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Snow buildup on roofs a potential problem

Cattle killed when barn collapses

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Winter roof maintenance has started early this season.

Greg Sikora, manager of the ‘LOTS OF City of Red Deer OLDER Public Works Department, HOUSES said early heavy HAVE snowfalls meant staff have alTHINNER ready been up on PLYWOOD, the roof at City Hall and the CivWHICH ic Yards.

MAKES IT “We’ve been on the roof, not POSSIBLE worrying about FOR THE the snow load, but providing ROOF TO ventilation acCOLLAPSE.’ cess and clearing around drainage — MYLES SMITH to prevent any SMITTY’S ROOFING ice jam issues, or potential drainage issues when the snow starts to melt,” said Sikora on Monday.

“Typically we’d be doing this in February as the snow accumulated.”

Myles Smith, owner of Smitty’s Roofing, and his crew have also been busy clearing snow from residents’ roofs and fixing leaks due to ice jams.

“Probably a foot (of snow) is getting bad weight-wise. Also we’ve had a lot of wind. It goes drifting into one spot so that’s putting more weight into one area,” Smith said.

“Lots of older houses have thinner plywood, which makes it possible for the roof to collapse.”

He said deep snow surrounding whirlybirds can prevent the turbines from spinning and will affect roof ventilation.

Smith recommended homeowners make it a habit to have deep snow removed before it melts and possibly gets trapped beneath shingles.

Russell Crosby, owner of Crosby Roofing Ltd., said Red Deer is lucky it doesn’t get a lot of wet snow.

“This winter is the worst we’ve had for a long time. There’s been a lot of snow, but it’s a dry snow. You could have a lot of snow, but not much weight,” Crosby said.

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A dairy barn that collapsed Sunday afternoon sits empty on Tom Wyntjes’s farm south of Red Deer.

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Recent snowstorms are being blamed for a pair of barn collapses in Central Alberta that required rescue operations for trapped livestock on Sunday afternoon.

About two dozen dairy cows died in Lacombe County when about half the roof of a barn caved in.

“It was a portion of a barn, probably about a 150-foot section, with 100 cattle in there that came down because of the snow load on the roof,” said Bentley Fire Chief Todd Gustafson.

Volunteer firefighters from Bentley,

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volunteer firefighters and rescue team members in Red Deer County were called into action for a similar emergency.

Volunteers were called to the dairy barn on Range Road 272, about six km south of Red Deer, about 3:45 p.m. On arriving, they found that the roof of the barn that held 114 cows had collapsed, trapping some inside.

“Pretty much the whole length of the barn collapsed in a V-formation,” said Ric Henderson, the county’s director of community and protective services.

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Festival of Trees fundraiser sets record

BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF Another year, another record, another grateful hospital department benefiting from some Red Deerian generosity.

The 2013 iteration of the Festival of Trees brought in $1.28 million for the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation, besting the event’s previous record of $1.22 million set last year. The holiday-themed fundraiser has now run for 20 years, raising nearly $10.8 million; 2013 marked the fourth time over $1 million has been raised in a single year.

The majority of the funds raised this

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Lacombe and Ponoka were called in and managed to rescue about 75 cows from the farm on Woody Nook Road about 15 km southeast of Bentley.

Given the extent of the damage to the barn and the number of animals inside “how many cows walked out of there was kind of mind boggling,” he said.

About 25 firefighters were involved in the rescue operation, including Ponoka’s emergency livestock trailer, that began about 3 p.m. and didn’t wrap until 1:30 a.m.

There were people inside the barn at the time of the collapse but they got out safely.

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year will go towards purchasing new equipment for the Diagnostic Imaging and Urology departments and the operating room at Red Deer Regional Hospital. The big item, at $650,000, is a flat panel detector that will improve imaging quality, allow for faster diagnosis and treatment, reduce patient radiation exposure, and allow for treatment of bariatric patients who presently cannot be treated due to weight restrictions on the existing unit.

The three departments collaboratively will be able to benefit from the technology, which aids in the detection of prostate issues, cancers, and other procedures requiring a surgical environment, including the removal of kidney stones. The device will be the first of its kind for urology treatment

in Alberta Health Services when it is installed in summer 2014.

For the festival’s 20th anniversary, the fundraising total was not the only record to fall — attendance was also at an all-time high with 24,300 guests attending the series of festival events.

After a very successful 2012 event, the organizing board kept a lot of things the same, and the public responded again.

“Last year we had a lot of changes, so this year we were definitely on track with the same thing. We were quite happy that we were able to pull it off again,” said Health Foundation project officer Alaine Martin.

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Community making airport successful: CEO

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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Red Deer Airport is taking off and showing no signs of being grounded.

RJ Steenstra, Red Deer Airport Authority CEO, said securing Air Canada Express service, expansion of Northwestern Air, Red Deer County’s approval of the Red Deer Airport Area Structure Plan and growth in scheduled passengers as 2013 highlights in his presentation to Red Deer city council on Monday.

“We’re certainly very pleased to see citizens in Central Alberta and Red Deer are taking the service and using it because it is community that make airports successful, not airports,” said Steenstra.

“There is a habit that is formed in terms of getting into your car and driving to airports that are north and south. My job is to ensure that people are aware the service exists and that they use it.”

Air Canada Express from Red Deer to Calgary was launched in October and the airline has seen on average 12 to 13 passengers on its 18-seater plane three times a day, seven days a week. The new service created 10 jobs.

In 2013, the airport also regained its security screening services by the Canadian Air Transport Security Association. Four local jobs were created.

Northwestern Air expanded its service with the

launch of the Abbotsford Service with Kelowna connection and increased frequency on the Kelowna/ Abbotsford and the Fort McMurray runs. Nine jobs were created.

Scheduled flights grew to 62 from eight scheduled weekly flights in 2013.

Steenstra told council he anticipates travel in 2014 will be as strong as it was in 2013. The airport continues to work on bringing service from Red Deer to the east such as Saskatoon and to the north to Grande Prairie.

One of the most crucial plans in 2014 is to work on the airport’s master plan. This will set the stage for the airport’s development over the next 20 to 30 years. The airport will continue to make headway in its strategic direction.

“When you fly Red Deer, you’re voting for Red Deer Airport,” said Steenstra. “When you use your airport you’re voting for your own air infrastructure.”

In other council news: ● Council added to its advocacy list by adopting a motion requesting the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association to open a conversation with the province’s Advanced Education Ministry and Education to ensure the sufficient, quality training opportuni-

ties are provided to meet the growing demands of the early childhood profession and to meet provincial licensing standards as they relate to early learning and care programs across the province. ● Council agreed to act as a community entity for the federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy for Designated and Aboriginal funding for the period of April 1, 2014, through to March 31, 2019. This technical requirement of the application raised concerns among council including being locked into a fiveyear funding agreement as the community entity.

The entity’s role is to ensure fiscal transparency and appropriate safeguards are in place to administer the funds and use them with EveryOne’s Home, Red Deer’s Five Year Plan Towards Ending Homelessness. The entity also monitors the funded projects and reports back to the federal government.

While the city has acted as the community entity for several years, council is considering whether this remains the best practice.

Mayor Tara Veer said there are many organizations and agencies that play a strong and direct housing role in the community and are part of a broader community vision.

“We need to keep the option open that in the future we would have another means or mechanism of delivering those funds to the community,” she said.

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COLLAPSE: Left enough room for animals to stand Fortunately, the way the roof collapsed left voids on each side so the owner was able to extricate all of the dairy cows but six.

“Basically where the animals were trapped there was enough room for them to stand,” he said. The tin roof fell on to the cows’ backs, who were standing in their metal-barred enclosures.

Rescue crews had to shore up the barn before crews could go in.

“You always worry about a secondary collapse,” said Henderson. A number of enclosures had to be moved to free the cows.

Tom Wyntjes, owner of the dairy farm, was impressed with the county’s response.

“It was pretty awesome the way they handled things there,” said Wyntjes, whose family has been dairy farming in the area since 1961.

“It took probably an hour to get the first (cow) out.

Then we had to move everything to the north end and start a different plan of attack, and then it probably took an hour to get the remaining five out.”

The cows were checked by a vet on scene and found to have only minor injuries.

It’s believed the recent dumps of snow are to blame for the collapse, he said.

“We’re assuming it’s snow load.”

Whether the barn will be covered by insurance is still to be determined.

Wyntjes said the cows will be moved to another family-owned dairy barn nearby.

About 20 county volunteers were on scene during the rescue, including 10 members of the technical rescue team. They are not firefighters but are trained in structural collapses, confined space, swift water and rope rescues.

Wyntjes’s neighbours also helped out with the cows.

The county is warning its residents to monitor snow and ice build-up on buildings. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

SNOW: More concerned about sidewalks, roads He said for now many homeowners aren’t worried about their roofs.

“Right now people are more concerned about snow on the sidewalks and roads.”

He said buildup of ice along the eavestrough due to fluctuating temperatures can create problems.

Sometimes salt is required to soften the ice in order to remove it.

Wade Misanchuk, unit manager at Red Deer Co-op Home and Garden Centre, said some people are taking matters into their own hands — with roof rakes.

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Wayne Rachul, left, and Myles Smith, owner of Smitty’s Roofing in Red Deer, work to remove the snow from a roof in Woodlea on Monday. Smith said heavy loads of snow on residential roofs can cause many problems, including leaking, impaired airflow through vents and damage to the roof itself.

“They were just flying out of here like crazy,” said Misanchuk about the rakes featured in a recent flyer.

They look like a garden hoe, with a wider blade made of plastic. The handle can extend about seven metres to allow people to remain safe on the ground instead of climbing on top of their roof with a shovel.

Misanchuk said it’s just a smarter way to snow clear. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

FUNDRAISER: Three events sold out quickly Weather hampered the festival’s start this year as the Santa Claus Parade, to be run in conjunction with Festival Lights the Night, was cancelled. But nothing could stop the public appetite for the other events between Nov. 20 to 24.

“We had three events sell out quite quickly this year, which was a first. We always seem to have no problem selling out Mistletoe Magic tickets within

the first few minutes that they go on sale, but Breakfast with Santa was a pretty close second and then Festival of Wines was right after that,” said Martin.

In addition to the big ticket items being purchased with the money raised, $185,000 from the total will be split between all of the 37 units at the hospital as a special 20th anniversary initiative. Departments such as Maintenance, Food Services and Receiving each applied to the foundation for $5,000 in funding to be spent on equipment, tools, or anything else needed by staff or to improve the patient experience.

“We felt it was our way to reach out to a lot of the units that don’t necessarily get to apply for funding through the festival,” said Martin.

The biggest chunk of money donated came from Avalon Central Alberta — $130,000 reflecting the profit it would have made off of the ‘Trade-itional Holiday Home’ it built for the festival in Vanier Woods East. That home, on the market for $990,000, has not yet sold and remains open for tours.

More than 2,600 volunteers and 1,500 volunteer entertainers were part of the 2013 festival. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

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Calgary, Edmonton to get new schools TO HELP WITH GROWING POPULATION

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A tailings pond is pictured at the Syncrude oilsands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray. Oilsands producers are talking with the federal and Alberta governments about conditions under which water from the industry’s tailings ponds could be released into the environment.

Industry, governments discuss conditions for oilsands water release RELEASES WOULD ONLY INVOLVE TREATED WATER

BY BOB WEBER THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Oilsands producers are talking with the federal and Alberta governments about conditions under which water from the industry’s tailings ponds could be released into the environment.

Officials say releases would only involve treated water and wouldn’t happen until the end of a mine’s life.

Environmentalists are watching the discussions closely and warn that quality standards for released tailings water should be high.

“If they’d be willing to take the water and dump it in the Bow River near Calgary, then perhaps,” said Keith Stewart of Greenpeace.

Alberta has a zero discharge policy for the oilsands. No water affected by processing is allowed back into the Athabasca River and even rain that falls on developed sites must be collected and stored. Most of that water is kept in tailings ponds.

The ponds — covering 170 square kilometres with a toxic blend of hydrocarbons, silt, salts and heavy metals — have been a lingering headache for the industry. Alberta’s energy regulator has already had to relax on enforcing regulations about cleaning up the ponds after companies pleaded they would simply be unable to meet their targets.

But as the province develops new tailings regulations, there is general acknowledgment that something will have to be done with the water currently filling the ponds once contaminants have been removed and stored at the bottom of socalled end-pit lakes. “(Alberta Environment) is consulting

on a tailings management framework “There’s no current request to release with industry and First Nations,” depart- anything in place.” That’s small comfort, ment spokeswoman Nikki Booth said in said Stewart. He points out that the reaan email. “Included in that consultation son the tailings ponds have been such an are discussions about introducing tailings intractable problem is because it’s so difwater (free of the tailings) back into natu- ficult to get impurities such as salts and ral waterways at the end of a project.” heavy metals out of the water.

Those discussions have been occur“The problem they’ve had is that they ring for some time. Documents obtained can’t get the stuff out of the water and under Access to Information laws refer in they’ve been trying for 40 years,” he said. the summer of 2012 “For 40 years to “the industry rewe’ve been hearquest for tailings ing we’re just release as a manabout to solve this agement option.” problem and we Federal envihaven’t.” ronment spokesNot only is the man Mark Johnson cleanup proving confirmed that refdifficult, it’s also erence. expensive, Stew“A small numart said. He fears ber of oil and gas industry is lobbystakeholders ... ing government to have expressed an allow it to release interest in a scisome level of proence-focused dia- — ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT SPOKESWOMAN cess-affected walogue with experts NIKKI BOOTH ter back into the from Environment environment.

Canada and AlStringham said berta Environment and Sustainable De- any released water would meet governvelopment on the environmental consid- ment standards. “What we’re looking at erations of water management, including is the water that would be liberated from release of tailings ponds water by the tailings during the reclamation process oilsands sector.” Greg Stringham of the that would then be treated to meet all the Canadian Association of Petroleum Pro- environmental criteria, and then put back ducers said the only interest he’s aware into the environment.” of involves water in tailings ponds at the Booth suggested Alberta is approachend of a mine’s life. ing the idea with caution. “More work is “We’re going to have extra water left needed on treatment technology and sciover that needs to be treated and pro- ence,” she said. “If potential technology cessed and put back into the environ- is developed that may allow for tailings ment in some sense. We’ve started talking water to be released into the natural enabout how that will happen at the end of vironment, then it may be something govthe mine life. ernment would consider at that time.”

‘(ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT) IS CONSULTING ON A TAILINGS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK WITH INDUSTRY AND FIRST NATIONS.’

$40M lotto winner says he’ll donate all money

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A Calgary man who won $40 million says he will donate it all to charity.

Tom Crist was the winner of the Lotto Max jackpot on May 3.

“Cancer is a big one because my wife passed away from cancer, two years ago in February,” Crist said Monday.

“I just retired at the end of September so I was fortunate enough in my career to set myself up and my kids anyway, and

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Two cougars shot after dogs attacked, killed

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CANMORE— A pair of cougars has been shot in a Rocky Mountain community after two dogs were attacked and killed. Officials say one dog was attacked at the Silvertip Golf Resort in Canmore

and the other dog was pounced on when the owner let the animal outside.

A fish and wildlife officer tracked the first cougar, an adult female, and shot it.

When he returned to the scene of the attack, he found another younger cougar and shot it as well.

The pair of big cats had lost their fear of humans and so the officer determined they had to be destroyed.

Cattle fraudster sentenced A cattle thief has had his day in court, been fined and given

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COUNCIL: Agreed to fill technical requirement of the grant application “Ultimately the goal for the community is that we

there was no doubt in my mind where that money was going to go, it was going to go to charity.”

Crist plays both Lotto Max and Lotto 6-49 by subscription, meaning players can pay for their selections for up to a year at a time.

Subscribers’ numbers are checked for them by the Western Canada Lottery Corp. after each draw and they are automatically paid any prizes won.

In the case of any prize over $10,000, subscribers receive a telephone call first.

Crist says he never expected a call tell-

ing him he’d won the largest lotto prize ever in Calgary.

“I wasn’t even sure which game I’d won on, or what the numbers were,” he said after his prize was announced Monday.

“I’ve paid for the subscription when I get the renewal notice every year, and then I just file it.

“Sometimes I’d get a cheque for $10 or $20, but I never expected this.”

Crist’s prize is also the largest won on a lottery subscription within the PrairieNorth lotteries region.

probation. But the bovines have yet to be found.

Mounties say they need the public’s help to find the more than 600 head of cattle.

Timothy William Flad, who is 47, was convicted in September of selling cattle that were financed without notifying the lender that he had disposed of the assets.

Flad, of Brownsville, Alta., was sentenced to one year probation and 100 hours of community service.

He was also ordered to pay back $12,000 to the lender for the 40 head he sold illegally.

RCMP say there are 600 cattle still unaccounted for by Flad.

have adequate affordable housing across the continuum of housing.”

In the end council unanimously agreed to fill the technical requirement of the grant application with some clauses. They added council reserves the right to revisit the Community Entity designation and assignment pending the outcome of the city’s role in housing as identified in the social master plan/social policy framework; the establishment of a broader community housing vision in consultation with the community and clarity in the provincial mandate and role with respect to local housing and homelessness. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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EDMONTON — The Alberta government has announced a new school for Calgary and one for Edmonton to help deal with the province’s growing population.

Calgary’s new school will be for Catholic separate school students in kindergarten to Grade 6 in the Aspen Woods neighbourhood.

Edmonton’s school will be for kindergarten to Grade 9 separate school students in Windemere.

The two schools are to provide spaces for up to 1,500 students.

Premier Alison Redford did not release how much the new schools will cost, when construction will be complete or how they will be financed.

Redford suggests the province may use general revenue, borrow money or build them as public-private partnerships.

“We are committed to making sure that the infrastructure that Albertans need today is in place today,” she said Monday.

“Kids need schools. You can’t have kids sitting outside, learning under trees.”

Earlier this month, the province announced that three other new schools are to be built, including two in Fort McMurray and one in Grande Prairie.

One other school project is expected to be announced in southern Alberta Wednesday, but there was no immediate information on where it will be built.

The six schools are to provide up to 4,200 new student spaces.

Opposition parties were quick to send Redford to the back of the class over the announcement.

Wildrose education critic Bruce McAllister said it is doubtful the government will be able to keep its promise to finish the new schools it has promised before 2016.

McAllister said it typically takes about three years to build a school.

“Our kids need these schools and today’s announcement is a good step, but these delays all seem to indicate they will not be built on time,” he said.

The NDP said the government isn’t building enough new schools to meet the demand.

NDP Education critic Deron Bilous said the government’s desire to build some of the projects as public-private partnerships is slowing down the process.

“Teachers in both Calgary and Edmonton are saying they’re desperate for almost 60 new schools in the next three years, and this government is announcing, not building, two new schools today,” he said.

“We know there is a lack of P3 contractors willing to take on these projects.”

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Charities push back poverty We are in the heart of the giving season.

It’s not only a time to share good things with loved ones, but also a time to dig a little deeper to help out local Christmas charities.

This is happening across the country, everywhere, in MARY-ANN large, small and BARR even tiny communities.

You don’t have to be a believer in the reason for the season to get caught up in the goodwill. Whatever the faith, it is a special time of year for helping out other people, many you may never meet, maybe even they’re your nextdoor neighbour’s kids.

Christmas charities bring to a large number of families who live in poverty

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some of the joy others more fortunate readily experience. They not only receive gifts, but also hampers full of food.

Sadly, in a country that has so much, the spirit isn’t felt everywhere.

It was a bit disappointing to hear someone say last week that it wasn’t his job to feed his neighbour’s kids.

I get that. Not everyone feels the goodwill, or cares to share — giving, after all, remains a voluntary action.

But it just wasn’t anyone who made the remark.

It was Federal Industry Minister James Moore, talking about child poverty.

The negative reaction was swift, and so ensued the apology.

Moore was called heartless, and the Conservative government he represents was accused of failing poor families.

The Canadian Press said Moore reportedly told a Vancouver radio station that it was not up to the federal government to ensure children had enough to eat.

“Certainly, we want to make sure

that kids go to school full-bellied, but is that always the government’s job to be there to serve people their breakfast?” he was quoted as saying.

“Is it my job to feed my neighbour’s child? I don’t think so,” he said.

The apology on Monday from Moore: “All levels of government, indeed all members of our society” need to show compassion for those in need.

“Great work has been done to tackle poverty and the challenges associated with poverty. And while more work is needed, I know the cause of fighting poverty is not helped by comments like those I made last week.

“For that, I am sorry.”

While Canadians may want to extend the season’s goodwill by forgiving Moore for his insensitive, dumb remarks, the incident does highlight child poverty in the country.

Despite Alberta’s wealth, one in 10 children lives in poverty. Nationally the numbers are one in seven children.

The report From Words To Action, Alberta Can Afford a Real Poverty Reduction Strategy, says Alberta has the highest rate of food bank use by those

working full-time, full-year in Canada.

Food banks are here to stay it would seem.

Here in Red Deer, the now warmer weather has been followed by with warm hearts.

This week 145 families in need are receiving assistance through the Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family program.

Their kettle campaign is lagging, and still needs about another $100,000 to reach their goal of $200,000. Knowing Central Albertans, there’s good chance that goal will be reached.

The food bank reports well-stocked shelves, the Christmas Bureau has been “bombarded” with donations, and expects to deliver 900 hampers at the end of this week.

It takes a lot of charity from the community to help so many.

Thankfully, every year, the spirit of giving lives on.

