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A raging Red Deer River upstream from Sundre Friday.

Sundre avoids the worst

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF SUNDRE — This town prepared for the worse, but fortunately appears to have avoided it.

Make no mistake, the Red Deer River was a roaring expanse of dirty brown, roiling water on Friday as it squeezed under the main bridge in town.

But the fear of widespread flooding did not materialize. A campground and RV Park beside the river was evacuated and flooded Thursday. But the waters did not rise as high as in 2005 — the benchmark everyone uses to gauge the scale of deluge.

Small crowds gathered through the morning at the bridge to take photos and videos and simply experience first hand the power of nature.

“It’s pretty impressive,” said Betty Bennett, as she stopped to snap a few shots on her digital camera on Friday morning.

But the river was even higher, by at least a metre, the night before judging from the photos she had recorded on her camera.

“All you’d see where the tops of the picnic tables last night,” she said.

Bennett said the town was quick to ensure residents were safe when word came the river was rising rapidly. The town’s hospital near her was evacuated, although it was not close to the river.

“I think they were doing things proactive. I think they made good calls,” she added.

Going back further in time, the town’s project to build spurs to prevent bank erosion and protect against flooding seems to have paid off.

“I think the work they did has helped out,” she said.

Near the river, entrances to businesses such as Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff a Fas Gas station, Cowboy Trail Liquor Store and A Town of Sundre worker watches as the Red Deer River passes under the bridge in town Friday morning. a Century 21 real estate office were protected with sandbags. Water had pooled behind the parking lot of the gas station but there were no other signs of Besides the hospital, a seniors home was evacuated high last year when there was some flooding in the as a precaution and a mandatory evacuation was is- area. flooding.

“Every few years it comes up this bad,” he said, A weary Mayor Annette Clews, who had been up sued for the campground and RV park and an area adding that in the 10 years he’s lived it has been this for 30 hours straight, said they were forecasting 20 to of houses on the east side of the river.

The Sundre Pro Rodeo set for the weekend was high three times.

40 mm more rain through Friday, but so far the stacancelled.

He was less concerned with flooding on Friday tus quo was remaining.

About 250 people were than he was with erosion. The river is chewing The worst appears to affected by the manda- through its banks, gobbling up former pasture land ‘WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE have passed, although the tory evacuation but many on his property and working its way perilously close unpredictability of weather THE SAME TYPE OF OVERLAND others chose to leave on to nearby Coal Camp Road. meant no one could relax Mountain View County spent $1.5 million trying FLOODING AS WE DID IN 2005.’ their own. About 50 people fully just yet. found refuge at Olds Col- to protect the road but the river is just washing away There was some flooding — ANNETTE CLEWS, lege. The evacuation order the gravel barrier created, he said. Something must in low-lying areas but it was MAYOR OF SUNDRE was lifted on Friday afterbe done or the county will lose a key link to the West not widespread, said Clews, noon and replaced with a Country, he said. at the town office, which two-hour standby notice.

Despite the damage, Patrick hadn’t lose his sense was serving as an emergen‘IT’S NOT AS BAD AS ’05. NOT A few kilometres up- of humour. As huge trees swept down the river colcy operations centre. stream, Levon Patrick lected in tangled piles below his home he pointed “We did not experience EVEN CLOSE.’ stood surveying the raging out, “Free firewood. Delivered once a year.” the same type of overland At the Dickson Dam, Elizabeth and Jim Huising — LEVON PATRICK river a few metres from the flooding as we did in 2005.” back door of his rural home came to watch the show as water poured through the Clews agrees that lesin a curve in the river and channels on Friday morning. sons learned in 2005 were “My thoughts? I think about all my friends and helped this time around. There was close co-ordi- said he had seen worse.

“It’s not as bad as ’05. Not even close,” he said. family in Calgary, Lethbridge and High River,” Elizanation among all emergency agencies and other community resources and evacuation orders were That year it was “probably four feet higher and dou- beth said. “It’s heartbreaking.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com announced early, long before any signs of problems. ble the volume.”

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Pilots from Mustang Helicopters’ base west of Blackfalds have had a bird’s-eye view of flooding in Southern Alberta.

The company sent a pair of helicopters to High River on Thursday in response to a request for help from RCMP. They departed from Mustang’s premises at Aspelund Industrial Park shortly after 1 p.m. and remained in the air until dark, said Mona Boyle, operations assistant with the company.

“Their main job yesterday, as far as I’m aware, was evacuating,” said Boyle on Friday morning. “I know they played a role in evacuating the hospital, evacuating people from their homes, evacuating people from the rodeo grounds.”

The helicopters, each of which can carry five passengers in addition to a pilot, were on the scene again on Friday. But Boyle wasn’t sure how they were being used.

“The guys are flying non-stop and it’s very hard to communicate with them.

“It’s almost a minuteby-minute changing allocation of resources as the river decides to go up, go down or go a different direction.”

Mustang placed a third helicopter on standby in case it was needed, said Boyle. And two others under contract to Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development for forestry firefighting service had been redeployed by the provincial department to Calgary, she added.

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ed it, but that such a scenario was unlikely.

The evacuation of Lions Campground, sitting on the river’s north bank east of Gaetz Avenue, began at 9 p.m. Thursday and was completed at midnight. People staying at the campground were located to the Parkland Mall parking lot, where they are allowed to continue staying in their campers.

Warnings were also delivered to residents in approximately 50 households south of the river in the 56th Street and Woodlea area, although they have not been asked to evacuate.

An Alberta Environment flood warning remains in effect for Red Deer.

The city closed access to its major trail heads along the river and the CPR Bridge on Thursday and they remained blocked off Friday. Four roads near the meandering river were barricaded as well.

The city has advised that citizens should stay away from the river until further notice as high flows and flood conditions can make the river bank extremely unstable.

In the event of flooding, the city recommends residents shut off basement faucets, outside gas valves, and electricity.

City personnel remain on standby monitoring the situation and note that the outlook could change at any time.

The local emergency hotline can be reached at 403-342-8132.

Visit www.reddeer.ca for updates on the situation. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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month warning of fast flows when their estimation was of a 200 to 300 cubic metres per second flow.

With a more serious situation expected late Thursday, the city had workers filling sandbags through the night. The sandbags were prepared for the city’s water treatment and waste water treatment plants and the electrical light and power substation.

The city’s Civic Yards complex in the Riverside industrial area, though, was not in any danger, said Curtis. The facility was designed to withstand a onein-100-year flood, with an additional half metre of clearance.

“I think we’re fortunate that over the years the majority of river valley lands have been acquired and have been put into park system, and we’ve been very vigilant in adhering to the 1-in-100 years development,” he said.

Sandbags were made available to residents in the McKenzie Trail area, but not available to the general public on Friday. Many citizens reached out to the city to volunteer their services in filling sandbags throughout the day, help the city said it did not need.

However, a crew of 30 workers from Calfrac Well Services were out in the morning laying sandbags around residences on 40th Avenue after they called up the city and offered their assistance.

Two couples ordered to evacuate their McKenzie Trail-area homes Friday morning were able to make use of one of the city’s emergency social services sites at the Michener Centre complex.

“They were able to get that facility up and running to support evacuation prior to the evacuation actually taking place,” said Karen Mann, the city’s emergency management co-ordinator.

She added that there were contingency plans in place to host more residents if the situation demand-

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Red Deer remained under a state of emergency Friday and is on standby to host approximately 500 people displaced by flooding in other areas of the province this weekend.

The Red Deer River rose and water encroached onto some of the city’s trails Friday, but the impact of flooding on the city was much less than was predicted Thursday evening when the city declared the state of emergency. On Friday afternoon, the city was notified that a provincial reception centre would be set up in Red Deer for residents from more southern parts who have seen floods ravage their communities.

Julia Harvie Shemko, Red Deer’s director of communications, said the city is prepared to host a number of reception centres if called upon.

The City of Red Deer undertook two mandatory evacuations in anticipation of river flooding — of Lions Campground on Thursday night and of six residences on 40th Avenue near the McKenzie Trail Recreation Area early Friday morning. While the Lions Campground evacuation order remained in place late Friday afternoon, residents of the McKenzie Trail area were allowed to return to their homes around 9:45 a.m. and were put under a one-hour notice of evacuation.

When Red Deer RCMP knocked on his door at 7 a.m. and handed him an immediate evacuation notice, 40th Avenue resident Kevin Waschuk was justifiably concerned, having remembered the flooding that hit the area in 2005. But his immediate concern at that moment was not getting out, but staying to prepare his house for what might come.

So, he stayed, moving furniture from downstairs up and reciprocating help with a neighbour. Friends showed up too with sandbags to put in the backyard low spot.

And so when the police phoned back around 9:45 a.m. saying the order had been lifted, Waschuk was still within spitting distance of his bedroom.

Feeling pretty comfortable where he is at, Waschuk said the nearby river does, however, maintain its ominous presence.

“It’s swift and it’s moving. It’s definitely up,” he said.

At a 10 a.m. news conference, the city said the river was expected to reach peak flows around noon.

Later in the day, the city said the river would reach its high mark between 4 and 6 p.m. At 8 p.m. City Manager Craig Curtis said, “We do not know exactly when the peak flow on the Red Deer River will happen but we’re in contact with Alberta Environment and as soon as we have the information we’ll pass it along to residents.”

Crews remained at barricaded parks and trails to continue to monitor water levels on the Red Deer River overnight.

Water releases from the upstream Dickson Dam take around four hours to reach Red Deer, giving administration a window with which to prepare the city.

The upper Red Deer River received between 40 and 140 mm of precipitation between Wednesday and Thursday mornings, according to Alberta Environment.

The evacuation orders were described as “precautionary” based on releases from the dam. While the situation was predicted to be more hazardous on Thursday evening when the city declared a state of emergency at 8 p.m. in response to Alberta Environment’s notice that water was being released from the dam, city manager said Friday the expectation remained of a one-in-100 year floodplain.

Curtis said the expectation is that the current situation will bring similar, although still lower, water levels to the flood of 2005. Then, the peak flow level was 1,700 cubic metres per second; officials estimated Friday morning that the peak flow in the afternoon would reach between 700 and 1,100 cubic metres per second.

Last year on June 21, the flow was 176 cubic metres per second. The city issued a news release last

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12:00 noon Banners on the Bridge (historic CPR train bridge) 1:30-5:00pm Tents and events at Heritage Ranch Dusk (approx. 10:30pm) River of Light* *View the River of Light anywhere along the Red Deer River, from the west end of the City to Three Mile Bend.

Some areas may have restricted access. *Those with mobility concerns are welcome to view the River of Light from the historic CPR train bridge.

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Have we seen the last of Bob Rae?

BY THOMAS WALKOM SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Bob Rae may be leaving the House of Commons. But, to use an Elvis metaphor, he almost certainly hasn’t left the building.

The building in this case is Canadian political life.

Rae has been a habitué since he was a student politician at the University of Toronto some 45 years ago.

He has been addicted to politics most of his adult life.

It is a hard addiction to shake.

Which presumably is why, when asked in Ottawa on Wednesday if he was leaving electoral politics forever, he left the door ever so slightly open.

“Never say never” is what a colleague reports him as saying.

Some politicians retire from the spotlight when their time in office is over.

Bill Graham, a former foreign affairs minister who was Rae’s predecessor as Liberal MP for Toronto Centre, is rarely heard from these days.

Mike Harris, the Conservative who succeeded Rae as Ontario premier, has devoted most of his time since then to quietly making money.

But that’s never been Rae’s style.

“Politics and public life was part of the air I breathed growing up,” he wrote in his first of three memoirs.

And indeed it was.

As a U of T student politician in the tumultuous 1960s he made his name as one of the few activists who were moderate.

After a stint at Oxford University, he returned to Canada to throw himself into the New Democratic Party.

In 1978, he was elected to the Commons for the NDP. In 1982, he was persuaded to shift his focus to Ontario.

In 1990, he became the province’s first NDP premier.

With the economy in full-blown recession, it was a tough time to be in power.

As well, Rae and his government made their share of mistakes.

In 1995, Ontario voters soundly thrashed Rae at the polls, reducing his NDP to third-party status. It seemed the end.

But it was not.

Over the next decade, Rae successfully reinvented himself — first as the go-to guy for governments inquiring into high-profile issues, finally as a cardcarrying Liberal vying for the party’s top job.

During that decade, at a time when Rae was technically out of politics, his name appeared in the Toronto Star 1,865 times.

What was he doing during that pe-

riod? The real question is: what was he not doing?

If there was a high-profile issue, Rae was involved.

The federal government asked him to inquire into whether there should be an inquiry into the 1985 terror bombing of an Air India flight (he said yes).

The Ontario government asked him to inquire into whether university and college tuition should increase (he said yes again).

He investigated softwood lumber exports for the lumber industry and Sri Lanka’s civil war for a non-governmental organization he chaired.

When a scandal over tainted blood erupted, Rae led an investigation into what to do with the Canadian Red Cross.

When the Toronto Symphony Or-

chestra found itself in financial trouble, Rae negotiated a government bailout.

Problems with a native fishery in New Brunswick? Call on Bob Rae. As Rae noted in his third memoir, “It has hardly been a retirement.”

For those who know him, his 2006 decision to re-enter federal politics came as no surprise.

Nor was it a surprise that he had switched his affections from the NDP to the Liberals.

Rae has long enjoyed good relationships with key federal Liberals, and — as he explained in his various memoirs — was disillusioned with the party he once led.

Rae’s trials and tribulations in the Liberal party are well known: his profound disappointment at losing the leadership, first to Stéphane Dion and

then to one-time friend Michael Ignatieff; his decision to try again after Ignatieff was soundly defeated in the 2011 election; his agonizing reappraisal after it became clear the party was determined to unite behind Justin Trudeau.

Rae says he is devoted to his new job as chief negotiator for aboriginal bands in northern Ontario’s so-called ring of fire — a territory rich in as-yet unexploited minerals.

I am sure we will hear more about those negotiations. I am sure we will hear more about whatever else Rae puts his mind to. The spotlight on this extraordinarily versatile political figure has dimmed. If the past is any indication, he will not allow it to be extinguished.

Thomas Walkom is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist.

Syria: a tale of poison gas and red lines So how did this very reluctant warrior wind up at risk of being dragged into yet another Middle Eastern war?

By making a threat that he never thought he would Fool me once, shame on you. (The Taliban regime have to act on. in Afghanistan helped al-Qaida to plan 9/11. We must Last August, faced with constant allegations that invade.) the Assad regime was using poison gas, Fool me twice, shame on me. (Saddam Obama announced that such an event Hussein is building weapons of mass dewould cross a red line and trigger U.S. struction in Iraq. We must invade.) intervention in the war.

But fool me three times. ... (The SyrHe was just trying to fend off demands ian regime is using poison gas against the at home for instant intervention, and rebels. made his promise in the confident belief We must help them with arms supthat the Syrian regime would never be so plies.) stupid as to do such a thing.

There’s nothing left to say, is there?

Poison gas is not really a “weapon of President Barack Obama’s administramass destruction,” although it is technition announced on June 13 that it will cally classified as one. now arm Syrian rebels, since it has proof It is a purely tactical weapon, vastly that President Bashar al-Assad’s regime less indiscriminate in its effects than nuGWYNNE has been using chemical weapons against clear or biological weapons.

DYER them.

It is not even very effective in convenHe clearly doesn’t want to do this, but tional warfare. he has been trapped by his own words.

It was widely used by both sides in the “The president ... has made it clear First World War, but was responsible for that the use of chemical weapons or transfer of only one per cent of the military deaths in that conchemical weapons to terrorist groups is a red line,” flict. said deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, Chemical weapons were banned after the First expanding on Obama’s statement.

World War, partly because they were horrible but “He has said that the use of chemical weapons also because they made battle even more unpleasant would change his calculus, and it has.” without producing decisive military results.

But in a further statement this week, Obama And despite occasional subsequent uses — fretted that it is “very easy to slip-slide your way by Egypt in Yemen in the 1960s, by Iraq against into deeper and deeper commitments,” ending Iran in the 1980s — the ban has mostly held ever up with full-scale U.S. involvement in the Syrian since. civil war.

It would clearly help the rebel cause in Syria if “If (the arms aid to the rebels) is not working im- they could prove that the Assad regime was using mediately,” the president pointed out, “then what chemical weapons. ends up happening is six months from now people Indeed, they would make such accusations whethsay, ‘Well, you gave the heavy artillery; now what er they were true or not. we really need is X, and now what we really need On the other hand, it was most unlikely that the is Y.’ Syrian regime would actually use its chemical weap“Because until Assad is defeated, in this view, it’s ons. It has such weapons, of course, like practically never going to be enough, right?” every other country in the Middle East, but using Quite right. them would have no decisive effect in the kind of

OBAMA HAS BEEN CAUGHT IN HIS OWN WORDS

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war it is fighting against the rebels.

It would simply give the rebels a better argument for demanding foreign military intervention against the regime.

So 10 months ago, when he made his “red line” statement, Obama was confident that Syria would never cross it.

It would be particularly foolish for it to use poison gas to use in the manner that is now alleged: in small amounts, in four relatively unimportant places, causing a total of 100 to 150 deaths.

It just doesn’t make sense, either militarily or politically.

In all likelihood Obama’s calculation remains correct today: Assad’s regime has probably not used chemical weapons.

Yet the American intelligence services, or at least some of them, are telling him that this has indeed happened.

Why would they do that?

They may have just been sucked in by the steady flow of rebel allegations that Assad’s troops are using poison gas.

Even good analysts can succumb to the line of thinking that holds that if there’s enough smoke, then there must be fire.

You think that can’t happen?

Remember Iraq?

It can happen especially easily when the analysts or their superiors want it to be true.

The rebels in Syria have been losing all their battles recently, undermining the widespread conviction in American government and media circles that the fall of the Assad regime is just a matter of time.

So the desire grows in those circles to reverse that trend by helping the rebels directly.

Even if Obama disbelieves the intelligence he is being fed, he cannot reject it openly, and he is shackled politically by his ill-advised “red line” commitment of 10 months ago.

All he can do now is talk a tough line, while dragging his feet as much as possible on actual action.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 22, 2013 A7

Get out the defibrillators for the rockin’ reunion They’re baaaaaccckkkk! less) had trouble remembering which Just when you thought you were side of the drums to sit at, let alone safe to venture out to quiet places how to play a challenging tune from with a nice glass of vino, 1967, but we’ve all managed soft elevator musak wafting to find the time to do what through the air — suddenly we used to do and to have a it’s dance hall days all over great time doing it. again!

There are over 40 musiLoud rock ’n’ roll in arecians in six bands performnas, grey-haired musicians ing, with a combined age of coming out of the woodabout 4,000 years. work, dance floors full of Believe it or not, all of old friends and people you the bands will have most haven’t seen for 100 years. of their original members Or — wasn’t it just yesterand the neat thing is the day? crowd will be full of origiThank goodness it’s the nal crowd members, too.

HARLEY Centennial Year for CenBut you wouldn’t believe HAY tral Alberta, on account of what it takes to pull off a it gives a good excuse for Rock & Roll Reunion. many of us to pretend that For one thing, we had to Varsity Hall at Sylvan is still rent a stage big enough for here. all those amps and drums and keyOr that we are headed out for a boards and bodies, with enough room night of musical mayhem at classic to park all our motorized mall scooters downtown RD clubs like the Chat Noir and walkers. or the Happening (later The StrobeNot mention all those oxygen botlight), which is where the Catholic So- tles. cial Services building is now (coinciAnd the portable defibrillators — dence?). those things aren’t cheap.

Or the Junior Activities Building, alAnd then there’s the “get in shape” so known as the Creative Arts building debacle. I can’t speak for the other esbeside the old Arena, which used to be teemed reprobate musicians, but there positively rampant with long-haired was at least one old rocker (me) who musicians cranking out the latest 1960s was determined to “get in shape” for and ’70s tunes for the long-haired the big gig. (guys) and the mini-skirted (girls), until Last New Year’s, I set a goal of losthose cinderblock walls nearly came a ing 10 or maybe 20 pounds (1.5 kg) by tumblin’ down. the time June 28 rolled around. Also, I Last weekend, it was The Dance of was going to walk/run/jog/nap up to 10the Century out at the multiplex at Syl- km (27.3 miles) per week. (Cue hysterivan Lake. We had our little band out cal laughter.) there to join in with four or five other As author Douglas Adams (Hitchbands for about six straight hours of hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) said: “I love dancing, singing and rockin’ out with deadlines. I love the whooshing noise a full crowd of joyful Varsity Hall cel- they make as they fly by.” ebrators.

So as each of my mini-deadlines There were little kids and kids with whooshed by unrealized, I decided to 80 years of experience, most of them break my ankle so I would have an dressed up in different “costumes” excuse for not shrinking any little bit from different eras of dance hall days, at all, and for being exhausted and hyand by all accounts it was a trium- perventilating after the first song. phant, fun-filled reunion and everyone But at least when it comes to throwagreed that they should definitely do ing tomatoes, etc., from the crowd, I’m this every 100 years for sure. a much bigger and easier target to hit And now it’s Red Deer’s turn, and than I used to be. a bunch of us are all set to do it again But it’s going to be quite the night, next weekend! and I wish you all could be there. It Next Friday as a matter of fact, if seems it’s completely sold out, but at you haven’t heard already, somewhere least we musician types made sure our around 1,000 souls will be converging Better Halves and as many of our Rotlike giddy youngsters at the Rock & ten Kids as possible are going to be Roll Reunion at the Rink. there.

This has many of us positively gobAs a matter of fact, several of smacked. the RKs are going to be playing on Who would have thought you could stage with the old guys — how cool schlepp that many tickets to anything is that? at all in Central Alberta?

And as for the band wives, I like to Of course, I’m basing my bias on tease them by calling them our “Perback in “the day” when we used to manent Licensed Groupies.” rattle around the towns and the vast Turns out not only is the term “band countryside battling either plagues wives” generally not groovy at all, of mosquitoes or vicious snow storms, “PLGs” is possible grounds for sleepdepending, just to tromp through ing out in the garden shed for the rest ditches to staple posters to telephone of July. poles, sneak them onto corner store But the good news is, this whole volbulletin boards, onto sides of build- unteer RRRR is raising some serious ings, sides of cows, etc., just to get coin for the Red Deer Museum and Art a couple of dozen paid partiers at Gallery. various dance halls with names like And I’m sure some people probably the Happydale Sunnyside Community couldn’t resist the related observation Centre. that that’s where old rockers belong. In And now, after a year of committees a museum. We can’t wait to prove them and meetings and planning and 7,000 all wrong on Friday. boxes of Timbits — not to mention Rock on. tracking down old ... I mean “vintage” Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, — musicians to actually get together at award-winning author, filmmaker and the same time at the same place to at- musician. His column appears on Saturtempt rehearsals, we are ready as we’ll days in the Advocate. His books can be ever be. found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks Some of us (I shall remain name- in Red Deer.

HAY’S DAZE

The need to control is the root of bullying Rarely a day goes by that we don’t tions fall into that category as well. hear about a bullying incident, some They use exclusion, hell and, in minor, but some with tragic results. some cases, a call to extermination to Like many other social issues, it has control people. been brought to the forefront in the They ignore the fact that the origimedia, and like so many othnal intent was for people er highlighted issues, the reto form a personal relaported number of incidents tionship with their creator increase almost in relation and instead use it as a way to the amount of attention it to control people through receives. fear.

The public awareness They then bar the only syndrome started with way a person can find true school age children and has peace in life. grown into the workplace There is so much more and on the street, with many to this subject than can be of the stories making nationdealt with in a short disal and international news. sertation such as this so I Our knowledge of the will visit it again, but an problem grows, but not necCHRIS incident came to light in essarily the solution; as a the last couple of weeks SALOMONS matter of fact, there never that has really brought it to seems to be a solution to the mind; therefore I feel comoverall causes. pelled to study this subject.

To add to the situation, A 19-year-old sweet we have every educated pundit in the young woman engaged me in conversacountry postulating on the problem, tion just as she was coming down from but we learn more about their sup- a crack high. posed wisdom than solutions to the In the past three days, she had about problems involved.

15 hits of crack but she had to turn at Believe it or not, having to listen least 10 tricks in order to pay for the to these diatribes is in itself a form of drug. bullying. I’ll be taking flak for this, but In the course of our conversation, let me explain how I arrived at that when asked why, she revealed that conclusion. from the time she was nine years old, Talk to any layman, person on the her father sexually abused her on a street or, as a matter of fact, even chil- regular basis. dren and they will tell you what bullyThe people she turned to for help ing really is and where it comes from. not only ignored her but accused her For the most part, one word describes of promoting that action of her father. it best — control!

Of all types of bullying, this in my opinControl comes in many forms and is ion is the absolute worst, bar none. exercised in many ways, but most often In my mind, all we are doing as a soit comes in the form of authority. ciety is playing games with the whole Now we need authority and I don’t issue of bullying; putting band-aids on think anyone will disagree with that, a situation where in we ignore the root but authority is the one most abused causes of the attitudes that bring bullyposition affecting the human race. ing about.

The authority of a parent, a spouse, As well, we have to include all situa judge, a policeman, a teacher, a doc- ations where, when even one person tor, etc.; all of these have been abused. exercises aberrant behaviour over anTo say nothing of the lording over oth- other, no matter how small, we must ers by educated or professional peo- learn to treat it as bullying. ple, or people in positions of authority As a personal exercise, just think and trust. of all the different ways one person Of course not all of these different forces control over another and see if people do this, and for the most part that does not fall into the category of it is not intended as bullying, but the bullying; you will be astounded at what overtones cannot be ignored. you find!

Sadly, we have to acknowledge that Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator more than a few religious organiza- for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

STREET TALES

Canada falling short on climate change Politicians love to make bold commitments. But more times than not, they fail to follow up, perhaps hoping the public will forget once the headlines become a memory.

In December 2009, global leaders, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, acknowledged that “deep cuts in emissions were required” if grave effects from climate change were to be avoided.

That meant, the leaders said in their Copenhagen Accord, that the increase in global average temperature should be kept below two degrees Celsius from the preindustrial era, the maximum increase tolerable without devastating climate change.

In fact, some climate experts DAVID argue even this is too high.

CRANE For its part, as a first step, Canada pledged to bring its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions to a level 17 per cent below the level in 2005. But Canada is expected to fall far short of this target.

Now comes a new and highly disturbing report from the International Energy Agency warning that “the world is not on track to limit the long-term rise in the average global temperature to two degrees Celsius,” and that based on the present course, the long-term average temperature increase is likely to be somewhere between 3.6 degrees Celsius and 5.3 degrees. Such an increase would bring highly disruptive change that would not only be hugely costly

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but deeply threatening to human society.

Scientific evidence shows that “our climate is already changing and that we should expect extreme weather events (such as storms, floods and heat waves) to become more frequent and intense, as well as increasing global temperatures and rising sea levels,” the IEA warns.

Under current planning, the world is committed to achieving a new climate change regime by 2015, to be implemented starting in 2020, with the two degrees temperature constraint a key target. But if there is to be a realistic prospect of holding to that target, we cannot wait until 2020, the IEA warns.

“Intensive action is required before 2020.” It proposes strong action on energy efficiency, halting the construction of least-efficient coal plants, minimizing methane emissions from oil and gas production and reducing subsidies to fossil fuel consumption.

So the two-degree target “remains technically feasible, though extremely challenging,” the IEA says.

The problem is that what is technically feasible may not be politically feasible. Governments seem paralyzed when faced with the need to make important changes in their society, leaving difficult choices to their successors.

While the Environment Canada website boasts that “the government of Canada supports an aggressive approach to climate change that achieves real environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians,” in the reality the opposite is true. The Harper government is the oil industry government and its strategy for Canada is heavily tied to rapid production and export of oilsands oil.

The NDP and Liberals also lack credible climate change policies.

Yet as the IEA warns, achieving the two-degrees

target “will require determined political commitment to fundamental change in our approach to producing and consuming energy.” The focus of its latest report — Redrawing the Energy Climate Map — is on the urgent need for action before 2020.

But, it stresses, “after 2020, the energy transition must move from being incremental to transformational, i.e. an energy sector revolution is required, which will be attained only by very strong policy action. The pivotal challenge is to move the abatement of climate policy to the very core of economic systems, influencing in particular all investment decisions in energy, supply, demands and use.”

This is why the IEA, along with the International Monetary Fund, underlines that carbon pricing is essential. The most efficient and transparent system would be a carbon tax. The alternative, a cap-andtrade system, as the experience of the European Union shows, is much less effective in changing behaviour and is open to much rent-seeking by intermediaries.

In Canada, only the Liberals have ever advocated a carbon tax, under Stephane Dion, but since Dion the Liberal Party has worked overtime to erase Dion’s courageous move from its history.

The real challenge in the world today is not technology. It is political vision and leadership on a far-reaching challenge that can only be addressed through fundamental change. Because political leadership, and courage, are in such short supply worldwide, the next generation will face a much worse future.

In Canada, we would sooner debate Senate expense account abuse than deal with climate change.

Economist David Crane is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist. He can be reached at crane@interlog.com.

A8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 22, 2013

Deaths confirmed in flooding CALGARY — Alberta’s largest city was swamped Friday by floodwaters that submerged much of the lower bowl of the Saddledome hockey arena, displaced tens of thousands of people and forced the evacuation of the downtown core.

Mounties confirmed that two bodies were recovered from the Highwood River near High River, and that another body has been spotted in the river but hasn’t yet been recovered. None have been identified.

A woman who was reported missing after she was swept away with her camper into the Highwood River near Longview remains unaccounted for, while it wasn’t clear whether a man who was seen falling out of a canoe was able to climb back in. Witnesses had also said they saw the bodies of two men floating down the river.

“Get away from the river now!” a police officer in a helicopter bellowed to residents in the low-lying Calgary neighbourhood of Sunnyside as they surveyed torrents of water that invaded their homes and sent everything from garbage cans to cars floating away.

Communities throughout southern Alberta continued to fight a watery onslaught that began with torrential rains Wednesday night.

From Canmore and Banff in the mountain parks through to Calgary and points east, overflowing rivers continued to wash out roads and bridges, inundate homes and turn streets into dirt-brown tributaries thick with smashed trees and furniture.

About 250 mm of rain had fallen in the flood zone, the Bow River basin, and another 50 mm was expected Friday and 20 mm more on Saturday.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper flew in from Ottawa to tour the hardest-hit areas with Premier Alison Redford.

“I’ve seen a little bit of flooding in Calgary before,” he said. “I don’t think any of us have seen anything like this.”

Flanked by Redford and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, he said he knows residents are going through a “very difficult time.”

