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COMING SOON Music, comedy and theatre acts will take the stage at Red Deer-area venues this fall, winter and spring.

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The U.S. alt-country trio The Band Perry will perform on the Centrium Stage on Jan. 15.

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Shooting suspect surrenders WANTED IN THE SHOOTING OF A WEST PARK FAS GAS ATTENDANT

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A suspect wanted in the shooting of a West Park Fas Gas attendant turned himself into the Blackfalds RCMP on Friday afternoon.

Red Deer RCMP Cpl. Sarah Knelsen said the man turned himself in around 1:15 p.m. at the Blackfalds RCMP station. Knelsen said charges are pending and until the information is sworn, his name will not be released.

Charges were expected to be laid late Friday.

A man shot a clerk in the face and in the hand with a sawed off-shot about 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

The victim, whose identity has not been released, has undergone several surgeries and remains in hospital.

Police appealed to the public for help finding the man, releasing security camera photos Thursday. Police also used a helicopter over Red Deer on Thursday evening after tips of a possible sighting.

Shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, a lone suspect

Harper draws Canada’s first prime minister into marijuana debate THE CANADIAN PRESS WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper called upon the ghost of Sir John A. Macdonald during a comic but partisan foray into British Columbia’s marijuana debate.

Harper cracked some jokes Friday evening during a barbecue attended by about 600 people at the Quails’ Gate winery in West Kelowna, not far from where Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau announced in late July that he supported the legalization, taxation and regulation of marijuana.

A debate on marijuana legalization is currently taking place in the province. Pot activist Dana Larsen is trying to use initiative legislation to propose a law that would decriminalize marijuana by preventing police from enforcing simple possession laws.

Just minutes into his speech, Harper referred to Macdonald who, according to the Parliament of Canada’s website, was elected to represent Victoria, B.C., in Ottawa in September 1878.

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Brandon Loughlin was last seen at 6 p.m. in downtown Red Deer on Aug. 26.

Anyone with information relating to the whereabouts of Loughlin is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a member’s BBQ at Quail’s Gate, Okanagan Estate Winery in West Kelowna B.C., on Friday.

“Sir John A. spoke to British Columbians about the things that matter, about jobs and prosperity, about a Canada united and strong, about economic growth not grow-ops, about a national dream, not a pipe dream.” The crack drew applause and laughter.

Yet, Macdonald’s reputation was far from pure, as anecdotes abounded in the 19th Century of the politician swilling gin in the Commons and vomiting

on the hustings. “Better John A. drunk than George Brown sober” was a political slogan of his day.

Still, Harper thanked fellow Conservatives who were behind a bill that will allow him to bring B.C. wine back to Ottawa.

“Now of course, I don’t, you know, I don’t drink alcohol, but I have lots of friends who do,” said Harper.

The barbecue wasn’t the first time Harper has entered the marijuana

debate. In late August he hammered Trudeau, accusing the federal Liberals of promoting pot use among children.

The push for decriminalization has gained steam in B.C. over the past few years, with several prominent former politicians, including former provincial Liberal attorney general Geoff Plant and former NDP premier Ujjal Dosanjh, calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana.

Some charges dealt with, others go to trial

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF A suspect arrested after an intense manhunt in Central Alberta earlier this year has been sentenced on some charges and pleaded not guilty to others.

Garnet Colby Mcinnes, 22, was arrested in Lacombe on May 28 by police seeking a suspect on numerous violent offences arising from a series of incidents earlier in the month, including a carjacking and two armed standoffs.

Represented by Calgary lawyer Allan Fay, Mcinnes appeared before Judge Ken Rostad in Red Deer provincial court on Friday via closed-circuit TV from the Red Deer Remand Centre.

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entered the Fas Gas armed with a sawed-off shotgun, walked up to the clerk at the counter and produced the weapon.

When the clerk placed money on the counter, the suspect fired the shotgun, hitting the clerk in the hand and face.

The clerk was taken by fire-medics to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre before he was airlifted to Calgary.

The suspect was last seen fleeing on a bicycle westbound on Cronquist Drive. crhyno@reddeeeradvocate.com

He pleaded guilty on Friday to one count each of assault, resisting arrest and breaching probation, arising from an incident at the Centex gas station in Eastview on May 3.

Accepting a joint submission by Fay and Crown prosecutor Jillian Brown, Rostad sentenced Mcinnes to seven months in jail, with credit for the three and a half months he has served since his arrest.

Mcinnes has asked to be tried by a provincial court judge on the charges that remain in connection with a series of allegations, dating back to mid-May. Police allege that Mcinnes was involved in a kidnapping, robbery and police standoff in Red Deer on May 14, followed by a carjacking and assault near Blackfalds

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Further charges arise from allegations of assaults against two police officers on May 24 and a home invasion and robbery in Red Deer two days later.

Mcinnes will stand trial in Red Deer provincial court on numerous charges arising from those allegations, including assaulting police officers with a weapon, kidnapping with a weapon, extortion with a weapon, unlawful confinement, uttering threats, housebreaking, armed robbery, carjacking and numerous weapons offences.

Fay has also asked for a bail hearing to determine if Mcinnes can be released from custody on his most recent charges. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Motorcyclist killed in collision A man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck about 11 km west of Spruce View on Friday morning.

Innisfail RCMP say the man, whose name has not been released at the request of his family, was heading east on Hwy 54 at Range Road 41.

Police allege that the westbound truck, a dually and camper, pulled into oncoming traffic at 10 a.m.

The motorcycle rider was killed on impact. Both the motorcycle and truck were destroyed.

Investigations reveal that westbound traffic had slowed down to accommodate a large farm vehicle that was on the highway at the time.

Police allege that the motorcycle driver had no time to react when the oncoming truck pulled into the eastbound lane.

The driver of the pickup truck has been charged with failing to maintain the centre of the lane.

Tanker truck burns after crash A tanker truck transporting sour gas burned for hours and damaged a bridge on Hwy 590 east of Innisfail Friday afternoon after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Around 2 p.m. Friday, Innisfail RCMP were called to the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Hwy 590 just east of Hwy 905. A tanker truck had been driving eastbound on Hwy 590 when the driver lost control and the truck collided with the guard rail of a bridge.

The accompanying trailer swung into oncoming traffic and collided with a minivan heading west, pinning the vehicle in place.

The tanker truck “burned extensively for several hours” and was completely destroyed. No one was injured, but a 90-year-old male passenger in the minivan was transported to hospital as a precaution considering his age.

The bridge was damaged from the collision and subsequent fire, and Hwy 590 at the bridge will remain closed “for some time,” according to a release.

The adult male driver of the truck has been charged with failing to maintain the center of his lane.

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Mom who drowned her son not criminally responsible

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Florentino Jajoy says he doesn’t have to forgive his wife for drowning their sevenyear-old son in a bathtub because her mental illness is the only one to blame.

Jajoy told reporters outside Edmonton’s courthouse Friday that he supports his wife and hopes she gets the help she needs now that she won’t be going to prison.

“I really feel really sad because everything happened,” the Colombian refugee said in broken English.

“I’m going to stay by her side.

But my focus right now is my daughter.”

On Friday, a judge found Nerlin Sarmiento not criminally responsible for drowning Omar Jajoy.

The 32-year-old woman admitted to the killing but pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder, arguing that she had a mental disorder at the time.

Two psychiatrists testified Sarmiento was having a major depressive episode as part of her bipolar disorder when she killed the boy at the family’s apartment earlier this year.

They said she had deluded herself into thinking the boy was better off in heaven.

Justice Sterling Sanderman said that while children “don’t anticipate betrayal” from their parents, Sarmiento was indeed sick.

“She didn’t appreciate the act was morally wrong,” he said.

“She felt this was a proper thing to do — a righteous decision.”

He ordered Sarmiento be transferred to a psychiatric hospital and have a hearing before the Alberta Review Board within 45 days.

The board is to regularly review the woman’s mental health to determine if and when she is well enough to be released back into the community.

A court order preventing Sarmiento from contacting her 10-yearold daughter also remains in place until the board decides it’s no longer needed, said Crown prosecutor Kimberley Goddard.

Court had heard the woman had thoughts of killing both her children and once choked her daughter in a bedroom. She stopped when the girl questioned what she was doing.

Goddard didn’t oppose the defence’s insanity argument but

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EDMONTON — Edmonton police have charged a mother after an infant was found Wednesday unattended inside a locked mini-van.

Witnesses say the child, who did not require medical care, was alone inside the vehicle for at least 20 minutes.

The outside temperature at the time was greater than 20 degrees.

The 33-year-old mother faces a charge of wilfully causing a child to be in need of intervention.

Police say a vehicle is not a babysitter, and a child left alone could suffer medical distress from rising temperature.

Charge upgraded to murder CALGARY — A Calgary man accused of running over his girlfriend is now facing a murder charge.

In August, police were called to 42 Ave. and Macleod Trail and found a woman pinned underneath a vehicle.

It’s believed Lacey Manion was in the vehicle, and got out just seconds before the Camaro drove onto the sidewalk and hit her.

Manion, who was 33,

died at the scene.

Kristoffer Del Campo was originally charged with manslaughter, but on Friday, it was upgraded to second-degree murder.

They had been dating for about six months before Manion was killed.

No parole for 18 years for man who killed boy MEDICINE HAT, — A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a two-year-old boy has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance at parole for 18 years.

T.J. Heller, 33, had wept Thursday as he read a statement apologizing to the child’s mother, her family and his own family for the pain he has caused.

His trial was told Heller and the little boy’s mother had moved to

EDMONTON — A fatality inquiry has ruled an Alberta woman’s death at a long-term care facility couldn’t have been foreseen because it happened before a warning was issued about the anti-depressant she was taking.

The report says Katherine Lynn Campbell, who is 49, suffered from Huntington’s disease and was at the Bethany Care Centre in Camrose, when she was found dead shortly before Christmas in 2010.

An autopsy found the cause of death to be heart failure due to a toxic buildup of the drug citalopram.

In January 2012, Health Canada warned that consumers should avoid taking a daily dose of citalopram, marketed under a number of brand names Cipralex and Celexa, in excess of 40 milligrams.

The warning followed a statement from the company’s distributor, Lundbeck Canada, that doses higher than that can cause abnormal heart rhythms.

The fatality report says Campbell’s dose had been increased to 80 milligrams per day at the time of her death.

“In 2011, sometime after Ms. Campbell’s death, Health Canada and the Federal Drug Administration in the United States notified the medical community that citalopram in higher dosages had a greater effect on heart arrhythmia than had been previously known and that maximum recommended dosages would be reduced,” the report states.

“Since the notification from Health Canada the care centre has reviewed their policies with respect to medications and their use of the drug has been modified.”

The report noted that an overdose of citalopram can result in any number of symptoms, including vomiting, sedation, and disturbances in heart rhythm, dizziness, sweating, nausea, tremor, amnesia, confusion and convulsions.

However, it states that the physical and mental conditions caused by Huntington’s disease made it virtually impossible for Campbell to recognize and self-report these symptoms if they were present. It says staff at the care centre were sensitive to this and made efforts to note slight changes in her presentation.

Health Canada says 20 milligrams of citalopram per day is the maximum recommended dose for patients who are 65 or older, have liver problems, or take the heartburn treatment cimetidine at the same time.

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EDMONTON — Employees at Real Canadian Superstore outlets in Alberta could go on strike as early as Oct. 6.

The United Food and Commercial Workers says the union has received a 97 per cent strike mandate from its members.

Doug O’Halloran, president of UFCW Local 401, says bargaining with Loblaw, the parent company for Superstores, has bogged down.

The union represents 8,500 people who work at Superstores in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Fort McMurray, Medicine Hat, Lloydminster and Camrose.

The union says Loblaw is pushing for wage concessions and hasn’t tabled a contract offer.

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Court was told injuries began to show up on the boy when the mother got a job and Heller, who was unemployed, became the child’s primary daytime caregiver.

When he died three weeks later, an autopsy found the child died of multiple blunt-force trauma injuries to his head.

Heller was originally charged with firstdegree murder, sexual assault and interference with a dead body, but those charges were dropped.

On Friday, the little boy’s mother was tearful as the judge listed off the many injuries the child suffered at Heller’s hands, but Heller maintained a stoic demeanour.

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held similar strike votes at Superstores in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but walkout dates in those provinces have not been set.

said the medical evidence needed to be tested by a judge. Outside court, she talked about how it was a difficult case for everyone involved.

“The family has been torn apart. There was really nothing that could be done in this case that was going to change that or get that sense of justice. It was just really tragic.”

Medical reports entered into evidence show Sarmiento was admitted to hospital several times in the two years before she drowned her son.

As early as July 2011, she expressed “ideas regarding her safety and the safety of her children” to staff at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

She also told her husband and mother that she was having dark thoughts about hurting her two children. In late 2012, her mother started spending nights at the family’s home to help look after the kids.

But on Feb. 12, after Sarmiento’s husband and mother had left for work, Sarmiento sent her 10-year-old daughter off to school and shoved Omar toward the bathroom. She pushed him into the tub and held his head under water for several minutes.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The organization that represents Canadian municipalities is getting on board the City of Calgary’s push for better rail safety.

There have been two derailments in Calgary in two months involving rail cars carrying energy industry chemicals, although there were no spills.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says Ottawa should come up with a way to give communities more timely information about dangerous goods carried on trains.

Federation president Claude Dauphin says municipalities need this information to safely and quickly respond to derailments.

Calgary Mayor Naheed (NAH’-hed) Nenshi says city staff risk their lives to deal with these emergencies and the current rules aren’t good enough.

Treasury bargained in bad faith: ruling OTTAWA — The Public Service Labour Relations Board ruled Friday that the federal government has been bargaining in bad faith with its striking diplomats.

Treasury Board violated the Public Service Labour Relations Act by imposing conditions in advance on binding arbitration, the ruling stated.

But in its 27-page decision, the board does not impose a remedy in the long-running saga that universities and tourism groups say has deprived foreign students and travellers

from getting the visas they need to come to Canada.

The decision urges Treasury Board and the 1,350-member Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers to go back to bargaining to break the impasse.

The union asked Treasury Board in July to consent to binding arbitration.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement agreed but then insisted on a series of preconditions, including taking the union’s key demand for wage parity off the table.

Ringette coach sentenced to jail time CALGARY — A former ringette coach has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for having sexual contact with an underage player.

Kelsea Hepburn, 24, was charged in 2011 after she was accused of having sexual contact with a 13-year-old player on her team.

She was found guilty of sexual exploitation and invitation to sexual touching in February.

The youth, who is now 15, says the relationship ended when her mother came home and caught the pair with their pants

down.

The defence had asked for 90 days in custody.

Manitoba anti-bullying bill now law WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s NDP government has passed an anti-bullying bill which requires schools to accommodate gay-straight alliances.

The bill was passed during the closing session of the legislature on Friday, which brought to an end an 86-day run for the province’s politicians.

As was the case with a similar recent law in Ontario, some religious leaders in Manitoba have said Bill 18 violates the religious freedom of faith-based schools by forcing them to accept gay-straight alliances.

More than 300 Manitobans spoke at public hearings on the bill.

Supporters said it will promote tolerance and diversity while opponents said it will do nothing to prevent bullying.

Education Minister Nancy Allan said gay-straight alliances provide a safe place for young people during a vulnerable time in their lives.

Sen. Wallin reimburses Senate for questionable travel claims

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Sen. Pamela Wallin has paid back her dubious travel claims, although she did so with gritted teeth, accusing some fellow senators of succumbing to a “lynch mob” mentality.

The embattled Saskatchewan senator says she gave the Senate personal cheques Friday amounting to $100,600, plus interest.

That’s on top of the $38,000 she has already repaid.

Wallin sounded bitter about an outside audit that called into question a litany of travel claims spanning nearly all of her career as a senator, which began late in 2008.

“I wish to make it clear. I was not treated fairly by the Deloitte review, which was not conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, nor have I been treated fairly by the Senate committee,” she said in a statement.

“Evidence that casts doubt on the correctness of the amounts owing was either ignored or disregarded during the review.” The Senate called in the RCMP after auditors flagged $121,348 in inappropriate expenses.

A Senate committee later determined Wallin owed another $17,621, bringing her total tab to $138,969.

Wallin has denounced the audit as

“fundamentally flawed and unfair.”

“When I submitted expense claims, I did so in good faith, honestly believing that the reimbursement was appropriate. If mistakes were made, I am responsible for those, but there was never a deliberate attempt to thwart the travel policy that was in place at the time the claims were submitted,” Wallin said Friday.

“Unfortunately, the Senate committee succumbed to a ‘lynch mob’ mentality. There was no regard to procedural or sbstantive fairness. I am disappointed and angry about the way in which this matter was handled, and any implication that I behaved dishonestly.”

Wallin is one of four senators in hot water over their expenses.

The Mounties are investigating the questionable housing claims of former Conservatives Mike Duffy and Patrick Brazeau as well as ex-Liberal Mac Harb.

Harb has since resigned from the Senate. But Wallin says she has no plans to follow suit.

“I welcome an independent and objective review by the RCMP and I intend to co-operate fully with any such review. “I have not done anything wrong. I am not guilty of any misconduct,” she said.

“Accordingly I will not resign as a senator.”

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Exhibit on First World War internment camps opened in Banff

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BANFF— A little-known dark period of Canadian history is now a permanent exhibit in Banff National Park.

The exhibit Enemy Aliens, Prisoners of War: Canada’s First World War Internment Operations 19141920 marks the thousands of Canadians who were taken prisoner by their own country during the First World War. The 8,500 civilian prisoners, most of Ukrainian descent, were arrested and held in internment camps only because they were originally from Eastern Europe.

Federal Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said the event is something he recalls with “sadness and some shame.”

“These sons and daughters of Europe, proud Canadians all, were arrested, detained and transported to one of 24 internment camps like this,” said Kenney Friday.

“They were put to work in what today would only be described as slave labour. In unthinkable conditions, without contact with their families, with their communications being monitored. They were treated quite literally as enemy aliens.”

The prisoners were deemed to be a threat to Canada and sent to 24 internment camps across the country, four of which were in the Canadian Rockies.

While most people are aware of the internment of Japanese Ca-

nadians in the Second World War, the First World War camps are an often overlooked part of Canadian history.

The Harper government set up the $10 million Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund in 2008 to support projects commemorating the experience of the thousands of Ukrainians and other Europeans interned between 1914 and 1920 and the many others who suffered a suspension of their civil liberties.

“Some tragically even died in these places of internment and all of them undoubtedly felt a sense of betrayal,” Kenney added.

“Many, when they returned home, simply wanted to put it behind them and I know amongst many of you who had parents and grandparents who were interned in these places but did not want to tell the stories, and so it was lost in history.”

Andrea Malysh said her greatgrandfather was put in one of the camps and it’s something that was never discussed in her home.

She said it wasn’t until she was an adult that she learned about what had happened to her family.

“I’m from Vernon, B.C. I went to high school on the grounds where the internment camp was, it was never taught in our high school.

I had no knowledge that it happened,” said Malysh.

“It’s very important that this piece of forgotten history is told to Canadians.

“It’s important that Canadians know the history so it will not be repeated again.”

The exhibit is housed in a simple building. It is slightly up a hill from where the Banff internment camp was located.

There is nothing to indicate the facility had been there.

It is overgrown with brush and trees.

It is a painful part of Canadian history but descendants say they would rather the world know about it.

“It’s a crummy bit of history but it’s our history and it should be known,” said Dr. Ted Sosiak, a physician from Toronto whose grandfather was an internee in Kingston, Ont. “We’re trying to change the lack of knowledge. It doesn’t happen instantly. It takes a bit of time.”

More than 100 people died working in the camps. Six were shot and killed trying to escape.

Life was hard — they were housed behind high barbed-wire fences and put to work clearing trees and building a road through the Castle Mountain area in the summer months.

They were relocated near Banff’s Cave and Basin Historic Site when temperatures began to plummet in the winter.

The daily routine was eight hours of labour, but the march to and from the work site sometimes meant 13-hour days.

“You can never go back in history and undo a terrible injustice.

But what you can do is at least recognize that it happened, express regret and teach future generations to avoid its repetition,” said Kenney.

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Andrea Malysh holds up her grandparents registration card that were required during the First World War in Banff, Friday. Malysh was attending the opening of an exhibit commemorating 8500 Ukrainians sent to prison camps in Canada during the First World War.

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SASKATOON — Canadians should come first when it comes to local jobs, according to federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers as they gathered in Saskatoon for their annual meeting.

In her first meeting with her provincial counterparts, federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch focused on the need to hire from within before turning to other nations.

However, she and Saskatchewan Labour Minister Don Morgan said they want to improve Canada’s temporary foreign workers program.

“We need to ensure that temporary foreign workers do not displace Canadians but we want to be able to streamline the process so that we’re able to have temporary foreign workers come into provinces that need to have additional labour,” Morgan said, adding this includes removing bureaucratic barriers for sectors that require more workers than local labour can provide.

The news follows the federal government’s decision in the spring to change the temporary foreign workers program to prevent abuse.

One of the most notable changes was the foreign workers application fees which gained notoriety for how they would affect foreign musicians.

The new rules shifted administrative fees from taxpayers to the workers, increasing how much employers and foreign employees would pay to work in Canada.

Some critics said it would limit the ability for foreign workers, like musicians, to come to Canada and others felt such fees were unnecessary, but Leitch said Canadians shouldn’t shoulder the cost of bringing in foreign labour.

“It’s a nominal fee,” she said.

“We did extensive consultations across the country in every province so that we could streamline the system and provide opportunities for employers to have workers available sooner and also to decrease our administrative burden.”

Although they have not reached pre-2008 levels, Canada’s unemployment numbers have steadily decreased since the end of the recession.

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A love for old neighbourhoods THEY HAVE CHARM, CHARACTER — AND THAT SPECIAL INGREDIENT SO RARELY FOUND: A SENSE OF COMMUNITY When my wife and I were in the market for our first house a few years ago, we made a small list of ‘must-have’ features for our future home.

That list included things like a nice kitchen, finished basement, lots of closet space, large bedrooms, etc.

After months of browsing in all areas of Red Deer, we found ourselves more and more enchanted with the character and beauty of LEO the city’s maPARÉ ture neighbourhoods.

In the end, we chose an older house located in the heart of Bower.

In truth, the house we chose had very few of the mandatory features on our list.

As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, our house is now 30 years old and required some serious TLC after we moved in.

Perhaps buying an older house wasn’t the easiest route, but it’s a choice we’ve never regretted.

Below — in no particular order — are the top five reasons why we continue to enjoy living in an older part of town.

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Trees and green space The gorgeous greenery in Red Deer’s old neighbourhoods is the most obvious advantage of mature communities.

From the street, many homes are framed in mature shrubs, towering pines, mighty poplar trees and massive weeping willows.

In areas like Waskasoo, Woodlea and Parkvale, the streets are shaded by a canopy of long tree branches, which offer shade in the summer and scenic ambience in the winter.

In Bower, there are several large green spaces — a real plus for families with rambunctious young children.

Large lots With surface area at a premium in our growing city, the single-dwelling lot sizes are getting smaller.

Most of the older lots established prior to the mid 1980s have ample space for backyard playgrounds, tool sheds or vegetable gardens.

Traffic and parking To my knowledge, our visitors have never had a problem finding parking in front of our house.

I’ve lived in other parts of Red Deer where parking isn’t so easily available.

It seems that there is a ‘five car per household’ minimum in some of the new neighbourhoods.

Also, thanks to the maze-like design of some of Red Deer’s older neighbourhoods, there is very little non-residential traffic.

Variety and character Only in an older city neighbourhood will you find a Victorian-style home with a Swiss-style bungalow on one side and a cabin-style house on the other.

Virtually every house in our neighbourhood has a unique look — and most times the residents are just as unique.

There is an interesting mix of senior retirees and young families in our area, but both young and old take great pride in the curb appeal of their homes.

On a warm summer evening you can sit on your front step and listen to the chatter of water sprinklers and the hum of distant lawn mowers — the sounds of people working to keep Bower beautiful.

Community associations Each spring, a kindly old fellow knocks on our door to collect $5 for a Bower Community Association membership. This entitles us to receive the monthly Bower newsletter and free admission to the annual neighbourhood

Photo by LEO PARÉ

Grayson Paré heads down the back alley in Bower: full of towering trees, houses that defy the current cookie-cutter mindset, and plenty of pride of place among residents. barbecue, held last week at the Bower Community Hall.

After a scrumptious hot-dog supper, the association handed out gift cards to homeowners with the best-looking yards.

The whole thing had an old-fashioned, small-town feel to it and we came away with the warm, fuzzy glow of community spirit.

Red Deer’s new communities need to find a way to duplicate the charm

and comfort of those old neighbourhoods, because there is a big difference between an artificial grouping of houses and a true neighbourhood, where people are neighbours and have a genuine sense of community.

Leo Paré is the Advocate’s news and new media editor. Contact him by email at lpare@reddeeradvocate.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/LeoPare.

Alberta drinks from mug of success LIQUOR STORE PRIVATIZATION A LESSON FOR OTHER PROVINCES

BY MARK MILKE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Twenty years ago, the Alberta government swiftly and boldly threw open Alberta’s markets in beer, wine and spirits. The result has been a success story of intense competition, added convenience and thousands of new jobs.

It was in early September 1993 that Alberta announced it would privatize its government liquor stores.

It did so with remarkable speed. On the day privatization was announced, the province owned 202 government liquor stores. Just two days later, the first store was shut. By Christmas, two-thirds of the government shops were closed or sold (in some cases, to government employees).

The last Alberta government liquor store was out of business by early March 1994, just six months after the initial announcement.

The results speak for themselves.

Pre-privatization, in addition to the 200-plus government liquor stores, the private sector operated 65 full-product outlets while 530 hotels offered up a limited product selection for sale.

In the 20 years since the Alberta government exited the retail business, private sector retail outlets have grown to 1,982 in total.

Product selection has expanded, from 2,200 in 1993 to over 19,000 varieties of beer, wine and spirits now.

Employment in retail liquor stores (including the government numbers at the time of privatization) jumped from 1,300 employees to 4,000.

Alberta’s privatization model has its critics.

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For example, the self-labelled Consumers Association once claimed Alberta’s prices were mostly higher than British Columbia.

And one university think tank claimed the Alberta government lost $1.5 billion in revenue since privatization.

Both claims are incorrect.

The Consumers Association study used median prices (not the lowest prices available in Alberta) and surveyed just 53 products. Also, the group ignored one of the cheapest sources of beer wine and spirits in Alberta: the Real Canadian Liquorstore chain (a division of the Superstore/Loblaws group).

In contrast, 11 years ago, I conducted a more comprehensive review of prices between British Columbia and Alberta using pre-tax and pre-mark-up prices. I made both “deep” and “wide” comparisons and looked for the lowest available price, not some “median” measurement.

On the deep comparison, I contrasted 1,845 products available at B.C. government stores with two chain stores in Alberta; 83 per cent of beer, wine and spirits were cheaper in Alberta, even including much of the wine produced in British Columbia (something I still find true in personal shopping).

On the “wide” comparison, I compared 166 products available at both B.C. government stores and 100 Alberta stores; 90 per cent were cheaper in Alberta. On a pre- and post-privatization contrast, a 2003 study by economist Douglas West based on 100 Alberta stores found retail prices rose by four per cent in the immediate years after privatization but dropped in the last half of the 1990s, in part due to increased competition.

And what about the claim of lost revenue, a red herring often advanced by privatization opponents including, for example, government employees’

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The data shows Alberta hasn’t exactly starved itself of booze revenues. Including the first fully privatized budget year (1993-94), and to the end of the last year, the Alberta government reaped $11-billion in mark-ups (read “tax”) from beer, wine and spirits.

That includes $729 million in the past year alone.

In fact, it is those mark-ups, rather than privatization, that have the most effect on revenues.

Finally, privatization opponents point to the social ills that could result from liquor store privatization.

But a 2009 Frontier Centre study found that Saskatchewan, a province with a plethora of government-run liquor stores and comparatively low overall sales and alcohol consumption rates, still showed the “highest, second-highest or third-highest rates of alcohol-related harm with respect to friendships, marriage, work, studies, employment, finances, legal problems and physical violence.”

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The Scots’ nasty gift to us all: golf I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: What’s with the Scottish?

How can one group of people invent such dubious inventions as haggis, bagpipes, kilts and curling, and yet come up with the steam engine, the telephone, television, penicillin, insulin, radar and the bicycle.

Not to mention the Loch Ness Monster and a groovy accent spoken by a big green cartoon character named Shrek.

HARLEY OK, so HAY I admit it, my Grandma on the paternal side of things came straight from Scotland and talked a lot like Shrek before he was even invented.

So I love the accent and the Scots, but I’m not too happy with one of their other popular inventions that consists of hitting a little white ball with a stick about 15 times just to get it in a little hole in the ground. And you have to do this for 18 of those little holes.

Well, you don’t have to, but many people do and do it often.

Most of these people are the very definition of ‘masochistic’ (definition: people who play golf badly and repeatedly, which results in swearing and throwing of golf equipment).

Some people appropriately call the game of golf Whack-Damn, as in “Hey, are you around for some Whack-Damn this weekend?”

And there’s that famous quote

by Mark Twain, who apparently knew the game rather well when he said: “Golf is a good walk spoiled.”

Golf can bring out the worst in people and an extremely high level of frustration displayed by chucking clubs, breaking clubs, throwing balls, kicking balls, tossing golf bags, tipping over motorized golf carts, etc.

And cheating.

Who hasn’t played golf and “forgotten” to write down a stroke or two? Who hasn’t taken a ‘mulligan’ (definition: not counting a stroke or two when you don’t want to) on every hole? Who hasn’t suddenly and conveniently forgotten how to add correctly when it comes time to mark the score card? I know I have.

Broadcaster Paul Harvey said it best: “Golf is a game in which you yell ‘Fore!’, shoot six, and write down five.”

For those of you who the only thing you know about golf is if you are male and become the greatest golfer in the entire world and you’re named after a predatory beast, you will become addicted

Legalizing marijuana a logistical quagmire Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau may have gotten the effusive headlines he wanted when he declared himself in favour of legalizing marijuana use. But he also has an obligation to explain how a Liberal government would actually implement legalization.

Two U.S. states — Colorado and Washington — are in the process of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, following successful referenda last November, although both are finding that setting up acceptable systems is a complicated process. This would be true in Canada as well, and DAVID would require a significant CRANE provincial role, raising the question of whether a province could simply refuse to implement legalization.

Marijuana is still illegal under U.S. federal law but the U.S. government will not intervene in Colorado and Washington provided strict controls are implemented.

Proponents of legalization in Colorado and Washington argued that costly police and court time is spent dealing with charges of simple possession, so there would be cost savings. In addition, regulating marijuana sales, as is done with alcohol and tobacco, would take sales out of the hands of criminals and put them into the hands of legal businesses where sales could be taxed. Significant new tax revenues and jobs would be generated, bolstering state economies, with marijuana to be taxed in the same way as alcohol. Health and safety regulations could be applied to protect users. Individual freedom was also a consideration.

Legalization would also curb youth access by requiring proof-of-age in order to purchase marijuana.

In both states, penalties would continue to apply for driving under the influence of marijuana. Sales to minors would continue to be illegal.

Critics fear that legalization will drive down prices, since the production and sale would no longer be covert activities with risk of arrest, and this in turn will boost consumption. And while under-21 consumers would be prevented from legal purchases because of proof-of-age requirements, there could still be a large illegal market since a high proportion of users are under the age of 21.

There are concerns, as well, that as marijuana production and sales become commercial activities, advertising and other marketing initiatives would also lead to higher consumption.

In addition, there are health concerns from increased use.

The Colorado referendum legalized possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for adults 21 and over, and also permitted individuals to grow, unlicensed, up to six plants in a locked space for personal use.

Commercial growers, processors, marijuana testing facilities and retail marijuana stores would all have to be licensed. An excise tax of up to 15 per cent is to be imposed on marijuana production, with an additional 10 per cent sales tax at the point of retail sale.

The Washington referendum also legalized marijuana use for adults 21 and older and permitted sales at state-licensed stores of up to one ounce of marijuana grown by state-licensed farms and processed by state-licensed processors. Growing marijuana for personal use would remain illegal.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board was charged with designing the rules to sell, tax and regulate marijuana and to begin issuing licenses by Dec. 1. A 25 per cent excise tax would be imposed at the wholesale and retail levels, with revenues earmarked for research, education and health care.

In Canada, provinces would have to bear a large share of the costs and responsibilities for implementing legalization. But Trudeau has not spelled out how this would work. Do the Liberals believe a province would have the right to opt out of legalization? While provinces might be attracted by the prospect of new tax revenues and lower policing and court costs, they would also have to bear much of the burden.

If a profit-motive commercial market for marijuana were to be established, what rules would exist on advertising and other forms of marketing, and would competition lead to lower prices and higher consumption? Would there be any social or health risks — and costs — from increased consumption?

Moreover, if marijuana consumption is legal for adults 21 and over, what kind of messaging, if any, would be directed at young people to discourage consumption? In the case of cigarettes, there is a major health case; what would be the case with marijuana?

If Trudeau and the Liberal Party want to make legalization an election issue, then they have an obligation to spell out in detail how they would go about it. This they have failed to do so far.

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

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to chasing women — perhaps some golf basics are in order.

The swing: This is where you take a long stick (club) with a handle (grip) and a mallet or a wedge shape on the other end (head) and hit (take a whack) at a rock-hard little ball (golf ball). If you don’t miss (whiff) and connect (get a hold of it) without ‘hitting it fat,’ ‘topping it,’ ‘chunking it,’ ‘skying it’ or ‘hitting a worm burner,’ you will likely watch your ball veer to the right into the trees (‘a slice’) or curve left into the trees (‘a hook’) or bounce off of your playing partner’s knee (‘a shank’ — also known as ‘a grounds for assault’ from your playing partner).