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

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Sometimes it’s best not to follow the trend About the only thing we can say Media to purchase Astral Media, in a with confidence about media trends, is merger worth $2.8 billion. that they occur faster than most of us BCE, the 2,000-kg gorilla on the can keep up with them. ‘Everybody’ alCanadian media scene also owns Bell ways seems to be about two Mobility (among many othyears ahead of us. er assets). Bell Mobility ofIn the world of television fers smartphone data plan and radio, even the federal users some 43 channels of regulators acknowledge TV content — 12 of which they cannot keep up, as are owned by Bell. That higher and higher numbers includes CTV, TSN, Much of Canadians (currently reMusic, Movie Network, ported to be more than 25 Family Channel, Teletoon per cent of us) unplug from and others. traditional suppliers of conIn Canada, it appears tent, and go online. that the way to adapt to the Peter Menzies, a vice rapid rate at which people chairman of the CRTC told are unplugging from cable GREG an audience that his organiand satellite plans, is to NEIMAN zation ‘can no longer define also own the content that ourselves as gatekeepers in customers pay to access a world in which there may though other means. be no gates.’

Over the weekend, one No gates? Peter, you are years becustomer decided Canada’s media hind. It’s not that there are no gates to content and distribution system needs keep, but too many to keep track. a shakeup.

If Menzies doesn’t like that observaBenjamin Klass, a grad student at tion, he may have grounds for reply. On the University of Manitoba, filed a the contrary, he might say, it’s not that formal complaint to the CRTC, that there are now infinite gates through Bell was using its vast presence in the which Canadians can access TV and industry to unfair advantage. radio content, it’s that almost all of Smartphone and many tablet ownthem are owned and controlled by only ers pay a monthly data plan, so they three massive media conglomerates. can watch their favourite shows onIn the past few days, the CRTC line, anytime, any place. closed another independent gate to They pay the same way some of us TV and radio content, by allowing Bell still pay for long distance phone calls

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— by the minute. Except they’re not charged by the minute, but by the volume of data they download.

Subscribers pre-pay for a set amount of data per month, and they watch movies and TV in their bedrooms and at the mall — and hope they don’t exceed their data limit, which can be quite costly.

Most customers have no idea what their Gigabyte limit is, or how fast they use it — until after they get their bills.

That’s a side issue. Klass asserts Bell is charging people an 800 per cent markup on downloads, when the content is not from a Bell-owned channel.

If you have the Bell Mobile TV app on your smartphone, you get an extra five gigabytes of data to download — from mostly Bell channels, naturally. If you go over your limit, you are charged $3 per additional hour. A customer without the app will pay $51 for that much content, over and above their monthly plan limit.

Klass says that’s unfair use of Bell’s overwhelming presence in the industry. Taken to its logical end, customers’ choices will soon be to buy Bell data plans and watch Bell content exclusively, or pay through the nose.

Bell, Shaw and Telus already hold more than 90 per cent of the market.

That whole gamut includes internet access, phone access, TV content and online radio content.

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posed to open infinite gates to a universe of choices for people. In many ways they have.

But the system runs on money. The digital revolution cost the music industry billions. In 1999, we are told global music sales were around $38 billion.

With the onset of options like iTunes (and piracy) that figure fell to something like $16 billion a year today.

The wider industry is determined not to let that happen to them. So a few giant players have vertically integrated. They own the TV shows, the networks that air them, plus the cable and satellite systems that distribute them, as well as the online alternatives to see them.

What gates are left for the CRTC to keep? They can’t even enforce Canadian content rules any longer.

Canadians who unplugged from what they thought were oppressive cable plans will have fewer choices, not more.

It will be the restrictive (and increasingly exclusive) plans offered by the Big Three, or pay through the nose for every byte of data.

Those of us who fell behind the media trends will miss out on some good content, while saving money to buy the services of a niche provider that will someday find a way around this insanity.

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Tory minister apologizes for saying it is not his job to feed hungry kids

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Harper government scrambled to shove a genie back into the bottle as one of its most sure-footed cabinet ministers apologized for insensitive comments about hungry children.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty defended the government’s record of helping the poor after his colleague, Industry Minister James Moore, issued an unequivocal apology for saying it wasn’t his job to feed “my neighbour’s child.”

Moore made the comments to a radio station in Vancouver, where he was speaking about child poverty, an issue that has opened the Harper government up to broader criticism.

The NDP and Liberals called Moore’s comments callous and heartless, accusing the government of failing hungry kids and poor families.

Flaherty, emerging from a meeting of the country’s finance ministers, defended the government’s record of reducing taxes in the name of addressing income inequality.

“Where do I begin?” said Flaherty. “We did the Working Income Tax Benefit, which people in that area of work will tell you was the most important tax reform for persons with limited income since the 1950s.”

“We’ve reduced taxes overall. We’ve taken thousands and thousands of Canadians off the federal tax rolls altogether.”

A spokesman for Candice Bergen, minister of state for social development, said in an email the Conservatives have made “major progress” in reducing child poverty, adding there have been “over 225,000 fewer children in poverty than under the Liberals.”

Critics pan video of CF-18s escorting Santa

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Industry Minister James Moore responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, in Ottawa.

Moore has apologized for what he says were insensitive comments about child poverty. concerns all Canadians.”

Moore said that “all levels of government, indeed all members of our society” need to show compassion for those in need.

“Great work has been done to tackle poverty and the challenges associated with poverty. And while more work is needed, I know the cause of fighting poverty is not helped by comments like those I made last week,” he said.

“For that, I am sorry.”

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The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santa’s global whereabouts. But there’s something new this year: public criticism.

A children’s advocacy group says an animated video on the NORAD Tracks Santa website injects militarism into Christmas by showing fighter jets escorting Santa’s sleigh.

It’s a rare swipe at the popular program, which last year attracted a record 22.3 million unique visitors from around the world to its website.

The North American Aerospace Defence Command defends the video as non-threatening and safe for kids.

The kerfuffle erupted two weeks ago over a 39-second video on noradsanta.org called “NORAD Tracks Santa Trailer Video 2013.”

A 5-second segment of the video — which is also available on youtube. com — shows two fighter jets flanking Santa.

The Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood said the video brings violence and militarism to a beloved tradition.

Others had similar criticism. Blogs and Twitter lit up with volleys from both sides. Josh Golin, the coalition’s associate director, reiterated his criticism — but he called the brouhaha “a mediamanufactured controversy.” The coalition hadn’t known about the fighter jet video until reporters called, he said.

U.S. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a NORAD spokesman, said he understands the critics’ point of view but disagrees.

“We really do feel strongly that it’s something that is safe and non-threatening, and not something that would negatively impact children,” he said. “In fact, we think that it’s a lot of fun.”

Davis said the fighter escort is nothing new.

NORAD began depicting jets accompanying Santa and his reindeer in the 1960s, he said.

And he insisted the fighters in the video are unarmed: They’re Canadian Air Force CF-18s, with a large external fuel tank under the belly that might look like a bomb. The wing racks that would carry bombs or missiles are empty, he explained.

The NDP and Liberals begged to differ.

NDP critic Jinny Sims said in a statement that since 1989, the number of children living in poverty rose to 979,000 from around 912,000.

Ralph Goodale, the Liberal deputy leader, said Moore’s comments represented one more example of the “scorched-earth policies” of the Harper government.

Last month, the group Campaign 2000 said the country’s child-poverty rate dropped slightly since the 2008-2009 recession, but noted 967,000 children and their families are still unable to fulfil their basic needs. It also said more children lived in poverty in 2011 than in 1989, when the House of Commons unanimously voted to end child poverty by 2000.

Moore told Vancouver radio station News1130 that it was not up to the federal government to ensure children had enough to eat.

“Certainly, we want to make sure that kids go to school full-bellied, but is that always the government’s job to be there to serve people their breakfast?” he was quoted as saying.

“Is it my job to feed my neighbour’s child? I don’t think so.”

Initially, Moore distanced himself from the remarks, which set off a wave of criticism on social media. But on Monday, he issued a statement that backtracked categorically.

“In response to a question from a reporter last week, I made an insensitive comment that I deeply regret. I apologize,” Moore said in a statement posted on his website. He declined an interview request.

Moore went on to say that “caring for each other is a Canadian ethic that I strongly believe in — always have and always will.”

He said “poverty is an issue that concerns me, and

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CPP improvement blocked: provinces

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MEECH LAKE, Que. — A federalprovincial meeting on Canada Pension Plan reform broke up in recriminations Monday after several provincial ministers accused Finance Minister Jim Flaherty of blocking efforts to enrich the plan — or even agreeing to further study.

Ontario Finance Minister Charles S o u s a , w h o h a d Jim Flaherty previously threatened to go it alone, said Flaherty and Minister of State for Finance Kevin Sorenson left him no choice with their intransigence.

The federal ministers told reporters after the meeting there had been no consensus, but Sousa and ministers from Prince Edward Island, Quebec and British Columbia all said Ottawa was the only voice against proceeding to consultations and study.

“I’m very disappointed that they used stall tactics in order to ensure that CPP enhancement wasn’t even

considered at this point in time,” a visibly angry Sousa said.

“It shows to me that unilateral decisions are being made without consultations with the provinces. Ontario will go it alone, we will look at alternatives as we must to protect the interests of our citizens.”

Sousa also accused Ottawa of cutting $640 million in transfer payments to Queen’s Park in order to try to balance the budget on “the backs of Ontarians.”

P.E.I. Finance Minister Wes Sheridan, who has championed a specific proposal to enrich the pension plan, also made no attempt to hide his emotions, saying he needs 24 hours to consider his options — and suggesting he may join Ontario.

“At this point we need to reconsider where we go from here. A made-in-Ontario solution may involve every province of Canada,” he said.

For B.C.’s Michael de Jong, the day’s outcome meant that the concept of CPP enhancement was over in the federalprovincial forum, although provinces may continue discussions on their own.

CPP reform requires approval of seven provinces representing twothirds of the population, as well as a green light from Ottawa. While there have been several options floated,

BQ Leader Paille stepping down

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The Bloc Quebecois is looking for a new leader as Daniel Paille’s two-year stint in charge came to a sudden end Monday when he announced he has epilepsy.

Paille made his departure official at Bloc headquarters in Montreal, surrounded by party faithful and its four current MPs. “I am leaving for health reasons,” he said, calling his departure a preventive measure — both for his own health and that of the party. “I have been having health problems for the last few months and it turns out it is epilepsy.”

Paille, 63, says his condition is manageable and treatable, but not with the schedule and lifestyle that comes with being a political leader. His doctor has advised he take it easy.

“Why now? Leading a political party requires that one must be in exceptional shape and have incredible endurance...I’m passing the torch,” Paille said.

“In the circumstances, this is the best time for the party.”

Paille has been Bloc leader since December 2011 when he replaced longtime leader Gilles Duceppe.

The Bloc has only four of the province’s 75 Commons seats following the NDP’s surge during the 2011 campaign under Jack Layton.

Paille did not have a seat in the House of Commons.

most involve a three-to-10 year phasein period where premiums are raised to pay for a boost in benefits down the road, with the idea that young Canadians today will be ensured an adequate standard of living when they retire.

Currently, employees and employers split the 9.9 per cent contribution rate on pensionable earnings up to $51,100. That pays out to a maximum benefit of $12,150 a year, although the average payment to current retirees is about $7,200.

There were few signs of the bitter infighting described by several provinces when Flaherty and Sorenson initially took the podium, before their provincial counterparts.

Flaherty, in a hoarse voice that he attributed to a cold, calmly explained that there had been discussions but no consensus on proceeding, suggesting the idea might be taken up “two years from now, three years, five years, six years.”

The federal position is that any hike in CPP premiums amounts to a payroll tax that would result in fewer jobs, as well as taking money out of workers’ pockets.

“We might have been able to do something, but one of the things I don’t believe in is governments making commitments far down the road. ...

We might not even be the government (then),” Flaherty said. He made no mention of changes he made to health transfers and old age security that take effect in the future, after the next federal election, and in the case of OAS, in 2022.

Provincial ministers, however, dismissed the federal reasoning, saying no one had proposed raising CPP premiums now, but to do so only when the economy had fully recovered.

Liberal critic MP John McCallum said the government’s refusal to even study options for pension enhancement showed an ideological bias on the part of the prime minister, noting that Flaherty once appeared to back the idea.

“It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Stephen Harper does not like the Canada Pension Plan,” he said, adding that the prime minister had made disparaging remarks about the CPP in the past.

Canadian Federation of Independent Business president Dan Kelly said provinces should let the new voluntary pooled registered pension plans, which allow employees to contribute in the workplace, a chance to work before pressing ahead with CPP enhancement, or going ahead with provincial plans.

Kinder Morgan files application for pipeline expansion to B.C. coast

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan Canada filed its long-anticipated application to the National Energy Board on Monday for the expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to the British Columbia coast.

The $5.4-billion project would almost triple the capacity of the existing line and result in a 30-fold increase in the number of oil tankers in the waters that surround Vancouver.

The proposal is expected to face the same opposition that threatens to stopper the competing Northern Gateway pipeline proposal through northern B.C., but Kinder Morgan president Ian Anderson said the company has spent months in conversations with the public and First Nations and has incorporated those concerns in the application.

“I think that in the category of lessons learned, one of the things that we pursued from the beginning and, in fact, increased over

the course of the last year and a half is the amount of outreach and local involvement and conversations,” Anderson said.

“We’ve watched with interest the issues that have been faced by other proposed projects and tried to learn from them and incorporate our understanding of them.”

A federal joint review panel is expected to issue its report this week on the Northern Gateway proposal, which has been plagued by controversy and opposition from environmental groups and First Nations. Hundreds of aboriginal groups have signed a declaration against the pipeline from Edmonton to Kitimat, on the north coast.

Anderson said one thing Texasbased Kinder Morgan has learned is the critical role of First Nations consultation. He said the company has 46 letters of understanding among about 100 aboriginal communities and groups they have engaged with in Alberta and B.C. Those letters are not final support but do mean the parties are talking. One band — the Paul

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Band First Nation west of Edmonton — announced support for the project last week.

Kinder Morgan says 13 companies have signed contracts to ship approximately 708,000 barrels per day but the pipeline would have capacity to transport up to up to 890,000 barrels per day from Edmonton to the company’s marine terminal in Burnaby.

In the application, the company recommended a number of marine safety and spill response measures, including greater spill response capacity and a “moving safety zone” around loaded tankers.

The province of British Columbia has set out five conditions for its support for any oil pipeline to the coast, and officially opposed the Northern Gateway pipeline at a joint federal review panel earlier this year.

Andersen said he’s confident the Trans Mountain application will satisfy those five conditions, which include “world-class” marine and land spill response and a “fair share” of economic benefits.

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A7 Westerner, hotels partner up TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 2013

FIVE-YEAR PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE NAMING RIGHTS FOR FACILITIES

BY HARLEY RICHARDS ADVOCATE BUSINESS EDITOR A Red Deer hotel group has struck a deal with Westerner Park that includes naming rights for some of the facilities there.

Under the five-year partnership agreement, Gasoline Alley Holiday Inn & Suites, its Boulevard Restaurant & Lounge, and Holiday Inn Express will become official title sponsors of Westerner Park’s Trailblazer Room and Chalet, as well as its 19th Street Market, which operates during the Westerner Days Fair & Exposition.

Westerner Park CEO John Harms confirmed that the two facilities will

be renamed the Holiday Inn Trailblazer Room and the Holiday Inn Chalet.

The 19th Street Market will also carry the Holiday Inn brand, he added.

The agreement will result in referrals and recommendations between Westerner Park and Holiday Inn, said Harms.

For instance, Westerner Park customers who book the Trailblazer Room or the Chalet, and exhibitors in the 19th Street Market, will be referred to the Holiday Inn and given a preferred room rate.

“With both Holiday Inn properties located within minutes of Westerner Park, either is the perfect choice for our customers when looking for local hotel accommodations, a service that

we currently cannot provide.”

Boulevard Restaurant will become the recommended caterer for Chalet events, although not for bookings in the Trailblazer Room, said Harms.

“Red Deer Catering has the exclusive rights on the grounds, with the exception of the Chalet,” he explained.

Holiday Inn is also expected to send business to Westerner Park.

“Often, we receive requests for functions that exceed the capacity of our banquet and trade shows facilities,” said Shazma Charania, an owner of Zainul & Shazma Holdings Ltd., which operates Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express.

“Now, a direct referral will be made to Westerner Park, ensuring that the

business stays in Red Deer.”

Harms declined to disclose specific terms of partnership agreement, including the financial consideration paid by the Holiday Inn group.

A family-run company, Zainul & Shazma Holdings has operated in Red Deer since 1983.

In addition to its local hotel properties, it has a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in each of Hinton and Edson, as well as a Holiday Inn hotel in Hinton.

In April, the company announced plans to build two more hotels in north Red Deer in 2014 — a Holiday Inn Express and a Staybridge Suites, with these to be physically connected. hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

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Gov. Rick Snyder speaks Monday, at the Flint Assembly Plant. in Flint, Mich. Gov Snyder says it’s particularly sweet that General Motors Co. is putting $1.2 billion of its new $1.3 investment in auto plants “right here in Michigan.”

Association of Farm Advisors will hold its 2014 Alberta conference in Red Deer on Feb. 5.

General Motors to invest $1.3B in 5 factories HIGHER-QUALITY PICKUP TRUCKS AND NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS PLANNED

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Five General Motors factories in three states will soon share in a $1.3 billion investment so they can make higher-quality pickup trucks and new fuel-efficient engines and transmissions.

GM says the money will go to the Flint, Mich., assembly plant; an engine plant in Romulus, Mich., near Detroit; a transmission factory in Toledo, Ohio; and a casting plant in Bedford, Ind. Most of the work will be done during the next two years.

It’s unclear how many jobs the investment will create. GM would say only that it will create or keep 1,000 positions. Nearly half the money, $600 million, will go to the Flint factory for a new paint shop and other upgrades. The plant makes the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks.

GM also will spend $493 million

at its Romulus engine plant so it can build a new V-6 engine and 10-speed automatic tranmissions that will make vehicles more efficient.

Around $121 million will go to set up a manufacturing logistics centre at the Detroit-Hamtramck factory, and $31 million will go to the Toledo transmission plant so it can crank out more six-speed automatic transmissions.

In addition, the Indiana plant will get $29.2 million to make parts for the 10-speed transmissions and for six-speed transmission components. The investment continues GM’s momentum in a resurgent auto industry, GM North America President Mark Reuss said in a statement.

“More importantly, these investments add up to higher quality and more fuel-efficient vehicles for our customers,” he said.

Reuss said at an event in Flint that the investments are impor-

tant in all the plant cities, but especially so in Flint, the company’s birthplace.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said of the $1.3 billion GM is investing, $1.2 billion of it is “right here in Michigan.

“We should be so proud of that investment in our state,” he said.

GM CEO Dan Akerson said last year that the company is behind competitors on engines and transmissions.

The moves to 10-speed automatic transmissions and the new V-6 engine will help to bridge that gap. Transmissions with more gears help engines operate more efficiently at all speeds.

GM says it has announced more than $10.1 billion in investments in U.S. operations since emerging from bankruptcy protection in 2009. The company says the investments have created or kept 26,500 jobs. The company has added about 3,000 jobs since 2009.

Most Canadians say they were no better off financially in 2013: Sun Life survey THE CANADIAN PRESS Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) says 2013 wasn’t a great year financially for most Canadians.

An Ipsos Reid survey conducted in November for Sun Life found that, overall, 57 per cent of Canadians felt they were not any better off financially than they were a year ago.

Those feelings were even stronger among women and those aged 55 and older, with 61 per cent of both groups saying their financial position had not improved year over year.

On the flip side, 38 per cent of those surveyed did say their fi-

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Albertans were most likely to say they felt better off, at 47 per cent, followed by those in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, at 45 per cent, and Atlantic Canadians at 43 per cent. Quebecers were least likely, with 63 per cent saying their financial position was no better than a year ago.

“It’s concerning that a majority of Canadians aren’t feeling better off financially than they were last year as we head into a holiday season where we tend to spend more and save less,” Sun Life president Kevin Dougherty said of the results.

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ward feeling better by putting a financial plan in writing and perhaps consider it as a new year’s resolution.”

As it is, the survey found only 36 per cent of Canadians contribute to an RRSP, although that number rose to 50 per cent among those who felt their financial situation had improved.

The Ipsos Reid survey interviewed 1,239 Canadians online between Nov. 25 and Nov. 29. The polling industry’s professional body, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.

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The annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference will return to Red Deer Jan. 10 to 12, with an array of internationally recognized speakers on hand.

Topics this year will include environmentallyfriendly feeding, stereotypical horse behaviours, yoga and horsemanship, and para-dressage, as well as a range of equine health issues and an industry outlook.

The annual general meetings of three industry associations will be held in conjunction with the conference: the Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association, the Canadian Sport Horse Association and the Canadian Quarter Horse Association.

Registration for the conference, which is organized by the Horse Industry Association of Alberta, costs $105, with discounts available for multiple advance registrations.

For more information, go to the association’s website at www.albertahorseindustry.ca

The Canadian Association of Farm Advisors will hold its 2014 Alberta conference in Red Deer on Feb. 5.

The national organization, which represents farm advisers and consultants, has several speakers lined up for the gathering at the Black Knight Inn: Robynne Anderson of Emerging Ag Inc., Dan Heaney of Farming 4R Land, Rob Saik of the Agri-Trend Group of Companies and Frank Novak of Sunhaven Farms.

The cost of registration prior to Dec. 31 is $160 for association members and $190 for non-members, excluding GST. There are also group and student rates.

Additional information and registration forms can be accessed online at www.cafanet.com.

Nominations sought for Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame Nominations are being accepted for the next group of inductees into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.

The hall, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to Alberta’s agriculture and agri-food industry, accepts up to three members every two years.

These are chosen on the basis of how their leadership, innovation and business practices advanced Alberta’s agriculture and food industry at the community, provincial, national or international level.

Since 1951, there have been 126 men and women admitted into the hall.

The 2014 inductees will be honoured in Edmonton next October.

Additional information and nomination forms can be found on the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame website. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2014.

