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At age 35, Stephanie Lee Walroth’s life took a dramatic turn when she started using crack cocaine and working in the sex trade, setting her down a path that would end in homicide and prison. BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer homicide victim Shaughn Lumley is portrayed in court proceedings as a gentle man, dealing with his personal demons from a second-floor suite at the Potter’s Hands affordable housing complex in Riverside Meadows. At 58 years old, in the early hours of Dec. 21, 2011, he was seeking solace in alcohol and in the company of a friend, the crackaddicted prostitute whose hands would take his life later that morning. Lumley’s body was found in his apartment at 2:10 p.m. on Christmas Day by Red Deer City RCMP checking into concerns that he had not shown up for a family dinner. Stephanie Lee Walroth, 43 at the time of Lumley’s death, confessed to police a few days later, when she was arrested on separate charges. In her submissions to Walroth’s sentencing for manslaughter, held in Red Deer provincial court on May 9, Crown prosecutor Richelle Freiheit said Walroth had formed a bond with Lumley. He was providing her with money, crack cocaine and an occasional place to stay in exchange for housecleaning, cooking and sex. Lumley wasn’t using drugs himself but was buying crack for Walroth, said Freiheit. She then described a violent struggle that broke out when the two started to argue about money while they were seated in Lumley’s apartment, working through a 1,200-ml bottle of whisky. An agreed statement of facts, which Freiheit read for the court, says Lumley struck Walroth on the side of the head with the half-empty bottle. She responded by
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‘We grew up bad and she just gave up.’ — Brawnlyn Johnson, Walroth’s sister smashing a sugar bowl into his head. But she didn’t quit there. Medical examiner Tera Jones found sugar crystals in Lumley’s hair, dozens of bruises and contusions on his head, face and body and multiple internal injuries from the blows he suffered in the fight, including internal bleeding and a broken hyoid bone in his throat. The elastic waistband ripped from Lumley’s shorts was still wrapped around his throat and right arm. Jones determined that he died of strangulation, with the waistband used as the ligature. Given the disparity in size between the two combatants, it had to have been a prolonged battle, with Lumley rendered helpless for Walroth to be able to inflict the severity of injuries he suffered, said Freiheit. Defence counsel Paul Morigeau, in his submissions to the court, said the blow from the whisky bottle had aggravated the fight, sending his client into an uncontrollable rage. He protested that she was acting in self defence and that her actions were provoked by the blow. “It’s a matter of self defence ... which at some point, became excessive,” said Morigeau.
He said that his client was immediately sorry and confessed her actions to police a few days later, even though he advised her to say nothing. “She immediately wanted to plead guilty and pay the consequences of her actions,” said Morigeau. Charged with second-degree murder, Walroth remained in custody while Morigeau negotiated on her behalf, resulting a guilty plea on March 18 of this year to the lesser charge of manslaughter. Details of the circumstances leading up to the fatal fight were made public for the first time during Walroth’s sentencing hearing, held in Red Deer provincial court before Judge Jim Mitchell. Her presence in Lumley’s life and her role in his death were described in court as a the newest link in chain of tragedies that began when she and her siblings were still small, enduring emotional and sexual abuse from their father and further abuses from a series of foster parents. In an world where you either sink or swim, Stephanie sank, said her sister, Brawnlyn Johnson, who pleaded for a shorter sentence than the eight to 10 years being sought by the Crown. “Our upbringing was brutal. I can’t even begin to explain to you how hard it was growing up,” said Johnson. She, Freiheit and Morigeau gave snapshots of a young woman who became pregnant at 15, gave that baby up for adoption and was still struggling with her loss when she became pregnant again at 19. Walroth’s second baby died at 16 months. She has had four more children since then, of whom two are now adults.
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Sen. Wallin becomes latest to leave Tory Caucus BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Sen. Pamela Wallin is leaving the Conservative caucus, the second senator in as many days to do so amid a storm of allegations of dubious expense claims. Wallin’s travel expenses, which total more than $321,000 since September 2010, have been the subject of an external audit by Deloitte since December. “I have been co-operating fully and willingly with the auditors,” Wallin, a former CTV broadcaster, said in a brief written statement Friday evening. “I have met with the auditors, answered all the questions and provided all re- DUFFY STILL UNDER SCRUTINY A4 quested documentation. I had anticipated that the audit process would be complete by now but, given that it continues, I have decided to recuse myself from the Conservative caucus.” Her decision comes one day after fellow former broadcaster Sen. Mike Duffy stepped down from the Tory caucus amid controversy about inappropriately claimed housing expenses — and where he got the money to pay them back. A source told The Canadian Press that Wallin was told by Prime Minister Stephen Harper that she could not stay in caucus. The Prime Minister’s Office admitted earlier this week that Nigel Wright, Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, footed the $90,000 bill for Duffy. Harper has in the past staunchly defended Wallin, arguing that her travel expenses are “comparable to any parliamentarian” who travels from Ottawa to Saskatchewan, the province Wallin was appointed to the Senate to represent. In fact, Wallin’s travel expenses between the capital and Saskatchewan aren’t the problem. From September 2010 to Nov. 30, 2012, she claimed only $29,423 in what’s deemed “regular travel” to and from her home province. It was her “other travel” to destinations elsewhere in Canada and abroad that raised eyebrows, amounting to $321,000 over the same period. Wallin, who owns a condo in Toronto and another in New York City, has said the problem lies in Senate accounting rules. There are few direct flights to Saskatchewan from the national capital but the Senate counts only direct flights as regular travel while indirect flights are lumped under “other travel,” she has said. “If I fly through Toronto and overnight there en route to Saskatchewan, it is booked as ’other’ travel. That’s why numbers are distorted,” she told the Toronto Star in February. There have been reports that Wallin, like Duffy, has repaid at least a portion of her expenses. She has not confirmed that, although her office has not denied it either. Sources, say the external auditor has decided to extend its examination of Wallin’s expenses, going back to her appointment in 2009. The expenses scandal has raised questions about whether Wallin spends sufficient time in Saskatchewan to be legally entitled to sit in the Senate. The Constitution requires that a senator be resident in the province he or she was appointed to represent.
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WALROTH: ‘A brutal and degrading attack’ Johnson said Walroth needs to reconnect with her four remaining children, especially the youngest, who are already getting caught in the same cycle as their mother. “We grew up bad and she just gave up,” said Johnson of her sister. Offered an opportunity to address the court, Walroth said that she had loved Lumley, describing him as a “beautiful man” who took care of her. “I didn’t do it on purpose, your honour. I want to be a better person,” she said. Freiheit said that, despite her struggles early in life, Walroth was “stable and productive” as a young adult. However, she fell off the rails at the age of 35,
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Members of River Glen graduating class applaud their principal, Jim Burbridge after his address to the 26 students graduating at River Glen this year. River Glen School held their commencement ceremonies May 17th.
Hobbema murder suspects include victim’s nephew BY ADVOCATE STAFF
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The nephew of man beaten to death in Hobbema is among three men charged with first-degree murder in connection with the crime. Hobbema RCMP announced on Friday that two more local men had been charged with murder in connection with the death of Winston Crier, 51, of Samson Cree Nation. His body was found last Saturday in a rural area on the nearby Montana Cree Nation reserve. Nikki Saddleback, 25, and Troy Crier, 27, were arrested over May 15-16 and are scheduled to appear in Wetaskiwin provincial court on Tuesday. Clifford Soosay, 26, also of
Hobbema, was charged with firstdegree murder last Saturday in connection with the case. He is next scheduled to appear in Wetaskiwin court on May 28. The incident is not related to gang activity. “It was just violence, a beating gone bad,” said RCMP Const. Perry Cardinal. He did not know what led to the alleged assault, which is still under investigation. Insp. Charles Wood, who is in charge of the Hobbema detachment, credited the help of local residents in leading to the arrests. “These suspects are in custody because of the citizens of the Hobbema community,” said Wood
when she started using crack cocaine. From that point, she developed behaviours in which she “takes what she wants and responds violently when challenged,” said Freiheit. Walroth had not held a regular job since 2008 and was supporting herself in the sex trade for the four years leading to Lumley’s death, she said. Walroth’s criminal record was highlighted with a penitentiary sentence in 2004 for a violent robbery at a Red Deer department store. She had told Judge David Plosz during sentencing for the robbery that she had hit rock bottom and planned to use the rehabilitation services available to her in prison to get back on track and reunite with her children. Plosz told Walroth that, unless she turned her life around “pretty dramatically,” she would find herself back in court and facing more time in a penitentiary. Those words echoed in the courtroom on May 9, as Mitchell pondered a “fit and proper” sentence for a charge that, unlike most other criminal offences, has no starting point. The Criminal Code of Canada offers a wide range of sentencing for manslaughter, with probation at
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in a Friday news release announcing the latest arrests. “Without their involvement, support and information, we wouldn’t have been able to make these arrests so quickly. “The community of Hobbema won’t stand for this kind of criminal violence and their co-operation with the RCMP reflects that.” Cardinal said police are not looking for any more suspects. More than 30 RCMP officers have been working on the case, including Wetaskiwin/Hobbema general investigation section, Hobbema RCMP community response unit and several other RCMP support sections.
one end of the scale and life in prison at the other. Mitchell said that, while he believes Walroth’s apology and her expressions of remorse for her actions in Lumley’s apartment, he finds that the sentence must address issues of public safety while denouncing her actions and deterring her and others from future crimes. In this case, those principles far outweigh any consideration for rehabilitation, said Mitchell. Walroth’s actions on that cold morning in December went far beyond self defence, he said. “This was a brutal and quite degrading attack on a debilitated and incapacitated man. She didn’t need to strangle the man,” said Mitchell. He sentenced Walroth to nine years in prison, with 18 months credit for the 16.5 months she had served in pre-trial custody. In an unusual move, and at the request of the Crown, Mitchell also ordered that she not be allowed to apply for parole until at least half of her sentence is served. He based his ruling on Walroth’s previous failures to improve herself and seek help for her addiction outside the structured environment of jail or prison. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com
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Zombie movie a brainy idea DOZENS OF ‘WALKING DEAD’ PERFORM BLOODBATH MOVIE IN PONOKA BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF
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Independent film maker CJ Hutchinson of Ponoka shows he is not too terribly serious as he photo bombs two of his star Zombies Frank, played by Lee Brown and Go-Go dancer/Zombie slayer Miranda, played by Ashley Hefford. During the filming of this scene on Wednesday Frank devours Miranda’s arm before meeting his demise at the hands of the films hero the Masked Marauder. The film, expected to be complete by October of 2013 will be shopped around on the film festival circuit says Hutchinson. See related video at www.reddeeradvocate.com
Bail hearing postponed in violent incident Kertesz was the only suspect facing charges as of Friday morning. He remains in custody pending a bail hearing on Wednesday.
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Bail has been adjourned until the middle of next week for a suspect arrested in connection with a violent incident in Red Deer on Tuesday. David James Kertesz, 27, made his first court appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Friday morning on charges including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose along with multiple counts of kidnapping, extortion, forcible confinement, uttering threats, using a firearm while committing an offence and pointing a firearm. Kertesz was arrested in mid-day on Tuesday by Red Deer City RCMP investigating complaints of an armed robbery earlier that morning outside an apartment building on Parke Avenue. Suspects were located in a townhouse a few blocks away, on Halman Heights. Homes in the immediate area were evacuated, the street was closed to traffic and a number of people were arrested after a standoff with police.
son — the film’s writer, director, editor and camera operator — with a self-financed budget of a couple of thousand dollars — mostly to cover makeup and catering. His aim was creating a cult classic that’s several notch above his previous, Denizens of the Dead, which he gleefully admitted has a reputation for being one of the worst zombie movies ever made. Masked Maniac, his fourth zombie film, is already “the best thing I’ve ever done,” said the 40-year-old filmmaker originally from Winnipeg. “It’s exceeded my expectations with the overall look, the acting, the makeup and effects. It’s better than anything I’ve ever worked on.” Hutchinson, who shot around “creepy” abandoned Ponoka mental hospital buildings, and created five alternate endings for this movie, is grateful to the Town of Ponoka, local businesses, and his 50 volunteers for their help and support. He has already entered the film in the Underground HorPhoto by LANA MICHELIN/Advocate staff ror Festival in Tulsa Okla., and hopes to get it into other Riley Leclerc of Ponoka takes a bite out of a foot on the set of festivals in Los Angeles, Salt Masked Maniac vs. The Zombies Lake City and Pittsburgh. He also plans to screen it in Ponoka, and possibly Red Deer, McBain Camera - Correction Notice this fall. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate. NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE com
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Ponoka youngster Tennessa Meredith plays a ghost girl, who forewarns about the coming zombies. And four actors, mostly from the Calgary area, portray a squad of female crime fighters who kick zombie butt with their four-inch heels. The set was overloaded with colourful characters. But there was a lot of sitting around on Friday morning, and Lyons concluded, “So far, it’s slow and it’s cold . . .” The day, for extras, started early with waiting for their zombie transformation in one of the empty units at Dino’s Motor Inn, off Hwy 2A. It took three makeup artists up to 45 minutes to make each of the actors look as if their jaws were missing, their eyeballs were exposed, or noses had fallen off. The skilled young women worked a veritable assembly line for most of the day. They were trained by Hutchinson, a professional makeup artist, to use latex, glue, oatmeal flakes and fake blood to turn normal smooth skin into rotting flesh. Rachel Kurz of Red Deer sported white contact lenses and a face gouge. “I look awesome,” said Kurz, who considers her gross look as part of the campy fun. Masked Maniac vs The Zombies is being made by Hutchin-
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Brains were on the menu in Ponoka on Friday, when 37 zombies showed up to terrorize hapless locals at a local motor inn. The walking dead were portrayed with frightful, footdragging goriness by volunteer extras who had travelled from across Central Alberta, Edmonton and Calgary to act in the independent feature film, Masked Maniac vs The Zombies. It was shot from Monday to Friday by Ponoka-based filmmaker CJ Hutchinson. No formal zombie training was required: “You limp, you moan and you don’t go too fast,” said Diane Barker of Sylvan Lake, who was already an expert on playing the undead dead. The college student had been a zombie for most of the week, drawing curious stares and double-takes from Ponoka residents, and already “dying” once. “I had my head smashed in by a chair,” she said. Apparently, this is a popular way to off zombies, for Barker added, “another grandma (zombie) also had her head smashed in by a chair.” Other putrifying assailants were hit with a baseball bat, shot with a hand gun and an assault weapon, and had their craniums punched to a bloody pulp by the film’s wrestler “hero,” Masked Maniac, played by Z Hunter, of Calgary. Of course, the zombies scored a few gruesome hits of their own. In one of the film’s more graphic scenes, they cornered a human victim, played by Rene LeBlanc, and “ate” his so-called intestines — which were actually made of gelatin. So how does the Blackfalds resident feel about being pulled down on the lawn and gutted? “I love it!” said LeBlanc, who got several days off from his job at Nova Chemicals. “It’s great to be part of a horror movie like this and see what goes on behind the scenes.” Luetta Lyons, a stay-athome mom from Blackfalds, joked that she qualified for a zombie role, since “I already have a lot of sleepless nights and I watch a lot of T.V.” She enjoyed meeting other cast members — including seasoned extra Brad James of Calgary, who’s been in about 50 films, including Brad Pitt’s The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and couldn’t resist being part of a zombie movie. While no one got paid, several Red Deer residents landed prominent roles, including Dragone (his full professional name) who plays the maniacal clown who sets off a toxic bomb that turns people into zombies, Josh Earl who plays a bounty hunter, and 12-year-old Brennan Kennedy who kills zombies with a baseball bat.
A4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, May 18, 2013
Crack-cocaine allegations ‘ridiculous’ — Toronto mayor Sober second
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford walks out of his office at City Hall in Toronto on Friday amid allegations of crack cocaine use. “We’ve researched it extensively over the last few weeks since we saw the purported video and this is legitimate news coverage,” Hepburn said. “The mayor has suggested that we’re out to get him over time, but the coverage we have done since he became mayor has been responsible, has been legitimate coverage of him.” Toronto police spokesman Mark Pugash said Friday investigators were “monitoring the situation closely.” Ford’s lawyer Dennis Morris called the reports “false and defamatory.” But Morris also told the newspaper it was impossible to tell what a person was smoking by watching the video. Gawker said Friday it was trying to crowdsource $200,000 to buy the tape — as per an agreement struck with the dealer — so it could put it on the Internet.
The website said it would return the money to donors if it failed to meet the target but would donate it to a Canadian non-profit that helps addicts if it does raise that much but the purchase deal fell through. Word of the seedy allegations quickly spread through social media, setting off a frenzied debate on Twitter that saw many American pundits compare Ford to Marion Barry, the convicted crack-smoking former mayor of Washington, D.C. “Unless he was entrapped by the government, it’s not similar,” Barry told the Washington City Paper. Among other problems Ford has faced, earlier this year, he narrowly survived as mayor after a court ruled he should be ousted from office for conflict of interest, a decision overturned on appeal on a technicality.
Bus beheader to get more trips away from Manitoba mental hospital BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A man found not criminally responsible for beheading a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba has been granted more privileges. The Criminal Code Review Board has ruled that Vince Li can go on more escorted day trips from the Selkirk Mental Health Centre where he is in custody. Li was already allowed short escorted visits into the nearby community of Selkirk, but soon will be able to make supervised, full-day trips farther afield to Lockport and Winnipeg and nearby beaches. The board also says Li can be unescorted on the grounds of the mental hospital starting at 15 minutes at a time and working up to full days. The ruling from the review board says that the expanded privileges, which are to begin next Friday, can continue under the condition that Li “comply with all directions of and continue to take medication prescribed by his treating psychiatrist or designate.” Li’s psychiatrist told the review board at a hearing last week that the 45-year-old Li hasn’t had hallucinations in more than a year and is a low risk to reoffend. Li’s status is reviewed annually by the board. He was an undiagnosed schizophrenic when he
stabbed and beheaded Tim McLean and ate parts of his body in July 2008. Dr. Steven Kremer said his patient has made “excellent improvement” since the attack. Kremer said Li takes his medication, has had no problems with staff or other patients and realizes he needs to stick to his treatment. Li was initially confined to a locked wing of the hospital, but in 2010 was granted the right to escorted walks on hospital grounds. Last year, he was given the right to escorted day trips into Selkirk. He had to be accompanied at all times by a security guard and a staff member. The Crown did not oppose the proposal’s main points at last week’s hearing, but asked that staff accompanying Li be required to have cellphones at all times. The review board agreed. Carol DeDelley, McLean’s mother, has repeatedly said Li should remain locked up for the rest of his life. “I just believe that (Li) ought to remain where he can get the care and treatment he requires and we can all feel safe,” DeDelley said. Li’s attack on McLean was unprovoked. he two men were strangers when Li sat down next to the 22-year-old carnival worker who was riding a bus to Winnipeg from Edmonton.
Supreme Court upholds acquittal of mom who left newborn baby in store toilet BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the acquittal of a Saskatchewan woman who gave birth in a Walmart bathroom stall and left the newborn in a toilet. In a 5-2 split decision, the court ruled in favour of April Halkett, who was found not guilty in June 2009 of abandoning the baby boy two years earlier in the store in Prince Albert, Sask. Halkett testified at trial that she didn’t know she was pregnant and left the store because she thought the child was dead. A store manager later pulled the baby from the toilet and he survived. “We’re done. It’s over and that is a relief for my client,” lawyer Pam Cuelenaere said after the decision was released Friday. She said she phoned Halkett to give her the good news. The 26-year-old woman paused and took a deep breath. “I think it’s going to take her a bit of time to process this, because it has been ongoing for such a long period of time. But there’s a lot of joy in moving forward.” The Crown appealed the case to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal and then the Supreme Court and both upheld the findings of the trial judge. He had ruled that he believed Halkett’s testimony. She said she didn’t know she was expecting a baby because she tested negative three times on home pregnancy tests and she was still getting her period. She told the court she thought the child was dead because of its blue pallor and because it wasn’t moving. Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government had argued before the province’s highest court that the mother
had a duty to take reasonable steps to determine if her baby was alive. But the Supreme Court concluded the trial judge was right to acquit Halkett. “The trial judge found that the respondent honestly believed that her child was dead at birth and that this belief was objectively reasonable,” Justice Thomas Cromwell wrote for the majority. “As such, she was entitled to be acquitted based on the defence of honest and reasonable mistake of fact.” Halkett has said it came as a shock in the bathroom stall when blood started running down her leg and a baby dropped into the toilet. A woman in the next stall heard grunts and saw a pool of blood on the floor. She knocked on the wall and asked Halkett if she was OK. Halkett replied that she was. She tried to clean up the mess and left the store without talking to anyone. Moments later, two women in the washroom saw a tiny, purple hand poking out of the bloody bathroom tissue that filled the toilet. The store manager pulled the baby out and paramedics helped him start breathing. Police released surveillance-camera photos of the mystery mother. Halkett came forward soon after upon learning the baby had survived. The boy, who turns six next week, lives with another family, said Cuelenaere. But Halkett sees him on a daily basis. “They have regular contact and that contact is very positive. They’re going to be continuing to move forward from this.” Halkett’s stepfather, Ken Charlette, told a local radio station, Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation, that she would one day like to regain custody of the child.
OTTAWA — The Senate was scrambling to salvage its reputation Friday as it declared it would take a sober second look at Sen. Mike Duffy’s expense paperwork. The decision came as controversy continued to roil the upper chamber over the $90,000 bailout Duffy received from the prime minister’s righthand man and whether he was double-dipping on expense claims during the last election. Duffy quit the Conservative caucus late Thursday, but the Prime Minister’s Office remained staunchly behind Nigel Wright, Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, who covered the senator’s offside expenses out of his own pocket. But the PMO too was forced to acknowledge the breadth of potential problems posed by Duffy’s financial dealings, including the possibility Wright’s generosity was in violation of ethics rules. “Our office is in contact with the office of the ethics commissioner, for one,” Andrew MacDougall, the prime minister’s spokesman, said Friday. “And Sen. Duffy has some questions to answer but he’ll answer those as an independent senator now.” The Senate’s internal economy committee had declared the matter of Duffy’s expenses closed, despite the fact independent auditors weren’t able to see his financial and credit-card statements, or a calendar of his activities. Duffy stopped co-operating with the audit in March after paying back $90,172 in disallowed expenses, the bulk of which was the result of claiming his cottage in P.E.I. as his primary residence despite spending most of his time in Ottawa. As a result, auditors were unable to say for certain what expenses Duffy was claiming at certain times, including several days in April 2011, when Parliament was dissolved and Canada was in the grips of a federal election campaign. The Canadian Press and others reported Thursday that Duffy was on the campaign trail on those days, and appeared to be billing both
his party and taxpayers for his costs. “In light of yesterday’s media reports regarding Sen. Duffy’s expense claims, senators will be asking that the report concerning Sen. Duffy be referred back to committee for further examination taking into account this new information,” a spokesperson in government Senate leader Marjory LeBreton’s office said Friday. The about-face was partially the result of a looming mutiny within the Conservative caucus as senators grew frustrated with the controversy and the damage it has done to the Senate’s reputation. Conservative Sen. Vern White, formerly Ottawa’s chief of police, likened the turmoil to his experiences in policing when the actions of one bad officer could taint the reputation of the force. Duffy had no choice but to go, White said. “The challenge a number of people have in the Senate — a number of my friends in the Senate, in fact — is that the public isn’t looking at the other good things we do,” White said in an interview. “The public can’t get to the good things you’re doing when they think some of you are ripping them off. They just can’t focus on it.” In a statement late Thursday, Duffy said his presence had become a distraction. “Throughout this entire situation I have sought only to do the right thing,” Duffy said. “I look forward to all relevant facts being made clear in due course, at which point I am hopeful I will be able to rejoin the Conservative caucus.” Duffy’s office did not return a call for comment Friday about how he intends to make those facts clear. The ethics commissioner is also involved, looking into precisely how Duffy came up with the money to pay the Senate back. The Prime Minister’s Office dropped the bombshell Wednesday that the money had come from Wright, prompting critics to complain that the payment violated Senate ethics rules that prohibit senators from accepting gifts.
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Alberta announces major expansion of trade offices Residents return home NORDEGG FIRE
Alberta already has trade offices in London, Mexico City, Taipei, Tokyo, Munich, Washington, D.C., and Seoul. Dallas said his department is reallocating some resources so that the new offices will only add $1.3 million a year to the current annual foreign office budget of $10.5 million.
more than patronage rewards for supporters of Redford’s Progressive Conservative party. BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Dallas has said there will be an open competition to select the representatives. CALGARY — The Alberta govDallas said the offices will have ernment is expanding or opening different mandates. trade offices on three continents The California office, expected to open up markets and reduce to be located around San Frandependence on markets in the cisco, will build United States. links with the “We can no lon‘WE CAN NO LONGER RELY PRIMARILY ON up high-tech and comger rely primarily on ONE CUSTOMER FOR OUR RESOURCES, puter industries one customer for our around Silicon resources, goods and GOODS AND SERVICES (EXPORTS).’ Valley. services (exports),” Cal Singapore, said — CAL DALLAS, THE INTERNATIONAL AND Dallas, the internaINTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS MINISTER Dallas, is a critical tional and intergovernport for oil refinmental relations mining and a hub for ister, announced at the Redford said the payoff will be Asian commerce. University of Calgary on Friday. He said there are broad oppor“Eighty-six per cent of those long term. “Markets do not get built over- tunities in agriculture, energy and resources went to one customer, night,” she said. education through the office in the U.S.” “You build trust, you build re- New Delhi. Dallas and Premier Alison RedHe called Chicago a key U.S. ford announced new foreign trade lationships, and you ensure that offices in California, Chicago, Bra- the products that you are export- transportation hub, and said the ing are products that are actually Brazil office will take advantage zil, Singapore and India. It will also expand the current going to be acceptable to the mar- of South American energy and agriculture growth. trade office in Beijing, co-locate ket. “Not doing this would be quite In 2012, Alberta exported $95 its Shanghai office with the fedbillion worth of goods to 187 couneral government, and establish a disadvantageous to the province.” The opposition NDP has said tries, accounting for more than new office in the southern region such offices are poor value for one-third of the province’s GDP. of the country. The government says in 2012, There is already an office in money in a province that is already cutting funding to social more than 640 Alberta companies Hong Kong. The offices, which will bring programs and post-secondary edu- worked through the province to broaden trade and investment the total to 16, are to open over cation. They call the trade offices little abroad. the next two years.
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Man charged with murder of woman and her five-year-old son BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Calgary police have charged a man in the deaths of a woman and her young son. Thirty-five-year-old Chona Manzano and five-year-old Gabriel Manzano were found dead Thursday in a home on the northwest edge of the city. Police said a family member was alerted to a problem and went to the home around lunch time. He found the woman’s body on the main floor of the house and the child upstairs. Investigators soon noticed one of the family’s vehicles was missing. A description of the vehicle was circulated and Mounties located it later in the afternoon about 90 kilometres north of the city, between Didsbury and Olds. Police Staff Sgt. Doug Andrus said the vehicle was in a ditch and the only person inside was injured. The man was taken to a hos-
pital and treated for his wounds, then released and taken into custody. News reports show the suspect was escorted to a police car with his wrists and hands wrapped in white bandages. Guevara Wilson Clorina, 26, faces two counts of second-degree murder. He is to appear in court on Tuesday. He is related to the dead but is not an immediate family member and did not live in the same home, said Andrus. He discounted initial reports that extended family lived in the house. He said Chona Manzano lived there with her husband and their three children — Gabriel and two girls. Her daughters were found safe at another location, Andrus said. He said her husband is obviously very distraught. “Of course, he’s just lost his
wife and child. He is grateful for our investigation and that we’ve brought it to a conclusion so quickly, but it doesn’t replace the loss.” He said counselling has also been offered to police and paramedics. “This investigation had a significant impact not only on our investigators but the first responders, some who have children of their own.” He said investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the killings, and have several theories. Police had not been called to the home before and Clorina was not previously known to officers, he said. A weapon was recovered at the home but Andrus wouldn’t reveal how the mother and child died. He said autopsies were underway Friday to confirm their cause of death.
Detergent maker suspending program for free samples after child becomes ill BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The makers of Sunlight detergent say they are suspending a program to deliver free samples of their laundry pods after a little Calgary girl ate one and became seriously ill. Sun Products says they take consumer safety very seriously and are sorry about the incident. The company says it had a series of similar sample mailing programs scheduled for the rest of this year. But until it fully understand the circumstances around this situation, no further distributions will be made. The company also says it is working with its Canadian distributor to look at the sample packaging and review how this happened. The toddler has recovered after spending six days in hospital attached to feeding tubes and a respirator. Last week, a bag containing a Sunlight laundry pod sample was delivered to the Lee family’s front door.
The mother brought it inside and left it on a shelf, but later that day her 21-month-old daughter, Avery, pulled the bag down, causing it to break open. “It ripped openaand of course the little packages look like candy, so she ate it,” explains her father, Tom Lee. Avery started vomiting uncontrollably and couldn’t breathe. “She was having a hard time breathing to the pointawhere it’s really high pitched and it’s really worked breathing,” says the girl’s mother, Becky Lee. “I was holding her and she was limp.” While the Lees realize they should have put the bag out of reach, they’re upset that Sunlight would deliver chemicals to their home that weren’t in childproof packaging. “If we’re going to be having these products distributed to our houses and we didn’t even ask for the products, I think it should be child proof and safe,” says Tom. He says he and his wife contacted Sun Products, which offered to cover Avery’s ambulance bill. “None of this is about money,” he says. “It’s about what they’ve done to our daughter. We thought we were going to lose her.”
Elijah Harper, who scuttled Meech Lake accord, dies at age 64 BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Elijah Harper, the Cree politician who inspired Canadian aboriginals by blocking the Meech Lake constitutional accord while clutching an eagle feather in the Manitoba legislature, has died. Harper’s family said he died Friday morning in an Ottawa hospital of cardiac failure due to diabetes complications. He was 64. “Elijah was a wonderful man, father, partner. He was a true leader and visionary in every sense of the word,” the family said in a statement. “He will have a place in Canadian history forever for his devotion to public service and uniting his fellow First Nations with pride, determination and resolve.” Harper was a politician and leader for much of his life, but made his mark during the federal government’s 1990 attempt to enact the Meech Lake accord, crafted to win Quebec’s signature on the Constitution. Then prime minister Brian Mulroney was pressuring dissenting pre-
miers to go along with the accord, giving them a deadline to approve it in their legislatures. Voting in Manitoba came late in the national debate. But Harper, then a Manitoba NDP opposition member, believed the deal gave his people short shrift. Sitting in the legislature, holding a white eagle feather for strength, the soft-spoken former chief of the OjibwaCree Red Sucker Lake band refused to allow rules to be waived to speed debate of the resolution. Pictures of Harper and his feather flashed across the country as he repeatedly said “No” in the face of enormous pressure and last-minute scrambling from federal officials. The clock ticked down, Mulroney’s deadline passed. Meech died. “I stalled and killed it because I didn’t think it offered anything to the aboriginal people,” Harper explained. It was a turning point for Canadian aboriginals. Harper was voted The Canadian Press newsmaker of the year in 1990 for his actions.
BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Nordegg residents were allowed to return home on Friday morning after a massive wildfire threatening the hamlet was downgraded. The residents were evacuated on Sunday. The blaze is considered officially held, which means it is not expected to grow past its current boundaries of 740 acres. Clearwater County lifted the evacuation notice at 10 a.m. but residents remain on two-hour evacuation alert. A state of local emergency remains in effect for the town site and north subdivision. Laura Brandon, information officer with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, said the wildfire was discovered on May 5, then got out of control for an hour, then was held.. It got out of control again on May 9 and that status remained until Friday morning. “This fire has been really tricky for us — with the extremely dry weather and lots of dead and dry matter on the ground and winds gusting up to 85 km/h,” said Brandon on Friday. “Things are really looking up, especially with the forecasted weather.” Rain is forecasted for Sunday and Monday. Firefighters and equipment continue to extinguish hotspots and reinforce the guard around the fire. Areas around the hamlet and historic mine site remain closed. Signs are posted at restricted areas. The power to Nordegg remained on during the evacuation. Brandon, who was in Nordegg on Friday afternoon, said she could tell that people were already heading back into their homes. “Everybody is just really happy to be back,” she said. The Forestry Trunk Road remains closed from Hwy 11 to south of the North Saskatchewan River bridge. Some trails on the south side of the Nordegg wildfire, near the Nordegg Rail Trail and 12th Level Mine Trail, may be closed. The firefighters may still be in those areas, said Brandon. “We’re just asking residents to obey the signs,” said Brandon. Residents who need more information with regard to the evacuation order can go to www.clearwatercounty.ca. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com
Quake near Ottawa rattles residents across Ontario, Quebec THE CANADIAN PRESS Windows rattled, walls swayed and knickknacks toppled from store shelves near the national capital Friday as Canadians across a wide swath of Ontario and Quebec felt the disconcerting tremors of a 5.2-magnitude earthquake. In the tiny town of Shawville, Que., about 18 kilometres from where Earthquakes Canada located the temblor’s epicentre, residents described thinking at first there had been an accident or an explosion. “There was a loud bang and it sounded like a heavy truck had hit the building,” said Katherine Summerfield, who owns and operates Boutique Gwendoline, a women’s apparel shop in town. “The whole building was shaking and then things started falling off the shelving in the back room. So then we instantly knew it was an earthquake.” Less than 10 minutes after the first quake, which was initially reported as a 4.8, Earthquakes Canada registered an aftershock of
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Pakistan’s new government: an older and wiser Nawaz Sharif? The first time Nawaz Sharif became prime minister of Pakistan was almost a quarter-century ago. His second term was ended 14 years ago by a military coup that drove him into exile. Now he’s back, a good deal older — but is he any wiser? Pakistanis seem to think so — or at least Punjabis do. Almost all of the seats won by his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Party in last Saturday’s election were in the province of GWYNNE Punjab, which DYER has more people than all of Pakistan’s other provinces combined. That weakens the legitimacy of his victory, but with the support of some candidates who won as independents he will have no trouble in forming a majority government. The question is: what will that government do? It’s a good question, because Pakistan is a nuclear-armed country of 160 million people that has borders with India, Afghanistan and Iran. It is also, in the view of some observers, fairly close to being a “failed state.” Everybody knows that Sharif is conservative, pro-business, and devout — during his second term, he tried to pass a constitutional amendment that would have enabled him to enforce Sharia law — but he hasn’t been tremendously forthcoming about his actual plans for his third term. And some of the things he did say have caused concern in various quarters. The thing that most worries the United States is his declaration that Pakistan should end its involvement in the U.S.-led “war on terror.” The army in unhappy about his proposal that the government should negotiate with the Pakistani Taliban (who conducted a campaign of bombings, assassinations and kidnappings against the “secular” political parties in the recent election) rather than just fighting them. And everybody is wondering what Nawaz will do about the economy. The country’s balance of payments is in ruins, and it cannot meet its foreign debt obligations without negotiating new loans from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Those loans would come with onerous conditions about balancing the budget and fixing the tax system, and they wouldn’t come at all without American support. Pakistan is technically a middle-
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Former prime minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N party, Nawaz Sharif, gestures while speaking to members of the media at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan. Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan’s next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a ‘friendship’ bus service connecting the two countries. There is widespread hope on both sides of the border that Nawaz Sharif will take similarly bold steps to improve relations with India following his election victory, thus reducing the chance of a fourth major war between the nucleararmed foes. income country, but during the outgoing government’s five years in office power shortages grew so acute that most regions are facing power outages for up to 12 hours a day. Millions of vehicles fueled by natural gas have been immobilized by gas shortages. The country desperately needs foreign investment, but the plague of Islamist terrorism frightens investors away. Finally, the United States will be withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan next year, and Sharif will have to decide what he wants to do about the Taliban in that country (who still have the tacit support of Pakistan’s army). The key to all these puzzles, oddly enough, may lie in the incoming prime minister’s determination to improve relations with India. India has seven times Pakistan’s population and a booming economy, and it long ago lost its obsession with the agonies of Partition in 1947 and the three wars with Pakistan that followed. But the Pakistan army continues
to be obsessed with the “threat” from India — in large part because that justifies its taking the lion’s share of the national budget. If Nawaz could fix Pakistan’s relations with India, a lot of his other dilemmas would also be solved. In each of his previous terms, he tried very hard to make peace with India, but was thwarted both times by the Pakistani army. The current military chief of staff, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, is due to retire at the end of this year (after a three-year extension in office), and this will give Nawaz a chance to replace him with someone less committed to perpetual confrontation with India. Then many things would become possible. An end to the military confrontation would open the door to large-scale Indian investment in Pakistan (including pipelines bringing oil and gas from Iran and Central Asia). It would let Pakistan cut the military budget down to size. And it would end the army’s tacit
support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, which is all about ensuring that Pakistan has a friendly government in Kabul to give it “strategic depth” in its long cold war with India. The Taliban will inevitably be part of any post-occupation government in Afghanistan, but without Pakistani support they will have to strike a deal with other forces rather than just taking over. That outcome would greatly mollify Washington and make it easier for Islamabad to get new loans from the World Bank and the IMF. It would also make it easier for the government to negotiate some kind of domestic peace settlement with the Pakistani Taliban. Then, maybe, Nawaz could finally get the Pakistani economy back on track. It’s a long string of ifs, but nobody else on the Pakistani political scene seems to have a better plan. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
Worthless Statistics Canada data NO CONCLUSIONS CAN BE DRAWN FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY BECAUSE OF THE RANDOMNESS OF THE SAMPLE BY ROBERT GERST SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE There is much talk today of ‘big data.’ As our world goes digital, companies, governments, not-for-profits and organizations of all sorts obtain vast quantities of data about, well, virtually everything. But is the data any good? So far, the talk has been about quantity, but not quality. That may be because there is so little quality to speak of. Take, for example, the first data releases from the National Household Survey (NHS) of Statistics Canada. Released earlier this month, the quality of the results has come under criticism because the voluntary NHS survey replaced the compulsory long-form census questionnaire. In effect, this replaced a random sample with a nonrandom sample. Non-random samples have their place, but making conclusions about the population isn’t one of them. As a result, no conclusions about the Canadian population can be drawn from the NHS.
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Since making these types of ing over a matter of principle. from a discretionary sample. conclusions is the whole point Refusing to compromise scienNor can mailing more surof a census, the NHS data is tific integrity for personal or veys. worthless. (This is also true political gain, are admirable Statistics Canada’s claim for any survey where partici- actions. Arguably, a level of that; “To promote data acpation is voluntary, including integrity is all too rare in the curacy, this voluntary survey citizen, customer will be sent to a and employee larger cross-sec‘...THE QUESTION OF WHETHER A satisfaction surtion of houseVOLUNTARY SURVEY CAN BECOME A veys.) holds than the This is why, in SUBSTITUTE FOR A MANDATORY CENSUS. old long-form resigning as the census,” is not ... IT CANNOT.’ head of Statistics evidence of risk Canada, Munir — HEAD OF STATISTICS CANADA, MUNIR SHEIKH mitigation but Sheikh wrote in of statistical an open letter to incompetence. Prime Minister Stephen Harp- Canadian public service and Sample size doesn’t compener: now, totally absent at Statis- sate for sampling bias. Quan“I want to take this oppor- tics Canada. The NHS replaces tity can’t replace quality. Statunity to comment on a techni- sound scientific sampling and tistics Canada’s mitigation cal statistical issue which has data collection with meaning- strategy is nothing more than become the subject of media less motherhood pronounce- piling it higher and deeper in discussion ... the question of ments. Saying: “The Agency is the hopes nobody will notice whether a voluntary survey aware of the risks and associ- that it’s all the same BS. can become a substitute for a ated adverse effects on data The news releases accommandatory census. ... It can- quality and is currently adapt- panying the initial release of not.” ing its data collection and oth- the NHS results encourage Later, Statistics Canada’s er procedures to mitigate the this confusion between quanhigh-profile chief economic impact of these risks.” is not tity and quality. For example, analyst, Phil Cross, also re- science; it’s spin. Statistics Canada claimed a signed, citing the same conNo amount of public rela- high quality of results for the cerns. Cross is currently re- tions nonsense from the Com- NHS at a national level, but search co-ordinator with the munications Office of Statis- cautioned that the numbers MacDonald-Laurier Institute. tics Canada can produce a were less reliable for smaller That’s two people resign- reliable statistical inference population centres because of Scott Williamson Pre-press supervisor Mechelle Stewart Business manager Main switchboard 403-343-2400 Delivery/Circulation 403-314-4300 News News tips 403-314-4333 Sports line 403-343-2244 News fax 403-341-6560 E-mail: editorial@reddeeradvocate.com John Stewart, managing editor 403-314-4328 Carolyn Martindale, City editor 403-314-4326 Greg Meachem, Sports editor 403-314-4363 Harley Richards, Business editor
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low response rates. This is the reason given for withholding the results of one quarter of Canadian municipalities. But the truth is, the results at a national level are no more reliable than results for any one of the over 1,000 municipalities that had their results withheld. This is because reliability cannot be measured when the sample isn’t random and voluntary surveys aren’t, by definition, random (as Sheikh makes clear). In publishing results for larger population areas then, Statistics Canada is claiming reliability where none exists and perpetrating what amounts to a scientific fraud on the Canadian public. Troy Media columnist Robert Gerst is a partner in charge of operational excellence and research and statistical methods at Converge Consulting Group Inc. He is author of The Performance Improvement Toolkit: The Guide to Knowledge-Based Improvement and numerous articles in peer-reviewed publications. This column was supplied by Troy Media (www.troymedia.com). liable for damages arising out of error in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurs. Circulation Circulation 403-314-4300 Single copy prices (Monday to Thursday, and Saturday): $1.05 (GST included). Single copy (Friday): $1.31 (GST included). Home delivery (one month auto renew): $14.50 (GST included). Six months: $88 (GST included). One year: $165 (GST included). Prices outside of Red Deer may vary. For further information, please call 403314-4300.
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INSIGHT As Stephen Poloz cleans out his desk at the Export Development Corp. and heads for his new job as governor of the Bank of Canada, what changes, if any, can we expect in monetary policy? And as Mark Carney heads off to London to become the next governor of the Bank of England, what legacy will he leave behind in Canada? Certainly there will be changes in style. Carney enjoyed the public limelight and focused strongly on communicating the Bank of Canada’s policies. In fact, effective public communication may have been one of Carney’s most important contributions at a time when the country faced enormous uncertainty with the global financial crisis and the recession that followed. Poloz will also have to effectively communicate, but is likely to be more conservative in his approach. While respected as an able economist (he once headed the research department at the Bank of Canada), those who have worked with him suggest he is unlikely to stray into new economic territory, taking a fairly pragmatic approach. Poloz is arriving, and Carney leaving, at a time when much of the gloss on the Canadian economic performance of recent years is wearing off. Economic growth is slowing, Canada continues to run a current account deficit, Canadian households have seen debt soar, housing prices and housing construction may be headed for a correction, the high Canadian dollar continues to undermine the competitiveness of Canadian manufacturers, Canadian businesses are reluctant to
invest and hire, and Canada’s commodity producers face weaker prices. What this means is that Poloz will continue the current policy of ultra-low interest rates. And while the Bank of Canada does not target the exchange rate, he may have some help if a new TD Economics analysis proves to be correct and the Canadian dollar falls as low as 90 U.S. cents early next year. This would give an important boost to Canadian manufacturers and to Canadian tourism, which have been hard hit by the rise in the dollar. In fact, policy approaches do not change significantly from one governor to the next. The biggest changes in the conduct of monetary policy in recent years date back to John Crow, who in 1991 introduced inflation targeting as the fundamental guide for monetary policy, and the deci-
sion of his successor, Gordon Thiessen, to make the central bank a much more transparent institution with regular public accounting and explanation of bank policies and the economic assumptions they were based on. The result is that the bank has a much higher level of credibility and Canadians, in making individual decisions, have a reasonable level of confidence that the bank will stick to its two per cent inflation target over time, with regular reporting on its own expectations for the economy and the reasons for its policy decisions. So Carney inherited an already well-established set of practices that he was able to build on during his tenure. One important innovation he contributed was the “extraordinary forward guidance” on interest rate policy in 2009. At the time, as Carney ex-
plained, “the policy interest rate was at its lowest possible level and additional stimulus was needed” so the bank “committed to holding the policy rate at that level through the second quarter of 2010, conditional on the outlook for inflation.” The initiative worked, Carney argues, because it changed market expectations on the future direction of interest rates and, along with monetary stimulus, helped boost economic growth and employment. But there were other factors in explaining Canada’s recovery from the global financial crisis. Canada had a sound banking system, the consequence of many years of strict federal regulation and banking conservatism. Likewise, Canada had fiscal room to manoeuvre since the Harper government had inherited the healthiest fiscal position in many decades.
Attacking the lawn, with poetry “Spring has sprung, the grass my excellent neighbours on both is riz, I wonder where the bird- sides have lovely green, pristine ies is …?” lawns and that my own Mom alI believe it was Shakespeare ways had a lawn that could have who first quoth these immortal been and should have been feawords, or perhaps tured on the cover of T.S. Eliot when he Lawns-R-Us. was thinking about I kid you not, my his cats, or maybe Mom used to sit on her even Elmer Fudd lawn for hours with a but the point is, winlittle wagon of tools ter is sort of, more and jars and other or less, somewhat assorted medical inover. struments and actuWe hope. ally paint each single The reason I can blade of quack grass tell that spring is that dared to invade here and better late her perfection — paint than never, is beeach blade from stem HARLEY cause someone had to, um, stern with HAY the audacity to wake Agent Orange or whatme up at the ungodly ever toxic weapon of hour of 10 a.m. last mass destruction was Saturday with what available in those sounded like a Huey Turbo at- days. tack helicopter landing outside She would surgically remove my window on the back lawn but every blade, leaf, root, tendril turned out to be a Husqvarna and molecule of any dreaded lawn mower five houses down. dandelion or other offending Then, like a flock of Cana- weed that wandered up into her da geese all called to follow lawn. the leader, one by one, nearly She would trim — I am not every single neighbour for 10 kidding — trim the sidewalk blocks fired up their mowers, edges with sewing scissors purmulchers, mashers, munchers chased expressly for that purand motorized power water- pose, getting down to a worm’s ers to do their springly duty eye view to make sure the edges and attack their precious little were as sharp as the crease on a lawns (at least the front ones Mountie’s dress trousers. that people can see) before the And it was Yours Truly and next inclement weather strikes many of my reprobate buddies again. who would descend upon The I thought for a minute I was Lawn in Parkvale, on account back at Lindsay Thurber Com- of our old house was on two lots prehensive High School when and Mom’s perfect greenery all the Honda 305 Superhawks, spanned about four times the and 250 Dreams and 90 Sport size of anyone else’s yard. (motorcycles) roared in with We’d play football, soccer their straight pipes drowning and baseball and when it got out the sound of 630 CHED be- too dark, we’d play hide and ing played on all the kids’ car seek and kick the can until we radios in the parking lot. couldn’t play anymore. All of us 10 minutes late for And when I’d look out my class. second-storey window the next So of course I had to drag morning bright and early before myself outside and dig out the going right back to bed, there old but excellent lawn mower Mom would be, crawling around that my neighbour gave me out on her hands and knees repairof the old but excellent little ing all the divots, skid marks metal shed that my neighbour and turf disruptions us rotten also gave me (we have excel- kids had inflicted upon her prelent neighbours) and attempt to cious greenery. And the next day or the next remove the blade and replace it with a mulching prong blade weekend, we’d do it all again. thing, which every year I put on And so would Mom. I remember very clearly the upside down. Which means it never does week I brought my Honda 50 much to our lawn, and as a re- Sport home from Turple Bros. sult my lawn soon looks like a I had to learn to drive it withcross between a noxious her- out killing myself so of course I bicide experimental plot gone learned on our lawn. Popping the clutch by achorribly wrong and a very succident and peeling out, racing cessful quack grass grow-op. It doesn’t help, of course, that round and round the house more
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or less out of control and falling over once in a while, which was OK because Mom’s lawn was like a big fluffy, soft green carpet. But you can imagine what me and my motorbike did to that lawn. It’s a wonder I wasn’t sent to boarding school or, more to the point, it’s a good thing there wasn’t any boarding school around here. But Mom was pretty good about it all, on account of she’d rather see her 14-year-old Rotten Kid with green stains on his puny arms and legs and clothes than red ones. Besides, as I say, she had two magical green thumbs and eight green fingers, and the lawn was miraculously restored to glory before you could say “Get off my lawn!” And wouldn’t you know it, my own Better Half, who is in charge of everything except our lawn, creates wonderful flowers and shrubs and other yardtype adornments that every year serve to salvage my lawn shortcomings. Unfortunately for her, I usually do the lawn stuff (when I get around to it), and when it comes to that, I’m about as green as my Dad was. His specialty was sitting in the wooden Adirondack lawn chair in the shade under the humongous crab apple tree with his coffee, sharing cookies with our dog Bim. Oh, he wasn’t lazy — far from it. Truth be told, Mom wouldn’t let him near the lawn, garden, shrubs or anything vaguely within the definition of “a yard.” Other than to sit in it with his coffee and cookies. Not the case at our house. Although I’d most often rather be sitting here typing this than pushing around a 320-horsepower lawn mower or sitting painting the quack grass with something lethal like Weeds-BloodyWeeds. In fact, I could even try some poetry. How about: “Spring is done, the grass is dead, all the birdies is next door instead.” Or, on third thought, maybe I should just go back to something I’m really good at. Like wrecking the lawn. Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.
The Harper government, to be sure, also took some important stimulus steps. Carney also made mistakes that weakened the perception of a non-partisan bank, by allowing his name to be floated as a possible candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party and, later, by injecting himself into partisan debate by strongly attacking oilsands critics. Heading for London, Carney nonetheless leaves a reasonably credible legacy, like many of his predecessors, helping Canada achieve an economic turnaround following the global financial crisis. But Poloz, nonetheless, will find himself facing much unfinished business. There are still good reasons to be worried about our economic future. Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached at crane@interlog.com.
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COLLEGE AT SEA Cruising an ideal environment for those who want to have fun and learn at the same time BY DEBBIE OLSEN SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Learning holidays combine an educational opportunity with travel to an exotic destination and some of the most popular programs are offered as “seminars at sea” aboard cruise ships. Cruising is an ideal environment for those who want to have fun and learn at the same time. Classes are typically held on sea days and students go out and explore travel destinations on port days. Over the course of a oneweek cruise, groups often become quite close-knit and such seminars can be a great networking opportunity for participants. A little more than 10 years ago, Katey Markley of Elizabethtown, Penn., conceived of the idea of a canine college cruise. As a registered dog breeder and dog show enthusiast, she was interested in attending seminars to help her take better care of her animals and improve their performance in competitions. “The nice thing about the K9 Cruise is that instead of travelling to multiple seminars, we bring all the speakers to one place,” explained her husband Randy Markley, who helps plan and organize the cruises. “We have so many presenters that it’s virtually impossible to attend all of the presentations. But it works, because people can choose the presentations that are most relative to them and their animals.” In January, Kim Johnstone and Lynda Hand of Lacombe participated in the annual K9 Cruise seminar at sea program. Hand is a dedicated
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Southern Prairie Railway attracts young at heart THE REFURBISHED 1922 PASSENGER COACH RUNS OUT OF OGEMA, ABOUT 120 KM SOUTH OF REGINA, AND PASSENGERS ARE LINING UP been my lifelong dream to ride a train.’ He was six,� she exclaims. “I mean, it attracts everybody, right from the ones who are building the nostalgic experiences to the ones who actually get to relive a very positive (one).� The Southern Prairie Railway chugs away on a stretch of the Red Coat Road and Rail Tracks, one of the first short line railways in Saskatchewan. The track was bought from Canadian Pacific Railway in 1999 by farmers who didn’t want to lose the line when CP left. Generous says there were many in Ogema who dreamed of a tourist railway. Saskatchewan was the only province between British Columbia and Quebec without a full-sized tourist railway, she says. Generous and her husband, Devon, moved to the area about seven years ago. They are a self-confessed crazy train family. Devon Generous has worked in the train industry for 37 years and can rebuild steam engines, while Cheryl Generous has been involved
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OGEMA, Sask. — All aboard! The Southern Prairie Railway is about to hit the tracks for its second year of tours in Saskatchewan. The refurbished 1922 passenger coach runs out of Ogema, about 120 kilometres south of Regina, and passengers are lining up. Cheryl Generous, CEO of Southern Prairie Railway, says the train attracts people of all ages. “We get people in their 90s that are coming and telling us the stories of when they would come to the train station when they were children and how it affected their lives. “And you just see the nostalgia just coming out of them. It’s a love affair,� she says. “You can just see the passion in their eyes.� Generous recalls a six-yearold boy who took the train last year. He had a backpack with stuffed toys and kept taking the toys to the back of the train to show them the tracks through the window. “He came up to me and said, ‘Thank you. This has
with the railway for 19 years. They have two sons who are conductors. “The joke in our family is we don’t have white blood cells. “We have little choo-choo trains,� she says with a laugh. With great help from the community, Generous says Southern Prairie Railway was born. It runs several different tours from May through the fall. The most frequently offered one is the Heritage Train tour, which runs west along the old CPR branch line to Horizon, Sask., and includes a tour of an old grain elevator. The tour lasts a couple of hours. “All of them, you will see really beautiful countryside and wildlife,� Generous says. “Last year we had deer, moose, fox, coyotes. “I didn’t know there was such a variety of ducks. I thought a duck was a duck, but apparently not. “We saw several species of duck last year. Mud hens, cows, horses, llamas. So we get quite a variety that the people can see.� The Star Gazer tour will run
in September and is led by a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. “He’s awesome,� says Generous. “He’ll tell you stories like The Cremation of Sam McGee and during that story there’s part of the northern lights. So after he finishes telling you the story, he starts to get everybody on the train interactive about the myths and what’s real about northern lights.� The Sam McGee yarn is one of the more famous poems by Robert Service. At Horizon, everyone gets off the train and the astronomer guides them through the stars, explains Generous. “He gives us a guided tour of all the constellations, so we’re out there for a good two hours looking at the stars, all guided, and then he tells a couple of stories on the way back.� If a train ride could make your mouth water, it would be the Pitchfork Fondue Train. The tour runs to Horizon and back and includes a meal of “pitchfork fondue steak,� baby roasted potatoes, homemade baked beans and fresh coleslaw. Generous says a gentleman
named Merv Brandt pulls out a 150-litre cast-iron cooker and a massive pitchfork that holds dozens of steaks at a time. But if you’re travelling on the second Saturday of the month, be prepared for a holdup — literally. Tours on those days will be robbed by “guys and gals on horseback,� says Generous. “They even have a black bag that says ’loot bag’ on it,� she says, chuckling. “People really like to be robbed like you would not believe.� The “loot� is actually for charity. For example, one of the four “robberies� is to raise money for juvenile diabetes and the money will go to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Generous says if Mother Nature co-operates, there will be a Christmas train too. If You Go... Tour schedules and fare information can be found at www.southernprairierailway. com. Reservations are strongly recommended. All train tours also include entry to the Deep South Pioneer Museum in Ogema.
Cruises finally getting some good buzz WITH NEW SHIPS AND OVERHAULS, AMID THE BAD HEADLINES BY BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The 2013 cruise season began with a nightmare: A Carnival ship adrift with no power. But in the last month or so, several cruise companies — including Carnival — have announced major overhauls to old ships and exciting innovations on new ships, from engineering upgrades to theme park-style rides. And the industry’s biggest splash of good news is yet to come: On June 13, the former Kate Middleton, nearing the end of her pregnancy, is scheduled to christen the Royal Princess, a new ship from Princess Cruises debuting in Southampton, England. “When you start focusing on shiny new ships with funky, fun, new amenities and features, the market comes back,� said CruiseCritic.com editor Carolyn Spencer Brown. “There’s a lot to talk about that is really interesting and really exciting. I’m glad the conversation is shifting.� “Product improvement and good PR are positive developments that together will likely overcome the challenges that surfaced earlier this year following Carnival Triumph,� agreed
Mike Driscoll, editor of Cruise Week, an industry publication. Vicky Garcia, chief operating officer of Cruise Planners, which is part of American Express Travel, said prices for Carnival cruises “took a hit� following the engine fire on the Triumph and incidents on other Carnival ships, but that prices for cruises on other lines “held firm.� In fact, Cruise Planners reported a 25 per cent increase in cruise sales in the first four months of 2013 compared to 2012. Driscoll said, however, that while repeat cruisers have not been deterred by the bad headlines, cruise-sellers are reporting that “first-time business remains challenged,� meaning that it’s still hard to get consumers who never cruised before to try it. Despite that resistance, and despite the latest bad news from Carnival — a couple plunged over a ship railing in Australia last week — there’s plenty of excitement over recent ship debuts and other news. For example, Royal Caribbean in April unveiled a list of dazzling firstat-sea attractions on its Quantum of the Seas ship, launching late next year: simulated skydiving, bumper cars and an observation capsule called The
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Crosby hat trick lifts Pens over Sens BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
CAM MACLISE
LACOMBE NATIVE AT RBC CUP Lacombe native Cam Maclise is the Canadian Junior Hockey League player of the year and Royal Bank Cup most valuable player. The Brooks Bandits captain and forward, who helped his club finish first in the Royal Bank Cup roundrobin standings at Charlottetown, P.E.I., this week, scored 27 goals and added a league-leading 56 assists for the AJHL champion Bandits in regular-season play. Maclise, the AJHL MVP this season, is a graduate of the midget AAA Red Deer Optimist Rebels. The Bandits, who were 3-1 in round-robin action at the Royal Bank Cup, take on the 1-3 Minnesota Wilderness in a semifinal today with the opportunity to advance to Sunday’s national junior A championship game.
Pittsburgh 4 Ottawa 3 PITTSBURGH — Ottawa’s star is playing anything like one. Pittsburgh’s star is being The Star, and Sidney Crosby is a big reason why the Penguins already have the Senators in a very precarious playoff position. Crosby scored three goals in the opening 21 minutes 15 seconds for his second career playoff hat trick as the Penguins held off two Ottawa comebacks to beat the Senators 4-3 Friday night in Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference semifinals. Ottawa is down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series to the one Eastern Conference team no one wants to trail. And it’s partly because the Senators are letting the one player they cannot afford to beat them do exactly that — and at the expense of their own top star, Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson. Karlsson, fighting through an Achilles injury that occurred against Pittsburgh and put him out for much of the season, was beaten on two of Crosby’s goals and committed the penalty that led to the Pittsburgh superstar’s power-play goal. “We finished pretty strong but we started poorly and some of the blame is on me,” Karlsson said. “(I’m) struggling a little bit, and it is what it is. I don’t have the answer to it myself, I’ve got to figure my body out and obvi-
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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby celebrates with teammate Pascal Dupuis as Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson reacts to Crosby’s second goal of the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Pittsburgh on Friday. ously I’m not feeling or playing the same way I am used to.” Karlsson and the Senators need to figure it out in a hurry, too. They are 0-7 in their playoff history when trailing 2-0 in a series, and now they’re down by that margin to a star-laden team that was easily the confer-
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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Friday that the deal to sell the Kings to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed. Johnson helped assemble the new ownership group in a bid to keep the Kings in California’s capital city, a feat that was accomplished earlier in the week when NBA owners rejected a bid to move the franchise to Seattle.
● Bantam AAA baseball: Fort McMurray at Red Deer, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park. ● Woody’s RV World Marathon: 8 a.m. start; start and finish at Camille J. Lerouge School.
be ready for Game 3 as he recovers from a back injury that put him out for the conference quarter-finals against Montreal. It was Crosby’s night as he dominated play throughout the game.
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● Bantam AAA baseball: Fort McMurray at Red Deer, doubleheader at 3 and 6 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Midget AAA baseball: Fort McMurray at Red Deer, doubleheader at 3 and 6 p.m., Great Chief Park.
ence’s best during the regular season and one that already has 33 goals in eight playoff games. “I don’t think there’s any doubt he’s fighting it a bit,” said defenceman Chris Phillips of Karlsson. The Senators are hoping allstar forward Jason Spezza will
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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie throws out New York Yankees’ Ben Francisco during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, at Yankee Stadium in New York.
New York Yankees 5 Toronto 0 NEW YORK — Hiroki Kuroda pitched two-hit ball for eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees again beat Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0 on Friday night. Austin Romine and Brett Gardner had run-scoring hits, Robinson Cano hit an RBI grounder and Jayson Nix had two sacrifice flies in dropping Buehrle to 1-10 in 15 starts against the Yankees. The left-hander hasn’t beaten New York since April 10, 2004, when he was with the Chicago White Sox. The AL East-leading Yankees defeated last-place Toronto for the fifth straight time this season in New York and for the seventh time in eight games overall. Kuroda (6-2) struck out five and walked one in cooling off a club that had scored 33 runs in its previous three games and had won a seasonhigh four in a row. The Yankees most consistent starter since the start of last season, Kuroda won for the fourth time in five starts. He is 2-0 in three starts against the Blue Jays this year — matching up each time against Buehrle — allowing four runs in 21 1-3 innings. He gave up a leadoff double to Melky Cabrera and didn’t allow another hit until Edwin Encarnacion’s oneout single in the seventh. Between the two hits, Kuroda faced the minimum, picking off Munenori Kawasaki after a
third-inning walk. Preston Claiborne finished the fourhitter. Kuroda helped himself get out of the first inning unscathed by snaring J.P. Arencibia’s liner. Fans cheered and laughed at the fortunate catch when the replay of Kuroda sticking out his glove for the ball was shown on the video board in centre field. Kuroda also made a nice play for the first out of the second, bounding off the mound to field Adam Lind’s tapper. The impressive outing was big for New York, which placed left-hander Andy Pettitte on the disabled list before the game with a strained left trapezius muscle in his upper back. Pettitte was the 13th Yankees player to land on the DL this season. Gardner led off the bottom of the first with a triple and scored on Cano’s grounder to second. Buehrle settled down, allowing only Nix’s third-inning walk before rookie David Adams singled leading off the fifth. Romine singled with one out and Gardner walked to load the bases before Nix’s fly to left made it 2-0. Aaron Loup relieved Buehrle after the first three batters in the sixth had hits, including an RBI double by Romine. Gardner slapped an opposite-field single past diving third baseman Brett Lawrie with the infield in, and Nix followed with a long fly to centre that upped the lead to five runs. Buehrle yielded five runs and six hits in six-plus innings. He walked three and struck out four.
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS London 3 Saskatoon 2 SASKATOON — Nikita Zadorov scored on the power play in the third period Friday as the London Knights defeated the host Saskatoon Blades 3-2 in the opening game of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup. The Russian defenceman snuck down from the point and buried a rebound past fellow countryman Andrey Makarov in the Saskatoon net at 5:45 to break a 2-2 tie. The Blades had a number of good chances to tie it, including a power play midway through the period, but couldn’t get anything past London goalie Anthony Stolarz, who finished with 27 saves. Seth Griffith, with an goal and an assist, and Brett Welychka also scored for the Ontario Hockey League champions, who got off to the start they wanted in the 10-day round-robin tournament to decide the Canadian Hockey League’s best team. Josh Nicholls scored twice for Saskatoon, while Michael Ferland picked up two assists. Makarov was strong in stopping 30 shots for the Blades. Stolarz was in goal for the Knights, despite watching from the bench as Jake Patterson won three straight to close out
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Saskatoon Blades right winger Josh Nicholls reaches for the puck before scoring past London Knights goaltender Anthony Stolarz during second period Memorial Cup action in Saskatoon, Sask., on Friday. an OHL final that saw London storm back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Barrie Colts in a sevengame series that only wrapped up on Monday. Down 2-1 after a sluggish first period following a 51-day layoff, Saskatoon started to find its legs in the second after killing off a London 54-second two-man advantage, thanks in large part to a couple of big stops from Makarov. London’s Max Domi then had
a great chance in front of Makarov midway through the period but sent a backhand just wide. The Blades were energized by a couple of big hits and Nicholls tied it at 15:21 after taking a breakaway pass from Ferland. Stolarz made the initial save but Nicholls batted in the rebound, much to the delight of the towel-waving crowd of 10,203 at the Credit Union Centre. Saskatoon, which was eliminated from the
Western Hockey League playoffs on March 27 in a stunning sweep at the hands of the Medicine Hat Tigers, came close to taking the lead late in the period, but Stolarz made two big saves from in close. Blades coach Lorne Molleken told the media earlier in the week that his team was sick of practising and his players came out strong in the first period, laying two big hits in the first few minutes. The hosts opened the scoring at 7:59 of the first when Nicholls banged a puck past Stolarz off a wraparound pass from Ferland after Saskatoon just kept the puck in at the London blue-line. But the Knights started to find their game and carried the play until tying the score at 12:55 when Welychka swatted a shot in front past Makarov from in tight. Saskatoon’s long layoff might have contributed to the go-ahead goals at 18:21 when London’s Bo Horvat jumped on a turnover in the neutral zone and fed Griffith, who beat Makarov with a backhand deke. The Knights finished the night 1 for 6 on the power play, while the Blades wound up scoreless on their two chances.
