944

Mr. Ralph Naylor of Red Deer passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the age of 92 years. Ralph was born September 27, 1920 at Sunnynook, AB. He spent his early years in Vancouver with his family, later moving back to Alberta to reside in the Champion area where they farmed for the following ten years.

His family purchased a quarter section of land near Rimbey, AB where they operated a mixed farm. Ralph continued to work on the farm when he was called to duty in WWII; Ralph took his basic training in Edmonton, Lethbridge and Kingston, ON before being shipped overseas to England. He worked in the motorpool fixing damaged and broken down army vehicles and attained the rank of Lance Corporal. He served four years in Sicily, Italy, Germany, France, Scotland and was in Holland when he received word that the War had ended.

Both he and brother, Jack, headed back to Rimbey to work on the farm for another ten years. With the passing of his parents, the farm was sold in 1955 and Ralph moved to Red Deer where he gained employment as a letter carrier with Canada Post. He was one of the first mail carriers in Red Deer; being well known for his extreme punctuality for his mail delivery, regardless of what the weather presented. He met the love of his life, Mary, in 1958 and were married in 1962 by the Justice of the Peace at the old Court House in Red Deer with the girls as their witnesses. In 1970, daughter Faye was born to Ralph and Mary, and even though he was nearly 50 years old he had a little girl to bounce on his knees. The family enjoyed many years of camping, fishing and enjoying nature. Ralph continued to work for Canada Post on a route that included his beloved West Park for decades until his retirement in 1986. Once retired, Ralph and Mary continued to enjoy camping, fishing and gardening together until Mary’s passing on May 26, 1988. Ralph was still very mentally and physically fit well into his 80’s, and proof of that was a helicopter tour of the Columbia Ice Fields at the age of 82; a hot air balloon ride on his 85th birthday and a train trip through the Rocky’s to Vancouver at a very young and spry 87! Ralph had a very kind and gentle spirit.

His humorous disposition and his wise qualities will be forever missed. Animals and children were very drawn to his tender soul. Ralph was predeceased by his Wife, Mary in 1988; son, David in 1976 and brother, Jack in 1989. Ralph is survived by four daughters: Faye Naylor of Red Deer, AB, Wanda McKinley of Red Deer, AB, Fern (Walter) Kilvington of Alix, AB and Diane Wiltshire of Red Deer, AB; nine grandchildren: Tammy Coulthard, Tom (Sylvia) Coulthard, Ralph (Andrea) McKinley, Don (Teresa) McKinley, Kealey Johnston, Marianne Szalay, Michelle McLaughin, Damon (Janelle) Grant, Chantelle Cushway; great-grandchildren: Mary Ellen, Cody, Aaron, Alisha, Alyssa, Ashley, Lynsey, Maeryn, Camdon, Baylee, Parker, Dillon, Meagan. A Celebration of Ralph’s life will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel (4820, 45 Street, Red Deer, AB) on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, CASH donations in Ralph’s name may be made to the Red Deer and District Food Bank, (12-7429 49 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4P 1N2).Ralph’s family also encourages anyone willing to donate blood to their nearest Canadian Blood Services Office; It’s In You to Give!

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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NEUMAN The family of the late Seb Neuman would like to express their sincere thanks - to the staff of the Red Deer Hospice for their care and compassion; to Reverend Father Les Drewicki for the wonderful funeral service; to St. Mary’s Music Ministry; to the Catholic Women’s League for providing the delicious lunch; to members of the Calgary Tanks and Red Deer Legion for their final respects; to trumpeter Gerald Ganson for his amazing performance of the Last Post and Rouse; to Rebekah and staff of Eventide Funeral Chapel and Crematorium for their professional services; and, to all relatives and friends who provided support, hugs and memorial donations.

Thank you ALL! ~The Neumans

GREGG - SANISZLO Lee and Gary Gregg of Edmonton are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Kelsey to Daniel Saniszlo, son of Linda and Ron Saniszlo of Red Deer.

The wedding is planned for October in Edmonton.

We wish you a long and happy marriage.

WIESE Thank you to everyone who was there for us when Verne Stewart Wiese passed away on April 18, 2013 with phone calls, visits, flowers, food, cards of sympathy and donations to the Alix Nature Trail Society in memory of Verne. We thank each one of you and a special thank you to those who came to our special Celebration of Life out at the Gull Lake Hall.

Thank you to Wilson’s Funeral Chapel in Lacombe for the arrangements and to all the helpers who set up the memorial celebration.

From Kathleen, Kim, Kip, Jody and families.

CLASSIFIEDS VICTORIA DAY Hours & Deadlines OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED MON. MAY 20 Red Deer Advocate Publication dates: SAT. MAY 18 TUES. MAY 21 Deadline is: Fri. May 17, 5 p.m.

Red Deer Life Sunday Publication date: SUN. MAY 19 Deadline is: Fri. May 17 NOON

Ponoka & Lacombe Express Publication date: WED. MAY 22 Deadline is: Thur. May 16, 5 p.m.

Rimbey Publication date; TUES. MAY 21 Deadline is: Wed. May 15, NOON Stettler & Weekender

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EVERGREEN GREENHOUSES

Is holding it’s Annual OPEN HOUSE, Sat. Only May 11, from 8 am - 4 pm

CELEBRATING 34 YEARS

11 & 12 Prairie Pavilion Westerner Park

A great selection of plants!

We look forward to seeing everyone out again this year. 2 miles east on 39th Street from 30th Ave. R.D. GOOD MUSIC ALL NIGHT, OPEN JAM & DJ MUSIC. TUESDAYS & SATURDAYS @

EAST 40th PUB

LANDOVER NURSERY NOW OPEN FOR 2013.

Annuals, baskets, containers, Cactii.

5 kms. east on 39 St. CARSWELL’S 24th Annual Red Deer

Antique

Furniture & Collectables Show & Sale

May 11 & 12

Sat. 10-6 & Sun. 10-5 Westerner Park Over 350 Sales Tables.

Carswell’s 343-1614

MONDAYS AT EAST 40th PUB “Name That Tune” Play to win East 40th Bucks 7-10:30 p.m.

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Can be claimed by identifying. (403)304-3971 FOUND LEFT FOOT, BLUE OLD NAVY BABY SHOE SIZE 4, 12 - 18 MONTHS Has a dog design with bones on top of shoe.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

DENTAL RECEPTION/ OFFICE MANAGER for hygiene department.

Looking for mature, professional with exc. communication skills. Must be efficient and multi task with ease, and have the ability to follow through on policies and implement them amoung staff. Must be reliable and able to work extended hours. Exp. is an asset but not req’d.

