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THE ART OF VENTRILOQUISM

RCMP set to revamp services

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Policing in Red Deer is in the midst of a major overhaul.

Leading the charge is Red Deer’s top cop, Supt. Warren Dosko, who says changing Red Deer’s image of being a dangerous place to live starts with delivering a good police service.

In the 18 months that Supt. Warren Dosko Dosko has been on the job, the wheels have been set in motion to revamp the service so residents feel safe in their own community.

Dosko said on Tuesday that the RCMP strives to deliver a strategically focused police service that uses its resources efficiently and effectively.

He said police can only control the services they deliver.

“We need to make sure our focus and that our eye is on the ball and that we are using our resources strategically to address what our issues are,” said Dosko. “We need to ensure that our efforts are focused on community safety and they are intentional. Doing things because we have always done things is no longer acceptable. We need to challenge that status quo.”

A common reaction from the community is that more officers on the streets will reduce crime. Dosko does not believe in that philosophy for most cases. He said there’s a time when more policemen are needed and when their roles have to be articulated.

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Ventriloquist Val Hilliker of Bluffton holds up her caterpillar puppet named Mr. See as a group of children in Blackfalds holds their caterpillar puppets aloft as well. Hilliker brought her ventriloquist show to the Blackfalds Community Hall on Tuesday to introduce the Camp Curious participants to the art of being a ventriloquist. For eight weeks this summer, children in Blackfalds have had the chance to participate in a variety of week-long camps offered by the town.

Family demands answers about man’s death

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The former spouse of a man who died of a heart attack at the Red Deer Remand Centre in 2009 refuses to give up her efforts to find out more details surrounding his death.

In late 2009, Alberta’s Fatality Review Board recommended that a fatality inquiry not be held.

“As far as they were concerned it was natural causes,” said Carole Korth of Hughenden, a village located about 240 km east of Red Deer.

Terrence Douglas Poulton, 49, died on Jan. 21, 2009, inside a cell. He had been arrested a few hours earlier.

A Calgary medical examiner’s autopsy report revealed that Poulton died of atherosclerotic and hyperten-

sive cardiovascular disease, and that the prescription painkiller oxycodone may have contributed to his death. The drug level was higher than expected for the prescribed dose and may have resulted in him appearing intoxicated.

Poulton was arrested after police found him in a snowbank near a road.

Under the Fatality Inquiries Act, the board can decide against holding an inquiry if it’s satisfied the death was due to natural causes and could not be prevented, and that the public would not be served by a public inquiry; or that there was no meaningful connection between the death and the nature or quality of care or supervision that was provided.

Korth said not knowing the details is eating away at her family, including the couple’s twin 18-year-old daughters, and attempts to get more informa-

tion have been unsuccessful.

“We left it alone for three years and there’s still no closure. It still bothers us. We want to know what happened that night. Why can’t we know? We’re his family.”

They want to know if Poulton actually was arrested or just being housed, what time he arrived at remand, how often staff checked on him, and why he wasn’t taken to hospital instead of remand, she said.

The autopsy report said that emergency medical services personnel were called to Poulton’s cell but resuscitation was unsuccessful.

“I think there was a heck of a lot they could have done. He would have asked to go to the hospital.”

Korth said she may go to court to access police and remand files. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Impressive collection of Civil War memorabilia going up for auction Ed Egyedy was always a familiar face to Linda Baggaley, a face she would often see at auctions — events the quiet Edmonton man would often walk away from with a sword or two.

But Egyedy’s unassuming presence long belied the fact that he owned perhaps the most impressive collection of western and Civil War memorabilia in the country. On Saturday, Egyedy will begin the process of divesting himself of that vast collection, and it will be Baggaley and Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers that have the joy of doing it for him.

“I haven’t heard of anything in Canada this big over the last 10-15 years, if ever,” said Baggaley.

Inspired by Westerns and motivated by a love of history, Egyedy began collecting when he was 10. Now in his 50s and desiring to build his retirement dream home, he has chosen to sell off many of his items at an auction.

Among the items that will be auctioned off on Saturday are leather riding boots from the mid-1800s, an officer’s folding chair that would have been used in the American Civil War, and over 40 saddles, including some

used by the North West Mounted Police, complete with pommel saddlebags. There is also a saddle used by 16-time world champion rodeo rider Jim Shoulders.

There are artworks, bear traps, and old advertisements aplenty among the collection, too.

“He’s a very private person. He bought all over Canada and the U.S. but he never displayed ever at shows, so a lot of people never really realized what he had,” said Baggaley.

“We’ve had a bit of Civil War stuff before . . . but never an officer’s chair.

Those boots of his, I didn’t even know they existed, because I know a lot of the leather from the Civil War era didn’t survive.”

Baggaley said she has heard from people from as far away as North Dakota and Nova Scotia who are coming up for the sale.

Egyedy’s collection makes up about half of the 700-plus items that will be auctioned off at the auctioneering company’s Premiere Firearms Auction.

The action gets underway at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with a free preview running Friday from 3-8 p.m.

Baggaley said Egyedy will be at the Friday preview and at the sale. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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Items from Ed Egyedy’s personal collection that will be auctioned off at the Premiere Firearms Auction on Saturday sit on display. Among the hundreds of items from the collection include an officer’s folding chair from the Civil War and a saddle used by famous rodeo cowboy Jim Shoulders.

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CENTRAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

Lack of tickets sales, volunteers prompted event’s cancellation

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF It was a tough decision, but when the math was done and the Central Music Festival didn’t have enough volunteers or ticket sales, the logical thing to do was cancel the upcoming event.

Mike Bradford, Central Music Festival Society president, made the decision on Sunday to cancel this weekend’s event and then set about contacting everyone he had to. The festival was to run from the coming Friday through Sunday.

“We had to make a decision based on the fact we needed 700 more paying customers and we couldn’t count on them just showing up at the gate the day of the festival,” Bradford said on Tuesday. “It was an easy decision in that respect. That’s a big risk to take, especially when you have to meet a payroll and cover production expenses, which are close to $50,000 for the weekend.”

Just a week before the show would have gone on, Bradford said they had only sold 100 advanced tickets when they needed to sell 800 in total. As well, they were really lacking in volunteers, having half as many as they would like to have to run the festival smoothly.

“Without a full compliment of volunteers, that brings up safety and efficiency issues.”

Tickets will be refunded to those who purchased them. Bradford said they would return the money by either reversing the online purchase or cutting cheques if need be.

With most of the material and equipment expected to show up today or Thursday, Bradford said they were able to cancel deliveries.

“All the ancillary tents, chairs, tables, electric power and all that stuff we get in, a lot of it is supplied by local sponsors as in-kind donations,” said Bradford. “The only supplier we deal with is the for the big stage cover, which is in Calgary and we were able to cancel it in time.”

It is unclear what will happen to the $5,000 to $6,000 in public money the festival received from the City of Red Deer and Red Deer County.

“We’ll find out — it was earmarked for specific functions,” said Bradford.

Deposits were made on some of the 26 performers, including Randi Boulton, Captain Tractor, Bill Bourne and Amos Garrett. Bradford said he contacted as many of the sponsors and performers as possible and talked with them personally prior to the public announcement.

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POLICING: Standards a critical step “It’s a very thin line around that more crime, more policemen,” said Dosko. “Sometimes the answer would be yes because if the policemen have to investigate certain crimes then absolutely you need the policemen to do that — but if the policemen are going to be doing other types of work, then maybe other employees could accomplish that work without it being a policeman. We need to find the right balance.”

A critical step in the process was city council establishing policing standards or benchmarks for RCMP this year. These set the foundation for future policing talks around allocation of city funds and measurements of success.

Several policing initiatives emerged from the report that will unfold over the next year. Dosko said one of the biggest drivers is the economics of policing and delivering a cost-effective service.

Dosko said that means stepping outside the tradi-

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Some of the 100 children registered in a soccer camp in Red Deer line up for a penalty shot kicking drill on Tuesday. The week-long day camp, offered by the Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, running in the sports fields in Eastview Estates combines a Bible study with sports, says pastor David Boettcher. With volunteer coaches, the children aged 4-12 are learning about the Bible, Gods love and their savior, says Boettcher.

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18-month-old girl found dead at unregistered day home

CALGARY — Calgary police have charged a man with manslaughter after a woman he was involved with was hit by a car.

Police say Lacey Yvonne Manion, 33, was in the car, then got out and was struck by the vehicle while on a sidewalk Monday afternoon.

An autopsy has concluded she died of blunt force trauma.

Kristoffer Del Campo, 30, is to appear in court Wednesday.

Both Manion and Del Campo were among four people charged in Medicine Hat, Alta., in May relating to fraud allegations involving credit cards, forged documents and stolen identities.

Relatives say that Manion grew up in Kamloops, B.C., as the youngest of five siblings.

They also say they were aware of her run-ins with the law and were concerned for her well-being.

Witnesses to Monday’s crash said they were alerted to the event when a man began screaming for help.

BROOKS — Mounties say an 18-month-old girl has died at a day home in southern Alberta.

RCMP say they got a call on Monday afternoon to a home in Brooks.

Police and EMS found an unresponsive, nonbreathing child at the unregistered day care home.

Efforts to revive the child were unsuccessful.

Brooks RCMP and Calgary medical examiner’s office are investigating.

Police say the day home operator is co-operating in the investigation.

tional models of policing to look at the opportunities to deliver service in a way that is equal or even better than the current service.

In Red Deer, 60 per cent of the police calls are considered Priority 3: they do not require immediate attention, such as vandalism or vehicle theft. Dosko said it’s still a crime and there’s still a victim, and service is required.

But Red Deer RCMP do not have enough officers to attend all those calls. There are 134 officers at the detachment. Four new front-line constables and four supervisors will join the force in October.

Dealing with non-urgent calls and freeing up resources for more urgent crimes is a high priority.

One avenue is an 18-month pilot project to start next spring that will have an unarmed or civilian staff respond in person to Priority 3 calls.

Part of the detachment’s strategic shift is to ensure the right people are doing the right things at the right time.

A person would go to the victim’s house, collect information from the scene and provide crime prevention and victim services information to the victim.

Dosko said some of the police services, including crime prevention and intelligence gathering, do not have to be carried out by a police officer.

“We’re trying to create the right mix of employees

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CALGARY — A penguin has died at the Calgary Zoo. Guillermo, a three-year-old Humboldt penguin, came to Calgary in 2011 from a zoo in New York.

Zoo keepers say he was lethargic and didn’t want to eat over the weekend.

He died Monday night. within the detachment to be strategic and to accomplish community safety,” said Dosko. “That’s really our objective — to have a safe community. We want all our police resources focused on making this a safe community.”

Some complaint calls coming into the detachment during the day will no longer be handled by the Southern Alberta Operations Call Centre starting in the fall. Dosko said this will provide a more effective and comprehensive service for the complainant.

All calls currently go through the centre to the RCMP without any management of the complaint.

In late October, more calls will go directly to the detachment, allowing the local RCMP to control where each call gets dispatched.

Last year, Sandra Bibby was hired as the city’s first criminal intelligence analyst. Dosko calls this strategic move a success, saying it has led to a decrease in some of the person crimes in the city.

“We have been able to direct our key investigative resources in our general investigative services (GIS) to really deal with our prolific offenders,” he said.

“We know a small percentage of the population commits a large percentage of the crime. If we put the key people in jail, we eliminate a significant amount of crime. The sooner we put them in jail, the more crime we prevent.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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“I just heard screaming, that was it,” said Paul Young. “I ran out, saw feet, and put a jack under the car and jacked it up off of her.”

Manion was found underneath the driver’s side rear wheel. EMS arrived on scene in minutes, but it was already too late; she died at the scene.

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Province rules out going after health exec expenses

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — It appears that Alberta taxpayers are out of luck when it comes to getting back any money that was improperly spent by health executives.

Health Minister Fred Horne said Tuesday that a legal opinion on the matter indicates such attempts would prove futile.

“The legal opinion states clearly that under the Limitations Act, AHS cannot recover claims that are more than two years old,” Horne said in a news release.

“The legal opinion also states that the chances of a successful lawsuit in such cases would be minimal.

Our government doesn’t want to see hard-earned taxpayers’ money wasted on legal actions that have little chance of success.”

Horne noted Conservative Premier Alison Red-

dered his resignation over an expense scandal.

An audit found that Merali, while the chief financial officer for Weatherill at Capital Health, had racked up almost $370,000 in questionable expenses.

There were lavish dinners and parties, and bills to taxpayers to fix and upgrade his Mercedes Benz. He also hired a butler.

Weatherill had signed off on Merali’s expenses.

Opposition leaders and journalists are still seeking to get Weatherill’s expenses released under freedom of information legislation, and say a forensic audit of all expenses going back five years or so would help clear the air.

Horne has said anyone who wants such information can ask for it under freedom of information rules.

AHS is a separate arm of government charged with delivering day-to-day health care. It reports to Horne.

ford’s government has already taken action to tighten up accountability rules to make sure improper claims are not approved in the future.

Horne asked for the legal opinion this spring after a number of embarrassing expense accounts of former health executives came to light.

In April, Sheila Weatherill, the former head of the Edmonton health region, repaid $7,800 after it was revealed that in 2007 she approved the expenses for one of her executives, Michele Lahey, to fly to the prestigious private Mayo Clinic in the United States for a cancer checkup.

The documents revealed that not only did taxpayers cover the medical tests, they also paid for Lahey’s two-night hotel stay along with expensive meals, Perrier water, an in-room movie, key lime pie, creme brulee, and designer coffees like caramel macchiato.

Weatherill was a board member of Alberta Health Services until last August. She resigned shortly after AHS chief financial officer Allaudin Merali ten-

Police investigate after thieves dump Woman says she was ashes of woman’s daughter on street assaulted by sheriff

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Colleen Ransom was barely able to hold back the tears Tuesday as she discussed losing her daughter for a second time.

Emma Ransom, 19, was killed along with two other women when the car they were driving in 2009 near Nanton, Alta., lost control and crossed the median, slamming into an oncoming car.

Since then Ransom has kept Emma’s ashes in a green velvet pouch in her truck in southeast Calgary — at least until the early morning of Aug. 2.

During the night someone entered the unlocked vehicle, stole the pouch and then emptied the ashes onto the street.

“The first thing I looked for were my daughter’s ashes and they were gone,” she said.

“The policeman found the little pouch in the middle of the road and it was empty so we went down to the corner and found the pile of ashes there. It had been raining, they were wet and we couldn’t scoop them.

“We got a few anyways.”

Calgary police were looking for three teenaged girls who were spotted in the neighbourhood. Other cars were also entered in the car prowling spree.

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FESTIVAL: Back next year

during traffic stop

“It’s hard for me to even imagine suffering the loss of a daughter and of course to have this happen again,” said acting Staff Sgt. Lee Stanton.

“And now unfortunately our victim has been victimized once again so we’re looking for the public’s help to find those responsible for that.”

Ransom, who was tightly clasping a large picture of her smiling daughter, said she always kept her close by.

Also taken was a green jacket that belonged to Emma.

“Anybody who has lost someone knows how precious it can be. They were the only thing I have left of my daughter and I like her to come with me wherever I go,” she said.

“I thought who would do that? Who would take the ashes and dump them? And then I realized they probably didn’t know they were my daughter’s ashes.”

The few remaining ashes are now safely in her home.

Ransom said in future she plans to take her daughter’s ashes with her but them in her purse.

Ransom said the pain of the loss of her daughter hasn’t eased over the past four years.

“It never goes away. She’s always there. I wake up ... I think about her. I think about her constantly.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The RCMP is investigating after a woman said she was assaulted by an Alberta sheriff during a traffic stop.

Dentist Simona Tibu of Camrose says she was on her way to see patients on Saturday when she was pulled over for speeding.

Tibu says a discussion with the sheriff escalated into an argument. She says he handcuffed her Simona Tibu and began hitting her breasts and she ended up in hospital with bruises all over her body.

Tibu says she was shocked to learn she was being charged with resisting arrest, but the sheriff wasn’t facing any charges.

She says she has already filed a complaint against him with Alberta’s Professional Standards Unit.

“I am going to make justice happen,” she says.

“No individual should be handcuffed and be beaten by the police.

“No woman should be handcuffed by the police and be sexually assaulted.”

A spokesperson for Alberta’s Solicitor General’s office says the professional standards investigation could begin right away, or may have to wait until the RCMP investigation is completed.

been sentenced to nine months in jail.

Forty-seven-year-old Darren Mitchell Robertson was arrested following an international investigation that began in July 2006 in Australia, Belgium, Italy and Canada.

Most recently, he worked at Calgary radio station QR77, though his lawyer says he is no longer there.

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Bradford said people were generally disappointed when they were informed, but some offered to volunteer to work on building the festival’s audience in light of the cancellation. Going forward, he said volunteer recruitment is something they have to pay more attention to.

“We’ll be back next year,” said Bradford. “Red Deer can support all these things that are going on, it’s great the arts community is getting decent places to perform, we’re just one part of that.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

“Some of them I’ve known for a while and I’ve talked to them and we decided to put the deposits on tab, so to speak, so the next time they come through we’ll take that into account because they’ve already been paid so much money,” said Bradford.

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“I don’t know where that confusion comes from, but our advertising, photos and logos are completely different, we don’t take place downtown,” said Bradford. “I don’t know if people are actually paying attention to advertising anymore.”

Sylvan Lake’s popular Jazz at the Lake Festival also runs this weekend.

Although there are several other events in Central Alberta, and throughout the province, Bradford said Central Music Festival should have a place among them.

“These things build slowly but there is plenty of room in the world,” said Bradford. “There are about 100,000 people in the Red Deer area Selection to vary by stores S now, there are lots of things to do. It’s just inevitable that there will be a lot of stuff going on.

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Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013

Running for city council?

HERE’S YOUR PLATFORM Are you thinking about running for a Red Deer city councillor seat?

It’s not very glamourous to be a member of council — but it matters, a lot.

Municipal government impacts everyone’s everyday life more than any other level of government because it’s all about where people live.

Municipal MARY-ANN government BARR runs the show that brings you essentials like clean water, a sewage system and storm water drainage. City parks, for people and dogs, roads and sidewalks and their maintenance such as snow removal, policing and that other big emergency service, firefighting, are all provided by the

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City of Red Deer.

But it’s more than this.

What’s a hometown without things like a good library, a development standard that puts trees and sports fields in every new neighbourhood, or a vision for the future about what kind of place you want to live in, such as a rejuvenated, lively downtown?

Nomination day is Sept. 23 and the election is on Oct. 21. For the first time, the term on council will be four years, instead of the long-standing three.

A number of incumbent and new candidates have declared already.

This year the city’s municipal election is guaranteed to be more interesting than usual because we will have a new mayor since Morris Flewwelling has decided not to run again, and there will be a plebiscite that could result in council changing from an at-large system to a ward system.

The question: Do you want the City of Red Deer divided into wards? will appear on the ballot in October.

If you are running for a councillor seat, here’s an instant pop-up platform to help you get one of those seats (which will be worth about $55,000 a year in salary, after the October elec-

tion): ● Throw your support loud and strong behind an indoor year round market. The (privately-run) seasonal public market downtown is Red Deer’s No. 1 attraction. A year-round market not only would attract city residents, it would also attract people from the surrounding area continually, and probably a lot of convention people continually visiting the city. The city needn’t run it but it could offer other kinds of support and some start-up assistance and promotion. ● Turn Red Deer’s reputation as crime-ridden city around. The city doesn’t deserve this reputation. You won’t have to spend an extra nickle on policing. Just get out there and defend the city, every chance you get, as a safe place to live. For the most part it is. ● Synchronize the lights on all major roads, not just 30th Avenue. Promote the need for fewer traffic lights in new areas, but more traffic lights that include a left-turning sequence. ● You’ll get big points if you see to it that there’s fireworks on New Year’s Eve at Bower Ponds. Last New Year’s, thousands attended the ponds because there were fireworks and other activi-

ties. Sadly, it was a one-time thing to ring in the city’s centennial. ● Embrace the importance of another Collicutt Centre (with a different name of course, and a big private sector investment to go with that name). This is, after all, a city of nearly 100,000. ● If you are brave enough to support the ever-contentious bike lanes, be prepared to take heat and stand by your conviction. Voters will take conviction over wishy washy any day. You might win those anti-bike people over by proposing the return of the two free coupons to the landfill every taxpayer received annually until city council put an end to it. ● Support free transit passes for seniors. Convince voters to look at it this way: it will help take the pressure off the handibus system. A lot of seniors actually vote. You could draw handy support on this idea, which, by the way, is offered in other cities, such as Fort McMurray. ● Finally, know your community.

Mary-Ann Barr is Advocate assistant city editor. She can be reached by email at barr@reddeeradvocate.com or by phone at 403-314-4332.

I would like to think the rocket still exist in someone’s backyard. Should the Red Deer Parks Department have some paper work on this?

I believe the city should have relocated it as a piece of Red Deer’s history or at the very least had a pictorial taken before it was dismantled.

I look forward to making a visit to the Red Deer museum to see their display as I fondly remember my last visit to the 2-11 Drive In to watch the original Waking Tall.

Kudos to whoever had the foresight to save the 2-11 signs.

Trevor Comfort Red Deer County

the entire river area including Lions campground and blocked all entry to the area with manned city trucks, who would be paying for the 32 families’ hotels, meals, and cleanup of their development?

The province is making it clear it will not be them.

As I said, the silence is deafening.

C.G. Grote Red Deer

This from, another Red Deer grandparent — who happily doesn’t own a dog and also happily was never pressed hard to help run the city — a job I wouldn’t want to do at any price.

Thank goodness for those folks who are willing to do the job!

Betty Wulff Red Deer

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Intersection mess at Sylvan continues to defy logic The countless and continuing changes over the past 22 months at the Sylvan Lake-area intersections of Hwys 781/11 and Hwys 11/ 20 seem to indicate that maybe Alberta Transportation and the “experts” (Castleglenn Consulting of Calgary) are not so expert.

The endless and massive amount of cash being thrown at these two intersections could be better spent on Hwy 63, where people die regularly.

Currently at the Hwy 781/11 intersection, all that the public has is two very poorly marked curbs running down the centre of the highway. The majority of the time the signs are laying flat because they have been run over.

The public has also lost the turning lane on Hwy 11 when turning south on to Hwy 781. This brings all eastbound traffic nearly to a screeching halt to allow traffic to turn south.

This intersection is currently overgrown with nearly four-feet-high weeds, obstructing drivers’ sight line.

We continue to have restricted and unsafe access for emergency response crews required south on the Hwy 781 corridor for emergencies.

All of this has been done to avoid installing one set of traffic control lights at 781/11. How many light standards are currently at the Hwy 11/ 20 intersection? How much taxpayer money has been spent there? (Wait for the icy mess this winter, as the east ditch drains west across the intersection.)

When will common sense prevail?

PS: GPS units are continually sending tourists with trailers north/south through the intersection. Also, there is still no signage on 50th Street in Sylvan Lake directing tourists on how to get to Innisfail and Calgary. Elections are coming soon.

Ken Somerville Red Deer County

Where is the rocket now?

Did anyone save photos?

I am very proud to be born and raised here in Red Deer.

When you live in one place your whole life, there are certain things that can always let you relive happy memories of growing up.