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NHL 2013 Playoff Scoring leaders Unofficial 2013 National Hockey League playoff scoring leaders following Friday’s games: Krejci, Bos Malkin, Pgh Crosby, Pgh Brassard, NYR Chara, Bos Iginla, Pgh Sharp, Chi Couture, SJ Letang, Pgh Lucic, Bos P.Martin, Pgh Dupuis, Pgh Horton, Bos Pavelski, SJ Kunitz, Pgh Zetterberg, Det M.Richards, LA Hossa, Chi Alfredsson, Ott Datsyuk, Det van Riemsdyk, Tor J.Thornton, SJ Marleau, SJ Carter, LA P.Kessel, Tor Pageau, Ott Turris, Ott Franson, Tor Getzlaf, Ana Brunner, Det Beauchemin, Ana Condra, Ott Karlsson, Ott Kane, Chi
G 5 3 6 2 2 2 6 3 2 2 2 6 4 4 3 3 1 4 2 2 2 1 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 0
A 9 11 6 8 8 8 3 6 7 7 7 2 4 4 5 5 7 3 5 5 5 6 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6
Pt 14 14 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SUMMARY FRIDAY Senators 3 at Penguins 4 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby 4 (Martin, Niskanen) 3:16 2. Ottawa, Turris 4 (Alfredsson, Gonchar) 13:15 (pp) 3. Pittsburgh, Crosby 5 (Kunitz, Letang) 16:07 Penalties — Turris Ott (holding) 6:21, Methot Ott (roughing) 10:19, Malkin Pgh (hooking) 13:03. Second Period 4. Pittsburgh, Crosby 6 (Letang, Malkin) 1:15 (pp) 5. Ottawa, Greening 2 (Z.Smith, Neil) 1:55 6. Pittsburgh, Morrow 1 (Neal, Martin) 8:04 Penalties — Karlsson Ott (hooking) 0:49, Neil Ott (cross-checking), Letang Pgh (roughing) 3:26, Latendresse Ott (boarding) 5:56, Neil Ott (slashing) 8:22. Third Period 7. Ottawa, Pageau 4 (Latendresse, Condra) 2:01 Penalties — Orpik Pgh (boarding) 3:13, Conacher Ott (high-sticking) 14:49. Shots on goal by Ottawa 7 9 6 — 22 Pittsburgh 18 15 9 — 42
Goal (shots-saves) — Ottawa: Anderson (2118), Lehner (L,0-1-0)(1:15 second)(21-20); Pittsburgh: Vokoun (W,4-0-0). Power plays (goals-chances) — Ottawa: 1-2; Pittsburgh: 1-6. Referees — Dan O’Halloran, Chris Lee. Linesmen — Steve Barton, Pierre Racicot. Attendance — 18,645 (18,387). RBC Cup Standings SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. Canadian Junior A Championship All Times Eastern PRELIMINARY ROUND GP W L GF GA Brooks (West2) 4 3 1 19 9 Surrey (West1) 4 3 1 19 9 Summerside (host) 4 2 2 14 11 Minnesota (Central) 4 1 3 9 19 Truro (East) 4 1 3 8 21
Pt 6 6 4 2 2
Thursday’s results Brooks 5 Surrey 2 Truro 4 Summerside 2 End of preliminary round PLAYOFFS Today’s games Brooks vs. Minnesota, 11 a.m. Surrey vs. Summerside, 3 p.m. Sunday’s game Championship Brooks-Minnesota winner vs. Surrey-Summerside winner, 4 p.m. Participating Teams West 2 — Brooks (Alta.) Bandits (AJHL champion) Central — Minnesota Wilderness (DudleyHewitt Champion) Host — Summerside Western Capitals West 1 — Surrey (B.C.) Eagles (Western Canada Champion) East — Truro (N.S.) Bearcats (Fred Page Champion) 2013 Memorial Cup Standings At Saskatoon Canadian Junior Championship All Times Eastern PRELIMINARY ROUND GP W L GF GA London (OHL) 1 1 0 3 2 Halifax (QMJHL) 0 0 0 0 0 Portland (WHL) 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatoon (host) 1 0 1 2 3 Friday’s result London 3 Saskatoon 2 Today’s game Portland vs. Halifax, 7 p.m. Sunday’s game Saskatoon vs. Halifax, 7 p.m. Monday, May 20 Portland vs. London, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 Halifax vs. London, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 Saskatoon vs. Portland, 8 p.m. End of preliminary round
Pt 2 0 0 0
PLAYOFFS Thursday, May 23 Tiebreaker (if necessary), 8 p.m. Friday, May 24 Semifinal Second place vs. Third place, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25 No Games Scheduled. Sunday, May 26 Championship First place vs. Semifinal winner, 7 p.m. Participating Teams QMJHL Champion — Halifax Mooseheads OHL Champion — London Knights WHL Champion — Portland Winterhawks Host — Saskatoon Blades (WHL) END SUMMARY FRIDAY Knights 3, Blades 2 First Period 1. Saskatoon, Nicholls 1 (Ferland, Walker) 7:59 2. London, Welychka 1 (Tierney, Rupert) 12:55 3. London, Griffith 1 (Horvat) 18:21 Penalties — Griffith Ldn (boarding) 8:21, Thrower Sktn (hooking) 10:39. Second Period 4. Saskatoon, Nicholls 2 (Ferland) 15:21 Penalties — Craig Sktn (delay of game) 5:02, Pufahl Sktn (tripping) 6:08, Griffith Ldn, Sutter Sktn (roughing) 7:26, Siemens Sktn (holding) 12:40. Third Period 5. London, Zadorov 1 (Harrington, Griffith) 5:45 (pp) Penalties — Dietz Sktn (high-sticking) 3:56, Griffith Ldn (tripping) 8:25, Sutter Sktn (hooking) 11:41. Shots on goal by London 12 13 8 — 33 Saskatoon 10 9 10 — 29 Goal — London: Stolarz (W,1-0); Saskatoon: Makarov (L,0-1). Power plays (goals-chances) — London: 1-6; Saskatoon: 0-2. Attendance — 10,203 at Saskatoon.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EARLY STANDINGS East Division W L Pct GB New York 26 16 .619 — Boston 25 17 .595 1 Baltimore 23 18 .561 2 1/2 Tampa Bay 21 20 .512 4 1/2 Toronto 17 25 .405 9 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 23 17 .575 — Detroit 23 17 .575 — Kansas City 20 17 .541 1 1/2 Minnesota 18 20 .474 4 Chicago 18 21 .462 4 1/2 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 27 15 .643 — Oakland 20 22 .476 7 Seattle 20 22 .476 7 Los Angeles 15 26 .366 11 1/2 Houston 11 31 .262 16 Friday’s Results Pittsburgh 5, Houston 4 Cleveland 6, Seattle 3, 10 innings Tampa Bay 12, Baltimore 10 N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 0 Detroit 2, Texas 1 Boston 3, Minnesota 2, 10 innings Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels late Kansas City at Oakland late Today’s Games Seattle (J.Saunders 3-4) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-3), 11:05 a.m. Toronto (Morrow 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 1-2), 11:05 a.m. Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 1-2) at L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-7), 2:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 2-4) at Baltimore (Jurrjens 0-0), 2:05 p.m. Houston (Bedard 0-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 3-4), 5:05 p.m. Boston (Dempster 2-4) at Minnesota (Diamond 3-3), 5:10 p.m. Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 4-3) at Texas (Grimm 2-3), 6:05 p.m. Kansas City (E.Santana 3-2) at Oakland (Milone 3-5), 7:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Seattle at Cleveland, 11:05 a.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m. Boston at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 1:35 p.m. Kansas City at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Detroit at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Seattle at Cleveland, 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 11:07 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Boston at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 6:10 p.m.
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GB — 1 3 1/2 6 12 1/2
Central Division W L Pct 27 14 .659 25 17 .595 25 17 .595 17 24 .415 16 24 .400
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St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee
West Division W L 24 17 24 18 21 20 18 22 17 23
San Francisco Arizona Colorado San Diego Los Angeles
Pct .585 .571 .512 .450 .425
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wood 1-0), 6:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 7-1) at San Diego (Stults 3-3), 6:40 p.m. Sunday’s Games Arizona at Miami, 11:10 a.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 11:35 a.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 11:35 a.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 12:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 2:10 p.m. Washington at San Diego, 2:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 6:40 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 8:10 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. FRIDAY’S LINESCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 000 102 000 0 — 3 10 0 Cleveland 020 010 000 3 — 6 7 0 (10 innings) Maurer, Furbush (7), Capps (8), Luetge (10) and Shoppach; U.Jimenez, R.Hill (6), Allen (7), Shaw (8), C.Perez (9), Pestano (10) and C.Santana. W—Pestano 1-0. L—Luetge 0-1. HRs—Seattle, K.Morales (5), Ibanez (7). Cleveland, Stubbs (3), Kipnis (7). Toronto 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 New York 100 010 30x — 5 8 0 Buehrle, Loup (7), E.Rogers (8) and Arencibia; Kuroda, Claiborne (9) and Au.Romine. W—Kuroda 6-2. L—Buehrle 1-3. Tampa Bay 104 043 000 — 12 17 0 Baltimore 210 010 060 — 10 13 1 Hellickson, Farnsworth (8), Jo.Peralta (8) and Lobaton; Hammel, Al.Burnett (5), Patton (6), Matusz (8), Strop (9) and Wieters. W—Hellickson 2-2. L— Hammel 5-2. Sv—Jo.Peralta (1). HRs—Tampa Bay, K.Johnson (6). Baltimore, Hardy (8), Dickerson (1). Detroit 000 020 000 — 2 6 1 Texas 000 010 000 — 1 8 1 Porcello, Ortega (6), Smyly (7), Benoit (8), Valverde (9) and Avila; Tepesch, J.Ortiz (6), Frasor (7), R.Ross (7), Burns (9) and Soto. W—Porcello 2-2. L—Tepesch 3-4. Sv—Valverde (4). HRs— Texas, Soto (2). Boston 100 000 100 1 — 3 10 0 Minnesota 002 000 000 0 — 2 4 1 (10 innings) Buchholz, A.Miller (8), A.Wilson (9), Uehara (10) and Saltalamacchia; Worley, Duensing (7), Fien (7), Burton (8), Perkins (9), Roenicke (10) and Doumit. W—A.Wilson 1-0. L—Roenicke 1-1. Sv—Uehara (1). HRs—Minnesota, Florimon (2). INTERLEAGUE Houston 100 030 000 — 4 7 3 Pittsburgh 100 001 021 — 5 10 2 Lyles, Blackley (6), Clemens (6), W.Wright (7), Ambriz (8), E.Gonzalez (9) and J.Castro; J.Gomez, Mazzaro (5), Watson (7), Ju.Wilson (9) and R.Martin. W—Ju.Wilson 4-0. L—E.Gonzalez 0-1. HRs—Houston, Dominguez (3). Pittsburgh, McCutchen (6), P.Alvarez (7). NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 100 100 100 — 3 8 1 Chicago 200 000 000 — 2 6 2 Harvey, Rice (8), Burke (8), Parnell (9) and Buck; E.Jackson, Russell (7), Fujikawa (9) and Castillo. W—Harvey 5-0. L—E.Jackson 1-6. Sv—Parnell (5). HRs—New York, D.Wright (6), Dan.Murphy (3). Cincinnati 000 002 010 — 3 8 1 Philadelphia 002 010 02x — 5 6 0 Cingrani, Ondrusek (6), LeCure (7), S.Marshall (8), Broxton (8) and Mesoraco, Hanigan; Lee, Bastardo (8), De Fratus (8), Papelbon (9) and Ruiz. W—De Fratus 2-0. L—S.Marshall 0-1. Sv— Papelbon (8). HRs—Cincinnati, Bruce (4), Votto (5). Philadelphia, Rollins (3).
Friday’s Results N.Y. Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 5, Houston 4 Arizona 9, Miami 2 Atlanta 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 6 San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Washington at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Today’s Games N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-4) at Chicago Cubs (Feldman 3-3), 11:05 a.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 3-4) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-1), 2:05 p.m. Houston (Bedard 0-2) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 3-4), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (McCarthy 0-3) at Miami (Koehler 0-1), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 1-2) at Atlanta (Medlen 1-5), 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Estrada 3-2) at St. Louis (Lynn 6-1), 5:15 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 3-2) at Colorado (Chat-
Arizona 303 000 102 — 9 16 0 Miami 000 000 101 — 2 7 0 Cahill, W.Harris (9) and M.Montero; Slowey, LeBlanc (4), Rauch (8), Webb (9) and Brantly. W—Cahill 3-4. L—Slowey 1-4. HRs—Arizona, Goldschmidt 2 (12), Er.Chavez (5).
San Antonio 94, Golden State 82, San Antonio wins series 4-2 Saturday, May 18 New York at Indiana, 6 p.m. Monday, May 20 x-Indiana at New York, 6 p.m. (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE FINALS Sunday, May 19 Memphis at San Antonio, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 Memphis at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 New York OR Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 New York OR Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25 San Antonio at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 26 Miami at New York OR Indiana, 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 27 San Antonio at Memphis, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 28 Miami at New York OR Indiana, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 x-Memphis at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30 x-New York OR Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 31 x-San Antonio at Memphis, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 1 x-Miami at New York OR Indiana, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2 x-Memphis at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Monday, June 3 x-New York OR Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles 010 201 010 — 5 10 2 Atlanta 002 004 20x — 8 9 1 Ryu, Guerrier (6), P.Rodriguez (6), Belisario (7), Howell (8) and A.Ellis; Maholm, Avilan (7), O’Flaherty (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W— Maholm 5-4. L—P.Rodriguez 0-2. Sv—Kimbrel (12). HRs—Los Angeles, Van Slyke 2 (3). Atlanta, J.Upton (14). Milwaukee 000 303 000 — 6 8 2 St. Louis 501 100 00x — 7 13 0 W.Peralta, Axford (6), Badenhop (7), Mic.Gonzalez (8) and Maldonado; J.Garcia, Maness (6), Rosenthal (8), Mujica (9) and Y.Molina. W—J.Garcia 5-2. L—W.Peralta 3-4. Sv—Mujica (12). HRs— Milwaukee, Ar.Ramirez 2 (3). St. Louis, Freese (1).
Basketball NBA Playoffs (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Sunday, May 5 Oklahoma City 93, Memphis 91 Indiana 102, New York 95 Monday, May 6 Chicago 93, Miami 86 San Antonio 129, Golden State 127, 2OT Tuesday, May 7 New York 105, Indiana 79 Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 93 Wednesday, May 8 Miami 115, Chicago 78 Golden State 100, San Antonio 91 Friday, May 10 Miami 104, Chicago 94
San Antonio 102, Golden State 92 Saturday, May 11 Memphis 87, Oklahoma City 81 Indiana 82, New York 71 Sunday, May 12 Golden State 97, San Antonio 87, OT Monday, May 13 Miami 88, Chicago 65 Memphis 103, Oklahoma City 97, OT Tuesday, May 14 Indiana 93, New York 82 San Antonio 109, Golden State 91 Wednesday, May 15 Miami 94, Chicago 91, Miami wins series 4-1 Memphis 88, Oklahoma City 84, Memphis wins series 4-1 Thursday, May 16 New York 85, Indiana 75, Indiana leads series 3-2
Transactions NFL policy on performance enhancing substances. ATLANTA FALCONS—Promoted Mark Olson to national scout. Signed DE Malliciah Goodman, DE Stansly Maponga, S Kemal Ishmael and S Zeke Motta. CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed QB Brian Hoyer to a two-year contract. DALLAS COWBOYS—Released CB Dustin Harris. Signed CB Malik James. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed FB Toben Opurum. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed TE Dion Sims. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS— Signed LB Jamie Collins and LB Steve Beauharnais.
National Thoroughbred Racing Association NTRA—Announced Craig Dado was elected to the board of directors. COLLEGE WEST COAST CONFERENCE— Announced Commissioner Jamie Zaninovich has received a three-year contract extension through May 31, 2017. ABILENE CHRISTIAN—Named Kendra Hassell women’s assistant bas-
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed P Chris Kluwe. WASHINGTON REDSKINS— Signed S Phillip Thomas and CB David Amerson. HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with F Eric Boulton on a oneyear contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS—Suspended Columbus F Jairo Arrieta two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct that endangered the safety of Colorado D Drew Moor during a May 11 game. THOROUGHBRED RACING
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PGA Byron Nelson Scores At TPC Four Seasons Resort Irving, Texas Purse: $6.7 million Yardage: 7,166; Par: 70 Second Round (a-amateur) Keegan Bradley 60-69 — Tom Gillis 69-63 — Sang-Moon Bae 66-66 — John Huh 69-64 — Ryan Palmer 65-68 — Charl Schwartzel 63-70 — Graham DeLaet 67-67 — Angel Cabrera 65-69 — Ted Potter, Jr. 64-70 — Scott Piercy 66-68 — Gary Woodland 69-65 — Harris English 64-70 — Erik Compton 72-63 — Stephen Ames 67-68 — Nathan Green 67-68 — Martin Kaymer 68-67 — Camilo Villegas 65-70 — Martin Flores 67-68 — Duffy Waldorf 68-67 — Alexandre Rocha 67-68 — Charley Hoffman 68-68 — Ben Crane 67-69 — Marc Leishman 66-70 — Mike Weir 68-68 — Jimmy Walker 68-68 — Marcel Siem 68-68 — Chez Reavie 69-67 — Cameron Percy 68-68 — Charles Howell III 67-69 — Joe Ogilvie 68-69 — Brian Harman 68-69 — D.A. Points 69-68 — Louis Oosthuizen 67-70 — Jordan Spieth 69-68 — William McGirt 68-69 — Steve Marino 68-69 — John Daly 71-66 — Matt Bettencourt 73-64 — Freddie Jacobson 68-69 — David Mathis 70-67 — Brendon Todd 69-68 — D.H. Lee 68-69 — Michael Bradley 68-70 — Jeff Overton 68-70 — Tag Ridings 68-70 — Justin Bolli 69-69 — Vijay Singh 71-67 — John Rollins 74-64 — Colt Knost 68-70 — Gary Christian 69-69 — Zack Fischer 73-65 — Henrik Norlander 71-67 — Ricky Barnes 68-71 — Jerry Kelly 69-70 — Wes Short, Jr. 68-71 — Ryo Ishikawa 71-68 — Chad Campbell 67-72 — Andrew Svoboda 69-70 — Will Claxton 66-73 — Justin Hicks 69-70 — Matt Kuchar 69-70 — Charlie Beljan 70-69 — Stuart Appleby 69-70 — Jason Bohn 71-68 — James Driscoll 67-72 — Seung-Yul Noh 68-71 —
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Fiftyshadesofhay, left, ridden by Joel Rosario, wins the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Baltimore. Marathon Lady, right, with Bobby Albarado atop, placed second. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place today.
Derby winner Orb heavy favourite to take Preakness BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE — Everything’s a go for Orb. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course. “He’s really settled in well. He seems to be energetic about what he’s doing so I couldn’t be more pleased,” trainer Shug McGaughey said on a warm and sunny Friday morning. “We’re excited about giving it a whirl to see if we can get it done and go on to the next step.” Getting it done would mean defeating eight rivals in the 1 3-16-mile Preakness to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes three weeks from Saturday. Orb is the even-money favourite, and there’s a growing feeling that this 3-year-old bay colt may be special enough to give thoroughbred racing its first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978. “We’d sure love to have that opportunity,” said McGaughey, seeming relaxed and confident. “Probably the racing world would
love to see it, too. It brings a lot more attention to what we’re doing from all standpoints.” Orb extended his winning streak to five with a thrilling victory in the Derby two weeks ago, when jockey Joel Rosario patiently guided the colt from 17th to first in the final half mile over a sloppy track. In the Preakness, Orb will break from the No. 1 post, a spot that has seen only one winner — Tabasco Cat in 1994 — since 1961. “Who knows how this race is going to go, but I don’t think it will be a problem,” Rosario said of the inside post. “He’s a horse that comes from behind, so I really don’t think it will affect him. I’m just excited to go into this with a horse who has a chance to win.” A chance? While rival trainers aren’t conceding the race, most agree Orb is the best of the bunch. “Orb, he’s a freak. Right now, everybody should be rooting for Orb, except for the connections of the other horses in the race,” trainer Bob Baffert said — and he’s got a horse in the race, 121 choice Govenor Charlie. “Anybody who’s not rooting for Orb, there’s something mentally wrong
SENATORS: Blame poor start “I think the way he plays with so much speed, so much passion, everybody follows,” said teammate Brooks Orpik. Brenden Morrow had the other Penguins goal, and it proved to be a big one that made it 4-2. Tomas Vokoun made 19 saves for the win. Kyle Turris, Colin Greening and Jean-Gabriel Pageau replied for Ottawa. Pageau scored his fourth playoff goal 2:01 into the third period to get the Senators back to within a goal, but Vokoun — who took over for former Stanley Cup winner Marc-Andre Fleury in the first-round Islanders series and hasn’t given up the job after four games — shut out Ottawa the rest of the way. Senators coach Paul MacLean blamed the poor start, not the inability to cash in further during a third period largely dominated by Ottawa. “Catch-up hockey is losing hockey,” he said. “Giving up three goals to Crosby is losing hockey, too.” Crosby, who missed a quarter of the season with a broken jaw, was the difference after not scoring in the Penguins’ Game 1 victory Wednesday, when post-season scoring leader Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist. “You don’t get those opportunities all the time, especially in the playoffs, to score three,” Crosby said. “It’s a great feeling. But there’s still lots of hockey, so you don’t want to get too caught up in it.” Malkin assisted on Crosby’s third goal Friday and now has a league-leading 11 assists in the playoffs, includ-
with them.” Baffert has been there before. Three of his five Preakness winners had also won the Derby, but were unable to complete the Triple Crown with a win in the Belmont. He says the Preakness is the least stressful of the three races. “There is absolutely no pressure, believe it or not because you’ve just won the Derby,” he said. “You’re flying high and everybody’s excited. You don’t think about it. The next one (the Belmont)is the pressure.” Getting to the next one may sound easy. It isn’t. Six of the past eight Derby winners did not win the Preakness, and McGaughey is well aware of the pitfalls. “There are a lot of ways you can lose. Freaky things can happen,” he said. “You hope he doesn’t get in any trouble, you hope he handles the track, you hope he handles the kickback of the dirt, you hope he handles the day. If he does all that, I would have to think it will take a pretty darned good horse to beat him.” Maybe it’s Goldencents, who did not take to the slop at Churchill Downs and finished 17th after winning the Santa Anita Derby in April.
Canadian coaching has lost one of its leaders, and the sport of track and field one of its most eloquent voices. Geoff Gowan died in Halifax on Thursday night at the age of 83 after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Gowan was a member of both the Order of Canada and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, and to track and field fans was an articulate broadcaster who “could turn a phrase as easily as any Olympian clears a hurdle,” said longtime CBC producer Terry Ludwick. “He taught Canadians how to watch track and field,” said Ludwick, now a broadcasting executive with the CBC. “He could sum up victory and defeat in such human terms, but with technical expertise that could be understood by a schoolboy or schoolGeoff Gowan girl. And he had such a great sense of humour and great appreciation for the athletes that he covered. His articulation was such that it’s almost difficult to watch track and field now without hearing a British voice.” The native of Ravenglass, England, travelled the globe covering track and field, covering countless Olympics and world championships. Ludwick remembers being in the broadcast boost with Gowan for the high jump at one particular meet. “We showed three or four replays for each competitor. One particular athlete went over and they weren’t successful and the bar went down. And we showed three or four replays, and towards the last one Geoff said ’And no matter how many times we show this replay, the bar will not stay up,”’ Ludwick recalled, with a laugh. Gowan also dedicated much of his life to coaching development, and was technical director and president of the Coaching Association of Canada from 1972 to ’96. In his 25 years with the national organization, he was instrumental in developing the National Coaching Certification Program, considered to be among the best coaching education programs in the world, and the program that has helped developed more than a million Canadian coaches. “Geoff was an outstanding leader in Canadian sport, and influenced thousands of athletes, coaches, and colleagues in sport management and the media. He has been a friend, role model, and mentor to myself and many others in Canadian sport, and will be deeply missed,” CAC chief executive officer John Bales said in a statement.
ing at least one in all eight Penguins games. Crosby, who was on pace to cruise to the NHL scoring title before breaking his jaw, gave Pittsburgh the lead just 3:16 in to the game by skating through three Senators, including a masterful fake to elude Karlsson before beating Craig Anderson with a wrister at the bottom of the circle for his 100th career playoff point. He reached the mark in 75 career games, making him the fifth fastest to do so — and Mario Lemieux, the Penguins’ co-owner, was one of the first four to do so. Asked afterward what happened on the play, an incredulous Karlsson replied, “Are you blind?” Turris answered nearly 10 minutes later with his fourth of the playoffs, a bad-angle shot from along the goal-line that deflected off Vokoun, but Crosby came right back less than a minute later with a similar goal. He grabbed Chris Kunitz’s drop pass and scored on another wrist shot from along the goal-line as Karlsson went down to block the shot after flowing with the pass but couldn’t deflect it at 16:07 of the first. Karlsson, the Norris Trophy winner whose own season was largely interrupted by a 31-game layoff with an Achilles injury inflicted by Penguins forward Matt Cooke, also figured in Crosby’s third goal. He went off for hooking 49 seconds into the second period, and Crosby completed his hat trick 26 seconds into the ensuing power play with a slap shot. Crosby’s third goal prompted MacLean to replace Anderson — who faced exactly a shot a minute while on the ice — with Robin Lehner, who allowed only one goal but a key one the rest of the way.
BY ADVOCATE STAFF Two members of the two-time Telus Cup national midget AAA hockey champion Red Deer Optimist Rebels Chiefs received awards from the Alberta Midget Hockey League. Colton Bobyk received the Brian Benning Award as the top defencemen and Jack Goranson picked up the Richard Warwick Memorial Award. As well the Rebels received the Cam Ward Trophy for the lowest goalsagainst-average in the league. Tanner McCorriston of the Edmonton K of C Pats was named the Bill Ranford Award winner as the top goaltender with Riley Simpson of the Edmonton Southside Athletics picking up the Trevor Linden Award as the top
forward and the Harry Allen Memorial Award as the league’s top scorer. The Brian Sutter Award for the top defensive forward went to Jason Miller of the St. Albert Raiders with Gray Marr of the Lethbridge Pronghorns winning the Bob Johnson Memorial Award as the most sportsmanlike player. Larry Draper of the Pats was the Glen Sather coach of the year award winner. The Calgary Royals received the Commissioner’s Award for the least penalized team and Jordan Papirny of the Athletics was the MVP of the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Rebels’ Garrett Engert was one of 18 athletes to receive a $1,000 post secondary education scholarship.
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Sens’ MacLean nominated for Jack Adams award BRUCE BOUDREAU AND JOEL QUENNEVILLE ALSO IN THE RUNNING BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean, who guided his team to the playoffs despite losing key players to injury, is in the running for the NHL’s coach of the year honour. MacLean, Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks are the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award. MacLean led the Senators to a playoff berth despite not having defencemen Erik Karlsson and Jared Cowen and top forwards Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek for long stretches during the season. The 25-17-6 Sens had a league-high 14 rookies make at least one appearance this season. It’s the second nomination for MacLean, who was also a finalist in his rookie season last year. Boudreau, in his first full season behind the Anaheim bench, led the club
to its finest regular season in franchise history, capturing the Pacific Division title and No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a 30-12-6 record. The Ducks made dramatic gains over 201112 in several categories, climbing from 25th to third in the overall standings. Boudreau also won the award in 2008 when he was behind the Capitals’ bench. Quenneville’s Blackhawks posted a record start to the season by earning a point in each of their first 24 games, smashing the NHL’s longest previous season-opening streak of 16 games set by the Anaheim Ducks in 2006-07. The club went on to capture the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s top regular-season club with a 36-7-5 record for 77 points. Quenneville captured the Jack Adams Award in 1999-2000 with St. Louis. Members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association submitted ballots for the award at the conclusion of the regular season. The winner will be announced during the Stanley Cup final.
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Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean goes over strategy during team practice in Ottawa, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The Senators will face the Pittsburgh Penguins in round two of the NHL playoffs.
Sharks look to bounce back in Game 3 Korda with one-stroke lead at Mobile Bay LPGA Classic TEAM LOOKING TO REGROUP AT HOME things,” forward Logan Couture said. “I thought we deserved to win that game. But we’re down 2-0. It’s time to come into our building. It’s going to be loud. The fans are going to be into it. We have to find a way to win.” The biggest areas of concern for San Jose are on the special teams that dominated the first round. The Sharks are 0-for-7 on the power play although they did score 5 seconds after Alec Martinez came out of the box Thursday night and allowed three power-play goals to the Kings in Game 2. The Sharks appeared on their way to tying the series when they took a 3-2 lead into the closing minutes in Los Angeles on Thursday night. But that all changed after Stuart was called for tripping Tyler Toffoli with 2:41 to play. The situation only got more dire seconds later when San Jose defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic flipped the puck into the stands for a two-minute delay of game penalty that irked the Sharks because they thought the puck deflected off Jeff Carter’s shoulder. “It clearly changed directions,” Vlasic said. “I’ll leave it at that.” Dustin Brown then converted a rebound on a 5-on-3 advantage to tie the game with 1:43 left. Before the Sharks could even settle down, the Kings scored the gamewinner when Trevor Lewis scored on a rebound 22 seconds later. The Kings became just the third team since at least 1987-88 to win a playoff game in regulation when losing in the final two minutes, according to STATS LLC. Los Ange-
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MOBILE, Ala. — Jessica Korda shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Hall of Famer Karrie Webb after the second round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. Korda had seven birdies in her second straight bogey-free round to reach 13 under on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove complex. “I’m hitting the ball good and I’m having a lot of fun out there,” Korda said. “I feel really comfortable out here. This is definitely one of the stops I wanted to come back to and I hope we can keep this event as long as possible because I really like it.” The daughter of former tennis players Petr Korda and Regina Raichrtova, the 20-year-old Korda won the 2012 Women’s Australian Open for her lone LPGA Tour title. “Right now it’s Friday, so I think really the tournament starts back nine on Sunday,” Korda said. “So right now, it’s great to have the lead and I feel good.” Webb also had a bogey-free round, birdieing the last three holes for a 63. The 38-year-old Webb won the last of her 38 LPGA Tour titles in 2011. The Australian played alongside Korda and Brittany Lincicome the first two rounds. “When you’re playing with Jess and Brittany, if I hit a really good one I’m 20 yards behind them,” Webb said. “In certain parts of the golf course where they can carry parts that I can’t, I’m 40 yards behind them, so I’m the little short one out there trying to keep up with the big girls.” Korda birdied three of the four par-5 holes. “I reached every single one today, so that’s been really nice,” Korda said. “Yeah, we give Webby a hard time. She did outdrive me on the first hole today and she’s like, ’What’s going on?’ And I’m like, ’Did you work out last night?’ ... We were just keeping it kind of light out there and having a good time.” Chella Choi was two strokes back at 11 under after a 66. “Today and yesterday my putting was really good,” Choi said. “My confidence is better.” Sydnee Michaels had a course-record 62 to join Pornanong Phatlum and Thidapa Suwannapura at 10 under. “It feels so good to finally have a good round because I’ve been struggling the last few weeks and going through some swing changes,” Michaels said. “The week off last week I just said, ’You know what, I’m just going to go back to what feels good.’ So I hit a lot of balls and just kind of got back to where I was feeling good over the ball again. So, it feels so good to finally have a good round.” Phatlum shot a 65, and Suwannapura had a 67. Defending champion Stacy Lewis was 4 under after her second straight 70. She had a double bogey in the par-3 14th after hitting in the water. “I made too many mistakes and you can’t do it when people are shooting lights out,” said the second-ranked Lewis, the winner this year in consecutive events in Singapore and Phoenix.
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Edler suspended two games for knee-onknee hit on Staal BY THE CANADIAN PRESS STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish defenceman Alex Edler was suspended for the remainder of the IIHF World Championship on Friday for delivering a knee-on-knee hit on Canadian forward Eric Staal. Edler was tossed from Thursday’s quarter-final after the first-period incident. Sweden went on to win 3-2 in a shootout. Staal writhed on the ice in pain and did not return to the game. The Canadian captain, who plays for the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, was on crutches and wearing a brace on his right knee following the loss. Edler will miss Sweden’s semifinal against Finland on Saturday and the medal game Sunday. Switzerland will play the United States in the other semifinal. The IIHF independent disciplinary panel deemed Edler’s action as reckless, dangerous and in disregard to the vulnerability of his opponent, the IIHF said on its website. Edler, who plays for the Vancouver Canucks, was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct. The panel determined that he should have been given a match penalty for a violation of rule 536b (kneeing). It was the 26th suspension in the tournament since 2010.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — A dizzying 22-second span that led to a pair of Los Angeles power play goals turned what appeared to be destined to be a tied series into an 0-2 hole for the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks players say it didn’t take much longer than that for them to put their Game 2 collapse behind them and turn their focus to defending home ice the next two games so they can tie their second-round series with the Kings. “Coming in today, we could have been hanging our heads and moping around,” defenceman Brad Stuart said Friday. “But I don’t sense that at all. Obviously, guys aren’t feeling good about what happened last night but when you look at the big picture, we feel good about knowing what we have to do and what we can control.” So instead of looking back at the two late penalties that led to the two power-play goals that turned a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 loss, the Sharks would rather bank on the fact that they managed to score three goals against Jonathan Quick, outplayed the Stanley Cup champions for much of the night and now have home-ice advantage for the next two games beginning Saturday night in Game 3. San Jose lost just twice in regulation at home all season, winning both meetings against the Kings and both games in a first-round sweep against Vancouver. “We did a lot of really good
les knows it can’t always count on a late-game escape to win. “It was one of those games where we weren’t as sharp as we wanted to be, but in the end, we pulled it off,” centre Anze Kopitar said. “Sometimes that happens, but we realize we’ve got to play better.” The Kings have plenty of experience building on a 2-0 playoff lead, having won the first three games in all four rounds last year on the way to the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history. They were on the other end in the first round, having dropped the first two games in St. Louis in rather painful fashion when they allowed a short-handed goal in overtime by Alexander Steen after a misplay by Quick and a gamewinning goal by Barret Jackman in the final minute of Game 2. Los Angeles answered with four straight wins to eliminate the Blues followed by the two wins over the Sharks. “We’ve had that experience this playoff already. I mean, we were down 2-0 in the last series. We were out of the series,” coach Darryl Sutter said. “We were down 2-0 early in Game 4. We were out of the game. That’s what playoffs are about. It’s sort of frustrating to answer those questions, quite honestly, because our playoffs are four out of seven series, which means generally, when you break it down, every series goes six games, which means somebody wins four and if you do your math, somebody loses two.”