“If we just encourage everybody to stay optimistic, stay patient, we’ll get

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BRIEFS Triathlon going ahead Woody’s RV World Triathlon will go ahead as planned today and Sunday, with modifications to the course due to trail closures because of flooding.

“Everything is a go,” race director Val Jensen said on Friday.

But the course will been shortened to avoid flooded areas near Kerry Wood Nature Centre, she said. “Instead of running five km, they may be running four km.”

Last year, 300 adults and 350 kids competed.

Out-of-town participants unable to make the race due to flooding in their community should email registration@ woodystriathlon.com.

More volunteers would also be welcome if some out-of-town volunteers have to cancel, she said.

For more information, visit www. woodystriathlon.com.

River festival on for now Organizers of Red Deer’s riverthemed centennial festival have their fingers crossed it can still go ahead as planned next week.

Sheila Bannerman, chair of the centennial committee, believes the high river levels should be back within normal ranges within a few days.

“We’re working on a contingency plan, just in case, for River of Light,” she said on Friday.

Much of the centennial festival revolves around the importance of the Red Deer River to the city’s history.

The festival is expected to culminate with more than 400 lit-up rain barrels floating down the river starting from 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30. The barrels, with changeable coloured lights installed inside their tops, will be launched at Fort Normandeau and collected at Three Mile Bend.

They will later be available for sale for $70 to the public from the centennial committee (call 403-340-2013 for more information).

Some of the festival’s other special events are a rain barrel sculpture, with video and sound elements, installed at Bower Ponds from Wednesday to June 30, and projected lights on Red Deer’s onion-shaped water tower from Thursday to June 30.

The effects are courtesy of Creatmosphere, a U.K.-based company of light artists.

Blood donations needed The flooding has caused Canadian Blood Services to remind Red Deer residents to remember to donate blood.

Blood donor clinics have had to be cancelled in Calgary and Lethbridge over the weekend so Red Deer donations are very important. People who have appointments in Red Deer are asked to please keep them. Anyone who would like to donate can contact 1-888-2-DONATE or visit blood.ca to book an appointment.

through this.”

He and Redford said there will be funding available under provincial and federal disaster assistance programs under the usual formulas for such incidents.

For now, Harper said it appears the flooding has peaked and stabilized, but he added it isn’t over.

“I know we’re all very concerned that if it gets much more than this it could have real impact on infrastructure and other services longer term.”

Calgary was dealing with a double whammy of overflowing water from two rivers that run through the city and converge downtown.

An estimated 75,000 residents in 25 neighbourhoods along the rivers had been ordered out of their homes and, early Friday afternoon, that order was extended to the entire downtown. With evacuations from surrounding communities added in, the total number reached 100,000.

City officials confirmed water had swamped the interior of the Saddledome, home to the NHL’s Calgary Flames.

“We have reports that — yes — it is up to the 10th row in the Saddledome and ... I think that really paints a very clear picture of what kinds of volumes of water we are dealing with,” said Trevor Daroux, the city’s deputy police chief.

Water turned the nearby Stampede grounds into a muddy lake, lapping at the roofs of the chuckwagon barns.

Nenshi said the city still hopes to be ready for the world-famous Calgary Stampede, which begins in two weeks.

In communities along the rivers, residents were left to wander and wade through streets waist-deep in water.

Mission resident Patty Thille, who lived in Halifax when Hurricane Juan hit in 2003, said her home is dry — astonishing, as it is only 100 metres from the Elbow river — but she has seen some amazing scenes.

At one point, she watched as a Jeep was swept down the street while firefighters nearby were rescuing a middle-aged man from a low-rise condo.

“We could watch it for probably about 100 metres, being swept down,” she said, adding she didn’t think anyone was inside.

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Lacombe watches water system The City of Lacombe says its upgraded stormwater system continues to operate as designed so heavy precipitation in Southern Alberta is not expected to create any flooding for the city.

However, the North Red Deer Regional Water Services Commission and the City of Red Deer were monitoring the situation on the Red Deer River.

“We don’t anticipate any changes in Lacombe’s water quality or supply at this time,” Michael Minchin, director of Lacombe’s Emergency Management agency said Friday.

As a precaution, Lacombe has topped up its reservoirs in case there is an interruption in the supply from Red Deer.

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Bark at Bend postponed Red Deer and District SPCA’s Bark at the Bend has been postponed to July due to the rising river level and trail closures.

The annual fundraising dog walkathon scheduled for today at Three Mile Bend will instead be held on July 20.

Money raised by the event pays for the spaying or neutering of up to 100 animals awaiting adoption at the local SPCA. The goal is to raise $30,000.

Fast-flowing water dangerous: Red Cross Fast-flowing water can be a big attraction — but it’s also a danger.

The Red Cross is urging parents to keep an eye on their kids around fast rivers. The high water flow can erode and destabilize river banks, said Kevin Paes, the group’s manager for water safety services. “There’s a potential risk for children. ...

“Actually everybody should definitely stay away.”

The Red Cross reports that drowning is the second-leading cause of preventable death for children younger than 10. Some 13 children die every year on the Prairies.

The Red Cross is assisting in the evaculations of people from flooded neighbourhoods in High River and Calgary and is on stand-by to help in Red Deer and Sundre if needed.

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REGINA AND SASKATOON ARE TWO OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN CANADA AND WITH THE INFLUX OF NEW MIGRANTS, THE DINING SCENES IN BOTH CITIES HAVE BECOME MORE DIVERSE THAN EVER

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f the words “fine dining” and “Saskatchewan” don’t seem to belong in the same sentence, then it has likely been a while since you checked out the dining scene in our neighbouring province.

Regina and Saskatoon are two of the fastest growing cities in Canada and with the influx of new immigrants, the dining scenes in both cities have become more diverse than ever. In either city, you can find Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, and exotic fusion restaurants alongside traditional familystyle meat-and-potatoes restaurants.

DEBBIE Exploring the SaskatchOLSEN ewan dining scene is more fun than ever and summer is a great time for a road trip.

Here’s a little overview of some interesting dining stops in Saskatchewan’s two largest cities.

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Prairie fare Merv’s Pitchfork Fondue: When I watched Merv Brandt hoist a pitchfork full of ribeye steaks into a giant vat of hot oil, I realized that I have never felt more like a redneck.

Merv has been doing what he calls “Pitchfork Fondue” from the back of a horse trailer near Regina for more than two decades.

Since a pitchfork full of 25 ribeye steaks takes less than four minutes to cook, Merv can serve groups ranging in size from 25 to 1,000 people.

The typical fare is steak and potatoes with coleslaw, buns and baked beans. Merv’s operation is portable, but he does charge mileage to get to your location and cook for group functions.

Although his cooking technique is a little unconventional, Merv’s steaks tasted pretty good, in my opinion. (www.mervspitchforkfondue.com) Rock ‘a’ Grill: Food trucks are a hot new dining trend in many cities and Regina’s first food truck is called Rock ‘a’ Grill.

Started by Jeff and Bryan Templeton, the concept was to use fresh, organic, local ingredients to produce a small menu of wraps, burgers and other items.

To find out where the truck is parked on any given day, follow them on twitter (@rockagrill) or facebook.

Farmer’s markets: Agriculture is an important sector of the Saskatchewan economy and a visit to the local farmer’s market is the best way to sample locally produced vegetables, meats and fruits at their freshest.

You can also find home baked and canned goods. The Regina Farmer’s Market (reginafarmersmarket.ca) runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The Saskatoon Farmer’s Market (saskatoonfarmersmarket.com) operates Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The Berry Barn: If you find yourself in Saskatoon

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Embrace your inner redneck with Merv’s Pitchfork fondue. Merv deep fries steaks and potatoes in a giant deep fryer which he carts to your location in the back of a horse trailer. on a warm day, consider a visit to The Berry Barn.

You can pick your own berries, enjoy a meal in the restaurant, shop in the onsite giftshop or go for a walk.

If you decide to dine, expect simple prairie fare.

The perogies and cabbage rolls were both good.

Consider having the Saskatoon berry crisp for dessert. (www.berrybarn.ca)

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Above: The Berry Barn restaurant in Saskatoon is a favourite of locals and visitors alike. It has a great local menu that features some Ukrainian classics like perogies, cabbage rolls and farmer’s sausage.

Left: Food trucks have become popular in many cities and Regina’s first food truck is still one of its best.

Owned by two brothers who love Elvis, the Rock a Grill serves burgers, wraps, poutine and other Prairie favourites.

Below: Agriculture is a thriving industry in Saskatchewan and you can buy products direct from the producer at local farmer’s markets.

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SASKATCHEWAN: Only commercial vineyard on the Prairies Sweets Fresh & Sweet: Located next to City Hall on Victoria Avenue, Fresh & Sweet is the place to go in Regina for cupcakes, cinnamon buns, candy apples and brunch.

If red velvet is your thing, try the red velvet pancakes for breakfast or the red velvet cupcakes for dessert.

They also serve wraps, sandwiches and salads for lunch. (valleygirlscatering.ca) Calories: Calories Bakery and Restaurant is a great place for a late-night dessert stop in Saskatoon.

The wine list is extensive and the decadent dessert menu is three pages long.

If you like cheesecake, there are nine different types, including a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake and a textured toffee cheesecake that are very popular with locals. Saskatoon berry pie is one of the most popular pies on the extensive list.

The restaurant also serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Fine food Crave Kitchen and Wine Bar: Located in an historic building in downtown Regina, Crave is a unique dining concept with an innovative menu.

It is an excellent spot to go for appetizers and drinks. There is a great charcuterie board menu with small decadent bites alongside an excellent selection of cheeses and Canadian wines.

The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The duck confit is a specialty on the dinner menu, but the tenderloin that I tried was also excellent and well displayed. (www.cravekwb.com) The Willow on Wascana: Arguably the most scenic dining spot in Regina, The Willow is known for its fine dining and its wonderful selection of wines.

The restaurant uses a farm-to-table concept that will give you a culinary tour of the province with the perfect wine pairing for each course. I particularly enjoyed the “land chowder” soup and the peppercorn crusted trout on the lunch menu.

If the weather is nice, it’s great to dine lakeside on the outdoor patio or to end the evening or afternoon with a walk around Wascana Lake. (www.willowonwascana.ca) Truffles Bistro: Located in downtown Saskatoon, Truffles is one of the most upscale restaurants in the city.

Progressive French cuisine is made using primarily locally sourced ingredients. All of the pastries, breads, stocks and sauces are made in-house.

Truffles offers a set menu at 5 or 6 p.m. for early diners that is a good bargain starting at $40. Brunch is served from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. (www.trufflesbistro.ca)

Cypress Hills Vineyard and Winery Just outside Maple Creek in the southern corner

3-D ride based on Transformers films opens to public ORLANDO, Fla. — Within an hour of the new Transformers ride opening at Universal Studios on Thursday, hundreds of people stood in the sweltering Florida heat to experience the intense, 3-D thrill ride.

Transformers: The Ride-3D is Universal Orlando’s latest, hyperreal offering to park visitors. For those who like dazzling special effects, gut-wrenching drops and battling robots, the ride will not be a disappointment.

The new attraction opened following an elaborate ceremony featuring pyrotechnics, a specially created “Transformers” song by the band Cheap Trick and a flyover by a formation of private jets — an experience that one blogger described as having “rocked our faces off!”

Hundreds of fans cheered the film’s “stars” — imposing, robotic looking creatures named Bumblebee and Optimus Prime — as they walked the red carpet past the new attraction.

Steven Spielberg, the executive producer of the Transformers films, also walked the red carpet but declined to give media interviews.

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es, salads, artisan cheese platters and homemade Saskatoon berry pie.

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Dubai media quoted the city’s director of projects, Mohammed Noor Mashroom, as saying Thursday the park should be ready in September 2014.

It’s a departure from Dubai’s emphasis on Western-style tourism, which draws millions of visitors from around the Muslim world but has its detractors.

This week, a Saudi cleric issued a religious edict saying it was a “sin” for Saudi women to visit Dubai, but later retracted the opinion.

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The estimated $7.3 million project will include a garden with plants mentioned in the Islamic holy book and an air-conditioned tunnel depicting events from the Qur’an.

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When the cattle industry was hit hard with the BSE crisis of 2003, Marty and Marie Bohnet realized they needed to diversify their farming operation if they wanted to survive.

Starting a commercial vineyard in the middle of nowhere was a risky undertaking, but in Marie’s words, they didn’t let “fear or common sense hold them back.”

Opened in June 2007, the winery is a wonderful stop for visitors to the Cypress Hills area. Visitors can enjoy a wine tour — tasting up to eight wines that are all made onsite.

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The experience seems longer than most theme park rides, stopping at various simulated battles with spiky gears and tires and shards of glass swirling around the riders.

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Above and top right: Sweet and Fresh is a local eatery in downtown Regina. An employee named Karen sets fresh cinnamon buns on the counter. Sweet and Fresh is known for its breakfasts and if you are feeling decadent, red velvet pancakes are the way to go. The waffles with fresh strawberries, almonds, goat cheese and balsamic vinegar are also highly recommended.

Bottom right: The Catch of the Day at the Willow on Wascana restaurant in Regina features a peppercorncrusted trout fillet in a freshly squeezed tomato jus with caper berry — zucchini ratatouille and potato pearls.

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A surfer walks on the beach at the Rockaways in the Queens borough of New York. Superstorm Sandy hit the Rockaways hard last fall, flooding homes and stores, eroding the beach in some spots and destroying the boardwalk, but subway service has been restored, small businesses are reopening, and the beaches are attracting plenty of visitors.

Visitors return to NYC’s beaches NEW YORK — Two of New York’s best-known waterfront neighbourhoods took a beating last fall from Superstorm Sandy: Coney Island in Brooklyn and the Rockaways in Queens.

But crowds are back on both beaches and enjoying local attractions, from rides and hot dogs at Coney Island, to surfing and a funky taco stand in the Rockaways.

“They took a punch in the stomach, there’s no question, but they’re back strong,” said Robert K. Steel, the city’s deputy mayor for economic development. The city spent $270 million to reopen its beaches, Steel said, noting that they’re “an important part of the New York experience” for locals and out-of-towners alike.

The city has eight public beaches along 14 miles (22 kilometres) of coastline, but Coney Island and the Rockaways, while very different, are two of the bestknown, especially among tourists.

“At Coney, you’ve got the amusement park, the boardwalk, the historic attractions,” said Steel, adding that “it’s an organized experience” that leaves you “buzzing.” In contrast, Rockaway is a great place to chill out, with a mix of beachgoers, surfers, longtime residents and trendy 20-somethings creating a laidback scene that’s been dubbed the “hipster Hamptons.”

Here are some things to see and do at both beaches.

CONEY ISLAND Coney Island has been undergoing a comeback for several years, and that redevelopment continues despite severe flooding last fall.

The boardwalk looks spiffier than ever, with bright signage and several new venues, including the candy store It’Sugar, 1232 Surf Ave., and Nets by Adidas, 3015 Stillwell Ave., which sells T-shirts, hats and other Nets basketball team gear.

Also new this season: a carousel, though technically it’s an old-timer. The antique merry-go-round closed a few years ago but was bought by the city, restored, and just reopened near the Parachute Jump and MCU Park, the stadium used by Brooklyn’s minor league baseball team, the Cyclones.

The Cyclones team is named for Coney Island’s famous Cyclone wooden roller coaster, built in 1927.

Another landmark among Coney Island’s dozens of rides is the Wonder Wheel, which opened in 1920.

The Cyclone’s shake, rattle and roll experience is not for the faint of heart, and even the Wonder Wheel offers a thrilling twist to the usual Ferris wheel: Some cars slide back and forth as you get your bird’s-eye view. (Ask for a stationary car if that sounds scary.)

Near the underground entrance to the Wonder Wheel is a booth called Grandmother’s Predictions.

The mechanical fortune-teller has been there since 1923 but had to be sent off for restoration after Sandy. Grandma looks better than ever after her makeover, and offers cards predicting your fate for just 50 cents.

Unlike Disney or Six Flags amusement parks, there’s no upfront admission at Coney Island. You can walk around for free, take photos, people-watch, and buy tickets for individual rides (Wonder Wheel, $7; Cyclone, $9, carousel, $3).

Or buy cards or wristbands good for a number of rides; just remember that there are several different, independently run parks, so a card for Luna Park won’t cover the Wonder Wheel, and vice-versa.

Eateries range from hot dogs, fries and seafood at Nathan’s Famous, corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues, to a brand-new Mexican-style cantina, Place to Beach, 3070 Stillwell Ave., to Tom’s Coney Island, 1229 Boardwalk West, which opened last year. For sublime pizza, walk a few blocks to Totonno, 1524 Neptune Ave., a legendary hole-in-the-wall that lives up to the hype.

You can’t buy pizza by the slice at Totonno, but one person can make a serious dent in a small pie.

The New York Aquarium, at West Eighth Street on the boardwalk, was closed for seven months due to storm damage.

It’s reopened about half of its exhibits, including sea lions, penguins, walruses and seals, with admission reduced from $14.95 to $9.95. On Fridays, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., admission is by donation.

Events at Coney Island include the Mermaid Parade (this Saturday, June 22), fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

Fridays through the summer, and a movie series, Flicks on the Beach, kicking off July 1. More information is at http://www.coneyislandfunguide.com

from as far away as Kazakhstan, Australia, Ecuador, Japan, Holland and South Africa.

Storm damage forced Boarders’ owner Steve Stathis to “gut the place” and discard more than $30,000 worth of inventory, but, he says, “we’re back now.” Stathis says the most popular spot for surfers is off Beach 90th Street, and it gets crowded.

“I won’t rent boards until 10 a.m. so it gives the locals four or five hours of surfing for themselves,” he said.

Rockaway is located on a peninsula with the bay and the ocean sides several blocks apart.

On the bay, Rockaway Jet Ski, 375 Beach 92nd St., rents jet skis ($85 a half-hour on weekends, $75 weekdays) and offers guided jet ski tours, including a four-hour trip from the Rockaways all the way around Manhattan island ($600, though sometimes there are deals online).

The nearby marshlands are sure to please naturelovers, he says: “Guaranteed you’ll see a lot of beautiful things. We have nesting grounds for all kinds of birds and turtles.”

Restoring the beach and boardwalk is a long-term project. Construction equipment abounds and red flags mark areas where swimming is not yet allowed.

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By subway, Coney Island is at least an hour from Manhattan. Take the D, F, N or Q downtown to the last stop in Brooklyn, Stillwell Avenue.

ROCKAWAY The Rockaway section of Queens was hard-hit by the storm. There were more than a half-dozen deaths; electricity and train service were disrupted for months; homes, businesses and 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) of the wooden boardwalk were destroyed.

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At Rockaway Taco, 95-19 Rockaway Beach Blvd., hipsters in cargo shorts and brimmed hats waited patiently in line for over an hour for fish tacos. And the beach was packed with sunbathers, even where swimming is off limits because of erosion that’s left only a narrow strip of sand.

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REYES RETURNS TORONTO — Jose Reyes impending return to the Toronto Blue Jays’ lineup is coming at a nearly perfect time.

Manager John Gibbons said on Friday that as the all-star shortstop was rehabbing with Toronto’s triple-A team in Buffalo, N.Y., the Blue Jays were putting themselves in a position to welcome him back. “The talk has been since he went down, amongst us, amongst (the media) that if we can get back to .500 by the time he gets back then that’s pretty good,” said Gibbons. “We’re close to doing that. I mean, we’re not there yet, but that could happen and then he just adds to it.” Toronto had won eight straight, pulling the team up to a 35-36 record heading into Friday night’s game against Baltimore (4231). The Blue Jays are hosting the Orioles in a three-game series.

Reyes was hitting .395 when he sprained his left ankle on April 12.

TORONTO — Rajai Davis hit a game-ending single, Munenori Kawasaki hit his first career home run and the Toronto Blue Jays used a ninth inning rally to edge the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Friday and extend their win streak to nine games.

Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind also had two home runs for Toronto (36-36), while closer Casey Janssen earned the win, salvaging a weak start by knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (6-8). Dickey earned a no decision after throwing seven-plus innings, striking out five but giving up six earned runs with two walks.

Chris Davis, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Flaherty all had home runs for Baltimore (42-32). Orioles starter Jason Hammel (7-4) fanned seven over six innings, giving up four earned runs and four hits with one walk.

Trailing 6-4, Toronto’s seventh began with promise as Maicer Izturis singled to right field off reliever Tommy Hunter.

Josh Thole flied out to left field and Emilio Bonifacio struck out, bringing Kawasaki to the plate.

The Japanese infielder brought the 35,472 in attendance to their feet with his firstever home run in Major League Baseball, tying the game 6-6. A rousing ovation for the crowd favourite brought Kawasaki

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Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis (centre) celebrates with teammates after hitting a game winning single during ninth inning against Baltimore Orioles AL baseball action in Toronto on Friday. out of the Toronto dugout to tip his cap. The fans chanted “KAWA-SA-KI” after he repeatedly bowed in gratitude.

Melky Cabrera then singled to keep the Blue Jays’ rally alive, chasing Hunter from the game.

Pinch runner Rajai Davis stole second with slugger Jo-

Sunday ● Parkland baseball: Lacombe at Rocky Mountain House, 1 p.m. ● Midget AAA baseball: Spruce Grove 2 at Red Deer Carstar Braves, 3 p.m., Great Chief Park.

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Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville, top left, watches his players during an NHL hockey practice yesterday in Chicago.

The Blackhawks will host the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final series Saturday.

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CHICAGO — If Corey Crawford is feeling the pressure of being in his first Stanley Cup final, he isn’t showing it.

The Chicago Blackhawks goaltender cracked jokes about his glove hand and already seemed to be over his roughest start of these playoffs, when he was beaten five times on 33 shots by the Boston Bruins. He quipped that during the Western Conference final there was criticism of his blocker side so “both sides are bad, I guess.”

And even though a weakness was exposed, Crawford’s confidence isn’t shaken going into Game 5 Saturday night.

“I think it’s something you have to learn from,” Crawford said. “If that would’ve happened in junior, I think I would’ve been pretty deflated, and my confidence would’ve been pretty low. I think it’s something you build over time and something you learn from.”

It was no secret the Bruins kept shooting glove-side Wednesday, and the 26-year-old deflected the notion that he has a weakness that could derail Chicago’s championship hopes.

Crawford also acknowledged that adjustments might be necessary. Even this late in a run, it’s possible that he and goaltending coach Stephane Waite fix some mechanics before Crawford goes back in net.

“Sometimes you need your

goalie coach to look and see,” Crawford said. “As a goalie, it’s tough sometimes to really know if you’re fine, if there’s nothing to change or if there’s something to change. Sometimes you need that extra set of eyes to figure that out for you.”

His teammates tested him out at practice Friday.

“I tried today and he stopped me glove side, so hopefully he’s got it all figured out,” left-winger Patrick Sharp said. “I don’t know if that was the game plan or if that’s something they did on purpose and they were successful at it, but I like Corey in there.”

So does coach Joel Quenneville, who insisted he was not considering replacing Crawford with backup Ray Emery, who hasn’t played in almost two months. Crawford is the man for the Blackhawks.

“In our room he hasn’t taken any heat, so I don’t know what’s being said out there,” defenceman Duncan Keith said. “You look at the job he’s done all season for us, he’s been great all year long. I thought we let in five, and they let in six. I mean, we won the game and we’ll move on.”

Crawford moved on almost immediately. Rather than dissect how he gave up five goals in Game 4, he was “thrilled” about the victory and defenceman Brent Seabrook’s game-winner.

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inning by making a sprinting catch on Chris Davis in left-centre field.

The Blue Jays also had a quick eighth, as Encarnacion, Lind and Colby Rasmus flied out to left, right and centre field respectively.

Blackhawks stay with Crawford in net

Saturday ● Bantam AAA baseball: Spruce Grove at Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves, doubleheader at noon and 3 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Senior C lacrosse: Okotoks Erratic at Blackfalds Silverbacks, 5 p.m., Multiplex. ● Alberta Football League: Calgary Gators at Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., Lacombe MEGlobal Athletic Park. ● Kickboxing/Muay Thai: Superfights 21, 7 p.m., Sheraton Hotel. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Calgary Axemen-Rockies at Lacoka Locos, 7 p.m., Lacombe; Red Deer Renegades at Innisfail Yeti, 7 p.m.

se Bautista at bat, but Darren O’Day struck out the all-star right-fielder to end Toronto’s inning.

Baltimore’s eighth inning was brief, as Nick Markakis was called out on strikes and Adam Jones popped out to centre field. Davis, who took over left field for Cabrera, ended the

RICHMOND, B.C. — If this was the beginning of the John Tortorella era in Vancouver, it was an inauspicious start.

Tortorella arrived at Vancouver International Airport on Friday amidst reports that he is about to be named as the new Canucks coach. The former New York Rangers bench boss, who is known for run-ins with the media, tried to slip out of the international arrivals area as a few reporters and photographers gave chase.

Accompanied by a woman and burly security guard who doubled as a driver, he declined to answer questions, got into an awaiting SUV and the group drove off.

Multiple media reports have indicated that the 55-year-old Tortorella has been hired to replace Alain Vigneault, who was named coach of his former Rangers club earlier Friday.

The Canucks declined to comment on reports that Tortorella has been hired.

“We have interviewed several exceptional candidates for our head coaching vacancy,” the team said in a statement to the Canadian Press before Tortorella’s arrival. “At this time

John Tortorella it would not be appropriate to comment on the process; however we look forward to announcing a decision soon.”

Speaking later in the day on the Team 1040 Radio, general manager Mike Gillis indicated the club was close to hiring a new coach and hoped to name him soon. He indicated Tortorella was a strong candidate.

Tortorella appears poised to join the Canucks after five seasons with the Rangers. During his 12-season NHL coaching career, he has also coached Tampa Bay, guiding the Lightning

to the Stanley Cup in a sevengame series win over the Calgary Flames in 2003-04.

He was fired by New York after the Rangers were eliminated by the Boston Bruins in the second round of playoffs. His fiery coaching style and temperamental ways differ drastically from Vigneault, Vancouver’s all-time winningest coach, who was laid back, had a rapport with media while sidestepping questions on injuries and, as he admitted in a news conference Friday, prefers to give veterans leeway.

Vigneault was fired last month after the Canucks were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the playoffs.

It marked the second consecutive spring that they had failed to advance past the opening round.

Tortorella’s arrival in Vancouver came as the Canucks were running out of coaching candidates.

The Dallas Stars also named a new coach Friday as former Buffalo bench boss Lindy Ruff took the helm of the club that took the Stanley Cup from the Sabres in 1998-’99. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Coyotes renewed the contract of coach Dave Tippett.

Multiple reports have indicated that the Canucks have already interviewed Tortorella twice, while Ruff was also a candidate, along with Los Angeles Kings assistant Jon Stevens and Scott Arniel, who coached Vancouver’s former AHL farm team in Chicago last season.

Stevens has head coaching experience with the Philadelphia Flyers, while Arniel formerly guided the Columbus Blue Jackets.

News of Tortorella’s apparent hiring evoked a strong reaction from Canucks fans. Some callers to a sports radio talk show said they would boycott the club if Tortorella was behind the bench.

Some local media also criticized the move. On Twitter, Vancouver Province columnist Ed Willes called the move “a bad idea that just got a whole lot worse.”

Critics contend that Tortorella’s coaching style goes against the club’s desire to be innovative through such initiatives as sleep management and other approaches that Gillis has stressed during his tenure.

But it’s clear that there are likely to be few dull moments if he does take the helm of the Canucks.

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Baseball

Hockey Los Angeles

Boston Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Toronto

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 45 31 .592 42 32 .568 40 33 .548 38 36 .514 36 36 .500

GB — 2 3.5 6 7

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 40 32 .556 37 35 .514 34 37 .479 33 37 .471 30 41 .423

GB — 3 5.5 6 9.5

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L 44 32 42 32 33 40 32 43 28 47

Pct .579 .568 .452 .427 .373

GB — 1 9.5 11.5 15.5

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 3, Houston 1 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 7, Baltimore 6 Boston 10, Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City 1 Texas 6, St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 5 L.A. Angels 2 Oakland 6, Seattle 3 Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay (Colome 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 7-5), 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 5-2) at Toronto (Wang 1-0), 11:07 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2) at Kansas City (W.Davis 4-5), 12:10 p.m.

Houston (B.Norris 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-6), 2:05 p.m.

Boston (Webster 0-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-0), 5:15 p.m.

Minnesota (Walters 2-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-4), 5:15 p.m.

Texas (M.Perez 0-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-4), 5:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-3) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-2), 8:05 p.m.

Oakland (Straily 4-2) at Seattle (Harang 3-7), 8:10 p.m.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee

Arizona San Francisco San Diego Colorado

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 43 32 .573 37 36 .507 35 39 .473 29 41 .414 23 49 .319

GB — 5 7.5 11.5 18.5

Central Division W L Pct 47 27 .635 44 30 .595 44 30 .595 30 42 .417 30 42 .417

GB — 3 3 16 16

West Division W L 39 33 37 35 38 36 37 38

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Pittsburgh 5, L.A. Angels 2 San Diego 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 Miami at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

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Ro.Hernandez, C.Ramos (8) and J.Molina, Lobaton; D.Phelps, Logan (6), Kelley (7), D.Robertson (8), Rivera (9) and Au.Romine. W—D.Phelps 5-4. L—Ro. Hernandez 4-8. HRs—New York, Almonte (1).

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Toronto, Lind (10), Encarnacion (20), Kawasaki (1).

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Lester, Tazawa (6), Breslow (7), A.Miller (9) and Saltalamacchia; Fister, D.Downs (4), Coke (7), Alburquerque (8), E.Reed (9) and B.Pena. W—Lester 7-4. L—Fister 6-5. HRs—Boston, Victorino (3). Detroit, Dirks (6), Mi.Cabrera (20).

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H.Santiago, A.Reed (9) and Flowers; Guthrie, B.Chen (3), J.Gutierrez (8), K.Herrera (9) and S.Perez, Kottaras. W—H.Santiago 3-5. L—Guthrie 7-5. HRs—Chicago, Viciedo (5), De Aza (10). Kansas City, Hosmer (3).

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L—Iwakuma 7-3. Sv—Balfour (18). HRs—Oakland, Cespedes 2 (15), Lowrie (4), Crisp (9). Seattle, Franklin (4).

Saturday’s Games Colorado (Chacin 5-3) at Washington (Haren 4-8), 10:05 a.m.

Houston (B.Norris 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-6), 2:05 p.m.

