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Budget uncertainty looms PROVINCIAL BUDGET, 2019 CANADA WINTER GAMES UNKNOWN FACTORS

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF

CITY COUNCIL

The one thing that was certain during Red Deer city council’s budget review on Tuesday was that the future is uncertain.

Council approved several new spending items in the 2015 operating budget while at the same time hearing from city administration that next year’s

budget will be a tough one.

There are several unknown factors, not the least of which is this year’s provincial budget. Normally it would have been passed in the spring but it was delayed until fall following the change in government.

The city does not fully know what the provincial

budget’s impact will be but is hoping to see money starting to come through for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

The games, described by city manager Craig Curtis as “a huge project involving so much of our corporation,” is ever-present in city planning as operating and capital expenditures are involved.

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The ‘Laddies of La Cage’ perform a drag show during the Rainbow Tea at the Golden Circle Tuesday afternoon as part of the Central Alberta Pride Week celebrations. The event, aimed to address some of the challenges faced by LGBTQ senior citizens in the community, was attended by more than 70 people, many who currently live in retirement homes. Pride week will wrap up on Aug. 21 with a Pride at the Beach party in Sylvan Lake at 7 p.m.

Red Deer among most business-friendly Crime rate down in Q2 compared to 2014 micro cities in North America

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer has made its mark among American Cities of the Future.

In April, fDi Magazine, a Financial Times publication, ranked Red Deer among the top North American cities for 2015-16 when it comes to cost effectiveness and foreign direct investment strategy.

“The more our profile is elevated because of these rankings, the more competitive we are in terms of attracting new business. But it also bodes well for us in retaining the business we have and instilling private sector confidence for business expansion,” Mayor Tara Veer said.

Red Deer was ranked fourth for cost effectiveness among micro American Cities of the Future and was the only Alberta city in the top 10.

Thirty-seven micro cities, with populations below 100,000, were part of the study.

Criteria for cost effectiveness includes average salaries, annual rent for commercial and industrial space, electricity rates, cost to export/import, cost of establishing a business and tax rates.

Nanaimo, B.C., took fifth place. Niagara Falls, Ont., was sixth. Brantford, Ont., was eighth, followed

by Repentigny, Que., in ninth place and Saint-JeanSur-Richelieu, Que., in 10th position.

Atlacomulco, of Mexico State in Mexico, took the top spot for cost effectiveness.

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INDEX Four sections Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . B1-B3 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-D3 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4 Entertainment . . . . . . . . C5,C6 Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4-B6

Red Deer came in sixth in the foreign direct investment strategy category among micro cities and was the only Canadian city in the top eight. The list was restricted to eight due to shortage of suitable entries. Plattsburgh, N.Y., came in first.

When it comes to foreign direct investment, judges consider economic development, attraction and retention of foreign investment, and plans, strategies and policies.

City manager Craig Curtis said reaching top 10 status for micro cities in North America means Red Deer is a strong contender for attracting new business nationally and internationally.

Veer said Red Deer is also known for having one of the highest ratios of small businesses per capita.

In 2014, Red Deer was recognized for its entrepreneurialism, ranking sixth out of 121 mid-size cities, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ Top 10 Entrepreneurial Cities annual report.

Veer said right now business permits for start up and expansion are holding steady. Diminished growth is forecast for 2016, but the city will have lots in the works with 2019 Canada Winter Games capital projects, like the Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport at Red Deer College, which were approved in previous budgets.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer’s overall criminal activity is no longer on the rise, according to statistics released on Tuesday.

The City of Red Deer released second quarter crime statistics from the Red Deer RCMP on Tuesday morning.

The statistics show a 9.91 per cent decrease in person crime, a 4.12 per cent increase in property crime and an overall 0.08 per cent increase in crime overall in 2015 as compared to 2014.

And statistics in the second quarter of 2015 decreased by 5.97 per cent from the second quarter of 2014.

“I don’t think there are any alarming trends,” said Red Deer RCMP Insp. Scott Tod, detachment commander. “I think its a positive indicator we are relatively flat compared to last year.

“It’s been a good year for us, we’ve planned some new initiatives. Some were more work than we anticipated but they’ve been successful.”

Some of those initiatives include the priority crimes task force, which targets property crime; school programs; and traffic safety targeting highcollision intersections.

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Former PMO lawyer contradicts Harper Stephen Harper’s top aide and election director boomeranged back into the centre of the Mike Duffy coverup scandal.

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BRIEFS Intersection closed for Taylor Drive improvement project A Riverlands intersection will be closed starting today as part of the Taylor Drive improvements project.

The intersection of 54th Avenue and 47th Street in Red Deer will be closed for construction of the new Alexander Way and Taylor Drive intersection.

A City of Red Deer press release says that weather permitting, the intersection will remain closed until the end of September.

Businesses on 45th and 47th Streets, including Carnival Cinemas, will remain open and can be accessed through a detour on 45th Street (from Taylor Drive).

The following detour is in place for Carnival Cinemas: If northbound on Taylor Drive, turn left on 45th Street to the temporary entrance on 47th Street, west of 54th Avenue. If southbound on Taylor Drive, use the right turn lane and enter through the temporary entrance immediately on the right.

In addition, traffic is restricted to one lane in each direction on 45th Street along the river.

Drivers are reminded to adhere to all posted detour and traffic control signage.

There will also be transit disruptions in this area.

Go to http://reddeer.ca/cityservices/transit/transitdisruptions-and-notices/ for more information.

Spray park closed for repairs The Blue Grass Sod Farms Central Spray and Play downtown has been closed for repairs, according to a City of Red Deer press release.

The press release issued on Tuesday said it was unclear how long the unexpected closure would last.

The spray park is just north of the Golden Circle between 47A and 47th Avenues.

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BUSINESS: ‘See us through till economy improves’ “By the time they go to design and tender and in construction, it will be during what is anticipated to be a lag time in the economy. So that will have economic spinoff in terms of all of the employment that will generate for the region and will see us through till the economy improves,” Veer said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

BUDGET: Softening economy also an issue Mayor Tara Veer pointed to a softening economy that will need to be taken into consideration in the 2016 budget.

Several federal grants that the city applied for have been denied this year. “If the city isn’t meeting grant criteria, then the criteria need to change,” Veer said.

The drop in oil prices and the weakness in the Canadian dollar are also having an impact on the city’s growth and economy, and revenue from land sales will drop. Projected city revenue from growth is expected to fall by $500,000.

“Our financial situation here and in Canada has changed so much,” Curtis said, adding Red Deer’s economic forecast from the Conference Board of Canada is not great.

That forecast shows the city’s economy is expected to drop 1.2 per cent this year following a rise of 3.4 per cent in 2014. This is projected to cut employment 3.6 per cent and raise unemployment to 6.7 per cent.

Red Deer’s service sector, which was first forecast to expand by 1.9 per cent, is now being projected to grow by only 0.4 per cent.

On the positive side though, Red Deer stands up well in rankings regarding cost-effectiveness and entrepreneurial qualities.

The city’s 2015 operating budget came in at $330.6 million, with a 3.78 per cent tax increase. Budget guidelines state that the property tax revenue requirement must not exceed five per cent in each of

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Trinity Bradshaw and guitarist Carl Janzen entertain Red Deerians on the Ross Street Patio with their country music stylings over the Tuesday lunch hour. St. Groove will perform on the patio from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday during the ATB Downtown Market, and Alecia Aichelle will perform over the lunch hour on Thursday. the next three years.

If the city is looking at a tax increase of four to five per cent, there will be no room for any funding requests from departments unless it’s offset by additional revenue, Curtis said. “That will be our budget challenge. So as we look at additional services and enhancements ... my strong recommendation is that we hold the line wherever we can.”

At the same time, Curtis pointed to a 2013 survey that shows Red Deer’s net property tax (after grants) for a representative bungalow compares favourably as fourth lowest among 13 Canadian cities.

The city’s debt per capita is $2,473. At the city’s peak in borrowing, 1983, the debt per capita in 2015 dollars was $3,434. However, that peak would be passed starting in 2018 if the city’s full capital plan is implemented.

Other financial challenges include a 20 per cent drop in the city’s base provincial Municipal Sustainability Initiative grant in 2015, which was offset this year with one-time funding from reserves.

The province is reviewing municipal funding and the two big cities are arguing their needs as metropolitan areas are greater, Curtis said.

And while family and community support services (FCSS) funding from the province is going to increase, the city must still fund its 20 per cent share of that.

The mid-year budget review saw council approve three additions to the 2015 budget. Council cannot change the tax rates once tax notices have been sent out. Funding for budget additions will come from reserves.

The additions include: ● $12,000 one-time funding, and $20,000 in 2016 ongoing funding, for more storage of RCMP exhibits, required because of the increased number of exhibits resulting in the success of the regional joint task force and ALERT teams. Coun. Ken Johnston wondered why the city is paying for this since justice is a provincial matter and the exhibits will be used for prosecutions. ● $40,000 one-time funding, and $100,000 in 2016 ongoing funding, toward corporate security. The city is reviewing city-owned sites and facilities as well as the implementation of security measures for new and renovated sites and facilities. The value of the city’s tangible assets is $1.8 billion. ● $50,000 to further analyze sustainable energy technology, with a view that this will help the city prepare in time for available grants.

Council also passed a motion that changes how the city capital and operating budgets are released to the public. The changes will relate to the 2016

Numbers are unofficial.

budgets but the city is also going to do a more comprehensive review of the overall process.

Previously, the capital budget was released to the public and media as little as one day prior to going to council. It’s now expected to be released almost two weeks prior, in November, so the public will have a chance to provide feedback.

The operating budget will be released at least three weeks before the first scheduled council meetings in January. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

CRIME: Sharp drop in person crimes A sharp drop in person crimes, which includes robbery, sexual assault, kidnapping, and offences related to death and uttering threats, highlighted the second quarter results. They were down 14.66 per cent, dropping to 1,373 from 1,524 when comparing second quarters from this year to last.

Property crime also decreased in the second quarter of 2015, compared to the second quarter of 2014, dropping by 1.77 per cent from 3,340 to 3,281.

“Property crime is one of our priorities,” said Tod. He said the priority crime task force has been involved in breaking up three mid-level crime operations in Central Alberta over the past year. This includes arrests in Penhold, Markerville and Red Deer.

Red Deer’s population grew by more than 2,000 people between 2014 and 2015.

“This isn’t a crime rate statistic, it’s just raw data,” said Tod. “But I think it’s a good reflection of the fact the community is growing and we stayed relatively stable.”

The annual policing plan outlines five major objectives: reducing the impact of organized crime; reducing crimes against persons — Tod pointed to a 5.12 per cent drop in assaults this year compared to last; reducing property crime; contributing to safer youth; and contributing to safer roads.

“Crime prevention and community safety continues to be a priority for the city,” said Craig Curtis, city manager, in a news release.

“Through the safety charter, we will continue to invest in and set meaningful targets that will result in a Red Deer where citizens continue to feel they are safe and have a good quality of life.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19, 2015

A slow start for Tories Even a contrarian would not argue that Stephen Harper’s campaign is off to an inspiring start.

A megatrade deal that would have given the Conservatives a win on the economic front just in time for the election call failed to materialize.

Looking at the polls, there CHANTAL is little eviHÉBERT dence of the lift in party fortunes that last month’s round of child benefit cheques was meant to result in.

Harper’s main rivals each used the first leaders debate of the campaign productively enough to keep the contest too competitive for the incumbent’s comfort.

In Quebec, the positive impact of the return of Gilles Duceppe on Bloc Québécois fortunes has turned out to be short-lived, throwing a wrench in the Conservative game plan. The party needs the Bloc to soften up New Democrats in the ridings that Harper has targeted for gains in October.

Now the Senate scandal is again front-and-centre in the media, predict-

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ably sucking out the oxygen from the Conservative election tour.

Nigel Wright’s long-awaited appearance at Sen. Mike Duffy’s trial may not have implicated Harper further in the spending scandal, but it certainly did not give the 2011 Conservative supporters who have since strayed to other parties a reason to run back to the fold.

The former PMO chief of staff has been physically alone in the witness box but as the voluminous email correspondence that served as backdrop for his testimony illustrated, he has had a lot of help in weaving an intricate web of lies designed to mitigate the potential damage of Duffy’s spending woes on the Conservative brand.

Wright maintains that Harper was not in on the coverup but once he found out, the prime minister was apparently not troubled enough by the collective effort to mislead Canadians to clean house. Most of those involved are still on his payroll.

Some of the Conservative leader’s fans like to compare the prime minister to a brilliant chief executive officer.

But how many top-notch CEOs actually report to shareholders that lieutenants who allegedly went behind their backs to create a double set of books are worthy of their ongoing trust?

There is plenty of evidence that ethical lapses need not be fatal to an incumbent’s re-election prospects, and

just as much evidence to the contrary.

Brian Mulroney’s first mandate was marred by repeat ministerial resignations and he still secured a second majority government.

Last year in Ontario, the skeletons accumulated over a Liberal decade in power did not prevent the party from winning a majority mandate.

On the other hand, voters did not forgive John Turner for signing off on the lengthy patronage list of a departing Pierre Trudeau.

And Paul Martin — even as he was exonerated from blame in the sponsorship scandal by the Gomery Commission — could not get Canadians to give his party a fifth mandate.

The 2015 campaign has barely begun. Even if its length were no more than the regular 37 days, it would be too early to conclude that the election has become the opposition’s to lose.

Two weeks in the last campaign, most observers gave Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff top marks for his work on the hustings.

In the early days of the 1993 campaign, Tory leader Kim Campbell — whose party was left with only two seats on election night — was well ahead of Jean Chrétien in voting intentions.

With the Oct. 19 vote more than two months away, there is time for the narrative to take a turn for the better for the Conservatives.

But a long campaign also makes mo-

tivating a party’s base both more essential and more challenging.

If anything, the past two weeks have been more about stoking the fire in the belly of the converted for the long battle ahead than about winning over soft voters.

By the sheer virtue of having federal power in their sight for the first time in their history, the New Democrats have all the incentive that they need.

Justin Trudeau did well enough on the debate podium to restore the flagging hopes of many of his followers.

His performance has at least suspended the flow of stories about declining Liberal fortunes.

By comparison, the Conservatives have less of a spring in their step than at a similar time in any of the last four Harper-led election battles.

A decade ago, one of the most insidious consequences of the sponsorship scandal was to embarrass scores of Liberal sympathizers into silence.

Some switched parties. Others stayed home. Many of those who stuck with Martin decided that, in the face of the indefensible, discretion was the better part of valour.

At a time when Harper needs to sustain the enthusiasm of his base for an election marathon, the Duffy trial is making it hard for many loyal Conservatives to feel proud of their first majority government in two decades.

Chantal Hebert is a syndicated Toronto Star national affairs columnist.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

In praise of Stephen Harper and his 10 years of quality leadership Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper, I watched and pondered the TV leaders debate on Aug. 6. The debate certainly confirmed for me, “Whew, I’m sure glad that Mr. Harper is Canada’s prime minister.” You showed a high level of calmness and competence that far exceeded the other three leaders. They seemed to occupy a chair with the challenge being to be a Hollywood star because they felt that would “move” Canadians. Thankfully Mr. Harper has a much sounder respect for Canadian voters. Your maturity certainly stood out front and centre. That is as I had expected. After all, you have had 10 years experience as our prime minister.

That is not a long time, but those 10 years on the world stage were years of economic upheaval. Many western countries are on the brink of bankruptcy, a (condition that is unheard of in the modern era).

As a professional economist, you and your cabinet have guided Canada through a shaken and confused world. Economically, Canada is quietly envied and admired by everyone who takes the time to observe the politics of other nations. Not to mention that as a world statesman, you are held in high regard by all western democracies.

You are a true world leader in a world that badly needs leadership. I thank God for you — that you are willing again to bear the burden of leadership in Canada and the world in these chaotic times. The world and Canada surely needs your competent and courageous leadership. I trust most Canadians know how blessed we are.

In foreign affairs, Russia has again shown the world a dangerous militaristic ideology. Your firm stance, on behalf of Canada and the free world, against Russian aggression, is impressive and necessary. We can fly our Canadian flags in strength and honour.

Similarly, throughout the world, the threat of terrorism is barbaric and real. Canada cannot be a passive observer and hope it never happens here.

All western democracies must act quickly, wisely, and decisively as you have done. Islamic terrorism is, right now, the greatest threat to a peaceful life for Canadian families. (Not to mention the Supreme Court of Canada, which seems determined to turn Canada into a moral sewer!)

Islamic extremists are severely driven by a religious zeal to kill anyone and everyone who does not join their jihad ideology. Thankfully, Canada has a prime minister who has the guts to aggressively defend our borders against scheming jihadists. Your good government has passed timely laws and regulations that throw up steep barriers to jihad zealots.

Great work, Mister Prime Minister, and we love you for it. Our children and grandchildren now have a little better chance for a peaceful life.

Jim Swan Red Deer

Letter was about democracy, not a word or a number I would like to respond to the letter printed in the Advocate on August 13, 2015 from Diane Benson, Media Relations, Elections Canada, Ottawa, about my letter printed in the Advocate on Aug. 12.

Firstly, wow, people in Ottawa actually read the Red Deer Advocate, and that some unknown grandfather in Red Deer can spur such a quick response.

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Wow! Now, as to the main reason for your argument and dissection of my letter it comes down to one word and one number.

The word I used was “identification” and you quite correctly argue that the proper grammatical term used should be “information.” I said that voters could use as ID the voter-identification card but it is officially known as voter-information card, I will not argue that. The problem is that we can use our driver’s licence as ID but it is not my driver’s identification card, and it contains my personal information, it is not my driver’s information card. It is my driver’s licence, which gets pulled out every time someone requests proof of ID. Over time, many people have used Voter Information Card as voter identification when voting, since it, like a driver’s licence was issued by a government and contained personal information.

It was used with other ID or with vouching by about 400,000 people in the last election.

The number 400,000 is the other issue of this dissection, and it can be broken down into sections for arguing but the end number of voters who could be denied their right to vote could still be over 400,000.

These 400,000 people used their information cards and/or vouching in order to vote but neither method will be available this October. I could distort the arguments used by the Ottawa letter writer, using her numbers of 400,000 voters using the information card and the 120,000 who used vouching to vote and hint at the number being 520,000 voters who will be denied their right to vote but I will not.

After researching the Fair Elections Act, researching the court decision, media reports and the Election Canada website, if after all that research, Ottawa believes I am misinformed I would worry about how misinformed the average voter is.

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My letter had almost 1,000 words and numbers and you argue about one word and one number. Perhaps you had better worry about informing the voters about problems they may face when they go to vote.

Do not worry about me. I will vote, no matter what obstacles are thrown in front of me, what rights I am denied, and what information I am denied.

Garfield Marks Red Deer

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DUFFY TRIAL

Former PMO lawyer contradicts Harper on scandal

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Ontario, Alberta split air ambulance tab for woman who went into early labour TORONTO — The governments of Ontario and Alberta have agreed to split the cost of an air ambulance bill for a woman who went into labour two months early while she was on vacation.

Alberta’s Ministry of Health confirmed the two provinces had come to an agreement so Amy Savill would not have to pay thousands of dollars.

Savill, who is from Alberta, had to take a helicopter ambulance from Timmins to Sudbury when she went into

THEN AND NOW OTTAWA — Top Conservative aides have made statements over the course of the scandal around Sen. Mike Duffy’s expenses that have been later contradicted, or substantially changed.

