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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Three Delburne-raised brothers have been making their mark in the handlebar battles of professional motocross racing.

Twins Parker and Jared Allison, 22, and 19-year-old brother Bryton all have raced on a team together and two of three competed in a pair of big events close to home this month.

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Two weeks ago, the twins raced in Calgary as part of the third round in Canadian Monster Energy Pro Nationals.

Last Sunday, they were at Edmonton’s Castrol Raceway before hitting the road and heading east to Ontario with their Yamaha 250S bikes.

Jared and Parker have finished in the top 10 in both the first two rounds, held in Nanaimo, B.C., and Kamloops, B.C. Bryton hasn’t raced yet this season but competed with his brothers

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Parker said with their university studies, the brothers tend to get off to a slow start in the season because they don’t have the luxury of training in California like many of the other riders.

“We’re a little bit out of shape compared to everyone else.” he said before the Calgary races. But starting the next couple of races, they expect to see their names higher up the standings, he said.

Jared finished fifth in Calgary and Jared came in 13th. The following week in Edmonton, Jared came in seventh and Parker was 11th.

Parker said the brothers will spend the summer on the road before they return to Alberta, where the twins are studying at the University of Calgary.

Parker is in pre-veterinarian studies and Jared just finished his third year of engineering.

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Weekend festivity schedule revised

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF After a whole lot of flood-related scrambling, new and revised plans are now set for Red Deer’s Centennial Homecoming Weekend and Canada Day. Homecoming events will be happening today and Sunday all around Red Deer, as well as at Fort Normandeau.

Festivities kick off today with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Red Deer Royals and Parkland Mall. It will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the mall parking lot.

Everyone is welcome to walk a short way down the north hill for a noon dedication of the Centennial Grove. About 140 evergreens, flowering trees and red maples were planted on the boulevard between Red Deer’s main north and south arteries on June 1. The dedication will happen on the east sidewalk just down from Parkland Mall.

Remarkable Red Deer events will be going on around the city’s downtown from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Participants can pick up their passports at the pancake breakfast or from a tent in City Hall Park and start on a historic sort-of scavenger hunt.

The ‘hunt’ will take you for a free visit to the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame or Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Eight out of 10 ghost statues will also be represented by live actors, who will talk about Red Deer’s history and pose skilltesting questions. Tours will be given of historic St. Luke’s and New Life Fellowship churches, and walking tours of the city will begin at 2 and 3 p.m. from a tent at City Hall Park.

The goal is to visit at least one museum, one heritage site, eight Ghost statues and to take one walking tour. Those who get their passports stamped with these events get to enter a prize draw.

This evening’s festivities will all take place on Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School grounds, starting with an interfaith celebration from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the football field. This will be followed by a barbecue from 6 to 7:30 p.m., a concert (8 to 9:30 p.m.) by local

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Getting in an early long weekend swim Leah MacMillan, 7, left, and her sister Karlee, 8, of Sylvan Lake enjoy a float on their toys Friday. With the weather through the weekend expected to be hot Sylvan Lake should busy with people looking for a place to cool off.

Workers who care for seniors in long-term care homes vote to strike EDMONTON — Unionized workers who care for Alberta seniors in privately run long-term care homes have overwhelmingly voted for strike action.

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says strike votes were held at eight Extendicare sites across the province and the vote was 90 per cent or higher.

Extendicare operates two homes in Edmonton, two in Calgary, and one each in Mayerthorpe, Red Deer, and Lethbridge and employ 1,200 workers.

AUPE says there are about 1,000 beds in those homes.

The union and employer will meet with the mediator July 5 in Edmonton. If there’s no resolution on July 5, the union says it will plan its next steps and if members decide to strike, 72 hours notice will be given.

The union says some of the issues are cuts to pay and reductions in sick time.

Federal funds help centennial celebrations Centennial celebrations in Red Deer, Delburne and Sylvan Lake will benefit from a total of $140,500 in federal funding.

The money comes from the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program.

Delburne gets $59,300 for its centennial celebration and homecoming.

Sylvan Lake received $46,500 for its centennial celebration.

And Red Deer received $34,700 for centennial events.

The funding was announced on Friday by Red Deer MP Earl Dreeshen on behalf of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Minister James Moore.

band St. James Gate, and an outdoor movie showing from about 10:30 p.m.

Since there’s limited parking at Lindsay Thurber, shuttle buses to the site will run from Red Deer College parking lot D and the east side of Parkland Mall.

The buses will be available from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Homecoming events will unfold from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Heritage Ranch. There will be interactive opportunities for finger puppetry, charting a family tree, lantern painting and more.

In addition to these celebrations, some special examples of centennial public art can be seen on both today and Sunday.

Multi-coloured rain barrels will be arranged into a sculpture with sound and video affects at Fort Normandeau.

(It will be there through both days, but will only get lit up after about 10 to 10:30 p.m.) There will be no parking on site after 7 p.m., but shuttle buses will run from CrossRoads Church beginning at 8 p.m.

Also, anyone who looks up at Red Deer’s water tower after dark through July 1 will see moving lights and images projected onto it.

Because of continued flooding along some park trails that lead into Bower Ponds, Monday’s Canada Day celebrations are being moved to the Collicutt Centre. Festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. in the field east.

This is the first time local July 1 festivities have been moved since the 2005 flood, said Delores Coghill, manager of the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society, which organizes the celebration.

Despite the locale change, all the expected Canada Day ethnic dancing, singing, storytelling and other entertainment, as well as food booths, will be available at the Collicutt Centre site.

Since there’s only limited parking at the adjacent schools, free shuttle buses will run from the Memorial Centre parking lot.

The Canada Day fireworks celebration had to be moved to the less populated Westerner Park. Gates to the site will be open from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., and the fireworks are expected to start at about 11:30 p.m. on Monday night.

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PARKERS: ‘We travel in a motorhome and a trailer.’

Bryton is studying petroleum engineering technology at SAIT. “We travel in a motorhome and a trailer,” said Parker. “We just stay at places all over Canada and ride at different tracks and hit the races on the weekend.”

The brothers ride for a team sponsored by Yamalube, Blackfoot Direct.com and Troy Lee Designs to help cover some of the expenses.

“It’s our own team that we put together ourselves and got our own sponsors for.

“Everyone’s really committed to helping us out and they made it possible for us to travel with the series.”

The Allison trio didn’t quite learn to ride before they could walk. But it was close.

They were on their first bikes before they were six years old, encouraged by parents Lorri and Brent, who were no slouches on two wheels themselves. An older brother, Brad, also raced for a while.

While in Alberta, they took some time to relax and tune up at their home private track on their family farm just northeast of Delburne. Some of the other top riders on the tour also were to stop by the track, which is reserved for an exclusive clientele.

“It’s a very private track. Pro riders are allowed to come out and ride. They know the risks they’re taking.”

Canada’s top riders from coast to coast and many from the U.S., including from as far as Florida and California, will be riding in the Alberta events. They will be broadcast on Sportsnet later this summer. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Some High River evacuees to return today

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HIGH RIVER — Some evacuees forced out by flooding in the hardest-hit southern Alberta town will be walking through their doors Saturday for the first time in more than a week, but others could be waiting for another month or more.

The province announced Friday that it would be allowing about 5,000 residents from the northwest corner of High River to return to their homes for the first time in 10 days. But even those in line for a close-up look were warned that not everybody would be able to stay.

Shane Schreiber of Alberta Emergency Management cautioned that not all of the 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood would be livable because of flood damage.

Schreiber also explained that the phased re-entry of evacuees could take as long as five weeks for people from the most heavily devastated part of the town of 13,000.

He explained that one area he called “the big pond” needs to be pumped out and allowed to dry up.

“Sector 4 ... will take much longer ... because it’s still under water,” he said.

Bus tours were to start Friday night for all residents so they could at least get an idea of the damage the raging Highwood River did when it burst it banks June 20 and pushed muddy water the colour of chocolate milk down streets, into parks and through people’s homes.

The province also announced that construction of temporary housing had begun for those not able to live in their homes right away.

“Two-thirds of this community is still under water because it is a collection bowl for the water, which means we have much more challenging infrastructure needs to meet before we can allow people to roll back in,” Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Grif-

fiths said at an update in High River.

He said there has been more significant infrastructure damage in the town than ever suffered anywhere else in the province in any kind of disaster.

Griffiths said power was starting to be restored, engineers were identifying which roads were safe and health and home inspectors were on the job.

The Alberta government has taken over recovery and rebuilding efforts in High River at the request of the town’s mayor. The province has assumed responsibility for emergency operations, programs and services.

Mayor Emile Blokland said the floods that hit the town a week ago have been overwhelming and it’s best if the province co-ordinates getting the community’s back on its feet.

“It’s become clear that the size and scope of this disaster is beyond anything we’ve ever seen before in Alberta,” Blokland said at the same update in High River.

“It’s even bigger that the destruction suffered by Slave Lake, as devastating as that was. The situation is simply much bigger, more complex and more difficult than our municipal council can handle,” Blokland said.

“There are powers the province has and resources and expertise the province can marshal that are far beyond what our council can do — and we’ll need all those supports to get our town back on its feet.”

Hundreds of homes and businesses — about onethird of the town — were destroyed two years ago when wildfires swept through Slave Lake in northern Alberta. Hundreds had to flee their homes and also were allowed to return in phases only.

Shreiber outlined that the High River re-entry would go from least to most affected areas. He said it would be three to five days before the next group of homeowners would be allowed in, five to seven days for the group after that and three to five weeks for people from the hardest hit section.

A government release said 8,250 High River evacuees had lined up Thursday to get pre-loaded debit cards and a similar number were expected Friday.

The cards issued by the province are to cover immediate housing and day-to-day expenses — $1,250 for each adult and $500 per child.

Tensions have been high in recent days as property owners have pressed officials to let them back into the town. Some have said they could see their homes from a distance and they looked fine.

Schreiber said homes that look to be dry on one particular sliver of land aren’t necessarily safe.

“One of the problems is the infrastructure that supports all those homes is still all under water, so it’s going to be dangerous. The homes may be above water, but all the power, sewer — all that stuff — is still under water.”

In Calgary, where the Elbow and Bow rivers swamped low-lying areas and much of the downtown, the emergency management director also had some bad news.

Bruce Burrell said it’s estimated between 8,000 and 10,000 of the 75,000 people forced out at the height of the flood waters would be out of their severely damaged homes for “a significant period of time.”

“We do have a lot of people who this is going to take a very traumatic toll on,” he said.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford acknowledged the psychological toll of the disaster by announcing a chief mental health officer for the province. Dr. Michael Drew is to co-ordinate mental health resources, provide information and ensure “the emotional needs of flooding victims are addressed and met.”

In Medicine Hat, where flooding was bad early in the week, but not as extensive as had been anticipated, the city lifted a restriction on water use.

Environment Canada was forecasting sunny, hot weather in most of southern Alberta for the Canada Day long weekend.

RCMP gun seizures anger PMO

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HIGH RIVER — The RCMP’s seizure of guns from the homes of some Alberta flood evacuees had people in many camps up in arms Friday with the Prime Minister’s Office demanding the weapons be returned as soon as possible and sports shooters calling the move an “act of aggression.”

The Mounties confirmed they had taken guns from homes as officers searched homes in High River’s flood zone to look for flood victims, pets and anything that might pose a threat to returning residents.

An RCMP official said any guns removed from homes were not properly stored.

In a statement Friday, the force said officers found that some gun owners had laid out their weapons in plain view as they presumably moved valuable possessions to higher ground. The weapons were tagged for return to their owners.

“The last thing any gun owner wants is to have their guns fall into the wrong hands. Residents of High River can be assured that firearms now in possession of the RCMP are in safe hands, and will be returned to them as soon as is practically possible,” said assistant commissioner Marianne Ryan.

That angered High River residents, who have been anxious to return to their homes to assess flood damage. An evacuation order for the town of about 13,000 residents was in its ninth day Friday, although it was announced some homeowners were being allowed to return Saturday.

The seizure generated opinions on all sides, including from the highest political office in the land.

“We expect that any firearms taken will be returned to their owners as soon as possible,” said Stephen Harper’s press secretary Carl Vallee.

“We believe the RCMP should focus on more important tasks such as protecting lives and private property.”

In a statement, Tony Bernardo, executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, called it an “act of aggression.”

“This ... is further proof that the RCMP have a notso-hidden agenda to take guns away from responsible gun owners,” said Bernardo, who also sits on the federal public safety minister’s firearms advisory committee.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford said she was disappointed to face questions about the gun situation.

She suggested there were more important issues to deal with coming out of the flood disaster.

“Let’s just make it very clear, the provincial government did not take away anyone’s guns,” Redford said. “The RCMP went in and secured a community that had been evacuated. And as part of that work, as I understand it, they went into houses where there were firearms that weren’t properly secured and, as opposed to leaving them sitting on fireplace mantles in a town that was evacuated, they secured those guns.

“There is no suggestion that people will not be able to have their guns back again, and I really hope we can focus on more important matters at hand, such as getting 12,000 people back into High River.”

Linda Duncan of Edmonton, the federal NDP’s sole Alberta MP, blasted the Prime Minister’s Office for telling the RCMP what to do.

Red Deer man missing in Vegas Natalie said her brother was a “straight shooter” who didn’t do drugs and had no previous history of mental illness. No one saw him doing drugs in Vegas but he was drinking a lot, and not eating or sleeping much. On the phone in the days before his disappearance he sounded strange, switching conversation topics and moods abruptly.

“He was not Christopher Potvin. He was someone else. That’s what worries me.”

On the night before he was arrested he was shouting, knocking on people’s doors randomly and trying to get into fights. He even maxed out his credit card buying homeless people whatever they wanted at a convenience store until 2 a.m.

He was texting people that he was in danger. The family isn’t sure if that danger was real or imagined.

“I don’t know what was going through his head.”

A missing person report has been filed with the Vegas police department. But it is a city where seven to nine people go missing daily, she was told. RCMP in Canada have also opened a file.

Two private detectives were hired for a couple of days this week to help, but have come to a dead end.

A U.S.-based organization has a couple of volunteers helping distribute flyers in Vegas for the family.

Family and friends have also posted messages to Facebook, Kijiji and Twitter and can be reached through email at FindChris1992@gmail.com or call or text 1-780-803-8875.

Anyone with information should call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at 1-702-828-3111 or Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2356 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS). pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Worried family members are scouring the streets of Las Vegas for any clues on the whereabouts of a 20-year-old Red Deer man missing since Tuesday.

Christopher Potvin was last seen outside a Vegas detention centre about 10 p.m. after spending 32 hours behind bars. He had been arrested early Monday morning after he had begun behaving erratically and got into an argument with someone at the hostel where he had been staying for about three days, said his sister Natalie, 19, in a phone interview from Vegas.

Natalie, and her boyfriend, Christopher’s mother Gloria, Christopher Potvin and a cousin are in Vegas searching for the missing man and handing out posters.

Gloria flew to Vegas when she heard of his arrest and arranged to bail him out. Police were asked to phone her when he was released so she could bring him home. But police didn’t call, and when Christopher was let go that was the last anyone saw of him.

“Honestly, he was released and disappeared into the night,” said Natalie.

He was wearing only cutoff black shorts and no shirt when he was taken into custody. He has no identification or his cellphone, which the family now has and has checked fruitlessly for any clues to where he might have gone. His credit card was last used on June 24.

His friends returned home when Gloria arrived, assuming Christopher would soon be following.

Natalie is fearful that her brother may be suffering from a mental health issue.

In the weeks before going to Vegas with a group of five friends he had lost his girlfriend and a job he did during the summer when on break from the University of Windsor, where he had completed his second year of forensic science.

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BY ADVOCATE STAFF Some Red Deer city parks and trails near the river will remain closed over the long weekend because of high river levels and fast-moving water.

Great Chief Park, Bower Ponds, Three Mile Bend and some adjacent trails to the river will be closed.

People are asked to stay away from the river because high stream flow conditions can make the river bank extremely unstable.

“Public safety is our first priority, and we want to ensure the parks and trails are safe before we reopen them,” said Shelley Gagnon, recreation parks and culture manager in a news release.

“The river is still moving fast and crews are working hard to clean up the areas that were impacted by flooding,” Gagnon said.

For more details about parks and trails that remain closed see www.reddeer.ca High river levels has meant relocation of some centennial and Canada Day events in Red Deer. For more details about centennial events check info@ reddeer2013.ca For details about Canada events call 403-346-0055.

The city is encouraging the use of Red Deer Transit park and ride service to Canada Day festivities at Collicutt Centre. Cost is $1 for adults age 18-64, 50 cents for youth age 6-17, and 50 cents for seniors age 65 and over. Children five years and under ride free.

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Nicaraguan Canal: fact or folly?

On June 11, the Nicaraguan parliament voted in favour of building a $40-billion canal across the country, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Since the country is dirt poor, the money would have to come from international investors.

It would be raised by a Hong Kong-based firm, HKDN Group, which in return would get the right to build and run the canal for 50 years.

But nobody outside Nicaragua took the plan very seriously.

On June 15, Nicaragua’s president, Daniel Ortega, and Wang Jing, the owner of HKDN, signed a contract that gives the Central American nation 51 per cent of the company’s shares.

Wang said the capital could easily be raised from Chinese GWYNNE companies and international DYER banks — but since his only business experience has been in running telecommunications firm Xinwei Telecom, again nobody took much notice.

So on Tuesday, Wang went public. Speaking in Beijing, he said that he had already attracted global investors.

Work on the canal would start in 2014, and it would be open by 2020.

“We don’t want it to become an international joke, and we don’t want it to turn into an example of Chinese investment failures,” he said, adding that returns on the project were “sure to make every investor smile broadly.”

Promoters always talk like that, and there would still not be much reason to take Wang and Ortega seriously if it were not for one fact: Chinese businessmen do not launch projects of this scale without the support of the Chinese government.

The risk of embarrassment is just too high.

Wang Jing Wang denies that he has official support, of course: “I am a very normal Chinese citizen. I couldn’t be more normal.”

But if Beijing really is behind the project, then it may actually happen.

So what would be the implications of a 286-km waterway connecting the Caribbean with the Pacific via Lake Nicaragua?

For Nicaragua, they would be huge. The Nicaraguan government claims that work on the Great Interoceanic Canal and associated projects — a “dry canal” freight railway, an airport and two duty-free zones — could double Nicaragua’s GDP and triple employment by 2018.

In a country that still does not have a proper highway connecting its two coasts, that would change everything.

For Panama, whose existing canal has been the mainstay of the country’s economy for a century, the competition would be very serious.

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Cargo ships travel towards the Panama Canal’s Pedro Miguel Locks in Panama City. Nicaragua is plowing ahead with a plan to dig a Chinese-funded rival to the Panama Canal across the midriff of the country, fast-tracking a proposal through the ruling party-controlled congress despite a lack of details about the $40-billion project. capacity by building a third chain of locks across the isthmus is nearing completion, but it will still be restricted to taking ships of 65,000 tonnes or less.

The rival canal in Nicaragua would be able to accommodate the new generation of ships ranging up to 250,000 tonnes, but there will not be enough shipping to keep both canals in business unless world trade continues to expand rapidly. In any case, competition in transit rates would be fierce, and it might well come to pass that neither canal was very profitable.

Then there is the environmental question.

The new route would cross Lake Nicaragua, the region’s largest fresh-water lake, bringing with it not only pollution but the risk of introducing salt-water species that could disrupt the lake’s ecology.

But if it is forced to choose between economic growth and environmental purity, there is no doubt that Nicaragua’s government would choose growth.

The biggest question, however, is strategic. The United States built the Panama Canal and ran it for many years.

Two-thirds of the cargo that goes through the canal comes from or is going to U.S. ports, and American warships still have the right to jump the queue of ships waiting to go through.

As a country with coasts on both the Atlantic and the Pacific, the United States sees control of the fastest way between the two oceans as a high strategic priority.

Despite the hand-over of the existing canal to the Panamanian government in 1999, at the moment the U.S. still has that control.

It would have far less control over a Nicaraguan canal, and will doubtless do its best to derail the project.

That’s an inevitable strategic reflex, but it is not necessarily the case that a Nicaraguan canal would really lessen the U.S. Navy’s strategic dominance in the region.

Nothing is more vulnerable than a canal in wartime, and even in confrontations where force is not yet being used, canals are easily blockaded.

And although the Chinese navy no doubt enthusiastically backs the Nicaraguan project, it’s hard to see what real strategic advantage it would gain.

The new canal is certainly feasible from an engineering point of view.

It may be viable economically, depending on cost factors that have not yet been calculated and on the rate of expansion of world trade.

But its fate will probably be decided by the Chinese government’s willingness to back what is, for China, a vanity project.

And that, in turn, will depend on whether China’s economy remains strong enough to afford such an indulgence.

At the moment, I wouldn’t bet on it.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

Life will never be the same for Calgary THE WORLD CHANGED ON JUNE 21, BUT WILL WE ADAPT?

BY LEE TUNSTALL SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE As we all know, June 21 is the longest day of the year. That’s usually a good thing in most Canadians’ lives, as we revel in the amazing amount of sunlight and perhaps enjoy a barbecue with friends to celebrate the summer solstice well into the night.

But for Calgary, the longest day of the year was something altogether different.

It was long, it was scary and it was quite frankly unbelievable.

Those of us who were evacuated woke to find ourselves with family, friends or caring strangers and were trying to figure out how it had all come to this. It had been quick.

Before we knew it, six communities had been evacuated, then 10, then we woke up to 25 communities having to leave behind a lifetime of work and memories.

But it was a very local state of emergency.

I heard it said there were two types of Calgarians during this crisis: victims and spectators.

We evacuated up to very high ground in southwest Calgary, Coach Hill. Up there, it was a surreal environment.

People going about their daily business and shopping, with little to alert you to the fact Calgary was in crisis.

Pubs and restaurants full of everyday Calgarians happily and normally enjoying the longest day of the year.

Were they oblivious to the crisis playing out below them?

No, but it was still distant from their lives.

Calgary is about 50 km from north to south. It’s a city of 1.1 million people.

Less than one-10th of them were evacuated and so, for many, barring the road and bridge closures and associated hassles in getting around the city, it was almost a non-event.

When it’s on the news, people are viewers but not actors.

It reminded me of watching coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

It’s no wonder some Calgarians needed to see it to believe it.

We thought we had the rivers under control. We built the Bearspaw Dam, the Glenmore Reservoir and massive berms to help mitigate flood risk in Calgary.

Some people refer to the floods of 1902, 1915, 1923, 1929, 1932 as evidence that Calgary has seen all this before, and that nothing in the realm of climate change is responsible for this latest disaster.

My own community of Sunnyside is on the north bank of the Bow River, with a lovely view of the downtown core. The area last saw widespread flooding in 1932, but winter flooding continued until the 1960s when the formidable berms were built on the north Scott Williamson Pre-press supervisor

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In Premier Alison Redford’s own words, the world changed on June 21.

But, in truth, we had been warned and instead it had been quietly changing for many years.

Incremental, cumulative changes that finally broke over into a major disaster in one of Canada’s economic heartlands.

So what now?

Weeks, months and years of cleanup. Some soul-searching about a solid yet ignored flood mitigation report and a re-assessment of development on flood plains, especially in a major urban centre.

The new East Village development in particular may need a rethink.

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making their own consumer decisions and property prices may plummet in affected areas. Riverfront property may not be as coveted and prestigious as it was before.

Calgarians, and other Albertans, are known as a hardy and hearty bunch.

You can see that by our resolve to host the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, the Calgary Stampede, come hell or high water. That will be a nice distraction from the stress and pain, but next year will we be in the same situation yet again?

It’s a few days on from floodageddon now, and everything in our little neighbourhood seems remarkably back to normal.

Except it isn’t. And it may never be again.

Troy Media columnist Lee Tunstall is a resident of Sunnyside in northwest Calgary and was evacuated during the recent flood with her 19-year-old cat and 86-year-old mother. Go to troymedia.com for more.

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Health, affordability connected The goal of improving the they suffer from diabetes conhealth of Canadians and en- tinues to rise, to 6.5 per cent of abling more of us to live lon- Canadians 12 and over in 2012, ger and healthier is often con- from 5.8 per cent in 2007. fused with the role and affordThe campaign to discourage ability of the public health- smoking, a major cause of lung care system. cancer and heart The truth is that disease, is a good the determinants example of a pubof a healthy life lie lic health measure largely outside of that has worked, the health-care syswith a sharp drop tem and to a great in smoking by Caextent in where and nadians, although how we live. more is needed.

But enabling Last year, acmore Canadians to cording to Statislive healthier and tics Canada, 20.3 longer lives will per cent of Canaalso take pressure dians 12 and over, off the costs of the roughly 5.9 million DAVID health-care system.

Canadians, smoked CRANE These are two either daily or ocreasons why we casionally. need a public But smoking varhealth strategy in ied, depending on Canada. where you lived and your ecoMedical practitioners un- nomic circumstances: 26.1 per derstand this, though often cent of Canadians 12 and over politicians don’t, or don’t want in Newfoundland smoked, to, as we saw recently in the compared to 14.5 per cent in House of Commons where B.C.; 11.7 per cent of 15-tothe Conservative majority 17-year-olds in low-income blocked a private member’s households took up smoking bill by NDP MP Libby Davies while only seven per cent in that would have targeted the high-income households did. sodium content in processed Anna Reid, president of foods and reduced the risk of the Canadian Medical Assohigh blood pressure and heart ciation, is leading a national disease among Canadians. effort to focus on the social We have a real problem and economic determinants when the minister of Health of health because we need to opposes such a public health pay much greater attention to measure. why people may be unhealthy The kind of food we eat has and hence in need of health a big impact on health, with care. sodium, sugar and fat content Statistically, she says, our being among the prime vil- health-care system, despite its lains. $207 billion cost last year, acHigh sugar content, for ex- counts for only 25 per cent of ample, contributes to obesity the health of Canadians. and diabetes.

Biology and genetics acBy regulating the contents count for another 25 per cent of these ‘bads’ in the food we while 50 per cent is due to the buy in supermarkets or are life circumstances of Canadiserved in fast-food restaurants, ans. we can improve the health of “More than anything else, it Canadians. is the circumstances of one’s Statistics Canada’s Com- day-to-day existence that demunity Health Survey has termine whether a person is found that 18.4 per cent of Ca- healthy or sick and it is therenadians, or about 4.7 million fore these life circumstances, adults, are obese and many good or bad, that also frame a more overweight, with conse- doctor’s everyday realities,” quences for heart disease and Reid says. diabetes.

In other words, how well a Disturbingly, the percent- person is doing socially and age of Canadians reporting economically is a key factor in

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how healthy that person is.

Higher-income people live longer than low-income people, in part because they have greater control over their lives and less stress.

As Reid says, “it comes down to the barriers: How much education do you have? Do you have enough nutritious food to eat?

What kind of early childhood did you have?

Do you have an adequate roof over your head?

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are you poor?”

In Canada, as Reid points out, we are not doing as well as we like to think. Poverty and low-incomes remain big challenges.

Every month, some 882,000 people go to a food bank and 300,000 Canadians are homeless or precariously housed.

Canada ranks 11th in the UN’s Human Development Index and 17th in UNICEF’s overall ranking of the well-being of children.

So while we should contin-

ue to improve our universal public health-care system to make it as efficient as possible, we need to put much greater emphasis on public health. This will enable more Canadians to live healthier and longer lives while relieving cost pressures on our health-care system. What we need now is public health leadership.

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

Is it time for another nap yet? Life can be like a raging river It would seem highly logical to report on your kids’ sleep problems and sat up many the outcome of my last week’s ranting about nights in one or the other’s rooms reading the Rock & Roll Reunion at the Rink but I books about lack of sleep while I was not can’t on account of it hasn’t happened yet in sleeping. the world of what I call “column time.”

