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Ward or at-large?

MEETING OUTLINES PROS AND CONS OF SYSTEMS OF REPRESENTATION

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Information on how Red Deerians could choose their future elected councils drew about 60 residents

to a panel discussion in Red Deer on Monday.

Political scientist Duane Bratt, blogger Dave Cournoyer and former Red Deer city councillor Larry Pimm outlined the pros and cons of at-large and ward systems of representation.

In Red Deer, councillors are currently elected in an at-large system where the politicians represent

the entire city.

But on the Oct. 21 civic ballot, electors will answer the non-binding plebiscite, Do you want the City of Red Deer divided into wards?

Please see REPRESENTATION on Page A2

DON’T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY GO TO WASTE

COUNTY OF STETTLER

Thousands spent on partisan Tory events

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF The County of Stettler spent $6,540 in violation of election financing rules on partisan Tory events over nearly a decade, according to an internal investigation.

The municipality went back through its books last month after Wildrose Party justice critic Shayne Saskiw called for an Elections Alberta investigation of the county for possible rules violations.

It was alleged that documents provided under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act suggested county staffers may have done work for the Progressive Conservative Party on county time.

In one case, an email was sent drawing attention to a Facebook page by then-local MLA Jack Hayden.

In another incident, it was alleged a county worker put up election signs for the Tories while on the job.

“There was no evidence to suggest that either of those activities have or are currently taking place,” says county chief administrative officer Tim Fox in a statement issued on Friday.

In reviewing documents dating back nearly a decade, the county did find that $3,440 was paid out to councillors to attend “politically associated” events and another $3,100 was reimbursed to staff.

Reeve Wayne Nixon said the practice was stopped when the last council came to power in 2010.

Nixon said at the time the political events were seen as useful opportunities to press government leaders for funding and other issues of local concern.

“We just looked at it as the cost of doing business at that time,” he said, noting the county depends on government grants for many of its projects.

The amount of money doled out is small considering hiring a lobbyist would have cost in the tens of thousands, he said.

Nixon said county politicians and staffers are free to continue to attend party events, but now they pay their own way.

“In the long run it leads to less confusion and less finger pointing.”

Nixon remains frustrated by the amount of time and effort that went into what he calls little more than a “witch hunt” by the Wild Rose Party.

He sent letters to local MLA Rick Strankman and Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith calling the freedom of information requests a “waste of time” and they would better serve constituents by doing something constructive.

Strankman and Saskiw could not be reached for comment on Monday.

The use of municipal dollars for attending political party events has come up before around Alberta.

In February, the towns of Rimbey and Sylvan Lake were been identified as making illegal campaign donations in a report posted by Elections Alberta.

Please see INVESTIGATION on Page A2

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Taking advantage of this week’s free yard waste drop off at the City of Red Deer waste management facility, Dan Boucher, left, and Ike Martens pull a load of branches out of Martens’ truck. City residents have until Saturday Oct. 12, to take their yard waste to the landfill and drop it off at no charge. Waste, including grass clippings, leaves, garden materials and tree branches, will be recycled by the city and given new life as compost and wood chips.

Olds College introduces course in which iPad is mandatory

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR Some educational institutions frown on the use of tablet computers.

At Olds College, it’s now mandatory for most students.

The college has introduced an entrepreneurship course that can only be completed using an iPad. Not only that, it’s in the form of a game that challenges players to operate and grow a lemonade stand business.

“It will take then anywhere from 30 to 40 hours to complete it, like it would a normal course,” said Jason Dewling, Olds College’s vice-president of academic and research.

Players progress through 12 modules, making financial decisions, improving the efficiency of their operation and applying marketing strategies along the way. New activities and business concepts are unlocked as they advance.

Called Spirit of Entrepreneurship, the iPad app must be completed by students enrolled in programs that run for 16 weeks or more. And it could foreshadow a shift in the way curriculum is delivered at Olds College.

“In the U.S. right now, 99 per cent of boys and 94 per cent of girls under the age of 18 play at least eight hours a week of games,” pointed out Dewling.

“We believe that to engage this generation, it would just be an amazing opportunity if we could find the right partnership with a gamer and whatnot to get the curriculum embedded in ‘gamification.’”

In the case of Spirit of Entrepreneurship, Olds

College partnered with GoForth Institute, which specializes in web-based small business training; and Robots and Pencils Inc., a world-class app-designer.

It also boosted the campus’s Internet connectivity from 40 to 1,000 megabits.

“We have more bandwidth per student here than anywhere in Canada,” said Dewling, adding that the Wi-Fi zone covers virtually every building.

The college chose Apple iPads as the platform for this electronic initiative after assessing the alternatives. But it caught the eye of Apple Inc. long before that.

“We had made a decision internally to commit to this entrepreneurship game before we even made a commitment to go to the iPad one-to-one environment,” said Dewling.

“Apple came to us and said, ‘This is two years ahead of anything that’s out there. We’d like to find a way to work with you.’”

Other post-secondary institutions are also showing interest.

“The top guy at Harvard, related to educational technology, he’s got a licence to the game as well, and has actually downloaded it.”

Recent presentations by Dewling in Chicago and Boston attracted queries from more than a dozen post-secondary institutions, as far away as New Zealand. He’s scheduled to speak at upcoming educational technology conferences in Cyprus and Ontario, sharing the stage at the latter with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.

“So that’s the level that this is getting attention — and we’re not out pushing it.”

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Protests mark anniversary of landmark document

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

BRITISH ROYAL PROCLAMATION

OTTAWA — Groups affiliated with the Idle No More movement held protests across Canada and in parts of the United States on Monday as an important document for aboriginal land claims and selfgovernment marked its 250th anniversary.

“We have chosen this day, the 250-year anniversary of the British Royal Proclamation,” Clayton Thomas-Muller, one of the leaders of the Idle No More movement, said in a statement.

“We are using this founding document of this country and its anniversary to usher in a new era of reconciliation of Canada’s shameful colonial history, to turn around centuries of neglect and abuse of our sacred and diverse nations.”

The 1763 proclamation set rules for European settlement in North America, recognized First Nations’ land rights and laid out the groundwork for the treaty process.

Idle No More organizers said more than 50 events

were taking place in Canada, the U.S. and in other countries. One of the largest was at the B.C. legislature over proposed pipeline projects.

In Victoria, 250 people gathered outside the legislature to show their support in the fight against climate change and what they described as Canada’s plans to expand the energy industry at the expense of the climate.

Protesters carried a long, black pipeline mockup that stretched across the building’s front steps, the slogan “Pipelines, Gateway to Climate Disaster” written across the side. Others toted placards that read, “B.C., Not a Carbon Corridor.”

Eugene Boulanger, 26, from the Northwest Territories, said Canada’s politicians need to know that Canadians of all stripes are concerned about climate change and the impact of resource development on First Nations rights.

“I wish our elected leadership in this country could use their imaginations and that they could provide us with other options besides tar sands and pipelines,” Boulanger said.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. David Johnston all released statements about significance of the proclamation.

In Ottawa, the head of Canada’s largest aboriginal group said the anniversary should be the catalyst for action on a number of fronts.

“Two-hundred and fifty years, we still, with every government — including this one — are saying that the time for First Nations to help drive a future must be led by them,” said Shawn Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

“Not just on land. On education, in child welfare, in all aspects of our lives. So it is an important moment. What’s even more important than the words that we’re hearing, including the words that go back to the 2008 apology, (is) it’s time for action.”

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REPRESENTATION: What’s best for a city of this size?

In a ward system, councillors would only represent a certain area of the city.

Alberta’s two largest cities –– Calgary and Edmonton –– elect officials using ward systems.

“It’s really about representation,” argued Bratt.

“When a city gets to a certain size is it ungovernable without a ward system?”

Bratt said a city with a population of 100,000 could go one way or another. He said there are strong arguments either way.

“You’re right at the cusp, but one thing I did predict and one thing I maintain, if it is voted down now and the population continues to increase, this will continue to come back,” said Bratt. “Whether it is four years, eight years, 12 years, there will be a ward system in Red Deer. The question is at what point. What is the threshold? Is it 100,00 people? Is it 130,000 people?”

Cournoyer, an Edmonton-based political blogger, agreed the question for Red Deer is whether a ward system is merited for 100,000 residents or 200,000. He noted Edmonton moved to a ward system when its population reached around 300,000.

Some of the arguments for moving to a ward system include having strong advocates for an area; closer relationships with the councillors and more citizen participation in the community.

On the flip side, the needs of the entire city may be ignored, said Pimm, a councillor for 24 years. He said some day Red Deer will reach the size where a ward or hybrid system would be worth exploring but not today.

“For me, I want to be able to vote for the eight best candidates,” said Pimm. “And in a ward system I could only vote for two. I don’t want that right taken away.”

Pimm said the councillors in an at-large system would make whole city decisions with a whole city approach. He said there would be less conflict on council and a better field of councillors.

Bratt noted council spending tends to be higher in a city with a ward system. Bratt said one system or the other would not bring in stronger candidates.

Drawing the boundaries is one of the challenges for moving to a ward system, added Cournoyer.

“There are some communities with common interests,” said Cournoyer. “People with the same demographics. Where do you draw the boundaries?

Do you use the geographic boundaries like rivers or freeways or highways or simple neighbourhood streets. There’s no easy answers. There are people who are going to be unhappy because they are in a certain ward. When you draw a map you have to put the lines somewhere.”

See Saturday’s Advocate for more on the ward and at-large systems of representation. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Some 700 students at Olds College are using iPads for their studies, including for a mandatory entrepreneurial game called Spirit of Entrepreneurship.

Sylvan Lake was singled out in the report posted on Friday for making a direct contribution of $640 to the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Progressive Conservative Constituency Association by waiving a rental fee for a party event.

Elections Alberta issued a $160 administrative penalty against the town and the constituency association was ordered to repay the $640.

The donation was made in error, the town said.

In Rimbey’s case, indirect contributions of $850 were made when two tickets to the premier’s fundraising dinner in Edmonton were reimbursed in May 2010. Under Elections Alberta rules, any reimbursement over $25 is considered an indirect contribution.

Rimbey had earlier refunded money that was reimbursed to members of council and staff for attending Tory events. The payouts had been an oversight, the town said.

A $212.50 administrative penalty was issued to the town and the Progressive Conservative Party was ordered to return the contribution.

In all, chief electoral officer Brian Fjeldheim’s investigation uncovered 45 cases of illegal contributions, all involving either the Tory party or one of its constituency associations.

Total donations were more than $20,000, with the largest contribution coming from the Town of Okotoks at $2,550. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

COURSE: Going digital In addition to gamifying some of its curriculum, Olds College is working towards converting other

courses into information apps.

“You can’t gamify everything,” explained Dewling. “But you can certainly take your resources in all your courses and digitize it.”

That would allow students to download the entire content of a course onto their iPads, eliminating the need for textbooks and opening the door to interactive elements like embedded videos and audio clips.

In the classroom, content from individual tablets could be streamed onto Apple TVs, said Dewling.

“So right in the middle of class, students can throw what they have on their iPad right up onto the screen.”

Olds College has even secured copyright protection in Canada and the United States for the terms “appify” and “appified.”

The college and its development partners have invested about $2 million into its gamification project to date, said Dewling, which reflects the depth of the work being done.

“This is not a lightweight, Angry Birds-type of engagement. There’s deep integration with the curriculum and the game.”

The appeal of gamified curriculum among students is evident from the fact that the most popular time to play Spirit of Entrepreneurship has been between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m.

“So the time when they could be doing anything, they’re choosing to be in this,” said Dewling. “I promise you, they’re not reading a calculus textbook at that time of night.

“We believe we’re on the front end of something special,” he added. “We’re going to measure and evaluate how this goes, and we’re going to continue to press forward.” hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A Calgary father charged with manslaughter in the death of his two-month-old son has changed his plea to guilty.

Bryson Dorey-Fox was taken to Alberta’s Children’s Hospital in August 2009 and died two days later.

Jamie Dorey, the baby’s father, was the only person home at the time of the incident and was charged with manslaughter.

In a 2009 interview with police, Dorey acted out what happened that day and claimed that the family dog must have knocked the baby off the couch.

An agreed statement of facts says Dorey admits the baby’s head struck a sharp corner of an object in the home.

Dorey has been released and will return to court for sentencing in January.

Ontario man wanted for attempted murder arrested SHERWOOD PARK — An Ontario man wanted by police in the Toronto area has been arrested in Alberta.

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Mounties say they were told that a man living in Sherwood Park on the eastern boundary of Edmonton was wanted by Peel Regional Police for attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Travis Walker, who is 26, was arrested last week at business in Edmonton.

He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to be returned to Ontario to answer to the charges.

It’s not known when Walker will be brought back to Ontario.

A tentative deal has been reached to end a strike by more than 8,000 workers at Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L:) Real Canadian Superstore and Real Canadian Liquorstore locations in Alberta.

The two sides said the deal was reached in the early hours Monday morning.

Union members are expected to vote on it today.

Leaders of UFCW Canada Local 401 said they will recommend approval of the proposed new contract.

“The new agreement will present employees with a number of significant improvements over and above the company’s last offer,” the union said in

MAN’S VEHICLE FOUND IN LETHBRIDGE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sentence in death of foster child increased EDMONTON — The Alberta Court of Appeal has increased the sentence handed to an Edmonton woman convicted in the death of her three-yearold foster child.

Lily Choy was sentenced in 2011 to six years in prison after she was found guilty of manslaughter for a second time.

In a ruling Monday the appeal court increased that by two years for a total of eight years, minus time served.

The boy died on Jan. 27, 2007, after his head hit a toilet and doctors couldn’t control the swelling in his brain.

The Crown had argued that the boy’s death was a case of “near murder”, and that the trial judge made a mistake when determining the original sentence.

The appeal court did not agree the case was “near murder”, but ruled the original six year sentence was not harsh enough.

Superstore, union reach tentative deal

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

High-risk offender may be in Alberta

a posting on Facebook, without giving details.

Meanwhile, it said its 8,500 union members who went on strike Sunday will remain off the job for now.

“Picketing will continue and Superstore employees are asked to maintain picket lines,” the union said in its posting.

Stores affected are in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Fort McMurray, Medicine Hat, Lloydminster and Camrose.

Loblaw said its 55 Superstore and Liquorstore stores in Alberta remain open, with superstore locations operating daily between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. and Liquorstore locations between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is Canada’s largest food retailer.

LETHBRIDGE — Police are warning that a violent, high-risk offender may be in southern Alberta.

Michael Sean Stanley, who is 48, has been the subject of a multi-province search.

Stanley, who has a long history of sexual offences against woman and children, cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet on Oct. 1 in Lloydminster.

Police say Stanley has family ties in Lethbridge, and earlier Monday, Stanley’s vehicle, a purple Chevrolet Blazer, was seized from a west-side home.

Lethbridge police say they have confirmed that Stanley was in the city on Friday, but they don’t know where he is now.

Police are warning the public that he may be in the area and to call them if they see him.

“Mr. Stanley poses a significant risk to the community and we are advising everyone to be vigilant about their safety, but not to take any vigilante action,” Lethbridge police said in a news release Monday afternoon.

Stanley is described as about five feet, nine inches tall, 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Last week, schools in several westcentral Saskatchewan communities locked their doors and kept children inside after Mounties got multiple, unconfirmed sightings of the Edmonton man.

Schools in Lloydminster, Kinders-

ley, Coleville, Eston, Marengo, Eatonia and Plenty went into what police called “hold and secure” mode, which meant children were locked in the building during the day and parents had to pick up their kids when classes ended.

Mounties also said there was a possible sighting of Stanley in Rosetown.

Over the weekend, Saskatchewan RCMP say they got more than 25 reports of possible sightings of Stanley from across the province.

The sightings were of the purple Blazer or of someone resembling Stanley. Police said none of the sightings has been confirmed and several proved to be false.

Mounties say a school in Beechy, Sask., was in hold and secure mode Monday due to a possible sighting of Stanley on Friday near the small community.

Stanley is on Alberta’s high-risk offender list. He was released from jail in April 2011 after completing a 32-month sentence for assault and forcible confinement, according to Edmonton police at the time.

That advisory said Stanley is considered by police to be “an untreated violent and sexual offender who poses a risk of significant harm to the community.”

Stanley was being monitored by police under a peace bond, which authorities can get to impose conditions on individuals in the community.

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A double standard for oil STATE OWNERSHIP OF OUR RESOURCES? ONLY FOR FOREIGNERS It certainly looks like Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pulled out a plum with the announced $36-billion investment

by Petronas, the Malaysian stateowned energy company that bought Albertabased Progress Energy Inc. last year.

We really won’t know the full outcome for 30 years, the time frame of GREG the deal Harper NEIMAN sealed with a public handshake on Sunday with his counterpart, Prime Minister Mohd Najib.

But we do know a liquefied natural gas pipeline to the B.C. coast is high on their list. The price tag on that? A reported $19 billion.

By now, foreign government ownership stakes in Canada’s energy industry match, outstrip (or are part of) all but the largest of the international conglomerates that mine, refine and ship our energy resources.

But we generally don’t approve of government-run energy firms. At least,

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when it’s our government investing.

Alberta’s oilsands, conventional crude, natural gas and coal make up the largest non-government-controlled energy reserves in the world. No other country on Earth has resources even remotely close to ours (without the states where these resources are found nationalizing their development).

A quick top-of-memory list of foreign state-owned companies in our oilpatch includes Norway, France, Great Britain, The Netherlands and China.

That’s just the short list.

Why are foreign state-owned energy firms invited — courted, even — to buy in to our provincial resources with promises of long-term profits for their citizens, when our own citizens apparently do not get such access?

It was not always thus. I was in university during the Arab oil embargo crisis of 1973. The sudden spike in oil prices and the prospect of supply shortages had governments around the world worried.

Canada recognized we had a lot of reserves, but it was thought the easiest pools of oil and gas had already been discovered and claimed. The next generation of development would not be done solely by Calgary mavericks setting up exploration companies on a shoestring and then selling out to the big guys as soon as they hit a gusher.

Deep, tight reserves and oil chemi-

cally tied up to clay and sand needed the kinds of capital that only governments can rally.

Pierre Trudeau had a minority federal Liberal government then, with the NDP holding the balance of power, and Canadian people were genuinely worried over the cost of filling up their mighty V-8 cars with leaded gas every couple hundred kilometres.

So, with $1.5-billion startup, Petro-Canada was begun, and it quickly swallowed the stakes the feds held in Panarctic Oil, Syncrude, Atlantic Richfield, Pacific Petroleums, Petrofina and all the service stations owned by BP Canada.

Out West, Petro-Canada was widely hated, although company ran until 2009, when it was all sold to Suncor.

And now we like them.

Alberta had its own energy company once, too. In 1973, 60,000 applications were selected to buy shares in the province’s newly-formed Alberta Energy Corp.

I was a student member of the legislative press gallery back then, and the talk among the reporters upstairs during question period was whether it was ethical for an ink-stained wretch to get in on the action.

I remember just wishing I had $100 that wasn’t already allocated to rent or food, never mind buying shares at $10 a pop.

Only seven years’ worth of dividends and growth later, when Alberta Energy got its three-for-one stock split, I remember regretting my need for food.

In 1993, Ralph Klein divested the province from Alberta Energy, and in 2002 a new company called Encana took the whole thing over in a merger.

Strange, eh? A state energy company started by Peter Lougheed goes public as soon as it gets really successful. And ultimately it will could be taken over by a communist Chinese state-owned Petro China.

Harper says (some of the time) that he’s against the state-owned companies of foreign governments holding too significant a share in our strategic resources. Except when he’s not.

But it sort of looks like that horse left the barn a long time ago. And then we sold the barn.

For governments and their people, the upside in direct ownership of energy resource development is huge.

Energy supply stability, and the profits to be made supplying it, are vital to a nation’s security, and to world peace.

But for reasons Canadians probably can’t even explain to themselves rationally, we don’t believe in it for ourselves.

Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Don’t discount value of Red Deer First Re: a by Mary-Ann Barr published on Sept. 24 in the Advocate (On your mark, get set, go): The presumption that the candidates who will run under the Red Deer First banner won’t represent the varied interests of voters is without substance.

Just because they appear to be of a more fiscally conservative bent doesn’t necessarily mean that they will disregard voters’ concerns on other non-fiscal topics or will not vote against resolutions that other group members want to implement.

The implementation of a ward system will allow voters to concentrate on their representative, who in turn will be more attuned to their needs.

Such groupings of candidates are not uncommon in other cities and simply represent people who align themselves with specific ideals and goals.

These groups are no different in their objectives than those who belong to the mainstream parties such as the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP, which have agreed-upon specific platforms designed to appeal to the largest number of voters.

In fact, the relatively few number of politicians running independently and successfully at the provincial and federal levels speaks volumes for the high success rates of party-oriented candidates.

Western nations have endured years of stagnant growth following the 2008-09 recession despite central bank injections of trillions of dollars for bailouts and stimulus measures and despite short-term interest rates kept at near zero levels. Cities such as Stockton, Calif., and Detroit, Mich., were forced into bankruptcy due to shrinking economic growth, falling revenues and burdensome debts.

These are all signs pointing to an underlying economic malaise that cannot be resolved by further increases in debt and a failure of governments to live within their means.

In light of the above, Red Deer voters should be asking how their council could have passed a resolution to spend nearly $1 million to appease the vocal demands of a few hundred hard-core bicycle enthusiasts for bike lanes and then realize a year later it wasn’t such a smart idea? How many thousands of dollars will the next council spend to erase those lane markings?

It is this sort of poorly thought out and wasteful spending of our tax dollars that, for me at least, renders most of the current council unworthy of running the city for the next four years. Being fiscally conservative will become the watchword of the future if Red Deer is to avoid the calamities that are befalling cities such as Stockton, Detroit and many others to come.

Fortunately, with such a large selection of candidates, there are more than enough to choose from who will be less likely to make the same spending mistakes suffered by the present council.

In this context at least, the Red Deer First group offers a refreshing alternative to the often misguided thinking that pervaded the last council on how to spend taxpayer dollars in the most judicious fashion.

Patrick Carroll Red Deer

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This theme resonated with us in the Red Deer and Central Alberta office of the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and N.W.T. because of our daily interactions with the caregivers, families and friends of people with dementia. These are people involved in the journey through dementia because they care deeply about someone with the disease.

We recognized the day by hosting a lovely afternoon at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre on Friday, Sept. 20, where attendees learned about the secrets of caring for themselves and living well from Dr. Allison Ronda of the Red Deer Wellness Clinic and Carol Foy of Studio Upstairs Yoga and Wellness.

We extend our grateful thanks to these two speakers, who donated their time and expertise; everyone went home with something new to think about and try.

Days like World Alzheimer Day are important to recognize the significant strides being made toward increasing awareness and combating the stigma surrounding dementia. This year also served as an opportunity to learn how to live well — with or without dementia.

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Officers call for stronger laws to protect police dogs after Edmonton K9 killed

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Edmonton police say there needs to be a special criminal law to protect animals that work with officers after one of their service dogs was killed by a fleeing suspect.

Police say Quanto, a German shepherd with four years of decorated service and more than 100 arrests to his name, was stabbed repeatedly Monday as he and his handler, Const. Matt Williamson, tried to take down a man who had fled a car with stolen plates.