Yearly Term position with strong potential for permanent position. Wage to be determined.

Fax resume or drop off in person to Associates Dental, Attn: Corinne.

403-347-2133

Hair Stylists

760

ADAM & EVE UNISEX REQ’S F/T HAIR CUTTING PERSONNEL. Above average earnings.

Submit resume in person at Parkland Mall.

Medical

790

PHARMACIST and PHARM TECHS, FT/PT, GAETZ IDA. Contact Fran 403.392.6488 or lkding@telus.net

Oilfield

800

Clerical

720

Buying or Selling your home?

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Clerical

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RECEPTIONIST/ BOOKKEEPER

Accounting firm requires a F/T receptionist/bookkeeper.

You must be a highly organized individual with a professional and courteous manner. Good communication skills and proficiency in MS Office applications are essential.

Bookkeeping using QuickBooks will also be required. Please email your resume to jerilyn@ advancedbookkeeping.ca or fax to 403-346-3367.

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds Looking for a place to live?

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HEAD OFFICE JOB OPENING

Reception/ Administrative Support

Production Testing Personnel in Minot, ND: Day & Night Chatters Canada Limited is Supervisors looking for a front line ambassador who is a & Field Operators team player with an exceptional attitude and enthusiastic personality.

Self motivated, challenge driven individual must exhibit professionalism and be a detail and dead line oriented multi-tasker.

Duties to include: -Reception, Travel bookings, Mail coordination -Meeting scheduling -Office supply orders -General administrative support Knowledge of: -Microsoft Word and Excel -General record keeping -Accounts payable and receivable Remuneration based on education and experience.

Excellent benefits Apply in confidence to: careers@chatters.ca Or fax resume to: 403-347-7759

Dental

740

F/T RDA II Required to start ASAP in a busy and expanding dental office Mon. - Fri. Interested individuals please fax resume ATTN: Petrina to 43-347-2133 or email: pfry@live.ca Tired of Standing?

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Fluid Experts Ltd.

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com Tired of Standing?

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Qualified Day & Night Supervisors - (Must be able to provide own work truck.)

Field Operators - Valid First Aid, H2S, driver’s license required!

Please see your website @ www.colterenergy.ca or contact us at 1-877-926-5837 Your application will be kept strictly confidential

Experienced Dozer and Hoe operators required, 3-5 years preferred. Valid safety tickets required.

Reliable truck would be an asset, use compensated accordingly. Please forward resume with references to brent@ smithironearthworks.ca or fax 403-347-0147. No phone calls please.

LOOKING FOR

Oilfield Maintenance Labourer /Swamper Must have safety tickets.

No experience necessary.

Will train. Fax resume to 403-746-5131 or email smittysoilfield@gmail.com

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MECHANICAL Design Engineer Nexus Engineering requires a full time permanent MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER. This position will involve the design and product development of Coil Tubing Pressure Control Equipment.

Duties will include: * Design of equipment using 3D CAD * Shop Testing of Prototypes * Support to manufacturing for existing products Job qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering * Eligibility for registration with APEGA * Strong mechanical aptitude and interest in working with equipment * Solidworks experience an asset Classifieds...costs so little * Creativity and attention Saves you so much! to detail required. * 3 - 5 yrs. exp. preferred.

LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM Company paid benefit TRUCK OPERATOR plan and RRSP. Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Please send Fax resume w/drivers resumes to: resume@ abstract to 403-886-4475 nexusengineering.ca Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Restaurant/ Hotel

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc Picker operator

CLASSIFICATIONS

F/T LIVE-IN CAREGIVER req’d for senior in Rocky.

403-845-3217 or email dsbauer@telus.net

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Is now hiring experienced:

Join Our Fast Growing Team and Secure Your Future with our Optimum Benefit Package & RRSP’s!!

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Fletcher Production Services is now hiring experienced operators for the Sylvan Lake & Rocky Mountain House areas.

Please submit resume to fletcherproduction@telus. net or drop off at 120, 5028 50A ST Sylvan Lake, AB. Experience is a must.

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A RED DEER BASED Pressure Testing Company req’s. Operators for testing BOP’s throughout AB. Only those with Drilling rig exp. need apply. Fax resume & driver’s abstract to: 403-341-6213 or email mikeoapt@gmail.com Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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COLTER ENERGY SERVICES USA INC

700-920

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740

Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo Publication date: THUR. MAY 23 Deadline is: Fri. May 17, 5 p.m.

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LEWIS - JANJUH Gary and Laurie Lewis are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Amy to Ryan Janjuh, son of Kathy and Bud Medin and Art Janjuh.

Wedding to take place December 6, 2013 in Cabo, St. Lucas Mexico.

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Bed Truck Operator Winch truck Operator All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume and abstract to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND

820

another Red Deer location is

OPENING SOON

FULL TIME COOKS & SERVERS If you have a Great Attitude and can work with Minimal Supervision“WE WANT YOU”.

Experience is an asset or we will train. Competitive Wages and Room for Advancement.

Please drop resume off at 100, 6130 - 67 Street Red Deer or E-mail to info@humptys.com, miles.1016@hotmail.ca or fax 403.266.1973.

Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced P/T Servers.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please

F/T & P/T KITCHEN HELPERS Wages $12./hr.

Apply in Person w/resume to: BLACKJACK LOUNGE #1, 6350 - 67 St. Phone/Fax: 403-347-2118

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TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Aspen Ridge 144 ALLWRIGHT CLOSE May 10th 4-8 & 11th 8-12 Household, electronics, sports gear, craft items, 26’ 5th wheel & more.

Clearview 38 CASTLE CRES. (back alley) Thurs. May 9, 3-8; Fri. noon-8, Sat. 9-4.

Household, tools, toys and much more.

7 COLE STREET (Alley) Thur. 9th 3-8, Fri. 10th 12-8 & Sat. 11th 9-4.

MULTI-FAMILY A little bit of everything.

Deer Park 108 DOWLER STREET Fri. 10th 1-8, Sat. 11th 9-2 Various houshold items, 1992 Jayco tent trailer, kids clothing & toys, furn., etc.

149 DIXON CRES May 10, 11 Fri. 9 -8 & Sat. 9-6: Tools, R.V. supplies, household misc.

Penz Oil, roller blades etc.

CONTINUOUS May 9 - 20 10 am - 5 pm daily 230 DAVISON DR. Bird houses, bird feeders, small wishing wells, lots of collectors plates.