And when they get older, of course, it’s That is, since each of my weekly rumina- worse because they are out all night and you tions has to be handed in a couple of days are not sleeping because you are worried in advance of Saturday (something about about them. deadlines and lead time and othAnd then they get even older er newspaper concepts I don’t unand live somewhere else, but you derstand), it’s Saturday for you still can’t sleep because you are but not for me, if you get my drift. even more worried about them Besides, after the big reunion/ because they are too far away. dance/fundraiser, I would hope And then there’s the deaf, I’m still sleeping in right now. So dumb, blind dog, Scamp. that particular topic will have to Now that he’s 14-years-old wait for another time. (about 150 in human years), he And speaking of ‘sleeping in’ seems to have to wake up sevand ‘time,’ and other things I don’t eral times in the night to piddle, understand, when was the last which is a problem I now seem to time you got a really good night’s share. Unfortunately, these times sleep? aren’t co-ordinated so if I’m not HARLEY Because apparently, along with getting up on my own account, all the other crises (plural) that I’m getting up to let the dumb dog HAY plague our fragile world, sleep out. or, more to the point, lack of it, Oh, and of course, on account is becoming a major humongous of Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu catastrophe. being old, I have to carry the big I know this because it said right on the lump down the many stairs to the back door, cover of this week’s Maclean’s magazine: perilously wobbling around carrying a ca“SLEEP CRISIS” in large alarming letters. nine around in the dark with sore knees and And inside, six whole pages were dedicated critical sleep deprivation. to the latest crises of sleep. And six whole Oh, he goes up the stairs just fine, but pages is a lot, especially when it’s about now he whimpers at the top of the stairs — something like sleeping. not because he can’t see and he took a little But in fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease tumble one time when he thought he was Control and Prevention (which is different at the bottom of the stairs but wasn’t — he than the military’s more well-known U.S. makes us carry him because he knows he Center for Disease Creation and Distribu- can and he knows who the real boss of the tion) declared, and I quote: “insufficient house is. (OK, so I am legally required to sleep is a public health epidemic.” point out that the real boss of the house is in There really should be an exclamation fact the Better Half, but Scamp is definitely mark at the end of that sentence, shouldn’t a close second.) there?

But I think I was talking about the emergThis interesting, fascinatingly scary ar- ing critical sleep crisis, which brings me to ticle goes on to explain that many sleep an important question. doctors — and, yes, there really are a lot of What is the longest you’ve ever slept in sleep doctors — have done various weird one go? and wonderful studies on (of course) rats These are kinds of things that I wonder and university students, as well as many about, especially when I’m suffering from other people who hardly ever sleep, and lack of sleep. found that lack of sleep can cause decreased I remember one weekend many light insulin response, negative metabolic con- years ago when our little band played five sequences, stressed protein cells, impaired gigs in three days — dances Thursday, Friperformance, depression, sensitivity to pain day and Saturday and all weekend during and decreased cognitive ability. the days on a parade float touring various Which is odd because I personally have towns making noise for a politician who was those exact same symptoms even with a full campaigning and waving and shouting to a night’s sleep. lot of annoyed people who weren’t waving I was always pretty good at sleeping, back . though. In fact, now it seems it’s one of my We were about 14 years old and we’d favourite pastimes. played almost non-stop for something like But that’s not to say that I always have a 30 hours, and when my head hit the pillow I nice solid eight or 10 hours of deep rapid was comatose for 16 straight hours. eye movement slumber every night — far When I woke up, I felt like someone had from it. wailed on me with a two-by-four for 46 hours If it wasn’t the Rotten Kids keeping us and then blasted me in the face with some up half the night for about 10 to 20 years of sort of brain fog pepper spray. growing up, it’s the Better Half snoring or It makes me tired just thinking about it.

Scamp the Deranged Shih Tzu pulling vari- In fact, to temporarily ward off the personal ous shenanigans during the dead of night. sleep crises epidemic, I think I’ll go have a OK so, it’s me who snores and wakes up nice long nap.

I should get nicely to the dream state the Better Half, who then elbows me in the ribs, which then wakes me up, which about the time Scamp has to piddle.

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, causes my sleep deprivation, so it’s really award-winning author, filmmaker and musiher fault.

And the two Rotten Kids never were very cian. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, good sleepers when they were little.

In fact, I bought several books on solving Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer

HAY’S DAZE

For the last three years, my circumstances, life is like that wife and I have followed the pair raging river. of nesting loons at the McKenzie All they see is the destructive Ponds and I have writnature of water, and ten about them before. so often can only cling I’m not quite sure to a bit of deadfall why I have such an afthat may or may not finity towards this wasupport them. ter bird, but at least In order for us to two times a week we see it from their point will go down to the of view, think back to ponds to check up on a time when you were them. either at the lake or a Maybe, in my mind large swimming pool. they are very repreIf you were on the sentative of the human bank or the edge, you nature: reclusive, yet just saw water. You CHRIS dedicated to each othsaw it without fear or SALOMONS er and to their young. threat.

This year was no But if you were in different — we made the water and your the trek many times to eyes were just above check on the pair. the water level, all you would see We watched with worry as the is water. constant rains made the water As a matter of fact, the size of levels rise to the point of threat- the pool or lake would seem disening their nest, which they al- proportionately large and someways build right on the shore line times scary. of any pond.

If you know how to swim, this We thought the rising water poses no problem but creates would destroy the nest upon mental panic in someone unable which they were sitting to hatch to swim. an egg, when on one of our last All too often, they sink. In so visits we happily discovered that doing, they make seriously wrong they had hatched not one but two choices and get wrapped up in eggs. a lifestyle that can eventually Then with dread we watched drown them. the river rise and then flood its Without someone to support banks. and guide them, that probability Of course, we would not be has a very strong chance of sinkallowed to go see them as the ing them completely. threat of danger increased, so we Like I wrote before about the contented ourselves by watching loons, the parents will take the the rising river from the 49th Av- fledglings on their back whenenue bridge. ever they need support.

On Saturday evening as we This is exactly how I feel about watched, the roaring waters those we serve. had collected debris and deadWe have to be willing to carry fall right below where we were these people until they are of sufstanding. ficient strength to stand alone.

As we took in the awesome Then and only then is the power of the water, we saw a struggle to survive achievable. sight that made us marvel at the Again, we take a lesson resiliency of the animal world. f r o m n a t u r e , a n d i f i n t h e Sitting on top of the deadfall midst of storms and tempests was a mother duck with about 12 animals struggle to stay alive, ducklings. finding ingenious ways to help Instantly, a sense of forebod- each other, can we not do the ing and helplessness comes over same? you as you take in the raging torFootnote: On Wednesday everent and the vulnerability of this ning, we made the trek to McKfamily. enzie ponds and the damage that As observers, you know auto- we observed as we approached matically that these little ones the small bridge soon confirmed will make choices that may kill what we had dreaded. them.

The two adult loons were How like the people we serve there but not their young. through Potter’s Hands MinisAnd we could only find six tries. adult geese with no goslings.

For most people, life is a chalSo, sometimes the tempest lenge that we are able to meet is too much and even with comhead-on and in this bountiful bined effort lives are lost. country, succeed at to different Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordegrees. dinator for Potter’s Hands ministry But for some, through varying in Red Deer.

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Snowden’s father says son would return to face charges WASHINGTON — The father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden acknowledged Friday that his son broke the law but said he does not think he committed treason, as the Obama administration renewed its calls to Russia to expel Snowden so he can be tried under the Espionage Act. Meanwhile, Ecuadorean officials say Russian authorities have stymied the country’s efforts to approve a political asylum application from the former National Security Agency systems analyst, according to government officials with direct knowledge of the case. Their accounts further complicate the already murky understanding of his current status.

In conceding his son’s guilt, Snowden’s father, Lonnie Snowden, told NBC televison’s Today show that his lawyer had informed Attorney General Eric Holder that he believes his son would voluntarily return to the United States if the Justice Department promises not to hold him before trial and not subject him to a gag order.

“If folks want to classify him as a traitor, in fact, he has betrayed his government. But I don’t believe that he’s betrayed the people of the United States,” Lonnie Snowden said. The elder Snowden has not spoken to his son since April, but he said he believes he is being manipulated by people at WikiLeaks. The anti-secrecy group has been trying to help Edward Snowden gain asylum.

“I don’t want to put him in peril, but I am concerned about those who surround him,” Lonnie Snowden told NBC. “I think WikiLeaks, if you’ve looked at past history, you know, their focus isn’t necessarily the Constitution of the United States. It’s simply to release as much information as possible.”

Lonnie Snowden declined to comment when The Associated Press

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US officials approve horse slaughterhouse ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. officials have cleared the way for a return to domestic horse slaughter, granting a company’s application to convert its cattle facility into the country’s only horse processing plant.

A return to horse slaughter has divided animal welfare groups, ranchers, politicians and Indian tribes over the most humane way to deal with the country’s horse overpopulation and what rescue groups have said is a rising number of neglected and starving horses as the West deals with persistent drought.

Valley Meat Co. wants to ship horse meat to countries where people cook with it or feed it to animals.

The number of U.S. horses sent to other countries for slaughter has nearly tripled since domestic slaughter was banned in 2006, according a 2011 report from the Government Accountability Office that shows horse abuse and abandonment have been increasing.

Proponents of a return to domestic horse slaughter say it is better to slaughter the animals in humane, federally regulated facilities than have them abandoned to starve or shipped to inhumane facilities in Mexico.

Many humane groups agree that some of the worst abuse occurs in the slaughter pipeline. Many are pushing for a both a ban on domestic slaughter as well as a ban on shipping horses to Mexico and Canada.

Clashes erupt as Egyptian president’s backers, opponents rally CAIRO, Egypt — Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi rallied Friday in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in the second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people were killed — including an American — and 85 were injured, officials said.

The competing camps were trying to show their strength before even bigger nationwide protests planned by the opposition Sunday — the first anniversary of Morsi’s inauguration — aimed at forcing his removal.

The opposition says it will bring millions into the streets across Egypt, and more violence is feared.

The Cairo International Airport was flooded with departing passengers, an exodus that officials said was unprecedented. All flights departing Friday to Europe, the U.S. and the Gulf were fully booked, they said.

Many of those leaving were families of Egyptian officials and businessmen and those of foreign and Arab League

reached him Friday.

U.S. officials said their outreach to Russia, Ecuador and other countries where Snowden might travel to or seek refuge is continuing.

“We continue to be in touch, via diplomatic and law enforcement channels, with countries through which Mr. Snowden might transit or that could serve as a final destination, also in touch, clearly, with the Russian authorities,” State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters.

“We’re advising governments that Mr. Snowden is wanted on felony charges and should not be allowed to proceed any further, other than necessary to return to the United States. So we continue to make that active case through diplomatic and law enforcement channels.”

Ventrell said the U.S. message to Russia has been consistent.

“We don’t want this to negatively impact bilateral relations. It’s understandable that there are some issues raised by this, but from our perspective, based on our co-operative history of law enforcement, and especially since the Boston bombings, that there’s certainly a basis for expelling Mr. Snowden,” he said, citing “the status of his travel documents and the pending charges against him.”

The State Department revoked Snowden’s visa last weekend.

Ecuadorean officials have said publicly they cannot start considering Snowden’s asylum request until he arrives either in Ecuador or in an Ecuadorean embassy.

Two government officials with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Ecuador had been making detailed plans to receive and host Snowden.

One of the officials said those plans had been thwarted by Russia’s refusal to let Snowden leave or be picked up

by Ecuadorean officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the case by name. diplomats — as well as many Egyptian Christians, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press.

Opposition protesters in Alexandria broke into the local headquarters of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood and set fires, throwing papers and furniture out the windows.

For several days, Brotherhood members and opponents of Morsi have battled in cities in the Nile Delta. With Friday’s deaths, at least six have been killed this week.

Brazil President Rousseff meets youth representatives in wake of mass protests RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — President Dilma Rousseff pledged on Friday to open new channels of dialogue with Brazil’s youth, the dominant demographic in nationwide protests that have rocked the country over the past two weeks.

Rousseff and Education Minister Aloizio Mercadante met in the capital city of Brasilia with leaders from 25 youth organizations, including student and labour unions, as well as with gay rights advocates as part of the Brazilian leader’s continuing talks with different interest groups.

No concrete announcements resulted from the talks, which Rousseff’s office cast as the start of a dialogue with the nation’s youth. Though no followup meetings have yet been scheduled, the July 8 launch of a long-planned government website focusing on youth issues will help facilitate continued dialogue, Rousseff’s office said.

The demonstrations took off earlier this month over a 10-cent hike in bus and subway fare in Sao Paulo and morphed into a mass, nationwide movement voicing public dissatisfaction with a range of issues such as government corruption, poor education and health care.

Grand jury indicts woman accused of sending poison letters to Obama, NY mayor TEXARKANA, Texas — A U.S. woman was indicted Friday on charges that she sent ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York City’s mayor in an attempt to frame her estranged husband, federal prosecutors said.

Shannon Richardson, 35, is charged with two counts of mailing a threatening communication and one count of making a threat against the president of the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas said in a news release.

“What’s in this letter is nothing compared to what I’ve got in store for you, Mr. President,” the letter to Obama said.

Richardson, an actress from Texas, was arrested June 7.

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BEFORE WE HAD CHILDREN, IT WAS EASY TO HEAR THE ROAD CALLING AND IT WAS HARD TO RESIST. ROADTRIPPING WAS PRETTY MUCH SYNONYMOUS WITH ‘VACATION’ AND WE THOUGHT NOTHING OF DRIVING HUNDREDS OF KILOMETRES JUST TO SPEND A FEW DAYS IN A PLACE WE HAD DREAMED OF VISITING.

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here is a special kind of significant distance with four kids romance and adventure seemed to be so much work that we that accompanies a great had a hard time calling the experiroad trip. The road itself ence a holiday. seems to call.

Then one year we deGo east! Go west! Excided we had resisted the perience the Prairies, the open road long enough. mountains and the Great We went the distance — Lakes. Feel the history of all the way across Canthe land and experience ada with four kids, two the culture of the people. adults and an old miniBefore we had children, van named Betsy. We disit was easy to hear the road covered there is a reason calling and it was hard to Chevy Chase has been so resist. Road-tripping was successful at making fun pretty much synonymous of the family road-trip, with “vacation” and we but we also made other thought nothing of driving discoveries along the DEBBIE hundreds of kilometres way.

OLSEN just to spend a few days in A family road-trip a place we had dreamed of doesn’t have to be boring visiting. for kids and stressful for But then things changed. adults.

There were times when going any With a little advance planning,

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a road-trip can be an opportunity to create happy memories together.

There is no better time than summer to enjoy this type of journey and even with the high price of gasoline it is still one of the most economical vacation options around.

Road-tripping also provides the opportunity to explore your own backyard and learn a little bit more about the history and attractions closer to home.

Last year, Betsy (our old minivan) finally died. She had been in our family for 15 years and we had enjoyed many memorable moments inside her cozy grey walls, so we decided to hold a small wake after hours in the parking lot of the auto repair shop.

We passed her fuzzy dice around and each family member shared a special memory about their time with Betsy.

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Above: Road-tripping should be about the journey and not just the destination, so it’s a good idea to plan ahead and make stops along the way. Check out the municipal websites of the cities you will pass through and see if a festival, event or midway is going on during the time you are in town. Making a plan for activities and overnight stops during the journey gives children something to look forward to. This is a picture of Edmonton’s K Days midway.

Below: Always watch for wildlife but never get out of the car.

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ROAD TRIP: Memorable moments By and large, our most memorable moments happened on family road trips.

Sometimes you don’t realize the value of something until it is long past.

Seven tips for happy road-trips ● Plan ahead: Involve the entire family in planning your vacation and you’ll be more likely to have a pleasant time. Pull out the road map, determine what there is to see, and let the kids have a hand in planning stops along the way that are tailored to their interests and ages. ● Be flexible: Be flexible and stop as often as necessary. Be prepared to change or adapt your itinerary when things aren’t going according to plan and plan for everything to take longer than you expect. If the trip would have been 10 hours before kids, it will take two days with a family. ● Get comfortable: Comfortable kids are happy kids and, in some cases, sleepy kids. You can make the ride more comfortable by making sure children are dressed in comfortable clothes and by bringing pillows, blankets, books and their favourite stuffed animals. Car window shades can also help to keep the back seat cooler and darker during nap time.

A family road trip is also a good time to throw away the “no eating in the car” rule. Spread a large blanket or towel across the back seat to catch crumbs and then bring along some healthy snacks that are easy to handle in the car such as juice boxes, crackers and cheese, cut up fruit, raisins, cookies and muffins. ● High-tech helpers: DVD players, CD players, hand-held electronic games and personal music devices can really save the day when older children are complaining of boredom. Be sure to bring headphones and extra batteries. You may want to consider putting limits on the amount of high-tech time kids get each day, so that they don’t miss all the scenery outside their car windows.

● Travel games: Magnetic chess games, colouring books, sticker books, crayons, markers and other travel games can be fun, but they will hold your child’s interest longer if you bring these items out one at a time instead of all at once. Wrap tiny travel toys up in wrapping paper to increase their appeal and hand them out as gifts when required. Car games like the Licence Plate Game or I Spy are also fun to play together as you travel along. For a list of fun car games, visit www.momsminivan.com. ● Relax and enjoy the ride: Don’t be afraid to pull over and make unplanned stops. If you do your roadtrip right, your children will remember the car ride as much as they do the attraction at the end of the road. Unscheduled bathroom stops are also a reality with children, so there’s no point in getting upset

about the time lost at a rest stop. ● It ain’t over ’til somebody sings: The acoustics inside a vehicle could rival any shower stall and you don’t have to be Luciano Pavarotti to sing in the car.

Pop in a CD and sing along or go with the classics such as The Ants Go Marching, On Top of Spaghetti, If You’re Happy and You Know it or You are my Sunshine. Be sure to place limits on singing time to spare the sanity of non-singers or others in the vehicle who may not appreciate your musical stylings.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer.

Follow Debbie’s travels at www.wanderwoman.ca. If you have an interesting travel story you would like to share, please email: DOGO@telusplanet.net or write to: Debbie Olsen, c/o Red Deer Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, Alta., T4R 1M9.

Panoramas of Hawaii volcanoes, forests, beaches to be on Google Street View

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU — Hawaii’s volcanoes, rainforests and beaches will soon be visible on Google Street View.

Google Inc. says it is lending its backpack cameras to a Hawaii trail guide company to capture panoramic images of Big Island hiking trails.

Photos will be loaded to Google Maps and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau website, gohawaii.com.

“The most magical places that we all know and love in Hawaii need to be reached on foot — they need to be explored that way,” said Evan Rapoport, Street View project manager.

Mountain View, Calif.based Google has already taken Street View images of the Grand Canyon and other places popular with travellers.

This is the first time the Silicon Valley company has handed over its “Street View Trekker” to another party to have someone else take the images.

Rapoport said Google will offer the technology to other organizations around the world who

want to sign up for similar partnerships. Groups like tourism boards, government agencies, universities and non-profit organizations might be among those to use the device, he said.

Having people who know a given place best take Street View images will make Google Maps more interesting and useful, he said.

On the Big Island, Hawaii Forest and Trail guides carrying the trekker device will walk along more than 20 state and national park trails by the end of September.

Hawaii Forest and Trail will mail memory cards with the images to Google, which will process the data.

Photos from 15 cameras in the trekker will be stitched together for a 360-degree panorama, Rapoport said.

The images should be online by the end of the year or early next year, said Jay Talwar, chief marketing officer of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

The project is a partnership between Google and the visitors bureau, which promotes the state to North American markets.

The agency plans to

expand the effort to the rest of the state.

It’s currently looking for partners who will take Street View images of trails on other Hawaii islands.

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Atlantis ‘go’ for public viewing LAST OF NASA SHIPS TO FLY IN SPACE AND OPEN FOR DISPLAY

BY MARCIA DUNN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Photo shows space shuttle Atlantis on display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The 900,000-squarefoot facility centering around Atlantis will open to the public today. shuttles to go on public display.

Discovery is parked at a Smithsonian Institution hangar in Chantilly, Va. Endeavour is also horizontal at the California Science Center in Los Angeles; it will be displayed upright in launch position once its permanent exhibition hall is completed in 2018.

And the prototype Enterprise rests atop the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.

The exhibit was closed following damage caused by Superstorm Sandy last fall; the new pavilion opens in two weeks.

Unlike its sister ships, the 155,000-pound Atlantis — tilting to the port, or left, side — has its nose 30 feet off the floor, its right wing 62 feet up and its left wing 7 feet up.

Visitors can walk underneath and gaze up at its belly and the thousands of thermal tiles, and all the way around.

Towering over the outside entrance is a fullscale model of a shuttle external fuel tank paired with two booster rockets, 184 feet tall just like for launch.

Inside are an authentic shuttle main engine (the three engines on Atlantis are facsimiles), astronauts’ spacewalking tools, the so-called beanie cap that covered the tops of space shuttles on the launch pad, as well

as numerous interactive exhibits showcasing the phases of flight.

The display does not ignore the NASA’s two lost shuttles — Challenger, destroyed during liftoff in 1986, and Columbia, shattered during descent in 2003.

In fact, the short movie viewed before entering the Atlantis gallery pays special homage to NASA’s first shuttle flight, by Columbia, in 1981.

The so-called “reveal theatre” ends with Atlantis appearing right before the guests.

“You want an emotional connection and you want that wow factor, and it delivers on both of those,” said Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Delaware North Co., which operates Kennedy’s visitor complex for NASA. Delaware North nabbed Atlantis in a high-stakes national competition two years ago.

Kennedy was considered a shoo-in by many, given all 135 shuttle flights began here and most ended here as well.

A six-story structure was built to accommodate Atlantis.

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The Atlantis exhibit opens to the public Saturday at Kennedy Space Center, the centerpiece of a $100 million attraction dedicated to the entire 30-year shuttle program.

For the first time ever, ordinary Earthlings get to see a space shuttle in a pose previously beheld only by a select few astronauts.

Tilted at a deliberate angle of 43.21 degrees — as in 4-3-2-1, liftoff — Atlantis is raised in feigned flight with its payload bay doors wide open and a replicated robot arm outstretched.

Toss in a life-size replica of the Hubble Space Telescope and astronautcaptured images of the International Space Station beamed on the wall, and the impact is out-ofthis-world.

More than 40 astronauts who flew on Atlantis planned to take part in Saturday’s grand opening at the visitor complex, a popular tourist attraction an hour’s drive due east of Orlando.

Retired astronaut Bob Springer got a sneak preview last week and liked what he saw.

He rode Atlantis into orbit in 1990 — one of its 33 missions from 1985 to 2011.

“It’s awesome what they’ve been able to do,” Springer said.

So many museum displays are static and cold, he noted.

“This is exactly the opposite. It’s like seeing a wild animal in its native habitat.

“It really looks like you’re looking at Atlantis from an astronaut’s vantage point in space.”

Only a small group of astronauts have seen Atlantis like this in orbit — those out on a spacewalk or those aboard a space station watching Atlantis come and go.

It makes this perspective — in flight in orbit — all the more riveting.

A family visiting from Karlskrona, Sweden, lucked out last week, among a limited number of tourists granted early access as part of a trial run for the exhibit.

“Amazing,” said Peter Trossing, accompanied by his wife and two young daughters.

“Pretty cool,” added Cincinnati’s Amanda Cook as her two sons tried out the space station toilet display. Children lined up to pose for pictures on the space potty mock-up.

Another hands-on draw for the younger set: two main landing gear tires used on Atlantis’ final touchdown on July 21, 2011.

One after another, children spun the tires, which were mounted on a low pedestal.

Retired for two years, Atlantis is the last of NASA’s three space

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Sutter happy with junior picks

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OLYNYK A CELTIC VANCOUVER — Kelly Olynyk isn’t upset that he wasn’t invited to the NBA draft in New York.

The Canadian college basketball star watched the proceedings on TV with 30-40 friends and family at his Kamloops, B.C., home as he was drafted 13th overall by the Dallas Mavericks and immediately traded — as part of a pre-arranged deal — to the Boston Celtics. “I was definitely thinking about going,” Olynyk, 22, said Friday, a day after the festivities.

“The NBA invites about 15 people, and I didn’t end up getting invited.

So I didn’t end up going.

But I think it worked out better that way.

“It was really fun to spend it here, back in Kamloops, with friends and family and people who have supported me my whole life. It was really nice, and real special, to be able to enjoy that and see how overjoyed people were for me and how proud and happy they were for me.” Olynyk added: “It’s special. Being a little kid, it’s a dream. It’s every kid’s dream after touching a basketball.

It’s another door that’s opened, another journey in your life.” The sevenfoot forward is looking forward to joining the storied Celtics as they go through significant transition with Kevin Garnett and other stars likely to be traded. Coach Doc Rivers has already moved to the Los Angeles Clippers.

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EDITOR Canadian national junior hockey team bench boss Brent Sutter likes the combination of strengths embodied by the 35-man list of players invited to the team’s summer development camp.

“I wanted to make

sure we had speed, skill, character and size,” the Red Deer Rebels GM/ head coach said Friday, shortly after the list was made public by Hockey Canada. “It’s important to have a bigger team.

You can have a couple of smaller guys on your team, but they have to be dynamic guys.”

Among the players invited to the Aug. 4-10 camp in Montreal and Lake Placid, N.Y.,

is Rebels defenceman Mathew Dumba, who is joined by fellow WHL rearguards Dillon Heatherington (Swift Current), Josh Morrissey (Prince Albert), Derrick Pouliot (Portland), Ryan Pulock (Brandon), Morgan Rielly (Moose Jaw), Griffin Reinhart (Edmonton) and Damon Severson (Kelowna).

The WHL forwards on the list are Curtis Lazar (Edmonton), Nic Petan

(Portland), Sam Reinhart (Kootenay) and Hunter Shinkaruk (Medicine Hat). Eric Comrie of TriCity is one of three goaltenders set to attend the camp.

The list was compiled

by Team Canada head scout Ryan Jankowski and was then approved by the coaching staff and management committee, including general managers from each of the three Canadian major

junior leagues.

Among the more notable names are returnees Nathan McKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, both of whom will be taken at or near the top of the NHL entry draft Sunday. Also on the list are likely firstround picks Sean Monahan, Darnell Nurse, Max Domi and Bo Horvat.

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Millions of fans fete Blackhawks at parade THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — From the jubilant parade all the way to the boisterous rally, millions of excited fans spent a sundrenched Friday celebrating another Stanley Cup title for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Dressed mostly in red and black, they came out to say thanks for the memories. Turns out, captain Jonathan Toews and Co. wanted to return the favour.

“This shows how unbelievable this city is,” Toews said, addressing the rapt crowd at Grant Park. “Unbelievable.

Thank you.”

The Blackhawks rode to the rally in red, opentopped buses, passing waving and screaming fans of every age as the parade travelled from the United Center to the downtown party. Toews hoisted the Stanley Cup over his head to show it off to the crowd, which was cooled by large water misters placed along the route with temperatures in the low 80s.

One of the many signs read “Thank you, guys” on the top line and “Best 17 seconds of my life” for the second part — referring to the pair of late goals that lifted the Blackhawks to a 3-2 titleclinching victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night. And there was at least one expression of love for Andrew

Shaw, the hardscrabble forward who required stitches on his face after he was hit by a puck Monday.

It was the second championship in four seasons for the Blackhawks, and authorities thought Friday’s crowd was even heartier than the 2 million that came out in 2010.

“What do you say we get back here and do it again next year?” forward Patrick Sharp said to a big cheer at the rally.

The Grant Park crowd also enjoyed a brief but colorful speech by normally reserved goaltender Corey Crawford, who drew wide grins and chuckles from his teammates.

“It’s tough to follow that speech by Corey Crawford,” Toews said after he carried the Cup onto the stage.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said 42 people were taken to hospitals with heat-related health problems. He also said 20 people jumped into a restricted part of Lake Michigan and the fire department made sure that all 20 came out of the water.

The massive crowd at the park grew steadily all morning long, with the most ardent supporters camping out overnight, ready to sprint to the big stage the minute police swung the barriers aside.

By the time buses de-

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Chicago Blackhawks left wing Bryan Bickell (29) holds up the Stanley Cup Trophy during a rally in Grant Park for the NHL Stanley Cup hockey champions Friday in Chicago. livered the players and their families, the park was packed.

Some fans brought along homemade versions of the Stanley Cup, including one fashioned from an empty beer keg. Twenty-somethings Courtney Baldwin and Meghan O’Kane, from the city’s suburbs, slapped together their tribute from a jumble of jugs and plastic bowls painted grey.

It was empty Friday morning, but Baldwin

said they planned to fill it with an adult beverage in the afternoon — a common occurrence for the actual silver trophy over the past week.

One fan who dashed to the front near the stage was Michael Wilczynski, a 26-year-old sales associate from the suburbs.

His father took him to his first game and they partied together downtown after the last Stanley Cup victory.

“My dad died in February. We came to 2010.