Paul Joseph Vukmavich, 27, faces charges including possession of stolen property, dangerous driving, criminal flight and resisting arrest.

But when it comes to the death of the dog, Troy Carriere, acting staff-sergeant of the Edmonton police canine unit, said cruelty to an animal is the strongest charge that can be laid.

“It’s been our intent to have that changed,” Carriere said.

“We need to adjust the Criminal Code at some point in time and this is obviously a good time to do that.”

Sgt. Murray Pollock, head of the Calgary police canine unit and a director with the Canad i a n Police Canine A s s o ciation, said the protection of police d o g s in the Criminal Code is an issue officers h a v e wanted to see addressed for quite some time.

Some provinces have laws protecting services dogs.

A section of Saskatchewan’s Animal Protection Act, for example, carries a penalty of up to two years in jail for anyone who harms a service dog,

which includes dogs working with police.

Penalties for animal cruelty in the Criminal Code were recently increased, with the maximum sentence being five years behind bars.

today, they would be facing the most serious of charges, not dissimilar to assaulting a police office — it’s what we would like to see. We believe strongly that our dogs are police officers.”

A private member’s bill proposing an amendment to the Criminal Code was introduced

by Ontario Conservative MP Costas Me— SGT. MURRAY POLLOCK, HEAD n e g a k i s OF THE CALGARY POLICE CANINE UNIT earlier this year. It says a n y o n e But Pollock said a Criminal “who knowingly or recklessly Code section dealing with ser- poisons, injures or kills a law vice dogs, which would be ap- enforcement animal,” includplicable across Canada, would ing a horse or dog, could be make for a much stronger de- subject to the same five-year terrent. maximum sentence.

“Absolutely. That’s where “We are aware of a Conserwe would like to go,” he said. vative private member’s bill “In a case like Edmonton being proposed on this topic

‘IN A CASE LIKE EDMONTON TODAY, THEY WOULD BE FACING THE MOST SERIOUS OF CHARGES, NOT DISSIMILAR TO ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. WE BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT OUR DOGS ARE POLICE OFFICERS.’

and I’m personally very supportive and look forward to more discussion on this issue,” federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay said in an email Monday.

Williamson and Quanto were called to a report of a stolen vehicle shortly after 5 a.m. The vehicle fled, but quickly crashed into the median in front of a gas station near the city’s downtown.

Police said the driver ran.

Quanto was sent after him and was stabbed.

Williamson rushed the dog to the emergency veterinary clinic where the animal was pronounced dead. The suspect dropped the knife when other officers arrived and he was arrested.

Police said Vukmavich was already wanted on charges of armed robbery in both Winnipeg and Thunder Bay, Ont. Quanto is the fifth Edmonton police dog to die in the line of duty.

A police dog named Caesar was the last animal killed in 1998.

Inmates say they were forced to participate in prison fight club

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Five inmates are suing the federal maximum security penitentiary in Edmonton, alleging guards put spit and feces in their food, regularly beat them and ran a sadistic prisoner fight club.

Two of the inmates also allege that in 2011 guards intentionally placed two rival gang members together and, when one was stabbed, waited until he died before calling an ambulance.

“Inmates were terrorized. They had fear instilled in them,” Erika Norheim, the lawyer representing the inmates, said in an interview Monday.

Norheim said while prisoners may be segregated and denied privileges for not following rules, guards at the Edmonton institution may not use threats and violence.

The lawsuits, filed in Court of Queen’s Bench, name as defendants the institution’s warden, Kelly Hartle, guards, supervisors and medical staff.

None of the allegations in the statements of claim have been proven. Correctional Service of Canada spokesman Jeff Campbell declined comment, saying it wouldn’t be proper as the lawsuits are before the court.

Statements of defence have not been filed.

The prisoners detail a litany of alleged abuses from the petty to the negligent.

Prisoner James Wigmore’s claims centre around either the segregation unit or G Unit — a unit to deal with troublesome prisoners.

G Unit, said Wigmore, was set up as a rehabilitation program but in reality has no guidelines. Its real purpose, he said, was “abusing inmates in order to destroy any sense of security they had within the institution.”

Wigmore said guards played a key role in the Aug. 16, 2011 death of Mason Montgrand, a gang member.

Wigmore claims that on that day, guards arranged prisoner times outside the cells so Montgrand would

come into contact with a hostile inmate. Montgrand, 21, was stabbed in a fight with a rival gang member.

Wigmore alleges that guards stood around for 45 minutes “laughing and joking about the fact that he was dying and the inmate gang members taking care of their own problems.

“An ambulance was not summoned until after Montgrand was dead,” the claim alleges.

Prison officials at the time said they needed tear gas to bring the situation under control, and when they did, Montgrand went into medical distress and died a short time later.

Lance Regan, 24, was charged with first-degree murder in Montgrand’s death. A provincial inquest is pending.

Regan is one of the inmates suing the prison. He said guards “recklessly” gave the two men shower and exercise privileges at the same time in the same unit, knowing that as bitter gang rivals they would attack each other.

Regan, in his statement of claim, said Montgrand came after him and that in the course of the fight, as Regan defended himself, Montgrand was killed.

Inmate Terrence Naistus, in his

statement of claim, said he lodged a complaint when, in the days before Montgrand’s death, he heard guards falsely telling other inmates Montgrand was in protective custody.

After Montgrand died, Naistus said he was strip-searched for no reason, pepper-sprayed, beaten and had his belongings destroyed.

He said he overheard guards falsely telling other inmates that Naistus was a child molester, putting him in danger.

Wigmore claimed guards would direct the prisoners to fight each other “for the purposes of staff entertainment or other improper purposes.”

He said those who didn’t fight on command were threatened with pepper spray or assault.

Inmate Mark Kennedy, in his statement of claim, said he knew he was in trouble on Day 1 in G Unit when eight guards surrounded him and asked “where on his body he would like to be hit.”

He said they then gave him a black eye.

Kennedy alleges things got worse when word got out he was talking to a lawyer.

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National Defence staff to be redeployed to save up to $1.2B a year: Nicholson

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — As many as 4,800 military and civilian staff at the Department of National Defence could find themselves doing other work, training for new positions or perhaps even out of a job over the next four or five years.

It’s part of a so-called defence renewal strategy unveiled Monday by the Harper government.

The plan could save as much as $1.2 billion a year by 2017-18, but the savings will be plowed back into the department to maintain readiness, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson told a media briefing.

“The intent here is not to reduce the number of regular force, reserve force or civilian employees,” Nicholson said.

Rather, the goal is to rebalance the workforce and move administrative staff towards non-administrative positions at military bases across the country.

But while the plan is not meant to reduce the number of staff, senior defence officials at a tech-

nical background briefing said there could be some “individual” job losses among those who can’t retrain or move.

Those officials also took pains to emphasize that the new plan is separate from the budget-cutting exercises of strategic review and the deficit reduction action plan, both of which saw the department eliminate jobs.

Those two activities combined are expected to chop $2.1 billion a year out of the $19-billion defence appropriation by the time all of the measures are fully implemented in 2014.

The Union of National Defence Employees heaped scorn on the claim that the plan was not about cutting jobs.

“We were given the same verbal assurances today as we have been given countless times in the past that this is not an exercise in reduction,” said Mark Miller, a vice-president with the union, which represents 17,000 defence employees.

“However, recent history has made us pay close attention

to whatever it is we’re being told.”

As part of its budget-cutting process, the federal government has issued notices to 1,700 federal defence workers that their jobs will be eliminated, according to union figures.

“I’ll take what’s been said with a grain of salt,” said Miller.

Changes under the new renewal strategy will be carried out “humanely,” but will “maximize the use if attrition, alternation and retraining wherever possible,” background documents say.

They also say there will be “fewer managers” and that approximately half of the department’s current bosses “manage too few people.”

Officials would not say how many jobs at National Defence headquarters in Ottawa could be declared redundant, but documents suggest up to 1,034 staff might be affected.

Miller also said he’s concerned about the fact the government has offered no details on proposed retraining of employees.

Police forces insist they made reasonable efforts to find women in Pickton case THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — The two police forces that failed to catch Robert Pickton as the serial killer hunted sex workers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside say they acted reasonably when they received information that women were vanishing and that Pickton might have been responsible.

The Vancouver Police Department and the RCMP each filed statements of defence Monday in a series of lawsuits involving the children of nine missing women, who accuse both forces of inadequately investigating reports of missing sex workers in the 1990s and early 2000s.

The case was the focus of a high-profile public inquiry last year that identified a long list of failures and concluded

that, had the victims not been poor, drug-addicted sex workers, the police would have done more to investigate what happened to them.

Both forces have issued public apologies acknowledging they could have done more to catch Pickton sooner.

The Vancouver police has repeated that apology numerous times in the past several years, while the RCMP offered its apology during the public inquiry.

But in separate statements of defence, each force denies responsibility and argues they should not be held liable for the deaths of women who ended up on Pickton’s farm.

“At all material times, the Vancouver police made reasonable efforts to locate and investigate the disappearances of women upon receipt of

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information or reports,” the City of Vancouver, on behalf of its police force, says in one of its statements of defence.

The RCMP’s statements of defence offers a similar argument: “The defendant says that the actions of those (RCMP officers) were at all times taken in good faith, were reasonable and were not negligent, particularly given the information available and the circumstances prevailing at the time of those investigations.”

The Vancouver Police Department also says in its statements of defence that there is no evidence any of the women disappeared from Vancouver.

The force has long insisted no crime occurred in Vancouver, because the women were believed to have willingly left the city with Pickton only to be killed on his

farm in Port Coquitlam, which is in the RCMP’s jurisdiction.

There were three separate investigations linked to Vancouver’s missing women.

The Vancouver police investigated reports of missing Downtown Eastside sex workers, while the RCMP examined Pickton as a potential suspect. In 2001, both forces formed a joint task force to review missing-person cases involving sex workers.

Pickton emerged as a suspect as early as 1998, when the Vancouver police received tips implicating him, but he wasn’t caught until February 2002. The remains or DNA of 33 women were found on Pickton’s farm.

He was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and is currently serving a life sentence.

VETERANS LAWSUIT

Conservative position reprehensible Legion says

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Conservative government is facing a revolt among veterans groups for claiming it is not bound by the promises of previous governments in the care of wounded soldiers.

The Royal Canadian Legion is describing the government’s position as “reprehensible.”

The government, which intends to defend against a class-action lawsuit by veterans of the war in Afghanistan, says it’s unfair to bind current and future governments to promises that date back to the First World War. The Legion and other veterans groups have scoffed at the argument.

“There is only one veteran, whether you are 19 years of age or 105,” Gordon Moore, the Dominion president of the legion, said in an interview.

Just before the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917, then-prime minister Robert Borden acknowledged the government’s duty to care for the wounded.

“You can go into this action feeling assured of this, and as the head of the government I give you this assurance: That you need not fear that the government and the country will fail to show just appreciation of your service to the country and Empire in what you are about to do and what you have already done.

“The government and the country will consider it their first duty to see that a proper appreciation of your effort and of your courage is brought to the notice of people at homea that no man, whether he goes back or whether he remains in Flanders, will have just cause to reproach the government for having broken faith with the men who won and the men who died.”

Borden’s statement has shaped decades of government policy but it has never been formally enshrined within the Constitution — a point government lawyers have exploited in their lawsuit defence.

Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino underscored the position when he met with a series of veterans groups last week.

Moore said the Conservative government is trying to shed its decades-old commitment to troops who defend the country — something that could affect future conflicts.

“They have that moral obligation on behalf of all Canadians,” Moore said. “I believe they’re trying to slip out, but as we all know there will be an election within (two years) and there’s a lot of upset and angry people out there on how veterans are being treated.”

Soldiers who served in the war in Afghanistan are suing over the new veterans charter, which they claim is discriminatory. The legislation, originally passed in 2006, provides workers-compensation-style lump sum payments to wounded vets, as opposed to the pension-for-life settlements provided after previous wars.

Joshua Zanin, a spokesman for Fantino, said the government is committed to seeing recent changes to the charter put to the test before a parliamentary committee this fall in a legislated review.

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A7 Highridge taking a high road

TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 2013

OFFERING $68 MILLION WORTH OF NEW HOMES IN NEXT YEAR

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A new residential construction company is hitting the Central Alberta market with a $68-million splash.

That’s the construction value of the homes that Highridge Homes Ltd. expects to put on the local market over the next 12 months, including existing houses and new builds in Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, Penhold and Blackfalds.

Highridge Homes was founded by Art Anastasi, who is president and CEO of longtime Red Deer construction company Abbey Master Builder. His son Jordie Anastasi is construction manager of Highridge Homes, and Chris Beaumont is its general manager.

One thing that will distinguish the new company from Abbey is that Highridge Homes will focus on “customer-ready houses” that are built and then sold, said Art Anastasi. By contrast, Abbey typically builds to its customers’ specifications.

“They’re two distinct entities, and different markets.”

Highridge Homes’ inventory will get an immediate boost from the 163 homes that Abbey built for rental purposes in recent years.

These properties — which consist mainly of duplexes, townhouses and small houses — will now be sold, said Anastasi, with tenants given the first opportunity to buy.

Failing that, they’ll go on the market as their leases expire.

“As tenants are moving out we’ll refurbish them and put them up for sale.”

About 16 of these rental properties are currently sitting empty, he said.

Highridge Homes will also build 104 new townhouses: 52 in Red Deer’s Southbrook neighbourhood and two in its Garden Heights subdivision, 37 in Sylvan Lake’s Ryders Ridge, and 11 in Penhold’s Hawkridge Estates. A 37-unit condominium is also planned for Blackfalds.

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A construction crew is busy working on a new building for Highridge Homes Ltd. in Burnt Lake Business Park. The new residential construction company will be located just west of Abbey Master Builder, which is a related company.

“We’re planning on having between 70 and 100 spec houses at any one time,” said Anastasi.

He expects this to help satisfy a growing demand for starter homes in Central Alberta’s strengthening economy.

“We’re very optimistic, and that’s why we’re quite aggressive in it.”

Highridge Homes’ initial build-out will follow one basic design, with either two bedrooms and 2 ½ baths, or three bedrooms and 1 ½ baths. All will have single-attached garages.

“Right now, the pricing will start at about $248,000,” said Anastasi, adding that this figure will

include GST. That should appeal to first-time buyers, he said.

“The mortgage payment would be less than renting a home of this caliber, by far.”

Buyers can choose their own colours and other features if they commit early enough.

Anastasi said Highridge Homes will likely construct single-family homes after it uses up its current stock of multi-family lots.

Highridge Homes will operate out of its own building, which is currently being constructed just west of Abbey’s premises in Burnt Lake Business Park. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

Investment suggests B.C.’s LNG industry no pipe dream: minister THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Work has begun on the final phase of Medican’s Sierra Michener Hill condominium project.

Final Medican Sierra Michener Hill condo phase gets underway

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR The third and final phase of Medican’s Sierra Michener Hill condominium project is rising up from the ground, with residents expected to begin moving into the adult-only facility by next May. The current four-storey stage will add 56 units to the complex, bringing the total to 148.

Bill Cooper, Medican’s vicepresident of sales, said all of the suites in the first two phases have been sold, with about a third of

the units in the current phase presold.

Meanwhile, 35 of the 38 duplex villas developed nearby by Medican have been sold. Cooper said units in the final phase of the condominium range in size from 776 to 1,190 square feet.

There are 10 floor plans to choose from, he added, with these going from bedroom dens to twobedroom suites with two bathrooms.

Amenities at Sierra Michener Hill include a library, hot tub and sauna, fitness centre, recreational facilities, a woodworking shop,

underground parkade and a car wash bay.

“In the final phase we’re also building four guest suites,” said Cooper.

The complex, which is restricted to residents 40 and older, is connected to Extendicare Canada’s assisted living facility.

Residents can eat at the Extendicare bistro, and the proximity of the two buildings is also beneficial if one member of a couple requires more care than the other, said Cooper.

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Value of permits dips below 2012 figure For the first time since May, the value of construction work approved by the City of Red Deer last month was below the figure for the same period in 2012.

The city issued building permits for projects worth a combined $16.1 million in September, as compared with $16.8 million a year earlier.

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Residential construction accounted for most of last month’s tally, with $12.9 million in work approved.

That included a $5.2 million permit for the final phase of Medican’s condominium project on Michener Hill.

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Last September, the city issued building permits for $8.3 million in the residential category, $6.6 million for commercial work, $1.1 million for industrial projects and $800,000 for construction in the public category.

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VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s minister of natural gas development says a commitment by a Malaysian national company to build a liquefied natural gas plant in B.C. and investment by other countries suggests the province isn’t chasing an LNG pipe dream.

“I think we actually have the major players in liquefied natural gas here,” Rich Coleman said.

“There’s at least 10 of them here with significant opportunity to want to make some investment.”

Coleman will leave Friday for Malaysia, South Korea and China to promote what he calls B.C.’s competitive advantage when it comes to the LNG industry.

“South Korea, for instance, is a major consumer of energy, and the second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas in the world,” he told a news conference Monday.

Coleman said B.C.’s abundant natural gas supply could provide Asia’s needs for 84 years through several proposed plants in a province where the temperate climate means making LNG takes less energy.

He said the province has signed pipeline agreements with many First Nations to create a stable environment for the proposed industry, which Premier Christy Clark has said will be the cleanest in the world despite criticism about pollution from LNG operations.

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While the government is pushing the development of three LNG plants in northern B.C. by 2020 as a massive economic opportunity, the province is not neglecting other sectors, Coleman said.

He said eight new mines are being opened and nine others are being expanded by 2015 while the province proceeds with the Site C Hydro project to ensure longterm clean power, Coleman said.

That facility is currently undergoing a twoyear environmental assessment process.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper received news in Malayasia that the country’s state-owned oil and gas company Petronas will invest $36 billion in B.C. on an LNG plant and the pipeline to transport the gas.

“The company still has to make its final investment decision but they have optioned property up in Prince Rupert, they’ve been doing their geotechnical test on the land to determine the feasibility of their plant and where they would put it,” Coleman said.

He said the province has been negotiating a tax regime for LNG and could make an announcement in November.

“We’re going to have to lock it down with some complex legislation to make sure people know that there’s certainty around their investment in British Columbia.

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Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 26.24 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 67.50 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 49.01 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.59 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 55.48 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 32.18 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.91 Canyon Services Group. 12.34 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.21 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.720 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 17.67 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.75 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 85.90 fourth-quarter growth estimate to 2.5 per cent from three per cent on the assumption that the shutdown will go on for three weeks.

On the Toronto Stock Exchange, the gold sector was the leading advancer, up about 2.1 per cent as investors looking for safety pushed December bullion ahead $15.20 to US$1,325.10 an ounce.

Allied Nevada Gold (TSX:ANV) surged $1.09 or 27.88 per cent, to $5 after the miner reported record gold production and sales in the third quarter. Its Hycroft mine turned out 52,198 ounces of gold.

Shares in Rio Alto Mining (TSX:RIO) shot up eight cents, or 4.42 per cent, to $1.89 after it reported a record 59,157 ounces of gold production in the third quarter.

The tech sector was also supportive as shares in BlackBerry (TSX:BB) (Nasdaq:BBRY) were up 32 cents, or 4.06 per cent, to $8.20 on the TSX. Reuters reported Friday that the smartphone maker is in talks with Cisco Systems, Google and SAP about a possible sale.

The report came almost two weeks after BlackBerry’s biggest shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX:FFH), offered to take the company private in a deal worth about $4.7 billion.

The energy sector was ahead 0.04 per cent as the November contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 81 cents to US$103.03 a barrel. Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM) gained 60 cents to C$13.15.

The base metals sector was the biggest drag, down 1.23 per cent even as copper prices erased earlier losses to close unchanged at US$3.30 a pound. Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) shed 53 cents to C$27.33.

Investors also looked ahead to the start of the third-quarter earnings season in the U.S. this week. Dow components JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo report on Friday.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at close Monday: Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,788.25 up 29.60 points TSX Venture Exchange — 947.52 down 7.84 points TSX 60 — 733.83 up 1.81 points Dow — 14,936.24 down 136.34 points

BlackBerry shares rise on report of it trying to gauge interest in a buyout THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Shares of BlackBerry Ltd. rose more than four per cent Monday on a report that the company is in sale talks with a handful of companies.

Reuters reported Friday that the struggling smartphone maker was holding discussions with Cisco, Google and SAP about a possible sale of all or part of itself. It cited “several sources close to the matter” that were not identified.

According to Reuters, BlackBerry has asked for preliminary expressions of interest from buyers including Intel Corp., LG and Samsung, by early next week.

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) (Nasdaq: BBRY) closed up 32 cents, or 4.06 per cent, at $8.20 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, while the issue was up 28 cents, or 3.64 per cent, at US$7.97 in New York.

The Waterloo, Ont., company released a statement Monday declining comment on the specific report.

But BlackBerry noted that its special committee along with independent financial and legal advisers “is conducting a robust and thorough review of strategic alternatives.”

“We do not intend to disclose further developments with respect to the process until we approve a specific transaction or otherwise conclude the review of strategic alternatives,” the statement

said.

BlackBerry announced last month that Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (TSX:FFH) signed a letter of intent that “contemplates” buying the company for $9 a share, or US$4.7 billion.

Fairfax, BlackBerry’s largest shareholder, is trying to attract other investors.

Private equity firm Cerberus has also expressed interest in buying the company.

Jefferies analyst Peter Misek backed his “hold” rating for the stock on Monday. He said that while any of the interested parties could get something out of a BlackBerry acquisition, the company has yet to generate much interest.

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MICHENER: Nears completion Work on the Sierra Michener Hill complex began nearly four years ago, but was interrupted the following year when Medicine Hat-based Medican was placed under court protection pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. A plan of arrangement with creditors was subsequently approved, giving ownership of the company to a group of Medican employees.

Cooper said it’s satisfying to see the project near completion, particularly when existing residents provide positive feedback.

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LNG: Companies promise cleanest energy anywhere (“We don’t want) it that somebody can’t just come in and arbitrarily change it after you’ve made billions of dollars of investment, which has happened in some jurisdictions around the world.”

The companies involved have promised to deliver the cleanest energy any-

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LNG TERMINAL

JUNEAU, Alaska — The companies seeking to advance a multibillion dollar natural gas pipeline project in Alaska have a leading contender for the terminal site where gas would be liquefied and shipped to Asia, signalling that a decades-old dream could still become a reality.

Exxon Mobil, BP, ConocoPhillips and TransCanada Corp. announced Monday that the Kenai Peninsula town of Nikiski is the leading contender.

Senior project manager Steve Butt said there are three or four other sites are still being considered — he declined to identify those — but said Nikiski has the land needed for the plant and the companies know they can route a pipeline there. Land acquisition work is underway.

A liquefied natural gas plant operated in Nikiski for decades and provided exports to Japan.

But ConocoPhillips and its thenpartner announced plans to close

the plant in 2011, citing market changes.

Sporadic shipments continued until ConocoPhillips decided earlier this year not to renew its export license.

The state has asked ConocoPhillips to reopen the mothballed site and apply for a new license to provide an incentive for petroleum companies to explore and invest in Cook Inlet.

Butt said the liquefied natural gas plant envisioned as part of the pipeline project would be 16 or 17 times larger than that plant.