As a youngster, there was nothing cooler than playing at Kin Kanyon, there once was a log-type fort where we kids could have a realistic cowboys and Indians adventure (or should I say cowboys and native Canadians?).

But better than that was that crazy rocket mounted high on a hill that was once part of a railroad. At the top of the rocket you could look all over the park. You could pretend you just landed and were making a emergency exit via the second level stainless steel slide.

I would visit the rocket time to time and in the 1980s I got to take my own children there to play.

When I found out the rocket was being taken down I feared it would be turned into scrap, so I called the Parks Department to inquire if it could be bought and saved. I was told that some one in the Parks Department had spoken for it.

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by The Red Deer Advocate Ltd. Canadian Publications Agreement #336602 Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Fred Gorman Publisher John Stewart Managing editor Richard Smalley Advertising director

Protect young eyes while out working in yard It’s enjoyable to see the local pictures in the newspaper.

The one appearing on A2 of Thursday, Aug. 1, issue is pleasing.

However, as one of the ophthalmologists in Red Deer, I would encourage all parents to have their children wear protective eye wear following behind a lawn mower or any other powered instrument as it only takes a second for a significant, possibly life-altering, vision injury to occur.

E.P. Skochylas, MD, FRCSC Red Deer

Is Native Friendship Centre site in flood plain?

OK! The silence is deafening. Not a word about the Native Friendship Centre since the floods last month.

Is the development still going ahead even though the provincial government has come out with a new set of rules regarding development on flood plains?

If the centre was already built when the floods came, and the city evacuated

Thanks for Florence feature; If you want a dog park toilet, anyone like to speak Italian? raise the money yourself Thank you for the travel feature on In the 50-some years that I have been reading your wonderful newspaper from cover to cover, I have only been provoked with enough emotion once or twice to respond to a letter to the editor. This morning, Aug. 6, 2013, was a third time.

Grandpa Jerry Anderson’s complaint about no toilet at the new dog park really spiked my ire.

I really get hot under the collar when I read or hear anyone’s tirade and criticism of our council and mayor. Even though his bladder probably made him do it, calling those who serve us “idiots” who are running our huge city of Red Deer, makes me just want to shout: “Be thankful, there are good people willing to run and serve us as mayor and council, because if they didn’t, you and I would have to do the job. Then what a sad case that would be!”

Oh, boy, Jerry! I’m afraid there would be a lot more missing in this city than a place to relieve yourself while you walk your dog.

Come to think about it, why don’t you, Jerry Anderson, get a few more of your dog-lover friends together and have a small fundraiser to buy or build your own toilet to put out there? Don’t crab about what you don’t like — just get busy and quietly do what you can to make things better yourself!

Scott Williamson Pre-press supervisor

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Dante’s Florence.

I have spent some vacation time in Florence on several occasions and it is even more thrilling and exciting that your reporter had space to describe.

I have several photos standing beside the Dante statue outside Santa Croce.

I was so enthused after my first visit that I began (at age 77) to study Italian.

It has proven to be a wonderful activity, one that I continue to pursue.

I have recently made Red Deer my permanent home and I would like to find a person or group that may be interested in meeting to practise the use of this interesting language through discussion of the geography, politics and culture of Italy. Anyone sharing this interest may contact me at 587-2733742.

I regret having missed attending a live performance of Roberto Benigni’s reading, however I did watch it on RAI (the Italian TV station that I receive on cable).

I hope that one day my facility with the Italian language will improve to the point where I can read and understand La divina commedia in the original language.

Thanks to Margo Hammond for an excellent feature.

Lionel Lustgarten Red Deer

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Agency suspends railway’s licence

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

LAC-MEGANTIC DISASTER

MONTREAL — The railway at the centre of the Lac-Megantic disaster is set to have its Canadian licence revoked, prompting fears of an economic ripple effect that could swamp businesses, workers and consumers in a series of communities.

The Canadian Transportation Agency announced Tuesday that it will cancel the certificates of fitness for the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Ltd. and its Canadian subsidiary in another blow to an already crippled railroad company.

The arm’s length federal agency said it struggled with the decision, given the potential impact on companies and jobs in more than a dozen Quebec communities along the railway.

It made the move after reviewing the railway’s third-party liability insurance following the fiery July 6 derailment that killed 47 people and wiped out part of downtown Lac-Megantic.

“We have concluded that (the coverage) is not adequate, thereby we have no choice but to suspend their certificate of fitness,” agency spokeswoman

Jacqueline Bannister said in an interview.

“We have given them until Aug. 20 to conclude their railway activities in Canada.”

Many companies served by the MMA railway have been forced to make transportation adjustments since the derailment cut off service around Lac-Megantic, near the U.S. border.

Some have turned to trucks to move their goods, while others have used the services of other railways.

But some companies along the Canadian stretch of the railroad insist that their very survival hinges whether they can move cargo along MMA’s tracks, which run from Montreal to the Maine sea coast.

“It’s our transporter — they bring us our raw material and they ship out our finished product,” said Pierre Marchand, head of engineering for AkzoNobel’s plant in the town of Magog, where the company employs about 50 people.

“We can’t consider operating our plant here for a

Senate sends Wallin audit to RCMP

very long time without rail transport — we’re talking about days.”

Marchand said the factory, which has been producing sodium chlorate for the pulp-and-paper industry since 1979, also supplies material for a neighbouring hydrogen plant.

That other company, he added, employs around 30 people and is dependent on AkzoNobel.

“For us, it’s essential and we’re not the only company in this situation,” said Marchand, who noted that shipping his company’s finished product by truck is not a feasible option.

“There are lots of companies that depend on rail transport in the region.”

A union representative for MMA workers in Quebec said Tuesday that he’s very disappointed the railway will lose its operating licence next week, but he understands the importance of having sufficient insurance coverage.

Pierre Arseneau of the United Steelworkers said he’s concerned about the dozens of jobs at stake and hopes another operator will take over the railroad quickly if MMA loses its permit.

FINAL WEEKEND!

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Partisan Conservative fundraisers, a short hop to catch a flight to the sunny Caribbean and glitzy awards galas are just some of the expenses Sen. Pamela Wallin billed to taxpayers under the guise of Senate business.

The beleaguered Saskatchewan senator now faces the prospect of an RCMP probe as well as paying back more than $82,000 after an audit flagged a host of inappropriate travel claims dating back to her very first days in the upper chamber.

Wallin’s ability to travel on the taxpayers’ dime will also be restricted for at least the next 12 months, members of the Senate committee that reviewed the audit said Tuesday as they pledged to keep a close eye on her future claims.

“I believe I can speak for my colleagues on both sides when I say that we found aspects of the Deloitte report very troubling,” said Liberal Sen. George Furey, one of three senators on a steering committee who reported on the audit.

“We’re very conscious of our responsibility as committee members to ensure that all Senate resources are properly allocated.”

The former broadcaster has called the audit into her travel claims “fundamentally flawed and unfair,” and her attorney has complained to auditing firm Deloitte about constant leaks of confidential information.

“Virtually nothing has happened on this file involving communications from Sen. Wallin or Deloitte to the (Senate) committee which has not in some form or another found its way into the media,” lawyer Terrence O’Sullivan wrote.

Wallin’s office has yet to respond to a request for comment.

The audit examined every flight Wallin took over 1,369 days between Jan. 1, 2009, and Sept. 30, 2012, between Ottawa and Saskatchewan, the province she represents — many of them with stopovers in Toronto of at least one night.

Deloitte auditors flagged $121,348 in inappropriate expenses and called for further review of nearly $21,000 in additional claims. Wallin has already repaid $38,000, and has since promised to reimburse any disallowed expenses — with interest — out of her own pocket.

The auditors also determined that $390,182 of the $532,508 claimed by Wallin for travel was appropriate.

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HALIFAX — A patient advocacy organization is calling for more patient input into reviewing mistakes made in Nova Scotia that led to a woman receiving an unnecessary mastectomy earlier this year.

Alies Maybee of Patients Canada thinks the oversight process at Capital District Health Authority played a role in a patient having a breast needlessly removed in late March.

The woman had been misdiagnosed with cancer and assigned unnecessary treatment after pathology reports were mistakenly switched between two medical charts.

“Our thought is that (the process) needs to be revised, and it should be revised with the input of patients,” said Maybee.

The mistake was detected in laboratories at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, where samples from the entire health authority — which serves the Halifax area and part of a neighbouring county — are collected to be processed and analyzed.

An oversight system — referred to as a quality assurance mechanism — compares all processed tissue from before and after a surgery to ensure they are the same.

“What’s supposed to happen is they match,” Capital Health CEO Chris Power said on Monday after the mistake was made public. “But in this case they didn’t and that’s when we were alerted that we have a problem here.”

Maybee described the process as “a little like closing the barn door after the horse has left.”

Now would be a good opportunity to involve patients in the discussion, she added.

“I think everyone can benefit from the experience and understanding and perspective that patients and their caregivers bring to the system,” she said.

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Illegal dentist continued to see patients after clinic search

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A dentist who is accused by the College of Dental Surgeons of practising illegally may have continued seeing patients for almost two months following a search of his clinic at the end of May, court documents show.

In an affidavit filed Monday in B.C. Supreme Court, public health nurse Catherine Wall alleges she received three phone calls on Aug. 8 from patients or families of patients who had been treated

by Tung Sheng Wu as recently as July 20.

On May 29, the RCMP and college investigators entered the house where Wu, also known as David, was believed to be living in Burnaby, B.C., east of Vancouver.

One of the investigators, dentist Alexander Penner, said in court documents that Wu’s living room was set up as a waiting room with rows of folding chairs. The bedroom was set up to perform operations, Penner said in an affidavit.

Penner said he “proceeded to seize and package up anything that (showed) evidence of the practice of dentistry.�

However, Wu “may have continued to provide treatment to his patients even after the College executed the search,� Wall states in her affidavit.

Wall describes three conversations she had last week with individuals who allege Wu had either treated them or one of their family members since May 29.

One caller, identified as “Mr. C�, allegedly said Wu had come to his home on July 20 to make an adjustment to his braces.

Penner filed a second affidavit on Monday, attesting to a phone call with a “Ms. B� whose mother had been receiving treatment from Wu for some time. Ms. B allegedly said Wu had contacted her mother at the end of July to schedule ongoing treatment from a Coquitlam residence. “Ms. B stated that the back door of the residence is being used as the entrance for the defendant’s ’patients�’ Penner states in the affidavit.

In the meantime, investigators are still trying to locate Wu. He did not appear at a hearing on Monday, and a warrant has since been issued for his arrest. Wu was to face allegations he violated an injunction from 2003, when he was ordered to stop practising dentistry. A new court order was issued Monday, once again banning Wu from acting as a dentist.

Aboriginal Affairs decries severance pay for chief guilty of sexual assault

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sarah Yatim, right, and friends lead protesters in a march to Toronto Police headquarters to protest the fatal shooting of her brother, Sammy Yatim, by police during a public protest in Toronto on Wednesday.

Groups call for action on police shootings

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A group of mothers who lost their sons in police shootings added their voices Tuesday to a growing chorus calling for the death of an 18 year old to change how police respond to people in crisis.

Hundreds of protesters waving banners and placards gathered outside the city’s police headquarters demanding justice for Sammy Yatim, who died last month after being shot and Tasered by police on an empty streetcar.

Nine shots can be heard on cellphone videos that captured the incident, following shouts for Yatim to drop a knife. The final six shots appear to come after he had already fallen to the floor of the streetcar.

Yatim’s mother and sister along with the families of other police shooting victims in Ontario attended the protest, which coincided with a monthly public meeting of Toronto’s police services board. “Justice for Sammy, justice for all,� chanted protesters, who were blocked from the police headquarters’ entrance by officers on bikes as they called for the officer who shot Yatim to be charged and put in jail.

Not long before the demonstrators spilled into the streets, a group of mothers who had their sons killed by police appeared together at a news conference. They said they had been “re-traumatized� by Yatim’s shooting death. “It was too close to home,� Jackie Christopher said with tears streaming down her face.

Her son, O’Brien Christopher-Reid, was killed in 2004 after Toronto police responded to a call about a man with a knife in a park.

Officers tried to pepper spray the 26 year old, but he pulled a knife from his pants and held it over his head, the Special Investigations Unit found.

He moved toward them, shouting either “We’re all going to die�

CARLYLE, Sask. — Aboriginal Affairs Canada is criticizing severance being paid out to a Saskatchewan First Nation chief convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Terry McArthur of the Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation was sentenced last week to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl.

McArthur has resigned and will be paid for the remainder of his term plus severance — nearly $48,000. “Terrance McArthur does not deserve severance pay of any amount, and the idea of severance for a convicted child sex offender is reprehensible,� Erica Meekes, press secretary for Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt said in an email Tuesday. “We strongly urge (the band) council to modify their policies and take back the severance pay.�

Officials at the First Nation were not available for comment.

The band council said in a news release Monday that it had agreed to pay McArthur $47,625.

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His mother sat through every day of the coroner’s inquest into his death and said if the recommendations that came out of it were followed, Yatim would be alive today. “What’s the point of all of this if nothing’s going to happen?� Christopher said. “Do I sound angry? Yes, I am angry. I’m angry because another mother lost her 18-year-old son at a time when it should not have happened.�

Levi Schaeffer was also wielding a knife when police shot him in northwestern Ontario in 2009. The provincial police officer who shot and killed the 30 year old told the coroner’s inquest that he thought Schaeffer was about to kill him.

Ruth Schaeffer said police need to have more of an emphasis on de-escalation rather than using force, but what’s needed is action, not more studies and inquests. “We have studies and reports gathering dust in places all over this country,� Schaeffer said. “We’ve paid probably millions of tax dollars to have those things done. All the recommendations that need to be put in place to safeguard the life of Canadian citizens are sitting in print for anybody who’s interested to implement those things.�

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OLYMEL PORK PLANT IN QUEBEC CLOSED AFTER AMMONIA LEAK MONTREAL — Olymel has temporarily closed a Quebec pork processing plant after an ammonia leak Monday evening that sent nine workers to hospital. The employees have since returned home.

Emergency services with specialized equipment worked overnight to stop the leak and remove the gas that forced 350 workers from the plant in Vallee-Jonction, south of Quebec City. Authorities are investigating to determine the cause of the leak before operations resume. Olymel said it was co-operating with officials and will inform the plant’s 1,000 employees when operations can resume.

Ammonia gas is used to help quickly freeze meat.

Olymel, which slaughters, processes and distributes pork and poultry, also has a plant in Red Deer, as well as others in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.

LEON’S Q2 PROFITS UP FROM A YEAR AGO TORONTO — Leon’s Furniture Ltd. (TSX:LNF) said Tuesday it earned $14.4 million in its latest quarter as the addition of the Brick chain of stores helped boost sales.

The furniture retailer said the profit amounted to 18 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30 compared with a profit of $9 million or 12 cents per diluted share a year ago.

Revenue totalled $480.6 million, up from $162.1 million, boosted by its acquisition of the Brick, while same-store sales were basically flat compared with the second quarter last year.

“This year is again proving to be a challenging one where we continue to see a soft economy with no clear signs of any major turnaround,” the company said in a statement.

Leon’s closed its purchase of the Brick in March in a deal valued at about $700 million or $5.40 per share.

The deal helped make Leon’s one of the largest sellers of furniture, appliances and electronics in the country with more than 300 stores including over 100 franchise locations.

— The Canadian Press

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Boston Pizza kitchen manager Jake Dunn prepares an order in the company’s remote kitchen location in downtown Red Deer.

Remote kitchen delivers

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Boston Pizza restaurants can usually be identified by their trademark signage and striking facades.

Not so Store 850.

It operates out of a quiet Red Deer strip mall, with nothing on display that might suggest there are cooks inside tending pizza ovens. The door is even locked to customers.

Yet business at the 4828 53rd St. Boston Pizza outlet is booming, said Richard Carramusa. He and his Edmonton-based partners Barry and Rick Arndt own it, along with the

BP OWNER PLANNED TO BE A DOCTOR B2 BP restaurants on Red Deer’s North and South Hills.

“It’s been absolutely one of the smartest things we’ve ever done,” said Carramusa of the downtown pizzeria — which differs from its sister stores in one fundamental respect.

“It’s a production facility,” he explained.

“It’s exactly like a Boston Pizza kitchen is anywhere else, except there are no tables.”

The shop focuses only on orders for delivery — a big part of Boston Pizza’s local business that used to be the responsibility of its sit-down restaurants.

“We couldn’t physically cook the food

fast enough,” said Carramusa, describing how the three-oven kitchens in the two restaurants had to keep pace with the needs of their dining rooms, sports lounges, and take-out and delivery customers.

During busy periods, that boosted the stress levels of kitchen staff and servers.

Even managers had to devote time to getting deliveries out the door, said Carramusa.

“They should be out talking to the customers and running the floor, making sure the staff and the customers are OK, but they were trapped behind the counter packing up orders.”

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Growth expected in Q2

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EUROZONE

LONDON — The recession that’s gripped the eurozone since late 2011 is likely over.

On Wednesday official figures are expected to show that economic growth among the 17 countries that use the euro inched up 0.2 per cent in the April-June quarter compared with the previous quarter.

The increase is slight. But it would end six straight quarters of a debilitating recession — the longest to afflict the single-currency bloc since its creation in 1999.

And it would represent an encouraging sign for other economies, including the United States, the world’s largest, because the eurozone is the world’s biggest trading bloc. The eurozone’s recession held back growth in the United States, Japan and elsewhere as European consumers and businesses spent less on goods from those nations.

“Concerns about the eurozone were causing a lot of companies to put investment on hold,” said David Owen, chief European economist at Jefferies International.

The eurozone’s recession was a byprod-

uct of the debt crisis that engulfed the currency union in 2010. The crisis forced debtladen governments to impose painful cuts, spooked investors and raised doubts about the viability of the eurozone. Shrunken government spending and higher taxes devastated living standards in much of the eurozone, slowed economies and drove the bloc’s unemployment rate to a record 12.1 per cent.

The austerity programs embraced by the most troubled eurozone countries contrast with more expansionary efforts in the United States. The Federal Reserve has also been more active than the European Central Bank in helping the economy. It drove borrowing rates to record lows once the financial crisis erupted in 2008. Ultralow U.S. rates helped boost stock prices and home sales. U.S. unemployment has dropped to 7.4 per cent from 10 per cent in late 2009 despite a subpar recovery.

In recent months, the picture has brightened in Europe as well as governments

have shifted their focus away from debt reduction. Industrial production is rising.

Consumer spending has stabilized. Exports have increased as key trade partners, including the United States and Japan, strengthen.

Confidence has also recovered as stock and bond markets have rallied. That’s partly due to the European Central Bank’s pledge a year ago to do “whatever it takes” to save the currency union and its decision to cut its main interest rate to a record low of 0.5 per cent.

In Spain and Italy, for example, government borrowing rates have sunk in the past year, a sign of investor confidence. Analysts expect Wednesday’s figures to show improvement in both countries, though both are likely to have remained in recession.

Investors have bid up stock prices in key eurozone countries this year. Stock indexes in two major economies — France and Spain — have reached 52-week highs.

France’s CAC 40 stock index has jumped 12 per cent this year and Spain’s IBEX 7 per cent.

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Focus useful to combatting EADD Do you have entrepreneurial ADD? If you’ve been involved in business for as many years as I have, you understand that most basic business theories haven’t changed much. In some cases, however, new information surfaces that can dramatically impact the success of individuals, and even change the fuJOHN ture of entire comMACKENZIE panies.

ADD (attention ACTION COACH deficit disorder) or AD/HD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) are neurological brain chemistry conditions.

Individuals with ADD are energetic and creative. They love ideas and are anxious to share them. Most find it challenging to focus on one thing, which makes it difficult to even start a task, let alone complete it.

They can be impulsive and easily distracted.

So what’s the relevance between ADD and AD/HD and business practice?

First, there is evidence that a high percentage of successful entrepreneurs possess some degree of ADD or AD/HD. Second, entrepreneurship is alive and thriving. EADD, or entrepreneurial ADD, is common term used to describe the realities of being your own boss. Whether you are an individual with a degree of ADD, or a business owner with EADD, the same issues will surface sooner than later.

Individuals that begin and build their own business are usually passionate and enthusiastic. They can be daring risk-takers.

Many I know have little formal education but are very smart, even brilliant. They are innovative, creative and even insightful leaders.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, the stimulus of new information causes continual distraction from the issues at hand. The good ideas are lost to the next big idea.

This can lead to major consequences, frustration and even inappropriate behaviour. New entrepreneurs can soon become overwhelmed with the volume of details running their operations.

Focus, planning and follow-through suffer. This often leads to frustration and possibly, shifting poor outcomes on to others.

This is a sensitive yet serious situa-

tion. Whether you know you have a degree of ADD, or recognize yourself as having EADD, the primary obstacle is the ability to focus.

The following suggestions may help you to develop some constructive habits.

It’s really useful to focus on results rather than focus on individual tasks. Establishing your “Why” — your vision of what success looks like, is very powerful.

J.D. Meier, an author and productivity blogger, recommends you set no more than three things you must do each week. Develop a mental picture. Then do not devote time to other ideas until you’ve accomplished your three objectives.

Set up a file system — a parking lot — for all your great ideas. Get them out of your head and store them where you can find them. Keep your mind and focus on the matters at hand.

Checklists are a must. They create a visual reference and reinforce your attention to your Why. Experts say most people’s optimum focus time is somewhere between 20 and 45 minutes. Actually time yourself to discover how much time you can devote to one task before becoming distracted or interrupted.

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Then break you day into blocks of time. If your optimum is 20 minutes, set a minimum of 5 minutes break time before continuing on to the next task; if 45 minutes, add 10 to 15 minutes each hour.

You must get up, move away from the computer/ phone/desk and do something completely different.

Do not mindlessly browse the web or YouTube. This only leads you “down the rabbit hole”, which eats up hours in your day.

Multi-tasking is really a myth; it should be referred to as task-switching. It’s impossible for the human brain to focus on several things at once.

It’s been proven that it actually takes longer to switch and refocus between tasks for some. Tackle one item at a time.

Resist the urge to answer the ringing phone or text beep. You can shut devices off, or even go to a quiet space for 20 to 45 minutes. I’ll admit it takes practice.

Establishing priorities is also a skill. Everything seems important and needs to get done.

Author Mike Michalowicz of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur recommends putting a $ sign next to those activities that directly generate revenue, including ones that sustain top-level customer service.

There is always the urge to try something new.

However, find the tools that make sense to you and then utilize these for a minimum of two months.

This takes discipline. A coach, respected mentor or task buddy can help you stay on track.

This information just skims the surface of a very extensive subject. I encourage you to do further research to discover the available resources.

You may even discover that ADD is the root issue.

This is a good thing. It will answer a lot of questions for you and help you to select tools that work best in your individual situation.

You can learn how to challenge your creative talent and enthusiasm and achieve the success you deserve.

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Rumours began circulating last week that the Waterloo, Ont., company could be scooped up by an interested buyer or even go private after a report that said BlackBerry’s board was considering it.

CIBC analyst Todd Coupland suggested BlackBerry could be worth as much as $20 per share in a takeover scenario.

He said likely buyers may be another mobile company such as Apple or Samsung, a company looking to increase or grow in the smartphone market such as Amazon, Dell or HP, or a company looking at BBM as a social media tool, such as Facebook.