CAREERexpo planning starts Planning is underway for the 2014 edition of CAREERexpo.

The one-day event, which takes place annually in Red Deer, gives employers, post-secondary institutions and other organizations the opportunity to interact and share career information with thousands of students. Scheduled for May 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Red Deer College, it’s organized by CAREERS: The Next Generation with funding from the Alberta government.

CAREERexpo events are also planned for Fort McMurray on March 20 and Grande Prairie on April 24.

Prospective exhibitors and attendees can find more information online at www.nextgen.org/careerexpo.

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

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 94.99 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.53 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.04 BlackBerry Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 6.55 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.77 Cdn. National Railway . . 58.49 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 158.43 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 35.12 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.55 Cervus Equipment Corp 22.73 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 41.60 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 44.08 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . 25.580 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.76 General Motors Co. . . . . 41.44 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 18.51 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.81 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 46.93 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 69.01 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 35.85 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . 13.47 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 46.73 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 96.09 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.65 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.50 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.96 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 16.09 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed higher Monday amid strong manufacturing data from the United States and Europe and major corporate acquisitions.

Traders also looked ahead to the major economic event of the week — the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting Wednesday when markets may find out what the central bank intends to do about cutting back on a key area of stimulus.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 58.71 points to 13,184.41 while rising commodities helped push the Canadian dollar ahead 0.08 of a cent to 94.46 cents US. U.S. indexes were up sharply as investors wait to see if the Fed will start to taper its monthly US$85 billion of bond purchases.

The Dow Jones industrials ran ahead 129.21 points to 15,884.57, the Nasdaq rose 28.54 points to 4,029.52 and the S&P 500 index climbed 11.22 points to 1,786.54.

Speculation about Fed intentions has grown considerably over the past couple of weeks in the wake of a string of strong economic data, particularly a solid employment report for last month. Also, a bipartisan committee struck a U.S. congressional budget bill, which would remove the threat of another government shutdown.

However, there are many in the markets who think the Fed will want to consider more economic data before making the decision to taper. And analysts point out that with inflation only running at an annualized rate of 1.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, such weak price pressure could also serve to keep the Fed sidelined.

The TSX tech sector was ahead 1.5 per cent and Constellation Software Inc. (TSX:CSU) jumped $10.19 or 5.2 per cent to $206.69 as it said it will pay the equivalent of about C$350 million to acquire Dutch software company Total Specific Solutions (TSS) BV. Elsewhere in the group, BlackBerry shares rose 13 cents to $6.55 amid two high-level departures at the smartphone maker (TSX:BB). BlackBerry’s executive vice-president in charge of global sales, Rick Costanzo, will be leaving the company by early next year. And Chris Wormald, who was in charge of BlackBerry’s mergers and acquisitions strategy, will be gone by the end of this month.

BlackBerry posts earnings on Friday.

The health sector was up 1.35

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.86 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 61.76 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77.74 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 27.90 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 18.05 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 22.31 First Quantum Minerals . 16.99 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 22.67 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.71 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.88 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 32.54 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.05 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 24.58 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 28.10 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 85.00 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 53.23 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.79 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 53.88 Calfrac Well . . . . . . . . . . 31.44 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 33.96 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 19.51 Canyon Services Group. 11.64 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 29.70 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.850 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 19.00 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.96 per cent as Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (TSX:VRX) announced a friendly deal to acquire Solta Medical Inc., a California-based company that makes medical devices used in cosmetic surgery procedures.

Its offer of US$2.92 per share for all of Solta’s stock is valued at US$250 million. Valeant shares ran ahead $4.45 to $117.52.

The financials sector rose 0.65 per cent as Royal Bank (TSX:RY) climbed 77 cents to $69.

The gold sector was ahead about 0.8 per cent while February gold added $9.80 to US$1,244.40 an ounce as traders weighed the chances of Fed easing. Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) improved by 29 cents to C$18.05.

Other commodity prices advanced as U.S. factory production rose a solid 0.6 per cent in November, led by a surge in auto output.

Financial information company Markit says its purchasing managers index for the eurozone beat expectations, rising to a 31-month high of 52.7 from 51.6 in November. At the same time, the services PMI slipped to a four-month low of 51 from 51.2.

Other data showed that China’s manufacturing sector grew at a slightly slower pace in December, according to a preliminary survey by HSBC. Its flash purchasing managers’ index slowed to a three-month low of 50.5.

The base metals sector was flat as March copper added two cents to US$3.33 a pound.

The energy sector was down 0.22 per cent as the January crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 88 cents to US$97.48 a barrel. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) gave back 39 cents to C$33.96.

The interest rate sensitive utilities sector was the biggest drag, down 0.5 per cent. The component has been under pressure since outgoing Fed chairman Ben Bernanke first mentioned the possibility of phasing out the latest effort at quantitative easing.

Those comments had the effect of increasing U.S. bond yields with the benchmark 10-year Treasury rising from about 1.6 per cent at the end of April to 2.88 per cent Monday. Fortis (TSX:FTS) declined 36 cents to $29.76.

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at close Monday.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,184.41 up 58.71 points

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 97.22 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 50.13 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.62 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 31.25 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 45.70 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 6.66 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 8.99 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.405 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.58 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.01 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.23 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.35 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 9.89 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 60.95 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 69.38 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 59.83 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.28 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 37.75 Carfinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.93 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.60 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 53.37 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 67.94 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.73 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 88.64 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.55 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 69.00 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 36.11 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.65

TSX Venture Exchange — 890.66 down 3.81 points TSX 60 — 757.02 up 4.10 points Dow — 15,884.57 up 129.21 points S&P 500 — 1,786.54 up 11.22 points Nasdaq — 4,029.52 up 28.54 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 94.46 cents US, up 0.08 of a cent Pound — C$1.7260, down 0.07 of a cent Euro — C$1.4571, up 0.15 of a cent Euro — US$1.3763, up 0.24 of a cent Oil futures: US$97.48 per barrel, up 88 cents (January contract) Gold futures: US$1,244.40 per oz., up $9.80 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $22.232 per oz., up 46.8 cents $714.76 per kg., up $15.05 TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE TORONTO — The TSX Venture Exchange closed on Monday at 890.66, down 3.81 points. The volume at 4:20 p.m. ET was 183.15 million shares.

ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: Jan. ’14 $4.10 higher $444.00; March ’14 $4.10 higher $454.40; May ’14 $4.30 higher $463.30; July ’14 $5.00 higher $471.10; Nov. ’14 $4.70 higher $482.90; Jan ’15 $5.50 higher $488.70; March ’15 $5.50 higher $491.70; May ’15 $5.50 higher $494.10; July ’15 $5.50 higher $493.20; Nov ’15 $5.50 higher $489.40; Jan. ’16 $5.50 higher $489.40.

Barley (Western): March ’14 $10.00 lower $147.00; May ’14 $10.00 lower $148.00; July ’14 $10.00 lower $148.00; Oct. ’14 $10 lower $148.00; Dec. ’14 $10 lower $148.00; March ’15 $10 lower $148.00; May ’15 $10 lower $148.00; July ’15 $10 lower $148.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 699,780 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 699,780.

Pembina signs customers for pipeline expansion

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Pembina Pipeline Corp. (TSX:PPL) says it has reached binding agreements with 30 customers for a proposed $2-billion expansion to the company’s pipeline system in western Canada.

The expansion, which requires regulatory approvals, would follow and expand segments of Pembina’s system flowing to Edmonton from northeastern British Columbia at Taylor, B.C. The company said Monday it plans

to begin consultations with First Nations and its public involvement early in the new year.

The project includes a new pipeline that will run 270 kilometres from Fox Creek, Alta., to Edmonton. It will initially be able to carry 320,000 barrels per day, rising to 500,000 barrels per day.

The pipeline will carry a combination of crude oil, condensates and natural gas liquids. It expects the expansion to go into service between late 2016 and mid 2017.

Majority of Mexican legislatures approve opening energy to private companies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — In a steam-roller operation that ended Monday, a majority of Mexico’s state legislatures approved sweeping energy legislation that will allow private companies to explore for and produce oil and gas in the country.

It took only about three days for 17 of the 31 state legislatures, one more than needed, to approve the transformation of Mexico’s statecontrolled oil industry that Congress passed last week. Some of the state congresses voted through the laws in the early morning hours after little or no debate.

President Enrique Pena Nieto’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, the PRI, relied on its dominance of most legislatures to push the bill through despite protests staged by opponents of the changes.

The PRI ruled Mexico from 1929 to 2000 relying on rubber-stamp congresses, and though Mexico has become much more of a democracy since then, many saw similarities to the party’s old ways.

“It seems that the country hasn’t changed

at all — the old ways, the old style of the PRI at its most authoritarian have come to the fore,” said Carlos Navarrete, a leading member of the leftist Democratic Revolution Party, the PRD, which fiercely opposed the reform.

“In a process that did no honour to any of the parties involved, the local legislatures had to hold sessions within 72 hours, riding roughshod over rules and procedures, and only in some states ... did they hold a discussion before voting,” Navarrete added.

Pena Nieto, who is on an official visit to Turkey, told the newspaper Reforma that the quick approvals “demonstrate the wide consensus that exists in the country.” He said the approvals “have been very rapid but are part of a debate that has been going on for several months, since the proposal was submitted and several (debate) forums have been held.”

Still, the public only learned about a week ago the terms of the overhaul in which it was finally approved. It will allow private contracts for profit- and production-sharing as well as licenses under which companies will pay royalties and taxes to the Mexican government for the right

to explore and drill for oil.

The left led opposition, arguing that the overhaul rolls back the landmark 1938 nationalization of Mexico’s oil industry and effectively privatizes the energy industry. But leftists were badly outnumbered in Congress, where PRD legislators resorted to seizing the speakers’ podium in Congress in a failed attempt to block debate.

Some analysts said the left hurt itself by walking out of inter-party negotiations on the reform weeks ago, and then seizing the podium — giving the PRI a pretext for fast-tracking the energy legislation.

“If the PRD had stayed in the talks, National Action would have been sidelined ... and the reform would have been much less daring than it wound up,” said Ruben Aguilar, the former spokesman for ex-President Vicente Fox of the conservative National Action Party, which supported the reform.

National Action pushed for similar changes while it held the presidency in 2000-2012, but the party didn’t have enough votes on its own and the PRI gave it little support.

BlackBerry says more executives plan to leave

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS More BlackBerry (TSX:BB) executives are headed for the door under sweeping changes from its new leader.

Three employees who held top roles are leaving their jobs, as interim chief executive John Chen reshapes the money-losing Canadian technology company.

The smartphone maker says Rick Costanzo, executive vice-president of global sales, and Chris Wormald, vicepresident of strategic alliances, will leave their roles.

Both executives played roles in BlackBerry’s mainstream popularity.

Since Chen joined the company last month, he has started a dramatic overhaul of its executive ranks, with both the chief operating officer and chief marketing officer leaving their roles.

Chief financial officer Brian Bidulka was also replaced.

Costanzo began with the company in 1999 and held various positions. Most recently he managed the team responsible for the international presence of the BlackBerry smartphone.

Wormald started at BlackBerry in

2000. He oversaw licensing and acquisitions, and was previously part of a small team that helped develop BlackBerry Messenger, according to his LinkedIn profile.

On top of that, another executive has landed a job at public relations company Hill and Knowlton.

A press release from the firm said Mark Cameron, who was BlackBerry’s director of global public policy, has joined their team. BlackBerry did not immediately confirm whether he had left his role.

Cameron began working at BlackBerry in 2011 and oversaw the smartphones sales to the government and public sectors.

BlackBerry will report its thirdquarter financial results on Friday.

More details are expected to be revealed on how Chen plans to rescue the company, which has struggled in the highly competitive smartphone industry.

Chen took over from ousted CEO Thorsten Heins amid a plan to lay off 40 per cent of BlackBerry’s staff, or about 4,500 employees.

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The premier says she will lead a trade mission from Jan. 8 to 19, to go to Petrotech, the largest oil and gas trade show in the Asian nation.

Redford says she is going with representatives from Alberta service companies.

She will also use the tour to open Alberta’s new trade office in New Delhi.

The tour will also include stops in Bangalore and possibly Mumbai.

Redford says they will also explore opportunities in new technologies.

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Judge rules NSA’s collection of phone records violates constitution clared.

In addition to civil liberties critics, big communications companies are unhappy with the NSA program, concerned about a loss of business from major clients who are worried about government snooping. President Barack Obama will meet Tuesday with executives from leading technology companies. The meeting was previously scheduled, but the NSA program is sure to be on the agenda, and now the court ruling will be in the mix.

After the ruling, Andrew C. Ames, a spokesman for the Justice Department’s National Security Division, said in a statement, “We’ve seen the opinion and are studying it. We believe the program is constitutional as previous

threats of terrorism,� he added.

He said was staying his ruling pending appeal “in light of the significant national security inWASHINGTON — In a ruling terests at stake in this case and with potentially far-reaching conthe novelty of the constitutional sequences, a federal judge deissues.� clared Monday that the National The government has argued Security Agency’s bulk collection that under a 1979 Supreme Court of millions of Americans’ teleruling, Smith v. Maryland, no one phone records likely violates the has an expectation of privacy in U.S. Constitution’s ban on unreathe telephone data that phone sonable search. The ruling, filled companies keep as business rewith blistering criticism of the cords. In that ruling, the high Obama administration’s argucourt rejected the claim that poments, is the first of its kind on lice need a warrant to obtain such the controversial program. records.

Even if NSA’s “metadata� colBut Leon said that was a “far lection of records should pass concry� from the issue in this case. stitutional muster, the judge said, The question, he said, is, “When there is little evidence it has ever do present-day circumstances prevented a terrorist attack. The — the evolutions in the governcollection program was disclosed ment’s surveillance by former NSA capabilities, citizens’ systems analyst ‘I HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT THE phone habits, and the Edward Snowden, EFFICACY OF THE METADATA COLLECTION relationship between provoking a heated the NSA and telecom national and interPROGRAM AS A MEANS OF CONDUCTING companies — become national debate.

TIME-SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIONS IN so thoroughly unlike U.S. District those considered by CASES INVOLVING IMMINENT THREATS OF Court Judge Richthe Supreme Court 34 ard Leon granted a TERRORISM.’ years ago that a precpreliminary injunction against the col—RICHARD LEON edent like Smith simlecting of the phone U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ply does not apply?

The answer, unforturecords of two men nately for the governwho had challenged the program and said any such judges have found. We have no ment, is now.�

He wrote that the court in 1979 records for the men should be de- further comment at this time.�

Snowden, in a statement pro- couldn’t have imagined how peostroyed. But he put enforcement of that decision on hold pending a vided to reporter Glenn Green- ple interact with their phones near-certain government appeal, wald and obtained by The Associ- nowadays, citing the explosion of which may well end up at the Su- ated Press, said, “I acted on my cellphones. belief that the NSA’s mass surveilIn addition, he said, the Smith preme Court.

The injunction applies only to lance programs would not with- case involved a search of just a the two individual plaintiffs, but stand a constitutional challenge few days, while “there is the very the ruling is likely to open the and that the American public de- real prospect that the (NSA) prodoor to much broader challenges served a chance to see these is- gram will go on for as long as to the records collection and stor- sues determined by open courts. America is combatting terrorism, Today, a secret program autho- which realistically could be forage.

The plaintiffs are Larry Klay- rized by a secret court was, when ever!�

Leon added: “The almost-Orman, a conservative lawyer, and exposed to the light of day, found Charles Strange, who is the father to violate Americans’ rights. It is wellian technology that enables the government to store and anof a cryptologist technician who the first of many.�

Klayman said in a telephone alyze the phone metadata of evwas killed in Afghanistan when his helicopter was shot down in interview that it was a big day for ery telephone user in the United States is unlike anything that 2011. The son worked for the NSA the country. “Obviously it’s a great ruling could have been conceived of in and support personnel for Navy and a correct ruling, and the first 1979.�

SEAL Team VI. The judge also mocked the govLeon, an appointee of Presi- time that in a long time that a dent George W. Bush, ruled that court has stepped in to prevent the ernment’s contention that it would the two men “have a substantial tyranny of the other two branches be burdensome to comply with any court order that requires the likelihood of showing� that their of government,� he said.

The Obama administration has NSA to remove the plaintiffs from privacy interests outweigh the government’s interest in collect- defended the program as a crucial its database. “Of course, the public has no ing the data “and therefore the tool against terrorism.

But in his 68-page, heavily foot- interest in saving the government NSA’s bulk collection program is indeed an unreasonable search noted opinion, Leon concluded from the burdens of complying under the Constitution’s Fourth that the government didn’t cite a with the Constitution!� he wrote. single instance in which the pro- As for the government’s complaint Amendment.� “I have little doubt that the au- gram “actually stopped an immi- that other successful requests “could ultimately have a degradthor of our Constitution, James nent terrorist attack.� “I have serious doubts about ing effect on the utility of the proMadison, who cautioned us to beware ’the abridgment of freedom the efficacy of the metadata col- gram,� he said, “I will leave it to of the people by gradual and si- lection program as a means of con- other judges to decide how to hanlent encroachments by those in ducting time-sensitive investiga- dle any future litigation in their power,’ would be aghast,� he de- tions in cases involving imminent courts.�

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MOSCOW — Lithuania and Poland expressed concern on Monday about signals that Russia has deployed state-of-the-art missiles in a territory that borders the NATO countries.

The U.S. State Department also said that it has urged Russia to avoid taking any steps that could destabilize that region.

Russia’s Defence Ministry gave an oblique response Monday to a report in the German daily Bild claiming that Russia has sent the Iskander shortrange missiles to its westernmost Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea. The ministry said the missiles had been positioned in an unspecified location in western Russia, and argued that the deployment doesn’t contradict any international treaties.

While the ministry was coy about the exact location of the missiles, the Kremlin-friendly daily Izvestia, which reportedly has close links to Russian security agencies, said the missiles had been deployed more than a year ago.

Asked about the reported missile deployment, U.S. State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said Washington has “shared with Russia the concerns that countries in the neighbourhood have ... regarding Russia’s deployment of the Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad.� “We’ve urged Moscow to take no steps to destabilize the region,� she said. “We’ve made that point with them.�

If true, the reports about the Iskander deployment to Kaliningrad would come as no surprise.

President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have talked about such a move for years, casting it as a necessary counterbalance to the development of the U.S.-led NATO missile defence for Europe. Moscow sees the missile shield as a threat to its nuclear deterrent.

While the deployment of the Iskander missiles would have little impact on the military balance between Russia and NATO, it could further damage Russia’s ties with the West, which already have been strained by disputes over the U.S. missile shield,

Russia’s human rights record and, most recently, Ukraine. “I am worried about signals that Russia is about to modernize missile systems it has deployed in Kaliningrad,� Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas told reporters. “Further militarization of this region, bordering the Baltic states and NATO creates further anxiety, and we will be watching situation there closely.�

The Polish foreign ministry said that while it did not have any official information from Russia, it was concerned about the reports. “Deployment of Iskander missiles in the Kaliningrad Region would be against the spirit of positive co-operation between Poland and Russia,� Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Wojciechowski said.

The Russian Defence Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said only that “specific areas of the Iskander missile systems’ location in the Western Military District don’t violate any international agreements.� The Western Military District includes most provinces in western and northwestern Russia, including the Kaliningrad region.

The Iskander missile, which has a range of up to 500 kilometres (about 300 miles), travels at hypersonic speeds that make it very difficult to intercept and is capable of hitting targets with a precision of a few meters (yards). It was first used in action in Russia’s 2008 war with Georgia. It normally carries a conventional warhead, but some Russian media reports indicated that it can also be fitted with a nuclear one.

Thanks to their high accuracy and the capability to dodge enemy’s defences, the Iskander missiles boost the Russian military capability, but they so far have been deployed in relatively small numbers.

Just a few dozen have entered service with the Russian military over the past few years, according to official statements.

Izvestia quoted Viktor Zavarzin, a deputy head of the defence committee in the lower house of Russian parliament, as saying the Iskander is needed to counterbalance NATO forces in Europe, including U.S. tactical nuclear weapons. “We aren’t threatening anyone. These are defensive systems,� Zavarzin said.

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Dear Bitter: Unless your daughI don’t like him to watch porn at ter would like these people to be all, but I’d rather we watch togeth- invited, you are not obligated to er than know he’s accessing live include those “friends” who have webcam shows and chat rooms. I made no effort to stay in your life consider this to be cheating. I have (or hers) for the past three years. told him how it makes me feel and Our condolences. have asked him to stop. But he says Dear Annie: I read the letter he’s going to continue because he from “No Early Bird in California” enjoys it and sees nothing wrong about DPSD, a circadian rhythm with it. disorder that prevents people from Now he erases the data from his having a regular sleep schedule. phone so I won’t see it. After 28 It has a name! Thank heavens! years together, he is now deceiv- No one can understand the frustraing me, and I am terribly hurt. He tion and struggle I have had with doesn’t seem to care how this all of my life. I I feel or that he is damhave tried so hard to aging the trust between go to sleep at a norus. What did I do wrong mal hour and wake for him to treat me this up early, but cannot. I way? I have asked him miss out on a lot, but I to see a marriage councan’t help it. I feel fine selor or a sex therapist when I am able to live with me, but he’s not inaccording to my natuterested. ral schedule, working I love him, but I don’t night jobs and hanging think I can live with this out with other night kind of life. Do you think people. - Night Owl watching and chatting Dear Night Owl: with a real naked womMany readers were MITCHELL an online is cheating? surprised and delight& SUGAR What about watching ed to discover that porn behind your wife’s their late-night sleep back? Is this normal beschedule could be havior in a marriage? identified. Here’s anAngel in Anaheim other viewpoint: Dear Angel: A marriage is not Dear Annie: I am typically up healthy when one partner doesn’t until 2 a.m. and sleep until 10. I care about the feelings of the other. get my eight hours each night. I do Unlike old-fashioned pornography, whatever my day calls for during the Internet provides real women, my waking hours with no problem. in real time, performing virtual sex Why should this be called a disoracts. This not only creates unreal- der? My order is fine. Who deteristic expectations of one’s actual mines what is “normal”? Different partner, but it can become addic- is not synonymous with abnormal. tive. Your husband may not be hav- - Massachusetts ing an affair, but he is both sexuAnnie’s Mailbox is written by ally and emotionally connected Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, to other women, which could be longtime editors of the Ann Landers considered cheating. Since your column. Please email your questions husband refuses to go for counsel- to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or ing, please go on your own and sort write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators it out.