Miami (Ja.Turner 1-0) at San Francisco (Zito 4-5), 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-7) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 3-3), 2:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Hudson 4-6) at Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-0), 2:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Leake 7-3) at Arizona (Corbin 9-0), 5:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 3-2) at San Diego (Volquez 5-5), 5:15 p.m.

Texas (M.Perez 0-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-4), 5:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-3) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-2), 8:05 p.m.

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Keuchel, Fields (7), W.Wright (8), Clemens (8), Blackley (8) and J.Castro; Garza, Gregg (9) and D.Navarro. W—Garza 2-1. L—Keuchel 4-4. Sv— Gregg (11). HRs—Houston, Carter (15). Chicago, Rizzo (11), Barney (4), Hairston (6).

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D.Holland, Cotts (8), Nathan (9) and Pierzynski; Lyons, J.Kelly (2), Choate (7), Rosenthal (8) and Y.Molina. W—Cotts 4-1. L—Rosenthal 1-1. Sv— Nathan (23).

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Cole, Mazzaro (7), Grilli (9) and R.Martin; Weaver, Buckner (7), Kohn (9) and Conger. W—Cole 3-0.

L—Weaver 1-4. Sv—Grilli (26). HRs—Pittsburgh, P.Alvarez (17), Mercer (4). Los Angeles, Pujols (13).

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Hefner, Rice (7), C.Torres (8), Parnell (9) and Recker; Hamels, De Fratus (7), Diekman (8), Stutes (9) and Ruiz. W—Hefner 2-6. L—Hamels 2-11. Sv— Parnell (12).

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W—Strasburg 4-6. L—Corpas 0-2. Sv—R.Soriano (19). HRs—Washington, Desmond (12).

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Teheran, Gearrin (7), A.Wood (8) and McCann; W.Peralta, Fr.Rodriguez (8), Henderson (9) and Maldonado. W—W.Peralta 5-8. L—Teheran 5-4.

Sv—Henderson (10). HRs—Milwaukee, Segura (11).

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Kershaw, League (7), Belisario (8) and A.Ellis; Richard, Stauffer (1), T.Ross (5), Thayer (8), Street (9) and Hundley. W—Stauffer 1-0. L—Kershaw 5-5.

Sv—Street (15). HRs—San Diego, Denorfia (5).

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Signed C Jon Denney, LHP Corey Littrell, LHP Jake Drehoff, LHP Gabe Speier and OF Jordon Austin to minor league contracts.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Recalled RHP Brian Omogrosso from Charlotte (IL). Optioned RHP Deunte Heath to Charlotte.

DETROIT TIGERS—Designated RHP Jose Valverde for assignment. Recalled RHP Al Alburquerque from Toledo (IL). Placed OF Matt Tuiasosopo on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Avisail Garcia from Toledo.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Signed LHP Sean Manaea to a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Placed LHP Jason Vargas on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 18.

Recalled RHP Billy Buckner from Salt Lake City (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES—Selected the contract INF Alberto Gonzalez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Released INF Reid Brignac. Acquired RHP Yoshi-

nori Tateyama from Texas for future considerations and assigned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Assigned OF Corey Patterson and LHP Mike Zagurski to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

TEXAS RANGERS—Activated 1B Mitch Moreland from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Josh Lindblom to Round Rock (PCL).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Placed INF Ramiro Pena on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Paul Janish from Gwinnett (NL).

CHICAGO CUBS—Traded INF-OF Brent Lillibridge to the New York Yankees for a player to be named or cash considerations.

NEW YORK METS—Placed LHP Jonathon Niese on the 15-day DL, Recalled RHP Greg Burke from Las Vegas (PCL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated 2B Chase Utley from the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Signed RHP Neil Kozikowski and RHP Henry Hirsh to minor league contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms

with RHP Nicholas Pivetta, RHP John Simms and RHP Andrew Cooper on minor league contracts.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SACRAMENTO KINGS—Named Mike Bratz assistant general manager.

Women’s National Basketball Association INDIANA FEVER—Signed F Jasmine Hassell as a replacement player.

FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed TE Gavin Escobar.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS—Named Lindy Ruff coach.

NEW YORK RANGERS—Named Alain Vigneault coach.

PHOENIX COYOTES—Agreed to terms with coach Dave Tippett on a long-term contract extension.

3 Pop Gun (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Red Star Chance (D. Mcleod) 5 Blue Star Charger (J. Chappell) 6 Skirmish (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 My World (K. Hoerdt) 8 Passing Breeze (J. Marino) 9 Connors Cam Bo (J. Campbell)

2 Baja Beach (J. Chappell) 3 Last Luck (J. Marino) 4 Apalamine (T. Cullen) 5 Fly Bye Elly (J. Gray) 6 Brave Rustler (P. Giesbrecht) 7 Liz Lover (J. Jungquist) 8 Hollywood Monroe (G. Hudon) 9 Arctic Pine (J. Campbell) ae Sharon Blew Bye (J. Marino)

Alberta Downs Today Post time 1:15 p.m.

First Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Miss Dezilou (T. Redwood) 2 Sharkys Law (R. Hennessy) 3 River Blues (J. Marino) 4 Mystic Maggie (D. Monkman Jr) 5 Smoken Blue Water (Q. Schneider) 6 Shes A Ladro (J. Gagne) Second Pace, purse $4,000 (EX, PX, SF, TR).

1 Cenalta Dynasty (B. Watt) 2 Sheezgotdawoogies (G. Hudon) 3 Va Va Varoom (R. Hennessy) 4 Barona Lite (B. Piwniuk) 5 Bettor Dreams (J. Jungquist) 6 Pureform Olympia (J. Campbell) 7 Meadowlarkbonilass (K. Hoerdt) Third Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Westcoast Royal (C. Brown) 2 Such A Night (J. Marino) 3 Flawless Art (D. Mcleod) 4 Doda Gig (P. Davies) 5 As Hot As Promised (J. Campbell) 6 Cracklin Millie (G. Hudon) 7 Artninspiration (K. Hoerdt) 8 Eternal Grace (V. Sifert) 9 Julie Caesar (P. Giesbrecht) ae Westwood Chaos (J. Jungquist) Fourth Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Carro Avro (R. Starkewski) 2 Brendons No Fly (T. Redwood) 3 Ruths Shadylady (J. Jungquist) 4 Crafty Cracker (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 Cinderella Smiles (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Tu Wong Fu (J. Chappell) 7 Glitteronthebeach (T. Cullen) 8 Whitehouse Secret (P. Davies) Fifth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Domino Theory (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Mackenzie Seelster (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Hes Country (Q. Schneider) 4 Outlawclassichrome (J. Marino) 5 Blasty Cam (G. Clark) 6 Notacent Tobemade (G. Schedlosky) 7 Best Out West (G. Hudon) 8 Psymadre (B. Piwniuk) 9 Barona Grizzly (J. Campbell) ae Barndougle (G. Clark) Sixth Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Contesta Hanover (J. Chappell) 2 Outlaw Star Maker (D. Mcleod) 3 Outlawlookslikrain (C. Kolthammer) 4 Shirley Girl (J. Marino) 5 American Passion (G. Hudon) 6 As Seely Promised (T. Redwood) 7 Cloud Nine (W. Tainsh Jr) 8 Born With A Grin (J. Jungquist) Seventh Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Getmethruthenite (J. Marino) 2 Mjjz R Us (P. Davies) 3 Capablenrewarding (D. Mcleod) 4 Modern Look (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Somethinsgoinon (G. Hudon) 6 Western Chrome (R. Goulet) 7 Silent Rescue (K. Hoerdt) 8 Hollywood Lenny (Q. Schneider) 9 Tajwon (T. Cullen) ae Dees Promise (J. Chappell) Eighth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 K B Hercules (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Alcars Britefriday (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Nevermissabeat (R. Grundy) 4 Dreamway Confed (J. Gray) 5 Canbec Hooligan (T. Cullen) 6 National Interest (J. Campbell) 7 Stiletto Spur (To Be Announced) 8 Wrangler Hitech (J. Marino) 9 Bomber Brown (T. Redwood) Ninth Pace, purse $55,100 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Freedoms Treasure (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Crackers Hot Shot (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Blue Star West (J. Gray) 4 Kiss My Crouper (R. Grundy) 5 Chatter Box (J. Campbell) 6 Emotions Run Wild (K. Hoerdt) 7 Cenalta Fireworks (R. Goulet) 8 Barona Lilac (J. Marino) ae Va Va Varoom (R. Hennessy) ae Outlawcherishafool (C. Kolthammer) Tenth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Lakers R Electric (Q. Schneider) 2 Art By Dylan (K. Hoerdt) 3 Too Young Man (J. Campbell) 4 Nf Star Power (J. Marino) 5 Katies Gun (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Payoff (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 Hey Scoob (J. Chappell) 8 Frees B (T. Cullen) 9 Light The Board (T. Redwood) ae Barndougle (G. Clark) Eleventh Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Modern Man (C. Brown) 2 Rango (T. Redwood)

Sunday Post Time 1:15 p.m.

First Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, PX, SF, TR).

1 Pinot Prince (J. Chappell) 2 Swing Away (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Burntoastformyles (J. Campbell) 4 Burn The House (G. Hudon) 5 As Hot As Hall (T. Cullen) 6 Arctic Wireman (P. Giesbrecht) 7 Rays High Noon (K. Hoerdt) 8 Mjjz Shannon D (Q. Schneider) ae Two Pack Habit (T. Redwood) Second Pace, purse $4,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Justabitcrazy (G. Hudon) 2 Life On Homicide (J. Jungquist) 3 Gotta Bad Attitude (G. Clark) 4 Metajka Road (J. Gagne) 5 Jacksons Spin (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Do You Feel Lucky (J. Campbell) 7 Concorde (J. Glen) 8 Brendons Mr Beau (T. Redwood) ae Cool Eyes (D. Monkman Jr) Third Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Yankee Mystique (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Crimson Promise (R. Schneider) 3 Samnmadie (J. Jungquist) 4 Intrepid Kate (T. Brown) 5 Arctic Flame (To Be Announced) 6 Minettaszoombyyall (J. Gray) 7 Caracas (W. Tainsh Jr) 8 Alashazam (J. Campbell) 9 Happyagain Mindale (T. Redwood) ae Major Ziggy (P. Davies) Fourth Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Acesndeuces (P. Davies) 2 Rays Crown Royal (K. Hoerdt) 3 Shaker Boy (J. Campbell) 4 Watch And Pray (J. Gagne) 5 American Venture (K. Clark) 6 Big N Bad (J. Marino) 7 Beren Hanover (B. Clark) Fifth Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Lefty Malone (J. Gagne) 2 Medicine Hat (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Senga Nanjeing (R. Grundy) 4 Rascal Shark (P. Davies) 5 Masada Rocks (K. Hoerdt) 6 Brenin (J. Gray) 7 Newcrackofdawn (J. Campbell) 8 Aerial Time (J. Chappell) 9 Pedal Steel (J. Marino) ae Little Bit Faster (T. Redwood) Sixth Pace, purse $7,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Gts Jake (J. Jungquist) 2 Outlawdangruswatrs (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Hilldrop Shady (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Wannabe Cowboy (R. Grundy) 5 Playbook (K. Clark) 6 Cowboy Caper (K. Hoerdt) 7 I Hear Voices (J. Marino) 8 Bachelor Pad (G. Hudon) 9 Kg Explorer (R. Goulet) Seventh Pace, purse $5,100 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Raging Fingers (T. Redwood) 2 Boom Shazam (B. Watt) 3 Bob Watts (T. Cullen) 4 Kg Art Dreamer (G. Hudon) 5 Balzac Billy (J. Campbell) 6 Total Rhythm (K. Hoerdt) 7 B R Money Matters (J. Marino) 8 Arroway (J. Gray) 9 Red Star Tiger (W. Tainsh Jr) ae Mr Brightside (W. Tainsh Jr) Eighth Pace, purse $55,100 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 As Ruled (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Tinhorn Creek (G. Hudon) 3 Blue Star Admiral (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Cenalta Octane (R. Grundy) 5 Attitude Adjuster (J. Campbell) 6 Outlaw Falcon (J. Gagne) 7 Tip Top Tap (R. Hennessy) 8 Premium Attaction (K. Hoerdt) ae Cool Eyes (D. Monkman Jr) ae Play Me Right (J. Campbell) Ninth Pace, purse $8,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Strikes N Charges (T. Cullen) 2 Outlaw Highvoltage (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Timberline Court (G. Hudon) 4 Sixdaysontheroad (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 Trust The Artist (K. Hoerdt) 6 No Fear (J. Campbell) 7 Mr Saratoga (Q. Schneider) 8 Flak Jacket (J. Gray) Tenth Pace, purse $3,700 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Market For Romance (K. Ducharme)

Monday Post time 1:15 p.m.

First Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Outlaw Terra Gold (T. Redwood) 2 Kumu (G. Hudon) 3 Drinkin Her Pretty (K. Clark) 4 Regal Sage (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Brandons Cassie (K. Ducharme) 6 Miss Reserve (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 Dancing Fool (R. Schneider) 8 Ida Apache (T. Cullen) Second Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Artability (Q. Schneider) 2 M L Lightning Blvd (T. Redwood) 3 Modern Cowboy (G. Hudon) 4 Timely Promise (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 Western Shoot Out (R. Grundy) 6 Caleo Bay (K. Clark) 7 Jellos Fellow (P. Davies) 8 Hesacamcracker (R. Hennessy) 9 Da Terror (T. Cullen) Third Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Neuf Vies (J. Gagne) 2 Classy Cracker (T. Redwood) 3 Cams Wizard (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 The Cracken (J. Marino) 5 Whosurhero (J. Jungquist) 6 Shade Of Pale (G. Hudon) 7 Minettas Leader (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Westcoast Son (C. Brown) 9 Arctic Artist (J. Campbell) ae Blue Star Cavalier (K. Ducharme) Fourth Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Just Saucy (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Barona Josie (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Cool One (D. Monkman Jr) 4 Canyacrackher (R. Hennessy) 5 Fancy Camelot (T. Cullen) 6 Baby You Save Me (T. Brown) 7 Mood Light (R. Goulet) 8 Blue Star Classic (J. Gray) Fifth Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Man Alive (T. Redwood) 2 Cenalta Magic (J. Campbell) 3 Flight Seargent (J. Chappell) 4 Clintons Bruiser (K. Hoerdt) 5 One Tuff Cowboy (W. Tainsh Jr) 6 Saltwater Cowboy (J. Marino) 7 Location Baran (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Burn The Floor (R. Hennessy) 9 Kg Rowan (G. Hudon) Sixth Pace, purse $3,700 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Frisco (T. Cullen) 2 Farm Team (P. Davies) 3 Gaucho Hanover (R. Hennessy) 4 Im A Wildcat (W. Tainsh Jr) 5 Hollywood Hotel (G. Hudon) 6 Brandon Bey V (J. Marino) 7 Kg Cody (J. Jungquist) 8 My Promise To You (J. Gray) 9 Cenalta Spirit (P. Giesbrecht) ae Make It So (J. Chappell) Seventh Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Sealedwithapromise (J. Gray) 2 Credit Card Junkie (K. Clark) 3 Phoenician Gal (T. Cullen) 4 Big Bang Theory (G. Hudon) 5 Thats Witty (J. Marino) 6 Ashlynn Grace (J. Chappell) 7 Outlaw Blue Danube (J. Campbell) 8 Jennas Pass (J. Chappell) Eighth Pace, purse $6,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Steve O (J. Gagne) 2 All Canadian Mjjz (R. Starkewski) 3 Hollywood Warrior (G. Hudon) 4 Greek Ruler (J. Chappell) 5 Loneridge Shannon (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Revoler (J. Campbell) 7 Outlaw Beacon (J. Marino) 8 Outlawtowerinferno (R. Hennessy) 9 Cenalta Power (R. Grundy) Ninth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Keystone Vanyla (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Im The Reason (J. Campbell) 3 No Limit For Mjjz (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Barona Java (G. Hudon) 5 Dudes Bonnie (R. Goulet) 6 Red Star Jenny (K. Hoerdt) 7 Wrangler Diva (T. Redwood) 8 Tap Out (J. Marino) 9 Cantcatch P (J. Chappell) ae G I Joan (J. Marino)

NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Boston 2, Chicago 2 Wednesday, June 12: Chicago 4, Boston 3, 3OT Saturday, June 15: Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT Monday, June 17: Boston 2, Chicago 0 Wednesday, June 19: Chicago 6, Boston 5, OT Saturday, June 22: Boston at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 24: Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 26: Boston at Chicago, 6 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS G A Pt 9 15 24 7 12 19 7 10 17 6 11 17 10 6 16 7 9 16 4 12 16

Krejci, Bos Horton, Bos Kane, Chi Lucic, Bos Sharp, Chi Hossa, Chi Malkin, Pgh

Letang, Pgh Bergeron, Bos Bickell, Chi Crosby, Pgh Chara, Bos Voynov, LA Carter, LA Marchand, Bos Iginla, Pgh Zetterberg, Det Pavelski, SJ Richards, LA Keith, Chi Brassard, NYR Dupuis, Pgh Couture, SJ Handzus, Chi Martin, Pgh Neal, Pgh

3 9 8 7 2 6 6 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 7 5 3 2 6

13 6 7 8 12 7 7 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 4 6 8 9 4

16 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10

Football GP 2 2 2 2

CFL Preseason East Division W L T 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0

GP BC Lions 1 Calgary 2 Saskatchewan 2 Edmonton 1

West Division W L T 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

Hamilton Toronto Montreal Winnipeg

Toronto 24 Montreal 20 Calgary 24 Saskatchewan 23 PF 85 48 46 6 PF 29 51 54 24

PA 26 26 57 76 PA 27 52 48 31

Pt 4 4 0 0

Friday’s games Edmonton at BC Lions, 8 p.m.

End of preseason

Pt 2 2 2 0

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 Thursday, Jun. 27 Montreal at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Friday, Jun. 28 Hamilton at Toronto, 7 p.m.

B.C. at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Jun. 29 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 2:30 p.m.

Thursday’s results Hamilton 52 Winnipeg 0

Golf TRAVELLERS CHAMPIONSHIP At TPC River Highlands Cromwell, Conn.

Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 6,854; Par: 70 Second Round a-denotes amateur Bubba Watson 63-67 — Patrick Reed 66-66 — Padraig Harrington 66-66 — Tag Ridings 68-65 — Nick O’Hern 67-66 — Tommy Gainey 66-67 — Hunter Mahan 62-71 — Charley Hoffman 61-73 — Keegan Bradley 69-65 — Webb Simpson 65-69 — Brendon de Jonge 67-67 — Ricky Barnes 67-68 — Graham DeLaet 65-70 — William McGirt 67-68 — J.J. Henry 68-67 — Justin Rose 67-68 — Zach Johnson 65-70 — Chris Stroud 66-69 — John Rollins 67-68 — John Huh 66-69 — Jerry Kelly 67-68 — Camilo Villegas 65-70 — Kevin Stadler 68-67 — Stuart Appleby 69-67 — Marc Leishman 66-70 — Jim Herman 69-67 — George McNeill 69-67 — Brendan Steele 68-68 — John Merrick 65-71 — Seung-Yul Noh 68-68 — Russell Knox 69-67 — Ken Duke 69-68 — Nicholas Thompson 71-66 — Jonas Blixt 70-67 — Brian Gay 68-69 — Casey Wittenberg 68-69 — Robert Streb 67-70 — Bo Van Pelt 67-70 — Bryce Molder 67-70 — Richard H. Lee 66-71 — David Mathis 67-71 — Brian Harman 69-69 — Ryan Moore 68-70 — Chris Kirk 66-72 — Erik Compton 72-66 — Aaron Watkins 69-69 — Tom Gillis 69-69 — a-Justin Thomas 72-66 — Dicky Pride 67-71 — K.J. Choi 70-68 — Vijay Singh 70-68 — David Branshaw 67-71 — Brian Davis 72-67 — Morgan Hoffmann 68-71 — Mark Wilson 70-69 — Ian Poulter 73-66 — Angel Cabrera 67-72 — Andres Romero 71-68 — Chad Campbell 70-69 — D.J. Trahan 71-68 — Cameron Percy 71-68 — Chris Williams 71-68 — Tim Petrovic 69-70 — Stephen Ames 70-69 — Harris English 72-67 — Freddie Jacobson 69-70 — Rod Pampling 65-74 — Greg Owen 70-69 — Kevin Sutherland 69-70 — Brad Fritsch 70-69 — Ben Crane 68-72 — Heath Slocum 71-69 — Chez Reavie 71-69 — Joe Affrunti 71-69 — D.H. Lee 72-68 — Henrik Norlander 75-65 — Jeff Maggert 70-70 — Billy Mayfair 69-71 — Rickie Fowler 72-68 — Tim Clark 73-67 — Lee Westwood 67-73 — Stewart Cink 67-73 — Gary Christian 71-69 —

130 132 132 133 133 133 133 134 134 134 134 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140

REX HOSPITAL OPEN At TPC Wakefield Plantation Raleigh, N.C. Purse: $625,000 Yardage: 7,257; Par: 71 Second Round Chesson Hadley 63-69 — Jason Gore 65-68 — Edward Loar 68-65 — Danny Lee 67-66 — Andrew D. Putnam 62-72 — Scott Dunlap 69-65 — Kyle Reifers 69-66 — Mathew Goggin 67-68 — Ryan Spears 67-68 — Lee Janzen 65-70 — Cameron Beckman 65-71 — Hudson Swafford 67-69 — Len Mattiace 71-65 — Kent Jones 65-71 — Michael Putnam 68-68 —

132 133 133 133 134 134 135 135 135 135 136 136 136 136 136

Nick Rousey Brett Stegmaier Tyrone Van Aswegen Paul Stankowski Will MacKenzie Garth Mulroy Alex Aragon Tom Hoge Cam Burke Chase Seiffert Steve Wheatcroft Scott Parel Jim Renner Jamie Lovemark Patrick Sheehan

66-70 68-69 66-71 68-69 68-69 68-69 65-72 72-65 66-71 68-69 68-69 67-70 69-68 66-71 70-67

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136 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137

NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP At Pinnacle Country Club Rogers, Ark. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,344; Par 71 (36-35) First Round a-denotes amateur Mika Miyazato 34-31 — So Yeon Ryu 35-31 — Angela Stanford 33-33 — Chie Arimura 36-31 — Christel Boeljon 33-34 — Mina Harigae 34-33 — Danielle Kang 35-32 — Sarah Kemp 35-32 — Stacy Lewis 36-31 — Lisa McCloskey 34-33 — Azahara Munoz 34-33 — Suzann Pettersen 35-32 — Beatriz Recari 36-31 — Nicole Castrale 34-34 — Paula Creamer 35-33 — Natalie Gulbis 35-33 — Jennifer Johnson 33-35 — Ji Young Oh 33-35 — Morgan Pressel 33-35 — Jiyai Shin 32-36 — Yani Tseng 35-33 — 33-35 — Momoko Ueda

65 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 68

ENCOMPASS CHAMPIONSHIP At North Shore Country Club Glenview, Ill. Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 7,103; Par 72 (36-36) Partial First Round Note: Play was suspended due to darkness Duffy Waldorf 34-33 — Bernhard Langer 34-33 — Craig Stadler 32-35 — Sandy Lyle 35-33 — Blaine McCallister 35-33 — David Frost 36-32 — Jeff Hart 35-33 — Jeff Sluman 35-33 — Gary Hallberg 36-32 — Scott Hoch 34-34 — Corey Pavin 33-36 — Mike Goodes 33-36 — Mark Brooks 34-35 — Mark McNulty 35-34 — Bart Bryant 35-34 — Bob Tway 34-35 — Hal Sutton 36-33 — Chien Soon Lu 34-35 — Tom Lehman 36-34 — Mark O’Meara 35-35 — Fred Funk 34-36 — Scott Simpson 33-37 — Fred Couples 33-37 — John Riegger 35-35 — Steve Pate 34-36 — Tom Pernice Jr. 33-37 — Jeff Brehaut 34-37 — Hale Irwin 35-36 — Larry Mize 35-36 — Steve Lowery 36-35 — Nick Price 35-36 — Tom Purtzer 33-38 — Jay Haas 38-33 — Rod Spittle 35-36 — Gene Sauers 36-35 — Gene Jones 36-36 — Jim Rutledge 38-34 — Loren Roberts 35-37 — John Cook 35-37 — Don Pooley 36-36 — Andrew Magee 37-35 — John Huston 37-36 — D.A. Weibring 37-36 — Peter Jacobsen 36-37 — Rocco Mediate 38-35 — David Eger 38-36 — Joe Daley 39-35 — Tom Kite 37-38 — Jim Thorpe 38-37 — Michael Allen 36-39 — Wayne Levi 36-39 — Tim Matthews 36-39 — Joel Edwards 37-39 — Bobby Clampett 37-39 — Mark Mouland 39-38 — Dick Mast 37-40 — Bobby Wadkins 39-39 — Ben Crenshaw 43-38 —

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Ladies Fastball RED DEER WOMEN’S W L T 11 1 1 8 2 2 5 5 2 5 6 0 4 6 2 2 7 0

Con/Phillips Pts 23 18 12 10 10 4

TNT Athletics Snell & Oslund U18 Rage N. J. Bandits Stettler Heat Lacombe Physio

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Thursday scores Lacombe Physio Shooters 4 U18 Rage 2 TNT Athletics 5 Snell & Oslund 3 Snell & Oslund 6 TNT Athletics 5 N.Jensen’s Bandits 17 Stettler Heat 15 Stettler Heat 13 N.Jensen’s Bandits 6

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Montreal 14 9 3 2 24 New York 16 7 5 4 23 Philadelphia 15 6 5 4 22 Houston 15 6 5 4 19 Kansas City 15 6 5 4 18 New England 15 5 5 5 18 Columbus 15 5 5 5 18 Chicago 14 4 7 3 13 Toronto FC 14 2 7 5 14 D.C. United 15 1 11 3 7

GA 17 19 24 16 13 13 16 20 20 26

Pt 29 25 22 22 22 20 20 15 11 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF 15 8 3 4 23 16 8 5 3 24 16 6 1 9 25 15 6 5 4 25 15 6 6 3 22 13 6 4 3 19 16 5 6 5 17 16 4 6 6 15 14 3 9 2 14

GA 18 16 16 24 18 15 16 24 29

Pt 28 27 27 22 21 21 20 18 11

FC Dallas Real Salt Lake Portland Vancouver Los Angeles Seattle Colorado San Jose Chivas USA

Wednesday’s results Montreal 2 Houston 0 Chicago 2 Colorado 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 Chivas USA 1 Los Angeles 0 Portland Timbers 0 Today’s games San Jose at D.C. United, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto FC at Houston, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Real Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Red Bull New York at Philadelphia Union, 3 p.m.

Colorado at Portland Timbers, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 29 Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 11 a.m.

FC Dallas at Philadelphia Union, 3:30 p.m.

Colorado at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Vancouver Whitecaps at D.C. United, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Sporting Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

New England at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 30 Houston at Red Bull New York, noon Wednesday, July 3 Montreal at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.

San Jose at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver Whitecaps at Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

D.C. United at Seattle, 8 p.m.

Thursday, July 4 Chivas USA at FC Dallas, 7 p.m.

Red Bull New York at Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

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

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 22, 2013 B7

Vigneault replaced Tortorella as Rangers’ head coach

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Dallas Stars’ new hockey coach Lindy Ruff, right, looks at a jersey with the Stars general manager Jim Nill looking on after an NHL hockey news conference in Dallas, Friday.

Ruff finds new home deep in the heart of Texas DALLAS — Lindy Ruff is the now the coach of the Dallas Stars, the team that clinched their only Stanley Cup championship on a goal he has always questioned.

Ruff was hired Friday by the Stars, 14 years after he joined thousands of Buffalo fans in the chant of “No goal!” in the aftermath of Brett Hull’s Cupclinching shot late in the third overtime of Game 6 in the 1999 Stanley Cup finals.

“It’s a long time ago,” Ruff said after being introduced. “I’ve had some great memories. I’ve gotten past that. I’m a coach, I want to coach, and this is an unbelievable opportunity.”

That was the Sabres’ only Stanley Cup appearance under Ruff, in his second season as Buffalo’s coach.

While the Stars celebrated the title, Ruff questioned whether the goal should have been allowed for Hull’s skate being in the goalie’s crease before having control of the puck.

Ruff joked Friday that when he first agreed to meet with new Stars GM Jim

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Weather cancels soccer The Alberta Women’s Major Soccer League match scheduled for Sunday at noon at the RDC pitch has been called off due to weather conditions.

The Red Deer Renegades were slated to host the Calgary Saints Sunday.

The Renegades’ game today in Calgary versus the Callies has also been postponed.

STORIES FROM B5

JAYS: Kawasaki homers in win Janssen had a three up, three down ninth inning retiring Matt Wieters, Hardy and Flaherty in quick succession.

Izturis started the Blue Jays ninth with a single to right field. He then advanced on Thole’s sacrifice bunt down the third-base line. Baltimore’s Brian Matusz then intentionally walked Toronto pinch hitter Mark DeRosa — in for Bonifacio — bringing Kawasaki to the plate.

The crowd alternated between chants of “Let’s go Blue Jays!” and “KA-WA-SA-KI!” as the Japanese infielder worked up to an eight-pitch 2-2 count, grounding out to second but advancing both Izturis and DeRosa.

Rajai Davis then hit a single to left field to score Izturis, ending the game.

Encarnacion got the Blue Jays’ first hit of the game when his hit fell between second baseman Flaherty and Markakis in shallow right field. He slid into second base just before shortstop Hardy could get the tag down. Lind then hit a home run over the right-field fence to give Toronto a 2-0 lead at the end of the first inning.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter was ejected from the game in the second after Chris Davis was called out swinging. Home plate umpire Angel Hernandez originally ruled that Davis had tipped the ball and that Blue Jays catcher Thole had failed to control it.

Toronto manager John Gibbons came out to argue the call and, after a discussion among the officiating crew, it was ruled a strikeout.

This brought Showalter out from the Baltimore dugout. He was tossed from the game by Hernandez after a lengthy debate along the first-base line. Showalter pointed to each member of the umpiring crew and pantomimed throwing them out of the game before leaving the field.

Wieters then struck out, but Hardy hit a home run to deep left to make it 2-1. After Flaherty was hit by a pitch, Danny Valencia grounded out to second to end Baltimore’s inning.

Both pitchers settled in and made quick work of the hitters until the fifth. Hardy reached base leading off the inning when the ball deflected off Dickey’s glove and over to Kawasaki, whose throw to first was too late. Dickey seemed unfazed by the play.

Hardy was forced out at second on Flaherty’s single and the inning ended when Valencia lined to Kawasaki, who

Nill about the job that his only stipulation was, “we can’t meet in the crease.”

