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Only basic work vowed for homes OR REBUILD IF IT IS CHEAPER THE CANADIAN PRESS The Alberta government says homeowners and small businesses affected by last month’s severe flooding can expect a rebuild, but they won’t be entitled to hardwood floors or granite counter tops. The province announced new details to its flood assistance program on Sunday, noting that all homeowners who qualify will get assistance for repairs, or a complete rebuild if that turns out to be cheaper. But it says its funding formula will only apply for what it calls “basic levels of finish,” which it says will cover things like vinyl siding, asphalt shingles, “basic quality” carpet and laminate counter tops.
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As if a downpour on Saturday wasn’t enough for Centrefest on the weekend. “The Human Fountain,” John Ullyatt, pours it on as he performs his routine where the fountains surrounding him were powered by a bicycle ridden by a passerby at Centrefest Sunday. See story on Page A11.
‘Anonymous’ still harassing GuZoo POLICE, TELUS CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS INTO WEBSITE AND EMAIL HACKING, VANDALISM Anonymous, the group of online hacker activists, have continued their campaign against the Three Hills area GuZoo. Both the zoo’s website and email accounts of staff were hacked recently, as well as a banner hung at a Telus Tower near GuZoo saying “shut down the GuZoo.” A Twitter account claiming to represent
Anonymous posted the files on the internet Friday. An anonymous caller to the Advocate sent pictures Friday of people wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, the mask closely associated with Anonymous. These same pictures were posted to, and widely circulated through, twitter. Both police and Telus are conducting
investigations into the website and email hacking and the vandalism to the zoo. GuZoo has come under fire recently from animal activists and Anonymous after a video was posted in July showing a behind-thescenes look at the zoo, allegedly taken at GuZoo over the Canada Day long weekend.
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AIR CADET SUMMER CAMP
Cadets handed controls of vintage aircraft her fly the plane for a bit. After they landed she went over to Whelan and gave him a big hug. “So what we did is we stood right As her flight instructor tells it, when beside the plane and both jumped up Kaitlin Cullen, 12, was getting ready in the air and screamed and took a picto fly a Second World War era train- ture,” said Whelan. ing plane, the young girl was about alCullen and about 50 other cadets ready about at the Pena foot off the hold Air Ca‘JUST BEFORE WE GOT STARTED I ground. Summer TAPPED HER ON THE SHOULDER det C h r i s Training tie “Krusti” Centre had AND ASKED HER IF SHE WAS Whelan, Culthe chance to READY TO GO, SHE THREW HER len’s flight learn in a PTinstructor, 27 Stearman. HANDS UP AND SCREAMED said she was The one ‘WAHOO’!’ elated at the brought to opportunity. — CHRISTIE “KRUSTI” WHELAN, t h e c a d e t “She was FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR c a m p w a s so energetic originally and buzzed,” used at CFB said Whelan. Bowden, now “I was talking to her in the cockpit the Bowden Penitentiary, during the and I couldn’t understand her because Second World War to train pilots. It she was talking so fast. Just before we is owned by Vintage Wings, an orgagot started I tapped her on the shoul- nization that offers young people the der and asked her if she was ready chance to learn and be inspired by vinto go, she threw her hands up and tage airplanes. screamed ‘Wahoo!’” The Yellow Wings Leadership IniThe whole flight Cullen sported a tiative goes specifically to cadet camps giant grin on her face, as Whelan let across the country with this message. BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF
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Christie “Krusti” Whelan explains the instruments on a PT-27 Stearman to cadet Sgt. Tim Wun. Whelan was one of several flight instructors with Vintage Wings, an air cadet training and leadership program. They were at the Penhold Air Cadet Summer Training Centre offering lessons to 50 cadets. The open cockpit biplane seats two with the instructor sitting behind the trainee. “It was really thrilling and exciting,” said Cullen, adding she may consider pursuing more training on aircraft. She was considering not returning to cadets before she attended the twoweek course at the cadet camp. But after her experience she is convinced to stick around.
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Todd Lemieux, Vintage Wings board chairman, said they have been all over the country training cadets on the ancient aircraft. So far this summer 390 cadets have been up and had a chance to take the wheel of the old plane, and by the end of the summer they will have trained 500.
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GUZOO: Faces protests Then on July 22 a group of protestors gathered on the steps of the Alberta Legislature with similar signs to the one Anonymous put on the Telus Tower Friday. Staff at GuZoo didn’t want to talk about the latest Anonymous attacks. Earlier in May of this year, fences at the roadside zoo were cut in numerous different places allowing some animals to escape and others to wander into the pens of other animals. Also targetting GuZoo is the Edmonton based Council of Concerned Albertans for Animal Welfare and Public Safety. They have an extensive campaign on their website aiming to close the zoo, including pictures and video they say was taken at the zoo. In 2011, GuZoo was closed after it had failed an inspection. It was reopened after owner Lynn Gustafson had filed a judicial review of the order to close the facility.
FLOOD: Province explains flood repair policies The announcement also states there will be funding to protect basements for homes and businesses in flood fringe areas by raising electrical outlets and panels, and for making repairs with materials that are easier to clean. The province estimates it could cost $10,000 or more to repair or rebuild a basement with such measures instead of traditional materials and methods. The policy says homeowners who don’t take such steps to protect their properties will not be able to get caveats that would make them ineligible for future flood assistance removed. “We have a responsibility to put protective measures in place for future buyers, realtors, lenders and insurers,” Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths said Sunday in a news release. “This is another step toward rebuilding safer communities.”
The government has already said it would continue to provide relief to residents and businesses in the so-called flood fringe, where the risks are lower, but only if municipalities took steps to mitigate risks. It will introduce legislation this fall that would ban new development in floodplains. Griffiths said that the province’s disaster recover program will work with a homeowner’s existing insurance, but will not replace it. The standards for flood mitigation in basements that were announced Sunday stipulate that wall openings be sealed where piping, wiring and conduits come through, to prevent seepage. The policy also requires that main electrical panels be modified so that basement circuits affected by flood water can be isolated from the remainder of the home or business, allowing faster restoration of power to a property. Plumbing must also be protected from backflow from public sewers. “This funding formula is fair to our affected homeowners and provides them the information needed to make smart choices about their future,” Griffiths said in the release. The province has said it will provide assistance this time to those who choose to rebuild in the riskiest areas, but will not provide any compensation for future flood damage in those zones. The province says an advisory panel that was struck earlier this month is doing more work to determine an approach to community flood mitigation. Some homes were destroyed and others severely damaged by the flooding that severely affected a number of Alberta communities.
FLIGHTS: Once-in-a lifetime opportunity “We did it in Victoria; Penhold; Gimli, Manitoba; North Bay, Ontario; Gatineau, Quebec; St. Jean, Quebec; Trenton, Ontario and the last airplanes based down east are heading out to Greenville and Dover, Nova Scotia,” said Lemieux. Though the flight is a once-in-alifetime experience for the cadets, Lemieux said it is more than that. They spend time with the cadets motivating the kids who are in the awkward teenager stage, as well as go-
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The anti-GuZoo group Anonymous displays a protest banner the Telus Tower Friday. ing over the math, engineering and science that goes in to getting an airplane to fly. “We can sit and lecture about aerodynamics, science, technology, engineering and math, but the airplane en-
compasses all of that,” said Lemieux. “When they get into that airplane and see all of that applied math and science comes together and they see it is an obtainable thing.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
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Storm cleanup coming BY ADVOCATE STAFF City of Lacombe crews will be out in full force on August 6 clearing tree debris from neighbourhoods as a result of the recent storm. Residents are asked to gather brush and logs into separate piles either at the front of their property or at the rear with alley access ensuring pedestrian and vehicle traffic is unobstructed. The brush and logs should be separated and placed for pick-up by 7:00 a.m. on the morning of the pick up. City crews will start in the north end working their way to the south end of Lacombe. They will only pick up tree debris such as brush and branches. The crews have already started collecting and disposing of felled trees and branches from roadways, boulevards and parks. But the city is aware some residents are unable to haul the branches and brush to the Prentiss landfill or the Wolf Creek Recycle Depot. Brush includes twigs and branches up to six inches in diameter and must be cut to a maximum length of three feet while logs are anything over six inches in diameter. Residents are asked to ensure that felled trees and branches are separated into these two piles as the landfill will only accept brush. Logs collected by city crews will be added to the city’s log stockpile. Crews will only pick up brush and logs only. Any items placed out on property after the scheduled pick up will remain the responsibility of the resident.
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A tapped up vehicle sits on a trailer after it was involved in a collision with a semi near Lloydminster Saskatchewan on Saturday.
Family members of teens killed in traffic accident in disbelief BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LASHBURN, Sask. — Dalbert Attfield had hope that his 15-year-old son was still alive when the Mounties asked him and his wife to drive down the highway to the next Saskatchewan town so they could meet and talk about a car crash involving the teen. A grief counsellor and two officers were waiting for them at the Legion hall in Marshall and asked to see a picture of their boy, Tarren, on one of their cell phones. They then told the parents their son had died in the crash with several of his friends — six teens in total. They cried and denied it was possible. Then Attfield went to the morgue. He unzipped a body bag containing one bloated corpse pulled from the bottom of a road-side slough and recognized the bright boy with blond hair and blue eyes who often resembled singer Justin Bieber. He kissed his cold face over and over again. “I told him how much his sister and I would miss him,” Attfield sobbed Sunday outside his home in the town of Lashburn. “I couldn’t leave him. I just wanted to bring him home with me. That was my little man.” Attfield and his wife, Cherie, recounted what they knew of the crash, how their son had gone to the gym with friends on Friday afternoon. And later that evening, how his best buddy, 16-year-old Jayden Boettcher, phoned his mother back home in Marshall because
he was having trouble with his Pontiac Sunfire. She phoned a gas station and they gave him $20 worth of gas because she promised to return the next day and pay the bill, said Dalbert Attfield. Cherie Attfield said the boys had been at a friend’s home about 30 kilometres away in Lloydminster, the city straddling the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary. Tarren had “free reign,” she said, because if he was out drinking at a party he always called her for a ride. “He was a good boy, never had to worry about him, was really never in any trouble,” she said. “I didn’t care as long as a knew where he was at.” RCMP said they got a call about 4:30 a.m. the next day about a semi roll-over south of Lloydminster. First responders found the truck, which was hauling crude oil, on its roof in a road-side slough. They got out the driver, found a teenager in the wreckage and rushed them both to hospital. But at some point, police realized there were more people in the water. The two-door Sunfire was completely submerged and out of sight, and it took some time to retrieve the bodies of two other boys and three girls. The boy taken to hospital, who the Attfields believed to be Jayden, later died of his injuries. Police have identified the other victims as Kristopher Tavener, 17, of Marshall, Naomi Salas-Schafer, 13, and Aimie Candace Elizabeth Hurley and Mackenzie Moen,
both 14, all of Lloydminster. Cpl. Rob King said Sunday that investigators believe the teens weren’t wearing seatbelts when they were recovered from the vehicle, but he stressed that doesn’t necessarily mean they weren’t wearing them at the time of the collision. He said that information won’t be known until autopsies are completed. Attfield said his son was a good kid, who got good grades and was usually responsible. But he questions why the group was travelling on back roads instead of the Yellowhead Highway, the main route linking the rural communities. His wife said it also appears the car may have gone through a stop sign. The intersection lies among rolling hills dotted with bright yellow canola fields and oil pump jacks and, like most roads in the area, is busy with big trucks. A wooden cross with Tarren’s name and a bouquet of fresh flowers stands among pieces of broken glass and plastic auto parts, right where the car and semi hurdled into the water. Attfield erected it, he said, because he doesn’t know what else to do now that his son is gone. The oilfield worker said his 68-year-old mother also died two weeks ago. Paying for two funerals so soon means he’ll have to take out another bank loan, he said. “My heart’s so broken right now,” Attfield said, wiping away tears. “I don’t know how I’m going to do all this.”
Derailment at Lloydminster investigated TRAIN WITH 7 TANKER CARS OF OIL DERAILS, NO ONE INJURED OR AT RISK BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. — Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train pulling tanker cars to derail in Lloydminster. Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) spokesman Ed Greenberg says a locomotive and seven cars carrying oil left the tracks Friday afternoon in the city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. Greenberg says the train was moving out of a rail yard at the time and wasn’t on the main line. RCMP in Lloydminster say nothing spilled from the cars and no evacuations were necessary. Some diesel spilled from the locomotive but police say it was contained. Greenberg says no one was injured and the public was never at risk. “A full investigation is being conducted to determine what took place — not just the cause, but the circumstances that led to the cause,” Greenberg said Saturday. RCMP say the investigation is being turned over to CP police.
Crews clean up a train derailment in Lloydminster on Saturday. A locomotive and seven cars carrying oil left the tracks in the city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary.
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Something we can’t live without More than 13 per cent of Canada’s life appeared. We strap ourselves in, gross domestic product depends on press buttons and are transported to healthy ecosystems, according to Ena time when the planet was sterile, vironment Canada briefing devoid of life. We open notes obtained by Postmethe hatch and go out. And, dia News. we’re all dead! That’s beBy contrast, the Harper cause before life arose, the government’s pet economic atmosphere was toxic for project, the Alberta oil animals like us — rich in sands, represents a mere CO2, ammonia, sulphur and two per cent. But is 13 per water, but devoid of oxygen. cent a reasonable estimate Oxygen is a highly reacof the “value” of nature? tive element that is quickly With the current perspecused up when elements like tive that elevates the sulphur and iron oxidize. economy above all else, it’s Only after life evolved a important to find ways to inway to exploit the sun’s enDAVID clude nature’s value in our ergy through photosyntheSUZUKI calculations so it doesn’t get sis was carbon dioxide reignored in decision-making. moved and oxygen released At the same time, it seems as a byproduct. Over milabsurd to try to assign worth lions of years, photosyntheto something so vital we can’t survive sis liberated oxygen, which built up to without it. become 20 per cent of the atmosphere. Most of the world’s people are now To this day, all green things on land urban dwellers and spend increasingly and in oceans maintain the balance less time outdoors. As such, we assume between oxygen and carbon dioxide. we can create our habitat. As long However, since the Industrial Revoas we have parks to play in, we don’t lution, we’ve been burning fossil fuels, think much about nature. So, let’s conliberating more carbon dioxide than sider a thought exercise. life can absorb. It’s accumulating in Scientists invent a time machine to the atmosphere and oceans, and that’s take us back four-billion years before driving climate change.
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Back to our experiment. We knew about the toxic atmosphere before we started out and so we packed helmets and compressed air tanks, which we don before opening the hatch. We exit and wander about, looking at the eerie, barren landscape for an hour or two before becoming thirsty. There’s water, but what could we trust to drink? Life is part of the hydrologic cycle that circulates water around the world in rivers, lakes, oceans and air. Soil organisms like fungi and bacteria, as well as plant roots, filter molecules from water to render it drinkable. We knew that, too, and so we have water bottles attached to our helmets, connected by straw to our mouths. After many more hours, we become hungry. But before there was life on Earth there was no food for animals like us because everything we eat was once alive! We consume the carcasses of animals and plants and absorb their molecules to form every part of our bodies. We also anticipated that and brought food. In fact, I expected to stay a while and brought seeds to grow greens. But where could I plant them? There would be dust, sand, clay and
gravel, but no soil because it’s formed by the accumulation of molecules from the remains of plants and animals. Finally, the sun sets and although it’s warm because of greenhouse gases, we decide to build a fire so we can sit around and exchange stories. Where could we find fuel to burn? Wood, peat, dung, coal, oil and gas all store the sun’s energy as photosynthetic products that we burn to liberate fire. Before life, there was no fuel. Again, in anticipation we brought wood, kindling and paper and set them up for a fire. But fire requires oxygen, so nothing happens when we strike the match. The point of this exercise is to illustrate that the very foundations of our lives — air, water, photosynthesis, soil and food – are made possible by the web of life that evolved on a oncesterile planet. Living organisms on land and in oceans – including us – create, cleanse and regenerate those vital elements. Who needs nature? We do. Without nature, we would not be here. How do we put an economic value on that? Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
LETTER Replacing sidewalks a good use of Red Deer tax dollars I disagree that the replacement of existing sidewalks along 32nd Street and 40th Avenue are “more wasted city tax dollars.” These travel corridors are seeing more use by pedestrians, runners, rollerbladers, skateboarders and cyclists. As a commuting cyclist who rode these sidewalks daily, I can attest to the fact that they were narrow and often I would ride off the sidewalk onto the boulevard to give pedestrians more room or to avoid alarming them. The expansion joints between the concrete sidewalk slabs also made for a rough ride. The new multi-use trails accommodate a wider range of uses more safely. I also disagree with the statement that “sidewalks are in use moderately for about two and a half to three months a year at most, like bike lanes.” Like many people in Red Deer, I use the sidewalks all year. I would bike to work from mid-March or so to late October, and walk the rest of the year. I see many other people walking at all times of the year. I use these alternatives to driving even more now. The city provides and maintains infrastructure for all residents. Why shouldn’t they promote alternative travel to help reduce traffic pressures from an ever-increasing number of vehicles on the roads? I suggest we all benefit from having less vehicles on the road and more people out walking, cycling and enjoying the multi-use trails, recreation trails and bike lanes. Bill Franz Red Deer
Alberta’s apprenticeship program needs a makeover NUMBER OF CHALLENGES AHEAD, INCLUDING HIGH DROP-OUT RATE BY BOB ASCAH SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE It is a bit of an understatement to say that Alberta’s labour market is a complex affair. Pretending to ‘manage’ labour markets is a delusion. That said, in 2012, the Institute for Public Economics commissioned a study of Alberta’s labour markets. The resulting study, produced by the Western Centre for Economic Research, Applications Management Consulting Ltd.and the Conference Board of Canada, is a comprehensive review of academic, industry and government studies. The context for the study was Alberta’s well known woes of shortages during boom times and under-utilization in the bust times. These imbalances are frustrating for employers, employees, and politicians who are implored by constituents to ‘solve’ the problem. Among the complexities are the differing roles that the federal and provincial governments play in, for
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example, immigration. Another complication is the role of the independent board that governs technical and academic institutions in educating and training students. As well, employers compete for available resources, increasing the price of labour which can lessen the competitiveness of an industry or individual companies. Finally, Alberta’s economic performance is littered with booms and busts, significantly affecting regional and provincial labour markets. However, for the time being, let’s take at only one of the pivotal elements in Alberta’s labour market: the apprenticeship program. The study identifies a number of challenges that Alberta’s apprenticeship program faces. Alberta, not surprisingly, has an uneven record of apprenticeship registrations. The downturn in 2007-2010 saw significant declines in new registrations compared with the 2004-2007 boom period. In four of the five categories analyzed in the report, the 15-year trend shows a decline in apprenticeship completions,
most notably in the mechanical trades. Major reasons for drop-outs are personal or family reasons or employment. If completion rates attained in 1995 and 1996 continued throughout the subsequent years, the supply of Alberta-trained and certified skilled trades people would be some 38,000 higher than it is today. So what are some of the solutions? The study’s authors recommend three changes: 1) The adoption of a provinciallyfunded mentorship initiative with particular emphasis on reducing the dropout rate of first-year apprentices. It would make the most sense for such a program to be implemented through industry associations. 2) To apply resources to establishing an advanced database for the apprenticeship programs to eliminate serious knowledge gaps. For example, there is a need to know the demographics of those who drop out of the program and their reasons for doing so, how many employers the apprentice works for
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Sea Kings could be retired sooner UNDER PROPOSAL FROM U.S. AIRCRAFT-MAKER THE CANADIAN PRESS
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A tanker carrying 35,000 litres of jet fuel is shown after it crashed Friday into Lemon Creek, about 60 km north of Castlegar, B.C.
Dead fish surface after 35,000-litres of jet fuel spill into B.C. creek looking for some clarity for a really hard situation,” said Sarosha Stockton, adding he’s very concerned about other mammals eating the fish. “There is a small population of river otters that are dear to everyone that lives in the Slocan Valley,” he said. “It’s really important that people know that these dead fish on the side of river need to be
of Castlegar to leave their homes Friday, but residents were told Saturday they could return. VANCOUVER — Dead fish Stockton said he felt the effects have been found following a of the jet fuel after filming the tanker crash that saw up to 35,000 video on Saturday. litres of jet fuel empty into a creek It “was just nauseating for in B.C.’s West Kootenay region, hours afterwards,” he said, adding says an official with the provincial that his clothes reeked of petroenvironment ministry. chemicals. Rick Wagner said consultants A do-not-use water order reand contractors workmained in effect as ing to clean-up the of Sunday night, as ‘WHAT WE’RE SEEING IS PROBABLY A spill in the Slocan crews continued to Valley are finding VERY SHORT, LARGE IMPACT TO THE FISH collect fuel pooldead fish along the ing in waterways or POPULATION.’ shore. trapped in log de“This isn’t just an — RICK WAGNER OF THE PROVINCIAL bris. isolated fish here or “It’s a very shortENVIRONMENT MINISTRY two,” he said in an inlived chemical in terview Sunday. the environment,” “It’s definitely said Wagner. “It more fish than we hope to be removed.” dissipates very, very quickly beharmed in something like this,” he Stockton visited a pool just cause of heat and the nature of the said. “There’s enough there that downstream of where Lemon chemical. So this isn’t something we’re definitely concerned.” Creek meets the Slocan River on that’s going to be in that environTests must be done to deter- Saturday and videotaped some ment for a long, long period.” mine if the fish died because of dead fish that had washed ashore, A spokesperson for the tanker the fuel spill or some other rea- later posting a five-minute clip company, Executive Flight Centre, son, Wagner said, adding that even on YouTube that received wide- said it appears as if the shoulder if the spill is to blame the harmful spread attention in the B.C. me- of the logging road the truck was effects should not last very long. dia. driving along gave way, taking the “What we’re seeing is probably Wagner says the Calgary-based truck down with it. a very short, large impact to the company responsible for the spill Wayne Smook, senior vice presfish population. is assessing damage, and may be ident, said the company’s trucks “But going forward we’re really required to restock the fish popu- often need to travel up and down not anticipating that we’re going lation if a significant number died logging roads to transport fuel to to see any other effects to fish,” as a result of the crash. vehicles fighting wildfires. he said. A truck carrying jet fuel for Smook said the crash is exA former resident of the Slocan helicopters fighting forest fires tremely regrettable, and the comValley who visited the affected crashed into Lemon Creek on Fri- pany is doing all it can to mitigate Lemon Creek on Saturday said day. damage. he grew up fishing in the area in The potential health and enSmoot said the tanker truck has southern B.C. vironmental hazards of the spill been removed, and the driver, be“My heart just goes out to all prompted officials to urge hun- sides being shaken up, suffered the residents, and I know they’re dreds of people in the area north only mild injuries. BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The Harper government has been asked to accept the air force’s long-delayed CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters as they are currently configured and gradually phase them into service using regular software upgrades intended to make the aircraft fully operational. The proposal is being floated publicly by Sikorsky aircraft in the wake of a federal cabinet shuffle that has left both National Defence and Public Works with seasoned but not yet fully acclimatized ministers. At the same time, the aircraft-maker and Defence have agreed to a separate plan that would allow flight testing to begin on four helicopters that have been delivered to the military air base in Shearwater, N.S. Twentyeight of the aircraft have been ordered. The evaluation, to begin in early August, inches the politically painful program ahead for the Conservative government, which has grown more impatient and vocal in its frustration over the replacement of decades-old Sea Kings. The helicopters were first ordered in 2004 by Paul Martin’s Liberal government at a cost of nearly $3.2 billion — a figure which has now ballooned to $5.7 billion — and were supposed to be in service by 2008. The failure to deliver new aircraft — detailed a few years ago in a scathing auditor general’s report — was underscored over the last few weeks with the grounding of the entire CH-124 Sea King fleet. One of the nearly 50-year-old helicopters was involved in a spectacular accident that saw the blades on one aircraft chipped away when the chopper unexpectedly careened forward. Flight testing on the new Cyclones will begin even though the Defence Department has yet to formally accept the four aircraft that have been delivered. Sikorsky spokesman Paul Jackson says the company is still in negotiations with the federal
government on that aspect. At the centre of the dispute is software to run the aircraft for the variety of missions it is expected to undertake. Sikorsky has agreed to provide the basic program and upgrades every few months until the aircraft is fully “mission ready,” but the government — sticking to the letter of the contract — has refused to accept the aircraft until all the proper software has been installed. “These aircraft, which are already there, can be performing service to the government in getting the Sea King fleet retired and out of service all the quicker,” Jackson said. He said Sikorsky can foresee the Cyclone picking up some searchand-rescue duties in the meantime while it’s brought on stream, and the idea of gradual upgrades is something widely accepted in the U.S. defence industry. The proposal puts the Harper government in a difficult position because the notion of introducing the aircraft through scheduled block software upgrades was the centrepiece of its F-35 stealth fighter plan — a program which is now on hold. It also raises a host of potential legal problems because agreeing to Sikorsky’s plan could be a tacit acknowledgment that the Cyclones have been “under development,” which was not how the original contract and bidding process was structured. Just before the cabinet shuffle, former Public Works minister Rona Ambrose reportedly ordered an outside evaluation of whether Sikorsky could deliver what it had promised. United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTC), the parent company of Sikorsky Aircraft, struck a very optimistic tone with market analysts last week, saying the program is “gaining momentum” and even suggested that five more helicopters — already assembled and warehoused in New York State — could be flown to Nova Scotia to add to the training pool.
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VANCOUVER — One of four Mounties accused of lying during testimony at a public inquiry into the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski will learn his fate today. Const. Bill Bentley’s trial last month was the first of four perjury cases against the officers who confronted Dziekanski at Vancouver’s airport in October 2007, stunning him several times with a Taser. He died on the floor of the terminal. Bentley, Const. Kwesi Millington, Const. Gerry Rundell, and former corporal Benjamin (Monty) Robinson found a distraught Dziekanski throwing furniture in the arrivals terminal. Dziekanski had been inside the terminal for 10 hours and was unable to communicate because he didn’t speak English. Bentley’s legal troubles began when he tried to explain during the 2009 Braidwood Inquiry the differences between what could be seen on amateur video and what he initially told homicide investigators. The constable told investigators and wrote in his notes that the Polish immigrant grabbed a stapler and came at the officers screaming, was stunned and wrestled to the ground. But a video, taken by a traveller, emerged one month later and contradicted some of Bentley’s notes and statements. Bentley and the others were charged with perjury in 2011. During Bentley’s trial, the Crown called several witnesses from the airport and prosecutors relied on a comparison of the police officers’ notes and statements. The Crown alleged Bentley and the other officers colluded on their stories to homicide investigators and then lied at the inquiry to cover up the deception. The Crown tried to prove the collusion by relying on similarities in the four officers’ notes and statements. But B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan heard no evidence the officers met to concoct a story, and the Crown did not specify when or where the officers allegedly co-ordinated their stories. During final submissions, McEwan interrupted the Crown several times, raising doubts about the Crown’s theory, and noting civilian witnesses made the same sort of mistakes as the Mounties.