Alaskans have long dreamed of a gas line as a way to shore-up revenues as oil production — Alaska’s economic lifeblood — declines, create jobs and provide energy for residents.

Monday’s announcement was another step toward the decades-old dream of building a gas pipeline to rival that of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.

TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 947.52, down 7.84 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 108.86 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Nov. ’13 $1.00 higher $478.60; Jan. ’14 $0.90 higher $487.80; March ’14 $0.80 higher $494.90; May ’14 $1.10 higher $500.90; July ’14 $1.10 higher $505.60; Nov. ’14 $1.00 higher $504.40; Jan ’15 $1.00 higher $506.70; March ’15 $1.00 higher $505.70; May ’15 $1.00 higher $502.00; July ’15 $1.00 higher $502.00; Nov ’15 $1.00 higher $502.00.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’13 $0.50 lower $148.50; Dec ’13 $0.50 lower $151.50; March ’14 $0.50 lower $153.50; May ’14 $0.50 lower $154.50; July ’14 $0.50 lower $154.50; Oct. ’14 $0.50 lower $154.50; Dec. ’14 $0.50 lower $154.50; March ’15 $0.50 lower $154.50; May ’15 $0.50 lower $154.50; July ’15 $0.50 lower $154.50.

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The S&P/TSX composite index gained 29.6 points to 12,788.25 with traders worried that the debt standoff might bring the U.S. to the brink of default.

Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar was lower by 0.2 of a cent to 96.96 cents US amid a housing report that missed expectations.

Statistics Canada said that Canadian municipalities issued building permits worth $6.3 billion in August, down 21.2 per cent from July. Economists had expected a drop of 15 per cent.

On Wall Street, New York indexes were firmly in negative ground as the U.S. government entered a second week of a partial shutdown as Democrats continued to resist calls from Republicans to link funding to changes in the country’s three-yearold health-care law and to spending cuts.

It’s becoming clear that the Republicans intend to extend that linkage to raising the government’s debt limit, which will be reached on Oct. 17.

“Everything now is predicated on Washington,” said Quincy Krosby, a market strategist for Prudential in New York.

“That is what the market is focused on completely, getting a deal done to avoid a default.”

The Dow Jones industrials fell 136.34 points to 14,936.24, the Nasdaq was down 37.38 points to 3,770.38 and the S&P 500 index dropped 14.38 points to 1,676.12.

Democrats insist that Republicans could easily reopen the government if House Speaker John Boehner allowed a vote on an emergency spending bill.

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Meanwhile, traders are beginning to worry about the potential economic damage caused by the government shutdown. BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic noted in a commentary that his firm has revised down its

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where, Coleman said.

“There is some fair argument around the fact that if we send natural gas to Asia, particularly China, if we replace coal and fix their greenhouse gas emissions down that we as a jurisdiction for the resource should get some credit worldwide.”

British Columbia currently has more than 10 proposed LNG projects, and three of them have approved export licences from the National Energy Board.

Clark has said B.C.’s opportunity to export LNG to Asia could pump $1 trillion into the province’s economy by 2046 and potentially create 100,000 jobs.

She is heading to China, Japan and Korea as part of a jobs and trade mission that will further promote liquefied natural gas development to possible investors.

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A9 Egyptian militants strike back

TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 2013

ATTACKS ON SECURITY AND INSTALLATIONS SURGE A DAY AFTER DEADLY STREET ATTACKS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — A string of attacks killed nine members of Egypt’s security and military forces and hit the country’s main satellite communications station Monday, in an apparent retaliation by Islamic militants a day after more than 50 supporters of the ousted president were killed in clashes with police.

The attacks show a dangerous expansion of targets, including the first strike against civilian infrastructure in the heart of the capital. They also blur the lines between the wave of Islamist protests against the military ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, and an insurgency that had been previously been largely confined to the northern Sinai Peninsula.

It is also likely to harden positions of the military-backed government and its opponents, making reconciliation more difficult.

“We are at war with them,” said Mohammed Ibrahim, the country’s interior minister in charge of security forces, pointing to militant groups. He suggested the surge in attacks, particularly the targeting of the satellite station— which left a minor damage on one of the dishes — was in retaliation for the government crackdown on Sunday’s protests.

“This is an attempt to prove they are still around and are not broken,”

he told The Associated Press, without specifying which groups are behind the attacks. “They also aim to confuse, to distract” security forces.

In another development Monday likely to give momentum to the government crackdown on Islamists, a panel of judges recommended the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, the Freedom and Justice Party, which was registered months after the 2011 ouster of autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

The judges’ recommendation said the party represents an outlawed group. The recommendations will be delivered to a Cairo court reviewing a case demanding the party’s dissolution on Oct. 19.

Another court had already ordered a ban on the Brotherhood’s activities, and froze its assets, a decision currently reviewed by a government appointed committee amid legal challenges from group members.

Ashraf Badreddin, a member of the FJP, said authorities had already shut down offices of the party long before a court decision, telling Doha-based satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera Mubasher Masr that the recommendation was “politicized.”

At least 2,000 of the group’s leading and mid-level members have been detained, including Morsi, and head of the FJP, Saad el-Katatni. Most of them will face trial on charges that range from murder and inciting violence to abuse of power and conspiring with

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Egyptian security forces inspect the site of a suicide car bombing on a security headquarters in the southern Sinai town of el-Tor, Egypt, Monday. The explosion in el-Tor killed several policemen and wounded dozens, signaling what could be the spread of attacks by Islamic militants, already active in northern Sinai. foreign powers. Hundreds others died in a violent crackdown on protests and sit-ins held by Morsi supporters.

Authorities accuse pro-Morsi supporters of seeking to create chaos to discredit the new government. The government declared it is waging a war against terrorism.

Pro-Morsi supporters deny they resort to violence.

Ahmed Mostafa, a Brotherhood student leader, said there are plans to hold rallies at universities this week to denounce the killings and the military leaders, saying authorities are engaged in a campaign to pull his group and supporters toward violence, or armed confrontation. There are also calls for protest in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square.

Target of U.S. raid suspected of planning terrorist attack KENYA

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. interrogators headed to an American warship in the Mediterranean to question a suspected Libyan al-Qaida operative linked to the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa, as new details emerged Monday about plots planned by a Kenyan militant who escaped a U.S. raid in Somalia.

The two operations, thousands of miles apart in Africa and approved by President Barack Obama, signalled an American readiness to go after militants in nations where authorities are unable to do so, even years later.

The suspect captured in Tripoli is under U.S. federal indictment but was being held in military custody aboard the USS San Antonio in international waters — detained under the laws of war as an

enemy combatant. A computer expert known as Abu Anas al-Libi, he is accused of using an early-generation Apple computer to assemble surveillance photographs in Nairobi ahead of the deadly 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy, according to a former U.S. law enforcement official.

The surveillance information was presented to Osama bin Laden, who approved the bombing, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak about the case.

Meanwhile, a Kenyan intelligence report asserted the country had foiled attacks plotted by Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir, the Kenyan militant who eluded capture by a team of U.S. Navy SEALs in a pre-dawn raid in Somalia on Saturday. Also known as Ikrima, he was identified as the lead planner of a plot by the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group targeting Kenya’s parliament building and the United Nations office in Nairobi in 2011 and 2012.

The report by Kenya’s National Intelligence Service, which was leaked to The Associated Press and

other media in the wake of the Sept. 21 terror attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall that killed more than 60 people, lists Samantha Lewthwaite — a Briton dubbed the “White Widow” — as one of several “key actors” in the plot, which also targeted Kenyan military installations and top Kenyan political and security officials.

Lewthwaite, who was married to one of the suicide bombers in the 2005 attack on London’s transit system, escaped capture when she produced a fraudulently obtained South African passport in another person’s name. Late last month, Interpol, acting on a request from Kenya, issued an arrest warrant for Lewthwaite.

The report makes no mention of Abdulkadir in relation to the Nairobi mall attack, though in an entry dated exactly one year before the start of the four-day siege, it said al-Shabab operatives in Nairobi were planning to mount “suicide attacks on an undisclosed date, targeting Westgate Mall and Holy Family Basilica.”

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Couple being shut out by daughter; being judged by family

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Dear Annie: When our daughter was which currently precludes a loving a child, she had emotional issues and relationship with you. We hope that extensive anger management prob- will change. While you cannot control lems. what the relatives think, please take With tremendous concomfort in knowing you hancern and love, we got her dled your daughter’s issues professional support and in a way that protected and therapy, and ultimately, helped her. our daughter learned the Dear Annie: Like many skills to control herself. people, I suffer from the efWhat we did not do was tell fects of multiple sclerosis. extended family members To look at us, you wouldn’t of these private problems. know anything is wrong. But We had seen their extreme the pain I suffer from daily is intolerance for any kind of sometimes unbearable. How mental health issues and should I reply to inconsiderdid not want our daughter ate people who make comto suffer prejudice from ments like, “Come on, hurry MITCHELL her own family. up” or “What is wrong with & SUGAR In college, the troubling you?” I wish people would incidents started again. Bethink before they open their cause of our daughter’s remouths. They do not know fusal to let us have access the struggles I face. to her medical information, we had There is treatment for MS, but no no real idea of what was happening. cure. I maintain my regimen of daily The next few years included troubling injections, but most of the time I canbreakups with both friends and boy- not control its rampage. Maybe this friends, extreme weight loss and talk letter will bring awareness to people. of suicide.

— Suffering in Michigan Our daughter is now 32 and recently Dear Suffering: We hope so, but unmarried. She suddenly and inexpli- less you are willing to tell these impacably has cut us off. When we try to tient people what the problem is, they communicate with her, she becomes will continue to behave rudely toward hysterical with rage. We have learned you. Please, folks, the people around she has been saying horrible things you may be coping with terrible diffiabout us to the same extended family culties that are not visible. Be kind. members we tried to protect her from Dear Annie: I loved the letter from in childhood. We are devastated. the “Lady Doctor,” who was so thrilled One relative actually told my hus- with her MD degree that she wanted band that we must have done some- everyone to address her mail to “Dr. thing terrible to our daughter for her Jane Doe and Mr. John Doe.” to treat us this way.

My wife and I met in grad school.

These family members now have She went on to get a Ph.D. Her mother a special, almost frenzied new im- is so proud that she addresses all of my portance to our daughter. They judge wife’s letters to Dr. Jane Doe. Howevus constantly. To be accused of such er, she is also a traditionalist, so when mistreatment is insulting and painful. she writes to both of us, she addresses Please print this so these family mem- her letters to Mr. and Mrs. John Doe. bers will stop jumping to conclusions. My wife will quickly tell anyone who — Reading This Can Help asks that she is at least as proud of her Dear Reading: Most likely, the only Mrs. degree as she is of her Ph.D. — thing that will change their perspec- Mr. John Doe tive is to be on the receiving end of Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy your daughter’s erratic behavior.

Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime ediDespite all the therapy she had tors of the Ann Landers column. Email when younger, her problems haven’t your questions to anniesmailbox@comdisappeared. She has simply chosen cast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, 737 to deal with them in her own way, 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Tuesday, Oct. 8 pushes you to seek some amusement today.

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Recreation activities and games or watching Matt Damon, 43; Sigourney Weaver, 64; Bru- a movie may be part of your plans. Invite a no Mars, 27 few good friends along with you or simply, THOUGHT OF THE DAY: A someone you fancy dearly. livelier vibe kicks in today as the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Moon begins its voyage in optiYou are in a very serious mode mistic Sagittarius. A harmonious today. You are particularly folink to the Goddess of romance, cused on your communication Venus, promises to make us and self-expressive skills. You indulge into a few good laughs want to present yourself in a today. very disciplined and organized Smile whenever you can withmanner. out any apparent reason. After Objectivity and practicality all, laughter is just what the asare your main vehicles of suctral doctor has prescribed for us cess. today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mercury meets with Saturn You appear to know exactly ASTRO and this gives us an enhanced what to say and when to say it.

DOYNA focus. Realistic thinking, practical Words flourish from you beautiadvice and a need for tangible fully, inspiring you to think about results are prominent. the softer side of life. A chance HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today encounter will pleasantly suris your birthday, this will turn out to be a highly prise you. sociable year for you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Watch Your restlessness and your desire to com- the proportions you ingest as your appetite municate will know no boundaries. You will skyrockets today. Your craving for rich, fatty develop a higher need to express yourself foods that are also high in calories may be either through writing or speaking. tough to resist. If you have a sweet tooth, be Let your self-expressive skills known and even more vigilant. Financial luck is also in see the magic unroll. Someone may take no- stores for you. tice of your special talent.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You ARIES (March 21-April 19): A trip taken carry yourself with poise and diplomacy. Othfar away could be almost like a healing thera- ers are drawn to your sympathetic nature and py for you. Whatever dealings you may have to your welcoming aura. Today, you will feel with international individuals will turn out to be more tolerant than usually as you are not in a very pleasing for you. Don’t act to rashly on competitive mood. your desires.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Even TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Intimate en- when it comes to your dreams, you prefer counters will prove very rewarding and even to remain practical and realistic. You are not necessary for your personal regeneration. easily swept off your feet with simple words.

You seek a strong bond and meaningful ties You need to see your own work come to fruiwith the one you admire. Let yourself sink into tion which comes from your own effort. the mystical world of pure elixir.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Not evGEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are giving erything that is new and innovative can be your all into a complicated project or a chore representative of what you truly need in your that needs to be executed. everyday life.

You have no place for emotionality, but You may have brilliant ideas in your chopracticality and effective solutions. Whatever sen vocation, but your personal vision may the situation, you will accept nothing less but require some alteration. tangible results.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your perCANCER (June 21-July 22): When it sonal popularity is on the rise. Your personal comes to running your habitual errands and life may be open to others. This is a favourin accomplishing your duties, you may not be able time for you where you can attract more efficient. Procrastination will kick in and ask potential business. Sales should be more you to take it slowly today. You may focus frequent and constructive. your attention into a beauty routine and not Astro Doyna is an internationally syndifulfilling an obligation. cated astrologer and columnist. Her column LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your inner child appears daily in the Advocate.

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Sweet and tangy surprise CRANBERRY SAUCE CAN COMPLEMENT MANY DISHES ALL YEAR ROUND It’s finally here! With using up my last can, I was a little worried. But, I can breathe a sigh of relief, my pantry is again restocked with what I feel is an essential ingredient. I am talking about cranberry sauce, of course.

While everyone is collecting a can or two for the big feast, I am grabbing four, five, OK maybe a dozen to last me until they are abundantly available again.

It’s not because I am foreseeing a shortage. In my kitchen, this tart and sweet condiment just doesn’t make an appearance a few weeks during the holidays — it is an ingredient that I use all year MADHU round!

BADONI I never understood, why it is considered a seasonal food but this is apparent in its sales; Ocean Spray, the nation’s largest producer of cranberry sauce, reports that of the 86.4 million cans it sells a year, 72 million of them are sold between September and the end of December. All I can say is: you are really missing out.

When you look at cranberry sauce, jellied or whole berries, you have to look at it from a different angle. Think of it in terms of a fruit that’s simply sweetened, thickened and waiting to be used.

Its tart flavour can complement so many dishes.

Mix some maple syrup with cranberry sauce and used it as a glaze for a pork loin. It also works well with roasted chicken or duck or even vegetables like Brussels sprouts, green beans and especially sweet potatoes. The sauce caramelizes and sticks to give a sweet tart zing to food. Add the jelly to barbecue sauce to create a flavourful and different taste for your summer barbecues.

There are so many flavoured mustards and mayonnaise so it’s not outrageous to take a dollop of either and blend it with a little cranberry sauce — it is a great way to pep up the ordinary “ho hum” chicken, ham, and turkey sandwiches.

Continuing with the condiment theme, if you whisk the red sauce or throw it in a blender with some white wine vinegar, you have yourself a nice vinaigrette that’s good on mixed greens or salads with endive and chicory; it transforms an ordinary salad into a delicious treat.

Another idea is to place your cranberry sauce in a strainer to remove excess liquid. Beat eight ounces of cream cheese until creamy, add a teaspoon of vanilla flavouring and a cup of the drained cranberry sauce; beat until smooth. This makes a great fruit dip to eat with vanilla wafers or graham crackers. You could also top with whip cream and eat as a parfait or as a breakfast spread on your morning bagel or toast.

Using cranberry sauce in baking is truly where its sweet and tangy flavours shine.

It is no different from canned fruits like cherries, peaches or apples. Add a cup to cake batter to add moisture, flavor and texture. Throw it into a muffin or quick fruit bread recipe. Not so good for the jelly stuff, but you can use the whole berry sauce as a substitution to blueberry or corn muffins.

Try adding a little cranberry sauce with your favourite cobbler recipe. Cobblers are very forgiving about the exact quantity of fruit that goes into their fillings, so you can easily combine sweet fruits with the tart sauce. By making pear, apple or blackberry cranberry sauce cobbler, it will bring in a contrast of tart flavours and tone down the sweetness of the dessert.

I’m not sure why, but I always attribute majestic qualities to cranberry sauce, so it seems fitting that it should sit regally on top of a plain cheese cake.

Again, just make sure you strain the berry sauce to remove liquid, and add bit of sweetener.

Finally, tradition may have married cranberry sauce to turkey, but its true mistress is baked brie cheese! Warm brie cheese topped with cranberry sauce is a melty dream come true; the combination of tart cranberry sauce and creamy rich brie cheese is irresistible!

There are so many ways to have this combination.

Make an easy and elegant appetizer by topping a round of baked brie with sweetened cranberry sauce and toasted pecans. Serve with assorted crackers, gingersnaps, apple slices or pear slices.

If you are on a hunt for dainty finger food appetizer, try brie cheese and cranberry sauce baked in flaky puff pastry.

For every day, try a twist to the grilled cheese sandwich — add cranberry sauce and brie cheese between slice of bread. The result: the bread turns buttery crisp while the insides are sweet and robust and utterly creamy divine.

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Cranberry Muffins 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons rolled oats (reserve the 3 tablespoons for the tops)

TOP: Using cranberry sauce in baking is truly where its sweet and tangy flavours shine.

Add a cup to cake or muffin batter to add moisture, flavour and texture.

MIDDLE: Mix some sweetener with cranberry sauce and used it as a glaze for pork, chicken or even vegetable. The sauce caramelizes and sticks to give a sweet tart zing to food.

BOTTOM: Tradition may have married cranberry sauce to turkey, but its true mistress is baked brie cheese! Warm brie cheese melted into cranberry sauce is a melty dream come true, like in this cranberry brie puff.

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½ cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1½ cups leftover cranberry sauce ½ cup milk 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 egg Preheat oven to 400F. Grease a 12-cup standardsize muffin tin. In a large bowl, blend together the flour, 1 cup oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cranberry sauce, milk, vegetable oil and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir just until blended. Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups — about three-quarters to all the way full. Sprinkle with the three tablespoons oats. Bake for 20 minutes or until tops spring back when you touch them and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out dry. Let cool for about five minutes. Serve.

Cranberry Brie Puffs Half of a 397 ml package frozen puff pastry (1 block) 1 cup cranberry sauce ¼ cup all-purpose flour, for flouring work surface 6 oz (175 g) brie, rinds removed, cut into 24 equal pieces Thaw pastry at room temperature for about 1 hour or until soft enough to roll out. Preheat oven to 400F (200C). Sprinkle work surface with flour and roll out puff pastry into a 12-by-9-inch (30-by-23-cm) rectangle. With a pastry scraper, cut the dough into 24 equal squares. Press pastry into mini-muffin pans.

Put a piece of brie in each muffin cup. Divide cranberry sauce among the muffin cups. Bake puffs for 15 to 20 minutes or until puffed up and golden brown.

Serve warm.

Cranberry Pear Cobbler 6 cups thinly sliced pears 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup cranberry sauce ½ cup chopped pecans, chopped and divided 1 cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 egg, beaten 1/3 cup milk 2 tablespoon butter, melted ¼ cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350F. Generously grease 9-by-13inch baking dish.

Mix pear slices, cranberry sauce, ¼ cup pecan and cinnamon. Arrange in an even layer in the baking dish. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl whisk together egg, evaporated milk, and melted butter. Pour milk mixture into flour mixture all at once, and stir until smooth. Pour mixture over apples, and sprinkle top with ¼ cup pecans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes.

Gingered Cranberry Sweet Potato 6 medium peeled sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 3 pounds) ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar ½ teaspoon ginger, fresh and grated 2 tablespoons margarine 2 tablespoons orange juice ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce Orange rind for garnish Place potatoes, covered, in a 2-quart casserole dish; microwave at high for 10 minutes or until tender. Combine sugar, ginger, margarine, orange juice, and salt in a 2-cup glass measure. Microwave at high 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Add sugar mixture and cranberry sauce to potatoes; toss gently. Microwave at high 10 minutes uncovered, basting with sauce twice during cooking. Garnish with orange rind, if desired.

Madhu Badoni is a Red Deer-based freelance food writer. She can be reached at madhubadoni@gmail.com or on Twitter @madhubadoni. Watch for Madhu’s Masala-Mix blog on www.reddeeradvocate.com.

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Pianists double up for concert

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Fox News Channel anchor apologized for falsely saying that President Barack Obama had offered to pay for the operation of a museum of Muslim culture “out of his own pocket” during the government shutdown.

Anchor Anna Kooiman made the remark Saturday on Fox & Friends during a discussion about closed facilities. She didn’t cite a source.

A satirical news site called National Report had posted a story saying that Obama had “held a press conference” to announce he would use his own money to reopen the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, Miss.

Fox will correct the mistake on the air this Saturday, a spokeswoman said. Fox’s policy is to correct mistakes on the same show where they are made.

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Deer, and Debra Bakland, of Lacombe, will perform a duo concert at the Red Deer College Arts Centre. tion.

A highlight was her two-year project on Bach’s piano music that prepared elementary to college age students to perform dual keyboard pieces with orchestra for the public at the Spokane Opera House in 1993.

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The same duo piano concert will also be performed by Cooney and Bakland at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in College Heights in Lacombe as

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Cooney, a graduate of the University of British Columbia and Michigan State University, has had original compositions — including orchestral, choral and instrumental pieces — played across North and South America and Europe.

She has also performed with the Red Deer Symphony and Red Deer Chamber Singers.

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Bakland taught for 29 years at Walla Walla University in Washington State before taking a teaching position in Lacombe in 2007. Bakland, who holds degrees from Andrews University in Michigan and Washington State University, spent many years adjudicating throughout the U.S. for the Music Teachers’ National Associa-

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What happens if you’re an orchestral composer and just can’t get 40-odd musicians together to play your brand-new concerto?

Going back to Haydn and even earlier, many composers would start out by writing for two pianos in order to preview music that would eventually be arranged for larger orchestras.

One pianist couldn’t possibly proximate the full orchestral range — you’re either playing at the high, middle or low end of the instrument.

“You can’t be in all places at once,” said Cheryl Cooney. But two pianists playing two pianos could produce the required overlapping melody lines and right tonal diversity.

This will essentially happen on Thursday evening, when local music lovers will be treated to a special two-for-one deal: pianists Cooney, of Red Deer, and Debra Bakland, of Lacombe, will perform a duo concert at the Red Deer College Arts Centre.