The clubs: In your arsenal of ridiculously expensive clubbage you’ll find a No. 1 wood, which is actually a metal and is never called a No. 1 wood because it’s called a ‘driver.’ The modern driver has a head (see above) the size of a 10-pin bowling ball, and an impressive name such as Big Bertha, Great Big Bertha or the Biggest Big Bertha (not kidding), or Diablo Octane, RocketBallz or Long Tom (still not kidding). And when a show-off steps up to drive with one of these babies, he often says: “It’s time to let the Big Dog eat!” (still not kidding).

There are also No. 3, 4 and 5 woods, which have no wood in them whatsoever, and clubs with a variety of completely meaningless numbers which are called ‘irons’ and are generally not made of iron. And just to confuse things, there are now popular crossbreed clubs that are part wood (metal) and part iron (graphite). These are called ‘hybrids’ and just like automobiles, these are created by industry to sell us overpriced units we don’t know how to use and don’t work worth a Whack Damn.

The putter: This is also known in golf jargon as the ‘flat stick’ because chances are you are going to flat out miss most putts with

a putter. At least with my putter.

It is the smallest, shortest club in the typical bag but still can fly pretty far into the trees after missing that two-foot (one-cm) putt.

A divot: this is a chunk of grass carved out of the expensive fairway when hitting the ball, particularly with an iron. Once while playing golf with the family I hit the ball (into the trees) taking a huge divot the size of a welcome matt, which went straight up into the air and landed — SPLAT — right on my head (true story). The good news: I was wearing a hat.

Bad news: many witnesses.

19th hole: This is the best invention in all of golf. After several long hours of awkward swings, dangerous divots, drives into the trees, chips into the water and putts not in the hole, you stagger in from the final 18th hole, exhausted and spent (because you’ve lost every bet on every hole) and order a beverage and a hot dog at ‘the 19th hole.’

This is where you add up the scores, subtract a few more mulligans for good measure and write down a number that bears precious little to the actual times you hit the ball out there. Besides, who even keeps track of the score when you’re playing golf? (Answer: everybody). After all, it’s all about the fun, isn’t it? The pure joy of the challenge, the experience, the event. All of which is much improved, let’s face it, if you leave your clubs at home.

The beloved comedian, awful violinist and even worse golfer Jack Benny summed it up nicely: “Get me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.”

Whack-Damn anyone?

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Marijuana takes you down a dark path As anyone can tell you, a kitchen can be very warm, bordering on nauseatingly hot, so to be able to open a window to get some fresh air is a real treat.

So often, though, there will be someone standing outside the window or even just walking by smoking a cigarette or some weed, so we get a blast of that as well.

Lately the smell of pot has become almost as reprehensible as the smell of mouthwash.

Not that it is such a bad smell in and of itself, but what it represents to me.

Having been a smoker for CHRIS so many years, I am accusSALOMONS tomed to the smell of smoke and, strangely enough, every once in a while it brings back a pleasant memory, but not enough to start again — I know personally the damage it does.

Once again marijuana is in the headlines and is debated and written about by many, so I might as well weigh in on the subject; simply because of what I observe that it can do to people on the street.

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As to the legalizing of it, I’ll let the politicians have their fun with that one, because it is no more to them than a vote enhancement anyways. They want to control it, because once they get a full handle on it, they can apply a sin tax to it, thereby bolstering the public purse.

Sorry, don’t mean to be so cynical but that’s sort of what comes across to me when I hear that already they are discussing publicly millions of dollars in revenues and also what I read between the lines.

More and more as the years of marijuana use mount up, so does the research into the effects of its continued use.

The findings are not good.

Also, as more findings are revealed, so are the admissions of ‘occasional’ use; most often it is ‘something I did in the past and only a couple of drags’!

Sure I’ll believe you, even when thousands don’t.

Many times I have called it a gateway drug and I still do, but only for those who have a propensity toward addiction or they find that it eases the hurts for a little while.

For the rest, it has an effect of producing an ‘I don’t care’ attitude.

Research bears evidence to the fact that certain portions of the brain are affected negatively, yet it’s only those who use it who deny that it has any effect whatsoever.

I have many friends who, having come out of crack, coke, or morphine addictions, continue to use pot, saying that it helps to ease the pain and the withdrawals.

The last thing I want to do is offend them, but I have to call a spade a spade rather than skirt the issue with fine-sounding arguments.

In the movies Airplane and Dumb and Dumber, actors light up a joint that is about 10 inches long and an inch and a half thick. By making a joke out of life in general but specifically about substance abuse, they deaden our horror at what the implications really are.

The one movie was well named — they went from dumb to dumber, because the one thing I have observed in heavy pot smokers is that they only think with half or less of their brain.

Like many other drugs, marijuana is an escape; no more, no less!

Like cigarettes, marijuana produces many health problems after a while, eventually leading to early death, so why in the name of all that is good would I support the effort to legalize it?

By legalizing it, they remove another subconscious dividing line between aberrant and decent behaviour.

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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This appetizer features grilled asparagus spears with goat cheese wrapped in prosciutto. it’s a signature appetizer for the Heartstone restaurant.

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ABOVE: The main lodge is decorated with comfortable country casual furnishings. It features a great room area with a fireplace, all-day snacks and comfortable seating for guests to relax.

TOP RIGHT: There are 14 room types at the Prairie Creek Inn, including two newly-built executive guest cottages that can sleep up to four people.

MIDDLE RIGHT: The two-bedroom Fireside Cottage was built for comfort. It is decorated with antiques and has wood floors, a modern fully-equipped kitchen, a gas fireplace, a soaker tub and shower, a big flat screen TV, a large covered deck and rustic wooden outdoor deck chairs.

BOTTOM RIGHT: An outdoor firepit is a great spot for couples to get together and enjoy an evening bonfire.

The coconut Thai shrimp appetizer had just the right combination of spice.

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nce you have children, your life changes dramatically.

Sometimes it seems like your entire existence is consumed with meeting your children’s needs — regardless of their ages.

When they are young, you are changing diapers and wiping noses and when they are older you are a taxi — driving them to sports or music practices.

It’s a tough job but the rewards are great.

That said, every once in a while you DEBBIE need to take time OLSEN out from the busy job of being a parent to recharge your batteries.

It’s also healthy for couples to take time away from work and parenting to recharge their relationship.

There is a tendency to think only of farflung destinations when you envision an ideal romantic escape and while a Caribbean island does make a great romantic escape, it can be expensive and require a longer stay than is practical for a parent with young children.

Enjoying a quick escape close to home can also provide peace of mind to a parent who is nervous about leaving their children. If you are close to home, it is easy to drive back if your baby becomes ill or struggles a great deal with your absence.

One of the newest luxury accommodations to consider for a romantic escape close to home is a unique little bed-andbreakfast inn near Rocky Mountain House called the Prairie Creek Inn. Located off a range road in the middle of the country, the inn is surrounded by farmland.

It’s a beautiful spot but not the kind of place where you would expect to find a luxury inn.

The property is not visible from the road and the small sign near the two gateposts does not give any indication that a luxury inn is hidden down the road. As we turned

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Warm lemon almond cake was a real treat on the dessert menu at Heartstone Restaurant.

off Prairie Creek Road and caught our first glimpse of the inn, we were pleasantly surprised.

The inn is built on the edge of a meadow near a bubbling creek. The main inn building, the restaurant and the luxury cabins are constructed of logs with green roofs and stone chimneys.

Next to the inn is a 40-seat restaurant with a wraparound deck.

When we popped inside the main lodge, we were greeted by the inn’s owner and manager, Terri Cameron, and promptly given the keys to our luxury cabin. There are 14 room types at the inn and we stayed in one of the newly-built executive guest cottages that sit near the banks of the creek.

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At the time we visited, the chef was British, and his sticky toffee pudding was one of the best I have tried anywhere.

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Our two-bedroom cottage was built for comfort and had every amenity we could want. It was decorated with antiques and had wood floors, a modern fully-equipped kitchen, a gas fireplace, a soaker tub and shower, a big flat screen TV, a large covered deck and rustic wooden outdoor deck chairs. Little designer decorating touches and a rubber ducky strategically balanced on the edge of the soaker tub made it feel homey.

One of the things that sets Prairie Creek Inn apart from other accommodations is its onsite gourmet restaurant and that evening we decided to enjoy a quiet dinner at the Heartstone Restaurant.

Even though it was a Wednesday night, the restaurant was almost completely full, which was encouraging when you consider the fact that this place really is in the middle of nowhere.

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People gather in Savior Square in Warsaw, Poland, on Sept. 5, 2013. Dating back to the 19th century and severely damaged by the German Nazis during the Second World War, it has become one of the capital city’s trendiest places after political and economic reform and attracts tourists, students and professionals with its numerous cafes and leisurely ambiance. shop and lamp shop had to offer. In times of shortages, locals could get some supplies from illegal vendors who hid under the arcades and were often fined by the militia.

The bleakness began to dissipate when the communists were ousted in 1989 and a market economy was ushered in. The changes accelerated after Poland joined the EU, when open borders allowed young Poles to travel and bring back ideas and fashions from elsewhere. Gradually, the uninspiring shops ceded room to stylish eateries, and even the untended central green was replaced with beds of colorful flowers.

But not all the changes have been celebrated: A 2006 movie named for the square and partly filmed there showed a merciless side to Poland’s new capiowns and operates.

“My husband and I wanted to get away from the rat race of city living and we spent a long time looking for the right location on which to build a high end luxury inn,” Cameron explained.

“We wanted our inn to be a wholesome way to inspire and change people’s lives. First-time guests are always surprised by the level of luxury we offer here, but I think that exceeding expectations is the best part of running the inn.”

After dinner, I took a walk along the creek and spent some time just listening to the sound of the water from the comfort of an Adirondack chair. There’s something incredibly relaxing about the sound of moving water and I stayed there until the light began to wane.

As I snuggled under a warm duvet in our cabin later that evening, I found myself anticipating my second day at Prairie Creek Inn. The little inn is full of surprises, but the most surprising feature of all is just how far away a local escape can feel.

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● Prairie Creek Inn is located 15 minutes south of Rocky Mountain House in the heart of rural Central Alberta. ● The inn is open year-round and rates range from $175 to $305 per night, depending on which room type you choose. There are 14 room types at the inn, ranging from lodge rooms to luxury cottages. ● The onsite Heartstone Restaurant is casually elegant and has a menu that changes regularly. Breakfast is wonderful and included in the cost of a stay.

(Please note: the chef has changed since my recent visit.) ● The inn offers romance packages, golf getaways, packages that include icefield helicopter tours and fly fishing packages. ● For more information or to check rates, visit www.theprairiecreekinn.com.

Debbie Olsen is a Lacombe-based freelance writer.

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talism that many did not expect.

And the rainbow in the centre of the square, 9 metres (30 feet) high, has repeatedly been damaged by arson. Churchgoers, who have a strong say in this predominantly Catholic nation, object to its perceived pro-gay symbolism. The city pledges to restore the rainbow — a metal structure covered in colorful fabric — with fireproof materials.

A hidden piece of the square’s past came to light in 2011, when the installation of new tram tracks led to the discovery of a wartime German bunker.

Though not unique, it was supposed to be taken to an army museum for preservation. But that would have cost too much, so instead it was covered with soil, and the tracks were run over it, forming yet another layer in Plac Zbawiciela’s history.

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WARSAW, Poland — It was rebuilt from ruins after the Second World War, but still hides a German bunker. And while this square in central Warsaw is named for a Catholic church, it’s also famous for a pro-gay rainbow structure that’s repeatedly been set on fire.

Plac Zbawiciela — Place of the Savior, or Savior Square — encompasses Poland’s past and present in a nutshell, with all its conflicts and contradictions.

Once grey and grim, the square is now a colorful place full of trendy cafes, reflecting the economic and cultural changes the country has undergone since toppling communism in 1989 and joining the European Union. Sometimes called Hipster Square, Plac Zbawiciela has become a magnet for tourists, students and professionals alike.

On a recent sunny morning, actress and model Kamila Beres was enjoying a salad and a coffee with her mother at an outdoor table at a bread and wine place called Charlotte. “I like this place very much,” she said. “It’s like a small enclave with very special atmosphere. It attracts nice and interesting people, artistically minded.”

Her mother, Janina Beres, said she remembered the area from the time when it was “dormant,” adding that she appreciates the stylish way it has been revived.

Despite its contemporary vibe, the square — built on a star design, like many squares in Paris — manages to retain its quaintness. The idea for the square originated in the 18th century as part of a road linking royal residencies under the reign of Poland’s last king, Stanislaw August Poniatowski. The first buildings, a few inns, appeared a century later and were linked to the city by a horse-drawn tram in 1882.

The Church of the Holiest Savior, a Renaissanceand Baroque-style building with twin towers, was completed in 1927 after 26 years of construction delayed by the First World War. Today the square’s many businesses cater to various tastes and purses. There’s a florist, a sushi bar, a shot bar, an Italian cafeteria, and a gay-friendly French eatery.

“We are very happy that people engage in creating such captivating places that build the city’s positive atmosphere,” said Bartosz Milczarczyk, spokesman for the City Hall. “They have our full support.”

But that does not include financial support: A traditional Polish restaurant on the square modestly hides in a crumbling pre-war building that awaits renovation.

Every evening, but especially on weekends, the square is filled with the sound of laughter and clinking wine glasses. Many in the crowd are students from the highly esteemed Methodist English Language College. The school, established in 1921, was closed during the Second World War but survived during communism thanks to its popularity and protection from some communist officials who were students there.

The school’s 38-meter-high (125-foot-high) building was Warsaw’s tallest when it was completed in 1910.

It’s now one of just three buildings in the square that predate the Second World War, along with the church and the building with the Polish restaurant.

During the Second World War, occupying Nazi Germans turned the elegant square into a district for their officers. Then in 1944, they bombed it and burned it down during fights with insurgents and in retaliation for the city’s rebellion, in which some 200,000 residents were killed.

Reconstruction was done in the 1950s in the socalled socialist realism style, which is known for pompous, oversize structures, but here resulted in a well-proportioned colonnade that fit the scale of the square.

Still, the area’s charm remained hidden under the era’s general gloom and denial. People visited the church for Sunday Mass, or to check what the fish

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Feel the Oregon difference ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO, THE STATE MOVED TO PROTECT ITS BEACHES — AND THINGS HAVE BEEN BETTER EVER SINCE

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Oregon has the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America (top); (inset) Oregon received hostile action during the Second World War when Japanese submarines surfaced off the coast.

BY CAROL PATTERSON SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE “Things look different here,� I thought driving along Oregon’s Coastal Hwy 101.

I am not the first to notice — Tourism Oregon adopted the slogan “Oregon — Things Look Different Here� in the 1980s. Tourism marketers did not want travellers to think the state was Idaho with a coast or confuse it with Washington or California.

Oregonians are proud of their differences. It is the only state with a two-sided flag — a shield on one side and a beaver on the other, if you are wondering.

And they believe everyone should enjoy the beaches — the Oregon Beach Bill says that the public has access to the whole beachfront and that private landowners cannot own land within 4.9 vertical metres of the low tide line.

Getting this type of beach access was not easy.

When some businesses staked a claim on the beach in 1967, then-governor Tom McCall rented two helicopters for a beach tour by surveyors and scientists.

The ensuing media coverage solidified support for the Beach Bill, McCall passed it into law and Oregon displayed a different way of establishing zoning!

Hwy 101 is 580 km of coastal scenery. Although you could cover that distance between Red Deer and Medicine Hat before supper, this drive will take days as you stop every few minutes for another photo.

The coastline includes the longest stretch of dunes in the U.S. and some of its prettiest agate beaches. Bring a belt to hold your pants up if you wander among the agates — once you pick up one rock, its friends want to come, too!

There are several attractions worth a stop on Hwy 101. The Seaside Aquarium in Seaside was the first facility in the world to breed harbor seals in captivity and the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center in Crescent City lets you view rescued marine mammals. The Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport was home to the orca that starred in the movie Free Willie and is now ranked among the U.S.’s best aquariums.

R.E. Clanton turned the Sea Lion Caves near Florence into a tourist attraction in 1927 to convince people to watch, not shoot, sea lions.

Business was slow when visitors had to scramble down 120 metres of steep rock cliffs and back up. Not surprisingly, once an elevator was added, business picked up and it is now one of the most popular stops on the coast.

I loved the water-level view, feeling the ocean spray on my face, and watching sea lions lurch around in the surf like socks going round in the wash.

You will notice other differences when you visit Oregon. Milk is the state beverage, you cannot pump your own gas at a self-serve gas station, and there are more ghost towns than in any other states.

But the access to 80 state parks and recreation areas along Hwy 101 and the freedom to roam every beach are Oregon’s best differences.

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Down 4 - 0, Rebels rally to win BLEACKLEY GETS HAT TRICK IN 7 - 5 COMEBACK WIN

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 7 Oil Kings 5 LACOMBE — The Edmonton Oil Kings were in cruise control through the first half of a WHL preseason contest Friday, but they had no answer for the Red Deer Rebels’ extra gear.

Down 4-0 barely eight minutes into the second period, the Rebels rallied to knock off the Oil Kings 7-5 before roughly 1,200 fans at the Barnett Arena. Included in the Red Deer surge was a five-goal third period, including a pair from Conner Bleackley that rounded out a hat-trick performance.

As good as the Rebels were in the second half of the contest, they were equally as bad over the first 30 minutes.

“We were just lethargic in the first half of the game . . . not involved, not engaged, not competing,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “It’s tough for coaches to teach players the right way to play the game if their work ethic isn’t at a standard it needs to be, if their mental preparation to play the game isn’t where it needs to be.

“That was very clear in the first half of the game, then we woke up and started playing and doing some really good things. We showed that when we play with pace and energy, good things will happen. We started drawing penalties, got some power plays and a power play goal and the momentum changed.”

The Oil Kings struck a mere 32 seconds into the contest when Aaron Irving beat netminder Taz Burman with a low shot from the point. Edgars Kulda connected with a high volley from the low slot just over five minutes later and the visitors were up 2-0 after 20 minutes.

Edmonton kept pushing the pace in the middle frame and got a power-play tally from Brandon Baddock at 7:39

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Red Deer Rebels Jake MacLachlan and Grayson Pawenchuk and Edmonton Oil Kings Luke Bertolucci and Riley Kieser converge on the puck together during first-period action at the Arena in Lacombe during preseason WHL hockey action Friday. and an even-strength marker from Riley Kieser just 42 second later.

Brooks Maxwell got the Rebels on the board from a power-play scramble at 9:22 and Bleackley cashed his own rebound seven minutes later to cut the Oil Kings lead to two. But Edmonton defenceman Dysin Mayo beat Rylan Toth, who replaced Burman near the midway point of the contest, from the left faceoff circle with 11 seconds left in the period.

The late second-period goal could have been ultra deflating, but the Reb-

els shrugged it off and brought big-time heat throughout the final frame.

Asked if he had anything to say to his players during the second intermission, Sutter replied, with a grin: “There was a lot of things said tonight. Again, it’s a case of making them understand the importance of commitment, competing and working. It’s about getting involved and getting engaged in the game.”

Bleackley ignited the late rally with a power-play tally at 3:40 of the third period, whipping a 30-footer past Oil

Kings second stopper Patrick Dea on a nifty set-up by Vukie Mpofu, who then scored from in close 11 minutes later to cut the deficit to 5-4.

From there, the goals came fast and furious, with Bleackley pulling the Rebels even at the 17- minute mark, Scott Feser — with the winner — connecting on a backhand 23 seconds later and Dominik Volek sealing the deal with a short-handed, empty-net tally at 19:45.

“Our start wasn’t good and after the game we talked about how we can learn from that,” said Feser. “But I guess it’s a good sign if you can pull together like that as a group this early in the season.”

Bleackley also picked up an assist for a four-point evening, while Mpofu and Volek each added a pair of helpers.

“Bleacks had a big game, but I thought everyone was better in the last half of the game,” said Sutter, who had extra praise for veteran forward Brooks Maxwell.

“He was the best player out there tonight, right from the get-go,” said the Rebels boss.

“Our younger guys should learn form him . . . watch how he plays every shift. Maxie might make some mistakes, but it’s not because he’s not competing, working or skating.”

The Oil Kings, who held a 40-32 advantage in shots, got 14 saves from starting netminder Tyler Santos and 11 from Dea. At the other end, Burman stopped 22 of 26 shots and Toth turned aside 13 of the 14 shots he faced.

One of the two will serve as the back-up to Patrik Bartosak once the reigning CHL netminder of the year returns from the Los Angeles Kings camp.

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Kings hockey returns AFTER EXTENDED ABSENCE, TEAM RETURNS TO THE ICE

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Kings 2 Trojans 1 PENHOLD — It was only an exhibition game, but it didn’t take long for the RDC Kings to prove they belong in the Alberta Colleges Men’s Hockey League.

The Kings put together a solid twoway effort in downing the SAIT Trojans 2-1 before over 200 fans Penhold Regional Multiplex Friday.

“We wanted to play the SAIT Trojans a couple of times right off the bat for a reason as they were in the league final last year and are always one of the toughest, if not the toughest, team in the league,” said Kings head coach Trevor Keeper. “I thought our guys did a good job of pushing back and wanted to compete.”

The Kings may have been a bit nervous right off the bat, but it didn’t show on the scoreboard as the teams battled through a scoreless opening period.

“I thought we were a little nervous at the start as you always wonder how good you are, what you have and wonder what the other team may have,” said Keeper. “But it was really nice to finally get together and play a game and the effort was certainly there from the start to the very end.”

The Kings grabbed a 1-0 lead at 2:33 of the second period on a shot from the point by Blair Mulder on the power play. Brett Howe evened the score for the Trojans at 6:16 of the third period, scoring on a scramble after Kings goaltender Mike Salmon had made several close-in saves.

However, the Kings didn’t let the goal bother them and a pair of former Humbolt Broncos — Carter Page and Neil Landry — teamed up for the goal of the game at 7:45.

The pair broke out of their end with speed and as Landry cut in off the SAIT blueline he fed a perfect pass across to Page, who had the open side against netminder Brayden Hopfe.

“Our forwards have a lot of speed,”

said Keeper. “That was a nice play plus we have to use our speed to get the puck behind the other team’s defence and force them to turn where we can use our speed to put pressure on them.”

But while the Kings overall speed was obvious so was they ability to work together in the defensive zone.

“I thought every line and every set of defencemen did a good job in our zone,” said Keeper.

“There was the odd speed bump along the way, but we did a good job of not letting them get a lot of good chances.”

And when the Trojans did get a scoring chance Salmon was solid, finishing with 28 saves.

“He’s a big goaltender who covers the bottom of the net,” said Keeper.

“He did an excellent job of stopping the first shots and coming up with the rebounds.”

It’s expected Kraymer Barnstable will play in goal tonight as the Kings visit the Trojans.

Keeper will also dress a complete new line in Mike Marianchuk, Doug Jones and Riley Point.

“We have five lines so we want to see everyone and it was their turn to sit out. Tonight they get in and we’ll sit another line,” explained Keeper, who had high praise for Mulder.

“We knew he was a solid, gritty defenceman but he showed he can contribute offensively as well. His goal was a nice snap shot from the point.”

Kirsten Odendaal, who is one of six Red Deer natives and one of 11 Central Albertans on the team, was also solid on defence.

“He’s not overly big, but he’s a smart, low-risk player and is always in the right position,” said Keeper.

The Kings, who had 24 shots on goal, will be at home Thursday for a 7 p.m. meeting with the University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings from Camrose.

They open their regular season Sept.

25 in Camrose and host the Vikings Sept, 27. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Stamps solid in home win over Ti-Cats

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Bakari Grant, right, makes a catch as Calgary Stampeders’ Derrius Brooks, tries to prevent him during first quarter CFL football action in Calgary, Friday.

Stampeders 26 Tiger Cats 22 CALGARY — Bo Levi Mitchell’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Marquay McDaniel late in the fourth quarter lifted the Calgary Stampeders to a 2622 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday.

Tiger-Cat quarterback Henry Burris achieved a career 50,000 passing yards, joining Anthony Calvillo, Damon Allen, Danny McManus and Ron Lancaster in that club.

But the Stampeders (9-2) didn’t let their former quarterback have all the glory and came from behind to stay unbeaten at McMahon Stadium this season. Calgary extended its regularseason winning streak at home to nine straight games.

Mitchell connected with McDaniel at 13:42 of the fourth quarter and also threw a touchdown catch to Maurice Price in front of an announced 26,649.

Rene Paredes made all four field goals he attempted, making him 9 for 9 in his last two games. With 72 rushing yards, running back Jon Cornish surpassed 1,000 for a second straight season.

Burris earned the majority of his career yards while a Stampeder. The 38-year-old was Calgary’s quarterback for nine seasons, including seven as a starter, until he was traded to Hamilton in January 2012.

Burris also spent three seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

He was 26 for 39 in passing for 408 yards and a pair of touchdown passes

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with two interceptions.

With the more veteran Kevin Glenn and Drew Tate sidelined with injuries, the 23-year-old Mitchell continued to show he can be a starting quarterback in the CFL. Mitchell was 20 for 30 in passing for 252 yards and two touchdown throws.

With his team leading 22-19 with just over three minutes remaining, Hamilton kicker Luca Congi’s 37-yard attempt hit an upright. Congi was 0 for 2 in the game. Paredes pulled Calgary within three points to start the fourth quarter on a 24-yard field goal.

The drive started with Rob Maver faking the punt and throwing the ball to Matt Walter to keep the Stampeders on the march.

Paredes was good from 43 yards at 10:27 of the third after Gable’s fouryard rushing TD for Hamilton at 6:57.

Burris reached CFL quarterback elite status with a six-yard touchdown throw to Onrea Jones at 14:37 of the second quarter, which gave the Ticats a 15-13 lead heading into the second half.

Calgary led 13-8 at 5:41 on Mitchell’s 80-yard touchdown throw to Price.

Stampeder head coach John Hufnagel had admonished Price in a previous game for slowing down to celebrate before the end zone, so Price cheekily ran the ball to Calgary’s dressing room door.

Calgary mustered just one field goal in the first half off a pair of long returns for 173 yards by Larry Taylor.

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Rams squeak past Cougars in low scoring affair

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Rams 7 Cougars 3 Defensively the Notre Dame Cougars were just fine as they dropped a 7-3 decision to the Lacombe Rams in Central Alberta High School Football League action at Great Chief Park Friday.

It’s their offence that needs some time to come together.

“Our defence was awesome,” said Cougars head coach Gino Castellan. “They kept us in the game, but offensively we didn’t do much. But then we have a lot of young kids and they’re going to make some mistakes this early in the season.”

As well the Rams have a veteran squad that isn’t going to give up much on defence either.

“They have a very good team and have a lot of Grade 12s,” said Castellan, whose squad was also banged up a bit.

“We had to scramble a bit to put together the lineup, but that’s part of the game.”

The game was the first conference game of the season for the Cougars and Rams.

“It will be a tough conference, but I’ve seen all the teams and I feel we’ll be right in there once we come together,” added Castellan. “We’ll get better and hopefully sooner than later.”

All the scoring took place in the first quarter.

Theoren Gill kicked a 17-yard field goal to give the Cougars a 3-0 lead at 4:47 but Judah Knip scored on a seven-yard run at 8:03 for the lone touchdown of the game.

The Rams did most of their damage offensively on the ground as Knip rushed nine times for 113 yards.

Nolan Meagher had 66 yards on six carries.

Colin LaGrange led the Cougars with 86 yards on 18 carries.

Neither team managed much through the air as Keegan MacDonald hit on three of 15 pass attempts for 24 yards and Knip two of five for three yards.

Raiders 23 Rebels 8 It’s been some time since the Lindsay Thurber Raiders started the season at 2-0.

And while their first two games were both nonconference contests, they still gained a world of confidence.

They opened the season with a win in Camrose then remained perfect with a 23-8 win over the West Central Rebels of Rocky Mountain House before 310

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LTCHS Football -Lindsay Thurber Raider Dawson McCrea hangs on trying to tackle James Feguson as the Raiders take on the visiting Rocky Rebels during second quarter high school football action at Great Chief Park Friday afternoon. fans at Great Chief Park Friday.

“We try to run a tempo offence and we just couldn’t get into a real rhythm as we didn’t do a good job of catching the ball, but I’m certainly proud of the guys on defence,” said Raiders head coach Dave Smith. “They came up big when needed and that goal line stand was huge.”

The Raiders held the Rebels out of the end zone on a first and goal from the one when the score was still 16-8.

“Give their defence credit they did a good job of swarming to the ball,” said Rebels head coach Vance

Curtis. The Raiders defence also contributed to the scoring with a safety at 9:55 of the second quarter which put the LTCHS squad ahead 9-7.

Sam Vesely then darted in from the 30 at 11:17 and Dawson McCrea kicked the second of his three converts to give the Raiders a 16-8 lead at the half.

Rocky took a 1-0 lead at 10:03 of the first quarter on a booming 61-yard punt by Don Bertagnolli before Ben Pasiuk grabbed a short pass in the flat from quarterback Braydon Moorman, broke a pair of tackles and went 75 yards for the major at 10:40. The Rebels regained the lead at 1:54 of the second quarter on a one-yard run by Darcy Gusek and a Zach Hazen convert.

The Raiders final touchdown came at 7:58 of the fourth quarter on a one-yard Vesely run.

“Overall it was a nice win, but we certainly know what we have to work on,” said Smith. “We do know our system will work, but we have to relax and get into a rhythm. I thought we looked nervous for some reason early on and we also shot ourselves in the foot with penalties.

The game was close most of the way so Smith didn’t get all his players into the game.

“That was a down side,” he said.

On the other side the Rebels were playing a bit shorthanded and also ran into a string of injuries.

“We are short bodies and ran into a slew of injuries right away,” said Curtis. “As a result we had some guys going two ways and it was too hot for that.

But the biggest thing was it was an exhibition game and we got a chance to look at a lot of things.”

The Raiders accumulated 236 yards on the ground with Vesely finishing with 110 yards on nine carries and Brad Pope 78 on 12 tries. The Raiders held the Rebels to five yards rushing.

Moorman connected on five of 16 passes for 167 yards with Pasiuk grabbing three for 152 yards.

Thomas Soodsma hit on six of 10 passes for 111 yards for the Rebels. ● Meanwhile in Ponoka the Wetaskiwin Sabers downed the Broncs 24-14 with Aaron Abrahamson scoring a pair of touchdowns and Liam Jones one.

Dallas McMurrer added three converts and a field goal. Ruger Dye and Kelly Cook had touchdowns for the Broncs.

In other action the Stettler Wildcats downed the Camrose Trojans 24-17. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Coach confident in Queen’s upcoming season

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF If RDC Queens volleyball head coach Talbot Walton has any real concerns heading into the Alberta Colleges Women’s Volleyball League season it’s hard to tell.

Walton liked what he saw in training camp and will keep 16 players on the roster, including eight veterans.

“The veterans have a lot of talent and will provide a lot of leadership,” said Walton. “And the new players coming in were competitive right away.

I’m very happy with the first-year players. At times you never know what you’ll get from the recruits, but they’ve impressed . . . they’re a top group.”

Power hitter Brooke Sutter, who is also one of the premier defensive players in the conference, is returning for her fourth season while middle blocker Shelby Bramall and outside hitter Karissa Kuhr are in their third year.

Outside hitter Amber Adolf, who was rookie-of-the-year in the ACAC,

middle Megan Schmidt, outside hitter Marisa Neufeld, libero Maddi Quinn and setter Bronwyn Hawkes are all second-year players.

Hawkes will be looked at to help fill the shoes of Kirsten Sorensen, who was a three-year starter at setter.

At five-foot-five Hawkes gives up some height at the net, but will provide a different look on offence, according to Walton.

“She runs a different style of offence . . . a more fast-paced attack.”

Ashley Fehr of Innisfail, who played the last two summer seasons with the highly regarded Calgary Dinos Club, will also work at setter.

“She’s taller and gives us a different look as well,” said Walton.

Kendra Sorensen, Kirsten’s sister, who played at Notre Dame, is one of the eight new faces and listed as an outside hitter along with Miranda Dawe of Grande Prairie, Leah Koot of Calgary and Hanna Delemont of Hunting Hills.

Highly recruited middle Alex Donaghy of Sylvan Lake is one of two new middle blockers, joining Ryelee Lang

RDC VOLLEYBALL of Sedgwick. Kelsey Ewashkiw, a defensive specialist, rounds out the roster.

Donaghy was also highly recruited to play basketball, but decided last year to concentrate on volleyball. She played with the Queens U18 team under RDC assistant coach Mandy Carroll.

“She’s a multi-talented athlete and the season with the Club team helped immensely,” said Walton. “It opened her eyes a bit to what she’s capable of and she’s been unbelievable with us.

She’s a sponge and soaks up everything she possibly can.”

Walton knows he’ll lose some of his depth, especially on the outside, next season, but feels the new players will be ready to fill in.

“We won’t need to recruit as much next year, although we still want to attract the top players from the area,” he said. “We want them to realize the opportunities for them and that there

will be great opportunities for them here.”

The Queens had a disappointing end to last year. After finishing first during the regular season the Queens hosted the playoffs, but were defeated in both the semifinals and the thirdplace match. NAIT went on to beat Lakeland in the final.

“It was a difficult time at the end of last season, but both the players and the coaches can learn from that,” said Walton. “I know we’re ready for the next stage. The last couple of years we’ve been just a couple of points away. We’ll look to push hard and change a few things to take that next step.”