Here are a few examples.

Former PMO lawyer Benjamin Perrin What he said: “I was not consulted on, and did not participate in, Nigel Wright’s decision to write a personal cheque to reimburse Senator Duffy’s expenses.” (Written statement, May 21, 2013.)

What came out later: According to emails and testimony in court, Perrin was actively involved in negotiating an agreement for repayment with Duffy’s former lawyer Janice Payne, and was one of the people around Harper aware that Wright repaid the $90,000 in expenses.

Conservative Fund of Canada chairman Sen. Irving Gerstein What he said: “I made it absolutely clear to Nigel Wright that the Conservative Fund Canada would not pay for Senator Duffy’s disputed expenses and it never did.” (Speech to Conservative convention, Nov.2,2013) What came out later: Nigel Wright has told a courtroom that Gerstein gave the green light to paying both Duffy’s legal fees and his expenses in Feb. 2013, when it was believed the latter totalled $32,000. Wright says Gerstein balked when the total rose to $90,000.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper What he said: “Those were his Nigel Wright’s decisions. They were not communicated to me or to members of my office.” (response to question period query, June 5, 2013).

What came out later: Duffy’s trial has heard through testimony and emails that several people in Harper’s office and inside the party were aware that either the party was prepared to repay the senator’s expenses, or that Wright himself had ultimately paid.

Sen. Carolyn Stewart Olsen, former member of Senate’s internal economy steering committee What she said: “I didn’t talk about what I was doing on that committee to anyone other than those directly involved, like our Senate leader, who would have to talk to me about what was going on and things like that. I couldn’t even talk to Duffy or any of the people who were involved because that would be not proper I don’t think.”

(Interview with The Canadian Press, June 3, 2013.)

What came out later: Stewart Olsen was one of the senators taking direct orders from Wright and others in PMO on how to shape the committee’s final report on Duffy to make sure the language was softened. “Hi Nigel, just a quick note to say that I am always ready to do exactly what is asked...,” she wrote in an email on Mar.1, 2013.

from Deloitte...,” parliamentary affairs manager Patrick Rogers wrote.

And in another email, Rogers writes, “The Senator will call back once we have Deloitte locked in.”

But Wright has disagreed emphatically with the characterization that he meddled or wanted to meddle in Deloitte’s audit of Duffy’s expenses.

Wright said he simply wanted the Senate committee to change the terms of the Deloitte audit to remove Duffy, since he says Duffy’s repayment of expenses would render the study moot. premature labour while visiting Ontario in mid-July.

The Timmins hospital didn’t have a level 2 neonatal intensive care unit to deliver and care for her baby.

Out-of-province residents pay the actual cost of an air ambulance in Ontario unless it’s between two hospitals and they return to the first once within 24 hours, so Savill was hit with the bill after her daughter was born.

The Ornge air ambulance service could not comment on a specific case, but said a one-hour flight on a helicopter ambulance would cost between $8,000 to $10,000.

Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins says Savill’s case highlights some of the “challenges” Canadians can face in health care coverage as they travel across the country.

Savill is still in Sudbury, trying to raise an estimated $50,000 for a medical flight for her and her daughter back to Alberta.

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OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s top aide and election director Ray Novak boomeranged back into the centre of the Mike Duffy coverup scandal, as the testimony of a former PMO lawyer directly contradicted the Conservative election campaign.

For the past several days, Harper and his team have rejected evidence that suggested current chief of staff Novak was privy to his predecessor Nigel Wright’s secret repayment of Sen. Duffy’s contested expenses in 2013.

Wright’s $90,000 cheque is at the heart of some of the 31 charges that Duffy is now facing.

Wright has also suggested in testimony that Novak did not know about the repayment, prompting Duffy’s lawyer Donald Bayne to drop a late afternoon bombshell on the courtroom.

Bayne read from a Feb. 2014 police interview with Benjamin Perrin, a former lawyer in the prime minister’s office.

Perrin told the RCMP investigator that he was in a room in March 2013 when Wright told him and Novak that he intended to repay Duffy’s Senate expenses. Perrin went on to say that Novak was also in on a conference call with Duffy’s former lawyer Janice Payne, when Wright repeated his plan.

“Ray was also there on the call when Nigel Wright said to Janice Payne he would do it, and Ray Novak also received an email, which you have, where Nigel says I’ll be providing my cheque,” Perrin told Sgt. Greg Horton.

“Ray was in that meeting, and Ray heard this, and I remember looking at Ray to see his reaction.”

Perrin, now a professor at the University of British Columbia, goes on to call the matter “black and white,” and he expresses surprise that Novak had not been listed by RCMP investigators as one of the people who was in the know.

When reporters last week asked Harper about Novak’s involvement, he said he rejected the premise of the question.

“The reality is that there are two people who are responsible: his superior, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Duffy. They are being held accountable for their actions,” Harper said Friday.

Harper’s spokesman Kory Teneycke also told reporters that Novak never read emails from Wright about the payment, and wasn’t on the conference call at the moment the money was discussed.

“I’ve known Ray for 20 years. It’s unfathomable that Ray would be aware of a payment from Nigel to Mr. Duffy and not tell the prime minister,” Teneycke said.

The trial is also expected to hear from Payne, who could cast further light on her conference call with Wright, Perrin and Novak.

Wright also revealed Tuesday that he has been in communication with Novak, who has received a Crown subpoena, as recently as two weeks ago by BlackBerry message. He told Bayne he hadn’t kept the message.

Bayne has been trying to both tear down Wright’s credibility as a Crown witness and to paint a picture of a PMO conspiracy to force Duffy to admit fault on his expenses where he saw none.

Part of the alleged PMO scheme was to have Duffy withdrawn from an independent audit. Bayne explored that chapter for most of the day Tuesday, as the trial heard about how the PMO sought and obtained details on the firm Deloitte’s examination of Duffy’s expenses — an audit that was supposed to be strictly confidential.

Wright has said that Sen. David Tkachuk, the former head of the powerful Senate internal economy committee, was the first to suggest that if Duffy repaid his expenses, he could be withdrawn from the audit that was underway in Feb. 2013.

Emails filed with the court as evidence show Wright and other senior aides in the PMO discussing how Sen. Irving Gerstein was going to speak to a contact at Deloitte about the audit.

That contact was company partner Michael Runia.

The Conservative Party is also a client of Deloitte.

“I have been on the phone constantly with Gerstein who has been trying to arrange the necessary commitments

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Campaign hits boiling point DUFFY TRIAL REVELATIONS ON STAFFERS HEATING UP POLITICAL TRAIL FOR HARPER

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The ground beneath Stephen Harper’s feet grew noticeably hotter Tuesday as the federal campaign trail was stoked by incendiary new Mike Duffy trial revelations.

Duffy’s fraud trial heard evidence linking the prime minister’s long-time right hand man, current chief of staff Ray Novak, to the earliest days of the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring that cost former chief of staff Nigel Wright his job — and led to Duffy being charged criminally.

It was an account that flew in the face of the narrative put forth by the Harper campaign last week — that Novak was not aware of the Duffy scheming — setting the stage for more tough questions for the prime minister on Wednesday.

Harper’s supporters reached their boiling point earlier Tuesday at an event in Toronto, heckling reporters who tried to ask about Duffy at the prime minister’s press conference and later hurling profanity-laced insults at them as they departed.

But NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, campaigning on pastoral Vancouver Island on the need to prevent forest fires, poured a rhetorical can of gasoline on the Duffy scandal.

He expounded on the letter that his party’s ethics critic sent to RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson on Tuesday asking whether Wright ought to face

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Winnipeg mayor calls summit as city tries to shake ‘most racist’ label Winnipeg’s mayor is calling a race relations summit for next month as the city tries to shake off being dubbed the most racist in Canada.

Mayor Brian Bowman said the race relations summit, to be held at the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights, will continue a much-needed discussion about racism.

“We do have a problem here,” Bowman said Tuesday. “Cities across our nation have the same problem — intolerance, ignorance, racism. We have a problem. It’s not Winnipeg’s alone but together we are ready to lead the nation in the battle to take on racism together.”

The summit comes as Winnipeg struggles with its image as an intolerant city, especially for aboriginal people.

Winnipeg has come under a harsh spotlight numerous times. Brian Sinclair, an aboriginal double-amputee, died during a 34-hour wait in a Winnipeg emergency room in 2008 while many assumed he was drunk or homeless rather than someone seeking medical care.

Some have called Winnipeg the epicentre for missing and murdered aboriginal women following the death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine whose body was pulled from the Red River wrapped in a bag last year.

Earlier this year, a Winnipeg high school teacher made national headlines when he ranted about aboriginal people on social media, accusing them of being lazy and seeking free money from non-aboriginals.

Bowman tearfully promised to tackle such intolerance in January when Winnipeg was labelled the most

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau looks through a microscope at the Vale Living with Lakes Centre during a campaign stop in Sudbury, Ont., on Tuesday. criminal charges and whether a dozen Conservative staffers ought to be investigated in light of what’s emerged from Duffy’s trial.

“Furthermore, Mr. Wright’s testimony has painted a picture of numerous senior staff in the Prime Minister’s Office working together to try and cover up this scandal,” wrote MP Charlie Angus.

“Evidence at the trial points to over a dozen people — including the Prime Minister’s current Chief of Staff, Ray Novak — involved in a plan to make a secret payment to a sitting senator, have him make intentionally misleading statements to the public, and interfere with an independent audit.”

On that point, Mulcair added: “We

think that Canadians have the right to know whether they broke the law.”

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took a swipe at Harper over the Duffy trial, when asked in Sudbury, Ont. about Harper’s latest tough-on-crime announcement earlier in the morning — to do to do away with parole for firstdegree murder that includes sexual assault, kidnapping, terrorism, or killing a police or corrections officer.

“The fact is Mr. Harper is once again trying to deflect, using the politics of fear, from what’s going on in the Ottawa courtroom and also from the abject failure of his economic plan over the last 10 years.”

Earlier in Toronto, Harper was pressed by reporters three times to an-

racist city in Canada in a cover story in Maclean’s magazine. Since then, he has appointed an indigenous advisory council and said the two-day summit will bring people together to share ideas on how to fight racism.

“No single summit of leaders can or will end racism. We all know that,” Bowman said. “We need more than words to affect the most necessary change in Canada ... But the summit is an attempt to begin that process.”

The summit is to feature a keynote speech by award-winning author Joseph Boyden and American civil rights speaker Gerald Durley.

to pay really close attention to what they’re doing out there.

“We have to have our resources available for lightning-caused fires and you can see the tragedy that happens when preventable human-caused fires occur.”

No sign of rumoured video showing tossed cigarette starting B.C. wildfire ROCK CREEK, B.C. — Days after a wildfire destroyed 30 homes in southeast British Columbia, rumoured video of a tossed cigarette that sparked the blaze hasn’t been found.

The Forests Ministry said Tuesday that investigators have reviewed the nearest highway camera in Rock Creek, about two kilometres from the spot where the fire broke out.

Ministry spokeswoman Vivian Thomas said a BC Wildfire Service investigator spoke to a resident who reported the existence of a video but no footage has been located.

“No one has come forward with a video related to how the Rock Creek fire has started,” Thomas said.

She said anyone with information, photos or video should contact the wildfire service or the RCMP. Fire information officer Mike McCulley said the video is “a rumour, as far as we can tell.”

“There’s no video at this time. We have investigators working with the RCMP and they are actively pursuing any leads they can find so we can try to resolve this issue.”

He said investigators have not determined that a cigarette sparked the 37-square kilometre blaze but it is likely human-caused.

“That’s something that is unacceptable,” he said. “We need the public

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Future government on the hook for temporary navy supply ship deal OTTAWA — The Harper government quietly changed regulations governing sole-source military purchases to kickstart negotiations for a temporary navy supply ship.

A line added to contracting regulations in June gave the federal cabinet authority to award a deal to a single company if there are urgent operational reasons and it fulfills an interim requirement.

The amendment came to light only recent as the federal government signed a letter of intent with Quebec’s Davie Shipyard and Project Resolve, a subsidiary which will retrofit an existing civilian cargo to replenish warships at sea.

The navy is in a bind because it has retired its supply vessels —both of which were over 40 years old — and its joint support ship replacement project isn’t expected to begin delivering until

swer questions about Duffy.

Harper stuck to his main line, that Duffy and Wright were to blame for the whole expenses affair — despite emails at the trial indicating others in his office discussed the matter.

Harper was asked why he continued to tell the House of Commons that Wright was the only staffer in his office to know about the $90,000 payment that Wright gave Duffy to cover his expenses.

“I’ve answered according to the information I had,” Harper replied.

“As you know, Mr. Wright made some subsequent statements and so I of course corrected the record. And that was over two years ago.”

Earlier, Harper had to intervene to allow another reporter to ask a question about the Duffy case after one heckler yelled: “Ask questions on the topic at hand.”

As reporters we leaving, another attendee aimed an expletive at one journalist and accused another of cheating on her taxes.

Conservative spokesman Kory Teneycke apologized for the incident, calling the behaviour unacceptable.

Mulcair evoked his previous prosecutorial role in the Commons when he asked pointed, fact-based questions of the prime minister about what he knew about the Wright payment.

“I got to question Stephen Harper day in and day out, and I knew what he was telling us didn’t hold water.

But now Canadians know that as well,” Mulcair said.

He called on voters to pass judgment on Harper when they go to the polls on Oct. 19.

“It might be Mr. Wright who’s on the witness stand, but this is Stephen Harper’s trial.”

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Dave Perry, an analyst with Canadian Global Affairs Institute, says the letter of intent — signed one day before the federal election was called Aug. 2 — means a future government will be on the hook to either approve the fiveyear project or cancel it with costs.

He says changing the regulation is significant, but it is also a common sense authority that other countries have long given themselves.

Sentencing of former paramedic on sexual assault adjourned until October WINDSOR, N.S. — A judge set over sentencing Tuesday for a former paramedic convicted of sexually assaulting a 71-year-old woman in the bedroom of her home in rural Nova Scotia.

James Duncan Keats was scheduled to be sentenced during an appearance in provincial court in Windsor, N.S., but opted instead for a forensic sexual offender assessment.

Judge Claudine MacDonald adjourned sentencing until Oct. 26.

MacDonald found Keats guilty in June of the 2013 assault, which occurred in the upstairs bedroom of the woman’s home while Keats’s partner tended to her ailing husband downstairs.

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19, 2015

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Central Alberta’s real estate market continues to outperform the rest of the province.

Statistics released by the Central Alberta Realtors Association on Tuesday showed a decline in most major categories for local home sales for the month of July, year over year.

However, July 2014 was a record breaking month in the region, and the numbers in Central Alberta remain strong, says a real estate association news release.

There were 509 residential units reported sold through the MLS System of

the Central Alberta Realtors Association in July 2015.

This was a decline of 12.5 per cent from record-breaking July 2014 year, but sales in July 2015 marked just the third time ever that activity has topped the 500 mark for that month.

Sales activity in all of Alberta fell 14.7 per cent from July 2014, and was running in line with the five- and 10-year averages for the month.

New residential listings on MLS numbered 858 in July, down 7.9 per cent from July 2014. There were 2,955 active residential listings on the sys-

tem at the end of July, down 5.4 per cent from levels at the end of July 2014.

As well, there were 5.8 months of inventory at the end of July 2015, up slightly from 5.4 months reported at the end of July 2014 but below the longrun average for this time of year.

The number of months of inventory is the number of months it would take to sell existing inventories at the current rate of sales activity.

The dollar value of all local home sales in July 2015 was $163.1 million, falling 7.9 per cent from the record July in 2014.

This was still the second best dollar volume ever for the month of July.

The dollar value of home sales in all of Alberta declined 14.9 per cent from July 2014.

Sales of all types of properties totalled 529 units in July, down 13 per cent from July 2014. The total value of all property sales was $173.3 million in July, down 10.1 per cent on a year-overyear basis.

The Central Alberta Realtors Association is an MLS listing co-operative, representing more than 560 Realtors in Red Deer and throughout Central Alberta.

Security in a heartbeat NYMI WRISTBAND TACKLES GROWING WEARABLES MARKET WITH NEW BRACELET

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Strapping your wallet, house keys and a database of passwords onto your wrist would make life a lot easier, and one Canadian company has created a way to link all of that information with an extra level of security tied to your heartbeat.

Nymi is one of the latest entrants to the crowded wearables market, which is dominated by the hype of the Apple Watch and a wide selection of fitness trackers.

The Toronto-based company has created a wristband that operates like a virtual key that you wear on your wrist.

Sensing the electrical activity of its user’s heart, the device can be used for a variety of functions, like logging onto your computer using a password, paying with your credit card at the checkout or opening your car door.

Once you take it off your wrist, the device deactivates until you slip it on again and its sensors detect your heartbeat.

In many ways, the Nymi is breakthrough, but with so many other so many wristbands on the market, selling the concept to mainstream consumers could prove a bigger challenge.

Over the past two years, competition for “body real estate” has intensified, particularly when it comes to the space on your wrist once occupied by a traditional watch, said Nymi co-founder Karl Martin.

But back when he started the company in 2011, under the name Bionym, wearables were mostly still just an idea among developers.

Martin was working as a researcher at the University of Toronto, where he was digging into the possibilities of biometric technology alongside a colleague.

“We thought maybe there’s opportunities here, let’s just start a company and see whether we can figure those out,” he said.

Early brainstorming sessions unearthed a long list of ways that biometrics could be used to take current technology to another level.

One of Martin’s favourite ideas was embedding a heart monitor into a video game console so that the controller recognized each player and reacted based on their heart rate.

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ABOVE: Karl Martin, CEO of Nymi, wears one of his company’s bands as he works in his Toronto offices.

RIGHT: A Nymi band sits on a table top at the company’s offices “Imagine a game knew you weren’t excited, so it would throw more zombies at you,” he said.

That idea never took off, and so Martin turned to a more practical application that compiled your wallet and your keys into a wristband.

The founders began to look for potential licensing opportunities, but their idea was too fresh for many companies to get behind, so they decided to take the project solo and make their own biometrics wristband.

“Wearable technology was just starting to bloom,” he said. “It was sort of like the stars were aligning.”

At this point, the Nymi is still in its early stages, available only as part of a $150 developer kit aimed at encouraging programmers to create new ways to use the wristband.

Over the past year, Nymi has been

tested on the arms of a small group of Canadians.

The company partnered with Royal Bank (TSX:RY) on the RBC PayBand last fall, a pilot project designed to give banking clients more payment options.

Nymi rolled out a larger test earlier this summer by equipping about 100 TD Bank customers in Toronto, Ottawa and Regina with the wristband.

Other banks are expected to join the experiment in the coming months, but it could still be a while before consumers get their hands on a Nymi band.

In the meantime, Nymi is focused on attracting companies who want to boost corporate security in hopes they’ll sign large supply contracts.

Breaking into the fickle consumer market will be a bigger challenge, especially as corporate giants like Apple

and Samsung spend millions of dollars marketing smartwatches that work in tandem with their phones, Martin said.

Ultimately, that could make it tough for Nymi to standout, which means the company may be forced to abandon the wristband and return to its roots as a licensor of the technology it created.

“We don’t expect we would be able to truly own the body space,” Martin said. “Three years from now, if it ends up we’re not making the actual, physical device, then so be it.”

Open Farm Days: a great opportunity Summer is when families like to create memorable moments together.