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Germany’s DAX index is up nearly 10 per cent this year and Italy’s FTSE MIB nearly 7 per cent.

Whatever growth is reported for the eurozone Wednesday is unlikely to be evenly spread out across the bloc. The strongest economy, Germany, is expected to post quarterly growth of 0.6 per cent, thanks to its high-value exporters. Others continue to languish under the burden of austerity policies.

Unemployment remains at stunning highs in some countries — more than 26 per cent in Greece and Spain, with youth unemployment of around 60 per cent. Youth unemployment, in addition to hindering economic growth, is thought to con‘WHILE WELCOME tribute to crime NEWS, MUCH OF and political extremism.

THE RETURN TO “While welcome GROWTH IS LIKELY news, much of the return to growth is TO BE DRIVEN FROM likely to be driven GERMANY, WHICH from Germany, which is likely to IS LIKELY TO BE be cold comfort COLD COMFORT TO to countries like Spain, Italy and COUNTRIES LIKE Greece buckling SPAIN, ITALY AND under crippling GREECE BUCKLING levels of debt and unemployment,” UNDER CRIPPLING said Michael HewsLEVELS OF DEBT AND on, senior market analyst at CMC UNEMPLOYMENT.’ Markets.

Few economists — MICHAEL HEWSON think the indebted MARKET ANALYST, CMC MARKETS countries can start producing Germanstyle levels of growth in the coming years. Burdens from expensive public financing and unemployment will likely continue to weigh on their economies.

Yet for many people, even a mild improvement is cause to celebrate, however tentatively, and a suggestion that the darkest days are in the past. As confidence rises that the eurozone will expand, companies will be more likely to open factories and retail space and consumers will be more likely to spend.

Companies in the United States, which send 17 per cent of their exports to the eurozone, stand to benefit.

“This will be good for the U.S. economy,” said Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at the Martin Smith School of Business at California State University. “We could see a gradual increase in sales to Europe of everything from Napa Valley wine to U.S. airplanes.”

A bad break or two along the way, and Richard Carramusa might have ended up a heart surgeon.

The co-owner of Red Deer’s two Boston Pizza restaurants, as well as a remote kitchen operation in the city, enrolled in pharmacology at the University of Alberta with every intention of becoming a doctor.

But as luck would have it, the young man from Morningside, who had worked at Ponoka’s Boston Pizza, ended up living in a house owned by Bill and Laurie Hancox.

Bill Hancox operated a Boston Pizza in Edmonton and convinced his tenant to work there part time.

Carramusa progressed from serving tables to managing the restaurant, and eventually reached a watershed point on his career path.

“I was very happy with the work,” he recalled. “I loved the people. I had so much fun. I couldn’t imagine doing anything I liked better.”

That included medicine.

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“My parents were not happy about that,” said Carramusa. “I told them, ‘I’m going to sell pizzas for a living instead of fixing hearts.’”

He went on to work at a various locations: Ponoka, St. Albert, Edmonton, Sherwood Park, and even Boston Pizza’s corporate training centre in Richmond, B.C. Eventually, his current partners Barry and Rick Arndt — who were already BP franchisees — asked him to join them in a new outlet at Hinton.

“I begged, borrowed and stole some cash from friends and family and bought in,” said Carramusa, who remains a partner in that restaurant.

About seven years ago he bought into the Red Deer Boston Pizzas. He’s since acquired an ownership interest in the Edson Boston Pizza and is involved with the development of a new Boston Pizza in Blackfalds. Carramusa and his partners are looking at other opportunities as well.

Throughout his long and winding career in the restaurant industry, there has been one constant — Boston Pizza.

“It’s the only job I’ve ever had.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR

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After pondering the options of expanding their kitchens and even opening a third restaurant in Red Deer, Carramusa and his partners decided to set up a delivery-only kitchen.

Boston Pizza’s corporate head office was supportive but skeptical. It asked the Red Deer franchisees to pilot the concept quietly, said Carramusa, and the 1,440-square-foot kitchen, which opened on Feb. 16, 2012, became known as the Batcave.

“That was just an internal moniker we used.”

Subsequent identifiers have included the Remote Kitchen, the Hub, DELCO (Delivery Comp.) and REMKO (Remote Kitchen Operations), with the last of these now the most commonly used.

With two pizza ovens and space for a third, as well as coolers, freezers, deep-fryers and pasta cookers, REMKO can produce virtually anything BP restaurants can. Its central location allows food to be delivered anywhere in the city in about a dozen minutes, said Carramusa, and orders are processed through Boston Pizza’s call centre in Edmonton.

That produces benefits itself, he said, describing how call centre staff can spend more time chatting with customers about their orders and options — including new menu items and specials.

“Almost overnight our average guest cheque went up about 30 per cent,” said Carramusa.

Other REMKO advantages include improved opportunities for training and directing staff to where they’re needed most. It’s also helped improve the dining experience of Boston Pizza customers, whether they’re eating in a restaurant or at home.

“We’ve become just naturally more efficient by taking out that portion of our volume,” said Carramusa.

Corporate Boston Pizza has embraced the REMKO concept, even creating an 800-series of store numbers with which to identify remote kitchen operations. Franchisees elsewhere are investigating the idea, and Carramusa expects others to follow Red Deer’s lead.

“Fort McMurray will probably be the second.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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MARKETS COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Tuesday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 89.88 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.45 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.80 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 11.32 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.86 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.97 Cdn. National Railway 102.389 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 128.90

Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.60 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.47 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.90 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 37.88 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 43.78 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 22.05 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.58 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.84 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.51

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed at its highest level in two weeks on Tuesday as oil prices rose and encouraging data emerged on the U.S. economy.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 47.92 points to 12,642.19.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.38 of a cent to 96.68 cents US. Energy stocks were ahead 0.2 per cent as the September crude contract gained 72 cents to settle at US$106.83 a barrel.

December gold bullion dropped $13.70 to US$1,320.50 an ounce, while September copper increased one cent to US$3.31 a pound.

The TSX financials sector moved up 0.6 per cent ahead of bank earnings season which kicks off later this month. Royal Bank (TSX:RY) increased $1.14 to $64.05.

Information technology stocks were mostly higher, with the sector rising 0.8 per cent.

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) shares were volatile, closing ahead 1.7 per cent after rising about 10 per cent earlier in the session. The company announced Monday that it was exploring its “strategic options,” which could include a possible sale. Its stock ended up 19 cents to $11.32.

Wall Street traders responded positively to the latest data on the U.S. economy. The Commerce Department says retail sales edged up 0.2 per cent in July from June, despite a drop in auto sales.

The Dow was up 31.33 points to 15,451.01, the Nasdaq rose 14.49 points to 3,684.44 and the S&P 500 gained 4.69 points to 1,694.16.

“The U.S. economy is gaining some strength... and continues to do better,” said Allan Small, senior adviser at DWM Securities.

“The numbers that are coming out of retail sales are strong enough we’re not talking a recession, but not strong enough that we’re going like gangbusters.”

A rise in U.S. Treasury yields lifted financial companies, as higher interest rates could help them generate better profit margins. Growth-oriented sectors like industrial and technology companies gained on signs that Europe is poised to emerge from recession. That helped offset declines in homebuilders and other stocks that are sensitive to rising borrowing costs.

The yield on the 10-year note climbed close to its highest in two years after industrial production in the eurozone rose in June from the month before and investor confidence rose in

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Germany, the region’s biggest economy. European sales account for about 10 per cent of revenue for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, according to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices.

The yield, which rises when bond prices fall, is also climbing on speculation that the Federal Reserve will cut its stimulus as soon as the economy recovers.

Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said Tuesday that it was too early to say when the bank would ease back on its stimulus, but hinted that it would likely happen before the end of the year.

In corporate developments, rewards point operator Aimia Inc. (TSX:AIM) is likely to face heightened competition in the coming months after ending a longtime partnership with CIBC (TSX:CM).

While the company has secured a new partnership agreement with TD Bank (TSX:TD) for a credit card, competitors see the changes as an opportunity to lure away customers.

A spokesperson for American Express Canada says the company will step up promotions in the coming months. Aimia reported late Monday a secondquarter net loss of $415.2 million or $2.43 per share, compared to a profit of $35 million or 19 cents per share a year ago. The

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Iamgold (TSX:IMG) fell to a second-quarter loss of US$28.4 million from a profit a year earlier as the company took impairment charges related to its investments. The Toronto-based gold miner, which reports in U.S. dollars, reported a loss of eight cents per share, compared to a profit of $52.9 million or 14 cents per share during the same quarter last year. Revenue was down 17 per cent to $301.1 million.

Shares rose 12 cents to $5.62.

Onex Corp. (TSX:OCX) reported a second-quarter net loss of US$718 million or $5.38 per share compared to a net loss of $172 million or $1.75 per share during the prior year. Shares gained $1.23 to $53.20.

Torstar Corp. (TSX:TS.B) flagship newspaper the Toronto Star has begun charging a fee for non-subscribers who access its website more than 10 times a month. The plan will cost $9.99 a month plus HST after that, but will be free for most home subscribers. The company’s shares were ahead one cent to $5.70.

And Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:APPL) shares gained nearly five per cent after billionaire investor Carl Icahn urged the company to buy back more stock. Icahn said on Twitter that he has a large position in

Four Canadians charged in penny stock fraud scheme

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A massive penny stock fraud scheme that bilked Canadian and foreign investors of more than $140 million was masterminded by four Canadians and carried out with the help of five Americans, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday.

One of the Canadians was arrested in Ontario and another one was among six suspects arrested in the U.S., authorities said.

Two other Canadians are being sought in what the department is calling one of the largest international penny stock frauds in history.

Gregory Ellis, 46, and Kolt Curry, 38, are in custody but authorities said Sandy Winick, 55, remains at large in Thailand and Gregory Curry, 63, has yet to be located.

Ellis, who lived in Canada at the time of his arrest, acted as president of several of the companies that issued the stocks, according to the indictment.

Winick “orchestrated” the schemes and had lived in Canada, the U.S., China, Thailand and Vietnam over the years, the document said. He allegedly was recruiting staff to open new call centres to expand the operation in New York City and Toronto.

Gregory Curry helped manage the existing call centres in Canada, Vietnam and Thailand, where he lived, the document said. He worked with Kolt Curry, who split his time between Canada and Thailand, it said.

The two Curry men — whom the department identified as father and son — also prepared letters and email accounts to promote the con, the indictment said.

The arrests were the result of a multi-year investigation involving the FBI and the RCMP, the department said, adding it relied on wiretaps in the U.S. and undercover agents abroad. The RCMP declined to comment on the investigation.

The indictment alleges that the defendants were involved in a massive “pump and dump” scheme — buying controlling interests in sketchy startup companies, then artificially inflating their value by promoting them in fictitious emails, social media messages and news releases.

The fraudulent sales campaign generated more than $120 million in investments by tens of thousands of people in the United States, Canada and 33 other countries, authorities said.

Working out of boiler room phone centres in Canada, Thailand and Britain, the defendants again victimized the same investors by convincing them to pay $20 million in advance fees in return for helping them sell their securities or join lawsuits to reclaim their losses, court papers said.

In some cases, it’s alleged the accused pretended to work for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

The list of victims included several hundred Canadians, Justice Department spokesman Zugiel Soto said in an email to The Canadian Press.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,642.19 up 47.92 points TSX Venture Exchange — 925.14 down 0.72 point TSX 60 — 723.74 up 3.56 points Dow — 15,451.01 up 31.33 points S&P 500 — 1,694.16 up 4.69 points Nasdaq — 3,684.44 up 14.49 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 96.68 cents US, down 0.38 of a cent Pound — C$1.5979, up 0.49 of a cent Euro — C$1.3724, up 0.21 of a cent Euro — US$1.3265, down 0.35 of a cent Oil futures: US$106.83 per barrel, up 72 cents (September contract) Gold futures: US$1,320.50 per oz., down $13.70 (December contract)

Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 64.10 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.48 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.92 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.34 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.56 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 30.92 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 48.89 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 62.56 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.97 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 78.01 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.40 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 64.05 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 33.93 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.24

Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.984 per oz., up 11.8 cents $738.94 per kg., up $3.80 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’13 $1.50 higher $495.40; Jan. ’14 $2.20 higher $501.70; March ’14 $2.80 higher $507.90; May ’14 $3.10 higher $514.20; July ’14 $3.40 higher $519.70; Nov. ’14 $2.30 higher $502.30; Jan ’15 $2.30 higher $502.30; March ’15 $2.30 higher $502.30; May ’15 $2.30 higher $502.30; July ’15 $2.30 higher $502.30; Nov. ’15 $2.30 higher $502.30.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’13 unchanged $189.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $194.00; March ’14 unchanged $194.00; May ’14 unchanged $194.00; July ’14 unchanged $194.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $194.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $194.00; March ’15 unchanged $194.00; May ’15 unchanged $194.00; July ’15 unchanged $194.00; Oct. ’15 unchanged $194.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 374,780 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 374,780.

Big banks poised to withstand housing price correction

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Fitch ratings service says it believes Canada’s big banks can likely withstand a moderate to severe housing downturn — but they would feel the pinch.

The Chicago-based service says Canada’s biggest six banks — TD, RBC, Bank of Montreal, CIBC, Scotiabank and National — all have equity ratios well above what is required under the new Basel III requirements.

But the U.S.-based rating service says a housing crash in Canada would push down those ratios as the value of their mortgage assets plunge in relation to their considerable loan levels.

In fact, Fitch says, it’s because Canadian home values have been rising in the last seven years despite a soft economy that the six banks have been able to appear so financially sound, as their rivals in the U.S. and Europe have struggled.

Fitch also says loan-to-value ratios can reverse quickly during a housing correction.

“Fitch generally believes that Canadian home prices are likely nearing a plateau and could exhibit some weakness over a medium-term time horizon,” the rating service says in an assessment issued Tuesday.

Reward card battle brewing as CIBC, TD talk Aeroplan

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Loyalty credit card customers could soon find themselves being aggressively wooed if a proposed deal to allow both TD and CIBC to offer Aeroplan rewards cards doesn’t succeed.

“We’re definitely excited by all of the disruption that’s occurring,” said Linda Mantia, executive vice-president of cards and payment solutions at Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY), which offers the Avion Visa.

“I think it’s causing a lot more people to think about their credit card ...

We’re very keen to have an opportunity to tell these clients our story and bring them onboard.”

American Express Canada also said it plans to ramp up the marketing of its own rewards cards, which include several that allow users to earn Aeroplan points.

“We do see this as an opportunity to

LOCAL

BRIEFS AgriStability supplementary form deadline is Sept. 30 Farmers have until Sept. 30 to submit their 2012 AgriStability supplementary forms. For those who need help, Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) is offering workshops this month and next.

The two-hour sessions will describe what information is needed, how to organize it, the benefits of filing online and program changes for the 2013 AgriStability program year.

win over a lot more consumers onto the American Express brand,” said David Barnes, the company’s vice-president of advertising and communications.

Aimia (TSX:AIM), the company that operates the Aeroplan points system, announced Monday that TD (TSX:TD) will take over from CIBC as its main banking partner, but Aimia said it is still trying to work out a compromise with CIBC. Aimia said Tuesday that it’s possible both TD and CIBC will be offering cards with Aeroplan rewards points starting next year if the two banks can come up with an agreement.

Aimia CEO Rupert Duchesne told analysts that having both banks offering Aeroplan cards “would be an elegant solution that would be a win-winwin for us, TD, and CIBC.” Industrial Alliance Securities analyst Neil Linsdell said he doesn’t think it’s likely that TD will agree to a proposed deal that would see CIBC

(TSX:CM) retain about half of the Aeroplan customers.

“If you’re TD, do you want CIBC to be able to offer Aeroplan points to their credit card customers? Probably not,” Linsdell said.

“This is the whole reason they inked this deal, to get exclusivity on this thing so they could really get their hooks into it.”

Unless the banks work out a mutual agreement, that could mean a bumpy transition for Aeroplan holders with the CIBC Aeroplan cards to TD, said Linsdell.

It would create a prime opportunity for competitors like American Express and RBC to try to snatch up a larger share of the rewards card business.

“If you suddenly don’t have a CIBC Aerogold Visa choice anymore and you’re going to transition over to TD, maybe you’re going to take this opportunity to re-evaluate,” said Linsdell.

“Do I really need an Aeroplan af-

filiated card? Should I go with a cashback card, instead?”

That could lead to an all-out war in the rewards card market that could give customers more choices as TD, CIBC, RBC and other competitors present comparable packages.

However, if CIBC completely stops offering Aeroplan products, that could mean customers who hold its Aventura rewards card would no longer be able to redeem their points for Aeroplan miles — one of the “key benefits” of the program, said Linsdell.

During its second-quarter earnings call last May, RBC said it was poised to snag a larger share of the loyalty credit card market if CIBC does not renew its deal with Aimia.

“If there’s any disruption in the marketplace, it will cause customers to re-evaluate their credit card and value propositions,” David McKay, RBC’s head of personal and commercial banking, told analysts.

In Central Alberta, workshops are planned for Lacombe and Olds on Aug. 26, Stettler on Aug. 27, Ponoka and Red Deer on Aug. 28, Three Hills on Aug. 29, Rimbey on Sept. 3 and Rocky Mountain House on Sept. 4.

For more information, including workshop times, locations and registration details, go to the AFSC website at www.afsc.ca or contact the AFSC call centre at 1-877-899-2372.

from $19.1 million a year earlier. Earnings per share were 23 per cent, down from 31 cents.

Gamehost’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), attributable to owners, hit a record $8.7 million in the second quarter. That figure compares with $8.6 for the same quarter of 2012.

The company said in a release that it’s repurchased and cancelled 300,000 common shares at an average price of

$13.31, for a total of $3.6 million. During the same time period, 5.2 million in debentures were converted into 500,000 common shares, resulting in a net increase of 200,000 shares.

Gamehost operates Boomtown Casino in Fort McMurray, and the Great Northern Casino, Service Plus Inns & Suites hotel and a strip mall in Grande Prairie. It also has a 91 per cent ownership interest in Calgary’s Deerfoot Inn & Casino.

Gamehost reports earnings Red Deer-based Gamehost Inc. (TSX: GH) reported on Tuesday that its profit and comprehensive income for the three months ended June 30 was $5.6 million. That was down 22 per cent from $7.2 million for the same period of 2012.

Operating revenue for the second quarter was $19.4 million, up slightly

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Theisen Eaton snags silver CANADIAN EDGED OUT OF GOLD BUT CAPTURES FIRST INTERNATIONAL MEDAL IN HEPTATHLON JC SHERRITT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ESKS LOSE SHERRITT

MOSCOW — The Eatons finished their working honeymoon in Russia on Tuesday, ever so close to making it a double-gold celebration at the world track and field championships.

Brianne Theisen Eaton of Humboldt, Sask., failed to sufficiently shake off Ganna Melnichenko in the final 800-metre race of the heptathlon and finished with a silver medal two days after her husband, Ashton Eaton, won gold in the decathlon.

After two days of competition, Theisen Eaton no longer had the legs to create a decisive gap ahead of Melnichenko. And while the Ukrainian went celebrating wrapped in her national flag, Theisen Eaton wrapped herself in the warmest of embraces of her smiling husband Ashton Eaton, an American who won gold in the decathlon earlier this week.

Barely a month after marriage, they proved it was a nearperfect competitive match as she gained her first global medal.

“I watched Ashton the last couple of years winning all his medals and could only sit back and imagine what that felt like,” said Theisen Eaton. “After the 800 metres he just said to me good job and enjoy your victory lap.”

The medal was Canada’s second at the competition after Damian Warner won bronze in the decathlon. It’s the first time Canadian athletes have ever won medals in male and female combined events at the same world championship.

“Ashton and I talked about

The Edmonton Eskimos have lost all-star linebacker JC Sherritt to injury. The CFL club announced Tuesday that Sherritt, the CFL’s outstanding defensive player last season, recently underwent successful thumb surgery and will be out indefinitely. The Eskimos said Sherritt sustained the injury in their 30-29 home loss to Hamilton on Aug. 2.

Edmonton is in Toronto on Sunday night to face the defending Grey Cup-champion Argonauts. Edmonton also announced it has signed receivers Dominique Edison and Jamar Howard and offensive lineman Miles Mason to the practice roster.

Today

● Sunburst/Provincial senior AAA baseball: Red Deer Riggers at Fort Saskatchewan Athletics, fourth game of best-of-five final, if necessary, 7 p.m.

Thursday

● Senior men’s baseball: The Hideout Rays vs. Printing Place Padres, Lacombe Stone and Granite vs.

Gary Moe Volkswagen Legends, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.

Friday

● Soccer: Provincial U16 Tier 2 girls and boys championships, games at 6 and 8 p.m., Edgar Park. ● Sunburst/Provincial senior AAA baseball: Fort Saskatchewan Athletics at Red Deer Riggers, fifth game of best-of-five final, if necessary, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Saturday

● Soccer: Provincial U16 Tier 2 girls and boys championships, games at 9 and 11 a.m., 3 and 5 p.m., Edgar Park.

Sunday

● Soccer: Provincial U16 Tier 2 girls and boys championships, games at 8 and 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m., Edgar Park.

WORLD TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canada’s Brianne Theisen Eaton competes in the long jump in the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday. both being on the podium here, it was definitely our plan,” said Theisen Eaton. “We’ll probably just go home now, sit on the couch for a few days watching television and eating crappy food.”

A real honeymoon could also be on the agenda.

“We’re contemplating on the honeymoon,” Theisen Eaton said. “Now would be the perfect time to go lay on the beach.”

Melnychenko won her first

major competition with 6,586 points, compared to 6,530 for Theisen Eaton, who became the third Canadian woman to win a world championship medal.

Hurdlers Priscilla LopesSchliep (silver in 2009) and Perdita Felicien (gold in 2003 and silver 2007) are the others.

Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands took bronze.

Meanwhile, Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva turned back the clock with a

vintage performance to beat Olympic champion Jenn Suhr with a leap of 4.89 metres, her best outdoor effort in four years.

“From the greatest, you should always expect great things. Never count them out,” bronze medallist Yarisley Silva of Cuba said. “You have to take a bow to her feats.”

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A’s take series lead with win over Riggers

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Athletics 9 Riggers 3 Make mistakes against the Fort Saskatchewan Athletics and they’ll make you pay.

The Red Deer Riggers know that from battling the two-time defending Sunburst Baseball League champions all season. But for some reason if they did forget they received a tough reminder as the A’s pulled out a 9-3 victory to grab a 2-1 lead in the best-offive SBL and provincial senior AAA playoffs before close to 150 fans at Great Chief Park Tuesday.

Every time the Riggers pitching slipped up the A’s took advantage as they never trailed and put the game away with four runs in the seventh to take an 8-3 lead.

Dustin Northcott, who hasn’t thrown a lot this season, kept the Riggers in the game until tiring in the seventh. He gave up a leadoff single to Kiel Vertz and after Drew Boyer popped up, he hit leadoff hitter Andy Herman, bringing on Davin Gulbransen.

Gulbransen wasn’t sharp and hit Jason

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Ft. Sask. Athletics short stop Jason Sutherland just comes up short as Red Deer Rigger Matt Fay slides steals second base at Great Chief Park on Tuesday.