The Queens open their exhibition season Sept. 26-28 at the Cranbrook, B.C., tournament and will host the Wild Rose Classic, Oct. 4-6.

They open their regular season, Oct. 25-26 at home against Medicine Hat. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Tryouts becoming reality for NHL vets RAYMOND, BOYES, WHITNEY, KOBASEW, WHITE, STECKEL ALL LOOKING TO CRACK ROSTERS TORONTO — Over six seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, Mason Raymond always approached training camp like he had to earn a place on the roster.

“There’s always somebody trying to take your spot,” he said. “You have to be out there earning and be fully prepared to earn your spot.”

The 27-year-old Raymond is using the same approach now that he’s at training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs on a professional tryout. Raymond and other veteran players in their prime or not long past it have been forced to go to camp without guaranteed NHL contracts, a product of the salary cap going down by almost $6 million.

“There is other guys going through it, so it’s an odd year,” Raymond said. “This is reality, this is the situation that myself as a player is in, and you deal with what you have.”

Others dealing with the same situation include Brad Boyes with the Florida Panthers, Ryan Whitney with the St. Louis Blues, Chuck Kobasew with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hal Gill with the Philadelphia Flyers, Ian White with the Winnipeg Jets and David Steckel with the Minnesota Wild.

Each of those players was making at least $1 million last season but couldn’t find teams willing to provide a guaranteed deal for 2013-’14.

“The general consensus is, in talking to teams (I heard), ’You’d help our team, we just don’t have the money,”’ Gill said in a phone interview Friday. “I think it is bad timing. Of course with the buyouts it would’ve been nice to have another year and then go

STORIES FROM B4

STAMPS: Argos come to Calgary next week He ran a punt back 70 yards to open the second quarter, but Calgary couldn’t punch the ball in from the 10. McDaniel dropped a Mitchell pass and then Calgary quarterback fumbled and turned over the ball over.

Paredes made his second of a pair of first-quarter field goals from 29 yards at 13:52 after Hamilton’s Josh Bartel 69-yard punt single at 8:47.

Congi was wide on a 47-yard attempt in the first quarter and Taylor race the ball 103 yards back to Hamilton’s 17-yard-line. The Stamps settled for a 15-yard field goal at 6:32.

A spectacular one-handed catch by Fantuz capped a 79-yard, four play scoring drive on the visitors’ first

into free agency after that once the cap goes back up a little bit. But that’s the breaks.”

The Nashville Predators used a compliance buyout on Gill, a veteran defenceman who was set to make $2 million. Every team was given two compliance buyouts to use this past summer or next because under the new collective bargaining agreement, the cap went from $70.2 million to $64.3 million.

“I think with the cap coming down, everything kind of gets squeezed a little bit,” Leafs left-winger James van Riemsdyk said. “That’s just the way it works, I guess, now.”

Raymond and the others at camp on tryouts have come to accept that.

“It’s probably a bit of tough luck, but at the same time there’s nothing you can really do about it,” Kobasew said in a phone interview. “That’s why we had a lockout, the (cap) coming down, that was a big part of it. And there’s a lot of guys in my situation that are either at camps or sitting at home just hoping that something works out.”

Gill’s agent first called around to teams asking for a guaranteed deal before checking about just getting to camp, while Raymond’s had been in touch with Toronto general manager Dave Nonis for much of the off-season. Steckel came to grips with the possibility of a tryout as the summer dragged on without much traction.

“It’s difficult not only for me as a player but for me and my family — it’s out there and you don’t really know what’s going to happen,” Steckel said in a phone interview.

“I think it’s tough not only with the cap going possession off the kickoff.

The Stampeders host the Toronto Argonauts and the Tiger-Cats are in Moncton, N.B., versus Montreal for the Atlantic Bowl next Saturday.

REBELS: Goaltenders battle for last roster spot “Both kids have been good (in the preseason), they’ve both given us a chance to win,” said Sutter.

“There’s maybe a couple of goals tonight they would like back, but they also made some huge saves when the score could have gotten out of hand.

“I want to see Patty here before we have to make that goaltending decision. Once he’s here and we know he’s 100 per cent healthy, then we’ll decide (on the back-up position).”

The Rebels close out their exhibition schedule tonight with a 7 p.m. date with the Medicine Hat Tigers at Stettler. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

down, but a lot of GMs, once it does go down, they’re looking at younger guys and they want to give them a shot.”

Even with younger players around, Raymond has an excellent chance to make the Leafs’ roster, as long as there is salary-cap space to accommodate him.

His speed is an element that could be lacking with Mikhail Grabovski and Matt Frattin gone.

The cap isn’t a problem for Boyes in Florida, and he could be the player on a tryout most likely to turn it into a guaranteed contract.

The 31-year-old winger had 35 points for the New York Islanders last season and turned down their camp invitation to try to make a young Panthers team.

“It’s probably the first time that I’ve had to (try out),” Boyes told local reporters this week.

OLDS GRIZZLYS OKOTOKS — Braeden Salverda scored twice Friday to lead the Okotoks Oilers to a 5-3 AJHL win over the Olds Grizzlys.

Ty Clay, Jordan Swenson and Robbie Fisher also connected for the winners. Chris Gerrie, Austin Kernahan and Kyle Star replied for the Grizzlys, who trailed 1-0 after one period and 4-2 after 40 minutes.

Jared D’Amico made 26 saves for Okotoks. Olds netminder Jake Tamagi turned aside 33 shots.

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Baseball WILD CARD GLANCE AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W 81 80 79 79 78 77

Texas Tampa Bay Cleveland New York Baltimore Kansas City

L 65 66 68 69 69 70

Pct .555 .548 .537 .534 .531 .524

WCGB — — 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 1/2

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W 85 83 78

Pittsburgh Cincinnati Washington

L 62 65 69

Pct .578 .562 .531

WCGB — — 4 1/2

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W 90 80 79 78 67

Boston Tampa Bay New York Baltimore Toronto

L 59 66 69 69 80

Pct .604 .548 .534 .531 .456

GB — 8 1/2 10 1/2 11 22

W 85 79 77 63 58

L 62 68 70 83 89

Pct .578 .537 .524 .432 .395

GB — 6 8 21 1/2 27

West Division W 86 81 70 65 51

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

L 61 65 77 82 96

Pct .585 .555 .476 .442 .347

GB — 41/2 16 21 35

Today’s games N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-12) at Boston (Lester 13-8), 11:05 a.m.

Oakland (Colon 15-6) at Texas (Darvish 12-8), 11:05 a.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 16-5) at Toronto (Rogers 5-7), 2:07 p.m.

Kansas City (E.Santana 8-9) at Detroit (Fister 12-8), 5:08 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 11-9) at Chicago White Sox (Rienzo 2-1), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 9-8) at Houston (Oberholtzer 4-2), 5:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (M.Moore 15-3) at Minnesota (A.Albers 2-2), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 1-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 3-0), 5:15 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS MiCabrera Det Trout LAA Mauer Min ABeltre Tex Cano NYY DOrtiz Bos Loney TB Hosmer KC HKendrick LAA Nava Bos

G 135 143 113 144 147 125 141 145 109 122

AB 508 542 445 567 554 471 486 563 424 411

R 98 102 62 81 79 74 48 79 49 68

H 177 181 144 182 174 146 148 171 128 124

Pct. .348 .334 .324 .321 .314 .310 .305 .304 .302 .302

Home Runs CDavis, Baltimore, 50; MiCabrera, Detroit, 43; Encarnacion, Toronto, 36; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 33; ADunn, Chicago, 31; AJones, Baltimore, 31; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 29.

Runs Batted In MiCabrera, Detroit, 133; CDavis, Baltimore, 129; Encarnacion, Toronto, 104; Cano, New York, 102; Fielder, Detroit, 102; AJones, Baltimore, 102; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 95.

Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 19-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 16-5; CWilson, Los Angeles, 16-6; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 15-3; Colon, Oakland, 15-6; AniSanchez, Detroit, 14-7; Griffin, Oakland, 14-9.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

L 59 69 79 81 92

Pct .599 .531 .463 .445 .370

GB — 10 20 22 1/2 33 1/2

Central Division W 86 85 83 64 63

St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago

L 61 62 65 82 84

Pct .585 .578 .561 .438 .429

GB — 1 3 1/2 21 1/2 23

Pct .589 .503 .459 .456 .449

GB — 12 1/2 19 19 1/2 20 1/2

West Division W 86 73 67 67 66

Los Angeles Arizona San Diego Colorado San Francisco

L 60 72 79 80 81

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh 4 Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3 San Diego 4, Atlanta 3 Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 1 St. Louis 2, Seattle 1, 10 innings Colorado at Arizona late San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers late

Central Division Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

W 88 78 68 65 54

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

Football

Todday’s Games Cincinnati (H.Bailey 10-10) at Milwaukee (Hellweg 1-3), 11:05 a.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 3-4) at N.Y. Mets (Matsuzaka 0-3), 2:10 p.m., 1st game Chicago Cubs (S.Baker 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Cole 7-7), 5:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 7-13) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 10-6), 5:05 p.m.

San Diego (Erlin 2-2) at Atlanta (Medlen 13-12), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 1-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 3-0), 5:15 p.m.

Miami (Ja.Turner 3-6) at N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 3-4), 5:45 p.m., 2nd game Colorado (Oswalt 0-5) at Arizona (Miley 9-10), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 9-13) at L.A. Dodgers (Nolasco 13-9), 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS Cuddyer Col CJohnson Atl McCutchen Pit Werth Was MCarpenter StL Craig StL YMolina StL FFreeman Atl Posey SF DWright NYM

G 120 129 143 115 142 134 121 133 135 105

AB 449 466 537 415 565 508 451 506 476 408

R 70 49 90 75 114 71 59 79 56 60

H 150 153 176 134 179 160 142 157 147 126

Pct. .334 .328 .328 .323 .317 .315 .315 .310 .309 .309

Home Runs PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 33; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; Bruce, Cincinnati, 29; DBrown, Philadelphia, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; JUpton, Atlanta, 25; Zimmerman, Washington, 24.

Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 109; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 101; FFreeman, Atlanta, 98; Craig, St. Louis, 97; Bruce, Cincinnati, 93; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 91; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 90.

Pitching Zimmermann, Washington, 17-8; JDe La Rosa, Colorado, 16-6; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 16-7; Wainwright, St. Louis, 16-9; Greinke, Los Angeles, 14-3; Latos, Cincinnati, 14-6; Corbin, Arizona, 14-6.

LINESCORES FRIDAY AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 000 120 000 — 3 7 1 Chicago 000 010 000 — 1 9 0 Salazar, Hagadone (4), Shaw (5), Allen (7), Rzepczynski (7), M.Albers (7), J.Smith (8), C.Perez (9) and C.Santana; H.Santiago, Petricka (5), Purcey (6), N.Jones (9) and Bry.Anderson, Phegley. W—Shaw 4-3. L—H.Santiago 4-9. Sv—C.Perez (24).

Baltimore 000 Toronto 000

000 210

320 000

— —

5 10 3 7

0 0

Hammel, Gausman (6), McFarland (7), Tom.Hunter (7), Ji.Johnson (9) and Clevenger; Redmond, McGowan (7), S.Santos (7), Delabar (8), Oliver (9) and Arencibia. W—Tom.Hunter 5-4. L—Delabar 5-4. Sv—Ji.Johnson (44). HRs—Baltimore, C.Davis (50). Toronto, Lind (20), Col.Rasmus (19).

Kansas City 000 102 000 — 3 10 1 Detroit 100 230 00x — 6 7 0 B.Chen, Bueno (5), Coleman (7), D.Joseph (8) and S.Perez; Verlander, Smyly (7), Veras (8), Benoit (8) and Avila. W—Verlander 13-11. L—B.Chen 7-3.

Sv—Benoit (19). HRs—Detroit, Fielder (24).

New York 001 001 200 — 4 8 0 Boston 400 000 40x — 8 11 1 Kuroda, Cabral (7), Claiborne (7), Daley (8) and C.Stewart; Lackey, Breslow (7), Workman (7), Tazawa (8), Uehara (9) and Saltalamacchia. W— Workman 6-3. L—Kuroda 11-11. HRs—New York, Ryan (4). Boston, Saltalamacchia (13).

Oakland 301 221 000 — 9 14 1 Texas 200 000 060 — 8 8 0 Straily, Blevins (6), Otero (7), Bre.Anderson (8), J.Chavez (8), Cook (8), Doolittle (8) and K.Suzuki; D.Holland, Tepesch (4), Wolf (5), Feliz (7), Blackley (8), Frasor (9), Scheppers (9) and Pierzynski. W— Straily 10-7. L—D.Holland 9-9. Sv—Doolittle (2).

HRs—Oakland, Cespedes (23), Donaldson (22), Moss (27).

Los Angeles 002 202 010 — 7 12 0 Houston 003 060 00x — 9 14 0 Vargas, Cor.Rasmus (5), J.Gutierrez (6), Brasier (7) and Iannetta; Keuchel, De Leon (6), K.Chapman (7), Zeid (8), Fields (9) and C.Clark. W—Keuchel 6-9.

L—Vargas 8-7. Sv—Fields (5). HRs—Los Angeles, Iannetta (10). Houston, Altuve (5), M.Dominguez (20).

Tampa Bay 011 000 100 — 3 9 1 Minnesota 000 000 000 — 0 5 1 Archer, McGee (7), Jo.Peralta (8), Rodney (9) and J.Molina; Correia, Thielbar (7), Pressly (8), Fien (9) and Pinto. W—Archer 9-7. L—Correia 9-12. Sv— Rodney (35).

INTERLEAGUE Seattle 000 010 000 0 — 1 10 1 St. Louis 000 000 010 1— 2 4 0 (10 innings) Iwakuma, Furbush (8), Medina (8), Ruffin (10), O.Perez (10) and Zunino; Wainwright, Mujica (9), Siegrist (10) and Y.Molina. W—Siegrist 3-1. L— Ruffin 0-2. HRs—Seattle, Zunino (3).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 010 200 200 — 5 9 1 Pittsburgh 000 301 000 — 4 9 1 Arrieta, Raley (6), Villanueva (6), Grimm (7), Strop (8), Gregg (9) and D.Navarro; Morton, Ju.Wilson (6), Grilli (7), Mazzaro (7), Farnsworth (9) and R.Martin.

W—Villanueva 6-8. L—Grilli 0-2. Sv—Gregg (32).

HRs—Chicago, Bogusevic (5), Rizzo (22). Pittsburgh, P.Alvarez (33), R.Martin (14), G.Jones (14).

Philadelphia 100 000 000 — 1 8 1 Washington 111 030 00x — 6 11 0 K.Kendrick, C.Jimenez (5), Lu.Garcia (5), Miner (6), Savery (8) and Ruiz; Ohlendorf, Stammen (6), Abad (7), Storen (9) and W.Ramos. W—Ohlendorf 4-0.

L—K.Kendrick 10-13. HRs—Washington, W.Ramos (14), Zimmerman (24).

Miami 010 010 100 — 3 7 1 New York 010 003 00x — 4 5 0 B.Hand, R.Webb (6), Da.Jennings (8) and K.Hill; Niese, Atchison (7), Black (8), Feliciano (8), Hawkins (9) and T.d’Arnaud. W—Niese 7-7. L—B.Hand 0-1. Sv—Hawkins (9). HRs—Miami, Stanton 2 (22).

New York, A.Brown (7), Duda (13).

San Diego 000 000 220 — 4 10 0 Atlanta 000 300 000 — 3 5 0 Kennedy, Vincent (7), Gregerson (8), Street (9) and R.Rivera, Hundley; Hale, Ayala (6), Avilan (7), D.Carpenter (7), Walden (8), S.Downs (8), Loe (9) and McCann. W—Vincent 5-3. L—Walden 4-3.

Sv—Street (30). HRs—San Diego, Headley (11).

Atlanta, J.Upton (25), McCann (20).

Cincinnati 010 000 000 — 1 4 1 Milwaukee 201 000 20x — 5 9 0 Latos, Hoover (7), Duke (7), Ondrusek (8) and Mesoraco; Lohse and Lucroy. W—Lohse 10-9.

L—Latos 14-6.

Transactions FRIDAY’S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated OF Colby Rasmus from the 15-day DL. National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned RHP James McDonald outright to Indianapolis (IL).

Appalachian League BURLINGTON ROYALS — Named Ryan Keur general manager.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Traded INF Matt Padgett and RHP Lucas Irvine to Camden (Atlantic) for two players to be named.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Exercised the 2014 options on RHP Charlie Law and OF Jaren Matthews.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS—Signed F Devin Ebanks.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Named Brandon D. Williams general manager of Delaware (NBADL).

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Signed F Richard Howell.

Women’s National Basketball Association MINNESOTA LYNX — Signed F Seimone Au-

gustus to a three-year contract extension.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined Tampa Bay S Dashon Goldson $30,000, N.Y. Jets S Dawan Landry $21,000, Green Bay LB Clay Matthews $15,000, San Francisco LB Ahmad Brooks $12,750 and Tampa Bay LB Lavonte David and San Francisco WR Anquan Boldin $7,875 for their actions during last week’s game.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed RB Kerwynn Williams from the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released OL R.J. Dill from the practice squad. Signed OL Josh Kline to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed FB Marcel Reece to a three-year contract extension.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ST. LOUIS BLUES — Agreed to terms with D Alex Pietrangelo on a seven-year contract.

American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Agreed to terms with F Nick Larson on a one-year, two-way minor league contract.

ECHL READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with F Rob Linsmayer.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League

MINNESOTA SWARM — Traded G Evan Kirk to Philadelphia for 2015 and 2017 first-round draft picks.

PHILADELPHIA WINGS — Traded F Drew Westervelt and the fourth pick in the 2013 entry draft to Colorado for T Ryan Hotaling, two 2013 secondround draft picks and a 2015 first-round draft pick.

SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS — Added M Peter Luccin to the active roster. Placed F Eric Hassli on the DL. PHILADELPHIA UNION — Traded G Chris Konopka to Toronto FC for a 2014 third-round draft pick.

SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Traded M Servando Carrasco and a 2014 second-round draft pick to Houston for M Adam Moffat.

National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC — Agreed to loan M Ashley Nick to WFK Zorky (Russian Supreme League) through December.

COLLEGE BERRY — Named Curtis Gilbert men’s lacrosse coach.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY — Named Tommy Costanza men’s assistant lacrosse coach.

RANDOLPH-MACON — Named Erin Hauser women’s volunteer assistant soccer coach and Nicole Woodworth assistant field hockey coach.

Davis hits 50th homer as Orioles down Jays

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Baltimore 5 Toronto 3 TORONTO — On a night when the Blue Jays got some of their power back in the lineup, Chris Davis stole the show.

The Baltimore slugger hit his 50th home run of the season in the eighth inning Friday night to snap a 3-3 tie as the Orioles rallied with five unanswered runs to defeat Toronto 5-3.

“He’s having a great year,” said Toronto manager John Gibbons. “He’s so strong he hits them anywhere, it’s got nothing to do with the park here. Some guys will get some cheapies here. He doesn’t get any cheapies.

“The thing that makes him so good is he hits them everywhere. Even in that home-run hitting contest in the all-star game, he was the only guy hitting some home runs to the opposite field. He’s dangerous.

“I thought we might have had him on a checked swing earlier. And then he hits a home run. We didn’t get the call there.”

Davis flied out deep to centre in the first inning, struck out in the third and flied out to left in the sixth before slamming a pitch from reliever Steve Delabar over the centre-field fence to lead off the eighth for a 4-3 lead.

“I knew I barrelled it up,” said Davis.

“I tried to go the other way there with two strikes. I’ve faced Steve a few times. You can’t look for his split, as hard as he throws. I was just trying to put a good swing on it and stay through it.”

Visiting fan Steve Houff of Ellicott City, Md., who got the home run ball from a Jays fan for US$100, exchanged it with Davis for a signed bat and ball.

Baltimore added another run in the inning when Danny Valencia singled home Adam Jones. Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus returned to the Toronto lineup, with Encar-

nacion scoring and Rasmus homering. But it wasn’t enough as the Orioles snapped a threegame losing streak, keeping their wild-card hopes alive while handing Toronto its fourth consecutive loss.

Baltimore also evened its 2013 record against the Jays to 7-7.

It was Davis’ seventh home run against the Blue Jays this season — and his 16th since the start of the 2012 season. And it tied the Orioles’ single-season home run record by Brady Anderson in 1996.

Davis is the first player to hit 50 homers since Jose Bautista (with 54) did it in 2010.

The 27-year-old first baseman becomes the third player in major league history to hit 50 home runs and 40 doubles in a season. The only others to accomplish the feat are Babe Ruth (59 homers and 44 doubles in 1921) and Albert Belle (52 and 50 in 1995).

“It’s a humbling feeling to be in the same company with the guys I’m in,” said Davis.

Davis, who hit 33 homers last year for the Orioles, leads the majors in home runs this season.

Trailing 3-0, Baltimore sent eight men to the plate in the seventh inning to tie the game.

Homers by Adam Lind and Rasmus had given Toronto the lead.

Hard-throwing Baltimore reliever Tommy Hunter, coming in with men on first and third with one out in the bottom of the seventh, snuffed out the Toronto threat by striking out Moises Sierra and J.P. Arencibia.

Hunter (5-4) also took care of the eighth after giving up a leadoff single.

Jim Johnson, coming on in the ninth, earned his 44th save while Delabar (5-4) suffered his second straight loss.

Baltimore outhit Toronto 10-7.

The seventh-inning Orioles rally ruined a fine performance by Jays starter Todd Redmond, making his first start in 10 days.

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 2 0 0 1.000 36 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 23 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 28 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 21 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 21 Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 16 Houston 1 0 0 1.000 31 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 2 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 21 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 9 Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 27 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 28 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 49 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 28 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 17 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 33 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 36 Washington 0 1 0 .000 27 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 31 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 23 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 17 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 7 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 17 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 34 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 24 Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 28 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 24 West W L T Pct PF St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 27 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 34 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 12 Arizona 0 1 0 .000 24

Monday’s Game Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:40 p.m.

PA 31 10 30 23 PA 17 9 28 28 PA 24 16 49 23 PA 2 27 31 21 PA 27 31 33 36 PA 17 18 12 23

NFL Odds (Odds courtesy of Western Canada Lottery; favourites in capital letters) Spread O/U Sunday Washington at GREEN BAY 7.5 49.5 Cleveland at BALTIMORE 6.5 43.5 St. Louis at ATLANTA 7.5 47.5 San Diego at PHILADELPHIA 7.5 54.5 Minnesota at CHICAGO 6.5 42.5 CAROLINA at Buffalo 2.5 44.5 Tennessee at HOUSTON 8.5 42.5 Miami at INDIANAPOLIS 4.5 42.5 Dallas at KANSAS CITY 2.5 46.5 NEW ORLEANS at Tampa Bay 3.5 47.5 DENVER at NY Giants 4.5 55.5 DETROIT at Arizona 1.5 47.5 Jacksonville at OAKLAND 6.5 39.5 San Francisco at SEATTLE 2.5 44.5 Monday Pittsburgh at CINCINNATI 6.5 40.5 CFL EAST DIVISION W L T Pts Toronto 6 4 0 12 Hamilton 5 6 0 10 Montreal 4 6 0 8 Winnipeg 2 8 0 4 WEST DIVISION W L T Pts Calgary 9 2 0 18 Saskatchewan 8 2 0 16 B.C. 6 4 0 12 Edmonton 1 9 0 2

Thursday’s Game New England 13, N.Y. Jets 10 Sunday’s Games Dallas at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.

Washington at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Miami at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

PA 259 303 285 308

PF 346 325 265 234

PA 268 227 266 294

Friday’s Game Calgary 26, Hamilton 22

PA 24 21 34 34 PA 24 28 7 27

PF 290 288 245 217

Saturday’s Games Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Game Montreal at B.C., 4:30 p.m.

CFL Summary Stampeders 26, Tiger-Cats 22 First Quarter Ham — TD Fantuz 37 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 1:56 Cal — FG Paredes 15 6:32 Ham — Single Bartel 69 8:47 Cal — FG Paredes 29 6:32 Second Quarter Cal — TD Price 80 pass from Mitchell (Paredes convert) 5:41 Ham — TD Jones 6 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 14:43 Third Quarter Ham — TD Gable 4 run (Congi convert) 6:51 Cal — FG Paredes 43 10:27 Fourth Quarter Cal — FG Paredes 24 1:33 Cal — TD McDaniel 15 pass from Mitchell (Parades convert) 13:42 Hamilton 8 7 7 0 — 22 Calgary 6 7 3 10 — 26 Attendance — 26,649 at Calgary.

Golf BMW Championship Scores At Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Ill. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,149; Par: 71 Second Round Brandt Snedeker 63-68 — Jim Furyk 72-59 — Zach Johnson 64-70 — Nick Watney 67-69 — Jordan Spieth 71-65 — Kevin Streelman 66-70 — Charl Schwartzel 66-70 — Ryan Moore 67-69 — Jason Day 71-66 — Jimmy Walker 72-65 — Roberto Castro 68-69 — Steve Stricker 66-71 — Sergio Garcia 70-68 — Tiger Woods 66-72 — Brian Davis 72-67 — Brendon de Jonge 71-68 — Luke Donald 70-70 — Matt Jones 69-71 — John Merrick 67-73 — Adam Scott 67-73 — Gary Woodland 68-72 — Rory Sabbatini 69-71 — David Hearn 72-68 — Keegan Bradley 74-67 — Hunter Mahan 68-73 — Sang-Moon Bae 70-71 — Webb Simpson 72-69 — Bubba Watson 71-71 — Daniel Summerhays 72-70 — Charles Howell III 71-71 — Billy Horschel 73-69 — Ernie Els 71-71 — Justin Rose 71-71 — Henrik Stenson 72-70 — John Huh 72-71 — Chris Stroud 70-73 — Kevin Stadler 69-74 — Bill Haas 72-71 — Graham DeLaet 70-73 — Brendan Steele 75-68 — Angel Cabrera 71-72 — Graeme McDowell 70-73 — D.A. Points 71-72 — Jason Kokrak 70-73 — Phil Mickelson 70-74 — Brian Gay 70-74 — Russell Henley 74-70 — Harris English 70-74 — Jason Dufner 71-73 — Marc Leishman 73-71 — Nicholas Thompson 69-75 — David Lynn 73-71 — Michael Thompson 70-74 — Chris Kirk 75-70 — Rickie Fowler 77-68 — Jonas Blixt 72-73 —

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Matt Every Bryce Molder Ian Poulter Scott Stallings Matt Kuchar Boo Weekley Kevin Chappell Dustin Johnson Patrick Reed Ken Duke Lee Westwood Scott Piercy Charley Hoffman Rory McIlroy

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LPGA Tour Evian Championship Scores At The Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $3.25 million Yardage: 6,433; Par: 71 (35-36) First Round Mika Miyazato 31-34 — Sandra Gal 33-33 — Se Ri Pak 33-33 — Suzann Pettersen 33-33 — Christina Kim 33-34 — a-Lydia Ko 33-35 — Karrie Webb 31-37 — Michelle Wie 33-35 — Lindsey Wright 33-35 — Danah Bordner 34-35 — Na Yeon Choi 33-36 — Hee-Won Han 33-36 — I.K. Kim 34-35 — Stacy Lewis 33-36 — Ji Young Oh 33-36 — Lee-Anne Pace 34-35 — Beatriz Recari 34-35 — Angela Stanford 34-35 — Ayako Uehara 34-35 — Chella Choi 33-37 — Paula Creamer 32-38 — Shanshan Feng 34-36 — Jennifer Johnson 35-35 — Ilhee Lee 36-34 — Caroline Masson 38-32 — Lisa McCloskey 33-37 — Azahara Munoz 36-34 — Morgan Pressel 33-37 — Lizette Salas 33-37 — Hee Kyung Seo 35-35 — Momoko Ueda 35-35 — Mariajo Uribe 34-36 — Helen Alfredsson 35-36 — Holly Clyburn 35-36 — Austin Ernst 35-36 — Sophie Gustafson 34-37 — Mina Harigae 33-38 — Katherine Hull-Kirk 34-37 — Mi Jung Hur 32-39 — Vicky Hurst 34-37 — Meena Lee 34-37 —

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Local sports schedule Saturday

● College golf: ACAC North regional men’s and women’s compeition, Lacombe Golf and Country Club. ● Peewee football: Innisfail at Olds, 10 a.m.; Rocky Mountain House at Red Deer Hornets, 11 a.m., Great Chief Park; Stettler at Sylvan Lake, 11 a.m. ● Cross country running: Hunting Hills races at 10, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., ACAC Grand Prix races with women at 2:45 p.m. and men at 3:30 p.m., River Bend Recreation Area. ● Bantam football: Hunting Hills at Lacombe, 11 a.m.; Innisfail at Olds, noon; RV Rage at Sylvan Lake, 1:30 p.m.; Rocky Mountain House at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m. ● College women’s/men’s soccer: SAIT at RDC Queens, noon; SAIT at RDC Kings, 2 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer Black, 1:30 p.m., Arena; Southeast at Red Deer White, 4:15 p.m.,

Arena. ● Rugby: Calgary Second Division semifinal — Foothills at Red Deer, 4 p.m., Titans Park.

WHL preseason: Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Stettler Recreation Centre. ● Heritage junior B preseason hockey: Three Hills at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Arena. ● Major midget female hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

Sunday ● ACAC golf: ACAC North regional men’s and women’s compeition, Lacombe Golf and Country Club. ● Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer White, 11 a.m., Arena; Southeast at Red Deer Black, 1:45 p.m., Arena. ● College women’s/men’s soccer: RDC Queens at Olds, noon; RDC Kings at Olds, 2 p.m. ● Heritage junior B preseason hockey: Blackfalds at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m.

Hockey 2013 NHL Pre-Season Today’s games Washington vs. Winnipeg (at Belleville, Ont.), 5 p.m.

Edmonton (ss) at Calgary (ss), 7 p.m.

Calgary (ss) at Edmonton (ss), 8 p.m.

Sunday’s games Pittsburgh at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Toronto (at London, Ont.), 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles (ss) at Phoenix (ss), 8 p.m.

Phoenix (ss) at Los Angeles (ss), 8 p.m.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 B7

Despite charges Smith Eskimos offensive line and Anderson to play against Argos hoping to buy time FACING AGGRAVATED ASSAULT CHARGES, against Bombers SMITH AND ANDERSON WILL START CFL PREVIEWS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Mike Reilly knows it’s all about time.

The Edmonton Eskimo quarterback anticipates plenty of opportunities against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers today, but his ability to capitalize on those will depend on whether his offensive line can give him that time.

“There’s certainly going to be openings downfield,” Reilly said after Friday’s final walk-through for the first of the home-and-home set between the two worst teams in the CFL. “Teams have had success passing against them this year, but that happens when you have time in the pocket to throw.”

Time is something Reilly hasn’t had much of this season. One of the many reasons for Edmonton’s 1-9 record this season is the O-line’s inability to protect Reilly. The Eskimos have given up 33 sacks and Reilly has taken a physical beating in almost every game.

“So we have to be able to set ourselves up, to move the pocket well, to take advantage of the scenarios that unfold,” Reilly added. “Those opportunities are based on the pressure from the D-line so when you have those opportunities you have to take advantage of them, you can’t leave points on the board.”

The Bombers defence has a leagueleading 38 quarterback sacks this season and Edmonton head coach Kavis Reed knows his offensive line — with Simeon Rottier back starting at right guard — will have its hands full against the 2-8 Bombers who upset first-place Saskatchewan last weekend.

The Bombers had eight sacks and won both the sack and turnover battles as the defence continued to get better every week.

“First of all we have some talented guys on the defensive line,” head coach Tim Burke said when asked reasons for his team’s defensive line play.

“The other thing is the system we em-

‘MIKE HAS TAKEN A LOT OF HITS. HE’S MADE A HERO OF HIMSELF BY GETTING BACK UP CONSTANTLY.’ — KAVIS REED EDMONTON ESKIMOS HEAD COACH

ploy, which is every play is a pass rush and we’re going to tackle the running back on the way to the quarterback.

We know we’re not going to be scoring tons of points a so the defence has to keep us in games.”

Now, he says, the key is for his team to build off the success of that victory.

“You always wonder how your team is going to handle success when we haven’t been that successful. Certainly we were up for that game and it’s going to be a challenge to be up like that again.”

Asked what concerns Winnipeg’s defensive line gives him, Reed replied: “Tremendous concern, sleepless nights type of concern. They constructed their team starting with that defensive line and they’re done a tremendous job in terms of getting pressure on people.

They’re No. 1 against the run and you can see why. Those guys are really lane conscientious, they’re explosive and they’re very disruptive.”

He said the focal point of the Eskimos practice this week has been to find ways to keep Reilly upright.

“Mike has taken a lot of hits. He’s made a hero of himself by getting back up constantly but we can’t keep testing that, we can’t test his armour by allowing him to be hit like that.”

The Eskimos will have veterans J.C. Sherritt and Donovan Alexander back on defence. Sherritt missed several games with a broken thumb while Alexander was out two games with a shoulder issue. Running back Hugh Charles returns after a one-game absence while wide receiver Cary Koch is out.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — It’s back to work for Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Taj Smith and defensive back Dwight Anderson.

Both are facing charges of aggravated assault but will be in their customary starting positions tonight when the Roughriders welcome the defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts to Mosaic Stadium.

“Until we know more, we’re going to play them,” Saskatchewan general manager Brendan Taman told reporters Friday, stressing repeatedly that the Roughriders are still “gathering information” on an incident which occurred last month at a local nightclub.