It was 14 years ago Thursday that Game 6 ended in the early morning — more than 15 minutes into the third overtime.

Ruff coached 15 seasons for the Buffalo Sabres before being fired in February. He was the NHL’s longest active-serving coach with one team.

Ruff was the first significant hire for Nill, the longtime Detroit Red Wings assistant GM who signed a five-year deal in April to replace the fired Joe Nieuwendyk.

Nill said when he started the search, the attributes that he was looking for in a coach included experience, credibility and knowledge.

“All these attributes were checked off,” Nill said.

Two weeks after Nill was hired, he decided not to renew the third-year option for coach Glen Gulutzan.

The Stars missed the playoffs for the fifth season in a row, the longest post-season drought in team history.

They were 22-22-4 last season, last in the Pacific Division.

Since Ruff still had two seasons left on his contract with Buffalo, the Stars had to get permission from the Sabres to talk to the 53-year-old coach.

Ruff was the Sabres’ winningest coach (571-432-162), but was fired after Buffalo got off to a 6-10-1 in this year’s NHL lockout-shortened season. There had been 170 NHL coaching changes between his hiring in July 1997 and the time he was fired.

Under Ruff, the Sabres made the playoffs in each of his first four seasons and eight times overall. They made the Eastern Conference finals in 2006 and 2007.

As a player, Ruff was selected in the second round of the 1979 draft by the Sabres and made the team that year.

He was later the Sabres’ captain, playing for Buffalo until being traded to the New York Rangers in 1989.

ran to second to get the double play.

Izturis began Toronto’s fifth with a walk, advancing to second on Thole’s groundout to Flaherty. Izturis made it to third on Bonifacio’s pop fly to deep right field along the first-base line.

Kawasaki then cashed in the Blue Jays third baseman with a single to centre field. Melky Cabrera’s swinging strikeout ended Toronto’s inning, with the Blue Jays holding a 3-1 lead.

The Blue Jays built a solid 3-1 lead in the first five innings, but Dickey struggled in the sixth, giving up a hit to Nate McLouth. Toronto got an out when Manny Machado popped to right, but Dickey walked Nick Markakis and Adam Jones drove in McLouth with a single that was out of the reach of a diving Kawasaki at short.

Chris Davis then cleared the bases with a homer to deep left — his 27th of the season — to give Baltimore a 5-3 lead. Matt Wieters and J.J. Hardy both flied out to end the inning.

Encarnacion crushed the 10th pitch he faced in the sixth inning, with the ball landing in the Rogers Centre’s second deck. That shot pulled Toronto to within one. Lind then grounded out to second and centre-fielder Colby Rasmus flied out to shallow left to end the sixth.

Baltimore immediately responded in the top of the seventh, with Flaherty smashing a home run to deep right field. Dickey was pulled after walking Valencia. He was replaced by righthander Brett Cecil.

Cecil induced a McLouth pop fly to right field and then struck out Machado. The inning ended when Valencia was caught stealing, with Cecil throwing to first base and Lind relaying the ball to Kawasaki at second, who applied the tag to the Orioles’ runner.

It is unknown if Messier, now a special assistant to Sather, will remain with the Rangers. Messier, a Hall of Fame player, lacks the coaching experience that Vigneault is loaded with.

“It was a difficult decision. We’ve both grown up with each other,” Sather said passing on Messier. “At this stage, A.V. was the man. Mark has got to decide what he wants to do.”

Tortorella was fired May 29 — four days after the Rangers were eliminated by Boston.

A year ago, the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference finals.

In an ironic twist, Tortorella was reportedly offered the job on Friday to replace Vigneault in Vancouver.

Sather insisted that no player came to him and asked for Tortorella to be fired. No players were in attendance Friday.

“There hasn’t been a player who ... complained to me about Torts,” Sather said. “He’s the kind of guy who pushes to win. A.V. is a pusher, as well.”

When asked if Tortorella was stubborn in resisting adopting a more offensive style, Sather had a quick answer.

“Maybe beyond stubborn,” he said.

“He was perfect for us for a few years.

He’s going to be perfect for another team, but it was getting to be so hard on some of our players.”

Speculation that Vigneault was about to be hired by the Rangers increased greatly last weekend, especially after he removed himself from consideration to become Dallas’ coach.

“I want to win,” Vigneault said. “I did find out that it is a lot easier to negotiate yourself a contract when you’ve got two teams that are after you than just one.”

“There’s times when you think about a game more than others,” he said. “But at this point, I really don’t want to be thinking too much about the last game, whether it was good or bad.”

The last game wasn’t good. But it was good enough to help Chicago tie the series at 2. Of course that did not mean Crawford was immune from criticism.

“I think that the scrutiny of goaltending at any stage of the season is at a different level of any other player, and I guess it’s even more out there now that you’re in the final,” Quenneville said. “But Corey just seems to move forward whatever the challenge is, the next shot, the next game. He’s excited about the opportunity. We’re excited about what he accomplished. He won a big game for us, and that’s where we’re at.”

Crawford is there, too. Experience, he said, helped him realize that he can’t let one bad performance affect his psyche.

“Situations you’ve gone through — a similar situation like that where you

just collapse and you probably lose the game — you just learn from that and don’t feel like it’s the end of the world,” he said.

It could be the end of the line for the Blackhawks if the Bruins manage to light him up in the same fashion for the rest of the series.

“I think you can score on other areas, hopefully, on Corey Crawford, than just the glove,” Boston coach Claude Julien said. “At the end of the day you’re looking to find ways to score goals, whether it’s cross passes, tips, screens or whatever, it doesn’t really matter.”

As much as the Bruins had success beating Crawford in Game 4, one knows yet whether that will have a carry-over effect.

“That’s the thing: Everyone thinks (they’re) going to shoot to the glove,” Sharp said. “It’s not like Corey can start cheating glove side, because those guys are such good shooters they can pick him apart. Who knows if that’s a once-in-a-lifetime type of game of if they’ve figured something out.”

Alain Vigneault

NHL: Crawford confident after weakness exposed From the Bruins, there were plenty of denials that they solved Crawford.

“I know we’re not skating down the ice thinking, ’Oh my God, if we don’t go glove-side we’re not going to score.’

Nothing like that,” forward Shawn Thornton said. “I think it’s just a bit of coincidence. We’re trying to get pucks on net from everywhere and create traffic and wherever that rebound pops out, I’m sure you’re trying to put it in.”

That the Bruins put the puck in five times could make Crawford think a lot about last game. Instead, he’s trying to keep excess worrying to a minimum.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Alain Vigneault brought a whole lot of experience and success into his interview with New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather.

However, his most appealing attribute might be that he is so different than former coach John Tortorella — on and off the ice.

That was clearly evident Friday when Vigneault was named as the feisty Tortorella’s replacement during a news conference at Radio City Music Hall. In the short window of time in which he met with media members, Vigneault smiled and joked more times than anyone could remember his predecessor doing in 4 ½ seasons with the Rangers.

Vigneault brings a welcoming demeanour away from the rink and a more offensive philosophy on it — in contrast with Tortorella’s way of working in the defensive zone and putting a premium on blocking shots in front of star goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

That often left many players dealing with multiple ailments.

“We needed a change in style,” Sather said. “You look at the injuries ... we needed to move the puck out quick.

That style was perfect for a couple of years, but it started to wear our team out.”

Just more than four weeks after he was fired by the Vancouver Canucks, Vigneault already has a job. He edged out former Rangers captain Mark Messier, longtime former Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff and others.

Vigneault was given a five-year deal, and his first day featured his name on the famous marquee outside of Radio City.

“I was thinking about the opportunity to coach the New York Rangers, one of the Original Six teams,” the 52-year-old Vigneault said. “There is not a chance I could pass that up. Honored and privileged I feel.”

In 11 seasons as an NHL head coach with Montreal and Vancouver, Vigneault is 422-288-35-61 in 806 games.

“I’m going into this with an open mind,” Vigneault said. “I think (players) should be too. I’m going in with a clean slate. Let’s see what we can write on that slate.”

Vigneault was interviewed last week during the Rangers’ organizational meetings in California and then met with team owner James Dolan in New York.

“We had a list of 13 candidates and I narrowed it down to nine,” Sather said.

“I interviewed two in person and four over the phone. It wasn’t just between A.V. and Mark.”

Vigneault and Sather will now work on filling out the coaching staff.

B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 22, 2013

Coyotes keep coach Tippett, still without an owner PHOENIX COACH SIGNS LONG-TERM CONTRACT EXTENSION

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami Heat fans celebrate the championship after the Heat’s win against the San Antonio Spurs after the Game 7 of the NBA final basketball series in Miami.

LeBron calls second title even more arduous than the first MIAMI — Dwyane Wade was walking down the hallway toward the Miami Heat locker room in the wee hours of Friday morning, still in uniform and fussing with the new championship hat atop his head as his team and their families were in the midst of partying the night away.

He stopped briefly and assessed the celebration.

“We’re getting pretty good at these,” Wade said.

That’s understandable, the Heat are getting plenty of practice at throwing themselves endof-season parties. Four trips to the NBA Finals since 2006, three championships in that span and with the last two titles coming consecutively, it’s making the decisions that the Heat and LeBron James made three summers ago look pretty smart.

By topping San Antonio in Game 7 of a back-and-forth NBA Finals on Thursday, the Heat became the sixth franchise in league history to win consecutive championships. It’s their third title overall; only four clubs have more.

And for James, it capped two seasons where he won all he could — two regular-season MVPs, two titles, two Finals MVPs, even an Olympic gold medal.

“It feels great. This team is amazing. And the vision that I had when I decided to come here is all coming true,” James said.

“Through adversity, through everything we’ve been through,

we’ve been able to persevere and to win back to back championships. It’s an unbelievable feeling. I’m happy to be part of such a first-class organization.”

James said winning his first title was the toughest thing he’s ever done.

It’s now the second-toughest.

Defending the crown, he said, was even more arduous. He was exhausted when it was over — and still scored 37 points in the finale, more than he posted in any other post-season game this season.

“Believe in LeBron,” Heat President Pat Riley said.

Miami did, all the way to the end.

The Heat rolled past Milwaukee in a first-round sweep, needed five games to oust Chicago in the second round, but then went to the seven-game limit against Indiana in the Eastern Conference finals and then to the last game again against the Spurs, who actually were 21 seconds away from ending the series in six games before James and the Heat engineered a huge rally.

Without that comeback, a championship-or-bust season would have gone bust.

Instead, legacies were enhanced, more trophies were hoisted, and Miami’s place atop the NBA landscape was cemented.

“To be in the championship three years in a row, to win two of those three, is unbelievable,” Wade said. “Everybody can’t get to the Finals and win six in a row, like win six and not lose one like Michael Jordan. Everyone don’t

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Flooding cancels Calgary golf tournament CALGARY — The PGA Tour Canada’s ATB Financial Classic was cancelled Friday due to heavy rains that have lashed Calgary and caused significant flooding in the city and throughout southern Alberta.

Only a few dozen players made it out for the start of the opening round on Thursday at the Talons Course at Country Hills Golf Club in the city’s northwest end. Play was stopped after just 82 minutes because of wet weather.

Play was postponed again Friday morning with organizers hoping that a 36-hole competition could be completed over the weekend. But PGA Tour Canada president Jeff Monday announced later in the day that the tournament had been scrubbed.

“Given the increasing severity of the emergency situation the greater Calgary community is being forced to deal with we have made the decision to cancel the tournament at this time,” Monday said in a statement. “We are working with the sponsors, the tournament organization and the Country Hills Golf Club management team to explore the possibility of rescheduling the tournament later this year.

“Our thoughts are with the families and communities affected by the flooding.”

Canadian Armed Forces troops and helicopters have been sent to Alberta to help deal with the flooding. In Calgary, entire neighbourhoods along the Bow and Elbow Rivers have been evacuated, forcing as many as 100,000 people from their homes.

Miyazato has early lead in Arkansas ROGERS, Ark. — Mika Miyazato birdied six of 10 holes in the middle of her round to shoot a 6-under 65 and earn the first-round lead at LPGA Tour’s NW Arkansas Championship.

Miyazato finished in a tie for second at the event last year, missing a 15-foot

do that. But we are excited about the future of this organization. We are still a good team. And we’re going to do everything we can to make sure that we can stay competitive.”

Moves will be made, of course.

The Heat have some luxury-tax concerns to address, and it would be a shock if they didn’t try to get even better through a trade or free agency.

“All it’s about now is what’s in front of us,” Riley said.

Then again, if James keeps getting better, Miami’s place in history will probably only rise.

At 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, James has a combination of size, speed and strength that seems unmatched in the NBA world. After Miami lost the 2011 finals to Dallas, James decided to improve his post play by working with Hakeem Olajuwon.

Last season, his focus was on enhancing his mid-range jumper, something he continued working on throughout the season with Ray Allen.

So with about a half-minute left and the Heat up by two points, it was that mid-range jumper that sealed Miami’s title.

James delivered with 27.9 seconds left to make it a two-possession game.

Not long afterward, he had the Larry O’Brien Trophy in one arm, the Finals MVP trophy in the other, ready for a well-deserved break from basketball.

“I want to be, if not the greatest, one of the greatest to ever play this game,” James said.

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birdie putt on the final hole to finish a stroke back of winner Ai Miyazato.

The Japanese golfer hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation on Friday to finish a shot ahead of So Yeon Ryu and Angela Stanford at 5 under. Ten golfers are two shots back at 4 under, including local favourite Stacy Lewis, who played collegiately at the nearby University of Arkansas.

World No. 1 Inbee Park is four shots off the lead, as is Charlottetown’s Lorie Kane, after shooting a 2-under 69.

Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., also shot a 69.

Sara-Maude Juneau of Fossambault, Que., and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., shot 71s. Toronto’s Rebecca Lee-Bentham carded a 73.

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CROMWELL, Conn. — Although Bubba Watson will always have a soft spot in his heart for Augusta National, he enjoys playing TPC at River Highlands nearly as much.

Watson shot a 3-under-par 67 Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Patrick Reed and Padraig Harrington after two rounds of the Travelers Championship.

“I love this place. I always play well here,” Watson said.

The 2010 Travelers champion was at 10-under 130. Reed and Harrington were at 8-under after both shot 66s in the second round. Four players — including 2007 champion Hunter Mahan — were tied for fourth at 7-under.

Charley Hoffman, who held the first-round lead after a 61 on Thursday, followed that with a 73 in a round that included three bogeys and a doublebogey.

One week after winning the U.S. Open at Merion, Justin Rose was tied for 12th at 5-under.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., followed his opening round 65 with a 70, and is also five shots back at 5-under 135. Calgary’s Stephen Ames and Brad Fritsch of Ottawa are at 139. Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., missed the cut, finishing his two rounds at 146.

Watson, whose last victory came in the 2012 Masters, has played well in this event often.

He’s finished in the top 15 four times in six previous starts, including that win in 2010 — his first on the PGA Tour — and a second-place finish last year.

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Coyotes have agreed to a long-term contract extension with coach Dave Tippett.

Tippett had reportedly wanted to wait to see what happens with the uncertain ownership situation before making a decision to stay with the Coyotes.

The Coyotes have gone 156-96-42 and made the playoffs three times in Tippett’s four seasons with the team, despite the fact that the franchise was owned by the NHL and had strict financial restrictions during that time.

In 2011-12, the Coyotes went 42-27-13, won the franchise’s first division title and advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in team history.

Earlier this year, the team reached a long-term deal to extend the contract of general manager Don Maloney.

Tippett was out of town Friday, and the team scheduled a news conference on Monday for him to talk about the new contract.

In a statement released by the Coyotes, the 51-year-old coach said he’s “thrilled to stay with the Coyotes.”

“Don has done a very good job of assembling a great staff and group of players here and I like the direction we are headed,” Tippett said. “We’ve started to build a strong foundation and we are both looking forward to continuing to build a winning team here in the Valley and taking the next step as a first-class organization.”

Tippett has long talked about the need to settle the ownership issue.

The NHL bought the team in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in 2009 with the stated intention of finding a buyer to keep the franchise in Arizona. After four seasons, there still is no new owner.

But the league has agreed to sell to Renaissance Sports and Entertainment, a group headed by Canadian investors, contingent on a new lease agreement with the city of Glendale, which owns Jobing. com Arena, where the team plays. The Glendale city council was meeting in executive session Friday to discuss a lease proposal.

Maloney said re-signing Tippett was critical to the team’s future.

“Elite coaching is required to win on a consistent basis and Dave is one of the best at his job in today’s game,” Maloney said.

“His work ethic, attention to detail, communicative skills and patience make him an ideal fit with our group as we built a franchise capable of winning the Stanley Cup.” With the franchise in disarray after a summer in bankruptcy court, Tippett was hired just nine days before the start of the 2009-10 season. Still, the team went on to finish 50-25-7, breaking the franchise record for wins and points (107), a performance that earned Tippett the Jack Adams Trophy as NHL coach of the year.

Tippett was head coach of the Dallas Stars from 2002 to 2009, compiling a 271-156-65 record and leading the team to two Pacific Division titles. The Stars made the playoffs in five of his six seasons with Dallas. He was also an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings for three seasons.

In 10 seasons as an NHL head coach, Tippett has a record of 427-252-107. His team made the playoffs in eight of those 10 seasons.

The Coyotes failed to make the playoffs in this lockout-shortened season.

Tippett, born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, played 11 years in the NHL for Hartford, Washington, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

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articipants in the Relay For Life in Red Deer make their way around the course set out in the field at the CrossRoads Church. From 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, to 7 a.m. Saturday, June 15, walkers circled the track. This year marked the 75th anniversary of the relay in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.

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POTTERY AT MARKET The Red Deer Pottery Club will set up a special booth at the Red Deer Public Market on Saturday, June 29. All sorts of madein-Central-Alberta original ceramic works, from functional to decorative, will be available for purchase.

Look for the booth across from the Red Deer Arena.

MARKETPLACE AT ROCKY Thursday nights in downtown Rocky Mountain House will once again be full of food, festivities and fancy autos this summer through the weekly Marketplace on Main event. From 6 to 9 p.m. each Thursday evening from June 27 to Aug. 29, two blocks of Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic and become occupied by vendors hawking produce and unique creations. There will also be live music and a car show. Fees to have a booth at the market are $15 per night or $100 for the 10 evenings throughout the two months. For more information or to book a spot at the market, call 403-8475260 or visit www. rockymtnhouse.com for a registration form.

CAMPS FOR KIDS AT RDC A summer of discovery and new experiences is offered through a “plethora” of summer camps for kids at Red Deer College.

Arts, science and sports camps will offer something for everybody. Some examples are Teen Video Intensive, Artstrek, MusiCamp Alberta, and various sports camps, including Volleyball, basketball and ringette. There’s an outdoors Wacky Adventure Camp, a new badminton camp, and popular science options.

In these camps, kids can explore the science of flight, robotics, archeology and more.

There’s even a Girl Techy Power Camp focusing on computers and the Internet.

For costs and more information, visit rdc. ab.ca/summercamps, or call 403-357-3663.

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City of Red Deer director of planning Kim Fowler speaks with Red Deer resident Johan Steenwyk at a recent East Hill development information session held at the Balmoral Bible Chapel. She was hired in December to head three departments: Planning, Inspections and Licensing.

A keen eye on the future RED DEER’S DIRECTOR OF PLANNING SAYS THE CITY HAS A LEG UP WHEN IT COMES TO SUSTAINABILITY

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Kim Fowler is already planning for the next century while Red Deer’s centennial party is just warming up.

Fowler was Victoria’s first director of sustainability and she worked on Dockside Green, a Victoria waterfront community that has the highest sustainability rating in the world.

And now Fowler is Red Deer’s director of planning.

She was hired in December to head three departments –– Planning, Inspections and Licensing, and Land and Economic Development –– and the Downtown Revitalization Plan.

While Red Deer isn’t quite there yet, Fowler said, the city is a lot further ahead in sustainability than other municipalities.

“We are a younger municipality than many,” said Fowler. “We are 100 years old so we are not young but younger than places like Victoria that are older and haven’t really managed its infrastructure very well.”

According to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Fowler said there is an infrastructure deficit across Canada that is increasing by $5 billion each year.

“Municipalities own about 70 per cent of that infrastructure,” said Fowler. “When we have been doing planning and providing level of service for the community, we haven’t fully cost recovered. There’s a maintenance component and there’s a replacement component. We’re short of replacement.”

But Red Deer does have some plans on its side, including its corporate strategic plan and its asset management plan. The city is also conducting a review of fees and charges review that will determine cost recovery and its impact on future fiscal land use.

“I think the City of Red Deer is a lot better than average,” said Fowler. “From a planning perspective, we need to provide densification, particularly in our downtown area, so we can fully use the infrastructure that we have so we don’t need to build any

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Court proceedings against a man charged with first-degree murder and numerous other offences have been adjourned for almost a month to give him time to find a lawyer.

Mark William Bitterman, 33, was arrested with two other people in Kamloops, B.C., on June 13 on charges including kidnapping, extortion, assault and weapons offences arising from an alleged escort services scam in Red Deer.

Also accused in the alleged escort services scam are Red Deer resident Lindsey Rae Mazzei, 30, and Florian Edward Poitra, 31, of no fixed address.

Bitterman is also accused of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Curtis Leroy Rangen, 43, whose body was found in a freezer inside his apartment at Potter’s Hands in Red Deer on May 3. Police allege that Rangen was killed during a break-in at his home.

Now in custody at the Red Deer Remand Centre, Bitterman made his first appearance in Red Deer provincial court on Friday. Police say the first-degree murder charge is unrelated to the escort service charges.

‘MUNICIPALITIES OWN ABOUT 70 PER CENT OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. WHEN WE HAVE BEEN DOING PLANNING AND PROVIDING LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVEN’T FULLY COST RECOVERED. THERE’S A MAINTENANCE COMPONENT AND THERE’S A REPLACEMENT COMPONENT. WE’RE SHORT OF REPLACEMENT.’ — KIM FOWLER, THE CITY OF RED DEER’S DIRECTOR OF PLANNING

new roads or new pipes or sewers or transit as it is already served well in our downtown.”

Fowler said it is really about balancing the needs of the current generation without compromising the future generations. She said that is the concern with huge infrastructure deficits that limit the ability of municipalities to provide those services in the long term.

“The old way isn’t going to be sustainable in a fiscal perspective across Canada analysis,” said Fowler. “It’s about how we improve on what we got while still keeping what makes Red Deer and why people love Red Deer.”

Fowler said Red Deer’s strategic vision or corporate plan, which included input from the community, was one reason that drew her to the city. She lists the six charters or work plans (movement, dialogue, identity, safety, design and economy) that have come out of that direction. Fowler’s division is working on the design and economy plans.

On her first day of work, city council gave preliminary approval to 12 neighbourhood guiding principles –– unique neighbourhoods, unique living spaces, mix of land uses, compact urban form, mobility, resilient neighbours, environmental sustainability, safety, healthy communities and recreation, visual appeal, housing opportunity and choice, and abundant parks and natural areas.

The same neighbourhood design principles were adopted recently by Red Deer city council for the East Hill Major Area Structure Plan. Timberlands is essentially the pilot project.

“We have designed a whole land-use

concept for the city’s land in the north side of Timberlands,” said Fowler.

Part of that plan includes medium-high density housing, single family dwellings with wider and narrower lots, innovative park design, and mixed use commercial and residential.

“It’s transitioning to provide that higher design standard, provide more affordability mix for a variety of reasons,” said Fowler. “We have an aging population. Seniors want to live into smaller housing. But we also have a younger population who want diversify of housing.

We also have the creative class that really drives the economic development.”

Fowler said that part of the downtown revitalization project is to provide higher density. She said under the Vancouver model that is known internationally, higher density residential development drives economic development.

Fowler is also helping with the city’s economic charter that strives to build on strengths and partnerships, attracting entrepreneurs and new businesses to the city.

Fowler said much of it is about engaging the public so they have a clear understanding of the adjustments the city is making to improve on what is in Red Deer.

“Sustainability is not about either/or,” said Fowler. “It’s not about the economy or the environment or social or cultural, it is ‘and.’ The synergies across those and the integration you end up improving two or more of those aspects by doing the integration and involving your community to do that. It’s not meant to be utopia. It’s just a better way of doing business. That’s the key we’re trying to get across.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Crown prosecutor Jason Snider advised the court that he has a considerable volume of information ready and more to come for whoever is either appointed or retained for Bitterman’s defence.

Judge Bart Rosborough ordered that proceedings against the accused man be adjourned until July 19. The unusually long adjournment was offered to allow time for defence counsel to review the disclosure, which is a detailed description of the Crown’s evidence.

Mazzei and Poitra made their first court appearance on Thursday and are due back in court on July 3.

provincial court on Friday morning.

They are to return to court for a preliminary hearing the week of May 5 to 9, 2014.

Preliminary hearings are not mandatory, but may be requested to determine the strength of the Crown’s case against the accused.

Shooting suspects being held Two Red Deer men accused of attempted murder earlier this year will stay in jail pending a preliminary hearing next spring.

Brad Voykin, 23, and Joshua Cusler (also know as Joshua Hill), 27, were arrested in Red Deer on March 19 after Blackfalds RCMP were called to reports that a man had been shot while inside a home at the Balmoral Heights acreage subdivision, immediately east of Red Deer.

Two suspects alleged to also be suffering gunshot wounds were apprehended by Red Deer City RCMP investigating a collision in Northwood Estates, a mobile home park on the north side of the city.

Voykin and Cusler have asked to be tried by judge and jury in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on charges including attempted murder, extortion and armed robbery.

Both men were denied bail after an appearance with their lawyers in Red Deer

Bail denied for kidnap suspect Bail has been denied for an Innisfail man accused of beating, sexually assaulting and kidnapping a woman after their relationship broke down.

The 56-year-old man, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of his alleged victim, was arrested on March 28, 2012, at the CrossIron Mills shopping centre in Balzac.

Police were called to the scene by a mall security guard who received a note from a woman asking for help.

RCMP allege that the suspect struck the woman in front of officers who attended the scene and then put up a fight when they placed him under arrest.

Charges against him include housebreaking with intent to commit a crime, assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault, choking with intent, unlawful confinement, kidnapping, uttering death threats, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, resisting a peace officer, assaulting a peace officer and breaching conditions of a recognizance.

The accused, who has made at least 18 court appearances to date, is scheduled to enter a plea in Airdrie provincial court on Thursday.

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Plenty of country at Ponoka WYNONNA AND THE BIG NOISE AND THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND WILL PERFORM

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PONOKA STAMPEDE NEXT WEEK

Wynonna and The Big Noise and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will each perform rollicking country tunes at the Ponoka Stampede next week.

The flame-haired singer, who started out as part of The Judds, will take the stage at the pro-chuckwagon show on Thursday, while The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will play at the Ponoka Stampede’s pro-rodeo show on Tuesday.

Wynonna has charted more than 20 hits in her solo career.

Her first three singles, She is His Only Need, I Saw the Light and No One Else on Earth all reached No. 1 on U.S. country charts, as did 1996’s To Be Loved By You. Her second solo record, Tell Me Why, produced five Top 10 hits: the title track, Only Love, Is It Over Yet, Rock Bottom and Girls with Guitars. She also had a No. 1 hit with To Be Loved

By You. Some eight albums later, Wynonna debuted her new band Wynonna and the Big Noise and put out the single Something You Can’t Live Without earlier this spring. A studio album is expected in the fall.

The platinum-selling artist was inspired by the country music her mom listened to as she was being raised in Kentucky.

Wynonna learned to play the guitar she received as a Christmas present and began her music career in 1979 as a duo with her mom, Naomi Judd.

The Judds had a stellar run before the duo disbanded in 1991, due to Naomi’s health problems.

During most of the 1980s they were the biggest selling duo in country music, charting 23 hit singles (including 14 No. 1 hits), racking up 20 million record sales worldwide, and accrued 60 industry awards, including five Grammys.

Wynonna, now 49, is beloved by fans for her music, as well as her frankness about life’s challenges.

In 2003, she spoke on The Oprah Winfrey Show about her “food dependency” and became the U.S. spokesperson for an FDA-approved weight loss product.

The thrice-married singer and mother of two agreed in 2008 to do an online question-and-answer session with fans that was so popular the server crashed.

Some 18,000 people eventually logged on for her live web chat.

Wynonna has recorded songs for movies, lent her voice the cartoon series The Magic School Bus, and played guest roles on the TV serials Touched

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The flame-haired Wynonna, who started out as part of The Judds, will take the stage at the Ponoka pro-chuckwagon show on Thursday. had a television special, Wynonna: A Tribute on Ice, hosted the 2007 season of Nashville Star, and was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has existed in various forms since being founded in Long Beach California in 1966.

Albums, such as Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume One and Two, and a cover version of Mr. Bojangles are among the band’s many successes.

Founder and singer/guitarist Jeff

Hanna continues to be a staple of the group, as well as drummer Jimmie Fadden.

Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen and keyboardist John Carpenter are also veteran members who left the Grammy-Award-winning group for a time before rejoining.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which once included luminaries Jackson Browne and former Eagle Bernie Leadon, has recorded with the who’s-

who of country music, including Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash and the Carter Family, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, John Prine, Levon Helm, John Denver and John Hiatt, Bruce Hornby and others.

Tickets to the 6:30 p.m. Wynonna concert on rodeo grounds are $43.

Tickets to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band event are $28.

Both are available from Ticketmaster.

Monsters University graduates without honours PIXAR SEEMS TO BE LOSING ITS GOLDEN TOUCH Monsters University 2.5 stars (out of four) Rated: G The underachieving Monsters University is Pixar’s first prequel, but it’s also part of a disquieting trend by the ’toon titan to accept adequacy over excellence.

Following the disappointing Brave and Cars 2, this makes three straight releases in as many years where the quality has been in question.

Gone are the days when a new Pixar release represented years of craftsmanship and creativity, rewarded not only with ringing cash registers but also Oscar and Top 10 list attention.

Monsters University feels like one of those direct-to-video knockoffs favoured by Pixar’s corporate parent Disney, rather than something that came from the heart or brain.

Indeed, director Dan Scanlon’s slim career credits have him as storyboard artist for two such knockoffs: 101 Dalmations 2: Patch’s London AdPETER venture and The Little Mermaid HOWELL 2: Return to the Sea. He’s obviously a good team player.

Still, even if Monsters University can’t hold a candle to its 2001 predecessor Monsters Inc. (not to mention Toy Story, The Incredibles or Ratatouille), it must also be noted that an adequate Pixar movie beats the best releases of many other ’toon factories.