For many, that’s on the lake, or around the campfire, or at the ball diamond. But there’s also a great opportunity to make that special time happen ‘on the farm’.

The generation that used to have annual summer fun on the grandparDIANNE ents or cousins’ FINSTAD farm is dwindling. That means today’s parents don’t have the treasure chest of experiences like picking and shelling fresh peas, collecting eggs from the chicken coop, or even stepping in a fresh cow patty! Yet, they want to connect with their food and know where it comes from.

So the provincial agriculture department, the Association of Ag Societies, Travel Alberta and Ag for Life have teamed up with enthusiastic producers for the third year to present Open Farm Days. This weekend (Aug. 23) more than 70 farms around Alberta are inviting folks to come and visit and experience a taste of farm life.

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“That’s up from last year,” noted Luree Williamson, CEO of Ag For Life, which coordinates the day. “A great number of farmers wanted to participate again, because it was an exciting opportunity for them to have visitors come, and to show them what they do for agriculture.”

The mandate of the day is in ‘perfect alignment’ with the objective of Ag For Life, an organization dedicated to building a better understanding and appreciation of agriculture and its fundamental connection to life. The ‘education’ component of Open Farm Days comes in a fun way, according to Williamson.

“It allows people to get their hands dirty as they get some firsthand experience with agriculture. It gives them a chance to ask questions directly.”

“Today there is a lot of information, mis-information and choices, so consumers can make decisions on what they eat.”

Open Farm Days then become a key occasion for farmers to share a slice of reality on their choices in producing safe, healthy food.

“It gives farmers a voice to tell their story,” offered Williamson. “They can have direct conversations around food.

It also gives the farmers a chance to meet consumers and understand their changing needs. Once a relationship is forged, they can start to understand.

It’s so valuable to both sides.”

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mainly ‘cows and canola’, a glance at the host sites for the region would certainly broaden your horizons. There are almost 30 Open Farms listed, covering a wide range of commodities and farm types. There are market gardens, orchards, dairies and ranches. But you can also tour a big grain operation, or a Hutterite colony, and even a draft horse breeding and training facility.

“We try hard when we’re recruiting to have a diverse number of farms, so that many facets of agriculture are represented – from farm direct sales to conventional agriculture,” Williamson added.

While those with market gardens or doing farm direct sales regularly talk with their customers, that isn’t often the case with say, a large grain farm. In fact, maybe shoppers don’t even realize the flour in the grocery store could have originated in the wheat field down the road. Williamson points out while there’s not the same potential for direct economic benefit for conventional producers, they are wanting to be involved in Open Farm Days.

“What we’re finding is that it becomes a communication channel.

We’re hearing more today about the ‘social license’ aspect of farming, and this provides a way to talk with consumers and fill in some of the facts, and deal with the misperceptions.”

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Luree Williamson says the day is all about dialogue.

“It’s putting a face to agriculture, and shows it’s a farmer producing food,” she smiled.

In some of the larger centres, there is a culinary tie-in to Open Farm Days on Saturday, which includes some prebooked bus tours. In central Alberta, the farms are open on Sunday, and it’s all free. The best way to plan your route and pick farms to visit is to head to the comprehensive website www. albertafarmdays.com and click on the region you want. It’s a day ripe for memory making!

If you are out and about this weekend, there are a couple of other events to keep in mind. Young people involved with dairy cattle are in Red Deer this week for the 31st edition of the Western Canadian Classic. It involves a hundred youth from the four western provinces.

The show moves around through western Canada, so it doesn’t get to Red Deer very often. The young people demonstrate their skills in activities like clipping, judging, showmanship, and they even take a dairy science quiz.

They also have some fun, with this year’s theme being the ‘Cowtucky Derby’!

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Are preferred shares right for you?

“Derek, should I consider preferred shares for my retirement portfolio?”

Investors seeking income often limit their selection to bonds or guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) and give little or no consideration to preferred shares.

They usually ignore preDEREK ferred shares FUCHS simply because they don’t know much about them.

Perhaps the easiest way to think of preferred shares is that they are shares of a company which behave like a bond. A preferred share represents an ownership interest in a corporation, just as common stock does.

But it also produces a reliable stream of income — in the form of a pre-set dividend — very much like the interest paid on a bond or a GIC. Just like a bond, the price of a preferred share will change with movements in interest rates. Typically, a

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Unlike GICs and bonds, the dividend payment from a preferred share can be more tax efficient.

That is if everything else is equal, when comparing returns a preferred share paying the same rate as a bond should provide a higher after-tax payment. This makes them attractive in a non-registered account.

Preferreds are well-suited to relatively conservative investors.

They are also useful for more aggressive investors who want to balance a portfolio heavily weighted towards growth stocks.

Part of what make preferred shares appealing includes the high yield, or dividend.

Preferred shares typically yield more in dividends than common stock issued by the same company. Since dividends are paid quarterly, many investors purchase three or more preferred issues with different payment dates to assure themselves a monthly dividend cheque.

Unlike a GIC, preferred issues are listed on the major stock exchanges, making them easy to buy and sell. Most preferred shares are issued at par values of $25, putting them well within the

reach of individual investors. Older issues trade above or below their par value depending on interest rates and other market conditions.

Preferred shares rank senior to common shares — that is, preferred shareholders’ claims for dividends and corporate assets (in the event the company is liquidated) come before common shareholders’ claims.

If a company runs into serious financial problems, the board of directors may vote to reduce or skip the preferred dividend without placing the company in default. But most preferred stock is “cumulative,” so missed dividends accumulate and must be paid to preferred shareholders before any dividends are paid to common shareholders.

Keep in mind that preferred stock is junior to all the company’s debt, so in the same example, bond holders would get paid first.

There are numerous features that may be included in a preferred share.

For example, some preferred shares are designed so that their dividend payment will change, or reset, every five years depending on the rate on a Bank of Canada five-year bond.

If the rate is lower than the original, your new dividend payment will be lower for the next five years. In many cases, this rate may still be high-

Oilsands water restrictions a climate change ‘preview’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Recent research predicts restrictions on energy companies withdrawing water from the Athabasca River are a preview of what’s to come under climate change.

Low summer water levels by midcentury could be costing the oilsands industry billions of dollars in lost production, said Simon Donner, a professor of geography at the University of British Columbia and co-author of a paper published in Climate Change.

“Climate change is going to affect the river so much it’ll actually affect how much the industry can withdraw.

This summer is basically a preview of the future.”

Earlier this week, Alberta’s energy regulator suspended a total of 73 temporary industry licences to take water from the Athabasca and Peace rivers because of low flows.

Alberta Environment reports that water flows at the Athabasca station are about 43 per cent below average for this time of year.

Get used to it, said Donner.

Using mathematical models, he and co-author Doris Leong found that while overall precipitation in the Athabasca basin is likely to increase under climate change, the bulk of that flow will come earlier and earlier in the year.

Spring runoff is expected to begin up to a month earlier by 2050.

More precipitation in the area is already falling as rain, even in the winter. That shrinks the huge reservoir of water stored up as snow, reducing the amount released gradually over the summer.

“Snow is like this reservoir that slowly melts as you go spring into summer,” Donner said.

“If more of that is falling as rain, it kind of flattens it out so that the peak happens earlier and it’s not as high.

“When you get to the summer, you end up with pretty low flows.”

The researchers found that by midcentury — well within the expected lifespan of most oilsands developments — low water levels leading to withdrawal disruptions will increase by up to 40 per cent.

Those flow disruptions will translate into a 22 per cent increase in in-

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Calgary businessman accused of misusing investor money in real estate deal CALGARY — A Calgary businessman is facing fraud and theft charges in a multimillion-dollar commercial real estate scam.

The RCMP allege the head of Platinum Equities sold the Dominion Place building in Calgary for his own benefit, even though it was purchased with money from investors.

Police further allege Srinivasan (Sharif) Chandran was providing false information to investors from 2005 to 2013 and diverted funds to other business ventures.

An investigation began about two years ago after police received a number of complaints from investors who said they were defrauded of roughly $20 million. Chandran, who is 42, also faces a civil lawsuit filed by investors.

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The Athabasca River, highway construction and suburbs seen from a helicopter in Fort McMurray. The Alberta Energy Regulator is restricting how much water oilsands and other energy projects can withdraw from part of the Athabasca River and other rivers in the province. terruptions to oilsands operations, equivalent to more than two years of oil production per decade, they say.

“In some cases ... we’re talking up to two months or more per year in which the regulators would do what they did (this week) — no more water.”

The findings assume that the provincial government will maintain and enforce current policy on water use from the river.

“What we’re really talking about here is a tradeoff between industrial water demand and natural water needs,” said Donner.

Industry is taking steps to reduce its dependence on the Athabasca. Some companies remove water from the river and store it on site for when flows are low.

Imperial Oil’s Kearl facility stores

enough water to cover three months, said spokesman Pius Rolheiser.

Environmental groups have advocated for water storage to be made mandatory for any new oilsands projects.

Other companies have reduced their withdrawals by being more efficient and recycling water they do withdraw.

Suncor’s withdrawals have declined by about 57 per cent since 2007 despite more than tripling production, said spokeswoman Erin Rees.

Such efforts do add costs in an industry already challenged by low prices for its product.

Donner said it’s an example of how industry will increasingly be forced to take climate change into account.

“It really just points to how longterm planning for the industry cannot ignore that the climate’s changing.”

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The TSX fell for the second consecutive session Tuesday as volatility in Chinese stock markets dragged down commodity prices.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed 57.66 points lower at 14,193.87, with the mining and metals subsector leading the decline, down 5.73 per cent, followed by base metals, down 3.1 per cent.

The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day down 33.84 points at 17,511.34, while the Nasdaq fell 32.35 points to 5,059.35 and the S&P 500 declined 5.52 points to 2,096.92.

Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at CMC Markets Canada, said activity in the markets is cooling as the weather outside heats up.

“Generally speaking we’re into the summer doldrums in the markets,” he said.

Volatility at the beginning of the summer after the Bank of Canada announced another cut to its benchmark interest rate, and a slide in oil to new lows, could have caused many market participants to delay their vacations, he said.

“We’re past a lot of the economic news, we’re past most of the earnings reports for this quarter,” he said. “It’s summer vacation season and a lot of people are away on holidays.”

Canada’s dollar ended the day up 0.17 of a U.S. cent at 76.59 cents US. Earlier, the Shanghai market in China dropped more than six per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.43 per cent, again raising concerns about the strength of the world’s secondlargest economy.

The sell-off followed Beijing’s efforts to stabilize the market, including share buying by stateowned companies and a ban on selling by certain major shareholders.

Cieszynski said that the dayto-day volatility in the Chinese stock market is only a concern

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“We’re seeing the impact come through another way, through commodities and the commodity sectors more than a direct effect,” he said.

On commodity markets, September copper gave back 3.4 cents to US$2.287 a pound and the December gold contract fell $1.50 to US$1,116.90 an ounce.

“Copper has been particularly sensitive to China because of infrastructure build,” Cieszynski said.

The September crude oil contract ended trading up 75 cents at US$42.62 a barrel, while September natural gas lost 2.4 cents to end at US$2.704 per thousand cubic feet.

Cieszynski said oil, which has lost more than half its value since hitting highs above $110 in July 2014, has become oversold in the past six months as investors reacted to headlines about increasing supply and poor prospects for demand.

“As you get more negativity about oil and it feeds on itself, people go away,” he said. “After a while you’ve gotten to a point where there’s nobody left to sell and it bounces back.”

Yet Cieszynski said the longterm prospects for oil really are negative, and that it will take years before oil returns to its previous high as Iranian supplies are added to the global market and global growth continues to be anemic.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,193.87, down 57.66 points Dow — 17,511.34, down 33.84 points S&P 500 — 2,096.92, down 5.52 points Nasdaq — 5,059.35, down 32.35 points

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Currencies: Cdn — 76.59 cents US, up 0.17 of a cent Pound — C$2.0451, up 0.57 of a cent Euro — C$1.4403, down 0.98 of a cent Euro — US$1.1032, down 0.50 of a cent Oil futures: US$42.62 per barrel, up 75 cents (September contract) Gold futures: US$1,116.90 per oz., down $1.50 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.213 oz., down 70.3 cents $649.85 kg., down $22.60 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ’15 $10.80 lower $474.70; Jan. ’16 $10.80 lower $473.80; March ’16 $10.60 lower $472.70; May ’16 $10.10 lower $469.70; July ’16 $9.50 lower $465.70; Nov. ’16 $4.80 lower $446.50; Jan. ’17 $4.80 lower $447.70; March ’17 $4.80 lower $449.40; May ’17 $4.80 lower $449.40; July ’17 $4.80 lower $449.40; Nov. ’17 $4.80 lower $449.40.

Barley (Western): Oct. ’15 $1.50 lower $203.60; Dec. ’15 $1.50 lower $203.60; March ’16 $1.50 lower $205.60; May ’16 $1.50 lower $206.60; July ’16 $1.50 lower $206.60; Oct. ’16 $1.50 lower $206.60; Dec. ’16 $1.50 lower $206.60; March ’17 $1.50 lower $206.60; May ’17 $1.50 lower $206.60; July ’17 $1.50 lower $206.60; Oct. ’17 $1.50 lower $206.60.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 476,880 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 476,880.

National securities regulator won’t pressure provinces

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — As the plan to create a national securities regulator forges ahead, the organization’s newly minted chairman says he isn’t bothered by the fact that not all of the provinces have signed on.

“My dominant goal at the moment ... is to make it work for the people who have already signed up, because that’s going to be a big enough job as it is,” Nova Scotia businessman William Black said in his first sit-down interview since being appointed to lead the new co-operative regulator.

“And if it turns out that Nova Scotia or Alberta or anybody else wants to join in as we’re going along, great.”

Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Yukon have all signed on to participate.

Alberta, which initially came out against the plan, has been softening its stance, while Nova Scotia — home to the regulator’s new chairman — is said to be mulling it over.

Black, who served as the president and CEO of Maritime Life and has sat on a number of boards, including the Bank of Canada’s, says he plans to visit all of the provinces that have yet to get onboard over the next several months.

“But I think this should be viewed as kind of a diplomatic mission just to assure them that the door’s always open,” he said, adding that he won’t be employing any “high-pressure sales” tactics.

Canada is the only country in the G20 that does not have a national regulator — a fact that can be attributed to

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the country’s Constitution, which places securities regulation squarely in the realm of provincial jurisdiction.

Proponents of a national regulator say that centralizing the process would cut red tape for publicly traded companies and for investors. They also claim it would give smaller jurisdictions access to a more robust regulatory regime.

Opponents — including Quebec, which has launched a legal challenge against the latest proposal to create a national regulator — say Ottawa is attempting to seize power away from the provinces.

The opposition to the plan has resulted in delays. In 2011, the Supreme Court ruled the plan unconstitutional, but hinted that structuring the regulator as a co-operative model — where provinces can choose whether or not to participate — would make the proposal fair game.

The newest proposal, dubbed the Co-operative Capital Markets Regulator, has been created with the Supreme Court’s ruling in mind, but despite that, Quebec has taken the plan to the Quebec Court of Appeal to rule on its constitutionality — a move that Black says he finds “puzzling.”

“Quebec can join or not join, it’s entirely their choice,” said Black. “I don’t know why they should be offended that other provinces want to do some stuff together.”

The provincial ministers involved are hoping the agency will be fully operational in the fall of 2016.

But in order for the plan to move ahead, both the federal government and the participating provinces will have to implement legislation.

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A research engineer works on image processing at the Ford Motor Company Research and Innovation Center in Palo Alto, Calif. The convergence of cars and technology is blurring the traditional geographical boundaries of both industries.

Silicon Valley is dotted with research labs opened by automakers and suppliers, who are racing to develop high-tech infotainment systems and autonomous cars.

High-tech cars helping blur lines between industries

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALO ALTO, Calif. — The office has all the trappings of a high-tech startup. There’s a giant beanbag in the foyer and erasable, white board walls for brainstorming. Someone’s pet dog lounges happily on the sunny balcony.

Welcome to the Palo Alto home of the Ford Motor Co., six miles from the headquarters of Google.

Meanwhile, in a squat, industrial building in suburban Detroit, a short drive from Ford’s headquarters, workers are busy building a small fleet of driverless cars.

The company behind them? Google.

The convergence of cars and computers is blurring the traditional geographical boundaries of both industries. Silicon Valley is dotted with research labs opened by automakers and suppliers, who are racing to develop high-tech infotainment systems and autonomous cars.

Tech companies — looking to grow and sensing an industry that’s ripe for disruption — are heading to Detroit to better understand the auto industry and get their software embedded into cars.

The result is both heated competition and unprecedented co-operation between two industries that rarely spoke to each other five years ago.

“It’s a cross-pollination. We’re educating both sides,” says Niall Berkerey, who runs the Detroit office of Telenav, a Sunnyvale, California-based firm that makes navigation software.

There’s also plenty of employee poaching. Apple recently hired Fiat Chrysler’s former quality chief. Ridesharing service Uber snagged 40 researchers and scientists from Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh robotics lab. Tesla’s head of vehicle development used to work at Apple.

For years the fast-paced tech industry showed little respect for the plodding car industry. Google and Palo

Alto-based Tesla, with its high-tech electric sedans, helped change that.

“People think it’s shiny Silicon Valley versus grungy Detroit, but that’s garbage,” says Chris Urmson, who leads Google’s self-driving car program. “If you look at the complexity of a vehicle, it’s an engineering marvel.”

Dragos Maciuca, a former Apple engineer who’s now the technical director of Ford’s Palo Alto research lab, says he’s seeing a new excitement about the auto industry in Silicon Valley. For one thing, cars provide a palpable sense of accomplishment for software engineers.

“If you work at Google or Yahoo, it’s hard to point out, ’Well, I wrote that piece of code.’ It’s really hard to be excited about it or show your kids,” Maciuca he says. “In the auto industry, you can go, ’See that button? The stuff that’s behind it, I worked on that.”’

But cocky tech companies have had to adapt to the tough standards of the auto industry, which requires technology to work perfectly, for years, in all kinds of conditions. Maciuca spends much of his time educating software and app developers about the industry’s needs.

“Silicon Valley goes toward this model of a minimum viable product.

It’s easy to throw things out there and try them and see if they work,” Maciuca says. “We can’t do that.”

Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia was best known for making chips for computer games before it got into the car business.

Now, it makes the computer processors that power Tesla’s 17-inch touchscreen dashboard and Audi’s experimental self-driving cars, among other products.

It had to develop new manufacturing techniques and higher levels of certification for the auto business, such as tests to make sure its computer chips would still work in subzero temperatures, says Danny Shapiro, Nvidia’s senior director of automotive.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jays 8 Phillies 5 PHILADELPHIA — Josh Donaldson has turned the two-hole into a slugger’s spot in the lineup.

Donaldson hit two homers, Edwin Encarnacion also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 Tuesday night.

The American League wild cardleading Blue Jays have won 13 of 15.

They remained one game behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees.

Donaldson has 33 homers and leads the majors with 91 RBIs while batting in a spot once reserved for slap hitters and guys who played small-ball.

“I’m in a position in the lineup where I need to come through, and fortunately I’ve been able to do that,” Donaldson said.

“Every time I come up I expect to not only have a good at-bat, but to help my team win.”

The Phillies, who have the worst record in the majors, have lost four straight and five of six after winning 16 of 21 following the All-Star break.