Sutherland to load the bases. Lance Romanchuk singled home two runs, Matt Beaudry singled home a run and Tom Mulethaler hit a sacrifice fly.

“I possibly should have pulled Dustin before that inning,” said Riggers manager Curtis Bailey. “It’s one of those things. You look at where we were in the order and he had dominated them.

“Davin does do a bet-

ter job coming in to start an inning, but I felt he would handle it an it didn’t work out.”

What the Riggers didn’t do all evening was handle Romanchuk, who slammed a two-run home run off Northcott in the third inning, singled and scored in the sixth, then hit a solo home run in the ninth off Gulbransen to finish with five RBIs and four runs.

“He can swing the

bat and early on Dustin didn’t have his off-speed pitches working and so they were sitting on his fastball and Lance can hit it a long way. In fact the top of their order can hit it a long way.”

Jason Sutherland drilled a solo home run in the first inning.

Karnie Vertz started and went eight innings for the A’s, allowing single runs in the second, fifth and sixth. The Rig-

gers didn’t help themselves as they had two men on and none away in the third, but Denver Wik was caught off third on a line drive. Then in the sixth Curtis Mazurkewich was thrown out at second when he wandered off on a ball in the dirt that catcher Henry Duke was able to corral and throw to second.

“We had our chances to get things going and put pressure on their defence, but instead we seemed to put pressure on ourselves and it came back to bite us,” said Bailey.

“But the bottom line was we didn’t swing the bats well when we had chances to take control of the game.”

Five times in the first six innings the Riggers had two men on and none away, but managed just the three runs.

Vertz, who worked to two batters in the ninth before giving way to Boyer, allowed nine hits and five walks.

“He wasn’t fooling us, just throwing strikes and we didn’t do a good job of going with the pitch . . . when we did we got hits,” said Bailey.

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Blue Jays drop series opener to Red Sox in extras

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Red Sox 4 Blue Jays 2 TORONTO — The only topic of conversation in a sullen Blue Jays locker-room was Todd Redmond.

There wasn’t much else worth talking about.

It wasn’t as though Redmond pitched a no-hitter — he didn’t even make it to the seventh inning — but a gutsy performance by the 28-year-old gave Toronto some hope on Tuesday night.

That hope slowly eroded the moment Redmond left the field, and in the 11th inning Shane Victorino’s two-run single gave the Boston Red Sox a 4-2 win they had been threatening ever since the moment the Blue Jays turned to their bullpen.

But no one wanted to talk about that. So the focus was on Redmond, who was called up from triple-A Buffalo to start the game.

He said he was proud he was able to grind out an appearance against the American League East leaders, even if the Blue Jays have now lost three straight.

“With a team like this you’ve got to be able to throw strikes and get strike one,

and I was able to do that tonight,” said Redmond. “I was pretty successful against a really good team.”

The right-hander allowed just three hits with five strikeouts through 5 1-3 spotless innings on the strength of an effective fastball-slider combination that baffled the Red Sox (72-49) but required a high pitch count.

Redmond looked like a different pitcher than he did in his last appearance with the Blue Jays (54-65) when he gave up three runs on seven hits in just 3 2-3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 2.

“I think I threw the ball well,” he said.

“J.P. (Arencibia) did a great job behind the plate tonight calling the game and our defence played very well tonight.”

Arencibia wasn’t so sure.

Toronto’s catcher hit a solo shot in the eighth inning to tie the game 2-2 and put himself second on the Blue Jays’ all-time homer list for a catcher with 60. He was also responsible for the RBI single that gave the team a 1-0 lead in the fifth.

Arencibia called Redmond “fantastic,” but when the topic shifted to the bullpen’s performance he preferred to take the blame. The Blue Jays needed seven reliev-

ers to finish the game, another long day for a team whose bullpen leads the majors in innings pitched. Aaron Loup (4-5), who allowed Victorino’s winning single, took the loss.

“Maybe I could have called a different pitch. Maybe I could have done something different back there to get those guys out,” said Arencibia. “(I) think they’ve done a great job. In this game no one’s definitely unhittable. The best of the best give up runs. Like I said, maybe I could have called something different.”

Trailing 1-0, the Red Sox offence was stymied until the seventh inning when Will Middlebrooks doubled off Sergio Santos and then scored on a single by Jacoby Ellsbury that tied the game.

Dustin Pedroia brought home Ellsbury two batters later to put the Red Sox ahead 2-1.

Boston starter Ryan Dempster of Gibsons, B.C., finished after seven innings of work with just the one run allowed on four hits with four strikeouts. Koji Uehara (3-0) pitched 1 1-3 innings to finish the game and pick up the win.

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Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 72 49 .595 66 51 .564 65 54 .546 61 57 .517 54 65 .454

GB — 4 6 9 1/2 17

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 69 49 .585 64 56 .533 62 55 .530 53 64 .453 46 72 .390

Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Houston

West Division W L Pct 69 51 .575 67 50 .573 55 63 .466 53 65 .449 37 80 .316

Masterson, Cleveland, 13-8; Darvish, Texas, 12-5; FHernandez, Seattle, 12-5.

Atlanta Washington New York Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 73 47 .608 58 60 .492 54 63 .462 53 66 .445 45 73 .381

GB — 14 17 1/2 19 1/2 27

GB — 6 6 1/2 15 1/2 23

Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee

Central Division W L Pct 70 47 .598 67 50 .573 67 52 .563 52 67 .437 52 67 .437

GB — 3 4 19 19

GB — 1/2 13 15 30 1/2

Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Francisco

Monday’s Games Oakland 5, Toronto 1 Texas 2, Houston 1 N.Y. Yankees 2, L.A. Angels 1 Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 2 Kansas City 6, Miami 2 Arizona 7, Baltimore 6 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 14, L.A. Angels 7 Boston 4, Toronto 2, 11 innings Seattle 5, Tampa Bay 4 Milwaukee 5, Texas 1 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit 3, 11 innings Miami 1, Kansas City 0, 10 innings Arizona 4, Baltimore 3, 11 innings Houston at Oakland, Late Wednesday’s Games Cleveland (Carrasco 0-4) at Minnesota (Gibson 2-3), 11:10 a.m.

Detroit (Porcello 8-6) at Chicago White Sox (Joh. Danks 2-9), 12:10 p.m.

Miami (Ja.Turner 3-4) at Kansas City (E.Santana 8-6), 12:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 14-3) at Arizona (Corbin 12-3), 1:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-4), 5:05 p.m.

Boston (Lester 10-7) at Toronto (Rogers 3-7), 5:07 p.m.

Seattle (Harang 5-10) at Tampa Bay (Price 6-5), 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Thornburg 1-0) at Texas (Garza 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (Cosart 1-0) at Oakland (J.Parker 8-6), 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m.

Houston at Oakland, 1:35 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. MiCabrera Det 110 420 86 152 .362 Trout LAA 117 453 84 149 .329 DOrtiz Bos 100 377 58 124 .329 ABeltre Tex 118 472 69 152 .322 Mauer Min 107 417 57 131 .314 Loney TB 113 386 42 120 .311 TorHunter Det 105 450 71 138 .307 JhPeralta Det 104 397 50 121 .305 HKendrick LAA 108 419 48 126 .301 Ellsbury Bos 111 477 73 143 .300 Home Runs CDavis, Baltimore, 44; MiCabrera, Detroit, 37; Encarnacion, Toronto, 30; Bautista, Toronto, 27; NCruz, Texas, 27; ADunn, Chicago, 27; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 26.

Runs Batted In CDavis, Baltimore, 112; MiCabrera, Detroit, 111; Encarnacion, Toronto, 89; AJones, Baltimore, 85; Fielder, Detroit, 81; NCruz, Texas, 76.

Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 17-1; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-3; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 14-3; Colon, Oakland, 14-4;

West Division W L Pct 69 50 .580 61 57 .517 56 65 .463 54 65 .454 52 66 .441

GB — 7 1/2 14 15 16 1/2

Monday’s Games Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 2, Chicago Cubs 0 Kansas City 6, Miami 2 Colorado 14, San Diego 2 Arizona 7, Baltimore 6 L.A. Dodgers 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Tuesday’s Games Washington 4, San Francisco 2 Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 6, Chicago Cubs 4, 11 innings Milwaukee 5, Texas 1 Miami 1, Kansas City 0, 10 innings Pittsburgh at St. Louis, late San Diego 7, Colorado 5 Arizona 4, Baltimore 3, 11 innings L.A. Dodgers 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Wednesday’s Games Miami (Ja.Turner 3-4) at Kansas City (E.Santana 8-6), 12:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Arroyo 10-9) at Chicago Cubs (Rusin 2-1), 12:20 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 8-6) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 11-6), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 14-3) at Arizona (Corbin 12-3), 1:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 6-11) at Washington (Zimmermann 13-6), 5:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Lannan 3-5) at Atlanta (Beachy 1-0), 5:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Thornburg 1-0) at Texas (Garza 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 12-5) at St. Louis (S.Miller 11-7), 6:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 8-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Capuano 4-6), 8:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 11:45 a.m.

San Francisco at Washington, 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. CJohnson Atl 103 368 44 124 .337 YMolina StL 98 361 46 119 .330 Cuddyer Col 95 355 57 116 .327 Votto Cin 119 437 81 140 .320 Craig StL 113 433 64 138 .319 McCutchen Pit 114 428 72 134 .313 Segura Mil 115 461 63 144 .312 FFreeman Atl 106 403 65 125 .310 DWright NYM 105 408 60 126 .309 MCarpenter StL 112 452 87 139 .308 Home Runs Goldschmidt, Arizona, 29; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 28; DBrown, Philadelphia, 26; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; Bruce, Cincinnati, 24; JUpton, Atlanta, 22; Uggla, Atlanta, 21.

Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 93; Phillips, Cincinnati, 90; Craig, St. Louis, 87; Bruce, Cincinnati, 80; FFreeman, Atlanta, 79; DBrown, Philadelphia, 76; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 75; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 75.

Pitching Lynn, St. Louis, 13-6; Zimmermann, Washington, 13-6; Wainwright, St. Louis, 13-7; Latos, Cincinnati, 12-3; Ryu, Los Angeles, 12-3; Corbin, Arizona, 123; Minor, Atlanta, 12-5.

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SILVER: Biggest night When Silva missed her final attempt, Isinbayeva set off racing across the track, fists pumping the air. Suddenly, all the troubles of the past half-decade fell off her broad, muscled shoulders.

“I had many difficulties, many injuries, and so I am proud of myself that I was able to overcome all these things and be world champion today,” Isinbayeva said.

Right after clinching gold, she jumped over the advertising boards to hug Yevgeny Trofimov, the coach of her youth who returned to revive her career ahead of last year’s London Olympics.

“He is a genuine coach,” she said, crediting Trofimov with her comeback victory. “Just because of him, and just because I made the right decision to come back to work with him.”

It paid off on Russia’s biggest night of the championships.

Isinbayeva even went for a world record at 5.07 metres but, as night closed in over the Luzhniki Stadium, that was too much, even for a woman who had set 28 of them, indoors and outdoors, over the last decade.

Still, at 31 she was jumping for joy like a teenager, somersaulting on the track, leaping in the arms of the mascot and hugging like never before, upstaging even Usain Bolt and his usual showboating antics.

Now, Isinbayeva is taking time off to start a family after the season, she said, but promises she could be back, possibly even for the 2016 Olympics.

However unlikely that would seem, few expected her to win gold in Moscow, too.

The United States had to take a back seat to Russia on Tuesday but still got a huge boost when LaShawn Merritt reclaimed the world title in the men’s 400, pulling away from the pack early and winning by more than half a second.

Merritt crossed in 43.74 seconds, the fastest time of the year.

At the end of Day 4, the United States leads with 10 medals overall and four gold, ahead of Russia with six overall and three gold. Canada is at two.

For sheer surprise, 19-year-old Ethiopian Mohammed Aman came through in the 800 final, rushing past American rival Nick Symmonds to take gold.

Defending world and Olympic champion David Rudisha was out injured, but considering Aman already beat the Kenyan twice, who knows what the outcome could have been.

Earlier, Olympic champion Robert Harting of Germany was again up to his shirt-ripping best and won his third straight discus world title, beating Piotr Malachowski of Poland for gold.

BALL: Fourth game Vertz consistently threw to the outside part of the plate and the Riggers collected seven hits of the opposite field.

• Matt Fay, Kerry Boon and Wik had two hits each . . . Duke added three hits for the A’s . . .

Vertz throw 139 pitches . . . The fourth game of the series is tonight in Sherwood Park with the

Tuesday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Los Ang. 201 000 004 — 7 9 0 New York 010 124 42x — 14 19 3 Vargas, J.Gutierrez (5), Maronde (6), Kohn (6), Blanton (7) and Iannetta; Sabathia, Kelley (7), Betances (8), Chamberlain (9) and Au.Romine. W— Sabathia 10-10. L—Vargas 6-5. HRs—Los Angeles, Trumbo (26), Trout (21). New York, V.Wells (11), A.Soriano 2 (5).

Boston 000 000 200 02 — 4 10 0 Toronto 000 010 010 00 — 2 6 1 (11 innings) Dempster, Tazawa (8), Breslow (9), Uehara (10) and Saltalamacchia; Redmond, Cecil (6), S.Santos (7), Wagner (8), Oliver (9), Janssen (10), Loup (11), Lincoln (11) and Arencibia. W—Uehara 3-0. L— Loup 4-5. HRs—Toronto, Arencibia (18).

Seattle 100 211 000 — 5 12 0 Tampa Bay 200 020 000 — 4 8 0 E.Ramirez, O.Perez (6), Medina (7), Farquhar (9) and Quintero; Archer, W.Wright (6), Jo.Peralta (7), McGee (8), Rodney (9) and Lobaton, J.Molina.

W—E.Ramirez 4-0. L—Archer 6-5. Sv—Farquhar (5). HRs—Seattle, B.Miller 2 (4). Tampa Bay, Zobrist 2 (9).

Detroit 010 001 010 00 — 3 10 1 Chicago 000 300 000 01 — 4 10 3 (11 innings) Scherzer, Smyly (7), Veras (8), B.Rondon (9), Bonderman (10), Coke (11) and B.Pena; H.Santiago, Lindstrom (6), Veal (7), N.Jones (8), A.Reed (10) and Phegley, Flowers. W—A.Reed 5-1. L—Bonderman 2-4.

Cleveland 001 112 000 — 5 5 1 Minnesota 010 001 000 — 2 5 2 McAllister, Allen (7), J.Smith (8), C.Perez (9) and Y.Gomes; Deduno, Swarzak (7), Duensing (9) and C.Herrmann. W—McAllister 5-7. L—Deduno 7-6.

Sv—C.Perez (19). HRs—Cleveland, Raburn (14).

Minnesota, Willingham (12).

INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee 001 020 110 — 5 7 1 Texas 001 000 000 — 1 9 0 Estrada, Kintzler (7), Mic.Gonzalez (8), Wooten (8), Henderson (8) and Lucroy; Ogando, Cotts (7), Soria (8), R.Ross (9) and Pierzynski. W—Estrada 5-4. L—Ogando 5-4. Sv—Henderson (17). HRs— Milwaukee, Gennett 2 (4), K.Davis (4). Texas, Moreland (17).

Miami 000 000 000 1 — 1 6 0 Kan. City 000 000 000 0 — 0 4 0 (10 innings) Fernandez, M.Dunn (8), Qualls (9), Cishek (10) and Mathis; B.Chen, Crow (8), G.Holland (9), K.Herrera (10) and Kottaras, S.Perez. W—Qualls 3-1. L—K. Herrera 4-6. Sv—Cishek (25).

Baltimore 000 210 000 00 — 3 6 0 Arizona 000 000 201 01 — 4 9 1 (11 innings) Mig.Gonzalez, Fr.Rodriguez (8), Ji.Johnson (9), McFarland (10) and Wieters; Delgado, E.De La Rosa (8), W.Harris (9), Ziegler (10), Bell (11) and Nieves.

W—Bell 3-1. L—McFarland 1-1. HRs—Baltimore, C.Davis (44), Hardy (22). Arizona, G.Parra (8), Goldschmidt 2 (29).

NATIONAL LEAGUE San Fran. 000 010 100 — 2 10 0 Wash.

000 102 01x — 4 9 1 Bumgarner, Moscoso (5), Mijares (7), S.Rosario (7), S.Casilla (8), J.Lopez (8) and Posey; G.Gonzalez, Roark (5), Abad (7), Mattheus (7), Clippard (8), R.Soriano (9) and W.Ramos, K.Suzuki. W—Roark 2-0. L—Moscoso 1-1. Sv—R.Soriano (30). HRs— Washington, Ad.LaRoche (17).

Phila.

000 001 000 — 1 6 0 Atlanta 012 000 00x — 3 8 0 E.Martin, Lu.Garcia (6), Diekman (7), De Fratus (8) and Kratz; Medlen, D.Carpenter (8), Kimbrel (9) and McCann. W—Medlen 10-10. L—E.Martin 1-2. Sv— Kimbrel (37). HRs—Atlanta, C.Johnson (9).

Cincinnati 202 000 000 02 — 6 8 0 Chicago 020 100 100 00 — 4 7 1 (11 innings) H.Bailey, LeCure (7), M.Parra (7), Hoover (8), A.Chapman (11) and Hanigan, Mesoraco; Samardzija, B.Parker (7), Russell (8), Strop (8), Gregg (10), E.Sanchez (11) and D.Navarro. W—Hoover 3-5. L—E.Sanchez 0-1. Sv—A.Chapman (29).

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JAYS: That’s what kept them off balance

Toronto Hamilton Montreal Winnipeg

Canadian Football League EAST DIVISION W L T Pts PF 4 2 0 8 194 2 4 0 4 129 2 4 0 4 135 1 5 0 2 135

PA 141 187 177 173

WEST DIVISION W L T Pts 5 1 0 10 5 1 0 10 4 2 0 8 1 5 0 2

PA 160 129 142 169

Calgary Saskatchewan B.C. Edmonton

Brown, Sask Ferri, Sask R.Williams, Sask Elimimian, BC J.Johnson, Wpg Carter, Tor

Bowman, Mtl Banks, BC Lawrence, Tor Horton, Tor Gainey, Mtl J.Jackson, Tor Ball, Tor Munoz, Edm Bolden, Cal Rempel, Tor

CFL SCORING LEADERS Touchdowns (Ru-running; Rc-receiving; Rt-kickoff/punt return; O-other; Pt-points): TD Ru Rc Rt O Pt Cornish, Cal 8 7 1 0 0 48 Harris, BC 5 4 1 0 0 30 Getzlaf, Sask 5 0 5 0 0 30 Simpson, Wpg 5 5 0 0 0 30 Barnes, Tor 4 0 4 0 0 24 Gable, Ham 4 2 2 0 0 24 Goltz, Wpg 4 4 0 0 0 24 Green, Mtl 4 0 4 0 0 24 Sheets, Sask 4 4 0 0 0 24 Arceneaux, BC 3 0 3 0 0 18 Bagg, Sask 3 0 3 0 0 18 Charles, Edm 3 2 1 0 0 18 Chiles, Tor 3 0 3 0 0 18 Dressler, Sask 3 0 3 0 0 18 Ellingson, Ham 3 0 3 0 0 18 Lewis, Cal 3 0 3 0 0 18 T.Smith, Sask 3 0 3 0 0 18 Stamps, Edm 3 0 3 0 0 18 C.Taylor, BC 3 0 3 0 0 18 West, Cal 3 0 3 0 0 18 Collaros, Tor 2 2 0 0 0 12 Etienne, Wpg 2 0 2 0 0 12 Gore, BC 2 0 2 0 0 12 Kackert, Tor 2 1 1 0 0 12 Koch, Edm 2 0 1 1 0 12 Lamar, Ham 2 0 1 1 0 12 London, Mtl 2 0 2 0 0 12 McCarty, Edm 2 0 2 0 0 12 McDaniel, Cal 2 1 1 0 0 12 Owens, Tor 2 0 1 0 1 12 Ray, Tor 2 2 0 0 0 12 Watt, Tor 2 0 2 0 0 12 Whitaker, Mtl 2 2 0 0 0 12 M 18 16 14 11 11 10 9 6 4 1

A 18 18 14 15 15 13 12 8 5 2

Yds. 845 676 459 412 294 279 208 193 189 139 125 117 116

Avg. 6.4 7.3 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.3 8.7 8.4 5.3 5.6 4.5 6.2 5.3

L 41 48 47 44 40 47 48 37 40 44

L 37 53 23 75 70 25 22 23 57 15 13 18 14

RECEIVING Owens, Tor Grant, Ham Green, Mtl Stamps, Edm Ellingson, Ham Dressler, Sask Arceneaux, BC Lewis, Cal Durie, Tor Moore, BC T.Smith, Sask Giguere, Ham Koch, Edm Coehoorn, Edm Getzlaf, Sask

No. 43 28 27 22 24 27 19 31 29 23 18 22 24 21 18

Yds. 470 408 406 401 395 387 384 381 370 357 317 309 292 270 265

Avg. 10.9 14.6 15.0 18.2 16.5 14.3 20.2 12.3 12.8 15.5 17.6 14.0 12.2 12.9 14.7

L 33 51 58 46 39 42 77 32 48 43 70 61 35 42 33

PASSING C-A Burris, Ham 131-199 Lulay, BC 119-180 Ray, Tor 113-148 Durant, Sask 94-139 Calvillo, Mtl 111-188 Reilly, Edm 93-160 Pierce, Wpg 64-106 Glenn, Cal 65-90 Goltz, Wpg 45-78 Tate, Cal 38-52

Pct. 65.8 66.1 76.4 67.6 59.0 58.1 60.4 72.2 57.7 73.1

Yds. 1803 1468 1355 1299 1237 1217 845 731 476 468

No. 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Yds. 9 6 6 0 38 16 13 6 5 2

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Total 420.7 397.0 376.5 358.0 350.0 309.7 285.2 277.0

TEAM DEFENCE (Yardage includes losses) Pass Rush B.C. 1157 634 Montreal 1500 605 Calgary 1461 622 Winnipeg 1748 449 Edmonton 1398 869 Saskatchewan 1834 535 Hamilton 1620 811 Toronto 1644 809

Total 282.0 325.3 328.8 334.8 354.1 369.3 385.6 393.8

National Football League Preseason AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 44 New England 1 0 0 1.000 31 Miami 1 1 0 .500 47 N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 17

RUSHING No. 132 93 83 76 51 53 24 23 36 25 28 19 22

0 0 1 0 0 0

TEAM OFFENCE (Yardage includes losses) Pass Rush Saskatchewan 1615 988 Calgary 1624 878 Toronto 1830 520 B.C. 1478 789 Hamilton 1842 491 Edmonton 1382 588 Winnipeg 1321 539 Montreal 1270 541

TD Int. Eff. 10 4 103.1 10 4 100.4 11 0 128.6 15 0 133.3 6 5 78.3 6 6 79.1 2 5 72.2 3 2 98.0 2 2 73.5 5 1 124.5

PA 20 22 27 26

Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee

W 1 0 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

South T Pct 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 27 20 3 21

PA 13 44 27 22

Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh

W 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 1

North T Pct 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .000

PF 44 34 27 13

PA 16 10 19 18

Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

W 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1

West T 0 0 0 0

PF 10 19 13 10

PA 6 17 17 31

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 18 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 22 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 41 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 22

PA 13 21 39 31

FIELD GOALS

Sheets, Sask Cornish, Cal Harris, BC Simpson, Wpg Charles, Edm Whitaker, Mtl Reilly, Edm Lulay, BC Kackert, Tor Burris, Ham Gable, Ham Messam, Mtl Steele, Tor

42 37 19 17 17 10

FUMBLE RETURNS PF 204 210 143 128

Friday, Aug. 16 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 Montreal at Saskatchewan, 2 p.m.