I’m not going to miss this. I had to be here,” he said.

The Blackhawks gave the city something to celebrate as the Cubs and White Sox grind through another lost summer.

And fans took note.

“We love the Blackhawks. This is history and this is a championship, unlike the Cubs,” O’Kane said, taking a shot at a team that hasn’t won a World Series since 1908.

Avalanche leaning to picking MacKinnon THE CANADIAN PRESS WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — The Colorado Avalanche say they have crunched the numbers and they are looking for offence in Sunday’s NHL draft.

Top prospects Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones insist they are both in the dark about whose name will be called first at the Prudential Centre in Newark., N.J. But the Avalanche are not shy about saying that they are leaning towards MacKinnon, a forward, with their first overall pick.

Jones, a defenceman from the Portland Winterhawks, is the topranked North American skater on the NHL Central Scouting list. But Rick Pracey, Colorado’s director of amateur scouting, says their research shows that picking an elite forward at the top of the draft pays dividends.

Pracey notes that four of the top five scorers this season were No. 1 overall picks in the draft (Steven Stamkos, Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane). The exception was the un-

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Portland Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones, left, Halifax Mooseheads centre Nathan MacKinnon, centre, and Mooseheads left winger Jonathan Drouin speak to the media in Saskatoon, Sask., on Thursday, May 16, 2013. The trio is projected to be top picks at this weekend’s NHL entry draft. drafted Martin St. Louis.

And over the last five years, some 48 to 50 per cent of the top 20 scorers were selected in the top five of the draft.

So the Avs — who ranked 27th in scoring this season with 116

goals — are looking to a forward.

“We’re leaning towards Nathan MacKinnon,” Pracey told The Canadian Press, adding his voice to that of Avs executive vice-president of hockey operations Joe

Sakic and new coach Patrick Roy. Colorado likes the 17-year-old MacKinnon’s history of elevating his game when it counts and his ability to handle pressure.

“We think he has elite

speed. We like his (hockey) sense, we like his offensive ability and we think he comes to play,” Pracey said. “His competitive nature is another factor in his game that we’re fond of.”

Halifax Mooseheads winger Jonathan Drouin and Finnish Elite League centre Aleksander Barkov are also on the Avs radar.

Scouts say Drouin reminds them of a young Joe Sakic, according to NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr.

Barkov, who is coming off a shoulder injury, has been playing against men since he was 16.

The three forwards, along with Jones, represent the cream of a crop seen as rich towards the top. Colorado has first crack at the talent, followed by the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators and Carolina Hurricanes.

NHL Central Scouting ranked Jones first ahead of MacKinnon and Drouin among North American skaters. Barkov was rated the top international prospect.

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GB — 3.5 5.5 7 8.5

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

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Friday’s Games Cleveland 19, Chicago White Sox 10, 1st game Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 7, Toronto 5 Texas 4, Cincinnati 0 Kansas City 9, Minnesota 3 L.A. Angels 4, Houston 2 Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 6:40 p.m., 2nd game Oakland 6, St. Louis 1 Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Today’s Games St. Louis (Wainwright 10-5) at Oakland (J.Parker 6-6), 2:05 p.m.

Toronto (Rogers 3-3) at Boston (Doubront 4-3), 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 6-4) at Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 3-4), 2:10 p.m.

Kansas City (W.Davis 4-5) at Minnesota (Gibson 0-0), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Blanton 1-10) at Houston (Lyles 4-2), 2:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 5-7) at Seattle (Harang 3-7), 5:15 p.m.

Cincinnati (Leake 7-3) at Texas (Tepesch 3-6), 5:15 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 8-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 2-3), 5:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (D.Phelps 5-4) at Baltimore (Britton 1-2), 5:15 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Toronto at Boston, 11:35 a.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 11:40 a.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Houston, 12:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

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Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago

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Pct .532 .500 .494 .481 .462

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Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 10, Milwaukee 3 San Diego 9, Miami 2 Washington 6, N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 3, Arizona 0 Texas 4, Cincinnati 0 Colorado 4, San Francisco 1 Oakland 6, St. Louis 1 Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Scherzer, Alburquerque (8), Smyly (8), Benoit (9) and B.Pena; Colome, J.Wright (7), Farnsworth (8), C.Ramos (8) and Lobaton. W—Scherzer 120. L—Colome 1-1. Sv—Benoit (5). HRs—Detroit, Mi.Cabrera 2 (24), Fielder (13). Tampa Bay, Zobrist (5), W.Myers (3).

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Shields, Collins (7), B.Chen (8), Crow (8), J.Gutierrez (9) and S.Perez; Walters, Swarzak (4), Roenicke (8), Thielbar (9) and Doumit. W—Shields 3-6. L—Walters 2-4. HRs—Kansas City, B.Butler (6), Moustakas (5), Hosmer 2 (6). Minnesota, Thomas (2).

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Saturday’s Games Washington (Jordan 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-7), 11:10 a.m.

Arizona (Kennedy 3-4) at Atlanta (Hudson 4-7), 2:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 10-5) at Oakland (J.Parker 6-6), 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco (M.Cain 5-4) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 8-4), 2:10 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 6-5) at Miami (Ja.Turner 1-0), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 5-7) at Seattle (Harang 3-7), 5:15 p.m.

Cincinnati (Leake 7-3) at Texas (Tepesch 3-6), 5:15 p.m.

Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 6-3), 5:15 p.m.

Philadelphia (Lee 9-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 6-3), 8:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games San Diego at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 11:35 a.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 11:35 p.m.

Cincinnati at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Williams, D.De La Rosa (7), Jepsen (8), Frieri (9) and Conger, Iannetta; B.Norris, Clemens (8), Blackley (9), Ambriz (9) and J.Castro. W—D.De La Rosa 3-1. L—Clemens 4-3. Sv—Frieri (20). HRs—Houston, J.Castro (11).

FRIDAY’S LINESCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE First Game Cleveland 050 630 230 — 19 21 Chicago 500 041 000 — 10 13

San Diego 012 Miami 101 1 1

Bauer, Albers (1), Shaw (4), Allen (5), J.Smith (7), Pestano (8), C.Perez (9) and Y.Gomes; H.Santiago, Omogrosso (3), Troncoso (5), Lindstrom (8), C.Wells (9) and Flowers. W—Albers 2-0. L—Omogrosso 0-2. HRs—Cleveland, Raburn (9). Chicago, A.Dunn (21), Keppinger (2), Flowers (8).

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Cueto, Cingrani (2), Simon (6), LeCure (8) and Mesoraco; M.Perez, Frasor (7), R.Ross (9) and Pierzynski. W—M.Perez 2-1. L—Cueto 4-2.

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S.Miller, J.Kelly (2), Siegrist (8) and Y.Molina; Colon, Otero (9) and Vogt. W—Colon 11-2. L—S.Miller 8-6.

HRs—Oakland, Vogt (1).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee 300 000 000 — 3 10 Pittsburgh 071 001 01x — 10 12

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Hellweg, Gorzelanny (2), Badenhop (6), Mic.Gonzalez (8) and Lucroy; Cole, Reid (7) and R.Martin.

W—Cole 4-0. L—Hellweg 0-1. Sv—Reid (1). HRs— Pittsburgh, McCutchen (9).

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Volquez, Vincent (7), B.Smith (8) and Grandal; Nolasco, Webb (6), Da.Jennings (8), A.Ramos (9) and Brantly. W—Volquez 6-6. L—Nolasco 4-8. HRs— San Diego, Forsythe (3).

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Detwiler, Ohlendorf (6), Clippard (8), Storen (9) and K.Suzuki; Harvey, Aardsma (8), Edgin (8), Lyon (8), Rice (8), Parnell (9) and Buck. W—Clippard 6-1.

L—Parnell 5-4. Sv—Storen (2). HRs—Washington, Desmond (14).

Sabathia, Chamberlain (8) and C.Stewart; McFarland, Gausman (3), Tom.Hunter (8) and Wieters.

W—Gausman 1-3. L—Sabathia 8-6. Sv—Tom. Hunter (2). HRs—Baltimore, McLouth (5).

Arizona Atlanta

Toronto Boston

Delgado, W.Harris (7), Sipp (7), Spruill (8) and M.Montero; Teheran, Avilan (7), Walden (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W—Teheran 6-4. L—Delgado 0-2.

Sv—Kimbrel (23). HRs—Atlanta, Simmons (6).

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Jo.Johnson, Loup (4), Wagner (6), Cecil (7), Oliver (7), Janssen (8) and Arencibia; Webster, A.Bailey (7), A.Miller (7), Uehara (9) and Saltalamacchia.

W—A.Miller 1-2. L—Wagner 1-2. Sv—Uehara (4).

HRs—Toronto, Encarnacion (23).

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Zito, Dunning (6), Kontos (8) and Posey; Chacin, Brothers (9) and W.Rosario. W—Chacin 7-3. L—Zito 4-6. HRs—San Francisco, Posey (11). Colorado, Cuddyer (14), W.Rosario (13).

Transactions BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Cleveland RHP Dillon Howard (AZL Indians) 50 games for testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated 3B Conor Gillaspie from paternity leave.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHPs Brett Myers and Blake Wood to Akron (EL) for rehab assignments. Optioned LHP Nick Hagadone to Columbus (IL). Recalled RHPs Trevor Bauer and Carlos Carrasco from Columbus.

DETROIT TIGERS — Assigned RHP Jose Valverde outright to Toledo (IL). Recalled RHP Bruce Rondon from Toledo. Agreed to terms with RHP Will LaMarche and OFs Raphael Rhymes and Adrian Castano on minor league contracts.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with Cs Brian Holberton and Jake Rodriguez, LHP Chris Cotton, 3B Adam Nelubowich and RHP Juan Santos on minor league contracts. Assigned Cotton, Nelubowich and Rodriguez to Tri-City (NYP) and Santos to the GCL Astros.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Reinstated RHP Josh Kinney from the 60-day DL and assigned him outright to Tacoma (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled INF Munenori Kawasaki from Buffalo (IL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent OF Adam Eaton to Visalia (Cal) for a rehab assignment. Reinstated 3B Eric Chavez from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Eric Hinske for assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated RHP Rafael Betancourt from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Juan Nicasio to Colorado Springs (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated OF/1B Scott Van Slyke from the 15-day DL. Designated INF Luis Cruz for assignment.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Reinstated RHP Hiram Burgos from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Nashville (PCL). Optioned INF Scooter Gennett to Nashville (PCL). Selected the contract of 1B Sean Halton from Nashville.

NEW YORK METS — Sent SS Ruben Tejada

Toronto Montreal Hamilton Winnipeg

GP 1 1 1 1

GP B.C. 0 Calgary 0 Edmonton 0 Saskatchewan0

CFL East Division W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

PF 39 38 34 33

PA Pt 34 2 33 2 39 0 38 0

West Division W L T PF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PA Pt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WEEK ONE Friday’s results Toronto 39 Hamilton 34 B.C. at Calgary Thursday’s result Montreal 38 Winnipeg 33 Saturday’s game Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 4 Winnipeg at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Toronto at B.C., 10 p.m.

Friday, July 5 Calgary at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 7 Edmonton at Hamilton, 3 p.m.

Golf UNITED LEASING CHAMPIONSHIP At Victoria National Golf Club Course Newburgh, Ind. Purse: $600,000 Yardage: 7,242; Par: 72 Second Round a-denotes amateur Billy Hurley III 69-68 — Joe Affrunti 70-69 — Kevin Tway 67-72 — Adam Crawford 67-73 — Hunter Haas 69-71 — Ashley Hall 71-69 — Alex Cejka 68-72 — James Nitties 69-71 — Nick Rousey 71-69 — Alex Aragon 70-70 — Ryuji Imada 70-70 — John Peterson 66-74 — Erik Flores 70-70 — Adam Hadwin 70-71 — Joe Durant 71-70 — Kent Jones 68-73 — Ben Martin 69-72 — Jerod Turner 73-68 — Joseph Bramlett 70-71 — Michael Putnam 68-73 — Lee Janzen 70-72 — Ron Whittaker 70-72 — Sam Saunders 68-74 — Wes Roach 72-70 — Danny Lee 74-68 — Lee Bedford 70-72 — Guy Boros 68-74 — Matt Bettencourt 68-74 — Scott Sterling 72-70 — Andy Pope 69-73 — Fernando Mechereffe 69-73 — B.J. Staten 72-71 — Rob Oppenheim 73-70 — Jim Renner 76-67 — Sung Kang 68-75 — Tom Glissmeyer 68-75 — Si Woo Kim 71-72 — Marco Dawson 70-73 — Brett Stegmaier 69-74 — Andrew Loupe 68-75 — Patrick Sheehan 66-77 — Franklin Corpening 72-71 — Roland Thatcher 74-70 — Ryan Spears 73-71 — Randall Hutchison 75-69 — Rafael Echenique 73-71 — Matt Davidson 76-68 — David Lipsky 74-70 — Gavin Coles 72-72 — Cliff Kresge 73-71 — Dustin Garza 72-72 — James Sacheck 71-73 — Peter Tomasulo 71-73 — Jonathan Hodge 76-68 — Brett Wetterich 69-75 — Will Wilcox 72-72 — Peter Malnati 69-75 — Hudson Johnson 70-74 —

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to the Gulf Coast League Mets for a rehab assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Assigned C Stephen Lerud outright to Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned C Tony Sanchez to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled INF Josh Harrison from Indianapolis. Agreed to terms with OF Austin Meadows on a minor league contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled RHP Burch Smith from Tucson (PCL). Optioned LHP Tommy Layne to Tucson.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Sent OF Bryce Harper and RHP Ryan Perry to Harrisburg (EL) and C Wilson Ramos to the Gulf Coast League Nationals for rehab assignments.

American Association LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed C Jose Gil. Released C Jeremy Mayo.

Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS — Released OF JJ Sherill and INF Antoin Gray.

Frontier League JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed INF Niko Vasquez.

ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Signed RHP Nick Grim. Released RHP Josh Schneider.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Signed RHP Race Permenter. Released RHP Matt Sergey.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed RHP Amalio Diaz and LHP Zach LeBarron. Released RHP Jordan Elliott.

United League SAN ANGELO COLTS — Signed RHP Jake Negrete and LHP Andrew Jessup. Released RHP Russell Johns and LHP Steve Merslich.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association BROOKLYN NETS — Named Lawrence Frank, Roy Rogers, Eric Hughes and Doug Overton assistant coaches.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Acquired the rights to F Arsalan Kazemi from Washington.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with D Bret Bellemore on a one-year, two-way contract.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed coach Todd Richards to a one-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.

EDMONTON OILERS — Named Keith Acton associate coach.

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed F Michael Blunden to a one-year, two-way contract.

American Hockey League WORCESTER SHARKS — Announced the resignation of president Mike Mudd. Announced John Tortora will oversee business operations.

SOCCER Major League Soccer PHILADELPHIA UNION — Signed D Fabinho.

PORTLAND TIMBERS — Acquired D Alvas Powell on loan from Portmore United FC (Jamaica) for the remainder of the seaon.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Signed D Clarence Goodson.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed M Graham Zusi to a four-year contract. Terminated the contract of D Yann Songo’o.

USL PRO USL PRO — Named Jake Edwards vicepresident.

DOPING USADA — Announced American cyclist and triathlete Sloan Teeple tested positive for synthetic testosterone and accepted an 18-month sanction, which began on April 22.

COLLEGE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON — Named Phil Sherry director of men’s basketball operations.

EAST CAROLINA — Named Shelley Binegar associate athletics director for external operations.

FORDHAM — Named Dale Hodges women’s assistant basketball coach.

IONA — Named Brock Erickson men’s assistant basketball coach; Ashlee Kelly, Jana Ashley and Liz Leer women’s assistant basketball coaches; Eric Alston director of women’s basketball operations; and Kelly Shaver strength and conditioning coach.

QUINNIPIAC — Announced the retirement of baseball coach Dan Gooley after the 2013-14 academic year.

TCU — Named Matthew Stine women’s basketball video co-ordinator.

U.S. OPEN At Sebonack Golf Club Southampton, N.Y. Purse: TBA ($3.25 million in 2012) Yardage: 6,821; Par: 72 Partial Second Round a-denotes amateur Note: Play was suspended due to darkness Inbee Park 67-68 — I.K. Kim 68-69 — Lizette Salas 68-72 — Angela Stanford 73-68 — Jessica Korda 70-71 — So Yeon Ryu 73-69 — Anna Nordqvist 68-74 — Ha-Neul Kim 66-77 — Cristie Kerr 72-72 — Haeji Kang 71-73 — Lindy Duncan 71-73 — Brittany Lang 76-69 — Catriona Matthew 70-75 — Paula Creamer 72-73 — Amy Meier 74-72 — Maude-Aimee Leblanc 69-77 — Amy Yang 74-72 — Shanshan Feng 71-75 — a-Brooke Mackenzie Henderson71-76 — Morgan Pressel 73-74 — Azahara MuInoz 73-74 — Dewi Claire Schreefel 76-71 — Stacy Lewis 71-76 — a-Casie Cathrea 75-73 — Chella Choi 73-75 — Pornanong Phatlum 71-77 — Mo Martin 74-74 — Cynthia Lacrosse 74-74 — a-Doris Chen 74-74 — Thidapa Suwannapura 75-74 — Austin Ernst 75-74 — Mika Miyazato 72-77 — Gerina Piller 73-76 — Hee Kyung Seo 75-74 — Jackie Barenborg Stoelting75-74 — a-Yueer Feng 72-77 — Jenny Shin 78-71 — Moira Dunn 78-72 — Julieta Granada 74-76 — Christina Kim 75-75 —

1 Blasty Cam (G. Clark) 2 Passing Breeze (J. Marino) 3 Pop Gun (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Bomber Brown (J. Campbell) 5 Hey Scoob (B. Watt) 6 Skirmish (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 Hes Country (Q. Schneider) 8 Nf Star Power (D. Monkman Jr) 9 Light The Board (T. Redwood) ae Psymadre (K. Hoerdt) Ninth Pace, purse $7,500 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Overnight Success (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Feelin Flush (T. Cullen) 3 Millbanks Ariel (T. Redwood) 4 Honor Roll (J. Campbell) 5 Blue Star Beauty (W. Tainsh Jr) 6 Just Fiction (J. Marino) Tenth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Barona Grizzly (J. Campbell) 2 Knickfree (J. Chappell) 3 Notacent Tobemade (G. Schedlosky) 4 Barndougle (G. Clark) 5 Outlawclassichrome (J. Marino) 6 Best Out West (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 Too Young Man (P. Davies) 8 Canbec Hooligan (T. Cullen) 9 Mackenzie Seelster (P. Giesbrecht) ae Art By Dylan (K. Hoerdt)

8 Modern Cowboy (G. Hudon) 9 Whosurhero (J. Jungquist) Sixth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Caracas (D. Monkman Jr) 2 Me Myself And I (B. Clark) 3 Crimson Promise (T. Redwood) 4 Alashazam (J. Campbell) 5 Yankee Mystique (P. Giesbrecht) 6 G I Joan (J. Marino) 7 Major Ziggy (P. Davies) 8 Apalamine (K. Hoerdt) 9 Keystone Vanyla (W. Tainsh Jr) Seventh Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Mjjz R Us (P. Davies) 2 Dees Promise (J. Chappell) 3 Modern Look (P. Giesbrecht) 4 Western Chrome (R. Goulet) 5 Silent Rescue (K. Hoerdt) 6 Hollywood Lenny (Q. Schneider) 7 Capablenrewarding (D. Mcleod) 8 Somethinsgoinon (K. Clark) 9 Red Star Cashflow (B. Watt) ae Red Star Tiger (W. Tainsh Jr) Eighth Pace, purse $8,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Smooth Criminal (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Outlawtowerinferno (R. Hennessy) 3 No Fear (J. Campbell) 4 Sixdaysontheroad (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Strikes N Charges (T. Cullen) 6 Mr Saratoga (Q. Schneider) 7 Trust The Artist (K. Hoerdt) Ninth Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Play Me Right (J. Campbell) 2 Little Bit Faster (T. Redwood) 3 Blistillmyheart (J. Gagne) 4 Aerial Time (J. Chappell) 5 Masada Rocks (K. Hoerdt) 6 Burn The Floor (R. Hennessy) 7 Senga Nanjeing (R. Grundy) Tenth Pace, purse $7,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Outlawdangruswatrs (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Bachelor Pad (G. Hudon) 3 Wannabe Cowboy (R. Grundy) 4 Playbook (K. Clark) 5 Gts Jake (J. Jungquist) 6 I Hear Voices (J. Marino) 7 Revoler (J. Campbell) 8 Hilldrop Shady (P. Giesbrecht) Eleventh Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Outlaw Like A Lady (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Comeshomeearly (T. Redwood) 3 Intrepid Kate (T. Brown) 4 Arctic Flame (J. Marino) 5 Charm N Wits (P. Davies) 6 Happyagain Mindale (J. Jungquist) 7 Justabitfaster (G. Hudon) 8 Minettaszoombyyall (J. Campbell) 9 Spring Baby (T. Redwood)

5 Brandons Cassie (K. Ducharme) 6 Miss Reserve (W. Tainsh Jr) 7 Ida Apache (T. Cullen) Third Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Barona Josie (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Blue Star Classic (J. Gray) 3 Dewinton Destroyer (K. Dressler) 4 Baby You Save Me (T. Brown) 5 Sealedwithapromise (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Red Star Jenny (K. Hoerdt) 7 Fancy Camelot (T. Cullen) 8 Canyacrackher (R. Hennessy) 9 Mood Light (R. Goulet) Fourth Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Dieselystic (J. Gray) 2 Clintons Bruiser (K. Hoerdt) 3 Saltwater Cowboy (J. Marino) 4 Heartland Firmway (P. Giesbrecht) 5 Flight Seargent (J. Chappell) 6 Cenalta Octane (R. Grundy) 7 Shaker Boy (J. Campbell) 8 Slender Pride (J. Jungquist) 9 Blue Star Quest (T. Redwood) ae Location Baran (P. Giesbrecht) Fifth Pace, purse $6,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Caress Of Steel (J. Gagne) 2 Loneridge Shannon (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Outlaw Beacon (J. Marino) 4 Hollywood Warrior (G. Hudon) 5 Acesndeuces (P. Davies) 6 B R Money Matters (J. Gray) 7 Cenalta Power (R. Grundy) 8 Outlaw Highvoltage (W. Tainsh Jr) Sixth Pace, purse $5,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Outlaw Blue Danube (J. Campbell) 2 Just Saucy (P. Giesbrecht) 3 Jennas Pass (B. Piwniuk) 4 Thats Witty (J. Marino) 5 Cloud Nine

Laura Diaz Ayako Uehara a-Nelly Korda Caroline Westrup Meena Lee Paz Echeverria Christel Boeljon Yani Tseng Juli Inkster Kris Tamulis Sandra Gal Rachel Rohanna Megan Grehan Beatriz Recari Lorie Kane Christi Cano a-Emily Tubert Katie Futcher Pernilla Lindberg

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AT&T NATIONAL At Congressional Country Club Bethesda, Md. Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,569; Par: 71 Partial Second Round 62 players failed to finish the round due to rain 66-69 — 135 Roberto Castro Jordan Spieth 69-66 — 135 D.H. Lee 71-66 — 137 Cameron Tringale 71-67 — 138 James Driscoll 69-69 — 138 Gary Woodland 70-69 — 139 Stewart Cink 70-69 — 139 Russell Henley 69-70 — 139 David Lingmerth 74-65 — 139 Bud Cauley 68-72 — 140 Graham DeLaet 68-72 — 140 Brandt Snedeker 69-71 — 140 Camilo Villegas 71-70 — 141 David Mathis 71-70 — 141 Brendon Todd 74-67 — 141 Kevin Chappell 70-72 — 142 Brian Davis 70-72 — 142 Fabian Gomez 69-73 — 142 Chez Reavie 71-71 — 142 Chad Campbell 72-70 — 142 Tom Gillis 70-72 — 142 Bryce Molder 72-71 — 143 Robert Garrigus 72-71 — 143 Jason Day 70-73 — 143 Ricky Barnes 72-71 — 143 Jason Bohn 73-70 — 143 Charlie Wi 72-71 — 143 Steve LeBrun 71-72 — 143 Brandt Jobe 71-73 — 144 Bob Estes 73-71 — 144 Brendan Steele 73-71 — 144 Tommy Gainey 73-71 — 144 Adam Scott 73-71 — 144 Martin Laird 71-73 — 144 Matt Jones 72-72 — 144 Brad Fritsch 72-72 — 144 Doug LaBelle II 73-71 — 144 John Rollins 73-72 — 145 Charley Hoffman 74-71 — 145 Dicky Pride 72-73 — 145 Erik Compton 73-72 — 145 Casey Wittenberg 74-72 — 146 Matt Every 74-72 — 146 Aaron Baddeley 74-72 — 146 Marc Leishman 75-71 — 146 Freddie Jacobson 70-76 — 146 K.J. Choi 70-76 — 146 William McGirt 75-72 — 147 Justin Bolli 76-71 — 147 Stephen Ames 73-74 — 147 Hunter Mahan 75-72 — 147 Scott Langley 75-72 — 147 Brendon de Jonge 74-73 — 147 Aaron Watkins 74-73 — 147 Chris Williams 78-69 — 147 Robert Allenby 75-73 — 148 Scott Stallings 76-72 — 148 Charles Howell III 76-72 — 148 Scott Brown 74-74 — 148 Justin Leonard 78-73 — 151 J.J. Henry 78-73 — 151 Bobby Gates 74-77 — 151 Jeff Maggert 77-75 — 152 CONSTELLATION SENIOR PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP At Fox Chapel Golf Club Pittsburgh Purse: $2.7 million Yardage: 6,696; Par: 70 Partial Second Round Only 15 players finished the round due to rain Jeff Hart 68-65 — 133 Joel Edwards 67-70 — 137 Bart Bryant 70-67 — 137 Morris Hatalsky 70-67 — 137 Chien Soon Lu 72-66 — 138 Steve Jones 70-68 — 138 Bob Tway 70-71 — 141 Mark Mouland 70-71 — 141 Jeff Freeman 71-71 — 142 Steve Lowery 71-71 — 142 Barry Lane 77-67 — 144 Dick Mast 72-72 — 144 Mike Reid 71-73 — 144 Jim Rutledge 74-71 — 145 Tom Byrum 70-75 — 145

Alberta Downs First Pace, purse $3,500 (EX, PX, SF, TR).

1 Tu Wong Fu (J. Chappell) 2 Glitteronthebeach (T. Cullen) 3 Whitehouse Secret (P. Davies) 4 Artninspiration (K. Hoerdt) 5 Crafty Cracker (W. Tainsh Jr) 6 Carro Avro (J. Marino) 7 Brendons No Fly (T. Redwood) 8 Cinderella Smiles (P. Giesbrecht) Second Pace, purse $3,700 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Truly Cruisin (B. Watt) 2 Whos In The Hat (T. Cullen) 3 Last Luck (J. Marino) 4 Hollywood Jubilee (J. Chappell) 5 Market For Romance (K. Ducharme) 6 Sharon Blew Bye (J. Jungquist) 7 Brave Rustler (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Fly Bye Elly (J. Gray) 9 Js Honeybet (T. Redwood) ae Liz Lover (J. Jungquist) Third Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Doda Gig (P. Davies) 2 Hf Nancys Babygirl (H. Haining) 3 Flawless Art (D. Mcleod) 4 Westcoast Royal (C. Brown) 5 Such A Night (J. Marino) 6 Westwood Chaos (J. Jungquist) 7 Jennas Ideal (T. Cullen) 8 Dickies Motel (J. Campbell) 9 Julie Caesar (P. Giesbrecht) Fourth Pace, purse $4,000 (EX, SF, TR).

