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Flood insurance not viable NO FLOOD-INSURANCE POLICIES IN CANADA WITHOUT NEW MAPS: CEOS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Insurance executives say homeowners will never have access to comprehensive flood insurance

in Canada unless there are new maps of flood-prone areas that take climate change into account.

That’s the finding of a study that surveyed senior executives at 13 Canadian insurance firms on extreme flood-

ing, which devastated parts of southern Alberta and Toronto this year and is becoming more frequent across the country.

Affected homeowners are often surprised to learn their policies, while

covering sewage backups, do not pay for damage from water entering basement windows from swollen rivers and streams.

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Hockey at home: Just use lego Joel Cadieux and his children Dallis, 8, Noah, 10 and Elija, 7, peer into their Lego hockey arena they built in their basement.

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Building a dream, one block at a time

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF The Edmonton Oilers should be so lucky as to get the kind of arena Joel Cadieux’s family created.

Thousands of Lego blocks and more hours than they care to count went into their dream arena painstakingly built from the ice up in their basement imaginarium.

And in keeping with the fantasy theme, tiny Lego Oilers are at centre ice celebrating another Stanley Cup win.

“It’s dedicated to our favourite team, the Oilers.

It’s kind of projecting into the future,” he says optimistically.

The project is the culmination of a year’s work for Joel and his family of helpers: Noah, 10, Dallis, eight, Elijah, seven and Davis, four.

Driven into the basement by a heat wave last year, they began work.

The roughly one-metre-by-1.5-metre arena is im-

pressive. Constructed from — at best guess somewhere between 10,000 to 15,000 building blocks and other speciality parts — the cross-section arena stands almost a metre high.

“I wanted to make it bigger but we ran out of Lego.”

His arena comes complete with an impressive main entrance featuring five giant replicas of the Oilers Stanley Cup victories.

A large, impeccably recreated Oilers logo adorns one wall. It had to be constructed building from one side to the other to create the distinctive oil drop that Gretzky and company first made famous.

The stands are filled with about 300 Lilliputian fans celebrating their team’s triumph. Ingenuity

abounds. TV cameras perched in the corners of the rink were designed and built from scratch. Likewise, the toilets and sinks in the stadium-style washroom created just for fun had to be cobbled together from various odds and ends.

For the Cadieux family, large-scale Lego creations have passed idle pursuit and become a fullfledged passion. A — Joel Cadieux scale model of HeadSmashed-In Buffalo Jump was featured in the Advocate in 2008. Since then, a baseball stadium and castle among other creations have taken shape block by block.

‘IT’S DEDICATED TO OUR FAVOURITE TEAM, THE OILERS. IT’S KIND OF PROJECTING INTO THE FUTURE.’

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Soldiers trade boots for running shoes, promote fitness

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Canada’s military reservists are used to going where they are needed.

Soldiers from 41 Signal Regiment, which is based in Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary, were among the first on the ground to lend a hand during the summer flooding in High River and Calgary.

So it’s no surprise the volunteer soldiers were happy to go above and beyond for a good cause at Red Deer’s Terry Fox Run on Sunday at Heritage Ranch.

About 30 reservists took part, hit-

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TERRY FOX RUN ting the trail as a group behind their regimental standard.

Their participation capped off a weekend that saw relay teams run simultaneously from Edmonton and Calgary, beginning on Friday and meeting at Red Deer’s Veterans’ Park early Saturday evening.

Teams stopped off in various communities along the way for brief community plaque presentations.

The relay was organized to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the founding of Canada’s professional mil-

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itary communications branch, to shine a light on the unit and the opportunities it offers and to promote physical fitness and the Terry Fox Run. “I’m just very proud of all the soldiers.

They’ve done an excellent job and there was good teamwork yesterday running from Edmonton and Calgary to Red Deer,” said regiment commanding officer Lt.-Col. Natalie De Roij, who is based in Calgary.

The soldiers got lots of honks and waves from passing motorists as they

ran, which was appreciated, she said.

“It’s really encouraging to us and we really want to thank everybody for their support as well.”

Runners each did stretches of four to seven km each before being spelled off by another runner for a time.

“It’s been a really great experience and the soldiers have all expressed an interest in doing it again so we’ll definitely take a look at it,” said De Roij.

Terry Fox Run organizer Loretta Winia was pleased with the military support and the turnout overall.

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RUN: Lot of fun, helped by support Among the 400 participants was a contingent from Red Deer College’s volleyball team, who led runners in a pre-race warm-up.

The race raised just over $22,000, said Winia.

Maj. Bruce Macdonnell, 41 Signal Regiment operations officer, said running down the highway was a lot of fun and helped by the amount of public support runners got as they did their shifts.

“There was really good support from people driving by and from the towns along the way.”

There was a direct connection with the cancer fundraiser for the unit. One of the regiment’s members is a cancer survivor and a member of the Edmonton squadron lost a member to cancer several years ago.

That officer’s wife and son ran a leg of the relay from Edmonton to Red Deer on Saturday.

“That was very cool to have them out with us.”

Ron Woodward, the regiment’s honorary colonel, said the run was a great chance to show the public that many members of the military and living and working in their communities.

It says a lot about the reservists, who are part-time soldiers and have regular jobs, that they were willing to devote their weekend to spreading the word about their unit and helping out with the Terry Fox Run, said Woodward, who formerly headed Red Deer College. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

FLOOD: No overland flood insurance here Canada is the only G8 country where this so-called overland flood insurance is simply not available in the private sector.

“Most insurers agreed that existing flood maps are inaccurate, outdated and inadequate for insurance purposes,” says the study by two experts at the University of Waterloo, Ont. “This data gap poses a clear threat to the viability of flood insurance.”

The Canadian Press obtained an advance copy of the report by academics Blair Feltmate and Jason Thistlewaite, to be released today.

Their research was paid for by the Co-operators Group Ltd., a large insurance firm.

The insurance industry is sharply focused on flooding, which in the last 15 years has become their biggest payout area.

That’s because of extreme weather

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41 Signal Regiment reservists from Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary lent their support to the Terry Fox Run at Heritage Ranch on Sunday. The soldiers were capping off a weekend that saw them run relays from Calgary and Edmonton to Red Deer to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the founding of Canada’s professional military communications branch. events that the executives agree are linked to climate change.

“The big cost now ... is flooding basements, by a country mile,” said Feltmate. “So it’s really high on their radar screen.”

Canada has seen 289 flood disasters since 1900, the largest such category, more than the number of hail, wildfire and winter storm disasters combined in the same period.

Floods are expensive.

The southern Alberta floods last summer are estimated to have cost private insurers $2.25 billion, even though damage to residences was generally not covered.

In 2011, floods in Manitoba and Quebec also racked up millions in payouts.

The federal and provincial governments are also exposed to huge costs under the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements, which pay a disproportionate amount for overland flooding compared with storm, hail and wildfire disasters, which are often already covered under private policies.

Existing sewage-backup coverage is also hurting private insurers’ bottom lines because climate change results in more torrential downpours that overwhelm aging municipal infrastructure and can’t be absorbed by an evermore-paved urban landscape.

Feltmate cites the example of a Toronto neighbourhood, south of the Downsview airport, where a large percentage of basements were flooded

three times since May this year.

Executives would consider offering overland-flood insurance, says the survey, but can’t begin to draft policies or set premium levels until proper maps accurately identify the new risks arising from a warming planet.

“We need new flood-plain maps that take into account not the historical weather but the weather that can be expected going forward,” said Feltmate.

The study says existing maps are badly out of date, and focus on historical hazards for land-use planning rather than potential risks in the decades to come.

The federal Public Safety Department acknowledged the cartographic gap recently by ordering a new study that will survey flood-mapping in six countries, including the United States.

The report, due next March, will also assess the state of flood mapping in Canada and estimate the costs to meet any new national standard.

The department notes that a previous federal program to generate floodplain maps was killed in the mid-1990s, and little has been done since.

Feltmate says the next phase of his research is a year-long survey of mayors, town councillors, premiers and others who will have to become part of Canada’s flood solutions.

The study, also supported by Cooperators, will consult as well with bank executives, who Feltmate says are only dimly aware of the threat that

Typhoon lashes Japan

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — A powerful typhoon was bearing down Japan, dumping torrential rains and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where 260,000 people were ordered to evacuate to shelters.

Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was packing wind speeds of 162 kilometres (100 miles) per hour Monday morning and headed toward Tokyo.

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LEGO: ‘So cool’ Their basement shelves are lined with workshop drawer units, filled with thousands of carefully organized Lego pieces, the culmination of years of buying and selling online.

After a few months, they are dismantled and the next project is planned. The arena will share the same fate.

“This is going to be ripped down and built into something different.”

Daughter Dallis is already thinking about another castle. Her favourite touches in the current project are the TV cameras, the Jumbotron hanging from the arena rafters and the Stanley Cups.

“I like the little details, like the cameramen,” she says.

Noah says, “I think everything here is so cool, from the Stanley Cups at the back to the Jumbotron.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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The storm dumped an “unprecedented amount of rainfall” in Kyoto and its neighbouring towns it passed overnight, the Meteorologial Agency said.

Beyond those who sought shelter in Kyoto, hundreds of thousands of others were also ordered to evacuate in western Japan. About 80,000 houses were without electricity in western and central Japan.

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That’s because mortgages are contingent on a homeowner obtaining insurance, and many insurance companies may begin to steer clear of properties prone to frequent basement flooding, such as in the Downsview neighbourhood.

“The banks have a much greater stake in this game than they currently realize,” said Feltmate.

Attempted murder and robbery charges have been laid against a suspect in a gas station shooting last Friday.

The clerk at a West Park Fas Gas was shot in the face and in the hand with a sawed off-shotgun about 11 p.m. on Wednesday during an alleged robbery about 11 p.m.

The victim, whose identity has not been released, has undergone several surgeries.

On Friday, a suspect turned himself into the Blackfalds RCMP station.

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Geary remains in custody and is due to appear in Red Deer provincial court today.

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Students facing longer bus rides CUTS IN PROVINCIAL MONEY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS RESULT IN DIMINISHING BUS SERVICE

Living a mere five kilometres from Delburne — “If it wasn’t for some trees and a little hill, I could see the town” — Lance Neilson could not believe it when he was told that his children’s ride on the school bus this year would be one hour each way.

The bus ride of 40 minutes his kids faced last year, he thought, was long enough. With one of the bus routes serving Delburne Centralized School cancelled for 2013/14, his children would now be getting picked up at 7:35 a.m.

“I realize the province cut the budget, but man, you cannot make kids ride the bus that long. At these young grades that my kids are at, that can really hamper their outlook on school for the rest of their life. It’s not right,” said Nielson.

But the reality is that because of those provincial cuts, bus rides in Chinook’s Edge School Division will be longer this school year, and other Central Alberta school divisions face the prospect of diminished busing services in the future as well.

In its spring budget, the provincial government discontinued the fuel price contingency program that had provided $22 million to school divisions to help them pay for fuel.

The share for Chinook’s Edge from that total had been approximately $350,000, money that it is not able to make up from other areas.

The answer for the division that covers towns like Sylvan Lake, Innisfail, and Olds has been to amalgamate eight routes. A bus, says director of transportation Dieter Brandt, costs about $50,000 per year to run.

“We’ve been forced into making some harder decisions and we’ve put some routes together in order to eliminate some of our buses.

“That’s put us almost into the black again — the key word being ‘almost,’” said Brandt.

The amount of kilometres traveled

is the same, though, and with fewer includes Stettler and a number of rural buses on the road, the amount of time and colony schools, has taken $300,000 some students are spending in the big out of its instructional grants to make yellow vehicles has gone up. Though up for the funding it lost, which reprethe division tries to keep all bus rides sented about 17 per cent of its annual for students under 60 minutes, Brandt fuel costs. said buses running for 60-70 minutes is “Short term we will continue to probecoming the norm. vide transportation services, but it’s “We’ve been dealing with many at the expense of resources that could many pargo to classents who rooms. . . . are very Next year concerned will be that their another bus rides big queshave doution for us, bled, or bus because rides have that’s not increased. sustainI have kids able. We that are are operriding over ating at a a n h o u r — DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DIETER BRANDT, deficit now on the bus whereas now. But before we basically it’s not like I can come up were able to operate on a break even with new dollars. basis,” said Peter Neale, associate su“I really feel for those young stu- perintendent, business and finance. dents,” said Brandt.

The division is big, and very rural, But, he added that it is not all down and sees about 36 students ride the to funding, as the geography of the di- bus in excess of two hours each day, vision means there will be long rides with two students in the Coronation regardless. And, he said, the routes area spending three hours each day on are always being analyzed; one re- the bus. cent tweak significantly cut down the However, the average ride time for ride time for one route, and he said students from kindergarten to Grade 9 he might reinstate one of the routes to is 57 minutes per day, within the divideal with a problem area. sion’s one hour ride time target.

In Wolf Creek Public Schools, no In the school division west of Red routes have been cut for 2013/14, but Deer, meanwhile, the cut has not had the transportation division is running much of an effect, according to associa deficit and with other cuts to school ate director of corporate services Gord funding from the province, the future Majeran. He said the provincial fundwill probably include fewer buses. The ing formula is generally favourable division lost in the neighbourhood of to Wild Rose Public Schools, a large $400,000 when the grant program was division, but with very few students to cut. service west of Rocky Mountain House.

“If our funding stays at the same “We can see working through this level next year and we’re in the same without the fuel funding,” said Majerdeficit position, we’ll have to cut ser- an, “We haven’t added or decreased or vices somehow and that’s where route lengthened any (routes). Matter of fact, consolidation and those sorts of things I think some were shortened.” start to come in,” said Joe Henderson, Though he said the division has 11 Wolf Creek secretary/treasurer. routes that have pickup times before 7 Clearview School Division, which a.m., the average pick up last year was

‘WE’VE BEEN FORCED INTO MAKING SOME HARDER DECISIONS AND WE’VE PUT SOME ROUTES TOGETHER IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE SOME OF OUR BUSES.’

Visit to environmentally friendly oilsands not on Neil Young’s agenda: filmmaker THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A filmmaker says Neil Young’s trip to Alberta’s oilsands seemed more about showcasing the Canadian singer’s eco-friendly car for a documentary than about learning about the industry.

Tim Moen has lived in Fort McMurray for 13 years and was contacted by Young’s production company, Shakey Pictures, to shoot aerial footage.

Moen said he spent a couple of hours in a helicopter last week mainly shooting Young’s hybrid 1959 Lincoln Continental driving on the highway near Syncrude and Suncor with the oilsands as a backdrop.

“As a film producer, I understood that his goal was to contrast green technology against dirty oil, so to speak, so I wasn’t expecting him to do any kind of balanced expose on the community,” Moen said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Young was here primarily to contrast green energy with what he sees as dirty energy, Moen added.

“When you look at what your client is shooting and not shooting, you get a pretty good sense of what their agenda is.

They wanted shots of tailings ponds, industrial plants and they wanted shots particularly of their green vehicle driving in front of these dramatic landscapes, and that was their primary goal.”

Young spent a few days in the Fort McMurray area.

He drove the Continental, which runs on ethanol and electricity, up to the oilsands region while traversing the continent from his California home to Washington.

He came away comparing what he saw to the scene of an atomic bomb strike.

“The fact is, Fort McMurray looks like Hiroshima,”’ Young, 67, said

at an event Tuesday in Washington held by Democratic Sen. Harry Reid and the National Farmers Union.

“Fort McMurray is a wasteland. The Indians up there and the native peoples are dying. The fuel’s all over, there’s fumes everywhere. You can smell it when you get to town.”

Young declared himself against the Keystone pipeline, which would carry oilsands product through the United States to the Gulf Coast.

The singer’s comments sparked a backlash in Fort McMurray. A local rock radio station stopped playing the Canadian singer’s music.

Moen said he’s still a “big fan,” but was disappointed with Young’s remarks. He wrote a blog about his experience.

“The only thing I knew for sure was that the documentary was about Neil’s 1959 Lincoln Continental convertible that he had a team of specialists convert into a cellulosic ethanol burning hybrid dubbed The Lincvolt,” Moen wrote.

“What we didn’t shoot was as informative about the narrative as what we did shoot. We did not film any reclaimed land.

We didn’t film any new extraction operations using greener technology.

We didn’t film any industry experts.

“We didn’t film Neil’s diesel burning bus that his crew rode in. We

didn’t film the environmentally conscious community active in Fort McMurray. That stuff wasn’t on the agenda.”

Young, who was accompanied by actress Daryl Hannah, also spent time with the chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, a community downstream from the oilsands that believes the industry’s rapid growth is making people sick.

“They reached out to the ACFN, so I bridged those connections,” said Eriel Deranger, communications co-ordinator with the band. “They were just really interested in what was happening in the region.”

Deranger said she rode up to Fort McMurray from Edmonton with Young and Hannah and the topics of conversation included the story behind Young’s car and issues in the Fort McMurray area.

“They had questions about the industry and the kind of things that have been going on in the region.”

Deranger said the band has been pushing government to create better consultation policies and ways to let First Nations be part of the development of projects from beginning to end.

“It was more discussions around the fact that it’s out of control and we need to move in a way to make it more sustainable and more responsible,”

done at 7:53 a.m., with the average student arriving at school at 8:27 a.m.

Catholic students in the Red Deer area are facing increased bus times this school year, but the issue is moreso related to increased enrolment than the loss of the fuel grant, said Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools communications director Jeanne Davis.

Students from the Innisfail area coming into Red Deer to attend Notre Dame High School in particular are dealing with a longer ride this year.

“We are quite concerned about what we’re going to do, because we have added bus routes already to address it,” said Davis.

The board, which runs 125 bus routes transporting nearly 6,000 students, lost about $300,000 in funding through the cut of the fuel grant. Davis said tweaks to routes will likely come throughout the year.

For Red Deer Public Schools, the grant cut will have minimal impact, according to Cody McClintock, associate superintendent, business services, having only accounted for about three per cent of the division’s budget.

The division is running fewer buses this year, though, as it employs “double-routing,” with single buses serving two schools, which have staggered start times.

It is also running a “stacked route” at one school with one bus making two runs. McClintock said to minimize the amount of dead time students are spending at the school, the division has a “first on, first out” policy.

A proposal earlier this year, though, that would have seen students arrive for class up to 40 minutes early at the city’s elementary schools, has not come to pass, he said.

As for Nielson, after making his concerns known to division administration, he said his kids’ daily bus ride was shortened to less than 25 minutes.

“The problem didn’t go away, the problem just isn’t for me anymore. I’m happy as a clam, but some other people are screwed,” he said. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

Mayor Romane steps down

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF

INNISFAIL ELECTIONS

There will be a new mayor in Innisfail come Oct. 21.

After initially committing to run for reelection, current mayor Jim Romane has decided his name won’t be on the ballot when voters head to the polls in a month.

“I appreciate the support that people have given me in the last three years,” said Romane, ‘“Regretfully there were some that wanted to see me stay on, but I think they understand my reasons and hopefully they respect that.”

Those reasons relate to a sitting councillor unexpectedly entering the race, and, at 67, a personal desire to retire.

In July, seeing no interest in anyone else challenging for the mayor’s chair, Romane said he wanted to “stimulate” the campaign and announced he would stand for reelection.

“I was prepared to stay if there were no interested parties,” he said.

Within a week of his announcement, however, Coun. Brian Spiller announced that he too would be running for Romane’s chair and immediately received support in his bid from fellow Coun. Jason Heistad.

“It caught me a little off guard. In fact, it shocked the heck out of me,” said Romane, who had not heard from Spiller in advance of the councillor announcing his intentions to the Innisfail Province. With Spiller as a candidate,

Romane decided in favour of retirement. He called the first-term councillor “a good listener and a thorough person” and said the town would be in good hands if Spiller becomes the next mayor. Currently, no other candidates have announced that they will run.

Romane won the 2010 mayoral election in a close race after serving 16 years on council.

He said he is proud of the steady growth Innisfail experienced during his 19 years in governance and the updating of old infrastructure throughout the town.

He based his last campaign on a multi-million dollar downtown revitalization project, which is to be finished next year. Going forward, he said the town will need to focus on creating a new industrial park and residential expansion.

Romane had tried retirement out before, but with his wife still working at the time, he said he ended up bored.

Now, with his wife considering retirement next year, he is looking forward to spending more time camping, travelling, golfing, and flying his airplane.

“I didn’t start flying and get my licence until I was 60 years old. The only regret I’ve had is that I didn’t do it 20 years earlier,” said Romane.

Nomination day for the municipal election is Sept. 23. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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— its handles collect four times more bacteria than toilets seats, says the study.

But don’t dismiss washing your hands as opposed to cleaning various parts of the household. The study says “cleaning may not be the most effective way to stop the spread of illnesses.”

“Hand washing is probably the most cost-effective and simple way to reduce diseases,” says environmental health expert Lisa Ackerley. “Literally, our safety, and that of others, is in our hands.”

Another study, this one conducted in the U.S., brings new meaning to the saying: “Don’t change that channel!” especially in a hotel room.

It determined television remotes are the most bacteria-ridden items in hotel rooms, even more than the bathrooms. “The research also found that (hotel) bedside lamps were rife with germs.”

Not to cause mass panic, but the publication Better Housekeeping recently named the “10 germiest places in your home.”

They are: underside of rugs, win-

dow blinds, credit cards, kitchen trash cans, household plants, your purse, top of the refrigerator, toothbrush holders, vacuum cleaner brushes and attachments, and yoga mats.

Of credit cards, Better Housekeeping says: “These everyday essentials get handled by lots of people, and germs can lurk in the crevices around the numbers.” (Do you know where the storekeepers’ hands have been?)

The magazine recommends: “Give debit and credit cards a quick cleaning with an alcohol wipe and let them air dry before placing them in your wallet.”

It’s been argued that our superclean society is to blame for various viruses and illnesses infecting us because our antibody systems have been too well protected and our natural defences are down.

So we must defend ourselves any way possible.

The best advice to follow, according to health authorities, is wash your hands. And as the dreaded flu season approaches, get a flu shot.

Rick Zemanek is a retired Advocate editor.

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Incinerating trash is a waste of resources Many urban areas have built or are hyperconsumerism and lack of awareconsidering building waste-incineraness. tion facilities to generate energy. At This is one area where individuals first glance, it seems like can make a difference, by a win-win. You get rid of refusing to buy overpack“garbage” and acquire a aged goods and encouraging new energy source with companies to reduce packfuel that’s almost free. aging, and by curbing our But it’s a problematic desire to always have newer solution, and a complicated and shinier stuff. issue.

We toss out lots of items Metro Vancouver has a that can be reused, repaired facility in Burnaby and is or altered for other purposplanning to build another, es. As for recycling, we’ve and Toronto is also looking made great strides, but we at the technology, which still send close to three has been used elsewhere quarters of our household DAVID in the region, with a plant waste to the landfill.

SUZUKI in Brampton and another Considering each Canadiunder construction in Claran produces close to 1,000 kg ington. of waste a year, that’s a lot The practice is especialof trash! Much of the mately popular in the European rial that ends up in landfills Union, where countries including Swe- is usable, compostable or recyclable, den and Germany now have to import including tonnes of plastics. waste to fuel their generators.

Turning unsorted and usable trash The term “waste” is correct; there’s into a valuable fuel commodity means really no such thing as garbage. And communities are less likely to choose that’s one problem with burning it to reduce, reuse and recycle it. for fuel. Even those who promote the Burning waste can seem easier and technology would probably agree that less expensive than sorting, diverting the best ways to deal with waste are to and recycling it. But once it’s burned, reduce, reuse and recycle it. it can never be used for anything else It’s astounding how much unneces— it’s gone! sary trash we create, through excesIncinerating waste also comes with sive packaging, planned obsolescence, environmental problems.

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Although modern technologies reduce many air pollutants once associated with the process, burning plastics and other materials still creates emissions that can contain toxins such as mercury, dioxins and furans.

As with burning fossil fuels, burning waste — much of which is plastics derived from fossil fuels – also produces carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions that contribute to climate change.

Burning waste doesn’t make it disappear, either. Beyond the fly ash and pollutants released into the atmosphere, a great deal of toxic “bottom ash” is left over.

Metro Vancouver says bottom ash from its Burnaby incinerator is about 17 per cent the weight of the waste burned. That ash must be disposed of, usually in landfills. Metro testing has found high levels of the carcinogenic heavy metal cadmium in bottom ash, sometimes twice the limit allowed for landfills. High lead levels have also been reported.

Incineration is also expensive and inefficient.

Once we start the practice, we come to rely on waste as a fuel commodity, and it’s tough to go back to more environmentally sound methods of dealing with it. As has been seen in Sweden and Germany, improving efforts to reduce, re-use and recycle can actually

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It’s a complicated issue. We need to find ways to manage waste and to generate energy without relying on diminishing and increasingly expensive supplies of polluting fossil fuels. Sending trash to landfills is clearly not the best solution. But we have better options than landfills and incineration, starting with reducing the amount of waste we produce.

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BY MIKE BLANCHFIELD THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Mexican ambassador to Canada says his country is “really mad” at the Harper government for the continued imposition of a visa on its travellers here.

Ambassador Francisco Suarez told The Canadian Press in an exclusive interview that Mexico is so upset that if the issue isn’t resolved by next year, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto might have to postpone a planned visit to Canada.

That would cast a shadow over the festivities that Mexico and Canada are planning for 2014 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations.

“We’re now saying it’s a major irritant,” said Suarez, who assumed his new post in Ottawa three months ago.

“We’re now really mad. Canada has the most stringent visa system for Mexicans of any country in the world.”

While Mexico’s relations with Canada are generally very good, the visa issue could become an obstacle to deepening economic co-operation in areas such as energy and natural resources, the envoy said.

Canada imposed a visa on Mexican travellers in 2009 to curb abuses by a growing number of bogus refugee claimants. Prime Minister Stephen Harper himself has said he would like to see it lifted but says Canada has to reform its own backlogged refugee system first.

The visiting Mexican foreign minister, Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena, said little in Ottawa this summer standing next to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird when Baird was unable to give a timeline for lifting the visa.

Suarez said the time has come to carve out a “roadmap” that will keep the issue from dragging on for months and years.

If that’s not in place by the time Harper is expected to travel to Mexico in the late months of this year or in January, the visit will not be productive, the envoy said.

“If Harper goes to Mexico, and there’s no solution, either a clear solution or a clear path, a roadmap, with a solution that does not

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The Mexican ambassador to Canada, Francisco Suarez, in his Ottawa office, says his country is “really mad” at the Harper government for the continued imposition of a visa on its travellers here. take two years — that’s the point — he’s going to get a very bad atmosphere.”