Eastview Estates MULTI-FAMILY 23 EAST CLOSE Saturday 11th, 9-3 Fridge & stove, desk, table & chairs set, household, etc.

Inglewood MULTI FAMILY. Toys, household, home interiors, must sell, Fri. May 10, 4-7 Sat. 8-4 68 Isaacson Cres.

Inglewood

Oriole Park

MULTI-FAMILY 40 & 44 INGLE CLOSE Thurs 9th & Fri. 10th, 1-7 Sat. 11th 9-1. Gently used kids clothes, toys, sporting goods, household misc. etc.

22 ODDSTONE GREEN May 9, 10 & 11, 11 am - 7 pm. Household, furniture, tools, yard care equipt, and misc. items.

23 OYEN CRES (Alley) Fri. 10th 9 a.m. till done.

A large mixture of household & garage items.

Some of almost everything!

46 OTTERBURY AVE Fri. 10th, 4-8 & Sat. 11th, 10-5 Plants, shrubs, dahlias, household items 4TH ANNUAL Openview Close Garage Sale.

May 11th. 9-4. Everything from collectibles, clothes, household & more.

MS Society BBQ Hot Dog Stand on site.

Johnstone Park HUGE FAMILY GARAGE SALE 173 Jordan Parkway Sat. May 11 8am - 3pm Sun May 12 8am- 2pm Blu-rays, dvds, Blu-ray Player, Fitness Equipment & many other household items

Kentwood Estates 131 Kemp Ave. May 11 & 12, 10-6. Tents, crafts, collectibles, bedding, back packs, wet suit, pond pump, glassware, pictures

Lonsdale MULTI HOUSEHOLD -ALL OF LANG CLOSE Thurs. 9th & Fri. 10th, 4-8 Sat. 11th, 9-1

Morrisroe GARAGE SALE: May 10 12:00-7:00 pm. & May 11 8:00-4:00 pm. Morrisroe, 19 MacKenzie Cres. Tools, dishes,toys,yard supplies, collectors items and more!

Normandeau #224 5344-76 St. Northwood Estates May 10th 4-8, May 11th 9-4 Many items from toys to tools.

83 NYMAN CRES May 8, 9, 10, & 11 10 am -6 pm.

Lots of everything plus furniture.

Rosedale 22 ROGERS CRES. May 10 & 11, Fri. 5-8, Sat. 9-2 MOVING SALE Lots of Everything

West Park 5906 41 ST. CRES. Thurs. 9th & Fri. 10th 3-8 Household, collectible’s, all kinds of goodies.

Woodlea 4301 55 ST. May 9, 10 &11, 10-5 Downsizing, nice and clean, unusual housewares, souvenirs from other lands, tapestry, men’s tuxedo.

Out of Town BENTLEY, 403-748-4092 #5309 46A ST. May 10, 11, Fri. & Sat. 8-8 MOVING - Everything For Sale including util. Trailer Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

South Hill

Penhold

DOWNSIZING, 3930 52 Ave. - West of Hospital. Back Lane.

Thurs. 9th, 2-8, Fri. 10th, 11-5, Sat. 11th, 11-2 Musical instruments & more

67 HAYTER STREET Sat. 11th & Sun. 12th 10-3 Leather & baseball hats, China & hutch, too many items to mention.

Vanier Woods 176 VINCENT CL. May 10, 2-7, Toys, household, misc., puzzles, books, girls clothes 1-12yrs. and tools.

Victoria Park 33 ARCHIBALD CRES. MAY 11, 10 - 4 SATURDAYONLY Furniture, toys, household misc.

Sylvan Lake 36 LYONS CRES Sat. 11th 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

BBQ, washer & dryer, table & chairs, lots of misc items

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Hydraulic Fracturing—Pump Operators Electronics Technician; Apprentice Heavy Equipment Technician Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety—focused

f Team orientated f Clean Class 1 drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New equipment

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Paid technical and leadership training Career advancement opportunities RRSP Matching Program

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

How to apply: 60 ROZIER CLOSE Ryders Ridge. May 10, 4-9, May 11, 9-4, May 12, 9-2. Tools, Wii, large bdrm. suite, RV furnace, inverter, household, games, books.

email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, May 10, 2013 E3

200 Seat bar & grill in Red Deer now accepting resumes for Head Chef or Kitchen Manager. Salary negotiable based on exp.

Reply to Box 1042, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

FIRESIDE NOW HIRING: Prep Cooks, Line Cooks, Breakfast Cooks, Dishwashers, Servers & Bartenders. Bring resume in person. 4907 Lakeshore Dr. Sylvan Lake.

PLACE an ad in Central Alber ta LIFE and reach Classifieds...costs so little over 100,000 potential buySaves you so much! ers. 309-3300.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

820

OPENING SOON

- Lead the department managers and gift registry lead.

- Responsible for the overall sales plan in the Home and Hardline Category.

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

- Lead the Department Managers, Merchandise Presentation team Leads and Visual Presentation Specialists - Assume responsibility for the General Manager in his absence

To apply please send cover letter and resume to

EXCECUTIVE CHEF

great salary, benefits & matching RRSP plan.

Experience in scratch cooking is a must. Shift work is req’d. Wage will be discussed during interview.

ALSO HIRING

Experience is an asset or we will train. Competitive Wages and Room for Advancement.

E-mail resume to info@humptys.com, miles.1016@hotmail.ca or fax 403.266.1973.

SOU CHEF

with experience.

Call 403-309-1957 or email cam.gallagher@ holidaytouch.com or fax to: 403-309-1960

X-STATIC

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

Experienced P/T Door Security Apply in person after 3 pm.

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

msapien@sears.ca

LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced F/T Servers with Bartending experience.

Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please VICTORIA PARK SENIOR Community is now hiring

If you have a Great Attitude and can work with Minimal Supervision“WE WANT YOU”.

SENIOR SALES MANAGER HOME AND HARDLINES

820

another Red Deer location is

FULL TIME COOKS & SERVERS

Is currently looking for two Full Time Management positions to work mall hours:

Restaurant/ Hotel

Sales & Distributors

830

HONEST, reliable, full time sales position available.

Must be able to load & unload mattresses. Apply in person to Mike’s Mattress 7619 50 Avenue Red Deer

800

Oilfield

Sales & Distributors

830

Trades

850

in Sylvan Lake is looking to expand our sales team for our busy 2013 season.

Applicants must be able to handle a high volume of sales and work independently.

Please email resume with references to dan@mmservices.ca

Trades

850

BRAATT CONST.