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Three of the Top Ten cookbooks for 2013.

COOKBOOKS 2013 CHOOSING THE YEAR’S BEST FROM AN UNEVEN FIELD

BY BONNIE S. BENWICK ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES It’s not often that a year of cookbooks can be summed up in a single word. But in 2013, “uneven” fits.

With a few exceptions, small books outshone the big ones. Lots of niches were explored, some catering to a pretty specific audience — along the lines of gluten-free Indian vegan slow-cooker meals on a budget. Vegetarians were treated to a rich buffet. Celebrities published recipes for simple baked beans and cashew glop and still camped out on the best-seller lists for months.

I don’t remember coming across so many mistakes during random recipe testing, which adds a little unwanted color to a review. While some restaurant chefs kept home cooks in mind, others seemed more interested in chronicling their impossibly perfect plates. One of the most striking books offered recipes, of a sort: not for creating dishes but for showing how the dishes were photographed.

All of which is to say that our best-of list might not look like the others published at the end of the year. We chose the ones we think you’ll learn from and pepper with sticky notes.

Here are our favorites of the year, in alphabetical order within categories:

TOP 10 ● The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook: Recipes and Reflections From a Small Vermont Dairy,

by Diane St. Clair (Andrews McMeel; 100 recipes, $27.99). There are so many good ways to use this ingredient that you might find yourself stocking it regularly. ● The A.O.C. Cookbook, by Suzanne Goin (Alfred A. Knopf; 95-plus recipes, $35). Advanced-level home cooks will welcome the challenge of threeand four-part recipes; the rest of us will benefit from the simple gems, such as the chef’s sauces and her Torta Gorgonzola With Walnuts in Honey.

(See accompanying recipe.) ● Cooking Slow: Recipes for Slowing Down and Cooking More, by Andrew Schloss (Chronicle; 94 recipes, $35). ● Cooking With Flowers: Sweet and Savory Recipes With Rose Petals, Lilacs, Lavender, and Other Edible Flowers, by Miche Bacher (Quirk Books; 100-plus recipes, $24.95). It takes only a quick flipthrough to realize how much you have to learn about this underused foodstuff. ● The Food of Vietnam, by Luke Nguyen (Hardie Grant; 112 recipes, $50). This book is big and beautiful. Its recipes deliver Vietnamese dishes without a lot of specialty-store shopping. ● One Good Dish: The Pleasures of a Simple Meal,

by David Tanis (Artisan; 100 recipes, $25.95). ● Ottolenghi: the Cookbook, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (Ten Speed Press; 140 recipes, $35). The dishes made popular in the London restaurant are inventive, creative, fresh-tasting and

uncomplicated. ● Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey: Recipes From My Three Favorite Food Groups, by John Currence (Andrews McMeel; 130-plus recipes, $40). This has so much voice; perhaps that’s why it spoke to me the loudest. Oxford, Miss., chef Currence covers cocktails, frog’s legs, chicken skin corn bread and pork fat beignets. And he recommends the music to cook each recipe by. ● Root to Stalk Cooking: The Art of Using the Whole Vegetable, by Tara Duggan (Ten Speed Press; 65 recipes, $22). ● The Soupmaker’s Kitchen: How to Save Your Scraps, Prepare a Stock, and Craft the Perfect Pot of Soup, by Aliza Green (Quarry; 50-plus recipes, $24.99). Everyone can make some kind of soup.

This veteran chef-cookbook author will up any game you’ve got.

BAKING ● The Cook’s Illustrated Baking Book: Baking Demystified With 450 Foolproof Recipes From America’s Most Trusted Food Magazine, from the editors at America’s Test Kitchen (ATK, $40). ● Bake It Like You Mean It: Gorgeous Cakes From Inside Out, by Gesine Bullock-Prado (Abrams; 70 recipes, $29.95).

VEGETARIAN ● Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week, by Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Little, Brown & Co.; 190-plus recipes, $30). ● Moosewood Restaurant Favorites: The 250 MostRequested Naturally Delicious Recipes From One of America’s Best-Loved Restaurants, by the Moosewood Collective (St. Martin’s Griffin; $29.99).

ALSO RECOMMENDED ● The American Craft Beer Cookbook: 155 Recipes From Your Favorite Brewpubs and Breweries, by John Holl (Storey Publishing; $19.95). ● Bakeless Sweets: Pudding, Panna Cotta, Fluff, Icebox Cake & More No-Bake Desserts, by Faith Durand (Stewart, Tabori & Chang; 100 recipes, $29.95). ● Balaboosta: Bold Mediterranean Recipes to Feed the People You Love, by Einat Admony (Artisan; 130-plus recipes, $29.95). ● Breakfast for Dinner: Recipes for Frittata Florentine, Huevos Rancheros, Sunny-Side-Up Burgers and More!, by Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth (Quirk Books; 57 recipes, $19.95). ● The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook: From the Garden to the Table in 120 Recipes, by Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman (Workman; $22.95). ● The Fresh Honey Cookbook: 84 Recipes From a Beekeeper’s Kitchen, by Laurey Masterton (Storey Publishing; 84 recipes, $14.95).

Torta Gorgonzola With Walnuts in Honey MAKES: 6 servings PREP: You’ll need a 16-ounce, wide-mouth glass jar.

SOURCE: Adapted from Goin’s The A.O.C. Cookbook, with wine notes by Caroline Styne (Alfred A. Knopf, 2013).

1 cup raw walnut halves 1 cup medium-dark honey, such as avocado, buckwheat or sage 2 tablespoons walnut oil 1 sprig rosemary 6 ounces torta Gorgonzola, Saint Agur or other creamy blue cheese (see headnote) 1 ounce mascarpone (optional) Cracked black pepper 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Spread the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast for 8 to 10 minutes, until fragrant and lightly browned.

3. Meanwhile, warm the honey in a small saucepan over low heat until it is easily pourable.

4. Drizzle the just-toasted nuts with the oil, then immediately transfer them to the jar. Add the rosemary sprig, then pour the warm honey over the nuts. Cool, then cover or seal with a lid overnight.

5. When ready to serve, run the blade of a thin, sharp knife under hot water, then wipe it dry. Use the knife to cut the torta Gorgonzola into six 1-ounce slices, placing each slice on a separate salad-size plate. (If you are using Saint Agur or another creamy blue cheese, divide equal amounts of the mascarpone among the portions of sliced cheese, spreading it on top of the blue cheese.) Repeat the knifeprep step between each cut.

6. Discard the rosemary from the honeyed nuts. Spoon equal portions of the nuts over and around the cheese on each plate, then sprinkle with the pepper. Serve right away.

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Among the top cookbooks for 2013.

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A12 12 Years a Slave, Mud top list TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 2013

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS’ 10 BEST MOVIES OF THE YEAR

BY JAKE COYLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In surveying the year at the movies, the topography is rich. From the dusty, dying towns of Nebraska to the rooftop Roman parties in The Great Beauty to the sleek future Los Angeles of Her, 2013 has been a trip.

But has it been a great year? Negativity reached a fever pitch in the summer when Steven Spielberg lamented Hollywood’s risk-adverse, finance-driven blockbusterism.

The grim, humourless Man of Steel and its careless backdrop of mass destruction was a low point: the epitome of everything bad about movies today.

Yet ambitious films gathered in number as the year went on, and many began calling 2013 a historically excellent year for film, after all.

Here are one critic’s top picks of the year, all of them reasons why 2013 was a good year for the big screen: 1. 12 Years a Slave — Steve McQueen’s masterful adaptation of Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir is simply a powerhouse. McQueen, I suspect, will never make a comedy; his three movies (Shame, Hunger) reveal him a harsh storyteller, drawn down dark rabbit holes.

But his lack of sentimentality gives 12 Years a Slave its clarity: a long overdue correction to cinema’s reluctant treatment of slavery. As Northup, Chiwetel Ejiofor’s soulful eyes carry us through a nightmare odyssey of America’s past.

2. Mud — From the plantations of mid-19th century Louisiana, we travel up river to contemporary Arkansas in Jeff Nichols’ Twain-esque tale of boyhood on the Mississippi. With the wise-beyond-his-years Tye Sheridan as the 14-year-old Ellis, Mud is a fullhearted American fable.

3. Frances Ha — Full disclosure: I’m in love with Greta Gerwig.

That bias notwithstanding, Noah Baumbach’s latest — co-written by and starring Gerwig — is a lovely ode to its title character (who has much in common with Gerwig, herself). Frances is an idiosyncratic 27-year-old finding her place in New York; where the Ha comes from is answered in the film’s sweet final moment.

4. Inside Llewyn Davis — Like Frances, Llewyn is a striving Manhattanite without an apartment or a steady job. But he’s much angrier about it. The Coen brothers’ melancholy story of a bitter, unfortunate folk singer is a wry commentary on the cruelness of fate, and melody born out of disharmony.

5. The Hunt — In the most haunting film of the year, the weak binds of a seemingly close-knit Danish community disintegrate when a kindergarten teacher (Mads Mikkelsen) is unjustly accused of sexually assaulting a child.

6. The Great Beauty — Fellini looms large in Paolo Sorrentino’s portrait of Rome in decadent decay.

Sorrentino is an exquisite stylist (the opening minutes of his Il Divo are pure, blistering cinema), and The Great Beauty is manic and overstuffed. But it’s

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This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Michael Fassbender, left, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from 12 Years A Slave. bursting with life. (Literally. It’s got a giraffe.)

7. Gravity — So simple you could make the case that Alfonso Cuaron’s 3-D spectacle is a bit banal.

But, man, is it something to look at.

The movie won’t be remembered for its thin story, but at a time when television’s rise is much discussed, “Gravity” reinvigorated the big screen experience.

8. Blue Is the Warmest Color — Several films this year were fascinating snapshots of lives in motion.

The powerful, simply told Bill Moyers’ documentary Two American Families kept up with two struggling middle-class families for 20 years.

And Richard Linklater has covered two decades in the lives of a Paris woman (Julie Delpy) and American writer (Ethan Hawke) in his day-in-a-life series, culminating in Before Midnight.

But Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palme d’Or-winner (also called The Life of Adele: Chapters 1&2) is the most memorable for its extreme closeness in portraying a teenager’s awakening to herself and the world.

Adele Exarchopoulus’ performance is staggeringly

open. The irony is that the infamous sex scenes in this flawed but arresting coming-of-age tale are easily the most artificial parts in it.

9. This Is the End — The jokes just come and come.

Nobody had a better time making a movie this year than Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and it’s written all over their self-parodying apocalypse comedy.

10. The Spectacular Now and Short Term 12 — Movies that honestly represent teenage life are seldom, but both of these films magically move from familiar plot lines to somewhere honest.

The high-school comedy of The Spectacular Now, starring Miles Teller, smacks up against hard realities. Short Term 12, starring Brie Larson, tenderly depicts a foster-care facility and its young supervisors without resorting to cliches.

Also: Her, Nebraska, Rush, A Band Called Death, Elysium, Fruitvale Station, Captain Phillips, Upstream Color, Enough Said, Blue Jasmine Argue, debate and ridicule AP Film Writer Jake Coyle’s picks on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jake—coyle

Deer Tick singer John McCauley turns pain into inspiration

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE — Singer John McCauley of the rock band Deer Tick figured out how to turn his pain into something positive.

McCauley used the Rhode Island-based band’s latest album, Negativity, to unleash some of the frustrations and struggles he’s had over the past couple of years into a polished and refined sound that mixes country, folk and rock.

His father was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and tax fraud and McCauley was struggling with substance abuse.

The album includes several references to McCauley’s experiences, as painful as they were.

“People take comfort in knowing either A, somebody is going through something similar to what they went through or B, somebody’s got it worse off than they do,” McCauley said during a recent interview with The Associated Press.

“I am guilty File photo by of both of those things when I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS John McCauley performs with listen to music.” his band Deer Tick at the 2012 Now he says Newport Folk Festival in Newport, he’s cleaned up and feeling R.I.

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ACOUSTIC BENEFIT CONCERT The 5th annual Acoustic Benefit Concert on Dec. 6 at the Hub on Ross brought in around $500 to go towards the Red Deer Food Bank. The Christmastheme event presented the musical talents of Back Porch Swing, Prairie Wind, The June Bugs, Steve Fisher and Paul Rumbolt.

Tom Coxworth, CKUA Folk Routes host, was the special guest emcee for the concert.

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Dinner will be served SALVATION ARMY WILL SERVE UP A WARM PLATE OF TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS FOOD FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT ON DEC. 25

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF If there’s one thing people can count on at Christmas time, it’s the Salvation Army Christmas dinner.

Going strong for longer than Major Larry Bridger can remember, the Sally Ann has served up a warm plate of traditional Christmas food for anyone who needs it on Dec. 25.

On Christmas day this year, starting at noon, at the Salvation Army Church, 4837 54th St., there will be a turkey dinner, “with all the fixings.”

“We’ll be ready,” said Bridger. “We have people calling in to ask to volunteer in September, every year we have plenty of volunteers so we’re doing really well on that front.”

Bridger said last year they served about 210 meals, and they’re preparing for maybe more given they served 270 dinners at Thanksgiving this year.

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unteered to deliver meals to shut-ins or other people who can’t make it to the dinner.

Dinner will be served until about 1:30 p.m. so the volunteers can go home for Christmas.

If anyone would like to receive a Christmas dinner, at no cost, from the Salvation Army they need to call by the end of this week at 403346-2251.

Over at Loaves and Fishes, Christmas dinners have been served up all month, with two already in the bag, and two more to go for the rest of the month.

Sheila Frank, an outreach worker, said they have mixed up the food, serving up a ham dinner the last time and have a turkey and roast beef dinner still to come.

The two still to come take place on Friday, and then on Dec. 23, both starting at 5 p.m.

“They’ve been fairly well attended,” said Frank.

“Because of the weather we’re not as busy as some years and it is definitely hard for families to get out.”

Anyone is — MAJOR LARRY BRIDGER welcome for the Loaves and Fishes Christmas dinner, at 6002 54th Ave. At each dinner they also give out items, last dinner Christmas stocking were given to adults, other times they will give out scarves, headbands and mittens and toys.

‘WE’LL BE READY. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE PLENTY OF VOLUNTEERS SO WE’RE DOING REALLY WELL ON THAT FRONT.’

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CASH RAISED FOR FOOD BANK The Sylvan Lake yoga studio, Studio Upstairs, raised $125 cash and had over 160 food items donated during its Christmas Karma Yoga Week event. The totals are much lower than usual, say staff and believe the severe weather may have had something to do with it. They had to cancel three classes because of the snow. This was the studio’s fourth annual karma yoga week, which offered free classes all week with the donation of at least two food items. All proceeds were in support of the Sylvan lake Food Bank.

GIFTS FOR GRANDPARENTS DEADLINE EXTENDED The Gifts for Grandparents campaign, hoping to bring some holiday cheer to isolated seniors in Central Alberta, has extended the campaign’s deadline to Friday. The program, now in its sixth year, is co-ordinated by Family Services of Central Alberta. The organization hopes to have 500 gift bags ready by the end of the week for seniors.

So far they have 330.

Donated items still high in demand include women’s shampoo, shaving cream, lap blankets, pajamas and diabetic candy. All donated items must be new. Cash donations can also be made. FSCA delivered 462 gift bags last year. For more information, call 403-3436400 or visit FSCA at 5409 50th Ave.

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Mary and Joseph arrive at the inn during a live nativity pageant Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day Saints in Red Deer. The event was the 32nd annual outdoor performance featuring live cast, including animals, music, lighting and narration. The event continues tonight with performances at 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. on the church property at 3002-47th Ave. across from Sunnybrook Farm. Also inside the church from 6 to 8:30 p.m .in the cultural hall more than 200 displays will be on exhibit. The event is open to the public.

Plows attack bus routes, Emotions run high Priority 4 roads MURDER HEARING

Red Deer city crews are ramping up snow removal efforts on Priority 4 roads including bus routes in residential areas and streets running adjacent to schools that were completed before the Dec. 2 snowfall.

The work started on Monday and is expected to wrap up by Dec. 22, depending on the weather.

The residential plow blitz is now completed.

Greg Sikora, city Public Works Department manager, said almost twothirds of the Priority 4 roads were done before the recent heavy snowfall and now they need to head back to those roads for another clearing.

“We’ll be working on collectors — the main roadways that run through

a residential neighbourhood such as Jordan Parkway and Lancaster Drive,” he said.

No Parking signs were placed in Priority 4 areas on Saturday to let residents know to remove their vehicles before streets are plowed.

If vehicles are left parked on signed streets they will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.

Two crews will work six days a week, excluding Sundays, with one starting in Fairview and another starting in Woodlea.

Crews will be in the following neighbourhoods:

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BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Emotions ran high during the first day of a preliminary hearing for a Red Deer man accused of killing a Calgary mother and then dumping her body in a trash bin.

Talia Meguinis, 27, died during a visit to Red Deer in late February of 2012.

Her body was found on Feb. 22 in a bin of recyclables that had been unloaded that

day at a city recycling depot.

Nathan Michael Desharnais, now 25, was arrested seven months later, on Sept. 14, on charges including second-degree murder and interfering with human remains.

Represented by Edmonton defence counsel Arnold Piragoff, Desharnais later pleaded not guilty and asked to be tried by judge alone in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

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Red Deer NDP preparing to fight next election

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF With two new ridings coming to Red Deer and an election less than two years out, the local NDP are readying for a fight.

Red Deer NDP constituency association president Stephen Merredrew said they have plans to start putting together riding associations for the newly created Red Deer-Mountain View and Red Deer-Wolf Creek in the new year.

Red Deer will be split into two new ridings for the 2015 election with Ross Street and the Red Deer River being the dividing line between the two.

“It’s kind of exciting, because it may

draw new people into the process,” said crossed paths before with some of the party Merredrew. supporters to the north during provincial “Essentially this combines electoral dis- campaigns, the new ridings mean they are tricts, we’re going to have people from the now working together.

Lacombe and “In most Ponoka area Alberta working with ridings the our Red Deer NDP did North team.” finish secThe ridings ond provincontain parts cially,” said of the former — RED DEER NDP CONSTITUENCY ASSOCIATION Merredrew. neighboring PRESIDENT STEPHEN MERREDREW “ W e ’ r e Wetaskiwin, definitely Wild Rose viewed as and Crowfoot ridings that bordered the now the alternative in a lot of places. defunct Red Deer riding.

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‘IT’S KIND OF EXCITING, BECAUSE IT MAY DRAW NEW PEOPLE INTO THE PROCESS.’

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DINNER: Food, toys ROADS: Crews out “Of course we have things for the kids, we have presents and stockings for them,� said Frank, adding they haven’t had that many children come out.

For the 11th year, Abacus Datagraphics put on its Christmas dinner, serving 502 people at the Gaetz Memorial United Church on Saturday.

Joanne Fleming Ruholl, the dinner co-ordinator, said they had 28 turkeys and 18 hams, and any food that wasn’t served was taken to Loaves and Fishes. Hoodies and toys were given out to attendees. “Everybody got a present, everybody got good food,� said Fleming Ruholl. “I think it turned out really well. “We peeled 460 pounds of potatoes.� mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

NDP: Drew more votes “We had the most local candidates running, the Liberals were often forced to parachute in candidates that weren’t from the area.�

He said these credible candidates in the last provincial election meant the party doubled its vote in Red Deer North and tripled it in Red Deer South.

Because of the new ridings, new executive committees for the riding associations have to be appointed. But leading up to the 2015 election they hope their successes so far and new friends and colleagues in the new ridings will help them attract good candidates. “Being part of a larger area, perhaps makes it easier for a party like us,� said Merredrew.

Merredrew is intrigued by the urban/rural split of the new ridings, which speaks to the roots of his party. “In some ways many socialist policies originated in rural areas and they still tend to resonate out there.�

He said their membership numbers are currently growing, b y keeping in touch with people they met doorknocking and through other people seeking out the party.

Because of the redistricting, all parties have had to set up new riding associations. The Conservatives for Red Deer-Mountain View had their inaugural meeting earlier this month.

Current Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins has said he plans to run in the new Red Deer-Wolf Creek riding while Red Deer MP Earl Dreeshen hasn’t publicly declared his intentions. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

BRIEFS Human remains found at fire scene RCMP and fire investigators have found “non-identifiable� human remains in the wreckage of a farmhouse fire near Castor.

RCMP Sgt. Jose Valiquette said people at the scene were unable to determine how many sets of human remains were recovered. “This fire went on for quite some time,� said Valiquette. “It was very strong and it was a total destruction.�

Castor and Coronation firefighters were called to the fire on Dec. 8 at about 7:30 a.m., at a farm northeast of Castor.

When firefighters arrived the house was fully engulfed in flames.

It wasn’t until Thursday that investigators could get start searching the remains as parts of the fire lingered.

The remains were located in the fire debris.

They were transported to the Medical Examiner’s office in Calgary for examination, which is expected to continue through the week.

The house’s owners, Gordon and Sandy Klaus, are still unaccounted for as well as their daughter Monica.