Pena Nieto’s planned trip to Ottawa in the second quarter of 2014 won’t go ahead either if the issue isn’t close to being resolved, said Suarez.

“President Pena Nieto cannot come here if the topic is not solved,” he said. “It will have to be delayed.”

Pena Nieto visited Harper in Ottawa last November just days before he was officially sworn in as president.

The then-president elect appeared friendly and conciliatory about the work that still needed to be done to lift the visa.

Suarez said the two leaders, who have met at other international gatherings since then, have developed an “outstanding” rapport, while the tone between senior cabinet counterparts is also positive.

“The relationship is so good, the opportunities are so good. The agenda is so high level with things to celebrate and to expand that it’s really a great pity that there’s this thorn, an irritant.”

Suarez said Mexico supports Canadian efforts to persuade the United States to approve the Keystone XL pipeline that would transport Alberta oilsands bitumen to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

He said Keystone would be an integral part of a broader North American energy grid that would make the continent a bigger international player in oil and gas.

He said he expects that to be a topic of discussion at the next North American leaders summit, set for February, between Harper, Pena Nieto and U.S. President Barack Obama.

TransCanada, the Canadian firm behind the pipeline, would be a welcome investor in Mexico, which needs to expand its pipeline system, he added.

Mexico is also keen to see other Canadian firms such as Bombardier and Goldcorp possibly invest in future infrastructure and mining projects in Mexico.

But at the moment, Suarez said, Canadian popularity is plummeting in Mexico.

Suarez said Mexicans have an easier time getting visas to the United States, which has serious border and immigration issues with its southern neighbour, and face no such restrictions in European Union countries.

“The Canadians require 10 times more information than the Americans.”

Stories of Mexican visa woes make headlines in his country, while other incidents have affected high-ranking officials, himself included, said Suarez.

Canadians detained without charge in Egypt face further jail time THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Two Canadians arrested in Egypt and held without charge since mid-August will be detained for another two weeks.

Friends of Tarek Loubani and John Greyson said the men were told Sunday that they would be held for another 15 days, adding that no reasons were provided by Egyptian authorities.

They’ve been held for a full month without any charges being laid.

“We are obviously extremely saddened to hear about the extension,” Cecilia Greyson, John Greyson’s sister, said in a release.

Millions appear lost in fraud case

“But just as importantly we are now certain that John and Tarek’s detention is completely arbitrary, and the process they face lacks any semblance of fairness or credibility.”

Loubani, a doctor from London, Ont., and Greyson, a Toronto university professor and filmmaker, were detained Aug. 16 during deadly riots in Cairo.

Their families say the men had approached Egyptian police seeking directions.

The two were en route to Gaza, where Loubani planned to teach emergency-room medicine and Greyson was considering producing a documentary.

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fairs officials have said it appears the men were in the wrong place at the wrong time when they were detained.

Their case has attracted some high-profile support.

Some 300 directors, actors and writers at the Toronto International Film Festival — including Atom Agoyan, Michael Ondaatje and Sarah Polley — released an open letter last week urging their release.

On the weekend, Loubani and Greyson were moved to a less crowded cell after spending four weeks housed with 38 inmates and a single toilet, said Loubani’s brother, Mohammed Loubani.

“Tarek and John

have answered every question that has been put to them and now it is time for the Egyptian authorities to do the same,” said Mohammed Loubani.

Lynne Yellich, the Conservative government’s secretary of state for foreign and consular affairs, issued a statement saying the government is “disappointed” to hear of the extended detention.

OTTAWA — The federal government has quietly abandoned any hope of getting back millions of dollars misappropriated by a former public servant, newly released documents show.

A Public Works employee stationed in the German city of Koblenz transferred $3.3 million of government money into three personal bank accounts. The employee made 18 transfers to banks in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium between April and June of 2004.

Details of the multimillion-dollar fraud from nearly a decade ago are only now coming to light after The Canadian Press obtained briefing notes, memos and other documents under the Access to Information Act. Public Works identifies its former employee as Sean Banks, who was the senior accounts payable clerk in Koblenz. He turned himself in to German police in June 2004 and spent part of a six-year prison sentence there before being deported to the United States in 2007.

“It was discovered that payments were processed without authorization and that the mandatory financial procedures had been by-passed,” Public Works spokesman Pierre-Alain Bujold said in an email.

An accomplice, Manfred Josef Hendriks, spent two years in a German jail, the documents say. Claus Burg, a suspected third accomplice, was never found.

Public Works opened an office in Koblenz, which serves as its European headquarters, in 1957. The office mostly deals with military procurement for National Defence. Each year, it issues some 900 contract documents and does about $170 million in business.

Since Banks was caught, Public Works has made changes to the Koblenz office.

“To prevent such frauds, the department has since implemented administrative changes such as moving payroll functions from the Koblenz office to Canada,” Bujold wrote.

The documents do not describe how Banks managed to transfer millions of dollars into European bank accounts over a three-month span, nor do they explain the role of any accomplices.

Public Works says Banks used a false identity to open bank accounts.

“The judgment in Mr. Banks’ criminal trial indicated the identification used to open accounts in the name of Claus Burg was fictitious,” Bujold said in an email.

The chief public prosecutor in Koblenz, Harald Kruse, said German law prevents him from releasing Banks’ court file. He did, however, provide some information about Banks’ conviction and subsequent deportation to the United States.

“Mr. Banks has been convicted for breach of trust in 18 cases,” Kruse said in an email.

“He therefore was convicted to serve a time in prison for six years. On Nov. 27, 2007, Mr. Banks was deported from Germany. According to our file he was flown to New York.”

The federal government launched civil suits against Banks in 2004 and Hendriks in 2007. So far, the government has managed to recover only $358,000 — or around 10 per cent — of the misappropriated money.

Public Works hired a debt-collection agency in January 2011 to track down Banks in the United States. After more than a year, the collection agency found him but determined Banks had few assets.

The collection agency told Public Works that Banks lived with his partner in a home valued at US$43,000.

Searches failed to turn up any money stashed in domestic and offshore bank accounts, nor did the agency find any cash in places such as Germany, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and Saudi Arabia.

Banks did not appear to have a valid driver’s licence or a job, the documents say.

Based on Banks’ meagre assets, Public Works stopped trying to collect money from him.

“The department has also taken all necessary measures to inquire about the financial situation of Mr. Banks and about the possible collection measures that could be taken against his assets,” says a memo to the deputy minister.

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Patricia Seth, centre, and Marie Slark, former Huronia Regional Centre residents and plaintiffs in the class action proceeding against the Ontario government, are shown in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.

Marilyn Dolmage, far left, a former Huronia employee and litigation guardian for Seth and Slark, looks on.

$1B class-action lawsuit over alleged abuse set to begin AT ONTARIO INSTITUTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED TORONTO — Humiliation and abuse were doled out almost daily at an Ontario institution for the developmentally disabled, punishment for infractions as minor as speaking out of turn, former residents allege in a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government.

“If we got caught talking, we had to get up with our pants down and walk around the play room with our pants down,” recalled Marie Slark, 59, who spent nine years of her childhood at the Huronia Regional Centre.

In other instances, children whose behaviour earned them a “black mark” were kicked and struck by their peers at staff’s insistence, she and another plaintiff, Patricia Seth, said in an interview.

Slark, Seth and thousands of other former residents are alleging systemic neglect and abuse at the Orillia, Ont., facility, which the province operated for 133 years.

Some say they were forced to work in the fields for no money.

The $1-billion suit is set to begin Monday, three years after receiving the green light from an Ontario Superior Court judge.

It covers those institutionalized at the centre between 1945 and 2009, many of whom are now

aged or dying. Money aside, Slark said she wants the province to apologize “for what they put us through.”

“They took our childhood from us,” she said.

The Ontario government denies the allegations, which have not been proven in court.

In its submissions to the court, the province acknowledges there were incidents of abuse, but insists these were isolated and did not stem from neglect.

“Any serious abuse was not acceptable and was dealt with when it was identified,” the document reads.

The province also maintains residents were cared for in a manner “consistent with the knowledge, experience and standards of the day” and benefited from living there.

The institution opened its doors in 1876 under the name Orillia Asylum for Idiots and closed in March 2009 — the oldest facility for people with a developmental disability at the time.

It has faced allegations of abuse and neglect in the past, including an 1960s article describing overcrowding so severe that people were sleeping head to head.

The 1970s saw several government-sponsored reports condemn the facility.

Some Huronia advocates have argued the centre had changed

drastically in later years, becoming a vibrant community where residents had dances and parties.

For Slark and Seth, however, the experience was akin to imprisonment, they said.

“It was like living in a prison.

The only thing is, we didn’t know when we would even get out. We thought we were going to die here,” said Seth, 55.

“We weren’t even treated like human beings,” Slark added.

Both were admitted to the institution in the 1960s at the age of six and seven, as wards of the state.

At 16, Seth was placed in a group home on the premises, where she remained until she was discharged at the age of 21.

“Talk about living in fear. It was horrible,” she said.

Years later, she still suffers nightmares and struggles to deal with people in a position of authority, she said.

Several former residents and their relatives as well as former staff members are expected to testify at the trial, which is scheduled to take place over three months.

The court will have to determine, among other things, whether there was systemic negligence, whether conditions at Huronia fell below the standard of care at the time and whether the province breached its fiduciary duty to protect the residents.

Authors, ex-journalists going head-to-head in byelection in Toronto-Centre

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Two celebrated authors and former journalists will be going head-to-head as the NDP and Liberal candidates in an upcoming Toronto federal byelection, a race that’s expected to preview which of the two opposition parties will likely emerge as the alternative to the Tories in the next national election.

The Liberals picked Chrystia Freeland to fly their banner in the riding of Toronto Centre, while the New Democrats selected Linda McQuaig — both political rookies.

Freeland, who came under fire from McQuaig before her victory was even announced, wouldn’t take the bait, saying only that she was looking forward to the race and the chance to defeat the governing Conservatives in the 2015 general election.

Canada’s at a tipping point, she said. The economy is changing and only the “companies and the people who figure that out who grasped that this is a consequential moment, are going to make it,” she said after her victory speech.

“Canadians are ready for a change,” Freeland said. “They’ve had some time with the Harper government and they’re not too happy with where they’ve gotten.”

McQuaig quickly shifted into byelection mode after her first-ballot victory, putting both Freeland and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives in her crosshairs.

Canada is moving into the “post-Harper era,” she said in her victory speech, eliciting a roar from the crowd of party faithful.

The Tories are on the ropes from the Senate scandals, she said, and the outcome of the Toronto byelection will shape the direction of the next national election in 2015.

She called Freeland Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s “hand-picked choice” who thinks nothing can be done about income inequality, a big issue in a riding that includes low-income neighbourhoods as well as some of the most expensive homes in the city.

But it will be at the forefront of the NDP’s campaign, she promised.

“The Liberals, sadly, have a terrible track record of sounding progressive and then, when they get into office, they tend to just kind of consolidate whatever the Conservatives have done before them,” McQuaig said.

“And I think we’re seeing that same pattern unfold here.”

Freeland, who was born in Alberta, beat community organizer Todd Ross and former banker Diana Burke to represent the downtown riding, which the Liberals have held since 1993.

Ross and Burke emphasized their strong local ties in their final pitch to party members, while Freeland, who moved back to Toronto from New York with her family, said she was ready to roll up her sleeves to work for the riding.

Together with Trudeau, the Liberals will craft a “compelling” vision for Canada, she told the party members.

The Conservatives have “absolutely no idea” that the country needs a new economic agenda for the 21st century.

“What we are getting from the Harper government is the reheated ideological leftovers of 1990s U.S. Republicanism,” said Freeland, who worked as a foreign journalist before becoming editor-at-large for Thomson-Reuters.

“And what is so galling to me is that the Americans who wrote the recipe in the first place, have given up on it because it doesn’t work.”

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B.C. launches website to gather public input on changing liquor laws

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BURNABY, B.C. — The B.C. government has launched a new website inviting the public to offer ideas on changes to liquor laws.

Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Reform John Yap introduced the site Saturday while touring a brewery and said people can get involved through blog discussions, Twitter chats and feedback forms.

He said the province is changing liquor laws on the use and sale of beer, wine and spirits to improve customer service and grow the economy while ensuring public health and safety.

The website features a look at the history of liquor in B.C., since the 1800s including prohibition in 1917, the licensing of the province’s first winery in 1923 to make loganberry wine and changes to laws this year.

Several meetings including various groups have been held this month in Victoria to discuss reforms to B.C. liquor laws.

They include the Centre for Addictions Research of BC, the Victoria Police Department and the Vancouver Island Helath Authority.

Yap is meeting with more groups through to October.

Input will be gathered on the website until the consultation process ends on Oct. 31, and a final report will be presented to Attorney General Suzanne Anton by Nov. 25.

“Our government has been hearing from industry and stakeholders about changes they would like made to B.C.’s liquor laws,” Anton said in a news release. “This is the first review to take place in over a decade and the time is now to also hear from British Columbians.”

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MONTREAL — The leader of the Quebec Liberals appears prepared to do everything he can to stop the Parti Quebecois government’s proposed charter of values — including fight an election over the issue.

Philippe Couillard says he’s against any law that leads to employment discrimination, and that Muslim women who wear a veil will always be welcome in his own party.

The PQ plan will become law “over my dead body,” Couillard said Sunday at a party meeting on women’s issues in Montreal.

“The big mistake that the government is making is to make people believe that, in order to defend what is specific about Quebec, we must trample on other people’s rights.”

The PQ wants to forbid public employees from wearing religious headwear, including the veil, as part of a proposed charter announced last Tuesday.

The plan has little chance of passing in its current form.

The party that holds the swing vote in Quebec’s national assembly,

however, has left the door open to compromise.

Francois Legault, head of the Coalition, said Sunday he’s hopeful the PQ will soften its position.

“After they see what happened yesterday in Montreal, I hope they’ll understand that they need to find a compromise,” said Legault, who has advocated a ban on religious headwear for those in positions of authority.

A protest against the charter on Saturday in Montreal drew several thousand people, while a petition against it already has more than 10,000 signatures.

There are some Muslim women who support the PQ move.

Yolande Geadah, who is originally from Egypt, believes public employees should be neutral when it comes to religion.

She doesn’t believe such a law would compromise personal freedoms.

“I think there is a lot of confusion between the idea of religious liberty and wearing a symbol,” said Geadah, author of a book on religious accommodation.

“A symbol remains a symbol. It has nothing to do with your beliefs.”

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Candid cameras will be trained on a number of locations in Red Deer until Sept. 30. Photo radar will be monitoring motorists in school zones at 39th Street, Lawford Avenue, Lancaster Drive and Lower Fairview; playground zones at Oak Street, Niven Street, 59th Avenue, Boyce Street and Lower Fairview; and traffic corridors at 67th Street, Riverside Drive, 49th Avenue, 50th Avenue and Ross Street.

RCMP reserve the option to change site locations without notice.

RED CROSS SEEKS VOLUNTEERS Those who want to help out in an emergency have a chance to do so. The Canadian Red Cross will host a volunteer drive for the Disaster Management Program in Central Alberta in Red Deer on Sept. 25.

Attendees will learn about how to assist in situations ranging from an apartment fire to major flooding.

No prior knowledge is needed. Training will be provided. The information session will be held at #105, at 5301-43rd Street.

For more information, call 403-346-1241 or email Matt at matt.sawatsky@ reddeer.ca

AMAZING RACE EVENT COMING An Amazing Race is coming to Red Deer. The McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association is hosting a fund-raising event similar to the popular adventure reality show in Red Deer on Sept. 21.

Participants will face food, cultural, athletic and other challenges as they race through the city. The winners will take home prizes. The race starts at 10 a.m. at Westerner Park and the finish line is at Barrett Park. A barbecue and raffle prizes is slated for around 4 p.m. at the finish line. There’s still time to join the race.

Teams of two must include one adult. All participants must be 15 or older.

Spectators are encouraged to cheer on the teams.

The entry fee is $100. To join the challenge, call Christine at 403-309-2002 or text 403-506-8961.

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF For those searching for the elusive African endiman goose or the Polish frizzle bantam the trail ended in Innisfail this past weekend.

Innisfail Auction Mart and Ty’s Exotics joined to offer an exotic bird and small animal auction that ran Friday and Saturday.

The stands were full of potential buyers and the merely curious as hundreds of birds, rabbits, pigs, hedgehogs, and even wallabies and kangaroos were sold to the highest bidder.

Larissa Shoop and her family came all the way from Okotoks to join in the fun. Her family brought their camper to spend the night and Larissa volunteered to help care for the animals and cart around the dozens of screened boxes they were kept in.

“My mom and I love birds,” said the 12-year-old, as she cuddled with an emu.

“I want to grow up to be a vet. I volunteered so I could be around the animals.”

Another youngster Morganne Poissant came with her family to find some more animals to add to their menagerie on an acreage near Red Deer.

They had already added another rabbit to the three they had at home and were looking at other potential additions to their collection that includes pigs, chickens goats, a horse and pony, and cats.

“I like seeing all the animals and petting them,” said Poissant, who listed baby quails, peacocks and ducklings among her personal favourites.

The family’s chickens provide eggs and the goats milk. The rabbits and pigs will eventually end up on the dinner table.

Ty Marshall, of Ty’s Exotics, has been interested in exotic species since he was four years old and went with his family to a sale, he said.

“We bought quite a bit of stuff and it just went from there,” said the 20-year-old from the Vulcan area.

His two-day Innisfail sale drew 250 registered buyers, some of whom travelled as far

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Larissa Shoop from Okotoks makes a new friend at an exotic bird and small animal auction at the Innisfail Auction Mart on Saturday. This emu was among hundreds of birds and other critters to go to the highest bidder. as Vancouver, Winnipeg and Whitehorse.

Interest in exotic species is growing, he said.

“There’s getting to be a lot of people interested. It’s a good hobby for people.”

In Red Deer, a pilot project allowing urban chickens was begun this year allowing up to six chickens to be raised at residential homes.

It was driven by public demand to follow

the lead of other communities.

Forty homes are participating in the project, which runs until the end of next March, when it will be evaluated.

Marshall said the weekend auction is the second he has done in Innisfail this year after an earlier event in May. He plans to make the auctions in Innisfail a regular event. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

For some, disc golfing is better than tossing a club

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Jerry Rosa takes a few steps winds up and whips his arm forward launching his disc well across the field in Red Deer’s Kentwood neighbourhood on Saturday.

“Good shot” others in his foursome encourage.

Welcome to disc golf, a sport that is gaining in popularity and offers a cheap alternative to its club and ball namesake.

Rosa, 36, has been playing disc golf for nine years.

“It’s fun and it’s cheap,” he said. “I like the competition.”

Asked to rank it against golf, which he also plays occasionally, he says: “For fun level, it’s definitely disc golf. Ball golf can definitely be frustrating.”

There is much disc golf has borrowed from the more widely known form of golf.

For instance, the small plastic 15-centimetre discs are, like golf clubs, designed for different distances and situations.

Experienced disc golfers often carry up to a dozen different discs.

There are thick and sturdy driving discs designed to cut through the wind and get as much distance as possible.

Others are designed for midrange shots, like a golf five iron and are called approach discs.

There are even putter discs,

meant to cover the last few metres to the hole, which is a basket contraption with hanging chains to break the disc’s momentum.

A friend introduced Pat Christie to it at a Pine Lake private course.

“One you get into it, you just start getting addicted quickly,” said the 43-year-old.

The inexpensive nature of the sport and the opportunity to get outdoors for a little competition between friends are major draws. It is also a good sport for all ages.

Discs cost anywhere from $8 to $30 depending on quality.

There are many differences in discs besides weight, they can be designed to be over-stable or under-stable and some are designed to rise.

Holes range from about 100 to 500 feet, and like regular golf, are par threes, fours or fives.

“An average player will toss about 250 feet once you get used to how to throw properly. A good player can throw well over 300 feet.”

Brent “Buddha” Robinson has been playing disc golf for more than 20 years.

The most difficult aspect of the game is mastering the different shots, he says. Players often must manoeuvre their discs around trees and play the wind accurately.

Red Deer now has two ninehole disc golf courses, the other

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Pat Christie launches his disc at the target at the disc golf course in Kentwood on Saturday morning. It is one of two courses in town where players can try their hand at the growing sport. The other course is in Victoria Park in Anders. is in Victoria Park in Anders. It was a healthy-living initiative of the local Primary Care Network, a partnership between Alberta Health Services and more than 60 local doctors There are many others across the province, including a pair of course in Sundre and courses in Olds, Nordegg and Three Hills in Central Alberta.

There are regular competitions, the largest draws about 100 disc golfers to Canmore over

the May long weekend.

In Red Deer, the sport is in its infancy. The Central Alberta Disc Golf Association has been formed but only boasts about 10 members so far.

Christie said new members would be welcomed. Likewise, any who wish to try the sport can contact the association and arrange to go out.

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Red Deer author Tim Lasiuta wants to bring focus and accountability back to the city council table.

Lasiuta, 50, author of five books is hoping to delve into municipal politics by announcing his candidacy this week.

“At the end of the day if we are not accountable Tim Lasiuta for the people who put us in how can we look them in the eye,” he said.

Lasiuta said council and administration need to be held accountable for their spending decisions. Lasiuta said the city wastes too much money on outside consultants and he would use the expertise within

the organization.

“I would like to see good corporate decisions made every day,” said Lasiuta. “So if you have a decision that takes a little longer, make a good decision. Don’t make a hasty one.”

Lasiuta said his working class background and critical thinking will bode well for him on council. Lasiuta said he would be approachable and accountable to residents. Lasiuta was behind the campaign to save the Arlington Hotel, which was demolished several years ago.

“Over the last few years there have been decisions made that have appeared to be hasty,” said Lasiuta. “They have been made with a lens that is missing the working class viewpoint.”

Lasiuta is a member of the Red Deer Centennial Committee and has volunteered for other organizations in the community.

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He is married and has four children.

“I was raised with values that if you can help, you do,” said Lasiuta. “If you need to volunteer to help somebody, you go do it because that’s the right thing to do. And as a community we don’t do that too well.”

Lasiuta said he would like to see an Olympic-sized pool in the city.

Other city council candidates are Troy Wavrecan, Darren Young, Lawrence Lee, Victor Mobley, Ben Ordman, Jerry Anderson, Dan McKenna, Calvin Yzerman, Terry Balgobin, Dawna Morey, Jonathan Wieler, Janella Spearing, Ken Johnston, David Helm, Serge Gingras, Tanya Handley, Calvin Goulet-Jones, Bob Bevins and Matt Chapin.

Also in the running are incumbents Paul Harris, Buck Buchanan, Dianne Wyntjes, Lynne Mulder and Frank Wong.

Councillors Cindy Jefferies and Tara Veer and newcomers William Horn and Chad Mason are vying for mayor. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 2013

PSAC PROVIDING INFORMATION COLLECTING FEEDBACK AS PART OF DEVELOPING CODE OF CONDUCT

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is conducting a series of community meetings — including one that was held in Red Deer last week — in an effort to improve the image of fracking.

PSAC, which represents more than 250 companies in the service, supply and manufacturing sectors of the upstream petroleum industry, is providing information about hydraulic fracturing and collecting feedback that it plans to use in developing a fracking code of conduct.

“There is a lot of misinformation and almost fear mongering going on out there by people who I honestly believe don’t really know what they’re talking about,” said Mark Salkeld, PSAC’s president and CEO. “We’re motivated by the fact that we need to get out there and tell the truth.”

Salkeld said the meetings have included industry

players and government regulators, but also landowners, representatives of business and environmental groups, and First Nations people.

“We want all opinions,” he said.

“At every session, we’ve had folks who have held up articles and reports and are complaining about the industry. We need to hear from them.”

more planned for communities in other provinces.

The most common themes to emerge have been an appreciation of PSAC undertaking this process, and concerns about water usage, said Salkeld.

PSAC has had the opportunity to address the concerns raised, he said, pointing out that the industry is closely regulated and that fracking has been performed for decades.

“We’ve been doing it for over 60 years; there have been over 175,000 wells in Canada hydraulically fractured. It’s not new by any stretch.

“That’s the message that we’re trying to get out to folks. We’re good at it, we’re — MARK SALKELD, PSAC’S PRESIDENT AND CEO safe, we’re efficient.”

Some community meetThe Red Deer meeting, which took place last ings, like Red Deer’s, have been by invitation only.

Tuesday and involved more than 50 people, included But Salkeld is comfortable a good cross-section of municipal councillors from the area, representatives interests have been represented. from the Sundre Petroleum Operators Group and “In Lethbridge we held an open house,” he said. water groups, property owners and energy produc“We just put an advertisement in the newspaers, said Salkeld. per.”

Earlier gatherings were held at Lethbridge, Drayton Valley, Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek, with Please seefRACKING on Page A9

‘THERE IS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AND ALMOST FEAR MONGERING GOING ON OUT THERE BY PEOPLE WHO I HONESTLY BELIEVE DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT.’

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From obscurity to the height of popularity THE HOW AND WHY OF A SEVEN-YEAR CLIMB

BY BARBARA ORTUTAY AND MICHAEL LIEDTKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Pope. President Obama. Queen Elizabeth. Oprah. You. When Twitter started seven years ago as an obscure medium for geeks, critics dismissed it as an exercise in narcissism.

Some thought it would be as intriguing as watching people gaze at their bellybuttons. But it quickly matured into a worldwide messaging service used by everyone from heads of state to revolutionaries to companies trying to hawk products.

Now, Twitter is taking the next critical step in its evolution — selling stock to the public. It promises to be the most hyped and scrutinized initial public offerings since Facebook’s Wall Street debut in May 2012.

To be successful, the company will need to become an advertising behemoth and prove that the same service that has already helped change the course of history can also make money.

Twitter quietly slipped out news of its plan to go public in a tweet on Thursday afternoon.

By the next morning, nearly 14,000 of Twitter’s 200 million users had retransmitted the message.

“Twitter epitomizes the revolution of social media ...more than Facebook, more than YouTube,” says Fordham University communications professor Paul Levinson, author of New New Media.

“It caters to the immediacy, the equality of all users.”

And yet, Twitter really isn’t that big.

Only about 15 per cent of Americans say they’ve ever used Twitter, according to an August poll by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

That’s up from 9 per cent in June 2010. At the time of Facebook’s IPO, an AP-CNBC poll found that 56 per cent of Americans said they had pages on Facebook.