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Bradley follows record round with 69 to lead Byron Nelson BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship. Unlike the first round, Bradley didn’t set a course record. But he still finished with a three-stroke lead. Bradley started and ended his round Friday with those bogeys, part of a 1-under 69 that got him to 11-under 129, the lowest 36-hole total at the Nelson since 2001. “I’m almost more proud of this round than yesterday because I didn’t feel comfortable all day,” said Bradley, whose opening 60 included his only bogeys at those same holes in the middle of that round. “I don’t know what it was, I can’t put my finger on it but, you know, I bogeyed the first hole. I was a little uncomfortable and then I settled in and hit some really good shots.” Tom Gillis, who shot 63 in the first group of the day off the No. 10 tee, and Sang-Moon Bae (66) were tied for second. A stroke further back were 2012 PGA Tour rookie of the year John Huh (64), Ryan Palmer (68) and 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel (70). Schwartzel had an opening 63 and was the closest to Bradley after the first round. “It was a bit up and down out there,” said Schwartzel, who had three birdies and three bogeys. “Bit of a frustrating day, but I suppose it’s the mix.” Bradley, whose first PGA Tour victory came as a rookie at the Nelson two years ago, started his second round with a drive that missed the fairway at the 458-yard first hole, then left his approach short of the green. “The first hole is probably the easiest hole out here,” he said. “I don’t know why I keep making bogey on that hole.” At No. 18, he drove right into rough under the trees again near a cart path. He punched the ball, which rolled and flirted with water to the left before settling into a swale behind the green. He chipped to 6 ½ feet, but missed the par putt. “I’ve got a four-shot lead, so the last thing I wanted to do was plop it in the water. I bailed out,” said Bradley, who also won the PGA Championship in 2011 and the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational last year. “I didn’t hit that bad of a shot it just got in the wind. I thought it was going to be way left of where it was, but I’m going to hit good ones Saturday and Sunday.” In between those bogeys, Bradley had another bogey at No. 6, four birdies and several nice par-saving shots, including a two-putt from 35 feet after driving into the trees at No. 14 and a blast to 4 feet of the hole from a greenside bunker at No. 15. Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., shot his second straight 67, and is five back at 134. Calgary’s Stephen Ames is another shot back after turning in a 68. Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., had a second straight 68, and is seven back at 136. Ottawa’s Brad Fritsch just made the cut at 140 with a 71. Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old amateur from Chi-
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Tom Gillis follows his shot off the fourth fairway during the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament Friday, May 17, 2013, in Irving, Texas. na, missed the cut with rounds of 70 and 77. After driving into the rough and then hitting into two bunkers for a double-bogey 6 at No. 12, his third hole Friday, Guan had a 19-foot birdie putt on the following par 3. He then had five consecutive bogeys. Guan last month made the cut at the Masters and then again in New Orleans, becoming the youngest player ever to make the cut on the PGA Tour. He said he “probably” would stay in the United States to play more golf, but wasn’t specific about where or confirm if he would play in a U.S. Open sectional qualifier June 3. Defending Nelson champion Jason Dufner, play-
ing with good friend Bradley, had his second consecutive 70 to make the cut of even par. Gillis got rolling with three consecutive birdies, starting with a 13-foot putt at No. 12 before burying a 32-footer on the 180-yard par 3 right after that. His only bogey came at his closing hole, when he threeputted from 12 ½ feet at the 427-yard ninth hole. He had played an afternoon round Thursday, when 13 players shot 66 or better in the morning and the only one in the afternoon was Marc Leishman with a 66. “It was easier, I think the wind was down and I was hoping that we would get a fair shot like they had (Thursday) morning just to see what it would be like,” Gillis said. “Definitely, I thought it played better than in the afternoon.” After 1 ½ inches of rain fell on the course Wednesday night, players were allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls hit in fairways and other shortcut areas. That rule remained in place Friday, even though the grounds were dry and the greens were firming up with more breezy conditions. Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton matched Gillis for the best round Friday, his 63 a nine-stroke improvement from the opening round to put him in a tie for 13th. Gillis had missed his last five cuts with 12 straight rounds without breaking 70 before his opening 1-under 69 even while bogeys on three of his last four holes. Asked about what was different this week, Gillis said he was more relaxed after reuniting with his coach. “I stepped with a way for a couple of months and tried to do some things on my own and kind of got lost,” Gillis said before explaining their separation. “We had disagreements on some things. ... You talk things out, work things out. People change. I think he was right all along, to be honest with you.”
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EMERGENCY SERVICES OFFICER Kneehill County has an exciting opportunity for an Emergency Services Officer to coordinate emergency and safety services in a rural environment. The County is comprised of, 2 towns, 3 villages, 7 hamlets with a combined total population of around 11,000, and six volunteer fire departments within the boundaries. The Emergency Services Officer will be a visionary leader and provide key advice and guidance in the areas of fire and emergency services for the region, along with Kneehill County’s health and safety program. Key responsibilities will include the coordination of regional emergency plans, leading the regional fire management committee, fire investigations/inspections and maintaining Kneehill County’s COR Certification. Desired Qualifications for this position include NFPA 1001 Firefighter Certification, Alberta Safety Codes Officer (Fire) Certification, CFI or NFPA 1033 Fire Investigator training/ certification, emergency management training, health and safety program training, experience coordinating activities in a regional environment, and working with volunteers. Resumes are to be forwarded to the undersigned no later than May 31, 2013. We will respond to all applicants.
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Wilson disagrees with Raffi Torres suspension BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Portland Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones, left, Halifax Mooseheads centre Nathan MacKinnon, centre, and Halifax Mooseheads left winger Jonathan Drouin speak to the media in Saskatoon, Sask.
Top NHL prospects face off at Memorial Cup BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin are used to hearing their names in the same sentence. As three of the top prospects heading into this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NHL draft, the teens have shared the spotlight for months â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if not years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the talk of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup. The trio sat shoulder-to-shoulder at a table in the bowels of the Credit Union Centre this week, answering questions about the Canadian Hockey League championship, their futures and even how they met. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing they get along, because Jones, MacKinnon and Drouin will be seeing a lot more of each other in the coming weeks. Projected to be taken high â&#x20AC;&#x201D; possibly in the top three spots â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in Newark next month, Jones of the Western Hockey Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Portland Winterhawks, and MacKinnon and Drouin, both of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halifax Mooseheads, headline a Memorial Cup that includes at least eight potential first-round picks. A big defenceman whose name is
expected to be called when the Colorado Avalanche step to the podium with the first pick June 30, Jones says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult not to think ahead to the draft, even with Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth-watering game between Portland and Halifax on the horizon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It obviously lingers a bit in your mind,â&#x20AC;? said the 18-year-old, who is ranked as the top North American skater by NHL Central Scouting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The draft is a month and a little bit away so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human nature to think about that kind of stuff but at the same time youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to think about the now and the present and helping your team win a Memorial Cup.â&#x20AC;? But he adds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a 17- or 18-yearold you want to know what your future holds in front of you.â&#x20AC;? MacKinnon, who slipped to No. 2 in the draft rankings this season, says having the top three prospects in one place only puts more focus on their NHL futures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talked about so much now leading up to it,â&#x20AC;? the 17-year-old centre said at Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s media availability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much hype around it right now, especially with the three of us in the tournament. For us weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just going to try to keep our mind in the present and focus on winning now.
SAN JOSE, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said Friday that the organization strongly disagrees with the NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey hit,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As noted by the NHL, Raffiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial point of contact was a shoulder-to-shoulder hit on an opponent who was playing the puck. He did not leave his feet or elevate, he kept his shoulder tucked and elbow down at his side, and he was gliding â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not skating or charging.â&#x20AC;? The NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Player Safety sharply disagreed while suspending Torres on Thursday for the rest of the second-round series. It is the fourth career suspension for Torres, who is considered a repeat offender in dangerous hits under the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collective bargaining agreement. Stoll was bent forward while trying to play a bouncing puck when Torres approached him from the side for a violent hit in Game 1 on Tuesday night. Stollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head snapped back violently before he fell forward onto the ice. In an explanatory video released by Brendan Shanahan, the NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior vice-president of player safety, he said Stollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head was â&#x20AC;&#x153;the principal point of contactâ&#x20AC;? in the hit, creating grounds for suspension. Although Torres initially made contact with Stollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right shoulder, Shanahan ruled that the shoulder hit was only a glancing blow, as evidenced by the direction both players travelled after the contact. Wilson said the head must be targeted to violate Rule 48.1 and there is no evidence that Torres targeted Stollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head. Wilson also said Stoll put himself in a vulnerable position just before the hit to play a bouncing puck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It appears that the NHL has not only made an inappropriate application of this rule but is trying to make an example out of a player who is being judged on past events, one who has changed his game dramatically this
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A CLEAN HIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE GUY GOT INJURED. IF THEY SUSPENDED GUYS FOR EVERY TIME SOMEONE ELSE GOT HURT, EVEN IF ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A CLEAN HIT, THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF SUSPENSIONS IN THIS LEAGUE. AND THATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOT FAIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LOGAN COUTURE SAN JOSE SHARKS FORWARD
season and taken only six minor penalties in 39 games,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. While playing for Phoenix last season, Torres received a 21-game suspension â&#x20AC;&#x201D; initially 25 games â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for a high hit on Chicago star Marian Hossa in the first round of the playoffs. Torres was suspended for two games in January 2012 for charging Minnesota defenceman Nate Prosser, and he sat out four games in April 2011 for a hit to the head of Edmontonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jordan Eberle while playing for Vancouver. Stoll missed Game 2 of the series and there is no timetable for his return. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a clean hit,â&#x20AC;? Sharks forward Logan Couture said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, the guy got injured. If they suspended guys for every time someone else got hurt, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a clean hit, there would be a lot of suspensions in this league. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not fair.â&#x20AC;? Wilson says Torres will not appeal the suspension because he does not want to be a distraction to the team. San Jose trails the series 2-0 heading into Game 3 at home on Saturday night. Torresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teammates said they are using Torresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; absence as inspiration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the playoffs you always find something to rally,â&#x20AC;? forward Scott Gomez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great teammate and a great guy and we want him to play. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tremendous in the room with the young guys. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our job to get it to the next round so he can play.â&#x20AC;?
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One sweet contest Photos contributed The Big Moo Ice Cream Parlour held its annual ice-cream eating contest on Saturday, May 11, in Sylvan Lake, with all proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House of Central Alberta. Contestants pay a fee to enter and test their icecream eating might. Winners get free ice cream from Big Moo for the whole summer.
This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winners were: Lian Foy, 4, ate 3 ounces in 2:05 Brody Ross, 5, ate 4 ounces in 1:24 Thai Mack, 9, ate 5 ounces in 1:13 Gracie Mack, 14, ate 7 ounces in 1:20 Amanda Zindorf, 14-plus, ate 10 ounces in 0:57. About 75 people entered the contest, which raised $1,000 for the Ronald McDonald House. Kids were also entertained by a bouncy castle, face painting and a petting zoo, with animals supplied by Rainy Creek Ranch. This was the third year for the ice-cream eating contest and organizers say they plan to host it again next May. See more photos at the Big Moo Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BigMooIceCream
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GUIDE DOG FUNDRAISERS Join Lions Club members from Alix and Spruce View to raise money for dog guides on Sunday, May 26. The Lions Foundation of Canada Purina Walk for Guide Dogs is a cross-Canada event. The Alix event starts at 11 a.m. at the Alix Lions Den at 4903 49th Ave. Email Mary at maryflex@platinum.ca for more information. The Spruce View event begins at 11:30 a.m. at Double Tree Village Museum. Email Phil and Lois Burkinshaw at chickadee.springs@ gmail.com for more information. Learn more about the event and make a donation online at www. purinawalk fordogguides.com.
LINCOLN HALL ANNIVERSARY Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lincoln Hall makeover on Saturday, May 25. The Spring Barbecue Supper and Cabaret starts at 6:30 p.m. at the hall located on Hwy 792 northeast of the Village of Gull Lake. Prizes and draws will follow the dinner by Bob Ronnie Catering. The four-piece Dean Ray Band will provide entertainment for the dance running from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Proceeds will go to the society that operates the hall. Admission is $45 per person and available only until Wednesday. More information and tickets are available by calling Kathy at 403-782-4194 or emailing tkkamlah@ albertahighspeed.net.
LENDING CUPBOARD LUNCHEON Learn more about a charity offering free medical equipment and supplies during a special luncheon. The fourth annual Lending Cupboard Ladies Luncheon will be held at Red Deer’s Black Knight Inn on Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased through the hotel’s ticket centre at 2929 50th Ave. or by calling 1-800-661-8793. Local callers can dial 403-755-6626. There is no silent auction, but donations will be gratefully accepted during the event.
Trot up to Segway rides HERITAGE RANCH ADDS THE WHEELED DEVICES TO ATTRACTIONS BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF A horse-riding attraction in Red Deer is now giving people the chance to pony up to a Segway. Starting on Tuesday, Heritage Ranch will offer visitors the chance to ride the twowheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicles through staff-escorted tours. The ranch recently bought four used Segways to add to its list of activities. Ranch operator Joel Martens said he figured the Segways would be a great way for people to see the trails around Heritage Ranch. It’s located within the Waskasoo Park system. “It just seemed like a cool fit for the ranch,” said Martens. “They’re actually a lot more fun than I thought.” The ranch hired Chris Szydlowski of Segway Canada West as a consultant to train staff, ensuring they follow best safety practices and that they develop a good tour. Szydlowski described the Segway ride as the “easiest thing you will do in your life.” “The machine is designed literally after the human body,” said Szydlowski. “It moves as you move. On the Segway, there are sensors under your feet, so when you are standing, it’s balancing. When you lean forward, it will automatically move.” Szydlowski said that visitors will watch a short safety video before they head out on the trails. “Since it is so easy to ride, the danger is overconfidence,” he added. “It is safer than riding a bike because you don’t have to bal-
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Chris Szydlowski trains wranglers Shelley Beebe (left) and Jasmine Blanke on how to use the Segways along the trails near Heritage Ranch on Friday. Segways can travel up to 20 kmh.
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ance on them.” Wranglers Shelley Beebe and Jasmine Blanke found riding Segways much easier than they thought it would be. Beebe rode one on Grand Turk Island in the Caribbean and said it was so great because the tour guide showed them all the interesting points of town. As time goes on, Heritage
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BRIEFS Police probe Red Deer stabbing A 27-year-old man suffered stab wounds this morning at an apartment in the Pines neighbourhood in north Red Deer. The man was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre with non-lifethreatening injuries. A suspect was arrested at the scene and charges are pending. Red Deer RCMP say they got a call about a disturbance at 9:11 a.m. today. When they arrived, they found a man with stab wounds to his lower back. Police are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575 or if they wish to remain anonymous they can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report a tip online at www.tipssubmit.com If the information leads to an arrest, tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Orb event postponed to June 21 A weekend fundraising event that would have allowed people to ride inside a plastic orb down a hill has been postponed. Originally scheduled for Sunday, the event has been rescheduled for June 21. The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta is bringing an OGO, or Outdoor Gravity Orb, to Red Deer and other Alberta cities for its Thrill Seekers
Ranch wranglers will let people know more about the trails and other Red Deer tidbits as well. Heritage Ranch will offer the Segway tour for $59 per person, for individuals 14 years old and up. Those younger than 18 will need a parent along. The cost will include 30 min-
Challenge 2013. OGOs are a form of zorbing where harnessed participants roll downhill inside a transparent plastic orb. It is a pursuit pioneered in New Zealand. Fundraisers who bring in at least $500 in pledges will get to hill roll near River Bend Golf Course. Participants in the challenge can register by calling the Red Deer society chapter at 403-342-5760 or online at www.schizophrenia.ab.ca.
Rocky man’s remains found Remains found near Breton last week have been positively identified as a Rocky Mountain House man who has been missing for five years. Everett John Goodrunning, 38, was reported missing in June 2008. A passerby discovered human remains on May 7 near the North Saskatchewan River, near Everett John Township Road 503A and Range Goodrunning Road 40 near Breton. RCMP conducted an extensive search of the wooded area nearby. With assistance of the Medical Examiner’s Office, the remains have been positively identified as Goodrunning. RCMP are still investigating the manner of death. Goodrunning was last seen in May 2008. At the time of his disappearance, it was believed he was in Hobbema, Red Deer or Wetaskiwin. Anyone having any information about the disappearance of Everett Goodrunning is encouraged to notify the RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS).
utes or instruction and 30 minutes on the trails, and they can extend it for another 30 minutes for $25 more. Lunch and date night packages will also be available. “It’s another great date night option because Heritage Ranch is a real romantic kind of spot,” said Martens. “It’s one more thing for a couple to do and leave the kids at home.” To book, call Heritage Ranch at 403-347-4977. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com
Brain-injured man subdued by sheriffs in courtroom BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A brain-injured man was arrested on new charges after a violent outburst in a Red Deer courtroom on Friday morning. Mark Bough, 39, had just been given a conditional discharge with one year of probation after pleading guilty to common assault for trying to shoot his wife with an airsoft pellet gun while she was cooking dinner on April 3. The conditional sentence, passed by Judge Harry Gaede in Red Deer provincial court, included a provision that the Bough have no contact with his wife, who was among the family members seated in the gallery. Defence counsel Murray Shack said games with airsoft guns, which shoot plastic pellets, are a common practice in Bough’s family. Shack said his client is undergoing treatment for a significant brain injury suffered in a highway crash about a year earlier. The injury “erased his ability to make appropriate decisions in some
settings.” Shack advised the court that his client would not be able to return to work as a truck driver, but was hoping to take training as a security guard, which would not be possible with a criminal conviction on his record. Court was adjourned briefly after sentence was passed. Bough stepped out of the courtroom and then returned to retrieve belongings from the row of seats immediately behind the row in which his wife was still seated. He began shouting and swearing after having words with a sheriff who was blocking access to her and another sheriff who was warning him to back away. A struggle broke out, with three more sheriffs called in from other areas of the courthouse to help subdue him. Bough was arrested in the centre aisle of the courtroom and taken into custody on new charges, including disturbing the peace, uttering threats, resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com
Suspects sought after carjacking at Blackfalds ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED FOR MAN, WOMAN
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RCMP have issued arrest warrants for a man and a woman alleged to have been involved in a carjacking near Blackfalds on Wednesday evening. Blackfalds RCMP say they were called to a scene of a rollover on Aspelund Road west of Hwy 2 near Blackfalds at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Police learned that two of the occupants of the rolled vehicle, a male and a female, had left the scene and obtained a ride from a passerby. The two persons were said to have forced the driver from her vehicle and left her at the roadside. The vehicle was located later in the Highland Green area of Red Deer,
where extensive patrols were made to locate the male and female suspects, to no avail. Police have issued warrants for the arrests of two people. Colby McInnes, 22, faces numerous charges, including robbery and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Samantha Johnstone, 23, faces property-related charges. Police have not released the home towns of either suspect. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of either McInnes or Johnstone is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or report a tip online at www.tipssubmit. com.
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Parish, diocesan experience key to Pope Francis’s messages There is nothing unusual University of St. Mary of the about a Catholic leader urging Lake, near Chicago. He is also priests to draw closer to their known for his work as foundflocks, to focus on day-to-day er of the Word on Fire media issues that bridge the gap be- ministry and as an NBC News tween pulpit and analyst. pew. It’s easy, when Still, it caught talking about this Vatican insiders pope’s back-to-baoff guard when sics style, to stress Pope Francis, a his life in Argentina, week after his ingrowing up in the stallation Mass, home of immigrants used a somewhat from northern Italy. pungent image But when considwhen discussing ering his preaching, this problem. said Barron, the key “This is preis to remember his cisely the reason experience at the TERRY for the dissatisfacparish and diocesan MATTINGLY tion of some, who levels. end up sad — sad While Pope Benepriests — in some dict XVI speaks sense becoming with the precision collectors of antiques or nov- of an academic comfortable elties, instead of being shep- in European classrooms, Pope herds living with the smell of Francis has spent much of his the sheep,” he said. life preaching in slums. “This I ask you: Be shep“When you look at him in herds, with the ‘odor of the the pulpit you just have to say, sheep,’ make it real, as shep- ‘This is a preacher in a parherds among your flock, fish- ish.’ ers of men.” He’s going up there with At this point, “it’s safe to say notes, not a formal five-page everyone in the Catholic world text” the Vatican press offiknows that line, if they’re pay- cers distributed in advance, ing attention at all,” said the said Barron in a telephone inRev. Robert Barron, president terview. of Mundelein Seminary at the “Every now and then, you
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We may become a charitable NGO, but not the church, the bride of the Lord.” ● It’s crucial for Catholics to live their faith, not just talk about it privately, the pope said in mid-April: “When we do this the church becomes a mother church that bears children. “But when we don’t do it, the church becomes not a mother but a baby-sitter church, which takes care of the child to put him to sleep.” ● While some insist on talking about faith in vague terms, Francis reminded an April 18 audience: “When we talk to God we speak with persons who are concrete and tangible, not some misty, diffused godlike ‘god-spray,’ that’s a little bit everywhere but who knows what it is.” ● Stressing the importance of Easter, he noted: “Efforts
have often been made to blur faith in the Resurrection of Jesus and doubts have crept in, even among believers. It is a little like that ‘rosewater’ faith, as we say; it is not a strong faith. And this is due to superficiality and sometimes to indifference, busy as we are with a thousand things considered more important than faith, or because we have a view of life that is solely horizontal.” What runs through these words is the new pope’s desire to awaken in his listeners a “religious sense,” a “religious sensibility” that insists that there is more to life in the real world than mere materialism, said Barron. Francis knows that “if you want people to act, you have to touch them at the level of the real, the earthy and the practical,” he said. “As a pastor, he has used this language before. Now he is using these kinds of images again — from the throne of St. Peter.” Terry Mattingly directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Contact him at tmattingly@cccu.org or www.tmatt.net
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BAHÁ'í Faith “Canada marks with regret the fifth anniversary of the illegitimate arrest and detention of seven Iranian Baha’i national leaders by the Khamenei regime, and we renew our call for their release….Canada stands by the Iranian people, who deserve the freedom to practice their faith without fear of persecution and violence.” The Red Deer Bahá’i community remembered and honored the Iranian people unjustly imprisoned, at a prayer service last night, hearing from local community members from Iran. For information on the Faith see www.news.bahai.org
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Helping people through laughs CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN MICHAEL JR. PERFORMING AT FUNDRAISER BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF A heckler once asked comedian Michael Jr., “Why do all black people look alike?” Michael Jr. paused briefly, as the comedy club audience grew silent. Then he responded: “All black people don’t look alike ... “You’ve just got to cut the eye holes in your sheet bigger.” The comedian recalled getting a standing ovation from everyone in the room — even the guy who heckled him. “That was the moment when I knew I was a professional,” said Michael Jr,, who has since appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live. The moment that Michael Jr. realized comedy was his life’s mission came several years later. The Michigan native — who performs a fundraising show at CrossRoads Church, just outside Red Deer on Friday — doesn’t remember being struck by a divine bolt from the sky or anything. He just had a dawning realization that he was supposed to be helping people. Instead of getting laughs, Michael Jr. began seeing his role as giving people laughs — including those in homeless shelters and jails, where he regularly performs. “God was setting set me up for what I do now,” he believes, from a very young age. For no reason that Michael Jr. can think of, he and a buddy pledged at age 14 to never swear again. “If either one of us cursed, we would get hit on the chest.” It wasn’t like his parents were after him about bad language, he maintained, and church didn’t play a big role in his life until he attended a service at a friend’s invitation at about age 27. “We just made a pact and it stuck after all these years.” But the comedian is glad he’s always been “clean,” because it made becoming a Christian comedian easier. Michael Jr. believes his act, which goes over equally well in churches, comedy clubs and prisons, is proof that the words Christian and comedian are not mutually exclusive — although people regularly approach him to say they can’t believe his swear-free act is so funny. Actually, Michael Jr. can find humour everywhere, including the Bible.
For instance, he imagines on stage what it must have been like to be James, Jesus’s younger brother: “How many times would you have to hear, ‘Why can’t you be more like Jesus?’ ” Michael Jr. maintains the Son of God is no stranger to comedy because he knew that people remember things better if you can make them laugh while teaching them. As an example of the wise-cracking Jesus, Michael Jr. refers to Christ’s exchange with the rich man who wants to know the best way of getting into heaven. Knowing the man values possessions above everything, Jesus tells him he will have to give away all his riches. “And the guy just walks away, thinking, well, I’m not going to do that!” said Michael Jr. That’s the moment Jesus turns to his disciples and says, “It would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven.” Pa-dum pum. “That’s funny! I mean, how impossible is that?” said Michael Jr., who readily admits that he sees things differently than most people. As a learning disabled child, he had to look carefully at the shape of each letter and the space around it, instead of learning words. He learned to read with this extra effort, and grew up as a pretty quiet guy. “I wasn’t shy. I just learn more from listening than talking,” recalled the comedian, who is now a married father of five. Michael Jr. remembers getting up in front of an audience in a movie theatre for the first time at age 17, after a friend dared him to tell a joke before the film started. “They laughed and had a great time. They wanted to hear more jokes, but I said, no, I only had the one, and I sat down.” It took starting an oil changing business at age 19 to make a bored-stiff Michael Jr. realize that he should probably start writing a few more jokes. And he did. Michael Jr. has followed up his CD, Funny For A Reason, with the new stand-up comedy DVD release, Laughing on Purpose. He will perform a family show at 7 p.m. at CrossRoads Church as a fundraiser for the Blackfalds and District Victim Support Society. Tickets are $20 and are available by calling Karie at 403-392-2412. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com
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Christian comic Michael Jr. has played everywhere from comedy clubs to prisons and will be bringing his swear-free act to the CrossRoads Churchs as part of fundraiser for the Blackfalds and District Victim Services tonight.
Fiddler Woods brings wide Glover wins collection of timeless songs 12th season of BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Some old songs never really get old, says swinging fiddler Scott Woods. Whenever the Ontario musician performs such chestnuts as Yes Sir, That’s My Baby, Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue, or When the Red, Red Robin (Goes Bob-bob-bobbin’ Along), he’s noticed that youngsters, as well as oldsters, tap their feet along to the music. “The harmonies are great, the melodies are clear, catchy and recognizable ... all the things that make a good song are right there,” said Woods. In fact, he thinks the popular ditties from the 1920s to 1950s could provide the blueprints for today’s pop songs. “If you were studying how to write a hit song, all the elements would be there.” Audiences across Western Canada have been charmed by the tried-and-true tunes that Woods and his band will perform on Thursday at Sunnybrook United Church in Red Deer. The lineup includes swing tunes and big band standards, as well as country and western and gospel selections, including In the Garden and Mansion Over the Hilltop. Woods said he’s played to soldout houses for the last two years that he’s taken his church fundraising tours through Red Deer — and he doesn’t expect less of a response this time around. “A lot of grandpar-
ents have been bringing their grandkids ... and we’ve been converting the 30-, 40- and 50-yearolds” to music they might otherwise never listen to. At 42, Woods admitted he’s too young to remember seeing Don Messer playing the fiddle on TV. But he will be bringing some of Messer’s tunes to the stage as part of this year’s Swingin’ Fiddles tour with younger fiddlers Ben Morris (who also sings and plays guitar) and Emily Yarascavitch (also a champion step dancer). They will be joined by drummer Wes Dymond and Woods’ mom, Carolyn, on piano. As audiences have come to expect of Woods’ show, there will be some homespun humour woven in, as well as trick fiddling. The Fergus, Ont., native admitted his feats of daring are limited by the size of the stage. “I need 12 to 15 feet to turn a somersault.” Without enough runup room, Woods warned that his gymnastic effort “will not be graceful looking.” But even if there’s no space for his “front flying flip,” Woods will still pull off some unusual musical moves, such as playing the fiddle behind his back and under his legs. Since 2006, his fiddle shows have raised $2 million for various charities and churches. Half of the proceeds from this Red Deer show will go to support Camp Kasota and the Sunnybrook United Church’s youth ministry.
American Idol BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Fiddler Scott Woods and his band will be bringing classic songs as well as some homespun humour and trick fiddling to the Sunnybrook United Church on Thursday. Tickets to the 7 p.m. show at 12 Stanton St. are $20 ($10 for children) and are available in ad-
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LOS ANGELES — The third time’s the charm for Candice Glover on American Idol. The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox singing competition after auditioning a trio of times and making it to the finals this year. Glover looked stunned when Idol host Ryan Seacrest announced she bested soulful 22-year-old country singer Kree Harrison from Woodville, Texas. Glover said backstage after winning she learned to “have fun, live in the moment and be confident.” “Because in previous years I wasn’t, so that’s definitely the key if you want to audition for the show or have a career,” she said. After her crowning, an emotional Glover sobbed her way through her new single I Am Beautiful. Glover’s win marks the first time a female and a nonwhite singer has won the competition since Jordin Sparks dominated the sixth season in 2007. The previous five winners — Phillip Phillips, Scotty McCreery, Lee DeWyze, Kris Allen and David Cook — were all Caucasian guitar players, known to “Idol” fans as WGWGs, or white guys with guitars. The lack of a female champion for the past five years was mocked in a finale bit featuring the female finalists, in cahoots with Sparks, jokingly sabotaging this season’s five male contestants. “The good news is Idol leftovers have been doing really well on The Voice,” Sparks teased. Besides the coronation of Glover, Thursday’s finale also served as a farewell for Randy Jackson, the show’s last remaining original judge who announced last week that he’s leaving Idol to focus on his record label and other business opportunities. Jackson served as a judge on all 12 seasons of Idol. He first appeared on the panel alongside Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul when the competition debuted in 2002, becoming famous for his easygoing “yo, dawg” rapport with contestants. “I love everybody that walked on this show,” Jackson said. He added, “Hopefully, I touched their lives a little bit. They certainly touched mine.” Grammy- and Oscar-winning former Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson returned for Thursday’s finale to duet with Glover on Natalie Cole’s Inseparable. “I look up to her and, honestly, she is so successful after this show, and I really admire her,” said Glover backstage. “I finally got a chance to not only meet her but sing with her.” Hudson was among the guest stars who helped fill out the two-hour finale show, including Psy, Frankie Valli, Emeli Sande, Jessie J, Aretha Franklin and former Idol judge Jennifer Lopez. Current Idol judges Keith Urban and Mariah Carey — along with Jackson on bass — also performed.
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It’s no surprise, really, that it a shot. Gregory Smith is directing epi“That’s basically how I learned sodes of the series he co-stars in, everything as an actor,” he says Rookie Blue. The Toronto-lensed during an interview in his trailer cop drama returns for a fourth on the set. “I was just a kid and season May 23 on Global and ABC. I worked with these actors and “He’s a particular I’d ask them questions renaissance man,” says and then something Rookie Blue executive would work for me and producer and showrunI’d try to move forward ner Tassie Cameron. with it.” “He’s one of those guys Wellington was an you discover suddenly obvious inspiration. that he’s running some “He took me under his tech company out of wing and showed me his trailer, he’s taking the way,” says Smith, award-winning photowho directs his second graphs from his travels episode towards the to Africa ... he’s just one end of this coming seaof those people.” son. BILL The Toronto-born, Another mentor BRIOUX B.C.-raised actor, who was Everwood director turns 30 this summer, Perry Lang. “He was has been around TV an actor and became and film sets almost his a director and now he entire life. His father sort of does both, so I Maurice produced low-budget shadowed him on an episode of films and his teacher mother Ter- Eli Stone” — a short-lived series rea acted in some of them. Their Smith worked on in 2009. son Gregory was working in the Another Everwood director, Dabiz as soon as he could barely talk, vid Petrarca — currently shooting appeared in his first commercial, Game of Thrones — was an influfor Tide, at 14 months. A younger ence. “I sort of check with a lot brother, Douglas Smith (Big Love) of people and just started asking also acts. questions over the years.” Before he was a teen, Smith was Smith feels being on the other showing up on Vancouver-based side of the camera now and then TV shows such as The Commish, helps him communicate with othThe Hat Squad and Highlander. er actors. “Acting is such a strange In 2002, he landed the role op- thing, it’s different for everybody,” posite Treat Williams and fellow he says. No two processes are Canadian Emily VanCamp (Re- the same, and no director undervenge) that has led to everything stands the “idiosyncrasies of the else, Ephram Brown on Everwood. neuroses” better than another acOver the years, he’s also ap- tor. peared in 25 films. Directing also makes one a So when he was given an oppor- more considerate actor, says tunity to become the first Rookie Smith. “After being on the othBlue cast member to direct last er side of it, when they tell you season, Smith jumped at it. He they’re ready on set — you get watched carefully the work of sev- there faster!” eral directors, particularly execuIt helps, he adds, that Rookie tive producer David Wellington, Blue is a fairly tight-knit unit. It’s studied their techniques and gave funny to hear an actor so young
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say something like, “in all my years I’ve never worked with a nicer group,” but Smith has a list of credits deeper than most. “Everybody’s so tight, no egos, no kind of competitiveness, it’s just like everybody’s having fun, so it was a dream come true.” “No egos, please, what about him?” jokes cast mate Charlotte Sullivan (Gail Peck), who cracks herself up. “Greg’s a joy to work with, he knows how to get the best out of all of us.” In order to juggle the two jobs, Smith gets his directing assignments following a break in the production schedule, in the case of this season, around Christmas. Directors need at least a week to block, schedule and prepare once a script is in place. “I’m prepping episode 11 while I’m shooting episode 10 as an actor, so my time gets spread very. very thin,” he admits. “Last year was very, very stressful but we got it done.” Smith is part of a growing list of series stars who dabble in directing their own shows. Jon Hamm and John Slattery on Mad Men, Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad and Jason Priestley on Call Me Fitz have all helmed multiple episodes. Michael Landon (Highway to Heaven) wound up being the principal director on his shows, and Bill Bixby (The Hulk), Dick Martin (Rowan & Martin’s LaughIn) and Timothy Busfield (thirtysomething) all became directors first, actors second. Cameron, a former Flashpoint writer/producer as well as a Canadian Film Centre grad, says she welcomes contributions from all her actors, including in the writing room. “I think they’re smart about characters, and for me, character is everything where it comes to shows.” Bill Brioux is a freelance TV columnist based in Brampton, Ont.