“They don’t have the exact same stories — I’ve compared them,” said McEwan. “In context, they sound like four stories told by four people who saw the same thing. There are some differences.” The defence did not call any evidence and denied Bentley colluded with the other officers. Lawyer Peter Wilson argued his client’s initial errors were honest mistakes and a product of a fast-paced incident and involvement in an in-custody death.
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An open letter to all Canadians Bell Canada is taking the unusual step of writing to all Canadians today. As the nation’s longest-serving telecommunications company, established shortly after Confederation in 1880, we would like to ensure Canadians clearly understand a critical situation impacting their world-leading wireless industry. Verizon Communications, a $120-billion US telecommunications giant with 100 million wireless customers, is considering entering the Canadian market. A company of this scale certainly doesn’t need handouts from Canadians or special regulatory advantages over Canadian companies. But that is exactly what they get in the new federal wireless regulations. Bell welcomes any competitor, but they should compete on a level playing field. Fair competition is something Canadians demand and something Bell expects too after 133 years of investment in delivering world-class communications services to Canadians.
Unintended advantages for American giants: How we got here The federal government has recently taken an activist role in regulating Canada’s wireless industry. That includes giving various benefits to small startup wireless competitors. With Ottawa’s help, the new companies have become part of the vigorously competitive Canadian wireless marketplace. But the government inadvertently left holes in the wireless rules that would give big US corporations the same extraordinary advantages as the small startups. And all Canadians are on the hook to pay. Verizon has said it’s looking at taking advantage of this unique opportunity. We do not believe a US company 4x the size of Canada’s entire wireless industry combined requires special help from Canada. It’s profoundly unfair to all Canadians, and Ottawa needs to close the loopholes.
3 loopholes in the rules Under federal regulations originally designed for startup competitors, Verizon would actually get these benefits… 1. Verizon would be able to buy twice as much of Canada’s airwaves as Canadian companies like Bell can in an upcoming auction of wireless spectrum – the airwaves that carry your calls and data. These airwaves are a public resource, and access to them is critical to providing you with world-leading wireless services. When Ottawa auctions off Canada’s airwaves for use by telecommunications companies, it gets significant revenues. These are public funds. It is inappropriate for our own government to essentially reserve a public resource for a company like Verizon to the detriment of Canadian companies. In doing so, the government will also reduce federal auction revenue significantly – by potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. A loophole that gives US companies access to twice as much of our airwaves and at a lower cost is an unfair advantage, paid for by Canadians. 2. They get to piggyback on the networks of Canadian carriers wherever they don’t want to invest and build their own. Under the rules, Verizon would have the right to offer wireless service using the advanced networks funded by Canadian companies and built by Canadian workers. Industry experts say a Verizon wouldn’t need to build its own network throughout Canada, invest in Canada’s rural communities, or support Canadian jobs like Canadian wireless companies do. Instead, they would concentrate on a few big urban centres, forcing Canadian carriers to do the same while potentially cutting jobs and slashing costs in order to compete. 3. Verizon can acquire smaller Canadian competitors – but Bell and other Canadian wireless companies can’t even try. American players like Verizon can buy up new Canadian wireless companies like Wind Mobile and Mobilicity at cut-rate prices – including their existing spectrum holdings previously subsidized by Canadian taxpayers. Yet Canadian carriers like Bell are restricted from competing to acquire these Canadian startups, even if the new companies want it to happen. That means Verizon gets them for below-market value. What did Ottawa get from the United States in return for this unprecedented access to Canada? Nothing. No reciprocity in the US for Canadian companies. In fact, can you even imagine Canadian wireless companies getting preferred access to New York, Los Angeles or Chicago?
3 straightforward ways to close the loopholes The Bell team is ready to compete with anyone for your business on a level playing field. But big US companies taking advantage of rules designed to help Canadian startups is just not on the level. To get wireless policy back on track, we propose that… 1. Canadian wireless carriers should be able to bid for the same amount of Canada’s airwaves as Americans can. 2. US operators entering Canada should roll out wireless service across the country, just as Canadian companies have. 3. If a small Canadian wireless company seeks a buyer, Canadian carriers should be allowed to bid, just as the Americans can. US giants don’t need special help from the Canadian government, and Canadians shouldn’t have to pay their way into the country. Instead, let’s give Canada’s own communications companies a fair chance to compete with them.
Sincerely,
George Cope President and CEO, Bell Canada and BCE
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We’re not the only ones concerned “Why would Ottawa create a policy environment that favours a U.S. telecom giant and deliberately trashes the shareholders of the major Canadian wireless players?” Terence Corcoran, Financial Post, June 27, 2013
“But there is no basis for the Commission to give certain large companies a regulatory hand-out… so they can acquire spectrum… at a substantial discount over the price that would otherwise be received.” Verizon, Regulatory filing to the FCC on U.S. Incentive Auctions, March 12, 2013
“In fact a report published last week commissioned by the CRTC suggested a similar conclusion (that wireless prices have come down meaningfully since 2008) – so we’re not entirely sure where Industry Canada is getting its data about the market not being competitive. Then again, the government wouldn’t let a little data get in the way of a good lever for getting votes, and that’s clearly what is going on here.” Bob Bek, CIBC World Markets, July 12, 2013
“The perception that Canadian prices are high relative to other jurisdictions has been seized upon by the government as an invitation to intervene and deliver lower prices. But the perception is false and the invitation is illogical.” Dr. Jeffrey Church and Andrew Wilkins of the University of Calgary, The Globe and Mail, July 8, 2013
“…the federal government’s anything-goes market interventions to support a fourth carrier have so gerrymandered the rules to favour Verizon sweeping in that any investor seriously interested in buying shares in Canadian telecom companies should be spooked.” Sean Silcoff, The Globe and Mail, June 27, 2013
“This will mean significant layoffs which could easily trump the hiring to be done by Verizon, which besides a needed presence in retail outlets, should be able to initially handle a lot of functions (marketing, billing) from the United States.” Adam Shine, National Bank Financial, June 26, 2013
“Unlike the national incumbents in Canada, we wonder if Verizon has a strategy for wireless broadband in rural markets, a key political consideration for the current Conservative Government.” Dvai Ghose, Canaccord Genuity, July 2, 2013
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TAKE STOCK Rig for relief well prepared Federal authorities say a rig is being positioned to drill a relief well for a gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and a permit is in the final stages of review. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said Saturday that it’s reviewing Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s permit to drill the relief well off the Louisiana coast. The relief well could intercept the leaking well and seal it with drilling mud and cement. The leak is from a gas rig that blew wild Tuesday morning. Spewing gas ignited that night, burning the rig owned by Hercules Offshore Inc. Authorities believe that sand and sediment clogged the well late Wednesday, shutting off the gas flow in what is referred to as a “bridge over.”
Ordinary people count: Obama President Barack Obama says his next Fed chairman should take ordinary people into account when setting monetary policy. Obama tells The New York Times in an interview on the paper’s website Saturday that he wants someone who won’t just work abstractly to keep inflation in check and maintain stability in the markets. He says he wants the next Fed chairman to also promote policies that will help make ordinary people’s lives better. The president began a series of speeches this week promoting ideas for easing the burdens on the middle class. Obama is considering replacements for Ben Bernanke, whose term as Fed chairman expires early next year. Former Obama economic adviser Larry Summers and Janet Yellen, the Fed’s current vice chair, are among the leading candidates for the job.
Siemens to replace CEO over missed profit targets German engineering giant Siemens AG says it will be replacing its chief executive, who has drawn the ire of shareholders by failing to meet profit targets. Siemens said in a statement late Saturday that its board will meet Wednesday to “decide on the early departure of the president and CEO” Peter Loescher. A replacement will also be named. Loescher, an Austrian, became CEO of Siemens six years ago. His hold on the job has grown shaky, especially in recent days after the company again issued a profit warning. It was not immediately clear whether he would offer his resignation or be forced out. Siemens is a heavyweight in Germany’s engineering industry with interests in high-speed rail, advanced medical technology, robotics and power generation. — The Associated Press
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Harley Richards, Business Editor, 403-314-4337 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com
Advertising mammoth created OMNICOM AND PUBLICIS GROUPE MERGE, CREATING WORLD’S LARGEST ADVERTISING COMPANY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Omnicom Group Inc. and Publicis Groupe SA say they are combining in a “merger of equals” that will create the world’s largest advertising firm, one worth more than $35 billion. The combined company will be called Publicis Omnicom Group and be jointly led by Omnicom CEO John Wren and Publicis CEO Maurice Levy as co-chief executives. The move is designed to bolster the companies’ focus on growing Asian and Latin American markets such as China and Brazil, where they each have ramped up operations to counter lacklustre growth in weak European markets. But although a combined firm will allow
for more pricing power in general, the decrease in competition could present regulatory hurdles in the U.S. and Europe. Client conflicts also could be an issue, as rivals such as Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo, McDonald’s, Yum Brands’ Taco Bell, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble now find themselves under the same umbrella. Omnicom Group Inc., based in New York, owns BBDO Worldwide, DDB Worldwide Communications Group and TBWA Worldwide, among other agencies. Paris-based Publicis Groupe SA runs its namesake agency as well as Leo Burnett Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi and DigitasLBi. Their merger creates a company with combined annual revenue of about $23 billion, leapfrogging them over current Lon-
don-based industry leader WPP PLC. For the first year, Omnicom Chairman Bruce Crawford will serve as non-executive chairman of the new company. He will be succeeded by Elisabeth Badinter, the current Publicis Groupe chairwoman, and daughter of its founder, for the second year. Levy is slated to take the non-executive chairman’s seat after 30 months, leaving Wren to continue as sole CEO from that point. Omnicom, which also owns public relations firms such as Fleishman-Hillard, Porter Novelli and Ketchum, reported 2012 profit of nearly $1 billion on revenue of $14.22 billion.
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CYBER INSURANCE
Demand soars after data breaches THE CANADIAN PRESS When Brian Rosebaum started pitching cyber insurance to companies in 2006, he was met with blank stares from risk managers and resistance from information technology experts, who insisted their networks were impenetrable. All of that has changed in the past year and a half said Rosebaum, who heads the cyber insurance division of Aon Corp.’s Canadian brokerage arm. “We’ve reached a threshold where people are now coming to us instead of us going to them,” said the vice president. Insurance brokers say the frequency of high-profile data breaches is causing a surge in demand for insurance products that protect against losses stemming from cyber attacks. On Thursday, U.S. prosecutors charged five people with stealing 160 million credit and debit card numbers from companies including 7-Eleven Inc., JC Penney and French retailer Carrefour, calling it the largest data breach in the country’s history. Other victims of data breaches in the past few years include Sony’s PlayStation Network, financial institution Citigroup and a number of Canadian government departments. A breach can be costly. Companies face notifying clients that their personal information has been compromised, offering credit protection services, hiring a crisis management firm and defending against lawsuits. Aon has placed more cyber insurance policies in just the last 18 months than it did in the previous five years, said Rosebaum. “People are beginning to understand that this is a risk that can affect any business.”
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Assistant winemaker and viticulturist Nathalie Jure Buckland looks at veraison, the onset of ripening, taking place on Cabernet Sauvignon grapes at Opus One winery in Oakville, Calif. One thing that is certain about the weather in California’s premiere wine grape-growing region is that there is no such thing as normal, and 2013 is living up to that adage.
Never a ‘normal’ wine year DEALING WITH CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS IS PART OF THE ART OF GROWING WINE GRAPES “We’re a full month ahead of 2009, ’10 and ’11,” said Jon Ruel, COO at Trefenthen Vineyards and president of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Dealing with changing weather
And they constantly monitor forecasts to know when an early shot of water will help get vines SACRAMENTO, Calif. — through a heat wave. There’s no such thing as “normal” For this vintage, vineyard operweather in California wine counators started picking grapes used try, and vineyard to make sparkling operators say this wines this month, a ‘WE WANT EVERY VINTAGE OF WINE WE year that truism move that came tocould mean good MAKE TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF TIME AND ward the end of Aunews for wine lovgust last year. PLACE.’ ers. And they’re watchAfter cool tem— MICHAEL SILACCI, WINEMAKER ing cabernet, merlot peratures slowed AT OPUS ONE IN NAPA VALLEY and pinot noir grapes, ripening and kept which are already in grapes on the vine veraison, turning red until fall in recent years, grow- patterns is part of the art of grow- and starting to ripen. ers in the nation’s premier wine ing wine grapes, a long dance with The weather was warmer in region are facing a heat wave that the elements to achieve a precise 2007, producing wines with the flahas made for one of the earliest combination of sugar levels and vour of ripe fruit. harvests in recent memory. acidity expected from one of Cali“We want every vintage of wine “It has been a challenging fornia’s top commodities, a crop we make to give you a sense of year,” said Michael Silacci, wine- worth $3.2 billion on the vine last time and place,” Silacci said. maker at Opus One in Napa Val- year, which created more than $34 “We’re not making Budweiser, ley. billion worth of wine. where a customer wants it to taste “But it’s shaping up to be an To bring in that harvest, grow- the same as the last can.” excellent year.” ers are accustomed to being flexGrowers faced an early harvest Weather hasn’t been this warm ible. “There’s no such thing as a in 2004 because it was a relatively across the region since 1997, a normal year,” Ruel said. “And this warm year. But because it was a year that produced a highly re- isn’t a normal year.” very light crop, the grapes ripened garded vintage. Growers can remove leaves to quickly. This year’s crop is much If the heat continues as expect- let more sunshine hit fruit. larger, so it won’t ripen quite as ed it could mean fruit-intensive They can drop clusters to im- early, growers say. wines from an early and abundant prove flavours and quicken ripencrop. ing in cool years. Please see WINE on Page A9 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Home renovations can affect insurance
TALBOT BOGGS
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Summertime in Canada almost inevitably is synonymous with home renovations. Drive through any residential neighborhood and you’ll likely see refuse bins on front lawns, graders, work trucks and trades people working. According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s home purchase survey, some 1.7 million households surveyed performed some form of renovation in 2011 and renovation spending across the 10 major centres surveyed amount-
ed to $20.9 billion. The vibrant home renovation market is being fuelled by low interest rates and government tax credits. “The continuing drive to renovate has been supported by historically low interest rates and sustained house price gains, which have facilitated household borrowing,” said a recent Canadian renovation market report by Scotiabank Economics. “Temporary government renovation tax cred-
its introduced in the wake of the 2008 recession also fuelled spending and likely pulled forward some projects.” While renovating your home may improve your lifestyle and add value to what for most Canadians is their largest single asset, the majority of Canadians may not be aware of the insurance implications of giving their living space a facelift.
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RENOVATION: Has implications on insurance “Whether you’re installing waterefficient plumbing or simply new cabinetry, before you pick up a hammer or drill it’s important to understand and learn more about the insurance implications of upgrading your home,” said Dave Minor, a vice-president at TD Insurance. “While being handy around the house is convenient for upgrades such as painting or installing crown molding, more challenging projects, like tackling the electrical work yourself, could actually invalidate your insurance policy.” Fifty-six per cent of homeowners incorrectly believe they will always be covered by their original home insurance policy while their home is being renovated, and 24 per cent are unaware that moving out for more than 30 days during renovations requires a policy update, a recent TD Insurance survey discovered. Upgrades requiring extensive work, such as adding an extension on your home, may require you to change your entire policy to a building under construction. If you’re not living in your home during renovations, it becomes an easier target for thieves and at greater risk for undetected water damage, and your insurer may require you to secure a vacancy permit if you move out for more than a month, Minor said. Although contractors are professionals, accidents do happen. However, 41 per cent of homeowners incorrectly believe that if a contractor is hurt on their property while working they will not be liable. “If a contractor or their employees are injured on your property you could be liable for their medical bills, lost wages or damages for pain and suffering — all out of your own pocket,” Minor said. He recommends asking to see a public liability insurance certificate before choosing a builder. The amount of insurance coverage they have will depend on the type of renovation, the number of employees and cost of the renovation. The higher the limits of coverage the more protection you have. Many homeowners don’t know the types of renovations that can impact their premiums. Some simple ones, such as security devices, alarm systems, deadbolts or fixing their weathered roof, may decrease premiums while others, such as installing granite countertops or expensive appliances, can increase them. “Remember, anything that may impact the value of your home or probability of a claim will also affect what and how much insurance coverage you need,” Minor said. “Although waterproofing your basement may not be as exciting as new stainless steel kitchen appliances, these types of renovations can help protect your home and belongings. It’s always a good idea to talk to your insurance provider to understand more about your coverage.” Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.
OMNICOM: Q2 tops expectations
WINE: Faster pace “Everything is moving at a faster pace,” said Silacci, of Opus One, the cellar founded in 1979 by the Rothschilds of France and Robert Mondavi as one of the first for ultra-premium wine in the U.S. Weather changes are a major factor that makes vintages distinctive. In the case of Opus One, the cool 2011 season produced a Bordeaux blend with herbal and fresh fruit notes. “We would worry that if we had a warm year and a low crop level we’d end up with excessive sugar and tannin development and a very early harvest,” said Jason Haas of Tablas Creek. “Higher yields mitigate against excessive sugar and tannins, which is great,” he said, mentioning the compound that gives a dry and bitter finish to red wine. The early harvest raises concern, however, for growers that rely on extended “hang time,” the stint grapes spend on the vine. Many winemakers say time on the vine leads to complex flavours and a sense of place, called terroir. In Lodi, Layne Montgomery of m2 makes zinfandel with mature flavours and relies more long hang times. He’s planning for harvest three weeks ahead of normal. (“Whatever the hell normal is anymore,” Montgomery said.) And the schedule gives him pause. “I need as much time in the vineyard as we can get to get the great flavours,” he said. “It’s a little worrisome that things are looking so early.” But Montgomery’s syrah grapes come from Amador County in the Sierra Foothills and have not endured as much heat. That vineyard is on a similar schedule to last year. And Haas expects to harvest his Rhone grapes in Paso Robles about a week ahead of last year’s season. If August weather goes as expected, “we should be right in line with what we saw last year,” said Haas, who described the 2012 vintage as “excellent.”
CYBER: Fastest growing area of commercial insurance Financial institutions, online retailers, hotels and restaurants, healthcare companies and educational institutions are driving the demand because of the volume of personal and financial data they collect, said Rosebaum. Global insurance broker Marsh Inc. said the number of organizations that purchased cyber insurance in the U.S. shot up by 33 per cent from 2011 to 2012. “This is the fastest growing area of commercial insurance in the world right now,” said Michael Peterson, a managing director at Marsh Canada Limited. “Organizations are realizing that the risk is real, that they’re not quite as secure as they thought and, therefore, they’re taking steps to transfer that exposure to insurance companies.” Brokers, like Aon and Marsh, estimate there are about two dozen Canadian insurers who provide stand-alone cyber network policies. Most of these underwriters provide cafeteria-style policies, in which clients can pick which losses they want to protect against. Others, such as Encon Group Inc., offer it as an add-on to errors and omissions coverage that can protect companies against claims of negligence. “There’s definitely an increasing percentage of our errors and omissions clients that are becoming aware of the cyber liability exposure,” said Stefanie McKay, a senior vice president at Encon. But Canada’s cyber insurance market lags several years behind Europe and the U.S. McKay attributes this to the fact that Canadian companies aren’t required to report data breaches like their U.S. counterparts. “It’s growing, it’s just maybe not growing as fast as in some jurisdictions, like the United States,” said McKay. Brokers say the lack of mandatory reporting is also one of the reasons why actuarial data in the cyber insurance field is so spare. This can make it tricky for underwriters to know how much risk there is, how much a breach can cost and how to price their policies.
Earlier this month, the Madison Avenue giant posted second-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ average forecast, though revenue growth of 2 per cent fell just short of expectations. Founded in 1986, Omnicom generates just over half of its revenue from U.S. clients, and about one-quarter from European and British markets combined. The company’s stock has risen 31 per cent in the last 12 months, recently peaking at $67.43 on the New York Stock Exchange. Omnicom will benefit from Publicis’ strategic shift in the last few years toward digital operations, as the French company beefed up its digital marketing profile with the acquisitions of Digitas, Razorfish, Rosetta, Big Fuel and LBi. Publicis, which had revenue of $8.78 billion in 2012, had targeted generating 75 per cent of its revenue in digital and fast-growing countries by 2018, according to a recent investor presentation. And the move gives Publicis, which has faced questions about who will succeed 71-year-old Levy, access to Omnicom’s well-regarded senior leadership, said James Dix, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. Analysts said the deal represents even more consolidation in an industry that is already dominated by just a few players. If the Omnicom-Publicis combination goes through, the combined company would account for nearly 40 per cent of the U.S. ad industry, twice as much as the nearest competitor, WPP, according to Brian Wieser, an analyst at Pivotal Research Group in New York. Wieser said Sunday the deal came as a surprise to many in the industry. Omnicom, WALMART CORRECTION NOTICE he said, has “always been viewed as too large Our SuperCentre flyer distributed to get any larger.” The combined compabetween July 24 - 26 and effective ny will have more than July 26 – Aug. 1, 2013. Page 4 : 130,000 employees. Pillsbury Pizza Pops (#9121077 ) at One concern is $2. The photo is incorrect. It should whether Omnicom and be the 4-pack. The correct photo is Publicis can strike a as follows : harmonious balance of power — something that We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. can be difficult in merg-
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This photo provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension shows a fly trap by blueberries. Maine’s wild blueberry growers are monitoring their fields for a harmful new fruit fly that arrived in the U.S. five years ago and poses a threat to the state’s crop.
Wild-blueberry growers watch for new fruit fly COULD THREATEN MAINE’S CROP BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s wildblueberry growers are monitoring their fields for a harmful new fruit fly that arrived in the United States five years ago and poses a threat to the state’s crop. With the blueberry harvest kicking into gear later this week, growers have been watching out for the tiny spotted wing drosophila, a native of Asia that caught some growers off-guard when it first appeared in Maine’s blueberry fields last summer. Growers will learn how pervasive and widespread it is as the berries ripen in the coming weeks. The fly poses a threat because it lays its eggs in soft fruit as it ripens, damaging the fruit and making it unfit for market. “We’ve had different insects you’ve had to control, but we haven’t had one that does all its dirty work right when you’re about to harvest,” said Ed Flanagan, president and CEO of Jasper Wyman & Son, a wild-blueberry company based in Milbridge. “We’re planning to win, but if the insect wins, we’ll have a reduced yield in our fields and we won’t have as much grade-A fruit.” This is the time of year when mechanical harvesters and hand-pickers take to Maine’s 60,000 acres of wildblueberry fields to harvest the sweet berries, 99 per cent of which is sold as an ingredient for muffins, yogurt, jam and other food products. Wild blueberries are native to North America and grow naturally in Maine
and eastern Canada, the only places that grow them for commercial sale. Wild blueberries are different than cultivated berries, which are larger, grow on high bushes and are commercially grown in about a dozen states and British Columbia. This year’s harvest is projected to be about average at 86 million pounds or so, down from last year’s 91 million pounds, the second-largest crop on record. The quality of this year’s crop appears to be good, and prices could be strong because the harvest in Quebec is expected to be down after frost and disease, said David Yarborough, blueberry specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. But it’s the spotted wing drosophila that is the biggest concern for now. A native to China, the fly was accidentally introduced in California in 2008 and has since spread across the country, damaging fruit crops in multiple states along the way. For the past several weeks, Maine blueberry growers have been hanging thousands of fly traps on stakes or trees on the edges of their fields. The traps are nothing more than 16-ounce plastic cups filled with a sugar-andyeast solution designed to attract and catch the flies to monitor their numbers. If the flies show up in large numbers, the growers will have to spray insecticides on their blueberry bushes. So far, small numbers have been found in some fields in the state’s midcoast area but not enough to warrant treatment.
Treasury Secretary Lew says Congress needs to do its job THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Congress needs to raise the debt limit and take away the “cloud of uncertainty” about the nation’s ability to pay its bills, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in an interview broadcast Sunday. “The fight over the debt limit in 2011 hurt the economy, even though, in the end, we saw an extension of the debt limit. We saw confidence fall, and it hurt the economy,” Lew said
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giving agencies their operating budgets for the full 2014 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. However, some Democrats don’t want to vote to continue to fund the government at new, lower levels mandated by the automatic, acrossthe-board spending cuts known as sequestration. And some conservatives are making a last stand against President Barack Obama’s new health care law. In addition, Senate Democrats are resistant to a $20 billion spending cut sought by many Republicans.
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ers of similar-sized companies. “It’s not clear yet who really is in the driver’s seat,” Wieser said. “That will emerge over time.” The fact that the two firms are based in different countries could also become an issue, Dix said. “You have these fiefdoms that keep people from playing together. One company is based in Paris, one is in New York. Where is the power centre?” he said in an interview Saturday. Dix expects that top executives are comfortable with the structure of the deal, but the adjustment may be more difficult for the next level of executives who run the firms’ units.
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PM no longer signs big hospitality bills DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO CLERK
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s signature is no longer needed for big hospitality bills run up by his bureaucrats. The prime minister has delegated that sometimes controversial duty to his senior public servant, the clerk of the Privy Council. The unannounced move — made last June — followed revelations of large hospitality expenses approved by Harper himself in the months before. The prime minister’s pre-approval was given for an estimated $22,000 hospitality bill in late 2011 for visiting European bureaucrats, for example, at a time of federal belt-tightening. The final hospitality costs for the three-day Ottawa event — including alcohol — were lower than expected, at $16,000 for 45 people, 10 of them Canadian public servants. The year before, The Canadian Press reported that Harper personally approved a $7,400 bill for “refreshments” at a town
hall meeting of public servants. The $42,000 event was held at the posh Westin Hotel, where meeting rooms cost $5,000 an hour. Under the previous protocol, Harper was required to preapprove all hospitality costs in excess of $5,000, under a government-wide directive to all ministers. But Treasury Board rules also allow a minister to delegate the authority to a deputy minister. Wayne Wouters, clerk of the Privy Council, now has signing authority, and must report his approvals on amounts over $5,000 to Harper every six months. In the first six months after getting signing authority, Wouters reported, he approved $43,550 in hospitality at three events, including a whopping $27,000 for a fourday international spy conference in May, 2012. Total costs for the International Intelligence Review Agencies conference, held in Ottawa for 60 delegates, ran to $136,000. The Canadian Press obtained hospitality-related documents under the Access to Information Act.