Calgary at BC Lions, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 18 Edmonton at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Paredes, Cal Whyte, Mtl Milo, Sask Prefontaine, Tor Congi, Ham Shaw, Edm Palardy, Wpg McCallum, BC O’Neill, BC Waters, Tor

1 1 1 1 1 1

Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

Carolina New Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay

W 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1

South T Pct 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 24 17 10 16

PA 17 13 34 44

Detroit Chicago Green Bay Minnesota

W 1 0 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

North T Pct 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 26 17 0 13

PA 17 24 17 27

W Arizona 1 Seattle 1 San Francisco 0 St. Louis 0

L 0 0 1 1

West T 0 0 0 0

PF 17 31 6 19

PA 0 10 10 27

Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

Thursday, Aug. 15 Detroit at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Baltimore, 5:30 p.m.

Carolina at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 16 Minnesota at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Oakland at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

San Francisco at Kansas City, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New England, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 17 Dallas at Arizona, 2:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Cincinnati, 5 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m.

Green Bay at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 6 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 8 p.m.

“I felt like I was able to make pitches when INTERCEPTION RETURNS I was behind in the count, which is huge,” said Sunday, Aug. 18 No. Yds. TD Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, 5 p.m.

BC 2 64 1 Dempster. “I had a real good split tonight, Parks, Emry, Mtl 2 26 0 that’s probably what kept them off balance Robinson, Tor Monday, Aug. 19 1 47 0 Pittsburgh at Washington, 6 p.m.

Washington, Wpg 1 46 0 more than anything.”

Dempster completed the fifth inning with 61 pitches to Redmond’s 86 but still gave up the first run. Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., doubled off Dempster and took third on a sacrifice fly before scoring on a single by Arencibia that FOOTBALL Tuesday’s Sports Transactions gave the Blue Jays the lead.

National Football League Redmond lasted just eight more pitches into BUFFALO BILLS—Released P Brian Stahovich.

BASEBALL DALLAS COWBOYS—Released OT James American League the sixth. He hit Victorino on his 92nd effort, Nelson. Claimed DE Thaddeus Gibson off waivers LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Activated LHP then got Pedroia to fly out two pitches later. Jason Vargas from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP from Tennessee.

That ended Redmond’s night, and he walked Tommy Hanson to Salt Lake (PCL).

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Activated RB Ahmad Bradshaw and LB Pat Angerer from the PUP list.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Acquired LHP Miguel off the field to applause from the 32,816 fans at Sulbaran from the Los Angeles Dodgers to comSigned CB Johnny Adams and LB Monte Simmons.

Rogers Centre.

Waived/injured LB Justin Hickman and LB Quinton plete an earlier trade and assigned him to Cedar Spears.

(MWL). Placed 1B Justin Morneau on revo“Shoot, I thought he was great,” said Blue Rapids NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed TE Evan cable waivers.

Jays manager John Gibbons. “He pitched toLandi. Released DL Jason Vega.

TEXAS RANGERS—Added INF Adam Rosales NEW YORK JETS—Released OT Dennis the roster. Optioned OF Engel Beltre to Round night like he’s been pitching all year. ... First to Landolt. Signed OL Patrick Ford. Placed RB John Rock (PCL). Released OF Manny Ramirez from his thing, he’s a great competitor. You know he’s minor league contract.

Griffin on injured reserve.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Placed WR Plaxico TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Placed RHP Josh gotten an opportunity here and he’s taken adBurress on injured reserve.

Johnson on 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Thad Weber vantage of it.”

Canadian Football League Buffalo (IL).

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed WR DomiNational League Brett Cecil took over for Toronto and nique Edison, WR Jamar Howard and OL Miles ATLANTA BRAVES—Placed 2B Dan Uggla on promptly gave up a single to David Ortiz and the 15-day DL. Recalled 2B Tyler Pastornicky from Mason to the practice roster.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Named Kyle walked Daniel Nava to load the bases. But he Gwinnett (IL).

Walters general manager. Signed K Sandro DeAnPITTSBURGH PIRATES—Selected the contract escaped danger by striking out Mike Napoli of OF Andrew Lambo from Indianapolis (IL). Opgelis. tioned OF Alex Presley to Indianapolis. and getting Stephen Drew to fly out.

HOCKEY ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Recalled INF JerThe Blue Jays attempted to add another run maine American Hockey League Curtis from Memphis (PCL).

HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Signed D Charlie Eastern League in the bottom of the sixth when Jose Reyes apDodero.

TRENTON THUNDER—Announced LHP Pat peared to frustrate Dempster at second base Venditte ECHL was assigned to the team from Tampa FLORIDA EVERBLADES—Agreed to terms with and elicited several throws from the Boston (FSL) and RHP David Herndon was assigned to D Olivier Dame-Malka and F Rocco Carzo on oneScranton/Wilkes Barre (IL). pitcher. year contracts.

American Association READING ROYALS—Agreed to terms with F FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS—Released Reyes’ gamesmanship meant little when Sean Wiles.

Jeremiah Piepkorn.

Edwin Encarnacion’s drive to right was relayed INFKANSAS CITY T-BONES—Traded INF Matt home by Victorino, where Saltalamacchia eas- Padgett and RHP Lucas Irvine to New Jersey (CanSOCCER Major League Soccer Am) for four players to be named. ily tagged Reyes.

FC DALLAS—Loaned MF Bobby Warshaw to WICHITA WINGNUTS—Released RHP Ryan Notes: The Blue Jays placed starting pitcher Scoles and OF John Davis.

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Rebels open Ray in mid-season training camp form for the Argonauts August 24

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The Red Deer Rebels open their training camp Aug. 24 at the Centrium.

The opening two days is for rookies only. The camp runs from 7:30-9 p.m. on the opening day while on Aug. 25 the rookies skate from 9-10:30 a.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. The goalies have a special session from 1-2 p.m.

The rookies and goalies also go the same times Aug., 26 with the main camp beginning at 5 p.m.

The main camp continues Aug. 27 and 28 with the Black and White game set for Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. There will also be a full scrimmage Aug. 28 at 5 p.m.

The Rebels open their six-game exhibition season Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. against Prince George in St. Albert.

They also face the Edmonton Oil Kings Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. in St. Albert.

They meet the Calgary Hitmen Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in Nanton and clash with the Lethbridge Hurricanes Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Arena.

The Rebels also face the Oil Kings Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. in Lacombe and the Medicine Hat Tigers Sept.

14 at 7 p.m. in Settler.

SWIMMING

Marlins take home 128 medals from regional meet LACOMBE — The Red Deer Marlins Swim Club captured 128 medals, include 53 gold at the regional D meet during the weekend.

The Marlins easily won the team title with the Innisfail Dolphins second, the Ponoka Gators third and the Lacombe Dolphins fourth among the eight teams.

Cale Kooyman, 12, broke the provincial record in the 11-12 year-old boys’ 100-metre breaststroke. He also won the 100m backstroke, the 25m breaststroke and the 100m Individual Medley.

Kooyman was one of five members of the club to win four gold.

Hayden Bettenson, 6, won the girls’ six-andunder 25 and 50m freestyle and the 25 and 50m backstroke while Lauren Bettenson, 10, captured the 9-10 year-old girls’ 50 and 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 100m I.M. Claire Halford, 12, won the 11-12 year-old girls’ 100 and 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke and the 12-andunder 400m freestyle.

Owen Halford, 8, was the only other boy to win four times, taking first in the seven-eight yearold 25m freestyle, 25 and 50m breaststroke and 100m I.M. Liam Stalwick, 13, Aiden Kooyman, 15, and Ryan Mah, 15, were triple winners in the boys’ division.

Stalwick won the 13-14 year-old 50m freestyle, and 50 and 100m butterfly while Kooyman captured the 15-17 year-old 50 and 100m backstroke and 200m I.M. Mah won the 15-17 year-old 50m breaststroke and 50 and 100m butterfly.

Stalwick was also second in the 13-14 year-old 200m I.M. while Mah took second in the 15-17 yearold 100m breaststroke.

Aiden Kooyman was third in the 15-17 yearold 100m breaststroke.

Some 41 members of the Marlins will compete in the provincial championships this weekend in Edmonton.

Other medalists were: Girls Six-and-under: Micah Tweedale, 6, bronze, 20 and 50 back.

7-8: Chloe Becher, 8, silver, 25 back, 25 and 50 breast. Frances Hansen, 8, silver, 25 breast; bronze, 25 ‘fly. Hanna Maetika, 7, bronze, 50 breast.

9-10: Emma Wrench, 10, gold, girls 25m ‘fly; bronze, 200m free, 25m back.

11-12: Sydney Hucal, 12, gold, 50 and 100 breast; silver, 50 back; bronze, 50 free. Julie Gosling, 12, silver, 100 breast; bronze, 50 breast.

13-14: Jane Gosling, 13, gold, 50 and 100 breast; silver, 200 free, 200 I.M. Julia Richards, 13, gold, 14-and-under 800 free; silver, 13-14 50 and 100 ‘fly. Emilie Unrau, 13, gold 100 ‘fly, 200 I.M.; silver, 50 and 100 back. Rachel Zabel, 13, silver, 50 and 400 free; bronze 100 and 200 free.

15-17: Emma Smith, 15, gold, 100 ‘fly; silver, 100 breast, 200 I.M. Kathyrn Richards, 15, silver, 200 free, 50 and 100 back; bronze, 100 free.

17-and-under: Tanis Wiancko, 14, bronze, 1,500 free.

Relay Gold: 12-and-under, 200 free (Laura Bettenson, Sydney Hucal, Julie Gosling, Claire Halford; 200 medley (Halford, Hucal, Erika Driesen, Bettenson). 14-and-under, gold, 200 free (Jane Gosling, Rachel Zabel, Julia Richards, Emilie Unrau), 200 medley (Unrau, Gosling, Richards, Zabel).

Silver: eight-and-under, 100 free (Frances Hansen, Hayden Bettenson, Marin Walton, Chloe Becher); 100 medley (Bettenson, Grace Monaghan, Hansen, Walton). 10-and-under, 100 medley (Alex Makortoff, Megan Raivio, Emma Wrench, Jelena Snydal).

Bronze: 10-and-under, 100 free (Ravio, Snydal, Rory Zilka, Wrench). 17-andunder, 200 medley (Sarah Ravio, Julie Gosling, Emma Smith, Kathyrn Richards).

Boys Six-and-under: Brady Leroux, 6, silver, 25 free, 25 back. Matthew Hansen, 6, bronze 25 and 50 free, 50 back.

7-8: Sean Raivio, 7, gold, 25 back; silver, 25 ‘fly. Mason Leroux, 8, gold, 50 back; silver, 25 back.

9-10: Jack Walton, 10, gold 100 I.M..; silver, 50 ‘fly. Adam Hucal, 9, silver 100 and 200 free, 25 back, 100 I.M. Seth Tomasson, 10, silver, 50 back. Kieran Monaghan, 9, silver, 25 and 50 breast.

Kaden Schiller, 10, bronze, 50, 100 and 200 free. Payden Vanmaarion, 9, bronze, 25 breast.

11-12: Erik Sveinson, 12, gold, 50 free, 50 ‘fly; silver, 50 and 100 breast. Grant Claerhout, 11, silver 200 and 400 free.

Nick Makortoff, 11, bronze, 50 ‘fly.

13-14: Matthew Purdy, 13, silver 100 free; bronze, 200 I.M.. Carson Schiller, silver, 100 back; bronze, 100 and 200 free, 50 back. Ryan Claerhout, 14, silver 100 breast; bronze, 50 breast. Liam Stalwick, 13, silver, 200 I.M. Relay Gold: eight-and-under, 100 free (Noah Thomas, Matthew Hansen, Makai Wannop, Sean Ravio). 10-and-under, 100 free (Jack Walton, Kaden Schiller, Owen Halford, Adam Hucal), 100 medley (Hucal, Kieran Monaghan, Walton, Schiller).

12-and-under: 200 free (Erik Sveinson, Grant Claerhout, Nick Makortoff, Cale Kooyman). 14-and-under, 200 medley (Carson Schiller, Ryan Claerhout, Erik Sveinson, Matthew Purdy). 17-and-under, 200 medley (Aiden Kooyman, Cale Kooyman, Liam Stalwick, Ryan Mah).

Silver: eight-and-under, 100 free (Rhett Becher, Parks Tweedale, Kheler Wannop, Cameron Ovie). 14-and-under, 200 free (Matthew Purdy, Carson Schiller, Ryan Claerhout, Liam Stalwick).

Bronze: 17-and-under, 200 free (Aiden Kooyman, Kieran Monaghan, Ayden Wannop, Ryan Mah). 12-and-under, 200 medley (Makai Wannop, Ayden Wannop, Grant Claerhout, Nick Makortoff).

PROVINCIAL GOLF

Hargreaves starts well at Senior Men’s Golf Championship CARSTAIRS — Jim Hargreaves of Ponoka fired an opening round three-under par 69 to sit second in the 54-hole Alberta Senior Men’s Golf Championship Tuesday.

Floyd Kilgore of the Mighty Peace Golf and Country Club is first after shooting a 66.

Merv Dusyk of Red Deer and Keith Newton of Olds are tied for 15th at 73 while Tom Skinner of Red Deer came in with a 75 and is tied for 25th.

Les Swelin of Sundre is tied for 38th at 76 while Ken Evanecz of Red Deer and Tom McKinlay Jr. of Lacombe are tied for 52nd at 78.

Douglas Manning of Olds shot an 80 and is tied for 76th with Aro Dudley of Ponoka tied for 89th following an 83 and Sim Koopmans of Red Deer and Wilbert McCallum of Sundre shot 84 and are tied for 100th.

Peter Sereda of Red Deer shot an 85 and is tied for 105th and Tim Gyori of Red Deer came in with an 86 and is tied for 110th.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — He’s played just five games this year but already Ricky Ray appears to be in mid-season form.

The Toronto Argonauts veteran quarterback is third in CFL passing with 1,355 yards despite missing a game due to a knee injury.

His 11 TD passes are second only to Saskatchewan’s Darian Durant (15), and Ray and Durant are the only starters to not throw an interception.

But what really stands out is Ray’s solid 76.4 per cent completion average, which is tops among CFL starters. The 33-year-old Californian has been hot lately, completing 34-of-38 passes (89.5 per cent) for 438 yards with five TDs in his last two starts.

“We’re just executing pretty well,” Ray said following Tuesday’s practice. “Obviously the gameplans our coaches give us have been pretty good but we’re just playing good football all around and that’s what happens.

“You see a lot of guys have success when all 12 of us are playing together and that’s what’s happening for us offensively.”

That’s certainly not good news for the Edmonton Eskimos (1-5), who visit Toronto (4-2) on Sunday.

The West Division squad will be minus linebacker JC Sherritt, the CFL’s top defensive player last year, who is out indefinitely after recently undergoing successful thumb surgery.

“He’s a good player who’s all over the field,” Ray said of Sherritt. “He makes a difference.

“He seems like he’s always around the ball, he’s just got those football smarts and is always there and makes a lot of tackles. For us, we’re not too sad about that.”

After starting the season 1-2, the defending Grey Cup champions have won three straight and outscored their opponents 111-44 over that span. The offence has done its part as Argos starters have completed 55-of-63 passes (87.3 per cent) for 691 yards and eight TDs with no interceptions in those games.

Ray was a sensational 19-of-20 passing for 286 yards and two TDs in Toronto’s 35-19 win over Winnipeg on July 19 before suffering a knee injury. Backup Zach Collaros stepped in and completed 21-of25 passes for 253 yards and three TDs in a 38-12 victory over B.C. on July 30.

Ray returned and hit 15-of-18 passes for 152 yards and three first-half touchdowns in staking

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray passes as B.C. Lions’ Eric Taylor gets pressure on him during a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C. earlier this season.

Toronto to a 31-3 half-time lead over Montreal on Thursday. He sat the second half after re-aggravating his knee injury.

Ray says there’s a simple explanation for this success — familiarity. Ray and most of his offensive teammates are playing their second season under head coach Scott Milanovich.

The six-foot-three, 210-pound Ray struggled initially as he learned Milanovich’s offence after being dealt to Toronto following nine seasons in Edmonton.

After returning from a knee injury Oct. 19, Ray surpassed the 300-yard passing plateau in three of his final five starts, including a 399-yard performance in Toronto’s 27-20 road win over Montreal in the East Division final.

And Ray was a big reason why Toronto captured the 100th Grey Cup, finishing the CFL playoffs completing 69-of-97 passes for 869 yards and five TDs with just one interception.

Toronto has a new offensive co-ordinator in Marcus Brady but he’s very familiar with Milanovich’s offensive approach and schemes. The two worked together as assistants in Montreal before Milanovich took the Argos’ head job.

And it shows, as Toronto’s of-

fence is tied for second overall with Calgary in TDs with 21 (one behind league-leading Saskatchewan) and is third in scoring (32.3 points per game). The Argos also boast the CFL’s second-leading aerial game (305 yards per game) and are third in net yards (377 per game).

The passing game is a huge part of Toronto’s offensive success as it leads the CFL in completions (150) and completion percentage (75.8 per cent). By comparison, the Argos’ ground game is ranked second-last overall, averaging 86.7 yards per game.

But in Canadian football an offence’s success usually begins under centre and Milanovich, a former quarterback, has nothing but praise for Ray’s play.

“He’s playing great football and really has been for about the last 10 games he’s played,” Milanovich said. “We’re just trying not to talk about it too much and let him go out there and continue to do what he’s doing.

“I think it’s comfort level with the offence and his progressions . . . he’s really feeling and seeing what the offence is giving him.

He’s comfortable back there, obviously we’re protecting well for him, which is huge, and Marcus is doing a nice job calling the game.”

Walters named acting GM of Blue Bombers of-fact, ’This is where you fit in, this is why.’ Players don’t necessarily have to agree or like the news but I’ve found they respect and accept their roles and buy in and that’s what needs to happen.”

Walters promised better internal communication amid the turmoil of Winnipeg’s 1-5 start and firing of GM Joe Mack and CEO Garth Buchko. That includes “having much more open lines of communication” with coach Tim Burke.

“All the decisions moving forward will be a collaborative effort,” Walters said. “As a whole organizational infrastructure from top to bottom we will be much more open with our communication, keeping everybody in the loop on all decisions.”

In theory, that also means a collaborative effort in setting the depth chart. Walters said Burke has the authority to do that and change it as he sees fit.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — Kyle Walters knew there was a problem.

He heard the complaints and confusion from jilted Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterbacks Justin Goltz and Buck Pierce after Monday’s practice and the criticism of the decision to make Max Hall the club’s new starter. When Walters was named acting general manager Tuesday, those comments exemplified exactly what he feels needs to change within the organization.

“That will not happen,” Walters said at his introductory news conference. “The way you stop that from happening is be open and honest.

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Bird farm to expand UNEXPECTED DONATION FROM MEGLOBAL BOOSTS NEW VISITOR CENTRE PROJECT

SHOW, SHINE DOWNTOWN Car enthusiasts are raising money for two local causes in downtown Red Deer.

On Aug. 24, the charity show and shine on Ross Street will feature a raffle for a retro Coke fridge, silent auction, open stage, two shows

by Elvis impersonator Robin Kelly and an anticipated 400 to 700 classic, vintage and special interest cars and motorcycles.

The day gets started at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast with the events running until 8 p.m.

Elvis impersonation performances are at 1 and 6 p.m., and there are raffle, silent auction and prizes for car owners. All proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society and the Red Deer Food Bank.

There will also be a mid-day motorcycle run and evening car cruise.

Weather permitting, registered vehicles will go to Queen’s Diner, 34 Burnt Basin St., after the event for a drive-in movie.

EATING HABIT HELP Local residents who want to improve their eating habits can attend a series of free information sessions by Alberta Health Services.

Craving Change is a set of three weekly workshops to help people feel in charge of their eating habits.

The sessions are led

by Alberta Health Services professionals who will share their expertise, guide interactive discussions and help participants gain control over their eating. The goal is to understand problematic eating triggers and develop a healthy lifestyles supported by improved daily decisions. Participants will learn selfawareness tools and engage in activities to help them manage the challenges associated with their nutrition decisions. They will also receive guidance to cope with the emotional factors that impact eating. Craving Change will run Wednesdays, Aug. 21, 28 and Sept.

11, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Bethany Collegeside, 99 College Circle. The same workshops will also be held at the same location on Fridays, Sept. 13, 27, and Oct. 11. Those workshops will run from 9 to 11 a.m. To register or for more information, call 1-877-314-6997.

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF In odd-numbered years, the annual August fundraising event at the Ellis Bird Farm is to be a low-key affair. The big fundraising pushes are to occur when the years are evennumbered.

But the 2013 event will be remembered at the rural aviary destination as a big fundraising milestone.

At the Friday event, MEGlobal, a major sponsor of the bird

farm since 2004, presented a cheque for $450,000 to the sanctuary’s efforts to build a new visitor centre.

“Our chairman had sent an email out just saying that there would be a donation to our new building made,” explained Myrna Pearman, the bird farm’s biologist and manager.

“We assumed it would be a modest donation from a local business and instead they brought this big sign, which was the cheque and had us unveil it there, and it was in the amount of $450,000.

“Needless to say, it took us all by surprise.”

Plans for the visitor centre are not finalized, but the donation will likely cover the majority of the price of the build. The new building is expected to be about 50 per cent larger than the current structure, at around 3,000 square feet.

“One of the needs that we have is to have a space big enough to hold people in the event of inclement weather.

That’s always been an issue,” said Pearman.

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sociates has done the preliminary drawings for the centre pro bono as a further help to the bird farm.

A meeting will be held this week, said Pearman, to discuss any tweaks that need to be made and to map out a timeline for the build.

She added that the bird farm is continuing to look for donations for the project and noted it has received many smaller donations to the initiative as well, for which it is very grateful. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

Prairie teen dives into life at sea

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Cadet Noah Reid got a taste of life at sea this summer.

As a member of Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Red Deer, Reid participated in a six-week boatswain mate course at HMSC Quadra Cadet Summer Training Centre in Comox, B.C. Training included stints aboard a Royal Canadian Navy ORCA patrol class tender vessel.

Reid said there’s a lot to learn about being a boatswain mate.

“We’re the jack of all trades. We navigate the ship.

“We make sure everything on the ship is fine,” said Reid, of Sylvan Lake, on Monday.

He also practised firefighting and flood control techniques at the Damage Control Training Facility Galiano in Esquimalt, B.C. “My favourite part was being in the flood simulator and having gallons of water rushing out at me while my partner and I had to plug it.”

Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a national youth program sponsored by the Department of National Defence and the Navy League of Canada.

Sea cadets is open to youth aged 12 to 18.