CBS to premiere four new comedies in fall ONE TO FEATURE ROBIN WILLIAMS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — CBS has revealed a few nips and tucks it is planning next season for what is already network television’s most successful schedule, including adding a comedy with Robin Williams playing an unorthodox advertising executive with Sarah Michelle Gellar as his daughter. It will move Person of Interest to Tuesdays, pairing it with NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles to have television’s three most-watched dramas on the same night and the same network. Four comedies and one drama will debut on CBS this fall. CBS ordered only eight new series for the season, while rivals ABC, NBC and Fox are introducing a total of 41. CBS will end this season with the widest margin of victory in viewers of any network in 24 years and even win among the advertiser-desired demographic of 18- to 49-year-olds for the first time since the early 1990s, said Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp. CEO. Moonves took notice of how Jimmy Kimmel called CBS executives smug during ABC’s schedule presentation, the late-night comic even adding an unprintable noun. If true, Moonves said, “I guess that means we’re winning.” Dealing with such riches, CBS rejected pilots of a NCIS: Los Angeles spinoff and a TV remake of Beverly Hills Cop backed by Eddie Murphy. Melissa McCarthy’s popular comedy Mike & Molly was left off the schedule and stuck in the bullpen, ready to return to plug any holes. CBS ordered 22 episodes of the sitcom. Williams’ comedy is called The Crazy Ones, a reference to his comic style, and is getting a prime Thurs-
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day-night time slot after The Big Bang Theory, television’s most popular comedy. Among its producers is David E. Kelley. “We think this is going to be the most talked-about show this fall,” said Nina Tassler, CBS’ entertainment president. Chuck Lorre, TV’s premiere comedy producer, is behind Mom, a new Monday-night sitcom starring Anna Faris as a newly sober single mom with Allison Janney as her estranged mother. We Are Men is about four love-challenged single men living in the same apartment complex, with Tony Shalhoub as one of the stars. CBS’ other new comedy is The Millers, with Will Arnett playing a recently divorced man whose plans to enjoy the single life are disrupted when his parents move in. CBS is also trying something new in drama by ordering two limited-run series for its Monday-night schedule. Hostages, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, stars Toni Collette as a surgeon who is taken hostage the night before she is to operate on the president. After a 15-episode run, it will be replaced by Intelligence, about an agent whose smarts are enhanced by a microchip implanted in his brain. The network is cancelling CSI: N.Y., Vegas, Golden Boy and Rules of Engagement. The drama Hawaii Five-0 will shift from Monday to Friday nights on the schedule. CBS usually runs drama reruns on Saturday, but next year will also air two comedies that night. Midseason shows include: ● Reckless, a legal drama set in Charleston, S.C., where a Yankee litigator and Southern lawyer have the hots for each other despite being on opposite sides of a long-running case. ● Friends With Better Lives, a romantic comedy. Like its title suggests, it focuses on six friends at different stages of their romantic lives, all wondering if their pals have it better.
solid gameplay make Metro: Last Light a must-play BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
What are you doing after the apocalypse? Video-game creators have been asking that question for years, with results ranging from Bethesda’s sublime Fallout 3 to id Software’s forgettable Rage. Ukrainian developer 4A Games fell somewhere in between with 2010’s Metro: 2033, based on the bleak fiction of Russian novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky. It boasted incredibly detailed visuals that helped the player overlook somewhat sluggish combat controls, clunky artificial intelligence and a somewhat vague narrative. The new sequel, Metro: Last Light (Deep Silver, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, $59.99; PC, $49.99), addresses all those complaints. While the visuals remain extraordinary, the combat controls are now tight and responsive, the menus have been streamlined and the enemy AI has improved enough to forgive some occasional quirks. Like its predecessor, Last Light throws you into a gloomy, claustrophobic world teeming with tension and very little else beneath a nuclear-ravaged Moscow. No hidden caches of high-level weapons. Scarce medical supplies. A flashlight you need to constantly recharge. Gas masks that require new filters to avoid suffocation. High-grade ammo that is best conserved because it doubles as currency. Yes, life in the Metro tunnels is harsh, unforgiving and entirely dependent on smart resource management. As a young Russian named Artyom, you wake up in the military compound you discovered in 2033 after the missile attack that destroyed the surfacedwelling Dark Ones. Artyom has his doubts about that decision to destroy the Dark Ones and sets out to learn more about the creatures. Are they friend or foe? Mutant or alien? Perhaps something in between? On your journey through the tunnels and the occasional foray to a very harsh surface, you come across communists, Fourth Reich Nazis and ordinary folks inhabiting the heavily fortified train stations. Factions still fight each other over ideology and seek any advantage they can get — even as many deadly forms of mutated life roam the surface and stalk the network of tunnels. If you want to be stealthy, you can take down enemies with throwing knives. If you don’t care how much noise you make, you can wield pistols, shotguns and rifles. One of the more interesting weapons in your arsenal is a pneumatic rifle you need to pump: Push the gauge too high and the weapon jams, too low and it’s like firing a BB gun. But the greatest strength of Last Light is how deeply it immerses you in this dark and dangerous place. The dancing shadows and nearly inaudible ambient sounds will have you wheeling around only to find nothing. The gunfire is muffled when you’re wearing a gas mask, which fogs up the longer you wear it and needs the occasional hand wipe to remove the blood and grime. Health regenerates slowly but the process can be sped up with adrenaline shots. And you have to put down your weapon in order to read the clipboard that lists your objectives. While 2033 had some lively characters in the Metro stations, 4A has gone a step further with the great dialogue and voice acting in Last Light. You truly get a sense that these places are inhabited by real people engaged in a struggle for survival. Even the stripped-down, midtempo score — built around moody, reverb-heavy guitar — perfectly fits the Metro tunnels and the hard life of their inhabitants. It’s a grim, disturbing future, and not for the faint of heart.
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Parents fear for son’s heterosexuality Dear Harlan; I’m headed off to col- this. Considering he’s open, I’m sure lege in the fall. The school I will be he’ll be happy to answer your parents’ attending has a roommate search tool, questions. and I plan to live in the honors dorm. Explain that your traditional parAfter a few days of waitents are concerned about ing for a potential roomhim hitting on you. When mate, a student found me on he shares that he’s in a Facebook. As it turns out, committed relationship and he and I have a lot in comwould never hit on somemon, and I decided that he one he lives with — and beshould be my roommate. sides, he doesn’t find you Even though I’m straight, the least bit attractive — he told me that he is openyou can report back to your ly gay, and I’m fine with it, parents. because I have friends who If they still need more are gay. reassurance, talk to the diIn fact, I see it as an oprector of the LGBTQ center portunity to learn more on campus, other Asian stuabout the LGBT communidents or an Asian LGBTQ ty. However, my traditionadvocate with your parents. HARLAN al Asian parents aren’t too Finally, remind them COHEN happy about it. They are that heterosexual roomafraid that their only son mates can be loud, drunk, will turn gay or my roomdisrespectful, unpredictmate will hit on me. able and bisexual. Like I am trying to be responsible, and I them, all you want is a roommate who will be in a dorm full of hard-working won’t distract you from your studies. students. What can I do to convince Focus on your studies, and it will shift my parents that I will be all right? — the focus from gay to grades. Straight Student Dear Harlan; I told my boyfriend I Dear Straight Student; And your fu- love him first. He hasn’t told me that ture roommate’s parents are afraid you he loves me. Did I make a mistake? — will turn him Asian. In Love You can’t convince your parents Dear In Love; He’s not required to you’re right and they’re wrong. They say it back. He might be in love, afraid need to convince themselves. So, help to share his love or waiting until he’s them find answers. also in love. If they are worried about him turnIf you’re curious how he feels about ing you gay or hitting on you, answer you sharing these three words, then their questions. When it comes to ask. Don’t ask if he loves you back. him turning you gay, explain that you He’ll tell you. would have already turned gay if you Instead, ask what he thinks about were gay. And really, if you were gay or what you said. If at any point you feel thought you might be gay, and wanted like you’re too vulnerable or afraid to hide it or act on it, you’d never live to open up more to him, explain your with a gay roommate. It’s too uncom- feelings. fortable and a complete distraction Saying “I love you” isn’t as imporfrom your studies. tant as acting like he loves you. If you Emphasize that your goal is your feel loved, let him move at his own studies. As for your roommate hitting pace. No, you didn’t make a mistake. on you, see what he has to say about You took a risk. And that’s all part
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of falling in love. Dear Harlan; My boyfriend and I are in our early 20s and have been together since high school. We still like the same things that brought us together, but he seems to be changing into a different person. Suddenly, he is against having porch lights or nightlights on, but yet he leaves the computer on 24/7, and I’m the one who pays the electric bill. Suddenly, he decided that I’m not “allowed” to check The Weather Channel, not even for a few minutes. He decided that I can’t use a space heater because it makes too much noise. At night, before bed, I lock the door, and he promptly unlocks it. He used to eschew anything sweet, but now he can eat six doughnuts in 20 minutes. Don’t suggest a doctor’s checkup — he will not go. He used to dress normally, but now he wears his stained and tattered work shirts on the weekends. We used to eat out once a week, but now we haven’t eaten out for a year — and money is not an issue. He used to take a shower every three days, now it’s once a week. He quit brushing his teeth entirely. He won’t pay $2 for an unlisted telephone number, but he spends hundreds on his remote-control “toys.” I could go on and on. Sometimes I wonder if he has a brain tumor. — Mr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde Dear Mrs. Hyde; I could go on and on too, but not about him — about YOU. The unbrushed teeth, dirty clothes, dark porch, loud heater, unlocked door and unshowered man you live with says more about you than about him. You must feel like you have nowhere to go, no one who can love you and a fear of being alone. I assume all this because anyone who has options, self-respect and the ability to live alone would have left him. He needs help. If he can’t get it, leave him. If you
can’t leave him, get yourself help. Knowing him since high school is not a reason to stay with him. If you need a companion, you’d be better off with a dog — at least a dog would have better hygiene and would let you keep the lights on and the door locked. Dear Harlan; I’m an international graduate student and am not familiar with American girls. I met a grad student, a beautiful girl, at one of the university parties, and after that we went out two more times, but then, since it was the season of exams, she asked that we reschedule to see each other after her finals, and I said OK. During this time we texted each other now and then. After she finished her exams, surprisingly, she texted me stating that she is not interested anymore. Now I’m wondering if it’s a good idea to text her more and push her a little to accept, or I should leave her alone, no matter how much I like her? — International Student Dear International Student; She’s speaking the international language of “Rejection.” Tell her that you hope she has a great summer and that she can text you when she’s around again. Assume she has a boyfriend or is afraid of your international sexiness (that’s a compliment). When you give a woman permission to reject you, it makes you much more attractive (this works in all countries). Now, go out and find another American girl who appreciates your international charm, and live the American dream. Write Harlan at harlan@helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. All letters submitted become property of the author. Send paper to Help Me, Harlan!, 3501 N. Southport Ave., Suite 226, Chicago, IL 60657.
Female interns With Netflix shows, when is it safe should leave the to not worry about spoiler alerts? thongs at home BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
BY KATHERINE GOLDSTEIN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES NEW YORK — It’s that time of year, folks. Winter coats are being stored away, blossoms are dappling the trees, and before long, the annual summer parade of skinterns will begin. “Skintern” is a term I first heard from a male colleague who disapproved of the yearly ritual of scantily clad young women showing up to do summer internships at our company. (This was before I started working at Slate.) Every June there would be a new batch, just as clueless about appropriate office attire as those from the year before. Think dresses so clingy they leave nothing to the imagination, tops worn without a bra and tied together with string, daisy dukes, sheer harem pants, and cleavage straight out of a men’s magazine. But don’t worry, ladies. I’m not here to judge. I’m here to help. I spent most of my early 20s is a state of panicked confusion about what was appropriate professional attire. And I get that when it comes to office wear, summer is the worst of all: It’s hot outside, you want to look good, and often there’s no clear company dress code. But fear not! Follow the tips below, and I promise you won’t get fired — or the intern equivalent — for your sartorial artlessness. (No luck if you’re terrible at your job, though. The perfect Aline skirt can only do so much.) Nothing see-through. No sheer shirts, dresses, or pants. If you are wearing anything that doesn’t block light, you should wear something that fully covers you underneath, like a full slip or cotton tank top. Your bra and underwear are your business only. When it comes to thongs, lace, and patterns, to each her own. You rock whatever garments make you feel great. However, no one at the office should know anything about your preferences. Save your skin. Mini-dresses, mini-skirts, shortshorts, halter-tops, and half-shirts should not be worn in a professional setting. (When in doubt, if the article of clothing has a hyphen in it, it is probably off-limits.) More than a hint of cleavage should be avoided — and no bare backs. Showing skin in the office does not make you look sophisticated, it makes you look naked. Shoe choice matters. I’m less bothered by sneakers and flip flops than laceup, over-the-knee boots and sexy four-inch heels. You may have picked a wonderfully appropriate skirt or dress, so continue the winning streak by saving the glittery platform sandals for another occasion, like pole dancing class. The shorts conundrum. I am unable to offer you a hard and fast rule about shorts. I wear (appropriatelength) shorts to work. My boss does too, because “What else are you supposed to wear when it’s 90 degrees outside?” Slate’s HR manager, however, says shorts are a no-no — though she would not stage a shorts intervention unless the offending culottes were “distracting.” Since opinions vary, this brings me to my next point. When in doubt, ask. I hire and manage some interns during the summer, and exactly one intern has asked me what was appropriate to wear to the office — and I respected her for asking. A friendly HR manager, internship coordinator, or person you report to should be happy to give you a few guidelines specific to your office, especially if it means she won’t be getting an eyeful en route to the coffee machine. Now that you are armed with this essential knowledge, go forth into the workplace and impress everyone you meet with your hard work and keen intellect. Ladies, I will see you on the other side of the glass ceiling. Goldstein is the innovations editor at Slate, involved in site-wide innovations related to social media, traffic, and new editorial technology.
TORONTO — Sandy Vasquez faces a bit of a dilemma on May 26 when new episodes of “Arrested Development” start streaming on Netflix. As the founder of one of the show’s most popular Internet fan sites, she’s feeling some pressure to watch all 15 episodes as soon as possible and start posting screenshots and other content to her Tumblr blog. But she’s also cognizant that some of her regular readers won’t be binge-viewing on the 26th and may want to visit Vasquez’s site, The Bluth Company, without being bombarded by spoilers. As a huge fan herself, she’s not that keen on blitzing through the new episodes at lightning speed either. “I’m still thinking about it but I kind of want to space it out a little bit, because it’s like something special you’ve waited so many years to see,” said Vasquez. “You don’t want to waste all the excitement and watch the entire thing in one day.” Vasquez asked her readers how worried they were about seeing spoilers and many suggested they needed as long as a month to catch up on the new “Arrested Development.” “But I’m sure someone’s going to spoil it for me,” she said. The need to use spoiler alerts and exercise caution when talking about new Netflix shows is an issue, acknowledges CEO Reed Hastings, but he argues it’s not really a new problem. Readers have similar challenges discussing a new novel if friends aren’t reading at the same pace, he noted. Netflix users just have to figure out how to carefully have spoiler-free conversations with their fellow TV and film fans, Hastings said. “It does create new social norms, which the Internet constantly does,” he said. “There’s 100 things like this where the new technology of on-demand Internet gives us new things we have to feel our way through.”
Emma Watson reveals her new side BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNES, France — Emma Watson is reveling in her post-Potter freedom at the Cannes Film Festival, relishing a Valley Girl role far from her wise-beyondher-years Hermione. The 23-year-old Harry Potter actress stars in Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring, which premiered Thursday at the French Riviera festival. The British actress plays a celebrity-obsessed, thickly accented Los Angeles teenager who, with a group of friends, burgles Hollywood stars such as Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. At Cannes, Watson told reporters that while she remains proud of her work on the Potter films, they now feel long ago. “I’m not trying to run away from it,” she said. “I’ve just had an amazing three or four years. I’m really re-enjoying having the chance to transform into new roles and work with new creative people.” The Bling Ring is based on a Vanity Fair article about the true story of teenagers who robbed celebrities like Paris Hilton and Orlando Bloom while they were out at premieres and other events. The character Watson plays, Nicki, is modeled on Alexis Neiers, who starred in the reality series Pretty Wild. Watson said she watched American TV shows like The Hills, Keeping up With the Kardashians and The World According to Paris to prepare for the role. “It’d be very easy for Nicki to feel like a parody,” Watson said. “Somehow I had to understand and empathize with her and that was really biggest challenge, second to getting the accent down. It’s quite a specific dialect.”
Beau Willimon, who developed and produced the political drama “House of Cards” for Netflix, argues the popularity of catching up on shows with DVD box sets or digital viewing has already taught viewers how to avoid spoilers and also how to avoid ruining shows for others. He believes the concept of TV fans talking around the proverbial water cooler is dead. “This mythical water cooler discussion, I don’t know where it is, that harkens back to maybe like the mid-’90s when people were having those discussions about a ’Friends’ episode,” Willimon said. “The water cooler conversation died a while ago. We’re not doing anything really new, honestly. People have been binge-watching for years now — ever since you had DVR, ever since you got on-demand, ever since you had box sets for TV shows — people have been choosing when they want to watch their content and more and more on what device, for half a decade or more.” He argues TV fans who make it a point to block out spoilers generally can do so, for years even, if they’re lucky. “If you want to avoid those sort of spoilers you find a way. There are people now who are just getting into ’The Wire’ — that show’s done, it has been for several years,” Willimon said. “And somehow they managed not to hear everything that happened in every scene.”
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Inflation plummets, thanks to gas INFLATION, GAS TUMBLE , LOWEST SINCE OCTOBER 2009 BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s inflation story is fast becoming one about disinflation. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the annual rate fell an astonishing six-tenths of a point to 0.4 per cent last month, the lowest it’s been since October 2009, as gas prices plunged by six per cent — also the biggest drop since October 2009 — and many other consumer goods registered outright declines. The loonie fell more than a penny against the U.S. dollar in early trading as markets read the soft report as making interest rate hikes in Canada less
likely and further off into the horizon. The Canadian dollar finished the day down 0.95 of a cent at 97.17 cents US. On a seasonally adjusted month-to-month basis, consumer prices fell by 0.4 per cent. Analysts had been looking for a decline of half that amount, according to a consensus estimate. Even food, which many analysts had predicted would begin taking a bigger chunk out of family budgets at about this time in the aftermath of last summer’s drought in the United States, continued to inch lower and were only 1.5 per cent higher than a year ago.
“These numbers are incredibly, incredibly mild,” said Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter. “To me this is fully consistent with an economy that is struggling to show much growth and with the relatively soft economic backdrop we’re also seeing very low pricing power.” Porter conceded that inflation is expected to pick up in the upcoming months, but added, “not by much.” The steep drop-off in inflation will likely bring to a halt any talk about the Bank of Canada needing to start raising interest rates, given that inflation is far from the bank’s ideal of two per cent annual inflation and even below the low end of
its one-to-three per cent target range. Despite a report earlier this week from a former Bank of Canada adviser, Paul Masson, that interest rates need to rise to avert long-term distortions to the economy, particularly in the debt and house prices, TD Bank said the central bank is likely to stay on the sidelines until late next year at the earliest. Capital Economics analyst David Madani went further, saying it was time for the bank to drop its nominal tightening bias, language designed to warn markets there is very little chance of further cuts to rates.
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Travel to Canada rises OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says travel to Canada rose 2.6 per cent in March, mainly because of a 3.2 per cent increase in visitors from the United States. American residents took 1.7 million trips to Canada in March, including a million overnight trips, the highest figure since February 2010. They made 620,000 same-day car trips to Canada, a 4.0 per cent increase from February. Travel to Canada from overseas was up 0.2 per cent from February. In the opposite direction, Canadian travel abroad decreased 1.7 per cent to 5.5 million trips. Canadian travel to the United States fell 2.1 per cent.
Mexico cuts growth outlook The Mexican government says it has cut its economic growth forecast for 2013 from 3.5 per cent to 3.1 after exports stagnated and firstquarter GDP figures came in weak. The Treasury Department says growth in the first quarter was only 0.8 per cent, in part because Easter vacations fell in March instead of April as they did in 2012. Industrial production fell by 1.5 per cent in the first quarter.
Canadian dollar falls The Canadian dollar headed lower Friday after Statistics Canada reported that consumer prices rose last month at the slowest rate it’s seen in more than three years. The loonie finished the day down 0.95 of a cent to 97.17 cents US as the U.S. dollar also gained strength against other major currencies.The Canadian dollar was as low as 96.96 cents at one point in the morning, a level not seen in more than two months. — The Canadian Press and The Associated Press
Artist’s rendering of proposed plant in Photos From E-mail, slugged BioRefinex.
Lacombe biorefinery moves forward PLANT WOULD CONSUME WASTE MATERIALS, PRODUCE FERTILIZER AND ELECTRICITY BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Construction of a multimillion-dollar plant that would turn organic waste into fertilizer and power could begin this fall in Lacombe. BioRefinex Canada Inc. president and CEO Chris Thrall said his company has obtained provincial regulatory and environmental approvals for its proposed biorefinery. It’s also struck a conditional deal with the City of Lacombe for 12 acres of land south of the community’s sewage lagoon. BioRefinex has received a pledge of $10 million from Climate Change and Emissions Management Corp. — the non-profit organization that administers the funds paid by large greenhouse gas emitters under provincial legislation — and Thrall is
optimistic the remaining money needed for the $30-million to $35-million project will be in place shortly. “Assuming that all goes well, we would be breaking ground this fall,” he said, adding that the plant could be operational by the end of 2014. The facility would use high-pressure and high-temperature steam to reduce organic material into its molecular components, and centrifugal force to separate out fatty acids, amino acids and digestible minerals that could be used in products like fertilizer. The technology has been patented in the United States and a number of other countries. “We get calls regularly from around the world,” said Thrall, adding that the Lacombe plant would be used to demonstrate the technology. “We expect quite a lot of activity, in
BoM gets 90 days to improve system to halt money-laundering BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and its U.S. subsidiary have agreed to beef up efforts to combat money laundering after American authorities found its operations in Chicago lacking. The Canadian bank, U.S. Federal Reserve and an Illinois state agency have signed an agreement that gives BMO until late July to submit an acceptable plan for resolving the short-comings. Among other things, the document says state and federal authorities identified problems when they examined the bank’s branch in Chicago, where its BMO Harris Bank is based. Details of the deficiencies weren’t disclosed in the document but it outlined steps for BMO to take including improved oversight by its board of directors and better internal training and reporting within the bank’s organization. The agreement, dated April 29 and made public on Friday, outlines several deadlines for BMO to meet including an acceptable a written plan within 90 days and regular progress reports. The bank said it was working to correct the problems.
“BMO is fully committed to the highest standards of regulatory compliance with Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering requirements and expectations in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate,” BMO vice-president Paul Deegan said in an emailed statement. In recent years, U.S. authorities have increased efforts to prevent criminals and terrorists from using the banking system for illicit activities. Among other things, it requires banks within its jurisdiction to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act’s anti-money laundering requirements. The 11-page agreement says BMO Financial Corp., the U.S. subsidiary that technically owns BMO Harris Bank, “lacked effective systems of governance and internal controls to adequately oversee the activities of Bank of Montreal’s U.S. Operations with respect to legal, compliance, and reputational risks related to compliance with BSA/ AML requirements.” Under the deal, the bank has agreed to provide funding for personnel and other resources to operate a system that “fully addresses the organization’s compliance risks on a timely and effective basis.”
terms of visiting groups.” A key feedstock for the BioRefinex plant would be livestock byproducts, in particular specified waste materials like brains and spinal cords where the infectious agents responsible for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and chronic wasting disease (CWD) can exist. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and World Organization for Animal Health have accepted BioRefinex’s process as an acceptable method for destroying microbiological pathogens. Thrall confirmed that the plant could process other organic materials, including those generated locally by food processors and restaurants. And with the addition of de-packaging equipment, it might also accept expired food from grocery stores.
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Advocate labour deal includes no wage increase A new labour agreement has been reached for workers at the Red Deer Advocate. Approved by more than 80 per cent of the unionized staff at a meeting on Thursday night, the two-year deal includes improvements in severance pay, mileage, vision care, plus signing bonuses up to $450 for employees. New hires in the editorial department, however, will be subject to an eight per cent rollback as part of a new wage grid. There are no wage increases as part of the deal, but neither does the deal feature the nine per cent across-the-board wage rollback for all employees originally proposed by Advocate owners Black Press, according to the union. Advocate publisher Fred Gorman said the agreement cleared up some jurisdiction issues and positions the paper well going forward. He said negotiations were amicable and professional. “It’s much appreciated that we were able to come to an agreement this quickly,”
said Gorman. He added that the twoyear pact is shorter than the company would have liked. The previous agreement, a six-year contract that had been further extended, expired on Feb. 28. Employees are part of the Media and Communications Workers of Alberta, Local 30400, union. Union president MaryAnn Barr said that in a difficult time for newspapers, the agreement works for staff. “These are challenging times for the newspaper industry across North America. The membership accepts this and is prepared as always to continue to see that the Red Deer Advocate remains the leading news source in Central Alberta,” said Barr. “We’re very happy there were no wage rollbacks and we’ll move forward from there.” Barr added that negotiations were difficult but professional, with an agreement reached after 11 days of negotiating.
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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 84.18 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.29 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.95 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 48.46 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 12.49 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange surged ahead Friday, encouraged by gains from the U.S. markets, after data showed the world’s largest economy may be in recovery. “We continue to grind higher here,” said Jason Hornett, a portfolio manager with Bissett Investment Management. “People continue to be more and more optimistic here in North America and it definitely bodes well for the stock market.” The S&P/TSX composite index jumped 105.45 points to close at 12,613.05. The advance came after Statistics Canada reported consumer prices rose last month at the slowest rate in 3-1/2 years — coming in below expectations at 0.4 per cent. The lack of inflation helped push the Canadian dollar down 0.95 of a cent to 97.17 cents US as the American greenback gained strength against other major currencies. In early day trading, the loonie had dropped to 96.96 cents — the lowest it’s been in more than two months. On Wall Street, signs of strength in the U.S. economy boosted the Dow Jones industrials index by 121.18 points to 15,354.40 while the S&P 500 jumped 15.65 points to 1,666.12. Both closed at record highs. The Nasdaq climbed 33.73 points to 3,498.97. The U.S. Conference Board said its index of leading indicators gained 0.6 per cent to 95 in April, after it saw a decline of 0.2 per cent in March. The figure came in above what economists had forecast. The index, which was buoyed by a sharp increase in applications for new homes and condos, is intended to signal economic conditions three to six months out. The board said the index is 3.5 per cent higher at an annual rate than it was six months ago, suggesting an expansion for the economy, with the biggest risk being a drag from cuts in U.S. federal spending. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index was ahead to 83.7, higher than the 76.4 reported in April. At the close, the majority of the sectors on the Toronto Stock Exchange were higher, with energy and metals leading the pack as the largest
Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.34 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.64 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 57.92 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.87 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.94 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 19.07 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.85 First Quantum Minerals . 18.95 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 26.58 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.89 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.40 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 44.85 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.66 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 27.98 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 27.12 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 44.39 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.53 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.26 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 50.70 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.39 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.57 Canyon Services Group. 11.17 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.97 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.770 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.44 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.38 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 91.76 advancers. The energy sector was up by 1.92 per cent as the June crude contract jumped 86 cents to US$96.02 a barrel. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) saw its shares climb more than two per cent, or 62 cents, to $30.34. Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) got a 2.59 per cent bump to $32.92 a share. The metals group was slightly behind with a 1.88 per cent gain, as copper jumped ahead three cents to $3.32 a pound. Orbite Aluminae Inc. (TSX:ORT) saw its shares rocket up nearly 18 per cent, or 11 cents to 73 cents a share after the Montrealbased company posted a first-quarter net loss of $500,000, or 0.3 per share, shrinking its loss of $3.8 million or two cents per share in the same period a year ago. Meanwhile, gold prices continued to pull back. June gold bullion dropped $22.20 to US$1,364.70 an ounce, its lowest level since April 15 after a two-day plunge knocked $200 off its price. The gold sector on the TSX lost 3.25 per cent, as shares in Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) fell by 2.75 per cent, or 54 cents to $19.07. Hornett said as the stock markets rise, traders will no longer be eyeing gold as a good investment. “I think that people’s expectations for the economy both in North America and globally just continues to improve, so that continues to reduce risk of a any sort of meltdown which makes the gold trade less and less attractive,” he said. Meanwhile, stocks in SNC-Lavalin Group (TSX:SNC) continued to climb by 0.17 per cent, or seven cents, to $41.87 as the engineering giant defended itself against a nearly $1 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by former controller Stephane Roy. SNC said it was justified in firing the former executive last year because it claims he acted illegally to help smuggle the son of Libya dictator Moammar Gadhafi to Mexico. MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Friday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,613.05 up 105.45 points TSX Venture Exchange — 934.68 up 1.82 points TSX 60 — 723.59 up 7.18 points
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LACOMBE: Benefits “That’s something that we’re very much contemplating.” Municipal solid waste, such as unused food and food byproducts from homes, is a further option but not something BioRefinex is considering at this time. “That is a much more complex and costly process, in terms of managing those kinds of streams.” Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie said the benefit for his city would be a reduction in the organic waste being landfilled. The agreement Lacombe struck with BioRefinex also includes provision for the city to obtain renewable electricity from the plant. “We’re going to be generating electricity by combusting the biogas (produced in the process) in a cogeneration unit,” said Thrall, adding that this is expected to produce about 1.4 megawatts of electricity. “That is a real exciting piece for us,” said Christie, “as the bigger user of energy within our city is our sewage lagoon.” Process heat, in the form of hot water, might also be used in the sewage lagoon system and by nearby industrial businesses. Christie said Lacombe will benefit from the plant attracting scientists and other visitors to the city; while BioRefinex will find itself near provincial and federal agricultural research
facilities, and other resources. “It’s a perfect fit for them.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com
RATES: Index slides The central bank’s core inflation index, an underlying price pressure gauge which excludes volatile items such as gasoline and fresh foods, edged closer to falling out of the desired range, dropping to 1.1 per cent in April from 1.3 per cent the previous month. Two provinces — British Columbia and New Brunswick — did fall into negative inflation territory last month, registering overall price decreases of 0.8 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively. While prices have been moderating the past couple of months, the April report saw outright declines across a broad range of consumer goods and services. Aside from gasoline, overall transportation costs fell 2.1 per cent, while mortgage interest costs dropped 4.3 per cent, video equipment 10.9 per cent, automobiles 0.7 per cent and travel tours 4.8 per cent. On a month-to-month basis, clothing, restaurant meals and furniture also fell. Prices were not lower for all items, but in many cases the pace of increases moderated. Food prices rose 1.3 per cent following a 1.8 per cent increase in March, while restaurant
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Dow — 15,354.40 up 121.18 points, record high S&P 500 — 1,666.12, up 15.65 points, record high Nasdaq — 3,498.97 up 33.73 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 97.17 cents US, down 0.95 of a cent Pound — C$1.5608, up 0.40 of a cent Euro — C$1.3203, up 0.67 of a cent Euro — US$1.2830, down 0.59 of a cent Oil futures: US$96.02 per barrel, up 86 cents (June contract) Gold futures: US$1,364.70 per ounce, down $22.20 (June contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.979 per oz., up 3.4 cents $770.92 kg., up $1.09 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Friday at 934.68, up 1.82 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 139.84 million shares. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: July ’13 $10.70 higher $636.80; Nov. ’13 $6.10 higher $551.30; Jan. ’14 $6.20 higher $552.50; March ’14 $6.20 higher $549.30; May ’14 $6.20 higher $543.90; July ’14 $6.20 higher $542.00; Nov. ’14 $6.20 higher $517.60; Jan ’15 $6.20 higher $517.60; March ’15 $6.20 higher $517.60; May ’15 $6.20 higher $517.60; July ’15 $6.20 higher $517.60. Barley (Western): 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. Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 278,640 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 278,640.
meals increased by 1.2 per cent following a 2.2 rise in March. Shelter costs did increase to 1.3 per cent annualized, from 1.1 in March, as electricity rose 4.2 per cent and rent advanced by 1.6 per cent. Also registering gains were property taxes, natural gas and homeowner replacement costs.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers frustrated by U.S. visa policies northward, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America’s immigration system. Canada’s minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, arrived in the San Francisco Bay area Friday for a four-day visit aimed at snapping up talent for his country’s high-tech economy by offering startup entrepreneurs a new visa. “I think everyone knows the American system is pretty dysfunctional,” Keanney said in an interview with The San Jose Mercury News (http://bit. ly/11IW2QA ). “I’m going to the Bay Area to spread the message that Canada is open for business; we’re open for newcomers. If they qualify, we’ll give them the Canadian equivalent of a green card as soon as they arrive.” The new “startup visa” will grant permanent residency to entrepreneurs who can start a business in Canada and raise enough venture capital. Earlier this week, a billboard sporting a giant red maple leaf went up in South San Francisco, part of a Canadian ad campaign encouraging tech workers to head north. “H-1B problems?” asks the billboard on the road to Silicon Valley, referencing the temporary visa issued to skilled foreign workers in the U.S. “Pivot to Canada.”