Monsters University isn’t bad; it just isn’t great.

It’s a brightly coloured, occasionally funny and mostly non-scary movie about learning to scare kids while also learning something about yourself (of course).

It serves and may even delight its target demo of young children.

But isn’t it a drag to think that Pixar even has a target demo?

When Monsters Inc. came out 12 long years ago, the company also wanted to impress adults by putting in sly jokes, like a very cool reference to animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen.

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A scene from Monsters University: it’s an OK movie, even good, but we expect more from Pixar.

Pixar is now content to simply raid the plot of Revenge of the Nerds for its prequel tale of one-eyed green gumdrop Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and his fuzzy blue Sasquatch pal James P. “Sulley” Sullivan (John Goodman).

They meet at Monsters U, see, a decade or two before the wailing wage-slavery of Monsters Inc., and it’s not love at first fright.

Scholarly and neurotic Mike is trying hard to prove that he’s scary enough to become a first-degree monster.

His work is cut out for him: he’s about three feet tall, wears braces and has a big ol’ eye that wouldn’t scare a newborn kitten.

“If you’re not scary,” admonishes Dean Hardscrabble (a fearsome Helen Mirren), “then what kind of monster are you?”

Slacker Sully, meanwhile, is not trying at all. He’s coasting on his family name (his dad was a champion scarer) and his impressive roar.

Much time passes as Mike and Sulley bicker and bash their way into the Hardscrabble penalty box.

The only way out of it is to compete at the annual Scare Games, which will either redeem their academic careers or end them.

Natch, the two end up as part of the team for Oozma Kappa, the nerdiest fraternity on campus.

There’s only so much you can do with a story like this, especially when you have the tricky

mandate of trying to scare little kids on the screen without scaring their real-life counterparts in the audience.

Scanlon and his committee of co-writers don’t exceed expectations.

There are a couple of good moments — a showdown with a shushing librarian is one of them — and we also get some back story about Steve Buscemi’s slithery character Randy, whom we’ll get to know better in Monsters Inc. The only thing truly unique about Monsters University is Randy Newman’s score, which is considerably peppier than the smooth jazz he wrote for Monsters Inc. Newman no doubt sussed that the story needed an extra push.

He’d have come in handy for the short film that precedes the feature, Saschka Unseld’s The Blue Umbrella, which unremarkably but sweetly finds love amongst raindrops.

Everything’s OK. Good, even.

Pixar has nobody to blame but itself for making us expect more.

Having forsaken excellence for adequacy, it seems Pixar has a new corporate motto, which comes straight from the lips of a Monsters University character: “I’m OK just being OK.” Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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First Nations groups march on Parliament Hill OTTAWA — As First Nations groups marched on Parliament Hill to mark National Aboriginal Day, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair forecast a “hot summer” as tensions in the country’s indigenous communities threaten to boil over.

“I can tell from having talked to hundreds of representatives of First Nations that that frustration is palpable, it’s growing, especially amongst the young people,” Mulcair said Friday.

“We’re going to see a lot of activity on this file during the summer. ... I’m quite concerned that it will be a hot summer on the native file across Canada, on the aboriginal file. Mr. Harper’s going to have only himself to blame.”

About 150 people started their walk at Victoria Island in the Ottawa River — where Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence staged her liquid-only protest earlier this year — and made their way to the Parliament Buildings.

They whistled, beat drums, sang and waved an array of flags as they brought lunchtime traffic to a halt on the bridge connecting Ottawa and Gatineau, Que. Some carried signs that read “A sacred journey for future generations” and “A walk for unity.”

Activists say the march marks the beginning of a “Sovereignty Summer, which is an offshoot of the Idle No More movement that encompasses other aboriginal groups.

The Idle No More cause, which began in December and January, was a protest against the Conservative government’s omnibus Bill C-45, which First Nations groups claim threatens their treaty rights set out in the Constitution.

Many of those same frustrations were on full display Friday as the crowd gathered on the lawn of Parliament Hill, the empty scaffolding and stage for the coming Canada Day festivities looming behind them.

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Cancer survivor Randolph Westphal, 55, of Germany, is cycling through Canada and the United States with his Alaskan malamutes Chinook (left) and Nanook. It’s his sixth world tour to raise cancer awareness and to encourage people not to give up. He was first diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 1987 and was given six months to a year to live and has had 28 cancer surgeries. He rides off to Rocky Mountain House on Saturday.

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FREDERICTON — Federal Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield has been diagnosed with cancer and is asking the prime minister to excuse him from cabinet to focus on his treatment and recovery.

Ashfield issued an open letter Friday to constituents in his riding of Fredericton explaining that recent tests determined he has Hodgkin lymphoma and treatment has begun.

“We were fortunate to have caught this in the very early stages and, with treatment, there is a high rate of successful recovery,” Ashfield wrote.

“My treatment has begun and will continue through the summer.”

He says he can continue his cabinet duties in the immediate term, but would like to be excused from cabinet at the next shuffle.

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GATINEAU, Que. — The Transportation Safety Board has issued a strongly-worded annual report that says Transport Canada can do much more to prevent accidents and save lives.

The report shows a decline in accident rates and safety improvements, but the TSB’s chair Wendy Tadros said that is not good enough.

“For families that have lost a loved one at a rail crossing or in a plane crash, the fact that the overall numbers are going down isn’t going to matter,” she said in a written statement. “They want answers and, more importantly, to know that Transport Canada and industry will step up to fix the problem.”

The board is especially concerned about aviation safety, calling the slow pace to reduce risks troubling, and saying there has been little to no improvement on things such as collision warning systems, landing accidents and runway overruns.

The annual report said even though cutting back on the risk of collisions on runways has been a priority, the number of incidents has not come down. There were 351 in 2010, 446 in 2011, and 433 incidents in 2012.

EPIC 3D (G) FRI-SUN 4:45, 7:15; MON-THURS 7:20 EPIC (G) SAT 11:25, 2:00; SUN 2:00 WORLD WAR Z (14A) (FRIGHTENING SCENES,VIOLENCE) NO PASSES FRI-SUN 3:50, 9:20; MON-WED 9:30; THURS 9:50 WORLD WAR Z 3D (14A) (FRIGHTENING SCENES,VIOLENCE) NO PASSES FRI 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; SAT-SUN 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; MON-THURS 7:10, 10:00 NOW YOU SEE ME (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI 4:55, 7:40, 10:25; SAT-SUN 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25; MON-THURS 6:55, 9:55 WHITE HOUSE DOWN (14A) (VIOLENCE) THURS 7:00, 10:05 THIS IS THE END (18A) (GORY VIOLENCE,CRUDE COARSE LANGUAGE,SUBSTANCE ABUSE) FRI 5:20, 7:55, 10:35; SAT-SUN 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35; MON-THURS 7:35, 10:10 THE HEAT (14A) (CRUDE COARSE LANGUAGE) NO PASSES THURS 10:00 THE INTERNSHIP (PG) (CRUDE COARSE LANGUAGE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) FRI-WED 10:10 THE PURGE (14A) (VIOLENCE) FRI,SUN 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30; SAT 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:15, 10:30; MON-WED 7:40, 9:55; THURS 9:55 EXHIBITION: MUNCH 150 () THURS 7:30 MY GIRL () SAT 11:00 OCEANS (G) SUN 12:45

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RETAIL SALES RISE 0.1% IN APRIL TO $39.5B: STATSCAN OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales edged up 0.1 per cent to $39.5 billion in April, following flat sales in March. The agency says stronger sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers were offset by weaker sales at gasoline stations.

In volume terms, retail sales increased 0.5 per cent. Higher sales were reported in six of 11 subsectors, representing 51 per cent of total retail sales. The largest sales increase in dollar terms among all subsectors was a 1.4 per cent advance at motor vehicle and parts dealers, with higher sales at new car dealers, particularly truck sales, leading the gain. Retail sales rose in seven provinces in April, with Alberta reporting the largest increase in dollar terms — 1.7 per cent — on the strength of new and used car sales.

ABOUT 1 IN 3 CANADIANS NOW OWN A TABLET: POLL TORONTO — Tablet ownership continues to grow in Canada with a new poll suggesting that about one in three Canadians has now purchased one of the gadgets. According to telephone surveys conducted with 4,021 Canadians between March and April, 31 per cent of those polled said they owned a tablet, up from 26 per cent in the fall, says a report by the Media Technology Monitor.

About two-thirds of all the tablets owned in Canada are iPads, with BlackBerry Playbooks representing 13 per cent of the market and Samsung Galaxys taking up nine per cent. Not surprisingly, consumers with high incomes were most likely to own a tablet. Of the Canadians polled with an income over $150,000, about 60 per cent said they had a tablet. The poll results are considered accurate within 1.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20.

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Harley Richards, Business Editor, 403-314-4337 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

Inflation up slightly in May

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The annual inflation rate rose slightly last month, but remained tame at 0.7 per cent, which was below analysts’ already modest expectations.

Statistics Canada reported Friday that May’s higher natural gas prices — which had the biggest 12-month increase in more than four years — contributed to inflation, but that was partly offset by another drop in gasoline prices.

“Overall, today’s inflation report showed that consumer prices continue to face little upward pressure,” TD economist Diana Petramala wrote in a commentary.

“Food and shelter costs contributed the most to Canadian inflation in May (they are

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‘OVERALL, TODAY’S INFLATION REPORT SHOWED THAT CONSUMER PRICES CONTINUE TO FACE LITTLE UPWARD PRESSURE.’ — DIANA PETRAMALA TD ECONOMIST

the category consumers spend the most on), but were still only up 1.3 per cent from year ago levels.”

Petramala noted that higher natural gas prices, which were up 15.4 per cent in May compared with a year earlier, added to the cost of shelter. Rent and property taxes also rose, but mortgage interest costs fell

4.1 per cent.

Statistics Canada said May saw the largest year-over-year increase for natural gas prices since December 2008. Alberta had the biggest jump, but the increases were seen across the country, the agency said.

Food prices rose 1.3 per cent year-overyear in May, after increasing 1.5 per cent in April.

“Compared with May 2012, consumers paid more for food purchased from stores, notably fresh vegetables (up 5.8 per cent) and bakery products (up 3.9 per cent),” Statistics Canada reported. “Prices for fresh fruit and meat also rose in the 12 months to May, although at a slower rate than in April.”

Please see INFLATION on Page C6

REFINERY FINISHED

Workshop offers insights

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR In the eyes of many tourists, they’re the faces of Red Deer. But the front-line workers at local hotels, restaurants and other businesses may not know all they should about the region.

Tourism Red Deer took a big step toward addressing this situation on Friday, when it staged a workshop that could have been called Red Deer 101. Approximately 135 attendees heard presentations about attractions, activities and amenities in the area.

Speakers ranged from Red Deer historian Michael Dawe to Ryan Vold, director of golf at Wolf Creek Golf Resort. Also sharing information about things to do and see in the Red Deer region were representatives of the Red Deer Arts Council, CentreFest, Tour of Alberta, Ellis Bird Farm, Sunnybrook Farm Museum, Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Red Deer Airport and the Red Deer Recreation and Parks Department.

Todd Nivens, program co-ordinator at Kerry Wood Nature Centre, even took a short break from sandbagging at the centre to share his insights.

There were also presentations by Jeff Mowatt, a customer service expert and author of the best-selling books, Becoming a Service Icon in 90 Minutes a Month, and Influence with Ease.

“I thought it was great,” said Al Samji, general manager of the Howard Johnson Inn at Gasoline Alley.

“Coming to a session like this really opened up my eyes.”

Samji said he’s lived in Red Deer for seven years but hasn’t visited places like Ellis Bird Farm, Sunnybrook Farm Museum, and Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. He expects the same is true of many other people in the hospitality sector.

“We get a lot of people who work in our industry who are not even from the country.”

Dylan Hopkins, a guest services agent at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, agreed. A city resident for just one year, he now feels better equipped to respond to guest queries about what to see and do here.

“I’ve had quite a few customers come up to me and ask me about tourist spots, and I haven’t really been able to tell them which would be best for what they’re looking for.”

Stephanie Chasse, a front desk attendant at the Black Knight Inn, is from Red Deer.

But she also learned some new things about the region — such as the extent of scheduled passenger service at the Red Deer Airport.

Chasse, Samji and Hopkins all said they picked up important customer service tips from Mowatt.

“It’s not enough just to do the bare minimum,” said Chasse. “Go that extra step to give them a little something extra.”

Please see WORKSHOP on Page C6

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A ferry heads past the Imperial Oil refinery in Dartmouth, N.S. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The company is closing the refinery and converting it into a marine terminal. The operation employed 200 workers as well as 200 contractors.

Red Hat Awards revamped

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Have you been served a particularly good meal lately, or been dazzled by a local event?

Tourism Red Deer wants you to pull out a smartphone, camera or even an old-fashioned pen and paper, and record it for posterity — and perhaps a $1,000 weekend.

The not-for-profit society announced on Friday that it is revamping its long-standing Red Hat Awards, which recognize customer service in a variety of categories. Previ-

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Cool, wet weather affecting crop development Crop growing conditions in Central Alberta have been downgraded as a result of the recent cool, wet weather.

A report prepared this week by Agriculture Financial Services Corp. said surface moisture ratings in the region have declined to 86 per cent good or excellent, from a previous tally of 93 per cent, due mainly to excessive moisture — particularly to the west. However, sub-soil moisture has improved, and is now rated as good or excellent in 93 per cent of the area.

Crop condition ratings are above aver-

ously chosen on the basis of a ballot system, with nomination forms available at places like hotels, restaurants and stores, finalists for the awards will now be selected as a result of first-person submissions.

An information brochure will be posted at locations around the city, said Tourism Red Deer executive director Liz Taylor.

“It will ask people to tell us about — either with a story, video or picture, because everybody’s got their phones with them — great accommodation; an event, attraction or festival; dining or food; or recreation.”

Please see AWARDS on Page C6 age, but are being affected by slower crop development.

For the province as a whole, initial crop condition ratings are well above the fiveyear averages, and similar to or better than 2012. The exception is Central Alberta, which is down significantly from 2012 due to the excess moisture in the west side of the region.

Chamber BBQ rescheduled The Red Deer Chamber of Commerce’s volunteer/member appreciation barbecue has been postponed until Monday.

The event, which is in its ninth year, was scheduled for Friday. But the wet weather and focus on flooding convinced organizers to leave the burgers on ice.

The barbecue will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot outside the Chamber’s 3017 Gaetz Ave. office.

Chamber members and prospective members are welcome, as are others who wish to learn about the Chamber.

Loonie falls to 18-month low amid stronger greenback

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Canadian dollar tumbled to its lowest level in more than 18 months Friday as the U.S. dollar continued to appreciate.

The loonie was down for a sixth session, falling 0.76 of a cent to 95.64 cents US, its lowest close since late November 2011, amid data showing a disappointing read on Canadian retail sales and tame inflation. At one point during the session it was as low as 95.47 cents US, again the lowest since November 2011.

But the real culprit was a stronger U.S. dollar, which has risen since Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated that the U.S. central bank is likely to start winding up monetary stimulus later this year.

He signalled Wednesday that the Fed will begin to slow its bond purchases this year and end them in 2014 — an indication that the U.S. economy is getting strong enough to withdraw the extraordinary stimulus program.

A weaker loonie tends to help sectors of the economy that sell Canadian goods and services to the United States but could make it more expensive for consumers to vacation or shop across the border.

The U.S. currency has strengthened as bond yields increased amid growing expectations that the end is in sight for a Fed program known as quantitative easing, which stimulates the economy through bond purchases.

The yield on the U.S. benchmark 10-year bond hovered around 2.4 per cent Friday morning, up from about 2.25 per cent before Bernanke made his announcement

Wednesday.

The yield was as low as 1.6 per cent in early May. The Fed’s purchase of US$85 billion a month in bonds has kept long-term rates low and also helped fuel a strong rally on stock markets, the resource heavy TSX being an exception.

Analysts suggested the loonie is likely in for further pressure in the near term.

“Typically what we see in these broad periods of U.S. dollar strength is that they don’t last forever, that they do last a few weeks,” said Camilla Sutton, chief currency strategist for Scotia Capital.

“We have extreme dramatic moves but then it takes a long, long time to retrace ... so I would say that the Canadian dollar has weakened away from parity in the near term and (is) likely to still be weak when we look out in the next couple of weeks.”

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MARKETS Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.14 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.09 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.76 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 32.63 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 43.51 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 22.14 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.33 General Motors Co. . . . . 32.21

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed slightly higher Friday after two days of big losses sparked by indications that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to start winding up a key element of its economic stimulus.

The S&P/TSX composite index edged up 27.08 points to 11,995.66, recovering a fraction of its losses after the U.S. central bank said it could wind down its bond-buying program by the middle of next year, which traders took to mean that higher interest rates are on the way.

Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar also added to recent losses, plunging 0.76 of a cent to 95.64 cents US — its lowest close since late November 2011 — amid a higher U.S. currency and data showing a disappointing read on retail sales and tame inflation.

U.S. indexes also closed mostly higher as buyers snapped up stocks also beaten down over the previous two days, with the Dow Jones industrials up 41.08 points to 14,799.4 and the S&P 500 index up 4.24 points at 1,592.43. The Nasdaq was down 7.39 points at 3,357.25.

Analysts indicated there was nothing to suggest these gains will carry into next week.

“Maybe we’re flatlining this for awhile because there’s nothing here to indicate that we’re all of a sudden going to run away,”

said Fred Ketchen, manager of equity trading at Scotia Capital.

“One thing about it: interest rates aren’t going down and it would be logical for me to say that interest rates are going up but I don’t know when.”

Investors have got used to central banks flooding the financial markets with stimulus since the 2008 financial collapse and subsequent recession.

The Fed’s purchase of US$85 billion a month in bonds has kept long-term interest rates low and also helped fuel a strong rally on most stock markets.

The exception has been the resource-weighted TSX, where mining stocks in particular have lost ground amid a sluggish global recovery.

Nonetheless, the Fed appears to think that economic data is nearly strong enough to allow it to let up on its bond buying program.

Markets have anticipated for weeks now that the Fed would cut back on its bond purchases, which had the effect of boosting the American dollar and bond yields.

The yield on the U.S. benchmark 10-year bond hovered around 2.5 per cent Friday afternoon, up from about 2.25 per cent before Bernanke made his announcement Wednesday afternoon. The yield had been as low as 1.6 per cent in early May. The prospect that the policy

will be unwound sooner than many investors thought prompted big moves late Wednesday and Thursday, with the Dow shedding well over 500 points. The blue chip fell 271 points or 1.8 per cent this week but is still up about 13 per cent year to date.

The TSX fell about 400 points in the previous two sessions, and ended the week down 192 points or 1.57 per cent. The main Canadian index is down 3.52 per cent so far this year.

TSX commodity stocks were mixed after sustaining a severe mauling. Prices fell heavily Thursday, partly because of demand concerns that arose from a weak Chinese manufacturing report but also because of the higher U.S. dollar.

A higher U.S. dollar pressures commodities because a stronger greenback makes it more expensive for holders of other currencies to buy oil and metals, which are dollar-denominated.

The gold sector was the biggest percentage gainer in Toronto, up about 2.5 per cent as August gold climbed $5.80 to US$1,292 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange after tumbling $88 to a 2 1/2 year low.

Goldcorp (TSX:G) improved by 79 cents to C$25.60 and Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) gained 61 cents to $17.71.

Higher bond yields have also punished stocks in sectors such

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Hershey Canada pleads guilty to chocolate price fixing, fined $4 million TORONTO — Hershey Canada Inc. will pay a $4-million fine after pleading guilty to working with other com-

panies to fix the price of chocolate products.

The Competition Bureau said the Mississauga, Ont.-based company admitted in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that it conspired, agreed or arranged to fix the price of chocolate confectionery products in Canada in 2007.

The company has also agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in return for lenient treatment from the Competition Bureau.

The agency laid charges earlier this month against three other companies and three high-ranking individuals within the businesses.

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WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.66 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 17.71 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.46 First Quantum Minerals . 15.62 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.60 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.13 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.35 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.97 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.10 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 22.77 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 28.01 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 48.91 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.87 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.93 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 48.73 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 29.37

Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.32 Canyon Services Group. 11.73 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 29.58 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.720 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 18.00 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.68 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 89.48 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 41.79 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.11 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.59 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 39.76 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.02 Penn West Energy . . . . . 11.57 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.630 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.95 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 30.80 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.99 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.93

as utilities, pipelines, REITs and telcos and it was these sectors which provided some lift to the TSX on Friday.

The TSX telecom sector gained almost one per cent with BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) ahead 45 cents to $43.60 and Rogers Communications (TSX:RCI.B) climbing $1.67 to $46.45.

The utilities component also improved almost one per cent and Atlantic Power (TSX:ATP) ran up 25 cents to $4.41.

The base metals component was up 0.67 per cent as July copper edged up three cents to US$3.10 a pound following an eight-cent drop Thursday. First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) was ahead 14 cents to C$15.62.

The energy sector was slightly lower with the August crude contract down $1.45 to US$93.69 a barrel after giving up almost $3 on Thursday. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) shed 24 cents to C$29.37.

Elsewhere, shares in Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX:WIN) (NASDAQ:WILN) jumped 46 cents or 10.82 per cent to $4.71 after it said Thursday after the close that it has renewed its licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Under the agreement, WiLAN grants Samsung a licence to its patents for wireless products such as handsets, tablets and laptops, and for networking infrastructure equipment.

In economic news, Statistics

Canada said that the annual inflation rate rose to 0.7 per cent in May while core inflation was stable at 1.1 per cent, both below expectations.

Canadian retail sales edged up 0.1 per cent to $39.5 billion in April, less than the 0.2 per cent that had been expected, following flat sales in March. Statistics Canada said that stronger sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers were offset by weaker sales at gasoline stations.

Also charged by the Competition Bureau are Nestle Canada and two of its former executives, Mars Canada, and national wholesale network ITWAL Ltd. as well as ITWAL’s chief executive officer.

Hershey had previously agreed to make the guilty plea and co-operate with the Competition Bureau’s investigation into the alleged conspiracy.

The Competition Bureau has a leniency program for the first party to disclose an offence that hasn’t been detected, provided it co-operates fully with the agency’s investigation and later prosecution.

“Price-fixing is a serious criminal offence, regardless of whether it is in the chocolate confectionery market or any other industry,” John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition, said in a statement Friday.

“The collaboration of organizations or individuals is one of our best weapons to bring to light illegal agreements between competitors, which are secretive in nature and very difficult to detect.”

stations.

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WORKSHOP: Engaging

INFLATION: Lending rates unlikely to change soon

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 11,995.66 up 27.08 points TSX Venture Exchange — 895.74 up 3.14 points TSX 60 — 689.38 up 2.50 points Dow — 14,799.40 up 41.08 points S&P 500 — 1,592.43 up 4.24 points Nasdaq — 3,357.25 down 7.38 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 95.64 cents US, down 0.76 of a cent Pound — C$1.6124, up 0.57 of a cent Euro — C$1.3724, up 0.10 of a cent Euro — US$1.3125, down 0.96 of a cent Oil futures:

Liz Taylor, Tourism Red Deer’s executive director, said she was “thrilled” with the turnout at Friday’s event and plans to repeat it next year.

“People were really engaged,” she said of attendees, which included employees from hotels, restaurants, recreational facilities and the attractions themselves.

Her organization felt it was important to support the front-line staff who deal directly with tourists and other visitors, said Taylor.

“We wanted to give them some product knowledge and let them interact with the attractions and the experiences.”

The half-day workshop was free, with sponsors including the Red Deer Hotel Association and Travel Alberta. Those who attended received a Red Deer Expert pin and certificate. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.82 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 50.74 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 59.25 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 55.83 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.14 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.20 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 28.51 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 44.15 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 58.39 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.72 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 73.47 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 59.18 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 30.19 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.30

US$93.69 per barrel, down $1.45 (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,292 per oz., up $5.80 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.677 per oz., up 32 cents $696.92 per kg., up $10.29 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: July ’13 $1.10 lower $605.70; Nov. ’13 $0.60 lower $555.90; Jan. ’14 $0.10 higher $560.10; March ’14 $0.60 lower $559.10; May ’14 $0.60 lower $556.50; July ’14 $0.60 lower $554.60; Nov. ’14 $0.60 lower $524.40; Jan ’15 $0.60 lower $524.40; March ’15 $0.60 lower $524.40; May ’15 $0.60 lower $524.40; July ’15 $0.60 lower $524.40.

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: 205,760 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 205,760.

Engineered wheat found in Oregon was a product of sabotage: Monsanto WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. is floating the theory that some of the company’s detractors may have intentionally planted genetically modified wheat discovered in an Oregon field last month.

The St. Louis-based company said in a call with reporters Friday that sabotage is the most likely scenario partly because the modified wheat was not distributed evenly throughout the field and found in patches. Robb Fraley, Monsanto’s executive vice-president and chief technology officer, said that is the “pattern you would expect” if someone had dispersed the seeds.

The Agriculture Department is investigating the discovery of the wheat, which is not approved for farming in the United States.

The department has declined to speculate on what caused the wheat to sprout in Oregon.

the contest. Instead, the objective is to reward great products and service.

The new process should allow tourists and others to single out attractions and activities that might have been missed under the old ballot process, said Taylor.

“Something like Discovery Canyon would never be recognized in the old system.”

Submissions for the Red Hat Experience Awards will be accepted until Sept. 1, with the winners to be named in October.

Additional information, including instructions for submitting entries, can be found on the Tourism Red Deer website at www.tourismreddeer.com (click on Red Hat Experience Awards). hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

The cost of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products advanced 2.5 per cent in May, led by higher prices for cigarettes in most provinces.

Offsetting these increases, transportation prices fell 0.5 per cent from May 2012 — a smaller drop than the year-to-year decline of 2.1 per cent in April. The transportation index was largely affected by lower gasoline prices.

The Bank of Canada’s core index rose 1.1 per cent in the 12 months to May. That matched the increase in April and was also lower than expected. The core index excludes certain highly variable prices, including fruit, vegetables, mortgage interest, natural gas, fuel oil and gasoline.

The central bank aims for core inflation to be about 2.0 per cent over the long term, with a target range of between 1.0 and 3.0 per cent annual inflation.

Economists had predicted an overall annual rate The awards, renamed the Red Hat Experience of 0.9 per cent, with core inflation at 1.2 per cent.

Awards, will be presented in four categories. The TD Economics said Friday it doesn’t expect the best product or experience, and the best customer For $300 dollar loan for 14 days total cost of borrowing inflation rate to hit 2.0 per cent until 2015. It also is $30 dollars. Annual percentage rate is (APR)=260.71%. said the Bank of Canada will likely keep its key lend- service, will be recognized in each of those categoLimited time offer. ries. ing rates unchanged until the end of next year.

Downtown Co-op Plaza, Red Deer 403-342-6700 The person who submits the entry judged the best Slower consumer spending, weaker global growth and increased competition among retailers has put a will receive a $1,000 package, which will include accommodation, meals and activities. Taylor said the lid on Canadian price increases, Petramala wrote in package will be customized to meet the preferences the TD commentary. of the winner.

“Note that while inflation has been unusually Stories, videos and weak in recent months (6 month moving average is pictures received by 1.2 per cent year-over-year), the Bank of Canada’s Tourism Red Deer may core measure of inflation has remained under its 2.0 be used to market the Ralph Ward, Chairman of Scott Builders Inc. is pleased to per cent target since 2007,” she said. region, she said, but that “Looking forward, a weaker Canadian dollar and announce the promotion of Scot Rutherford to the position wasn’t the motivation for improving economic of President & Chief Executive Of½cer. Scot joined the ½rm momentum will likely in 1991 as Manager of the Design Group, quickly moved into lead to a slight pick-up in a Project Manager role, ultimately becoming Operations inflation in the months ahead. Still, a moderate Manager in 1997 and President & COO in 2002. Scot is returns growth environment, in a graduate of the Architectural Engineering Technology combination with cooling up to Program at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science home prices and a conand Technology (SIAST) in Moose Jaw and also holds his Gold strained consumer will Investing in Canadian Real Estate likely continue to keep a Seal Certi½cation in Project Management from the Canadian Scot Rutherford, GSC Construction Association.

RRSP/RRIF/TFSA Eligible lid on inflation.”

Meanwhile, Statistics Monthly Income or Compounding Canada said retail sales Scott Builders Inc. was formed in 1971 and is an Employee Owned, full service Geographic mix of mortgages edged up 0.1 per cent construction ½rm operating in the Commercial, Industrial and Institutional markets. to $39.5 billion in April, For information call With Branch operations in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, the ½rm ranks in the our exempt market dealer, which was weaker than CVC Market Point Inc.: Top 50 Contractors in Canada. an expected 0.2 per cent, following flat sales in Toll Free: 1-877-509-0115 March.

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Greys OK for bathroom

After photos by BRANDON BARRE

Various shades of grey — and tiling the walls should be considered — in a bathroom renovation.

We have often maintained that, in our careful charge, anything can be fixed.

But, blimey — prowling this Does anyone really want to gloomy space, even we felt somewhat compromised as far sit on the ‘lav’ with their knees around their ears? Come on! as potential was concerned.

Guess it’s fair to say that, In the room’s favour? unless you boast Hmm, how can the propensity of a we put this? Virtugymnast, the answer ally nothing. to that question is Apart, that is, probably no. from its hygiene Due to the conquotient which straints of everwas, as we found it, shrinking real esmeticulous. tate, however, many Aye, spic and people find themspan to the power selves facing that of 10, but shockingvery problem. ly devoid of style in One of the first any shape or form. things we do when Chastising our COLIN & correcting bathclient, we acJUSTIN rooms (if space alknowledged that lows) is separate the work would be deroom’s functions. manding if signifiWe’re sure cant change was there’s some toilet humour ever to occur.

The tiny room, you see, was around the closing word of about to flat-line. (Had an ap- that last sentence but, for reaparition of Kevin Bacon ap- sons of familial decency, we’ll peared — from the movie Flat- move on.

The WC, in this instance, liners, if it’s not coming to you — we wouldn’t have looked was immoveable (due to its fixed drainage stack) but the twice.)

This observed, we wanted sink plumbing, fortunately, to help. Prodding around, we was easier to extend — moved detected a faint pulse, dis- to the right it instantly allowed cernable only upon close in- the room to breathe. spection.

But where there’s life, there is hope.