A spokesperson for the Privy Council Office, Nicolas Boyer, did not respond directly when asked why Harper chose to delegate his authority, saying only that it was “permitted under government policy.” Boyer also said hospitality costs at PCO have fallen to $171,524 in 2012-2013, from $303,039 during Harper’s first full year in office, 2006-2007. “The government has tightened rules around hospitality spending to ensure accountability and respect for taxpayer dollars,” Boyer said in an email. A Treasury Board official, Pierre-Alain Bujold, said the government tightened the rules for hospitality in October last year to “expand the scope of expenses that fall under hospitality costs for an event.” The Harper government has twice previously moved to tighten hospitality rules, in the 2009 budget, which imposed a two-year freeze on spending levels; and in 2011, when other restrictions were imposed.
Maritime oyster mission hopes to crack open solution to disease BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Eleven years after a fatal disease damaged Nova Scotia’s oyster industry, a maritime delegation is travelling to the United States to learn how New England’s aquaculture industry was so successfully revitalized. The aquaculture associations of both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are leading a group of about 16 researchers, industry delegates and government officials to Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for a week-long visit to discuss technology and policy approaches to battle MSX disease. “Basically it’s a mission to go down and see how the oyster farmers in New England are managing to operate what seems to be successful businesses in the presence of MSX disease,” said Bruce Hancock, executive director of the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Association. MSX is caused by a microscopic parasite and stands for Multinucleate Sphere X, which the disease was called when first discovered in Chesapeake Bay American (or Eastern) oysters in the late 1950s. It was not until 2002 that the disease was detected in the Maritimes, where it decimated the
oyster industry in the Bras d’Or Lakes of Cape Breton, cutting the province’s oyster production in half in a single year. “In Nova Scotia we lost probably about 50 per cent of our oyster industry,” said Hancock. “It’s been 11 years since (then) and what we’d like to do is to see if there’s a way that we could try to rebuild the industry.” Hancock estimated the economic impact of MSX in Atlantic Canada to be about $1 million per year. The disease itself is not fully understood, said Hancock, including the vector by which MSX is spread. The parasite works its way through an oyster’s soft tissues, slowly weakening the animal over the course of a year or two until it dies. But MSX is only a health problem for oysters and has no effect on human health, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. “There are a lot of unknowns but what we do know is down in the States where they have had a history of MSX they’re finding ways of working around the disease,” said Hancock. New England has developed methods of raising disease-resistant oyster strains from hatcheries
and has put in place government regulations that have prevented MSX from spreading to unaffected areas. The eastern American seaboard has also developed systems to grow their oysters more quickly in suspension, as well as triploid genetic varieties that are sterile and therefore channel energy into growth that would otherwise be spent on reproduction. “It’s not that the oysters they’re producing would never get MSX, it’s just that they grow faster and they’re a little bit more resistant to it, so you can get them up to market size before MSX gets itself established and the oyster can’t live any longer,” he said. There is also a role for rules and regulations, said Hancock. “This isn’t necessarily about government assistance or anything like that,” he said. “This is about government learning about how they’re regulating in the States so they can both move the industry forward but at the same time make sure that there’s no further spread of the disease.” Hancock said the delegation will include industry representatives from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, as well as representatives from those provinces’ aquaculture associations.
Railway involved in train disaster wants more time to respond to lawsuit THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The embattled railway implicated in the Lac-Megantic train disaster has asked for an extended deadline to respond to one of the threatened lawsuits it faces. The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway has asked for the Quebec municipality to wait until Tuesday for its response to a legal notice. It has already missed last week’s deadline, and the municipality has said it’s now speaking with lawyers to evaluate a possible lawsuit. At issue is the estimated $4 million cost to clean up the crash site - which is now being shouldered by authorities within Quebec. MMA is accused of shirking its duty to pay workers to clean up the site and has received a lawyers’ letter hinting at a lawsuit. That dispute is one of several now weighing on the U.S.-based company, which is now the focus of different attempts at class-action suits and also a police investigation into the July 6 derailment and fire that killed 47 people. The company had failed to respond in time to the letter over cleanup costs but it has indicated plans to respond by Tuesday, said Karine Dube, spokeswoman for Lac-Megantic Mayor Colette RoyLaroche.
Lac-Megantic’s mayor announced last week that a letter was sent to MMA, demanding that it immediately reimburse the town for environmental cleanup costs. A railway official, Yves Bourdon, has since told The Canadian Press that the company had planned to discuss the issue last Friday. Fear the company
wouldn’t pay cleanup costs had been prompting work crews to threaten to walk off the job. However, the municipality and provincial government ensured that workers got paid. They are now seeking a refund from the railway. Thousands of residents joined Prime Minister Stephen Harper,
Gov. Gen. David Johnston and other political leaders on Saturday for a memorial service for the people who died in the disaster. Quebec and the federal government have both promised $60 million for emergency assistance and longer-term reconstruction help for the town.
BY LABRADOR INNU OF SHESHATSHIU BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Band councillors in the Labrador Innu community of Sheshatshiu say it’s time to consider banning alcohol after a string of recent deaths, accidents and arrests. Leaders are getting legal advice for a possible bylaw that will be publicly discussed later this summer and would be voted on by residents, said council member Greg Pastitshi. Recent incidents, including the death of a 32-yearold woman who died when the car she was driving crashed into a tree July 20, have many people questioning the role of booze and drug addictions. “I think we have a lot of problems when it comes to drugs and alcohol,” Pastitshi said from Sheshatshiu. “I think it’s really sad to see young people try to commit suicide. “And I think the community is starting to wake up and say: ‘Let’s do something. Let’s help our kids. Let’s help our people.”’ Pastitshi said a community gathering is planned for August to gauge support for an alcohol ban similar to one passed in the more remote Innu community of Natuashish five years ago. Police there have linked the prohibition to decreased crime but alcohol smuggling is an ongoing issue that drives up the price for illicit liquor. “We know that people will still find a way to bring alcohol in the community,” Pastitshi said. He also conceded there’s little council can do if people drink in nearby towns such as Happy Valley-Goose Bay. But Pastitshi said a ban would send a strong message enforced by police. Alcohol and drugs, such as cocaine, are the cause of frequent police calls in Sheshatshiu, said RCMP Cpl. Rick Mills. “There’s no doubt it’s a problem. I can certainly attest to that,” he said in an interview. “It’s a continual thing we’re dealing with, not just in this community but most of Labrador. “I don’t want the public to have the perception that everything is alcohol-fuelled and drug-fuelled and that it’s out of control. But certainly substance abuse is a real issue in Labrador.” It’s too early to say whether increased earnings from projects such as the $7.7-billion Muskrat Falls hydro development are escalating the problem, Mills said. But what’s clear is that RCMP officers in Labrador are among the busiest in the country. Caseload measurements used by Statistics Canada and the Mounties both suggest that the numbers are far higher in Happy Valley-Goose Bay than the national average. Statistics Canada said in a 2011 report that the number of incidents per police officer across the country was just over 30 in 2010. That compared to 36.5 incidents per officer in Newfoundland and Labrador but jumped to 129 for the Happy Valley-Goose Bay region. There were 32 calls for service in Happy ValleyGoose Bay plus 30 in Sheshatshiu for the weekend of July 19 to 21 and many were alcohol-related, Mills said. Populations for the two communities are estimated at 7,600 and 1,300 people respectively. Jack Penashue, social health director for Sheshatshiu, said red tape involved in admissions to addictions treatment centres leaves people in crisis waiting for weeks. “That’s a big step for individuals when they come in and say: ‘I need support.’ ” A ream of applications and forms generally means a lag of at least two weeks to start treatment programs that work best when attended away from an addict’s home base, Penashue said. “For individuals attending a treatment program within their region, it’s not very successful because they know the individuals, they know the community, they know the area,” and are more prone to drop out, he explained. Penashue said the time for community action has come. “It’s to the point where it’s really out of hand. And I’ve already said to the leadership that we need to step back, look at our own community and fix some laws.” Sheshatshiu resident Mike (Rich) Rossignol said a big step would be to stop what he said is a devastating flow of booze into the community at band election time. “Every two, three years every single family is affected. I don’t drink but, last election, the house next to mine was just a beer dispenser. I’ve seen elders come out of there in the worst shape you can imagine, just appalling, and it would go on through all hours of the night. I call that unnecessary suffering.”
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CENTREFEST GLIDING FOR ‘CHICS’ Central Alberta Gliding Club is hosting Chics Take Flight on Aug. 10 at Big Bend Airport northwest of Innisfail from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is open to everyone but focused towards women, and will introduce people to the world of soaring. Come out for an hour or the entire day. Register for a flight in a sailplane flights will be offered at a discounted rate of $100. People can also try one of the flight simulators. There will be skydivers and a parachute-packing demonstration, as well as prize draws. Lunch and beverages will be available at a cost. For further information go to chicstakeflight.ca or 403-341-9125.
BLOOD NEEDED Canadian Blood Services needs 454 people in the Red Deer area to donate their blood by Aug. 5. The call comes after lower than expected donations since the end of June and the constant hospital demand at a time of year when less people tend to donate blood. Across Canada, 17,000 more Canadians need to donate. Red Deer Blood Donor Clinic, at 5020 68th St., is open Tuesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday from 2 to 7 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. To book an appointment visit www.blood.ca or call 1-888-236-6283.
WELLNESS RIDE TO RAISE FUNDS Registrations are being accepted for the 2013 Berry Architecture Wellness Ride that takes place on Aug. 24. The ride raises money for Canadian Mental Health Association and Central Alberta Brain Injury Society. Participants will cycle 25, 50 or 100 km through Central Alberta’s countryside. Registration is $25 before July 31 or $35 after. Each rider must collect $200 in donations by the day of the ride. For more information and to download registration forms visit www. wellnessride.ca or call CMHA at 403-342-2266.
And the show went on BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A flash thunderstorm with pea-sized hail forced attendees to the 11th Centrefest to find shelter quick Saturday. The storm was short-lived, but the enthusiasm at the downtown busker-festival persevered. Just as the storm was rolling in performers such as the Kamikazee Fireflies, consisting of Casey Martin and Rob Williams, continued their act as best they could, juggling flaming batons that weren’t extinguished by the rain. Down the street magician James Jordan was using his magic stick, he doesn’t like the term magic wand, to delight the crowd with his tricks. Under a tent, weathering the storm, Heidi Hastings, Centrefest Festival Director, was undeterred by the weather, saying the show would go on. “It was pretty fun seeing Doris the Tyrannosaurs, our 17-foot T-Rex, walking and hearing people go ‘wow,’ and ‘oh my goodness,’” said Hastings. “It has been a whole lot of fun and a lot of smiles.” Hastings said they were anticipating some sort of severe weather, but were going to just wait it out and get back to the festivities. “Traditionally we have anywhere between 20,000 and 30,000 people in our history,” said Hastings. “Having a rainout in the afternoon will keep them away for a little bit, but we’ll power right back up.” On top of the performers at the east and west entrances to blocked off Ross Street, 48th and Little Gaetz Avenues, in between were numerous booths featuring the etch-a-sketch guy, various retail booths and face-painting for children. At the north entrance on 49 Avenue were food trucks, while at the south entrance was a music stage. “It has been a great turnout so far,” said Hastings. “We’re super happy with the setup, it couldn’t have run smoother getting people on site.” The event was kicked off on Friday with a barbecue and showcase of some of the weekend’s performers. Hastings said the ATCO barbecue side had completely sold out of hamburgers, the most they’ve ever sold a the event. “It was the best the best kickoff we’ve ever had,” said Hastings. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
Missing girl located
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The Kamikazee Fireflies, Casey Martin and Rob Williams, work through Saturday’s rain juggling flaming batons at Red Deer’s Centrefest.
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A girl who was missing for nearly two weeks has been found alive and is now in hospital recovering. Stephanie Beaverbones, 25, was reported missing 12 days ago from the Rocky Mountain House/O’Chiese Reserve area. Rocky Mountain House RCMP are continuing to investigate the circumstances around her disappearance. Police would like to thank all members of the public and support services who contributed to her safe return.
A 23-year-old Red Deer woman was arrested at the scene. She was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. She was subsequently released and will appear in Red Deer provincial court. Police did not release her name.
Search leads to drugs
Charges in theft attempt
A search of a rural residence near Innisfail lead to a drug seizure including cocaine and marijuana Wednesday. Innisfail RCMP obtained the warrant to search for narcotics and entered the residence located north east of Innisfail on July 25. With the assistance of Blackfalds RCMP the area was secured and the search completed. As a result of the search quantities of cocaine, marijuana and other controlled substances police did not identify, were seized.
Two Red Deer men face property and drug charges after an early morning attempted theft of a trailer. Innisfail RCMP were on routine patrol at 6 a.m. on Tuesday on Hwy 42 approaching Hwy 2 near Penhold. Two pick up trucks were spotted, one of which was in the process of hooking up a flat bed trailer containing a skid steer loader. Police stopped and questioned the men at the side of the road. Through their inves-
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tigation police found that both the trailer and skid steer had been recently stolen from a work site near Bowden. Both men were arrested and subsequent searched of the trucks revealed quantities of cash, narcotics, break-in tools and more stolen property. Shawn Davis Olsen and Troy Curtis Sear, both of Red Deer face multiple charges including possession of property obtained by crime and possession of cocaine. They will appear in Red Deer provincial court.
Sex case goes ahead A Lacombe man was ordered to stand trial on sex offences at a preliminary hearing in Red Deer provincial court on Friday. Kyle James Bracken, 21, is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference with a person under the age of 16, inviting a person under the age of 16 to touch a person under age of 16 for a sexual purpose, voyeurism, and making pornography. Bracken was also denied bail. He returns to court on Aug. 9 for arraignment in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.
Don’t ‘invite’ skunks into your yards SKUNK-FRIENDLY YARDS TYPICALLY INCLUDE A FOOD SOURCE AND A PLACE TO LIVE BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF
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Red Deer’s stinky skunk problem is the result of people inviting them into the city, says Carol Kelly executive director of the Medicine River Wildlife Centre. “You can live with skunks quite easily, they’re not difficult to deal with,” said Kelly. “But in city situations what we’re dealing with is, between us and animal services, we’re inundated with skunks.” In both 2011 and 2012 MRWC and Alberta Animal Services have loaned out 100 traps each year. Though some traps have only caught one skunk, many have
‘IN CITY SITUATIONS WHAT WE’RE DEALING WITH IS, BETWEEN US AND ANIMAL SERVICES, WE’RE INUNDATED WITH SKUNKS.’ — CAROL KELLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MEDICINE RIVER WILDLIFE CENTRE
caught between six and eight. “If you don’t want the skunk in your yard, stop inviting them,” said Kelly. “That’s what we have been doing, we’ve been inviting them to the city and then when we invite them, we get all annoyed because they are there.” Skunk-friendly yards typically include a food source and a place to live. “By leaving any open food, that includes dog food, cat food, low lying bird feeders, garbage
or any food source whatsoever because skunks are good omnivores,” said Kelly. “They eat everything.” The way to avoid accidentally providing shelter for skunks is to build yards so there is nothing for them to dig under. “If you have sheds they should be enclosed correctly so there isn’t an opening,” said Kelly. For those skunks digging underneath, simply covering the hole with bricks or something
similar won’t have the desired outcome. Instead, around mobile homes, sheds or even chicken coops, put tin a good three feet down into the ground, straight from the side of the shed and back fill. Stucco wire or chain link at that depth also have the same effect. Kelly said chicken wire wouldn’t work. Animal services currently has a two-week waiting list for traps to catch skunks. If a skunk is caught in an Animal services trap it will be euthanized. Kelly said MRWC will take them and relocate them way out in crown land west of Red Deer. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com
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Morsi supporters hold ground CLASHES KILL TWO MORE IN EGYPT AS WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS TURN DEADLY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Escalating the confrontation after clashes that left 83 supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president dead, the interim government moved Sunday toward dismantling two pro-Mohammed Morsi sit-in camps, accusing protesters of “terrorism” and vowing to deal with them decisively. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood denounced Saturday’s bloodshed as evidence of the brutality of the militarybacked regime. But many accused the group’s leaders of trying to capitalize on the loss of life to win sympathy after millions took to the streets in a show of support for the military chief who ousted Morsi in a coup. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he would take the popular support as a mandate to deal with violence and “potential terrorism” — a thinly veiled reference to a widely expected crackdown on Morsi supporters in the sitin camps in Cairo and against radical Islamists in the Sinai peninsula who have been waging deadly attacks against security forces since Morsi was ousted in a July 3 military coup. The coup followed days of mass protests by millions of Egyptians demanding that Morsi step down after a year in office as Egypt’s first elected president. The monthlong sit-ins have been the launch pad of street protests that often ended violently when Morsi’s supporters clashed with opponents or security forces. Islamists led by the Brotherhood staunchly reject the new post-Morsi leadership and insist the only possible solution to the crisis is to reinstate him. Meanwhile, the interim leadership is pushing ahead with a fast-track transition plan to return to a democratically elected government by early next year. The Brotherhood, accused by critics of trying to monopolize power during Morsi’s year in office, routinely claims its supporters are killed in cold blood by army troops, police or thugs sponsored by the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of police. However, witnesses and videos posted on social network-
ing sites show that Morsi’s supporters consistently use rocks, firebombs and firearms against opponents, who behave similarly. The Brotherhood’s tactic is clearly designed to win sympathy at home and abroad by portraying itself as a victimized party pitted against an army and a police force armed to the teeth. “We urge the United Nations, the international human community ... to come down and rescue the hundreds of thousands from the massacre by the live ammunition in the hands of the criminals,” senior Brotherhood leader Mohammed el-Beltagi shouted from the stage at the larger of the two Cairo sit-ins. “We want intervention by the international organizations ... to rescue the people. We urge the Egyptian people to come to our rescue. ... The people are slaughtered like sheep”,” declared elBeltagi, who has an arrest warrant issued against him for inciting violence. Mohammed Badie, the Brotherhood’s supreme leader, launched a stinging attack on el-Sissi over the latest violence, saying the military chief was leading a “bloody regime” and urging his followers to stand fast. “Don’t be sad and don’t despair,” he said in a message that heavily quoted from the Qur’an, Islam’s holy book. Posted on the Brotherhood’s website, Badie said those killed in the latest violence were martyrs who will be rewarded with a place in heaven. Underlining the tension, the military’s chief spokesman posted on his Facebook page late on Sunday a statement warning pro-Morsi supporters from staging a protest outside the military intelligence headquarters in Cairo. “The military urges protesters not to approach its installations, particularly the military intelligence building. These are secure installations that have vital importance. Individuals coming close to them or trying to harass those tasked with protecting them can be in danger,” said the statement by Col. Ahmed Ali. The warning, he said, was triggered by information that the pro-Morsi protesters were planning to march on the
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Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold a poster of Morsi to condemn the latest killings in Egypt, while demonstrating in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday. military intelligence headquarters late Sunday. The international community, meanwhile, urged restraint. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a strongly worded statement telling Egyptian authorities it was “essential” they respect the right to peaceful protest and calling on all sides to enter a “meaningful political dialogue. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon also asked security forces to “act with full respect for human rights” and demonstrators to “exercise restraint.” Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, arrived in Cairo on Sunday for her second visit to Egypt this month, a sign of the alarm felt in the West over the continuing bloodshed. She was to meet Egyptian leaders on Monday. The U.N.’s human rights chief, Navi Pillay, also condemned the violence and called for a “credible, independent investigation” into the killings.
“I fear for the future of Egypt if the military and other security forces, as well as some demonstrators, continue to take such a confrontational and aggressive approach. Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood have the right to protest peacefully like anyone else,” Pillay said. The violence continued Sunday, when deadly clashes during funerals for two of the slain Morsi supporters left two men dead and scores injured in two cities north of Cairo, Port Said and Kafr el-Zayat. Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim warned security forces would deal decisively with any attempts to destabilize the country. Ibrahim accused the pro-Morsi side of provoking bloodshed to win sympathy and suggested authorities would move against the two pro-Morsi protest camps outside the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque in eastern Cairo and in Nahda Square, near the main campus of Cairo University.
Florida killer a lonely man with anger issues HIALEAH, Fla. — The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at his South Florida apartment building, killing six people before he was fatally shot by police, was a lonely man who spoke about having pent up anger, those who knew him said Sunday. Pedro Vargas, 42, lived on the fourth floor of a barren, concrete apartment complex in the Miami suburb of Hialeah with his elderly mother. He rarely spoke with others there, and confided to a man who worked out at the same gym that he liked to work out his anger by lifting weights and trying to get big. “He’d just say this was the only thing that would keep him normal, pulling out all the anger in the gym,” Jorge Bagos told The Associated Press. Bagos said the gunman expressed frustration over bad experiences with women and losing all his hair from using steroids. On Friday night, Vargas set a combustible liquid on fire in his apartment, sending the unit into flames, police said. Building manager Italo Pisciotti, 79, and his wife, Samira, 69, went running toward the smoke. Vargas opened his door and shot and killed both of them, Lt. Carl Zogby, a spokesman with the Hialeah Police Department said. The couple was originally from Colombia. Vargas then went back into his apartment and began firing from his balcony. One of the shots struck and killed Carlos Javier Gavilanes, 33, who neighbours said was returning home from his 9-year-old son’s boxing practice. Vargas then stormed into a third-story apartment, where he shot and killed a family of three: Cuban-born Patricio Simono, 64, Colombia-born Merly Niebles, 51, and her 17-year-old daughter, Priscilla Perez. For eight hours, po-
lice followed and exchanged gunfire with Vargas throughout the five-story apartment complex as terrified residents took cover in bathrooms and huddled with relatives, sometimes so close to the gunfire they could feel the shots. In the final hours, Vargas took two people captive in a fifth-story unit. Police attempted to negotiate with him, but
the talks fell apart and a police commando team swarmed in, killing Vargas and rescuing both hostages. On Sunday, neighbours struggled to remember anything more than cursory exchanges with Vargas. He was often seen taking his mother, who used a walker, to run errands and go to doctor appointments. Sometimes, he greeted
residents and politely held open doors. Other times, he could be noticeably anti-social. One woman recalled how she would see him wait for the elevator, only to then take the stairs if he saw someone was inside when it arrived. And neighbours never saw him with anyone other than his mother. “He looked very alone,” said Isael Sarm-
iento, 42, who lived on the same floor as Vargas, across an open, grey and red concrete terrace. “I saw it in his face sometimes, like he was someone who had spent many years alone.” No one knew what he did for a living, though an email address listed for Vargas in public records suggested he had an interest in design. Nearly every morn-
ing, Vargas would get dressed in gym shorts and a tank top and drive to an L.A. Fitness gym, water bottle in hand, neighbours said. “He looked like an athlete,” said Consuela Fernandez. Vargas didn’t talk much, but occasionally he would share hints of the frustrations he described taking out at the gym.
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Northern exposure SNEDEKER HOLDS ON FOR FIRST CANADIAN OPEN WIN DONOVAN MCNABB
MCNABB RETIRES AS EAGLE Six-time Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb will officially retire a member of the Philadelphia Eagles today. McNabb played 11 of his 13 seasons with the Eagles, leading them to eight playoff appearances, five NFC East titles, five conference championship games and one Super Bowl loss. The 36-yearold McNabb hasn’t played in the NFL since 2011. He was traded to Washington in 2010, started 13 games for the Redskins that season and six for Minnesota the following year. McNabb is the Eagles’ leader in may passing categories, including attempts (4,746), completions (2,801), yards (32,873), and touchdowns (216). He led the team to 100 wins, including nine in the playoffs. His 3,469 career yards rushing ranks sixth on the NFL’s all-time list.
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● Senior men’s baseball: Gary Moe at Lacombe Stone & Granite, 6:30 p.m.; The Hideout vs. Printing Place, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief 1.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OAKVILLE, Ont. — Brandt Snedeker has had his eye on the RBC Canadian Open title for some time. The early arrival of a baby in Texas helped make it happen. Snedeker moved to the top of the field after second-round leader Hunter Mahan withdrew when his wife unexpectedly went into labour, and held on Sunday for his second victory of the season and the sixth of his career. Mahan, who had a two-stroke lead at 13 under through 36 holes, rushed home to be with wife Kandi, who gave birth to daughter Zoe early Sunday. “Zoe will be getting a very nice baby gift from me. I can’t thank Kandi enough for going into labour early. I don’t know if I’d be sitting here if she hadn’t,” Snedeker said with a laugh after shooting a final-round 70 to finish 16 under. “But that is a way more important thing than a golf tournament. I missed a golf tournament when my first was born, and it was the best decision I ever made. I’m sure Hunter would say the same thing.” Dustin Johnson (70), Matt Kuchar (71), William McGrit (68) and Jason Bohn (71) tied for second at 13 under behind Snedeker, who said winning the PGA Tour’s only stop north of the border is special for a number of reasons. “This is a tournament I said early on in my career I wanted to win just because my caddie is actually from Canada and it’s his national open. It meant a lot to him, meant a lot to me,” said the 32-year-old from Nashville. “Third oldest tournament on Tour and it’s got some great history to it, and now to put my name on that trophy, it means a lot.” After a Saturday that saw a number of players score in the mid-60s thanks to a calm morning and a soggy afternoon, Glen Abbey Golf Club bit back with breezy con-
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Brandt Snedeker of the United States kisses the championship trophy after winning the Canadian Open in Oakville, Ont., on Sunday. ditions at the suburban course some 40 kilometres west of Toronto. “The wind was blowing very hard. Every fairway was tough to hit, every green was getting firm. It placed an importance on managing your golf ball,” Snedeker said. “I was able to hit some quality shots coming down the stretch when I needed to and put the ball in the right spot.” Snedeker, who pocketed $1,008,000 of the tournament’s $5.6-million purse, also won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Feb-
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Tuesday
● Senior men’s baseball: North Star vs. The Hideout, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 2.
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Friday
● Tennis provincials: 3.0/4.0/5.0 categories, Red Deer Tennis Club. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Provincials, Great Chief Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Tier II provincials, Great Chief Park.
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● Men’s amateur golf: Central Alberta Amateur, Red Deer Golf and Country Club. ● Tennis provincials: 3.0/4.0/5.0 categories, Red Deer Tennis Club.
ruary and is finally healthy after a bothersome rib injury. “First part of the year, I couldn’t do anything wrong. I was playing fantastic, and I got injured. I feel like I’ve been fighting to get myself back to the way I was at the beginning of the year,” said Snedeker. “I’m not saying I’m there, but I’m close to the way I was playing in the beginning of the year.”
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Colby Rasmus (left) is hugged by teammate Edwin Encarnacion after driving in Emilio Bonifacio for the winning run with a single against the Houston Astros in the bottom of the ninth inning of their MLB game on Sunday in Toronto.