A 20-year-old man was sent to hospital with injuries. “We don’t have all the information we want to go on.”

Charges were laid against Smith and Anderson in provincial court on Thursday. Wide receiver Eron Rielly, who is on the nine-game injury list, was charged with aggravated assault on Friday.

All three are scheduled to be back in court Oct. 8.

The Roughriders (8-2) are coming off their worst performance of the season, a 25-13 loss to the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg last Sunday. It remains to be seen how they will be affected by these recent developments.

When asked if he’s been able to keep his players on task under the extenuating circumstances, Saskatchewan head coach Corey Chamblin said: “That’s my job. You have to make sure they keep out all those unwanted things.”

There is sufficient leadership in the dressing room, Chamblin said, and the Roughriders themselves must be responsible when it comes to maintaining focus.

“They’re professional football players,” he said. “That’s what they do.”

Riders’ quarterback Darian Durant addressed the topic of facing and overcoming adversity in general and said

he is looking forward to kickoff.

“I can’t wait,” said Durant. “Especially after what happened last week on the field (meaning the loss in Winnipeg).”

When asked if perhaps the off-field incident has brought the players closer, Durant said: “No doubt about it.”

Durant feels that beating the Argos is the only thing that matters at the moment.

“That’s what it’s all about,” said Durant. “It’s all about what happens between the white lines. At the end of the day, it’s all about winning football games, and that’s what we’re focused on.”

Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich said it’s difficult to know precisely how a team will respond during situations like the one in which the Roughriders find themselves.

“It can go one of two ways,” said Milanovich. “It can be a distraction if you let it, but I’ve also seen it galvanize a team.”

Ironically, while all the buzz Friday was about Smith and Anderson remaining in the lineup, there is concern as well in Saskatchewan over several players sidelined with various injuries. Linebacker Rey Williams will be replaced “by committee,” as Chamblin put it.

Right guard Ben Heenan is out and will be replaced by Devin Tyler, and slotback Weston Dressler will be replaced by Kierrie Johnson.

One of the few lighter moments occurred when it was suggested to Chamblin that Dressler might argue his case passionately right up until the deadline for finalizing the roster.

“Hopefully I won’t cave in to him,” said Chamblin.

Dressler, of course, is anxious to play if it comes to that. If it doesn’t, he will take the coach’s decision philosophically as being in the best interests of the team.

“I can see why he would do that, but, obviously, I want to be on the field to help the team.”

Furyk shoots 59 in second round at BMW championship JUST THE PERSON TO SCORE A 59 IN PGA TOUR HISTORY

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Milos Raonic of Canada celebrates after their Davis Cup semifinal tennis match against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday.

Raonic ties Davis Cup semi-final with win in Serbia

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BELGRADE, Serbia — Canada’s Milos Raonic turned to his most reliable weapon on Friday after rolling his ankle in a key Davis Cup matchup.

Raonic fought off a match point and the injury in the third set to pull out a five-set victory over Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic to tie the best-of-five Davis Cup at one match apiece.

The 22-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., leaned heavily on his booming serve to avoid testing his taped ankle.

“I felt like playing aggressively was the key. I started serving in the fourth (set) on and starting going for it more,” said Raonic. “That helped me survive a lot of tough issues and then just kept plugging away.”

Raonic needed four hours 12 minutes to complete the 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 victory at the Belgrade Arena. Earlier, top-ranked Novak Djokovic had little trouble in a 6-2, 6-0, 6-4 win over Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil.

Of his 34 aces served up in the match, Raonic hit 17 in the fifth set alone.

Raonic appeared to roll over on his ankle near the end of the third set but didn’t receive treatment until the changeover to the fourth set. He got the ankle taped before going out to take the fourth set on the strength of seven more aces.

He didn’t know the extent of the problem but said he only noticed it on certain movements.

After leaving the arena, Raonic was to receive some treatment and was adamant that he’ll be ready for his reverse singles match against Djokovic that kicks off the action on Sunday.

“I won’t think too much of it until I get more information,” said Raonic. “It’s just a waste of energy until I actually know what’s actually happening.”

Heading into the fifth set there was another longer changeover when the referee called for the clay court to be watered. As a result, the fifth set started with the court still damp.

It’s always the referee who has discretion in such matters but Raonic didn’t like how the situation was handled.

“I don’t think the issue is with it being watered,

I think the issue is with how the head referee dealt with it,” said Raonic. “I found it very unprofessional without consulting once and just I don’t think he did a good job dealing with that situation.

“It’s disappointing because I’m sure he’s been in that situation many times.”

The victory takes some of the pressure off Pospisil and Toronto’s Daniel Nestor, who will team up in Saturday’s doubles match against Ilija Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonic. A Raonic loss would have created a must-win situation for the Canadian doubles duo.

Reverse singles matches are on tap for Sunday.

The singles draws are flipped with Djokovic to open against Raonic and Tipsarevic to play Pospisil.

The winner of the tie will play either the Czech Republic or Argentina in the final in November. The Czechs won both singles matches Friday for a 2-0 lead.

Djokovic, who was coming off a loss to Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open final on Monday, won 12 consecutive games midway through the opening match.

He completed the victory in one hour 41 minutes.

“I’m not going to put up any excuses. He’s the No. 1 in the world for a reason and I thought he played amazing,” said Pospisil. “He didn’t make any mistakes. I have to play my best tennis to keep it close and I was playing well in the beginning and after I went down a break I started panicking a bit and wasn’t playing my best.”

Pospisil has had a breakthrough season and is up to No. 41 in the world rankings. However, he was unable to put much pressure on Djokovic and committed 75 unforced errors.

There was a small pocket of Canadian fans in the 15,000-seat venue and they were in full voice early as Pospisil easily held serve in the opening game.

Pospisil had his serve broken in the fifth game and Djokovic took control.

Djokovic appeared fresh despite a busy travel week and limited practice time. He needed only 28 minutes to win the second set.

“I was forcing it too much and I wasn’t in my own skin,” said Pospisil. “He makes you do that by just being Novak and playing the way he was playing, he maybe forced me to go for a little too much and there was probably a 45-minute period where it probably wasn’t too pretty for my side.”

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — With a shot at golf’s magic number, Jim Furyk had no trouble finishing the job.

Furyk birdied two of his last three holes Friday in the BMW Championship to become the sixth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59. Needing a birdie on the par-4 ninth hole at Conway Farms, he stuffed a gap wedge into just over 3 feet and calmly knocked it in.

“A very cool card,” Furyk said as he gazed at the scores, which included an eagle when he holed out with a 9-iron.

It was a day he won’t forget, in the same town — the Chicago suburbs, anyway — where he won his lone major at the U.S. Open in 2003.

Standing in the ninth fairway at Conway Farms, 103 yards from a front pin, Furyk didn’t want to let his chance get away from him.

“I said, ’How many opportunities are you going to have in life to do this again?”’ he said. “Got to take advantage of it. Tried to knock it in there tight and make it as easy on yourself as you can.”

The gallery lined both sides of the fairway about 150 yards down from the green and gave him a huge ovation when he walked onto the green. One fan screamed out, “Jimmy, I’ll give it to you!” Furyk smiled and waved at him.

He made the putt and repeatedly pumped his fist, turning for the gallery in the grandstands to see, and then he hugged caddie Mike “Fluff” Cowan and tapped him on the head. It looked like a Sunday afternoon, and had the occasion of a winning putt.

“I guess the moment kind of struck me the most at No. 9 when I hit it the wedge shot in there close, and the crowd erupted and I started looking around and it just hit me how many people had come over to that side to see the finish and how excited the crowd was,” Furyk said. “It was kind of like winning a golf tournament to be honest with you. It made it that much more fun.”

There’s work left for the trophy. Furyk was tied for the lead with Brandt Snedeker, who was nine shots clear of Furyk at the start of the second round and shot 68.

Snedeker knew Furyk was closing in on the lead.

He just didn’t realize Furyk had opened with a 72 and was on his way to a piece of history. That changed when Snedeker saw a video board as he was finishing on No. 18 that Furyk needed a birdie on No. 9 for a 59.

“I thought, ‘What the heck? Are you serious?

There’s no way,” Snedeker said. “On a day like this when the wind is blowing 20 mph out of the north, I don’t think anybody out here saw that score coming.”

The next best score in the second round was a 65

by Jordan Spieth and Jimmy Walker.

Zach Johnson was alone in third after a 70, three shots behind. No one else was closer than five shots.

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., is nine strokes back after a 68, while Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., stumbled to 1 over with a 73.

Tiger Woods thought he finished with a 70 to be five back, only to be given a two-shot penalty when video showed his ball moved while he was removing twigs around it on the first hole.

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Rounding up funds for seniors care Photos contributed

Miss Rodeo Canada, Gillian Shields, greeted guests at the Cattle Round Up with her smile.

This year’s Cattle Round Up brought together 40 calves, 300 urban cowboys, a feast of steak and prairie oysters and great tunes by Alberta’s own Hey Romeo, cumulating with a night of fun and fundraising at the Sheraton Convention Centre in Red Deer.

Donors from all over Central Alberta bid on calves and other great prizes to raise money for both the Lending Cupboard and senior health care in rural Alberta.

The Lending Cupboard lends out new and used medical equipment to whoever needs it at no charge and with no qualifying.

At this year’s round up, the Lending Cupboard received a Transit Connect van, cosponsored by Lacombe Ford and the Cattle Round Up committee. The van will allow for the safe delivery of equipment to patients who can’t pick it up themselves.

“Cattle Round Up maintains a focus on supporting health care needs in rural Alberta,” said project officer Bonny Mae Fibich.

“Besides the Lending Cupboard, funds will be used to purchase equipment for seniors in rural heath centres. You couldn’t find more deserving causes and our committee is really happy to help.”

Organizers say the 20th annual Cattle Round Up, scheduled for September 2014, is sure to be a barn burner.

For more information, call 403-343-4773 or visit the website at www.rdrhfoundation. com.

Since 1994, the Cattle Round Up has celebrated Central Alberta’s ranching and farming heritage while raising more than $1.6 million for local health care facilities.

Roy and Estella Graham. Roy was a founding member of Cattle Round Up 19 years ago and is still an avid supporter.

Gerry Winia, Tracey Walker, Wendy Madden, Bonny Mae Fibich, Vern McLeod and Dwayne McArthur celebrate the unveiling of a new van for the Lending Cupboard, thanks to funds raised at the 19th annual Cattle Round Up.

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TOXIC WASTE ROUND-UP

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Auditor-general announces audit of monitoring

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

SESSION ON GENDER IDENTITY Central Alberta’s only affirming ministry will host a special session on the complexity of gender identity. Jordan Sullivan, a former Lacombe resident and student at Canadian University College, will speak at St. Andrew’s United Church, at 5226 51st Ave. in Lacombe, on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

Sullivan, who works with the national United Church, he will provide an introduction to gender identity and an overview of the complexity of how people live out their gender identity.

He will identify barriers transgendered people experience in the church and in society at large. All are welcome to attend.

NATURALISTS HOSTING AUTHOR Wine, cheese and socializing are all a part of the upcoming Red Deer River Naturalists event.

But the headliner of the event is Jerry Haigh, a Kenyan-born, Glasgoweducated veterinarian. He has written several books about his experiences living and working in Africa, as well as documenting his Canadian experiences since moving here. The event takes place on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Red Deer Festival Hall, at 4214 58th St. Tickets cost $10 and must be purchased in advance.

They are available at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, at 6300 45th Ave.

RETIRED TEACHERS ART SHOW The artistic talents of retired teachers will be on display at the Central Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association art show and sale on Sept. 28. The annual event will be held at the Pioneer Lodge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coffee will be provided. For more information, contact Margaret at 403-347-5500.

GIVE US A CALL The Advocate invites its readers to help cover news in Central Alberta. We would like to hear from you if you see something worthy of coverage. And we would appreciate hearing from you if you see something inaccurate in our pages. We strive for complete, accurate coverage of Central Alberta and are happy to correct any errors we may commit. Call 403-3144333.

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City of Red Deer waste management specialist Mary Curtis and Enviro Sort manager Keith Davis sort through paint and chemicals at the waste management facility Friday afternoon.

Although the city accepts free household toxic waste all year long, a roundup is held this time of year to encourage residents to bring waste products to the facility on 40th avenue south of Delburne Road. The roundup is intended to keep hazardous products out of the landfill. Items being accepted include propane cylinders, batteries, paint and paint thinners, butane refills, car waxes and polishes, brake transmission fluids, drain cleaners, weed killers, disinfectants, gasoline, kerosene, aerosol sprays, cleaners and stain removers. No used motor will be accepted. The Household Toxic Waste Round-Up continues today from 10 am to 5 pm.

Paving will cause delays Motorists should expect delays and detours in north Red Deer because of paving this weekend.

Starting Saturday, city crews will be overlaying the asphalt surface on 67 Street between Taylor Drive and 59 Avenue, and between the 67 Street bridge and Gaetz Avenue. Crews are expected to finish at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Saturday: ● Westbound 67 Street from 59 Avenue to Taylor Drive from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Detour via 67A Street. ● Eastbound 67 Street from Taylor Drive to 59 Avenue from 11 a.m.

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BRIEFS Liquor store robber was polite RCMP are on the hunt for a courteous criminal who they believe is responsible for two recent Red Deer liquor store thefts.

In two cases from Sept. 8 and Sept. 12, a male wearing a blue jumpsuit akin to those worn in the oilfield and a mask made of a toque with homemade holes cut out for the eyes entered liquor stores in Red Deer looking for cash.

In one case he approached the cashier and asked for “money please,” in the second he asked “for all the money please.”

The first incident occurred at 6:19 p.m. at the Liquor Barn store located at 3430 50th Ave. and also involved the suspect stealing three bottles of vodka.

On Sept. 12, the male entered the Taylor Plaza Liquor Store at 6730 Taylor Dr. at 6:28 p.m. and fled after taking cash.

The male suspect stands between 6’ and 6’2” tall and weighs approximately 175-200 pounds (80-90 kilograms). RCMP believe the same male is responsible for both thefts.

Anyone with information relating to the robberies is asked to call the Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Theft sentencing coming Sentencing will be held late in December for a senior executive fired from her job after writing cheques to herself and stealing money from the petty cash.

Claudine Fleury, 42, pleaded guilty in Red Deer provincial court on Friday to stealing a total of $2,855.60 from her former employer, the Lacombe County Learning Centre.

Crown prosecutor Jillian Brown said Fleury was executive director of the organization

to 8 p.m. Detour via 77 Street.

Sunday: ● Westbound 67 Street from west of the 67 Street bridge to Gaetz Avenue from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Detour via the north off-ramp to Riverside Drive. ● Eastbound 67 Street from Gaetz Avenue to Pamely Avenue from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Detour via Gaetz Avenue to 77 Street to Riverside Drive.

More information on road closures is available at www.reddeer. ca/roadclosures.

when she wrote three cheques totalling $2,447.98 to herself and took $407.62 from the petty cash.

Charges of fraud and theft were laid when Fleury failed to repay the missing money by the June 15 deadline, said Brown.

Fleury is to return to court on Nov. 27 for sentencing.

Bail hearing set Bail will be addressed next week for a suspect arrested in a violent confrontation with police at a scrap metal yard in Red Deer earlier this year.

Richard Allan Parkhurst, 49, has pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges laid by police seeking a suspect who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

Red Deer City RCMP allege that Parkhurst was arrested on Feb. 1 at the Trevita metal recycling shop in the Edgar Industrial Park after ramming police cars and the metal shop’s bay door with a heavy-duty pickup truck in a bid to escape capture.

Police had been called to the shop by staff who suspected that a man was trying to sell stolen metals, including copper wire and wheel rims.

Parkhurst faces charges including attempted murder of a police officer, threatening to kill two police officers, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, willful damage, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of proceeds of crime, being unlawfully at large from a prison sentence and driving while disqualified.

Previously denied bail, Parkhurst returns to court on Wednesday for a new bail hearing, represented by defence counsel John MacNaughton of Red Deer.

He is also scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Red Deer provincial court on Dec. 6-11.

Author a finalist A Red Deer-area author of youth books is a finalist for a 2013 Canadian Children’s Book Centre Award.

Sigmund Brouwer’s book Devil’s Pass is in the running for a John Spray Mystery Award, one of seven major children’s

A coalition of groups calling for a probe of Alberta’s pipeline system were all set to install a billboard to turn the heat up on the government when they got good news.

Opposition parties went public later Thursday morning with a letter from auditor general Merwan Saher committing to an audit of the government’s monitoring systems to ensure compliance with pipeline regulations.

Inspection and enforcement measures will also be included in the probe, which has no timetable.

Don Bester, president of the Alberta Surface Rights Action Group, believes the auditor general got the message of how unhappy many Albertans were with the government’s report on pipeline released the previous month.

“After waiting that long and seeing that kind of report was astonishing to say the least,” said Bester of the 900-page document, which mostly summarized existing regulations but did not look at the pipeline system’s condition or specifically look at recent high-profile spills.

Bester believes pressure from the media and the coalition of more than 50 landowner, environmental, First Nations and labour groups spurred the auditor general to act.

Opposition parties have also demanded action, including the NDP which began calling for a pipeline audit last year.

“I think the auditor general has recognized that fact that this (report) doesn’t satisfy a pipeline safety review.”

He is optimistic the new

book awards given out annually by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

Brouwer’s novel about a boy on a quest to discover answers about his family’s past, is published by Orca Books. It’s among five youth novels nominated for the $5,000 prize. The others were written by authors from Ontario and Vancouver.

Brouwer said he’s very happy to be nominated for Devil’s Pass, which has consistently been on the Canadian bestseller’s list for young readers. The book is part of the Seven adventure series aimed at boys from 12 to 14 years.

Award winners will be announced at the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards gala in Toronto on Oct. 22.

Pre-sentence report ordered A pre-sentence report has been ordered for an East Central Alberta rancher who pleaded guilty on Friday to multiple counts of sexual interference.

Police had been called to investigate complaints that a man had sexually assaulted children under 16 years of age. His name is withheld to protect the names of the children.

Sexual assault charges were withdrawn in Red Deer provincial court on Friday after the man pleaded guilty to seven counts of inappropriately touching children under the age of 16.

Previously released on bail, the man is under the supervision of a probation officer who will prepare a pre-sentence report. He returns to court on Dec. 3 for sentencing.

Trial into bar fight A young man facing charges after a bar fight in Innisfail has pleaded not guilty and asked to be tried by judge and jury in the Court of Queen’s Bench.

Innisfail RCMP allege that James Allen Duchesne, 22, ran over another man with his pickup truck and then drove off after a dispute between two groups of people outside a bar in the early hours of Saturday, June 22.

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report will prove to be the in-depth review that many are seeking, and the coalition intends to keep up their scrutiny to try to ensure the right questions are asked and answered.

“I think we have to be saying we’ve got all the faith in the world he will do a proper job. And I think he will, in my mind.

“He seems to be able to stand up (to the government).

Whether the auditor general will be left alone by the government to do his job though may be in question, he said.

Greenpeace’s Mike Hudema was pleased to see that the auditor general plans to step in.

“My initial comment is it’s a good victory that really shows the power that happens when landowners and environmentalists and First Nations all work together.

“It shows that the review that the province did was completely inadequate,” said Hudema from Edmonton “And we hope that now that the auditor general has picked up the gauntlet we’ll actually get a comprehensive review of pipeline safety that will give us some answers about the many problems that Alberta’s pipeline system is facing.”

He remains optimistic that the review will deliver the goods.

He notes a similar auditor general review was completed in Saskatchewan a few years ago and identified a number of deficiencies.

The auditor general is an independent officer of the legislature, like Alberta’s privacy commissioner, chief electoral officer, ethics commissioner and ombudsman. pcowley@reddeeradvocate. com

Duchesne is charged with aggravated assault, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and failure to stop at the scene of a collision in connection with the alleged incident.

Defence counsel John MacNaughton has asked that a preliminary hearing be scheduled to test the Crown’s case before proceeding to trial. A date for the preliminary hearing is to be set in Red Deer provincial court on Sept. 20.

Duchesne was released earlier on $1,000 cash bail.

Pond hockey equipment swap Need sports equipment? The Red Deer Pond Hockey is holding its annual Sports Equipment Swap in the parking lot at the South Hill Kinsmen Club (4810-35th Street) today.

Weather permitting, the swap runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Drop off your gently used hockey/sporting equipment from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Donate equipment that you do not want or label and price your items if you are staying to monitor them.

For more information, www. reddeerpondhockey.com

Suspicious item may be pipe bomb Red Deer RCMP are investigating an incident involving a suspicious item, believed to be a pipe bomb, found in the Woodlea neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon.

At 3:28 p.m. on Thursday, police received a report of a suspicious item in a secure City of Red Deer electrical substation at 5330-47th Ave. The street was closed while the RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit removed and secured the suspicious item. The investigation is currently ongoing and more information will be released once it becomes available.

If you have any information on this incident, call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com

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The evil we know in Syria THE SYRIANS WANTED TO KNOW (AMID THE CONFLICT): WAS ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION? For days, Christians with Antiochian Orthodox Church ties to Syria waited for news — based in Damascus for about the fighting in Maalou- centuries — was called by la, a village near Damascus Metropolitan Saba Esper of that is famous for being one southern Syria, who in turn of three in existence in which had just reached Mother Bethe locals still lagia, abbess of speak ancient Arathe famous St. Themaic, the language kla monastery in of Jesus.

Maaloula.

International reThe Syrians ports were sketchy wanted to know: and American meWas anyone paying dia reports were all attention? but nonexistent.

Syria and other Then the Britlands in the Middle ain-based Syrian East are “where Observatory for Huour spiritual roots man Rights, a group are, the roots of all critical of PresiChristians,” the loTERRY dent Bashar alcation of biblical Assad and his govsites that are “not MATTINGLY ernment, reported in Disney World that the village had or Never-Never fallen on Sept. 7 in Land,” said Bishan assault led by op Basil Essey of rebels with ties to al-Qaida.

Wichita, Kan., in a Sunday serBut no one was certain who mon that was posted online. controlled Maaloula.

“Our Savior walked there.

There were reports of con- The apostles walked there. ... tinued street fighting between These are not just places in government troops and ele- books, brothers and sisters. ments of the Free Syrian Ar“These are holy places my. Rebels kept lobbing shells where Christians, your spiriat the village from surround- tual ancestors, and for many ing mountains. of you your physical ancestors, During the siege, an Amer- have lived Holy Orthodoxy for ican bishop of the ancient the past 2,000 years.”

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At the time of his conversation with Metropolitan Saba, he said, reports indicated that Maaloula’s two famous monasteries were saved, but that two village churches — one Orthodox, the other EasternRite Catholic — had been ransacked. The churches still existed — kind of.

“On the inside, the icons, the holy books, everything had been desecrated. Not just ripped off the walls, but covered in urine,” said Bishop Basil.

“Obviously, this must be seen as “real desecration — by that wing of the Free Syrian Army.”

Leaders of Eastern Orthodox Christianity — which is my own church — are not the only clerics in America and around the world worried about the plight of Christians and those in other minority religious groups in Syria.

Global debates about President Barack Obama’s plan for a limited strike against the Assad regime, in response to reports of nerve gas being used on civilians, have only added to the tension.

In Rome, Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal for peace and asked Catholics

and other believers worldwide to fast and pray for nonviolent initiatives in the Middle East.

He also wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to urge Obama and other G-20 leaders to oppose military intervention in Syria.

In his own vigil service for peace, the pope proclaimed: “Even today we continue this history of conflict between brothers. ... Even today, we let ourselves be guided by idols, by selfishness, by our own interests, and this attitude persists.

“We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves.

“As if it were normal, we continue to sow destruction, pain, death! Violence and war lead only to death, they speak of death!”

Among Protestants, ethicists on both sides of the theological aisle have debated whether a threatened U.S. air strike against Syria could be justified under “just-war theory.”

On the theological right, 62.5 percent of those contact-

ed by the Evangelical Leaders Survey said they now oppose direct U.S. military intervention in Syria.

The Rev. Rick Warren of the giant Saddleback Church in Southern California simply tweeted a series of Bible verses, including this from Isaiah: “Rushing to do evil, ready to kill innocent people, they cause destruction, not knowing how to live in peace.”

Anyone who prays for peace in Syria must acknowledge, at the beginning, that “vicious wrongs” have been done on both sides and that “there’s really no good armed force over there.

“No one we can trust.

None,” concluded Bishop Basil.

“So the choice is between the evil that we know and that we’ve had for 30-40 years in that part of the world, or another evil we don’t know about except what they’ve shown us in this awful civil war.”

Terry Mattingly directs the Washington Journalism Center at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Contact him at tmattingly@cccu.org or www.tmatt.net.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Centre for Spiritual Living 11:00 a.m.

Celebration Service Rev. Judy Andersen www.cslreddeer.org

10:30 a.m.

Worship Service FALL KICK-OFF SUNDAY

#3 - 6315 Horn Street

www.firstbaptistrd.ca

Join us this Sunday, September 15 at 9:00am, 11:00am or 6:30pm

PROMISES - Never Beyond Hope • CrossRoads Kids (to gr. 6)

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA

The Anglican Church KNOX of Canada

Sunday, Sept. 15

SW Corner of 32 Street & Hwy 2, Red Deer County AFFILIATED WITH THE EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CANADA

ST. LEONARD’S ON THE HILL

Minister: The Rev. Wayne Reid

43 Avenue & 44 Street 403-346-6769

“Anxiety Prayer”

“A Church For All Ages”

www.stleonardsonthehill.org

Celebrant: Rev. Gary Sinclair

with Sunday School Registration/Nursery BBQ after the 10 a.m. Service

ST. LUKE’S

“Old Church Blessing a New World”

Helping people encounter the goodness of God Corner of 55th St & 46th Ave 10:30 am Contemporary Worship

streamschurch.com 403.342.7441

Streams Christian Church afÀliated with the PAOC

Sunday Services Services 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

9:00a.m. & 11:00a.m.

Wednesday Ministries 7:00p.m.

Established 1898

4718 Ross St. • 403-346-4560

Sunday, Sept. 15

Invitation Sunday, Sept. 15 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

www.CrossRoadsChurch.ca

Gaetz & 54th 403-346-3402 www.saintlukereddeer.posterous.com

Celebrant: Bishop Kerr-Wilson 10:00 a.m. Family Friendly Worship with Confirmation & Eucharist Sunday School & Refreshments Thurs. 2:00 pm Eucharist

10:30 am Worship Service

West Park Presbyterian

403-347-5450

Joffre Road (East of 30 Ave. on 55 St.) 10:30 am Worship Service Speaker: Terry Wiebe “Praise For God’s Plan” Ephesians 1 Verses 3-14 Children’s Sunday School 2 1/2 - Grade 5 www.balmoralchapel.ca

3628-57 Ave.

403-346-6036

SUNDAY WORSHIP 11:00 a.m.

WILLOW VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN 26016-HWY 595 (Delburne Road) Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Rev. Reg Graves Everyone Welcome!

Passion for God, Compassion for People.

2020 40th Ave, Red Deer www.livingstones.ab.ca 403.347.7311

Balmoral Bible Chapel

LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF RED DEER WELCOME YOU

Sunday, Sept. 15

GOOD SHEPHERD ELCIC 40 Holmes St.

403-340-1022 Rev. Marc Jerry

WORSHIP SUNDAY 10:30 AM with Holy Communion Everyone Welcome

Saved by grace - called to serve

Loving God . . . Loving People 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School For All Ages 10:15 am Worship Service 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer 403.343.1511

www.deerparkchurch.ca

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA GAETZ MEMORIAL

Corner of Ross Street and 48th Avenue — Phone 403-347-2244

10:30 a.m.

“Harmonies of God” RETIREMENT CELEBRATION FOR MIRIAM PRATT www.gaetzmemorialunitedchurch.ca

SUNNYBROOK UNITED CHURCH 12 Stanton Street

403-347-6073

10:30 a.m.

“Finding the Lost” Babyfold, Toddler Sunday www.sunnybrookunited.org Babyfold, Toddler Room,Room Sunday Club Clubwww.sunnybrookunited.org

MOUNT CALVARY (LC-C)

#18 Selkirk Blvd. Phone 403-346-3798 Pastor Don Hennig | Pastor Peter Van Katwyk

DIVINE SERVICE 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Kings Kids Playschool www.mclcrd.org

Growing in Faith Through Word and Sacrament

Living Faith

Lutheran Church NALC Worship 10:00 AM Pastor Mel Kornfeld

Bethany Collegeside 99 College Circle RDC

Everyone Welcome

Rooted in the word of God, Growing in the likeness of Christ, Reaching out by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Starry nights ahead PLENTY OF BIG-NAME ACTS ARE RED DEER BOUND IN COMING MONTHS Superstar alt-country siblings The Band rial Centre concert is already a sellout.

Perry are coming to Red Deer — as is CanThose who didn’t get tickets for Great ada’s duct tape-wielding handyman Red Big Sea can still get into a lively “kitchen Green, and Canadian operatic party” show by Gordie MacKsuperstar Ben Heppner. eeman and his Rhythm Boys in These are just a few of the faOctober at the Elks Lodge. mous faces set to appear before There’s also roots act Ellocal audiences in the coming liott BROOD, alt-rockers Crash months as the fall entertainKarma and One Bad Son, and ment season of music, theatre Canada’s folky favourite, Valdy, and comedy begins to unfold. appearing in various live music So far, the biggest concert venues this fall — as well as news appears to be a tie becountry singers Chad Browntween the Jan. 15 Centrium perlee, Jason Blaine and Deric formance by Alabama-based Ruttan in a November triple The Band Perry, known for the bill. hits If I Die Young and Better For those who like the music LANA Dig Two, and Heppner. of Frankie Valli and The Four MICHELIN Hepner, Canada’s celebrity Seasons or Elvis Presley, it will tenor recognized for his drabe interpreted in the tribute matic repertoire, is sure to shows Oh What a Night! and Elmake a mark on the local clasvis! Elvis! Elvis! sical music scene when he performs at a Local musicians will get a chance to gala fundraiser in March for the Red Deer shine when Red Deer College’s Big Band, Symphony Orchestra.

Symphonic Winds and Percussion EnAside from Heppner, a bevy of lesser- semble bring jazz, classical and Latinknown world-class guest soloists will also flavoured music to the RDC Arts Centre help the RDSO deliver a season of meaty throughout the season. musical fare.

On the theatre side, D’Artagnan and his Classical music lovers will particularly swashbuckling friends, Athos, Porthos and relish another pairing of the Red Deer Aramis will appear in the Red Deer Coland Edmonton Symphony Orchestras for a lege Theatre Studies production of Alexconcert of Russian music in May. andre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers at the In the meantime, other talented mu- RDC Arts Centre. sicians are ready to take smaller stages RDC Theatre Studies also presents around town. One of the more anticipated Lewis Carroll’s plucky heroine Alice stepis the Great Big Sea appearance in Octo- ping into another topsy-turvey world in ber.

Alice Through the Looking Glass, and ShakeThe East Coasters who put a modern speare’s long-suffering merchant, Egeon, spin on traditional Celtic tunes are so appearing in the mistaken-identities farce popular in Central Alberta that the Memo- The Comedy of Errors.

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Central Alberta Theatre brings kooky, free-spirited Jill Tanner in Butterflies are Free to the Nickle Studio. Among other memorable characters to be brought to life by CAT are the southern women of Steel Magnolias and the notorious Nurse Ratched, who butts heads with rebellious mental patient Randle P. McMurphy, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

CAT’s Christmas show at the Memorial Centre is an original fairy tale musical spoof, Cinderella Dances With the Stars, written by Red Deer’s Albert Azzara.

Tree House Youth Theatre is also preparing for a varied program that will wrap up next spring with the macabre musical Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Since belly laughs are very welcome during our long fall and winter, Red Green will share his tongue-in-cheek wisdom with an audience in October. And fans of stand-up comedy can catch the Rat Pack Edition of the Just for Laughs Comedy Tour, which stops at the Memorial Centre in November.

It features comedians Darrin Rose, Tom Papa, Alonzo Bodden and Orney Adams.

More regular laughs can be had over the local comic antics of the Bull Skit crew, seen monthly at the Scott Block.

The crack team of improvisers is also staging biweekly Bull Prov shows, as well as a brand-new Calf Skit show to take kids on an adventure with new twists on classic storybook tales.

These are all good reasons to switch off the TV, computer or Xbox and get an electric charge out of live performances happening around the city. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Music, comedy and theatre are all in the offing at various Red Deer-area venues this fall and winter through to spring. Here’s a listing of some of the main pickings.

SEPTEMBER Sept. 14 — Raise the Woof, a comedy night in support of the SPCA runs at the Red Deer Curling Centre. A ticket for the show and 7 p.m. dinner is $80.25. A ticket for the 8 p.m. show only is $45.50 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 20 — Spanish dancers click their heels in Puertas, featuring the Fiona Malena Flamenco Ensemble, at 8 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $25 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre, or $29 at the door.

Sept. 20 — Alt-country band Elliott BROOD strikes up tunes at The Hideout, south of Red Deer.

Tickets for the 9 p.m. show are $20 in advance from the venue, 53rd Street Music, or Gord’s Smoke Shop, or $25 at the door.

Sept. 20, 21 — Bull Skit kicks off its season of laughs with sketch comedy, improvisation and music by Amy Lou at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for this 8 p.m. Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/seniors) from www.

BullSkitComedy.com.

Sept. 21 — Calf Skit allows kids at the 2 p.m. matinee at the Scott Block to determine where improvised adventure stories will lead. There’s a different story each month in this interactive family show by Against the Wall Theatre. (Recommended for children 10 and under). Tickets are $20 per family at the door and include free popcorn.