Is looking for general carpenters for the Red Deer area. Call Brad 403-588-8588

CAPE Manufacturing Ltd. †is looking for: †

“B” PRESSURE WELDERS

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

with vessel and piping experience. Contractor or by hand, competitive top wages and benefits.

Email your resume to: Darryl@furixenergy.com

NGC is a leading service provider, responding to customer’s needs in the Natural Gas compression industry, supplying quality We have immediate openings for the following:

Heavy Duty Mechanic

FIELD SERVICE TECH (STETTLER)

Red Deer Shop req’s Journeyman or 4th yr. apprentice with CVIP license. Manufacturing and Hydraulic system experience an asset.

Good hours, competitive wage & benefit package.

Fax resume to: 403-309-3360.

850

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

Contractors

1100

AA PHILCAN CONST. Int. & Ext. Bsmt. dev., decks, sheds, laminate flooring, reno’s, etc.. Call Ken 340-8213 or cell 391-8044 ARM & HAMMER CONST. Floors, garages, driveways exposed agg., stamped & colored. 403-391-1718 BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Computer Services

1110

Red Deer Techshop Grand Opening. Website design, pc/laptop repair.

Call 403-986-2066 or visit reddeertechshop.com

1165

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

1200

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Spring & summer bookings.

Res./com. Your full service handyman. Brian 403-598-3857 GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

Massage Therapy

1280

VII MASSAGE Feeling over whelmed?

Hard work day?

Pampering at its best. #77464 Gaetz Ave. www. viimassage.biz In/Out Calls to Hotels. 403-986-6686 New South location 5003A -50 St. 348-5650

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

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

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Mother’s Day Special Linda’s Chinese Massage For details call 403-986-1550 or visit massagereddeer.com THE BODY Whisperer www.mygimex.org 4606 48 Ave. 403-986-1691

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

Painters/ Decorators

YOU ARE.....

A Licensed Technician or 4th Year Apprentice UP TO $40.00/Hr Flat RATE

1310

PAINTING SERVICE Res./Com. Celebrating 25 years. 25% off paint.

403-358-8384 PRO-PAINTING at reasonable rates. 304-0379

Seniors’ Services

17 Time Presidents Award Winner Locally Owned and Operated One of the Most Respected Ford Dealerships in Alberta

YOU WILL RECEIVE.....

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as roof snow removal, bathroom fixtures, painting or flooring Call James 403- 341-0617

Duties include the following: •

•

Develop customer relationships and deliver exceptional customer service.

Perform customer maintenance and service work in the Natural Gas Industry.

Candidate must be highly organized, possess excellent verbal communication skills and be able to function as part of a team.

This position may require extended hours of work, and possible weekends, must have a valid class 5 driver’s license, the successful candidate will be required to supply a current drivers abstract, prior to employment

COMPETITION # : LL 13-10 FACILITY JEETS PLUMBING & Lacombe Lodge HEATING DEPARTMENT: Service Plumbers.

Engineering & Journeyman, w/service Maintenance exp. Competitive wages.

TITLE: Fax resume: 403-356-0244 Maintenance STATUS: NEW EMPLOYMENT Permanent Full-Time OPPORTUNITIES POSITION SUMMARY: Experience with Cat, Under supervision, this White, Waukesha, Ariel, position performs a variety would be an Asset.

Experienced of maintenance duties on Screedman various types of The successful candidate Roller Operator equipment, buildings; and will be expected to follow Transfer Machine grounds under the direction our Core Values of the Department Our Core Values are: Operator Supervisor and/or other “Integrity”, “Respect”, maintenance workers in “Dependability” Email resume to: accordance with “Striving to Improve” office@ccal.com acceptable standards, Fax resume to: 403-885-5137 regulations, safety, policies If you are interested in and procedures. The work joining our company, ROCKY RIDGE is defined as semi-skilled, please reply with your BUILDERS INC. routine, manual, becoming resume to: is currently seeking mature somewhat independent. individuals for modular QUALIFICATIONS: NGC Compression horse barn manufacturing.

Preference to have a 5th Solutions Carpentry exp. an asset.

Class Power Engineering Mail: PO Box 1654, Must have drivers license Certificate Stettler, AB T0C 2L1 and transportation. 10 3 years Building Fax: (403) 742-5803 hrs/day, 5 days/week. 15 Operations Experience Email: minutes south of Sylvan Valid Alberta Driver’s dave.mclean@ngc-ltd.com Lake.

Fax resume to License with clean abstract Please note that only those 403-728-3106 or call High School Diploma being requested for inter403-373-3419 CONTACT: views will be contacted Human Resources Lacombe Foundation 4622 C & E Trail Lacombe, AB T4L 1M9 403-782-4119 (Fax) lisa.leschert@bethanygrp.ca REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY A current Police experienced Sand Blaster, Information Check is a oilfield painters and general pre-employment laborers. Must have safety requirement for new SECURITAS CANADA tickets and clean driving employees to The record. Please fax Lacombe Foundation. We Hiring Immediate resume and docs to sincerely thank all FT & Casual (403) 748-3036 or email to candidates for their EMR/EMT tayriver1@hotmail.com application; however only Security Positions those selected for an interview will be contacted. NOW Hiring Site SuperinSecuritas Canada is looking tendants, Carpenters, for qualified Security CONCRETE Flatwork Apprentice Carpenters for Staff for a Petro-Chemical finisher req’d. Must have Full Time Work in the Red plant outside of Red Deer. drivers license. email: Deer area. Fully paid crete_monster@yahoo.ca Benefit Package, Pension Qualification: Plan, Bonuses. Good F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS Security/Emergency wages. Experience in the - Good hours, home every Dispatcher: Petroleum industry an as- *EMR/EMT- ACP registered night, $4000-$6000/mo. set, Service Stations, Bulk Contractor must have truck *Valid license (Class 4) Plants. E-mail Resume or van. Tools, supplies & * Provincial Security License to tedc@kellerdenali.com ladders required. Training * Bondable provided, no experience *Good interpersonal skills needed. Apply to: *Good communication skills OPPORTUNITIES FOR satjobs@shaw.ca *Computer knowledge, EMPLOYMENT WITH TJ previous emergency PAVING. Looking for LICENSED MECHANIC & experience, previous Exp`d Class 1 Driver to AUTO BODY TECH. security experience, move equipment and haul Reasonable rate. client interaction material, and exp. Class 3 A.J. Auto Repair & Body experience an asset driver to haul material.