Blue Jays 2 Astros 1 TORONTO — Colby Rasmus tried to forget everything that happened early Sunday afternoon. An 0 for 3 start to the day didn’t help the Toronto Blue Jays much, especially when he popped out in a big spot in the seventh inning. But when the Houston Astros chose to again intentionally walk Edwin Encarnacion to get to Rasmus in the ninth, the centre fielder came through with the game-winning single to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 walk-off win. “It set up the way they want it to, in their favour, with a base open able to walk Eddie,” manager John Gibbons said. “And then Colby stepped up.” It was shaping to be a day for ruing missed opportunities. The Blue Jays left 12 runners on base and had plenty of chances to take the lead. Three times they had a runner in scoring position and failed to bring him home. “All those guys we left on base, we had opportunities,” Gibbons said. “We couldn’t capitalize.” The seventh inning
offered an excellent opportunity, after Melky Cabrera got on with a ground-rule double. After designated hitter Jose Bautista struck out and was ejected, the Astros intentionally walked Encarnacion to get to Rasmus, who popped out to end the inning. That was on Rasmus’ mind when he stepped up with Emilio Bonifacio on second base as the potential winning run. He was looking fastball all the way against Houston reliever Jose Cisnero. “The at-bat before that was a tough one,” Rasmus said. “They walk Edwin in front of me, and some things didn’t go my way. It wasn’t the easiest at-bat, but the last at-bat I went up there telling myself I’m looking for a cookie and I’m not swinging at nothing else until I have to.” Sitting in the home clubhouse at Rogers Centre, starter Todd Redmond said all Rasmus needed was a “little base hit.” On a 3-2 pitch, the 26-year-old got a ground ball through the infield, and the speedy Bonifacio had no trouble rounding third and scoring. It was a nice way for Rasmus to end the week
after misplaying a ball in the outfield Wednesday that led to the Blue Jays’ seventh straight loss. But Rasmus, who’s hitting .272 after his game-winning single, said this is definitely the most comfortable he has felt at the plate during his career. “I just try to focus on ways to get things off my mind and off my chest and let some things go that bother me and just come back the next day as a fresh day and go out there and battle and try to keep my legs under me,” he said. “I just try to know that my talent will take over if I get my rest, and my body is prepared to go.” Just like Rasmus didn’t want to overthink a crucial at-bat, Redmond didn’t want to put too much pressure on himself in just his fourth start of the season. The 28-year-old allowed just three hits — one being a solo home run by former Blue Jays prospect Brett Wallace — in six strong innings. “I got brought up to keep the team in ballgames, and so far that’s what I’m doing: Give the team a chance to win,” Redmond said.
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Roughriders stay unbeaten with win over Ticats BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Roughriders 32 Tiger-Cats 20 GUELPH, Ont. — Corey Chamblin heads into the bye week with peace of mind concerning his backup quarterback. With starter Darian Durant ailing, backup Drew Willy threw three first-half touchdown passes as the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-20 on Saturday night to remain the CFL’s only unbeaten team. Willy made just his second career CFL start and first this season with Durant (foot) unable to play. But the sophomore quarterback was 14-of-25 passing for 269 yards before an Alumni Stadium gathering of 13,002 that endured intermittent rain throughout the contest. But it was nowhere near the deluge that fell during Edmonton’s 3020 win in Hamilton’s home debut here July 7.
“Darian felt like he could go and possibly do some things but not all the things,” Chamblin said. “I said, ’If you don’t think you’re 100 per cent then you won’t play 100 per cent.’ “But it was one of those things where I was excited to see what Drew Willy had and we found out we do have a good backup quarterback. The big thing was he managed the game. There were some mistakes there but he made less mistakes this year than he did last year and I see the growth process.” Saskatchewan (5-0) is off until Aug. 9 when it visits Calgary. Willy, 26, said he didn’t know he was starting until just prior to the opening kickoff and admitted to having butterflies in his stomach early on. “I guess you’re going to get them but once you get the first throw or that first hit you get through that and just keep playing and go out there and try to be successful,” he said. “You
prepare all week for it but once you’re told a switch goes off and you know you’re going to be the guy. “I knew once I got the nod I had to be ready to go out there and perform at a high level. The guys around me did a great job, the defence did a great job. It was definitely an enjoyable experience.” Willy had plenty of support. Running back Kory Sheets ran for 140 yards, his CFL-record fifth straight 100-yard game to start the season. Slotback Geroy Simon had five catches for 125 yards and a TD — his first with Saskatchewan — and the Riders’ defence registered seven sacks and five turnovers. Their most timely stop came early in the fourth when Hamilton quarterback Henry Burris was denied on third-and-goal from the Saskatchewan oneyard line to protect a 32-20 advantage. Then Willy marched Saskatchewan 62 yards on 11 plays,
taking 6:01 off the clock before the Ticats regained possession at their 15-yard line with 3:39 remaining. “I thought on the initial surge I stuck the ball into the end zone,” Burris said. “I guess the way things are set up they (officials) didn’t have a clean view of it but I thought I stuck the ball out (to break the plane of the goal-line) and they started pushing me back . . . but it shouldn’t even have come to that. “For us to get off to such a good start (10-0 first-quarter lead) and then go into a lull for the next three quarters, there’s no excuse for it. We’re an offence that has more potential than that. Until we go out there and start executing the offence consistently, we’re going to have those type of lulls.” Burris finished 26-of-41 passing for 395 yards and two touchdowns.
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Newman gets home win at Brickyard 400 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — A born and bred Hoosier, Ryan Newman spent his childhood racing everywhere from Anderson to Winchester and every short track he could find in a state mad about racing. He graduated from Purdue and landed a summer job working in Jeff Gordon’s old race shop in Pittsboro. One of the perks? He got to live in the shop and sleep alongside the cars. And like many Indiana kids, he revered Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track he first visited in 1986 and later accidentally stumbled upon NASCAR’s inaugural 1992 test while out buying tires with his mother. A win at the famed Brickyard? That would be a dream come true for the South Bend native. Newman made the boyhood dream a cool reality, taking the checkered flag Sunday to end a 49-race winless streak in front of his home state fans. His parents, who fueled his love of racing and took him to the 500 as a kid, joined him for his biggest win in Indiana. Newman was as cool and collected in Victory Lane as he was on the track when he held off Jimmie Johnson. There were no tears, no quiver in his voice and no need to collect himself as Newman was strangely stoic. “I don’t show a lot of emotion, I think everybody knows that,” said Newman, who likened the victory to his 2008 win at the Daytona 500. “I had the same emotion, the same thankfulness I did when I won the Daytona 500 because I feel everybody that has been a part of my racing career — from people that bought my racing uniform, bought me a right rear tire, given us a credit card to get to some race track at some point in my career — those are the people that helped me get to where I am today. “To me, it’s awesome to be here at Indy. It’s awesome because it’s my home state. I’ve raced go karts at pretty much every go kart track around here, been kicked out of half of them. Those are the things that make it special. I think about those things more than I carry the emotion on my cheeks.” So the emotion was seen in father Greg, who spot-
ted for Newman on Sunday, and his mother, Diane. Newman kept it together during his celebratory burnout and the drive to Victory Lane, a hallowed area that he twice had to ask his crew over the radio for directions how to get there. He took the customary ride in a convertible around the track with his wife and two young daughters, and happily bowed again and again to kiss the Yard of Bricks. Sure, he smiled, and shared some tender hugs with one of his daughters. But that was the most anyone was getting out of Newman, who had admitted to getting emotional after winning the pole on Saturday but seemed almost numb following Sunday’s win. “I’m not sure (how I feel) at this point. I know it’s an amazing feeling,” he said. “I was more emotional yesterday after winning the pole than I was two laps after doing my donuts and everything else today. I’m not sure why. I took an emotional hit yesterday. Just an awesome day.” Newman beat Johnson twice on this Brickyard weekend, first when he set a NASCAR track record in knocking Johnson off the pole in qualifying, then Sunday with a fast final pit stop to snatch the win from the four-time Indianapolis winner. The two were the class of the field — they combined to lead 118 of the 160 laps — but it was Johnson who dominated the race and appeared to be just a bit better. But Johnson pitted from the lead with 27 laps remaining and it was a slow final stop for the Hendrick Motorsports crew. Newman pitted after that and took only two tires to move into the lead after the green-flag stops cycled through the field. The closest Johnson would get to him again was when he paid a congratulatory visit to Newman in Victory Lane. The victory comes as Newman is looking for a job. Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Kevin Harvick to join the team next season, and team co-owner Tony Stewart informed Newman two weeks ago he won’t be brought back in 2014. It didn’t change the postrace mood, as Stewart hustled to Victory Lane, lifted Newman from behind and the two shared a long embrace. “He just had an awesome weekend,” Stewart said. “I kept looking up the board and watching and I was scared to ask where he was at and how big of a lead
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Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman takes the checkered flag to win the Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday.
Lulay quietly enjoying solid season as Lions rack up wins BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SURREY, B.C. — When it comes to the B.C. Lions’ success this season, Travis Lulay’s passing statistics don’t tell the whole story. The B.C. quarterback is quietly enjoying a solid season, even if his numbers don’t always back up the fact. Heading into Tuesday’s game against the Argonauts in Toronto, Lulay ranks fifth in the CFL with 71 completions on 112 attempts a 63.4 per cent success rate. He has yet to throw for more than 300 yards this season, and was held under 200 on one occasion. Is he concerned about his difficulties getting above 300? “Honestly, I’m not,” he said on the weekend before the Lions headed east Sunday. “If you’re thinking about your passing yardage, you’re worried about the wrong thing.” Of course, wins matter most to Lulay. And, when it comes to leading his team to them, the 29-year-old is overachieving. The Lions (3-1) can extend their victory streak to four games as they battle the Argos (2-2). Another win will move the Lions into a tie for second place in the West Division with the Calgary Stampeders. Lulay is expecting the defending Grey Cup champion Argos to produce a better effort than they did in a July 4 loss to the Lions in Vancouver. B.C. is coming off a victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on July 20.
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OPEN: Victory Snedeker, the 2012 FedEx Cup champion whose best-ever finish at a Canadian Open was a tie for fifth at Glen Abbey in 2009, was 1 under on the day after the front nine and birdied No. 10 to move to 16 under overall. He gave that shot back on No. 12, but birdied No. 16 and parred No. 17 and No. 18 to secure the victory. “It feels great to get a win to validate all the hard work I’ve put in over the past three months where I haven’t played my best,” Snedeker said. “To win a tournament like this with those pivotal holes coming down the stretch means a lot.” Johnson started the day in a group three shots back of Snedeker and fought his way into a share of the lead, only to see the wheels fall off in spectacular fashion at No. 17 with a triple bogey that started with an errant drive. “I was playing really well,” Johnson said. “Really confident, swinging the driver really good. So you know, it’s a driver hole for me, and I just blocked it a little bit, made a poor swing.” John Merrick, who tied a course record on Friday with a 62, shot 71 to finish in a tie for sixth at 12 under. David Lingmerth started the day in the final group a shot back Snedeker but ended up with a 75 to finish in a tie for 12th at 10 under. David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., was the top Canadian at the par-72, 7,253-yard course with a final-round 73 to finish at 4 under. The 34-year-old had three birdies on Sunday to go along with two bogeys and double bogey to finish in a tie for 44th.
The win gave the Lions a sweep of home-and-home games with the Eskimos in which B.C. broke open a close game by bettering Edmonton in the second half. Lulay wants his club to end its trend of slow starts. “That’s something that we’ll continue to look at — how to operate at a high level from the get-go,” said Lulay. He is looking for the Lions to duplicate the offensive effort in their home opener against Toronto, when the hosts built a 14-3 lead at halftime and Toronto was forced to make an unsuccessful comeback effort before the Lions prevailed 24-16. “Offensively, we were able to score some points,” he told reporters last week. “We were able to run the football well. That was really critical for us, and we got Andrew (Harris) going a good bit (103 yards and a touchdown) in that game. Any time you’re running the football well, and you can (increase) time of possession and you’re able to finish some of those drives with points, that’s a recipe for success. “That won’t change, really, in this game in what we need to do to win.” Despite the offence’s occasional offensive sputtering, Lulay has given Lions coach Mike Benevides and general manager Wally Buono little to worry about this season after being rewarded with a new two-year contract in the offseason. While struggling to get his club into the end zone at times, Lulay has been able to move the B.C. offence consis-
“It wasn’t the finish that I was really looking for. I had a nice chance today,” said Hearn, who was also the low Canadian at the tournament back in 2006. “I’ll take away some positives from the week. I appreciate the support from everyone here this week and it always feels good to play at home.” Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., shot an even-par 72 to finish tied for 49th at 3 under. The 43-year-old’s tournament highlight came in Friday’s second round when he fired 67 to briefly get into contention. “I’m playing fine. Just missing too many short putts. I missed a number the last couple days inside six, seven feet, just missing way too many of those,” said Weir, who made his first cut at a Canadian Open since 2009. “You need those to keep your round going sometimes and I just didn’t capitalize when I had opportunities. “I had one good day of putting and the rest not very good.” Roger Sloan of Merritt, B.C., had an up-and-down day that culminated with three straight birdies to wind up with a finalround 72 in a tie for 52nd at 2 under. The 26-year-old plays on the Web.com Tour but showed he can compete alongside some of golf’s best. “The PGA Tour is not way up there anymore. It’s just within grasp,” Sloan said. “It’s comforting to know if I stick to the process and stay committed to what I’m doing, I’m going to be out here soon.”
JAYS: Great job “I just come up here and try to keep guys in the game,” Redmond added. Redmond finished with a career-best 10 strikeouts in his
tently as the Lions have produced 11 touchdowns, 86 first downs and average time of possession of 31 minutes 27 seconds. Those stats ranked B.C. among league leaders in the respective categories heading into the weekend. In other words, Lulay has guided a steady, albeit at times unproductive, offence — and still dazzled occasionally, like he did on a 77-yard touchdown strike to Emmanuel Arceneaux against Edmonton. The QB has provided stability to a position that, circa 2009 and 2010, caused the Lions problems due to multiple injuries to former starter Buck Pierce, now battling health woes with Winnipeg, and the vagaries of Casey Printers, who was released in October 2010 after he went into a tantrum, threw his helmet and berated a teammate following a game-ending interception in a double-overtime loss to Winnipeg. Lulay was anointed the starter after Printers’ release, and he has kept the job ever since. This season, he has also been able to stay healthy while other clubs have been forced to start backups this season. The Argos will go with their No. 2 quarterback, Zach Collaros as he makes his first CFL start due to a knee injury to Ricky Ray, and Calgary and Saskatchewan won with their backups on the weekend. Accordingly, Lulay, a former NFL journeyman who was chosen the CFL’s most outstanding player in 2011 after leading the Lions to the Grey Cup,
is revelling in his personal stability, which includes a new year-round home in Blaine, Wash., not far from the Lions’ practice facility. He coveted a chance to be a team leader almost from the day he arrived in 2009, and now has clearly established himself as one. “This is (the most) comfortable and confident as I’ve felt since I’ve been here,” said Lulay, who is in his fifth season with the Lions. But the Lions will have less room for comfort on offence as wide receiver Arceneaux sits out with a sprained ankle. Arceneaux, who returned to the Lions this season after a two-year NFL journey, has averaged 26 yards per catch on just 13 receptions while also recording three touchdowns. He will be replaced by Ernest Jackson, a second-year Lion, who draws into the lineup for the first time this season. Meanwhile, linebacker Adam Bighill is slated to return after missing the past two games with a high-ankle sprain and some torn ligaments suffered in the previous meeting with the Argos. With the emotion obvious in his voice, Bigill said it was very hard to watch while he was sidelined. Lulay has also been getting restless, considering the Lions will have had a full week off, and then some, before Tuesday’s contest. “We’re excited to be getting back on the field,” said Lulay. “This week has felt like a mini-bye week.”
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Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Kory Sheets tries to avoid a hit by Hamilton Tiger-Cats Arthur Hobbs during second quarter CFL action in Guelph, Ontario on Saturday. longest outing of the season. He said the key was getting ahead on hitters and locating his fastball. “Redmond did another great job, he really did,” Gibbons said. “He competes, he gets big outs. Strikeouts are valuable — he can get those.” Big hits are valuable, too, especially on a day that runs were hard to come by. Bonifacio managed to get one to lead off the ninth with a double. “It was a huge hit to get that inning started,” Gibbons said. “We’ve said all along: When he uses the middle of the field and doesn’t pull off the ball, is not a dead-hook guy, he can hit.” The majority of the lineup struggled to hit Sunday, starting 0-for-10 with runners in
scoring position. But because Redmond and Toronto’s bullpen held up, Rasmus had the chance to be the hero. “The way the game went, you didn’t expect it to be a close game late like that, but we got the big hit late,” Gibbons said.
CFL: Swept Saskatchewan swept the home-and-home series with Hamilton (1-4) following Sunday’s 37-0 victory at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders improved to 8-2 in their last 10 road games versus the Ticats. The loss of Durant could have been huge for Saskatchewan. With him, the Riders
led the league in scoring (37.8 points per game), total offensive yards (423) and rushing yards (168) and were third in passing (267). Durant also had a leaguebest 12 TD passes without an interception as Saskatchewan won its opening four games by an average of 21 points. He threw for 347 yards and four TDs on Sunday and was named the league’s offensive player of the week. But his injured right foot began to swell afterwards, prompting Durant to revert back to a walking boot. Durant originally hurt the foot in a July 11 road win over Toronto. He shed the boot and practised on a limited basis later in the week but was deemed a game-time decision. With Durant sidelined, Sheets stepped up. The CFL’s rushing leader boosted his season total to 712 yards, breaking the league mark for most yards through five games to start a season of 646 yards set in 1975 by Calgary’s Willie Burden. Sheets ran for 130 yards against Hamilton last week. “Whew, that’s really good,” Sheets said. “Getting the win is more important than getting 100 yards but running for more than 100 yards every game feels good because the offensive line loves doing it and I love doing it with them. “But excuse my words, Drew showed balls. He stayed in that pocked and threw the ball no matter who was coming. We’re just as confident with Drew as we are with Darian.” Weston Dressler and Chris Getzlaf scored Saskatchewan’s other touchdowns. Chris Milo kicked the converts and three field goals with the other points coming on a safety. Greg Ellingson and Lindsey Lamar had Hamilton’s touchdowns. Luca Congi booted the converts and two field goals.
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Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto
American League East Division W L Pct 63 43 .594 62 43 .590 58 48 .547 55 50 .524 48 56 .462
Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago
Central Division W L Pct 59 45 .567 56 48 .538 51 51 .500 45 57 .441 40 62 .392
Oakland Texas Seattle Los Angeles Houston
West Division W L Pct 62 43 .590 56 49 .533 50 55 .476 48 55 .466 35 69 .337
GB — 1/2 5 7 1/2 14 GB — 3 7 13 18 GB — 6 12 13 26 1/2
St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee
W 62 61 59 48 43
L 40 42 47 55 61
Pct .608 .592 .557 .466 .413
GB — 1 1/2 5 14 1/2 20
Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Francisco
West Division W L Pct 56 48 .538 54 51 .514 51 55 .481 48 58 .453 46 58 .442
GB — 2 1/2 6 9 10
Saturday’s Games Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, St. Louis 0 Detroit 10, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 7, Miami 4 Milwaukee 7, Colorado 5 San Diego 12, Arizona 3 Chicago Cubs 1, San Francisco 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, Cincinnati 1 Sunday’s Games Detroit 12, Philadelphia 4 Miami 3, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 14, N.Y. Mets 1 Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers 1, Cincinnati 0, 11 innings Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5 San Diego 1, Arizona 0 Atlanta 5, St. Louis 2
Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland 6, Texas 0 Toronto 2, Houston 1 Detroit 12, Philadelphia 4 Boston 5, Baltimore 0 Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 2, 12 innings Oakland 10, L.A. Angels 6 Seattle 6, Minnesota 4
Monday’s Games St. Louis (Westbrook 7-4) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 104), 5:05 p.m. Colorado (J.De La Rosa 10-5) at Atlanta (Beachy 0-0), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Hefner 4-8) at Miami (Ja.Turner 3-3), 5:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 7-7) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 6-9), 6:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 10-4) at San Diego (O’Sullivan 0-2), 8:10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m. Houston at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 5:08 p.m. Arizona at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at Boston, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Toronto at Oakland, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEAGUE G AB R MiCabrera Det 99 378 78 DOrtiz Bos 86 319 53 Mauer Min 92 367 51 Trout LAA 102 408 69 Loney TB 103 352 42 TorHunter Det 92 390 63 ABeltre Tex 103 414 58 JhPeralta Det 99 380 46 CDavis Bal 105 382 74 Ellsbury Bos 96 410 62
H 136 105 119 131 113 122 127 116 116 124
Pct. .360 .329 .324 .321 .321 .313 .307 .305 .304 .302
Home Runs CDavis, Baltimore, 37; MiCabrera, Detroit, 32; Encarnacion, Toronto, 28; ADunn, Chicago, 25; Bautista, Toronto, 24; NCruz, Texas, 24; Ibanez, Seattle, 24. Runs Batted In MiCabrera, Detroit, 99; CDavis, Baltimore, 97; Encarnacion, Toronto, 82; Fielder, Detroit, 75; AJones, Baltimore, 74; NCruz, Texas, 71; Cano, New York, 70. Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 15-1; Colon, Oakland, 14-3; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 14-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 13-3; Masterson, Cleveland, 12-7; FHernandez, Seattle, 11-4; CWilson, Los Angeles, 11-6.
Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami
National League East Division W L Pct 60 45 .571 52 54 .491 49 56 .467 46 56 .451 40 63 .388
H 104 119 105 124 125 125 129 108 109 112
Pct. .338 .334 .330 .325 .319 .318 .315 .313 .308 .306
Home Runs PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 26; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; DBrown, Philadelphia, 24; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 23; Bruce, Cincinnati, 22; Uggla, Atlanta, 21; Beltran, St. Louis, 19; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 19. Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 85; Phillips, Cincinnati, 81; Craig, St. Louis, 79; Bruce, Cincinnati, 73; DBrown, Philadelphia, 69; CGonzalez, Colorado, 67; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 65; FFreeman, Atlanta, 65; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 65. Pitching Wainwright, St. Louis, 13-6; Corbin, Arizona, 12-2; Lynn, St. Louis, 12-5; Zimmermann, Washington, 12-6; Latos, Cincinnati, 10-3; Leake, Cincinnati, 104; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 10-4. Sunday’s Major League Linescores
GB — 8 1/2 11 12 1/2 19
Central Division
Boston 102 000 020 — 5 10 1 Baltimore 000 000 000 — 0 5 0 Lester, Thornton (8), Beato (9) and Saltalamacchia; Hammel, McFarland (6), Tom.Hunter (9) and Teagarden. W—Lester 10-6. L—Hammel 7-8. HRs— Boston, D.Ortiz (20).
Los Ang. 410 001 000 — 6 7 1 Oakland 003 025 00x — 10 10 0 Hanson, J.Gutierrez (5), Jepsen (6), Blanton (7) and Iannetta, Conger; J.Parker, J.Chavez (6), Doolittle (8), Otero (9) and Vogt. W—J.Chavez 2-2. L—J. Gutierrez 0-2.
Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m., 1st game St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 2:05 p.m., 1st game San Francisco at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 5:08 p.m. Arizona at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 5:10 p.m. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5:35 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m., 2nd game Cincinnati at San Diego, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R CJohnson Atl 88 308 38 YMolina StL 96 356 46 Cuddyer Col 84 318 51 Craig StL 99 381 55 Votto Cin 106 392 72 MCarpenter StL 98 393 79 Segura Mil 101 409 57 Scutaro SF 89 345 41 Posey SF 100 354 42 CGomez Mil 97 366 58
Houston 000 100 000 — 1 5 2 Toronto 001 000 001 — 2 7 1 Cosart, Fields (7), Blackley (7), Cisnero (8), W.Wright (9) and Corporan; Redmond, Loup (7), Delabar (8), Janssen (9) and Thole, Arencibia. W— Janssen 3-0. L—Cisnero 2-2. HRs—Houston, Wallace (6).
Kan. City 100 100 000 002 — 4 8 0 Chicago 100 001 000 000 — 2 7 1 (12 innings) B.Chen, Hochevar (7), K.Herrera (9), Collins (10), Crow (11), G.Holland (12) and Kottaras, S.Perez; H.Santiago, N.Jones (7), A.Reed (10), Veal (11), Troncoso (12) and Flowers, Phegley. W—Crow 7-3. L—Veal 1-1. Sv—G.Holland (27). HRs—Kansas City, A.Gordon (10). Chicago, A.Dunn (25).
Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0 Houston 8, Toronto 6 Oakland 3, L.A. Angels 1 Minnesota 4, Seattle 0 Boston 7, Baltimore 3 Cleveland 1, Texas 0 Detroit 10, Philadelphia 0 Kansas City 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Monday’s Games Tampa Bay (Price 5-5) at Boston (Doubront 7-4), 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 2-8) at Cleveland (McAllister 4-6), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-5) at Texas (Garza 1-0), 5:05 p.m. Toronto (Rogers 3-4) at Oakland (Griffin 9-7), 8:05 p.m.
Pierzynski; U.Jimenez, Pestano (9) and Y.Gomes. W—U.Jimenez 8-5. L—Ogando 4-3. HRs—Cleveland, Aviles (6).
AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay 013 010 000 — 5 10 0 New York 302 000 001 — 6 12 0 M.Moore, Al.Torres (6), Jo.Peralta (7), McGee (8) and Lobaton; P.Hughes, Claiborne (5), Logan (7), D.Robertson (8), M.Rivera (9) and C.Stewart. W—M.Rivera 2-2. L—McGee 2-3. HRs—Tampa Bay, W.Myers 2 (7). New York, Jeter (1), A.Soriano (1). Texas 000 000 000 — 0 2 0 Cleveland 000 013 02x — 6 13 0 Ogando, R.Ross (5), Scheppers (7), Wolf (8) and
Minnesota 020 002 000 — 4 9 1 Seattle 001 400 10x — 6 8 0 Gibson, Swarzak (6), Thielbar (8) and C.Herrmann; E.Ramirez, Farquhar (7), Wilhelmsen (9) and H.Blanco. W—E.Ramirez 2-0. L—Gibson 2-3. Sv— Wilhelmsen (24). HRs—Minnesota, Colabello (2). Seattle, M.Saunders (7), Franklin 2 (10). INTERLEAGUE Phila. 010 110 010 — 4 9 3 Detroit 000 038 10x — 12 13 0 Pettibone, Diekman (6), Lu.Garcia (6), Bastardo (6), Papelbon (8) and Ruiz; Porcello, Smyly (7), B.Rondon (8), Coke (9) and Avila. W—Porcello 8-6. L—Diekman 0-1. HRs—Detroit, Jh.Peralta (10). NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 020 000 000 — 2 6 0 Miami 000 201 00x — 3 4 0 Cole, Mazzaro (8) and R.Martin; Fernandez, Cishek (9) and Mathis. W—Fernandez 7-5. L—Cole 5-4. Sv—Cishek (22). HRs—Miami, Stanton (13). New York 000 100 000 — 1 8 2 Wash. 035 203 01x — 14 18 0 C.Torres, Germen (4), Aardsma (6), Edgin (7), Parnell (8) and Buck; Jordan, Stammen (7), Krol (8), Mattheus (9), Abad (9) and W.Ramos. W—Jordan 1-3. L—C.Torres 1-2. HRs—Washington, W.Ramos (6), Span (2). Chicago 000 010 100 — 2 5 2 San Fran. 000 010 000 — 1 5 0 Tr.Wood, Strop (8), Gregg (9) and Castillo; Lincecum, Mijares (8), S.Rosario (9) and Posey. W—Tr. Wood 7-7. L—Lincecum 5-11. Sv—Gregg (22). HRs—Chicago, Tr.Wood (3), Castillo (3). Milwaukee 011 100 020 — 5 10 0 Colorado 100 002 12x — 6 12 1 D.Hand, Mic.Gonzalez (7), Axford (8), Badenhop (8) and Lucroy; Chacin, Belisle (8), Brothers (9) and Torrealba. W—Belisle 5-5. L—Axford 4-4. Sv—Brothers (7). HRs—Milwaukee, Aoki (6), Y.Betancourt (11). Colorado, Tulowitzki (19), Co.Dickerson (1), Cuddyer (17), Fowler (12). Cincinnati 000 000 000 00 — 0 3 0 Los Ang. 000 000 000 01 — 1 5 0 (11 innings) Cingrani, M.Parra (8), LeCure (8), Partch (10) and Mesoraco; Capuano, Belisario (7), P.Rodriguez (8), Jansen (9), League (10) and Federowicz. W— League 6-3. L—Partch 0-1. HRs—Los Angeles, Puig (10). San Diego 100 000 000 — 1 7 0 Arizona 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 T.Ross, Street (9) and R.Rivera; Corbin, Ziegler (9) and M.Montero. W—T.Ross 2-4. L—Corbin 12-2. Sv—Street (19). St. Louis 000 020 000 — 2 8 2 Atlanta 011 002 01x — 5 12 0 S.Miller, Maness (6), Siegrist (6), Rzepczynski (7), Salas (8) and Y.Molina; Medlen, Avilan (7), Walden (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W—Medlen 7-10. L—S.Miller 10-7. Sv—Kimbrel (31). HRs—Atlanta, Heyward (9).
Football GP 4 5 5 5
CFL East Division W L T 2 2 0 2 3 0 1 4 0 1 4 0
PF 118 122 99 115
PA 116 139 158 146
Pt 4 4 2 2
GP Saskatchewan 5 Calgary 5 B.C. 4 Edmonton 5
West Division W L T 5 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 4 0
PF 183 162 104 99
PA 87 133 84 139
Pt 10 8 6 2
Toronto Montreal Hamilton Winnipeg
WEEK SEVEN Byes: B.C., Edmonton, Hamilton, Winnipeg Thursday, Aug. 8 Toronto at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 Saskatchewan at Calgary, 7 p.m. Saturday’s summary
WEEK FIVE Saturday’s result Saskatchewan 32 Hamilton 20 Friday’s result Calgary 37 Winnipeg 24 Thursday’s result Montreal 32 Edmonton 27 Tuesday’s game B.C. at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. WEEK SIX Byes: Calgary, Montreal, Saskatchewan, Toronto Friday, Aug. 2 Hamilton at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5 Winnipeg at B.C., 5 p.m.
Roughriders 32, Tiger-Cats 20 First Quarter Ham — FG Congi 15 3:23 Ham — TD Lamar 17 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 6:46 Sask. — FG Milo 17 13:12 Second Quarter Sask. — Safety snapped ball out of end zone 1:23 Sask. — TD Simon 30 pass from Willy (Milo convert) 3:32 Ham — TD Ellingson 39 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 7:28 Sask. — TD Getzlaf 18 pass from Willy (Milo convert) 10:24 Sask. — TD Dressler 24 pass from Willy (Milo convert) 12:52 Third Quarter Sask. — FG Milo 17 3:37 Sask. — FG Milo 12 12:40 Fourth Quarter Ham — FG Congi 36 0:15
Saskatchewan 3 23 6 0 Hamilton 10 7 0 3 Attendance — 13,002 at Hamilton. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Passes tried-made Returns yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-Lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-Yards Time of Possession
Ham. 20 74 395 469 41-26 150 0-0 2-2 3 7-32 8-64 29:11
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32 20
Sask. 20 145 269 414 25-14 137 0-0 2-0 7 4-38 3-30 30:49
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Saskatchewan: Sheets 25-140, Willy 3-5. Hamilton: Gable 4-31, Lamar 4-27, Burris 4-16. Receiving Saskatchewan: Simon 5-125, Dressler 3-59, Getzlaf 2-35, Sheets 2-29, Bagg 2-21. Hamilton: Ellingson 5-114, Grant 5-87, Giguere 5-66, Jones 4-57, Stala 2-33, Gable 4-21, Lamar 1-17. Passing Saskatchewan: Willy 14-25-269-0-0. Hamilton: Burris 26-41-395-0-0.
Eagles lose Maclin for season to knee injury, second time in career BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Jeremy Maclin heard the pop before he hit the ground and knew right away it was serious. Maclin tore the ACL in his right knee during Saturday’s practice, the same injury he suffered at Missouri four years before the Philadelphia Eagles drafted him in the first round in 2010. “I was devastated,” Maclin said Sunday after confirming he’s likely done for the season. “It wasn’t the fact that it hurt, it was the fact that I knew what happened so I was emotional, knowing what was at stake. “This is something that I love to do. I love to play football and knowing I’m not going to be able to do that, knowing that I’m not going to be a part of this new era here in Philly this year. “Hopefully I’ll be around for a few more years to come. I’m going to rehab, get stronger and be better than I was before.” Maclin is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and was set to cash in with a breakout season in new coach Chip Kelly’s high-octane offence. “I thought that I had the
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ability to shine in this offence,” Maclin said. “With my skill-set and with me being very intelligent, I think they had the ability to put me in several different places and be successful, and help the team be successful, and it just (stinks) that I’m not going to be a part of that, but I think they have the guys out there who can still make this thing work.” General manager Howie Roseman praised Maclin’s character and decision not to holdout for a new contract. “Jeremy’s a heck of a player, great character, hard worker, he had a great off-season and it’s disappointing for him and it’s disappointing for us,” Roseman said. “He’s 25 years old. He’ll come back from this. He’s overcome a lot of adversity in his life, he’s got tremendous character. We’re hurting for him but at the same time, we have to keep going and find guys.” Riley Cooper took reps with the first team opposite starter DeSean Jackson in Sunday’s practice at the Linc. Veteran Jason Avant, Damaris Johnson and rookies Russell Shepard
and Ifeanyi Momah also have a chance to compete for the starting spot. “Obviously when you’re the No. 2 guy at the position, you have to step up,” Cooper said. Maclin led the team with 69 catches for 857 yards and seven touchdowns last season. He has averaged 64 catches, 863 yards and six TDs in his first four seasons. His best year was in 2011 when he had 70 receptions for 964 yards and 10 TDs. Maclin said he’ll have surgery next Tuesday. Dr. James Andrews will perform the operation in Alabama. Maclin plans to rehab in Philadelphia and be around the team. “Everybody in the NFL, the players in the NFL understand and they know what we go through on a day-to-day basis,” Maclin said. “They know that at any given time everything that you worked hard for can be taken away from you. “They feel the pain and they understand that when we go out there and play this game, we’re putting our bodies on the line. I appreciate all the support but just know that I’ll be back.”
PGA RBC Canadian Open Sunday At Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ontario Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,253; Par: 72 Final Brandt Snedeker $1,008,000 Jason Bohn $369,600 Dustin Johnson $369,600 Matt Kuchar $369,600 William McGirt $369,600 Roberto Castro $187,600 John Merrick $187,600 Mark Wilson $187,600 Aaron Baddeley $151,200 Jim Furyk $151,200 Patrick Reed $151,200 David Lingmerth $113,400 Greg Owen $113,400 Rory Sabbatini $113,400 Kyle Stanley $113,400 Chad Campbell $84,000 Fabian Gomez $84,000 Charley Hoffman $84,000 Hideki Matsuyama $84,000 Marcel Siem $84,000 James Driscoll $54,160 Ernie Els $54,160 Trevor Immelman $54,160 Chris Kirk $54,160 Luke List $54,160 Andres Romero $54,160 Bubba Watson $54,160 Matt Every $39,760 Charl Schwartzel $39,760 Nicholas Thompson $39,760 Stuart Appleby $30,427 Sang-Moon Bae $30,427 J.J. Henry $30,427 David Mathis $30,427 Ryan Palmer $30,427 Chez Reavie $30,427 Jason Kokrak $30,427 Jeff Maggert $30,427 Vijay Singh $30,427 Greg Chalmers $22,400 Jeff Gove $22,400 James Hahn $22,400 Scott Verplank $22,400 David Hearn $17,405 Richard H. Lee $17,405 Justin Leonard $17,405 Cameron Percy $17,405 Cameron Tringale $17,405 Mike Weir $14,149 Alistair Presnell $14,149 Andrew Svoboda $14,149 Bob Estes $12,805 Scott Langley $12,805 Scott Piercy $12,805 Cameron Beckman $12,805 Tommy Gainey $12,805 Morgan Hoffmann $12,805 Roger Sloan $12,805 Camilo Villegas $12,805 Casey Wittenberg $12,805 Robert Allenby $11,984 Scott Brown $11,984 Will Claxton $11,984 Scott Gardiner $11,984 Gary Woodland $11,984 Justin Hicks $11,592 Y.E. Yang $11,592 Kevin Chappell $11,256 Billy Horschel $11,256 Tim Petrovic $11,256 Brendan Steele $11,256 Steve LeBrun $10,976 Brian Gay $10,864
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Senior British Open Sunday At Royal Birkdale Southport, England Purse: $2 million Yardage: 7,082; Par: 70 Final a-amateur Playoff suspended Mark Wiebe Bernhard Langer
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Corey Pavin Peter Senior David Frost Peter Fowler Sandy Lyle Tom Pernice Jr. Jeff Hart Gene Sauers Steve Elkington Gary Wolstenholme Rocco Mediate Kohki Idoki Jamie Spence Russ Cochran Des Smyth Steve Pate Greg Turner Tom Kite Barry Lane Larry Mize Fred Couples Steve Jones Colin Montgomerie Michael Allen Katsuyoshi Tomori Steen Tinning Tom Lehman Mark O’Meara Mark McNulty Rod Spittle Brad Faxon Gary Hallberg Pedro Linhart Kirk Hanefeld Tom Watson David J. Russell Bob Tway Paul Wesselingh Seiki Okuda Duffy Waldorf John Inman Peter Mitchell Willie Wood Miguel Angel Martin Mark James Boonchu Ruangkit Mike Goodes Lu Chien Soon Dick Mast Santiago Luna a-Chip Lutz Eduardo Romero Bruce Vaughan Philip Golding Esteban Toledo Mark Brooks Jeff Sluman Anders Forsbrand
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Web.com-Boise Open Sunday At Hillcrest Country Club Boise, Idaho Purse: $775,000 Yardage: 6,807; Par: 71 Final (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Kevin Tway, $139,500 65-69-63-64 Spencer Levin, $83,700 67-65-66-63 Michael Putnam, $40,300 67-64-68-63 Bronson La’Cassie, $40,300 66-63-68-65 Philip Pettitt, Jr., $40,300 65-67-63-67 Ben Martin, $23,444 67-67-67-63 Hunter Haas, $23,444 62-67-71-64 Matt Bettencourt, $23,444 68-64-67-65 Jamie Lovemark, $23,444 67-62-69-66 Jason Allred, $23,444 68-63-67-66 Will Wilcox, $23,444 66-69-62-67 Alex Prugh, $15,190 64-67-67-67 Tim Wilkinson, $15,190 63-71-64-67 Will MacKenzie, $15,190 69-63-65-68 Michael Connell, $15,190 68-68-61-68 Russell Knox, $15,190 69-59-68-69 Edward Loar, $10,488 66-68-69-63 Mark Anderson, $10,488 65-65-70-66 Kelly Kraft, $10,488 65-68-67-66 Brice Garnett, $10,488 66-66-68-66 Oscar Fraustro, $10,488 66-67-67-66 Steve Wheatcroft, $10,488 67-66-65-68 Tyrone Van Aswegen, $7,440 70-66-68-63 John Peterson, $7,440 68-66-68-65 Chad Collins, $7,440 65-65-67-70
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Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Kansas City 22 10 6 6 31 New York 22 10 7 5 33 Montreal 20 10 5 5 32 Philadelphia 22 9 6 7 33 New England 21 8 7 6 27 Houston 20 8 6 6 23 Chicago 20 7 9 4 25 Columbus 21 6 10 5 24 Toronto 21 3 10 8 19 D.C. 21 2 15 4 10
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Sunday’s result Chivas at Seattle, Late Saturday’s results Toronto 2 Columbus 1 Vancouver 0 Philadelphia 1 New York 4 Salt Lake 3 Montreal 1 Kansas City 0 D.C. 1 New England 2 Colorado 2 Los Angeles 0 Houston 1 Chicago 1 San Jose 2 Portland 1
Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Josh Tomlin to the AZL Indians for a rehab assignment. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jair Jurrjens on a minor league contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed OF J.D. Martinez on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Paul Clemens to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled LHP Brett Oberholtzer and OF Robbie Grossman from Oklahoma City. MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent OF Darin Mastroianni to the GCL Twins for a rehab assignment. SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Hector Noesi to Tacoma (PCL). Recalled RHP Brandon Maurer from Tacoma. National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP Mitchell Boggs to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled RHP Collin McHugh from Colorado Springs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned 1B Sean Halton to Nashville (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Rob Wooten from Nashville. NEW YORK METS — Sent LHP Jon Niese to the GCL Mets for a rehab assignment. Optioned OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to Las Vegas (PCL). Traded OF Julio Concepcion to the L.A. Angels. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned OF Brock Peterson to Memphis (PCL). Reinstated OF Matt Holliday from the 15-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned RHP Drew Storen to Syracuse (IL). American Association EL PASO DIABLOS — Signed C Juan Apodaca. LAREDO LEMURS — Announced RHP Fernando Hernandez signed with Minatitlan (Mexican League). SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Released RHP Mike Meyer. Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS — Released OF John Gianis. Frontier League FRONTIER GREYS — Released SS Luis Parache. NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Signed SS Luis Parache. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed LHP Adam Tollefson. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS — Re-signed C Timofey Mozgov to a three-year contract. PHOENIX SUNS — Traded F Luis Scola to Indiana for F Gerald Green, C Miles Plumlee and a first-round draft pick. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Oakland WR Andre Holmes four games for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed WR Nicholas Edwards. BUFFALO BILLS — Released TE Mickey Shuler and OL Chris Scott. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed LB Pat Angerer and DE Fili Moala on the PUP list.
TORONTO ARGOS TORONTO — Zach Collaros will start in place of injured quarterback Ricky Ray when Toronto hosts the B.C. Lions on Tuesday. Ray’s status for the game has been in question since he suffered a lower-body injury in a 35-19 win at Winnipeg on
NEW YORK JETS — Placed CB Aaron Berry on injured reserve. Signed RB Chad Spann. Activated DT Junior Aumavae and CB Mike Edwards from the PUP list. Removed CB Darrin Walls from the nonfootball injury list. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released OT Jake Bscherer. Claimed LB O’Brien Schofield off waivers from Arizona. Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Designated RHP Jairo Asencio for assignment. Recalled OF L.J. Hoes from Norfolk (IL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Placed 1B Albert Pujols on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled OF Kole Calhoun from Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES—Placed DH Travis Hafner on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Reinstated SS Derek Jeter from the 15-day DL. Signed OF Hideki Matsui to a minor league contract and announced his retirement. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned LHP Tyler Skaggs to Reno (PCL). Recalled RHP Chaz Roe from Reno. CINCINNATI REDS—Designated RHP Greg Reynolds for assignment. Recalled LHP Tony Cingrani from the AZL Reds. Sent OF Ryan Ludwick to Louisville (IL) for a rehab assignment. COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Collin McHugh to Colorado Springs (PCL). Recalled LHP Jeff Francis from Colorado Springs. MIAMI MARLINS—Announced the resignation of hitting coach Tino Martinez. Placed RHP Kevin Slowey on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Steve Ames from New Orleans (PCL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Placed OF Travis Snider on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Tony Sanchez from Indianapolis (IL). American Association KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Signed LHP Michael Joyce. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Signed LHP Chris Salamida. Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS—Signed OF Trent Wilkins. ROCKLAND BOULDERS—Signed RHP Charlie Law. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Claimed TE Mickey Shuler from Buffalo. Agreed to terms with G Jonathan Cooper. BUFFALO BILLS—Signed OL Antoine Caldwell and Tony Hills. DENVER BRONCOS—Agreed to terms with C Steve Vallos, pending a physical. HOUSTON TEXANS—Activated DE Earl Okine from the active/PUP list onto the active roster. NEW YORK JETS—Agreed to terms with CB Dee Milliner on a four-year contract. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed CB William Middleton to a one-year contract. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released WR Justin Veltung. Signed RB Ray Holley.
July 19. “I’ve been taking the reps all week so I was kind of expecting it,” Collaros said Sunday at practice. “I’m just ready to go and I’m excited, it is my first start in a while.” Collaros, 24, spent most of last season on the injured list and sat No. 4 on the depth chart behind Ray, Jarious Jackson and Trevor Harris.
B4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, July 29, 2013
Winning often in UFC not enough BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SEATTLE — Little-known middleweight Trevor (Hot Sauce) Smith lost but left Seattle with a US$50,000 bonus cheque in his pocket and praise from UFC president Dana White. “I told Smith ’I didn’t even know your name yesterday,”’ White told reporters after Smith and Ed (Short Fuse) Herman won fight of the night honours Saturday with a wild, bone-rattling 15 minutes of action. “’I know your name today.”’ In contrast, Canadian welterweight contender Rory (Ares) MacDonald won comfortably but drew a tongue-lashing from his boss and boos from the KeyArena crowd of 7,816 after a methodical co-main event victory over Jake (The Juggernaut) Ellenberger. Such is life in the UFC, where winning often isn’t enough. The organization is set up to reward performance, with most fight contracts carrying an automatic matching win bonus. So an undercard fighter on a basic purse of $8,000 can double his pay with a victory. Each card carries $50,000 bonuses for fight of the night (for the winner and loser) and for submission and knockout of the night. The UFC is coy about the rest of its bonus structure but is known for cutting discretionary cheques for outstanding performances. “You want more money? Go get it,” said White, who has been under fire in recent months over fighter pay. “Go get it. Believe me, guys who deserve more money, we pay them. We pay the guys who make a difference.” Smith (10-4) and Herman (21-7 with one no contest) are not likely to win any titles but they put on a show, connecting on a combined 160 significant strikes in three rounds, according to FightMetric. Both fighters were repeatedly wobbled throughout the free-swinging fight, which drew oohs and aahs from the crowd. Herman’s post-fight celebration was interrupted by a precautionary trip to hospital where he was given a clean bill of health — at least as clean as it can be after such a beating. In a fight where defence seemed optional, Smith was good on 87-of-108 significant strike attempts while Herman connected on 73 of 129. In contrast, MacDonald connected on just 46-of118 significant strike attempts. Ellenberger’s figures were even worse, 19 of 97. Still Ellenberger looked like he had been in a fight, his face marked with bumps and bruises.
In the UFC, which is driven by pay-per-view buys and TV ratings, winning is not the only gauge of success. There has to be entertainment as well. MacDonald, ranked second among 170-pounders, clearly did not do himself any favours with his boss. “That fight sucked so bad,” said White, who said his Twitter “was insane tonight with people blowing up” over the bout. “If people are going to stay home Saturday, especially if they’re going to spend money (on a pay-perview), you better fight,” he said. “I don’t think he moved down the (rankings) ladder but do you think anybody’s screaming to see him in a fight again? ... We live in a business unfortunately where you’re as good as your last fight,” he added. Lose with panache in the UFC and you may still have some job security. Boring wins can get you a pink slip, as welterweight Jon Fitch learned. Fitch fought Georges St-Pierre for the welterweight title in 2008 and went 14-3-1 in the UFC but was cut after a 1-2-1 run. White’s rationale was that Fitch was expensive and on the downside of his career. It didn’t help that 13 of his UFC fights went to a decision. One can argue MacDonald’s win over Ellenberger in a key welterweight contender showdown was a triumph of strategy if not entertainment. Ellenberger (29-7) could not find a way to close the distance and the taller MacDonald (15-1) punched away from the outside. It was effective if not enthralling. Still the bout may go down as one of the worst received UFC co-main events, judging from the fan response throughout. The 30-27, 29-28, 30-27 decision was greeted by even more boos. Firas Zahabi, who trains MacDonald, called it “a great fight.” And while respectful of Ellenberger’s talents, he said it was up to the American to escalate his attack when he was down two rounds. “It would be foolish to be leading and then take a risk,” he said. “If you lose a fight like that, people will tell us we’re dummies.” The strategy was to use the jab and have Ellenberger, a powerful counter-puncher, face the risk/ reward of closing the gap. If he slipped a punch, MacDonald looked to elbow him — something that worked in the first round and made Ellenberger more cautious as a result, according to Zahabi. Straight kicks were another tool in the MacDonald arsenal, to discourage the shorter Ellenberger from slipping underneath. “You can’t slip a push kick,” Zahabi said.
While the renowned trainer acknowledges that entertainment is part of the puzzle, he pointed to former light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and boxing star Floyd Mayweather as examples of fighters who don’t always manage to put on a show. “You’ve got to take the good with the bad,” Zahabi said. “Some days we’re going to be entertaining, some days we’re going to be a little less. Believe me, we always want to be entertaining. But Jake Ellenberger is a very dangerous guy and he hits incredibly hard. “And he’s known to break jaws and faces, literally. So I wanted Rory to be careful and not get hit hard.” White saw it differently. “I don’t think he did anything,” White said. “He threw a few jabs and some front kicks. That’s all he did.” White also brought up Machida, ranking MacDonald-Ellenberger alongside the UFC 157 snoozefest between Dan Henderson and Machida, “another fight in the co-main event slot that overshadowed the main event and stunk the place out.” UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta was also down on the Seattle co-main event. “Lorenzo texted me and said ‘This is terrible.’ And I texted him back and said ‘Ellenberger’s freezing.”’ “And when he froze, Rory did nothing,” he added. Adding to White’s displeasure was that Ellenberger, an accomplished fighter who had won eight of his last nine bouts, had failed to deliver after talking trash in the buildup to the fight. “Hard to describe the emotions of adversity,” Ellenberger tweeted when the dust had settled. “Never an easy road to the top. Just disappointed in my performance. Didn’t perform close to how I can. No excuses.” For his part, a stony-faced MacDonald said: “I think I did exactly what I was supposed to do. I kept up my end.” It doesn’t help that MacDonald has a hard time getting his story across. A native of Kelowna, B.C., who fights out of Montreal, the 24-year-old MacDonald is a man on a fighting mission. He may be a personable type away from the cameras but he has the personality of a boulder at the podium. It has taken him time to get used to the media, he has acknowledged, and he clearly has a ways to go. He was received with cheers and boos at the weigh-in Friday. But there were far fewer cheers Saturday.
Jeter returns to Yankees lineup with a bang HITS A HOME RUN ON FIRST PITCH HE SEES TO HELP YANKEES END HOME RUN DROUGHT AND AVOID SWEEP
NEW YORK — Derek Jeter returned to the New York Yankees’ lineup — again — with customary flair, making an immediate impact on a team desperate for power. Jeter homered on the first pitch he saw from Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore, connecting Sunday soon after being activated from the disabled list for the second time this month. “It was fun — I’m tired,” Jeter said. “I worked hard to try to get back on the field.” The captain’s drive ended the Yankees’ nine-game homerless drought and helped them beat the Rays 6-5 to avoid a three-game sweep. It was New York’s first long ball by a right-hander since June 25. Jeter received a loud ovation and came out for a very quick curtain call, waving his cap from the next-to-top step of the Yankees dugout. “Derek provided a lot of spark for them,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said. The 13-time All-Star played shortstop for the first time this season and went 2 for 4 with an intentional walk and two
runs scored. He was on base for Alfonso Soriano’s two-run drive in the third and for his game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth. “A lot of great memories here with Sori,” he said of his teammate from 1999 to 2003, “and it was almost like old times.” To make room for Jeter, the Yankees placed designated hitter Travis Hafner on the disabled list with a right rotator cuff strain. Hafner has slumped to a .205 average. He hit the last of his 12 homers on June 25, a span of 67 at-bats. Jeter had his much-anticipated return July 11 — as the designated hitter — after missing the Yankees’ first 91 games because of a twice broken ankle. He was first injured during the opener of the AL championship series in October. But he sustained a Grade 1 strain of his right quadriceps running out a groundball against Kansas City and went right back on the DL. Fourth in the AL East, the Yankees went 4-8 during his second absence and are 55-50. New York has scored fewer runs than all but three teams in the American League this
season. “Hopefully I can help in any way, but we need contributions from a lot of people,” Jeter said beforehand. “It’s not like I’m some saviour coming in here all of a sudden we’re just going to start winning.” Manager Joe Girardi hopes he’ll be penciling the Yankees’ career hits leader in the batting order nearly every day from now on. “It changes our lineup. There’s no doubt about that,” he said. “And just his presence is important to this club. It’s been important for such a long time.” A favourable schedule should help keep Jeter playing every day at the start. The Yankees have off days Monday and Thursday next week, then only play six games before their next open day. Girardi said he’s been preaching a cautious approach for Jeter when he runs the bases, at least in the first few games of his comeback, to protect the leg. And despite having difficulty embracing the concept before the game, Jeter appeared to hold back a bit running out to grounders.