Donaldson hit a drive off Aaron Nola into the second deck in left field in the first. His three-run shot in the sixth off Jeanmar Gomez (1-3) gave the Blue Jays a 7-5 lead. A loud group of Jays fans chanted “MVP” as he rounded the bases.

“He’s such a gamer and he may perpetually be in the zone,” Toronto starter R.A. Dickey said.

“It’s been special to watch him have a big year.”

Jeff Francoeur hit a solo homer for Philadelphia.

Dickey allowed five runs and nine hits in four-plus innings, becoming the first Jays starter to give up more than three earned runs in 21 games. Liam Hendricks (4-0) pitched out of a jam in the fifth to earn the win. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 14th save in 15 chances.

“I didn’t have a good (knuckleball),” Dickey said. “I was fighting it

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson runs the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, in Philadelphia. all night.”

Nola gave up three runs and four hits in five innings. He left with a 5-3 lead.

“They’re really hot right now,” Nola said. “They’re swinging the bats well.”

The Jays started their rally off Elvis Araujo. Chris Colabello’s RBI single cut it to 5-4.

Donaldson’s shot off Gomez on a 3-0 pitch made it 7-5 and Encarnacion con-

nected for an 8-5 lead.

“He’s had some kind of year,” Jays manager John Gibbons said of Donaldson.

The Phillies took a 4-3 lead on Freddy Galvis’ RBI triple in the fourth.

Cody Asche’s RBI single had tied it.

Dickey left after the Phillies loaded the bases on three straight hits, including two infield singles to first base.

Hendricks entered and retired Fran-

coeur on a double-play grounder that scored a run.

Ezequiel Carrera gave the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead on a two-run single with two outs in the third after Nola walked the bases loaded.

Cesar Hernandez hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom half to cut it to 3-2.

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Plans announced for new arena and stadium CALGARYNEXT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The group that owns the Calgary Flames hockey club and Stampeders football team has revealed a massive, $900-million plan to build a new home for the two teams.

It calls for a 20,000-seat arena that would replace the Scotiabank Saddledome where the NHL Flames currently play. It also includes a 30,000-seat indoor football stadium for the CFL Stampeders that would also serve as a public fieldhouse.

They would be built on the western edge of Calgary’s downtown along the Bow River, where the city’s Greyhound bus depot and some car dealerships now sit.

“Is this good for Calgary and is this good for Calgarians? If we come to an affirmative answer, what we will do is get to the starting line of a very difficult, very arduous process to bring this home and to bring it to fruition,” said Flames president Ken King.

“Nothing good is easy.”

The plan calls for the project to be funded through a $250-million ticket tax, a $240-million community revitalization levy, $200 million from team ownership and $200 million from city taxpayers for the fieldhouse.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi wasn’t ready to jump on the bandwagon.

He called the proposal “intriguing,” but noted there are a number of hurdles that need to be addressed, includ-

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CalgaryNEXT project is shown in this computer image. Calgary Flames president Ken King announced an ambitious plan Tuesday for a new hockey arena, a covered football stadium for the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders and a sports field house. ing the fact that the facility is not in the city’s capital plan and funds from that plan have been allocated through 2018.

“I have said for a long time — and continue to strongly believe — that public money must be for public benefit and not private profit,” Nenshi said in a statement. “The question for council, the ownership group, and all Calgarians is whether this proposal meets that test.”

The City of Edmonton spent years debating a similar deal with Darryl Katz, the owner of the Edmonton Oilers.

Construction began on the $600-million city-owned facility last year with $200 million coming from a community revitalization levy and $80 million from the city. Katz is to chip in $150 million in leasing fees and cash and another $125 million is to come from a ticket tax.

King said the group didn’t have a Plan B if the Calgary project doesn’t receive approval.

The proposed parcel of land would have to be decontaminated as it was the site of a creosote wood-treatment plant until the 1960s. Nenshi noted the uncertain costs of the decontamination as another possible hurdle.

It’s expected planning and decontamination would take up to two years, with another three years of construction after that. The city of Calgary would be the owner of the facility once it was built. King said the group considered moving the new arena out to the suburbs or keeping it on the Calgary Stampede grounds where the Saddledome is currently located, but it was deemed to be too small.

The Saddledome, which opened its doors in 1983, is one of the oldest remaining arenas in the NHL. McMahon Stadium, where the Stampeders play, opened in 1960 and has been expanded several times over the years.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman released a statement praising the Flames.

“While this is an extremely important initiative for the team, it is even more important for Calgary’s fans and the community,” Bettman said.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley was asked about support for a Calgary arena over the weekend.

“Our view certainly when we were in opposition around the Edmonton arena was that no, that that’s not the first priority for government funds,” she said.

“But ... I’m going to keep an open mind and look at what proposals come forward and we’ll go from there.”

Teen golfer Henderson earns full LPGA membership

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS COQUITLAM, B.C. — After Brooke Henderson was denied early admittance into the LPGA Tour’s qualifying school, the Canadian teenager gave commissioner Michael Whan several reasons to change his mind.

Henderson put together a string of impressive results in LPGA events this year despite having to rely on sponsors’ exemptions or qualification just to play.

And two days after she cruised to her first Tour victory at last weekend’s Cambia Portland Classic, Henderson was finally granted full LPGA membership.

“It’s an opportunity that not a lot of people get,” the 17-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., said Tuesday before shooting a practice round at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. “I can start living my dream today.”

Having a full membership means Henderson won’t have to play Monday qualifying tournaments for the rest of the season.

She faced having to qualify because

she had exhausted all six of her sponsors’ exemptions.

“It’s a little bit surreal,” said Henderson. “The last couple of days have been an amazing journey.

“I’m still going to play my own game and go out there and do what I have always done. Just to know I have a place to play now any week I want to, and I have full status for at least a year, is really exciting. I am playing really well right now. Hopefully I can keep it going.”

Henderson had appealed to the LPGA for early admission in the past. She petitioned the organization to allow her to attend qualifying school last year after winning three times as an amateur on the Canadian Women’s Tour, but was turned down.

“That was probably the best thing that could have happened to me,” she said. “It made me realize what I really wanted in life and what I really desired.

“It made me work really hard, made me focus and be more determined.”

LPGA policy states that any woman 18 years of age or over is eligible to apply for Tour membership, but golfers

between the ages of 15 and 18 may be granted special permission to apply for membership by petitioning directly to the Tour commissioner.

Henderson had the weight of a Tour victory behind this petition, becoming the second golfer in LPGA history to go from Monday qualifier to tournament winner in Portland.

“After reviewing Brooke Henderson’s petition, I have granted her LPGA Tour membership beginning immediately,” Tour commissioner Michael Whan said in a statement. “Brooke truly earned her card, and we are looking forward to Brooke joining our Tour and our family.”

Veteran Canadian golfer Lorie Kane said Henderson deserves to be on the Tour.

“It’s very exciting,” said Kane. “It was only a matter of time before that happened.”

Any money Henderson earns during the remainder of this season will be considered official money. The 10 remaining tournaments of 2015 will also be considered her rookie season on the LPGA Tour.

The win in Portland moved her to

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No. 17 in the world rankings, boosted her earnings over US$660,000 and secured her 2016 card.

Henderson can now concentrate on playing in the $2.25-million CP Women’s Open, which begins Thursday.

She was greeted with a round of applause when she walked onto the driving range at the Vancouver Golf Club on Monday and has been busy signing autographs.

“It’s pretty cool to be famous,” she said.

Henderson’s win made her the first Canadian to win an LPGA event since Kane in 2001. She is the Tour’s thirdyoungest champion ever at 17 years 11 months six days.

The past few days have been a whirlwind, but Henderson knows her journey is just beginning.

“I have big goals and big dreams ahead of me,” she said.

“I am still a long ways from where I want to be. It’s still pretty cool to know I am competing against the best in the world.

“If I can continue to improve and get better every day, hopefully good things will happen.”

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports

Friday

● Senior AAA Baseball: Canadian championships, Riggers vs. host, Chatham, N.B. ● Senior Men’s Baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament, Great Chief Park.

Saturday

● Senior AAA Baseball: Canadian championships, Riggers vs. B.C. and Nova Scotia; quarter-finals, Chatham, N.B. ● Major League Soccer: Red Deer Renegades women at Lethbridge. ● Senior Men’s Baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament, Great Chief Park.

Sunday

● Senior AAA Baseball: Canadian championships, semifinals and final, Chatham, N.B. ● Senior Men’s Baseball: Doug Bradford Memorial tournament, Great Chief Park.

Transactions BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed RHP Bryan Mitchell on the 7-day DL. Optioned RHP Caleb Cotham to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Chris Capuano from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre. Recalled RHP Nick Rumbelow from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned LHP Brad Mills outright to Nashville (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned 3B Richie Shaffer to Durham (IL). Recalled LHP Enny Romero from Durham.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the contract of OF Ezequiel Carrera from Buffalo (IL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent 3B Phil Gosselin to Visalia (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed 3B Maikel Franco on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Aaron Altherr from Lehigh Valley (IL). Agreed to terms with LHP Tyler Frankoff on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS — Sent OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis to Las Vegas (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned RHP Dale Thayer outright to El Paso (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Sent 2B Dan Uggla and OF Denard Span to Hagerstown (SAL) for rehab assignments.

American Association GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Signed RHP Taylor Black.

JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released RHP Jeff Lyons and LHP Chris Cummins.

LAREDO LEMURS — Released C Brian Peterson and INF Jeudy Valdez.

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Sign OF Sam DiMatteo.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Released OF Charley Thurber.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Promoted Kiki Vandeweghe to executive vice-president of basketball operations.

HOUSTON ROCKETS — Named Matt Brase coach of Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Waived/injured LB Zack Wagenmann. Signed S Anthony Walters.

BUFFALO BILLS — Placed LB Ty Powell and DE Jarius Wynn on injured reserve. Released DE Erik Williams. Signed LB Quentin Groves and RB Ricky Seale.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived WR Tyler Rutenbeck. Signed WR L.T. Smith.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed OT Phil Loadholt on injured reserve. Signed OT Stephen Goodin.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Traded OL Jordan Devey to San Francisco TE Asante Cleveland.

Released LB L.J. Fort and TE Logan Stokes.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released QB Tajh Boyd. Signed WR Jarrod West.

NFL — Suspended San Francisco WR Jerome Simpson six games for violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released LS Nate Boyer. Signed QB Jake Waters.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEEERS — Waived TE/ FB Evan Rodriguez. Signed OT Gosder Cherilus.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with D Nolan Valleau on a two-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named Joe Lorincz strength and conditioning coach.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Named Brad Lauer assistant coach.

ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with F Chance Braid and D Cole Martin.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Suspended Orlando City Darwin Ceren one game for violent conduct that endangered the safety of his opponent. Fined FC Dallas F Blas Perez for embellishment.

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Signed M Pedro Morales to a multi-year contract extension.

Tennis TENNIS MASTERS CINCINNATI CINCINNATI (AP) — Results Tuesday from the Tennis Masters Cincinnati at Lindner Family Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Men’s Singles Second Round Marin Cilic (7), Croatia, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-4, 6-2.

Grigor Dimitrov (16), Bulgaria, def. Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).

First Round Feliciano Lopez, Spain, def. Milos Raonic (9), Canada, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Sam Querrey, United States, def. John Isner (11), United States, 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Richard Gasquet (12), France, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.

Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1.

Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6).

Jared Donaldson, United States, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-2.

Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Rajeev Ram, United States, 6-4, 6-2.

Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Women’s Singles Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, 6-1, 6-2.

Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Angelique Kerber (11), Germany, 7-5, 6-3.

Daria Gavrilova, Russia, def. Sara Errani (16), Italy, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Christina McHale, United States, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-1, 6-2.

Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-1.

Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 7-5, 6-2.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-3, 0-6, 6-2.

Caroline Garcia, France, def. Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Men’s Doubles Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Robert Farah, Colombia, def. Gael Monfils, France, and JoWilfried Tsonga, France, 6-3, 6-2.

Women’s Doubles Raquel Kops-Jones, United States, and Anastasia Rodionova (5), Australia, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-0.

Madison Keys, United States, and Lisa Raymond, United States, def. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka (7), Czech Republic, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, and Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, and Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, 6-4, 6-2.

Irina Falconi, United States, and Monica Niculescu, Romania vs. Christina McHale, United States, and Coco Vandeweghe, United States, Postponed Madison Brengle, United States, and Alexa Glatch, United States vs. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, Postponed

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19, 2015

Baseball Tampa Bay at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels,8:05 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Thursday

● Senior AAA Baseball: Canadian championships, Riggers vs.

Newfoundland and Labrador, Chatham, N.B.

B5

Tuesday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE

American League National League

Minnesota 000 New York 000

East Division East Division W 66 66 61 59 53

New York Toronto Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston

L Pct GB 52 .559 — 54 .550 1 57 .517 5 60 .496 7 66 .445 13

1/2 1/2

L Pct GB 55 .538 — 59 .500 4 65 .449 10 70 .412 15 73 .387 18

L Pct GB 46 .610 — 60 .496 13 61 .479 15 62 .470 16 63 .466 17

— —

4 7 8 11

0 0

Pelfrey, O’Rourke (6), Graham (7), Achter (8) and K.Suzuki; Sabathia, Rumbelow (7), Ju.Wilson (8), A.Miller (8) and B.McCann. W—Rumbelow 1-0. L— Graham 0-1. Sv—A.Miller (27). HRs—Minnesota, Sano (9). New York, A.Rodriguez (25).

1/2 1/2

Cleveland 000 Boston 141

Central Division W 72 59 56 55 55

300 43x

NATIONAL LEAGUE W 64 59 53 49 46

New York Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia

Central Division Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Chicago Cleveland

010 100

W 76 70 67 51 51

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee

1/2 1/2 1/2

L Pct GB 43 .639 — 47 .598 5 49 .578 7 66 .436 24 70 .421 26

000 010

100 20x

— —

1 6 9 16

1 0

Bauer, Crockett (2), R.Webb (4), A.Adams (5), Manship (7) and R.Perez; E.Rodriguez, Machi (9) and Swihart. W—E.Rodriguez 7-5. L—Bauer 9-10.

HRs—Cleveland, Brantley (9).

1/2

Seattle Texas

West Division

300 010

000 000

000 100

— —

3 2

6 5

1 1

West Division W 65 62 60 56 51

Houston Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland

L Pct GB 55 .542 — 57 .521 2 58 .508 4 64 .467 9 69 .425 14

(8), A.Chapman (9), Badenhop (10), Ju.Diaz (11), M.Parra (12), Mattheus (13), Axelrod (13) and B.Pena. W—Medlen 1-0. L—Mattheus 1-4. Sv—G. Holland (27). HRs—Kansas City, Zobrist (10). Cincinnati, Suarez (8).

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

1/2

Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 7, 10 innings Baltimore 4, Oakland 2 Cleveland 8, Boston 2 Texas 4, Seattle 3 Tampa Bay 9, Houston 2 L.A. Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 4 N.Y. Mets 5, Baltimore 3 Toronto 8, Philadelphia 5 Boston 9, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 1, 13 innings Seattle 3, Texas 2 Detroit at Chicago Cubs, late Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2, 10 innings L.A. Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 3 L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, late Wednesday’s Games Minnesota (E.Santana 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 12-2), 1:05 p.m.

Seattle (Montgomery 4-5) at Texas (D.Holland 0-1), 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 8-7) at Oakland (Chavez 6-12), 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-6) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 9-7), 5:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 13-5) at Philadelphia (Morgan 3-4), 5:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 8-12) at Boston (J.Kelly 5-6), 5:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 8-7) at Cincinnati (Sampson 2-1), 5:10 p.m.

Detroit (Da.Norris 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 8-8), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5) at Houston (Keuchel 14-6), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 8-8) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-9), 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Texas at Detroit, 5:08 p.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

W 67 65 58 57 48

L Pct GB 51 .568 — 54 .546 2 60 .492 9 62 .479 10 69 .410 18

Iwakuma, Farquhar (8), Ca.Smith (9) and Sucre; Ch.Gonzalez, S.Freeman (7), Patton (7), Diekman (8), Kela (9) and B.Wilson. W—Iwakuma 5-2.

L—Ch.Gonzalez 2-5. Sv—Ca.Smith (13). HRs— Seattle, S.Smith (10). Texas, Odor (9).

1/2 1/2 1/2

Tampa Bay 000 010 Houston 001 000

Monday’s Games Arizona 4, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 2, San Francisco 1 Miami 6, Milwaukee 2 San Diego 5, Atlanta 3 Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 9, Arizona 8, 15 innings N.Y. Mets 5, Baltimore 3 Toronto 8, Philadelphia 5 Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 1, 13 innings Detroit at Chicago Cubs, late Miami 9, Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 2, St. Louis 0 Washington 15, Colorado 6 L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, late Atlanta at San Diego, late Wednesday’s Games Miami (Koehler 8-10) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 3-7), 12:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 8-7) at Oakland (Chavez 6-12), 1:35 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 8-6) at San Diego (T.Ross 8-9), 1:40 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 3-8) at Pittsburgh (Happ 0-1), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-6) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 9-7), 5:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 13-5) at Philadelphia (Morgan 3-4), 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Guthrie 8-7) at Cincinnati (Sampson 2-1), 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco (M.Cain 2-3) at St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 5-4), 5:15 p.m.

Detroit (Da.Norris 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 8-8), 6:05 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 6-6) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-5), 6:40 p.m.

Thursday’s Games San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m.

Arizona at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.

Washington at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

100 010

0 — 1 —

2 9 0 310 0

(10 innings) Odorizzi, Geltz (7), McGee (8), Boxberger (9) and Casali; Feldman, W.Harris (8), Gregerson (9) and J.Castro, Conger. W—Gregerson 6-2. L—Boxberger 4-9. HRs—Tampa Bay, Casali (9). Houston, Ma.Gonzalez (8).

Chicago 010 001 Los Angeles 300 100

010 10x

— —

3 5

8 5

1 1

Joh.Danks, M.Albers (8) and Flowers; Richards, J.Smith (8), Street (9) and C.Perez. W—Richards 12-9. L—Joh.Danks 6-10. Sv—Street (29). HRs— Los Angeles, Calhoun (18), Pujols (33).

INTERLEAGUE New York 101 Baltimore 000

010 001

002 002

— —

5 3

8 7

0 2

deGrom, Clippard (8), Familia (9) and d’Arnaud; Gausman, McFarland (7), Givens (8), Brach (9) and Wieters. W—deGrom 12-6. L—Gausman 2-5. Sv— Familia (33). HRs—New York, Granderson 2 (22).

Baltimore, G.Parra (4).

Toronto 102 Philadelphia011

005 210

000 000

— —

8 9 5 11

0 3

Dickey, Hendriks (5), Cecil (6), Hawkins (7), Aa.Sanchez (8), Osuna (9) and Ru.Martin; Nola, Araujo (6), J.Gomez (6), Loewen (7), Neris (8), Giles (9) and Rupp. W—Hendriks 4-0. L—J.Gomez 1-3.

Sv—Osuna (14). HRs—Toronto, Donaldson 2 (33), Encarnacion (22). Philadelphia, Francoeur (11).