11, 7836 49 Ave. Competitive Wages. Great Call 403-506-6258 WHY SECURITAS: working atmosphere. FAX *Extended Health and LOCAL company now Resume to 403-346-8404 Dental plan hiring exp’d dozer and or email *Above average wages grater operators. Fax tjpaving@hotmail.com *Fully Paid uniform resume 403-347-6296 *All training time paid *Dedicated quality group. *Room to learn and grow.

A Positive Growing work environment Great Benefits Package

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 Escorts

Trades

850

Structural Welders

B-Pressure Welders

WE ARE......

1010

850

FURIX ENERGY INC is looking for

Profit Sharing Plan & Group Benefits † resume@capemfg.ca

Trades

Accounting

Trades

LIGHTHOUSE MARINE

299911E13

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

Signing BONUS or Relocation Assistance (depending on experience) Ford experience not required Apply in person at:

4412-50 St., Innisfail, AB or by Fax: 403-227-4544 or jdenham@fourlaneford.com sdavis@fourlaneford.com

How to apply: Fax: 403-314-8475 Email: Dillicj@Novachem.com Fax: 403-314-8475 Integrity - Vigilance Helpfulness Securitas Canada celebrates diversity and we welcome and encourage applications from the four designated groups; namely women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time

Carpenters Helpers & Labourers For local work.

Competitive Wages & Benefits.

Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

Trades

850

JOURNEYMAN AUTO TECHNICIAN TO START IMMEDIATELY

1430

GARDEN ROTOTILLING & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957 GARDENS ROTOTILLED 304-7250 ROTOTILLING & Yardwork 403-346-0674 392-5657 ROTOTILLING, power raking, aerating & grass cutting. Reasonable rates. 403-341-4745

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. SPRING LAWN CLEANUP Call 403-304-0678 Free Est. 403-872-8888

TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires

QUALIFIED 3rd and 4th yr.

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS With Residential roughin exp. Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

Truckers/ Drivers

860

CLASS 1 drivers req’d for flat deck work. Steady year round work. Benefits, exc. wages and safety bonuses. Successful candidates must be hard working, must know your load securement and love driving as you will be traveling throughout BC, AB, SK & MB. Please fax resumes and drivers abstract to 1-855-784-2330 NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Part time weekdays.

Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

Spanky’s Transit Mix is looking for concrete truck drivers. Call Brad 403-347-6562

Business Opportunities

870

I can SHOW you how to make an addition $600-$1200 this month.

For apt. Call Carol at 403-352-0428

Misc.

Help

880

ACADEMIC Express Adult Education and Training

Spring Start

GED classes days/evening

Fall Start

Community Support Worker Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in DEER PARK AREA Part of Dunning Crsc & Depalme St. $61.00 mo.

ALSO Part of Dunning Crsc. and Dunning Close $62.00/mo.

ALSO Denmark Cres.

Densmore Cres.

Donnelly Cres. $151.00/mo.

ALSO 2 blocks of Duston St. & Dale Close $87.00/mo.

ROSEDALLE AREA Richards Crsc.

Richards Close Ray Ave. $58/mo.

ALSO Russell Crsc. and part of Richards Crsc. $63/mo.

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

SENIORS need a HELPING HAND? Cleaning, cooking companionship - in home or in facility.

Call 403-346-7777 or visit helpinghands.com for info.

Yard Care

that are CWB certified with API650 experience.

Please forward resume to Darryl@furixenergy.com or fax 403-348-8109.

This position involves all internal reconditioning of Innisfail & Sylvan Truck Ranch vehicles for resale.

No retail work.

We have a great shop, with great equipment.

If you want to work great hours and earn an excellent income with an excellent benefits package, apply now.

To apply, contact Wayne or Daryl at 403-227-4456 for an interview. Or send your resume to wkarach@truckranch.ca

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

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Friday, May 10, 2013

ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST PARK

Misc.

Help

880

ATTENTION Students SUMMER WORK flexible. schedules., $16 base-appt, customer sales/service, no exp necessary, conditions apply, will train, 403-755-6711 www. summeropenings.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317 CASH CASINO is hiring a

F/T - P/T CLEANERS

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

ANDERS AREA Anders St. Addinell Close/ Allan St. Abbott Close/ Allan St. Allan Close/Allan St. Allsop Cres.

BOWER AREA Broughton/ Brooks Cres.

Bettenson St./ Baines Cres.

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

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. 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 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

Misc.

Help

880

LIVE in caretaker req’d. for 13 unit Adult condo in Red Deer. Ideal for semi-retired person. Reply to mmccrd@yahoo.ca

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

INGLEWOOD AREA

Langford Cres.

Lewis Close/ Law Close Lancaster Drive SUNNYBROOK AREA Springfield Ave. Savoy Cres./ Selkirk Blvd.

Sherwood Cres.

VANIER AREA 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

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

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com NIGHT OWL SECURITY Now looking to hire mature, reliable person for overnight security guard position. Resumes to bestway@telusplanet.net attn: Ken. 403-740-4696

CONTRACT SALES ADMINISTRATOR P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP APPLIANCE DELIVERY DRIVER

299506E4-10

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.

900

RAVEN TRUCK ACCESSORIES Has an opening for an INSTALLER POSITION, must be self-motivated, have strong leadership skills & be mechanically inclined.

Fax 403-343-8864 or apply in person with resume to 4961-78th Street, Red Deer rtard@raventruckstuff.com

Our training center is located in Red Deer For more information on courses, dates, and mobile bookings call Murray @ 403-740-5316 To register call Tina @ 403-348-0687

298597E3-30

– CPR/First Aid Certification – Advanced First Aid Courses – Heart & Stroke Instructor Training – Mobile Service for Groups of 8 or more

RESIDENTIAL APT MANAGER 23 suite apt. complex.

Live-in role. Responsibilities incl. cleaning, maintenance, yard care, administration.

Bondable. Reply to Box 1043, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9

1710

Employment Training

900

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES to meet your needs.

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

SAFETY

ACCOUNTING Payroll Administrator Computerized Accounting Computerized Payroll Accounting and more!

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem)

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APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

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Make your travel plans now.

1720

BAG for waterbed and heating pads, accessories $75; blue armchair $20; fold out sponge loveseat $40 403-356-1856 CLUB Chair, chocolate brown leather, like new. $150. 403-596-1312 DININGROOM set, hutch, buffet, table extends to 7 1/2’ w/leaf, 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs, exc. cond, $700 obo 403-346-0425 OAK ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE $175.

403-346-3708 OLDER LARGE HIDE-A-BED. Floral design. Asking $75.

Great for rec room.

Must be able to pick up.