1 Smoken Blue Water (Q. Schneider) 2 Youre Away (R. Hennessy) 3 Bettor Dreams (J. Jungquist) 4 Blue Star West (J. Gray) 5 Wigesjet (J. Chappell) 6 Barona Lite (B. Piwniuk) Fifth Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Crown And Ginger (K. Hoerdt) 2 Clearly Best (K. Dressler) 3 Blazing By (J. Campbell) 4 Fire Dance (D. Monkman Jr) 5 Nitrous Force (T. Cullen) 6 Kim Chee (T. Redwood) 7 Isle Of Shoals (C. Kolthammer) 8 Keystone Maddie (P. Giesbrecht) 9 Cenalta Fireworks (R. Goulet) ae Va Va Varoom (R. Hennessy) Sixth Pace, purse $5,600 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Ruths Shadylady (J. Jungquist) 2 Outlawlookslikrain (C. Kolthammer) 3 Cool One (D. Monkman Jr) 4 Popcorn (J. Gray) 5 Contesta Hanover (K. Clark) 6 Artprize (K. Hoerdt) 7 As Seely Promised (T. Redwood) 8 Born With A Grin (P. Giesbrecht) 9 Beach Baby (B. Clark) ae Barona Lilac (K. Hoerdt) Seventh Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Blue Star Charger (J. Chappell) 2 Dreamway Confed (J. Gray) 3 Red Star Chance (D. Mcleod) 4 Remarkable Cam (J. Campbell) 5 Tajwon (T. Cullen) 6 Connors Cam Bo (K. Clark) 7 Wrangler Hitech (J. Marino) 8 K B Hercules (W. Tainsh Jr) 9 Nevermissabeat (R. Grundy) ae My World (K. Hoerdt) Eighth Pace, purse $2,300 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

Sunday Post time: 1:15 p.m.

First Pace, purse $4,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Bettor In The Bank (K. Clark) 2 Cool Eyes (D. Monkman Jr) 3 Tinhorn Creek (G. Hudon) 4 Arctic Wireman (B. Watt) 5 Jacksons Spin (P. Giesbrecht) 6 Do You Feel Lucky (J. Campbell) 7 Gotta Bad Attitude (G. Clark) Second Pace, purse $4,900 (EX, PX, SF, TR).

1 Medicine Hat (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Pedal Steel (J. Marino) 3 Hesacountryboy (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Rascal Shark (P. Davies) 5 Life On Homicide (J. Jungquist) 6 Rays Crown Royal (K. Hoerdt) 7 Newcrackofdawn (J. Campbell) Third Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Arctic Artist (J. Campbell) 2 Cams Wizard (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Blue Star Cavalier (K. Ducharme) 4 Rays High Noon (K. Hoerdt) 5 Lefty Malone (J. Gagne) 6 Classy Cracker (T. Redwood) 7 Broadies Dancer (P. Davies) 8 Shade Of Pale (G. Hudon) 9 The Cracken (J. Marino) Fourth Pace, purse $3,000 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Mjjz Shannon D (Q. Schneider) 2 Swing Away (W. Tainsh Jr) 3 Burntoastformyles (J. Campbell) 4 On A Rocket (To Be Announced) 5 Two Pack Habit (T. Redwood) 6 The Enemy Within (J. Marino) 7 Lo Tengo (D. Monkman Jr) 8 Cenalta Alert (T. Cullen) Fifth Pace, purse $3,400 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Caleo Bay (K. Clark) 2 Da Terror (T. Cullen) 3 Artability (Q. Schneider) 4 Western Shoot Out (R. Grundy) 5 Jellos Fellow (W. Tainsh Jr) 6 Minettas Leader (J. Marino) 7 Hesacamcracker (R. Hennessy)

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

1 Shes A Ladro (W. Tainsh Jr) 2 Sharkys Law (R. Hennessy) 3 Outlaw Terra Gold (J. Campbell) 4 Dancing Fool (J. Marino) 5 Miss Dezilou (T. Redwood) 6 Real Pretty (J. Gray) 7 Sweetycamtoplay (G. Hudon) Second Pace, purse $3,200 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 My Dads A Stud (R. Hennessy) 2 Pureform Olympia (J. Campbell) 3 River Blues (J. Marino) 4 Regal Sage (P. Giesbrecht)

(T. Redwood) 6 Ashlynn Grace (J. Chappell) 7 Phoenician Gal (T. Cullen) 8 Big Bang Theory (G. Hudon) 9 Credit Card Junkie (K. Clark) Seventh Pace, purse $3,700 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Cenalta Spirit (P. Giesbrecht) 2 Brandon Bey V (J. Marino) 3 Im A Wildcat (W. Tainsh Jr) 4 Make It So (J. Chappell) 5 Kg Cody (J. Jungquist) 6 Stirling Advocate (K. Hoerdt) 7 Frisco (T. Cullen) 8 Hollywood Hotel (G. Hudon) 9 Gaucho Hanover (R. Hennessy) Eighth Pace, purse $5,100 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Mr Brightside (B. Piwniuk) 2 Boom Shazam (B. Watt) 3 Kg Art Dreamer (G. Hudon) 4 Balzac Billy (P. Davies) 5 Total Rhythm (K. Hoerdt) 6 Western Olympian (K. Clark) 7 Terrorizer (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Red Star Tiger (W. Tainsh Jr) 9 Arroway (J. Gray) ae Raging Fingers (T. Redwood) Ninth Pace, purse $2,800 (EX, PF, SF, TR).

1 Samnmadie (J. Jungquist) 2 Taj R Us (J. Gagne) 3 Tap Out (J. Marino) 4 Cantcatch P (J. Chappell) 5 Dudes Bonnie (R. Goulet) 6 Wrangler Diva (To Be Announced) 7 No Limit For Mjjz (P. Giesbrecht) 8 Kick To The Curb (T. Redwood) 9 Fortunate Design (K. Clark) ae Barona Java (G. Hudon)

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Competition razor sharp in Ponoka When you have a pro rodeo the calibre of the Ponoka Stampede, you’d expect the competition to be close. But it’s razor sharp in this 77th year, and there are two more performances to go!

For instance, in the saddle bronc riding, the top seven marks on the leaderboard after Friday’s fourth round are separated by just three-quarters of a point. And there’s less than a four point spread between the leader and the rider hoping to make the cut.

The top twelve contestants in each major event make it back for Monday’s Finals.

Todd Herzog would like to be one of them. The Penhold DIANNE bronc rider put himself in FINSTAD contention by marking an 83 on a Calgary Stampede horse called Twilight Moon. He’s tied for sixth with his neighbor Jim Berry of Rocky Mountain House. At the front end sits a pair of 83.75’s from Troy Crowser and Curtis Garton.

“I was pretty excited to have that horse,” said Herzog. “It’s one of those horses where you know you’re going to have to do your job to be able to get the points to make it back. The horse is going to give you a chance to make a great spur ride. You just can’t mess that up. I felt like I made a really good ride today, and the horse just did his job. It felt like a bucking machine out there, just a nice horse to have.”

Herzog was off to hitch a ride with some fellow rodeo travellers to Williams Lake, B.C. where he’s scheduled to ride today, and then be back for Air-

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drie’s rodeo Sunday. He’s hoping he needs to be in Ponoka again on Monday.

“This has always been a rodeo I’ve wanted to win,” admitted the 32-year-old. “I came real close the year before I had my pro card, when I was on my permit.

I won second here. I’d sure like a taste of that again.

It makes you feel a little comfortable throughout the rest of the year. If you do good at Ponoka, you’ll be sitting pretty good in the standings.”

But that’s still a long journey. Herzog has made the Finals before, and knows one small slip there can mean a penniless exit from town.

“A guy’s dang sure got to ride them all through Ponoka, and make good rides on all of them, to be the champ.”

Herzog has one good ride down, and wants a chance at two more to go all the way.

Friday was the day at the Ponoka Stampede when Calgary Stampede bucking stock was featured, and that gave Rodeo Manager Keith Marrington a chance to escape the feverish pace of work to ready the flood drenched Stampede grounds for next week’s big show in Calgary.

“Our guys have been working extremely hard since the water hit Thursday night, without too much rest. We’ll be ready on the 5th. There might be a few band-aids here and there,” Marrington noted.

“Some of our facilities are back up and running.

We’re still short of power, and still pumping water.

At the height of the flood, you couldn’t see our bucking chutes. They were under water. There was that much water in the infield.”

“The river actually diverted through the southwest corner of our property, went straight through the infield, and exited on the northeast corner.”

The Stampede had just the month previous finished resurfacing its chuckwagon track, which is now

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gone. So that is being done again, and compaction tests are being conducted on the track and infield.

But Marrington echoes the determination so evident all around the Calgary Stampede.

“It’s gonna happen. I think it’s going to be better than ever. The community has really rallied around us. Everybody’s supporting us. They know we can get it done, and we will.”

There was a lot of shuffling of the leaderboard in the other events at the Ponoka Stampede Friday, but the tie-down roping was the only one to see the lead change hands. Idaho’s Nate Baldwin jumped to the front with a time of 16.50 seconds on his two runs. The best bareback ride of the day was an 82.75 from Kevin Langevin of Bonnyville, still in the top 12 behind the 86.50 of leader Jared Smith. Wyoming’s Tyler Willis recorded an 83.75 in the bull riding, to put himself in the hunt, where Dustin Bowen remains the leader with an 89 mark. Ontario’s Cathy Grant had the fastest barrel race of the day, at 17.534, which is still qualifying for the Finals. Top time is the 17.037 from Texan Michele Mcleod. The duo of Cory Petska and Erich Rogers still leads team roping with their total of 11.8 seconds on two runs. Rhen Richard of Utah and Jesse Sheffield of Colorado moved into fourth spot Friday with a 16.6 second total. Saskatchewan’s Dustin Walker slipped into a tie for second spot in the steer wrestling race with his time of 10.2 seconds.

In the WPCA Chuckwagon races, The last two regular rodeo performances of the Ponoka Stampede go today and Sunday at 1:00 pm, with the Finals Monday at 1:00. The wagon races run nightly at 6:30, with the $50,000 Tommy Dorchester ‘Dash for Cash’ and the pro rodeo Showdown July 1st at 6:30 pm.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto 39 Hamilton 34 TORONTO — Ricky Ray outduelled Henry Burris and earned the Toronto Argonauts a wild seasonopening victory.

Ray threw four TD passes to rally Toronto to a 3934 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.

Ray’s 10-yard touchdown toss to Dontrelle Inman at 9:49 of the fourth quarter gave the Argos their winning margin in a track meet that featured 51 first downs and 1,000 total offensive yards but still came down to the final play.

Burris drove Hamilton from its 44-yard to the Toronto 13 in the final 30 seconds on completions to Greg Ellingson and Onrea Jones. But rookie running back C.J. Gable dropped a screen pass that had he held on to had a clear path to the end zone. Still, the Ticats had one final gasp with three seconds left at the Argos’ eight-yard line following a penalty, but Andy Fantuz couldn’t hold on to Burris’s throw.

“I don’t know how many times in my career I’ve been on the sidelines watching Henry Burris lead a last-minute drive,” Ray said. “But sacking him twice and then the big breakup in the end zone at the end, those were huge.”

A new-look Argos defence with seven new starters struggled in the first half against Hamilton, which led 31-25 at halftime. Burris was a big reason for that, passing for 207 yards and three TDs but he said the Ticats should’ve put the defending Grey Cup champions away much earlier.

Golf tournament looking for players If you’re looking for a golf tournament to enter in early August, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum’s annual affair, set for Aug. 8 at Innisfail, still has 40 openings.

The tournament, which is one of the major fundraisers for the Hall, costs $225 a person.

Anyone interested can enter by calling the Hall of Fame at 403-341-8614 or go online at www.ashfm.ca.

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SUTTER: Draft depends on Bartosak

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Cole Farwell, right, of Red Deer and District Boxing Club, swings at Danny Vo of Main Event, Calgary, during the second bout of the Tuff Glove Amateur matches on Friday evening at the Sheraton Hotel. Farwell won the fight. In the main event of the amateur, Brian Samuel of Red Deer lost a unanimous decision to Devin Reti. See Tuesday’s Advocate for the full story. is returning, we won’t draft.”

Sutter estimates that Bartosak will be taken anywhere from the third to fifth or sixth round, while Rebels defenceman Kayle Doetzel projects as a lateround pick. ● The Rebels are the late-comers to the party, but at least they’ve arrived.

“Our operations staff just felt it was something we needed to do to get more in line with the other teams in the league,” said Sutter, in reference to the 7 p.m. start time for all Rebels home games next season.

The lone exception to the new inclusive start time — in past years Friday and Saturday games began at 7:30 p.m. — is a 5 p.m. start for a Jan. 5 (Sunday) meeting with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Rebels will not be required to play three games in three nights at any point during the 2013-14 season, but on five occasions will play four games in five days and have eight three-in-four stretches on their schedule.

Morrissey, Pulock, Shinkaruk and Lazar are also expected to be selected in the first-round. ● Sutter will wait until the conclusion of the NHL entry draft before deciding which way he’ll lean during Wednesday’s CHL import draft.

With 20-year-old all-star netminder Patrik Bartosak likely to be selected Sunday, Sutter has no choice in the matter.

“It all depends on Patty, on who drafts him and where he gets drafted,” said Sutter. “I’ll have communication with the NHL team right after the draft and see where they’re at with it.

“If they tell me that there’s a chance we’ll get him back for next season then there’s a chance we may not draft anybody.

If we draft someone and Patty is returned before the NHL regular-season starts, we’ll have to delete that person.”

If the Rebels participate in the import draft and Bartosak is returned to the club after the start of the NHL season, Sutter will have 14 days to deal one of his three imports, forward Dominik Volek included. Sutter, however, insisted that Volek will not be dealt.

“I made a commitment to him last season — that’s how we got him to leave Sweden — and I won’t go against that,” he said.

“The best-case scenario would be that we get told by an NHL team that Patty will be returned to us, then we can pass on the European draft. It would be great to know Canadian Tire #329 • 2510 Gaetz Ave. one way or the other. If Red Deer, AB he’s not coming back, we 403-342-2223 will draft a player. If he

“We like our schedule. We think it’s a real workable schedule both from the hockey end and business side,” said Sutter.

For the first time ever, the WHL schedule was handled by the same company that does the NHL timetable.

In past years, the GMs of each team attended the WHL scheduling meeting with a list of date preferences.

“To be honest, we couldn’t have come away with a better schedule than we got this year,” said Sutter.

“Our travel is decent, and that’s something you worry about with a lot of the kids being in school.

“I know some teams aren’t happy, but then the buildings and markets are different throughout the league. I could sit here and complain about the amount of times we have four games in five nights, but the fact is I like our schedule.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Come Walk Among Us Rich rural history celebrated in Alix

BY RICHARD FROESE STETTLER INDEPENDENT Alix was in the historical spotlight to promote its rich history as the community welcomed residents and visitors to Come Walk Among Us on Saturday, June 22.

“What a wonderful day and experience to learn local history, one man told me,” said Donna Peterson, president of Alix Wagon Wheel Museum, which co-hosted the event in partnership with Boomtown Trail tourism association.

“We had lots of comments and emails from people who said they had a wonderful time.

“It was a great opportunity to showcase our history.”

With the success of the event, organizers intend to plan for next year and likely combine it with another annual community event, she said.

Old-fashioned churning butter and ice-cream making at the museum were big hits for the younger generation.

“Kids loved to help turn the crank on the old churn,” Peterson said.

Walking tours with characters of the past, homemade pies, arts and music, a

polo game, Metis culture, horse-drawn wagon rides and a few vehicles in a show-and-shine highlighted the day.

History came to life through the eyes of Irene Parlby of the Famous Five as local MLA for Lacombe riding from 1921 to 1935 and first woman in Alberta cabinet. She was also among the founders of the first women’s local of the United Farmers of Alberta.

“It’s good to have the Metis presence,” said Marlene Lanz, regional president of the Metis Nation of Alberta.

“Metis has a long history that dates back to the mid-1880s at Tail Creek, Boss Hill and Big Valley.

“We got a lot of people interested in our history.”

Started in Bashaw last year, Boomtown Trail has a passion to continue the historical journey in Central Alberta.

“We want every town to do this event annually and organize it on their own,” said Ken Duncan, the executivedirector.

“These types of events help bring the community together, and to share memories. This is about building community.”

‘We want every town to do this event annually and organize it on their own.’

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Shelter seeks partners COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO HELPING FAMILIES IN CRISIS

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

19TH ANNUAL HEART AND STROKE GOLF CLASSIC The 19th Annual Heart and Stroke Golf Classic tournament has raised more than $50,000. The golf event was held at the Innisfail Golf Club. The money raised contributes to heart and stroke research, and health programs for patients. For more details, see www. heartandstroke.ab.ca

Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter wants to do more to help women and children.

That’s why the Red Deer agency plans to reach out this fall to other community organizations to collaborate to offer more well-rounded services to clients.

“We do work closely together but what we’re looking at in the future is sort of a one-stop shop,” said Anna Robertshaw, marketing and development co-ordinator with the shelter.

“We don’t only want to give them shelter and keep them safe from immediate danger. We want to give them the tools to live a

safe and independent life.”

She said currently some clients are lost when they are directed to contact agencies on their own.

“There are so many families that just get caught in the cycle of violence and cycle of poverty. We think by using this system we could get them out of it.”

Better ways of linking clients to the services they need was discussed at the shelter’s annual general meeting held on June 20.

“We’re really excited about this new initiative. People are anxious and eager to see what the response is because we think this will be very positive for families in Central Alberta.”

The shelter is in the process of applying

for grants to launch a feasibility study this fall and gather input from other agencies.

Developing and implementing a program could take a few years.

In 2012-13, Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter provided shelter to 258 women and 257 children.

Robertshaw said the average length of stay is 19 days, which is up from 10 days about five years ago. It also means fewer women and children are able to use the shelter.

“We’re encouraging people to stay in the shelter and make use of our support for as long as possible. We find the longer people are staying, the less likely they’re going to fall back into the same situations.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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GOSPEL MUSIC EVENT It’s a few months away, but gospel music lovers looking at how to spend the Sept. 6 to 8 weekend might want to pencil in Country Gospel in the Park in Lacombe.

The music weekend is being hosted by Blackfalds United Church, and takes place in a heated tent.

Food will be available but bring lawnchairs.

Performances start on Sept. 6 at 5 p.m..

A church service will be held on the Sunday at 9 a.m. Some of the groups to perform are Visions Country Gospel, Ben Kellert, Generations, New Song Band, Victoria Street and the Gospel Trubadors. For more information, go online to Blackfalds unitedchurch.com or www.gospelinthepark. net or call John 403885-4857, Moe at 403357-6678, or Jim and 403-391-1397.

ESCAPE TO INDIA Young people can savour the rich flavours of India at a finger food buffet and learn the temporary art of henna tattooing on July 9. The Red Deer Public library is offering Escape to India for 12-to-18-year-olds in the Snell Auditorium.

The afternoon ends with a showing of the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

The event runs from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at 4818 49th St. Escape to India is part of the library’s Read Around the World summer reading program.

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We would like to hear from you if you see something worthy of coverage. And we would appreciate hearing from you if you see something inaccurate in our pages.

We strive for complete, accurate coverage of Central Alberta and are happy to correct any errors we may commit.

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Staff and students at Fairview Elementary School celebrated their last day of school on Thursday by getting their pink on to support a staff member at the school who was diagnosed with breast cancer in April. Funds raised from the sale of the wigs and pink glow sticks will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

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BRIEFS Extendicare staff vote in favour of strike action EDMONTON — Strike votes held at eight Extendicare worksites around the province

by AUPE members have set the stage for the largest legal seniors care strike in Alberta’s history.

Strike vote results varied from a low of 93 per cent in favour at Extendicare Eaux Claires in Edmonton to 100 per cent in favour in Lethbridge and Athabasca. The vote at Extendicare Michener Hill in Red Deer was 99 per cent in favour.

The union and employer will meet with the mediator on July 5. If members decide to strike, 72 hours notice will be given.

“The mandate set by Extendicare staff sends the clear message that they’re serious about standing up for residents’ quality of care,” said AUPE president Guy Smith in a prepared statement. “Job action is not something we want. But Extendicare’s proposals put care at serious risk and we are not OK with that. The employer has forced staff into this position.”

Extendicare says funding discrepancies with Alberta Health Services are dictating their position.

The Extendicare bargaining group represents 1,200 seniors care employees at eight worksites around the province. It is the largest private-sector seniors care bargaining group in Alberta.

The eight Extendicare worksites have about 1,000 seniors care beds in Alberta.

Waunch looks for local lawyer A man facing three dozen charges, including attempted murder, made a brief court appearance in Red Deer on Friday.

Andrew Allen Waunch, 30, of no fixed address, appeared in provincial court by a closed-circuit television link.

Waunch was represented by legal aid duty counsel Mark Gottlieb. He told Judge Bert Skinner that Waunch was in the process of hiring a local lawyer to represent him.

Waunch is due back in court on July 10.

Waunch, also known as Navi, was initially wanted in connection with two incidents — an attempted murder in Sylvan Lake that

took place on June 3 and a pair of gunpoint carjackings on June 9 near Olds and Red Deer.

Also in court on Friday was a co-accused Ashley Dawn Chambers, 23.

Chambers, 23, was charged in connection with an incident at the home of a wellknown Sylvan Lake businessman on June 3.

Sylvan Lake allege that Chambers and Waunch entered a home located just outside of the Town of Sylvan Lake and demanded property from the occupants.

She has been charged with nine offences, including armed robbery; unlawful confinement of two people; using a firearm to commit an indictable offence; break and enter of a dwelling; pointing a firearm at a woman in the house; unlawful possession of a loaded, restricted firearm; and three breaches of release conditions arising from older charges.

Chambers returns to court on July 24 and is represented by defence lawyer Kevin Schollie.

Waunch and Chambers remain in custody.

Cyclist suffers broken leg A cyclist who was struck by a car in Penhold on Thursday afternoon suffered a broken ankle, but a helmet saved him from more serious injury.

The 10-year-old boy was transported by ambulance to Red Deer hospital, where he was treated and released.

“He was wearing a helmet, which helped reduce more serious injuries,” Penhold Fire Chief Jim Pendergast said in a news release.

The collision occurred just after 2 p.m. when the boy was riding his bike in a crosswalk at Hwy 2A in Penhold.

Pendergast reminded cyclists to get off their bikes at crosswalks, to wait for traffic to stop and to proceed only when safe to do so.

Traffic was diverted on Hwy 2A for more than an hour while Innisfail RCMP and Red Deer EMS and Guardian EMS responded to the collision.

Bowden lockdown, search end The lockdown and search at Bowden Institution has ended and normal operations have resumed at the federal penitentiary.

Visits to the institution have been reinstated, Corrections Canada said in a press release on Friday.

The lockdown was initiated on Tuesday when staff executed an “exceptional”

search of the facility after an inmate was found in possession of an unauthorized item.

Rita Wehrle, Correctional Service Canada assistant warden at Bowden, said the search was not routine, necessitating the lockdown.

“A routine search ... is a search we do based on a search plan that says so many times in a year we can search the institution for any number of things,” said Wehrle.

“An exceptional search is when we have information, intelligence, an incident or something that has led us to conclude we need to search right now and look for the specific item.”

Officials have not said what the item was, or the results of the search.

Stabbing charges dismissed Charges have been dismissed against a man charged in connection with a stabbing in Rotary Park last summer.

Ronald James Alexander, 37, was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a dangerous weapon and breach of probation.

All three charges were dismissed by a judge in Red Deer provincial court on Friday.

Red Deer Emergency Services called RCMP in the early hours of July 17, 2012, after a man was treated for a serious stab wound. Alexander was arrested soon after.

Flood aid gathered on Tuesday An error on the date of a flood relief campaign in Central Alberta was contained in a brief in Friday’s Advocate.

Residents are asked to pitch in to fill a trailer headed to aid with flood relief in Southern Alberta.

From noon to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, a semitrailer will be in the Red Deer Peavey Mart parking lot, at 2410 50th Ave. It will be loaded with donated items.

High River, Siksika Nation and other areas affected by the flooding are in desperate need of bleach, cleaning supplies, pillows, sheets, blankets, baby formula, nonperishable food, baby food, diapers, bottles of water, buckets, mops, garbage bags, fans, shovels, rakes, rubber boots and numerous other items.

People are asked to bring their items boxed as it will make shipping easier.

Items such as shovels, fans, rakes and mops do not need to be boxed.

Clothing is not needed for this flood relief shipment.

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A VARIED LINEUP OF PLAYS HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE NEXT SEASON OF THE LOCAL THEATRE TROUPE, RANGING FROM COMEDY TO CLASSICS TO ORIGINAL WORKS

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The notorious Nurse Ratched and kooky flower child Jill Tanner will make local stage appearances when Central Alberta Theatre launches its fall season.

Ken Kesey’s riveting drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Leonard Gershe’s ‘60s-era comedy Butterflies are Free are on CAT’s fall/winter schedule, along with another well-known play — Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling — and several lesser-known gems.

The Christmas-time production will be a locally written musical pantomime, Cinderella Dances With the Stars, by Albert Azzara. The zany, broad comedy “is for everyone from age five to 95,” said CAT veteran member Carole Forhan, who’s please with the new lineup.

“We have a good mixture of plays — from the silly to musicals and dramas.”

There will be more well-known plot lines staged in the upcoming season — as well as some meaty ones, which Forhan believes is necessary to attract an audience, since CAT will not be holding dinner theatres in the near future.

She’s looking forward to the new season now that CAT is on fiscally stable footing once again. Earlier this year, the in-debt non-profit community theatre group worked out a repayment plan with creditors, as well as a fiveyear financial plan.

Forhan said things are now much more predictable and manageable for CAT members. The group is taking applications to fill a paid operations director position by August.

The board of directors is also seeking to fill two voluntary positions — for vice-president of business and vice-president of training. (Call 403-347-8111.)

In the meantime, CAT members are also negotiating with Red Deer College to use the downtown City Centre Stage for some of its upcoming productions. Others will be held at the Memorial Centre and the smaller upstairs Nickle Studio. ● The fall season will open with the comedy Butterflies are Free, which helped launch Goldie Hawn’s acting career (she starred as Jill Tanner in the film version). Slated to run Sept. 26 to Oct. 13 at the Nickle Studio, the play is about a young blind man who finds love with a free-spirited neighbour while struggling for independence from his over-protective mother. ● The tight-knit southern women of Steel Magnolias will take the stage from Nov. 1 to 16 at a venue to be announced. The tear-jerking comedy/drama (also made into a film) is about a group of friends who stick together through the highs and lows of their lives in Louisiana. It will be directed by Albertus Koett. ● From Dec. 13 to 21, Cinderella, aided by her unionized fairy godmother, will face off against rivals in a no-holds-barred dance-off for Prince Charming in Cinderella Dances With the Stars. The play, written and directed by Red Deer playwright Azzara, will be staged at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. There will be several matinees, including some geared towards school groups. ● The second longest running off-Broadway musical, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts, will run in a yet-to-beannounced venue from Jan. 16 to Feb. 1. The musical, to be directed by Lori Lane, is comprised of series of vignettes on the theme of love and relationships.

The tag line is: “Everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, hus-

bands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit.” ● The Oldest Profession, a satire, sort of musical,

by Paula Vogel, goes from Feb. 20 to March 8 at the Nickle Studio. It features a group of senior hookers who are working the grey-haired circuit (senior centres, retirement homes) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. This Brechtian play, directed by Derek Olinek, offers a mix of social commentary about economics and the roles of women amid stylized musical interludes. ● The drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, adapted from a book by Ken Kesey, will be staged from March 27 to April 12 at a venue to be announced. The movie version famously starred actor Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick Murphy, who fakes a mental illness to get out of a jail sentence, but clashes with nurse Mildred Ratched at a psychiatric facility. It will be directed by Jeremy Robinson. ● Canadian playwright Norm Foster’s comedy Looking, about four 40-somethings who are searching for love, will unfold from May 1 to 17 at the Nickle Studio. Lynn Olson will direct. ● And the season will wind down with CAT’s OneAct Play Festival, which will run June 12 to 21 at a venue to be announced.

For more information, visit www.centralalbertatheatre.ca. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

White House Down: a dumbed down invasion White House Down 2 stars (out of four) Rated PG The word “excess” obviously doesn’t appear in any dictionary owned by Roland Emmerich. There’s no such thing as too much of anything to this most bellicose of filmmakers.

You may be tired of White House takeover movies, but Emmerich sure as shooting isn’t.

Having memorably trashed the place with Independence Day 19 years ago, the German disaster master wasn’t PETER going to sit HOWELL back and allow such copycats as Olympus Has Fallen, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Iron Man 3 to mess with America’s top residence and/or its presidential occupant.

So White House Down has exactly what you’d expect from the man and

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Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum, left, in a scene from White House Down: how many times will movie scripts trash the White House. from the genre, only louder and dumber.

If only he knew what to do with it all.