“We’ll have two ninefoot grand pianos on stage,” said Cooney, who will play along with Bakland a program of diverse music stretching from 1733 to the present day.

One of the pieces will be an excerpt of an original work composed by Cooney, called Misère, that’s actually faster and peppier than the title would suggest.

“It doesn’t sound miserable at all — or at least, hopefully, it shouldn’t,” said Cooney, with a chuckle.

The retired Red Deer College music instructor and Bakland, a piano professor at Canadian University College, met through teaching circles.

Both enjoy accompanying music students, but also like keeping their skills honed by performing regular public recitals.

Bakland and Cooney will alternate on first and second piano on Johann Sebastian Bach’s C major concerto that was actually written for two harpsichords, Sergei Rachmaninov’s Fantasie Tableaux, and Johannes Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn.

Among the more recent works on the program is a piano variation on Paganini’s 24th Caprice that was originally written for violins.

Cooney said Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski transcribed some 200 variations but only this one survived the Second World War. “It’s got a real sense of humour,” said Cooney, who enjoys playing it for that reason.

One of the more challenging pieces is Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, written in 1980 by Frederic Rzewski as one of his American Ballads.

The socio-historical piece was inspired by the difficult conditions endured by U.S. cotton mill workers.

It’s in part based on a Pete Seeger protest song, and begins by depicting the drone of factory machinery.

“It’s a problematic piece that is quite striking — literally,” said Cooney.

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Kinsmen Dream Home ready TICKET SALES START ONLINE, GRAND PUBLIC OPENING ON OCT. 19.

BY RENÉE FRANCOEUR ADVOCATE STAFF

WHEELS TO THE CUPBOARD The Lending Cupboard in Red Deer now has a new Transit Connect van to help increase the accessibility of its services.

A portion of the funds raised will go to the local charity, which provides new and used medical equipment to individuals for as long as they need it at no cost. The van will help customers without wheels get to the Lending Cupboard warehouse at 5406 43th St. The purchase was made possible thanks to the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation’s annual Cattle Round Up benefit, where virtual calves are auctioned off to generous donors.

More than $90,000 was raised in total this year, some of which will go to the Lending Cupboard and some of which will go to supporting seniors health care in the region.

Lacombe Ford and Drayton Valley Ford also helped make the van donation possible. The van was officially presented to the charity on Thursday.

DEMENTIA SERIES The Seeds of Hope Family Learning Series focusing on early stage dementia gets underway at 105, 4419 50 Ave. on Oct. 17.

The series is presented by the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and N.W.T. and consists of several sessions with activities and presenters to address specific issues related to each stage of dementia.

Topics for early stage series include Exploring the Experience of Dementia, You as the Care Provider, Understanding Dementia and Planning Ahead. The learning series is run across Canada by local Alzheimer societies.

Four series are offered, one for each stage of dementia. Each series is broken down into topics designed to help families and caregivers of people with dementia understand the journey and to recognize and navigate through typical challenges.

For details and to register for the learning series, contact Christine Prysunka, client services manager, at 403-342-0448.

CORRECTION A headline over a story about Red Deer Public School trustee Kurt Spady in Monday’s Advocate had an incorrect name in the headline. The headline on Page A7 should have read: Spady’s priorities include accessibility.

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The race for the 2013 Kinsmen Dream home has officially begun with ticket sales going online last week.

The grand public opening of the home, located in the new Vanier Woods neighbourhood at 220 Vancouver Cres., will take place on Oct. 19.

The sleek and modern house, built by Larkaun Homes, is estimated to be worth $890,000.

Tickets are the same price as last year: one for $100 or three for $250.

“All of the money we raise from the lottery stays in our community. We’re not run by a marketing company as some of the other lotteries are; it’s all done by volunteers,” said Len Sisco, Kinsmen Dream Home chair.

“The money goes to a lot of different agencies like the Red Cross, the food bank, the women’s shelter, the hospice society and the youth and volunteer centre. I could go on.”

Just over 14,000 tickets have been printed.

The event also seeks to support what Sisco calls “invisible charities,” as “we can’t always see where the money goes because it’s not going into bricks and mortar like building an arena but it’s helping them do what they need to do.”

Tickets are only available online at the moment but will be for sale at the dream home after its grand opening and at

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

The new 2014 Kinsmen Dream Home is open for viewing. The home built by Larkaun Homes in Red Deer is located at 220 Vancouver Cres. at Vanier Woods East in Red Deer. various Servus Credit Union locations as well as at Sproule’s Mountview IDA on 43rd Avenue in Red Deer.

Other prizes include a 2013 Nissan Titan SL truck, a trip for four to Puerto Vallarta from Calgary, a hot tub, massage chairs and a barbecue.

There will also be a 50/50

draw this year with a minimum payout of $30,000 and maximum of $75,000.

The 50/50 tickets costs are: one for $10, five for $25 and 16 for $50.

The public can purchase 50/50 tickets separately, without purchasing a dream home ticket and vice versa, Sisco

said.

Ticket lines shut down at 5 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Both draws will take place later that evening.

To purchase tickets, visit www.reddeerkinsmen.com/ dreamhome. rfrancoeur@reddeeradvocate. com

Didrikson making city affairs his new business

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

RED DEER CITY COUNCIL

Stabilizing taxes, taking care of seniors and the homeless are key to Garry Didrikson’s platform.

The 66-year-old Red Deer city council candidate says he is slowing down from his business that he has run for 40 years in Red Deer.

And now it’s time to give back to the community.

Didrikson said he has the work ethic, education, positive attitude and experience to be a good councillor.

Garry Didrikson, who is a businessman but also a natural Didrikson health practitioner, chiropractor and acupuncturist, said as a councillor he would be visible and approachable in the community.

The self-described “self-made” man

said his doors would always be open to the public.

On Didrikson’s to-do list are stabilizing taxes to keep businesses in Red Deer and improving safety for everyone in the community.

Didrikson said the city should be doing its part and working with the province to keep the elderly safe and secure in their homes.

Ensuring youth and children in the community are looked after through provincial programs is also a concern.

“We have to have a social conscience,” said Didrikson.

“The way we do that is to talk to these people and get them involved.”

Didrikson has lived in Red Deer for more than five decades. His wife, Jo-Anne, is a nurse at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Didrikson is a director on the Central

Alberta Co-op board and a member of the Bowden Penitentiary’s citizens’ advisory council.

He has volunteered on several city planning groups and sports organizations over the years. He was as an engineering technician and worked in Edmonton and Calgary.

Other council hopefuls are Jerry Anderson, Terry Balgobin, Bettylyn Baker, Bob Bevins, Buck Buchanan (incumbent), Matt Chapin, Stephen Coop, Serge Gingras, Calvin Goulet-Jones, Tanya Handley, Paul Harris (incumbent), David Helm, Lloyd Johnson, Ken Johnston, Tim Lasiuta, Lawrence Lee, Dan McKenna, Victor Mobley, Dennis Moffat, Dawna Morey, Lynne Mulder (incumbent), Ben Ordman, Janella Spearing, Troy Wavrecan, Jonathan Wieler, Frank Wong (incumbent), Dianne Wyntjes (incumbent), Darren Young and Calvin Yzerman.

The five-way mayoral race includes Councillors Cindy Jefferies and Tara Veer and newcomers William Horn, Chad Mason and Dennis Trepanier. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Trusteeship a huge part of Lemke’s life

Litzenberger wants financially strong school division

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A longtime public school trustee is taking another shot at the board table, his way of staying with the profession that has been a huge part of his life.

A retired teacher, Dick Lemke has served as a Red Deer Public School District trustee for six years.

“When I’m on the board I Dick Lemke discuss everything through the filter of how it would help kids,” said Lemke, 70. “If it helps kids I’m for it, and the more directly the better.”

He called his two terms on the board rewarding, saying he thinks they have a great staff and great senior administrative team.

He said the board needs sustainable and predictable funding and the provincial government hasn’t come through on that.

“Our role as trustees is to make for a better education experience for kids,” said Lemke. “We have to be continually cognizant of that to make the school experience a quality and

ever-improving one.”

Lemke is proud that the board tries to make the schools double as community centres and promotes public use of the space. He pointed to the planned public library in the new Ecole Barrie Wilson Elementary School. He also cited the skateboard park on the edge of Glendale Middle School.

His kids went through the public school system.

He believes students should have a say at the board table by bringing a student trustee on board.

“They often see things under a different filter than adults do,” said Lemke. “They see things as it applies to them, just ask a kid what their solution is and often it is a good one.”

“I enjoyed teaching, I think I was very good at it, and this is my way of staying in touch with kids in the system.”

Trustee candidates will be on the Oct. 21 municipal ballot along with city council and mayoral candidates.

Other Red Deer Public School board candidates are Bill Christie, Shari Hanson, Kerri Kenworthy, Lianne Kruger, Dianne Macaulay, Bev Manning, Ben Ordman, Cathy Peacocke, Kurt Spady, Bill Stuebing, Jim Watters, Milt Williams and Raymond Yaworski. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate. com

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF Cory Litzenberger wants to be an accountable advocate on the Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division board.

The 36-yearold accountant and financial planner is making his first run for the board just as his oldest child enters the school system.

“I want to Cory make sure the Litzenberger school division is financially strong and will be around for the next 15 years,” said Litzenberger, who also has a threeyear-old boy.

Married to an educator working in another division, Litzenberger said he can relate to the teacher’s perspective in eduction and sees communicating with front-line staff as a key duty for school trustees, despite the fact that a board’s singular employee is the division superintendent.

“I don’t think that the communication channels are there in a lot of places. For any organization, you need to have the top hearing from the front lines directly,” he said.

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A second main focus for Litzenberger on the board would be to effectively lobby government. He cites his past experience as a director with the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce, when he pushed for policy changes through the provincial body.

He said the current board has done a good job of governance, but with the provincial government taking some responsibilities away from boards in recent years — most notably legislating the contract for teachers earlier this year — school boards need to have their voice heard at the provincial level.

“I think we need to push back a little bit and say what we need for our community. It’s not my role to tell the province where they should put their money, it’s my role to make sure that when they finally decide to spend their money, that we’re at the top of the list,” he said.

Litzenberger added that he would bring some “financial and legislative expertise” to the board table if elected.

“Being that I’m a very vocal individual, I’d be more than willing to advocate on our behalf.”

Other trustee candidates are David Bouchard, Murray Hollman, Adriana LaGrange, Guy Pelletier, Brandie Towers and Anne Marie Watson. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Trial in 2014 in case of killing, dumped body An Edmonton man accused of killing an acquaintance and then dumping her body in a ditch near Innisfail in the fall of 2011 will go to trial on Nov. 4, 2014.

Mark Damien Lindsay, 26, is charged with second-degree murder, performing an indignity to human remains and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Dana Jane Turner, 31.

Turner’s remains were located on Oct. 9, 2011.

She had been reported missing by family members in Sherwood Park almost two months earlier.

The jury trial will take place in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

Lindsay remains in custody pending the outcome of his trial.

Train cars derail at Mirror, no injuries or issues A section of a Canadian National train derailed on Sunday evening in the company’s yard in Mirror.

Five cars derailed “upright” around 6:40 p.m. during yard operations, CN spokesperson Warren Chandler said.

There were no environmental issues and no injuries, according to Chandler.

“Two of the cars were carrying automobiles and the remaining three were carrying steel.”

The incident is under investigation to determine the cause and estimate the damages.

No further information was available.

To be eligible to vote, an elector must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen, have resided in Alberta for the last six consecutive months immediately preceding election day (since April 21, 2013) and a resident of Red Deer on election day.

New this year, identification must be shown prior to voting that establishes both the elector’s name and current address.

A full list of authorized identification is available at www.reddeer.ca/ reddeervotes.

For more information about the 2013 Municipal Election, including a map of voting stations, call the City of Red Deer at 403-342-8132 or visit www. reddeer.ca/reddeervotes.

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Woman wins $200,000 Lillian Uytendaele of Sylvan Lake bought a lottery ticket while fuelling up in Edmonton and won $200,000.

Uytendaele stopped for gas at the Inglewood Petro-Canada on 111th Avenue, heading northwest.

She said she doesn’t usually buy instant tickets but decided to try a $7 Jewel 7’s scratch ’n’ win when she noticed there was a promotion offering gas discounts with lottery ticket purLillian chases.

She didn’t think Uytendaele she’d won after originally scratching but took it to a local store at home to check anyway.

She said she couldn’t believe it when the retailer told her she’d won such a large amount.

Uytendaele plans to use the money for a trip to the East Coast to visit family and fulfil a lifelong dream for her upcoming birthday: become a Harley-

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From the left, Layla Parach, Cole Wasmuth, and sisters Sophie, Olivia, and Avery Hansen show off new copies of the book The Good Dog by avi. The Mattie McCullough Elementary School students along with students from Westpark Middle and Elementary Schools are taking part in a reading project featuring the new book by the acclaimed children’s author avi. Each student at the three schools will receive a copy of the book, which they will be encouraged to read at home to create a culture of literacy. Schools will follow up the readings with discussion in the classroom. A kickoff for the project was to take place Monday evening with various dog related booths and demonstrations at Westpark Middle School.

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Removal of patio to cause some delays Removal of the Ross Street Patio will cause some delays starting today.

The dismantlement on Ross Street

should be completed by the end of the week. Any temporary painted lines will be removed and the previous road markings and parking configuration will be reinstated.

Over the summer, there were 28 performances by local artists, three First Friday Patio Parties and community events hosted on the patio.

Attempted murder hearing Dec. 31 A preliminary hearing in an attempted murder case will be held on Dec. 31 in Red Deer provincial court.

On June 3, Sylvan Lake RCMP were called to reports of a seriously wounded man walking along a roadside near Benalto.

Charges including attempted murder, robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault and a variety of weapons offences have been laid against Daniel Huddlestone, 34, and Cameron Glen Monkman, 28.

Preliminary hearings may be requested to determine the strength of the Crown’s case before proceeding to trial.

Huddlestone remains in custody while Monkman was previously released on cash bail of $2,000.

This deal couldn’t be more black and white.

Man convicted in fatality Sentencing has been adjourned to Dec. 13 for a Red Deer man convicted on Friday of dangerous driving causing death.

Gordon Lepore, 56, was convicted by Justice Dennis Thomas in Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench in connection with a fatal collision on May 3, 2011.

Court heard that Lepore was on Hwy 63, heading north toward Fort McMurray, when his one-ton pickup truck crossed the centre line and struck a southbound vehicle driven by Maria Aquino.

After hearing from several witnesses, including those who saw the vehicle drifting back and forth across the highway, the judge determined that Lepore had fallen asleep at the wheel.

Sentencing has been adjourned to Oct. 4 to allow for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.

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Many famous gardens an abrupt end before it are referred to by name, scarcely began. starting with the Garden Rains came and made Question: How can I help of Eden. the falling leaves a sodSome are d e n m e s s . my 14-year-old son turn his named for There are still grades around?

I used to tutor him when he their location some leaves such as Sisson the trees so was younger, but lately he’s inghurst, othI haven’t lost refused my help. Right now ers simply for all hope of the only thing he’s into is basthe gardener playing with ketball.

I don’t want to take that as in Monet’s my new leaf gardens while vacuum, but away, since it’s all he has. still more are it doesn’t look We’re also isolated from famnamed begood. Oh, well. ily and friends. What should I do? cause the deNext year.

Jim: During their early scription fits At least the JIM such as Sage horse manure teen years, most kids are lookDALY SHANNON Mountain, for the com- ing to establish some sense of MCKINNON Rosemary post is a crop independence. This may be Gladstar’s faI can count on. the reason your son is resistmous herbal I ’ v e h a u l e d ing your help.

Fortunately, this is fairly retreat in over 20 wheelVermont. barrow loads easy to get around. I’d suggest I always smile when out of the pasture in the you work closely with his school to find him tutors in subjects where he’s struggling.

I see names posted like last week alone.

You should also keep in close contact with his Growing Concern, Garteachers, preferably on a weekly basis. That way, he den of Eaten’ or the oft See GARDEN on Page B12 used Garden Of Weeden.

Serenity, Green Tangle or Fairy Lane are nice names too.

However, if I were brazen enough to give my own garden a title the “We don’t grow when To me, bloom where letters on the sign would MURRAY you’re planted means no probably read “Next things are easy. We grow FUHRER when we face a challonger waiting for the Year.” ideal situation or set of Lord knows, I say lenge.”

– Author unknown circumstances to arrive those words often enough before starting to live a while tending the plants “What are you looking isted between the ce- happy and empowered and soil.

In an area that gets— at?” ment curb and the road life. Happiness is not “Come here,” I said, surface and not only dependent on where we on average—85 frost free days, this year we were motioning for my wife to growing but thriving with are or what’s going on join me. I was kneeling five tiny blue blossoms. I around us. granted 120. down next to where the grabbed my phone and The key to happiness Us! The ones in a frost sidewalk met the asphalt. took a picture for re- lies in our response to Something small, yet mi- membrance. the current situation and pocket!

The ones who always raculous had caught my “Bloom where you’re circumstances. It comes get both a late frost in attention. planted,” my wife said with acceptance of this “Did you lose some- and smiled. moment. Notice I said the spring and an early one come fall. Some thing?” she asked, kneelThe Bishop of Geneva, acceptance, not resignayears we have only made ing next to me.

Saint Francis de Sales tion – two vastly differ“No,” I replied. “I is credited with the ent states-of-mind.

45 days between frosts.

I’m reminded of the I don’t ever remem- think I found some- quote but it was Mary ber getting four straight thing.”

Engelbreit — American words of Robert Louis A delicate flower no graphic artist and chil- Stevenson, author of months without the temperature dipping below more than three inches dren’s book illustrator such classics as Treasure zero before and I have tall was growing in the — who popularized the Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. lived here for half a cen- scant bit of soil that ex- phrase. tury.

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Ah well. Next year.

Even with the long season, there were the usual hits and misses.

I had a bumper crop of potatoes, beans, lettuce and kale and a decent amount of beets, carrots and strawberries.

The deer ate most of the peas so next year they are going back down in the orchard with its eight foot fence. The onions were terrible and I only got a few measly garlic and shallot bulbs for my year-long effort.

The raspberries grew lush with all the rain but only produced a smattering of berries.

There were so few we only had enough for eating straight off the bush, and even those didn’t taste very good.

The new growth of canes look very lush and promising though, so I’m hoping for better results next year.

Things in the greenhouse did pretty well. I still have tomatoes ripening, though it’s long past the time to do the final harvest and bring them in, green or otherwise. My Sweet Success cucumber lived up to its name.

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Since it’s the one thing that matters most to him, it may be your best option to motivate him to work harder academically.

I’d encourage you to have a private conversation with his basketball coach and ask him if he’d be willing to make continued participation on the team dependent upon your son’s grades. Chances are he’ll go along with the plan.

Most good coaches want their players to succeed in class as well as on the court. Finally, where you find yourselves isolated from family and friends, it’s possible that depression could be contributing to your son’s problems in school.

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1992 — Expansion Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 in the Ottawa Civic Centre in the first regular season NHL game for a Senators team in 58 years.

1992 — Gov.-Gen. Ray Hnatyshyn unveils the new $2.8-million peacekeeping monument on traffic island in Ottawa. It is

called Reconciliation to honour 90,000 Canadians who served, 80 who died on duty since 1947.

1916 — James Richardson is awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for inspiring men of 16th Canadian Battalion to capture a German position at the Somme during the First World War. Richardson fearlessly marched in front of the enemy playing his bagpipes, and was killed.

1904 — Edmonton and Prince Albert, Sask., incorporated as cities.

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TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 2013

Nell draws high praise REBELS ROOKIE HAS IMPRESSED SINCE BEING CALLED UP DURING RECENT ROAD TRIP, MAKES HOME DEBUT TONIGHT

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR When Brent Sutter talks about Meyer Nell he’s pretty much describing the type of player every team covets.

“He’s smart, he has good skills, he can skate and he has good size,” the Red Deer Rebels general manager/ head coach said Monday, in reference to the 16-year-old forward who was recently recalled from the Notre Dame midget AAA Argos and will be with the WHL club for the remainder of the season.

Nell, a product of Boissevain, Man., who was selected by the Rebels in the fifth round of the 2012 bantam draft, was impressive during the club’s training camp and through a pair of preseason games before being reassigned in early September.

“He just wasn’t where we would have liked him to be in terms of being ready to play at this level,” said Sutter, who at the time felt Nell would be better off playing in the midget AAA ranks.

“The main concern we had was if we kept him any longer he might not have a place to play. He was enrolled at Notre Dame and we wanted him to go there and have a chance to play on the better of the two teams (Argos and Hounds).”

Nell put up six points in two exhibition games and then scored three goals and added an assist in the Argos’ first regular-season contest.

“He went back to Notre Dame and was lights out,” said Sutter. “He played really well and put up lots of points. I kept in touch with Randy (Rebels director of scouting/player development Peterson) and Shaun (senior scout Sutter) and we talked about bringing

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New Red Deer Rebel Meyer Nell participates in a practice at the Centrium on Monday. Nell was called up during the team’s recent road trip and has impressed coaches with his skill as a 16 year-old. him back. “He joined us on our road trip and played really well for us as a 16-year-old.”

Nell appeared in all four games of an Eastern Division road trip that concluded Saturday in Brandon, where he recorded his first-ever WHL regularseason point with an assist on a goal

by Christian Stockl in a 4-2 Red Deer victory.

“I had a fairly good start to my midget season and was hoping that would lead to a recall,” said Nell, who will make his Rebels home-ice debut tonight against the Everett Silvertips.

“I felt really good in my first game

with the Rebels and felt that I just kept on getting better as the road trip continued.”

Nell played with the Southeast Cougars of the Manitoba Midget AAA League last season as a 15-year-old and while he didn’t put up huge numbers — six goals and 22 points in 37 games — he admitted the experience helped his development.

“It was good to get to play against the bigger bodies. It was an advantage in getting me ready for the next level,” said Nell.

The six-foot, 184-pound centre had no problem with being reassigned to the midget AAA ranks in September.

“Starting the season at the midget level really helped me out,” he said.

“I had a good summer of training leading into the season and coming out of the Rebels camp and going to Notre Dame gave me another good look at the difference in levels and I was able to excel.”

Nell, whose personal goal this season is to further develop as a two-way player, is on the short list for Team Western, which will represent Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the World Under 17 Challenge Dec. 28-Jan. 4 in Nova Scotia.

The final roster will be announced in November.

Regardless of whether Nell plays in the international tournament, he knows that Red Deer will be his home this winter.

“I’m excited and happy to be here,” he said. ● Rebels defenceman Brady Gaudet is expected to play tonight after missing Saturday’s game in Brandon with an ankle bruise. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Oilers get dramatic win over Devils

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 5 Devils 4 SO EDMONTON — Jordan Eberle scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers rallied from a threegoal deficit for a 5-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Andrew Ference, David Perron and Taylor Hall scored in regulation as the Oilers (1-2-0) earned their first win of the season. The victory helped Edmonton avoid its worst start to a season since the 1995-96 campaign when it went 0-4 out of the gate.

Jaromir Jagr, Damien Brunner, Michael Ryder and Patrik Elias scored for the Devils (0-1-2), who are just one of six teams in the NHL yet to capture their first victory of the season.