780-884-5441

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stuff

Antiques & Art

1520

CARSWELL’S 24th Annual Red Deer

Antique Show & Sale

May 11 & 12

Sat. 10-6 & Sun. 10-5 Westerner Park Over 350 Sales Tables.

Carswell’s 343-1614

1530

3020

3 BDRM, 3 bath home , nice deck, new paint & carpet, for over 40 couple with no pets at 7316-59 Ave. Rent $1500/Sec. $1500.

Ph: 403-341-4627 3 BDRM., reno’d 1/2 duplex, main flr. laundry, utils. incl’d. n/s, no pets $1200 June 1 403-314-4418 / 598-2626 JULY 1, 2 BDRM., reno’d main flr. w/ laundry, South Hill, $1125 utils. incl’d. n/s, no pets 403-314-4418 / 403-598-2626 WESTPARK, entire house 5 bdrms., 2 baths, new carpet/paint, fireplace, dble. garage, RV parking, private yard, all appls., $1450 + utils.

N/S, no pets. Avail. July 1 Call Alex @ 403-519-2944

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

EXCLUSIVE CONDO IN INGLEWOOD Large 2 bdrms, 2 bath, 5 top appls. w/balcony. Reserved parking. No pets. N/S. In-suite laundry. $1325 INCL UTIL; SD $1325; Avail June 1st.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554 IMMACULATE Blackfalds Townhouse Condo. 3 bdrm., 2 bath, walk-out bsmt. $1250/mo. RENTED

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2140

Horses

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1225 along the river.

SD $1000. avail.

June 1, 403-304-7576 347-7545

SPACIOUS Townhouse In Eastview

3 bdrms, 2.5 baths, finished bsmt, 5 appls. Fenced yard w/shed. No pets. N/S. $1295& UTIL; SD $1295; Avail NOW. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554

VACANCY IN WOODLAND TERRACE Family friendly 2 & 3 bdrms, 1 bath. w/ balcony.

Card-op laundry. NO PETS, N/S. Avail NOW & June 1st. Starting @ $995 & Power, SD $995 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554

WESTPARK

11/2 blocks west of hospital!

3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000.

Avail. June 1, 403-304-7576, 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Wanda 403-340-0225

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

1 BDRM. 2 appls. no pets $850/mo. 403-343-6609

GLENDALE

2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $950 incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail.

June 1. 403-304-5337

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

WANTED

wegot

WATERBED solid wood w/drawers and headboard, queen $150 403-356-1856

1730

SONY Mini stereo, $40., obo; stereo subwoofer; $30. obo; 17” computer monitor, $30. obo. 403-782-3847 SONY STEREO w/surround sound. $160.

403-782-3847

Jewellery

1750

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

3010

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, rent $2000 + DD Avail. now. 403-346-5885

DIAMOND solitaire ring, valued $12,790, asking $6000 obo 403-318-5290 or 403-346-3445

1760

2 OVAL fruit bowls $18/ea; 15 assorted cookbooks $1/ea; 30 peacock feathers $1.50/ea; 2 large Tupperware containers $3/ea., foot & hand paddle exerciser, regular $60, asking $10; crystal pedestal bowl $5; six Chicken Soup for the Soul books $2/ea.; old matching vegetable bowl and meat platter $6/ea.; Vicks steam inhaler $3 403-346-2231 COPPER craft Collectors: Chafing dish; large & small chafing dish, coffee pot, coffee pot, goblets, champagne goblets, bar platter w/ice box, 4 egg holders, gravy boat w/tray, octagon copper platter, large & small wall plaques, wall sconce w/lamp, spinning wheel plaque. ALL for $100. or will sell separately. 403-346-3708 OLDER CEDAR CHEST FOR SALE $50.

403-887-8785

OLYMPIC flame glass collection, $20; 4 party glass plates w/cups, $10; antique tea cup & saucer ADVANCE BUD HAYNES SPECIAL sets. (3 sets), $5. ea.; self contained wardrobe, $75.

Gun Auction Sat. June 1, 2013 @ 9 am 403-346-3708 Bay 4, 7429 49 Ave. TILLER, Zenith 20” walk Red Deer. behind, 5 hp. B.S.; $70.; Over 600 Lots!

Several red brick & cement Featuring Reinhold Stolle blocks 8x16. $1.ea.; 48” Collection, Water Valley neck yolk, $25. varied antiques, modern, 403-728-3375 Military, Blk. Powder, plus WANTED: Marcien Caron’s Mountie USED LAWN LOUNGER memorabilia & 200 12-6 for young senior.

Prohibs, lots of Ammo.

Preferably with cushions, Ph: 403-347-5855 but will take with-out. www.budhaynesauctions.com Call 403-340-1120

Auctions

Houses/ Duplexes

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

RAYMOND SHORES

GULL LAKE, 2012 Park model home, on professionally landscaped lot, fully furnished. Too many extras to list. 403-350-5524 for details.

The

Rent Spot

Your Rental Key to Houses, Condos, Suites & More

CALL CLASSIFIEDS 403-314-4397 TO ADVERTISE HERE

Exclusive Condo in Inglewood

Large 2 bdrms,2 bath, 5 top appls. w/balcony. Reserved parking. No pets. N/S. In-suite laundry. $1325 INCL UTIL; SD $1325; Avail June 1st.

Spacious Townhouse in Eastview 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths, finished bsmt, 5 appls. Fenced yard w/shed. No pets. N/S. $1295& UTIL; SD $1295; Avail NOW.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

Modern & Bright Suite For Mature Adults

Vacancy In Woodland Terrace

Lower walk-out suite, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 6 appls. Open concept, In-suite laundy.

No pets, N/S. $1175 & UTIL; SD $1175; Avail NOW.

Family friendly 2 & 3 bdrms, 1 bath. w/ balcony. Card-op laundry. NO PETS, N/S. Avail NOW & June 1st.

Starting @ $995 & Power, SD $995

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 or 403-396-9554 www.hpman.ca

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Clothing

HARLEY DAVIDSON RIDING BOOTS - Ladies.

Good cond. Only worn 3 times. $60. (403)302-6010

marketplace visited regularly — by all kinds of consumers.

Sell it.

1630 Classified. It’s the resource you can count on to sell a myriad of

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

X-STATIC

B & D radial arm saw 10” $150; 3 1/4” Makita planer $30; B & D 1/2 sheet shoe sander $10 403-358-7678

Firewood

Buy it.