Some 17 per cent said they used the site several times a day.

Twitter’s 200 million global users represent about one-sixth of Facebook’s 1.16 billion. If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s third-largest behind China and India.

Twitter would clock in at No. 6, edging out Pakistan.

Even so, Twitter generates more news than Facebook.

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This combination of Associated Press File photos shows six prominent figures on Twitter. From top left, Oprah Winfrey, the Dalai Lama, the Bronx Zoo’s once missing Egyptian Cobra, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, President Barack Obama, and Pope Benedict XVI. A big part of that is its public nature, Levinson says.

With their messages of 140 characters or less, most people tweet openly, for better or for worse, allowing the world a glimpse at their thoughts.

Facebook, in contrast, gives its users a plethora of controls to hide or show posts to as many or as few people as they’d like.

That means many users share updates only with people they already know.

“You can rub elbows with famous people instantly,” Levinson says, noting that people can send a message to the president or a movie star just as easily as they communicate with a friend.

“That’s what makes communication in the 21st century radically different from any time in the past.

It wasn’t until Twitter that the combination of speed and access to anyone became available for everyone.”

Twitter might never have become the world’s digital watercooler if Noah Glass and Evan Williams

had convinced more people to tune into a podcasting service called Odeo started in 2005.

Less than a year after its birth, it became apparent that Odeo was destined to be a dud. Not even its own employees were using it that much.

By early 2006, Glass and fellow Odeo programmer Jack Dorsey began work on a new project.

They were given the go-ahead to work with coworker Christopher “Biz” Stone on a way to corral the menagerie of text messages typically sent over a phone.

It was an offshoot of Dorsey’s longtime fascination with the dispatch systems used by police cars, fire trucks, delivery trucks and taxis.

Dorsey even wrote dispatch software in one of his first jobs.

It was Glass who came up with the original name Twttr in a reference to chirping birds. (The two vowels were added later.)

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Health tops money for aging boomers With so many studies coming out these days saying Canadians are not financially prepared for their retirement, it may come as a bit of surprise to hear that money is not necessarily the biggest concern of baby boomers who are heading into that phase of their lives.

A recent poll by RBC has found that Canada’s younger boomers between the ages of 50 and 59 are more concerned about their physical rather than their financial health.

Seventy per cent ranked changes to their physical health above finances on the list of top challenges they expect to face in retirement.

Finances ranked a distant TALBOT second, with 57 per cent exBOGGS pecting changes to income to be a challenge in retirement.

Within that ranking, 73 per cent of men said they are particularly concerned about changes to their health, compared to 66 per cent for women.

“Younger boomers are more health conscious as they near and enter retirement,” said Amalia Costa,

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head of retirement strategies and successful aging at RBC. “Watching their older relatives and friends age has made this generation more aware that good health is not something to take for granted. What they aren’t yet as aware of is that health issues of their loved ones may have an impact on their retirement plans, not only on their finances but also in terms of time commitment and emotional stress.”

Retirement in itself might actually be injurious to your health.

According to a study out of the United Kingdom, retirement over the long term can increase the likelihood of developing depression and at least one physical illness.

The study, conducted by the Institute of Economic Affairs, a pro-free-market think tank, concludes that health can initially improve upon retirement but after a while it begins to deteriorate due to reduced physical activity and social interaction.

“New research presented in this paper indicates that being retired decreases physical, mental and self-assessed health, and the adverse effects increase as the number of years spent in retirement increases,” the report says.

Specifically, the report found that retirement decreases the likelihood of being in very good or

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excellent self-assessed health by about 40 per cent.

Retirement increases the probability of suffering from clinical depression by about 40 per cent, increases the probability of having at least one diagnosed physical condition by about 60 per cent and increases the probability of taking a drug for such a condition by about 60 per cent.

“Higher state pension ages are not only possible, given longer life expectancy; and desirable, given the fiscal costs of state pensions; but later retirement should, in fact, lead to better average health in retirement,” the report says.

As such, government should remove impediments to later retirement that are to be found in state pension systems, disability benefit provision and employment protection legislation.”

The RBC poll continues to underline a truth about retirement that expectations don’t always match reality.

While 40 per cent of younger boomers don’t expect health constraints or disabilities to ever change their lifestyle or independence, 27 per cent report that a health issue or decline has affected them or someone in their family within the last year.

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BOOMERS: Retirement has challenges Forty-two per cent of these younger boomers said they had already acted as a caregiver to another adult, were doing so now or expected to do so in the future, and had either experienced or expect to experience a significant increase in stress levels, out-of-pocket expenses, moving or making changes to their accommodations, and reducing the number of paid hours they work.

No matter how you slice it, retirement has its challenges, enjoyments and disappointments, and seniors need to seek out financial professionals and other resources to help them make retirement as successful and rewarding as possible.

Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

TWITTER: First Tweet sent in 2006 On March 21, 2006, Dorsey posted the world’s first tweet: “Just setting up my twttr”.

Glass posted the same words just 10 minutes later.

By 2007, Twitter was incorporated with Dorsey as the original CEO and Williams as chairman. Dorsey and Williams would eventually swap roles. Both remain major shareholders, though neither runs the company. Dick Costolo, a former Google executive and once an aspiring stand-up comedian, is now CEO. Despite his early involvement in Twitter, Glass was never promoted as one of the company’s founders along with Dorsey, Stone and Williams. Glass, though, proudly boasts of his role on a Twitter account that he rarely uses. His Twitter profile states: “I started this.”

Perhaps Twitter’s greatest appeal is that it allows users to see news unfold in real time. People can follow and even communicate with newsmakers. And they can witness history. During 2011’s Arab Spring protests, Twitter became an essential communication tool in Iran as the country’s government cracked down on traditional media after a disputed presidential election. Tech-savvy Iranians took to Twitter to organize protests. As the events unfolded, they used the service to send messages and pictures to the outside world.

Today, a billion tweets are sent every two and a half days. To be fair, most tweets don’t comprise the world’s weightiest matters. They are ruminations about lunch, the weather and Justin Bieber —and occasionally they involve career-crashing missteps of the Anthony Weiner sort.

Like Facebook, Twitter reaps most of its revenue from advertising. Research firm eMarketer estimates that Twitter will generate $582.8 million in worldwide ad revenue this year, up from $288.3 million in 2012.

While companies are flocking to Twitter to woo consumers, not all of them are convinced of its usefulness. More than 60 per cent of U.S. marketers use Twitter, according to Forrester Research analyst Nate Elliott, but he says they are not “fully satisfied with the results.” Twitter, he says, still needs to improve the way it targets advertisements to users and it needs to find more types of ads to sell.

Still, by 2015, eMarketer expects Twitter’s annual ad revenue to hit $1.33 billion.

FRACKING: ‘How we conduct ourselves’ The feedback PSAC collects will be used to help create a fracking code of conduct.

Starting with PSAC’s own statement of principles — which includes such guidelines as the need to operate safely and responsibly, meet or exceed environmental standards and treat community members with respect and trust — the code of conduct will contain specific expectations of how PSAC members involved in fracking will govern themselves.

“It’s how we will conduct ourselves in and around these communities as we go about our business,” said Salkeld, offering as examples efforts to keep landowners informed and drive slowly on gravel roads.

Environmental protection, and health and safety, are among the other areas that will be addressed in the code, he said.

Spearheading the initiative are about a dozen pressure pumping companies But the code will be shared with all PSAC members, with the final document expected to be released at PSAC’s annual general meeting on Oct. 30. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Unifor reaches tentative settlement at General Motors

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON, Ont. — Production and skilled trades workers at the General Motors assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. — known as the CAMI plant — have reached a tentative contract settlement with the automaker.

The 2,700 workers are members of Unifor, the new union created by the merger of the Canadian Auto Workers with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union.

Unifor announced the agreement in a release Saturday morning that said the tentative deal was negotiated late Friday.

Details of the agreement are being withheld pending the results of a ratification vote on Sunday.

The results of the vote were expected to be released Sunday evening.

The CAMI workers are represented by Unifor Local 88, and manufacture the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles.

Local bargaining committee chair Mike Van Boekel said he expects the proposed four-year deal will be approved by union members. “I am extremely confident that it will pass,” he said.

An early round of contract talks began back in February in the hopes a deal could be reached by March 24, but the union said that negotiations needed more time. The current contract was set to expire Monday.

In March, GM announced it was investing $250 million in new equipment at the plant so it could build a wider variety of vehicles at a lower cost.

North American automakers have been gaining momentum recently as the industry recovers from the severe downturn that started in late 2008.

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Tourists take pictures in New York’s Times Square as the days financial news about the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers is displayed on the ABC news ticker. After weeks of intense focus on the crisis in Syria, the White House is set to use the five-year anniversary of the Lehman Bros. collapse this week to lay claim to an economic turnaround and to press congressional Republicans to not use the threat of a shutdown or a unprecedented debt default to extract a delay of President Barack Obama’s signature health care.

Looking back at economic collapse, Obama warning GOP not to risk economic backslide

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is marking the fifth anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse by trying to lay claim to an economic turnaround and warning Republicans against moves that he contends would risk a backslide.

His message to the GOP: Don’t oppose raising the nation’s debt limit, don’t threaten to close down the government in a budget fight, and don’t push to delay the health care law or starve it of federal money.

The economic emphasis, after weeks devoted to the Syrian crisis, begins coming into focus in a series of events kicked off by a Rose Garden speech Monday.

It’s a determined effort to confront public skepticism about his stewardship of the economy and to put down his marker for budget clashes with Congress in the weeks ahead.

The White House argues that a better capitalized and better regulated financial sector is extending more credit, fueling an economy now able to withstand headwinds such as spending cuts and tax increases.

“You can draw this straight line from the health of the financial system to the ways the financial system impacts the economy,” said Jason Furman, the chairman of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers.

Obama can point to a growing

economy, rising housing prices, 35 straight months of hiring, a rebounding stock market and other signs of recovery.

Five years after the federal government stepped in and infused banks with $245 billion in taxpayer money to avert a financial meltdown, the government has been paid back nearly in full.

Sunday is the fifth anniversary of Lehman’s bankruptcy, which was the largest in U.S. history.

The firm’s demise marked the beginning of the global financial crisis and was a major catalyst of the financial meltdown.

“We’ve put more people back to work, but we’ve also cleared away the rubble of crisis and laid the foundation for stronger and more durable economic growth,” Obama said during his recent trip to Russia.

“And as Congress takes up important decisions in the coming months, I’m going to keep making the case for the smart investments and fiscal responsibility that keep our economy growing, creates jobs and keeps the U.S. competitive.

“That includes making sure we don’t risk a U.S. default over paying bills we’ve already racked up.”

Obama intends to highlight that progress to economists and other guests at the White House today, and his National Economic Council is set to release a report detailing the economic advances.

Obama planned to discuss the

economy as part of an interview airing Sunday on ABC’s This Week and scheduled a speech Wednesday to the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs from the biggest U.S. companies.

But the public is not convinced that the economy is on the mend.

Only one-third say the economic system is more secure now than in 2008, and 52 per cent say they disapprove of Obama’s handling of the economy, according to a Pew Research Center poll. There is still plenty of pain to justify their pessimism.

Despite job growth, the unemployment rate remains high at 7.3 per cent.

Though the rate has fallen, one of the reasons is because some people have dropped out of the labour force and no longer are counted as job seekers.

The income gap between the very rich and the rest of the population is the biggest since 1928.

“We have genuinely made progress. We genuinely have more work to do,” said Furman.

What’s more, some banks that received government aid because they were deemed “too big to fail” are now bigger than they were in 2008, but they are smaller as a share of the economy than the largest banks in other big economies.

Three years after Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of lending and high-finance rules, execution of the law is behind schedule.

Radio waves considered ’beachfront property’ up for grabs for wireless bidders THE CANADIAN PRESS Consumers will soon get an indication whether there are any foreign telecoms with the billions and the brawn to push their way past the country’s three dominant carriers to compete for a piece of Canada’s wireless market.

Registration opens Tuesday for bids in a government auction to buy the radio waves needed to build cellphone networks. America’s AT&T, Norway’s Telenor and U.K.’s Vodafone have been rumoured to be interested, now that U.S. giant Verizon has announced it’s no longer considering an expansion north.

The identities of the bidders won’t be made public until Sept. 23, but the aggressive public relations campaign launched this summer by Canada’s big three telecoms — Rogers (TSX:RCI.B), Telus (TSX:T) and Bell (TSX:BCE) — in reaction to Verizon’s interest may have “scared off” interest from outside, said analyst Troy Crandall of investment firm MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier.

The campaign sought to convince the public that Verizon’s entry into the Canadian market would not be good for consumers. They urged the federal government

to rescind the foreign ownership rules they said gave outsiders an unfair advantage to bid on wireless spectrum.

“It just seems too late in the game,” said Crandall about potential entrants. While he said there could be a wild card in the auction, there’s not a lot of time for another foreign player to get its bid ready if it was waiting to hear what Verizon would do.

“To investors, it’s probably a relief,” he said, noting the value of Rogers, Telus and Bell stock took a collective hit of about $15 billion on the financial markets after news broke that Verizon was considering Canada.

But for consumers who had hoped they might have lower cellphone bills, it’s “probably a little bit of a letdown,” Crandall said.

Canaccord Genuity analyst Dvai Ghose questions whether there was ever much foreign interest, considering the regulatory hurdles and the cost.

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Ghose said a foreign carrier would have to spend at least $3 billion, which would include buying a small, existing network as a base, purchasing spectrum and making network upgrades. It would then have to compete for customers against Bell, Telus and Rogers, which hold most of the market.

AT&T declined to comment on its plans for the auction, as did other foreign telecoms.

The auction of 700 megahertz spectrum, which analysts have called “beachfront property” due to its value, could raise a lot of cash for the federal government.

These radio waves have the ability to allow cellphone signals to reach into elevators, deep into underground parking lots, traffic tunnels and basements where calls are often dropped.

The signal can also travel greater distances and, in rural Canada, will require fewer cellphone towers to provide

coverage. This new spectrum also will help meet consumers’ growing smartphone and tablet use.

“This is really prime real estate and there is a limited amount,” said analyst Brahm Eiley of the Convergence Consulting Group.

“That’s why the price for this stuff is going to be very high,” Eiley said.

The last auction in 2008 raised $4.3 billion and brought new players Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, Public Mobile, Eastlink and Quebecor’s Videotron to the wireless market.

The Conservative government wants four wireless players in each region to encourage more competition and lower prices for consumers.

Earlier this month, Verizon said it was no longer interested in competing in the Canadian market after announcing it would pay US$130 billion for a 45 per cent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone.

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Rain hampers rescue efforts EFFORTS TO EXPAND SEARCHES FOR PEOPLE CUT OFF BY COLORADO FLOODING GROW MORE DIFFICULT WITH NEW WAVE OF RAIN

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Lefthand Canyon Drive is in ruins seen here on Saturday, Sept. 14, on Olde Stage Road in Boulder, Colo.

Rescuers rushed by land and by air Saturday to evacuate Coloradoans stranded by epic mountain flooding as debris-filled rivers became muddy seas that extended into towns and farms miles from the Rockies. Four people have been confirmed dead since the harrowing floods began Wednesday. And hundreds of others have not been heard from in the flood zone, which has grown to cover an area covering nearly 4,500 square miles (11,655 square kilometers), nearly the size of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ing to be our only way out,” joked Carly Blankfein.

Supplies of gas and groceries had been running low until Route 7 was recently reopened. On Sunday, people were lined up at the one gas station where a tanker had arrived.

At the town’s historic Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for Stephen King’s horror story “The Shining,” clerk Renee Maher said the hotel was nearly empty.

Though it sits on a hill overlooking town, the ground was so saturated that water was seeping in through the foundation, and had caused one suite’s bathtub to pop out “like a keg,” Maher said.

Despite the mess, some people staying in town turned out for the Stanley’s nightly ghost tours.

“They said they came because they had nothing to do,” Maher said.

In Boulder, often called America’s fittest town, Mayor Matt Appelbaum warned people to stay out of the wide-open spaces that ring the city.

“I know that people are eager to get out there again, but it’s truly unsafe.” he said. “Places that I’ve known and loved for 30 years are gone.”

Boulder remained a refuge for evacuees from the

U.S. warns Syria ‘threat of force is real’ if they don’t comply

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — A high-ranking Syrian official called the U.S.-Russian agreement on securing Syria’s chemical weapons a “victory” for President Bashar Assad’s regime, but the U.S. warned Sunday “the threat of force is real” if Damascus fails to carry out the plan.

The comments by Syrian Minister of National Reconciliation Ali Haidar to a Russian state news agency were the first by a senior Syrian government official on the deal struck a day earlier in Geneva. Under the agreement, Syria will provide an inventory of its chemical arsenal within one week and hand over all of the components of its program by mid-2014.

“We welcome these agreements,” Haidar was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti agency. “On the one hand, they will help Syrians get out of the crisis, and on the other hand, they averted a war against Syria by removing the pretext for those who wanted to unleash one.”

He added: “These agreements are a credit to Russian diplomacy and the Russian leadership. This is a victory for Syria, achieved thanks to our Russian friends.”

The deal, hashed out in marathon negotiations between U.S. and Russian diplomats, averts American missile strikes against the Assad regime, although the Obama administration has warned that the military option remains on the table if Damascus does not comply.

President Barack Obama said last week the U.S. Navy will maintain its increased presence in the eastern Mediterranean Sea to keep pressure on Syria and to be in position to respond if diplomacy fails.

“The threat of force is real, and the Assad regime and all those taking part need to understand that President Obama and the United States are committed to achieve this goal,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday in Jerusalem, where he briefed Israeli leaders on the agreement.

He also said the agreement, if successful, “will have set a marker for the standard of behaviour with respect to Iran and with respect North Korea and any rogue state, (or) group that tries to reach for these kind of weapons.”

French President Francois Hol-

lande said in a televised address to his country that he has not ruled out the “military option,” either. Otherwise, he said, “there will be no pressure.”

The U.S. accuses the Assad government of using poison gas against rebelheld suburbs of Damascus on Aug. 21, killing more than 1,400 people. Other death toll estimates are far lower. Syria denies the allegations and blames the rebels.

The suspected chemical attack raised the prospect of U.S.-led military action against Syria that the rebels hoped would tip the civil war in their favour.

But as the strikes appeared imminent, the Parliament of key U.S. ally Britain voted against military action and Obama decided to ask Congress for authorization first, delaying an armed response.

Russia then floated the idea of Syria relinquishing its chemical arsenal to avert Western strikes, and the Assad regime quickly agreed. On Saturday, Moscow and Washington struck a framework agreement to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical stockpile.

For Syria’s opposition, the deal is disappointing in many ways. It defers any U.S. action for the foreseeable future and does nothing to address the broader civil war or the use of conventional weapons, which have been responsible for the vast majority of the more than 100,000 deaths in the conflict.

With that in mind, the main Western-backed Syrian opposition group called Sunday for a ban on the use of ballistic missiles and air power by Assad’s forces in addition to the prohibition on chemical weapons.

“Chemical weapons attacks are a part of a bigger scheme of crimes against humanity committed by the Assad regime, including using the Syrian air forces and ballistic missiles on residential areas,” the Syrian National Coalition said on its official website. “The Syrian Coalition insists that the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons, which killed more than 1,400 Syrian civilians, be extended to include the prohibition of the use of air forces and ballistic missiles on residential areas.”

While a ban on air power and ballistic missiles would likely curb the bloodshed in some areas, it’s unclear how such a measure would be imposed or enforced.

more isolated mountain towns. These refugees filled a church, a YMCA and a high school and crashed on couches around town.

Meanwhile, water continued to back up in some parts of town and a water treatment plant remained down Sunday.

But the town was bouncing back. Libraries and recreation centres have reopened. Students are again spilling out of cutesy restaurants on Pearl Street, and classes at the University of Colorado are expected to resume Monday.

Meanwhile, in the neighbouring state of New Mexico, another round of rain moved across the state on Sunday, renewing the threat of heavy runoff from already saturated soils and flooding in low areas as residents faced a major cleanup effort from damage left in the wake of days of relentless rain.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for much of central and northern New Mexico.

The flooding killed at least one person — a man who died after his car was submerged when his car was washed into a ravine and carried nearly a mile (1.6 kilometres) from the road.

Top female police officer wounded in latest attack on Afghan women

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Gunmen shot the top female police officer in a troubled southern Afghan province Sunday, leaving her facing possible paralysis just months after her predecessor was killed, government and hospital authorities said. It was the latest in a series of attacks on prominent women in Afghanistan, where just 1 per cent of the police force is female.

The officer, identified only as Negar, was buying grass for her lambs outside her home when two gunmen drove up on a motorbike and fired at her, said Omar Zawak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province.

The 38-year-old suffered a bullet wound to the neck, and the medical team treating her is trying to keep her from being paralyzed as a result of the injury, said one of the doctors who operated on her. He gave him name only as Shahwali for security reasons.

Negar’s bodyguards fired back at the gunmen, but the attackers escaped.

Negar serves as a sub-inspector in the police criminal investigation department in Helmand province. She

had taken over the duties of Islam Bibi, a well-known police officer who was shot dead in July by unknown gunmen as she headed to work. Bibi had told reporters she had even been threatened by male members of her own family for her job.

Zawak said Negar had given recent interviews to media outlets saying that Afghan policewomen would not quit in the face of the dangers they faced.

Several prominent Afghan women have been attacked or kidnapped in recent months.

Earlier this month, a female parliamentarian held captive for about four weeks was freed by the Taliban in exchange for several detained militants, a provincial lawmaker told The Associated Press. The Taliban said the freed prisoners were “four innocent women and two children.”

In August, insurgents ambushed the convoy of a female Afghan senator, seriously wounding her in the attack and killing her 8-year-old daughter and a bodyguard.

Female police officers seem to be a favourite target of insurgents, and several have been threatened or killed in the past few years.

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LYONS, Colo. — The search for people stranded from the Rocky Mountain foothills to the plains of northeastern Colorado grew more difficult Sunday, with a new wave of rain hampering airlifts from the flooded areas still out of reach.

From the mountain communities east to the plains city of Fort Morgan, numerous pockets of individuals remained cut off by the flooding. With rain impacting helicopter searches, rescuers trekked by ground up dangerous canyon roads to reach some of those homes isolated since Wednesday.

More than 1,750 people and 300 pets have already been rescued from communities and individual homes swamped by overflowing rivers and streams.

The surging waters have been deadly, with four people confirmed dead and two more missing and presumed dead after their homes were swept away.

Hundreds of people have still not been heard from, but with phone service being restored to some of the areas over the weekend, officials hoped that number would drop as they contacted more stranded people.

The additional rain falling on ground that has been saturated by water since Wednesday created the risk of more flash flooding and mud slides, according to the National Weather Service.

Days of rain and floods have transformed the outdoorsy mountain communities in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain foothills from a paradise for backpackers and nature lovers into a disaster area with little in the way of supplies or services. Roadways have crumbled, scenic bridges are destroyed, and most shops are closed.

In Lyons, the cars that normally clog main street have been replaced by military supply trucks. Restaurateurs and grocers in Lyons were distributing food to their neighbours as others arrived in groups carrying supplies.

Chris Rodes, one of Lyon’s newest residents, said the change is so drastic that he is considering moving away just two weeks after settling there.

“It’s not the same,” Rodes said. “All these beautiful places, it’s just brown mud.”

In Estes Park, some 20 miles (30 kilometres) from Lyons, hundreds of homes and cabins were empty in the town that is a gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. High water still covered several lowlying streets. Where the river had receded, it had left behind up to a foot (30 centimetres) of mud.

Estes Park town administrator Frank Lancaster said visitors who would normally flock there during the golden September days should stay away for at least a month, but it could take a year or longer for many of the mountain roadways to be repaired.

Meanwhile, people were still trapped, the nearby hamlet of Glen Haven has been “destroyed” and the continuing rain threatened a new round of flooding, he said.

“We are all crossing our fingers and praying” Lancaster said.

Ironically, the massive Estes Ark — a three-story former toy store designed to look like Noah’s Ark — was high and dry.

“I don’t know if it’s open anymore, but soon it’s go-

FASHION

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Models wear designs created by Temperley during London Fashion Week, at the Dorchester Hotel in central London, Sunday.

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Romantic escapism never looks more enticing LA VIE EN ROSE! TEMPERLEY LONDON SHOWCASES PINK ROMANTICISM AT CATWALK SHOW LONDON — Romantic escapism has never looked more enticing than on Temperley London’s new spring catwalk.

For 15 minutes on Sunday, the collection transported the audience from wet and windswept London to a lush floral garden with grand ball gowns in the most feminine shades of pink and purple: pale and powdery carnation, dusty rose, and the vivid fuchsias and violets of tropical orchids.

Designer Alice Temperley, whose clients include the Duchess of Cambridge, said she wanted to create a dreamy mood reminiscent of Mediterranean summer evenings under wisterias and vines.

“It’s all about how do you want it to make you feel, where you’d like to spend summer — certainly not urban streets,

so it will be somewhere romantic and beautiful,” she said.

Flowers were strewn throughout, whether as petal appliques, oversized embroidered blooms or an orchid print.

Even the shoes and belts are adorned with flowers and bows.

Billowing volume was a key look.

Skirts were big and swept the floor like wedding gowns, and were paired with matching swing coats. Trapeze

shapes — also seen across town at Mulberry’s catwalk Sunday — were everywhere.

A black evening coat was adorned all over with ruffled black roses to add to the sense of drama and occasion.

Temperley’s creations tend to embrace old Hollywood glamor — this collection more than ever — and her dresses often seem like they would look more fitting on Grace Kelly than any modern film star.

To make her look

more modern, the designer threw in some leopard prints, including some that cleverly morphed into pink petals near the skirt hems.

Temperley is one of the few London Fashion Week designers to focus solely on glamorous, feminine occasion wear, and in so doing she has carved out a sizeable market.

Indeed, these are clothes so luxurious you’d want to pop a bottle of champagne before wearing.

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Diet centre shuts down AFTER 70 YEARS PIONEERING BEST FOODS TO FIX DIABETES, HYPERTENSION

BY EMERY P. DALESIO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DURHAM, N.C. — Before Atkins, South Beach and Paleo, there was the Rice Diet.

Shelley Winters, Lorne Green and Buddy Hackett — all big-name entertainers of their day — made the pilgrimage to take part in the residential weight-loss program that started at Duke University’s medical centre.