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

Jason Klaus, Gordon and Sandy’s son, previ-

If Red Deer receives another heavy snowfall, Priority 4 removal will be postponed to focus on Priority 1 and 2 roadways.

Residents are encouraged to help the city identify areas of concern by reporting them to the Public Works Department at 403-342-8238.

HEARING: Tests crown’s case Piragoff asked for a preliminary hearing to test the strength of the Crown’s case.

The hearing opened in Red Deer provincial court on Monday morning, before Judge John Holmes and with Crown prosecutors Jason Snider and Maurice Collard calling their first witness.

A few minutes into her testimony, the woman became overwhelmed with emotion, broke into tears and fled from the courtroom.

She was given a few minutes to recover her composure before returning to the witness box.

Details of her testimony and other evidence introduced during the preliminary hearing cannot be made public because of a court-imposed ban.

The preliminary hearing resumes on Wednesday and is expected to wrap up on Thursday.

Meguinis is survived by her three sons and a large circle of family and friends, including a handful of people who came up from Calgary for the hearing on Monday. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

ously told the Advocate they were a tight-knit family that farmed together and were always ready to help anyone out. “I lost everybody, I lost everything.�

Two men rob North Hill Express Two young men — one armed with a knife — robbed North Hill Express 24 early Sunday morning.

Red Deer City RCMP said that at about 3:30

a.m., two Caucasian men, believed to be between 18 and 24, entered the store, at 7141 50th Ave. One of the men brandished a knife and demanded cash.

They fled with an undisclosed amount of money in a goldcoloured van.

No one was injured during the robbery.

Anyone with information that could assist police in identifying the suspects are asked to call the Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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Capping off an evening of Centennial celebrations, Red Deer residents were treated to a short but spectacular pyrotechnic display erupting from the roof of City Hall Friday. After an evening of viewing sculptures in ice, warming up by the bonfires on Ross Street, face painting at the Gaetz Memorial Church, hot chocolate and bowls of hot chili, all eyes looked up as fireworks lit the sky. The Fire And Ice presentation was the last of many Centennial celebrations in Red Deer in 2013.

Samson First Nation woman goes missing On Dec. 14, Jessica Wyoma Boysis, a 20-yearold aboriginal female of the Samson First Nation, was reported missing to the Maskwacis RCMP de-

She also has a tattoo of two teardrops on the left side of her face.

Police are asking anyone with information on Boysis’ whereabouts to contact the Maskwacis RCMP at 780-585-3767 or if you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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Influx of millions of visitors to NYC during holidays turns everyday walkers into Scrooges

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — For sharp-elbowed New Yorkers accustomed to walking where they need to go at a big-city pace, the holiday season is hardly the most wonderful time of the year.

An estimated 5 million tourists who flock to the city between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day to see the tree at Rockefeller Center, the bright lights of Times Square and the Empire State Building often clog the sidewalks in an agonizingly slow procession that grates at locals and turns them into sidewalk Scrooges.

“They’re like the walking dead, real slow,” griped Dennis Moran, 46, a fire safety officer at a building in Times Square and a native New Yorker.

“They have this unnatural habit of stopping in the middle of the sidewalk.”

It’s not that these Grinches don’t like the visitors; they just want them to use a little sidewalk etiquette.

Among the biggest complaints: They stop in their tracks to take pictures. They stroll side by side in a sidewalk-blocking line.

And worst of all, said Jose Francis, a caterer from Brooklyn who works in midtown Manhattan, they like to discuss group plans smack-dab in the middle of the sidewalk.

“They’re walking, then they look, they stand there and then, ‘boom,’ you run right into them,” he fumed.

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I currently am still trying to wrap the child in the peed upon blanket, since attempting to detach her from the gross thing would be an undertaking I am not willing to consider.

Sophie spots him and immediately becomes infuriated for no other reason, I can imagine, but simply to hear the striking overtones of her own ear-splitting voice.

I ask Lars in the nicest voice I can conjure at that moment to leave, because he has now distracted the little lady from our task at hand — trying to get her swaddled and asleep in a blanket that is more than ready for the washing machine.

The boy gives me a look as if to say, “You are disgusting for wrapping your daughter in that blanket Mom” but he doesn’t actually say that. I only imagine the words coming out of his mouth because this is what I do when I’m feeling overly guilty about a parental call.

Maybe taking the peed upon blanket away from her would be the wiser choice, I think, but cannot stand the thought of the temper tantrum that will follow thereafter.

My reasoning is solid and I stick with it — if she is okay with it, I’m okay with it. I will steal it in the morning to give it a quick wash... She will be none the wiser!

And then I maliciously laugh out loud making both of my children glance towards me with a strange and scared stare.

So finally with a determination that I didn’t quite know was in me I wrapped that imitation baby up and placed her gently in her bed. She looked up at me with an appreciative stare and as I leant down to give her a kiss and once again the spicy pong of the previous pee approached me, I still gave her a smile.

For no pee nor poo or any another bodily fluid will keep me from tucking my child into their bed with the knowledge that the next few hours of night are mine for the taking.

Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist

Think, and reject the negative “If you hear a voice within you saying, ‘You are not a painter,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”

– Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter “Don’t speak to me that way!”

Have you ever uttered those words to someone?

Sometimes when we feel put down, hurt or insulted by what others have said to us or by the manner in which they have said it we’re forced to stand up and say, “No more. That’s enough!”

Even more important than putting an end to hurtful or inappropriate comments from others is putting the brakes on our own hurtful words and accusations to ourselves.

Many times, we say things to ourselves that we would never say to another person.

Most of us are too thoughtful, polite or concerned with hurting another person’s feelings to say hurtful things MURRAY aloud. Yet, we will say them FUHRER to ourselves — and often.

We beat ourselves up, tear ourselves down and repeatedly undermine our own selfesteem in a relentless way.

Have you ever internally expressed thoughts like these?

“I’m so stupid.”

“Why can’t I do anything right?”

“I’m just not good enough.”

Consider the chatter in your head. If you were to record it, would it be the kind of message you would want to play over and over to yourself? If not, the good news is you can change it. Moreover, changing it can improve your self-image and your life.

Negative self-talk is commonly a mixture of halftruths, poor logic and distortions of reality that result in pessimism, guilt, fear and anxiety. It occurs most often in times of emotional turmoil, when going through stress or a personal transition.

You may have already developed such strongly ingrained dysfunctional self-talk that turning it around may seem impossible. Likely, these patterns developed early in childhood. Sometimes children are bombarded by negative comments and critique from a parent or role model, and after they grow up they unconsciously pick up the criticisms where their parent left off.

I recall asking a client to listen closely to the words he was saying to himself. When asked if the tone sounded familiar, he suddenly declared, “Oh my god. It’s my father — these are his words.”

The first step is to recognize negative selftalk when it occurs.

Here’s a tip: whenever you find yourself feeling depressed, angry, anxious or upset, use this as your signal to stop and become aware of your thoughts. Use your feelings as your cue to reflect on your thinking.

Remember, a thought always precedes a feeling. What did you say to yourself right before you began to feel upset, angry or anxious?

The second step is to analyze your self-talk and reject the negative.

Admittedly, not all self-

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talk is negative. Many people use positive self-talk to bolster their self-confidence or to amp themselves up for an exciting opportunity or challenge. If your self-talk is upbeat and encouraging, congratulations.

If your self-talk is comprised of put-downs, namecalling and emotional beatings, then you’ll need to put a stop to it.

A good way to test the accuracy of your perceptions might be to ask some probing questions. I recommend using the four questions utilized in The Work created by Byron Katie Mitchell.

1) Is it true?

2) Can I absolutely know it’s true?

3) Does this thought bring me peace or stress?

4) Who would I be without this thought?

Another way to test the accuracy of your own self-talk is to write down some of the negative statements.

Ask yourself, “Am I interpreting the situation correctly? Are there other possibilities or meanings that I could derive from these circumstances?” Replace your negative thoughts and statements with realistic, positive ones and write those down, too. Look for reasons why the positive aspects outweigh the negative.

Once you start listening to it, you’ll probably be surprised by how much of your thinking is inaccurate, exaggerated or focused on the negatives of a situation.

The third step is to break the cycle of negative self-talk. Once you have identified your negative selftalk and established that it’s false, then whenever you catch yourself engaging in it, stop, take a deep breath, relax and (if possible) remove yourself from the situation.

Get up, stretch, take a walk or get a drink of water. This simple interruption will begin to break that ingrained, automatic response and allow room for change.

I had a friend who was working diligently on improving his self-talk.

Whenever the mind chatter would begin and his thoughts would turn toward the negative, he would take a deep breath and say to his critic, “You’re wrong but thanks for sharing.”

You are then ready for step number four: you can begin to change the negative aspects of your thinking (and reprogram your unconscious mind) by challenging the irrational aspects and replacing them with more reasonable thoughts. Maintain positive selftalk though self-awareness, perseverance and the sincere desire to change your life.

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Question: How can we parent effectively when so many of our friends and relatives have values that conflict with ours?

This is especially tough when we’re all together for the holidays.

Jim: Our counselors would encourage you to begin by making sure that everyone in your household is absolutely clear about the values, priorities and spiritual perspectives that define you as a family.

Take the time to provide your children with easily understandable reasons for the rules you live by, and equip them to graciously, but confidently, articulate these principles themselves when asked.

Once this is done, you’ll be JIM better positioned to deal with DALY these challenges when your kids spend time in homes where the standards and convictions differ from your own.

If you run into conflicts, humbly tell the friends or relatives concerned that while you love them and respect their feelings, it’s your responsibility to raise your children in the way you feel is right.

Naturally, you should try to understand the motivations behind their behavior.

If it’s obvious they’re contradicting you out of pure spite or simple lack of concern, don’t hesitate to limit future visits until things change.

But if it seems clear that they really love your children — if, for instance, it’s a case of doting grandparents who dole out too many sweets in an attempt to gain a place in their grandkids’ affections — then look for creative ways to defuse the situation by enlisting them as members of your “team.”

Explain that you’re trying to raise your children according to a certain set of standards, and that you won’t be able to succeed without their cooperation and assistance. They’ll probably jump at the chance to help you out.

Question: My husband is always hurting my feelings with careless and cutting remarks. He says he’s only teasing or tells me I’m too sensitive, but it’s no joke to me. How can I get him to stop?

Dr. Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: The scenario you’ve described, though very common, can have many causes.

Communication is a complex thing and is influenced by underlying emotions and learned behaviors.

For many of us men, much of our lives have been spent trading jabs and poking fun at other guys. It’s often how we bond with each other.

Unfortunately, we have to learn the hard way that it doesn’t always have the same effect with the opposite sex.

It may also suggest that your husband’s not comfortable having a serious conversation with you. This behavior is sometimes passed down through families who have a hard time expressing their feelings or dealing with difficult issues.

The old proverb, “Many a truth is spoken in jest,” may also apply here.

Often a person may be upset with their spouse, but the only way he or she feels safe in expressing this is through hurtful humor.

Or it could be a problem of sensitivity -- either his lack thereof, or possibly your overactive sense. Both are obstacles to emotional intimacy and should be evaluated honestly.

I’d start by looking at your relationships with mutual acquaintances other than your respective families. Does your husband routinely offend them?

Do they see him as self-centered and unfeeling?

Are you frequently hurt by others? Are you critical, or do you struggle with low self-esteem?

The goal here isn’t to assign blame, but to gain an understanding of each other, which is the first step toward resolution.

Since this typically works best with the help of a caring counselor, I’d encourage you to contact Focus on the Family for a referral to a qualified marriage therapist in your area.

So there I am swaddling my three-year-old with the pungent smell of urine wafting fiercely through the stale air in my bedroom.

I wonder how it got to this. How did I make it to this point in my life?

These thoughts are quickly pushed away when the little girl decides to start screaming bloody murder because I am not wrapping her in the exact same fashion as Daddy does.

It isn’t the fact that she is screaming at me, or my curiosity about how and why she is all too soon obsessed with pretending to be ‘baby’, but that lingering smell of pee that is truly getting to me at this point.

It has to be coming from LINDSAY somewhere, and the girl in BROWN question’s pants aren’t wet...

ME PLUS THREE So where?

As I continue my wrapping regime, I realize that with each fold of the thick pink princess blanket I use, the smell gets stronger.

Without thinking I decide to blindly bury my smeller in the blanket and discover with an overwhelming certainty that yes, it is most definitely my daughter’s blanky that is the problem here.

Now the tang is captured in my nasal cavity and I am not sure what I can do to remedy this. Great.

Silently I am cursing my husband. I curse him for not being here to help me with this dilemma, I curse his idea to swaddle the almost 3-year-old kid in the first place, simply because he thought it would be cute.

And furthermore I curse that he is currently at a Food and Beverage Expo sampling 5-star rated food, while I am here sampling overwhelming doses of toddler pee up my nose!

My son Lars meanders towards the spectacle when he hears me gagging and Sophie screaming.

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Tinker, a miniature horse, rings a red bell for the Salvation Army with his owners Carol and Joe Takacs outside a craft fair in West Bend, Wis., on Nov. 17, 2012. Holiday season leave you feeling like decking one of the halls? Like ringing Santa’s bell? Studies show charitable giving boosts happiness and reduces stress, says Lara Aknin, an assistant professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University.

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Holiday season leave you feeling like decking one of the halls?

Like ringing Santa’s bell?

If you’re on the verge of a mallinduced rampage, maybe it’s time to try giving instead of buying.

Studies show charitable giving boosts happiness and reduces stress, says Lara Aknin, an assistant professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University.

“Giving makes you happy,” says Aknin, whose many studies of the link between philanthropy and well-being included measuring cortisol in the bloodstream.

That study found that when people gave more, the stress hormone dissipated more quickly in their blood.

“When people are spending money in a way that they’re giving to others by way of charity, we see similar emotional boosts. It’s more rewarding than spending money on yourself,” Aknin says.

Another study found the reward is even greater when giving is a social activity, she says.

In short, good deeds put us in a good mood, but when it comes to playing Santa for social good, make sure you know who has been naughty and who has been nice.

MoneySense Magazine issues an annual list of the top 100 charities, based on its analysis of fundraising and spending activities: http:// www.moneysense.ca/the-2013charity-100-grades.

This year, the magazine gave top grades to the Nature Conservancy Canada, the Canadian Red Cross, the Calgary Interfaith Food

Bank, the Royal Ontario Museum Foundation and the United Way, among others.

The Calgary Foundation, the Edmonton Community Foundation and the Vancouver Foundation also made the grade for their program spending, fundraising costs, governance, transparency and cash reserves.

The Canadian Red Cross, which funds emergency relief at home and abroad, is a perennial favourite, spending 80 per cent of its funds on charitable programs and just four per cent on management and administration.

The international humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, tends to go where others fear to tread, including conflict and disaster zones.

The Canadian branch spends 80 per cent of its funds on charitable programs and four per cent on administration.

The Canada Revenue Agency says Santa’s elves should make sure their charity of choice shares their good intentions.

The agency website has a searchable database of registered charities (http://www.cra-arc. gc.ca/charitylists/) that includes a breakdown of how much is spent on charitable programs in comparison to how much goes toward administration, political activities and payroll.

Individual food banks are easily searchable on the site, but most spend at least nine cents of every dime on feeding the hungry. The Union Gospel Mission Foundation in Vancouver spends 94 per cent and Food Banks Canada spends 91 per cent.

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SIDEWALK: New Yorkers like to keep moving “They don’t pay attention. New Yorkers, we’re walking brisk. We keep it moving.”

Every year at this time, Bronx-born Macy’s shoe salesman Henry Vega said he has to double down on his resolve to manoeuvre sidewalks full of shopping-bag carrying, picture-taking, mapholding tourists.

“I tell them, ‘New York is a fast-paced town; we get up in the morning and we get on the go, and 24 hours isn’t enough,”’ said Vega, 54, as he noshed on a slice of pizza, standing, between shifts.

“They tell me, ‘You guys are always in a rush.”’

Vega’s trick for navigating the holiday-time sidewalks of New York?

“I already know I’m going to zigzag,” he said.

“Sometimes I walk in the street.”

But tourists say it’s no walk in the park for them, either.

Joanie Micksy, 47, was visiting New York with her 17-year-old daughter Sarah last week from their home in Greenville, Pa., when she received a not-so-gentle reminder that she was in somebody’s way.

“She just said, ‘Excuse me,’ but in a totally snotty way,” Micksy said as she waited at a Times Square intersection to look up directions on her phone.

“She said it like I got in her way on purpose. Like that was my goal when I got up this morning.”

In 2010, an improv group disguised as city transportation workers used chalk to divide a sidewalk in two, leaving the right lane open for speed-walking New Yorkers, and the left for picture-taking tourists.

The video went viral.

At Rockefeller Center, site of the 76-foot tall Christmas tree, companies with offices in the building annually urge their employees to avoid the outdoors when exiting during the nationally televised tree lighting earlier this month — suggesting they

“Confirm that the organization is a Canadian registered charity or a qualified donee,” says Mylene Croteau, a spokeswoman for the Canada Revenue Agency. And get to know the charity, she says.

“Start by visiting the charity’s website to learn about its activities and how it’s managed. ... One of the best ways to learn about a charity is to volunteer.”

Some charities are more generous than others when it comes to funnelling donated funds into action. And then there’s the just plain naughty.

“Learn to recognize the signs of fraud,” Croteau says.

There are some disappointing revelations on the website. More than one charity incorporating “missing children” in its title has had its charitable status revoked, and some popular animal welfare or environmental groups are not, in fact, registered because they do not meet the criteria.

Canadians are a generous bunch, according to Statistics Canada.

In 2010, individual Canucks passed $10.6 billion to charitable or non-profit organizations. Just under 24 million people aged 15 and over reported at least one financial donation that year.

Women were more likely than men to have made at least one financial donation (86 per cent compared with 82) and people who attend religious meetings or services at least once a week were more inclined to donate.

When it comes to giving, it seems West is best. Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia gave the highest average amounts ($562, $544 and $543).

escape to the subway system via an underground concourse level.

Shawn Hicks, 26, a courier from Brooklyn who works in Manhattan, said that while kvetching about the ambulatory annoyances of the holiday season was every New Yorker’s right, he didn’t think it was necessarily just.

“If you’re touring another country, what are you going to do?” he asked of his fellow locals. “So it’ll take you 10 seconds longer, so what?”

But Moran dismissed the Kumbaya approach and suggested tourists take note before venturing into the concrete jungle.

“Watch the locals,” he said. “Learn from the locals.”

Online: I-SPY2 trial: http://www.ispy2.org Cancer meeting: http://www.sabcs.org but keep at it.

See the good in yourself and make that the conversation in your head. Make a promise that you’ll never say anything about yourself that you don’t want to be true! Your life will change. www.theselfesteemguy.com

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MIND: Fill it with uplifting ideas Fill your mind with uplifting ideas. Recognize your strengths. Comfort yourself when things go wrong. Let your self-talk be like the soothing, supportive words of a counsellor, a best friend or mentor.

Start the moment you climb out of bed. When you look in the mirror in the morning, what are you saying to yourself?

Do you see a remarkable man or woman looking back at you or do you see a sad and pathetic loser?

We often insist on seeing our perceived flaws in a much brighter light than our beauty.

Many of us are also prone to measure ourselves by some idealized self-image or other comparison that makes as little sense.

When you look in mirror, look for your great features – you’ll find them, I promise.

With awareness and practice, you’ll soon stop negative self-talk in mid-sentence and consciously choose to think about the situation in a more realistic and helpful way.

Ralph Charell, American author and financial strategist put it well when he wrote, “The inner speech, your thoughts, can cause you to be rich or poor, loved or unloved, happy or unhappy, attractive or unattractive, powerful or weak.”

Changing your self-talk may seem strange at first,

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BY DENE MOORE THE CANADIAN PRESS

SAN ANTONIO — A novel and faster way to test cancer drugs has yielded its first big result: An experimental medicine that shows promise against a hard-to-treat form of breast cancer.

The method involves studying drugs in small groups of people to quickly separate winners from duds.

Bringing a new cancer drug to market usually takes more than a decade and tests in thousands of patients, and costs more than $1 billion. Companies can’t afford many studies like that and patients can’t afford to wait years for potentially life-saving new medicines, said Don Berry, a biostatistician at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

He helped design the novel analytical method used in a study discussed Friday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, an international conference on the disease.

Researchers testing a drug usually don’t see results until they’re all in, to prevent biasing the study.

But several years ago, an unusual partnership decided to try a new way. It involves the National Cancer Institute, the Food and Drug Administration, drug companies, dozens of cancer research centres and charitable foundations.

The study, called I-SPY 2, enrolls small groups of women on experimental drugs or combinations, then gives them surgery to see what effect treatment had. The best result is a complete response, where no signs of cancer remain. Each patient’s results are analyzed as they come in, and advanced statistical methods are used to calculate probabilities that the drug would help in various situations, depending on which women had a complete response.

“This allows us to learn and adapt from each patient as the study goes on,” and results on early participants guide treatment that later participants get, said Dr. Hope Rugo of the University of California, San Francisco.

When enough evidence indicates a high probability of success, the drug “graduates” to final-phase testing aimed at winning FDA approval.

On Friday, Rugo gave results on the first of seven drugs being tested — veliparib, made by AbbVie Inc., a North Chicago, Ill., company recently spun off from Abbott Laboratories.

It is in a new class of experimental medicines called PARP inhibitors, which target an enzyme cancer relies on to grow.

The I-SPY 2 testing suggests that adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin and veliparib to usual chemo before surgery improved outcomes for women with “triple negative” breast cancer — tumors that are not fueled by estrogen, progesterone or the gene that the medicine Herceptin targets.

Up to 20 per cent of breast cancers are this type, and they’re more common in young women, blacks and Hispanics, and women with certain breast cancer gene mutations.

Researchers were able to determine this after tests in only 71 women.