1590 Classified. It’s the easy-to-access, information-packed

3 x 21 CRAFTSMAN belt sander $20; B & D router and case $15; Craftsman router $10; large B & D jig saw $8; Skill drill elect. vari. spd $5; small B & D electric drill $5; many more tools 403-358-7678

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

Household Furnishings

for all Albertans

Tools

Apply in person after 3 pm.

290216C8-F18

920

Career Planning

1900

Stereos TV's, VCRs

WEED SPRAYER required. No exp. necessary. Must have valid Class 5 Driver’s License.

Fax resume to 403-2275099, e-mail to cdsprung@ telus.net or call Cory @403-304-8201

Experienced P/T Door Security

2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

403.341.4544

TOP WAGES, BENEFITS. Exp’d. Drivers & Swampers required.

MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

Call Today (403) 347-6676

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DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on Friday, while the list of the dead from a fresh fire at a sweater manufacturer showed the entanglement of the industry and top Bangladeshi officials.

Officials said 1,021 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the fallen factory building as of Friday morning. There was no sign of where the toll might finally settle as more bodies were being found, but it is already the world’s deadliest garment industry disaster and one of the worst industrial accidents.

The disaster has raised alarm about the often deadly working conditions in Bangladesh’s $20 billion garment industry, which provides clothing for major retailers around the globe.

Unlike the collapse at the Rana Plaza building, which was blamed on shoddy construction and disregard for safety regulations, the fire at the Tung Hai Sweater factory appeared to have conformed to building codes. A top fire official said the deaths in Wednesday night’s fire — including a senior police officer, a Bangladeshi politician and a top clothing industry official — were caused by panic and bad luck.

“They are really unfortunate,” Mamun Mahmud, deputy director of the fire service, said Thursday.

The fire engulfed the lower floors of the 11-storey factory, which had closed for the day.

The smouldering acrylic products produced immense amounts of smoke and poison gas and the victims suffocated as they ran down the stairs, Mahmud said.

The building appeared on first inspection to have been properly built, though fire inspectors would conduct further checks, he said. It had two stairwells in the front and an emergency exit in the back, he said. Those inside probably panicked when they saw smoke and ran into one of the front stairwells, he said. Had they used the emergency stairwell, they would have survived, he said.

“Apparently they tried to flee the building through the stairwell in fear that the fire had engulfed the whole building,” he said.

They also would have likely survived the slow-spreading fire had they stayed on the upper floors, he said.

“We found the roof open, but we did not find there anybody after the fire broke out. We recovered all of them on the stairwell on the ninth floor,” he said.

The dead included the factory’s managing director, Mahbubur Rahman, who was also on the board of directors of the powerful Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. Along with him was se-

nior police official Z.A. Morshed and Sohel Mostafa Swapan, head of a local branch of the ruling party’s youth league.

Independent TV, a local station, reported that Rahman had plans to contest next year’s parliamentary elections as a candidate for the ruling party and had been meeting friends to discuss his future when the fire broke out.

It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, which began soon after the factory workers went home for the day and took three hours to bring under control. Mahmud speculated it might have originated in the factory’s ironing section. Officials originally said the building also housed several floors of apartments, but later said it was just a factory.

The Facebook page of the Tung Hai Group claimed it was a sprawling enterprise with a total of 7,000 employees at its two factories and the capacity to produce well over 6 million sweaters, shirts, pants and pyjamas every month.

The group claimed it did business with major retailers in Europe and North America.

The country’s powerful garment industry has been plagued by a series of disasters in recent months, including a November fire at the Tazreen factory that killed 112 and the building collapse.

More than two weeks after the building in the suburb of Savar collapsed, workers with cranes and other heavy equipment were still pulling apart the rubble and finding more bodies. On Friday, authorities said the death toll had risen to 1,021 and it was unclear how many more people remained missing. More than 2,500 people were rescued alive after the April 24 accident.

Maj. Ohiduzzaman, an army official who uses only one name, said 100 decomposing bodies have been kept at a makeshift morgue at a school and were to be sent to hospitals in Dhaka for DNA testing to identify them.

A total of 648 bodies have so far been handed over to the families, he said. Some of those who authorities have been unable to identify have been buried by the government.

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus said in an article published in Bangladeshi newspapers Thursday that the tragedy was a “symbol of our failure as a nation.”

“The crack in Rana Plaza that caused the collapse of the building has only shown us that if we don’t face up to the cracks in our state systems, we as a nation will get lost in the debris of the collapse,” he said, urging the government and citizens to work together for reforms.

He also urged global brands not to abandon the country, saying that the workers in the factories — which often subcontract from the well-known brands — should be seen as de facto employees of those companies.

The European Union’s delegation to Bangladesh urged the government Wednesday to “act immediately” to improve working conditions in the country’s garment industry.

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Gang stole $45M through ATMs by hacking pre-paid debit cards THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — A worldwide gang of criminals stole a total of $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday — and outmoded U.S. card technology may be partly to blame.

Seven people are under arrest in the U.S. in connection with the case, which prosecutors said involved thousands of thefts from ATMs using bogus magnetic swipe cards carrying information from Middle Eastern banks. The fraudsters moved with astounding speed to loot financial institutions around the world, working in cells including one in New York, Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said.

She called it “a massive 21st-century bank heist” carried out by brazen thieves.

One of the suspects was caught on surveillance cameras, his backpack increasingly loaded down with cash, authorities said. Others took photos of themselves with giant wads of bills as they made their way up and down Manhattan.

Here’s how it worked: Hackers got into bank databases, eliminated withdrawal limits on pre-paid debit cards and created access codes.

Others loaded that data onto any plastic card with a magnetic stripe — an old hotel key card or an expired credit card worked fine as long as they carried the account

data and correct access codes.

A network of operatives then fanned out to rapidly withdraw money in multiple cities, authorities said. The cells would take a cut of the money, then launder it through expensive purchases or ship it wholesale to the global ringleaders. Lynch didn’t say where they were located.

The targets were reserves held by the banks to fund pre-paid credit cards, not individual account holders, Lynch said.

She called it a “virtual criminal flash mob,” and a security analyst said it was the biggest ATM fraud case she had heard of.

There were two separate attacks, one in December that reaped $5 million worldwide and one in February that snared about $40 million in 10 hours with about 36,000 transactions. The scheme involved attacks on two banks, Rakbank in the United Arab Emirates and the Bank of Muscat in Oman, prosecutors said.

The plundered ATMs were in Japan, Russia, Romania, Egypt, Colombia, Britain, Sri Lanka, Canada and several other countries, and law enforcement agencies from more than a dozen nations were involved in the investigation, U.S. prosecutors said.