Sept. 22 — Tree House Youth Theatre presents the award-winning Canadian play, I Met A Bully On the Hill, by Martha Brooks and Maureen Hunter, at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. It tells a powerful and timely story of a young girl’s struggle with a school bully. The suggested donation for the 7:30 p.m. performance is $10. Suitable for ages 6 and up.

Sept. 26-Oct. 12 — Central Alberta Theatre presents the kooky ’60s-era comedy Butterflies are Free, by Leonard Gershe, in the Nickle Studio, upstairs at the Memorial Centre. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show (2 p.m. Sunday matinee) are $31.45 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Sept. 26 — Singer/songwriter Valdy brings his country-folk ballads to The Hideout. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $20 in advance from the venue, 53rd Street Music, or Gord’s Smoke Shop, or $25 at the door.

Sept. 27 — Calgary pianist Allen Reiser’s all-Chopin recital is on at 8 p.m. at the Red Deer College Arts Centre. Tickets are $23.10

($18.90 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Sept. 28 — Bull Prov, an allimprov show, is brought to you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

Sept. 30 — Canada’s zaniest handyman, Red Green, shares more duct-tape wisdom in his How to Do Everything Show, which stops at 7 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $65.80 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

OCTOBER Oct. 4 — Rockers Crash Karma and One Bad Son perform at The Vat in Red Deer. Tickets for the 9 p.m. show are $20 from the venue.

Oct. 5 — The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra presents Bold and Beethoven, featuring solo pianist Corey Hamm, an 8 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre.

Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 students/seniors, $39.25 youths/first four rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. (A few season subscriptions are still available before this first concert).

Oct. 5 — There’s no denying the eternal appeal of Elvis, Elvis, Elvis! The 8 p.m. tribute show runs at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $45 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 10 — Local pianists Cheryl Cooney and Debra Bakland put on a duo concert of music from Bach, Brahms and other classical composers at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $22.25 ($18.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 10-19 — William Shakespeare’s wacky Comedy of Errors, about two sets of identical twins separated at birth, is staged at 7:30 p.m. by Red Deer College Theatre Studies in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre (1 p.m. Saturday matinees). Tickets are $21.25 ($19.95 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 12 — Bull Prov, an allimprov show, is brought to you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

Oct. 19 — East Coast “kitchen party” band Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys put on a lively fiddling show at the Elk’s Lodge in Red Deer. Tickets to this Central Music Festival Society-

sponsored concert are $30, including dinner. Doors open at 6 p.m., show is at 7:30 p.m. Visit centralmusicfest.com for tickets.

Oct. 24 — Women of the Baton are featured by the RDC Symphonic Winds at a 7:30 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $19.25 ($16.25 students/ seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 25, 26 — Local band Waskasoo joins the Bull Skit crew for a night of sketch comedy, improvisation and music at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for this 8 p.m. Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/seniors) from www.

BullSkitComedy.com.

Oct. 26 — A Red Deer College faculty recital celebrates Red Deer’s centennial and RDC’s 50th birthday with music — including premieres of original compositions

by Malcolm Bell and Ruston Vuori.

Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre are $23.10 ($18.90 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 26 — Calf Skit allows kids at the 2 p.m. matinee at the Scott Block to determine where improvised adventure stories will lead.

There’s a different story each month in this interactive family show by Against the Wall Theatre.

(Recommended for children 10 and under). Tickets are $20 per family at the door and include free popcorn.

Oct. 27 — Direct from Las Vegas comes Oh What a Night!, a musical tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, at 7 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre.

Tickets are $60 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Oct. 28 — Red Deer loves the Celtic rock band Great Big Sea. The Memorial Centre concert is already sold out.

NOVEMBER Nov. 1-16 — Central Alberta Theatre presents Steel Magnolias, a three-hankie dramedy by Robert Harling, at City Centre Stage in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show (2 p.m. Sunday matinee) are $31.80 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Nov. 2 — The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra presents London Calling, featuring solo flutist Leslie Newman, an 8 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 students/seniors, $39.25 youths/first four rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Nov. 7, 8 — Ski and snowboard films are screened at the Pursuit Film Festival at the Scott Block. The shows start at 7 p.m.

Ticket information is to be announced at pursuitfilmfest.ca.

Nov. 9 — Your Town Throw Down, a country triple threat concert featuring Chad Brownlee, Jason Blaine and Deric Ruttan, goes at 7 p.m. at Cowboys Bar and Nightclub in Red Deer. Tickets are $25.25 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. No minors.

Nov. 9 — Bull Prov, an all-improv show, is brought to you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

Nov. 16 — The Capital One Just for Laughs Comedy Tour stops at 7 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $46.50 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Nov. 16 — Singer/songwriter Kim Wempe, a former RDC student who’s winning raves for her music on the East Coast, is back for a CD release party for her new album Coalition. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are $20 at the door (other outlets TBA).

Nov. 21-30 — Lewis Carroll’s beloved Alice Through The Looking Glass is enacted as a stage musical by RDC Theatre Studies.

This topsy-turvey tale is adapted

by Jim DeFelice, with songs by Red Deer’s Larry Reese. Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. shows at the RDC Arts Centre (1 p.m. Saturday matinees) are $26.25 ($21.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Nov. 22, 23 — Bull Skit continues its season of sketch comedy and improvisation, this time with music by Garrett Olsen, at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for this 8 p.m.

Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/seniors) from www.BullSkitComedy. com.

Nov. 23 — Calf Skit allows kids at the 2 p.m. matinee at the Scott Block to determine where improvised adventure stories will lead. There’s a different story each month in this interactive family show by Against the Wall Theatre. (Recommended for children 10 and under). Tickets are $20 per family at the door and include free popcorn.

Dec. 3, 4 — It’s all Jazz, at 7:30 p.m. in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre, features the RDC Big Band and student and faculty jazz combos performing high-energy tunes from jazz greats. Tickets are $19.25 ($16.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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The Band Perry — Jan. 15

Red Green — Sept. 30

Deric Ruttan — Nov. 9

Ben Heppner — March 26

Valdy — Sept. 26

Jason Blaine — Nov. 9

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 C5 you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

April 14 — Popular Scottish-Canadian tenor John McDermott performs Celtic hits during his Looking Back tour which stops at 7:30 p.m. at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre. Tickets are $52.75 from Red Deer’s Memorial Centre.

April 16-19 — Ten Lost Years, a play about bravery during the Canadian Depression, by Jack Winder and Cedric Smith, is brought to life by RDC Theatre Studies students at City Centre Stage in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. shows (1 p.m. Saturday matinee) are $21.25 ($17.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

April 25, 26 — Edmonton singer/songwriter Ben Sures joins the Bull Skit crew for a night of sketch comedy, improvisation and music at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer.

Tickets for this 8 p.m. Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/seniors) from www.BullSkitComedy. com.

April 26 — Calf Skit allows kids at the 2 p.m. matinee at the Scott Block to determine where improvised adventure stories will lead. There’s a different story each month in this interactive family show by Against the Wall Theatre. (Recommended for children 10 and under). Tickets are $20 per family at the door and include free popcorn.

April 26 — The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra presents Angels of Amadeus, featuring solo horn player Allene Hackman, an 8 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 students/seniors, $39.25 youths/first four rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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DECEMBER

JANUARY Jan. 11 — Bull Prov, an all-improv show, is brought to you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

Jan. 15 — The U.S. alt-country trio The Band Perry performs If I Die Young and other hits for fans on the Centrium Stage. Tickets go on sale Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.

Jan. 16-Feb. 1 — Sylvia, a canine comedy by A.R. Gurney, is reprised by Central Alberta Theatre at 7:30 p.m. at the City Centre Stage (2 p.m. Sunday matinee). Tickets are $31.80 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Jan. 19 — Classical guitarist Shannon Frizzell and friends perform a 2 p.m. concert at Margaret Parsons Theatre at Red Deer College. Tickets are $23.10 ($18.90 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Jan 24, 25 — The Half Chance Heroes join Bull Skit for an evening of sketch comedy, improvisation and music at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for this 8 p.m.

Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/ seniors) from www.BullSkitComedy.com.

Jan. 25 — Calf Skit allows kids at the 2 p.m. matinee at the Scott Block to determine where improvised adventure stories will lead. There’s a different story each month in this interactive family show by Against the Wall Theatre. (Recommended for children 10 and under). Tickets are $20 per family at the door and include free popcorn.

FEBRUARY

MAY

Conductor Claude Lapalme’s Red Deer Symphony Orchestra presents Yuletide Delights, featuring the Rosedale Valley Strings, on Dec. 7 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 7 — An evening of Latin, jazz and rock music on marimbas, vibraphones, xylophones and drums is presented by the RDC Percussion Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $19.25 ($16.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 8 — Bull Prov, an all-improv show, is brought to you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

March 21, 22 — Bull Skit provides sketch comedy, improvisation and music by Lauren Busheikin at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for this 8 p.m. Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/seniors) from www.BullSkitComedy.com.

March 22, 23 — That’s Entertainment, a showcase of best performances of the year by RDC music students, is on at 7:30 p.m. on March 22 and 2 p.m. on March 23 at the RDC Arts centre. Tickets are $25.25 ($21.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 22 — Calf Skit allows kids at the 2 p.m. matinee at the Scott Block to determine where improvised adventure stories will lead. There’s a different story each month in this interactive family show by Against the Wall Theatre. (Recommended for children 10 and under). Tickets are $20 per family at the door and include free popcorn.

March 26 — Canada’s superstar operatic tenor Ben Heppner performs at a special fundraising gala for the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre.

Tickets are $159.20 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 27-April 12 — Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is presented by Central Alberta Theatre at 7:30 p.m. at City Centre Stage (2 p.m. Sunday matinee). Tickets are $31.80 at the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

March 28 — Alberta’s Got Jazz features performances by the RDC Big Band and guest jazz artists at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $19.25 ($16.25 students/ seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

APRIL

Feb. 1 — The RDC Faculty Jazz Cabaret includes the music of Elvis, The Beatles, funk and fusion at 7:30 p.m. in Studio A of the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $23.10 ($18.90 April 3 — The RDC Chamber Choir celebrates its 10th students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. anniversary season with a Touch of Class concert spotlighting Feb. 6-15 — Alexandre Dumas’s swashbuckling tale of nature songs at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are The Three Musketeers, adapted by Ken Ludwig, is staged $19.25 ($16.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket

by RDC Theatre Studies students at 7:30 p.m. the RDC Centre.

Arts Centre (1 p.m. Saturday matinees). Tickets are $26.25 April 9-12 — The graduating students of RDC Theatre ($21.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. Studies devises a site-specific show called Out of the Box, to Feb. 8 — Bull Prov, an all-improv show, is brought to be staged at a non-traditional performance venue somewhere you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. in Red Deer. Thematically challenging, it will feature thrilling, shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott avant-garde performances and the audience will get a real Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests. theatrical experience. Venue, times and ticket prices to be anFeb. 20-March 8 — Central Alberta Theatre presents nounced.

Oldest Profession, a musical satire about senior hookers April 12 — Bull Prov, an all-improv show, is brought to

by Paula Vogel, at 7:30 p.m. at the Nickle Studio (2 p.m.

Sunday matinee). Tickets are Red Deer welcomes back for the second year... $31.45 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Feb. 21, 22 — Bull Skit continues going for laughs -Direct from Spain with sketch comedy, improviA Spectacular performance NOT TO MISS! sation — as well as music by Oldbury —at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for this 8 p.m. Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/seniors) from www.BullSkitComedy. com.

Feb. 22 — The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra presents Voices of Heaven, an 8 p.m. choral concert of Bach’s Great Mass with Early Music Voices, at the Gaetz Memorial United Church. Tickets are $53.70 ($51.70 students/ seniors, $38.20 youths) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Feb. 22 — Calf Skit allows kids at the 2 p.m. matinee at the Scott Block to determine where improvised adventure stories will lead. There’s a different story each month in this interactive family show

by Against the Wall Theatre.

(Recommended for children 10 and under). Tickets are $20 per family at the door and include free popcorn.

Feb. 23 — Dale Wheeler’s piano recital features works by Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin and others at 7:30 p.m. at the RDC Arts Centre.

Tickets are $23.10 ($18.90 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

“The Fiona Malena Flamenco Ensemble” Get your tickets now

MARCH March 6 — The RDC Symphonic Winds and the Red Deer Community Youth Orchestra are Dancing Through Time with a program of ballet, theatre and dance music. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre are $19.25 ($16.25

May 1-17 — Looking, a Norm Foster comedy about four 40-somethings searching for love, is presented by Central Alberta Theatre at 7:30 p.m. at the Nickle Studio, upstairs at the Memorial Centre (2 p.m. Sunday matinee). Tickets are $31.45 at the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

May 10 — Bull Prov, an all-improv show, is brought to you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

May 16 — The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra presents A Stroll Through Red Square, a joint 8 p.m. concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, at the RDC Arts Centre.

Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 students/seniors, $39.25 youths/ first four rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

May 22-24 — The Best of Bull Skit runs with sketch comedy, improvisation and music at the Scott Block in downtown Red Deer. Tickets for this 8 p.m. Against the Wall Theatre presentation are $23 ($18 students/seniors) from www.BullSkitComedy.com.

May 29-31, June 5-7 — Tree House Youth Theatre presents Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a gripping, macabre musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler about a barber and pie-maker who get revenge by turning their enemies into baked goods. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. shows (1:30 p.m. Saturday matinees) are $15 from www. treehouseyouththeatre.ca. Suitable for ages 12 and up.

June 12-21 — Central Alberta Theatre’s One-Act Play Festival runs at 7:30 p.m. at the Nickle Studio, upstairs at the Memorial Centre. Tickets are $20 from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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SHOWTIMES FOR FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 TO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 ELYSIUM (14A) (GORY VIOLENCE) FRI 4:20, 7:00, 9:40; SAT-SUN 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40; MON-WED 6:50, 9:30; THURS 9:30 THE SMURFS 2 (G) FRI 4:55, 7:30; SAT-SUN 2:10, 4:55, 7:30; MON-THURS 7:10 PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS (PG) (FRIGHTENING SCENES) SAT-SUN 1:25 PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS 3D (PG) (FRIGHTENING SCENES) FRI-SUN 4:00, 6:45; MONTHURS 6:45 THE WOLVERINE 3D (14A) (VIOLENCE) FRI-THURS 9:20 THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (PG) (NOT REC. FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,VIOLENCE,FRIGHTENING SCENES) FRI 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; SAT-SUN 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; MONTHURS 6:55, 9:55 WE’RE THE MILLERS (14A) (SEXUAL CONTENT,CRUDE COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI 4:05, 6:50, 9:35; SAT-SUN 1:00, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35; MON-THURS 6:35, 9:15 THE WORLD’S END (14A) (CRUDE COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI-SUN 10:10; MON-THURS 9:45 RIDDICK (18A) (GORY VIOLENCE) FRI 4:35, 7:25, 10:15; SAT-SUN 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15; MON-THURS 7:05, 9:55

INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (14A) (NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN,FRIGHTENING SCENES) FRI 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; SAT-SUN 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; MON-THURS 7:30, 10:05 PLANES 3D (G) FRI 5:20, 7:40, 10:00; SAT-SUN 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:00; MON-THURS 7:15, 9:35 PLANES (G) SAT-SUN 12:40 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) FRI 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; SAT 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; SUN 12:35, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; MON-THURS 7:00, 10:00 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (14A) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 1:00 WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS - 2013 () SUN 6:00 THE FAMILY (14A) (BRUTAL VIOLENCE,COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI 5:10, 7:50, 10:30; SAT-SUN 12:00, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30; MON-WED 7:20, 10:00; THURS 7:20, 9:00, 10:00 THE FAMILY (14A) (BRUTAL VIOLENCE,COARSE LANGUAGE) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 1:00 ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US 3D () FRI-SAT 4:10, 6:55, 9:30; SUN 3:30, 10:20; MON-WED 6:40, 9:15; THURS 6:40 THE SCHOOL OF ROCK (PG) SAT 11:00 ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US () SAT 1:15; SUN 1:45

Adult Community Bands about to begin!

Calling all beginner to advanced players!!

The bands of the Red Deer Community Band Society invite instrumentalists who play woodwind, brass, or percussion instruments to participate in performance ensembles at a variety of levels. The emphasis is upon making great music in a relaxed, enjoyable, non-threatening atmosphere.

MONDAY NIGHT ADULT BAND - Glen Traquair, Director (Phone: 403.342.0601). The experienced adult player with 3 or more years of experience. Meets Mondays (beginning Sept. 16) at Notre Dame High School (#50 Lees Street), 7-9 PM TUESDAY NIGHT ADULT BAND - Greg Wheeler, Director (Phone: 403.346.5868). For the intermediate or developing player with approximately 2 years experience. Meets Tuesdays (beginning Sept. 17) at Hunting Hills High School (150 Lockwood Avenue) 7-9 PM INTRODUCTORY/NOVICE ADULT BAND - Lil Traquair (Phone: 403.342.0601) For the adult with little or no band experience, including those who played “years and years ago.” We will assist with instrument selection and with advice on acquiring an instrument. Meets Mondays (beginning Sept. 16) at Hunting Hills High School (150 Lockwood Avenue) 7 - 8:30 PM JAZZ EXPLOSION BIG BAND - Tim Brehaut, Director (Phone: 403.346.9884). For the medium to advanced player interested in performing traditional and contemporary big band jazz. Meets Wednesdays (beginning Sept. 18) at Ecole Camille J. Lerouqe School (5530 - 42A Ave.) 7-9 PM. For further information call Michael Mann Director of Bands for the Red Deer Community Band Society Evening: 403.346.3911 Email: directorofbands@reddeerroyals.com

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Dec. 5-7, 12-14 — Tree House Youth Theatre stages Winter Wonderland 2.0 to help create more magical Yuletide memories. There will be food, “reindeer games” and Christmas-themed entertainment for the whole family at the Scott Block. Tickets for the 7 p.m. shows (2 p.m. Saturday matinees) are $17.50 until Oct. 31 and $22.50 after from www. treehouseyouththeatre.ca. Ideal for Christmas parties.

Dec. 6 — Sounds of the Season are rung in by the RDC Symphonic Winds and the college’s Chamber Choir. Tickets to this 7:30 p.m. concert of angel-related compositions at the RDC Arts Centre are $22.25 ($18.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 7 — The Red Deer Symphony Orchestra presents Yuletide Delights, featuring the Rosedale Valley Strings, an 8 p.m. concert at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets are $54.75 ($52.75 students/seniors, $39.25 youths/first four rows) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 7 — Bull Prov, an all-improv show, is brought to you by Against the Wall Theatre. Tickets to the 7 and 9 p.m. shows are $10 at the door at the Centennial Stage of the Scott Block (entrance from the alley). Various special guests.

Dec. 13-21 — Central Alberta Theatre presents the slapstick musical Cinderella Dances With the Stars, by local playwright Albert Azzara, at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Centre (1 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday). Tickets are $25.45, or $20.45 each for a family of four, from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. (Group rates also available).

Dec. 13, 14 —In RDC’s First Year Theatre Showcase, students perform some thrilling stage combat, stately period dances, scenes from plays, and will sing and perform choral works at City Centre Stage. Shows at 7 p.m. Friday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday. “Pay what you dare” for admission.

Proceeds will support the students’ final production Out of the Box. Dec. 14, 15 — The Nutcracker, a perennial Christmastime favourite, is staged by local ballet students of all ages at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets for the 7 p.m. shows (1:30 p.m.

Sunday matinee) are $22.25 ($20.25 students/seniors) from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Dec. 18 — Charles Dickens’ story of A Christmas Carol gets the roots music treatment by Bill Bourne and other notable Edmonton musicians when A Carol Project is presented at the RDC Arts Centre. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show, brought in by the Central Music Festival Society, are $30 and are available from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

Come join in the music and great times!

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Billions at stake in F-35 deal LOCKHEED MARTIN SAYS $10.5 BILLION OF CANADIAN WORK ON F-35 AT RISK

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canada’s aerospace industry could lose about $10.5 billion worth of contracts over several decades if the federal government ultimately decides not to purchase the controversial F-35 Stealth Fighter, says a senior executive at Lockheed Martin.

Orlando Carvalho, executive vicepresident of the U.S. defence giant, says Lockheed will honour $500 million worth of business already awarded to Canadian partners but that other work would be in jeopardy without a Canadian jet order.

“If in fact the Canadian government were to decide not to select the F-35

we will certainly honour the contracts that we have here with the Canadian industry but our approach in the future would be to try to do business with the industries that are in the countries that are buying the airplane,” he said in an interview after officially opening its new engine overhaul facility in Montreal.

Carvalho said Lockheed estimates that Canadian industry could potentially receive $11 billion of contracts over 25 to 40 years as its builds 3,000 planes for air forces around the world.

About 72 Canadian companies have secured work on the F-35 project. Industry Canada has estimated that the potential value could be US$9.8 billion, including the amount of contracts

already awarded.

Gilles Labbe, the former head of aerospace cluster Aero Montreal and CEO of F-35 supplier Heroux-Devtek (TSX:HRX), last year warned that thousands of jobs would be at risk if lead manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman remove work destined to be completed in Canada by members of the global supply chain.

Ottawa is evaluating potential alternatives to its original plan to purchase 65 F-35 aircraft. A KPMG report late last year warned that the total bill, including service and support, could be as much as $45.8 billion over 42 years to replace the current stable of CF-18s, which are due to be retired in 2020.

Carvalho said Lockheed continues

to reduce the F-35’s cost. He said each plane will cost Canada around $75 million in today’s dollars, or about $85 million including inflation once they are expected to be delivered to Canada in 2018.

He said the contractor has removed 50 per cent of costs from when it started production and is looking at how to remove another 50 per cent as it gets into full production, making it “an affordable airplane” to the U.S. government.

“As we continue to gain the efficiency on the production line, the learning, as we continue to build more and more airplanes, as the production ramps up, the cost of this airplane will only come down.”

HOME BUILDERS AWARDS

Award of Excellence for Platinum Homes SORENTO CUSTOM HOMES NABS MERIT AWARD FOR CENTRAL ALBERTA Platinum Homes and Developments was recognized Friday evening in Jasper at the annual awards presentation of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association — Alberta.

The Red Deer builder and renovator received a 2013 Award of Excellence in Housing in the renovation category for projects between $200,000 and $500,000.

Awards of Excellence were presented in 22 categories, with Edmonton builders claiming 14, Calgary companies receiving six, and one each going to Red Deer and Lethbridge.

Merit Awards were also presented for each area of the province, with Sorento Custom Homes claiming the honour for Central Alberta.

Also announced were three Builder of the Year awards, with Homes by

Avi winning in the large volume category, White Eagle Homes in the small volume category and Qualico Group of Companies in the multifamily category.

There were 412 entries for this year’s awards, with 137 judges involved in the selection process.

A release issued by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association — Alberta said the residential construction sector in the province is having a good year, with housing starts up 10 per cent during the first half of 2013 and forecast to remain high next year.

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association — Alberta represents more than 1,500 business members, including home builders, renovators, developers, trade and supply companies, and professional services.

Attempt at cyber heist could have drained millions

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — A daring attempt to graft a rogue piece of hardware onto a computer at a London branch of Spanish bank Santander could have drained millions of pounds (dollars) from its coffers, police said Friday, an indication of the potential for electronic crime to tear huge chunks off financial institutions’ balance sheets.

London’s Metropolitan Police and Santander said in a joint statement that 12 suspects were arrested Thursday following an attempt by a bogus maintenance engineer to install a keyboard-videomouse — a device typically used to control several computers at once — onto one of the bank’s computers at a branch located in a south London shopping centre.

Few other technical details were released, but the statement said that the hardware would have allowed the transmission of the entire computer’s desktop and “allowed the suspects to take control of the bank’s computer remotely.”

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David Mintz inside his business, Tofutti, in Cranford, N.J. Mintz, the Tofutti CEO, maker of dairy-free products, says he wants his employees at Tofutti to have the trademarks of youth: energetic and enthusiastic, fresh thinking and quick to catch on, able to work at a frenzied pace, starting the day early and working late. He’s finding them in older workers.

Best ‘new’ workers are older SOME EMPLOYERS SEE PERKS OF HIRING OLDER APPLICANTS; CITE EXPERIENCE, DEDICATION, ENTHUSIASM Google to AT&T to MetLife, have signed an AARP pledge recognizing the value of experienced workers and vowing to consider applicants 50 and older.

One of them, New York-based KPMG, has found success with a high proportion of older workers, who bring experience that the company says adds credibility.

Many employers find older workers help them connect with older clients.

At the Vermont Country Store in Rockingham, Vt., the averOlder people searching for jobs age customer is now in their 60s, have long fought back stereotypes and about half of the business’ that they lack the speed, technol400 workers are over 50, coming ogy skills and dynamism of youngfrom a range of professional backer applicants. But as a wave of grounds, often outside retail. baby boomers seeks to stay on the “Having folks injob later in life, some ternally that are employers are finding in the same demoolder workers are pregraphic certainly cisely what they need. helps to create cred“There’s no experiibility and to have ence like experience,” empathy for our cussaid David Mintz, CEO tomer,” said Chris of dairy-free products Vickers, the store’s maker Tofutti, where chief executive. about one-third of the One such emworkers are over 50. ployee is 60-year“I can’t put an ad — SIG SHIRODKAR, A HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT saying, ‘Older people WITH KPMG old Ashley Roland, who got a marketing wanted,’ but there’s no job at the Vermont comparison.”

The auditing, tax and advisory Country Store last year after the Surveys consistently show older people believe they experience firm says older workers also tend company she previously worked age discrimination on the job to be more dedicated to staying for shut down. She dreaded the market, and although unemploy- with the company, a plus for cli- thought of a marathon of unsucment is lower among older work- ents who like to build a relation- cessful interviews, but the store ers, long-term unemployment is ship with a consultant they can ended up recruiting her. count on to be around for years.

“When I was being hired, I far higher.

“Some Gen Ys and Millennials didn’t feel any kind of concern As the American population and its labour force reshape, have this notion of, ‘I will have about my age,” she said.

“I believe in experience. I think though, with a larger chunk of old- five jobs in 10 years,”’ said Sig Shier workers, some employers are rodkar, a human resources consul- you’re crazy not to hire someone who’s older.” slowly recognizing their skill and tant with KPMG. “We’re looking for ways to tame experience.

About 200 employers, from that beast.”

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“SOME GEN YS AND MILLENNIALS HAVE THIS NOTION OF, ‘I WILL HAVE FIVE JOBS IN 10 YEARS.’ WE’RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO TAME THAT BEAST.”

Eli Lilly files for NAFTA arbitration in $500M drug patent dispute

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — U.S. drug company Eli Lilly has escalated a $500-million patent dispute with the federal government and filed a notice of arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The company is demanding compensation for court decisions that invalidated its

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“Patent decisions in Canada over the last decade not only fly in the face of long-established international standards, but they’re subjective and completely unpredictable,” said Doug Norman, Eli Lilly’s general patent counsel.

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The challenge comes amid ongoing debate regarding investor protection rights in Canada’s trade agreements with China and Europe. Critics have raised concerns the trade deals will give foreign corporations the ability to challenge Canadian policy decisions.

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“Our government’s actions will continue to reflect our commitment to ensure Canadians continue to have access to the affordable drugs they need, while promoting innovation and job creation,” spokeswoman Caitlin Workman said in a statement.

Richard Gold, a patent law professor at McGill University, said Eli Lilly has no grounds for its case.

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Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 34.70 Capital Power Corp . . . . 21.47 Cervus Equipment Corp 19.50 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 39.87 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 42.21 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.96 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.01 General Motors Co. . . . . 36.06 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 17.61

MARKETS CLOSE

to disposable income hit a new high of 163.4 per cent in the second quarter, compared with 162.1 per cent in the first three months of 2013. On the other hand, Statistics Canada also said rising home prices pushed up household net worth in the quarter.

The metals and mining sector was the leading decliner on the TSX, down 0.9 per cent. Shares in Sherritt International (TSX:S) fell 2.82 per cent, or 11 cents, to $3.79. December copper was down a penny at US$3.20 a pound.

The gold sector was the biggest advancer, up 1.82 per cent despite lower bullion prices. On Thursday, the price of gold fell to its lowest level in a month, while on Friday it declined another $22 to US$1,308.60 an ounce.

The October crude contract dipped 39 cents to US$108.21 a barrel.

Gorman said the price of gold will likely continue to fall if tensions surrounding Syria continue to abate.

People tend to buy gold in times of crisis as a safe haven.

Earlier this week, the Syrian government agreed to a Russian proposal to hand over its chemical weapons to international control to avoid a U.S. military strike. Top U.S. and Russian diplomats are holding talks in Geneva to discuss the specifics as United Nations inspectors prepare to turn in their report this weekend.

In corporate news, several Canadian pipeline companies struck a deal that could resolve a dispute over how key infrastructure is shared in the Greater Toronto Area.

TransCanada (TSX:TRP) said it has reached a revised agreement with Enbridge (TSX:ENB), Gaz Metro and Union Gas for a revised framework for tolls on TransCanada’s mainline and the proposed Kings North project. TransCanada shares were down 0.24 per cent to $45.37 and Enbridge shares fell 0.14 per cent to $42.28.

TORONTO — North American markets closed higher Friday amid a spate of economic news from the United States and Canada as attention now focuses on next week’s meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The S&P/TSX composite index climbed 22.34 points to 12,723.40.

The Canadian dollar was down 0.20 of a cent to 96.65 cents US. Americans bought more cars, furniture and electronics in August, but held back on most other retail purchases. The U.S. Commerce Department says spending at retail businesses rose 0.2 per cent last month, the smallest gain in four months.

Analysts had been expecting a gain of 0.4 per cent in August but revised figures issued Friday showed July spending was stronger than first estimated. The department’s revised estimate for July was a gain of 0.4 per cent, up from 0.2 per cent The Fed has been buying US$85 billion in bonds each month in an attempt to keep a lid on interest rates and to boost lending. Currently, most analysts expect the central bank to begin tapering its stimulus by US$10 billion.

Trading was light as the TSX and Wall Street headed into the weekend and the start of the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday at sundown.

The Dow Jones industrials jumped 75.42 points to 15,376.06, the Nasdaq was up 6.22 points at 3,722.18 and the S&P 500 was ahead 4.57 points at 1,687.99.

Meanwhile, higher energy costs pushed U.S. wholesale prices up 0.3 per cent last month. Prices were up a modest 1.4 per cent over the past year, the lowest year-over-year gain since April.

The Commerce Department reported that U.S. businesses restocked their shelves and warehouses in July at the fastest pace since January as sales rose, a hopeful sign for economic growth. The department said business stockpiles increased 0.4 per cent in July from June, after ticking up just 0.1 per cent the previous month.

In other economic news, Statistics Canada reported that Canadians boosted their borrowing in the second quarter. The federal agency says the ratio of household credit market debt

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Friday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,723.40 up 22.34 points TSX Venture Exchange — 941.50 up 1.11 points TSX 60 — 730.95 up 0.97 point Dow — 15,376.06 up 75.42 points

Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.90 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 40.97 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 51.38 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 33.42 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.29 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.37 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 92.02 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.60 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.98 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.28 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 13.39 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.17 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.50 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 58.64 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.36 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.36

S&P 500 — 1,687.99 up 4.57 points Nasdaq — 3,722.18 up 6.22 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 96.65 cents US, down 0.20 of a cent Pound — C$1.6427, up 1.11 cents Euro — C$1.3764, up 0.35 of a cent Euro — US$1.3302, up 0.06 of a cent Oil futures: US$108.21 per barrel, down 39 cents (October contract) Gold futures: US$1,308.60 per oz., down $22 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.422 per oz., down 40 cents $753.02 per kg., down $14.79 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Friday at 941.50, up 1.11 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 249.93 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA Closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’13 $4.60 lower $499.40; Jan. ’14 $4.00 lower $507.40; March ’14 $3.60 lower $514.20; May ’14 $2.60 lower $520.00; July ’14 $1.60 lower $524.60; Nov. ’14 $1.70 lower $511.00; Jan ’15 $1.70 lower $511.10; March ’15 $1.70 lower $511.10; May ’15 $1.70 lower $511.10; July ’15 $1.70 lower $511.10; Nov. ’15 $1.70 lower $511.10.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’13 $14.40 lower $164.60; Dec ’13 $14.40 lower $169.60; March ’14 $14.40 lower $169.60; May ’14 $14.40 lower $169.60; July ’14 $14.40 lower $169.60; Oct. ’14 $14.40 lower $169.60; Dec. ’14 $14.40 lower $169.60; March ’15 $14.40 lower $169.60; May ’15 $14.40 lower $169.60; July ’15 $14.40 lower $169.60; Oct. ’15 $14.40 lower $169.60.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 462,260 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 462,260.

EU finance chiefs haggle over progress on joint bank authority

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VILNIUS, Lithuania — Europe’s finance ministers are working against the clock to solve the thorny but crucial issue of agreeing on further reforms to strengthen the region’s banking sector.

Decisions on securing Europe’s economy will be put on hold in a few months as the region gears up for the elections to the European Parliament in May. “It’s very important that we stick to that timeline,” said the Netherlands’ Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs the meetings of finance ministers from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro currency.

But the Eurogroup meeting in Lithuania Friday on setting up a single body to restructure or unwind bust banks quickly hit a wall as the European Central Bank clashed head-on with Germany, the bloc’s biggest economy.

Governments must strike a compromise on the complex legislation by December, Dijsselbloem said.

If they fail, the legislation won’t be able to clear all necessary hurdles before the European Parliament descends into full-time campaign mode in April and the European Commission sees its term expiring in fall.