The current immigration bill before the U.S. Senate — the result of months of negotiations among eight influential senators — is on track to greatly increase the number of highly skilled foreign workers allowed to work in the U.S. under an H-1B visa, from 65,000 to 110,000. “The Canadian perspective is they would love to re-create Silicon Valley in Canada,” said Irene Bloemraad, a professor who chairs the Canadian studies program at UC Berkeley. “And they recognize that under the current immigration system in the United States ... there are people who are having a hard time getting permanent legal status.” Bloemraad said Kenney’s trip would underscore the differences between U.S. and Canada immigration systems. While two-thirds of immigrants to the U.S. gain their permanent residency thanks to family connections, she said, Canada’s points-based ranking system means that two-thirds of immigrants are chosen for their work skills. Under the current H-1B system, thousands of foreign tech workers in the Silicon Valley can stay in the United States for a maximum of six years, and must stick with the employer who sponsored them. Kenney plans to promote the new visa and to meet with tech leaders, speak with Stanford students and run the Canadian booth at this weekend’s TiEcon entrepreneurship conference in Santa Clara. “There’s an option,” said Kenney, a member of his country’s ruling Conservative Party. “It’s north of the 49th parallel.”
Budget watchdog says AECL to cost taxpayers additional $236 million THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. is continuing to be a money pit for taxpayers. The parliamentary budget officer’s latest analysis of the government’s spending estimates shows the Crown corporation will cost the public purse an additional $236 million this year, bringing the total to $362 million for 201314. The additional money is for AECL’s research and development program. The federal budget watchdog says although Ottawa’s support for the troubled nuclear agency has decreased by 60 per cent over the last four years, the booked savings in terms of direct support for operations is
misleading. At the same time, AECL’s losses have ballooned: from $300 million in 2009-10 to $3 billion over the first three quarters of 2012-13. “As a wholly-owned Crown corporation, the government of Canada is ultimately responsible for AECL’s liabilities,” the PBO points out. Overall, the report calculates that the government will spend $1.1 billion more during the current fiscal year than what was contained in the main estimates issued in early March. That will bring spending for the 2013-14 fiscal year to about $253.6 billion. Other adjustments include increases to transfer payments and subsidies to Crown corporations, including a $99,000 top-up to cover Via Rail’s pension plan deficit.
The report notes that even with the increases, the spending plans for the current fiscal year are $5.4 billion lower than last year, due to government austerity measures introduced in 2012. The findings suggest that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is largely meeting his targets for spending, which the government predicts will result in a balanced budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. “As noted in earlier PBO analysis, virtually all of this decrease (in spending) stems from the fiscal strategy to balance the budget through constraining direct program spending, in particularly operating spending by departments and agencies,” the report concludes.
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A makeover placed kitchen cupboards, appliances and eating area to the sides. Before, an awkward breakfast bar eats into the floor space, killing the room’s flow.
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Countertops What you choose will have a huge affect on the look and feel of your kitchen. With so many alternatives, it’s important to think carefully before investing. Here’s a pro-and-con guide to the most popular surfaces available: Laminate: Available in a wide range of colours, patterns and textures — and resistant to stains and knocks — this is a good value option.
Down sides? You can’t cut directly onto the surface and seams are often visible. Ceramic Tile: Simple to fit and clean, though grout is susceptible to staining. And remember that, while vertical backsplash tiles are less likely to be damaged by sudden impacts, those on your counter are much more vulnerable. Butcher block: This looks wonderful and will actually grow in character as it ages. Its vulnerability, however, comes from exposure to water or extreme heat — if it gets too wet it can swell, and hot pans
may cause burns though admittedly these can be sanded away. To maintain in tip-top condition, treat with mineral oil or beeswax. Composite surfaces: Available in a range of colours, these can be moulded to fit integral sinks and stovetops. Any downsides? The requirement for precise templating makes it pricey and surfaces can be damaged by hot pans. And, oh yes — day-to-day staining is commonplace on lighter colours. That said, it looks fabulous but you’ll be a nervous wreck when anyone goes near with a coffee cup or a wine glass. Granite: Available in a huge range of beautiful colours and patterns, it’s the toughest of all options. It’s also the least porous and is virtually scratch- and stain-resistant if sealed properly. It can, however, become subject to thermal shock and subsequently flake if exposed to a hot pan. Limestone: Impact and heat resistant, this warm stone is only available in a few tones but comes in a variety of fossil patterns with some more deco-
rated than others. Travertine — a form of limestone found near mineral springs — is similar but has a slightly rougher appearance. Both are dreamily gorgeous. Marble: Use stone such as this to give your painted kitchen a traditional look, or wrap around minimalist units for an ultra modern twist. Available polished or honed, it needs special attention since it’s very porous and prone to staining. Engineered stone: This offers all the look of granite but is more uniform. Resistant to staining, it never needs sealing and can fend off heat and scratch damage. Downsides? It’s heavy and has poor impact resistance compared to real granite. Concrete: A modern material that can be moulded into any shape required. Once sealed, it’s resistant to stains and scratches, although the corners and edges can chip if struck by hard objects. Stainless steel: Mind your tongue! This surface is for budding Gordon Ramsays who want a professional feel. Heat resistant and ultrasanitary, it’s easy to clean
although whoever named it ‘stainless’ should be punished. From our experience it shows up every fingerprint, though a quick wipe down with baby oil should see off most problems. Mix and match: Don’t be afraid to combine counter styles and create individual results. A timber-topped farmhouse kitchen can look fabulous with a marble-topped section or even a whole marble-topped island. And your modern, polarwhite kitchen (with black granite counters) will certainly benefit from a stainless steel food prep area to add practical — and visual — dimension.
Tiffany inspired kitchen case study: The problems Plain white doors and surfaces suffuse the lacklustre space with not just no appeal, but negative appeal. An awkward breakfast bar eats into the floor space, effectively killing the room’s flow.
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Timber veneer: Veneers are micro-thin sheets of genuine wood glued directly to cabinetry surfaces. Because they’re thin, exotic timbers such as zebrano and makassar can be enjoyed at a fraction of the cost of solid lumber. Stainless steel: If you like industrial chic, you’ll love this option athough it can be pricey: up to several hundred bucks a door, depending on gauge. Alternatively, there exist metal-look cabinets that dodge the hefty cost and the annoying finger prints. Just who coined the term ‘stainless steel’ anyway? Pair with a white backsplash to make your project pop. Solid timber: A wooden kitchen can feel either contemporary or traditional, depending on cabinet door style. Plain, flat blond doors lend themselves to the modern Scandinavian aesthetic, whereas framed portals with Shaker detailing will elicit a traditional feel. And don’t forget extra value come sales time: buyers, generally speaking, love solid lumber. Melamine: Affordable and available in a huge range of imaginative colours, we’d sug-
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Garage fix-up It may not be sexy, it might not be first on your to do list, but give the garage a little TLC and you’ll be surprised at how good it feels. Whether it’s a true garage (originally meant for a four wheel vehicle) that is attached to your house, or a garden shed, the reality is that we use this space as a great big storage bin that holds anything that doesn’t fit indoors. And as the years go by and the family grows, the accumulation can be downright scary. I spoke with Gav Givon from OnWall Solutions, www.onwallsolutions.com who makes it his business to transform the dreaded garage into a space that is not only organized down to the last skate board and screw DEBBIE driver, but is also easy to TRAVIS maintain and kind of awesome looking. Just as you would do for an interior room, take the space one large surface at a time — ceiling, walls and floor, and then add storage solutions. Empty out the garage, sweep it clean and do a careful inspection. Any leaks, water damage and mould must be dealt with first. It may be time for a new roof, patch cracks in walls, and decide what you would like to do with the floor. It is just as important that the floor is waterproof. Existing concrete slabs need to have cracks filled and the surface properly treated and sealed. Givon recommends Polyurea manufactured by Citadel. A concrete floor that has been prepared properly and sealed with Polyurea will last for years. Highly resistant to oil stains, deterioration from salts, gasoline and other contaminants, Polyurea ‘moves with the concrete’, is eco-safe, low odor, slipresistant, super durable and can even be custom coloured. To organize tools and sports equipment for easy access, Givon recommends a combination of solutions. PVC Slatwall panels make up a modular wall system that comes in a range of sizes and colours to accommodate your wall size and design specifications. There are brackets for accessories including a range of specialty hooks, baskets and bins, and apparatus for sports equipment. This is an invaluable solution for vertical storage that frees up floor space while keeping equipment in order.
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Above: Slatwall panels and accessories make short work of organizing everything the garage has to offer. Below: Tech cabinets are custom designed for the ultimate professional workshop or garage.
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SPACE: New breakfast bar adds vistas The furniture is mismatched — think medical lab meets French country meets cow print. Hmm. Quite the combo. Seriously dull lighting. Ceiling spots, for example, cast ominous shadows over work areas making the prospect of severing a finger, midcarrot chop, a distinct possibility. Three doorways combine to sterilize workable wall space.
Solutions Observing our client’s affection for cinema and fashion, we created a cook zone inspired by Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Engaging a door manufacturer for a walkon part in our Tiffany epiphany was a coup de grace. Details in our resource guide. We added Carrara marble flooring and complimentary counters. OK, we’re rumbled: this wasn’t a budget scheme. The house nestles in
a very chi chi neighbourhood, so our client budget had to relate to the real estate’s value. We installed ‘task, mood,’ and under-cabinet lighting, as well as dimmable overhead pots to create a controllable light spread. A new breakfast bar affords lovely vistas to the perfectly manicured garden. The provision of more cabinetry than we removed (as well as loads of extra counter space) made the room much more practical. Lesson complete, we’ll wrap with one final observation: the foregoing aspects simply proffer choice. And we all love options, right? So avoid being a cookie-cutter shopper, liberate your inner style gene and start planning the kitchen of your dreams. Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are the hosts of HGTV’s Colin & Justin’s Home Heist and the authors of Colin & Justin’s Home Heist Style Guide, published by Penguin Group (Canada). Catch them every Monday on Cityline (9 a.m. on City). Follow them on Twitter @ colinjustin or on Facebook Contact them through their website colinandjustin.tv.
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PANELS: Slatwall fits around utility cabinets Slatwall panels fit easily around utility cabinets. There are various cabinet components on the market that fulfill the need, the higher price products provide more design options and greater attention to the finer details of custom production and premium materials. CTech lightweight custom aluminum cabinets come in 9 powder coated colours or can be custom coloured. Toe-kick, trimmed centre opening, movable interior shelf, motion-latch drawers are all standard. The G-cart fits under the counter and can be rolled out and moved to be close to your work station. Overhead storage is a useful final component
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Above: This new cedar deck is ready for finishing. The railings are removable to make finishing easier. Below: This unfinished, five-year-old deck is made of pressure-treated lumber. You also need to recognize that the surface of milled lumber doesn’t absorb finishes well. And if a finish doesn’t penetrate the wood surface deeply, it will peel. This is a make-or-break detail. People have intuitively recognized this fact for decades, giving rise to the belief that decks be allowed to sit for one year before finishing. This does open wood pores allowing finishing liquid to soak in more freely, but it also causes a problem. Once wood begins to turn grey, it indicates that surface fibers have become loosened by the action of ultraviolet rays from the sun. And while grey wood certainly is thirsty, it’s loose surface fibers are also poised to detach from the main body of the wood, allowing the film of deck finish to go with it. The result is a peeling finish, though for a completely a different reason than with bright, new wood. See what I mean? Finishing a wooden deck properly isn’t all that simple. Send me an email if your deck has got you stumped. Steve Maxwell, syndicated home improvement and woodworking columnist, has shared his DIY tips, how-to videos and product reviews since 1988. Send questions to steve@ stevemaxwell.ca made possible with sturdy hanging shelves. See-through baskets and bins help with the search for whatever you have stored. Givon also has motorized lifts to help with heavy loads. These storage ideas are equally good solutions for outdoor garden sheds as well as basements, indoor workshops, hobby and crafts rooms, laundry rooms, and mud rooms. Properly designed panels and storage accessories give you the freedom to work, play and live a little
easier. And perhaps the hunt for the soccer ball, the baseball bat or the missing garden tools will finally be resolved — and a bonus, the car will fit conveniently into the garage. Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter.com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.
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Top tips to master the barbecue FROM CHEF TED READER BY LOIS ABRAHAM THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Ted Reader, author of the recent book Gastro Grilling, fires up a charcoal grill in Toronto.
Beef tenderloin with red peppers, bananas on toast Chef Ted Reader loves inviting people into his backyard to enjoy the delicious fare he makes on his dozens of grills, all of which he uses year-round. “Don’t just keep the same four or five recipes,” he says. “Expand your repertoire. Bring the world of gastronomy into your day-to-day life of cooking. Don’t look at it as a chore to go out to the grill.” Here are some recipes from his new book, Gastro Grilling: Fired-Up Recipes to Grill Great Everyday Meals, to get you started. Grilled Beef Tenderloin With Fire-Roasted Red Pepper and Goat’s Cheese Chef Ted Reader says this recipe is sure to bring smiles to the cook as well as family and friends. It is also quite easy to make. 6 beef tenderloin filets (about 170 g to 225 g/6 to 8 oz each), cut 4 cm (1 1/2 inches) thick 30 ml (2 tbsp) Steak Spice (recipe follows) 2 red bell peppers 1 medium red onion, sliced into rings 30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil 30 ml (2 tbsp) balsamic glaze 15 ml (1 tbsp) chopped fresh oregano 1/2 juicy lemon Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 125 ml (1/2 cup) soft goat’s cheese Season filets with Steak Spice, pressing seasoning into meat. Set aside. Roast peppers on the grill, turning periodically, until peppers are charred and blistering. Place peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. The heat from the peppers will produce steam that makes the skin easier to peel. After 10 minutes, peel and seed peppers and cut into 1-cm (1/2-inch)wide strips, place in a bowl and let cool. At the same time as you are grilling the peppers, grill onion. Remove from grill, cut onion rings in half and add to red peppers. Season with
a drizzle of olive oil, balsamic glaze and fresh oregano. Season with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and salt and black pepper. Mix well and set aside. Crumble goat’s cheese and refrigerate until needed. Fire up your grill to 290 to 345 C (550 to 650 F). Add cheese to roasted red pepper mixture. Season to taste with a little more salt and pepper. Gently mix. Grill filets for 3 to 4 minutes on one side. Turn steaks and top each with a handful of roasted red pepper and goat’s cheese mixture. Close lid and cook for 3 to 4 more minutes for medium-rare doneness. Remove from grill and serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.
Bananas on toast Chef Ted Reader says this is one of his favourite desserts to make on the grill. To achieve maximum flavour, start the day before by infusing a vanilla bean and
honey in bourbon. Syringes, available at barbecue supply stores, are a great tool to have fun with and can inject flavour or moisture into anything you’re cooking, Reader says. “Bourbon, for example, can be injected into a chicken breast or steak or even bananas. Melted butter into a turkey breast enhances the flavour.” This method can also add much-needed moisture into meats that could be a little dry. If you are cooking a filet, which doesn’t have a lot of fat, to medium-well doneness, inject it with butter, the chef suggests. Injection syringe 500 ml (2 cups) Devil’s Cut by Jim Beam 1 vanilla bean 50 ml (1/4 cup) honey 2 slices double-smoked thick-cut bacon 125 ml (1/2 cup) condensed milk 4 ripe bananas, unpeeled 4 to 8 slices raisin bread 5 ml (1 tsp) chopped fresh sage Pour bourbon into a canning jar. Split vanilla bean in two and scrape out seeds, cut pod into 2.5-cm (1-inch) sections and add seeds and
away, get someone to watch it in your place. Clear the area of clutter. Give yourself space to move freely. Essential accessories As a chef, Reader prefers 23-cm (9-inch) tongs. Most home cooks like longer tongs to keep hands farther from the heat. Look for a sturdy durable pair that will hold weight and not bend. Gloves can also be worn. A spatula should be durable and feel comfortable in your hand. Along with a sharp chef’s knife, you’ll need a cutting board. A thermometer will tell you the internal temperature of food so you’ll know it’s properly cooked. Check batteries and test occasionally to make sure it’s reading correctly. Insert the probe into a pot of boiling water. It should read 100 C (212 F). A grill brush should have some weight and a firm, long handle and teeth or bristles that are well sunk into the head of the brush so they don’t fall out. Once bristles begin to fall out or are gunked up with grease, discard the brush. “You should be going through a brush two to three times a season if you’re grill-
pod to bourbon. Add honey and seal jar. Give it a shake to dissolve honey in bourbon. Set aside to infuse for 24 hours. Cut bacon into 1-cm (1/2-inch) thick lardons, or strips, across the width of the bacon. In a pan, fry bacon lardons over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp. Remove from heat and drain. Pat with paper towels to remove excess bacon grease. Place bacon in small bowl. Spoon condensed milk over and drizzle with a little vanilla-infused bourbon. Stir to combine and keep warm. Fire up your grill to 450 to 550 C (230 to 290 C). Suck up bourbon mixture into an injection syringe. Set aside. Grill bananas for 5 to 8 minutes per side until banana skin is darkened and begins to split. The flesh of the banana should be warm and soft. Inject each banana with a little squirt of infused bourbon. Be careful, as the bourbon will more than likely ignite as it drips out of the banana. At the same time as you
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are grilling bananas, grill raisin bread until golden brown and crisp. Remove bananas from grill and carefully open peel to expose hot tender banana. Spread warm grillroasted banana over raisin toast. Drizzle with crispy ba-
con condensed milk. Garnish with a little fresh chopped sage. Serve immediately. Makes 2 to 4 servings. Source: Gastro Grilling: Fired-Up Recipes to Grill Great Everyday Meals by Ted Reader (Penguin Books, 2013).
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Season the grill A brand-new grill needs a base seasoning. Fire it up and burn off any coating that may have been applied during manufacturing. Turn off the barbecue and let it cool. Spray the grates liberally with non-stick cooking spray and then fire up the grill again. “Let that bake into the grill grates, then shut it down, cool it a little bit, then I apply that non-stick again and I do that three times,” says Reader. Wipe it with a clean shop rag. Then every time you plan to cook, spray with non-stick prior to turning it on. “Never apply non-stick when the grill is going. It’s extremely dangerous and the can can explode and cause a lot of damage to you and your home,” he cautions. Safety is paramount Supervise children and pets. Reader’s two youngsters have been taught to stay away from the deck area of his yard, which at any time can house between 18 and 22 devices. Even when a grill is not in use, the summer sun can heat up the stainless steel enough to burn a child’s hand, he says. Once any grill is lit, stay with it. If you have to step
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charcoal burns hot and fast. No fuel is needed to start a charcoal fire. Simply fill a galvanized steel chimney with charcoal. Tuck a sheet or two of crumpled newspaper underneath and light it. In 10 or 15 minutes, the charcoal should have a coating of ash and be glowing. Dump it into the grill. Clean the grill “A clean grill is a healthy grill and a clean grill is also a hotter grill,” Reader says. Before firing up for the first time each season, use some elbow grease. Charcoal grills are relatively easy to clean. Remove any old charcoal, wipe down and clean with hot soapy water. A gas grill has more parts. Scrape down burners and the inside of fire walls. Get rid of grease residue. The top and bottom of grill grates and the sear plates that are in most gas grills also need to be scraped of rust and cleaned. Clean out venturi tubes with a narrow brush. Clean the drip pan or catch tray that’s underneath. “It should be cleaned about every 10 times you’re out there cooking because that’s where the grease builds up and that’s when you’re going to have a grease fire,” Reader notes.
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TORONTO — Chef Ted Reader wants Canadians to experience the thrill of the grill. “Bring the world of food into your backyard. Fire up the grill and cook something tasty,” the barbecue guru said in his own backyard in Toronto. And this culinary consultant and author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including the recently published Gastro Grilling: Fired-Up Recipes to Grill Great Everyday Meals, loves spending time in his own yard year-round, rain or shine, cooking on his dozens of grills — charcoal and gas — along with various types of smokers and even a pizza oven. In general, when grilling with high heat keep the lid open, while with low heat the lid should be closed, Reader says. “Keep your grills hot and your beer cold and all will be good,” says Reader. Here are some other tips from the grilling expert to get the most from your barbecuing experience. Gas versus charcoal When purchasing a grill, determine use and budget. Costs can vary from $100 to several thousand dollars. Do research online and talk to professionals at big-box and specialty stores that focus on grills and barbecues. “Don’t just buy a cheap grill because you’re going to toss it out in a year or two years and have to do it all again. And that’s just a waste of money,” Reader advises. “Invest in something that you can have for 10 or 15 years. Keep it clean, keep it covered.” Replace burners as necessary. Gas, with its instant heat, is a great convenience. “But when I’ve got the time, the best is charcoal. Charcoal grills bring out the best in flavour. Steaks on charcoal — wicked, wicked, awesome.” “That flavour is the beginning of the recipe,” Reader adds. Briquettes burn slower and last longer and are great for smoking. Rustic and rugged, lump
ing three times a week. You need to keep it clean. These little hairs can get stuck in your food and caught in your throat and that’s a safety hazard,” Reader says. “When you’re finished grilling and your food is resting, clean your grill with the brush, shut the burners down, close the lid. When you come out the next time the grill is ready.” Don’t leave bits of food on the grill. This can attract rodents, which may build nests, or spiders, which can get into gas lines and spin a web. That may stop the gas flow and could lead to a fire. Gastro grilling techniques ● Planking is a great way to infuse smokiness quickly without owning a smoker. Soak untreated planks in cold water for about an hour. Cedar is extremely aromatic. Place food on top and then put the plank on the grill. Close the lid, reduce heat and let it smoke. The plank will crackle and the edges will burn a bit. Maple, a hardwood, has a more subtle smoke and doesn’t burn as quickly. “Put whatever you want on it. I’ve done things from salmon, to chicken drumsticks to bacon-wrapped chicken thighs, to all kinds of fish and scallops to baking lasagna on it,” Reader says. “You can do anything on a plank. I’ve baked bread and cookies. I’ve even baked a cake.” ● Before grilling green vegetables like asparagus or rapini, soak in water for about an hour. This will give it a little extra moisture which will help steam the vegetable when placed on a hot grill. “You get steaming and grilling happening at the same time.” ● For dessert, choose firm fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, nectarines and apricots. “Bananas are phenomenal and you can roast those. And the best one of all is pineapple,” Reader says. “You can rotisserie it or you can just slice it and grill it however you want, but pineapple is a wonderful, wonderful fruit. Especially if you take that pineapple and cut it up and serve with a scoop of ice cream. It’s great for the summertime.”
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Wife worried about financial future Dear Annie: I’ve been married to “Ned” for 25 Dear Wife: Please notify your police department years, and each year it seems to get worse. or the Department of Motor Vehicles that Ned has When we married, he told me I could do whatever dementia and should not have a driver’s licence. I wanted with the house, but he never Ned’s doctor can help. said I’d be the one paying. When Ned is in an accident, do not The house was barely furnished, the repair the car unless you need it yourbedding had holes in it, the carpet was self. Let his kids fix it, or allow the car a mess, and the curtains were stained. to become too damaged to run. I replaced all of that, but Ned Talk to your lawyer about Ned’s will. wouldn’t contribute a dime. Aside from Does he have a health-care power of atbeing cheap, he never mowed the lawn, torney? Who owns the house? Can you raked the leaves or cleaned the garage. stay there if Ned dies? You need to sort He only wanted to fish. this out and see what your options are. I did the maintenance as long as I Dear Annie: My mom is in an excelcould, and now we pay someone else to lent skilled nursing facility. The staff do it. is great, but they sometimes say things Here’s the current problem: Ned has that are not helpful. dementia and doesn’t realize that his Last month, a staff person said, in kids have control of his money. front of residents and visitors, “Your His kids have told him he can drive mom really wants to go to church. She to get his mail. Of course, he then drives cries about it.” I was embarrassed and all over town. He’s been in three accisaid, “Fine.” MITCHELL dents already. By Sunday, however, Mom said she & SUGAR I saw a lawyer to get my name redidn’t want to go. moved from the car title in case Ned This is how it is with her for every injures someone. occasion. When I do convince her to go, I don’t want to be financially or crimshe procrastinates and we arrive late. inally responsible. She then falls asleep and later comI don’t know how much more I can plains that she didn’t have a good time. take. Part of this is dementia, but it’s also her personalI spend all my money on the upkeep of the house. ity. She has always been a manipulator. What can I do? — Second Wife What Mom really wants is for me to be with her
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nifying glass. Mistakes you make now are likely to be exaggerated or seem too apparent to others. Remember to put your best foot forward and maintain a proper image. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You dream with your eyes open. You do not seem to stand by foggy ideas or fabricated principles. Walking on solid ground reassures you to maintain an unyielding direction towards your aspirations and ideals. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Romance and passion reign throughout your day. Give in the delight it creates for you and indulge in its sweetness. Joy and creativity come hand in hand today. Experience it fully if you don’t want to miss on anything exhilarating to your senses. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Words may be tricky for you today. Confidential talks may make you more confused or feeling unsettled at times. Don’t believe naively to everything you hear around you. The less you know the better it may be for your consciousness.
Saturday, May 18 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Eric West, 31; Tina Fey, 43; Yun-Fat Chow, 58 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon visits health conscious Virgo. During this time we may find ourselves cleaning and sorting insisting on orderly environments. We seek perfection in most endeavours while putting additional focus on hygiene and diet. Mercury’s stance in the sky suggests a certain confusion within our self-expression. Fortunately, Venus reassures us that surprises can spice up our day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, in the forthcoming year you can expect changes within your romantic life. You will be inclined to put some structure and planning into your closest relationships. You may develop a hobby or a passion that will make you more aware of your overall health. Healthy Sunday, May 19 habits will undoubtedly work in CELEBRITIES BORN ON your favour. Plan wisely and efTHIS DATE: Georges St-Pierre, ficiently. 32; Berenice Marlohe, 34; Grace ARIES (March 21-April 19): Johns, 65 Your willingness to adapt and to THOUGHT OF THE DAY: remain flexible will test your abilWhile the Moon glides through ity to keep your life under conconscientious Virgo, it’s a definite trol. A balanced lifestyle with a time to sort out through our lives. combination of a nutritious diet Practice constructive criticism and a physical regime will only and encourage others to lead a benefit you for the long run. ASTRO healthy lifestyle. Our health raTAURUS (April 20-May 20): DOYNA dar is more likely to pick up at Unusual circumstances or cointhis time and to implement the cidences will likely surprise you necessary changes. Edit your life in a manner you had not anticiand improve just about any facet pated. Whatever you see coming of your routine. your way will boost your self-esteem and your HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthincome as well. You may acquire new goods day, you will develop a greater appreciation in a spontaneous manner. for things that bring excitement and fun in GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If things are your life. You will learn how to open up and not what they seem to be, most likely they express yourself in ways that is perhaps out are not. At the first sign of indecision take two of your normal routine. Embrace the moments steps back. You may find sudden salvation in where you are getting in touch with your inner the arms of your loved one. Do not be afraid child. Let the good times roll without having to to declare defeat. consume or spend too much. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Uncertainty ARIES (March 21-April 19): You feel may disrupt the course of your day. If you feel productive and successful in your endeavirritated by the ongoing circumstances, go for ours. This sense of pride and positive thinking a run or attend a fitness class in your neigh- makes you want to develop new contacts and bourhood. Let it all out through some physical share the good moments. Implement some activity which will only increase your heart order into your life and the rest will follow rate and your good humour. through. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are calculatTAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will uning your expenses and your spending habits. cover a sudden opportunity that can be atKeep your budgetary needs realistic. Social tained through an important alliance. Somegatherings promise to be fun and enlighten- one captures your attention which makes you ing. Your outgoing nature attracts interesting feel reassured deep down inside about the suitors and expands your social circle. current possibilities. Magical energy is waiting VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A certain con- for you. fusion can be marked on your today. You GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put the last dislike not having all the facts straight out. Try effort into healing yourself from deep within. to not focus as much on the outer world and You are ready to step out of a shadowy place more on your inner world. This should set off which was just a private time for you. Your today’s lack of objectivity. ambitions and your ego seemed to be on LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Essential part- pause until now, but not for much longer. nerships can come in handy if you welcome CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are potential sizzling revelations. Embrace spon- considered one of the most emotionally retaneity and an adventurous journey with a sponsive signs and today you prove of this special someone. You do not want to ex- marvellous quality of yours. You can easperience amazing moments all by yourself. ily relate to other people’s stories as you can Share. feel their energy. Tap into reality without fallSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are ing into the subjective mode. deeply concerned with one of your friend’s LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Examine your situation. Their wellbeing and security is vi- values and see what you can do to improve tal for you. Advance cautiously by avoiding your current level of merit. Real estate enstepping into foggy territory. Rely on your gut deavours appeal to you and you seek more instinct when running your usual errands. gratification through a greater comfort. Does SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The your emotional security depend upon your ambiguousness around you makes you feel financial status? as if someone is looking at you under a mag-
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24/7. She has even suggested that I sleep on the tiled floor next to her bed. The staff members don’t see this. So, please do not humiliate the adult children. This public berating, no matter how sweetly delivered, leaves my mother unhappier than before. If you need to consult with us, please do so in private. — Her Daughter Dear Daughter: All such suggestions should be done privately. Please cut this out of your newspaper (or print it from the website) and bring it to the nursing home where the staff can see it. They mean well, but this is not appropriate. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Uneasy About Switching,” who wants to change hairstylists. I am a hairstylist, and I have realized over the years that we can’t possibly please everyone. I have had clients I treasured and thought were “forever clients,” but when I couldn’t accommodate them due to scheduling, surgery, etc., they went to someone else. It hurt my feelings until I realized we don’t “own” anyone. In fact, I, too, have switched who does my hair over the years. But I would appreciate being told why. — A Hairstylist Who Understands 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.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You reach new levels of sensitivity and perception. Try not to pick up on other people’s moods. Your vulnerability can easily determine your current state of mind. Realize that certain occurrences are out of your control. Manage only what is within your reach. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today you are predisposed to lots of daydreaming. You are not particularly sociable and you prefer to keep a low profile for the time being. At the first sign of disapproval from others you retreat yourself into a private zone. Don’t let criticism get to you that easily. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You know what’s best for you and your peers. At this time you are inclined to mother your friends and to nurture them in most kind and loving ways. Others will feel special and deeply connected to you. Your caring vibe draws them to you quite naturally. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Feeling on top of your game is exactly what you are looking for today. Executing the mundane tasks at a highly efficient level brings you much satisfaction and pride. You excel at carrying out quite a few chores today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your sense of appreciation for a well structured and agreeable environment appeals to you greatly. You manifest a keen sensitivity towards everything that is both beautiful and artistic. Today you chose to be easier on yourself than on most days. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are feeling a strong need to regenerate yourself through meaningful experiences. You won’t take anything at face value and won’t take no for an answer. You are quite driven to get to the bottom of any matter today. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You see yourself through your most important relationships. Stop yourself comparing to others or act too evasive. Your actions may be misinterpreted if you don’t advance slowly and cautiously. Monday, May 20 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Jack Gleeson, 21; Busta Rhymes, 41; Cher, 67 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Happy Birthday, dear Gemini! The Sun leaves behind loyal Taurus and steps into talkative sign of Gemini. This marks the beginning of a highly social time where news and gossip are plentiful and juicy. Our instinctual side will turn towards more practical activities. The Moon’s current transit through health conscious Virgo likes to take calculated risks and won’t settle until things are set right. Details matter much more than on any other given day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you can find yourself moving into another residence or relocate to another place. Changes are likely to occur in your own private life where some sorting out might be necessary on your part. Try to be as meticulous as possible when it comes to your family situation. Smaller parts of your family unit may need your reconsideration. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Finalize tasks that have been pending on your to-do list. Efficiency is best used when you know how to apply it well and wisely. Protect yourself from
other people’s dramatic life if you don’t want to be involved in their personal problems. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Unleash your daring side and don’t be afraid to step into the adventurous zone. It’s your time to express your inner desires and feelings. Recreational activities strongly appeal to your senses now while exposing the fun-loving side in you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Even if you are by yourself today you seem to enjoy fully these sacred moments of solitude and privacy. Replenishing yourself through familiar grounds makes you seek comfort close to home. Your nesting instincts are strong today. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You appear highly communicative and engaging. Others appreciate your involvement in various humanitarian activities and your altruistic nature. You know how to be the leader of your organization. Pioneering endeavours and an intellectual pursuits mark your day. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Professional matters have been trotting through your mind. Now you are turning your focus into more friendly activities. You manifest a greater desire to be part of a team or to join a club. Whatever you chose to do, you are certain to be embarking into the social scene. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your core attention shifts to your career. It becomes increasingly clear to you that the path you chose to step into is one that is representative of your core self. You want to do something that you can identify with. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Travel and imagination come hand in hand today. You know how far you can travel and where you can cultivate most of life’s sacred beauty. This spiritual journey holds so many personal meanings to you that the possibilities feel endless. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are slowly entering a sphere of your life that has to do with your shared resources. During this time you will be going through a clarification of each party’s expectations. Apply your willpower whenever needed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your involvement in professional endeavours is favourable for you now. It is more important than ever to show others that respect and dignity can go a long way. Lead by example and others will fall into your footsteps. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are marked by a strong desire to travel or to interact with individuals from overseas. Foreign trade and negotiations can prove favourable to you. You will seek new ways to better yourself through a class or an education. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Close encounters and intimate issues bring out a sensitive side in you. Issues pertaining to legacies and a will may become a sudden topic of discussion. Learn to let go of emotions or insecurities that harm you. Take care of your emotional health. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Focus on relationships that bring you equality and respect. The art of give-and-take must be applied with total devotion and care. Be willing to share your space with another. Strengthen your bond through mutual acceptance and affection. Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer/columnist.