Other such films have various combinations of accidental heroes, determined villains, endangered kids, global nuclear threats, stock market panic, airborne and ground assaults, impromptu urban renewal, constitutional crises and exceedingly high renovation and landscaping bills. White House Down has all these things going on, some of them in multiples.

Other movies discuss presidential succession in times of national emergency. This one turns it into a game of musical chairs. Hey, we lost contact with the president for five minutes!

Time to appoint a new one!

Other films have car chases. White House Down has a car chase on the White House lawn, with the president inside an armoured limo brandishing

a rocket launcher, trying to escape pursuing bad guys by blowing a hole in the surrounding iron fence. The only thing missing from this scene is a Dukes of Hazzard soundtrack.

What White House Down lacks is any sense of what kind of movie it is. Emmerich can’t seem to decide whether he’s making a cautionary thriller about liberty’s need for eternal vigilance or a blows-up-good buddy comedy featuring a bad-luck cop (Channing Tatum) and a badass prez (Jamie Foxx).

Emmerich does have good casting ideas. It’s a smart move putting Tatum into the Die Hard mode of put-upon cop John Cale, who seeks to redeem himself while also saving his kid, his president, his country and his planet, in exactly that order.

Tatum has broad appeal, he’s smart enough to know how to sell popcorn and he looks great in a singlet stolen from Bruce Willis.

Foxx, who credibly does both serious and smartass, makes an interesting choice as President James Sawyer, a Lincoln-obsessed commander-in-chief who can broker bold Middle East peace deals while also learning how to use a rocket launcher on the fly. He and Tatum make for an amusing duo, although the trailer promises more buddy antics than we actually get.

There are also good things to be said about Zero Dark Thirty’s Jason Clarke as the most ruthless of the homegrown House-invading terrorists, Richard Jenkins as the speaker of the House of Representatives and James Woods and Maggie Gyllenhaal as the president’s top security advisors. Another casting plus is young Joey King as Cale’s precocious daughter (she played China Girl in Oz the Great and Powerful).

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Feeling Latin

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA MONICA, Calif. — It’s been four years since Natalie Cole received a kidney from a Salvadorian donor, and the singer says it not only connected her to Hispanic culture, it has given her the strength to record her first post-operation album — totally in Spanish.

“I don’t believe in coincidences. I believe everything happens for a reason. That this was a Latin family, I feel like I’m part Latino now. That (made) the desire to make this record became even stronger,” Cole said recently during a private listening session of Natalie Cole En Espanol, released this week.

This is Cole’s first album since she received her kidney in May 2009. Her donor was a young woman from El Salvador who died while giving birth to a baby boy, Lucas, said Cole (the Grammy-winner received the donation after suffering from hepatitis C, a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood).

“I couldn’t totally grasp, understand it, but there’s something there, the spirit of this young girl, the spirit of this family, the spirit of the Latin culture, of a Latin heart is inside me,” the 63-year-old said.

AFTER RECEIVING A KIDNEY FROM A SALVADORIAN DONOR, NATALIE COLE SINGS IN SPANISH

Produced by Cuban-American Rudy Perez, the 12-track album is a compilation of Latin American classics, plus a Spanish-language version of the Beatles’ And I Love Her. It includes titles like Solamente Una Vez by Mexican Agustin Lara, El Dia que Me Quieras by Argentine Carlos Gardel and a medley of Voy a Apagar La Luz and Contigo AprendDi by Mexican Armando Manzanero, as well as two duets: Besame Mucho, with Italian Andrea Bocelli, and Bachata Rosa, with Dominican music legend Juan Luis Guerra.

The album title is reminiscent of her famous father Nat King Cole’s Cole Espanol, which brought him love and recognition in Spanish-speaking countries.

Cole, who famously sang with her deceased father with technological wizardry on the bestselling Unforgettable, now sings Acercate Mas with him on the new album over a recording he did in Cuba in 1956. This duet was possible thanks to a recently discovered recording that Nat King Cole did in Cuba in 1956, said Perez.

Both father and daughter recorded their Spanish albums learning the lyrics phonetically; neither of them spoke the language.

“Black people and Hispanic people have the same kind of feel for passion, for music, for fun, for heart,” Cole said. “We are very similar in that way and that

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Singer-songwriter Natalie Cole poses for a portrait in promotion of her new album Natalie Cole en Espanol. to me is the next language. I love French ... I love Portuguese, I love Italiano, but for me right now is Espanol.”

Online: http://www.nataliecole.com/

The Heat an undercooked cop comedy BULLOCK AND MCCARTHY ARE GOOD, BUT THE SCRIPT ISN’T The Heat Two stars (out of four) Rated 14A

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MOVIES: Talent is there but script is thin The talent is all there, and so is the CGI. If you didn’t get your fill of anarchy in and around Washington, D.C., from previous national nailbiter movies, this one is here to the plug the gaps — and also to bag more bodies than all those other movies combined.

What isn’t there in White House Down is a single functioning brain cell. The action frequently grinds to a halt as everybody reloads and tries to remember what to do next, while also keeping a straight face. The scariest thing about the movie is how easy it is to outfox the U.S. government, the Secret Service and the country’s entire armed arsenal.

It’s difficult to believe that screenwriter James Vanderbilt also wrote Zodiac, a very smart and layered film. The actions and reactions of all concerned in White House Down are invariably so stupid, I’m almost inclined to agree with the bubbling blogosphere theory that the whole movie is meant as parody.

Emmerich loves to kid (side gags abound), but parody isn’t his game. He

really does enjoy blowing up stuff on a global scale, as anyone who witnessed his earlier blockbusters Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 and the absolutely wretched Godzilla can attest.

It’s just that sometimes he’s dumber than others, and this is one of the really dumb times.

He’s also weirdly behind

the curve of White House invasion movies, which now just seems so the day after yesterday.

Why not the Kremlin or the Vatican instead, for a change of pace? I should whisper this idea, lest I give Emmerich any encouragement for a sequel.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY JUNE 28, 2013 TO THURSDAY JULY 4, 2013 STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG) (VIOLENCE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) FRI,SUN-TUE 12:30 STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS 3D (PG) (VIOLENCE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) FRI-MON 3:40, 6:40, 9:45; TUE 3:30 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) FRI,SUN-MON 1:30, 7:00; SAT 1:00, 7:00; TUE 1:40 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 3D (G) FRI,SUNMON 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40; SAT 11:15, 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40; TUE 1:50, 4:40, 6:20, 9:00; WED-THURS 1:00, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 THE LONE RANGER () NO PASSES TUE 7:10, 10:30; WED-THURS 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 FAST & FURIOUS 6 (14A) (VIOLENCE) FRIMON 12:40, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50; TUE 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:45; WED-THURS 12:25, 3:35, 6:40, 9:45 DESPICABLE ME 2 () NO PASSES TUE 7:00, 9:30; WED-THURS 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 MAN OF STEEL (PG) (VIOLENCE,FRIGHTENING SCENES,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN) FRIMON 6:20, 9:30 MAN OF STEEL 3D (PG) (VIOLENCE,NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,FRIGHTENING SCENES) FRI-MON 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:25; TUE 12:00, 3:10, 6:50, 10:00; WED-THURS 12:20, 3:30, 6:50, 10:00 DESPICABLE ME 2 3D () NO PASSES TUE 7:40, 10:10; WED-THURS 12:10, 2:40, 5:10,

7:40, 10:10 EPIC (G) FRI-MON 1:10, 3:45; TUE 1:30, 4:05 WORLD WAR Z (14A) (FRIGHTENING SCENES,VIOLENCE) FRI-MON 2:00, 4:15, 9:40; TUE 2:10, 4:25; WED-THURS 2:20 WORLD WAR Z 3D (14A) (VIOLENCE,FRIGHTENING SCENES) FRI-MON 4:45, 7:30, 10:15; TUE 5:00, 7:50, 10:35; WEDTHURS 5:05, 7:50, 10:35 NOW YOU SEE ME (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI-MON 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35; TUE 1:30, 4:15, 6:30, 9:15; WED-THURS 12:50, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 THIS IS THE END (18A) (GORY VIOLENCE,CRUDE COARSE LANGUAGE,SUBSTANCE ABUSE) FRI-MON 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00; TUE 2:50, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35; WEDTHURS 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35 WHITE HOUSE DOWN (14A) (VIOLENCE) NO PASSES FRI-TUE 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; WED 1:00, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; THURS 1:15, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 THE HEAT (14A) (CRUDE COARSE LANGUAGE) NO PASSES FRI,SUN-MON 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30; SAT 11:25, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30; TUE 2:00, 4:50, 7:30, 10:25; WED-THURS 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:25 SURF’S UP (G) SAT 11:00 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE AUDIENCE ENCORE () SAT 12:30

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Sandra Bullock, left, as FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn, and Melissa McCarthy, as Boston Det. Shannon Mullins, in a scene from the film The Heat. The jokes, for the most part, grow stale fast or just don’t work.

Meanwhile, what of the men in The Heat? The various cops and cons played by the likes of Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans and Michael Rapaport exist solely as one-note foils for the comedy of Bullock and McCarthy.

They get treated the way — gasp!

— women are always treated in maledominated comedies.

Turn about is fair play in The Heat, and it may just be the best thing about it.

Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

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with local cops if she wants that bureau promotion she’s gunning for. And Mullins wants any info the FBI lady may have up her tailored sleeve.

The Heat is locked, loaded and lackThe cookie-cutter plot might have ing. worked if the jokes were good. But Teaming Sandra Bullock and Me- for much of its overlong running time, lissa McCarthy for a good cop/bad cop The Heat simply warms over set pieces comedy is a no-brainer. Both will do whereby foul-mouthed Mullins acts out anything for a laugh and while by-the-book Ashburn they click as a comic couacts appalled. ple.

Main offender Feig origiRegrettably, “no-brainnally hails from standup er” also describes the comedy, where a comic weak script by TV writer lives or dies by being able Katie Dippold (Parks and to read a room and switch Recreation) and the aimtopics when a joke isn’t less direction by Paul Feig working. And it should go (Bridesmaids). Neither hand without saying that brevity seems to know what to do beats blather. with Bullock and McCarthy, Feig has forgotten these apart from endlessly clashimportant lessons. He beats ing and rehashing their jokes to death, working on PETER perfectionist vs. vulgarian the theory that something HOWELL character stereotypes. that was mildly funny once According to Variety, will be hilarious after the there are more than 180 10th repetition, as when variants of the “F” word in Mullins humiliates her poThe Heat. The number seems low by my lice captain (Tom Wilson) by pretendcount, and if the profanity doesn’t get ing to search for his missing cojones. you, the weaponry might: a distressOther gags are simply weird, as ing number of guns, knives and other when Ashburn and Mullins rush to asoffensive weapons are in sight and in sist a choking man in a restaurant and use. end up performing an amateur tracheIf there were half that many good otomy rather than the Heimlich malaughs in the film, or even a quarter as noeuvre. Blood sprays everywhere, but many, there would be reason to rave the scene serves no purpose other than rather than carp. to gross people out — and it surely Bullock’s FBI Special Agent Sarah does that.

Ashburn is more upright and uptight At 117 minutes, the film runs a good than the know-it-all FBI woman Bull- half hour past maximum mirth. Bridesock played in Miss Congeniality. Ash- maids was long, too, but there Feig had burn lives to bust bad guys, while at the advantage of a bigger cast of fethe same time showing up her all-male male comics, led by Kristen Wiig, and colleagues. a significantly better screenplay. The McCarthy’s Boston Police Det. Shan- Heat was reportedly shot quickly in non Mullins is yet another version of between McCarthy’s many film and TV the loose cannon McCarthy has es- obligations, and it looks and sounds sayed since hitting the big time with every bit the rush job it is.

Bridesmaids.

You can see glimmers of how much She’s a regular Dirty Harriet who better the movie could have been if smacks, shoots or shouts down anybody Dippold had tightened up the screenwho interferes with her dedication to play and Feig had found more focus getting the scum off “her” streets. She for the film. The mutual loneliness of keeps an arsenal of guns and ammo in Mullins and Ashburn is hinted at but her eyesore of an apartment. never explored to its full comic or draAshburn and Mullins are obliged matic potential. to work together after a mysterious Bullock and McCarthy do the best drug lord crosses jurisdictions and in- they can with the material, and they vades the Boston crime scene. The two manage a few good laughs, especially women loathe each other on sight, but when their characters stop fighting Ashburn has to prove she can get along each other and begin working together.

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ROYAL BANK BOOSTING IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE RATES TUESDAY TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) is boosting some of its home mortgage rates for the third time since the beginning of June.

The increases will range from one-tenth to three-tenths of a point, depending on the type of mortgage, and will come into effect on Tuesday.

Royal Bank says its special discounted four-, five-, seven-, and ten-year rates are going up to 3.39, 3.69, 3.99 and 4.29 per cent respectively.

Royal increased some of its mortgage rates twice in June following a plunge in bond prices in May. Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) and TD Bank (TSX:TD) have also recently increased some of their special discounted rates.

BLACKBERRY SHARES PLUMMET 26% AS INVESTORS SOUR TO FIRSTQUARTER RESULTS TORONTO — Investors hoping for a fast turnaround at Blackberry instead received a firstquarter report on Friday bathed in red ink and diminished prospects for profits in the near future.

The company’s shares tumbled 26 per cent after chief executive Thorsten Heins said further losses were expected in the second-quarter and scrapped plans for upgrades to its PlayBook tablet devices.

The Waterloo, Ont.based company posted a first-quarter loss of US$84 million, 16 cents per share for the three months ended June 1, improved from a loss of $518 million or 99 cents per share a year ago. But the adjusted loss from continuing operations was $67 million, or 13 cents per share compared with predictions for a profit of six cents per share, according to a poll of analysts by Thomson Reuters. “Strong products alone are not good enough to insure solid, long-term turnaround so we have been intensely focused on maintaining a strong balance sheet and delivering efficiency,” Heins told analysts on a conference call.

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

GDP gains 0.1% in April CANADA’S ECONOMY IS HEADED FOR SLOWER GROWTH DURING THE SECOND QUARTER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s economy is headed for slower growth during the second quarter compared with the first, economists said Friday after gross domestic product gained 0.1 per cent in April.

The latest figures released by Statistics Canada indicated April was the fourth month of GDP growth in a row, driven largely by service industries.

However, economists pointed out that April’s gain, which fell in line with their expectations, was below increases of 0.2 per cent in March and 0.3 per cent in February.

CIBC economist Emanuella Enenajor said the figures suggest the economy’s 2.5 per cent annualized growth rate during the first quarter “isn’t set for a replay” during the quarter that ends June 30.

Statistics Canada said gains in wholesale

and retail trade, finance and insurance, arts and entertainment and the transportation and warehousing sectors were partially offset by a decline in the public administration sector.

Meanwhile, a decline in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction pushed goods production down by 0.3 per cent.

“April’s drop in mining/oil and gas extraction suggests that the rebound in resource sector production that propelled GDP growth in Q1 is no longer a tailwind for the economy,” Enenajor said in a note.

There were also declines in construction, while manufacturing, utilities and the agriculture and forestry sectors posted gains, Statistics Canada said.

TD economist Francis Fong said temporary factors contributed to April’s GDP growth.

For instance, a 3.4 per cent gain in the

arts and recreation industry could be attributed to the extended NHL season, which had a delayed start in January because of a labour dispute.

“The overall picture is reflective of a more restrained second quarter for the Canadian economy,” Fong wrote in a commentary.

“Domestic conditions remain moderate as households continue to curb their pace of debt growth. Meanwhile, the sequester in the U.S. (a series of automatic government spending cuts) is expected to temporarily weigh on economic growth south of the border — this, in turn, will keep a lid on export growth in Q2.”

TD is estimating the full second quarter will show 1.6 per cent growth on an annualized basis.

Statistics Canada will issue its secondquarter GDP report in late August.

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Safety still a top priority, says CP

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway says this week’s bridge incident in Calgary and recent derailments shouldn’t raise public concerns about its ability to safely move dangerous goods, including crude oil.

The railway says despite recent layoffs the number of bridge and track inspectors hasn’t been reduced.

Calgary’s mayor and union leaders have questioned whether CEO Hunter Harrison’s announced job cuts have undermined safety. The company has cut its workforce by 15 per cent to 14,920 as of the first quarter.

“Operating safely has been and always will be a No. 1 priority at CP and that focus is not going to change,” said spokesman Ed Greenberg.

A bridge over the swollen Bow River in Calgary buckled Thursday when a Canadian Pacific freight train was passing over it, leaving several tanker cars carrying material to dilute raw oilsands bitumen teetering.

A preliminary investigation has determined one of the four piers that support the bridge sagged after the Bow River swelled and flooded.

CP (TSX:CP) inspected the bridge 18 times after flooding began. The last bridge inspection was Saturday and the tracks were checked on Monday, but the strong current prevented it from checking below the water’s surface.

Canadian Pacific has also faced several derailments over the past few months.

In May, a freight train jumped the tracks near Jansen, Sask., spilling 91,000 litres of oil. About 114,000 litres of oil spilled in March near Parkers Prairie, Minn., when 14 cars derailed.

A derailment of 22 cars west of White River, Ont., caused the spill of 110,000 litres of light crude oil and 22,500 litres of canola oil. A broken train wheel and broken track were recovered from the scene. Later in April, 17 cars carrying potash derailed near Provost, Alta.

“Each of the past incidents are unique and unrelated,” Greenberg said. “Over the years, our railway has invested billions of dollars into our North American rail infrastructure network and our commitment to safety remains a focus as we respond to the demands of the global economy.”

However, CP’s focus on boosting productivity through layoffs is undermining the railroad’s historical leadership on safety compared to its Montreal-based rival, said Rob Smith, national legislative director of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.

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Jeff Wood, a partner in golf apparel company LONGball Inc., chats with Red Deer Discount Golf Centre owner Amanda Hoppe.

LONGball making ‘significant progress’ breaking into golf apparel industry

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The apparel industry is littered with the corpses of failed clothing startups. But the Central Alberta partners behind LONGball Inc. are confident they have what it takes to stay in the game.

So far, the optimism of brothers Jeff and Jared Wood and their longtime friend Leroy Hollman appear justified. The trio’s golf-focused business has performed well since last spring, when the fledgling company was just starting to market its products.

LONGball now sells seven different men’s golf shirts, as well as a half-dozen T-shirts, a similar number of hats, and accessories like club head covers. It recently added a pair of women’s golf shirts and a women’s T-shirt, and is developing a line of pants.

The company has a roster of professional golfers who are wearing LONGball gear, and it’s earned exposure as title sponsor for such events as the recent Alberta Open and the upcoming Re/Max World Long Drive Championship Qualifier on Vancouver Island. Last week, it received praise in a blog by Rick Young, equipment and business analyst with SCOREGolf Magazine and ScoreGolf.com.

“We’ve made significant progress in the last year,” said Jeff Wood, 28, who grew up in Red Deer with his 26-year-old brother Jared.

Hollman, 29, is from Penhold.

LONGball has started to make the jump from Internet seller to retail supplier.

“Red Deer Discount Golf picked up our stuff in May,” said Wood. “It’s really helped us out to get our name out and get consumers’ feedback as well.”

Amanda Hoppe, an owner and buyer at Red Deer Discount Golf Centre, said the clothing has been well-received by her customers.

“The guys have done a great job with design, as well as putting it together with quality.

“People love it: the colour, the style, the fashion.”

LONGball plans to participate in the PGA of Alberta Buying Show in Edmonton this fall, which could open new retail doors.

“All of the golf courses and stores come to that show, and they’re able to look at our clothes and then order for the next year.”

LONGball has relied on input from the players wearing its logo: Canadian Professional Golf Tour member Parker Lilly; Asian Tour professionals Steve Lewton and Guy Woodman; Web.com Tour member Mitch Evanecz; Re/Max World Long Drive Championship contestant Matt Leslie; and long-drive contestant Jeff Freeborn.

“Everything we get, we test with all of our players,” said Wood, describing Red Deer native Evanecz’s role as that of a consultant.

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Rules govern eligibility for holiday pay Dear Working Wise: My son started working in the lumber yard at our local hardware store in May. He was not paid holiday pay for Victoria Day. He was also not paid overtime for working the holiday. Is he entitled to holiday pay and overtime?

He also worked more than 100 hours over the past two weeks. Is he entitled to overtime for those hours? — Disappointed Dad Dear Disappointed Dad: I am glad to hear that your son found a summer job.

I’ll address your holiday-pay quesCHARLES tion first.

STRACHEY Under Alberta’s WORKING WISE Employment Standards, your son’s employer is most likely not required to pay him for Victoria Day because employees must have worked a minimum of

30 days prior to the holiday within the past year to be eligible.

Of course, it is important to remember that these are the minimum standards.

Your son may be entitled to holiday pay if he has an employment contract or belongs to a union with an agreement that doesn’t require the 30-day minimum.

Otherwise, to be eligible for general holiday pay under Alberta’s Employment Standards, employees must: ● have worked 30 days for their employer in the preceding 12 months; ● work their scheduled shift before and after the holiday (unless employer consent is given); ● work on the general holiday if requested; and ● normally work that day of the week (e.g., if you don’t normally work on Mondays, you are not entitled to be paid holiday pay for a holiday that falls on a Monday).

You were also wondering if he is entitled to overtime for working on the holiday.

Again, because he is short of the minimum 30 days of work, he is considered to be ineligible for the general holiday.

The good news is that he will be eligible

for the remainder of the summer general holidays, including Canada Day. Finally, you were wondering if he is eligible for overtime for working more than 100 hours during a two-week period. The short answer is yes.

For most employees, overtime is all hours worked in excess of eight hours a day or 44 hours a week. Overtime is calculated both on a daily and weekly basis. The higher of the two numbers is overtime hours worked in the week.

Overtime must be paid at the rate of at least 1.5 times the employee’s regular wage rate unless he has signed an overtime agreement with his employer.

For more information on overtime agreements, visit the Employment Standards website.

If you have any more detailed questions about her holiday pay or overtime, call the Alberta Employment Standards Contact Centre toll-free at 1-877-427-3731 or visit http://humanservices.alberta.ca/es.

Working Wise is compiled by Charles Strachey, a manager with Alberta Human Services, for general information. Strachey can be contacted at charles.strachey@gov.ab.ca.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 91.18 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.39 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.12 Blackberry. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.08 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.80 Cdn. National Railway . 102.40 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 127.53 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.91 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.58 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.91 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 32.17 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.21 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.65 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.19 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.31 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.14 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 44.43 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 44.40 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 30.70 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 14.41 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.28 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 79.18 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.70 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 47.55 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 14.63 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.87

Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.52 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 56.88 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.49 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.00 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 16.60 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.71 First Quantum Minerals . 15.60 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 26.12 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.96 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.39 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 40.12 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 22.47 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 27.53 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 49.58 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 46.13 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.65 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 49.46 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 29.65 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.47 Canyon Services Group. 11.92 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.00 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 17.79 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.60 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.35 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 41.72 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.07 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 28.02

Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 40.15 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.17 Penn West Energy . . . . . 11.10 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.660 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 8.95 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 31.00 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.00 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 13.98 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.72 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.41 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 61.00 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 53.55 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.64 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.77 Carefusion . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.49 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 28.53 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 45.09 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 59.25 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.83 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 75.04 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.60 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 61.28 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 31.15 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.47

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market moved sharply higher Friday, as gains in the gold sector were more than enough to offset a 26 per cent decline in BlackBerry stock after the smartphone maker surprised traders with a quarterly loss and disappointing revenue.

The S&P/TSX composite index ran up 123.33 points to 12,129.11.

BlackBerry shares (TSX:BB) tumbled $3.97 to $11.08 after saying that it lost US$84 mil-

lion in the first quarter when the smartphone maker launched its latest Z10 touchscreen model.

On an adjusted basis, BlackBerry had a loss of $67 million or 13 cents per share. Analysts had expected an adjusted profit of six cents per share.

Besides the unexpected loss and disappointing revenue, analysts were uphappy with a lack of specific sales figures for BlackBerry’s new smartphones.

“They’re still not telling people how well they’re doing,” said Sadiq Adatia, chief investment

officer at Sun Life Global Investment.

“We had seen a lot of negativity on BlackBerry before they initially announced the new product and the product itself is actually pretty good. (But) I think people are nervous because obviously BlackBerry has not done well on the execution side and so now they’re back to that stage of, ’I don’t trust them.”’

The Canadian dollar fell 0.39 of a cent to 95.08 cents US even as Statistics Canada reported that gross domestic product grew

Bell wants to sell Astral assets that must be sold as quickly as possible MONTREAL — BCE Inc. is in the process of selling off a number of Astral Media’s radio and TV specialty stations as part of the regulatory approval for the $3.4-billion acquisition, but says it won’t delay the closing of the deal.

The takeover of Astral Media by BCE Inc. is expected to close on July 5, the companies said Friday following the final approval by the CRTC. The broadcast regulator signed off a revised version of the deal on Thursday on the condition Bell sell a number of Astral’s English and French specialty TV channels, including the Cartoon Network, Disney DX and Teletoon, along with some of its English-language radio stations.

BCE spokesman Mark Langton said the telecom giant was holding an auction to sell off the stations.

“The proceeds will offset total financing requirements for the Astral acquisition,” Langton said.

“The unsold assets are in trust until approved by the regulator so the process won’t delay closing of the deal.”

When the takeover of Astral is finalized, Bell’s share of the English-language market will grow to 35.8 per cent, while its share of the French-language market will be 22.6 per cent.

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OTTAWA — The Conference Board of Canada estimates the country added about 14,700 jobs in June based on the results of its latest help wanted index, which rose 6.4 percentage points to 138.4.

However, the economic think-tank says it expects only moderate improvements to the job situation in the months to follow.

“While employment gains were modest during the first four months of the year, the labour market recorded a significant jump in May,” the Conference Board said Friday.

“Still, with domestic demand expected to remain soft this year, employers are likely to be cautious about their near-term hiring. Including May’s gain, the recent trend in the index suggests that D employment gains will I be positive but moderate L in the coming months.”

B Statistics Canada reE ported 95,000 jobs were R added in May — far more T than private sector economists had anticipated.

The agency’s next jobs report will be released July 5.

The Conference Board said its May help wanted index increased in only half of the provinces but the gains were bigger

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: July ’13 $9.70 lower $609.80; Nov. ’13 $6.80 lower $534.80; Jan. ’14 $7.40 lower $538.80; March ’14 $6.70 lower $540.00; May ’14 $5.50 lower $538.90; July ’14 $4.10 lower $538.40; Nov. ’14 $4.10 lower $508.20; Jan ’15 $4.10 lower $508.20; March ’15 $4.10 lower $508.20; May ’15 $4.10 lower $508.20; July ’15 $4.10 lower $508.20.

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: 387,940 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 387,940.

Rising home values, stock price gains keeps US consumer sentiment high WASHINGTON — A measure of U.S. consumer confidence remained near a six-year high in June as higher home prices boosted household wealth. The survey shows Americans are feeling better about the economy, despite wild gyrations in the stock market.

The University of Michigan said Friday that its final reading of consumer sentiment in June was 84.1.

That’s an improvement from a preliminary reading of 82.7 issued on June 14. And it is just slightly below May’s final reading of 84.5, which was the highest since July 2007.

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Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index

— 12,129.11 up 123.33 points TSX Venture Exchange — 881.40 up 21.16 points TSX 60 — 695.52 up 6.25 points Dow — 14,909.60 down 114.89 points S&P 500 — 1,606.28 down 6.92 points Nasdaq — 3,403.25 up 1.39 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 95.08 cents US, down 0.39 of a cent Pound — C$1.5995, up 0.09 of a cent Euro — C$1.3686, up 0.25 of a cent Euro — US$1.3012, down 0.30 of a cent Oil futures: US$96.56 per barrel, down 49 cents (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,223.70 per oz., up $12.10 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.203 per oz., up 70.6 cents $681.68 per kg., up $22.70

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Gold prices have deteriorated steadily this year as the precious metal loses its appeal as a hedge against inflation and deteriorating currencies. Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) was ahead $1.03 to C$16.60 while Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) ran up $2.27 to $26.12. The TSX gold sector is down almost 50 per cent so far this year and over 17 per cent this month alone.

The telecom sector was up two per cent with BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) up $1.16 to $43.12 after the federal broadcast regulator approved bid by its Bell subsidiary to acquire Astral Media (TSX:ACM.A) and its suite of TV speciality channels and radio stations in a deal worth $3.4 billion.