New Jersey built a 3-0 lead in the first two periods before Nugent-Hopkins, making his season debut, scored after a mad scramble on a power play in front of Martin Brodeur in the Devils’ net.

Nugent-Hopkins missed the first two games of the season as he recovered from shoulder surgery.

The goal spoiled Brodeur’s shutout bid. There are only three teams that the veteran goalie has not recorded a shutout against in his career — Edmonton, Nashville and San Jose.

Edmonton made it 3-2 with 10-and-a-half minutes to play in the third as Ference scored on a point shot through traffic.

The momentum shifted firmly in the Oilers favour and they tied the game as Perron plucked the puck out of a face-off in the Devils end and picked the corner for his first goal as an Oiler. He came to Edmonton in an off-season trade with St. Louis.

After tying the game up 3-3 with eight minutes to play, the Oilers took their first lead of the contest two minutes later as Ales Hemsky chipped a puck off the boards to Hall, who was alone in front and slipped the puck through Brodeur’s legs.

However, the Devils were able to tie the game 4-4 with just 54 seconds left while shorthanded as Elias

threw a puck on net that banked off Ference’s skate and into the net with Brodeur on the bench to send the game to the eventual shootout.

New Jersey scored on the game’s first shot three minutes in to the first period as Jagr brought it in himself and button-hooked into the slot before sending his first of the season past Oilers goalie Jason LaBarbera.

Brunner made it 2-0 for the Devils fives minutes later on the power play. He faked a shot at the top of the circle and then elected to shoot, putting it stickside past LaBarbera.

Edmonton’s best chance in the first came with a man advantage of its own with two minutes to play when Hemsky had an open net to shoot the puck into with Brodeur going the other way, but defender Anton Volchenkov fished it to safety.

The Devils surged ahead 3-0 at the 4:34 mark of the second period as a giveaway deep in Oilers territory led to a two-on-one with Ryder electing to shoot himself, rifling his second of the season in the top corner.

Edmonton had another chance to get on the scoreboard two minutes into the third period, bur Nail Yakupov’s shot rang off the post.

The Devils are right back at it on Tuesday night in Vancouver against the Canucks in the second game of a five-game trip. The Oilers are off until Thursday when they host the Montreal Canadiens.

Notes - The last time the Devils and Oilers played each other, New Jersey pulled out a 2-1 overtime win at Rexall Place on Jan. 11, 2012a Damien Brunner scored three of the New Jersey’s first five goals this seasona With games on back-to-back nights, Brodeur was given the start for the Devils so that off-season trade acquisition Cory Schneider could get the nod against his old team, the Canucks, on Tuesdaya Nugent-Hopkins, the first overall selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, made his season debut after having shoulder surgery last Aprila The Devils started their road trip with a completely healthy lineupa Edmonton had veteran forward Ryan Smyth sitting out as a healthy scratch, opting to inject recent call-up Ryan Hamilton into the lineup.

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New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur looks on as Edmonton Oiler Taylor Hall celebrates a goal during third period NHL action in Edmonton, on Monday.

Smith’s three TDs leads Jets to win over Falcons

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jets 30 Falcons 28 ATLANTA — Geno Smith wasn’t flustered. Not after all the mistakes in his first four games. Not after the Atlanta Falcons went ahead on a touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining.

Looking like a wily ol’ veteran instead of a rookie, Smith calmly guided the New York Jets to another victory.

Smith threw three touchdown passes and directed a drive that set up Nick Folk’s 43-yard field goal on the final play, giving the Jets a 30-28 victory over the staggering Falcons on Monday night.

“It’s always been a dream of mine since I was a kid to be in those situations,” Smith said.

After the Falcons went ahead on Matt Ryan’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Levine Toilolo with 1:54 remaining, Smith completed four straight passes and broke off an 8-yard run that set up Folk’s field goal as time expired.

The Jets (3-2) have been waiting for this sort of performance from Smith,

who came into the game leading the NFL with 11 turnovers, including eight interceptions. He completed 16 of 20 passes for 199 yards and threw almost as many touchdown passes as the four he had in the first four games.

“My confidence is always sky-high,” Smith said. “Nothing can bring me down.”

Smith put in extra work at practice to cut down on the turnovers, and it sure paid off. He was sacked four times but never lost the ball.

“It’s a mindset,” he said. “I made it my duty to come out here and not put the ball on the ground and not put my team in jeopardy.”

The Falcons (1-4) rallied from a 2714 deficit in the fourth quarter. Jacquizz Rodgers scored on a pair of touchdown runs, and Ryan also threw a scoring pass to Jason Snelling.

But they couldn’t stop Smith when it mattered.

“He’s a rookie,” Atlanta safety William Moore said, “and we make him look like a 10-year veteran.”

Considered a Super Bowl contender at the beginning of the season, Atlanta is mired in a three-game longest losing

streak — its longest since 2007 — heading into a bye week. The Jets led 17-7 after a goal-line stand on the final play of the first half, which turned out to be awful big at the end of the game.

Atlanta had two cracks at the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 1. The first attempt resulted in an incomplete pass, but the Jets were called for pass interference when they grabbed Tony Gonzalez as he tried to get open.

The Falcons again passed on a chipshot field goal, and curiously decided to hand it to their smallest back — Rodgers is just 5-foot-6 and 196 pounds — for a power run behind their shaky offensive line. Rodgers was swallowed up by the New York line, sending the Jets racing off the field in celebration while the Falcons staggered to their locker room to a round of boos from the Georgia Dome crowd.

Rodgers and the Falcons rallied in the second half. The diminutive back scored on a 4-yard run midway through the third quarter, then broke off a 19-yard score to cut the Jets’ lead to 27-21 with 8:10 remaining. The Falcons finally surged ahead, taking advantage of a holding call on Demario Davis af-

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ter the Jets batted down a pass to Rodgers. Two plays later, Ryan hooked up with Toilolo, a tight end known more for his blocking.

But New York had plenty of time to pull off the winning drive.

Smith completed a 12-yard pass to Stephen Hill, a 13 yarder to Jeremy Kerley, and went to Hill again on a 9-yarder. Smith scrambled around left end to the Atlanta 38. After one more Smith completion, the Jets let the clock run down and sent on their kicker.

There was no doubt about it.

“I hit it pretty solid,” Folk said. “As soon as I saw it go and get up in the air, I knew it was pretty good.”

Ryan completed 36 of 45 passes for 319 yards. Gonzalez hauled in 10 receptions for 97 yards and became just the second player in NFL history to catch a pass in 200 consecutive games, trailing only Jerry Rice (274). Julio Jones had eight catches for 99 yards.

The Falcons were missing six starters because of injuries, and the medical report grew longer. Receiver Roddy White went out with a hamstring injury, and Snelling didn’t return after sustaining a concussion.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

Rays beat Red Sox to stay alive

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rays 5 Red Sox 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are still afloat in the AL division series.

Jose Lobaton hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning into the giant fish tank beyond the centre-field wall, and Tampa Bay staved off elimination once again by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Monday night.

Evan Longoria had a three-run homer and the Rays averted a playoff sweep, cutting Boston’s lead to 2-1 in the best-of-five series. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, with Jake Peavy starting for the Red Sox against Jeremy Hellickson.

“Look at this whole week working up to today, and then this game is even more dramatic than the other games we had already won,” manager Joe Maddon said. “It’s really an incredible day for the Rays.”

Tampa Bay took a win-or-go-home game for the fourth time in nine days.

The Rays did it with an unlikely stroke as Lobaton, who came off the bench to catch in the top of the ninth, connected against Red Sox closer Koji Uehara.

“It’s unbelievable. It’s something

you can’t explain,” Lobaton said.

“We never give up. We’re going to keep fighting.”

Back home after two weeks on the road, the Rays gave a sellout crowd of 33,675 little to cheer until Longoria homered on his 28th birthday. His three-run shot off Clay Buchholz with two outs in the fifth rallied Tampa Bay to a 3-all tie.

Pinch-hitter Delmon Young, who has a penchant for driving home key runs in October, put the Rays ahead 4-3 with an RBI grounder in the eighth.

The Red Sox tied it in the ninth after closer Fernando Rodney issued a leadoff walk to Will Middlebrooks.

Dustin Pedroia’s RBI grounder made it 4-all. With a runner on third, pinchhitter Mike Carp was called out on strikes to end the inning. Carp batted for Quintin Berry, who entered as a pinch-runner for David Ortiz in the eighth. Berry stole second on a close play that drew an argument from Maddon. But when Ortiz’s spot came up again in the ninth, Boston’s big slugger was out of the game.

Rodney got the win when Lobaton golfed a low pitch to right-centre. The ball deflected off a fan trying to catch the souvenir and wound up in the 10,000-gallon tank where cownose rays swim around.

A’s get win over Tigers to take series lead

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Athletics 6 Tigers 3 DETROIT — The Oakland Athletics have beaten Detroit with both pitching and power. And that’s left the Tigers on the brink of elimination — and simmering with frustration.

Brandon Moss, Josh Reddick and Seth Smith homered for the Athletics, who chased Anibal Sanchez in the fifth inning Monday and defeated the Tigers 6-3 for a 2-1 AL division series lead.

Moss broke a 3-all tie in the fifth with a solo shot, and Smith’s two-run drive later in the inning ended Sanchez’s day. It was an impressive offensive show after the teams split two taut, low-scoring games in Oakland.

This one got a little tense in the ninth, too, when A’s closer Grant Balfour and Detroit hitter Victor Martinez started shouting at each other after a foul ball, causing benches and bullpens to empty.

“I don’t know what happened. Honestly, I know that Balfour is fiery on the mound — he’s yelling a lot and spitting everywhere,” Moss said.

The A’s aren’t worried about making friends, especially after losing to the Tigers in a five-game division series last year. Oakland can close out this series Tuesday and reach the AL championship series for the first time since 2006 — when the Athletics

were swept by the Tigers. Oakland will send rookie Dan Straily to the mound against Detroit’s Doug Fister.

“There’s no tricks. We’ve got to win the game tomorrow to try to extend it to Game 5. It’s that simple,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. “We ran into another situation where we didn’t put enough runs on the board and an excellent starting pitcher didn’t have a very good day.”

Sanchez, the American League’s ERA leader, allowed six runs — five earned — and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings.

Smith has homered off Sanchez more than any other player, having now done it twice in the regular season and twice in the playoffs.

There was activity in the Detroit bullpen before Smith’s homer Monday, and he made the Tigers pay for sticking with the struggling Sanchez.

“Sometimes he starts out a little slow, you figure he’s going to get it going,” Leyland said. “Today he just really didn’t get it going. He made a couple of real bad pitches the last inning he was out there to Moss and Smith.”

Jarrod Parker gave up three runs in five innings for Oakland, and the Tigers couldn’t rally against the bullpen.

Balfour pitched a hitless ninth for the save. Martinez had just hit a foul ball when he started looking back at Balfour, who yelled something at the designated hitter.

Cardinals edge Pirates to send NLDS to Game 5 Cardinals 2 Pirates 1 PITTSBURGH — Michael Wacha heard the chants.

Then again, when 40,000 people clad in black scream your name relentlessly for the better part of three hours, it’s kind of hard to miss.

The goal was to rattle the St. Louis rookie, remind him that 22-year-old pitchers aren’t built to withstand the pressure of an elimination game. One problem. Wacha doesn’t really do rattled. He doesn’t do pressure, either. The louder PNC Park grew, the

Flyers part with Laviolette after three games THE CANADIAN PRESS Given the Philadelphia Flyers’ lacklustre play early in the season, Peter Laviolette’s firing was not altogether shocking.

But the veteran coach getting the hook after just three games provided some measure of surprise around the NHL. “It’s one of those things that happens in sports and we’ve all been victims of it,” Toronto Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said. “I can’t say that I’m surprised that it’s happened. I’m surprised that it happened to him. I’m surprised that it happened so quickly.”

The Flyers went 0-3-0 against the Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes, scoring one goal in each game and giving up a total of nine. The last head coach to be let go this early in a season was Bill Gadsby, who was fired by the Detroit Red Wings after a 2-0 start in 1969.

Philadelphia general manager Paul Holmgren had a “fleeting thought” about firing Laviolette last season when the team didn’t make the playoffs but ultimately thought the man who led the Flyers to the 2010 Stanley Cup final deserved another training camp. Owner Ed Snider told reporters at Wells Fargo Center that it was the worst training camp he had ever seen.

There was little doubt Laviolette was on a short leash. The online sportsbook Bodog set odds that made him the favourite to be the first NHL coach fired this season.

The Flyers have the

reputation as a team that’s not afraid to make changes when things aren’t working.

Holmgren traded Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings and Jeff Carter to Columbus after the 2010-11 season and signed Ilya Bryzgalov to a US$51-million, nineyear contract. This past summer the organization bought Bryzgalov out of the final seven years of that deal.

James van Riemsdyk was the Flyers’ No. 2 overall pick in 2007 and then signed a $25.5-million, six-year contract extension in the summer of 2011. He was traded to the Leafs for defenceman Luke Schenn at the 2012 draft. Van Riemsdyk didn’t really know what to make of the Flyers’ slow start and Laviolette’s firing.

“When stuff doesn’t go, I guess, the way they’re thinking it’ll go there, you obviously expect them to make changes,” he said.

Canadiens forward Daniel Briere, who spent the previous six seasons in Philadelphia, talked to Laviolette last week and was impressed with how the Flyers played in their opener against Toronto. Montreal beat the Flyers 4-1 at Bell Centre on Saturday night.

“I didn’t get a sense of any panic there,” Briere said. “I haven’t had a chance to talk to anyone since these last two losses, but I imagine everyone’s a little surprised at what happened.”

Laviolette and the Flyers made the playoffs in three of the past four seasons, but turning things around in 2013-14 will fall on Craig Berube, who’s considered something of a players’ coach.

GYMNASTICS ODENSE, Denmark — Kyle and Keegan Soehn of the Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club teamed up to win bronze in the senior men’s synchronized trampoline at a World Cup event during the weekend.

The finish propelled the duo into second place in the world rankings.

The two will be part of the Canadian senior men’s trampoline team to compete at the World Championships in November in Sofia, Bulgaria.

more unhittable Wacha became.

And the Pittsburgh Pirates — not to mention anyone else he might face in the post-season — “kind of” need to get used to it. Wacha took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and the Cardinals showed off their October poise, edging the Pirates 2-1 Monday to force a winner-take-all Game 5 in the NL division series.

St. Louis is 7-1 over the last three years with its season on the line.

One the Pirates are still trying to master. Pedro Alvarez hit his third home run of the series, connecting with one out in the eighth for Pittsburgh’s only hit in Game 4. It wasn’t enough for the Pirates to

advance to the NL championship series for the first time in 21 years.

“I guess that’s why we play five,” star centre-fielder Andrew McCutchen said. “We’ll be ready for the fifth one.”

The Pirates weren’t quite ready for the fourth one, not with the way Wacha was dealing. He walked two and struck out nine before giving way to the bullpen in the eighth.

Matt Holliday’s two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the sixth was all the offence required on a day the Cardinals tossed the first one-hitter in the club’s lengthy post-season history.

Rebels vs.

Everett Silvertips Tonight, 7 p,m., Centrium The Silvertips are coming off a 1-0 overtime loss to the visiting Spokane Chiefs Saturday and with a 3-1-1-0 record sit third in the U.S. Division and sixth in the Western Conference. Everett opens a four-game road trip tonight that includes a Wednesday date with the Edmonton Oil Kings and Friday and Saturday engagements with the Prince George Cougars . . . LW Joshua Winquist is the club’s

leading scorer with four goals and nine points. Russian C Ivan Nikolishin, acquired in this year’s CHL import draft, is next in line with five points (1g,4a). C Jujhar Khaira, who left Michigan Tech to sign with the Edmonton Oilers, is one of four Silvertips with four points. Khaira, LW Dawson Leedahl and C Carson Stadnyk have each recorded two goals and two assists, while former Rebels and Saskatoon Blades D Matt Pufahl has scored once and added three helpers.

Injuries: Everett — None to report. Red Deer — LW Grayson Pawlenchuk (upper body, 6-8 weeks), C Lukas Sutter (upper body, week to week).

Special teams: Everett — Power play 33.3 per cent, third overall; penalty kill 89.5 per cent, first. Red Deer — Power play 26.5 per cent, ninth overall; penalty kill 72.2 per cent, 19th.

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SCOREBOARD Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Swift Current 7 5 1 0 1 29 16 11 Prince Albert 7 5 2 0 0 31 29 10 Brandon 7 4 3 0 0 27 26 8 Moose Jaw 7 4 3 0 0 22 22 8 Regina 7 2 5 0 0 18 27 4 Saskatoon 7 1 5 0 1 22 34 3 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Red Deer 8 5 3 0 0 28 24 10 Medicine Hat 6 4 1 1 0 26 15 9 Kootenay 7 3 3 1 0 22 24 7 Calgary 5 3 2 0 0 18 18 6 Edmonton 7 3 4 0 0 29 27 6 Lethbridge 6 1 4 0 1 16 30 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 6 5 0 0 1 31 16 11 Prince George 8 4 4 0 0 17 25 8 Victoria 9 4 5 0 0 18 26 8 Kamloops 6 2 4 0 0 14 21 4 Vancouver 6 1 5 0 0 9 21 2 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Spokane 6 5 1 0 0 25 12 10 Seattle 8 6 2 0 0 34 29 12 Everett 5 3 1 1 0 17 11 7 Portland 7 3 3 0 1 35 32 7 Tri-City 8 2 5 0 1 18 21 5 d-division leader; x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Sunday’s results Victoria 2 Tri-City 1 Seattle 4 Kootenay 3 Regina 5 Saskatoon 4 (SO) Tuesday’s games Vancouver at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Everett at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Kelowna at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Montreal Florida Tampa Bay Buffalo

2 1 1 0 2 7 5 2 1 1 0 2 4 9 2 1 1 0 2 4 5 3 0 3 0 0 2 7 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 2 2 0 0 4 7 1 Carolina 2 1 0 1 3 4 4 N.Y. Islanders 2 1 0 1 3 6 6 Columbus 2 1 1 0 2 6 6 Washington 3 1 2 0 2 10 12 New Jersey 3 0 1 2 2 7 12 N.Y. Rangers 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 Philadelphia 3 0 3 0 0 3 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 2 2 0 0 4 11 2 Colorado 2 2 0 0 4 9 2 Winnipeg 3 2 1 0 4 12 10 Chicago 2 1 0 1 3 8 7 Dallas 2 1 1 0 2 4 5 Minnesota 2 0 0 2 2 5 7 Nashville 2 0 2 0 0 3 7 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 2 2 0 0 4 8 2 Vancouver 3 2 1 0 4 12 10 Anaheim 3 2 1 0 4 8 11 Calgary 3 1 0 2 4 12 13 Phoenix 2 1 1 0 2 5 5 Los Angeles 2 1 1 0 2 6 7 Edmonton 3 1 2 0 2 11 15 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Carolina 2, Philadelphia 1 Anaheim 3, Winnipeg 2 Vancouver 5, Calgary 4, OT Monday’s Games Edmonton 5, New Jersey 4, SO N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, late Tuesday’s Games Colorado at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Florida at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s summary

GP G A Pts PIM +/Bleackley 8 5 6 11 4 3 Dieno 8 3 5 8 2 2 *Pawlenchuk 7 4 3 7 0 5 Bellerive 8 3 3 6 11 2 Maxwell 8 1 5 6 2 2 *Musil 8 2 3 5 12 2 Fleury 8 1 4 5 0 1 Sutter 4 2 2 4 2 2 Gaudet 7 2 2 4 12 0 Volek 8 2 2 4 5 1 Johnson 8 1 1 2 9 3 Fafard 5 0 2 2 20 2 Stockl 7 1 0 1 7 -3 *Mpofu 8 1 0 1 0 -1 *Nell 4 0 1 1 0 1 *MacLachlan 8 0 1 1 0 2 Doetzel 8 0 1 1 10 5 x-Dixon 10 0 1 1 28 -2 *Burman 2 0 0 0 0 — *Chorney 3 0 0 0 2 0 *Shmoorkoff 4 0 0 0 2 -1 *Webb 4 0 0 0 0 0 Bartosak 6 0 0 0 0 — x-Includes games with Victoria Goaltending MP GA SO W-L-OTLGAA Sv% Bartosak 360 17 0 4-2-0 2.83 .915 *Burman 118 7 0 1-1-0 3.55 .868

Toronto Boston Detroit Ottawa

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 3 3 0 0 6 12 8 2 2 0 0 4 7 2 3 2 1 0 4 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 5 5

Oilers 5, Devils 4 (SO) First Period 1. New Jersey, Jagr 1 (Zidlicky) 2:59 2. New Jersey, Brunner 3 (T.Zajac, Henrique) 8:01 (pp) Penalties — Eberle Edm (hooking) 6:41, Acton, Edm (cross-checking) 8:28, New Jersey bench (too many men; served by Bernier) 10:32, Greene NJ (holding) 16:19.

Second Period 3. New Jersey, Ryder 2, 4:34 Penalties — Salvador NJ, Brown Edm (fighting) 4:59, Edmonton bench (too many men; served by Gazdic) 15:23.

Third Period 4. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 1 (Perron, Gordon) 5:43 (pp) 5. Edmonton, Ference 1 (J.Schultz, Eberle) 9:28 6. Edmonton, Perron 1 (Arcobello) 11:47 7. Edmonton, Hall 1 (Hemsky) 13:30 8. New Jersey, Elias 1 (Brunner, Zidlicky) 19:06 (sh) Penalties — Salvador NJ (delay of game) 5:19, Zubrus NJ (high-sticking) 17:09.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout Edmonton wins 2-0 New Jersey (0) — Brunner, miss; Clowe, miss. Edmonton (2) — Eberle, goal; Perron, goal.

Shots on goal New Jersey 7 6 9 3 — 25 Edmonton 8 3 14 2 — 27 Goal — New Jersey: Brodeur (SOL,0-0-2); Edmonton: LaBarbera (W,1-0-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — New Jersey: 1-3; Edmonton: 1-4.

Attendance — 16,839 (16,839) at Edmonton.

Bowling Heritage Lanes Weekly Results Monday-Club 55 plus High Single: Claude Gagne 284. High Triple: Don Knowler 680.

Monday Mixed High Single: Cory Nason 279. High Triple: Steve Thomlison 614.

Tuesday Mixed High Single: Anthony Streit 335. High Triple: Streit 862.

Wednesday-Club 55 plus High Single: Don Knowler 242. High Triple: Jim Winder 626.

Wednesday Mixed High Single: Rollie Gervais 296. High Triple: Terry Ell 763.

Thursday Morning Ladies High Single: Judy Waisanen 253. High Triple: Waisanen 595.

Thursday Afternoon Special Olympics Mixed High Single: Anthony Kubasek 290. High Double: Kubasek 518.

TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 2013

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Monday Scratch League High Single: Barry Richards 348. High Quad: Terry Ell 1,054.

Youth Bowling of Canada (YBC) Bumpers High Single: Matthew Murray 94.

Bowlasaurus High Single: Jordan Kisser 73.

Peewees High Single: Sylis Gray 125. High Double: Ashlyn Makarenko 204.