They calculate that tests of only 300 women with triple negative tumors are needed to give a definitive answer, and that the drug has at least a 90 per cent probability of success in such patients.

If more types of cancer are included, the probability of success drops to 55 per cent.

The results show that “we can get early reads on something that is worth pursuing” and bail quickly on treatments that don’t help, said Dr. Carlos Arteaga of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center in Nashville.

Last week, another company participating in the study, Puma Biotechnology Inc., said its experimental drug neratinib also had “graduated” and would enter a definitive study.

Results of the early testing will be presented at a cancer conference next year.

The San Antonio meeting is sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research, Baylor College of Medicine and the UT Health Science Center.

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TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 2013

Depleted Rebels hope to tame Tigers

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR It will be a hurtin’ Red Deer Rebels squad that faces the Medicine Hat Tigers tonight at the Centrium.

The Rebels will head into their final game prior to the Christmas break minus the services of four top-six forwards in Rhyse Dieno, Dominik Volek, Brooks Maxwell and Matt Bellerive, while forwards Grayson Pawlenchuk and Christian Stockl will also remain out of the lineup.

Dieno suffered an upper-body injury in last Tuesday’s 6-0 loss at Lethbridge and has missed two games, Volek is overseas with the Czech Republic national junior team, Maxwell was hurt in the early stages of Saturday’s 3-2 shootout win over Lethbridge and didn’t return, and Bellerive has missed the last eight games with a lower body ailment.

With the exception of Volek and Stockl, who’s out indefintely, Rebels associate coach Jeff Truitt expects all to be back for the club’s first game after Christmas — Dec. 27 versus the visiting Calgary Hitmen.

“Dieno has to go through the protocol,” said Truitt, basically revealing the identity of the injury.

“We’ve run out of time with him. He has to get into a contact practice first and we don’t have that time.”

Pawlenchuk, who underwent surgery for a broken elbow in early October, is also ticketed to return Dec. 27. In the event that Maxwell is not available on that date, his return date will likely stretch into early January.

“We’re hoping for Dec. 27 for Maxie. Otherwise it will be in the New Year,” said Truitt. “If everything goes status quo and goes well, we’ll be able to get a lot of guys back in the lineup as soon as we come back from Christmas.

“This is an important time for these guys, too.

Their off ice stuff has gone real well, now they’re in that transition phase of going on the ice and getting into game shape. Unfortunately, because of the time frame we won’t have a lot of time (before the Dec. 27 game) once we come back. Their time at home here will be key.”

With midget AAA affiliate Brayden Burke set to make his Rebels regular-season debut and Earl Webb sticking around while on loan from the AJHL Calgary Mustangs, Truitt and assistant coach Steve O’Rourke will run with 11 forwards and seven rearguards tonight.

Burke, Red Deer’s seventh-round pick in the 2012 WHL bantam draft, is a five-foot-nine, 165-pound forward who currently sits second in Alberta Midget League scoring with 11 goals and 31 points in 22 games with the Edmonton Canadian Athletic Club.

Burke is one point ahead of another Rebels’ prospect, fellow forward Mason McCarty (16-14-30 in 22 games) of the UFA Bisons.

The Rebels got extra minutes Saturday from supporting cast forwards Meyer Nell, who scored the shootout winner, Cole Chorney and Adam Musil, and Truitt is expecting more of the same tonight.

“Our third-line guys, in particular, played pretty well for us the other night,” he said.

While the Rebels are short-handed, Truitt sees a silver lining in the unfortunate situation.

“This is where the opportunity knocks for our younger players, this is where you have to embrace these types of situations,” said Truitt. “They’ve been with us for a long period of time, they’ve settled into some roles and now they get a little bigger role.

“This is a great part of their development.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer Viper goalie Klay Munro makes a save late in the first period against the Banff Academy to keep the score even at one goal apiece at the Arena in Red Deer Monday night.

Vipers get hard-earned win over Banff Academy Bears NEW LEADERSHIP GROUP CONTINUES TO EVOLVE

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Vipers 3 Bears 1 The Red Deer Vipers pulled on their hard hats Monday and bounced back from a disappointing Heritage Junior Hockey League loss one week earlier with a 3-1 victory over the Banff Academy Bears at the Arena.

“We have a good team and when they pull together and work as a team it’s a fun group to watch,” said second-year Vipers head coach Stephan Pattison, who watched his club fall 8-4 to the visiting Three Hills Thrashers the previous Monday.

“It’s fun on the bench and it’s fun in the room.

The biggest thing we need to keep learning is that we can’t take nights off because the league is so tight this year that any team can win on any night.

“We have to come prepared to play and it’s a fun league this year because of that. We have some growing pains that happens with every team, but I’m very proud of all our guys.”

The Vipers’ roster features returning forwards Cole deGraaf, the team scoring leader with 27 points — including 12 goals — Kolton Gillett, Chris Robertson, Nick Glackin and captain Justin Corbett, who hold down the top five spots on the club’s scoring ledger.

The Red Deer blueline is anchored by the likes of veterans Jonathan Finnigan and Justin Moltzahn, while key newcomers include forwards Connor Einhorn and Kale Lapointe, defenceman Eric Moltzahn and goaltenders Klay Munro and Anthony Hamill.

“We have two young guys in goal. We don’t have a starter. One kid plays one game, the other guy goes the next game,” said Pattison. “It’s been great, they’ve both bought in and their work ethic in practice is really good. They’re keen and they want to

learn.

“I know our guys get behind them. They don’t really doubt our goalies.”

Pattison likes the depth of his roster and is confident better days are ahead as a new leadership group continues to evolve.

“They’re learning along with everyone else,” said Pattison. “Last year we had a couple of 21-year-olds who were very good at what they did. In a lot of ways I would say this is a similar team to last year. I think we maybe have a bit more talent that last year and when we work for 60 minutes we have four lines we can roll.

“Most night I just go with all four lines. There are certain situations where some guys might not get the ice time, but for the most part we have a four-line team. It’s fun to coach that because you can trust any guy on the ice.”

The visiting Bears struck first Monday when Bodie Davidson, from the side of the net, jammed the puck past Munro 8:10 into the contest.

The Vipers responded before the period was over, as Troy Klaus beat Banff netminder Aaron MacKay through the five-hole from 30 feet out.

From there, Vipers forward Ryan Thomson connected at 8:04 of the second period — working off the wall, driving to the net and beating MacKay high to blocker side — and Justin Moltzahn added insurance with an early third-period power-play marker, catching the far side of the net with a slapshot from just inside the blueline.

Munro turned aside 26 shots for his fifth win of the season. McKay finished with 34 saves at the other end.

The Vipers, who improved to 11-7-0-1 and sit fourth in the seven-team North Division, host the second-place Blackfalds Wranglers Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Arena. The contest is billed as Alumni Night. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Redblacks take Glenn with first pick in expansion draft STAMPEDERS ALSO LOSE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DEANE AND SAFETY FRASER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — John Hufnagel knew he was going to lose a few good men on Monday.

That’s exactly what happened as the Ottawa Redblacks selected quarterback Kevin Glenn in the first round of the Canadian Football League expansion draft and then followed up by taking offensive lineman J’Micheal Deane and safety Eric Fraser in the second and third rounds respectively.

“I’m not real pleased about the day,” said Hufnagel, who guided the Calgary Stampeders to a CFL-best record of 14-4 as coach and general manager this past season. “I’m also proud that these players did a great job being a Calgary Stampeder. They’re good people, good players and I wish them all the best going out to the nation’s capital. They’ll still be wearing red.”

Glenn, 34, spent the last two seasons with Calgary but was left unprotected for the draft by the Stampeders. After appearing in 15 games last year with the Stamps, the 12-year CFL veteran will be reunited with Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell, who served as Calgary’s defensive co-ordinator last

season.

“I talked to Kevin this morning after he was selected by Ottawa and I thanked him,” said Hufnagel, who acquired Glenn from the Hamilton TigerCats nearly two years ago in a deal that sent Henry Burris the other way. “I knew I was getting a good quarterback in the trade two years ago, but I never fathomed that he would be on the field as much as he had and had the success.

It’s not (that) I didn’t think he would be successful. I didn’t think we would need him to be on the field as much as he was needed.“ Glenn, a Detroit native, completed 223-of-335 passes (66.6 per cent) for 2,710 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions this past season.

He led the Stamps to the West final in each of his two seasons, including an appearance in the 2012 Grey Cup. He was also the starter in 20 regular-season victories, tops among all CFL quarterbacks over the past two seasons.

“He’s a quarterback that showed up every game,” Hufnagel said. “He took his lumps and just got back up and kept playing.”

With Glenn out of the picture, Drew Tate and Bo Levi Mitchell will now battle for the role of starting quarter-

back with the Stamps in 2014.

“I still have a couple guys that can win football games and so I’m excited about that,” Hufnagel said. “I’m also excited about finding another young quarterback through our hard work in the off-season to come to training camp to compete.”

Because the Stamps lost a quarterback to Ottawa in the first round, under expansion draft rules the Redblacks weren’t allowed to select either of Calgary’s kickers, Rene Paredes or Rob Maver, in subsequent rounds.

Originally drafted by Calgary in the third round (21st overall) in the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft, Deane played 38 regular-season games over three seasons with the Stamps at both tackle and guard.

“J’Micheal Deane is a very versatile offensive lineman that played everywhere on the offensive line for us except for the centre position and he has a long, bright future in this league,” Hufnagel said. “I’m sure he’s excited about going into a team where he knows most likely he’ll be a full-time starter, which he really wasn’t here game in and game out.”

Fraser was Calgary’s first-round selection (eighth overall) in the 2009 CFL

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Canadian Draft and he played 69 regular-season games over four seasons as a safety and on special teams.

“He’s played great football,” said Hufnagel of Fraser, who recorded 108 tackles, 37 special-team tackles, three sacks and five interceptions during his time as a Stamp. “He’ll play a long time in the nation’s capital.”

Despite the loss of Fraser, Hufnagel said he’ll still be able to choose from Keenan MacDougall, Adam Berger or Jeff Hecht to play at the safety position next year.

“It was a position where I have a lot of depth and I knew I would probably lose a player in that position,” Hufnagel said. “I just didn’t know which one.

We still have three people that can man the position who I’m very comfortable with.”

When asked how the search to find a new defensive co-ordinator to replace Campbell was going, Hufnagel responded, “It’s going well thank you.”

He later mentioned that he interrupted a coaching interview to meet with the media to talk about the players he lost to the Redblacks in the expansion draft.

“As soon as I’m done here, I’m going to go back and finish the interview.”

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SCOREBOARD Hockey

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Edmonton 33 23 9 0 1 126 81 Calgary 33 21 7 2 3 113 87 Medicine Hat 34 21 10 3 0 117 95 Kootenay 36 18 16 2 0 105 104 Red Deer 34 16 16 0 2 99 106 Lethbridge 37 5 27 2 3 91 170

Pt 47 47 45 38 34 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 32 27 3 0 2 131 80 Victoria 37 22 13 0 2 106 91 Vancouver 37 17 13 5 2 122 126 Prince George 37 14 18 2 3 110 140 Kamloops 35 9 22 2 2 87 139

Pt 56 46 41 33 22

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Portland 34 23 7 2 2 163 113 50 Everett 35 21 10 4 0 111 94 46 Seattle 34 20 10 1 3 126 119 44 Spokane 35 21 12 0 2 127 105 44 Tri-City 35 17 15 1 2 92 97 37 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 6 Lethbridge 1 Edmonton 4 Saskatoon 0 Calgary 5 Swift Current 2 Moose Jaw 5 Kamloops 2 Spokane 2 Everett 0 Kelowna 5 Prince Albert 3 Medicine Hat 4 Regina 3 (SO) Prince George 3 Vancouver 1

G 37 20 24 25 18 35 16 20 17 23

Holmberg, Spo Petan, Por Winquist, Evt Bjorkstrand, Por Draisaitl, PA Aviani, Spo Reinhart, Koot Scherbak, Sask Black, SC Descheneau, Koot

GOALTENDING (Minimum 660 minutes played) W L OT Jarry, Edm 22 7 1 Cooke, Kel 20 1 2 Burke, Por 20 6 4 Williams, Spo 18 8 1 Lotz, Evt 16 8 1

A 37 46 33 31 33 26 34 28 29 22

GAA 2.05 2.26 3.10 2.49 2.40

Pt 74 66 57 56 51 50 50 48 46 45

SO 4 2 0 2 4

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 33 22 9 2 46 92 70 Montreal 35 20 12 3 43 88 75 Tampa Bay 33 19 11 3 41 90 80 Detroit 35 15 11 9 39 89 94 Toronto 35 17 15 3 37 98 102 Ottawa 35 14 15 6 34 99 113 Florida 34 12 17 5 29 78 109 Buffalo 33 7 23 3 17 55 96

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

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 35 24 10 1 49 108 75 33 18 12 3 39 105 97 34 14 13 7 35 79 94 34 16 17 1 33 76 91 33 14 15 4 32 76 91 34 13 15 6 32 78 85 34 14 16 4 32 87 95 34 9 19 6 24 83 118

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 36 24 7 5 53 135 101 St. Louis 32 22 6 4 48 112 76 Colorado 32 22 9 1 45 94 75 Minnesota 35 19 11 5 43 81 81 Dallas 32 15 12 5 35 92 99 Nashville 33 16 14 3 35 77 92 Winnipeg 35 15 15 5 35 93 102

Tuesday’s games Kamloops at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Kelowna at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Victoria at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Regina at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Everett at Portland, 8 p.m.

Tri-City at Seattle, 8:05 p.m.

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 35 23 7 5 51 111 89 Los Angeles 34 22 8 4 48 94 68 San Jose 33 20 7 6 46 108 82 Vancouver 35 20 10 5 45 98 83 Phoenix 32 18 9 5 41 104 100 Calgary 33 13 15 5 31 86 106 Edmonton 35 11 21 3 25 93 120 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Christmas break Dec. 18-27 Red Deer Rebels Scoring G 16 11 15 5 9 6 4 6 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

A 22 19 9 17 11 11 12 7 7 8 6 3 4 5 3 3 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 38 30 24 22 20 17 16 13 12 12 10 7 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

PIM +/23 6 15 -3 7 3 14 7 21 1 23 0 44 -9 37 2 40 -4 28 0 6 6 0 5 23 0 42 9 28 -5 11 4 62 -2 8 -3 6 -3 85 -7 0 1 0 2 0 -1 0 — 27 -3 2 —

Goaltenders Bartosak Burman

MP 1673 365

GA 81 21

SO 2 0

GAA 2.90 3.45

Sv% .919 .895

Western Hockey League Leaders CALGARY — Western Hockey League statistics (through Dec. 16): SCORING

Sunday’s Games Washington 5, Philadelphia 4, SO N.Y. Rangers 4, Calgary 3, SO Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 0 Florida 2, Montreal 1 Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1 Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2

Pgh (fighting) 15:06, Bodie Tor (fighting) 15:06.

Second Period 2. Toronto, Rielly 1 (Franson, Bernier) 6:03 (pp).

Penalties — Niskanen Pgh (roughing) 4:38, Sill Pgh (fighting) 10:45, Bodie Tor (fighting) 10:45, Crosby Pgh (roughing) 14:29, Phaneuf Tor (unsportsmanlike conduct) 18:27, Zolnierczyk Pgh (unsportsmanlike conduct) 18:27.

Third Period 3. Pittsburgh, Crosby 19 (Dupuis, Bortuzzo) 13:57.

4. Pittsburgh, Sutter 6 (unassisted) 19:56 (en-sh).

Penalties — Gardiner Tor (hooking) 2:07, Bortuzzo Pgh (Illegal Check to Head Minor) 10:19, Kunitz Pgh (tripping) 18:55.

Shots on goal Toronto 7 13 6 — 26 Pittsburgh 15 11 5 — 31 Goal — Toronto: Bernier (L, 10-11-2); Pittsburgh: Fleury (W, 19-8-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Toronto: 1-5; Pittsburgh: 0-1.

Avalanche 6, Stars 2 First Period 1. Colorado, MacKinnon 7 (Duchene, Sarich) 10:38.

2. Dallas, Connauton 1 (Seguin, Goligoski) 19:27.

Penalties — Sarich Col (holding) 0:18, Oleksiak Dal (tripping) 3:32, Hejda Col (delay of game) 7:11, Gonchar Dal (hooking) 16:59, Dillon Dal (boarding) 17:38, Duchene Col (hooking) 19:14.

Second Period 3. Colorado, Stastny 9 (Talbot, McGinn) 8:29.

4. Colorado, Benoit 2 (O’Reilly, Duchene) 13:42.

5. Colorado, Stastny 10 (Landeskog, Parenteau) 16:32.

6. Colorado, Johnson 3 (Stastny, Parenteau) 19:57.

Penalties — Barrie Col (high-sticking) 3:17.

Third Period 7. Dallas, Seguin 18 (Nichushkin, Gonchar) 3:26.

8. Colorado, Barrie 1 (Parenteau, Stastny) 15:16.

Penalties — Garbutt Dal (hooking) 11:57, Chiasson Dal (cross-checking) 13:11, Sarich Col (interference) 17:58.

Shots on goal Dallas 10 14 9 — 33 Colorado 21 13 14 — 48 Goal — Dallas: Lehtonen (L, 12-8-5); Colorado: Varlamov (W, 15-8-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Dallas: 0-5; Colorado: 0-5.

Senators 3, Blues 2 (OT) First Period 1. Ottawa, Pageau 2 (Ryan, Karlsson) 3:57.

Penalties — Smith Ott (Illegal Check to Head Minor) 0:24, Smith Ott (roughing) 4:31, Morrow StL (hooking) 6:55, Jackman StL (boarding) 14:06.

Second Period 2. St. Louis, Stewart 8 (Roy) 16:50.

3. St. Louis, Stewart 9 (Roy, Morrow) 19:47.

Penalties — None.

Third Period 4. Ottawa, Ryan 16 (Turris, Zibanejad) 5:44.

Penalties — Neil Ott (fighting) 1:10, Jackman StL (fighting) 1:10, MacArthur Ott (roughing) 1:10, Stewart StL (roughing) 1:10.

Overtime 5. Ottawa, Ceci 1 (unassisted) 3:59.

Penalties — Roy StL (hooking) 1:11.

Shots on goal by St. Louis 7 12 12 1 — 32 Ottawa 10 11 6 5 — 32 Goal — St. Louis: Elliott (LO, 6-1-2); Ottawa: Lehner (W, 5-7-3).

Power plays (goal-chances)St. Louis: 0-2; Ottawa: 0-3.

Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Toronto 1 Winnipeg 3, Columbus 2 Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2, OT Colorado 6, Dallas 2 Tuesday’s Games Calgary at Boston, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at New Jersey, 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Monday’s summaries Penguins 3, Maple Leafs 1 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Conner 3 (Dumoulin, Vitale) :39.

Penalties — Dumoulin Pgh (tripping) 6:31, Bortuzzo

Jets 3, Blue Jackets 2 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Trouba Wpg (fighting) 1:39, Calvert Clb (fighting) 1:39, Foligno Clb (fighting) 11:40, Pardy Wpg (fighting) 11:40.

Second Period 1. Winnipeg, Scheifele 4 (Kane, Frolik) 13:59.

Penalties — Thorburn Wpg (tripping) 2:32, Scheifele Wpg (tripping) 6:31, Tyutin Clb (hooking) 6:48, Little Wpg (tripping) 14:44, Umberger Clb (highsticking) 14:44, Atkinson Clb (hooking) 15:53.

Third Period 2. Winnipeg, Little 14 (Byfuglien, Ladd) 2:28 (pp).

3. Columbus, Umberger 8 (Calvert, Johansen) 8:48.

4. Winnipeg, Kane 8 (Stuart) 10:35.

5. Columbus, Tyutin 4 (Letestu, Foligno) 11:39.

Penalties — Atkinson Clb (high-sticking) 0:39.

Shots on goal Winnipeg 7 16 9 — 32 Columbus 5 11 8 — 24 Goal — Winnipeg: Montoya (W, 5-2-1); Columbus: McKenna (L, 0-1-1).

Power plays (goal-chances)Winnipeg: 1-4; Columbus: 0-2.

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 4 0 .714 369 Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 South W L T Pct PF y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 West W L T Pct PF x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 Dallas 7 7 0 .500 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 Washington 3 11 0 .214 South W L T Pct New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 Carolina 10 4 0 .714 Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 North

PA 311 296 367 354 PA 319 355 399 375 PA 274 277 332 362 PA 372 255 311 393

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PA 349 385 357 434

PF 359 328 258 309

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Thursday’s Game San Diego 27, Denver 20 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 48, Philadelphia 30 Atlanta 27, Washington 26 San Francisco 33, Tampa Bay 14 Seattle 23, N.Y. Giants 0 Chicago 38, Cleveland 31 Indianapolis 25, Houston 3 Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 20 Miami 24, New England 20 Kansas City 56, Oakland 31 Carolina 30, N.Y. Jets 20 Arizona 37, Tennessee 34, OT St. Louis 27, New Orleans 16 Green Bay 37, Dallas 36 Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 20 Monday’s Game Baltimore 18, Detroit 16 Sunday, Dec. 22 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Denver at Houston, 11 a.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 11 a.m.

Rebels vs. Medicine Hat Tigers Tonight, 7 p.m., Centrium The Tigers sit third in the Central Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 21-10-3-0 record. The club is riding a twogame winning streak (both decided by a shootout) and is 5-5-0-0 over the last 10 games . . . C Trevor Cox is Medicine Hat’s offensive pacesetter with 10 goals and 36 points in 33 games.