That could add a delay of about 18 months, the EU Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, has warned.

The euro countries have already agreed to set up a centralized bank oversight to be anchored with the European Central Bank, legislation for which was passed by the European Parliament Thursday.

Setting up the next step to deal with bust banks — the so-called single resolution mechanism — is seen as crucial to completing the banking union, which analysts bill as Europe’s most important initiative in turning the tide on the bloc’s three-year-old debt crisis.

The banking union’s goal is to make the supervision and rescue of banks the job of European institutions rather than leaving weaker member states to fend for themselves.

Failing banks in the past have

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dragged down government finances and forced European Union countries such as Ireland or Cyprus into seeking bailouts.

Most countries — including the bloc’s weaker southern economies but also France — are pushing for a powerful centralized authority complete with a common financial backstop to deal with bank failures.

Germany and others, in turn, argue the EU’s current treaties aren’t a sufficient legal basis for such an authority.

Instead, Berlin proposes stronger co-operation between existing national watchdogs followed by a limited change of the EU treaties — something that could take years.

Critics say failure to agree could roil world markets, and the German proposal would be barely an improvement over the status quo, which has proved to be not resilient enough amid Europe’s debt crisis.

ECB executive board member Joerg Asmussen insisted the legal experts of the European Commission, the Council of ministers representing the governments, and the European Central Bank agreed the current treaties were sufficient.

“This in our view is the biggest integration step in Europe since the introduction of the common currency,” he said, insisting on swift progress in implementing the bloc’s planned banking union.

“Now we can move on and we should move on with the second key element of the banking union.”

Before it takes on its new role as banking supervisor, the ECB will carry out a very tough assessment of the banks’ balance sheets.

“The importance of this exercise can be hardly overestimated,” Asmussen said.

“It provides an extraordinary and overdue opportunity to create transparency of bank balance sheets in Europe and is necessary to repair these bank balance sheets.”

The finance ministers weren’t expected to reach a decision on the next steps in the banking union yet.

Still, they agreed to release a 1.5 billion euro ($2 billion) tranche for Cyprus.

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Canyon Services Group. 11.97 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.55 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.790 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 18.62 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.80 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.40 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 49.69 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.74 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 29.06 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.67 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.00 Penn West Energy . . . . . 11.96 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.395 Precision Drilling Corp . . 10.70 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 37.35 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 11.34 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.94 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . 10.00 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 56.82

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WORKERS: Chance to use skills Even when the customers themselves might not be seniors, employers find older adults bring a level of life experience that helps them in their work.

About 20 per cent of the roughly 26,000 customer service, sales and technical support agents working for Miramar, Fla.-based Arise Virtual Solutions are 50 or older, and chief executive John Meyer said they often find ways to connect with the caller on the other end of the line.

“Having someone who is more senior, who has had some life scars, makes them much better at interacting with people,” Meyer said.

“This is a chance for them to use the skills that they have built up over their life.”

The embrace of older workers by some companies comes as the country’s demographics shift and a greater number of people stay on the job later in life, some because of personal choice, others out of necessity after their retirement savings took a hit during the recession.

Between 1977 and 2007, employment of workers 65 and older doubled, a trend that has stayed on track and is projected to continue as the massive baby boom generation moves toward old age.

But long-term unemployment has plagued older adults: Nearly half of those 55 and older who find themselves jobless remain out of work for 27 weeks or more.

Many companies still tend to overlook older applicants.

Peter Cappelli, a University of Pennsylvania professor who co-authored “Managing the Older Worker,” said because the economy has remained relatively weak and demand for jobs has been so high, many employers haven’t been pressed to directly recruit older individuals.

Stereotypes have prevailed. Hiring managers often still view older applicants as having lower job performance, higher absenteeism and accident rates, and less ability to solve problems and adapt to changes. But Capelli said research has found older workers outpace younger ones in nearly every metric.

And in jobs where age might be a detriment — say, a highly physical job beyond a particular older person’s ability — seniors tend to exclude themselves from applying in the first place.

“The evidence is overwhelming that they’re better,” Cappelli said. “But the hiring managers are just going with their guts, and our guts are full of prejudice.”

Paul Lugo, 69, of Kendall Lakes, Fla., has felt that prejudice.

After decades of work in business development and customer service at various companies, Lugo found himself unemployed about two years ago.

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He needs the money, but no one wants to hire him.

“I’ve been to every mall, I’ve gone to the TSA, I’ve gone through thousands of applications,” he said, “but I get the same thing: ’Don’t call us, we’ll call you.”’

Lugo relies on occasional jobs as an extra in movies and television shows to supplement his Social Security check.

He has even offered on job interviews to work for free for a week to prove he’s worth hiring, but no one has taken him up on it.

“With my experience, I’ve learned so much,” he said. “As a senior citizen, I have a lot to contribute to a company if they allow me, but they never give me a chance.”

But older workers are just what Michelle Benjamin, CEO of TalentREADY, a New York-based consulting firm, is looking for. She holds open houses specifically aimed at recruiting them.

About three-quarters of the company’s senior employees are over 50.

They often cost more to hire, Benjamin said, but they don’t require much training or supervision, and end up paying for themselves with the quality of work.

“Clients are paying us to get to the bottom line really quickly,” she said.

Mintz admits his own age, 82, fuels his support of older workers. But he echoes Capelli, saying he sees daily proof among the older individuals he has hired at Cranford, N.J.-based Tofutti: Fewer absences, fewer mistakes, a greater ability to solve problems and a willingness to put in more hours.

Though workers in highly physical warehouse jobs at his company skew younger, and older employees are not as adept in technology driven roles, Mintz says overall their experience pays off.

“They’re loaded with knowledge,” he said. “They can teach the young whippersnappers.”

CYBER: All but one suspect caught in same neighbourhood “This was a sophisticated plot that could have led to the loss of a very large amount of money from the bank,” Detective Inspector Mark Raymond said in the statement. No money was ever withdrawn, but the force put the potential losses in the millions of pounds.

It’s not clear from the statement whether the person masquerading as an engineer was arrested at the scene or when he tried to install the rogue software. Police said that all but one of the 12 suspects, ranging in age from 23 to 50, were apprehended in the same west London neighbourhood.

The scale of the potential theft is another reminder of the massive amounts that can be stolen by techsavvy criminals. U.S.

AltaGas says Petrogas deal will bolster access to North American markets THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — AltaGas Ltd. is buying a 25 per cent stake in privately held Petrogas Energy Corp. in a deal it says will help it move natural gas liquids and crude oil to North American markets.

Petrogas has more than 1,500 rail cars and 24 rail and truck terminals. It also has major terminal and storage facilities with rail access at key energy hubs in Alberta, Ontario and the United States.

“Our investment in Petrogas provides strategic alignment with a major North American integrated midstream service provider and brings a unique opportunity to optimize and expand our current midstream assets, increasing our ability to move (natural gas liquids) and crude oil to meet market demands,” said Altagas CEO David Cornhill.

The deal also brings with it the infrastructure Altagas will need

to pursue a partnership with Japan’s Idemitsu Koas Co. Ltd. to export gas overseas, Cornhill added.

Calgary-based AltaGas said it will initially exchange approximately 2.8 million shares and an unspecified amount of cash for a 25 per cent stake in Petrogas.

There’s also a provision for it to buy an additional 25 per cent this year in Petrogas, which is also

based in Calgary.

The deemed value of the AltaGas shares is $35.69 apiece, or nearly $100 million in total, which is above the Thursday closing price of $35 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

In Friday afternoon trading, Altagas shares rose 1.2 per cent to $35.45. Petrogas has annual sales of more than $2.7 billion and about $750 in total assets.

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— Enjoying the Ride

The things I said affected him, and I still don’t understand why - all I did was care about and love him. Once I came to the U.S., he started ignoring me and flirting with other girls, and stuffing all the vices possible down his system. Now, I know we were not in a relationship, but him saying we would take it slow was something I trusted.

I had nowhere to go, and Dear Enjoying the Ride, retaliated really badly. I Wrong? More like lazy yelled and cried and fought and selfish. It’s lazy because to have him back, but he you don’t make the effort just did not seem to care. to find someone better. It’s My methods may not have selfish because she could been the best, but my heart HARLAN be having sex with someone was in the right place! I COEHN who loves her. want to be friends, but he You’re not the one. Once said I never understood you grow a pair, explain that him and that we are fundayou need to figure things mentally different people. out and take some time to I’m lost, and still in love. yourself. Time to yourself will help you Was I wrong to care so much? realize if you love her or if it’s just the — Betrayed sex.

Dear Betrayed, Dear Harlan, I also cared too much. I thought I think guys are horrible people, women were horrible. My first love and that’s after one broke my heart. hurt me so badly. Her father compared I’m 22, and I liked this guy (who liked our relationship to a dying puppy, and me back, or so he said!), until I came to encouraged her to shoot the puppy. It the United States to complete my postwasn’t until years after she shot the graduate degree, and he just started puppy that I realized she gave me a ignoring me. gift. She forced me to work on loving We were good friends, and even myself first. though we were never officially dating, Men aren’t horrible. You just feel a lot went on between us. horrible about yourself. Forget him.

I stopped seeing him because he Work on you. Once you focus on being wasn’t committed and flirted around. your best, you will see that you can do He went back to his ex, broke up with better. her and came back to me, after which You’ll see men aren’t so bad. You we just took it slow and weren’t in a just felt horrible because you let one committed relationship. man define you and he hurt you. ReWe had feelings for each other, and define yourself, create a world with that was that. lots of love, and you’ll stop spending so We used to fight because I had an much time on him. issue with him smoking. I hated it and wanted him to stop, and the fights did Dear Harlan, not matter to me because I loved him I’ve just started as a freshman in and I felt I was telling him stuff for his college, and I’m not doing so well. One own good. of the reasons I was so excited to come

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to this particular school is that I didn’t think of it as a “party school.” That’s not really my scene — I’m happy to go to parties once in a while, but for the most part I prefer not to.

Since I got here, though, all everyone ever does, it seems, is go to frat parties. I haven’t been to one yet, but I feel really lame every time I tell anyone that I’m not going. I always tell them I’m really tired, which also is true. I hope I’m just getting sick and that’s why I’m so tired all the time, but I don’t know what to do! Is this what it feels like to be depressed? I am homesick, but I feel like that’s not really the main problem. I feel like I don’t fit in here.

— Outcast Dear Outcast, You don’t fit in because you don’t have a place yet. This is totally normal.

I know it’s uncomfortable, but go with it.

When I say ‘go with it,’ I mean don’t fight it. Ride it out. Up to now, most of your life has been about feeling comfortable and avoiding discomfort.

You have so little experience with feeling uncomfortable that it can throw you. It’s normal to blame school, the people you’ve met and partying.

Don’t do it.

Give yourself time to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Appreciate that two-thirds of students get homesick. Instead of running home and avoiding the situation, find people and places on campus where you can find connections.

Turn to professionals on campus who have helped other students deal.

Talk to a counselor, orientation leaders, peer mentors and spiritual leaders.

Give yourself time to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Get help.

Appreciate that most students don’t party as much as you think. Go out and stay sober. See if you meet other sober people.

If you’re too uncomfortable to get out of your room and go to a party, be

patient. Give it a couple of months. Go to classes. Pick a couple of clubs and organizations. Lean on the professionals on campus. Make your new home a place that will make you sick to leave in a few months. Once you relax and go with the flow, you’ll discover a new experience. A week or two isn’t life on campus - it’s a visit. Help yourself to get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Then you’ll see if it’s depression or just the normal uncomfortable part of the college transition.

Dear Harlan, I’m tired of dating men who want everything to be on their terms.

I’m currently dating a man who wants everything to happen on his own terms. He calls when he wants, texts me back when he wants and pays attention to me when he wants to. What can I do to change this?

— Tired of Terms Dear Tired, Set boundaries. But it’s not that simple for you, because you don’t think anyone else will want you or that you like being controlled.

Why else would you put up with this? If you told men what you liked and stood your ground when they didn’t give it to you, the terms would change.

If a man didn’t change his behavior, you’d upgrade and find someone better.

Want to stop being controlled? Take control and set boundaries. If you can’t take control, then find a professional to help you. Or blame all men and do nothing.

Harlan is author of “Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober)” (St. Martin’s Press). Write Harlan at harlan(at)helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. All letters submitted become property of the author.

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LONDON FASHION WEEK ORGANIZERS WANT TO CHANGE ALL THAT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The fashion universe has always seemed a bit of a self-contained bubble. Those too-tall models in acres of silk? Those outlandish shoes you can’t walk in? The dresses that cost as much as a small car? Nice to look at, but hardly a part of most people’s lives.

London Fashion Week, which kicked off Friday, is hoping to change that perception. Organizers of the twice-a-year extravaganza — a trade event aimed at a few thousand buyers, editors, celebrities and fashion elite — say it needs to reach out and stoke more general public interest.

British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush said the goal is to raise British fashion’s profile by making the event more accessible to consumers.

One way is to get more people talking on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

“Social media lets you share messages, get it out to broad audiences. It’s a great way to get an instant response, to find out what’s trending,” Rush said.

To that end, London Fashion Week organizers are working more closely with bloggers. Fashion news will be beamed to digital screens in London’s subway stations and more shows — almost 30 — will be live streamed to fans this year, allowing them to view the latest catwalk previews from home or on their phones at the same time as any front row editor.

The five-day showcase of spring styles opened on a bright note with Turkish designer Bora Aksu, who sent models down the catwalk in sweet silhouettes, ethnic details and a cheerful palette of bright lemon yellow, fuchsia

and pretty soft blue. It was a burst of sunshine much needed in the London drizzle.

Natalie Massenet, the new chairman at the fashion council best known for founding the luxury shopping website Net-A-Porter, has even rallied Londoners to dress up for the occasion.

“We would like you to join us in putting on the show ... fashion is for the consumer, so dress up, London!” she wrote in a letter in the Evening Standard.

It’s all part of a bid to help make London Fashion Week — the youngest sibling among its more polished sisters in New York, Milan and Paris — weightier in the global fashion industry.

That is already happening. Although London was known for years to nurture some of the world’s most creative young talent, most did not achieve the same level of commercial success and international recognition as the mega brands based in the other fashion capitals — until recently.

A crop of emerging names and the success of designers from Christopher Kane to Erdem has meant that London Fashion Week is now widely seen as the place to spot the industry’s next big thing.

For many buyers, it is this allure — even more than established fashion houses like Burberry, Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith — that makes London an increasingly exciting fashion destination.

Other designers showing in coming days include Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Julien MacDonald and Jonathan Saunders. London Fashion Week is also showcasing accessories from Anya Hindmarch and shoe designers Manolo Blahnik and Sophia Webster.

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Three Nymi devices, made by the Toronto-based company Bionym, which read a user’s heart rhythm for identification purposes, are shown. Bionym hopes the technology can replace online passwords.

Canadian company hopes iPhone fingerprint hype boosts Nymi biometric bracelet

U.S. FDA approves use of Allergan’s Botox to treat crow’s feet

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — If you have a high school reunion coming up, here’s a medical development that you may want to keep an eye on.

Federal regulators for the first time have approved Botox injections to treat crow’s feet.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Allergan’s Botox Cosmetic injection is the first drug approved to treat the wrinkles that form on the outside edge of the eyes.

Allergan studied the use of the drug in 833 adults with crow’s feet who randomly received Botox or a sham injection. Patients who received Botox had fewer visible wrinkles than those who received the placebo drug.

The most common side effects seen in patients were swelling and excess liquid around the eyelids.

The drug works by blocking the connections between nerves and muscle, temporarily paralyzing muscles to make wrinkles less prominent. The drug is a purified form of botulinum, one of the most toxic substances in the world.

Shares of Allergan Inc., based in Irvine, Calif., fell $1.32 to $87.44 in midday trading.

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TORONTO — Karl Mrtin was thrilled when Apple officially unveiled the fingerprint-reading technology that’s built into the new iPhone 5S — even though it could be perceived as competition for his Toronto-based business.

He’s hoping the hype around fingerprint scanning will create excitement around other biometrics technologies, including the Nymi, his company’s bracelet that promises to read a user’s heart rhythm and use it as a form of authentication that could replace online passwords, keys and other security measures.

Bionym is currently taking pre-orders for the device, expected to be released next spring, for $79.

The device takes an electrocardiogram when a user wearing it on their wrist touches it with their opposite hand.

Martin, CEO of Bionym, says a cardiac rhythm is about as unique as a fingerprint, so the device could be used to confirm a person’s identity and then seamlessly unlock any devices or accounts they regularly use.

A promotional video that highlights some potential future uses of the technology shows a car’s doors unlocking as a user wearing a Nymi approaches.

His PC automatically signs him in as he sits down at his desk and a tablet is unlocked and comes to life when he picks it up.

He’s able to pay for a coffee by swiping his wrist in front of a cash register and his hotel room’s door opens for him without needing to pull out a key.

“We realized if we put identity authentication on the body, on something that a person

wears, it actually enables a ton of new kinds of applications and new ways to interact with technology,” says Martin.

“It has the possibility of replacing passwords and PINs across multiple devices.

It also means that the user does not have to do anything or think about their identity because it’s just there (in the device).”

The Nymi unlocks and locks devices based on a user-specified proximity setting, which adds another layer of security, he says.

“Let’s say you decide that when you’re within a metre then it will always be unlocked, you don’t have to do anything. You pick it up, it’s unlocked,” says Martin.

“If you leave it on the table and walk away, as soon as you’re more than a metre away it will automatically lock.”

When the Nymi ships to buyers it will be able to automatically unlock Google Android mobile phones and tablets and computers.

Martin says more functionality might be added before launch but the company is also counting on software developers to come up with their own uses for the device.

“By the time we get this into people’s hands in early next year there will be plenty of third party applications and integrations as well.”

The company isn’t threatened by the biometrics functionality in the new iPhone, Martin says.

“In many ways what we’re doing with Nymi is essentially a proposal saying, ‘This is what the future could look like.’

Apple has put out their proposal as well, we think it’s very old school thinking,” he says.

“I think we hit a nerve with people wanting to manage their passwords, manage their online life and all their devices.”

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Bypass surgery a safer option than stents for diabetics with clogged arteries

BY HELEN BRANSWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A new study suggests that bypass surgery is a better option for opening blocked cardiac arteries than inserting a stent if the patient is a diabetic.

The study found that diabetics who had bypass surgery were about 33 per cent more likely to be alive five years later than those who underwent a procedure to have — the blockage opened with a stent.

In recent years, the number of cardiac bypass surgeries has declined as doctors have opted for the less invasive stenting procedure, where a tiny tube is threaded into place in the artery from a small incision in the patient’s groin.

But questions have remained about whether stents are a good option for diabetics, who often have more blockages than other patients.

This study, which was led by doctors at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, pooled data from eight clinical trials to try to answer the question.

The authors say the substantial survival advantage of bypass surgery suggests it should be strongly considered for diabetics needing artery-opening procedures.

“It is a pretty significant effect.

“And it is kind of startling to think that there’s still some debate about this when results like these kinds of significant differences are coming out,” said Dr. David Latter, a cardiac surgeon and one of the authors of the study.

While the survival effect was large, the study did also find that diabetic patients who had bypass surgery were more likely — 1.75 times more likely — to have a nonfatal stroke in the five years after the procedure than those who had a stent inserted.

The authors suggested the increased risk of stroke was likely related to having undergone surgery and may have been linked to lower use of anti-clotting drugs in the surgical patients.

The work comparing the two revascularization procedures was published Thursday in the journal Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.

Dr. Gideon Cohen, head of cardiac surgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, said the study adds weight to an idea that has been coming into focus for awhile — that bypass surgery is a better route to go with diabetic patients.

In bypass surgery, the chest is opened and blocked sections of arteries are circumvented with grafted artery tissue.

“The challenge here is that you’re pitting a very non-invasive procedure” — inserting a stent — “against the very invasive procedure,” noted Cohen, who was not involved in the study.

Both surgeons suggested the way care is currently delivered may make it difficult to change practice with this group of patients, who make up about 25 per cent of the patients needing an artery-opening procedure in Canada.

But Latter said the study findings suggest practice should change.

When a patient has had a heart attack or a blockage is suspected because of chest pain, he

or she has a test called an angiogram to look for blocked arteries.

When one is spotted, it’s not uncommon for a patient to be asked if he or she wants a stent inserted immediately.

fore they make that kind of decision.

“Sometimes we don’t give patients enough credit to make the most well-informed decisions,” he said.

“But they have to be informed appropriately. They have to be given the option to come off the table and to speak to a surgeon if they wish to speak to a surgeon.”

C o hen sugDR. DAVID LATTER, A CARDIAC SURGEON g e s t e d , in fact, that the C o h e n s a i d t h a t discussion about which while taking care of the route to follow and the blockage immediately pros and cons of both is tempting and conve- should take place before nient, patients with dia- the test is done. betes should know the “The discussion absorisks and benefits and lutely has to be had prior long-term prospects be- to the procedure.”

‘IT IS KIND OF STARTLING TO THINK THAT THERE’S STILL SOME DEBATE ABOUT THIS WHEN RESULTS LIKE THESE KINDS OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARE COMING OUT.’

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A stent placed in arteries to help blood flow is seen at the Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, Ariz.

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Above: The after look — form and function — a sturdy, well-built kitchen with a composite price of literally one-seventh of custom cabinetry.

Below: The previous kitchen was extremely cramped and long overdue for a refit

A KITCHEN REMODEL WITHOUT THE HIGH COST OF CUSTOM CABINETRY

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DESIGN Over time, we’ve brought you kitchen makeovers spanning all ends of the financial spectrum.

From budget $500 food zones to grand-scale cooking spaces (with financial ingredients that would send Donald Trump into meltdown) they share two components — form and function.

This in mind, whenever settled at our drawing boards, we remain mindful of client lifestyle.

We never blithely arrive and lay down the law. We always arrange time to chatter, at length, about colour, storage expectation, cabinet style, dining requirements (if space permits) and a host of ancillary food prep matters.

The results of our labours, put simply, are the perfect combo of paymaster expectation and designer vision.

Some clients (perhaps those less inclined to entertain) are happy with a single oven and, at best, low key culinary theatre.

Others may be more inclined to stipulate double ovens, indoor grills, microwaves and steamers.

That means ordering and spatial planning vary from job to job, making certain projects significantly more difficult than others. Today’s makeover, overt as it is, was actually relatively easy to achieve.

Contained in the home of a growing family, the previ-

ous kitchen was extremely cramped and long overdue a refit.

In our favour was the fact it lay next to a secondary dining area (the connecting living room boasted the main dining room) and a large unused walk-in cupboard.

And so it came to pass that, under the watchful eye of our contractor, we carefully removed the non-supporting drywall that divided the spaces.

It’s worth noting that our demo was the easy part. The trickier element was re-routing services like plumbing, electrics and gas.

Make a mistake with any of these and you could find yourself in hot water — literally.

We don’t wish to be scare mongers, but please, by all means tackle painting and assemble your own cabinets, but leave trickier aspects to those who are fully qualified.

Make it your own We encourage everyone to be adventurous (yet economical) when plotting the best way forward, and today’s kitchen is the perfect case in hand.

Due to the newly opened concept, we created a large footprint and a requirement for lots of cupboards. Our first port of call was a custom cabinetry manufacturer (our clients dreamed of a ‘hand built’

feel) but the quote we received was just shy of $40,000.

So we moved on.

Nestled on the Ikea shelves therein, we discovered just what we needed: a sturdy, well-built kitchen with a composite price of literally one seventh of custom cabinetry.

Don’t be afraid of self-assembled cupboards — in recent years it has come a long, long way. Construction is definitely improve and systems are tested to withstand regular, demanding use.

To create personalization, we dispatched all the Ikea door fronts, kick plates and external trim to a spray finisher where several coats of satin paint were lovingly applied

for around $2,000.

You could tackle a job like this yourself (spray finishing machinery is easily obtained from good hire stores) but be warned: if dust gets anywhere near surfaces your job will be ruined.

Alternatively, call your nearest car auto shop, do a spot of sweet talking, and expect to pay around $1,000 for a job of this size.

Visible spend: To make an adapted kitchen feel luxurious, spend money where you can see it on brand-new appliances, indulgent stone surfaces or slick counter-top appliances.

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Top-end product like this has all the visual charm of solid stone but offers even easier maintenance.

What’s more, it’s wonderfully hygienic, a breeze to clean and will endure. under even intensive use.

That ‘sinking’ feeling: One of the stars of this reno is the kitchen sink.

Deep and spacious, it’s a super backup during busy times for the built-in dishwasher and, complete with a sexy faucet, it adds serious presence.

Visit www.blancocanada.com Blanco for further inspiration.

If you’re on a strict budget, www.lowes.caLowes has an inspired collection of sinks, and of course www.ikea.comIkea has a range of inset and countermount options that offer superb value for money.

Spaced out: If you’ve got size, use it.

We spread cabinetry down the entire length of one wall and, on the opposite elevation, maxed up on open shelving to scream style and function in equal measure. Well planned kitchens (and bathrooms, for that matter) certainly add value, but bear in mind that real value comes on a daily basis thereby making you — and your family — much, much happier.

Appliance science: When considering layout, arrange appliances to avoid the ‘electrical showroom’ look. If you have to place electricals together — due to size or plumbing constraints — opt for integrated units that will blend seamlessly.

Maintaining clean and unbroken lines will also make your kitchen feel larger. www.aeg-appliances. ca has a super collection of appliances, constructed with ‘panel ready’ fronts to integrate and become invisible behind cover doors of your choice.

Use your metal: Using a single finish throughout for appliances makes sound, visual sense. Also endeavour to co-ordinate tap finishes with your dishwasher, cooker or fridge/freezer.

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Clean and unbroken lines will also make your kitchen feel larger.

You can mix brushed steel with chrome but we reckon it’s best to avoid dubious combinations such as brass and polished nickel, or rubbed bronze and chrome. Just sayin’.

Larder max’ up: Larger, full height cupboards make excellent larders so, if possible, incorporate at least one into your new configuration. Position this close to the fridge/freezer so that food, cereal and spices etc, are close to hand.

It’s also sensible to incorporate pull-out basket systems or carousels so you can access everything easily When it comes to the average home, we love making all rooms extraordinary but, if we’re entirely

honest, it’s in the kitchen that we feel most excited.

All things considered — and no matter available budget — the kitchen is (to use the biggest cliché of them all) the heart of the home.

Careful planning and a bit of respect over the years will keep your kitchen’s heart proudly beating.

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Busy people are demanding more from each room in the house, and spaces designed for multiple functions are popping up all over floor plans, design blogs and magazine spreads.

“People multitask all the time. There is a definite correlation and carry-over in the home,” said Wendy Danziger, owner of Danziger Design in Bethesda, Md. She has helped clients create rooms for eating and watching television; housing guests and working from home; sleeping and doing laundry.

Some homebuilders have added space for seating, desks and charging stations in the laundry room.

“It’s happening all over,” Danziger said. “There’s a lot of strategy that goes on — a lot of compromise.”

Furniture manufacturers, too, are helping to make every square inch count, said Pat Bowling, spokeswoman for the American Home Furnishings Alliance in High Point, N.C. Modern pieces include end tables that double as file cabinets, coffee tables with adjustable heights to accommodate working at a computer or eating, and chests with docking stations for electronics.

The portability of laptops, tablets and other devices means you don’t need a dedicated home office to work at home. People can — and do — use electronics in the family room, bedroom and kitchen.

“Today’s furniture is multi-tasking furniture that can help you stay organized, stay connected and keep clutter at bay,” said Kim Shaver of Hooker Furniture in Martinsville, Va. “In versatile styles and silhouettes, these pieces fit any room — from the kitchen to the bedroom and from the family room to the entry hall or foyer — and provide multiple functions in each room.”

Danziger says a console table with hinged leaves is a good option for a TV room that sometimes needs to become a dining room: When guests come for dinner, just slide the table away from the wall under the television and extend the leaves to create a table that seats up to six people.

Nesting tables — stacking tables of different sizes — also help increase the functionality of a space, she said.

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Colours can transform rooms ARCHITECTURE TENDS TO BE SERVICEABLE BUT NOT INSPIRING — PLAIN WALLS WITH LITTLE TRIM DETAIL IS THE NORM The power of colour is a wonderful broken up and become textured layers gift. of paint colour.

By choosing the right combination I applied a yellow ochre glaze over of hues, we can simply transform a the pale yellow base coat using a room to suit whatever mood colourwash technique, rubor style we favour. bing back the glaze with a Colours are packed with soft rag to create light and memories of places we have dark areas and dabbing out lived in or visited; they any hard lines. layer the landscape of our The fireplace was to be minds with visions of beauthe focal area and I wanted ty and majesty. a slightly different texture We cherish the image here. of fields of lavender or a I rolled the terra cotta summer harvest of golden glaze over the colourwash, wheat, rocky gray mounand used a stippling brush tains, soft green meadows to create lines that imitate and seaside shades of sand the look of fabric weave. and turquoise water.

Drag the stippling brush I am often asked if it is in a straight line through possible to integrate the the wet glaze, wipe off the DEBBIE colours and styles of other glaze collected on the brush TRAVIS countries into one of today’s and then repeat until all modern homes. the horizontal lines are finThe architecture tends ished. to be serviceable but not Then repeat the process inspiring — plain walls moving in straight vertical with little trim detail is the lines. norm.

The design for the decorative trim And I say take advantage of the was traced from sari fabric. blank canvas and run with whatever Choose your design and draw a temyour heart desires. plate of the design onto a piece of cardThe secret behind good decorating board and cut it out. is a blend of imagination and continuI taped the template in position and ity. traced the design around the fireplace If one or two elements flow from surround with a pencil. room to room, the overall effect will I painted the forms freehand with feel cohesive. jewel tone acrylics and a small artist’s A friend of mine moved to Cana- brush. da from India and asked me to help You can add more detail and sparher integrate her past and present kle to your design by outlining the homes. forms with a gold paint pen.

She had brought a treasure trove of Use a ruler to keep the lines glorious sari fabrics ranging from deep straight. emeralds to lemon yellows.

The circles are cut from mirrored Cushions, ottomans and carpets vi- Con-Tact paper and outlined with conbrated with the textures, designs and trasting artist’s acrylic. colours of India.

We made simple curtains with some Her living room was painted in a of the sari panels and the room was shade of yellow that did not have the complete. right energy for her style.

My friend is now happily surThe fireplace had good lines that rounded by the colours and textures could be accentuated with some exotic that she loves and makes her house a motifs. home.

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Below: Colour in a wall design that was designed freehand using an artist’s brush and acrylic paints.

Terrific hardwood found under carpet Question: How can I that a worn urethane renew an old hardwood finish can’t be repaired floor? easily.

I removed wall to wall Polymerized tung oil carpeting in the house is one alternative that’s we just bought and dis- different. covered some terrific It’s repairable and maple flooring under- easy to add more oil latneath. er in high traffic areas, There’s a without the small amount need for sandof glue on the ing first. wood that needs to be removed before refinishing.

Answer: Your newlydiscovered Question: hardwood What type of is definitely belt sander worth saving. makes sense It’s not gofor home ing to be easy, workshop STEVE but stripping, use?

MAXWELL sanding and Does a 24” refinishing model have techniques an advanwill probably give great tage over a 21”? I plan to results. make furniture and do There’s something restoration work, and I’m special about an old building my collection of wood floor that’s re- tools now. ceived the right kind of Answer: A hand-held TLC. belt sander is a standard Begin by removing woodworking tool, and the bulk of the old glue the measurement specs with paint stripper and a you’ve seen refer to total scraper. belt length.

I find citrus-based formulations work well.

Unlike traditional strippers, citrus formulations don’t dry out. Let them sit as long as necessary to do the job.

Next, you’ll need to do some sanding and it’s going to take effort and the right kind of tools.

If you’re not experienced sanding a floor, start with a walk-behind vibrating pad sander.

Rental outlets everywhere offer them.

A belt-type floor sander works more quickly, but they do require more skill to avoid making gouges in the floor.

Initial sanding usually begins with a 50- or 60-grit abrasive, repeated with an 80-grit and possibly a 100-grit abrasive.

You’ll need to smooth the corners with a handheld sander, and for this job a five-inch random orbit model works well.

Urethane is typically used to seal and protect floors, and this works fine.

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I’ve used both sizes extensively and I know most home workshoppers are quite happy with a 21” model.

You’ll find 24” sanders smooth wood more rapidly and their belts do last slightly longer, but they’re also heavier and more expensive.

Regardless of the sander you buy, get yourself a crepe rubber cleaning block.

Hold it against the spinning sanding belt and it’ll remove most of the sawdust and resin fouling the surface.

Crepe blocks are sometimes available at hardware stores and always at woodworking specialty retailers and they greatly extend sanding belt life.

You should also get in the habit of wearing a dust mask and hearing protection as you work.

I’ve been using a belt sander a lot lately in my own projects, and every model I’ve ever used is noisy and dusty.

Even with the collection bag in place, plenty of airborne dust still gets away.

Lakeside lumber Question Is it safe to use pressure-treated wood to build a dock and swimming raft at our cottage?

Answer: According to all my research, yes, it is safe to use today’s pressure-treated wood for docks, rafts and other water-contact structures.

The active ingredient in pressure-treated lumber is copper, so it’s considered safe for marine applications.

This said, may people feel uneasy about pressure-treated lumber, regardless of what the experts recommend. This makes cedar a good option.

You’ll also find composite lumber offers an excellent option for the top surface of any dock or swimming raft.

Eleven years ago I built a swimming raft with composite on top and it’s proven a fabulous success every summer since. We still use it today.

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Steve uses a belt sander to smooth a kitchen table top. Working outside whenever possible reduces the dust hazard, but a mask is still necessary.