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Down the path of memories We softly tread today Our thoughts are always with you as life goes on its way. We cannot halt the hand of time Or lure again the past But in our hearts are memories That will forever last. |Always loved and sadly missed, Janice, Svea and Perry
YOUNG Edith
FRED FARWELL April 25, 1926 - May 18, 2004
“In Your Time of Need.... We Keep it Simple”
Gone are the days We used to share. But in our hearts, You’re always there. Never more than a thought away. Loved and remembered every day. ~Margaret and Family
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ERICA LEE ALVAREZ We are proud to announce the Graduation of Erica Lee Alvarez from The University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree. ~Proud Parent, Sister and Brother,
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RAYMOND (RAY) WANNER Aug 4, 1929 - May 18, 2009
Arbor Memorial Inc.
Newly Renovated Facility
A memory is a keepsake From which we’ll never part. God has you in His arms, We have you in our hearts.
Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.
As you were, you will be remembered with much love, Anne, Russell, Debbie, Brent, Greg Spouses and Grandchildren
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STRIVE DANCE ACADEMY YEAR END SHOW. “Salute to Strive” Sun, May 26 12:30 pm & 6:30 pm Red Deer Arts Centre Main Stage. Tickets available at Black Knight Inn.
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COME CELEBRATE THE 85TH BIRTHDAY OF LILL GLOVER Sunday, May 26, 1-4 pm, Delburne Hall. Everyone welcome. No gifts, please. PARKS Join us for Preston’s 80th Birthday celebration on Sat. June 8, 1-4 pm. at the Pioneer’s Lodge in Parkvale 4324-46 A Ave. Red Deer. No gifts please.
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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. Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds
REGISTRY AGENT - CSR Buying or Selling Work for a company that your home? gives you respect, recognizes your achievements Check out Homes for Sale FOUND: NINTENDO 3DS and supports your efforts in Classifieds at McKenzie Trail. Identify to succeed. We require to claim. 403-396-0289 Looking for a place customer-minded people to live? that are motivated, reliable Take a tour through the and quick learners. Deliver CLASSIFIEDS resumes to: One Stop Personals Licence Shop #7-5105 76A RECEPTIONIST/Office Street Close or e-mail to: admin assistant required ALCOHOLICS cherdav@telus.net for multiple office duties full ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 time. Excellent phone & person skills required as well as strong administraComing tive, filing, data entry and Events organizational skills needed. Contact Wendy @ComfortecHeating.com or 403-309-8301
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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 F/T RDA II with Ortho Module an asset. Position open in a busy family dental practice in Rocky Mountain House. Competitive salary, benefit package & uniform allowance & 4 day work wk. If you are willing to work in a team environment and are pleasant and ambitious we look forward to your resume. Fax resume to 403-845-7610 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.
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Choose from 100 km bike, 15 km run and 13 km walk event options. Participants collect pledges with all money raised going towards the Camp Kuriakos ministry. Free t-shirt and steak dinner to follow for all participants.
Also join us June 9 for a free Open House! Visit www.kuriakos.ab.ca for more info.
EQUS, Canada’s largest member-owned utility, based in Innisfail, has a 14-month Administrative opening in our Innisfail office. You will be the first contact for Members interested in construction, and you will be responsible for providing support, both internal and external, relating to our projects. Duties include creating quote letters, gathering information, opening and closing files, putting together job-costing information and general administrative assistance. We require strong computer and organizational skills along with related post-secondary education and experience.
Apply by May 27th to bbassett@equs.ca
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Safe in the arms of Jesus Edith Young passed away, at the age of 101, on May 15, 2013, at Westpark Lodge, Red Deer. Edith was born April 25, 1912. She was predeceased by husband Orlie; son Frankie; and grandson Dylan. She will be sadly missed by daughter Joyce (Teslin YK); sons George (Pat), Jim (Barb), John, Dave (Lynette); seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, all of Alberta. Thanks to all who celebrated Ediths life at her 100th birthday. Edith touched many lives as a teacher and as a friend. A family service will be held in her honor.
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GUSTAFSON Esther 1918 - 2013 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother Esther Sylvia Gustafson of Lacombe. Born Dec 5, 1918, to John and Gertrude Hug, she went to the Lord on May 16, 2013 after a brief struggle with cancer. She leaves to mourn her children, Don (Marianne), Sylvia (Bryan) Corkery, Ken (Patricia), Joe (Maureen) and Gordon (Debbie), 17 grandchildren and 32 1/2 great grandchildren, and a m u l t i t u d e o f n i e c e s a n d JOHNSON nephews. She is also survived Joseph A. L. by 3 sisters, Clara Donovan Feb. 22, 1915 - Dec. 17, 2012 of Rimbey, Francis Sargent Joe, our patriarch, was born of Mirror, Rosemarie Hoag of in Calgary, went to Eastside Creston BC and sisters in law School and Ponoka High Pearl Johnson of Lacombe, School, was a WWII R.C.A.F. and Ellen Gross of Lacombe. Ve t e r a n , w o r k e d f o r t h e She was predeceased by her V.L.A. in Rycroft, and D.V.A. husband, Edward in 1987, in Calgary. Survived by his her parents, 3 brothers (Bernard, children, don (Eileen), Sandy John, Joseph) and 6 sisters Eriksen (Paul) and their families (Mary, Helen, Kate, Theresa, and many nieces, nephews Margaret, Rita). Esther lived and friends. Predeceased by a healthy life, having lived in his wife Gwen of 59 years, her own home until age 91 their infant daughter, Diane, when she moved to the lodge his daughter-in-law, Gwen, where she enjoyed her last his sister Catherine McLaren, years. Esther started her work- and numerous relatives and ing career as a cook at the f r i e n d s . We r e q u e s t t h e Lacombe hospital in the 1930’s. pleasure of your company at After many years of raising a Memorial Tribute to Joe at her family, she returned to the Chapel of Mountain View food services at the Lacombe Funeral Home on Saturday, nursing home in the 1960’s. May 25, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. A Esther was active at the time or reminiscing will follow Cozy Corner and in her 80’s in the Arbor Lounge. To forward condolences, prepared meals for 80 people please visit our website: once per week. She loved to www.mountainviewmemorial.ca cook, had massive gardens Arrangements entrusted to and was always ready for MOUNTAIN VIEW MEMORIAL visitors with a meal and baking. GARDENS, FUNERAL She was an active curler, HOME AND CREMATORIUM quilter, and card player. She loved the time spent with her 1605-100 Street SE, Calgary, AB Tel: (403) 272-5555 card and tile rummy ladies and to visit over a jigsaw puzzle. She was active in St. Stephen’s Catholic Church and the CWL. Esther’s greatest joy was her grandchildren and their love of her was equal. She even got an email address at age 93 to keep in SHAW touch with her grandchildren Audrey Vera and their families. In lieu of 1919-2013 flowers, donations may be Audrey Shaw of Red Deer m a d e t h r o u g h t h e D a v i d passed away peacefully at T h o m p s o n H e a l t h Tr u s t Harmony Care Home on May (Davidthompsonhealthtrust.com) 13th at the age of 93 years. and or mailed to the Lacombe She is survived by a son Hospital Foundation 5430-47th William Shaw (Barbara Dalton), Avenue, Lacombe, Alberta a daughter Elizabeth (Tim) T4L 1G8. A funeral service Fargey, four grandchildren, for Esther will be held on Adrienne Shaw (Adrian Leslie), Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at St. Megan Shaw (Nick Spisic), Stephens Catholic Church S h a n n o n F a r g e y ( R a n d y 5128 - 53rd Street, Lacombe, Scharien) and Scott (Kirsten) Alberta at 11:00 a.m. Interment Fargey, and great-grandto follow at the Fairview daughter Ryan Fargey. Audrey Cemetery in Lacombe. was pre-deceased by her Condolences may be husband Judge Bill Shaw in made by visiting 1983. A private family service www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca will be held with interment WILSON’S FUNERAL to follow in the Red Deer CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM Cemetery. serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe & Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 In Memoriam “A Caring Family, Caring for Families” IN LOVING MEMORY OF JUSTUS JOHNSON Dec. 7, 1926 - May 16, 1987
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HALL 1947 - 2013 Christine D. Hall of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Hospice on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the age of 65 years. Christine was born on September16, 1947 in Canora, Saskatchewan. After graduation, she moved to Ontario and then she moved back to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This is where she met Gerry and together they had two children. Christine pursued her nursing career in Red Deer at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, where she demonstrated a passion for nursing at Unit 33. Christine especially loved spending time with her cherished family and had a fondness for the outdoors. Christine will be lovingly remembered by her son; Donovan Hall of Sylvan Lake, Alberta, her daughter Nikki Hall (Eric Alford) of Wayne, Alberta. Christine also leaves her three grandchildren;which she absolutely loved and adored, Shania, Darian and Ryker. As well as, five sisters; Isabel J e l l y, F l o r e n c e S i d o r k , Sandra (Bob) Shoemaker, Mary Ann (Ernest) Korchinski, Claudia (Randy) Bath, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Christine was predeceased by her husband Gerry, her parents; Henry and Stella Matunin, a brother; Ernest and a sister; Elaine Clancy. A service will be held in honor of Christine’s life at a later date. Memorial donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at
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DUNN Corinne 1923 - 2013 Corinne Eleanor Dunn of Red Deer passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the age of 90 years. Corinne, nee McColl, was born and raised in Lethbridge, where she met and married Malcolm. They spent from 1950 to 1965 in Blairmore, then relocated to Red Deer, where they have resided for the past 48 years. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Malcolm (Mac), her children Patricia (Ray) Duffy of Edmonton and Peter (Isabel) of Blairmore, as well as by four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Corinne was predeceased by her six sisters, two brothers and two of her grandchildren. Her family would like to express their appreciation for care provided to Corinne over the past two years, in particular to Dr. Maureen McCall, Dr. Kym Jim, the nursing staff of several wards in the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and all the staff at Aspen Ridge Seniors Living facility. At Corinne’s request, no service will take place. 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. 403.340.4040
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HAWLEY, Michael Oct. 30, 1984 - May 19, 2001 When someone you love passes away you never quite get over it. You just slowly learn how to go on without them, but always keeping them tucked safely in your heart. We miss you Michael. Love Mom, Dad, Jaimie, Ryan and families
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Please email your resume Operator/Mechanic MUST HAVE valid H2S to: hr@alstaroilfield.com - Class 3Q Driver license * Experienced and First Aid. Or fax to 780-865-5829 w/clean abstract required Competitive wages and Please Quote Production Testing - Diesel mechanic health benefits. Job # 72096 on Resume * Day Supervisors experience or ticket req’d. Email resumes and tickets - Picker & Rig * Night Operators to: welltesting365@gmail. “Committed to enriching experience preferred * Experienced com the lives of our workforce, Drug testing required while providing quality Production Testing - Competitive pay CELEBRATIONS energy construction solutions” Assistants w/ benefits HAPPEN EVERY DAY Fax or Email resume only: IN CLASSIFIEDS If you are a team player Admin@chcinc.ca interested in the oil and or fax: 403-343-3626 JAGARE ENERGY gas industry, please Suitable applicants PRODUCTION TESTING submit your resume, will be contacted. now hiring Day Supervisors, current driver’s abstract Night Operators, and COLTER ENERGY and current safety Helpers. Must have valid SERVICES USA INC certificates to the following: Class 5 drivers license. Fax 403-887-4750 RSP’s and benefits pkg. Join Our Fast Growing lkeshen@1strateenergy.ca incentives. Email resumes Team and Secure Your to: jagare2@gmail.com or Future with our Optimum Please specify position mikeg@jagareenergy.com Benefit Package when replying to this ad. & RRSP’s!! LOOKING FOR PRESSURE We would like to thank all JOURNEYMAN WELDER CONTROL SPECIALIST those candidates who For 6 month project in N.E. Production Testing Nexus Engineering is apply, however only BC. No truck or welder Personnel in Minot, ND: currently seeking a qualified personnel will necessary. Fly in camp mechanical individual for Day & Night be contacted. job. Please email resume: their shop to perform Supervisors info@GTChandler.com testing of all BOP’s and or fax: 403-886-2223 & Field Operators Pressure Control Equipment. Duties include Tired of Standing? • Qualified Day & Night heavy lifting, manual labour, Find something to sit on Supervisors operating forklift and in Classifieds - (Must be able to provide overtime as necessary. own work truck.) We offer a competitive wage, A RED DEER BASED Classifieds • Field Operators benefits and RRSP plan. Pressure Testing Company Your place to SELL - Valid First Aid, H2S, Experience is not mandatory, Your place to BUY req’s. Operators for testing driver’s license required! but a definite asset. BOP’s throughout AB. Email resume to: resume Only those with Drilling rig LOCAL SERVICE CO. Please see your website @nexusengineering.ca exp. need apply. Fax REQ’S EXP. VACUUM @ www.colterenergy.ca resume & driver’s abstract TRUCK OPERATOR or contact us at to: 403-341-6213 or email Must have Class 3 licence 1-877-926-5837 Looking for a new pet? mikeoapt@gmail.com w/air & all oilfield tickets. Check out Classifieds to Only those selected for Fax resume w/drivers Your application will be find the purrfect pet. interview will be contacted. abstract to 403-886-4475 kept strictly confidential
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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: Fracturing, Coiled Tubing and Nitrogen Apprentice 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.
email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca
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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, May 18, 2013
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PROFLO is currently seeking qualified PRODUCTION TESTING ASSISTANTS All candidates must have a valid driver’s licence, transportation, H2S, first aid & PST or CSTS. Email resume to: info@proflo.net or fax to: 403-341-4588
Professionals
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CONTRACT Financial Controller for family-owned construction company. Proficient with Simply Accounting, Excel, and Word Software. Responsible for monthly account reconciliations including: * bank * Accounts Receivable * Accounts Payable * GST * Capital assets * Inter company accounts * Loans/capital leases * Prepaid Expenses
* Preparation of monthly consolidated financial statements * Preparation of semimonthly payroll, monthly payroll remittances, record of employment PROVIDENCE forms and T4s. * Administration of payroll Trucking Inc benefits Is now hiring experienced: * Preparation and filing of monthly GST returns. Picker operator * Preparation of annual WCB return Bed Truck Operator * Preparation of subcontractor T5018s * Previous exp. in the Winch truck Operator construction industry would be an asset. * Preparation of April 30th All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employ- year-end working paper files for external ment drug screen. We accountants offer exceptional wages * and benefits for exceptional Attention to detail people. Fax resume and * Exc. communication skills abstract to 403-314-2340 * Approx. 55 hrs. per month with the ability to or email to safety@ provide additional hours providencetrucking.ca as needed. Fax resume to 403-309-1944 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT
SERVICE RIG
Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND 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 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
Trades
SUPPORT WORKER We are looking for a support worker to become a member of our team which supports a 28 year old young man in his home in the community. This young man is autistic and has complex behavioral needs. The ideal candidate will have exp. working with challenging behaviors. They will also believe in inclusion & be passionate about supporting an individual with a developmental disability to have an inclusive & full life. Provide direct care & participate in the development of personalized goals. You will be employed directly by his family. Team communication is key to supporting the success of this young man so you must have excellent written & verbal communication skills. F/T & P/T positions avail. Apply to: kelly-s@shaw.ca
Restaurant/ Hotel
820
Sales & Distributors
830
ALLMAR,
a leader in the architectural openings industry is seeking to fill the position of
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
COUNTER SALESPERSON.
Prior work in sales and the construction industry an asset. We offer $18-$20/hr, in-house training, and career advancement opportunities. Applicants please send resume to: HR@allmar.com
Trades LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, requires Experienced P/T Servers. Please apply in person at 4950 47 Ave. No phone calls please
THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T BARTENDER and SERVER Must have experience! Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.
Sales & Distributors
830
1511018 Alberta Ltd. O/A Micabella Cosmetics req’s sales people F/T, P/T for women’s cosmetics in Red Deer Malls $15/hr. Shift. canadacarts@gmail.com NEARLY NEW BOOKS permanent part time, drop off resume at #4 5106 47 Ave. Red Deer
Trades
850
CARPENTERS HELPER and P/T (could turn into F/T) mature hot shot driver. Must be able to work on own, and clean drivers abstract. Fax resume to 403-986-0020
CURRENTLY HIRING operators on various types of Construction equipment. Also seeking Gravel truck drivers with Class 1 license. Fax: 346-8490 or email lclark@ settersconstruction.ca
850
UP TO $40.00/Hr Flat RATE
or jdenham@fourlaneford.com sdavis@fourlaneford.com
301349E16-18
4412-50 St., Innisfail, AB or by Fax: 403-227-4544
LICENSED MECHANIC & AUTO BODY TECH. Reasonable rate. A.J. Auto Repair & Body 11, 7836 49 Ave. Call 403-506-6258
REQ’D IMMED. 3rd. yr, 4th yr. or licensed tech. Apply in person at OK Tire South 3218 49 Ave. Red.
860
Truckers/ Drivers
WE ARE GROWING, NOW HIRING
F/T MEAT CUTTER and
F/T GROCERY CLERK Competitive wages. Apply in person or fax resume to 403-885-5231.
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Misc. Help
ACADEMIC Express Adult Education and Training
Spring Start
SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION
GED classes days/evening
Carpenters Helpers & Labourers
Community Support Worker
For local work. Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca
With Residential roughin exp. Competitive wages & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-314-5599
DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH
WE are currently seeking full time
Carpenters and Apprentice Carpenters
Responsibilities include; framing, building forms, door and window installation, and various tasks that arise daily. The successful candidate will have the ability to perform a wide variety of tasks and be a team player. They will have outstanding communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Must also be able to read and interpret blue prints, drawings and specifications. Applicants must be a Journeymen Carpenter or Apprentice Carpenter. Please email your cover letter and resume to info@tcdi.ca
Fax resume to Human Resources 403-845-5370 Or E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com
JOURNEYMAN WELDER REQ’D.
Indoors, great hours, diversity and fabrication. Competitive wage and benefit pkg. Fax resume to 403-309-3360.
850
Trades
Clark’s
PLUMBING & HEATING CORP.
Plumbing & HVAC Service Technicians NEEDED!!! This is a Monday – Friday position located in Lac La Biche, (furnished living accommodations provided for out of town employees) Clark’s has immediate openings for qualified, experienced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) Technician and Plumbers. The successful candidates will: • hold a current Journeyman’s ticket • be experienced in all aspects of HVAC or Plumbing service • must pass a Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening • Provide a current Drivers Abstract • be a motivated self-starter • take pride in doing great work and willing to work long hours if needed • be energetic, positive, and keen to work with a rapidly expanding company • be 100% dedicated to customer service and satisfaction Clark’s offers top wages,10% holiday/vacation pay, overtime after 8 hrs, training, Health and Dental packages. We are a COR Certified and ISNetworld Compliant, safety-conscious company that provides a safe and enjoyable workplace.
Fall Start
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 ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK
in DEER PARK AREA Dawson St. & 1 Block of Davison Dr. ALSO Dandell Close Davison Dr. & 2 blocks of Dowler St. ALSO Dunham Close ALSO Duncan Cres. ALSO 3 blocks of West Duston St. & Dale Close ALSO Densmore Cres. & East part of Donnelly Cres. LANCASTER East half of Lampard Cres. ALSO Landry Bend Lacey Close & Lenon Close area. ALSO Leonard Cres. & 1 Block of Lancaster Ave. ALSO Part of Lanterman Cres. ALSO Lamont Close Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info
ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in GRANDVIEW MORRISROE MOUNTVIEW WEST PARK Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317
Fax Resume to 780-623-7451 or Email: sales@cpandh.ca
To: humanresources@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125
850
Trades
ELECTRICIANS
Valid safety tickets an asset
Please email your resume by May 31st, 2013
Truckers/ Drivers
NOW Hiring Site Superintendants, Carpenters, Apprentice Carpenters for Full Time Work in the Red Deer area. Fully paid Benefit Package, Pension Plan, Bonuses. Good wages. Experience in the Petroleum industry an asset, Service Stations, Bulk Plants. E-mail Resume to tedc@kellerdenali.com
Noise Solutions Delburne, AB accepting Resumes for TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires Welders,Assemblers, Sheet Metal Workers & Field Crew Email to QUALIFIED lgoddard@noisesolutions. 3rd and 4th yr. com Fax 403-749-2259 JOURNEYMAN Attn. Lorna
• Based out of Red Deer & Rocky Mountain House, AB
Please reference: Ad #MW-JF-0513
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1000-1430
To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300
www.ferus.ca
classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
Heavy Duty Mechanic Journeyman Grande Prairie
Accounting Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.
Ferus’ Operations division requires a Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic to join our growing team to service Ferus’ expanding fleet of tractor & trailer units in our Blackfalds and Grande Prairie Bases. Reporting to the Shop Foreman you will be responsible for a variety of duties in a service oriented environment. Working in the Oil and Gas Field you will be required to work effectively unsupervised, have good working knowledge of Heavy Duty Truck and Trailer repairs, combined with a great attitude. A CVIP inspection license or the ability to obtain one is required. Due to the nature and volume of work some overtime and on call work will be required.
PROFESSIONAL
Beauty/ Cosmetic
DRIVERS WANTED
301452E18-F13
Reporting to the Shop Foreman, this individual will be responsible for a variety of duties in a serviceoriented environment. The successful candidate will be willing to work towards their Interprovincial Heavy Equipment Technician certification and have completed at a minimum their 3rd year apprenticeship requirements. This individual must be highly motivated and mechanically inclined. Ferus offers a competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentive plan & an excellent Benefits Package, including flex days, flexible spending account and a Group RSP Savings Plan. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please email your resume
We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.
Ferus requires experienced Professional Class 1 drivers with three years or more experience to operate a variety of late model liquid carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen equipment out of our Blackfalds base. We offer: • Industry competitive wages based on an hourly pay schedule • Automatic pay increases • Training Completion Bonus • Daily per diem allowance • Recognition and incentive programs • Mechanic-maintained equipment • Travel Compensation PLUS: • Flexible Spending Account • Group RSP Savings Plan • Comprehensive Health and Dental Plan • Career Advancement Opportunities We offer a work rotation of 15 days on & 6 days off. Preference will be given to applicants with off-road experience. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment please send your resume & driver abstract to
humanresources@ferus.com or by fax to 1-888-879-6125 Please Reference: Driver #0513
Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.
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Contractors
1100
Massage Therapy
1280
DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301
FANTASY
MAMMA MIA !! Soffit, Fascia & Eaves. 403-391-2169
International ladies
SIDING, Soffit, Fascia preferring non- combustible fibre cement, canexel & smart board, Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.
MASSAGE
Now Open
Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Private back entry. 403-341-4445
VII MASSAGE Feeling over KARLEY whelmed? would like to welcome all Hard work day? of her clients, as well as Pampering at its new clients to join her at Eavestroughing best. #7 7464 Gaetz Headrush Hair Dezign! Located at Bay A Ave. www. 3440-50th Ave. Red Deer. GUTTERS CLEANED & viimassage.biz REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 Appointments can be In/Out Calls to booked with her at Hotels. 403-986-6686 403-505-8465.
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Cleaning
1070
Housecleaning. Free up time in your schedule. I have 20 yrs experience, honest and reliable. Call for an appointment. Janet 250-489-8889.
Contractors
1100
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 301450E18-F13
Blackfalds
1010
INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
www.ferus.com
Heavy Duty Mechanic Apprentice or Journeyman
To: humanresources@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad #RDGP-MEC-0513
for the Plant Turnaround Season. Must have valid H2S, CSTS/PST, First Aid/CPR, Confined Space, and WHIMIS Safety Tickets. Fax resume to 403-729-2396 or email: resumes @newcartcontracting.com No phone inquiries please.
• Flexible work schedule
We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted. 301649E18-F13
Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.
Safety Supervisors & Safety Watch People
JEETS PLUMBING & HEATING Service Plumbers. Journeyman, w/service exp. Competitive wages. Fax resume: 403-356-0244
850
Requires Full Time
Newcart Contracting (1993) is looking for
• Possible career advancement opportunities
Ferus offers competitive industry rates and an excellent benefits package, including a Group Savings Plan. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment,
Apply in person at:
Email resume to: office@ccal.com Fax resume to: 403-885-5137
• Top wages paid based on experience
The candidate will require the following skills: • Millwright Journeyman Certificate; Interprovincial certificate preferred • Millwright/Heavy duty mechanic with field compression or plant experience • Basic computer skills; maintenance database knowledge preferred • A combination of other equivalences & experience may be considered • Occasional travel will be required
Signing BONUS or Relocation Assistance (depending on experience) Ford experience not required
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.
Trades
PIDHERNEY’S Requires Experienced Heavy Equipment Operators for work in the Coronation and Red Deer areas. Fax or email resume to: 403-8455370 / hr@pidherneys.com
Experienced Screedman Roller Operator Transfer Machine Operator
If you want to stay busy and be home every night then Pidherney’s might be for you!
Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.
The candidate will be responsible for: • Performing planned & breakdown maintenance; • Installing, troubleshooting & maintaining equipment based on manufacturer’s recommendations & specifications; • Conducting equipment inspections & detecting potential problems.
A Positive Growing work environment Great Benefits Package
Heavy Duty Mechanic
NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
For work in the Red Deer/Rocky Mountain House area
Joffre Plant
YOU WILL RECEIVE.....
Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
NEEDED F/T Service Person for after sales service and set up of manufactured and modular home. Must have exp. in roofing, siding, flooring, drywall, paint etc., Competitive wages and health plan avail. Apply to James at M & K Homes, 403-346-6116
Pidherney’s requires experienced local:
Ferus is looking for a talented and reliable full time Millwright to join our production team out of our Joffre facility. The ideal candidate must be able to work alone, with minimal supervision. They must be an open, honest team player and be willing to work with other trades.
A Licensed Technician or 4th Year Apprentice
SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS
DRYWALL CREW req’d immediately for huge project in Blackfalds. Must have all tools & own trans. Exp.’d only. 403-872-1686
Millwright
YOU ARE.....
Requires
850
Trades
Class 1 Drivers
850
17 Time Presidents Award Winner Locally Owned and Operated One of the Most Respected Ford Dealerships in Alberta
GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.
C & C COATINGS in Innisfail is seeking F/T Laborers, sandblasters, powder coaters, and painters. Competitive wages and benefits. Fax resume to: 403-227-1165.
www.ferus.ca
WE ARE......
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Trades
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BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980
Escorts
1165
EROTICAS PLAYMATES Girls of all ages 598-3049 www.eroticasplaymates.net LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car
Handyman Services
1200
RED DEER’S BEST
Misc. Services
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL
Property clean up 340-8666
Massage Therapy
1280
MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161 HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269
1310
LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations. 403-342-7801. PAINTING SERVICE Res./Com. Celebrating 25 years. 25% off paint. 403-358-8384 PRO-PAINTING at reasonable rates. 304-0379
Seniors’ Services
1372
ATT’N: SENIORS Are you looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as roof snow removal, bathroom fixtures, painting or flooring Call James 403- 341-0617 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
1430
DOG POO REMOVAL 403-506-8777
BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Spring & summer bookings. Res./com. Your full service handyman. Brian 403-598-3857
Painters/ Decorators
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
GARDEN ROTOTILLING & Yard Prep. 403-597-3957 GARDENS ROTOTILLED 304-7250 LAWN AERATING Call 403-304-0678 LITTLE R&R AERATION Call Randy 403-341-3780 ROTOTILLING, power raking, aerating & grass cutting. Reasonable rates. 403-341-4745
E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, May 18, 2013 Misc. Help
880
Misc. Help
880
Misc. Help
880
Misc. Help
880
880
Misc. Help
880
Misc. Help
Firewood
1660
LOGS
NEWS PAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for early morning delivery by 6:30 am
FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:
6 days per week Vehicle needed
ANDERS AREA
Call Jamie 403-314-4306 For more information
Anders St. Addinell Close/ Allan St. Abbott Close/ Allan St. Allan Close/Allan St. Allsop Cres. BOWER AREA
AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER CARRIERS NEEDED 1 day per week
Broughton/ Brooks Cres. Bettenson St./ Baines Cres. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St
in the town of Bowden, Innisfail, and Olds.
LANCASTER AREA Lewis Close/ Law Close
Packages come ready to deliver. No collecting!
SUNNYBROOK AREA
Please call Quitcy 403-314-4316
Springfield Ave. Savoy Cres./ Selkirk Blvd. Sherwood Cres.
EARN EXTRA CASH!!!
VANIER AREA
The Red Deer Advocate is looking for friendly and outgoing telephone sales people to join our team. Work 3-4 days per week 4:00 - 8 :00 p.m Great earning potential for the right person. If this is for you please drop off your resume at: The Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Avenue Red Deer or email to: dsibbet@ reddeeradvocate.com or rholt@reddeeradvocate.com
COLLEGE/UNIV STUDENTS
flexible summer schedules, $16 base/appt. cust. sales/service, conditions apply, will train. Call Now! 403-755-6711 www. summeropenings.ca/
DSM INC.
looking for laborers, in the Innisfail area. Salary is $14.75/hr. Fax resume to: 403-314-0676.
Misc. Help
Vanson Close/ Visser St.
Misc. Help
880
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
TRAINING CENTRE OILFIELD TICKETS
Industries #1 Choice!
“Low Cost” Quality Training
880 UNC
BEN
We currently require a
Works! APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are
For work in and around the Red Deer area
This successful individual will possess the following quali¿cations: • Minimum 3 – 5 years running crews • Have blueprint knowledge and experience • Various types of construction project experience an asset • Understand Alberta Transportation Speci¿cations • Must be a team player
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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990
Pidherney’s offers competitive wages based on experience & bene¿t packages.
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Please fax resume to 403-845-5370 or email to hr@pidherneys.com
Rental Department/ Delivery Driver • Class 5 Drivers Licence. *abstract may be required • Must be able to tow trailers/5th wheels • Cleaning of units • Some evenings & weekends may be required • Full time seasonal position (May 01-Sept. 30)
Antiques & Art
1520
ANTIQUE ARMIOR $275 obo. 403-747-2597
Auctions
1710
1720
Townhouses
1530
Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers
Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms. Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855
301312E22
RV AND MARINE SALES
So are we.
In fact, we’re looking to fill several Train Operator (Conductor) positions across Alberta, including in High Level, Roma Junction, Lac La Biche, McLennan, and Edmonton.
RV TECH AND
MARINE TECH
• Excellent wages & benefits package Please apply in confidence to:
Join our proud team of railroaders and enjoy full training, a competitive wage and outstanding benefits. In 2012, Canadian Conductors earned an average salary of $85,000. 301490E17,18
Ryan McDonald 7414 - 50 Ave. Red Deer Fax: 403-347-3388 Email: rmcdonald@gorv.ca
In it for the long-haul? CN is a railroad with a great legacy and a very bright future. As an industry leader, we offer our employees secure, rewarding careers.
• Experience preferred but not essential. We will train the right individual. • Benefit Package and winter holidays • Unlimited earning potential
To learn how to become a CN Conductor, join us at our next career fair! You will learn more about this challenging and rewarding job. This is also your chance to have an interview on the spot!