September copper was unchanged at US$3.06 a pound and the base metals sector also moved up two per cent. First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) gained 35 cents to $15.60.

The consumer discretionary sector rose 1.5 per cent as Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.B) said its overall quarterly net income edged up to $250 million from $248 million a year ago, although earnings per share dropped a penny to 52 cents. Revenue was up four per cent to $1.33 billion. Shaw also said it has been able to minimize flood-related disruptions to its infrastructure in Alberta and is on track to generate more free cash than previously expected in the current financial year. Its shares jumped $1.30 or 5.43 per cent to $25.24.

The energy sector was up 0.4 per cent with the August crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange down 49 cents to US$96.56 a barrel. Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) climbed 16 cents to $31.

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by 0.1 per cent, which was in line with expectations.

U.S. indexes largely turned lower late in the session after three days of strong gains that reflected an atmosphere of calm that seemed to have settled on markets during this week.

The Dow Jones industrials moved 114.89 points lower to 14,909.6, the Nasdaq gained 1.39 points to 3,403.25 and the S&P 500 index ticked 6.92 points lower to 1,606.28.

There was positive consumer news as the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment dipped to 84.1 in June from 84.5 the previous month. But that was still relatively high as May’s reading was the highest since July 2007.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Business Barometer sank to 51.6 from a 14-month high of 58.7 in May. That was well below the level of 55 that economists were expecting.

Markets sold off after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke had indicated last week that the central bank could start winding up one of its signature stimulus programs, the purchase of US$85 billion worth of bonds every month with the aim of keeping long-term rates low.

Spooking traders was a spike in bond yields with the benchmark 10-year Treasury surging from 2.25 per cent before Bernanke’s comments to as high as around 2.6 per cent. But yields backed off Thursday after three Fed officials said markets are unrealistic in their anticipation of rate hikes down the road.

On Friday afternoon, the 10-year bond yielded 2.5 per cent, up from 2.47 per cent Thursday.

The TSX managed a gain of 133 points or 1.11 per cent this week but the main Toronto index is still down 2.45 per cent year to date. The Dow industrials rose 110 points or 0.74 per cent this week and is still ahead 13.77 per cent for the year.

Commodity prices were mixed and the beaten up gold sector was the biggest percentage advancer, up about eight per cent while the August bullion contract on the Nymex erased early losses to move up $12.10

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One style of kitchen: Galley: A long narrow room with doors at each end. Generally arranged with two rows of cupboards and a sink set below the window.

Cook up a storm in delicious kitchen NO NEED TO BREAK THE BANK TO REINVENT THE ROOM THAT SERVES AS THE HEART OF THE HOME Ah, the kitchen! ter, drains) and remember that swapThe very heartbeat of today’s mod- ping like for like (in positioning) costs ern home. A sharing space with acres less than completely rejigging layout. of storage and every conceivable conRemember form and function. It’s venience. all very well creating the kitchen of Top of the range appliyour dreams, but unless ances, acres of cool tile and there’s adequate space to commodious proportions for stash food, crockery, chopdining. pers and other paraphernaIt just doesn’t get any betlia, your plans will stumble. ter, n’est pas? Yeah, dream Avoid grouping applion! ances side by side or your The reality is that kitchkitchen will end up resemens often play second fiddle bling an electrical showto living rooms, bathrooms room; it’s better to arrange and bedrooms (in many of stoves, fridges and freezers the homes we visit), due, in with cabinetry between. part, at least, to the worry Alternatively, opt for inthat an update might cost tegrated appliances, particCOLIN & 50K or thereabouts. ularly in smaller kitchens.

JUSTIN In our world, however, For maximum efficieneven the neediest food prep. cy, remember your work zone can be enlivened with triangle: a clear and easy surprisingly small effort. relationship between sink, You just need to know how to prior- fridge and stove. Bear in mind the logitise . . . . ic of time-in-motion and your kitchen Think first about how your dream will function more effectively. kitchen needs to perform.

Opt for hardwearing flooring, such More than simply somewhere to rus- as tile, stone or wood. Investing in the tle up a delicious Chicken Parmi, the best you can afford at the outset will kitchen, nowadays, is a meeting, chat- save you loads of money in the long tering space where social intercourse run. occurs.

You buy cheap?

It’s also, potentially, a community You’ll probably buy twice. centre for local kids, a homework staDon’t try and save cash by tackling tion or just somewhere to enjoy a cup- electrics. Unless, that is, you’re trained pa with friends while gossiping about and able. life and love.

Similarly, to avoid flooding your Feeling inspired? We hope so. But basement, leave plumbing to the extake a tip: slow down! perts.

Before you charge off on a buying While a custom dream might seem mission, plot out your own square foot- wonderful, the attendant mathematics age. can be staggering.

Every square inch is crucial and This in mind, remember that stores should be commandeered to the max. such as Ikea and Home Depot now carYou don’t need a degree in architec- ry top range kitchen cabinetry (and apture to operate a pencil and a piece of pliances) with surprisingly affordable graph paper, so sketch out your floor price points. plan and factor in utilities such as We recently fitted a small condo stove, microwave and dishwasher. kitchen, using Ikea product, for an astonishing $4,000.

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Kitchen 101 Carefully measure and note the position of existing services, windows and doors.

Establish where you hope to position appliances, counter tops and cupboards.

Mark up any changes to services that may be required (electricity, wa-

Kitchen styles Which kitchen layout do you have?

Chances are it probably falls into one of four standard configurations: Galley: A long narrow room with doors at each end. Generally arranged with two rows of cupboards and a sink set below the window.

L-shaped: One of the most common plans.

Traditionally defined by a long and a shorter wall of cupboards set on a right angle and most commonly associated with open concept living.

U-shaped: This configuration works well due to the fact that all working areas remain within easy reach. Great for small spaces or for positioning at the end of a larger room.

Island layout: This footprint works best in larger real estate.

Be mindful that affordable islands are those designed simply for storage, rather than those built to accommodate plumbing, gas or electrics. As soon as you install utilities, the cost will spiral.

Limiting expenditure If budget dictates a new look using that which you already have, rather than an entire gutting of the room, don’t feel compromised; we’ve loads of solutions.

Here’s how, with a few tweaks and a dash round your nearest big box store, to achieve maximum visual return for minimum financial outlay:

Change old cupboard doors, but retain existing cabinetry.

Switch up countertops. It’s amazing how different your kitchen will appear.

Ikea ‘butchers block,’ for example, would look fab above existing pine fascias.

Tip: limit wood surfeit by repainting naughty (sorry knotty) doors in cool cream. Abracadabra! A brand new look . . . for less.

Switch up hard wares. Yup, a change of knob or pull will revive even the dullest cabinetry. Guess it’s like jewellery for doors.

Replace your back splash. We love Rona’s range of tiles.

Particularly their square silver metallic options, which would look fabulously played against a traditional wood finish.

Add an accent wall. Paint is one of the least expensive ways with which to add drama, so opt for one of this season’s biggest colours: rich green, sunny yellow, or, if you’re feeling bold, preppy red.

You can do a small accent wall just one 2.5-litre tin.

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Fixing up that plain city concrete patio Question: I’m looking for some ideas to fix up a plain (boring) city concrete patio.

The concrete is old and cracked but I am renting, so not able to re-surface.

I’m not much of a gardener, and the area is very shady so I can’t grow much in colourful blooms. Thanks for any suggestions.

Answer: You can infuse this space with colour in many ways that will elevate its character from plain to punchy.

Paint some second hand wood garden furniture in bright white or a hot pastel shade.

Why not two chairs in funky colours and a tabletop with a bold daisy face?

Painting furniture is easy to do, and you can make up any design you like from crazy

bold stripes to circles that overlap.

For a more traditional look, you could use a weathered paint effect on the wood and some cushions covered in a brilliant variety of weatherproof fabrics.

But don’t stop there.

Take your eye away from the cracked gray concrete with an outdoor carpet in a bright modern design.

I spotted a series of fabulous carpets designed by Paolo Lenti that are guaranteed to add spice to your setting.

The Zoe carpet shown here is a swirl of circles produced by winding Lenti’s signature cord material into spirals and sewing them together to make up the design.

The carpet material is very durable and

resists fading from sun, sea and swimming pool water.

Although you say you are not a gardener, try some pots of shade friendly flowers such as begonias, lobelia and impatiens.

They are low maintenance and produce lots of flowers that have vivid colour. Any or all of these ideas will make a getaway patio that is sure to brighten the season.

Question: I live in a condominium with a 5’ x 10’ balcony off the living area.

I would like to put a carpet down to cover up the concrete but I’ve been told this is not allowed.

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KITCHEN: Mix and match Tip: opt for satin finish; this is easier to care for where moisture levels are a concern.

We’re equally comfortable installing traditional lumber cabinetry as high gloss slab doors that whisper retro.

And we love combining different styles to add visual interest.

There’s nothing wrong, after all, with a little mix and match.

Why not consider fusing old world oak Shaker base units with eye-level cupboards in contrasting painted finish; or, in a large kitchen, balance a long stretch of high gloss cabinetry with a time-worn oak credenza to stash plates and precious table wares?

Alternatively, position a wooden Harvest table as a free-floating island set amidst an ocean of stainless steel cabinetry; dressed with chunky ceramics, bowls of fresh fruit and all manner of cute accessories, this look will come immediately alive. Gorgeous!

Lighting Look around your food prep zone. Is it (if you’re honest) a little drab?

Could the problem be lighting?

If you’re trying to cook below a single dangling light, then it’s definitely time to change.

Even a simple track light will make a huge difference.

If you have the available depth for pot lights, run a neat line down the length of your kitchen and watch in wonder as your space opens up.

And don’t forget undercabinetry illumination; if you can properly see what you’re doing as you chop and dice,

you’ll stand a better chance of holding on to all your fingers.

Which is always good news . ...

Take it from us: whatever you do to improve, now is as good a time as any to love your kitchen like you’ve never loved it before.

Head into your nearest supplier and speak to the trained staff; they’re there, after all, to make your selection process a whole lot easier.

And remember; every dollar you spend will have a twofold benefit: you’ll enjoy the results in the short term, and your efforts will reap dividends should you eventually decide to sell.

Most buyers, after all, love nothing better than a home which doesn’t require too much work.

Who, after all, wants a kitchen sink drama?

So come on!

Start cooking up a storm!

And start planning that dream kitchen!

You know it makes perfect sense . . .

Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are the hosts of HGTV’s Colin & Justin’s Home Heist and the authors of Colin & Justin’s Home Heist Style Guide, published by Penguin Group (Canada). Catch them every Monday on Cityline (9 a.m. on City). Follow them on Twitter @colinjustin or on Facebook (ColinandJustin). Contact them through their website colinandjustin.tv.

BALCONY: Part of common area Do you have any suggestions for making the balcony floor look better?

Answer: Your balcony is

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Paola Lentis bold outdoor carpet designs will wake up the most uninspiring backyard patio. part of the building’s common elements and rules do apply regarding your care of the space.

When a carpet is soaked with rain and left sitting on concrete to dry, eventually the concrete’s top surface will deteriorate and the carpet will grow mould and mildew.

Proper care, lifting the carpet and turning it to dry thoroughly, or rolling up when rain is expected, is required to prevent problems.

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and why the condo bylaws advise against carpets on balcony floors.

There is a solution that does no harm to the existing concrete.

There are carpet tiles that fit into an interlocking grid system that raises the carpet 5/8’’ off the floor to allow for drainage and protect against mildew.

There are also interlocking porcelain and wood floor tiles that allow standing water to evaporate.

However, be sure to check with your condo board before you start your project to ensure that this solution is acceptable.

Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle.

Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com.

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Sunday, June 30 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, the forthcoming year promises

SUN SIGNS to bring you major changes within your professional sphere.

You may suddenly change your usual course in life and opt for a career that may shock others. Intuition is your backbone throughout all your main decisions this year.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Impulsive moods may push you to react first and then think of your actions.

The more timid individuals may shy away from your unpredictable inclinations. You strive to rely purely on yourself and your own instincts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Certain circumstances may not be easy to avoid.

You may want to act in the heat of the moment and scream out loud just how frustrated you are. Decisions based on emotionality would make this a big mistake right now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Blending in with the usual crowd may be more challenging than you have thought.

Everyone has a mind of their own and the mood around you is hard to predict.

Try maintaining harmony with a loved one and hear what they have to say.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A sudden change in your vocation may make you realize of what you have been missing until now. Career opportunities will be plentiful but not without some adjustments from your part. Your family could be your main support.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A wave of visions will take you far enough today. As long as you remain realistic and rational about your dreams, you can cultivate a lot from these revelations. A last-minute trip in an exotic destination can prove very rewarding and satisfying.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Issues pertaining to a real estate or an inheritance could suddenly become your focal point today. Tax related matters and money that is owed to you could have an unexpected turn of events, good or bad. Decrease your expenses to offset your losses.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The unity you form with close partnerships may require a certain degree of freedom.

He or she may want to step back and be less dependent upon you. Don’t take this as a sign of a possible split. Accept the fact that you have to be more self-reliant than usual.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Today is anything but an

Monday, July 1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you have a great sense of what you want and where you would like to go.

You have an inner driving force and a quiet confidence that will push you to move ahead faster.

There is no doubt that you want to succeed and get far in your chosen vocation. You love to be in charge and you will apply yourself with considerable feeling.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have an accurate sense of where you would like to go and which steps to embark on.

Your self-reliance and poise allow you to come through any endeavour today. You will not have a hard time convincing others of your own point of view.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It is not yet obvious who is on your side and who has your best intention. Your opponents are constantly testing your limits. You may prefer to work alone as you have a hard time entrusting in others. Confiding in anyone is surely not smooth sailing these days.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You need to apply a conscience mind where your values reside.

Don’t overanalyze your feeling and emotions when trying to achieve inner balance.

Acceptance by others may come at a high cost. Don’t identify your own values with those of your peers.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Despite some possible misunderstandings with others today, you have the capability to sway your public and persuade them in your favour. You know how to balance both your public and your private life.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Adversaries are coming strong at you now and you find yourself powerless and leaving you defeated. Ego clashes frustrate your inner peace and imbalance your mood today. Success and control are hard to come by.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Expressing yourself may result in a misinterpretation of your true self. Don’t overextend yourself to get your point across just to receive recognition and approval from others. Your peers will have to accept you for who you are, not for who they would like you to be.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t jump to conclusions when it comes to one of your friendships. A foggy cloud makes it too difficult to clarify your standing in this feud. Let things cool down until you gain a greater sense of the nature of your relationships.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will likely not see your life the same way as before, but through another set of eyes.

Verbal confrontations may seem intrusive and too overbearing to deal with. Recognize the forces that compel you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You are at peace with yourself as positive circumstances make life a tad more sweet and beautiful.

Play a game or two today and remember that it’s not about winning, but the experience in itself that counts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Don’t stop yourself from enjoying a fun day just because others are not quite receptive to your wishes. You are heavily concerned about a debt that needs to be paid.

Pessimism won’t solve your financial situation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are feeling somewhat “unsheltered” within yourself.

Do something constructive and enjoyable that you would normally do on a daily basis but by applying a different approach to it. The simplest things can add extra flavour to your day.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Watch out what you are trying to convey as others may easily get the wrong idea of your intentions. Pleasure and business cannot go hand in hand today. There is just too much puzzlement.

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Woman wonders if white hair attracts other women Dear Annie: I’m puzzled about something. I’m a straight female senior citizen with totally white hair. Although I think I am still quite attractive, I do look like a senior citizen.

I would like to know whether there is any truth to a rumor I recently heard that today’s lesbians are attracted to older women with white hair.

In the past two years, I have been approached by women MITCHELL flirting with me, most of them & SUGAR much younger. I’m stared at and followed, and rather bold things have been said to me.

I am uncomfortable and fear for my safety and wish it would stop.

I’m tempted to dye my hair or wear hats if what’s drawing this unwanted attention is the white hair. If you or your readers have any insight, please let me know. — Puzzled in Gary, Ind. Dear Puzzled: We have no idea whether other women are attracted to you because of your hair, your age, your appearance or your demeanor.

If our readers have any “inside” knowledge, we’ll let you know. Until then, try covering your hair to see if it makes any difference.

You should not feel threatened because people are flirting, male or female. But if someone seems especially aggressive, don’t be afraid to call the police.

Dear Annie: I am a 57-year-old disabled male who lives alone.

My next-door neighbours moved in a year ago and act as if the area is their own private island. Every morning there are children screaming and hollering, dogs barking and adults yelling in their backyard. In the evening, they are joined by several friends and family members who drink and talk so loudly they may as well be shouting. This goes on every night until midnight and sometimes as late as 2 a.m.

My major headache comes on the weekends. Each evening, they have music playing outside along with a backyard full of people. They give me those “don’t you dare say anything” looks as I walk into my tiny house.

I’m fearful for my safety. I have called the police repeatedly, and they always promise to send a car out, but the noise never stops until the wee hours of the morning.

How can they be allowed to disturb all the houses in the immediate vicinity? — Rude Neighbours Dear Neighbours: Could you speak kindly to your neighbours and ask if they would keep the sound down after 10 p.m.?

Does your city have a noise ordinance? Are there other neighbours who are equally disturbed by this racket? Would they speak to the neighbours with you or call the police every time this happens, forcing the authorities to issue citations and fines?

Look into white noise additions such as fans that might help muffle some of the noise. Also, please check your local area resources to see whether there is a neighbourhood organization that helps resolve disputes.

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Get used to the fact that your routine may be disrupted by unforeseen circumstances and that you may have to deal with certain roadblocks along the way. Watch what you eat today as your stomach is quite sensitive.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Whomever you fancy, that person will likely bring you its dose of excitement. Forget about stability and simply embrace an intermittent pace to it. Children might have unusual tastes that could actually surprise you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Deep within yourself you experience a restlessness which you cannot control. It is not unusual to feel estranged or cut off from your own nest on a day like today. Find your inner peace and let go of resentments.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Routine bores you to the extreme. A blend of spontaneity and unpredictability will keep you quite alert and focused. Your schedule will likely follow your instinctual needs. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time may actually work in your favour today.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Financial dealings will have its share of surprises.

You may be tempted to make a few purchases based on the heat of the movement.

Your taste is likely to be unusual and quite different from your usual choices.

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Saturday, June 29 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, your ambition to succeed increases this year.

Your Fresh starts appeal you a lot this forthcoming year. Changes will revolve around your status and your standing in society. There could be ups and downs where your career is concerned.

This year you will love to splurge gifts on your loved ones. Your income is likely to increase due to your efforts and your savoir-faire. Your popularity skyrockets.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are starting to breath in relief today. Your problems haven’t been solved yet, but a heavy load of weight has certainly been taken off your shoulders. Enjoy a night out in the town in your favourite outfit.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A sudden urge to decorate your house might make you change things around and beautify your surroundings.

You seek to spend some quality time close by your house, in your own privacy.

Host a quiet get-together in your own home.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You display great support for one of your friends.

There’s no doubt you are a natural for the social scene.

You know how to integrate yourself in any kind of group and with any type of individuals. Words come easily to you through your persuasion skills.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ask for a promotion or a raise. Superiors tend to favour you at this time. Financial opportunities will be knocking at your door. Do not get distracted by restless thoughts. Give your mind a rest and indulge yourself in a zen-like environment.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Trips taken for pleasure purposes can be highly inspiring.

You seek beauty through intellectual pursuits and adventurous experiences. You may discover that a particular philosophy speaks to you in a very alluring way and that it appeals to your interests.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Your need for deep closures and interaction come hand in hand for you today.

Raw experiences stimulate you eagerness to meet captivating individuals who share your desires and your outlook on life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The universe favours you greatly today. A friend may become more than just a friend. Social activities with like-minded acquaintances will make you feel wanted and adored. Let them shower you with beautiful invitations and blissful moments.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are concerned about how you appear to others. That is why you will put a greater emphasis on your looks and your mannerism. It’s a great day for social events as they may foster great business opportunities.

Mingle around as you never know who will notice you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Overindulgence in pleasurable activities can show a side in you which you would rather not see. Know your limits if you want to enjoy yourself to the maximum.

A foreigner may spark your interest and you may desire to get to know them even more.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Take a good long look inside yourself. Today you are feeling introspective and private.

Learn to recognize what motivates you and what feels rewarding. Nurturing your soul can assist in healing you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Siblings appear into your picture today. Your brother or your sister might need you advice or guidance. Remain objective when assessing their situation. Emotions could only cloud your judgement and make you appear less credible.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Certain unforeseen expenses may give you grey hairs. Control your emotional impulses as they may trigger in you the desire to spend without giving it a second thought. Think about the importance in acquiring specific goods. Will they really increase your self-worth?

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Boy Scouts, Catholics and the future Ever since the gay-Boy-Scouts earthquake, many Catholics have been asking canon-law expert Edward Peters to fill a role he has clearly stated he has no desire to play — that of prophet.

“I’m no good at predicting the future. My only concern is with the BSA policy as written,” said Peters, reached by email. “That policy does not conflict with the church’s teachings on homosexuality or homosexual persons.”

Right now, it’s logical for parish leaders and Catholic parents to be asking two questions, in the tense aftermath of the recent Boy Scouts of America declaration: “No TERRY youth may be denied memMATTINGLY bership in the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.”

Question No. 1: Should Catholic organizations continue to sponsor Boy Scout troops? Question No. 2: May Catholic groups or parents cut their ties to the Boy Scouts?

However, the nervous partisans in these debates keep asking Peters variations on questions that boil down to this: “What if?”

For example, “What if gay-rights groups sue troop sponsors seeking the acceptance of gays and lesbians as Boy Scout leaders?” Or there is this one: “What if openly gay Scouts want to date each other?”

How Catholics respond will be crucial, since Catholic organizations sponsor more than 8,000 Boy Scout troops or packs. Other religious organizations will also pay close attention to these debates, since Catholic teachings on related topics are so specific.

Peters’ views have been circulated widely, after he posted detailed essays on his “In the Light of the Law” website. He teaches canon law at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit.

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For Catholics, he wrote, the key is not to be pulled into speculation, but to seek a logical and compassionate application of all church teachings linked to homosexuality.

“First, the church’s absolute rejection of homosexual acts and her description of same-sex attraction as objectively ‘disordered’ ... is not subject to question among Catholics. Second, the church calls on persons who experience same-sex attraction ‘to fulfill God’s will in their lives’ ... and to practice chastity,” he noted. As for all unmarried persons, this means, “complete continence.”

Catholic teachings, he added, also warn society to avoid “every sign of unjust discrimination” against those who experience same-sex attraction.

The line between orientation and behavior is crucial, due to a clarification issued by the Boy Scouts: “Any sexual conduct, whether homosexual or heterosexual, by youth of Scouting age is contrary to the virtues of Scouting.”

This firm statement, Peters argued online, “seems wholly in-line with sound Catholic teaching against sexual activity outside of marriage and stands in welcome contrast to the indifference toward premarital sex shown by some other youth organizations. ...

“Aside from youth programs expressly oriented toward chastity, I know of no other secular organization that so clearly declares all sexual conduct by its youth members to be contrary to its values as does the Boy Scouts.”

At this point, Peters thinks it would be premature to reject the Boy Scouts, although it would not be wrong for cautious Catholics to cut those ties.

Meanwhile, another key player in ecumenical discussions of this issue — the new leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission — is concerned that the Boy Scouts have adopted “highly politicized” language that defines personal identity in terms of sexual orientation.

This could affect how the Boy Scouts approach marriage and family. “Churches have the ability to distinguish between penitents and seekers, and to

ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL “A Church For All Ages” 43 Avenue & 44 Street 403-346-6769

www.stleonardsonthehill.org Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

Saturday, June 29 5:00 p.m. “The Gathering” Contemporary Eucharist Sunday, June 30 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

ST. LUKE’S

“Old Church Blessing a New World”

Celebrant Noel Wygiera

8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Family Friendly Worship with Eucharist Sunday School & Refreshments

Wednesday Wednesday Ministries Ministries 7:00p.m.

7:00p.m.

4718 Ross St. • 403-346-4560

West Park Presbyterian 3628-57 Ave.

403-346-6036

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Passion for God, Compassion for People.

2020 40th Ave, Red Deer www.livingstones.ab.ca 403.347.7311

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WILLOW VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN

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Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome!

SUNDAY SCHOOL & SERVICE — 11:00 A.M. WED. MEETING. 8:00 P.M., 2ND WED. EACH MONTH. Christian Science Reading Room: Wed., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thurs., 12 Noon-3:00 p.m.

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Join us this Sunday, June 30 at 9:00am, 11:00am or 6:30pm The Art of Neighbouring - #5 The Art of Inviting t CrossRoads Kids (to gr. 6) SW Corner of 32 Street & Hwy 2, Red Deer County

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LOCAL EVENTS TODAY A retirement party will honour a longtime church pastor on Sunday. Ian Hartley is retiring after 16 years as pastor. The party is at 1 p.m. at the Red Deer Seventhday Adventist Church. The church is located in Gasoline Alley, west of Leon’s Furniture and south of McKenzie Road. For more details, call 403-886-4123 or check http://rdsda.com/.

TUESDAY Heartland Cowboy Church will be held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Stettler Agriplex. Cowboy church will be held July 2 and 16.

Phone 403-742-4273.

Centre for Spiritual Living 11:00 a.m.

Celebration Service Rev. Judy Andersen www.cslreddeer.org

BAHÁ'í Faith “Bahá’u’lláh has drawn the circle of unity, He has made a design for the uniting of all the peoples, and for the gathering of them all under the shelter of the tent of universal unity. This is the work of the Divine Bounty, and we must all strive with heart and soul until we have the reality of unity in our midst, and as we work, so will strength be given unto us.” Abdu’l-Baha CONGRATULATIONS to the City of Red Deer on their Centennial year and the many wonderful celebrations happening around the city. The Inter-faith celebration is this Sat. June 29th at 4 pm at Lindsay Thurber High School, along with a vegetarian potluck supper and city BBQ.

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#3 - 6315 Horn Street

Sunday, June 30

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Gaetz & 54th 403-346-3402

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Established 1898

Minister: The Rev. Wayne Reid “Jesus the Lord of Desperate Families” 10:30 am Worship Service

Terry Mattingly directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Contact him at tmattingly@cccu.org or www. tmatt.net.

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articulate concepts of sin, etc.,” said the Rev. Russell Moore via email, while drawing these kinds of moral lines is a challenge for the Scouts. This new homosexuality policy may mean the “Scouts will have little ability to speak of, as normative, sexuality expressed only in terms of conjugal marriage and family.”

Once again, said Peters, it’s hard to predict what will happen as this policy is implemented, attacked and defended. However, Catholics must clearly communicate to Scouting leaders that the church cannot accept mixed signals about marriage.

“The principles for a Catholic approach here are pretty clear. Persons of the same sex cannot marry, so conduct implying that they can marry is either forbidden outright or is at least strongly discouraged on the grounds of prudence.”

43 Ave. & 39 St. • 403-346-4281 Pastor Chris Wilson Worship Pastor David Richardson

10:30 a.m.

Worship Service

40 Holmes St.

403-340-1022 Rev. Marc Jerry

WORSHIP SUNDAY 10:30 AM with Holy Communion Everyone Welcome

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Saved by grace - called to serve

MOUNT CALVARY

Balmoral Bible Chapel

(LC-C)

403-347-5450

Joffre Road (East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.)

#18 Selkirk Blvd. Phone 403-346-3798

9:00 am Communion Service 10:30 am Worship Service Speaker: Walter Hogarth “Rape & Revenge” Genesis 34

Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk

Children’s Church 2 1/2 - Grade 3

Kings Kids Playschool

DIVINE SERVICE 10:00 a.m.

VBS - July 22-26

www.balmoralchapel.ca

www.mclcrd.org

Growing in Faith Through Word and Sacrament

Helping people encounter the goodness of God Corner of 55th St & 46th Ave 10:30 am Contemporary Worship

streamschurch.com 403.342.7441

Streams Christian Church afÀliated with the PAOC

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL

Corner of Ross Street and 48th Avenue — Phone 403-347-2244

10:30 a.m.

“River of Life” www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH 12 Stanton Street

403-347-6073

10:30 a.m.

“We’re not passengers, we’re crew!”