Quick goal gives U.S. 1-0 win over Panama to win Gold Cup BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Brek Shea sure knows how to make an entrance. Just 42 seconds after coming into the game as a substitute Sunday, Shea pounced after Landon Donovan whiffed a shot and poked the ball into the net. His goal in the 69th minute gave the United States a 1-0 victory over Panama and the CONCACAF Gold Cup title. It is the fifth Gold Cup title for the Americans, but their first since 2007. It also is the first international title as a coach for Jurgen Klinsmann, who won the 1990 World Cup and 1996 European Championship with Germany. “It doesn’t matter who scored today,” Shea said. “We won.” The U.S. is doing a lot of that lately. This was the 11th straight victory for the Americans, four more than their previous record, and they likely will leapfrog Mexico as the best team from the North and Central America and Caribbean region when the next FIFA rankings come out Aug. 8. When the final whistle sounded, the Americans on the field began celebrating while the rest of the team raced off the bench. Several players jumped up and down, and hugs and high-fives were exchanged. Klinsmann, who watched the game from a luxury box after being suspended for his tirade over the officiating in the semifinal, quickly made his way down to the field, pumping his fists in the air as he walked. “They wanted to send out a signal that they are the best group in CONCACAF, and they are,” Klinsmann said. “For today.” But their performance in this tour-
nament is likely to stay with the Americans for a while. At least until the next round of World Cup qualifying in September. Not only did they outscore opponents 20-4 in the tournament — no other team had more than 11 goals — but they showed they are deeper than they’ve ever been, with one young player after another stepping up. And one veteran, too. Despite his big whiff, Donovan was selected the tournament MVP. He finished with five goals and seven assists, a particularly impressive performance considering it followed a four-month sabbatical over the winter that cost him his place on the national team. “In terms of just having fun, it’s up there,” Donovan said. “I’m just enjoying being part of it, I really am.” Though Klinsmann picks his roster based on form, not reputation, he acknowledged it would be almost impossible to leave Donovan off the roster for the next round of qualifying. “He deserves every compliment for this tournament,” Klinsmann said. The only disappointment for the Americans was the loss of Stuart Holden with another right knee injury. Holden sprained his knee early in the first half, and while he will have further tests, Klinsmann said after the game that “it’s not looking good.” “We are very, very sad for him,” Klinsmann said. “We are very concerned about Stuey’s situation. It looks like a very serious knee injury.” While most expected a Mexico-US final, Panama had other ideas, upsetting El Tri twice on the strength of its stingy defence. Panama was just as dogged against the Americans early, crowding Donovan and Eddie Johnson and not giving the U.S. any space.
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New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game on Sunday, in New York.
SENIOR BRITISH OPEN BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOUTHPORT, England — Bernhard Langer and Mark Wiebe were tied after two playoff holes Sunday night in the storm-delayed Senior British Open when darkness suspended play at Royal Birkdale. They will finish the playoff Monday morning. Wiebe shot a 4-under 66 to match Langer at 9-under 271. Langer had a 70. They each parred the par-4 18th twice in the playoff. “Playing in the dark was a new one for me,” Wiebe said. “Hopefully, we’ll figure it out tomorrow.” Langer, the 2010 winner at Carnoustie, blew a two-stroke lead with a double bogey on the final hole of regulation after hitting into a green-
side bunker. Minutes earlier, Wiebe’s birdie putt at No. 18 came up short. “I gave it away,” Langer said. “I could bogey the last hole and win. I thought I hit a decent shot in the bunker, but it came out too low. “But I made two good pars in the playoff in the dark, so what can you say. I’m sorry to keep you all hanging round tomorrow.” Corey Pavin, Peter Senior and David Frost tied for third at 6 under. Pavin shot a 65, Senior had a 66, and Frost a 70. Rod Spittle of Niagara Fall, Ont., shot a 73 and finished 6 over for the tournament. Langer seemed in control most of the afternoon, making the turn in 2-under 32 and picking up another birdie at the 12th. But he dropped a shot at the 14th, before needing two shots to get out of the bunker and two putts on the green at the last. Wiebe made five birdies and one bogey in his round.
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Laura Solomons scored in a shootout to give the Red Deer TBS Rush a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Vipers in the women’s final of the Western Regional ball hockey championship Sunday at the Red Deer Arena. Solomons was the only player to score in the 10-player shootout as the host Rush finished the weekend with a perfect 4-0 record and will be invited to the Canadian championship next year.
THIS WEEK Today ● Senior men’s baseball: Gary Moe at Lacombe Stone & Granite, 6:30 p.m.; The Hideout vs. Printing Place, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief 1.
Angels 4 Renegades 2 The Red Deer Renegades have a solid core of veteran players, but as they look to continue to grow in the Alberta Major Women’s Soccer League it’s the addition of the younger players from Central Alberta that will play a major role. One such player is 17-yearold Sydney Daines of Innisfail. Daines, who is still eligible to play U18 soccer, has moved up to the Major League squad full time this year and hasn’t looked out of place. In fact she’s second on the team to league scoring leader Paula Dadensky with four goals in seven games. Her latest tally came Sunday in a 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Angels at RDC. Dadensky had the other Red Deer goal, notching her 12th goal in nine games. “I feel I’m improving a lot as this is the first year I’ve played outside on the wing,” said Daines, who played striker with the U18 squad and midfield earlier with the Renegades. “I like the position (on the wing). I like the speed and going down the outside, one-on-one and cutting in and the crossing plays.” Renegades assistant coach Paul Morigeau likes what he sees from Daines as well. “She’s a great kid, has a great deal of skill and = a great mental attitude. She works hard and isn’t easy to take off the ball, something we need a bit more of.” Daines played five games with the Renegades last season as a call-up from the U18 program. “That helped me come in this year, but it was easy as I knew some of the girls from the U18
team,” she said. Daines started playing soccer when she was eight and while it’s a sport she plans on using to help pay her way through college and university, she also plays a number of other sports. “I play all the high school sports and especially like basketball,” she said. “We went to San Diego last year, which was a lot of fun.” She also plays soccer with the Innisfail high school boys’ team. “We don’t have enough girls for a team, so the I play with the boys. It’s good as it gets me ready to play here. As well we beat Notre Dame last year, so that was good for the team.” With her father, Duane, one of the best saddle bronc riders of all time, it’s no surprise she’s also involved in rodeo. Last week she competed at the Canadian high school championships in Nanton and won the Canadian pole bending title. As for her future she’ll go into Grade 12 in the fall and then look toward college and as of now expects to attend RDC. The Renegades led 2-0 on Sunday, but a 25-minute letdown did them in. “We have peaks and valleys and we peaked for five minutes and had a 20-25 minute valley,” said Morigeau. “But it’s a learning process. We have to maintain our intensity. We play well then we lose our confidence and our poise on the ball. We try to do too much and rush things and turn it over. “We need to get over that hump. We’re over the bottom hump but we want to get into the top third of this league. We’re beating on the door and we’ll have to keep working at it. “There’s a lot of promise here. We have good young play-
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Red Deer Renegade Robyn MacDonald corrals the ball along the sidelines during the Alberta Major Women’s Soccer League game at RDC against the Edmonton Angels on Sunday. The Renegades lost 4-2. ers and a good older group to work with.” The Renegades are fifth in the league with a 4-5 record while the Angels are third at 7-3. They need to somehow catch the Angels, who are third among the northern teams, if they want to get into the provincials. “It’s a goofy system where the top three teams out of the north
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Tuesday ● Senior men’s baseball: North Star vs. The Hideout, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park 2.
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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR
● Parkland baseball: Lacombe at Rocky, 7 p.m.
Friday ● Tennis provincials: 3.0/4.0/5.0 categories, Red Deer Tennis Club. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Provincials, Great Chief Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Tier II provincials, Great Chief Park.
Saturday ● Men’s amateur golf: Central Alberta Amateur, Red Deer Golf and Country Club. ● Tennis provincials: 3.0/4.0/5.0 categories, Red Deer Tennis Club. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Provincials, Great Chief Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Tier II provincials, Great Chief Park.
Sunday ● Men’s amateur golf: Central Alberta Amateur, Red Deer Golf and Country Club. ● Tennis provincials: 3.0/4.0/5.0 categories, Red Deer Tennis Club. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Provincials, Great Chief Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Tier II provincials, Great Chief Park.
Monday ● Men’s amateur golf: Central Alberta Amateur, Red Deer Golf and Country Club.
and south advance and we’re relegated to the north,” said Morigeau. “I can see us finishing ahead of all the south teams except for the Callies and not make the playoffs. In the past it wasn’t a big concern of ours, but it is now.” The Renegades host the Angels again Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Edgar Park. drode@reddeeradvocate.com
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U16 Tier 2 Red Deer Renegade Eduardo Morales dribbles the ball by a Grande Prairie Wolves defender and goaltender during the gold medal game of the Red Deer Soccer Association tournament at Edgar Park, Sunday. The Renegades won the game 6-1.
Renegades win four medals at home soccer tournament The Red Deer Renegades won four medals at the annual Red Deer City Soccer Association tournament, Sunday. The Renegades won the U16 Tier II boys’ title with a 6-1 win over the Grande Prairie Wolves. The Renegades were undefeated as they beat the Coaldale Thunder 4-2, the Wolves 1-0 and the Calgary Foothills 98DA 5-0 in pool play. Coaldale downed the Foothills 5-4 in penalty kicks to take third place. The Renegades were double medalists in the U14 Tier II girls’ division, winning silver and bronze. The Renegades dropped a 2-1 decision to the Mill Woods Selects in the final while the Renegades (Paul) team beat the Mill Wood Selects (Lemoignan) 2-1 in the third-place game. Earlier the Renegades downed the Medicine Hat Rattlers 3-0 and Mill Woods (Lemoignan) 1-0 while the Renegades (Paul) tied the Blizzard 1-1 and Mill Woods 1-1. The U12 Tier II boys’ division saw the Renegades lose 4-2 to Medicine
Hat in the final after beating the Selects 1-0 in the semifinals. In pool play they edged Coaldale 3-2 and tied Sherwood Park Phoenix 2-2. The Renegades placed fourth in the U14 Tier II boys’ division, losing 3-2 in penalty kicks to the Edmonton Drillers-Hergerat in the bronze medal game. In pool action the Renegades edged Bonnyville 4-3 and Medicine Hat 4-0 and lost 3-2 to Calgary Southwest United. The Red Deer squad placed fifth in the U12 Tier II girls’ category, beating the Raiders 4-1. Earlier they lost 2-0 to Bonnyville and 4-1 to Medicine Hat. In the U12 Tier I girls’ competition the Renegades missed the medals by finishing with a 1-3 record in pool play. They lost 1-0 to the Storm, 4-1 to Mill Woods and 4-0 to the Southwest United and beat the Sherwood Park Phoenix 1-0. Southwest United were 4-0 to take first.
BANTAM AAA BASEBALL Brad Pope stroked a single and two doubles and drove in three runs as the Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves fell 15-8 to host Okotoks in their final bantam AAA baseball regular-season game. Jordan Muirhead cracked a two-run homer, Kelsey Lalor and Parker
Booth each cracked a double and Ethan Ropcean drew three walks in a losing cause. Zach Olson worked three and a half innings on the Braves mound, allowing nine runs on five hits and four walks while fanning five batters. Carter O’Donnell gave up five runs on four
hits over one inning — recording one strikeout in the process — and Andrew MacCuaig struck out the only batter he faced. The Servus Credit Union Braves will host the provincial bantam AAA tier 2 championship Friday to Sunday at Great Chief Park.
Rush 3 Vipers 2 (SO) The Red Deer TBS Rush were the hosts with the most in the four-team women’s division of the Western Regional ball hockey championship in Red Deer during the weekend. And they weren’t even supposed to be there. The Rush, a club team in the Red Deer Women’s Ball Hockey League, were not sanctioned to compete in the Regional but were added to the event at the last minute as a host team. From there, they wrote a winning script, posting a perfect 3-0 record in round-robin play and downing the Vancouver Vipers 3-2 Sunday at the Red Deer Arena to capture the Western title. “We weren’t really sure what to expect, we just wanted to come out and play hard,” said Rush captain Laura Solomons, who notched the lone goal of a 10-player shootout that followed a pair of scoreless 10-minute overtime periods. “It was a great opportunity for the team and a lot of fun. Everyone played really hard.” The Vipers erased a 1-0 deficit with second-half markers from Fran Kelly and Desi Clark, but the Rush got a late power-play goal from Justine Jackson to force overtime. Kathy Desjardins scored Red Deer’s other regulation-time goal. Solomons was the only TBS player to beat Vipers goaltender Cassidy Hendriks in the shootout, while Rush netminder Amy Friestadt stopped all five Vancouver shooters. Friestadt, named the top stopper in the tournament, turned aside 29 shots through regulation time and the extra frames. Hendriks made 23 saves. Desjardins was the top scorer and was also selected as the most valuable player in the tournament. The Rush, who won the Red Deer League championship and then added two players for the Western Regional, nipped the Vipers 1-0 in round-robin action and also posted 5-0 and 5-4 wins over the Calgary Knockouts and Edmonton Voodoo Dolls. Vancouver was 2-1 in the round robin, while Edmonton and Calgary finished 1-2 and 0-3. “We knew today’s game was going to be a tough one,” said Solomons. “To go to a shootout in the final was only right because the teams were pretty evenly matched.” Solomons, who will enter her fifth and final season with the Red Deer College Queens hockey team this fall, is hopeful that the success enjoyed by the Rush during the weekend will help the local city league garner more interest among prospective players. “I hope it does,” she said. “We have a pretty strong league and it’s getting better. I’ve been playing on this team for seven year and it’s really great how much all of the teams have improved. “Hopefully this will maybe get some more women to come out and play and grow the league even more.” The Voodoo Dolls defeated the Knockouts 5-0 in the women’s bronze-medal game. The Rush will be invited to participate in the Canadian championship next year. ● The men’s Western Regional competition consisted of B, C and D divisions. The Winnipeg Players beat Edmonton Top Shelf 4-1 in the B final, while the C and D titles went to the Edmonton Edge and Grande Prairie Ballers by virtue of respective 3-2 and 4-2 wins over the Coquitlam, B.C., Sabres and Wainwright Sioux. No Red Deer teams competed in the men’s divisions. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
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Families beam as pioneers inducted to Hall BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The rain, the gloom, the small gathering of fans didn’t matter. For the families of baseball pioneers Jacob Ruppert Jr., Hank O’Day and James “Deacon” White this was what they had long been waiting for. All three have been dead for more than seven decades. Now their legacies were secure with their induction Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “This is a day we will all remember for the rest of our lives,” said Jerry Watkins, great grandson of White and one of nearly 50 family members in attendance. “In my mind, the only way it could have been better is if my dad were here to see it. My dad loved his grandfather, he loved baseball, and he loved the Chicago Cubs. It was his lifelong dream to see his grandfather enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and it was his lifelong dream to see the Cubs play in the World Series. Dad, today you got one of them.” White, a barehanded catcher who grew up in Caton, N.Y., near Corning, was one of major league baseball’s earliest stars. In fact, he was the first batter in the first professional game on May 4, 1871, and laced a double. An outstanding hitter, White was regarded as the best catcher in baseball before switching to third base later in his nearly 20-year career. A deeply religious man, White was nicknamed “Deacon” and dubbed “the most admirable superstar of the 1870s” by Bill James in his “Historical Baseball Extract.” White played for six teams and had a .312 career average. He finished with 2,067 hits, 270 doubles, 98 triples, 24 home runs and 988 RBIs before retiring in 1890. “In my heart, I never believed this day would come,” Watkins said. “If my grandfather were alive today, he would say thank you to the Hall of Fame for this great honour, and he would say thank you to each of you for being here. So, on his behalf I say thank you.” Ruppert was born in Manhattan in 1867 and instead of college went to work for his father in the family brewing business. He also fashioned a military career, rising to the rank of colonel in the National Guard, and served four terms in Congress from 1899-1907 before becoming president of the Jacob Ruppert Brewing Co. upon the death of his father in 1915. Interested in baseball since he was a kid, Ruppert purchased the Yankees before the 1915 season for
$480,000, then proceeded to transform what had been a perennial also-ran in the American League into a powerhouse. He hired Miller Huggins as manager, Ed Barrow as his general manager, snared Babe Ruth in a 1919 deal with the Boston Red Sox that changed the dynamics of the sport and built Yankee Stadium in 1923. When Ruppert died in 1939, his teams had won 10 AL pennants and seven World Series in 18 seasons. “For my family, it’s a huge honour. I’m sure Uncle Jacob would be proud,” said Anne Vernon, a great grandniece of Ruppert. “It’s also very meaningful for my children. It has meant so much.” O’Day was born on the rural west side of Chicago in 1859 and played ball as a kid with his older brothers. He apprenticed as a steamfitter while pitching for several local teams. He turned pro in 1884, but his arm suffered mightily in seven years of action and he retired not long after leading the New York Giants to the National League pennant in 1889 and pitching a complete game to clinch the 19th century precursor to the modern World Series. During his playing days, O’Day umpired occasionally and was so proficient he was hired in 1895. After working a season in the minor leagues, he joined the NL in 1897 and went on to umpire more than 4,000 games. His greatest contribution to baseball was persuading those associated with the game to treat the men in blue with dignity. “He was almost a mythic figure in our family,” 70-year-old Dennis McNamara, a grandnephew of O’Day, said as he choked back tears. “I wonder, what does this mean? It means everyone is recognized at some point. You may not know it, but recognition does come.” O’Day’s most memorable call happened in September 1908 when he called Fred Merkle of the New York Giants out for not touching second base on what would have been a game-winning hit against the Chicago Cubs in the bottom of the ninth. Cubs second baseman Johnny Evers noticed it and appealed to O’Day, the only man in the history of the NL to play, manage, and umpire in the post-season. O’Day, who went on to manage the Cubs, called Merkle out on a force play, the game ended in a tie and the teams finished the season tied for first place. The Cubs won the makeup game and the pennant, their last, and O’Day never wavered in his ruling. “The lesson of Hank O’Day is do your best with
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BRIEFS Bucs play Stars in semifinals The Central Alberta Buccaneers will face the St. Albert Stars in an Alberta Football League semifinal Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. at Lacombe’s MeGlobal Athletic Park. The Bucs finished second in AFL regular-season play with a 5-1 record and earned a bye into the semifinals. The Stars advanced with a 26-6 quarter-final victory over the Lloydminster Vandals Saturday. The Buccaneers downed the Stars 45-14 in their lone regular-season clash July 13 at Lacombe. The first-place Calgary Gators will take on the Calgary Wolfpack in the other semifinal. The Wolfpack hammered the Grande Prairie 48-7 in a Saturday quarter-final. If the Gators prevail against their Calgary foes, they will host the championship game Aug. 17. If the Wolfpack and Buccaneers advance to the final, the contest will be played at Lacombe.
Bantam AAA Braves lose in provincial final The Red Deer Carstar Braves lost 3-2 to Fort McMurray Sunday in the provincial bantam AAA tier 2 baseball championship at Okotoks. Braedon Majeski worked six and two-thirds innings on the Braves mound, throwing 106 pitches before leaving with the game tied 2-2. Taran Oulten closed out the contest for the silver medalists, while Ty Elliott and Justin Logan each drove in a run. The Braves downed Fort McMurray 12-9 in their final round-robin game Sunday after downing the Okotoks White 7-5 Saturday. Carstar erupted for five runs in the third inning against Okotoks. Dylan Boreman got the win and Ian Chevalier came on to record the save. On Friday, the Braves wiped out
a 2-0 deficit and downed the Spruce Grove Sox 12-2 in five innings. Oulten and Majeski shared pitching duties, with Boreman and Tristan Hill each driving in a run and Ty Wagar going two-for-three with two RBI. Earlier in the day, Carstar ripped Sherwood Park 9-1 as Mac Guckert got the win with five innings of solid work on the mound. The Red Deer squad fell 4-3 to the Edmonton Cardinals Thursday, dropping them into the tier 2 ranks of the provincials. Logan pitched six innings before handing the ball to Majeski with Red Deer up 3-1. Oulten was onefor-three at the plate with two RBI.
Rampage fall to Crude in conference final Reid Swier fired three goals in a losing cause Sunday as the Red Deer TBS Rampage fell 9-6 to the host St. Albert Crude in the third and deciding game of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Junior B Tier 1 North Conference final. Taylor Osterman, Jordan Hemstad and Dion Daoust also scored for the Red Deer squad, which squandered a 5-2 lead. Rhett Baldwin was in net for the Rampage. The Crude won the best-of-three series 2-1, rebounding from a openinggame 12-6 loss at St. Albert to defeat the Rampage 9-6 Saturday at the Kinex. Baldwin and Bannack shared goaltending duties in Saturday’s setback. Troy Klaus scored twice for the Rampage, who got single goals from Swier, Mitch Vellner, Cole deGraaf and Pearce Just. Just netted three goals and Baldwin guarded the Rampage net in Friday’s series-opening victory. Swier and Daoust each connected twice and Klaus, Hemstad, Mark Griffith, Brandyn Blain and Arsh Hazrah also tallied for TBS.
DALLAS COWBOYS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OXNARD, Calif. — Lance Dunbar was limited to special teams work in the training camp scrimmage for the Dallas Cowboys. That’s good news for the second-year running back. It means he’s the backup to DeMarco Murray for now. The scrimmage Sunday was for reserves only, and the offence consisted mostly of thirdteam players and below. Since Dunbar didn’t take an offensive snap and is usually on the field with backup quarterback Kyle Orton — and sometimes Tony Romo — logic dictates that he’s No. 2. Dunbar isn’t using logic these days. “I don’t want to talk too fast, talk ahead right now,” said Dunbar, who was an undrafted free agent last year after finishing as the career rushing leader at North Texas. “It is what is it,
and we won’t know until the regular season. I guess you could say it’s looking that way.” The 5-foot-8 Dunbar made the practice squad out of camp last year, was activated in Week 5 at Baltimore and played in the remaining 12 games. His practice time and playing time increased as last year’s backup, Felix Jones, struggled with injuries. Dallas decided not to bring back Jones and drafted Oklahoma State’s Joseph Randle in the fifth round. Owner Jerry Jones hinted after the draft that Randle was the likely replacement for Jones, even suggesting that the diminutive Dunbar couldn’t be anything more than a thirddown back. Dunbar still has a lot to prove, but he’s been strong early in camp. “I want to establish myself every time I go on the field,” Dunbar said. “I want to show them I can play. It doesn’t mat-
ter if we had a draft pick or not.” Randle has been behind from the moment he was drafted after skipping his senior season at Oklahoma State. He missed the off-season after thumb surgery for an injury sustained in the bowl game last season. He’s been on the field for all of camp, but has struggled at times with dropped passes and muffed punt returns. He had his best day of camp Sunday simply because it was his busiest. He hasn’t been getting many reps, but took advantage of more chances with his best run of camp in one drill. He scored the only touchdown of the scrimmage. “His big challenge right now is getting snaps, getting reps, getting experience running this stuff over and over and over again,” coach Jason Garrett said. “He gets a chance to do that over the next five or six weeks.”
honesty and integrity,” McNamara said. When Lou Gehrig of the Yankees and Rogers Hornsby of St. Louis were inducted into the Hall of Fame, they never experienced a formal ceremony in Cooperstown. That changed Sunday, when the two, along with 10 other players elected between 1939 and 1945 were feted — Roger Bresnahan, Dan Brouthers, Fred Clarke, Jimmy Collins, Ed Delahanty, Hugh Duffy, Hughie Jennings, Mike “King” Kelly, Jim O’Rourke and Wilbert Robinson. Returning Hall of Famers took turns reading the text of those players’ plaques in their honour. Former Baltimore Orioles star Cal Ripken Jr., who eclipsed Gehrig’s longstanding record for consecutive games, was chosen to read the inscription on the Iron Horse’s plaque, while former Cincinnati second baseman Joe Morgan read Hornsby’s. Ruppert, O’Day and White — the Class of 2013 — made the festivities something out of the ordinary. For only the second time in 42 years, baseball writers failed to elect anyone to the Hall of Fame, sending a firm signal that stars of the Steroids Era — including Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens, who didn’t even come close in their first year of eligibility — will be judged in a different light. Mark McGwire, 10th on the career home run list with 583, has watched his vote totals decrease. He received 24 per cent in 2010 — a vote before he acknowledged using steroids and human growth hormone — and received 17 per cent this year on his seventh try. Six years ago, a record crowd of over 70,000 descended on this one-stoplight village for the induction ceremony honouring Ripken and Tony Gwynn. Sunday’s inclement weather — the start of the ceremony was delayed by rain — figured to affect the turnout, and it was sparse— only 32 Hall of Famers returned. Still, Tisch Farley and husband John drove up from the Philadelphia area and were in the front row of spectators behind a snow fence to the right of the stage. “We can say we’ve been at the most-crowded induction and the least crowded,” Tisch Farley said with a pained smile. It was John’s 20th straight year and the 12th for Keith Pittman of Terre Haute, Ind., but they played second fiddle to their annual Hall of Fame buddy, Jim Mishk.
Braves take home silver from Mosquito provincials BY ADVOCATE STAFF If you asked Red Deer Braves head coach Chuck Blackburn at the beginning of the season if he’d gladly accept a silver medal at the provincial mosquito tier II baseball championship he would have taken it. So when the Braves dropped a 12-1 decision to the Strathmore Reds in the provincial final at Great Chief Park Sunday it was disappointing, but not the end of the world. “The boys had a great year, especially considering where they started the season,” said Blackburn. “We had only one returnee from last year, so this was a huge step forward.” The Braves finished second in last year’s mosquito tier I championship and the majority of their players moved up to peewee.
“It was the first time at this level for most of the kids and it’s a big adjustment,” added Blackburn. “But we had a good season as we played a number of division I and II teams, played in Kelowna and here. This weekend was good, but we just ran out of gas. It’s a long weekend for 10 and 11 year-olds, but an enjoyable one.” The Braves had to play back-to-back on Sunday, finishing their round-robin pool with a 17-16 loss to South Jasper Place. It left them with a 2-2 record and in a three-way tie for second. However, they advanced because of a better runs-for-and-against. The Braves defeated the Edmonton Angels 11-6 and Spruce Grove 9-7 before losing 15-10 to Strathmore and South Jasper. Strathmore also beat Spruce Grove 7-1 and South Jasper Place 10-2 while losing 8-4 to the Angels.