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Top: Noah Reid (left) and another cadet man a fire hose during exercises at cadet camp in Comox, B.C. Right: the training included stints aboard the Royal Canadian Navy ORCA patrol class tender vessel.

Youth interested in joining, or adults interested in volunteering, can contact commanding officer Bertine Tremblay with

Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Red Deer at 126@cadets.gc.ca. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Crowdfunding project down to the wire

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF

FOOD GARAGE

For his latest initiative to bear fruit — and eventually vegetables and herbs too — Rene Michalak needs a big week.

Construction is ready to take place on a geodesic dome as part of Michalak’s Food Garage project, save for the fact that he needs $15,000 in funding to get the materials for the build. As he has successfully in the past, Michalak is turning to online crowdfunding in search of monetary support.

With six days to go in the current campaign, $1,426 has been pledged, less than one-10th of the total needed. In crowdfunding, if the goal amount is not reached through contributions, no money goes towards the project.

In the spring, Michalak sought $15,000 for the creation of a professional business plan and engineering drawings for the project and was successful thanks to the contribu-

tions of 58 individuals.

The Food Garage initiative will pair an existing 22-foot-by-24-foot garage with a 26-foot dome greenhouse at Michalak’s family’s former Oxford Street home. The structure will feature an environment where fish are raised, more energy is generated than used, and enough food can be grown year-round to feed a family of four.

Michalak is mounting a final push to hopefully reach the $15,000 goal, but he said with crowdfunding it is essential to get contributions early so that latecomers will see a project with momentum that can come to fruition.

“We’re all kind of learning how successful crowdfunding is done. There’s a lot of up front work that needs to be done to be successful, we’re finding,” he said.

All contributions to the project of $25 and up will garner the supporter a give-

away, ranging from a do-it-yourself tip sheet or urban homesteading to a permaculture property site plan.

“The basic stuff that we’ve researched and gathered over the past five years is now being condensed down into reader-friendly content, so you don’t have to go out and do years of researching in order to know how to set up an urban homestead,” explained Michalak.

If the campaign does not reach its goal, Michalak will have to wait another month to see if the project is selected as a recipient for a Peavey Mart community agriculture grant. The goal is to have the project built — through a “21st century barn raising” approach — by wintertime.

The campaign page can be found at www. indiegogo.com/projects/the-food-garageproject.

For more information on the project and for renderings of the design, visit www. foodgarage.ca. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

Fish levels studied in wake of flooding

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF High water levels kept anglers in Central Alberta on the sidelines early in the season and garnered mixed results once they did cast their fishing lines.

David Christiansen, fish and

wildlife manager for the Clearwater area with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, said fishing success has varied depending on the water system.

One angler he spoke to said brown trout were biting on the Red Deer River below Dickson Dam, while a few others were concerned there were fewer

fish at Blackstone River and Wapiabi Creek north of Nordegg.

Government staff still have to analyze data they collected recently on the upper Red Deer River in the Sundre area.

“Their sense was maybe young of the year for mountain white fish was lower this year, which would be consistent with

what we’d see after a significant flood event,” Christiansen said on Tuesday.

“It’s early days. We’ll be getting reports from anglers and continuing with the field work we have yet to do this year and see what that tells us.

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Psychiatric assessment expected for fire suspect An Edmonton psychiatrist has been given two more weeks to assess a young man accused of setting two fires at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Red Deer lawyer John MacNaughton appeared in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday to speak for Layton Wyatt, 18, who is in custody in Edmonton. Wyatt did not attend.

Wyatt is accused of lighting a fire in medical units at the hospital on two occasions this year. He is also charged with theft of goods worth less than $5,000.

He is due back in court on Sept. 10 to enter his pleas.

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Cody Petersen of Digital Direct Controls installs new LED lighting in the fitness facility at Red Deer’s Collicutt Centre. The new lighting being installed throughout the building will reduce the power consumption by 75 per cent while bringing more light into the building. During the maintenance work, until Friday, the running track and upper and lower fitness areas will be closed.

Fundraising run completed by former Red Deer man A former Red Deer College student has finished his cross-country trek raising money for the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton.

Curtis Hargrove started his run across Canada on May 4, 2012, in Newfoundland and finished his run in Victoria on Aug. 9.

His epic run was put on hold a few times when he became sick and when he was arrested in Quebec for running on the shoulder of the Trans-Canada Hwy. His goal was to raise $1 million for

Appeal court upholds conviction in death of worker at Stampede party THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Alberta Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a Calgary company to overturn a conviction in the death of a worker during a Stampede party in 2007.

XI Technologies was having a client appreciation party and rented a mechanical calf roping machine.

Nathan Shair, a 22-year-old university student who was working as a summer intern for the company, was struck in the head by a spring-loaded lever from the machine and died later in hospital.

The company was acquitted of health and safety charges by a provincial court judge.

The Crown appealed and a Queen’s Bench judge overturned the decision and convicted the company, finding that the accident was foreseeable.

XI Technologies then went to the Alberta Court of Appeal but a three-member panel dismissed the appeal, saying the company did not do all that was reasonably practicable in the circumstances to avoid the reasonably foreseeable risks.

The Appeal Court also said the operating procedures had not eliminated the significant risks involved with the ride.

“That XI Technologies would even consider operating a machine that no one had any familiarity with and without either its own operator or a proper set of written instructions in itself speaks volumes as to the lack of its due diligence in this matter,” the Appeal Court said in its judgement.

“This is particularly so given that the machine was going to be used by party goers who would be consuming alcohol.

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FISH: Worse loss in south “We annually have a high runoff event. Our fish in our streams are adapted to putting up with a certain amount of flooding. But when you get these real extreme events, that’s when it can maybe go outside the range of tolerance and can expect to have some impact on the populations.”

But Central Alberta should not see the reduction in fish that Southern Alberta will likely experience after severe flooding stranded some fish once water receded, he said.

“At higher flows we often get higher suspended sediment levels, so there can be some direct mortality because of that. The soil in the water can actually abrade the fish’s gills and cause some physical damage.

It can also cover the substrate and kill the smaller fish in the substrate.”

Upper systems in the western area may have had some cutthroat trout eggs still in the gravel when flooding occurred, he said.

“There could have been some loss of eggs and fry.”

Problems at Central Alberta lakes were not found nor were they expected, he said.

“They might have had more inflow, but the conditions in the lakes wouldn’t have changed that much. It’s mainly a stream fish situation that we’re concerned about.”

A voluntary catch and release program has been in place in Central

the hospital.

Hargrove studied kinesiology at Red Deer College in 2008 before returning home to Northern Alberta to work in the oilfield.

Centennial Chocolate Chase revived for Sept. 1 June flooding chased The Centennial Chocolate Chase off the city’s Homecoming Festival Weekend schedule earlier this summer, but the event is scheduled anew for Sept. 1.

The non-competitive event will see participants get chocolate treats at the beginning and end of their three- or

five-km walk/run.

It gets underway with registration at 8 a.m., with the run beginning at 9 a.m. at the Village Mall.

There is a $15 fee per participant.

Those interested can pre-register at Chocolates by Bernard Callebaut in Village Mall (across from Parkland Mall) or at the Red Deer Centennial Office at 4816 50th Ave. The first 300 registered will receive a limited edition Chocolate Chase Tuberz. The registration deadline in Aug. 26.

Festivities will follow the run before another centennial event, Banners on the Bridge, takes place at 12:30 p.m. Registration forms are available at www.reddeer2013.ca.

Lawyer wants Khadr moved out of federal prison into provincial jail THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — A lawyer representing former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr wants his client moved out of a federal prison in Edmonton.

Dennis Edney has filed an application in court to have the 26-year-old transferred out of the maximum-security Edmonton Institution.

Edney said Tuesday that the Toronto-born Khadr was sentenced for crimes committed as a teenager and he should be in another facility, such as a provincial jail.

“Under the Transfer of Offenders Act, Omar Khadr should be treated as a youth, based upon the sentence he received — an eight year sentence — and not be lodged in a maximum security prison as an adult.

“Our government’s misconduct is a continuation of his ill treatment in Guantanamo.”

Khadr was held for a decade in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before he pleaded guilty to war crimes that included killing an American special forces soldier in Afghanistan

Alberta on flowing waters west of the forestry trunk road that crosses Hwy 11 at Nordegg. Catch and release is more extensive in Southern Alberta.

“When we’re uncertain about the magnitude of the impact, erring a bit on the side of caution seems like the reasonable thing to do.”

Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery, which was hit by Bow River flooding, is operating below capacity so Raven Brood Trout Station near Caroline is switching gears to focus on trout rearing instead of just egg production to build fish stock for next year.

Christiansen said Central Alberta didn’t see a significant decrease in adult fish populations after

when he was 15.

A U.S. military commission sentenced him to another eight years behind bars and he was transferred to Canada.

He first served as a maximum-security inmate in Millhaven penitentiary west of Kingston, Ont. But when he was threatened there by a fellow inmate, he was put into isolation. A few months later, he was moved to Alberta.

Edney hopes his application for another transfer can be heard in court next month.

He said he has received a letter from federal justice officials steadfast in their position that Khadr is serving an adult sentence and should be in a federal prison.

Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney also issued a statement Tuesday.

“Omar Khadr pleaded guilty to very serious crimes, including the murder of American Army medic Sgt. Christopher Speer,” Blaney said.

“The Government of Canada will vigorously defend against any attempted court action to lessen his punishment for these crimes.”

the 2005 flood. But there were some changes in the composition of fish communities.

“Flooding is a natural occurrence. In as much as bed load movement and movement of gravel can impact eggs in the stream bed, it can also help to clean the stream bed. It can actually clean sediment that accumulated over the years when we didn’t have much flooding.

“We had reports of that happening after the 2005 in some areas in Southern Alberta.”

Much like a fire can rejuvenate a forest, flooding can also improve aquatic systems, he said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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An Innisfail man awaiting trial for second-degree murder has pleaded not guilty to earlier charges of criminal harassment and breaching release conditions.

Aaron Guilbault, 31, was arrested in Stettler on Nov. 5, just hours after his father’s body was discovered in a family residence near Red Lodge Park, west of Bowden.

Timothy Guilbault, 58, had been a Red Deer city councillor prior to his resignation in 1995, when he moved to Calgary.

The younger man confirmed his plea of not guilty to a charge of seconddegree murder in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Friday.

Back in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday, appearing by closedcircuit TV from the Calgary Remand Centre, Guilbault entered a plea of not guilty to the older and less serious charges.

Defence counsel Patty McNaughton, who was not available for court on Tuesday, is to return to the court case management office on Aug. 20 to set a trial date on those charges.

A date for Guilbault’s murder trial is to be set in Court of Queen’s Bench on Sept. 9.

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How to buy school clothes without busting your budget (MS) Parents often note that kids seem to grow like weeds. Pants that once reached to the tops of a youngster’s feet quickly become too short, while once-loose shirts may soon become too snug. Many parents find themselves regularly in children’s clothing departments stocking up on the basics, which can put quite a dent in already stretched-thin budgets.

Although children’s wardrobes are added to at various times of the year, the bulk of shopping occurs just before the school year begins. Though clothing can be expensive, families need not bust their budgets when shopping for kids’ clothing.

By shopping smart and concentrating on fashion staples, it’s easier to stretch money further.

•Spread out purchases. Shopping early allows parents to make the most of sales. Warm weather clothing generally goes on sale in July to make room for new fall lines. Considering the first few months of school still may be warm, short-sleeved shirts will still have utility and are generally less expensive than sweaters and sweatshirts.

Staggering purchases also enables parents to develop a clothing allowance each and every month instead of having one large bill at a certain point in the year. Parents can even add to their children’s wardrobes during the holiday season, when clothes tend to get reduced again for holiday sales.

•Don’t discount hand-me-downs. It’s trendy to recycle clothing and also to be environmentally conscious by putting items to good use again and again. Aside from you and your wallet, no one will know if your child is wearing a secondhand pair of pants or a brand new pair.

Many school moms are anxious to swap clothing with others to lessen their own financial burdens with children’s clothing. Start a clothing swap

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with a group of friends, and you may find you have more than you need in the way of clothes for the kids.

•Take stock of what you already have. How many times have you run out to the grocery store for a missing ingredient only to find that very item buried at the back of the pantry? The same thing happens with kids’ clothes.

Before taking kids clothes shopping, take inventory of their closets. Have little ones try on clothes to see which items still fit and which can be discarded or donated. Make a list of the items you need to cut down on impulse spending at the store.

•Invest in the right highquality pieces. Spending a fortune for a trendy pair of pants that may end up getting ruined on the playground is not the best way to shop for kids’ clothing.

However, investing in a quality pair of shoes that will last much of the year is a good investment.

Know when to splurge and when it’s okay to shop at the discount store.

•Stock up on staples. A straight-leg cut of jeans, some solid colored polo shirts and an A-line dress or skirt are some classic foundation pieces for children’s wardrobes. Such items tend to last longer than trendy items that may only last a few months before the next trend arrives.

•Learn to layer. Layering items can make pieces look like new by putting them together in different combinations. Layering a summer T-shirt

under a fall hoodie gets use out of two different season’s worth of clothes. It also enables kids to be comfortable during unpredictable weather.

•Leave it to the kids. Parents often worry about what other parents will think of their own children’s clothing. Children do not typically worry about such things until their preteen or teenage years. You may spend less money on clothing simply because your child has a few favorite shirts and pants he or she wears over and over.

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Make the morning rush to school a lot less hectic (MS) Weekday mornings during the school year can be hectic. Parents who must get their youngsters ready for school while preparing for their own day often find themselves rushing through the morning and wishing there was just a little more time before they had to run out the door.

While parents can’t add another hour to the morning unless they wake up earlier, there are ways they can be more efficient in the morning. An efficient morning is typically a less hectic morning, and the following are a few ways families can work together to make more efficient use of their time on weekday mornings during the school year.

• Get a head start the night before.

Perhaps the most effective way to make mornings less hectic during the school year is to accomplish as much as possible the night before.

Instead of making kids’ lunches each morning, make them at night right before you go to bed.

Along with your kids, lay out their clothes for the next day before they go to sleep each night.

This way kids won’t waste time in the morning agonizing over what to wear, and they’re liable to put up less of a fuss in the morning if they had a hand in choosing their attire for the day.

• Avoid turning your kitchen into a diner each morning.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it also can be the most indecisive meal of the day. Kids likely won’t want to eat the same thing for breakfast every day, but give them fewer options so you aren’t wasting time discussing what they are going to eat. The more closely your breakfast options resemble those of a diner, the more time your child is liable to waste choosing what to eat.

• Limit time in the bathroom.

Spending too much time in the bathroom is another way families waste time on weekday mornings. Bathroom time should be limited to a set amount of time per person so everyone can get where they need to go on time. How much time adults and children spend in the bathroom each morning should depend on how many bathrooms you have and how many people are sharing those bathrooms. But even if everyone has their own private bathroom, try to limit the time you spend in the bathroom to 15 minutes per person. That should be plenty of time to shower, use the restroom and brush your teeth.

• Locate must-have items before going to bed at night.

Your school-aged youngsters and you will need certain things before you can leave home every morning. Car keys, cell phones, wallets,

eyeglasses, and backpacks are a handful of items all of you will need at some point during your day. Locate these items before you go to bed each night and place them in the same convenient place each night. This saves you the trouble of running around in the morning looking for lost car keys or wondering where your youngster’s eyeglasses ended up the night before.

• Turn the television off in the morning.

Watching television in the morning can be very distracting, which can make it harder for adults and kids alike to get out the door on time in the morning. Kids might want to watch cartoons, which may keep them from preparing for school or brushing their teeth. And adults can grow easily distracted by news programs and morning shows, which will eat up time they need to get ready for the day ahead.

• Gas up the car the night before.

A pit stop at the gas station en route to school or the office will only add to the hectic nature of the morning. Check your fuel gauge each night before arriving home and refuel your vehicle if it’s running low. This gives you a little extra time to relax in the morning and reduces the risk that you or your child will be late for work or school, respectively.

Weekday mornings during the school year can quickly become frenetic. But a few time-saving tips can ensure you and your youngsters start each morning off a lot more relaxed.

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Backpack safety can prevent serious injuries (MS) Trips and falls on the playground may account for the majority of injuries that send school children to the nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. But backpacks cause their fair share of injuries as well.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates there are more than 7,300 backpackrelated injuries per year. Children routinely carry more than the recommended weight in school backpacks and, compounding the problem, also carry their bags incorrectly.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical agencies recommend that a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backpack should weigh no more than 10 to 20 percent of the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body weight. However, this figure should be adjusted based on a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fitness level and strength. That means that the average seven-year-old second grader who weighs between 55 and 60 pounds should be carrying no more than 11 to 12 pounds in his or her backpack. A backpack that is too heavy may cause red marks on the shoulders or back from the â&#x20AC;˘ straps or numbness in the arms and back â&#x20AC;˘tingling changes in posture when wearing the backpack, â&#x20AC;˘ and â&#x20AC;˘pain anywhere in the back.

To compound these problems, which also may include nerve damage resulting from pressure on nerves in the shoulders, children should lighten their loads and carry backpacks correctly.

The following tips are some additional ways youngsters can prevent backpack-related injuries.

Carry only necessary items. Children should â&#x20AC;˘only carry what is required for that particular school day in their backpacks. If teachers routinely have students carry home many heavy books, parents can consult with the teachers to

see if there are other options.

Distribute weight evenly. Items in the backpack should be spread out to distribute the weight across the entire back. Heavier items should be at the bottom of the pack.

Use both straps. Using only one strap shifts the backpack weight to one side, causing the back and shoulders to strain.

Many orthopedists have reported treating children with back or shoulder pain as the result of carrying backpacks incorrectly.

Choose the correct backpack size. The size of the backpack should match the scale of the child and should rest evenly in the middle of the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back.

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The Pros And Cons Of Using The Internet To Complete Schoolwork (MS) The classroom atmosphere familiar to today’s children is likely very different from the atmosphere their parents were accustomed to when they were students. Many of these changes can be traced to technology, which has gradually had an increasing presence in the classroom over the last several decades.

But technology has not only changed the classroom experience for kids, but thanks in large part to the Internet, technology also has changed the way kids approach their schoolwork at home. Though a potentially valuable learning tool, the Internet also poses some problems for today’s students.

The following are some of the advantages and disadvantages of relying on the Internet to complete schoolwork.

The Pros

The accessibility of the Internet can be a significant benefit to students. Students have a wealth of resources available to them online, and those resources can make it easier for kids to understand key concepts on nearly every subject. Whereas students might once have been forced to trek to the library to research a given subject, now they can do so from the comforts of home. And unlike the library, the Internet never closes so information is at students’ disposal regardless of when they sit down to do their

schoolwork.

Another advantage to using the Internet to complete schoolwork is that the Internet can be an extension of the classroom beyond school walls. Educational Web sites abound on the Internet, and many of these sites are written and monitored by professional educators.

These sites can be valuable resources for students who are struggling with certain lessons. Many of their questions or concerns may already be addressed, and certain topics may be more easily explained on a Web site written by a professional educator or scholar in a given field. Rather than waiting to address an issue in class, students can visit such Web sites to answers to their questions immediately.

The Internet also can provide students with a forum to discuss their studies, which does not always exist in the classroom. That forum may engage students and make them better students. A passionate online discussion about a reading assignment may encourage kids to approach such assignments more fervently. Though such discussions may exist in a traditional classroom atmosphere, many students might be hesitant to express themselves in front of their classmates, feeling the anonymity of the Internet is a more inviting and less stressful forum than a classroom of their peers.

The Cons

As beneficial as the Internet can be to students, it’s not always what it’s cracked up to be. Much of the concern about using the Internet to complete schoolwork is the reliability of the information on the

Internet. Many sites offer reliable and well-researched information, but many others do not. Students, especially younger students, may not be capable of discerning fact from fiction and will simply take the written word on the Internet as truth. That may land students in hot water or make it more difficult for them to understand their subjects.

Another significant disadvantage to using the Internet to complete schoolwork is that students may be tempted to cheat. Because the Internet is so vast, students might be tempted to cut and paste answers to homework problems from the Internet or copy information from Web sites and claim it as their own, feeling as if there is no way their teachers will ever find out. Some students may not even understand that such cutting, pasting or copying is wrong. But in addition to being wrong, such behavior, whether students are caught or not, also makes it harder for students to learn the material, which will make it more difficult for them to grasp key concepts going forward.

The Internet can also be a significant distraction to students. Social networking sites can quickly distract kids from their schoolwork, costing them valuable time they should be devoting to their studies.

For more than a decade, the Internet has proven a valuable resource for students across the globe. But students must recognize there are advantages and disadvantages to relying too heavily on the Internet when pursuing their studies.

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Stratford Festival marks 60 years

BY PETER MARKS ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES STRATFORD, Ontario — Overly dramatic doesn’t begin to describe this old railroad town on the Avon River.

So enamored of theater is this locale that matinee performances here run not just on weekends or Wednesdays, but fully six days a week. It is a city where innkeepers fill you in on the backstage gossip at Romeo and Juliet, where teens swarm the street corners as fiddlers and jugglers and guitarstrummers, where a tip left at a bar is likely to be about the Friedrich Schiller play down by the riverside.

Stratford is indeed a company town, that company being the Stratford Festival, the 60-year-old troupe that runs a dozen plays and musicals in repertory each spring through autumn. As a result, it has stamped an otherwise workaday outpost 90 miles west of Toronto as the sturdy berth for the flagship among North American theater festivals.

Though its artistic influence has ebbed and flowed over the years with the quality of its offerings, the festival has been on a streak of late, building productions that have sailed all the way to Broadway, via highly praised revivals of Shakespeare (King Lear with Christopher Plummer) and Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest with Brian Bedford) along with the occasional clunker (a frantically electronic Jesus Christ Superstar).

It’s also been forging connections to Washington. Some of the company’s strongest players have been making their way south to enrich the productions of the Shakespeare Theatre Company: Geraint Wyn Davies, in director Michael Kahn’s Cyrano and Love’s Labour’s Lost; Sara Topham and Bruce Dow, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Diane D’Aquila, in Coriolanus. Dow returns to Washington in November, as Pseudolus in Shakespeare Theatre’s revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum — a role that he played at Stratford in 2010.

A festival visit in late July to sample seven of the 2013 season’s 12 productions gave ample evidence of why the bond between Stratford and Kahn’s company is growing, and of how similarly the two organizations — like other companies known for classical fare — are striving to tailor their programs to evolving tastes. Last fall, the Stratford Festival even dropped “Shakespeare” from the name it carried since its first performance in 1953, a Richard III with Alec Guinness staged by Strat-

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Adrienne Enns is 4-year-old Tommy in a revival of the Who’s ‘Tommy’ at this year’s Stratford Festival, in Stratford, Ontario. ford’s founding artistic director, Tyrone Guthrie.

The big hit at Stratford is a revival of none other than Fiddler on the Roof, in the troupe’s largest space, the 1,833-seat Festival Theatre. Only four of the festival’s 12 offerings, in fact, are by Shakespeare, a downshift from a year such as 1976, when six of 10 productions in Stratford were by the Bard.