The composite is rot proof, sliver free and offers reliable and comfortable footing even when wet.

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KANDER Barry Martin June 17, 1954 (Windsor, Ont) Sept. 6, 2013 (Edm. AB) Barry will be lovingly remembered by his sons; Cole and Bryce, whom he adored; their mother Penny (Darlene) and a host of amazing friends, as well as brothers Phil and Len; sister, Fay; their families, and the golf course (his lifelong mistress). Barry was predeceased by his parents Harry and Sarah “Sally” Kander.

After university, Barry came west to see the mountains and never moved back. He spent his life teaching in Lousanna, Innisfail, and Red Deer. In June 2012 Barry was especially proud to receive a Spirit Award from Central Middle School for teaching and volunteerism.

Barry was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease early in life and the medications then caused liver damage. In 2000 he received a liver transplant. Barry was very grateful for that gift and the extra 13 years it gave him.

Barry stubbornly held on during the last 3 years of declining health but despite a heroic effort he passed away awaiting another liver transplant. Through it all, Barry never complained and he was very appreciative of the loving care he received from his health care teams at Red Deer and U of A hospitals, and from his family and friends. As a final tribute to Barry, please sign your donor cards and discuss your wishes with your family. Donations in his memory may be made to Canadian Liver F o u n d a t i o n ( l i v e r. c a ) . A memorial luncheon for Barry w i l l b e h e l d S a t u r d a y, September 21, at Gaetz United Church lower hall (4758-50 St., Red Deer) from 2-4 pm with a Memorial Service at 3 pm.

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In Memoriam In Loving memory of Susan Gayle Simpson who passed away Sept. 14, 2011 We miss you now, our hearts are sore, As time goes by we miss you more, Your loving smile, your gentle face, No one can fill your special place And when old times we do recall It’s then we miss you most of all.

Loved and forever missed always, Mom, Wally, Keely, Chelsea, Kyle, Heather, Bev and their families and all of those great friends who love you so.

STEVENS Earl Bedferd Aug. 13, 1938 - Sept. 9, 2013 Earl Stevens of Red Deer passed away peacefully Sept 9, 2013, at the age of 75 years. He was born in the NESS Lindsay district of Saskatchewan In loving memory of Debbie. to parents Hillyard and Mabel Mar. 25, 1954 - Sept. 14, 2010 Stevens. He was educated in No matter how life changes MacDowell Saskatchewan No matter what we may do and joined the Royal Canadian A special place within my heart Air Force in 1955. While Is always kept for you. stationed in Sydney Nova Loved and missed forever Scotia in 1962 he met his Your friend, Val wife Theresa. After a couple stops along the way, they chose Victoria B.C. to call In Loving Memory of home, where they lived until HELEN BURNETT retiring to Red Deer, AB in September 14, 2007 2001. They resided in Davenport Place where he Death leaves a heartache built many special friendships no one can heal a l o n g t h e w a y. E a r l w a s Loves leaves a memory always an active member in no one can steal the church and had a strong Our hearts still ache in sadness relationship with God. May and secret tears still flow you rest in peace. You will be What it means to lose you forever loved and missed. no one will ever know.

Left to cherish his memory are his son; Brian (Kathy) ~Forever loved and granddaughters; Crystal remembered (Shane), Kayla, greatIan, Sandy, Donna, Karen grandchildren; Nevaeh and and their Families.

Noah, brothers; Ron and Oswald. Very special friend and dance partner Melva Rabel, and several other close family and friends. Earl is predeceased by his wife Theresa, his parents; Hillyard and Mabel, brothers; Carl, H o w a r d a n d Wa l t e r, a n d sister; Clara. A celebration of his life will be held at the Wilson’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe, Alberta on Friday, September 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Donations in Earl’s memory can be made to The Lending Cupboard 5406C - 43 Street, Red Deer, Alberta, or the Golden Circle 4620 - 47A Avenue, Red D e e r, A l b e r t a T 4 N 3 R 4 .

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EXPERIENCED OILFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS. Must have all safety tickets.

Competitive wages.

Fax-403-749-3367

800 INDUSTRIES LTD

Wolf Creek Public Schools Administrative Assistant, Transportation Department, Division Office Ponoka, AB

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

Legal

800

1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

willing to work night/early morning shifts.

Immediate openings.

Full Benefits.

Contact Mike 403-848-1478

Oilfield

invites applications for the following position:

Oilfield

FULL & PART TIME CHICKEN CATCHERS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298

P/T F. caregiver wanted for F quad. Must be reliable and have own vehicle.

403-348-5456 or 403-505-7846

44957CL31

Red Deer

Funeral Home & Crematorium

by Arbor Memorial

CLASSIFICATIONS

Caregivers/ Aides

reddeerfuneralhome.com

Dental

P/T Dental Receptionist required, dental experience an asset. Day Dental, Innisfail. Send resume to admin@daydental.ca

WHAT’S HAPPENING

700-920

6150–67 Street Red Deer, AB

710

$2500 Bonus Every 100 days

An employee owned company looking for committed individuals to invest in their own future.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS • Full time Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic Night Foremen, to manage fleet of 20 + 20 Day & Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, • Field Safety Co-ordinator valid driver’s license.

Pre-employment Drug • Class 3 Operators-Vacuum screening & Water trucks to Competitive Wages. service drilling rigs.

Benefit Package Please submit resume with Please send your resume references to: & current driver’s abstract to apply@wespro.ca Fax: 403-786-9915 or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Email: tksindustries@ Only individuals selected for hotmail.ca interviews will be contacted

Lowest Price Guaranteed!

Say Thank You...

A Classified Announcement in our

“Card of Thanks”

Can deliver your message.

309-3300 Email: classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

MOROZ - BUZIK Betty and Alvin Moroz along with Helen and Bernie Buzik (Wainwright) are proud and happy to announce the engagement of their children Ashley and Nathan.

Marriage to occur in the summer of 2014.

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Anders Park 67 ALEXANDER CRES Downsizing! Sat. 14th, 9-4 Antiques, collectibles, pictures, pottery & many household items, 12 place dish set, books, etc.

Anders on the Lake MOVING SALE ONE DAY ONLY 113 AINSWORTH CRES. Sept. 14, Sat. 8 -4 House, garage, patio.

Clearview 38 CASTLE CRES. (back alley) Sept. 13 & 14 Fri. 1 - 8 & Sat. 9 -4 Misc. household, tools, homemade crafts.

Eastview Estates 146 ELY CLOSE MOVING SALE EVERYTHING MUST GO Futon sofa chair, oak china cabinet, tools Much More Sept. 13 & 14 Fri. 3-7 & Sat. 9 - 6

Fairview - Upper 62 FLAGSTAFF CLOSE Sept. 12, 13 & 14 Thurs. & Fri. 2-7, Sat. 9-2 First time garage Sale!

Something for Everyone!

Start your career!

See Help Wanted

Lancaster Green

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72 LOUGHEED CL. Sept. 12, 5-8, Sept. 13, 10-6, Sept. 14, 10-5.

Household items, books, toys, baby items, etc.

Lonsdale

Oriole Park

BACKYARD moving sale.

Furniture, household, everything subject to offer.

637 Lancaster Dr. Fri. Sept. 13, 3-8, Sat. 8-4, Sun. 8-2

GIANT MULTI-FAMILY 101 O’BRIEN CRES Fri. Sept. 13, 4-8, Sat. 10-3 Sun. 11-3 11 tables plus!

Michener Hill

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

11 MICHENER CLOSE Parkvale Sept. 13, 14 & 15 Fri. 3-6, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4 4536-45 ST. back alley MULTI FAMILY: HouseSat. Sept. 14, 9-5, Sun. hold, seasonal, toys, etc.... 10-3. New trailer dinette cushions, clothing, toys, 3919 51A ST. housewares, and more Sept. 13 & 14 Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 9 - 5 Household misc.

Riverside Meadows Variety of everything.

5925-60 Ave. Sat. & Sun. 10 - 3 Normandeau Sept. 14 & 15, Small to large items.

39 NEWTON CRES. Something for Everyone!

Sept. 14 & 15 Sat. & Sun. 9 - 4 MOVING: Furniture, West Park holiday trailer etc.

83 NYMAN CRES Sept. 13, 14, & 15, 10-6 Chesterfield, loveseat, household, dishes and misc. items.

38 WISHART ST. Sept. 13,14, & 15 Fri., Sat. & Sun. 11- 7 DOWNSIZING Something for Everyone!

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 D5

Oilfield

800

Instream Integrity Inc. is currently looking for a full time pipeline integrity technician (this position includes monitoring pig progress in pipelines, AGM placement as well as extensive travel). Must be 21 years of age with a clean drivers abstract.

Position available immediately. Please send resume to Kelly@instreamintegrity. com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Oilfield

Oilfield

800

Oilfield

800

TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

800

Oilfield

★

LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

800

Oilfield

800

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D

CALL: TANKMASTER RENTALS requires CLASS 1 BED TRUCK Operators and Tank Truck Operators for Central Alberta. Competitive wages and benefits. m.morton@tankmaster.ca or fax 403-340-8818

Oilfield

309-3300 To Place Your Ad In The Red Deer Advocate Now!

Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)

Night Supervisors (2-4yrs experience)

JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

800

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately.

All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement, (No GDL licenses) and First Aid. We offer competitive wages & excellent benefits.

Please include 2 work reference names and numbers.

Please fax resume to: 403-264-6725 Or email to: tannis@treelinewell.com No phone calls please.

Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan!

QUALIFICATIONS: • • • • • • •

Must be able to Provide own work truck Leadership and Supervisory skills- mentor and train crew Strong Computer Skills Operate 5000psi 10,000 psi (sweet and Sour wells) Collect Data - pressure, rates, temperatures Assist in Rig in and Rig out of equipment Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m locations across Western Canada REQUIREMENTS:

• •

• •

Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Driver’s License required!

Must be willing to submit pre access fit for duty test, as well as drug and alcohol Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 Ability to work in changing climate conditions

website: www.cathedralenergyservices.com Methods to Apply: HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

Start your career!

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URS FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Tubing Inspection operator, manual lathe operator, and Shop & Yard Laborers. Exp. an asset but will train to suit.

Competitive wages and benefits. Apply w/resume to: 4115 Henry St. (Blindman Industrial Park)

Professionals

810

SERVICE RIG

318956I7,14

Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Restaurant/ Hotel

requires OPTICAL ASSISTANT Training provided.

Apply in person with resume to: 4924 59 St. Red Deer, AB.

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T DISHWASHER F/T COCKTAIL SERVER and DININGROOM SERVER Must have experience!

Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

THE Central Alberta AIDS Network is looking for Volunteer and Administration Co-Ordinator. For more info: www.caans.org

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

Now accepting applications for F/T & P/T Cooks & Cashiers Please apply in person to either Gasoline Alley Location or email resume to: awwillow@rttinc.com DINO’S TAKE OUT LOOKING FOR EXP’D P/T AND F/T DELIVERY DRIVER. Please apply in person w/resume to: 130, 3121 49 AVE. Red Deer

EAST 40TH PUB

Looking for Part/Full Time BARTENDER/SERVER. Apply with resume to 3811 40 Ave, Red Deer Pho Thuy Duong Vietnamese Restaurant hiring F/T kitchen help. $12./hr. Open avail.. Eves. & weekends. Please drop resume at Bay #4, 5108 52 St.

820 KFC requires

DELIVERY DRIVERS

Now hiring the following positions in Fracturing, Nitrogen, Coiled Tubing and Cement & Acid:

Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer Oilfield

f f f f

Class 1 Drivers/Operators – all Divisions Supervisors—Coiled Tubing, Cement and Acid Crew Bus Driver Bulk Plant Operators (2 positions)

Applicant Requirements: f Self-motivated f Willing to work flexible hours f Safety-focused f Team orientated f Clean drivers abstract

How to apply: email: hr@canyontech.ca fax: (403) 356-1146 website: www.canyontech.ca

800

We are hiring for the following positions.

www.avedaenergy.com/careers or e-mail us today!

The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

830

Sales & Distributors

1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s Hiring Sales Supervisor-retail at Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Experience min 2 years, Good English.

Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff, F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $19.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales @gmail.com ELEMENTS is looking for 5 retail sales reps. selling season gift packages and personal care products in Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + bonus & comm. FT. No exp. req`d. Please email elementsreddeer@gmail.com FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN is looking for 5 SALES REPS, selling shoes & apparel, at our Parkland Mall. 4747 67 St. Red Deer. $12.10/hr. + bonus & comm. F/T Position. No exp. req’d. Email Flurriesrd@gmail.com SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. Ft No exp. req`d.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to premierjobrd@gmail.com

850

to do commercial & agricultural service work.

Excellent pay and full benefits. Clean drivers abstract required for company supplied vehicle.

Call Drew at 403-396-7990

For more information on the above positions please visit our career website at:

850

CHILES SANDBLASTING & PAINTING REQ’S I Labourer & 1 Prepper, exp. would be an asset, must have own transportation. Wage is $15 - $18/hr.

Please submit resume by fax: 403-340-3800 DUE TO A LARGE INCREASE IN BUSINESS,

PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET

is currently seeking JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS & SERVICE ADVISORS. We offer competitive wages, a great working environment, and a great benefit package.

Please email resume to Joey Huckabone joey@pikewheatonchev.ca EAGLE Builders LP, a concrete Erecting Company based out of Blackfalds requires a hard working, motivated individual to fill a full-time welding position at our company. The successful candidate will be a 2nd or 3rd year apprentice and must be a SMAW CWB qualified welder. There will be on the job training. Must also be able to travel. All meals and hotel expenses are paid when out of town.

Applicant must have reliable transportation to and from work and a valid class 5 driver’s license.

Successful applicant must provide an up to date drivers abstract. Construction experience an asset. Full benefits provided. Starting wages based on experience. Fax resumes to 403 885 5516 or e-mail at HR@eaglebuilders.ca.

We thank all applicants for their applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Equipment Operators, Class 1 Drivers, Directional Drillers, Locators and Labourers req’d immed.

Qualified candidates should have a positive work ethic and must possess a valid driver’s license. Email:careers@ minimalimpact.ca or Fax 780-960-2927.We offer competitive wages and are committed to maintaining a positive and safe work environment.

Requires

EXPERIENCED PLUMBER

• BED TRUCK DRIVER • SWAMPER

Trades

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD.

ALL SEASON Decking is looking for vinyl and railing installers. Must have own truck. We are also looking for general labourers.

Please email resume to allseasondecking@ hotmail.com ARROW ARC WELDING is looking for WELDING APPRENTICE LOCATED BY Gull Lake.

Phone Brian 403-318-6760 BUSY LOCAL PLUMBING COMPANY has immediate opening for

Join us at Aveda Transportation and Energy Services!

careers@avedaenergy.com

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for a well experienced F/T BARTENDER. GOOD WAGES. Must have Ref’s & Exp. Apply within: 2079-50 Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax 403-347-1161 Phone calls WILL NOT be accepted.

Trades

Are you ready to drive your career in the right direction?

Why Canyon? f Paid technical and leadership training f Career advancement opportunities f RRSP matching program f Dynamic and rapidly growing company f Premium compensation package

To apply for the above positions, in confidence, please email or fax your resume and a copy of a current drivers abstract. We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an initial interview will be contacted.

320110I19

If you’re looking for a career with a leading organization that promotes Integrity, Relationships, Innovation and Success, then we’re looking for you.

Daytime, Evening, FT & PT Shifts Available

319868I11

Canyon is the fastest growing fracturing company in North America. We deliver quality customized pressure pumping and service solutions to the oil and gas industry, improving our industry one job at a time.

FRATTERS Speakeasy Venue is looking for experienced Servers & Prep Cooks. Competitive wages, great atmosphere.

Email info@fratters.com We are on On FaceBook or Call 403-356-0033 MUCHO BURRITO $11.33/Hr - Cust Serv EMAIL -MUCHOREDDEER @HOTMAIL.COM ORIGINAL Joe’s Restaurant & Bar is hiring experienced Line Cooks, starting wage $13 - $16/hr based on exper. We offer competitive wages with tips and a benefit package after 3 months. We also have opportunities to move up quickly! Please apply in person after 2:00 pm.

QUEENS DINER REQ’S P/T DISHWASHER Hours are Mon.- Fri. 6:30-4 & Sat. 8-2:30 pm Drop off resume any time after 1 & before 4, Mon-Fri. 34 Burnt Basin St, Red Deer Fax: 403-347-2925 email: accuracyonlineoffice @gmail.com SUNSHINE Family Restaurant - F/T Kitchen Helper. $11.41/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net

EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

A&W GASOLINE ALLEY BOTH LOCATIONS Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND

820

Restaurant/ Hotel

Oilfield

800

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

H.D. Parts Person & Warehouse Person

Required Immediately The largest after market parts distributor in Canada is seeking a H.D. Parts person to join our experienced team in Red Deer.

This individual would require basic knowledge of the heavy-duty truck and trailer market with excellent knowledge of truck and trailer brake and suspension parts.

The individual would have to be able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. They should also possess customer service skills that would be used daily by phone and for walk in clients.

This position offers above average salary and is a full time position. We offer complete benefit package along with pension plan.

Please forward your resume to: Traction Heavy Duty 8045 Edgar Industrial Crescent Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 OR FAX 403-342-7377 Email: jwojtaczka@uapinc.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.

Preference will be given to those with previous equipment rental service, lifts and off road construction equipment experience. Fax resume to 403-227-5701 or email: bouvier9@telus.net MECHANICS req’d for busy transmission shop.

Allison Transmissions exp. an asset but will train.

Exc. wages and benefits available. Fax resume to: 403-885-2556 Micron Industries is a licensed inspection facility in Red Deer specializing in cryogenic tank repairs, currently seeking a Mechanic with HD, Hydraulic and Hose crimping experience. Must have their own tools.

Weekdays 7:00 to 4:30.

Excellent working conditions & benefits after 3 months. Fax resume to (403) 346-2072 or email admin@micronindustries. ca

MILLWRIGHTS & WELDERS for work in Red Deer.

Please fax resume to 1-403-229-4079

www.trican.ca

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

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

PAINTER

Commercial/Residential Experience required.

Vehicle required.

Contact Drew at CCL 403-596-1829

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TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Requires

WORLDWIDE KNOWLEDGE - LOCAL SOLUTIONS

QUALIFIED JOURNEYMAN 2rd and 4th yr.

ELECTRICIANS With Residential roughin exp. Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599

D6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 Trades

850

Western Masonry Structures

Req’s a

Maintenance Foreman Responsible for: * Day to day maintenance of oilfield fleet * Monthly maintenance records * Parts inventory * Shop safety Skills and experience needed: * HD Mechanic with fleet experience * Hydraulic and winch expertise * Strong organizational skills We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca SHEET Metal Installer for HVAC Company.

Residential or retro-fit exp. req’d. Great benefit pkg.

ALSO, Shop helper required. E-MAIL resume to: info@comfortecheating. com or fax: 403-309-8302 STUCCO PLASTERERS & LABOURERS. Needed Immed. Exp’d but will train.

Drivers License pref’d. Lots of work! 403-588-5306 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

Truckers/ Drivers

860

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.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Part time weekdays.

Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

Business Opportunities

870

PetValu is a dynamic franchise out of Ontario with 500+ locations.

Join our network!

Great leasing space in Red Deer.

Be open by the busy Christmas season!

Call our Calgary office

1-888-254-7824 Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

880

with class 3, air. All safety Misc. tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation Help provided when out of town.

BRAD’S PALLETS, looking Fax resume with drivers for workers. position filled abstract: 403-748-3015

850

NOW HIRING G.M. Tech or ASEP - With good communications skill and work ethics - Work with Award winning G.M. dealership in Lacombe Alberta - Good hours & bonus for production - Training provided.

Apply to: Bert Rumsey, Service Manager Email: bert.rumsey@telus.net

FALL START

Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades • GED preparation Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life

MOUNTVIEW AREA 44A Ave. & 35 St. Area $237/mo.

ALSO Spruce Drive & Springbett Dr. AND 43A Ave. between 37 St. & 39 St. and 43 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. $180/mo ALSO 42 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. AND 41 Ave.between 35 & 28 St, $196/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Roche St. & 3 Blocks of Roland St. $54/mo.

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113.00/mo.

ALSO Timberstone Way, Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., Thompson Cl., Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. $200.00/mo.

CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA Crossley St., Connaught Cres. & Cooper Close area $192/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 BUSY lube shop in Camrose, AB. seeking exp’d manager, exc. wages and benefits 780-678-0539

880

Misc.

Help

880

Misc.

Help

BUILD YOUR FUTURE WITH US!

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 Carroll Cres. & Chappel Dr. area $519/mo EASTVIEW AREA 108 Papers $578/mo.

We are recruiting a motivated Partsperson, Shop Labourer and Journeyman/Apprentice Heavy Equipment Technician to join our team in our Red Deer Branch.

Previous related experience in a parts and/or a shop environment would be considered an asset. If you have a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and are interested in building a rewarding career please submit your resume in confidence to: careers@tgcgjobs.com or fax toll free to 1-888-452-9910

CARRIERS NEEDED

MICHENER AREA 134 Papers $793/mo.

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in

880

Misc.

Help

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

ANDERS AREA Abbott Close Allan St. Allan Close INGLEWOOD AREA

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in GLENDALE Gilbert Cres. & Glendale Blvd.

ALSO Greig Dr. & Gish St. ALSO Grimson & Goodall Ave.

Isherwood Close Inglis Cres.

Iverson Close

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Farmers' Market

1650

Precast Concrete Plant in CERTIFIED organic lamb, Blackfalds, AB, is looking cut and wrapped, ready for for new team members to freezer, 403-304-0149 join an enthusiastic and FREE range pork, no antirapidly expanding company. biotics, growth hormones or animal bi-products in General labourers feed, halves or wholes @ are needed to do framing, $2.30/lb. + processing cleaning, reinforcing, costs. Processing Sept. & pouring and other precast Oct. To order related jobs. All applicants 780-385-2474 or www. must be flexible for hours sunrisefarm.ca and dedicated due to a demanding production schedule. Benefits are paid and lots of overtime. Firewood Own transportation to work is needed. Please fax AFFORDABLE resume to 403 885 5516 or email to k.kooiker@ Homestead Firewood eaglebuilders.ca. We Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. thank all applicants for 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 their applications, but only those selected for an inter- FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver view will be contacted.

1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Red Deer Public School LOGS District requires an Semi loads of pine, spruce, Information Technology tamarack, poplar.

Assistant at Hunting Hills Price depends on location.

High School. For more Lil Mule Logging information visit our web403-318-4346 site at www.rdpsd.ab.ca Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner SHOP HELPER required BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / for busy HVAC company. del. Lyle 403-783-2275 E-MAIL resume to: info@ comfortecheating.com or fax: 403-309-8302 Garden

1660

CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON

Req’d, F/T for our Parts and Access. dept.

Retail exp. an asset.

Please drop off resume to: JOHN FERGUSON 17 Gasoline Alley East 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

SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

Supplies

1680

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 6’-20’ , equipment for digging, wrapping, basketing, hauling and planting. J/V Tree Farm.

John 403-350-6439.

WEEKEND dispatchers Furnishings req’d. immediately.

Knowledge of Red Deer 2 CHESTERFIELDS to essential. Will require good give away. Call Joe verbal and written commu403-347-3094 Looking for an experienced nication skills. Fax resume Floral Designer. Customer 2 SMALL white cabinets, to 403-346-0295 service and flexible hours can be used as end tables/ a must. Email printer stands $15/ea. or somethingcountry@live.ca Employment 2/$25; approx. 10 office or fax 403-358-5086 room dividers 4’ x 6’, Training $50/all; antique couch and chair, blue & gold $175 offers 780-884-5441 5 YR. old table w/8 chairs TRAINING CENTRE and china cabinet OILFIELD TICKETS $1000 403-596-3532 Industries #1 Choice!

“Low Cost” Quality Training BUNK Bed, single & dble. wooden w/mattresses; 403.341.4544 $750; Entertainment unit, 24 Hours LOOKING for laborers and $300. 403-896-9416 Toll Free 1.888.533.4544 flaggers for road construcCHAIRS, 2 large comfy R H2S Alive (ENFORM) tion. Fax 403-309-0489 chairs with ottomans.

R First Aid/CPR Beige. FREE! R Confined Space 403-896-9416 R WHMIS & TDG COUCH, brown IKEA. R Ground Disturbance Looking for reliable Corner model. FREE! R (ENFORM) B.O.P. 403-896-9416 newspaper carrier R D&C (LEL) for 1 day per week #204, 7819 - 50 Ave. ROUND oak kitchen table, (across from Totem) single pedestal, 4 chairs, delivery of the leaf, good cond, $100 Central Alberta Life SOLD

Sherwood Cres./ Stanhope Ave.

LOOKING FOR A P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP in a green drycleaning plant.

Must be able to work some evenings until 7 p.m. & some Saturdays.

Call Shannon 403-550-7440

Household

1720

900

SAFETY

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

SUNNYBROOK AREA

********************** 51, 52, 53 Ave. & 58A St.

WESTPARK AREA

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS

SCROLL Saw, 16” variable speed. Model #55-6721.

Hardly used. $100.

403-343-2419 SKILL SAW, in case. Light duty; $20; Long metal tool box, 32”x9”x9”, grey; $10; Very nice Catelevered Tool box with sockets, wrenches, etc. $50.

403-358-7678

GASOLINE ALLEY Petro Canada req’s. 2 f/t or p/t cashiers $11.50/hr. & food supervisor $15/hr. Email resume tiell1004@gmail.com

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

RIVERSIDE MEADOWS

BOWER AREA

1640

Tools

Long lose Law Close/ Lewis Close Langford Cres.

Addington Drive

Visser St. Vanson Close

Northey Ave,.

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

LANCASTER AREA

VANIER AREA

NORMANDEAU

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

880

in the town of

CASH CASINO is hiring a

F/T CLEANERS

3am - 11am shift.

Need to be physically fit.

Must have reliable transportation.

Please send resume attn: Greg Tisdale gtisdale@ cashcasino.ca or fax 403-346-3101 or drop off at Cash Casino, 6350 - 67 St.

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS

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INNISFAIL Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

F/T sales and customer service associate, bilingual French/English an asset.

Hourly wage plus benefits. email: careers@buyairsoft.ca

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

1590

Clothing NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED For afternoon delivery once per week In the towns of:

Please call Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

SWEATERS, (approx. 300) from Peru. All colors, sz.

0 - 8, all unique. wholesale price $21. ea. Easily sold at $39. ea. 403-845-3501

EquipmentHeavy

Tools

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

1640

NEW 18V cordless 3 tool drill, w/charger, light, saw, $80; new in box utility super winch w/remote, 2000 lb. $65 403-887-4981

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

PANASONIC, T.V., older model. 35``. Works well.

FREE! 403-887-1849

Misc. for Sale

1760

8 DOZEN canning jars + accessories $50 403-598-5576 BENJAMIN MOORE, deck & siding stain, ext. wood.

Natural color, Alkyd semi transparent. 3 cans, 3.79 L ea. $48. each.

403-346-7825 BENJAMIN MOORE, Moore style, int. acrylic latex pearl, medium base paint. 1 can 3.67 L, color HC-1 Castleton Mist. $48.

403-346-7825 CANNING apparatus with cans supplied. $15.

403-346-5246 NEW pair size 10 safety boots with liner $60 403-887-4981

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

320257I21

Misc.

Help

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

VINYL SIDING CLEANING Eaves Trough Cleaned, Windows Cleaned. Pckg.

Pricing. 403-506-4822

Contractors

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BOBCAT & Sodding, Seeding & Landscaping services, 14 Years Exper.

403-588-4503

CONCRETE???

320259I21

Trades

880

Misc.

Help

Academic Express

F/T bricklayers, Stone Layers & laborers. Must have own transportation. Fax resume to 403-340-0762 or email resume to • tom@westernmasonry.com •

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc

880

Misc.

Help

278950A5

850

Trades

We’ll do it all...

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or Ron 403-318-3804 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

Contractors

1100

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Massage Therapy

1280

Moving & Storage

1300

FANTASY

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

International ladies

Painters/ Decorators

MASSAGE

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 LAUREL TRUDGEON Residential Painting and Colour Consultations.

403-342-7801.

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Seniors’ Pampering at its Escorts Services BEST! 403-986-6686 EDEN HELPING HANDS Home Come in and see 587-877-7399 10am-midnight Support Ltd. for SENIORS. why we are the talk Companionship, cleaning, LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* of the town. cooking - in home, in facility.

INDEPENDENT w/own car We are BETTER for www.viimassage.biz

1165

Handyman Services

1200

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

Executive Touch Massage (newly reno’d) (FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

1372

CHEAPER! Call 403-346-7777

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Window Cleaning

WINDOW CLEANING. Outside / Inside / Both.

403-506-4822

Yard Care Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

1420 1430

SECOND 2 NONE Fall cleanup, eavestrough, cut grass/hedges, odd jobs 403-302-7778

RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 D7

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

KITCHEN sink with taps and spray hose $35; 2 suit- Acreages/ cases $15; Royal Thai Farms bronze silverware in wooden case $50; 12 tumblers QUIET farm house, 20 $10; 14 tumblers $10; can- min. to R.D. or Sylvan. No vas cooler with pockets, kids, no outdoor pets, ref’s l i k e n e w $ 1 0 ; c l o t h e s req’d. Oct. 1. 403-347-1526 hangers $3 403-358-5247

3010

PLAZMA 14000 BTU portable air conditioner, very good cond. pd. $600.

Asking $300.

403-347-6466 SHELVING unit, 5 shelves $50; filing cabinet, 4 drawers legal size, $20.

403-347-6466

Piano & Organs

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

3 FLR, 3 Bdrm house w/3 bath, new paint & carpets & deck at 7316-59 Ave. Avail. to over 40 tenants.

No pets. Off street parking for 3 vehicles. Rent $1600, D.D. $1600. 403-341-4627

1790

4 BDRM. Oriole Park, 2.5 baths, dble. garage, lg. lot, fenced, new flooring, new baths, fireplace, rec. rm, APARTMENT size piano, slate pool table. $1650. good tone, stays in tune 403-885-5046, 506-8577 $450. Connie 403-346-8121 BLACKFALDS new high You can sell your guitar end, main flr, dbl. front for a song... garage 3 bdrm. 2 bath, or put it in CLASSIFIEDS granite, 6 appls, n/s, no and we’ll sell it for you! pets, adults, $1750 + utils.

Oct. 1. 403-986-4119

1830

Cats

SIAMESE (1), (1) Balinese (3) BURMAN kittens. $40/ea.

403-887-3649

1840

Dogs

F1 & F1B LABRA DOODLES & GOLDEN DOODLE puppies. Visit www.furfettishfarm.ca text 306-521-1371 or call 403-919-1370

Sporting Goods

1860

BODY Solid equip. Pd. $1800. Asking $800 obo., Exc. cond. 403-597-3958 Cash Only Browning BAR (Belgian) .

300 Win Mag, c/w sling & Leupold mount/rings. $750 obo 403-340-6865 GOLF CLUBS, Precision $25. 403-347-6466 LADIES set of golf clubs Slazenger Dynasty Pro model $150 403-598-5576

INGLEWOOD, 187B Isherwood Cl. Quite lower unit 1/2 duplex. Upgraded exec. style. $1100 + utils. 2 bdrm. 6 appls. $500 d.d.

Fenced, 2 car off-street parking pad. N/S, no pets.

Ground level enclosed entrance.Oct. 1. Call Laura RENTED

2000-2290

Livestock

2100

2 LAYING HENS, $15. ea.

403-346-7825

Poultry

2130

HERITAGE chickens, 1 rooster, 4 hens $50 403-746-3604 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry and covered, $5/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

HOME

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath house in Glendale is now available. With useful space, A double garage and 5 appliances this could be the home your family is looking for at $1635/month. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to set up a viewing. Hearthstone 403-314-0099.

SYLVAN LAKE private 1 bdrm., light housekeeping, bedding, dishes, cable incld’s all utils. $700./mo.

403-880-0210

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

LARGE 2 BEDROOM CONDO

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

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

NEWLY reno’d 3 bdrm. 4 plex in Oriole Park. 4 appls. fenced yard. Avail. immed. $950. 403-309-7355

Suites

3060

1 BDRM at 5910-55 Ave., Riverside Meadows in 12 suiter, security cameras, private parking, balcony, laundry on site, no pets, no partiers, to over 35 year old quiet tenant. Rent/S.D. $800 for 1bdrm. Ph: 403-341-4627

INNISFAIL deluxe 2 bdrm. newer 4 plex $840 inclds. water,Oct. 1, 403-348-6594

QUIET LOCATION 1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg.

Heat/water/parking incl.

Call 403-342-2899

4 Brand New Homes *1500 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage *1400 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage *1335 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage *1320 sq.ft., dbl. att. garage Call Kyle Lygas 403-588-2550 $10,000 Move-In Allowance MASON MARTIN HOMES

homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

4010

RARE FIND: Bachelor Suite

Located in a professionally managed building close to down town. With Heat and water included this is a very nice apartment that will get scooped up quick.

For just $825/month you won’t find this quality at this price anywhere else.

Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to see inside. Hearthstone 403-314-0099.

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

YOU LOOKING?

1 & 2 bdrm., clean, quiet.

Heat/water/parking incl.

Call 403-342-2899

3070

Cottage/ Seasonal

Roommates Wanted

3080

KENTWOOD, prefer oil rig worker, $550/rent/+SD incld’s utils. 403-307-2664 STUDENTS or singles West Park Apt. 2 bdrms., kitchen, bath & laundry shared, $600. ea. bdrm., 403-391-7940

3090

Rooms For Rent

$450 MO/D.D. incl. everything. 403-342-1834 or 587-877-1883 after 2:30 MOUNTVIEW: Avail fully furn bdrm for rent. $550/$275.† Working/Student M only. †Call 403-396-2468.