The accused ringleader in the U.S. cell, Alberto Yusi Lajud-Pena, was reportedly killed in the Dominican Republic late last month, prosecutors said. More investigations continue and other arrests have been made in other countries, but

prosecutors did not have details.

An indictment unsealed Thursday accused Lajud-Pena and the other seven New York suspects of withdrawing $2.8 million in cash from hacked accounts in less than a day.

Such ATM fraud schemes are not uncommon, but the $45 million stolen in this one was at least double the amount involved in previously known cases, said Avivah Litan, an analyst who covers security issues for Gartner Inc. Middle Eastern banks and payment processors are “a bit behind” on security and screening technologies that are supposed to prevent this kind of fraud, but it happens around the world, she said.

“It’s a really easy way to turn digits into cash,” Litan said.

Some of the fault lies with the ubiquitous magnetic strips on the back of the cards. The rest of the world has largely abandoned cards with magnetic strips in favour of ones with built-in chips that are nearly impossible to copy.

But because U.S. banks and merchants have stuck to cards with magnetic strips, they are still accepted around the world.

Lynch would not say who masterminded the attacks globally, who the hackers are or where they were located, citing an ongoing investigation.

The New York suspects were U.S. citizens originally from the Dominican Republic, lived in the New York City suburb orf Yonkers and were mostly in their 20s.

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Homegrown fashion magazine Dare shines spotlight on plus-size women

BY LAUREN LA ROSE THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — In an industry dominated by ultrathin models, a new homegrown publication is seeking to help elevate the profile of curvier women in the fashion world.

Diana Di Poce is the creator of Dare Magazine, an online offering for curvy women size 12-plus.

Describing herself as “plus-size all my life,” Di Poce said she has long been interested in fashion and beauty magazines, but found representation of average-size women on their pages lacking.

The fourth-year fashion communications student at Ryerson University sought to help alter the landscape with Dare, her final-year project.

While geared towards curvier women, Di Poce didn’t seen it as essential to put plus-size labelling on the magazine.

“I wanted to keep it more general in the way that any woman can look at the magazine and get inspiration from it,” she said. “(It’s) just like how I pick up an issue of Elle or Flare ... even though I won’t fit these outfits and I won’t look like these models, I still get inspiration from it.”

The 22-year-old said it was also important to have a Canadian focus. The debut edition includes Jeanne Beker discussing her collaboration with plus-size retailer Addition Elle, while designer Jessica Biffi of Project Runway Canada fame, Karyn Johnson of fashion blog Killer Kurves and MTV Canada’s Sheena Snively share style picks.

In recent years, designers like Mark Fast, Sunny Fong and Jean Paul Gaultier have cast curvier catwalkers in their shows, while V Magazine and French

Elle have had spreads showcasing plus-sized models.

Elle Quebec has made headlines for featuring Canadian plus-size model Justine LeGault on its May cover. Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M has also made a splash by having curvy model Jennie Runk showcase its beachwear collection.

Di Poce received guidance for Dare from Ben Barry, assistant professor of equity, inclusivity and diversity with Ryerson’s school of fashion. Barry is also CEO of the Toronto-based Ben Barry Agency, which represents models of all different ages, sizes, backgrounds and abilities, and has been a vocal proponent of greater diversity in fashion.

Both Di Poce and Barry are encouraged by increasing representations of curvier women, including plus-sized label Allistyle being featured at Toronto’s World MasterCard Fashion Week last fall.

But when plus-sized models are featured in shows, it’s frequently just a lone representative, Barry noted.

“It’s still often done with a tokenistic approach,” he said. “I think what Diana’s done is really said that this is an important consumer that wants to be authentically represented.”

Barry said the reasons surrounding the lack of representation for curvy women in the industry are complex, but small sample sizes rank among the prevalent issues.

“I think there’s also resistance amongst the industry purely for institutionalized beliefs, this idea that a plus-sized woman may not be considered aspirational — even though that’s very far from the truth,” he said.

“I think it’s an industry that has followed that belief. They think that consumers all aspire to a size 2 without realizing the diversity among consumers and

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

The cover of Dare magazine. the diverse aspirations and diverse ideas of beauty that consumers hold.”

Di Poce plans to keep Dare as a digital-only publication for the time being and wants to expand the magazine to a quarterly publication. “I really hope to show women that style has no size.”

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THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — A famed French designer and artist who outfitted the late Pope John Paul II and pop superstars Beyonce and Lady Gaga is putting his stamp on a Canadian fashion event.

Sensation Mode, organizer of Montreal’s Fashion & Design Festival, has named Jean-Charles de Castelbajac as honorary chair of its annual showcase.

The event includes fashion shows, live art installations, musical performances and real-time design held in downtown Montreal.

The award-winning de Castelbajac is slated to have a significant presence at the Fashion and Design Festival, which will include an exhibition of fashion sketches and around 10 iconic garments created by the artist and designer.

He will also stage what’s being described as an “urban art performance” on buildings in four Montreal boroughs.

In addition, a conference for young designers will also see de Castelbajac presenting his vision of art and sources of inspiration.

“The Fashion and Design Festival is a unique event that provides artists with the opportunity to directly interact with the public.

“I am really looking forward to meeting and mingling with Montrealers,” he said in a release.

In 1997, de Castelbajac created clothing worn by the leader of the Catholic Church and thousands of priests for World Youth Day in Paris.

Lady Gaga once wore an offbeat coat created by de Castelbajac that was fashioned from Kermit the Frog dolls, while Beyonce was costumed in a fancifully embellished jacket by the designer in the Telephone video with Gaga.

The 13th edition of the Fashion and Design Festival is slated to take place from July 31 to Aug. 3.

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or Prime Rib Premium Oven Roast, Cut From Fresh Western Canadian Beef, Grade AA or Higher, $13.16/kg

Dozen en R ose se e Bo B ouquet Rose Bouquet 50 cm Premium roses accented by baby’s breath and greens in a complimentary sleeve.

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Coca-Cola or Pepsi Products Selected Varieties, 10 - 12 x 355 mL, Limit 3, After limit $5.49 Plus Deposit, Enviro Charge or Levy Where Applicable

Bull’s-Eye Barbecue Sauce Selected Varieties, 425 mL, Limit 6, After Limit $2.99

69

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Celebrate Mother’s Day Sunday, May 12th

Gourmet Chocolates Assorted Varieties

Heart Shaped Cake White or Chocolate, 540 g

99

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Castelbajac to chair Montreal’s Fashion & Design fest