Babyfold, Toddler Sunday www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, Toddler Room,Room Sunday Club Clubwww.sunnybrookunited.org

Loving God . . . Loving People 10:15 am Worship Service “Living with Passionate Clarity” 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer 403.343.1511

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1974 — Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from Soviet Union while on tour in Canada with the Bolshoi Ballet. He was helped by Globe and Mail dance critic John Fraser and later granted

permission to stay.

1972 — Supreme Court rules that motorists can seek legal counsel before taking alcohol breath tests.

1871 — Canada is granted the right to create new provinces.

1534 — Jacques Cartier explores the north and west shores of P.E.I., but thinks it part of the mainland. He notes ‘the loveliest climate you could ever see, and great heat’ and lands for the first time.

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CHADWICK Earl Raymond May 14, 1926 - Toronto, ON June 25, 2013 - Calgary, AB Earl passed away peacefully at the Santuari Hospice in Calgary AB, at the age of 87 years, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, one of seven children, and is survived by his sister Mary (Jack) of Janetville, Ontario and several nieces and nephews. Earl proudly served in the Royal Canadian Navy on the HMCS Bowmanville from 1943-1946 and moved to Calgary in 1953 to play p r o f e s s i o n a l s o c c e r. H e spent over 25 years as the Rural Circulation Manager for the Calgary Albertan newspaper (now Calgary Sun) based in Edmonton and Calgary before transferring to Red Deer. His working career ended as the Circulation Manager of the Red Deer Adviser. In his earlier years Earl became involved in minor sports, particularly hockey where his expertise as a manager and administrator benefited countless young people. He played an important role in the formation of the Red Deer Athletic Association and was chosen “Sportsman of the Year” in 1970 in recognition of his contributions. Later on Earl focused his energies to the Red Deer Legion organizing events and serving on various committees including the Executive Committee. In October 2012, Earl was awarded The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for years of dedicated service.

His slogan was simple, “I tried”, and he will be fondly remembered by his many friends. At Earl’s request there will be no funeral service held. Burial will take place at the Prospect Cemetery in Toronto.

Condolences may beforwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com If friends so desire memorial tributes may be made directly to the Santuari Hospice, c/o Calgary Health Trust, 800, 11012 MacLeod Trail SE Calgary, Alberta T2J 6A5 (Telephone 403-943-0615).

In living memory of Earl Chadwick, a tree will be planted at Big Hill Springs Park Cochrane by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES Crowfoot Chapel, 82 CROWFOOT CIRCLE N.W. CALGARY, AB. Telephone: 1- 800-661-1599

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KRISTIANSON Dr. Ivar Johan 1927 - 2013 Dr. Ivar Johan Kristianson, D.C. was born at Andenes, Norway on June 26, 1927 and passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. At the age of eighteen months, Ivar immigrated to Canada with his parents and moved to a homestead in southeastern Saskatchewan, in the Bromhead area, a farming community where he grew up and completed his schooling. He then moved to Estevan, Saskatchewan, where he attended Bible school and met his wife Ivy. Ivar had various careers before joining the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario in 1952, graduating with honours. Ivar and Ivy then returned to Estevan, where he practiced until 1988, then relocated to Red Deer, Alberta, where he practiced until 2002. After fortysix years of his chiropractic professional career that he loved and was so passionate about, Ivar chose to retire. Aside from his career, Ivar was also very involved in his communities; serving on numerous boards - President of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, and in Saskatchewan: the Chiropractic Examiner’s Board, President of Estevan Rotary Club, founder and supporter of the Saskatchewan Medical Health Care system, President of Western Christian College and an active member of both the Estevan and the Downtown Red Deer Rotary Club. Ivar will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Linda Neumann-Raiwet, daughter Karen Ann Kristianson-Cooper, step-daughter Shonna (Pat LaMontagne) Raiwet and two granddaughters, Jessica Ivaree and Rachel Erin Hodgson. Ivar will also be fondly remembered by his four sisters, Marie Pennock, Bettye (Mike) Whittaker, Ellen (Alvin) Jennings and Ruby (Roger) Olson, his younger and only brother Dr. Richard (Joyce) Kristianson, D.C., numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and many great friends throughout Norway, Canada and the U.S.A. Ivar was predeceased by his parents Alfred and Andora Kristianson, his first wife Ivy (Johnson), second wife Dr. Dee Istrati, D.C. and step-daughter Sherri Raiwet. Words of gratitude will never be enough for all of the nurses at the Red Deer Hospice for all the loving care and attention given to Ivar, as well as the Doctors and nurses of Unit 32 at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, volunteers, family and friends for their kindness and support. In lieu of flowers donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6 and/or Clearview Christian Camp, Kenosee Lake, SK S0C 2S0. Should friends so desire, visitation will take place at Parkland Funeral Home, 6287 - 67A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, on the e v e n i n g o f M o n d a y, J u l y 1 , 2 0 1 3 a t 7 : 0 0 p . m . I n commemoration of Ivar’s life, a celebration will be held at Davenport Church of Christ, 68 Donlevy Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan, Saskatchewan on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Joelle Valliere, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040

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JOHNSON HANCZIK The children of Michael Arthur Bill and Janice Johnson May 17, 1948 - June 17, 2013 invite you to celebrate their Michael Arthur (Mike) Hanczik, 50th ANNIVERSARY passed away suddenly on on Sunday June 30, 2013.

June 17, 2013 after a brief Open house from but courageous battle with 2:00-5:00 pm at the cancer. Mike is survived by Meeting Room in Clive. his daughter, Lisa Marie Simmer A potluck supper will be (nee Hanczik) and her held at the Community Hall husband Ryan; his son, at 6:00. Please bring a Devon James Hanczik and salad or dessert. grandson, Ashton. Mike is No gifts please. also survived by his brothers: Call Becky for more Malcolm, Patrick, David and details 403-784-2823 their families. Mike will be missed by Laura, Josh, Tiffany, Donna and their families.

Michael was predeceased by his parents: Jim and Phyllis Hanczik;sister-in-law, Brenda and more recently sister-in- Graduations law, Arlene Hanczik. The family wishes to acknowledge Russ Toso, Scotty Hamilton and Phil Bremauit for their steadfast support and friendship to Mike. A Celebration of Mike’s Life will be held at Mountain View Funeral Home on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations in Mike’s name may be made directly to the Alberta Cancer Foundation (710, 10123 99 Street NW, Edmonton,Alberta, T5J 3H1).

To express condolences please visit www.mountainviewmemorial.ca Arrangements entrusted to TARYN NORA GIBSON Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Funeral Home, Congratulations on receiving Reception Centre & your Bachelor of Science Crematorium, 1605 - 100 in Civil Engineering with Street SE (GPS: 242013 Environmental Option from 100 Street SE), Calgary, AB the University of Alberta!

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BROWN Former long time Red Deer resident and business man Paul R Brown passed away quietly on June 22, 2013 at Red Deer Regional Hospital.

Paul was born in North Battleford Saskatchewan November 14, 1914. He is survived by two daughters, Judith (Bill) Joinson of Edmonton and Karen (Mike) Holtzman of Okotoks; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Florence in 2008 and his son Doug in 1996, his father Billy Brown in WWI, mother Florence Kenefick and two infant daughters. Paul was a goaltender with the Lloydminster Prolites and the Red Deer Gunners.

Paul started with Safeway Red Deer in 1937, followed

by Jenkins for twenty years, he later was owner operator of the Tog Shop Men’s Wear until retirement. Paul was a charter member of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club from 1947, he started Saturday Morning Commercial League with many of friends. He was a two term Alderman from 1952 to 1956, a founding member of Red Deer Athletic Association, which became Red Deer Minor Hockey, along with Dr. Bill Carter and Dr. Bill Parsons. He was named Sportsman of the year in 1964. He was past President of Kinsmen, K-40 and Kiwanis Waskasoo. He was a member of S.P.E.B.S.Q.U.A. (Barber Shop Singers). He and his wife were seventeen year volunteers with Meals on Wheels. Special thanks to the staff at Sylvan Lake Lodge for their loving care (and great meals), and also to the staff at Unit 31 of the Red Deer Regional Hospital, Dr. LaRue, and Dr. Janke, and his great friend Gordon Gray for his devoted friendship.

There will be no service at Paul’s request, remember him by visiting a shut-in or an old friend. His favorite song was Sweet Georgia Brown, donations gratefully accepted to Sylvan Lake Lodge Foundation or Meals on Wheels Red Deer.

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CASE & ENA BOOT With thankfulness to our Lord, Come celebrate our 60th Anniversary Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Open house 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Woodynook Church No gifts please.

Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

KENZLE Family and friends are invited to a Come and Go celebration for Wilfred’s 100th Birthday on July 7, 2-5 pm. at Legacy Estates 56 Carroll Cres., Red Deer No gifts please.

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1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following position:

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CLASS 3

VAC/steamer Truck driver.

Lacombe area, HOME EVERY NIGHT. Fax resume to 403-704-1442

800

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

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Morrisroe

136 ISBISTER CLOSE June 27, 28 & 29 Thurs. & Fri. 3-7, Sat. 9-1 MOVING - ALL GOES Kids, yard, household misc

20 MARKLE CRSC. June 27, 28 & 29 Thurs. & Fri. 12-8, Sat. 10-5 THE MOTHER LODE!!

Quantity, Quality, Antique & QUANTITY!

Eastview Estates 107 ELLIOT CRESCENT Sat. June 29th 10am-5pm Household items, CD’s, DVD’s VHS, toys, holiday decorations & much more.

Everything must go.

Best deals in town!

X BOX 360 Rock Band, TV/DVD/VHS combo, computer desk, tires, sports equipt, household, more.

13 Elkin Cl. Fri. June 28, 9-5 Sat. 8:30-2

55 ISHERWOOD CLOSE June 29 & 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Moving sale. Everything must go!

Michener Hill 4009 - 52 STREET Fri. 28th, 3-5, Sat. 29th, 10-3 Household misc., games, camping dishes & supplies & more.

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.

Victoria Park 14 ASHLEY AVE. June 28 & 29 Fri. 1 - 7 & Sat. 10 - 2 TOO MUCH TO LIST.....

Out of Town Parkvale 4310 46 AVE. Back Alley Friday 28th 5-8 & Saturday 29th 8-2 Chairs, tables, patio, electronics, misc.

Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

ESTATE/MOVING SALE 4724 LAKE STREET, Alix July 4th - 7th, 9-5 daily.

Antiques, paintings, household, furn., power & hand tools.

Sylvan Lake 13 HILLMAN CLOSE June 28, 3-7, June 29, 10-5 Hutch, table & chairs, toys, clothes, many household and misc. items.

Oilfield

JAGARE ENERGY PRODUCTION TESTING now hiring Day Supervisors, Night Operators, and Helpers. Must have valid Class 5 drivers license.

RSP’s and benefits pkg. incentives. Email resumes to: jagare2@gmail.com or mikeg@jagareenergy.com

Oilfield

Fracturing Operators Nitrogen Pumper Operators Cement Operators/Cement Bulk Drivers Coil Tubing Supervisors / Operators Bulk Plant Operator Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanics / Apprentices

800

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you. Now hiring Canyon Champions for the following positions:

Class 1 Driver / Operators: Fracturing-Pump Operators, Bulk Transport, Cement Operators; Service Advisor

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Inglewood

4014 37 AVE. Fri. 28th 1-6, Sat. 29th 9-3 Sporting Goods, Household, Toys, Books, And more.

CHAPMAN RIEBEEK LLP is seeking a

Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety-focused

f Team orientated f Clean Class 1 drivers abstract f Oil and Gas experience an asset

Why Canyon? f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package f New Equipment

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.

How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

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Eastview

780

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 29, 2013 E3

Req’s an experienced

Picker operator All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume and abstract to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca

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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.

CRIMTECH SERVICES LTD. provides engineering, drafting and custom fabrication for the petroleum industry.

We are seeking a

QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER

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 Quality Control experience in pressure equipment Fabrication • Thorough understanding of ASME, ANSI and CWB codes as they pertain to the fabrication of structural, vessels and pressure piping equipment • A Quality Management Certificate is considered a definite asset.

• Exceptional communication, leadership, problem solving and decision-making skills RESPONSIBILITIES • Implementation of the ABSA and CWB Quality Control manuals • ITP development • NCR system management • Incident investigation and follow-up • Design and construction code review.

• Q.C. Personnel† supervisory functions Please visit our website at www.crimtech.com for more position details and forward your resume and cover letter stating salary expectations to: cslhr@crimtech.com

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

COOK NEEDED FOR THE KEG STEAKHOUSE & BAR. $13.32 to $15.32 hourly, 40.00 hours per week.

Send resumes to 6365- 50th Ave. Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4C7; apply by email: kegsteakhouse @canadaemail.ca

DAD’S PIZZA

PART/FULL TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave.

Sales & Distributors

989240 AB LTD. o/a TIM HORTONS Hiring 15 Permanent F/T Food Counter Attendants & 4 Permanent F/T Food Service Supervisors for both Red Deer Locations Parkland Mall 6359 50 Ave. and 6020 - 67 St. Fax: 403-314-4427, email parklandtimhortons @gmail.com Must be available all shifts, eves., wknds., nights $11./hr. - FCA $13./hr. - FSS Fax or email resume CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

DRAGON City req’s exp’d P/T or F/T Servers. Please apply in person to Sam.

Experienced Line Cook needed

TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

Professionals

820

830

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.

LUAU Investments Ltd. (O/A Tim Hortons) FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR 1 yr previous experience.

F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Must be avail. weekends $13.00 per hour 4217 - 50 Ave. 6721 - 50 Ave. 7111 - 50 Ave. timhire@telus.net Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

SAM’S CAFE NORTH

Taking applications for F/T or P/T DISHWASHER. Apply in person AFTER 2 p.m. 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer

Sales & Distributors

Sales & Distributors

830

Teachers/ Tutors

840

Trades

FINANCIAL independence part of your dream?

We can help. expandinghorizonsa1 @gmail.com

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 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Teachers/ Tutors

840

Wolf Creek Public Schools

invites applications for the following position:

Teacher, École James S. McCormick 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.

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

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

830

Wolf Creek Public Schools

invites applications for the following position:

BRAATT CONST.

PASQUALE MANCUSO CONSTRUCTION* (49 Years Of Service)

Is looking for general carpenters for the Red Deer area. Call Brad 403-588-8588

Concrete Finishers For the Red Deer Area Excellent rate of pay Benefit package.

Please fax resume to: 403-342-1549 or email: apply@pmcl1964.ca STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop.

MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

Busy road construction company looking for

FINISHING HOE & DOZER OPERATORS

Minimum 5 yrs. exp, work 7 days a week at least 12 hrs. a day, overtime and subsided pay. Please Fax: resume to 403-309-1944 or email to: info@tblconstruction.ca

TRUCK MECHANIC M & N Repair in Biggar, SK Wage: $25.00 - $35.00 Must have a positive attitude,be physically fit, have your own tools and a valid driver’s license.

Please email resume to mnrepair@sasktel.net or mail to M & N Repair, Box 418, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0.

Only those considered will be contacted.

†is looking for:

B Pressure Welders, Apprentice Welders, Pipefitters, Package Assembly and Sandblasters / Painters

We are seeking a building/project sales represntative with experience within the greater Alberta market. A team player with the capacity to perform take-offs, engage in the bidding process, able to reading drawings and able to function with estimating software and Microsoft based systems.

With customer service as priorty you would be responsable for communication with customer leads, customer project consultation, building/project planning and design assistance, project estimating, follow ups and and sales.

Selling turn key building projects/sales you will be reponsible to execute and administer ordering and scheduling materials and sub trade coordination, involved in all stages of construction ensuring projects are completed on schedule and budget with highest level of integrity and quality control.

Reply in con¿dence to:

WESTAR MASONRY is currently looking for LABORERS Contact Conrad at 403-340-1145, Fax: 403-342-6670 or email: westar_masonry@yahoo.ca

Profit Sharing Plan & Group Benefits resume@capemfg.ca

COMMERCIAL MECHANICAL CONTRACTING COMPANY

Truckers/ Drivers

Looking for 1st yr. through Journeyman

CRYSTAL GLASS needs summer help.

Will train.

Drop off resume at: 4706-51 Avenue or fax 346-5390 or email: branch208@crystalglass.ca

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.

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS

Required for Rimbey Oilfield Supply Store Duties to include: Inside Sales Customer Service Clerical Duties Deliveries Inventory Control Heavy Operating Forklift Shipping & Lifting involved Receiving

Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

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Please Send Resume to: Email: rick.davies@meridianvalve.ca Fax: (403) 843 - 3775 In Person: 5618 – 44th St, Rimbey

FULL TIME SALES POSITION

Heavy Equipment Operators.

Must be able to pass a Physical and Drug test.

Please send email attn: jason.olineck@lafarge.com or fax 403 347 8060.

LOCAL Construction Company now hiring experienced Dozer, Excavator & Grader Operators. Please fax resumes to 403-347-6296

Truckers/ Drivers

req’d immed. Local work, need drivers abstract.

Fax resume to 403-986-8142 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 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

CUNNINGHAM ELECTRIC LTD. req’s res./comm.

Journeyman Electricians

FOUNDATION COMPANY in Red Deer is currently hiring experienced commercial foundation form workers. please fax resume to 403-346-5867

Inside Sales Person

860

CLASS 3 DRIVER/ EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Plumbers

for local commercial project.

Must take pride in work, competitive wages & benefits. Call 403-617-6956

to start immed. Competitive wages and benefits.

Fax resume to 403-342-4022 or drop off at #7 7880-48 Ave. email: cunnelec@telusplanet.net

Pinnacle Building Materials Ltd. Red Deer, Alberta 1.403.347.1211 Ph 1.888.344.1211 Toll Free Ph 1.403.347.1214 Fax Attn: Barry Wunsch bwunsch@pinnaclebuildingmaterials.com

GPW WATER req’s a Bondable Delivery Person, in great physical shape, enjoys a friendly work environment & values true customer service.

Part/Full Time. Drop resume & driver’s abstract to 100, 87 Patrolia Drive, Red Deer County, Fax: 403-343-4166 or email to: gpw2002@telus.net Looking for Class1A driver to haul crude oil in the Central Ab. area. Must have Off Road experience.

Email resume: haulingcrude@live.ca 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 NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Part time weekdays.

Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743 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

860

Apply Now! Go to: MovingHelper.com Powered by

BULK PETROLEUM DRIVER

Here’s what we offer: • Large Inventory – 2 locations to sell from • Flexible Hours • Excellent Reputation • Excellent Pay Structure • Excellent Benefit Plan

PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER

Contact Wayne or Daryl at 403-227-4456 for an interview. Or send your resume to wkarach@truckranch.ca

Drop off resume and abstract in person or fax to:

Wanted for Central Alberta

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

•

FALL START

880

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

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 Dodge Ave, Donald Cl., & Dentoom Cl. $97.00/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info 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 place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

ANDERS AREA

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316 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

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 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316 Meadowlands Golf Club is seeking Full and part time LINE COOKS and PREP COOKS Please email your resume to: info@ golfsylvanlake.com

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

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“Low Cost” Quality Training

403.341.4544

24 Hours Toll Free 1.888.533.4544

R H2S Alive (ENFORM) R First Aid/CPR R Confined Space R WHMIS & TDG R Ground Disturbance R (ENFORM) B.O.P. #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. (across from Totem)

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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1520

ANTIQUE telephone, oak cabinet, works, $150 403-346-0093 WASH BASIN / CHAMBER POT SET. Over 100 years old.

In excellent condition.

Includes large pitcher & basin, chamber pot with lid, 2-piece soap dish, additional (small) pitcher.† $125. Call (403) 342-7908

Auctions

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EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

For afternoon delivery once per week

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 SHRINK Wrapped DRY SPLIT PINE. 16” lengths. 1 cu. ft. bundles average 25 lbs. Perfect for campers or for resale. Also have some poplar bundles, all under roof and off ground. Discounts for large volumes, also have bulk wood.

403-729-2594

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Garden Supplies

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

ANNA’S Water Gardens, Coy & Gold Fish.

403-885-5742

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 REG COX FEEDMIXERS Req’s In Service Shop, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply fax 403-341-5622

880

Household Appliances

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 DRYER exc. shape $125 403-347-1563

Household Furnishings

1720

54” FRAMED mirror $5; stand alone white lamp 58” w/adjustable arm $5; almost new paper shredder $20; small slow cooker w/removable crock $7; white metal plant stand w/4 collapsible shelves 60hx10x12 $7 403-340-1120

PROFORM PRECAST PRODUCTS is looking for a mature and motivated people person to work as a

To apply fax resume to (403) 347-4980 or email to jobs@proform.ab.ca

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ANNA’S Water Gardens now open. 403-885-5742

ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, $100.

ROCKER - GLIDER, $100 403-346-3708 FOR SALE: 5 shelf bookcase $15. Light oak office chair $10. **SOLD** FREE wood tv stand 403-986-2942 INGLIS full capacity + dryer $80, retro coffee and end tables $40 403-347-6005

Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years customers service experience and have excellent computer skills. Experience with landscaping or construction products is an asset.

403-346-2132

OILFIELD TICKETS

Industries #1 Choice!

Homestead Firewood

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

MORRISROE AREA

SAFETY

TRAINING CENTRE

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

INGLEWOOD AREA

Lamont Close Lees St./ Lawrence Cres.

to meet your needs.

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

INNISFAIL

In the towns of:

LANCASTER AREA

900

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.

Antiques & Art

LOOKING FOR A P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP in a green drycleaning plant.

Must be able to work some evenings until 7 p.m. & some Saturdays.

Call Shannon 403-550-7440

Asmundsen Ave.

Ivey Close Irving Close Ingle Close Inglewood Drive

Employment Training

offers a variety of

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

RESIDENTIAL APT MANAGER 23 suite apt. complex.

Live-in role. Responsibilities incl. cleaning, maintenance, yard care, administration.

Fax to 403-346-5786

SAFETY COURSES

Community Support F/T sales and customer Worker service associate, bilingual • Women in Trades French/English an asset.

• Math and Science in Hourly wage plus benefits. the Trades email: • GED classes days/ careers@buyairsoft.ca evening GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced Gov’t of Alberta Funding foremen, pipelayers, may be available. equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen 403-340-1930 and general labourers for www.academicexpress.ca installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com ADULT or YOUTH

CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

880

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OILFIELD SERVICES INC.

at our gasoline alley location.

Required for fuel hauling Full time position available We offer competitive hourly rates, uniforms, full company benefits, clean modern fleet and on-thejob continuous training. Successful candidates must take a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Qualified individuals only.

8009 Edgar Industrial Place www.kochfuel.ca

Academic Express

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Customer Service Representative

One of Alberta’s premium used vehicle operations is looking for a full-time sales consultant.

Sales Experience is a requirement.

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• Set Your Own Rates • Set Your Schedule

850

CAPE Manufacturing Ltd.

Building/Project Sales Representative

Part-Time Work Full-Time Pay Now in Red Deer Be Your Own Boss!

HR Administrator.

Qualifications Include: TEACHER • Post-Secondary Degree (full-time position) or Diploma in human École Secondaire resource management Lacombe Composite an asset.

High School • Ability to work well under pressure individually For further specifics on the as well as part of a above positions, please team. visit Wolf Creek Public • Must be highly organized Schools’ website at as well as punctual. www.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Office Responsibilities Include: at 403-783-3473.

• Manage employee data base including new hires and terminations.

Trades • Partner with management to plan for the organizations human capitol needs.

• Recruit and select new hires based on their knowledge, skills, and training.

• Provide support to the Afternoon Shift compensation and salary administration CNC programs.

Operators/Machinists • maintain a positive Nexus Engineering is working relationship currently looking for with employees and Afternoon shift management.

C.N.C operators/ • Other duties may be Machinists. Duties assigned as required. include, set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and mills, Please call 403-729-2223 running production runs, or fax 403-729-2396 min 3 years experience. email: resumes@ We offer competitive newcartcontracting.com wages, company paid benefits and a RRSP matching plan.

Please forward resumes to resume@nexusengineering.ca

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NEWCART CONTRACTING (1993) Ltd. (Located Between Rocky Mountain House and Red deer) is currently looking for a F/T

RED DEER’S #1 Tool Store

KMS TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

850

278950A5

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc

Restaurant/ Hotel

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs 309441F29-G6

800

Oilfield

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NINTENDO WII w/14 Games $160.

403-782-3847 PS2 w/6 games. $60.

Xbox w/6 games. $60.

403-782-3847

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CALGARY Stampede posters, still in pkg., 36” x 23”, 1998, 1999 (5), 2000 (4), $5/ea., 403-347-7405 Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Musical Instruments

1770

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Acreages/ Farms

3010

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 baths, rent $2000 + DD Avail. now. 403-346-5885

33 1/3 LP’S, Elvis, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Mother Mabel Carter and many more, 1.50/ea; beg i n n e r g u i t a r, $ 1 5 ; Biscayne est. 1985 guitar QUIET country living, 12 $25; BS Master guitar, mi. SE of RD with an older o v e r 5 0 y r s . o l d , home, lrg. yard., for seniors.

Ref’s a must. $75 403-347-6183 Call 403-886-4185

Pets & Supplies

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6 MONTH OLD BABY HAMSTER Free to good home White with black & brown spot. Friendly.

403-755-5407 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Houses/ Duplexes

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Condos/ Townhouses

3030

Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1195 or $1225 along the river.

SD $1000. Avail, 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 16th, 403-304-7576, 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

3040 3060

of your own house for the 3 403-877-3323 price of a Condo!

2 BDRM. OPEN Call Kristina quick at CONCEPT APT. 403-396-9554 to take a look!

This Adult only Bldg is H E X A G O N f i s h t a n k Hearthstone 403-314-0099 located conveniently near w/cherrywood stand, fluval all amenities. Perfect for pump, $150 403-357-9363 2 BEDROOM the budget-minded at just LOWER DUPLEX OUTDOOR FISH POND, $895/mo with Heat & In Quiet Neighborhood.

50 Gallon, with stand Water included! Call Kristina This spacious & comfortable FREE at 403-396-9554 lower Dup is available for 403-343-6785 while it’s still avail.

Aug. 1. With Gas & Water Hearthstone 403-314-0099 incl, 5 appls & an unbeatable price, this could be the home COMFORTABLE Cats you’ve been looking for.

2 BDRM. JUST Call Kristina at SOUTH OF HOSPITAL 403-396-9554 before this 2 KITTENS This 2nd floor 2 bdrm apt gets scooped up.

TO GIVE AWAY. Female. is in a quiet, adult only Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Black & white. bldg. With a great location, Very friendly outdoor assigned off street parking 2 BEDROOOM kittens, not used to dogs. and a dishwasher, these WITH GARAGE For loving home. never last long. Call UTILITIES INCLUDED! 403-782-3031 Kristina at 403-396-9554 This main floor suite with while you can.

7 PRETTY KITTENS open concept , a mature Hearthstone 403-314-0099 desperately need loving treed and fenced yard in homes. Very playful & active.

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM. desirable Westpark.

FREE. 2 female - calico, SUITES. 25+, adults only Call & book your showing 3 male - orange, 2 male n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 soon with Kristina at cream. 403-782-3130 403-396-9554 FREE kittens to give away, Hearthstone 403-314-0099 6 wks. old, 403-396-0913 3 BDRM, 3 bath home , SCOTTISH FOLD KITTENS nice deck, new paint & carpet, 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets for over 40 couple with no $400. 403-597-3956, cell 403-755-9852 pets at 7316-59 Ave. SIAMESE (2) kittens and Rent $1500/Sec. $1500.

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL Also 1 BURMAN kitten.

Ph: 403-341-4627 Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., $50/ea. balcony, No pets. $800 403-887-3649 MODERN & RENDY rent/SD, heat/water incld., 2 BDRM. HOME 403-346-5885 Boasting 1.5 Baths, Cathedral Sporting ceilings upstairs, 9ft. ceilings SUNNYBROOK Goods downstairs, designer colors 2 bdrm. avail. July. Water & finishings, 5 appls & & heat incld, clean and PING GOLF SET assigned parking. This quiet, great location, no RIGHT HANDED property will not last! Just pets. 403-346-6686 PING IST driver, PING$1295/mo! Hurry and call PING EYE 2 irons, 3-pw Kristina at 403-396-9554 Ping Zing putter, $150. while it lasts. **SOLD** Hearthstone 403-314-0099 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, Celebrate your life N/S. No pets. with a Classified 403-596-2444 Condos/ ANNOUNCEMENT

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MORRISROE MANOR

1860

THE NORDIC

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

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AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Farm Equipment

2010

1996 HESTON 565A Baler Low usage, new belts & serviced. Shedded, field ready w/operator manual & computer console. $11,000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 2011 MASSEY FERGUSON 1359, 9’ Disc Bine. Like new.