Bills’ starting QB job to be based on who can win now THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Rookie first-round draft pick EJ Manuel has the raw potential. Veteran free-agent addition Kevin Kolb has six seasons of NFL experience. None of that will factor into Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone’s approach in determining which quarterback will win the starting job over the next six weeks. “What I look at is it’s really which players can we put on the field to win now,” Marrone said, after being asked if the Manuel has the edge because he’s regarded as the team’s future. “A lot of people talk about the future. And really the future for us as coaches and as a team is now.” Without preconceptions, Marrone will base his decision on what happens on the field in a competition that resumed Sunday night, when the Bills opened training camp with their first practice in suburban Rochester. Kolb got a majority of playing time with the starters, with Manuel spending most of his time with the second unit. Manuel wowed the crowd by hitting T.J. Graham on a pair of deep passes up the right sideline. He should have had another long completion, but rookie second-round pick Robert Woods dropped the ball in the end zone. Kolb was inconsistent hitting deep passes, but did complete a perfect-
ly placed touch pass to tight end Scott Chandler just inside the right sideline. Marrone plans to increase Manuel’s time with the starters, and expects to have both evenly split practices. Marrone also revealed for the first time on Sunday that he intends to pick his starter about 10 days before the Bills’ opener against the New England Patriots on Sept. 8. By then, Marrone expects it will be apparent to him and the entire team which one has earned the job. “You can’t succumb to speculation of down the road this person will be a better player,” said Marrone, the first-time head coach who replaced Chan Gailey in January. “I’m looking for who is the best player now.” Manuel has been excited for the opportunity ever since the Bills selected him with the 16th pick, making the Florida State product the only quarterback chosen in the first round of the draft in April. “I think it’s a huge opportunity,” Manuel said. “Obviously, I want to come out and make everybody happy, all the people in the front office.” At 6-foot-4 and 237 pounds, Manuel has the size and showed off his arm-strength during spring practices. And yet, the Florida State product still has much to improve after Marrone noted that Manuel lacked “polish.” Upon arriving at camp Friday, Manuel said he’s not taken a day off since
the Bills last practice on June 13. He’s worked on his footwork and mechanics, while also poring over the playbook to become comfortable with the up-tempo style of offence Marrone is introducing. “I think I made a lot of progress,” said Manuel, who went 25-6 as a college starter. “So I’m looking forward to seeing how I go out there and do.” Manuel has already moved up the depth chart after the Bills cut veteran Tarvaris Jackson last month. Centre Eric Wood liked what he saw from Manuel during spring minicamps. “He’s got some leadership skills, he’s got a great arm, athletic: A lot of things you look for in a quarterback,” Wood said. “Now comes time to make some plays when the pads are on.” For Kolb, competing for a starting job has become a familiar offseason exercise in his latest attempt to kick-start a career hampered by injuries. “I could probably just pull out a tape recorder from the last three years and hit play. It’s nothing new,” Kolb said. “It’s always been a competition. I’ve always had something to prove. And there’s no better way to go about it.” Staying healthy has been a key issue for Kolb, who has 28 touchdowns, 25 interceptions and a 9-12 record as a starter in 34 games split between Philadelphia and Arizona.
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The Wolverine slashes competitors THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — The Wolverine slashed monsters and minions to debut atop the weekend box office. The Fox film featuring Hugh Jackman’s sixth turn as the claw-wielding superhero opened with $55 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Last weekend’s top movie, Warner Bros.’ low-budget horror The Conjuring, slipped to second place, adding another $22.1 million to its take, while Despicable Me 2 was in third with $16 million. The Universal animated sequel, with its cast of cute, yellow minions, has made more than $600 million worldwide since it came out four weeks ago. The Wolverine, which is set in Japan and features an international cast, earned another
$86.1 million overseas. The film’s opening-week take surpassed the $120 million it cost to make, said Chris Aronson, Fox’s head of domestic distribution. “It’s a huge opening for the clawed one,” he said. “It played equally well from Maine to Maui.” Another Fox film, the animated snail-racing tale Turbo, was in fourth place with $13.3 million. Adam Sandler’s Grown Ups 2 followed with $11.5 million. Woody Allen’s latest, Blue Jasmine, enjoyed a stellar opening of its own, though on a much smaller scale. Starring Cate Blanchett, the film opened in just six theatres but still collected $612,767. “It’s one of the biggest opening per-theatre averages ever for a non-animated film,” said Paul Dergarabedian of box-of-
fice tracker Hollywood. com. Ticket sales this weekend were up almost 30 per cent over the same weekend last summer, he said. “It was a good weekend to be a moviegoer because the choices just got a lot more interesting,” Dergarabedian said, noting a mix that includes animated, independent and big-budget action offerings. Fruitvale Station, the Sundance festival winner already generating Oscar buzz, opened across the country and edged its way into the top 10, contributing to a summer box office that is up more than 10 per cent over last year. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Hollywood.com.: 1. The Wolverine, $55 million ($86.1 interna-
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tional). 2. The Conjuring, $22.1 million. 3. Despicable Me 2, $16 million. 4. Turbo, $13.3 million. 5. Grown Ups 2, $11.5 million. 6. Red 2, $9.4 million. 7. Pacific Rim, $7.5 million. 8. The Heat, $6.85 million. 9. R.I.P.D., $5.85 million. 10. Fruitvale Station, $4.65 million.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A Hillary Rodham Clinton miniseries timed to precede the 2016 presidential election is part of NBC’s effort to create “event” programming that will draw viewers to the shrinking world of broadcast network TV, NBC’s programming chief said Saturday. “We need to be in the event business. I think you’re going to hear that from every broadcast network,” said Bob Greenblatt, NBC Entertainment chairman. The four-hour miniseries Hillary, starring Diane Lane as the former first lady and secretary of state, is one such bid for distinctive programming, he said. The goal is to woo viewers who are increasingly drawn away by cable TV’s eye-catching, critically acclaimed fare like Mad Men and Breaking Bad and other media choices. Broadcasting’s audience is shrinking by 4 per cent to 7 per cent annually, Greenblatt told a meeting of the Television Critics Association. “Anything that can shake up the landscape and say, ’we have something special”’ would be considered part of the varied group of event projects, he said. At NBC, that ranges from the new fall game show Million Second Quiz to big-ticket scripted fare including Hillary and other projects announced Saturday: Rosemary’s Baby a four-hour version of the Ira Levin novel that was adapted as a 1968 movie; an adaptation of Stephen King’s Tommyknockers, and Plymouth, about the Pilgrim’s journey and settlement in America. A six-hour miniseries about Cleopatra is in development, Greenblatt said. Although Clinton hasn’t announced her intention to seek the Democratic nomination for president, Greenblatt spoke as if her candidacy is expected. Hillary could air before Clinton announces her decision, but the timing has yet to be determined, Greenblatt said. He didn’t address how such a miniseries, which will track Clinton’s life and career from 1998 to the present, might affect the presidential contest. The part of former President Bill Clinton has yet to be cast. Lane’s credits include the feature films Unfaithful and Under the Tuscan Sun and the TV movie Cinema Verite. Online: http://www.nbc.com
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KEY Adeline Adelia & Donald Garith 1934 - 2013 Mrs. Adeline and Mr. Donald Key have joined each other in eternal rest. Peacefully, Adeline passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 and was joined by Donald on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Announcements later. Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040
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PAULL Stella Gertrude 1917-2013 It is with heartfelt sadness, the family of Stella Gertrude Paull on July 23, 2013 at the age of 95 years. A memorial service for Stella will be held at the Bentley Community Church, Bentley, Alberta on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Memorial contributions in Stella’s honour can be made to the Bentley Community Church 4633 - 53 Avenue, Bentley, Alberta T0C 0J0. Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe & Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”
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How & When to†Invest In Oil Why are US†oil prices higher than ours? RRSP and TFSA eligible. Red Deer, Aug 12, 7:30 AM RSVP 250.765.6412
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Lost
IPHONE 5 lost between Collicutt and Chilabongs on July 20. 403-347-5657 ask for Brendon Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT
JACKET, green. Went missing June 12, at the Lakeside Community Hall. If found please call 403-782-3031 LOST: iPhone, lime green case. Most likely lost in Highland Green area. Please call 403-346-3920
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MISSING from Collicutt Centre July 20, approx. between 4-6 pm, a Addias Gym Bag with clothes, wallet & keys. Any info call 403-318-7300, 347-2946
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FOUND: Female blonde coloured cocker spaniel. 3 miles east of Red Deer, just north of Parkland Nurseries. Call 403-340-0052
CLASSIFIEDS CIVIC HOLIDAY Hours & Deadlines OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED MONDAY AUGUST 5, 2013 Red Deer Advocate Publication dates: SAT. AUGUST 3 TUES. AUGUST 6 Deadline is: Fri. August 2, 5 p.m. Red Deer Life Sunday Publication date: SUN. AUGUST 4 Deadline is: Fri. August 2 - NOON Central AB Life Publication date: THURS. AUGUST 1 Deadline is: Fri. August 2, 5 p.m. Ponoka & Lacombe Express Publication date: WED. AUGUST 7 Deadline is: Thur. August 1, 5 p.m. Rimbey Publication date; TUES. AUGUST 6 Deadline is: Thurs. August 1, NOON Stettler & Weekender
Publication date: WED. AUGUST 7 FRI. AUGUST 9 Deadline is: Fri. August 2, NOON Sylvan Lake News & Eckville Echo Publication date: THUR. AUGUST 8 Deadline is: August 2, 5 p.m. Bashaw Publication date: WED. AUGUST 7 Deadline is: Wed. July 31, noon Castor - Regular deadline Have a safe & happy holiday CLASSIFIEDS 309-3300
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ROSETH Wayne Gordon Wa y n e G o r d o n R o s e t h passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on July 24, 2013 at the age of 57 after a summer water ski. Wayne was born on April 23, 1956 in Oxbow, SK. He is survived by his parents Helen and Gordon; his brother Rick; his niece Tracy (Peter) Saik and his dog Misty; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and all his co-workers at Cast Away Sports over the years. A Celebration Of Wayne’s life will be held at the Alliance Community Church in Sylvan Lake on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. Cremation to follow at the Rocky Mountain Crematorium. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Wayne’s name to the charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151
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Coming Events BURDICK Pauline Pauline Burdick of Sylvan Lake passed away on July 23, 2013 at the age of 98. She is survived by her daughters Della (Jack) Wilde of Red Deer, Marie (Dick) Noble of Charleston, Tennessee, Margaret (Paul) Stone of Rocky Mountain House, Thelma (Tom) Warner of Fulton Illinois, Edi Reber of Red Deer and extended family, Karen (Laurence) Lanciault of Red Deer, Victoria (Mike) Prusak of Winfield and extended family; son Brian (Elspeth) Burdick of Calgary; 26 grandchildren; 59 great grandchildren; 7 great great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Paul Burdick; sons Harold and Alfred Burdick; daughter Linda Alker (Burdick); infant son and daughter; son-in-law Dwayne Reber and also 4 sisters and 3 brothers. A Funeral Service for the late Pauline Burdick will be held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Sylvan Lake, Alberta on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Pauline’s name to the Lung Association. Condolences may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151
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ASHLEY & FRIENDS PLAYSCHOOL Accepting Fall Registrations 3-5 yr. olds. Limited Space avail. 403-343-7420
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Companions
Oilfield
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Oilfield
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Part-Time Admin Assistant Required
(Temporary-Maternity leave.) Family-owned business in Red Deer is looking for a self-motivated individual, with strong communication skills and a good work ethic. Duties include $2500 Bonus answering and assisting Every 100 days customers over the phone, IMMEDIATE OPENINGS daily accounting, maintainOil & Gas Well Testing ing employee files, and assisting the Management Supervisors/Night Foremen, Experienced/Inexperienced Team with clerical and Junior Day/Night Operators administrative requireMust have H2S, First Aid, ments at multi-locations valid driver’s license. within Red Deer. Must Pre-employment Drug have own transportation. screening Health/Dental Benefit Plan Competitive Wages. is available. Ability to Benefit Package multi-task in a fast paced Please submit resume with environment, and experireferences to: ence with Microsoft Excel apply@wespro.ca is an asset. Your or by fax to (403) 783-8004 advanced people skills and organizational acumen Only individuals selected for will make you an excellent interviews will be contacted candidate. Please email resume with references to timhire@telus.net Only those selected for interviews will be contacted. A growing, well established ASME fabrication facility is recruiting for
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BLACKFALDS LIBRARY is looking for a P/T JANITOR, experience an asset. email resumes to library@ blackfaldslibrary.ca Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds
Medical
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A position for an RN, LPN or RDA is avail. for one day a week ( Wed.). We offer a friendly working environment and staff. Please bring your resume to 215-5201-43rd St. Red Deer or fax to 403 341-3599
Senior Piping/ Vessel Draft-Person Candidate must demonstrate proficiency with AutoCAD. Knowledge of Inventor & Compress. Proven record of successful projects. Strong computer skills, Technical aptitude and Problem solving capability are required. We offer above industry wages and comprehensive benefit package. Please email resumes to careers@fusionpro.ca or fax 403-347-7867 Start your career! See Help Wanted
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Oilfield
COLTER ENERGY SERVICES IS NOW HIRING
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WELL TESTING: Supervisors Night Operators Operators
Fluid Experts Ltd.
Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced
Class 1 Operators
to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision. Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: sharon@fluidexperts.com
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Have current Safety certificates including H2S Be prepared to work in remote locations for extended periods of time Must be physically fit Competitive wages, benefits and RRSP offered
Please email resume with current driver’s abstract to: www.colterenergy.ca Under Career Opportunities
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SINGLE 63 yr. young man, non smoker, social drinker, likes classic rock & custom cars. Looking for Female companion. Reply to Box 1050, c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4R 1M9 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
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Fracturing Operators Nitrogen Pumper Operators Cement Operators/Cement Bulk Drivers Coil Tubing Supervisors / Operators Bulk Plant Operator Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanics / Apprentices
100.7FM THE RIVER is looking for a P/T receptionist/sales assistant to fill for maternity leave. Duties include phones, mail, sales proposals, bank deposits and various other duties. Apply by July 31st to Daryl Holien 3617-50th Ave. Red Deer,AB T4N3Y5 or dholien@ harvardbroadcasting.com EXELTA GYMNASTICS is looking for a P/T office assistant. Duties include answering phone, taking registrations and general reception duties. Email resume to: info@exelta.ca Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.
LOOKING for receptionist at busy hair salon. No exp. necessary. Please bring resume to Just Cuts North #250 6130-67 St. Red Deer. Attn: Jenn
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Oilfield
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GLOBAL TUBING CANADA is currently looking for additional shop hands for our growing company. We are looking for permanent/ fulltime employees either with Coil Tubing Servicing experience or without. There is room for advancement for the entry level employees. Pay will be based on experience. Call 403-346-9231 for more information or drop resume off at 7754 47th Avenue Close, Red Deer, Alberta. 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 LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148
Oilfield
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Oilfield
Pressure truck operators and class 1 drivers. Small company, good money, paid benefits. Looking for responsible, safe, drivers and operators. Phone 403391-8004 for details. haulinacid.com Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds
Oilfield
PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)
Night Supervisors (2-4yrs experience)
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SERVICE RIG
Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND
Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan!
Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants
must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for. Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule. Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
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Casandra@mwsrig.com Fax: 780-678-2001 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Please apply for these positions in the manner specified
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3rd, 4th year apprentice or Journeyman
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AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC
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3rd & 4th year apprentice or Journeyman
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APPRENTICE POWERLINE TECHNICIAN
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EQUS, Canada’s largest member owned utility, requires an apprentice. Based in Innisfail, you will learn the Powerline trade as you assist with installation and servicing a variety of electrical services in our rural area. We require a High School diploma, including math, and experience in trades or heavy equipment operation Please apply by August 2, 2013 to
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TREELINE WELL SERVICES
Has Opening for all positions! Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits. Please include 2 work reference names and numbers. Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please. Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!
Growing Central AB. Prod. Testing Co. is accepting resumes for Exp. Supervisors, Night Operators & Operators. Positions are safety sensitive. A valid Driver’s Licence, H2S and First Aid Tickets are req’d. Successful Applicants will be notified. Please fax resume with current tickets to (403)887-0343 or email: hr@versatileenergy.ca
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Accounting Technician Our firm has an opening for an accounting technician. Preference will be given to applicants having a Business Administration diploma or equivalent and related work experience. We offer a very competitive wage, employer provided parking and benefit package and a great work environment with private office. Please forward a resume for confidential consideration to: Olsen Joly LLP Chartered Accountants 2nd Floor 4620 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 3S9 Fax: 403-755-5624 Email: atoepfer@ojca.net Website: www.olsenjoly.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Restaurant/ Hotel
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F/T & P/T COCKTAIL WAITER /WAITRESS Apply in Person w/resume to: BLACKJACK LOUNGE #1, 6350 - 67 St.
FRATTERS Speakeasy Venue is looking for an experienced chef/cook & front end mgr. Competitive wages,great atmosphere. Stop in 1-5 weekdays or email at info@fratters.com 5114 - 48 ST. LUAU Investments Ltd. (O/A Tim Hortons) Food Counter Attendant F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Must be avail. weekends $11.00 per hour. 4217 - 50 Ave. 6721 - 50 Ave. 7111 - 50 Ave. timhire@telus.net 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
THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a well experienced F/T HOSTESS F/T BARTENDER. Must have Ref’s & Exp. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.
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Sales & Distributors
1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s, is Hiring Salespersons Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Good English and communication skills, Customer service oriented. F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $14.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales@gmail.com
RED Deer based Acid hauling company looking for a Salesperson. Fax resume to 403-346-3766
WATCH It! Bower Mall
WatchIT! specializes in the retail of premium watches & select sunglass brands.† At WATCH IT! we know that the secret to our success is our people. If you are a team player, energetic, positive & sales motivated, we currently have a position for you!† We are looking for full time, part time and casual staff, as well as an assistant manager at our new store located in Bower Mall. We will be looking for staff to begin on the 24th of August. Please email resumes to wes.heck@watchit.ca.
Teachers/ Tutors
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EXPERIENCED VALVE PERSONNEL & ASSISTANTS WANTED Advantage Valve in Sylvan Lake is moving into a new facility and expanding. We are looking for experienced valve personnel and assistants. Knowledge in API, ANSI and Actuated Valves with ability to deal with customers in service would be an asset. We offer competitive wages & benefit package. EMAIL: cliff@ advantagevalve.com or FAX: 403-887-1463
is now accepting resumes for the upcoming turnaround season
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Pipefitters Welders Boilermakers Riggers Field Administrators
DANCE INSTRUCTOR Join our dynamic team and share your passion and ALSO ACCEPTING love of dance with students RESUMES FOR of all ages and abilities. PERSON(S) Now Hiring for Fall 2013. EXPERIENCED WITH Submit resume and cover * Quality Control letter to: office@ * Towers reddeerdancemagic.com * Skilled Mechanical Labourer GUITAR INSTRUCTOR: Are you a musician looking * Welder Helpers to share your passion for Please email along with music with those in your resume all safety tickets community? Join our dynamic team and share and trade tickets. Please your talents & love of music s p e c i f y w h i c h p o s i t i o n with students of all ages you’re applying for. Email: resumes and abilities. Now Hiring for Fall 2013. Submit resume @newcartcontracting.com & cover letter to: office JOURNEYMAN or @reddeerdancemagic.com
Trades
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Carpenters & Labourers for work in Red Deer
Business Opportunities
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Truckers/ Drivers
4th.Yr. Apprentice Plumber/Gas Fitter req’d for small shop in Westaskiwin area. Competitive wages & health plan. Submit resumes to: jwillplmb@xplornet.ca or fax to: 780-312-2889 or call 780-387-6087
Central AB based trucking company requires
Owner Operators
& Company Drivers in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558
CLASS 1drivers req’d for road construction. Truck and pup exp. Living allowance incld. Fax 403-309-0489
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$14.50 base/appt, FT/PT summer openings, customer sales/svc, conditions apply 17+, training given. Call Today 403-755-6711, Apply Online @ work4students.ca
to assemble cabin • packages out of town. Jobs available immediately. • Please phone • (780) 484-2224 for more information.
AES INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. looking for an energetic/ enthusiastic individual for our receiving department. Fax resume to 403-342-0233
ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk (Reliable vehicle needed) CLEARVIEW AREA 83 papers daily $444.00/mo. DEER PARK AREA 61 papers daily $327.00/mo.
ROSEDALE AREA 113 papers daily $605.00/mo. Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information
CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:
ANDERS AREA DRIVER req’d. for city & rural deliveries, must be able to work alone and with others. Duties incl. driving, shipping/receiving and customer service. Class 3 with air ticket and abstract is req’d. Drop resume off at Weldco #11, 7491 49th Ave. or fax to 403-346-1065. No phone calls please. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer. MEGA CRANES is looking for a ticketed crane and boom truck operator. Must have Class 1. Good wages, benefits, 10% holiday pay, RRSP’s, and most evenings and weekends off. Fax resume to 885-4269 or email cathy@megacranes.com TRUCKING company based out of Red Deer looking for experienced Class 1 drivers for winch tractor used for heavy hauling and tank truck operators. Top wages and exc. benefit pkg. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766
Roofing, Siding or General Contractors •
Shipper / Receiver
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MICHENER AREA 131 papers daily $777.00/mo.
KNOTTY PINE CABINS IS SEEKING
MECHANICAL Business in Central Alberta is Now hiring Journeyman HVAC Technicians. Experience in A/C, Residential and Commercial. Service background a must. Estimating an asset. Applicant must have valid drivers license and be willing to work on call rotation. Competitive Salary. Please submit resume to wcmltd@telus. net or fax 403 783-3531
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EASTVIEW AREA 110 papers daily $589.00/mo.
Outside Sales Rep
for our solutions driven sales team. Experience in air compressors and pneumatics a definite asset. Base + commission + mileage + benefits. For Red Deer & area. Apply: del.trynchuk@cea-air.com
Of Red Deer is seeking exp’d. carpenters for the agricultural industry. Must have drivers license. Call Brad 403-347-6562
Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Addinell Close/ Allan Street Allsop Ave/Close Archibald Cres. INGLEWOOD AREA Issard Close Ingram Close LANCASTER AREA Long lose Lancaster Drive Lawson Close/ Landry Bend/Close SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres./ Stanhope Ave. VANIER AREA Vanier Drive/Volk Pl. Vold Close Victor Close/ Vincent Close Viscount Drive/ Violet Pl. Viscount Drive/ Voisin Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300
FALL START
Community Support Worker Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades GED classes days/ evening Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available. 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca
ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK
in CLEARVIEW AREA Cole St. & 1 Block of Cornett Dr. $62.00/mo. DEER PARK AREA Dunning Cres & Dunning Close $62.00/mo. ALSO Dixon Ave & Close & Dunlop St. $62.00/mo. GRANDVIEW 40A Ave & 47 St. area & N. side of Ross St. MOUNTVIEW 43 Ave & 35 St. & area. $67/mo. TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113.00/mo. ALSO Timberstone Way, Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., Thompson Cl., Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. $200.00/mo.
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with class 3, air. All safety tickets required. Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town. Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015
EXPERIENCED sheet metal installer req’d. Residential new housing and/or replacement expertise req’d. Call Brad 403-588-8399 or email brad@ ComfortecHeating.com
CUSTOM Energized Air is a leader in compressed air technology and requires an
BRAATT CONST.
Qualifications • Minimum two years of payroll experience, preferably in a high volume, fast paced environment. • Completion of or in the process of completing PCP certification from the Canadian Payroll Association. • Knowledge of Federal and Provincial payroll legislation and employment standards. • Benefits administration experience would be an asset.
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Drillers & Helpers to Drill for Pilings
Competitive compensation in a low pressure environment working with a great team. pumpingcompany@ gmail.com or fax: 403-342-0226 Attn: Charlie Re: Mechanic Position
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is looking for a career minded, experienced GYROTRAC OPERATOR Must be willing to work away from home. Class 1 license. Wage is negotiable. Company benefits.Variable shift. Full time. References required. Please fax your resume to (888) 509-1726 or email: k.szczerba@ arbortechservices.ca
Description: • Provide direct support and backup to the Payroll & Benefits Coordinator. • Maintain payroll systems and ensure information is available on a timely basis. • Assist with new employee orientations (payroll and benefits), and employee inquiries regarding payroll and benefit. • Administer group insurance benefit program. • Administer group savings program. • Assist in compiling employee timesheets and preparing for payroll.
SMITH ROOFING & SIDING Looking for EXPERIENCED SIDERS & ROOFERS. Call 403-782-4771 or 403-350-6571 WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED
Successful candidate will have shown dedication & precision in their work. Must have over 5 years heavy duty exp. Some fabrication/ welding exp. preferred. Priority will be given to licensed journeyman. Scheduled time off.
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Blackfalds, Alberta
EQUIPMENT MECHANIC Yr. Round 8-5 Shop Work •
Apply at: Email: careers@ clarkbuilders.com Fax: 1-888-403-3051 www.clarkbuilders.com
PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
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
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Trades
FINISHING HOE & DOZER OPERATORS
WE are looking for a F/T Assistant Cook, wage $13.50 hr/ 40 hrs./wk. Mail resume to: House of Eka 502, 4747 - 67 St.T4N 6H3
NOW HIRING
The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.
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Busy road construction company looking for
The hourly rate will be $13.10. Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161
Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds
UFA Rocky Mountain House Currently seeking Full & Part Time Truck Drivers Benefits Offered Fax Resume to 403-845-7903 OR Email to dmatthews89@yahoo.com
Trades
THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS must be avail. nights and weekends. Must have:
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website: www.cathedralenergyservices.com Methods to Apply: HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.
PROFLO Production Seperators is currently taking applications for PRODUCTION TESTERS Candidates must have oilfield experience, enthusiasm, willingness to work hard and be on call 24/7. H2S, First Aid, PST and/or CSTS. and a valid drivers license are the basic training req’d for the position. We are a small busy testing company with big standards. Please send a resume via email to info@proflo.net or fax to: 403-341-4588 Successful candidates will be called and put to work as soon as possible.
HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC
Fax your resume to: 403-729-3236 Attn: Andy or Darry or email to bunwel@telusplanet.net
Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Driver’s License required! Must be willing to submit pre access fit for duty test, as well as drug and alcohol Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 Ability to work in changing climate conditions
You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
Central Alberta Oilfield Construction Company
bbassett@equs.ca
Must be able to Provide own work truck Leadership and Supervisory skills- mentor and train crew Strong Computer Skills Operate 5000psi 10,000 psi (sweet and Sour wells) Collect Data - pressure, rates, temperatures Assist in Rig in and Rig out of equipment Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m locations across Western Canada REQUIREMENTS:
Mustang Well Services Ltd.