Built around a regimen of white rice and fruit, the Rice Diet became one of the country’s best-known diet centres in its more than 70 years of operation.

It split from Duke more than a decade ago but in recent years, its customers dwindled as other diet approaches and stomach surgeries became popular.

After attempts to reinvigorate the brand, the Rice Diet in November closed the doors on its residential, medically supervised weight-loss program. Owner Dr. Robert Rosati was unable to close a sale with any of three potential buyers to restart the program, and the centre remains closed.

“I think the whole business was challenged during the hardest part of the recession, and also my husband was ready to retire,” said Rosati’s wife, Kitty, who authored books including Rice Diet Solution.

Still, the weight loss approach that helped make Durham a destination for dieters is likely to live on in different form. Kitty Rosati says she and her husband want to lead health retreats using the Rice Diet Program brand name.

Meanwhile, a businessman is aiming to start a separate weight-loss centre using many of the diet’s principles and employing former Rice Diet staff members.

“The thing about nutrition is you blink your eyes and things change.

People are looking for the freshest, the hottest, the latest, the greatest. The Rice Diet is nutritionally sound,” said Amy Jamieson-Petonic, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

“Because it’s not the latest and the greatest, I’m wondering if it kind of fell out of popularity.”

Any low-calorie diet will improve most measures of health, but “most people simply cannot follow low-calorie diets for extended periods, much less their lifetimes, as they are continually hungry,” said Loren Cordain, the author of The Paleo Diet, which advocates for eating like Stone Age humans and shunning cereal grains, potatoes and salt.

High-protein, low-carb plans like the Paleo Diet tend to do better at increasing the full-stomach feeling, reducing appetite and causing weight loss, said Codain, also a Colorado State University health and exercise science professor.

“Hence the tenets of the Rice Diet are inconsistent with the best science of the 21st century,” Cordain said in an email. Rice Diet founder Dr. Walter Kempner’s original goal in developing the plan in the late 1930s was to address deadly high-blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease before the advent of modern drugs.

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A sign in front of the now-closed Rice Diet facility in Durham, N.C. The company that took the Rice Diet banner after Duke University’s hospital spun it off a decade ago has closed after more than 70 years.

The plan resulted in serious weight loss, which led appearance-conscious celebrities of yesteryear to come to Durham for the cure.

Kempner, who came from Germany in 1934, ran the Rice Diet from Duke University’s medical centre for years before it moved off campus. It was among the first weight loss clinics in the country where patients would go to one location for medical supervision, eating and exercise coaching, and gather for their meals.

Under the rigid discipline of Kempner, enrolling in the Rice Diet residential facility was like entering boot camp for the overweight, said Jean Renfro Anspaugh.

“One ate rice and fruit and walked.

The staff didn’t care what you thought, only what you ate and how often you exercised,” said Anspaugh, whose book about her experiences with the program is called “Fat Like Us.” Anspaugh, 59, of Fairfax, Va., knew of Durham and the Rice Diet from celebrities discussing weight loss on television in the 1960s.

That’s where she headed, dropping out of law school in Sacramento, Calif., within weeks after her excess weight collapsed a patio chair.

She lost 70 pounds in four months on the Rice Diet, but ran out of money before reaching her target of another 50 pounds, and got a job with Kempner’s team.

She believes the Rice Diet Program suffered from the multiplying number of diet books, the difficulty having insurance cover time at a diet retreat and the popularity of gastric bypass surgery.

“Why go to Durham and spend all

that money eating rice and fruit and starving to death when you can go to your local hospital and have it done and have your insurance pay for most of it?” Anspaugh said.

The diet earned millions of dollars for Duke University and helped its medical centre establish a reputation as a pioneer in the science and psychology of obesity.

Durham became known as one of the world’s dieting centres as Duke University later opened its Duke Diet & Fitness Center, followed in the 1970s by the independent Structure House.

A 2009 estimate put the value of those visitors at $80 million a year, but there are no more recent figures, said Shelly Green, president of the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The medical centre’s executives had a long and fraught relationship with Kempner. Some details became public after one of Kempner’s former patients sued him and Duke in 1993.

Sharon Ryan alleged that between 1970 and 1987 the doctor whipped her bare buttocks with a riding crop when she violated Kempner’s strict rules by gaining weight.

Kempner said in a deposition he thought the risk to his patients’ lives was so great if they deviated from his regimen that it warranted harshness.

Five years after he died, Duke severed its ties to the Rice Diet in 2002 and Robert Rosati, who had already been working with the program for nearly two decades, took it over.

Robert Rosati did not respond to a request for an interview.

In recent years, the weeks-long program that cost around $5,000 had been drawing fewer patients, Robert Ro-

sati’s son, Chris, said in an interview.

Kitty Rosati declined to discuss the business’s finances further.

If the Rice Diet Program has left a void, John Aycoth is stepping in. He tried to buy the Rice Diet Program from the Rosatis, but now is launching a new venture in the city where the North Carolina native said he lost more than 130 pounds over two years of visits to the competing Duke Diet & Fitness Center.

The former Washington, D.C., lobbyist is hiring many former Rice Diet employees and next month plans to open the Rice House Healthcare Program based on Kempner’s principles.

Aycoth said he is investing $1 million to buy a building, outfit it with a new kitchen and furniture, and hire Dr. Frank Neelon, the former medical director of the Rice Diet Program.

Aycoth said he expects to recoup his investment in five years by charging cash-only patients $6,000 for their first month of food, classes and medical oversight.

There’s still a market for medically supervised diet clinics because obesity, and the serious illnesses that accompany it, has never been more prevalent from across America to rising middle-classes in the developing world, said Aycoth, who formerly lobbied for dozens of foreign governments.

While gastric bypass surgery is effective, there are complications and risks including even the rare death, there may be long-term complications and patients still need to watch their diet and exercise, Neelon said.

“You have to change your life anyhow,” he said.

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Eight is enough for Rebels DIENO HAT TRICK LEADS REBELS OVER TIGERS IN STETTLER DESPITE STRUGGLES FROM ROOKIES ON DEFENCE

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 8 Tigers 5 STETTLER — Ah, the exuberance of youth.

Unfortunately, with exuberance comes mistakes that are almost exclusively the result of inexperience.

That much was evident Saturday night at the Stettler Recreation Centre as a handful of Red Deer Rebels rookies — particularly on the blueline — struggled somewhat in an 8-5 Western Hockey League preseason victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers before 950 fans.

“You purposely put out some of your younger kids against the other team’s veterans to see how they will do,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, whose squad was outshot 38-28 but — on a positive note — didn’t waste many scoring chances.

“For the most part, our vets have been OK (in the preseason), it’s just that these younger guys have to learn the pace of the game at this level. This isn’t triple A midget, junior B or junior A hockey. This is major junior and the tempo and pace are very high. You have to read situations, you have to understand the game. And I think some of our first-year kids have handled it well, guys like (Grayson) Pawlenchuk

and (Adam) Musil.”

Of course, Pawlenchuk and Musil play up front, at positions that aren’t nearly as hectic and pressure-packed as defence.

“We have some work to do on our back end with young guys like (Jake) MacLachlan, (Kirk) Bear and (Kaleb) Denham . . . there’s a lot of work to be done there,” said Sutter. “We’ll see how it all sorts out. They’re not all going to be able to play this year so we’ll have to sort through this and take the best of what’s there. Whoever leaves, we’ll have to find him a place to play where he can continue to develop so he’ll be ready to play here next year.

“Moving up to this league is a big

step, especially for a defenceman. It’s a tough enough league to play in when you come out of midget AAA where you were a top two or three guy. Until we get our pro guys back we can’t make final decisions on our roster. Once we get all of our veterans in the lineup, once everyone comes back, we’ll be fine.”

Sutter won’t be able to settle on his defensive corps this week as veteran Kayle Doetzel will suit up with one of three Nashville Predators preseason squads in a Thursday game at Tampa Bay.

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Lulay leads Lions to win over Als AVENGE LAST-SECOND LOSS FROM LAST MEETING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Lions 36 Alouettes 14 VANCOUVER — Travis Lulay couldn’t be sure how his badly he injured his shoulder.

Other than that, no complaints.

The B.C. quarterback threw for a touchdown and ran for another before leaving late with a sore shoulder as the Lions beat the Montreal Alouettes 36-14 on Sunday.

B.C. improved to 7-4 while avenging a last-second loss in Montreal on Aug. 22. The Lions also atoned for a loss a week earlier on the road against Hamilton.

“It feels good to get a win,” said Lulay. “It was important for us as a team just coming off of last week.”

Lulay was hurt while scoring his touchdown on a 14-yard run as he and Als cornerback Geoff Tisdale collided. With his arm hanging low, Lulay left the game.

“It’s general (soreness) right now, and I have stiffness, so that’s what we’re going to look at,” said Lulay, adding he and doctors will see how the shoulder responds over the next couple of days.

The Alouettes, who were held scoreless in the first half and trailed throughout, fell to 4-7. Montreal suffered its 13th loss in its last 14 visits to Vancouver after failing to generate a resemblence of the vicious pass rush that it displayed at home against B.C. in August.

The Lions also adapted after Hamilton had followed Montreal’s cue and bombarded Lulay.

“I thought we had some good answers, and we executed some things early in the football game,” said Lulay. “It wasn’t perfect (offensively), but the defence really set the tone. They gave us some opportunities to score.”

Lulay completed 19-of-28 passes for 197 yards while also tossing three interceptions. He was credited with just one completion for minus-one yard in the second half after completing 18-of-22 passes for 198 yards in the first half.

But the outcome was never really in doubt after B.C. built a 15-0 half-time lead.

“I’m proud of my team, because we answered the bell,” said Lions coach Mike Benevides. “We haven’t lost any games back to back. What we have to do now is get back and win a couple back-to-back games.

We’ll build on this one and move on.”

Shawn Gore caught Lulay’s touchdown pass while Andrew Harris scored on a one-yard run. Marco Iannuzzi caught a TD pass from B.C. backup quarterback Thomas DeMarco late in the game. It was the first scoring strike of DeMarco’s two-year CFL career.

B.C.’s other points came on a conceded safety and Paul McCallum’s two field goals and four converts.

Two of B.C.’s touchdowns were set up by interceptions from Adam Bighill and Dante Marsh, who actually took a Neiswander pass into the end zone in the fourth quarter, but had the touchdown nullified by a

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B.C. Lions’ quarterback Travis Lulay, right, rushes past Montreal Alouettes’ Brandon Whitaker for a touchdown during the second half of a CFL game in Vancouver, on Sunday. Lulay left the game after the play with an injury. penalty on the return as defensive lineman Eric Taylor was called for an illegal block.

“We made plays when we were supposed to make plays, and people were flying around,” said Marsh.

“All in all, I think we played better on offence, defence and special teams,” said Marsh. “I think we’re starting to build, and the real tell-tale is going to be how we go on the road next weekend (against Saskatchewan) and perform.”

Two plays after Marsh’s interception, and one after he was sacked, Lulay ran in for his TD, staking the Lions to a comfortable 29-7 lead and avoiding a repeat of previous late nail-biters against Montreal and others.

“It felt really good to finish this game well,” said Lulay.

Montreal’s points came on 14-yard and 35-yard touchdown catches, respectively, by S.J. Green and Brandon London. Both TD passes were thrown by Josh Neiswander, the third Alouettes quarterback used in the game.

Neiswander, who threw two interceptions while completing 14-of-23 passes for 153 yards, summed up his club’s effort as “not very good.”

“Offensively, there’s a lot of things we’ve got to clean up, and it always starts with the quarterback,” said Neiswander. “It starts with me making better decisions and not turning the ball over.”

Starting quarterback Tanner Marsh, who was the hero in the previous meeting between the teams, also struggled, completing 9-of-17 passes for 76 yards.

Marsh hurt his hand, but said he was pulled because

he was not playing well.

Marsh’s game action sandwiched a brief appearance by Troy Smith, who won the 2006 Heisman Trophy. Smith did little on only two running plays before B.C. got the ball again.

After Green’s touchdown finally put the Als on the scoreboard in the third quarter, Bighill’s 44-yard interception enabled the Lions to go up 22-7 on a oneyard Harris TD run. Former Lion Jerome Messam’s penalty for a horse-collar tackle on Bighill gave B.C. a first-and-goal situation.

Harris finished with 68 yards on 13 carries after only getting 10 yards against Hamilton. He said the Lions responded well after an unusual week.

Disappointed with a lack of urgency displayed against Hamilton, general manager Wally Buono chastized his players publicly and acquired quarterback Buck Pierce, via trade from Winnipeg, and freeagent defensive lineman Chris Wilson, who played Sunday, launching a second stint with B.C. after a few seasons in the NFL. Teammates Korey Banks and Khreem Smith also scrapped in practice during the week.

“This week in practice, there was a lot more intensity, and there definitely was a lot more energy,” said Harris. “So, for us, we definitely rose to the occasion.”

CFL commissioner Mark Cohon attended the game as part of a tour of CFL cities that he has been on lately. He said discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement with players will begin next spring.

Flames rally for shootout win over split squad Oilers EDMONTON EDGES CALGARY IN OTHER HALF OF SPLIT SQUAD NHL EXHIBITION

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Jesse Joensuu didn’t make much of an impact in parts of four seasons with the New York Islanders, but given another chance by the Edmonton Oilers, the 25-year-old Finnish forward made a good starting impression Saturday.

Joensuu played just 67 games with the Islanders after being drafted in 2006 and last year, with the NHL heading for a lockout, he returned home to Finland to play. He signed a two-year, one-way contract with Edmonton in July and in his first NHL action with the Oilers he had a goal and an assist in the team’s 6-5 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames “My first game (back in the NHL),

lot of things happen fast,” said the left winger named the game’s third star.

“Some shifts were good, but I made a couple of mistakes. I was happy to score a goal and get some chances.

When you’re a forward you’re trying to do something offensively.”

The six-foot-four, 210-pound forward, added to give the Oilers some much needed size and, they hope, grit, scored midway through the second period to give Edmonton a 5-2 lead.

The Oilers squandered that lead in the third period when they gave up three goals in four minutes and eight seconds just past the midway point.

Lance Bouma, with his second of the night, ignited Calgary’s comeback and Josh Jooris, a college player trying to make the Flames scored twice in a 2:02 span to even the score.

Calgary outscored Edmonton 2-0 in the shootout to take the victory between the split squads. The Oilers won a split squad game 3-2 at the Saddle-

dome.

Despite the outcome, Joensuu said the game, for him, was a “little bit of confidence booster to play again in the NHL and be healthy now.”

After his years trying to stick with the Islanders — he had eight goals and 15 points — and finally heading home last year, Joensuu isn’t feeling any pressure to make the Oilers. He’ll just give it his best shot and whatever happens, happens.

“I’m 25 now and I dreamt coming to the NHL as a little kid, that’s all I wanted,” he said in the virtually deserted Oilers dressing room after the loss. “They took that away from me. I went to Europe and thought I was never going to come back. Last season was a battle and grind with the injuries.

Now being with the same group from the get-go means a lot.

“I’ve come back and I’m just happy with what they’re giving me. I don’t feel any pressure for anything because

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if I’m not good enough for the NHL so be it, I’ll play in Europe. I’m not going down (to the minors).”

Calgary’s other goals were scored

by Ben Street and Dennis Wideman.

Sven Baertschi and Roman Horak beat Olivier Roy in the shootout. Calgary goalie Reto Berra stopped both Linus Omark and Taylor Hall.

Hall, Ryan Smyth, Kyle Platzer and Mark Arcobello scored Edmonton’s other goals.

In the other split squad game taking place in Calgary, the Oilers got the goahead goal from defenceman Martin Marincin in the third period Saturday night as they opened their NHL preseason schedule with a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Emile Poirier nearly put the Flames ahead just prior but, in a bid for his second goal of the night, he rung a shot off the post.

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Eskimos beat Bombers to snap streak STAMPS HAULS IN PAIR OF TOUCHDOWNS TO HELP ESKIMOS END LOSING STREAK AT EIGHT GAMES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Eskimos 25 Blue Bombers 7 EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos’ season has been bad, but at least they prevented it from being history book bad.

Fred Stamps reeled in a pair of touchdown passes as the Eskimos snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 25-7 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday.

Edmonton (2-9) won for their first time at Commonwealth Stadium this season, avoiding a new team record for consecutive losses at home in a game between the CFL’s two worst teams that had been dubbed the Toilet Bowl.

The Eskimos also avoided tying records for most losses in a row at nine set in 1963 and for the worst start to a season set in 1971.

“We’ve been so close so many times, only to fall short,” said Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly, who threw three touchdown passes and rushed for 113 yards.

“You can’t help but start to wonder if it is ever going to happen. To finally come out and put together a good performance and be in control of the game for pretty much all four quarters was a nice change-up. We still have a lot to improve on though.”

Eskimos linebacker J.C. Sherritt hopes that finally getting a win may lead the team in the other direction.

“Luckily we got all the bad out early,” he said. “There is a lot of season to be played and I think everyone who watches the CFL knows how weird it can get. We just have to keep this going now.”

The Blue Bombers dropped to 2-9 and continued to struggle trying to capture back-to-back wins, having gone more than two years since the last time they were able to.

“It was a comedy of errors,” said Winnipeg head coach Tim Burke. “We had way too many turnovers. I think

our calls on defence didn’t help our players out and I am just as much to blame for that. We just did dumb things all throughout the game.”

Edmonton caught a big break early in the game as it appeared that Bomber Demond Washington had scored a 77-yard punt return touchdown after the Eskimos went three-and-out on their opening drive. However, the play came back on a holding penalty.

The penalty proved even more pivotal two plays later as Winnipeg starting quarterback Justin Goltz had the ball pop loose after a hit by Donovan Alexander and J.C. Sherritt scooped it up at the Edmonton 51.

The Eskimos quickly marched down field and scored on an eight-yard passing play from Reilly to Stamps. It was the first time that Edmonton scored a first-quarter touchdown since their Week 2 victory over Hamilton.

The Eskimos added a 25-yard Hugh O’Neill field goal with four minute left in the opening frame to lead 10-0.

Edmonton’s defence came up big again with three minutes remaining in the first as Chris Rwabukamba picked off a Goltz pass at the Eskimo 51-yardline. The interception eventually set up a 16-yard TD reception by Adarius Bowman.

Edmonton led 17-0 at the end of a first quarter that saw Goltz and the Bombers record negative two passing yards.

The second quarter had a much more sedate start as Winnipeg put their first points on the board, as Sandro DeAngelis kicked a 17-yard field goal with two minutes left to make it 17-3.

However, the Eskimos quickly countered one minute later as a 45-yard QB keeper by Reilly set up a 25-yard pass into the end zone for Stamps’ second touchdown on the game and a 24-3 Edmonton lead at the half.

Max Hall came into quarterback the Bombers to start the third and briefly sparked the offence before being intercepted in the end zone by Edmonton

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Terrence Edwards misses the catch as Edmonton Eskimos’ Marcell Young and Donovan Alexander defend during second half action in Edmonton, on Saturday. defensive back Chris Thompson.

Winnipeg had a single on a missed field-goal attempt late in the third quarter to make it 24-4.

The Eskimos had a punt single early in the fourth before Winnipeg countered with a field goal.

The game wound down with an incredibly odd play. The Bombers tried a third down gamble deep in Edmonton territory but the snap was nowhere near the quarterback and the charging Edmonton defenders kicked it down the field.

Marcus Howard picked it up and then threw it over his head to Eric Samuels, who looked to have scored a touchdown. The play was called back on an interference call, although Edmonton got possession and was able to run out the clock.

The mistake still irked Burke.

“I don’t know why we snapped the ball when we did it,” he said. “It was just different things like that all throughout the game that cost us.”

The two teams will face each other in a rematch on Friday in Winnipeg.

Argos edge Riders DURANT THROWS THREE INTERCEPTIONS AS RIDERS LOSE SECOND STRAIGHT WHILE ARGOS WIN TWO IN A ROW

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Serbia rallies to down Canada in Davis Cup semifinals

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BELGRADE, Serbia — Canada limped out of the 2013 Davis Cup semifinal with three losses to Serbia, and two bruised bodies.

The Canadian team’s Davis Cup run came to an end Sunday as Janko Tipsarevic beat Vasek Pospisil 7-6 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6), giving Serbia the 3-2 win in the best-of-five tie.

Pospisil was injured on the final point when he dove to hit a volley that was returned for the final point.

“I went for a volley and rolled my ankle and hear some pops which obviously isn’t good but that was it,” said Pospisil who was helped into the postmatch press conference by Canadian staff members. “My ankle’s swollen right now. Hopefully it’s nothing too serious.

“The fact that I was able to walk out of there was probably a good thing.”

Tipsarevic took a commanding 5-1 lead in the decisive tiebreak but had trouble closing out the game until match point when he desperately dove for Pospisil’s shot.

The euphoria for the hosts started when the ball just barely made it over the net and past a helpless Pospisil.

Had he won the point and the match continued, Pospisil insists he would have played through the pain as best as possible.

Canada’s run to the semifinals featured upset wins over Spain and Italy and with the 23-year old Pospisil, 22-year old Milos Raonic, and doubles maestro Daniel Nestor who insists he still has a few years left despite being 41-years old, there is the core of a strong Davis Cup team for years to come.

“Hopefully they’ll have to deal with us a lot in the future,” Pospisil said.

“We’re a pretty young team so that’s obviously good for us. We have Milos who’s 11 in the world and I’m around 40 so that’s good for us.

“We have a lot of depth in the team

and a bunch of other guys that are really good. We’ll see what we can do in the future.”

As it was in the tiebreak, so it was earlier in the final set when Tipsarevic had difficulty closing out the plucky Canadian.

Tipsarevic broke Pospisil in the fourth game of the third set but faltered while serving for the match and allowed Pospisil to tie the set 5-5, giving the Canadian a glimmer of hope.

Pospisil needed treatment at 2-2 in the first set for an apparent right elbow injury. He insisted it was only a mild discomfort that lasted for about 10 minutes.

It was the third match of the weekend for Pospisil after he opened the tie losing to Novak Djokovic on Friday before being part of the doubles team that won on Saturday.

Tipsarevic effectively kept Pospisil on the run in a number of long, baseline rallies.

Serbia is back in the final for the first time since winning the tournament in 2010.

Earlier, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic forced the decider when he took down No. 11 Milos Raonic 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-2 in the first match of the day at Kombank Arena.

Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., came in with a slight ankle injury of his own that he picked up in his win over Tipsarevic on Friday.

“I didn’t feel limited. I just felt like I was dealing with discomfort,” said Raonic in his post-match press conference.

“It was getting worse and worse, little by little and I was sort of trying to put it all out there and fight through that situation as much as I could and try to pretty much nullify it in my mind and get through as much as I can.”

Djokovic finished the two hour, eight minute long match with some sublime shot-making in the third set.

Djokovic flourished on the clay court, a surface on which Raonic has had his struggles.

“It was an emotional rollercoaster and we just happened to make more mistakes than they did,” said Roughriders fullback Neal Hughes, who had 72 yards receiving and 14 yards rushing in relief of Kory Sheets, who left the game in the first quarter with a rightknee injury. “At the end of the game all the penalties add up and the turnovers and you can’t win football games like that.”

After a week in which Saskatchewan lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, lost middle linebacker Rey Williams to a season-ending knee injury and had three players charged with aggravated assault, the Roughriders opened Saturday very much like a team on the ropes.

Morley’s pick set up a one-yard touchdown run

by Collaros, who made his third straight start in place of the injured Ricky Ray. Later in the quarter the Argos fumbled on a punt return, giving Saskatchewan the ball at Toronto’s 22-yard line.

But a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty to Dominic Picard forced the Riders into secondand-long, and Cory Huclack’s snap on the ensuing punt went over punter Ricky Schmitt’s head.

That gave the Argonauts the ball at Saskatchewan’s 34-yard line and set up a 48-yard field goal from Waters, who also opened the scoring on a punt single.

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Vasek Pospisil of Canada returns a ball to Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia during their Davis Cup semifinal tennis match in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday.

Argonauts 31 Roughriders 29 REGINA — The Toronto Argonauts gave Demetrice Morley a new home.

On Saturday he repaid them with a gift of his own, intercepting Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant in the first quarter to set up a touchdown that gave the Argos an 8-0 lead en route to a 3129 win.

Morley’s pick was the first of three the Argos caught off of Durant, who still threw for 381 yards on 25-of-50 passing despite the turnovers.

“I was fired up,” said Morley, who was cut Sept. 5 by the Calgary Stampeders and signed with Toronto the next day. “It’s a business so I didn’t take it to heart, but I know I’m a good player deep down and I know a lot of people know that I have it in me to be a good player so I just went out there and gave it my all.”

David Lee sacked Durant to prevent a game-tying two-point convert with 14 seconds on the clock and John Chiles caught for a game-high 104 yards as the Argos sent the reeling Roughriders (8-3) to their second straight loss while Toronto (7-4) won its second in a row to extend its lead atop the East Division.

Argonauts quarterback Zach Collaros fin-

ished 18-for-29 passing for 225 yards after accumulating only 56 yards in the first half.

“That’s why you’ve got to let a young quarterback work through all the ups and downs of being a starter,” said Toronto head coach Scott Milanovich. “And once again I was proud of the way he had enough mental toughness to stay in there and find a way to get us the win.”

The game was a backand-forth affair with Saskatchewan scoring 20 straight points to erase an 11-0 deficit and the Argonauts adding 19 straight of their own in the fourth quarter.

Chiles caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Collaros as well as the two-point convert to tie the game at 23 after Swayze Waters broke the Argos’ scoring drought with a 33-yard field goal to open the fourth quarter.

Toronto got the ball back immediately when Alonzo Lawrence caught Durant’s third interception of the game.

Jerious Norwood capitalized on a two-yard touchdown run that put the Argonauts ahead for good.

Saskatchewan got the ball back with 53 seconds left and Durant hit Chris Getzlaf on back-to-back throws of 45-yards and an 18-yard TD to make it 31-29.

But Durant’s protection broke down on the two-point attempt to give the Argos the win.

SCOREBOARD This Week Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

● College men’s volleyball: ACAC/Pacwest Challenge — Games at RDC at 11 a.m., 1, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. (RDC vs. Capilano). ● High school football: Wetaskiwin at Stettler, 4:30 p.m.; Notre Dame at Sylvan Lake, 4:30 p.m.; Lacombe at Lindsay Thurber, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park; Hunting Hills at Camrose, 7:45 p.m. ● WHL: Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m. (The Drive). ● AJHL: Whitecourt at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Three Hills, 8 p.m. ● Midget AAA preseason hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 8:30 p.m., Arena.