K.C. 000 Cinc. 100

000 001 000 000

000 000

2 — 0 —

312 0 1 5 1

(13 innings) Volquez, Madson (7), C.Young (8), W.Davis (9), K.Herrera (10), F.Morales (11), Medlen (12), G.Holland (13) and S.Perez; R.Iglesias, Hoover

Ariz. 210 Pitts. 211

000 032 030 100

000 000

000 — 001 —

812 1 917 2

(15 innings) Ch.Anderson, Collmenter (5), Delgado (8), D.Hernandez (9), Chafin (10), A.Reed (12), Hessler (14) and W.Castillo; Liriano, J.Hughes (8), Watson (8), Melancon (9), Caminero (10), Blanton (13) and Cervelli. W—Blanton 3-0. L—Hessler 0-1. HRs— Pittsburgh, S.Marte (14), Kang (10).

Miami 304 Milwaukee 000

020 400

000 002

— —

9 13 6 11

3 2

Conley, K.Flores (4), Barraclough (5), Cordier (7), Ellington (9), A.Ramos (9) and Telis; Cravy, Goforth (3), Cotts (5), Knebel (7), W.Smith (8), Jeffress (9) and Lucroy. W—K.Flores 1-1. L—Cravy 0-5. Sv—A. Ramos (20).

San Francisco000 001 St. Louis 000 000

100 000

— —

2 0

6 2

0 0

Vogelsong, Osich (7), Romo (8), Lopez (9), Casilla (9) and Posey; Lynn, Choate (7), Maness (7), Lyons (8), Cishek (9) and Molina. W—Vogelsong 9-8. L— Lynn 9-8. Sv—Casilla (29).

Washington202 Colorado 310

110 011

144 000

— —

15 15 6 13

3 1

Zimmermann, Rivero (7), Janssen (7), Storen (8), Roark (9) and W.Ramos; Hale, Germen (6), J.Miller (7), Kahnle (8), Oberg (8), Friedrich (9) and Hundley. W—Zimmermann 9-8. L—J.Miller 1-2. HRs— Washington, Y.Escobar (9). Colorado, Ca.Gonzalez (28), Reyes (1), K.Parker (2).

BASEBALL’S TOP TEN AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB R H Pct. Kipnis Cle 102 406 66 132 .325 Fielder Tex 116 451 57 146 .324 NCruz Sea 117 452 67 145 .321 Hosmer KC 115 437 73 139 .318 LCain KC 104 406 75 127 .313 Brantley Cle 105 406 50 127 .313 Bogaerts Bos 115 446 56 139 .312 Altuve Hou 112 460 61 141 .307 JIglesias Det 104 364 37 110 .302 MMachado Bal 118 462 75 138 .299 McHugh, Houston, 13-6; Hutchison, Toronto, 12-2; Eovaldi, New York, 12-2.

NATIONAL LEAGUE G Goldschmidt Ari 117 DGordon Mia 103 Harper Was 111 Posey SF 111 LeMahieu Col 113 Pollock Ari 114 Panik SF 97 Votto Cin 115 MDuffy SF 106 YEscobar Was 106

AB 420 442 380 409 422 445 375 410 393 413

R 75 56 83 58 67 83 56 66 53 56

H 140 147 124 132 134 139 116 126 120 126

Pct. .333 .333 .326 .323 .318 .312 .309 .307 .305 .305

Football Hamilton Toronto Ottawa Montreal

GP 7 7 7 7

CFL East Division W L T 5 2 0 5 2 0 4 3 0 2 5 0

West Division GP W L T Edmonton 7 5 2 0 Calgary 7 5 2 0 B.C. 7 3 4 0 Winnipeg 8 3 5 0 Saskatchewan 7 0 7 0

PF 243 193 134 142 PF 180 185 166 160 174

PA 136 183 198 135 PA 101 151 211 237 225

Pt 10 10 8 4 Pt 10 10 6 6 0

WEEK EIGHT Bye: Saskatchewan Saturday’s results Hamilton 52 B.C. 22 Calgary 48 Ottawa 3 Friday’s result Toronto 27 Winnipeg 20 Thursday’s result Edmonton 15 Montreal 12 WEEK NINE Bye: Winnipeg Thursday, Aug. 20

Montreal at B.C., 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21 Hamilton at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 22 Calgary at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 23 Ottawa at Toronto, 2 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 Miami 0 1 0 .000 New England 0 1 0 .000 N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 South W L T Pct Houston 1 0 0 1.000 Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 West

W 1 1 1 1

Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

PF PA 24 25 10 27 11 22 3 23 PF PA 23 10 23 21 10 36 24 31 PF PA 30 27 23 10 17 20 24 37

L 0 0 0 0

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Washington 1 0 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 Dallas 0 1 0 .000 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 South W L T Pct Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 West W L T Pct Arizona 0 1 0 .000 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000

PF PA 22 20 34 19 18 3 17 7

PF PA 20 17 36 10 7 17 10 23 PF PA 31 24 25 24 27 30 16 26 PF PA 40 19 27 10 23 3 22 11 PF PA 19 34 10 23

Seattle St. Louis

0 0

1 1

0 0

.000 .000

20 3

22 18

Thursday, Aug. 20 Detroit at Washington, 5:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21 Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle at Kansas City, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 22 Baltimore at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Miami at Carolina, 5 p.m.

New England at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m.

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

Oakland at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 6 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 23 Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Dallas at San Francisco, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Tennessee, 6 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 24 Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Soccer MLS Eastern Conference GP W L T GF D.C. 26 13 8 5 35 New York 23 11 6 6 38 Columbus 24 9 8 7 38 New England 25 9 9 7 34 Toronto 23 9 10 4 37 Montreal 21 8 9 4 29 Orlando 25 7 11 7 32 New York City 24 7 11 6 34 Philadelphia 25 6 13 6 32 Chicago 23 6 12 5 27

GA 29 25 39 36 41 31 41 37 43 34

Pt 44 39 34 34 31 28 28 27 24 23

Western Conference GP W L T GF 26 12 7 7 44 25 13 9 3 37 22 11 4 7 37 25 11 8 6 26 23 11 7 5 33 25 11 12 2 30 24 8 9 7 30 23 8 10 5 24 25 7 10 8 27 23 5 9 9 20

GA 31 26 25 28 29 27 30 29 38 25

Pt 43 42 40 39 38 35 31 29 29 24

Los Angeles Vancouver Kansas City Portland Dallas Seattle Houston San Jose Salt Lake Colorado

New York City at Los Angeles, 1 p.m.

Wednesday’s games New York City at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

San Jose at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, August 21 Houston at Portland, 9 p.m.

Saturday, August 22 Orlando at Toronto, 2 p.m.

San Jose at D.C., 5 p.m.

Kansas City at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Sunday, August 23

ENGLISH FOOTBALL English Premier League GP W D L GF GA M. City 2 2 0 0 6 0 Leicester City 2 2 0 0 6 3 Liverpool 2 2 0 0 2 0 M. United 2 2 0 0 2 0 Everton 2 1 1 0 5 2 Swansea 2 1 1 0 4 2 Crystal Palace 2 1 0 1 4 3 West Ham 2 1 0 1 3 2 Norwich 2 1 0 1 4 4 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 1 1 Arsenal 2 1 0 1 2 3 Watford 2 0 2 0 2 2 Stoke 2 0 1 1 2 3 Tottenham 2 0 1 1 2 3 Newcastle 2 0 1 1 2 4 Chelsea 2 0 1 1 2 5 Southampton 2 0 1 1 2 5 West Brom 2 0 1 1 0 3 Bournemouth 2 0 0 2 0 2 Sunderland 2 0 0 2 3 7

Pts 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

Monday’s Games Liverpool 1, Bournemouth 0 Saturday, Aug. 22 Manchester United vs. Newcastle, 1145 GMT Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa, 1400 GMT Leicester City vs. Tottenham, 1400 GMT Norwich vs. Stoke, 1400 GMT Sunderland vs. Swansea, 1400 GMT West Ham vs. Bournemouth, 1400 GMT Sunday, Aug. 23 West Brom vs. Chelsea, 1230 GMT Everton vs. Manchester City, 1500 GMT Watford vs. Southampton, 1500 GMT Monday, Aug. 24 Arsenal vs. Liverpool, 1900 GMT England Championship GP W D L GF GA

Pts

Ipswich B.H.A. MK Dons Middlesbrough C. Athletic P.N.E. Brentford Hull Birmingham W. Wanderers N. Forest S. Wednesday Cardiff Derby County Leeds Blackburn Burnley H. Town Fulham Reading Q.P.R. R. United Bolton Bristol City

3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2

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

1 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0

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

6 4 5 4 3 1 6 3 4 3 2 3 4 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 2

3 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 4 5 4 3 2 4 6 4 6

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Tuesday’s Games Blackburn 1, Cardiff 1 Brentford vs. Birmingham, 1845 GMT, Ppd. Derby County 1, Middlesbrough 1 Huddersfield Town 1, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Ipswich 2, Burnley 0 MK Dons 1, Bolton 0 Nottingham Forest 0, Charlton Athletic 0 Rotherham United 0, Preston North End 0 Today’s Games Bristol City vs. Leeds, 1845 GMT Hull vs. Fulham, 1845 GMT Sheffield Wednesday vs. Reading, 1845 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Queens Park Rangers, 1845 GMT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAYOFF ROUND 1 First Leg

Tuesday’s Games Astana (Kazakhstan) 1, Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus) 0 BATE (Belarus) 1, Partizan (Serbia) 0 in Borisov Lazio (Italy) 1, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 0 Manchester United (England) 3, Club Brugge (Belgium) 1 Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 2, CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1 Today’s Games Celtic (Scotland) vs. Malmo (Sweden), 1845 GMT FC Basel (Switzerland) vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel), 1845 GMT Rapid Wien (Austria) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), 1845 GMT Skenderbeu Korce (Albania) vs. Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) in Elbasan, 1845 GMT Valencia (Spain) vs. Monaco (Monaco), 1845 GMT Second Leg Tuesday, Aug. 25 Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) vs. Skenderbeu Korce (Albania), 1845 GMT Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) vs. FC Basel (Switzerland), 1845 GMT Malmo (Sweden) vs. Celtic (Scotland), 1845 GMT Monaco (Monaco) vs. Valencia (Spain), 1845 GMT Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) vs. Rapid Wien (Austria) in Lviv, 1845 GMT Wednesday, Aug. 26 Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus) vs. Astana (Kazakhstan), 1845 GMT Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs. Lazio (Italy), 1845 GMT CSKA Moscow (Russia) vs. Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), 1845 GMT Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Manchester United (England), 1845 GMT Partizan (Serbia) vs. BATE (Belarus), 1845 GMT

Golf PGA TOUR WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Greensboro, North Carolina.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Sedgefield Country Club (7,127 yards, par 70).

Purse: $5.4 million. Winner’s share: $972,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 1-4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Friday, 1-4 p.m., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11-12:30 p.m., 9 p.m.-12 a.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.).

Last year: Camilo Villegas closed with a 7-under 63 for a one-stroke victory.

Last week: Australia’s Jason Day won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin for his first major title. He finished at 20 under to break the record for major championships. Jordan Spieth was second, three strokes back. He took the No. 1 spot in the world.

Notes: Tiger Woods is making his first start in the tournament. He’s 187th in the FedEx Cup standings, with the top 125 qualifying for The Barclays next week in New Jersey. Woods would get into the playoff opener with a victory and could possibly advance by finishing alone in second. He missed the cut in the PGA Championship, shooting 75-73. ...

Luke Donald is 124th in the FedEx Cup standings, followed by Charl Schwartzel, Scott Langley, SeungYul Noh, S.J. Park and Villegas. The top 125 in the standings also will earn 2015-16 tour cards. ... Sam Snead won the tournament a tour-record eight times from 1938-65. His 1965 victory made him the tour’s oldest winner at 52 years, 10 months, 8 days.

Online: http://www.pgatour.com LPGA TOUR CANADIAN PAFICIC WOMEN’S OPEN Site: Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Vancouver Golf Club (6,681 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2,225,000. Winner’s share: $333,750.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 4-7 p.m.; Friday, 1:30-3:30 a.m., 11:30-12:30 p.m., 4-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-4 a.m., 5-8 p.m.).

Last year: South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu won at London Hunt in Ontario, breaking the tournament record at 23 under. Na Yeon Choi was second, two

strokes back.

Last week: Brooke Henderson won the Portland Classic by eight strokes to become the third-youngest champion in LPGA Tour history at 17 years, 11 months, 6 days. The Canadian became the second Monday qualifier to win on the tour.

Notes: Lydia Ko won in 2012 at Vancouver Golf Club at 15 years, 4 months to become the LPGA Tour’s youngest winner and fifth amateur champion.

She successfully defended her title in 2013 as an amateur, winning by five strokes in Edmonton, Alberta. Ko has two victories this year. ... The final three automatic spots on the U.S. Solheim Cup team will be set after the event. Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson, Cristie Kerr, Michelle Wie, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Angela Stanford have wrapped up positions for the Sept. 18-20 matches against Europe in Germany. Gerina Piller is in position to take the last spot from the money list, and Lizette Salas and Alison Lee lead the race for the two positions from the world ranking. Juli Inkster will complete the 12-player team Monday with two captain’s picks. ... Henderson is the first Canadian to win on the tour since Lorie Kane in 2001. ...

Top-ranked Inbee Park won the Women’s British Open in her last start for her second major victory of the year. She has a tour-high four victories. ...

The Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic is next week in Alabama.

Online: http://www.lpga.com CHAMPIONS TOUR BOEING CLASSIC Site: Snoqualmie, Washington.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: TPC Snoqualmie Ridge (7,172 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 7-9 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 3-5 p.m.; Sunday, 12-2 a.m., 3-5 p.m.; Monday, 12-2 a.m.).

Last year: Scott Dunlap won his first Champions Tour title, beating Mark Brooks with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.

Last event: Jeff Maggert won the Shaw Charity Classic on Aug. 9 in Calgary, Alberta, for his third victory of the year. He beat Colin Montgomerie by four strokes.

Notes: Fred Couples, from Seattle, is making his

fourth start since returning from back problems that sidelined him since the Masters. ... Dunlap is coming off a second-place tie in Minnesota and a tie for third in Alberta. ... The Dick’s Sporting Goods Open is next week in Endicott, New York.

Online: http://www.pgatour.com EUROPEAN TOUR MADE IN DENMARK Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort (7,033 yards, par 71).

Purse: $1.66 million. Winner’s share: $276,425.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3:305:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Saturday, 5-9 a.m.; Sunday, 4:30-9 a.m.).

Last year: Scotland’s Marc Warren beat Wales’ Bradley Dredge by two strokes.

Last week: Australia’s Jason Day won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin for his first major title. He finished at 20 under to break the record for major championships. Jordan Spieth was second, three strokes back. He took the No. 1 spot in the world.

Notes: Thomas Bjorn tops the Danish contingent along with Thorbjorn Olesen, Anders Hansen, Soren Hansen, Soren Kjeldsen, Morten Orum Madsen and Steen Tinning. Bjorn has 15 European Tour victories. ... The Czech Masters is next week, followed by the Russian Open.

Online: http://www.europeantour.com WEB.COM TOUR News Sentinel Open Site: Knoxville, Tennessee.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Fox Den Country Club (7,071 yards, par 71).

Purse: $550,000. Winner’s share: $99,000.

Television: None.

Last year: Martin Piller finished with an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke victory.

Last week: Dawie van der Walt won the Price Cutter Charity Championship by two strokes in Springfield, Missouri. The South African also win the Chile Classic in March.

Notes: The 21-event regular season will end next week with the Portland Open. The top 25 on the money list will earn 2015-16 PGA Tour cards.

The four-event Web.com Tour Finals — also offering 25 PGA Tour cards — starts Sept. 10-13 with the Hotel Fitness Championship in Fort Wayne, Indiana. ... Patton Kizzire leads the money list with $413,553, followed by Piller ($343,649) and van der Walt ($286,827). Piller has two victories this year. ... The tournament is one of four remaining events from the tour’s first season in 1990.

Online: http://www.pgatour.com U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Olympia Fields, Illinois.

Schedule: through Sunday.

Course: Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course (7,234 yards, par 70).

Television: Fox Sports 1 (Wednesday, 1-4 p.m., Thursday-Friday, 1-4 a.m., 1-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 a.m.) and Fox (Saturday-Sunday 1-4 p.m.).

Last year: South Korea’s Gunn Yang won at Atlanta Athletic Club, beating Canada’s Corey Conners 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final.

Notes: The top 64 in stroke-play qualifying advanced to match play. ... Jim Furyk won the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields. ... The 2016 tournament will be played at Oakland Hills in Michigan, and the 2017 event is set for Riviera in Angeles.

Online: http://www.usga.org OTHER TOURNAMENTS MEN MACKENZIE TOUR-PGA TOUR CANADA: National Capital Open, Thursday-Sunday, Hylands Golf Club, Ottawa, Ontario. Online: http://www. pgatourcanada.com EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Rolex Trophy, Wednesday-Saturday, Geneva Golf Club, Geneva. Online: http://www.europeantour.com SWING THOUGHT TOUR: Kandy Waters Memorial Classic, Wednesday-Saturday, The River Golf Club, North Augusta, South Carolina. Online: http://www.swingthought.com WOMEN JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Caterpillar Ladies, FridaySunday, Hakone Country Club, Kanagawa, Japan.

Online: http://www.lpga.or.jp

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Stoughton to oversee Canada’s mixed doubles program CURLING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ORLEANS, Ont. — Former skip Jeff Stoughton was named Curling Canada’s mixed doubles program manager on Tuesday.

The three-time Tim Hortons Brier champion and two-time world champ will oversee several aspects of the program leading up to the sport’s debut as a medal discipline at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

“I’m excited to have this opportunity and I truly appreciate Curling Canada’s support as we ramp up our chase for the mixed doubles gold medal in South Korea,” said Stoughton.

“It’s an exciting way to play the game, and I know our country’s top players are eager to get involved and I want to be able to help in any way I can.”

Traditional curling involves teams of four players while mixed doubles teams have one male and one female.

Mixed doubles teams also throw six stones in each end instead of eight.

Stoughton, who retired at the end of last season, started working with coaches and players earlier this summer in Edmonton.

He’ll also be involved in the Oct. 20-21 Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Classic in Portage la Prairie, Man., an inaugural competition sandwiched between traditional men’s and women’s events at the Portage Curling Club. It’s possible that many of Canada’s top players will participate in the mixed doubles as well.

“Jeff has already been doing some terrific work behind the scenes to help build mixed doubles curling in Canada, and the Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Classic is an example of that,” Curling Canada high-performance director Gerry Peckham said in a release. “Canad Inns and Portage have stepped up and are definitely on the radar for more events leading to how we determine our mixed doubles entry for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and I’m thrilled to have an individual of

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes want to leave the negativity behind when they fly to Vancouver to face the B.C. Lions this week.

That includes their 2-5 record, a three-game losing streak, criticism of offensive co-ordinator Turk Schonert over play calling, the departure of celebrity rush end Michael Sam to deal with mental issues and the benching of popular defensive end John Bowman.

“About negativity, we actually talked about it,” coach Tom Higgins said Tuesday. “You have the opportunity to read or listen to it and allow it to affect you or not affect you.

“All we have to do is get a victory and all of sudden things turn around and everything’s good again.”

Pulling out a victory at B.C. Place, where the Alouettes face the Lions on Thursday night, would be a rare feat indeed.

Montreal has one victory since 2000 in Vancouver, and that was in 2010 when the Lions played at Empire Field because B.C. Place was being renovated. They are 0-13 in that span in the Lions’ regular home, including a 41-5 defeat last season.

The Lions will be testy coming off a 55-22 blowout loss in Hamilton in which linebacker Solomon Elimimian, last season’s CFL outstanding player and outstanding defensive player, injured an Achilles tendon and was put on the six-game injured list.