Bantams High Single: Kennedy Chrest 172. High Triple: Chrest 505.

Juniors High Single: Alyssa Durette 215. High Triple: Jessica Achtemichuk 533.

Seniors High Single: Dylan Yechtal 305. High Triple: Yechtal 790.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PICKS

Local Sports

Alberta High School Football Rankings Tier I (pop 1,250 and over) 1. (1) Notre Dame, Calgary (3-0) 2. (2) Salisbury, Sherwood Park (5-0) 3. (3) Henry Wise Wood, Calgary (3-1) 4. (4) Spruce Grove (3-2) 5. (5) St. Francis, Calgary (3-1) 6. (6) Harry Ainlay, Edmonton (4-2) 7. (8) Bellerose, St. Albert (3-2) 8. (10) Bishop O’Byrne, Cal (3-1) 9. (7) Jasper Place, Edmonton (3-3) 10. (NR) Lindsay Thurber, Red Deer (4-0-1) Tier II (750-1,249) 1. (3) Foothills, Okotoks (7-0) 2. (5) Paul Kane, St. Albert (5-0) 3. (7) George MacDougall, Airdrie (5-0) 4. (1) Catholic Central, Lethbridge (4-1) 5. (2) Hunting Hills, Red Deer (4-1) 6. (6) St. Joseph’s, Grande Prairie (5-1) 7. (4) Austin O’Brien, Edmonton (2-4) 8. (8) Medicine Hat (3-1-1) 9. (9) Springbank (3-2) 10. (10) St. Mary’s, Calgary (0-3) Tier III (450-749) 1. (1) Cochrane (4-0) 2. (2) Rundle College, Calgary (5-0) 3. (3) Cardston (6-1) 4. (4) Winston Churchill, Lethbridge (4-1) 5. (5) Crescent Heights, Medicine Hat (5-1) 6. (6) St. Albert (4-1) 8. (8) Olds (4-1) 9. (9) St. Paul (5-1) 7. (7) Ardrossan (3-3) 10. (NR) Stettler (3-1) Tier IV (449 or less) 1. (1) Drumheller (2-1-1) 2. (2) Willow Creek, Claresholm (4-1) 3. (3) Holy Rosary, Lloydminster (5-1) 4. (6) Sexsmith (3-1) 5. (4) Cold Lake (4-2) 6. (5) Athabasca (5-0) 7. (8) Bow Valley, Cochrane (2-3) 8. (7) West Central, Rocky (1-4) 9. (9) Kate Andrews, Coaldale (2-2) 10. (10) Valleyview (2-1-1) Six-Man 1. (1) Rimbey (3-0) 2. (2) Mill Woods Christian, Edm (1-1) 3. (3) Ecole Desrochers, Jasper (3-0) 4. (4) Caroline (1-1) 5. (5) Breton (2-1) 6. (6) JC Charyk, Hanna (2-1) 7. (7) Sedgewick (1-1) 8 . (8) St. Joseph’s, Brooks (1-1) 9. (9) Holy Redeemer, Edson (1-2) 10. (10) LY Caines, Edm (1-2)

Harris, BC DeAngelis, Wpg x-Dressler, Sask Getzlaf, Sask McDaniel, Cal Price, Cal Palardy, Wpg Barnes, Tor Ellingson, Ham LeFevour, Ham Simpson, Wpg Ta.Smith, Sask Collaros, Tor Koch, Edm Lauther, Ham x-Chambers, Edm x-N.Moore, BC Arceneaux, BC Bagg, Sask Charles, Edm Inman, Tor Joseph, Edm Kackert, Tor C.Taylor, BC Arthur, Cal Bruce, Mtl D.Carter, Mtl Denmark, Wpg Fantuz, Ham Lewis, Cal

CFL West Division GP W L T Calgary 14 11 3 0 Saskatchewan 14 9 5 0 BC Lions 14 9 5 0 Edmonton 14 3 11 0

PF 446 419 395 340

PA 323 316 350 409

Pt 22 18 18 6

East Division W L T 9 5 0 7 7 0 6 8 0 2 12 0

PF 407 360 349 279

PA 370 383 385 459

Pt 18 14 12 4

Toronto Hamilton Montreal Winnipeg

GP 14 14 14 14

Week 15 Friday’s results Hamilton 33 Toronto 19 Saskatchewan 31 BC Lions 17 Saturday’s results Montreal 47 Edmonton 24 Calgary 38 Winnipeg 11 Week 16 Friday, October 11 BC Lions at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 12 Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, October 14 Winnipeg at Montreal, 11 a.m.

Toronto at Hamilton, 2:30 p.m.

Canadian Football League Leaders TORONTO — Unofficial CFL scoring leaders following Week 15 (x—scored two-point convert): TD C FG S Pt Paredes, Cal 0 41 41 2 166 Whyte, Mtl 0 32 35 8 145 Milo, Sask 0 38 34 1 141 McCallum, BC 0 34 23 5 108 Congi, Ham 0 31 21 3 97 Prefontaine, Tor 0 27 15 9 81 Cornish, Cal 12 0 0 0 72 O’Neill, BC-Edm 0 25 13 6 70 Stamps, Edm 11 0 0 0 66 x-Sheets, Sask 10 2 0 0 62 Shaw, Edm 0 13 14 6 61 Gable, Ham 10 0 0 0 60 Gore, BC 9 0 0 0 54 Green, Mtl 9 0 0 0 54 x-Chiles, Tor 8 4 0 0 52 Waters, Tor 0 14 9 8 49 Goltz, Wpg 8 0 0 0 48

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0 15 4 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 10 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 4 1 0 .800 95 Miami 3 2 0 .600 114 N.Y. Jets 3 2 0 .600 98 Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 112

PA 70 117 116 130

Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville

W 4 3 2 0

L 1 2 3 5

South T 0 0 0 0

Pct .800 .600 .400 .000

PF 139 115 93 51

PA 79 95 139 163

Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburgh

W 3 3 3 0

L 2 2 2 4

North T 0 0 0 0

Pct .600 .600 .600 .000

PF 117 101 94 69

PA 110 94 87 110

Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland

W 5 5 2 2

L 0 0 3 3

West T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .400 .400

PF 230 128 125 98

PA 139 58 129 108

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 135 Dallas 2 3 0 .400 152 Washington 1 3 0 .250 91 N.Y. Giants 0 5 0 .000 82

PA 159 136 112 182

W 5 1 1 0

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L 0 3 4 4

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PF 131 145 118 115

PA 123 140 97 123

Pct .800 .600 .600 .400

PF 137 113 91 103

PA 81 98 95 141

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W 3 3 2 1

L 2 2 2 3

North T 0 0 0 0

Seattle San Francisco Arizona St. Louis

W 4 3 3 2

L 1 2 2 3

West T 0 0 0 0

PF 134 74 122 44

PA 73 58 134 70

Sunday’s Games Green Bay 22, Detroit 9 New Orleans 26, Chicago 18 Kansas City 26, Tennessee 17 St. Louis 34, Jacksonville 20 Cincinnati 13, New England 6 Indianapolis 34, Seattle 28 Baltimore 26, Miami 23 Philadelphia 36, N.Y. Giants 21 Arizona 22, Carolina 6 Denver 51, Dallas 48 San Francisco 34, Houston 3 San Diego 17, Oakland 27 Open: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington Monday’s Game N.Y. Jets 30, Atlanta 28 Thursday, Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 6:25 p.m.

Baseball Major League Baseball Playoffs DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5) AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston (1) vs. Tampa Bay (4) (Boston leads series 2-1) Monday’s result Tampa Bay 5 Boston 4 Saturday’s result Boston 7 Tampa Bay 4 Tuesday’s game Boston (Peavy 12-5) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1210), 6:37 p.m.

Thursday’s game x-Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:07 p.m.

Central Alberta High School Football Advocate Selections Wednesday Oakland (2) vs. Detroit (3) leads series 2-1) Sylvan Lake Lakers (1-2-1) at Stettler Wildcats (3-1-0), 4 p.m. — (Oakland Monday’s result A non-conference game with both teams preparing for the play- Oakland 6 Detroit 3 Saturday’s result offs. The fact this game in Stettler, pick: Stettler.

Oakland 1 Detroit 0 Thursday Tuesday’s game Wetaskiwin Sabres (2-1-0) at West Central Rebels (12-0), 4 p.m., Rocky — One of several big games on the last weekend of the regular season. The Sabres need a win for a chance to move into first place while the Rebels can move up with a victory. Up in the air, but pick: Rocky.

Lacombe Rams (2-1-0) at Hunting Hills Lightning, 2-1-0), 4 p.m., Great Chief Park — Battle for second place in the division. The Lightning will be looking to regain some momentum after losing to Nancy Grey y Lindsay Thurber, their first regular season loss in four years. The Rams can finish second with a win, Pick: Hunting Hills.

Notre Dame Cougars (0-3-0) at Lindsay ThurbRed Deer Rebels er Raiders (2-0-1), 7 p.m., vs Great Chief Park — The Raiders will clinch top Everett spot in the division with Silvertips a win while the Cougars Tuesday, October 8 would like nothing more than to knock them off of 7:00 pm that spot. Always been a good rivalry game. If Red Deer Rebels the Raiders are living off vs last week’s win over the Lightning they could be Prince Albert in trouble. But with first Raiders place on the line pick: LTCHS. Friday, October 11 Friday 7:00 pm Camrose Trojans (2-1-0) at Ponoka Broncs (0-3-0), Red Deer Rebels 4 p.m. — Like the Sabres vs the Trojans need the win to have a chance to finSpokane ish first in their division.

Chiefs Should be no problem against a still building Saturday, October 12 Broncs. Pick: Camrose.

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Oakland (Straily 10-8) at Detroit (Fister 14-9), 3:07 p.m.

Thursday’s game x-Detroit (Scherzer 21-3) at Oakland, 7:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis (1) vs. Pittsburgh (4) (Series tied 2-2) Monday’s result St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 Sunday’s result Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 3 Wednesday’s game Pittsburgh (Cole 10-7) at St. Louis, 3:07 p.m.

Atlanta (2) vs. L.A. Dodgers (3) (L.A. Dodgers lead series 2-1) Monday’s result Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, late Sunday’s result L.A. Dodgers 13 Atlanta 6 Wednesday’s game x-L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 6:37 p.m. x — If necessary.

Today

● WHL: Everett at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Calgary Mustangs at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Blackfalds, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday

● High school football: Lacombe at Hunting Hills, 4 p.m., Great Chief Park; Sylvan Lake at Stettler, 4 p.m.; Wetaskiwin at Rocky Mountain House, 4 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lindsay Thurber, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● College men’s basketball: iHotel RDC Classic, RDC Kings vs.

Keyano, 4:30 p.m. ● Senior high volleyball: Lindsay Thurber at Notre Dame, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● College women’s exhibition hockey: Edge Academy at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena.

Friday

● College men’s basketball: iHotel RDC Classic, Olds vs.

Keyano, 2 p.m.; RDC Kings vs.

Concordia, 4 p.m.; Lethbridge vs.

Lakeland, 6 p.m. ● High school football: Camrose at Ponoka, 4 p.m. ● WHL: Prince Albert at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7:15 p.m.

Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Bantam AA hockey: Airdrie at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday

● Peewee football: Innisfail at Rocky Mountain House, 11 a.m.; Olds at Stettler, 11 a.m.; Red Deer Steelers at Sylvan Lake, 3:30 p.m. ● Bantam football: Notre Dame at Ponoka, 11 a.m.; Hunting Hills at Lindsay Thurber, 1:30 p.m., Great Chief Park; Stettler at Rocky Mountain House, 1:30 p.m.; Strathmore at Olds, 2:15 p.m. ● Major midget female hockey: Calgary Flyers at Red Deer, 12:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● College men’s basketball: iHotel RDC Classic, Lethbridge vs. Keyano, 3 p.m.; RDC Kings vs. Lakeland, 6 p.m.; Olds vs.

Concordia, 8 p.m. ● Midget AAA hockey: UFA at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Ramada, 4:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● WHL: Spokane at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● AJHL: Fort McMurray at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Stettler, 7:30 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: at Sylvan Lake, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday

● College men’s basketball: iHotel RDC Classic, Lakeland vs.

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McAULEY Marguerite Ellen

BROWNLEE Alastair Ninian “Red” 1928 - 2013 Alastair “Red” Ninian Brownlee of Eckville passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at the age of 85 years. Red was born on September 30, 1928 and raised on the family farm near Kelvington, Saskatchewan.

As a young man he moved to Oshawa, Ontario to work for General Motors and then moved to the Joffre area, working in the oil field and finally settling in Eckville where he farmed and battery operated. He had a quick wit and loved to tease. He loved his family and friends, his farm and his black cattle.

Red is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Bernice, children; Heather (Brian) Lazzer, Karen (Ron) A n d r e w, S a n d y ( B o b ) French, Brian Brownlee and Shelley Brownlee, ten grandchildren; Andrea (Nathan) Trainor, Steven Lazzer, Gina (Trevor) Hamilton, Darren ( K y m ) A n d r e w, J o l i n e (Wayne) Magwood, Tracy (Darcy) Black, Michelle (Bryan) Middleton, Brad (Erin) French, Dylan (Christina) Brownlee and Chantelle Brownlee, ten great grandchildren; Aidan, Cale, Louis, Declan, Grace, Calder, Ryan, Jayden, Jessica and Matthew, sister Mollie (Mac) Boyes, brother in-laws, sister in-laws, nieces, nephews and many caring friends. Red was predeceased by his parents Alex and Elizabeth Brownlee, brother Ian (Jean) Brownlee and sister Margaret (Marvin) Colby. Red’s family would like to thank the staff at Extendicare Michener Hill, Red Deer for their loving care over the past three years. A celebration of Red’s life will be held at the Eckville Community Centre, 52 Street and 54 Avenue, Eckville, on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be held at Eckville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 202-5913 50 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4C4 or to the Eckville Arena. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care Gordon R. Mathers, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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STEWART Kenneth Frederick Aug. 2, 1939 - Oct. 3, 2013 Ken Stewart of Red Deer, Alberta passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the age of 74 on October 3, 2013. Ken is survived by his devoted wife, Carol; his children and grandchildren, Shawna (Dan), Quinlan and Liam; Kim (Rob), Tessa; Paula (Brad), Keisha, Brayden and Haley; Rob (Shannon), Ciara; Kerrie (Darcy), Megan and Tegan; and Mike (Dawn), Kyle and Kennedy. He was predeceased by his parents, Paul and Marie; and by his brothers, Harvey and George. Ken will be lovingly remembered for the time and dedication to his family over the years, leaving special memories with us all. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and he will always be loved and cherished. He will be sadly missed by his sisters, brother and their families, as well as numerous friends and colleagues. Ken spent his life working in the Oil and Gas Industry for over 50 years.

He was a friend and mentor to all who knew him. In his spare time, he never missed a game of his beloved Calgary Flames and he was also known to go to the race track a time or two. Ken also enjoyed his yearly trips to Phoenix with his wife Carol to golf and to enjoy the company of his friends. A special thank you to the staff and Doctors at the Red Deer and Foothills hospitals for the loving care and support. At Ken’s request, no service will be held. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Ken, may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

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It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness we announce the passing of Marguerite McAuley of Red Deer with her loving family by her side on October 3rd, 2013. Left to mourn her loss are her children Gail (Devon) Boulding of Big Valley, Lesley Karen (Clint) Neis of Westerose, Darryl (Linda) McAuley of Red Deer, Teresa (Randy) Whitlow of Carstairs and Brent (Tracy) McAuley of Blackfalds. Fourteen Grandchildren: Ashley, Jeffrey and Jeremy Boulding, Travis Neis, Christie (Jared) Seida, Bryon (Tammy) McAuley, Tanya (Kelly) Thompson, Kyle (Darci) McAuley and Lorissa (Curtis) McAuley, Trevor (Kristin) Whitlow, Bradley Whitlow and Heather (Matt) Popowich, Teigan McAuley and Zachary Gill-McAuley. Sixteen Great-grandchildren: Benson, Jordan, Kaidyn, Sydney, Lillian, Braydon, Isabell, Cohen, Mason, Hailie, Kaiden, Trinity, Damien, Julia, David, Maxwell. Marguerite also leaves behind her two brothers, Alfred and Wilfred (Edith) Rupert of Peers and her sister MaryLou Priestley-Wright (Fred) of Niton Junction, Sister-in-law Helen Rupert of Edson and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her loving husband Leslie, her parents Lloyd and Ellen Rupert, a brother Edgar Rupert and Sister-in-law Lillian Rupert.

Marguerite attended school and was raised in Community of Millet, graduated from Marvel Beauty College in Edmonton, and later married Leslie McAuley and moved to Red Deer.

She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church and a CWL member since 1950. She worked many years at the Hudson Bay Co., enjoyed being a Brownie Leader, was an avid Curler, loved her sports, camping, travelling and cooking. Marguerite treasured and challenged her many years of playing Duplicate Bridge and was privileged to be a founding member of the Red Deer Bridge Club. Her Memories will be cherished by all those that knew her. A Prayer Service will be held on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820 45 Street, Red Deer. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer, on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Donations in Marguerite’s name may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com.

Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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MORSE Mrs. Sheila Marie Morse passed away at the age of 75 years in the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre on Friday October 4, 2013 with loved ones at her side. Sheila was raised in Delburne, Alberta and practiced nursing for many years in Elnora and Trochu before retiring in 1994. Left to remember her are her son; Shawn Morse of Calgary, daughter, Julie (Bob) Sleep of Beaumont, son; Chris (Sally) Morse of Calgary and daughter; Heather (Patrick)

Rurka of Rimbey, grandchildren; Owen Sleep, Jared and Morse. Sheila also leaves to mourn one brother, Larry (Laura) George of Edmonton.

Sheila was predeceased by her parents Peggy and Art George, and by her husband Bob. A celebration of Sheila’s life will be held from Wilson’s Funeral Chapel & Crematorium in Rimbey, Alberta on Friday October 11, 2013 at 11:00 am. A time of refreshments and fellowship will follow in the Rimbey Royal Canadian Legion. Special thanks to the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre for the great care and compassion they provided Sheila during her stay in their long term care facility. If friends desire, memorial contributions may be made in Sheila’s memory to the Rimbey Hospital and Care Centre P.O. Box 440 Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0 or to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta 10531 Kingsway Ave. Edmonton, Alberta T5H 4K1.

Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Rimbey and Lacombe in charge of the arrangements.

Phone: (403) 843-3388 or (403) 782-3366 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families”

RUSSELL CHAPMAN January 1925 - October 2012 In tears we saw you sinking We watched you fade away You suffered much in silence You fought so hard to stay You faced your task with courage Your spirit did not bend You still kept on fighting Until the very end.

God saw you getting tired, When a cure was not to be, So He wrapped His arms around you And whispered, “Come with me” When we saw you lying there So peaceful, free from pain, We could not wish you back To suffer that again.

Your loving wife Phyllis & Family

SET OF KEYS FOUND across the street from the Golden Circle on Oct. 2nd.

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• Min. 2 yrs. exp. in a responsible admin. role in construction or mfg.

• Post-secondary education in business or combination of exp. & education.

• Working knowledge of pertinent regulations, COPP’S SERVICE INC. 225 Burnt Ridge Road Red Deer County, AB T4S 2L4 Email HR@coppsinc.ca Fax: 403-406-5447 www.coppsinc.ca Howard & Company Real Estate Appraisers requires a permanent F/T or P/T office assistant. Please send resumes to: davidhorn@ howardandcompany.com or drop off at Unit 906, 2nd Floor Parkland Mall.

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STROUB Phyllis Joan Stroub (nee McGee) of Didsbury passed away on October 4, 2013 at the Foothills Hospital, Calgary at the age of 71 years. Phyllis is survived by her daughter Bonnie(Richard); two sons Dennis and Murray Gauthier; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; sister Bernice Duncan of Victoria, BC as well as many, many family and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday October 10, 2013 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #105, Olds at 11 : 0 0 a . m . w i t h P a s t o r Norman Tauber officiating.

Memorial tributes may be made directly to the Diabetes Association or the Alberta Heart & Stroke Foundation.

HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., OLDS entrusted with arrangements.

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ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs. $13/hr. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:

* Experienced Production Testing * Day Supervisors * Night Operators * Experienced Production Testing Assistants If you are a team player interested in the oil and gas industry, please submit your resume, current driver’s abstract and current safety certificates to the following: Fax 403-887-4750 lstouffer@1strateenergy.ca Please specify position when replying to this ad.

We would like to thank all those candidates who apply, however only qualified personnel will be contacted.

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Barden Oilfield Hauling is looking for a Texas Bed Operator to join our growing company. Competitive wages and immediate benefits offered. Fax or email resumes 403 341 3968 bardentrucking@ telus.net No phone calls please.

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LOCAL SERVICE CO. in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets.

Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475

Do you have a Desire to be Part of a Growing Company...

Experienced Oilfield Construction Lead Hands Experienced Oilfield Construction Labourers Journeyman Picker Operator (Class 1) Alstar Oilfield is looking for highly motivated individuals to join our Team in Hinton.

Alstar has been serving the oil and gas construction industry since 1969.

Please Apply at www.alstaroilfield.com Career Section “Committed to enriching the lives of our workforce, while Providing quality energy construction solutions” Buying or Selling your home?

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Fluid Experts Ltd.

Fluid Experts of Red Deer is seeking experienced

Class 1 Operators

to haul clean fluids for the Oil & Gas Industry. Home every night, company benefits with exceptional pay structure. Must be able to work on their own with minimal supervision.

Compensation based on experience. Fax resume w/all tickets and current drivers abstract to: 403-346-3112 or email to: roger@fluidexperts.com Global Tubing Canada is currently looking for additional shop hands for our growing company. We are looking for permanent/ fulltime employees either with Coil Tubing Servicing experience or without.

There is room for advancement for the entry level employees. Pay will be based on experience. Call 403-346-9231 for more information or drop resume off at 7754 47th Avenue Close, Red Deer, Alberta.

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Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS and DERRICK HANDS Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

LOOKING FOR EXP’D Boiler Operators with tickets for work in Central Alberta and Northeastern BC. Submit resumes to info@gtchandler.com or fax to: 403-886-2223

October Training Schedule OSSA Fall Protection October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 OSSA Elevated Work October 31

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 Looking for a place to live?

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TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

OSSA Confined Space Entry / Monitor October 24 Work Place Fall Protection October 11,25

Contact us at:

www.rhinotraining.ca admin@rhinotraining.ca (403) 358-5102

PACIFIC VALVE SERVICES

is looking for a F/T Valve Technician/Shop Labourer AND a Field Service Technician.

Driver’s license & abstract must be provided with resume. We offer profit sharing, dental & medical benefits, & a positive, safety oriented work environment.

Wages will depend on experience. Must be prepared to work overtime.

Please fax resume with references to (403) 346-8847 or email to: jwhitelaw@pacificvalve.com No phone calls please.

Q TEST INSPECTION LTD.

Now has immediate openings for CGSB Level II RT’s and CEDO’s for our winter pipeline projects. Top wages and comprehensive benefit package available.

Subcontractors also welcome.

Email resumes to: qtestltd@telus.net or Phone 403-887-5630.