Settled at the kitchen table Grey marble bathrooms rewe listened as our paymaster, mind us of fine hotels. a busy single mom, waxed lyrihttp://www.theritzlondon. cal about her decorative ambicom/The Ritz in London, for tion. example, or The Savoy prior A slick bathroom had alto its recent refurbishment. ways been high on her list of Luxurious, timeless and priorities but she reckoned hip, we love Italian marble there was insufficient space to such as Carrara and, for that make her dream a reality. matter, its more dramatic We suggested that, as the cousin, Statuario. adjacent maser bedroom was While there’s no reason to ample enough to donate a litavoid mixing marble variants, tle of its floor space, we could we tend to opt for a streamactually do something rather lined approach and specify special. similar kit for both walls and And so it came to pass that, floor. with a good wind behind us That said, to add texture and a sprinkle of Scottish fairy and visual interest, try breakdust (and the help of our fabuing up expanses of tile with lous team) we did just that.

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Go large We employed 12-inch by 24-inch tile, a choice which helped create the impression of a more ample space as well as simplifying the grout lines across the floor. Tip: The direction in which you lay tile will also have an effect on perceived space.

Used horizontally (as shown here) the effect is widening.

Used vertically, on the other hand, narrowing will occur.

The golden rules, as ever, are to plan before buying and think before cutting. Bear in mind, too, that good suppliers will take back (with prior arrangement) any unused materials.

As long as it’s white A sink can be any colour?

Sinks and WCs should always be snowy toned — don’t get hung up on faddish colours as they’ll quickly sour when you want to switch up decor further down the line.

To compliment our crisp white sink and chrome tap combo, we specified a matching white and chrome finish for storage jars, toothbrush holder and bin.

This gave the finished project cohesion and slick design continuity.

Trough love There are loads of sinks out there — priced to suit most pockets — which means you can make a big statement without breaking the bank.

Our project’s rectangular trough has depth for facewashing and a long lean silhouette to further elongate

proportions. Tip: Everything is contextual; a smaller sink would have looked lonely in this area.

Always look to establish good relationships between hard wares and overall project scale.

Vanity thrills A little stealth and forwardthinking is crucial during your project’s first fix.

Wiring, for example, should be scheduled before tiling or plastering begin but you’ll need to have your wits about you. Remember our ‘to fail to plan is to plan to fail,’ maxim and ensure measurements are bang on.

Bath We have a weakness for roll-top baths in the antique style.

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mosaic banding or a mosaic non-slip ‘mat’ as we did here.

Tip: Using the same tile on floor and walls tempts the ‘infinity corner,’ a trick that helps small rooms feel that little bit larger.

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Some garage door decor

BATHROOM: Plethora of choice Nowadays there’s a plethora of choice that spans cast iron, ceramic, enamel or plastic.

Acrylic options, previously, tended to be lightweight but today’s variants are eminently sturdier and boast better heat retention than their cast-iron cousins.

Looking at the photographic evidence, it’s hard to believe our before-and-after pictorials actually bear any relationship to each other.

But, hey, the transformation wasn’t even the most difficult miracle we’ve performed.

All it took was an aural bent for interpreting client dreams, several hours at our drawing board and a host of gorgeous product.

Guess it’s fair to say we’ve proved, once again, that anything — in decorative terms — can be fixed.

It’s just a matter of knowing where to start so ideas can freely flow.

Like, ahem, water from your dream bathroom’s brand new, sexy faucet.

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).

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HOUSE TO HOME Question: We have a two car garage attached to our house and would like to know about painting and colour so that it adds some character to the front of the house.

Right now it is just a big blank space.

Should it match the front door?

We have columns flanking our entranceway.

Answer: The space that a garage door takes up at the front of a house is often large and yet we don’t think much about how it looks.

Instead, we focus on the front door.

While the entryway is a key feature, the entire front face of the house should be taken into consideration when planning exterior decor.

It should all look welcoming and connected.

Often the garage is positioned forward of the entrance, making it a major focal point.

One solution is to add some architectural detailing to the garage face.

You can frame it with weather-resistant urethane moulding or PVC trim.

Photo by DEBBIE TRAVIS

A trellis positioned over the garage door gives it appealing, eye-catching presence.

Choose details that match the home’s architecture to fill out a unified picture.

Pilasters that stand vertically to frame the front door can be added to the garage entranceway.

Or run a crosshead along the top of the garage with a keystone decorative element placed in the centre — also a good place for the house number as it is clearly visible from the street.

Shown here over the garage door is a trellis system by Fypon, www.fypon.com. It creates a visually pleasing frame that enhances the entire exterior view.

Both urethane and PVC trims are resistant to moisture and insects and resist rotting, peeling and crumbling, making them a long-lasting, low maintenance choice.

Plan exterior lighting choices that relate to the building’s architecture.

Lanterns flanking the garage,

along the pathway and beside the front door are essential for safety at night, and also project a cohesive image that is traditional and inviting.

Set the lights on a timer so that they will turn on at dusk.

It’s a friendly feeling to come home to, and is an added safety feature.

For those with a home that could use added detail, why not try window shutters.

They can be painted in a contrasting colour, along with trim work.

You can add a fresh colour and texture when the roof requires replacing.

Look for the newest roofing materials that have long-lasting appeal.

The front door itself can be transformed with new hardware, or replaced with a door that has inset windows or raised panels.

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Whether you opt for a lawn or garden or a low-maintenance ground cover, make sure that you can keep it up.

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71 Doherty Close 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

4512 35 Street 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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34 Spencer Street 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

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With summer here, I know I’ll hear from many homeowners with the same complaint: “Why are the upper floors of my house so hot, even with central air cranked up all the way?”

The answer is twofold.

Forced air heating and cooling delivered through metal ducts is the most common way Canadian homes are kept comfortable, and it’s been that way ever since the housing boom of the 1950s kicked in.

Ducts are one of the simplest ways to distribute heated and cooled air, but it’s not a system without two recurring problems, and the most common shows up during hot weather.

First, cool air is denser than warm air, so it naturally settles in the lowest part of your home.

This is made all the worse by the fact that the design of every heating duct system is configured to deliver warm air, not cool air.

This is why heat registers are located on the floor, not the ceiling as they would be for ideal cool air delivery.

You can never have ducts configured to deliver both cooling and heating action optimally, but there is one fix that always makes a huge improvement in the way your central air conditioner delivers cooling action to the highest levels of your home.

Openable skylights installed through the ceiling in the highest room or two of your house is the ideal way to cut down on air-conditioning costs.

I know it sounds crazy, but opening a skylight a little actually helps your air conditioner overcome the unavoidable handicap of metal ducts designed to deliver heat.

By letting that unwanted, hot, summertime air escape from the top of your house, it allows the cooled conditioned air to rise up in a way that was never possible before.

Openable skylights also keep your home much cooler, even without the air conditioner turned on.

VELUX (www.velux.ca; 800.888.3589) is the first skylight manufacturer to offer a solar-powered, openable skylight, making for much easier, wire-free retrofit installations.

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Recognizing Aboriginal Achievement The Red Deer Native Friendship Society is a non-profit society that has been providing traditional cultural supports and services for the past 30 years. We strive to provide supports and services to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people focusing on programs that empower individuals to improve the quality of life in Red Deer by building a united and supportive community where all people are treated with equality. In a spirit of Friendship we make cultural connections and bring awareness of Aboriginal people and culture to all citizens of Red Deer. Plans are now underway for the development of the Asooahum Cultural Centre and housing project.

For the past 4 years the Red Deer Native Friendship Society has been hosting the Central Alberta Turtle Awards. The Central Alberta Turtle Awards is an opportunity to showcase the outstanding achievements and important contributions of Aboriginal people in our community. We would love to continue with this ceremony in the future but we can’t do it without the generous support of sponsors. We are very grateful for the support and sponsorship we have received over the years as well as all the wonderful volunteers and community agencies that help make the event a success.

The Turtle Awards ceremony has been postponed this year but we would like to acknowledge the 4 youth who have been nominated for an award. They will be considered for an award next year.

Kristen Mykat – Aboriginal Female Youth Category (ages 12 – 24)

Kristen is currently attending Red Deer College in the Hospitality and Tourism program. She grew up in Hobbema and attended school in Pigeon Lake. From grade 7 to 10 she participated in a Native Pride group in which students helped organize and host round dances. She continues to return to her high school to assist her former Foods teacher by doing in-class demos. She has been involved in soccer and has worked part-time while in school. Kristen is in year 2 of her program at RDC and plans to work in the food and beverage industry while completing her degree. While attending college she has been very active as a member of the Waskasoo Cipi Student group that focuses on Aboriginal support and awareness. She is also active in the Hospitality and Tourism Society at RDC.

Chelsea Southcombe – Aboriginal Female Youth Category (ages 12 – 24) Chelsea has been involved with the Red Deer Aboriginal Dance Troupe for over 10 years. She is an honour student and through her work with the Dance Troupe she helps to bring Aboriginal culture to people throughout Central Alberta.

Through her dancing she has performed in over 100 special events including the Olympic Torch, Children’s Festival, Lieutenant Governor’s Gala, Canada Day, Westerner Days and for Premier Alison Redford to name a few. She always encourages others to dance and she has a beautiful spirit that shines through every time she dances. In 2004 and she was crowned Red Deer’s Junior Aboriginal Princess.

Lamonte (Monty) Beaverbones – Aboriginal Male Youth Category (ages 5 – 11)

Monty is in Grade 5 and is a positive student who likes to help others. He is involved in sports outside of school such as soccer and skating. He does well in school and gets good grades. Monty loves to learn about his culture and has been involved with the Red Deer Aboriginal Dance Troupe for the past 5 years. Monty is also an excellent artist and has won a contest at school for his beautiful drawings. He is also very involved in activities at school as a volunteer in the office and as a safety patrol.

Rayna Agecoutay – Aboriginal Female Youth Category (ages 5 – 11) Rayna is a grade 5 student and her teacher describes her as a shining example for others in her deeds, beliefs, and words. She loves public speaking, making presentations to her class, drawing and writing. She has attended the “Young Writer’s Conference” for the past two years and is currently actively publishing her work in an online forum for young women. Some of Rayna’s other activities include jazz dance, a reading mentor to younger students, safety patroller, lunchroom helper, office assistant, and classroom helper. Academically she is earning the top marks among her peers.

She is also a champion and ambassador for First Nations awareness in her classroom by organizing a smudge ceremony with an Elder to present the teachings, as well as bringing awareness of the “Idle No More” movement to her classmates.

Rayna’s teacher also says that she is touched by her knowledge, passion and how she has “found her voice”.

The Board and Staff of the Red Deer Native Friendship Society would like to congratulate these youth on their hard work and wonderful contributions to the community.

To donate to the Asooahum Centre project please call 403-340-0020.

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

One-sided conversations has friend tired of imbalance Dear Annie: I have a longtime friend who has be- “trained” to listen to anyone else. Retraining is best come quite difficult to be around because she talks done in person and will take repeated efforts. It’s nonstop about herself. She is a single professional also possible that Sue talks incessantly in order to woman who is intelligent and talented. cover a hearing loss.

But I think living alone causes her to unThe next time you see her, touch her MITCHELL leash all of her thoughts on me. Honestly, arm to get her attention and say, “Sue, can & SUGAR I sometimes don’t even make an effort to I get a word in?” She may be unaware that talk about what’s going on in my life. she monopolizes the conversation. You This has not been a huge problem for also can tell her how much it would mean me, because “Sue” lives in another state to you if the conversations were more and I see her only a couple of times a year. When I give-and-take. And you can ask whether she’s having speak to her on the phone, she usually talks for about difficulty hearing you.

30 minutes without a pause. As soon as I speak, she Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our early 60s and says, “I have to go.” enjoy eating out several times a week. We can cook Recently, however, Sue told me she plans to move perfectly well at home, but are happy to pay a 20-perto my area when she retires. This isn’t so far into the cent gratuity in order to have someone else do the future. I need to address the imbalance in our rela- cooking and clean-up. tionship for our friendship to continue, but I don’t We recently ate out with three other couples at an want to hurt her feelings. How should I handle this? upscale restaurant. It was not crowded. However, it — Tired of Listening took more than an hour for our dinner to arrive, the Dear Tired: A certain amount of hard feelings may bread basket was long gone, water glasses were not occur no matter how sensitive you are when tell- refilled, and then the orders were misplaced. Twice ing Sue she doesn’t let other people talk. She is not I had to find our waitress, who was busy texting on

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Saturday, June 22 may struggle to regain your visibility, but your THOUGHT OF THE DAY: This day brings energy is scarce. us an element of surprise and of interesting VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Domestic encounters. The Moon in carefree Sagittarius quarrels or a dispute with a family member harmoniously relates to Uranus in Aries. We might be hard to avoid today. Your ambition crave spontaneity and we crave adventure. to succeed in a professional field and to find An opposition to Mars denotes hasty emo- your inner peace might not be smooth sailing. tional responses. Discord in our relationships Finding the right balance between the two could occur if we permit temper could be your safest move.

ASTRO to rule our unsettled feelings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): DOYNA HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If toYour name and your reputation day is your birthday, this is your will skyrocket. Your popularity year to put into practice exciting makes others solicit your presnew changes into your everyday ence in a number of social obroutine. In fact, you want your daily routine ligations. This is a favourable day for public to have an element of fun and joy in it as it speaking or event organizing. The potential would dissipate boring schedules and a re- for success is high. petitive task. This year you may change your SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Confrontacurrent job quite spontaneously and find your- tions may arise with people in authority or self more fulfilled at the new one. Give your who hold a certain power over a dogma. moodiness a break.

They may try to influence your belief system ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your need or test your faith in the realms of a higher for freedom and personal evolution may clash consciousness. Liberate your soul from inhibwith your need to prove yourself righteous. iting forces.

Don’t criticize viewpoints that differ from your SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You own. Appreciate seeing life from a more spiri- know what you are capable of, but do not tual perspective. overestimate your potential. Being aware of TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You might your own limits will save you from a possible experience the bull-in-a-china-shop syndrome ridicule. Keep a dim profile for now while you when it comes to experiencing your innermost figure out your problems. A temporary shutfeelings. A heavy load of emotionality and in- down can be healthy for your being. tensity will encourage you to get take an honCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are est look at yourself. Be real. not fond of ear-splitting experiences or exGEMINI (May 21-June 20): You may think travagant settings. A retreat to a serene place about a real estate investment that you be- appeals to you greatly today. Consider a lastlieve fruitful for the long-run. Negotiations minute getaway in the mountains or a special and commerce run smoothly today. Consider treatment at a spa nearby. It’s healing time! your financial parameters and know your own AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will limitations. Careful budgeting would be a wise prove of great initiation skills and you may deed on your part. inspire others to change their ways. You are CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your routine an inspiration to your peers as your genius may changes unpredictably. It is possible that ideas and your creative thinking amazes your you may need to travel for a work project. Any crowd. Surprise them in a striking fashion. new circumstance or action-packed event will PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pay speboost your motivation. A chore that you would cial attention to your actions as others will normally consider dull may turn out quite fun. take notice of your behaviour. It’s important LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You seek fun, but to maintain a proper image if you care to others might change your initial plans at the impress someone in a high position or of very last minute. Power struggles may crush a higher ranking. Exciting opportunities will your ego and undermine your identity. You present themselves like a pot of gold.

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her phone, just to get some information. When our dinners finally arrived, the cook had to come out and help her sort our orders, as she had no clue.

The food was excellent, and the restaurant, as is customary, added an 18-percent gratuity for the large party. We paid in cash to the exact penny, wrote a note on the bill about the horrid service and left no additional tip. I realize that things happen in the kitchen that are beyond the server’s control, but when this happens, a good server should communicate this to their customers. Bring a free round of drinks or hors d’oeuvres. At least keep the water glasses filled. It’s not that difficult. — Still Steamed Dear Steamed: Your complaint is quite valid. However, if there was an 18-percent gratuity added to the bill, you did indeed pay for service. If you intended to teach the server a lesson, you may have missed.

Better to complain to management.

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.

Sunday, June 23 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today brings a Full Moon in industrious Capricorn! Implement structure and diligence by remaining fully realistic about your future ambitions. This celestial event illuminates our wisdom, the image we project into society and how can we gain credentials for our skills and hard work.

Aspirations and goals will finally come to fruition reminding us that hard work pays off.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this marks a year of a highlighted significance. You will experience many new beginnings and endings as well. You will evolve a lot throughout this year as circumstances will be such that you will transform your identity into a new you. Embark on a wild ride this year!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you ready to take on a completely new role in your life? Can you handle a different kind of responsibility? The typical Aries always welcomes a new challenge in his or her life as long as it proves exciting and something worth fighting for.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will gain deeper insight into a specific field that will awaken the philosophical side in you. Not only will you attain a bigger vision and greater clarity in life, but you will also enjoy the fruits of an intellectually stimulating doctrine.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You will become increasingly more aware of your need to either connect deeper with someone you have strong feelings for or decide that you cannot connect the dots between you two. A strong desire evokes in you to get to the root of a very intimate issue.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): One-on-one relationships will come to the fore this week.

The definition of a true partnership will show you what it actually is. If you like how you feel about it, you may decide to embark a step further, if not, you may call it quits. You will be happy to see its real meaning.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This week you will come to a closer understanding about the meaning of procrastination, and more specifi-

cally about your health status. Your charisma and your animalistic instincts transform you into a ferocious feline.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Watch and observe how the modest Virgo turns into a daredevil. This week you will say goodbye to your unpretentious side and manifest your true desires in a very reckless kind of way.

Enjoy the sizzling love game.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may need to come to terms of a very personal issue that is close to your home. There is no time to hold back but act. You will embrace this change mainly because it will fit better with your personal lifestyle.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An important talk may spark some insights about what is truly going on in your life. The information you gather now might not be big yet it will be powerful enough to elevate your morale to a new level. You may suddenly come up with genius ideas.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Monetary talks and dealings will come to fruition this week. You will have to prepare a reassessment of your current financial situation and allocate your resources more efficiently.

Judicious steps taken now will benefit you in the long-term.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are rejuvenating into a new you. You may want to completely change your looks or adopt a new fashion trend. The good news is that you will definitely not regret these fresh alterations in your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put your life on pause mode and retreat yourself for the time being. Any conclusions you may deal with now will require you to boost your batteries. Take the time to review your life and to ponder over your inner self.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A project in the broadcasting or the digital media could start now. Another way this celestial energy could reveal itself to you is by bringing a friendship under the microscope. Your bond may prove much more momentous.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer/columnist.

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That old Superman-as-Messiah question Without a doubt, it is one of the most famous incantations in all of American pop culture.

“Look, up in the sky!”

“It’s a bird!”

“It’s a plane!”

The last line in this chant is, of course: “It’s Superman!”

However, whenever new material is added to the Superman canon — such as the just-opened Man of Steel — some scribes and fanboys will immediately start arguing about two other symbolic identities that are often pinned on their favorite superhero.

Visit most online Superman forums and “someone is going to say, ‘It’s Jesus!,’ and someone else will immediately respond, ‘It’s Moses!,’ and then back and forth it’ll go, ‘Jesus,’ TERRY ‘Moses,’ ‘Jesus,’ ‘Moses,’ on and on,” the Rev. Gary D. RobMATTINGLY inson, of North Side Christian Church in Xenia, Ohio, said in a phone interview.

The 58-year-old Robinson admits that he is a passionate participant in these kinds of debates, both as author of the book Superman on Earth: Reflections of a Fan and the owner of a 1-inch-plus scar on his left arm created by an attempt — at age 6 — to fly like Superman through a glass window.

Like many theologically wired Superman fans, he can quote the key facts, chapter and verse. The pastor thinks the parallels are fun, but shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

“I see the Superman myth as a shadow thrown by the Light itself,” he said, referring to biblical accounts of the life of Jesus.

“In its own way, it’s a crude substitute. ... But there

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is no question that there is some kind of allegory in The question, of course, is how seriously to take there.” this moody and humorless salute to The Matrix, AvaFirst of all, the future Superman was born on tar, The Dark Knight and plenty of other video-gamethe doomed planet Krypton into the “House of El” weight blockbusters, with a few undeniable 9/11 imand, in Hebrew, “El” — from a root word meaning ages in the mix as well. “Popcorn and a (World )view” “strength” and “might” — is one name for God. columnist Drew Zahn argued: “Though I won’t claim Then his father it was written by an gave him the name of author the caliber ‘I SEE THE SUPERMAN MYTH AS A SHADOW Kal-El, or, in Superof C.S. Lewis, noneTHROWN BY THE LIGHT ITSELF.’ man lore, “Son of El,” theless, the metaa kind of science-ficphors and messages — T HE REV. GARY D. ROBINSON make Man of Steel a tion salute to names such as Dani-el or sort of Chronicles of Samu-el.

Narnia for an AvengThen, his real parers generation.” ents saved their baby from oppressors by casting him Robinson is convinced that Superman and other into time and space, hoping he would be a source of pop-culture myths are fine hooks for conversations hope and protection for others. about deeper issues and truths.

They used a rocket, not a wicker basket, but it’s But in the end, how can ordinary women and men, hard to miss the many links to Moses. struggling with the pitfalls of daily life, be saved by It also helps to know that writer Jerry Siegel and the likes of Superman? artist Joe Shuster — both were sons of Jewish refu“Superman is a poor substitute for the Gospel,” gees from Europe — created Superman in the tense he said. “Superman offers himself to save our lives.

1930s, inspired in part by anti-Semitism at home and Jesus wants to save us forever, for all of eternity. ... abroad.

In the end, there’s only one real story, and we keep Experts in both camps offer lists of telling details. trying to create new variations on it.”

Meanwhile, Man of Steel director Zack Snyder has packed his film with iconic images and symbolic Terry Mattingly directs the Washington Journalism facts. The film notes that Clark Kent soars into his Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and UniSuperman role at age 33, the same age that tradition versities. Contact him at tmattingly@cccu.org or www. says Jesus began his public ministry. tmatt.net.

Told by the digital-ghost of his father, “You can save them.

You can save all of them,” Superman pauses in space — arms extended and legs together, as if on a cross — before racing to fight a demonic figure who is threatening humanity.

In one audacious scene, Superman visits his local church in Kansas while wrestling with the question SUNDAY of whether he should willingly surrender his own Living Faith Lutheran Church presents Darcy Allife in order to save the world.

Over his head is a stained-class window of Jesus bers, missionary in Pakistan, as guest speaker at June praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, before his 23 at the 10 a.m. service held at Bethany CollegeSide.

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LUANN June 22 1976 — House of Commons votes to abolish the death penalty with a six-vote majority.

The last execution in Canada was in 1962.

A motion to reinstate death penalty was defeated on June 30th, 1987, after eight-day debate.

1955 — Cable ships start laying new transatlantic telephone cable at Clarenville,

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1918 — Government holds second compulsory National Registration of men and women over age 16, except for cloistered nuns, persons in active service, prison or an asylum.

1857 — Company of Royal Canadian Rifles sent to Red River, Manitoba to police trade, train local militia and counter American influence.

1825 — Parliament passes the Canada Trades and Tenures Act, abolishing feudal and seigniorial rights in British North America.

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TOBIAS Albert John Robert “Bob” June 5, 1949 - June 19, 2013 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Bob Tobias at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the age of 64 years. Bob passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. He will be lovingly remembered by his children Louise, Cilynne and Aaron and their children. Their mother Linda Hopkins, brother Tim Tobias of Red Deer as well as numerous other relatives in southern Ontario.

Bob is also survived by his “Princess” who shared his birth date, loving daughter Danielle Schubrink, her husband Jesse, her mother Linda Murray and brothers Troy of Red Deer and Cody of Mission, B.C. Memorial donations in honor of Bob may be made directly to the Alberta Lung Association, www.ab.lung.ca.

A Celebration gathering for Bob will be held in the Chapel of Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer on Monday, June 24, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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KIRBY Rupert James (Rube) Dec. 11, 1949 - Dec. 23, 2012 A celebration of life for Rupert Kirby will be held on June 29, 2013 at 2 pm at the Bashaw Community Hall.

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BARBER William Melvin ‘Bill’ 1943 - 2013 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of William Melvin ‘Bill’ Barber.

Bill passed away Friday June 21st, 2013 at the Red Deer Hospice at the age of 70 years. Bill was born in Strasbourg, Saskatchewan on January 30, 1943 to parents Russell and Annie Barber.

He moved to Red Deer in 1961 and began working at Edwards Trucking, which was a stepping stone to a lifelong career in the oil industry where he made many valued friends. On May 30th, 1964 Bill married Julie Tomalty of Red Deer and together they raised five children. Calgary was their home until moving back to Red Deer in 1990.

Bill is survived by his loving wife Julie, his children Paula Freimuth (Kyle) of Brooks, Daren (Hayley) of Calgary, Sean (Lynda) of Calgary, Marc (Debbie) of Airdrie and Andrea Bauer of Red Deer.

Bill is also survived by his cherished grandchildren Tyler Wikdahl (Ariel), Jesse Wikdahl, Daphne Freimuth, Bree Barber, Deklin Barber, Rylie Barber, Jordan Barber, Brayden Barber, Carlee Benoit (Hayden), Tory Barber, Carter Barber, Grayson Bauer, Gavin Bauer, Ryan Bauer and three great-grandchildren Seth Wikdahl, Brady Wikdahl and Bentley Freimuth. Bill was predeceased by his father in 1990, his mother in 2005 and his brother Edward (Ted) in 2011. Bill’s large extended family feel a profound sense of loss that can only be comforted by the knowledge of having been privileged by Bill’s good humor, kind nature and warm smile for as long as we were.

A funeral service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45th Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday June 27th, 2013 at 1:00pm. Memorial donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Ave, Red Deer, Alberta T4R 3S6.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

TRAVIS Margaret Irene Margaret Irene Travis of Red Deer passed away at Bethany Collegeside on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the age of 91 years. She will be eternally and lovingly remembered by her son Myles Travis, her daughter Carla Travis, her grandchildren Kelcy, Kirby, and Connor, her great-granddaughter Maya, and her daughter-in-Christ Barb Travis.

She was predeceased by her h u s b a n d G o r d o n Tr a v i s , sisters Betty Ward and Joyce Robson, and brother Tim Freeborn. A private family funeral was held at the Red Deer Cemetery. The family would like to thank the many friends who have been such great comfort to them and Margaret; of special note J u d y, L i n d a , D a w n a n d Nadine. As well, we would like to thank the staff at Bethany Collegeside, the nursing staff on Units 21 and 31 of the Red Deer Regional Hospital, and Dr. Don Tillier for their care and attention, and to Pastor Isaac Bueckert for his spiritual guidance.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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GOEDICKE Barbara 1913-2013 Barbara Elizabeth Goedicke was born near Cremona, Alberta on November 15th, 1913 and passed away June 20th, 2013 at Bethany Sylvan Lake. She is survived by daughters Eileen (Merlyn) Wilson of Bentley and Rita (Dave) Shillabeer of Edmonton; grandchildren Douglas (Regina) Wilson of Red Deer, Allan (Candace) Wilson of Bentley, Keith Shillabeer of Vancouver and Jill Shillabeer (Dave Leriger) of Edmonton; great grandchildren Alyssa and Kevin Wilson of Bentley and Hillary and Erica Wilson of Red Deer. She is also survived by brother Ben Steffler, brother-in-laws Bert Price and Walter Wilson and many nieces and nephews.

Barbara was predeceased by her husband Otto, parents Louis and Marion Steffler, brothers Louis (Pearl) Steffler and Gerald Steffler, sisters Mary (Earl) Braun, Regeana Price and Lucille Wilson. A special thank you to Dr. D. Tillier, Dr. J. San Vicente and Dr. B. Bahler for their care.

A prayer service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45th Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Monday June 24th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday June 25th, 2013 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 5X8 or the Sylvan Lake Lodge Foundation, Box 100, 4620-47th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, Alberta T4S 1N2 or B e t h a n y C a r e C e n t e r, 4700-47th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, Alberta T4S 2M3.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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HARPER 1945 - 2013 We are saddened by the passing of Mervin Leroy Harper on June 14, 2013 in Red Deer, Alberta. Mervin was born in Souris, Manitoba on April 24, 1945. He later moved to Alberta, where he started his surveying career for Calgary Power in 1968.

Mervin continued to survey for Trans Alta and Fortis before retiring in 2010.

Mervin enjoyed it all; hunting, fishing, camping, car-racing and golfing. Mervin also enjoyed his buddy-time, morning coffee, a good joke and trying his luck on the slot machines. Mervin is survived by his wife of forty five years; Linda, son; Cary (Kelly), daughter; Angie (Doug), and his loving grandchildren; Darby, Delany, Demy, Caitlin and Cody. Mervin is also survived by his sisters; Elaine Nicol and Janice Harper, as well as, his twin brother; Melvin (Sheila) Harper, along with numerous nieces and nephews. Mervin was predeceased by his parents; Preston and Clara Harper. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

To honor Mervin’s life, a private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Also, for those wishing to pay their respects, at a later date, an Interment will follow at the Red Deer Cemetery. Memorial donations, in memory of Mervin, may be made directly to the ALS Society of Alberta, www.alsab.ca.

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

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HOFFNER Emily 1934-2013 Emily Hoffner passed away at her home in Red Deer on Wednesday, June 19th 2013.

Emily was born in Delburne, Alberta on October 16, 1934.

She started her schooling in Delburne and graduated from Alix High School. Emily moved to Red Deer and worked for many years at the Peacock Inn. She married Jack Laidler and had two daughters, Tracy and Sandy.

She then started a new path with Dave Hoffner where they built a life and business in property management.

Emily’s passion in life was her children and grandchildren.

She took up golf at the age of 60, which brought her years of enjoyment with her family and friends. Emily was never one to be a ‘wall flower’ and jumped at the opportunity to try anything new. She enjoyed travelling and spent many winters being a snowbird in Lake Havasu. Emily was a very special and remarkable woman who will be missed but lovingly remembered and forever cherished in the hearts of her family and her many dear friends. Emily leaves to mourn her daughter Sandy Laidler and her grandchildren Mike Moore, Kristy (Brett) Moore and Danny Moore.

She will also be missed by her partner Al Service and her sister-in-law Donna (Allan) Loewen, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Emily was predeceased by her daughter Tracy Moore, her parents John and Michalina Tyess, father of her children Jack Laidler, her second husband Dave Hoffner, her brothers Philip, Jim and John and her sisters Jenny and Vanda. A Celebration of Emily’s life will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapels 4820-45th Street, R e d D e e r, A l b e r t a o n Wednesday June 26th, 2013 at 11:00 am. Interment will be held at the Alto-Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta.