Rounding out the Tigers’ top five scorers are C Curtis Valk (14-20-34), RW Cole Sanford (17-14-31), D Tommy Vannelli (9-17-26) and RW Miles Koules (11-9-20) and D Dylan Bredo (2-18-20) (tie) . . . LW Hunter Shinkaruk, a Vancouver Canucks first-round draft pick who has been limited to 18 games this season due to injury and has put up 16 points (5-11) is with Team Canada preparing for the World Junior Hockey Championship starting Dec. 26 in Sweden. G Marek Langhamer is with the Czech Republic junior national team and C Markus Eisenschmid is with Team Germany . . . D Spencer Jensen left the Tigers during the weekend. He returned home to Airdrie and is considering enrolling at a college/university.

Injuries: Medicine Hat — C Chad Labelle (upper body, indefinite). Red Deer — RW Rhyse Dieno (upper body, weekto-week), RW Brooks Maxwell (upper body, week-to-week), RW Matt Bellerive (lower body, week-to-week), LW Grayson Pawlenchuk (upper body, week-to-week), RW Christian Stockl (upper body, indefinite).

Special teams: Medicine Hat — Power play 20.8 per cent, 14th overall; penalty kill 82.5 per cent, sixth; Red Deer — Power play 20.4 per cent, 16th overall; penalty kill 77.5 per cent, 13th.

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Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 2:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 2:25 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 23 Atlanta at San Francisco, 6:40 p.m.

CFL Expansion Draft Selections TORONTO — Selections made Monday from the Canadian Football League expansion draft for the Ottawa Redblacks, who begin play for the 2014 season (with player, position and 2013 team): FIRST ROUND (All imports) 1. Kevin Glenn, QB, Calgary; 2. Thomas DeMarco, QB, B.C.; 3. Moton Hopkins, DL, Montreal; 4. Jonathan Williams, DL, Toronto; 5. Chevon Walker, RB, Hamilton; 6. Wallace Miles, WR, Winnipeg; 7.

James Lee, OL, Saskatchewan; 8. Carlton Mitchell, WR, Edmonton.

SECOND ROUND (All non-imports) 9. Patrick Lavoie, FB, Montreal; 10. James Green, LB, Winnipeg; 11. Keith Shologan, DL, Saskatchewan; 12. Joe Eppele, OL, Toronto; 13. John Delahunt, FB, Hamilton; 14. Alex Krausnick, OL, Edmonton; 15. J’Micheal Deane, OL, Calgary; 16. Matt Albright, OL, B.C. THIRD ROUND (All non-imports) 17. Marwan Hage, OL, Hamilton; 18. Eric Fraser, S, Calgary; 19. Jason Pottinger, LB, Toronto; 20. Rory Kohlert, WR, Winnipeg; 21. Justin Capicciotti, DE, Edmonton; 22. Zack Evans, DT, Saskatchewan; 23.

Andrew Marshall, DE, B.C.; 24. Jordan Verdone, LB, Montreal.

Today ● Senior high basketball: Lacombe at Lindsay Thurber, Ponoka at Hunting Hills, Camrose at Notre Dame, Wetaskiwin at Sylvan Lake, Stettler at Rocky Mountain House; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● WHL: Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Men’s basketball: Vikings vs.

Woody’s RV, The Secret Runs vs. Triple A Batteries, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. ● AJHL: Brooks at Olds, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday ● JV basketball: Rocky Mountain House at Hunting Hills, Wetaskiwin at Lindsay Thurber, Camrose at Notre Dame, Innisfail at Ponoka, Lacombe at Stettler; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. ● Chinook senior hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, 8 p.m.

Saturday

● Peewee AA hockey: Cranbrook at Sylvan Lake, 12:30 p.m.; Medicine Hat White at Lacombe, 1:45 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer Black, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer, 4:30 p.m., Kin City B. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Gold at Sylvan Lake, 7 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Ramada, 3:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre; Badlands at Sylvan Lake, 5:45 p.m. ● Chinook senior hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, 7 p.m. ● AJHL: Sherwood Park at Olds, 7:30 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Three Hills at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

Sunday

Thursday ● Men’s basketball: Sheraton Red Deer vs. Gord Scott Nissan, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Dream Team, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Friday ● Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Lacombe, 6 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Stettler, 7:30 p.m. ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Red Deer Aero Equipment at Red Deer Northstar, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

● Peewee AA hockey: Medicine Hat White at Red Deer TBS, 10:30 a.m., Collicutt Centre; Cranbrook at Lacombe, 3 p.m. ● Major bantam hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer White, noon, Arena. ● Major bantam girls hockey: Peace Country at Red Deer,12:45 p.m., Kin City B. ● Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:15 p.m., Kinex. ● Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Southside at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. ● Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Lacombe, 4:30 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 12 14 .462 — Toronto 9 13 .409 1 Brooklyn 9 15 .375 2 New York 7 17 .292 4 Philadelphia 7 19 .269 5 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 18 6 .750 — Atlanta 13 12 .520 5 Washington 10 13 .435 7 Charlotte 10 14 .417 8 Orlando 8 17 .320 10 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 20 4 .833 — Detroit 12 14 .462 9 Chicago 9 14 .391 10 Cleveland 9 14 .391 10 Milwaukee 5 19 .208 15

Orlando 83, Chicago 82 San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, late Tuesday’s Games Portland at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 19 4 .826 — Houston 16 9 .640 4 Dallas 14 10 .583 5 1/2 New Orleans 11 11 .500 7 1/2 Memphis 10 13 .435 9 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 21 4 .840 — Oklahoma City 19 4 .826 1 Denver 14 9 .609 6 Minnesota 12 13 .480 9 Utah 6 21 .222 16 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 16 9 .640 — Phoenix 14 9 .609 1 Golden State 13 12 .520 3 L.A. Lakers 11 13 .458 4 1/2 Sacramento 7 15 .318 7 1/2 Sunday’s Games Sacramento 106, Houston 91 Minnesota 101, Memphis 93 Portland 111, Detroit 109, OT Oklahoma City 101, Orlando 98 Phoenix 106, Golden State 102 Denver 102, New Orleans 93 Monday’s Games Detroit 101, Indiana 96 Brooklyn 130, Philadelphia 94 Boston 101, Minnesota 97 Miami 117, Utah 94 Atlanta 114, L.A. Lakers 100 Washington 102, New York 101

Wednesday’s Games Utah at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

NBA Leaders THROUGH DEC. 15 Scoring G Durant, OKC 23 Anthony, NYK 23 James, MIA 23 Love, MIN 23 Harden, HOU 21 Curry, GOL 22 George, IND 23 Aldridge, POR 25 Cousins, SAC 21 Afflalo, ORL 24 DeRozan, TOR 22 Nowitzki, DAL 23 Westbrook, OKC 20 Irving, CLE 23 Ellis, DAL 24 Martin, MIN 23 Thompson, GOL 25 Lillard, POR 25 Griffin, LAC 25 Gay, SAC 20

FG 206 212 207 188 158 182 190 242 172 180 168 175 148 177 182 147 185 153 195 148

FT PTS 205 656 145 599 133 576 141 574 159 518 94 531 112 554 104 588 119 463 105 517 108 471 100 486 95 420 90 481 117 500 128 473 55 506 128 502 109 502 81 400

AVG 28.5 26.0 25.0 25.0 24.7 24.1 24.1 23.5 22.0 21.5 21.4 21.1 21.0 20.9 20.8 20.6 20.2 20.1 20.1 20.0

OFF DEF TOT 89 224 313 92 238 330 102 218 320 126 192 318 60 212 272 57 168 225 55 205 260 82 148 230 60 178 238 65 173 238

AVG 13.6 13.2 12.8 12.7 10.9 10.7 10.4 10.0 9.9 9.5

Rebounds Love, MIN Howard, HOU Jordan, LAC Drummond, DET Aldridge, POR Cousins, SAC Griffin, LAC Thompson, CLE Bogut, GOL Lee, GOL

G 23 25 25 25 25 21 25 23 24 25

Bowling Heritage Lanes High scores Dec. 9-15 Monday Club 55+: Norm Cooper 280 high single; Ray Clark 648 high triple.

Monday Mixed: Marcel Serre 275; Ken Bement 692.

Tuesday Mixed: DJ Hynek 272; Ashley Ehret 759.

Wednesday Club 55+: Jim Winder 310; Martin McLaughlin 663.

Wednesday Mixed: Jason Fraser 318; Don Lattery 720.

Thursday Morning Ladies: Glenda Regnier 229; Bernie LeBlanc 610.

Special Olympics Mixed: Matt Mundorf 241; Mundorf 388.

Thursday Mixed: Tim Vruwink 331; Evan Hessler 746.

Monday Scratch League: Shelby Chrest 337; Holly Harris 1,045 (four games) Sunday Fun League: Not available.

Youth Bowling of Canada (YBC) Bumpers: Rogan Clark 103.

Bowlasaurus: Jordan Kisser 89.

Peewees: Ashlyn Makarenko 156; Makarenko 271 (two games).

Bantams: Keaton Chrest 199; Chrest 496 (three games).

Juniors: Emma Jean Ostrikoff 204; Jessica Achtemichuk 595.

Seniors Saturday: Anthony Streit 319; Alliey Kutynec 729.

UFC champion Jones backs GSP’s decision to walk away THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones is backing Georges St-Pierre’s decision to give up his title and walk away from the sport.

“I’m proud of him,” Jones said in an interview from Sacramento, site of the UFC’s weekend televised card. “I think he’s listening to his body and he’s doing what makes him happy and that’s what life is about ultimately.

“He’s done a great job and he’s been a great example. And he’s continuing to be a great example even with the decision that he’s made. And I’m happy for him.”

Calling his life a “freaking zoo,” St-Pierre announced Friday that he was leaving the sport for an undetermined period of time to look after undisclosed personal issues.

The 32-year-old from Montreal leaves the sport ranked No. 2 behind Jones on the UFC’s pound-forpound top fighter list.

Jones, 26, is no stranger to life in the spotlight himself.

He became the UFC’s youngest ever champion at 23 when dethroned Mauricio (Shogun) Rua at UFC 128 in March 2011. Away from

the cage, he lost his driver’s license after crashing his Bentley into a pole in Binghamton, N.Y., in May 2012.

But he said he had no problems with being in the limelight.

“It’s great, man. It’s great,” said Jones, who recently got his license back.

“It’s a lot of work. There’s a lot of perks and I’m grateful for it, man. My story’s just getting started.”

Jones said he doubted StPierre (25-2) would return.

“I don’t think he has much more to prove. I think if you go too long on vacation, it just may feel good to have a little gut. He just might stay on vacation.”

Light-heavyweight contender Alexander (The Mauler) Gustafsson called GSP’s decision to walk away “a little bit sad.”

“Because he’s the champion and he’s a legend in the sport,” Gustafsson said in a interview from his native Sweden. “But at the same time, I support him.

If he thinks that’s the right decision, I understand.

“Only he knows what’s best for him.”

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SIDOR Linda Lee (Northcott) January 23, 1958 - December 14, 2013 It is with heavy hearts and immense sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend from a lengthy illness on December 14, 2013 at the age of 55 at the Stettler Hospital & Care Center, with her family at her side. Linda went to be with Lord where she is now pain free. Linda was born on January 23, 1958 at Ponoka, Alberta. She will always be loved, greatly missed and fondly remembered by daughter Lisa Gallais (Travis Gallais) of Red Deer, AB, father Bill Northcott of Warburg, AB, sister Shelley (Pete) Cretney of Lacombe, AB, nephew Kenny (Veronica) Munn of Ponoka, AB, nephew Cody and Tanner Cassidy of Calgary, AB, niece Cathy Markovich (Johnson) and other extended family and friends. She was predeceased by her mother Marion Northcott in 2011 of Lacombe, AB, uncles Herman & Chris Ekeli in 2007, sister Marianne Sharkey in 2010 and nephew Darcy Munn in 1992. Linda’s gentle, warm and giving heart touched so many people throughout her life.

She always had a soft spot for that less fortunate or individuals who struggled with everyday matters. She always took time to say hi, give a gift and most of all lend a helping hand or a listening ear, hoping it would bring about a brighter day. Linda had a life-long love affair for her Harley Davidson bike. She spoke about how riding her bike gave her freedom from everyday troubles and gave her the strength and confidence to be the strong woman that she was. Her love for animals was evident, but most of all she loved birds.

Watching them soar free in the sky without worry or interruption was Linda’s plan for herself after she was in the care of the Lord’s hands. Linda may you watch over us all and protect us from the trials and tribulations of life. May you fly across the blue sky as free as a bird and feel the freedom underneath your wings. Linda had a passion for music and singing. Her voice was a gift from God and you could find Linda at a Karaoke sharing her love for music to the public.

Cooking was a talent and many of meals did her blessed hands prepare. Crocheting too was an art of her hands.

Many of these blankets made, will be wrapping around loved ones on a cold winter’s night. Linda and family would like to thank Dr. Fairfax, homecare and acute care nurses for their hard work and endless hours caring for her through her journey. In honoring Linda’s request there will be no funeral or memorial service. Donations in memory of Linda may be made to the Red Deer Women’s Shelter c/o Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium, Box 1780, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0, who have been entrusted with the care and arrangements.

To send or view condolences to Linda’s family please visit www.stettlerfuneralhome.com

HOPPINS Ethel “Bette” nee McComb April 14,1918 - Dec. 10, 2013 We give thanks for the life of Bette Hoppins. She was active in her community, a one room schoolhouse t e a c h e r, f a r m e r, a r t i s t , historian, world traveler, nature lover, photographer, gardener and life long learner.

Bette was a woman of wisdom, humility, integrity, kindness and quiet but ever present strength. She was never short on advice or a listening ear for her daughters. Bette had a remarkable amount of patience, love and support for her grandchildren in their childhood, and even more through their adulthood. She taught us all many things, such as there is always enough time in the day for family, every meal should be finished with something sweet, the best walks are through a cow pasture, and how a remarkable woman can start her life in a small log cabin. She was a woman who sang with the chickadees and danced through the crocuses. Those there to welcome her include her husband and partner in all things, Frank; her parents, Lorne and Alice; and her siblings, Allan, Sadie, Helen and Babe. Grateful for the strong influence in their lives are her daughters Kaye and Beth. Celebrating her life are her grandchildren Paul, Chris, Tim, Leah, Jill and Ian. Sharing in her legacy are her great-grandchildren Ben, C l a r a , A n d y, A r e s a n d MacLeod. Blessed to have had her as a mother-in-law or a Grandma by marriage are Russ, Janna, Robin, Paul, Mike, and Sarah. Honouring her memory are many special friends and relatives, including her sister Bea, her brother Jupe, her fellow adventurer Amanda, her Tetley sisters, lifelong friend Clara and her host of nieces and nephews. A small graveside family service will be held Dec. 17th. Further information will be posted regarding a full Celebration of Life that will be held in the spring when the crocuses are in bloom. For those wishing to make a donation in Bette’s memory, The Sunnybrook Farm Museum, Kerrywood Nature Centre and The Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery would be most appropriate.

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HOWDLE Joseph George On November 4, 2013, Mr. Joe Howdle of Red Deer was called Home to be with his Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 61 years of age. Joe will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 37 years Evelyn, their children: son Joe and his wife Lindsay of St. Albert; son Ryan and his wife Allison of Saskatoon; daughter Stephanie and her husband Matt Butt of New South Wales Australia and one grandson Zachary of St. Albert. Joe will be deeply missed by his mother Isabel Howdle of Swan River, MB as well as numerous brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews as well as Evelyn’s family. A celebration of Joe’s life will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960-39 Street, Red Deer, Alberta. If friends so desire, memorial donations to be made www.reddeerhospice.com

SMITH (nee Milne) Elizabeth Ann Feb. 17, 1930 - Dec. 11, 2013 Elizabeth Ann Smith passed away in Red Deer on D e c e m b e r 11 , 2 0 1 3 w i t h family at her side. Left to mourn her passing are her husband of 61 years, David Smith of Pine Lake, and four sons; David (Kerry) and Douglas (Susan) of Calgary, Daniel (Tami) of Red Deer and Duncan of Pine Lake. Survived by her grandchildren; Jay (Gillian), Brad (Kerri), Lauren, Haylie, Cole and Chase and her new great granddaughter Charlotte. Born in Calgary, the middle daughter of the late Dr. John and Esther Milne; predeceased by her sister Jean and her brother Dr. Doug Milne. The skills Beth acquired in earning her Home Economics Degree (U of Manitoba) served her well in raising her family and led her down many interesting paths. She was a member of the WI in Pine Lake, and a horticultural/country fair judge for many years. Her interest in fibre arts provided many adventurous travels and rewarding relationships with her spinning students. Beth’s strong work ethic and frugal nature allowed her a well-deserved yearly respite at her much beloved Fairmont.

It was here she introduced her sons to the game of golf, for which we shall always be grateful. Beth will be fondly remembered by her family and friends for her particular love of flowers and her raspberry patch. A memorial tea to be held in the spring will be announced at a future date. Memorial tributes may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 1 0 0 , 11 9 - 1 4 S t r e e t N W, Calgary AB, T2N 1Z6 (1-800-473-4636), www.heartandstroke.ab.ca.

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Obituaries KUZ Aug. 28, 1939 - Dec. 14, 2013 Mrs. Rose Marie Kuz, passed away peacefully at the Edith Cavell Care Centre on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the age of age of 74 years. Marie is survived by her children; Roxanne (Kevin) Kellogg, Darren (Jody) Kuz, Tony Kuz, as well as her grand children Joel, Aaron, Benjamin, Rachel and Seth, Aleksandra. Marie is also survived by her children’s’ father William Kuz, her Siblings Dave Somer (Jami) as well as numerous nieces and nephews and long time friends in Red Deer and Lethbridge. Marie is predeceased by her parents Herman and Martha Somer as well as her siblings: Herman, Ann, and Clara.

Marie received her RN from Victoria School of Nursing, Winnipeg in 1960 and spent many years at Michener Centre in Red Deer and Golden Circle Centre in Red Deer. A Prayer Service will be held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME, 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, L e t h b r i d g e , o n Tu e s d a y, December 17th, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. with Maureen Condon Horon officiating. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady Of The Assumption Catholic Church, 2405 12th Avenue South, Lethbridge, on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 10:30 A.M. with Father Nathan Siray celebrating. Cremation to follow with a private family interment at a later date. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alberta Lung Association (COPD) Suite 208-17420 Stony Plain Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K6.

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MICROAGE

Funeral Directors & Services

Providing animal care and welfare, shelter operation,

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Coming Events

Computer Personnel

Forever in our hearts.

education and community services for Central Alberta

50-70

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake is looking for a P/T Admin. Assistant.

Email resume tom@roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

Another year passes, without you here.

But the love lasts forever, In our hearts we hold you dear.

4820-45 Street Red Deer, AB

CLASSIFICATIONS

Clerical

In Loving Memory of Rachel O’Connor-Hittel May 11, 1934 - Dec. 14, 2011

Eventide

WHAT’S HAPPENING

740

WIEBE Clare, Kevin, and big brother Owen are delighted to announce the birth of our beautiful daughter Sarah Elizabeth Wiebe, on April 16, 2013.

A special thank you to Dr. S. Konynenbelt and the staff on unit 25.

Person will be required to complete general office tasks, completion of month ends, year ends, bank reconciliation, lease management and billings, payroll and payables.

Competitive wages & benefits plan.

Respond with cover letter, resume and references to: Box 231F c/o Red Deer Advocate 2950 Bremner Ave., Red Deer, AB T4M 1M9 341334L18

RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 B9

800

FULL Time entry level shop technician needed for expanding downhole tool business. Duties include tool maintenance and repairs as well as general shop duties. Opportunities for advancement offered as well as competitive wages and benefits. Apply with resume to jobs@ wiseisi.com

NOW HIRING

Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Must have valid applicable tickets Email: lstouffer@ testalta.com

Oilfield

800

Professionals

810

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

Part Time Bookkeeper RAMADA INN & SUITES Red Deer Primary Care REQUIRES Network has an immediate ROOM ATTENDANTS. opening for a part-time Exp. preferred.

Only serious inquiries apply. bookkeeper who will be responsible for a pivotal Rate $13.50/hr. role providing assistance Drop off resume at: to the Accounting/HR 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer Administrator. This position or fax 403-342-4433 TANKMASTER RENTALS includes a variety of duties supporting the accounting, req’s Exp’d Class 1 Fluid HR, and facility Haulers for Central management functions of Alberta. Oilfield tickets RDPCN. We are seeking req’d. Competitive wages an individual with a high and benefits. level of Sage 50 (Simply m.morton@tankmaster.ca Accounting) knowledge or fax 403-340-8818 The Tap House Pub & Grill incl. projects and req’s full and part time departments, intermediate cooks. Apply with resume knowledge of Excel, Word at 1927 Gaetz Avenue and Outlook. The position between 2-5 pm. is paid an hourly rate and will be flexible to work 15.5 Sales & to 23.35 hours per week.

Apply in confidence to: Distributors BDO Canada LLP Chartered Accountants ELEMENTS is looking for TANKMASTER RENTALS Attn: SVaartstra@bdo.ca 5 retail sales reps. selling requires Labour Crew season gift packages and supervisor for Central Ab. personal care products in Restaurant/ Pipe fitting & light picker Parkland Mall, 4747 67 St. exp. would be an asset .

Hotel Red Deer. $12.10 hr. + Oilfield tickets and clean bonus & comm. FT. No driver’s licence req’d.

CALKINS CONSULTING exp. req`d. Please email Competitive wages and o/a Tim Hortons elementsreddeer@gmail.com benefits.

Food Service Manager m.morton@tankmaster.ca SOAP Stories is seeking 5 5 positions, F/T & P/ T, or fax 403-340-8818 $9.95 - $18/hr. depending F/T Beauty Treatment O/P, selling soap & bath on exp. and availability.