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Oilfield

Our Frac Flowback Division in Blackfalds, Alberta is seeking dynamic and motivated individuals for the following positions:

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Operators • Previous experience is an asset, but not necessary

Professionals

We are looking for Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick and Floorhands for the Red Deer area. $2 safety bonus and above CAODC recommended wages.

Please email jwalsh@galleonrigs.com or Fax (403) 358-3326.

Professionals

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EYEWEAR LIQUIDATORS

requires OPTICAL ASSISTANT Training provided.

Apply in person with resume to: 4924 59 St. Red Deer, AB.

Restaurant/ Hotel

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GLENN’S RESTAURANT

LINE COOKS & DISHWASHERS NEEDED. Cooks start at $15./hr Dishwasher start @$12.hr Must be willing to work varying shifts. Exc. wages and benefits. Must have reliable transportation.

Apply in person to Sandy at Glenn’s Restaurant on Gasoline Alley or phone for an app’t. 403-346-5448.

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989240 AB LTD. o/a TIM HORTONS Hiring 15 Permanent F/T Food Counter Attendants & 4 Permanent F/T Food Service Supervisors for eachRed Deer Locations Parkland Mall 6359 50 Ave. & 6020 - 67 St. & 2325 - 50 Ave. Fax: 403-314-4427, email parklandtimhortons @gmail.com Must be available all shifts, evenings., wknds., nights $11./hr. - FCA No exp. needed. $13.50/hr. - FSS 1-2 yrs. industry exp. needed.

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Restaurant/ Hotel

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2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

2-5 yrs. training 2-5 yrs. on-the-job exp.

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403-227-7796 email to:

hr@bilton.ca

Based in our Innisfail offices, duties will include reviewing and documenting our processes; and creating/revising systems and procedures.

You will also perform data analyses, review our legal documents, and assist legal counsel by organizing evidence, preparing exhibits, and arranging witnesses.

We require related education and several years experience in senior administrative work. We require excellent written and verbal communication, strong attention to detail, and proficiency in MS Office and MS Visio.

Apply by October 14th:

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Firemaster Oilfield Services is continuing to grow and expand. We are looking for experienced:

Restaurant/ Hotel

• H2S Safety Specialists • Oilfield Firefighters

KFC requires

DELIVERY DRIVERS

If you have a desire to be part of an exciting company that puts safety and the needs of its employees first, then you will want to pursue this opportunity.

What does Firemaster offer?

Daytime, Evening, FT & PT Shifts Available

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Firemaster Oilfield Services Inc. 4728 78A Street Close Red Deer, AB T4P 2J2 E-mail: contact@firemaster.ca Fax: (403) 346-0490 No Phone Calls Please

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Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113 Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 FAX: (403)747-2660 EMAIL : mlyle@rahr.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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Galaxy Plumbing & Heating Ltd seeking full time 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year plumbing apprentices, Applicants should have service and new home experience. Drivers license is required for all positions.

Please email your resume to galaxyadmin@telus.net or fax to 403-347-4539.

Trades

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Clark’s

PLUMBING & HEATING CORP.

Service Plumbers NEEDED!!!

Clark’s has immediate openings for qualified, experienced Residential, Commercial and Industrial Plumbers.

One position is 2 week on and 1 week off shift it is located in Lac La Biche/Bonnyville, Alberta, (furnished living accommodations provided for out of town employees in both locations) Second is 2 weeks on and 1 week off and is a Camp position.

The successful candidates will: hold a current Journeyman’s ticket and H2S be experienced in all aspects of Plumbing service must pass a Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening Provide a current Driver Licence and Abstract be a motivated self-starter take pride in doing great work and willing to work long hours if needed be energetic, positive, and keen to work with a rapidly expanding company be 100% dedicated to customer service and satisfaction

Production Bonuses Comp. wages & benefits.

Long term employment Please email resume to shop@rebelvac.ca Or fax to: 403-314-2249 SHEET Metal Installer for HVAC Company.

Residential or retro-fit exp. req’d. Great benefit pkg.

ALSO, Shop helper required. E-MAIL resume to: info@comfortecheating. com or fax: 403-309-8302

Sheraton Red Deer Hotel Req’s F/T maintenance personnel. Ideal for jack of all trades. email to kbaker@sheratonreddeer. com or fax 403-346-4790

SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580

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F/T Entry Level Mechanics helper. Valid driver’s licence & basic tools req’d.

Possible apprenticeship available. Competitive wage and benefits. Please fax resume to: Attn: Ted 403-341-3691 Wanted experienced only, industrial preppers, painters and coaters for full time positions. Also looking for a full time experienced yard person with forklift ticket. Fax resume to 403-346-0626 or email to nancy.hacoatings @gmail.com

WE ARE GROWING, NOW HIRING

F/T MEAT CUTTER

Competitive wages.

Apply in person or fax resume to 403-885-5231.

Clark’s offers top wages,10% holiday/vacation pay, overtime after 8 hrs, training, Health and Dental packages, Cell phones, Company Truck. We are a COR Certified and ISNetworld Compliant, safety-conscious company that provides a safe and enjoyable workplace.

Fax Resume to 780-623-7451 or Email: sales@cpandh.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

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www.trican.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.

Red Deer.

NEED EXPERIENCED Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Full Time.

Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

WANTED: Exp’d driver with clean Class 1 license for Super B work in Central Alberta. F/T, benefits.

Fax resume and current driver’s abstract to 403-728-3902. or 403-746-5794 or email mrmike71@hotmail.com

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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.

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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 JOURNEYMAN H.D. MECHANIC req’d immed. for very busy heavy equip. sales lot in Innisfail.

Wage range $25. - $35/hr depending on exp.

Preference will be given to those with previous equipment rental service, lifts and off road construction equipment experience. Fax resume to 403-227-5701 or email: bouvier9@telus.net TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

Application Closing Date: October 25 2013.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to:

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Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer

Please send your resume along with a current driver’s abstract and copies of current certificates to:

This position will work in coordination with the Operations group and is accountable to the Maintenance Supervisor.

A valid trade certificate is an asset but not mandatory.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

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to join our team of professionals.

Above average salary and bonus structure, health and dental plan, pension plan, profit sharing, 15 - 6 work schedule, ongoing in-house training, all PPE provided, and the opportunity to advance in an ever-expanding company.

The position includes maintenance inspections, lubes, PM’s and repairs to all types of equipment in order to maintain the safe operation and fulfill production requirements of Rahr Malting. The position is rated under the Heavy Job classification.

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You Posses: • A valid class 5 license (considered an asset) • Current First Aid and H2S certification • Ability to pass pre-employment testing

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JOURNEYMAN AND APPRENTICE WELDERS

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd, a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Maintenance position.

Canada’s largest member-owned utility requires a Coordinator to assist in our document control, strategic priorities and to monitor our business functions.

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Is looking for F/T SALESPERSON. Mon. - Fri. 8-5. Job requirements will • be: quoting jobs, dealing • with walk in clients, phone • sales, scheduling and customer service. Very The hourly rate will be competitive wages and $13.10. benefit package. Fax Call 403-347-1414 resumes to: 403-343-1325 or Fax to: 403-347-1161 SOAP Stories is seeking 5 retail sales reps. Selling soap & bath products. $12.10 hr + bonus & commission. Ft No exp. req`d.

Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Red Deer. email resume to The Tap House Pub & Grill premierjobrd@gmail.com req’s full and part time LUCKY’S LOUNGE located in Jackpot Casino, cooks. Apply with resume at 1927 Gaetz Avenue requires Experienced Trades between 2-5 pm.

P/T Servers.

Please apply in person at CARPET COLOUR 4950 47 Ave. Sales & CENTRE No phone calls please Distributors is currently looking for Pho Thuy Duong EXP’D. TILE INSTALLER Vietnamese Restaurant ELEMENTS is looking for Applicant must have ability FOUNDATION company in hiring F/T kitchen help.

5 retail sales reps. selling to lay out tiles, be familiar Red Deer is currently $12./hr. Open avail.. Eves. season gift packages and with setting materials and hiring experienced & weekends. Please drop personal care products in products. This is a F/T foundation form workers. resume at Bay #4, 5108 52 St. Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. position with a wage of $20 Please fax resume to: Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + -$25/hr. depending on exp.

TOO MUCH STUFF? 403-346-5867. bonus & comm. FT. No Submit resume attn: Curtis Let Classifieds HVAC Service Person exp. req`d.

Please email cpoiercarpetcolourcentre. help you sell it. required for busy well elementsreddeer@gmail.com com or drop off at established company in Carpet Colour Centre TAP HOUSE FLURRIES SHEEPSKIN Red Deer. Attractive wage 1100, 5001-19 St. Red is looking for 5 SALES NORTH and benefit package. Full Deer, Ab. T4R 3R1 REPS, selling shoes & (formerly Sam’s Cafe) is hours guaranteed. Start CERTIFIED WELDER apparel, at our Parkland now taking applications for immediately. e-mail: Permanent Mall. 4747 67 St. Red experienced SERVERS, brad@comfortecheating.

Certified Welders Deer. $12.10/hr. + bonus BARTENDERS, com $28 - $45 per hour & comm. F/T Position. No DISHWASHERS AND Phone: 403-309-8301 or dependent on level of exp. exp. req’d. Email COOKS. Bring resume to Fax: 403-309-8302 Group benefit plan after 3 Flurriesrd@gmail.com 7101 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer month probation.

• Red Seal Welder or equiv. academic & exp.

Trades • Min, 2 yrs welding exp. at a Journeyman level • Familiar with working outdoors in remote loLOOKING for cations and all weather concrete carpenters, conditions • Working knowledge of placers and finishers with pertinent industry regu- experience. Send resume to tri-blade@shaw.ca or lations and OH&S. Fax: 403-755-3130 Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, phone 403-598-1394 COPP’S SERVICES INC. engineers and manufactures custom oilfield 225 Burnt Ridge Road MOTIVATED individual equipment for international clients, within our Red Deer County, AB required to work as T4S 2L4 7 shops and 10 acres of land in Innisfail Ab. apprentice in the heating, Email: HR@coppsinc.ca ventilation and air Fax 403-403-5447 conditioning trade. Good Continuous learning and growth is our goal for www,.coppsinc.ca mechanical and people every employee! If you would like to be a part CHILES SANDBLASTING skills an asset. Clean driver’s of a growing and dynamic team of professionals license mandatory. & PAINTING REQ’S in your field, we are currently seeking: email: info@ I Labourer & 1 Prepper, comfortecheating.com exp. would be an asset, fax: 403-309-8302 must have own transportation. Wage is $15 - $18/hr.

Please submit resume by fax: 403-340-3800 Competitive starting wages DOCK Person with These are full-time permanent shop positions Forklift exp, needed. with benefits packages including Health, Call 403-346-0158 or fax REBEL METAL resume to 403-314-9234 RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

FABRICATORS DUE TO A LARGE Please fax resume to: MIG WELDERS INCREASE IN BUSINESS, 2nd, 3rd Yr. •

Day and Night Supervisors • Previous experience is required We Offer: • A competitive total compensation which includes, salary, group insurance and retirement savings plans • Flexible shift schedules • All necessary training to be successful • Opportunities for career progression

Sales & Distributors

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS must be avail. nights and weekends. Must have:

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Janitorial

Restaurant/ Hotel

880

1578018 ALBERTA LTD o/a: Windspinners & Gadgets o/a: Gigs Watches, Hire Sales Clerks Parkland Mall, Bower Place Shopping Centre, Red Deer, AB. Goal oriented. Good English.

Perm, F/T, Shifts, Weekends Wage - $14.00/hr. E-mail: fishergrp@gmail.com Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

B10 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013

Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START •

GED preparation to start November 5 Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk

880

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in UPPER FAIRVIEW

MICHENER AREA 134 papers $793/mo.

MOUNTVIEW AREA 76 papers $407/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA 67 papers $360/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

CARRIERS NEEDED

SHIPPER RECEIVER

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA

INGLEWOOD AREA

GLENDALE

LANCASTER AREA

71 St. & Gehrke Cl. ALSO 59 Ave. & Gray Dr. NORMANDEAUE Norquay St. & Nordegg Cres.

Abbott Close Allan St. Allan Close

Isherwood Close Inglis Cres.

Iverson Close

Long lose Law Close/ Lewis Close Langford Cres.

Addington Drive SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres./ Stanhope Ave.

WASKASOO

VANIER AREA

45 & 46 Ave.

Visser St. Vanson Close

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

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 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS Please call Quitcy at 403-314-4316 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

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 EXP’D PARTS PERSON req’d by Chrysler Dealership.

Apply in person with resume at: Northwest Motors 3115 Gaetz Ave. R.D.

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK in CLEARVIEW AREA Cameron Cres. & Conners Cres. $180/mo.

ALSO Castle Cres., Clark Cres. & Crawford St. $141/mo.

TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

1580

Family owned and operated, Trail Appliances continues to grow and due to this, we are looking to expand our warehouse department. Trail offers excellent training and a competitive compensation.

We are currently looking for a full time Shipper Receiver to work out of our Red Deer location. Shifts will be varied including weekends.

EquipmentHeavy

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood

Birch, Spruce, Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 The ideal candidate will: FREE FIREWOOD • be able to maneuver Bring your power saw. merchandise in excess 403-346-4307 of 100lbs • possess exceptional LOGS customer service skills • enjoy working within a Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. diverse team Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging Launch your career with a 403-318-4346 well known and respected company. Become a part Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner o f t h e s u c c e s s f u l Tr a i l BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / team by applying in person del. Lyle 403-783-2275 to: Colin Parsons in person at Household #6 4622 61 Street, Furnishings Riverside Industrial District, Red Deer or fax to 403-347-3314. A security COUCH/Sofa bed, clean in check will be conducted on exc. cond. $125. Deck successful candidates. table, green metal with glass top 38”x60” 4 chairs, Start your career! w/ matching rocker chair See Help Wanted (new was $700). Asking $85. 403-352-8811 LOVE SEAT, good cond. $100 2 BAR STOOLS, $40 ea.

30” x 48” WHITE WOODEN TABLE. STANDING LAMP, $10.

403-346-2346 THE TASTY BAKERY SIM’S Burgundy Leather P/T OPPORTUNITY Reclining Sofa. Exc. cond.

Afternoons, Paid $2500. Asking No early mornings, $550 obo. 403-343-6187 No late nights TABLE, round, Maple, 40”, No Sundays, 4 chairs. Exc. cond. $200.

Apply in person at: 403-352-8811 Bay #1, 2319 Taylor Drive (directly behind Nutters)

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

F/T sales and customer service associate, bilingual French/English an asset.

Hourly wage plus benefits. email: careers@buyairsoft.ca F/T SECURITY GUARDS Weekends & evenings.

TRI-WEST Security Rate of $16 -$19/hour. pending experience. Must have security license Email resume to: triwestab@yahoo.ca FURNACE DUCT CLEANING TECH REQ’D. IMMED. Wages neg. 403-506-4822 HOUSE CLEANER Honest, reliable, exp.

3.5 hr/jobs. General residential 403-598-1906

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of

Stereos TV's, VCRs Wanted experienced tire service tech must have Passenger & Light Truck experience. Phone or visit Fountain Tire 6195 67 a st Red Deer 403.343.9422 WELL ESTABLISHED grooming shop in Lacombe is looking for a certified groomer with experience in all breeds. We are a small grooming shop focused on quality. Quality and pride in your work is extremely important, 3-5 years’ work experience is recommended when applying, e-mail your resume to pawsitive.cj@gmail.com

1730

360 XBOX, 10 Games, $10. ea.

PS 2, 10 games, $60.

Panasonic stereo, Ipod hookup. $40.

403-782-3847 COLECO table top Packman game. $80.

403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

Misc. for Sale

C E D A R s c r e e n d o o r.

Brand new/never used.

36” X 80.5”. Comes with a set of new hardware. $60.

Call (403) 342-7908.

DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles, fairies, dragons and biker gifts. #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino FREE HOUSEPLANTS Palm, Gardenia, Ivy, Sedum, Shamrock, Philodendron.

GONE HANGERS. Wooden, Plastic, Metal. Box full for $10. 403-314-9603

LAMP, COFFEE MAKER, PLACEMATS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. Whole box for $20. 403-314-9603 THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS IS UPON US! Electric Roaster, never used. Self baster.

Does everything you do in the kitchen oven. $80.

403-347-0104.

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316 MOBIL 1 Lube Express Gasoline Alley req’s an Exp. Tech. Fax 403-314-9207

1830

(2) BURMAN kittens. $40/ea.

403-887-3649 FREE 8 week old orange kittens 5 mo. old Calico kittens, 1 gorgeous pinky orange 5 mo. old M. kitten, all need loving homes 403-782-3130

1840

Dogs

BERNESE MOUNTAIN dog puppies, ready to go NOW 403-357-7108

1760

1900

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DEERPARK AREA Denovan Cres., Dickenson Cres & Davison Dr. Area $201/mo.

Help

880

For afternoon delivery once per week

ROSEDALE AREA Roche St. & 3 Blocks of Roland St. $54/mo.

ALSO East half of Robinson Cres., Revie Cl. & Reinholt Ave. $84/mo.

ALSO Richards Cr. & Cl., Russell Cres. & Ray Ave. $120/mo.

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

2190

Grain, Feed Hay

wegot

3140

Warehouse Space

SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615

3190

Mobile Lot

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

rentals

Realtors FOR RENT • 3000-3200 & Services WANTED • 3250-3390

CLASSIFICATIONS

4010

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

4020

Houses For Sale

BIG VALLEY Only $20,000 3 bdrm. on nice large treed lot. Water, sewer, garbage Good terms avail. Owner Dave 780-475-2897

FREE Weekly list of 2 BDRM. CONDO. New paint, fridge & stove. properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s $950/mo/d.d. 587-679-2233 phone #, etc. 342-7355 3 BDRM, 1 1/2 bath townHelp-U-Sell of Red Deer house in well kept condominium www.homesreddeer.com complex at #9, 15 Stanton St. 5 appls & fenced yard.

Tenants must be over 40 w/references & quiet living.

Avail. Nov. 1st for $1300/mo. $1300 D.D. 403-341-4627 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, IMMED. POSS. $379,900. generously sized, 1 1/2 Bower bi-level fully dev. 3 baths, fenced yards, bdrm., 3 bath. large rec. rm, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, can possibly add an extra Sorry no pets. bdrm. Desirable upgrades. www.greatapartments.ca Corner lot w/det. 15x24 heated workshop. RV parking. OPEN HOUSE Manufactured - 94 Boyce St. 1 - 4 pm.

Homes Sat. Oct. 5th. 403-350-1690

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

Suites

3060

1 BDRM. No pets. $675 rent/s.d. Avail. Nov. 1st.

Call 403-227-1844 LARGE, 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

MUST SELL

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

3090

1 BDRM. bsmt, prefer employed or student. Avail. immed 342-7789 /396-7941 FURN. room, all utils. and cable incld, $425/mo.

403-506-3277

RENOVATED spacious 5 bdrm. home in Big Valley, new kitchen and deck,renovated bathrooms with a large jetted tub, new floor, new windows in some rooms, double lot, nice backyard with trees, single garage with heat stove, May consider rent to own. Asking $115,000 obo.

Call Gord 403-710-4085

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 346-7273

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

MASON MARTIN HOMES Custom new homes planning service.

Kyle, 403-588-2550

NEW CONDO

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

services

Badger Daylighting is recruiting for the following positions in Badger’s Red Deer Office for a Shipper Receiver.

Badger Daylighting is North America’s largest provider of non-destructive excavating services. The Company’s key technology is the Badger Hydrovac, which is used primarily for safe digging in congested grounds and challenging conditions. The Badger Hydrovac uses a pressurized water stream to liquefy the soil cover, which is then removed with a powerful vacuum system and deposited into a storage tank. Badger manufactures its own truckmounted hydrovac units.

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

Experienced Shipper / Receiver positioned at our manufacturing facility in Red Deer. Forklift experience is an asset however, the successful candidate will need to be physically fit and self-motivated. Applicants will be expected have some Shipping Receiving, Inventory control as well as be part of a team, being able to meet deadlines.

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE:

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 WEEKEND dispatchers req’d. immediately.

Knowledge of Red Deer essential. Will require good verbal and written communication skills. Fax resume to 403-346-0295 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

Interested applicants should respond with a resume to: bhoffer@badgerinc.com Fax 403-343-0490

Employment Training

860

900

Pidherney’s offers:

323466J8

• Top paid wages based on experience • Scheduled days off • Benefits package • Company matched RRSP’s

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070 1100

Stamp finish, exposed finish, basements, garages, patio pads, driveways & sidewalks. etc. No job to Big or too Small, we do it All! Call Mark 403-597-3523

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Looking for a new sidewalk, help on small jobs around the house, such as small tree cutting, landscaping, painting or flooring?

Call James 403-341-0617

Massage Therapy

1280

Misc.

Services

(FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

1290

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

Moving &

Storage Executive Touch Massage (newly reno’d)

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Support Ltd. for SENIORS. Companionship, cleaning, cooking - in home, in facility.

We are BETTER for CHEAPER! Call 403-346-7777

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its Window BEST! Cleaning 403-986-6686 Come in and see WINDOW CLEANING. Eavestroughing why we are the talk Outside / Inside / Both.

403-506-4822 of the town.

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 www.viimassage.biz Yard DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

317696I13-L27

STEAM TRUCK OPERATOR

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

CONCRETE!

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

We require an organized individual to operate our steam truck on site and in the yard, and perform routine maintenance. This position will be based out of our Blackfalds office. Assets include: Class 5Q Driver’s license and all safety tickets.

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542

Legal Administrative Assistant Marketing Coordinator Insurance Advisor Business Administration Hotel & Tourism Management

Requires

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Contractors

BUSINESS DRIVEN TO EXCEL FROM START TO FINISH

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

VINYL SIDING CLEANING Eaves Trough Cleaned, Windows Cleaned. Pckg.

Pricing. 403-506-4822

YOUR CAREER IN

Fax résumé to 403-845-5370 E-mail: hr@pidherneys.com

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

FURNISHED Bdrm. $500 incl. utils. 403-342-4604

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In the towns of:

MOUNTVIEW AREA 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 36 to 38 St. $196/mo.

2140

Horses

1810

3 PORCELINE dolls $20/ea; dbl. comforter and bed skirt, $20; skidoo boots size 6 ladies $20; set of Corelle dishes $20; WESCLEAN - Red Deer small 32” fiber optic Christm a s t r e e $ 1 0 ; e l e c t r i c F1B GOLDEN DOODLES, SHIPPER/ RECEIVER / C h r i s t m a s h o u s e $ 1 5 ; black now but will brindle INSIDE SALES req’d. brand new queen bed skirt Competitive wages, full as they get older. Non $20; 403-352-3521 benefits, forkilft exp. shedding, well handled, preferred. Dangerous 6’ CHRISTMAS TREE, $10. long time breeder. $900. goods exp. preferred.

GOLD FRAME MIRROR, Delivered to Alberta.

Familiar with shipping/ 25”x30”, $10.

Text 306-521-1371 receiving procedures.

SEWING MACHINE, or call 306-792-2113 Able to lift 30-60 lbs. never used, $95. www.furtettishfarm.ca Basic computer skills 403-346-2346 an asset. Must have a 9 assorted Corral dinner Sporting good personality and plates, 6 side plates, easy to work with .