Saturday

● College men’s volleyball: ACAC/Pacwest Challenge — Games at RDC at 11 a.m., 1 (RDC vs. Vancouver Island University), 4, 6 and 8 p.m. (RDC vs. Douglas). ● Peewee football: Rocky Mountain House at Olds, 11 a.m.; Strathmore at Red Deer Hornets, 1:30 p.m., Great Chief Park; Red Deer Steelers at Lacombe, 1:30 p.m.; Sylvan Lake at Innisfail, 1:30 p.m. ● Bantam football: Rocky Mountain House at Hunting Hills, 11 a.m., Great Chief Park; Springbank at Innisfail, 11 a.m.; Ponoka at Lacombe, 11 a.m.; Strathmore at Sylvan Lake, 2 p.m.; Notre Dame at Stettler, 2:15 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Red Deer Rebels Black vs. Red Deer Rebels White, 1:15 p.m., Arena. ● Major midget female hockey: Highwood at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● WHL: Kootenay at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Mountainview at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

● Major midget female hockey: Calgary Flyers at Red Deer, 12:45 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Rebels Black, 1:15 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AAA preseason hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 3:45 p.m., Arena. ● College soccer: Lethbridge at Olds, women at noon, men at 2 p.m.

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2013 WHL Pre-Season Schedule Sunday’s results Victoria 3 Vancouver 1 Calgary at Kootenay, NA Saturday’s results Brandon 6 Regina 3 Calgary 4 Lethbridge 3 Everett 5 Seattle 3 Moose Jaw 2 Swift Current 1 Prince George 6 Kamloops 1 Red Deer 8 Medicine Hat 5 Saskatoon 7 Prince Albert 2 Spokane 4 Tri-City 1 Victoria 4 Vancouver 3 End of 2013 WHL preatseason

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GA 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 4

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF St. Louis 1 1 0 0 2 6 Dallas 1 0 0 1 1 5 Winnipeg 2 0 1 1 1 4 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 0

GA 5 6 7 0 0 0 0

Columbus Washington Pittsburgh Carolina New Jersey N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Philadelphia

National Hockey League Preseason EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Ottawa 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 Buffalo 1 1 0 0 2 5 4 Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 Montreal 1 0 0 1 1 4 5

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American League East Division W L Pct 92 59 .609 81 67 .547 79 70 .530 79 71 .527 68 81 .456

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Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 86 63 .577 81 68 .544 78 71 .523 64 84 .432 58 91 .389

GB — 5 8 21 1/2 28

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 88 61 .591 81 67 .547 72 77 .483 66 83 .443 51 98 .342

GB — 6 1/2 16 22 37

Saturday’s Games Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Oakland 1, Texas 0 Toronto 4, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 1, Detroit 0 Cleveland 8, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 6, Houston 2 Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 0 Seattle 4, St. Louis 1

Monday’s Games Seattle (J.Saunders 11-14) at Detroit (Porcello 128), 5:08 p.m.

Texas (Garza 3-4) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 8-3), 5:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 4-2) at Houston (Bedard 4-10), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kazmir 8-8) at Kansas City (Shields 119), 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Hendriks 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Er. Johnson 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 16-6) at Oakland (Gray 3-3), 8:05 p.m.

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Atlanta 2, San Diego 1 Seattle 4, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Mets 3, Miami 1, 2nd game Arizona 9, Colorado 2 San Francisco 19, L.A. Dodgers 3

H 180 181 144 184 149 174 128 173 162 149

Pct. .350 .330 .324 .320 .311 .310 .306 .303 .302 .301

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, 131; Encarnacion, Toronto, 104; Cano, New York, 103; Fielder, Detroit, 102; AJones, Baltimore, 102; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 95.

Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 19-3; CWilson, Los Angeles, 166; Tillman, Baltimore, 16-6; Colon, Oakland, 16-6; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 15-3; AniSanchez, Detroit, 14-7; Lester, Boston, 14-8.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 89 60 .597 79 70 .530 69 80 .463 67 82 .450 55 94 .369

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Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago

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GB — — 3 1/2 21 1/2 24

West Division W L Pct 86 63 .577 75 73 .507 69 81 .460 68 80 .459 68 82 .453

GB — 10 1/2 17 1/2 17 1/2 18 1/2

Saturday’s Games Cincinnati 7, Milwaukee 3 Miami 3, N.Y. Mets 0, 1st game Pittsburgh 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Philadelphia 5, Washington 4

Sang-Moon Bae Ernie Els Jason Dufner Brendan Steele Marc Leishman Boo Weekley D.A. Points Chris Stroud Jonas Blixt Patrick Reed Michael Thompson Brian Gay Ken Duke Scott Stallings Completed Four Rounds Rory McIlroy Kevin Chappell Dustin Johnson Lee Westwood Charley Hoffman Scott Piercy

Saturday’s Games Washington 4, Winnipeg 3, SO Calgary (ss) 6, Edmonton (ss) 5, SO Edmonton (ss) 3, Calgary (ss) 2

Monday’s Games Nashville (ss) at Florida (ss), 12:30 p.m.

Nashville (ss) at Florida (ss), 5 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia (ss) at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia (ss), 5 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Calgary vs. Ottawa at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus (ss), 5 p.m.

Boston vs. Washington at Baltimore, MD, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Columbus (ss) at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders (ss) at Calgary (ss), 7 p.m.

Calgary (ss) vs. N.Y. Islanders (ss) at Regina, Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games St. Louis 6, Dallas 5, SO Buffalo 5, Montreal 4, SO Columbus 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT Toronto 4, Philadelphia 3 Ottawa 3, Winnipeg 1 Los Angeles (ss) at Phoenix (ss), NA Phoenix (ss) at Los Angeles (ss), NA

Toronto Hamilton Montreal Winnipeg

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 1, Miami 0, 12 innings Pittsburgh 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Washington 11, Philadelphia 2 San Diego 4, Atlanta 0 Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 12, Seattle 2 Arizona 8, Colorado 2 San Francisco 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Monday’s Games Atlanta (Minor 13-7) at Washington (Haren 9-13), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (S.Dyson 0-0) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 13-6), 5:05 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 9-8) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 8-10), 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 8-15) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 9-15), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Cueto 4-2) at Houston (Bedard 4-10), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 13-10) at Colorado (McHugh 0-2), 6:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 13-6) at Arizona (Cahill 6-10), 7:40 p.m.

H 152 156 177 136 183 146 160 161 126 167

Pct. .332 .330 .326 .322 .319 .317 .315 .314 .309 .308

Home Runs PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 33; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 32; Bruce, Cincinnati, 29; DBrown, Philadelphia, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; Pence, San Francisco, 25; JUpton, Atlanta, 25.

Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 114; BPhillips, Cincinnati, 101; FFreeman, Atlanta, 99; Craig, St. Louis, 97; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 95; Bruce, Cincinnati, 93; Pence, San Francisco, 92.

Pitching Zimmermann, Washington, 18-8; 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.

Sunday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 002 100 000 — 3 6 0 Toronto 010 000 000 — 1 10 1 Mig.Gonzalez, Gausman (6), Fr.Rodriguez (7), Tom. Hunter (7), Ji.Johnson (9) and Wieters; Buehrle, Jenkins (6), Drabek (8) and Arencibia, Thole. W— Mig.Gonzalez 10-7. L—Buehrle 11-9. Sv—Ji.Johnson (45). HRs—Toronto, Lind (21).

Kan. City 000 100 010 — 2 6 0 Detroit 020 000 01x — 3 13 0 Guthrie and S.Perez; Scherzer, Smyly (8), Benoit (9) and Avila. W—Smyly 6-0. L—Guthrie 14-11.

Sv—Benoit (20). HRs—Kansas City, A.Gordon (20).

Detroit, Avila 2 (11).

Los Ang. 100 010 000 — 2 6 1 Houston 010 000 000 — 1 7 0 Williams, D.De La Rosa (8), Frieri (8) and Conger; Clemens, K.Chapman (8), Lo (9) and Pagnozzi.

W—Williams 8-10. L—Clemens 4-5. Sv—Frieri (34).

HRs—Houston, Krauss (4).

Cleveland 010 014 001 — 7 10 0 Chicago 000 000 100 — 1 7 0 McAllister, Shaw (7), Allen (9) and Y.Gomes; Sale, Petricka (6), Troncoso (8) and Phegley. W—McAllister 8-9. L—Sale 11-13. HRs—Cleveland, M.Carson (1), Swisher 2 (20), As.Cabrera (14).

Tampa Bay 000 210 010 — 4 6 0 Minnesota 000 000 24x — 6 10 1 Price, McGee (7), Jo.Peralta (8) and J.Molina, Lobaton; P.Hernandez, Swarzak (6), Burton (8), Duensing (8), Fien (8), Perkins (9) and Pinto. W—Fien 5-2. L—Jo.Peralta 2-8. Sv—Perkins (35). HRs— Tampa Bay, W.Myers (12), S.Rodriguez (4). Minnesota, Doumit (13), Pinto (2).

Oakland 201 000 002 — 5 8 0 Texas 100 000 000 — 1 10 1 Milone, Otero (6), Cook (7), Doolittle (7), J.Chavez (9) and D.Norris; M.Perez, Ogando (7), Soria (9) and Pierzynski. W—Milone 11-9. L—M.Perez 9-5.

HRs—Oakland, Donaldson (23), C.Young (12), Reddick (12).

New York 100 000 001 — 2 5 0 Boston 300 112 20x — 9 11 1 Nova, Warren (5), Cabral (6), Chamberlain (6), Zagurski (7), D.Phelps (7), Betances (8) and C.Stewart, J.Murphy; Buchholz, Thornton (7), Breslow (8), Webster (9) and Saltalamacchia. W— Buchholz 11-0. L—Nova 8-5. HRs—Boston, Napoli (22).

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LPGA Tour Evian Championship Sunday At The Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $3.25 million Yardage: 6,433; Par: 71 Final (a-amteur) Suzann Pettersen, $487,500 66-69-68 a-Lydia Ko 68-67-70 Lexi Thompson, $297,994 72-67-68 Se Ri Pak, $191,700 66-71-71 So Yeon Ryu, $191,700 71-66-71 Angela Stanford, $112,302 69-71-69 Chella Choi, $112,302 70-67-72 Stacy Lewis, $112,302 69-67-73 Jennifer Johnson, $76,681 70-70-70 Beatriz Recari, $76,681 69-69-72 Shanshan Feng, $59,467 70-72-69 Ilhee Lee, $59,467 70-71-70 Rebecca Lee-Bentham, $59,467 75-66-70 Lizette Salas, $59,467 70-71-70 Cindy LaCrosse, $46,171 73-70-69 Ai Miyazato, $46,171 75-68-69 Katherine Hull-Kirk, $46,171 71-71-70 Karrie Webb, $46,171 68-72-72 Hee Young Park, $35,628 72-74-67 Mi Hyang Lee, $35,628 73-70-70 Caroline Hedwall, $35,628 74-68-71 Azahara Munoz, $35,628 70-71-72 Sandra Gal, $35,628 66-74-73 Paula Creamer, $35,628 70-69-74 I.K. Kim, $35,628 69-69-75 Mika Miyazato, $35,628 65-69-79 Mina Harigae, $28,306 71-73-70 Ayako Uehara, $28,306 69-73-72 Holly Clyburn, $28,306 71-70-73

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203 205 207 208 208 209 209 209 210 210 211 211 211 211 212 212 212 212 213 213 213 213 213 213 213 213 214 214 214

Momoko Ueda, $28,306 Danielle Kang, $23,194 Jenny Shin, $23,194 Meena Lee, $23,194 Morgan Pressel, $23,194 Hee-Won Han, $23,194 Christina Kim, $23,194 Eun-Hee Ji, $17,760 Jessica Korda, $17,760 Belen Mozo, $17,760 Sydnee Michaels, $17,760 Juli Inkster, $17,760 Caroline Masson, $17,760 Michelle Wie, $17,760 Brittany Lincicome, $13,153 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $13,153 Haeji Kang, $13,153 Jiyai Shin, $13,153 Ji Young Oh, $13,153 Na Yeon Choi, $13,153 Anna Nordqvist, $13,153 Vicky Hurst, $13,153 Carlota Ciganda, $10,442 Candie Kung, $10,442 Natalie Gulbis, $10,442 Pornanong Phatlum, $10,442 Lindsey Wright, $10,442 Paige Mackenzie, $8,554 Thidapa Suwannapura, $8,554 Brittany Lang, $8,554 Mo Martin, $8,554 Julieta Granada, $8,554 Kris Tamulis, $8,554 Lee-Anne Pace, $8,554 Catriona Matthew, $7,505 Hee Kyung Seo, $7,505 Pernilla Lindberg, $7,505

70-70-74 72-73-70 71-73-71 71-72-72 70-72-73 69-72-74 67-73-75 72-74-70 75-70-71 75-70-71 71-72-73 74-68-74 70-72-74 68-72-76 75-71-71 77-68-72 72-72-73 73-71-73 69-74-74 69-73-75 74-68-75 71-68-78 78-68-72 73-73-72 75-69-74 72-71-75 68-70-80 75-71-73 76-70-73 74-71-74 73-72-74 73-71-75 73-71-75 69-74-76 73-73-74 70-76-74 72-73-75

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214 215 215 215 215 215 215 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 217 217 217 217 217 217 217 217 218 218 218 218 218 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 220 220 220

PGA Tour of Canada’s-Tour Championship LONDON, Ont. — Leading scores Sunday from the final round of the PGA Tour of Canada’s Tour Championship, at the 7,089-yard, par-72 Sunningdale Golf & Country Club (c—Canadian): c-Max Gilbert 69-67-66-66 — 268 Trevor Murphy 66-66-69-68 — 269 Jose Toledo 71-67-70-66 — 274 c-Eugene Wong 70-66-71-67 — 274 Nathan Tyler 71-70-66-68 — 275 Alex Kang 71-64-67-73 — 275 Brady Schnell 69-66-72-69 — 276 Mark Hubbard 69-67-68-72 — 276 Brock Mackenzie 69-68-67-72 — 276 Brandon Harkins 72-70-70-66 — 278 c-James Allenby 72-71-65-70 — 278 JJ Spaun 70-69-69-70 — 278 Josh Habig 69-72-67-70 — 278 Lucas Lee 73-66-68-71 — 278 c-Darren Wallace 69-73-67-70 — 279 Kyle Kallan 74-68-67-70 — 279

Sunday summary

Canadian Football League EAST DIVISION W L T Pts PF 7 4 0 14 321 5 6 0 10 288 4 7 0 8 259 2 9 0 4 224

PA 288 303 311 333

WEST DIVISION W L T Pts 9 2 0 18 8 3 0 16 7 4 0 14 2 9 0 4

PA 268 258 280 301

Calgary Saskatchewan B.C. Edmonton

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Cuddyer Col 122 458 72 CJohnson Atl 131 473 49 McCutchen Pit 145 543 91 Werth Was 117 422 77 MCarpenter StL 144 573 116 YMolina StL 123 460 62 Craig StL 134 508 71 FFreeman Atl 135 512 80 DWright NYM 105 408 60 Votto Cin 150 543 93

Sunday’s Games Baltimore 3, Toronto 1 Detroit 3, Kansas City 2 Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 2, Houston 1 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4 St. Louis 12, Seattle 2 Oakland 5, Texas 1 Boston 9, N.Y. Yankees 2

Los Angeles Arizona San Francisco San Diego Colorado

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 2 1 0 1 3 8 8 Calgary 2 1 1 0 2 8 8 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Football

Golf BMW Championship Sunday At Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Ill. Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,149; Par: 71 Partial Third Round Note: Played was suspended and will be completed Monday Jim Furyk 72-59-69 — 200 Steve Stricker 66-71-64 — 201 Brandt Snedeker 63-68-71 — 202 Zach Johnson 64-70-69 — 203 Tiger Woods 66-72-66 — 204 Charl Schwartzel 66-70-69 — 205 Ryan Moore 67-69-69 — 205 Hunter Mahan 68-73-65 — 206 Rory Sabbatini 69-71-66 — 206 Nick Watney 67-69-70 — 206 Luke Donald 70-70-67 — 207 Matt Jones 69-71-67 — 207 Sergio Garcia 70-68-69 — 207 Jason Day 71-66-70 — 207 Jimmy Walker 72-65-70 — 207 Matt Kuchar 74-73-61 — 208 Roberto Castro 68-69-71 — 208 Nicholas Thompson 69-75-65 — 209 Henrik Stenson 72-70-67 — 209 John Merrick 67-73-69 — 209 Brendon de Jonge 71-68-70 — 209 Jordan Spieth 71-65-73 — 209 Keegan Bradley 74-67-70 — 211 Bubba Watson 71-71-69 — 211 Justin Rose 71-71-69 — 211 Daniel Summerhays 72-70-68 — 210 Webb Simpson 72-69-69 — 210 Billy Horschel 73-69-71 — 213 Rickie Fowler 77-68-68 — 213 Gary Woodland 68-72-71 — 211 David Hearn 72-68-71 — 211 Kevin Streelman 66-70-74 — 210 Adam Scott 67-73-75 — 215 Brian Davis 72-67-74 — 213 Angel Cabrera 71-72-73 — 216 Bill Haas 72-71-72 — 215 Harris English 70-74-71 — 215 Chris Kirk 75-70-70 — 215 Matt Every 79-66-69 — 214 Kevin Stadler 69-74-70 — 213 David Lynn 73-71-68 — 212 Phil Mickelson 70-74-68 — 212 Graham DeLaet 70-73-72 — 215 Russell Henley 74-70-70 — 214 Charles Howell III 71-71-71 — 213 John Huh 72-71-72 — 215 Ian Poulter 73-73-69 — 215 Bryce Molder 73-72-72 — 217 Graeme McDowell 70-73-72 — 215 Jason Kokrak 70-73-71 — 214

MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 2013

Hockey

● AJHL: Brooks at Olds, 7:30 p.m.

● High school football: Ponoka at Rocky Mountain House, 4:30 p.m. ● College preseason men’s hockey: Camrose Augustana at RDC Kings, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● College men’s volleyball: ACAC/Pacwest Challenge — RDC Kings vs. College of the Rockies, 8 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

B3

PF 346 354 301 259

Friday’s Game Calgary 26, Hamilton 22 Saturday’s Games Edmonton 25 Winnipeg 7 Toronto 31 Saskatchewan 29 Sunday’s Game B.C. 36, Montreal 14 Friday, Sept. 20 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21 Montreal vs. Hamilton, 2 p.m. (at Moncton, N.B.) Toronto at Calgary, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 22 B.C. at Saskatchewan, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday’s summaries Eskimos 25, Blue Bombers 7 First Quarter Edm — TD Stamps 8 pass from Reilly (O’Neill convert) 5:34 Edm — FG O’Neill 25 10:39 Edm — TD Bowman 16 pass from Reilly (O’Neill convert) 13:27 Second Quarter Wpg — FG DeAngelis 17 13:06 Edm — TD Stamps 25 pass from Reilly (O’Neill convert) 14:02 Third Quarter Wpg — Single DeAngelis 55 12:35 Fourth Quarter Edm — Single Shaw 56 2:25 Wpg — FG DeAngelis 22 5:23 Winnipeg 0 3 1 3 — 7 Edmonton 17 7 0 1 — 25 Attendance — 29,499 at Edmonton.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Team losses Net offence Passes made-tried Total return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-yards Time of possession

Wpg 17 108 214 322 40 282 20-33 110 0-0 2-2 3 7-44.6 8-76 31:25

Edm 17 153 196 349 9 340 16-25 69 2-31 0-0 4 11-46.7 12-107 28:35

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Wpg: Ford 12-61, Goltz 4-31, Boltus 3-8, Denmark 1-8; Edm: Reilly 9-113, Charles 1034, Crompton 1-4, Joseph 1-2.

Receiving — Wpg: Edwards 5-66, Kohlert 6-54, Kelly 3-48, Denmark 5-42, Pontbriand 1-4; Edm: Bowman 7-88, Stamps 4-56, Charles 2-31, Coehoorn 2-14, Henry 1-7.

Passing — Wpg: Goltz 5-10, 54 yards, 0 TDs, 1 int, Hall 15-22-160-0-1, Boltus 0-1-0-0-0; Edm: Reilly 16-25-196-3-0.

Argonauts 31, Roughriders 29 First Quarter Tor — Single Waters 62 2:12 Tor — TD Collaros 1 run (Waters convert) 4:32 Tor — FG Waters 48 8:27 Sask — FG Milo 33 15:00 Second Quarter Sask — TD Getzlaf 31 pass from Durant (Milo convert) 9:02 Sask — FG Milo 19 11:50 Sask — TD Bagg 47 pass from Durant (Milo convert) 12:36 Tor — Single Waters 60 13:29 Third Quarter Sask — FG Milo 9 7:13 Fourth Quarter Tor — FG Waters 33 0:18 Tor — TD Chiles 15 pass from Collaros (Chiles 5 pass from Collaros for two-point convert) 4:09 Tor — TD Norwood 2 run (Waters convert) 7:02 Tor — Single Waters 45 14:07 Sask — TD Getzlaf 17 pass from Durant (two-point convert failed) 14:46 Toronto 11 1 0 19 — 31 Saskatchewan 3 17 3 6 — 23 Attendance — 36,703 at Regina.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Team losses Net offence Passes made-tried Total return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-yards Time of possession

Tor 20 91 225 391 25 291 18-29 95 3-36 3-3 2 7-53.3 14-78 25:38

Sask 18 27 369 355 52 344 24-49 143 1-28 1-0 3 11-49.1 16-163 34:22

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Tor: Norwood 12-73, Kackert 2-14, Collaros 3-4; Sask: Hughes 6-14, Sheets 4-8, Durant 1-3, Willy 2-2.

Receiving — Tor: Chiles 8-104, Durie 4-53, Inman 3-31, Watt 1-19, Barnes 1-9, Norwood 1-9; Sask: Getzlaf 5-133, Hughes 4-72, Simon 5-69, Bagg 2-63, Johnson 3-19, Smith 3-8, McHenry 1-7, Sheets 1-minus-2.

Passing — Tor: Collaros 18-29, 225 yards, 1 TD, 1 int; Sask: Durant 24-49-369-3-3.

Lions 36, Alouettes 14 First Quarter B.C. — Safety Whyte concedes 2:25 B.C. — FG McCallum 23 6:09 Second Quarter B.C. — FG McCallum 43 5:29 B.C. — TD Gore 14 pass from Lulay (McCallum convert) 11:53 Third Quarter Mtl — TD Green 2 pass from Neiswander (Whyte convert) 11:47 B.C. — TD Harris 1 run (McCallum convert) 15:00 Fourth Quarter B.C. — TD Lulay 14 run (McCallum convert) 6:17 Mtl — TD London 35 pass from Neiswander (Whyte convert) 7:57 B.C. — TD Iannuzzi 14 pass from DeMarco (McCallum convert) 12:26 Montreal 0 0 7 7 — 14 B.C. 5 10 7 14 — 36 Attendance — 27,213 at Vancouver.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Team losses Net offence Passes made-tried Total return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-yards Time of possession

Mtl 15 60 229 289 27 262 23-40 110 3-9 1-1 2 8-39.6 15-115 30:01

B.C. 20 101 244 345 28 317 23-35 214 2-83 2-2 4 5-40.8 9-82 29:59

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Mtl: Messam 9-51, Bruce 2-8, Smith 1-1, T.Marsh 1-0; B.C.: Harris 13-68, Lulay 2-20, DeMarco 3-13.

Receiving — Mtl: Carter 6-55, Green 5-48, London 2-41, Bruce 4-40, Messam 2-26, Deslauriers 1-13, Lavoie 1-6; B.C.: C.Taylor 5-117, Gore 3-36, Harris 4-25, N.Moore 3-25, Arceneaux 6-16, Iannuzzi 1-14, Haidara 1-11.

Passing — Mtl: T.Marsh 9-17, 76 yards, 0 TDs, 0 ints, Neiswander 14-23-153-2-2; B.C.: Lulay 19-28197-1-3, DeMarco 4-6-47-1-0, Harris 0-1-0-0-0.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 2 0 0 1.000 36 Miami 2 0 0 1.000 47 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 45 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 28

PA 31 30 46 30

Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2

South T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000

PF 61 41 40 11

PA 52 41 39 47

Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland

W 1 0 0 0

L 1 1 1 2

North T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .000 .000 .000

PF 41 21 9 16

PA 55 24 16 37

Kansas City Denver Oakland San Diego

W 2 2 1 1

L 0 0 1 1

West T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .500

PF 45 90 36 61

PA 18 50 30 61

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 1 1 0 .500 52 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 63 N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 54 Washington 0 2 0 .000 47

PA 48 60 77 71

New Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay Carolina

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 1 2 2

South T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .000 0 .000

PF 39 48 31 30

PA 31 47 34 36

Chicago Detroit Green Bay Minnesota

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2

North T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000

PF 55 55 66 54

PA 51 49 54 65

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

L 0 0 1 1

West T 0 0 0 0

PF 34 12 51 49

PA 28 7 55 48

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .500

Thursday’s Game New England 13, N.Y. Jets 10 Sunday’s Games Kansas City 17, Dallas 16 Houston 30, Tennessee 24, OT Green Bay 38, Washington 20 Chicago 31, Minnesota 30 Atlanta 31, St. Louis 24 San Diego 33, Philadelphia 30 Miami 24, Indianapolis 20 Baltimore 14, Cleveland 6 Buffalo 24, Carolina 23 Arizona 25, Detroit 21 New Orleans 16, Tampa Bay 14 Oakland 19, Jacksonville 9 Denver 41, N.Y. Giants 23 San Francisco at Seattle, Late Monday’s Game Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 19 Kansas City at Philadelphia, 6:25 p.m.

Transactions Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Selected the contract of 1B Dan Johnson from Norfolk (IL). Placed OF Henry Urrutia on the restricted list.

DETROIT TIGERS—Traded RHP David Paulino to Houston to complete an earlier trade.