WANTED products $14.55/hr. + Permanent shift work, EXPERIENCED bonus & comm. Beauty weekends, days, nights CLASS 3 cert. req’d. Location VAC/steamer Truck driver. and evening shifts. 3-5 yrs. Parkland Mall - 4747 67th exp., completion of seconLacombe area, St. Red Deer. email dary school. Start date HOME EVERY NIGHT. premierjobrdbto@ ASAP. Apply in person Fax resume to 403-704-1442 gmail.com 6620 Orr Drive. Fax: 403-782-9685 SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Call 403-848-2356 retail sales reps. Selling VIC 8888 LTD. needs F/T s o a p & b a t h p r o d u c t s . $12.10 hr + bonus & comcook, 40 hrs. a week, $13.50/hr. Must be willing mission. Ft No exp. req`d.

Wise Intervention to relocate. Drop resume to Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Services Inc. 3731 50 TH AVE. or email: Red Deer. email resume to is now hiring for the premierjobrd@gmail.com sampang17@gmail.com following positions:

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820

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.

* Downhole Tool Supervisors * Coil Tubing Rig Managers * Crane Truck Operators * Nitrogen Pump Operators * Fluid Pump Operators * Mechanics

Competitive wages and benefits. Priority given to RONCO OILFIELD HAULING applicants with relevant Sylvan Lake is looking for e x p e r i e n c e , C l a s s 1 a Dispatcher. Knowledge Drivers license and valid of Travis Permit System oilfield tickets. and computer skills are req’d. Wages negotiable Wise is a leading oilfield dependant on exp. services provider that is Email resume tom@ committed to quality and roncooilfield.ca safety excellence. By emor fax. 403-887-4892 powering positive attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values, our employees care for the success of one another.

Please forward all resumes SERVICE RIG to: jobs@wiseisi.com or by Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd fax to 403-340-1046 is seeking exp’d FLOORHANDS

810

Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

Professionals

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

CONNELLY Ind. Insulation seeking Office Manager with diploma in Business Adminstration or Accounting. Must be experienced with Simply Acct. and Excel. Duties to include (not limited to): bank recs, month end and year end closings, invoicing and payroll. Please send resume by fax to (403) 309-7799 or by email to info@ connellyinsulation.com

Oilfield

850

Trades

850

Experienced Siders Needed Call 403-588-3210

FLUID EXPERTS LTD. Is looking for experienced TRUCKING DISPATCHER to start immed.

Good Verbal, Writing, Texting and Computer skills. Company Pickup, benefits, above avg. salary and great atmosphere.

Clean Class 1 drivers license and abstract.

Completed Basic Training Courses. Will train the right individual.

Fax Resume w/all tickets and Drivers Abstract to 403-346-3112 or email to roger@fluidexperts.com IMMEDIATE F/T POSITION For Year Round Work.

JOURNEYMAN PICKER OPERATOR In Sundre, AB. Competitive wages, guarantee for right applicant.

Benefits. Must have Journeyman Ticket.

Accommodations available.

Please sent resume to: mross@calmena.com

Trades

Trades

850

Looking for a Career as an Allison Transmission Technician? There are 2 Long-Term Openings Avail. Training Provided Email: service@ siautomatics.com Fax: 403-885-2556

PARTS PERSON / MAGER

Full time, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Parts Person. Good wages, great benefit package RESPONSIBILITIES: Serving walk in clients, answering phones, inventory control, order parts, etc.

Fax resume to 403-343-1325 We are searching for long term team members who are ticketed/equivalent, skilled worker laborer with experience in wood framing and have transportation.

Call 403-392-1098

850

Recently winning the 2013 Business of the Year award, Bilton Welding and Manufacturing Ltd. designs, engineers and manufactures custom energy equipment. Since 1992, Bilton has worked with engineering firms and oil and natural gas producers around the globe to develop their own equipment standards for size, capacity and any number of technical specifications. We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Innisfail, Alberta and have recently expanded our facilities into Calgary Alberta.

for full-time permanent shop positions

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd, a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Millwright/Mechanical trade position.

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.

Applicants must have a valid trade certificate for work in Alberta. This position will work in co-ordination with the Operations group and is accountable to the Maintenance Supervisor.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

880

Misc.

Help

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK in

Application Closing Date: January 10, 2014.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to: 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

Please fax resume to 403-227-7796, email to hr@bilton.ca

Well Servicing

334184L7-17

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

Oilfield

www.trican.ca

880

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Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

WINTER START GED PREPARATION Jan. 14 or Feb. 10 STARTS Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery (By 6:30 a.m.)

Monday - Saturday in:

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info Blue Grass Sod Farms Ltd. BOX 11, SITE 2, RR 1 Red Deer, AB Req’s Farm labourers for 2014 season (April-Oct) in Red Deer. Duties include sod farming and tree nursery. Tree nursery will involve planting, pruning and digging trees. Will train/exp. an asset. Wage $9.95 hr, 60 hrs weekly.

Email resume to steve. richardson@bg-rd.com

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services

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

1100

Massage Therapy

1280

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

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your BEST! reno needs. 403-506-4301 403-986-6686 Come in and see OVERHEAD DOORS & operators installed 391-4144 why we are the talk of the town.

RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc. www.viimassage.biz

Contractors

Call Roger 403-348-1060

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Timothy Dr., Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. $113/mo.

ALSO Timberstone Way, Talson Place, Thomas Place, Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. & Thompson Cres. $307/mo.

. igjobs eagler . w w w

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558 CLASS 3 DRIVERS w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume to canpak@xplornet.ca or call 403-341-9300 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.

Accounting

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Cl. & Ritson Cl. $87/mo.

ALSO West half of Robinson Cres, Rich Cl., & Ryan Cl. Area. $84/mo.

sumes om Email re s@iroccorp.c b o j eagle .7789 3.346 0 4 : ll a Or c com

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MICHENER AREA East of 40th Ave., 51 St., 50A St., Michener Cres., Green, etc. to Michener Ave. & Blvd. $282/mo.

day! o t y l p Ap to:

BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm.abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for Picker operator, bed truck drivers and swamper’s.

Top wages and benefits.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

DAVENPORT PLACE AREA Danielle Dr., Dorchester Ave., & Doncaster Ave. $185/mo.

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Truckers/ Drivers

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake is looking for a Dispatcher. Knowledge of Travis Permit System and computer skills are req’d. Wages negotiable dependant on exp.

Email resume tom@ roncooilfield.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

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CLEARVIEW RIDGE AREA Crossley St., Cooper Cl., Carter Cl., Connaught Cres. & Cody Pl. $190/mo.

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needed to perform detailed and quality finishing as well as other related tasks, minimum 5 years experience. All applicants must be flexible for hours and dedicated due to a demanding production schedule. Own transportation to work is needed.

Wage will be based on experience, attitude and willingness to commit to long term employment.

Please fax resume to 403 885 5516 or email to k.kooiker@ eaglebuilders.ca Thank you to all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be notified.

860

Truckers/ Drivers

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

CLEARVIEW AREA Cardinal Ave & Cosgrove Cl. $97/mo.

ALSO East side of Cosgrove Cres. $91/mo.

ALSO Cole Street $61/mo.

ALSO Cameron Cres. & Conners Cres. $146/mo.

800

Concrete finisher

Owner Operators & Company Drivers

JOURNEYMAN AND B PRESSURE WELDERS

We offer competitive starting Wages and benefits packages including Health, RRSP and Tool Allowance programs.

Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds, AB, is looking for new team members to join an enthusiastic and growing company.

Central AB based trucking company requires

If you would like to be a part of our growing and dynamic team of professionals in your field, we are currently seeking both -

MAINTENANCE POSITION

850

Trades

Upper Fairview

We employ over 175 people and provide ample opportunities to employees to achieve their career goals. We provide handson training and an opportunity to work on some of the most interesting projects and applications in the energy sector.

340587A10

NOW HIRING! Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrick & Floor Hands. $2 Safety Bonus and above recommended CAODC wages. Minimum 3 months exp. required.

Local to Red Deer & area OR Drayton Valley preferred.

Email: jwalsh@galleonrigs.com or fax (403) 358-3326.

Trades

341284L14-20

Oilfield

Escorts

1165

Misc.

Services

1290

LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Flooring

1180

WILL install floor & wall tile 403-335-6076 / 352-7812

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, and roof snow removal?

Call James 403-341-0617

800

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving Central AB. 403-318-4346

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELP FOR SENIORS: in home or facility - family business est. 1999 - bondable staff, great rates, gift certs avail for Christmas - HELPING HANDS Home Support Services Ltd. 403-346-7777 helpinghandshomesupport.com

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It serves as the best single source for selling items, seeking jobs, finding housing, meeting new people and more.

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

Red Deer Advocate Classified: • Helps lost pets find their families • Brings buyers and sellers together • Serves as a key resource for renters • Helps families find new homes • Puts individuals in touch with each other • Provides job seekers with career information • Serves as a great guide to garage sales • Makes selling and shopping simple

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To place an ad, call 309-3300.

To subscribe, call 314-4300.

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NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk

For afternoon delivery once per week

(Reliable vehicle needed)

In the towns of:

CLEARVIEW AREA

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler

Cosgrove Cres., Chappel Dr., Carroll Cres., Carpenter St., & Cunningham Cres. Area 93 Papers $498/mo.

Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303

DEER PARK AREA Dempsey St. & Drummond. Ave. Area 70 Papers $375/mo.

GRANDVIEW AREA 73 Papers $439/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres., Root Cl., 100 to 800 Ramage Cl., and Ralston Cres. area 67 Papers $359/mo.

ALSO Reichley St., Reinholt Ave., Robinson Cres. Area 106 Papers $568/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in BOWDEN Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET is now accepting applications for a full time Parts Person.

Must have good communication and computer skills and have the ability to work independently.

Excellent company benefits.

Please email resume along with wage expectations to: philparts@gmail.com or fax to 403-347-3813 SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

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1550

36 L SHAPED brackets 10” x 12” must take all $72; 6 MDF 5/8” shelf boards 16”w various lengths, must take all for $54; 5 shelf wall unit 81”H x 50”W adjustable shelves 48” x 12 1/2”W $70 403-314-2026

Children's Items

1580

HIKING Shoes, boys Columbia Brand, sz. 13.

Like new. $20.

403-314-9603 PLAYMOBILE, large plane with original box, great Christmas gift. $25.

403-314-9603

Clothing

1590

2 HARLEY DAVIDSON VESTS. XXL Mens & XL Ladies. $100 each. 403-314-0804 2 PAIR New Men’s Size 10 lined safety toe boots. $30/ea.

1 PAIR New Men’s fleece lined zipper black boots, size 10. $25.

403-887-4981 COAT, camel, long, with hood. Sz. 12. $15.

403-314-9603 Buying or Selling your home?

Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

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 Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / Delivery. Lyle 403-783-2275

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

Building Supplies

Misc.

Help

880

in Mustang Acres Gray Dr. & Galbraith St.

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE & EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Anders St. / Armstrong Close

Normandeau

Adamson Ave. / Arthur Close

1700

Oak St. & Overdown Dr.

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

DS Lite with 4 games $70.; PS1 with 5 games, $40.

OBO. 403-782-3847 PS 2 with 10 games, $60.; HP photo smart printer, C4480, $35; Game Boy Advanced with 2 games, $70; ALL OBO 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

Lord Close Lamont Close

Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info DISPATCHERS req’d.

Day/Night. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential. Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 Eagle Builders in Blackfalds, AB is looking for hard working, motivated individual to fill a full-time precast concrete erecting

laborer position

at our company. Must be physically fit as this labourer position requires constant heavy lifting and involves fast paced, on the job training. Applicant must be able to travel and must have reliable transportation to and from work as well as a valid class 5 driver’s license. All meals and hotel expenses are paid when out of town. 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 , must flag attn: Craig or e-mail to c.haan@eaglebuilders.ca.

JANITORIAL Co seeking a f/t com/window cleaning sup for RD and area. Req: fluent in written and oral english, 2-3 years exp in a supervisory role,clean driving record, criminal record check, job physically demanding.

Benefits after 3 mos. $19/hr Fax resume 403-342-1897 mail to #4, 4608-62 St. RedDeer, AB. T4N 6T3

Lund Close MORRISROE AREA Vista Village McIntosh Ave. SUNNYBROOK AREA Somerset Close Springfield Ave. Savoy Cres. / Sydney Close Sherwood Cres.

3 INDIAN Medicine Men shields, approx. 20” x 30”, $180 403-347-7405 KENMORE Beginner sewing machine. New. $40.

2 SETS OF KING SHEETS, 2 for $25.

TV STAND, black, 27”x16”14” $25.

403-346-2070

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

4 WILD life pictures, antelope and deer two 16” x 20”, two 14” x 18” $12/ea., 2 deer antler mounts $60/ea, 4 sawhorses 36” x 27”h $8/ea. 403-314-2026 6.5 FOOT LIGHTED ETNA PINE TREE. 450 clear lights, 1190 branch tips.

Great condition - too large for house. $50 obo.

403-358-5465 DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles, fairies, dragons and biker gifts. #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino RED Deer Hospital phone w/large buttons $40; handknit socks and mitts $5/ea, new wood deck box w/cooler inside $100, like new ladies long brown leather coat w/fur collar, size 10, $100, Morrisroe 403-347-3741 ROASTING Pan, electric, $30; Video game chair, like new, $50; (2) thick winter blankets, $35. ea.

403-348-6449 ROLLERBLADE rollerblades w/carrying bag, size 8 mens, used very little $30; shin pads and extra brake pads $20 403-347-6183

Piano & Organs

1790

GOOD selection of quality pianos for reasonable price.

Weststrate Piano Sales & Tuning. 403-347-5432

Cats

1830

3 FRIENDLY 4 mo. old M. ORANGE KITTENS., two 8 wk. old Black female and orange male kittens.

Litter trained. Desperately need loving homes. FREE. 403-782-3130

Dogs

1840

1900

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

Employment Training

3 BDRMS IN ANDERS

This gorgeous townhouse is now available. 3 Bdrms, 1.5 Baths & 5 appls in one of the most desirable areas in town. This will get scooped up quick. Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 to see inside.

Hpman.ca BEAUTIFUL Comfortable 3 bdrm. townhouse in Oriole Park. Super location for access to all major arteries without being bothered by noise.

Att. garage, 1-1/2 bath, 5 appls., #23 6300 Orr Dr. N/S, avail. Jan. 1. $1425/mo.

Hearthstone Property Management 403-896-8552 or 403-396-9554

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

Suites

1200 SQ.FT. 2 bdrm. suite, satellite TV, all utils. incl. except phone and internet, Rural location, 5 acres, pasture negot., avail. immed., ref’s req’d. N.S., no pets.

403-782-3893

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 $1500, D.D. $1500. 403-341-4627 4 BDRM. house, 2 full baths, near schools and bus route, avail. Jan. 1, 2014, $1350 rent, DD $1100 no pets, 403-343-6229 304-3979.

GORGEOUS HIGH-END HOME

You have to see to believe.

4 Bdrm, 3 baths w/double attached garage in the NEW part of West Park.

High-end Luxury home at a great rate of $2100/mo.

Call Lucie at 403-396-9554 if you would like to know more.

Hpman.ca

Boasting 2.5 Baths, designer colors & finishings, 6 appls & assigned parking. Be the first to live here!! This property will not last! Just $1695/month!

Hurry and call Tina at 403-896-8552 while it lasts.

Hpman.ca

900

This great 2 bdrm bsmt. suite has lots of functional space, 6 appls & is located on a quiet crescent. Just $1125/mo.

Call Tina at 403-896-8552 now to take a look at a home you will want to show off.

Hpman.ca

5030

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Top Floor 2 Bdrm.

Apartment

This Adult only Bldg is located conveniently near all amenities.

Perfect for the budgetminded at just $945/month w/ Heat & Water included!

Call Tina at 403-396-9554 while it’s still available.

Hpman.ca

Legal Administrative Assistant Marketing Coordinator Insurance Advisor Business Administration Hotel & Tourism Management

3080

Roommates Wanted

ROOMATE WANTED, M or F. Fully furn. 2 bdrm. apt. 403-986-1903 after 1 pm.

3090

Rooms For Rent

SMALL / LARGE SPACES -Free standing - fenced yards For all your needs.

400-46,000 ft. 403-343-6615

VANIER AREA

Locally owned and family operated

5050

Trucks

2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid, 4X4, 6.0L, nav., 81,735 kms, $28,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

2007 FORD F-150 Lariat Ltd. Leather., sunroof, tonneau cover, $12,888.

403-348-8788 Sport & Import

4010 2006 GMC C4500 4X4, loaded, conversion, new duramax installed from GM, 170,000 kms., $39,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

MOUNTVIEW, bsmt. suite, 1 bdrm. + den, full bath, 4 appls., great location. $975. incld’s utils. & cable.

N/S, no pets. 403-350-0913

MASON MARTIN HOMES Custom new homes planning service.

Kyle, 403-588-2550

MUST SELL

New Home. 1335 sq.ft. bi-level, 24x23 att. garage.

403-588-2550

www.laebon.com Laebon Homes 346-7273

Condos/ Townhouses

4040

NEW CONDO

1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. $192,000. 403-588-2550

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

at www.garymoe.com

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

5190

MORRISROE MANOR

Located in Woodlea on quiet little one way street, this bldg has a vacancy.

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LUANN Dec. 17 1997 — The World Trade Organization (WTO) rules against Canadian protectionist policies such as taxing Canadian editions of US magazines, preferential postal rates and tariff restrictions to protect its magazine industry from U.S. competition. Canada to look for other means to help industry.

1976 — NASA launches Canada’s $60 million Communications Technology Satellite

from Cape Canaveral; world’s most powerful; will provide TV and phone services to Northern communities.

1975 — Canadian Armed Forces set up separate Air Command.

1974 — Pauline McGibbon takes office as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the first women to hold a vice-regal post in Canada.

1961 — John George Diefenbaker signs Columbia River Treaty with President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Canada gets half of power from dams on Canadian section; three dams in Canada.

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How much should patients be told?

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — It’s a growing side effect of modern medicine: A test for one condition turns up something completely unrelated. It might be a real danger, or an anxiety-provoking false alarm.

Doctors dub this the dreaded “incidentaloma” — so-called incidental findings that tell people more than they bargained for, things they might not need or want to know.

A presidential advisory council said Thursday it’s time to be more up-front about that risk with patients before their next X-ray or gene test turns up a disturbing surprise.

“Incidental findings can be life-saving, but they also can lead to uncertainty and distress,” cautioned Amy Gutmann of the University of Pennsylvania, who chairs the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.

It’s an issue that “will likely touch all of us who seek medical care, participate in research, or send a cheek swab to a company for a peek at our own genetic makeup,” she said.

It may seem obvious that if your family doctor orders X-rays for a bro-

ken rib that also spot signs of cancer, you’ll be told. But Thursday’s report notes that not every medical condition that can be found should be — and there’s conflicting advice about how to disclose and manage incidental findings.

Consider: Ten per cent of brain scans spot something unrelated that may require more testing, said bioethics panel member Dr. Stephen Hauser, neurology chairman at the University of California, San Francisco.

Anywhere from 30 per cent to 43 per cent of abdominal CT scans turn up incidental findings, according to studies cited by the commission. In fact, the bioethics report said that at trauma centres, these high-powered scans that aim to find subtle injuries instead are more likely to make an incidental finding.

And say a doctor maps your child’s genes to help diagnose some puzzling muscle symptoms — but also discovers genes that may trigger breast cancer after she’s grown. That incidental finding has implications for other relatives, too.

Sometimes, surprise findings can be life-saving, for example in the case of an athlete whose brain is scanned after a concussion, and radiologists spot

a tumour, Hauser said.

Other times, nothing can be done.

That same brain scan might show early signs of an incurable condition, Hauser said, and “this young person now needs to live with the knowledge that she may someday develop this neurologic disease.”

Follow-up testing may do harm. The panel’s worst-case example: Doctors see a suspicious spot on a lung while testing an elderly patient’s risk of a stroke.

A biopsy determines the spot is nothing, a benign scar — but that biopsy makes the lung collapse, triggering cardiac arrest.

Nor do patients necessarily want to know everything the doctor learns.

A cancer survivor may agree to be Xrayed for broken bones after a fall. But if she doesn’t want to know about any signs of returning tumors, it’s ethical for the doctor to respect that decision, Gutmann said.

The bioethics panel is urging better anticipation of and communication about how they handle these surprises.

Among the recommendations: • Doctors, researchers and directto-consumer companies alike should inform potential patients about the possibility of incidental findings be-

fore they undergo a medical test. They should clearly explain what will and won’t be disclosed, so patients can make an informed decision about whether and how to proceed.

• Professional groups should develop guidelines about incidental findings common to different tests, and how to handle them.

• The government should fund more research into the costs, benefits and harms of identifying, disclosing and managing different incidental findings.

• Health workers should explore the pros and cons of test results with patients ahead of time, in what’s called shared decision-making, to learn what they don’t want to be told.

The opt-out provision differs from guidelines issued earlier this year by the American College of Medical Genetics. That group says laboratories should automatically notify doctors if genetic tests turn up any of about 50 genes linked to two dozen diseases that might be treatable or preventable if discovered early.

“When people go into these kinds of tests, you never think it’s you, that you’re the one that’s going to have something found,” explained ACMG executive director Michael Watson.

Bullying.

That’s not the Alberta way.

Premier Alison Redford

Stop Bill 46 In 1977, Premier Peter Lougheed promised that in all future contract negotiations, provincial employees would have the right to binding arbitration in lieu of the right to strike.

Now, Premier Alison Redford has rammed through Bill 46, which goes back on that promise and takes the right to arbitration away from 22,000 front-line government employees.

Redford’s Bill 46 gives government the power to freeze wages, with no independent arbitrator determining what is fair and justified. That’s not negotiating, that’s bullying.

And bullying is not the Alberta way.

The Alberta way has always been to keep your promises and respect the rights of others.

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