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JAYS: Contender STAYING PUT Six-time All-Star 2B Chase Utley isn’t so eager to play for a contender.

Utley has cleared waivers, but would have to waive his no-trade rights to accept a move.

“I don’t think that Chase has that desire to leave, frankly,” Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said.

FOUR IS ENOUGH The Blue Jays are going with a fourman starting rotation during their 10-game road trip because of two off days.

RHP Drew Hutchison was sent

BRIEFS Graf tied for 5th heading into final round of bantam championship Carter Graf of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club was six shots off the lead and tied for fifth heading into today’s second and final round of the Alberta bantam boys championship at Goose Hummock in Gibbons.

Graf shot a six-over 77 during Tuesday’s opening 18 holes. Mason Harder of Lethbridge grabbed the early lead with a 71.

Meanwhile, Annabelle Ackroyd of Calgary Silver Springs had the bantam girls lead after turning in a score of 80. ● Taylor Dobbs of Innisfail carded a 71 and finished one stroke back of overall winner Mike Lavarato of Calgary Canyon Meadows in a McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour event Monday at Calgary McKenzie Meadows.

Sam Hamelin of Pheasantback finished fifth with a 74.

Jackson Squires of Pheasantback, who shot an 80, placed first in the category for boys born 2001 and later. Colin Fletcher tied for sixth in the division with a score of 101.

Risdon wins PGA of Alberta championship File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Manitoba skip Jeff Stoughton follows a rock on the way to defeating Quebec at the Tim Hortons Brier in Kamloops, B.C.. Former skip Jeff Stoughton was named Curling Canada’s mixed doubles program manager on Tuesday. The three-time Tim Hortons Brier champion and two-time world champ will oversee several aspects of the program leading up to the sport’s debut as a medal discipline at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Jeff’s calibre, with his accompanying competitive background, on board as we pursue gold.”

Stoughton also has been working with Canada’s entries for the upcoming Audi quattro Winter Games New Zealand mixed doubles competition.

Reigning national champions Charley Thomas and Kalynn Park of Calgary are entered along with 2014 champions Kim and Wayne Tuck of Strathroy, Ont. “Kalynn and I had a chance to work with Jeff earlier this summer and

Alouettes want to leave negativity behind

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Frustration has been building among the Alouettes, who could easily be 5-2 if not for some disastrous errors at key times.

“The feeling on the team is that it’s a new week,” said offensive tackle Josh Bourke. “We know we’ve got to start winning ball games is what it boils down to.

“You can sit there and say we’ve been in every game and we’ve only lost by a combined 15 points, but at the end of the day, a loss is a loss. We’re trying to put those behind us and focus on getting a win.”

Only the score was close in their last defeat, a 15-12 setback at home to Edmonton in which their lone touchdown was on a fumble return. The Eskimos’ league-best defence smothered Montreal, sacking rookie quarterback Rakeem Cato eight times.

That the Alouettes had no answer to the Eskimos’ rush or pass coverage had fans and media fingers pointing in many directions, including at Schonert, their first year co-ordinator.

Higgins and the players feel it is a question of bearing down and playing smarter and tougher when they get in scoring range. In one loss, Cato threw two interceptions in the red zone. In another instance, since-cut receiver Dobson Collins was stripped of the ball from behind a yard from the end zone.

“It just seems we’re shooting ourselves in the foot,” said Bourke. “We need to execute our plays and score points and keep our defence off the field.” to Triple-A on Monday and Carrera was called up to take his roster spot.

Hutchison is scheduled to return to start on Aug. 29.

TRAINER’S ROOM Phillies: Rookie 3B Maikel Franco was placed on the 15-day DL because of a broken left wrist. Franco was hit on the wrist last Tuesday at Arizona.

He missed the next four games.

UP NEXT Blue Jays: LHP Mark Buehrle (13-5, 3.31) tries to win his fifth straight decision. He’s 6-2 with a 3.50 ERA in nine career starts vs. Philadelphia.

Phillies: LHP Adam Morgan (3-4, 4.11) faces the Blue Jays for the second time.

He allowed two runs in six innings in a 3-2 against them on July 28.

truly enjoyed the experience,” said Thomas. “Jeff has an amazing resume, as we all know, and his experience and knowledge of the game will be a huge benefit to our mixed doubles program leading up to the 2018 Winter Olympics.”

The 2016 world mixed doubles championship is scheduled for April 16-23 in Karlstad, Sweden.

The location and dates for the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials have not been finalized.

Dustin Risdon of Calgary McCall Lake National Golf Academy took top honours in the PGA of Alberta Championship Tuesday at Canmore Stewart Creek.

Risdon, who pocketed a cheque for $5,800, turned in a second-round score of 64 and coupled with Monday’s opening-round 69 finished with a 36-hole total of 133, three shots clear of runner-up Mike Belbin of Edmonton Royal Mayfair (69-67—136), who earned $3,600.

Wolf Creek’s Erik Locke was the low Central Alberta, finishing with a 146 total that included rounds of 71-75. He earned $615.

Jordan Krulicki of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club picked up a cheque for $440 with a 148 total (75-73) and Lacombe’s Kevin Broderson shot 74-77—151, good for earnings of $236.

Marlins make a splash at provincial championships

BY ADVOCATE STAFF

SWIMMING

The Red Deer Marlins Swim Club, with Cale Kooyman and Claire Halford leading the way, garnered a boatload of gold medals in the Alberta Summer Swim Association provincial championships at Edmonton during the weekend.

Kooyman was golden in the 13-14 boys 200-metre freestyle, short 100m individual medley and 200m I.M. — setting provincial records in all three events — as well as the long breaststroke.

He also established provincial marks — while winning gold — in the 14 and under 200m mixed medley relay, along with Erika Driesen, Halford and Dylan MacDermaid, and the 100m mixed freestyle relay, with the same teammates.

Halford also claimed gold in the 1314 girls 400m freestyle, long 100m butterfly and 200m I.M. Other individual event gold medal winners included Madison Kohut in the girls 11-12 short ‘fly and short backstroke, Chloe Becher in the girls 9-10 long back and short back, Lauren Bettenson in the girls 11-12 long back (provincial record), short 100m I.M. and long breast, Owen Halford in the boys 9-10 short breast and long breast, and MacDermaid in the 13-14 boys long free.

Winning relay gold were Mason Leroux, Noah Thomas, Owen Halford and Andrew Seo in the boys 10 and under 100m free; Kohut, Emma Wrench, Sara

Mateika and Bettenson in the girls 12 and under 100m free; and Aiden Kooyman, Jane Gosling, Amy Cookson and Tyler Driesen in the mixed 17 and under 100m free (provincial record).

Other Marlins medal winners: Individual silver — MacDermaid, 400 free, long 100m ‘fly and 800m free; Tyler Driesen, short ‘fly and long 100m ‘fly; Saryn Jacques, girls 7-8 long back and long free; Bettenson, short breast; Erik Svienson, boys 13-14 short breast; Becher, long 50 ‘fly; Wrench, long 100m ‘fly; Mason Leroux, boys 9-10 short back; Brady Leroux, boys 7-8 long breast; Kohut, short free and 200m I.M.; Claire Halford, 800m free.

Relay silver — Girls 8 and under 100m free (Jacques, Hayden Bettenson, Priya Thomas, Kayla Zankl); boys 12 and under 100m free (Kayden Schiller, Payden Vanmaarion, Kieran Monaghan, Jack Walton); boys 12 and under medley (Schiller, Vanmaarion, Walton, Monaghan).

Individual bronze — Thomas, long back; Brady Leroux, boys 7-8 short breast; Gosling, short breast, long breast; Cookson, long free, short 100m I.M., short free; Jacques, short back, short free.

Relay bronze — Girls 8 and under 100m medley (Zankl, Bettenson, Jacques, Thomas); mixed 10 and under (Andrew Seo, Marin Walton, Eoin Wolfe, Darby Duncan).

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Water supply sought RED DEER COUNTY WANTS TO ENSURE SUPPLY FROM CITY WILL SUSTAIN GASOLINE ALLEY

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Gasoline Alley has emerged as an economic powerhouse for Red Deer County.

Ensuring development can continue means lining up a good water supply for decades ahead.

On Tuesday, county council authorized its staff to continue negotiating with the City of Red Deer to develop an agreement ensuring a long-term

water supply for the commercial strip just south of the city.

Andrew Treu, the count’s environment services manager, said the county signed a 20-year agreement with the city in 2004 to provide water for Gasoline Alley.

However, the county is already using half of the water allocated in the agreement.

“Depending on the development that could occur in the next three to five years, there is a potential that the remainder of the allocation could be

consumed,” Treu told council.

Considering the scale of potential development in the area, water wells are not a viable option, he added.

As well as ensuring a plentiful supply of treated water, the county wants to add another line out of the city as a safeguard. Currently, the area is served by only one water line and Gasoline Alley would be completely cut off if something happened to that pipeline.

Adding a second supply point — likely at 40th Avenue — will be negotiated as part of the agreement.

It would be up to the county to pay for the second line, which is estimated to cost around $2.5 million. That cost would be recovered through development offsite levies and through water rates.

The county pays for the water based on a rate negotiated with the city.

County Mayor Jim Wood said working out a new deal with the city is “extremely important. I look at this as a very positive move for the security of a future growth area.” pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Gravel pit application changes heralded

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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

Katelynn Murray creates a Calgary-inspired postcard during the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery’s drop-in, Canada Day-inspired postcard cultural creation lab on Tuesday afternoon. The museum invites children and parents to take part in a different art activity every Tuesday from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., highlighting cultural celebrations from around the world.

Delburne skate park gets boost Delburne’s skate park has been a remarkable local success.

In 18 months, Delburne Futures Committee managed to raise $315,000 for the skate and BMX park, which was officially opened on Canada Day. Red Deer County provided land

for the project and $25,000 in cash previously.

On Tuesday, council agreed to provide another $2,300 to go towards grass for the area around the park.

Joining the skate park project has been a local group of youths

known as the Ghost Ryders, which has grown to include about a dozen boys from Grades 6 to 12 who have actively fundraised and overseen the park.

The village donated $78,000, plus $10,000 of in-kind help, and a provincial grant provided $80,000.

Red Deer County is streamlining its gravel pit approval process to allow council an earlier say on whether a proposal is suitable.

Under existing rules, prospective gravel pit operators must hold an open house and undertake a number of expensive studies before the application will be considered. That puts a lot of financial risk on applications, which only increases if the proposal is turned down and an appeal pursued.

Under county bylaws, gravel pits are considered a discretionary use in agricultural districts, which means it is up to the municipal planning commission — which is comprised of all members of council — to decide whether a project is suitable.

County planners are proposing that a Gravel Extraction Overlay District be created. This additional early step would allow council, as opposed to the municipal planning commission, to “consider the appropriateness of the land use in a general sense based on the surrounding land use districts,” said county planner Denise Bedford.

Before council made that decision, a public hearing would be required giving area residents a say and avoiding the need for an open house.

Once an area of county land was added to the overlay district, both potential gravel pit operators and the public would know where gravel pits are considered acceptable.

Gravel pits have been a hot-button issue at the county for many years. A number of proposals have come forward and been shot down by council after significant neighbour opposition.

Changing the rules requiring a bylaw change adds a level of certainty to the process, said Bedford.

For gravel pit developers, council approval provides some assurance that a proposal will be approved if it meets all other regulatory requirements.

For those opposed to a gravel pit, council denial means the developer cannot come back with a new proposal for at least 18 months.

Coun. Christine Moore supported the changes, calling it a more “transparent and consultative process.”

Another councillor, Connie Huelsman, said it was good to provide the public an opportunity to raise their issues through a public hearing.

“It’s a huge step forward.”

Council unanimously approved first reading for the bylaw amendments, which come back for second and final readings at a later meeting. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Stolen property suspect heads to trial One of two men accused in a massive stolen property bust will proceed to trial after pleading not guilty.

Gary Daniel Ritchie, 37, of no fixed address, was not present in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday. But Shauna D’Onofrio, student at law, acted as agent for Akrim Attia, Ritchie’s counsel.

D’Onofrio entered a plea of not guilty before Judge Darrell Riemer and elected to be tried by a provincial

court judge.

Crown prosecutor Ann MacDonald estimated the trial would take about a day. A trial date was not set on Tuesday.

Ritchie faces two charges of having a prohibited weapon without a licence, possessing a firearm while prohibited from doing so and possession of a controlled substance.

He was arrested along with Michael Alois Schaab, 42, of Markerville as a result of an extensive search of a 130-acre property in Central Alberta on April 15.

Schaab faces 28 charges, including

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storing explosives in an unsafe manner, storing a firearm in an unsafe manner and possession of weapons obtained by crime.

More than 100 officers seized about 150 items, including drugs and drug paraphernalia, stolen vehicles, firearms explosives and weapons.

The exhaustive search yielded items including a firearm police said was stolen from a break and enter to a Red Deer home in December 2014.

Shotguns, ammunition, steroids, heroin, cocaine, a stolen dirt bike and a stolen Mercedes were also found.

The RCMP explosive disposal unit

out of Edmonton was called in to remove several rail torpedoes found at the property.

Rail torpedoes are small explosive charges that are attached to rails to act as a warning for trains to stop by giving off a loud bang.

Police said the investigation began in October 2014, after they received numerous complaints of suspicious behaviour, noises and vehicles traveling on the property at all hours.

Schaab, represented by Kevin Sproule, will next appear in Red Deer provincial court on Sept. 17. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Red Deer man killed in rollover near Merritt, B.C. A Red Deer man has been identified by the B.C. Coroners Service as the victim of a fatal car crash near Merritt late last week.

Daniel Thomas Semeniuk, 25, died in a single vehicle rollover on Aug. 14 on Hwy 97C about three km west of Merritt at about 4:30 a.m.

Semeniuk was the sole occupant of the car that left the highway and rolled while travelling west. He died at the scene.

His family has been notified and are asking for privacy at this time.

The B.C. Coroners Service and RCMP traffic services continues to investigate his death.

Cause of fire at Buffalo being probed by RCMP A fire at the Buffalo Apartments downtown is under investigation.

Red Deer Emergency Services responded to a fire at the Buffalo at 5031 50th St. just before 11 p.m. on Monday.

The fire was confined to a suite on the third floor.

The cause is undetermined and RCMP are investigating.

The building was evacuated for a short time and there were no injuries reported.

The damage is estimated at $10,000.

Fort Normandeau Days go Saturday and Sunday Battle re-enactments and a teepee village will be part of Fort Normandeau Days this weekend.

Live entertainment, food trucks, children’s activities and a pumpkin pie eating contest will also be offered from noon to 5 p.m. at Fort Normandeau both Saturday and Sunday.

The rebuilt fort is within Red Deer’s Waskasoo Park system, and is located seven km west of Red Deer at the end of Range Road 280.

Admission to Fort Normandeau Days is $3 a person, $10 for a family of four, or $15 for a carload of six people or more.

For more information, call 403-3477550 or visit www.waskasoopark.ca.

Pigeon Lake beach closed after fecal coliforms found The public is being warned not to swim or wade at Grandview Beach at Pigeon Lake.

Alberta Health Services issued a press release on Tuesday that said a contaminated water advisory has been issued for the beach. Elevated levels of fecal coliforms have been found in the water.

The public is also advised not to drink this contaminated water, as water-borne organisms, including fecal coliforms, can cause vomiting and diarrhea.

At current levels, skin, ear and eye infections can result from any contact with the water.

The contamination was detected through routine testing of the lake water at the beach.

AHS says public health officers will continue to monitor the water at Grandview Beach and the advisory remains in effect until further notice.

A blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom advisory also remains in effect for Pigeon Lake.

Council amends resolution on payday loan controls Red Deer city council will explore partnerships to advocate for provincial changes to reduce the negative impact of payday loan businesses on the working poor.

On Monday, council voted six to two in favour of a notice of motion to look at partnering with the City of Calgary, the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and Central Alberta Poverty Reduction Alliance.

City administration proposed the resolution, which amended the original motion put forward by councillors Paul Harris and Ken Johnston on July 20.

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A sawmill that originated in 1898 has been brought back to working condition for the 50th anniversary of Pas Ka Poo Historical Park on Saturday in Rimbey. It took a crew of four men several weeks to get it back in shape for the demonstration on Saturday. The saw has a blade of 48 inches and was owned at one time by Cummings Mill at Gull Lake.

In this trial run, Larry Varty is the sawyer, Ken Smithson is the canter and Frank Girodat is the tail canter. Not shown is Art Schell, who was also part of the restoration project. Pas Ka Poo Park, which includes a historic village and the Smithson Truck Museum, will hold its anniversary party after Saturday’s market. The park includes a main museum and the Arch Rib Museum, which displays household and small business artifacts, and the village itself, which offers an authentic, hands-on lesson in history. Visitors will see the Bluffton Legion Hall, built in 1952, war veterans’ artifacts, a barbershop and meat market built in 1915, and a train station from the early 1900s, along with a wooden caboose built in 1947. The first school in Rimbey, the Kansas Ridge School, built in 1902, is also on the site, along with several other historic buildings. If you want to stop by but can’t make it on Saturday, call ahead to book a tour guide at 403-843-2004 or simply stop by the park.

Johnston and Coun. Buck Buchanan voted against the amended resolution.

Harris is on a leave of absence from council while he pursues the federal NDP nomination for Red Deer-Mountain View.

Harris and Johnston had called on the city to advocate that the province repeal the Payday Loans Regulation and revert to the federal Criminal Code interest rate maximum of 60 per cent per year, and further to reduce interest rate levels below the federal 60 per cent maximum.

They also wanted the city to investigate changes in the licensing and bylaws to limit the distance between a payday loan business and liquor stores, gambling facilities and bars, all places that may contribute to poverty, addictions and self-harm.

Setting up a micro lending or community banking system was another option to explore.

Mayor Tara Veer said the payday loan business is shifting more to an online presence so regulating the distance between these businesses and gambling facilities, for example, is more a moot point.

“When I look at all the planning priorities, I think council landed in the right place in dealing with this from an advocacy perspective and not from the planning perspective,” Veer said.

Regulations for payday loan businesses come up for provincial review in 2016.

Council drops interest rate on city’s loan to SPCA Red Deer city council unanimously approved a motion to reduce the interest rate on the Red Deer and District SPCA’s $1-million loan with the city.

Council originally approved the loan in 2007 to help fund the construction of the SPCA’s new and larger facility, which was built to deal with the increased number of lost and abandoned animals.

On Monday, council reduced the interest rate to 3.6 per cent from 5.058 per cent on the 25-year loan.

The SPCA also chose a variable

rate option, to be reviewed every three years over the length of time of the loan.

Mayor Tara Veer said on occasion the city has adjusted terms of city loans with community organizations in order to facilitate payment schedules in awareness of their financial sustainability.

She said the city only has a few such loans and the SPCA loan is the last one to be renegotiated.

“The interest matches what the city is actually paying. I think that’s just fair to those organizations,” Veer said.

Public transit, infrastructure support sought by councillor A Red Deer city councillor wants parties and candidates in the upcoming federal election to tell voters what they would do to address the infrastructure gap in Canada’s public transit.

On Monday, Coun. Lynne Mulder brought forward a notice of motion promoting a Canadian Urban Transit Association survey being circulated to parties and candidates.

The motion calls on city council to declare that it supports greater federal investment in public transit infrastructure, commencing in the 2016 budget.