WHERE: RED DEER LODGE 4311 49 AVE RED DEER, AB T4N 5Y7
is now accepting applications for a full time Operator 2 position.
Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma and must be available for shift work.
Build a career in a strong, growing and innovative company.
Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.
Find your place at CN.
Application Closing Date: March 21, 2013.
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Sale Conducted by: ALLEN B. OLSON AUCTION SERVICE LTD. Rimbey, Alberta License No. 165690 (403) 843-2747 Sale Site 1-855-783-0556 Toll Free E-mail: abolson@telusplanet.net Homepage: www.allenolsonauction.com
1590
EquipmentHeavy
1630
Instruments
Pets & Supplies
1660
Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227
Jobs.cn.ca 300218E18
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SMALL DOG KENNEL $50. 403-346-7375
1830
Cats
SIAMESE also Belenese (3) KITTENS FOR SALE $50/ea. As well as some free kittens to give away. 403-887-3649
Sporting Goods
1860
ATTENTION GOLFERS, 2 remote control golf club caddys. 1 - Electronic caddy $700. 1- X3R Stewart Golf Dream Machine. $1000. 403-346-6989, 373-2574 GOLF CLUB SET RIGHT HAND. Cleveland Launcher Driver Srixon 3 Wood. Bazooka Tour Edge Cavity Back Irons. 3-PW, Regular Flex Graphite Shafts. Bag. $75. Very good condition. 403-346-0093
Travel Packages
1900
TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Homestead Firewood
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1770
VIOLIN, full size with case and 2 bows. $200. 403-986-2004
Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275
HUGE TRI-PLEX on 59th Ave
Modern open concept, 2 large bdrms, 1.5 bath, In-suite Laundry. NO PETS, N/S. Avail NOW. $1325 & UTIL Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554
Suites
3060
FAMILY APT. Near Downtown RD
2 bright bdrms, 1 baths, recently updated. 2 appls. Coin-op laundry. No pets. N/S. Starting @ $950 & Power; SD $950; Avail NOW. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554 LARGE 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite in Blackfalds, own entrance, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, utils. incld, 403-782-7745 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
MORRISROE MANOR
1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852
OPPOSITE HOSPITAL
Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885 PENHOLD 1 bdrm., incl. heat/ water. $685 avail. June 1, no pets 403-348-6594
QUIET LOCATION
2 bdrm. adult bldg. lower flr. Utils. incld’d $800. mo. Call 403-347-4007
SUNNYBROOK
1 bdrm. apt. avail. May 15 Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686
THE NORDIC
AGRICULTURAL
CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290
AFFORDABLE
301017E14-26
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
Real Estate Transaction are being Handled by Morrison Realty (403) 783-0556
Firewood
Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to:
Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113, Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 FAX: (403) 747-2660 email: mlyle@rahr.com
Open House: June 1st & 8th or by Appointment from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NEW ladies Power Walk, made by Natural Sport runners size 9 $20 403-340-1120
In the meantime, we invite you to visit jobs.cn.ca, where you can view the full job description and also apply online before the event.
The position includes Plant Operations and Sanitation duties.
Located in Phase 2 of the Gated Community of Whispering Pines at Pine Lake, Alberta which is adjacent to the Golf Course, Club House, Restaurant and Several Other Amenities.
Clothing
BRING WITH YOU: Your resume, along with a legible copy of 2 different government-issued IDs (including one with photo).
Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt,
Selling by Totally Unreserved Auction Unit #43 being a Park Model Mobile Home & Lot
For More Information, Photos & the Terms & Conditions, please view our website at www.allenolsonauction.com
WHEN: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:30 AM Be sure to arrive for the MANDATORY ORIENTATION SESSION.
OPERATOR 2 POSITION
2 BRDM. Condo Sylvan Lake w/parking. $1200 allinclusive. Call 403-630-8515 for appointment. ALIX: 2 bdrm. 1 bath, 5 appls, shows like new. $1000 + utils. Avail. June 1, 403-341-9974 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca
3050
Pine Lake, Alberta Sunday, June 16, 2013 Time: 1:00 p.m.
Local growing RV and Marine Dealership requires the following personnel:
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20 QUART roasting oven $20; 19.2 volt cordless variable spd. reversible drill, $35; Craftsman spiral cutting saw $50, 6 cu. ft. steel wheel barrow $40, Coleman propane lantern $10 403-347-2603 3 TARPS, 14’ X 10’, 12’ X 9’, 9’ X 7’ $6/EA; trolley platform on castors 37” x 24” $15; 2 claw bars 29”/$10; 16”/$5; 2 wood cutting drill bits 1 5/8” x 9 1/2”L $10; 1 3/8” x 18” L Riverfront Estates $10; garage hand towel Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, paper roll large $3; hand bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, saw $5; car safety bar $5; no pets, n/s, $1195 tow rope $10; hitch bar w/pin and 1 7/8” ball $15; or $1225 along the river. SD $1000. avail. hitch bar w/pin $7; post June 1, 403-304-7576 hold auger 5” cut manual 347-7545 $20; garbage can with lid, galvanized $10; plastic WESTPARK wrap 15” w/roll large $8; flower pots various sizes 11/2 blocks west of hospital! 3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. $3, shelf 64”l x 9 1/2”w and balcony, no pets, n/s, 1 3/4” thick $5; 15 - 8 track rent $1195 SD $1000. tapes/case $15; 16 casAvail. June 1, sette tapes $16; 403-304-7576, 347-7545 403-314-2026 FOOD Dehydrator, with 7 Manufactured trays, Ronco. Homes Exc. Cond. $50. 1 Pair of men’s calf high, rubbher boots, size 12. Newly Reno’d Mobile $25. FREE Shaw Cable + more 403-227-2653 $950/month Mauricia 403-340-0225 GARDEN CULTIVATOR, small electric drive, $30. 403-347-1501 4 Plexes/ GOLF carry bag $25 obo; 6 Plexes Action Spy books, 4 boxes $60 obo 403-782-3847 GLENDALE REDWOOD Slabs, (2) 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., 1 for $100, 1 for $75. $950 incl. sewer, water & 403-340-0675 garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. June 1. 403-304-5337
Unreserved Real Estate Acreage Sale for Barrie Wilson Musical
NEW NAME NEW MANAGEMENT
3010
COLORADO BLUE EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW SPRUCE 6’-20’ , equipON ACREAGE IN RED ment for digging, wrapping, DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, basketing, hauling and rent $2000 + DD planting. J/V Tree Farm. Avail. now. 403-346-5885 John 403-350-6439. ROTTOTILLER, Mantis Electric, w/ kick stand, bor- Houses/ der edger, aerator, dethatcher Duplexes & cord management system. $300. 403-227-2653 3 BDRM, 3 bath home , nice deck, new paint & carpet, for over 40 couple with no Household pets at 7316-59 Ave. Appliances Rent $1500/Sec. $1500. Ph: 403-341-4627 APPLS. reconditioned lrg. 4601 49 STREET selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. Cute Little HOUSE! warr. Riverside Appliances 2 bdrm 1 bath. GARAGE. 403-342-1042 Fridge/Stove/Washer/Dryer. FRIDGE $75 Avail. NOW! No pets, N/S. Marilee 403-341-9990 ONLY $1195 + Utils. leave msg. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Or 403-396-9554 KENMORE DRYER Electric. Excellent cond. PONOKA 3 bdrm. newer $100. 403-347-5873 townhouse, 3 bath, 5 appls. $1295/mo. 403-704-1221 MEDIUM SIZE DEEP FREEZER. $100. SPLIT level house in 403-346-7375 newer part of Anders, 4 bdrm.. 2 baths, laundry, parking in back, fenced Household backyard and deck, n/s, no Furnishings pets, $1650/mo., + utils & d.d., close to mini mall MAPLE WOOD shelving, 403-357-0320 $50; maple wood desk SYLVAN, avail .immed. 2 w/hutch, $135. units. 2 bdrm. + hide-a403-346-3708 bed, incl., cable, dishes, NEW KING SIZE bedding, all utils. $1000 BOX SPRINGS. -$1400/mo. 403- 880-0210 Sealy Posturepedic. $90. WEST PARK lower half 403-343-0745 duplex, 2 bdrm., 1 bath, 4 QUEEN SIZE FUTON appls., great location. New W/WOODEN FRAME, reno’s. No pets, n/s. Rent $40. 403-747-2597 $1050. incld’s utils. 403-343-6769 WANTED WESTPARK, entire house Antiques, furniture and 5 bdrms., 2 baths, new estates. 342-2514 carpet/paint, fireplace, dble. garage, RV parking, Stereos private yard, all appls., $1450 + utils. TV's, VCRs N/S, no pets. Avail. July 1 Call Alex @ 403-519-2944 SPEAKER w/Ipod hookup $30 obo; Ipod docking sta- gordonalexandercameron @gmail.com tion stereo $30; X box with 6 games $60 obo; PS 2 w/6 games $60 obo Condos/ 403-782-3847
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Acreages/ Farms
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Career Planning
PIDHERNEY’S IS GROWING!
IN SERVICE SHOP, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld. Apply fax 403-341-5622
Apply by: Email: unclebens@telus.net Fax: 403-346-1055 or drop off resume at reception Attn: Charles (rental manager)
Employment Training
1680
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
3020
Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303
(across from Totem)
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
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301600E24
DEERPARK Dowler & Douglas St. Area $605.00/mo
GREENHOUSE WORKERS Part Time Account BLACKFALDS Merchandiser Central AB Greenhouses If you’re looking for a We have some seasonal challenging position with positions available comEASTVIEW mencing immediately and one of the world’s leading 84 Papers snack food companies, ending June 1, 2013. $441/month Duties include planting here’s your chance to join seedlings, watering plants, the largest sales team in $5292/yr. Canada as a Weekend moving plants from one Part Time Account area to another, loading Merchandiser in Red Deer, WESTPARK plants onto carts and AB. We’re looking for 81 Papers loading trucks. This position i s l a b o r i n t e n s i v e a n d someone who pays great $425/month attention to detail, has a includes working weekends $5103/yr. interest in building and some evenings (approx. displays, and can ensure 65 hrs./wk.). Must have WESTLAKE own transportatin. We will that our product is always well stocked and looking train. Wage is $11.50/hr. 81 Papers great. So if you’re an Fax resume to $420/month excellent communicator, 403-885-4147 or email to: have great people skills, a $5040/yr. ar-cag@telus.net. class 5 driver’s license, Please note that only and a flawless driving those to be interviewed will Call Karen record, we invite you to be contacted. apply online at www. for more info fritolay.ca or fax your 403-314-4317 POSITION: Head resume to (780) 577-2174 Caretaker ATTN: Elaine Diesbourg. Location: Normandeau GRAYSON EXCAVATING School Start Date: LTD. requires experienced To be determined Hours: RESIDENTIAL APT foremen, pipelayers, Monday-Friday MANAGER equipment operators, 7:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. 23 suite apt. complex. Class 1 drivers, topmen & 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Live-in role. Responsibilities and general labourers for A current criminal record incl. cleaning, maintenance, installation of deep utilities check is required for all yard care, administration. (water and sewer). Fax new employees. Be Bondable. Reply to Box 1043, resume to (403)782-6846 advised that only those c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 or e-mail to: info@ selected for an interview Bremner Ave., Red Deer, graysonexcavating.com will be contacted. AB T4R 1M9 Applications should be HERITAGE LANES forwarded by noon on BOWLING WEED SPRAYER May 28, 2013 to Red Deer’s most modern 5 required. No exp. Red Deer Public School pin bowling center req’s necessary. Must have valid District No. 104, 4747-53 F/T kitchen staff, servers Class 5 Driver’s License. Street, Red Deer, AB, and front counter staff. Fax resume to 403-227T4N 2E6, Fax: Must be avail. eves and 5099, e-mail to cdsprung@ 403-342-3780 Email: wknds. Please send telus.net or call Cory humanresources@ resume to: htglanes@ @403-304-8201 rdpsd.ab.ca telus.net or apply in person
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
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Horses
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PASTURE for rent, 3 min. East of R.D. 403-347-0293 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912
1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444
Rooms For Rent
3090
2 BDRM. bsmt, shared kitchen, prefer employed or student. Avail. immed. 403-342-7789, 358-0081 2 ROOMS furnished Highland Green. 403-342-4604 ROOM $600. Blackfalds. All incld’d, furn. 588-2564
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Rooms For Rent
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FURN. room, all utils. and cable incld, $425/mo. Text any time or call between 5 pm - 9 pm 403-598-6467 ROOM for rent. $450 rent, d.d. $350. 403-343-0421
Pasture
3180
PASTURE LAND Avail. for 10 cow/calves, in North Red Deer. 403-346-5885
Mobile Lot
3190
LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm. Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820
4090
Manufactured Homes
Cars
5030
MUST SELL By Owner. Mauricia 403-340-0225
Income Property
homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Houses For Sale
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NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550
2007 MERCEDES BENZ B 200 5 speed, $8,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import
4130
Cottages/Resort Property
COTTAGE in Caroline West Country. Great hunting & quadding. Priced to sell under $100,000. 403-740-6592
2003 SUZUKI Intruder 800cc, 8000 kms., exc. s h a p e . $ 4 5 0 0 . 403-597-1122 2006 HONDA Civic Coupe LX Exc cond. Loaded, 84,000 km $12,000, 403-318-5747
GOLF, SKI, HIKE, WATER SPORTS, etc. WHITEFISH, MT.
2005 PORSCHE Cayenne S AWD, leather, Lexani wheels, $23,888 348-8788 Sport & Import
Townhouse in Mountain Park subdivision. Over 3700 sq.ft., 4 bedrooms & 3.5 baths. Features include 22’ vaulted ceiling in Great Room with floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, hardwood floors, Dacor stainless steel appliances, in-floor radiant heat, walk-out lower level & more. Slate spa shower & large walk-in closets with built-in cabinetry. House is fully wired for surround sound, security smart home. $599,900 For more information call 403-396-5516.
2005 PORSCHE Boxster 5 speed $26,888 348-8788 Sport & Import
2005 BMW 745LI, heated leather, sunroof, $19,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import
RAYMOND SHORES
GULL LAKE, 2012 Park model home, on professionally landscaped lot. Fully furnished. Too many extras to list. 403-350-5524 for details.
486 WISHART STREET, RED DEER 6 yr old 3 bdrm + office/den 1300 sq. ft. bi-level. Maple hardwood, 5 piece ensuite with jetted tub, fireplace, wet bar, finished oversized garage, underground sprinklers, central vac, in-floor heat, water softener. Kitchen has maple cabinets, stainless appls, breakfast bar & pantry. Fenced yard, deck & ground level stone patio. All appls. & window coverings incl. $ 478,000. Call 403-597-1149 or 403-304-8002
BLACKAFALDS Bi-level,
2 year old, 3 bdrms., 2 baths, landscaped w/large trees, laminate & carpet & lino on dev. main flr. Large deck, fenced yard. Incld’s 4 kitchen appls. Will consider trade for farm. 403-600-2257
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Businesses For Sale
Lots For Sale
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FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe. Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820
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Property
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MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550
MOVE IN READY BLACKFALDS: 2 storey, 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, upgrades $376,500 2 bdrm .bungalow, 2 bath, front att. garage $319,900 Prices include all legal fees, GST, and appls. Riser Homes Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294 MUST SELL New 2 Storey 1550 sq.ft 3 bdrm, bonus room, 2.5 bath, $379,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550
159 ACRES, 1288 sq.ft. bungalow, New windows, siding, shingles & fireplace. Good well, underground power, valley location with creek, garden, fruit trees, fences, corrals, steel bins, barn. Seeded to grass. Good hunting, fishing. Immed. poss. $229,000. Preeceville, Sask. 306-547-3319
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MASON MARTIN HOMES 1-5, Sat. 18th & Sun. 19th 639 Oak St. Springbrook 403-588-2231
wheels
www.laebon.com
CLASSIFICATIONS
Laebon Homes 346-7273
Condos/ Townhouses
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MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2231
Farms/ Land
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One of a kind property! Approximately 182 acres bordering the Red Deer River. Located about 16 kms east of Red Deer. Contact Dmitri at 403-305-0513
2005 INFINITI FX 35 AWD sunroof, leather, $18,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o. 403-348-1634
Trucks
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2006 TRAVELAIR. As new cond. Used very little. Immaculate. Sleeps 4. New generator incl. $7900. obo. SOLD
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ATV's
2004 ARTIC CAT 650 c/w winch, good shape. $2800. 403-596-8794
Sea Doo Wake 430 Boat 430 H.P. twin Rotax motors & jet pumps, low hours, like new. Priced to sell $26,500 O.B.O. 403-350-1007 782-3617
Auto Wreckers
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5190
RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
Vehicles Wanted To Buy
5200
REMOVAL of unwanted cars, may pay cash for complete cars. 304-7585 WANTED FREE REMOVAL of unwanted cars and trucks, also wanted to buy lead batteries, call 403-396-8629
5000-5300
Cars
5160
Boats & Marine
A1 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. AMVIC approved. 403-396-7519 2010 FORD Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4, htd./cool lthr., $29888 7652 50 Ave. 348-8788 Sport & Import
2008 Ford F150 4X4 Supercrew XLT 143,600 km $14,900 obo. tow pkg. , backup camera, exc. cond. 358-9646
2009 Cadillac STS Platinum AWD, 42,750 Kms. Fully loaded like new. 2 sets of rims & tires. $35,000 403 348 3762
2007 HONDA Ridgeline EX-L. 2005 FORD 500, 4 dr. sedan Exc. cond. loaded, 96,000 km, 87,871 kms., clean. $5900. $18,900. 403-318-5747 403-347-2660
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2004 CADILLAC Escalade AWD, lthr., DVD, $14,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import 1995 FORD F150. 310,000 km. Runs great. Body rust. $800. 403-986-1905 1992 DODGE Dakota needs trans, sell for parts or as is 403-318-7625
Vans Buses
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2005 BUICK MINIVAN. Loaded, excellent cond. 166,000 kms. $6,700 obo 403-343-7437.
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In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor’s website, Caleb ‘Kai’ Lawrence McGillvary is shown. McGillvary, 24, is being sought by New Jersey authorities on a murder warrant in the beating death of a New Jersey lawyer he befriended in New York’s Times Square. The homeless hitchhiker had previously gained Internet and TV celebrity status by using a hatchet to intervene in an attack in California on a utility worker on Feb. 1, 2013.
Viral video star hitchhiker arrested in U.S. murder BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ELIZABETH, N.J. — Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as “Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. A Starbucks employee was credited Friday with recognizing 24-year-old Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, wanted in the beating death of a man nearly three times his age. The pair met amid the neon lights of New York City’s Times Square over the weekend and went to the home of 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy Jr., authorities say. On Monday, Galfy was found beaten to death in his bedroom, wearing only his socks and underwear. McGillvary was arrested Thursday in Philadelphia and charged with his murder. McGillvary was arraigned Friday. A court official said he has a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainer for three arrests in Canada in recent years. McGillvary gained a measure of fame in February after intervening in an attack on a California utility worker. In an interview viewed millions of times online, he described using a hatchet he was carrying to repeatedly hit a man who had struck a worker with his car, fending off a further attack. His rambling, profanity-laced interview to a television station went viral,
with one version viewed more than 3.9 million times on YouTube. McGillvary later appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” On Thursday, McGillvary went into the coffee shop in Philadelphia, and the employee who waited on him recognized him and called police. McGillvary took off before police arrived, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said, but an officer found McGillvary at a nearby bus terminal. McGillvary was being held on $3 million bail. It was not clear whether he has a lawyer. Statements posted on McGillvary’s Facebook page following the homicide were “sexual in nature,” Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said. McGillvary’s last post, dated Tuesday, asks “what would you do?” if you awoke in a stranger’s house and found you’d been drugged and sexually assaulted. One commenter suggests hitting him with a hatchet — and McGillvary’s final comment on the post says, “I like your idea.” Romankow declined to say what object was used in Galfy’s beating. Romankow said McGillvary had traded on his newfound prominence to meet fans across the country, and it apparently wasn’t difficult to recognize him. “Being on YouTube too much,” Ramsey said, “is not always a good thing.”
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two commuter trains collided outside New York City during the evening rush hour Friday, injuring 20 or more people, authorities said. There were no reports of fatalities. The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter line serving the northern suburbs, referred in a news release to a “major derailment” near Fairfield, in southern Connecticut. It said emergency workers were at the scene of the accident, which came shortly after 6 p.m. Twenty to 25 people were injured,
Police Officer Matt Panilaitis told The Associated Press. He said there were no fatalities. Photos taken at the scene showed a train car askew on the rails, with its end smashed up and brushing against another train The railroad said the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield. Some cars on the second train also derailed. “At this stage, we don’t know if this is a mechanical failure, an accident or something deliberate,” Fairfield police spokesman Lt. James Perez told the Connecticut Post.
1999 35’ DUTCHMEN pulled 600 kms., a.t., heat & air, full bath w/tub in main bdrm, 1/2 bath w/dbl. bunks at rear, 14’ pushout kitchen/living, sleeps 8, exc. cond., n/s, no pets, clean, lots of storage, stove and fridge, $9500 403-227-6442 304-5894
2002 29’ BOBCAT hardwall, a/c, awning, sleeps 9 $11,500 obo 403-346-1569
2012 MITSUBISHI RVR SE AWC, 33,719 kms., $21888 348-8788 Sport & Import
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2000 JAYCO Quest 23’ 3 pce. bath, air, sleeps 6. Exc. shape $6000. obo 403-885-5608, 352-0740
Locally owned and family operated
SUV's
Commuter train collision injures more than 20 people
2010 DENALI 5TH WHEEL 27’ 1/2 ton towable. Lrg. slide, electric awning, a/c, satellite, sleeps 6. $24,000. 403-741-6994
OLDER tandem axle, 15’ trailer. $1200. **SOLD**
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FAMILY BUSINESS - GAS BAR & CONVIENCE STORE FOR SALE/LEASE Email: kjsservices@live.ca
5110
Fifth Wheels
Holiday Trailers
FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 LOVE GOLF? Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com Walk-out view lot (.40 acres) overlooking pond, backing LUXURIOUS 1 1/2 DUPLEX W. at Wolf Creek Village. in gated community in Red Power, municipal water & Deer. 2 bdrm. + den, 3 bath. sewer to be connected. 10 Phone 403-506-9491 yr. Golf membership avail. valued $30,000. Controls 2010 BMW X3 AWD, panoMASON MARTIN HOMES in place to protect your roof, 25821 kms., $36,888 New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft. 348-8788 Sport & Import investment. 403-782-4599 3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550 Out Of Town MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft. Dbl. att. garage. $409,900. 403-588-2550
2006 KAWASAKI Ninja, 10,300 kms. $5,400. 403-597-5972
2001 KAWASAKI Vulcan Classic 800 $4400 exc. cond., 11,265 kms, windshield. Call Leo 403-391-8949
2 Birds w/1 Stone SYLVAN LAKE 1. Executive home five bdrms., three baths, $554,900. (see photo) 2. Modern condo, two bdrms, two baths. $265,000. Call 403-887-2414 for details.
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2010 KAWASAKI Nomad $9950 403-352-3003
MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. Mauricia 403-340-0225
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PUBLIC NOTICES
Public Notices
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS
Estate of Frank Thompson HOLMAN (deceased) Notice is given to hereby given to creditors and others having claims against the estate of Frank Thompson Holman, formerly of Red Deer. All claims should be sent, on or before June 15, 2013 to Tara McCullough 1613 6 Ave. N.W. Calgary, AB. T2N 0W1 2012 Park model home, on professionally landscaped lot. Fully furnished. Too many extras to list. 403-350-5524 for details.
More time needed to indict marathon Boston bomber BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — U.S. prosecutors say they’ll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Prosecutors said Friday they will not indict Tsranaev within the 30-day period prescribed the Federal Speedy Trial Act. Sunday marks 30 days since the ethnic Chechen from Russia was arrested following the April 15 bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260. Prosecutors didn’t specify under which exception they’d seek an extension, but those available to prosecutors include delays related to the defendant’s physical capacity. Tsarnaev remains in a prison hospital after being badly wounded in a gun battle with police before his arrest. His brother, Tamerlan, died after the gun battle. Earlier Friday, a judge denied a request from Tsarnaev’s attorneys
that they be allowed to take periodic photos of the 19-year-old to document “his evolving mental and physical state” and whether his statements to authorities after his arrest were made voluntarily. Tsarnaev’s lawyers could be trying to argue that statements he made to authorities after his arrest on April 19 were not voluntary because of his poor physical condition. Defence attorney Miriam Conrad declined to comment. Tsarnaev is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the bombings. He could face the death penalty if convicted. The judge found Tsarnaev’s lawyers could not take their own photos, saying the prison where Tsarnaev is housed has a policy against visitors bringing cameras. The Bureau of Prisons could take photos of Tsarnaev with his lawyers present, but those pictures would have to be shared with prosecutors, the judge said.
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Study eyes legalizing marijuana DRUG POLICY EXPERTS CALL FINDINGS HISTORIC BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday. A car bomb explosion in a sprawling Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad has killed and wounded dozens of people, officials said.
Bombs kill at least 76 in Iraq in major violence spike BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus stops and outdoor markets, with a total of 130 people killed since Wednesday. Scenes of bodies sprawled across a street outside a mosque and mourners killed during a funeral procession were reminiscent of some of the worst days of retaliatory warfare between the Islamic sects that peaked in 2006-2007 as U.S. forces battled extremists on both sides. Tensions have been intensifying since Sunnis began protesting what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government, including random detentions and neglect. The protests, which began in December, have largely been peaceful, but the number of attacks rose sharply after a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on April 23. Majority Shiites control the levers
of power in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Wishing to rebuild the nation rather than revert to open warfare, they have largely restrained their militias in the past five years or so as Sunni extremist groups such as al-Qaida have frequently targeted them with large-scale attacks. Nobody claimed responsibility for Friday’s attacks, but the fact they occurred in mainly Sunni areas raised suspicion that Shiite militants were involved. The bombs also were largely planted in the areas, as opposed to the car bombings and suicide attacks that al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents are known to use. Talal al-Zobaie, a Sunni lawmaker, called on politicians across the religious and ethnic spectrum to put aside their differences and focus on protecting the nation. “The terrorist attacks on Sunni areas today and on Shiite areas in the past two days are an indication that some groups and regional countries are working hard to reignite the sectarian war in Iraq,” he said. “The government should admit that it has failed to secure the country and the people, and all security commanders should be replaced by efficient people who can really confront terrorism. Sectarianism that has bred armies of widows and orphans in the past is now trying to make a comeback in this coun-
try, and everybody should be aware of this.” The areas hit Friday were all former Sunni insurgent strongholds that saw some of the fiercest fighting of the U.S.led war as sectarian rivalries nearly tore the country apart. The deadliest blast struck worshippers as they were leaving the main Sunni mosque in Baqouba, 60 kilometres (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad. Another explosion went off shortly afterward as people gathered to help the wounded, leaving 41 dead and 56 wounded, according to police and hospital officials. Grocery store owner Hassan Alwan was among the worshippers who attended Friday prayers in the al-Sariya mosque. He said he was getting ready to leave when he heard the explosion, followed by another a few minutes later. “We rushed into the street and saw people who were killed and wounded, and other worshippers asking for help,” he said. “I do not know where the country is headed amid these attacks against both Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq.” Baqouba was the site of some of the fiercest fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents. Al-Qaida in Iraq essentially controlled the area for years, defying numerous U.S. offensives aimed at restoring control.
LIMA, Peru — An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana. Drug policy reform advocates called the report historic, though it made no specific proposals and said there was “no significant support” among the OAS’ 35 member states for legalizing cocaine, the illicit drug with the greatest impact on Latin America. “This is the first time any multilateral organization anywhere has done something like this,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. The $2.2 million study was commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders at last year’s Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, for a rethinking of the war on drugs. Reform advocates call the more than $20 billion that Washington has spent on counterdrug efforts in Latin America over the past decade a damaging waste of taxpayer money. The report says “greater flexibility” in dealing with the drug problem “could lead to the possibility of amending domestic legislation or promoting changes to international law.” It urges “assessing existing signals and trends that lean toward the decriminalization or legalization of the production, sale and use of marijuana. Sooner or later decisions in this area will need to be taken.” The study, which was presented by outgoing OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza in Bogota, examines four different scenarios for confronting the illicit drug trade, which has fueled violent crime and corruption, especially in drug production and transit countries, including destabilizing governments. The most controversial scenario would involve countries unilaterally abandoning the fight against drug production and trafficking in their territory in order to reduce violence. President Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala, a hard-hit cocaine transit country along with neighbouring Honduras, made headlines before the Cartagena summit when he said he was tempted to put his country on such a path. The report’s authors conclude, however, “that there is no absolute link between the drug problem and the insecurity experienced by many citizens in the Americas.”
Two bombs kill 9, wound 70 in Afghanistan BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan — Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 70 near the southern city of Kandahar, an official said. The blasts happened inside Aino Mina, a housing complex on the northern outskirts of the city that was developed in part by Mahmood Karzai, the president’s younger brother. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but striking inside a powerful symbol of wealth and influence would be a publicity coup for the Taliban insurgency. Both the car bomb and the motorcycle were remotely detonated within minutes of each other while parked next to a restaurant area where families were dining, Kandahar government spokesman Javeed Faisal said. He had earlier said there was only one blast. Three police were among the dead, Faisal said, adding that an investigation is underway into how the explosives-laden vehicle slipped past the community’s heavy security. Many of the dozens of wounded brought to Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar were in critical condition, Dr. Samad Ahmadi said. Aino Mina is home to thousands of Afghan government officials, business-
men and other wealthy citizens who pay some $90,000 for a three-bedroom house on grounds featuring parks, a jogging track, a football field and its own mosque. Residents have special identification badges, and cars are typically searched before entering the gates. Mahmood Karzai was one of the main investors into the project, promoted as a triumph of modernity in Kandahar, which is the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban insurgency. The Taliban imposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic law when it led Afghanistan for five years, before they were ousted in the U.S.-led invasion that followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. by al-Qaida, which was based in the country at the time. The Karzai clan itself is from Kandahar and another brother of the president, Ahmed Wali Karzai, was a powerful political figure there before being gunned down in 2011 by a bodyguard. President Karzai’s office quickly condemned the attack, noting it was the second terrorist strike in a residential area in two days. On Thursday, a suicide car bomber hit a U.S. convoy in a residential part of eastern Kabul, killing 15 people, including nine Afghan bystanders and six Americans. That attack was claimed by another militant movement, Hizb-e-Islami. “Terrorists, by these acts that are un-Islamic and inhumane, are not the followers of any religion,” Karzai’s
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A young injured Afghan boy is carried by his father into the emergency room at the hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday after a car bomb exploded inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Many people where killed and scores wounded, an official said. statement said. Attacks on both military and civilian targets have been on the rise since the Taliban launched their spring offen-
sive late last month, aiming to weaken the Afghan government ahead of the withdrawal of most international forces by the end of next year.
Appeals court upholds 8-year sentence for Boston gangster’s girlfriend BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — The longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James “Whitey” Bulger lost her bid to reduce the eightyear prison sentence she received for helping Bulger during his 16 years as a fugitive. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday that it found no basis to change the sentence that Catherine Greig received after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbour a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. The panel included retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Bulger, the former leader of the Winter Hill Gang, fled Boston in late 1994 and remained a fugitive until he and Greig were captured together in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011.
Prosecutors say Greig helped Bulger in multiple ways while he was hiding from law enforcement. Bulger, 83, is scheduled to go on trial in June on charges that he participated in 19 murders. Greig’s appellate attorney, Dana Curhan, had argued that the sentencing judge “effectively tripled” the appropriate sentence for Grieg. He said Judge Douglas Woodlock gave her too much time on the fugitive-harbouring charge and wrongly imposed sentencing enhancements related to firearms and obstruction of justice. In court documents, Curhan also argued that five victims of Bulger’s alleged crimes should not have been allowed to testify during her sentencing hearing. “We disagree with it, but the court has spoken and we are going to review our options,” Curhan said Friday. Options include asking for a hearing
before the full court or asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. In its written ruling, the appeals court agreed with Woodlock, who found that Greig’s conduct was not limited to mere harbouring. “He also noted that Greig provided Bulger with ’a variety of things,’ over and above mere shelter,” Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson wrote for the court. “The judge referenced the length of the pair’s time on the run, the heinous nature of the crimes Bulger is accused of committing, Greig’s capacity to make her own choices, and the fact that a less serious sentence would promote disrespect for the law.” Thompson wrote that the record “provides a good deal of support” for the judge’s sentencing calculations. The appeals court also noted that Greig travelled across the country with Bulger for a long period of time, used
false identities, helped Bulger perpetuate his aliases and settled with him in California, where she paid the bills, helped him get medical treatment and prescription medications, and maintained their home. “Her handling of these tasks undoubtedly helped Bulger keep his public outings to a minimum, thus reducing his risk of detention,” the court said. Greig’s former lawyer, Kevin Reddington, had asked for a sentence of a little over two years. Reddington said she had fallen in love with a “Robin Hood-like” figure and never believed in the years she helped hide him that Bulger was a murderer. “We are pleased with the Court’s decision and that Catherine Greig will be held accountable for her conduct,” U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said in a statement.