HOUSTON ASTROS—Reinstated OF J.D. Martinez from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES—Transferred SS Derek Jeter to the 60-day DL. Reinstated RHP David Phelps from the 60-day DL. National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Claimed RHP Jose De La Torre off waivers from Boston and optioned him to Helena (Pioneer). Transferred 2B Rickie Weeks to the 60-day DL. NEW YORK METS—Transferred RHP Bobby Parnell to the 60-day DL. Reinstated RHP Jeurys Familia from the 60-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Announced RHP James McDonald declined outright assignment and elected free agency.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Released CB Jamell Fleming. Signed WR Kerry Taylor from the practice squad.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Released G Jacques McClendon and DE Chris McCoy. Signed WR Jeremy Ebert and CB Marcus Burley from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Placed QB Mark Sanchez on injured reserve-designated for return.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Released OT Mike Person. Signed DT Clinton McDonald.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Released QB Pat White. Signed PK John Potter.

HOCKEY National Hockey League

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Signed G Zach Fucale to a three-year, entry-level contract.

OTTAWA SENATORS—Agreed to terms with D Jared Cowan on a four-year contract.

LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS—Traded F Luke Wiles to Philadelphia for two 2014 second-round draft picks.

Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES—Accepted being sent outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Announced the retirement of 1B Todd Helton, effective at the end of the season.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned LW Tyler Bertuzzi to Guelph (OHL), RW Philippe Hudon to Victoriaville (QMJHL), C Kevin Lynch to Michigan (CCHA), to RW Zach Nastasiuk Owen Sound (OHL), G Jake Paterson Saginaw (OHL) and D Michal Plutnar Tri-City (WHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned F J.T. Barnett, F Kyle Jean, F Jason Wilson, D Charlie Dodero, D Samuel Noreau, G Jeff Malcolm, G Jason Missiaen and G Scott Stajcer to Hartford (AHL).

Assigned F Anthony Duclair to Quebec (QMJHL), F Klarc Wilson to Prince George (WHL), D Troy Donnay to Erie (OHL), D Ben Fanelli to Kitchener (OHL), D Ryan Graves to Charlottetown (QMJHL) and Jimmy Oligny to Rimouski (QMJHL).

PHOENIX COYOTES — Assigned F Kyle Hagel, F Keven Veilleux, F Brenden Walker and D Greg Coburnfour to Portland (AHL). Assigned F Laurent Dauphin, F Yan-Pavel Laplante, D Justin Hache and G Brendan Burke to their junior teams.

B4 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Sept. 16, 2013

Peyton stays perfect against Eli BRONCOS HAMMER GIANTS AS PEYTON GOES 3-0 AGAINST BROTHER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NFL ROUNDUP

BRONCOS 41 GIANTS 23 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Peyton Manning again beat younger brother Eli, throwing two touchdown passes in leading the Denver Broncos past the New York Giants 41-23 on Sunday.

The older Manning is 3-0 in the NFL against his sibling, with the other two victories coming when Peyton was with the Colts. He got this win with a huge boost from Knowshon Moreno, who rushed for two touchdowns and 93 yards.

Denver (2-0), which has won 13 straight regular-season games, rushed for 109 total yards.

Peyton Manning didn’t need to match his record-tying seven touchdown passes from the Broncos’ season-opening victory. Not with the Giants (0-2) being charitable again with three more turnovers after they had six in last’s week loss. They also allowed Trindon Holliday’s spectacular 81-yard punt return for a touchdown, the first such score in the league this season.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami Dolphins’ Brent Grimes intercepts a pass in the end zone intended for Indianapolis Colts’ Reggie Wayne during the second half an NFL game Sunday, in Indianapolis. Ryan Tannehill threw for 319 yards and one touchdown, and the Dolphins defence held off yet another Colts comeback bid with a 24-20 win. Charles Clay gave Miami the lead for good with a 1-yard TD run late in the third quarter. The Dolphins are 2-0 for only the second time since 2004. Indianapolis (1-1) lost at home for the first time in 12 months and only the second time in Andrew Luck’s brief NFL career. Tannehill finished 23 of 34. Luck was 25 of 43 for 321 yards with one TD and one interception.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez proved nothing more than easy money for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather turned one of the richest fights ever into just another $41.5 million payday Saturday night, dominating Alvarez from the opening bell and winning a majority decision in a masterful performance that left no doubt who the best fighter of his era is.

Fighting off his shortest layoff in years, Mayweather was sharp, efficient and sometimes brutal in dismantling an unbeaten fighter who was bigger and was supposed to punch harder. He frustrated Alvarez early, pounded him with big right hands in the middle rounds, and made him look just like he said he would — like any other opponent.

Mayweather was favoured 117-111 and 116-112 on two ringside scorecards while a third had the fight 114-114. The Associated Press scored it 119-109 for Mayweather.

“I just listened to my corner, listened to my dad,” Mayweather said. “My dad had a brilliant game plan, and I went out there and got the job done.”

Mayweather remained unbeaten in 45 fights and added another piece of the junior middleweight title to his collection in a fight that was fought at a 152-pound limit. Alvarez weighed in at that weight, but was an unofficial 165 pounds when he got into the ring while Mayweather, who weighed in at 150 ½ pounds, was an even 150.

Mayweather’s speed was the difference all night as he was able to land straight rights and left jabs, then get out of the way before Alvarez was able to respond.

But while Mayweather used great defence, he wasn’t afraid to attack often and at different angles, finding Alvarez with punches he couldn’t anticipate.

“He’s very talented, very elusive,” Alvarez said.

When it was over, Mayweather didn’t even celebrate, walking over to a corner to look at the crowd.

Just another payday, just another win for Money May. The only suspense came when it was announced the decision wasn’t unanimous.

“I can’t control what the judges do,” Mayweather said.

Alvarez was supposed to be Mayweather’s greatest challenge and he did his best to force the action.

Like others, though, he couldn’t solve the puzzle that is Mayweather and spent much of his night punching at an opponent who had already moved away from him.

“I didn’t know how to get him, it’s extremely simple,” Alvarez said. “He’s a great fighter, very intelligent. The frustration was getting in there, but he’s a great fighter. We tried to catch him.”

The sellout crowd at the MGM Grand tried its best to urge Alvarez on, but the cheers of “Canelo!

Canelo!” were faint and wistful by the late rounds.

Mayweather was so much in charge that the only question was whether the ringside judges would allow him to pitch a shutout.

CHARGERS 33, EAGLES 30 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes to Eddie Royal, and Nick Novak kicked a 46-yard field goal with 7 seconds left, spoiling Chip Kelly’s home debut.

Michael Vick threw for a career-best 428 yards and two touchdowns and ran for

BEARS 31, VIKINGS 30 CHICAGO (AP) — Jay Cutler threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Martellus Bennett with 10 seconds left.

Minnesota’s Blair Walsh had just kicked a 22-yard field goal with 3:15 remaining when Chicago took over at its 34.

Cutler, who led the Bears back from an 11-point deficit in a season-opening win over Cincinnati, struck again.

A 23-yard pass to Bennett along the sideline put the ball on the 16. Cutler then spiked the ball before connecting with Bennett in the front corner of the end zone. Chicago remained unbeaten under new coach Marc Trestman despite committing four turnovers.

Cutler completed 28 of 39 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns. But he was also intercepted twice and got stripped by Jared Allen on a sack, leading to a 61-yard touchdown return for Brian Robison.

CHIEFS 17, COWBOYS 16 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns, and the Kansas City defence held when it needed to in the fourth quarter.

Jamaal Charles ran for 55 yards and caught a touchdown pass for the Chiefs, who made new coach Andy Reid a winner in his home debut. The Chiefs also matched their victory total from all of last season by starting 2-0 for just the second time since 2005.

Dwayne Bowe’s touchdown catch in the third quarter and Ryan Succop’s 40-yard field goal early in the fourth gave the Chiefs a 17-13 lead. The Cowboys (1-1) answered with a deep march into Kansas City territory but had to settle for Dan Bailey’s 53-yard field goal with 3:55 left.

TEXANS 30, TITANS 24, OT HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie

DeAndre Hopkins caught a 3-yard touchdown pass in overtime to cap Houston’s comeback win.

The Texans (2-0) needed a franchise-record 21-point comeback to win their opener at San Diego 31-28. On Sunday, they charged back from an eight-point, fourth-quarter deficit against the Titans (1-1).

Arian Foster’s 1-yard touchdown and 2-point conversion tied it at 24-24 with less than two minutes left.

Houston forced a punt and got within field goal range after that. But Randy Bullock’s 46-yard field goal attempt bounced off the left upright to force overtime.

BILLS 24, PANTHERS 23 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rookie EJ Manuel hit Stevie Johnson for a 2-yard touchdown pass with 2 seconds left.

The touchdown capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive in which the first-round draft pick completed 6 of 8 attempts for 51 yards. Manuel also got help on third-and-6 from Carolina’s 29, when Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly was penalized for pass interference with 14 seconds left. Two plays later, Manuel found Johnson alone in the left corner as Buffalo (1-1) bounced back from a 23-21 season-opening loss to New England.

The Panthers (0-2) lost yet another close game. They were coming off a 12-7 loss to Seattle last week and have now dropped to 2-14 in games decided by 7 points or less in two-plus seasons under coach Ron Rivera.

SAINTS 16, BUCS 14 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Garrett Hartley kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give New Orleans a weatherdelayed victory over Tampa Bay. Drew Brees shrugged off throwing an interception that was returned to touchdown to give Tampa Bay the lead to complete three straight passes for 54 yards to lead the Saints (2-0) into position to win.

He finished 26 of 46 for 322 yards, but was sacked four times and intercepted twice.

The game was delayed 69 minutes by lightning in the first quarter.

SPLIT: Go-ahead goal

STORIES FROM B1

REBELS: It all comes down to defence Fellow rearguard Matt Dumba isn’t expected to be returned by the Minnesota Wild any time soon, if at all.

Forward Lukas Sutter is still with the Winnipeg Jets, who had him in their lineup for a preseason game Sunday versus the visiting Ottawa Senators, while netminder Patrik Bartosak is slated to return to Red Deer today after attending camp with the Los Angeles Kings. Bartosak will get the start in Friday’s regular-season opener against the host Kootenay Ice. Rhyse Dieno paced the Rebels Saturday with a three-goal performance. Red Deer, which led 4-1 after one period and 6-3 after 40 minutes, got two goals from Tyson Ness, a single from Matt Bellerive and power-play tallies from Devan Fafard and Vukie Mpofu.

Ness added two assists, while Brooks Maxwell and Conner Bleackley each had two helpers.

Replying for the Tigers were Ty Stanton, Blake Penner, Curtis Valk, Connor Hobbs and Trevor Cox. The Rebels victimized Tigers starting netminder Zac Robidoux for five goals on 16 shots, while Keelan Williams came on to stop nine of 12 shots.

Taz Burman went the distance in the Red Deer net and actually gave up only four goals. The final Tigers’ marker should not have counted as the net was lifted off its moorings for a split second and the puck passed under the post.

“The last couple of nights (including a 7-5 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings Friday at Lacombe) we’ve let in more goals than we’d normally want to, but then we’ve also scored quite a few and at the end of the night got the W’s,” said Rebels defenceman Brady Gaudet. “But in the regular season I don’t think we’ll be able to win many hockey games allowing five goals a night.

“It all comes down to defence. At the end of the day, defence will win hockey games. It’s an area we can definitely improve on and I’m sure we’ll work on it next week.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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PACKERS 38, REDSKINS 20 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for a career-high 480 yards and four touchdowns and Green Bay used a big first half to win its home opener.

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III threw for 320 yards and three second-half touchdowns. Pierre Garcon had 143 yards receiving and a touchdown. But it was too little, too late after Washington (0-2) fell short again after being outplayed early for a second straight week.

James Jones had a careerhigh 11 catches for 178 yards.

James Starks ran for 132 yards and a touchdown. Green Bay (1-1) built a 24-0 lead by halftime and never looked back.

a score. But a porous Eagles defence couldn’t stop Rivers all day. He finished 36 of 47 for 419 yards, and the Chargers punted only once. They fumbled twice inside Philadelphia’s 10 in the first half.

The teams combined for 1,150 total yards, including 539 for San Diego.

On the go-ahead goal, Joni Ortio stopped Jordan Eberle but couldn’t control the rebound and it was whacked in by Marincin from in front with just under five minutes left in regulation.

Edmonton also got goals from Ryan Jones and newcomer David Perron. Edmonton native Taylor Fedun had a pair of assists. Fedun, 25, played last year with Oklahoma City after missing the entire 2011-12 season with a broken femur. Fedun turned pro in 2011 after graduating from Princeton.

Calgary’s other goal came off the stick of veteran Mike Cammalleri.

Both teams split their goaltending with Calgary veteran Joey MacDonald starting against Jason Labarbera. MacDonald yielded Jones’ goal on a tip-in 3:41 into the first period. It was the only goal he surrendered on 11 shots. Labarbera, acquired in the summer to be Devan Dubnyk’s backup, was perfect on 12 shots faced for the Oilers.

Calgary had the more veteran lineup but it was Edmonton that took a 2-0 lead to the third period.

The Flames finally got on the scoreboard when a big rebound from Richard Bachman was buried by Poirier, who was one of the Flames’ three first-round picks in the June draft.

Selected 22nd overall, Poirier showed his quickness and nose for the net all night and was one of the best of the Flames rookies in the lineup.

Ortio, 22, who played in the Finnish Elite League the past two seasons and is one of five Flames goaltenders battling to replace Miikka Kiprusoff as the team’s starter, played the second half for Calgary and yielded two goals on 10 shots.

Notes: Throughout the game, special recognition was paid to the thousands of contractors that helped get the Scotiabank Saddledome game ready after the June flood. Contractors involved in the repairs were given tickets to the game. ... Playing left wing with Sam Gagner and Eberle was Ryan Hamilton, 28, who has spent the past seven seasons in the AHL with the exception of 12 games he got into for the Maple Leafs.

Alberta Red Deer Affiliate

COACHES REQUIRED

Special Olympics Red Deer requires volunteer coaches to assist in the following sports.

- Curling - 10 Pin Bowling - Floor Hockey - Indoor Soccer If you have experience in one of these sports and would be interested in working with individuals who have a developmental disability please contact Jerry Tennant at 587-273-4672 or by e-mail at jerry@specialolympicsreddeer.ca.

The commitment is one day per week for one or two hours - October to March.

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MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 2013

Veterans lead Queens during solid weekend on the pitch

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF Adi Moyer is only in her second full season with the RDC Queens soccer team, but she gives the team a veteran leadership the rookie-laden squad needs.

“I enjoy that,” said Moyer. “I enjoy helping tell the other players what they need to do. A lot of them haven’t played this level, so I have to step up and help as much as I can.”

Moyer is one of five veterans on the roster with keeper Jesse Stewart the only third-year player. The other four are all in their second season.

The Queens needed that veteran presence during the weekend as they tied the SAIT Trojans 1-1 at RDC Saturday and got a late goal to edge the Olds Broncos 1-0 in Olds Sunday.

“We’re a young team, as we look at second-year players as our veterans,” said Queens head coach Dave Colley.

“But it’s been good. Adi and the others have all stepped up and done a great job.

“Take a look at Tat (Tatiana Aspilaga). She went off with a charley horse (against SAIT), but rolled it out and went right back in. It’s that kind of leadership we need.”

Moyer has a solid background in the sport as she’s been playing since she was four in Lacombe. The 19-yearold joined the Red Deer Renegades program in U12 and for the last three seasons played with the Red Deer Renegades Major League team.

“That really helped playing at a high level,” said Moyer. “It’s a higher calibre than college, because you get the older and more experienced players. College isn’t quite as high, but it’s still very competitive. I enjoy it.”

And because she’s in the nursing program she will be with the Queens for at least four years.

The Queens, who won bronze in the league last season, sit with a 1-1-2 record, after the weekend. Their only loss was to Medicine Hat. “I think we can beat them as well,” said Moyer. “We played them in our first game on the road. I feel confident we’ll do well when they come here.”

Celine Jensen, a first-year midfielder from Notre Dame High School, was the scoring star for the Queens during the weekend, scoring both their goals.

Her marker against Olds came with 30 seconds remaining in the game when she converted a rebound on a shot by Kayla Blacquiere that hit both goal posts before bouncing out front.

“It was a tough place to play as the field is a little bumpy and the wind was howling,” said Colley. “Olds had the wind in the first half, but we still managed a couple of chances. The second half we had the wind and a lot of our passes were too long.”

The Queens got a penalty shot with 10 minutes remaining which the Olds keeper stopped.

“However, we never gave up and fought right to the end and it eventually paid off,” said Colley. “It was a good win for us as it got a weight off our shoulders. And really it was a tough

Photo by TONY HANSEN/Freelance

SAIT player Cassandra Bush and Red Deer College Queen Adi Moyer collide while going for the ball during action at RDC between the two teams, Saturday. game as Olds defended well and their keeper had a strong game.”

Stewart was in goal for both games.

Meanwhile the RDC Kings turned in an outstanding weekend as they downed the Trojans 3-2 Saturday and Olds 3-1 Sunday.

The Trojans came in as the topranked team in the ACAC and No. 6 in the country.

Jeremy Gopal notched the winning goal against SAIT with 12 minutes remaining in the game when he took a long pass from Julius Abegar, and chipped the ball over the SAIT keeper, who had charged out of the net, and bounced it in.

“We were into the wind in the second half and so we got the guys to tighten up defensively and try to take advantage of breaks and we did just that on the winning goal,” said Kings heads coach Steve Fullarton. “Jeremy did a

great job. That’s tough to execute in those conditions.”

Nolan Hamilton and Logan Grenier scored the other RDC goals with Rayden Beveridge playing a solid game in goal.

Chase Grenier, Hamilton and Mark Ibbotson connected for the Kings against Olds, who got a late goal.

“We got a little sloppy near the end, but overall it was a professional job and we got an important three points,” said Fullarton. “I would have liked a few more goals and not allow the one, but it was a combination of their keeper playing well and us not finishing.

“Overall we got six points during the weekend which put us in first place for now. We just have to keep it going.”

RDC visits Lakeland College in Lloydminster Saturday. They host Medicine Hat Sept. 28 and Lethbridge Sept,. 29. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

RDC’s Morrison wins ACAC regional championship

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by TONY HANSEN/Freelance

RDC’s Kyle Morrison follows his shot during ACAC North Regional tournament play at Lacombe Golf and Country Club during the weekend. Morrison won the men’s individual championship.

LACOMBE — You can’t blame Kyle Morrison if he’s smiling a lot this year.

A year ago the Red Deer native was trying to play golf with a torn ACL, which left him hobbling on one leg. Still he played through the pain and even helped represent RDC at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championships in Medicine Hat. “It wasn’t much fun playing on one leg,” he said.

“I wasn’t able to play respectable golf.”

He had his knee operated on in April and it wasn’t until the beginning of Sept. that he returned full time to the golf course.

“I’m almost 100 per cent healthy. I’m running and I can walk 18 holes without any pain,” he explained.

He’s also playing a pretty solid game of golf as he displayed in winning the ACAC North Regional men’s individual championship at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club Sunday.

Morrison put together rounds of 69-74 for a 143 total, four strokes ahead of Mitch Kurtz of Medicine Hat, who had rounds of 74-73. Darren Windle of RDC placed third at 72-77—149.

“I haven’t played much before a couple of weeks ago, so I’m happy with the way it went,” said Morrison. “But then I am competitive and would have liked a better score today.”

Still a 74 was more than respectable in tough windy conditions.

“The greens were also very fast and with the wind and how firm it was it was very difficult conditions,” said Morrison. “Still I didn’t play bad except for No. 14 which I tripled. I should have played it short, instead I went for it and went over. I’ll learn.”

There was a time earlier this season when RDC coach Scott Bergdahl wasn’t sure Morrison would be back this year.

“I could have finished my third year last year, but I love competitive golf and I wanted to play for Scott and with my best friend (Darren). I feel we can do well at the nationals. I also loved playing at this level, with a lot of guys my own age. And it is competitive.”

Kings split exhibition games, Queens drop pair to Saskatchewan Huskies Trojans 5 Kings 2 Less than 24 hours after posting their first victory in a decade, the RDC Kings coaching staff got a chance to see a few things the team still needs to work on.

After beating the SAIT Trojans 2-1 in Alberta Colleges Men’s Hockey League exhibition play in Penhold Friday the teams returned to Calgary Saturday with the Trojans recording a 5-2 victory.

“They jumped on us for three goals in the first period, although we held a 9-8 edge in shots,” explained Kings head coach Trevor Keeper. “But we had a couple of break downs in our defensive zone, which are things we can work on and clean up. I’m not that worried.”

The teams exchanged goals in both the second and third periods with the Kings managing a 37-27 edge in shots.

Clayton Petrie and Jake Bryan scored for the Kings while Kraymer Barnstable was in goal.

The Kings continue their exhibition play Thursday when they host the University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings of Camrose at 7 p.m. in Penhold.

Queens hockey A week after playing three midget teams at

RDC HOCKEY the NAIT tournament, the Queens took a step up in competition as they visited the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon for a pair of exhibition games during the weekend.

The Queens lost 5-3 Saturday and 4-0 Sunday, but head coach Bob Rutz was anything but disappointed.

“It was a step up for us and five-on-five we played right with them,” he said. “The first game we led 3-2 at one point before they used their power play to come back, then on Sunday we ran into penalty trouble from the start.

“Our penalty kill needs some work, but that’s something we haven’t worked on a lot and it will come around. Overall I was happy as we got to bond as a team.”

Jade Petrie, Emily Lougheed and Skye Fahlman scored for RDC Saturday.

The Queens will have even a tougher test Friday when they visit Team Alberta of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. They meet the Edge Hockey Academy in Calgary Saturday.

The RDC men’s and women’s teams both placed second in the team competition behind Grant MacEwan University.

The MacEwan men finished with a 624 total, which included their top four scores each day, and RDC had 629. NAIT came in at 651, Medicine Hat 654 and Olds 663.

Brad Ponich had 80-86—166 for RDC, although his scores didn’t count toward the team total. Jeff Northcott had an 84-84—168 and Branton Tessier a 85-83—168. Breden Oehlerking came in at 88-81—169 and Tyson Dixon 96-88—184.

On the women’s side, GMU had a 344 total, which included the top two scores each day. RDC had a 354, Olds 475 and Augustana 477.

Megan Vermilion of GMU won the individual title with a 90-79—169, eight strokes ahead of RDC’s Kim Swain (93-84) and nine ahead of Jamieson Smeaton of RDC (86-92).

“Overall I was pleased with our men’s team, especially the top two guys,” said Bergdahl. “They had good numbers. Some of the other guys had good rounds, but they can be even better.”

Bergdahl was especially pleased with Morrison’s effort and the fact he’s back with the team.

“He’s really stepped up and is working with the other guys,” he said. “The fact he’s playing and playing so competitively speaks volumes. With him playing so well and if the other step it up in the next couple of weeks I feel we can challenge a team like Grant MacEwan for the team title. We certainly have the talent.”

RDC will compete in the ACAC South Regionals next weekend in Lethbridge and the ACAC finals, Sept. 28-29 in Olds.

Bergdahl also believes his women’s team can compete for an ACAC championship.

“We showed flashes on the weekend. Our best player (Smeaton) was average the first day and not so good the second while our second player (Swain) was poor the first and good the second. If they get it all together for two days in a row we’ll easily compete with MacEwan.”

Melissa Koster had rounds of 92 and 102 for a 194 total while Rochelle French was 109-116—225. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

Rebels white win, Rebels Black tie in Major Bantam hockey action Jeremy Klessens scored twice and picked up two assists Sunday to lead the Red Deer Rebels White to a 5-4 Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League victory over the visiting Lethbridge Golden Hawks.

Tyrell McCubbing, who also added two helpers, Josh Tarzwell and Jarrett Brandon also tallied for the winners, who were outshot 40-36 while getting a 36-save performance from Duncan Hughes.

In a later game, the Red Deer Rebels Black held a 39-20 advantage in shots but had to settle for a 2-2 draw with the visiting Southeast Tigers. Brad Hellofs and Levi Glasman notched the Red Deer goals, while

Tyrees Goodrunning assisted on both and Shae Herbert made 18 saves.

On Saturday at the Arena, the Rebels Black downed the Golden Hawks 4-1 and the Rebels White dropped a 2-1 decision to the Tigers.

Scoring for the Rebels Black were Brenden Davidson with two goals, Braidon Westin and Quinn Justinen, while Goodrunning had two assists and Justin Travis made 20 saves. Red Deer held a 34-21 edge in shots.

Tarzwell potted the lone goal for the Rebels White, who outshot Southeast 38-35. Dawson Weatherill made 33 saves in a losing cause.

B6 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Sept. 16, 2013

Furyk has lead as play resumes today at BMW Championship

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Jim Furyk will have to wait one more day to try to end three years without a PGA Tour victory.

The final round of the BMW Championship was suspended Sunday because of steady rain that left too much water on Conway Farms. Furyk, who has a oneshot lead over Steve Stricker, was still about two hours away from even teeing off.

“The bad news — obviously, I’m anxious to get out there and play, as is everyone else,” Furyk said. “But the good news is no one wants to go out and play in this and slop it around in bad weather on a golf course where we’re playing the ball down and it’s probably a little too wet out there.”

Rory McIlroy found one small consolation to the end of his PGA Tour season — he was one of six players who finished. McIlroy had yet another double bogey — that’s 12 double bogeys and a triple bogey in three FedEx Cup playoff events — but holed out from 164 yards for eagle on the 12th hole and had his second straight 68.

It was the first time he had back-to-back rounds in the 60s in the same tournament this year on the PGA Tour.

Furyk was at 13-under 200 and in the final group with Stricker.

Brandt Snedeker was two shots behind at 202, followed by Zach

Johnson at 203 and Tiger Woods at 204. Woods was penalized two shots on Friday when his ball moved as he was removing a small branch next to it behind the first green.

Dustin Johnson closed with a 72 and had to wait to make sure no one bumped him out of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup, which would keep him from the Tour Championship. Johnson tried to hit 3-wood into the par-5 18th green and produced two splashes — one from water getting between the club face and the ball, the other when the ball came down well short and into a creek.

“It just came out dead,” he said.

Everyone else was to return to Conway Farms on Monday morning and act like Sunday never happened.

“I think we got the better end of the deal by not even playing in it,” Stricker said.

Slugger White, the vice-president of rules and competition for the PGA Tour, said the forecast was for a half-inch of rain over six hours, which would not have been enough for water to accumulate. Instead, there was an inch of rain and so much water that there would have been no place to take relief from casual water.

The problem holes were Nos. 3, 9, 10 and 12.

“Casual water was going to take us to where we couldn’t play,” White said.