If desired memorial donations in Emily’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation 3942-50a Ave, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4E7.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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ADAMS Roy Charles Joseph April 13, 1932 - June 20, 2013 Roy passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2013 at the age of 81 years. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Roy joined the military in 1953 as a Firefighter and served on many military bases. It was while stationed in France that he met his wife Kirsten while holidaying in Copenhagen, Denmark. They had been married for 56 years. Besides his loving wife Kirsten, Roy is survived by his daughter, Heidi, son-in-law, Steve and grandson, Tyler and his girlfriend Jessie. Also left to cherish his memory are his brothers, Jack and George, his very special friends Andrew and Louise MacPherson and their 3 children Kirsten, Stacey and Alex. A memorial tea will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Taylor Drive Medican Building, 5300 - 48 Street, Red Deer, AB. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

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LAYDEN Melvin Earl 1925 - 2013 Mel Layden passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Monday, June 17, 2013, at the age of 87 years. He is survived by his wife, Joy, by his children; Bev (Ron) MacTavish of Lethbridge, Brent of Oregon, USA, Gary (Sheri) of Red Deer and Dale (Kathy) of Red Deer, as well as numerous grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary, on December 28, 1982. Mel was born in Innisfail and lived in Red Deer most of his life. Active in the community, Mel was a long-time businessman, who owned and operated MEL Construction, MEL Paving and with his son Gary, Bomega Metal Manufacturing. An avid golfer, Mel was for decades, a member of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club. Since retiring, Mel spent his winters in Palm Desert with his wife Joy pursuing their passion for golf. A proud father and grandfather, Mel enjoyed spending time with his family and sharing in their successes.

A Celebration of Life for Mel Layden will be held at the Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 Ross Street, in Red Deer on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mel’s name may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

SIMONEAU 1964 - 2013 Albin Simoneau of Red Deer, passed away at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the age of 48 years.

Albin was born and raised in Quebec. As a young adult, he joined the military where he developed a love for cooking. When he left the military he started working in hotel management and this career, along with being in the military, led to Albin living in almost every province, finally settling in Alberta. He loved cooking, hockey, golfing, listening to music and playing the guitar. Albin loved his family and was a very proud grandpa. Albin will be lovingly remembered by his wife Suzette; son Patrick (Jenna Casey) Simoneau; step son Derrick (Kayla Storozuk) Chapman; step daughter Jenna (Phil) Beernaerts; five grandchildren Mya and Bentley Simoneau, Haedyn and Rowan Beernaerts and Carter Chapman; parents Madelaine Paradis and Antonin Simoneau; brother Normand Simoneau; sister Sylvie Simoneau; mother-in-law Doreen Cameron as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Albin was predeceased by his brother Rejean Simoneau and his grandparents. A Celebration of Albin’s life will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Red Deer Bible Baptist Church, 4618 - 41 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta. Memorial donations in Albin’s memory may be directed to the Canadian Cancer Society, 101, 6751 52 Avenue, Red Deer AB T4N 4K8. Condolences to Albin’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca Bruce MacArthur MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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In Memoriam

ACHTYMICHUK Thank you to all our friends and relatives who helped us celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary on June 16, 2013.

We greatly appreciated your attendance, cards and best wishes.

Special thanks to our family or such a commendable job making all the arrangements.

Mike & Olga Achtymichuk

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GARY MAWER In loving memory of Gary Dale Mawer who passed away June 23, 2000.

CENTRAL ALBERTA THEATRE

WHAT’S HAPPENING

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Coming Events

BUY DIRECT & SAVE! Central Alberta Greenhouse

Annual Bedding Plant Sale Hanging Plants starting at $12 Patio Planters starting at $15 Great selection of annuals, tomatoes, peppers & herbs

Come early for the best selection

1 mi. N of Blackfalds on 2A, then east on Lakeside Sargent Road

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Friday June 14 1-6 Saturday June 15 10-4 Friday June 21 1-6 Saturday June 22 10-4

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name All we have now are memories, And your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake, With which we will never part.

God has you in his keeping, We have you in our hearts.

It broke our hearts to lose you, But you didn’t go alone, For a part of us went with you, The day God took you home.

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

CAREY-MACHUK Wayne and Zoe Carey are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their son, Sean, to Cassandra Machuk, daughter of Bonnie and Mike Machuk of Red Deer.† Wedding to take place in Canmore on September 28, 2013.

~Always remembered and dearly missed The Family

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Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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

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CENTRAL ALBERTA THEATRE WILL BE HOLDING

Open Auditions for

Steel Magnolias June 25th & 26th, 6-9 p.m. in Nickel Studio at CAT Studios.

Casting for 6 women age 18-60 years.

TUPPERWARE Monday, June 24th, 7 p.m.

Quality Inn 7150 50th Ave. Red Deer DRAWS, RAFFLES, FUN EXCLUSIVE Special Offers Bring a friend or two.

Linda Eide 403-346-7973 http://my.tupperware.ca/ risingstarsales

Red Deer Life Sunday Publication date: SUN. JUNE 30 Deadline is: Fri. June 28 - NOON

Forever in our hearts Love your family and friends

Anniversaries

Central AB Life Publication date: THURS. JULY 4 Deadline is: Fri. June 28, 5 p.m.

Ponoka & Lacombe Express Publication date: WED. JULY 3 Deadline is: Thur. June 27, 5 p.m.

Rimbey Publication date; TUES. JULY 2 Deadline is: Wed June 26, NOON Stettler & Weekender

Publication date: WED. JULY 3 FRI. JULY 5 Deadline is: Fri. June 28, NOON Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo Publication date: THUR. JULY 4 Deadline is: Fri. June 28, 5 p.m.

SCOTT DeGRAFF Congratulations on obtaining your Doctor of Medicine from the U of A. All the best as you begin your residency in Psychiatry in Toronto.

CASE & ENA BOOT With thankfulness to our Lord, Come celebrate our 60th Anniversary

~Love Mom, Dad and family

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Open house 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Woodynook Church No gifts please.

ON June 20th at Walmart, A gentleman offered to help me carry a large container, that was kind of you. I would like to personally thank you. ~Massage Therapist 403-391-6360

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Bashaw Publication date: TUES. JULY 2 Deadline is: Thur. June 27 - NOON Castor - Regular deadline

700-920

Clerical

720

FT BOOKKEEPER

needed Students’ Association of RDC. Responsibilities include full-cycle bookkeeping, payroll, daily cash receipts, reconcile expense reports, general office duties, as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements: experience with computerized bookkeeping system, proficiency with Microsoft Office, filing/ typing experience, detailoriented, strong written & verbal communication skills. To apply, email resume by June 28 to job@sardc.ab.ca Attn: Liz Sweiger The Students’ Association is a non-profit, student-run organization at Red Deer College.

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Come Celebrate 80 years Friends of

MAYOWSKI - O’LEARY Glenn and Deborah are pleased to announce their marriage on June 22, 2013 to be held at St. Andrews Church in Lacombe.

Celebrations

Just had a baby boy?

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(formerly of Alix, AB) are invited to join her and her family as we celebrate 80 years of life!

An open house is being held June 30,2013 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm at Marlene’s residence.

Symphony Senior Living #10 Inglewood Dr. Red Deer, AB. No gifts please, your attendance will be her treasured gift!

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CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

Legal

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CHAPMAN RIEBEEK LLP is seeking a

Legal Assistant

proficient in Real Estate Conveyancing. This is a permanent position, offering competitive salary and benefits, commensurate with experience. Submit resumes to info@ chapmanriebeek.com Attention: Gaylene Bobb or fax 403-340-1280.

Medical

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BUSY MEDICAL OFFICE requires a Prescreening REG. Dental Hygienist.

Must be flexible with hours. Tech with front desk duties.

Experience not necessary, Apply to Healthy Smiles Fax resume attn. Corinne job training is provided but qualifications will be 403-347-2133 or email: healthysmiles79@hotmail.com considered. Starting wages $14/hr. Please fax resume to 403-342-2024.

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willing to work night/early morning shifts.

Immediate openings.

Full Benefits.

Contact Mike 403-848-1478

Hair Stylists

760

BUSY Optometric office looking for experienced Optometric Assistants and Opticians. If you can offer optical experience, flexible schedule, attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of staff and clientele, enjoy a busy day and are ready for a challenge please email your resume and cover letter to eyewear01@hotmail.com

Oilfield

800

JUST CUTS is looking for F/T HAIRSTYLIST No clientele necessary.

Call Jen at 403-340-1447 or Christie 403-309-2494

Janitorial

770

ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs.

Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Janitorial

A RED DEER BASED Pressure Testing Company req’s. Operators for testing BOP’s throughout AB. Only those with Drilling rig exp. need apply. Fax resume & driver’s abstract to: 403-341-6213 or email mikeoapt@gmail.com Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

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Applications are invited for:

6 HOUR CLEANING PERSON

(EVENING SHIFT) Location: Clive School Benefits: Cleaning staff receive a comprehensive benefit package which includes three weeks of paid vacation after one year of employment.

Hourly salary range: $15.95-$19.07/hr. based on experience with opportunities for annual wage advancement.

Qualifications: • Willingness to perform tasks and to remain flexible in the performance of duties • Previous history of excellent work habits and attendance record • Previous experience with all aspects of cleaning and maintaining a school would be a definite asset, “on the job” training will be provided as well • The ability to cooperate with staff and students • Physically fit so as to perform all required duties • Ability to understand and follow instructions Deadline for Applications: Tentative start date is June 28, 2013 Interested candidates are invited to submit applications to: Mr. Mel Henderson Custodian/Grounds Foreman, Wolf Creek Public Schools 6000 Highway 2A, Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1P6 Phone: 403-785-0728 Fax: 403-783-3155 Email: mhenderson@wolfcreek.ab.ca

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Marlene Korzenowski

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for busy practice.

Confident, motivated, organized individual required. Prefer previous management experience and knowledge of dental field. University degree in business/management an asset. Please forward resumes to dentist9977@yahoo.ca.

SPRUCE LANE DAIRIES Penhold is seeking Full and P/T farm WORKERS/MILKERS Avail. immed. 403-886-2980

Crimtech Services Ltd. provides engineering, drafting and custom fabrication to the petroleum industry.

This is a full time position providing administrative support within our corporate division.

Tasks include creating and updating procedure manuals, taking meeting minutes, preparing month end reports including charts and graphs.

Candidates must have an office administration diploma or equivalent formal training, be proficient with MS Office plus have at least 3 year’s experience.

Please visit www.crimtech.com for more details and forward resumes to careers@crimtech.com

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Dental office manager

FULL & PART TIME CHICKEN CATCHERS

Office Manager / Accountant www.datacan. ca/OfficeManager.pdf

Have a safe & happy holiday CLASSIFIEDS 309-3300

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY Experience preferred.

Great working environment.

Please drop off resume attn: Marina at Bower Dental Centre or email: marina@bowerdental.com

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CLASSIFICATIONS

Janitorial

F/T ORODONTIC ASSISTANT

Farm Work

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATOR

Red Deer Advocate Publication dates: SAT. JUNE 29 TUES. JULY 2 Deadline is: Fri. June 28, 5 p.m.

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Dental

RECEPTIONIST for Hygiene Department req’d.

Please drop off resumes to ALCOHOLICS Associate Dental, Attn.

ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 Corinne or fax 403-347-2133 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED MONDAY JULY 1, 2013

Samantha Smith (nee Braun) †Congratulations on receiving your Bachelor of Education Degree from University of Alberta!

Love, Mom & Dana

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CLASSIFIEDS CANADA DAY Hours & Deadlines

Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and forefather of Parkland School.

LOST DOG, brown/black, curly tail, answers to Sonny, lost in Gasoline Alley 403-749-3282

is looking for CAST and PRODUCTION CREW for CINDERELLA Dances with the Stars, Red Deer’s first Christmas Found pantomime.

CREW CALL is on June FOUND: Mixed breed dog.

25th from 7-9 p.m. at the Medium size. German Memorial Centre, main stage. shepherd appearance, but CAST AUDITIONS smaller and fluffier. Brown for all roles are on and black body with grey June 26th and 27th hairs on face and tail. at the same location.† Found June 13 around 10 We’re recruiting now, but PM on the West Side of the hard work won’t start until just after Labour Day!† Gasoline Alley Red Deer by Ricky’s All Day Grill. If Call Carole† at this is your pet or you have 403-346-1514 any information, for further information. please call 403-896-8929

Graduations

Patrick “Pat” Joseph Grant April 18, 1925 - June 22, 2010

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Please Note: We appreciate the interest of all applicants, but advise that only candidates selected for an interview for this competition will be contacted.

The successful applicant will be required to provide a current Criminal Records Check and Child Intervention statement at their own expense.

Tell Everyone with a Classified Announcement

JOHNSON Come and help us celebrate Evelyn Johnson’s 90th Birthday June 28, 2-6 pm. at the Moose Hall PUZEY Happy 80th Birthday VERNON PUZEY. Come and Go Tea on Sat. June 22, 1:30-4 pm. at St. Luke’s Anglican Church Hall 4929-54 St. Red Deer.

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In Memoriam In Loving Memory of

11 ALLSOP AVE. June 21 & 22 Fri. 4 -9 & Sat. 8 - 3 DOWNSIZING Too much to list.

36 ANDERS ST. Fri. June 21, 10-7, Sat. 9-5. Sun. 10-4.

Misc. items.

Rain or shine.

47 ANDERS STREET BACK ALLEY Sat. June 22, 8 - 4 Toys, misc. household chairs & much much more.

63 AYERS AVE. June 21 & 22 Fri. 12 -5 & Sat. 8 - 4 SOUP to NUTS A little bit of everything!

Warren Lee Braunberger You left us too soon to go to your heavenly home on June 22, 2008

OUR HEARTS still ache in sadness, and secret tears still flow, what it meant to lose you, no one will

EVER KNOW. All Our Love, Mom, Dad, Sheryl, Cal & Jess

Bower 23 BEATTY CRES. Thurs. 20th & Fri 21st 4-8 Sat. 22nd 8-6, Sun. 23rd 8:30-4 MOVING. Everything from Kitchen to furniture & Misc.

Everything must go!

Clearview 66 CARD CRES. Fri. 21st 5-8, Sat. 22nd 9-3, Sun. 23rd 6-3. Baby items & clothes, crib, tools, movies, books, games, much more

Clearview 92 CARROLL CRSC. SAT. June 22, 9-6 Canoe, complete wine making equipment, crib, mirrors, etc.

Deer Park 142 DUNCAN CRES. Sat. June 22, only! 10-5.

Kids toys, games, books, bikes, golf clubs, racks of beautiful girls clothes size 7-10 76 DREVER CLOSE June 21 & 22 Fri. noon - 8, Sat. 9 - 3 BIG SALE~~ See Kijiji fore details.

MULTI family. Misc. kitchen, bdrm. set, kids toys, books, Princess House dishes, Creative Memory Supplies. 246 Davison Dr. Fri. June 21, 6 pm. -9, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-3 THE REDWOODS 2ND ANNUAL HOT DOG & GARAGE SALE, Many misc. items. (back parking lot) 6 Daykin St. Sat. June 22, 9-3 No early birds please. Proceeds going to H.E.A.R. You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Downtown FUNDRAISING GARAGE SALE

For Hearts Ablaze Ministry of Potter’s Hands.

5202 53 Ave. Behind Superstore June 21st & 22nd Hamburgers, hot dogs & coffee will be sold.

For more info please call Gaston 403-342-6560, Mitchel 403-887-3923 Alvin 403-341-3167

Glendale 7125 GRAY DRIVE Fri. 21st & Sat. 22nd, 10 -8.

Household, antiques, toys, books, collectibles, sports, tools & more.

Michener Hill

Oriole Park

NEIGHBORHOOD SALE! Estate, moving sale.

Furniture, vintage items.

4024-4105 52ND ST. Sat. June 22 9 a.m. - 1p.m.

Weather Permitting !!

98 OBERLIN AVE. Victory Church Parking Lot June 22, Sat. ONLY 9-4 Proceeds for MISSIONS PROJECT

Morrisroe 35 MCLEVIN CRES. Sat. June 22, 9-3 & June 23, 10-2 Come see the sale that everyone is talking about!

FIRST ever sale! Household, misc, exercise, tools, Christmas, Easter, wide variety for all. Fri. June 21, 1-8. Sat. 9-4. 27 Manning St.

Timberland 35 TOWERS CLOSE Saturday, June 22nd 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

RAIN OR SHINE

West Lake 97 WEDDELL CR. June 20, 21, & 22 10-6

Oriole Park Highland Green 80 HALIBURTON CRES. June 21 & 22 Fri. 12 - 7 & Sat. 8 - 2 Antiques & Collectibles Yard Sale, HUGE selection

Lancaster Green MULTI-FAMILY SALE 59 LOUGHEED CLOSE Fri. 21st 2-8, Sat. 22nd 8-4 Toys, stereo equip., tools, dining set, air conditioner, more

2 O’BRIEN CRES. June 22nd & 23rd, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-2 Harley Davidson parts, kids clothes, household misc.

53 OLSEN STREET Fri. 21st 3-7, Sat. 22nd & Sun. 23rd 10-3 DVD’s, toys, games, clothes, etc.

57 OVERDOWN DR. June 21 & 22 Fri. 2 - 7 & Sat. 9 - 6 LARGE MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE

West Park MULTI family. Most items at bargain prices.

Jewellery .50 cents each.

5553-35 St. Fri. June 21 Sat. & Sun. 9-7

Sylvan Lake 5021 - 47 ST. June 22 & 23 Sat. & Sun. 12 - 4 Bdrm. set, china cabinet, old style stereo, misc.

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Oilfield

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Professionals

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Restaurant/ Hotel

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Experienced Line Cook needed

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JOURNEYMAN HD CVIP MECHANIC

We are currently seeking motivated hardworking personnel to join our busy oilfield trucking division.

Top wages. Email or fax resumes to 403-782-0913 kelly@downtons.com

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CRIMTECH SERVICES LTD. provides engineering, drafting and custom fabrication for the petroleum industry.

We are seeking a

QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER

Students’ Association of RDC. M-F, five and half hours per day, term certain position. Extra hours may be required. The ideal line cook is motivated, results oriented and committed to outstanding customer service. Responsibilities: prepare food items consistently, maintain safe work environment, complete kitchen tasks such as line setup, food prep, cleanup.

Requirements: able to work in fast-paced environment, able to lift 30 lbs, team player, honest, reliable. Fax resume to: fax 403-347-8510; Attn: Connie White.

The Students’ Association is a non-profit, student-run organization at Red Deer College.

with previous oil & gas industry experience.

Highlights of qualifications & responsibilities include: QUALIFICATIONS • Mechanical or Welding Engineering Technology Diploma, or B-Pressure Welding background • Three to five years of Landcore Technologies Quality Control experience Inc. is a leading provider of in pressure equipment Rathole and Pile Driving Fabrication services throughout • Thorough understanding Western Canada. We are of ASME, ANSI and currently seeking a CWB codes as they full-time Journeyman or pertain to the fabrication 3rd/4th Year Heavy Duty LUAU Investments Ltd. of structural, vessels and Mechanic for our Ponoka (O/A Tim Hortons) pressure piping equipment location. We offer FOOD SERVICE competitive wages with an • A Quality Management SUPERVISOR Certificate is considered 1 yr previous experience. excellent benefits plan. a definite asset.

Duties will include, but are F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) • Exceptional communication, Must be avail. weekends not limited to: leadership, problem solving - Heavy Truck and Trailer $13.00 per hour and decision-making skills maintenance and repair 4217 - 50 Ave. RESPONSIBILITIES - Light Duty Pick-up 6721 - 50 Ave. • Implementation of the maintenance and repair 7111 - 50 Ave. ABSA and CWB - CVIP inspection timhire@telus.net Quality Control manuals -Heavy off-road equipment • ITP development maintenance and repair SWISS Chalet • NCR system management Candidates should own Red Deer • Incident investigation their own tools, class 5 HIRING and follow-up drivers license, Heavy 1.FOOD SERVICE Duty Trade Certification. • Design and construction SUPERVISORS: code review.

Experience in welding and • Q.C. Personnel† supervisory $13 and 40 hours per week fabrication an asset (but Supervise and co-ordinate functions not necessary). Successful staff activities and candidates should excel in Please visit our website at customer service www.crimtech.com oral communication skills, Establish work schedule for more position details problem solving, and and train associates and forward your resume working with others.

2.FOOD COUNTER and cover letter stating To apply, either email ATTENDANT: salary expectations to: resumes to info@ $11.50 and 40 hours per week cslhr@crimtech.com landcore.ca or fax to Take customers’orders and 403 783 2011 work with a cash register FULL-TIME Residential Prepare, heat and finish Architectural Technologist.

LOCAL Testing company simple food items The candidate must have seeking experienced Well Serve customers at counters 3-5 yrs experience, be Testers for areas including Use manual and electrical proficient in AutoCAD Sask. and US. appliances to clean, peel, Architecture 2012, Google Positions available slice and trim foodstuffs SketchUp and MS Office. immediately.

Portion and wrap foods Construction field work Day/Night Supervisors & exp. is preferred. We offer and package take out foods Assistants.

3.COOK: competitive wages and a MUST HAVE valid H2S $13 and 40 hours per week comprehensive benefit and First Aid. Prepare and cook full plan.

Interested candidates Competitive wages and course meals may apply with resume health benefits.

Ensure quality of food and and references Email resumes and tickets determine size of food portions between 8-5 to: to: welltesting365@ Train staff in preparation, TRUE-LINE HOMES gmail.com cooking and handling of food #140, 4731 61 Street 4.SERVER: We thank all applicants, $9.75 and 40 hours per week however only those Must have pro serve selected for an interview certificate will be contacted.

Interested parties can LPN MANAGER email swiss1702@ cara.com, fax 1 866 928 Our beautiful assisted5481 or deliver resume to PRODUCTION living Facility (Sunset unit #8, 5111 - 22nd street, TESTING Manor - Innisfail, Alberta), Red Deer, T4R 2K1.

PERSONNEL REQ’D is seeking an experienced LPN Manager. The Teachers/ Day Supervisors successful applicant will (5- 10yrs experience) inspire staff to deliver an Tutors excellent, compassionate, Night Supervisors and dignified level of care.

(2-4yrs experience)

Sales & Distributors

830

RED DEER’S #1 Tool Store

KMS TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

is looking for individuals who are passionate about tools, and are committed to exceptional customer service. If you are knowledgeable about Welding, Construction, Wood Working, Shop Equipment or Automotive industry tools, enjoy a fast paced environment and have a can-do attitude, we have the role for you.

Employee pricing, extended health benefits and training provided for the right candidate.

Now accepting resumes for SALES AND CASHIER positions, apply in person 53 Burnt Park Drive or email employment@ kmstools.com

Teachers/ Tutors

840

Wolf Creek Public Schools

invites applications for the following position:

TEACHER

(full-time position) École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School For further specifics on the above positions, please visit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office at 403-783-3473.

Trades

850

BUSY DEALERSHIP REQUIRES

LUBE TECH

Possibility of leading to apprenticeship.

Fax resume to: 403-341-5066 Attn. Greg Rempel F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS - Good hours, home every night, $4000-$6000/mo.

Contractor must have truck or van. Tools, supplies & ladders required. Training provided, no experience needed. Apply to: satjobs@shaw.ca

840

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New Equipment

• • •

f Team orientated f Clean Class 1 drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset

• • •

f Paid technical and leadership training f Career advancement opportunities f RRSP matching program

We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

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Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety-focused

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How to apply:

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email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

820

Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Driver’s License required!

Must be willing to submit pre access fit for duty test, as well as drug and alcohol Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 Ability to work in changing climate conditions

website: www.cathedralenergyservices.com Methods to Apply: HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

TUNDRA PETROLEUM

is recruiting for a FIELD HAND POSITIONS. The job involves working with Down Hole Capillary Tubing, driving truck and shop/yard work.

Preferred Requirements include Field and/or Service Rig experience, good driver’s abstract, current H2S and PST tickets. Tundra offers competitive salaries and works off an industry leading job bonus structure. Please fax or email resume to (403) 341-9006 or mhansen@ tundrapetroleum.com

Fracturing Operators / Experienced Class 1 Drivers Experienced Nitrogen Pumper Operators Experienced Cement Operators/Cement Bulk Drivers Experienced Coil Tubing Supervisors / Operators Bulk Plant Operator Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanics / Apprentices

WANTED

EXPERIENCED

CLASS 3

VAC/steamer Truck driver.

Lacombe area, HOME EVERY NIGHT. Fax resume to 403-704-1442 Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

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Professionals

810

AL-TERRA ENGINEERING (RED DEER) LTD. SEEKING CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN TECHNOLOGIST. Above industry standard wages, benefits plan, vehicle allowance, profit sharing.

Experience a diverse variety of projects in Red Deer & all over Alberta.

C.E.T designation with a minimum of 2-5 years of experience using AutoCAD or Civil 3D. Please email resumes to: Tyler Broks, R.E.T - tbroks@al-terra-rd. com or fax 403-340-3038.

Visit our website www. al-terra-rd.com.

Oilfield

800

Invites applicants for:

PRINCIPAL

École Secondaire Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Applications received by

12:00 noon on June 24, 2013

will be assured of careful consideration.

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Class 1 Driver / Operators: Fracturing, Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing, Cement and Acid; Supervisor Cement and Acid; Lead Mentor (Driver Trainer)

Please email your confidential CV to greatjobs@chantellegroup.com QUALIFICATIONS: Start your career!

M u s t b e a b l e t o See Help Wanted Provide own work truck Leadership and Supervisory skills- mentor Restaurant/ Hotel and train crew Strong Computer Skills Operate 5000psi DAD’S PIZZA 10,000 psi (sweet and PART/FULL TIME COOK Sour wells) Apply at East 40th Pub. Collect Data - pressure, 3811 40th Ave. rates, temperatures Tired of Standing?

Assist in Rig in and Rig Find something to sit on out of equipment in Classifieds Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m locations across Western DRAGON City req’s exp’d Canada P/T or F/T Servers. Please apply in person to Sam. REQUIREMENTS:

For more information about the Red Deer Public School District, visit our web site at:

www.rdpsd.ab.ca Oilfield

800

Industrial & Oilfield Waste Management

OPERATIONS SUPERVISORS – NORTHERN ALBERTA REF # 13-0150 We are currently looking for Operations Supervisors in Northern Alberta. The ideal candidates will have a process engineering background or at least five years of direct or related experience in oilfield and/or industrial processing activities acting in a supervisory capacity. Preference will be given to candidates with H2S, First Aid, Confined Space and WHIMIS\TDG tickets and holders of a valid 4th or 5th Class Power Engineering Ticket. They must reside within driving distance or be willing to relocate to the specific area in order to work a five-on/two-off schedule as required.

Successful candidates will demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, as well as being solutions oriented and safety focused. Individuals with strong communications skills who are customer-service oriented and able to work under minimal supervision are ideal applicants for this position.

Find out more about this and other exciting opportunities under Careers at www.newalta.com. Please email your resumé to westerncareers@newalta.com stating the job reference number 13-0150 or fax to 403-806-7076.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan!

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:

Salary will commensurate with experience. Role is full-time, but with flexibility.

Industrial & Oilfield Waste Management

OPERATORS – NORTHERN ALBERTA REF # 13-0149 We are looking to fill full-time Operator positions in Northern Alberta. The ideal candidates will have at least three to five years of direct or related experience in oilfield activities. A 5th Class Power Engineering Ticket would be considered an asset but is not a requirement.

You are mechanically inclined, can troubleshoot your way through a problem and value the importance of safety in the workplace.

You are a hard worker, able to work with minimal supervision, and are willing and able to work alone. You also have strong communications skills and are customer-service oriented.

Newalta has much to offer including great benefits and room for you to grow with the company.

Find out more about this and other exciting opportunities under Careers at www.newalta.com. Please email your resumé to westerncareers@newalta.com stating the job reference number 13-0149 or fax to 403-806-7076.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

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.

E4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 22, 2013

850

Trades

850

CAPE Manufacturing Ltd. B Pressure Welders, Apprentice Welders, LINE LOCATING Pipefitters, ASSISTANT Package Assembly REQUIRED and Sandblasters / Central Line Locating req’s a locator assistant. No Painters

resume@capemfg.ca CRYSTAL GLASS needs summer help.

Will train.

Drop off resume at: 4706-51 Avenue or fax 346-5390 or email: branch208@crystalglass.ca EXP’D skidsteer operator req’d for construction company. Please fax resume to 403-342-6881

experience necessary, willing to train. Must be physically fit. Working varied hours. Send resumes to: office@ centrallinelocating.com Fax 403-747-3535 Office: 403-747-3017

OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS

local work, transportation provided, exc. wages, bonuses paid.

Call 403-588-0808

required for service of small engines minor service on powersport vehicles.

Our parts department requires summer help on our

PARTS DESK.

Retail experience an asset.

Ideal summer job FRAMING CONTRACTOR for a student. to frame 3 houses in Pono- Apply in person with resume ka. 403-357-0654 to John Ferguson @ Something for Everyone Precision Cycle Works Ltd. #17, Gasoline Alley East.

Everyday in Classifieds Red Deer County.

FULLY EXPERIENCED No phone call please. framers req`d. 403-350-5103 Celebrate your life NO BEGINNERS! with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT GOODMEN

ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

PLASTERTONE

Stucco, Trowelers & Stone Masons Needed. Top wages.

Everyone welcome to apply.

Call Tony 403-588-0840 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

POSITION IN MANUFACTURING PLANT

F/T Palm Sanding/ Quality Control

Is hiring for the following position:

Fulltime Dispatch/Batcher & Ready Mix Drivers (Driver’s require Class 3) Heavy Equipt. Operators Experience an asset. You must pass a physical & Drug Test.

Fax resume attn: Tricia 403 347 8060 or Tricia.cunningham@ lafarge.com

Misc.

Help

Starting wage, $14/hr.

Hours are 6 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Mon. - Fri. Must have own transportation & be avail. immed. Please apply by fax: 403-885-5810 or email: jonathan@klaas.ca Only selected candidates will be contacted.

WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015

880

BOBCAT OPERATOR(S)

Please submit resume with Driver’s abstract to: E-mail: lloyd@dbbobcat.com or Fax: 403-782-7786 Please no phone calls.

Village of Alix

306449F27

with a minimum of 2 years experience in fine grading and finishing, offering a competitive wage and benefits, on local job sites in Lacombe & area. Applicant must have a valid Class 3 license with air. Only those who have the above prerequisites will be interviewed.