7 cutting discs, field ready.

With operator manuals. $15,000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 5 WHEEL RAKE, independent hydraulic arms & height adjustment, $4000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 MACDON 5000 Hay Bine 12’ hrydo-swing.

403-347-5431 Start your career!

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Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

3030

3 BDRM. townhouse w/garage. N/S, no pets.

Deerpark. 403-391-1740

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

3 BDRM., 1046 sq. ft.

1960 bungalow, full bsmt. w/dble det. 22x24, garage, 50x120 Westpark lot, NEW: laminate flooring, roof (house & garage), hot water tank & dishwasher.

5 appls. Ready to move in. $254,900. 1-250-756-6686

Rooms For Rent

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

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM CONDOS

Bldg located on a quiet close backing onto treed area.

C/W Dishwasher. Short walk to schools and Parks.

Starting at $995/mo. Heat & Water incl. Call Kristina at 403-396-9554 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 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

Mobile Lot

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm.

Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

Qualified pets welcome!† Call Kristina at 403-396-9554 to see it now Hearthstone 403-314-0099

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403-588-2231

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2 1/2 garage - room for shop & golf - only $675,000 Ph: 403-357-9818 check kijiji

Realtors & Services

4010

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FINANCIAL 4400-4430

Money To Loan

4430

2005 BMW Z4 3.0L 6 speed, lthr., $22,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

PRIVATE LENDER: Mortgage money available on all types of real estate.

We lend on equity.

Fast approvals Ron Lewis 403-819-2436

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2001 BMW Z3 190,000 kms., loaded, 5 spd. manual, 2 tone leather int. new windshield & tires. $12,000. obo 403-755-2760

2007 F150 Super Cab 4x4 ONLY 164 th km. GPS/ DVD/LOADED CONSOLE SHIFT/ LEATHER $9750. 403-348-9746 2006 FORD 350 diesel 4x4, crew cab, 303,000 kms, whites, tires 65% 18”, 5th whl. hitch, 1 owner, never in oilpatch, lots of new parts $7500 403-631-2373, 994-0581

5070

Vans Buses

5000-5300

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Condos/ Townhouses

5030

2008 SMART Passion convertible, $8,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

4040

1984 CORVETTE new engine, $8888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Lovely LAEBON HOME in desirable location close to many amenities.

2 bdrms / 1 baths, 4 stainless steel appliances, $314,806.

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4050

2 Acres +/-

Zoned AG SE of Red Deer 26 kms. $194,500 403-505-6240

BLACKFALDS: Bungalow, 2 bdrm., 2 bath, front. att. garage. Many upgrades. $319,900.

Includes legal fees, GST & appls.

Front sod & tree.

Call Lloyd 403-391-9294

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Home for sale in Alix

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage. $409,900.

403-588-2550

4100 4130

Cottages/Resort Property

DEGRAFFS RV Resort Blow Out Special. Lot and park model. 2013 General Coach w/bunk beds, covered front deck, $165,000 inclds. GST. One only! Call Lloyd 403-391-9294

Lots For Sale

4160

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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

2003 Honda GW. 1832CC. 100,000 km, Titanium.

Asking $10,000. 403-885-4281 2001 TTR Yamaha, 125 CC, $300 obo. 403-588-2298

5090

2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha lthr., sunroof, $15,888 348-8788 Sport & Import 2007 CHEV Monte Carlo LS FWD, 93492 kms., $10,888.

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Holiday Trailers

Utility Trailers

5120

2004 LAND ROVER SE3 Freelander AWD, $8,888 348-8788 Sport & Import 2004 KIA Sorento LX, 4X4, 77859 kms., $8,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o.

403-348-1634

Trucks

5050

2010 FORD Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4,.$26888 348-8788 Sport & Import

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

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Vehicles Wanted To Buy

2007 BMW 328 Xi sunroof, lthr., $20,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

5140

2009 MIRAGE 5 x 10 x 4’6” white, enclosed unit, like new $2500 firm 403-309-3045

Auto Wreckers 2006 BMW X5 panoroof, lthr., $16,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

CALL CLASSIFIEDS

5100

1995 RUSTLER 29’ sleeps 6, new awning/furnace, clean, $7699 obo 403-340-3106

2007 INFINITY G35X, lthr. sunroof, nav., $20,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

2006 TOYOTA Corolla 138,000 kms, $5500 obo 403-350-0710

Motorhomes

1992 30’ FLEETWOOD Southwind, fully self contained, very good cond, sacrifice $11,900 403-347-7893 598-3104 2008 HYUNDAI Santa Fe AWD, lthr., sunroof, 52012 kms, $18,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond.

ALL WHEEL DRIVE. Regularly Maintained, Fully Loaded! $27,850. Call 403-350-4323

5080

5040

2008 BMW 335i, lthr., 65,955 kms, nav., $25888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820 SYLVAN LAKE - Pie lot, Well priced. Good location.

403-896-3553

Locally owned and family operated

SUV's

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

Open House Out Of Red Deer

2008 GRAN Prix, loaded, $10,000. 403-748-2627

4090

Income Property

Motorcycles

1996 EXPLORER Camper.

804 kg, 8’, barely used. Stored under cover. Hydraulic jacks, washroom, fridge, stove furnace. Exc. cond. $5500. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954

2008 GRAND PRIX $10,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Manufactured Homes

CANADA DAY SPECIAL MUST SELL 1 ONLY!

By Owner.

RISER HOMES Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

2010 DODGE Journey RT sunroof, leather, $18,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

Campers

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2231

CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

5050

Trucks

CLASSIFICATIONS

Directory

PET FRIENDLY 3 Bdrm. Townhouse

With 4 appls, a fenced yard, 2 bathrooms & lots of space this townhouse is a steal at just $1225/mo.†

OPEN HOUSES

5030

CLASSIFICATIONS

NEW MODERN HOME IN TIMBERSTONE Cars

MOUNTVIEW: Avail. July 1.

Fully furn. bdrm for rent. $500/$250. Working M only.

403-396-2468

HALMAN Heights

MASON MARTIN HOMES

Cars

84 LANCASTER DR.

4927 55 street. Built in 2007, 1345 square feet.

Finished basement. Fully landscaped and fenced yard. Very low maintenance!

ROOM $500. Blackfalds.

25 to 30 minutes from All incld’d, furn. 588-2564 Stettler, Joffre, Lacombe, ALIX: 2 bdrm. 1 bath, 5 and Red Deer. Asking appls, shows like new. S E h o u s e h a s 2 f u r n . $367,500. For more $1000 + utils. Avail. now rooms avail., n/s working information check out M, no kids/pets, internet, 403-341-9974 MLS#CA0014087! $475/mo., 403-318-5139 3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, no pets, n/s, rent $1445 SD $1000 avail. Aug. 1 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550

4 Bdrm., 3 bath, front att. garage. Many upgrades.

Very clean. A Must see! $376,500. Call Lloyd Fiddler 403-391-9294

3090

CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $525. 403-346-7546

4020

MUST SELL New 2 Storey 1550 sq.ft 3 bdrm, bonus room, 2.5 bath, $379,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550

FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

Suites

Houses For Sale

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft.

3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550

Newly Reno’d Mobile

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Townhouses

4020

Houses For Sale

5200

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2004 CHEV Avalanche 4x4 loaded $10,500 obo 403-391-8264

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

Cleaning

1070

VINYL SIDING CLEANING 403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BOBCAT & sodding services, 14 Years Exper.

403-588-4503

Contractors

1100

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 MAMMA MIA !!

Soffit, Fascia & Eaves.

403-391-2169 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Escorts

1165

Handyman Services

1200

BUSY B’S HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. Spring & summer bookings.

Res./com. Your full service handyman. Brian 403-598-3857 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Massage Therapy

1280

Executive Touch Massage

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FANTASY MASSAGE

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CURVY all natural Korean early 20’s. Daytime only 587-377-1298

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ULTIMATE PLAYMATES. 403-986-SEXY Red Deer’s Best

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Massage Therapy

1280

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RED DEER’S BEST

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1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial.

Serving central Alberta.

403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

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.

Call 403-346-7777 or visit helpinghands.com for info.

Window Cleaning

1420

WINDOW / EVESTROUGH CLEANING. 403-506-4822

Yard Care

1430

SECOND 2 NONE Cut lawns, hedges, yard clean up and eavestroughs. 403-302-7778

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, June 29, 2013 E5

Canada Day celebrations ignite boom in sale of fireworks

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Nothing says Happy Canada Day quite like detonating $1,000 worth of explosives with names like “Super Menace” and “Whisky Tango” in your backyard.

Retailers say growing demand for bigger bangs and wilder effects has sparked an explosion in sales of so-called ’family fireworks’ across the country.

Jim Rivers, of Calgary, has set off fireworks displays at his family cabin in the foothills of southern Alberta since 1997.

He says they get more powerful each year.

“It’s the old ’go hard or go home’ kind of thing,” he says. “So I just keep buying bigger. It’s a blast.”

On New Year’s Eve, his display gets added competition from his rancher neighbours, who set off their own display about a kilometre away.

“They’re shooting some off, we’ll shoot some, and then they’ll shoot some, and it’s really quite amusing. So we have coined it as battling fireworks.”

Rivers, who says his favourite effect is called the “barrel full of monkeys”, admits he enjoys the competition, but says he loves fireworks for the memories they provide, especially for his grandchildren.

According to the Canadian Fireworks Association, imports of fireworks have more than doubled since 2003. In 2011, the last year numbers are available, imports reached 8,282,752 kg.

Imports — largely from China — are regulated federally, while local bylaws allow fireworks to be used by non-professionals in most parts of the country,

SAYS RECOVER FROM STROKE WASN’T FAST ENOUGH

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

People watch the Toronto Victoria Day fireworks on the beach on Monday, May 20, 2013. Nothing says Happy Canada Day quite like detonating $1,000 worth of explosives. with restrictions.

In P.E.I., the use of fireworks without a license is banned, while in Halifax the sale and display of fireworks is permitted year-round.

In Ontario, temporary stores serve demand during the busy summer months, when fireworks are permitted in many cities on Canada Day. In the last two years, Toronto-based

Kaboom Fireworks has more than quadrupled their temporary locations across Ontario, expanding from nine stores to 40 this summer.

“Every year I see more and more people come through our doors,” says Andrew Veloza, the company’s retail manager. “It’s just a newfound appreciation for blowing up some colourful stuff in the sky.”

Interim Laval mayor quits, but denies soliciting sex from a prostitute

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The Montreal area has seen a few mayors resign lately in scandals over money: one quit amid allegations of illegal party financing, another was arrested and charged with fraud, and one was even charged with gangsterism.

Now the area has had a mayor quit under entirely different circumstances.

This time it’s about sex.

The interim mayor of suburban Laval, Alexandre Duplessis, announced he was stepping down Friday in a letter to the city clerk’s office and said his departure would take effect immediately.

This was just six hours after Duplessis told reporters he would not resign after a controversy allegedly involving extortion and a prostitute.

“I never, never, never received sexual services,” Duplessis said in a brief 8:30 a.m. news conference. “I did not solicit — I did not receivea I received nothing sexual. There was an attempt to extort me.”

It’s unclear what prompted the swift about-face.

But political rivals had spent the day urging him to step down. And media were scrutinizing the denial from Duplessis, a father of two, that he had ever solicited sex.

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer steps down

One TV network carried two on-air interviews with a woman claiming to own the escort agency involved.

The woman said there were dozens of cellphone text messages from the client.

She said the man had requested an escort for his remote country cottage.

She said the customer asked if he could wear women’s underwear, and whether the escort enjoyed white wine.

When the woman’s employee finally found the cottage after getting lost, they dressed up together, put on high boots, and did makeup, said the self-described owner.

“He really wanted to spend an evening as if they were girlfriends,” said the agency boss, whose identity and face remained shielded during the interviews with the TVA network.

She said there was eventually a dispute about the $160-an-hour payment when the client wanted to take the woman out for a boat ride. The owner said she was dragged into the dispute, and spoke to the man by phone. Eventually, she said, the client kicked the woman outside “right into the woods.”

The owner said she later spoke to provincial police and showed them the text messages, and said that only then did police inform her that the customer was the mayor of Laval. She told TVA that the police confirmed his identity through the cellphone number, and through oth-

er means but did not elaborate.

The network said there were 110 text messages and showed some of them onscreen. Initial details about the alleged encounter appeared in a TVA report Thursday.

The mayor did not discuss the details Friday, except to deny soliciting a prostitute.

Two spokespeople declined to address the details of the TVA reports — one for the city and one for a communications firm, who had been handling the mayor’s public relations until Friday.

“I have no idea about that,” said Pierre-Philippe Lortie, the PR firm spokesman who had fielded questions about Duplessis through Friday morning. “I’m not linked anymore to any files with Mayor Duplessis, so now he’s a private citizen.”

Both spokesman said they could not help reach — or provide contact information — for the departed mayor.

A new interim mayor will be chosen from the remaining group of city councillors. That person will hold the post until municipal election on Nov. 3.

That process begins next week.

The resignation of Laval’s interim mayor came a week after the interim mayor of Montreal resigned. Both Duplessis and Michael Applebaum had been replacing scandal-plagued elected predecessors.

OTTAWA — Canada’s top public health official is stepping down, one year after suffering a stroke.

Dr. David Butler-Jones says his recovery has not gone as quickly as he would have liked, and it would not be right for him to continue in the role of Chief Public Health Officer.

“I made great progress, but this job requires stamina, especially in a crisis,” Butler-Jones said in an interview.

“While I’ve recovered a lot, and my smarts are there, I can’t do that, and it’s not fair to the country.”

Butler-Jones said he would step down once his replacement is chosen, but will continue working part-time as advisor to the federal government.

He was dubbed Canada’s top doctor in his role as head of the Public Health Agency of Canada, and led government efforts to deal with the H1N1 scare.

The H1N1 flu struck Canada in 2009. The new strain of influenza A virus, otherwise known as swine flu, affected roughly 10 per cent of the population, resulting in the deaths of more than 400 people.

Butler-Jones suffered a stroke in May 2012. In an interview with The Canadian Press in December, he said one of his worst fears was that he would not be able to return to work.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said his decision to step down for health reasons shows ButlerJones continues to put the best interests of Canadians first.

“By doing so, he is once again showing his commitment to public health,” Aglukkaq said in a statement.

Butler-Jones was the first person to be appointed to the post when it was created in 2004.

The Canadian Medical Association commended Butler-Jones for his work, saying the Public Health Agency of Canada has become an internationally recognized centre for population and public health under his direction.

“As the face of public health in Canada, Dr. Butler-Jones has spoken first and foremost for the needs of Canadians,” said a CMA statement.

“His leadership and thoughtful council at the helm will be missed.”

Appeal Court nixes Guergis lawsuit against Tories, Harper

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A former Conservative cabinet minister who claimed Prime Minister Stephen Harper unfairly fired her as part of a conspiracy that ousted her from caucus has no grounds to sue, Ontario’s top court ruled Friday.

Helena Guergis had been seeking general damages of $800,000, along with another $250,000 in punitive damages from each of Harper, his former chief of staff, former principal secretary, the Conservative party, and others.

In its ruling Friday, the Ontario Court of Appeal agreed the suit was an abuse of process, but also said it would have no chance of success anyway.

Guergis sued after the Canadian Human Rights Commission refused to hear her complaint against Harper and the party on the basis it had no jurisdiction to interfere with her removal from cabinet or caucus.

Among other things, she alleged defamation, conspiracy, negligence, and intentional infliction of mental suffering.

In response, Harper and the others argued they were protected by Crown or parliamentary privilege, or that their statements were not defamatory.

In any event, they argued, the suit was an abuse of process because the human rights commission had already dealt with the issue.

In a ruling last August, Ontario Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland sided with Harper and the others. He also decided Guergis’s claim could not possibly succeed.

The Appeal Court agreed with Hackland.

“The statements and letters upon which the allegations of defamation are based are either not capable of being de-

famatory or are protected by absolute privilege,” the court said.

“It is plain and obvious that the tort claims, including alleged defamatory statements, cannot succeed.”

The Appeal Court did give Guergis one small win: It said statements made during a TV broadcast by one of the defendants, Conservative MP Shelly Glover, could possibly be defamatory.

The court ordered Guergis to pay a total of $33,000 in costs.

According to court documents, Guergis’s problems began in December 2009 when cabinet minister Lisa Raitt said she saw her use cocaine in the bathroom of an Ottawa restaurant, information that reached Harper’s former chief of staff, Guy Giorno.

The problems snowballed in April 2010 amid allegations Guergis was caught up in criminal activity

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Overprotective parents suffocating child Dear Harlan; I’m the oldest and the owning route, which I’ve seriously confirst in our family to go to a university sidered, but I don’t want to do. in the United States (which is an enI’m out of ideas. Please help. — tirely different experience from what Trapped 18-year-old my parents were given in our home Dear Trapped; It’s time to begin country, especially during communist learning a new life lesson: How to deal times). with parents who drive you absolutely I’ve been quite undercrazy without going crazy standing and patient when yourself. trying to explain how this It’s an invaluable life whole process is supposed skill. I learned it in my 30s, to look. I had a 4.0 GPA, and and my parents rarely drive was an Advanced Placeme crazy now. ment student who was overHere’s how you do it: Lisinvolved in high school, and ten to them, don’t try to win I never got into trouble. their approval, and do what I know my parents care feels right for you. and are trying to protect It’s OK if they don’t alme, but they don’t see this ways get it. It’s natural for college experience as one them to question your dewhere I need to learn to cisions. Maturity is giving protect myself. your parents permission to My dad, being an elecnot understand you, to have HARLAN tronics guy, set up security values that conflict with COHEN systems and cameras and yours, to worry for no reaa phone and car tracker. son and to get in your way They claim it’s for my own at times. good so that I don’t “crack Once you accept their my head open” on my own, but it’s not flaws, you’ll stop hating and resenting like I make poor choices. them, and feeling trapped. You’ll give They are planning to call every them permission to be imperfect and night, and I already get constantly still love them. questioned as to where I am and what Once you land on campus, surround I’m doing, even though I’ve been hon- yourself with people who will listen, est with them as to my activities. Even support and guide you. Form a nettheir co-workers suggested that they work of people who want you to be should back off a little. your best and understand your strugI could’ve gone to a better and big gles. This can include professors, adstate school for half the price, but it visers, upperclassmen, international was too far away for me. Both of my students, professionals on campus, a parents are doctors and although they counselor, a therapist and spiritual now say they don’t force me to study leaders. medicine, they approve only of that as Learn to tolerate your parents. my future and the other options are all When they call, share the truth, but not poor ones. all of it. When your parents question I’m trying so hard to look forward to your decisions, listen, and don’t fight. college, but all I see are the arguments Ask yourself if they’re right, turn to the that lie ahead. I’ve tried to sit down people around you and make decisions with them to talk over what both of our that work best for you. expectations are, but they refuse.

As the year goes on, see if they pull My high-school counselors have no back. It might take living the college idea, and my friends suggest the dis- experience for a few months for them

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to stop freaking out and realize they don’t need to call every night.

Dear Harlan; My boyfriend tells me that he really likes and cares about me, but he always acts thoughtlessly and selfishly.

When I tell him what bothers me, he doesn’t seem to change; it all happens again. His actions don’t match his words.

What can I do to save this relationship? — Not So Sure Dear Not So Sure; Let me introduce you to your boyfriend. He’s a thoughtless and selfish guy who treats you like crap. Admit it. It’s true.

When you need to make excuses for a boyfriend’s inexcusable behavior, you have an awful boyfriend.

Words without actions do have meaning. And for you, it means he’s selfish and thoughtless.

Want to hear more bad news? When you tell your boyfriend what’s upsetting you and it keeps happening again and again, there’s not much more to discuss.

I remember once dating a girl who told me that she didn’t respect me, but she wanted to continue hooking up with me. I convinced myself that I should work to earn her respect and date her. The truth is that I was lonely, liked the attention and was into the physical relationship. In reality, it was a rotten, terrible, awful and unhealthy relationship that shouldn’t have continued. But I talked myself into keeping it going. So I made excuses — like you.

When we are lonely and don’t have better options, we make excuses and stay in bad relationships. Stop making excuses for him and find someone better. I did.

Dear Harlan; Why does it feel like every guy I’m into is still in love with his ex-girlfriend?

I get tired of being compared with someone from the past. How do I get involved with someone without always having to worry about being the re-

bound or being constantly compared with the ex? — Ex-Crazed Dear Ex-Crazed; You would have hated dating me. I compared everyone I dated my exes.

I didn’t want to downgrade; the goal is to date someone better. No one wants to settle. It’s how we’re programmed. You do it too. We all do it.

Our past is how we know what we want and don’t want in the future.

We’re always looking for better.

Your job is to believe that you’re better than any ex. If you don’t believe it’s true, all exes will drive you crazy.

You’ll always be afraid you’re not good enough.

That said, a boyfriend should never ask you to dress like an ex, change your hair color to remind him of his ex or ask you to things in the bedroom like his ex used to do — that’s crossing the line.

Also, be careful not to confuse being friendly with an ex for being in love. A guy who has a friendly ex might just be a good guy who doesn’t need to leave a wake of destruction, hurt feelings and women who hate him in his past.

If you shudder when you hear the word “ex,” the problem might be you and your insecurities. An ex is a reminder that someone you like or love has loved someone else in the past.

That can be upsetting and can rattle you. But you have to remember that an ex is an ex for a reason.

When it comes to dating guys on the rebound, just don’t do it. Then you don’t have to worry about someone using you to boost his self-confidence.

Harlan is author of Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober) (St. Martin’s Press). Write Harlan at harlan@helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. All letters submitted become property of the author.

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Study finds heavy metals in lake near Canadian border SPOKANE, Wash. — State regulators have released two studies that confirm heavy metals pollution along undeveloped regions of Lake Roosevelt near the Canadian border.

The studies released this week by the Washington Department of Ecology found elevated levels of heavy metals in surface soils, wetlands and lake sediments in undeveloped areas near the town of Northport.

The metals originated from past operations of a huge smelter near the border in Trail, British Columbia.

“What’s significant is we have far more information than before on metals in undeveloped, forested land,” said Brook Beeler, a spokeswoman for Ecology in Spokane, on Thursday.

As a result of the findings, the Ecology Department wants the federal government to speed up a “targeted study

Mining boom sparks a clash over sex worker rights in smalltown Australia

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MORANBAH, Australia — A lone woman checking into a motel in the Australian mining town of Moranbah can expect some blunt questioning from the owners: “Are you a working girl?”

Turning on a heel and storming away indignantly will be taken as an admission to prostitution.

“That sort of reaction is really positive proof as far as I’m concerned,” said Joan Hartley, the 67-year-old owner of the Drover’s Rest Motel and champion of motel operators who want to rid their businesses of sex workers cashing in on a mining boom.

Moranbah in the coal-rich Bowen Basin is part of the new landscape of Australian mining. Workers are increasingly leaving their homes and families for weeks on end to earn big money in distant mines in the Outback.

It’s a workforce known as fly-in, fly-out, or FIFO (feye-foh) for short.

Where the FIFO miners go, the FIFO prostitutes follow. With miners earning 110,000 to 160,000 Australian dollars ($100,000 to $150,000) a year, many sex workers find working the remote mining towns more lucrative than the economically moribund cities in which they live, despite the travel costs and a recent slowdown that has seen the mothballing of some inefficient mines.

Not everyone in small-town Australia has welcomed the sex workers.

Though prostitution is legal nationwide, the two main mining states — Queensland and Western Australia — have promised or passed laws restricting their activity. Their arrival has fed into broader fears that transient workers — miners included — and their urban values pose a threat to a closeknit, rural way of life.

Moranbah, a town in Queensland, is one such place. Its population of 11,000 doubles if the FIFO miners housed in nearby camps are counted. Until a recent slump in coal prices, the 42-yearold town was one of the fastest-growing

between Northport and the border,” Beeler said, focusing on residential and farm lands, and public access areas.

Lake Roosevelt is the 150-mile reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam. One study evaluated surface soils in timberland within two miles of the U.S.-Canadian border in the fall of 2012.

More than 120 soil samples were tested for various metals, including lead, arsenic, zinc, cadmium, mercury and others. The second study looked at metals concentrations in sediments at 10 lakes and wetlands.

The studies confirmed elevated levels of metals and also concluded the metals came mostly from past smelter emissions in Trail, Ecology said.

People living or recreating in the Northport area should take some extra precautions, such as washing toys and clothing after playing on soil; washing hands and face after working or play-

ing outside; and mopping, dusting and vacuuming often, Ecology said.

Efforts to clean up Lake Roosevelt from smelter pollution have been in the works for years. A federal judge last year ruled that his court has jurisdiction to apply the U.S. Superfund law to the Canadian company that acknowledges polluting Lake Roosevelt.

U.S. District Judge Lonny Suko, of Yakima, ruled against Teck Metals Ltd., of Vancouver, British Columbia, in a long-running case involving pollution of the lake in northeastern Washington. Cleanup has been estimated to cost up to $1 billion.

Teck Metals operates the giant lead and zinc smelter in Trail, about 10 miles from the U.S. border. The company has acknowledged that pollution from that smelter travelled down the Columbia River into Lake Roosevelt between 1896 and 1995.

But it has said that as a company operating in Canada, it is not subject to

U.S. environmental laws and cannot be ordered to pay for cleanup.

Much of the pollution is a fine black sand known as slag that washed downstream onto beaches at the lake where people camp and swim.

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a decade ago to assess contamination in the reservoir.

In 2003, the EPA decided Teck was subject to the U.S. Superfund law, demanded the company pay for studies to determine the extent of the pollution, and clean it up.

Teck objected and the tribes sued in 2004 to force the company to comply.

The state then joined the case.

However, Teck did agree in 2006 to perform a major study of pollution in the lake, under the direction of the EPA. The company has spent more than $55 million on the study, scheduled for completion in 2015.

places in Australia.

It also remains the kind of place where people make eye contact with passers-by and smile. Where everyone knows everyone else’s business — and many of their secrets.

So Hartley was suspicious of a regular guest, an attractive woman in her early 40s, at her modest, cement-brick Drover’s Rest Motel.

The guest claimed to be an interior designer, but cleaners once counted 10 used condoms inside a tied-up, translucent plastic garbage bag left in her motel room trash can.

The final evidence came in June 2010 when the woman, who worked under the name Karlaa, was given a room with a door that could be seen from reception.

Hartley said the first client, a spotty-faced youth, arrived at 11.45 a.m., half an hour after Karlaa checked in.

The men kept arriving all day and into the night.

All were well behaved and well presented — no grimy work clothes or coal blackened faces, said Hartley, who added that sex workers reduce the rate of sexual violence and address some of the “disharmony” created when miners are separated from their home communities.

Still, when Karlaa checked out, Hartley told her never to return.

“This world needs the likes of yourself and any other lady or man who does your sort of work,” she recalled telling the woman. “The world needs you big time. But I don’t want it in my motel.”

Karlaa, whose real name has been suppressed by a court order, sued the motel under the Queensland state Anti-Discrimination Act, which bans discrimination against sex workers. She demanded AU$30,000 for stress, anxiety and lost earnings.

She lost before a state tribunal in 2011 but won on appeal last year. That ruling outraged hotel and motel owners, and the Queensland government responded by amending the Anti-Discrimination Act last November to allow owners to refuse accommodation to sex workers if there is reason to believe they plan to work on the premises.

“We have levelled the playing field so the laws suit the majority, not the minority,” state Attorney General and Justice Minister Jarrod Bleijie said in a statement at the time.

The Queensland Supreme Court subsequently overturned the appeals court ruling anyway, saying in May that Drovers Rest did have the right to deny Karlaa a room, even before the law

was amended.

Tougher limits on prostitution are also on the table in the state of Western Australia, where iron ore is excavated from its sparsely populated north.

Proposed laws would limit the sex trade to a few designated areas and require self-employed sex workers to

be licensed. No more than two such licensed prostitutes could work from the same premises.

John Scott, a criminologist at Australia’s University of New England, said that Queensland and Western Australia are tightening restrictions after a loosening of controls by Australian states that began in the 1990s.

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