Capped by Scott Wentworth’s lumpin-the-throat-inducing portrayal of Tevye the Milkman, Fiddler was the best production of the seven I saw. The others at the top of my list included two pieces more comfortably in sync with conventional impressions of Stratford: a vibrant incarnation of Schiller’s early 19th-century historical drama Mary Stuart, shepherded by the company’s new artistic director, Antoni Cimolino; and a solid Measure for Measure, boast-

ing Wyn Davies as the enigmatic Duke Vincentio.

The festival revival of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit benefits from director Brian Bedford’s flawless comic instincts, and a lovely country-home set by Simon Higlett. After these, the results get spottier in Stratford: Taking Shakespeare, a new play by Canadian dramatist John Murrell, about the sunset of a Bard scholar played by decades-long Stratford star Martha Henry, retraces its central conceits far too frequently to sustain its intermittent charm. A turgid Waiting for Godot, notable for the presence of Brian Dennehy as the overbearing Pozzo, unfolds with airless studiousness in the company’s 480-seat Tom Patterson Theatre.

In the category of loud acts of tedium, the festival has on offer a new digitalart project, disguised as a revival of the Who’s Tommy.

Directed once again by Des McAnuff — the recently departed Stratford artistic director who staged the musical’s original Broadway production 20 years ago — the redesigned Tommy boasts a lot of new software-guided gimmickry and nifty graphics, but the same old Tommy problems: endlessly recycled melodies and minimal narrative coherence.

Though plans are afoot to move the production south of the border (no doubt at some point with Broadway in mind), the piece remains dramatically inert.

And in spite of its explosive energy and volume, the statement the show makes most clearly is that there’s a vast difference between a good rock album and a compelling rock musical.

You can deduce from the aforementioned titles that Stratford works hard to avoid too intense a whiff of the esoteric; as cultural tourist destinations go, this one accommodates visitors desirous of safer paths. (The other Shakespeares this season are Romeo and Juliet, Othello and The Merchant of Venice.)

The upside for both veteran playgoers and dabblers is that the company nurtures actors of note and delivers wellbalanced, unfussy and cleanly directed productions. It must be added, though, that on some occasions these virtues combine in ways that leave the flavors of a Stratford evening tasting a little too vanilla.

That is certainly not the case with director-choreographer Donna Feore’s Fiddler. Her version conveys the heartfilling pleasures of this 1964 Broadway musical, with score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick and book by Joseph Stein, far more stoutly than did the cold Broadway revival with Alfred Molina nine years ago.

From the electric Tradition that introduces us to the colourful denizens of a Russian shtetl, to the rueful Anatevka that sings them into enforced exile, Feore’s Fiddler holds us firmly in its comforting arms, confidently waiting for tears to flow.

Who knew Stratford had such sharp instincts for a musical based on Sholem Aleichem short stories? ( Fiddler was previously performed at the festival in 2000.) Wentworth, who, intriguingly, is also playing Shylock at Stratford, having replaced the ailing Bedford, is one of a number of actors well-known to festival audiences in major roles.

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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is the big hit at this year’s Stratford Festival, in Stratford, Ontario, in Canada. The 60-yearold festival runs a dozen plays and musicals in repertory each spring through autumn. Shown are Jewelle Blackman, top, as Fruma-Sarah, and Kate Hennig, bottom center, as Golde.

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SUN SIGNS or conduct a speech, this is your day.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you are involved in publishing or legal matters, today is a great day to look into them with a clearer eye.

Inspect and look at them from a different perspective. Certain information may come to you quite unexpectedly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your mind is glued into serious, complex matters of life.

You are able to resolve difficult situations or a matter pertaining to a debt or a tax issue. You may be inclined to show a greater interest about the intimate issues of life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): In all your dealings, you will conduct important communications with others today. This can be with your partner, your business affiliation or a counsellor. It seems that there will be vital negotiations and agreements that will be done.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Relationships with foreigners will lack in sympathy and mutual agreement. You may feel ignored in some way. Watch over your health and try to stay away from any overindulgent habits. You can

live without that extra piece of cake or those unnecessary calories.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It will be hard for you to keep your thoughts to yourself today. You will want to voice your opinions and you want to ensure that you are being heard. News may come to you from one of your children. Maintain your optimism and your good spirit at an optimum level.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): As long as you are able to keep your relationships under compromising terms, you may endure any conflicting interest between you two. You may be thinking about spending more time closer to your family right now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): This will prove to be a busy day filled with lots of errands to run around. There may be an important reunion with your relatives or with one of your siblings. Whatever you discuss now with be candid and soft-spoken.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your support system is clearer at this point. You may make important dealings or decisions regarding an important acquisition. Avoid signing papers for now, if possible.

Review and read between the lines. Ensure you are not omitting anything vital.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will be predisposed to be more expressive and talkative today. You want to speak your mind and voice your opinions. Do not distress if others are not on the same wavelength as you are. Soon enough, you will both catch up on your intentions.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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• Beverage Container Management Board • Century 21 Advantage • KevRan Developments Inc. • Town of Blackfalds • Ing & McKee Insurance • Border Paving • Trail Appliances Ltd. • BulletProof Infotech • Ram Alarm & Access • Alberta Bottle Depot Association • Alberta Bervage Container Recycling Corp.

• Brewers Distributors Ltd. • DB Bobcat Services • Pebble Pushers Gravel Co. • Sutherland Electric

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BRANDON Beverley (Bev) Anne 1936 - 2013 A well known Bentley resident Beverley (Bev) Anne nee Quinn passed away at the Red Deer Hospice, Red Deer, Alberta on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the age of 77. She was predeceased by her parents Fred and Lexie Quinn, brother Terry Quinn and nephew Norman Whatmore, and brother-in-law Dennis Walline.

Beverley is survived by her husband Mervin Brandon recently of Red Deer, Alberta, son Bryan (Laurie) Brandon of Carbon, Alberta, daughter Janine (Casey) Steneker of Calgary, Alberta and Warren (Michelle) Brandon of Edson, Alberta. Sister: Margaret (Wayne) Whatmore of Whitecourt, Alberta, sisters-in-law Ramona Quinn of Frobisher, Saskatchewan, Bernice (Ken) Rind of Calgary, Alberta and Eileen (Bill) Olstead of Edmonton, Alberta. Seven grandchildren, Kelsey and Tyler Brandon, Rebekah and Scott Steneker, Curtis (Jessica), Cody and Tanya Brandon. Two great-grandchildren Hayden and Andre, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was born at Alameda, Saskatchewan on November 28, 1936 and grew up on the family farm, 5 miles north of Frobisher, Saskatchewan.

In 1957, she graduated as a Registered Nurse from Brandon General Hospital. She spent some time as a Surgical Nurse in Brandon General Hospital, and then worked in Bienfait Hospital for 2 years. Shortly after she married Mervin Brandon on May 24th, 1960, and that same year they moved to Bentley, Alberta and have lived there ever since. Beverley commuted to Rimbey, Alberta to work at the hospital for a while before getting on at the Bentley Hospital where she worked mostly in the Operating Room. She later took a Health Records Technician Course and worked at the Bentley Hospital in the Records Department for 18 years. She played the organ for the United Church at Bentley for many years and has participated actively in the Royal Purple serving as Honored Royal Lady and as Pianist.

Beverley loved her crafts, sewing, knitting, quilting, playing cards, curling, golf and camping.

She was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, that will be missed dearly by all.

A service to celebrate her life will be held August 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Blindman Agricultural Centre (Bentley Ag Centre) with Shealagh McLelland D.M. officiating. A family Interment to follow at a later date. If so desired, donations may be made to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4R 3S6. 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”

REIMER Abraham “Abe” Reimer of Bentley, Alberta passed away at the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre, Rimbey on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the age of 83 years. Abe was born in Lost River, Saskatchewan on October 29, 1929. He met and was later united in marriage to May Hueston in Calgary where Abe started in the sheet metal trade. In the 1970s, he opened Abe Reimer Services Heating and Gasfitting in Bentley. Later he worked for Indian Affairs in Saskatchewan and Ag Canada at the Animal Diseases Research Institute in Lethbridge. In his retirement, Abe enjoyed moving cows, and driving tractors and combines for his son-in-law, Bryan Wiese in the Forshee area.

“His memory will forever be in the hearts of his family and friends.”

Abe will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his beloved wife of 60 years, May; his son, Barry Reimer of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and his two daughters, Leona Cale of Red Deer; and Carol (Keith) Borlé of Courtenay, B.C.; as well as five cherished grandchildren and one great grandson. He will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his brother, Elmer (Shirley) Reimer of Calgary; his two sisters, Faye Conkling (Ken Black) of Okotoks; and LaVera (Nes) Davison of High River; his son-in-law, Bryan Wiese of Bentley; in addition to several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. Abe was predeceased by his parents, Helen and Gerhard; and his daughter, Gloria in 2010. A Private Family Graveside Service in Celebration of Abe’s Life was held at the Bentley Cemetery, Bentley on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Abe’s Memory may be made directly to the David Thompson Health Trust, c/o Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre, Box 440, Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0.

Condolences to the Family may also be expressed by email to: special_reflections@telusplanet.net

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ROSS Robert Allan 1971-2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rob Ross of Red Deer on Saturday, August 10th, 2013 at the age of 42 years. Rob will be sadly missed but lovingly remembered by his spouse Tracy Lebedoff and their two children Jordan and Bree Ross; his father Ken Ross (Bonnie Kyncl); his mother Brenda Ross of Nova Scotia; his two brothers Stephen and Ronnie Ross, and one sister Yvonne Ross, all of Nova Scotia; as well as many cherished extended family and friends. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer on Friday, August 16th, 2013 at 1pm. A private family interment will follow.

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USCISKI Erin Louise Dec. 25, 1974 - Aug. 9, 2013 It is with the heaviest of hearts that the family of the late Erin Louise Usciski announce the news of her sudden passing on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the age of 38 years. Erin will be lovingly remembered and sorely missed by many. Those whom Erin touched will cherish her memory. She leaves behind her two sons, Simon and Thatcher; the boys’ father, Benny Usciski; caregiver, Dawna Pickering; her mother and step-father, Jill Shaw and Robert Harris; her father and step-mother, David and Donna Sidwell; sister, Stephanie Quilliams; brothers, Dylan and Devon Sidwell; maternal Nana, Kathleen Davis; nieces, Dominique and Aurora; her many aunts, uncles and cousins; best friend, Pamela Dow, as well as countless friends and members of her ‘roller derby family’ throughout Canada and the United States. Erin is predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Ken and Connie Sidwell. Erin was an active participant, spokesperson and advocate for the Central Alberta United Way. A Celebration of Erin’s Life will be held on Friday, August 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, 3310 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB. Former teammates are encouraged to wear their jerseys. A Trust Fund is being set up for Erin’s boys where memorial donations in Erin’s memory may be made, details will follow.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

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Innisfail Big Yard Sale Furniture, antiques, cast iron tubs, household items, plumb, elect motors, tools,new powervent ng hwtank, pumps, container gardening supplies,full propane pig, etc. Fri-Sat, Aug 16 &17 9-4 Little Red Deer Rd & RR22 west of Innisfail (lucyandcedar@gmail. com)

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The successful candidate will have demonstrated management experience, ability to manage budgets, motivate staff, as well as have exceptional interpersonal and public relations skills. If you believe this is the opportunity for you, please submit your resume to ngaudet@ cicl-seniors.com or call 780-757-9134 for more details. www.westparklodge.com www.cicl-seniors.com Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

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We offer a competitive wage, profit sharing, dental and medical benefits and a positive work environment.

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Supervisors excellent communication Compensation based on Day Supervisors Night Operators and interpersonal skills. experience. Fax resume (5- 10yrs experience) Applicants must enjoy w/all tickets and current Operators Night Supervisors working in a very busy drivers abstract to: (2-4yrs experience) team oriented 403-346-3112 or email to: • Have current Safety environment. Salary to roger@fluidexperts.com certificates including H2S JOIN OUR FAST commensurate with • Be prepared to work in JAGARE ENERGY experience. Please GROWING TEAM!! remote locations for PRODUCTION TESTING forward resumes to: Competitive Wages, extended periods of time now hiring Night Operators, Carol Peterson Benefits, Retirement and • Must be physically fit and Helpers. Must have Box 6039 Saving Plan!

• Competitive wages, benefits valid Class 5 drivers Innisfail, AB T4G 1S7 and RRSP offered license. RSP’s and Fax: 403- 227-3910 QUALIFICATIONS: benefits pkg. incentives. cpeterson@ Please email resume with Email resumes to: innisfailinsurance.com • M u s t b e a b l e t o current driver’s abstract to: jagare2@gmail.com or Provide own work truck www.colterenergy.ca mikeg@jagareenergy.com • Leadership and Super- Looking for a new pet?

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DINO’S TAKE OUT A technical diploma or Winch truck operator R A TRACER LOOKING FOR EXP’D degree in chemical or (heavy haul) an oilfield radioactive P/T AND F/T DELIVERY petroleum technology is tracing company req’s an DRIVER. Swamper desired. Related sales, RSO for its Red Deer area Please apply in person laboratory or industry (with Class 1 license) operations.

Qualified w/resume to: experience would be an All candidates must be 130, 3121 49 AVE. asset for this position. able to pass a pre-employ- applicants can email their resume to: Red Deer ment drug screen. We scottk@ratracer.ca When submitting resume, offer exceptional wages EAST 40TH PUB please reference and benefits for exceptional Looking for Part/Full Time ‘34 Sales’. people. Fax resume and BARTENDER/SERVER. abstract to 403-314-2340 Deadline August 16, 2013 Apply with resume to or email to safety@ 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer providencetrucking.ca Interested applicants SERVICE RIG FRATTERS Speakeasy should forward their Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd Venue is looking for an resume and cover letter is seeking an exp’d experienced chef/cook & indicating this position to: FLOORHAND front end mgr. Competitive Core Laboratories, Locally based, home every PROFLO is currently hiring wages,great atmosphere.

2810 - 12th Street N.E., Qualified applicants Stop in 1-5 weekdays or Calgary, AB T2E 7P7, Production Testing night! must have all necessary email at info@fratters.com fax to (403) 250-4048 or Assistants valid tickets for the position 5114 - 48 ST. email: ps.calgary.

Candidates must have being applied for. recruiting@corelab.com H2S, First Aid, PST &/or LUAU Investments Ltd. Bearspaw offers a CSTS & willing to work away (O/A Tim Hortons) very competitive salary We thank all applicants from base for extended Food Counter Attendant and benefits package for their interest in periods of time.

F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) along with a steady Core Laboratories but we We offer competitive Must be avail. weekends work schedule. can only respond to those wages, a great health & $11.00 per hour.

Please submit resumes: we wish to interview. dental benefit plan & safety 4217 - 50 Ave. Attn: Human Resources No phone calls please. bonuses.

6721 - 50 Ave. Email: Email: info@proflo.net 7111 - 50 Ave. hr@bearspawpet.com Looking for a new pet? or fax: 403-341-4588 timhire@telus.net Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Check out Classifieds to or drop off at Mail to: Suite 5309, find the purrfect pet.

LUAU Investments Ltd. 8006 Edgar Industrial Ave. 333-96 Ave. NE (O/A Tim Hortons) Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR TEAM Snubbing Services Oilfield 1 yr previous experience. now hiring experienced F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) operators Email: Must be avail. weekends janderson@ $13.00 per hour teamsnubbing.com 4217 - 50 Ave. fax 403-844-2148 6721 - 50 Ave. 7111 - 50 Ave. TREELINE timhire@telus.net WELL SERVICES Has Opening for all RAMADA INN & SUITES positions! Immediately.

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We offer competitive Drop off resume at: wages & excellent benefits.

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Sales & Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, Distributors Or email to: supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and tannis@treelinewell.com EDGE CLOTHING liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

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BOWER MALL Ferus manages Liquid and Compressed Natural Looking for a committed Celebrate your life mature individual for Gas production, transportation, storage and with a Classified management and f/t vaporization services, providing our customers ANNOUNCEMENT positions. The right with a secure, safe and efficient energy supply. candidate should possess UFA Rocky Mountain www.ferus.ca the following: House Currently * Likes responsibility seeking Full & Part Time Ferus requires a Health Safety and Environment * Love interacting with people Truck Drivers * Strong customer service attitude (HSE) Coordinator to join our team. This position Benefits Offered Fax * Team leader/player Resume to 403-845-7903 is based in our Blackfalds office with some * Is goal oriented OR Email to travel required. The ideal candidate will have * Enthusiastic dmatthews89@yahoo.com * Efficient a history or knowledge of transportation and * Love for fashion chemical safety. A thorough knowledge of the Some weekends are a must. specialized needs of LNG and CNG is preferred Professionals * Pay that’s above industry standard but not required. The selected incumbent must * Discounts within store also be able to assist with training, program LOOKING for massage * Clothing allowance to work within a development and emergency situations, both in therapist * Bonus structure Chiropractic Clinic in Please drop resume off in production and transportation.

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Requirements: *Automotive exp. preferred * Great Customer Service * Flexibility Go Auto offers above average pay and benefit plans. Please apply today to hear more! Apply online today@goauto.ca/careers

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Fax (403) 885 5137 Email: office@ccal.com Website: ccal.com RETIRED Journeyman plumber req’d to do Live-n P/T apt. maintenance.

Phone Mike for details.

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SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580 SIGN SHOP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR: -Graphic Arts Technician (must know CorelDraw) -Sign Installer and -Sign Manufacturer All positions require min 3 yrs exp and a clean Class 5 License.

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BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net Start your career!

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CLASS 1drivers req’d for road construction. Truck and pup exp. Living allowance incld. Fax 403-309-0489 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 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

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.

850

AUTOBODY JOURNEYMAN MECHANIC

or equivalent skill level.

Required immed. Resume & references required.

Apply to 6758 52 Ave.

BRAATT CONST.

Of Red Deer is seeking exp’d. carpenters for the agricultural industry. Must have drivers license. Call Brad 403-347-6562

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• • • •

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.

GRANDVIEW 40A Ave & 47 St. area & N. side of Ross St. 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.

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

www.ferus.com

MILLWRIGHT/HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in MUSTANG ACRES Mobile Home Park &

Joffre Plant

Busy road construction company looking for

FINISHING HOE & DOZER OPERATORS

Minimum 5 yrs. exp, work 7 days a week at least 12 hrs. a day, overtime and subsided pay. Please Fax: resume to 403-309-1944 or email to: info@tblconstruction.ca CLASSIC HOMES LTD is now accepting resumes for JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Full Time Hours. 3-4 yrs. exp. req’d. Provide references.

Must have Zoom Boom, First Aid, & Fall Arrest Certificates.

The hourly rate will be $22.00/hour. Email: wes@classichomesltd.com

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! GROWING COMPANY, TJ PAVING, needs employees with paving experience. Great Working Atmosphere. Email resume to: tjpaving@hotmail.com JOURNEYMAN H.D. MECHANIC req’d immed. for very busy heavy equip. sales lot in Innisfail. Wage range $25. - $35/hr depending on exp. Fax resume to 403-227-5701 or email: bouvier9@telus.net LOCAL Construction Company now hiring experienced Dozer, Operators. Please fax resumes to 403-347-6296 LOOKING FOR APPRENTICE WELDERS/MILLWRIGHT Must be willing to travel, work heights, have valid drivers licence. Email: tracous@yahoo.com NEEDED F/T Service Person for after sales service and set up of manufactured and modular home. Must have exp. in roofing, siding, flooring, drywall, paint etc., Competitive wages and health plan avail. Apply to James at M & K Homes, 403-346-6116

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Ferus is looking for a talented and reliable full time Millwright or Heavy Duty Mechanic with field compression experience to join our production team out of our Joffre facility. The ideal candidate must be able to work alone, with minimal supervision. They must be an open, honest team player and be willing to work with other trades.

The candidate will be responsible for: • Performing planned & breakdown maintenance; • Installing, troubleshooting & maintaining equipment based on manufacturer’s recommendations & specifications; • Conducting equipment inspections & detecting potential problems.

The candidate will require the following skills: • Millwright Journeyman Certificate; Interprovincial certificate preferred • Millwright/Heavy duty mechanic with field compression or plant experience • Basic computer skills; maintenance database knowledge preferred • A combination of other equivalences & experience may be considered • Occasional travel will be required Ferus offers competitive industry rates and an excellent benefits package, including a Group Savings Plan. If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, Please email your resume by August 21st, 2013

To: humanresources@ferus.com or fax 1-888-879-6125 Please reference: Ad #MW-JF-0713 We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

Truckers/ Drivers

KENTWOOD Kingston Dr. Kendall Cres. & Kane Cl. ALSO Kelloway Cres.

Kensington Cl. Kyte Cres.

ORIOLE PARK WEST Oswald Cl. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

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.

EASTVIEW AREA 110 papers daily $589.00/mo.

860

PROFESSIONAL

Term Certain - One Year Position

Ferus requires experienced Professional Class 1 drivers with three years or more experience to operate a variety of late model liquid carbon dioxide and liquid nitrogen equipment out of our Blackfalds base.

We offer: • Industry competitive wages based on an hourly pay schedule • Automatic pay increases • Training Completion Bonus • Daily per diem allowance • Recognition and incentive programs • Mechanic-maintained equipment • Travel Compensation PLUS: • Flexible Spending Account • Group RSP Savings Plan • Comprehensive Health and Dental Plan • Career Advancement Opportunities We offer a work rotation of 15 days on & 6 days off.

Preference will be given to applicants with off-road experience.

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment please send your resume & driver abstract to

DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL AGE SERVICES

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in

DRIVERS WANTED

humanresources@ferus.com or by fax to 1-888-879-6125 Please Reference: Driver #0513 Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

MOUNTVIEW AREA 75 papers daily $402.00/mo.

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

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry.

Internal/External Job Opportunity

GRANDVIEW AREA 71 papers daily $420.00/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

www.ferus.com

To apply please forward resumes to: Rob Elliot Email: relliot@reddeerchildcare.ca Phone: 403-347-7973 In Person: #2, 5571 - 45 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1L2 We thank all applicants, but only those who will be interviewed will be contacted.

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Misc.

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Call Jamie 403-314-4306

This posting will close Aug. 15, 2013. Interviews will be arranged for the week of Aug. 20 - 23. This position will start Oct. 2, 2013 for training purposes, and will end one year from when the permanent SAP Director goes on leave.

We thank you for your interest; however, only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

850

Flag People Labourers Wobbly Operator

The ideal applicant will possess: - Knowledge of Child Care regulation, policy and Developmentally Appropriate Practices.

- Experience in supervising staff in a child care or other service-related setting.

- Education in Early Learning and Child Care or a related field.

- Knowledge in the Alberta Child Care Accreditation process and related funding streams.

- Human Resource management - knowledge of Labour Standards, Human Rights Regulation, etc.

- Ability to adapt and prioritize responsibilities in an unpredictable environment.

- Willingness to create and maintain to a team atmosphere within the department and with the entire management team.

- Knowledge of interpersonal skills in relating to others and varying personalities.

- Flexible and positive attitude, with a willingness to seek answers when unclear of an acceptable direction.

- Current Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search.

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please email your resume by August 31st, 2013 to humanresources@ferus.ca or fax 1-888-879-6125.

Trades

NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Central City Asphalt Ltd.