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Restaurant/ Hotel
Call Jamie 403-314-4306
CONSTRUCTION LABOURER
Canalta has an immediate opening for a Construction Labourer to join our growing and fast paced organization. The position may require some travel. Mileage reimbursement is provided. The successful candidate will provide support and take direction from the project site supervisor. The successful candidate must be: • Punctual • Self-motivated • Able to work well under pressure, meet deadlines & take direction • Prior construction experience is an asset Please submit resumes to brent@canalta.com. We thank all candidates who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. CRYSTAL GLASS is seeking MOBILE REPAIR OPERATOR. Must have vehicle, pay is hourly and commission. Will train. Drop off resume at: 4706-51 Avenue or fax 346-5390 or email: branch208@crystalglass.ca
Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA WESTPARK AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting. Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $. 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
B10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, July 29, 2013 y,
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Misc. Help
GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com HARVARD PARK BUSINESS CENTRE LTD in Springbrook is looking for a Maintenance/Painter for immediate employment. Must not be afraid of heights. Please fax resume to 403-886-5003
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1630
EquipmentHeavy
TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
1650
Farmers' Market
THE JUNGLE FARM Strawberries Now Avail. Monday-Saturday 8-6. Also available, pickling cucumbers. Call 403-227-4231 www.thejunglefarm.com Follow us on Facebook.
1660
Firewood
AFFORDABLE
Homestead Firewood
,
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Cats
BEAUTIFUL 2 Calico kittens, 1 gorgeous rose colored male, desperately need loving homes. Very playful & active. FREE. 403-782-3130
1860
Sporting Goods
AS NEW 4 seater golf cart $5000 403-347-1526
1900
Travel Packages
TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.
Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
LOOKING for laborers and flaggers for road construction. Fax 403-309-0489
Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of INNISFAIL Packages come ready for delivery. No collecting. Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316 SOURCE ADULT VIDEO requires mature P/T help 3 pm-11 pm. weekends Fax resume to: 403-346-9099 or drop off to: 3301-Gaetz Avenue
SUBWAY All Red Deer Locations Hiring Immediately
Food Counter Attendants Are you looking for a career opportunity with excellent benefits, a mature working environment and opportunity to advance? If so, Subway has a position for you! Please apply online @ mysubwaycareer.com or Drop resume off in person at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive Or email to careers@rdsubway.com or Call us at 403-342-0203
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
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Household Appliances
APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 MOVING: Deep Freeze, apt. size, in good cond. $80. 403-347-0104
Household Furnishings
1720
MATTRESS - Double, Country Rest Platinum. $75. 403-346-7825
WANTED
Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514
Stereos TV's, VCRs
1730
SONY STEREO, holds 3 CD’s, $50. Hardly used; SONY Radio, Cassette & CD player, $15. 403-340-0675
Misc. for Sale
1760
2 BDRM. LAMPS, $15. JUICER, $25. 403-340-0675 20’X40’ PARTY TENT Almost new. Can be seen standing. $1300. Table & chairs also avail. Avail. Aug. 5th. **SOLD**
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stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990
1530
Auctions
FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227
3 PIECE white wicker outdoor patio set. Loveseat, & 2 chairs. $75. 403-346-7825 BEAUTIFULLY designed, ladies motorcycle helmet, size small, $50. 403-340-0675
AGRICULTURAL
CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290
2140
Horses
16 YR. old QH Sorrel gelding, 15.2HH, very well broke, neck reins, backs up, spins, rode down roads, ready to go to good home, more info 403-783-4943 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912
Manufactured Homes
3020
Houses/ Duplexes
4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes
3050
2 BDRM. 4 appls, no pets $875/mo. 403-343-6609
ORIOLE PARK
2 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $1025 rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage. avail. Sept.1. Call 403-304-5337
3060
Suites
2 BDRM. adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, lrg. suite, Avail now or Sept. 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337 3810 47 ST. Spacious 1 bdrm., bsmt. suite, stove, fridge, security Adult only, no pets. $790. 403-343-0072 GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $825, D.D. $825, N/S, no pets, no partiers, avail immed. 403-346-1458 LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111
MORRISROE MANOR
1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852 PENHOLD, 2 bdrm apt. 3 flr. no pets. Aug. 1. $840./mo. $500 s.d. 403-596-8571
THE NORDIC
1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444
Rooms For Rent
2 BDRM. well cared for condo, North of river. Upgraded w/ hardwood floors, 4 appl. Avail. immed. $975 mo. & s.d.Call Linda **RENTED**
32 HOLMES ST.
1 1/2 blocks west of mall, 3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. balcony, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, rent $1245 SD $1000 Avail. Immed. 403-304-7576 or 347-7545
HALMAN Heights
3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse LARGE box of assorted 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, light bulbs, take all $15; no pets, n/s, rent $1445 power rakes for lawn mow- SD $1000 avail. Aug. 1 1. Certified Appraisers 1966 er, two 15” & one 16” all 403-304-7576 or 347-7545 three for $15; 2 part bags Estates, Antiques, of lawn fertilizer (16-20-0) INGLEWOOD 2 bdrm, 2 bath Firearms. $15 & $10; 3 large carpet executive condo. Heated Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. pcs. beige, all $10; set of underground parking. N/S, 347-5855 bike hanging racks $10; no pets. Professional single or couple preferred. large box of clear plastic Building jars, all $10; 3 boxes of 403-350-3722 / 780-479-1522 misc. nails, nuts, bolts, etc. Supplies KITSON CLOSE $8/box, 2 stainless steel newer exec. 3 bdrm. SOLID wood Cedar clad wine racks ea. holds 12 bi-level townhouse 1447 bottles $10/ea, bar shelf 5’ door 24”w, with x 9 3/4”w $10; 16 Country sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, hardware/frame & Western cassette tapes blinds, lg. balcony, fenced $100 403-227-2976 $16; 29” long pry bar $10; in rear, front/rear parking, no dogs, rent $1445 garage storage cabinet 6’ x SD $1000. n/s 3 4 ” w x 1 2 d Avail. Aug. 1 Clothing $30 403-314-2026 403-304-7576 / 347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK SOUTH African ladies 3110-47TH Avenue, C h a m o i s s u i t , X S , 2 3 ” Cats 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, waist, lined skirt, mint generously sized, 1 1/2 cond., $200 403-227-2976 baths, fenced yards, MOTHER CAT & KITTENS CELEBRATIONS full bsmts. 403-347-7473, TO GIVE AWAY. Sorry no pets. Black, and Black & Grey. HAPPEN EVERY DAY www.greatapartments.ca 403-340-3562 IN CLASSIFIEDS
MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225
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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190
Realtors & Services
4010
Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers
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1590
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Choosing the Right Realtor DOES make a Difference Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta (403) 341-9995
Houses For Sale
4020
FREE Weekly list of properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com
To Advertise Your Business or Service Here
1280
FANTASY
EVESTROUGH / WINDOW INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS CLEANING. 403-506-4822 Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. GUTTERS CLEANED & with oilfield service International ladies REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 companies, other small businesses and individuals VELOX EAVESTROUGH RW Smith, 346-9351 Cleaning & Repairs. Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Reasonable rates. 340-9368 Private back entry. 403-341-4445
MASSAGE
Now Open
Cleaning
1070
Complete Janitorial
www.performancemaint.ca 403-358-9256 VINYL SIDING CLEANING Eaves Trough Cleaned, Windows Cleaned. Pckg. Pricing. 403-506-4822
Contractors
1100
BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980
CONCRETE???
We’ll do it all... Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or Ron 403-318-3804 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 MAMMA MIA !! Soffit, Fascia & Eaves. 403-391-2169 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. Call Roger 403-348-1060 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.
Escorts
1165
MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161
TCM Massage Therapy EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight Insurance avail. 8 am-9 pm www.mygimex.org LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* 4606 48 Ave. 403-986-1691 INDEPENDENT w/own car
Moving & Storage
1300
Painters/ Decorators
1310
JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888 PAINTING BY DAVE Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust. 2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates. All work guaranteed. We carry WCB & Liability Insurance. 403-307-4798
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1200
GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089 TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999
Massage Therapy
1280
1372
Misc. Services
1290
5* JUNK REMOVAL
Property clean up 340-8666 GARAGE door service. Save 50%. 403-358-1614 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT
HOT STONE, Body Balancing. 403-352-8269
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
Condos/ Townhouses
1420 1430
LAWNS, hedges, & Junk Removal, 403-358-1614 TREE BRANCHES REMOVED ing central AB. 403-318-4346 & Trim Hedges 403-896-2108 Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serv-
SUV's
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
2007 LAND Rover Range Rover, 4X4, supercharged V-8, loaded, $33,888. 7652-50 Ave. Sport & Import
4040
MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2231
Acreages
4050
2003 Ford Excursion 4X4, 7.3 L diesel, $16,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import 2001 YUKON trailer pkg, hwy. kms, loaded $5000 obo 403-986-7204 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o. 403-348-1634
Trucks 6.99 +/- Acreage located 1 hour from Red Deer. Private location on D.U. quarter (with access). 2 lakes near-by. One of the most abundant areas in AB for duck, goose, & white tail hunting. Property incl. power, well, stock waterer, cabin, bunk house, pasture, 5 wire barbless fence, mature shelter belt, Spruce, Poplar. Park like landscaped incl. apple trees, cherry, flowering crab, etc. & beautiful garden. $365,000. 403-340-3370
5050
2012 SILVERADO 1500 4x4. p. windows, locks, mirrors, wood box liner, step sides, tow package, air, cruse tilt, 5.3 L motor, ext. cab. 13,000 kms. $28,900. Ron 403-843-1162
4090
Manufactured Homes
1978 NORFAB, 14x72, FREE for Moving. 403-887-2920 MUST SELL By Owner. Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225
2010 CHEV Silverado LT 4X4, Z-71, dual exhaust, cold air intake, iron cross bumpers, 24,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import
4100
Commercial Property
4110
SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs. 400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615
2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Exc. cond. Loaded, $10,900. 403-340-3562 1999 DODGE Dakota Truck, V6, Power, Air, 125,000 km, Good cond. 403-343-0075 or dlnovak@shaw.ca
Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.
4130
Cottages/Resort Property
1997 DODGE Ram 1500 145,000 km. Manual, 4x4, gas, canopy. $6500 obo. 403-728-3161 or 304-4239
Motorhomes MAMEO BEACH,
4160
(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail. 403-304-5555
FINANCIAL
CLASSIFICATIONS 4400-4430
Money To Loan
4430
LOW INTEREST FINANCING
Borrow up to 20K and pay $387./mo. at 8%. Personal & small business loans. Bad credit OK. Call Toll Free 855-331-5322
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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300
Cars
5030
5100
ONE OF A KIND
1985 Vanguard 24’, completely re-built inside & out. Better than new! All work done by Gord Schmitt RV Services in Lacombe. Can be seen at 25 Fulmar Cl, Sylvan. Fred, 403-887-4631 Make me an offer I can’t refuse.
Fifth Wheels
5110
2000 COACHMAN Catalina 28 1/2’ super slide out, new tires/batteries, immac. cond, must be seen to appreciate $8990 403-877-1414
Tires, Parts Acces.
5180
4 - M&S tires, 215/60R15 Radial LL600. $200 firm. 403-309-7387 or 403-392-6138 (cell) MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR 1998 SUNFIRE. $100 OBO. 403-343-0823
Auto Wreckers
5190
RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal. AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519
Vehicles Wanted To Buy
5200
A-1 WILLY’S Parts Place Inc. Will haul away salvage cars free in city limits. Will pay for some. Only AMVIC approved salvage yard in Red Deer 403-346-7278 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519
WINDOW / EVESTROUGH CLEANING. 403-506-4822
Yard Care
Executive Touch Massage (newly reno’d) (FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650
www.laebon.com
BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315
VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Seniors’ Flooring Pampering at its Services BEST! LAMINATE and hardwood 403-986-6686 ATT’N: SENIORS installers, com/res, Come in and see Looking for help on small professional, reliable, 30 jobs, around the house yrs. experience 403-358-0091 why we are the talk such as yard landscaping, of the town. bathroom fixtures, painting, Handyman www.viimassage.biz concrete or flooring. James
Services
Locally owned and family operated
Laebon Homes 346-7273
Pinnacle Estates
classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com
1130
MUST SELL New 2 Storey 1550 sq.ft 3 bdrm, bonus room, 2.5 bath, $379,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550
Lots For Sale
Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 Eavestroughing
at www.garymoe.com
MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550
Sandy lake front, 33’x122’, fenced. Older, cozy, furnished, 3 bdrm., fireplace. $450,000. 1-780-489-1520, 975-1812
1000-1430
1010
At least VIEW ALL OUR 37 dead PRODUCTS after bus plunges off road in Italy 5040 5030
Cars
NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550
CLASSIFICATIONS
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MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft. Dbl. att. garage. $409,900. 403-588-2550
Income Property
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Massage Therapy
MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft. 3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550
3090
3190
Lot
3030
LEGAL SUITE
Deer Park bungalow in mint cond. 2 bdrm. on main floor, tiled laundry/bath, new kitchen cupboards, 950 sq. ft. Legal suite downstairs, private entrance, insulated between floors, laundry seperate, washer/dryer, fridge/stove all newer, large back yard, deck, gas BBQ hookups, new 2 car det. garage. $345,000 403-340-3370
CLEAN, quiet, responsible, Furn. $525. 403-346-7546
LARGE 2 bdrm, with new paint, new carpets, security MOUNTVIEW: Avail now, cameras, private parking, 1 fully furn bdrm. for rent. $550/$275. Working or new appls. to over 40 year old quiet tenants. Laundry Student M only. 403-396-2468 on site, heat & water incl., no pets for $950 rent/$950 Mobile damage. 403-341-4627.
Condos/ Townhouses
4020
FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225
rentals CLASSIFICATIONS
Houses For Sale
Newly Reno’d Mobile
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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390
3040
THURS. 5 P.M. 2010 CAMARO 1LT,3.6L, Synergy Green option package, sunroof, 29,638 kms., $24,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import 1994 FORD T-Bird, 2 dr., loaded. clean. 352-6995
EASY!
The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Red Deer Advocate want ad. Phone 309-3300.
ROME — A tour bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy on Sunday night after it had smashed into several cars that were slowed by heavy traffic, killing at least 37 people, said police and rescuers. Flashing signs near Avellino, outside Naples, had warned of slowed traffic ahead along a stretch of the A116 autostrada, a major highway crossing southern Italy, before the crash occurred, said highway police and officials, speaking on state radio early Monday. They said the bus driver, for reasons not yet determined, appeared to have lost control of his vehicle. Hours after the crash, firefighters said that they had extracted 37 bodies — most of the dead were found inside the mangled bus, which lay on its side , while a few of the victims were pulled out from underneath the wreckage, state radio and the Italian news agency ANSA reported.. The radio report said 11 people were hospitalized with injuries, two of them in very critical condition. It was not immediately known if there were other survivors or any missing. Rescuers wielding electric saws cut through the twisted metal to better probe the interior of the bus, stopping occasionally in silence to listen for any cries for help, even as the bodies were put into coffins to be taken to a morgue. Reports said as many as 49 people had been aboard the bus when it ripped through a guardrail after slamming into several cars, then plunged some 30 metres (100 feet) off the highway and into a ravine near a wooded area. In its plunge, the bus tore away whole sections of concrete barriers as well as guardrail. The concrete lay in large chunks in a clearing in a wooded area where the bus landed. State radio quoted Avellino police as saying the bus driver was among the dead. Occupants of cars which were hit by the bus stood on the highway near their vehicles. One car’s rear was completely crumpled, while another was smashed on its side. It was not immediately known if anyone in those cars had been injured. The highway links western and eastern Italy across the south.
Millions attend mass with Pope in Rio BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Pope Francis’ historic trip to his home continent ended Sunday after a marathon weeklong visit to Brazil that drew millions of people onto the sands of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana beach and appeared to reinvigorate the clergy and faithful alike in the world’s largest Catholic country. Dignitaries including Brazilian Vice-President Michel Temer turned out at Rio’s Antonio Carlos Jobim international airport to bid farewell to the Argentine-born pontiff after a visit marked by big moments. They included a visit to a vast church dedicated to Brazil’s patron saint, a rainy walk through one of Rio’s dangerous slums and a papal Mass that was one of the biggest in recent history. Speaking from a white stage on the sands of Copacabana on Sunday, Francis urged a crowd estimated at 3 million people to go out and spread their faith “to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent.” “The church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you!” he said to applause in his final homily of World Youth Day festivities. Later Sunday, he issued a more pointed message to the region’s bishops, telling them to better look out for their flocks and put an end to the “clerical” culture that places priests on pedestals — often with what Francis called the “sinful complicity” of lay Catholics who hold the clergy in such high esteem. Despite a series of organizational snafus, including a subway breakdown Wednesday that stranded hundreds of thousands of people for hours, Francis’ visit was widely hailed as a success by the Vatican, pilgrims and everyday Brazilians alike. His nonstop agenda was followed live on television for all seven days, his good nature and modesty charming a country has seen the phenomenal rise of Protestant and evangelical Pentecostal churches in the past decades.
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Man finds flirtatious behaviour hurtful Dear Annie: I’ve been with “Betty” not have spoken to the repairman like for 20 years. Last week, a repairman that. came to fix the phone line. On his way She said she did nothing wrong. out, Betty followed him and said in a Who’s right? — Fuming in Florida sexy voice, “I like bald-headed men. Dear Fuming: It is disrespectful You come back.” for Betty to flirt with other Betty didn’t know I overmen. heard what she said until However, you know she I walked in after she had is a flirt and doesn’t follow picked up the phone to call through. We don’t think it her girlfriend. She then told has anything to do with her the woman that it probably feelings for you. hurt my feelings. Flirtatious people beShe’s right. It hurt my have this way without feelings and made me rethought, and either minialize she really didn’t care mize or don’t realize how one whit about me. When hurtful it can be for their I called her out on it, she partners. claimed she was just being We know it will be difMITCHELL friendly. ficult, but instead of turn& SUGAR I told her that was a liting this into an argument, tle too friendly — it was a we suggest you quietly and blatant invitation for the resincerely tell Betty that you pairman to come back to see love her and are committed her. Of course, she denies to her, and that you know that’s what she intended. she wouldn’t behave this way if she unBetty refuses to discuss this with derstood how much it hurts you. (She me and blows up if I say anything. She also could get into some big trouble if has always been a real flirt, although she flirts with the wrong guy.) to my knowledge, she’s never actually Then let it go. She will be defensive, done anything. But I feel she should but we hope she pays more attention
Monday, July 29 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Stephen Dorff, 40; Genesis Rodriguez, 26; Alexandra Paul, 50 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: A rare aspect is taking place today! Seven planets unite in a harmonious alignment which will encourage peaceful actions and kindness towards one another. Gratitude for the smallest things in life will gift us with much inner enlightenASTRO ment and a soul filled with DOYNA bliss. Let the heavens do its magic and disperse some combined healing force. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this will be a highly spiritual year for you where a combination of emotions and built-in patterns will help you move closer towards your future goals. Someone in your entourage may be of great assistance to you and contribute in furthering your career. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may uncover that you do have a softer spot within you. You are not only about competition or conquering your adversaries. You are able to put your spear down and consequently, to feel comfortable about others taking the leadership role. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t hide yourself under your defiant aura by remaining still when you know there’s plenty of opportunity out there that can be gained by simply letting your guards down. You will not change your core values when you let yourself open up to new possibilities. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It may be hard for you to focus at one thing at a time since you require continuous mental stimulation. Remain systematic and less scattered in your thoughts. You will be amazed just how great life can still be without splitting yourself in million pieces at once. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will be given great powers to control your mood swings by entrusting in the people surrounding you and in the life you are living in. You won’t feel your peace jeopardized once you give yourself permission to live in the moment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being popular doesn’t necessarily mean an improved quality of life or a measurement in your power status. You can still gain appreciation and adoration by remaining more humble and less flamboyant as you may usually tend to be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Breathe in and out slowly and deeply. Stop analyzing every single detail in your life, which is out of your control. You don’t want to miss out on the beautiful energy out there which can open up many golden doors for you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Pleasing everyone at all time scan be a work in itself. Instead of being everyone’s friend, put your needs and wants first and foremost. Have faith in yourself even if you cannot balance everything in your life. You have your limits too. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): At times, others may be strongly intimidated by your forceful nature and your poignant aura. Your life doesn’t have to be a total mystery to others. Learn to open up and let others into your heart. You may invite in more blissful energy that you could have imagined. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As adventurous as you like to be, holding your horses might bring you more goodness than create you limits. Be systematic and slow down. There is so much more to enjoy in life if you learn to take one thing at a time and in slow motion. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Give yourself a well-deserved break and don’t take life so seriously for once. Responsibilities and obligations can wait while you indulge yourself in some fun-loving activity. Don’t let guilt be your shadow. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are a true visionary that can go far with your eccentric ideas and unusual thoughts. Don’t let this vision take you too far while you could simply stay put and indulge into what the present has to offer. Appetizing opportunities are right under your nose. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Not knowing the precise solution to a certain dilemma should not stop you from acting on your gut instinct. Don’t let conflicting emotions stop you from taking a risk or two today. Have faith in your abilities. Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer/columnist.
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TWO-HEADED TURTLE SAN ANTONIO — A two-headed turtle born last month at the San Antonio Zoo has become so popular that she has her own Facebook page. Zoo officials say the Texas cooter, named Thelma and Louise for the female duo in the 1991 Oscar-winning movie, has been doing well. Spokeswoman Debbie Rios-Vanskike (van SKYKE’) says the turtle eats and swims, and added that the two heads — named Louise Left and Thelma Right — get along. The Facebook page on Sunday showed photos of the quirky reptile and imaginary conversations between the two heads.
Canadians turn to crowdfunding to generate money for all types of causes BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Crippled by mounting financial debt, father and son duo David and Brian Best had few options left to save the potato farm their family has operated in Tryon, P.E.I., since the early 1930s. It was a customer who dropped in to Best Acre Farms to buy seed potatoes that sparked the family’s current bid to save their livelihood — crowdfunding. “I told him I was pulling strings to find out how I can source money, and he said, ’Well, you might try crowdfunding’,” said Brian Best. Best did just that, and without a crop in the ground, he has dedicated much of his time to the online campaign, which aims to raise $200,000 by Aug. 1. As of Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS T h u r s d a y , t h e ‘THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE.... IS David Best, left and his son Brian campaign on Indiegogo.com has VERY CRITICAL IN A CROWDFUNDING are in a field of daisies that generated around should be full of potatoes at this CAMPAIGN LET IT BE A POTATO $8,000. time of the the year. The father FARM, LET IT BE A SOLAR WATCH, “The people and son run the family farm that that are grasping LET IT BE COFFEE DOWN THE STREET, has run into debt and to try to it ... know how WHATEVER IT IS.’ important a famkeep the farm going they have ily farm is to pro— SANDEEP PILLAI turned to crowdfunding on the ducing food,” he UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO STUDENT internet. said. WHO HAS STUDIED CROWDFUNDING Websites like Indiegogo.com are drawing people from across Canada to crowd- for nothing more funding, and the types of campaigns they fund vary than something to wear and something to eat. That’s widely. Whether it’s building a school in Africa or all I would take with me. That’s devastation with a trying to securing the release of an alleged video capital D,” said the 73-year-old man, who has worked that appears to show Toronto’s mayor smoking crack on the farm his entire life. “We’re hoping (the crowdfunding campaign) will cocaine, the possibilities are endless. Regardless of the cause, the components of a suc- help get things lined up for another year, but time cessful crowdfunder often remain the same, said will tell.” Sandeep Pillai, a graduate student at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management who has studied crowdfunding. “That ability to engage people ... is very critical in a crowdfunding campaign. Let it be a potato farm, let it be a solar watch, let it be a coffee down the street, whatever it is,” said Pillai. “When a crowdfunding campaign does not become successful, it’s because you were not able to engage the crowd.” Pillai said the idea of crowdfunding isn’t new, but its accessibility is. Duties include arranging financing for vehicle “It’s a sign of the times,” said Pillai. “There’s a venue to do it, before there was not.” purchasers and the sale of insurance products, In Halifax, residents can see the success of the extended warranties and vehicle appearance Brooklyn Warehouse’s crowdfunding campaign as protection products. Business office experience they drive past the restaurant in the city’s north end. preferred, but will train the right candidate. About two years ago, co-owners George and Leo Christakos crowdfunded $23,000 over 60 days to avoid Lucrative compensation plan based on salary and the bank and expand the restaurant. commission, excellent work environment and George Christakos said aside from the obvious financial benefit, crowdfunding also doubles as a benefits. Only high performance candidates need marketing campaign. apply. “It is an incredible way to create awareness and Please send your resume to: marketing for an upcoming project,” said Christakos. “You’re able to give a customer a lot more. There’s a doug@reddeertoyota.ca tremendous value to it.” Fax: 403.346.4975 Pillai agreed, saying that anyone who contributes to the campaign is already a customer without even having stepped into the business. “The crowd is also having more of a say in the products that are being developed,” said Pillai. “It’s the best way to get feedback from people.” Earlier this year, Christakos undertook another crowdfunding effort to replace the restaurant’s kitchen. He used a blog to inform his customers and Durabuilt Windows and Doors is one of Western Canada’s largest provide updates on the progress of the campaign and window and door manufacturers servicing consumers, contractors and renovations. retailers. 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Pillai said successful crowdfunding campaigns If you possess the following: have a goal and an end result that the potential con• Post-secondary education in business/Marketing or related trainings tributor can easily grasp. • 2 to 3 years outside sales experience “It is absolutely critical that when you set up a • A solid relationship with a builders or business-to-business environment campaign, you define the goal,” said Pillai, contrast• Strong skills in business relationship development and management. ing Christakos’ kitchen renovation with a fundraiser • Strong organizational, time management and English communication to “cure world hunger,” for example. skills. “The crowd has to understand what the product • Valid driver’s license. is, and you must ask, ’Is this something that you can and look for: get people passionate about?”’ • Unlimited earning opportunities with a solid salary base with great David Best is hoping enough people share his pasbenefit package. sion for potatoes. He says now that a mortgage sale • Company is paying for your car, gas and phone that was scheduled for earlier this month has been • Opportunities of continuous learning • Exciting and advanced sales career put off, the family is focused on paying down enough debt to plant a crop next year. NOW, it is time to submit your resume to “If I lost the farm, I would have worked a lifetime
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in the future. Dear Annie: A friend used Facebook to set up a raffle as a fundraiser to help a cousin who lost his wife. I donated several things and also attended the dinner held at a church facility and bought many raffle tickets. We were excited to see who the winners were, but toward the end of the event, we were informed that the drawing would be held later at someone’s home. The next day, I sent an email through Facebook to the coordinator asking whether the winning names would be shared, and she told me all winners would be notified. I have not heard another word, and a list of the winners was never posted. Several months have passed, and I’m beginning to get suspicious. A few of the donated jewelry items were not visible the night of the raffle, and a gift certificate donated by another relative was missing. My cousin asked for a list of the winners and never received it. What do you think of this? — Frustrated Donor Dear Frustrated: Either the coordinator is poorly organized and hasn’t