The tour chose to play the ball down, meaning players could not lift, clean and replace their golf balls through the green. Play was stopped for 3 ½ hours in the late morning, and then it was called again for good after the round resumed for just under an hour.

Of the 48 players who at least teed off, none were within 10 shots of the lead when they started.

Even so, the conditions were difficult for those who still had something at stake. Charles Howell III started the week at No. 31 in the FedEx Cup standings.

He was 1 over through four holes. Rickie Fowler had a chance to get into the top 30 and advance to the Tour Championship.

He shot 77 in the first round and bounced back with a pair of 68s.

Fowler was 2 under through four holes Sunday.

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., made it through just two holes after entering the day at 2 under.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., played seven holes and began play at 2 over.

The final round was to resume at 8 a.m. with a reasonable forecast.

It will be the fourth time this year that a PGA Tour event had to go an extra day. The Farmers Insurance Open (fog) and Arnold Palmer Invitational (storms) ended on a Monday. The Tournament of Champions had a Tuesday finish after being shortened to 54 holes because of high wind.

Petterson holds off KO for second major at Evian Championship

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Suzann Pettersen of Norway beat teenage star Lydia Ko of New Zealand by two shots to win the Evian Championship on Sunday and clinch the second major title of her career.

Pettersen calmly rolled in a putt for par to seal the victory, then leaned back and held her head in her hands, hugged her caddy and laughed as she was sprayed with Champagne.

“I might start to get a bit emotional,” Pettersen said, her voice wavering, as she collected the trophy.

It was her first major since the LPGA Championship in 2007.

Pettersen shot a 3-under 68 to finish with a 10-under total of 203 after the tournament was reduced to three rounds when Thursday’s play was rained out.

The 16-year-old Ko, who was trying to become the youngest major champion, finished with a 70.

American Lexi Thompson shot a 68 to finish four shots back in third place, with South Koreans So Yeon Ryu and Se Ri Pak five shots behind in a tie for fourth.

Top-ranked Inbee Park aimed to become the first golfer to win four majors in a year, but finished way out of contention. This was the first year that Evian counted as the fifth and final major of the year on the women’s calendar.

It marked Pettersen’s second straight tournament win after the Safeway Classic this month.

“I don’t know if it’s quite sunk in yet that I’ve won another major. It’s been a while but I’m pretty lucky to say that I’ve won two,” Pettersen said. “Hopefully this is just the start. It’s been such a great month, five weeks for me, starting off with the Solheim (Cup).

It was a great kick-start for what became the best

month of my career.”

The third-ranked Pettersen plans to have “one heck of a party” to celebrate, before focusing on her goal to earn the No. 1 ranking.

“This is part of the process, you have to win tournaments, you have to win majors,” said Pettersen, who in the past has been hampered by a fiery temperament. “I’ve had my hurdles over the years.”

Mika Miyazato of Japan held a one-shot lead going into the final round but struggled to a 79 that left her in a tie for 19th.

That left Ko — at 16 years, 4 months, 22 days — as Pettersen’s main challenger. But the New Zealander bogeyed the 13th to fall two shots behind and never looked likely to make a comeback. Her chip for birdie at the 18th — which would have put some pressure on Pettersen — stopped just left of the hole.

“She’s such a great competitor. She keeps us on our toes,” Pettersen said. “She’s 16 and she’s good enough to win tournaments, to win major championships. She’s a future star for this game.”

Ko will have to wait until next year for a chance to break American Morgan Pressel’s record of youngest major winner. Pressel was 18 years, 10 months, 9 days when she won the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2007.

“I don’t think I felt that nervous today, but coming down the last two holes I thought Suzann had it in the bag,” Ko said. “It was really good to know that I could come close to a winner at a major. Hopefully, next year it will be a 72-hole event.”

An overnight downpour rendered the course soggy and led to a 90-minute delay in the morning.

“I thought today we would fight the weather more than we did, so it was a walk in the park just to stay dry,” Pettersen said. “I didn’t know what to expect with the weather we had overnight. But the greens were good.”

Valencia double lifts Orioles over Jays

LOCAL

BRIEFS Local runners take top honours at Hunting Hill x-country meet Red Deer runners took top honours in three categories during the Hunting Hills Lightning crosscountry meet Saturday at River Bend Recreation Area.

Nagi Ida and Derrick Evans ran to victory in the Grade 12 girls and boys three and four km divisions and Jamie Lalor posted a winning time of nine minutes, 51 seconds to claim the Grades 6/7 girls two km race.

Ida’s winning time was 17:25, while Evans crossed the line in 21:44. Zaza Lockhart of Red Deer was fifth in the girls race in a time of 21:00, and Red Deer’s Mitch Dore, in a time of 22:15, was runner-up to Evans.

Emily Lucas of Innisfail was golden in the Grade 11 girls three km race with a time of 16:26. Selana Delahunty of Red Deer was second in the Grade 6/7 girls event with a time of 9:54.

Over 250 school-age runners from throughout Alberta competed in the cross-country races.

Other Red Deer/Central Alberta top-five results: Grades 6/7 boys two km — Jared Bussiere, Ponoka, second in 9:18.

Grades 8/9 girls three km — Bailey Johnson, Red Deer, second in 13:03.

Grades 8/9 boys three km — Meet Rozzaq, Red Deer, second in 12:47; Cody Mast, Red Deer, third in 12:59.

Grade 10 girls three km — Myah Cota, Red Deer, second in 13:26; Jill Stewart, Red Deer, third in 13:27; Mallory Fisher, Red Deer, fifth in 15:25.

Grade 10 boys four km — Ben Isaac, Red Deer, third in 15:39; Robert Chauvet, Red Deer, fifth in 16:01.

Grade 11 girls three km — Dina Iatrou, Red Deer, fourth in 18:28.

Grade 11 boys four km — Noah Mulzet, Red Deer, second in 19:05; Ben Arychuk, Rocky Mountain House, third in 20:22.

Midget Rebels open season with strong showing at Strathmore tournament STRATHMORE — The two-time defending national midget AAA champion Red Deer Rebels Chiefs opened the season with a strong performance at the Strathmore tournament.

The Rebels opened by tieing the Bisons 4-4 and the Calgary Buffaloes 5-5, before defeating the Calgary Northstars 4-1, the Bisons 3-1 and the Buffaloes 4-1 in the final.

The Chiefs play twice at home this weekend as they host Sherwood Park Friday at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3:45 p.m.

They open their regular schedule Sept, 27 against the Calgary Flames. They will also play the Canadian women’s Olympic team Oct. 1 at the Arena.

Grizzlys lose to Mustangs Dustin Gorgi scored twice in a losing cause as the Olds Grizzlys fell 4-3 to the host Calgary Mustangs in an AJHL game Saturday.

Nikolas Koberstein, with one second remaining, also connected for the Grizzlys, who trailed 3-1 after one period and 4-2 heading into the final 20 minutes.

Replying for the Mustangs were Riley McDougall, Conner Collett, Joe Serpico and Romano Morrison.

Calgary netminder Ravi Dattani made 21 saves.

Ethan Jemieff turned aside 15 shots in the Olds net.

The Grizzlys host the Brooks Bandits Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Thrashers top Vipers Parker Schmidt notched two goals and Tyrel Severtson and Cam Braun also scored for the visiting Three Hills Thrashers in a 4-2 Heritage Junior B Hockey League win over the Red Deer Vipers Saturday. Chris Robertson and Justin Corbett replied for the Vipers, who got a combined 39-save performance from Klay Munro and Brady Jewan. Brady Hoover stopped 34 shots for Three Hills.

Former Stamps owner Sig Gutsche dies at age 63

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Former Calgary Stampeders owner Sig Gutsche passed away on Saturday at age 63.

The team announced his death on Sunday in a statement. Gutsche took over the Calgary franchise on April 3, 1996 and owned the Stampeders until 2001. His tenure as club owner was marked by success on and off the field.

The Stampeders were in financial difficulty when Gutsche bought the club, but in his six years as owner he stabilized it. At the same time, Calgary posted a combined 67-40-1 record, finishing first in its division three times, reaching five West Division finals and winning Grey Cups in 1998 and 2001.

“The Stampeders and football fans in Calgary will forever owe a debt of gratitude to Sig for his passion and commitment to the franchise,” said Stan Schwartz, the Stampeders’ executive vice-president and consultant to the executive committee.

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Baltimore Orioles Chris Dickerson steals second base as Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes makes the catch during ninth inning action in Toronto on Sunday. the game after 5 1-3 innings after a visit by manager Buck Showalter and a trainer. He had just struck out Lind to open the sixth and the club reported that it he suffered a right groin strain.

Gonzalez held the Blue Jays to one run on six hits to pick up the win and give him a career high.

“I think we’ll have a better idea tomorrow or the next day,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of the extent of the injury to Gonzalez.

“He said he felt it two pitches before.”

Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his 45th save, despite giving up a leadoff single to Anthony Gose.

Buehrle could not pinpoint the reason for his recent struggles.

“I’m not the top workout guy but I get back there and do enough stuff to try to finish strong and go deep into games late in the season,” he said. “I don’t know if it’s getting a little worn out. The last couple of outings haven’t been too good.

“My pitch count was getting high and it’s not allowing me to go deep into games. I just need to make better pitches and get early contact.”

Lind led off the bottom of the second with his 21st homer of the season to open the scoring.

Valencia doubled in two runs with two out in the third to put the Orioles into a 2-1 lead. The double scored Nick Markakis, who led off the inning with a single and Adam Jones, who walked with two out.

“Any time you get a hit with runners in scoring position it’s huge, especially with two outs,” Valencia said.

“My at-bat before that, I left two on in the same situation, so it was nice to come through and get those runs.”

The Orioles added a run in the fourth to go ahead 3-1 when Chris Davis walked with the bases loaded. He forced in Michael Morse who reached first on an error when shortstop Jose Reyes dropped his line drive.

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Orioles 3 Blue Jays 1 TORONTO — Mark Buehrle inched a little closer to his 13th consecutive season with 200 innings pitched on Sunday, but for the second start in a row, the lefthander struggled.

The Baltimore Orioles earned a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre as Buehrle lasted five innings, bringing his total to 194 1-3 for the season.

“Obviously with five innings I wasn’t very pleased with myself,” he said.

“I got out of some big jams and kind of gave us a chance there for a bit.”

After going through a stretch of nine starts in which he was 6-0, Buehrle (11-9) has lost his past two starts.

Buehrle allowed six hits, three walks and three runs (two earned), an improvement from his last start in which he gave up 12 hits and eight runs in against the Los Angeles Angels.

A two-run double by Danny Valencia in the third and a basesloaded walk to Chris Davis in the fourth were the keys to his loss.

“It was a battle for him today,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.

“But he has that knack of hanging around and surviving and keeping you in the game. It’s been a long year for him. He kept the game in check without his best stuff.”

Adam Lind homered for the Blue Jays as they picked up their fifth loss of their last six games.

The Orioles (79-70), who entered Sunday 3 1-2 games removed from an American League wild card spot won two of three from the Blue Jays (68-81) to take the three-game series.

Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez (10-7) was removed from

ENTERTAINMENT

B7 Slave saga named TIFF’s fave

MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 2013

‘12 YEARS A SLAVE’ CLAIMS COVETED AUDIENCE AWARD, ‘WHEN JEWS WERE FUNNY’ NAMED BEST CANADIAN FILM

BY CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Oscar momentum is building for Steve McQueen’s heavyhitting saga 12 Years a Slave, which claimed the coveted audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Steve McQueen’s brutal look at slavery in 1840s America wowed viewers enough to claim the hotly contested title over first runner-up Philomena, directed by fellow Brit Stephen Frears, and second runner-up Prisoners, directed

by Quebec’s Denis Villeneuve.

Following the announcement at an end-of-festival brunch Sunday, festival boss Piers Handling suggested this was the beginning of many prestigious accolades for the sweeping drama.

“As we sort of launch into the awards season — and Toronto really is the beginning of that, acts as a bellwether, too — I think we can probably expect to see not just 12 Years a Slave up there in terms of the best picture nominations but also a slew of other nominations for actor, etc, etc,” Handling said, noting that the film emerged as a favourite early on.

“I saw some of the reviews and they were really over the top, over the moon in terms of what Steve McQueen had done in terms of making a very genuine, honest, harsh, tough depiction of what it was like to be a slave in 19th century America.”

A look at previous audience favourites certainly suggests 12 Years a Slave — starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free black man who is kidnapped into slavery — has earned a major Oscar boost.

The King’s Speech, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and Slumdog Millionaire all went on to multiple Acad-

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Cast members left, Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Paulson, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Alfre Woodard, from the film “12 Years a Slave,” pose at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. The film has been named audience favourite at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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The festival’s artistic director Cameron Bailey said he was able to reach McQueen on Sunday morning in Amsterdam and that McQueen sent his thanks.

“This award is a fantastic honour, I’m so happy with the response of the audience,” Bailey quoted from the statement.

“At a festival that has shown so many brilliant films I cannot be more thrilled to

receive this award. I’m deeply grateful to all the people who’ve worked on this film and that their amazing work has been recognized.”

Documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig was the surprise winner of the best Canadian feature prize, for his comedian-stacked film, When Jews Were Funny.

It bested fictional offerings from a healthy contingent of Canadian heavyweights including Michael Dowse, Bruce McDonald, Don McKellar, Xavier Dolan and Villeneuve.

And no one seemed more surprised than Zweig himself.

“I’ve been on juries, I know how these compromise wins happen.

“You guys are going to have a lot of explaining to do,” Zweig said to laughter from a gathering of filmmakers, publicists and journalists.

“Basically, for the last couple months I’ve been walking around thinking that I’m making my worst film ever. And when it got into TIFF I was like, ‘Oh, this is horrible. My worst film ever at TIFF.’ Like,

I just made my best film, it was at HotDocs, how come you couldn’t reverse things?”

The award comes with $30,000, which Zweig said he’d use to buy a new kitchen.

He noted that the last time he was at TIFF was 24 years ago when he won best Canadian short for Stealing Images.

That win earned him $1,000.

The $15,000 prize for best first Canadian feature went to Shayne Ehman and Seth Scriver for the animated road movie Asphalt Watches.

The loopy tale was inspired by their adventures hitchhiking along the Trans-Canada Highway.

In other categories, the Midnight Madness award went to Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell?, the people’s choice documentary award went to Jehane Noujaim for The Square and the NETPAC award for world or international Asian film premiere went to Anup Singh’s Qissa.

The FIPRESCI honours, or international critics prizes, went to Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida in the special presentations category and Claudia Sainte-Luce for “The Amazing Catfish” in the discovery section.

The annual brunch gala marked the end of an 11-day movie marathon that included new films from Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet and Daniel Radcliffe.

Handling noted that this was a strong year for Canadian filmmakers, especially Villeneuve, who earned raves for his first big-budget Hollywood film, Prisoners, starring Jackman and Gyllenhaal.

“It’s wonderful to see a Canadian filmmaker who’s made an American film, is branching out, making a film that’s proved to be so popular with our public but also critically as well,” said Handling.

Next generation of stars find famous family names bring pressure, perks TORONTO — What’s in a (family) name?

Quite a bit, apparently, when it comes to the next generation of actors and directors trying to make their way in the film world.

This year’s cinematic offerings at the Toronto International Film Festival featured a slew of young movie makers and up-and-coming stars with famous last names who are trying to step beyond the shadow of their well-known relatives.

But while having a recognizable surname can certainly have its perks, it seems a memorable moniker also brings certain pressures.

Colin Hanks, the witty son of the famed Tom Hanks, knows all too well what it’s like to be compared to his popular father.

“Definitely, there is more attention than most,” said the actor who was in Toronto promoting his upcoming JFK drama Parkland.

“This sort of idea of ‘Oh well, he’s not as good as his dad’ — that

always makes me laugh because I was getting that when I was 23, and I’m like ‘OK ... he had time to get to where he is.”’

The younger Hanks noted that while his last name creates a point of interest, he’s stopped stressing over unfair comparisons to his dad.

“There’s not really a whole lot I can do about it so I don’t really think about it too much,” he said with a shrug. “(Acting) is a profession that I’ve chosen because I love it and I don’t want to do anything else.”

Sarah Sutherland is already learning to think along the same lines.

The 25-year-old said being the daughter of Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland — perhaps best known for his leading role on TV’s action-packed 24 — and the granddaughter of esteemed actor Donald Sutherland does come with “certain assumptions” But the budding actress, who was promoting her new movie Beneath the Harvest Sky at TIFF, hopes she can come to be known for her own work, and not just her

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The group of international dancers and musicians presents Puertas, an original stage show that fuses live world music and dance with digital projections to open portals to four ethnic groups — South Asian, Jewish, Arabic and Latin.

Exotic instruments, including Arabic violin and flute, Indian and hang percussion, the Italian five doublestring steel guitar and saxophone, will be used to convey various ethnic moods.

Organizers said the dancers and musicians will “engage in a beautiful artistic dialogue.”

Vocals will be performed by Spanish flamenco singer Juan Murube in

name.

“My father and my grandfather have an incredible body of work and both have an incredible work ethic so I’m just proud to be associated with them and to be making my own mark in this industry,” she said.

“We always keep business and personal things very separate and they’ve always been very respectful of me figuring things out on my own.”

There’s no doubt that the progeny of big-name celebrities get held up to higher standards. But there are some among the next generation of stars who are driven by that added scrutiny.

Take Gia Coppola, for instance.

The granddaughter of Hollywood heavyweight Francis Ford Coppola (the man behind The Godfather) and niece of Sofia Coppola is well-aware of the critical analysis her own directorial debut is being subjected to.

“It does add a lot of pressure, but it just makes me want to work harder and prove that I can stand on my own,” said the soft-spoken 26-year-old.

this innovative show directed by Calgary-based Malena, She also dances, along with Marinella Suriani of Venezuela, and Norie Tani of Three Hills.

Organizers describe Puertas, which has already sold-out on tours of Spain, Israel and the U.K., as “a doorway to an unforgettable experience.”

With performers from Spain, Italy, Israel, Chile and Canada, Puertas starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance from the Black Knight Ticket Centre or $29 at the door.

‘Old and sexy’ female actors invited Female actors who can play “old and sexy” are invited to audition for an upcoming Central Alberta Theatre play.

Auditions are being held on Tuesday and Wednesday for The Oldest Profession, a play by Paula Vogel.

The five characters are all elderly women in their 70s. But females age 40 and up who can play old and sexy are invited to audition from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Member’s Lounge of CAT studios, next to the Memorial Centre.

The play’s run is Feb. 20 to March 8, 2014, and rehearsals begin in December. For more information, visit oldest

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Colin Hanks poses on the red carpet at the gala for the new movie “Parkland” during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Dental TESKE Esther Adeline Esther Adeline Teske (Holtz) of Edmonton, Alberta passed away at Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, September 13, 2013.

Don’t cry for me as I rest, My life here on earth was my test.

I know beyond the sky above, My Lord has given me His peace and love…

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother and grandmother, Esther Adeline Teske (Holtz).

Esther passed away with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Esther was born near New Sarepta, Alberta to Paulina and Henry Holtz. She was their 11th child of 13, and the last of 6 sisters to be born. Esther was a loving and devoted mother to her daughter, Deborah and grandmother to her granddaughter, Lacey. Esther retired in the 1980’s from a successful career as a jewelry sales person; was known to be a social butterfly; was active in many groups and could often be found playing cards at the Senior’s Centre, participating in exercise classes or spending time at her church. Esther loved to sing and play her guitar while showing off her newly painted finger nails and dreamed of one day becoming a singer in Nashville. Esther enjoyed the outdoors and loved spending time with the family pets at her daughter’s farm west of Caroline. She was always willing to lend a hand, whether it would be tending to the cattle, cooking a wonderful home-cooked meal, baking fresh cinnamon buns or making her famous teddybear pancakes.

Esther would always see the good in everything and everyone. She was a tough and vibrant woman who was an inspiration to her daughter and granddaughter. She has left this world with many wonderful memories for those people closest to her and her great spirit will live on with her daughter and granddaughter. Esther is survived by her daughter, Deborah Teske; granddaughter, Lacey Teske (Wesley Allison); Arthur Teske; brothers, Allen (Aneda) Holtz, Armand (Connie) Holtz; sister, Anne Wiest; as well as many other extended family and friends. She is predeceased by her parents, Paulina and Henry; brothers, Ferdinand, Arthur, Ronnie, Adolf and Leonard; sisters, Lydia, Alvina, Hilda and Bertha. The family of Esther wishes to extend a special “thank-you” to the entire staff at the Red Deer Hospice Society for their extraordinary care and comfort given to Esther and her family in her final days. With respect to Esther’s wishes, there will not be a service. In honour of Esther, memorial contributions may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4R 3S6 or by visiting www.reddeerhospice.com.

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We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

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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

TREELINE WELL SERVICES

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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.

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)

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Legal Assistant positions in Litigation, Real Estate, Wills & Estates and Corporate/Commercial are available. Competitive salaries, great benefits in a good working environment is offered. Please email your resume to the Office manager at ssimmons@ altalaw.ca Only candidates • on the short list will be contacted for interviews. • Start your career!

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Pre-employment Drug • Full time Heavy Duty screening Journeyman Mechanic Competitive Wages. to manage fleet of 20 + 20 Benefit Package Please submit resume with • Field Safety Co-ordinator references to: apply@wespro.ca • Class 3 Operators-Vacuum or by fax to (403) 783-8004 & Water trucks to Only individuals selected for service drilling rigs. interviews will be contacted Please send your resume & current driver’s abstract to Fax: 403-786-9915 Email: tksindustries@ hotmail.ca 1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., LOCAL SERVICE CO. in a growing Production Red Deer REQ’S EXP. Testing company, based VACUUM TRUCK out of Sylvan Lake, is OPERATOR currently accepting resumes Must have Class 3 licence for the following positions: w/air & all oilfield tickets.

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M u s t b e a b l e t o Now accepting applications Provide own work truck for F/T & P/T Cooks Leadership and Super& Cashiers visory skills- mentor Please apply in person to and train crew either Gasoline Alley Location Strong Computer Skills or email resume to: Operate 5000psi awwillow@rttinc.com 10,000 psi (sweet and DINO’S TAKE OUT Sour wells) LOOKING FOR EXP’D Collect Data - pressure, P/T AND F/T DELIVERY rates, temperatures DRIVER. Assist in Rig in and Rig Please apply in person out of equipment w/resume to: Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m 130, 3121 49 AVE. locations across Western Red Deer Canada

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Must be willing to submit pre access fit Pho Thuy Duong for duty test, as well as Vietnamese Restaurant drug and alcohol hiring F/T kitchen help.

Travel & be away from $12./hr. Open avail.. Eves. home for periods of time 21/7 & weekends. Please drop A b i l i t y t o w o r k i n resume at Bay #4, 5108 52 St. changing climate conditions

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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

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 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.

The Tap House Pub & Grill req’s full and part time cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue between 2-5 pm.

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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

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Daytime, Evening, FT & PT Shifts Available 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

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Join us at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame on Sat. Sept. 21st from 11am - 3pm for our 100th Birthday Celebration!

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1693338 Alberta LTD JOURNEYMAN H.D. o/a Custom T’s Hiring MECHANIC req’d immed.

Sales Supervisor-retail for very busy heavy equip. at Parkland Mall, Red sales lot in Innisfail.

Deer, AB. Experience Wage range $25. - $35/hr min 2 years, Good English. depending on exp.

Supervise and co-ordinate Preference will be given sales staff, F/Time, Perm, to those with previous Shifts, Weekends equipment rental service, Salary - $19.00 hourly lifts and off road E-mail: Reachiesales construction equipment @gmail.com experience. Fax resume to 403-227-5701 or email: FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN bouvier9@telus.net is looking for 5 SALES REPS, selling shoes & Micron Industries is a apparel, at our Parkland licensed inspection facility Mall. 4747 67 St. Red in Red Deer specializing in Deer. $12.10/hr. + bonus cryogenic tank repairs, & comm. F/T Position. No currently seeking a exp. req’d. Email Mechanic with HD, Flurriesrd@gmail.com Hydraulic and Hose SOAP Stories is seeking 5 crimping experience. Must have their own tools. retail sales reps. Selling Weekdays 7:00 to 4:30. soap & bath products.

Excellent working $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. Ft No exp. req`d. conditions & benefits after Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. 3 months. Fax resume to (403) 346-2072 or email Red Deer. email resume to admin@micronindustries. premierjobrd@gmail.com ca

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ARROW ARC WELDING is looking for WELDING APPRENTICE LOCATED BY Gull Lake.

Phone Brian 403-318-6760 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.

H.D. Parts Person & Warehouse Person

MILLWRIGHTS & WELDERS for work in Red Deer.

Please fax resume to 1-403-229-4079

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

PLUMBING APPRENTICES WANTED

Busy Local Plumbing Company is currently hiring. Residential experience an asset.

Comp wages and group benefits. Email your resume to kafonda@telus. net or fax (403)887-2208.

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Req’s a 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

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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.

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MICHENER AREA 134 Papers $793/mo.

Western Masonry Structures

F/T bricklayers, Stone Layers & laborers. Must have own transportation. Fax resume to 403-340-0762 or email resume to tom@westernmasonry.com

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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.

LANCASTER AREA Long lose Law Close/ Lewis Close Langford Cres.

Addington Drive SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres./ Stanhope Ave. VANIER AREA Visser St. Vanson Close Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

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RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 51, 52, 53 Ave. & 58A St. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info BUSY lube shop in Camrose, AB. seeking exp’d manager, exc. wages and benefits 780-678-0539

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA WESTPARK AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

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

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS Please call Quitcy at 403-314-4316 DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 F/T sales and customer service associate, bilingual French/English an asset.

Hourly wage plus benefits. email: careers@buyairsoft.ca 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 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 Looking for an experienced Floral Designer. Customer service and flexible hours a must. Email somethingcountry@live.ca or fax 403-358-5086

LOOKING for laborers and flaggers for road construction. Fax 403-309-0489

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of INNISFAIL

1000-1430

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

CLASSIFICATIONS

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

Isherwood Close Inglis Cres.

Iverson Close

GLENDALE

wegotservices

1010

1070

Contractors

1100

Massage Therapy

1280

Moving & Storage

1300

RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060

FANTASY

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

International ladies

Painters/ Decorators

Eavestroughing

1130

MASSAGE

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Seniors’ VINYL SIDING CLEANING EVESTROUGH / WINDOW Pampering at its Eaves Trough Cleaned, CLEANING. 403-506-4822 Services BEST! Windows Cleaned. Pckg.