Goods 4 soup bowls, $12 for all.

Drop resume off at 1 Large fruit bowl, # 7, 7973 49 AVE. SKIS, $100. great design. $7. or email to: 403-343-7884 8 old fruit nappies, $2 for all. mdoll@wesclean.com or Medium size old SNOW BOARD Boots, fax to 403-347-8803 meat platter $7. size 9 (2 pairs) $50 each.

Central Alberta’s Largest Dream Catcher, $10.

1 pr. size 3, $20.

Rhinestone Necklace & Car Lot in Classifieds 403-343-7884 Earrings, from the 1950’s, $75. 403-346-2231 Travel BAR SINK, brand new. $60. 403-343-7884 Packages FOR SALE: TRAVEL ALBERTA Large wash tub $30.

Alberta offers Electronic De-Humidifier SOMETHING $55. 403-342-7460 for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

CLASSIFICATIONS Misc.

1500-1990

2000-2290

3 FLR, 3 Bdrm house w/3 bath, new paint & carpets & deck at 7316-59 Ave. Avail. to over 40 tenants.

No pets. Off street parking for 3 vehicles. Rent $1600, Pets & D.D. $1600. 403-341-4627 Supplies WANTED- 3 bedroom home or town house with RABBIT Hutch, outdoor, appliances, basement and partially insulated, incld’s garage. Small dog and h e a t e d w a t e r d i s h a n d smoking. Mature Couple, food. $75. 403-340-2462 Nov1-2013. Contact us at 780-902-6013 or email at Tired of Standing? bjportr@telus.net.

Looking Find something to sit on in Red Deer area or Red in Classifieds Deer County.

stuff

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS

VARIETY of brand new instrumental, country, old time music CD’s, (16) $30 Must take all.

403-309-1838

Cats

3090

Rooms For Rent

KENMORE, dehumidifyer, TIMOTHY & Brome square 24L, exc. cond. $75.; 8’ bales, great for horses, aplive cactus plant, $50; wool prox. 60 lbs. put up dry accent carpet, clean, $20; and covered, $5/bale Audrey Hepburn purse, Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 $25.; 4 boxes, 12 gauge shotgun shells, $24.

403-352-8811

1860

INNISFAIL

CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA Crossley St., Connaught Cres. & Cooper Close area $192/mo.

Truckers/ Drivers

Children's Items

1720

********************** Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the

880

Misc.

Help

CHILDS HIKING SHOES Size 13. Columbia. Like new. $20. 403-314-9603

Fairbanks Rd, Fir St. & Fox Cres.

ALSO Fairway Ave. & Freemont Cl. ALSO Farrell Ave., Flagstaff Cl. & Fountain Dr.

(Reliable vehicle needed) EASTVIEW AREA 60 papers $321/mo.

880

323263J2-4

880

Misc.

Help

1420

1130

Escorts

1165

LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

Care

1430

SECOND 2 NONE Fall cleanup, eavestrough, hedges, odd jobs, etc.

403-302-7778

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 B11

SUV's

5040

APPROX. 30 acres. 20 min. to Lacombe. 1/2 mile off Hwy 12. Creek & exc. building site. 403-396-2925 LOCATION... LOCATION! On pavement, min. from Innisfail, 1500 sq. ft. ranch style home on 3.81 acres.

5 bdrms., w/2.5 baths, att.

2001 FORD Explorer lots car port, cedar vaulted ceiling, 2 fireplaces, high o f e x t r a s , v e r y c l e a n , $3500 obo 403-314-4857 speed DSL internet. $495,000. 403-357-9930

4070

Farms/ Land

Trucks

5050

1/4 SE24-40-24-W4 $4000 oil revenue. 1/2 mile from #12 Hwy. Power & water. 403-396-2925

4090

Manufactured Homes

MUST SELL

By Owner.

Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

Commercial Property

2010 CHEV Silverado 1500 LT 4X4, Z-71 $22,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

4110 2008 CHEVY Colorado Vortec 3.7 L, 4wd, good tires & brakes, Linex box liner & undercover. 783-2064

33,175 SQ. FT. manufacturing bldg. on 5.8 Acres for $1.4 Million. Heavy P o w e r, 1 0 To n c r a n e , oversized loading doors, & large graveled storage yard. 45 mins outside of Calgary in Linden, AB. Call Colliers International, Evan Truman (403) 215-7252.

1993 F150 S/C flareside, 1 of a kind, very clean, lots of extras $5500 obo 403-314-4857

Vans Buses

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wheels

5070

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Cars

5030

2005 CRYSLER Sebring 93,500 kms. $5500.

2004 Mustang Convertible 92,000 kms., $8900.

Both in exc. cond.

403-346-2626 2004 CHEV Impala, $4200. 403-341-3593 msg.

2000 NEON, 2L, 4 dr., 5 spd. Red, 403-318-3040

VIEW ALL OUR PRODUCTS

2003 HONDA Odyssey EX-L V6. Loaded.

One owner. $7800.

Call 403-396-0722.

Campers

5090

12’ TRUCK Camper to give away. Everything still working but needs some work to roof.

MUST BE MOVED! **SOLD**

Fifth Wheels

5110

at www.garymoe.com 2011 KEYSTONE Alpine $54,900. Top of the line.

Satellite dish, built in Cummins Onan generator, Sub-zero insulation pckg. and much more. Avail. for viewing. Call 403 357 6950

Boats & Marine Locally owned and family operated

SUV's

5040

2009 ESCALADE All options, new tires 132,000 kms. white, 7 Pass, 22” Rims, Exc. $32,500. obo 403-343-3516 imstein@telus.net

5160

2000 CAMPION 552 with 200 hrs on 2007 Volvo Penta 4.3L I/O. All cushions, seats & tarps in great shape & winterized. Garmin fishfinder 597C & full instrument panel.

Asking $18,000, can be viewed on Kijiji. 403-341-4627 before I put the tarp on for winter.

Snowmobiles

5170

2011 POLARIS Assault, many new parts. $8200 obo 403-396-5314

Auto Wreckers

5190

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap 2008 LAND ROVER SE LR 2, Vehicle & Metal Removal.

4X4, sunroofs, $19888 AMVIC APPROVED. 348-8788 Sport & Import We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519 2008 JEEP Rubicon Wrangler 4X4, $20,888.

Vehicles 348-8788 Sport & Import Wanted 2006 TUSCON V6 fwd, To Buy orig. owner, ONLY 23,700 kms, $11,100 403-346-2867 A-1 WILLY’S Parts Place Inc. Will haul away salvage cars free in city limits. Will pay for some.

Only AMVIC approved salvage yard in Red Deer 403-346-7278 RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. May pay cash 2005 Jeep Grand Cherofor vehicle. AMVIC kee Limited. Has only APPROVED. 403-396-7519 69,885 km. Fully loaded including NAV and DVD. 403 343 1651or 341-0606 Misc.

5200

HUNTERS SPECIAL Automotive 1991 Chev Blazer, 4 spd., hubs, winch $5888.

348-8788 Sport & Import

5240

SCRAP metal and cars, trades 403-304-7585

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A possible national default loomed closer on Monday as the partial government shutdown lingered, rattling markets in the U.S. and overseas. A gridlocked Congress betrayed little or no urgency toward resolving either of the threats.

Stocks got a case of the jitters on Wall Street, and halfway around the world China stressed the importance for the international economy of raising the U.S. debt limit.

“Safeguarding the debt is of vital importance to the economy of the U.S. and the world,” Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. China holds $1.277 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds, second only to Japan.

At home, the political rhetoric was unchanged — and generally uncompromising — while a new poll suggested Republicans are paying a heavier price than Democrats for the deadlock.

President Barack Obama said the House should vote immediately on ending the partial closure of the federal establishment. He accused House Speaker John Boehner of refusing to permit the necessary legislation to come to the floor because he “doesn’t apparently want to see the ... shutdown end at the moment, unless he’s able to extract concessions that don’t have anything to do with the budget.”

Boehner, in rebuttal, called on Obama to agree to negotiations on changes in the nation’s health care overhaul and steps to curb deficits, the principal GOP demands for ending the shutdown and eliminating the threat of default.

“Really, Mr. President. It’s time to have that conversation before our economy is put further at risk,” the Ohio Republican said in remarks on the House floor.

Obama said he would talk with the Republicans on those topics or virtually any others. But the White House has said repeatedly the president will not negotiate until the government is fully re-opened and the debt limit has been raised to stave off the nation’s first-ever default.

White House aide Jason Furman told reporters that if Boehner “needs to have some talking point for his caucus that’s consistent with us not negotiating ... that’s not adding a bunch of extraneous conditions, of course he’s welcome to figure out whatever talking point he wants that helps him sell something.”

The current standoff is the latest in a string of clashes over the past three years between Obama and a House Republican majority that has steered to the right with the rise of the tea party.

Most Democrats and many Republicans have assumed the GOP will pay a heavier price for a shutdown than the Democrats, since that was the case in 1996.

And a survey released by the Washington Post-ABC said disapproval of Republicans was measured at 70 per cent, up from 63 per cent a week earlier. Disapproval of Obama’s role was statistically unchanged at 51 per cent.

In the Senate, where majority Democrats forced approval of legislation before the shutdown aimed at preventing it, officials said Majority Leader Harry Reid was drafting a bill to raise the current $16.7 trillion debt ceiling before the Oct. 17 deadline when Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has said the government will reach its borrowing limit.

The measure would allow the government to meet its borrowing needs through the 2014 elections, officials said, although few details were immediately available.

Assuming Democratic support, the bill could pass the Senate quickly if Republicans merely vote against it as they press for concessions from the White House. But passage could be delayed until Oct. 17 if the GOP decides to mount a filibuster.

Separately, a White House aide said Obama would be receptive to an interim, short-term measure to prevent default.

In the House, Republicans declined to say when they would put debt limit legislation on the floor for a vote.

Instead, the public agenda for the day consisted of legislation to reopen the Food and Drug Administration, the latest in a string of measures to soften

the impact of the partial shutdown.

Earlier House-passed bills would end the shutdown at national parks, the National Guard and Reserves and the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program, and ease effects for the Washington, D.C., government, among other locations. Each of the measures cleared the House with some Democratic support.

Yet each is under a veto threat by the White House, and Reid opposes them in the Senate as far less than the full restoration of government services that most Democrats favour.

Still, the shutdown eased over the weekend, when about 350,000 civilian defence workers were recalled as the result of legislation Congress passed and Obama signed after the shutdown began.

That left an estimated 450,000 federal employees idle at agencies responsible for domestic programs, ranging from the Departments of Education to Energy, and including Labor, Health and Human Services, Interior, Transportation and more.

The shutdown was felt unevenly, however, because of bewilderingly complex rules and the ability of senior officials to declare some projects essential and therefore allowed to remain open.

Some routine food checks by the FDA were suspended, but the Department of Agriculture’s meat inspections continued uninterrupted. Much of the nation’s space agency was shuttered, although work continued on plans to launch a robotic probe to Mars, which has a once-every-two-years launch window.

Despite the order returning civilian Pentagon workers to their government jobs, defence contractor Lockheed Martin announced it would furlough about 2,400.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, where Obama visited, served as a demonstration for the variable impact of the partial shutdown.

Officials said the agency had furloughed about 86 per cent of its workers, then had recalled about 200 of them last week to prepare for the threat posed by Tropical Storm Karen in the Gulf Coast region.

Militant backlash feared after U.S. snatched al-Qaida militant in Libya

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — The Libyan militant accused by Washington in the killing of the U.S. ambassador told The Associated Press on Monday he’s not worried about being next on the list for capture by the Americans after the U.S. commando raid that spirited a senior al-Qaida suspect out of Tripoli.

Ahmed Abu Khattala’s confidence reflects the power that Islamic militants have grown to wield in Libya since the 2011 ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. Militia groups, some of them inspired by al-Qaida, operated with virtual impunity in the country, with the central government too weak to take action against them.

Now many of the groups are furious over Saturday’s U.S. special forces raid that captured Abu Anas al-Libi, wanted by the Americans for more than a decade over the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa. Some have hinted at retaliation at U.S. and other foreign interests and have lashed out at the government, accusing it of colluding with Washington.

“We only fear God,” Abu Khattala told AP by telephone from Benghazi, when asked if he is concerned he too could be snatched. Abu Khattala lives openly in the city, despite the indictment against him in a U.S. court over the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. He denies any role in the attack.

One prominent ultraconservative Muslim cleric, Sheik Ahmed bu-Sidra, warned that “all options are on the table” after the seizing of al-Libi, who was spirited out of the country and is now being held on a U.S. warship, according to American officials.

Moderates will be unable to silence possible retaliation by “insane Libyans who think death is a way to get close to God,” bu-Sidra said.

For more than two years, Libya has been held hostage to increasingly powerful militias. Initially they were formed out of rebel brigades that fought Gadhafi’s forces in 2011 uprising. The government has relied on them to carry out security duties because of the weakness of the army, but they have carved out spheres of power of their own, and many are made up of Islamic extremists.

No week passes without assassinations and abductions of top security officials and army officers, especially in Benghazi, the country’s second largest city. In a particularly humiliating show of state weakness, the son of defence min-

ister was kidnapped on Sept. 24.

“This is a crime against the state, aimed at preventing the minister from pushing ahead with his plan to put all the armed groups” under military control, the head of the defence committee in the legislature, Bel-Qassem Derizib said.

After al-Libi’s capture, the Libyan government said in a statement that it knew nothing about the raid and had asked the Americans for “clarifications” about the operation. Prime Minister Ali Zidan left the country Sunday for a three-day visit to Morocco.

The operation — which came on the same day that U.S. Navy Seals attempted to capture an al-Qaida-linked militant in Somalia — signalled an American readiness to go after militants in nations where authorities are unable to do so. That has raised expectations in Libya that further raids could follow, and many militants are convinced the Libyan government is colluding with the Americans.

“If the U.S. administration is co-operating with the (Libyan) government, then we hold the government responsible,” Abu Khattala said. “If they did it without Libyan government’s knowledge, then this is violation of the sovereignty of the Libyan state, which we reject.”

“We don’t want them here if they act against us,” he said, referring to foreigners in Libya. “If you are a guest, then act respectfully, otherwise your presence is not welcome.”

Abu Khattala was the commander of an Islamist militia group called the Abu Obaida bin Jarrah Brigade. However, he said he abandoned the militia and now works as a construction contractor. In earlier interview, Abu Khattala told the AP that he was not in hiding and had not been questioned by Libyan authorities over the consulate attack.

“I am in my city, having a normal life and have no troubles,” he said.

Officials in the U.S. have said he and an unspecified number of others were named in a sealed complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington. It’s unclear what charges he and the others face.

A previously unknown coalition of Islamic militants in three eastern Libyan cities — Benghazi, al-Bayda and Darna — issued a statement Monday vowing to avenge alLibi’s capture — and blaming the government. It called the abduction a “shameful act which will cost the Libyan government a lot.” Several dozen members of the Ansar al-Shariah — al-Qaida inspired group blamed earlier for playing a role in the attack on US consulate protested on Sunday in Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, denouncing al-Libi’s abduction and criticizing the government.

SHARK ATTACK

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EUREKA, Calif. — It was a perfect day for surfing. Except for the shark.

Jay Scrivner, a 45-year-old college English teacher, was waiting for waves off the California coast near his hometown of Eureka on Sunday morning after surfing for about two hours when a great white he estimated at about 8 feet (2.44 metres) -to-9 feet (2.74 metres) long bit his thigh and board.

“Sometimes you have a feeling that the water is weird,” Scrivner told The Associated Press in a phone interview from his room at Eureka’s St. Joseph Hospital on Monday afternoon.

“But everyone was just so happy. I was lying on my board, paddling around just waiting for a wave set.”

Scrivner regularly surfs at the spot near Humboldt Bay known as the Samoa Peninsu-

la. He was aware that another surfer, Scott Stephens, survived a shark attack in the same area last year.

Scriver said that “out of nowhere” he saw the shark’s teeth and nose. After he was bitten, he took a swing at the great white and let out what a friend nearby described as a primordial yell.

“I couldn’t believe it happened,” Scrivner said. “When I turned away from the shark, I said, ’Did I really get bit?’ Your mind doesn’t believe it.”

Scrivner said he did a quick inventory of his body parts and found everything was intact. A friend encouraged him to keep paddling toward the beach.

Once there, friends and fellow surfers applied pressure on the wound and tied a T-shirt to stop the bleeding.

“What’s strange about it was how amazing the morning was, how everyone was having a good time,” he said.

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GARDEN: How to collect the best manure Despite the fact that the average horse produces 7.5 tons of manure a year giving me a typical yield of 15 tons annually, I have collected most of the good stuff.

I don’t want the dried out sawdust textured piles that have had all the nutrients leached out of them.

Instead I go for the fresh piles, the steamier the better. Okay, that sounds disturbing even to me. But it’s true. It’s got to the point where I am practically rolling the wheelbarrow right up under the horses’ tails and tapping my foot.

Of course, the key to safe compost is time and heat. You want the pile to heat up sufficiently to kill off any pathogens or weed seeds in the manure and then you want the worms to move in and do their thing before transferring the rich, brown, gold to the garden. Next year.

Shannon McKinnon is a humour columnist and garden writer. She writes for Gardens Central magazine and blogs for peacecountrygardens.com, hardyherbs.com and the freshly sprouted containerscape.com

BLOOM: Travelling better than to have arrived What a lot of people don’t know is that Stevenson contracted tuberculosis when he was young and, because of it, was bedridden for much of his life.

Stevenson was noted for having declared, “To travel hopefully is better than to have arrived.”

One day, (as the story goes) Stevenson’s wife heard him hacking and coughing loudly. She said to him, “Still travelling hopefully, my old dear?”

Turning toward a window that was ablaze with afternoon sunlight, Stevenson replied, “I am. I will never let a row of medicine bottles block my horizon.”

Likewise, the story of Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist – perhaps best known for his memoir of the holocaust, Man’s Search for Meaning – who attributed his survival, at least in part, to the equation E+R=O: event plus response equals outcome.

“There is one thing no person can ever take away from me,” declared Frankl, “and that is my freedom to choose how I will react to what happens to me.”

Travelling hopefully and choosing how we respond to the events in our life is at the foundation of blooming where we’re planted.

That said I believe there are a number of steps we can take to make the process of blooming easier and certainly more enjoyable.

Learn to appreciate the place you currently call home. Try to see positive qualities rather than the negative.

Try to see your home through the eyes of someone who has never been to your town or city – perhaps someone from another country.

What is unique and beautiful about your place in the world?

Spend some time with those you love. Let your friends and family know that they’re important to you.

Visit with them, laugh with them, do small things to show them how much you care. If you’re somewhere new, take time to make friends, to get to know people.

Participate in your community.

Volunteer, join a club and go to events around town.

Set long- and short-term goals. Look to the future with a hopeful eye. Devise strategies that will keep you motivated and focused on positive outcomes.

Step out of resistance and go with the flow. Accept the fact that you cannot control everything and make the best of your current situation.

Remember that what you resist persists.

Be friendly and speak kindly to the people you interact with each day.

Choose to be a day-maker and not a day-breaker.

Help someone else to bloom where they’re planted.

Accept full responsibility for the quality and content of your life.

Remember that you are not bound by your upbringing. You may have grown up in conditions that were not ideal for blooming. Whether you burst into bloom or wither away is solely within your control.

Of course there is more to blooming than simply making the best of your circumstances. I’m reminded of the green-thumb efforts of my mother who always

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raised beautiful flowerbeds overflowing with such favourites as bleeding hearts, peonies and hollyhocks.

But occasionally she would bring home a new variety of plant as suggested by a friend at the garden centre that had very specific tastes as to soil type, moisture and sunlight.

If Mom discovered that the plant was not thriving in its current locale, she was not averse to digging it up and replanting it. A plant that was not happy in the shady north corner of her flowerbed might burst to life in the sunnier, south-facing corner.

So yes, sometimes blooming to full potential does require change. Changing flowerbeds for us might mean getting a different job, changing cities, changing relationships or even moving to a different house. It will likely mean re-examining and changing our current belief system. We owe it to ourselves to seek the best soil for our unique set of abilities and interests.

Blooming is a process. It takes time, effort and commitment. Appreciate where you are at the moment and always make the most of it, but keep sending out shoots and spreading seeds to find the best soil for a happy and empowered life.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

EXPECTING: Balance Question: My husband and I recently learned that we’re expecting.

We’re thrilled, but I’m also afraid that the demands of a baby will cause us to neglect each other and our relationship. Do you have any advice for us?

Catch up with Jim Daly at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS KELOWNA, B.C. — Tens of thousands of starlings will be killed annually across the Okanagan for at least another three year, an effort to crack down the “blight” that threatens the region’s orchards.

Local governments throughout the valley this fall are renewing their financial support for a control program that began a decade ago. The latest to sign up was the District of Lake Country, where council this week approved a budget request of $1,600.

“The birds are a blight on agriculture, and given that Lake Country is over 40 per cent farming, this just seems like a no-brainer way to support our orchardists,” Coun. Lisa Cameron said.

A total of $115,000 is spent each year to trap and gas starlings across the Okanagan, with an estimated 60,000 of the birds killed each year. Most of the money comes from taxpayers through regional districts, but funding is also provided by the BC Fruit Growers’ Association, the Okanagan Kootenay Cherry Growers’ Association, and the BC Grapegrowers Association.

Even with the large-scale control program, starlings are still estimated to cause $4 million in damages annually to Okanagan vineyards and orchards.

Most trapping operations are conducted near feedlots and other cattle operations, where large flocks of starlings gather.

Starlings were introduced to North America in 1890 by a group of New Yorkers who wanted to establish on this continent all the bird species ever mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays. The birds first showed up in the Okanagan in the 1950s.

“Starlings are listed on the World Conservation Union’s list of the 100 Worst Invasive Species,” reads part of the control program’s website.

In addition to eating and damaging fruit, starlings spread disease and drive native songbirds from their territory. “We’re not going to eliminate starlings, that’s never going to happen,” control program manager Connie Bielert has said.

“The goal is to control them to the point where they don’t cause these huge problems for agriculture like they’ve done in the past.”

Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: First of all, congratulations!

That is very exciting. I remember feeling just like you.

Erin and I really struggled early in our marriage, and when we learned we were pregnant, I thought our marriage was doomed.

Boy, was I wrong!

The truth is, no one is perfectly prepared for having children.

The key for each of us was learning how to balance being a parent and a spouse, and specifically, learning each other’s love language.

Our love language is made up of those things that our mate does which make us feel loved or cared for.

Not everyone’s language is the same, and that may be true for you and your husband.

One simple way to discover your mate’s love language is by asking what he needs to feel loved.

We use the phrase: “I feel loved when you ...”

Make your love language specific and measurable.

Instead of saying “I want intimacy,” say, “I need you to say you love me at least once a day,” or “Let’s make love twice a week,” or “I need you to ask me about my day.”

It’s also critical that you follow up.

On a regular basis, ask each other: “On a scale from zero to 10, how have I done this week in making you feel loved according to your unique needs?”

As you look forward to growing your family, remember that the best way to love your child is to love your spouse.

By discovering your mate’s love language, you’ll be better equipped to meet the exciting challenges awaiting you.

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