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

In Sylvan Lake, AB is seeking qualified individuals for

•

* QC ELEC. ASSEMBLY INSPECTOR * ELEC TECH * MECH ENGINEER * ELEC. ENGINEER†

Qualifications:

• • •

FALL START

Community Support Worker Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades GED classes days/ evening

For complete job Gov’t of Alberta Funding descriptions,†please††refer may be available. to our website at www.sparteksystems.com 403-340-1930 Applicants please forward www.academicexpress.ca resume to: keri.lee@ Classifieds...costs so little sparteksystems.com Saves you so much! or fax to 403-887-4050 Please state which position you are applying for in your cover letter.†

Truckers/ Drivers

860

DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

NEED AN EXPERIENCED CLASS 1 DRIVER FOR PICK-UP & DELIVERY in Red Deer. Forklift exp, needed. You will be home every evening & weekends off. Good wage.

Call 403-346-0158 or fax resume to 403-314-9234 RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for winch tractor, bed truck drivers and swamper’s.

Top wages and benefits.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfieldhauling.ca or fax. 403-887-4892 TRUCK DRIVER w/ Class 3 & air endorsements.

Send resume & clean driver’s abstract to: mpcanpak@xplornet.com TRUCK DRIVER w/ Class 3 & air endorsements.

Send resume & clean driver’s abstract to: mpcanpak@xplornet.com TRUCKING company based out of Red Deer looking for experienced Class 1 drivers for winch tractor used for heavy hauling and tank truck operators. Top wages and exc. benefit pkg. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766

Business Opportunities

870

FRANCHISE Opportunity for Canada’s leading Thai Quick Service Restaurant

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in GRANDVIEW 40A Ave & 47 St. area & N. side of Ross St. MOUNTVIEW 43 Ave & 35 St. & area. $67/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Close & Ritson Close $98/mo.

DEER PARK AREA 1 Block Davison Dr. & 1 1/2 Blocks of Doran Cres. & Dunn Cl. $70/mo.

ALSO Doan Ave & 1 Block of Doran Cres. $73/mo ALSO 1 Block Dempsey St. Dumas Cres. & Duffy Close $95./mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in MUSTANG ACRES & KENTWOOD Keen Cres. & Kendrew Drive

1-800-563-6688 ext 279 jonathan@mtygroup.com www.mtygroup.com

Misc.

Help

880

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

DEERPARK Dowler & Douglas St. Area $605.00/mo

• Minimum grade 12 education • Sound knowledge of maintenance & operation of equipment • Sound knowledge of construction and maintenance practices • Valid class 5 Alberta Drivers License • Ability to work independently when required • Must be physically able to perform the duties of the position • Must accept and be trainable in First Aid and WHMIS Level one Water Distribution/Waste Water collection Operator preferred or willing to acquire certificate in future. The position requires the incumbent to be on an on-call schedule and work a 40 (forty) hour week, regardless of weather conditions. Salary dependent on qualifications and experience.

Closing date: open until suitable candidate hired A more detailed job description can be viewed on the Village of Alix Website at:

EASTVIEW Erickson Dr., Ellenwood Dr. Area $360/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 For more information

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No phone calls please Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

ALSO

Attention Students SUMMER HELP flex. sched., $14.50 base-appt, cust. sales/service, no experience necessary, conditions apply, will train, visit summeropenings.ca Call 403-755-6711 APPLY TODAY! Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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

ANDERS AREA Asmundsen Ave. INGLEWOOD AREA Ivey Close Irving Close Ingle Close Inglewood Drive

Misc.

Help

880

LOOKING for mature couple to manage mobile park, 20 min. outside of Edm. airport. Small equip. exp. preferred. $3500/mo. accommodations incld’d.

Send resume to: 34654 Delair Road, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 2C9

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of: Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

LANCASTER AREA

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

Lamont Close Lees St./ Lawrence Cres.

MORRISROE AREA

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

DELI CLERK,

Flexible hours including. weekends. Apply in person to the Baker at RUN’N ON EMPTY 5101 - 76 Street.

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

GAMES DEALER SCHOOL

Cost $200 SCHOOL WILL BE STARTING July 2-25 Tues. Weds. & Thurs. 9 am - 1 pm.

Upon successfully completing and passing course, work is available for casual to part time hours to start.

Must be able to obtain Security Clearance Check from local RCMP Please telephone and leave a message for April M. 403-346-3339 Start your career!

See Help Wanted GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com HELP WANTED. Penhold Cadet Camp is now seeking experienced Bakers, First & Second Cooks, Servers, General Help.

FoodSafe a must.

Apply w/ resume at Penhold Cadet Camp.

2453 24th St. Springbrook, AB 403-886-3002

POSITION: Caretaker Location: G.H. Dawe School Start Date: To be determined Hours: Mon-Fri 6 p.m. -10 p.m.

A current criminal record check is required for all new employees. Be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications should be forwarded by 12 noon on June 27, 2013 to Red Deer Public School District No. 104, 4747 53 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2E6 Fax: 403-342-3780 Email: humanresources @rdpsd.ab.ca POSITION: Caretaker Location: Hunting Hills High School Start Date: To be determined Hours: Mon-Fri 6 p.m.-10 p.m.

A current criminal record check is required for all new employees. Be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications should be forwarded by 12 noon on June 27, 2013 to Red Deer Public School District No. 104, 4747 53 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2E6 Fax: 403-342-3780 Email: humanresources @rdpsd.ab.ca POSITION: Caretaker Location: Lindsay Thurber High School Start Date: To be determined Hours: Mon-Fri 3:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

A current criminal record check is required for all new employees. Be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applications should be forwarded by 12 noon on June 27, 2013 to Red Deer Public School District No. 104, 4747 53 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 2E6 Fax: 403-342-3780 Email: humanresources @rdpsd.ab.ca REG COX FEEDMIXERS Req’s In Service Shop, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply fax 403-341-5622 RESIDENTIAL APT MANAGER 23 suite apt. complex.

Live-in role. Responsibilities incl. cleaning, maintenance, yard care, administration.

Fax to 403-346-5786

HERITAGE LANES BOWLING

Red Deer’s most modern 5 pin bowling center req’s F/T kitchen staff, servers and front counter staff.

Must be avail. eves and wknds. Please send resume to: htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person

880

Misc.

Help

RETAIL STORE SUPERVISOR C-store Gas Cwash Apply ABA Investments Inc oa Heritage Esso, FT $15.50/hr Supervise, train staff, prep schedule, sales reports, merchandising, inventory mgt, HS grad, computer literate, some exp.

Mail Resume 6020 67 St. Red Deer, AB T4P 3M1 SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca WAREHOUSE LABORERS NEEDED Apply within to 5929 - 48 Ave. Fax 403-347-7066 or email sales@parklandrentals.com Must be physically fit.

Seasonal/full time.

Employment Training

900

OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

offers a variety of

SAFETY COURSES to meet your needs.

Standard First Aid , Confined Space Entry, H2S Alive and Fire Training are courses that we offer on a regular basis.

As well, we offer a selection of online Training Courses.

For more information check us out online at www.firemaster.ca or call us at 403 342 7500.

You also can find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @firemasterofs.

SAFETY

OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544 24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

(across from Totem)

920

Career Planning

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1640

Tools

19.2 VOLT drill, 2 batteries and charger $35; 18 volt drill 2 batteries and charger $35 403-347-1501

1660

Firewood

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 FREE FIRE WOOD Bring your own saw.

403-346-4307

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

1680

Garden Supplies

ANNA’S Water Gardens now open. 403-885-5742

1700

Health & Beauty

1710

Household Appliances

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 LARGE KENMORE FRIDGE with 2 side doors for freezers. Very clean. Excellent working cond. Almond w/wood grain trim. Asking $150.

780-884-5441 WASHER & DRYER Working cond. $150.

403-346-4307

RED DEER WORKS Household Build A Resume That Works!

APPLY ONLINE www.lokken.com/rdw.html Call: 403-348-8561 Email inford@lokken.com Career Programs are

Furnishings

1720

KING Size bed, Sealy pillow top, approx. 4 yrs. old. Exc. shape. $200. obo. 403-755-3845

for all Albertans

KITCHEN set with 4 chairs, Chesterfield set. $500. FOR BOTH. 403-314-0097

wegot

stuff

LARGE OLDER HIDE-A-BED Good cond. Beige floral print, Asking $50.

780-884-5441

CLASSIFICATIONS

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

FREE

WANTED

1500-1990

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

Building Supplies

1550

LAMINATE Flooring, 10 sq. ft. new in original pckg. $90.; HARDWOOD flooring, 2.5 sq. meters in original pckg. $90. ; WINDOW Well covers, 58 x 19 (2); $25.

403-314-5557 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

TOP WAGES, BENEFITS. Exp’d. Drivers & Swampers required.

MAPLE LEAF MOVING Call 403-347-8826 or fax resume to: 403-314-1457.

HEWLETTE PACKARD PRINTER. Works Great. $20. 403-755-2760

SCOOTER, PRIDE 4 whl. good cond. $3000.

403-343-2186

TRAINING CENTRE

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave.

1600

Computers

SMALLER Custom Interior Cedar Clad Solid Wood Door. 24”w x 77.5”h Brass secure lock knob. w/frame & cedar trim.

Asking $100. 403-227-2976

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

NINTENDO WII w/14 Games $160.

403-782-3847 PS2 w/6 games. $60.

Xbox w/6 games. $60.

403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

COUCH - 4 seater, dark brown, nylon velvet. & Laz-E-Boy recliner in beige tones. $25 each.

Good cond. Must be picked up. SOLD LARGE soaker tub, wooden pocket door and windows 403-396-0060 LUGGAGE, veg. steamer, rice cooker, high chair, toaster, ironing board, Foreman grill, canning jars, pictures, lawn chairs, patio flower pots, watering hoses, waste containers, plant hanger baskets, etc.

All for $100.; Electric basement HUMIDIFIER, $90 403-314-5557

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1010

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

Cleaning

1070

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Available to start cleaning houses on July 2. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED To deliver the Morning Advocate.

6 days per week Vehicle needed

Equipment operation & maintenance Perform labour & other maintenance duties assigned

880

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ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

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Bower Place

PUBLIC WORKS DEPT MAINTENANCE WORKER Duties:

880

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Academic Express

THE FRAMING NOOK is looking for a shop worker to build custom picture frames etc. Will be working inside shop, part time flexible hours - must be handy with power tools & saws - Call Brian @ 403-340-1575.

SERVICE SHOP HELP

Exp. Framers Req’d

850

SPARTEK SYSTEMS INC

†is looking for:

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Trades

278950A5

Trades

Contractors

1100

Handyman Services

1200

MAMMA MIA !!

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403-391-2169

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

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No job too small in Red Deer.

Call 587-377-1823

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 8-6 p.m.

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Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Escorts

1165

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

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

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY MASSAGE

Massage Therapy

1280

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town.

RED DEER’S BEST

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Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

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Now Open

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IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

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Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

SISTERS FOR HIRE!!!!

Interior & Exterior Painting 403-598-0937

Seniors’ Services

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as yard landscaping, bathroom fixtures, painting, concrete or flooring. James 403-341-0617 SENIORS need a HELPING HAND? Cleaning, cooking companionship - in home or in facility.

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Window Cleaning

1420

WINDOW / EVESTROUGH CLEANING. 8-6 p.m.

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RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 22, 2013 E5

Republican support for immigration bill grows SUPPORTERS OF SENATE BILL CONFIDENT IN PASSAGE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Supporters of bipartisan U.S. immigration legislation smoothed the way Friday for likely Senate passage of their handiwork, overcoming last-minute disagreements at the bill’s controversial core and tacking on other items certain to build support.

A procedural vote was set for Monday on the bill, which calls for a military-style surge to increase security at the U.S-Mexican border. At the same time it sets out a 13-year pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants living in the United States unlawfully.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the 11th Republican to announce her support for the legislation in the Democratic-controlled Senate. More were expected to follow, possibly enough to produce 70 votes or more in the 100-member chamber and easily overwhelm its critics.

Some Democrats said a heavy show of support at the end of next week could alter the bill’s trajectory in the House, where majority Republicans strongly oppose citizenship for immigrants who came to the country illegally or overstayed their visa.

“Hopefully as congressmen look how their senators voted, they will

Misc. for Sale

1760

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403-309-1737

Musical Instruments

1770

GUITAR AMP. Rocker RX-100. 7 watt. $50. 403-227-2976

Pets & Supplies

1810

BEAUTIFUL KITTENS desperately need loving home. Calico, Orange & cream. Free to loving home. 403-782-3130

1830

Cats

FREE Russian blue X kittens and mother to good home,good mousers 403-885-9822

1840

Dogs

SHELTIES 1M, vet checked,1st. shots, ready to go $500/ea.

403-722-3204 846-0198 TRAIN YOUR DOG! Classes June 25.

403-350-4304

Sporting Goods

1860

GOLF CLUB SET RIGHT HANDED Tour 2 Model 135 woods, 3-pw cavity backed irons, steel shafts, putter, like new bag w/stand, very good cond. $80 403-346-0093 PING GOLF SET RIGHT HANDED PING IST driver, PINGPING EYE 2 irons, 3-pw Ping Zing putter, $150 403-346-0093

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

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AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

MAIN FLOOR - Lancaster, 3 bdrm., 2 bath. $1100.

Free wi-fi, no pets, n/s.

403-302-2357

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

32 HOLMES ST.

1 1/2 blocks west of mall, 3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. balcony, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000 Avail. Immed.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

Kelloway Cres.

Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1395 SD $1000 Avail. Immed.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

KITSON CLOSE

newer exec. 3 bdrm. bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, lg. balcony, fenced in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1395 SD $1000. n/s Avail. July 1 403-304-7576 / 347-7545 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

Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1225 along the river.

SD $1000. Avail, July 1.

403-304-7576 347-7545

WESTPARK

11/2 blocks west of hospital!

3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s, rent $1195 SD $1000.

Avail. July 1, 403-304-7576, 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

3040

FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

Suites

3060

2 BDRM. bsmt. suite. avail. immed. $850 + 1/3 utils. 403-872-3400 2 BDRM. IN 4-PLEX $895 & 2 BDRM SUITE IN APARTMENT $850.

403-314-0209 LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

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Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885

2 bdrm. avail. July. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Cottage/ Seasonal

3070

3 BDRM. main floor house, Avail. immed. $1200 + 2/3 utils., 403-872-3400

LACOMBE 4 bdrm, 1 bath $1295 403-782-7156 403-357-7465

ROOM $500. Blackfalds.

All incld’d, furn. 588-2564

Mobile Lot

3190

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4020

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Attached garage. $239,900. 403-507-0028

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4020

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Pine Lake acreage! 4 bdrm., 3 bath, attached garage.

Lake view. $329,900.

403-318-4448

Family oriented acreages w/rolling hills, pristine ponds and poplar woodlands. $150,000-$160,000

Buffalo Lake.3/4 acre with lake views, 4 bdrm, 3 bath. $334,900. 403-741-6190

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft.

3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900.

Dbl. att. garage.

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403-588-2550

MUST SELL PROPERTIES IN B.C. New 2 Storey 1550 sq.ft Each sleep 15 people.

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Businesses For Sale

4140

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1.877.622.8008

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Blackfalds bi-level. 5 bdrm, 2 bath walkout. Kitchenette down. $304,900 Executive acreage just north of Olds. 3750 sq ft.

6.84 acres. 30x40 shop. $789,000

2008 BMW 335i, lthr., 65,955 kms, nav., $25888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Starting at $259,000

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4 bdrm. home, 24x32 barn, 32x64 shop, 3 wells. $475,000. 403-843-6182

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Acreages

4050

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Zoned AG SE of Red Deer 26 kms. $194,500 403-505-6240 Looking for a new pet?

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PRIVATE LENDER: Mortgage money available on all types of real estate.

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2 & 1 Bdrms, hardwood floors, backing onto a green space. 24x 26 shop & more. $218,900

4040

4430

wheels Cottage across from lake access close to boat launch. $219,900.

HELP-U-SELL OF RED DEER 403-342-7355 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

5040

2010 LINCOLN MKX AWD, nav. sunroofs, lthr. $24888.

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403-348-1634

4310

SERGE’S HOMES 17 VINTAGE CLOSE BLACKFALDS Thurs. & Fri. 2 - 5 Sat. & Sun.1 - 5 1980 sq. ft. 2 storey walk out. Contact Robert @ 403-505-8050

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5050

5160

1977 CHAMPION Toba, command bridge, 26’ twin OMC gas motor needs some work, on 11,000lb.

CVW trailer. $4900 obo 780-910-7024

5180

RV bunk ladder, $15; sewer hose attachments, $20; toilet tank cleanout hose, $10; propane hose, $10; cooler, water jug, $5 for both; stabilizer jacks (4) $10; bike carrier (hitch mounted) $65.

403-314-5557

Auto Wreckers

5190

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

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Phone for pricing.

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5140

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1995 RUSTLER 29’ sleeps 6, new awning/furnace, clean, $7699 obo 403-340-3106

2011 MITSUBISHI RVR GT Fully loaded, black cloth seats. 1996 SUNFIRE for parts, 45,000 km. $19,400 OBO. needs front end work $200 obo 780-884-5441 Ty @ 403-588-1087 EXTENTIONS mirrors for GMC 1999-2005 $50 403-343-6044

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Tires, Parts Acces.

5030

Open House

5120

Holiday Trailers

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5000-5300

2006 TOYOTA Corolla 138,000 kms, $6000 obo 403-350-0710

1994 PACE ARROW Class A, 33’, 454, 76,000 m.

New AB safety. Lrg. cross-through storage.

Many new upgrades. Very nice floor plan. $18,900.

Red Deer. 403-342-6868

Boats & Marine

CLASSIFICATIONS

Cars

2007 SEABREEZE 34’, gas, 2 slides, 38,000 kms, very clean, very good cond., $65,000 403-843-6077 783-1484(c)

2011 6’ 4” x 4’ 4” w/ Beavertails, 12” tires, $675 obo 403-314-0804

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4 Bdrm., 3 bath home backing onto a green space on a quiet St. in Bower. $287,900.

403-347-5244

5090

Campers

5100

CLASSIFICATIONS 4400-4430

5080

2005 CAVALIER, 90,000 km. 2002 RUSTLER, slide-n $7000 obo. 403-304-7663 9.5’ new cond. $12,500.

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Needs windshield. Runs Motorhomes great. $1600. 403-896-1029

SUV's

Fully finished exec. 1/2 duplex in Innisfail. Lots of upgrades, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, $269,900.

2004 FORD Freestar. Perfect in every way. 190,000 km.

All options incl. remote start.

New tires. New windshield.

Asking $8000. 587-377-3547

2001 TTR Yamaha, 125 CC, $300 obo. 403-588-2298

4160

SYLVAN LAKE - Pie lot, Well priced. Good location.

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5070

Vans Buses

Motorcycles

2007 BMW 328 Xi sunroof, lthr., $20,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

104x353 lot in the heart of Sylvan Lake. Excellent location for future development. $449,900.

Condos/ Townhouses HOME FOR SALE IN ALIX. 4927 55 street. Built in 2007, 1345 square feet.

Finished basement. Fully landscaped and fenced yard. Very low maintenance!

Asking $367,500. For more information please call 403-740-6979.

5030

4110

CLEAN and ready to move into 30x80 warehouse bay with large yard for lease in great location. Help-U-Sell Red Deer 403-342-7355

4 bdrm 1/2 duplex in a great family neighbourhood in Sylvan Lake. $239,800

BLACKFALDS:

front. att. garage. Many upgrades. $319,900.

Includes legal fees, GST & appls.

Front sod & tree.

Call Lloyd 403-391-9294

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

Acreage with art studio awaiting your imagination.

3.09 acres of lush trees and 2 homes. $549,900

NBT FINANCIAL

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Cars

4100

Income Property

Commercial Property

4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4090

Manufactured Homes

MUST SELL

By Owner.

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CLASSIFICATIONS

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550

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the issue after Latinos voted overwhelmingly for Obama in last year’s election — a warning to the largely white, conservative party that the country’s demographics are changing.

Obama would like to sign an immigration bill by the end of the year so he

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3090

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

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Ref’s a must.

Call 403-886-4185

3 BDRM. 3 bath, house in Inglwood. 1250 sq.ft., dbl. garage. 403-886-4735

FURN. ROOM, use of full house, utils. & internet. all incl. $475. 403-506-1907

SE house has 2 furn. rooms avail., n/s working M, no kids/pets, internet, $475/mo., 403-318-5139

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL

3 BDRM, 3 bath home , nice deck, new paint & carpet, for over 40 couple with no pets at 7316-59 Ave. Rent $1500/Sec. $1500.

Ph: 403-341-4627

3080

NEW main floor house 3 bdrm. 2 bath 1250 ft, seperate laundry and furnace room, rent $1500 + utils, DD $1500 403-347-0014

3010

3020

Roommates Wanted

Rooms For Rent

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, rent $2000 + DD Avail. now. 403-346-5885

Houses/ Duplexes

be influenced by it,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, who has played a major role for Democrats on the issue.

Immigration is the rare issue these days to attract support from both major political parties.

Opposition Republicans swung to

NEW lower suite house 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 1000 ft., separate entrance/laundry/furnace room, rent $1150 + utils, DD $1150 403-347-0014

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Acreages/ Farms

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

House Speaker John Boehner Ohio leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, where he responded to reporters’ questions on immigration reform legislation, jobs, and President Barack Obama’s plan to put limits on the carbon emissions of existing power plants.

can point to a major legislative victory in the first year of his second term.

White House spokesman Jay Carney labeled the Senate agreement a breakthrough. He refrained from issuing an outright endorsement of the legislation, even though Cabinet secretaries were consulted on some portions of it and administration officials drafted others.

The day’s developments marked a victory for the Senate’s so-called Gang of Eight, four Democrats and four Republicans who spent months working out the basic framework of immigration legislation. They then warded off unwanted changes in the Senate Judiciary Committee last month, and in recent days, negotiated significant alterations with a group of Republicans who were uncommitted but willing to swing behind the bill if it were changed.

The principal demand was for tougher border security, particularly after the Congressional Budget Office estimated this week the bill would fail to prevent a future buildup in the population of immigrants in the country illegally.

The result of the negotiations was a series of expensive and highly detailed steps to guard against future illegal immigration across the 2,000-mile (3,200 kilometre) border with Mexico.

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Roommate’s ex is not good for first relationship Dear Harlan; I’m 20 years old and longer contact me because he wants have never had a boyfriend, let alone me to be happy and he is only making ever really put myself out there enough the situation worse by being involved to talk to a guy. in my life. But what if I want him in my I’ve just graduated from a two-year life, and I want to be in his life? Where college and have moved to a new city to do I go from here? — Confused Roompursue my bachelor’s degree at a uni- mate versity. My friend and roommate from Dear Confused; Of course you’re gomy first two years of college moved ing to like your roommate’s boyfriend. with me, and we are now renting an He’s the only guy knocking on your apartment together here. door.

She had been dating a Listen to me — you absoguy, “Justin,” for one to two lutely did the right thing. It months prior to graduation. doesn’t feel good because After graduation, we all you’re alone and don’t have went our separate ways. My any other options. The rearoommate lost her phone son you’ve never dated isn’t and didn’t contact Justin. because you’re unattractive Justin messaged me over (I mean, your roommate’s Facebook because he was man wants you). It’s because concerned about her and you’re not putting yourself I said I hadn’t heard from out there. her, either. She then wrote This is what happens. on my Facebook timeline You fall for the closest guy (publicly) and said she lost who shows interest. Change her phone and for me not to this. Figure out why you HARLAN be worried about her. can’t put yourself out there.

COHEN Justin saw this, and was Put yourself in rooms doing upset that she still had not things you love to do with messaged him. Long story men who share your intershort, he told me how mad at her he ests in your new school. was and that he was ending things Meet with a therapist. Work on you. with her because he didn’t feel that When it feels right, join an online datshe cared too much about him, as she ing service. Get set up. Meet people at didn’t contact him for more than a work. Talk to men you find interesting. week.

The problem is NOT that you’re atHe ended things with her, but Justin tracted to your roommate’s man — it’s and I continued talking over Facebook that you have no other men in your life every now and then and have now been and are doing absolutely nothing about talking nonstop for about two weeks. it. Once you change how you approach We both have feelings for each other, and meet men, see if you’re still interbut don’t know what to do about it. We ested in your roommate’s ex in a year. have both been very open through the Dear Harlan; I’ve been talking to whole situation and know that the op- this girl for some time now. I like her tions are very minimal. and I’m attracted to her, but I don’t Then, Samantha contacted him and know if she feels the same way. said she messed up and that she feels Whenever we go to the movies we as though things aren’t over. Justin cuddle and hold hands. Last night I was kind but honest with her, and told was talking to her on the phone, and I her they would not be getting back to- told her that I thought “Sterling” was gether. Recently, I told him we have a cool name, and she replied, “Is that to slow down and be just friends for a what we are going to name our child?” long time for the sake of my living with What do you think of that? Do you think Samantha. He respected that, but I just she was playing games? What should I don’t feel right. He said he would no do? — Baby Talk

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Dear Baby Talk; Talking about your future child’s first name with a girl would mean she’s interested in getting to know you better, but I wouldn’t go out and buy a crib for Sterling yet.

She likes you. Tell her since you have settled on a boy name, you two should really get together and work on girl names. In fact, ask her on a date so you can work on more names face to face. After enough dates, ask her to marry you. Then you can start a family and name your firstborn Sterling.

Dear All; I’m writing to share a dating success story.

I used to be one of those people who found rejection crushing. I can’t remember how many times I’ve cried myself to sleep because of it. I thought it would be the same with this girl that I used to see every morning in the tram.

However, just a few weeks ago I decided, what the heck, I liked her and life’s too short.

After remembering Harlan’s advice, one night I sat down and wrote her a note telling her how I used to see her everyday on the tram and wanted to say “hi” to her. I told her that even though it’s cold and rainy in May, every time I saw her she really brightened up my day.

That’s when I remembered the “training in your thong” part of Harlan’s approach. I realized one really important part: She can’t take away any of the goodness in my life. I have a loving family, some amazing friends, talents that are praised by people, a good job, experiences that lots of people haven’t had and some amazing plans for the future.

I was scared to death when I gave her the note, but at the same time I felt really great. She later told me that she had a boyfriend and she was moving out of the country at the end of this month, as they were taking an apartment together in France.

However, she thought my note was very cute. Guess what? For the first time in my life I am actually not sad at all. Yes, it was a bit of a bummer, but at the same time, I feel great.

I took a chance, and that’s all that matters. I’ve still got more training to do, but I think I’m on the right road.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The morningafter pill is finally going over-thecounter.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved unrestricted sales of Plan B OneStep, lifting all age limits on the emergency contraceptive.

The move came a week after the Obama administration ended months of back-and-forth legal battles by promising a federal judge it would take that step.

Women’s health advocates had pushed for easier access to nextday birth control for more than a decade.

“Over-the-counter access to emergency contraceptive products has the potential to further decrease the rate of unintended pregnancies in the United States,” FDA drug chief Dr. Janet Woodcock said in a statement announcing the approval.

It wasn’t clear how quickly Plan B One-Step would move from be-

hind pharmacy counters to sit on drugstore shelves.

Until now, customers could buy that morning-after pill and competing generic versions without a prescription only if they proved to a pharmacist that they were 17 or older.

FDA said the product will have to be repackaged to reflect the change; maker Teva Women’s Health didn’t immediately respond. FDA has not lifted age limits on competing generics.

The morning-after pill contains a higher dose of the hormone in regular birth control pills.

Taking it within 72 hours of rape, condom failure or just forgetting regular contraception can cut the chances of pregnancy by up to 89 per cent, but it works best within the first 24 hours.

If a girl or woman already is pregnant, the pill, which prevents ovulation or fertilization of an egg, has no effect.

Back in 2011, the FDA was preparing to allow over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptives with no limits when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled her own

scientists in an unprecedented move.

She said she worried that girls as young as 11 could use the pill with no supervision, a concern that President Barack Obama echoed.

In April, U.S. District Judge Edward Korman blasted that decision as putting politics ahead of science and ordered the FDA to allow unrestricted sales of emergency contraceptives.

He said hardly any 11-year-olds would use the pill, which costs about $50.

The Obama administration lost a round in the appeals court, too, before telling the judge it would approve the one-pill brand.

Doctors’ groups and contraceptive advocates have long argued that easier access to emergency contraceptives would cut unintended pregnancies and said the drugs are safe even when used at young ages.

Social conservatives, in contrast, complain that lifting prescription requirements undermines the rights of parents and could endanger girls.

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In what’s being called a landmark development for neuroscience, researchers have created a 3D digital reconstruction of a complete human brain that for the first time shows the organ’s complex anatomy at the cellular level.

Dubbed BigBrain, the computer-based map of the brain provides a spatial resolution of 20 microns — smaller than the width of a single strand of human hair and 50 times more refined than existing reference brains available for scientific study.

The map permits scientists to zoom into the brain to view various cells in the same way Google Earth allows web users to zero in on a house on a particular street.

“This allows us a completely new level of insight into the brain’s organization,” said codeveloper Alan Evans of the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University.

“What this allows us is to further examine the interaction between different brain regions, the organization of the brain and how it observes behaviour — how it underpins how our brains work and how we function as human beings,” said Evans, director of the Montreal Consortium for Brain Imaging Research.

“So we have raised the level of insight ... beyond what was possible at the turn of the 20th century.

This dataset will revolutionize our ability to understand internal brain organization.”

To construct BigBrain, scientists studied the brain of an unidentified 65-year-old woman, who had died with no evidence of neurological disease.

The brain was embedded in paraffin wax and cut into more than 7,400 slices using a special large-scale tool called a microtome.

The 20-micrometrethick sections — likened to small pieces of plastic sandwich wrap — were mounted on slides and stained to detect cell structures.

The slices were then digitized with a highresolution scanner so researchers could construct the high-resolution 3D brain model.

Collecting the data took about 1,000 hours.

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The new reference brain, which is part of the European Human Brain Project, “redefines traditional maps from the beginning of the 20th century,” she said.

“The famous cytoarchitectural atlases of the early 1900s were simplified drawings of a brain and were based on pure visual analysis of cellular organization patterns.”

The finely detailed anatomical resolution of BigBrain will allow scientists to gain insights into the neurobiological basis of cognition, language, emotions and other processes, the authors report in Thursday’s issue of the journal Science.

“You can look at practically all the areas in the brain,” said coauthor Dr. Karl Zilles, senior professor at Germany’s Julich Aachen Research Alliance. “For instance, when you are interested in a common neurodegenerative disorder like Alzheimer’s disease, you have the first-ever brain model where you can look into details of the hippocampus, which is the brain region extremely important for memory.

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“If you take one brain here and another brain there, then you start to compare differences, but what we need for answering principal and basic questions in neuroscience is to have a common structure, which is the basis for all our discussions.”

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