VELOX EAVESTROUGH Pricing. 403-506-4822 403-986-6686 HELPING HANDS Home Cleaning & Repairs.

Come in and see Support Ltd. for SENIORS. Reasonable rates. 340-9368 why we are the talk Companionship, cleaning, cooking - in home, in facility. of the town.

Contractors We are BETTER for www.viimassage.biz Escorts CHEAPER! Call 403-346-7777

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???

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

1372

1165

LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Massage Therapy

1280

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Executive Touch Massage (newly reno’d) (FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

880

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015

Required Immediately The largest after market parts distributor in Canada is SHEET Metal Installer seeking a H.D. Parts person for HVAC Company.

ROSEDALE AREA to join our experienced Residential or retro-fit exp. Roche St. & 3 Blocks team in Red Deer. req’d. Great benefit pkg. of Roland St. This individual would ALSO, Shop helper rerequire basic knowledge of quired. E-MAIL resume to: $54/mo. the heavy-duty truck and info@comfortecheating. trailer market with excelcom or fax: 403-309-8302 TIMBERLANDS AREA lent knowledge of truck Classifieds Turner Cres., and trailer brake and Your place to SELL suspension parts.

Timothy Dr., Your place to BUY The individual would have Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. to be able to work $113.00/mo. unsupervised in a fast STUCCO PLASTERERS & paced environment. They LABOURERS. Needed ALSO should also possess Immed. Exp’d but will train. customer service skills that Drivers License pref’d. Lots Timberstone Way, would be used daily by of work! 403-588-5306 Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., phone and for walk in clients.

Thompson Cl., This position offers above average salary and is a full Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. time position. We offer $200.00/mo. complete benefit package along with pension plan.

CLEARVIEW Please forward your resume to: RIDGE AREA TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Traction Heavy Duty Requires Crossley St., 8045 Edgar Industrial Connaught Cres. & Crescent QUALIFIED Cooper Close area Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 JOURNEYMAN OR FAX 403-342-7377 $192/mo.

Email: jwojtaczka@uapinc.com 2rd and 4th yr.

MECHANICS req’d for ELECTRICIANS Call Jamie busy transmission shop.

403-314-4306 Allison Transmissions exp.

With Residential roughin an asset but will train. exp. Competitive wages Exc. wages and benefits & benefits. available. Fax resume to: Fax resume to: BRAD’S PALLETS, looking 403-885-2556 403-314-5599 for workers. position filled

Accounting

Misc.

Help

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk

in

Maintenance Foreman

880

CARRIERS NEEDED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc

Misc.

Help

WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

PAINTER

Commercial/Residential Experience required.

Vehicle required.

Contact Drew at CCL 403-596-1829

850

Trades

Window Cleaning

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

Garden Supplies

Household Furnishings

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

SECOND 2 NONE Fall cleanup, eavestrough, cut grass/hedges, odd jobs 403-302-7778

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

1680

1720

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

3 FLR, 3 Bdrm house w/3 bath, new paint & carpets & deck at 7316-59 Ave. Avail. to over 40 tenants.

2 SMALL white cabinets, No pets. Off street parking can be used as end tables/ for 3 vehicles. Rent $1600, printer stands $15/ea. or D.D. $1600. 403-341-4627 2/$25; approx. 10 office NEWSPAPER r o o m d i v i d e r s 4 ’ x 6 ’ , BLACKFALDS new high $50/all; antique couch and end, main flr, dbl. front CARRIERS chair, blue & gold $175 of- garage 3 bdrm. 2 bath, REQUIRED fers 780-884-5441 granite, 6 appls, n/s, no 5 YR. old table w/8 chairs pets, adults, $1750 + utils.

To deliver Oct. 1. 403-986-4119 and china cabinet 1 day a week in $1000 403-596-3532 INGLEWOOD, 187B IsherOLDS wood Cl. Quite lower unit BUNK Bed, single & dble.

1/2 duplex. Upgraded exec. wooden w/mattresses; style. $1100 + utils. 2 $750; Entertainment unit, Please call Debbie bdrm. 6 appls. $500 d.d. $300. 403-896-9416 at 403-314-4307 Fenced, 2 car off-street CHAIRS, 2 large comfy parking pad. N/S, no pets.

Precast Concrete Plant in chairs with ottomans.

Ground level enclosed Blackfalds, AB, is looking Beige. FREE! entrance.Oct. 1. Call Laura for new team members to 403-896-9416 RENTED join an enthusiastic and rapidly expanding company. COUCH, brown IKEA. NEWLY refinished 3 bdrm.

Corner model. FREE! General labourers duplex, fenced yard, close 403-896-9416 are needed to do framing, to schools, avail. Sept. 17, cleaning, reinforcing, $1200 + utils, WANTED pouring and other precast 780-887-4430 Antiques, furniture and related jobs. All applicants estates. 342-2514 PARTIALLY reno’d beautimust be flexible for hours ful house $650/mo. or rent and dedicated due to a to own with down payment.

Stereos demanding production Call Gary 403-884-2411 schedule. Benefits are TV's, VCRs paid and lots of overtime.

PERFECT FAMILY Own transportation to work PANASONIC, T.V., older HOME is needed. Please fax model. 35``. Works well.

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath resume to 403 885 5516 FREE! 403-887-1849 house in Glendale is now or email to k.kooiker@ available. With useful eaglebuilders.ca. We space, A double garage thank all applicants for Misc. for and 5 appliances this could their applications, but only Sale be the home your family is those selected for an interlooking for at view will be contacted.

8 DOZEN canning jars + $1635/month. Call Lucie accessories SHOP HELPER required at 403-396-9554 to set up $50 403-598-5576 for busy HVAC company. a viewing. Hearthstone E-MAIL resume to: info@ BENJAMIN MOORE, deck 403-314-0099. comfortecheating.com or & siding stain, ext. wood. fax: 403-309-8302 SYLVAN LAKE private 1 Natural color, Alkyd semi transparent. 3 cans, 3.79 L bdrm., light housekeeping, SWAMPERS F/T bedding, dishes, cable ea. $48. each. needed immediately for a incld’s all utils. $700./mo.

403-346-7825 fast growing waste & 403-880-0210 recycling company.

BENJAMIN MOORE, Heavy lifting involved Moore style, int. acrylic la(driver’s helper) position.

Condos/ tex pearl, medium base Reliability essential. Own paint. 1 can 3.67 L, color Townhouses transportation required.

HC-1 Castleton Mist. $48.

Please email resumes to 403-346-7825 LARGE 2 canpak@xplornet.ca CANNING apparatus with BEDROOM CONDO WEEKEND dispatchers cans supplied. $15.

Building located on a quiet req’d. immediately.

403-346-5246 close backing onto treed Knowledge of Red Deer area. Comes with essential. Will require good F L O R E S C E N T l i g h t s , Dishwasher and large verbal and written commu- ( 2 ) 4 8 ` ` c o m p l e t e w i t h storage room. A short nication skills. Fax resume hanging chains & tubes, or to 403-346-0295 can be mounted solid. Like walk to schools and Parks.

Just $995/month. Heat new. $40. pr; Panasonic fax machine, complete, and Water included. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554. $40. 403-309-1737 Hearthstone 403-314-0099.

KITCHEN sink with taps Modern, Stylish, and spray hose $35; 2 suitcases $15; Royal Thai Spacious 2 Bdrm. bronze silverware in woodThis home offers space en case $50; 12 tumblers and style with designer $10; 14 tumblers $10; cancolors and finishings, CLASSIFICATIONS vas cooler with pockets, cathedral ceilings upstairs, l i k e n e w $ 1 0 ; c l o t h e s 1500-1990 9ft ceilings downstairs and hangers $3 403-358-5247 very functional floor plan.

At just $1250/month this is PLAZMA 14000 BTU the home you have been portable air conditioner, Clothing looking for. Call Lucie at very good cond. pd. $600.

403-396-9554 to take a Asking $300. look. Hearthstone SWEATERS, (approx. 300) 403-347-6466 403-314-0099. from Peru. All colors, sz.

0 - 8, all unique. wholesale SHELVING unit, 5 shelves SOUTHWOOD PARK $50; filing cabinet, 4 price $21. ea. Easily sold 3110-47TH Avenue, drawers legal size, $20. at $39. ea. 403-845-3501 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, 403-347-6466 generously sized, 1 1/2 Equipmentbaths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Heavy Cats Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca TRAILERS for sale or rent SIAMESE (1), Job site, office, well site or (1) Balinese storage. Skidded or Manufactured (3) BURMAN kittens. wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Homes $40/ea.

403-887-3649 2 CHESTERFIELDS to give away. Call Joe 403-347-3094

1730 1760

3030

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stuff

1590 1630

Tools

1640

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

Farmers' Market

1650

FREE range pork, no antibiotics, growth hormones or animal bi-products in feed, halves or wholes @ $2.30/lb. + processing costs. Processing Sept. & Oct. To order 780-385-2474 or www. sunrisefarm.ca

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

1830

3040

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

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 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

GOLF CLUBS, Precision 1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. $25. 403-347-6466 Adult bldg. N/S No pets Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 403-755-9852 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 LADIES set of golf clubs Red Deer Public School Slazenger Dynasty Pro FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, OPPOSITE HOSPITAL District requires an model $150 403-598-5576 Poplar. Can deliver Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., Information Technology 1-4 cords.

403-844-0227 balcony, No pets. $800 Assistant at Hunting Hills rent/SD, heat/water incld., High School. For more Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner Travel 403-346-5885 information visit our webBC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Packages site at www.rdpsd.ab.ca del. Lyle 403-783-2275 QUIET LOCATION PA L M S P R I N G S , 2 1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg.

BDRM. 2 bath in seniors Employment Heat/water/parking incl.

55 + park, golfing, swimCall 403-342-2899 Training ming, tennis, golf cart incld, pets welcome RARE FIND: $1400/mo. 403-844-4562 Bachelor Suite Located in a professionally TRAVEL ALBERTA managed building close to Alberta offers down town. With Heat and SOMETHING water included this is a for everyone. very nice apartment that Make your travel will get scooped up quick. plans now.

For just $825/month you Payroll Administrator won’t find this quality at Computerized Accounting this price anywhere else.

Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 Computerized Payroll Accounting to see inside. Hearthstone and more!

403-314-0099.

Homestead Firewood

1900

900

YOUR CAREER IN

ACCOUNTING Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

1420 1430

1660

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 6’-20’ , equipment for digging, wrapping, basketing, hauling and planting. J/V Tree Farm.

John 403-350-6439.

Livestock

WINDOW CLEANING. Outside / Inside / Both.

403-506-4822

Yard Care

Firewood

TIMOTHY & Brome square LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, bales, great for horses, approx. 60 lbs. put up dry tamarack, poplar. and covered, $5/bale Price depends on location.

Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

2100

2 LAYING HENS, $15. ea.

403-346-7825

Horses

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

317699I6-20

Sales & Distributors

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

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

Roommates Wanted

3080

STUDENTS or singles West Park Apt. 2 bdrms., kitchen, bath & laundry shared, $600. ea. bdrm., 403-391-7940

B10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Sept. 16, 2013

Egyptian military deals with booby traps SAYS MILITANTS BOOBY-TRAP WATCHTOWERS ALONG BORDER WITH GAZA

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian army has discovered a network of booby traps along its border with the Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said Sunday, as he criticized the Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers for poorly controlling their side of the border and urged them to reign in militant groups operating there.

The accusations, made in a news conference explaining the military’s ongoing offensive in the volatile northern Sinai area, were a rare public criticism of the Palestinian militant group by the military since the July ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in a coup.

Egyptian media has been pointing the finger at Hamas for meddling in Egypt’s affairs, some suggesting that the ouster of Morsi, an ally and fellow Islamist, has prompted the group to cause trouble in Sinai by supporting militant groups there.

Hamas officials have denied interfering and complain that Egyptian authorities have imposed the strictest restrictions on the border and its vital Rafah crossing in years.

“Securing borders is a joint mission for those sharing the borders. It is also up to Hamas to exert more effort to control the borders,” Col. Ahmed Mohammed Ali said. “Egypt deserves more than the effort we are seeing from the other side to secure the border.”

Ali said troops have arrested 309 militants and criminals, including Palestinians, in operations that began in the region in July and were stepped up with an offensive last weekend.

They also uncovered weapons caches that included anti-aircraft missiles, long-range mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and tons of explosives, he added.

In the last 48 hours, he said, troops had discovered explosives laid in tunnels along the border and under Egyptian watchtowers, with detonating wires running back into Gaza.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Children of a Palestinian fisherman stand near his net on the border with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday.

Egyptian Navy boats fired near Palestinian fishermen Saturday, a Hamas government spokesman said. Over the past weeks, the Egyptian military has bulldozed homes along the Gaza border and caved in tunnels beneath them in preparations for creating a buffer zone to reduce weapon smuggling and militant crossings into Egypt.

“This will call for new measures ... to deal with these threats that endanger the forces and the borders,” Ali told reporters, adding that Egyptian intelligence had also discovered that a number of insurgent attacks in Sinai had been co-ordinated with Gazabased extremist groups.

Since Morsi’s overthrow, militant attacks against security forces in northern Sinai have escalated, a trend Egyptian authorities blame on Morsi and his allies.

Morsi’s supporters insist they are peaceful, but some have openly said the situation in Sinai will not stabilize unless he is restored to power.

In Gaza, Hamas government spokesman Ihab al-Ghussein denied militants were using the Palestinian territory as a staging ground for operations against Egypt.

“We deny any connection between Gaza, its resistance and government,

and the tunnels and the explosives which were mentioned by the Egyptian army spokesman today,” al-Ghussein told reporters.

Egypt’s military launched the recent Sinai offensive last Saturday in response to militant attacks they say have killed more than 100 policemen and soldiers in recent months.

In the worst single attack, gunmen pulled police recruits from buses and shot 25 of them dead on Aug. 19. And last week, in a new escalation, two suicide bombers hit a military intelligence building nearly simultaneously, killing at least six troops.

During the ensuing offensive, Egyptian troops began demolishing homes along the Gaza border to block the flow of militants and weapons. Ali said houses had been knocked down on the Egyptian side up to 1 kilometre (0.06 miles) away, but that the owners would be compensated.

Meanwhile, in a case that highlights the volatility of the situation in Sinai, an Egyptian journalist who lives there was put on military trial on Sunday.

Prosecutors accuse him of spreading false information about the army’s counterinsurgency operations there.

Ali said freelancer Ahmed AbuDraa, a resident of Sinai, does not have appropriate press credentials and was arrested in a restricted military zone.

Abu-Draa also stands accused of lying about the army attacking mosques and relocating families in Sinai.

He said the journalist’s fate will be decided by the military court, and that spreading false information as part of an “information war” is a threat to national security.

The case has caused an outcry among journalists in Egypt, and dozens protested Saturday outside the courthouse in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia.

Bombings kill 58 in south and central Iraq

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — A wave of car bombings and other attacks in Iraq killed at least 58 people in mostly Shiite-majority cities on Sunday, another bloody reminder of the government’s failure to stem the surge of violence that is feeding sectarian tensions.

Iraq is experiencing its deadliest bout of violence since 2008, raising fears the country is returning to a period of widespread killing such as that which pushed it to the brink of civil war following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

More than 4,000 people have been killed in attacks since the start of April, including 804 just in August, according to United Nations figures.

Sunday’s deadliest attack was in the city of Hillah, 95 kilometres (60 miles) south of Baghdad, where a car bomb near an outdoor market killed nine civilians and wounded 15 others, a police officer said.

A few minutes later, another car bomb went off nearby, killing six civilians and wounding 14, he added.

In the nearby town of Iskandariyah, 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of the capital, another car bomb hit a

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3090

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parking lot, killing four civilians and wounding nine, police said.

Another car bomb went off in an industrial area of the Shiite city of Karbala, killing five and wounding 25, a police officer said. Karbala is 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of Baghdad.

In the aftermath, security officials inspected burnt-out cars in front of what appeared to be a smashed row of workshops.

In Kut, another Shiite-dominated city 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Baghdad, a car bomb targeted construction workers and food stalls, killing two and wounding 14, another provincial police officer said.

Seven more civilians were killed and 31 others were wounded when four separate car bombs ripped through the towns of Suwayrah and Hafriyah outside Kut, police said.

In Baghdad’s northern Sunni-dominated Azamiyah neighbourhood, a car bomb that exploded near the convoy of the head of Baghdad’s provincial council killed three and wounded eight, police say. The council head escaped unharmed.

Two other car bombs hit the southern cities of Basra and Nasiriyah, killing eight civilians and wounding 26, two police officers said.

4020

$450 MO/D.D. incl. everything. 403-342-1834 or 587-877-1883 after 2:30

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

4010

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4110

SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615

3190

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

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Commercial Property

4020

Awesome New Home

Open concept floor plan, 4 stainless steel appliances, great location in Timberstone close to many amenities. $314,806.

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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.

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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

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft.

2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2550 ONE LEFT!

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Land

CLASSIFICATIONS 4400-4430

Money To Loan

4070

4090

Laebon Homes 346-7273

Manufactured Homes

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Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

1994 FORD T-Bird, 2 dr., loaded. clean. 352-6995

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2007 DURAMAX, 197,000 kms., crew cab, 4x4, l/b, $14,800. 403-348-9746

Motorhomes

5100

Locally owned and family operated

SUV's

5040

2005 HR Imperial

400 HP Cummins, 4 slides, Aqua-Hot Heating, Jake Brake, 10kW Genset 403-887-0911

Fifth Wheels

5110

2010 JEEP Grand Cherokee $21,000. 403-598-4131 or 403-358-4131

Cars

5030

2008 SANTA FE. Basically loaded. Set of winter tires, on rims. 161,000 km. $11,500 obo. 403-848-1377

5050

winterized, queen bed, 2 furnaces, 3 slides, 5 appls. loaded, immac. $43,000.

306-450-0971 in Stettler.

Holiday Trailers

2006 COROLLA CE. exc. cond. low mileage. $10,500. 403-392-5628

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

5120

2010 PREMIER 32’ 2 slideouts, $16,500 403-837-8043

Utility Trailers

1997 HONDA, 5 spd., 2 dr., very clean. 403-318-3040

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5140

ENCLOSED utility trailer, approx. 8’x4’x4’. Very good H.D. running gear.

Needs painting. $195.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of

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And two more civilians were killed when a bomb hit a police patrol in Baghdad’s Sunni western suburb of Abu Ghraib. Nine other people were wounded.

To the northeast of Baghdad, gunmen broke into a farm in the village of Abu Sayda and killed three Sunni farmers, police said No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, which targeted commercial areas and parking lots in seven cities. But systematically organized waves of bombings are often used by al-Qaida’s local branch, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government.

Sometimes insurgents launch multiple attacks for two or more days in a row. On Saturday, 27 people were killed in suicide attacks, bombings and shootings.

In the afternoon, police found the bodies of four Sunni men killed with gunshots to the head. The men, all relatives, were kidnapped early Sunday by gunmen who stormed their house in Baghdad’s southern Youssifiyah suburb.

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More people than ever living abroad U.S. IS MOST POPULAR DESTINATION ACCORDING TO UN REPORT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS More people around the world than ever are living abroad and the United States remains the most popular destination, according to new U.N. data released Wednesday.

The U.N. Population Division reported that 232 million people, or 3.2 per cent of the world’s population, were living outside their homeland in 2013 — a significant increase from the 175 million in 2000 and 154 million in 1990. “Migration broadens the opportunities available to individuals and is a crucial means of broadening access to resources and reducing poverty,� Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Wu Hongbo said.

Nearly two-thirds of all international migrants live in Europe and Asia, with Europe hosting 72 million and Asia 71 million in 2013, the U.N. report said.

The new estimates found that developed countries in the north are home to 136 million international migrants, compared to 96 million in the developing south.

Between 1990 and 2013, the north gained a larger number of international migrants than the south. But since 2000, the growth in the south has been more rapid than in the north.

Nonetheless, international migration remains highly concentrated, with half of all international

migrants living in 10 countries this year.

The United States hosts the largest number, 45.8 million, and it gained the largest number of international migrants between 1990 and 2013 — nearly 23 million which is equal to one million additional migrants per year, the report said.

Russia was second with 11 million international migrants, followed by Germany with 9.8 million, Saudi Arabia with 9.1 million, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom with 7.8 million, France with 7.4 million, Canada with 7.3 million, and Australia and Spain with 6.5 million, it said.

John Wilmoth, director of the Population Division, said “new sources and destinations of migrants are emerging, and in some cases, countries have become important points of origin, transit and destination simultaneously.�

Asia saw the largest increase of international migrants between 2000 and 2013, adding some 20 million migrants, mainly as a result of increasing demand for foreign labour in the oil-producing countries of western Asia and in Southeast Asian countries with rapidly growing economies such as Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, Wilmoth said.

According to the new data, released ahead of a high-level U.N. event on International Migration and Development on Oct. 3-4, nearly 75 per cent of international migrants are of working age, between 20 and 64, and 48 per cent are women.

Boy competing with girls draws concern from grandmother Dear Annie: On a recent trip to visit my daughter, I found out that my 12-year-old grandson has taken up Irish step dancing.

What bothers me is that he dances in the girls division.

My daughter told me it began when a girls troupe needed one more dancer and he agreed to join them.

He had to wear a girl’s costume, and the judges allowed it.

Now my daughter is regularly entering him in competitions for girls.

The last time I saw an event program, I noticed that his name was spelled with an extra “i� at the end so it appears to be female.

And I have to say, dressed in a girl’s costume with wig and makeup, you can hardly tell he’s a boy.

Is this fraud? There is prize money involved.

Could my daughter be sued?

When I talked to my grandson about this, he said he doesn’t mind.

Should I inform the judges at the next performance or just leave it be? — Surprised Grandmother Dear Surprised: If there is money being awarded, then yes, it is fraudulent.

The first time it happened, the judges were aware that a boy was competing and allowed it.

But if your daughter is disguising his gender, it puts his entire troupe at risk for elimination.

Nonetheless, we don’t recommend you get involved by reporting it.

Caution your daughter that at some point her son will be discovered and there will be consequences, but what she chooses to do about that is up to her.

There is no reason her son cannot compete in a boys division. (And we won’t get into the possibility that your grandson may enjoy dressing up as a girl.)

Dear Annie: We are full-time residents on a lake and owners of a pool.

We are continually astonished at the behavior of some people who visit only during the summer.

I’d like to address this to them for next year: When visiting your lake home, do not assume that you have an open invitation to be at our pool just because you are in the same complex. Do not come over to swim uninvited. At the very least, call to ask whether it is OK. And when you do come over, do not stay

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ANNIE ANNIE for hours and hours.

Sometimes we would like to use our pool with our family.

Do not come to our pool when we are not home. If you are at the pool and we leave the house, take that as your cue to pack up.

Our pool is an

extension of our living space. Imagine how you would feel if you came home to find people inside your house, watching your TV. Annie, we are social people and like to entertain, but we would appreciate some common courtesy. — Your Private Pool Owner Dear Pool Owner: Is it possible that the folks who visit your complex believe your pool is common space, available to all?

Please don’t suffer in silence.

Lock the pool gates when you aren’t home.

Post a sign informing people that it’s a private pool and requires an invitation.

Most importantly, be willing to tell the intruders that you’d appreciate it if they would phone first. It is not rude to make your boundaries known.

Dear Annie: As a bou-

tique owner, I would like to respond to “Toledo,� who complained that sales associates accost her in every aisle and follow her around.

Please leave your kitchen sink-sized handbag at home or in your car trunk.

When you come into my store carrying shopping bags, big coats and enormous purses, you are a security risk. My best defense is to have my associates tail you to make sure you are not stealing.

It would save us both a lot of aggravation if you would be so courteous as to come in with a small, closed handbag. — Shrinkage Control Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

HOROSCOPES Monday, September 16 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Mickey Rourke, 61; Alexis Bledel, 32; Amy Poehler, 42 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Aquarius Moon promotes social get-togethers. As long as we know when to stop talking or acting on impulse, the sky promises to offer us a relatively fun-loving day. Innovative ideas induce us into topics related to futuristic visions, progressive thinking and technology. The Sun and Saturn suggest that our egos are hard to please.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this will be a year where you will need to put extra effort into being vigilant.

If circumstances may seem too demanding at times or should you have suppressed feelings, your best outlet will be to let it all out during your fitness classes or any other sports related activity.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): As upset as you may be over someone else’s remarks today, try your best not to jump the gun by over reacting.

You are more inclined to reASTRO lease more frustration and fire than DOYNA you have wanted. Keep a fire extinguisher close by, just in case.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A sudden turn of events could change your routine quite drastically today.

You may need to change your initial plans or tasks entirely.

Anything that might be revealed to now may rock your boat.

Don’t allow suppressed anger get the best of you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Disagreements are likely to occur today especially if you insist on having it your way and if you refuse to hear the other party’s point of view.

A friend may give you an advice that will only ruffle your feathers.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Initiate a private talk with one of your family members.

You seek reassurance and you want to know exactly where you stand in your current position. If the topic of money comes into discussion, don’t let your emotions take over your decision-making process.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your self-esteem may be affected today due to feelings of insecurity or your own sombre perception of feeling unloved. You may believe that you are investing a lot of your time and your own funds without receiving much in return.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You and your partner are not in the same boat when it comes to your earnings. Their reasoning of how and where you need to allocate your money may not only surprise you, but make you realize that so much more needs to be cleared out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are content where you stand in your love life, yet a strong-opinionated friend may impose their advice on your relationship. Other than that, your primal relationships and your aptitude to express yourself are outstanding.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You seen inner peace, but you will realize that it comes at a high price. Try to avoid being overly argumentative, especially with people in leadership roles. By the end of the day, you will identify the main source of your frustration.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may stand strong and rigid in your beliefs you hold over a variety of ideologies, which will only engage you into an irrelevant verbal debate.

Right now, your mind is fuming with too many ideas and opinions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A friend of yours may block you from realizing one of your dreams or you may feel discouraged about pursuing an aspiration.

Remember not to despair, and especially, do not get disheartened that fast. The sky is simply asking you to be a tad more patient.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may be hit by a sudden jolt of genius ideas today. Your mind is fired up and you may find it hard to keep your focus on one thing for too long.

A certain restlessness or nervous energy may keep you wide awake.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This is a day to initiate a confidential talk or a rather touchy subject with someone you trust dearly. You need enlightenment to your doubts and you certainly want to exchange a few words about those shared values.

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