Mulder said municipalities have an inadequate tax revenue base to finance the full cost of transit infrastructure and operations.

The motion also calls on council to urge federal parties to make public transit a major electoral issue, and that the transit survey be sent to all

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The motion will be debated on Aug. 31.

Police still probing crash that seriously injured man One man had to be airlifted to Calgary hospital after his vehicle jumped the median in front of Superstore in Red Deer and colliding head-on with a truck.

Red Deer RCMP said the 40-yearold Red Deer man was not wearing his seatbelt and suffered serious injuries in the Saturday afternoon crash.

Police and Red Deer Emergency Services were called to the collision at about noon on Taylor Drive at 49th Street.

According to the police investigation, a car was southbound on Taylor and made a left turn onto 49th Street to head east. But the car then accelerated, swerved onto the concrete median separating the lanes on 49th Street and collided head-on with a westbound truck.

The 40-year-old was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre before being airlifted to Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance.

The truck driver was also taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Traffic was blocked off in both directs on 49th Street as an RCMP collision reconstructionist analyzed the crash scene.

Police continue to investigate.

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BY SORAYA NADIA MCDONALD ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES In the late ’80s and early ’90s, two super groups ushered in what’s commonly known as the golden age of rap: the Compton, Calif.-based N.W.A, and Public Enemy of Long Island, N.Y. That era is being revisited with the debut of the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, which grossed $56 million in its opening weekend.

The Straight Outta Compton, Fear of a Black Planet and It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back albums provided potent soundtracks to festering problems stemming from racial inequality, many of which could be traced back to segregation and housing discrimination of earlier decades that persisted still.

N.W.A’s F_ Tha Police was an anthem that awakened America to the notion that within black communities like Compton, the police were an occupying force — ever-present harassers and violators of civil rights. The flip side of the song was Public Enemy’s 911 is a Joke, which illustrated the feeble consideration for black lives when emergency responders were called to those same communities and they took ages to arrive.

While N.W.A eventually disbanded as Ice Cube and Dr. Dre went on to enjoy enormous commercial success as solo acts, Public Enemy, while wildly popular and respected throughout the world, eschewed the mainstream limelight. Chuck D is best known as Public Enemy’s front man, but he and the Public Enemy producing team, the Bomb Squad, also mentored Ice Cube when he left N.W.A and recorded his first solo album, Amerikkka’s Most Wanted.

In July, Public Enemy released its 13th studio album, Man Plans God Laughs. The group continues to tour the world and Chuck D, now 55, works heavily with Harry Belafonte’s Sankofa Justice and Equity Fund. The Post spoke with the self-described raptivist by phone.

Q: Have you seen ‘Straight Outta Compton?’ What did you think?

A: Yeah, yeah, it was dope. I thought Ice Cube and F. Gary Gray conveyed a story that actually had to go through tragedy, drama, beef and just how these guys persevered when these guys were young to get to where they’re at now. I think that was clear. I thought that was a great job. At the core of it, it was a moral and a lesson. . . . If you’re together and you don’t figure out how to stick together and do the right thing you’re going to drift

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BRIEF TIFF adds Redford’s Dan Rather film, Sarandon and Fanning’s transgender saga TORONTO — Films featuring Susan Sarandon, Drew Barrymore, Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett have been added to the lineup at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Organizers have announced more big titles for the festival’s 40th edition, including the closing night film, Mr. Right.

It’s about a woman who falls in love with a hitman, and stars Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick and Tim Roth.

Redford plays Dan Rather and Blanchett is his CBS News producer in Truth, about the reporting controversy that forced the longtime newsman to

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Chuck D, 55, works heavily with Harry Belafonte’s Sankofa Justice and Equity Fund. and be part of the wrong thing. You’re bound to have a very quick demise, and your demise has nothing to do with how much money you’re making.

Your demise could be losing grips on what you think is reality, so I think that was conveyed in the movie very well.

Public Enemy and “Man Plans God Laughs” touches upon these things.

Our plan was to make an album that’s left in 20 minutes, but we couldn’t do that. We wanted to make a Ramonestype punk album and songs actually being less than two minutes. We made an album with songs hovering less than three minutes because we feel less is more. I feel as an emcee who’s 55, it’s like that uncle sitting on the porch. I ain’t got a lot of words for you. Let a young person give you a lot of words and figure out themselves. I know myself. I think I set the standard as an elder emcee. Let the music ride underneath it. Say less, but very powerful.

Be to the point and get the hell on out of there. That was the goal.

Q: What would you say the lesson was?

A: When young black people get together, beware of who you lay in bed with. Pretty much that was it. Understand N.W.A came together because people didn’t give anybody from outside New York a chance, but they had to come together. They came together

retire; and Tom Hiddleston stars in the Hank Williams biopic, I Saw the Light.

Sarandon, Elle Fanning and Naomi Watts star in About Ray, about a teenager who decides to transition from female to male; and Barrymore and Toni Collette star in the cancer comedydrama Miss You Already.

The Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 10 to 20.

Other newly announced films include: ● Our Brand Is Crisis, directed by David Gordon Green and starring Sandra Bullock, about a Bolivian presidential candidate who enlists a brilliant strategist suddenly facing a personal crisis of her own; ● the crime thriller London Fields, featuring a star-studded cast including Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Cara Delevingne and Billy Bob Thornton; ● 45 Years, directed by Andrew Haigh and starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as a couple whose marriage is shaken as they prepare for their 45th anniversary; ● A Tale of Love and Darkness, in which actress Natalie Portman directs

because the music industry was in one particular city into itself. The only way N.W.A could come up was to become a group and a collective. We fast-forward to hip-hop and rap music today, and how many collectives do you have?

Very few. The power of black music and the power of hip-hop, especially in the beginning, was groups and collective efforts, but it’s been reduced to one person. You wonder if this is a lawyer’s doing or corporate doing because they didn’t want all these n_-s in the same room screaming at ‘em? It’s easier to neutralize one person than a group of them coming from all angles.

That’s been the coup d’etat of the corporate record industry over rap music and hip-hop. We name a whole bunch of individuals today — whether it’s Kanye West or Jay Z. We individualized an art form that came in as a collective. That’s been the biggest tragedy. So when it comes down to a group like Public Enemy, they just don’t know how to process it. When we look at processing ourselves, we’re looking at the Rolling Stones. We’re looking at the Beatles, or even black collectives — they don’t understand, like the O’Jays and the Isley Brothers. They’ve individualized black music. That’s been the biggest tragedy of black music. If you was in charge of your headline, Soraya, I would say make it “The biggest tragedy is that they got rid of black groups.”

and co-stars in this look at the early years of the state of Israel; ● Mississippi Grind from Half Nelson directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, with Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds as gamblers who hit the road for a high stakes poker game in New Orleans; ● Being Charlie, from director Rob Reiner, about a teenage addict stuck in the cycle of rehab; ● and Man Down, starring Shia LaBeouf and Kate Mara, about a U.S. Marine searching a savage post-apocalyptic America for his estranged son and wife.

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Family foremost in zombie spinoff

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Fear the Walking Dead star Kim Dickens doesn’t necessarily fear zombies, but she did fear starring in a zombie TV show.

It took several pitches to get the veteran actress to consider auditioning for the L.A.-set prequel to The Walking Dead, the AMC smash about a zombiefuelled apocalypse that suddenly takes over the world.

The Deadwood and Sons of Anarchy star says showrunner Dave Erickson and director Adam Davidson had to cajole her into considering the project, and once she examined the script she was seduced by “the greatest character ever.”

“My instinct was at first, like, ‘I don’t know, I don’t think I’m right for that one, that genre,”’ Dickens says from Los Angeles.

“I felt the same way about (watching) Game of Thrones — ‘Oh, fantasy is not really my genre’ — but I love it so much. You just get drawn in by these well-drawn characters that are so great. It’s definitely the appeal of The Walking Dead, too, the combination of the genre with the wonderful writing.”

Dickens plays Madison, a widowed mother to two teens — one of them a junkie who can barely survive adolescence, let alone a mysterious viral epidemic that seems to turn sufferers into snarling cannibals.

Cliff Curtis co-stars as Madison’s boyfriend, Travis, a divorced father whose teenage son is reluctant to join his new blended family.

In charting the origins of The Walking Dead’s apocalyptic onslaught, Erickson says he was keen on crafting a family drama — albeit with zombies — that a broad audience could sink their teeth into.

“There was something interesting to me about a dysfunctional blended family that’s trying to come together and failing to do so,” Erickson says from L.A. “And then the great irony of the show is the only way they come together is through the apocalypse.”

Despite shared DNA with the Georgia-set The Walking Dead, this is a different show, with “a different kind of tension,” he continues.

“Tonally, we wanted to play the shark you don’t see — we wanted to play the anticipation and the paranoia that goes along (with) living ... in a major city,” says Erickson.

“The thing I love about the pilot is everytime we go to a wide shot and we look at the crowded freeways and houses stacked on the hills, I think the audience is watching this knowing full well that pretty soon all those people are going to be dead. It’s quite macabre but it carries a certain weight and I think it adds to the urgency.”

Season 1 starts at around the time Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead was shot and put into a five-week coma, says Erickson.

He says it won’t feature any plot or character crossovers and fans shouldn’t expect clues about what started the disaster in the first place.

Erickson says co-creator Robert Kirkman insisted the tale refrain from veering towards patient zero, or talk of possible cures.

“It’s not about: How do we fix it? It’s about: How do we live with it? How do we come to understand it and then how do we explore our own character and how do we not become the monsters ourselves?”

Fear the Walking Dead debuts Sunday on AMC.

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SOPHIE STAYKO Today recalls sad memories Of a dear mother gone to rest, And the one who thinks of her today is the one who loved her best Blair, Jo-Anne and Cody

BELL 1941 - 2015 Sharon Darlene Bell passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Friends are invited to join her family to celebrate her life on Friday, August 21, 2015 at an open house between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm at the Waskasoo Park Estates Community Centre, 37543 - England Way, Red Deer County, Alberta (off Highway 2A).

Sharon always thought of others before herself, to honor her memory and continue supporting others in need, memorial donations may be directed to the Red Deer Hospice Society, 99 Arnot Avenue, Red Deer AB T4R 3S6. Condolences to Sharon’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

CHAISSON Jerome Joseph Oct. 6, 1953 - Aug. 14, 2015 It is with heavy hearts, the family of Jerome announce his passing on August 14, 2015 at the age of 61 years.

Jerome will be lovingly remember by his wife Janet Cormier and his family.

Jerome will be sorrowfully missed by his family and friends. At Jerome’s request, there will be no service held.

Condolences may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM serving Central Alberta with locations in Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of arrangements. Phone: 403.782.3366 or 403.843.3388 “A Caring Family, Caring for Families”

DUBE Francois Andre Francois was born in Three Rivers, Quebec on November 28, 1946 and passed away on August 13, 2015 at the farm in Sylvan Lake where he had spent the rest of his years after moving to Alberta. He is survived by his wife Esther, brother: Jean Louis, sisters: Mary Paul and Francine, his special nephew Hugo Dube and many other relatives and close friends. A Celebration of Life for Francois will be held at the Chapel of the Sylvan Lake Funeral Home on Friday, August 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations may be made in Francois’s name to the S.P.C.A. or charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolence may be forwarded to: www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151

JACKSHAW Kenneth On August 13, 2015 Mr. Kenneth Joseph Jackshaw of Bashaw passed away at the age of 84 years. He will be lovingly remembered by his children: Reid and Bertha, Candis and Fred, Dev and Brenda, Gary, Teresa and Ken, John, Gord and Sue, and Jean and Fred; 28 grandchildren; 43 greatgrandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his wife Elaine; parents John & Amelia; and siblings, Jim, Annie, Walter, and John.

Those wishing to pay their respects to Ken may do so at the Bashaw Funeral Home (5016-50th Avenue) from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2015 and a Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Bashaw Community Centre (5020-52nd Street). Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Alberta Lung Association.

To express condolences to Ken’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com Arrangements Entrusted To BASHAW FUNERAL HOME ~ A Wombold Family Funeral Home ~ 780.372.2353

WAGGE Laura Edith March 18, 1957 - Aug. 15, 2015 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Laura Edith Wagge announce her passing on August 15, 2015 at the age of 58 years. Laura will be lovingly remembered by her sons, Michael (Jessica) Wagge and Nathan Wagge; daughter, Rebecca Wagge; grandchildren, Henry Wagge and Peyton Wagge, all of Red Deer, AB; brothers, Bob Power, Michael Power, Dave Power, Jerry (Brenda) Power and Bill (Bernadette) Power; sisters, Shirley Sullivan and Lisa Power all of St. John’s, NL; as well as many extended family members. Laura is predeceased by her parents, Joan & Jerry Power. The family invite you to join them for a memorial service on Friday, August 21, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 67 Street, Red Deer. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

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DOERING Bruce William 1928 - 2015 Bruce peacefully left this world on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, at the age of 87 years. He was born on March 2, 1928, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta to Elsor and Elizabeth Doering. Bruce enjoyed camping, fishing, reading and playing bingo.

Over the years, Bruce worked in the oilfield, at R. Parsons Auxiliary Hospital and Deerhome as an Orderly, and at the Red Deer Legion Branch #35 as a Steward. In 1972, he moved to Calgary where he worked in the oil industry and then as a security guard at a senior’s complex. Bruce moved to the Pines Lodge in Red Deer in February 2015. Bruce leaves behind his children: Shari (Ernie) Mathison and Tim (Laurel) Doering; stepchildren: Richard (Jane) Grobowsky and Judy Stinn. He is also survived by six grandchildren, three step grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, seven step great grandchildren, and two great great grandsons.

Bruce is also survived by four sisters: Velma Doering, Helen (Ken) Lomas, Agnes Gustafson and Myrtle Reid, and his brother Pierce Doering. He was predeceased by his parents, Elsor and Elizabeth; two brothers, Eric and Neil; two brothers-in-law, Dennis Gustafson and Bob Reid; his sister-in-law Hilda Doering; his first wife, Bernie (Les) Fuller; his second wife, Betty; and one great grandson, Michael. A Celebration of Bruce’s Life will be held on Friday, August 21, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at the Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, memorial donations in Bruce’s honor may be made directly to the Piper Creek Foundation, #301, 4719 - 48 Avenue, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T1, or the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, Palliative Care Unit, 3942 50A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4E7. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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DUCKETT Mary It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Duckett (nee Stewart) on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at the age of 89 years.

Mary was born in Edmonton, Alberta, the eldest of three children, and married Gerald Duckett on May 5, 1947.

They have enjoyed 68 years together and had eight children: Ellen Thomas (Dave), Barbara Unger, Ken (Bonnie), Karen Abelson (Daryl), Murray, Gregg (Trish), Sandra (Tom Altheim), and Rodney (Laura). Mary also enjoyed her sixteen grandchildren, twelve greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by a brother, Charlie (Phyllis) Stewart and sister-in-law, Bonnie.

She loved the farm life and was well known for her garden, raising chickens, her famous pies, camping, fishing, and entertaining her many friends and family. Her smile could light up a room and that smile got even bigger when it was her grandchildren who were visiting! A Memorial Service will be held at the Lacombe Memorial Centre, 5214 50 Avenue, Lacombe, on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. A catered lunch will follow. If desired, donations can be made to the Palliative Care Unit at the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre, 5430 47 Avenue, Lacombe, AB, T4L 1G8.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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ROSS John Francis (Jim) John Francis (Jim) Ross was born to John and Francis Ross on October 6, 1919 in the Trochu Hospital and passed away August 15, 2015 in the Villa Marie, Covenant Care Facility in Red Deer at the age of 95.

NORTHEY Jim grew up on the farm west In loving memory of Betty of Trochu that was who passed away homesteaded by his father.

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Jim farmed with his father God looked around His garden until his parents retired to And found an empty space; Trochu. He continued to farm He then looked down the Ross land until his Upon this earth, retirement in 1976. Jim And saw your tired face. enjoyed music and played He put his arms around you the drums in several local And lifted you to rest. bands. He was a lifetime God’s garden must be beautiful, member of the Trochu Elks He only takes the best.

Lodge #168. He enjoyed It broke our hearts to lose you, curling and other sporting But you never went alone, events that his Finn friends For part of us went with you, participated in. Jim and Cleo The day God called you home. were avid gardeners and Missed so very much every day, enjoyed fishing, camping and Howard and family. dancing. Jim and CLeo enjoyed spending winters in Arizona and summers at their cottage on Pine Lake. Jim is survived by his loving wife Cleo of 42 years; along with daughter Brenda and John Anniversaries Hoppins (Garret, Rachael and Jessica); step-son Daryl Lee (Tanya and Austin) as well as Michael and Samantha Lee. Jim was predeceased by step-son Larry Lee in 2009. Jim is also survived by his sisters Kathleen and Stella, nieces Carol and Linda, as well as nephew Grant. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of the staff at Villa Marie Covenant Care Facility for providing excellent care for Jim. A memorial service will be held in his honor at the Trochu Baptist Fellowship Centre at 2:00 pm., Thursday, August 20. In lieu of flowers, memorial George and Leona Teed contributions in Jim’s memory may be directed to Happy 60th Anniversary!

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16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Education and experience not req’d.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

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Opportunity for a mature person or couple in wholesale fashion jewelry, giftware and clothing sales.

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BUSY Central Alberta Grain Trucking Company looking for Class 1 Drivers and/or Lease Operators.

We offer lots of home time, benefits and a bonus program. Grain and super B exp. an asset but not necessary. If you have a clean commercial drivers abstract and would like to start making good money. fax or email resume and comm. abstract to 403-337-3758 or dtl@telus.net

Restaurant/ Hotel

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F/T TOW 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.

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2001 INTREPID SE $2000 firm 403-357-9459

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2006 CHEVY Silverado, well-maintained, 200,000 km, $7,800 obo 403-352-3160

2007 Ford Ranger Level II 6 cyl auto 4x4 loaded.

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2008 LINCOLN Navigator 4x4 exc. shape, tan

2010 BUICK Enclave CXL 124,000 kms, absolutely like new, Gold Mist $24,000 403-845-3292

2008 SUZUKI Boulevard C109RT, loaded w/saddle bags, windshield,

2011 COLORADO, Z71 4x4, loaded for comfort, 45,000 kms., 1 owner, $27,500.

403-341-0603

2015 TOYOTA 4Runner Limited, remote start, lots of extras, 490 km, $53,000 obo.

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GRAND VILLA SALEM, 3 slides, $34,000 obo.

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BRIDGE LAMP. (Antique) Copper and brass, lovely design. Has been professionally re-wired. $75 (firm).

Call (403) 342-7908.

VINTAGE HUDSON’s BAY 3.5 point (84” x 62”) wool blanket. In very good condition. $95 (firm).

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LEAPSTER 2 by leap frog with extra game. $10.; Wooden doll house furniture, nursery set, several pieces, $10; wooden doll house furniture, playground set, several pieces, $10. 403-314-9603

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TO ORDER Clothing HOME NURSES’ uniforms, DELIVERY OF pants & tops. med. to large size. $3 each.

THE (approx. 50) good shape.

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PH. Lyle 403-783-2275

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DISHWASHER, portable Danby, good cond. $200.

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Household Furnishings

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CHINA Cabinet, 70’s style, glass front doors, 3 shelves, bottom detachable hutch with doors for storage. $100.