Warehouse Space

3140

SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615

Houses For Sale

Ready to move into

NOW!

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Houses For Sale

4020

5709 35 Street, $339,000 5 beds/2 bath bungalow 2092 tl sq ft Lot 5000 sq ft, new dbl. garage, totally refurbished from top to bottom. Basement has a kitchenette for guest to visit in comfort. Charming home for the growing family! Quick Possession!

Margaret Comeau Remax Real Estate Central Alberta 403-391-3399

SERGE’S HOMES 17 VINTAGE CLOSE BLACKFALDS Sat. & Sun. Sept. 14 & 15 1 pm - 5 pm 1980 sq. ft. 2 storey walk out. Contact Robert @ 403-505-8050

CALL CLASSIFIEDS

309-3300

TO ADVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY HERE!

BLACKFALDS - 2 storey, 3 bdrms. 2.5 baths, with flex room, dble. att. garage, beautiful master bath, hardwood, tile, indoor/outdoor fireplace, much much more. Incl. legal fees, GST, appls., front sod & tree. $397,500 Lloyd 403-391-9294

4100

WANT some help with mortgage?

Single parents, seniors, first time home owners looking for a house that you can get help with the mortgage or leave to go south for winter? This DEER PARK completely reno’d bungalow with a

legal suite

downstairs private entrance, separate laundry, 2 car garage, including mostly all newer appls, up and down. Avail. immed. Remember mortgage institutions do consider income from a legal suite. Currently have exc. tenant downstairs that expressed interest in staying. $335,000 403-340-3370

Condos/ Townhouses

TERRIFICE BUY! Price slashed to $299,900 51 Elder Street, 4 beds/2 baths, double detached heated garage.

Call AVRIL EVANS Century 21 Advantage Cell: 403-348-6303

4040

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2550 ONE LEFT!

Acreages

Two Open Houses

Awesome New Home

Open concept floor plan, 4 stainless steel appliances, great location in Timberstone close to many amenities. $314,806.

Chris 403.392.7118

ONE STOP Sept. 13 & 14 Friday - Saturday 1-5 pm 7 & 15 Brookstone Dr. Come see 2 brand new move in ready, homes in Sylvan Lake under $300 K Jennifer 403.392.6841

BIG VALLEY Only $20,000 3 bdrm. on nice large treed lot. Water, sewer, garbage Good terms avail. Owner Dave 780-475-2897

WOW. Brand New Home in Timberstone with many stunning features.

Open concept, tray ceilings, 3 bdrm, 2 baths $426,100.

Call Chris 403-392-7118

BOWER bi-level fully dev.

3 bdrm., 3 bath. large rec. room, can possibly add an extra bdrm. Desirable upgrades throughout. Corner lot w/det. 15x24 heated workshop. RV parking.

OPEN HOUSE - 94 Boyce St. 1 - 5 pm. Sat./Sun. Sept., 14 & 15. 350-1690

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

4050

2001/5 BR/3 Bath/ Ranch style bungalow , ICF Block, att. 28 x 33 heated garage; 40 x 48-2bay heated shop; 30 x 40 barn;X fenced;East Of Lacombe HWY #815/ TWP RD 410 $879,900 Call or Text 403-391-0383/www.

33acreslacombecountyab. com 20 minutes to Lacombe, 30 minutes to Stettler.

1/2 mile off Hwy 12.

Creek & excellent building site.

Call 403-747-2168

Farms/ Land

FINANCIAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 4400-4430

Money To Loan

Private Mortgages Our Rates start at 8%. We lend on Equity. Bus. For Self & Bruised Credit Ok. Ron Lewis 403 819 2436 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

5020

5030

2006 COROLLA CE. exc. cond. low mileage. $10,500. 403-392-5628

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

1997 LEXUS needs TLC but runs well $2000 obo 403-886-2358

1997 MODULINE INDUSTRIES 16x80. $49,500. Call for photo’s. 403-358-8933

MUST SELL

By Owner.

Laebon Homes 346-7273 Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

4130

Cottages/Resort Property

1994 FORD T-Bird, 2 dr., loaded. clean. 352-6995

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

at www.garymoe.com

1269 sqft 2 storey open concept • 3 bedrooms, 1.5 Baths, additional plumbing in basement • Extended Eating Bar and Corner Pantry in Kitchen • All Appliances Included • HUGE Pie-Lots, • Fully Landscaped with Private Yard • Attached single garage

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION SINGLE FAMILY HOMES

403-598-0449

SUV's

5040

2010 JEEP Grand Cherokee $21,000. 403-598-4131 or 403-358-4131 1994 GRAND Cherokee 4x4, auto,. 6 cyl. c/w safety. $1,200. 505-3113

6020

1995 OKANAGAN 22.5’ Asking $7500.00 403-342-0250

5120

Holiday Trailers

5140

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

A-1 WILLY’S Parts Place Inc. Will haul away salvage cars free in city limits. Will pay for some.

Only AMVIC approved salvage yard in Red Deer 403-346-7278 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. AMVIC APPROVED. 403-396-7519

Wolf Creek Public Schools

403-598-0449

For details call:

winterized, queen bed, 2 furnaces, 3 slides, 5 appls. loaded, immac. $43,000.

306-450-0971 in Stettler.

ENCLOSED utility trailer, approx. 8’x4’x4’. Very good H.D. running gear.

Needs painting. $195.

403-358-7678

Locally owned and family operated

Noon - 5 pm

Tenders

For details call:

10 Greenway Street $443, 452 +GST Modern modified Bi-Level with Vaulted 9 ft. Ceilings 2 Bedrooms +Den + 2 Baths 24x24 Attached Garage

September 14 & 15

www.whisperingpines.ab.ca

(No Condo Fees)

155 Garrison Circle $450, 244 +GST Trendy 2 Storey with Bonus Room 3 Bedrooms 2.5 Bathrooms 24x20 Attached Garage

OPEN HOUSE Build the Lake Home of your Dreams 1-877-465-3991

Starting at $262,500!

NEW CONSTRUCTION – OCTOBER POSSESSION!

2013 Monte Carlo 38’

Utility Trailers

MOVE-IN READY HALF DUPLEXES

14D 32 DAINES AVE, RED DEER $247,500 1200 sq. ft.

2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Corner Gas Fireplace Single Front Attached Garage

5110

Fifth Wheels

2010 PREMIER 32’ 2 slideouts, $16,500 403-837-8043

Beautiful 4 bedroom bungalow; 3 baths; twin-jetted tub; 1168 sq. ft. – finished up and down; immaculate open plan home; gorgeous landscaping. To view call 403-742-2058 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. $427,500.

2 CEDAR CRES, BLACKFALDS $283,500 WON’T LAST! 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath Potential for 2 Bedrooms & 1 Bath in Basement

2005 HR Imperial

1997 HONDA, 5 spd., 2 dr., very clean. 403-318-3040

6606 – 40 Avenue, Stettler

Blackfalds, Alberta

2012 Tiffin Allegro Breeze Breeze 32’ Diesel Pusher, 2 slides, 5200 miles, Onan Genset, Leveling system 403-887-0911

1995 PINNACLE Class A 32’ Blue Ox tow pkg. very good value 403-986-2004

- Central AB. 1 km off Hwy 12.

SW21-40-23-W4.

Natural subdivision, creek, oil revenue.

Call 403-747-2168

4090

5100

400 HP Cummins, 4 slides, Aqua-Hot Heating, Jake Brake, 10kW Genset 403-887-0911

LAND FOR SALE

Manufactured Homes

2003 DODGE Ram, 4x4, C/C, loaded, auto., new glass & tires. 156,200 kms. $5,700. 403-505-3113

Motorhomes

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION Red Deer 6th Annual Fall Finale Westerner Park Indoors Sept 20 & 21 Consign your vehicle today 888-296-0528 ext. 102 EGauctions.com

Cars

2010 Toyota Tacoma

4x4 black with grey interior 4 cyl. 4 spd. Clean, great cond. 59,500 kms.

REDUCED $21,500 Call 403-396-5516 2007 DURAMAX, 197,000 kms., crew cab, 4x4, l/b, $14,800. 403-348-9746

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Antique & Classic Autos

5050

Trucks

4430

House for Sale by Owner

- Minutes Outside of Red Deer

5040

SUV's

2008 SANTA FE. Basically loaded. Set of winter tires, on rims. 161,000 km. $11,500 obo. 403-848-1377

4070

www.laebon.com

4020

10 EASTPOINTE DRIVE, BLACKFALDS $339,900 SPACIOUS 2-STOREY - 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths HUGE Backyard with front attached garage

4310

Income Property

2001 3 plex in Red Deer, showing a solid 6.5% return, $475,000 Call Lyle Nielsen C21 Advantage 403-358-8002

APPROX. 30 ACRES

180 TIMBERSTONE WAY, RED DEER $309,000 GREAT STARTER HOME - 2 Bedrooms, 1 bath Close to new Amenities and Future Schools

Out Of Red Deer

RISER HOMES

New 4 Level Split 4 bdrms., 3 bath, walk-out.

In McKay Ranch.

A MUST SEE! $340,000.

Incl. legal fees, GST, appls., front sod & tree.

Lloyd 403-391-9294

RISER HOMES

ALL HOMES COME WITH APPLIANCES; FULLY LANDSCAPED; LOADS OF UPGRADES

Tour These Fine Homes

COME visit this house on Sat. Sept. 14, & Sun. 2-4:30 New Harley will be on display.

78 EBERT AVE. Red Deer Featuring 4 bdrm., 1130 sq.ft. newly reno’d w/new carpet/laminate, dbl,. car garage. Immed. poss.

Immac. cond. reduced to $291,500 Call Craig MacKenzie 403-302-0820 Realty Executives, Red Deer

Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885

4020

MOVE IN TODAY

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1 BDRM. apt. avail.

Immed. $750 plus power, 403-872-3400

Directory

4250

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL

4020

Houses For Sale

MOBILE HOME PAD, in FREE Weekly list of Red Deer Close to Gaetz, properties for sale w/details, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. prices, address, owner’s Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225 phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer www.homesreddeer.com

3040

Open House East Red Deer

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

DEGRAFF’S R.V. RESORT SEASON ENDING SALE 1 LEFT New 2012, 12x44 park model w/metal roof, air, fireplace, 2 bdrms., upgraded windows, doors, PARTIALLY reno’d beauti- floor coverings & counter ful house $650/mo. or rent tops. This is a den model, to own with down payment. sleeps 10. Park model & Call Gary 403-884-2411 lot $159,900. Call Jack 403-304-4966 PERFECT FAMILY

1900

CLASSIFICATIONS

MORRISROE MANOR

NEWLY refinished 3 bdrm. duplex, fenced yard, close to schools, avail. Sept. 17, $1200 + utils, 780-887-4430

Building located on a quiet close backing onto treed area. Comes with Dishwasher and large Travel storage room. A short walk to schools and Parks.

Packages Just $995/month. Heat P A L M S P R I N G S , 2 and Water included. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554.

BDRM. 2 bath in seniors 55 + park, golfing, swim- Hearthstone 403-314-0099. ming, tennis, golf cart Modern, Stylish, incld, pets welcome Spacious 2 Bdrm. $1400/mo. 403-844-4562 This home offers space and style with designer TRAVEL ALBERTA colors and finishings, Alberta offers cathedral ceilings upstairs, SOMETHING 9ft ceilings downstairs and for everyone. very functional floor plan.

Make your travel At just $1250/month this is plans now. the home you have been looking for. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to take a look. Hearthstone 403-314-0099.

AGRICULTURAL

LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

3190

320144I14

FLORESCENT lights, (2) 48`` complete with hanging chains & tubes, or can be mounted solid. Like new. $40. pr; Panasonic fax machine, complete, $40. 403-309-1737

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3060

Suites

Houses For Sale

CALL FOR TENDERS Offers under seal will be received by Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd; located at 200, 4706 – 48 Ave, Red Deer, AB T4N 6J4, before 2:01 p.m. local time on Thursday, September 26th, 2013, for the following project: Iron Ridge Elementary School Modular Addition This project includes the install of two Modus modular classrooms and connecting link.

General, Mechanical and Electrical, or other sub-trade contractors and suppliers may obtain their tender documents for the above named project on or after 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 12th, 2013, from the offices of Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd., 200, 4706 - 48th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 6J4.

If contractor is not a participant of the Plan Deposit Guarantee Program (PDGP), a CERTIFIED CHEQUE or MONEY ORDER for $200.00 made out to Group2 Architecture, will be required for each set of documents. This deposit will be returned, if the documents are returned in good condition within 14 days of the tender closing date.

General Contractor to furnish: a) Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the Contract Price payable to the Owner, and; b) Consent of Surety stating that the surety is willing to furnish the required Performance and Labour and Materials Bonds.

All sub-contractors will close directly to the General Contractors.

All bids will be opened in public at the offices of the Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd. after closing.

Documents may be viewed at the offices of the Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary Construction Associations, as well as from Coolnet Alberta @ http://www.coolnet.ab.ca or http://www. coolnetedmonton.ab.ca The owner reserves the right to accept an offer which is deemed most advantageous. The lowest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted.

Wolf Creek Public Schools Attn: Mr. Joe Henderson c/o Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd. 200, 4706 – 48 Avenue Red Deer, AB. T4N 6J4 Phone: 403.340.2200 Fax: 403.346.6570

319727I14-22

1760

Mobile Lot

319630I14

Misc. for Sale

Misc.

Automotive

5240

SCRAP metal and cars, trades 403-304-7585

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices

6010

J&J STORAGE RED DEER, NOTICE OF SALE: Goods have been seized and will be liquidated if all debts are not cleared by 3:00 PM TUES. OCT. 1, 2013.

This is to satisfy outstanding charges for Storage rental incurred by the following: STEPHEN BABLITZ, RANDEE WEBBER

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE? Find the right fit.

Daily the Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations from across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

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D8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013

Answers on chemical weapons use coming UN CHIEF SAYS ‘OVERWHELMING REPORT’ EXPECTED, BUT DOES NOT SAY WHO USED THE WEAPONS IN SYRIA

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he believes there will be “an overwhelming report” from U.N. inspectors that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria on Aug. 21, but he did not say who was responsible.

The Syrian government and rebels blame each other for the attack in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta.

The Obama administration, which says 1,429 people were killed, has said it has evidence that clearly indicates the Syrian government was behind the attack. But Russia, a key ally of Syria, has said it is not convinced by the U.S. evidence.

The U.N. inspectors have a mandate to determine whether chemical weapons were used — and if so, which agent — not to establish who was responsible. But two U.N. diplomats said the report could point to the perpetrators, saying that the inspectors collected many samples from the attack and also interviewed doctors and witnesses.

Ban spoke shortly before the chief chemical weapons inspector, Ake Sellstrom, told The Associated Press that

he would deliver his report to the secretary-general in New York this weekend.

A senior U.S. intelligence official, meanwhile, said the U.S. reached its own figure for the dead in Ghouta by analyzing videos taken in the hours after the attack and counting the number of people who appeared to have died by chemical attack, including bodies under bloodless shrouds — a sign that they probably did not die by rocket fire or some other conventional means.

U.S. lawmakers were also shown transcripts of the communications intercepts of Syrian officials discussing the attack both before and afterward — including a conversation where one Syrian commander told the military’s chemical weapons unit to cease firing, because they’d done enough damage, according to a congressional official.

The intelligence official said the U.S. is not going to release those transcripts, in part because foreign intelligence agencies provided some of the material.

The Obama administration also said it had established that rockets were fired from a regime-held area into rebel-held areas through satellite imagery, but such imagery has not

been shown to lawmakers, though the congressional official said they will ask to see it.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss how they obtained the intelligence publicly.

At the United Nations, Ban said President Bashar Assad’s regime “has committed many crimes against humanity,” though he did not refer specifically to chemical weapons attacks.

“Therefore, I’m sure that there will be surely the process of accountability when everything is over,” he said.

U.N. associate spokesman Farhan Haq said that while the report still hasn’t been completed, Ban “has been in touch with different people including the experts.”

The secretary-general spoke at the Women’s International Forum. He thought his speech and his responses to questions that followed were not being broadcast, but they were shown on U.N. television.

Speaking by telephone from the Netherlands, Sellstrom said he didn’t know exactly when the report would be released publicly. He said that “it’s done, but when to present it is up to the secretary-general.” But in a later

conversation Friday, Sellstrom said he wasn’t quite finished with the report, and that what he meant was that it would be done once he delivered it to Ban this weekend.

The two U.N. diplomats said the inspectors had soil, blood and urine samples and may also have collected remnants of the rockets or other weapons used in the attack, which could point to those responsible. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions on the issue have been confidential.

Haq said after receiving the report, Ban will present it U.N. member states and that the media should receive it shortly afterward.

In his speech, Ban said “the disaster” in Syria has created “a lost generation of children and young people” and led to “rising sectarian tensions, regional instability, the largest displacements of people in a generation, grave violations of human rights, including sexual violence.”

“The latest fighting has also raised the spectre of chemical warfare — which, if confirmed by the U.N. investigation mission, would be an atrocious violation of international law,” Ban said.

Obama asked to speed up release of two Guantanamo prisoners

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Protestors fight back against riot police near the main Zocalo plaza in Mexico City, Mexico, Friday. Minutes after a late-afternoon government deadline for teachers to leave from the city’s main plaza, where they have camped out for weeks, riot police moved in, firing tear gas and ducking hurled rocks in a confrontation culminating weeks of protests against an education reform.

Police fire tear gas on striking teachers in Mexico City

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — Thousands of striking teachers briefly seized control of the historic heart of Mexico City on Friday, blockading the Zocalo plaza armed with metal pipes and wooden clubs. Minutes after a late-afternoon government deadline, riot police started pushing into the area, firing tear gas and ducking hurled rocks in a confrontation culminating weeks of protests against an education reform.

The teachers used steel grates and plastic traffic dividers to block the streets leading into the Zocalo, home to the Metropolitan Cathedral, Templo Mayor and National Palace, some of the city’s best-known tourist attractions.

Hundreds of Mexico City and federal riot police massed on the other sides of the barriers, then swarmed into the square past the famed Aztec temple, chasing down and arresting protesters.

Mexico’s government had promised that Independence Day celebrations, including the traditional presidential shout of independence from a balcony overlooking the square, would take place in Zocalo Sunday and Monday.

The president’s office pointedly released an official schedule in the middle of the protests, noting that the independence “shout” would take place at the National Palace at its usual time Sunday night. Manuel Mondragon, the head of the federal police, warned on national television that police would move in at 4 p.m. local time. The teachers, many veterans of battles with police in the poor southern states where they live, promised not to move from the square where they have camped out for weeks, launching a string of disruptive marches

around the city.

Shortly after the deadline, the police swarmed in, shooting tear gas from specially equipped fire extinguishers and tossed flash grenades. Protesters hurled sticks and chunks of pavement broken from the street.

Within a half hour, police had cleared the Zocalo, and much of the surrounding historic centre, of virtually all protesters. Union organizers said they would reassemble away from the main plaza.

The teachers have disrupted the centre of one of the world’s largest cities at least 15 times over the last two months, decrying a plan that aims to break union control of Mexico’s dysfunctional education system.

President Enrique Pena Nieto dashed the teachers’ hopes of blocking the overhaul when he signed the new system into law Tuesday. On Wednesday, the protests began turning violent, as protesting teachers scuffled with riot police after officers set up a line to keep protesters from blocking one of the city’s main expressways. City officials reported 15 police hurt as protesters seized some plastic riot shields from officers.

The teachers say blocking the reform itself is no longer the point. They say they are now trying to maintain pressure to protect their rights and privileges as the government puts the labour reforms into effect and reduces union control over teacher hiring and assignment.

As federal police helicopters swooped low overhead Friday, teachers struck tents they have been living in for weeks and burned garbage and plastic traffic barriers, filling the Zocalo with thick, acrid smoke. A group of battle-hardened teachers said clearing the tents was a tactical move to allow them manoeuvring room for any possible clash.

In echoes of the Oaxaca clashes of 2006, a group of Oaxaca teachers said they had already commandeered a bulldozer from road works in the Zocalo and had moved it to the front lines, to use against a possible police attack.

“We’ve got the bulldozer ready,” said primary-school teacher Cesar Perez, who teaches in the impoverished Sierra Norte mountains of Oaxaca. “The president isn’t going to give the shout here.

Here they are going to listen to the people.”

As the teachers waved pipes and cudgels in the air, singing “we will overcome!” actor Pepe Ortiz cheered on the crowd dressed as independence hero Miguel Hidalgo and clutching a big Mexican flag. He brushed off criticism that the protest was preventing the customary shout of independence.

“For me, this is the shout, the shout of the people,” he said, pointing to the singing, chanting throng of protesters. “This is the real shout.”

The protests are being led by the National Education Workers Coordinating Committee, or CNTE, the smaller of the country’s two main teachers unions. The larger union has supported Pena Nieto’s reform.

The teachers argue that the powerful listen only to power, and their main strength is the ability to shut schools and make life inconvenient in Mexico’s economic, political and cultural heart.

Mexico City’s government has avoided intervening until Friday, increasing the frustrations of many of the capital’s residents. The city’s leftist government has historically been slow to crack down on protests, fearful of violence on the capital’s streets. Two massacres of protesting students in 1968 and 1971 became national traumas.

WASHINGTON — Kuwait’s ruler said Friday he asked President Barack Obama to speed the process of releasing two countrymen held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Obama earlier this year announced a renewed effort to close the facility, a goal he originally set at the beginning of his presidency in 2009, saying its existence has darkened America’s image abroad while costing the U.S. tens of millions of dollars that could be better spent at home. Congress thus far has thwarted his efforts.

Kuwait’s Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah said he discussed the continued detention of the Kuwaiti detainees with Obama during an Oval Office meeting “and asked President Obama to speed up the process of releasing them in line with the president’s commitment of closing down Guantanamo.”

Obama did not mention Guantanamo during remarks by both leaders to the media after the meeting. The civil war in Syria topped the list of discussion points, Obama said, adding that they also talked about peace negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians, Iraq and other regional economic issues.

Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said afterward that Obama reiterated to the emir his commitment to closing Guantanamo and stressed that the U.S. shares the goal of seeing the detainees returned to Kuwait.

The governments also agreed to have a Kuwaiti delegation travel to Washington and Guantanamo for further discussions on the matter, she said. No dates were given.

“The United States is committed to remaining engaged with Kuwait on this issue and to achieving the conditions necessary to facilitate the responsible transfer of these two individuals,” Hayden said.

Kuwait’s two remaining prisoners at Guantanamo — Faez alKandari and Fawzi al-Odah — have been accused of belonging to a terrorist group. Kuwait has built a rehabilitation centre to reintegrate them into society, but it sits idle.

Immigration advocates look to Obama to reduce deportation WITH CONGRESS STALLING LEGISLATION, SUPPORTERS REACH OUT FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — With immigration legislation stalled in Congress, advocates are intensifying pressure on the Obama administration to act unilaterally to stop deportations or grant legal status to some of the 11 million people now living in the U.S. illegally.

Activists are stepping up acts of civil disobedience like one last month in Phoenix, where they blocked a bus full of immigrant detainees. And labour leaders plan to press the issue with a top White House official in an upcoming meeting.

Far-reaching legislation with new visa and workplace enforcement programs and billions for border security

— along with a path to citizenship for millions — passed the Democratic-controlled Senate in June, but it has been stalled in the Republican-led House ever since.

Congress’ just-completed August recess did little to create momentum for the House to act, despite efforts by advocates and a notable absence of antiimmigrant protests.

Washington’s recent focus on Syria seemed to further sideline the issue.

Also, lawmakers will be occupied in coming weeks with finding ways to pass bills to keep the government running when money runs out on Sept. 30 and raising the ceiling on the federal debt.

Many advocates continue to hold out hope for a legislative solution even

as some shift their focus to the White House.

“If Congress doesn’t move, the president has a duty to act,” said Ana Avendano, director of immigration and community action at the AFL-CIO. “Just because the Republicans have buried their heads in the sand doesn’t mean that immigrant communities aren’t feeling the sting of constant deportations.”

The possibility of executive action is inflaming Republican suspicions. Sen. Marco Rubio, a possible 2016 presidential candidate, and others warn that President Barack Obama will be tempted to act on his own to legalize some or all of the people now living in the country illegally.

“I think that’s actually what Obama

wants to do. I think he wants Congress not to pass something so he can do it on his own and he can take credit for it,” Rep. Raul Labrador, a Republica, said in an interview.

“He needs to be very careful, though, because he continues to flout the law, and he continues to do things that are beyond his authority. And at some point, Congress is going to have enough.”

The administration acted on its own a year ago to change policy and suspend deportations of some immigrants brought illegally into the country as children. More than 450,000 of them have benefited so far.

White House officials refuse to publicly entertain any discussion of taking further steps.

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1986 — Toronto Blue Jays hit 10 home runs against the Baltimore Orioles to set a major league baseball record for most homers in a nine-inning game. The 11 home runs by both teams also set a record.

1990 — Prime Minister Brian Mulroney sends a squadron of F-18 fighter jets, with 450 pilots and flight crew, to Persian Gulf;

raises to $74 million aid to Kuwaiti refugees.

1936 — Dorothea Palmer is arrested in Vanier, Ont., for distributing birth control information. The nurse is acquitted at a subsequent trial that made such distribution legal.

1890 — Petroleum deposits are discovered along the Athabasca River in Alberta.

1853 — Construction is started on European and North American Railroad. It crosses New Brunswick from Maine to Nova Scotia.

1759 — Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, dies of wounds after battle of the Plains of Abraham.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Sept. 14

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SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, every column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 through 9.

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LIFESTYLE HOROSCOPES LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are highly motivated to make some order into your life and you can succeed in accomplishCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS ing a great deal of chores today. PersisDATE: Andrew Lincoln, 40; Tyler Perry, tence is your best asset. Money keeps 44; Callum Keith Rennie, 53 on pouring in and you seem quite satisTHOUGHT OF THE DAY: During the fied.

Moon’s transit through diligent Capricorn, VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Tension we are given great amounts of stami- may arise due to unforeseen expenses na and energy to bring foror a bill you have not anticiward new projects and crepated. Flexibility may turn out ate something quite exciting! to be an issue which you are Mars and Uranus’ position not willing to accept. Do not suggests self-liberation from let others undermine your valrestriction and the opportunity ues or your merit. to break free. Venus showers LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Neptune with unconditional Assessing what you want to love and we tend to put our purchase or acquire may not partners on a pedestal. Durbe based on realistic expectaing this time, we may meet tions, yet you refuse to see or believe to meet our soulthe faults or the downside of mate.

ASTRO it. Despite it all, you seem to The Universe is sendDOYNA draw towards you and attracing us blessings in disguise cash flow.

SUN SIGNS tiveSCORPIO through compassion and (Oct. 23-Nov. peace.

21): Your mind is in obsessive HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If tostate focusing on only one thought. Be day is your birthday, your emotional state very cautious what you reveal to others. will be on the reserved side, conserva- Do not disclose a piece of information, tive and self-contained. You will dedicate despite the strong temptation to use it at your entire attention and efforts into a your own advantage, as you may regret new love or possibly, with one of your later on. children. Affections will be intense, but SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): you will tend to hide them quite well un- Resources might be scarce and life may der your unbreakable demeanour. seem limiting you with turbulent circumARIES (March 21-April 19): The good stances. This pull-push force has been news is that you get to finally step out annoying you for a while now. Instead of of a restrictive zone and greet your new banging your head against the wall, put self. The new you is a daring you, a go- your enterprising skills to use. getter and a conqueror. You are feeling CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The frisky and yes, you are feeling risky! Get art of give-and-take in personal alliances ready to rumble! will not give you the response you seek.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Embrace Others seem carried away or just too all the blessings that come along with distracted to pay attention to your own your closest associations. The things needs. Strive to keep focused on your that you value most, such as longev- goals. ity, trustworthiness and commitment, will AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your give you a sense of inspiration. You will self-confidence skyrockets. Now, you are dream the very possible dream! more than ever willing to try new things GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pleasure and pursue your goals with greater zest comes at a high price and your self-dis- and fervour. You seek change and you cipline will be tested right now. One of insist on building new, stimulating relayour children or a prospective fling may tionships. You are oh-so audacious! try to test your patience and your endurPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The ideance powers. Don’t give in just yet! alistic self cannot focus on the flaws of CANCER (June 21-July 22): Profes- others. In your eyes, love has no boundsional pressures are sporadic and hard aries and anything is possible. You canto foresee. Fortunately, you have a great not resist the temptation of diving in its sense of what you need of others and appetizing waters. There’s an ocean you know intuitively how to ask for it. You filled with hope and love. will find the right balance between your Astro Doyna is an internationally synpersonal life objectives and your inten- dicated astrologer and columnist. Her tions. column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Lazy family taking advantage of grandma Dear Annie: My cousin’s daughter, to cooperate with the authorities, in ‘Julie,’ moved her family of four in which case, please visit as often as with my aunt (her grandmother) after possible, keeping an eye on the situamy aunt’s husband died. tion and making sure your It was done on the precousin and her daughter tense of helping Grandma are aware that you are maintain her home and watching. large yard.

In fact, the opposite has Dear Annie: Four years happened. They’ve created ago, our then 30-year-old more work for her by makson fell in love with a ing a mess, not doing their woman he met online. They laundry and not picking are now engaged, but her up after themselves. Julie estranged father is not inhas a five-year-old boy who vited to the wedding. constantly damages things Our son describes his in the home, and his mother future mother-in-law as a MITCHELL does nothing to admonish “sweet lady,” but has never him. met the father. My husband & SUGAR The boy goes into Grandand I have yet to meet eima’s room and takes her ther one and have some things, and when she conunanswered questions fronts both Julie and her about the missing father. son, she’s told to lock up her possesOur son doesn’t seem to know anything sions. This same child has hit her and and does not share our concerns. He cussed at her. doesn’t even want to learn the circumGrandma’s doctor has told her that stances that led to the family splitting she needs to move the family out of her up. We worry there could be repercushome to reduce her stress levels. But sions later once they have children when she tells this to Julie and Julie’s How can we advise our son to know mother (my cousin), all that he should?

Grandma is told that she’s exag— Concerned In-Laws To Be gerating or lying about the situation.

I’ve been in my aunt’s home and have Dear Concerned: Please, please, seen what’s going on. I am helpless to back off. We know you are only thinkdo anything but try to calm her nerves ing of your son’s best interests. But and clean up the house. Other family the personal circumstances of his members also have witnessed this and fiancee’s parents’ breakup are none commented to the same effect. of your business. If your son and his fuMy aunt has said that she wants her ture bride have children someday and granddaughter’s family to leave, but Grandpa’s absence becomes an issue, can’t handle having her daughter hathey will handle it then. It is unlikely rass her about it. that anything he discovers now will She’s also worried about the little change his desire to marry her. children because she is the one who makes sure they are fed a decent meal Dear Annie: I have a solution for and get a bath. Any suggestions?

“Mom,” who needed her rest but felt — Worried and Helpless she had to wait up for her 18-year-old daughter to get home.

Dear Worried: Your cousin and A woman in our church had four her daughter are taking advantage of daughters. When one went out on a Grandma. date, she gave her a curfew and then Their interest in her well-being set her alarm clock for that time. The extends only to what works to their daughter would turn off the alarm benefit. You can report abuse of any when she returned home. Otherwise, it kind — financial, emotional, physical would go off, and Mom would know the — to Adult Protective Services in your girl missed her curfew, and she’d be aunt’s area. Someone will investigate grounded. This allowed Mom to get a the situation. good night’s sleep. — A Faithful Reader You also can call the Eldercare LoAnnie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy cator at 1-800-677-1116 for resources.

Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime ediHowever, your aunt may choose not tors of the Ann Landers column.

ANNIE ANNIE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. — An Eastern Washington farmer who intended to grow alfalfa that’s not genetically modified had his crop rejected by a broker that said it found evidence of genetically modified pesticide resistance, the Washington State Department of Agriculture said Thursday.

Agriculture Department spokesman Mike Louisell said the seeds have been turned over to the department and tests for genetic modification will be completed by Friday at its Yakima, Wash., seed lab.

“At this point, it may have been mislabeled,” Louisell said. “That’s when the farmer contacted our agency.”

Genetically modified alfalfa is legal to grow and sell in the U.S., contrasting May’s discovery of genetically modified wheat in an Oregon field. Modified wheat is illegal in the U.S. outside of licensed test fields.

Consumers have shown increasing interest in avoiding genetically modified foods, so it has been important to separate them from products that are unmodified.

There has been little evidence to

show that foods grown from engineered seeds are less safe than their conventional counterparts, but several state legislatures are considering bills that would require them to be labeled so consumers know what they are eating.

The alfalfa farmer was seeking to sell unmodified alfalfa.

“He was under the impression that it was not a genetically engineered crop,” Louisell said.

Brokers test alfalfa for a number of reasons, he said, including the protein content for a crop that serves to feed livestock. That’s when the broker discovered the alfalfa was genetically modified.

The farmer contacted the Agriculture Department in late August, and tests began after Labor Day. The department has not identified the farmer.

Pesticide-resistant alfalfa was developed by Monsanto Co. and has been licensed to several companies.

Monsanto spokesman Thomas Helscher said Thursday that major importers of U.S. alfalfa, including the United Arab Emirates, Japan and South Korea, have no restrictions on genetically modified crops, and negotiations with China over imports of modified alfalfa are ongoing.

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