Red Deer Child Care is currently seeking a positive and energetic individual to cover a one year leave for the upper-management position of Director of School Age Services. This salary range for this position is $27 - $30 per hour, paid by salary, and will be based on the education and experience of the candidate selected. Company benefits are available, including extended medical and dental benefits, and a company-matched RRSP plan.

Key Responsibilities • Focus on LNG and CNG safety and compliance • Ensure operations are in compliance with all provincial, state, federal, environmental, safety and hazardous waste regulations • Conduct regular audits and inspections to ensure employees and/or contractors are in compliance with company policies and applicable regulations • Conduct post incident investigations and reports • Create and review policies and procedures • Conduct training sessions • Prepare safety presentations for internal and external use • Maintain current knowledge of all applicable standards, regulations and industry trends

Please reference: Ad #CGYCC-0813

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Innisfail Insurance Services Ltd.

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

scheduling as there are periodic times when on call, weekend and evening work will be required.

You must have the ability to work independently as well as on a team. The selected candidate will have experience with Microsoft Office suite, especially be familiar with the use of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. A basic knowledge of the following is an asset: OHS, Dangerous Goods, WHMIS, CSA Standards, IRP’s, Pressure Vessels as well as applicable industry related training (H2S, PST and First Aid).

Sales & Distributors

313495H3-15

Oilfield

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS Please call Quitcy at 403-314-4316

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 $.

313496H3-15

800

314898H10-16

Oilfield

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 D3

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CUSTOMER SERVICE A locally owned industrial supply company is looking for an energetic person for inside sales. E-mail resume to mark@ aesreddeer.com DECK TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION, self motivated, mechanically inclined,, exp’d.

Will train right personality.

Class 5 w/air ticket req’d.

Call City Haul Towing 403-588-7079 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 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 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Kauns Seed Farm

Now hiring for full time/part time position. Applicant must have Ag experience.

Duties would include Seed Plant, Farm Equipment, and Truck Operation. Must have Class 1 license. Seed Cleaning experience would be an asset. Phone 403-886-4562

LOOKER OFFICE FURNITURE

is looking for an OFFICE FURNITURE INSTALLER If you have a clean drivers licence, are hard working, flexible and have a positive attitude this job could be for you.

Team work and a great work ethic is a must! This full-time position is for install and delivery of commercial furniture.

Please email resume to ac@lookeroffice.ca or drop off to #3-7429-50th Ave.

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

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CHOCOLATE BROWN SUEDE JACKET. Size Large. $25. 403-314-9603

EquipmentHeavy

For afternoon delivery once per week

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Tools

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

MASTERCRAFT router c/w bits and table $75 403-348-5349 TOOLS, TOOLS, TOOLS Large & Small. Garage Sale, 25 Excell St. Aug. 15th & 16th 2-9, Aug. 17th 9-5.

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

Firewood

SUBWAY All Locations

P/T FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS Are you looking for a part time job while your kids are in school?

Are you a student looking for evenings and weekends?

If so, Subway has a Position for you!

Please apply at www.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

Homestead Firewood

Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 FREE FIRE WOOD Bring your own saw.

403-346-4307

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

LOGS

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

RUN’N ON EMPTY

Requires Mature, Reliable Cashiers for various shifts.

Full/Part time.

ALSO LOOKING FOR P/T DELI ASSISTANT Please apply with resume to 5101 - 76 Street, Red Deer 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 THE BURNT LAKE GENERAL STORE is looking for F/T Customer Service person for shift work. Please apply in person, Hwy. 11 West.

No phone calls please.

WE are currently seeking a general construction laborer in the Red Deer area. Home every night.

We offer competitive wages & excellent benefit pckg. Email or fax resumes tarific@telusplanet.net or fax: 403-340-1246

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stuff 1500-1990

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Children's Items

1580

BACKPACK WITH MATCHING LUNCH KIT. Pink, good cond. $10.

403-314-9603 SMALL NEWBORN 1-6 MONTH CO-SLEEPER Wooden, Colonial bed, 31”x20” & 15” high. $25.

Exc. cond. 403-343-3363

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Customer Service Warehouse Position HPC distributes industrial coatings and related supplies. The successful applicant will assist in tinting, color matching, stocking inventory, maintenance duties and customer service. A great work ethic is a must.

CIRCULATION SERVICE RUNNER (Part-Time)

Do you:

• Want Extra Income

• • • • •

Know the city well Possess a clean, valid drivers license Have a friendly attitude Enjoy customer service Want part-time work (12 to 22 hours per week)

As part of our customer service team, you will be dispatched in response to service concerns to deliver newspapers and flyers to customers or carriers.

A delivery vehicle is provided.

Hours of shifts are: Morning shifts Monday through Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Saturday and Sunday shifts starting at 7:00 a.m.

Wednesday to Friday shifts starting at 1:00 p.m.

All shifts based on 4 hours and likely to run longer.

Submit resume, indicating “Service Runner Position”, along with your driver’s abstract immediately to: Human Resources Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Avenue Fax: 403-341-4772 Email: careers@reddeeradvocate.com We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only selected candidates will be contacted.

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

Garden Supplies

1680

LANDSCAPING TIES 4” x 6” total of 40 linear ft., 10 Ardell Close. Drive by and pick up. 403-755-2760 PUSH LAWN MOWER. Like new. $45 obo.

403-346-4049

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2010

Farm Equipment

NEW HOLLAND FP 240 sileage cutter, metal alert, very good cond, *SOLD*

2140

Horses

16 YR. old QH Sorrel gelding, 15.2, very well broke, neck reins, backs up, spins, rode down roads, real nice horse. $3000. 403-783-4943 AKM FARRIER Services Certified Farrier.

Trimming and Shoeing.

Aylsa 403 392 3602 WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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Grain, Feed Hay

ROUND bales, Alfalfa Timothy Brome mix, $50/bale; Clover Alfalfa Timothy mix $40/bale 780-975-3313

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rentals CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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Houses/ Duplexes

1710

Household Furnishings

1720

BBQ, Weber, small w/propane bottle; $40; 1 round deck table, glass top, $10; Bell T.V. receiver, $10; 403-347-7893 COUCH, Futon, Brand new in box, $200.

403-885-2627 DESK w/hutch $40; round table w/3 chairs $30; apartment size freezer $75 403-505-6612 LOUNGE chair w/stool, green, $40; 2 oak office chairs, $60. ea.

403-347-7893 LOUNGE chairs, tan, cloth: 1 @$20. 1 @ $10.; End table w/drawer, $20.; cabinet singer sewing machine, $60. 8 kitchen chairs, square & round backs, $2 - $5 ea.

403-347-7893 SINGLE MATTRESS & BOX SPRING. Seeley.

Practically new. $200.

403-347-0273

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

1760

12 PLACE setting, white w/floral border, $50 403-346-3086 135,000 BTU furnace, 12 yrs. old. $200.

403-346-4155 after 6 p.m.

BOX CONTAINING coffee maker, Gooseneck lamp, 6 new gold placemats & more. $20 for the box.

403-314-9603 GAZEBO, 10x13, fancy dble. roof, fully screened. $80 obo. 587-273-0120 JEWELLERY STORE COUPON. Stevens Jewellers in Olds.† $100 value, asking $50.† No expiry date.† Call (403) 342-7908.

RENEGADE 12 spd. bike $15; 2 CB long antennas $5/ea, Simonize car washer $100 obo 403-347-6183 WINDOW Air Conditioner, never used, 18x12, $65. obo. 403-346-4049

Cats

1830

1 CALICO, M. 5 mos. old, 1 M. Calico Kitten.

FREE to good home.

403-343-0730 FREE KITTENS, mother & 3 older kittens + numerous males & females.

403-347-0127

Sporting Goods

1860

GOLF travel bag, black w/wheels, like new. $40.

403-346-0093 Treadmill. Schwinn. Computerized display. Paid $1300.

Almost new. Best offer 347-0273

Travel Packages

3030

Condos/ Townhouses

2 BDRM CONDO FOR A STEAL!!

1900

Condo For Sale In Cabo San Lucas México. $229000 USD. Two bdrm.

Condo. Down Town, Pool view. One minute walk to the beach Toll Free Canada: 1-855-214-5941.

For more pictures & info. www.Condoforsalecabosanlucas.com TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

KYTE CRES. & Kelloway Cres.

Lovely 3 level exec.

3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, concrete patio, blinds, front/rear parking, no dogs, n/s, rent $1445 SD $1000 Avail. Sept. 1.

403-304-7576 or 347-7545

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM CONDOS HAVE TO GO!!

Bldg located on a quiet close backing onto treed area. Spacious suites c/w dishwasher, larger storage area & more. Short walk to schools & Parks. Starting at $975/mo. Heat & Water incl. in rent. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to book a viewing.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Manufactured Homes

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

3 BDRMS FOR THE BUDGET MINDED

At just $995 this is perfect for a young family. Kiddiecorner to school & park.

Easy access to Red Deers extensive trail system and public transportation.

Space for a price that can’t be beat. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to take a walkthrough the property.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

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Suites

Suites

3060

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homes

SUNNYBROOK

2 bdrm. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets.

403-346-6686

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Roommates Wanted

CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

3080

AVAIL. Sept. 1. Like a 1 bdrm. furn. suite. Kitchen/living room, bath, stove fridge, satellite TV, shared laundry.

Incl. utils. Female only. No pets. $650/mo, d.d. $450.

403-341-3197, lv msg.

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta (403) 341-9995

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Rooms For Rent

4010

3090

Houses For Sale

4020

2 BDRM. bsmt, shared kitchen, prefer employed or student. Avail. immed.

403-342-7789, 396-7941 MOUNTVIEW: Avail fully furn bdrm for rent. $550/$275.† Working/Student M only. †Call 403-396-2468.

ROOM in quiet home. $450. Call 403-350-7799

4 YR OLD 2400 sq.ft. home, rear att. garage. Pie lot. $749,000. 403-358-0362

Houses For Sale

4020

DEER PARK house with downstairs suite., did you know banks consider revenue from a legal suite for your mortgage payment?

Here is a really clean completely reno’d house with legal downstairs suite.

Private entrance, separate. laundry, new 2 car garage & sidewalks, beautifully landscaped with larger deck. Mostly new appls.

Possession Oct. 1. neg. $335,000. 403-340-3370

Live the Sylvan Lifestyle

Brand New Laebon Home, 2 bdrms. 2 baths, Open concept floor plan for under $300,000.

Call Jennifer 403.392.6841 MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage. $409,900.

403-588-2550 MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft.

Dbl. att. garage.

403-588-2550 MUST SELL New 2 Storey 1550 sq.ft 3 bdrm, bonus room, 2.5 bath, $379,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550

SE House, Furn. rm, internet, quiet working M. 403-341-4664

Warehouse Space

3140

1 LIGHT industrial bay 1143 sq. ft., one 10 x 12 overhead door, one man door, concrete floor/walls, located Northland Business Center. $1450/mo.

Call Cathy 403-318-2992 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

3190

AMAZING VALUE

Move right into this brand new Laebon Home in Timberstone. 2,135 sq. ft.

3 bdrms., 2.5 baths.

OPEN CONCEPT $466,100.

Call Chris 403.392.7118

New 3 bdrm. home

in Sylvan Lake Move right into this popular Laebon floor plan 1,172 sq. ft. 4 stainless steel appliances, 2 baths Call Jennifer 403.392.6841

BIG VALLEY, AB, 3 bdrm, treed 50’ lot, needs work, $29,500, $6000 down, owner will carry mortgage.

Call owner 780-475-2897

1 BDRM, new paint, carpets, Mobile FREE Weekly list of lino, appls & bathroom reno’d. Lot properties for sale w/details, Why Rent, Buy New Laundry on site, parking by Well-designed 2 bdrm. prices, address, owner’s door, new windows & patio home in Red Deer. phone #, etc. 342-7355 MOBILE HOME PAD, in doors +/- August 15. Over 4 stainless steel Help-U-Sell of Red Deer Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 40 year old w/a job, no pets, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. appliances, great location www.homesreddeer.com N/S, no partying. #3, close to amenities.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225 MASON MARTIN HOMES 4616-44 St. 3 blocks from $314,800.

New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft.

Co-op mall. $750/mo./s.d.

Call Chris 403.392.7118 CELEBRATIONS 3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900.

Phone 403-341-4627 HAPPEN EVERY DAY www.laebon.com Dbl. att. garage.

IN CLASSIFIEDS GLENDALE 2 bdrm. $825, 403-588-2550 Laebon Homes 346-7273 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. This 2 bdrm 1 bath 3rd flr SUITES. 25+, adults only condo has assigned parking, n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 a dishwasher & plenty of space. With Heat & Water incl. this is a steal at just $1025/mo. A central location will let you bike or 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets walk to the downtown area.

403-755-9852 Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to have a look.

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 2 BDRM., 2 bath condo, in Anders $1300 rent & d.d. + utils. Avail. Sept. no pets.

NOW RENTING Ref’s. req’d. 403-346-6521 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 3 BDRM. TOWNHOUSE 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry -GREAT VALUE!! w/onsite manager, This 3 bdrm., 1.5 bath 5 appls., incl. heat & hot Townhouse in North Red water, washer/dryer Deer is ready for a new hookup, infloor heating, a/c., family! Vacant now, this car plug ins & balconies. could be the home you’ve Call 403-343-7955 been looking for. With 5 appls, off-street parking, OPPOSITE HOSPITAL fresh paint and tonnes of Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., storage this home will balcony, No pets. $800 go quick. Call Lucie at rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-396-9554 403-346-5885 to get a look inside!

Hearthstone 403-314-0099 STYLISH 2 BDRM. INGLEWOOD POINTE, just south of Hospital 2 bdrm, 2 bath exec condo.

This 3rd floor 2 bdrm.

Heated underground apt. is in a quiet, parking. $1350 includes all adult only building. utilities. Available Aug 15.

In a quiet & calm location, 403-350-3722 assigned off street parking & a dishwasher, this could be KITSON CLOSE the home you are looking newer exec. 3 bdrm. for. Perfect for young bi-level townhouse 1447 sq. ft. 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, professionals. Just $995/mo. blinds, lg. balcony, fenced Come take a look at a bldg you will be proud to show in rear, front/rear parking, off and call home. no dogs, rent $1445 Call Lucie now at SD $1000. n/s 403-396-9554 before it’s gone.

Avail. Sept. 1 403-304-7576 / 347-7545 Hearthstone 403-314-0099

MORRISROE MANOR

Daily The Red Deer Advocate Daily The publishes Red Deer Advocate advertisements from companies and corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

1800

FILING CABINET(Pro Source) 55”h x 3’w x18” d.

Grey. $200. 403-347-0273

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Condos/ Townhouses

2 BDRM. Blackfalds, duplex, complete reno’d., 4 appls., no pets $1000/ Household mo.+ utils., 403-318-3284 Appliances NEWER 2 bdrm.. lower unit duplex, 27 Iverson 36” & 24” USED Fridge / Close D.D. $500, rent Stoves & 2 Inglis Coin $1100+ utils., 2 car off Operated Gas Dryers. street parking pad, 5 Call Mike 403-342-4923 appls., avail immed.

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. 403-742-9615 ask for Don selection, $150 + up, 6 mo.

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Relatives of Taher Zyoud hang a banner with his picture at his home in the West Bank village of Selat Al-Harithyah near Jenin, Monday. Zyoud is one of the 26 Palestinian prisoners, most of them held for deadly attacks, Israel agreed to release this week as a part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations.

JERUSALEM — Israel released 26 Palestinian inmates, including many convicted in grisly killings, on the eve of long-stalled Mideast peace talks, angering families of those slain by the prisoners, who were welcomed as heroes in the West Bank and Gaza.

Buses carrying the inmates departed the Ayalon prison in central Israel late Tuesday, a nighttime release that was aimed at preventing the spectacle of prisoners flashing victory signs as has happened in the past. Relatives of the victims, many with their hands painted red to symbolize what they say is the blood on the hands of the inmates, held protests throughout the day, and some protesters tried briefly to block the buses from leaving.

The decision to release the men stirred anguish in Israel, where many Israelis view them as terrorists. Most of the prisoners were convicted of killings, including Israeli civilians, soldiers and suspected Palestinian collaborators, while others were involved in attempted murder or kidnapping.

Celebrations erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where thousands of Palestinian well-wishers awaited the buses’ arrival. Palestinians generally view the prisoners as heroes regardless of their acts, arguing they made personal sacrifices in the struggle for independence.

Fireworks lit the sky in Gaza, where rival Hamas and Fatah supporters, including several masked gunmen, celebrated to the beat of drums. Some danced while others flashed victory signs and waved flags of the Palestinian factions.

Cars with loudspeakers blasted nationalistic songs.

“Today is a day of joy and happiness. I can’t wait until I hug my beloved son,” said Aicha Abu Setta, the 68-year-old mother of freed prisoner Alla Abu Setta.

“I am so excited that he will be free and he will spend his first night among us after more than 20 years,” she said, clutching a picture of her 43-year-old son, who was arrested in 1994, charged, along with his cousin, of killing a soldier.

Palestinians hurled rocks at the Israeli military vehicles escorting the bus convoy as it reached the crossing to the West Bank after 1 a.m.

About a thousand people took to the streets of Ramallah in celebration, singing and dancing. The released prisoners were met with hugs from well-wishers. They were greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas personally at the presidential compound and later laid a wreath at the grave of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Abbas delivered a short speech congratulating the prisoners and said he will “not rest until they are all released.” There are about 4,500 Palestinians in Israeli jails. “You are just

the beginning and the rest will come,” Abbas said.

Tuesday’s release was part of an agreement brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to get Israel and the Palestinians back to the table for peace talks that had been paralyzed since 2008.

In all, 104 convicts are to be released in four batches, although their freedom is contingent on progress in peace talks.

Israelis and Palestinians are to launch talks in Jerusalem on Wednesday, following a preparatory round two weeks ago in Washington.

Among those released Tuesday was a Palestinian convicted in the 1994 slaying of Isaac Rotenberg, a 69-year-old Holocaust survivor who was attacked with an axe as he was working at a construction site where he was a contractor.

Others were convicted in the slayings of Ian Feinberg, an Israeli lawyer killed in a European aid office in Gaza in 1993, and Frederick Rosenfeld, an American slain while hiking in the West Bank in 1989.

Thousands of Palestinians have spent time in Israeli prisons since Israel’s capture of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in 1967. They were jailed on charges ranging from throwing rocks to killing civilians in bombings, shootings and other attacks.

On Monday, Israel’s prison service posted the names online of the first 26 inmates to be released to allow for possible court appeals.

Brazil demands explanations from U.S. about spying

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil demanded answers Tuesday from the U.S. about National Security Agency spying in the country and warned that trust between the two nations would be damaged if U.S. explanations about the program were not satisfactory.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was visiting Brasilia, sought to allay Brazil’s concerns about the program, saying the U.S. would work to provide answers to Brazil and other Latin American nations rankled by the NSA surveillance revealed by systems analyst Edward Snowden.

“We’re now facing a new type of challenge in our bilateral relationship,” Brazil Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said at a news conference. “The challenge is related to news about the interception of Brazilian electronic and telephone communications. And if those challenges are not resolved in a satisfactory way, we run the risk of casting a shadow of distrust over our work.”

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The O Globo newspaper reported last month that information released by Snowden showed Brazil is the top target in Latin America for the NSA’s massive intelligence-gathering effort, aimed at monitoring communications around the world.

Public opposition to the spying was on display outside the Foreign Ministry building on Tuesday as a few dozen protesters yelled “go away, spies” to some members of Kerry’s travelling party as they left the building.

Kerry defended the NSA program, saying it had been approved by all three branches of the U.S. government.

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He said he could not discuss operational issues, but said the U.S. is talking to the Brazilians about the program.

“We will guarantee that Brazil and other countries will understand exactly what we are doing — why and how — and we will work together to make sure that whatever is done is done in a way that respects our friends and our partners. And that is what we are going to achieve.”

Revelations about NSA snooping in Brazil came at a time when the U.S. has been trying to expand the relationship with Brazil, an economic powerhouse in Latin America.

During President Barack Obama’s visit to Brazil in 2011, the two nations signed 10 bilateral agreements.

Five more were signed when Brazil President Dilma Rousseff visited the United States earlier this year, evidence of enhanced co-operation between the two countries. Rousseff, who met with Kerry Tuesday afternoon, has been invited again to Washington in October, when Obama hosts a state visit for Brazil.

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**Redeem your earned Superbucks value towards the purchase of Merchandise at participating stores (excluding tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets, gas and prescriptions). With each fuel purchase when you use your President’s Choice Financial MasterCard or President’s Choice Financial debit card as payment, you will receive 7 cents per litre in Superbucks® value. When you use any other method of payment, you will receive 3.5 cents per litre in Superbucks® value. Superbucks® value expires 60 days after date of issue. Superbucks® value are not redeemable at third party businesses within participating stores, the gas bar, or on the purchase of tobacco, alcohol, lottery tickets and prescriptions. Superbucks® value has no cash value and no cash will be returned for any unused portion. Identification may be required at the time of redemption. See Superbucks® receipt for more details. ® Trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. ©2013. † MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. President’s Choice Bank a licensee of the mark. President’s Choice Financial MasterCard is provided by President’s Choice Bank. President’s Choice Financial personal banking products are provided by the direct banking division of CIBC. ®

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Prices are in effect until Thursday, August 15, 2013 or while stock lasts.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. No rainchecks. No substitutions on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (flavour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/™ The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this flyer are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2013 Loblaws Inc. * we match prices! Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ flyer items. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s flyer advertisement. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match identical items (defined as same brand, size, and attributes) and in the case of fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us). We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post office, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.).

We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this program at any time.

Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.

D8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013

stock up & save view weekly specials at: realcanadianliquorstore.ca large 1.5 L works out to

$5.49 /750 mL

9

98

Hek original lager

/12 cans 12 x 355 mL

works out to .83 per can 220014

23

94 /24 cans

Lucky beer 8 x 355 mL 251386

or 7.98 each / works out to 1.00 per can

10 14 6 98

98

98

1.5 L

750 mL

750 mL

Copper Moon

Liberty School Cabernet

Graffigna Grand Reserve Cabernet

assorted varieties 285921/ 282247/ 795293/ 653289/ 174220

280825

6 6 98

98

750 mL

750 mL

Redwood Little Penguin assorted varieties Creek 845830/ 787588/

assorted varieties

544264/ 147553

167392/ 377668/ 243141/ 321190/ 726112

454240

18

98

bonus

50 mL

bonus

50 mL with purchase while quantities last

bonus

with purchase

with purchase

while quantities last

50 mL

Sleeman Original Draught beer

/15 cans 15 x 355 mL 394462

while quantities last

bonus

50 mL with purchase

large

while quantities last

1.14 L

17

98

Phillips Showcase sampler pack

/12 bottles 12 x 341 mL

20

98 750 mL

28

98 1.14 L

Tanqueray gin

Appleton Estate V/X rum

195880

167084

22

98 750 mL

Crown Royal rye 167853

18

644135

98 750 mL

Smirnoff vodka 164237

31

98

/24 cans

or 10.66 each /works out to 1.33 per can

Molson Canadian or Coors Light beer 8 x 355 mL 488415/ 247486

PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE G.S.T. OR DEPOSIT

Prices effective Wednesday, August 14 to Sunday, August 18, 2013 IN THIS AREA ONLY

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