403-347-5846

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OVER 100 LP records, (45 & 78). $100. 403-885-5020 PRECIOUS MOMENTS angel of mercy collectible, new, ideal gift for a nurse, $40. 403-347-3741 VINTAGE Royal Doulton Beswick horse, brown shetland Pony, 3 1/2” high $40; Merrell Ortholite shoes, air cushioned, size 6 1/2, like new $25. Lazy Boy, recliner, tall style, beige, $95. 403-352-8811

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2 Siamese, 2 Burman kittens $50/ea; 403-887-3649 KITTEN, (3) 12 wks, to give away, to good homes only.

Orange Tabby (M), Silver Tabby (F). Black & Gold Tripod. 403-782-3130

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AIR HOCKEY by Sportscraft was $900 new, exc. cond, $195. 403-352-8811

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1996 26’ PHOENIX 147,000 kms, sleeps 6, new tires, good working order $9100 403-704-3094

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NOW RENTING 2009 VENZA AWD, fully 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. loaded, 39,000 kms.

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ROBUST CLEANING Apply in person at 4610-47 Sept. 1. $1100. to $1400. INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS SERVICES Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp.

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‘He is the bomber’ SECURITY VIDEO SHOWS MAN IN YELLOW SHIRT LEAVING BACKPACK AT BOMB SCENE IN BANGKOK

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK — In the grainy security video, a man in a yellow shirt sits on a bench at the crowded Erawan Shrine, removes a backpack he is wearing, and leaves it behind when he walks away.

For police hunting who was responsible for Monday’s deadly bombing in central Bangkok, there was no doubt about the man with youthful shaggy dark hair and glasses.

“The yellow shirt guy is not just the suspect. He is the bomber,” police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha called the shrine bombing near a busy intersection that killed 20 and wounded more than 100 “the worst incident that has ever happened in Thailand,” and he promised to track down those responsible.

“There have been minor bombs or just noise, but this time they aimed for innocent lives,” Prayuth said. “They want to destroy our economy, our tourism.”

Bangkok was rattled again Tuesday when another pipe bomb blew up at the Sathorn Pier, which is used by tourists, although no one was hurt.

Prawut released several photos of the man, with and without the backpack, on social media. The images were apparently taken from closedcircuit video at the shrine before the bomb exploded.

Video posted separately on Thai media appeared to show the same man sitting on a bench at the shrine, taking off the backpack and leaving it behind as he walked away.

Without elaborating, the prime minister said, “Today we have seen the closed-circuit footage, we saw some suspects, but it wasn’t clear. We have to find them first.”

Prayuth said the government will

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BRIEF Israeli opposition leader calls for joint effort to prevent Palestinian uprising JERUSALEM — Israel’s opposition leader on Tuesday warned that a new Palestinian uprising could be looming after a recent spate of violence and called on both sides to reduce tensions and restart peace talks.

The appeal came during a meeting in the West Bank with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a rare face-to-face encounter after a more than yearlong diplomatic standstill.

Officials on both sides said that Abbas initiated the meeting with Isaac Herzog, leader of the opposition Zionist Union, in response to the violence of recent weeks.

Addressing reporters at Abbas’ West Bank headquarters in Ramallah, Herzog said the two men held an “in-depth” discussion that lasted more than an hour.

He said they agreed “first and foremost” that a new “intifada,” or uprising, must be prevented.

“We have agreed that in order to prevent a third intifada we must combat terror on the one hand aggressive-

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An image released by Royal Thai Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri shows a man wearing a yellow T-shirt near the Erawan Shrine before an explosion occurred in Bangkok, Thailand. Prawut said he believes the man is a suspect in the blast that killed a number of people at a shrine in downtown Bangkok on Monday night. expedite “all investigative efforts to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice.”

The bomb, which police say was made from a pipe and weighed 3 kilograms (more than 6 pounds), went off about 7 p.m. in an upscale area filled with tourists, office workers and shoppers. No one has claimed responsibility.

Prawut said Tuesday’s blast at the Sathorn Pier frequented by tourist boats also was caused by a pipe bomb and could be related to the shrine attack.

Police said the bomb was thrown from the Taksin Bridge and fell into the Chao Phraya River, where it exploded. Security video showed a sudden blast of water over a walkway at the pier as bystanders ran for safety.

The Erawan Shrine is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma, but is extremely popular among Thailand’s Buddhists as well as Chinese tourists. Although Thailand is predominantly Buddhist, it has enormous Hindu influence on its religious practices and language.

Thai authorities identified five victims as Thai and four as Chinese — two of them from Hong Kong — along with two Malaysians and one Singaporean, and said the nationalities of the other eight victims remained unknown.

The British Foreign Office said one victim was a British citizen named Vivian Chan who lived in Hong Kong. It was not immediately clear whether she was one of the two Hong Kong victims identified by Thai officials. Officials at London’s BPP University said she had studied there.

“Everyone at BPP University is devastated to hear of the loss of one of our students, Vivian Chan Wing Yan, in Bangkok yesterday. Our thoughts are with Vivian’s family and we will work to support them in any way we can,” the school said in a statement.

Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said authorities had no idea an attack had been planned.

“We didn’t know about this ahead of time. We had no intelligence on this attack,” he said.

Prayuth vowed to “hurry and find the bombers,” though he noted there may be just one perpetrator. Speaking to reporters, he continued what has been a notoriously prickly relationship with the media since the former general took control in a May 2014 coup that ousted a civilian government.

ly, and on the other hand move toward a diplomatic process,” he said. “We must ignite the process yet again and give it another effort.”

After the meeting, Herzog wrote on his Facebook page that he believed a deal could be reached within two years if there was sufficient political will.

For now, the odds of bringing Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu together for a meeting — much less restarting peace talks — appear virtually nonexistent.

jobs to women. But the toughest jobs remain closed to female soldiers — including infantry, armour and special operations positions. That includes the 75th Ranger Regiment, which requires additional schooling that is physically and mentally challenging before soldiers can join.

the wealthy European bloc needed to “wake up” to the dire conditions faced by many refugees. He said 160,000 migrants have reached Greece since January, compared to 43,500 in all of 2014. More than four-fifths of them are from Syria, and 14 per cent from Afghanistan.

Two women pass Army’s Ranger School WASHINGTON — Two women have passed the U.S. Army’s Ranger School, becoming the first females to complete the grueling combat training program and earn the right to wear Ranger tabs on their uniforms.

The Army’s Ranger headquarters in Fort Benning, Georgia, says the women and 94 men passed the tough 62-day course that tests their ability to overcome fatigue, hunger and stress during combat operations.

While completing the leadership course lets the two women wear the coveted Ranger black-and-gold tab, it does not let them become members of the Ranger regiment. Neither woman has been identified by the military.

Allowing women to participate in the Ranger course is part of the U.S. military’s push to open more combat

EU faces calls to help Syria, Afghanistan refugees BRUSSELS — UN and European border agency officials urged the European Union on Tuesday to step up measures to help thousands of people who have fled violence in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq and are pouring into Greece and other EU countries in record numbers.

Fabrice Leggeri, head of the EU border agency Frontex, described it as an “emergency situation for Europe that requires all EU member states to step in.” Speaking in Brussels, he urged member nations to provide more help for Greece and Hungary, which are two of the most affected countries.

Frontex said 107,500 migrants were detected at EU borders in July — the third consecutive monthly record and the first time the monthly number topped 100,000. Nearly 340,000 migrants were spotted at EU borders in the first half of the year, compared to 280,000 for all of 2014.

William Spindler, a spokesman for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, told reporters in Geneva that

First openly transgender official hired at White House EDGARTOWN, Mass. — The White House has hired its first openly transgender staff member.

The White House announced Raffi Freedman-Gurspan’s appointment on Tuesday. Freedman-Gurspan is an outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the Office of Personnel. Transgender advocates say she is the first openly transgender official to serve in the White House.

Freedman-Gurspan previously was a policy adviser for the National Center for Transgender Equality’s racial and economic justice initiative.

Advocates hailed her appointment as an important step for the LGBT community and for ensuring that the federal government includes the voices and experiences of all Americans.

White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett says Freedman-Gurspan’s commitment to improving the lives of transgender Americans reflects the values of the Obama administration.

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19, 2015

Nephew depressed since contracting herpes Dear Annie: My nephew recently found out that he has genital herpes.

He is a fine young man and had been dating the girl for a while.

When they parted ways, neither of them knew she had a sexually transmitted disease.

Since finding this out, my nephew has become so depressed.

He is convinced that no one will ever want him and that he will spend the rest of his life alone.

We are worried about him and have looked around for MITCHELL support groups, but could not & SUGAR find any.

I am sure he cannot be the only person in this position.

Could you ask your readers to send in some encouraging words or some advice for him? It would mean so much to him to know he is not alone and that there is hope for a future with someone. — A Concerned Aunt Dear Aunt: We can assure you that your nephew is not alone.

Roughly 1 in 6 people ages 14-49 in the U.S. have genital herpes, and many are unaware of it. While it is not curable, there is medication available to treat symptoms, control outbreaks and reduce the risk of transmission to a partner.

Please tell your nephew to check the website of the American Social Health Association at ashasexualhealth.org or their Herpes Hotline at 1-888-4114377.

They offer information, encouragement and support, along with relationship advice about how to tell one’s potential sexual partners about the infection.

Dear Annie: A year ago, I accepted a friend request on Facebook from an old boyfriend. (My first teenage crush from 35 years ago.)

I was glad to see photos of his wife and children, and to chat with him about our lives.

Over time, he began sending me private messages, which eventually took a sharp turn toward flirtation and then became downright suggestive, to the point where he thought we should meet up.

I stopped that in its tracks and told him in no uncertain terms that I had no interest in him as anything but an old friend.

After a few months of no contact, he agreed that I was right, and we had several more chats, solely about family and life.

Yesterday, his son posted on his Facebook page

that he had died. I was stunned and shed many tears for his family, plus a few for myself. Feeling sentimental, I opened up our chat page and started rereading it, and lo and behold, saw all of those earlier conversations — the ones that would devastate his family.

I deleted the entire conversation immediately. I only hope no one in his family saw it.

The best gift I could give to his grieving family was to leave them the loving husband and father they knew, with no stains on his character.

Please remind people that these things stay online forever and that one never knows whether the next person looking at that page could be your spouse or child. — Another Distant Survivor Dear Survivor: There have always been instances of surviving family members discovering evidence of inappropriate behavior (love letters in a desk drawer, receipts for hotels and gifts), but the Internet allows simple conversations to live forever.

Thank you for reminding folks that Facebook pages can be accessed after death. Our condolences.

HOROSCOPES

turns your usual routine upside down. So try to relax and take things as they come.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A close relationship will be unpredictable, as the other person behaves in a perplexing way. And don’t let procrastination paralyze you.

It’s time to bite the bullet and make a firm decision!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t try to control people and situations. Uranus is sending a curved ball your way especially involving work or health. The more stubborn you are, the more disruptive the day will be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A relationship with a child or friend may become unusually tense. Expect the unexpected! If you’re bored with some of your friends, perhaps it’s time to link up with a creative new crowd?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It will be difficult to balance home and work, as unexpected problems crop up and demand to be addressed. A family member could also hit you with some surprise news. Strive to be flexible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Close relationships are taking up a lot of your time and energy. Today, resist the urge to blurt something out that you later regret.

It takes a short time to burn bridges, and a lot longer to mend them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Avoid making major money moves today, as the stars stir up your financial zones. Sudden gains and losses are possible Pisces, so think things through and proceed with plenty of caution.

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BRIEF

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HEALTH

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19, 2015

Sun spots, age spots IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP BROWN SKIN PATCHES?

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Middle age often carries with it a number of advantages, one of which is a clearer complexion.

But as acne becomes a distant memory for most people, other issues arise to plague aging skin.

Sun spots, age spots, liver spots, granny warts — whatever you call them, brown pigmented spots are common eruptions as we age.

Dermatologists don’t use these terms, knowing that what one person calls a liver spot another will call an age spot. But assessing and excising these pigmented spots is a daily event for skin doctors.

“Pigmented lesions and brown spots are a huge part of dermatology,” says Dr. Lisa Kellett, a Toronto dermatologist who works at the clinic DLK on Avenue.

“Sometimes they just want reassurance,” Kellett says of the patients she sees with these skin spots. “And other times they say, ’You know, I really hate the look of this; can you get rid of it for me?”’

There are two main types of these pigmented brown spots, solar lentigines and seborrheic keratoses. The good news is that both are benign; they are not early manifestations of skin cancer.

But people should not self-diagnose what they are seeing, Kellett says. She tells her patients she wants to see them if they develop new spots or moles, or if existing ones change.

Dr. Benjamin Barankin agrees.

Medical director of the Toronto Der-

matology Centre, Barankin says these types of pigmented brown spots are not directly linked to a higher risk of skin cancer. But these spots pop out when people are older — which is also the time when the risk of developing cancerous melanomas increases.

As well, people who have these spots may become complacent — taking reassurance from the fact they were once told those ugly brown patches aren’t skin cancer — and miss a melanoma hiding among an array of pigmented spots on their backs, Barankin says.

So what are solar lentigines and seborrheic keratoses?

Let’s start with lentigines. You may never have heard the term, but if you can picture the hands of an elderly white adult, you probably know what they are.

As freckles can dust the nose and the cheeks of some fair-skinned folks, brown spots can mottle the skin on the back of some aging hands.

Lentigines or lentigos are like freckles, says Barankin. But where a true freckle will fade in the winter when sun exposure is limited, these spots do not go away on their own.

Lentigos are the result of sun exposure. If you are fair skinned and you don’t want them dotting the backs of your hands, limiting sun exposure or protecting your skin with a sunscreen with a sun protection factor, or SPF, of at least 30 is advised.

Slather it on, says Barankin, who notes most people apply about onethird to one-half of the recommended amount of sunscreen.

Some commercial bleaching creams will help fade these spots, but may not

File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

A seborrheic keratosis on a hand is shown in this photo. Middle age often carries with it a number of advantages, one of which is a clearer complexion. But as acne becomes a distant memory for most people, other issues arise to plague aging skin. get rid of them entirely if they are dark and have been on the skin for a while.

Dermatologists can zap these spots off using either a laser or liquid nitrogen. The procedure is not covered by medicare. And if your skin is prone to developing lentigines, unless you protect it from the sun you will likely develop more. The other type of pigmented brown spot is a seborrheic keratosis — or keratoses, if you have more

than one. People who develop these crusty, dark brown spots often do.

Barankin sees patients with dozens of these spots, which are generally found on the torso. They are not caused by sun exposure.

“You cannot prevent them,” he says.

“It’s your genetics and getting older.”

Dermatologists can also zap off seborrheic keratoses, using the same techniques as they do for lentigines.

Bacteria gives scientists clues to those at risk for premature birth Risks include pregnancy before age 17 or after 40, having twins or more, and the mother’s own health, such as being underweight or overweight, having diabetes or high blood pressure, and whether she smokes. Part of the recent improvement in U.S. preterm birth rates came from reducing elective deliveries ahead of mom’s due date, leading to a drop in “late preemies,” or babies born a few weeks early.

But those factors don’t explain all premature births, and scientists are trying to uncover other triggers and how to prevent them.

Alterations in people’s normal microbiomes already are thought to play a role in other health conditions, from obesity to bowel disorders. And some previous research had reported that the vaginal microbiome changes when a woman becomes pregnant.

At Stanford, Relman’s team took a closer look at 49 pregnant women, 15 of whom delivered prematurely. The researchers examined microbes from the vagina, stool, saliva and teeth and gums weekly during pregnancy, and monthly for up to a year afterward.

The vaginal microbiome was the one researchers linked to premature birth. In addition to low levels of lactobacilli, the women who had preemies also harboured some bacteria linked to a common condition called bacterial vaginosis.

What happened next was a surprise: Everybody harboured a different and more diverse collection of vaginal mi-

WASHINGTON — Scientists might have found a new way to tell who’s at risk of having a premature baby, by checking the bacterial community that lives in mom’s reproductive tract.

Trillions of microbes share our bodies, living on the skin or in the gut, mouth or vagina, what scientists call our microbiome. Many of these germs play critical roles in health, from good digestion to robust immunity, but they can contribute to health problems if they get out of whack.

What about during pregnancy?

Researchers at Stanford University tracked some of those microbial neighbourhoods week by week through 49 healthy women’s pregnancies — and found those who went into preterm labourharboured a different pattern of vaginal bacteria than the other momsto-be.

It’s not clear why, but there’s one clue in Monday’s study: At-risk mothers had low levels of lactobacillus bacteria, a family of bugs long thought important for vaginal health.

“We may have a new hook, a new angle to pursue” against preterm birth, said Dr. David Relman, a Stanford microbiology specialist who led the work.

“It’s possible that your microbiome could contribute to this pretty common and devastating condition.”

Larger studies are needed, in diverse populations of women, to confirm the link. Another question is whether the problem is the lack of presumably protective bugs or whatever bacteria moved in in their place, noted Dr. Catherine Spong, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

But the finding “is very compelling,” Spong said.

It fits with some earlier evidence that “what our normal host flora is might be important in whether * or not you’re at risk for certain conditions.”

If the research pans out, it raises the possibility of one day trying probiotics or other methods to alter microbial neighbourhoods in women deemed at risk, said March of Dimes senior vice-president Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson.

The work, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was partly funded by the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford.

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The March of Dimes already recommends that women wait at least 18 to 23 months before getting pregnant again, time for the body to recover, and

that finding fits, Simpson said.

“I have a feeling that the picture, the microbiome before a woman becomes pregnant or just at the time of conception may be one of the most important time points of all,” said Relman, who is pursuing additional studies to try to tell.

Ask The Dentist! by Dr. Michael Dolynchuk, DDS

‘Team Alpen’ Ready for a Great Year #3 Dear Dr. D: I've lived in southern Ontario most of my life. My dental needs were well taken care of by the same practice for decades, and for that I am grateful. We moved here, and I'm surprised at the transient nature of the staff in many clinics. One office had a new doctor every time we entered it, and getting our names consistently wrong was proof positive it was time to move on. Is the traditional 'one stop' dental practice a thing of the past with all of these 'walk in clinics'?

A: Take a look at the team above who are auditioning for YOUR time and patronage. Dr. Bueckert has been a central Alberta doctor his entire career. I've been in the Red Deer area since graduating from the U of A some 20 years ago. Drs. Jeff Cook and Ryan Eom are both Canadian doctors thrilled to be permanent residents of central Alberta. They chose to move here for the same reasons that many of you reading this article did. We have wonderful people, a great working environment, every conceivable natural attraction to enjoy, and it is the kind of community where you want to raise your family. All of our Alpen doctors have slightly different focuses of practice. Between us, I like to think we have assembled a literal 'dream team' of general practice dentists who are here to handle all of your dental needs from checkups and fillings, to restorative and replacement dentistry. As a general practice, we provide most of our work in-house. If a referral is prudent for any patient's wellbeing – our relationship with excellent specialists ensures as speedy a chart transfer as possible for the completion of that specific treatment only. We quarterback the treatment from our office, and welcome you back for your general dental needs. We juggle our work days within the week to provide your family with the greatest possible latitude in finding a convenient time to accommodate your dental visit. We will get patients OUT OF PAIN when they are in pain. That is the only caveat. Between us, that level of service and dedication provides 2015 style dentistry and technology with the exact type of family care you enjoyed previously in your home town. Frankly, the revolving door syndrome we hear about isn't something you shall experience in our clinic.

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